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Milford chronicle., 1957-06-21
Tom Faix, Is
Head
OF Jaycees
Milford Man Is Honored
By State Organization
At Recent Convention
Held At Seaford.

At their annual convention held
recently in Seaford, the Delaware
Junior Chamber of Commerce
elected Thomas l. Faix of Mil
ford as their President for the COM
ing year. Previously the new Presi-
dent has served as State Vice Pres
ident AMI also as National Direc-
tor, and is a former President OF
the Milford Jaycees. Among his
wide scope of .5aycee activities
nave been attendance at a World
Congress of the International Jun.
ior Chamber of Commerce in Edsn-
urgh. Scotland in 1855 ana this
year at the banquet honoring the
Nations Ten Outstanding Young
Men hello in Dallas, Texas. He was
selected last year as the Cutstand-
ing State Vice President and
awarded a lifetime membership IN
the Junior Chamber international
for his efforts in behalf of the Del
aware Jaycees at the World Con-
gress. He was also head of the
Delaware delegation at the eighth
state regional institute for Jay
Gees held last fall. Tie new Presi-
dent is a graduate of Milford High
School and an honor graduate of
Princeton University. He is a ma
jor in the u. S. Marine Corps Re
serves having served in World War
II and the Korean recall. A for
mer teacher in the Milford schools,
he now teaches at the Brookside
Continued on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-21
Inspection Speed-up
Is Essential NOIO
Necessary If Traffic Jam At
Lanes Is To Be
Avoided

Unless the inspection of motor
vehicles with Delaware registra-
tions expiring on June 30 is speed
ed up within the next week, there
will be a terrific traffic jam at the
inspection lanes during the final
days of this month.
That is the forecast offered by
officials of the Motor Vehicle De-
partment as they reviewed the sit
uation surrounding the June 30 ex-
pirations, which at one time had
the smallest number of expirations
for any quarter of the year but in
recent year il became one of the
largest quarterly expiration period
throughout the year.
In addition to their regular
weekday hours, the motor vehicle
inspection lanes will be open from
$3.50 a. m. until noon on Saturday,
June % and on Saturday, June 29.
Continued on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-21
Overflow Crowd At
Jason Commencement
IS Graduates Received Diplomas
At Comprehensive High School

There are two ways of living
Should you choose the destructive
way, you win pay in years to come (;
should you choose constructive and
creative living, life has wonderful
rewards" Prof. Howard L. Cornish
director of Morgan Christian Gen.
ter, Baltimore, told an overflow
audience at the Willianl G. Jason
Comprehensive High School last
Wednesday night
The occasion was the seventh
annual commencement with 6S
graduates.
Prof. Cornish developed his
theme by giving illustrations OF
his meaning, saying among other
things that ''If you break the laws
of health, the laws of health will
break you"
He set forth that to succeed, a
person must pay with hard work
and diligent living.
But it is worth while" he con-
tinued.
Diplomas were presented by
Clarence P Norwood, Milton, vice
chairman of the school trustees.
Every effort was made in the
days preceding commencement, to
Continued on page fivel
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-21
Planning Now
For All-Star
Football Game
Will Be Played On Satur-
day Afternoon, August
oath At University Sta
dunn, Newark.

An important change in the per-
sonnel boundaries of the Delaware
high school all-star football game,
one that would put perennially
powerful William Penn and New
ark with the "down-state" ranks,
was announced today. The second
annual spectacle, for the benefit
of. the Delaware Association for Re-
tarded Children, will be played Sat
urday afternoon, August oath, at
the University of Delaware Stadi-
um.
Last years inaugural matched
the New Castle County Blues" VS.
the Kent Sussex Colds, the cOun-
ty angle being used as the tradi-
tional dividing line to designate
upstate" and "downstate" squads.
Starting this year, the dividing
line will be the Christiana River
and its continuance into White
Clay Greek. Everything north of
that will be Blue; south of the
boundary will be the Colds. The
change was announced by James w.
Williams of the games executive
committee, who said it was a COM
promise submitted by the Delaware
Football Coaches Association.
I'VE are thinking of comparative
strength of the teams over the
years." Williams explained. Be
cause two-thirds of the state popu-
latior is in northern New Castle
County we believed that a realign-
ment should b made to make more
fnanpower available to the Colds
The change puts William Penn
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Milford chronicle., 1957-06-21
Lightning Bolt
Fires Lumber Yard
r. r. Layton CO., BridgeVllle, Prey
To Flames On Sunday

