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Milford chronicle., 1953-06-26
Senator Frear Seeks
New Summit Bridge
Asks Public Works Committee
For Action

United States Senator J. Allen
Frear has asked the senate PubIIo
Works Committees for immediafe
consideration of legislation autho-
rizing the construction of a new
four-lane bridge at Summit, Del
aware. He expressed disappoint-
ment over the Committees fail
ure to act on the bill up to the
present time.
In his weekly statement, Sena-
tor Frear declared that strong eff
forts are being made to obtain
funds with which to deepen the
Delaware River above Philadelphia
for the benefit of a new steel plant
in that area.
Mr.. Frear noted that the cost
of this project is estimated at
about 87-million dollars with al
most an additional million annual
ly for its maintenance.
By contrast, the Senator pointed
out that funds for a new four lane
bridge at Summit would be only a
fraction of the amount needed for
the Philadelphia project.
The Senator declared that ade-
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Milford chronicle., 1953-06-26
Doris CreenIy
OF Milford Is
Girls State
y OV ernOr
Daughter OF Mr.. And
Mrs. Leslie Greenly Is
Victor In Spirited Con-
test With Down State
Lass.

Miss Doris Greenly, Milford High
School junior, was elected Girls
State governor on Wednesday. She
was the candidate of the Federalist
Party. Peggy Funk was the eandi-
date of the opposition Nationalist
Party.
Other officers elected are: Miss
Nancy Bellmyer, Dover High
School, lieutenant governor, r.
Miss Janet Won Wettbefg. Mt
Pleasant High School, attorney
general, F.; Miss Kay Ridout, How
ard High School state auditor. N:
Miss Susan KaybGrg, Mt. Pleasant
High School, state treasurer. f..
and Miss Judy Otwell. SMYRNA
High School, insurance commits
siOner, F.
Governor ]. Caleb Boggs formal
ly conducted Miss Greenly into
office at a special ceremony We'd
nesday night in Wesley Junior Col
lege, where the Girls State dele
gates are making their headouar-
ters this week.
Following the inaugural cera-
monies the girls staged a stunt pro-
gram in the college gymnasium.
Following the election activities
Wednesday afternoon the girls
made their first visit to Legislative
Hall where pictures of the various
groups were made.
On Thursday afternoon the girls
moved to the Legislative Building
for a joint session for the purpose
Of hearing the message of the girl
Governor, who was accompanied by
Governor BOggs.
The Girls State session is being
conducted under the sponsorship Of
the Department of Delaware. the
American Legion Auxiliary.
The girls four Cities" Orfanized
Wednesday morning under the di-
rection of Mrs. Margaret Greenly,
Milford; Mrs. John w. Longboth-
am, Milford; Mrs. Joseph Lofiand.
Milisboro, and Miss Madalyn Heal
wilmington, were functioninp
Continued on page two)
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Rev. Tawes Camp Rodney
Expresses His Opens Summer
Appreciation Season June 28
Congregation How
He Has Enjoyed His
PastOrate At The Ave
nue. Church.

Rev. Roy Lawson Tawes, one of
MethOdism's outstanding pastors.
who has served Avenue Methodist
church for the past four years, and
who has answered a unanimous call
to Peninsula Methodist church.
Wilmington. Told his congregation.
how he had enjoyed his local
pastOrate and praised his successor
Rev. Robert E. Green, during his
preaching hour last Sunday.
Rev. Tawes stated and we quote
Il have accepted the invitation to
become minister at Peninsula
Methodist church Wilmington, in
fairness to all pulpits involved in
the exchange and to the cabinet.
ministers will not take up their
assignments until July 1st. ex-
press our deep gratitude for the
reception of our ministry here at
Avenue and in the community
life. What we have accomplished
here together under God in four
short years is nothing short of a
miracle, the work will go on and
toward under my splendid success
sOr unquOte."
During Rev. Tawes's pastorate in
Milford, the general church mem
hership has increased by over 200,
finances are in good shape, the
program OF youth work has gone
forward and the Sunday school
attendance has greatly increased.
Avenue church under Rev. Tawes,
assisted by Miss Eileen BlundOn
Educational Director of the church,
developed one Of the largest young
adult groups in the Peninsula con-
ference.
During his pastOrate a $15O,0O0
addition for social and recreational
Continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1953-06-26
Sussex Handicap Due
At Delaware Park
Thousands Are Expected For Big
Race Tomorrow Afternoon


