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Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30
AlI-Secular
Concert At
Avenue Church
Third Annual Affair viii
Be Held At Milford
Edifice Next Thursday
Evening, February 5th.

The Avenue Methodist Young
Peoples Choir of seventy voices
will present its third all-secular
concert in the social hall Of Ave
nue. Church, Thursday evening.
February 5th, at 8 p. N. Admission
is $1.00 for adults and so cents
for children under 12.
The choral selections will in.
clude: TITS a Grand Night for Sing
ing, Il Love Life, teThe Hills Of
Home, Morning, "Giannina Mia,
Italian Street Song, "Serenade.
iii See You Again. "Set Down
Servant, "I'H Follow My Secret
Heart, "In My Garden, "If ]
Gould Tell You, Strange Music.
June is Dustin Out All Over,
without a Song, Great Day..
Tribute to ROmberg' including
French Military Marching Song
''The Desert Song, Deep In NV
Heart, Dear, your Land and NV
Land, "One Alone, Golden Days,
Softly AS In a Morning Sun
rise, "One Kiss, and Stout
hearted Men.
The sOlOists will sing the fol-
lowing: Mrs!SFrank YOn, with All
My Heart; Miss Dorothy Bennett,
"It's a Most Unusual Day; Miss
Elizabeth Jane Hollis, Younger
Than Springtime"; Mr.. Frank
Wolfe, "Thine Alone; Mr.. Henry
Saunders, Because You're Nine;
Mr.. James Hazard, "Be My
Love-; and Mr.. William Wilson,
when The Bell in the Lighthouse
Rings.
Mrs. Yon and Wilson Sockrider
will sing a sopranO-tenOr duet,
Because You're YOU, from the
'Red Mill" of Victor Herbert's.
A quintet-DOrOthy Kosci, DOrO-
thy Bennett, Doris Gibson, Roy
Tawes and James hfessick-will
sing Some Enchanted Evening
from South Pacific.
A male octet viii sing How High
The Moon" and DRY Bones.
Members Of this group are Frank
Wolfe, Wilson SockrideF, Roy
Tawes, James Messick, Harvey
! Williams, william. wells, Henry
Saunders, William Wilson, and
Joseph McFaul.
The members of the Avenue
Choir are as follows:
Sopranos: Frances Ann Abbott
Dorothy Bennett, Mildred Burton
June Coffin, Virginia Clendaniel
Catherine Cook, June Diesem, Doris
Gibson. Elsie Gillespie, Doris
lGreenley, Elizabeth Grier, Eliza
beth Jane Hollis, Kathleen Isaacs
Shirley Kemper, Dorothy Kosci
Constance Lord, Virginia MCDre
80 Ann Powell, Norma Prettyman
Dolores Slacum, Joan Slacum. Con
stance Travers, Mary Jane Waters
Grace Wolfe, Vivian YOn.
CONTINUED on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30
High School Band TO
Start Fund Drive
Campaign Win Be launch
ed Sunday For New
Uniforms

The Milford High School Band
will begin a campaign on Sunday.
February 1st, for funds with which
to purchase new band uniforms.
This drive viii end on Saturday,
February 14th. Several concerts
viii be given during this two week
period. The campaign will begin at
$500 p. m, February 1st, with a.
free concert at the New Milford
Theatre. This concert viii feature
music Of all types and will give the
public a previeW Of coming events.
The advertising campaign IS all
ready un derway and patrons
names are being taken. The reason
for the pre-campaign drive Is that
it will enable the band to have all
programs printed In time for the
teontinued on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30
Four Killed
On Delaware
Roads During
Past Weekend
Three Die At Result Of
Unusual Accident Here
Last Saturday; Man
Killed When Car Hits
Tree Near Georgetown.

