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Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11
Citizens Form State Will
Committee For Get Bonus
Lewes Ferry Funds Back
Paul F. Carpenter Is
Elected To Head Com
mittee; Group Will Pc
tition Assembly.

The proposed Lewes-Cape May
ferry took step closer to reality
recently when it was decided to
form a Delaware citizens commit
tee and joint legislative commit
tee TO assist in planning and ar
ranging to bring the ferry into
existence.
The decisions were made at a
meeting in the Hotel DUPONT at
tended by legislators from both
states and civic leaders.
The citizens committee was ap-
pointed. The legislative committee
was not.
Paul f. Carpenter, former presi-
dent of the Lewes Chan her of Com
merce, was elected president OF the
citizens committee; Howard S. Abb
bott, of Georgetown, former state
tax commissioner, was named sec
retary; Nutter D. Marvel, of
Georgetown, treasurer, and Robert
NJ. Tunnell, of Georgetown, attor-
ney.
Others named: Mayor Otis NJ.
Smith of Lewes, Mayor William r.
Murphy of Milford, Mayor August
F.. Walz, Wilmington; Madison
Gray of Fenwick Island, E. Win
field Birmingham of Lewes; form
er State Senator John M. Long
botham of Milford; J. Burton Wag-
canon, Milford; J. Conn Scott,
Selbyville; John Hargadine, Beth
any Beach; Mayor Clarence Lynch
of Rehoboth Beach: Mayor Charles
S. Barker, Milton; Burton Cannon,
Jr., Frankford; Harry Dukes, Jr.,
Millville; Wilson Campbell, Days
boro; Mayor Saunders P. Darden,
continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11
Milford Lady.
Dover CI Are
Killed Near
I re d erie a
Local Woman Was Grand
mother; CT Was On
Leave; Police Say Nei-
ther Car Was Speed
ing.

A 45-year-old grandmother and
a Dover soldier were killed in a
head-on crash of their cars about
a mile north of Frederick on u. S.
Route 113 at 1926 a. M, last Thurs
day..
Killed were: Mrs. Mary b. Fitz-
charles of near Milford, who was
on her way home from working on
the night shift at the International
Latex plant in Dover, and John r.
Steeley, 20, of $40 East LOCKER
man Street, Dover, who had been
to Georgetown to visit a fellow
soldier with whom he had come
home on leaves
Both were pronounced dead at
2:30 a. m. in Kent General Hospi-
tai, Dover, where they were taken
in the Dover ambulance, by Dr.. e.
S. Dennis, deputy state medical
examiner
State police at Dover said the
steering wheel had to be bent for
ward to free Steeley and the seat
moved back before Mrs. Fitzcharles
could be taken from her car.
Neither car was apparently go
ing at an excessive speed. There
were no skid marks. Troopers said
Steeley's car crossed the center
line and "it was possible" that he
may have fallen asleep.
The accident occurred almost op-
posite Barratt's Chapel, cradle of
Methodism", on straight SECTION
of roadway.
Mrs. Fitzcharles, driving a 1855
Nash station wagon, suffered
fractured skull, broken neck, brok-
en- wrist, fractures of both legs,
and other injuries. Steeley, in a
1850 Mercury, had fractured
skull, broken neck, broken jaw,
Continued on page SKI
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11
fetal Of 227 Deer
Shot During Season
Majority OF Animals Killed
We're Killed In
Kent Co.

Delaware shotgun hunters bag
ger z27 deer-two less than during
the season last year-in the two
day hunt that ended last Saturday
evening.
The season was described as a
successful" one by game wardens
and state police. The latter checked
in the deer kills at the State Road,
Dover, Bridgeville and Georgetown
Stations.
Two oddities were noted in this
years shotgun hunting, which reg
istered 112 deer bagged Friday and
115 Saturday. One of. the largest
bucks ever shot in Delaware-a
210-pound specimen-was brought
down in the Cokesbury area of Sus-
sex County on Friday by Donald
Carey, Georgetown. The same day,
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11
Lima Growers VIII
Meet Here Jan. 18th
Session VIII Be Held In Milford
Grange Hall

The Delaware Pea and Lima
Bean Growers ASSOC. will meet in
the Milford Grange Hall on Fri
day, January IL, at 1880 p. m.
Fred A. Rust, Milton, President
of the Association, in announcing
the meeting, stated that the pro-
gram will feature discussion on
the law regulating the sampling
and grading of vegetable crops for
canning or processing.
MIR. Rust pointed out that two of
the organizations objects are III
to strive FOR uniform sampling and
grading methods for the industry;
and (2l to cooperate with all seq
ments of the Industry for the bet
terment of pea and lima bean pro-
duction, processing and marketing.
Continued on page twelveD
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11
Citizens Will
Hold Annual
Meeting Next
Friday Night
Session Will Be Held In
The Community Build
ing; No Contest Listed
For The City Election

