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Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26

Firemen Plan
Car Racing
Fourth Annual Benefit
Program Will Be Held
At Fairgrounds On Sat
urday, August, 3rd.

The Harrington Volunteer Fire
Company has now completed plans
for it's Fourth Annual Benefit pro-
gram of stock car racing. AS in
past years, permission has been
granted by the Kent-Sussex Fair
and Racing Association for use of
the famous half-mile clay raceway
at the fairgrounds, located just
south of Harrington, Del, on U. S.
Route 13.
The stock car program has been
scheduled for Saturday night,
August 8, with a rain date of Aug
ust 10. First event will get under
way promptly at $3.50 p. m. (DST)
NASCAR, the Worlds largest sane
tioning body for automobile rae
ing, has granted a special one
night sanction to the ''Fire-eaters p"
for this arc light slate. Due to an
extra large cash purse, enlarged
several hundred dollars over last
years, is sure to bring the best and
largest fields of cars yet seen at
Harrington. Last season well over
so sportsmen and modified cars ap-
peared for the special date and the
firemen expect to extend that
amount this season as they will be
drawing cars from siX-state area
and will be one Of very few tracks
operating along the entire East
Coast on August 3rd.
CONTINUED on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
Racing Board Post
Filled By BOggs
Carroll B. Stats Is Named
To Succeed II. w.
Thompson

Gov. ]. Caleb Boggs on Monday
announced the appointment of
Carroll B. Stats of Smyrna to the
State Harness Racing Commission,
succeeding Ralph w. Thompson of
Hartly.
The other members Of the three
man board are Frank ID. Ketcham
of Greenville and Norman S. Lynch
of ROxana.
Three reappointments, one each
to the State Board of Education,
the State Board of Health, and the
State Examining Board of Physical
Therapists, were also announced
by the chief executive.
Mr.. Stats appointment is for a
six-year term. Mr.. ThompsOn's
term had expired.
ReappOinted were DR.. Eugene r.
McNinch of Dover, a member of
the State Board of Health; Harold
b. English of Laurel. a member of
the State Board of Education, and
John Lyons of Wilmington. men,
Der of the Physical Therapists'
Examining Board.
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
| BOgg's States
l Rights Move
! Is Supported
Legislators Give Backing
To Governors Request
On Lowering Federal
Govt Powers.

The General Assembly moved
early last Saturday to fulfill Gov.
J. Caleb Boggs' request that it make
Delaware the first state to move
for states rights.
In a special message to the As
sembly as it reconvened last Fri
day night, Governor BOggs pointed
to President Eisenhower's sugges-
tion at the recent Governors con-
ference in williamsburg, Va, that
the states Investigate means of re
capturing from the federal govern
ment some of the power which has
been drawn toward Washington in
recent years.
The Assembly followed through
on the recommendation by steer
ing through both houses a resolu-
tion offering support for the deci-
sion of the Governors Conference
to appoint a bipartisan commit
tee to investigate the problem.
The Governor said in part:
Government is most effective
and it is most responsive to the will
of the people, when it is carried on
at the level closest to the people.
The wise patriots who wrote our
Federal Constitution were well
aware of this fundamental truth.
They endeavored to bind it into our
fabric of government by reserving
to the states and communities all
movers not specifically bestowed
on the Federal system.
continued on page eighteen)
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
Herb Barnes
Recommended
By Williams
For Marshal
Senator's S election OF
Former New Castle
Sheriff, Must Go To
President Via Att0r-
ney-General.

Former Sheriff Herbert Barnes
was recommended by u. S. Senator
John j. Williams recently for ap-
pointment as u. s. Marshal of the
judicial district of Delaware.
Mr.. Barnes, former superinten-
dent of state police and Levy Court
commissioner, was picked by Sen
ator Williams to succeed Clarence
Spence of Millsboro, whose term
expired July st.
No Senate committees are meet
ing and no nominations are being
acted on until the Civil Rights bat
tie is settled. Senator Williams
said Mr.. Barnes has also requested
time to wrap up some personal
business, and that Mr.. Spence will
staying in Office for at least two
months.
Mr. Barnes, 4s, is a Republican
leader who dropped from the Del
aware political scene when he re-
signed from the New Castle Levy
Court in June, 1853. He later moved
to Florida, but returned to Della
ware this year to become sales
manager of Diamond T. of Della
ware Sales & Service, Ine., a truck
firm. He lives at 1858 Faun Road,
Graylyn Crest.
Mr.. Barnes had been mentioned
for U. S. Marshal prior to his resig-
Continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
Plans Are Now
Underway For
Dollar Days
Ho~o A. 8 .
Cooperating Merchants
Hope To Make Sales
Fete Greatest In The
History Os The City.

