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MILFORD CHRONICLE
ESTABLISHED OCTOBER 4, 1878 . *
The scare buying which was so much in
the headlines some months ago has vanished
almost completely. And the fact is that it
made no sense in the first place. This coun
try has not encountered shortages of any
thing essential. Consumer goods output, de
spite the demands so far made by the defense
program, is running well ahead of last year.
Even at the peak which is now planned for
the armament effort military needs will take
less than 20 per cent of our total production,
This is a tribute to the strength and stature
Of American enterprise in every line of en
deavor. Our production potential now is
greater than it ever was. Our factories can
spew forth goods of all kinds in an almost*
limitless stream. And production does not
tell the whole story. The consumer does not
go to a factory or a farm to buy what he
needs, save in rare cases. Someone must pro
vide a bridge between the producer and the
user. That bridge is retailing. It has grown
just as productive enterprise has grown. It
has improved, just as productive industry
has improved. It serves us better thar ever.
There is one fact we must not forget. It is
simply this; the high efficiency öf our fac
tories and our stores is the result of compe
tition. If one producer charges more for a
similar product than another producer, he
immediately risks loss of orders. If one
retailer arbitrarily charges more for an item
than the retailer down the street, he will lose
customers. There is a grave danger that
we will have so much government control
that this competitive factor will be under
mined. That would be economic tragedy for
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FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1951
WE MUST KEEP COMPETITION
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America.
ÇARS STOPPED UP WITH PORK
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Memories are short, and facts and figures
are easily forgotten. The chances are that
most Americans have only a hazy ide^ of
just how much the cost of their government
has risen in the «past 10 years. So some fig
ures compiled by the National Small Busi
ness Association should come as a high-volt
age shock.
In 1940, it cost a little more than $75,
0(30,000 to run the Department of Commerce
—in 1950 the bill was $863,000,000.
In 1940, the Department of the Interior
lived on a budget of about $1,385,000. Last
year's bill was close to $568,500,000.
In 1940, the State Department worried
along on less than $21,000,000. In .1950 it
managed to get rid of more than $361,000,000.
In 1940, the taxpayers supported the De
partment of Labor to the tune of some $18,
500,000. Last year the assessment was $257.
The need for government, êtonomy is
clear. Our tremendous productive machine,
running at full tilt, is still incapable of meet
ing all the demands that are placed upon it.
We shall all have to do without things we
want, things to which we feel entitled and
for which we would be willing to pay.
High taxes and credit controls are im
posed to compel us, as individuals and busi
nesses, to restrain our expenditures; we are
exhorted to recognize our responsibility as
citizens to save. It is intolerable that the
Federal government, which next year will.
spend about one-fourth of the national in
come, should not share in the general belt
tightening. (Federal, state and local ex
penditures will account for about one-third
of the national income!)
In fact, the government's responsibility
is greater than even its large percentage
share would indicate. The government is in
a position of leadership. The extent to which
it demonstrates self-restraint will have
great influence upon the willingnesses of the
blic to accept the taxes and other restraints
cessary to our economic and political
ength. _.
In 1940, it must be remembered, the late
President Roosevelt had been in office for
two terms, and the government had been
greatly expanded. Yet now the cost of run
ning the major departments make the 1940
budgets look like peanuts!
If the American people have any political
intelligence or any sense of their own self
interest, they will demand an ehd to the
colossal extravagance of the Federal govern
ment that is threatening to bankrupt this
country. The demand must grow in volume
and insistence until it will finally be heard by
those legislators and bureaucrats who hith
erto have had their ears stopped up with
pork.
NEED FOR GOVERNMENT ECONOMY
WHERE DOES THE FAULT LIE?
The New York Journal-American recent
ly published an unusual graph. It showed
the high present-day cost of a number of
commodities in general use. It then showed
how much of this high cost is due to infla
tion, and how much to increased taxes. As
an example, it said of bread, "When you buy
today's 14-cent loaf you are paying 5 cents
to cover the inflation which has resulted
from our national policy of deficit spending
and aid to all the world, plus another nickel
to cover all the direct and indirect taxes
which become attached to this loaf of bread
on the way from the wheat fields to the din
ner table." So it goes, from shoes and soap
to refrigerators and automobiles. Informa
tion of this kind should come as a revelation
to those who blindly blame business for all
the price increases. Some consumer groups
have actually selected the retailer as their
primary target. They have picketed stores.
