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Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25
Fire Auxiliaries Met
In Sussex Sept. Is.
Officers For Coming Term Were
Installed BY State President

The WOmens .Auxiliaries AssOci-
alton Of the Sussex County VOlun-
teer Firemen met in Greenwood on
Wednesday evening with the
Greenwood Auxiliary as hostess.
Officers for the ensuing term
were installed by Mrs. Martin Uh-
Ter, newly elected president of the
State AuXiliaries Association. Off
GERS installed were Mrs. Ella
Roach, RehObOth, president; Mrs.
Margaret Hastings. Blades. vice
president; Miss Ruth Vaughn. Re
hoboth, secretary; Mrs. Pauline
Burris, SeafOrd. assistant secre-
tary; Mrs Eleanor Elliott. Lau-
rel. treasurer. Mrs. Alberta Smith
OF Bridgeville. new assistant trea-
surer. unable to attend, will be in
stalled at the next meeting of the
association.
Mrs. Minnie Kyttle, outgoing
president, presided over the bust
ness session prior to installation
ceremonies and received reports of
various auxiliary activities. Mrs
kyttle was presented with a past
presidents pin by Mrs. Uhler and
also received a gift from the as
soclatlOn presented by Mrs. Mar
Continued on page sevenl
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25
OAR Fashion ShOW
At LOHgUOOd Oct. 2I
$50 Tables Will Also BE Set
Up For Bridge
Playing

LongwOOd Conservatory will be
the setting for the fashion show
and bridge being arranged by the
members of the Delaware State So
ciety, Daughters of the American
Revolution. of which Mrs. Charles
I. HOch of Wilmington, is regent.
Also assisting will be members of
each of the chapters of the state.
Six hundred are expected to be
present at the affair which will be
held on Wednesday, October 2lst,
and starting at one o'clock. The
cost per person will be S1.5O and
members Of the chapters will have
tickets for sale. The Delaware
Room in Memorial Continental Hall
in Washington will be the bene-
factor of the affair.
Lillian ROdman of Marcus Hook.
Pa, will present the fashion show
continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25
FELTON, Youth Winner In
Junior Contest; His
Six Competing Birds
Weighed % lbs, s OF.

The Junior BrOiler Contest FL
nails held in Jones Memorial Hall,
Georgetown, last week drew an at
tendance of approximately 300 per-
sons. Boys and girls from all over
the state entered a total of 40
entries consisting of 6 brOilers in
each entry.
First prize winner in the state
was LinfOTd Lockwood, 18 year
old Junior in the FELTON, High
School, treasurer of the FELTON,
FLA Chapter and a vocational ag-
riculture student Young Lock
woods entry of six birds weighed
20 pounds, ounces and scored a
total of 94.40 points out of a pos
sible 100. He is the son Of Nelson
Lockwood. of FELTON,. and in addi-
ton TO other activities, plays bas-
ketball and football.
Second prize winner was Marcia
Seeger, 9th grade student in the
Georgetown High School and mem
ber of the County Seat Girls All
Club. Her entry 'Of 6 birds weighed
28 lbs. 8 o., and she scored 9I.95
points. She is the daughter of Karl
Seeger.
Third place winner was James
Givens, of Laurel, whose birds
weighed q lbs. 4 o., and his score
was 91.75. Fourth place winner
was Lawrence Jestic, also of Lau-
rel, the birds weighing 28 lbs.
and his score was 81. Both these
boys are vocational agriculture
students in the Laurel High
School
The first prize, which went to
young Lockwood was the gold trO-
ply presented by the Delaware
Poultry Improvement Association.
He also received a cash award of
$4,000 Cash awards and certif-
Gates were given to the other three
the awards being $4,000; $1,000
and $1,000 for 2nd, 3rd and 4th
places respectively. Cash awards
of $3.50 were presented to winners
5 through 10th and $500 to win
ners IL through 2Oth. Following
is the list Of the other Is winners.
together with the weight of their
entries and point scoring: 5th, Ell
bert Harrington, of FeltOn-26 lbs.
II o., score, 9c75: 9th. Raymond
Piper, of Milton, birds: 26 lbs. s
o., score 1915; 7th, Roland Hearn
of Laurel. birds: 26 III. 8 o., score
1925; Sth, Betty Lee Cannon of
Greenwood, birds: 30 lbs. 4 o..
score, 1925; 9Th Stanley Hearn of
Laurel, birds: 26 lbs. u o.. score.
SO; 10th, Gene Lloyd, of Newark.
birds: 26. lbs. 4 o., score S7.95;
18th, Ronald GOurley, of Woodside.
birds: % lbs. o., score $3.50:
18th, Bertha Wample Of New Cas-
tie, birds: 25 lbs. 12 o.. score
1925; 18th, Marvin ROthermel. of
Milford, birds: 25 lbs, 4 o., score.
81; 14th, Dolores Lloyd of New
ark, birds: q lbs, score S6.75:
18th, William Fisher of Milton.
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Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25
Nurses Have Largest
Class In History
TWenty-One Taking instruction Al
Milford Memorial Hospital

