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Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
John e.. Leach
At
Century Club
Wilmington Educator
And Civic Leader Spoke
To Ladies On Monday
Afternoon On Some
Aspects Of Delaware
History.

John G. Leach, vice president of
business education of Goldey-Bea-
CON Business School in Whining
ton, was the very delightful speak
er at the Milford New Century Club
on Monday. Mr. Leach, while we'll
Versed in the history of Delaware.
for his subject was Delaware His
tory, did not dwell on facts Of
other days, but pleasantly took his
listeners with him as he went from
the northern arc of the Diamond
State to its southern boundary,
weaving the warp and wOof of his
talk with romance and. the charm
of customs, people and their back
ground. He spoke of some of the
outstanding men and women who
have gone from their Delaware
habitat to become outstanding citi-
zens of America. He spoke of the.
trying times of the people of this
State when Dickinson and Reed
were so outspoken in their demand
for equal representation with the
other states before and at the Con-
stitutional Congress. He gave his
listeners word pictures of the
growth of Delaware and spoke of
the fact that the State was small
enough for no one to be anony-
NOUS. 1t was a honey talk, but one
full of information and facts. Mr..
Leach was presented to his audi
ence by Mrs. Elton Lynch, chair
man of the day. She also presented
her son, Paul Lynch, who sang two
numbers. accompanied by Mrs. Rob-
ert Rudolph, the president.
Announcement was made on
Monday of the directors meeting
to be held on Tuesday at the home
of Mrs. Philip Jacobs Mrs. Calvin
White and Mrs. Hal Geyer were
elected to membership in the club
at the meeting. Gifts for Delaware
! Colony will be brought to the club
on Monday and will be taken to
Stockley, December 14th, by Mrs.
Marianne DurOcher, who will re-
ceive gifts at her home after Mon
day. Mrs. Jonathan S. Willis an
nOunced that the estimated amount
of $45 had been sent in clothing
to Korea from the club During the
meeting Miss Edna Barker read
the 107th Psalm as a tribute to
Thanksgiving and as part of the
Federation program Preserving
Our Heritage" and getting back to
/ first DrinciDleS Mrs. Rudolph
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
Chas. Mulholland New
Head OF COoties
Prominent Young Business Man
Installed As "Seam Squirrel"

Charles e. MulhOlland, young
Milford businessman and World
War ii veteran, was installed as
"seam squirrel" (commander) of
Milf0rd's moo unit, Fiddlers Pup
tent No Z, at a joint special meet
ing of Coolies and COotiettes held
at the VFW Home, here, last Tues
day evening. Installed along with
Mulhollard were other elective Of
ficers of Puptent No. 4, and elective
and appOintive officers of COOtiette
Club No. 49S. Clement ]. Nevins,
commander of Blue Hen Post No.
64S3, VFW, and a past "seam squir-
rel of Puptent No. 4, was INSTALL
ing officer for both groups.
MulhOlland, who served as junior
vice commander of Puptent No. 4
the past year, succeeds Paul J. Du-
phily, who guided the local Coolies
through a highly successful 1851
50 term. Long active in local veter-
an affairs, the new COOtie "seam
squirrel is junior vice commander
and membership chairman of Blue
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
State Republicans
Honor Their Leader
Chairman Killoran Is Presented With Plaque
By Governor-Elect Gale Boggs At Victory
Session Held At State Armory In Whining
ton Last Friday Night.

Delaware Republicans last Fri
day night celebrated their first
great victory in 20 years at the
State ArmOry, but there was a
solemn note as party leaders took
cognizance Of the great respOnsi.
bility lin leading America back to
peace"
More than 500 Republicans, rep
resehting all three counties in the
state, including leaders, workers,
and voters, attended the event. The
weather kept the crowd to about
One-third of the anticipated attend
ance.
The feature of the evening, and
a surprise, was the presentation to
State Chairman Clair J. Killoran
of a plaque signifying the workers
appreciation of his leadership.
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
Projects Heads
OF Peninsula
WSCS Met At
Dover Church
Important Topics
Were Discussed At In
teresting Session Held
In Wesley Methodist
Church Last Week.