One of Delaware Parks richest
and most important races, the $685.
600, mile and a quarter Sussex
Handicap, comes up for decision
on Saturday, thus completing the
most active week of the 32-day
meeting insofar as the stakes
schedule is concerned. No less than
four such events were carded dur
ing the current six-day period
two on the fiat and a pair of
steeplechase specials.
Monday brought the $4,000 Tom
ROby Stakes, which launched the
jumping phase of the Delaware
sport. Wednesday marked the re-
newal of the $4,000 Christiana
Stakes, in which juvenile colts and
geldings had their fling at five
and a half furlongs. Friday finds
the jumpers back in action, meet
ing at about two miles in the S1O.-
600 Georgetown Steeplechase Han.
dicap. Several of the best chasers
to perform in New York this sea-
son were among those aiming at
the Georgetown, including Jam
Continued on page sevenA
Milford chronicle., 1953-06-26
Ladies Of The Moose
Hold Installation
Junior Graduate Regent Is Elsie
Fineman, OF Milford


Fineman, OF Milford
Lillian Lynn, publicity Chairman
Tor Harrington Chapter No. 1929.
Women of the Moose, has announc-
ed that the installation of officers
was held on Friday night, June
18th. -'0
The new officers are: Junior
Graduate Regent, Elsie Fineman;
Senior Regent, Edna Fleischauer:
Junior Regent, Nora Mae Kemp:
Chaplain, Etzel McCready: Trea-
suTer, Belvia Vanderwende: Re-
cCrder, Frances Conner: Guide.
Elizabeth Wix; Assistant Guide.
Myrtle Tatman; Argus, Mildred
Hunnicutt; Seminal, Emma w
Vanderwende; Pianist, Dorothy
Wilson; Installation Chairman.
Katherine Hopkins.
The Flower Girls: Eleanor Sc
mans, Emma G. Vanderwende. lii
liam Lynn, Ruth Bradley, Elsie Bar
low, Doris Livingston, GLADYS Hurd
and Olive Wiederkehr. The officers
wore, white gowns with cOrsages
OF red rose buds. The flower girls
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Milford chronicle., 1953-06-26
MethOdistS Planning
Big Meet In PhiIIy
Highlight Will. Be SOngfest
At Franklin Field On
Sunday

Methodists from all parts of the
country are converging on Phila-
delphia this week to celebrate the
250th anniversary Of the birth Of
the first Methodist-John Wesley.
Unprecedented advance registra-
tiOn for this World Convocation
June 26th-2Sth, shows amazing in
terest in this meeting. There are
Zip registered delegates to date
from all states, reports Harry l..
Williams, star representative of
General Board Of Evangelism.
Nashville, Tennessee.
Registrations continue to pour
into the Nashville office at the rate
Of 100 per day.
Speakers for the three-day as
sembly include Bishop G.. Bromley
Oman, Washington, D. c.; Bishop
w. G. Martin, Texas; Bishop Ivan
Lee Holt, Chairman OF World Exc
cutive Committee Of World Metho-
dist Council; DR.. Harold Roberts.
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1953-06-26
Athletics Tryout
Camp Here July 2-3
Philadelphia Club Anxious To Sign
Up Promising Young Talent