The third death resulting from a
collision between a runaway trail
er and an automobile last SATURDAY.
IN Milford, occurred early Tues
gay OF this week when 11-year-old
Alberta Finney died in the Milford
Memorial Hospital from injuries
received in the crash.
Her death brought to five the
number Of persons killed on Della
ware highways this year-three
more than during the correspond
ing period last year.
Others killed in the Milford
crash were Garfield A. Mosley, 81,
OF near Dover, who was killed in
stantly, and Alberta's sister, Ger
aldine Finney, 10, who died in the
Milford hospital several hours af-
ter the crash.
Three other passengers in Mos
ley's car are still in the hospital
They are Mrs. Lulu Mosley, wife
Of the driver, whose condition is
fair, and Larry Finney, 18-month-
old brother of the two girls who
were killed, and Dewey Price. As
Of Frederica, whose conditions are
good.
The accident in which Mosley and
the two Finney children were kill.
ed and the three other persons in.
jured, occurred when the king pir
connecting a tractor and trailer
operated by Grover c. Donovan
26, Of RID 3, Milford, broke. The
trailer ran free and into the cal
driven by MOsley. Donovan haC
been driving south and Mosley
north at the time of the freak acci
dent.
CONTINUED on page four)
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30
Is Urged
To Face Facts On
Questions Of Tax
POLIO FUND DRIVE HAS
BEEN SUCCESSFUL

Lawrence G. Sharp, chair
man of the local March OF
Dimes, announced today that
to date the drive for funds
to combat dread Polio has
been a decided success local.
ly. He stated, however, that
while the goal is definitely
in sight, much depends on
the March of Dimes eollec-
ton which will be UNDER
taken tomorrow, Saturday,
January 31st, which, Incl
dentally, is the last day Of
the drive. The March win be
conducted by the Coolies snd
COotiettes, and Charles Null
holland and Mrs. Lyn Jones
are the co-captains who will
work both sides Of Walnut
Street.
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30
Gov. ]. Caleb BOggs, In
Initial Address To Leg
islatOrs, Also Urges
Creation OF State
Civil Service System.

Gov. J. Caleb Boggs called upon
members Of the General Assembly
in his inaugural address last Frf-
day to authorize voting machines
to facilitate the voting process ia
more congested areas" Of the state.
While the Governor made no
specific recommendation for a tax
increase, he urged the legislators
to face the facts" when consider
ing the states financial position,
and to take such "straight-forWard
action as may be necessary to meeb
adequately the budgetary needs
and to re-establish and maintain q
] sound fiscal policy"
The Governor spoke at noon to
a joint meeting of the Senate and
House in the Senate chamber Of
Legislative Hall.
The Governor also said he favors
an effective civil service system
and recommended a realistic ap-
prOach to the matter Of adequate
salary and pension laws for pub
lie employees
Other general recommendation
made by the Governor included:
Action Ito pro=ide the people Of
our state more fully with a well
integrated and effective public
health, welfare and institutional
program"
Study Penal System
A similar program of study and
action applicable to the states cora
rectiOnal and penal system.
Planning and action to meet the
needs caused by growth in such
fields as education. coming, drain
age, and the establishment Of play
grounds and recreationl areas.
A fair and proper balance be-
tween interstate, metropolitan and
' rural highway construction and
: improvement Gin order that ther,
will exist modern and safe facii
> ties for a proper now Of traffic. "
Legislative action to correct sue
2 2 weaknesses as may be found in th
: present justice OF the peace setup
Budget Requirements
In regard to budget requirements
? Governor BOggs pointed out thai
these "far exceed our states pres
ent. revehte, and surplus funds
, have been dangerously depleted.
TN considering all proposed leg
islatiOn and appropriations, we
must bear in mind that the fiscal
affairs Of our state must be con-
Quoted on a sound basis Real pro-
gress and sound growth and de-
velopment cannot exist or be sus-
tanned on any other basis
Pointing out that the problems
Of Delaware are many and diff
cult, Governor Boggs said that
while immediate solutions will not
always be possible that viii satisfy
everyone, 'in all decisions we shall
put the public welfare first and
strive to find solutions with homes
ty, with sincerity, and with integri-
. ty."
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30
Completing
P rs For
Dollar Day
February 1914
Large Group OF Mer-
chants Are Cooperating
TO Make The Days Sue
Cessful; Police Depart
ment Will Extend
Every Courtesy.

