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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-15
BringhurSt
New President
OF State DPIA
Chief Poultry Inspector
For Delaware, Elected
Head Of Group At Gaze
sar Rodney Meeting.

George Bringhurst of Viola, chief
poultry inspector for Delaware,
was elected president of the Della
ware Poultry Improvement AssOci-
alton at Caesar Rodney School in
Camden last week.
Other officers elected are: Frank
GOrdy, Newark, secretary; Max
COrder. Milford. treasurer. and
three vice presidents: Wilson Will
cox, AIiddletOwn, for New Castle
County; Ebert Colder, Dover, for
Kent County, and Edward Nell
vaine, Georgetown, for Sussex
County.
The Delaware Poultry Improve
ment Association was organized in
1889 to promote the general well
fare of the poultry industry. Chair
men OF the IA DPIA locals, as well
as the state officers, comprise the
board of directors.
Walter Pyle. outgoing state press
ident, outlined accomplishments of
the past year and thanked the Of
ficers for their cooperation. He also
suggested a rising vote of thanks
to the outgoing treasurer, George
Ely, for his years of conscientious
service.
Education Work Cited
Mr.. McIlvaine, as chairman of
the educatiOn-research committee,
explained that the DPIA has spon-
Continued on page sIx)
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Gov. BOggs
Sends Poultry
To Wisconsin
Chief Executive, In Gift
And Message To Gov
ernOr KOhler, Praises
Quality Of Birds.

Delaware poultry, just like the
states geographical boundaries,
emphasize quality and not quantity,
Gov. J. Caleb B0ggs informed the
governor of Wisconsin, Walter J.
Kohler. on Tuesday.
To prove it, Governor BOggs
shipped a turkey and four brOiler
chickens to the Barger States chief
executive via air. The crate of
good eating arrived in Madison,
Wis, shortly after nOOntime on
Wednesday, thereby marking Gov
ernOr BOggs' immediate acceptance
Of a challenge from the Midwest.
The challenge came about this
way: Governor KOhler wrote to
Delaware'S chief executive, chal-
longing him to enter a dressed tur-
key in the 1854 heaviest turkey con-
test, sponsored by the Wisconsin
Turkey Federation, which opened
on Wednesday.
Said the Governor of Wisconsin
to the Governor of Delaware: Last
year the winning bird came from
Texas and weighed 68 pounds. We
Of Wisconsin, who pride ourselves
on our turkeys, always have strong
ly suspected that the bird was an
ostrich, and not a turkey. Be that
as it may, the Texas bird still
won"
Said the Governor of Delaware
to the Governor of Wisconsin:
II have consulted with execu-
tives Of the Delaware State Poultry
Commission, and we have come to
the conclusion that we must leave
heaviest turkey laurels to our
friends in Texas, or some other
state, where mOnstrosities of tn.
sort seem to be grown.
Il want to assure you that Della
ware turkey raisers do not go in
for size; what they strive for is
quality. We will challenge any
state in the union on quality anC
( superior tastiness of our birds
/ both turkeys and brOiler chickens
and stand ready to defend GU
/ laurels."
Having replied with the printed
word, Governor BOggs then ordered
action that would prove his agru
CONTINUED on page six)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-15

dIISHu luS annual MISS America
Pageant in Atlantic City. N. J.
Sponsored jointly by the Della
ware State Junior Chamber of
Commerce and the Wilmington
Sunday Star, the final Miss Della
ware selection will be made in the
Gold Ball room, Hotel dupont, on
Saturday evening, February 81, ac-
.cOrding to Richard H. Baldwin,
pageant chairman and an official
of the Wilmington Jay Gees.
Organizations in communities
throughout the state which do not
have Junior Chamber of Com
merce chapters have been invited
to apply for a franchise from the
Jay Gees in order to conduct local
contests. Baldwin says he hopes
that there will be a record number
of entries this year.
So anxious are the Jay Gees to
develop this competition that any
eligible young lady may enter the
contest by placing a reverse tele-
pone call to Wilmington S-4263
either day or night. Her entry will
continued on page sixl
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-15
Board States
Leader Has
Been Selected
For Del. Colony
DR., Pasquale BuOnicOntO,
From Waverly, Mass,
To Assume Duties At
StOckley Institution On
January 18th.