The Board of Managers of PEN
insula Conference Projects of the
w. S. G S. of the Methodist
Church met on November 18th in
Wesley Church, Dover. The morn
ing was spent in committee meet
ings, but after lunch the business
meeting was held and reports Civ
EN- of the findings and recommen-
datiOns of those committees. The
Building and Finance committee
had taken care of the problems
concerning the Riddle Memorial
DeacOness Home and the Marv
Todd G am brill NeighbOrhOOd
House; the Program and Personnel
Committee had concerned itself
with ways to improve and increase
the work being done among the
children of the two communities.
by the three deacOnesses and if
possible to add to the teaching
force by the addition of another
deacOness. The Public Relations
Committee had tried to find more
effective ways to publicize the Dea-
cOness Homes, so that the Iaitv
might be more conscious of the
work done there.
AS the 50th Anniversary Of the
Riddle Memorial Home will be
next year, plans were started to-
ward making it quite an occasion
in publiCiZing the Homes. A leaflet
is to be printed giving the history
of the Homes and the work so far
accomplished, and this will be
made as attractive as possible with
pictures of the children i'm the
.classroOms, Girl Scout and Brown
lie Clubs, cooking classes, and of
the buildings. Motion Picture
slides with explanatory script will
soon be available for use in all
parts of the Conference, and the
Narrator, a news sheet gotten
out annually by Miss POppe, Direc-
tor of the Homes. will now be pub
lished twice a year and will be dis
tributed. through the District Pres
idents, to every Local w. S. c. s.
just prior to the semi-annual Dis
trict Meetings. More publicity will
be given the DeacOness work from
time to time.
Four persons from each Confer
ence District are on this Board of
Managers. these being the District
President the Treasurer. the Sec
retary of Supplies. and one other
appOintee The next meeting of the
Board will be in Dover on January
q, 1858.
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28

E-5. He applied eight loads of man
ure to the 15-acre field, 400 pounds
per acre of 4-8-12 before planting,
250 pounds of 5-10-10 per acre in
the planter, and 125 pounds per
acre of ammonium nitrate sidedres-
sing when the corn was two and
half feet tall. His five acre plot
averaged $4,000 plants per acre.
Average ear weight was 1915
Allen depends on high quality
from so of his "a acres
for 80 head of Ayrshires (15 milk
cOws). Since he started in 194S, he
his pasture program to
Continued on page %
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
Santa Arrives In
Salisbury Tomorrow
Patron Saint OF Childhood Goes
Modern; To Use Plane

Santa Claus has gone modern.
Instead of arriving on his tradi-
tiOnal sled and reindeer he will
fly into Salisbury Saturday.
A parade getting under way at
1890 a. m, will officially open the
holiday activities in Salisbury. In
Santa's parade will be the WicOm-
leo High School, Cambridge Pine
Street School and Chincoteague,
Va, bands. with the Virginians
bringing their parade ponies; the
Negro choral singers of White Ha-
ven; units of Boy. Girl and Cub
Scouts; several Salisbury fire en-
gines; several of Walter Thigh
mans antique automobiles; a
group of horseback riders from the
WicOmico Hunt Club; at least one
clown: several cOnvertibles and
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
Is
4th In Amount
Expended On
Its Students
National Survey Recent
ly Completed DisclOses
That Salary Of State
Tea ch ers Is Third
Highest In The United
States.

