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Milford chronicle., 1957-09-27
Sheep, Wool Crop Duster
Raisers Held Dies In Crash
Banquet Tues. Last Saturday
Fourth Annual Affair
Held At Hotel Milford;
Many Awards Were
Made By Association.

The fourth annual dinner meet
ing of the Delaware Sheep and
Wool Association, Inc, was held
Tuesday evening in the private
dining room of the Hotel Milford,
at Milford, Delaware.
William Gray of near Harring-
ton, President of the association,
presided. He introduced Calvin v.
Hollis, Jr., first president of the
association, which has members in
each of the three counties, who
served as toastmaster.
Following the dinner, at which
il is needless to say the main
piece de resistance was spring
lamb, and champion lamb at that,
the following awards were made:
Champion Shropshire Wether,
Floyd Blessing, Houston, who Is
oresident-elect of the association.
This presentation was made by Mr.
Hollis. Grand Champion fat lamb
award, Henry Goggin of Dover,
presented by Mr.. Gray. This award
is made available by The Farmers
Bank of Dover. Award for best
spirit of cooperation and for best
of pens at the Kent and
Sussex Fair, Calvin V. Hollis, III,
by DIR. Robert Waller of the Uni
versity of Delaware extension staff:
Golden Lamb award for the per-
son, not a member of the associa-
tion, who contributed the most to
the advancement of the group, to
former State Senator Robert H.
Yerkes, Sr., Managing Editor Of the
Milford Chronicle and Milford cor
respondent to the Wilmington
Morning News. This award was
made by Miss Bo-Peep of 1857,
little Miss Nancy Benson, daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. Norris Benson of
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Milford chronicle., 1957-09-27
Don't Rush To Buy
Hay For Awhile


Cattle farmers should not get
panlcky about their hay needs.
There is plenty in surrounding
areas, though the price will be
higher than usual because of
freight charges and because of the
short local crop. George Vapaa,
Kent County agricultural agent,
says that a special TV broadcast
this Saturday, (Channel 12-WVUE)
at 100 p. m, will show Delaware
farmers how to reduce the hay
needs and VIII suggest a number
of ways for dairymen to hold down
cash costs.
Two members of the University
of Delaware Forage Team" will
show how to rate hay for quality.
Continued on page s1x)
Milford chronicle., 1957-09-27

In all ten cases, lump-sum death
payments will be made. These will
total about $1.400, and range from
s102.60 to s255.0O, dependent on
the amount of earnings shown on
the deceased workers social Sc
curity accounts. Milbouer said.
In cases where the worker insur-
ed left dependent survivors, month
ly payments may be made. In every
case, where eligibility is establish
ed, lump-sum death payment may
be paid.
The first of the two accidents
occurred on June 6, when d truck
transporting migrant farm workers
collided with a trailer truck near
Fayetteville, n. c. Two days later,
another truck carrying fflrm work
ers was hit by a train near Rocky
Ford, Colorado. In all, % migrants
were killed.
Inaccurate records and lack of
are delaying estab-
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Milford chronicle., 1957-09-27
NGZGreRe Foreign
Missionaries Here
MIR. and Mrs. William c.
Esselstyn To Tell Of
Africa Tour

Nazarene Foreign Missionaries
to visit Milford Church of Naz-
arene. Maple Ave, Friday, Octo-
Der 4, at 7:45 p. IN.
Rev. and Mrs. William c. Essel-
styn, Nazarene missionaries to Af-
rica, have recently returned to the
States for their third furlough and
will be touring the District, 0c-
tober 2-13.
Mr.. and Mrs. Esselstyn went to
Africa in June, 1928. While there,
they have served on three mission
stations as teachers and preachers,
part time being spent in operating
the station, the Bible School and
surrounding out stations. They
worked among natives In the min
ing compounds for nine years, and
for the past fifteen years, Mr.. Es-
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Milford chronicle., 1957-09-27
Anniversary At
Barratt's Chapel
Annual observance At Historic
Shrine Due This Sunday

The 177th anniversary of Bar
rats Chapel VIII be observed Sum
day, September 18th. The service
will begin at 2:30 D. m. daylight
Saving Timel. The speaker for the
occasion will be Rev Paul K. Nc
Coy. Minister of Saint Paul's Meth
odist Chrrch, Wilmington. A girls
trio from Magnolia will furnish the
music.
Barratt's Chapel is noted as the
Cradle of Methodism" 1t was here
in 1884 that Bishop Thomas Coke,
emissary of John Wesley, met Rev.
Francis Asbury. This meeting on
IA. 1884, led to the or
ganization of the NJ e tho dist
Church
1t was az Barratt's Chapel that
the Lords Supper was first admin
istered in the United States under
Methodist auspices by regular
ordained Methodist preacher.
Continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1957-09-27
Local Business Women
Attend Banquet
MispilliOn Group Joins In
Petition For Equal
Rights