The Milford Memorial Hospital
School of Nursing has the largest
first year class in the history of
the school The group, which began
active training the 31st of last
month, come from all parts of the
State and Maryland. New York.
Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsyl-
vania.
The names and addresses of the
pre-clinical students follow.
Miss Charlotte Ann Abbott.
GEORGETOWN. Del: Miss Sara Ellen
Breasure, Georgetown, Del: Miss
Gladys Marie Carroll. Milford, Del. +.
Miss Harriet Myra Clyde, George
town, Del; Miss Doris Jane Evans.
Milford, Del; Miss Ann Marie
Hamburger, Lock Haven, Pa: Miss
Doris Louise Hendricks, Harring-
ton. Del; Miss Pauline Elizabeth
MakoVec. Harrington, Del; Miss
Anna Marie Hershberger, Springs,
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Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25
Phone Go. Has
Filed Appeal.
On Rate Rule
By PSC
81, ,514, 1000 Increase In
Gross Revenue Asked:
Commission Gave The
Green Light To Only
$4,000.

The Diamond State Telephone
Company on Wednesday filed an
appeal in Superior Court of the
Public Service Commission order
OF August 81 permitting rate in
creases-but not to the extent
sought by the utility.
The appeal lists 13 reasons why
the commissions order, allowing a
l'0 per cent increase in telephone
booth local calls and a "a Der cent
rise IN other service, was ''inade-
quate."
The Diamond State Telephone
Company. in it's petition of June
l9, sought additional net earnings
after taxes of S7176OO and esti-
mated that the increased gross
revenues required would be ST.
$4,000.
The commission, headed by John
Z. Hazard, found that a fair and
reasonable return on the fair value
OF the company property, set at
S22,517OOO in additional gross reve-
nues, before provision for taxes.
would be required to meet this
return.
The appeal filed on Wednesday
said:
The Commission erred in fact
and in law in falling to find that
the cOmpany's proposed rates for
telephone service were Just and
reasonable.
The Commission erred in finding
and concluding that the proposed
rate schedules, other than for pub
lie and semi-public service. would
produce an excessive return and
should be disapproved and in con-
Guiding and directing that the com
pany file rate schedules designed
to produce only $4,000 additional
gross revenues.
The Commission erred in finding
and concluding that the prospec-
tive annual return from operation
in the state with the rates in effect
August 81 was SI,126,858 and in
falling to find such prospective re-
turn to be $992.S18.
The Commission erred in finding
that the fair and reasonable re-
turn on state operations should be
$l,375, 900.
The Commission erred in finding
that the annual return of 81, ,375, 900
would require a rate structure pro-
viding a net increase in annual
gross revenues, before provision
for taxes, of $4,000 and in fail
ing to find that such a return would
require a net increase in annual
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Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25