They have pledged themselves to cut their
buying to the bone in an effort to force the
retailer to lower his prices by some arbitrary
percentage. The consumer has a perfect
right to do this, but it will not get results.
The retailer has no control over his prices—
save to the extent that he can cut his oper
ating costs . and operate with
economy. He must pay the increasing costs
for goods, wages, ttaxes, rents and every
thing else. His net profit in many cases is
substantially less than it was when prices
were much lower than at present. If he made
no profit at all, his customers would save
only a few cents out of each dollar they
spend with him. Let all consumers remem
ber this—the biggest force back of inflation
is wasteful and extravagant government—a
strike against retailers won't correct that,
NOT A WORD ABOUT ECONOMY
The Administration's tax message to
Congress calls for heavy increases in corpor
ation and individual income taxes, on top of
the boost which went into effect last October,
It also asks for big jumps in the excise taxes
on automobiles, household appliances and
other commodities. All of this was generally
anticipated before the message was made
public. But the startling part of the matter
is that not a word is said about cutting non
essential government costs. That was also
true of the President's budget message,
which went to Congress early in January,
This blueprint for* the coming fiscal year
actually envisioned substantial increases in
non-defense spending, to be piled onto a
huge military budget. Here is a policy which,
if we accpet it, can only lead to the impover
ishment of our people, the sapping of
energies and resources, and, in time, to the
breakdown of our system of government,
We are in a very different position now than
we were in 1940, when the last defense pro
gram got rolling. Then taxes—local and
state as well as Federal—were low by com
parison with the present. So was the
tional debt. And the family cost of living
was about half of today's figure. It has been
• authoritatively said that the budget can be
cut by as much as $8,000,000,000 in fields
which have nothing to do with the defense
effort. That is not far from the amount the
currently proposed tax bill is designed to
raise. It is the plain duty of Congress to
make every possible economy before approv
ing new taxes. The people will pay what
they have to pay, and make whatever sac
maximum
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nfices are necessary—but they cannot be ex
p^ted to supinely accept "politics as usual
j n this grim era of our history,
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BE PATIENT
The head of an organization which oper
ates a number of department stores through
out the nation recently forecast that the gen
eral level of retail prices would not increase
more than three to five per cent during the
next several months. In some fields, he add
ed, there will probably be reductions, and
this includes goods which people bought and
hoarded in the wake of the buying hysteria
that followed the start of the Korean con
flict. Then he said, "My advice is for the
buyer to be patient. Don't rush out and buy
n . ow ' That patience will pay off when
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typical of the attitude of retailing all along
thé line, from the big chains to the small
stores. Long before the current controls
were put into effect, retailing warned the
public that hoarding was unnecessary, and
would simply drive prices up farther and
faster than would be the case otherwise.
And, long before controls, leaders in retail
ing urged that stores take no special price
advantages of abnormal consumer purchas
ing, and the vast majority followed this wise
counsel. In the short view, it might seem
only human for retailers to sell as much
goods as possible at the highest price the
market would bear. In the long view, this
would be a grave mistake. It would eventu
ally shake consumer confidence in the insti
tution of retailing. It would add more fuel
to the already hot fires of inflation. It would
dislocate the normal workings of the econ
omy. It is to the great credit of retailing
that it has recognized these facts and acted
on them.
FAIRNESS IN TAXATION
Fairness in the tax program is important
not only because fairness is valuable for its
own sake, but also because national unity
essential and will be strengthened by a gen
eral feeling that the tax burden is fairly d"
tributed.
