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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
Girl Scouts Enjoy
Overnight Camp
Troop No. 60, Sponsored By Century
Club, Enjoys Trip

Girl Scout Troop No. SO, sponsor
ed by the Milford New Century
Club, spent the weekend on their
first overnight camping trip The
camp was at the Hawk-Nest Scout
cabin on McCauley's Pond, between
Milford and Frederick. The troop
left Saturday at 10 a. m. and re-
turned Sunday at noon. Upon arriv-
al at the camp the Scouts cleaned
up camp, pitched pup tents for the
hardy ones to sleep in overnight.
Each Scout was instructed in the
proper way to pitch a pup tent,
make an outdoor bed with a blan-
ket of leaves; the value of a ground
cloth in keeping dampness from the
sleeper and also instructions in out
door sanitation, fire building and
cooking.
Cooking was done individually
with each girl cooking her own
meals during the entire camp. The
meals were excellent. After the
noon meal, fishing was the order of
the day. The first fish caught was
about three pounds and was pulled
in by Peggy Messick. The next
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
Food Freezer Plan
Contest In Schools
Economy Auto Supply, Inc, Is
Sponsoring Agent

P. Lynwood Taylor, manager of
the Economy-Philco Freezer Food
Plan at Economy Auto Supply, Inc,
Milford, has announced that he has
visited many high schools in lower
Delaware, and has explained the
principles of the Economy-Philco
Freezer Food Plan and inaugurated
a contest which has as it's subject
the following, why l Believe the
Economy-Philco Freezer Food Plan
is Distinct Advancement in Our
Present Way of Living" The fol-
lowing rules have been set up for
the contest, which has as its clos
ing date, Friday, May 18th.
Rule l: All tenth, eleventh and
twelfth grade pupils are eligible to
participate except those affiliated
in any way with Economy Auto
Supply, Inc, or their families.
Rule 2: All papers shall be 125
words or less.
Rule 8: All papers submitted
shall be written on one side and
(conlInueo on page sikh
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
Riddles Saved AS
Flames Sweep Home
Six Youngsters Led To Safety
In Shawnee Fire

The home of Sylvester Watson
on the Shawnee Road, was prac-
tically destroyed by fire late last
Saturday night. When the fire was
discovered by neighbors there were
six children sleeping in the house.
The neighbors knew that Watson
and his wife were away so they
rushed into the building, woke up
the sleeping children, and carried
them to safety.
The children range in age from
six months to II years.
Watson, his wife, and two other
children had gone to Milford to pur-
chase some drugs, and heard the
fire alarm just as they stepped into
their car.
The Carlisle Fire Company of
Milford responded but the building
was too far gone to save.
1t was small building, owned
by Guy Webb. Mr.. Webb owns an
empty building close by. into which
the Watson family moved.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
Sen. Camper, Scores
Uttered Highways
Harrington Scion Calls
Upon Citizens OF Del
aware TO Keep Litter
Off Highways.

Senator Jehu Camper of Har-
rington, today. called upon the citi-
zens of Delaware to cooperate with
the State Highway Department in
keeping Delaware's Highways free
of litter.
In a public statement, Senator
Camper advised that over $4,000
had been spent in cleaning up rub
bish on the highway in 1854. This, y
he said, "is sheer waste and sense
less expense, a burden on our High
way Department that should not
exist" Senator Campers state
ment came on the eve of state
wide highway cleanup campaign by
the State Highway Department.
"The task of keeping Delaware a
place of order and beauty cannot be
that of government alone. The
elected representatives of the peo-
pie and the executive branches of
the State Government can do much,
but the final responsibility lies with
the people"
Delaware is blessed with excel
lent highways and a beautiful coun-
tryside. Her people have reason to
be very proud of her accomplish
ment, in the first case, and her for
tune in the second. We have, how
ever, certain responsibility, as in
dividuals, in maintaining these
gifts"
During 1854, the State of Del
aware spent. over $4,000 of the
taxpayers money cleaning up litter
from the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. which
could have been used to much
greater advantage in the further de-
velopment of the Highway system.
This is sheer waste and senseless
expense, a burden on our Highway
Department that should not exist"
"In an effort to reduce this ex-
ate a bill to increase the penalty for
depositing litter on our highways
from $4,000 to $4,000 Senator Moore
and / are co-sponsOrs of a bill to
prohibit the depositing of any rub
Dish or litter within 100 feet of any
public highway, with an equal PEN
atty. The idea is not that we can,
thereby, fill the Golfers of the State
with fines. The intent of the Bill
like that of all our penalty laws-is
to remind the people of Delaware
of their duties to ane another"
"The preservation of the beauty
of our State for ourselves and our
visitors, is the joint responsibility
of every Delaware citizen. A little
thought, a little cooperation with
our public agencies can render this
reSnOnSihilitY a fact"
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
Milford Track Team
Downs Caesar Rodney