discretion of Mrs. Loven.
Another committee, whose work
will be cOordinated with that of the
state group, will be named by
Mayor August F. Walz to serve in
the Wilmington area.
Governor Boggs said that United
Nations Week will be observed
from October IS. through %, with
the final day, Saturday, October
"a, specifically to be known as Uni
ted Nations Day.
The UN will be eight years old
on that date, the anniversary of
the original signatories signing an
agreement for the formation of the
organization in San Francisco,
California.
Mrs. Loven said that an effort
will be made to contact all civic,
service and patriotic groups in the
state, with the hope that each
Continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25

Intensive. research has been in
progress for several weeks to de-
termine the exact details of the in
terror decoration of this shrine of
democracy. The clubwomen plan
to refurnish the first floor of the
Hall with antiques authentic even
to the type of wood used in Thomas
JeffersOn's day.
Clubs throughout the United
States affiliated with the General
Federation will begin a fund-rais-
ing drive during the third week of
September The goal is $3.50 900.
To assist the General Fedora
ton in this project, the American
Can Company this week distribu-
ted approximately 10000 coin banks
to Federation presidents in As
states and the District of Colum-
bia.
The banks are Autographed with
a multi-colOr reproduction Of the
Continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25
Community Calendar
For Coming Week
Events Are Listed For Period
September 25 To October 2
Friday, September %

Friday, September 25
500 p. m.-Temple Lodge No. 8,
A. F. and A. NJ, Temple Lodge.
Tom DerricksOn, Master.
Saturday, September 96
Open.
Sunday, September %
Church News-See page 2.
Monday, September %
6:15 p. m.-Milford Rotary Club.
Varney Auditorium, Community
Building. Calvin Ball, president.
700 p. m. - Milford Bowling
League. SeafOrd Bowling Alleys.
Jim CressOn, president.
500 p. m.--CTystal FOunt Lodge
No. 10, l. o. 0. F.. Odd Fellows
Hall, (electiOn of officers). Bar
rett Morgan, noble grand.
500 p. m.-Daughters of Poca-
hontas, Lodge Hall. Mrs. Eliza
beth Short, Pocahontas.
500 p. m.-COOtiette Club No.
49S, Post Home. Mrs. Lynn Jones.
Chief Grayback.
continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25
DR.. Clyde Nelson To
Attend Convention
Will Be Present For CIeve-
land Sessions Sept. %,
To Oct. l.

Delaware dentists will join with
their colleagues from all over the
United States, it's territories and
possessions in the Gath annual ses-
sion of the American Dental Asso-
citation in Cleveland, September %
through October 1st. Attendance at
the fOur-day meeting is expected
to exceed 10000.
Heading the Delaware state dele
cation will be four Official repre-
sentatives of the Delaware State
Dental Society who will serve as
members of the A. D. A. House of
Delegates, top pOlicy-making body
Of the A. d. A.
The delegates are DR.. Paul X.
Musselman, of Newark, and DR..
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25
Sen. John Williams
Talks With Grangers
Delaware's Senior SOlOn
Appeared Before The
Georgetown Group On
Monday Evening Of
This Week.

