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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-03-08
Letters To Editor
All. Life

Editor Farmyille Herald.
We were impressed with the
following article which we read
recently in a church bulletin and
would like 70 pass it on to you
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13
Beware Cattle Lice

When a farmer begins to notice
a drop in milk production, he can
probably lay much of the blame on
cattle lice, advises County Agent
George Vapaa.
when cattle begin to scratch and
rub until hair is removed and sores
appear, be on the lookout for lice,
he suggests. Look carefully because
these clusters of lice may at first
look like patches of dirt. Usually
lice will be found where the skin
is dry and scaly and the hair is not
growing well. Particularly favor
able to lice are locations around
he head, neck, shoulders and with
ers, and at the base of the tail.
"a dust containing 10 per cent
methoxychlor or at least one-half
of one per cent rOtenone is salts
factory and may occasionally be
bought in handy shaker cans. The
addition of sulfur to the rotenone
formula probably helps, but don't
use rotenone dusts that contain ars-
anic or copper" warns the County
Agent. Treat twice at 14-day in
teryals.
"Never use DOT in any form on
dairy animals. DOT may be detected
in the milk of dairy animals, and
so it has no place on or around a
dairy cow" warns the Agent.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13
Reunion Is Underway
At University
Continued from page u

Director of Alumni Relations
Dick Groo and Alumnae Secretary
Ruth Durstein have made threefold
arrangements to care for the chill
dren of returning graduates at the
lunch hour. Children up to six
years of age will be supervised and
served by students in the School
of Home Economics. Children from
six to twelve will be taken to lunch
by students, while teen-age visitors
will tour the campus under the
guidance of undergraduate leaders
and will eat at the Student Union
in the basement of the Library.
A number of promising events
have been scheduled for the after
noon. The traditional May Day fes-
tivities will be held on the Women's
Campus beginning at 2:30 p. m. The
program this year is based on the
theme, World Wide Vacation
Spots" AT 200 p. M, the Del
aware tennis team meets Western
Maryland on the Frazer Field
courts and at 2:30 p. M, Coach
Bob Siemen's high flying Blue Hens
meet a traditional rival, p NJ. c.,
on the Frazer Field diamond. At
$3.50 p. M, the Women's Executive
Council reception for faculty, stu
dents, parents, and alumnae will be
held on the south campus green.
The Alumni banquet in the eve
ming will be strictly a stag affair.
1t will get under way at 900 p. m.
in Kent Dining Hall and will be
highlighted by the presentation of
the 1855 Outstanding Alumnus
Award, gifts to the alumnus COM
ing the greatest distance and to
the Oldest alumnus present, and
plaques to those classes having the
greatest percentage of members
present and the greatest number of
members present. The ladies will
again dine at the College Inn with
Dean Bessie B. Collins as guest.
Late evening events include an
other pops concert in Mitchell Hall
and the May Day Dance from $3.50
to 1900 midnight in Carpenter field
HOuse-all in all an exhausting, but
rewarding schedule for the home
coming Delawarean!
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13

Last week Irwin Harder
moved his family to the Webb
property recently purchased by
James A. Ward on South Wal
nut ST., Milford.
HoA
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray L. Warren
received word on Wednesday
of the safe arrival of their son,
Pvt. Myron C. Warren, in
France. Mack" said that he
was o. k. and had met several
boys from Wilmington over
there.
A fine window display de-
picting Pacific Island battle
ground, has been set up in
the Second Street window of
the Lewes town Office by pupils
of the Lewes High School as
their contribution toward spur
ring interest in the forthcoming
7th War Loan Drive.
Miss Wanda Wilkie, who has
made a fine record at West
Chester State Teachers COLLEGE
this year, being elected presi-
dent of the freshman class and
made member of the Student
Governing Association, has been
nominated for president of the
sophomore class for the COM
ing year.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13
Market For Corncobs
Reported Growing
CONTINUED from page one)

