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Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
Employ Physically
Handicapped Week
Will Be Observed In State
Week OF October 2
Through 8

Delaware will mark the week of
October through as National
Employ the Physically handicapped
Week. and special efforts will be
made through newspapers, radio
television and visual displays in
business houses to how rehabili-
tated persons are made self-sup-
porting and can become produe-
tive in the community.
Mason f. Turner, personnel di-
rector OF Jos. Bancroft and Sons,
Co. Wilmington, Chairman of the
Governors Committee for the Phys
feally Handicapped. which works
On round -the-year basis, said this
week that while progress is being
made toward the employment of
handicapped people. not as many
have been hired by Delaware firms
as his committe hoped there would
be by this time.
However. he said that recent
survey among manufacturers found
them sympathetic. and many who
do hire physically handicapped
people report that they are among
their top production workers.
As part of the weeks program.
the Vocational Rehabilitation Divi-
sion of the State Department of
Education will stage case finding
clinics in Dover. Georgetown and
Wilmington. Through the clinics
they hope to attract physically
handicapped people of whom they
do not know. and for whom they
may be able to do something which
will assist them in becoming pro-
ductive. self supporting citizens.
John King. the vocational re-
Continued OH page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
Plenty Of Water
Available In State
Facts are Disclosed In New $50 Page Bulletin
Recently Releasd By The Delaware Geo
logical Survey.

Delawareans should have plenty
of water for municipal, Industrial
and agricultural uses for years to
come. This fact was disclosed in
a 336-page bulletin titled "Prelim-
mary Report on the Geology and
Ground Water Resources of Del
aware" recently released by the
Delaware Geological Survey.
With proper management the
quantity of water shoald be suffici-
ent for needs for the state, relate
u. s. geolOgists Ira Wendell Marine
and William Charles Rasmussen,
authors of the report.
These findings have arisen from
an extensive survey conducted
jointly by the Delaware Geological
Survey under the direction of DR..
Johan j. Groot, the University of
Delaware Agricultural Experiment
Station and the u. S. Geological
Survey. The project, exananing
the geology of the entire state,
provides a needed foundation which
will facilitate further ground wa
ter supply in specific locations.
In discussing the states water
supply. it Is observed that the 80
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
Faculty Staff
u uc S t S Ut
School Board
Monday Night
Max COrder President Of
Board Explained Pur-
pose OF Gathering And
Extended A Hearty
Welcome.

All Faculty and STAFF members
at the Lake Avenue School were
guests of the Board OF Education
at a reception held in the Cafeteria
at 8 .. M, Monday evening OF this
week.
DR.. Howard Row. Assistant State
Superintendent in charge of Sec
ondary Schools and Mrs. Ruth Me-
I4ish a former teacher in Milford
schools. also attended.
Mr.. Max Corder. President OF the
Board of Education, gave the ad-
dress OF welcome Mr.. Corder said,
May say we are here for a two
fold purpose.
First: To welcome into our COM
munity and our school those who
have Just become members of our
great team.
Second: AS a new Board of Ed
ucafion, we welcome this oppor-
tunity TO become better acquainted
with those of you who have faith
fully ard sincerely served so well
in the past years.
Mr.. Corder continued, "The COM
kitftDU VI VNf t&tft'o btNf
delayed has caused an extra bur-
den TO be thrown upon all OF you.
This will soon be finished and we
will be able to reach normal.
In conclusion Mr.. Corder said,
FINALLY. we want to extend to you
the right hand of cooperation and
assistance Problems will arise
with all of us and when you have
problems. feel free to discuss. them
with MIR Wilkerson. Mrs. Hickman,
Mr.. Dickerson and may / go one
step further any member of this
board will be happy to talk with
any one of you at any time Feel
free Ia call on us if we can be OF
any help"
Mr.. Miles Frederick, Develop
ment Director for the State of
Delaware. addressed the group of
162 present. With the assistance
of Mr.. Wilbur Taight, local Man
continued ON page flvel
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
State Road
nStructIOn
Program For
The Bienium
N u m Der Of Exis ting
Highways And Bridges
Are Included In The
Present Improvement
Program.