Up Promising Young Talent
The Philadelphia Athletics will
conduct baseball school and tryout
camp in Milford, Del. Thurs. and
Friday July and 3. All boys six
ten years old and over are invited
to attend. The sessions will get
underway at 1000 o'clock in the
morning and will continue until
late in the afternoon
Hopeful of discovering new player
talent to bolster their farm system
and ultimately the major league
team, the Athletics are fulfilling
a second purpose in conducting
their efficient camp. All of the
boys who attend will receive expert
instruction in various phases of
baseball under the capable super
vision Of two experienced baseball
men.
Tie camp will be under the direc-
tiOn ct John Dutch" Brennan, one
of the Athletics Scouts, and Joe
Bird, a former minor league star
catcher. Both men are experienced
in teaching and helping young men
who desire 10 make a career of
baseball. Both have been conduct
ing try-Out camps for years.
The AS are particularly interest
ed in signing young men who want
to play professional baseball i'm
mediately.
Milford chronicle., 1953-06-26
Berlin Girl Wins Queen
Title; Georgetown Lass
Wins Junior Cooking
Fete; Lewes Woman
Wins Senior Contest.

Miss Berlin, in the charming per-
son of 20-year-Old Debbie Ann Saw
age, was crowned Miss Delmarva
of 1858 Monday afternoon by Gov.
J. Caleb BOggs as the opening
highlight of the opening day of
the sixth annual Delmarva Chick
en- Festival at the fair grounds in
Harrington.
Miss Savage was a late entry in
the contest and easily survived the
elimination round to represent
Maryland in the finals. In the lat
ter event she competed with an
other late entry, 17-year-Old Janice
Parks of Exmore, as Miss Vir-
ginia, and Barbara Smith, II, Of
Harrington, the Miss Delaware
winner There were % girls in
the contest.
A freshman at the University of
Maryland, Miss Savage is studying
to become an interior decorator.
She is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter T. Savage of Berlin.
her father being a druggist in the
Maryland town. She weighs 113
pounds, is feet, inches tall, has
brown hair and flashing hazel eyes.
Blue-eyed and blonde, Miss
Parks is a graduate of Northamp-
ton High School and is now a civil
service trainee. She weighs 100
pounds and is feet, z inches tall.
Miss Smith, daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. H. w. Smith, graduated from
Harrington High School this year
and will enter Washington Mission
ary College at Takoma Park. Md.
A brunette with blue grey eyes, she
is 5 feet, inches tall and weighs
1S0 pounds.
A surprise feature of the contest
with the selection of Miss Person.
ality with Lovey Anne Truitt of
Delmar winning this honor. She
has dark hair, brown eyes, and
small features with personality"
clearly evident, thus making the
judges task easier.
The selections had the full ap-
proval of the $500 persons gather
ed in front Of the grandstand stage.
Crowned By Governor
With the. announcement of the
Miss Savage donned the
royal red robe over her white bath
ing suit to be crowned by Cover
nor Boggs. The robe was lined in
silver and the binding was of err
mine. She was fianked by the Del
aware and Virginia winners.
AS Miss Delmarva, Miss Savage
received a loving cup and a $3.50
college scholarship. She was the
honor guest at the queens ball held
in the high school.
Even the weather man cOOpera-
ted in the festivities. Threatening
skies, thunder, and high winds
caused some apprehension but rain
did not fall until the ceremony
ended.
Governor Boggs officially opened
the festival at 1:3O at the euuip-
ment exhibit under the grandstand
He extended the states official
welcome. and spol0e of the progress
OF the Delmarva poultry industry
through the years.
Youth had it's fling Tuesday at
Continued on page eight)
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Girl Scout Camp
Will Open Sunday
Peninsula Girls VIII Attend CamD
Todd, Near Denton, Md.

