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Milford chronicle., 1957-03-29
Wesley Players To
Present Play Here
Man Called Peter AT Avenue
Church April 18th

The Mar Called Peter written
by Catherine Marshall portraying
the life OF Peter Marshall, for
mer Chaplain of the u. S. Senate
and pastor of the New York Pres
bytarian Church will be presented
in Avenue Fellowship Hall. We'd
nesday, April II, at 8:15 p. m.
Many people have read the book
and have seen the play filmed and
will be looking forward to seeing
the drama as portrayed by the
Young college students. The play
was presented for two nights in
Dover to very large audiences and
also in Wilmington. 1t will be pre-
sented in Washington at an early
date in April. The play is being
sponsored by Presbyterian Church,
Calvary, Houston and Avenue
Methodist Churches. Donations.
$1.00, students $3.50. All the pro-
ceeds from the play will be given
to Wesley Jr. College. Donations
for the tickets are requested to be
given before Holy Week. No reser-
vations for seats will be given dur
ing the Holy Week period.
Milford chronicle., 1957-03-29
GOO Distributes
Awards To Members
OFFICERS Gave Out Many Awards To
Corps Members

A special meeting of the GOO.
was held this week in the Com
munity Building. The purpose of
this meeting was to distribute
awards to those members deserv-
ing of them.
At 7:15 p. M, the meeting was
called to order by Chief Supervisor
Joe Griffith. He introduced several
officers from the U.SA.F., who
were Major William Blagg, Jr.,
and Sgt. Parmon. They in turn
gave out awards to the following
people:
Chief Observer Wings went to
Wayne Harrington; Post Super
vision Wings to Joe Griffith. Meri-
torious Service Award Certificates
and Medals for Merit Observers
with 100 hours or more were given
to, Joe Griffith, Wayne Harring-
ton, Russell French, Lee Harring-
ton, Roland Wilson, Joe Gooden,
Mike Groverman, Richard Kennedy
and Marshall Gillespie
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Milford chronicle., 1957-03-29
Mrs. Louise Love Of Mil
ford Is Elected Presi-
dent OF Kent And Sus-
sex Group.

At a recent meeting of the Kent
and Sussex Democratic Club, held
at Pocahontas Hall, the following
officers were elected TO serve for
the term of one year: President,
Mrs. Louise Love; Vice President,
Louis Harrington; 2nd Vice Presi-
dent. Ernest G. Macklin; 3rd Vice
President. Freeman Bennett; 4th
Vice President. Rodney Wilson; !;
Secretary and Recording Secretary,
Jon Hill; Treasurer, Mrs. Marian
R. COrder.
The following committees were
appointed: Speakers Committee,
chairman. Elaridge Y. Prettymani
David A. Clements; Membership
Committee, chairman, Mrs. Nora
Donovan, Horace Webb, James R.
Deputy; Publicity, Max r. Corder
Entertainment, chairman, Mrs. Ed
ma Brasure, Mrs Dora Furniss, Mrs
Marjorie Clements; Refreshment
Committee, chairman, Louis Harr-
ington, Mrs. Emma Bennett, Mrs
Jennie Cleaver
The following were selected as
delegates to the annual convention
of the Delaware Federation OF
Democratic Clubs, which is to be
held April 6, 1857, in the field house
of the Dover School: Mrs. Louise
Love, Mrs. Marian r. Corder. Jon
Hill, Eldridge Y. Prettygnan aGo
Howard D. Furniss. Selected as Al
ternates were: Mrs. Dora Furniss
Mrs. Nora Donovan, Mrs. Martha
Prettyman, David A. Clements ant
Max r. Corder.
An increased club membership
was urged and all Democrats o.
the area were invited to attend anC
to participate IL the club activities
Milford chronicle., 1957-03-29
UOnSerV alton
Contracts due
On April 18th
New Schedule Is AnnOun-
ced By State Chairman
Of Conservation George
C. Simpson.