A violent thunderstorm wreak-
ing thousands of dollars in damage
climaxed a weekend of record
Temperatures last Sunday with
lightning causing extensive dam
age in several sections Of Della
ware.
Accompanied by heavy rain and
in some places hail, the storm
tumbled the mercury Is degrees to
break Cat least temporarily the
weekend heat wave that sent the
mercury to SO degrees Sunday and
SO degrees Saturday, and which
is continuing.
Lightning struck at least six
places in and around Wilmington
and started a 100000 blaze at the
Robert r. Layton Lumber Com
pany in Bridgeville, all within 80
minutes after the storm struck at
4:45 p. m.
Power lines in portions of Will
ington went down, leaving several
sections without electricity for
hours, and flash floods were re-
ported in many areas.
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-21
8,858,921 Vehicles
Cross Memorial Bridge
Record Set For Fiscal Year Ending
On May 31St

Traffic over Delaware Memorial
Bridge during the fiscal year 1856
81, which ended May 81, totaled
5,S58,921 vehicles for which ST.
171,318.55 was collected in tolls
md represents a AZ per cent in
crease over fiscal year 1886,
frank j. Horty, general manager,
.nnOunced today.
There was an increase of 394, 1856
ehicles in all categories, the re-
port states, and the month of Aug
Ist, 1856, brought the highest total
lumber of crossings in any 30-day
period when 1,017,410 were re-
corded. In just two mOnths-Janu-
Try and April-did traffic fall a
rifle below the corresponding
month in the preceding fiscal year.
Mr.. Horty reported that the
single high day in bridge history
till stands as July 2, 1855, when
tS,774 crossings were made. That
igure was not topped during the
jast fiscal year.
The increase in traffic volume
.uring 1956-57 is less than in the
Continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-21
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Lists Revocations
STATE FARM YGgTH is
PINNED UNDER TRACTSR

A 17-year-old youth was
seriously injured when pin
ned underneath a heavy farm
tractor when it overturned
on Route 113 about two miles
north of Frederick late We'd
nesday afternoon.
The youth, Robert WinbeF
of Delmar, was taken to the
Kent General Hospital at Do
yer in the Torhert ambu-
lance. He suffered a possible
fractured skull, decorations,
and possible internal injuries.
State police said the youth
was operating the tractor
which was pulling a cultiva-
tor. He was travelling south
at the time and had been
driving on the shoulder of
the road so as not to hold up
traffic.
One of the wheels of the
cultivator hooked into a
guardrail, causing the trac-
tor to overturn.
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-21

acCual experiments IN poultry, uel0
crop, vegetable and fruit prOduc-
ton. Gordy urged all Delaware
farm families to mark the date
August IA, on their calendars and
reserve it to attend the educational
event.
A batch of 450O chicks will be
started June 1S on a 2utritional
experiment that will be used by
research workers to study new as
poets of trace minerals and other
additives in poultry diets. This ex-
pertinent will be one of several
Farm Field Day attractions for
poultrymen, Gordy said.
Another batch of chicks--4000 of
them, will be started on July 2 in
a demonstration of synovitis con-
CONTINUED on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-21
339 Motorists Had Licen-
ses Either Revoked Or
Suspended During The
Month Of May.

A total of 1876 motorists had
their operators licenses revoked
and 203 other operators had their
licenses suspended for varying
periods during the month of May,
according to a report issued by the
Motor Vehicle Department.
OF the operators having their
licenses revoked, AZ were from
Kent and Sussex Counties. with IS
being in Kent County and "a in
Sussex County. OF the operators
having their licenses suspended,
n were from Kent and Sussex
Counties with Al being in Kent
County and 30 in Sussex County.
OF the rexocations 133 were for
drunken driving with 121 being first
offenders, nine being second often
der. two being third offenders and
one being a fourth offender. Three
other revOcations were the result
of & manslaughter case leaving
the scene of a personal injury ac-
cident ana altering q registration
card.
OF the persons convicted of
drunken driving, II were Delaware
operators, AZ were from other
states and Is Delaware operators
were convicted of this charge in
other states. 128 were male and
five were female.
By age groups the records show
that of the persons convicted of
drunken driving, 50 were in the 26
tC sc age group while 30 were in
the 81 to As age group. 19 were in
the 20 to 25 age group and II were
in the 46 to 55 age group.
There were five in The 56 to 65
age group and two in the 90 to rs
age group while one was in the
IS TO 19 age group. There were
none listed over rs years of age.
The report also disclosed that a
totai of 13 persons were convicted
cf driving during the period that
their license was revoked during
the month.
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-21

Will Resume
Sessions On
Monday Night
Worked Is Hours On
Tuesday But Failed To
Achieve Adjournment
Goal; VIII Try Again
Monday.

