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Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
Moore Picked To
Head Dental Group
Head Of Board Of Health Is
Further HOnOred

DR.. Charles f. Moore af Seaford,
has been elected president of The
Kent-Sussex Dental Society, which
meets monthly at the Caulk Audi
torium in Milford.
DR.. Moore, IA native of Seai'Ord
section, began his practice after
being discharged from the Navy in
1947. He is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Delaware and the uni
versity of Maryland School of Den
tistry, where he was a member of
the Xi Psi Phi fraternity.
In the past, DR.. Moore has shown
a keen interest in the dental educa-
tional program of the state. He has
just completed his second term as
president of the State Board Of
Health and is the FIRST dentist to
have held this off3ce.
Locally, he has assisted the boys
and girls work OF the Blades Lions
Club and the educational commits
sion of the Blades Methodist
Church.
Also elected at the Dental SOcie-
ty meeting were DR.. MyrOn Boone
of Dover, vice president DR.. VIII
liams Atkins of Milford, secretary;
and DR.. Gil Wiltbank Of LeWes,
.reaSurer.
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
Special Plans For
DeIaICa.e Day Dec. z
DR.. Harry Holloway Chair
man Says Interest In
Day Is Keen


The 168th anniversary Of Del
aware's having been the first state
to ratify the federal constitution
will be marked on Wednesday. De-
cembr z, with schools, civic and
patriotic organizations preparing
special programs for the anniver-
sary.
Dr. H. V. Holloway, chairman Of
the Delaware Day Commission, says
that unusual interest is being
shown this year for the observance
and he believes it win be more
widely marked than for many pre-
viOus years.
Other Commission members are
DR.. Paul DOlan of the University
Of Delaware faculty and George T.
Macklin. Milford, majority leader
in the House Of Representatives.
In a. folder prepared for this
years observance, DR.. Holloway
points out that the purpose Of Dell
aware Day celebrations may well
be conceived to have wider signifi-
canoe than the marking Of a single
event.
ct should create and foster what
is hoped will be a growing interest
in Delaware history" he writes in
the pamphlet. SIN this connection
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Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
Interesting News From
Horticultural Group

Here are three late news reports
from the Peninsula Horticultural
Society you'll be interested in.
First, they've just named a Del
aware boy and a Maryland boy as
winners Of their $500 college schol-
arships for the school year Of 1855
and 1856.
The Delaware boy is Joseph f.
Camp Of Wilmington who's now
senior in the College Of Agricul-
ture at the University Of Delaware.
He's doing outstanding work there
in horticulture.
The Maryland boy is John B.
Moore Of Centreville, a junior stu
dent majoring in vegetable crops
at the University Of Maryland.
Second piece of news from the
Horticultural Society is that. "a
group Of about 10 Of their mem-
bers in Kent and Sussex Counties
have recently returned from a
f0ur-day trip to western Pennsyl-
vania and eastern Ohio In com
pany with Bob Stevens Of the Uni
versity 70 Delaware and George
Vapaa, county agricultural agent
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Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
Inter State Henry Sipple
Milk Group Is Promoted
Meets Dec. 80 To Captain
Splendid Program Is Be-
ing Arranged For An
nual Two Day Affair
In Philadelphia.

Delaware dairymep will be repre-
sented at the annual twO-day meet
ing Of the Interstate Milk Produc-
ers' Cooperative in the Benjamin
Franklin Hotel on Thursday and
Friday, December 8 and 9, when
delegates they have elected to at
tend the sessions take part in a dis
cussion Of milk industry problems
in the fOur-state area covered BY
the Cooperative.
A banquet for more than SEQ
delegates and dairy leaders on
Thursday night will feature Rien-
ard ]. Werner, executive director
of the Milk Industry Foundation,
as speaker, and G. Osmond Hyde,
Hearing Examiner, u. S. Depart
ment Of Agriculture, as POSTMASTER.
The annual meeting is the 4Oth
held by dairy farmers from Penn
sylvania, New Jersey, Delaware,
and Maryland who sell milk to the
Philadelphia market, and the 10th
as the Interstate Milk Producers
Cooperative. The first 20 meetings
were held at the Interstate Milk
Producers Association.
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Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
City Gets Only One
Bid On Old Hall
COunciImen Received S1O,5OO Offer
For Old Structure