Milford High Buccaneers track
teams surprised the Caesar Rodney
Riders last Friday afternoon as
they copied both the senior and
junior high meets on the Caesar
Rodney Athletic Field. BUGS won
the senior meet 81 to 40 and took
the junior meet in easy fashion, So
to 81.
Milford won all the track events
in the senior meet except the mile
relay which was captured by the
Rider combination of Rodney Caulk,
Charley Joseph, Marvin Cosden and
Paul Lissy. Ken Draper and Alvin
Huey were double winners in the
track events for Milford. Draper
broke the tape first in the 100 and
440 while Huey was a winner in
the 220 and $50. Maynard Grunstra
beat out a teammate, Evans, in the
mile run.
CONTINUED on page two)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
Wish Of Majority IgnOr-
ed, Milton Man Says;
Will Continue Fight To
Prove Legal Right.

Charging the Democrat major
ity in the House of Represents
tives with partisan political mo-
tivation" and "a misuse of power
by which the will of the majority
of the people" has been ignored
Raymond M. Lank, Milton Repub-
lican, on Tuesday of this week
said he would withdraw from the
floor of the House.
But he added: 81 will continue
my fight to establish the fact,
already generally accepted by the
public, that l am the man who
should be representing the inter-
ests of the people in my district"
BY the inclusion of absentee
ballots. Mr.. Lark was elected
representative from the 10th Dis
trict Of Sussex County last Nov
ember, and was seated in January
A resolution passed by the House
on a narty-line vote earlier this
month declared the absentee ballot
law unconstitutional and replaced
Lark with James w. Smith.
Lank said he was removed "un-
justifiably and with doubtful legal
authority" and vowed to continue
his fight to ''reassert the rights of
the people-including their fun
damental right to cast, and to have
counted. their secret ballots for the
candidate Of their choice"
Stating that 'power-such as is
now held by the present majority
party-can create an immense
craving for even more power" Lank
fayed the House Democrats for
what he termed their "undemo-
cratic action" in denying military
servicemen and others their right
to vote.
Declaring that many Of the ma
jority members of the House have
been his personal friends for years
Lark said he had learned by this
eviction that partisan political
motivation is even a more power
full force than that of personal
friendship"
He said that Democrat members
assured him of their respect and
personal regard but when the
word passed, just plain politics be-
came a more powerful force than
personal friendship"
Text of Statement
The full text of Mr.. Lank's state
ment follows:
Some ten days Rave passed
since the House of Representatives
unjustifiably and with doubtful legal
authority seated the man whom !
defeated at the last election.
There is as yet no evidence
that the majority members of the
House are planning to take action
to correct their mistake by which
they denied number of military
servicemen and other qualified
Continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
Peninsula .WSCS
To Meet May 5th
Annual Session VIII Be Held At
Salisbury Edifice

The annual meeting of the PENN
sula Conference Woman's Society
of Christian Service of the Metho-
dist Church will be held in Asbury
Methodist Church, Salisbury, Md,
on Thursday, May 5th, beginning at
10 o'clock, daylight saving time.
There will be two guest speakers
on that day. One of them will be
Miss Katherine Eye, who is render
ing very distinctive service in the
Belgian Congo as a missionary un-
der the Woman's Society of Christ
ian Service, and who is an out
standing speaker. The other guest
speaker will be Miss Ivy Chou. who
is Chinese student at Columbia
University. In January. at its an
nual meeting, the Woman's Divi-
sion of Christian Service of the
Methodist Church voted to send
Miss Chou as new worker to
Bornea where she will be associa-
ted with the Rev. Lewis and Made
line Dennis in their work which is
expanding so rapidly. Mrs. Arthur
j. Jackson, Conference president,
will preside at the sessions.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22

