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Milford chronicle., 1953-08-14
Local Lady Delegate
To ACWW Meeting
Mrs. Duane Lynn Representing
Delaware At Toronto, Aug 1928

Mrs. Duane Lynn Representing
Delaware At Toronto, Aug 1928
Mrs. Duane Lynn of Milford, a
member of the MillwoOd Home
Demonstration Club, is represent
ing Delaware at the seventh trien-
NAL conference of the Associated
Country Women Of the World in
Toronto, Canada, August 12th-2Srd.
It is expected that about 1000
delegates and visitors from more
than 25 countries will attend the
regular sessions Of the conference.
Round table discussions will deal
with the problems and programs of
rural women and rural youth in
order to establish a better world
understanding. Delegates will also
study economic problems of rural
people and International programs
to be fOstered by the ACWW.
Delaware is affiliated with the
ACWW through its membership in
the National Home Demonstration
Council. Delaware members con-
tribute to its program through the
Pennie for Friendship fund. The
average contribution in 1853 was
eight cents per member. Mrs. Ray
.mOnd Eayre of Ackworth, Iowa,
who was speaker at the state meet
ing of Delaware Home Demonstra-
Continued on page flve)
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-14

any intention of his banking group
to locate here at this time. On
Tuesday morning we received a
letter from Mr.. Patton. 1t is self
explanatory. 1t follows:
Dover, Delaware
August 10, 1868
Mr.. G. Marshall Townsend
Milford Chronicle
16 S. w. Front Street
Milford, Delaware
Dear Marshall:
In reply to your inquiry regard
ing the plans of the Farmers Bank
of the State of Delaware, / want
to state emphatically that we have
no present plans or thoughts of
any branch operation in Milford.
l am sorry if the current rumOr
has caused any concern among
the other banking institutions be-
cause the officers and directors of
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-14
$4,000 Pupils
Are Expected
To Jam State
Schools Soon
Enrolment Is
FOreseen By State De-
partment Of Public
instruction Officials
AS Plans Are Made
For Opening.

The State Department of Public
instruction and the school district
OF Delaware are faced with the
problem of providing classroom
seats for an unprecedented enroll
ment of more than $4,000 public
school children when the educa-
tiOnal institutions reopen early in
September.
This is the very safe" estimate
of the research director of the de-
partment, who is charged with the
responsibility of figuring out the
enrollments before the children
actually appear in the classrOoms to
be counted.
On top of this, the met" enroll
ment by the end of the next school
year is expected to reach a new high
of about $4,000 school children, as
the school population continues to
grow in leaps and bounds from year
to year.
The met" figures are reached
through transfers of hundreds OF
children from one district to an
other, from parochial schools into
public schools, plus the numbers of
children of new families moving into
Delaware for whom classroom seats
must be provided during the school
year.
Increase of 5000
DR.. Robert c. Stewart, director
of research and publications for the
department, said this week that
I'VE can safely predict" that the en-
rOllment in September will be more
than $4,000. This estimated all-time
high figure for public education in
Delaware would mark an increase
of more than 5000 over the num-
ber of children reporting in the
classrooms last September. At thai
time. the total enrolment was
5O,860-the first time the public
school population passed the 50,00l
mark
Public school officials continue Il
be confronted with major prob
lem in proving additional class
rooms up to the junior high school
level, as these larger classes follow
the smaller classes that preceded
them. One section of the state where
this condition is acute is the Newark
Special School District, where over
continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-14

