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Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09
Ford
Is Promoted
By Food Chain
Manager OF Milford A &
p Is Promoted To Man
ager OF Salisbury, Md.
Store.

Paul Wingate has been promoted
from. manager of the Arp Food
Store in Salisbury to supervisor Of
all Of the firms stores in the Dell
marva Peninsula
Mr.. Wingate1 has been manager
since the super market opened II
years ago and served earlier with
the company at Salisbury and in
Ocean City. since 1888.
The announcement was made by
w IA. Donab0e. Baltimore, vice
president in charge of Arp opera
tons in the Maryland-De Delaware
area, who said the promotion was
made possible by a realignment Of
Arp supervisory territories. Mr..
Wingsate's territory viii run from
MilfSrd, Del, to Exmore, Va.
Succeeding as manager of the
Salisbury store is Edward Ford,
former manager at Milford. Prior
to his service in Milford, Mr.. Ford
was assistant manager in Sails
bury. Howard TinIey of the Ches-
tertown, Nd, ARP store has been
named mangaer at Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09
Paintings On
Exhibit At
Century Club
This W eek
Local Amateur Artists
Have Fine Display At
: Club Room On Tuesday
And Wednesday After
moons.

"A fine showing Of paintings,
mostly by local amateur artists,
was hung in the Milford New Cen
tury Club rooms on Tuesday and
Wednesday Of this week from four
o'clock in the afternoon until ten
O'Clock in the evening. At the reg
ular weekly meeting held this week
on uesday, the first viewing of
the exhibit took place with the
members present expressing their
views as they partook Of the tea
and its accOmpaniments. Mrs.
Frank Austin, chairman for the
exhibit was generous in her
thanks to the president. Mrs. Des
mond Lyons. Mr. and Mrs. Paris
Kirby, Mrs. Douglas Fry, Mrs.
George WrOten, Mrs. Vincent Acko
and to the students and teachers
Of the high and elementary grades
for their help in hanging the pic
lures and for the loan of their
work, for the two days. Mrs. Lyons
expressed her thanks to Mr.. Austin
for his untiring help previous to
the showing. A number Of the ex-
hibit0rs were members Of the art
class that has progressed under the
tutilage of an instructor. Some
were free lance persons who have
picked up painting as a hobby and
have become engr0ssed in it and
also made fine progress. There was,
altogether a fine exhibit and one
that Milford should be proud
about. The cOlorful work Of the
students was very satisfying TO
them, to their teachers and to the
viewers, and received much favor
able comment. Mrs. Austin will be
able to give a fine report Of the
tcontinued on page fourteen)
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09
Milford Lions
Began March z
To Rehearse
For Minstrel
Annual Fete VIII Be
Held In Milford Thea
tre On Wednesday,
Thursday, April 18th
And 18th.

ReheafSals began last Friday
evening for the seventh annual
Milford Lions Club minstrel show,
which win be held on the evenings
# Wednesday and Thursday, April
18th and 18th, beginning at SIS.
This year the show returns 20 6he
Milford Theatre, where il was held
Turing the early years of the Minis
trel series. Electl0n of a fixed
wide-screen on ME stage has pre-
vented the theatre being used for
stage shows. but the screen has
been mounted on a movable
frame, so hat once again stage
presentations may be given in the
theatre.
Jake Roosa and w. Price Webb.
co-ehairmen Of the minstrel COM
mittee, announced this week that
y. Spencer Willis. OF Lynch
Heights, has been selected to act
as interlocutor. Other members of
The cast will be named at a later
date Meanwhile. Lions are re-
hearsing intensely with their
chorus and various specially acts
All proceeds this year will go
to the ambulance fund. AS was an
nounced several weeks ago, the
club has decided to purchase
new ambulance for the city,
which win c1st, with the old am
bulance. as a trade-in, in the neigh
borho0d Of $4,000. 1t is hoped that
enough viii be netted from the
minstrel to complete payment for
the new vehicle.
Tickets viii 50 on sale at the
end OF next week and can be ex-
changed for reserved seats at the
theatre box office any time there
after All seats ON the lower floor
are reserved. and general ad1nis-
sion tickets will be limited to tie
balcony. The price Is $1.00 for all
tickets. which can be purchased
from any member of the club, o. 81
Buchanan's FIrestone store or the
Milford Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09
Communion Breakfast
At St. Johns Church
Father James Peterman Was Cele-
brant OF The Mass


