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Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15
Milford To
Receive The
Rotary Leader
Frank ]. Quigley Will
Visit Local Group Next
Monday Evening; AS
sembIy After Dinner.

The Rotary Club of Milford, Mon
day, October 18th, will be host to
Frank ]. Quigley, Governor Of the
272nd District of Rotary Inter
national, who is making his annual
official visit to each of the 49 Ro-
tary Clubs in Southern New Jersey
and State Of Delaware. He will
address the Club and confer with
President Clyde Nelson, Secretary
Robert Yerkes and committee
chairmen on Rotary administra-
tiOn and service activities, and on
plans for the participation by the
Rotary Club of Milford in the
worldwide observance of ROtary's
Golden Anniversary, February 23-
June 2.
Mr.. Quigley is Manager of M&H
Sporting Goods Company in At
lantic City and is a member Of the
Rotary Club Of Atlantic City, New
Jersey. He was born in Philadel-
phia, Pennsylvania, and attended
pennsylvania State University in
State College, Pennsylvania In
Atlantic City, Mr. QUigley is Vice
President Of the Chamber of Com
nerce and the County Community
chest and an Executive Commit
eeman and Past Director of the
Atlantic Area Boy Scouts. He is
4 Councilman Of the City Of Vent
lOr and Past Director of the At
antic Area Travellers Aid.
He was elected District Cover
Tor of Rotary International for
he 1954-55 fiscal year at the annual
3otary Convention in Seattle,
Washington, last June. He is one
OF 220 District Governors super
vising the activities of some $500
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Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15
Thos. L. johnson
Flags Young's Stand
Sussex Chairman Takes Opposite
View From KlllOran


State Republican leaders divided
Wednesday night in their reaction
to the remarks by Atty. Gen. H.
Albert Young at the segregation
hearing at Georgetown on Tues
day, Clair ]. KilloFan COP chair
man, defending him and State Sena-
tor Thomas L. johnson, Sussex
chairman, stating he resented them.
Mr.. KillOran upheld Mr.. Young's
reputation as a leading member
Of the bar and as an attorney gener-
al of high reputation, but Senator
Johnson, who said that he had re-
ceived scores Of calls, said that the
officials statements were "degrad-
ing" to the people Of Sussex County.
Meantime, the Active Young Re-
publicans, Inc, of New Castle Coun-
ty, took up for Mr.. KillOran in his
observation Of Wednesday that can
didates who sign the pledge to sup
port segregation of the National
Association for the Advancement
Of White People could not uphold
the oath of Office they must take to
support the constitutions of Della
ware and "of the United States.
KillOran Defends Young
Mr.. Killoran, prominent mem
Der of the bar for the past is years,
CONTINUED on page fiVe)
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15
Has Pierce
Deputy Grand
M a S ter Ut
State Masons
Milford Resident Has
Long Been Active In
The Fraternity; Is AS
sOciated With Brothers
In Hardware Store.


M. HasWell Pierce, one Of Mil
f0rd's most favOrably known bust
ness men, was elected Deputy
Grand Master Of the Grand Lodge
Of Masons Of Delaware last week
Horace S. Allen, Jr.. Of VIII
mington, was elected Grand Master
Of the Grand Lodge.
Mr.. Pierce is a past master of
Temple Lodge No. 9 Of Milford. He
has been associated with his bro
theirs IN the Pierce Hardware Com
pany IN Milford since its incOrpOra-
ton in 1914.
Mr.. Pierce was born December
z5. 1892. IN Milford and attended
Milford public school.
Mr. Pierce married Blanche
BlocksOm on November %, 1917
They have two children. COrnelia,
now Mrs. Theodore Townsend, and
Ann. now Mrs. Robert Baechler.
For many years Mr.. Pierce has
been a member Of Avenue Metho-
dist Church. He served a long term
IS superintendent Of Sunday School
and is presently q member Of the
church board Of trustees.
He is past president Of the
Milford Chamber Of Commerce,
past president Of the PENNSYLVANIA
and Atlantic Seaboard Hardware
Association, and is presently a di-
rector Of this group.
Commission Chairman
Mr.. Pierce is chairman Of the
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission for Delaware.
Besides being a past master Of
Temple Lodge No. 9, Mr.. Pierce
is a past senior grand warden Of
the grand lodge. past high priest
Of Hope Chapter No. Z. Royal Arch
masons. past grand master Of the
grand council Of Delaware of Roy
a. Arch Masons, member Of St.
CONTINUED on page nve)
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Kiwanis Club To
Hold Auction Oct. 21
Sixth Annual Affair AZ The Shore
Theatre