DR.. Pasquale BuonicontO, assist
ant superintendent of the Walter
e. Fernald State School at Waver-
ly, Mass, has been appointed sup
erintendent of the Delaware Colony
for the Feeble-Minded.
The appointment was announced
on Wednesday of this week by the
Delaware Commission for the
Predetermined, which has been
searching for a qualified psychia-
trist to head the colony since the
resignation last September of
George w. Bryan, former superin-
tendent.
The physician will take over his
new duties at Stockley on January
28th.
DR.. BuOnicontO has served in
various positions as a psychiatrist
with the Massachusetts Depart
ment of Mental Health since 1899.
He started with the department
as assistant physician at Danvers
State Hospital, and in 1913 became
senior physician there. In 1949 he
was made senior physician at the
Worcester State Hospital; and last
February he became assistant sup
erintendent Of the Fernald School.
The psychiatrist, who is As years
of age, was born in Springfield,
Mass. He was graduated from Yale
University in 1929 and obtained his
medical degree at Royal University,
Naples, Italy, in 1885. He served in
ternships at st. Luc Hospital in
Montreal, Canada for the next three
years, and started the general prac-
tice of medicine at Danvers, Mass.
Continued on page four
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New Officers
By
Trust Company
Ebert F. Williams Sue
ceeds William V. Sip
pie AS President; Lat
ter Is Given Ring.

The annual Stockholders Meet
ing of the Milford Trust Company
was held at l p. m, on Monday,
January 18th, 1854 in its Directors
Room and William V. Supple, Ell
bert F. Williams and c. DOnnan
HOlZmueller were reelected direc-
tors for three-yeaT term. The
other directors are Remsen c.
Barnard, Garrett L. Grier, George
H. Draper, Jr, George r. Sheaffer,
Brown P. Thawley, Howard T.
Postles, George H. Short and
George T. Reed, Jr.
It was reported that Capital Ac-
counts stood at an all-time high
with Capital of 500, 100000; Surplus
S5OO,OO0.O0 and Undivided Profits
S127,245.88 or a ratio of better
than 6 to l.
Retiring President William V.
Sipple, who last year announced
that 1858 would be his last year as
President, but who will continue
to serve as a Director, was pre-
scented with a ring by incoming
President Gilbert F. Williams as a
token of his many years of service
as a Director, Vice President and
President.
AT the REORGANIZATION Meeting
the following officers were elected
for the year of 1854: Ebert F. Will
liams, President; George H. Draper.
Continued on page sevenI
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U.S.VFW' Head
Will Visit In
Delaware Soon
Mrs. ROsalie Schill, Pres
ident Of Ladies Auxil-
larry, Due In State For
Official Visit.

Preparations have been cOmplet-
ed for the official visit to Delaware
on January IS, 10 and 20 by Mrs
ROsalie Schill, National President
of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, according
to an announcement made today
by Mrs. Florence Gillespie, Oak
Orchard. state president.
Highlight of the three-day affair
will be a dinner in the VFW Aux
Hilary leaders honor, to be held
Tuesday, January 10, at $50 p.
m. in the POlish-American Post
Home, 100 Seventh avenue, Will
mingtOn. Among those who will
greet Mrs. Schill at that time are
Mayor August F. Wall, Whining
ton; Thomas w. MulrOOney, COM
mander, Department of Delaware,
American Legion, and other repre-
sentatives of veteran and patri-
otto groups.
Mrs. Katherine Mulhern, auxili-
airy senior vice president, will pre-
side at the Tuesday evening dinner
at which Mrs. Schill will outline
the aims and purposes of the or
ganizatiOn from the national level.
Upon her arrival in Wilmington
on Monday, Mrs. Schill will be
! greeted by Mrs. Raymond M. Loose,
past department president, who is
serving as hospitality chairman
: The first official affair will be a
reception Monday from to 10 p
m, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
James H. Rhind, 21O Winston ave-
nue.. Elmhurst. Members of the
VFW and Auxiliaries have an in
CONTINUED on page five)
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the meeting and called the roll of
communities. He presented former
Gov. Ebert N. Carvel, of Laurel,
Fund Raising Chairman for the
state. Mr. Carvel congratulated the
Chapter and works in Sussex as
we'll as the citizens who cOntribu-
ted. 1T is an inspiration to all of
us to realize we have a part in a
lay movement which we hope is
now about to solve the problem of
polio-that of the new vaccine now
under trials and tests" said Mr..
CaTvel. He went on to point out
that only a few years ago, dipth-
eria, smallpox, scarlet fever and
numerous other epidemic diseases
took an appalling toll and now are
almost unheard of, since the vac
cinatiOn and use of vaccines have
been brought into use. The need
for funds to carry on, not only
the necessary experimental work in
the testing of the new vaccine for
polio, but to continue to provide
the necessary hospital and patient
care; physiO-therapy treatments
CONTINUED on mage seven)
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How The Public Can
Curb Fee Splitting

