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Milford chronicle., 1954-01-01

Announcement was made at the
Masses on Christmas Day that the
Most Rev. Edmond J. FitzMaurice.
the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese
of Wilmington, had given his ap-
prevail for work to start on the
new church and rectOry for Mil
frOd. The contract has been award
ed to the FacciOlO Construction
Company of Wilmington for $751;
314.OO.
Construction will be of cinder
block with a red brick veneer fin
ish. The church will be approx
mately 35x100 feet and will seat
three hundred people. The base
ment of the church will serve as
the parish hall. In the basement
of the rectOry there will be three
rooms for Sunday School classes.
The new church will be built on
the twO-acre plot of land at Sea-
bury Avenue and School Place that
the parish has owned since Father
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-01
Poultry Short Course
Will Start January Ia

POultrymen of this area will
have an opportunity to hear about
latest developments in the field of
poultry diseases.
Up-tO-date information on pOul-
try disease prevention and control
will be presented at a four weeks
Poultry Health Short Course, start
ing January 14th with succeeding
meetings on January 81, %, and
February 4.
Everyone is welcome to attend,
and we feel these sessions will be
of particular value to brOiler pro-
ducers." declares George NJ. WoT-
rilOw, director 70 the Delaware
Agricultural Extension Service and
Experiment Station.
Among poultry diseases that will
be considered during the course are
Newcastle, infectious bronchitis,
hemOTThagic disease, chronic res
pirasOry disease, fowl typhoid and
cOccidiOsis.
All sessions will be held in The
Grange Hall. Georgetown. starting
az 1880 p. m. rhe course is offered
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Milford chronicle., 1954-01-01
Income Tax Aids Are
Offered To Farmers

Farm people. just like most
everyone else. will soon be digging
down into their pockets to pay in
come taxes.
while we're not offering 10 pay
yOur taxes for you, we do have
some ways to ease your job of fl
ing a tax return" declare farm
economists at the University Of
Delaware.
The economists list three specific
helps: A bulletin, tax short course
meeting and farm record book.
The bulletin, Farmers 1853 In
come Tax, Is available without
charge from county agents in
Newark, Dover, and Georgetown.
Among other things, it discusses
various tax forms you will need,
how to figure depreciation OF live
stock, buildings and machinery.
and how to report gains and losses
on livestock sold during the year.
Three tax short courses, planned
in cooperation with the Federal
and State tax offices. win be held
January 4, at Capital Grange Hall
in Dover. January 5. at Midland
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Milford chronicle., 1954-01-01

the North Carolina Department Of
Conservation & Development to-
gether with the Chamber of Com
merce and city officials Of Dunn,
North Carolina.
Mr. Henry p Dunn. II. president,
states that this new operation which
is expected to be completed and
running by July, 1854, will en-
plOy about one hundred and fifty
people from the city of Dunn and
surrounding area. New equipment
and machinery will be installed as
soon as The building &c Gnisaed.
Work is progressing rapidly on
this at the present time.
Several meetings have been held
with the farmers and plans are
rapidly taking shape for growing
the necessary products that will
be prOces5ed IN this new factory.
The plant is ideally located on
the main line Of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railway with ample loading
and unloading facilities for both
railroad cars and trucks.
This plant. when Il is completed
viii be the first plant that the
Cannon Company has erected out
side of Bridgeville. Delaware. since
the company was founded Gu 1881
By the late Henry r. Cannon.
The present factory Or Bridge
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Milford chronicle., 1954-01-01
S739,729 Tax
Placed
Against UdelI
Federal Gov ernme en-
Claim For Income Levy
Against Former State
Poultry Dealer, Filed.
BY Associated Press

A federal income tax lien fol
S739,729 was filed in Dade County
Circuit Court this week against
Jacob Udell, who last year was
named on the United States Senate
floor as a beneficiary of alleged tax
settlement Irregularities.
The lien was mailed from Jack
sOnville, headquarters for the third
districts internal revenue service.
Udell, who lives at Miami Beach,
operated several meat and poultry
concerns and a butchers school
that drew excl students.
Senator Williams (R-DeD charg-
ed on the Senate floor last Febru-
airy that the government dropped
a criminal prosecution case against
Udell after Joseph S. human, for
mer commissioner of internal reve-
nue., entered the case as an attor-
ney.
Udell had been indicted at Will
mingtOn, Del, on charges of filing
false and fraudulent income tax re-
turns.
The tax lien filed this week
claims $2O9,274 for 1912; S2O9, 696
for 1943 and $32O,759 for 1914.
Former Frankfort Dealer
Udell is a former poultry dealer
in frankfort, Sussex County, Del
On Dec. 10 in U. S. District
Court in Wilmington, Udell was
fined $4,000 on his plea of guilty
to evading payment of $126,27724
in taxes for 1945. Udell has been {
Miami Beach resident since 1947
Continued on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-01
Delaware Day To
Be Observed Sunday
State Folk viii Make Valley
Forge Pilgrimage

