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Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23
HOllymOunt Club News

The regular meeting Of the Hol-
lymount Home Demonstration Club
was held in the Coolspring Grange
Hall July 14tb at 1870. After the
opening preliminaries and reports
of various committees, the meeting
was turned over to Mr.. J.. r. Car
roll of the Delaware Electric Co
operative. Inc. He gave a talk on
different types of articles that may
be used to convert into new lamps.
He will meet with the members Of
the club desiring to make lamps
on August 30, at 700 p. m. to de-
eide on materials needed. The
workshop will take place in the
early fall. Plans we're discussed
Tor a picnic to be held at the home
of Mrs. Samuel Sloan on August
4th, at 500 p. m. Refreshments
were served by the committee COM
prising of Mrs. Laura Davidson,
Mrs. Gertrude Bryan, Mrs. Elva
Joseph and Mrs. Minnie McIlvain.
Our next meeting will be held Sep
tember 8th at 1880.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23
Hospital Births

July 1S: Girl, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold ROllison, Magnolia; Boy,
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Boone,
Frederick; Boy, Mr.. and Mrs!
Charles Legates, Jr., Lincoln.
July IA: Girl, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Jester, Milford; Boy, Mr..
and Mrs. Willis Walls, Milford.
July Is: Boy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Amling (baby expired)
Georgetown; Girl, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Williamson, Greenwood: Girl,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Calvert, Farm
ington; Boy. Mr., and Mrs. Charles
Bradley, Milford.
July 16: Girl, Mr.. and Mrs.
Otis Carmine, Laurel; Girl, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Baechler, Milford; Girl,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Carmean, Mil
ton; Boy, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Morris (colored), Selbyville.
July II: Boy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Denver Shoemaker, Georgetown.
July IS: Boy, Mr.. and Mrs
Eliga Collision, Houston; Boy, Mr.
and Mrs. Ronald Pack, Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23
Special Courses
At University


Two special courses will be off
cred by the Extension Division of
the University of Delaware in Re-
hoboth during the month of August.
The two course offerings are Ed
4055 - Laboratory in Elementary
School Problems, and Ed 5625-
Social and Emotional Adjustments
of Children.
Mr.. Alvin SCHNEIDER of the Uni
versity of Maryland and DR.. Cath
arine L. Hultsch of Wilmington
will be the instructors for the
courses which will be Offered five
days weekly, August 10 August
20 in the RehobotIl Beach High
School. Both professors are high
ly regarded in their respective
fields and have been members of
the Extension faculty or previous
occasions.
Glass registrations for each
course will be held at the Rehoboth
High School on August 2 at 100
D. m. and 500 D. m. and will be
limited to the first thirty-five per-
sons who make reservations.
Laboratory in Elementary School
Problems will be held each after
noon from 300 to 4:SO. The Social
and Emotional Adjustments OF
Children will meet in the evening
from $500 to 900. Each of tht
courses is worth three hours oi
graduate credit.
For further information interest
q persons are invited 20 contac
Gordon G. Godbey, associate direc
tor Of the University Of Delawar,
J Extension Division.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23
A High SchOOI Bands Will
Play AT The Fair

During the nCut-Sussex County
Fair in Harrington next week, four
Of Delaware's outstanding high
school bands will once again play
for the audience gathering nightly
at the grandstand to attend the out
door spectacle held there.
These concerts begin eacn eve
ming promptly at 7:15 p H., and
are Immediately followed " Joe
Basile and his famous band playing
the overture that precedes the
opening of the stage show.
The concerts by the school bands
are becoming a tradition at the
Fair, and do much to encourage the
young musicians who are playing
for the largest audience of its kind
in Delaware. Those attending the
night shows at the Fair are en-
couraged to come early and hear
the outstanding programs put on
by these school musicians
Tuesday night the hometown
band, Harrington High School
Band, under its director, Melvin R.
Brobst, will present a concert of
light popular music Wednesday
night the Laurel High School Band,
directed by Arthur Kretz, will
bring their ever popular brand OF
playing to the Fair audience. Fri
day night, Edwin Englehart will
direct the Caesar Rodney High
School Band in a program that is
sure to please. Saturday night, the
final evening of the Fair, the NH.
ford High School Band, with Johr
Bunnell, directing, will offer its
program to the usually large
crowd that attends this final show
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23