The construction program ap-
proved by the State Highway De-
partment for the present biennium
provides for the improvement of a
number of existing highways and
bridges, it was revealed by W. B.
McKendrick, Jr., Chief Engineer of
the Department.
Reconstruction of heavily trav-
eled intersections along some of
the main highways, to provide for
better flow of traffic at these in
tersections, are included among the
approved projects as are also sew
eral projects designed to relieve
the heavy traffic volume on some
existing highways in thickly Dopu-
lated areas
Many projects designed to i'm
prove the safety of travel are
listed for action during the pres
ent biennium, including the widen
ing of the Naaman's underpass, the
completion of the dual highway
along u. s. Route 13, from Har-
rington to Greenwood and the COM
pletion of the dual highway along
the Concord Pike from Talleyville
to the Pennsylvania line, as well
as some Improvements to entrance
a. the Dover Air Force Base along
u. S. Route 113.
Mr.. McKendrick, under whose di-
rection the program was prepared,
cited that the projects contained in
the program provide for every type
of highway improvement that can
be undertaken by the Department.
Numerous streets in cities and
towns, which carry traffic between
main used highways, or serve as
connections for these highways,
are listed for improvement to meet
these traffic conditions.
Erection of new buildings, or the
construction of additions to pres
ent structures, used by the various
Divisions of the Department, are
included in the projects on the
program.
Some of the projects provide for
the continuation of improvements
that have previously been started
by the Department, such as the
Walnut Street Crossing into Will
mington and the extension of the
widening and resurfacing of exist
ing highways through suburban
areas.
Also the widening and re5uT-
facing of some existing highways
in each of the three counties, that
are handling heavy volumes of
traffic, are included in the prof.
ects on the program.
Replacement of some bridges,
and the Improvement of other
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
Dressmaking Contest
Is Underway Here
Received Local Recognition At
Singer Sewing Store Last Sat.

The Junior Dressmaking contest,
now being carried on in the United
States and Canada, got it's local
recognition on Saturday when six
teen entries were judged at the
Singer Sewing Machine Store on
Northeast Street this city. Since
May Mrs. Charles French has
been supervising those would be
contestants and Saturday was the
big day. The senior group, ages
fourteen to seventeen inclusive, and
the junior group, ages ten to thir-
teen inclusive were entrants.
The judging was done on con-
struction and on the modelling car
ried on by the entrant, wearing her
own creation. Miss Helen Messick
won in the former group for her
evening dress with eighty-five
points and Miss Joyce Bennett won
in the latter group for her cotton
school dress with the same number
CONTINUED on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16

A Ham Platter will be served at
6:30 .. m. DST. before the busi-
ness meating. All farm people and
patrons should contact William
Cecil Carpenter. for their meal
tickets. Door prizes will be given.
The Farm Talent Roundup Con-
test-which is for amateurs only
who will be at least 12 years of
age on August /. Ie55--offers an
opportunity for the winning act
al the local meeting to try ont for
the Ted Mack coast-to-coast Tele-
vision Show in New York. Members
of the immediate families of all
farmers and all Southern States
patrons are eligible 20 enter.
s@ All Individual members of the
1854 talent acts who won first place
ut their local contests and those
who participated in last years dis
trict contests are Ineligible to
compete. EMPLOYEES of Southern
States Cooperative and It's Co
(confEnned on page thirteen)
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
Petit Jurors
Are Selected
In Sussex Go.
Many MilfOrdians Are
Included In Selections
From The First Dis
trict.