The Peninsula Girl Scout Camp
Todd on Silver Lake, WilIiston.
near Denton, will open SUNDAY.
June 28 for a five week session
On Monday, June %, a total of
247 Brownies and Girl Scouts had
already registered from the five
states of Maryland, Delaware
Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio
Brownies may stay for one
week only. At the present there is
room for a few more Brownies
during the last week of camp.
intermediate and Senior Scouts NAV
stay for one, two or three weeks are
not quite filled. All registered
intermediate or Senior Girl Scouts
may still sign up for the camp dur
ing the last three weeks, July 12
through August l. The fee is nomin-
al and blanks can be secured from
Scout leaders.
Following the camping session
there will be four canoe cruises
for advanced campers. Each cruise
will last for one week. Registra-
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Milford chronicle., 1953-06-26
SelbyviIIe Scouts
Best In Sussex Co.
Crow Patrol Wins Plaque For
General Excellence

The award for the best Boy
Scout patrol in Sussex was award
ed to the Crow Patrol of SelbyvilIe
Troop 179 in the district camporee
Saturday and Sunday at LeWes
Beach.
An engraved plaque was donated
by the Lewes Lions Club for camp
craft, cookcraft, scoutcraft, depar-
ture and nature study.
About 80 scouts from - Sussex
County towns attended at a pavil-
ion on the waterfront with moro
than 80 scoutmasters and assis-
tants.
The Rev. A. Edward Dougherty.
pastor of the Bethel Methodist
Church at Lewes, was chairman.
The judging team included: John
r. MeGovern, health and safety
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Milford chronicle., 1953-06-26
Quick Decisions
Needed For Safety

Can you make quick decisions? If
you can't, you had better stay off
the nations highways and streets
over the Fourth Of July weekend.
the National Safety Council said
today.
y has been estimated that the
average motosist has to make from
20 to 80 decisions per hour. de-
pending on the traffic" the Coun-
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Milford chronicle., 1953-06-26
Many HOnemakers
Attended Short Course
Large Attendance Reported By
Kent And Sussex Counties

The following hOmemakers from
Kent County attended the 18th an
nual Homemakers Short Course,
June 17th-2Oth, at the University
of Delaware.
Mrs. Emma NJ. Bennett, GIG E.
Front Street, Milford; Mrs. Bertha
Donovan, 1903 S. E. 2nd Street.
Milford; Mrs. John S. Farrow.
Star Route, Magnolia; Mrs. Wal
lace Hanson, Weinef Avenue, Har-
rington; Mrs. c. M. Harrington,
EastOver Hills, Dover; Mrs. Sam
uel G. Hockstra, 421 N. Bradford
Street, Dover; Mrs. George r.
Hunt, r. d. No. g, Dover; Mrs.
Earl Hurd, Clayton; Mrs. o. M.
Kersey, Viola; Mrs. Clara King,
155 American Avenue, Dover: Mrs.
Susie Knots, Kenton; Miss Rosan-
ma Messick, Houston; Miss BittliI
Mittuer, Mrs. Laura S. Myers, 1OS
Vernon Street, Smyrna.
Mrs. Oscar Nemish, Harrington:
Mrs Margie OugletTee, 21S Wyom-
ing Avenue, Dover; Mrs. Elmer
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Milford chronicle., 1953-06-26

Acknowledged as a master Of line
drawing by such noted artist AZ
Joseph Pennell, Pyle's works also
possessed qualities Of strength and
imagination, combined with a delic-
acy Of. color. The magic of his COL
or made itself especially attractive
IN the illustrations appearing in
Scribner's and Harper's Maea-
zines, as well as in numerous books
for children.
examples Of both his pen and
ink line drawings and his ORIGINAL
water color drawings form part of
the current exhibit. which viii re-
main on view in the Museum's No
Continued on page ai)
Milford chronicle., 1953-06-26
State Farm Land
Prices Up Over 80

Delaware farms have increased
slightly in value since the spring OF
1862. The average value per acre
IN this state rose from $141 70 $I44
between March Of 1852 and March
1858. These figures come from a
report Of the Bureau Of Agricultur-
Al Economics, y. S. Department of
agriculture.
rms compares with an AVERAGE
Continued on page sevenl
Milford chronicle., 1953-06-26