Delaware's public schools are in
a healthy condition compared with
those in most otter states, a report
from the National Education Asso-
citation indicated recently.
The report disclosed that only
New York, New Jersey and WyO-
ming spend more per student than
Delaware in educating their child
ren.
Delaware ranks third in teacher
salaries and is far above the ma
Licndi average in school facilities,
association officials said.
Enrolment for this year was re-
ported at 50,350 in both element
airy and secondary schools, COM
pared with 47,4O5 last year.
Classroom teachers in Delaware
are paid an average of $4,125 an
nually, compared with the national
average of $3,4O5. New York teach
ers receive an average of $4,625.
The California figure is Sd. 300.
Fifty per cent of Delaware's
teachers receive between $3,5OO
and $4,499 per year, the association
said, while only two per cent re-
ceive less than $2,5O0. Twenty per
cent receive more than $4,5OO.
Over the nation as a whole, one
in five teachers receives less than
$2,500 per year, and only 25 per
cent are in the $3,500-$4, 1879 pay
bracket.
Delaware is spending $14,2OO,O0O
on its schools this school year, for
an average expenditure of 1915 per
pupil.
Shortage Looms
The overall good school picture
is marred, however, by a looming
shortage of elementary school
teachers.
The association pointed out thai
enrolment in teacher training il
/ Delaware is roughly the same a,
ten years ago. Based upon this en-
rollment. a large shortage Of uGaE
ified teachers will result in three
years. However, there should be ar
oversupply of secondary schoo
teachers, association spokesmer
said.
The school building shortage in
Delaware is under the national av.
erage, according to the association
with only One-half of one per cent
of the states pupils not attending
school full time because of short
ages of teachers or school build
ings.
In contrast. an estimated "a pei
cent Of pupils in the nation as q
whole are unable to attend school,
full time for these reasons.
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
Toy Matinee At Shore
Theatre Tomorrow

Milford area youngsters will be
afforded an opportunity to enjoy a
good show and at the same time
help most worthy cause this Sat
urday morning when the Shore
Theatre. in cooperation with Blue
Hen Post No. 6483, VFW, stages it's
Annual Kiddies' Benefit Matinee. AS
in previous years, free admissions
to a big cartoon and comedy show
will be given to each yOungster
who brings a new or usable toy to
the theatre before ten o'clock Sat
urday morning. These toys will la
ter be gathered up by members Of
the committee for the Annual VFW
Christmas Party for Underprivileg-
ed Children, cleaned up or repair
ed, gift-wrapped, and then given
on December 20, to deserving and
(eOntinued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
Santa Claus
Will Arrive
In Milford
On December 6
Will Be Met At Entrance
Of City By Committee;
Lights Go On Same
Day; New Store Hours
Listed For Shopping
Season.

jolly Old Saint Nicholas is due
to arrive in Milford on Saturday af-
ternOon, December 6, at approx
mately One-thirty in the afternoon,
according to advices received this
week by Harold Wall, president of
the Milford Chamber of Commerce.
Old Kris will be met by a commit
tee comprising Cal Ball and Rob-
ert II. Yerkes and will be immedi-
ately escorted to his abode in the
Story Book" house on the Walnut
street bridge panel.
1t was announced by the spon-
soring committee that old Kris will
observe the following hours or the
day OF his arrival he will be avail
able for small fry" consultation
from the time of his arrival until
500 o'clock. then he will return at
seven and be on hand until nine.
The following week on Monday and
Tuesday he will be in the House"
IN the afternoons from two until
five, and beginning with Wednes-
day, December 10, he will start his
evening hours in addition to the
afternoon. of from seven to nine.
Milford stores are now open ev-
cry Wednesday afternoon and will
continue open on Wednesday
through and including Wednesday.
December 81. The stores will also
be open this evening, Friday, No
vember rs, and will be open next
FridaV evening Dncamhor ho
ginning until Christmas including
Christmas Eve.
The lights will be officially turn
ed on Saturday evening, December
s, when the master switch is thrown
by Mayor Evans and Chamber Pres
ident Harold Wall.
The joint committee sponsoring
the fete is Mayor Evans and Harry
z. Bressler, representing the city
government and Harold Wall. Cal
BalF and Robert H. Yerkes, repre-
senting the Chamber of Commerce.
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
Last Years Amount Is
Exceeded By $28,671.59;
Milford Trust Com
pany Has The Largest
With $1O6,OOO.OO; First
National Is Second.


