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Evening star., 1955-06-20

out Of the question for thest
children unless someone steps IL
with help. -.
Their parents, downed by sick.
ness. couldn't possibly afford tt
send them.
But the youngsters can go Il
kindly strangers contribute gen.
erously to The Evening Star
Summer Camp Fund.
Your contribution will helr
make sure that these children
and others like them get a happy
vacation this summer-one tina,
will bring a little more ease tc
their careworn parents as well
The following gifts to the
camp fund are acknowledged
today:
Evening star., 1955-06-20
HEARING SLATED
ON BILL FOR D. e.
FAMILY COURT

# The House District Judi
ciary Subcommittee has
scheduled a hearing for 2
pm. Thursday to complete
hearings on a bill to estab-
Ish a domestic relations
branch of Municipal Court.
The measure which al
ready has been before the
subcommittee, headed by
Representative Harris, Dem
ocrat, of Arkansas, would
authorize the appointment
of three additional judges
to Municipal Court.
A public hearing on pend
ing teachers salary increases
has been set for Z pm. next
Monday by a House District
subcommittee.
Evening star., 1955-06-20
SEND A KID TO CAMP
Parents Illness Robs
Children of Vocation

"7is head never gives up ach-
ing" said the mother.
She was speaking of her in
valid husband, once a skillful
Icarpente: now cut of from his
trade by the sufferings of coro-
nary heart disease and bronchial
asthma.
"I have to stop the children
lsometimes-even balls bouncing
against the cement make too
much noise. You know how 1t
lis If you've got a terrible head
ache.
"He was a very good carpenter
one they'd want right now If
he could work.
"Some weeks when he get
overtime, he made as much as
we have for a month now, with
the relief payment. Carpenters
Iget good pay-that's what makes
him 1eel so bad now"
Husband iii Seven Years
The mothers voice thickened
Ia little now and then as she told
how her husbands illness de-
veloped seven years ago, but no
tears came. There's nothing
that can really help him now,"
she said.
The narrow row house where
the family lives, next to a gro
cery store in a crowded neigh
borhood. does have a back yard
in which the five children aged
from S to IL can play.
But noisy games are out. The
front door opens directly onto
the sidewalk OF a busy street.
Last year, the two elder chill
dren were given a vacation at
summer camp. They still talk
about the fun they had, espe-
cially swimming.
Their mother would like them
to go again this year, along with
the 8-year-old. Another prob
lem is looming for the parents.
Camp Fund Aids Children
II have to go to hhe hospital
she said. II don't know
what they'll find wrong"
A vacation at camp win be
Evening star., 1955-06-20
Club Will Hear FLYER

Interesting Incidents in
Thirty-six Years of Flying" will
be the subject of a talk by Capt.
Harry Smith of Capital Airlines
at the luncheon Of the Washing
ton Civitan Club at 1890 pm.
tomorrow in the Mayflower
Hotel.
Evening star., 1955-06-20
CAMP FUND FACTS

How to send a kid to
camp:
Make out check or money
order to The Evening Star
Summer Camp Fund. Mail
to The Evening Star, Wash
ington 4, d. c.
Or bring cash to The Star
cashier.
The cost: $17.86 for six
days, $35.72 for II days.
ANY size contributions. how
ever, are acceptable.
Evening star., 1955-06-20
Roanoke Man Named

ROANOKE, Va, June 20 (P
Lit. James D. Poole. an officer
in the Roanoke Civil Air Patrol,
has been named mission COM
mander for q Statewide search
and practice mission to be spon-
sored by the Air Force July 10.
Evening star., 1955-06-20

Virginia State police said Mr.,
Shif1ett was the driver of one OF
the two cars involved in a crash
on Route in Stafford County
IS miles north of Fredericksburg
The collision occurred about
1880 pm. Saturday. Mr..
Shihett died at 1:20 am.
Evening star., 1955-06-20
AIexondriun, 18, Dies
After Route | Crnsh