This means several things, not entirely
consistent. It means that the taxes should
be fair, in an "objective" sense, and also that
they should correspond to the community's
generally held ideas of fairn
It means that taxes should recognize dif
• ferences in ability to pay and that those with
more ability should pay more ; it also means
that taxes should recognize the right of
individual to have his earnings substantially
reflected in his income after tax. *
It means that the tax system should
avoid arbitrary discrimination among per
sons, lines of activity or forms of business
organization.
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BABSON Discusses Our Employees
NEW BOSTON, N. H., May 18
—Senator Kefauver has done this
country an invaluable service, not
just by exposing a bunch of
crooks, but by turning the spot
light into the dark corners of our
national morality, and showing
us up for what we really are!
LOOSE TALK
There has been a lot of loose
talk about freedom and the great
ness of this country. Recently
the Office of Defense Mobiliza
tion announced to the papers that
we shall be mighty in two years!
Just what does it mean by "mighty"?
The things that made America great cannot be
packaged by a government agency and handed out
to use like soical security checks. In à democracy,
nobody but the individual—you and I and the fellow
on the other side of the tracks—can make America
great. And whether or not it becomes great is a mat
ter of national morality. Only if our society has the
moral fiber, the national character, will we be great.
CHARACTER AND OCR SCHOOLS
Character isn't something you study in school,
do a few problems in, and presto!, you have it.
Character springs and florishes in a friendly home
environment. Morality is the end product of char
acter. Our children's character traits are determined
by the way in which WE think, act and believe.
Character is taught by example. The Department of
Defense can buy airplanes, ships, tanks and muni
tions, but it cannot buy character which is sorely
needed today to make us "mighty"
I have just come from a trip through our great
industrial cities. Here is what I heard over and over
again from different business executives who are
hiring thousands of youngsters every year:
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The
Mrs. Tollman To Quit
NafL Committee
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committee selected to make the
preliminary study for the conven
tion site to report to the national'
committee. This six member com
mittee was appointed last January
mm.ee was appointed last januaiy,
she pointed out. when it was known
that the only two cities interested
in obtaining the convention wer* 1
lîL-.j. u. .. nuon
Philadelphia and Chicago.
.Philadelphia Not Represented
Despite this, Mrs. Tallman said,
Mrs. Bertha Bauer, of the Illinois!
delegation, was placed on the com-;
mittee but Philadelphia was given
no representation G. Mason Ow-,
lett of the Pennsylvania delegation
was the logical choice to represent
his state on the committee, she
pointed out.
Mrs. Taliiuan said she would con
tlnue to serve as national commit-!
teewoman through the next con
vention, after which she would ten -1
der her resignation. She added
however. Inat she will continue to
take an active interest in the Re
publican party in the state as well
as on the national level.
Only the third national commit
teewoman to represent the state
since women were first named to
the national organization in 1920,
Mrs. Tallman was first named toj
the post in 1926 to fill the unex
pired term of Mrs. Charles Warner.
The first national committeewoman
from the state was Mrs. William K.
duPont.
In addition to her political actlvl
ties she has been associated with
a number of other state activities
and has received a number of hon
ors for her social service work In
the Delaware area.
Long a member of the State
Board of Health she was honored
with a building named for her at
the Brandywine Sanatorium in
recognition for her work with the
state board and the Delaware Anti
Tuberculosis Society.
She has served as an officer in
the Delaware Safety Council. has|
worked with the Delaware Chap-1
ter, American Red Cross, the
YWCA, the Flower Market. Christ-j
mas Shop, and a variety of other
Wilmington projects.
Body Of Man Drowned
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Last W eek Kecovered
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from where the man had drowned,
The body of Emerson Tarburton,
66, of Little Creek, who was drown
ed in the Delaware Bay off Port
Mahon last Tuesday, was recovered
shortly after 3 p. m. on Wednes
day of this week, state police an
nounced.
Capt. Edwin Thomas, aboard the
schooner Mattie Fravall, found the
body floating in the water three
miles southeast .of Port Mahon. It
had apparently come to the sur
face only a short time after a plane
used by state police In the search
had flown over the area, four miles
Tarburton was heading in a small
boat for Simons ftreek, north of
Port Mahon, when he .encountered
trouble with his outboard motor
and, In fixing it, fell from the boat.