Petit Jurors have been picked
for the October term of Superior
Court which will open on Monday,
October 3rd
The five new members of the
Grand Jury will also serve for the
first time. They are Nelson w.
Meredith, Greenwood; j. Herman
Cubbage, Bethel; Manford Penuel,
Frankford; r a Is ton Pettyjohn,
Millsboro RID, and William b. Der
rickson, Rehoboth.
OF the five carry-over grand jur-
ors who served at the June term,
one, Vance Lynch, of near Frank
ford, died on September 9Th. His
place has not yet been filled. Others
who will continue to serve at the
October term are Ernest Hinton, FL
lendale; Dallas ID. Culver, Seaford +;
Mrs. Elizabeth Hopkins, Laurel,
and Ashar B. wilkins, Georgetown.
Petit Jurors drawn are:
District 1: Mrs. Florence Gibson,
Milford; Vinal Roberts, Milford; F;
James A. Henry, Greenwood, and
Marshall Shockley, Lincoln.
District 2: William Ferguson,
Bridgeville; Luther H. Lyons,
Greenwood; Donald Friedal, Green
wood, and Mrs. Mary L. Lewis, of
Bridgeville.
District 8: Earl Tull, Sr., Sea-
ford, RID; Robert Lee Lambden,
Georgetown; Ruth Eden, Seaford;
James Nutter, Seaford.
District 4: Walter Conaway, Sea-
ford RID; Donald Dukes, Laurel RID,
and Marshall Hastings, Seaford RID.
District s. Charles S. Cooper,
Mary Hill, Oliver Hill and Frances
all of Laurel.
CONTINUED on page nve)
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
Paul Walker Wins
Georgetown Classic
Milton Racer Shows Rest OF Racers
Way To Front

Once again it was Paul Walker
night at the Georgetown Speedway
last Saturday in the NASCAR sane
toned sportsmen stock races over
the haif-mfle banked clay oval.
Walker, racing out of Milton, Del,
took the checkered flag in the
25-lap Championship Elimination
event for his sixth victory of the
current season. He drove his same
car, a white Ford No. 4-D owned
by the Niblett Brothers Speed Shop
of Gumboro, Del.
The winner of last weeks feature
was guaranteed starting spot in
the first % cars to start the 100
Continued on page sixteen)
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
Fire Auxiliaries To
Convene Here Sept. "a
Session VIII Be Held In New
Milford Century Club

The Auxiliaries of the Delaware
State Volunteer Firemen's Asso-
citation will hold their annual state
convention Sept. "a, in the New
Century Club Milford.
Registration of delegates will
start at 8 a. m, with the opening
session scheduled for 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Bertha Carlisle of Holloway
Terrace, past state resident, will
be the memorial chaplain.
Hostesses for the convention
will be Mrs. Grace Snowden, pres
ident of the Milford Auxiliary; Miss
D. Marie Gregg, New Castle Coun-
ty president; Mrs. Mary Johnston,
Kent County president and Mrs.
Ella Roach, Sussex County presi-
dent.
CONTINUED on page Fix,
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
Best Control For
Swine Erysipelas

A combination isolation and
vaccination program offers the best
control for swine erysipelas, one
of the most serious diseases in the
United States, according to a sug-
gestion for farmers issued today
by the American Foundation for
Animal Health.
The Foundation recommends iso-
lation of all newly purchased swine
for q period of three weeks, dur
ing which time they should be OBJ
served closely for signs OF the
disease.
Erysipelas is similar to many
other diseases in that 1t is spread
by earriers-that is-animals that
appear to be healthy but actually
continued on page thirteen)
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16

42.OO0-barrel-per-day fluid cooking
plant.
The crude unit will be used to
separate crude oil into fuel gas,
gasoline, naptha and other products
for further processing.
The fluid coking unit will be
used to upgrade fuel oil into the
component of gasoline and heat
ing oils. The by-product from which
the process takes its name is a
clean, dust-free, granulated coke
that is commercially useful.
Construction workers of the c. f.
Braun Co., engineering contractors
for the Tide Water refinery, will
next erect the 96-foot concrete sup
porting columns for the fluid coker,
which when finished will be $50
feet in height, or as tall as a
20-story building.
Progress continues, meanwhile,
on the first process unit begun sew
eral months ago-the Orthof1ow
Continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
Emory Operating
Service Station Here
Has Taken Over Station Formerly
Operated BY Hollenbeck

