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Milford chronicle., 1954-11-26
]. G.. Warren
New Head OF
State L.O.O.F.
Elected At Annual Ses-
sion In Wilmington
: Last Week; Will Meet
Here In 1866.

A slate of officers headed by
James c. Warren of Smyrna was
elected last Wednesday at the 12Oth
annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Delaware, Indepen-
dent Order of Odd Fellows, in the
Odd Fellows Building, Tenth and
King Streets, Wilmington.
Mr.. Warren succeeds Baldwin II.
Norris of Wilmington as grand
master of the grand lodge.
Next years communication will
be held in Milford. An invitation
from Crystal Fount Lodge, No. 10,
there was accepted.
Others Elected
Other officers elected at the ses-
sions are: Edward ClOugh, Will
mington, deputy grand master;
John o. DickersOn, Laurel, grand
warden; Francis Clough, Whining
ton, grand secretary; Samuel Nc
Allister, Wilmington, grand trea-
sureT; Ralph Messick, Of Rehoboth
and Walter COyle, Wilmington,
grand representatives.
AppOintive officers are: Harry
Cloud, Smyrna, grand marshal ;
Meredith Todd, Smyrna, grand
conductor; Temple Heinold, Smyr-
ma, grand guardian; J. Roland
Deamer, Smyrna, grand herald: By
ron Cade, Wilmington, grand in
structor; the Rev. William o.
Hackett, Georgetown, grand chap
lain; William Spence, Stanton, dis
trict deputy.
The annual report of the general
service committee, given by John
Kelly and Norman C. Waibel, state
cOOrdinators for the grand lodge
and the Rebekah Assembly. stated
that monthly programs of enter
tainment and refreshments are be-
ing supplied by the groups Jointly
to patients at the VA Hospital.
Elsmere; the Emily P. BisseIl Sani-
torium, the Governor Bacon Health
Center, Delaware City; the State
Welfare Home, Smyrna. and the
Delaware Colony at St0ckley. Elab-
crate Christmas parties for patients
at those institutions are being
planned by the IOOF general SER
vice committee, it was stated.
A report on the United Youth
Pilgrimage to the United Nations
feontinued on page sixl
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-26
Cr0Uen VIII Take OUer
Segregation Hearings
Postponing OF Hearing On How And When To
End Public School Segregation Until After
January ! st Made Replacement Necessary.

The U. S. Supreme Courts action
Monday in postpOning hearings on
how and when to end public school
segregation means that Atty.-Gen.-
elect Joseph Donald Craven will
have the responsibility, rather than
Atty. Gen. II. Albert Young.
The arguments had been sched-
uled for December 9Th, and Mr.
Young was prepared to represent
the state.
However, the court decided Mon
day to wait until it has a full
membership of nine justices before
hearing arguments. A vacancy was
created by the death of Justice
Robert II. Jackson on October 9th.
President Eisenhower has named
Judge John Marshall Harlan of the
U. S. Court of Appeals in New York
to fill the vacancy but the Senate
will not act on the nomination be-
fore the new Congress meets in
January.
The court set no new date for
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-26

the NEal eNeu eNaNse ID L0uE years =
certificates previously issued to
members reflect the old rates and
benefits.
Ia addition to the formal GER
tiiicate, altesting 90 membership ia
the non-proft community organi-
zation providing hospital and medi-
cal-surgical coverage. each member
viii receive a folder summarizing
the new rates and benefits and ex-
planning that payment of the new
rate Is considered TO be acceptance
Of the new certificate.
Each certificate and folder viii
be enclosed IN a window envelope,
for convenience Ia keeping them.
The name of the member win ap-
pear ID the window.
The envelopes viii be distrfbu-
ted through the group representa-
tives one designated person for
each Of the 1000 membership
groups Ga Delaware. Distribution
% the group representatives start
eQ Monday anu IS expected % Be
finished about December 2Srd.
CONTINUED a. page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-26
Five Communities
Took Segregation
Vote On Saturday
P oils At Georgetown,
Harrington, Milford,
Houston And Green
wood Revealed 80 To 1
Margin.

