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Milford chronicle., 1954-06-04
Preparations
Being Made
Against Attack
Enough Medical Supplies
To Equip So First Aid
Stations In State Have
Been Distributed.

Emergency medical supplies
worth $2lO,OO0, enough to euuip SIS
first aid stations, are about t6 bo
distributed to strategic points
throughout Delaware in readiness
for use following an enemy attack.
Colonel d. Preston Lee, State Civil
Defense Director, announced today.
The huge stockpile, packaged by
volunteer labor over a period of
months, will be cacheo at points
well outside the States potential
target areas-WilmingtOn and
Dover-sO that they can be rushed
TO the scene of disaster and used
10 treat casualties on the spot.
The storage points, which will be
set up In rural schools and other
public buildings outside the DOS
slble danger zone, are being selec-
ted by county Civil Defense direc-
tors.
Most of the cache points. about AZ.
will be in rural New Castle County
and are now being set up by Col.
George w. Dunn, County Director.
Four will be established in Kent
County and two in Sussex County.
1t IS estimated that should Will
mingtOn and Dover be hit by enemy
,bOmbers about $4,000 Casualties
would reed immediate treatment.
Each of the SO first aid field stations
would have enough supplies and
equipment to handle 1000 casual
ties during the first six to II hours.
Colonel Lee said.
After that, the injured would he
moved to emergency hospitals. Also.
more supplies by then could be
moved in from federal stockpiles.
The first aid materials, which now
are stored at the State CD Control
Center at old Fort dupont near
Delaware City, will be transported
to the selected storage points by
crews from State Health Depart
ment.
DR.. Floyd I. Hudson, Secretary
of the State Board of Health. also
serves as Chief of the States CD
Health and Medical Services Di-
vision. He will be in charge of
moving the first aid materials to
the cache points.
Each storage site will be stocked
with enough material to equip one
first aid station in field operation.
The materials. broken down and
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Milford chronicle., 1954-06-04
frankie Schneider
Georgetown Winner

For the second consecutive week
it was frankie "Fireball" Schneid-
er top man in the weekly Friday
night stock car show at the
Georgetown Speedway near George
town last Friday. Starting early
in the evening by taking first spot
in the third qualifying heat he re-
peated again in the 25-lap feature
bringing his total wins for the sea-
son at the Georgetown plant to
two heats and two feature vic
tories.
In the NASCAR sanctioned
Sportsmep races here last week on
the high banked half-mile clav
oval a total of fifteen stocks took
the green signal in the big 25-lap
feature attraction of the program.
Out to the front from outside pole
position at the start was Bill
Walker, Wilmington, Del, but he
quickly gave up number one spot
on the second round to J. r. Jones.
Salisbury, Md. Jones managed to
hold out until the eighth go when
"Fireball" Schneider took com
mand of the pack and held for the
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Milford chronicle., 1954-06-04
Improved Dial Operation
Will Be Officially Put
In Operation This Com
ing Sunday Morning.

Frederica's new and improved
dial telephone central office will
be placed in operation next Sunday
morning (June g. in a special cere-
mony attended by prominent citi-
zens and officials of the Diamond
State Telephone Company, it was
announced today by Theodore W.
Collins, local manager of the com
pany.
DIR. George r. Miller, Delaware
State superintendent of Public In
structiOn, will make the first call
to his home. Following the cere-
monies, DR.. Miller. Judge w. Marion
Stevenson, Judge of Juvenile Courts
in Kent and Susser counties, John
G. Darby, Manager of the Delaware
Trust Company, Frederica Branch,
and other prominent guests will
make briaf tour of the new $31 900
Office.
A special breakfast will be served
at the Frederick FirehOuse follow
ing the ceremonies.
The new Frederick office is
OIulppgu WIN mOuSTu uldl SWITCH
ing equipment geared 20 meet the
growing need for efficient cOmmuni-
cations. the local manager stated,
The larger Office will also provide
facilities for serving some rs addi-
tiOnal subscribers, he added.
"This means we will be able to
provide telephone service for those
on the waiting list at present" he
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Milford chronicle., 1954-06-04