He tried to cling to the side, but
lost his grip. Another boatman was
hastening to his aid when he dis
appeared under the water.
Registration For
Kindergarten, May 22
Dr. Cobbs, superintendent of
schools, announced today that kin
dergarten registration for the school
year 1961-62 will be held in the
Lake avenue building on Tuesday
evening, May 22, between the hours
of 7:00 and 9:00 p. m.
This past year the Kindergarten
Council, a lay group in cooperation
with the Milford Board of Educa
tion, sponsored a kindergarten for
the residents of the Milford Special
School District. Such a program
will again be sponsored, provided
there are at least twenty-five kin
dergarten pupils enrolled.
The State of Delaware does not
provide kindergarten facilities for
the residents of the state, therefore
a tuition charge must be made to
cover the expenses of such a pro
gram. The tuition charge of $10.00
per month provides kindergarten in
struction, plus mid-morning milk
and kindergarten supplies.
Gov. Carvel Names
Three Justices
For High Court
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The n ® w court was authorized by i
a Constitutional amendment which ;
became law on May 8. However.
Assemhlv h«« not VP t
ine ueneial Assemmy nas not yet
«»acted two companion bills to set ;®
tbe salary schedule of the judges. ]
land mnvifia annronHndirma ' 1
p , p ;
Both measures have been passed
by the Senate and sent to the House, j
One provides that the annual sal -1
a|- y of tbe chief justice will be $17 ,-1
|00 and1 of'the associate justices, j
*17.000 each.
The other measure would empow
er the court to make its own rules,
to obtain such office space as is te
Quired by each of the justices, and
( to appoint a court reporter and
secretaries. It would provide funds
j for purchase of office furniture aud
equipment, and funds for operating
J expenses.
I hancery Appointments
• When the three Supreme Court
! appointments are confirmed, it is
! expected that the Governor will
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» a | ne v,ce Chancellor Collins J.
j L«" 2 as chancellor and Henry J.
; Ridsely of Camden as vice chan- j
i ««Bor.
The Governor has no» announced,
who he will name to the other posts, j
H . e 8a *d. however, that he is plan- !
n,I JS to l J am ® a Kent County Re- !
pub * can * be Court of Chancery. :
( .™ (li ch(,ice is rather narrow in
n a * tb ®'® a, fL few Ken * Count y,
i nX i Observers
i Seîutv »ftnrnlv !
i tho & [ OI Kent ■
j 8eIect i on -
' wX I gZl i n re Mayo î 1
Georg^ M. Fisher anothe^Doveî 1
attorney ' r l
The new Supretne Court ig j
j pected to sit at Dover. However.!
the members are expected to have ■
j offices elsewhere, at points more'
| convenient for them. Where these'
j offices will be is nôt yet clear,
In announcing the appointments.'
Governor Carvel said : j
! "I feel very enthusiastic about
the fact that three of our outstand- '
ing cltifcens at the bar would ac
cept the most important appoint-!
1 ments to the Supreme Court of our
! State. Such acceptance assures thei
success of the Supreme Court from Î
its beginning, and assures to the
i people of the State of Delaware
one of the outstanding Supreme
Courts in the nation.
"I feel that I can express for
every citizens of our state our prat
Itude to these three men for their
willingness to accent these import
ant posts. I know that their accep
tanc«« Involves for each one an un
usuar financial sacrifice, but that
their unselfish desires to serve the
people of Delaware transcends all
other considerations. I am Indeed
happv to announce these appoint
ments" ♦
Each of the apnolntees, if con
firmed, will serve for a term of 12
years.
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CAP Model Airplane
Show Here Sunday
The Milford Squadron of the Civil
Air Patrol is staging its annual mo
del airplane show this coming Sun
day, May 20, at 2:00 p. m. at the
Milford Airpark, and an even big
ger and better show is promised
than the one held last year. In
case of rain the show will be held
the following Sunday. May 27. Last
year's event drew an attendance of
approximately 800 persons. Admis
sion price is only 26 cents und chil
dren under school age wl',1 be ad
mitted free of charge. It's a won
derful way for the entire family
to spend an enjoyable afternoon.
