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At Housing Projects
ForecIosed by FILA

Forty-seven housing projects
insured by the Federal Housing
Administration have been fore
closed by the Justice Department,
Attorney General Brownell an
nounced today.
He said the mortgages total
$34,2 ,435, or seven-tenths of
! per cent of the SAT billion
mortgages insured by the FILA
under the program.
Mr.. Brownell said eight of the
foreclosure cases were begun
under the Eisenhower admin
stration.
A list of the cases included
Sections /, 2. 8 and 4 of the
Gregory Estates at Seat Pleas
ant, Md, upon which action was
started last March "a.
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Anti Delinquency Report

Directors Of the East Capitol
Area Citizens Youth Project will
meet at 4 pm. Wednesday in the
Ninth Street Christian Church,
1872 Ninth street NE. David
Brown will report on special
summer project designed to pre-
vent juvenile delinquency.
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11
commencement Week
Activities At Dunbar

The commencement week activi-
ties have been announced for the
Dunbar Jr. High School. Glass
Night, Thursday, June 10th at 90
p. m, Junior Prom, Friday. June
llth at $3.50 p. m, Sermon TO the
graduates will be held at the ST
Matthews Baptist Church, Rev
GeOrhe Jones, Pastor, Sunday. June
49, 1854, 1900 a. m. The gradua-
Ung exercises will be held at the
Dunbar Auditorium Monday, June
a. 1854, at S:15 D. m. Mr.. Louis
L. Redding will deliver the com
mencement address. The class adj
dresses will be delivered by Homer
Hyland, Striving Onward and Up-
ward" and Annie Snead, Better
Homes Make a Better Nation. The
certificates will be awarded bv Mr..
CHARLES P. Helm, Superintendent
OF Laurel Special District. The fol-
lowing are members of the gradua-
ting class:
Ethel Blange, Carmetta Cooper
Mary Greene, Doris Miller. Arleaver
Folk, Annie Snead, Herman Brink
iey' Brian Coverdale, Donald Ever
eLte, James Greene. James Harris.
MaVerly Hill, Homer Hyland,
FRANKLIN Kellan, Charles Mitchell.
Henry Phellam, Ellis Wilson, Full
ton Winder.
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11
Pony League

The Milford Mustangs opened
the Pony League season with a IA
to win over Greenwood. Raymond
Kerr went the distance, scattering
hits and walking only 8. Catcher
Jack Willis, playing errorless ball.
Gid not allow a single stolen base
and collected 3 hits out of four
times at bat. One of these hits
was a double. Hurd and Kitchens
also collected 8 hits each. The
team had a total of Is hits.
Prior to the opening game the
Mustangs had seen action against
Greenwood and Harrington in two
practice games; they downed
Greenwood, 11-5 and Harrington.
1875. . 'N-'
Score by innings:
Milford % 5313 PA
Greenwood L SOIlO- G
You can see the Mustangs in ac-
tion Thursday. June 10th, at the
High School against BridgeyilIe.
Tuesday, June 18th, at Frederica
and Thursday, June 18th. at the
High School against Georgetown.
Games start at 6:15.
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11
Mary E. Humes Will
Graduate At Wellesley

Miss Mary Eleanor Humes is
among the candidates for the Mas
ter of Arts degree at Wellesley
Colleges 10th annual commence
ment on Monday, June 14th.
The exercises will be held on
the library lawn, fair weather per
mltting. Otherwise, commencement
Will be in Alumnae Hall. John II
Finley, Jr,, Eliot Professor of
Greek Literature at Harvard Uni
versity will deliver the commence
ment address. The degrees will be
conferred by President Margaret
Clapp. 9'''
On Sunday morning Anson Phleps
Stokes, Jr., Rector of st. Bartholo-
news Protestant Episcopal Church
New York City, will preach the
6accalaureate sermon. The Welles-
ley College Choir will present bac-
caIaureate Vespers in the evening
Miss Humes is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Humes
Seabury Avenue, Milford. SDeciaI-
izing in the field of English. she
received her B. A. degree from the
College of William and Mary.
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11
Betty Lou Layton
ValedictOrian At
Commencement In
Harrington