Conservation reserve contracts
farmers to sign to begin in 1857
will become fully effective not later
than April Is, according to George
c. Simpson, chairman of the Del
aware Agricultural Sterilization
and Conservation Committee.
April Is is also the final date
for signing conservation reserve
contracts to begin in 1857.
The time the contract goes into
effect is important, the chairman
explained, because compliance with
the contract requires that the de-
signated conservation reserve not
be grazed or cropped. Unless the
conservation practice has been
started earlier, any livestock graz
ing on the designated conservation
reserve must be removed from
the acreage by April Is.
On farms where the application
of an approved conservation prae-
tice has been started on the desig-
mated conservation reserve before
April Is, the contract goes into
effect when the practice is started
II dIincIo WIN nave 1u oppAOfCN
cover crop on land they intend to
designate for the conservation re-
serve of the Soil Bank may choose
a contract covering as short a
period as three years, according
to Simpson.
Land already having an accept
able cover may also be included
in conservation reserve contracts
running for five or 10 years. Land
on which the cover crop must be
established after the contract is
signed can be included only in con-
tracts for five or 10-year periods.
Farmers electing five or 10-year
contracts have a wider selection
in designating their conservation
reserve, since they can include
land having a cover as well as
land on which the cover crop is
yet to be established.
Milford chronicle., 1957-03-29
Greenwood Alumni
Group Meets April 6
John Annett is President OF The
School Group

John Annett, President of the
Greenwood High School Alumni
Association, announced today that
the Association would enjoy its
annual banquet Saturday, April
9Th.
Ed Unger, of fredericksburg, Md,
will be master of ceremonies.
A fine turkey dinner will be
served under the direction of Mrs.
Ellis Meyers.
Special acts from Philadelphia
will provide the entertainment.
Featured will be Dan Disidino,
concert accordionist, and the fam
Gus Rudy Saxon, mentalist.
Music for the dance to follow
will be furnished by the Sky Roc
ketoers under the direction of Phil
Ia, lor.
.ar. Annett hopes all members of
the Association will be on hand for
what certainly gives promise of be-
ing an entertaining evening.
Milford chronicle., 1957-03-29
Dover WSCS
Group Held
Meeting Here
On Wednesday
Large Group OF Dover
District Women Were
Present For All Day
Session AT Calvary
Methodist Church.

Between four and five hundred
members of Dover District Wo-
mans. Society of Christian Ser
rice filled the new sanctuary of
calvary Methodist Church on We'd
aesday for the annual spring meet
ang which began at ten O'Clock.
Mrs. Granville Tyndall, the presi-
lent, presided at both sessions of
he day. The election of new Off
GERS for the coming two years took
1lace. during the afternoon and
we're installed by the Conference
PRESIDENT, Mrs. Earl Sylvester.
rhey were as follows: President,
Mrs. Granville Tyndall of Reho-
both; Vice President, Mrs. Donzel
:. Wildey of Dover; Recording
Secretary, Mrs. Ira Doyle of Re-
1oboth; Treasurer, Mrs. Harry
McSherry, Dover; Promotion Sec
~etary, Mrs. Ralph Reed, Milton:
Missionary Education and Service.
Mrs. Edward Dorey, Millsboro;
Spiritual Life, Mrs. Ray Mears,
Seaford: Christian Social Rela-
ions, Mrs. Emory Hedgecock, Har-
rington; Student Work, Mrs. Will
lam Sterling, Dover; Youth Work.
Mrs. Edgar Timmons, Millsboro;
Ghildren's Work, DIR. Elizabeth Al
EN-: Supply, Mrs. Elwood Gruwell.
Telton; Status of Women, Mrs.
Huntley Topper, Milford; Literature
and Publications. Mrs. Elwood Cur
rev, Milton: Missionary Personnel.
Mrs. Douglas Milbury.
The guest sneaker of the after
noon was Miss Fay Tucker of
Ocean Grove, N J.. who took as
her snhiect Bridges for His
Stems" in which she sDoke of the
many ways of helping with the
work of the local society, the basis
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Milford chronicle., 1957-03-29
Stock Car Races
Start This Sunday
Georgetown Raceway VIII Be The
Scene Of Seasons Opener

