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Milford chronicle., 1957-10-25
No Change Seen In
Blue Cross Rates
I'll. V. Maybee, Managing Director,
Makes His Report

Delaware Blue CrOss-Blue Shield
rates are firm, and no change is ir
sight this year or next year, H. V,
Maybee, managing director Of
Group Hospital Service, said today.
Delaware Blue Cross offices
have received numerous questions,
because of a proposed change in
rates in Pennsylvania, on whether
the Pennsylvania action is likely
to be followed here. 1t is not, Mr..
Maybee declared. The specific con-
ditions which resulted in the pro-
posed change in Pennsylvania do
not apply here. The Delaware Blue
Cross-Blue Shield Plan is operated
and financed separately from the
similar plans in other cities and
states, although it cooperates with
all of them for mutual benefit of
the members, he said.
'The Delaware organization
stands firmly on it's own feet fl
nancially," Mr.. Maybee said. "The
rates which went into effect last
February are working out salts
factOrily, and our members can be
assured that no need for a rate
change exists now or is in sight
for this year or next year." Mr..
Maybee said.
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-25
New Chevrolet
On Display At
Burton 'sOct. 81
Gala ''Open House" Is
Planned By Popular
Milford Concern At
Their Display Rooms.

Thursday. October 51st, is the
big day at /. G. Burton & Co., Inc,
on the Rehoboth Cut Off, when the
1858 Chevrolet will be on display
for the first time. Each year on
the day the new Chevrolet comes
out, l. G. Burton & Co., Inc, holds
Open House. The whole garage
viii be open for inspection with
the shiny new cars and trucks
lined up for your inspection both
in the showroom and shop.
This year, two beautiful watches
are being given away as door priz-
es to two lucky visitors. Everyone
who comes will receive a free
grease ticket so there are lots OF
inducements to go out to l. g..
Burton & Co., Inc, on that day.
OF course, the main reason for
visiting the garage will be to see
the beautiful new Chevrolets. Mr..
Burton, Mr. Arch Mills, Mr.. Rich
ard KINNEY, Mr.. Hayward Quill
len, Mr.. George French, Mr.. Chuck
Wright and Mr.. Earl Williams were
in Washington on Tuesday to get
their first view of the '58 ChevrO-
let and they are really enthusias-
tic. It's a completely new car. 1t
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Milford chronicle., 1957-10-25
JayceeS Will Tickets Still
Hold Street Available For
Dance Oct. 3OICOP Dinner
Sen. John J. Williams
Will Speak At Gala At
fair At Lincoln Com
munity Bldg. Nov. 18th.

Despite the unusually heavy
early demand for tickets to the
First Annual Dinner of the First
Representative District Republican
Club to be held at the Lincoln Com
munity Hall the evening of Thurs
day, November IA, a few tickets
are still available, according to
Club President Earle Isaacs, Jr.
While the local COP. Club has
over a hundred members and many
non-member friends, all of whom
undoubtedly wish to attend the
November ii affair, the principal
reason for the encouraging advance
ticket sale is the fact that long
time favorite of Sussex Countians,
u. S. Senator John J. Williams, is
to be the featured speaker. Inas-
much as the local club some time
ago endorsed Delaware's senior
senator for denomination and re-
election, many are hoping that the
MilIsboro lawmaker will give some
hint in his November IA speech of
his plans for 1858.
Prominent Republicans from all
over the state have indicated that
they plan to attend the dinner, ac-
cording to Representative John
Keller, program chairman.
Mrs. Lillian l. Martin heads up
the committee on ticket distribu-
ton and tickets may be obtained
from any member of the First Rep
resentative District Club.
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-25
State Medical Group
VIII Meet Today
1eSth Annual Meeting Viii Be Held
In Wilmington

over 200 of Delaware's doctors
are expected to attend the 16Sth
annual meeting of the Medical So
cIety of Delaware, which opens to-
day. Friday, October 25, in Wi
mington.
Featuring outstanding medical
speakers from as far away as
Iowa, and 40 scientific and techni-
cal exhibits, the meeting is de-
signed to help the doctors in their
daily practice by bringing them
detailed information on recent ad-
vances in medicine. Although the
twu-day session is only a part of
the continuing program of post
gl aduate education that Delaware
doctors maintain throughout the
year, it is the most spectacular OF
these events. Seven thousand
square feet of space in the Masonic
Scottish Rite Cathedral will be de-
voted to displaying the advances
in knowledge, equipment, and
rharmaceuticals which are avail
able to provide better medical
care. Some of these advances were
developed by physicians living and
practicing in Delaware. Best known
of these is an exhibit of work done
CONTINUED on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-25
ROccO's NOLU OLOn
NeLO Restaurant
Well Known Milford People
Buy Hollands
Restaurant

