davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
Romeo Short, Assistant
Secretary Of AgricuI-
ture, Tells Farm Field
Day Crowd OF Foreign
Market DrOp-Off.

The dwindling foreign market is
of direct concern to the agriculture
of southern Delaware, Romeo r.
Short, assistant secretary of agri-
culture, said on Wednesday of this
week, F'because the producers Of
export crops, in the face of declin-
ing sales, are going to be forced
to shift to other things"
He was the principal speaker at
the Farm Field Day and fifth an
nual Sussex County Dairy Show
held at the agricultural substatiOn
near Georgetown. Over 1,5OO far
mers and their friends attended the
all-day program.
Crop Production Shift
Mr.. Short pointed out that some
producers Of export crops, such as
wheat, cotton, rice, tobacco, soy
beans, and fruits, may increase
their production of poultry while
others may, where conditions per-
nit go in for horticulture and
truck crops.
You who are already established
solidly in the production of such
products" he said, will face new
and greater competition here in
your domestic market, except as
foreign markets can be sustained.
Competition is a good healthy thing,
If 1t comes about gradually and ma
turally. But overly rapid appear-
ance Of any kind of shifting of pro-
duetiOn or the competition result
ing therefrOm is upsetting.
Continued on page seven1
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
State To Open Dual
Highway Section
POrtlOn OF DUPONT
Parkway Due Next.

Another section of new high
way, from the end of the present
DUPONT Parkway, U. S. Route 13,
south of Seaford to a point north
east of Laurel, will be opened to
traffic late this month.
In the meantime the construction
of the dual highway between the
point northeast of Laurel to the
Maryland State line at Delmar. a
distance of 1851 miles, has been
started. This section will be COM
pleted in the spring of 1854 an
announcement of the State High
way Department disclOses.
Work on the reconstruction of
Maryland Avenue from South Broom
Street to West Front Street, Wilm-
ingtOn and on Broom Street from
Maryland Avenue to Lancaster
Avenue, Wilmington is scheduled
to be completed by Oct. 1. The
construction is being done by the
Highway Department. and is ap-
proximately is miles long.
Work on the construction of the
new dual on Concord Pike from
Baynard Boulevard to Murphy Road
is scheduled for completion on
Sept. 1.
The repair. widening. and resur-
facing Of the 7O6 miles of road from
Tybout's Corner to Summit Bridge,
one of the roads which provides con-
nection between the Chesapeake Bay
Bridge and the Delaware Memorial
Bridge, will be completed Sept. 1.
The second section of this same
highway improvement program. the
road from Summit Bridge to Middle
town, 7.38 miles of repair, widening,
and resurfacing will be completed
Nov. Is. At present this road is
closed between Mt. Pleasant and
Middletown and traffic is being
detoured
Improvement Of the road between
PearsOn's Corner and Dover, SIS
miles. will he completed by Nov. /.
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
Chairmen Are
N AIMED For
Scout Drive
FELTON, Man, w. w. Wood,
Will Head Up Southern
Dover District Cam
paign For Funds.

w. w. Wood of FELTON, has been
appointed as the forth Southern
Dover District Campaign Chairman
for the forthcoming Boy Scout
Embarrassing drive, according to an
announcement made by John G..
Parks, Dover District Chairman for
the Del-MaT-Va Council, Boy Scouts
of America. The Southern Dover
District comprises Milford, Harr-
ingtOn, FELTON,, Camden-W Wyoming,
Frederick, Magnolia, Bowers Beach,
Houston and Woodside. Working as
the Northern Dover District Chair
man is Mr.. William Matthews of
Smyrna. The Northern Dover Dis
trict comprises everything in the
State of Delaware below the Canal
as far as Dover.
DR.. Holloway announced that the
Del-Mar-Va Council Finance Cam
paign would be kicked-Off on Sept
ember 10th in sixteen communities
throughout the Dover District and
in more than ninety communities
throughout the Del-Mar-Na council.
Paul D. Lovett, General Chairman
of the Del-Mar-Va Council FINANCE
Campaign revealed that after an
extensive reveiw of the needs, a
Council Committee set the budget
at $13S,O0 The greatest percentage
of funds contributed during this
annual drive are spent for Camping
and Activities, New Unit Organiza-
tion. Training of Volunteers, Court
of Honor awards for the boys, main
tenance of Scout Headquarters and
Office Staff.
The Boy Scouts offer a program
of Character Building, Citizenship
and Leadership Training through
an emphasis of the Scout Oath and
Law; also a program of vigorous
outdoor activities which include
hiking. camping, aquatics, and
CONTINUED on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
WGpLes Lumber Co.
Damaged By Fire
Milton Concern Suffers
Estimated $4,000,