Stock car racing modified,
sportsmen, and hobby-will get the
81 season officially under way at
the Georgetown Speedway this
Sunday, March 81. Headlining this
first in a series of daylight pro-
grams is q 35-lap Feature Champ
ionship worth double points to all
participants. Preceding this extra
large main attraction will be the
usual three qualifying races, plus
consolation, and special hobby bat
tie, which is always good for sew
eral crowd pleasing thrills. The
entire program will be under the
NASCAR banner and will start
promptly at 2:30 p. m.
Several newly built stock cars
were on hand for practice last
Sunday including, in the modified
ranks, Ed Lindsey, Randallstown.
Md: Karl Henderson, Annapolis,
Md; and a fully modified DeSoto
owned by Hugh Paynter of Reh0-
both. Paynter has yet to annoance
his selection Of driver. Present
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pressways-even for colonial traf-
fic.
Soon after he landed at New Cas-
tie 275 years ago this year, Penn
ordered the laying out of the town
of Dover and specifically stated
that the high (or main) street
should be $50 feet wide.
In present terms, a right-Of-way
$50 feet would mean a dual high
way with three lanes each, a so
foot mall and about six more feet
outside the shoulders of the high
way.
And going even further, in COM
parison, it is interesting to note
that Wilmington's West Fourth
Street-one of the widest streets
in this eity-ranges from 81 to 81
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State Sheepnen To
Have Lamb Pools

Delaware sheep growers voted
to organize pool for market
lambs at their regular meeting
last Tuesday. Market days will be
on Wednesday. The minimum pool
load will be so lambs, the maximum
load in each shipment 13O lambs
Plans are being completed by John
McQuail, lamb committee chairman
Bert Willis of Milford presented
a very attractive proposition for
handling the market lambs. He
represents Eskay Packing Com
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Gov. ]. c. Boggs To
Address COP Club
Chief Executive Will Be
Principal Speaker At
First Representative
Club Thursday, April
18th.

Governor j. Caleb Boggs will be
the principal speaker when the
First Representative District Re-
publican Club holds its monthly
meeting, here, at the Milford
Grange Hall, Thursday, April 18th.
Because of tile prominence of the
speaker, the meeting will be open
to all Republican and Independent
voters of the area.
Shortly after the organization
of the local COP. Club last Fall,
Governor Boggs, then candidate
for reelection, was the principal
speaker at a rally sponsored by the
club. Pleased with his reception
here and club members activity in
support of his candidacy, Governor
Boggs promised to return for some
future meeting of the club. Other
commitments for same dates as
club meetings resulted in postpone
ment of Governor Boggs reappear-
ance here until the clubs April
meeting.
While Governor Boggs will not
appear until around $3.50, the club
meeting will get under way at s
D. m. to allow time for disposition
of regular club business. Also, dur
ing the course of the evenings pro-
gram. Representative John Keller
will report to his constituents on
proceedings of the 119th General
Assembly; at the March meeting of
TIE Club, Representative Keller
ana Representative Harvey Spicer,
TIE latter of Sussex's Ninth Dis
trict, gave well received reports on
legislation then pending in the
Legislature.
Refreshments will be served at
the close of the meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1957-03-29
Alvin Huey Doing
Well At University
Milford Graduate Has Excellent
Chance To Make The Varsity

Alvin Huey, a Milford grad
uate who won three consecutive
high school letters in both track
and football, has continued his
athletic success in the same sports
at the University of Delaware.
Huey, who played as regular
right end for the Delaware fresh
man gridders in 1856, has made a
strong bid for a varsity end posi-
tion in the spring practice recent
ly completed by the Blue Hens at
Newark
A fair pass receiver with a frosh
record of three receptions for an
average 33 yards per play, Huey
scored one touchdown for the Hen
yearlings last fall and shone as a
tough man to get around. A similar
performance in spring practice has
won the attention of head football
coach Dave Nelson, and the Milford
athlete stands a good chance to OPP
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Milford chronicle., 1957-03-29
Future Teachers To
Meet AT University
Session VIII Be Conducted At
College Next Thursday