General chairman for the meet
is Ormond H. Hobbs, Jr., assisted
by both senior and cadet members
of the C. A. P. and members of the
Milford Model Maulers Club. Con
test director is Robert G. Baechler.
Judges will be Lloyd Carter, Dean
Klmmel and Earl Sbaeffer—all ex
perienced model plane men.
During intermission the Milford
Model Maulers will put on a show
of model team racing which con
sists of two or three planes flying
in one circle at the same time.
The Manchu dynasty ruled China
from 1644 to 1212.
young people today aren't reliable. They make the
same kinds of mistakes over and over, and they
don't seem to care . . . they lack industry. They
aren't uncomfortable when idle, They give the im
pression that what they want most is a quick, easy
buck. We have failed to teach them to follow a path
successfully to the end—no matter how difficult the
going gets. Graduates today give up too easily."
CARELESS PARENTS MAI MAKE
"Our schools themselves have succumbed to a
philosophy of mediocrity by passing children each
year whether the quality of work is good or bad.
The training in the schools that there can be reward
without hard work has led to irresponsibility. In
this sense our schools have failed to discharge their
whole duty . . . and in so doing have failed to de
velop virtues . . . character."
In the last analysis, however, it is the parents
who are at fault. The average parent today has
great difficulty trying to develop industrious chil
dren. He won't make his children mow the lawn or
wash the car or put on the screens. Junior rebels
becausè Joey down the street doesn't have to do
these things, so why should he. The real ailment
here, of course, is a lack on the part of the parents
of moral courage which comes from religion. When
hiring young men employment managers should
give some consideration to the applicant's parents.
GENERAL MARSHALL'S FORECASTS
More than anything else today American busi
ness, the federal government, and our schools and
homes need men and women of character—individ
uals whose search for life's realties goes beyond
the thin veneer of men and machines. This country
can remain great but only if we sustain its moral
fiber, and remember, in a democracy that is an in
dividual responsibility. Don't take too seriously the
forecasts of the Department of Defense.
Business Women To
Convene At Rehoboth
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in the hands of presidents of all
IBPW clubs in the state.
Th . , hannnpt at n m
Saturday evening will be followed
a y , ng ' A . 6 fol,owed
^ ® uest speaker. At 10 p. m., a re
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epU °° ^
Ann lnn ùono » of outgoing offl
cers, candidates for the next term
and Mrs. Lillian Hulse, member of
the Nat ional Membership Commit
tee and j) r Elizabeth Phillips
mem5er of the National Legislative
Committee
Convention chairmen have ^en
named by Miss Jones, the president,
and are now engaged In working
out details incident to the program
and convention In general Mem
bers G f the staff of National BPW
headquarters will attend and par
ticipate in the convention sessions,
The general chairman for the con
vention is Dr. Elizabeth Phillips, of
Georgetown, with Mrs. Hazel Brit
tingham, of Lewes, as assistant
chairman. Other chairmen are:
Mrs. Mary Ann Sullivan, No. 8 Olive
.Avenue. Rehoboth. Hospitality
chairman and Hotel reservations:
Miss Ceclle Walker and Miss Fran
C es Shoffner, No. 36 Wilmington
Avenue. Rehoboth. Meal Reserva
tions; Miss Mary Freas and Mrs.
Ann Lynch. Box 224, Rehoboth
Beach. Convention registrations;
Miss Myrtle Jefferson. Georgc
town. Credentials; Mrs. Lillian V
Hulse, 1209 Market Street. Wllm
ington. Election committee: Mrs.
Nell R. Barr. Georgetown. Resolu
tiona: Mrs. Hazel Brlttlngham, Miss
Grace Hopkins and Miss Clara Sam
mens. Audit: Miss E. Kathryn Pen
"VWcker, Rules. Members of the
N *T'n Btin # * C ° mn ) ittPe wi,) Berv e
aa tellers for the election of officers
and for national representatives.
