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Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Highway Work Is
Resumed On Projects
Favorable Weather Conditions Re-
sp0Dsible For Work Start

With the return of favorable
weather conditions activities are
being resumed on number of
highway construction prof. CT S
throughout the state and prepara-
tions are in progress for work 70
start on other projects.
r. A. Haber. Chief Engineer of
the State Highway Department, has
indicated that the projects now
under construction will be resum-
ed at full force as rapidly as pos
sible and that the contractors are
expected to start work on several
other projects which are now un-
der contract.
Drainage work is now under way
on the project for widening and
resurfacing the Philadelphia Pike,
from Bellevue Road to Claymont,
and grading is in progress on the
resurfacing of Bellevue Road,
from the Philadelphia Pike to Gov
ernor Prinz Boulevard
continued on page fivel
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
|l,753 State Strike 1t Rich
Students TO At Burton $
Be Graduated In Milfor d
Large Group All Outside
Of Wilmington To Re-
ceive High School Di-
pl0mas Next Month.

A total of 1,753 Delaware stu
dents outside the City of Whining
ton will receive diplomas at high
school graduation exercises be-
tween June / and June Is, accord
ing to DR.. Howard E. Row, Assist
ant State superintendent in Charge
of Secondary Schools. Of this num-
ber, 1,13S will be graduated from
the Is special districts high
schools and 615 from the Is state
board unit high schools.
The largest class will be grad
uated from the Henry G. Conrad
High School in Woodcrest which
will award diplomas to POI seniors.
The smallest class, Is, will be
graduated from the Louis L. Red
ding Comprehensive High School
in Middletown.
Among this years graduates is
a group that DR.. Row terms the
"31st graduating class Mixed
through the 80 graduating groups
referred to earlier are ii people
who are not currently attending
school in Delaware, but who will
be graduated because of some
special arrangement: II of these
persons are young men who left
high school either during World
War III or during the Korean con-
fiict in order to enter the armed
services. These men have now sue
cessfully. completed a series of ex-
aminations prepared and presented
by the armed forces which are ac-
cepted for high school graduation
These people have been listed with
the graduating class from the
school which they previously at
tended Some of them are still
serving in the armed services
CONTINUED on page ninel
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Christian Science
Lecture At Dover

Freedom from fear. sickness, and
sin through spiritual understand
ing of God will be the topic of a
free lecture on Christian Science
to be given in Dover, Delaware.
Sunday, May 13, by John ]. Sell
over of Long Beach, California.
Now on extended lecture tour,
Mr.. Selover will speak under the
auspices of First Church of Christ,
Scientist, Rehoboth Beach. Del
aware, in Grace Fellowship Hall,
Loockerman Street Extension at
3:15 p. m. His subject will be,
Christian Science Reveals the Tn
limited Power of Prayer"
The public is invited to attend
without charge.
Mr.. Selover has lectured in
Great Britain and Continental Eu-
rope as well as the United States.
continued on page ffve)
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Well Known Chevrolet
OldsmobiIe Agency Con
Quoting A Novel Sales
Campaign.

/. G.. Burton & Co., Inc. on the
Rehoboth Highway. is conducting
Strike It Rich" campaign dur
ing May and June. Us 1g this pop
ular title as their sloga1., they are
planning a campaign to sell a
large number of Chevrolets, Olds-
mobiles and used cars during
these two months.
Fifteen new Chevrolets and Olds-
mobiles, including many popular
models and colors, are lined up in
front of l. G. Burton & Co., Inc.
These beautiful cars are ready for
immediate delivery. Mr.. Burton
hopes this display will give pros
pective car buyers an opportunity
to look over various models. They
will be able to take time investi-
eating the many fine features OF
both Chevrolets and Oldsmobiles
They can sit in them-look them
over at leisure and then talk over
the possibility of owning such a
car. Unusually good prices will be
offered during these two months
Two brand new Kiddie COrvettes
will be given away at the end oi
the Strike 1t Rich Campaign" The
model copies of the Corvette are
complete with gear shift. The boy
or girl who rides in one of these
will be a lucky one, These chile
size Corvettes are also on display
Inquire about the contest to wiz
one of them.
Mr.. Burton hopes many people
will be out to take part in thu
Strike 1t Rich" campaign. It's {
golden opportunity for anyone
who wants to take advantage o
the amazing prices offered.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Many School BOARD q
Contests Are Listed
Interest Focused On Mill
ford, Where Crerar
Bennett, Charles ID.
Murphy, Jr. Are Seek
ing Seat On Board.