The first statewide meeting of
the Future Teachers of America
will be held at the University of
Delaware on Thursday, April 4, it
was announced today by Dr. Eliza
beth Lloyd and Gordon C. Godbey.
campus coordinators of the pro-
gram.
More than 275 reservations al
ready have been received and ad-
ditional students are expected. All
Delaware high schools have been
invited to send their existing chap
ters or those students hoping to
form chapters in the immediate flu
ture.
Five organizations, the AAUW,
DASA, the DSEA, the University
of Delaware, and Delta Kappa
Gamma, honorary society for wo-
men teachers, are co-sponsors of
the conference which has as its
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Milford chronicle., 1957-03-29
Harold WeIch NetU
Head Of Local VFW
Former Milf0rdian Is Un-
animous Cs.aOice Of
Blue Hen Post

Harold r. Welch, Jr., National
Guard officer and World War III
veteran, was the unanimous choice
for commander at the Annual Elec-
ton of Blue Hen Post No. 6483,
g.F.W., at the V.F.W. Post Home,
here, Tuesday evening.
A former Milfordian, now re-
siding in nearby Harrington, Com
mander- Elect Welch has previous
ly served the local V.FW. unit as
junior vice commander and senior
vice commander, and has been act
ing in the capacity of commander
since the departure of Comdr
Charles G. Kicker for Labrador
Welch saw overseas service with
the U. 6. Army during World War
III, and currently holds the rank
of warrant officer in the Delaware
National Guard
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eighty-fifth year, having been be-
gun by a proclamation by the Gov
ernor of Nebraska in 1872.
This year also marks the 125th
anniversary of the founder of Ar
Dor Day. Sterling Morton-who
was born in Adams, Jefferson
County, New York on April %,
1892.
Governor Boggs said that it is
important to all of us TO see our
natural resources preserved and
have the added beauty of trees and
flowers on our premises and in our
parks and public places"
The proclamation follows:
WHEREAS, the Governor of Del
aware is authorized by its statutes
TO set aside one day annually as
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Milford chronicle., 1957-03-29
Plans For Opening Gun
In Campaign To Raise
S500,G2o Is Announced
By Chairman w. B.
Simpson.

A kickoff dinner for the Wesley
Junior College Development Fund
will be held at South Dover Ele-
mentary School on Saturday eve
ming, April 13, DR.. William B.
Simpson, campaign chairman an
nounced today.
The dinner, which will be at
tended by more than 400 campaign
leaders and workers, will mark the
official opening of a drive for $780,
000 for development of the Dover
junior college, The affair is under
the direction &C Mrs. Albert w.
Holmes, of Dover. chairman of ar
rangements for the campaign.
Among. the featured speakers of
the evening is former U. S. Repre-
sentative George S. Williams, of
MillsborO.
The development program, for
Wesley College, recently announc-
ed, is designed to provide improved
facilities to the college to accom-
modate 200 resident students. Plans
include a new $265,O00 women's
dormitory for so women, a $4,000
capital Improvement program to
the mems dormitory, 100000 for
modernization of "Old Main" for
modern classrooms and labora-
tories, repayment of loans on capi-
tai improvements already made to
the institution, and other improve
ments.
The kickoff dinner will lead into
the last phase of the development
fund program, the general solicita-
tion of funds. Special gifts solicita-
! tion has been under way for several
weeks. 1t is expected that the re-
port of the special gifts committee
will be one of the features of the
evening.
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Milford chronicle., 1957-03-29
MethOdism S
W Ii IN c S S G S
To Conclude
Effort Here
Final Service OF Series
Held Ali This Week AT
Calvary M e t h cd S t
Church Will Be Held
This Evening.