There are nearly score of Mil
ford merchants cooperating 1000
TO Milford's semi-a1nual Dollar
Days. scheduled for next Friday
and Saturday, August 2 and 3. the
greatest ever held IN this city.
Thousands of circulars will be
mailed to homes in lower Delaware
the first of next week.
A four-page section of the Mill
ford Chronicle, Delaware's largest
weekly newspaper, will be devoted
to the advertisements of the mer-
chants who are literally going all
out to make the Days" a success.
Starting soon, Milford's own ra-
dio station. WKSB, brOadcasting
from Milford in tie Heart of Del
aware, will carry the Dollar
Days" message from Milford to
thousands of listeners several times
each day.
Local merchants are preparing
for what is expected to be the
greatest influx of shoppers in the
city's history, with an abundance
of fresh seasonal merchandise TAX
en- right out of regular stock and
reduced for Dollar Days only.
While two free parking lots are
always available to shoppers, one
located on North East Front Street,
with space for several hundred
cars and the other in the rear Of
the Windsor Building, with en-
trance and exit on South Wash
ingtOn Street.
continued on PAGE Senl
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26

and at the same time to inspect
and eyaluate them.
Friday, the board president, Col.
Thomas Arnold, advisor to the
Pennsylvania National Guard,
praised the work of the troops not
only in the day-tO-day activities at
Camp Rina,d, but also on the ar
tilery range.
Especially praiseworthy, he COM
mented, wa5 the rapidity with
which the gun sections engaged the
targets during the artillery firing.
In addition to Colonel Arnold
other members of the board are:
1t. Col. w. r. Bullard, Jr.. and
Capt. Edward j. Barth, both advi-
sers to the Virginia National Guard
and Capt. Harold r. Mcdonald, ad-
visor to the Maryland National
Guard.
The final inspection before de-
parture was held last Saturday.
In the morning the men heard a
lecture by Colonel Bullard on the
tactical employment of "Skysweep-
er" guns in the defense of the con-
tinental United States.
Guard officers agreed unanimous
ly that one of the reasons for the
high degree of success of the Camp
continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
Hospital Here
Is Accredited
For 3 Years
Milford Memorial Com
mended By Accredita-
ton Commission For
High Standards.

The Milford Memorial Hospital
has been advised by the Joint
Commission on Accreditation of
Hospitals that they have been ap-
proved for accreditatiOn for an ad-
ditiOnal three years, or until a new
survey is made. The Joint Commits
sion grants accreditatiOn to hOspi-
tails for a three year period and re-
quireS re-inSpectiOn at least every
three years.
In advising the hospital of its
accredhatiOn, Kenneth B. Bah
cock, the Director of the Joint
Commission on Accreditation of
Hospitals stated, THE Commission
wishes to commend you for main
tanning standards deserving of ac-
creditation, and for your constant
effort to improve the quality of
patient care. Please be assured OF
our interest and our Willingness
to be of all possible help to you"
The Joint Commission for Ac-
creditation Of Hospitals was es-
tablished jointly by medical and
hospital professions to develop a
yardstick for measuring the hos
pital success in it's various activi-
ties. The program sets up care
fully designated standards in each
area of operation, for an average
hospital. 1t strives to examine the
hospital from the patients stand
point, primarily from the view of
safeguarding the patients health
and welfare.
The Joint Commission is COM
prised of the following national,
medical and hospital organiza-
tions: American College of Ply
sicians, the American College of
Surgeons, the American Hospital
continued on page fourteen)
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
Gov. BOggs
Signs Total
OF IS Bills
Bill Establishing 1857
S45,OOO,OOO School Con-
structiOn Program A
mOng Those Signed.

Governor BOggs signed 45 bills
and resolutions on Monday, rush
ing into action on almost all of the
measures approved during the
last Friday Saturday session that
closed the 199th General Assembly
for a while.
The Governor mad indicated last
Saturday afterp on that he wouldn't
get to the bill that were sent up
to him until tuesday or Wednes
day, but he went to work on them
Monday.
Signed, among others. were the
900 school construction program
and the bill authorizing bond issues
of $22,O00,0O0 for road building.
Also approved were the beach
erosion bill, an item authorizing
the expenditure of 100000 to
protect the strands along the At
lantic; the Board of Health labcra-
tory measure, permitting the out
lay of $1,90O,O00 for a new center
here; the bill doubling the cost of
the judges salaries for the Court
of Common Pleas for New Castle
County; and the one that provides
for the consolidation of the Ferris
School, the Kruse School and the
Detention Home ,and permits the
Woods Haven School for Girls to
join up if it sees fit.
Mr.. Boggs also put his name on
bills creating a State Boar of
Electrical Contractors; permitting
the Wilmington City Council to fix
the salary of the Wilmington tax
collector and his staff; increasing
the salaries of the Levy Court Com
missiOners; increasing the salary
of the state custodian; apprOpria-
ting $1,319,834 for delayed repairs
to schools; setting up revolving
fund for school site purchase and
CONTINUED on page eleVen)
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
Democrats VIII Hold
Jarnboree August 9
Gala Affair viii BE Held At
LeWeS Beach

