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Milford chronicle., 1955-03-25
Ocean City, Md,
Planning For Annual
Easter Fete

Activities continue at fever
pitch as Ocean City officials and
business men prepare for. the re-
sorts ninth annual Easter pro-
gram.
Extra crews are working through
the night to assure completion of
the boardwalk paving project in
time for the Easter festivities.
A program of the Easter Sunday
activities was released this week
by w. P. Laws, chairman of the
Easter program committee.
According to Mr.. Laws, the day
long program will start at $3.50 a.
IN. with Easter sunrise services in
the boardwalk bandshall and con-
tinue Until 4 p. m. at which time
the bandshell will be dedicated to
the memory of Frank S1c3a, resort
leader. who died recently.
In anticipation of the largest
crowd ever to attend Easter serv-
ices at Ocean City, arrangements
have been made to enlarge the seat
ing capacity of the bandshell. Last
year an estimated $4,000 visitors
tlocked to Ocean City during the
Easter weekend.
Conducting the sunrise services
will be religious leaders from the
Presbyterian, Methodist, Episcopal
and Catholic Churches of Ocean
City.
Presiding over the services will
be the Reverend J. l.. SimcOx, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian
Church. Reverend SimcOx will lead
the invocation and Lords prayer.
The scripture lesson, st. Mat
thew 28:1-10, will be given by Rev
erend William Devices of the st.
Paul By-the-Sea Episcopal Church.
Leading the Easter prayer will be
MOnsignor Eugene Stout of the st.
Mary Star-Of-the-Sea Catholic
Church.
BenedictiOn will be given by the
Reverend Charles Squires of the
Atlantic Methodist Church. A spe-
clal Easter message will be given
by the Reverend Roland Ferry of
the Berlin Methodist Church.
A choir composed of choir MEM
bers from the four churches of
Ocean City will sing at the serv-
iCes. Hymns to be sung will be
The Day of Resurrection" and
'"esus Christ Has Risen Today"
The afternoon Easter program
will start with an Easter Egg Hunt
at p. m. for the children up to IL
years of age The hunt will take
place on st. Louis avenue between
First and Second streets. Prizes
for the hunt will be live bunnies
and live baby pigs.
Also at p. m judges will begin
the search for prize winners in The
boardwalk Easter parade. To in-
sure impartiality in the judging. 10
Ocean City resident was invited to
judge by the Easter COMMITTEES. Il
Six major prizes of paid vacations
will be awarded to lucky individ-
uals selected by the judges. $1O0 in
silver dollars will be given to the
best dressed youngsters up to 5
years of age.
Judges who have already con-
sented to appear are William Dry
den. editor of the Eastern Shore
Times; Murray Metten, resort edi-
tor of the Wilmington JOurnal-Ev-
cry Evening and Omer J. Shively,
vice president of the Worcester
Democrat. II
Guest speakers who have notified
the Easter committee that they will
appear are: State Attorney Daniel
Prettyman, Representative Russell
Hickman and a speaker from the U.
S. Chamber Of Commerce who will
be announced later.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-25
irrigation Demonstration

We cordially invite you and your
friends to attend an Irrigation
Demonstration" to be held:
Place: W. L. Wheatley Field Off
ice, on Highway No. 300, Clayton,
Delaware.
Date: Tuesday, March 30, 1855
Time: 100 p. m. o'clock.
Program: 100 p. m.-IrrigatiOn
in Kent County, Mr.. Vapaa, Co.
Agent; lis p. m.-Irrigation in
New Castle Co., Mr. Schabinger, Co.
Agent; 1880 p. m-IrrigatiOn in
Delaware, Mr.. Stevens, HOrticul-
turist, University of Delaware. New
ark; 2:o0 p. m.-Designing Irriga-
ton System for High Operating
Efficiency, Low Cost, and Labor
Saving, M. NJ Johns, Johns Equip
.ment Company, Wade Rain Distri-
butOTs; 2:30 p. m.-Why Buy High
Efficiency Pumps, Harold Leider,
Construction Machinery Co., Water
loo, Iowa; $3.50 p. m.-The WADE
RAIN Irrigation System, Hugh
Rear, r. NJ. Wade & Co., Portland,
Oregon; 800 p. m.-Field Demon
stratiOn: /. Six New Pumps, 90 H.
p to 130 H. P; 2. Power Take-Oh
Tractor Pumps; 3. WADE RAIN
Self-locking Coupler: 4. WADE
RAIN Self and Fast Draining Gas
kets; 5. WADE RAIN Labor Saw
ing in Moving Laterals
Be sure to bring your neighbOrs
and friends to the demonstration.
If you are using or interested in
using irrigation, it will pay you to
attend the demonstration.
Mark your calendar for: Tues
day March 20, 1855, 1900 D. m. o.
clock, w. L. Wheatley's Pond. on
Highway No. 800, Clayton, Del
Looking forward to seeing you.
Refreshments will be served
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-25
A CORRECTION