Methodism's United Witness will
be concluded tonight, Friday. March
29, as the final service is held at
the Calvary Methodist Church in
Milford. The Rev. Leslie j. Ross
of Nashville, Tenn, will speak on
the subject Behold, the Lamb of
Cod.
Mr.. Willard Hickman, chairman,
reports that the participation has
been fine throughout the program.
Informal reports indicate several
hundred commitments to Christ
and church membership in the par
ticipating churches. Most of these
commitments were achieved thru
the opening phases of the Witnee
as laymen visited in the homes of
the prospective members.
The public services at Calvary
Church have been well attended
throughout the week. The pastors
the opening phases of the Witness
program rs a whole has not only
brought new people into the life
of the churches, but has done much
to improve the spiritual commit
menJ OF many Oh lhe regular uieh-
bers of the church.
Music for the services has been
a vital part of the order of wor-
ship. Mrs. A. G.. Davidson was the
choir director, Mrs. Alice Barber,
Miss Carolee Green and Mrs. Mar
garet Hart Clark shared in play
ing the organ and Peggy Vaughn
was at the piano. The choir was
directed during the week by Mrs.
Willard Hickman, Mrs. John Glib
son and Mrs. Robert Green. Con-
gregational singing was led by the
Rev. Joseph Vaughn with the min
listers of the participating churches
sharing in the general leadership
of the services. Ushering has been
under the direction of Mr.. w. III.
Jump.
Milford chronicle., 1957-03-29
Mayer w. f. Murphy
Cited BY Council
Tity's Chief Executive Has Worked
For Municipal Aid Bill

Warm praise and a unanimous
vote of thanks were given to Mayor
William r. Murphy at Tuesday
evenings City Council meeting for
his work in the Delaware legisla-
tive halls in promoting the status
of the municipal aid bill which
would permit towns of the state
to share in monies collected for
gas taxes.
The Mayor outlined a few pro-
visions of the bill explained it
had already passed the house and
was now being held up in Sem
ate committee.
Under terms of the bill, which
would reward towns in accordance
with the humber Of miles of roads
they had to maintain and also in
proportion to recent aid received
from the Delaware Highway De-
partment, Milford would receive
the second biggest sum of any
Delaware community.
Mayor Murphy frequent visitor
at the legislature, where he keeps
pressing the bill said that while
the bill was not frozen" in a Sen
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Milford chronicle., 1957-03-29
Sussex District
Scouts Election
VIM. B. Wagamon, Jr., Is
Unanimous Choice For
Area Chairman

William B. Wagamon, Jr., was
elected chairman of Sussex Dis
trict, Boy Scouts, at the annual
dinner in Grace Church Hall at
Georgetown, recently.
He succeeds j. Frank Gordy, of
Georgetown.
Three vice-chairmen were chos-
en- this year, one from each sec
ton of the county. They are: Will
liam Spotswood, Seaford; William
A. Carter, Millsboro, and DR.. James
Beebe, Jr., Lewes. Mr.. Wagamon
was the previous vice chairman.
Peter Prater, Seaford, was re-
elected district commissioner for
1957-5S, and assistant district
were reelected as
follows: Robert Sherman, western
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Milford chronicle., 1957-03-29
Small Vessel Folk
To Meet April 5th
VIII Take Action On Recent Coast
Guard Regulations

Harry Lackhove, formerly a
teacher in the Georgetown School
and now teaching at Christiana
Hundred, has announced that the
Delaware Association of Small
Passenger Carrying Vessels of
which he is president, will meet
Friday, April 5, at Bowers Beach,
to take action on recent rulings
of the Coast Guard.
Mr.. Lackhove set forth what the
proposed regulations, effective
Jan. /, 1855, will force the small
passenger boats either out of busi-
ness or into the situation where
they will refuse to carry more than
six passengers.
Mr.. Lackhove said that his or
ganization has a membership of
$50 from Delaware City and points
north down through the Mispillion
area, Bowers Beach, Lewes, the
Indian River and other points.
He said that his organization
believes that there should be some
regulations for the sake of safety
but that the rules proposed are
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Milford chronicle., 1957-03-29
GOU. BOggs Accepts
1867 Cancer AyUard
States Chief Executive
Pr0claims April Cancer
Control Month