What the public can do to help
the medical profession curb those
surgeons and referring physicians
who split fees is set forth for the
first time IN a national magazine in
the January 10th issue of The
Saturday Evening Post. which ap-
peared on the newstands, Wednes-
day, July, IS.
In article entitled, Patients
for Sale, Stevens NJ. Spencer, star
medical writer of The Post, exposes
doctors who buy and sell patients
with the patients own money"
Mr.. Spencer describes the various
ways in which the fee-splitting
surgeon and the general prac-
titioner have been known to divide
the fee paid by the patient whom
the G. P. sends to the surgeon. He
advises the patient or his rela-
CONTINUED On page seyenl
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Adult Education
Course At Wesley

Wesley Junior College, Dover,
Delaware, in it's program of adult
education: three college credit
courses in General Zoology, Art,
and Survey of English Literature
starting Thursday evening, Febru-
airy 4th, at z o'clock, according to
an announcement from Margaret
3. Kilby, the college Registrar.
The second semester of Survey
of English Literature, offering
three hours of college credit; Cen
eral Zoology, offering four hours of
college credit; and Art will be Off
cred if a sufficient number of
adults evidence interest in taking
the courses. There has been some
demand for other college courses
for the second semester. If as many
as six students desire one of the
subjects that is now being offered
Continued on page three)
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Announce Topic For
Farm And Home Week
10th Annual Event Scheduled For
February 22nd-25th

Speakers and topics are set for
Farm and Home Week at the Uni
versity of Delaware. This 10th an
nUal event for farm families takes
place February 1925
Subjects to be featured were an
nOunced this week by George M.
WOrrilOw, director of the Agricul-
tural Experiment Station and Ex-
tension Service. All groups will
meet in Agricultural Hall on the
campus.
Monday, February 22nd, will in
clude meetings on egg production,
home economics and flower garden
ing. The gardening program is a
special One-day short course for all
home gardeners.
Highlighting the February 23rd
session will be brOiler and turkey
production, home economics, vege-
table, and tomato production. Dur
ing the tomato meeting, Governor
>. Caleb Boggs will present awards
to lotion Tomato Club winners of
this past year.
On February oath, there will be
CONTINUED on page sevenl
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-15

The citizens of Milford will hold
their annual meeting this evening,
Friday, January 18th, at eight o.
clock in the Milford Community
Building. So
At this session, which is pattern
ed closely on the old type New
England Town Meeting, the citizens
will select one of their own mem
bers to be chairman, and another,
secretary, of the meeting.
Reports will be given by the
City Auditors, and a breakdown of
the annual Audit, which appears
on page % of this issue of the
Milford Chronicle, will be fully ex-
planned. The City Manager will give
his annual report and recommended
tiO9s for the ensuing year, as will
Mayor Edward c. Evans.
The meeting will then be turned
into an open forum, with the chair
man serving as moderator, and
every citizen present will be afford
ed an opportunity to have his or
her say.
The various candidates who have
filed for the respective offices will
be nominated from the floor, and
while no new candidates can be
nominated at this meeting, any of
those who have filed can withdraw.
The annual City Election will be
held Monday, January 18th, be-
tween the hours of 1900 noon and
500 p. m. The election will be held
in Milford Grange Hall and all
citizens who are not delinquent in
the payment of any taxes will be
eligible to vote.
The election officials are: Judges
! Morris GrOverman, Cecil McCIeary
and Milton Dill; Clerks, First
continued on page SKI
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-15
Hotel Richardson
May Be Demolished
Question Whether Ancient Dover Hosiery
Will Be Torn Down Presently Remains In
The Hands Of The Present Owners And
Dover City Council.