Residents Of five school districts
in southern Delaware voted 90-tO-1
for segregated schools in public
opinion polls held last Saturday.
The tally showed only 6S votes
IN favor Of integrated schools, with
5,6O5 for segregation.
Seven downstate districts have
now conducted public opinion polls.
They aren't binding on local school
boards, but do show the one-sided
division Of public opinion.
Saturdays ballOting went this
way:
Georgetown: 1887 against inte-
grafton, IL for it, one ballot not
marked, and another mismarked,
for a total of 1,4OO ballots cast.
Harrington: 1,106 against inte-
grafton, again only IL for it, for
a total vote of LILY.
Milford, where anti-integratiOn
demonstrations first broke out, bar
ring IL Negro students from school:
A walloping 1882 against integra-
tion, 25 for it, and three votes
voided, for total vote Of 1850.
Houston: There were two Gues-
tions on the ballot here.
One asked: "DO you favor sep
arate schools for white and color
ed?' The answer was 245 yes, IL
no. The other: "Are you in favor
of equal educational facilities for
white and colored?" The answer:
1872 yes; 30 no. A total Of 259 ball
lots was cast.
CONTINUED on page sevenl
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-26
State Farmers
Win 200 Crop
Awards For 81
William N. Hopkins, Of
LeWes, Crowned Corn
King With 1857 Bush
els Per Acre.

Over 200 awards and certificates
were presented to State farmers
Tuesday November 23rd) during
the annual awards banquet of the
Delaware Crop Improvement Asso-
citation. Held at the FELTON, Fire
Hall, the banquet hOnOred out
standing farmers for high yields of
corn, pasture, and sOybeans.
Crowned king of corn producers
for 1854 was William N. Hopkins
Of Lewes with 1857 bushels per
acre.
Kent COunty's winner was Will
liam Kinsey Of Smyrna with 1862
bushels per acre. Top producer in
New Castle County was G. d. Buck
Of Wilmington with 1911 bushels
per acre.
Other outstanding farmers in the
100 Bushel Corn Club, with 115
bushels or more per acre, were
the following:
M. v. Waller of SeafOrd, 14O
bushels; Howard e. Kitchens of
Seaford, 1863 bushels; w. T. Spit
ger Of Seaford. 1856 bushels; Sud
Ter Wilson of Georgetown, 1914
bushels; LynWoOd Evans of Selby-
vile, 1854 bushels: Ed. Adkins of
Selbyville, 1888 bushels; George
Hopkins of Lewes. 1929 bushels; ;
c. A. Pepper Of Georgetown, 1915
bushels; Davis and Brasure of
Greenwood, 1905 bushels; F. M.
Gum of Frankford, 1892 bushels;
Wilfred Adkins Of Selbyville, 1883
bushels; Charles Tingle of Selby-
vile, 1863 bushels.
CONTINUED on page seven1
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-26
Completing Plans
For DeIaWGre Day
Annual Fete win BE Ade-
quately Observed
December z

Civic organizations, churc h
groups or others planning special
events for Delaware Day, Decem-
Der 18th, viii have the assistance
Of the Delaware State Develop
ment Department Ct was made
known today.
The popular Delaware Insignia
brochure and other material on the
state win be made available to
those who plan to put them to good
use, Niles T. Frederick. director,
announced.
We should make every effort to
call public attention to Delaware
Day and the fact that we owe our
title Of First State to the events
that transpired in Dover on that
day In 1887 he said.
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State Farm Bureau
Has Reorganized
James Baxter, Jr. OF Georgetown,
Elected President