Under the sponsorship of the
Mercantile Division Of the Milford
Chamber Of Commerce, with Mrs.
Mary Keller, manager of Sears,
Roebuck and Company mail order
Office, here, chairman, plans are
progressing nicely for Milford's
semi-annual Dollar Days, which
wiz be observed Friday and Sat-
urday, February u and IA.
The merchants are arranging to
have approximately 10000 circu-
lars printed, which will carry the
message Of Dollar Days savings to
that many homes throughout lower
Delaware. They are also reserving
q full section of the Milford Chron-
icle to carry the same message. In
addition to the circular and adver-
tisements in the Milford Chronicle,
they will have the message Of Dol
lar Days savings carried to the
public via the radio.
Now a word for the many values
that will be- offered during this
great mid-winter sales fete. All of
the cooperating stores are making
a special effort to bring to the
shoppers Of lower Delaware, real
honest to goodness bargains. We
sincerely believe that it will pay
persons interested in making their
dollars go as far as possible and at
the same time get good merchan-
disc, to read the advertisements
that viii be presented by these
merchants a list of whom follows: /:
w. I, Grant Company, BuchanOn
Slrvice of Milford, Incorporated,
Sears, ROebuck and Company, Mil
ford Army and Navy Store, Coff-
man-Fisher Company, Feldman's,
J. G. Penney Company, Fisher APP
pliances. Inc, d. COOpersmith, Eco
nOmy Auto Supply. Inc, Emanuels,
H. w Wall Phillips Mems Shop,
MiltOn's Department Store, BatS
Shoe Company, Inc, Western Au-
to, Ben Franklin Store, Kent Shoe
Store Kent Dry Goods Store. Schaf-
fer Appliances, Inc, Pierce Hard
ware Company, H. S. Saunders,
SOckrider and Chandler.
In addition to Mrs. Keller, among
those assisting actively to make the
days successful are. Wilmer o.
Landlord, manager of the J. C.
Penney Company Store; Cal Ball,
manager Of the Shore Theatre;
Lou Pikus, owner and operator OF
LOUIS Bootery; Edwin L. Fisher
owner and operator of Fisher Ap-
pliances, Inc, and Robert H
Yerkes, secretary Of the Milford
Chamber of Commerce.
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30

ark, it was cOntended, made it di9-
icult for firemen of the southern
part of the state to attend.
The school is sponsored each
summer by the DVFA in conjunc-
ton with the State Department of
Vocational Education.
Director Named
The state president also advised
the county firemen that the execu-
tive committee had decided upon
Emmitt Cox, Chicago, as director of
the school and that the instructors
will be drawn from among firemen
of the state association.
George D. Hill. Jr., second as
sistant chief of the Robbins Hose
Company, Dover, announced that
the Kent County weekly schools
CONTINUED on page four)
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30
.ChestX-Ravs
Being Planned
Area
Project Will Cover All
d eIaware Residents
Over Is Years; Will Be
Aided BY Federal
Funds; IS U. S. Mobile
Units Will Be Used.

The State Board of Health has
revealed it plans to attempt to get
a chest X-ray of every person in
Delaware over Is years old in the
first statewide tuberculosis survey
ever undertaken in Delaware.
The project to cost the state a
maximum of $4,000, is to be un-
dertaken with the cooperation of
the U. S. Public Health Service and
large corps of volunteers.
Preliminary work is to start a
week from today and the actual
X-raying will be done next Octo-
Der and November-provided the
General Assembly apprOpriates the
funds required for the states share
In the cost.
Other Proposals
Other highlights of the meeting
of the board, held at Brandywine
SanatOrium, were:
1. The board will have to ask
for a deficiency appropriation of
more than $4,000, because funds
for salaries and wages at the sana-
toria will run out in April.
2. The board plans to employ a
clerk of the works" to check on
the progress of its construction
program at Brandywine and Edge
wood SanatOria.
3. The boards annual report de-
claTed: EITHER we pay a reason
able amount in taxes to maintain
the public's health or we spend a
great deal unnecessarily to repair
the damage" and urged higher ap-
preparations to add seven sanitari-
ans. 10 public health nurses, other
professional persons to the staff
and to construct buildings for which
there is dire need.
CONTINUED on page FOUR
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30
Egg Placements
Dip On Delmarva
Prices On DOwngrade As Market
HOYers At 261sc Pound For Poultry