The valedictory address will he
delivered at the Commencement
exercises of Harrington HIGH
school on June IL by Miss Betty
Louise Layton, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Wilbur Layton, Jr. Miss Law
ton has a three-year MEMBERSHIP
IN Chancel Choir of Asbury Church
In school activities she held the
oTlce of Secretary in her sopho-
more year, President of Dramatic
Club in her Junior year, and SIN
dent Council Representative for
two years. ~
The salutatory address will no
delivered by Miss Nancy Lee Nell
son, winner of two state honors
and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Rob-
ert L: Nelson. She is a member of
the choir at Trinity Church
After graduation Miss I.avton
VIII begin nurses training AZ mol
aware Hospital, Wilmington Miss
Nelson plans to enter the D. 8
Air Force. p
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11
Claude Tease Gets
His Law Degree

AT the annual graduation exer-
cises OF the University of Maryland,
held at College Park on Saturday,
June 5. the degree of bachelor of
laws was conferred upon Claude
l.. Tease, of this city. The degrees
were conferred by the president of
the University and later presented
by the dean of the School of Law.
Roger A. Howell. The principal
address was given by Lieutenant
General Emmitt O'Donnell of the
U. S. Air Force and the class was
greeted by the Governor of Mary
land, Theodore r. McKeldin. Mr..
Tease is a graduate of Milford High
school, served two years in the
U. s. Air Force during World War
H. and finished his pre-legal edu-
cation at the University of Del
aware. He is now serving a clerk
ship in the law offices of Tunnell
and Tunnel at Georgetown. At
tending the exercises on Saturday
were Mrs. Marguerite E. Dennev.
mother of Mr.. Tease, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Rust and children.
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11

Mrs. Norman. Allen and children
OF Wilmington, N. c., will arrive
next week for visit with her mo-
ther, Mrs. Clara Bennett.
Mrs. Lee Hirsch had as her guest
this week, Mrs. Kathryn Dupuy
OF Berkley, California. Mrs. Dupuy
was enrOute from Europe, where
she has been visiting, to her home.
Dale Rose of Columbus, Ohio, re-
turned home Wednesday after be-
ing the guest of Jack Baynum.
They are students at Ohio Wesley
an University.
Miss Mary Jane Waters. Miss
Kathleen Isaacs, Miss PATTY Bax-
ter are few Of the college stu
dents already home for the sum-
mer vacation.
Bob Kitchens completed his
freshman year at the University
OF Delaware and will spend the
summer months with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Kitchens
-
Lieutenant and Mrs. Lewis n
Dlckerson and daughters. Lynne
and Dawn, left today for their
home in Topeka, Kansas. They
VIII spend two weeks there before
going on to March Air Base in
Sacramento, California, where thew
Will remain most of the summer
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Miss Mary Draper, Mrs. Mary
Eberly PilsOn of PHILADELPHIA. Miss
Anna Harrington of Newark and
Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis of Whining
ton were weekend guests of Mrs
John Mertz at her cottage AT
Beach, all having at
tended the Alumni banquet FRIDAY
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George M. Lynch
spent last weekend i'm Ashland
Va, as guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Gordon A. Hearne. While there
they attended graduation exercises
at Randolph Macon College at
which Mr.. Hearne received his
Bachelor of Science degree. In the |
Lall, Mr.. Hearne will enter the |
Medical College of Virginia School |
Of Dentistry.
MISS Marilyn March is at her
home at MOrdington after gradua- |
-lhg from Skidmore College last
week receiving her B. A. degree.
having majOred in English. Mr..
ana Mrs. Leslie I. March, her par
9nts. and Robert March of PhiIa- |
lelphla' were present for the COM
nencement activities.
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11
SOrOptimist Club

The final meeting, before the
summer interval, of the Eastern
Division of Sussex County Sorop-
tlmist Club took place in Dinner
Bell Inn at Rehoboth, Monday eve
ming, June z. This was an installa-
tion banquet and was we'll attend
ed. Invocation was made by the
reverend d. G. Wildey of Calvary
Church, Milford. Mrs. Phyllis KeI-
ley, vice president for the past
year, was tOastmistress for the
evening. Greetings were brought
to the group by Mrs. Norman Lew
Is, the immediate past president
The soloist for the evening was
MIS-. ID. G. Wildey, who was accom-
panied by Mrs. Robert Green, both
OF Milford. The speaker of the
meeting was Miss Grace Chandler
editor Of the American Soropti-
mist Magazine, whose subject was
. Bucks County Celebrities. Fol
lowing the program Miss Chandler
installed the newly elected presi-
dent, Mrs. Frank Brereton and her
cabinet. Besides Mrs. Brereton. the
following were installed: Mrs. Ar
thur Simpler, vice president: Mrs
James <. Pettyjohn, recording sec.
retary; Mrs. Cameron Ramsey.
corresponding secretary: MISS
Ihelma Jewell, treasurer.
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11
Pennington Charge
Plans For School

