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Milford chronicle., 1955-06-10
Huber's Launching
| Advertising Campaign
Famous Bread Bakers
Telling OF Superior
Product

George F. Huber, Jr., president
of Huber Baking Company, an
nounced today that Huber's is
launching one of the greatest ad-
yertising campaigns in its history
for Sunbeam Bread.
I'm this rarDaign, we are CO.
operating Nth Americas leading
nutrition and public health experts,
in an attempt to alert the Ameri-
can public to the dangers of an un-
balanced diet. 1t is an alarming
fact that almost one-third of the
average diet is made up of foods
that have energy, but practically
no nutritional value 4. they give
energy -. but no REAL food value.
Sunbeam Bread is an essential
1905 meeting many of the
bodys requirements. Sunb e m
Bread gives the kind of energy that
is sustained over long period of
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New c. D. Signals
To Be Heard June Is
Nationwide Exercise VIII Find
State Participating

A new set of Civil Defense pub
lie action" siren signals-the
Alert" and the Take Cover
will be sounded for the first time
in Delaware during Operation
Alert, the nationwide exercise
set for June 1915.
Thereafter. the new signals, just
approved by the Federal Civil De-
Tense Administration, will perman-
emily replace the present attack
warning signals the yellow
Alert" or advance warning, the I'm
mediate Attack" and the "All
Clear"-D. Preston Lee. state CD
director, announced today.
The new alert" signal will be
steady three to five minute siren
blast, which may be sounded be-
fore or after an attack depending
on the circumstances at the time.
1t will indicate that the public is
to follow any pre-arranged emer-
gency plan set up by local CD au-
thorities. In a genuine emergency,
the Alert" would be backed up by
specific instructions over radio.
public address or by word-of-mouth
through police and wsrdens.
The new Take Cover" signal will
be wailing tone or series of short
blasts lasting three minutes 1t
will mean that an attack is immi-
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Presbyterians
Hold Vacation
Bible School
Will Be Held For Two
Weeks Starting Next
Monday, June 18th; To
Close June 24th.

A daily Vacation Bible School
will be conducted again this year
at the Presbyterian Church for two
weeks starting Monday, June 18th
and closing Friday, June oath.
The 1855 theme, Marching On"
will De emphasized throughout the
program. Bible-centered monde
nominational material will be used
This material is published by the
Scripture Press of Chicago and is
carefully graded so that every age
group will acquire a real store OF
Bible knowledge. These lessons
have been tested and approved in
thousands of Churches not only in
America, but lin missions and
churches in foreign lands.
The Bible School is conducted for
all children three years of age
through high school. Glasses are
held Monday through Friday each
week from $50 to 11:00 o'clock
Registration will be held from 900
to $50, Monday, June 18th, 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 fol-
lows: The Rev. Kenneth M. Kepler
Director, Mrs. Carleton C.. Fooks
Assistant Director, Mrs. Hallett
Vinyard; Secretary-Treasurer, Mrs
Joseph j. Pearce; Department Su-
perintendents - Nursery. Depart
ment, Mrs. Henry P. Cofer and Mrs.
Donald Steward: kindergarten,
Mrs. Byron Cooper; Primary, Mrs,
John Roosa; and Mrs. Charles Sig
Ter; Junior, Mrs. Henry Austin
intermediate, Mrs. P. Lynwood
Taylor; Teachers, Mrs. Theodore
Pyne, Mrs. Crerar Bennett, Miss
Betty Mae Snowberger, Mrs. Paul
McNatt, Jr., Mrs. Winfield Conard,
Miss Edna Barker, Mrs. George
Giltenboth, Mrs. Harvey Burlin-
game, Miss Patti Baxter.
Milford chronicle., 1955-06-10

To Take Active
Part In VIEW.
Large Group Expected
To Attend 25th Annual
Encampment In RehO-
both This Weekend.