FflceS On DOWngFade AS Market
HOYers At 261sc Pound For Poultry
With poultry prices still on the
dOwngrade, placements and egg
settings dipped again on the Del
marva Peninsula.
The market price lowered at
mostly 261a cents per pound as
against last weeks % cent average,
according to figures of the Della
ware-Maryland Crop Reporting
Service.
Placements on the peninsula to-
tailed 3,264,000, a drop of eight per
cent under the previous week. The
figure, however, was 64 per cent
better than the same week a year
ago.
Hatchings were down five per
cent from a week earlier and egg
settings, at 3,O94,OOO, we're II per
cent under the preceding week and
81 per cent below the same week a
year ago. It was the third straight
week placements had fallen below
the previous week and the sixth
CONTINUED on page four
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30
Midget Ball
Games Start
Tomorrow
Full Schedule For Basket
ball Season Has Been
Arranged By Group
Dedicated To Aiding
Local Youth.

The Milford Youth Recreation
Association will begin it's 1853 Mid
get Basketball schedule tomorrow.
The schedule follows:
Saturday, January 81
900 a. m.-Fire Co. VS.. Calvary
Methodist; VFW VS.. Episcopal.
9:4O a. nc. of c. VS.. Catholic:
Presbyterian VS.. Kiwanis.
1920 a. m.-LiOns VS.. Avenue
Methodist; American Legion VS..
Rotary.
11:OO a. m.-No. Cmaroon) VS..
No. Cgold); No. 3 (blue) VS.. No,
4 (green).
Saturday, February 2
300 a. m.-Episcopal VS.. Fire
Company; Calvary Methodist VS.
VFW.
$40 a. m.-Kiwauis VS.. c. of c.
Catholic vs.. Presbyterian.
1920 a. m.-ROtary VS.. Lions;
Avenue Methodist VS.. American
Legion.
11:OO a. m.-No. 4 (green) VS.. No
1 (marOOn); No. 2 (gold) VS.. No
3 (blue).
Saturday, February IA
300 a. m.-Fire Co. VS.. VFW:
Calvary Methodist VS.. Episcopal.
9:40 a. nc. of C. VS.. Presby-
terian; Catholic VS.. Kiwanis.
1920 a. m.-LiOns VS.. American
Legion; Avenue Methodist VS.. Ro-
tary.
/ 11:0O a. m.-NO. 1 (marOon) VS.
No. 3 (blue); No. 2 (gold) VS.. No
/ 4 (green).
Saturday, February 81
$500 a. m.-CalvaTy VS.. Fire Co.
/ Episcopal VS.. VFW.
9:4O a. m.-CathOlic VS.. c. of c.;
Kiwanis VS.. Presbyterian.
1920 a. m.-Avenue Methodis
continued on page four)
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30
National VIEW Week
Coming To A Close
Many Special Observances Have
Been Held By Local Group

Been Held By Local Group
MilfOrd's observance of Nation
al v. F. w. Week" draws to a close
this weekend with the staging Of
an open House, at the V. F. w.
Post Home, Friday evening, and a
benefit bake and mile Of Dimes"
Saturday The local observance,
one Of the most extensive Of any
staged by a Delmarva community,
got underway the past Sunday and
has included one or more events
each day Of this special week which
is being observed throughout the
Nation.
Friday evenings "Open House"
is being sponsored by Blue Hen
Post No. 64SS with the assistance
of affiliated organizations; the
program. somewhat informal in ma
ture, includes entertainment sup
piled by a committee consisting of
Milford Coolies, and is being Off
cred for the enjoyment of members
and guests.
Local observance of National
v. F. w. Week" began last Sunday
continued on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30
Firemen's School To
Be Held 1T Wesley
Change From University Of Delaware Made
To Provide More Central Location; Dates
Not Decided; Chicago Man To Direct
Courses.

