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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-02-23
To Address Rotary

Capt. Gerold E. Blinco, from the
air defense center in Baltimore,
will be the speaker at the weekly
meeting of the Oakland Rotary
club on Friday evening at the Will
liam-James hotel.
Capt. Blinco has been with the
U. S. Air Force for fifteen years
and saw flying service during
World War H.
He will speak on the American
tax dollar, so far as it is used in
the air defense.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-02-23
To Present Operettu

A southern opcrctta, The Ken
lucky Garden" viii be presented
by the junior chorus Of Northern
High school on Tuesday evening,
February %, at 8 o'clock, in the
school gymnasium.
Tickets cost so cents for adults
and % cents for students and chill
dren. The operetta is under the di-
rection of Mrs. Florence Wilkinson.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-02-23
Bids Are Sought

The State Roads Commission is
advertising for bids for a roads
project on the Bloomington high
way.
The commission asks for bids on
grading, drainage and surfacing of
a section of the Swanton- Blooming
ton road, beginning 2.3 miles west
of Bloomington, and going easterly
to the Allcgany county line, east of
Bloomington, distance of 2.656
miles.
, 1956-10-03
FESTIVAL A A-FOOT


TIE CHRISTMAS Festival Committee is already on
the lob. Mrs. Anna Brodhurst committee chairman, who
with her associates did such a commendable job in the
past, called a meeting to lay the groundwork, and plan tor.
an even bigger and better affair.
THERE IS small purpose in plugging at length about
the values of going into a bigger Festival. There is also lit
tie to be gained by belaborng our well known views that
this is something which deserves e~verybodys fullest sup
port and cooperation. What we need now is action, and
action as quickly as possible.
But THERE is an angle which deserves repeating,
and that is the time element. Christmas IS always a time
for visiting. It affords perhaps the most extended holiday
period, and the very spirit of Christmas makes visiting all the
more delightful. It is for this reason that the Festival should
tie in with an appeal for Virgin Islanders on the mainland
to use this time to visit again in the Islands.
WITH FLYING time on the Pan American planes, q
little more than six hours, and connections excellent. many
working people can get in a quckie vacation without dis
rupting their schedules. Time was when a vacation in the
Islands called for at least a month. Nowadays, a person can,
spend Christmas in the Islands and New Years on the main
land, and do it easily. The. program of the Festival Commit
tee, however. will extend from Christmas to New Year. The
first parade will take place in FrederikSted and the final will
be in Christansted. Add to this the frequency of flights and
the financing innovations, and the picture becomes clear
RON II corner there cannot be too much urging.
for cooperation for grand and glorious Season, highHghtedH
by the best Festival ever.
, 1956-10-03

for cooperation for a gram
by the best Festival ever.
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-03
Mentally Retarded
Aided BY University
Workshop At U. OF ID. Is Making
Sosid Attack On Problem

A solid attack at the problem
of mentally retarded Delaware
children was made this summer
through a workshop at the Univer-
sity of Delaware. This workshop,
financed by the Delaware AssOcia-
ton of Retarded Children, Inc,
was attended by 16 teachers of the
state who learned the most ad-
vanced methods of instruction of
the mentally retarded.
Under the direction of DR.. Geor-
gia Lightfoot, the course came to
a close yesterday after six weeks
of study.
Part of the workshop was devot-
ed to The study of arts and crafts,
skills which the teachers will use
when instructing mentally retard-
ed pupils. Also, discussions were
held on teaching methods, authOri-
ties from other areas addressed
the group, and plans were made
for q more effective teaching pro-
gram in the future.
Of the 16 students in the work
shop. four are currently teaching
special classes of mentally retard-
ed children, some instruct classes
at institutions in which some of the
children are afflicted, and others
plan to teach mentally retarded
groups this fall.
The arts and crafts instruction
to the Delaware teachers was Civ
en- in a room of the university's
art department. There the teach
ers learned weaving, worked with
metal, practiced linOleum block
printing, and made items such as
rugs and mats.
DR.. Lightfoot explained that
mentally retarded children who are
trained in manual skills can hope
TO become better adjusted and hap
pier people. The training helps
CONTINUED on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-03
Girl From m
Green w God
Dies In Crash
Rh0da Susan YOder Is
Victim Of Accident At
Intersection Near Her
Hometown.