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rocco, who
have successfully operated restau-
rants for the past 25 years, and
who for the past IL years have
operated the Southern Grille on
North Walnut Street, this city, have
recently acquired Hollands Res
taurant on North West Front
Street, next door to the First Nat
ional Bank and Trust Company.
The couple who will be assisted
by their son, Charles, who has been
connected with the Southern
Grille for the past eleven years,
plan to make many changes in the
interior of the restaurant, which
they are remaining the Lantern
Restaurant.
The new management plans to
offer the finest in American and
Italian foods. Il feature of the new
venture wall be its ability to cater
to parties and banquets regardless
of size.
There will be a separate en-
trance for parties and banqueteeTs.
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-25
Firemen Plan
House Toulouse
Canvass For
Funds, Sunday
Siren Sounding At One
O'clock IN The After
noon Will Signal The
Start Of The Big Mil
ford Drive.

At one o'clock this coming Sun
day, October 9th, the siren at the
Fire House will sound heralding
the opening of the door-to-door
drive for funds in Milford proper
by the membership of the Carlisle
Fire Company of Milford.
Envelopes will be left with those
residents who find it impossible to
be home during the hour of the
drive which will cover every home
in Milford.
According to Dolphus Wilkins,
President of the Fire Company,
and Garrett L. Grier, chairman of
the fund drive, which has been un-
der way for over two weeks, the
response has been splendid, es-
pecially from the business and in
dustries all of whom have been
contacted by letter.
Next week starting with Mon
day, October %, the drive for funds
in the rural areas served by Car
Isle Fire Company will be initia-
ted, this solicitation will be made
by folk in the areas that are serv-
ed. 1t is in these sections that the
new tank truck for the purchase of
which the funds are being raised,
is most needed. In most rural
areas there is little or no water
and the tank carrying its own
supply is ready to go into action
Immediately.
The present tank truck is near
ly sixteen years old and has an
swered thousands of alarms in
that period of time.
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-25
Buc' S W i'll
PLAY Lewes
IN Stadium
Here Tonight
Milford Harassed By Ill
ness, Ineligibles, Etc;
Hopes To Break Into
Win Column; Coach
Flags Laggers.

Although harassed by "the flu
an0 ineligibles among the MEM
bership of his football squad,
Coach Donald "Cy" Miller hopes
to see his Milford Buccaneers
break into the win column here
this evening, Friday, October 25th,
when they will engage the Lewes
High eleven.
With practice disrupted because
of illness and one game cancelled
because of the same, Coach Mill
er says the boys have been show
ing tendecy to lag behind at their
practice sessions. Wednesday eve-
ming he had heart-to-heart talk
with the boys, in an effort to shake
them out of their lethargy.
Neither team to date has a very
impressive record, but the Buc's
showed a fighting heart when they
played the Seaford Blue Jays" on
Friday evening, October 18th, and
came within two points of defeat
ing that team, the final score being
"a to 80.
1t is expected that there will be
d large crowd on hand to cheer
the "Buc's" on to victory. The kick
eff will be promptly at eight o.
clcck. An interesting addition at
the Milford Stadium this year is
the electric scoreboard, which was
donated by the Glass of 1856, and
which enables one to follow the
game easily on a yardage basis.
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-25
Gift Additions To
The Town Library
The "Mafy Smith Kessler Library"
Included In Collection

The Milford Free Library has
recently been enriched by the ad-
dition of the Mary Smith Kessler
library, valuable collection of
books, including the classics, many
volumes OF interest 10 Delaware
ans, together with works of more
recent writer's. The Beta Sigma
Phi sorority also presented two
books, Americans are People,
written by DR.. Leland Miles, in
honor of Mrs. Joseph Pearce and
Mrs. David Greene. The memorial
gift list continues tC grow; a check
from Mr.. and Mrs. Frank r. Grier
in remembrance of Mrs. Martha
Brown, mother of Mrs. Leslie
March, biography of BILLY Gra-
ham" in memory of Mrs. May Rid
er by Miss Elizabeth Stidham, "The
Fireside Book of Baseball by Elm
stein, the sport which was a very
part of Tommy Wells life, the gift
of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Leithiser.
These are splendid memorials and
treasures placed in the library
where they can be enjoyed by many
people in the years ahead.
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-25
To Display Chrysler
Plymouth Here
Both Cars VIII Be On View At
Brown p. Thawley'S, Nov. LIST