fire, believed to have been caus-
ed by spontaneous combustion to-
tally wrecked the large building
housing planning and saving equip
ment of the Waples Lumber Com
pany at Milton last Thursday Dam
age was estimated at approximate
ly $4,000 with the loss covered by
insurance.
The building was covered with
metal siding and roofing, which
saved the remaining buildings in
the large lumber yard. Two other
buildings we're located at a dis
tance of only about four feet on
either side. but firemen were able
to confine the fire to the building.
A total loss was all the planning
equipment, large blower and band
resaW.
The fire was discovered about
1890 o'clock noon while all en-
plOyees were away for lunch. The
Continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
Attendance
At Fair Best
Since 1913
Manager T. BrintOn HOl-
lOway Reports That
Paid And Unpaid Ad-
mission TOtaled $4,000.

The Kent and Sussex Fair had
its most successful season since
194S last week, T. BrintOn Holloway,
secretary and general manager of
the fair, reported this week.
Attendance, paid and unpaid,
tOtaled about $4,000, Mr.. Holloway
said, the largest since 1948 when a
record $4,000 paid admissions were
taken in.
This years figures are about 30
per cent above last year. which had
about $4,000 attendance.
A breakdown by days shows:
Monday, $500; Tuesday, 1900;
Wednesday. 7.4OO: Thursday, 5000;
Friday, 5000; and Saturday, 10000.
In addition, about 10000 persons
visited the fair on Sunday before
the opening day when admission
was free. and Mr. Holloway esti-
mates that another $4,000 free ad-
missions were used bv exhibitors
and by children on childrens day,
Tuesday.
Exhibitors were also more numer-
Gus, with increases as high as IL
per cent in some departments. The
average was about a six per cent in
crease.
Mr.. Holloway added that the great
number of paid admissions in 194S
does not reflect an equally great
daily attendance that year. About
$4,000 of them we're on Saturday
alone, when visitors coming to the
auto races tied up traffic for four
miles on the highway both north
and south of the fair grounds.
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
Community Calendar
For Coming Week
Events Listed For Period
Friday, August Z, To
i Friday, August IA.

Friday, August q: -
Pony League Baseball: Milford
Mustangs VS.. Harrington at Milford
High School Field-6;00 p, m.
Saturday, August 8:
Open
Sunday, August 8:
Church news, see page 2.
Monday, August 10:
Pony League Baseball: Milford
Mustangs VS.. Seaford-6:00 p. m.
Milford Rotary Club: Varney
Hall, Community Building-6:15 p.
m.
Crystal Fount Lodge No. 10.
IOOF, Odd Fellows Hall-8:00 p. m.
Daughters of POcahOntas: POca-
hOntas 'Hall-S:O0 p. M
American Legion Auxiliary: Le-
gion Home-8:00 p. m.
Tuesday, August IL:
Milford Kiwanis Club: Boulevard
Restaurant-6:30 p. m.
VFW Blue Hen Post No. 64S3:
VFW Home-8:00 p. m.
Milford City Council: City Hall
800 p. m.
"Wednesday, August 12:
Evergreen Forest No. 40, Tel:
Community Building 800 p. m.
Kent-Sussex 40 ct 8 No. 1920:
Place note stated-8:OO p. m.
Thursday, August 13:
Milford Lions Club: Slaughter
Beach-6:45 p. m.
Friday, August IA:
Pony League Baseball: Milford
Mustangs VS.. Greenwood. Milford
High School Field-6:OO p. m.
Temple Lodge No. 8 AF&ABf:
Temple Lodge Building-8:00 D. m.
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
Mustangs Whip Strong
Chester Ball Club
Milford Nine Wins 12 to 4
from Joyce Steelers