While contests are listed in every
Special School District in Sussex
County except Georgetown, the
greatest interest is focused on Mil
ford, where Crerar Bennett and
Charles d. Murphy, Jr., are aspir-
ing to the seat presently held by
Bennett. Both men are well known
locally. Bennett has plumbing
business and Murphy is affiliated
with Senator Walter j. Hoey in
the operation of the M. and H.
Lumber Co.. here.
The platforms of both men may
be found by the interested readers
of the Chronicle on Page Is of this
newspaper.
Polls open at Lakeview Ave. and
Benjamin Banneker School Q p. m
to 2 p. m. ID. S. T.
W. Carl Utz, president of the
Georgetown school board, whose
term of Office expires this year
was the only person to file for the
post which he has held for four
years.
OLHeTS uliuS lOT SCHOOl DOdTu
posts in the special districts were :
Laurel, William ]. Gordy and Ford
M. Warrington, the latter the pres
ent incumbent; Lewes, James w
Marshall, incumbent, and Alma A.
Bennett; RehoDoth, Edwin t. Krei-
sci and John A. McManus, incum-
bent; SeaforG, Marvin l.. Bradley,
incumbent, and Edgar l.. Smith.
In the State Board units, there
are two contests, including Green
wood, for which both Norman c.
Hamstead and Jacob L. Hatfield
(continued on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11


when the deceased worker is a fen
survived by widow or close relatt
The Social Security Act provides
that a lump-sum death payment
can be made in every case If the
worker was insured at the time of
his death. An application for this
payment must be filed within two
years after the wage earner's
death.
The lump-sum death payment is
paid TO the workers surviving
spouse. provided they were living
together at the time of the work
er's death. If there is no surviving
spouse. then it is payable as reim-
bursement to the person or per-
sons that paid the deceased work
er's burial expenses.
In addition to the lump-sum
death payment. monthly benefits
may be payable to the deceased
wage earner's children under Is
years of age; and TO his widow.
regardless Of her age. If she has
minor children of the wage Garner
in her care. When the last child
reaches age IS, if the widow is
still under 65 years of age, her
CONTINUED or page twelve)
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Nearly All Teachers
Complete CD Course

Over SO per cent of Delaware's
public school teachers outside of
Wilmington have completed or are
now taking an Is hour first aid
course as part of the school Civil
Defense program
The announcement was made to-
day by DR. George R. Miller, state
school superintendent, who also
serves as the chief of the school
division of the State Department of
Civil Defense.
Exactly 2,130 out of 2.270 teach
2ns, all in schools outside Will
mington, have finished or are TAX
ing the special training, DIR. Miller
said. The next phase of the Civil
Defense program will be training
students in basic first aid princi-
pies.
The program was begun only
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Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11

line for turning In all entries is
July 1st.
A new project in soil funigation
is included in the contest this year,
Stevens says. 1t was introduced be-
cause the .show, what, when and
where" of this practice is becom-
ing of increasing use and interest
in vegetable growing.
Companies sponsoring the con-
test for the National Junior Vege-
table Growers Association are
offering several thousand dollars
worth of national and regional
prizes, Stevens reports. Besides
cash prizes, these include watches,
pins, ribbons and jackets. Entry
in the contest is open to home
gardeners as well as farm gard
eners.
Stevens said that there are six
divisions in the contest this year.
They are: fresh market cropss
canning crops; soil fumigation
variety testing; vegetable demon
stration; and judging, grading and
identification of vegetables.
The contest ends October 29th-
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Powders Scholarship
Is Due Here Again
First National Bank And Trust Co
Are The Cust0dians

The First National Bank and
Trust Company of Milford has for
maIly announced this week through
an official of that institution, that
it has another Five Hundred Dol
lar Scholarship available this year
from the William g. Powders Edu-
cational Trust Fund.
William g. Powders, a local un-
dertaker, banker and sportsman, a
lifelong Milford resident, who died
November 5, 1914, provided in his
last will and testament for a trust
to be set up with The First Nation
al Bank and Trust Company of
Milford. the major part of the in
come from which was to be used
for the education of some needy
white boy or boys in the City of
Milford.
continued on page sixl
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Al Speaking Contest
Winner Are Named
Henry Walston, Bridgeyille, Jean
Jaquette, Milford, Are Picked

