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Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
Veterans Are
Planning For
A Good Time
Old Time Watermelon
Eating" And ''Hayride"
Will Be Features Of
Celebration.

Members Of Blue Hen Post No.
6483, V. r. W., and its Ladies Aux
iliary, and their guests are planning
on a real old fashioned good time"
this Saturday evening, with a "hay-
ride, watermelon eating" and
square dance. The only concession
being made to this mechanical era
is that the hayride will be in a
large open truck instead of the
horse drawn rig in years past.
Shortly before 8 o'clock Satur-
day evening, a truck loaded with
hay will start making the rounds
to pick up the dungaree-clad mem
bers and guests. First stop, at 1850
p. m, will be at Plaza Square,
downtown; then, stops viii be made
at John Deeney's on dupont High
way, the Post Home on williams
vile Road and EuTie Savage's on
RehOboth Boulevard, to pick up
other passengers. While enrOute to
Riverdale Beach, the truck will
stop at watermelon patch on the
MiltOn-Harbeson Road, where an
old fashioned watermelon eating"
will be staged.
Upon arrival at Riverdale Beach.
the group will go to a pavilion there
and join in an old fashioned square
dance. According to chairman
Frank Elton, Jr.. this dance will be
the real thing, complete with
"caller" and all the down home"
trimmings.
Rain will not interfere with the
local posts plans for Saturday
night as arrangements have been
completed for use of one of Ray
Pearson's buses, instead Of the open
truck, in event of rain.
Post Commander Paul J. Duphily.
in a message appearing in this
months newsletter, is urging all
members Of the post and auxiliary
to join in the fun and to bring
along guests if they so desire. Ac-
cording to Comdr Duphily, other
events Of this nature will be staged
this Fall if the turnout for Satur-
days 'hayride" is good.
Plans for the "hayride" and for
other Fall activities were discussed
at a regular meeting of the post
Tuesday evening. On Sept. 4th and
Sept 18th, Shrimp Feasts viii be
held at the Post Home. and. on
September 9Th, spaghetti dinner
will be served there by the Cooti-
cites. A "kick-off" dinner to launch
the Annual Membership Drive will
be held in early October at the
Post Home.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
CarveI Named
BV
The Democrats
Ex Governor Succeeds
Harris B. Mcdowell;
State Committee Re
tains Other Officers.

The Democratic Party's state
committee elected former Governor
Elbert N. Carvel as chairman at a
meeting last Friday night in Dover.
He replaces Harris B. Mcdowell,
Jr, the party's candidate for e. S.
Representative.
The committee reelected Mrs.
Belle Everett, Kenton, vice chair
man; Mrs. Mary Catalan, Whining
ton, secretary; and Charles Al. Neu-
gebauer, Clayton, treasurer.
William Marvel, the New Castle
County Democratic chairman, serv-
ed as temporary chairman of the
meeting.
i will do my level best to work
with you, the candidates and the
people to elect what 1 believe is a
winning ticket in 1854, Mr.. Carvel
said after taking over his new Off
ice.
Commenting on the senatorial
race, the new state chairman said
THE people regard Senator Frear
as one of them, and man who has
done the job as they feel it should
be done-fairly and squarely."
He said that the recent contest
for the senatorial nomination in
volved two Of the ablest Democrats
in the state.
tcoptinued on page tIve)
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
Kent 4-H'ers Are
Attending Camp
Seven Houston Cardinals Among
Group Enjoying Camp Barnes

UrOup Enjoying Camp Barnes
Kent County Alters are attend
ing the 9Th annual All State Camp
at Camp Barnes for the next two
weeks. Their mornings will consist
Of classes in outdoor cookery,
swimming. first aid, and crafts.
The afternoon programs include
tribal meetings, sports contests,
and swimming. The evenings are
busy with council circles.
The All members from Kent
County who are attending Camp
Barnes during the first week from
August 23rd to 28th are:
Woodland Beach: Gay Scott, Bon
ME Locates, Carolyn Marsh, Edwin
Robinson. Frances Lord, Zane Rob-
insOn, David Marsh; Willing Work
ers: Rose Marie Knots, Patricia
Smith, Mary z. Smith; Vernon
Honey Bees: Kay BoWdle, Jean
OUtten; FELTON, Paradise: Lois Dill.
Barbara HOfner; Houston Cardin-
ais: John Benson, Robert Yerkes,
Raymond Marvel, Danny Anstine.
Gary Brown, Francis Webb, Wayne
CONTINUED on page fivs)
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
Industrial Group 10
Meet September Ist
Session Has Been Called BY
Rollins; Milford Cited
For Brochure