Paced by the heavy bat of their
first string catcher Jack Willis,
who knocked out two circuits clOuts,
the Milford Mustangs trOunced the
vaunted Chester, Pa. Joyce Steelers,
Delaware County midget league
champions IL to 4, here last Satur-
day afternoon.
Krentz' lanky Chester first sacker,
with a homer and a triple was the
only visitor to shake the aplOmb
of Ray Kerr, who pitched an out
standing game for the Mustangs.
Every regular on the Mustang
nine hit safely but Pack and Wisse-
man, with Wayne HoYt leading the
attack behind Willis with three for
three; Willis also drove in five Of
the Pony" Runs.
Kerr exhibited masterful con-
troll, walking only one Chester man,
while the entire Milford team play
ed marvellous ball.
continued on page seVenD
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
Couple Sentenced
In Death Of Infant
Mrs. Celeste Thornton Gets Years And Months;
Husband Will Serve Year And Months AS
Result Of Conviction Of Manslaughter.

Mrs. Celeste Thornton, "a, was
sentenced to six years, seven
months in Sussex County prison
and her husband, Robert, 25, to
one year and seven months at
Georgetown on Wednesday of this
week in the malnutritiOn death of
their three and a half months old
son, George Ray Thornton.
The ThOrntOns, who lived at
Lewes, were convicted on a man
slaughter charge last month. Judge
Caleb R. Layton, III, pronounced
the sentences in Superior Court.
The baby died in Beebe Hospital
March 4 and the couple has been
in Jail since that time.
Woman Sheds Tears
Mrs. Thornton shed a few tears
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
Gov. Boggs ProcIai1ms
Pushmobile Race Day
Annual Fete Is Officially Set For
August 10Th

Governor J. Caleb Boggs has pro-
claimed Saturday. August IS, as
Pushmobile Derby Day in Della
ware. and in a proclamation re-
leased this week urged the public
to support this seventh annual
event staged by the Delaware AS
sociation of Police.
Governor Boggs pointed out that
the DAP has developed a program
which tends to curb Juvenile de-
linquency and promote good
sportsmanship" and he lauded the
police for sacrificing their off-duty
time and spending it in the pro-
motion of youth activities.
The Chief Executive said that
the public should give both the
contestants and the sponsors en-
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
Memorial Bridge To
Break Traffic Record
Estimated 13,OOO,OOO Vehicles viii
Have Crossed Span by August Is

Delaware Memorial Bridge, just
south of Wilmington, will have
served well over 100000 We
hicles by the time it's second
anniversary rolls around on Sat
urday, August IS. it is estimated by
bridge officials. The bridge was
dedicated on that date in 1851.
Traffic has been increasing in
volume monthly, with July, 1853,
having set a new four week rec
ord. In that time 834.137 vehicles
used the span, setting a daily av-
erage of 26,908, vehicles, statisti-
clans reported. In round num-
'bers this brought revenue for the
month to approximately S750,000.
Despite the heavy traffic record
almost daily in July. the one day
mark of August II, 1852, still
stands. On that day there were
3V,089 crossings. Lowest days
business was recorded on Decem-
ber 18, 1851, when the state ex-
perienced its greatest snowfall of
the year. On that day there were
but 5,862 crossings.
According to figures released,
there were 4,329,S73 crossings
from August Is. 1851, the day the
span was thrown open to traffic
to May 81. 1852. During the first
fiscal year. from June 1, 1852, to
May 81, 1868, there were 6,995,019
vehicles recorded. Based on these
| figures, engineers estimate that ap-
prOXimately 5000 vehicles will be
registered during the current fis-
cal year-June 1, 1858, to May 81
1854.
Delaware Memorial Bridge was
dedicated to the men and women
of the State of Delaware and the
State of New Jersey who gave their
lives in the Armed Forces of the
United States of America during
World War II.
Total cost of the project as OF
early this year stood at $46, ,4OO, 900
according to Colonel William A
McWilliams, Chief Engineer of the
Delaware State Highway Commits.
sion.
An information center is main.
tanned near the toll booths, which
has become popular by those seek.
ing their way to various points al
over the country. This service be.
gan on February II, 1853, and il
is expected that the center will bt
formally dedicated on Saturday
August Is, the second anniversar,
date.
Continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
Blue Hen Post VFW
Grateful For Support

