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Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03
Parents Night At
Lakeview Ave. School
Those with Children Entering 9Th
Grade Are Invited

Parents of pupils who are pres
emily in grade 8 of the Milford
Lakeview Avenue School, the Lin
coin, Glendale and Houston Ele-
mentary Schools who will attend
Milford High School next year are
invited to attend Parents Night on
Monday, May 9Th.
The meeting is to be held in the
High School Cafeteria beginning
at 1880 p. m. The purpose of the
meeting is to acquaint parents
with the various courses that will
be offered at Milford High School.
The High School Principal and
Guidance Counselor will be happy
70 answer questions concerning the
program of studies offered and
time will be made available for in
dividual conferences.
1t is sincerely hoped that all
parents concerned will avail them
selves of this opportunity to dis
cuss the choices that their children
have made concerning their future
high school program.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03
Shore Beauties Vie
For DeLnaGrUa CrOwn
Queen Will Be Chosen Al.
Laurel On Jupe
18th

Twenty eight Eastern Shore
lovelies, winners of preliminary
local beauty contests throughout
the tri-state area, will arrive at
Ocean City, Maryland. June 8, for
the final eliminations prior to the
1867 Miss DELMARVA Contest.
Following the judging at Ocean
City, on the night of June 10, the
top five contestants from each
state will assemble at Laurel, Del
aware, June II, the opening day of
the 10th Annual Delmarva Chicken
Festival, for the final contest to
be held at 8:45 p. m. A Miss Vir-
g:nia, Miss Maryland and Miss Del
aware will be selected and from
these three, Miss Delmarva 10th
will be chosen to reign over the
balance of the festivals events.
Little Miss Delmarva", a junior
miss of pre-school age, will be
chosen from the winners of local
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Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03
$4,000 Git
Helps Swell
Wesley Junior
College Fund
Campaign Workers Are
Encouraged As They
Move Into Action On
First Leg Of Campaign.

An individual gift of $4,000 to
the Wesley Junior College develop
ment fund encouraged campaign
workers this week, as they moved
into action on the first leg of the
general campaign. The gift, largest
single sum to date in the campaign
for $780, 900 for development of the
Delmarva Peninsula's only junior
college, was understood to be the
gift of a Wilmington industrialist.
1t was included in q total amount
of $203, ,622 announced at the first
report meeting last Wednesday
evening.
Since that meeting, the first of
four weekly report meetings, the
campaign bas shown steady mo-
mentum Coaching meetings last
week in Dover, Easton, and Will
mington gave indication of in
creasing impetus behind the effort.
The first report meeting held on
the college campus in Dover We'd
nesday evening included returns
from every county of Delaware and
Eastern Shore of Maryland. BY
counties, reports were as follows: !:
DeIaware; New Castle County,
S61, $50; Kent, $69,142; Sussex,
S10,114; Maryland: Cecil and Kent,
S11,6 ,635; Queen Anne, Caroline, Tai
bot, and Dorchester, $23,725; Wi
comico, Worcester, Somerset, $751;
800; others, $12,045.
Additional meetings, at which
the various divisions of the Friends
of Wesley College and the Wesley
Association, joint sponsors
of the fund, will report the results
of their work will be held on Nav
1. 8, and Is.
At a coaching meeting at the
college last Thursday evening,
nearly so Dover citizens met to re-
ceive Instructions and select
pledge cards. The group represent
ed members of the Friends of Wes-
ley from the immediate Dover area.
Headed by Karl d. Dorzbaek, Jr.,
it is made up of Dover citizens who
have no direct affiliation with the
college but a concern with growth
Continued on page twelve)
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03
Coz. BOggS Urges
Support Of Wesley
Chief Executive Issues ElO-
quent Plea For Junior
College