According to Brown P. Thawley
the glamorous new Chrysler and
Plymouth automobiles will be on
display at his showrooms on Re
hoboth Boulevard, Milford, Novem-
ber 1st.
The 1858 Chrysler line will in
troduce a new Windsor series and
two new nine-passenger station
wagons.
Combining such innovations as
I AntosPflot, "a new aushbutton auto
matte driver assist, aircraft-type
bubble windshie1ds and improved
full-time power steering, the 1855
ChryslerS are offered in the New
Yorker and Saratoga series, plus
a new Windsor series in a lower
price range.
Beautiful new grilles, plus side
and rear styling detail refinements
give the new Chryslers added
glamour. Interiors are all new
with luxurious fabrics and leath-
ers color keyed to wide range OF
exterior colors. Improved VS. en-
gines give added performance and
economy with new 10 to 1 com
preston ratios.
The new cars offer advanced
sure-traction differentia1, captive
air tires and dual headlights. They
feature award-winning fOur-bil-
lion-mile-tested Torsion-Air Ride
as standard equipment. There is
also the new Chrysler 300-D with
optional fu-, injection.
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-25
Fall Meeting
Dover District
Women n'sCroup
Seasonal Session Of w. s.
C. S. Will Be Held At
Calvary Church Here
Nov. 6.

Miss Margaret Marshall, dea-
coness at Scott's Run Settlement
House at Usage, West Virginia,
will be the afternoon speaker at
the fall meeting of the Dover Dis
trict Woman's Society of Christian
Service The meeting will be held
in Calvary Methodist Church on
Wednesday. November 6, beginning
promptly at ten O'Clock. Miss Mar
shall is known to many people in
Delaware and her itinertaring
through the four districts of PENN
sula Conference is of special in
terest to those who will be attend
ing the meetings.
Much of the program for the
meeting will be devoted to the
Youth Work. Representative of
the youth from the several church
es will be honored that day. Speak
ing on the subject of THE Work
0f the Youth Secretary of the
WSCS in the Methodist Youth Fell
lowship" will be the Reverend Ed
win Thomas of Odessa. Mrs. Edgar
Timmons, District Secretary of
Youth Work, with the assistance
of several members Of Grace Meth
odist Church youth group of Mills
boro. will present q World Fellow
ship model program. Taking part
will be Miss Harriet Nichols, Miss
Orlean Adams, Elaine Brittingham
and Billy Lynn Timmons.
The Reverend Roy L. Tawes, Do
yer District superintendent, will
speak on How the WSCS Strength
ems the Local Church" Mrs. Earl
Sylvester will have "A Cup of Cold
Water" as her subject. Mrs. Harry
McSherry, treasurer, will give her
sen;i~annuak report of all funds re-
ceived to date.
Luncheon will be served by the
hostess church, reservations for
which may be made with Mrs. Roma
Mariner, Milford, until November
End. The tickets will be $1.25. Nur-
sery facilities will be provided for
the day tor pre-school children.
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-25
Open House Planned
At Milford Schools
Parents Are Invited To At
tend Next Tuesday
Night

The Milford Schools are closed
Thursday, October "a and Friday,
October 25, 1857 to permit teach
ers to attend annual sessions of the
Delaware State Education AssO-
citation in Wilmington.
On Tuesday night, October 20,
an "open house" is planned by the
faculties of the Lakeview Avenue
School and the Lulu NJ. Ross Ele-
mentary School. Parents are urged
to call on the teachers of their
children and discuss problems of
mutual interest. All faculty men,
bers will be in their classrooms at
1880 p. m. and remain for one hour
or longer for discussions. 1t is
sincerely hoped that many parents
will avail themselves OF the oppor-
tunity to become acquainted with
teachers of their children
Beginning Monday, October %,
1857, all Milford school schedules
will be operated on Eastern Stand
ard Time which begins officially
on Sunday, October 27, 1857.
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-25
SeGfOrd Seniors Haze
Selected Their Play
The Robe Will Be Presented
By SeafOrd
Group

The senior class of Seaford High
School, Seaford, Delaware, has Sc
lected for it's senior play, 1.-THE
Robe. The story comes from a
book written with dignity and taste
about a theme of religious signifi-
canoe. A movie based on the novel
has been produced, but the play
itself is superior TO the movie in
the way it tells the story. 1t deals
with a universal theme and truth
fully expresses life's moral and
spiritual values that are applicable
in any age. In grippingly clear. in
teresting, and enjoyable fashion,
"The Robe" makes Bible times real
and develops sympathy and under
standing in an audience which
shares the experience like our
selves, who lived in a different age
Continued on page twelve)
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-25
Gov. Boggs Proclairns
Education Week

In proclaiming the week of No
vember 1915 as American Educa-
ton Week, Governor ]. Caleb
Boggs today urged all Delaware
citizeps and organizations to 'ac-
quaint themselves with the achieve
menCs and problems Of their own
schools, and to encourage their
nei6hbors to do likewise"
The chief executive pointed out
that schools are "the very life
blood of free government and the
cornerstone on which we build for
CONTINUED on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-25
Annual Session Will Be
Held This Year IN
Jones Memorial Hall
At Georgetown.