In last weeks issue Of the Mil
ford Chronicle in Mrs. Mary C.
Belts obituary, it stated that among
the survivors were three step-sOns,
namely Norman Collision, Ridgely,
Nd; Edward Collision Of Milford
and Arthur Collision, Houston. This
portion of the obituary is incorrect.
inasmuch, as the aforementioned
gentlemen are own sons of the de-
ceased, not step-sOns. The Chron-
icle is glad to make this correction.
and is sorry il the survivors suf-
fered any discontinue through the
unintentiOnal error.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-25
Hospital Births

March IS: Girl. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilburt Adams, Georgetown.
March is: Boy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert McBrOOm, Lincoln.
March II: Girl. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Jennings, Milton; Girl. Mr.
and Mrs Quincy Blake (coD. Sell
byville; Boy. Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin
Jester, Milford.
March IS: Girl. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryant BOwles. Houston: Bov. Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Kirby, Milford
March 10: Boy. Mr.. and Mrs
William zencsk, Milford: Boy Set
and Mrs Wilbur Lathburv. IF
Georgetown; Boy and Girl (twins)
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jester. Mil
ford.
March 90: Girl, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson Jones, Milton.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-25
COhee Farm Equipment
Sale On April End

One of the largest public sales of
farm equipment in Caroline County.
Maryland, in recent years will be
held on the Ben COhee farm, AZ
miles north Of Preston, near Har-
mOny, starting at 10 o'clock on Sat
urday, April 2.
Included in the large list Of farm
machinery are two AIlis-Chalmers
WD tractors on 13" tires. These
tractors are only years old and
much of the other long list Of
equipment is practically new.
OF unusual interest is large
quantity of hOrse-drawn equipment
and harness.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-25

- tions quite near Del
aware. and for which everyone
was forewarned. was bad
enough. It was a queer day at
best. with rain. sunshine, very
high winds and such threaten
ing clouds, that those away
from home, were anxious until
the front door enclosed them
against all weathers again. I
do hope, and am sure you do,
too that Delaware is not going
to develop into asplace where
all Of these freak things hap
pen. We have lived, for so long,
in a paradise, so to speak. and
would like for that to continue.
Maybe we have had our share
for a while, when we remember
HazePs visit, and there will be
those who are sure that was
quite enough experience to last
for a long time. Who wants to
debate the issue?
A number of people from town
returned home last week from
the south. There are still
number down there, enjoying
the warmth of the sunshine.
Wish I were among them. Mr..
and Mrs. George Draper, who
are so hOspitable to those from
Delaware. entertained a Della
ware group at their home in
Golden Beach Saturday eve
ming. Their house guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Sale
wan and an OF those from Mill
ford, plus a few from close by
localities were present.
Did you think Of the Red
Cross on Tuesday when you
had had warnings Of a poss-
ible hurricane? It could have
brought comfort to your heart
if you really had remembered
that the disaster group Of the
Red Cross is all set up here and
ready for immediate action if
it had been needed. Luckily
they did not have to be called.
So much and so many depend
on the agencies Of the Red
Cross and when I tell you that
the roll call is tagging so much
here that it is the concern Of
those who have it in charge.
you viii be sorry. Harrington
has met its quota and is being
congratulated. But no other
community has yet reported
and the time until the 2sth
when Mr.. Ebert Williams
would like all Of the money in
is growing very short. There
are many loose ends to gather
up with every worker. And
there are many. perhaps. who
have not been reached by a So
llcitor. Do try to turn in your
gifts SO that Area 6 can report
a full quota and in the requir-
ed time.
That little "meany"a typo
graphical error. often creeps
into places and makes things
sound so different. We shall
rename the young daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sacks Of
Wilmington and correctly call
her Terry Lynn. Remember she
was enormously named last
week.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-25
Engaged

Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah Melvin of
FELTON, announce the engagement of
their daughter, Barbara Marie, to
the Rev. Wilbur Burgess Of Allen
town, Pa.
Both are graduates of the Eas-
tern Pilgrim College of Allentown.
The wedding will take place in
the near future.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-25
Edited by
VIRGINIA s.
TOWNSEND


Postles, who are on a trip to
the west coast, told of their
arrival in Los Angeles after
seven days of travel across the
country by the way of Texas.
They found "coOl and cloudy
weather, not a bit better than
Delaware" and written like a
true daughter of the Diamond
State. They we're to be away
three weeks and should be ar
riving home at the end of this
week or the beginning of next.
Mr., and Mrs. G. w. Jones
with Miss Annie Lewis and
Mrs. Helen Pyle attended the
fifty-fifth wedding anniversary
Of their uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. James Lank in Sal
isbury on Sunday. Forty-one
were present for the anniver-
sary dinner at Johnny and
Sammy's Restaurant.
Know Your University Day
on Tuesday proved to be all
and more than was really an
ticipated With the weather
not in accord, there might have
been some to stay home, but
around a hundred women from
civic and educational groups,
and sprinkle of men, were
present to learn about our uni
veTsity and came at the bidding
of the advisory committee of
women, headed by Mrs. Clar-
ence Fraim of Wilmington, and
Of which Mrs. Frank Grier is
a member. Registration took
place in Mitchell Hall, after
which guests went to Wolf
Hall to hear DR.. John A. Perk-
ms, president, and the deans
of the five schools relate the
facilities of their particular
branch and the opportunities
each presents to students. Mrs.
Grier presented each one and
did so and in a very fine man
ner. Luncheon at Old College
and tour of two new buildings
Allison Hall and Smythe Hall
followed Today those persons
who were present for the day
will have much to relate to
others Of what they saw and
learned about our University
which could not have been ap-
parent to them before the visit
to Newark 1t was certainly
a profitable day.
A pleasant interlude in the
middle of this week was the
tea today that Mrs. John C.
Truitt gave for Mrs. David
Wallace, who is the house
guest Of Mrs. Harry L. Grier.
Mrs. Wallace has been here for
a little while, following a stay
at Pinehurst, N. C. Friends of
long standing were present to
enjoy a visit with her as they
partook Of the good things pro
vided by Mrs. Truitt. Nothing
is more pleasant than a few
hours with friends whom YOU
have not seen for some time.
It is also pleasant to be with
those who live in the same
town, but because Of varied in
terests, do not get together
often.
This is all for this week.
Have a good weekend and re-
member your Red Cross.
Always,
Virginia S. Townsend
Wednesday.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-25
Birthday Party

Charles Carey, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rix Carey, Jr., was eight years
old this past week and on Satur
day invited five Of his classroom
mates to have cake and ice cream
with him and be his guests at the
matinee at the Milford Theater.
Present were Karen Brown. KAYE
Vincent Gwen Frankel, Raymond
Lvnch and Billy Haughey.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-25

Although there are wide individ-
ual differences, most people can
respond in about Is .hundredths Of
a second to sounds and in about 90
hundredths Of second to some
thing they see.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-25

There is a chapel high in the Ba-
varian Alps in which services are
held each Sunday for mountain
climbers and skiers.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-25