Delawareans will make their an
nual pilgrimage to Valley Forge
Sunday, January Bird, when the
First State will be hOnOred at the
annual Delaware Day exercises at
one of the nations greatest shrines.
The state is assigned the initial
Sunday in January additionally
because of its having been the
first state to ratify the Constitution
of the United States.
Governor J. Caleb BOggs will
deliver the principal address at the
chapel exercises it has been an
nOunced by Judge Percy Warren
Green, Wilmington, who is serving
as pilgrimage chairman for the
Sons Of the American Revolution.
Governor BOggs i'm his address
is expected to trace the history of
the participation of Delawareans
in the American Revolution with
special emphasis on the great as
sistance provided by Col Allen
McLane of Duck Greek Crossroads
and his company of partisans, all
from the Delaware area.
Music for the occasion will be
continued on page four
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-01
State Fifth
In SChOOl-Age
Rise In U.S..
Gain Of 14.8 Per Cent
Between 1850 And 1852
Tops 43 Other States;
Arkansas Lone Loser.

Delaware was among the states
with the biggest boosts in the num-
Der of Sabotage children between
1850 and 1852, according to a
Census Bureau report this week.
Delaware rated fifth with an in
crease of 14.8 per cent for the
two years.
The number of Sabotage chill
dren increased in every state eX-
Cept Arkansas, according to the
report.
In a study of shifts in population
by age groups, the bureau said most
states also gained in pre-schOol age
children during the 195O-52 period,
although some of them suffered a
loss in overall population.
Nevada Is Leader
The bureau said the states with
biggest boosts in Sabotage chill
dren between 1850 and 1852 were
Nevada, 81 per cent; Arizona, ia
per cent; Florida, Ill per cent;
California, 1915 per cent, and Della
ware, 14.8 per cent.
These states were also among
the leaders in total percentage pop
ulatiOn increases because of the
high migration rates to these
states between 1850 and 1882" the
bureau said.
Arkansas, the only state which
showed a loss in Sabotage pOpu-
lation-a drop of 2 per cent--was
also the state with the largest over.
all percentage loss in the two.
year period, a drop of "A per cent
Percentages Shown
The following figures show thu
percentage change for total civil
/ ian population, pre-schOOl age (un
der years. and school age Is t,
Il years. in that order. All figure
are increases except as indicated
United States 2.5, 81, "a; NeN
Jersey Al, 7.3, 1874; Pennsylvani
0.3, 80, 60; Ohio 80, 9.S, lis
Maryland so, 81. 14O: West Vii
ginia minus 1.8, minus 2.6, 2.9
Kentucky is, minus 1.9, 26.
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-01
COLD WEATHER, SNOW
FORECAST FOR MONTH

Much colder weather and
snow flurries are due as the
Weather Bureau promised
more cold and snow in its
30-day outlook for January.
The blast of Arctic air is
due to arrive in Delaware in
time for a frigid farewell to
1858 but is due to be of
short duration with the
warm-up scheduled to begin
with the new year today.
The snow furries are
promised but are expected
to be of little consequence
today and tomorrow.
AS for January the Wea-
Their Bureau reported:
"The 3O-day outlook for
January calls for tempera-
lures to average below sea-
sOnal nOrmals over most of
the nation except for above
normal over the Northwest
and New England. The most
unreasonable cOldness is in
dictated in the west Gulf
states and central Mississippi
Valley.
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-01
Blue Hen Post Is
Sponsoring Trap Shoot
Affair Will Be Held On
Grounds Of VFW
Property

AS the thigh spot" of this com
munity's observance of New Years
Day. a benefit trapshOOt will Ee
staged here, at the v. F. w. prop
erty, Friday afternoon, beginning
at one o'clock. The shoot, open
to all Delmarva nimrOds, will fea-
ture a variety of events, with priz-
es, such as hams and poultry, go
ing to the high scorers; as a CHI
max to the afternoons program, a
12-gauge Remington Pump Gun
will be awarded to some lucky
sportsman.
Fridays "shoOt" is being spon-
sOred by Puptent IA. Military Or
der of COotie, local V. F. w. affil-
late noted for it's programs of pro-
viding entertainment for patients
in Veterans hospitals and state in
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-01
SIS. Bureau Is
Offering Help
To State Folk
Schedule For Visits Dur
ing 1854 By Field Ag-
ents Is Announced By
MyrOn MiIbOuer, Mgr.