Jif nn Hnn At
1 Uütt " ro Q ra m At
ke Pt secret until May Day. The
senior candidates for the queen and
king a, ' e 88 fo, lows: Hazel Argo,
Irene Dodson. Joan Hall, Joan
Turner an< l Jo Ann Wood; the boys
are Marvio Davis. Virgil Emory,
Bobby Glasco - Walter Pase and
Bobby Porter.
The students chosen as the at
tendants from the other classes are
as follows: eleventh grade—Elea
n01 ' Bellett, Duchess. Delores Dav
en P° rt and Shirley Passwaters are
* be a ff endan ts; tenth grade—Nor
ma p, ' ett y»n an - Duchess. Joan Pow
and Kathleen Isaacs are the sl
f endant s: ninth grade—June D«i
sera ' Duchess, Joan Jackson and
Mari, y n Weary are the attendants;
^ b ® boys are; eleventh grade—Ray
Lane ' Duke ' Budd y Kimme! and
David Burton are the attendants;
f en fb grade—Sonny Christensen,
Duke, Bobby Donovan and Jehu
B vans are the attendants; ninth
grade-*-Roy Tawes, Duke. Dick
Miller and Donald Beebe are the at
tendants.
High School , May 23
(continued from Ont paie)
After the May Day prögram fes
tivities the annual Kiwanis track
and field day exercises will take
place.
The May Day program will end
The Royal
a dance from 8:00 to 11:00
that evening with
Ball.
p. jm.. which is given in the honor
of the May King and Queen and
their Court. The Starllghterg from
the Dover-Smyrna area will fur
nish the music. The public is cor
dially invited to attend this color
ful and gay occasion.
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Girl Scout Rftllv
At Rehoboth May 19
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vited to attend.
Lunch will be served the* first
hour of the rally. Each girl takes
her own lunch and chocolate milk
will be sold. The opening exercises
will be conducted by Mrs. Florence
C. Stepivms of Rehoboth Beach.
Mrs. Ljbls F. Ingram of Lewes
will receive the Juliette Low Fund
which is a penny for each year ot
the Scout's age and. presented by
each Troop and sent in to National
Headquarters. A song will be
dramatized by every town. Some
are popular and others are such as
"The Jolly Miller". "Our Dela
ware", and "John Brown's Baby".
McKendrick Dismissed
By Highway Dept.
(continued from first page)
It is reliably reported that Mr.
McKendrick's dismissal was based
upon political reasons, Mr. McKen
drick being a Republican and the
last of the top staff of the Highway
Department except for the Dela
ware River crossing division who
were Republi^ns.
Mr. Haber had no coniment to
make about the dismissal of Mr.
McKendrick other than the fact
he will continue on the state pay
roll until the first week in August
because of accrued vacation.
It is further understood in Dover
that an attempt was made to dis
miss Mr. McKendrick last year but
he was kept on because of the in
sistance of the late M. Allan Wil
son, chief engineer, that Mr. Mc
Kendrick was needed in the High
way Department. Besides, it was
said, there was no one available
then to fill the vacancy.
However, now, with the vacancy
existing, it is expected that some
one within the Highway Depart
ment will be moved up to the post
of assistant chief engineer.
Among those mentioned are
Chauncey O. Simpson, head of the
design division; Ernest A. David
son, head of division of tests; or
H. Fleming Hart, head of the right
of way division.
Mr. McKendrick, who lives in
Dover, went with the Highway De
partment in 1936, right after his
graduation from the University of
Delaware.
It was while he was with the
department that he attended Yale
University for graduate work, hav
ing been awarded a fellowship by
the Automotive Safety Foundation,
financed by Alfred P. Sloan. Jr.
In 1940, he was made traffic en
gineer and later, traffic and plan
ning engineer. From 1943 to 1944.
he was acting superintendent of the
Delaware State Police and has been
assistant chief engineer of the de
partment since 1943.