Residents of Milford, who for the
past fifty weeks have been prac-
ticing thrift and each week laying
aside a sum for the Christmas Saw
lngs Fund conducted by the local
banks and the L. d. Caulk Com
pany have been rewarded to the
tune of $289,671.59 This money has
been released by the Milford Trust
Company, the First National Bank
and Trust Company, and the Saw
ings Fund Club of the L. d. Caulk
Company, all of which have been
in existence for many years. This
is an increase Of $28,671.59 from
the disbursements made by these
three clubs last year, and indi-
Gates that the idea is still popular
in Milford.
The first savings clubs on the
Peninsula we're started several
years ago at Salisbury, Md. The
general public eagerly accepted
the method to systematically save
for the holiday season. Shortly
thereafter the L. d. Caulk Com
pany conceived the idea of con-
Quoting a savings fund for it's
employees. The plan was success
ful and outsiders were allowed
to join the club The Milford Trust
Company later took up the idea
and it, too. was a success, and Sc
cured many depOsitOrs therefrom.
A few years later the First Nat
iOnaI Bank and Trust Company
started its club and each year has
shown a satisfactory increase in
the number of persons who have
joined it's club
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
Christian Science
Lecture December z
Earl E. Simms, Of Austin,
Texas, Will Lecture Here
On The Above Date

Members of Christian Science
Society, Milford, Delaware, have
announced a free public lecture on
Christian Science by Earl E.
Simms of Austin, Texas, Christian
Science lecturer and former Aus
tin businessman.
Mr.. Simms will speak in Grange
Hall, Milford, Sunday afternoon,
December 7th, at $3.50 on the sub
ject Christian Science: The Sci
ence of Christianity. The public
is invited.
Mr.. Simms held an executive
post with an investment and real
estate firm and was prominent in
civic organizations until he retired
in 1885 to devote his full time to
the practice of Christian Science
healing.
(continued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
Presented By Rores

GOv-elect J. Caleb BOggs pre-
sented the plaque, which carries
the following:
I'm recognition of his innate ex-
ecutive qualities, his human under
standing, selfless devotion to the
Republican Party and great
foresight in heing one of the first
to recognize the leadership which
opened the way to unity of the
party and to selection by the peO-
pie of the new guiding spirit of
these United States - President
Dwight d. Eisenhower.
The next Presidents signature
will be obtained for a short per-
sOnal inscription on the bottom of
the plaque. This. message reads:
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
Gale BOggs To
At VFW
GOv.-EIect Will Be Prin-
cipal Speaker At An
nual Membership Dim
ner On Friday, Decem-
Der 5th.

The Hon. ]. Caleb BOggs, COVER
nor-elect of the State of Delaware,
is to be the principal speaker at
the Annual Membership Dinner of
Blue Hen Post, No. 64S3. VFW, and
its Ladies Auxiliary. scheduled to
be held at the VFW Home here the
evening OF Friday, December 5. An
nOuncement to this effect was made
by Post Commander Clement J..
Nevins at a joint meeting of post
and auxiliary on Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Dorothy Loose, of Richardson
Park, president of the Delaware
VIEW Ladies' Department, and
James l.. Cubbage. OF Clayton, com
manGst of the Delaware Depart
men, YFW, are among the out-of-
tow guests expected to attend the
December 5th affair here.
GOvernOr-elect Boggs, who in
January will complete a third term
as L. S. Representative, is a great
favOrite of Milford veterans and
has appeared here at several pre-
viOus VFW-spOnsOred affairs. A
veteran of overseas combat, him
self, and former VFW post COM
mandermander, BOggs has pre-
viOusly appeared here as a speaker
at VFW-spOnsored Memorial Day
exercises, as a guest at last falls
testimonial dinner to Rev. Andrew
j. White, then the national. VFW
chaplain. and, in his most recent
VFW-sponsOred appearance here,
dasl July A. gave the dedicatory ad-
dress at the formal opening of Mil
ford'5 new Riddles Play and Swim
ming Area. Upon occasion of his
July 4 appearance here, BOggs fur
ther andeared himself to local vet
Grams by making a sizeable cOntri-
button to the Coolies Playground
Fund.
(continued on page n
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
Warden Garrison
Gives A Party
Appreciation Fete rendered Levy
Court, Others In Kent County