u. S. Senator John J. Williams
discussed current farm problems
before Midland Grange No, q, in
Georgetown, On Monday night
Under consideration was three
part farm questiOnaire sent to all
Oranges for discussion and con-
sideratiOn, followed by recommen-
datiOns on stabiliZatiOn of farm
prices; efficiency and volume of pro-
ductiOn and the cost of farm prOduc-
tion supplies.
Senator Williams gave a compre-
hensiVe review of the farm program
and pointed out that from all
indications the Farm Bureau and
Grange all over the country favored
some sort Of farm price support
He explained how price support has
operated in the past and also told
the Changers that next year the
80 per cent of parity price support
program would go out of existence
unless Congress votes to retain it,
IF" the speaker stated, the 90
per cent Of parity price support
program dies, then we would GO
back to the 1948 Flexible Price
Support Plan, advocated at that
time" He stated his opinion Most
farmers agree that lower support
prices were needed in years OF
bumper crops and greater support
in lean years" He also stated his
belief that acreage controls voted
by 81 per cent of the farmers re-
Gently would have resulted diff
ferently had there been flexible
price control" He went on to refer
to the between 4 and 5 billion
dollars tied up in commodities held
by the government and told how in
1899 much the same condition ex-
listed and World War II absorbed the
surpluses and again how surpluses
had piled up prior to the Korean
War, and were used again. He
warned that while a farm program
is needed TO keep farmers from
going broke, that some of the laws
now on the books are a threat to
American farmers, who should take
warning against selling out of farm
freedom " He stressed the fact that
Ia farm program is needed but
should be one based on the farmers
needs. and went on to say "the
Department of Agriculture can do
much for the farmer. which he can
not do for himself, especially in the
field of farm research. which should
be expanded in the state and nation. +"
In answer to questions regarding
the difference between prices re-
ceived by farmers for farm COM
mOdities and the selling price on
the markets, Senator Williams
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Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25
Gov. Boggs Praises
State Kiwanis Clubs

Governor ]. Caleb Boggs praised
the Kiwania Clubs in Delaware
who plan to hold Kids Day pro-
grams throughout the state on Sat
urday, September 26, in conjunc-
tiOn with the National Kids Day
Foundation.
In proclamation issued from
his Dover office, the chief execu-
tive urged that citizens who may
be approached give their whole
hearted support to our states XII
wants Clubs in order that the ut
most can be derived by our young
people through this program.
1t was pointed out that clubs in
the Wilmington area plan to be
Continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25
Community Chest X-Ray
Concert Drive Drive In Kent
Opens Sept. 20 Big Success
Entire Week Will Be De-
voted To Campaign For
New Members And Re-
newal Of Subscribers.

The week of September 28th will
be Community Concert Week in
Milford, Dover, RehObOth Beach,
Georgetown, Camden, Wyoming,
Greenwood, Milton, Lewes and sur
rounding areas. The purpose of
this years drive, as in other years,
will be TO renew memberships of
former subscribers and to enroll
new members for the coming series
of concerts to be given in Milford
High School Auditorium. The Mil
ford Community Concert Associa-
ton has presented concerts over
the past five years. Last year, with
sold out house, they presented
four concerts instead Of three, as
promised. This year. plans call for
a hold on the "SOngmaSters" a
male quartet. Members apprecia-
ted the popularity and artistry of
the CarOlerS last season. They met
with enthusiastic approval of their
audience.
Attendance at the concerts will
be only by memberships, it. was
pointed out by Mrs. Byron Gibson.
chairman of the campaign. While
canvass will be made in Milford
and the surrounding areas, Mrs.
Sadie Wright, the Associations s
secretary, said that a campaign
headquarters will be maintained at
the HumeS Hardware Store to ac-
cept memberships there during the
campaign week of the 28th. A spec
ial phone will be installed for this
service, as in former years. Miss
Isabelle Kinks, secretary, made a
special point Of the fact that no
box office admissions to any con-
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Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25
Fall Activities For
Cub Scouts Slated
Program viii BE Discussed At
Meeting This SUNDAY Evening

Plans for fall activities of the
Milford Cub Scouts will be dis
cussed this Sunday evening when
members of the pack committee Of
Milford Cub Scout Pack 40. lOl
meet at the home of the commit
tee chairman, David S. Hugg.
Plans will be completed Sunday
evening for the monthly pack
meeting, 10 be held at the Milford
School Cafeteria, on Wednesday
evening. September 80. and means
OF obtaining a new cubmaster will
be discussed. Sunday evenings
meeting, scheduled for 7:30 o'clock
will be attended by all committee
men and den mothers.
Nearly 100 awards and prizes
will be awarded at the September
30 meeting, this being the first
regular indoor pack meeting since
last May. Outdoor events were
substituted for pack meetings dur
ing the summer months, and. as
a result, achievement badges and
arrow points, earned by Cubs since
the May smeeting, have accumu-
continued on page twol
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25
Bangs Disease Will
Be Discussed Sept. 28