The following members of the
Mispillion Business and Profess
sional Women's Club of Milford
attended the Banquet at the Hotel
dupont in Wilmington on Monday,
September 23rd: Mrs. Mildred
Simpson, Mrs. Harvey G. Wood,
Miss Leola Davidson, Mrs. Lillian
Martin, Mrs. Kenzell Jester, Mrs.
Althea Morris, Mrs. Mildred Web
ster, Mrs. Bessie II. Gooding.
The banquet was held in observ-
ance of National Business Wo-
mems Week and was sponsored by
the Delaware Federation of Busi-
ness and Professional Women.
There were more than 300 wo-
men and men in attendance.
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Milford chronicle., 1957-09-27
State Orchardists
Plan Activities
May Take Bigger Bite Out OF
Apple Market

Delaware apple growers may be
taking a bigger bite" out of the
Delicious market in few years,
as result of research now going
on at the University of Delaware
Substation near Georgetown.
DIR. Vernon j. Fisher, university
horticulturist, is trying 70 develop
a better strain of Delicious, already
one of the leading state apples. DIR.
Fisher believes there is a bright
future for Delicious apples, if pres
ent planting can be expanded with
a new strain that yields well and
has an improved finish.
Right now Delicious apples
grown in the state have as good a
taste as any in the country, the
researcher pointed ont, but the
red blush on these apples doesn't
cover the entire fruit and they are
often striped with green.
CONTINUED on page nIne)
Milford chronicle., 1957-09-27

added up to 1868. In June there
were 20 accidents and $40 days
lost-indicating the accidents were
both more numerous and more Sc
we're that month.
The July accidents occurred
among 30,657 employees who work
ed 1927, ,391 man hours. The acci-
dent frequency rate came to 2.44
as compared with the June fire.
quency rate of 3.S8. The severity
rate in July was 1857 as contrasted
with the June rate of 1249.21.
In July alone, 70 plants out Of
the SO reported no accidents. Only
81 plants and laboratories have
gone through the first seven months
OF the year without a lost time ac-
cident.
With the July figures added in,
the cumulative totals for the first
seven months show the SO plants
and laboratories had total of 13S
lost time accidents, while 31,551
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Milford chronicle., 1957-09-27
Officials Are
n a m ed F or
Scout Drive
A. E. Humes, Roy Reich
hold Have Named Aides
To Assist With Solici-
tation In Milford Area.

Herbert Cluley, Camden, Cam
paign Chairman for the Mid-DeI
District of the Del-Mar-Vas Coun-
ell, Boy Scouts of America, an
nounced the appointment of A. e.
Humes as Milford Advance Gifts
Chairman and Roy Reichhold as
Milford General Solicitations Chair
man for the 1858 annual campaign
TO raise funds for Boy Scouting in
this area.
A. e. Humes has already started
the advanced gifts solicitations as
sisted by Captains Wayne Kline,
w. d. Goodrich, James r. Deputy
and HeGsv Saunders, Jr. Martin
Atkins is Milford auditor and Rob-
ert Yerkes is publicity chairman.
The general solicitation group is
scheduled to begin on October 9th.
Mr.. Reichhold will be assisted ny
Majors Joe Pierce, Spencer VII
lis, John Long, Perry Ragains, Yer.
non Kerr, G. Griffith and Myron
Warren.
Through these annual fund
drives our community provides q
Scouting program for more than
$50 boys in Milford. At present
there is one Cub Pack, four Scout
Troops and an Explorer Post. The
funds will provide year-round
camping program at the minimum
possible cost to the individual
Scout, maintenance of the 1000
acre Rodney Scout Camps, sraining
opportunities for Scout Leaders
through 36 monthly Rolndtables,
II Basic Training Courses, 8 Ad-
vanced Training Courses, Junior
Leader Conference, Cub Leaders
Pow-Wow, and 4 specialized train
ing programs during 1858.
CONTINUED on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1957-09-27
Auxiliary Of Christ
Church Fashion Show
viii Be Held At High School Audi
fOrium Thursday, October Bird