The membership Of Milford XII
wants Club is busy completing
plans for their sixth annual auc-
ton, which will be held the eve
ming of Thursday, October 21, in
the Shore Theatre.
The auction, which is the high
light of the years activities for
the local service club, will be held
Immediately after the first show
The movie will be free.
MilfOrd's enterprising merchants
who have actively supported the ef-
forts of the KiWanians for the past
several years, are donating the
prizes, etc.
The auction proceeds after the
deduction of necessary expenses.
will go into the Underprivileged
Children's Fund of the local club.
and will be disbursed from time to
time to aid the underprivileged
children Of Milford community.
The first show is due to start at
seven o'clock sharp.
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15
University Women
To Hold Workshop

The Delaware state division of
the American Association Of IJni-
versity Women will hold its fan
workshop in the Fine Arts build-
ing Of Wesley Junior COLLEGE. 81
Dover, Delaware, on Saturday
October 18th.
The workshop is to provide ma
terial and information for tbe
years work to the various Del-
aware branches, and to inform
every member OF the whole feid
Of study and action in which AAUW
state division IS involved.
The workshop will begin at $50
a. q. with registration and 3 coffee
hour when members of the Dover
branch viii serve as hostesses
After coffee there will Be d gen-
Continued on page nine)
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New Watershed Act
Helps Local Problems

Farmers are asking, what is
the purpose of the Watershed Pro-
lection and Flood Prevention Act
passed recently by Congress?"
The answer is, to help meet the
needs Of local people who are faced
with small watershed problems.
The act makes possible more effec-
tive cooperation between local
watershed groups and the federal
government in solving water man
agement and flood prevention
problems.
One local organization in Del
aware has already requested a
watershed protection project, ac-
cording to Richard S. Snyder.
state conserVationist for the Soil
Conservation Service. The organi-
continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15
Sen. J. J. Williams
Issues Statement
Makes Answer To YOung's State
ment In Press Tuesday

~
ment In Press Tuesday
When every responsible public
official should recognize that this
is time for cool tempers, il was
most unfortunate that ATTORNEY
General Young made his defiant
statement in Georgetown Tuesday.
In his statement to the Court, Mr..
Young is quoted as having threat
ened that if necessary, the Cover
nor and the two United States
Senators from Delaware were pre-
pared to join him in leading the
ten cOlOred children by the hand
into the Milford High School if
the court decided to re-admit the
pupils
Later. Mr.. Young qualified his
remarks by saying that while he
felt reasonably sure he could speak
for Senator Frear, he knew that
as Republican Attorney General he
could speak for the Governor and
myself.
First, / want to make one point
very clear and that is that / have
never delegated to any person,
either in or out of the Republican
Party, authority to speak for me.
Second, naturally. our state
ments to help maintain law and
order in our state and help keen
open our public schools by guar
anteeing to every parent that their
(continuaG on page sevenl
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15
Cub Pack 1O1 Has
Outlined Activities
Local Group Has Set Up An
Ambitious Program


The Milford Cub Pack No. 1O1
recently launched it's 1954-55 pro-
gram of activities with the holding
Of its first indoor pack meeting of
the new season, and is now en-
gagged in the development of the
October tn EN- e Musical Hoe
Down. Last week, the Cubs dis
tributed Fire Prevention Week
material and currently they are
participating in a V. f. w. spon-
sored Register and Vote" cam
paign.
The first regular monthly pack
meeting Of the new season, held
here at the Milford High School
cafeteria, was highlighted by the
presentation Of awards earned by
the Cubs during the summer
months, and by presentation of
new charter and introduction of
new Adult Scouters"
The pack meeting was opened
with the entire group, Cubs and
guests, joining in reciting the re-
vised Pledge Of Allegiance. Fol
lowing the opening ceremony, the
Cubs were taken outdoors for or
ganized play under direction of
CONTINUED on page thlrteen)
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15
Kent PoultryTnen
To Discuss Problems
Mutual Talks Planned At Meeting
At Caesar Rodney, October 21st


At Caesar Rodney, October 21st
Poultrymen Of Kent County will
discuss mutual problems at the
regular DPIA meeting on Thurs
day, October 21st, at the Caesar
Rodney School starting at 800
p. m. Attention will be focused on
two topics, BrOiler growers will
have a demonstration as to how the
new branch Of the Poultry Ex-
change is to function in Dover.
Those with laying fOcks will see
and hear an illustrated talk on the
tour made to fiocks in Ocean Coun-
ty, New Jersey, last summer.
The new branch exchange Will
be operated from the broadcasting
studios at radio Station WIDOW To-
Gated about miles north Of Do
yer just west Of the dual highway.
The station has been transmitting
the auction on each sale day, but
now i will be possible for sellers
to also complete sales trans
action directly from the station,
instead Of travelling all the way
70 Selbyville as formerly.
tcoutinued on pake sevenl
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15
Coz. BOggs Pays
Tribute To Nurses
Proclamation Issued By
Governor Honor The
Fraternity