A dinner in appreciation of the
cOurtesies and cooperation of Off
cials, police, and friends was given
by Norris B. Garrison, warden of
the Kent County Jail, and Mrs
Garrison, at the Jail last week with
a total of $50 guests served.
Among those who attended were:
GOv.-elect and Mrs. J. Caleb BOggs
and Mr.. BOggs' parents, former
State Detective and Mrs. Edgar J.
Boggs; former U. S. Rep. George
S. Williams, representing U. S.
Senator John J. Williams; DR.
Joseph S. Mcdaniel, Jail physician.
members of the city and State no.
lice and their wives; Max Terry.
attorney for the Levy /Court. and
Mrs. Terry; Mrs. Vera G. Davis,
only woman elected to the 1853
House of Representatives: mem
bers of both the outgoing and in
coming Levy Courts, and others.
(cordInued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
Week
Bet February 9-12
Advancement OF Dates Made By
Il George NJ. WOrriIOw

The ninth annual Farm and Home
Week at the University of Delaware
has been set for february 8 to IL,
1853. The announcement was made
today by George M. WOrrilow, di-
rector of the Agricultural Expert
ment Station and Extension Service
and George L. Schuster, dean OF
the School of Agriculture.
This college week for farm fam
lilies" will feature the latest infor-
nation on agriculture and home
economies. Demonstrations, eX-
hibits, discussions, and talks Will
provide information on every kind
of farming in Delaware, and ideas
for a richer home and community
life.
"The program this year is being
built according to recommenda-
tions of Delaware farmers and
homemakers," saiO Director Wor-
rilow. "I would like to invite every
Delawarean to join the University
staff in this annual activity.
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
State To Have Farm
Safety Survey In '53

How safe are Delaware farm peo-
pie? What causes accidents on
Delaware farms? And how much
time and money do they cost?
These questions will be answer
ed by a state wide farm safety sur
vey in 1858, The farm advisory
committee of the Delaware Safety
Council planned the survey when
they met at the University Of Del
tcontinued on page %
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
To Elect Kent Soil
District Supervisor

The annual election of a farmer
to the Kent County Board OF sou
Conservation District Supervisors
will be held on Tuesday, December
3, from 900 a. m. to 100 p. m
The polling places will be the FaI1 I.1
mers Supply at Smyrna, the son
Conservation District Once Oh
South Governors avenue in Dover
and at Taylor's Hardware Store on
CONTINUED on page D
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28

Commentary"
The poet will read selections
from all periods of English and
American poetry-including a few
of his own poems. Professor Hill
yer plans to read ballads and Eliz-
abethan lyrics.
Professor Hillyer, who was for
several years BOlston Professor of
Rhetoric and OratOry at Harvard
University and visiting Professor
of English at Kenyon College from
1949 to 1851. taught at the Univer-
sity of Delaware during the sum
meF session of 1851. Since then he
has been devoting his time to his
CONTINUED on page %
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
Plans Complete For
Junior Play, Dec. As
'The Absent-Minded Bridegroom"
Is Title OF Play