The citizens of Milford will hold
their annual Citizens Meeting next
Friday evening, January Is, at
1880 O'Clock at the Milford Com
munity Building. The meeting,
which is the only one of its type
held in Delaware, is patterned on
the old New England style town
meeting.
During the course of the eve
ming, financial statements will be
read and explained by the audi
tors. The treasurer will give his
report and Mayor William r. Muir
ply and City Manager Roy Petty
john will outline objectives reached
this year and those that are antici-
pated.
Candidates for City Council will
be nominated from the First and
Fourth Wards.
For the first time in many years,
there are no contests and the nom
nations of Vernon Benson, from
the First Ward, and Wright Ward,
from the 4th Ward, will be tanta-
mount to election. Neither Mr.. Will
son or Mr.. Coffin sought renomina-
ton.
The annual city election will be
held Monday, January 21, in the
Council Room at City Hall. The
polls will be open from IL noon un-
til 6 O'Clock.
The City Council will hold it's
annual reorganization meeting next
Thursday evening.
Holdover members of City Coun-
Gil are: First Ward, Percy Haugh-
ey; Second Ward, c. Edgar Wood,
Mrs. Mildred Webster; Third Ward,
Walter Morris, Clayton Kirby;
Fourth Ward, William A. Berry,
Jr
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11
State Jaycee Group
To Hold Meet Here
Plans For National Jaycee Week
VIII BE Discussed

Frank Osborne, President of the
Milford Jaycees, has announced
that an all day State Jaycee Board
Meeting will be hosts this Sunday
at Hollands Restaurant, Milford.
The purpose of the meeting will
be to conduct the Statewide busi-
ness of the Delaware Junior
Chamber of Commerce and to CO.
ordinate plans for National Jaycee
Week at the end of the month,
Jaycees from eight chapters in
the state are expected including
the newly organized Jaycee group
in Georgetown. The meeting is pri-
marily for local and state officers
but. all interested Jaycees are in
vited to attend. For the first time
a Quarterly Membership Trophy
will be presented to the chapter
having the largest gain in member
ship since the last Board meeting
and having highest percentage of
(continued on page sevenl
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11
OAR Group Met At
Houston, Saturday
Were Entertained By Mrs. Willard
j. Dufendach, AT Houston

The Captain Jonathan Caldwell
Chapter, Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, held it's January
meeting at the home of Mrs. w. j.
Dufendach, at Houston, last Satur-
day. Mrs. Hoey Farrow, regent,
presided. After the ritual, which is
part of each meeting, reports
were given by Mrs. S. Willis Ham
mond, chairman of American In
dians, Americanization by Mrs.
Jennie Short, Approved Schools,
Mrs. Douglas Fry, CAR, by Mrs.
]. c. Butler, president of the
Thomas Mexican Chapter, and
National Defense by Mrs. G. M.
Townsend The eighth birthday
luncheon will take place on Satur-
day, February at one o'clock at
the Dinner Bell Inn in Dover. Mrs.
Donald Bennett Adams, vice presi-
dent general of the National Socie-
ty will be the speaker for the oc-
casion. Invited guests will include
Mrs. Erwin F. Seimes, State re-
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11
Bank Calendar
Features College

The 1857, Calendar of the Farm
ers Bank of the State of Delaware
once again has been drawn by Mrs.
William r. Macdonald, better
known to Delaware as Miss Eliza
beth Harrington Macdonald
1t shows Old College, the earliest
building of the University Of Del
aware.
The Farmers Bank of the State
of Delaware has offices now in
Newark.
The work of Mrs. Macdonald
CONTINUED on page seyenl
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11
State TOl d
Oyster Beds
Are In Danger
Financial Aid Needed For
Rehabilitation, Sh ell
Fish Commission Dis
closes.