Only one sealed hid was received
by Milford City Council recently
for the purchase of the present city
hail.
The bid was submitted by Harvey
Marvel, and was for S10,500
Mr.. Marvel's offer was referred
to the building committee of city
council for further study.
Milford has purchased the L. D.
Caulk Building on Railroad Avenue
for a new city hall.
The Caulk Company is moving
its administrative offices from this
building to new addition being
constructed near the firms plant on
Lake View Avenue.
A letter from a citizen was re-
ceived by council requesting that
the city ask the Pennsylvania Rail-
road to improve the appearance OF
the railroad yards near the new
CITY hall. in order to enhance the
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Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
Car Registrations
Continue To Climb
Already Are Reported As Being 9.5
Per Gent Over 1854

Motor vehicle registrations in
operation in Delaware on Septem-
Der Both showed a 9.5 per cent in
crease over the same period Of the
previous year, according to the
records of the Motor Vehicle De-
partment
These records disclose that there
were a total of 1920 of these
registrations in operation in Della
ware on September 30, which is
12,942 more than were operating
on the same date of last year.
Of the registrations in operation
on September Both of this year,
S7,349 were in Wilmington and New
Castle County, 32,S51 in Kent Coun-
ty and the remaining 5000 in Sus-
sex County.
According to the records Of the
Motor Vehicle Department the num-
Der Of registrations in operation in
Delaware has been increasing stead
lily each year
On September 80, 1852, there were
motor vehicle registrations
in operation in this state while on
September 80, 1858, the number
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Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
Rehoboth Girl Is
Taught BY Phone

IntercOmmunicstiOn Equipment
Brings Classes To JO Ann HOlsOn
Teaching by telephone is not ex-
actly new to few of Delaware
school children, but it is new to
one of the Rehoboth girls, 10 Ann
HOlsOn.
10 Ann is a ninth grade pupil in
the Rehoboth Special School Dis
Urict. Since the installation of the
twO-way telephone system, 10 Ann
has had continuous contact with all
of her teachers and classmates. She
is getting along fine in all of her
work and feels as if she is zone
of the class" in the Rehoboth
Special School
10 Ann is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Edward o. Holson, z Bay
Road, RehObOth Beach. Delaware.
10 Ann has been in attendance
at the RehObOth Special School for
several years. Even though she has
limited physical ability, she has al
ways been faithful and punctual in
her school attendance and in car
rying out her school obligations. 10
Ann now attends school each day
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Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
Avenue WSCS
Christmas Program

The Christmas. program Of Ave
nue. Woman's Society Of Christian
Service of Avenue Church viii take
place on Tuesday, December s, at
1880, in the social hall Of the
church. Mrs. Robert Green, vice
president in charge Of programs,
has announced that tableaux and
music will dramatic the subject of
the month, we Would See Jesus
Today" This program presents
Christ in today's world. expressing
his spirit through the q. n,
through personal and family w0T-
ship, in ones place Of work and in
ministeTing to children. The read
ers for the dramatizatiOn viii be
Mrs. Helen Warrington and Mrs.
Byron Gibson. Members Of the so
ciety taking part viii be Miss Ber-
tha Cole, Mrs. Olan Gleason, Mrs.
Isaac Newton, Mrs. Leroy Short,
Mrs. James Holzmueller, Miss Mary
Travis, and Mrs. John E BurTis.
Circle No. 8. Of which Mrs Odus
Moore is the leader. viii serve re-
freshments with Miss Thelma Jew
ell in charge. Those who are giving
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Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
.Beggs Veto
Democrats In House Pre-
pare For Similar action
AS SOlOns AdjourR-
ed Until Next Mon.
day.