Delawareans were urged today
to salute the nurses Of the state
and nation during National Nurse
Week, October 11th to 18th, in a
proclamation issued by Governor
]. Caleb BOggs.
The chief executive also stressed
the fact that during this week
citizens should try to interest
young people in the nursing pro-
fession as a career, pointing out
that the need is great in our hos
pitals and demands for competent
professional nurses Increases s
daily"
Gov. Boggs also paid tribute to
the one hundredth anniversary Of
CONTINUED on page seVen)
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15
.Hig ~.sgnts Of Past
Week On Question
OF htegrdhon Here
TOMORROW LAST
DAY TO REGISTER

All persons, who are desir-
Gus of voting at the general
election on Tuesday, Novem-
Der 2, this year, have one
more day in which to get
their names on the Books Of
Registered Voters-that day
is tomorrow, Saturday, Oc-
tober Is. The places Of reg
istratiOn will be open from
eight in the morning until
seven in the evening in ev-
cry election precinct in the
entire state.
The last session of the
General Assembly repealed
the law on permanent regis
tratiOn, therefore it is man
datory that everyone regis
ter if they would vote, this
year.
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15
Antique ShOW At
Laurel Oct. IS, 20, 2I
VIII Be Held In Fellowship
Hall Centenary MethO-
dist Church

Laurel will hold its Second
Annual Antique Show in Fellow
ship Hail. Centenary Methodist
laurch, October 19. 30 and 21st.
sponsored By the Woman's Society
of Christian Service. There will
be me old furniture. glass, China.
poreelains, many things that are
rare. old and interesting. Eighteen
exhibitors viii participate in this
snow. They are Mrs. Margaret
J o ohnsO Salisbury. Maryland
me furniture, lamps. old glass
Mrs. Pearl Jones, Chester. Mary
land: old furniture. rare pieces
glass, brick-bracs Mr.. and Mrs
Continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15
Facts And Secrets
Kept By Farm Census

The Bureau of the Census learns
more, tells more yet keeps more
secrets than any other organiza-
ton n the world.
Take the 1854 Census Of Agri-
culture ia October and November
for example Robert w. Burgess.
Bureau Director. points out that
more than $4,000 enumerators viii
visit more than 5 million farms
ia the United States. Each farmer
win answer about 100 questions
about his land. crops. livestock.
farming methods, expenses, labor,
and equipment
The census taking IA Delaware
begins November 8th.
After enumeration IS complete.
the Bureau VIII total the figures
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Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15
Local Jaycees Are
Planning Activities
Aid To @NatiOnal Olympic Day.
Street Dance Is Planned

The local Jaycees, I'm coOpera-
ton with Life Magazine and the
U. S. Olympic Team Fund, will
solicit funds from the fans Friday
night at the Milford -Wieomico
football game at the Milford Ball
Park. October 10Th has been au-
thorized by the Congress Of the
United States as National Olym-
pic Day" in order to focus public
attention on amateur athletics in
schools, colleges, business, indus
try and the military services. This
special day will also emphasize
the need for public interest in the
Olympic games and to support the
.. S. Olympic Team. The Olympic
(continued on mage ski
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15

-~-- 1NNA1A eE~NtAbt NlLALC.
Duly ordained, commissioned.
Or licensed clergymen. mission
aries. or members Of religious or
ders may be brought under the
social security program at their
own option. Mr.. Milbouer said.
The only exception to those clergy
men who may begin to earn social
security on January 4. 1866, are
those members or religious orders
who are required to take VOW
of poverty.
Ministers and members Of re-
ligioas orders who bring them
selves under the 0ld-age and sur
vivors insurance program win Be
treated as self-employed persons.
This viii be true in the case 81
those who actually are self-em-
ployed as well as those clergymen
who are paid a salary by their
congregation.
Those who wish to Be included
under social security must Gle q
lemtinuee On page 1il
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15
Special Services At
Presbyterian Church
Home Coming, Cornerstone LAYING
Planned For This Sunday