FREDERICK KSBURG, Va,
June 20 (SpeciaD Harold Lee
Shiflett. 18. of Box 342, Route 4,
Alexandria, Va, died in Mary
Washington Hospital here yester-
day from injuries received in a
traffic collision.
Milford chronicle., 1955-02-04
Jaycees Observe
Past Prexy's Night
Plans Were Discussed For DeVel.
Oping Vale Park

Recently the Milford Jaycees OBJ
served their first Past Presidents
Night at their monthly dinner
meeting at AIMS Restaurant. AS
part of the program tape record
ings were heard from the recent
Voice of Democracy contest.
Awards for the first place and Sec
Ond were then made by Otis Webb,
the state chairman, to Dave Green
Of Milford, and Elvia Rae Smith,
Of Harrington. Webb also present
ed the award for the state contest
winner to Darwin Rhodes from the
Wilmington Jaycees.
The past president of the Mil
ford Jaycees, William ]. Watson,
was then presented with a plaque
nonOring his service last year in
organizing and getting the Milford
Jaycees started. The incumbent
president, Tom Faix, mentioned the
valuable contribution Watson made
to his community in laying the
ground work for the opportunities
and successful civic projects done
so far this year.
The speaker of the evening was
Bob Sakemiller, now president of
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Milford chronicle., 1955-02-04
Winterthur Museum
Adds More Rooms

The twelve new rooms which
have been added to the Henry
Francis dupont Winterthur Muse
um since it was opened to the pub
lie three years ago are being fea-
tured in the February issue of can
tiques" magazine, published this
week, in an article by John A. H.
Sweeney, curatOrial assistant at the
Museum.
Picturing on the cover the Frac-
tur Room, the Museums most re-
Gently added interior, the magazine
also carries as a frOntspiece a de-
tailed photograph of late 18th
century maple desk from rural New
Hampshire and illustrations Of five
Of the new rooms.
In addition to complete new in
stallations, the article points out,
the Winterthur Museum has been
rearranging its collection so that
furniture related either by style or
geographical origin is now grouped
together with a resulting focus on
the particular qualities Of the vari-
Gus schools Of cabinetmakers and
different REGIONS. The new rooms
range in date from the 18th century
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Milford chronicle., 1955-02-04
Many IHdWcted liz
Army January 9th
Bill Grier And Hugh Martin
Of Milford Among
Those Listed.

The following registrants were
inducted in the U. S. Army on
Thursday. January %, 1855: Alva
Wagner, HarbesOn; Donald Work
man, Seaford; William Grier, Mil
ford; Ernest Ward, Delmar; Ray
mOnd Tice, Jr., Laurel; James Mar
vel, Seaford; Jerry Tingle, Selby-
vile; Harry Aiken, Georgetown;
Robert H. Short, Laurel; and Hugh
Martin, III, Milford, Delaware.
The following churches alter
nate in giving the boys inducted
into the armed services a Send
off,: Avenue Methodist Church,
Milford, Del; Presbyterian Church,
Milford, Del; Wesley Methodist
Church, Georgetown, Del; Grace
Methodist Church, Georgetown,
Del; Salem Methodist Church, Sell
byville, Del
The group in charge for the
month of January, 1855, was Ave
nue. Methodist Church, Milford,
Del. The Pastor, Rev. Robert Green
and members Of his w. S. c. S.
Rev. Green, after a short talk to
the group wishing them God-speed
and safe return, gave each young
man a religious book. The ladies
served the boys hot coffee or milk
and dOnuts.
Rev. DR.. j. Earl Cummings Of
the Salem Methodist Church, Sell
byville, Del, was present and offer
ed prayer. Dr. Cummings expressed
his desire that their church be add
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Milford chronicle., 1955-02-04
Scouts TO Observe
18th Anniversary
Dover District Group 1000
Strong, Planning
Celebration