Delaware's highway death toll
for 1856 was raised to 48 last Sat
urday with the death of a 19-year
old Greenwood girl in the Della
ware Hospital, victim of an acci-
dent last Thursday. night.
In nearby Maryland, a 55-year-
old pedestrian died in Peninsula
General Hospital, Salisbury, from
injuries suffered when he was
struck by an automobile near Ber-
lin, Md. last Saturday night
The victims were Rhoda Susan
Yoder, who suffered skull injur-
les in the accident near Green
wood, and Timiny Hudson, of Bish-
Qpville, Md, who received null
tiple fractures in the accident near
Berlin.
On July 29 of last year, Della
ware had 56 deaths, but this was
increased to So with two deaths
on July 30. according to a state
police log.
Miss Yoder was the victim of an
accident at the intersection of
state routes 16 and SO near Green
wood. She was riding in a car
operated by Warren Hamstead, %,
of Greenwood, who received sew
eral fractured ribs.
The other car was operated by
Manas Fash. of near Greenwood
CONTINUED on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-03
Some S. S. Benefits
Are Not Claimed
ID irec tor OF Agency
MilbOuer, Cites
Instances

If a worker i'm your family dies,
ask If survivors benefits are pay
able. MyrOn Milbouer. district man
ager of the Wilmington social Sc
curity district office states that each
year there are some benefits that
are not claimed by the survivors
of insured workers. This is partic-
ularly true when the deceased
worker is female or when a male
worker is not survived by a widow
or close relative.
The Social Security Act provides
that a lump sum death payment can
be made in every case if the work.
err was insured at the time of his
death. An application for this pay
ment must be filed within two years
after the wage earners death.
The lunp-sum death payment is
paid to the workers surviving
spouse. provided they are living to-
continued on page xevenl
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-03
10th District COP
Supports Bennett
Houston Resident Receives Unan-
imOus Backing At Meeting

Richard w. Bennett of Houston,
of the Third Election District, was
unanimously endorsed as a candi-
date for state representative from
the 10th Representative District at
a meeting of the District Republi-
can Committee in the Legion Home
at Milford last Thursday evening.
Clarence z. Jester, on the First
Election District, who had been
nominated, declined the honor and
full support of the committee was
given to Bennett Mr.. Jester is a
former state representative and
former State Grange master The
post in the Legislature is present
ly held by Harry E. Mayhew, Dem
ocrat.
Former State Senator John NJ.
Longobtham presided at the meet
ing. Former State Senator Robert
H. Yerkes of Houston. was secre-
tary of the meeting. Former State
Senator W. y. Johnston urged all
committee members to work for a
full registration for the November
election.
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-03
Big august Dollar
Days Nov Going On
Throughout Milford.
Stores Open Tonight And
Saturday Evening; All
Parking Meters Cover
ed Both Days.

The long-awaited Milford Semi
Annual Dollar Days are now under
way here and are being observed
by a group of the citys leading
merchants.
The Days. which give fair
promise of being the greatest ever,
will contiue today, Friday, Aug
ust 3. and tomorrow, Saturday,
August 4. All participating stores
will remain open for the conven-
fence of the shopping public until
nine o'clock both evenings.
Those participating in the city
wide observance of the Days"
follow: Buchanan Service of Mil
ford, Inc. w. t. Grant Co., Econ
omy Auto Supply. Fisher Furnit-
ure. Fisher Appliances. Cooper
smiths, LOUIS Bootery, Bata Shoe
Store, The Coffman-Fisher Co., j..
G. Penney Co., Milford Army and
Navy Store, Derrickson's Inc,
Wallis, Emanuels, Polan's sc to
$1.00 Store, Ben Franklin Store,
and the Milford Pharmacy.
1t would be humanity impossible
to recount the thousands of splen-
did values that the aforemention-
ed Milford merchants are offering
to the shopping public today and
tomorrow. However, thousands of
circulars have been mailed out to
many downstate communities and
pages to 13 Of this issue of the
Chronicle are devoted to the Dol
lar Days advertisements. In add
ition, Station WKSB, Milford's
home owned and operated radio
station, has been carrying the Dol
lar Days message all week, as well
CONTINUED on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-03
Houston Constable
Captures Suspect
Francis Brown Taken Into
Custody BY John
w. Johnson