Miss Virginia Fisher spent the
past weekend in Rehoboth with Mr..
and Mrs Milton Dill
Mrs, o. E. Shipman Of Blooms
burg, Pa, is the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl March this week.
i DR.. and Mrs. David Sills returned
home the past weekend after en-
ioying the past two weeks on a
trip 10 Canada.
Mrs. Eva Roach, of S. E. Front St.
entertained relatives from Wash
ington, D. G. durirs the past week
Iend.
Mrs. Myra Boldly and Mrs. Eliza
beth Ackerman spent the past two
weeks at the Mertz Cottage, Slaugh-
ter Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Laws, who
have been in The Netherlands and
Spain for the past four years will
arrive on Sunday to be guests of
Thomas Davis for the week.
-
Mrs. F. Burgette Short was in
MiddletOwn, N. j., for the past
weekend and will go to Rehoboth
on Sunday to be the guest of Mrs.
Edwin D. Steele for a few days.
DR.. Roy Manlove Of Philadelphia,
spent the past weekend with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Man
love. Mrs. ManlOve and son, Ste
phen, are visiting relatives in the
midwest.
Miss Patsy Mccormick of Spring
field, Mo. is expected on Friday to
be the guest of Miss Betty Grier
Miss Mccormick and her family
lived in Milford for short time
last year.
Mrs. 1. D. Short and Mrs. William
G. Taylor. will have as weekend
guests at their cottage at Rehoboth
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Taylor of Gar.
den City, l.. /. Mrs. E. T. Williams
was their guest the past weekend
-
Rev. and Mrs. John ]. Brown and
four children of Lancaster, S. c..
arrived Tuesday to spend some
time with August Faix They were
called because of the automobile
accident of Mrs. Faix on Monday.
]
J Miss Keturah Beideman accom-.
! panied her sister, Mrs. T. GeralC
, Homiller of Wilmington, Del. Il
Rochester, N. Y. last week to at
tend the graduation of Miss Joan E
2 Homiller on Wednesday, July IL
/ from the Eastman Kodak Com
: pany's one year administrative in
I ternship for dietitians.
5 Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wilkersol
I and Mr.. and Mrs. Herman d. Walk
= er returned to their respective
homes on Thursday after a mos
delightful motor trip to Atlantic
. City. n J. While there they en-
] joyed the Ice Capades on Tuesda.
/ evening. Enroute home they stop
] ped over in BridgetOn, N. j., wher,
! they visited with relatives.
: Mrs. Esther Pride and son, Ray
: mond, Jr., Of Milford and Mrs. Ell
] Conklin and grandson, Larry Rus
of Chestertown, Md, spent the pas
n weekend visiting Miss Josephin
Day, in Cape May, N. ]. While ther
e they visited Cape May Beach, Wild
e wood, Cape May Point and saw tn
:. cement ship Atlantis that came 8
+ shore. then to wildwood villas
y They also saw many other places {
;. interest, and travelled 4S6 miles.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23
Fire Calls

Frioay, July 16: Grass fire, near
Old South Milford Playground site.
No damage.
Friday, July Is: Oil stove explo-
sion at Stella Wright's on North
washington. Slight damage.
Saturday, July II: Fire at Mil
ford Cafe, due to compressor over
heating. No estimate available as
to damage.
Monday, July 10: Fire at Eugene
Murphy's, caused by explosion OF
oil heater. Fire out upon arrival
Of firemen.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23
Red Men News

The Council brand was kindled
at our regular meeting on Tuesday
night by Sachem Marvin Lightcap
About 459o Of the brothers were
there. This was a very important
meeting but lack of attendance by
the brothers defeated anything we
tried to do.
In this lodge everyone must at
tend and give his support. When
you cannot do your assigned work
at the last minute the lodge suffers
for it.
This next Tuesday night there
will be a very important meeting.
Plan your activities so that You
may attend. There will be no excuse
for not attending.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23
Twin Counties Bus
Sets Fair Schedule