The voting delegates of the Del
aware Farm Bureau, Inc, passed
IA resolutions and elected a presi-
dent and vice-president for a two
year term at its recent Annual
Meeting held in Dover, Delaware,
and heard Governor Boggs com
mend the Farm Bureau for it's real
leadership to help agriculture in
the State. Also, the annual ban
quet with 200 guests heard Roger
Fleming, National Farm Bureau
Secretary, state that there is still
a threat among farmers for gov
ernment price fixing by the Con-
gress which will only regiment
farming more. Resolutions passed
to guide the State Farm Bureau
for 1855 were:
Expanded Research and Educa-
tion and necessary agriculture
agent to carry-Out the Extension
program.
That any planning or coming reg
ulatiOns have farmers on the boards
as members or advisors.
Opposing the right of Eminent
Domain" for all gas, oil, water,
electric, telephone now formed or
hereafter formed.
Proper weights and measures.
Continued on page twO)
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Delaware Holsteins
Set High Milk Records

Three Delaware Holstein COWS
recently completed outstanding
milk production records through
the Herd Improvement Registry
program Of the Holstein-Friesian
Association Of America.
Averaging 16 quarts daily, Erie
del Imp Hoesly Opal, a registered
Holstein owned by Purnal y. Erie
del Of Viola, recently completed an
official Herd improvement Registry
production record totalling 1858
pounds milk and 421 pounds but-
terfat IN S12 days. The COW was 8
years and 8 months old. This is
twice the production for the aver
age COW.
Nv. Lewis Phipps, OF Centerdel
Farm, Wilmington. has a Holstein.
.Centerdel Pontiac Piebe Colantha
which averages 19 quarts Of milk
Continued On page slx)
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-26
Senior Class Play
Here December 2-3
ThFee-Aet Comedy, s'The Little Dog
Laughed", At High School


On Thursday and Friday nights,
December End and 3rd, the new
three-act comedy, "The Little Dog
Laughed, will be presented at the
high school by the senior class.
Here 1 am-home from college, /"
declares Laurie Huntington, a
sophomore maioring in psycholo-
gy" expecting to find a normal,
Well-adjusted family And what do
I see instead? A bunch of psyche
logical knOts!"
Actually, Of course, things aren't
quite that bad. Sid Huntington,
her father, isn't quite his normally
jOcular self because Ted Dead
wood" Wood, his hated rival in
the used-car business, is about to
snatch up a much coveted dealer
ship; and Sid is touchy and petu-
liant because he fears his much
needed loan from the bank won't
go through. Martha, Laurie's mo-
ther, is over-anxious, Over-worked,
and much too nervous about the
tea to which she has invited Walola
Breckinridge, wife of the bank
president, as well as a number of
other important ladies. Wally
Huntington, Laurie's younger bro
continued on page Gevenl
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-26
Plans Complete For
ASC Election

Plans have been completed for
the annual election of Kent COun-
ty Community Committeeman for
the Agricultural Sterilization and
Conservation Program for 1855
The election will be conducted by
mail. Ballots viii be mailed on No
vember 26th to every landowner
and farm operator, who is eligible
to vote. A letter will accompany
the ballots explaining the proceed
ure to follow and there will also
be a self-addressed return enve-
lope for the convenience of the
voter in returning the ballot.
Landowners who have been nom
mated and the community they
represent are as follows:
Community / Representative
Districts / and 2)-A. Gene Short.
Smyrna; George Wilson, Smyrna;
Continued on page sixl
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-26

OF talks, tours, Ddnquets, and en-
tertainment awaits all who attend.
The state winners and the prof.
ects they represent are:
Nancy Lee Price, MiddletOwn,
dress revue A member Of
Ever Ready Club for five years :
she has made 43 garments and
has exhibited her clothing projects
at the county fairs. She is now
president of the Ever Ready Club.
Dolores Elliott, Laurel, Girls
record A seventh year mem-
Der Of the Delmar Little Oaks
Club. Dolores has completed is
projects, given 13 demonstrations.
given % talks and appeared on z
state radio programs. She Is a
Junior Leader and she helps the
younger members with their 4-H
projects.
Irwin Klair, Marshallton, dairy
achievement During his An
career, Irwin has increased his herd
from / calf to the present herd Of
q four Of which are pure breds.
This past year, he made a profit
CONTINUED on page nineteenl
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-26
FIRElIEN TO LAUNCH ONE
HOUR DRIVE SUNDAY