HOuston's weekend constable"
fired a single shot into the air last
Sunday afternoon to assure the sur
render of Francis Brown of Hous-
ton, wanted for questioning in the
murder of his wife, both colores5.
John Wesley Johnson, 35-yeaS-
Did auto mechanic for the Delaware
State Police, who doubles as con-
stable in Houston on Fridays, Sat
urdays and Sundays, was marching
Brown up the road from the mans
home when four state ponce cars
each containing two troopers
drove up the road to relieve John
son of Browns custody.
HoustOn's entire population of
$50 appeared to be all at the scene
a few moments after the police
cars arrived. Any moment of crisis
had passed, however, when Brown
appeared in the doorway of his
home after Johnson had fired his
shot in the air.
Brown was taken to the Kent
County Jail in Dover by the troop
ers. On Monday. he was arraigned
before Magistrate Gooden Gala
way of Harrington, pied guilty to
a charge of murder and was re-
manded to the Kent County Jail
without bail to await the action Of
the Superior Court.
Brown had been sought since
early last Saturday morning when
the battered body of his wife, con
tanning two bullet wounds, was
found at the edge of the Williams
vile Road, about three miles west
OF Milford.
About a mile further along the
road police found the Brown car.
a 1856 two-tone green model.
abandoned on the road side. 1t had
struck a telephone pole.
When her body was found it was
go badly battered that for time
it was thought she had been beaten
to death. An autopsy by Sussex
County Cororer Vollie Gray. how
ever, found that she had died OF
continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-03
Houston Cardinals
Big Winners At Fair
Delaware's First Al Club
Had Many
Exhibits

The Houston Cardinal All Club,
under the leadership of Mrs. Mar
tha Benson, had many exhibits at
The Fair this year, and several of
he members have been awarded
scholarships which they will use
for either All short course or
All camp. Below is the list of
awards won by these members:
In the Judging contests-swine:
Donald Currey and John H. Yer
kes; dairy: Richard Simpson,
Wayne Simpson and Johnny Ben
son; clothing: Connie Parvis and
Peggy Ann Vaughn; canning, Bea-
trice Lyons and Norma Rae Mar
vel; baking: Dianne Morris; pou1-
try: Kenny Marvel and Wayne
Morris; sheep: Calvin Hollis and
Charles Rambo.
In the demonstrations Scholar
ships were won by Eileen Webb
and Joyce Buarque, under the lead
ership of Mrs. Peggy YOst in their
CONTINUED on page sixp
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-03
Alvin Huey
Will Play In
An-Star Game
Milf0rd's Star Athlete
Will Play End Position
In Game At Newark
Aug. 25th.

Alvin Huey. All-State end from
Milford, has accepted an invitation
20 become member of the Kent
Sussex All-Star football team.
AT the call of the Delaware In
terscholastic Football Coaches AS
sociation, Huey will participate in
The first annual Delaware all-star
high school football game at the
University of Delaware Stadium on
Saturday afternoon, August 25. The
opposition will be provided by the
New Castle County All-Stara in
the benefit game for the Dels ware
Foundation for Retarded Children.
"The best end l ever coached" !"
Milford Coach Buck Jones calls the
versatile Huey. who also made the
second All State in basketball and
who has broken the state scholas-
tic record for the $50 yard run.
Last season, Huey averaged three
pass receptions per game, includ-
ing three for touchdOwns. He had
a sensational record for punt re-
turns, too, with a 90-yard return
against Caesar Rodney and one
for so yards against strong Sea-
ford. Defensively, he played half
back.
Huey. who is feet, il inches
tall and weighs 165 pounds, will
enter Delaware in the fall. He was
a well-rounded student at Milford,
where besides his athletic achieve
ments he was class president, class
treasurer and winner of the teen
age rodeo for safe-driving. And
there will be no worry about his
showing up for the big game. His
school record reveals IL years of
perfect attendance.
Huey, who was Is on July 31st,
recalls his top thrills as making the
first touchdown of the season in
his sophomore year and being
named to the All State team of
1855.
Tickets for the fray may be OBJ
tanned locally at the l.. ID. Caulk
Co. from Frank r. Grier, and at
DerricksOn's Mems Store.
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-03
Kent COP Wonen's
Club Backs Davis
Group Passes Resolution At Meet
ing Monday Evening