Field representatives of the Del
aware field office of the Social Sc
curity Administration, 813 West
Street. Wilmington, will be at vari-
Gus locations as follows, to help
residents on applications, Myron
Milbouer, manager, said this week.
Dover, at the Delaware Employ
ment Service office, 10 a. M, Mon
days and Thursday of each week ;
Georgetown, ArmOry, West Pine
Street, 10 a. m. first, second and
third Friday, each month; Lewes
Fire Hall, 10 a. m, second Tuesday
each month; Middletown, town
hall council chamber, Is South
Broad Street, 10 a. m, fourth Tues
day, each month; Milford. City
Office Building, $3.50 a. m. SECOND
and fourth Wednesday. eacl
month; Newark, Old Academy
Building, Academy and Mair
Streets, $3.50 a. m, second Tuesday
each month; Seaford, Post Office
building, 10 a. m, first and thirC
Wednesday, each month.
Visits will not be made on New
Years Day or Washington's birth,
day. The representative will follow
the above schedule and remain OF
duty until all those present have
been advised. Consultations may
also be had at the Wilmington fielC
/ office.
/ During the year just past tn,
field representatives have helped
many people on the visits to Mil
Continued on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-01
Employment
In Delaware
To Stay Near
Record Level
Albert Stetser Makes
Optimistic Year End
Forecast; 1858 Wages
Seen Topping Former
Mark.

Delaware will enter the new year
with near-recOrd employment and
with prospects of continued en-
plOyment at 10000 to 10000 above
the highest level reached during
World War II. This optimistic
year-end statement was issued on
Wednesday of this week by Albert
Stetser, chairman and executive
director of the Unemployment
Compensation Commission.
Wages paid in Delaware Jobs
covered by the unemployment com
pensatiOn law for the year will be
in the vicinity of $470, 100000, as
compared to 1925 figures of S425.-
100000, then a record.
This month there are an esti-
mated $4,000 persons employed
throughout the state in all fields
excepting agriculture. Of these.
10000 are in employment covered
by the unemployment cOmpensa-
ton law. In December, 1862, there
were an estimated 100000 at work,
of whom $4,000 were in Jobs COW
cred under the law.
Benefit payments were somewhat
higher than those for last year.
representing a decline in manufac-
turing employment from the all
time high reached during the july
September quarter this year. Pay
ments in 1858 total S1,16O,713, com
pared to $1,034,243 in 1862.
The higher level of benefit nav
ments is expected to continue into
1854, Mr.. Stetser said, rejecting a
closer to normal turnover rate than
had been experienced during late
1852 and early 1853. Greater Sc
lectivity in hiring is now being
shown by employers, and tighter
/ performance on the job is expected
/ on the credit side of the ledger
I the reserve fund showed Interest
earnings of $396,73452 during 1859
continued on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-01
Safety Council Gives
Suggestions For "a

This is the time of the year
when most everybody gives some
careful thought to New Years
resolutions.
The Delaware Safety Council
suggests that everybody consider
the following resolutions for 1854
WHEN you DRIVE:
1. Always obey all traffic laws
and regulations.
2. Slow down in snow, rain, OF
on ice.
3. Never drive after drinking.
1. always get in and out of
car on curb side.
5. Keep car in good mechanical
condition.
WHEN YOU WALK:
/. Cross at intersections and
WITH traffic light.
2. Look both ways before cross
ing.
S. Don't hide behind packages
or umbrella.
q. 2e especially alert in bad
weather. Remember. the driv-
tcoutinued on paEe nvel
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-01
Many Die In
Road MishapS
During The
Past Weekend
Harrington Couple Die
Christmas Eve; Three
From Philadelphia Die
Near Glasgow On Mon
day; Death Toll Of 100.

Delaware's all-time record for
highway deaths in one year reached
a new high early Tuesday of this
week with the death of Jacob
SeymOre, so, of Southampton, N. Y.
SeymOre, who was injured in
an accident near FELTON, on
Christmas Day, died at 1924 a. m.
in Milford Memorial Hospital to
bring the 1858 highway fatality
total to 100.
His death-the fourth highway
fatality in less than "a hours
broke the 16-year-old record for
highway deaths only a few hours
after it had been equaled.
Seymore was one of four men in
jured in the accident a mile south
of FELTON, on the DUPONT High
way at 2:35 a. m. on Dec. 25. State
police said the car ran off the road
at high speed and turned over
twice
The other men hurt were Berk-
ley Pritchard. 80, the driver; Rich
ard Jefferson, 25, and George Chap
man, 49, All were from South
ampton. Pritchard suffered only
minor injuries; Jefferson had q
possible broken hip, and Chapman a
broken thigh.
Seymore's death, coupled with the
death of three persons in an early
morning crash on Route 40, Mon
day, brought the traffic death total
rs above the SO killed in 1852.
Those killed earlier Monday when
the car in which they were riding
crashed into the rear of a parked
CONTINUED on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-01
Merchants Declare
Christmas Business
Was The Best Yet
Gains Are Reported By
Everyone; Excellent
Promotion By Chamber
Of Commerce And City
Was Great Help.