Starting Monday, July 26th. be-
ginning at six 3. m. the Twin
Counties Bus Line will operate a
bus to the Kent and Sussex Fair
at Harrington, Delaware. The hus
will leave the New Milford TheS Re
every hour on the hour. with the
last trip at IL p. m.
During Fair week, the following
daytime schedule will be observed
beginning at 8 a. M, a trip viii
be made every hour to the Fair.
except for the 1900 trip.
Return trips will be made to Mil
ford on the half-hour, beginning at
$3.50 p. M Monday evening. The
bus will load and unload at che
West Gate Ton the Harrington side
Of the Fair Grounds). Fare will be
soc one way.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23
Items Of a Purely
Person al Nature

Miss Betty Grier has returned
home after. spending the past month
at the Youth Camp at Buena Vista,
Colorado.
Mrs. Buren McKinnon of Erin.
Tenn, was the guest of Mrs. Davis
r. Grier and the Faix family a part
of this week.
Mrs. George Caffee of Peoria, Ill.
is spending some time with Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard T. Postles, having ar
rived Monday.
Miss Eileen Bonnert of EN-
porium, Pa, is spending two weeks
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
o. G. F. Bonnert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry w. Lands,
of Yeadon, Pa, and Mrs. Warren E.
Kirby of Summit, N. ]. spent the
weekend with Mrs. Ida Jester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Makal, of
Ft. Pierce, Florida, were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hayes in Ced-
ar Neck. The Makals are former
Milford residents.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hukiu and
Miss Jane Hukill of Middletown
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
H. Draper, Jr., over the past week
end.
I Mrs. Robert Hayes is recupera-
ting at her home, Lanes End, in
Cedar Neck, after a major opera
tion and a 17-day stay in the Mil
ford Hospital.
Jack Webb and his sister, Mary
Ellen Webb are in Ocala, Florida
with their mother, Mrs. Betty Webb
Mary Ellen has spent the past three
months with her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs W. A. Webb. Jack viii
return home for school.
-
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Walker
of Bridgham Avenue, entertained
at dinner and cards on Saturday
evening in honor of their house
guests. Mrs. Ruth CrOssley of Whit.
tier, California, and Mr.. and Mrs
Earle Layman, Augustine Hills
Wilmington, Del.
-
Mrs. w. Harry Corbett and sol
of Orlando, Florida, are hous,
guests of her sisters family, til,
Carl Morgans, of S. E. Third Street
This is Mrs. COrbett's first visit t
the Eastern Shore and she /!
thoroughly enjoying sightseeing
tours through the countryside.
-
Mrs. Joseph G. Boiling will leav
on Monday for her new home il
Iillcrest Gardens, Md, Mrs. BOllinl
has been at the head of the Englisl
department in Milford High School
for the past several years. She ha
, had as her guests for the pas
month, Miss Nancy and Miss Mar
: Boiling.
For several days last week, MI
and Mrs. Charles p. Taylor AM
| Miss Minnie Coffin entertaine,
their nephew and family, Mr.. an
{ Mrs. r. J. Townsend, Bobby an
, Jimmie, of Carmel, California. o.
Friday, they left for Berlin, Mary
/ land, to visit Mr.. Townsend's par
f ents and other relatives. They vii
: also visit relatives in Salisbury an
l Cambridge. Maryland and the
i leave for New York City to atten
S the convention of The Equitabl
e Life Assurance Society of tn
: United States with which Nj
n Townsend Is associated as an as
S ent After the convention, the
e plan to return to Carmel by plan,
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23

Mr.. and Mrs Huntley M.
Tayer aati Miss May Watson
attesded the marriage Of their
brother, Mr.. H. Ross Watson,
to Miss Eleanor A. Mccoy,
daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. William T. McCray Of
Wilmington, which took place
in the Epworth Methodist
Church at Rehoboth Beach on
July 12the The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. John
Howard Link.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23
Service SIants

Pfc. Elwood w. Long. 81, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton w. Long, Milton,
Del, is serving at Fort Riley, Kan.
where he is a member of the 10th
Infantry Division
Long, in the Army since May 1858,
is a messenger in Company l Of the
divisions 7th Regiment He COM
pleted basic training at Fort Meade,
Md.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23
FARM eoEs AuToMATIc

SALEM. ore. II (P) An auto
mat has replaced the roadside stand
operated by a farmer. Motorists
can drop a coin in the slot any time
Of the day or night and get ranch
fresh eggs" The automat also de-
liVers correct change.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23
PRIZE FOR SPRINT

