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Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
High School Faculty
Plans PTA Program
Presentation Will Be Made At
Meeting Next Wednesday

The members Of the Milford
High School faculty have planned
an interesting program for the
members of the High School Par
ent-Teacher Association to be held
on March II, 1854. All parents of
junior and senior high school stu
dents are cordially invited to az
tend. This is School Night for the
parents of the district
Beginning at 500 p. m, school
bells will ring for parents rather
than for pupils. Teachers will be
in their classToOms, and the par
ent will replace the child. Classes
are scheduled for ten minutes.
Father and mother will follow
through their child's daily sched-
ule and have the opportunity of
meeting their child's teachers and
see these teachers in action.
Each teacher is preparing an
interesting ten-minute class peri
cd. Following the close of this
Parent Night School. there will be
an assembly in the auditorium
where the parents will meet the
high school principal and super
intendent of the schools. as well
as the president of the High
School P. T. A.
All parents are urged to attend.
in order that they may be better
informed as to their children's s
daily school routine.
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
State COP Leaders
Meet With Governor
Coming Campaign Discussed At
Informal Meeting On Monday

Three of the principal Republi-
can leaders in the state conferred
for two hours Monday afternoon
of this week with Gov. j. Caleb
BOggs to see what can be done to
restore confidence in the Organiza-
lion as another election campaign
Iears.
launching with the Governor were
EllwOOd S. Leach. Wilmington First
District Committee chairman; for
mer State Senator Robert H. Yer
kes, Kent County chairman, and
State Senator Thomas L. Johnson,
of RehObOth, Sussex County chair
man.
Absent were Clair ]. KillOran.
state chairman, who had a previ-
Gus engagement in court. and
Claude N. Lester, New Castle
County chairman, who is recupera-
ting from an operation.
Many matters were discussed in
cluding potential candidates and
candidates whom the leaders would
like TO see on the ticket. Ii was
thought that in the absence of any
iutimation that he would accept
the nomination the move to per
suade Frank v. dupont, U. s
Commissioner of Roads, to run for
the U. S. Senate, has been unsuc-
ceSsful
There was a meeting of minds
on the subject of a candidate for
attorney general, the same being
former Chief Deputy Atty. Gen. C.
Edward Duffy. chairman of the
Brandywine Hundred Republican
/ Committee. It seemed that Mr
Duffy met the qualifications of
popularity and ability that the con-
ferees preferred.
, However, this was an informal
session and the conversation did
not represent a commitment by
/ anyone.
The matter of providing com.
mittee consent on jobs that are
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Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
Present
For Services
At Calvary
Sunday Attendance At
Newly uiIt Edifice
Far Exceeded Expec-
tatiOnS OF Officials.

AS the doors of the newly con-
structed Calvary Methodist Church
of Milford we're opened on Sun
day, March 7th, for Worship, over
100 persons attended the four
services.
The Sunday School attendance
was the largest in the history of
the Church with 632. John R. Will
kins, General Superintendent, ex-
pressed the feeling of the Commits
sion on Education in appreciation
Tor those who made this possible
by their presence. The new build
ing has one of the most up-to-date
units for the Church School Edu-
catlonal program available today.
Mr. wilkins pointed out the growth
OF the Church School during the
past years and the great possibili-
ties for future enlargement.
The opening service of Divine
worship was broadcast over the
Milford Radio Station WKSB.
Every available space was pressed
into service as an overflow crowd
attended this long awaited service
Three years without a Church
building, due to a fire in 1851
had enhanced this service in the
minds of the people of Calvary. AS
a symbol of continued growth and
Christian faith thirty-three adults.
after three months of intensive
study for Church membership
took the vows and were received
INTO the Church fellowship.
The Rev. DOnzel c. Wildev. Min
lster preached the Message of the
morning and emphasized the mart
played by Faith in the erecting of
the new Church. The congregation
was indeed with one accord in
one place" as the entire service
seemed to span the three wears of
struggle entered into by thu CON
gregation for their Church. Tbe
Senior Choir, under the Direction
OF John Bunnell. was gowned in
their new robes for the occasion
ana the Chancel area was filled
with flowers as persons and organi.
cations expressed tLeir joy for The
Church. ''''
Concluding services for the omen
ing week will be held this Sun
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Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12