With Christmas just memory,
local merchants have caught their
second wind and have, along with
the ardOus work of taking or pre-
pairing for inventory, taken time
out to digest their Christmas bust
ness figures and without exception
they declare that all existing rec
Ords were broken this Christmas.
While it is impossible to quote
every merchant in the City. We
have selected a few-ThOmas B.
DerricksOn, owner and operator of
DerricksOn's, Incorporated: I'VE
broke all records not only for De-
cember, but for the year; Christmas
Eve business was also very good.
Courtney Burch, Manager of Coff-
man-Fisher Company: 1--WE we're
greatly pleased with our holiday
business; we feel that the joint
committee from the Chamber of
Commerce and the City of Milford
did a wonderful job of promotion.
Milton Smith, owner and operator
of Millions Dept Store: 1--WE were
greatly pleased with the holiday
turnover; Milford is a fine business
town-Our whole year was salts
factory. Harold Wall, owner and
operator of Wallis Ladies and
Children's Store: "All records top
pied this Christmas; we did a Won
derful business, and as a former
president of the Chamber of Com
merce, can appreciate the great
/ job Cal Ball. Bob Yerkes. Ed Evans
Stan Marvel, the Milford Chronicle
and the radio station did to bring
the Christmas shopping message
home to the thousands of shopper
who made Milford their shopping
headquarters this Christmas. Tel
AbeT. operator of d. COOpersmiths
. Our Christmas business was ez
cellent, decidedly better than las
year, and that is saying a lot; I'll
promotion of Christmas was Il
best ever and we congratulate a
concerned in this branch of Il
? Christmas endeavOr - We ais
found, as did many others, thu
the business held up to the yer
last. Greedy Pierce, manager {
w. T. Grant Company: "Certainl
business was gOOd-We are please
at the increased volume, the paper
continued on page four)
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-01
CO.I C.Io
&SAAA AoSAAAolo 0CaA O0GO
Yields $4,000 Total
Ant-TubeTculOSis Unit Hopes To
Raise $4,000 H0re

About $4,000 families and individ-
uais 50 faI have responded 20 The
Christmas seal sale Of the Della
ware Anti-Tuberculosis Society
with a total of almost $4,000.
This report came this week from
q. Taggart Evans, executive direc-
tor % the society
Hopes are for an additional $40
600, Mr.. Evans said. About $3.50 OF
the announced receipts came from
the booth in Wilmington Post Of
fec, manned every day for a week
before Christmas by volunteers.
Quite a bit usually comes i'm
after the first of the year." Mr..
Evans said. when househo'So~o
have less confusion than before
the holidays Reminder cards Will
90 out then and we hope for many
favorable replies"
tcontinuei on page SIX
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-01

We are thankful in these closing
hours that the armistice in Korea
became fact, and that many of our
sons. suffering privatiOns and even
capture. are again able to be home.
For those who did not return we
can only say that they gave their
lives for a principle that each of
us is bound to defend. Their sacri-
fees should make us more aware
than ever of that sacred Obliga-
ton.
For Delaware and its citizens
this has been a productive year.
We are happy to note the stability
of employment; the increase of our
economic wealth and the internal
growth of our beloved state. Today
we number more than $4,000 citi-
zens and our rate Of population ex-
pansiOn is the highest in the nation
We are happy. and ! believe for
tunate, that new industries and
enterprises have been attracted t.
Delaware, and to these we Offel
sincere wishes for success.
We have improved and extended
the health services for our citizens
in 1858, and more schools have
been completed for our children
! These measures were only pOssibl,
through the full cooperation of Oui
entire citizenry.
II is almost a year that / havu
! CONTINUED on page sevenl
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-01

on Methods or Wlplng out weeds.
Several University of Delaware
horticulture and agrOnOmy members
will take part in the conference.
+. NJ. RAIN. research hOrticulturist.
will describe experiments using the
herbicide GNU on asparagus. He
will also give the results of an
experiment with the herbicjde
Alanap-1 On cantaloupes, cucum-
bers, watermelon and squash.
The successful use of dinitro
compounds to control chickweed in
pasture seedlings will be discussed
by Research Agronomists Claude
Phillips and William Mitchell. A
check list Of zoe weeds common to
Delaware and the Northeast has
been prepared by Phillips. who will
explain how weed Identification is
the key to a successful control
program.
The conference is one of four
regional organizations made up OF
industry and research workers en-
gagged in combating weeds, such
irrigation bitches or create fire
hazards. and weeds that steal plant
food from farm crops. All meetings
open 10 the public. will take place
! in the Hotel New Yorker
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-01
Firearm Training
League Is Formed
Will Promote Safe Handling OF
Firearms By High School Kids