DAWN. Mo. II (R - A short
race down a railroad track meant
3 So prize for Charles A. Wheel
barger Of Ludlow, Mo.
He caught a coyote pup near the
railroad station and claimed the
SIS bounty.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23
Bethany Brethren Church
To Play District Host

The Bethany Church OF the
Brethren in Farmington will be
host when young people from the
Mardela Brethren district meet for
their summer outing al Lewes. Sat
urday, Mrs. Roy Judy, young peo-
pies counselor, announced today.
Young people from the six
churches in the district including
Easton, Green HILL RidgelS. Dem
ton, Fairview and Pennington will
start their meeting with swimming
and recreation at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon. Each group will bring
hot dogs and the Pennington group
viii provide soft drinks. A camp
fire viii be held in the evening.
This is the third year that the
Bethany Church has served as host
for the summer district meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23

Students Of Milford High
School for the past several
years. particularly those in the
English classes, which prob
ably takes in every high school
boy and girl, will have good
wishes for Mrs. Joseph C. Boil
ing, the former Miss Florence
Paekwood, as she leaves, on
Monday for her new home in
Hillcrest Gardens, Maryland.
During the years. Mrs. Boil
ing has endeared herself to
her students by her interest in
their welfare and their educa-
tion, as she labored long hours
to bring about the near perfec-
tion that she always sought
for her pupils. Her marriage
to Mr.. Boiling took place on
April II il Forestville, Mary
land. Mrs. Boiling was the
honored guest at luncheon
given this week by Mrs. Byron
Gibson which was attended by
teacher associates.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23


Members of the Milford New
Century Club were enthiisias-
tic with plans already carried
out for their antique show, as
they met on Monday afternoon
in the club rooms. In conjunc-
tion with the firm Of Alexan-
der and Doughty the show will
be given August 5-6-7-s at the
American Legion Home on the
Rehoboth Cutoff. A number Of
well known dealers in precious
and rare things have already
sent in for reservations and
space and each day interesting
items are being added to
growing list. A snack bar is
one of the things that will in
terest those who attend from
d distance and viii be quite a
convenience for all. Mrs. Rob
ert Rudolph is the directing
chairman and an able commit
tee is working with her to
make this event one on the
summer schedule Of important
dates.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23

Train pullets to use nests on
range to save time in gathering
eggs. The best way to do the teach
ing is to erect the nests before the
pullets begin to lay.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Laws,
who have been the guests of
Thomas Davis few days this
week, will return on Sunday
for a longer visit. They have
been in The Netherlands and
Spain for the past four years.
Mr.. Laws has been decorated
by the Netherlands govern
ment for his work, the decora-
ton being one of the highest
honors that that government
gives to a citizen. They will
be in the United States for a
visit and may be sent out again
for a period Of time. Many will
remember Mrs. Laws as the
former Miss Neva Matthews.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23

Mrs. August Faix sustained
painfnl injuries following an
automobile accident she had on
Lakeyiew Avenue on Monday
morning. A broken left arm
and an injury to her right knee
has made it necessary for hos
pitalization but she is already
more comfortable and it is the
hope Of her many friends that
she viii soon be able to return
to her home on Kings High
way.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23

Mrs. F. Burgette Short and
Judge, Isaac d. Short Of George
town were in Mlddlotown, N. j.,
the past weekend for the party
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
McClain to announce the en-
gagement of their daughter,
Bonnie, to Mr.. Stephen Wood
Of New York City. Mr.. McClain
spent his childhood and young
adult years in Mrs. Shorts
household and looks upon her
as his mother. Their presence
at the announcement party was
one Of the pleasant features
Of it.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23

Helium gas, once valued at ST.
500 a. cubic foot. now is produced
for less than one cent cubic foot.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23
AVCTTON SALE-

AUCTION SALE Sponsored by
Calvary Methodist Church, Satur-
day, August 14th, at 10:30 a. N.
Rain date, Wednesday, August IS,
at p. m, on Carlisle Lane, beside
Kempie's Dry Cleaning. Furniture
of all types will be auctioned. Pro-
duce and cakes will be on sale
Lunch counter will be available
to satisfy your hunger and thirst
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23