rellaOle source has it that the deal
will be completed within the next
ninety days and that the purchase
price will not exceed $4,000.
Merchants on the South Walnut
Street end of the downtown busi-
ness section have long advocated
locating of a city-Owned parking
facility near their places of busi-
ness. They have pointed to the in
creasing number of empty stores
in this section as evidence that
business has been "gOing north"
to the North Walnut Street end
of the business section and to the
North East From Street business
section that has sprung up since
World War II. both of these lat
ter sections are near the large
citv-owned parking Lot 90 the i
tersection of Park Avenue and
North East Front Street, in the
Kent County side of the city.
The property now being sought
is to the rear of the Hotel Norman
and Windsor Block, and has en-
frances on both South East Front
continued on page six)
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Federal Tax
Official Is
ROtarySPeaker
John J. DOnnelly, Milford
Resident, Spoke To The
Local Service Club On
Monday Evening.

John j. DOnnelly, director Of
the down state branch of the Fed
eral Tax Office, with offices at
Georgetown, but who resides in
Milford, was the guest speaker at
the weekly dinner meeting of the
Milford Rotary Club on Monday
evening of this week.
Mr. DOnnelly spoke on the vari-
Gus tax problems that confront the
businessman, a n d particularly
stressed the necessity of filing an
estimated income tax form under
certain conditions, which he care
fully outlined.
Following his talk, Mr.. DOnnelly
answered questions, from various
members of the club. The question
and answer period which followed
his address was one Of the most
Informative and interesting ever
held by the local club, and all the
members, at the conclusion of the
meeting, expressed individually to
Mr.. Donnelly their thanks for a
splendid talk.
Mr.. Donnelly was presented to
the club by past president Frank
]. Elton, who was program chair
man for the evening, while the
general response to the talk was
given by past president Frank
NAPLES.
The program was arranged by
club secretary, Robert H. Yerkes
through the Director of Internal
Revenue for the State of Delaware
Francis P. Graham, of Wilmington
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
VFW Auxiliary
.ReOrganized
For New Year
Mrs. Audrey A. Savage,
President Of Milford
Organization, Will In
stall Next Month.

The Ladies Auxiliary to V. F. w.
Post #64S3, re-Organized for the
1954-55 term, last week, by elect
ing slate of new officers headed
by Mrs. Audrey A. Savage. Mrs.
Savage, who served the local unit
as senior vice president the past
year, was an unanimous choice
for president, and, together with
other elective and appOintive Off
GERS, will be installed in office in
late April.
Other new officers elected by
the auxiliary are: Mrs. Gertrude
c. Carter, senior vice president:
Mrs. Virginia q. Quering, junior
vice president; Mrs. Dorothy
Strahle. cOnductress: Mrs. Ruby
Currie, guard. and Mrs. Beatrice
Kniceley, chaplain. Mrs. Mildred
Hall, who has served the local la
dies unit as treasurer the past
three years, was reelected to that
office.
During the course of the meet
ing, the auxiliary voted a donation
to the Red Cross; discussed plans
for a covered dish supper. to be
held here, April 18th. and voted
Mrs. Grace Brimer and Mrs. Glen
ma /. Collins into membership.
Mrs. Emma w. Cunning. who has
served the Blue Hen Auxiliary as
president the past year. presided.
District #3 CKent County,. of
the Ladies Department, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, will meet here.
at the Blue Hen Post Home, the
evening of Monday. March 18th.
The district president. Mrs. Mar
garet Hates, of FELTON,, will pre-
side.
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
Warning Given
On Kite Flying

keddy Kilowatt, acting as official
spokesman for the Delaware Power
4 Light Company, has lust made
his appeal to all children in the
state to fly their kites safely. Reddv
makes his appearance by way of a
poster which is distributed about
this time each year by the Della
ware Safety Council in cooperation
with the Delaware Power & Light
Company.
These posters are contained in
the regular monthly mailing fn av-
cry school, public nriyate anA 20
rochial, which contains a wealth of
saSety material designed at both
teacher and pupil level.
Many children are injured or
killed each year when subjected to
lives wires in an attempt to re-
trleY their kites which have be-
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Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
Highway Inspectors
Attending School

The Delaware State Highway De-
partment has recently completed a
school for project and construction
inspectors which was designed ia
procure uniformity in use Of ma
terials and construction work On
II projects in every section Of the
state.
This school was held one day a
week for period Of six weeks and
was under the personal direction
of John B. Carson, construction en-
gineer, who also arranged the pro-
ram fas =assh secession, ~ tha ..al,o.l
Colonel w A. McWilliams, Chief
Engineer Of the Department, in an
address ~ the opening session OF
the school. described TIE 9espensi-
bility of the iaspsctor on any type
of project as Well as the import
aNce ef having the specifications Tor
project followed by the contrac-
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Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
Blood Donor Service
Is Big VFW Project
While 1t Is Little Publicized. II
Fills Community Need