VARIETY SUPPER - A variety
supper, sponsored by the Houston
M. Y. F. will be held on Saturday
evening, March 26, 1865, at the
Houston Fire Hall. The supper will
begin at 4:30 p. m. and will last
until 1880 p. m. Tickets can be pur-
chased from any M. Y. F. member
or can be gotten at the door.
Please try to attend this event to
help the young people of the COM
munity in their endeavor, to sup
port the Church.
SOUTHERN STATES MEETING
approximately 80 women will at
tend a Regional Meeting of Farm
Home Advisory Committees of
Southern States Cooperative to be
held on March 80 at Dover, Del
aware, in the Dinner Bell Inn. The
purpose of the meeting will be to
outline and make plans for the fol-
lowing year.
Mrs. Sarah P. Ellis, Director of
wOmen's activities for Southern
States Cooperative, will be in
charge.
Farm Home Advisory Committees
from the following communities
are expected to be in attendance:
Dover, Smyrna, Milford, and Clay
ton, Delaware.
CONCERT INVITATION - The
Easton, Maryland Community Con-
cert Association has issued an in
VitatiOn to the members of the Mil
ford, Delaware, Community Con-
cert Association to join with the
EastOn group at this time Their
campaign will be held April 1928.
Memberships can be obtained by
writing direct to Miss Anne Eason,
President, EastOn Association. Miss
Eason will gladly answer any uues-
tiOns relative to cost that you may
have. The Milford Community AS
sOciation recommends this to its
members and hopes that many will
take advantage of this fine oppor-
tunity to enjoy the excellent con-
certs provided each season by Com
munity Concerts and to continue
the interest begun with our own
local Association.
HEALTH CLINICS - March %,
1855: Well Child Conference, Dover,
Health Unit, Ala S. State Street,
100 p. m. Call Dover 5711, Ext. 10
for appointments.
March 20, 1855: VenereaI Disease
Clinic, Milford, Health Unit, Shore
Theater Building, 1870 a. m.-12:3O
p. m; Chest X-Ray Unit, Harring-
ton, SilcO Store, 1:00-4:00 p. m. and
5:0O-8:00 p. m; Pre-School Exams,
Smyrna CW), $3.50 a. m. and 100
p. m.
March 80, 1855: Chest x-Ray
Unit: Harrington, Silco Store,
1000 a. m.-1:OO p. m. and 300
500 p. m; Pre-School Exams, Har-
ringtOn (W), $3.50 a. m. and 100
p. m.
March 81, 1855: Chest X-Ray
Unit, Milford, The Bridge, 1000 a.
m.-1:00 p. m and 2:OO-5:O0 p. m;
Pre-School Exams, Clayton (W),
1000 a. m.
April 1, 1856: Chest X-Ray Unit.
Milford, The Bridge, 100000 D.
m. and 5:O0-S:OO p. m.
HEARING - A hearing into the
activities of alleged boOtleggers in
Harrington, was held last Friday at
Harrington. A number of people
were present and several, including
peace officers and former peace Of
ficers in Harrington, stated they did
not know of any bootleggers or
bOOtlegging activities in the town.
The hearing was conducted by the
Delaware State Liquor Commission.
The hearing was brought about by
statements in the press and other
wise regarding the alleged Har-
rington bOOtlegging activities, and
was held by the commission to de-
termine whether or not the allega-
tiOns were founded on fact or hear
say.
Milford Bowling League
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-25
EIUMMEL

Mrs. Cora S. Hummel, 50, died
Friday night at the Delaware State
Hospital, where she had been a pa
tient for several years.
She was born at Sunbury, Pa,
the daughter of Samuel and Sarah
Shipe Mertz. She married Francis
5. Hummel and they lived in HOus-
ton where he died % years ago.
She was a member of the Hous-
ton Methodist Church, it's WOmen's
Society of Christian Service, a past
POcahOntas of Ionic Council, No.
IL, Degree of POcahOntas of Mil
ford, a past Noble Grand of Rachel
Rebekah Lodge No. Z of Harring-
ton, and a member of Kent Chapter
No. II, OES Of Harrington.
Funeral services were held at
the Boyer Funeral Home in Har-
rington on Tuesday afternoon at
2 o'clock with services in charge
of the Rev. F. Charles Louhoff, Jr..
pastor Of Houston Methodist
Church. Interment was made in
the Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milford.
She is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Obey F. Sapp of Houston and
son, Ralph L. Hummel, of Will
mingtOn; two grandsons, Frank L.
Sapp and H, Hummel Sapp, and
great-grandchild, all of Whining
ton; two stepdaughteTs, Mrs. Wes-
ley DeFOrd, Of Milford, and Mrs.
Leslie Hayes Of Danbury, Conn,
and eight ep-grandchildren
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-25
PRETTYMAN