Soils Department, Rutgers Univer-
sity, New Brunswick. NJ j., will
speak on the subject Some New
Ideas on Soil Organic Matter" Dr.
Bear IS an outstanding authority on
the subject and his talk will be both
interesting and instructive. Repre-
sentatiYes from the American plant
Food Council and the National Fer
tilizer Association viii attend.
The S2nd annual convention gives
promise Of being interesting and in
structiYe as many specialists on
varied subjects are attending Peo-
PIE from al parts Of the United
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Milford chronicle., 1953-06-26
Outstanding 4-H'ers
Meet In Washington

Four Delaware Al delegates
Joined those from all As states in
Washington, d. c., this week. The
event. is the 23rd National All
Camp, a week Of tours, meetings.
and discussions.
Betty Lee Cannon. BridgeVille:
Esther Klair, Marshallton: Marvin
Davis, Milford, and Russell lay
ton, Laurel, are Delaware's repre-
Continued on page 2D
Milford chronicle., 1953-06-26

w F9-11V v IIVIo 2 q 7IdIC IWCI6ds5 IS
necessary, according to Albert e.
Rose, state manager of the COM
pany. He pointed out that this will
be only the second general rate in
crease in 80 years for the COM
pany.
Immediate financial relief is ur-
gent" he added.
In addition to general increases
in the charges for both residence
and business services, the new
schedules call for a minimum 10
cent charge for coin telephone
calls; scent increases, generally.
for toll calls within the state and
continued on page thirteen)
Milford chronicle., 1953-06-26
Delapare Peninsula Fertilizer
Association W'jHMeet TomOrrOp

D Erman Bear Rutgers University address the S2nd
Annual Delar-Va Fertilizer Association Convanf
Ocean City Nd, Saturday. -
apn A. Ross President DeNarVa Peninsula Fertilizer Assn
announces outstanding
De nl June M at the George Washington Ocean CITY Nd
Milford chronicle., 1953-06-26
Diamond State Telephone Co.
Files New Tariffs Witb PSC

with % me P1m@na P state Telephone Company has filed
WIN une fuDHc Service Commission
increases in telephone State The average in
uence SUBSCRIBERS viii he less than three day
increased higher
needed TO- the business the companvs eae re-
Milford chronicle., 1953-06-26
so State Plants
Have Safety Record
L. d. Caulk Co.; ]. H. MuIhOlland
CO., Are Among Those Listed

of the 73 plants participating in
the Delaware Safety Councils In
ter Plant Safety Contest, so re-
ported no accidents during the
month of April
During the month there were
only "a lost-tilne accidents with
2S,670 employees working 5.11s.742
man hours and lost days resulting
from accidents totaled ass.
Plants reporting no accidents
from January TO April in Group A
include The Dupont Company-Sea-
ford Plant; DUPONT Company-Wil-
mington Shops; DUPONT Company
Edge Moor Plant; Hercules Powder
Continued On page two)
Milford chronicle., 1953-06-26
HOward Pyle Exhibit FOrm0lly
Opened At State Museum, Dover

EXHIBIT dedicated to the of the oneundret
@ 81 te 9h OF Howard Pyle, Delaware greatest ag was
opeu last week IN the delaware State
he foremost illustrators his craft de he %
ing his family Florence Italv A0AA "AAe VISIT
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-03-19
ROSEDALE

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bowman spent
Sunday with relatives in Cresap-
town.
Callers at the home OF Jacob J..
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LISTEN AMERICANS!
:. by George S Benson
President Of Herdins collseS