While most of the activities of
Blue Hen Post. Milford's much
cited V. F. w. unit, are well publi-
cized, there is one all-year-round
community service project of the
post that is little publicized, de-
spite the fact that hundreds of the
areas residents have reason to be
grateful to the local V. F. w. unit
for sponsoring this particular SER
vice project. The project. referred
to, is post sponsorship of a blood
donor service that has supplied
most of the whole blood needs of
this community for the past six
years.
Organized some six years ago.
upon suggestion of John r. Bar
Gus, the Blue Her Post Blood
Donor Service has functioned eff
ciently and quietly, with blood be-
ing donated, as needed, by post
members and others, without
thought of compensation or per
sonal publicity. While an accurate
count has not been kept down
through the years, it is believed
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Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
All Members Visit
Governor Boggs
Group Made Formal Visit To Chief
Executive On Wednesday

Governor J. Caleb Boggs, already
an honorary All Club member. re-
ceived emblems of his All rank in
a ceremony at the State House in
Dover on Wednesday.
Marking the observance of Ma
tiOnal All Club Week, March 6-14,
a group of eight All members and
four local leaders presented Gov
ernOr BOggs with a All desk flag
set and a copy Of the National A.
calendar. These boys, girls .ld
leaders represented the 8S clubs
Of Delaware.
Last year, a similar delegation
gave the Governor a lifa-tima hon
Orary All membership.
TaKing part In the All visit to
Dover were:
New Castle County: John Green.
. member of the Every Ready All
Club. MiddletOwn; Florence Rowe.
Brandywine Valley All Club. Will
mingtO0, ond Ernest Eiermann.
(cOntinued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
Drive To Raise Fund
For Chicken Festival

1t was announced at the recent
meeting Of the board of directors of
the Delmarva Chicken Festival that
the financial drive to raise sos. GOO
was making good progress. March
~ was set as the deadline date for
the completion of the drive. Ernest
Matthews of Salisbury, chairman of
the committee soliciting funds from
the processing plants, said that the
professors were cooperating very
well. Il am sure that we will reach
our goal. said Mr. Matthews Tha
money raised is to be used for the
aSs', ,i''gs "a tiir iIuiiuurva Chicken
Festival and the Poultry Egg Ma
tiOnal Board.
p. a. (Jim) Yutzi. president Of
the festival, amounted that Mrs
Arthur Handy Of Dixie Dell Farms.
LeWes. has been selected - head
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Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12

This area was designated as A,
trial site for the vaccine after con-
sultatiOn between the State Health
Office and medical oficials of the
National Foundation. Local health
officers in the selected site will
meet with representatives of the
State Health Office and the Nation
al Foundation TO set specific dates
and complete arrangements for ad-
ministratiOn Of the trial vaccine.
In the designated areas of this
state, only children in the second
grades of public. private and par
Ochial schools. whose parents have
signed request forms, will receive
the trial vaccine. The health rec
Ords Of pupils IN the first and third
grades Of the same schools will be
used Tor comparison 70 eVaIuate
the trial vaeeinp's affanfivanaee g.,
preventing paralytic polio, DR..
Hudson said.
Approximately 1900 children in
this state are eligible to take part
IN the trials. Three doses viii be
given. in the arm. The first two
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Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12

medals OF honor Will be provided
for winners in qualifying counties
by the awards donor, Coats and
Clark, Inc. AS in the past, the state
winner will receive an all-expense
trip to the National All Club Con-
gress in Chicago. Also, II state
winners selected for national
awards will each receive a $500. 100
college scholarship.
Instead of five sterling silver
medal awards to county winners
in the All Poultry program, four
gold-hlled medals will be provided
this year by the Tractor and I'm
plement Division. Ford MOtcr Co.
Awards Of an all-expense .1lp to
the National All Club Congress
in Chicago for state winners. and
$4,000 college scholarships to
ten national winners remain un-
changed.
In the All Tractor Maintenance
program, the American Oil Co.
will provide four gOld-flled in
stead of sterling silver medals Of
honor as county awards. The state
continued on page Eix)
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
Will Use 500 OF 1853
Value OF Real Estate
For Tax Figure; List
Will Be Hung; Build
ing Code Accepted.