The natural seed beds of Della
ware Bay have not caught growth
of seed oysters in the past several
years, the annual report of the
Delaware Commission of Shellfish-
cries, for the year ended last June
80, discloses.
"If there is not some rehabili-
tation plans carried out, our nat
ural seed beds will be a thing of
the past" the commission warns.
In the light of this situation, the
commission advises that it will be
necessary to obtain state or federal
financial aid so that it will be pos
sible to purchase seed oysters from
other localities, and if this is done
the income of the state from its
valuable oyster industry will be
greatly increased.
However, the commission went
on in it's report, the leased areas
in the Delaware Bay "are just the
opposite from that of the natural
beds-they have caught natural
growth the last few years which
we feel is due to the large amount
of seed oysters brought in from
out of the state"
The commission cited in it's re-
port, which was issued recently,
that DR.. Carl N. Schuster of the
Marine Laboratories, University of
Delaware, 'has been very helpful
to the commission during the past
year and is trying to come up with
a solution that will improve the
growth of the natural oyster beds
in Delaware Bay"
During the year, according to
the report, one of Delaware's larg-
est frozen seafood plants produced
4,500,00O cans of oyster stew, $780,
900 pounds of frozen canned oys-
ters, 10000 pounds of frozen
Continued on page Heven)
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11
Dobberstein To Head
Scout Activities

Arthur w. Dobberstein, Dover.
Delaware, has been selected to
head up the activities of the Del
Mar-Va Council, Boy Scouts of
America. during the national cele-
bration of the 46th anniversary of
the Boy Scout Movement, February
6-12. Announcement of Mr.. Dob
berstein's appointment was made
Dy Lewis H. Talley, Chairman OF
the Councils Activities Commit
tee.
Mr.. Dobberstein is Vice-Presi-
continued on page f1ve)
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11
$3,5OO,OOO Was Appropri-
ated To Pay Korean
Vets; 100000 Is Un-
expended.

Approximately $1,000, ,00O-repre-
senting money left over from the
S3,500,000 appropriated to pay a
bonus to veterans of the Korean
War-wi1l revert to the States gen.
eral fund, the Delaware Military
Pay Commission has announced.
According to Paul Podolsky
Observation-Disclosures of the Military
Pay Commission, applications were
accepted up to Jan. /. OF an esti-
mated $4,000 veterans, 10,S54 claim
ed the bonus. The commission has
paid 9,841 so far, and the other ap-
plications are being processed
Podolsky said that approximate
ly 200 applications were made dur
ing the closing days of the pro-
gram Many of the deadline appli-
cants, fearful that their forms
would be rejected because of tar
diness, had the post office hand
cancel the applications, Mr.. Podol-
sky said.
In another instance, father
who's veteran son now lives on the
West Coast, personally brought his
sons application to Mr.. Podolsky' s
office.
About $2,5O0,0O0 of the original
appropriation has been paid. The
original estimate for cash needs for
the Korean bonus was from $2,-
500,00O to $2,750,0O0, with from
10000 to 10000 veterans applying
World War II veterans have un-
til Jan. 81 to apply for their bonus
under a supplementary appropria-
tion of $4,000.
Korean veterans bonus pay
ments are made on the same basis
as bonus payments to veterans oi
World War II by Delaware.
Continued on page f1ve)
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11
NO 1nCr G q S 2
InTaxatiOn
Seen By Boggs
Spending Would Break
State Record; Outlay
For Last Biennium Is
Placed At S9S,6OO,OOO.

GcT. J. Caleb Boggs last Fri
day set before the 1857 General
Assembly record-shattering bud
get recommendation that calls for
expenditure of nearly $139, SOC, 900
in the next two fiscal years.
The Governors recommendation
was detailed in budget report
distributed as the two houses of
the legislature met in joint session
to hear his state of the State" ad-
dress.
The total, which he said will re-
quire no tax increase, comes to
$139, ,400,793.41 1t compares with
an estimated $9S, 100000 all-costs
outlay from the states General
Fund during the current biennium.
1t includes $113,S83,O77 in opera
tional disbursement that will be
covered by the administration S
195S-59 budget bill, and $25,517,-
TIC in probable disbursements
that will be proposed to the Assem-
bly, in other measures.
The total for operational dis
bursements compares with an esti-
mated s97, ,458,5O6.14 during the cur
rent biennium. The sum budgeted
under probable disbursements"
for the present two-year period is
only $1,154, 4,006.5S-al OF it from
the contingency bringing the
grand total of disbursements for
the period to $98,612,512.72. This is,
however. an estimated figure be-
cause the second half of the bien-
MUM has not ended.
The probable disbursements
proposed by Governor Boggs would
include "si11,9J0,000 for capital i'm
provements, property acquisitions,
and public works, including beach
erosion control" according to the
text of his message.
continued on page fourteen)
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11
Governors Pay Hike
rs NOIO State LGIU
Chief Executive Will Now
Get S17,500 Per
Year