Quite a large number of Milfor-
dians. members of Blue Hen Post
No. 64S3 and its Ladies Auxiliary,
will be in Rehoboth this weekend,
June 10-11, for participation in the
25th Annual Encampment of the
Departments of Delaware, Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars and Ladies
Auxiliaries. Indications are that at
least two of the local group will
be candidates for elective offices
at the Rehoboth conventions, while
still other local people will have
active roles as members of various
encampment committees; the local
units will also be further recog-
nized through being recipients OF
awards.
Post Comdr. Walter W. Quering
heads a 27-member post delegation,
which will be supplemented by a
large group of alternates and en-
campment visitors. Mrs. Gertrude
Carter, president of the Milford
". F. w. Auxiliary, heads a small
er group of delegates and alter
mates from the local ladies unit.
lOIdl intCi COT Will DC tCh
tered around the bid of a Milford
World War ii veteran, David S.
Hugg, for election to the mems de-
partment's second highest office,
that of state senior vice command
er. Already endorsed by three of
the departments four districts and
a majority of the states 81 V. F.
w. posts, Hugg, who is now COM
pleting term as department jun
ior vice commander, is expected to
be an unanimous choice for the
higher office. Adjutant of Blue Hen
Post for the past seven years, Hugg
has also previously served as dis
trict commander three years., de-
partment chief of staff, department
judge advocate and department SER
vice officer. Mr.. Hugg is also pro-
gram chairman for this years en-
campment.
While Mrs. Virginia Quering. a
successful candidate at the 1854
Ladies Auxiliary Encampment for
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Class Of Eighty-TwO
Was Presented To Re-
ceive Diplomas At 55th
Annual Exercises.

Despite the fact that a Northeast
storm whipping in from the Bay
brought chilling highwinds and a
drenching rain, nearly a thousand
parents and friends of the 1855
graduating class of Milford High
School assembled at Schines Mil
ford Theatre, to see the so grad
yates receive their diplomas from
Edmund F. Steiner, retiring presi-
dent of the Board of Education of
the Special School district.
The fifty-fifth class to be grad
uated from the school could lay
claim to three firsts. it was the
largest class in the history of the
school, the first class where neither
Valedictorian or Salutatorian were
residents of the city, and it was
the first class commencement to be
marred by rain.
The invocation was given by
Rev. w. Edwin Tull, pastor of the
Church of God.
The Statutory Nursing" was de-
livered by Hattie Harding of Lin
coin; while the Valedictory Con
servation Education" was deliv-
cred by Maynard Grunstra of Hous-
ton. Maynard was the second in his
family to deliver Valedictory ad-
dress, his brother Bernard, having
enjoyed that honor a number of
years ago.
The Commencement address was
given by DR.. w. Hamilton Aulen-
Af
ST. Michaels Episcopal in German
town, Philadelphia. DR.. Aulenbach,
famous for his work with young
people both in and out of his
own church membership, enthusi-
astically advised the graduates to
work hard play fair and always
be honest both unto themselves
and to others.
The Girls Chorus, from the high
school sang several numbers.
The following awards were made
by NJ Alexander Glasmfre, prin-
cipal of the high school:
Alumni Scholarship-Dorcas Tull:
Babe Ruth Foundation Award
Miss Tull and Herman Jester; Bal
four Award-Hilda Purton; Beth
Sholom English Award-Sue Will
gus; Daughters of American Revo-
luton Awards both to Pauline
Owens; Danforth Foundation A
ward-Maynard Grunstra and Hill
da Burton; Daniel Hirsch Scholar
ships-George F. Adams, Jr. and
Patricia C. Hall: Robert Leithiser
Continued on page sx)
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Laurel Showing
Decided Growth
Is Keeping Well Abreast OF Sussex
Development Trend

Another Delaware City which is
keeping up with the development
trend in Sussex County is Laurel,
according to the Delaware State
Development Departments
In a fourth of a series of articles
on First State communities, it is
pointed out that there has been a
tremendous build-up in the Laurel
area since World War II and it
seems only to have begun.
Laurel has long been the home
of the Farmers Auction" which
in past years gave the community
a distinctly agricultural standiI &.
Thousands of dollars in sales are
made annually and the Auction is
still in full operation.
Here is where strawberry, water
melon, cantaloupe and other crops
are brought and sold to the high
est bidder, then trucked away to
the great markets for consumption.
The Market has recently been
moved to the north entrance of the
city on the new dual Route 13 high
way. 1t is constructed in such a
manner that it has become one of
the most complete markets of it's
kind on the Delmarva Peninsula.
Laurel forms one of the largest
school districts in the state south
of Wilmington. The schools have
kent pace with the increased en-
rollment, the Development Depar :
nent survey shows. Both buildings
and grounds have been enlarged
and improved.
Since 1947 the District has in
creased buildings and grounds to
the amount of s1,653,000 in both
high school and secondary schools.
of this amount, S325,000 has been
expended on the Dunbar school A
very interesting sight takes place
each morning and evening when the
school busses arrive and depart
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State Gives Special Day
S96,357.39 10 For Youth AT
Cancer Fund Local Church
Final Report On Behalf
Of Delaware Made By
Frank j. Horty, Chair
man.