Possible loss of milk and butter
fat between farm and distributor
under the conventional 1O-gallOn
can system was analyzed by DR..
William E. Mcdaniel, research ag-
ricultural economist. Differences in
working time required under the
two methods were studied by DR..
T. A. Baker, of the animal industry
department, while a comparison of
amount Of electrical energy was
made by Byron Bondurant, agri-
cultural engineer
The work was done in a STAN
chiOn type barn at the University
Farm in Newark.
Results have shown no impOrtant
difference in butterfat content but
there was a slight loss of milk
between the farm and plant when
milk was transported in cans. as
compared to no loss i'm a bulk
tank. In stanchiOn type barns, us
ing a bulk tank insteal of cans
presents very limited possibilities
OF saving work time-unless pine
lines are installed. Any saving in
electrical energy will depend more
on proper installation of the tank
than on the change from can cool
er to tank.
Any dairyman thinking of chang
ing from can to bulk tank system
should ask himself, "Will my re-
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-04
VFW Auxiliary To
Hold EnCGmpmeHt
Annual Session Will Be
Held At RehObOth
June HIP

The Department of Delaware
Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans
of Foreign Wars, will hold their
annual encampment on June 11-12
at Rehoboth Beach, Mrs. Florence
M, Gillispie, the Department Aux
iliary President, announced today.
There will be a morning session
of Department Officers, Chairmen
and Auxiliary Presidents with
Brunch served at 10:3O a. m. at the
Carlton Hotel. Registration of
Delegates and members will begin
at l p. m. At 2:3O, Mrs. Florence
e. Starck, Past National President
of the Ladies Auxiliary to the
V. F. W.. will open the afternoon
session. At 8 p. m, Joint v. F. w.
and Auxiliary Memorial Services
will be held in st. Edmond's Social
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Milford chronicle., 1954-06-04
Held
Their Annual
Election Last
Night
Tom Faix Selected To
Head Milford Group
For The Ensuing Year;
Officers Will Be In
stalled On June 25th.

One of the strong traditions Of
the Jaycees or Junior Chamber of
Commerce is to have spirited COM
petition in the annual elections for
new officers on national, state and
down to the local level. AS those
near Anne's restaurant last FRIDAY
will attest, MilfOrd's year old or
ganldatiOn has its rightful share of
ganizatiOn has it's rightful share of
this trait.
Even before the dinner was
hnlshed claims of the rival factions
were being tossed about and this
only increased the determination of
the membership to get on with the
elections. President Bill Watson in
troduced one of the states as "the
future action party. Member Bill
kutz then introduced and opposing
factiOn in very persuasive manner
true to long political tradition. At
this point the two factions began
to argue over correct parliamentary
procedure in an effort to get on
with the elections. President Wat
son had his hands full keeping the
enthusiastic meeting in order.
When the talley was finally taken
and the noise and smoke of battle
cleared away the following were
elected. Tom Faix, President; Mar
win Lightcap as Executive Vie
President; Bill Kutz, as Internal
Vice President; Merritt Tatman, as
External Vice President; Burton
COverdale as Secretary, Robert
May ss Treasurer, also elected were
Ray SFarklin as a twO-year direc-
tor, Bill Watson, as a one year di-
rector and Glen Watson as a one
year director.
The installation of the new Off
GERS will take place at a combina-
ton meeting set for June 25th con-
sisting of Award night. Installation
night and Ladies The evening will
be highlighted by a dinner-dance.
Plans are being made to make it
a big night for the members and
wives, and other guests. The or
ganization is proud of the job their
present officers have done in getting
the chapter started and looks for
ward to an even bigger year in
community service in the year to
come. Milford will be host to the
Jaycee State convention next MAY.
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-04

Sammy Johnson, Houston Card
inals, sang "a Little Bit of Heav-
en-" to take first place. Wayne Cur
rey, Westville 4-H Club, played the
Prune Song on his accOrdian to
gain second place. Helen Grampp
and Joyce Short, Oak Grove Blue
Hens, did Tap Dance for the third
placing, and Carolyn Davis and
Eileen Webb, Houston Cardinals.
sang the All Dreaming Song as a
duet for fourth place.
Sammy received scholarship
to An Short Course or All Camp.
Wayne Currey, Helen Grampp and
Joyce Short each received partial
scholarships. These three members
will be in the State Contest to be
held during Short Course.
First place in the Public Speak
ing program was received by Bob
Reynolds, Houston Cardinals, for
his talk on "Oil and The Farmer.
Betty Hayes. Houston Cardinals.
spoke on "The All Relationship
With God, for second place, and
Bruce Takach, Bucking Broncos
chose Farm Safety" for the third
placing.
Bob Reynolds will represent
Kent County in the Boys division
and Betty Hayes will represent the
county in the Girls division at the
state Contest to be held in Newark
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Milford chronicle., 1954-06-04