Because of its splendid service
to the state of Delaware over four
decades. Wesley Junior College at
Dover should remain there and be
expanded, Governor J. Caleb Boggs
said today.
Governor BOggs, who is serving
on the Honorary Advisory Commit
tee of the Wesley Development
Fund Campaign along with Cover
nor Theodore r. McKeldin Of Mary
land and other distinguished per-
sons, said that it is important to
keep open every educational insti-
tuition that this state or nation
possesses.
1--WE are all aware of the con-
stant demand for highly skilled
and trained people," Governor
Boggs asserted, land We know that
in some fields there a 'e just not
enough to go around. We must
constantly strive to assist those
fcnntinued on page tend
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03
Jim Baxter Tells
OF Durham Trip
President Of State Farm
Bureau Gives Interest
ing Resume

James M. Baxter, Jr.. George
town. state president of the Della
ware Farm Bureau, told the Sus-
sex County Farm Bureau of his
trip to Durham, ~ c., at the an
nual spring banquet in the Can
non CommEnity House Monday
night
MIR. Baxter was one of the so
young farmers who represented
their states as the Outstanding
Young Farmer of the Year select
ed by the Junior Chamber of Com
merce. He was nominated by the
newly organized Georgetown Jay
ces and chosen for the state hon
Ors.
lie said that the men whom he
met at the meeting were proud to
be farmers and that most of them
shared the same views as the Del
aware members in that they favor
ed flexible price supports rather
continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03
Blood Bank Brittingham
In Delaware Manager At
Is Expanding Br rand dywine
Edgar F. Isaacs, Jr. Of
Milford Is Appointed
To Represent Group
In DOwnstate Area.

The Blood Bank of Delaware,
Inc, in order to expand it's facili
ties and make it's benefits avail
able more extensively to all the
people CT our state has appointed
Edgar F. Isaacs, Jr., of Milford as
a representative in the Kent-Sus-
sex area, it was announced by
James F. McCloskey, President of
the plan.
Mr.. Isaacs. is well known in the
area and is a former Captain in
the State Police.
The Della are Blood Bank is a
unique non-profit. community whole
blood replacement plan and its
subscribers and their dependents
receive all the whole blood they
need, when they need it, in any
one of the nine community hospi-
tails in Delaware.
The Blood Bank began opera
tions less than two years ago and
now over $1,000 members are en-
rolled in the plan. Several thou
sand subscribers have Joined dur
ing the past two months through
an extensive sales program. Many
unions and officials of companies
have recently become aware of the
benefits of the plan and have en-
rolled their entire personnel.
Membership in the Blood Bank
of Delaware costs $1.0O each year,
and a One-time enrolment charge
of $1.O0 for new members is made.
Through this means, all persons
and their dependents, regardless
of age and physical condition, may
be fully covered. Membership is
open to all adults in the state and
CONTINUED on page threeI
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03
Auxiliary To
Hospital Here
Is Sponsoring
ashton Show
viii Be Presented Thurs
day Night, May 9Th
With DerricksOn's And
CaOpersInith's S torres
Cooperating.

Plans are rapidly being complet-
ed for the Fashion Show called the
Summer Style Show" sponsored
BY the Auxiliary OF the Milford
Memorial Hospital and presented
through the cooperation of Coop
sFsmiths and Derricksons, at the
Milford Theatre. It win be a fine
evenings entertainment for the
Fhole family. Summer styles for
men, women and children viii be
modelled by friends and neighbors,
rom Milford and nearby commun-
ties.
Thursday evening. May 3, is the
late to mark on your calendar.
tickets may be obtained from the
Hospital Gift Shop, Ragains Drug
Store, Milford Pharmacy and
Breretons. Many members of the
Auxiliary have tickets to sell. Adult
ickets are 81 and children. 60c.
All money viii go toward the pur-
:hase of kitchen equipment for the
Milford Memorial Hospital. The
need for dish washing and steriliz-
ne machines is we'll known and the
Auxiliary is hoping to raise funds
or this expensive equipment. Buy
your tickets now and support the
hospital.
Coopersmiths will be showing
play clothes, street and party
iresses in the latest fashion for
wear this summer. These clothes
will be modelled by Mrs. f. B.
Short, Mrs. Robert Fischer. Sr.,
Mrs. Byron Gibson, Mrs. Charles
Showl, Mrs. Felix Mick, Mrs. Hen
ry Frankel. Mrs. Jay Young, Mrs.
Ronald Pack, Mrs Robert Rous,
Continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03
F arm Land Values
Rising In State
Rise OF 99o Reported During
The Past Year