The six "re-ripper" bills were
passed by the Senate over Gov. J..
Caleb Boggs' veto Monday night
and made ready for similar action
in the House.
The House could vote on them
next Monday. After busy sessions
that dragged on until shortly be-
fore / o'clock Tuesday morning,
both houses adjourned until p. m,
next Monday.
The "re-ripper" bills are aimed at
confirming Democratic control of
the State Highway Commission.
the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Commission, the Interstate High
way Division, and the departments
of. elections in all three counties.
They went through the Senate
over the Governors disapproval by
Identical party votes Of II to 3.
Those II votes constitute exactly
the three-fifth majority necessary
to pass bill lover the Governors
veto.
The measure brought some angry
complaints from Senate Republi-
cans, who for the first time in Leg
islative Hall debate blamed the
Observation-Disclosures dispute for
the Democrats sweeping victory in
the 1854 election.
ITS about time ws set forth
some facts" said Senator Elwood
F. Nelson, Jr. (R-Claymont) dur
ing debate on the Alcoholic Bever-
age Control Commission bill.
Continued on page fivel
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02

Planning For
Youth Rally
All Young People On
Peninsula Are Invited
To Session At Local
Church Dec. 9th.

Jack Wyrtzen, internationally
known youth leader, radio and TV
evangelist and world traveller. will
conduct a rally at the Presbyterian
Church in Milford, Delaware, at
7:30 on Friday evening, December
9Th, in "a meeting that is for all the
young people of the Del-Mar-Va
Peninsula.
For more than Is years, Wyrtzen
has been the Director Of the Word
Of Life Hour, which is broadcast
each week from the Saturday night
rally held for young people at
Times Square, New York, and the
program is aired over AZ stations
into many lonely and far-off places
around the world. lit is heard over
it's key station WABC, New York,
every Saturday night at 7:30 p. m.
In addition, this October, Jack
Wyrtzen and the Word Of Life re-
turned to television, beginning a
new series Of programs over
WPIX, New York, Channel IL, from
10:0O to 10:30 every Monday night.
As a teen-ager. Wyrtzen was
himself a disillusiOned young man,
trying to crafty his own desires,
but the void in his heart was al
ways there and nothing seemed to
completely satisfy. He led a popu-
lar dance band for a while. He
Joined the National Guard, and
while in the U. S. Calvary one of
his buddfes talked to him about
Jesus Christ, the Saviour, who
meets mans every need. That's
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Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
Milford Man Is Serving
On Staff Of Comman-
der Of u. S. European
Naval Forces.

On November %, in London, Eng
land, Henry d. Sipple, Of this city,
was promoted to the rank Of Cap
tain, United States Navy. Captain
Sipple is presently serving on the
staff of the COmmander-in-Ch IT,
S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic
and Mediterranean, with headquar-
ters in London. Captain Sipple grad
uated from the Naval Academy in
Annapolis in 1897 and served on the
TT. S. S. Memphis in the Pacific nm
til entering the submarine service
in 1940 During World War III he
served in various submarines fight
ing in the Pacific and Was twice
the Byonze Star medal for
his performance in combat. He COM
manded the submarine, u. S. Con-
ger, from 1914 to 1947. More re-
Gently he has graduated from the
Naval War College at Newport and
had served on the U. S. S. Roanoke
and the U. S. S. Mt. Olympus, in the
Atlantic and in the Mediterranean.
His shore duty since World War III
has been served at New Orleans,
Id, NGWpOAI, H. l., d1Iu WdSulAiS-
ton, D. C. Captain Sipple is the
son Of Mr.. William v. Sipple Of
Milford and is married to the for
mer Miss Natalie Hamilton of Har-
beson. Captain and Mrs. SippIe
have been living in London for the
past year. Their daughter, Miss
Barbara Sipple and their niece, Miss
Katrina VanVa1kenhIrpr Of George
town, are attending Hampden
House, a girls boarding school in
central England
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
Safe Driving Day At
New Century Club
Mrs. O. C. F. Bonnert, Safety Chairman For
The Club Has Arranged A Highly In
terest- Program For Next Monday.