s At a meeting of the Directors of
the Democratic Beach Jamboree
held in Rehoboth on Monday, July
%, reports that the Jamboree to be
held on August 9Th at Lewes Beach
will be largest ever held, and the
committees are arranging accord
ingly. Arrangements are being
made to accommodate all those
who attend with plenty of parking
space, refreshments, entertain
ment of music and dancing.
Make your plans now 10 attend
the Democratic Beach JambOree
on Lewes Beach Friday evening,
August 8, at $50 p. M; rain date
will be Saturday evening, August
10th, at $50 p. m.
Mr.. Willie l.. Wilkins of Milford
assisted by Mr.. Frank Donovan of
Milford has been named General
Chairman of the Committees. The
committee members are as fol-
lows: Louis V. Kitchens, Blanche
Kitchens, Andrew O'Neal. and Mrs.
Andrew O'NeaI, Laurel: Pete Yea
sey, Mary Prettyman. o. Raymond
Martin, Watson Cook, Georgetown:
Louise Love, Doc Furniss, Milford:
Graham Stacey, RehOboth; Howard
Lane, Jr., Mabel Lambden, Fred
Miles, Walter Conoway, Seaford;
Doris Hastings, Edna Brasure,
Milton; Russell Bradley, Lincoln
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
Auto Races
At The Fair
On Saturday
Thrilling Speed Contest
Is Expected On Kent
Sussex Oval Tomorrow
Afternoon.

A banner day in Delaware auto
racing is forecast tomorrow, Sat
urday, July 9th, when the big,
Indianapolis type, racing cars
make their annual appearance at
the Kent and Sussex Fair. The race
will close out afternoon activities
at this years Kent and Sussex
Fair.
With the big cars absent from
tracks in Maryland and Delaware
so far this year, drivers and fans
alike are girding for Saturdays S
speed contest.
A field of 25 drivers and their
sleek creations will take to the
Harrington track, a dual purpose
half-mile speedway, intent on vic
tory in the rich Kent and Sussex
Sweepstakes which will climax the
afternoons card.
The main event, over a 25-lap,
12h-mile route, will start the -
fastest cars which qualify in the
three Preliminary heats and con-
ISOLATION races carded. Time trials,
where the drivers race the clock
one-by-one, will open Saturday. S
card at 1880 p. m. The actual COM
petitiye racing gets under way at
2:3O when the first heat will be
tagged off. Warm ups are set for
II noon.
Drivers from North Carolina to
the Canadian border are entered in
the program which is open to
drivers of the United Racing Club.
Ccontinued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
Brandywine Raceway
Opens Next Monday
VIII Feature 4O-Day Meeting;
Longest In History

Brandywine Raceway anticipates
strengthening it's claim to the title
of Americas fastest-growing night
harness track as it launches its
big 4O-night pari mutuel meeting
next Monday, July 20. The meet
ing will be the longest in the his
tory of the picturesque plant, the
number of racing nights doubling
he total of the inaugural meeting
in 1853.
Brandywine's new management
team, President Howard A. Miller
and General Manager S. Rudy Brit
tingham, feels confident that this
will be the most successful season
for the Wilmington track. They
point out that the earlier opening
gives Brandywine full benefit of the
vacation season and that the aug
mented meeting will not encounter
competition from fiat tracks. More
over, they expect the attractive
CONTINUED on page elevenl
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26

Yesterday. Thursday, July 25,
Harrington became the political
capital of Delaware with the OBJ
servance of Governors Day at the
58th Kent and Sussex Fair.
j. Caleb Boggs. Delaware's chief
executive was the guest of honor.
Along with members of his staff
and the top leaders of both major
political parties, the fair grounds
was swarming with politicians.
civic leaders, and just plain ordi-
nary ns-cOntributing their
bit to the traditional biggest day of
Delaware's biggest outdoor show,
Fair Week.
Aided by relatively cool weather,
compared with the first of the
week, the fair chalked up an at
tendance of around 10000 Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings. T.
Brinton Holloway, fair secretary
and general manager, said the
crowd exceeded last years total
by at least Is per cent.
Governor Boggs and his party
occupied a box in the center Of
the grandstand.
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
New S. S. Leaflet Is
Being Distributed
Contains Special Information On
Farm Labor