The future of the old Hotel
Richardson in Dover, long a tar
get of official criticism as a haz-
ard, now bangles in balance, cen
tered on the question of whether
it will be restored to safe condi-
ton to the satisfaction of the
Dover authorities, or RACED.
Dover City Council Tuesday
night declared the four-stOry, red
brick building unsafe and subject
to demolition if its asserted struc-
tural defects are not or cannot be
corrected.
The action of council leaves the
next move to the owner of the
hotel, the Gilbert System Hotels.
The owner will have to present
reasons why it should not be con-
demned or plans for restoring it to
safe condition. Then council will
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-15

toward the undergraduate degree.
Education of Exception Children
is a general approach to the edu-
catiOnal problems presented by the
exceptional" or handicapped child.
Although emphasis will be placed
on the emotionally unstable or
maladjusted child. the gifted, the
OTthopedically handicapped and the
mentally retarded will also be
considered Actual case material
will be used and members of the
class will consider additional cases
from their own experience. ObseT-
walton trips will be made and OPP
portunity will be provided to meet
Informally with psychiatric and
medical specialists, psychologists
and teachers engaged professional
ly in this field.
The second course, Discussion
Cd 3525), is offered by DR.. Ray e.
Keesey of the Department of ORA
matte Arts and Speech. The course
deals with procedures used in ex-
changing information, solving prob
lens, determining policies and re-
(continued on page FOUR
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-15
Milford Student In
Recital At Wesley
Melvin c. James, Jr., will Sing At
College This Sunday

The Music Department of Wesley
Junior College, Dover, will present
its first student recital for the cur
rent college year on Sunday after
noon, January 18th, at o'clock in
the colleges Fine Arts Building,
corner of North Governors Avenue
and Fulton Street, Dover
Mr.. Melvin G. James, Jr., bari
tone. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin
Carver James, 301 Sussex Avenue,
will appear on the program. Mr..
James is a second year student at
Wesley College where he is a mem
Der of the college chorus, choir,
and mems quartet.
On the program with Mr.. James
will be Richard Turochy and Ann
Mialik of New Castle; Patricia Hall
of Wilmington; Suzanne PARROT
and Irma F. Rench of Dover; Marie
Brown of CheswOld; Sue D. Lewis,
Wilmington, Md; and Elaine SprOul
of LansdOwne, Pa. Accompanies
will be Marie Brown and Richard
TurOchy.
The recital will be under the di-
rectiOn of Miss M. Caroline Budd
and Mr.. Thomas j. Brumit, music
faculty at Wesley College.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-15
Irish Ambassador
To Visit DeLGWare
Hon. James Joseph Hearne
Due Here
Jan. %

Plans were completed early this
week for the official visit to the
State of Delaware by the Hon.
James Joseph Hearne, Ambassa-
dor to the United States from Ire
land on January %, %, and "a.
Governor J. Caleb BOggs and
other state officials, the University
of Delaware, City of Wilmington
leaders headed by Mayor August
F. Walz, and a committee Of
Friends of Ireland in Delaware are
cOOrdinating efforts to make the
visit memorable one for the dis
tinguished Irish diplomat and his
lady.
CONTINUED OIL page five)
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Clipping Cows Helps
Produce Clean Milk
Kent Agent George Vapaa Sug.
gests Right Procedure

Giving cows a partial hair cut
will help them produce clean milk
with low bacteria count.
County Agent George Vapaa
points out that the job of clipping
requires no special skill. 1t reduces
the amount of labor necessary to
care for the animals, makes it
easier to prepare COWS for milking,
helps control cattle lice and inn
proves the appearance of the herd.
In clipping your cows. start
with few clean sweeps up each
Continued on page slx)
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/. q. BMrtOH'S viii
Display NeJO Odds
New Models Will Be Pre-
scented To The Public
On January 20

Irwin G. Burton, proprietor of
I. G. Burton Company, IncOrpora-
ted, Milford agent for the famous
Chevrolet cars and trucks and Olds-
mobile cars, announced today that
plans are complete for the showing
of the glamorous new Oldsmoblles.
According to Mr.. Burton, the
new Odds will go on display in the
cOmmOdiOus shOwrOOms at I. G.
BurtOn's, located on the Milford
Rehoboth Boulevard, next Wednes-
CONTINUED on page six)
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Security Pays
100000 Monthly
Approximately 1880 Delaware
Folk On The Receiving End

