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Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25

The hope was expressed by
members of the board present at
the meeting, that the rchui ding of
the sanctuary may be undertaken
next year. An architect has al
ready been employed to draw up
plans for the proposed project.
1t was announced that the Sunday
Church attendance had outgrown
the present sanctuary making its
enlargement a necessity.
At the meeting Monday night, re-
ports from all the organizations
CT the church showed progress in
every department. The youth pro-
gram included Boy Scouts, Girl
Scouts, Explorers, Brownies, the
Cherub Choir, Sunday School, Youth
Fellowship and the the Youth Can
teen.
''The ministry of the church to
the youth Of the community is at
an all-time high. the Rev. DR..
Thomas G. Mulligan, pastor of the
church, told the board.
He reported that more than 200
teenagers have been attending the
Youth Canteen on Saturday nights.
Georgetown Town Council, at its
January meeting, in the Town Hail.,
voted to inaugurate, on a trial
basis, new system of payment for
overtime parking.
Small red boxes will be installed
at convenient points in the town,
as soon as they can be obtained
so that those receiving parking
tickets may deposit 25 cents in
envelopes provided by the park
ing notices, if they do so within
an hour of the time that the park
ing notices are handed out.
Otherwise, the fine, payable as
at present at the Town Hall, will
be the customary ST..
This trial move is in keepiug with
the actions of many other towns
throughout the state that offer
grealy reduced fines for immediate
payment. The convenient placing
of the fine boxes will save the time
required for the visit to the Town
Hall.
Building permits were issued to
John l.. Briggs for the construc-
tion of two new houses in the Will
liams development at the cost of
$10,009 each. A remodeling permit
for work estimated at $4,000 was
granted Paul Tyndall for work on
his house on Mary st.
Possible changes in the town
charter were informally discussed
including the adjustment of the
towns fiscal year, which has been
from March to March, to coincide
with the tax year which begins
May l. The town is now keeping
CPA books and the change was
suggested by the auditor.
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25

BY Mrs. Jack Pitlick
Phone: Harrington 8349

The March of Dimes in Harring-
ton and adjacent territory is in
full swing after getting off to a
late start. Iron Lung" coin col
lectors have Oeen distributed in
retail establishments and pupils of
the local school are in the process
of completing their card collec-
tions which was one of the high
spots in the 1856 campaign. Mrs.
Ellis Myer is handling the collec-
tions at the Kent and Sussex Fair
winter training quarters. Mrs. Sol
Martin is accepting donations from
George Sherwin and his employ
ees. Generous donations of Hor-
ace E. Quillen and the Taylor
Hardware Company have been re-
ceived and have greatly sparked the
campaign. The Mothers March on
Polio by members of the Ladies'
Auxiliary Unit of the local Legion
Post will be held to 8 p. m,
Tuesday, January 20, under the
supervision of Mrs. William
Humes, president of the unit. F'if-
teen teams of mothers will leave
the fire house at Z p. m. and all
residents have been requested to
leave a porch light burning. Let
ter solicitations have been made
and contributions will be received
at the First National Bank and
the Peoples Bank. The 1857 March
of Dimes in the fight against polio
is co-sponsored by Galloway
Kemp-Raughley-Tee Post No. Z,
American Legion and the Ladies
Auxiliary Unit of the Post. This is
the 18th consecutive year that the
post has participated in this pro-
ject. Members of the committee
are Earl Sylvester, chairman; j.
Leonard Horleman, treasurer, and
Mrs. William Humes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace E. Quillen
and w. S. Vinyard of Milford left
on Thursday evening of last week
from Idlewild Airport, flying by
Pan American for months visit
in Cuidad Truifillo, Dominican Re
public, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and
the Virgin Islands.
A zone meeting of the Woman's S
Society was held in the Houston
Methodist Church on Thursday
evening at 1880 o'clock. Members
of the Woman's Society of Chris
ton Service of the Harrington
Trinity Church were in charge Of
the program.
Miss Oracle Graham has COM
pleted her affiliation with the Uni
ted States Veterans Hospital in
Coatesville, Pa, and is spending
ten days here with her parents, Mr.
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25