At the 900 o'clock Mass last
Sunday the members Of the Blessed
Mothers Sodality received Holy
Communion as they do on the first
Sunday of each month. AS soon as
Mass was over new members we're
received into the organization Fr.
James Peterman, who was ordained
in st. Johns just a few months
ago, was the celebrant Of the Mass
and received the new members in
to the Sodality.
Immediately after the Mass and
the reception some fifty members
Of the Sodality went to the base
ment OF the Church to partake of
a breakfast that was prepared and
served by the men Of the parish.
Kitchen details were handled by
Mr.. Albert Peterman and Mr.. Glenn
ent ROhrer; the walters we're un-
der the direction Of Mr.. Lewis HaTS
rington; decorations hOnoring the
Blessed Mother we're tastefully ar
ranged by Mr. 0. G. F. Bonnert.
After the breakfast an address
was given by Miss A. Dorothy Ar
thur, a Secretary in the Public Re
lations Department of the E. |. du-
POnt de Nenours Company and an
active member Of the Catholic TV
Guild and the Catholic Forum Of
the Air Of wilmington. Miss Ar
thur gave an inspiring talk on RE
turn on Investment.
Seated at the head table with
Miss Arthur were the officers oi
the Sodality: Mrs. o. G. F. Bon
merit Mrs. Joseph Lofiand. Mrs
Clement Rohrer. and Mrs Norval
Swinford
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09
20 TN aStcr
Died Monday
Houston Community
Leader Had Been ALL
ing Sometime. Services
At Berry's Thursday.

J. Benton Counselman, age 81
years, husband Of Blanche Pearce
Counselman, died Monday morning,
March 5th, in the Milford Memorial
Hospital. Although he had not been
well for some time, he was able
to attend to his duties as Houston
Postmaster through last Saturday,
but was stricken with what was to
be his fatal illness late Saturday
night and was removed to the hos
pital early Monday morning.
Mr. Counselman was a member
of a distinguished Southern fam
ily, his grandfather being a calv-
airy officer in the Conferedate
Army. The family came to Del
aware shortly after the Civil War
from Baltimore, whence they had
come from Missouri. and for a
number of years successfully op-
Grated canning factories in Hous-
ton.
Mr.. Counselman was the son of
the late Ross and Cora DickersOn
CounseIman. His father conducted
a general store at Houston for
many years, and upon his death,
the business was conducted by his
widow, and then by Mr.. Counsel
man, in conjunction with the Post
Office. Several years ago Mr.. COun-
selman disposed Of the store busi-
ness but retained the Post Office
in the store building.
The deceased was treasurer, a
founder and charter member of
the Houston Volunteer Fire Com
pany. He was a member of the
Houston Methodist Church and for
many years sang in the choir; he
was also a member of the Official
Board Of the Church. He was a
Continued on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09
Cedars VIII Meet
Here On March IA
Group WIN Pay Honor To Past
Grand Tall Cedars

The March meeting Of Evergreen
Forest No. 40, Tall Cedars Of Le-
banon, will be held March 14th, at
500 p. m, in the Milford Com
munity Building, Milford, Del
aware.
The Forest will pay honor to the
Past Grand Tall Cedars at this
meeting, which are the pillars Of
this Organization
Evergreen Forest is making
plans for the Supreme Forest Con
ventiOn to be held in New York
City. May "a to May 27. The band
is working hard to get in shape to
bring home a prize. The Rangers
are not to be out done. so they are
drilling so that they viii be In first
class.
At the February meeting the For
est hOnored the Master MasOns
and was well attended by abou,
400 Cedars and Master Masons
from fifteen states, Tokyo, Japan
and five Forests.
CONTINUED on page fourteen)
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09
F eldrnan's Under
New Ownership
Edwin L. Fisher, Joseph 4. Kemp,
Clarence NJ. Truitt Take Over