At the end Of 195S-the 18th year
of Federal social security-old-age
and survivors insurance payments
of about $6O7 900 in monthly bene-
fits were going to approximately
1890 persons in Delaware, accord
ing to Myron MilbOuer, manager of
the Wilmington social security Of
fee.
For the entire nation, including
Alaska, Hawaii. Puerto Rico, and
the Virgin Islands. estimates show
an increase of approximately one
million beneficiaries with the year
ending December 81. The 5-mil-
liOnth person was awarded pay
ments just over a year ago, early
in December 1852.
In September of 1850 the Con-
Continued on page five)
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Christ Churchmen
Met Last Thursday
Houston Wilson Delivered The
Address Of The Evening

The first meeting of Christ
Churchmen for 1854 took place
Thursday, January 18th, in the re-
cently-Opened dining room of
Anne's Restaurant After very
delicious dinner i'm this most pleas
ant environment, the ChUrchmen
audienced a sincerely devOut mes
sage presented by Mr.. Houston
Wilson, well-knOwn attorney and
devoted churchman of Georgetown.
Mr.. Wilson pointed out the neces-
sity of a churchman to appreciate
the difficult tasks that his rector
faces and that these burdens are
immeasUreably lightened when he
receives the sympathy, help, CO.
operation, and understanding of his
Continued on page severn
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-15
New Billy Graham
Film In Premiere

Kent And Sussex Churches viii
Present "0il Town, U. S. A." Here
Rev. Billy Graham, nationally
known Evangelist and producer of
the worlds first Christian western
film Mr.. Texas" has just completed
another religious film, "Oil Town,
U. S. A" to be presented in a
premiere showing sponsored by
churches of Kent and Sussex
Counties, on Thursday, January
CONTINUED on page seven)
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Sussex County Story
Being Told In Canada
Three County Residents Are Carry
ing The Message

Three Sussex County men are
telling about their cOunty's soil
conservation program this week
in Canada.
AS a result of an article last
spring in a national farm maya
zine, describing the Sussex COun-
ty drainage ditch program, they are
speaking at the annual conference
of Kemptville Agricultural School
in Kemptville, Ontario.
They are: William Henderson,
Sussex County agricultural agent,
and secretary of the county soil
conservation district; William
Ratledge, work unit conservation
list, and CASHIER Evans, district soil
conservation supervisor.
The magazine article tells how
CONTINUED on page seven)
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John r. Scott is
Opening Roller Rink
Skating Every Week Day, Except
Monday; Matinee Saturday, Sunday

Local kids are eagerly looking
forward to the opening this eve
ming of SCOTS Milford Recreation
Center, located on Church Avenue,
directly opposite the Milford Com
munity Building.
The Center has been built by
John r. Scott, well-known Milford
merchant, who stated today that
there will be roller skating every
weekday except Monday from
eight till eleven, with special mat
inees from two until five on Sat
urday's and Sundays.
A well-knoWn wrestling promo
ter has leased the center, which is
one of the largest in lower Della
ware, for wrestling matches, which
will be presented at least once a
month and possibly every other
week.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-15
Wrestling Here
Next Monday Night
Professional Matches VIII Be Pre-.
scented At John SCOTS Arena

Professional wrestling, which is
staging a comeback in all parts of
the country, will be introduced to
Milford and vicinity mat addicts
Monday night, January 18th.
The Milford shows will be pre-
sented under the prOmotional ban
ner of Bert Bertolini, of Bryn
Mawr, Pa, one of the cOuntry's
most active wrestling impresariOs.
And his first show, we'll studded
with name wrestlers", speaks for
itself.
Continued on page four)
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Citizens Meeting
Tonight; Annual
Election Monday
FOur-way Fight For Off
ice Of Mayor Expected
To Go To Electorate;
Reports Are Due This
Evening.

Notice: As the Chronicle
prepared to go to press,
word was received that J.
Brainard POOre had with
drawn.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-15
SUSSEX March OfDimes Was
L0unchedLGstF ridayNight

The March Of Dimes campaign for Sussex County,
with
county
School.
Chapter
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-15
NeeC Courses Announced
At University Of Deja,Uare

Gordon Cooley director the Extension
the University
second year.
The first Of these Education Children
ed 1885, will be taught Tynda
day evenings begnnng February The
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-15
Search Has Begun To Flied
The Miss Delaware 'ofI954

The search for Miss Delaware 1854 has
this title
activity, it learned this
The lucky young lady between the
the dual role this will
March Both to April 4h Miss Cherry