The members of Blue Hen Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars, of Mil
ford and the members of it's Post
auxiliary are deeply grateful to all
those persons who aided in making
the operation of the refreshment
at the Kent & Sussex
Fair such decided success.
They are especially grateful to
those non-members of the Post and
fCOntinued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
Isaac D. Short, End,
Sworn In By Judge
Announces Court Must Have Books
And Forms To Operate.

Isaac D. Short, 2nd was sworn
in as Judge of the Common Pleas
Court of Sussex County yesterday
(MOndayl morning at 10000 o'clock,
by Resident Judge Charles S. Rich
ards Immediately after acknowledg-
ing the oath. Judge Short called the
Court of Common Pleas to order
and made the following statement:
due to the fact that the rules for
this Court must necessarily be
adopted and books and forms print
ed, it will not be possible for the
Court to operate for approximately
four weeks.
AS l understand the purpose of
the creation of this Court, it is what
Judge Green, of the Court of Com
mon Pleas, in New Castle County,
has referred to as a poor mans
court, its object being specifically
to handle minor criminal charges
and relatively small civil claims.
The Court will operate with the
thought in view that all matters will
be handled expeditiously; will be
handled inexpensively and with the
least technicality possible.
Having given you my impression
of the objects to be accomplished
in this Court, this Court will now
CONTINUED on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
Milford Dollar Days
Are Being Observed
Today And Saturday
Over Score OF Milford
Merchants Have Made
Elaborate Preparations
To Present Outstand-
ing Bargains.

The much-heralded and long
awaited Milford Dollar Days are
now under. way in Milford, and will
be observed by twenty-three OF Mil
ford's leading merchants all day
today, Friday, August 7th and to-
morrow, Saturday, August 8th, un-
til nine o'clock closing in the even
ing.
Those participating in the city
wide observance Of semi annual
Dollar Days, follow Sears, and
Roebuck and Company; Buchanan
Service Of Milford, Incorporated;
d. COOpersmith, Schaffer Appli-
ances, ]. c. Penney Company,
Humes Hardware, LOUIS Bootery,
SOckrider and Chandler, Economy
Auto Supply, Incorporated, Eman-
uels, Feldman's, Ben Franklin Store,
Pierce Hardware Company, Milton's
Department Store, Fisher Appli-
ances, Incorporated, w. T. Grant
Company, Phillips Mems Shop,
Milford Army and Navy Store, Bata
Shoe Store, The COffman-Fisher
Company, Kent Shoe Store and
Kent Dry Goods.
1t would be humanity impossible
to recount the hundreds of bargains
that these aforementioned progress
sive Milford merchants are offering
to the shopping public today and
tomorrow, however thousands of
circulars have been sent out to the
various communities in Lower Della
ware, and an entire section of this
issue of the Milford Chronicle.
pages 25 to 80 is devoted to Dollar
Days advertisements. In addition
Station WJWL, the radio voice Of
Lower Delaware, located at George
town, is carrying the Dollar Days
message to thousands of Kent and
Sussex counties residents.
The committee who have arranged
for the promotion, etc, of Dollar
/ Days are: Wilson w. SOckrider,
chairman of the Merchants Division
of the Milford Chamber of Comm
cree, working closely with chairman
president, A. Calvin Bali, and 5ecre-
tary to the Board of Directors,
Robert H. Yerkes, Sr.
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
Group Upset Northern
Title Seekers 6 To 1 In
Spirited Game Here On
Tuesday Evening.