Consider, if you will, the case of
the poor widOwer who faces a sec
Ond marriage. He has gone his
merry way for these eighteen years
without the guiding hand of wO-
man to interfere with his fishing
and arrange the hours for his bus
mess consultation with his cTOnies.
This easy-going person has a fine
daughter whom any father would
cherish, one who cares for him
after the manner Of a dutiful
daughter. and he is a moderately
successful businessman. 1t can be-
assumed that a man in these cir
cumstances would be quite willing
to let we'll enough alone, but he
finds himself enmeshed in the rO-
mance-inspired schemes of his Off
spring, who cannot marry without
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
Accidents In 1852
Now Total 4,O58
Damages For 10 Months s2O7s,4 ,44s
In State; LIS Persons Injured

Damages from automobile acci-
dents in Delaware during the first
10 months of this year tOtaled ST.
O78,44S, according to a report re-
leased by Harry P. Jones, director
of the financial responsibility divi-
sion of the Motor Vehicle Depart
ment.
The report said it included only
accidents where the damag e
amounted to at least 800.
There were a total of 4,O58 acci-
dents reported during the period
and of the drivers involved in the
accidents, 1887 were from out of
the state and S85 had no insurance.
A total of 1,715 persons were in
jured from the accidents. For the
(continued on page %
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
Construction To Start
On Dover Dkive-In

Construction will beg i,,r,od;
ately on a modern Driv II ~ ~,
new dual highway sOut& 20 novor
/ ne DiI1e-Iii' o-" " willon n will accom-
illoGate a.loue oSy o., car -, will be open
o. ,mo &C. ~ Tboptrns on he George M
90 " - =" orator of this
.t.a on,.,1 80, % e,asf sttraot;E to provide
-, .nS ~ - ,,e a.tor4atn r' ~ pms that will
W -. ,-.'--. -, entire fam
,eD
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28

anCe.
Tom A. Burke. director of Local
Council Programs for the National
Safety Council, will be the guest
speaker. Mr.. Burke is well known
throughout the United States for
his outstanding safety work. For
ten years he was director of pub
licity for the National Safety COun-
Gil and later became associated with
Lowell Thomas, radio and news
commentator. in New York City
Mr.. 5urke's by-line has appeared
in Golfers Magazine and several
years ago Liberty featured a series
of twenty-three sGfeUy editorials in
Ccontinued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
Two Kent COmntians Take Top
Honors In Farming Programs

cunans took top hOnOrs in the state corn and pastures
Allen Camden
yield OF
topped entries the Five Acre
welding sod using variety
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
Delaware Safety Council VIII
Meet In Wilmington Dec. 3rd

approximately 1900 Deiawareans from all parts Of are
OF the delaware
will be held December
Playhouse the dupont This meeting usually
high the VI ed
the and expected to be IN attend
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28
Robert HiIlyer, Pulitzer Prize
Winner, To Speak 1t Bridgeviue

Robert Hlyer Pulitzer prize winning poet now at the UnyeTs
English will public lect
m Brdgevile Tuesday
Virgil Wiley principal OF the Brfd
Vile Schools, HilyeT to his audience
described Poetry PrOgramA
Milford chronicle., 1952-11-28

continued on page n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-14
And You Don't Have to Belong to a Croup
Child is Stricken
With Polio!
Parents Receive $3.50. 90

Thanks million" say Mr.. and Mrs.
Axel Kjelgaard Of Avoca, Iowa. They
write: Eve wish to express our sincere
thanks for your checks of $425.O0 for hos.
pital and $165.00 for doctor. It was such a
relief not to have to worry about bills
while our little son was hospitalized with
polio. Again we say thanks a million. /"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-14
Glasses in Infant Care
To Begin January II

A course in mother-and-baby
care. sponsored by the District
Red Cross. will start January %
at the corcoran School. 1916
Twenty-eighth street NV. Glasses
will be from l to 3 pm. on Tues
days and Thursdays through Feb
ruary Z.
To register. call Hobart $500
The classes are free.