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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1957-06-28
.Legrons Heads VIII
Be Installed 1t
ilrningfon, July 2
CHRONICLE, STORES,
BANKS WILL BE
CLOSED JULY 4TH

The work rooms and bust
ness Office of the Milford
Chronicle Publishing Com
pany will be closed all day
Thursday. July 4th, in OBJ
servance of the July 4th
holiday.
All persons sending or
calling in classified ads. dis
play ads or news items,
shcdld have same in by
Tuesday noon.
While no extensive pro-
gram has been set-up for the
observance of the nations
greatst holiday, the various
veterans organizations and
their respective auxiIiaries
are hoping that merchants
and citizens alike will fly
"Old Glory" on Thursday.
The Milford stores, two
banks, and manufacturing
plants will be closed all day
Thursday in making the OBJ
servauce, but the majority
of the local stores will be
open all day Wednesday,
July 3rd.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1957-06-28
GOO Trailer Was
Visited By 1900
Famous "Sky-O-Rama" Completes
13.Week State Tour

The "Sky-O-Rama" trailer of the
Delaware Ground Observer Corps,
which recently concluded thir-
teen-week tour of the state, was
visited by more than 1000 persons
during that period.
Major William e. Blagg, Air
Force GOO Coordinator for Della
ware, said the trailer made stop
overs of one day or more at a doz-
en- of the states cities, towns and
communities.
It's last official appearance was
at the Delmarva Chicken Festival
at Laurel. At that event alone, Ma
jor Blagg reported, more than l.
500 persons were shown through
the trailer.
Although the primary purpose
of the trailer's tour was to acquaint
Delaware citizens with the role of
the GOO in helping to guard the
nations skies and not recruiting,
nearly SO persons signed. up as vol
unteer plane spoilers in the GOO
program.
In addition to the chicken festi-
val, another highlight of the tour
was a stopover for the trailer at
CONTINUED on page nine)
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Special Inducement
On NM Tractors
Free Sewing Machines Are Being
Offered By Dealers

The world famous MN tractor
4iae, manufactured by Minneapolis
Moline, is being sold in Delaware
now by John H. Annett & Sons,
Staytonsville, and James H. Rax-
ter, Jr., Millsbor0 Road, George
town, Del.
The MN is one of the Oldest and
most reliable farm equipment
manufacturers in the country.
Some MN 'firsts" are: First en-
gineered farm tractor (1919), first
all steel thresher, first tractors
factory equipped for LIP Gas, firs3
light weight big capacity combine,
first self propelled farming sys-
tenn, and first high compression
tractor.
If farmer buys tractor, either
335 or AS, his wife receives free a
$4,000 White portable electric
sewing machine. If a farmer buys
335 or 445 and an implement to go
with it, she viii receive a $4,000
White portable electric zig-zag
sewing machine. Machines are on
Continued on pare sikh
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Legislature
Has Adjourned
With Many
Bills Pending
SOlOns Set January 9Th
AS Tentative Return
Date However Many
Think Group Will Meet
Sooner.

The 1857 General Assembly quit
-ostensibly till January--about
$3.50 Tuesday morning following
a contrary-minded all-night ses-
sion in which it failed to approve
multi-million dollar bond issues for
schools, highways, and new build
ings for state agencies.
The bond bills weren't the only
measures sidetracked or fatty de-
feated in the grueiing session
but they were standouts because
both Democrats and Republicans
had tabled them as must" items
only a few hours earlier.
A drastically cut version OF the
school bond bill was beaten in the
Senate, and the House turned
down the omnibus measure a few
minutes before adjOnrning-the
Senate followed suit two minutes
later-at 6.38 a. m. The $22,OOO,-
600 highway bond bill never reach
ed a vote in the House.
Defeated In the House were the
Anti-Gambling Bill (the second
time in less than week the House
has spurned this measure); the
Cape May-Lewes Ferry Bill, the
Dog Racing Bill; the Milk Price
Control Bill, and the proposal to
give all state judges a $4,000 an
nual raise.
The Senate wasn't as Tought In
its treatment Of 5Iils-it Simply
didn't handle tbsm. Left without
a vote were several measures the
Republicans he'd insisted upon az
the price Of their cooperation or
CONTINUED on page twelve)
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Telephone Company
Files For NeIU Rates
Residence And Business
Service Throughout State
Will Be Affected