The Kent County Republican Wo-
mems Club has pledged it's support
of Mrs. Vera G. Davis, Dover, for
the Republican nomination for U.
S. representative.
A resolution adopted unanimous
ly by the members of the club on
Monday night is essentially fol
low-up endorsement of the action
of the Kent County Republican
Committee on July Is in proposing
her for the nomination.
Members pointed out that the
county committee is the official
directing group of the party in Kent
County and they wanted to extend
their vote of confidence in its en-
dorsing of Mrs. Davis.
In their spirited backing of Mrs.
Davis, club members individually
set forth a desire to be able to go
to the state convention as dele
gates for her and further cited
their belief that there is no better
vote-getter in the state than Mrs.
Davis.
Continued on mage seyen1
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-03
Townsend's Name
Urged For School
Late MiIfordian Was Deeply Inter-
ested In Educational Problems


In another column of this news
paper there is an article calling at
tention to the fact that the Milford
School Board is anxious to obtain
name for the new Milford Ele-
mentary School. According to the
article, persons having a name
should contact Max R. Corder. pres
ident of the Milford School Board
with their suggested names not la
ter than Tuesday. August T.
For some time there has been A
thought in the minds of people
concerning this elementary school
name, why not name the new build
ing for man who over a period of
So years probably did more to ad
vance the cause of better school
facilities locally and throughout
the down state area than any other
man, namely Colonel Theodore
Townsend. editor and publisher of
the Milford Chronicle for SO years.
and a member of the local school
board for over forty years and pres
ident of the same for nearly twenty
years?
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-03
State To Start
Express Road
Spring OF 81
Chief Engineer Haber
Tells NJ aryIand To
Take Over Project;
Span Funds Later.

The State Highway Department
has assured the Maryland State
Roads Commission that Delaware
will build-starting next spring
dual-lane limited-access express
way connecting the Delaware Me-
mortal Bridge with Maryland's
proposed Northeastern Express
way. which will run from Balti-
more to the Delaware line, near
Iron Hill.
The latest report on the project,
rated as Delaware's most important
interstate highway job at present,
was revealed this week by Richard
A. Haher, chief engineer of the
Highway Department.
He explained the new road will
be Delaware's first limited access
expressway, built under the new
law recently enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly.
The road was a project the Inter
state Highway Division hoped to
finance with Delaware Memorial
Bridge revenue But the division
cannot go ahead without congress
sional action, and is temporarily
held up.
The Highway Department there
fore will go ahead with the project
with the expectation of being re-
imbursed later if and when the In
terstate Highway Division can take
it over. This procedure was i'm
plicit in the law which authorized
the new Interstate Highway Divi-
sion to build roads, Mr.. Haber ex-
planned.
The new expressway being plan
ned by Maryland will run between
Routes 1 and 40. to the Delaware
line. The road will have a spur go
ing off in the vicinity of Elkton
for a connection with Pennsyl-
vania. Delaware will pick up the
route in the yicinity of Iron Hill,
about three miles north of Route
40 in this state. and will run the
expressway from there to the Del
aware Memorial Bridge. The route
has not yet been determined exact
ly, Mr.. Haber said. A tentative
route has been selected, but will
Continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-03
Well Written Document
Describes In Detail Inn
pOrtant And Interest
ing Facts About State.

A book describing in detail the
government and administration of
the State of Delaware has been
written by DR.. Paul Dolan, chair
man of the department of political
science of the University of Del
aware.
The 3S2-page text, entitled "The
Government and Administration of
Delaware" is published by the
Thomas Y. Croweii Go. as one of
the American Commonwealth Ser
les under the editorship of w.
Brooke Graves. The series includes
a complete volume on the govern
ment of each state.
After discussing the state and its
constitution in opening chapters,
DIR. Dolan outlines the popular
controls" in Delaware-the effect
of localism, history of parties, par
ty organization and elections. Leg
islative organization as well as
legislative powers and procedure
are given particular emphasis by
the Delaware political scientist,
as we'll as topics such as the gov
ernor, revenue system, financial
administration. judiciary, law en-
forcement, education, public health,
public welfare, agriculture, labor,
regulation OF business and indus
try, municipal government and
many other subjects.
1.-THE study of state government
and administration has tended M
til fairly recently to treat the
states as composite rather than
as a series of discrete political
entities" states DR.. Dolan. The
opportunity afforded by the pub
fishers to present each state in
(cvlss:nued ON page sevenl
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-03
DIR. Raymond Lynch
Makes Fine Report
President OF State Health Board
Tells OF Sanatorium