There has recently been formed
for the purpose Of teaching safe
handling Of firearms to high school
the Delaware High
School Firearm Training League.
League rules follow:
l. Day of the week for league
firing shall be Sunday in
the afternoon.
2. Course of fire:
a. Prone, sitting, kneeling
and off-hand.
b. 10, 5, 5, 5, 10-Number
of shots fired in the re-
spective positions. This
constitutes thirty 900
rounds to be fired.
C. The official target shall
be: N. r. A., 10-shOt bull.
3. League shall be semi-mOnth-
ly, second and fourth Sun
day of each month.
4. Six firing members of each
club allowed to fire at each
league shoot, but only the
four "a high scores to count
as the club team score.
5. Type of Rifle: 30 caliber
rim-fire to be used as a
single shot weapon only
The weapons used in this
league shall be equipped
with iron sights only.
6. N. r. A. Gallery Rules will
govern all firing and scoring
unless otherwise specified.
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-01
Sweetheart Bakers
Hold Annual Party
12S Employees, Wives, Husbands
And SWeetheaTts Attended

Last Saturday evening, Sweet
heart Bakers held their third an
nual Christmas party at Johnny's
and Sammy's Mid-Ocean-R Room.
There were 1913 employees, wives,
husbands, and sweethearts present.
Production efficiency ward s
were presented to- Robert Davis,
Plant Superintendent, Frances Ad-
kins, Assistant Superintendent,
James ShOckley, William Legates,
Dallas Waller, Lawrence Steiner
Roger Brown, Jerome Miles, Ell
wood Parsons, Avery BOwden, Sa-
die BOwden, Mamie Brown, Alberta
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-01
Diamond State Roller
Rink Opens Jan. 4th
Special Western Show And Dance
viii Feature Opening

The new Diamond State Roller
Rink, FELTON,, Del, will open on
Monday, January 4. 1854. The open
ing attraction will be "a special
western show and dance and will
feature Alec Campbell and mis- fam
Gus New River Boys, direct from
New River Ranch. Music for the
dancing will be furnished by the
popular Blue Hen Ramblers, who
are heard on the Diamond State
Ranch House program over WIDOW
every Saturday morning. StartinE
CONTINUED on page flve3
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-01
Membership "Blitz"
Planned By Veterans
Local Group Hopes To Equal Or
SuTpaSs 1868 "ROUnd.Up"

Blue Hen Post 1888, V. F. W.,
this city, one of Delaware's largest
and most active veterans organiza-
tons, is currently engaged in a
"blitz' aimed at signing up for
1854 membership a number equal
to or in excess of the peak 1853
strength. During the year now
drawing to a close, the local post
had 1862 dues-paying members; OF
this number, approximately 75%
have alreay paid 1854 dues.
CONTINUED on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-01
Bombay Hook Game
Refuge Opened Today
Deer Hunters viii Be Afforded An
Opportunity To Hunt Acreage

Deer hunters will be able to hunt
on the Bombay Hook National
Wildlife Refuge during the three
day season that opens today.
Hunting will be barred on Sunday,
but the season also includes Sat
urday and Monday.
David NJ. HickOk, refuge man
ager. said signs will read Public
Hunting Area" on lands west of
FINS Swamp ard PastnIo Point
Roads. including field. woods, and
portions of Finis and Hawkey
Branches within the seven-fOOt
Snd nine-fOot contour lines.
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-01
CdnnOns Planning To Build
New Processing Factory

Due to the need additional along with
available H.
the of erecting factory
Dunn,
NEGOTIATIONS have been going forward for quite time with
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-01
Weed Control Conference
DTGuUs College Researchers

Research scientists wagng about harmful that
the nations good the
Northeastern Weed
York City
More than 400 plant specialists
from IL states will report on their and exchange inflammation
Milford chronicle., 1954-01-01
Coz. BOggs Issues Statement
Concerning The NeIU Year

Another calendar swiftly drawing close Thursday
midnight will page
months will history
especially
i anxiety
i a
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