While Safe Driving Day will have
passed, the emphasis on its con-
tinuance will be a part Of the pro-
gram at the Milford New Century
Club on Monday when Mrs. o. G. F.
Bonnert, safety chairman for the
club, will present a member of the
State Police force, who will relate
some Of the problems of the road
today and how civilians can help.
Guests will be welcomed
The Delaware Youth Program on
Monday was delight to the MEM
bers Of the club. Several members
of the Houston Cardinal All Club,
with their Kent County Agent, were
present and gave a fine example Of
how they can carry on with the
activities of the club while intOSm-
ing their audience Of the work of
the organization. Mrs. Marion Mac
Donald, the agent, briefed the audi
ence en- the work of the clubs and
then introduced Miss Peggy Anne
Vaughn, who was mistress Of cere-
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
TwOTeen-agerS
Killed Near
RehObOth On
Saturday Last
State Road Death Toll
Scars To Ninety-Seven
When Youths Lose
Lives In Sussex County
Accident.

Two teen-agers we're fatally in
Jured in an automobile collision
fye miles north Of Rehoboth last
Saturday night, four days after the
state initiated its all-Out effort to
curb highway deaths in Delaware.
Another fatal accident occurred
in nearby Maryland last Saturday
morning and a Wilmington man, in
jured in road mishap near West
Grove, Pa, on THANKSGIVING Day,
died IN the Chester County Hospital
81 West Chester last Saturday.
A total Of % persons were in
jured in highway accidents in Del
aware, nearby Maryland and New
Jersey over the weekend, includ-
ing three Doyei Air Force airmen
injured near the scene Of last
weeh-end's triple highway death
which claimed the lives of three
airmen from the Dover base.
Fourteen Of the injured were
Delawareans and at least three Of
these, including a 14-year-Cld driv-
er, were in serious condition in
hospitals last night
ANANeAAAJ AAJAAN0 IA lAAE uClluEAAt
near Rehoboth were Warren Peter
GOrlich, 19, Of Clifton, N. j., and
formerly Of Ellendale, and Kate
Beideman, is who had been living
with her grandmother in Lewes.
Tketr deaths raised the highway
fatality tcil to 81 so far this year,
three more than the entire death
toll for last year and IA short Of the
III fatalities during the all-time
highway death year Of 1853.
Gorlich, driver Of the car, and
the Beideman girl. his passenger,
were thrown from the vehicle in a
collision with another car, also
carrying teen-agers, about 10 p. m,
last Saturday
According to state police, Gorlich
was crossing Route IA after leav-
ing Kings Highway Extension at
Carpenters Corner when his car
was struck BY a car operated by
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Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02

monies. Their director, Mrs. Chester
Benson, was present and had much
praise Of what was being accom-
plished by the club as well as tell
ing Of her appreciation of having
been asked by the local club to pre-
sent a program. Miss Betty Hayes,
who has captured the State award
for public speaking, read her very
fine paper. She was attired in the
regulation All uniform. She gave
four sign posts as a basis for her
literary effort. They we're, the, i'm
portance of a person rather than
their projects, the club is not in
tended to supplant home, church
or school, no award is worth the
loss Of reputation and the real pur-
pose is for youth to discover self.
Calvin Hollis, another State winner
of an award for his meat produc-
ton project told Of his success with
pigs, cows and sheep and Of his aim
for a scholarship so that he may
Continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
Rotary Ladies
Night Here
Declared A
Big Success
Speaker Win PendletOn
Was Well Received.
Ladies Got Nice Fay-
Ors. Attendance 100
Per Cent.