the regular Saturday I'm the Pub
lie Interest" program aired by five
Delaware radio stations-Wilming-
toms WILM, WDEL and WAEiS,
along with Dover's WIDOW and
GeorgetOwn's WJWL,-which takes
in the half-hOur period from 4:3O
to 300 p. m. (EDT), each of the
six Saturdays Of the race meeting.
The American BrOadcasting Com
pany's cOast-tO-cOast network will
be tied in with the first IS minutes
of the program, which will cover
the running of the Kent. The race
will be described by Bryan Field,
Vice-President and General Man
ager Of Delaware Park, who for
years has been seen and heard on
nationwide networks In connec-
ton with major turf events.
The second half, or final IS
minutes Of the "In the Public In
terest" program will, as usual. in
clude color detail and winners cir
Gle interviews with owner, trainer
and jockey handled by Bob Kelley
and Jack Lee. we'll known viii
mington radio figures. and a talk
BY a distinguished guest speaker
representing worthy causes. The
guest this week Is John G. Leach.
well known civic leader, who will
tell what is being done for the
crippled children Of Delaware. The
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Milford chronicle., 1954-06-04
Seventy five Will Be
Graduated At Exer-
ciSes In New Milford
Theatre; Dean III. M.
Smith Will Speak.

The Fifty-fourth Annual Com
mencement Exercise of the Milford
High School will Ia held next
Wednesday evening, June 9th. 1854.
at 500 O'Clock in the Milford The
atre. A total of IS graduates will
receive diplomas. One, Robert D..
Walls, is being graduated through
the general development tests of
the Armed Forces.
The principal address will be
given by Dean Harold Morrison
Smith. Mr. Smith is the present
Dean Of Bordentnwn Military In
stitute, graduate of Bates College.
Lewiston, Maine, and of Columbia
University; is well known as a
teacher, school administrator and
lecturer. He holds membership on
national educational committees
and IS leader in church and COM
munity life. He has given himself
throughout his career to the help
ing and advising of young people
and to the Interpretation of their
problems
The program in it's entirety
follows: Band Concert: Process
sional; The National Anthem; In
vocation, Rev. John A. COrrigan,
Pastor of St Johns R. c. Church,
Milford; Student Addreses-Sa Saluta-
tory-"OppOrtUnities in Nursing,
Doris GTeenly and Valedictory-
Chemical Engineering" Raymond
Sneller; Commencement Address,
Dean Smith; Numbers by Girls
Chorus; Announcement of Awards,
NJ. A. Glasmire, Principal.
The list of awards-The Alumni
Scholarship, The Babe Ruth FOun-
datiOn Award, The BalfOur Award,
The Beth ShOlOm English Award,
The Daughters of American RevO-
ton Awards. The Danforth Founda-
tiOn Award, The Hearn Scholar
ships, The Kiwanis Scholarship,
The Robert Leithiser Memorial A.
ward. The DR.. G. w. Pleasanton
Award, The Readers Digest Award,
The Veterans of Foreign Wars A
ward.
Presentation OF the Glass of 1854,
Dr. Ramon c. CObbs. Superinten-
dent; Presentation of Diplomas, Mr..
John F. ROOsa. President of the
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Milford chronicle., 1954-06-04

through Friday each week from
$3.50 to IL o'clock.
Registration will be held from
8 to $3.50 Monday morning, July
14th, at the Presbyterian Church.
Parents may also register their
children ahead of time with any
member Of the staff.
This year, the staff will be as
follows: Minister, The Rev. Kenneth
M. Kepler; Director, Mrs. Robert
L. Hallett, Jr Assistant Director
Mrs. John F. Glenn; Secretary
Treasurer, Mrs. Joseph J. Pearce; {;
Department Superintendents-
sery Department, Mrs. Joseph S.
LOfland, Jr.; Kindergarten, Mrs.
John F. ROOsa; Primary, Mrs.
Charles w. Sigler, Jr.; Junior, Mrs.
Robert WOTmington; Intermediate,
Mrs. Henry L. Austin; Teachers
Mrs. Theodore p GovatOs, Mrs. Jack
M. LaTemOre, Mrs. John S. Hallett,
Jr., Mrs. Paul McNatt, Jr., Mrs.
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Milford chronicle., 1954-06-04
COfC Members
Guests Hear
Stirring Talk
By Williams
Senior u. S. Delaware
SOlOn Tells Some In
teresting Facts About
The Poultry Deal" At
Annual Dinner.