AT the regular meeting of CITY
Council this week, Mayor Edwsrd
G. Evans presiding, the City Conn
Gil accepted the Building Code as
proposed by the Zoning and Plap-
ming Committee. The Committee is
composed of Messrs.: L. G. Burton.
Frank R. Grier, Harry ]. Pierce.
Harvey G. Marvel and Robert H.
YerkeS.
After Fire Chief, James C. Holz-
mueller and City Manager STAN
ford c. Marvel. have made recom-
mendatiOns for the establishing
of FIRE Zones within the City. The
Council will refer the yyoposed
Building Code to the City Solicit
tor Henry ]. Rjdgely for the proper
legal phraseology, after which the
Code will be presented to Council
for adoption.
Mrs. Edward Salevan asked for
the cooperation of Council in
cleaning up Levi Cemetery, loca-
ted on North Walnut Street. The
Council agreed to the request and
will proceed with the cleaning up
of this condition.
Mr.. William Bate, representing
the J. NJ. Cleminshaw COMPANY.
who nave specialized in revalua-
ton of Real Estate for % years.
presented the assessment for 1854.
The Council will use 6O@o of the
1858 value of real estate as the
figure for the 1854 assessment. ard
have cut the tax rate from the
1853 rate of S1.30 per S1O0 of
assessed value to 65 cents per 800
of assessed value.
The assessment list will be hung
in the U. S. POstOffice, the First
National Bank and Trust Com.
pany, and the City Office from
March 18th until Appeal Dav
March 25th.
Mr.. Bate will sit in the Cit,
Council Room, City Hall, as an in
formal Board of Appeals to heal
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Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
D. COOPersmith To
CiUe Fashion ShO1U
Hospital Auxiliary Is Sponsoring Gala Affair
At Milford High School Auditorium Next
Thursday Evening, March 9th, Beginning
At Eight O'Clock.

The Milford High School audi
torium will be the scene of one
of the seasons most gay and de-
iightful spectacles when D. Coop
ersmith presents its 1854 Fashion
Show, Thursday, March 18th, at
8 p. m, under the sponsorship of
the Ladies Auxiliary Of the Mil
ford Memorial Hospital. The popu-
larity of these fashion shows over
a period of years, and of which
this is the eleventh to be present
ed, promises to be one of the out
standing shows i'm a long list of
successful productions during re-
cent years. Grouping milady's
wardrobe in street, sport, beach
and evening wear, d. COOpersmith
has assembled a bevy of styles for
the miss, junior, and wOmen's
group, as we'll as childrens styles,
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
New Projects
Of Hospital
Auxiliary
Ladies, In Meeting This
Week, Suggested And
Approved Several I'M
prOvementS.

At the meeting of the Ladies
Auxiliary of the Milford Memorial
Hospital, several new projects
were suggested and approved.
New entrance doors for the hospital
are to be bought from membership
funds. These will be double doors
that open both inward and out
ward and are much needed at pres
ent. In addition to being easier to
use, they would be of great value
in the event OF an emergency such
as a fire.
AS their main project, the Aux
iliary decided they will equip a
Physical Therapy room for the hos
pital. The funds from the Gift
Shop and from the Fashion Show
will go toward furnishing such a
room.
Mrs. Willard Pierce reported that
the two new waiting rooms have
been furnished by the Auxiliary.
the fourth floor for expectant ia
the fourth floor TO rexpectant IA
theirs. This has long been desired
and will be appreciated. The Aux
iliary also supplied the furniture
and draperies for the waiting
room on the second floor. Rela-
tives and friends who are anxious
about patients will have some
place to go while they are wait
ing news or while a patient is re-
ceiving treatment.
The Auxiliary President. Mrs.
Lawrence Fitchett, announced that
there are now more than 500 men,
bers in the Auxiliary, 13O of these
from outlying tOwns-Harrington.
Houston. Frederick, Milton, Selby-
vile and Georgetown. This is good
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Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
Bulk Milk Handling
Object OF Research
Could Be Answer To MIX Market.
Ing Problems

Dairy farmers, watching the in
crease in bulk tank handling of
milk on the farm. are wondering
whether this might be the answer
to milk marketing problems.
This bulk handling-the use of a
large tank truck instead of 1O-gal-
Ion cans for transporting milk
has some advantages and disadvan-
tages, researchers at the Univer-
lty of Delaware conclude.
Three staff members ran an ex-
pertinent at the University form in
Newark to find out three things:
ID the amount Of milk and but
terfat loss between the farm and
distributors plant under the con-
ventiOnal system of handling milk
in cans; (2) to see how much diff
ference in time was required in
handling milk on the farm in 10
gallon cans as compared with a
bulk tank; and CD to compare the
amount of electricity needed for
cooling milk under the two sys-
TENS.
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Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
Cub Scouts Plan
Return To Nature"
Local Group Plans Several
Out OF Doors
Excursions