It, Gov John w. Rollins, ST.,
has called a meeting of the Del
aware Industrial Development Com
mittee, Tor Wednesday. September
i, in Dover. when 8 method to raise
funds FOR industrial development
win be the chief topic Of discussion.
Mr. Rollins. who is chairman OF
the committee. also announced the
loss Of two members appointed BY
Gov j. Caleb Boggs. They are Hy-
and =. George, who died recently,
and Robert =. Keller Of the Chrys-
Ter Corporation. Mr.. Keller re-
signed from the committee when he
was transferred from the Newark
plant to a position in Detroit. Mlchi-
gan. 10 is expected that Gov. Boggs
win oil the vacancies.
IL IS expected that the committee
win call for a complete survey Of
the state By county. Individual
community surveys viii also be-
welcomed to determine Just what is
(contiuued on page threeb
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
BramhaU viii Be
Proposed For The
State Supreme Court
William Marvel, Green
vile, To Get Appoint
ment To Vice Chancel-
lOrship According To
Statement BY BOggs.


Coy. J. Caleb BOggs said Monday
afternoon Of this week that he viii
send the names Of Vice-chancellor
Howard w Bramhall, Georgetown,
and William Marvel, GreenviIle, to
the State Senate Monday for con-
iirmatiOn as associate justice Of the
Delaware Supreme Court and vice
chancellor respectively.
The Senate has been called into
special session by the Governor
TO receive and consider these ap-
pOintments as well as some 35
others Governor BOggs has made
since the 1858 General Assembly
adjourned.
Governor B0ggs disclosed that
he has sent letter to each one
Of the is senators advising them
of his nominations.
Vice chancellor Bramhall, If con-
irmed. viii hll the vacancy created
BY the resignation Of James Nj.
Tunnell Jr., also Of Georgetown,
who stepped down 10 enter the bat
tie for the Democratic nomination
for u. S. Senator. He was defeated
at the Democratic State Convention
on August 10 BY u. S. Senator j.
Allen Frear, Jr.
Former q. s. Attorney
Mr. Marvel is former u. S. Dis
trict Attorney for Delaware. A
Democrat. ne viii succeed Vice
chancellor Bramhall IN the Court
Of Chancery. The chancellor is Col
Inns Seitz.
The nominations by Governor
Continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
Houston Oldsters
Downed By Tigers
Vow To Even Score with Second
Game Tomorrow Night

The Houston Oldsters, mainly
composed of the Dads" of the re-
doubtable Houston Tfgers. the juve-
nile baseball nine, that has met
and defeated almost every team in
the Little League" in this area.
are still nursing bruises, tired mus
cles, and a badly injured pride. as
the result of a to defeat thev
suffered at the hands and bats Of
their kids last Friday evening.
The Oldsters are claiming that the
rain which caused the game to be
called in the fifth inning, is all that
snuffed out a rally, which would
have brought them victory. The
kids claim the rain kept them from
getting at least a dozen more runs.
as they think their Dads" were
tiring, thought shared by the
gOOdly number present to witness
the near debacle.
Public clamOr for another game
has been the deciding factor on the
part of the oldsters to consent to a
return engagement with the zig
ers." In order that the members
Of the force at Libby, Mcneil and
Libby, food processing plant, might
see the fray. both teams have
CONTINUED on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
Laurel Race Course
Opens October 16
Six Features Are Valued AT
approximately $155yO0O

Six stakes events, headed by the
third Washington, d. c., Interna-
tional on November 8 and the
twenty-ninth Selma on October 28,
are scheduled for renewal during
Laurel Race Courses 16-day fall
race meeting opening October 16
and closing November 3.
The total values of the six fea-
lures will be S155,000 with the
Washington. D. c., International
and the Selma, both prestige races,
carrying the more lucrative purses.
The invitational International, a
weight-for-age affair at mile and
a half over the grass course for
three-year-Olds and up, carries a
prize of S65,OO0 Of which S5O.0OO
goes to the winner. But since the
Laurel association pays the expen-
ses of flying horses and personnel
here for the race, the cost goes far
beyond the normal 100000 events
now being run in this country.
Continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
Individual Income
In Delaware Is
Again Tops In Y. S.
BANKS TO CONTINUE
FRIDAY NIGHT HOURS