Farm land values in Delaware
rose pine per cent during the past
year, as compared with a four per
cent increase for tie u. S., accord
ing to DR.. R. o. Bausman, chair
man of the department of agricul-
turaI economics at the University
of Delaware.
This state increase is exceeded
only by Florida, and since 1910,
farm land values in Delaware have
about tripIed, he said
Normally for Delaware and the
u. S.. when prices of farm products
fall, land values also fall-but at
a somewhat lesser rate. During the
past six years, prices of farm pro-
ducts have been falling and land
values have continued to rise, the
agricultural economist pointed out.
This situation is the result of a
number of causes, he said, with
one of the most important causes
the purchase of additional land by
continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03
SENATE CONFIRMS
BOGGS' APPOINTMENTS

Several appointees of Gov
ernor J. Caleb Boggs were
acted on favorably on Thurs
day afternoon of last week.
Confirmed were the nom
nations of:
Ernest v. Keith of Dover,
as judge of the Kent County
Court of Common Pleas for
a term ending Dec. 20, 1860.
Former State Senator Rob-
ert H. Yerkes of Houston, as
a member of the Industrial
Accident Board for a term
ending Dec. 81, 1852.
Former State Senator w.
Deane Johnston of Dover, as
state librarian for a term
ending Feb. 10, 1859.
Edward S. knight of Wyo-
ming, reapproved state GUS
todian for a term expiring
Feb. IA, 1861.
H. Rafe Griffith of Blades,
to be a justice of the peace
for a term expiring Dec. 20,
1860.
Mrs. Hazel NJ. Harrington
of FELTON,, to be a member
of the Kent County Depart
ment of Elections for a term
expiring Jan. Is, 1860.
The nominations of Judge
Keith. MIR. Yerkes, Mr.. Johns
ton, were made by Governor
Boggs last Jan. 4 and passed
over by the Senate in two
previous executive sessions.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03
Mathe1natic Contest
Winners Are Na4ned
High School HOn0rs Split By Jason
And Mount Pleasant

The 1857 mathematics contest
for Delaware high schools was won
by the William Jason Comprehen-
sive High School at Georgetown
and the Mount Pleasant High
School, at Wilmington.
The elementary division for stu
dents in junior and senior high
schools who have taken no more
than one year of algebra was won
by the William Jason COmprehen-
siye High School Twenty-three
schools competed in this division.
The advanced division for uppar
year high school students was won
by Mount Pleasant High School.
Twenty-One schools competed in
this division.
The examinations were given in
the schools, in most instances to
complete classes. The top three
papers in each school were used as
the basis for the competition.
Plaques will be presented to the
winning schools and a pin TO the
.op individual in each school.
CONTINUED or page tenl
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03
Students VIII Take
Census In Milford
Miss Jane HersOn, OF Faculty, viii
Direct Students

Starting Saturday, May 4th, a
group of Junior students of the
Milford High School will call at
each home in Milford to secure
census figures. The faculty MEM
Der in charge of this survey is Miss
Jane Herson.
The purpose is two-fold First,
it will enable Council to furnish
the State with an accurate current
population figure, which wiil be
the basis upon which the State will
compute aid to the City of Milford
for the maintenance and surfacing
Of streets within the City limits.
Second, it will provide our school
with vital statistics on the future
educational requirements.
The cooperation of every citizen
is desired so this survey can be
made quickly and accurately. The
benefits derived will more than
compensate for any inconvenience
this survey may cause.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03


