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Milford chronicle., 1957-12-20
An Old Fashioned
Christmas Program
VIII BE Presented At Avenue
Church On Sunday At $3.50 p. M.

An old fashioned Christmas pro-
gram will be presented at Avenue
Methodist Church by the Church
School. Sunday, December %. at
$3.50 p. m. in the Fellowship Hall.
There will be songs and recitations
by the little tots under the direc-
tion of Mrs. Leroy Short, Mrs.
Charles Wilkerson. Mrs. Nat Rog-
ers, Mrs. Philip Keller. Mrs. Will
son Sockrider, Mrs. Thomas Walls,
Miss Mary Travis, Mrs. James Haz-
zard. Miss Dorothy Kosci. Old
Fashioned Christmas carols, which
never grow old, will be sung by the
Junior Department.
The intermediate Department,
under the direction of Miss Ruth
Benoit and Mrs. Robert Jaquetto,
will present a Christmas Fantasy,
1.-THE Street of Hearts" This play
Is a street of hearts. Big hearts
little hearts, hearts sturdy and
hearts weak, hearts with red bricl
chimneys and lights in the win
dows and hearts with the windows
shuttered. All kinds of hearts-be-
cause, fortunately, the lots here are
not restricted. except that they
must have residences.
Those participating in the drama
are: Mary Ann Kitchens, Judy ia
quette, Mike Phillips, Jim Belts
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1957-12-20
New Years Eve Show
At Reese Theatre
Big JambOree VIII Be Feature OF
December 3Ist

A glance at the Reese Theatre
program to be found in this news
paper will show to Delaware and
Maryland theatre fans that great
Holiday Hits are the order of the
day.
On the afternoon of Tuesday,
Dec. "a, at 2::30 p. M, the 40th Free
Xmas Treat will be presented.
Everybody is invited to be the
guest of Movie Center. The theatre
will be closed in the evenings so
that our employees may enjoy a
Happy and Merry Christmas.
Year after year, the Reese Thea
tire presents for it's patrons what
is known as a Giant Stage and
Screen Jamboree on New Years
Eve. For the first time, two Giant
Stage Jamborees will be present.
ed; an early show at 7:15 and 8
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Milford chronicle., 1957-12-20
600 See New
Ross School
D e d &c a t e d
Dual Exercises Held At
New Milford School
Last Sunday After
noon.

Approximately 500 persons were
present last Sunday afternoon for
the dual exercises of cornerstone
laying and dedication at the Lulu
M. Ross Elementary School, South
East corner of Third Street and
Brigham Avenue, Milford.
The cornerstone was laid in place
by Miss Ross, longtime elementary
teacher in Milford Schools. Miss
Ross was assisted by E. Crerar
Bennett, Jr., chairman, Milford
Special School District Building
Commission,
Various items pertaining to the
social and culture life of Milford
were placed in the depository.
judges Charles l.. Terry, of Do
yer, President Judge of the Super
ior Court of the State of Delaware,
was the speaker at the dedication
exercises which followed the cor
nerstone laying. While the corner
stone laying was held in the open
in front of the main entrance of
the building, the dedication exer-
cises were held in the multi-purpose
building of the new school. Both
programs in their entirety follow
Cornerstone Laying: Invocation,
Rev. w. Edwin Tull, Pastor, Church
of God; Remarks, E. Crerar Ben
nett, Jr., Chairman, Milford Special
School District Building Commits
sion; Placing of items in Reposi-
tory: Soil from groundbreaking
Ernest Macklin, Member, Milford
Board of Education; List of facul-
ty members, students and en-
ployees, James R. Kerr, Elemen-
tary Principal; Biography of Miss
Lulu NJ Ross, Margaret Deputy;
Copies Of Milford Chronicle, Rob-
ert III. Yerkes; Photographs of
Building, Max r. Corder, President,
Milford Board of Education; Pro-
gram, w. w. Hickman, Admins
Continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1957-12-20
Kent County Agent To
BE In On Fridays
Will Be Available AT His
Office In Dover Post
Office Bldg.

Farmers wanting to talk with the
county agent in the next couple of
months can expect to find him at
the Dover post office (2nd f1oor)
on Fridays from 900 a. m. to 4:3O
d. m.
so many people concerned with
farm planning or farm record prob
lens at this time of year are best
helped in the offices where bulle-
tins and other supplies are kept"
said George Vapaa.
The agent finds himself involved
In so many day meetings during the
winter months that only a few
farm visits are possible in any
event. Visitors are always welcome
at any time, and should feel free to
leave a message If the agent is not
in the office.
(continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1957-12-20
ASC Election Is
Tabulated In Kent
Announcement Of Winners Is Made
BY Lister Hall, Jr.

