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Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08
Annual Alumni
Banquet TO Be
Held Saturday
Wilmer o. LankfOrd, III
Will Be Speaker; AT
fair In School Cafe
terra.

The annual banquet of the Mil
ford High School Alumni Associa-
ton will be held tomorrow eve
ming, Saturday, June 9th, at $3.50
p. m, in the Milford School Cafe
terra.
Mrs. Sara Simpson Webb ot
Houston, Glass of 1897, is heading
the committee on arrangements fol
he banquet,
Miss Rosanna B. Messick, class
of 1914, also of Houston, is in
charge of decorations. The dinner
is being prepared under the super
vision of Mrs. Thomas Clark and
staff.
The featured speaker will be Will
mer o. Lankford, III, export man
ager of the L. d. Caulk Co., of Mil
ford. "Bill'', as he is known to his
former classmates of 1888, will
talk on the activities of his COM
pany, Milford's largest industrial
concern, and one of the most i'm
portant manufacturers Of dental
supplies in the world.
A native CT Princess Anne, Mary
land, NJ. Lankford moved to Mil
ford in 1929 when his father, Will
mer o. I.ankford, End, was trans
ferred here to assume manage
ment of the J. C. Penney Store. He
has been a resident ever since, ex-
anpt for d period of service in the
u. S. Navy during World War ii.
He was released from active duty
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Scholarships
Awarded TO
Students Here
Seven Boys Are Among
First Group To Receive
Grants To Various Col
leges And Universities.

Seven Milford High School Sen
iors. all boys, have been awarded
scholarships to colleges and uni
versities. They are Edward j.
Steiner, who has been awarded a
McCabe Achievement Scholarship
award to Swanthmore College. The
award was established by Thomas
b. MeCabe, Class of 1915. Selection
is based on achievements which
give promises of leadership and
emphasis is placed on ability,
character, personality, ana service
to school and community.
Young Steiner is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Edmund F. Steiner of 317
Hall Place, Milford, Delaware. At
Milford High School, he has been
active in athletics and the school
chorus. He served as president of
the student council, letterman in
football and baseball, and track,
and was a member of the All-State
Chorus in 1854. He ranked 4th in
his class.
David B. Greene, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dave Greene, Lakeview Ave
nue., Milford, received scholarship
offers from the University of Penn
sylvania, Yale, Brown and Am
herst. He accepted scholarship off
cred by Harvard Club to Harvard
At Cambridge, Mass. David is Vale
dictorian of his class, Editor of the
yearbook, and a member of the
school chorus. An accomplished pi-
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Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08
.RedCrossDriiv
Is Completed
In Milf or d
Report States
Thomas Faix, Fund Drive
Chairman Announces
That Quota Is Sur
passed By $3.50; Aides
Are Named.

Branch Area No. 6, Delaware
Chapter, American Red Cross, un-
ler the craftsmanship of Mr.. Thorn
8 Faix, has completed their drive
md wish to announce that the. to-
al amount subscribed is s4,036.5O.
The quota for the area was S4sO00..
Area No. 6 comprises Milford, Har-
fington, Houston, Frederica, Mill
ford Neck, Lynch Heights, Cedar
Neck. Lincoln, Glendale, Shawnee,
Slaughter Neck, Prime Hook Neck,
Narnington and Slaughter Beach.
The Special Gifts committee, with
John Rogers as chairman and
Thomas Faix, co-chairman, col
lected $1,275.50 of the amount
raised.
Special thanks to Radio Station
WKSB for their cooperation and
he Milford Chronicle and Harring-
on Journal for the many news
items published concerning the
drive. To MIR. F'aix, who has given
so freely of his time the past three
months and the many workers. who
so graciously assisted with their
soliciting to make the Campaign
a success, we say thanks.
For information the Home Ser
vice chairman is Mrs. George Bay
mum and her assistant is Mrs.
James Cresson. There is need for
a Junior Red Cross chairman for
this area. IF interested please con-
tact Mrs. Herman Phillips, tele-
phone 1890 or the office, S473. F'u-
ture workers come from the Jun
ior Red Cross.
The following are the Captains
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Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08
University Plans
Improvement Program
Is Designed To Epecially Aid High
School Students

