Milford chronicle., 1953-08-21
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware


IN the news from time to time since
their arrival in the Dover area some
weeks ago, are again posing q
problem for the authorities. this
time in the interest Of the workers
themselves.
Most of these laborers come
under an agreement with a leader.
who is usually employed by the
farmers using the laboreFs as a
foreman, and il, is the foreman that
has been recefging the pay for the
labOrers.
In recent weeks police have re-
ceiyed complaints from some Of
these workers chat they are not re-
ceiving any money for their work.
Investigation usually reveals that
the farmer has paid the foreman.
! Recently group of Negro
workers visited both Dover city and
state police to explain that they
were absolutely without funds, were
hungry and did not know what to
do.
A search instituted by police
finally located one of the foremen,
but he had no money to give the
men. Finally the men expressed a
wish to leave this area and were
placed along the highways in an
effort to procure a ride back to-
wards their homes.
In order to overcome this con-
6idon police are suggesting that the
farmers who employ these laborers,
pay them direct rather than through
the foreman since the police think
a continuance of the existing system
might result in other trouble.
The workers have been used on
potato and tomato fields in the
Dover area.
Architects-The State Board of
Education has approved the list Of
architects who have designed school
construction projects in the past
school construction program for
designing of school structures under
the new school enlargement and
improvement act Of the last General
Assembly.
The action also includes pro-
vision that any request for addition
Of any other architect to the list
viii be considered by the board.
! The board has approved the ap-
pointment of Mrs. Maxine Harris
Brown as secretary to George w.
Ayars, director of health, physical
education and driver education.
BrOilers Steady-Broiler prices
continued firm on the Delmarvs
Peninsula last week, holding an
average of 28.6 cents per pound. The
previous weeks average was 2S.i
cents according to the Delaware
Maryland Crop Reporting Service.
The service said that brOilel
: prices were favorable to producer
/ in July, cents per pound highel
Z than a month earlier, and abOu
3 the same as the average for all O
e 1852. ...-..., t....-...--
= Feed conversion figures rename
at better than 51a cents and foo
prices go per cent brOiler mash
, was S102.50 per ton. A year ago
, was $111.S0 per ton. Thus, the 2S15
! cent price this year is equal Il
around 80 cents 'Of last year, tn,
service said.
Growers last week started 2,
{ $4,000 chicks on the peninsula, ;
!. decline of per cent under the pre-
] viOus week but 10 per cent better
= than the same week a year ago
e Eggs set tOtalled 3,170,0O0 last week
e 2 per cent above a week earlier.
r Growers marketed 2,85S,0OO birds
last week, a gain of IL per cen
over the previous week and 10 pei
cent better than the same periot
!. last year.
Frederick Area Prepares-Frede
rica and Bowers X-Ray program
planned at a meeting held in the
p Frederick School, Tuesday evening
: with James c. Webb, chairman o
D District No. 4, presiding.
= General Chairman for Frederick
: Mrs. Mary Johnston, assisted b!
Fora Tatman; Hostess Chairman
e Mrs. Dorothy Warren, assistants
S Mrs. Lille Hopkins, Mrs. Mary Pur
nell, Mrs. Kay Mcdowell, Mrs. Doris
= Belts, Mrs. Thelma Faulkner, Mrs
e Emma H. Holleger and Mrs. LenorI
). Langrell; Home calling chairman
4 Mrs. Pearl Schmick-assistant fol
: designated areas Mrs. Kathryn Dill
: Mrs. Virginia Tatman, Mrs. Jeanettl
: Webb, Mrs. Clara COnley, Mrs. Mar
: gueretta Elliason, and Mrs. Blanche
E Postles. Mrs. Mary Warren and Mrs
: Virginia Deputy for the jackson
St. area. Business Canvas chairman
Joseph Tomlin.
: Transportation will be supplied
: by the Murderkill Lions for Frede
= rica and Bowers for those VIII,
cannot provide their own, and Il
n those unable to walk to the sche
r duled position of the X-Ray Unit
o September Is and 16 from IL nooI
to 500 p. m. Mrs. Madeline T
Powell, General Chairman; Hostess
Chairman, Mrs. William Stubb
A assisted by Mrs. Lorraine Meyer
q Home Calling Chairman, Mrs. Juli'
n Haldeman; Business Canvas Chair
K man, William Dean.
Killed-Mrs. Mary B. Antoninl
It 54, of Ocean City, Nd, was strucl
:. and killed instantly by an auto
d mobile last Thursday night as shr
e attempted to cross the Ocean High
: way, three miles south of Fenwicl
q Island, below the Delaware Mary
land state line.
: Police said the victim was hit b,