The Atlantic Service Station, To-
Gated at North Washington Street
and Park Avenue, this city, for
merly operated by Max Hollenbeck,
is now under the management of
Douglas Emory, and hereafter will
be known as Emory's Midtown
Atlantic Service Station.
Mr.. Emory, veteran, is well
known in Milford, and presently is
attending a school for service sta
ton operators, in order that he
might learn better how to serve
the motoring public.
The new station will feature
pickup and delivery service, and
will be open Monday thru Satur-
day, A. M. to 10 p. NJ, and Sun
days, 9 A. NJ. to P. Nj.
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
u. OF d. Officially
Opens September 19

The 122nd session of the Uni
versity of Delaware will have its
official opening on Monday, Sept.
10, when convocation exercises will
be held on the campus green ad-
jacent to Hullihen. Hall at 900
a. m.
Principal speaker fer the affair
will be Thomas Bayard McCabe,
president of the Scott Paper Com
pany of Chester, Pa. Mr.. McCabe
has been associated with the near
by Industrial firm since 1916 and
was once student at the Whining
ton Conference Academy of Dover.
He is graduate of Swarthmore
College and holds honorary degrees
from Hahneman Medical College,
Continued on page thirteen)
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
Brandywine Raceway
Opens September IL

An improved and beautiful
Brandywine Raceway here is now
in the process of welcoming hun
dreds of the nations foremost
horsemen for its 30-night pari-
mutual trotting meet which opens
this Saturday night.
This will be the. third annual
meet at the popular Wilmington
oval, and officials feel that it will
be the most successful to date.
The track is located at Naamans
Road and Concord Pike on u. S.
Route 202 here. convenient to Phila-
delphia, Camden, Chester. Balti-
more, the Eastern Shore and other
points.
There will be nine races nightly,
CONTINUED on page thirteen)
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
FluOriddtiOn Is
''Given The Air" By
City Council Here
HARRINGTON FIRE co.
SPONSORING RACES

The Harrington Volunteer
Fire Company will sponsor
a sportsmen and modified
stock car race on Wednesday,
September 81, at the Kent
and Sussex Fair Grounds,
Harrington. The event will
start at $3.50 p. m.
The races will be NASCAR
sanctioned. Tickets and box
seats are on sale at Bill Out
tens Insurance Office. Com
merce street, Harrington,
formerly the location of An
derson's Barber Shop.
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
Three Units Being Built
At Tide Waters Refinery

Three the refining
strucon
/ Wilmington
Foundation construction
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
OUer 236, 900 Persons Are
Blue Cross Members NOtU

of Delawareansover $4,000
the continuation privilege
of Blue
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
Big Southern States Meet
Scheduled Here Sept. I9

and
Farm Home
be
Del be held $500
chnnlA iifnrdn De
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-05-06
Your Generous Aid Makes This Record Report
April 2, 1855

The Most Reverend Michael ]. Ready. ID.
Bishop of Columbus
19S East Broad Street
Columbus l5, Ohio
Your Excellency
The mission world reioces greatly that the Diocese
Of Columbus evidenced its for souls in such
outstanding magnanmous way during 1854. The finan-
cia and material record of the Diocesan Mission Office
is presented herewith barometer of the spirit of love
and sacrifice that obtains among clergy, religious,
and faithful.
Membership in the Society for the Propagation of
the Faith has become better rooted habit of Catho
lie life by which the faithful ally themselves with their
brethren of the whole Church. in the worldwide apostle
late for souls.
The Missionary Cooperation Plan by providing first
hand instruction individual missions has elected
generous response from parishes and given great help
to missionaries. Diocesan home, and foreign missions
have been aided proving cathocity of spirit that is
truly Christlike.
The impressive facts about mission zeal among
students that results from study of the people
and the problems of mission lands and secondly it is
their personal sefdenal that accounts for their total
May it please Your Excellency to accept this sum-
mary in the of the Church and to bestow your
blessing the priests the religious the devoted sisters
and faithful who love the missions.
Respectfully your servant in Christ,
(Rey.) James kup
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-05-06
st. Charles Seminary Mission
Society Wins National Atvard
Pope Plus XII