Henry Walston, is, of Bridge
Vile, and Jean Jaquette, II. of E1il-
ford, we're named County Winners
in the H Public Speaking Con-
test held Saturday. April 28th, in
the Midland Grange Hall in
Georgetown. HenTy's talk was on
Where Are We Going In Farm
ing" while Jean spoke on Lets
Look at 4-H". AS County Winners
WalstOn and Miss Jaquette will
have an opportunity to take part
in the State Public Speaking Con-
test at All Short Course in June.
The judges for the contest were
Dr.. Russell Plumpton, School Psy-
chologist of the Department of
Public Instruction, and Mr.. Ray
Lloyd, Assistant County Agricul-
tural Agent.
CONTINUED on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
VFW Encdnapment
Was Held At D0Uer
Higiriight OF Capital City
Conclave Was Election
Of Officers

The annual encampment meeting
of Delaware V. F. w. District No.
3, held at Dover last week, was
highlighted by election of officers
for the 1956-57 term and endorse
ment, by the Kent County District,
of candidates for various depart
ment officers.
A past commander of the Kent
County district, Dept. Sr. Vice
Comdr David S. Hugg, of Milford.
was endorsed by District No. as
candidate for the office Of depart
inent commander at the v. f. W's
State Encampment, at Rehoboth
Beach, June 1915. Endorsement
was also given Edward Tingle. of
Selbyville, as a candidate for de-
fcontinued on page fiveD
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Pony Ball League
Organized For Area
Six Teams Have Signed Up FOr
The Coming Season

The Kent and Sussex Pony
Baseball League has organized for
play during the coming season with
six teams competing. The entries
and their managers will be: Mil
ford. Dixie Kitchens; Frederick,
Dick Groeschen; Georgetown, Lloyd
Hearn; Bridgeville, Bob Hopkins,
and Harrington, William Shaw A
new entry this year will be FELTON,
with Laurence Hates managing.
There will also be four towns form
ing league for boys of Little
League age as follows: George
town, Milford. Harrington and
Frederick.
The officers of the league are
as follows: President. Frank
Lynch. Milford; First Vice Presi-
dent, Glenn Grain, Georgetown;
Second Vice President, Eddie Tay-
lor of Harrington, and Secretary
Treasurer, Fora Tatman, Frederica.
The season will start the first
week in June with the Pony Leag-
uers playing two games a week.
continued on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Spelling Champions
Of Milford Named
Two Seniors And Three Juniors
Are On Honor List

Spelling champions of the Junior
and Senior classes of Milford High
School were announced this week
by John G. Leach, Director of Ed
ucation at Goldey Beacon School
of Business, Wilmington, Delaware,
which annually conducts a spell
ing contest in high schools in the
Middle Atlantic States area. In
congratulating the winners Mr..
Leach said, Spelling is of vital
concern to everyone engaged in
any phase of communication work.
The excellent records made by the
students reflect creditably on their
teachers, their parents. and them
selves"
Those winning top honors were:
Seniors Jaquette, Richard
Pack; Juniors-Carolyn Davis, Sue
Ann Isaacs and David Hit.
The contest was conducted by
Mr. Frank j. Osborne, Jr., English
Instructor at Milford High.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Missionary Session
At Local Church
Presbyterians Planning Out
standing Program
Starting Sunday

AT the Missionary Conference,
which starts at the Presbyterian
Church this Sunday evening at
1880, missionary leaders from
around the world will be speaking
and showing pictures of their
work.
AT the opening service Sunday
evening the Rev. w. III. Webb of
the Afghan Border Crusade will be
showing pictures From Kings
Guard to Khyber Pass. showing
work among the Moslems of the
North West Frontier of India. This
will be the first time these pictures
have been shown in the United
States. Also on the program for
Sunday evening will be Rev. j.
CONTINUED on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Clarence Burton Is
Held In Fatal Crash
Arrested On Manslaughter Charge
In Accident Near Here

A husband has been arrested on
a manslaughter charge by state
police at Georgetown following an
investigation into the highway
death of George Collins, So. of
Mfllsboro on Route IA, the Milford
Rehoboth Beach Highway, near
Milford, Monday night of this week.
Collins died of a crushed chest
wffen his overturning car fell on
him after he was tossed from the
careening vehicle
Police said Collins car was
struck in the rear by an automo-
bile operated by Clarence Burton,
36, of Georgetown, who presumably
was chasing the formers automo-
bile. Mrs. Pauline Burton, az, of
Georgetown, wife of Burton, was
a passenger in Collins car at the
time of the fatal accident, police
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
OrientdtiOn Day At
Elementary School
First OF Several Now
Planned Due Monday
May 28