When you hear the fire
siren this coming Sunday,
November 28th, at one D. m,
that will be the signal of
the beginning of the one
hour fund drive annually put
on in Milford by the member
ship of the Carlisle Fire
Company for funds.
Listen for the siren, and
then prepare for a visit
from one of your local fire.
fighters, who will solicit you
for the funds needed to pro-
cure equipment, etc, to keep
the local company at the
peak of efficiency.
Additional salvage equip
ment is needed, and il will
not be much longer before
the old tank truck must be
replaced. Helping the fire
company is helping yourself.
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-26
Rigid Racial
Ruling Doubt
OF Eisenhower
President Feels Court Is
Trying To Find Local
lied Handling OF The
Problem.
By Associated Press

- fAs5UllllE4 EffAa
President Eisenhower, in a sur
prise comment on what the Su-
preme Court might do, said Tues
day of this week he believes il
will not be arbitrary in its final
ruling on how to end racial inte-
grafton in public schools.
He also told his news conference
he understand the Court is trying
to find some sort of decentralized
process to handle the problem. He
said he believes the emotional and
practical problems involved will be
given weight by the Court.
There was no indication Of what
was the basis of EisenhOwer's be-
lief and understanding. Tradition
ally, court justices never talk to
anybody about a pending case, and
Presidents refrain from comment
on possible future court decisions.
Seemed To Be limiting
On the surface, Eisenhower
seemed to be limiting that the Court
may listen sympathetically to the
argument Of Southern states that
much time Will be needed I'm max
ing any shift from segregated
schools to non-segregated.
Later in the day, White House
Press Secretary James @. Hagerty
held a news conference at which
he was asked where the President
got his understanding that the
Court was trying to work out de-
centralized process.
Il have no comment" Hagerty
replied.
Asked then whether Eisenhower
obtained such an understanding as
a result of a talk with some mem
Der Of the High Court, Hagerty
continued on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-26

group, the Salute to the Flag and
the singing Of the National Anthem.
Roll call Of Officers showed all
present. Reports were received
from Officers and Chairman. Re
ports of activities were presented
by the president of each Auxiliary
in the county.
Mr.. Curt Ennis and Mr.. Bill
Hines, as a committee, came before
the group with the suggestion that
instead of holding separate annual
banquets for the County Associa-
tiOn that we combine our efforts
and hold it jointly which would
make for a better affair. This was
voted favorable. Mrs. Roach an
pointed the following as a commit
tee to meet with the Firemen at a
stated time to make plans. Mrs.
Margaret Hastings Of Blades will
serve as Chairman and others are
Mrs. Emma Short Of Georgetown.
Mrs. Alberta Smith Of BridgeWIle
Mrs. Eleanor Waller of Seaford.
Mrs. Grace Locates of Delmar, Mrs.
Jennie Wilgus Of Selbyville, Mrs.
Continued on page nineteen)
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-26
Poultry Short Course
Set For December /

Attendance is expected to reach
800 at the all day poultry meeting
December 1st in Georgetown. AN
poultrymen from Delaware ana
the eastern shore Of Maryland are
invited. The new community build-
ing Of Grace Methodist Church on
East Market Street. GEORGETOWN.
viii seat 500 people.
This annual short course is
sponsored By the Delaware Poul-
try improvement Association and
the University Of Delaware. FINAL
plans for the program are as foi.
lows:
Morning Session: Chairman. Ed
ward McIlVaine, Georgetown. Dell
aware. 9.0O-9.30 Exhibits On dis
play (cofiee served) 9:80-l0.l5-
Water dust and spray vaccination
for Newcastle disease, Dr.. M. S.
CONTINUES on PAGE nlxl
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-26
Girl Scout Fund
Drive Is Tagging
Robert Fischer, Chairman For Del.
aware Area, Reports Some Progress