The Southern Division of the
Pony League. lower Delaware's S
version of midget baseball, that is
sweeping the nation this summer,
tTiumphed over the Northern Di-
vision in an all-star game played
at Milford Ball Park under the
lights on Tuesday evening of this
week, 6 to l, before a crowd of over
1900.
The Southern Division comprised
selected members from teams at
Bridgeville. SeafOrd, Laurel, and
Georgetown, while the Northern
Division nine was made up of star
players from Milford. Greenwood.
Harrington and Frederick.
The game full nine-inning af-
fair, mad all of the fanfare that
goes with any all-star game in the
majors, including presentation of
gifts to players, certificates of mer-
it, taking of team pictures, and the
throwing out of the first ball by
Mayor Edward c. Evans of Milford,
who also served as master of cere-
monies for the affair,
The coaches of all the teams
were introduced and in turn pre-
sented their club rosters for
awards, gifts, ETC.. every team was
presented with the exception OF
the Georgetown nine, who will re-
ceive the presentations in the i'm
mediate future in their home park
Group pictures of eight teams in
the league were taken by Allen
Parsons of Harrington, preceding
the game.
Locally, the committee chairman
who worked hard to make the af.
Continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
Chest X-Ray Group
Elects In Sussex
Plans For Dividing County Into
Districts Discussed

officers of the Sussex County
Chest X-Ray Council were elected
in a meeting held at the Sussex
Health Center, William w. KinsIey,
was named as chairman; Saunders
P. Darden, Jr., sMillsboro, vice
chairman and Mrs. Artishia Como
way, Georgetown. secretary.
Under discussion were plans for
dividing the county into districts
to facilitate effective organization
for the chest X-Ray survey. The
plans we're presented by Mr.. Kins-
ley and explained in detail by Miss
Margaret H. Jefferys. a member of
the survey staff of the Delaware
Statewide Chest X-Ray Survey.
Following discussion by members of
the Council the districting was ap-
proved subject to changes which
may be indicated by the members
Of the Locations Planning Com
mittee. Functions of the various
CONTINUED on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07

after hearing her sentence but
otherwise showed no emotion.
Judge Layton told the woman:
You are convicted Of a most re-
Voting crime, the manslaughter
death of your child caused by NAL
nutrition. This child died as a child
might have died in war-torn Korea,
in filthy rags, starved, and with a
high temperature"
"Pre-sentence investigation in
the community in which you for
merly lived in Virginia revealed a
reputation for slovenness and care
lessneSs, as we'll as other facts.
Says She Hid Facts
you did not" Judge Layton stat
ed, testify truly as to the death of
other children by your former
Continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
ROtarians Hear About
The Lie Detector
Lieut.. G. Seltz OF The State Police,
Speaker Monday Evening.


Past President of Milford Rotary
Edwin l.. Fisher chairman of the
program this past Monday evening,
at the local service club, presented
Lieut.. G. Seitz, of the Delaware
State Police, who in turn presented
to the club one of the outstanding
programs of the present Rotary
year.
Lieut.. Seitz, who is connected
with the criminal investigation
department of the Delaware State
Police, detective division, fully ex-
planned the intricate workings of
the Lie DetectOr" which is used
by State Police, as an aid in develop
ing evidence for criminal prose-
cutiOn. While the findings of the
Lie DetectOr" are not directly ad-
missable as evidence, except in rare
instances, in criminal cases. or in
Civil cases, when prosecution and
defendant lawyers, are in agreement
Continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07