The Diamond State Telephone
Company has filed new tariffs with
the Public Service Commission at
Dover providing for general rate
increases for residence and BUSH
ness service throughout the state.
The rates are to become effec-
tive July 21.
The average increase for resi-
dence subscribers will be approx
mately three cents a day.
In its petition to the Commits
sion the company stated that the
proposed increases are necessary
to enable it to pay its operating
expenses and taxes, to pay interest
and dividends upon its outstanding
capital obligations, and to obtain
on reasonable terms the additional
capital needed to finance the con-
structioR required in Delaware
during the immediate future"
continued on page tenl
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identification, thus began his series
of adventures by apprehending the
mythical Cavendish gang in the
early days Of the frontier.
The Lone Ranger programs, now
playing to a third generation, have
always stressed the fact that young
people of America owe much to
their ancestors, and to pay this
debt, they must maintain their
heritage and pass it on to their
descendants.
He has constantly pointed out
as accurately as possible, the hard
ships that were endured with cour-
age, and the determination our an
cestors showed under trying con-
ditions.
The Lone Ranger, who will be
Continued on page tenl
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New Hospital
Will
Monday
Addition To Local Insti-
tuition Came From
The Trustees OF The
Ford Foundation.

On Monday, July 1, 1867, the
Milford Memorial Hospital will
officially commence operation in
it's new laundry. This latest addi-
ton to the ever expanding facili-
ties Of our local hospital was the
direct result of the progressive
thinking of the Board of Trustees
81 the Ford Foundation. The total
cost of the project came from the
Ford grant made to the hospital
under the Foundations $200,000,-
900 hospital program which was
announced in December of 1855.
Our hospital was one of 5000 vol
untary non-profit, Q-governmen-
tai hospitals in the United States
and its possessions which received
such grants. They were given for
the extension of any program OF
Improvement of hospital service
The fund could be used for: 1
Improvement Of or addition to IA
cilities or service. 2. Addition to
or training of personnel. 3. Re-
search.
In announcing completion of the
new laundry Dullulng, y. K. LO-
REM, Administrator of the hospi-
tai, stated, This was one of the
most vitality needed additions to
our hospital since completion OF
the new wing and Nurses Resi-
dence in 1853"
The building is of cinder block
and brick construction, matching
- =
the hospital grounds. 1t was de.
signed by Calvin Clendaniel OF
Lincoln, Delaware. John L. Briggs
& Co., of Georgetown, were the
general contractors.
The equipment, the latest design
Of the American Laundry Machine
Company, includes a new washer
Continued on page flYe)
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Education Director
At Church OF God
VIII Assist Rev. w. E. TuIl With
The Church Program

Rev. w. E. Tull announces the
arrival of ]. Martin Baldree, Jr.,
as Christian Education Director
at the Milford Church of God,
North Walnut Street. Mr.. Baldree
arrived from Florida on June 20
where he had been visiting at the
home of his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
j. NJ. Baldree, ST., in Winter Hav-
en- Mr.. Baldree's father pastors
the West Winter Haven Church of
God. Mrs. Leon E. Donovan of Mil
ford is the twin sister of Mr. Bal
dree.
Preceding his trip to Florida,
Mr.. BaIdree had been living in
Fort. Worth, Texas, for two years
where he was enrolled in the
School of Religious Education at
the Southwestern Baptist Theo-
logical Seminary. On May II,
1857, he received his Master of
Religious Education degree.
Mr.. Baldree served four years
in the u. S. Navy after completing
his junior college work at Lee
College, a Church of God college
Continued on page flve)
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Laurel Woman Wins
Poultry Contest

Winner of the Poultry and Egg
National Boards why 1 Serve
Chicken Contest" is Mrs David B.
Joseph, r. ID. No. 1, Laurel, Del
aware. Officials of the Delmarva
Poultry Industry, Inc, will present
her with the prize, a dozen. Del
marvellous chickens, in the near
future.
Nearly 500 people filed out con-
test blanks at the Poultry and Egg
National Board booth during the
10th DelmaFva Chicken Festival at
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Delmarva Poultry
Queens Visit Center
Enjoyed Special Fefe At q. S. Ag
Center At BeltsYille, Md.