and Mrs. George Graham, after
which she will go to the Baltimore
Central Hospital for further train
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Harring-
ton were the guests last weekend
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Dayton of
Wilmington. On Sunday, the Har-
ringtons attended the baptism SER
vices of their granddaughter, Kim
Harrington Corrin, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Corrin of
Wilmington at the Westminster
Presbyterian Church in Whining
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Greenly, Jr.,
have returned from a vacation
spent in Jacksonville, Orlando and
st. Petersburg, Florida.
Miss Carol Ann Tharp, Miss
Joan Shaw; Miss Imogene Welch,
and Gary Homewood, Richard See
ly, Duane Bloom, Wayne Cooper,
Michael Timko and Jackie Miuner,
students at the University of Del
aware are spending this week with
InS1I 1SCpCCkAfC pclA CnloS
the completion of their mid-term
examinations.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Greenhaugh
and Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Smith
left on Monday for vacation in
Florida.
Mrs. Cliff Miller is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Eileen Black of
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mrs. o. T. Roberts attended the
anniversary luncheon of the Will
mington New Century Club held in
the Gold Ball Room of the Hotel
DUPONT on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayward Quillen
spent Saturday in Wilmington.
Miss Eleanor Walls, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walls, stu
dent nurse at the Delaware Hos
pital in Wilmington entered the
United States Veterans Hospital at
Coatesville, Pa, on Monday for
three months affiliation.
Mrs. N. G. Adams will entertain
the members of her bridge club at
her home on Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Benson
and N. B. Downing of Milford were
recent dinner guests of Mrs. Fulton
Downing and Mrs. Cora Harrison.
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bliss are
spending a month in Florida.
Fred Greenly, III, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Greenly, Jr., is reca-
perating at home following a re-
cent appendeotomy in the Milford
Memorial Hospital.
Among those from here who at
tended the benefit card party for
the Women's Auxiliary of the Mil
ford Memorial Hospital on We'd
nesday afternoon were Mrs. Chas.
Peck, Jr., Mrs. j. G. Messner, Mrs.
Larry Simpson, Mrs. Fred Bailey,
Mrs. Oscar Nemesh, Mrs. Jehu
Camper, Mrs Theodore HarriIg-
ton and Mrs. John Pitlick, Jr.
Mrs. Hix Long and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Wade H. Insley, Jr., of
Salisbury, Md, and her sister,
Mrs. Benjamin w. Meeks of Bal
timore, visited Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Sharp on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry D. CULLEN
and children of Georgetown, were
the dinner guests on Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Harry CULLEN.
Mrs. George Graham was hos
tess to the members of her card
club at her home on Monday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Gilstad, Mr.
and Mrs. A B. Parsons and Mrs.
Ernest Raughley attended the
musical play Fanny" at the Shu-
bert in Philadelphia on Saturday
of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs D. Julian Massey
and children of Dover were the
guests last weekend of Mrs. Mass
eys parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. G
Adams.
Mrs. Earl Sylvester of Harring-
ton is teaching the study course
mission U. S. A. of the Woman's
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25
GEORGETOWN

The Rev. David B. Mulford, rec
tor of st. Paul's Episcopal Church
and chairman for Georgetown in
the 1857 polio fund drive, was
speaker at the meeting of the
George Rotary Club
in Masonic Temple recently.
He sketched what has been done
in the long campaign to eliminate
polio and what is still being done
to aid those who contracted the
disease before the Salk vaccine.
He emphasized that older people
who have not received the vaccine
seem to be now the most frequent
victims.
J. Ralph Carey was chairman of
the program for the evening and in
troduced Mr.. Milford.
The recent meeting of the George
town Kiwanis Club was concerned
with reorganization and group of
prominent members explained to
the newly appointed committees
their duties for the following year.
Those taking part were Avery
H. Ellis, Col Ralph S. Baker, Will
liam. H. Henderson, N. Eugene
Campbell and L. G. Penuel.
DR.. Charles R. Cannon, immedi-
ate past president, discussed the
Sussex County Boy Scout dinner
to be held at Grace Church Hall
here in February, under the spon-
sorship of the local Kiwanis Club.
Robert Snowden announced the
heart fund drive which members of
the club will undertake on Sunday,
February "a, between 1 and p. m.
Houston Wilson, new president
of the club, distributed the eight
objectives for Kiwanis International
and the eight for the Capitol dis
trict.
Mr.. Wilson also extended an in
vitation for all members to attend
the reception last night in honor
OF the Rev. George A. Leukel, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian Church
here, who will leave the local
Church, February 1.
DR.. Cannon inducted into member
ship DR.. Palmer L. Rouse, former
ly of Erie, Pa.
1t was announced that Dallas
Dennis, Avery Ellis and Houston
Wilson will attend the districts
mid-winter meeting in Richmond,
Va, Friday and Saturday.
The Rev. William o. Hackett
gave the invocation; Miss Phyllis
Donovan played the piano and Col.
Ralph S. Baker led the group sing
ing.
At the meeting of the official
board of Grace Methodist Church in
the church hall recently, a special
fund raising committee was chosen
to begin drive. to reduce the
debt on the educational and social
hall in order that work may under
taken on the enlargement of the
sanctuary.
1t was reported that the social
hall erected three years ago and
valued at $1z5.OOO, has at the pres
ent time on indebtedness of only
s27 S14.
The fund raising committee, who
start the drive between now and
NV /, includes Crawford Bailey
William Pusey, Harold F. Wilson
Nelson Meeee. Iohu Parker Rob
ert %"stard, Raymond Rust and
Earl Fshelman.
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25
WARWICK
BY Mrs. Ralph Blizzard
Phone MilIsbOrO 32S6