Hall, Dover, May End.
Home Demonstration Work is an
adult education program in home
economics for homemakers. 1t is
sponsored by the University of Del
aware Agricultural Extension Ser
vice and the U. S. Department oz
Agriculture.
The program of work is based
first and foremost on the needs of
the hOmemaker. Plans for each
years program are made by the
representatives of the local Home
Demonstration Clubs with the help
of Miss Frances Sboffner, County
Home Demonstration Agent, and
specialists from the University of
Delaware. Miss ShOffner and volun-
teer local leaders provide the in
structiOD for the club meetings.
The reports follow:
Atlanta Home Demonstration
Atlanta III. d. Club:
The Atlanta Home Demonstra-
tion Club of Bridgeville, Delaware,
is twenty-six years old this MAY
In the spring of 1881 ten women
met in a farm home of one of the
members and organized a club un-
der the leadership of Mrs. Laura
Rutherford. They named their club
Epworth-Trinity, but in 1887 the
name was changed to Atlanta. The
club has climbed from a member
ship of 12 TO so members.
The memories of twenty-six
years include handicrafts, trips,
Short Course, ways and means of
enriching our everyday living, and
the wonderful satisfaction of work
ing together in a community.
Mrs. Will Hastings, age 78, and
charter member, expressed her
opinion of what she thought of
Home Demonstration Work-"A
place where women could come to-
gether once a month, learn new
ideas and trade their ideas for
making a richer home life"
We in our club treasure our
Homemakers' Greed because it was
written by former deceased MEM
Der, Mrs. Clarence Nelson.
Continued on page eleven9
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03
Applications
Invited For
Louder Hearn
Fund Benefits
Since 1889 When Trust
Fund Was Created ESQ.
Separate Awards Have.
Been Made By The
Trustee.

The Milford Trust Company,
trustee under will of Louder N.
Hearn, is pleased to again invite
applications for benefits from the
Hearn Educational Fund and the
trustee announces that since 1889
when the trust fund was created
over $50 separate awards have
been made by the trustee for the
assistance of worthy and deserv-
ing white boys and girls of this
community in securing a higher
education.
The following statement is made
by the trustee, which is self-ex-
planatory.
RESOLVED, that The Milford
Trust Company as trustee of the
Hearn Educational Fund, estab-
lished under the will of Louder
N. Hearn, authorizes the follow
ing announcement:
The will of our late townsman,
Louder N. Hearn, provided for a
trust fund, of which The Milford
Trust Company is trustee, to be
known as the Hearn Educational
Fund of which the income is to be
used in helping and assisting the
worthy and deserving white boys
and girls of this vicinity in secur-
ing an education. Mr.. Hearn's will
stipulated that the trustee was to
use its judgment in the distribu-
tiOn of the income so as TO do the
most good.
Pursuant to the terms of this be-
quest The Milford Trust Company
invites applications for the finan-
cial assistance Of the Hearn Edu-
catiOnal Fund from the boye and
girls of this vicinity for the fur
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03
New Jurists
Confirmed By
State Senate
Hon. C. L. Terry Presi-
dent Judge, A. D. Chris
tie, w. J. Storey Resi-
dent Judges.