Thursday, October 3rd, at SIS
p. m, in the Milford High School
Auditorium, Christ Church Aux
iliary win sponsor their Annual
Fall Fashion Show, the latest in
fashions will be featured by Ben
jamin's of Salisbury and Derrick
sons of Milford and RehoDoth.
Assisting Mrs. Robert Fischer
and Mrs. Richard Mills. co-chair-
men, are Mrs. John Glenn, tickets;
Mrs. Ernest Moss, refreshments;
Mrs. Charles Sigler, staging.
Modelling will be: Mrs. Joseph
McFaul, Mrs. Preston Dyer, Mrs.
Roy Reichhold, Mrs. Felix Mick,
Mrs. Harry Bonk, Rehoboth, Mrs.
Nathan Conner, Mrs. John Rogers,
Mrs. Harry Mayhew, Mrs. John
Longbotham, Mrs. George Johnson,
Harrington, Mrs. Marion Walls,
Miss Patricia DickersOn, Miss
Continued on page tenD
Milford chronicle., 1957-09-27
Radar Given
Credit I or
K eductiOn e d n
In Accidents
For First Eight Months
Of Present Year There
Has Been A Substan-
tial Reduction In Road
Accidents.

The use of radar was an import
ant factor in the decrease IN motor
vehicle accidents and fatalities IN
1867, compared to 1856, Col. Harry
S. Shew, superintendent OF state
police, said this week.
In the first eight mouths OF TINS
year, there have been reductions
in all types of highway accidents,
according to a report by 1t. Leo
E. Daney, traffic division statlsti-
clan, made public this week.
From Jan. / through Aug. 81
there We're 1854 accidents in the
state outside Wilmington and IN
the corresponding period last year,
4,222. The reduction is S.8 per cent.
Other eight-month statistics COM
piled by Lieutenant Daney are:
Fatal accidents, this year. At;
last year, SIS; reduction, l6-4 per
cent.
Deaths, this year, 54; last year,
So: reduction, 69 per cent.
Personal injury accidents, this
year, TIA; last year.. 1872; reduc-
tion, 2.3 per cent.
Persons injured, this year. l.
201: last year, 1,279; reduction,
6.1 per cent.
Property damage accidents this
year, 1904; last year, 3,37e; re0uc-
tion. 1912 per cent.
Pedestrian accidents, this year,
70; last year, II; reduction, IA
per cent.
Pedestrian fatalities, this year,
10; last year, 13; reduction, 23.1
per cent.
We've had reduction in every
category" Lieutenant Daney said
While radar certainly isn't the
only factor, we feel it definitely had
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Milford chronicle., 1957-09-27
Much Interest Shown
IN Burton's Sale
Erye Burton Is Greatly Pleased
With Results OF Sale

The END of Model Run" sale
at /. G. Burton & Co., Inc, on Re-
hoboth Highway, has aroused con-
siderable interest in this area.
Many people have been out to see
the new building which is used
only to put new cars in tip-top
condition and to recondition used
cars.
Mr.. Burton has been highly
pleased with the response to the
sale. He takes pride in offering
these outstanding values in both
new and used cars and trucks. The
sale is continuing and Mr.. Burton
hopes that anyone who would like
to take advantage of tiie bargains
offered in 1857 Chevrolet cars and
trucks and 1857 Oldsmobiles will
hurry out to /. G.. Burton e Co.,
Inc.
Continued on page fve)
Milford chronicle., 1957-09-27
Drop Reported In
Laying Hen Numbers

Many United States growers who
raised laying hens last year are not
doing it in 1867, says Ray Lloyd,
county agricultural agent.
Reporting on information from
the crop reporting service of the
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
the agent notes the decrease is
greatest in small fiocks.
BY January 1, 1858. the total u.
S. laying flock is expected to be
down six to eight percent from
January 1, 1857. The reason, the
agricultural agent reports, is few
er placements. The number of
young chickens raised on farms
this year is estimated to be the
lowest on record.
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1957-09-27
Robinson-Basilio
Fight Pictures Here
Are Now Being Shown At The
New Milford Theatre

Herman Kept, local Milford
Theatre Manager, has announced
the presentation of the sensational
Robinson VS. Basilio Middleweight
Championship Fight films, less
than ~ hours after the thrilling
battle in Yankee Stadium.
Opening Thursday, Sept. rs on
the same program with "The Ad-
ventures of Omar Khayyam" and
The Lonely Man., this promises
TO be the biggest entertainment off
er In screen history. Many local
sports fans attended the closed
circuit theatre telecasts in nearby
wilmington and Chester at a cost of
5000 per person. The Milford man
agement announces that this entire
program will be shown at their
regular admission prices
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Milford chronicle., 1957-09-27
Boggs Proclai111s
Fire Prevention Week
Is In Line With Planned Confer
eace Set For October End