The statewide fire school this
summer will be held at Wesley
Junior College, Dover, instead Of
at the University of Delaware, as
in the past, John Bamberger, Sr.,
president of the Delaware VOlun-
teer Firemen's Association, has an
nOunced.
The action has been taken by the
executive committee of the DVFA,
Mr.. Bamberger told delegates to
the Kent County association at
their January meeting in the fire.
house of the Carlisle Fire Com
pany, Milford. Definite dates have
not been set.
The move was prompted by the
more central location of Dover for
firemen of all parts of the state.
The holding of the school at New
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30
DelHmarva Editors
Elect Officers

G. Arthur Mcdaniel, owner and
publisher of the fredericksburg, Nd,
Times, was elected president Of the
Del-Mar-Va Press Association,
which held its annual meeting last
Saturday in the Hotel Dupont.
Mr.. Mcdaniel was vice president
Of the association during the past
year
Other officers elected at last
CONTINUED on page four)
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30

OF Representative talled to take
similar action
In his weekly statement from
Washington this week, Mr.. Frear
called attention to the fact that
Delaware's present two Federal
Judges are heavily burdened with
active and pending cases. He added
that many lawyers In the State, as
well as private citizens and repre-
.senatives of business organizations,
are faced with delay IN bringing
necessary legal matters before the
Federal Court, because Of tb9
heavy calendar Of cases.
Senator Frear said that he was
CONTINUED on page fourl
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30

antibiotics for laying flocks. Feed
ing antibiOtics to broilers has been
proven valuable, but the effects on
a laying flock have not been COM
pletely shown The last three years
Professor Runnels has been run
ming experiments with 6ureomycin
terramycin, penicillin, and strepto-
mycin. Some definite indications OF
how antibiotics effect egg produc-
ton and hatchability have been
shown so far, and Runnels will ex-
plain these.
Trying to produce top quality
Matching eggs all year created a
problem Of small eggs from fall
Continued on page f~ur)
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30
Lions Minstrel
Show Feb. 25-26
VIII Be Held In The New 3IiIfOr
Theatre, Starting At $500 P. NJ,

- ~ AANAM III AAAL WV sAAAAWAM
Theatre, Starting At $500 p. M.
The Milford Lions Club fourth
annual minstrel will be presented
on Wednesday and Thursday, Feb
ruary 25th and 26th, at 500 D. m,
in the New Milford Theatre, Price
Webb, chairman of the minstrel
committee, announced this week.
The show, billed this year as a
minstrel and variety show, will fea-
ture many of the faces familiar to
minstrel-goers in other years, plus
a host of new talent and entertain
ment.
Howard D. (Doc) Furniss, local
hotel manager, will act as inter-
lOcutor of the minstrel, and end
men this year will include Chuck
(Slue FOOt) Hammond, Paul (Alli-
gator Baitl Lynch, Harvey eight
BalD Shockley, Bob (HambOne)
Rattigan, Harvey (Lover Boy) Will
liams, Fred (Whip Cream Geyer,
and supreme end men Jake (Skin
Head ROosa and Walt ebony
Muncy.
Mrs. Frank YOn, Jimmie Hazard,
continued on page twO)
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30
Farm Folk To Start
Accident Survey

Delaware farm accidents and
fires will be carefully recorded,
starting with February /, with
four Delaware farm people head
ing the survey efforts.
The county chairmen for the
year-long survey are: New Castle,
William Reynolds, MiddletoWn; I;
Kent, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Thomas,
Marydel, and Sussex, Mrs. Malloy
continued on page SIX
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30