party III power IN the state a0-
ministratiOn. Dismissals have been
expected since the Republicans
gained control of the department
recently.
The fact that three officials have
received notices OF termination Of
their employment as of Sept. / was
confirmed by Col. w. A. McWilliams,
chief engineer. The three are:
Leslie Maxwell, Swanwyck, main
tenance engineer for New Castle
County.
Howard w. Jones, Dover, chief
right Of way agent; and William
B. MARYLAND, Smyrna, equipment
supervisor.
Colonel McWilliams also con-
firmed a report that Alfred W.,
Joseph, SUSSEX. County Division en-
gineer, has resigned, effective Sep
tember 1.
Other Democrats in major posi-
tions in the department, expected
to receive notices soon in the switch
10 Republican appOintees, accord
ing to political sources, include:
James B. Bice, Dover, division
engineer for Kent County; and John
A. Joslin, Forest Brook Glen, ad-
ministrative assistant.
1t was not yet clear who would
take the places Of the outgoing
CONTINUED on page fivel
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-14
End OF Kent
Rent Controls
Being Urged
Is Recommended
Unless Fund Is Pro-
vided To Pay Help And
Maintain Office.

All. four members of the Kent
County Advisory Board are of
the opinion that rent control in the
county should be terminated if it
has to be administered without the
services of paid personnel.
j. o. Willis, the board chairman,
made that statement this week
after meeting Of the board in his
Dover home with Leonard SkubaI,
assistant director for rent control
in the Office Of Defense Mobilization.
Mr.. Willis added that three of the
four members Of the board are also
of the opinion that the demands for
rental housing in the area under
the boards jurisdiction have been
reasonably met at this time.
He said that the ofiice-which has
been closed for the most part since
all paid personnel were taken away
will be closed entirely, with all
furniture to be taken out.
The meeting was held as a result
of the dilemma in which the area
was placed by Congress: How to ad-
minister rent control with no funds.
Congress at its last session passed
rent control legislation for critical
defense areas, but at the same time
authorized an appropriation of only
$4,000 for the administration of the
entire program in the United States
and Alaska The majority of this
is absorbed by the Washington Of
flee, which has eight employees.
Mr.. Willis also said that a rent
control official from the New York
regional Office is also expected in
Dover soon to discuss the problem.
His statement, however, indicates
that rent control is finished in
Delaware unless Congress appro-
PIRATES money for paid help. Kent
County, including Milford, is the
only section of the state which is
still under rent control because of
the presence Of the Dover Air Base.
U. S. Rep. Herbert B. Warburton
Continued on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-14
AL New Pupils Who
Have Not Registered
Heretofore Are Re
quested To Do So By
August 2Oth; Faculty
Is Announced.

DR.. Ramon C. Cobbs. superin-
tendent of Milford Schools, an
nounced today that the Milford
Board of Education had approved
September 8, 1853, as the opening
day of school.
All new pupils who have not
been registered are requested to
report to the school Office on Aug
ust goth, between the hours of 900
and 1900 p. m. This includes late
registration for the first grade.
kindergarten, and students trans
ferred from other schools.
On September 9Th, all pupils en-
tering. the first grade are to report
to the school cafeteria for assign
ment to classes. Pupils in grades
two to six, inclusive, will report to
the school auditorium. Room as
signments for high school pupils
will be posted on the outside doors
of the high school building.
Parents bringing children to the
elementary school are requested to
use the driveway from School Place
to the elementary parking circle.
Parents bringing children to the
high school are requested to use
the driveway from Kent Place
through the parking lot. 1t is re-
quested that no one with private
cars enter the bus parking area.
The following teachers have been
employed for the school year, 1889
54: Mr.. M. 4. Glasmire, high school
principal; Mr.. Alvin r. WilkersOn.
Jr., elementary school principal:
Mrs. Marjorie Summers; Mr.. Rob
ert Leslie; Mr.. Clarence Kern; Mr..
Earl Brown; Mrs. Edwena Greene;
Mrs, MOllie Brown; Mr.. Lochlin
Huth; MIR. Byron Phillips; Mrs.
Grace Montgomery; Miss Ruth
Foster; Mr.. Theodore Pyne; Mr.,
Frank Wolfe: Miss Jane Herson.
Miss Louise Hastings; Mrs. Flor
ence Williams; Mr.. A. C. Davidson /;
Mr.. Wilbur Haight; Mrs. Eva KieI:
Mrs. Denise Liller; Miss Erna Mar
tin; Mr.. George Messick; Mr.. John
Bunnell; Mr.. Bernard Briggs; Miss
Susan Brown; Mr.. Anthony Bleeck-
Continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-14
SIS. Will Hold
Membership
Here
Aug. "A
Howard Vreeland Will
Serve AS Chairman Of
The S essiOn Which
Will Be Held In Mil
ford Grange Hall.