Minnesota. Most of this tremendous
supply is still burned or otherwise
disposed of as waste.
Here are some of the many things
for which corncobs are now used:
About half the total collected and
sold goes into production of the
chemical furfural which is re-
CURED for making nylon, synthetic
rubber, pharmaceuticals, and res
ms, for petroleum refining, and as
an industrial solvent. The remain
ing half million tons is used i'm a
great variety of ways-for incor-
poration into livestock feeds; in
cleaners and polishes for metal,
glass, plastic. and nodded rubber
items; for air-blast cleaning of en-
CINE parts and large electric-motor
and generator installations; as
carrier for insecticides; and as a
constituent of plastics and tread
stock for automobile snow tires.
Thousands OF tons of cobs-
either whole or coarsely ground
are used for poultry litter, livestock
bedding, garden mulch, and for fill
ing lowland areas preventing ero-
sion. Many farmers return crushed
or ground cobs to fields to loosen
heavy soils and maintain humus.
With the door now open to prac-
teal uses for this important farm
residue, further expansion of cob
collection and utilization can be ex-
pected.
In Delaware corncobs are used
primarily in poultry litter. The huge
mushroom producing area around
Kennett Square, Pa, uses ground
corncobs as a compost in growing
the mushrooms.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13

Job Conoway of Chaplain's
Chapel. has brought the store
property owned by P. w. Como
way of Coverdale Cross Roads.
Raymond Reynolds, of Rey-
nolds' Mill, has accepted a
position as fireman on the rail-
road, and William Mckinley
Jones has been installed as
miller in his place.
The guernsey heifer Ruth
o. D." owned by the Delaware
College Farm, has just COM
pleted an extraordinary record
for year in the production
Of milk. When the heifer
started the years record she
was only two years and three
months old. According to the
regulations of the American
and Guersney Cattle Cub. in
order to qualify for the adj
vanced registry she would
have had to make 359 pounds of
butter fat during the year. The
record she made was 11.166
pounds of milk and 600 pounds
of butter fat, which is eqniva-
lent to 700 pounds of butter.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13

Quite severe wind and dust
storm passed through the Selby-
vile section shortly before
/ o'clock on Tuesday, but as
the storm was of short dur
alton, no serious damage was
done in that locality.
A new telephone line is being
built from Milford to Slaugh-
ter Beach, by the Bell Tele-
phone Company 1t replaces the
private lines owned by farmers,
which were destroyed by the
ice storm this spring.
C. w. Ennis, Paul V. Smith
and Theo. Walius, of Ellen
dale, motored to Wilmington
last week and returned with
a REQ fire truck to replace the
LaFrance which is being re-
paired and remodeled.
The old fire house, which
was erected about thirty years
ago on South Race ST.. George
town, on a portion of the plot
of ground of the Sussex County
Jail, has been sold to Paul
Short and moved to the Short
Farm, along the dupont High
way, near Georgetown.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13
Veterans Administration
INFORMATION SERVICE
Questions and Answers

OIL am planning to attend a tax
supported State college under
the Korean CT Bill. The school
charges no tuition to residents
of the State. AS a Korean CT
student, will | be required to
pay anything?
A-The law gives the school the
right to charge you an amount
not in excess of the cost of
teaching personnel and instruc-
tional supplies, up to a maxi
mum of SO a month for a full
time course.
Q-I entered the armed forces after
February 1, 1855, so, following
my discharge, / will be con-
sidered ''peacetime veteran.
If / am disabled in service,
would it be possible for me, as
"peacetime veteran" to get
disability compensation at a
wartime rate?
Anomaly, peacetime veterans
receive disability compensation
at peacetime rates, which are
80 per cent of the wartime
scale. However, if your dis
ability were to result from
extra-haZardOus service, such
as simulated warfare, you might
be entitled to wartime rates.
GA friend of mine reported for
active military duty as re-
suit of a draft call. Within 20
days he was released from ser
vice because of personal hard
ship. Would he have 120-day
free insurance coverage, even
though he didn't serve 81 days
or more? And would he be
eligible to take out CT term
insurance with the 120-day
period?
A-So long as he was ordered to
active duty for period of 81
days. or more, he would be en-
titled to the 120-day free cover
age and to the CT term insur-
ance In his case, it would not
be necessary for him actually
to have served 81 days or more.
OIL have a CT endowment policy,
on which my dividends have
been left on deposit, at interest
Whom the policy natures, | will
want regular monthly pay
ments rather than all the
money iii a lump sum. May |
receive my dividends in regu-
lar monthly payments, too?
A-No. Your accrued dividends may
be paid in lump sum only.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13
Ten Years Ago.
Taken from the May II, 1916 Issue