The Senate Monday afternoon
received and Immediately confirmed
Gov. ]. Caleb Boggs' trio of NOM
nations to Superior Court.
The appointees are:
Kent County Resident Judge
Charles L. Terry, Jr., advanced to
president .,dge of the court and
sworn in ar hour after confrma-
ton by the Senate.
Andrew ID. Christie of Green
vile, chief of the Legislative Ref
erence Bureau, named to the New
Castle County resident judgeship
left vacant with the resignation of
Judge Caleb r. Layton, III.
Former Secretary of State Will
liam J. Storey of Dover, picked for
the Kent County resident judge
ship vacated Monday afternoon by
Judge Terry.
Judge Perry took. the oath of
office as president of the five-judge
court from Associate Supreme
Court Justice Daniel o. Wolcott
in the Senate chamber late Mon
day afternoon.
LII 0OF. DdNlu +. DuChSOn COlu
the Senate that Judge Christie and
Judge Storey will probably not be
sworn in for several days, giving
them time to drop out of cases
they have been handling in their
private practice.
The president judgeship has
been vacant since the resignation
of Judge Charles S. Richards in
January, 1856 The New Castle
County resident judgeship came
open last week when Judge Lay
ton accepted appointment as a
third federal judge for Delaware.
Governor Boggs and the Senate
moved with swift teamwork to fill
the vacancies, consuming only an
continued on page ninel
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03
Ancient Home On :
Display At Dover
Famous LOockerman Bradford
House May Be Visited

One Of the finest family collec-
tions of antique furniture and fur
nishiRgs in everyday use in the
East will be on display in the an
cient Loockerman-Bradford home,
419 South State Street, Dover, on
May i and 5, for the first time in
any of the Old Dover Days Observ-
ances. The outstanding feature of
this display is that the furniture
will be seen where it has been
throughout the generations of the
Loockerman and Bradford fami
lies for more than 200 years.
Another interesting feature is
that the host and hostess will be
Mr.. and Mrs William Bradford who
now live in the home, having re-
Gently moved there from New York
City. Mr.. Bradford is of the eighth
generation of the first Bradford
who came to this Country as a pio
neer colonial printer. He is also
a descendant of the noted Vincent
Loockerman who built the house
Continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03
Local Guardsmen
To Take Training

Youths from Milford. MiSton.
Lincoln, and Greenwood are amoGS
the latest group of Delaware Nat
ional Guard recruits elecJIng 10
take six months active Army duty.
The guaTdsmen will begin their
training next week at Fort Knox.
KY, to be completed October 21.
Those from this area signing up
under the National Guards special
enlistment opportunity, which per.
mits completion of military obliga-
tions with a home guard unH after
CONTINUED on page sIx1
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03
Sussex Democrats
Plan ''Fun For Funds"
Fete VIII Be Held At Georgetown
On May Gath

Sussex County Democratic Com
mittee will hold a Fun for Fund"
dinner and party at Grace Church
Hall, Georgetown, on Friday eve
ming, May gath.
Similar dinners will be held the
same week all over the country.
State and other officials are ex-
pected at the county affair of
which Mrs. Mabel Lambden is gen
eral chairman.
A letter was read at the county
committee meeting Thursday night
at their headquarters from Paul
Butler, chairman of the Democra-
tic National Committee in which
he outlined the purpose of the
event
There will be no speeches and
nothing of a serious trend. There
will be prizes galore" and other
features, among them a national
Continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03
Tall Cedars Talent
Show Here May is
Gala Affair WIN Be Held At New
Milford Theatre

Talent Show, being sponsored
by Evergreen Forest No. 4, Tall
Cedars OF Lebanon at the New Mil
ford Theatre, on Thursday eve
ming, May 18th, at p. m, is one
evening everyone should plan on
attending in advance.
A donation of S1.00 entities one
to enjoy this unusual Talent Show,
which will be a gala affair. Prizes
galore and rs local variety acts.
Come and enjoy this Talent Show
your friends may be the Lucky
Act
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03
Chest X-Ray Set-up
Complete In Kent

The chest x-ray program in Kent
County for 1857 has been complet-
ed except for two locations which
have been scheduled in June. The
schools, industries, institutions,
many organizations and individ-
uals coOperated with the State
Board of Health and Delaware An
ti-TuberculOsis Society to make
this a successful project. These
official agencies extend their thanks
to each and every one of the many
assistants.
Continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03
Milford PTA To
Meet On May 9th
Session win Be Held In LakeView
Avenue School Cafeteria