"What can a high school student
do to help insure his getting into
college and then achieving well
Actually, he can do a great deal
if he starts early in his high school
career" states DIR. Russell G. Stauf
fer of the University of Delaware.
DR.. Stauffer is conducting again
this summer the Reading-Study
Improvement Program for high
school sophomores, juniors and
seniors, from July to July 20.
1856 in the university's Recitation
Hall.
Colleges seek students who have
good command of basic reading.
writing and study skills, and who
are well adjusted" adds the uni
versity professor. "The Reading
Study program is not remedial
course, but is geared to help those
students who are already achieving
adequately and who plan to do ad-
vanced work"
Each day will begin with gen
eral session for group planning
and evaluatiOn, outlining instruc-
tion plans according to the specific
needs OF the students. In addition
time will be allowed for individual
instruction.
For more effective teaching, such
aids as reading rate accelerators-
sound films, film strips, tape re
corders. and other audio-visual de-
vices will be used in the we'll
rounded training program.
Glasses will meet every weekday
between $50 a. m. and 2:30 p. m.
One Saturday meeting is scheduled
for July Z.
DR.. Stauffer stated that a limited
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Mayors Group OAR Chapter
To Press For Here Elects
Newport Plan New Officers
Newly Elected Regent Is
Mrs. Hoey Farr0w
Elected For A Term
OF Three Years.

Mrs. Hoey Farrow was elected
regent of the Captain Jonathan
Caldwell Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, on Saturday,
10 serve for the term of three
years. Also elected officers of the
local organization we're Mrs. Oscar
T. Roberts of Harrington, vice re-
gent; Mrs. William Sneathe of Har-
rington, corresponding secretary
Mrs. J. C. Butler, recording secre-
AIRY: Mrs Clarence Jester, trea-
sureq.; Mrs. w. j. Dufendach,
chaplain; Miss M. Catherine Down
ing, historian; Mrs. Jonathan S.
Willis, registrat; Mrs. Mary Uleryi
Librarian. The program committee
has been appointed with Mrs. John
Jewell as chairman and Miss
Downing and Mrs. j. Raymond
Bennett as members.
Mrs. Erwin F. Seimes of Reho-
both Beach and Wilmington, State
regent, was present to install the
new officers. Reports from the
various chairmen were given, sum-
marizing the work of the past
three years. The meeting took
place in the parish house of Christ
Church. Mrs w. j. Dufendach, re-
firing regent, was presented with
a past regent bar. Mrs. Roberts,
who has served as program chair
man for the past term, gave am in
teresting illustration of the evolu-
ton of the present flag, which was
quite apropos of Flag Day, June
IA The State Flag Day celebration
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Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08
Two Killed.
Several Hurt
In Accidents
Dow n State
Maryland Man Killed
Near Seaford, Clayton
Child At Farm Home,
Causey Hall, Milford,
Badly Hurt.

Stephen Buclner Stout, 20, of
107 Hillside Road, Silver Spring,
Md, was killed Monday night when
a 1856 Jaguar roadster he was driv-
ing overturned after skidding at
the intersection of Routes 551 and
555, five miles west Uf Seaford.
The death boosted the 1856 road
toll to "a killed, compared to 81
for the same period of last year.
The owner of the car and a pas
senger, Karl F. Cossaboon, 81, OF
81 Hillside Road, Claymont, suf-
fered a confusion of the leg.
State police at Bridgeville said
the car, apparently travelling at a
high rate of speed going west on
Route 553 attempted to make a
sharp turn onto Route SOL and skid
ded. The driver lost control and the
roadster. overturned.
Stout was taken to the Nanticoke
Memorial Hospital, Seaford, and
: pronounced dead upon arrival. He
suffered fractured skull and pos
sible fractured neck. Cossaboon
was released following treatment
The car was damaged slightly, po-
lice said.
Cossaboon is employed at the
DUPONT Company plant at Seaford
Stout was a cooperative student
employed at the plant, police said
The investigation was made by
Sussex County Coroner Vollie Gray
and the deputy state medical exam
iner in addition to troopers.
A six-year-old boy, who was rid
ing with his older brother on a
tractor to round up their fathers
cattle, was killed instantly Tues
day at $3.50 p. M. when he fell
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the boys and girls received their
lot of chicks. Each entry consists
of fifty straight-run chicks which
are wing-banded and raised by the
boys and girls until they reach
market age (about 10 weeks)
When the birds reach market age,
each boy or girl entered in the pro
gram chooses six cOckerels for
dressing, judging and displaying.
The winner of the contest re-
ceives .S25 plus a trophy. There
are 20 other cash prizes. ranging
between S5 and SO.
Bernardine Patterson, S u S X
County Al Club Agent, says that
this years finals will be held on
June Is and IA and those enrolled
in the program are anxiously
watching their birds to determine
the ones they think best for the
contest. A training meeting will
be held at the Georgetown school
on June IL to give the boys and
girls recommendations for select
ing their best birds. All Junior
BrOiler contestants in Sussex
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Daily Bible School
For Presbyterians
Two Week Session Will
Begin On Monday,
June 18th