Farmers of Kent County will
have an opportunity to hear and
ask questions concerning Bangs
Disease or Brucellosis. at an open
meeting to be held at the Caesar
Rodney School next Monday eve
ming at 500 p. m. Bangs Disease
can cause sterility in dairy herds,
and is responsible for most of the
calves which are born dead. The
disease in fact is also known by
the name of Contagious Abortion.
Dairymen are being helped great
ly by the new Ring Test which
identifys herds in which there may
be a suspicion of the disease. The
test IS made at the milk plant
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Twenty-three Thousand,
Three Hundred, Fifty
nine Were X-Rayed Be-
tween Sept. 8 And 19.

More than S3% of Kent County
adults over Is years of age were
reported x-rayed as the first part
of Delaware's Statewide Chest X
Ray Survey ended, it was announc-
ed by Dean William o. Ptnrose,
President of the Survey Organiza-
ton
Twenty-three thousand, three
hundred fifty nine were x-rayed in
Kent County between September 9
and September 19. Ten x-ray units
operated in urban and rural lOca-
tiOns throughout the entire COun-
ty. Dean PenrOse stressed that this
was an excellent take for this part
Of the survey. The volunteers and
professional workers in Kent COun-
ty had faced tfemedOus ioh
since this was the first step in the
A-Ray Survey. and there was COM
paratiVely little time and few pre-
pared materials.
THE work that has been done in
Kent County will help greatly in
the success of the survey in Sus-
Dean PenrOse stated. Ten mobile
x-ray units are now x-raying i'm
Sussex County and will be there
through October 10th. The Survey
hopes to X-ray 44,392 adults Is
years of age and older, which, ac-
cording to the 1850 Census, is the
total number of adults in Sussex
County
Approximately 10000 notices
showing the results of the x-ray
films have been mailed TO Kent
Countians by the Survey to date.
Reading of the films started We'd
nesday, September 10th and the
mailing of the results started Fri
day, September 18th. There are
two kinds of notices post
Continued on page eight)
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25
Land Values Slightly
Up In Delaware

Delaware land values were up a
slight two per cent during the past
II months. This slight rise be-
comes significant in view of the
general decline in land values over
the country, according to DR.. r. o.
Bausman, head of the department
OF agricultural economics at the
University Of Delaware.
New Jersey and Maryland, along
with Delaware, are among the few
states that have had a slight rise
in land values. In contrast to most
parts of the country, and the South
west and Great Plains in particu-
lar, farmers in Delaware and in
neighboring states have enjoyed
Continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25
Lockwood
Wins BrOiLer Crown
DAYLIGHT TIME WILL
OFFICIALLY END SUNDAY

This coming Sunday, Sep
tember 27th, is the day you
can cash in that hour you've
been boarding all summer.
You may sleep an hour more,
or dance an hour longer. or
just sit in your garden and
lazily and happily watch the
60 golden minutes slide by.
In a word, neighbOr, Day
light Saving Time ends Sep
tember 9th.
Although the lost hour is
officially regained at 2 a. M,
there will be no penalty for
setting the clock back an
hour Saturday night, if you
don't feel like sitting up and
waiting. We plan to do just
that.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25

u = q Z > percentage luCIGdSG
was recorded by users of cOmmu-
tation tickets, according to Nc
Kendrick. There were $3.50 trips
in August compared to 3O,527 a
year ago. However, it must be re-
membered that the popular 10 trip
monthly ticket was not in effect in
August, 1852.
The daily average jumped to %,
141 in August compared to 26.97S
a year ago, and on August Is a
new one day record was set when
38,829 vehicles used the span. Curl
Ously enough, this record was set
just one day short of the former
high mark which occurred on
August II, 1858.
Four axle vehicles showed a
sharp increase last month when
54,037 trucks of this type used the
span in comparison to 1892.
The smallest percentage increase
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Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25
Band Mothers Club
Is Organized Here
Mrs. Ruth Jaquette Is Elected
President; Plan Uniform Drive