A new leaflet, Social Security
Information for Crew Leaders and
Farmers" explains how to tell
whether the farmer or the leader
of a farm labor crew is the en-
plOyer of the workers in the crew
for social security purposes, ac-
cording to Myron Milbouer, social
security district manager in Will
mingtOn.
Farm operators who use labor
crews to harvest fruits, vegetables
or other farm commodities have
questions about the effect of the re-
cent social security amendments,
he said.
Cash wages paid to members of
a farm labor crew are covered by
the social security law under the
same rules that apply to other
farm workers. The farm workers s
cash wages are covered if an en-
ployer pays him $3.50 or more in a
calendar year, or if he works for
an employer on 20 or more days in
a calendar year for cash wages
figured on a time basis.
Continued or page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
Sweetheart Bakers
Releasing Ballons
Being Done To Advertise Famous
New Sweetheart Bread

On Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day, Sweetheart Bakers, Inc, will
release several thousand helium
filled balloons in all communities
on the Delmarva Peninsula, from
Dover, Delaware, down to Cape
Charles, Virginia.
In making this announcement
Bob Rayner, Manager of Sweet
heart Bakers Inc, said: I'VE be-
1ieve this is an interesting and un-
usual way to promote interest in
our New Sweetheart Enriched
Bread with Fresh Creamery But
ter added and as many of these
balloons viii contain checks from
$100 to $25.00 that can he used for
the purchase of food it will be
well worthwhile for the finders OF
these particular ones"
'The demand for this new and
finer loaf of bread has been tre-
mendOus and we feel in this man
ner we can show our appreciation
for this fine public acceptance.
Persons finding balloons contain
ing these checks can use them at
their favorite grocery"
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
New Highway Sign
On Display At Bridge
Flashes Variety OF Messages By
Remote Control

A changeable highway sign, that
flashes a variety of safety messages
selected by remote control, is on
display to motorists entering Del
aware by way of the Delaware Me
mortal Bridge.
SLOW Dowr and Live" is the
message most roquently shc7yn
by the changeable sign, being DEM
here in connection with
the glow Down and Live" cam
paign.
The sign is being demonstrated
to officials of the bridge, the Del
aware State Police, and the I,sl-
aware Safety Council which pro-
notes the campaign here.
The sign can be used to give day
and night lighted warnings such as
SLOW Down-Tie-up Ahead" and
can be quickly changed to comply
with road conditions.
The sign is changed by dialing
the code number IF any of a group
of predetermined messages. The
CONTINUED on page sevenl
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
DriUer Killed Near
DOUer On Tuesday
Salesman Said To Have
Passed Light Into Path
Of Truck

Delaware's highway death toll
for 1857 rose TO as, the same as at
this date last year. when a Balti-
more man was killed just south OF
Dover Tuesday afternoon.
William Marriott, Jr., 81, metal
foil salesman, died when his sta
tiOn wagon collided with trac-
tor-trailer at COoper's Corner, the
intersection of Routes 13 and 113-A.
Marriott was pronounced dead
in DOver's Kent General Hospital
at 500 p. m. He had fractured
skull and possible internal injur-
les.
State police said Witnesses told
them that Marriott, going north on
Route 113-A. drove through a red
light, into the path of the tractor
trailer driven by Gordon ]. Wal
lace, AZ, of Toronto, Ont, who was
going south on Route -. II was
raining.
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
Two Infants Die
In Milton Blaze
Exploding Kerosene Cook Stove
Cause OF Fatal Fire

Two infant brothers burned to
death at about 1886 p. m. last Sun
day in Milton when a kerosene
stove exploded setting fire to one
room, wooden building.
They were Jonathan B. Sanders,
II months, and Marcus Sanders,
born last month.
William r. Favin5er, state fire
marshal, said the building quickly
became enveloped after the stove
exploded.
Mrs. John Sanders, the mother,
had stepped across the street to
buy a soft drink. according to Mr..
Favinger. Her 3-year-old daughter
was with her.
Mr.. Sanders is employed by the
Draper Canning Company. The
Sanders home was directly be-
hind the main portion of the can
merry in the firms labor camp with
in the Milton town limits.
The bodies were turned over to
the William NJ Short Funeral Home
Of Milton. A grayeside service was
held on Monday.
CONTINUED on page fourteen)
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26

