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Milford chronicle., 1956-07-20
Doug Fry Reports
From Germany Base

"The farming of the Germans
would never do back home," says
Douglas E. Fry of Milford in let
ter to, the Kent County Agent.
''They still use oxen and cows to
pillow and to work ground with.
They plant by hand. A few Ger
man farmers have little tractors"
"They are more conserving of
manure and crop residues than we
in the States. The small crops and
fields they till are good"
1T rains about every other day
here at Goppingen. They cut grass
and haul it to barns green like we
put it into a silo. have yet to find
out how they keep it,"
''Marvis Davis (also of Milford)
is stationed at Bombey. l was able
to get a three day pass to see him.
when / was stationed at Hohen-
felts.'
i've got a good job here in the
Army, as a result of going to radio
repair school for six months. A
group of us travel to al units in
our Division repairing radios. We
have four vans that work out of
the Divisional Repair Shop, when
the units are working on field prob
LENS. -
Il am taking leave as soon as we
get back to the States and hope to
see you then-perhaps in Novem-
ber." concludes DOug-or Ernest
as he is most generally called.
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-20
S. S. Supt. VIII
Meet At Pe-Co-Meth
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keepsie, New York. He is noted in
his conference and throughout the
Country for his farsighted program
of Christian Education and Church
School planning.
The Registrar, Mr.. Lee Rigg1n
of Laurel. Delaware, has been re-
ceiving pre-conference registra-
tions and will continue the regis
tration at 2:30 p. m, Saturday. The
program will begin at 400 D. m,
with the keynote address by DR..
McGrath. Another well-remember-
ed service is The Communion Ser
vice held early Sunday morning in
the beautiful outdoor chapel. look
ing out on the Chester River and
surrounded by the shade trees on
the bank. This site is a. natural
amphitheatre made more impress
sive by Gods Quiet Lane" through
which the worshipers pass on their
way to the service.
Mr.. Lindeil will preside at a
business session at 1:30 d. m, on
Sunday afternoon at which time
program suggestions for the COM
ing year will be developed The
Conference will close with an in
spirational worship service at 2:30
p. m.
This is expected to be one of the
largest gatherings of the Metho-
dist Church School Superintendent
on the Peninsula in several years.
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-20
Entertains Apache
Indian Chief

Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Paris
had the pleasure to entertain the
Apache Chief Wailana Kohawolo-
qua (Komanu for short) to a steak
dinner in their home on Saturday
evening. The Chief is stationed at
the Dover Air Base and is very
interesting to talk to as he is very
well educated.
Since Norman is a Red Man and
Sachem of Sakamis Tribe No. 10
here in Milford, he is trying to
learn lot of the Indians ways
and their customs. After dinner,
he took the Chief out to the Arrow
Head farm where he saw the 25-
year collection of Indian darts and
relics of Mr.. Frank Austin.
Komanu was very interested in
the skill of the Delaware Indians
as he saw their handiwork. At a
late hour he returned to the Dover
Air Base.
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-20
Miscellaneous Shower

On Wednesday evening, July IL,
1856, a miscellaneous shower was
given Mr.. and Mrs. Walter H.
Sharp, at their home in Milford, by
Miss Gladys Sharp of Milford, Mrs.
Robert C. Johnson and Mrs. Anna
Collision of Houston.
Those present were Mrs. Ida
Williams, Mrs. James Condiff, Sr.,
and grandson, Billy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Hayes and daughter, Bet
ty, Mr.. and Mrs. Obey Sapp, Miss
Shirley Jean Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifford Hammond and son, Cliff
ford, Jr., of Houston, Mr.. John A.
Sharp. Mr.. Garrett Grier, Miss
Dorothy Kosci, Mrs. Delema Ban
ming of Milford, Miss Madolyn
Bennett of Milton, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Muller of Dover, Mrs. Har-
ry Collision, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Blowert, Mr.. Samuel Collision. Sr.,
of Trainer. Pa, Mrs. Wanda Weav-
er, Green Ridge, Pa, and MIR. and
Mrs. Harry White of Hacks Point,
Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sharp were the
recipients of many lovely gifts.
were served and at
a late hour guests left, wishing
them many years of happy married
life.
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-20
Items Of q Purely
Personal Nature