A showing of the Southern
States 30th Anniversary techni-
color movie, we, a "basketbalI'
game, and elections of local direc-
tors and Farp Home Advisory
Committee members will be fea-
lures of the. annual Southern
States membership meeting for
the Milford, Delaware area on
Monday, August oath, at Grange
Hall in Milford, Del The meeting
will be held at 500 o'clock p. m,
D. S. T.
Southern States Cooperative and
Southern States Milford COOpera-
tive are jointly sponsoring the
meeting. The chairman of the
meeting will be Howard Vreeland
of Milford, Delaware.
The movie to be shown tells the
story of the cOOperative's first 80
years through the memory of a
typical patrOn-member who help
ed organize it in 1923. The picture
was filmed in Carroll and Howard
counties in central Maryland with
an all-farm cast. The lead" is
played by Roscoe Frizzell, of West
Friendship Maryland, a dairy
farmer, who also plays the role
of a dairy farmer in "We".
The basketball" game will be
played by a mems team coached
by Robert WarnOck of Milford,
Del, and a wOmen's team, coached
by Mrs. Douglas Fry of Milford,
Del. Each team will include FIVE
players and three substitutes. A
team will "scOre" by answering
correctly questions about the CO.
operatives operations, history, and
personnel. The game will last 20
minutes. The audience will serve
as cheering sections. The South
ern States district manager, r.
w. Durham of Milford. Del, will
be the referee.
Already volunteering for the
Continued on page fiYe)
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-14
Dollar DAYS
In Milford
Last Weekend
Big Success
Shopping Public Pleased
With Values Presented
By The Cooperating
Stores; Next days"
In February, 1854.

Conversations with many shop
pers who came to Milford last Fri
day and Saturday and shopped in
the local stores cooperating with
the Dollar Days program initiated
by the Merchants Division of the
Milford Chamber of Commerce,
we're unanimously Of the opinion
that the merchants did a good job
in offering fresh seasonal mer-
chandise at reasonable prices.
Friday was really a rush day,
with thrOngs of shoppers waiting
in front Of the cooperating stores
at the morning opening hour. Sat
urday was also a good day as it
always is in Milford, and the mer-
chants were busy from opening un-
til nine o'clock closing. A survey
of participating merchants reveals
that the highly successful Dollar
Days of last February were sur
passed.
Although Dollar Days were held
In two other down state cOmmuni-
ties last Friday and Saturday they
apparently failed to detract from
the local days" The committee
from the Chamber of Commerce,
which worked hard to bring the
days" to a successful conclusion,
were Wilson w. Sockrider, chair
man Of the Merchants Division of
the Chamber Of Commerce; A. Cal
vim Ball, president of the chamber,
and Robert H. Yerkes, secretary to
the board Of directors.
Circulars, radio time and a full
section Of the Milford Chronicle
was used to carry the shopping
message to 10000 potential shop
pers in the Milford trading area.
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-14

upon showing Dy the QeIeuQant
that the various items may be ma
terial to the preparation Of the de-
Tense, and that inspection, copying,
or photOgraphing Of them are rea-
sonable.
The inspection, copying, or pho
tOgraphing Of the evidence inVOIV-
ed took place in the office Of the
attorney general In the Court
House in Dover on Tuesday morn
ing In the presence Of a represent
tatiVe Of the attorney generals
ofice, which the order specified.
Herman c. Brown Is attorney for
Pollard Triai Of the case has been
fixed for September IA. The courts
order was issued on a motion Of
Mr. Brown, which had been heard
BY the court. It is in accordance
with Superior Court rules Of Grim
inal procedure.
The order directs that the at
torney general permit the defend
ant or someone in hiR behalf to
inspect and copy or photograph
any clothing in the possession Of
the state which was worn by the
alleged victim at the time Of the
asserted crime, furniture or its
cover upon which the alleged crime
was supposed 70 have occurred. IL
Il be in the possession Of the state,
and clothing worn BY the defend
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Milford chronicle., 1953-08-14