Sunday, October 18th, at 1880
a. ms the Second Annual Home
Coming Sunday will be held at the
First Presbyterian Church of Mil
ford.
This year, Home Coming has an
added significance since the corner
stone to the new addition will be
laid on the above date.
Plans have been made to well
come a tremendous crowd of visi-
tors on October 18th. 1t is expected
that the influx Of guests plus the
congregation will tax the seating
capacity of the church.
Reverend Kenneth NJ. Kepler
will preach a short sermon at the
11:00 o'clock Service. His topic
The Return to the Place of Wis
ion"
Immediately after the Service.
the cornerstone will be laid. The
Board Of Trustees will have charge
Of the ceremony. The Service and
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Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15
Youth Conference
Set For Salisbury
Session VIII Be Conducted In
Asbury Methodist, Oct Is To II

Asbury Methodist, Oct Is To IL
Rev. Colin w. williams, Metho-
dist Clergyman from Melbourne,
Australia, will be the Keynote
Speaker for the Fall Conference
II the Peninsula Methodist Youth
Fellowship to be held at the AS
bury Methodist Church, Salisbury.
Maryland, from October is to IL.
The Rev. Mr.. Williams, who will
address the Conference on Friday
night, was a delegate from Aus
tralia to the Second Assembly Of
The World Council Of Churches at
Evanston, III. He spoke recently
at the Dover District Minister'S
Association where he was so en-
Enthusiastically received that ar
rangements we're made for him to
be the Keynote speaker at the
Youth Fall Conference. Mr.. viii
hams has been active in the Mis-
sion to the Nation" that has been
so largely acclaimed in the re-
continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15
Rodney Family Makes
Bequests To Museum
Late Milford Residents Be0Ueath
The Antiquities


Four bequests to the Zwaanen-
dael Museum at LeWes have been
made BY the Rodney family Of
Delaware.
The gifts came from two great
Eranddaughters Of Governor Dan
lei Rodney. the late Misses Helen
and Marian Rodney McKim Of Nil.
Lord, Del. Gov Rodney served
from 1874 to 1870.
a fancy chair Of Sheraton design
circa l795, IS among the articles
donated, which was believed to
have been given to Governor Dam
iel Rodney By the Rev. Sydenham
IhOrne Of Milford. "Parson
IhoTne" as he was known, died in
1898, and Sheraton did not bring
Ccontinued on uass aevsnl
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15
Mrs. Mary Simpson
Census Crew Leader
Camden Lady win Direct Activi.
ties In Kent And Sussex

Appointment Of Mrs. Mary Simp-
son of Camden, as a crew leader
for the 1854 Census Of Agriculture
was announced today by Field
Supervisor R. L. Snodgrass.
Mrs. Simpson will direct a force
OF Is enumerators who will can
vass all farms in Kent and north
Sussex Counties. She reported on
October 11th to the census .agri-
culture field Office at Baltimore.
Md, for a week of training.
The crew leader is one Of the
key people in the field operations
Of the Census Of Agriculture. It is
his responsibility to train the
enumerators and supervise their
work; plan and allocate work as
signments; review the work of the
enumerators and take remedial ac-
ton where necessary, and to con
duct difficult enumeratiOns.
continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15
Reception For COP
Candidates In Kent
win Be Held Monday Evening
AT Dover

A reception for Republican State
candidates and their wives will be
held on October 18 by the Kent
County Republican Women's Club.
Mrs. Harry R. jackson, program
chairman has announced. The re-
ceptiOn to be held in lieu of the
clubs regular monthly meeting, will
begin at $500 p. IN. in Grace Fellow
ship Hall, Dover.
Greeting guests as they come to
the receiving line will be Mrs.
Stephen Clute, club president, who
will be followed by Mr.. Robert
Yerkes, Kent County Republican
Chairman, and Mrs. Leon Satterfeld.
county Vice-Chairman. The Repub-
lican state candidates win be headed
by Honorable Herbert b. Warbur-
ton; candidate for the United States
Senate and Mrs Warburton; Mrs.
Lillian L Martin, candidate for the
CONTINUED on page slx)
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15
AnendedSOci0ISecurityAct
VIII Benefit q. S. Ministers

OaaeI the ls5 Amendments the Social there are
some speclai provisions
q ne eegy n Delaware who non-Droa rees
ehaape educational other
egn earning social security credit
1850 stated today BY Ayron manager Of the WHINING
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15
Farm bUndance Challenge
1OAmerjcGSec. BensOnSGvs

our new program fair consumers alike II
primarily at encouraging
Taft Benson recently told a Urn group Il ~
the back
he secretary declared this
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15
D7ySpeU Cause State Water
LeUeLs TORe0ch Record Lon