More than 1000 Dover District
Boy Scouts and their leaders are
busy preparing to celebrate the
45th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts
of America. National Boy Scout
Week begins with Scout Sunday
on February 9Th and follows
through to Saturday, the 18th. On
February 8th, the actual birthday
of Scouting, Boy Scouts all over
che country will join with Presi-
dent Eisenhower in rededicating
themselves to the ideals of the
Scout Oath and Law: "On My Hon
or. / will Do My Best To Do MY
Duty to God and My Country" The
45th Anniversary celebration will
feature the Building for a
Better Tomorrow"
In the Dover District all Scouts
will attend their own churches in
uniform on Scout Sunday Many of
the local churches are planning a
special Scout Sunday" program.
On Wednesday, February 9Th,
three members of the Boy Scouts
of America, Del-Mar-Va Council,
will make their annual report to
Governor BOggs at a special lunch
con given by the Governor for the
states religious and civic leaders
at the Dinner Bell Inn in Dover.
A special District Court of Hon
or will be conducted on Thursday,
February 10th, at the Peoples
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Milford chronicle., 1955-02-04
Programs For
Farm & Home
WeekFeb. $40
Several Speakers, Includ-
ing Governor J. Caleb
Boggs, Will Be Present
At Session.

Special programs for commercial
growers of fruits and vegetables
are planned for Farm and Home
Week, February 8, 9, and 10, at the
University of Delaware. Vegetable
topics are scheduled Tuesday,
February 8, and fruit meetings
Thursday, February 10-bOth in
Agricultural Hall on the Newark
campus.
On Tuesday morning RECON-
mendatiCns for Chemical Weed
Control in Vegetable Crops" will
be given by +. M. Rain of the
University of Delaware. J. III.
Hauck of Rutgers University will
speak on the subject, New Methods
of Marketing Fresh Vegetables. "
Another guest speaker, Harry ].
Hofmeister Of the University of
Maryland, will talk about New
and Labor Saving Machinery for
the Vegetable Grower"
A panel discussion of vegetable
disease and insect control pro-
grams for 1855 is also scheduled
for the morning Of February 8.
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Milford chronicle., 1955-02-04
DR.. Stewart
At
Century Club
Eminent Educator Gave
Some Interesting Facts
Concerning Secondary
Education In State.

DR.. Robert G. Stewart of the
State Board of Education, spoke
before the members of the Milford
New Century Club on Monday and
gave them some of the pOigant
facts of secondary education in
Delaware. Children, the basic and
elemental reason for education, the
facilities for their learning, and
the abilities for their progress is
the continuing concern Of teachers,
educational committees and par
ents, said DR.. Stewart. The old
patterns of learning have been dis
carded as out of date, and the
things that are best and the pro-
vision for the same, in the face Of
always increasing population is
the concern Of every community.
The building program of education
has not kept pace with the increase
Of pupils, which creates another
problem. DIR. Stewart said the sec
Ondary education enrolment in
1853 was 1900 and in 1865 it
would likely be 41,00O Provision
for this in buildings and equipment
is the growing concern of all. He
touched on high school programs
in which students may be prepared
to make their way in practical and
mechanical studies. 1t was encOur-
aging to learn from DR.. Stewart in
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Milford chronicle., 1955-02-04
Dollar Day Set
For Wilmington

Wilmington merchants are plan
ming, under the sponsorship Of the
Retail Merchants Section Of the
Delaware State Chamber Of Com
merce, Inc, the 18th semi-annual
Dollar Day on Wednesday, Febru-
aTy 9Th.
This gala sales carnival Is ex-
pected to attract thrifty shoppers
as it always does, from all sections
Of the states as we'll as nearby
Maryland, Pennsylvania and South
ern New Jersey.
"The highest quality merchandise
at the lowest possible prices" is the
theme of the big sales event, ac-
c0rding to #. Ray Phillips, chair
man Of the cooperative sales COM
mittee of the Retail Merchants
Section which has completed plans
for the bargain event.
Those who want bargains or top
grade merchandise at prices which
will not be possible either before
or after Dollar Day, viii find them
in all lines Of merchandise" a
committee member said.
The array Of bargains will range
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Milford chronicle., 1955-02-04
Seaford VIII Vote
On Integration Feb. IL