Three u. S. Presidents, johnson,
Jackson and Polk were born in
North Carolina.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23

Control Of insects in recent years
has added third to y. S. potato
production per acre.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23
Local Happenings

BAKE-Group #S of the Calvary
WSCS will hold a bake in front
of j. G. Penney's Store, on Saturday
morning, July S1st, at $3.50 Viva
Webb, Chairman.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23

ENGAGED-Mr. and Mrs. Willis
B. Sipple, of FELTON,, announce the
engagement of their daughter, Bet
ty Marie, to Daniel Ralph Rifen-
burg, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore r. Rifenburg, of Harrington.
Miss Sipple is a graduate of FELTON,
High School and is employed in the
Office of International Latex Cor
pOration in Dover.
Mr.. Rifenburg is serving in the
U. S. Navy, in Cuba.
The wedding will take place in
the near future.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23
Weekly Weather
Report For Milford

From Thursday, July 18th, To
Wednesday, July 21st, Inclusive
John r. Barcus, weather recorder
for the United States Government,
reports the following weather con-
ditiOns for Milford as recorded on
instruments located on Lakeview
Avenue, for the week beginning
Thursday, July 18th, and ending
Wednesday, July 21st. inclusive:
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Baech-
Ter welcomed their third
daughter in Memorial Hospital
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23

Insects cost the United States
four billion dollars a year. anto-
moiogists say.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23

A card from Switzerland this
week bore a message from
Alfred Danegger. who is just
about completing his seventh
conducted tour of interesting
points in Europe. Alfred has
as his vocation and avocation
the art and business of photo
graphy and has been at the
University of Maryland for
several years. after his studies
we're completed. Each summer
after school was over, he
took groups Of young students
abroad for tour. travelling i'm
extensively and living in hos
tells wherever their itinerary
took them. It makes interest
ing conversation to hear Mr..
Danegger tell Of his travels.
He will visit his family and
Milford at the end of his trip.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23

UGUST Z is the day
which Miss Barbara
Fairfield Lyons has
chosen for her we'd
ding to Mr.. James
H. johnson, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Harold Johnson. which
will take place in ST. Edmonds
R. C. Church in Rehoboth at
two o'clock. The Reverend
John Corrigan Of town will
officiate. Miss Lyons. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Desmond
A. Lyons Of Haven Lake. will
have her sister, Miss Mary
Lyons, as maid Of honor.
Other attendants will include
Miss Patricia Ann Phillips Of
Marshallton, Miss Jean Lawk-
less and Mrs. Robert Sacks Of
Wilmington. Miss Betty Ann
Hastings Of Laurel. Mrs. James
Bradford Of town, and Miss
Pamela Duffy Of Haworth, New
Jersey. Mr.. Johnson will be
best man for his son and the
ushers will be Mr.. Hugh Mar
tin. III. Mr. James Bradford
of town, Mr.. Vernon Lemex Of
Florida. Mr.. Alfred Brodhag Of
Willow Grove. Pa, Mr. William
Nicoll Of Wilmington and Lieu
tenant John Allen Of Mt. Holly.
N J. A reception will follow
the ceremony at Hotel Henlo-
pen. The wedding music will
be played by Mrs. John A.
Young Of town and Miss Janet
Layton Of Wilmington, will be
soloist. Miss Lyons is a grad
uate Of Ursulina Academy in
Wilmington and of Milford
Memorial Hospital School Of
Nursing, where she is on the
operating room staff. She also
attended the University Of Del
aware. Mr.. Johnson graduated
from Milford High School, at
tended Fork Union Military
Academy and is a senior at the
University Of Delaware. where
he is a member Of Sigma M
Fraternity.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23
COLUMN OF SOCIAL EVENTS
OCCURRING DURING TIE
PAST WEEK

on Friday, July 16. She has
been named Kim. Their other
daughters are Jan and Lee
Baechler. Mrs. Baechler was
the former Miss Ann Pierce.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Poole
Of swarthmore and Rehoboth
included in their list Of guests
several friends from Milford
when they entertained at their
Rehoboth home Saturday eve
ming.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23

UGUsT Z is the day
which Miss Barbara
Fairfield Lyons has
chosen for her we'd
ding to Mr.. James
Evening star., 1954-12-30
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