The annual Ladies' Night of Mil
ford Rotary Club was held in Var
ney Auditorium, Milford Community
Building, Monday evening Of this
week, and the concensus Of opinion
was that it was the most success
full and best attended Of any ever
held by the local service Organiza-
ton. There was 1000 attendance.
Raymond Masten was chairman
of the committee on arrangements,
and while unable to attend the
fete, because of illness, his place
was ably filed by his Rotary Ann,
Edith Masten.
In the absence Of club president.
John Annett, the vice president.
presided, and introduced Represen-
tative George T. Macklin who, in
turn, presented Win Pendleton, the
guest speaker, who kept the group
literally in stitches" for fifty
minutes.
Win PendletOn is a Washington
public relations man, newspaper
columnist, and radio commentator
His Washington See-Saw" appears
regularly in more than 200 news
papers.
Among his clients for publicity
are several members of Congress.
He has served as a consultant on
propaganda methods and media to
the Department of Defense.
During World War II, PendletOn
was a public relations officer, in
charge of the speakers bureau Of
the Headquarters of the European
Theatre Of Operations in London
While the 1850 Congressional
Campaign was going on, Mr.. PEN
dleton travelled for "a days with
Uiee-President Bark ", covering
more than $4,000 mics.
Pendleton prides himcelf on be-
ing & "dOWn-to-earth" c0lumnist
and is friend of the Elevator boys
and folding room girls in the Capt.
tol as well as the members of Con-
gress and their assistants. His reg
ular beat is Capitol HiIlp. He spoke
on "The Public Relations man-his
rightful place in Washingtc7.
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
Win Ride 40 ct 8 Train
From Milford Airport
Through City; Parking
Meters Will Be Hooded
Shortly.

Santa Claus. the old gent with
the white whiskers, who comes
down your chimney on Christmas
Eve. and brings you toys If you are
good kiddies, and coal and a
switch if you are bad, is due in the
metropolis Of Milford tomorrow,
Saturday afternoon, December Srd,
at One-thirty o'clock.
The jolly old elf, whose annual
Christmas visit was secur
through the joint efforts of the Mil
ford Chamber Of Commerce and the
City Of Milford, co-spOnsors Of the
annual Christmas fete. is due to
come into the City by plane, just
whether or not Santa is going to
pilot his own plane in the same as
last year or whether he viii be
pilOted in by Willard Jackson, who
has so kindly consented to allow
the use Of a plane To 90 clear 70
the North Pole to get Santa as well
as the use Of the facilities of the
Milford Air Park, which he owns
and operates, could not be ascer-
tanned at this time.
Upon his arrival at the air park,
where he hopes hundreds Of boys
and girls, as well as Chamber and
City officials will be on hand to
greet him, Santa will climb aboard
the famous 40 ct train which is
being donated for the occasion by
the American Legion and whica viii
be pil0ted By Reese Jester and 0s-
car, Moore beginning a triumphant
parade through the Main Street Of
Milford. After a short visit in pri-
vate with Chamber Of Commerce
and City officials, he viii so to his
abode in the Story Book House"
on the walnut Street bridge panel,
where he viii meet and greet his
little friends from now until
Christmas.
Beginning Monday, December ~,
and continuing through Saturday,
December Gath. Milford stores viii
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Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
Milford Board
Disputes The
Dover Report
Local School Body Quotes
Letter From Dover
Group To Prove Their
Point.