Delaware has contributed $780,
357.39 in the 1855 Cancer Crusade
to fight the disease which last year
claimed $50 lives in the state, il
was announced this week by Frank
j. Horty, crusade chairman for the
American Cancer Society's Della
ware Division.
The total reported, already more
than $4,000. over the divisions
quota of $4,000, is expected to rise
even higher as final reports come
in from downstate areas.
Delaware can be proud of Its
record in smashing Cancer Crusade
quotas for the fifth consecutive
year." Mr.. Horty said.
Particular credit must go to the
army of 5000 state and local COM
mittee leaders and workers whose
careful planning and conscientious
efforts have brought such a success
full outcome in this important battle
against disease" he added
Of sixty state and large city
divisions of the American Cancer
Society, Delaware was twelfth to
go over the top. it was reported by
Elmer H. Bobst, national crusade
chairman.
New Castle and Kent Counties
have already topped their quotas,
county chairmen reported. Mrs.
Samuel Handloff of New Castle re-
ported contributions of s23,312,
more than $4,000 over the $4,000
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Kent Grand Jurors
Have Been Appointed
Five New Members Are Drawn
By The Commissioners

Five new members of the Kent
County Grand Jury to serve for
one year starting July 1st, have
been empaneled by Jury Commits
sioners Walker S. Mifflin and
Earle N. Faulkner.
The new members of the Grand
Jury will serve with the five mem
hers who started their terms on
January 1st of this year. Under
present laws one-half of the grand
jury starts their term on January
first and one-half starts their term
on July first so that there will al
ways be several members on the
grand jury who are familiar with
the proceedings.
The new members of the grand
jury are as follows: Second Dis
trict-Henry G. Cowgirl. Jr., Edge
hill; Fourth District-Eric Lasch,
Hartly; Sixth District = Harry
Clark, Wyoming: Eighth District
Dawson G. Minner, Magnolia. and
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convenient lOcatfOnS IN eaCh cOun-
ty, and wheat growers will be noti-
fed where they may vote.
Each grower, around June 10,
also will be advised of his farm s
1855 wheat acreage allotment and
will receive a leaflet explaining
program operations. Farm allot-
ments will be based on a national
wheat acreage allotment of SIS mill
lion acres, the same as this year.
Chairman Short explains that If
the vote is favorable, the program
will be in operation for the 1856
wheat crop, and price support for
the crop in the commercial whea.
area-depending on the supply sit
uation-will probably be between
rs and SO percent of parity. The
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Commencement Was
Held 1t Theatre
Wednesday Night
COMMENT ON Z. s.
SUPREME COURT
DECISION BY CRAVEN

L have not as yet received
a copy of the United States
Supreme Courts mandate in
the segregation cases. Such
information as have has
been obtained from reading
the local press. 1t does ap-
pear, however, that the Su-
preme Court has generally
followed the suggestions made
by the State of Delaware that
those states that have had a
segregated school system be
given sufficient time to make
the necessary adjustments to
bring about complete inte-
grafton. When / appeared be-
fore the Supreme Court on
April IL, 1856, l directed the
attention of the Court to the
opinion of Chief Justice
Switzerland, of the Delaware
Supreme Court, in the case of
Steiner VS.. Simmons, III A
(2ndD 574. In that opinion,
the Chief Justice referred to
the many local problems that
would have to be solved be-
fore an integrated school
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Chicken Festival
Opens NEXT Week
Virginia, Will Be Scene Of Gala
,TTri-State7 Fete Next Monday, Tuesday
Wednesday, June l3, IA, And IS. Gov
Stanley, Of Virginia, Gov. Boggs, Of Del
aware To Preside Jointly.

ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday at
| p. m. in front of the new National
Guard Armory. At 5 p. M, the same
day, he will crown Miss Del-Mar-
Va VIII, Shore beauty, who will
reign as queen over the festival.
Miss Virginia, Miss Maryland" b"
and miss Delaware" also will be
chosen.
Twenty-six Del-Mar-Va Peninsu-
la beauties will compete for the
three-state title, said to be second
only to the Miss Universe" and the
Miss United States" Beauty Page
ants. Judging for the contest is
scheduled to begin at 2:45 p. m. at
the Onancock High School Bowl
More than 100 contestants have
entered the National Chicken Cook
ing Contests to be held in the Arm
ory Tuesday and Wednesday, Nat
ionally prominent food editors, in
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First Natl Awards
Two Scholarships
Daniel Hirsch Awards Go To George
+. Adams, u, Patricia C. Hall