Following meetings of the
Boards of Directors Of both
institution, this week, Mil
fOrd's two banks, The First
National Bank and Trust
Company and the Milford
Trust Company, have decided
to continue their policy OF
being open Friday nights and
closed all day Saturdays
throughout the year. The
plan would have expired Sep
tember 1st, but bank officials
in both banks said they
yielded to popular demand. in
continuing the Friday night
opening.
The First National Bank
and Trust Company is open
every Friday evening from
six until eight, while the Mil
ford Trust Company is open
every Friday evening from
seven until nine.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
Mean Average, According
To Commerce Depart-
ment, Was $2,3O4 Per
Person In 1858; 1852
Figure Was S2,26O.

Delaware residents again had
the highest per capita income
of any state group in the nation
last year when they averaged
$2,304, per person, according to
report this week BY the Commerce
Department.
In 1852 Delawareans also had
the highest per capita income.
when the figure was S2.260, about
two per cent lower than the 1858
figure.
Total income Of Delawareans IN
1858 was seven per cent higher
than in 1852. The 1853 figure was
$825,000.000 while the 1852 total was
S76S,000,000. Presumably the differ
ence between the seven per cent
gain in total personal income and
the gain in per capita income Is due
to an increase in the population.
The department pointed out
that Delaware's 1858 per capita
income Of S2.3O4 was 1876 per cent
Of the national average.
Total personal income increased
in all but five states last year,
the Commerce Department reported.
Top gamers we're Michigan,
Florida, South Dakota, Ohio, Indi-
ana and Nevada, where individual
income totals rose by to - per
cent. Per capita income in these
states ranged from S1.362 in. South
Dakota to $2,175 in Nevada.
This compared with a national
personal income increase last.
year Of 6 per cent and national
per capita personal income oe
S1.709. Personal income before
taxes in all states last year a.
mounted to $270 SIT 100000. COM
pared with $256,O91 100000 the year
before.
u States Over Average
Per capita income exceeded the
national average in II states and
the District of Columbia in 1883
In nine states and the District of
Columbia per capita was above
$4,000 per year.
Only in two states Mississippi
with 1894 and Arkansas with $939
had per capita incomes Of less
than $1,000 IN 1853.
In three entire regions, embrac-
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
Farm Talent Show
Here September 90

Members Of the Southern States
Milford Board of Directors and the
Farm Home Advisory Committee
voted at their Annual Meeting
Planning Conference held recently
to hold a Farm Talent Roundup
Amateur Contest as one Of the
highlights of their local Southern
States Annual Membership meeting
to be held on September 90. The
meeting will be held at Milford
High School, Milford, Del.
This contest-fOr amateurs only
(eontinueu on page fivel
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
Kent Veterans Want
Bingo Commitments
Would Attempt To Make Candidates
State Feelings On Issue


Members of the six Kent County
Veterans of Foreign Wars posts.
comprising the Department of Del
aware's District No. 8, want definite
commitments from legislature
candidates as to their feelings on
the bingo issue, and plan to peti-
ton the state V. F. w. organiza-
ton to take necessary steps to get
such prediction commitments
from all candidates for state SEN
ate and house seats. The District
No. 3 proposal will be acted on this
Sunday afternoon at the Y. f. w
departments Council of Admins
tration meeting at the Mason-Dix6n
Post Home at Ocean View, Del
aware.
The District action, taken at a
countrywide meeting held here. fol-
lowed discussion of proposed
legislation Of interest to veterans
The District No 8 resolution calls
on the department to draft a Bingo
measure that would be acceptable
to veterans organizations. FIRE com
panies and other non-profit groups
interested in sponsoring bingo for
charitable purposes, and to submit
copies Of this proposed measure to
all candidates for legislature seats.
Accompanying each copy of this
proposed measure would be LETT
ter asking the candidate to def
initely express his intentions as to
support or opposition to the mea-
sure.
The veterans feel that everv
candidate, Republicans or Demo-
crat, should come out in favor Of
the bingO plank which is a part Of
the platform Of both major parties
These platforms call. in each in
stance, for a referendum in which
the people themselves would make
their wishes known.
A spokesman for the Kent Coun-
Ccontlnued on page fiveO
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27