The regular meeting of the Mil
ford P.T.A will be held at 500
p. m, Wednesday night, May s.
1857, in the Lakeview Avenue
School Cafeteria. The Rev. Mr..
Scherch will offer the invocation.
The usual business meeting will
be conducted. The program for the
evening viii be undeF the direction
Of Mr. Barney Briggs.
Zhe boys of the high school
physical education department will
dive z gym demonstration. Stanley
Ruey, Jack Shaeffer, Roger Hee-
ger, Bobby Walls. Henry Kuratle.
Danny Moore, Larry Wintjen, and
Glen Argo will demonstrate gym
nastics, consisting of tumbIing,
work on the parallel bars, hori-
zontal bars, rings, horse and
ropes.
Ray Marvel and Howard Young
will demonstrate wrestling, a new
sport inaugurated this year.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03
Disabled Folk Should
Check S. S. Benefits

If you are disabled you may need
to take action regarding your So
cial security account. even though
you are not over the age of So
Whether you are so or younger,
the disability freeze provision in
the law can make an important
difference in the amount of your
retirement payments. or in the
amount of payments that would be
due your family in case of your
death.
If you freeze" your record by
Continues on page ninel
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03
Fair Superintendents
Have Been Selected
r.. Edmond Harrington, OF FELTON,,
Heads Racing Division

The Kent and Sussex County
Fair. Inc, released its appoint
ments of superintendents for the
fair in july.
They are as follows: Races-R.
Edmund Harrington; grandstand,
Fulton Downing; domestic arts
building, r. w. Vane: agricultural
building. George Vapaa; machine
ry. r. H. Stafford, Brown P. Thaw-
ley, and ]. Edward Taylor; ladies
department, Mrs. Wallace Hudson.
Mrs. L. H. Rogers, and Mrs. J. A.
Masten; flowers and plants, Mrs.
Clarence Raughley and Mrs. Ruth
Billings: art department, Mrs. W.
w. Shaw. Mrs. John Satterfeld, and
Mrs. r. r. Harrington.
Culinary. Mrs. Allen p. Parsons
and Mrs. Ernest Raughley; chill
dren, Mrs. Leila Hopkins and Mrs.
James Wilson; fruit, George Vapaa
CONTINUED on page SKI
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03

Bull will discuss opportunities
in poultry retailing, cutting costs
with efficient equipment: and pack
aging supplies, equipment, and
Overwrapping methods.
Signs of quality, what grades
anG inspections mean, care in
handling, profit from proper cut
ting, and taking the guesswOrk
out of pricing will be the topics
of Willard T. McAIlister, extension
poultry marketing specialist at the
University.
Neal Wilson of Barbecue King,
Inc, Greenville, S. c.. and Bull
will offer merchandising ideas.
They include fresh poultry dis
plays, promoting frozen poultry,
and barbecuing for bigger volume
continued on page fvel
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03
|. G. Burton Co. Plans
Greatest Car Sale
Tremendous Values VIII Be 0Ier-
ed During Next Few Weeks

Mr.. Irwin 3. Burton, of l. g.
Burton and Co.. Inc, is announc-
ing a tremendous sales campaign
during the next few weeks. This
campaign is part of a big Chevrolet
and Oldsmobile campaign and all
the sales force at I. G. Burton and
Co. will really be pushing to chalk
up a big score for Milford.
During the month of May, they
have quota of so factory-fresh
Chevrolets and Oldsmobiles. In ad-
dition, they hope to keep all the
''trade-ins" on the move. This
means that if you are interested
even remotely in a new or used
car, you would be wise 20 go out to
]. G. Burton and Co, Inc, on the
Rehoboth Highway and see what
they have to cff5r.
Enthusiasm is mounting emong
Mr.. Arch Mills, Mr.. Chuck Wright,
Mr.. Richard KINNEY, Mr. Hayward
CONTINUED on page six)