GudIu DuISduy anu was DaSeQ on
the possibility that enough pilots
can be found to fill the ranks of
the new unit The general explained
that survey is being made now to
determine how many pilots are
available.
The new bomber squadron would
complement the 142nd Fighter
Squadron, Delaware Air National
Guard. Col. w. w. Spruance, air
officer on General ScannelPs state
staff, is assisting in the survey now
being made.
General Scannell also announced
that the Guard will receive 25 Jet
aircraft - probably F-8O's - some
time this winter, as part Of the
National Guard Bureaus long-range
program to equip the Air National
Guard with the latest type plane.
The new jets, he said, will be
used for training and for patrol
missions in this area. All Delaware
Air National Guard pilots are ia
miliar with jet-type planes, the
general added.
He explained that the new Jets
will be turned over to the 142nd
Fighter Squadron, and that they
will be based at the New Castle
County Air Base.
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-14
Community Calendar
For Coming Week
Events Listed For Period
Friday, August Il To
Friday, August 21.
Friday, August I4th

Friday, August 14th
Pony League Baseball-Milford
Mustangs VS. Greenwood at Milford
High School Field; 500 p. m.
Temple Lodge No. 9, A. f and
A. Nat Temple Lodge; 800 D. m.
Saturday, August 18th
Milford Grange-at Grange Hall;
500 p. m.
Milford Grange-at Grange Hall.
Milford Nu Chapter of Beta Sig
ma Phi-Charity Ball, st. Edmund's
Auditorium, starting at 300 D. m.
Sunday, August 18th
Church News-See Page 2.
Monday, August 18th
Milford Rotary Club-at Varney
Hall, Community Building: 6:15
p. m.
Crystal Fount Lodge No. 10.
/. o. o. Fat Odd Fellows Hall:
500 p. m.
CONTINUED on page flve)
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-14
Home Demonstration
Scholarships Out
Mary Anne Simpson, Barbara Heath
DOWnstate Winners

Scholarships in home economics
have been awarded three Delaware
girls for study at the University
of Delware. The scholarships, for
$500 each, go to Dolores Lloyd of
Newark, Mary Anne Simpson of
Dover, and Barbara Heath of Ellen
dale.
The scholarships are awarded by
Home Demonstration Councils in
each county and are announced by
Dean Irma Ayers of the University's
School of Home Economics. All
three girls are enrolled in home
economics at the University, Dolores
is a freshman, Mary Anne a junior,
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-14
Self Employed Folk
Complying With S. S.
Officials Gratlfed That Citizenry
Is Responding 70 Loan

I'VE are highly gratifeI by the
way Delawareans who work for
themselves are complying with the
law which provides old-age and
insurance protection for
themaelves and their dependent
families" Myron Milbouer, manager
Of the Wilmington social security
Office, said today. Reports from the
Bureau of Internal Revenue in
dicate that approximately 5000
self-smployed persons in this area
filed a return and paid the social
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-14
Harrington Fire Co.
Will Sponsor Races
Stock Car Program Will Be Held
At Fair Grounds Tomorrow Mite