Newly elected community COM
mittees to serve with the 1858 ag-
riculturai stabilization and con-
servation program were announc-
ed today by Lister Hall, Jr., Kent
County ASC office manager, as fol-
lows:
First District: Chairman, John
G. Tarburton, Dover; Vice Chair
man, Saruel Dixon, Jr., Dover;
Regular Members, Edward S. Will
son, Jr., Smyrna; 1st Alternate,
Arthur N. Short, Smyrna; End AL
ternate, Joseph p Moore, Dover.
Second District: Chairman, Med
ford Davis, Jr., Clayton; Vice
Chairman, William H. Powell,
Hartly; Regular Member, Gilbert
Downs, Cheswold; 1st Alternate,
Francis Thomas, Marydel; End AL
ternate, James Virden, Smyrna
CONTINUED on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1957-12-20
Retired Teacher
Dies AT FELTON,
Mrs. Maude Reynolds Had Taught
For Al Years


Mrs. Maude A. Reynolds, "a, re-
tired school teacher and leader
in church and community affairs,
died Dec. Is in Milford Memorial
Hospital after short illness.
The widow of Wallace Reynolds,
she taught the first grade in Fell
ton School for Al years, retiring in
1854 and the same year the new
elementary wing of the local school
was named in her honor.
She was honored, along with is
other teachers, at this years con-
vention of the Delaware State Edu-
cation Association in Wilmington
on Oct. 25. She received a citation
for leadership in education, not
only in the school room, and also
for her efforts in raising profess
sional standards and service to her
profession.
CONTINUED on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1957-12-20
Camp Barnes
Projects Are
Set For 1858
Chiefs Of Police Okay
Mess Hall, Showers;
Directors Reelected For
Year.

Plans for improvement of IA
cilities at Camp Barnes, the camp
for needy boys on Assawoman Bay
in Sussex County, sponsored by the
Delaware Association of Chiefs of
Police, were approved by the camp
board of directors recently.
In other matters before the
group in the office of Col. Harry
S. Shew, president of the Camp
Barnes group, the directors:
1. Elected Herbert Barnes, re-
tired superintendent of the Del
aware State Police, to life men,
bership on the board. The camp
is named for the retired colonel.
2. Reelected Cpl. John w. Walls
managing director of the camp for
next year.
8. Received detailed report
from Corporal Walls on costs and
operations at the camp last sum-
mer when the camp handled more
than 400 boys from 1012 to 15
years old.
The improvement program in
cludes replacement of the present
outmoded mess hall with a new
open-air building and installation
of sanitary and shower facilities
in cabins erected last year.
All directors, with one excep-
ton, were reelected by the Chiefs
Association. The exception is Capt.
George P. Tidwell who will soon
retire He was succeeded by 1t.
Walter Sherwin of Georgetown.
A reorganization meeting of the
directors will be held in January
and the responsibility of pushing
forward with the building and i'm
orovement project will be left to
the new board.
Continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1957-12-20
Operation Santa
Is Due Tomorrow
1t Blue Hen Post
Record Number Of Kid
dies Are Expected To
Attend Annual Christ
mas Fete At VFW Post
Home.

lHilford's veterans of wartime
overseas service, members of Blue
Hen Post No. 6483, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, will accomplish
still another mission" this Satur-
day. However, unlike those at
tempted in time of war and on
foreign soil, Saturday mission
Operation Santa Claus"-will be
under peaceful conditions, bring
ing joy to more than one hundred
deserving youngsters.
For the past several weeks,
members of the local V.F.W. unit,
with the assistance of auxiliary
members and other friends, have
been busily engaged in soliciting
new and used toys and clothing
items; repairing those in need of
repair, and gift wrapping and tag
ging these items. AT the same time,
contact was being made with par
ents or guardians of youngsters,
10 years of age and under, who,
for various reasons, needed some
assistance at Christmas time. On
Saturday, those youngsters will en-
JOY the ITulLS Oh the euOTlS Ol LuOSe
who annually strive to make
Christmas more meaningful for
the areas less fortunate little ones.
Beginning shortly before noon
on Saturday, post members will
fan out throughout Milford and sur
rounding area, and begin picking
up the more than one hundred
youngsters who are to be trans
ported to the Post Home, site of
the annual Christmas party. Upon
arrival at the Post Home, the
youngsters will be 1avishly treated
by Auxiliary members, with each
youngster receiving just about all
the ice cream, cookies, chocolate
milk, candies and fruit that he or
CONTINUED on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1957-12-20
Free Parking Lot On
Northeast Front St.
Now Open To Public
LIONS CLUB TO HOLD
CHRISTMAS DANCE