The Dover Board Of Education
did indeed tie Ia tnis years pro-
posed Dover Milford football game
with a game fer next year, the Mil
ford Board of Education declared
on Monday of this week, refuting
a statement by David M. Green, SUI
perintendent of the Dover Special
School District.
The Milford Boards statement
was a new development in a con-
troversy concerning the circum-
stances in which the Dover Milford
football game. scheduled for Thanks
giving Day, was cancelled.
In a statement published Satur-
day, Mr.. Green took exception to
being accused Of holding next years
game over Milford's head. Milford
responded by quoting a letter from
Mr.. Green to Chester Dickerson,
superintendent of the Milford Spe-
cial School District, referring to
1855 and 1856 football games.
In the letter, as quoted by the
Milford board, Mr. Green said: eve
believe that you can understand
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Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02

Also honored at the banquet were
80 dairylnen who won Excellent
VERY Good" and Good" certifi-
Gates for the quality Of their pas
lures and their pasture manage
ment programs ID the Greener Pas
lures Contest
Witomski's top yield in the soy
bean contest this year was 6Z.6
bushels per acre as compared to
the high Of sos bushels last year.
The corn yield was down, though,
with Mackey reporting a 1858 bu-
shell average as compared with the
1857 bushels which won it last
year.
Main. reason for the corn yield
being down was unfavorable grow
ing conditions this year, say Uni
versity Of Delaware agr0nomists
who helped judge the contest For
soybeans. the weather conditions
proved to be more suitable. Also,
the yields Of the beans probably re-
hected to some extent the use Of
the new, high-yielding Clark varie-
ty. Of the IL top men in the contest,
7 grew Clark, including WitOmski,
the state king.
County winners in the corn con-
test, beside Mackey, we're James r.
Truitt Of Smyrna, with 1875 bu-
shells and J. Oliver KOelig, Jr., Of
Newark with 1886 bushels. All told,
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Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02


Mrs. Herbert DObbs, member Of
the board Of Directors, Mental
Health Association of Delaware,
will be guest speaker.
Judge Tunnel, Chairman Pro
TEN Of the meeting, issued an invi-
tatiOn to all citizens Of Sussex
County to attend and participate,
and pointed out that mental health,
mental illness, and mental retar-
datiOn are our No. / health prob
lem. Experts have stated that up
to $50 OF the mentally retarded
can be trained and helped to take
their rightful responsible place in
society. Further, we know how TO
keep people mentally healthy. The
major problem Is that we are not
applying the knowledge we know.
Many in our county have been
working on these problems alone,
with some degree Of success. But
BY banding together into County
mental health association, the
strengths Of one becoJGe the
strengths Of many, and much more
can be accomplished, through pro-
grams Of education, volunteer ac-
tivities, fact-fnding, research, leg
islatiOn. Further. a Sussex County
Mental Health Association can be-
come partners with both the Mem
tai Health Association Of Delaware,
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Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
9 Re-Ripper Santa vii Arrive
Senase Ssaas :: Re By Plane This
Beggs Veto Saturday afternoon
MORE TOYS NEEDED
FOR BLUE HEN PARTY

While Blue Hen Post No.
6483, V. F. w, sponsors of
Milford's Annual Children's
Christmas Party, is most ap-
preciative Of the public re-
sponse to the annual appeal
for toys, many more useable
or repairable toys are still
needed if the post is to make
Christmas the truly happy
occasion it should be for the
areas less fortunate young
sters.
donations of toys, clothing,
etc, may be left at either
Timmons' Mobil Station or
The Hugg Insurance Agency
Office. Pickup of donations
may be arranged by calling
either Milford 8161 or Mil
ford 1905.
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
Horticultural Group
Will Meet Dec. 1914
The 6gth Annual Meeting VIII Be
Held At Salisbury

The Peninsula Horticultural So
ciety's 69th annual meeting, to be
held at Salisbury, Maryland, De-
cember 13 and IA. is expected to
attract a record attendance from
among Delaware's fruit and vege-
table growers, predicts Robert F..
Stevens, member of the horticul-
tural staff at the University of Del
aware and secretary Of the Society.
He says that there will be no less
than 80 speakers from all parts OF
the East to tell growers of the lat
est developments in growing, pack
ing and marketing.
The meeting, which will be held
in Elks Hall, starts Tuesday morn
ing, December 13. That days pro-
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