Tn Prospect and Salem Methodist
Churches of the Pennington Charge
are holding their Vacation Church
School beginning Monday, June IA.
and continuing through June 18
at the Salem Methodist Church in
FarmingtOn. The pastor, Rev. Mr..
Irwin, disclosed that so young peo-
pie are expected to enroll in the
five classes being offered. Teachers
are Mrs. Robert McNally, pre-
school, Mrs. Lester Hatfield. first
and second grade, Mrs. Willis
Laughery, primary, Mrs. EIwood
Taylor, juniors, and Mr.. Irwin
junior high and youth. Assisting
these teachers will be Mrs. Mel
vile Taylor, Mrs. Ray Cannon, Jr..
Mrs. Mary Hatfield and Mrs. John
Irwin.
Sessions are to be held each
morning from until 1880. Com
Guiding. exercises will be held Sum
DAY evening at 8 p. m. at the Salem
Methodist Church. Those interest
eo IN attending may still register
by calling the pastor or any of the
teachers.
Todd's Chapel and Epworth
Methodist Churches of the Farm
lngton Charge have announced
that they will hold their school.
June p to 25. at Todd's Chanel
Teachers have not yet been an
nounced. but anyone interested in
attending are asked to contact
either of the churches or the mas
tor before next Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11
Boy Scout News

Explorer Scouts and advisors of
POST NO. rs, sponsored by the Har-
Iington Rotary Club, have planned
thls years annual trip which for
1894 Will be a canoe expedition
over 100 miles down the Susnua
hanna River. The group of four-
teen scouts and scOuters have man
pea their trail, leaving from Amity
Hail at noon on Sunday, June 18th.
with their destination being the
Rodney Scout Camps on Saturday
June 18th, the weekend of the
Del-Mar-Va Councils annual ny
plorer Rendezvous.
All Explorers making this trim
We're requested to have a thorough
physical examination so as to as
sure the leaders of their ability To
take any strains that may be re-
CURED throughout the trip. Special
thanks are extended by The Explor-
ers OF this Post to DR.. Hewitt
smith for his services in providing
this physical examination.
Seven canoes will be used of
canvas and aluminium types. Eligi-
Die Scouts had to have First class
hank qualifications or higher pIns
ten hours canoe repair. Various
committees have been appointed IA
cover ali phases of the trip-
transportation, Food, Equipment
Canoe Repair, and Safety.
The Scouts have planned to camn
at six locations where small rivers
feed into the Susquehanna. This
viii provide good fishing and tom
notch exploring.
This highlight Of Scouting adj
venture will surely linger in the
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11
Items Of a Purely
Perso on al Nature

Mrs. F. Burgette Short was in
New York City and Newark, Del
aware, last week.
-
Mrs. James o. DickersOn and
daughters of Salisbury are spend
ing a few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. d. DickersOn.
Mrs. Paul Bordner of Philadel-
phia and daughters and Miss Vir-
ginia Fisher are occupying the
Cherry-Inn cottage at Rehoboth
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Dill and
Mrs. George Baynum will attend
the ordination of Robert Baynum
in Presbyterian Church in Maple
wood, N. j., on Tuesday.
-
Miss Pauline Johnson of Will
mingtOn was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dallas Kitchens the mast
weekend and attended the Alumni
banquet.
DR.. J. Franklin Carey of Martins
vile, Va, and Mrs. Francis Brit
tingha'n Of Salisbury, were week
end quests Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
B. Wells.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Shafer had
as over night guests on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. T. c. HOstetter,
Thomas Hostetter and Joyce Hos
letter of Baltimore. The son was
graduated from Washington Col
lege on Monday.
-
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mulholland
ana daughters OF MoOrestown. N.
j., were weekend guests of Mr.
ana Mrs. Harry T. Walls. Mrs. Null
holland remained here and on Mon
day her daughter, Cheryl, under
went an operation for the removal
Of tOnsils in Memorial Hospital.
-
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Wells
Thomas Wells. Mrs. Harvey Shafer
Mrs. Raymond Masten and sons
Danny and Bobby, attended the
washington College commencement
on Monday when an honorary de-
gree was conferred on President
Dwight d. Eisenhower.
-
Miss Mary f. Welch of Reading.
"a and Mrs. Emory S. Mohn of
Jersey Shore, Pa, were weekend
guests of Mrs. Harry Ennis and at
tended the Alumni banquet in Mil
-ord High School on Friday eve
nlng. Mrs. MOhn was the former
MISS Lillian Kesler. daughter of
Mr' and Mrs. F. J. Kesler, all for
ner residents of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11
Presbyterian Women
Planning Meeting