The annual Christmas
Dance sponsored by the Mil
ford Lions Club will be held
on Thursday, December 26
at the Milford Armory. Dane
ing will be from 9 till 2 with
music furnished by Jack
Dougherty's Orchestra.
The price of the tickets is
$500 per couple with an out
of-town bid included. Tickets
may be obtained from any
Lions Club member or by
calling ticket chairman Fred
Higman at Milford Alb or
Milford 1864.
General Chairman OF the
dance is Joe Kemp who will
be assisted by ali the club
members in decorating the
Armory in a Christmas at
mosphere.
Milford chronicle., 1957-12-20
Complete Testing Of
High School Seniors
Carried Out Through Cooperation
OF e. OF ID. And School Officials

A pioneering venture in the
academic testing of high school
seniors has recently been COM
pleted in the State OF Delaware
through the cooperation of high
school and University of Delaware
officials and the AAUW.
More than 5000 Delaware stu
dents took part in the experiment
tai testing program which was ad-
ministered by volunteers from the
American Association of Univer-
sity Women assisted by high school
teachers and guidance counselors.
The supervisors had been trained
by DR.. Wilfred A. Pemberton of the
University of Delaware and Mrs.
Marian B. Miller, research assist
ant
The tests required two full days
and included reading, writing, lis
tening, social studies, science, and
CONTINUED on page twelve)
Milford chronicle., 1957-12-20
Sussex ASC Group
Get Award For Year
Sussex ASC Committee Receives
@0utstanding7 Award

The Sussex County Agricultural
Sterilization n d Conservation
Committee last Friday, Dec. 13, re-
ceived the Outstanding County of
the Year" award from the state
ASC office awards committee.
George C. Simpson, chairman of
the Delaware ASC committee, pre-
sented the county office staff with
a plaque during a ceremony held
(contlnuea on page eIevenl
Milford chronicle., 1957-12-20
Food Course Will
Be Held In March

Registrations from Maryland.
New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Vir-
ginia-as we'll as Delaware-are
being received for Delaware's first
food retailers short course next
March 80 and 81 at the University
of Delaware, an announcement
from Robert l.. Bull, agent in mar
keting at the university's school
of agriculture, said today.
In noting that registrations are
still being accepted, Bull said ar
rangements are being made to
continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1957-12-20


staff members to interest and in
form city as well as farm people,
the sessions will highlight we'll
known speakers on topics ranging
from vegetable profit ideas to cook
ing in e1ectronic ovens. Prominent
speakers are being engaged to APP
pear at general session each day.
Livestock will take the spotlight
the morning of February IL, when
interest will center on self-feed-
ing of complete rations to cattle
and sheep, followed by discus
sion of the effects of clovers, al
falfa and other forage crops on
livestock fertility. Talks on a
three-year corn irrigation study,
and the amounts of fertilizer to
use on crops next season are
Continued on page eleyenl
Milford chronicle., 1957-12-20

anu Dt CdI tlul eOA ACdSh AOA
liam N. Cam, Vice President for
Home Safety of the Council.
She pointed out that the holiday
season brings many fall hazards
placing decorations, toys underfoot,
boxes and wrappings laid ITEM
porarily" on stairs, slippery walks
outside.
Another danger of the holiday
season is fire.
1.-The Christmas tree, filled with
natural pitch and resin, is one of
the most combustible objects
known" Mrs. Cam said, "and Ii
can burn so quickly it is almost
impossible to extinguish the flames
by ordinary methods. In case of
fire. call the fire department imme-
diately."
CONTINUED on page ren)
Milford chronicle., 1957-12-20
State Safety Council Urges
Special Care At Christmas

hang the top of
the Delaware
contributed 13600
eat falls throughout the nation last
stepladder the possible
Milford chronicle., 1957-12-20
Della. Farm, Home Program
Slated For February 1918

northeast United States
homemakng
Delawares
University of Delaware
February 13.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-09
s Churches to Hold
G Confirmation Rites

Three Episcopal bishops will
hold confirmation services at five
Episcopal churches in this area
tomorrow.
The Right Rev. Angus Dun,
Bishop of Washington. will con-
firm a group of 80 at the IL am.
service at st. Thomas Church,
Eighteenth and P streets NV.
The Right Rev. Beverly D.
Tucker. retired Bishop of Ohio,
will confirm a group of 80 at
Epiphany Church, 1917 G street
NV, and hold a second service
|at 8 pm. in st. Luke's Church,
5000 Fifty-third street. Bladens-
burg, Md.
The Right Rev. Lane w.
Barton. Bishop of Eastern Ore
gon. will confirm IS persons at
IL am. at Grace Church. 9121
Georgia avenue, Silver Spring
and a second group at 8 pm.
in st. Monica's Chapel, IDOL
South Capitol street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-09
Church Calls
District Pastor