Robert Fischer, Chairman For Del.
aware Area, Reports Some Progress
The annual campaign for funds
for the Peninsula Girl Scout COun-
Gil of Delaware and Maryland, is
tagging according to the incom-
plete returns to date. The drive,
which opened October 31st, has a
goal of $15,500 for the 1856 budget
of the Council
Mr.. Robert A. Fischer, Milford.
is chairman of the Delaware area
and reports some excellent results
in part of his territory Each cOun-
ty of Maryland is conducting its
own campaign under a county
chairman and the results here are
scattered. The Honorable Edward
p. Miller, EastOn, is Talbot chair
man with Mr.. Calvin LOmax, Mayor
Of EastOn, acting as chairman for
that town. Mrs. K. Thomas Evern-
gam, Denton, has we'll organized
groups in Caroline with a chair
man in each of the towns where
there are Girl Scout troops.
The Council has done an excel
lent job in furthering the Girl
Scout Program since it was char
tered in October, 1858. There is an
office with full time Executive Di-
rector and secretary. Training has
been given leaders in almost every
section. The number of troops
have about doubled and the regis
tered girls and adults have in
creased rapidly.
Your support is earnestly solicit
ed for this worthwhile project
which trains girls to be better citi-
zens Of tomorrow.
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-26
Jaycees Sponsoring
Democracy Contest
Aimed At Giving Young Folks A
Chance To Speak

Tuesday night, November SOth,
has been designated by the Milford
Junior Chamber Of Commerce for
its first staging Of a Voice Of
Democracy contest in this area.
According to Mr.. Otis Webb, chair
man Of the contest, it will be a
script writing and brOadcasting
contest for high school students
in the 10th, 11th, and 18th grades.
1t is aimed at giving young people
an opportunity to speak in behalf
Of democracy. It holds the position
Of being the biggest continuing
national Jaycee project with over
one and a half million students
participating last year throughout
the nation.
The local Jaycee contest will in
clude students from Harrington,
Lewes, RehOboth, and Milford
High School. The contest will be
held at the Milford High School.
where the entrants will deliver five
minute broadcast scripts on the
subject Il Speak for Democracy.
The local level winner will be ELI
gible for the State contest in De-
Continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-26
''Safe-Driving Day"
Set For December Is
Gov. BOggs Urges All Citizens To
Join In The Movement

Pointing out that motor vehicle
accidents on Delaware streets and
highways have become one of the
most critical problems here as well
as in the rest of the nation, Gov
ernOr ]. Caleb BOggs today urged
officials of all communities to Join
in the nationwide "Safe-Driving
Day" on December 18th.
Colonel J. James Ashton, man
ager of the Delaware Safety Coun-
Gil, has been named by Governor
Boggs to lead the drive for a full
24-hOur-day without traffic acci-
dents or deaths, and the latter's
committee will work with munich
pal officials and other local and
state organizations.
According to official informa-
ton, in each of the last two years
traffic accidents have taken more
than $4,000 lives, injured more
than million persons and caused
approximately four billion dollars
worth of damage and related costs.
In Delaware alone, III persons
died in traffic during 1853, Cover
nor Boggs reminded, saying that
these accidents are the concern OF
every individual in every COM
munity within the state.
The extent Of our exposure to
accidents" the chief executive con
tinued, 'is evident in the fact that
we now have more than 55 mil
lion motor vehicles in the United
Continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-26
Presbyterian Men
10 Sponsor Talk
Other Church Groups Asked
To Cooperate On
December 1st