AIKEN from the May IL, 1916 Issl
The local agriculture boys
are very proud to announce
that Donnell Calhoun was the
state winner in the Interstate
Dairy Heifer Contest, conducted
for students in Delaware last
year. This was awarded for
outstanding project accomplish
ments and carried q prize of
$4,000 for the purchase of
q purebred calf. Donnell also
won q $25 war bond for the
best project record book entered
in the State Farm Credit Ad-
ministration Contest. A $500
county prize was awarded to
him for the same contest.
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The Milford Chronicle pub
lished an extra edition on
Monday, May Z, when news
broke that the Germans had
surrendered. This edition hit
the streets at exactly II o'clock
Monday morning, several hours
before any other newspaper
which serves lower, Delaware.
Cr Tuesday. following Presi-
dent Truman's address to the
Nation. we again had a Spe-
cial We Dav Edition on the
streets. This edition rolled
from our presses As minutes
after the President had finished
talking.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13

Former Gov. John G. Town
send, Jr., bought the Delaware
Apple Company farm near
Bridgeville at receivers sale
Monday morning for $56,50O.
This was the only bid received.
DR.. c. A. Keith, native of
Canada, but who has been
practicing some time in West
Virginia, has located in Fred
erica. He moved his family
and household effects last week
and is occupying apartments
in the residence of Mrs. Mat
thew Mitten. on David St.
Frederick, two doors below
Market st. He is by profession
an allopath.
Many improvements are al
ready being made at Bethany
Beach. A boardwalk along the
ocean front nearly two thou
sand feet long and ten feet
wide has just been completed
and much more is to be built
along the property of many
lot owners. The town is also
amply lighted with an up-to-
date electric light plant. Many
new cottages are being built,
and the Ringler Brothers are
planning a motion picture and
amusement hall. which will
open this summer.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13
Twenty Years Ago.
aiken from the May 10 1885 Issue

AIKEN from the May 10 1895 Issu
Miss Ruth Robbins, student
nurse OF West Baltimore Gen.
eral Hospital, spent few days
last week with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Robbins.
Rudolph Hastings and Her
man Cubbage, of Bethel, at
tended the annual convention
of the Future Farmers of
America, held at Caesar Rodney
School, near Dover, Saturday.
Edward e. Ellis, a former
native of Seaford, and who for
the past 81 years has resided
in Panama, arrived in Seaford
this week for visit with
friends and relatives.
Walter Wyatt, ]. Thomas
Collins, James B. Hayman,
Francis Richardson and Man.
ford Rust, of Georgetown. spent
the weekend visiting the Luray
Caverns, in Virginia.
Burton G.. Cannon has pur-
chased the interest of S. j.
Messfck in the feed company
which they have conducted for
several years in Frankfort.
Mr.. Cannon will continue the
business.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13
The Past In Review
News As It Was Reported In The Chronicle

Taken from the May 7, 1915 Issue

Taken from the May Z, 1915 Issu
Mrs. Andrew Macmillan, of
Staten Island, N Y, who has
been visiting her cousin. Mrs.
Mark Clendaniel, has left on
an extended trip to Great Falls.
Montana.
The annual Rhetorical con-
tests between the various
classes in the High School
were held on Monday evening
when the auditorium was filled.
The Sophomore Glass, repre-
scented by Misses Irene Miller
and Katherine Davis. were a.
warded the cup by the judges
for the fine manner in which
they rendered their selections.
The Milford Lumber Co. team
has organized for this season
and will be under the manage
ment of George Townsend who
has got together a fast bunch
of players. They will play the
strong Wyoming Club, in Mil
ford at 3 O'Clock on Saturday
afternoon. May 9Th. and Hous-
ton, on Saturday. May 18th, and
are ready to book games with
any clubs in the State.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13
Thirty Years Ago.

AIKEN from the May 8, 1925 Issu
I. w. Warren, civil engineer,
is surveying and putting down
grade stakes of the streets OF
Glendale to be paved. The work
OF laying cement will COM
mence in a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Frazier
and Mr.. and Mrs John G.
Conoway, OF Delmar, left
Thursday for M in n e pol 8,
Mimi, where Mr.. Frazier will
attend the annual convention Of
the Order of Railway Conduc-
tors as a delegate. Mrs. Como
way is delegate to the Ladies
Auxiliary Convention from Del
mar.
Fire, which is supposed to
have started from torch be-
ing used in burning cater
pillars from fruit trees last
Saturday morning, destroyed
q stable, two chicken houses,
and small quantity of farm
ing machinery at the farm of
Frank D. Watson. in Cedar
Neck. The Carlisle Fire Com
pany of Milford responded to
q call for assistance and were
successful in saving large
barn nearby and the dwelling
house. The buried buildings
end machinery will cost about
$4,000 to replace.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13