On Wednesday. January 26, 1856
a Citizens Committee Of the Sea.
ford Special School District re-
and received permission
to use the Central School for a
public opinion poll on the question
of integration in public schools.
This poll is to be held on Satur-
day, February 10, 1856, between
the hours Of 900 a. m. and $500
p. m, at the Seaford Central
School.
The poll will be sponsored by a
Citizens Committee Of the Seaford
Special School District and. as Is
the case of polls held in other
school districts, viii not be bind
ing upon the school board.
All bonefde residents Of the dis
trict who have attained the age Of
u years viii be eligible to vote.
Registration viii not be a neces-
sary qualification, therefore, Citi-
zens who have reached. their
twenty-irst birthday since the 1854
November election will be eligible
to vote in the February 18th public
opinion poll.
Milford chronicle., 1955-02-04
Natl. WV Week
Well Observed Here
Blue Hen Group Put On
Full Week OF
Activities

Lower Delaware's observance Of
National v. r. w. Week" was
centered around the Milford Area,
where Blue Hen Post No. 6483
and its Ladies Auxiliary sponsored
a Well-rOunded program that in
cluded church attendance, award
of citations and concentrations,
induction Of "COmmander-in-
Chiefs Class, a social meeting, a
Youth Night, and an "Open
House" The advent Of the V. r.
VS. own special week was herald
ed by a proclamation from Mayor
Edward G. Evans. who urged Mil
ford citizens to join the ". r. W..
in the observance.
Local observance Of ''V. +. w.
Week" got under way on the morn
ing of January 28rd, when post
and auxiliary members observed
Religious Freedom Day" by at
tendance services at Milford's
new St. Johns Catholic Church. In
bidding the v. r. w. delegation
welcome, Rev. John a. Corrigan,
pastor Of the host church, praised
the veterans for their record OF
service to community and nation,
and complimented them upon start
ing observance of their own week
with attendance at religious SER
vices.
On the evening of January 25th
Blue Hen Post gave recognition ia
the community service rendered by
other of the community's organi-
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Milford chronicle., 1955-02-04
Cub Scouts To
NATL
Scout Week
In This City
Scout Pack 1O1 Will Par
ticipate In Many Phas-
es OF The National
Boy Scout Week Cele-
bratiOn.

Together with Cub Scouts, Boy
Scouts and Explorer Scouts
throughout the nation, members of
Milford Cub Scout Pack No. 101
will participate in the events of
National Boy Scout Week, with
attendance at Sunday School or
church next Sunday and Observ-
dnce of ScOuting's 45th anniversary
on Tuesday, February 8th Later
in the month the local pack will
hold its Annual Blue and Gold
Dinner.
For Scout Sunday" the Cubs
will attend the church of their in
dividual choice in uniform and hear
sermons and talks prepared for
youthful audiences. On Tuesday,
February 8th, uniforms will be
worn to school as a means of call
ing attention of community, state
and nation to the growth, purpose
and progress of Scouting.
Unlike most months, February
does not offer a specific theme;
however, Cub Scouts, including
the seventy some local Cubs, will
be busy doing achievement work,
making Valentines for February
14th use, and making place cards
and table decorations for use at the
Blue and Gold Dinner. This latter
event, which brings together Cubs
and their fathers or male adult
guests for an evening of good eats
and good fun is tentatively sched-
uled for February 22nd, and will,
this year, be under the general
craftsmanship of Thomas Galloway.
During January, members Of Mil
ford Cub Pack No. 1O1 made a
stuGy Of "railroading", past and
present, and presented the results
Of their research, in skit form, at
a combined monthly pack meeting
and V. F. w. Youth Night, held
here last week. In addition to the
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Milford chronicle., 1955-02-04
Tall Cedars To Hold
''Blue Lodge Night