At Fair Grounds Tomorrow Mite
The Harrington Fire Company
will sponsor a Stock Car Race on
Saturday evening, August 18th, to
be held at the Kent and Sussex
Fair Grounds. The first race is
called for $3.50 p. m.
This event, sanctioned by
NASCAR, will feature forty cars
represented by some of the best
known drivers in the East.
Admission is $1.5O including the
grandstand. Box seats, at an addi-
tional S0c each, may be secured
by calling Harrington 511.
The proceeds of these races will
be used to purchase a new COM
binatiOn pumper and water wagon.
The Harrington Company serves
a large territory, much of which
is rural, and the firehighters be-
lieve the general public in appre-
citation of services rendered, will
unite to assist the firemen procure
this badly needed equipment, by
attending the races tomorrow mite.
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-14
Schools
viii Reopen On
Wednesday, Sept. 9
NU CHAPTER GIVING
CHARITY BALL aug. Is

A Charity Ball is being
sponsored by the Milford Nu
Chapter of the Beta Sigma
Phi Sorority, for the purpose
of buying equipment for the
Milford Memorial Hospital
and helping families who are
victims of patients with can
Ger.
The dance will be held at
the st. EdmOnd's Auditorium
in RehOboth on Saturday
night, August 18th, from 8
to l. 1t will be Cabaret STYLE
and dress will be optional.
George Madden's Orchestra
and vocalist will provide
music. Tickets are $500 per
couple and will be sold at
door. Please support charity
IN your community.
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-14
Dave Hugg Completes
VFW Service Course
Milford Veteran VIII Supervise
VFW Service Office Upstate

David S. Hugg, adjutant of Blue
Hen Post No. 64S3, V. F. W., this
city, recently appointed acting SER
vice officer of the Department of
Delaware, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, was in Philadelphia all of
last week, taking a course of in
structiOn in service work from
Y. F. w. and Veterans Administra-
tion officials under the overall sup
ervision of Stanley Rosenberg,
v. F. w. service officer for the De-
partment Of Pennsylvania.
During the disqualification of
Herbert Willis, longtime Delaware
Department service officer, Hugg
will nave supervision of the v. f.
w. Service a-aliaa in the DravO
Building, w
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-14
Cub Scout Pack Will
See Athletics Play
Milford Group To Take Trip To
Philadelphia Tomorrow

The high spot of the summertime
schedule of the Milford Cub Scout
Pack will occur this Saturday,
when an anticipated fifty local Cubs
will travel to Connie Mack Stadium,
Philadelphia, to see a major league
baseball game between the World
Champion New York Yankees and
the Philadelphia Athletics. The
Milford Cubs, accompanied by den
dads and den chiefs, will board a
special chartered bus at the Bus
Center, here, shortly after nine o.
clock Saturday morning and be
taken direct to the game site;
Continued on page slx)
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-14
Outstanding Card AT
Ocean Downs Sat.
Ohio Pace $1,000 Classic win Be
Feature Tomorrow

Ocean Downs Raceway, riding
the crest of the biggest boom in it's
history in its first week of the 20
night meet will present one of its
most outstanding race cards Sat-
urday night, August 18th, featuring
the $4,000 Ohio Pace in which Roy
al Mist, one of the most popular
stars ever to come out of the Eas-
tern Shore, makes her return after
a years absence. Nightly post time
is $3.50. with the daily double clos
ing at S:15.
The four-year-old bay mare own
ed by Franklin Hastings of Ber-
CONTINUED on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-14
Defense For Alleged RaPist
Allowed To View Evidence

AN order entered BY Judge Charles L.
OF county authority
evidence medical laboratory reports in the
Edward Pollard 49, Of Denton Nd, on
charge -
Terry the order was entered into by the court
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-14
Three Board Officials Ousted
In COP Department Changes

Thee onc OF the State Highway Departmental Democrats
two others slated be soon - - s
Ihe action described by Highway
OF the department.
periodic change in personnel following change lie nonaI
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-14
Air Guard offered Bombers
If Pilots Can Be Secured

The Delaware Air National Guard has
ron II enough pilots can be found here planes
announced the weekend by Brig
general of the Guard his twoweeks
at Bethany Beach. - - ~ p'
The Oher made revealed the National
Evening star., 1953-08-27
CLEARANCE!