In accepting the 1857 American
Cancer Society Award, Governor
j. Caleb Boggs, today urged all
Delawareans to Fight Cancer
with a Checkup and a Check, and
proclaimed April as Cancer Con-
troll Month" in Delaware.
The award, suitably inscribed
plaque, cited Governor Boggs for
his outstanding service to the
cause of cancer control" The pre-
sentation was made by ]. Henry
Topkis, Jr., state chairman for the
1857 Cancer Crusade.
In a proclamation issued from
his executive offices at Dover, Gov
ernor Boggs called attention to the
fact that, while more than $4,000
Americans were reclaimed from
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Milford chronicle., 1957-03-29
S. 5. Institutes To
Be Held In State

A series of Social Security in
stitutes for both State and local
political sub division officers
throughout Delaware will be con-
Quoted next week with participa-
tion of Federal Social Security
officials, it was announced today
by Robert A. Heaiy, State Social
Security Director, State Tax De-
partment
The first meeting will be held in
the City Council Chambers, Public
Building, Wilmington, at 200 p. m,
Continued on page threel
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Two Milford Youths
Join u. s. Marines

William r. Draper, son of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Clyde Draper, 410 Mar
shall Street, Milford, and Richard
j. Watkins, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arlie Watkins of 40 North Wash
ington Street, Milford, enlisted in
the 10th Rifle Company, United
States Marine Corps Reserve, We'd
nesday night, March 27, Captain
Robert F. Massaferi, Platoon Com
mander of the Dover Platoon an
nounced today.
Both young men are seventeen
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Milford chronicle., 1957-03-29

an increase of So per cent for that
period.
During February, 571 ,266 vehicles
used the Delaware-New Jersey
bridge as compared to 553,402 in
February 1856. or 1864 more We
hicles of all kinds. Passenger We
hicles were up to 21,318 while there
was a decrease of 1924 trucks for
the shortest month of the year.
There were also $50 fewer nom
revenue vehicles than during the
corresponding month in 1856.
There was a three per cent in
crease in revenue for February
when total collections amounted
to $499 1857. SO as compared to $4S4,-
66273 in 1856, Mr. Horty says.
Thus revenue was up s17.704.93.
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State Al Winners
Have Been Selected
Nine Members Have Been Cited
For Club Project Work

Nine All Club members from
Kent and Sussex Counties have
been named state winners for out
standing club project work.
Wayne Bath, acting state All
Club leader, said the Negro win
ners will be presented with awards
at local club meetings. The awards
will be provided by the National
Committee on Boys and Girls Club
Work in cooperation with several
companies.
Winners of $50 U. S. Savings
Bonds and their projects are Miss
Delema Burris, FELTON,, clothing;
Miss Phyllis Hayes, Greenwood,
dress revue; Frederic Minus, Wood
side, electricity; Miss Martha Jean
Harrington, food prep
aration; Theodore Quail, Jr.
Greenwood, garden; Miss Virginia
Waters. Greenwood, home improve
CONTINUED on page nine)
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Open House At
Sussex Trust Co.
Gala Affair At Rehehoth VIII Be
Held This Evening

Plans are completed for the
Open House Program of The Sus-
sex Trust Company, Rehoboth
Beach, Delaware, Friday, March
29, 1857, from 7 to p. m. in cele-
bration of their new bank build
ing. The public is extended a cor
dial invitation to inspect this most
modern banking house which, fully
equipped will cost approximately
One Hundred and fifty thousand
dollars.
Employees will be present to
explain the many bank facilities
and services, and 10 answer any
questions on banking procedures.
Representative of the various
business machine companies will
demonstrate their products and
show how they fit into the pattern
of efficient bank operations.
CONTINUED on page five,