The First Presbyterian Church
will hold a Daily Bible School for
two weeks beginning Monday,
June Is. A staff has been selected,
headed by Mrs. Hallett Vinyard.
The theme for the school will be
Champions for Christ.
Graded material, published by
the Scripture Press of Chicago, has
been selected for use by the Rev.
Kenneth NJ. Kepler and Mrs. Hal
lett in the four departments of the
School, which will close ON June
20. Glasses will start at $3.50 o.
clock and continue until 11:OO ex-
cept for the Juniors who will be
dismissed at 1880. A teaching staff
and musical director have been
chosen for each department.
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Jr. Br0iEer Contest
AUGrds To Be Made
Will Be Given At Banquet
At Caesar Rodney
June 14th

More than 300 contestants and
guests are expected to attend the
Awards Banquet of this years Del
aware Junior Broiler Contest to
be held Thursday evening, June
18th, at the Caesar Rodney School
in Wyoming.
The contest, which got under way
April 2 with ia boys and girls
from age 10 to 19 competing. ends
Wednesday, June 13 when each
contestant delivers the six best
cockerel birds from his contest
flock to the Swift and Company
processing plant in FELTON,, Del
aware. These birds will be dressed
and judged the following day and
then displayed at the Awards Ban
quet that evening.
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Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08
annual June Days
Have Started Here
Merchants Are Offering
Some Outstanding Val
ues Today And To-
morrow; Stores Open
Both Nights.

The long awaited June Days, be-
gan i'm Milford this morning, Fri
day, June 8, and will continue un-
til Saturday evening at nine o.
clock.
The idea for June Days started
with the Mercantile Division of the
Milford Chamber of Commerce last
year and the first June Days were
a decided success, both from the
shoppers and merchants view
points. This year, Courtney Burch,
the chairman of the division, to-
gether with the secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, Robert H.
Yerkes, have worked to see that
he event was given the proper
promotion.
The following local merchants
are cooperating and are offering
some outstanding values for the
June Days: Buchanan Service of
Milford, Inc, Bata Shoe Store, The
Fisher Company, LOUIS
Bootery, Coopersmith's Ben Frank
lin Store, Economy Auto Supply
Inc, Wallis Children Store. Fish
or Appliances, Inc, EmanueJ S,
Sears, Roebuck and Company, j
.C. Penney Company, w. T. Grant
Company, Polan's, Milford Phar-
macy, Fisher Furniture Company.
The stores will be open as is, the
custom both Friday and Saturday
evenings until nine o'clock. and the
cooperating stores will be identi-
fed by window sticker. announc-
ing that they are a cooperating
merchant.
A fouT-pagge section of this
weeks Milford Chronicle. pages IL
through 20, are carving the June
Days message while MilfOrd's own
home owned and operated radio
station carries the message several
times each day. In addition, ap-
Droximately 10000 circulars have
been placed in the mails and dis
'ributed by hand.
1t is needless to saw that thrifty
minded shoppers will make Mil
ford their shopping headquarters
today and tomorrow They, we are
sure, will be repaid fully.
Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08
Al Huey Cited For
Athletic Standing
Beautiful Trophy Awarded
To Outstanding Milford
Athlete

At the annual Athletic banquet
of Milford High School, held in the
school cafeteria last week, Alvin
Huey received a special citation,
a beautiful trophy, as the schools
outstanding athlete. He was hon
ored as a leading football player
and was also presented with four
charms indicating he won II var
sity "M' letters in high school. He
is the second player ever to win
this award at Milford High.
Alvin is entering the University
of Delaware in September, major
ing in physical education
The guest speaker was the line
football coach of University of Del
aware. One hundred and thirty-five
students received honors with 230
awards being presented. Special
awards went to 36 Seniors.
Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08
Dairy Show Due At
Houston On June Is
Houston Cardinal HI Club Dairy
Members Are Sponsors