Delmarva's five poultry queens
visited the huge U. S. Department
of Agriculture research center at
Beltsville, Md, recently, to play
host to $50 of the nations leading
radio and TV commentators at a
chicken barbecue by the Delmarve
Poultry Industry, Inc.
Occasion was a special lunche on
at the Log Cabin Inn on the Belts
vile Research Center for the Nat
ional Association of TelevisioH and
Radio Farm Directors who are
holding their annual weekly meet
ing this week in Washington. D. G.
A bus tour of the Center for the
NATRFD members from all parts
of the U. S. preceded the luncheon.
AS one of their first official du-
ties since being chosen poultry
queens at the Delmarva Chicken
Festival in Laurel last week, Miss
Delmarva x, Connie Phillips of
Berlin, Md. Miss Delaware, Janice
Grain of Georgetown; Miss Vir-
ginia, Joan Fluharty of Parksley,
Va; Miss Personality, Joyce FL
lott of Bridgeville, DEL; and, Miss
Popularity, Nancy Barlow of Oman
cock, Va, greeted the -TV and radio
guests, helped them put on special
Delmarvalous bibs for the barbe-
cue, had their pictures taken with
many o. the guests on request, and
eirculat ed among the guests at the
Log Calm mn offering them sec
Onds of chicken from huge platters.
In addition to the NATRFD
members, many u. S. Department
of Agriculture officials attended
the luncheon. including DR.. T. C.
Byerly, head of poultry and animal
husbandry work for the federal
government. He praised the Del
marva poultry industry as out
continued on page six)
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Presbyterian Bible
School Program
Will. Be Presented In Sabbath
School This Coming Sunday

Sunday morning, June 30th, the
Daily Vacation Bible School of the
Presbyterian Church will present
a special program at the Sunday
School hour, 9:45 a. m.
All departments, including nur-
sery, kindergarten, primary, jun
ior and intermediate will partici-
pate and hand work completed at
the school sessions will be on dis
play.
Mrs. Winfield Conard has been
general superintendent for a most
successful Bible School based on
the tn enc Pioneering with
Christ
Department leaders were Mrs.
Alfred ]. Shea, Mrs. Howard Dut-
ton, Mrs. David Stills. Jr., Mrs. Hal
lett Vineyard and Mrs. Henry Aus
tin.
Miss Eleanor PretCyman of the
primary department recently COM
pleted two years of Bible study
at Bob Jones University and will
give special assistance to Sundays
program.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1957-06-28
Milton Now
Planning For
A yer drY
During August
August 2, 8, And A Have
Been Set Aside For
Sesqui-C Centennial OBJ
servatiOn In Sussex
Town.

The little town of Milton, which
lies between Routes IA and 113 in
rural Sussex County, is primed for
one of the biggest events IN its
eventful history.
On August 2, 8 and 4 the COM
munity of some 1900 people will
mark it's 150th anniversary or ses-
qui-centennial with all the fervoI
that a small town can place into
such an event.
The community had its begin
ming on April 20, 1886, when a
thousand-acre tract of land was
patented to James Gray under the
name of Milford. Since then II
has been known by at least a hall
dozen other designations, including
Osborne's Landing, COnwell's
Landing, Upper Landing and final
ly, head of BroadkiIn. Then on
February 8, 1907, there was an aci
passed by the General Assembly
of Delaware which gave the com
munity it's present name of Mil
ton. 1t was so named for the poet
John Milton, according to Scharf's
History of Delaware.
This is the anniversary year
which Milton will celebrate come
August. There will be a baby par
ade, a gigantic" street parade
fireworks, outdoor contests fol
young and old-and of course 9
homecoming was once 8
popular annual feature in the area
Postmaster Howard Carey is
chairman of the three-day event
and along with his fellow towns
men has an ABE Lincoln" beard
well sprouted. The beard idea was
chosen as a means of publicity
CONTINUED on page ten)
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Bill Convey, Is
appointed 70
Highway Board
By Governor
Former Seaford Scion Is
Named To Commission
To Succeed Dial Culver;
Other Appointments
Made.

Governor ]. Caleb Boggs this
week nominated former State Sen
at0r William o. Convey of Seaford
as a member of the State Highway
Department succeeding Dallas Gull
yer, also of Seaford, whose term
has expired.
The nomination was one in a
series sent to the Senate for con-
firmation late Monday afternoon.
Also on the list was the nominS :
ton of Elxood F. Nelson for re-
appointment as judge of the New
Castle County Family Court.
Mr.. Coyey, whose four-year term
in the Senate expired last fall, is a
food wholesaler and a Republican.
The appointment is for a term ex-
piring May 1, 1862. Mr.. Culver is a
Democrat
Judge Nelson's reappoiDtment is
for a 12-year term, expiring July
2, 1869.
Mr.. Covey's nomination was
passed over and he was not con-
firmed in the closing hours of the
session.
Because of a twist in the State
Highway Commission statute, Mr..
Covey will not replace the man
Governor Boggs chose him to re-
place-Dallas d. Culver of Seaford
until his nomination is confirm
ed. In many state agencies, the in
eumbent must move out as soon as
his term expires and his successor
frmation-as long as the Senate
doesn't reject his appointment.
Other nominations subject to
Senate confirmation, which were
sent down from the Governors off
ice are three magistrates assign
ments-all for four-year terms.
Mr.. Nelson was confirmed.
Continued On maze eIayenl
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Soil District Enters
Conservation Program