SPORTS SHoP-Third Floor, Street and representa-
tive selections at Bethesda, Shiinston, Upper Conn.,
Ave-, and Silver Spring
$3.50 to $4SS Blouses Haes in DENIM seerscker plaid
cottonS dacron rayon prints plain coors; sleeveless
bouses wrap haltes and bras assorted coors sizes 10 to 49,
81 to 50
SS95 to $O6 Pedal Pusers cotton seercker spun rayons
orion nylon seersucker dacron washabes blue
brown, beige aqua, gray coral sizes 10 to to IS
$3SS and S5 Fancy Pants In striped printed cottons
sorted colors; sizes 10 to
$5S5 SlacEs white cotton; sizes 10 to
$2S5 Shorts Of cotton denim, little style; oxford faded
blue green blue checks sizes 10 to
$95 Long Shorts Checks assorted coorS sizes 10
and II ------------------Sz
$595 Play Suits Check and plain denms broadcloths
piece boomer tailored Styles assorted coors sizes 10 to 6
81
S595 Denim oxford geen sizes
10 to 16
$95 Jackets; DENIM broadcoh boy Styles green OXFORD
sizes 10 to
Evening star., 1953-08-27

Womens S2995 to S39.95 Dresses. White ground, pure
silk prints printed chffons with separate taffeta slips
gray spun rayons twopece rayons in pastel
shades printed sheers few silk shantungs few dark
chiffons sizes 141z to 241a SIS
Evening star., 1953-08-27

Women's $17S5 to SIS Dresses Sheer prints in floral
monotone and polka dots nyons in solid colors and
prints; cottons dotted swiss: grey. pink blue with
hand fagottng and lace trims printed voiles checked
tissue gingham; sizes 14z to 241k 1S to ------$lz
Evening star., 1953-08-27

and lace dressy styles
blue Thomas cotton in green formal nyon tle
in navy blue; broken SIS
S145 Afternoon Evening Dresses Blue
nyon evening dress of tue and lace size 22 linen
1871; black dressy afternoon style in
chiffon lace 22 navy evening size a.
black evening chiffon, size 70 $7S
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-24
Three Persons
Hurt In Wreck

Three persons were injured at
$50 Tuesday morning in an acci-
dent at the intersection of Route
$40 and the Graytown Road, Dep
uty Sheriff Clarence Stephens re.
ported.
Carlton Harder and Roger I'm
mel, both of Route 3, Oak Harbor,
were brought to the Magruder
Memorial Hospital for emergency
treatment while Toledo woman,
most seriously hurt of the seven
persons, involved, was taken to a
Toledo hospital.
Harder was treated for scalp
decorations and Immel for lacera-
tionS of the scalp, ear and knee.
Deputy Stephens said the wreck
happened when five Toledo Ne
groes, enroute to their jobs at the
Erie Ordnance Depot, failed to
make safety stop at the inter.
section.
IT,, r., MEMc riaseifiad Adc
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-07-24

eight-day vacation near Calumet
Mich. where they will try t h ir
luck at fly fishing.
Hugo Wenzel of Columbus was
a guest of his brother, Roland d
Wenzel and family last weekend.
We admire the enthusiastic work
of the WenzelS as they build their
new home on Catawba. The other
day Mrs. Wenzel was mailing sid
ing and just as she took good aim
with the hammer, her daughter
called Mother, you aren't putting
those on the way Dad is" You
guessed it - OUCH! But Mrs.
Wenzel didn't let a sore thumb in
terfere with her work, she went
right ahead mailing and doing a
good job of it too.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Mascara
and daughters have returned TO
their West Loop h m e. Joseph,
who has been attending school in
New Jersey met his family in
PittSburg, Pa. and together they
enjoyed the trip home, visiting in
Pennsylvania, Canton, Ohio and
NOrWalk on the Way.