The average length of stay of
patients at the Emily p. Bissell
Sanatorium was reduced 20 per-
cent during the last fiscal year.
and net operating costs were re-
duced IL percent, it was reported
this week by DR.. Raymond A.
Lynch. president of the State Board
of Health.
DR.. Lynch made public the sana-
torium's annual report, which
showed the reduction in average
length of stay from z97 days in the
1866 fiscal year to 235 days in the
fiscal year ended last June 80. The
national average in tuberculosis
institutions is 240 days, he said.
The reduction was credited to the
use of the new facilities and ser
vices of the recently improved
buildings of the sanatorium. and
to the use of new drugs and sur
gerry, DR.. Lynch explained.
fcontinued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-03
Broiler p. ..ucers
Tour August 18th

Broiler producers of the Delmar-
va area will be given an oppOrtun-
ity to see the latest in broiler
housing and equipment and to hear
of the latest research in brOiler
production when the annual Broil-
er Producers Tour will be held on
August 18th. according to Ray
Lloyd. assistant county agent.
The tour this year will include
stops at the Lederle Research farm
where anti-biotics are being tested,
the Broiler Sub-Station of the I'm
CONTINUED on page Seven)
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-03
State Chairman c. Ed
ward Duffy Reveals
Plans For State Con-
ventiOn In Naming
Speaker.

Gov. Theodore Roosevelt Nickel
din of Maryland will be the key
note speaker at the Republican
state convention at Dover on Aug
ust 30. it was announced this week
by c. Edward Duffy. Republican
state chairman.
Mr.. McKeldin, the first Republi-
can to serve two terms as COVER
nor of Maryland. has a wide repu-
tation as a public speaker. He was
heard in Wilmington at the High
way Day program held last April.
The state nominating convention
will be held August 29 at the Capt.
.ol Theatre, starting at IL a. m.
The period for Republican can
didates to file for nomination for
county and legislative posts, and
for election as delegates and alter
mates to the state convention, open
ed Monday at 10 a. m. and will Off
cially close today, Friday, August
3rd, in most areas at IL O'Clock
noon.
Governor McKeldin, who has also
served several terms as mayor of
Baltimore, Maryland's largest city.
is an orator of outstanding ability
of such ability, in fact, that it was
he who nominated President
Dwight ID. Eisenhower at the Re-
publican Convention in Chicago in
1852.
The Republican Women's Club of
Kent County is expected to hold a
reception for candidates and dele
gates and alte mates at the Wesley
Methodist s:ss4rch Fellowship Hall.
the day of the convention. Mrs.
Vera G. Davis of Dover, is the club
president.
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-03
Masked Man Invades
Home In Milford
Mrs. Ellen Orkin and Mrs. Paul
Duphily Taped BY Crook

A masked man accosted Mrs,
Ellen Orkiu. wife of Benjamin Or
kin, local constable. about 11:15
last Friday in front of her home,
forced her with revolver TO enter
the house, and taped her eyes.
He was interrupted by 3 neigh
Dor, Mrs. Paul Duphily, who came
into the house. The intruder, who
had a stocking over his face, also
forced Mrs. Duphily to have her
eyes tapped. He then demanded the
keys to the Orkins' car, and Mrs.
Orkin told him where to find them.
Shouting 81 mean business.
Where are those keys?" the in
trued fired one shot through a
nearby table.
Milford police were called by
neighbors who saw the man force
Mrs. Orkin into the house. The
man fed out the back door when
officers approached. Although pol
ice chased him on foot across
nearby fields. the man escaped. An
alarm has been sent out through
the state police.
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-03
Dedication AT
Camp Rodney Aug. 4
New Camp Facilities VIII Be
Officially Accepted Tomorrow

Philip G. Rhoads, president of
The Del-Mar-Va Council, Inc, Boy
Scouts of America, will preside at
the dedication Saturday, August
4. of the new camp facilities re
Gently constructed at the Rodney
Scout Reservation.
The dedication address Will be
given by Amos r. Shields. scout
executive of the Detroit Area
Council. Mr.. Shields was scout
executive of the local council when
the present property was acquired
in 1928 He will be introduced by
Frank v. DUPONT, of Cambridge.
Md, who was a member of the
Council Camping Committee at
that time.
Most of the property of the
Rodney reservation was given to
the council in 1928 by Mrs. T..
Coleman Dupont in honor of her
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