In line with the conference on
Fire Prevention scheduled TO be
held In the Grange Hall. Dover, on
Wednesday, October 2, Governor
j. Caleb Boggs this week issued a
proclamation setting aside the week
beginning October as Fire Pre-
vention Week in Delaware.
In proclaiming the week, Cover
nor Boggs expressed the hope that
the delegates to the Oct. End Con-
ference would take back their find
ings to their individual communi-
ties and help put into effect a
workable program for fire preven-
tion not only for Fire Prevention
Week but throughout the year.
Van Leer Stephany, chairman of
the Governors Committee for the
coming conference has announced
that from all indications it would
be a successful one. Sessions will
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Milford chronicle., 1957-09-27
Survey Completed
Here For MaiIsters
ALI Local Mail Routes Have Been
Reallgned For Best Service

The survey of Milford for Postal
Mailsters has been completed by
Mr.. George j. Mcbride, Jr., of the
Wilmington Post Office under the
direction of Mr.. Kenneth Fleetwood
of the Regional Engineer Office,
Post Office Department.
All mail routes have been re-
aligned so that Mailsters will be
used in all sections of the city
Four Mailsters are expected to ar
rive in Milford very soon. Then the
postal service in Milford can be
completely mechanical
1t is expected to have the Mail
sters in operation by the middle of
October. The Post Office along with
CONTINUED on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1957-09-27
Methodist Women To
Meet At Pecometh
Peninsula Group WIN Hold Outing
AT Methodist Camp, October 3rd

The Peninsula Conference WO-
mans Society of Christian Service,
through its Department of Spiritual
Life, will sponsor a DAY Apart"
at Camp Pecometh, near Centre
vile, Maryland, on Thursday, Oc-
tobeT 3, beginning at 10 a. m. and
closing at p. IN. 1t is requested
that each woman bring a Box
Lunch so that every one present
will be able to attend both ses-
sions. Tea and coffee will be serv-
ed at q nominal cost.
The Leader will be Mrs. Bertha
Cannon, widow of the late Rev.
Charles G. Cannon. She is a well
known Bible teacher as well as a
CONTINUED on page sevenl
Milford chronicle., 1957-09-27
FesUer Industrial MishGDs
Are Reported During July

There industrial accidents
and laboratories the
delaware Safety Council
Jamison the councils assistant
time
Milford chronicle., 1957-09-27
NerO Dept. Of Agriculture
Year Book NOsU Available

Williams has
Yearbook of the Department Agriculture available
distribution. Copies this book mailing
Senator Williams 32 Building
d.
former books also available
Milford chronicle., 1957-09-27
Migrant Farm Workers
Social Security COUerage

payments
the highway
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-04

District and vicinity-Mostly
sunny with high in SOS today
but cloudiness increasing later
this afternoon. Cloudy tonight,
low about "a. Occasional rain
and colder tomorrow. Wind, /
pm. today. south, IA miles per
hour.
mountaineering cloudiness
in north and east portions with
occasional rain and with some
freezing rain or sleet in the
southwest portion this afternoon,
gradually spreading over re-
mainder of State tonight. Low
tonight in the 30s. Cloudy with
occasional rain and colder to-
morrow.
Maryland-Cloudy tonight with
rain, freezing rain or sleet be-
ginning in the west portion late
tonight. Low tonight 1896 in
east and south portions and 25-
80 in north and west portions
Rain in south and southeast Sec
tons tomorrow, and freezing rain
or sleet changing to rain else
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Bx DON GUY

Associated Press Stan Correspondent
McMURDO, SOUND. Antarc-
tica, Jan. 4.-The crew of an
Operation Deep Freeze supply
ship made emergency repairs
today in the shelter of an Ant
arctic cape after fighting their
| 7,400-ton vessel free from the
grip of a crushing ice pack.
The captain of the United
States Navy freighter Arneb
messaged that his craft had
reached the safety of Cape Hal
lett. Work was started to patch
Ia gaping hole above the water
line and cracks in the hull in
flicted by the blows of monster
wind-driven ice foes.
Capt. Nels c. johnson of Alex
andria, Va, reported by radio
that ice pressure had damaged
both sides of the hull along the
full length of the ship but that
flooding was under control. One
or the Arneb's two propellers
also was damaged.
Capt. johnson said there were
no injuries to crew members and
no loss of cargo The Arneb car
ries about 200 men.
Cargo was being unloaded from
two of the more seriously dam
aged holds to speed repairs.
The 450-foot Arneb, an attack
cargo vessel specially fitted fol
Antarctic duty was pinned
against the coast of Antarctica' S
Ross Ice Shelf New Years Day
Sudden winds of near-hurricane
force turned a huge ice jam into
a grinding mass of destruction
sending it bearing down on the
Arneb from across miles of open
sea. A helicopter pilot reported
the icepack extended SO miles
out to sea and as far up and
down the coast as he could see
The Northwind. one of the
United States Coast Guards most
powerful icebreakers. smashed
through the heavy ice to aid the
stricken freighter. Pumps Of
both vessels were used to keer
the Arneb from flooding while
crewmen worked to shift cargo
and shore up the damaged sides
Of the hull with timbers.
The jagged hole torn in the
hull-5 feet long and l6 inches
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-04
Polar Ship Fights Free
From Crushing Ice Pack