OF the leading production Registry
farms in the country. In 1853 they
had IS out CT 122 of the sows in the
herd to qualify for Production Reg
fstry. Sixty of the sows that have
narrowed this spring are p. r.
sows. They are raising $50 pigs out
OF the first ~ s0ws to sarrov this
spring. This report was given to us
by Irving kHauer, the herdsman
for Mrs. Jones.
Some Of the interesting items to
BE seem at the farm include the out
standing animals. the 2e SOW far
rowing house. and the range rear
ing program-mOstly os LadinO
clover. Among the top sires on the
farm will be seen Cedar Point
Ckeer." 5 star p. r. Board: Toy
Brass. also = p. r. Boar: and
Bright Boy Mod~l", the $1035 son
AZ the worlds first Certified Meat
-: also two soas of The Worlds
Cort1ood Neat Sire. plus many other
tcoatin<,>d on page sev~s,
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
Gov. Boggs
W i'll NJ a k e
Address At
Dover Air Base
Chief Executive Has Ac-
cepted Invitation To
Deliver Principle Adj
dress May 21st.

Governor ]. Caleb Boggs of Del
aware has accepted an invitation
to deliver the principal address al
Dover Air Force Base on Armed
Forces Day, May II, it was an
nounced today by 1t. Col. Kenneth
A. Flavin. Armed Forces Day prof.
ect officer for Dover ALB.
Approximately $4,000 Delaware
residents are expected to visit this
Military Air Transport Service Base
to view the latest in Air Force
equipment and obtain guided tours
of the entire installation. Special
exhibits of the newest type aircraft
and equipment will be available for
the public to inpsect and an hour
long aerial demonstration will be
featured during the afternoon.
Military and civic organizations
and high school and college bands
will join with 5000 Air Force per-
sonnet in a parade and review be-
fore the Governor.
Governor Boggs, whose family
dates back many generations in
Delaware history, is well-qualified
to present the main address at a
military function of this magnitude.
He served conspicuously in World
War II with the Sixth Armored Di-
vision in the campaigns of Norman
dy, Northern France, Rhineland,
Ardenes, and Central Europe. For
his services he was awarded the
Legion of Merit, Croix de Guerre,
with palm Bronze Star with CluS-
ter, and five campaign stars. He
was released from active duty in
1916 with the rank of Colonel but
returned in 1949 to serve tour of
active duty training in Alaska.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
Long Established Whar-
ton Barnard AnnOun-
ces Opening Of Marine
Division.

Wharton and Barnard who, for
the past quarter of a century and
more have conducted one of the
most successful automotive supply
businesses on the entire Del-Mar-
Va Peninsula, right here on South
West Front Street, in Milford, have
of late developed growing pains,
and have erected d large modern
structure next to their warehouse.
The new building has been set aside
for the use of their new marine di-
vision, which they are opening Sat
urday and Sunday of this week.
They cordially invite not only
boating enthusiasts, but the general
public to come visit them in the new
show room, which will be open Sat
urday, April %, from eight in the
morning until nine at night, or on
Sunday from nine in the morning
until six in the evening.
Bill Lynch, in charge of the ma
rine division, has announced that
they will be headquarters for TrO-
jan, Old Town and Lone Star plea
sure boats; Ajax, Lone Star and
Holsclaw boat trailers; Dupont
paints, Filter ropes, Noble cushions
and life preservers. Kendall Oils,
and lubricants, Champion plugs,
Benson "snag proof" anchors, Maui
talloy hardware, Port-O-Fold boat
seats, Kamp Kold ice boxes, Kamp
Kold stoves, Gas cans, Evinrude
cruise paks.
Mr.. Lynch, to better serve the
boating public, has just received an
Evinrude school diploma from Evin-
rude Motors at Milwaukee, Wiscon-
sin. Lynch graduated from an ac-
CELEBRATED program at the Evinrude
factory on April LIST.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
Blue Hen Auxiliary
Elects Officers
Mrs. Gertrude c. Carter Is Presi.
dent. Elect OF Local Group

The Ladies Auxiliary to V. F. w.
Post No. 6483 has recognized for
the 1856 term by electing a slate
of new officers, headed by Mrs. Ger
trude c. Carter.
In addition to President-elect
Carter, the following were elected
to Auxiliary Offices: Mrs. Virginia
Quering, senior vice president; Mrs.
Hilda r. Cannon, Junior vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Helen West, treasurer;
Mrs. Priscilla Lenk, chaplain; Mrs.
Barbara Kicker, conductress: Mrs.
Beatrice Kniceley. guard, and Mrs.
Audrey a Savage. 3-vear trustee.
4. were unanin5ss choices.
The new president-elect is the
daughter and wife of veterans who
are charter member of Blue Hen
Post A charter member of the Blue
Hen Ladies unit, Mrs. Charter has
gone through the chairs. having
served as senior vice president DUR
Continued on page sevenp
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
Back David Hugg For
High VIEW Position
Milford Veteran Gets Support For
Senior Vice Commander