Feidman's Furniture Store, 1oca-
ted at 105 North East Front St.
Milford. across from the Atlantic
and Pacific Tea Market. near the
Free City Parking Lot. is now be-
ing operated by a corporation COM
posed of Edwin T. Fisher, presi-
dent Of Fisher Appliances, Mil
f0rd's oldest and largest appliance
store, located directly next door to
The furniture store. which will be
known as Fisher Furniture Inc. !:
Joseph T. Kemp. who has been
affiliated with Fisher Appliances
in a sales manager capacity for a
number Of years. and Clarence NJ.
Truitt, Vice President of Fisher
Appliances.
To celebrate their assumption Of
he inventory and other physical
assets of Feldman's. Messrs. Fish
er. Kemp, and TrHitt are holding .
new ownership sale which VII
start today. Friday, March 9th. and
will continue thru Saturday, March
18th.
The many outstanding values to
be found at Fisher Furniture, INC.
during this new ownership sale
ran be ascertained by reading care
fully the full page advertisement
on page fifteen Of this newspaper
The new store viii feafure tern
buying. with 10 per cent down and
up to is months to pay
Store hours will be Monday
Tuesday. Thursday: 9 a. m. tf
n. mi. Wednesday: . a. m Il
b. m; Friday and Saturday
9 q. M TO D. m.
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09
Milford OAR Group
Met Last Saturday
Mrs. FarrOw, Miss Hughes, Mrs.
Dill We're. COsh0stesSes

The Captain Jonathan Caldwell
Chapter, Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, held its March
meeting on Saturday at the home
of Mrs. Hoey F'arrOw. Miss Nellie
Hughes and Mrs. Walter Dill were
co-h0stesses for the meeting which
began at two o'clock, and opened
with a memorial service to the
late Mrs. N B. Downing, a char
ter member. Mrs. Clarence Jester,
local chairman of defense, gave
the monthly report of the national
chairman, and made pertinent re-
marks about the coming election
and choosing the right candidate,
one who will promote the right is
sues for defense, as well as those
Of national importance. She an
nounced the first registration day
as March q and emphasized the
fact that all voters must register
this year.
Mrs. w. ]. Dufendach, regent,
presided at the meeting during
which nominating committee was
elected to secure officers for the
coming term of three years. On
that committee are Miss Catherine
Downing, Mrs. J. S. Willis, Mrs.
Hoey FarrOw, Mrs. John Jewell
and Mrs. o. T. Roberts. Mrs. Far
row, member of the State COM
mittee, for the renovation Of the
Delaware Room in Constitution
CONTINUED on page thirteen)
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09
Pop HOIstOn Died
In Hospital Tuesday
Beloved Guardian Of The
Crossing Heart Attack
Victim

Herman L. Holston, SO. a Milford
Traffic Policeman, died Tuesday,
March 9Th, in Milford Memorial
Hospital where he was admitted
two weeks ago after being stricken
while on duty.
Mr. Holston was traffic patrols
man specializing in care of meters
and school duty, and was a favo-
rite with many Milford schoolbOys
and girls who affectionately called
him Pop" He had been with the
Milford police for % years.
Prior to serving on the force he
was a farmer, and also helped
Grier Brothers raise chickens on
the Delaware Poultry Farm.
Survivors include his wife, Elsie,
and the following children: Town
send, Mrs. Elizabeth Short, Her
man L.. Jrs Ernest and Mrs. Dele
ma Warren OF Milford, and Mrs.
Doris Krouse of Harrington; a
brother, Howard of Georgetown,
and u grandchildren.
Services will be conducted from
Calvary Methodist Church. Milford
CONTINUED on rage flve1
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09
Sussex Group Heard Adj
dress By Ferris Owen
Vice President Of The
Ohio State Farm Bur-
eau.