Mr.. and Mrs. Donald r. Wright
of Wilmington were week end
guests of John w. Barcus.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Vinyard and
sons of Baltimore were weekend
guests of Mrs. Harry E. vinyard
and Harry E. Vinyard, Jr.
Mrs. William Griffin of Colds
boro. N. c., has been the guest of
Col. and Mrs. V. j. Esposito at
their cottage at Slaughter Beach.
Miss Elizabeth Carlisle of Swarth-
more is spending two weeks in
Rehoboth as the guest of DIR. and
Mrs. S. M. D. Marshall.
Mrs. Greedy Pierce, Christopher
Pierce and Miss Barbara KINNEY
have recently returned from a trip
to Skowhegan, Maine.
j. Robert Pettyjohn is in Reho-
both for the summer having ac-
cepted a position 'at the Royalton
Hotel.
Mr.. and, Mrs. S. Pennewin
Isaacs and children were in Ocean
City, Md, for the past weekend
as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Thayer
Porter of Seaford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Martin of
Philadelphia, are spending two
weeks at Slaughter Beach with
William H. Draper and Mr.. and
Mrs. James Abrahams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Dickens
and two children of Roxboro, N. c..
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ". o..
Lankford, Jr., having arrived on
Saturday.
Mrs. James III. Johnson, Jr., has
returned TO Fort Bragg, N. c., after
having spent the past week with
her parents, MIR. and Mrs. Desmond
A. Lyons and Mr. and Mrs. J. Har-
old Johnson, Sr.
-
Mrs. Leland Miles and children,
Christ and Greg of Hanover, In
diana, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred c. Geyer. This weekend, Mrs.
Miles will be with DR.. Miles in
New York City where he has a
Danforth scholarship on Religion
in Higher Education at Columbia
University.
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-20
Hospital Births

The following babies were born
in Milford Memorial Hospital:
July s: Boy, Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
win Days, Lincoln; Gill, Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald Carrier, Jr., colored,
Georgetown.
July z: Boy, Mr.. and Mrs. Val
Miller. Greenwood; Boy, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Coady, Harrington.
July 9: Boy. Mr.. and Mrs. Roll
and Sammons, Bridgeville; Boy,
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Jackson, IN
dian, Lewes.
July 10: Girl, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam X. Parkhurst, Milton; Boy,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Davidson, Mil
ford; Twins, Girl and Boy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel P. Jones, Bridgeville.
July II: Girl, Mr.. and Mrs. Hor-
ace McCabe, Jr., Selicrd: Girl, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter r. TIngle, Milford;
Girl. Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard l..
Milford; Boy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Preston Rue, colored, Milford; Girl,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack f. Nelson.
Girl, Mr.. and Mrs. John
c. Adams, Milford.
July II: Girl, Mr.. and Mrs.
Woodrow Biles, Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-20
Hospital Hostesses