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New Century Club
Holds Last Meeting
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No amount of praise would be too
much for the work Mrs. Pearce has
giverç to the records of the years of
the club since its inception in 1898 i
and the history, now up to date, is
complete and well done. The hymn
of the month "When Morning Gilds
the Sky" was sung by the members
after Mrs. J. Raymond Bennett had
given the background of its writer
and its locale. Directors were in
stalled by the president,
serving for the next three years are
Mrs. Robert Coulter, Mrs. J. Lynn
Pratt, Mrs. Alex Sadowski, Mrs. El
ton Lynch, and Mrs. Raymond Mas
ten. Mrs. F. Eurgette Short was ap
pointed to fill out an unexpired
term. Hostesses for the afternoon
were Mrs. Grayson Noble and Mrs.
Sadowski.
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Perkins Invites 4-H'ers
To University Campus
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The short course will feature
classes in poultry, dairy, garden
ing, crops, and swine; as well as
clothing, foods, and home manage
ment each morning. Then there'll
be a daily assembly, and activity
periods of swimming, games, and
dancing in the afternoon. Special
events are being planned for the
evenings, with a 4-H Link cere
money. annual dress review, and
trip to Longwood Gardens among
the highlights.
Club members at short course
will prepare their own daily news
paper. They'll also have Informal
sessions on public speaking .first
aid, home nursing, fire prevention,
and radio.
Complete information on the
course is available from county 4
H Club Agents and local leaders
of 4-H Clubs.
Wesley-Cannon Club To
Make Plastic Bags
The regular meeting of the Wes
ley-Cannon Home Demonstration
Club will be held at the home of
Mrs. Ray Plummer of Seaford, on
Friday, May 26. at 1:30 p.
Mrs. Harold Melvine and Mrs.
Gowdy, leaders, who have attended
Leaders Training Meetings, will
teach the members the art of mak
ing plastic bags and the use of the
adjustments on the sewing ma
chines.
Monday. May 21, ten members of
the Wesley-Cannon Club will be
gin the home nursing course,
which will be held in the basement
of the Seaford Catholic Church
from 8 to 10 p. m.
A delegate will be appointed to
attend the Short Course at the
University of Delaware, June 13 to
16. Several well known speakers
will be present. More Information
on this meeting at a later date.
A check for $10.00 was sent to
the Cancer Committee chairman.
Members are reminded of the
change of time of meetings, fourth
Friday of each month, 1:30 p.'m.
m.
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Happenings In State
CHILD KILLED
A two-year
old Selbyville child was fatally in
jured shortly after noon Jast Fri
day, when he was struck by
automobile near his home.
The child was James Edward
Rayne, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
James E. Rayne, bf Selbyville.
The Rayne child was killed when
he ran out into Main street, near
his home, while playing with a dog.
State police said the child darted
into the street to see if the dog
would follow.
Troopers said the boy ran into
the path of the car operated by
Miss Cordelia Daisey, 26, of Gum
boro, She stopped her car immed
iately, state police said and the boy
was removed from under a front
wheel.
The boy was taken to the nearby
office of Dr. William Young and
pronounced dead a few minutes af
ter being taken into the office.
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Classified Ads set results
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Cooties Are Planning
Big Dance Tonight
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are to be added to the fund being
raised by the Cooties for comple
tion of a well-equipped and safe
kiddies' swimming and play
on the shores of Haven Lake, just
a short distance west of the city.
The Cooties select«! the A1 Green
Band in response to the suggestion
of many local dancing enthusiasts,
who have previously danced to the
smooth music of the Cadets at the
Coliseum at Woodland Beach, at
school proms, and at formal dances
throughout the peninsular area.
The past Friday evening, the Cadets
were featured at the annual Junior
Senior Prom at the Milford High
School and A1 Green and his lads
again added* to their.ever-increasing
host of followers.
In all liklihood, this Cooties
sponsored benefit dance will be the
last big dance ofthe season, as the
season at nearby beaches will get
underway after the thirtieth of this
month.