Evergreen Forest No. 40, Tall
Cedars Of Lebanon, will observe
their annual "Blue Lodge Night"
on Wednesday evening, February
9Th, in the VaTney Auditorium of
the Milford Community Building,
Milford, Del.
There will be an opening meet
ing starting at $500 p. m, sharp,
following up with a show put on
by two theatrical groups from New
York and Philadelphia. Refresh
rnapts viii he served at the con-
clusion Of the show.
All Tall Cedar members are es-
pecially urged to attend as there
will be an important discussion
concerning the Minstrel Show to be
held in the spring.
All Blue Lodge and Mason mem-
bers are invited to attend the meet
ing and the entertainment show.
Milford chronicle., 1955-02-04

by D. Preston Lee, state Civil De-
tense director.
Mr. Lee pointed out that ''the
fire plan contains no changes in
policy. It simply formalizes on
paper policies which we have been
working up since the start Of
Civil Defense in 1850. It can now
be incorporated into the states
overall Civil Defense plan, which
also includes the basic policy for
our other divisions.
According to the fire plan, the
states volunteer and paid COM
panies would work in a wartime
emergency under the county Civil
Defense director and his CD FIRE
chief.
The state fire division under Mr..
LaRue is purely administrative, sac-
cording to the plan, and is intended
to aid the counties to organize
their fire-fighting plans and to
coordinate the operations Of the
three counties.
On receiving advance warning of
an air attack, every fire company
would disperse its equipment to
pre-arranged assembly areas out Of
the danger zone. There, they would
await Instructions from the county
CD director or his FIRE chief, who
would direct them in fighting the
most serious fires first. Fireflghting
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Milford chronicle., 1955-02-04
Press Group
To Push Open
Meeting Law
Committee Named At An
nual Session Last Sat
urday To Go Before
State Legislature.

The Delmarva Press Association,
meeting at the Hotel DUPONT in
Wilmington last Saturday, again
endorsed the passage of an "Open
meeting" law at the present ses-
sion of the Delaware Legislature.
1t was decided that a committee,
acting for the association, should
make all efforts to see that the
legislation is enacted.
Last year, at a session held in
Or can City, Md, the organization
urged that bill, similar to that
passed by the General Assembly of
Maryland, be enacted into law in
Delaware.
The association named Norman
w. Harrington, editor-in-chief of
EastOn Md "Star-DemOcrat'', as
president. He succeeds Mrs. Mary
Houston Robinson, editor of the
. Sussex COuntiOn", Georgetown,
Del, who served for the year Just
passed.
Other officers elected for 1855 at
the winter meeting of the Delmarva
Press Association were: Milton X.
Fried, editor and publisher of the
Delaware Coast Press, RehObOth,
Del, Vice-president; and Harold
E. Berg, production manager of
tho 'News-JOurnap papers, Will
mington, for another term as secre-
taTy-treasUrer.
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Milford chronicle., 1955-02-04
Plans Nearly
Complete For
Dinner
State Group Will Hear,
Among Others, Harry
G. Haskell, Jr., At Lin
coin Day Fete In Dover.

The Committee on the Republi-
can statewide Lincoln Day cele-
bratiOn announced today that one
of the principal speakers for the
Thursday evening, February tenth,
occasion will be Mr.. Harry G. Has
kell, Jr., Of Wilmington.
Mr.. Haskell has just recently
returned from service with the De-
partment of Health, Education and
Welfare in Washington. He is a
prominent businessman in Will
mingtOn and has been interested
in and active in Republican affairs
since his release from the Army
at the end of World War II.
In addition to Mr.. Haskell there
will be a speaker of national recOg,
milton to be announced later.
This years Republican Party
Lincoln Day celebration will be
held at the Capitol Grange Hall.
Dover, Delaware, on Thursday eve
ming, February tenth. The Banquet
will be served at $3.50 p. m. Tickets
are available through each county
chairman, the Young Republican
organization, the Women's Repub-
lican Clubs and the Chairman for
the City of Wilmington.
After the Banquet, the speaking
will be held in the auditorium Of
Capitol Grange Hall commencing
at 500 p. m. While the tickets for
the dinner are limited, the 500
p. m. meeting will be open to the
public. A large attendance is ex-
pected.
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Milford chronicle., 1955-02-04
Polio Fund Drive
Coming To Close
In Milford Area
Local Captains Are Now
Preparing To M axe
Final Returns To The
Campaign Director.
Ted Aber.