The Women's Auxiliary of the
Milford Memorial Hospital an
nounce the Hospital Shop and Hos
pital Cart hostesses for the week,
Friday, July 20 to Thursday, July
26.
Hospital Shop Hostesses, Friday,
July 20, afternoon, Mrs. Leslie
Dobson, Mrs. Edgar Isaacs; even
ing, Mrs. c. E. Varney, Mrs. Lee
Hirsch. Saturday, July 81, after
noon, Mrs. Walter Dill; evening.
Mrs. Charles Trice. Sunday, July
%, afternoon, Mrs. Samuel Vein
burg, Mrs. Benjamin Markowitz ;
evening. Mrs. Harry Zeisiz. Mon
day, July %. afternoon, Mrs. Ben
jamin Bridgers, Mrs. Joseph Orkin ;
evening, Mrs. Emory Postles. Tues
day, July "a, afternoon. Mrs. Mel
son Wright, Mrs. Ernest Fisher;
evening. Mrs. John Hallett, Mrs.
Harry Greenly. Wednesday, July
25, afternoon, Mrs. Broddus Jones
Mrs. August Faix; evening, Miss
Svea Isaacs. Thursday, July &c
afternoon, Mrs. Wallace Jefferson
Mrs. Wright Ward; evening, Miss
Sarah Messick
Hospital Cart Hostesses, Friday
July 20, Mrs. Dean Kimmel, Mrs
Frank Grier; Saturday, July 81
Mrs. Frank Clendaniel, Jr.. Mrs
Mildred Snowberger; Monday. July
%, Mrs. Dorothy Rathmell Mrs
Elsie Steiner; Tuesday, July "a
Mrs. Emily Moore, Mrs. Morris
Rosker; Wednesday, July 25, Mrs.
Robert Reed. Mrs. w. w. McGin-
mis-; Thursday. July 26, Mrs. Dan
Friedman, Mrs. Charles Sigler.
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-20
McCabe Family Reunion

SD
The third annual McCabe Fam
lily Reunion will be held at Trappe
Pond. on Saturday. August 4.
lssS This is our third reunion. Let's
make it our largest attendance. All
McCabes and McCabe descendants
take this as your notice as formal
invitations are not necessary. Each
McCabes and McCabe descendants
*Hi requested to contact all possible
McCabes and MeCabe descendants
known to them and urge them to
attend and bring their families.
Families will bring their own pic
mic baskets. For those travelling
distances where picnic baskets are
inconvenient and impractical, come
and break bread with us. Dinner at
y. m. Come early and stay all
day.
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-20
Houston Cardinal
Al Club

July has been a very active
month for the Houston Cardinal
All Club. The leader of this club,
Mrs. Martha c. Eenson and one of
the Junior Leaders, Miss Betty
Hayes, received the highest honor
awarded to a 4-H'er by being taken
into the Links at Short Course in
Newark. The organization which
was founded by the late Dewey
Sapp of Houston is composed of
Alters and leaders who have done
outstanding work with All Club
At III Shortcourse each year 4
members are taken into the Links
from each County and so this club
was very proud to have 1 of it's
members and its leader become
members of the Links.
Saturday, July z, was Kent
County Demonstration Day and
Houston again received many win
ners. In the boys Demonstrations
Richard Simpson and Raymond
Marvel won the Dairy Team DEM
onstration with their Demonstra-
tion Testing Milk" Wayne ,Simp-
son and Francis Webb were sec
ond in :ilis demonstration with
their demonstration entitled "Tat-
tooing a Calf. Johnny Benson
won the Dairy single Demonstra-
ton with his demonstration en-
titled Clipping a Dairy Cow for
Sanitation These boys are MEM
bers of the Houston All Club and
all carry Dairy as their major prof.
ect and are under the leadership
of Mrs. Martha Benson and George
Simpson. The girls with their cook
ing demonstrations under the lead
ership of Mrs. Margaret Yost also
did very we'll in their demonstra-
tions. Eileen Webb and Joyce Buar-
que won the blue ribbon with their
team demonstration on poultry
foods. Norma Marvel won second
on her Dairy demonstration. Bev-
erly Hayes and Bonnie Scott each
won first on their single demon
strations. Bevery Hayes demonstra-
ton was entitled Making Cocoa,
and Bonnie Scott gave a single
demonstration entitled How to
Measure. These two girls are un-
der the leadership of Miss Betty
Hayes.
On Thursday, July II, the Hous-
ton Dairy Boys became the per-
manent owners of the beautiful
Dairy Judging trophy, this being
the third year they have won the
honor. The dairy boys, coached by
George Simpson and Mrs. Martha
Benson, who helped win this beau
tiful trophy for the club, were
Raymond Marvel. Richard Simp-
son. Johnny Benson, Wayne Simp-
son and Francis Webb. These boys
will compete at the Kent and Sus-
sex Fair where the top 4 boys of
the State will be chosen to repre-
sent Delaware in the Regional
Dairy Judging Contest. Last year
Houston had two boys, Raymond
Marvel and Richard Simpson who
were members of the State team.
These boys will all have their Reg
iStered Cattle on exhibit at the
Kent and Sussex Fair next week.
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-20
Pony League News