OF such policies and programs.
The new commission is estab-
lished on a permanent basis. 1t
replaces a 14-man interim advisory
agricultural committee appointed
in December 1852 and which had
been serving the Secretary of Ag-
riculture in an advisory capacity
since that time. The Is mem
bers of the commission will be
appointed by the President. Not
more than nine can be members
of any one political party, and at
least IL of them must be repres-
entative farmers. The President
will designate the chairman of the
(contirued on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07

With more VacatiOners than ever
taking advantage Of the new Bay
Bridges easy access to the East
ern Shore vacationlands, the final
link on the great Maryland short
ship chain of 80 nights Of harness
racing expects the trend toward
smashing new attendance, betting
and racing records which charact-
erized the ROsecroft, Laurel and
Baltimore sessions to continue dur
ing its meeting. Lastyear the pic
turesque track hit a s2,747,76S mu-
tual handle-7.3 per cent over its
previous best handle. Attendance
was up IA per cent last year.
Gala festivities are planned for
the opening nights eight-race card,
to be headlined BY the s1,500 Del
CONTINUED on page threel
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07

OASlAlCC LNO. l. Joseph Ennis,
Smyrna, Ernest Council, Clayton.
H. Lloyd Jones, Smyrna, Charles
Blendt, Smyrna, Willard Short.
Smyrna.
District No. 2; L. C. Covington.
Dover, Roland Garrison, Dover, II.
Baxter Mckee, Dover, Mrs. Har-
vey Denny, Dover, Jess Harmon,
Dover.
District No. 8 C. A. Nichols. Do
yer, J. w. Clendaniel, Dover. chris
Grampp' Dover, George Pyott, Do
yer, W. H. Harrington, Dover.
District No. 4: Gilbert Downs.
Cheswold, G. Francis Downs. Claw
ton, VIM. Moffett, Kenton, Edward
Hughes, Sr., Kenton, Phillip SeIway.
Continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
Sussex Farmers Get
Warning On Some
New Competition
CHRONICLE CARRYING
FAIR PRIZE LIST

In this issue of the Mil
ford Chronicle on pages 13
and Ia can be found the COM
plete list of those winning
prizes ct the Kent and Sus-
sex Fair, held last week at
Harrington.
The Milford Chronicle for
the past several years has as
a service to it's more than
5000 subscribers and 10000
readers, published these
complete. lists in one issue
of the paper grouped to-
gether for easy reading.
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
Be On Guard Against
Anthrax Epidemic

An alert, to guard against a repe-
tition of 1952's deadly anthrax ep-
idemic, the worst in the nations
history, was recommended today
by the American Foundation for
Animal Health.
Late summer and early fall are
special danger periods for anthrax
because close grazing on sparse
pastures more readily exposes
livestock to the anthrax germs
which live in the soil.
The Foundation said 1874 out
Continued on page four)
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
Marketing Quotas
Set For 1854 Wheat

Marketing quotas for the 1854
wheat crop has been proclaimed by
Secretary of Agriculture Benson
because it has been determined
that the normal supply has been
exceeded by more than 20os and
a quota proclamation Is, therefore.
required by law.
Eligible wheat farmers win vote
on quotas in a National Referen-
DUN on Friday, August IA. If two
teUatinued on page twol
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
State PMA Farm News Lists
Order By President Eisenhower

President Dwight executive
order establishing 1Sman bipartisan National
VisOry Commission.
The the commission agcu
tura policies programs to make
recommendations
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
Ocean DOvns' 2O-Day Meeting
WiH open On Monday Aug. 10

Ocean Downs Raceway the breeeanned parmuual night
harness which attraction
OF the famed
curtain its fifth 2Onght Monday
Route so between City will
Of daily closing D.
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
Local Community PM Election
Results Revealed ByR. H. Wilson

has been made Harry wilson, recently
county PIMA Chairman,
iy PIMA elections last Voting was light in nearly Ali m b
communities Kent County divided community districts and
ee committeeman decide production and mareinr farm
problems BY districts the members are as follows