The Presbyterian Men, OF First
Presbyterian Church, this city, are
sponsoring a church biblical panel
quiz, next Wednesday evening.
December 1st. They have invited
similar groups from Avenue Meth
Odist, Calvary Methodist, the
Church Of God. all of Milford. and
the Mennonite Church, near Green
wood, to participate in ''WhO Said
That?", based on the teleVision
program by that name (by per-
mission Of Walter Kiernan).
The general public is cordially
invited to attend, especially the
memberships of the five churches
participating in the panel.
Refreshments viii be served by
the host church with special music
Continued on page tWo)
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-26
State Share OF
II. S. Grants
Is Way Under
Natl. Average
Report OF A Special Com
mittee Is Made Public
BY DelaWares Cover
nor, j. Caleb Boggs.

Governor Boggs made public on
Monday a report prepared under
theaegis Of a special committee
which would indicate that Della
ware does not share from the fed
eral government a fair piece Of the
grants-in-aid that are available.
The report says that per capita
federal grants during fiscal 1853
ranged from $8.75 a person in New
Jersey to $52.99 in Nevada. While
the national average was $17.19 the
per capita for Delaware was
S15.74. With a discount for high
way construction, Delaware's per
capita aid was $685. compared
with the national figure Of 1887.
The Delaware committee was
appointed last February 4 by Gov
eFnOr BOggs with Secretary of
State John N. Mcdowell as chair
man. Profs. Herbert =. Newman
and p. Wakefield Smith Of the de-
partment of economies and busi-
ness administration Of the Univer-
sity Of Delaware were the commit
tees professional stan
In accepting the principle of fed
eral grants-in-aid where the ma
tiOnaI interest is affected, the re-
port also clearly supports the prin-
eiple Of federalsstate rather than
straight-line federal operation of
current and new programs of a
basic operating nature
Test Proposed
The report stresses that accept
ance Of grants-in-aid in principle
should not imply acceptance Of the
grant structure as Il now exists.
feonffnuad IN naga aigbfaan1
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-26
To Elect Kent Soil
Supervisor Dec. 10
Winfield Willis, G. A. Taylor Have
Been Nominated

An election for supervisor Of the
Kent County Soil Conservation Dis
triot Is to be held on Friday, De-
cember 10th. between the hours
Of $500 a. m. and $500 p. m. POLL
ing places viii be at Taylor's Hard
ware Store ia Harrington, and in
the Soil Conservation Office at 313
South Governors Avenue in Dover.
a petition in nomination Of Win
field Willis has been presented by
a group Of landowners from the
area just west Of Harrington. Mr..
Willis is a farmer and one Of the
managers Of the Cat Tail Tax Ditch
Company which Is being completed
ia the area extending roughly
from Adamsville to Burrsville and
east to Vernon, improving some so
farms and about 1000 acres Of
land.
(continued On pass Gvel
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-26
Speaker Vote On
Quigley Is Tied
Final Vote Was 1S To Is VIII
Meet On Monday, November 29th

Meet On Monday, November 29th
A tie vote on whether or not
to select State Rep. James r. Quig-
ley as speaker of the house was
the feature of the meetings in Do
yer Monday night of this week of
Democratic members of the two
branches Of the General Assembly.
The members agreed unanimous
ly on the choice of two additional
attOrneys-Albert Stiftel and Rob
ert Wahl, both of Wilmington-but
postponed until next week the Sc
lection Of the leaders Of the two
houses.
With one member absent, the 26
other Democratic members of the
House of Representatives, meeting
in the House chamber of Legisla-
tive Hall, took a vote on a motion
to back Mr.. Quigley for speaker.
This came out 13 to 13.
No vote was taken on any other
member. The House members
agreed to meet again next Monday
at 1880 p. M, to continue their ef-
fort to select the speaker and mai
Ority leader.
Rep. .-elect Edgar Alexander of
Townsend, was the missing men,
Der Monday night, on the House
side. Two were missing on the
continued on page SKI