The Governors salary increase
bill on Wednesday became the first
measure enacted into law by the
1857 General Assembly.
The bill, which boosts the Cover
nor's salary from the present sf2,-
600 to $17,500, was approved by
the House of Representatives late
Wednesday afternoon under a sus-
pension of all rules.
1t was hustled upstairs to Gov.
J. Caleb Boggs and signed by the
chief executive. while its three CO.
sponsors, Senate Majority Leader
John E. Reilly D-Wilmington) >,
Senate President Pro TEN Curtis
w. Steen (D-Dagsboro), and Senate
Minority Leader Thomas l.. john
son (R-Rehoboth Beach,, beamed
approvingly.
CONTINUED on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11
Gov. Boggs
lnaugura ration
Next Tuesday
Ceremonies Will Be Held
In Front Of Legislative
Hall Rain Or Shine
Starting AT Noon.

Rain or shine, second-term in
augural ceremonies for Governor
j. Caleb Boggs will be held at noon
Tuesday, January is, on a special
ly constructed stand in front of
Legislative Hall, Dover, the Joint
Inaugural Committee announced
this week.
At the same ceremony, the oaths
of office will be administered to
Lieutenant Governor-elect David
p. Buckson and Secretary of State
John N. Mcdowell, who will also
start his second term in that office
Chief Justice Clarence Switzerland
of the State Supreme Court will ad-
minister the oaths.
An aged Bible from the vaults of
the State Archives Commission will
be used during the ceremony.
Many of Delaware's chief execu-
tives have taken their vows using
this same Book.
Retiring Lieutenant Governor
John w. Rollins will serve as pre-
siding officer, it has been announc-
ed, and Edward J. Scanlon, Dover,
Will sing the national anthem and
the official state song, "Our Del
aware"
While the ceremonies will be
comparatively simple, there will be
music by the 2S7th U. S. Army
Band, Delaware National Guard,
under the baton of Warrant Officer
Russell A. Williams, and a total
of $50 uniformed men will form an
honor guard for the occasion. This
unit will be comprised of the 261st
AAA Brigade and the 142nd Fighter
Interceptor Squadron.
On the specially constructed
stand will be Governor and Mrs.
Boggs, 1t. ]. Caleb Boggs, Jr., and
Marilu, the Governors children !;
continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11
Promotion Brochure
Released BY State
Attractive 12-Page Booklet ExtOlls
Virtues OF State

Delaware's first promotion bro
chure to attract industry to the
state was officially released this
week by the Delaware Industrial
Development Committee, Inc, fol-
lowing a regular meeting i'll Dover.
The attractive 12-page brochure,
printed in the state colors, will be
made available for distribution
through banks, chambers of COM
merce, and business outlets in
terested in using them to further
Delaware's commercial and indus
trial interests.
Despite the inclement weather,
nine of the Gilman industrial COM
mittee attended the session and
took steps to elect new officers at
the April meeting; recommended
requirements for three members
who have resigned from the COM
mittee and outlined plans to raise
funds with which to continue pro-
CONTINUED on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11

stores, better food offered in more'
convenient form, and better values.
IL has benefited efficient retailers
by challenging them TO do an even
better job. Competition can con-
tinue to benefit both consumers and
retailers in the future if it does
not lead TO inefficient and waste
full practices"
Pointing out that more stores
mean greater competition, MIR.
Burger reported that more than
1.500 new super markets were
opened in 1856, with about the same
number either under construction
or planned for 1858. Much of this
expansion, he said. was designed
to meet the needs of our growing
population and to serve the large
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Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11

six happened between midnight and
1 a. m. and seven between 1 and ?
a. m. Thus % of the 70 accidents
-27 per cent-occurred in that
three-hour portion of the night.
The analysis showed that 13 fa-
tai accidents occurred in August
and nine in July. There again, %
out of 79 happened in the two
months. There were eight fatal ac-
cidents each in April and Septem-
Der, seven in June, six each in Feb
ruary and March, five each in May,
November and December, and only
two in October, which had the few
est fatal accidents last year.
Thursday and Saturday were the
most deadly days of the week in
terms of when fatal accidents oc-
CONTINUED on page fourteenl
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11
Courses Offered For
Social Service Aides