uuueT way.
President Lynwood w. Duncan
of Pocomoke City, and Chairman
of the Board, James C. Robinson,
of Baltimore, and their associates,
have been among the busiest Off
cials in racing circles, as they
brought together all the various
ends to give the race fans a COM
pletely new look" for the 1857
Ocean Downs meet.
Actual operation of the race meet
was put in the hands of two of the
outstanding and most capable Offi-
cials in trotting today. Dick Case
of Ocean City, and Ed Keller, OF
Norway. Me. Dick and Ed, who
have teamed up in many a success
full race meet in the past, Rave the
Continued on page elevelO
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
$18, 900, 900 Bridge
Bonds Are Retired
That Number Redeemed As Oh
Sunday, June 3Oth

A total of $18.93O,O0O worth of
Delaware Memorial Bridge bonds
have been retired as of June 30,
Frank J. Horty, general manager
reported to the Delaware Interstate
Highway Division in his monthly
report released this week.
Mr.. Horty points out that 5O.7
percent of the total bond issue has
now been paid in less than six
years since the span was placed in
operation. The total Indebtedness
was $45,55O,OOO and this leaves a
1ond debt of $27, 100000 still to
be paid
According to the monthly report
the total number of vehicles cross
ing the big span during June was
continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26

more and more concrete results or
our efforts. During the past two
months, we have actually had re-
quests from five different compa
nies for handicapped individuals
for job openings"
Mr.. Sears reported that one Of
the first steps taken was to in
crease the Employers Advisory
Committee from 81 to so members,
each representing a different COM
pany. Among the latest to place
men at the Boards disposal were:
Atlas Powder Company, COntinen-
tai American Life Insurance, Dia-
mond State Telephone Co.. E. L. du
Pont de Nemours, Seaford; Eastern
Malleable Iron, Milford Chronicle,
Sears, Roebuck and Company and
CONTINUED on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
New Water Rates For
Slaughter Beach
Proposed Changes Filed With Pub
lie Service Commission

The Public Service Commission
announced that George II. Draper,
Jr., owner and operator Of a water
plant and distribution system in
the Town of Slaughter Beach, Sus-
sex County. Delaware, has, through
his attorney, Houston Wilson, Es-
quire, filed with the Public Service
Commission of Delaware a set of
proposed Rules and Regulations
for the operation Of his water sys-
TEN, an existing Rate Schedule and
an Application for an increase in
present rates and for additions to
his present rate schedule for vari-
GUS water facilities for which rates
have been charged.
The proposed new rates are on
file in the Office of the Public Ser
vice Commission, Old State House,
Dover, Delaware.
Mr.. Wilson informed the Com
mission that consumers are billed
July l for the calendar year which
begins January l and it is proposed
continued on page sIx1
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
DR.. E. c. Lloyd Named
To Education Post

DR.. Elizabeth Carruth Lloyd, As
sociate Professor of Education at
the University of Delaware, has
been appointed by the State Board
of Education to the newly created
position of Director of Teacher Ed
ucatiOn and Professional Standards
in the State Department of Public
instruction.
DIR. Lloyd has had broad expert
ence in the field of education. She
was director of kindergarten in the
Flyn Park and Hawthorne, Mis-
(contiinusd on page nlnel
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
Three Local Men
Rescued From Ocean
Spent II StOPm-TOssed Hours In
15-FOOt 0utbOarG

Three Milford men, rain-sOaked
and hungry, were rescued at about
SIS Tuesday morning after their
small, storm-tossed fishing boat
had been blown into the Atlantic
Ocean.
Cape May, N. j., Coast Guards
men picked up William Boldly, a
Milford policeman, Art HallOwell,
and Theodore Hazard.
The men had spent more than IL
hours without food in their 15-foOt
craft, powered by an OutbOard mo-
tor.
They left Milford Monday after
noon to do some fishing in the Del
aware Bay. They reached the
Brandywine Shoal light-about six
continued on page sevenl
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
Georgetown Beats
Milford Third Time
County Seat Pitcher Hurls No Hit,
No Run Game

Georgetown, Kent and Sussex
Little Leaguers defeated Milford
at Georgetown for the third time
Wednesday evening by a 10 to 0,
no hit, no run game. Shockley pit
ched a great game for Georgetown.
allowing no hits, only one walk.
and struck out ten. The only solid
hit ball against him was with two
out in the final inning. Dave Argo.
Milford shortstop, hit a hard line
drive to right field, but Harrison
played it on the first bounce and
made a quick throw to first to save
Shockley's no hit, no run game.
Milford used three pitchers in
continued on page sevenD