The Indian River Home Demon
stration Club held their January
meeting at the home of Mrs. Will
liam Bowden at Riverdale.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the In
dian River Fire Company held its
annual meeting on Thursday night,
January 10, with the installation of
officers for the coming year. Mrs.
Margaret Hastings, president of
the Sussex County Fire Auxiliar-
les, conducted the ceremony with
Miss Ruth Sergeant acting as mar
shall.
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Lucia and
Miss Jean Wiley were recent
guests of Mrs. Blanche Cordrey
and daughter Elsie.
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday, January is, at p.
m. in Zoard Methodist Church for
Mrs. Dolby Lawson, who died after
a long illness in the Beebe Hospi-
tai, Lewes. She was daughter of
the late lobe and Nancy Baker Cor
drey. Interment took place in the
Millsboro Mechanics Cemetery,
with the Rev. Frank Lucia offici-
ating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Short enter
tained recently her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. INLAND Pepper.
MIR. and Mrs. James Corcorcon
and family of Seaford were Sunday
afternoon guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Lingo of Long Neck.
Mrs. Mettie Warrington, who has
been a patient in the Milford Me
mortal Hospital has returned home.
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25

Mr. and Mrs. James Neeman and
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Fuller spent
last weekend in New York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Gilstad en-
tertained the members of their
bridge club at their home on Tues
day evening.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Leslie Walker of
Wilmington were the guests last
weekend of Mr.. and Mrs. Winder
Massey. On Sunday the Masseys
and their house guests were the
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. FL.
ID. Walker of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25
DEAD HEAD

DALLAS, Texas = up = A
clerk in the dead letter office of
the Post Office here is taking a
closer look at the correspondence
he receives these days.
His wife wrote him in care of
the. dead letter Office while on a
visit to another city. The letters
were dutifully received, but he
failed to note his name and de-
stroyed them along with other un-
deliverable letters.
He discovered what he'd done
when his wife mentioned in an
other letter that it seemed odd he
was not receiving his mail.
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25

London, one of the worlds main
ports, is up river on the Thames,
67 miles from the sea.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-08
Indian Days Celebration Calls For
Enlarged And Continuous Program

Next weekend will see the be.
ginning of another of the most
colorful panorama of events ever
staged in the vicinity of Brown.
ing-thc annual North American
Indian Days celebration which
this year will be incorporated
with the Blackfcct War Mothers
celebration. the Glacier County
Youth Fair, and a rodco. Dates
are August is through 10.
This celebration is one of the
largest of its kind in the north.
west and this year promises to
be a bigger and better event
than in years past. One of the
most eye.appealing features of
the program will be the parade
around the Blackfeet Agency
square and to the dance ring To-.
Gated adjacent to the Plains In.
dian Museum.
Our 100 canvas lodges color.
fully painted with photographs
which tell the legend of a Tribal
chief are expected to encircle the
newly erected dance ring at the
Indian encampment grounds.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-08

to . recent report. More than
10000 acres have been reported
presently under lease to major
oil companies. many Of whom
will b. kept busy for several
years cvaluating even small p0r.
lions Of their holdings.
OH and gas leases on ii.i03. %
acres Of Blackfeet reservation
land will b. offered for sale at
2 pm. August % In Browning.
0.674 acres Of tribal land and
1900 acres Of allotted land 10.
Gated In townships 81. %. -. %
and 81 north. ranges s. 8. 3 and
8 west all In Glacier and POndcra
counties are included In the Of.
fcring.
According 10 bid announce.
mcnt no bid will BE- considered
acceptable on tribal units that
Is submitted at less than the
minimum IS bonus per acre. Con.
diti0nal or alternate bids will
not b. considered. Also drilling
propositions will not be cOnsid.
cred o. part Of the bonus offer.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-08
Tribal Housing Committee Appointed To
Supervise Distribution Of $50, 900 Fund