David S. Hugg, World War II
veteran and longtime adjutant of
Blue Hen Post No. 64S3, this city,
was endorsed for advancement to
the office of senior vice commander
of the Delaware Department, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, at the An
nual Encampment of District No.
8, fKent County,, held at Clayton.
recently. Hugg, who has previously
served as district commander, de-
partment chief of staff, and depart
ment judge advocate and service
officer, is currently serving as state
junior vice commander of the V. F.
W.; his proposed bid for the state
senior vice commandership at the
State Encampment this June, has
previously been endorsed by Dis
trict No. (Sussex County,.
In addition to endorsing Hugg,
the Kent County V. F. W. district
also endorsed James Kelley, of
Newark, for state commander; Ed
ward Tingle, of Selbyville, for de-
Continued on page three)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
Red Cross Disaster
Unit Meets April rs
Important Session Will Be
Held In Varney
Auditorium

There will be an important meet
ing of the local Red Cross Disaster
Group in Varney Auditorium next
Tuesday evening, April 26th, start
ing at 1880 o'clock, according to A.
+. Humes, the chairman of the To-
cal group.
According to the chairman, An
drew P. GOrnowski, director of Dis
aster services for the Delaware
area, will be the speaker. Mr.. Cor
nowski, Wilmingtonian, will out
line the job of the Red Cross in dis
aster, paying particular attention
to disaster factor that is often
overlooked, but is always present
confusion. Other functions of dis
aster control will also be explained
by Mr.. Gornowski.
The now world famous film on
combating disaster, namely "Disas-
Continued on page six)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22

tories. machinery and equipment,
and cash for operating expenses. 1t
does not include approximately S.
600 per worker invested in houses,
automobiles, household goods, and
savings.
Imitation has been the principal
factor in the increase in dollar val
ue of farm resources in relation to
number of workers-the same re-
sources would have been valued at
$4,000 in 1910 dollars. But the in
vestment. even in 1910 dollars. is
70-percent increase. Two other
developments have been responsible
for this actual increase in resources
per farm worker. Farmers have
bought much new machinery and
equipment: they have added 10 their
buildings; and they have improved
their land a great deal In addition.
the number &C farm workers has
been shrinking and is now about a
fourth less than in the years i'm
Continues on page ssvenp
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Lark Quits House
Flags Democrats
DAYLIGHT SAVING
TIME STARTS SUNDAY

Residents of Milford are
presently due for some
changes in their daily hours.
Daylight Saving is due to go
into effect in Milford, as over
most of the Continental Uni
ted States, Sunday, April "a,
at 200 a. M; that is the
time that clocks will be
turned ahead one hour. This
schedule will continue until
the first Sunday in October,
when it will officially come
to an end.
The railroads and the ma
jority of the nations airlines
will operate under the stand
ard time set-up.
Local industrial establish
ments and stores will oper-
ate under daylight saving.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
Kent Fire Police
Perfect Organization


The organization meeting of the
Kent County Fire Police was held
Monday evening of this week at
eight o'clock at the Carlisle Fire
Company club rooms, Milford.
A goodly representation of the
various County fire companies were
present.
The following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year: Captain,
Vail Johnson of Milford; First Lieu
tenant. William Hume, Harring-
ten: First Sergeant, Ebert Colder,
Cheswold; Second Sergeant, F. G.
Simpson, Houston.
Continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
Nelu CARE Package
Is Placed On Sale
State Banks Cooperating
To Sell $1.OO Food
Bargain

The biggest CARE bargain evel
offered-a one-dollar food package
for distribution to needy institu-
tons or families overseas-has just
gone on sale in Delaware with the
cooperation of banks throughout
the state, Mrs. Anne Huppman, re-
gional CARE director, announced
today.
Order blanks and information
may be obtained at any Delaware
bank. she said.
Orders may be mailed to CARE
New York City, or to the Delaware
Bankers Association, Box 1109, Will
mington.
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
Busy Summer For
Reading Clinic