The Dairy members of the Hous-
ton Cardinal All Club in coopera-
ton with the entire club and as
sisted by MIR. George Simpson, Di-
rector of Interstate Milk Producers
Cooperative and Mr.. Delmar Young,
Extension Dairyman of Delaware,
will hold a Dairy Festival on
Saturday night, June is. 500, at
he Houston F'irehall The objec-
tive of the Festival is to honor the
Dairy Cow and the month of June
which is National Dairy Month.
The highlight of the evening will
be a beauty contest to select Miss
Dairy Princess of Kent County"
Any All girl, IA years o. older. is
urged to enter this contest She is
asked to arrive in Jeans ard while
in this attire she will demonstrate
her ability to milk d COW for 1
minute. Mr.. Alvin Brown, who owns
Becky. a prize HOlstein that the
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Latex Corp. States
Expansion Plans
New 10000 Square Foot Factory
VIII Shortly Be Erected

w. o. Heinze, President of Inter
national Latex Corporation, an
nounced plans this week to speed
up the Company's expansion pro-
gram in Dover. This development
is taking place on tract of land
Of over 40 acres located on the
west side of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road between Walker Road and
Fulton Street The new building
which is scheduled for completion
next January will contain 100000
square feet of the latest type of air
conditioned factory construction.
The building has been designed to
provide maximum. facilities for en-
ployee comfort and convenience.
bIr. Heinze pointed out that the
new factory building will be open
ed six months earlier that origin
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David Greene To
Give Recital Sunday
VIII Be Held In Fellowship Build
ing OF Avenue Church

The recital to be given on Sum
day by David Greene, pianist, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. David B. Greene
of Lakeview Avenue, is eagerly
awaited by his family, friends and
associates. The recital will take
place in Fellowship Building of
Avenue Methodist Church at three
o'clock. Mr.. Greene was the pupil
of Mrs. Davis r. Grier and for the
past four years has been a student
at the Wilmington Music School
and a pupil of Miss. Winifred JAG
OLSON. His music has kept pace
with his scholastic attainments. He
is valedictorian of this years grad
uating class of Milford High School
and has been Offered scholarships
from five of the country's leading
colleges. He now plans to enter
Harvard University in the fall. Ac-
tive in church and extra curricular
affairs in the school and town, his
friends are ambitious for him and
wish him all success in whatever
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Ocean Downs Opens
Meet July End
Biggest Season Yet Expected Dur
ing Annual 24-Day Session

Ocean Downs Raceway, Mary
lands resort night pari-mutuel
harness track, Ocean City, Md, is
being readied for what is expected
to be the biggest season in its his
9ory. The popular vacationland oval
viii open a 24-night meet on July 2.
Ocean Downs Raceway is the
bird link on the fOur-track Mary
land harness season, and will fol-
low Immediately on the heels of
he current 24-night session at
Laurel Raceway.
General Manager S. Rudy Brit
4ingham reports that the ocean
wal is being put in top condition
for the approaching meet, and that
several sizable stables have ar
rived to begin early workouts over
he speedy half mile racing strip.
With the resort season reaching
record proportions this year, and
with Ocean Downs enjoying per-
fect midsummer racing dates, the
meet is expected to be the best in
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Wesley College To
Close June 1857

A special meeting Of the board
of trustees of Wesley Junior Col
Iege was held on Friday. June 1, at
the college with 81 out of "a trus-
tees in attendance, including Bish-
op G. Bromley Oman.
After it was pointed out that 1t
was a matter of honor and integ-
rity that the trustees accept the
so-caIled terms of surrender for
Wesley College announced at the
closing session of the Peninsula
Conference the following motion by
the Rev. Howell o. wilkins was
adopted:
"That the trustees affirm the an
nouncement made at the confer
ence relative to the college and
that a small committee be appoint
ed to investigate, with the estab-
lished oor'uniftaes. the detailed re-
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Fire Chiefs Sponsor
Georgetown Races

The inaugural evening program
of stock car racing scheduled at
the Georgetown Speedway last Fri
day night had to be postponed due
to the heavy rains, which made the
half-mile banked clay oval unsafe
for racing. The program was con-
tinued until Saturday night, but
this one, too, had to be cancelled
as the Speedway was deluged with
rain all day Saturday.
The opening program of evening
racing will now be held this Fri
day. June s, weather permitting.
The entire proceeds from this
weeks races will go to the Sussex
County Fire Chiefs Assooiaticn
who will be sponsoring the six
event program. The fire-eaters
will be featuring a mixed card of
racing combining Sportsmen and
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High School Youth
To Use Pe-co-meth
VIII Be First Group On Regular
Summer Schedule

Senior High School youth will be
the first group to use Camp Pe-Co-
Meth for the regular summer sea-
son. On June II young people from
Methodist Churches all over Del
aware and the Eastern Shore of
Maryland will register for a week
long stay at the camp.
A dynamic program has been
evolved by a committee of young
people ard adults who have set up
a schedule of youth led discussion,
vespers, recreation, and Bible
study. A fine staff of adults has
been secured to back up the pro-
gram. One of the new features will
be the late evening showing of Sc
lected new films. Another will be
starting the morning with worship
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~ III
COHH1114nSxsssxgDp W 1LL
Be Held On Monday
DR.. Douglas Silvert0n
Will Speak; Baccalau-
reate Sermon VIII Be
Delivered This Sunday
Evening.