The Housing Committee up.
pointed by the Blackfcct Tribal
Business Council to handle dis.
burscment Of the $50. 900 Class 4
funds recently released by the
Indian Bureau for gratuit0us
purposes on the Blackfcct rcscr.
walton met August 5 at the Tribal
office to set up q plan Of opcr.
alton for the expenditure Of
these funds.
Members Of this committee In.
clude Joe Show. chairman: Rob.
ert LaFromb0isc. Joe Kipp. Don.
aid Wctzel. Ace Armstrong and
Walter Wctzcl.
The Indian Bugeau In releasing
the funds suggested that more
responsibility for the program be
assumed by the tribe.
A tentative budget was set up
by the Committee for $4,000 to
be app0rtioncd TO the Browning.
Babb and Starr School districts;
5000 to the Heart Butte district:
$1,000 10 the Old Agency district
and $1,000 to the Seville district.
Two thousand was set aside for
the purchase Of homes and pay.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-08

Ing Of salaries.
Present plans are 10 have no,
more than $500 allowed for the
repair Of any one individual
home.
Because the Blackfcct rcscrva.
ton covers such a wide area
two supervisors for the program
were appointed for the south and
north side Of the reservation
one to handle the distribution
Of funds 70 the Browning. Babb.
Starr School and Seville area.
and one TO distribute the funds
to the Old Agency and Hear,
Butte areas.
A 6O.day time limit was set up
for the completion Of the hous.
ing project for the older Black.
feet people. Blackfcct Indians
who are not sclf.supporting and
who receive only lease income
and pensions are those who stand
to benefit from these gratuituOus
funds. App0rtionmcnt OF the
funds will be- made first to the
aged and disabled. then 10 the
aged. and last TO those Is years
andsyOunger.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-08
Shell Oil Company Set To Drill On Location Near Morning Gun

The Shell Oil Company was
reported to have released official
confirmation last week for . long
rum0red wildcat near Union OIL
COmpany's plugged Morning
Gun we'll on the. Blackfeet Indian
reservation east Of Glacier Ma.
tiOnal Park.
Il was In this area where Shell
Oh paid substantial bonus sums
u obtain leases.
Location IL on the Lewis lease.
two and three quarter miles
northwest Of the Morning Gun.
which on one test flowed 1000.
900 feet Of gas daily with rec0v.
cry Of s. barrels Of distillate In
five hours.
Union OIL Company Of Cali.
fOrnis drilled q nOncOmmcrcial
discovery on the Morning Gun
lease In the area . couple years
ago. The we'll was gagged at
better than six million feet Of
natural gas. high pressures, with
top quality condensatc In good
volume.
Location Of the new Shell we'll
which has been scheduled 70 90
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-08

Featured during the 4-day
event to which tribes will gather
from North and South Dakota,
Wyoming, Washington, Idaho,
Montana and three Canadian
provinces will be number of
native dances which during the
past few years have been en-
cOuragcd as pcrpctuatiOn of
Indian culture.
One of the most interesting
dances to be performed will be
the Grass dance for which Earl
Oldperson's Starr School Fancy
Dancers are becoming widely
known. This group of youngsters
for whom Oldperson acts as mar
rator will also have a prominent
part in the celebration. 1t has
been said that the Indian looked
upon grass as a part of his re-
ligion and worshipped it along
with the wind and rain.
Present plans are to have some
of the Blackfeet Indians dance
the Ghost dance. believed to
have been associated with poll
tics and religion in years past
Plans also include the Oregon
Umatilla Indian maidcns to
dance the Swan dance. a symbol
of the Indians retreat westward
before the coming of the white
man.
During last years celebration
the Alberta Blackfeet Lodge per-
formers danced the Prairie
Chicken dance. This year. for
the second time. this dance will
again be one of the main features
of the program.
Other dances TO be performed
will include the Owl dance. the
Feather dance, Pigeon dance and
many others. All dances will be
performed to the accompaniment
and rhythm of large skin drums.
Blackfeet Indian Tribal Chiefs
who will supervise the entire
program of events will include
such prominent Indians as Chief
Theodore Last Star. Chairman:
and Chiefs Reefs. Eagleribs,
Bullplume, Oldperson and Iron.
pipe.
The Blackfeet Tribes own
Peter Redhorn. Tribal Council.
man and editor Of the Reserva.
ton Newsletter. will act as Mas.
ter of Ceremonies for the entire
l-day celebration.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-08