Sussex County Soil Conservation
District has entered the national
Soil Conservation Awards pro-
gram sponsored by The Goodyear
Tire & Rubber Company of Akron.
Ohio. it was announced today by
District Chairman Alden Short, of
Georgetown.
Members Of Sussex District will
compete against other Soil Con-
servatlon Districts in the state.
Non-parIisian judging committees,
selected from Delaware's outstand-
Continued on page tenl
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Fred Creenly
New Master OF
Temple Lodge
Harrington Resident I'm
animOus Choice Of Ma
sonic Group; Installa-
ton Held Recently.

Fred B. .Greenly, Jr., of Har-
rington, was installed as Worship
iul Master of Temple Lodge No. 8,
AT. & AM, at the regular meet
ing June q, 1857. Mr.. Greenly is
the son of Mrs. Mary NJ. and the
late Fred B. Greenly, ST., of Har-
rington. He is married to the for
mer Miss Betty Pooly of Jackson
vile, Florida, and is the father OF
three sons. Mr.. Greenly is engaged
in poultry raising, operating q
large poultry and turkey farm be-
tween Harrington and FELTON,. Mr.
Greenly is a membr of Asbury
Methodist Church of Harrington
a stockholder and director of the
Kent and Sussex County Fair As
ISOLATION and a past president OF
the Lions Club of Harrington. He
is graduate of the Harrington
Public Schools and served his
country in the Navy in 1944-1946
during which tine he served as
Navy electrical a. ittion instructor
In 1954-1955, he served as Kent
County Levy Ccdrt Commissioner
Other than being a member Of
Temple Lodge No. 9, he is a 81
degree Mason, member of the Del
aware Consistory, Shriner, mem
Der of Boumi Temple AAONMS Of
Baltimore, Evergreen Forest No
40. tel, and the Square anC
Shield Club of Delaware.
Other officers installed were
Charles o. Gleason, Senior War
den: Henry Kuratle, Jr., Junior
Warden; pm: Eugene NJ. SHARP
Jr., Secretary; Pm: Edwin P
Messick, Treasurer; Ward T
Hitch, Senior Deacon; Chester G
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Illegal To Sell Caps
Now For Cap Pistols
Warning 10 Sellers, Purchasers,
Comes From Fire Marshal

1t is illegal in the State of Del
aware to sell caps for cap pistols,
which were once among major
items as noise-makers for the cele-
Oration of Independence Day.
This warning comes from Act
ing State Fire Marshal William R.
Fayinger, who said he had been
queried on the subject recently.
Mr.. Favinger said that his inter-
oretation of the state law regard
ing sale of fireworks has been up
leld in recent ruling by Attorney
General Joseph Donald Craven who
wrote on May 20 as follows: You
are. correct in your Interpretation
hat the word cap" in Title 16,
Section 1902 delaware Code)
means rolled caps for cap pistols.
Yea should continue to inform peo-
pie that they should not be sold in
this state"
Continued on page nine)
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4-H Club agents
Lists Fair Classes
Sussex County MembelS WIN Have
Plenty OF Chances IT, Compete

Sussex County 4-H Club mem
bers~wiIl have plenty Of opportuni-
~ to compete in the various events
az the Kent-Sussex Fair to be held
in Harrington July 22-37, reports
All Club Agent Bernariine Cole
man.
There are 1873 classes in the All
Club division alone, plus a number
of classes in livestock aud poultry
which are open to club members.
There will be judging contests in
poultry, livestock, vegetables, foods
and clothing; exhibits in foods,
clothing, crafts, home improve
ment and entomology; demonstra-
tions in foods, clothing, home beau
LITIGATION, dairy, livestock and poul-
try production, soil and water con-
servation, vegetables, and tractor
maintenance. There will be a feed
er pig roundup and a state tractor
operators contest In addition,
there are Junior divisions in all
cattle classes, as well as in swine,
poultry and sheep.
continued on page nine)
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Car, Truck Fleets
Set Safety Record