AA-A-AAAAAA AAANAAA01Aa oil AAAMEALANAk
public opinion, the speaker said.
It's up to the farmers to organize,
if they want people to understand
agriculture's problems, Mr.. Battles
told the guests who assembled in
the grandstand for the business
session in the afternoon.
Three directors were reelected
to serve three-year terms at the
which began at 10 o'clock
with registration and displays BY
various electrical dealers. The di-
rectOrs named are Kenneth T.
Meredith, Dover, second district:
b. Laird Kratz, Greenwood. ffth
district and Henry G. Johnson. Jr..
Selbyville, eighth district.
In his address, Mr.. Battles said
Continued on page twelve)
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
Blue Cross Pays
Out SIS, 100000

More than SS.OOO.000 has been
paid for members hospital and sur
gical-medical expenses in the first
z months Of this year by the Del
aware Blue Cross-Blue Shield Plan.
This was reported yesterday by ii.
". Maybee, managing director of
Group Hospital Service, who said
the total Of Blue Cross and Blue
Shield payments to hospitals and
doctors from January through
July Is $3.O31 .826.
OF this total amOunt Blue Cross
Continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
Fire Marshall
Walter LaRue
Drafts Code
Delaware Will Be The
Nations First State
With A Set Of Blanket
Regulations

Delaware's first uniform fire
code, applicable to all communities
and giving local fire authorities
power to enforce their laws, is in
the making.
State Fire Marshal w. ]. LaRue
has disclosed he is preparing spe-
cific recommendations for such a
law, to be submitted to the 1866
General Assembly.
If enacted it will establish Del
aware as the nations first state
with blanket" regulations, he
said.
And an expanded staff and bud
get will be other legislative re-
quests.
At present, Delaware has a set
of fire laws, dating back to 1895,
which contain penalties for any
violations. A number of cOmmuni-
ties, such as Wilmington, Seaford,
and Georgetown, have their own
city codes.
But the blanket" set Of regula-
tiOns which are based on standards
Of the National Board of Fire I'm
derwriters, not only will encOm-
pass and support the laws which
already exist, but more important,
will give enforcement power to
every community.
In addition to bringing Delaware
up to what he calls a 'lOng neglect
ed standard which should improve
a disgraceful lack of laws" Mr..
LaRue includes expansion of the
fire marshaPs office in his legisla-
tive request.
The office itself, in which Mr..
LaRue is the only. paid staff mem
Der, is responsible for the entire
state, an assignment which is ac-
mowledged as impossible. The post.
created by the 1858 General Assem-
tcontinued on page twO)
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
CIarabell VIII Visit
LOUIS Bootery Here

HOWdy DOOdy's TelevisiOn Play
Due Monday Morning, August 30
Hey Kids, whatcha doing next
Monday morning? If you want a
barrel of fun without the monkeys,
come to Milford around ten o'clock.
and get in good and close to your
genial Poll Parrot shoe dealers
store, better known as Louis Boot
cry, owned and operated by Lou
Pikus, don't ask too many questions
just come. Clarabell will be waiting
for Won.
Last year when Clarabell, that
fun loving clown beloved by so
many millions Of kids. who watch
those crazy and mirth provoking
antics on televisiOn. where Clara
bell, performs as Howdy Doody's
pal, came to LOUIS Bo0tery. over
eight hundred bug eyed kids met
the clown. One thousand are ex-
pected on Monday next, so get
Dad and Mother to get a hustle on
Monday and come to Milford early.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27

Announcement Of the new park
ing and traffic regulations was
made today by John E Hocutt.
dean 81 students. after a review Of
the problem for over year by
university personnel and OFFICIALS
Of the city Of Newark. Reeommen-
dati0ns also were solicited from
the Student Government Associa-
ton. Letters describing the new
regulations have already been
mailed to the student body BY the
Office of the dean of students.
The universily's automobile prob
lens have been growing more
aoute each year since 1916. These
problems have been brought on by
60 increase in the number Of cars
operated by students faculty. and
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Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27

be run By the students themselves.
Out of this conference Is expected
to come a set of recommendations
that may not only have legislative
value but also have an impact on
the driver education program in the
state and perhaps throw some
new slants on what adults call
"the teen-age driver problem.
Plans for the conference we're
discussed at a meeting Of the
special Safety Council meeting on
Thursday, August 18th. attended
also by five youth representatives.
Carlton Fifer. Kent County: Vim
cent Biferato, parochial schools:
Roger Smith, New Castle County:
William Tulloch, private schools.
and Howard Pierce, Sussex County
CONTINUED on page uine)
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
Swim Meet VIII Be
Concluded Tomorrow
Some Events Gould Not Be Finished
Because OF Weekend Rain