The Women's Association Of the
Presbyterian Church will hold its
regular monthly meeting AT sbe
Church on June 18th at 500 n. m
The speaker of the evening viii he
Mrs. Frederick Farrell. Mrs. FareII
Is the wife of DR.. Frederick FareIl
who for many years was a pastor
in Germany. They were forced to
nee from the Nazis, were finally
captured and sent to a concentra-
Ilon camp. They came to New York
CITY about twelve (12) years ago.
Hhere t,, Dr. Farrell is pastor in a
Church known as the sNewCowors
Christian Fellowship" which min
isters to displaced persons Mrs
Farrell will speak about their Chris
tion work among these refugees
A business meeting and social bos,r
will follow the speaker
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11
Houston Cardinal
Al Club News

The regular meeting of tbo
Houston Cardinal 4-H Cfnh Me- as
called to order by the president
Richard Simpson, on Nav 9e We =
welcomed one new member. Eliza
Capenart. we also decided to send
the following members to Sbort
Course in June. These noen,bS,.s 49, :
will attend along with the lgeas onas
from our club who have alreoS,,
earned Scholarships. The ones wis,
scholarships are Robert Ysrl,es 80
carolyn Davis, Betty HAYES sam
my my, Johnson, Bobby Reynolds ana
ssir ti,lien an, Williams whose scholar
snip ssll Will be used by Jean Hsves
The members the Club e sena,,ss. eaag y.
are Maynard Grunstra. Eileen Wsbss '5Ssi,s
ana Richard Simpson. "sD'
aos+ we % nad a discussion about the
19at 1S which we will enter * the ~
chicken Festival at Georgetov1r ss.e
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11

BEAUTY JUDGE - Earl Hawk.
OF Greenwood, chairman of the
Miss Delmarva Queen Contest to
De held in connection with the Del
marva Chicken Festival. on June
Il, at 2:45 p. m, has announced
that Mrs. Kenneth Snyder. of
kutztoWn, Pa, will be in George
town for the opening ceremonies
OF the Festival and will act as one
OF the judges in the Queen Contest.
MIS-. Snyder, who is a housewife
ana the mother of two children
1853. ~
HARVESTER OUTING-A groun
OF IS International Harvester Com
pany dealers will hold q weekend
outing at Rehoboth Beach. with
headquarters in the Hotel Bel
haven.
T. d. Stentz, district manager Of
Harrisburg, Pa, will be in charge
OF the outing, and will talk to the
group at the dinner Saturday night
Ihe party will arrive Friday around
8 p. m. in time for dinner at the
Belhaven, and will spend the might
at the hostelry. Early Saturday
they will go on a deep-sea fishing
trip out Of Indian River Yacht
Basin. Captain Hiram Truitt will
provide fleet of fishing cruisers
for the party.
MISSING IN LABRADOR Cant
Roger 4. Howe, a member of the
1lS1th Ferrying Squadron stations
ed at the Dover Air Force Base.
has been reported missing in q
nlght out OF Goose Air Force Base.
Labrador, Air Force authorities
have disclosed.
he was reported to have dis
appeared from formation and ra-
dio contact with him was LOST bnt
the date was not given. Search of
the waters for him is being con-
1nued, it was said.
captain HOWe's home is 4O3 Wa
ter Street, Capitol Green. Dover
ms wife, Mrs. Kathryn Marie
Howe. has been advised.
We GOT THE BLUES-The Mil
ford police, in charge Of CHIEF
Samuel Powell, went on a fisbine
party OF the inlet in the boat PiiI
Davie on Thursday last. and re-
turned to Milford with catch of
lO4 blue fish and bonita.
1t was an annual outing afforded
the Milford force.
-
CARVEL MAY TALK-Arranoo-
ments have been made by Demo-
Gratis Of the second district Of fbe
10Th Representative District of
LeWes for a meeting and box sun-
per to be held June % in the
LeWes Yacht Club on Lewes Beach
Paul F. Carpenter, commitfee-
man, has invited former Gov FL
bert N. Carvel to address the meet
ing at $3.50 p. m.
Mr.. Carpenter says the Yacht
Club has been leased for the niebt
and to defray the expenses those
attending will be asked TO bnv
tickets az 81 a person. Donations
OF covered dishes for the sumner
menu will be accepted. The pnbIic
u general may attend the parlev.
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11
Hospital Births