Seventeen car and truck fleets
out of the IS taking part in the
Inter Fleet Safety Contest spon-
sOred by the Delaware Safety
Council got through the first four
months of this year without an ac-
cident, but the other fleets had a
total of 120 accidents, with five
dropping from the accident-free
list in April.
The first four months results of
the contest were announced yes
terday by Dorsey B. Kinnamon,
Continued on page temp
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another major stakes offering top
ping the final program. That is the
S25, 900 added Sussex Turf Handi-
cap, jaunt of mile and three fur
longs on the grass course. Need
less to say, the Sussex brings to-
gether the best of the grass cut
tiers" in the east for the most i'm
portant turf course race of the sea-
son. The favorite for this one may
well be the English-bred Akbar
Khan, who set new turf course
time records in Delaware Parks
Brandywine and Suffolk Downs
John R. Macomber Handicaps.
Delaware Handicap Day will in
clude band music before and dur
ing the races by the Delaware Nat
iOnal Guard. The big race itself
Continued on page tenl
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The meeting will open at 10 a.
m. in Court Room No. 1, U. S. Dis
trict Court House. Ninth and Mar
ket Streets.
The Cooperative has warned its
several thousand members in Penn
sylvania, New Jersey, Maryland,
and Delaware that if Order 81,
which regulates the area, is sus-
pended, producers outside of
Pennsylvania may suffer a drastic
price decline and some Pennsyl-
vania producers very likely will
lose their market The Board of
Directors at an emergency meeting
last week resolved that Inter-
State will do everything possible
TO prevent Suspension Of Order 81.
The reason given by the u. S.
CONTINUED on page el6venl
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Undefeated Teams
Clashed Wednesday
Milford Suffered First Defeat At
Hands OF Georgetown

Milford and Georgetown Little
Leaguers met at Georgetown We'd
nesday night, each supporting I'M
defeated seasons with the home
team out smuggling Milford, z to 8.
Martin, Georgetown's shortstop,
got his team off to a great start
with a three run homer over the
right field fence with Shockley and
Stevenson on bases after a double
and single respectively. George
town came back in the third scor-
ing four more runs on four hits, a
walk and an error to hold a big
lead.
Milford got back in the game in
the fifth scoring three times on
four hits, a walk and an error,
leaving three on base. Milford
started the final inning with two
straight hits that leaked like
trouble Harrison. who pitched fine
continued on page sixl
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Gov. Boggs Calls
For 4th Observance
Chief Executive. Has Issued Pro-
clamatIon On Independence Day

CAAAhHAAVAA VAA AAANC pSAA0tAA1C AA43S
Urging Delawareans to display
national and state flags and to
pause long enough during the holt
day period to give thanks to AL
mighty God fer the blessings we
enjoy as citizens of this Great Re-
public" Governor ]. Caleb Boggs
1oday called for observance of
Thursday, July 4, as Independence
Day.
In his proclamation, the chief
executive said, "the people of the
thirteen original colonies first gave
expression to the ideal of the in
herent right of man 20 life, liberty
ana the pursuit of happiness
through the Declaration CT indie
pendence, signed in Philadelphia
July 4, 1875.
Governor Boggs also pointed out
that the State of Delaware, through
Caesar Rodney and others, played
a prominent role in bringing about
CONTINUED on page eleven)
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Farm Accident Toll
Could Be Reduced
Many Victims Could Have Been
Saved Through Safety Methods


Many Of the accidents that kill
$4,000 farm people each year
that's the average toll for 1950-55
are caused by unsafe practices
and hazardous conditions, that
could be corrected, says county
agent George Fapaa.
Farm work accidents killed an
average of 5000 farm people each
year from 1850 through 1866. ac-
cording to National Safety Coun-
ell figures. Farm work mishaps in
jured another 321, 800 each year.
Fatal accidents in farm homes took
$500 lives and injured $500. Mo-
tor vehicle accidents killed 5000
farm people and hurt an additional
10000. Off-farm accidents not in
voIving motor vehicles killed l.
$50 members of farm families and
injured 100000 each year from
1950-55
Continued on page nine)
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Public Meeting VIII Air
The Dispute On MIX Order

suspendng Federal Milk Marketing regula
in only
in
a majority O dairy shipping milk
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Big Race Of The Season At
Delaware Park Tomorrow

Saturday high its
the biggest n of
will with
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The Lone Ranger VIII Be At
Kent-Susse1 County FGir

composite o.
order He swashbuckng cowboy six
Rangers West Of outlaws
All killed