Rain cut short the tw0-day
Ocean Swim meet az Reh0bOth
Beach last weekend, bat the
events scheduled for Saturday, in-
oiuding the mile swim for men and
women and the $50 yard Delaware
State Championship races win take
place this Saturday August 2s, it
has been officially announced
According to Col c. 3. Shafier,
general chairman. several distance
swimmers who we're not on deck
last weekend, will participate in
the big event this week. Among
them win Be Joe Robinson Of Pitts
burgh. and Thomas O'Brien Of viii
low Grove. Pa. both Of whom have
two legs on the trophy. Robinson
won in 1852 and 1858.
Strong competition is expected.
however, from seventeen-year-0ld
CONTINUED on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
Milford Mustangs
Are Ball Champs
D0Wned Greenwood 14-S, 7.8, To
Win Northern Division Crown

D0ttMeN GREENWOOD I4-S, as, To
Win Northern Division Crown
Those up and coming Milford
Mustangs, paced by the artful
pitching Of Hendricks, have taken
undisputed possession Of the North
ern Division crown in the Pony
league baseball tournament.
The first game with Greenwood
on Tuesday evening resulted in a
one-sided IL to 8 victory for
the Mustangs. Tuesday, it was
just too much Kerr, and Hendricks
on the "Hill" with the latter get
ting credit for the win, striking
out several and allowing only three
scattered hits.
On Wednesday evening Kerr and
Hendricks again took over the
mound choTe for Milford. and again
Hendricks was credited with the
win. At bat Willis. Kern and Hurd
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
Big Fifty-Lap Race
At Speedway Tonite

This evening. Friday August 27.
the Georgetown Speedway viii pre-
sent, for the first time this season.
50-lap Double Point Champion
snip event for Sportsmen type cars.
The program win be under the ban
ner Of the National Association for
stock Car Auto Racing. Inc.
lNAsgAR) and viii include three
l0-lap qualifying heats, a special
Amateur race. a consolation. with
the big 25-mile battle topping the
evening slate. The first race win
continued On page threel
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
Dual Vaccination
Program For Dogs
Recommended By Animal Health
Foundation To Protect CANNES

A dual vaccination program was
recommended today by the Ameri-
can Foundation for Animal Health
as a defense against two Of the
most widespread dog diseases. dis
temper and infectious hepatifis.
Recent studies show that both
may occur simultaneously in the
dog. with only one being detected
because of the similarity of svmp-
toms. Dual infections produce 4
much higher mortality rate than
cases where only one of the dis
eases is present, according to the
Foundation.
Vaccination Of pups at weaning
age was also recommended to pre-
vent encephalitis. or sleeping sick
ness, which has been reported with
tcontinued on page threel
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
State Ranks Fifth
In New Voters
Shows Marked Gains Over Neigh.
boring States

pNAAAAA 1AleID
Delaware has gained a higher
percentage of persons of voting
age since the 1852 elections than
any of its neighboring states, and
reflects the fifth highest gain in
the nation, according to latest
Census Bureau estimates for. the
election in November.
This year, for the first time,
the nation will have more than
100,00000O persons Of voting age,
exclusive of 2,5OO,00O voters in the
armed forces Twenty-three states
show increases, 13 decreases, and
one remains. unchanged.
There will be 231 900 persons
of voting age in Delaware in
November, according to the Cen
sus Bureau estimates. This is an
increase Of 8.5 per cent. Figures
for neighboring states are New
Jersey, 3.497, 900, up 81 per cent;
Continued on mage five)
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
Roy Battles, Grange Leader
Speaker At Electric Meet

must do big public relations job
INDUSTRY does today Roy Battles assistant
Grange Washington the Delaware Electric Coon
nesday afternoon -
ndusty has money tel It's story unions with its Is
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
Freshmen Cannot Haze Cars
At University This Year

University freshmen other than those com
mung daily from their homes will be prohibited storing
ainng or operating motor vehicle
academic Upperciassmen win
IL .naln
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
Traffic Safety Conference
For Youth On November b

All senior high schools in Delaware including public private
parocha will
conference will
aware Luncheon will be served the Fellowship HAN
Delaware by
committee headed By lohn u Reede the