Brinton b cI1oway, secretary
treasurer Of the Kent and Sussex
County Fair. has been named gem
eral chairman Of the 1853 Delmar-
va Chicken Festival.
Representatives Of many Har-
rington civic clubs and other or
ganizations met recently at the
Wonder Bar with officers and di-
restors Of the Chicken Festival to
lay the groundwork for the new
Chicken Festival.
The vice presidents Of the Fes-
tiVal organization--one man from
each Of the peninsula states-Will
appoint state chairmen for each
continued On page sixl
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30
CycglOrama Assured
For Reese Theatre
Contract Signed For Installation OF
Latest Development In Movies


The Reese-RialtO-Keith Co., an
nOunced today that contracts were
signed three weeks ago, for the in
stallatiOn of Cycglorama, combined
with presentation on the new Giant
.RCA Syncro-Screen, at the Reese
Theatre, located at Harrington.
Two methods, now in use, in an
effort to achieve the Third Dimen-
sion effect, use individual glasses,
either red or green, or the later
type of pOlaroid. This method is
practically the same as presented
by Metro, eighteen years ago, by
way of one reel short subjects. En-
gineers deny that the above meth
ods are the answer to Third Dimen-
sion.
CycglOrama is the first step in
creating the illusion of depth, and
the new RCA SynchrO-Screen has
been chosen to present natural
vision, rather than special individ-
ual glasses to each patron.
continued on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30
State Poultry Group
Aiding Promotion
Intensive Program Being Set-Up
BY Elght-Man Commission

An intensive promotiOnal cam
paign for the Delaware poultry in
dustry is beinS carried on by the
eight-man Delaware State Poultry
Commission, with the result that
millions Of American magazine
readers and radio listeners have
heard of the tenderness, freshness,
and taste" Of Delaware brOilers
and fryers.
Since its creation in 1949, the
agency has devoted a large part of
its time to advertising Delaware
chickens. Recently It has also set
up a program to study disease-con-
troll and to carry out experimental
and extension work at the UniVer-
sity Of Delaware, at Newark.
The commission also participates
in the work Of the diagnostic lab
oratory at the university's sub-sta-
tcontinued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30
S. S. Payments Boon
To Entire Community

Many people are still unaware
Of the extent to which social se
curity payments affect the COM
munifys declares AIgrOn Milbouer.
maaager Of the Wilmington ofice
os the Social Security Administra-
ton.
This year Old-age and survivors
Insurance enters Its seventeenth
year Of operation. Over i've million
lcontinued On page four
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30
Delaware Park To
Feature Rich Race
New Castle Handicap Will Be
Increased To 100000

NUW OtAGNAU AAUuWANAW VIII RG
Increased To 100000
Striding forward with the nation
wide success Of racing, Delaware
Park has established the richest
filly and mare race in the world by
increasing the value of the New
Castle Handicap to 100000 in add
ed money. The announcement was
made yesterday by Donald p. Ross,
who also disclosed that the small
hOrseman was being warmly re-
membered by an almost equal
amount being laid aside to increase
Delaware's minimum purses to $S,-
600 each. Also the Brandywine
Handicap goes UN to $4,000,
doubling its former value. The
three moves will push to approxi-
mately S1,25O,OO0 the combined
stake and purse distribution at the
Continued cn page four)
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30
Senator Frear Urges Citizens
Seek Third Federal Judge

United states Senator Allen public
Delaware citizens legislation
ship
Authorization for Delaware
continuing objective Of Senator the
LEGISLATION the the
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30
Program Featuring
Disease Control MANAGEMENT

Poultry programs at the University of Delaware and Home
Week from growth smuants handling chicken
the fields management Monday February
production day Tuesday, February turkey
Monday morning. d. Runnes will talk
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-30
1853 DeImarya Chicken Festival
nh Be Held 1t Harrington

Sixth Chicken Festival will be in
Tington 22nd-24th.
hreeday chicken
Harrington
DDed