Chosen Friends Lodge, of Har-
rington, decided last week that
they will hold their meetings, be-
ginning, May Il, on Wednesday
evenings instead of Thursday even
ings. Meetings begin at 5 o'clock.
The lodge will hold it's annual
Riddles Day picnic this year, the
date to be announced later.
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Past Noble Grand Circle of Doris
Rebekah Lodge >met recently at
the home of Mrs. Mary Johnson,
512 West Fourth Street, Whining
ton. Mrs. Elfreda Sachs presided.
Co-hostesses were Mrs. Grace
Fisher and Mrs. Nellie O'NNal.
Plans were discussed for a hot
dog roast to be held this month
at the home of Mrs. Lola McAllis-
ter, at Marshallton.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13

Lettuce r. q good source Of vita
min A. plus containing some vita.
min G and small amounts of CAL
ciurn and iron.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13
DENOMINATIONS TAKE CAKE

PICKENS, S. C. Up When
auctioneer Fred Durham pitted
Baptist pride against Methodist
pride at a cake sale the winning
bid on the final item was $3.50 for
a school cause, compared with SIS
to for previous cakes sold.
The buyer. Methodist Albert
Lewis The baker. The Rev. K. r.
Eller, Baptist minister.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13
ONLY SPEED COUNTS

PORTLAND, Ore. Up Russell
Graham. AZ. appeared in Municipal
Court on a speeding charge and pre-
scented an instrument survey taken
on his autos speedometer to Traf-
fic Judge Philip Bagley. 1t showed
that at SO miles an hour his speed
ometer registered only 81.
I'D hate to think of all the peo-
pie who would get out of paying
fines if we recognized faulty speed
ometers," said the judge in fining
Graham S14.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-13
OAR Held Session
At Houston Sat.
CONTINUED from page one)

Mrs. Slaughter, whose home Is at
the old Coursey's Pond, learned
through per perusal of old materials
that her home was called Spring
Mills in another day. She suggested
that old family albums and Bibles
be used in the search for geneologi-
cal help and suggested that indices
be made of all records for future
use.
The next meeting will be in Har-
rington on June when Mrs. Flor
ence Simmons will be hostess.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30

board Of commissioners finally tired
refused negra the department
ordered to John Anderson
playing like combination Hitler and Gene Tsmagc
despcable tactics
except The Negro l. A. and the NAAcP
pressure reinforced public opinion the board finally
did duty.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30

writer all apprecave OF
many holiday greetings readers ad
heart that
busy people greeting Of goodwill We
thank all who did 10.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30
fEdltorlal In McComb, Miss. Enterpri.e

Editorial In McC0mb, Enterprise Journal)
Of MISSISSIPPI viewing the murder and kidnapping
conclude that be ashamed Of
Mississippi people murderers We do not condone the
kidnapping they be white colored
appears and the people
orally then the people ourselves
of cowardee become parties of crimes
The Jackson Times edtoray that the Till
continue to haunt the state"
1T wound up ground justice accomplished
sppians please Editor Norman
Bradley wrote.
symbol battle waged against the wrong
blind opposition to outside Interior
ence obvious injustice
Of decency and It's
the management Of its affairs
right that Mississippi does not bow to
Association for the Advancement OF
People NAACP the loser Justice is the
maintain the respect OF the world
handicap the State Of Mississippi has experienced
in the Till murder and kidnapping
Negro boy rendered disserVce to
Mississippi which is inestimable
Mississippi people suggests that we fell for
approached Till had succeeded
in placing the NAACP BY failing convict the
the NAACP getting
supplied that organization
material which has been used to defam our state
in every country Of the globe.
unjust TO the Negroes OF Mississippi
Negroes and good white
people Mississippi dispute the fact that this is true
And go dprovng the claims Of the NCP We
NANTES. an attitude which contrary and order We
where Negroes
cerned the amazing and
Trajectory position proving guilty of what
cused
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30
Make Those New Years Resolutions

u retrospective
approached
the a have
many the plans hopes
the last New
= yes not In
negative remembering only the dAapponments
but tho positive those
given pride during
which In ending
every get a oil
respondent, troubled doto
Generally blessings outweigh
tho burdens that feel
get the blues" every
by the
reedng every.
and that tho Lord I In His Heaven
A refuge n
the
culture.
good OF u
ignores progress
purpose the scheme things
brought
resolutions succeeding
society that approaches tho those earlier
who resolved well
will only sw 10 nj nd n fsw
Keeping
lives community
on make those who much better life
SIT down blessings then New
resolutions habit viii probably
make less selfish and ready TO do the right things in e
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30
EVERYDAY
Eeonom mics
ny Leroy Young
THE CITIZEN AND HIS
CREDIT