Government agencies which have
urged poultry producers in Della
ware and the Eastern Shore to cut
back production are, on the other
hand, permitting government loans
to subsidize the poultry industry in
other states, u. S. Senator John J.
Williams said at Milford last Fri
day night.
The senator, who was the princi-
pal speaker at the 14th annual din
ner meeting of the Milford Chamber
of Commerce, gave a resume of the
"deplOrable condition Of the chic1-
en- market" and said someth. ng
should be done to aid the hard
pressed pOultrymen of the Delmar-
va Peninsula.
Senator Williams said govern
ment agencies had told peninsula
growers that over-production was
the cause Of the present down trend
in prices in urging reduced prOduc-
tion. However, through loans the
same agencies are encouraging
over-productiOn in other states, the
speaker stated.
He cited the fact that he and
U. S. Senator J. Allen Frear, Jr..
who was also present, had discus
sed the matter no later than last
Friday morning and they had to-
gether discovered the fact that the
poultry market had been subsi-
died, as far as production was
concerned. in other states in excess
of $1S,000,0OO per year.
According to Senator Williams.
there seemed to be no ceiling on
the loans made and five govern
ment agencies were subsidizing
through loans, poultry producers in
other states. In many cases after
the loans we're made there was no
further investigation if the interest
was kept up on the loans, the group
was told.
Many of the loans, while small.
we're often repeated to the same in
dividual, the senator said.
He also discussed the federal
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Applicants
For
.Hearn Fund
By Trust Go.
More Than 40 Separate
Awards Have Been
Made Since Fund Was
Started In 1899; June
21 Final Day For Filing

The Milford Trust Company,
trustee under the Will of Louder
N. Hearn, is pleased to again invite
applications for benefits from the
Hearn Educational Fund and the
trustee announces that since 1889
when the trust fund was created
that over 170 separate awards have
been made by the trustee for the
assistance of worthy and deserv-
ing white boys and girls of this
community in securing a higher ed
ucation
The following statement is made
by the trustee, which is self-ex-
planatOry:
Resolved, That the Milford Trust
Company as trustee of the Hearn
Educational Fund. established ur-
der the will of Louder n. Hearn.
authorizes the following announce
ment:
The will of our late fellow
townsman, Louder N. Hearn, pro
vided for a trust fund, of which
the Milford Trust Company is
trustee, to be known as the Hearn
Educational Fund of which the in
come is to be used in helping and
assisting the worthy and deserving
white boys and girls of this vicini-
ty in securing an education. Mr..
Hearn's will stipulated that the
trustee was to use its judgment in
the distribution of the income so
as to do the most good.
Pursuant to the terms of this be-
quest the Milford Trust Company
invites applications for the finan-
cial assistance of the Hearn Edu-
catiOnal Fund from the boys and
girls of this vicinity for the fur
therance of their education. AppIi-
cations should be sent to the Hearn
Educational Fund in care of the
Milford Trust Company. The final
date for the receipt of applications
to be acted upon this year will be
June 21st
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Milford chronicle., 1954-06-04
Cadillac Salon To
Arrive Here June 7
A "CargO" OF Six New Models
Will Be Shown At HammOnd's

The Cadillac Salon for 1854 is
ready to take the road" and will
arrive i'm this area on June z, MAX
ing it's headquarters at c. NJ. Ham
mOnd and Son, Milford, Del
The salon brings its cargo" of
six of the most outstanding models
of Cadillac for 1854, to be present
ed in gala style and as a public
service under the auspices of the
local sponsoring dealer in cOOpera-
tiOn with Cadillac and the Della
ware Motor Sales Company, of
Wilmington, Del.
By far the most unusual presen-
tatiOn in the entire showing, and
one that will be seen in this part
of the country for the first time
will be the sensational La Esp1da
(named for the sword), Cadillacs s
answers to what will cars be like
in the future? 1t is a fiberglass
bodied, twin seat convertible and
was recently and dramatically re-
vealed at the General Motors Mo-
tOrama, at the Waldorf-Astoria IiO-
tel i'm New York City.
Daringly different and explora-
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-04
Milford Cub Pack
Closes '54 SeasoI
Presented Show To Relatives And
Guests As Final Event

Milford Cub Pack No. 1O1 re-
Gently drew the curtain on it's
1953-54 program with a we'll re-
ceived "shOw" presented as part
of its monthly pack meeting. The
program, presented before more
than 100 relatives and other guests,
wound up, until Fall. the indoor
activities of the pack, as the sum-
mer program, which will get under
way next week, consists entirely of
outdoor activities. Induction of
new members and presentation of
achievement awards were other
features of the program.
The Cub Scout show was the de-
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-04
Farm Real Estate
Declines In State
UpsWing OF The Past Fifteen Years
Has Definitely Stopped