At the end Of World War H. General Eisenhower wrote
book entitled Crusade in Europe 1t gave detailed
the preparations for and the actual invasion Of
Naz-hed Eur0pe-the greatest military action i'm the his
tory modern warfare Every American had vital stake
General EsenhoWers Crusade i'll Europe. 1t the
freCnas crusade against advancing tyranny 1t routed and
defeated the armed might of Hers NaZi empire. In
real it preserved the American OF life
The of the invasion due not only to General
Escnhowes leadership Supreme Commander but to the
oWhoW and experience of the team of subordinate lead
ers whom he chose His book clearly shows that when he
selected his SubOrdnateS he placed great Importance mill
tay knoWhoW, actual battle experience and on expert
in cOOrdnatng 4 big military operation
In his long, active military General Eisenhower
had learned lesson that applies anywhere In warfare, as
business and also the end of government there
substitute for knoWhoW and experience battle leader
chosen for his ability to recte military treatise
elected to the OF president be
he holds degree from school Of business admnistra
ton And in government that has become big business
degree in political science mans political savVy is not
valuable to the taxpayers business knoWhOW and
perence.
most obvious fact in the whole Federal governmental
picture today that defense spending accounts for approx
maey IS per of the entire Federal budget The adj
minstTaOn Of this vast military establishment with its
service scattered round the globe and its multbion
dollar ornaments program constituting the biggest prOduc
ton job in peace time history, job for big
Of character and with business knowhow and experience
in big operations.
President Eisenhower chose such a man-Chares f.
Wilson, the top executive of General Motors And Wilson, in
turn, chose his teammates of such unquestioned
ability with outstanding records the dynamic
American business word-where intelligence sound judg
ment imagination and courage indispensable ingredients
for As nOn-parsan citizen with citizens stake
I'm grateful to President Eisenhower for appointing these
of unusual ability. Next week I'm going to Washington
key and their plans in the first administration in
20 years.
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AURORA EGLON

Mr.. and Mrs Orma Armentrout,
Cash Valley. received word Tuesday
Of the death of their son, Jack,
following vehicle accident at
Camp Campbell, Ky. He is survived
by his parents and three brothers.
Mrs. Arvin Harsh, near Eglon,
was notified of the death Of her
father, Ohio Rogers, at a Weston
hospital Funeral rites were held
Tuesday at the Sunnyside church,
near Burlington.
Word was received bV relatives
at Aurora that H. b. McCrum is
reeuperating from a serious illness
At his home near Stanton. Va.
James lielmick moved WedNeS-
day from the Wilmer Harsh house
to the little house Mr.. Helmick
constructed several wears ago and
which is now owned by John Slau-
baugh, all Of Eglon
Mr.. and Mrs Ross Toats, Of near
Eglou. moved load Of personal
pa .pcrty last week to Ohio where
they plan to locate in the near iu-
tgre.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Snyder and
family, Of near Cumberland. were
Weekend guests with relatives at
Horse Shce Run. Mrs. Snydcr's
father, Ed. Sell, is critically III.
The Snydels visited the formers
neither, Mrs Gertrude Snyder. Of
Egion, on Sunday afternoon.
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Associated Women Meet

The Board Of Directors Of the
Associated Women, Garrett County
Farm Bureau, held a spring meet
ing at the Englc home near Grants
vile Wednesday, March II. Miss
Ida V. Engle, president, presided.
Mrs. Guy Stanton was reelected
secretary. The organization will
again sponsor the County Farm
Queen Contest. Cash prizes will be
awarded zach contestant, and the
county winner will enter the state
contest. 1t was voted to send a All
girl to Maryland Club Week. Ten
dollars was contributed to the Red
Cross and $500 to Pennies For
Friendship.
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Entered at the Postofficc at Oak
land, Md, as second-class mail mat
ter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-03-19

The Republican is published
every Thursday at The Republican
Building, Second street. Oakland,
at the following rates Of subscrip-
ton, payable in advance:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-03-19

The Hudson Jet has the floor recessed
within the base frame. This provides the
lowest center of gravity among American
cars, and makes it possible to safely put
more power in relation to weight in
the jet than in any other low-priced car.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1953-03-19

The Republican was established
in 1877. 1t is the oldest and largest
newspaper published i'm Garrett
County, with the greatest circula-
ton.
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rag points; fourth to those below
Gao.
Southern heh's paper was
judged among newspapers in senior
high schools with 75l to 1000
pupils. No other paper in this group
received none chan ii second place
rating.