Now that we have reached the
end Of the year, business firms for
the next several weeks will be re-
porting TO the individual credit
bureaus the status OF personal
credit accounts carried during the
year. Realizing the Importance Of
this, we fell that the following
column which was presented on
September 20. 1855, be reprinted
with the hope that those whose
credit was less than satisfactory,
see the need for staring out and
continuing through 1885 with a
recorde OF prompt payment.
The word credit IL known TO
most OF us in some particular
sense through our daily trarsac-
tons, although its history has not
generally been sought.
Credit L. derived from the Latin
crc,io, meaning Il believe" while
credo itself Is n combination Of
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30
Nehru Attacks Reds; Papers
Bury His Remarks

Many
that nation not committed about attack the Nehru
dupe
why he should rattle saher against them the
u. g. him widely
and ehecred The leaders Bulgann khshchcv
turned his visit and royalty received and character abused
hospitality their
powers,
In the meantime newspapers papers
too alarmed and about the visit and reception which the
important n OF
blamed all the tolerance Nehru and
papers reception which received proved
the Indians ungtet for the aid and assistance the u
been giving them'
THIS attitude Is rather silly our assistance to countries which
need economic aid has been all charity Actually
stop starving countries Joining Soviet orbit
sheer desperation every country given help
the presiding consideration country
a feet 40 that chances for 10 move IN and take oysr no
ntcaly would nunncd course the
genuine general suffering humanity
Nehr good student and wise leader He acquainted with
the aims OF both the western those
refuse" to from neutral position should
us to call him unfricndy II fool
Nehru quite country among newspapers
until he showed sign of wanting to India according
tons ideas rather than Had
Staunch friend OF Indian freedom British
sign that childish pquc with Nrhru found
ling OF dispatches om India by the daily the
While Russian angry accounts
OF their trmpha Journey through India wrc carried in the u
In almos, dispatch
having good time and receiving fine reception in India
all Nchrus fault"
teachings
conditions In Europe In the 10Th century These
theories Nchru
was strong statement and one not calculated to onesr him with
his visitors
reactionacs cingnE to outdatei
theories after Nehu he'll
toured India their usually the page
papers the
readers attention buried the brief
Did daily papers feel Nehri
dispatches
during past In which they made Nehu
Bulganin khrushchev would
OF which Communism
page especially the had been playing
Red rulers to India.
apparently stricken SECRETARY Dulles who picked
declare this country
behind Portuguese colonialism In India
good nation Is with not be able to force
peoples bidding anything else
ghness We believe there Is love
people there Tor the Russians
nationals retain unless fair
u In the newspapers two weeks ago that Nehr
welcomed when he denounced the
they represent this week
Everybody for Il In hart
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30
Thut's Telling Him

You tell Bad Driver-he's easy to spot
By things that he does which Good Drivers do not.
instance. he and he darts and he swerves
He crowds you straight roads and passes
curves:
A STOP stops him, and warnings don't warn
e never, stops blowing his horn.
tell the Bad Driver-he makes your heart fail
BY driving at sixty. two feet from your tail
signals something there's use in scanning,
You tell what the heck he is planning.
tell the Bad Driver. most anyone could,
you tell him nuthin that does any good!
-Berton Braley
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-30

the Interstate Commerce Commission ruling that
souhs institution the Jim Crow Car must
provided special dirty crowded smoke filed hacar
ride na their always placed
the and before the aircondonng.
the hottest and drest place the train While the coaches
white equipped with reclining chairs with
the had red plush
backed seats that wouldn't bulge inch and with
to your feet except on the floor suitcase
personnel delight ushering pasen
Jim the half which allotted to
matter aboard partition
and
butchers set up headquarters.
Among who travelled through the South
young the riding the Jim
Grow m Al experience it
the Ice exposed TO the realities of
the ruling Friday might have much
sooner.-K. q. CALI.