On Monday. May %, 1856. be-
ginning at $3.50 a. m, the first
Orientation Day will be held in the
Milford Elementary School. Orien-
tation Day is the day set aside
when the pupils who will enter
Grade One next fall, and their par
ents, attend school for the purpose
of learning about school"
Many children look forward with
joyful anticipation to the first day
at school while still others may
have deep-seated fears and ankle
ties. To make this September en-
trance day a pleasant, familiar
and natural experience for all chill
dren, Orientation Day is planned.
When September 1856 rolls around
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11

0I Delaware ana i've Otner uniVe
Division, American Cyanamid Comp
blem affecting the nations 415-billic
chronic respiratory disease the
which resemble thDse responsible
other institu ions receiving
grants are: Unive -sity of Califor-
mia; University '6 Connecticut; !;
University of Illi1Wis; University
CT Maine; and the University of
New Hampshire. The studies seek
to determine all the aausative fac
tors in chronic respiratory disease
(CRD), methods of detection, and
ways to eradicate it.
Though the organism was isola-
ted in 1885, the disease has been
gradually spreading until it is now
the most serious source of econo-
mic loss to the poultry industry.
Acutely infected birds will go off
feed, become thin, and within a
few days the value of a broiler
flock can be halved. Similarly, the
egg production of layers can be
greatly reduced when acute CRD
is present
1t is almost impossible to deter
mine the presence of the disease
without laboratory examination be-
cause symptoms vary widely and
it can often be mistaken for or
CONTINUED on page twelyel
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Gov. Boggs Proclaims
Civil Defense Week
Chief Executive Calls For Observ-
ance May Goth To 26th

Governor j. Caleb Boggs has di-
rected the heads of all state agen-
cies to review the part which they
might play in bringing about a
more effective Civil Defense Pro-
gram for Delaware in his procla
nation calling for the observance
of May 20 to &c, 1856, as Civil De-
fense Week.
Governor Boggs said that all
state offices should give every as
sistance possible to Colonel D..
Preston Lee, state director of civil
defense in building up the best
possible program in the interest
of protecting all the people in case
of any natural or man-made emer-
gency.
Il call upon all the men and
women resident in or employed in
the State of Delaware to become
fully acquainted with the objective
continued on page sevenj
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Buc's Rout Bridgeville
In Ball Game 9 To 2
Steiner Brothers Star As Milford
Plays Outstanding Game

Milford Highs brother battery
of Pitcher Don Steiner and Catcher
Ed Steiner led 90 victory over
Bridgeville Tuesday
Don allowed only two hits as Mil
ford notched its fifth triumph in
six games. He aided his cause with
three hits in three trips. Only un-
beaten John M. Clayton (6-0) sports
better record among lower Del
MI
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Junior Vegetable CroaUers
ContestEntryListNoUOpen

Entry cards for this National Junior Vegetable Growers
University
DelawaTe's
Deawares IA to 2 who want to
information
writing $50 in Newark Dead
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Make Sure SurUiUOrs Are
DueSociaISecurityB fits

your family
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Milford chronicle., 1956-05-11
Research Grant Made To
u. of ID. For Poultry Study

have been made to the University
sites by the Lederle Laboratories
my, to study the major disease pro-.
d dollar poultry industry. Known as
lness is largely caused by bacteria
or pleuro-pneumon
Evening star., 1956-12-28

A-12 THE EVENING STAR
~ Washington, D. C.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2s, 1863
Evening star., 1956-12-28
Gen. Gruenther
Awarded Medal
By Eisenhower

President Eisenhower today
pinned new distinguished
Service Medal on the chest of
Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther and
told him he had never seen
anyone more deserving of the
decoration.
Gen. Gruenther. retiring after
38 years of Army service in
another ceremony later today.
was honored for his exception
ally. meritorious service" as chief
of staff and later supreme COM
mander of NATO forces in
Europe.
The decoration today was his
second Oak Leaf Cluster, amount
ing to the third award of the
Distinguished Service Medal.
AS he decorated his old friend,
Mr.. Eisenhower told him he had.
participated in many such cere-'
monies. that he had seen you
in peace and war" and had never
been in such a ceremony where
the recipient was more deserving
than you"
Praised in Citation
The citation for the decora-
ton praised Gen. Gruenthers
foresight and brilliant plan
ming and his inspiring leader
ship" through which he made
IAN exceptional contribution to
the defense of the free world"
His executive skill and his
profound understanding of null
tiservice problems" the citation
said, did much to make possi5.-
the development of sound plans
and detectives for the most
effective utilization of allied
forces in the common defense of
the free world.
His candor. integrity, bril-
lance and answering belief in
the principles of collective Sc
curity have won him the respect
and confidence Of leaders at tho
highest level in all NATO
nations"
Quit Post in July
Gen. Gruenther relinquiShed
his post as supreme allied COM
mander. Europe, which he had
held since July IL. 1853, on
November 20.
The retirement ceremony will
take place with a special retreat
review at Fort Lesley j. McNair.
at 4 pm.
Gen. Gruenther will become
the $30,000-a-year president of
the American Red Cross.
Cohosts for the retirement
ceremony will be Defense Sec
retary Wilson, Army Secretary
Brucker and Gen. Maxwell D.
Taylor, Army Chief of Staff.
Evening star., 1956-12-28
Oil Map Theft
Trial Delayed