The Rev. Irwin Baldwin. in
term pastor of the Pennsylvania
Avenue Baptist Church since
last April, has accepted a call
to become pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Capitol
Heights. Md.
A native Of Atlee, Va, Mr..
Baldwin Is a graduate Of Hamp-
den Sydney College and the
Southeastern Baptist Theolog-
ical Seminary. Wake Forest.
N. c.
Before coming to the PennSyl-
vania avenue church. he held
pastorateS at the Cutbank and
Sharon Baptist Churches, Nc
Kenney, Va; the Fairfield Bap-
fist Church. Burgess, Va. and
the Norlina IN. Co. Baptist
Church.
Mr.. Baldwin succeeds the Rev.
Stephen w. Cranston, who re-
tired in December after 10 years
service to the Capitol Heights
church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-09
Lutheran Loymen
Elect M. J. Prussus
Staff Photo.

Milton j. Prassas, a member
Of Pilgrim Lutheran Church,
Westgate, Md, was elected presi-
dent of the Lutheran Laymen's
Fellowship at a meeting Thurs
day in First Trinity Lutheran
Church. Fourth and E streets
NV.
Other officers chosen we're
Henry Hanson, II, of Christ Lu-
theran Church, Bethesda, Md,
vice president: Paul D. Miller
of st. Luke Lutheran Church,
Silver Spring. Md. treasurer
and Martin A. McGrory of Lu-
Their Place Memorial Church. Sec
rotary.
Mr.. McGrory was elected for
his 18th consecutive term as Sec
rotary of the fellowship.
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Pastor Leaves
Pulpit Here

The Rev. Lloyd Christensen,
pastor of the Full Gospel Taber-
nacle here for the past seven
years, has accepted a call to the
Lakeside Assembly of God, Mil
waukee. Wis.
He will preach his final services
here on April 7.
A native of Minneapolis, Mr.
Christensen attended the North
Central Bible Institute there and
is a graduate of Bethany Bible
College. Santa Cruz. Calf.
In 1914 and 1915, he was Dis
trict Presbyter of the Minnesota
District Council of the Assemblies
of God, and while here. he served
on the Resolutions Committee of
the Potomac District Council OF
his denomination.
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Church Will Hear
Prospective Pastor

The Rev. Donald N. MacKen-
zie, pastor, of the Congregational
Church at bingham, Mass. will
speak at the 8 and II am. serv-
ices tomorrow in Greenbelt
MD Community Church.
Mr.. Mackenzie, a former Army
chaplain and Yale Divinity
School graduate, has been unan-
imously recommended to become
pastor of the church by the
pastoral committee. If elected
at the annual meeting tomorrow,
he will succeed the Rev. Eric 7,
Braund in the post.
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Preaching Mission
Set for ForestvilIe, Nd.

The Rev. Edgar w. Beckett.
pastor of the First Methodist
Church, Hyattsville. and chair
man of the Committee on
Evangelism of the Washington
East District of the Methodist
Church. will conduct a preach
ing mission tomorrow though
Friday at the Forest Memorial
Methodist Church, Forestville,
Md.
Mr.. Beckett will speak each
night at 7:45 pm. He served as
minister of the Forestville
church from 1924 to 1929 when
it was on a circuit with two
other churches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-09
Two Services Planned
For Girl Scout Sunday

Girl Scout Sunday observances
tomorrow for two church in the
Washington area have been an
nounced.
The Alice Deal and Lafayette
neighborhoods of the Girl Scouts
will attend the II am. service in
the Chevy Chase Baptist Church,
567l Western avenue NV. when
the pastor. the Rev. Bryan F
Archibald. will speak on "On My
Honor"
Mrs. L. H. Weld. troop consul
tant for Region 3 of the. Girl
Scouts in nearby Virginia, will
be guest speaker at an 8 pm.
service in the Arlington Meth
odist Church. Glebe road and
South Eighth street, Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-09

Board Of Commissioners: Mrs.
Eva Bray, president of Sorop-
timist International of Washing
ton; Gerard M. Shea. director of
the Department of Public Well
fare; the Rev. Joseph A. Weber,
of st. Thomas More Catholic
Church, and the Rev. Paul Orso,
of the Lutheran Inner Mission
and the Washington Federation
Of Churches
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-09
Labor Head to Talk