The water levels in 1S key observation wells
eacnea their lowest point IN II years Of record Secretary Of the
interior Douglas Mckay stated His
gathered by the Geological
Geological Survey
low point was measured August so and 81 at which time ts
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Hollywood
Diary
CONTINUED From Page BOD

swimming champ in his youth.
refused a double and did all the
swimming himself in his picture
10000 Leagues Under the Sea. +"
Robert Ryan has it written in
his contract that he is to get top
billing for all movies he's in.
Bob lost $4,000 turning down
the second lead in 1.-THE Con-
queror," with John Wayne. John
has a similar clause in his con-
tract.
Marion Brando has Goth Cen
tury-FoX worried again. He is
arriving at the studio wearing
"Store boughten" clothes and a
homburg hat-the same outfit
he wore for his walk out on THE
Egyptian.
Gloria Grahame says she'd
love to get a part where she
could smile. She'll get her
chance as Ado Annie in "Okla-
homa!" Gloria was beaten up
and killed by the heavy" in
her last four pictures.
Arthur Godfrey is still snub-
bling Julius La Rosa. When the
young singer went backstage to
pick UP his girl after the show
Godfrey just walked by him, and
ignored his greeting. cutting him
dead.
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Candidates Listed
Fayoring Drunk Test
BY The Asseeiated Press

BALTIMORE, June %. - The
Maryland Law Enforcement Of
ficers' Association reported that
228 candidates for the General
Assembly in today's primaries
have expressed themselves in
favor of chemical tests for those
charged with drunken driving.
Only four candidates said they
we're against legislation which
would authorize the tests. Many
candidates did not answer the
question.
DR.. Russell S. Fisher. state
medical examiner, said that SIS
of those answering in favor of
the chemical test were members
of the house of delegates when it
defeated such a bill in 1853. At
that time only Al voted in favor
and SIS were against. The law
enforcement officers pointed out
that A states and the District of
Columbia already use the drunk
eneSS tests.
Candidates who said they now
are in favor of such legislation
included:
Montgomery County - House
of Delegates: Julian P. King.
Gilbert Guide, enevieve H.
Wells, j. Paul Marshall, Kathryn
L. Lawlor, Charles w. Woodward
jr.. Blair Lee III, j. Fendall
Coughlan.
Prince Georges County-House
of Delegates. Albert r. Hassal.
Harvey G.. Machen, John w.
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tell of mass deportations and
race murder in his Red home
land.
The fugitive, 36-year-old 1t.
Col. Grigori Stepanovich Burlit-
ski, appeared before a United
States Congressional committee,
here to investigate Communist
aggression.
Committee consultant Richard
B. Walsh told newSmen Col.
Burlitski would testify about
brutal deportations of entire
Soviet colonies, including one
instance of the forcible deporta-
ton in 1914 of one million in
habitants of an autonomous
Soviet republic. Mr.. Walsh said
Col. Burlitski was the first Rus
sian fugitive received in the West
who had actively participated
in mass murder and genocide. "
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OFFICIAL NOTICE

TO: AIRLINE DENNIS. address un-
known. record owner of premises
known as 20 Eye St NE. in Lot
gress of Nav 1906. entitled IAN
Act TO Create q Board for the Con-
demnation of Insanitary Buildings
in the District Of Columbia, and for
Other PURPOSES as amended April
Is 1885 and December II. 1912.
the members Of the Board have in
vestigated the sanitary condition OF
the premises mentioned above, This
bldg has been found as the result
Of such Investigation. to be in such
insanitary condition as to endanger
the health or lives of the occupants
thereof or Of persons living in the
vicinity: accordingly the same is
herenv condemned Fifteen days
after a COPY of this Order is afixed
to the said bldg. or part thereof. 1t
shall be unlawful for any person to
occupy this bldg. unless within the
said period the conditions which led
to the condemnation Of the bldg
have been remedied and this Order
time within which said bldg Or part
thereof NAV be lawfully occupied
has been extended by special order
of this Board BOARD FOR TIE
CONDEMNATION OF INSANITAPY
BUILDINGS COL G.. L EVANS.
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Films of More Than Routine Merit

Films of More Thun Routine Merit
GALL THE BROTHERS WERE VALIANT" WhaIers against
the
BEAT THE DEVM"-Ofb shaggy suspense yarn by
John Huston.
EXECUTIVE SUITE"-Star- drama in big business
setting
"FROM HERE TO ETERNITY" The eight-way Academy
award winner.
recalled band leader.
at SHOULD HAPPEN TO YOU"-Superb comedy mimicing
by Judy Holiday.
1.-THE MOON is BLUECapvatng version of the stage
comedy.
ROB Swashbucking Scottish Glyns