Sussex County Farm Bureau, at
it's annual spring banquet in Grace
Church Hall last Thursday night,
passed a resolution favoring the
amendments to the farm bill now
being discussed in the u. S. SEN
ate.
James II. Baxter, Jr., state Farm
Bureau, president, urged those
present to write as many letters
to u. S. Senators John J. Wiz
Hams and J. Allen Frear, as pos
sible.
Both senators are in favor OF
the amendments which we, too, are
urging" he said, 'but if they have
a batch of mail to show to back
them up, It would be of great val
ne. One letter might make the turn
in favor of passing the amend
ments."
Special speaker Of the evening
was Ferris Owen, vice president Of
the Ohio Farm Bureau, who was
among the group Of American
farmers to visit the farming 0p-
erations behind the Iron Curtain
last summer.
Mr.. Owen spoke favorably Of the
health, friendliness and ability of
the Russian farmer but said that
they lacked the one thing that
makes the American farmer sue
cessful-incentive.
He showed colored slides Of
farm operations in Russia and
pointed out that the small tracts
presented to individuals as a type
Of bonus are better kept and more
successful than are the large CO
operative farms.
The. speaker said that it was an
interesting experience to go from
"a country like America where
there is a farm surplus to Russia
where tnere is no more than
enough to feed and clothe the peo-
pie.
Among the highlights of the pic
lures and comments Of Mr.. Owen
were the tremendous use Of straw
for many purposes: the fact that
Russia does not use foreign names
for things, and even calls what is
known here as H0lsteins, Russian
black and whites; the planting
Of millions Of trees, and the fact
that Russia has done little work
on its highways, with the trains
still carrying the bulk of the trav-
CONTINUED on page thirteen)
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09
VFW Post Plans To
Nominate Officers
Slate WIN Be Picked At Session
Next Tuesday


Nomination of officers for the
I956l57 term is the principal item
pf business on the agenda for next
Tuesday evenings regular meeting
of Blue Hen Post No 6483, Veter-
ans of F0reikn Wars. here. Nom
nations will he opened Tuesday
evening and viii then remain open
until March 9th, when the actual
election will take place.
Indications are that this year s
election will be wide open" mas
much as Walter Quering, now conn
pleting a second term as command
er, has announced he viii not be
a candidate for reelection, and the
principal junior officers, Sr Vice
Comdr. Harold Welch and Jr. Vice
Comdr. John Deeney, are planning
attendance at out-of-state schools.
IN addition to a commander and
two vice commanders, the post
will elect a quartermaster, advo-
cate, chaplain, surgeon. trustee g
year term), and two members-at
large to the board Of directors at
the March 9th meeting.
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09
Chronicle HELPS With
Red Cross Birthday
Joins Ranks In Nation Wide
Celebration

This is Red cross month and
every paper and magazine is ap-
plauding the organization, in which
he Milford Chronicle joins with
the ranks. This is the 18th anni-
versary Of the founding Of this
"The Greatest Mother in the
World" as the Red Cross has been
termed. President Eisenhower. in
his momentHous speech of last
week prefaced it with praise for
this humane and great organiza-
ton and asked that the quotas be
doubled this year because of the
great demands for help in the
many emergencies of the past
months. Area s is the local area
and the roll caH viii 90 on here as
IN all parts Of the United States.
The real gcafDof the organization
lis to serve the Americau people by
assistance in the effects Of
disaster. suffering and war, some
Of which applies to this area and
from which the local people have
benefited. Now the roll call is due
and every one is asked to help
with the work Of bringing in the
continued on page two
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09
Charles L. :" :: :i':.g y: e
Is Collision Victinr
Former State Senator,
Present Head OF Dover
Auto Lane Was Killed
Tuesday Night.