James B. Carey, vice president
of the AFL-CIO and president
of the International Union of
Electrical. Radio and Machine
Workers. will give "A Frank Dis
cuSsion of Ethics in Labor" dur
ing dinner meeting OF the
Mems Club of Westmoreland
Congregational Church at $50
pm. Monday in the church,
WeStmoreland circle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-09
Jews in Europe Is Topic

DR.. Nathan A. Pelcovits, State
Department specialist on West
ern European affairs and for
merly of the Columbia Univer-
sity Faculty of Political Science
will speak on THE Jews of West
ern Europe" before the Adult In
stitute of Jewish Studies of Con-
gregation Bethel of Montgom-
cry County. 8215 Old Georgetown
road, Betheda. at $3.50 pm. Mon
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-09
Chapel to Be Dedicated
At Blue Plains VILLAGE

The new chapel for the Junior
Village at Blue Plains will be
dedicated tomorrow at 4 pm.
Principal address at the dedi-
cation will be given by the Rev.
Kelvin Flynn. of Holy Name Col
lege, Catholic University.
Other participants include the
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dedicated
presented leader
looking
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De Paul Society ToIk

DR.. Alphonse Clemens of Cath
Ole University will address a len
ten festival day meeting of the
st. Vincent de Paul Society Of
Washington at $50 am. tomor-
row in Pilgrimage Hall, Four
teenth and Quincy streets NE.
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Dr.. Gill Lenten Speaker

DR.. Theodore A. Gill. manag-
ing editor of the Christian Gen.
tury. will speak at the 7:45 pm
lenten service tomorrow in Ref
ormation Lutheran Church, 2l2
East Capitol street.
Arkansas State press., 1957-09-20
One God For A White And Black Babe

dream dream one night was in the South and
witnessed segregation fight
raised my eyes to the Heavens and what did 1 see?
There God in his Kingdom with coored Babe his knee
looked up into his Glorious face for it knew the diff
ference its color of
And the other little curly blonde whose silky he
gently fond.
There in their little eyes after talking with
God cries
Their suffering is they have pain it left in this
world from where they
God gave them you for such time cud-
die in your
them he called them home for he needed them bad and
it made both races that loved them all feel sad when from
their little bodies there life God had them
from having to be in this segregation fight.
He took them with him for he loves ALL the dark
white must go, when they hear his call
hasn't been long you buried your white child under
the dirt and sIft of The others all him
white you know.
But yonder that distant hill colored child bur-
led for it also Gods will
They couldn't be placed beside each other for had been
borne with darker color.
yet each as dear as the other both Babes
held tight and loved by their Mother.
The you shed grave standing there,
for both families knew they of their
Do you your child with God when the others there
for you know very well what he will do.
1t makes difference to him he loves every one that is why
he gave to the world his only Son, and he didn't say
whites only and leave the colored
Yes during life you kept them apart you than
they you thought in your heart
did you stop Gods hand when you and your child had
part? knowing he took both Babes the time to
his heart.
Be follow his rule let the coored children
60 to your white chlds school.
God asks little of each day why ask him guide
you you knee and pray.
Forget the old ways and live for the new, let him lead you
by the hand in the right thing to do Think of the child
for awhile it wsg boss
the that you lost the sunshine brought you
and there sound Of pateng feet they senced
forever unless God let's you meet
He reached out and took each tiny hand with love far
sacred than any
Yes my dream could see the little white boy sitting on
Gods knee and the black boy the other same size
hut not the color. Each asking a
about Daddy and Mother, they remembered Sister
and also big Brother
God had wiped their baby and they Guided
Arkansas State press., 1957-09-20
The Ordeal at Little Rock

Perhaps, in the long the laundering procedure of
Gov Oa Faubus may precpitae resolution of the remaining
legal questions delaying the inevitable death of segregation
in public schools There must be good many citizens in
Arkansas the mayor of the capital among them who
raned by the gerak craftsmanship of the governor The
upshot should be determination by thinking citizens
show unsullied preference for law emotion.
The emotions involved in the issue explosive enough
without aggravation Who be without aggravation Who
can be without sympathy however, for the Negro children
involved? These innocent but incredibly courageous victims
of an impasse not of their making sustaining
their most sensitive years. outpoung of scaldng
and Wtuperaon from other children that should
suffer These Negro children surely heroes in
the matter displaying far be observed maturity
in suffering which should be the admiration of ALL and
dignity in distress surprising that of traditional Southern
aristocracy.
Mayor Woodrow Wilson Mann of Little Rock spoke for
the majority of the South when he said II only express
my deep personal resentment at the wholly in
reference with the internal affairs of this city by gov
ernor The resentment not confined Mayor Mann but
haired by Everyman Boston Globe