The First National Bank and
Trust Company of Milford, has
formally announced this week that
George F. Adams Jr.. and Patricia
Cleaver Hall. members of this
years graduating class of Milford
High School. have been selected to
receive The Daniel Hirsch Scholar
ship awards.
These scholarships, established
by the late Daniel Hirsch in his last
will and testament provided for the
awarding of two scholarships, one
to boy and one to a girl of the
graduating class of the Milford
High School who plan to enter an
institution of higher learning for
the purpose of completing a three
or four year major course.
Milford chronicle., 1955-06-10
Houston Gamers
Whipped By Oldsters
Men Drive Out Twenty.four Hits
To Win, 10 To 10

The tumult and the shouting has
died away, but the youthful Hous-
ton Gamers hard ball nine are
still licking their wounds from a
sound trouncing they received at
the hands of the Houston oldsters,
last Friday evening in a game
played on the Houston school
grounds.
Led by the redoubtable Tex Hen
don, star soft ball pitcher. at the
Dover Air Base, who seemed to ex-
perience little difficulty as he
switched to hard bail, the oldsters
garnered "a hits from the mound
offerings of Ted Yerkes and Charles
Rambo to win. 10 to 10. Hendon,
batting a thousand. had two hom-
ers. triple, and two doubles in
FIVE trips to the plate. Bob Reynolds,
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Strawberry Festival
Held At Glendale
Community Joined Together To
Promote Successful Affair

Ellendale w. S. C. S. held a
Strawberry Festival in the Ellen
dale School on Wednesday eve
ming, June 1st. Long before the
hour the entertainment was to start
the auditorium was filled with rela-
tives and friends of the three con-
testants for Strawberry Queen. The
stage was beautifully decorated
with baskets of spring flowers.
Rev. Olin Shockley acted as toast
master. Mr.. Nelson Abbott very
kindly loaned the use of his loud
speaker system, so the program
could be heard by the overflow
crowd. Glendale Fire Company
loaned the use of their chairs and
flood lights.
The Junior Choir of the Ellen
dale Church, under the direction of
Mrs. Mildred Hearn. rendered sew
eral very lovely selections. Bonnie
Lea and Sandra Tucker sang duet,
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Senate Votes
Override OF
.Road d Y eto
Upper G. h a m Der Also
Passed Two Other Mea-
sures Over Governors
Disapproval On We'd
nesday.

Senate Democrats on Wednesday
voted to override Gov. j. Caleb
Boggs' veto of the Highway Com
mission reorganization bill, big
gest bone of contention in the 1855
General Assembly.
All II Democratic members rail-
lied behind the bill despite pleas
from the other side of the aisle
that they listen to their party lead
ers and let the bill die.
"Is is a very novel thing" thun-
dered Senator Clifford Pryor Cd
Biackbird), that the Republicans
should plead for us to uphold the
advice of our so-called leaders. We
do not represent the leaders, but
the grass roots.
I'm this matter we choose to dis
regard our party leadership. We
take into our own hands the future
of our party as far as this matter
is concerned"
New Fiye-Man Board
The bill (SB 285) abolishes the
seven-member Highway Commission
which has existed since 1889 and re-
names the original members of the
new commission, thereby changing
control of the Highway Depart
ment from Republican to Democra-
tic.
The roll call found all II men,
bers in their seats, the five-man
Republican minority shouting vehe-
ment nays. Nevertheless, the 12-
vote majority represented one more
than three-fifths of the membership.
If the bill can muster support
from three-fifths of the elected
members of the House of Repre-
sentatives-andn nobody doubts that
it can't will go into law with
out the Governors signature.
The Senate was in an overriding
mood on Wednesday. 1t also steam
rollered two other vetOes-Senate
bills permitting chirOpractors' bills
to be paid under the Workmen's
Compensation Law and authoriz-
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Camp We Love 1t
To Open June n

Mrs. Frank Clendaniel, Jr., Girl
Scout Day Camp Director, has just
received word from Mr. Ogden
briggs, President of the Peninsula
Girl Scout Council, that our local
day camp budget has been approx
ed and that the local day camp
can open the last Monday in June
Since time is short and most of
the local troops have closed their
meetings for the year, Mrs. Glen
daniel is asking the cooperation of
all parents. If your Girl Scout
Continued on page five)
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Governor Thomas B. Stanley, of
Virginia, and Governor J. Caleb
Boggs, of Delaware, will divide
official honors during the Eighth
Annual Del-Mar-Va Chicken Fes-
tival to be held at Onancock, Vir-
ginia, Monday, Tuesday. and We'd
nesday, June 13. IA and Is. Up
wards of 10000 people are expect
ed to attend the festival from
every section of the country.
This is the first time the festival
has been held in Virginia, and this
will be the first time Governor
Stanley has officially visited the
Eastern Shore of Virginia since his
Inauguration as governor. The oc-
casion also will mark the first
time a Governor of Delaware has
visited the Virginia Shore in many
years.
Governor Stanley will officially
open festival activities during a
Milford chronicle., 1955-06-10
Rev. DOnzel c. Wildey;
John r. Wilkins Will
Direct Calvary Service
This Sunday.