At the last formal meeting of
the ST. Charles Seminary Mission
Society, retiring president John
Emmert announced that the soci.
ETY. had been awarded seventh
place IN The National Postage
Stamp contest, conducted by the
Missionaries OF the Sacred Heart,
Shelby. Ohio.
The stamps collected by the 1l6
schools that entered the contest
were processed and sold to various
collectors throughout the country.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-05-06

The financial aid assisted the
missions conducted by the order in
the South Pacific.
Mr.. Richard Streleeky was chair
man OF the stamp drive which won
for the school a hand carved statue
of the Blessed Mother.
The president OF the Mission
club presented the psIadin Jewel
a mission crusade award, to Mr..
Smyrna times., 1955-08-25

ant Director Kent County, Mary
land; Harry B. Crissman, Direc-
tor, New Castle County, Della
ware; D. Preston Lee, State Di-
rector of Delaware; Charles E..
Klingmeyer, President New Castle
County Levy Court, Delaware;
Thomas Hermus w. Lowe, Wi
comico County, County Commits
sioner; Philip c. Cooper, Deputy
Director, Wicomico County; John
L. Morris, Director Wicomico
County, Maryland; Mary Frances
Barney, Director of Sussex Coun-
ty, Delaware; Elizabeth S. Gordy,
Director of Ocean City, Maryland;
A. Leroy Wiley, Director of Dor
chester County, Maryland; Henry
It. Price, President Kent County
Levy Court, Delaware; H. T.
Slaughter, Talbot County, County
Commissioner; e. Roscoe Wiley,
Dorchester County, County Com
missioner; j. P. Swing, Assistant
Director of Dorchester County;
John ]. Denver, Cecil County Pub
lie Information officer, Maryland;
d. L. McMenamin, Cecil County
Civil Defense; Leonard A. Rem
shaw, Director Queen Anne's
County; Harry Helm, Kent Coun-
ty Civil Defense Director, Della
ware; R. E. Creaghan, Training
Officer of the Maryland Civil De-
fense Agency; and Peter lawson
Johnston, Public Information Off
GER, Maryland Civil Defense
Agency.
Smyrna times., 1955-08-25
CD UNITS TO
SIGN AID-PACTS
Hurricane Threats Prompts
Civil Defense Action for
Mutual Aid
TO STUDY PLAN


With hurricanes threatening
rather consistently these days,
County Civil Defense Chiefs are
thinking seriously of signing Mu-
tual-Aid Pacts. This was reveal
ed last Thursday in Easton, Mary
land at a meeting of the Del-Mar-
Va Peninsula Association of Coun-
ty Civil Defense Directors.
1t was pointed out that such
Mutual-Aid arrangements would
apply in any Civil Defense emer-
gency whether enemy caused or
due to a natural disaster.
The following Counties agreed
to investigate Immediately the
possibility of interchanging COM
munications as a first step in this
direction. New Castle (Delaware)
and Cecil (Maryyland); Kent
(Delaware) and Queen Anne's
(Maryland); Wicomico MARY
land) and Sussex (Delaware); and
Accomack (Virginia1 and Wor-
cester CMaryland).
A suggestion that the Eastern
Shore develop a Control Center
for use as a clearing house in
emergencies was considered pre-
mature by the Directors, however.
The Association members also
agreed to contact their respective
Senators in order to obtain sup
port for a bill which would turn
over Surplus Government Proper
ty to Civil Defense. The bill (HR
7227) passed the House of Repre-
sentatives in the closing days of
this recent Session but has not
come out of Committee in the
Senate as yet.
In addition to the regular men,
bers of the organization several
County Commissioners and mem
bers of the Levy Court were pre-
sent.
The next meeting of the associ-
alton will be held in Dover, Della
ware on November 1, 1866.
The following persons attended
the meeting: Richard Hill, Civil
Defense Director of Talbot Coun-
ty, Maryland; John Critchlow, al
ternate Operations Director of
Talbot County; E. B. Mutt, form
er Talbot County Civil Defense
Director; Ernest Leverage, Assist
Smyrna times., 1955-08-25
TO CELEBRATE
WSCS FOUNDING
Dover District Officers Ar
ranging Tea To Be Held
Sunday, August 2S
18TH ANNIVERSARY