wide-is on the starboard side
above the waterline.
Cape Hallett is at the north
west end of the Ross Sea, about
900 miles north of the McMurdo
Sound base. Both the Arneb and
Northwind were on their way to
land supplies for a joint United
States-New Zealand Interna-
tional Geophysical Year station
at the cape.
If satisfactory repairs can be
made at Hallett and the Arneb
is able to continue it's mission, it
later is to help establish another
United States base at Wilkes
Land. That is about 1000 miles
westward on the Indian Ocean
coast of Antarctica.
The Arneb's hull was rein
forced for duty in Antarctic
waters. but only the most rugged
icebreakers are able to with
stand the terrific pressure Of
wind-whipped ice foes such as
that which trapped the freighter.
Hulls Of icehreakers curve in
ward sharply so that ice. pres
sure is dissipated upward rather
than into the ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-04
Wildcat Well Seen
AS New Oil Field

JACKSON, Miss, Jan. 4 (P.-
Free flowing oil from a wildcat
well this week has established
existence of a new and important
oil field in South Central Missis-
isippi.
One responsible oil industry
source said the wildcat may
mean we have one of our most
important fields in recent years.
possibly the most important
since the Bolton discovery"
The we'll is California Co.'S
No. / six miles southwest of
Raleigh in Smith County. in an
area. where wildcatters in recent
months have probed deep into
the Rodessa sands.
1t is only IS miles northwest
of the big $3.50 field in Jones,
Smith and Jasper Counties,
which has been producing more
than 100000 barrels of high
gravity oil per month.
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tions go to Church World Serv-
ice.
Telephone First
Because church hours vary
contributors should telephone
the church before bringing ir
clothing. These are the
churches:
/ Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Chevy Chase circle.
Calvary Methodist. 1889 Co.
lumbia road NV.
Eldbrooke Methodist, WiScon-
sin avenue and River road NV
First Congregation. Tenth ano
G streets NV.
Mount Vernon Place Meth
odist, 900 Massachusetts avenue
NV.
st. Johns Episcopal. S24o G
street NV.
Calvary Baptist, Eighth and H
streets NV.
Brookland Methodist. Four.
tenth and Lawrence streets NE
Church of the Brethren
Fourth street and North Carolins
avenue Sc.
! st. Marks Episcopal. T'hirc
and A streets Sc.
/ Central Methodist. North Stat
ford street and Fairfax drive
Arlington.
Washington Street Methodist
lis South Washington street
Alexandria.
Takoma Park Presbyterian
1870 Maple avenue, Takoma Park
Greenbelt Community Church
Seventh street and Woodland
drive, Greenbelt,
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Troy Newspapers
To Cost 7 Cents

TROY, N. Y, Jan. 4 R.--
Troy's two daily newspapers will
cost seven cents each. beginning
Monday.
The one-cent boost was an
nounced yesterday by the Troy
Record Co.. owner of the Troy
Record and the Times Record
The company cited increases in
the cost of newsprint and other
items.
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and CatnOllc RelleI services lOI
distribution.
The drive was supposed to end
on November 80, but the response
was so great that it was con-
tinued for another two weeks by
the organizer. the Laundry-Dry
Cleaning Association of the Dis
trict.
At the end of that time, the
association had collected. cleaned
and sent on its way 114.000
pounds of clothes.
The collection has ended now,
and the special phones installed
for contributors to call to ar
range for pickup have been dis
connected. But other places are
still accepting clothing.
Churches Still Active
All the Catholic churches of
the area, for example, have ex-
tended their annual Thanksgiv-
ing clothing collection to receive
supplies for refugee relief.
The Unitarian Service Com
mittee will distribute any cloth
ing left at a Unitarian church OF
center. Only wooden garments
and no shoes will be accepted
however.
Clothing also may be left at
American Friends Meeting
House, Pill Florida avenue NV.
which sends it to the American
Friends Service Committee on a
year-round basis.
The Washington Federation of
Churches has designated IA area
Protestant churches as clothing
reception points. Their collec-