Plans for the 29th Annual Sus-
sex County Home Demonstration
County Day on October 80 have
been completed.
The County Council, headed by
Mrs. Jack Bril-, President, set up
committees after the fall Council
meeting on September 25 for plan
ming and preparing the days ac-
tivities.
The meeting will be held this
year in Jones Memorial Hall of the
Wesley Methodist Church in
Georgetown. The morning session
will start at 10:30 and will include
all items of business, and reports
on the years work and accom-
plishments. Mrs. Earl White, Coun-
ty Annual Reports Chairman, will
be in charge of the reports. She has
planned a very unique way of pre-
senting the material with the help
of the County Chairman and a
number of other club members.
Other highlights will be the recog-
milton of hOmemakers who have
completed the Red Cross Home
Nursing Course which is being
sponsored by Civil Defense, the
giving out of reading certificates,
the scholarship report, and, of
course, the climax for the morning
will be the announcement of the
winner of the silver loving cup as
the Outstanding Club of the Year.
This will be the third year for this
award which is based on the effec-
tiveness and extent of the home
demonstration program carried on
by the clubs.
Lunch will be served at noon by
the ladies of W.S.C.S. of Wesley
Methodist Church. Ample time is
being allowed at this time to view
continued on page tenl
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-25
Council VIII Meet
With Highway Dept,
Official VIII Be Here Nov. 6th To
Explain Dual Highway

Mayor William r. Murphy an
nounced today that he had been
notified by the State Highway De-
partment that a representative of
the department would be in Mil
ford on Wednesday evening, No
vembr 9Th, to meet with Milford
City Council, and interested citi-
zens to discuss the route of the
proposed new dual highway in the
Milford area. According to Mayor
Murphy, the meeting will be held
at seven-thirty in the evening of
the 9Th and will be held in the Com
munity Building to accommodate
all interested citizens.
The meeting was arranged by
City Council, when they passed a
Resolution a few weeks ago ask
ing the State Highway Department
to hold a public meeting with Coun-
Gil and interested citizens before
they proceeded with plans for the
dual system here.
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-25
Women's Group Hears
James NJ. Rosbrow

Women for Better Government"
a non-partisan organization of wo-
men interested in the subject of
Better Government, held its regu-
lar monthly meeting on Thursday,
October 18th, at Alexanders, Route
12, Dover.
James NJ. Rosbrow, Secretary Of
the Delaware Unemployment Con-
pensation Commission and Ex-Statf
Director of a Study Commission of
the State Pension System discussed
the various state pension systems
continued on page ninel
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-25
Presbyterian's Plug
For Attendance
Hope To Increase Attendance All
Sabbath School

The First Presbyterian Church
Sunday School urges everyone to
attend their annual attendance
crusade. Sunday School sssHFts
promptly at 9:45 a. M and we sin
cerely hope you will join us in this
hour of worship under the able
guidance of Robert Wormington,
our Sunday School Superintendent,
and his staff Of teachers for all
ages.
See you i'll Church" means a
great deal because these four
words, if they express their great
er meaning, are a hope of the fu-
ture. The possibility of a world of
peace depends much on host of
people making a date for next
Sunday to "see you in church.
That is an extreme simplification
of the matter, but it carries real
truth. The only hope for a world
that is splitting apart is in Him,
Gin whom all things hang together"
Do come and take your seat at
First Presbyterian this Sunday
morning. We would all like to "see
you in Church" with us.
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-25

S24,390 man hours, it was reported
by Francis j. Jamison, the Coun-
ellis assistant manager. The acci-
dent frequency rate for the eight
months was 345. a little lower
than the frequency rate of S.74 for
the first seven months. The rate
is ore million times the number of
lost time accidents, divided by the
hours worked.
The 147 accidents resulted in
22,501 days lost in the eight
months. The total of days lost,
multiplied by one million and di-
Nided by the hours worked pro-
duced the accident severity rate.
For the eight months it was 525.42,
a decrease from the rate of 597.13
for the first seven months. but
CONTINUED on page twelve)
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-25
Contests Loom For
Democrats In Sussex
Several Districts List
Fights For Committee
men And Committee
women Posts; Election
Due Tomorrow.