A special day for Youth is plan
ned at Calvary Methodist Church
this Sunday, June 18th. The SER
vices will be under the direction
of the minister, Rev. Donzel c.
Wildey and the General Superin-
tendent of the Church School, Mr.
John Fl. wilkins. The theme of the
day is "The Youth of Our Church
Preparing for the Future"
The Service of Divine Worship
at 11:00 a. m, will honor twenty
of the Milford High School Grad
uating Glass who are from the
Calvary Church. At the close of the
service copy of the Standard Re-
vised Version of the Bible will
be given to each graduate. The
Senior Methodist Youth Fellow
ship will be in charge of the ser
vice with Wanda Tingle, Parker
Turner, William Davis, Sylvia
Deputy, Jean Massey and Carolyn
Walls participating. The message
of the morning will be delivered
by the minister, Mr.. Wildey.
All hccpiBS Win CHt iNed vi
Youth Day, the Youth Choir under
the direction of Mrs. Ellen E. Will
dey, will be in charge of the spe-
cial music with Miss Patricia Rob
erts as the accompanist. Mrs. Ger
aldine Pettyjohn is the organist for
the service.
A special Student Day Offering
will be received during the day
at Calvary. This money viii, go to
the National Methodist Scholarship
Fund and part will be placed in
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For many years, large percen-
tage OF horsemen were wary about
sending their sophomore fillies
against more matured glamor gals.
1t reminded one of the old saying
in other sports to the effect that a
good little man couldn't beat a good
big man. But there have, of course,
been many exceptions to the so
called rule.
The old-time theory held by some
horsemen has been proved a fall
acy over the years. Today, 1t is
simply outmoded. and there are
statistics to show why. AS the late
AL Smith of brown derby fame
would say. let's take a look at the
record.
Take the Delaware Handicap it
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Many Are Eligible
For Social Security

Families of individuals who died
before September l, 1850, may be
eligible for monthly social securi-
ty insurance payments now, ac-
cording to Myron Milbouer, dis
trict social security manager This
provision of the 1854 Amendments
to the Social Security Act Mil
bouer said, applies If the worker
died after July 1, 1910, and before
September /. 1850. even though the
family's original claim for survi-
vors benefits was denied"
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OAR Group Held
Harrington Meet
Business Session With Reports Was
The Order OF The Afternoon

A business meeting. with yearly
reports on the agenda. was held
in Harrington on Saturday by the
Captain Jonathan Caldwell Chap
ter, Daughters of the American
Revolution. Mrs. Florence Simmons
was hostess to the members, and
Mrs. w. ]. Dufendach. regent, pre-
sided. Interesting items of the
work of the chapter during the
year were reviewed by the several
chairmen present. Important on the
list of coming events is the Fourth
of July celebration, which the men,
bers consider should be the most
widely observed of national holi-
days. Each one is making an effort
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Credit Needed For A
Good Farm Operation

Il can't AFFORD to put on as much
fertilizer as you recommend" II
am told / must build a new milk
house but / can't afford to do it
now"
These are some typical COM
ments heard every day by Del
aware county agents. Many farm
ers are shying away from buying
those things they really need to in
crease yield, reduce costs or hold
onto good markets. Some farmers
don't have as much ready cash for
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following places: 500 A. NJ, at {
6:15 A. NJ, at Police Station. Route
section of Route 113 and IA, Mil
ford; 700 A. NJ, at Markers Hatch
cry, Route 13, Dover: and 7:45 A
NJ, at Hare Corner, Diner, Junction
of Routes 13 and 273 (south of Del
aware Memorial Bridge entrance).
Different types of poultry hous-
ing, equipment, ventilation, egg
rooms. marketing, processing, and
management can be observed on
this tour. First stop will be near
Doylestown, where poultry and
eggs are sold through a marketing
cooperative. About 1000 cases of
eggs are sold per week. 30To are
candled and cartoned. About 500
coops of live poultry are sold at
auction one day per week.
At the Supermaid Creamery in
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Referendum Or, Wheat VIII
Be Held Saturday, June 25

The referendum to determine whether
program will be be
Saturday,
Alden
Milford chronicle., 1955-06-10
Worlds Richest HIly Race
Due At Del. Park July End

As the of
for fles and $150000
July End Delaware Parkthe
Can old fy beat the fy