Mrs. Cora E. Prettyman, 68, wife
Of Harry l.. Prettyman, died in the
Milford Memorial Hospital on Tues
day afternoon, March %.
Mrs. Prettyman was a member
of Slaughter Neck Methodist
Church, and the WOman's Society
of Christian Service there.
She was born and reared in the
Slaughter Neck section, having
moved from there to Milford only
Is months ago.
Besides her husband, survivors
include a daughter, Mrs. Paul
Willms, of Dover, and a son, James
SandersOn Of Milford; four grand
children and two sisters, Mrs. Cad
die Rogers of Milford, and Mrs.
Annie ArgO of Milton. She was a
daughter of the late Willard S.
and Mary NJ. Clifton.
Services will be conducted from
the Slaughter Neck Methodist
Church at p. m. Sunday, with the
Rev. w. H. Revelle, pastor, Off
ciating. Burial will be made in
the Slaughter Neck Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Berry Flu
neral Home, Milford, on Saturday
night.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-25
OBITUARY
KIDWELL

KIDWELL
Robert Clarence Kidwell, n, hus-
band of Virginia NJ. Kidwell, died
Monday, March 21, in the Milford
Memorial Hospital.
Mr.. Kidwell, a former resident
of Wilmington, was a retired en-
ployee of the Speakman Company
OF Wilmington and had lived in
Milford about II years.
He was a member of Corinthian
Lodge 20, A. F. and A. NJ, and
Apache Tribe 81, Red Men.
Services were held at the Berry
Funeral Home, Thursday at l p. m.
The Rev. Robert Green, pastor of
Avenue Methodist Church, Milford
officiating. Interment was made in
Gracelawn Memorial Park in Will
mingtOn
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-25

WILDWOOD SUNSHINE SOCIE.
TY - Mrs. Vera G. Davis. of Do
yer, will be the speaker at the
meeting of the MillwOod Sunshine
Society on Wednesday, March 3Oth.
All members are urgently requested
to attend and their guests will be
welcome.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-25

lceland's first known permanent
settlers landed in SOS A. d.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-25

ELLENDALE DEMONSTRATION
CLUB ~ The Glendale DemOnstra-
tfOn Club will meet in the Fire
Hall, Ellendale, Tuesday evening,
March 29th, at $500 p. m. Mr.. Dick
Carroll will be there to help with
the making of electric lamps. All
members are invited to be present.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-25

SUNSHINE SOCIETY MEETS -
The Sunshine Society will meet in
MillwOOd Hall next Wednesday
March 3Oth, at $3.50 p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-25
CHTCKEN DTMPLINE STPPE

The w. S. c. S. of Glendale are
having a Chicken Dumping Supper
on Friday evening, April 1st, in the
school auditorium starting at 5 o.
clock. Adults, $L25; children, $65.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-25

JOINS NAVY - Hugh Brian
Fleming, son of Mr.. and Mrs. L.
John Fleming, 1O8 Causey Avenue,
Milford, 1854 graduate of Milford
High School, has volunteered to
serve his country, through the me-
idum of the Navy. Young Fleming
IS presently undergoing his boot"
training at Bainbridge, Maryland.
He would appreciate hearing from
his classmates.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-25

HEAR FRIENDS:

LAfAAe 4 AsAEAfDo
The local storm on
Tuesday, that reach
ed hurricane proper
tiOns quite near Del
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-25

PAROLED - Betty Savage, a
former resident of Milford, who is
serving a sentence for manslaugh-
ter in Sussex County Prison, ap-
peared before the State Parole
Board last Friday afternoon and,
following a review of her petition
for parole, was granted one, effec-
tive April 9th.
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Three pairs in.
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WOODSMEN FIND
TRUMPETER SWAN
WITH INJURED WING

i VANCOUVER, B. c.. w.
"A group Of s-harden-
ed loggers spotted an in
tured trumpeter swan while
working 108 miles north
west Of here on Vancouver
Island.
The men stopped their
logging operations Wednes-
day and captured the rare
bird. 1t was carried care
fully to the nearby town Of
Campbell River.
A silver Of wood five
inches long was taken from
the great birds wing. The
swan, protected by Federal
laws. then was given peni-
cillin and water.
The game warden was
contacted and the bird new
again within the hour-via
q Pacific Western airlines
plane TO Vancouver.
The Grated bird was taken
from the airport TO the TO-
ology department Of the
University Of British Column
bia, where officials last night
were confident Of saving its
life.