An unusually busy summer pro-
gram has been scheduled by the
Reading Clinic of the University of
Delaware in all phases of its opera
ton. Children. high school students.
and adults all have been considered
in the offerings planned by Or. Rus
sell G. Stauffer, director of the
clinic.
Over so children will become bet
ter readers this summer beSaGse cf
a careful planned six-week training
program scheduled for the fifth
consecutive year at the University
of Delaware The program Wi, be
held on the Newark campus from
June 90 TO July %.
The summer reading session.
fcontinued on page seven)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
New Officers Are
Installed By Coolies
{. G., Kicker, OF Dover Air Base.
Is Seam Squirrel

On April 5th, 1855, the newly
elected shavetails (officers) we're
installed by Past Aide de Camp,
Clement j. Nevins, in Puptent No.
4, local unit of the Military Order
of the Cootie. The new Seam Squir-
rel for the ensuing year is M/Sgt.
Charles G. Kicker, currently sta
toned at the Dover Air Base. H.s
junior officers are: Blanket Bum.
James doc" West; Hide Gimlet,
Harold WEIGH; Keeper of the Crum-
my Duffle Bag, Eurie Savage. Jr.;
Hungry Cootie, Clement J.. Nevins:
Sky Pilot. Ralph Scott: Shyster, j.
B. French: Keeper of the Grumpy
Records, Robert doc" Martin; Pill
Pusher, James j. Weller; Tight
wads. Arch Lank and Gordon Man
love.
The installation ceremonies were
conducted at an open meeting.
CONTINUED ora page two)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
Use Care With
Electric Fences

Homemade electric fence devices
may be death traps, warns County
Agent George Vapaa. Unsafe fences
should be removed from every COM
munity and farm.
The National Safety Council sug-
gests that no fence be energizeG
from any electric source, except
Trough controller that meets
the requirements of a recognized
testing agency such as Under
writers Laboratories. Approved
controllers provide for a current
that is limited TO a few hundredths
of an ampere and is only permitted
on the line for a fraction of a
second. The "off-periSd" must be
sufficient to permit a person To
tconfiaued on page six)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
Highway Project
Bids Awarded

There were six bidders on each
OF the two projects for which the
State Highway Department re-
ceived bids recently with some OF
the bids being fairly close on one
project
Walter Roach e. Sons. George
town, were the low bidders for i'm
proving Sussex County Road $40
and f. Earle Downing. Whining
ton, was lew bidder for the con-
strGction Of new intersection
along east Cleye.@ud Avenue in
Newark.
Sussex County Road $40 will
be graded and surface treated from
its junction with the Seibyville 10
Williamsville highway. northwes-
CONTINUED os page SKI
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feurs.
A full field of the finest stock
cars on the East Coast will be
on hand along with most OF the
drivers from the Eastern NASCAR
circuit. Bill Glagett, new manager
of the popular Delmar (Delaware)
racing plant. has already received
signed entries from many hard
top jockies with many more ex-
pected before race time Sunday due
to the fact that the Delmar Race
way will be the first track to open
in the Delaware-Marylapd area UNI
der the NASCaR banner.
Headlining the list of Modified
pilots is the name of Tommy FL
lott, Boynton Beach. Fla. second
Mace finisher in NASCAR's 1854
National Modified standings. In the
Modified division entries have also
Neen recei-sj from I'd Lindsey.
Washington. ID. c.; Pee Wee Poh-
let's. Randallstown. Md: Ray
CONTINUED on page seveD)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
Farm Capital Resources
At $I4, 1000 Per Worker

Behind each of the s million farm hired hands,
OF
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
State SlUine GrOiUers To
Hold Annual Tour May 29


Will be held Friday April
Cedar
Cedar Peint Farms owned by
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
1866 Stock Car Racing
Season Opens On Sunday

will officially
under
in
chauf
Evening star., 1955-11-30
A WORD
TO THE WISE
THE sERRYs
BY MRS. FRANK COLBY

@. Wed appreciate it II you
would give us an understandable
rule for the correct use Of "due
to- NY English students tand
I, too, for that natter) cannot
seem to grasp the grammar
books explanation. Will you
please throw the light Of COM
mon sense on this usage?-Mrs.
B. 7.
A. This simple rule should be
easy to understand: Use "due
to" only after noun. never after
q verb.
Let me illustrate by using two
recent headlines. "a Critical
Water Shortage Due to Drought. /"
(2) Mayor Resigns Due to
Wife's Health"
In headline one, due to" fol-
lows the noun Shortage It Is
correct. In headline two. "due
to" follows the verb resigns"
It Is incorrect.
Nov that's really al there Is to