During March, MilfOrd's Cub
Scouts will Go Back to Nature
renewing acquaintance with Mother
Nature by taking trips through
fields and woods and by making
collections. The Nature theme is
being substituted for a less at
tractive theme, IN the Land of
o., and the results Of the months
activities will be displayed at the
regular monthly pack meeting held
the last Wednesday evening in the
month.
Milford Pack #1O1 will be two
years old in late April and will
observe its annual Charter Night
at that time. Started here two
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Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12

that promises to delight the eye,
avoiding extremes in both style
and price. Clothes you need for
the life you Lead, the theme of
the last show, might we'll be ap-
piled to the coming presentation.
A personal. or should we say.
home touch, will be added
through the cooperation of Aux
iliary members, plus a number of
MilfOrd's younger set who have
graciOusly consented to serve as
WOdels.
Appearing as models for this
show on the stage of the auditOri-
um will be: Mrs. Calvin White,
Mrs. Fleming Hart, Mrs. Neal Will
kins. Mrs. Hank Frankel, Mrs.
Clayton DOwnes, Mrs. Joseph
Parker, Mrs. George Stokes, Mrs.
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Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
Suspension vi.
90 Days Faces
SpeederS Going
Over IS MPH
Get Tough" Policy Is
Revealed By Acting
Commissioner B ur-
rough Al Governors
Road Safety Meeting.

Henceforth any motOrist con-
vic ted of speeding and found to
have been driving rs miles an hour
OF faster will have his license sus-
pended for at least 80 days, it was
announced Monday night of this
week by Thomas r. BurrOugh, act
ing motor vehicle commissioner.
This policy, in a field in which
the motor vehicle commissioner
has power to use his discretion,
was revealed at the joint meeting
of the Governors Highway Safety
Committee and the Delaware dele
cation to the recent White House
Conference on Highway Safety.
The two groups, with about so per-
sons attending met at Legislative
Hall, where Col. Harry Ss,s Shew,
superintendent of state police, dis
closed the police have purchased
another radar set.
Mr.. Burrough also said that any
sOne found driving 20 to IS miles
per hour, and who has no previous
record of a speeding violation in
the past three years, will be sent
a letter of warning.
Policy Called Lenient
The acting commissioner said he
realizes the policy he has adopted
is lenient, and warned that he ex-
poets to make it more stringent if
traffic safety is not improved.
This attitude was applauded by
Hugh r. Sharp, Jr., chairman of the
State Highway Department, who
said: 1--WE certainly intend to
tighten up hard if the speeding
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Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
1854 Assessment
Accepted By City
Council Tuesday
BOND ISSUE FOR MORE
SCHOOL ROOMS PASSED

The electorate of the Mil
ford Special School District
voted last Saturday. 242 to
6, to further bond the dis
trict for an additional $52,-
600, to match a $4,000 ap-
prOpriated by the State.
The money will be used
to build six additional class
rooms.
The rapid increase in en-
rOllment not only in the
Elementary School, but the
High School, made the addi-
tional building program an
absolute necessity, school
officials explained.
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
Houston 4-H Club
Has A Busy Week
First Established Club In
State Lists Many
Activities

This week has been a very busy
one for the Houston Cardinals.
the first organized All Club in the
State OF Delaware. They started
the week with a broadcast by one
of their leaders, Mrs. Martha Benz
son and two members, Richard
Simpson and William Williams.
giving brief history of the Card.
inals and of National All Week.
Then on Sunday, the entire Club
attended church with their lead
ers, all wearing the All emblem.
and they will continue to wear this
continued on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
Capt. Jack Hoyt, Is
Promoted At Benning
Milford Man Gets High Executive
Post At Southern Fort

Capt. Charles J. HOyt Of Milford.
Del, has been appointed executive
officer nf Che First 0Hiear Candi-
date sscss;ssSiitt's Siitt's SG Hiiff;S S:s;;;;SSS;s;:
Battalion.
The new battalion includes the
officer candidate companies in the
First OFFICER Candidate Regiment.
When the Second Student Regiment
was inactivated this month, some
of that units companies were as
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