The Milford Pony League Mus
tangs dropped one to Bridgeville
on Thursday night and won their
non-league game against Glendale
on Tuesday.
In the Bridgeville game. Pass
waterC and Brown divided the
pitching, each throwing for inn
:ngs. Passwaters gave Up only 3
hits and Brown 2, while the Mus
tangs touched Fearins for 6 and
Kitchens for 1, including 2 doubles
by Draper, l double by Dallas and
2 singles by Passwaters. Kitchens
came through for Bridgeville with
2 singles out of four times at bat.
However, it was the defensive play
that determined the Bridgsville
margin of victory of 8 runs to 4,
with Bridgeville having 1 error to
Milford's s.
In the Glendale game, it was
again the defensive play that de-
termined the margin of victory,
bur this time Milford had 3 errors
against Ellendale's I. Glenn Dallas
pitched the first 4 innings, giving
up l hit, fannipc and walking S.
PEI rman too1 over the pitching
duties in the 5th with the score
"A, and became the winning pitch
er in the 1913 victory. Passwaters'
triple and Kenton's double were
the big blows of the game for Mil
ford. For Glendale. Anderson had
for 4 and j. Coveraale's double
drove in two runs in Ellendale's
7th inning rally that netted runs.
Ellendale's E. Coverdale did a fine
pitching job. allowing only 6 hits
and tanning five.
The scores by innings:
Milford ................... O O o 2 2 O. 4
Bridgeville .............-.. 8 l l 0 g
Glendale ........... 0 0 O 0 0 A. 8
n
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-20

gives us feeling of nostalgia
that Ringing Shows may come
back in another form of amuse-
ment, minus the familiar
clowns and such. How we do
change! We hold to nothing but
death and taxes, as the old
saw goes. Locally the Kent
Sussex Fair begins on Monday
and there will be something
for each of you. Maybe the
live stock is not your meat, but
perhaps the art building with
its display or the canned fruit,
and vegetables, the product of
the All Clubs. or the racing
each afternoon may fill in the
time you have to spend there.
Mrs. Joseph Pearce is one of
the three judges who will
award the blue and red tokens
of winners in the art depart
ment.
To Mrs. Frank Clendaniel,
Jr., must go the thanks of
many parents for another week
of successful camping at
Camp We Love IT." Amazing
is the dispatch with which the
camp is set up, programs es-
tablished and the new and old
subjects that go to make up
five days of interesting things.
Crafts, nature study, music,
and health are among the SUBJ
jects that are projected for the
young girls who attend. 1t
must always be remembered,
too, that Mr.. Lester Lovett, in
terested in this out door prof.
ect for the Girl Scouts, is gen.
erous with his camp and makes
a sizable contribution each
year to the maintenance of it.
So often when there is a let
ter like this there has to be
some note of sadness, since life
is only for a little while until
the end of it. The death of my
friend, Lillian Vinyard, came
almost Unexpectedly Thursday
morning of last week. We knew
she was quite ill, but hopes
were uppermost in our minds
that she would recover. She
came to Milford a bride and
soon was a part of the COM
munity, taking her place in
civic, church and club affairs.
A person of high character, she
filled her place in Milford with
dignity and wisdom.
Over the past weekend Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Leslie and
son, who are spending the va
cation months in Broomall,
Pennsylvania, were gueHts of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Nun cy at
their home near town. Satur-
day evening thei, hosts had an
open house for them. Mr.. Les
lie is the high school football
coach and the players were
among the friends who were ON
hand to see and greet him and.
his family.
Bear with me. / shall have
news of your friends and what
they are doing to fill the days
of this summer from time to
time.
Always,
Virginia S. Townsend
Wednesday.
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-20
Trophy Grange Notes