The mothers of the members of
the Milford School Band had their
second meeting on Tuesday eve
ming under the guidance of the
band director, John Bunnell.
Mrs. Octavia French, as chairman
of the nominating committee, pre-
sented the following names and
they were duly elected to serve this
school term: President, Mrs. Ruth
Jaquette; vice president. Mrs.
Louise ROOsa; recording secretary.
Mrs. Wilma Roberts; treasurer,
Mrs. Marie Currey, and publicity,
Mrs. Margaret Adams. The first
big goal of this new organization
is to acquire new uniforms for
the senior band. Under the direc-
tiOn of Mr. Bunnell, the school
band has grown and expanded to
the point where they have large
junior band and an accomplished
senior band. There are not enough
Continued on page sixl
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25
Race Vet To Classify
Horses At Harrington
Richard "Dick" Case Secured For
Meet Opening October 3rd

T. B. Holloway, Manager of the
Kent and Sussex Racing AssOcia-
ton announced today that Richard
Dick" Case of Flemington. New
Jersey, has been secured to classi-
fy the horses for the Pari-MutueI
Harness meet at Harrington start
ing on October 3rd for 90 nights.
Holloway stated that Mr.. Case
would be the racing secretary and
handlcapper replacing George c.
Enslen who had been at Harring-
ton since 1916. Mr.. Enslen is now
in Freehold, N. J.
Mr.. Case will not be a stranger
to harness fans or horsemen as he
has served the sport in many cana
cities handling the publicity for
Continued. on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25
Plans Complete For
Houston Scout Drive
Group Met Recently And COmplet.
ed Plans For Campaign

Wa AuAH AUA uuA puASM
ScOuters in Houston have an
nounced that plans are complete
to launch a Boy Scout Finance
Drive in their community. At
kickoff dinner on Tuesday eve
ming, September 18th. Mrs. Peggy
Anstine, Bill Davis, Calvin Hollis,
Alvin Brown, and Jimmy Marvel
made plans to complete this drive.
Scouting in Houston is not quite
one year old and consists of Troop
No. ia. sponsored by the Metho-
dist Church under the leadership
of Palmer Anstine, and the general
Craftsmanship of c. V. Hollis. Jr.
There are now II Scouts registered
with the troop. Others serving on
the troop Committee are Earl Ram
bO, Chester Benson, and F. G. Simp-
son. This November will mark the
first anniversary for this important
youth work in the Houston Metho-
dist Church. Rev. Charles Louhoff
was keenly aware Of the need of
Continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-25
Elementary PTA To
Seek New Members
Drive To Increase Membership Is
Soon Coming Up

Before too long, a cordial invi-
tatiOn will be extended to every
citizen to join the Elementary PTA.
This organization is a part of the
community Of Milford and through
its membership you are given a
chance to cooperate with other
members who are helping to build
a thoughtful, unbiased public
opinion favorable to America S
schools and other community agen-
cies vital to children.
The revenue from dues and prof.
ects is spent to provide the chill
dTen of the community with addi-
tional opportunities. Last year
S20000 was donated to the Elemen-
tary School Library for additional
bOoks-S365.O0 was donated toward
the playground eQuipment-$1O.O0
was given to each teacher for the
purchase of something to be used
in the classroom. The PTA spOn-
sOTs plays, making it possible for
all children to see at least two
stage plays per year. The PTA also
CONTINUED on page sevenD