PITTSBURGH. Dec. % (P).-
United States Attorney Malcolm
Anderson says four men indicted
for conspiracy in the theft of
valuable geological oil maps
from Gulf Oil Corp. will not be
brought to trial until next June
"at the earliest"
The four we're indicted by a.
Federal grand jury yesterday.
The indictment charges them
with conspiring to transport
stolen property in interstate
commerce from January /, 1852,
to last December 18.
Those indicted are:
Ode Richard Seagraves, 10.
well-known Houston. Tex, oil
and natural gas promoter.
Irving Miner. about 40, for
merly Of New York and now be-
lieved to be somewhere in Can
ada.
Emanuel Lester. also known
as Emanuel Lieberman, 80. of
New York. He is now serving a
prison term for attempted extor-
tion from the slain financier
Serge Rubinstein.
Edward Lieberman, 80. of New
York, brother of Lester and pres
ident Of the United States Tack
less Corp. a New York carpet
firm.
A few hours after the four
were indicted. Mr.. Anderson
ruled out possible trials until
next June because it is too late
to schedule trials for the jan
uary term of United States Dis
trict Court.
The grand jury named two CO.
conspirators in the fantastic case.
but did not indict them. They
are:
Thomas w. B. Smith. AZ. Of
Pittsburgh. described as the Gulf
employe who stole the maps.
John Marvin Leivia. "a, Of
Orange. Tex. a geologist. who
was arrested along with Sea-
graves and Lieberman on similar
charges when FBI agents broke
the case last December 10.
Both Smith and Leivia testi-
fed at the secret grand jury in
vestigation.
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Festival Time
Is Not Too
FarOff

It'll be Cherry Blossom Fes-
tival Time in no time accord
ing to the latest bulletin list
ing the committee chairmen
and members for the 1856
Fashion-Show luncheon to be
held April 5 at 1890 at the
Mayf1ower Hotel.
Mrs. Richard Nixon is the
honorary chairman for the
event which features an all
California fashion presenta-
ton.
General Chairman Mrs. Will
liam H. Rippard has an
nounced that her Vice Chair
man will be Mrs. Francis j.
Fabrizio.
other committee chairmen
selected for the 1856 National
Cherry Blossom Festival fash
ion show luncheon include
Mrs. Richard J. Ridell, decora-
tons; Mrs. F. Edward Gavin,
fashion arrangements; Mrs. L.
Gardner Moore, honor guests;
Mrs. william C. Murphy, hos
pitality: Mrs. Everett J. Booth
by, invitations; Mrs. Clarence
A. Arata, music; Mrs. George
M. Fuller, program: Mrs. Cal
vim Griffith, publicity; Mrs.
Granville Guide, reception;
Mrs. Harrison Somerville. res
ervations: Mrs. Charlotte Mari,
State societies and MIR. Edward
Carr, president of the Wash
ington Board Of Trade. escorts
for the Cherry Blossom Prin-
cesses.
This will be the fourth year
in which California fashions
have starred at the Cherry
Blossom fashion event.
Acting as fashion advisers to
the committee with plans for
the presentation on April S are
the Fashion Editors of the
three Washington newspapers.
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Columbus circle way"
suggestions have been made to alleviate the ire
mendous traffic problem created by the garment industry
But Whean there's far too big investment
there" for Seventh to uptown Instead
of the mad scramble buyers must go through when in
York. part of the big city plan is to have fashion
center for them where they view the merchandise
without all the tramping and down and in and out Of
the various buildings they go through now.
LATE CHRISTMAS NOTE-Among former Secretary Of
Achesons Christmas presents bright
electric razo-a present Douglas Macarthur chair
man of the board of Sperry- Rand Corp.
WHAT'S IN NAME?-In the ancient land of Thaiand. the
friendly That's make life not only for themselves but for
visitors to country Everyhing's t-name basis
They just bother about last At the Royal Thai
Army Day reception last week, American Army colonel
said he was Just "Co George" during the two
he was in Bangkok, and he liked the idea.