June 2: Boy, Mr.. and Mrs. Daw-
son Glanden, Milford; Girl, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Kitchens, George
town.
June 3: Boy, Mr.. and Mrs Nor
man Lyons, Milford; Girl, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Lewis, Harrington.
June &: Boy Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Wilson, Milford.
June q: Boy, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Masten, Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

FREDERICA LIONS-At Thurs
DAY nights meeting Of the Murder
Kill Lions Club, the following offi-
GERS were elected for the ensuing
year: Benjamin o. Matlack. Presi-
oent; William Dean, 1st Vice Presi-
9ent; William Leonard, End Vice
President; Joseph Tomlin, Srd vice
President; Edward Hardy. Secre-
tary; Horace Johnson, Treasures.
Herbert Robbins, Tail Twister;
Richard GFOesehen, Lion Tanner.
Harry Marker, and Ray Pearson,
Directors.
GEORGETOWN FIRE - A two
room house owned by Linden =
Barr, situated near the Barr saw
mil, on the Georgetown-Laurel
Highway, was almost Completely
destroyed by fire. Tuesday morn
ing. The Georgetown Volunteer
Fire Company saved most of the
furniture in the room which was
occupied by Leon Jacobs and bie
wife. Using tank trucks. the Are
men saved other nearby bonses
and extinguished the blaze which
had set fire to nearby timber owned
by Russell Tingle. Loss to timber
was negligible and on the house
about $4,000. The fire was caused
by paper calendar blowing
against the stOve-pipe when Mrs
Jacobs was preparing a meal.
HOSPITAL BOARD-The hoard
OF directors of Nanticoke Memorial
Hospital has reelected W Allen
hastings young business man of
Seaford, as president. Other OFF,
GERS recently named are: William
SpotsWOod, first vice president.
William Davies, second vice nresi.
dent; Kenneth w. Baker. score
tary; Glen Fisher, hospital admin
lstrator and executive Secretary.
Ralph Bennett, executive commit
tee' and Van Leer Stephany, trea-
Mr. Hastings and Mr.. Stephanv
are each beginning their 10th wear
IN their offices. They were elected
at the first organization meeting
in 1914. Though the hospital has
been in operation only SLIGHTLY
over two years, the board has func-
toned since that date.
CHICKEN HOUSE RAZED-Fire
destroyed 1000 capacity chicken
house on the farm of Albert ]. o.
Day, about three miles west Of
Seaford, together with a small
amount of chicken feed and a
quantity of equipment used in the
raising of broilers.
Mr. O'Day had been expecting
% NIL the house with small chicks,
md had started fires in a few of |
he stoves to dry out the house.
The blaze is believed to have
started from one of the stoves.
TWO engines from the Seaford
volunteer Fire Department kent
he flames from spreading to near
)y 0utbuilding on the farm. as well
Is the O'Day dwelling. The chick
IN house was doomed when the
iremen arrived. The loss. partly
covered by insurance, is estimated
It about $4,000.
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11

Mrs. Laurence Sharp called
in the members of her old
school group Tuesday morning
to meet again Mrs. Edwin Nc
Crillis, the former Betty Ham
mOnd, before she departs for
her home in Witcheta, Kansas.
next week. They brought their
children, who played while the
mothers sat around a friendly
table for coffee, as they re-
called events in their care
free days and caught up with
the happenings that are MAX
ing their married lives happy
and interesting.
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11
Mrs. Hallett Vinyard
Wins Reading Prize

Mrs. Hallett Vinyard. a member
OF the Shawnee Home Demonstra-
ton Evening Club, of which Mrs.
Desmond Lyons is president, has
been awarded a reading prize bv
the Soil Conservation District of
Sussex County. A reading speeeh
given by w. H. Henderson, has been
done with the idea of promoting
interest in local farming, and 10
show the sharp contrasts in farm
ing today and in other years and
the constant needs for conserva
ton. Many groups and clubs were
eligible for prizes, the entrant
writing his or her own preface to
the speech given by Mr.. Hender-
son. which was recorded and judg-
es voted for their winner. Mrs
Vinyard is being congratulated
upon the fine manner in which she
read her contribution, winning the
prize of money for her club.
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11

Milford was represented on
Monday at the Dover Air Base
when President Eisenhower
made a short stop there, en-
route to Chestertown and
Washington College, where he
was given an honorary degree.