In order to stimulate advance
ticket sales, the Cooties dance com
mittee. headed by Charles Mulhol
land, has authorized advanée sale
of tickets at $3.00 per couple; tic
kets bought at the door tonight
will cost $3.50 per couple. Tickets
may be purchased at any of the
following conveniently located bus
iness places: Bryan's Rexall Drug
Store, Scott's Variety Store, Hugg
Insurance Agency, Charlie's, Mobil
Service Station, Scarborough's
Hatchery, and the Electrical Equip
ment and Maintenance Company, or
from any member of Puptent No.
4. M. O. C.
area
Ëllendale Home
Demonstration Club
The Ellendale Home Demonstra
tion Club met at the home of Mrs.
Estella Isaacs on Tuesday evening,
April 24, with the president, Mrs.
Norman Prettyman, presiding. The
minutes were read and stood ap
proved. Mrs. Maybelle Long, the
c/unty agent, gave a talk on "Ag
ing. Successfully." Mré. Mary V.
Webb, Mrs. Dorothy Reynolds and
Mrs. Mildred Warren then showed
the members plastic bags they had
made at the project school and of
fered to help the club members
make 6ne for themselves. The fol
lowing are some of the achieve
ments the club made during the
year': Mrs. Norman Prettyman, the
club president, sold magazines and
turned $35.00 over to the club trea
surer. The members decided to give
$17.60 to the local fire company;
$17.50 toward a new roof on the
parsonage; $1.00 was paid for Pen
nies fpr Friendship; $25.00 donated
toward new church carpet; $25.00
toward paint for church: $5.00 to
Delaware Colony Christmas gifts;
$3.00 toward polio; $2.00 toward
Red Cross and $14.00 for scholar
ship. During National Home Dem
onstration Week the United Nations
Flag, which was made by several
members. Was presented to the El
lendale School on May 1. There
were 14 members who took part in
the program. On Wednesday eve
ning, May 2, several of the club
members went to the Fashion Show
given by D. Coopersmith in the Mil
ford Theatre. On May 3, three of
the club members attended the
State Council meeting held in Do
ver. There was als<8 a broadcast of
part of the United Nations pro
gram presented over a Salisbury
station on May 3.
The club attended Ellendale
Methodist Church in a body on Sun
day, May 6. There were 19 mem
bers present. Rev. James O'Neill
preached a sermon on the "Impor
tance of having a Christian Home."
The club presented a $6.00 gift to
Rev. O'Neil.
Our new project for the coming
year is to send gifts during the year
to a boy at the Governor Bacon
Health Center and a girl at Dela
ware Colony.
The club will meet at the home
of Mrs. Dorothy Webb on Tuesday
evening. May 22. The topic will be
"Sewing Machines Adjustments."
All members please be present.
State Club Women
Will Meet June 7*8
(coDttnuM irom nnt tun
make the program of. interest and
timely. Reservations may be made
with Mrs. J. Clinton Hastings of
Selbyville by May 30. The banquet,
held in tbe Salem Methodist
Church, will be on the evening of
June 7, when the national presi
dent. Mrs. Hiram Houghton, will be
the principle speaker. Luncheon on
Friday will be served in Firemen's
Hall. A tea for all members of all
clubs will be served by the F^ank
ford New Century Club and the
Lord Baltimore 'Women's Club im
mediately after the final' session of
the convention pn Friday. This will
be an ideal time for the conven
tion and there will be many to at
tend. r
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Short Course Planned
For State Homemakers
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The homemakers attending Short
Course live in the college dormi
tories and become acquainted with
and enjoy the campus facilities.
Thursday and Friday will be Visi
tors Days for homemakers who
cannot enroll for the three-day
course. On June 16 the group will v
visit New Castle to attend a part
of the Tercentary celebration.
They'll also visit Longwood Gar
dens.
Information concerning the Short
Course may be obtained from the
Home Demonstration Agents in
Newark. Dover, and Georgetown, or
the State Extension Office in New
ark.
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The Zion S. C. S. will be en
tertained at the home of Mrs. Mae
Behringer on Wednesday evening.
May 23. with Mrs. Behringer and
Mrs. Laura Lank as hostesses. No
meeting will be held at Zion on May
20, because ofe trees being sprayed.
Raymond Lank is on the sick
list. We wish him a speedy recov
ery.