Two districts in Sussex County
showed four-way contests for COM
mitteeman and one had a three
way contest for committeewoman
as the dea6line for filing candida
cies for the l957-58 Democratic
Sussex County Executive Commit
tee was reached at 10 p. M, last
Wednesday.
However, Isaac Leroy Smith,
county chairman and apparently
unopposed in his bid for reelec-
tion at the reorganization meeting
November 2, said that he thought
a good number of the contests in
the various districts would be
Strengthened out before the dead
line of p. M, Friday, October 25
Where contests remain, elections
will be held in the districts con-
cerned, on Saturday, Oct. 26.
In addition to the contests for
Is of the So seats on the commit
tee, there were some changes in
personnel where only one person
made application.
The Ninth Representative rls-
trict, which is Georgetown Hun
dred, provided one of the four
way contests with S. Elwood Yea
sey, Joseph r. Pittard and N. Ed
gene Campbell filing for the post
previously held by Howard Abbott,
Sr., who did not file this year.
The other four-way contest is
in the second election district of
the Tenth Representative District
where the following filed for the
post previously held by Paul Car
penter: w. Sterling Jones, Henry
p. Marshall, Sr., Weldon A. Bryan
and Frank T. Dickerspn.
The three-way contest for COM
mitteewoman is in the first of the
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Milford chronicle., 1957-10-25

September 80, Mr. Horty reports,
compared to 1.818.194 crossings
for the same period in 1856.
This year the Saturday before
Labor Day fell in August and
brought 46,9O9 crossings while in
1856 the Saturday prior to the holi-
day fell in September and ac-
counted for 45,416 vehicles. This
mathematical shift brought a rec.
ord breaking total for the month
of August of 1,O57,311 crossings,
and conversely is reflected in Sep
tember decrease of 26,617 vehicles.
or 3.3 per cent less for the month
than the year before.
Mr.. Horty reports that revenue
for the August-September period
totalled S1.545, ,097.55 as compared
continued on page twelve)
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-25
Interesting Letter
From Anne Milbury
Daughter OF Rev. And Mrs. F. ID.
MiIbury Writes On Money Change

Miss Anne Milbury, daughter OF
Rev. and Mrs. F. Douglas Milbury
of Milford, a Christian Education
exchange student, living in Berlin
for this school year, has written
about the sudden changing Of mon
ey by the Russians on Sunday, Oc-
tober 18th, and the inconvenience
and emergencies it created by it
having happened on a holiday.
Here is the text of her letter.
Dear friends:
1 suppose everyone has been
hearing about the sudden chang
ing of money at noon on Sunday,
October 13. Believe me, it was
quite a surprise to everyone in
East and West Germany. The Rus
slams picked Sunday-there is no
Sunday to a Russian, but on the
contrary, more so the people could
not quickly go out and tuy things
before their money was worthless.
The excuse given by the Russians
was the Americans and other Capt.
Jdlists CIV. Deutschland) had too
much of the East money and made
it worthless. This is true, that
there was much East money in
foreigners hands. When you can
work it on the black market, every
thing ETC., is half as
cheap in East Berlin, but l find
this not good for myself to utilize
the fact Fact number two; the
farmers and old people had their
money StaShad aWav at their homes
and not given to the bank. Every
one did this. The banks in East
Germany always had and have no
money. They made the stores bring
their money twice a day so tina;
there could be some money to work
with.
Personally, l think the money
situation was in a horrible state
The main piece of currency is a
continued on page f1ve)
Milford chronicle., 1957-10-25
Fifth Annual Celebration
Will Be Held At Wash
ingtOn Street Parking
Lot, Next Wednesday.

1t was announced this week that
the membership of the Milford
Junior Chamber of Commerce, has
completed plans for the fifth an
nual Halloween Street Dance,
which will be held next Wednes-
day evening, October Both, from
o'clock until ten-thirty o'clock.
The fete will be held on the new
city parking lot on Washington
Street, and music will be furnish
ID by the Mello-Tones.
The Mystery Man will again be
present this year and will give
a silver dollar to any child who
IAN identify him. The Mystery Man
will be member of the Jaycees.
The Jaycees list the following
prizes for the night of the dance
funniest costume, $500 first, $500
second; Best Dressed, $500 first,
53. 100 second.