The 15-year upswing in Della
ware farm-real estate values has
ended and a moderate decline has
set in-at least tempOrarily-saNs
DR.. r. o. Bausman, agricultural
economist at the University of
Delaware.
Since pre-WOrld War II, farm
real estate values here have about
doubled, but durhE the past year
have declined about two percent.
"This apparently reflects the gen
eral decline in farm commodity
prices and the uncertainty about
future prices" the economist ex-
plains.
The two percent falling off of To-
cal farm-real estate values com
pares with a six percent slump for
the nation. Land values in the cat
continued on page sIx)
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-04
All Scholarship
Winners Listed
Nine Are Listed From Milford
And Houston Area

Four-H scholarship holders for
1854 are planning to cash in their
awards either for the All Short
Course in June, or for the state A.
H Camp in August.
A total of Is Kent County A.
Hers have won these scholarships
in judging contests, sponsored by
the Kent and Sussex Fair and the
Delaware Crop Improvement Asso-
citation.
Scholarship winners over IA
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Milford chronicle., 1954-06-04
Brobst's Pupils In
Recital On June S
viii Be Held In Collins Building
At ASbury Church. Harrington

The seventh annual piano recital
by the pupils of Melvin BrObst,
music teacher in the Harrington
Special School District, will be held
this Saturday afternoon, June 5th.
in the Collins Memorial Building
auditorium of Asbury Methodist
Church beginning at 200 o'clock.
A feature of the recital will be
a two-piano rendition of the Sec
ond Hungarian Rhapsody by Franz
List, played by Mr.. Brobst and
Continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-04
Dean c.. L. Schuster
Retires At u. Of D.
Veteran Head OF Agriculture Had
Served Thirty-fOur Years

DR.. John A. Perkins, president
Of the University of Delaware, has
announced the retirement of George
Lee Schuster, dean of the school
of agriculture.
Dean Schuster's retirement will
be effective at the close of the cur
rent academic year after 81 years
of service on the faculty of the
university.
The Dean came to the university
as professor of agronOmy in 1920.
He was appointed assistant dean of
agriculture in 1885 and was made
dean in 1899.
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Milford chronicle., 1954-06-04
commencement VIII
Be Held Here Next
"Wednesday Evening
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO
LOCAL CURRENT USERS

The electric current of this
city, will be off Sunday, June
9Th, 1854, from $3.50 a. m.
to $3.50 a. m.
This outage is necessary
in order for the cut over to
be made at the new sub-sta-
ton.
City of Milford
Electric Department
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-04
DeIGtOGre Park Racing Meet
NO'U Rolling h High Gear

Delaware Parks Thoroughbred meeting rolling
scheduled continue
this
Stakes theyearod to
clash a mile 2
The Kent viii be nationally
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-04
MiIk Handling Methods Are
Compared liz Publication

milk Handtng-Can Tank?' a circular
puDnshed by the Delaware Agricultural Experiment
Because darymen
tank menod three University agricultural
o mi H'Ni'HS
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-04
Houston Cardinals Walk
AsUGy With Talent HOnOrs

The Kent County Al Talent and Public
on Wednesday evening May 26th. Capitol Grange
SIX H members
members participated in the Public Speaking Program
Bill Runner of heChestnu
OIL ceremonies He also played two numbers his
The Key West citizen., 1954-07-22
BOULEVARD PICNIC AREA PROJECT

Editor, The Citzen
Relative to an inquiry by columnst Bill Gbb to
what is cooking the Roosevelt Boulevard picnic
project, frank to state that l. too disappointed,
along with good many other people. The Scouts did
fine piece of work in cleaning the Bridal PATH George
Ehrhart, committee chairman and individuals
through with cash donations but did get quite
enough support to put the deal all the way the top
The project hasn't been completely abandoned but it has
been hard to whip up much interest in it.
The Chamber has been actively engaged in so many
other projects for the past months that about all
available manpower has been kept busy with them
sincerely hope that stir up enthusiasm in the
Boulevard project in the future Right the
don is pretty unkempt and the first thing must do
when get around to it again. is to clean the whole
strip then muster forces to with the picnic table
end of the bargain. We have had enough money
buy necessary materials and labor to build the tables and
benches and getting volunteers to work such pro-
ject is little difficult
We haven't given up however, and definitely guar
antee to devote attention to possible
Yours very truly,
HAROLD R. LAUBSCHER
Manger Chamber of Commerce
July ID, 1854