The seth annual Commencement
exercises of Milford High School
will be held "a the .Schine's New
Milford Theatre, next Monday eve
ming, June 11th, at s o'clock.
The speaker of the evening will
be DR.. Douglas Silverton of New
York. DR.. SilvertoG is a world
traveller and eminent lecturer. His
topic will be What Have You to
Declare?'
The Valedictory will be delivered
by David Greene and the Salutatory
by Jean Jaquette.
The School Chorus will render
several numbers.
Rev. Robert E. Green, pastor of
Avenue Methodist Church, will give
the invocation.
Announcement of awards, includ-
ing the Hearn Scholarship awards,
will be made by Willard W. Hick-
man, High School Principal.
The Glass of 1856 will be pre-
sented for diplomas by Chester t.
Dickerson, Superintendent of Mil
ford Schools, and the diplomas to
the SO graduates will be presented
by Max Corder, president of the
Board of Education of Milford
Special School District.
On the night preceding COM
Sunday night, at o.
clock, in the High School Gym
the candidates for gradua-
ton will assemble for the Bacca-
laureate service.
The speaker will be Rev. F. Doug
las Milbury, the new pastor of
Calvary Methodist Church, Milford.
The program in its entirety fol-
lows.
Prelude; Professional; Invoca
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Nurses Get Report
On Natl Conclave
Milford Memorial Hospital Group
Sent Member To Convention

In the interest of affording the
students a broad educational ex-
perience, the Milford Memorial
Hospital Student Organization in
May. sponsored a very successful
bake, which enabled them to send
Miss Carolyn Taylor, vice presi-
dent of the organization, as a
school representative to the Nat
ionaI Student Nurse Association
Convention, which has recently
been held in Chicago.
Miss Taylor has just returned to
the School and is enthusiastic
about her impressions of the first
National Association Convention
she has attended. She has this to
say: Sharing ideas with $500 stu
dent nurses from AZ states and
Hawaii, as we met daily at our
headquarters for four days, was
not only an inspiration, but like
wise a very helpful experience as
we planned how to improve our
school organizations. Students from
the western states were surprised
how well we students from Del
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Veterans Planning
For Encamprnent
Final Plans VIII Be Completed At
Next Tuesdays Meeting

Plans for participation in the
26th Annual Encampment of the
Department of Delaware, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, will be complet-
ed at next Tuesday evenings regu-
lar meeting of the local V. F. W.
unit, Blue Hen Post No. 64S3. Re
ports on the recent sponsorship,
by the post, of local. observances
of Buddy Poppy Day and Memorial
nay will also be given.
As a result of being one of the
largest of Delaware's thirty-one
Y. + w units, Blue Hen Post is
authorized twerty-seven delegates
to this years State Encampment,
which will be held at Rehoboth
Beach, June 1916. At least four
members of the local post will have
active roles in the encampment pro-
ceedings, as either committee
members or program participants.
A charter member and long
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Militant Delegation Of
Mayors From All Parts
OF State To Attend
June II Session.

The Delaware Mayors Associa-
tiOn will press the fight for pass
age of House Bill No. 341, known
as the Newport Plan, which will
provide communities with a por-
ton of the state gasoline tax for
road maintenance, it was announc-
ed this week.
Mayor Herbert D. Ciuley, of Cam
den, president of the Association
said that a militant delegation OF
mayors will attend the next session
of the 18th General Assembly on
June II to seek additional support
from the Legislators.
In a statement issued today, Mr.
Cluley added:
"The Delaware Mayors Associa-
ton represents nearly 100000 resi-
dents of the state IN more than SO
communities. Tie members of our
Association are positive that the
only solution for our critical road
maintenance problem is to be
found in a contribution, or a shar-
ing, of the motor fuel tax.
The taxpayers of our cities and
towns believe that the rates they
are now paying are the maximum
they should pay. They do not be-
lieve that they should be forced to
pay more for the upkeep of local
roads, particularly when the dam
age is the result largely of foreign
traffic.
''The cities and towns of the
state are critically in need of road
Improvement programs, but the
funds are not available. The equit-
able, fair-for-all way to obtain
these funds is found in House Bill
No. 341 which requires the distri-
button of one cent of the motor
(contintIed ON mage f1yel