Charles Lee Sipple, So. OF Dcyer,
who would have become manager
Of the Kent County Office Of the
State Motor Vehicle Departmen
on March Is. was killed instantly
at 7.30 D. m, Tuesday, in a colli-
sion on the Glasgow Highway as
he was taking a cake to his daugh-
ter on her birthday
Sipple, a former state senator,
was driving north on Route S96.
the Summit Bridge-Newark road,
when his car was involved in q
collision with tractor-trailer go
ing west on Route 30, driven by
John Badger. %, Of High Point,
North Carolina.
Sipple was thrown from his car.
which was driven by the impact
into the front of a service station
operated by Tunis Foltz. The car
and one of the gasoline pumps al
the station burst into flames. TWO
doors into the greasing room were
wrecked and Mr. Foltz estimated
damage to his station at s6 .000. :
Sipple suffered a fractured skull
and other injuries, according to
Chief Deputy Coroner John NJ. Wiz
SON, and was slightly burned. He
was pronounced dead on arrival
at Delaware Hospital, where he
was taken in the ambulance of the
Aetna Hose Hook and Ladder Com
pany of Newark.
His death brought the auto ac-
cident toll in Delaware this year
up to 12, the same as in the cor
responding period last year.
The victim was going TO the
home Of a daughter. Mrs. Shirley
Micklos Of 405 North College Ave
nue., Newark, whose birthday was
Tuesday.
Both drivers were alone. 8adger,
who suffered a bruised hip and
was treated at Delaware Hospital,
claimed Sipple went through a red
light. police said. They said there
were no other witnesses to the ac-
ciaent.
The fire in the car and the gaso-
line pump was extinguished by
firemen from Newark and Elkton
Badger was arraigned on Z
charge of manslaughfer befora
Magistrate Clarence s. Foster o
Newark, and held under SIS, 900 bail
EulOgfzed By Moore
Senator Charles g. Moore, state
motor vehicle commissioner, who
appointed Mr.. Sipple manager OF
Continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09
Kent Junior Al
Council Organized

Officers and Junior Leaders of
the Kent County Al Clubs held
their first Junior Council Meeting
Mr. Sam Gwinn. State Club Leader.
explained the purposes Of q Junior
Council. Miss Dolores Lloyd, presi-
dent Of the New Castle group and
Richard James, Sussex County
Junior Council President explain
ed the Organization and activities
Of their Councils
The Nominating Committee Sc
lected by those present is COM
posed os Fred Grampp. Oak Grove
Blue Hens. Donald Carey Chest
nut Grove Norma R0bb. West
vile. Betty Hayes. Houston Card
CONTINUED or page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09
Sanctuary Group VIII
Present ''0livet To Cal
vary" On Palm Sunday
At 4 P. VI.

The Sanctuary Choir Of Avenue
Methodist Church, Milford, Will
present "Olivet to Calvary by ].
H. Maunder, Palm Sunday. March
18th, at 4 p. M, in Avenue Church.
The choir will be composed of
seventy voices.
"Olivet to Calvary" recalls re-
Jently the scene which mark the
asst days of the Saviour's life on
'arth. and some of the reflections
suggested thereby. The rejoicing
f the multitude with hosannas
Ind palms, the view of Jerusalem
from the steep Of Olivet, the lam
snt over the beautiful city. the
Gene in the Temple and the lonely
walk over the Mount at night, form
he chief features of the first part
0f this sacred cantata
Part II opens with the Supper
# the Passover, at which Jesus
washes his disciples feet, and
lives to his friends the new COM
nandment Of love f0a. one another
IS the sign Of true discipleship.
from this the scene passes to the
infinite pathOS Of the Garden Of
Sethsemane, the sudden appear
ance of the hostile crowd, Jesus
f0rgaken by his disciples, His ut
ers loneliness. many ruthless foes,
The tumult before PLATE in the
Judgment Hall, the Passage to the
eToss, the tragedy and triumph Of
Calvary.
Soloists with the choir viii in
clude: Charlotte Ryder, Dorothy
Kosci, Eleanor LuTwick, sOpra-
nos: Ruth Beneit, Contralto; John
Williams, Wilson Sockrider. Frank
Wolfe, tenors; Harvey Williams.
William Wilson, Henry Saunders,
james Hazard, Edward Steiner,
Thomas Faix, Baritones and bass
es.
A mixed quartet will include
Olivia Abrahanls, Ruth Benoif,
CONTINUED on page two1
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09
Sen. Williams To
Head State Drive
Senior SOlOn Named Hon.
Orary Chair Of Mental
Health Week