Trophy Grange members attend
ed a wiener roast at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Neeman last
Monday night. A program of fun,
contests, and games was enjoyed
by all.
The next meeting will be held in
the Grange Hall on Monday, Aug
ust 13. Mr.. and Mrs. Lister Hall
will be program chairmen. 1t is
urgently requested that a full re-
port of work done for Community
Project be brought in at that time.
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-20
EAR FRIENDS:

VA EA[ A little pamphlet
ILL., EsM + on my desk this
IM Iw/ morning, issued by
4Tzrr1-1lEzA the State Election
Commissioner. states that vot-
"a ing is your inaIienable right,
and further states that you
must not abuse it or neglect it.
Have you exercised that right?
Wv II also says that there need not
be another registration, for
this one that will be done this
nss year is permanent. You are
required TO give your personal
history and it should last. even
for posterity. If there are any
.Rgs of those precious souls who do
not want to divulge their age.
it does not say they must break
down and tell all but it would
gsG' seem that this will be the time
for many dates. So
IL was really a thrill this
morning to talk to Mrs Har-
shaf old Short and to learn that last
night they spent in their home
after seven months of living in
what might be called cramped
VS. quarters. You will remember
the fire they had in December
of last year when so much of
their furniture and furnish
W0 ings were ruined by the heat
of a slowly consuming fire.
While the house is not quite
as done, much of the work is COM
pleted and just some finishing
is yet to be finished, and some
furniture yet to be returned.
"a. They are grateful for their
lives and will be further CRATE
full to be back home again.
Their daughter, Mrs. Pat Hum
phreys, has arrived in Tokyo
and is probably settled by now
i'm her new home there.
On Thursday of last week
ssts Mrs. Wilbur Hammond who
lived near town for many years,
and whose roots seemed to go
down deep in Delaware soil,
sbfi celebrated her ninety-second
birthday, but in New Haven,
Connecticut, where she makes
her home with her daughter,
Mrs. Harrison Baldwin and Mr..
Baldwin. Going up for the cell
ebration was her son, S. Willis
Hammond, Mrs. Hammond, Mr..
and Mrs. Douglas Fry. They
found her very, well, very hap
py and enjoying the event.
With full life of interesting
things, Mrs. Hammond must
- look back on them with pleas
ure and satisfaction. May she
have many more such celebra-
tions that she can enjoy. n
An item in the daily papers
4lGl of the last two days might be
disturbing to the young people
and even the teen-agers, not
forgetting the older folk. The
last roll down of the "big top"
W. of the circuses ends an era of
entertainment comparable to
the old variety of minstrel
shows and even the old show
gAst boats. No entertainment has
furnished more thrills to an
audience than the acts of the
circus. with all of its daring
feats, it's animals and even its
beauty of a certain kind. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-20
Weekly Weather
Report For Milford

John E. Barcus, weather record
er, reports the following weather
conditions for Milford as recorded
on instruments located on Lake
view Avenue. for the week begin
ming Thursday. July 18th and end
ing Wednesday, July 18th, inclu-
civn.
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-20
Local Happenings

WHITE ELEPHANT SALE-The
Murderkill Lions Club of Frederick
will hold their annual White Ele-
phant and Bake, Saturday, July 21,
at 1000 a. m, in the Frederick
Fire House.
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-20
CHURCH PICNIC

nue. Methodist Church Sunday
School picnic will be held next
Wednesday, July 25th. The buses
will leave the church at / o. M,
for Trap Pond, where the picnic
will be held. A feature of the pic
mic will be picnic supper with
refreshments furnished by the
Church School. This picnic is for
the entire family. Come and enjoy
the affair.
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-20