10 $500 feet. Is three aud one.
half miles northeast Of East Ola.
cier. Rig materials arc already
on location and spudding will b.
made a. quickly as the drilling
contractor Is able 10 get under
way.
The we'll. due to deviation dit.
ficulties In drilling. will be start.
ed on the surface 20 feet south
and IS degrees west Of the cen.
ter. Plans cali for the hole al
bottom 10 be at the center 10.
entail OIL Company IL now past
cation.
North Of Browning the C0ntin.
II 500 feet In It's wildcat with
L0dgep0lc (basai Madis0nD re-.
ported topped nj 9.92S. II has
been scheduled 10 $500 feet
deeper u needed for o look Ut
the upper porous horizon In the
Dcvonian.
Indications Of continued activt.
~ In this area are substantiatcd
by the fact that the Sinclair on
Company II now taking up leas.
60 In the areas north and west
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-08

Of Browning. paying as high rs
$40 an acre. IL the liiltOn.il0usc
area. Hilton Is reported to have
leased LOO acres for $4,000.
According 10 the Montana OH
Journal more important tests are
scheduled 10 take place north Of
Browning regardless Of the out.
come Of the Continental wildcat.
The state has been reported
dotted with important rank wild.
eats drilling In hitherto untcstcd
areas and indications are that
activity will increase rapidly b..
tween now and the end 0f the
year.
According 10 latest reports o
forecast was made b" World OH
which stated that ~ excess Of
200 wells will bc drilled In Mon.
tana during the period. The fore.
cast was based upon the solid
foundation Of Inquiries directed
TO companies who are active In
the state.
There II now only a small
amount Of Intermittent leasing
activity In the state according
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-08
Birch Creek Kids
Rodeo To Be Held
Next Sunday

A kids rodeo has been schedul.
ed to be held at the Birch Creek
roping arena starting at 2 pm,
Sunday, August II. Admission
will be 81 per car and a large
crowd is anticipated for the
event.
Included on the afternoon pro.
gram will be such events as a
break-away roping contest for
children up to l6 years of age:
barrel racing for children IL to
Is; barrel racing for children up
to IL years of age; steer riding
for children IL to l6: calf riding
for boys up to II years of age.
Girls up to IL years of age will
also be allowed to enter the calf
riding event.
Other events to be featured
during the afternoon are a pota.
toe race for children up to l6;
water race for children up to TO-;
a chicken scramble for children
up to IL. and a creased pig
scramble. Entrants must be en-.
tered in one event to participate
in the creased pig scramble.
All entries taken at the gate
will close at 1870 pm. and entries
will be at the rate of 50 cents
for each event.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-08
Navajo Girl Wins
Title 0f.Miss
Indian America

Dolores Jean Shorty. lsyear
old Navajo Indian girl from Brig.
ham City. Utah. whose Indian
name Is THE Wanderer." was
chosen Miss Indian America on
August ! at the climax of the 3.
day All.Amcrican Indian Days
celebration at Sheridan. Wyo.
a total of l04 girls from 81
tribes In ~ states. one Of whom
was Lcnorc Whitford. represent.
ing the Blackfcst tribe. competed
for the honor.
Mss Shorty's father Is . teach.
or In the Intcrmountain School
for Indians at Brigham City.
Runner.up was Ruthe Dee Lar.
sen. 10. Butte Montana. Of the
GrOs Ventrc tribe. and third
place was won by kamic Bell
Brown. Wcw0ka. Oklahoma. . 81.
year old Seminole Creek Indian.
There were four honorable men.
tons.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1957-08-08
Sweetgruss Hills
Claim Scheduled
For Hearing Soon

The U. S. Indian Claims Com.
mission were scheduled to open
hearings in Denver Monday of
this week on the claim of the
Blackfeet and Gros Ventre tribes
in Montana for payment of the
commonly referred to Sweet.
grass hills claim.
The Blackfeet Indians have
spent $4,000 to have a survey
made of the land in question
which embraces an estimated Is
million to II million acres and
this weeks hearing Is expected to
resolve q question of approx.
mately 70 years.
The Blackfeet have also spent
other sums with historians and
with Washington d. c. attorneys
who have successfully fought
claims of the Ute Indians and
other Indians.
Under the first treaty signed
by the Blackfeet Indians with
the US. Government. the area
which was traditional Blackfeet
hunting grounds. was to be theirs
only for hunting purposes from
the year 1855 to 1855.
But within . few years of the
treaty's ratification during the
time Abraham Lincoln was Presi.
dent, the grass upon which. the
buffalo rOamed and fed was
taken over by some Of Montana's
early cattle owners.
After the days Of the buffalo
the Indians In 1883 ceded the
land for approximately Is cents
an acre. Dispositions were taken
by older Indians who said the
value Of the land In 1883 was
from $3.50 to s. an acre.
The Blackfeet Claim hearing
had been set for August S in
Denver. Colorado. but now has
been up to . new date. The
claim will appear before the In.
dian Claims commission In Den.
yer on August 10. 1857.