Senator John J. Williams has ac-
cepted the position Of Honorary
Chairman Of the Delaware Mental
Health Week Committee, it was an
nounced recently by Gordon A.
Rust. President of the Mental
Health Association Of Delaware. IN
accepting this position, Senator
Williams stated, Il Sm hOnored
and pleased to accept your invita-
tion to be Honorary Chairman of
Mental Health Week activities in
Delaware Mental Health Week
April 10Th to May 5th-is a partic-
ular time Of year set aside for the
Continued on page fourteen)
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09
Kent Dairyrnen Met
For Annual Meeting

Members OF the Kent County
Dairy Herd improvement Associa-
ton and their wives met recently
at their annual banquet meeting
and elected the following new di-
rectOrs. Isaac Thomas, Marydel;
Joseph Moore, Dover; and John NJ.
Webb, Jr.. GoldsborO. Holdoyer di-
rectors sre Merrill Jones, FELTON,;
Samuel Dixon. Dover. Charles
Blendt. Smyrna: and William At
Tx. CheswOl5.
Merrill Jones, retiring presi-
dent. presided over the meeting
and introduced Mr. Wilbur H.
jump Of Houston, who served as
toastmaster.
continued o. page elevenl
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09
Lenten Program Is
SSt At Local Church
Entire Constituency Of Church
Haye Joined In Observation


a Lenten program has been in
augurated by Avenue Methodist
Church, Milford, during the four
weeks in March with emphasis
upon deepening the Spiritual life
by Prayer. Bible Reading and
other devotional readings for en-
tire constituency Of the church.
Families are being requested to
attend the Divine Worship Services
together. The theme for this move
ment is, Praying Families Stay
Longer Togesbsr All organiza-
tons of the Church which meet
during the month of Mafeh viii
use Lenten themes for the4rS1evo-
tIons. Each organization viii en-
deav0r to reach the goals Of the
Lenfen program. The sermon sub
jects for the three remaining sun
day mornings IN March are. Jesus
And Human Relations Jesus and
History and What Growing
Christ Means Tbe pastor is de-
vel0ping the first two Of these
themes from the seven Last Words
Of Christ Sixtv-ilVe members of
the Sanctuary Choir viii sing the
anthems Of Dubois. selecting each
sunday One Of The Last Seven
words Of Christ from the Cross
with s0lossfs assisting
(contlnued On page SKI
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09
Miss DeEalC0re WIZ
BE Picked Saturday
State Communities Includ-
ing Milford Well
Represented

Delaware communities viii be
well represented in tbs years
HIiss Delaware Contest Which takes
place on Saturday evening, March
10, in Wilmington, ah1@from all in
dications there viii be keen rival
ry between the dozen young ladies
for this years honOrs.
Girls from Seaford. Milford Do
yer, and Townsend will give the
contest an all-state favor, officials
Of the Wilmington Junior Chamber
Of Commerce and their co-spOn-
sors. Delaware Steeplechasa and
Race Association. said today. The
fconti1ued on page fvel
Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09

Boggs and y. S. Representative
Harris B. Mcdowell. bit other
than that. it was entirely aS'h0me
folks" day.
Mrs. Mildred Tunnen. George-
town, only woman representative
TO the state Legislature; Harvey
b. Spicer, former state motor We
hicle commissioner and reelected
mayor % Georgetown Saturday af-
ternoon. and Victor r. Adams,
member Of the sussex County Levy
Court. from Bridgeville, we're on
the program and the rest Of the
county c0opersted either By pro-
viding talent or teleph0ning pledg-
es.
Top money getters were the
Georgetown Minstrel Quartet con-
sisting Of Herbert and Charles
Baar. Nutter D Marvel. Jr, and
Crawford Holson. 1t was announc-
Cd At the start. when the first re-
Continued On page ninel