FINED IN COURT - James p.
Calhoun, Milton, was fined SIS by
Judge Isaac d. Short in Court of
Common Pleas, on Friday for as
sault and battery ON his wife. Bet
ty Irene, at their home on June I3.
BOARD CRITICIZED - Sussex
County Grand Jury, late Tuesday
afternoon, issued a report criticiz-
ing the Rehoboth School Board for
the purchase of four and a half
acre of land at $4,000 an acre
which, it stated, was far in ex-
cess of the values placed on this
land by real estate experts appear
ing before the Grand Jury and
recommending that a poll tax be
imposed to pay for this land rather
than leave the full burden 20 prop
erty owners.
NEW ADDITION - The Milford
Veterans of Foreign Wars Assn,
Inc, owners-operators of the " F.
w. Post Home, here, have announc-
ed that the recently completed new
addition to the Post Home will be
unveiled this Friday evening with
appropriate fanfare. Highlighting
the evenings program will be
dancing from p. m. It'll midnight,
to the music of Floyd Mcgee and
his Music-makers All members of
Blue Hen Post No. 6483, v. F. W.,
and its Ladies Auxiliary, social
members of the Milford v. F. w,
Assn, and their guests are invited.
DESIGN WINNERS = Delaware's Is
two top teen-age automobile de-
signers are Cesare Giobbe, 10, 210
North Scott Street, Wilmington.
and Bob Hudson, is. IA Rehoboth
Avenue, Rehoboth Beach.
The two boys have been named
first place winners for the state in
their respective age divisions of
the Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild
model car competition. Each boy
receives $3.50 in cash.
Each year the Fisher Body
Craftsman's Guild offers $115,000
in cash and university scholarships
to the nations best teen-age model
car designers and builders.
INSURANCE VISITS - Harry
S. Smith, state insurance commits
siOner, has just returned from a
round of visitations with several
insurance groups.
He was guest speaker at the f.
nal meeting of the year of the Life
Underwriters Association of New
Castle County at the Kent Manor
Inn near Wilmington. He spoke at
the luncheon meeting of the Del
aware Insurance Agents Associa-
ton which marked their annual
meeting at the country club at Re
hoboth Beach and has just return
ed from the convention of the Do
yer District of the Peoples Life
Insurance Co, which he and Mrs.
Smith atten led at the Atlantic Ho-
tel in Ocean City, Md.
KENT CLINICS - July %, 1856
Well Chilli Conference, Dover
Health Unit. Ala S. State Street
loo p. m. Gull Dover 5711, Ext. 10
for appointments.
July "a, 1856: Well Child Con-
ference. Milford (c}, Health Unit,
Shore Theater Building, 100 p. m. /;
Venereal Disease Clinic. Dover,
Health Unit, Ala S. State Street,
11:00 a. m.
July 25, 1856: Cancer Detection
Center, Harrington, New Century
| Club. 9:4511:45 a. m. and 12:45-
2:45 p m. This service is for wo-
men 25 years of age and over. Call
Harrington 1855 for appointments.
July 26, 1856: Cancer Detection
Center, Milford, Health Unit, Shore
Theater Building, 9:45-11:45 a. m.
and 12:45-2:45 p. m. This service
is for women 25 years of age and
over. Call Milford 1885 for appoint
ments.
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-20

North America produced 81 per
cent of the worlds petroleum be-
fore World War III and now pro-
duces about AZ per cent.
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-20

MEETING = Circle No. of Cal
vary Church held their June meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Gulia Davis
with Daisey Taylor as co-hostess.
Ten members were present. Serena
Hayes was Devotional Leader. AT
ter the business meeting plans were
made for covered dish supper to
be held at Rosella Wilkins cottage
at Slaughter Beach ON July "a, at
$50 p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-20

GRANGE PICNIC - Milford
Grange will hold a picnic on Fri
day evening, July goth, at $3.50
SHARP at the V. F. w. Post Home
on Haven Lake. Bring your picnic
SUPPER beverage, and table SER
vice. Come One! Come ALI Round
Up A Crowd.