Mrs. Granville Tyndall and her
cabinet of officers of the Dover
District Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service, are arranging tea
for this Sunday, August %, from
three to six o'clock in celebration
of the fifteenth anniversary of the
founding of the organization. The
tea will be given at the home of
Mrs. Tyndall at PIP Stockley
Street in Rehoboth. The honored
guests of the afternoon will be
the first officers of the society in
1910. They include Mrs. w. S.
Almond, Seaford; Mrs. T. c.
Jones, Tilghman, Md; Miss Lila
Carey, Georgetown; Mrs. W. o.
Covey, Seaford; Mrs. William
Wroten, Wilmington; Mrs. Roland
West, Millville; Mrs. Lavinia Ros-
coe, FELTON,; Mrs. Frank Conlin,
Claymont; Mrs. Harvey Phillips,
Laurel, Mrs. Melvin Wheatley, Jr.,
Los Angeles, Calf; Mrs. ]. ].
Tangeman, Laurel; Mrs. Lester
Daniels, Townsend, and Miss Lo-
lande Thomas, Dover. To show
the progress of the society there
will be a table of exhibits under
the supervision of Mrs. ]. Howard
Link of Rehoboth. Mrs. Edgar
Timmons, Mrs. George Phipps and
Mrs. Willard Webb will have
charge of the tea and the men,
bers of the Dover District cabinet
will be hostesses; Peninsula Con-
ference officers will pour. All pres
idents of the local societies in the
district have been sent invitations
and have been asked to invite
their members, so it should be a
large gathering of the members.
Smyrna times., 1955-08-25

At meeting of the Board of
Education of the Smyrna Public
Schools Friday evening Edward
L. Pontz of Elizabethtown, Pa,
was elected vice-principal of the
Smyrna High School to succeed
with the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Prof. George w.
Payne, who has been elected to
the chair of Latin and Greek in
Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio.
The canning season opened an
this vicinity last week with every
indication of being a short but
busy one. Owing to the over sup
ply of the canned goods market.
canning houses in this vicinity did
not contract last spring as large
ly for tomatoes and as a conse-
quence the acreage is fully a
third less than last year. In this
immediate vicinity which includes
Smyrna, Clayton, Brenford, and
the Necks, hardly more than 600
acres have been put out in TO-
matoes, and of these the largest
growers are c. H. Mattiford, Tie
odore Mannon, John w. Morris,
Millard F. Reed and Joseph En-
mis-.
Promoters are busily engaged
Continued on Page Fourteen
Smyrna times., 1955-08-25
Womdn's Home Con1pdnior

prisingly-in view of how hard
Miss America works for her re-
wards-the article finds that only
one winner of recent years has
taken advantage of a prize that
can be had merely by saying
'yes"-a wealthy husband. The
author of Whats In 1t For Miss
American" is Hugh Scott, who
has been a feature writer for the
Philadelphia Inquirer since 1887,
with time out for World War II.
He and his wife live on ten
acre farm in Norristown, Pa.