eliminating the efforts Of some
$50 volunteers the 1855 Milford
March Of Dimes campaign for the
Infantile Paralysis Foundation Of
America draws to a close with the
local area captains making their
returns and totaling the results OF
their work.
Chairman for the Milford effort,
Ted Aber, was glowing in his
praise of the outstanding work
done by these volunteers and
singles out particularly the results
at the Milford High School, where
DR.. r. G. CObbs. superintendent of
the Milford Special School District,
turned over to the fund a total of
S406.24, which represented almost
a $3.50 increase over 1854 figures.
This included the results Of the
two projects taken on by the stu
dent council which were a cake
bake that was held during the
drive and a hall of dimes within
the school corridor, both of which
not only sWelled the total mention
ed above but also gave reason for
the parents of these energetic and
resourceful teen-agers to be proud
of their sound knowledge Of civic
responsibility.
While every effort was made
through careful planning to call on
every business and home during
this campaign, it was inevitable
that many were missed by the So
licitors through no fault Of theirs,
and this reporter was asked by the
chairman Of the drive to empha-
size the need for these contribu-
tiOns, and to invite those who were
so passed to mail their checks to
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Milford chronicle., 1955-02-04
p. T. A. AUCTION AT
HOUSTON, FEB. 25

Houston, MilfOrd's lively
little neighbor to the west,
has an active Parent-Teacher
Association of 306 members,
every single one of whom IS
vitality interested in their
school, which is one of the
incest small schools in Kent
County.
Each year the PTA selects
a project and through its
membership supports that
particular project with Wig
or. This year. two ladies in
the community, Mrs. Will
liam Scott and Mrs. Clinton
Marvel, are operating a caf-
eteria in the school, serving
the children many of whom
live in the country and come
by bus a hot lunch. The PTA
is backing that endeavOr,
and on Friday, February 25,
at eight o'clock in the fire
house, they will hold an auc-
tiOn to raise funds to carry
on this work.
Milford chronicle., 1955-02-04
]. C.. Hazard
Dies OF Heart
At
RehObOthHOne
Prominent Democrat
Leader Was Apparent
ly In Good Health; ;
Final Rites Were Held
On Thursday.

John c. Hazard, Democratic
national committeeman for Del
aware and one of the best known
and most colorful figures in Del
aware politics, died suddenly last
Saturday morning, January 29th.
He was Sc.
Mr.. Hazard was stricken with a
heart attack Immediately after
shaving in the bathroom of his
summer home at Dewey Beach,
where he had gone for the week
end. He was discovered there last
Sunday afternoon by state police,
who broke into the place, on Van
Dyke Avenue, at the suggestion of
neighbOrs. Mr.. Hazard was pro-
nounced dead by Dr. r. L. Klingel
Of RehObOth, who said that death
was due to a cOronary OcclusiOn.
Coroner VOlly Gray Of Sussex
County estimated Mr.. Hazard was
stricken at about a. m. Satur-
day.
Appeared In Health
He had arrived at Dewey Beach
last Friday evening, and had visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Walter J. Lehman,
who are friends and neighbors.
Mrs. Lehman said that Mr.. Hazard
semed healthy and in good spirits
last Friday night
The Lehmans noted that they
did not see him last Saturday but
that a light was burning in the
house. When they did not hear from
him last Sunday morning, and no
ticed the light was still on, they
went to the Hazard home to in
vestigate but could not get in. They
called the state police at George
town.
A trooper broke a pane Of glass
in a rear door to gain entrance.
With Mr.. and Mrs. Lehman, he
searched the house and found Mr..
Hazard on the floor just outside
the bathroom. He was fully dressed
and apparently had just finished
shaving. DR.. Klingel was sum
mOned. He pronounced Mr.. Hazard
dead at about 1:10 p. m.
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