An experimental course for the
training of social service aides Will
be offered by the department OF So
ciology, anthropology and geogra-
ply of the University Of Delaware
from January 2S to June p.
The university has undertaken
this sneciaI training assignment
hecause of a shortage of profess
sional social, workers on tne staHs
of nelawaress psychiatric institu-
tion and agencies.
The principal job OF the social
continued on page SIX
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11
Highway Dept, City
Developing Streets
Present Municipal Administration In Milford
And State Highway Department Are IN
Complete Agreement Concerning Present
And Anticipated Street Improvements.

city administration and the present
ADMINISTRATION of the State High
way Department concerning i'm
provements that have been made,
or are planned for this area.
Although normally the programs
of the State Highway Department
are formulated about two years in
advance, there have been indica-
tions that some OF the improve
ments for this area will be COM
pleted as rapidly as possible.
Thus far the State Highway De-
partment, with the consent of the
Milford city administration, have
taken over for maintenance and
CONTINUED on page six
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11

The past year witnessed consid-
cradle advancement in the matter
of streets and highways in Milford
and vicinity receiving the attention
of the State Highway Department.
And now that this street and
highway improvement work has
been started here, there are indi-
cations that requirements of the
Milford area will occupy a prom
inent place in the urban improve
ment program of the Highway De-
partment
An investigation in the matter
brings forth information to the
effect that complete cooperation
exists between the present Milford
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11
Freda Barbarika
Addresses Club
Local Interior Decorator Tells
Century Club Ladies OF Work

Miss Freda Barbarika, of near
town, was the guest speaker at the
Milford New Century Club, on Mon
day at it's regular bi-monthly meet
ing. Miss Barbarika, an interior
decorator of note, and a graduate
of the Philadelphia Museum School
of Art, spoke on the things of
taste, judgment and pleasant to live
with as the important factors in
any decor. These things applied to
a central theme, which makes for
unity, seemed to be the important
items in her book. Miss Barbarika
remarked about the compatible re-
lationship between client and deco
rator and what could be accom-
plished that would be satisfying to
both. Questions and answers
brought TO a close her interesting
talk. Music for the afternoon was
given by Mrs. Louis Pack and three
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11

v ith a new namei This will insure
uniform terminology throughout
the Army, as well as better describe
the organization, service, command,
mission, and type of echelon. AL
though the name is changed, the
mission of the military district in
Delaware remains the same. The
headquarters, located in Whining
ton, is charged with the admins
tration and training of Reserve
components within the State, in
Guiding the Army Reserve, the
Delaware National Guard, in an
advisory capacity, and the Reserve
Officer Training Corps, in an in
structional capacity.
A recapitulation of the years ac-
tivities and accomplishments of the
(conrInued on page tend
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11
Crop Improvement
Aides Are Named
Frank Reed, Joseph PenueI Named
From This Area

Nine Sussex County farmers have
been named to serve on commit
tees of the Delaware Crop I'm
provement Association for 1857, ac-
cording to Cashar Evans, Sussex
County Vice-President.
In making the announcement,
Mr.. Evans pointed out that their
committee members would assist
with planning the activities that
the association would sponsor dur
ing this crop year.
Those named and the commit
tees they will serve on are as fol-
lows:
Soybean Yield Program: George
F. Smith, Jr., Selbyville; Frank L.
Reed, Milford; Harvey Henry, Lau-
rel
CONTINUED on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11
State Military District
Has Been Redesignated

Army Delaware formerly the Del
redegnated Headquarters US
according Carl Chiro
to
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11
Safety Council DiscLoses
Most Dangerous RoadHOurs

p m and the months of July and
highways
Council
killed in 1856 Delaware
Of the 70 accidents nine occurred between m midnight
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11
A &P Head Predicts Peak
Competition During 1867

will peak 1857
Ralph president of the Great Atlantic Pacific Tea Com
pany today.
competition business"
the
benefited
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-04-25
Ava W.C.T.U. Meets
In Ellison Home

The Ava W.C.T.U. met Friday
evening in the home of Peggy
Ellison in Pleasant City with 81
members in attendance
The meeting opened with
group singing and prayer by
Rev. William Foster. The scrip
ture lesson was read by Lydia
Sorg.
Youth Temperance Council
week was discussed and the Wor-
ship theme for the month was
announced as being Guiding
The Children. An interesting
reading was given by Esther
McElroy.
Only routine business was
transacted during the business
session.
During the social hour, Eliza
beth Clark was honored in obser-
vance of her 10th birthday an
niversary. The refreshment table
was centered with a large decor
ated cake.
The hostess was assisted by
Elizabeth and Rebecca Clark
and Nancy Rayner.
The contest prizes were won
by Ila Dunlap, Esther McElroy
and Rev. William Foster.