Haggard, heat-wilted members
of the 1857 General Assembly early
Wednesday, gave up work till Moa-
day morning after a 15-hour ses-
sion in which they missed their
goal of a temporary adjournment
that would shut down the Iegisla-
tive mill for six months.
At 1887 a. m. the Senate re-
cessed until Monday at II a. NJ
and the House followed suit five
minutes later. Earlier, members
had been planning to stay on the
job as long as necessary to clear
the decks for adjournment of both
houses till Jan. 6.
Acting Senate Majority Leader
Allen j. Cook (D-Kenton) told his
colleagues to prepare themselves
for one more day of work Monday
and then for the temporary ad-
journment. He explained that lead
ers want time to take long, hard
looks at the remaining bills and
be sure that important measures
aren't overlooked in the pell-meil
scramble for adjournment.
Here are the legislative mile
stones of the days activity in the
House and Senate:
The Home Rule Amendment to
the State Constitution-passed by
the House and sent to the Senate.
The Cape May-Lewes Ferry Bill,
authorizing a 100000 bond issue
for Delaware's share in the river
crossing projects initial cost
passed BY the Senate and sent to
the House.
The $500 salary increase bill for
all members of the Delaware State
Police-passed by the Senate 10
days after approval by the House
(confirnraad IN ranra nixA
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-21
Tenth Annual
Chicken Fete
Big Success
More Than $4,000 Folk
Attended The Gala Af-
fair At Laurel June IL
1918.
1T was Delmarvalous,"

ut was Delmarvalous!
That was the concensus of more
than $4,000 people who attended
the tenth annual Delmarva Chick
en- Festival at Laurel, Tuesday
through Thursday, June il, IL and
Ii.
Sponsored jointly by the Delmar-
va Poultry Industry, Inc, and the
Poultry and Egg National Board,
visitors saw a New York actress
and a 16-year-old Italian immi-
grant crowned Senior and Junior
National Chicken Cooking Cham
pions. They witnessed a chicken
ealing contest that would have
stomped many a gourmet, and
they witnessed the crowning of
Miss Delmarva X, the queen who
reigned over the entire proceed
ings.
Under huge circus tent, there
were more than 50 displays con-
cerning the poultry industry,
where growers, professors and
others interested in the business
could learn first-hand of modern
methods and procedures.
The entire show was staged on
Central High School grounds, with
Roland G. Hastings and Charles N.
Landon of Laurel serving as CO.
chairmen. Sterling A. White, presi-
dent of the Delmarva Poultry In
dustry, Inc, praised the entire
general committee of Laurel peo-
pie and Mayor Joseph G. Ellis for
their spirit of close cooperation in
making the festival "the very BEST
in its ten year history.
There was also high praise for
all concerned from Lloyd Gail,
general manager, Poultry and Egg
Continued on page thirteen)
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-21
Great Stake Races
Listed At Del. Park

The $4,000 New Castle Stakes,
middle jewel in the quarter-million-
dollar Distaff Big Three races for
fillies and mares, and the $4,000
added Dover Stakes for 2-year-olds
of both sexes, highlight Delaware
Parks double feature program this
weekend.
abe mile and a sixteenth New
Castle serves as a final major prep
for distaff stars whose sights are
set on the richest race in the world
for fillies and mares-the week
CONTINUED on page sevenl
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-21
Many Injured
In Smash
On Down State
Highway y S
Short Line Bus, Car Col
lide At Milton Sunday
Injuring Six; Four
Hurt At Intersection
Here Last Saturday.

A Short Line bus and a car col
lIded last Sunday afternoon at the
intersection OF Routes and 16 at
Milton injuring six persons.
The driver OF the car, John Bar
ron, 81, Of JohnstOwn, Pa, suffered
two fractured ribs and a compound
fracture of the 11th vertebra.
Three other passengers in the
car, all of Johnstown, were ad-
mitted to the hospital. They are:
Frank A. Slagle, 68, who Is being
held for observation; Earl r. Misl-
Ter, SO, the owner OF the car, who
was treated for bruises OF an ell
bow and released, and Cloyd K.
Barron, a brother of John, who
was treated for a fractured foot
and cuts and released.
Two passeng. rs in the bus, Mrs.
Edgar l.. Mustard, so, and Mrs.
Mary Adamczyk, both of Lewes,
we're treated and released for cuts
and bruises.
Jesse b. Higgins, sS, of Manor
Park, Newark, the bus driver, was
not injured.
State police said charges are
pending against John Barron. The
accident occurred about $500 p. M.
police said.
Crackup AT Milford
Four persons were injured in q
two-car collision at Milford last
Saturday night The accident oc-
CURED at the intersection of Route
113 and North Walnut Street.
Cars driven by Grover Brown
Jr., 25, OF Harrington, and Robert
Workman, so, of Glendale, collided.
Mr.. Workman suffered lacera-
tions and scalp injuries. His wife
CONTINUED on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-21
Summer School Tc
Open Here Monday
Schedule For Schools In District
Has Been Set Up

The summer school program for
the Milford Special School District
will open with registration OF all
pupils who have not enrolled to
date at $3.50 a. M, Mon5ay, Juhe
"a, 1857. Glasses will begin imme-
diately following registration. All
pupils who attended the Milford
Schools last year will be eligible
for enrolment provided they wish
to do refresher or remedial work
in some area Of study in which
they were not pleased with their
achievement.
LakeView Avenue High School
In the Lakeview Avenue High
School the subjects to be offered
will be English and Math on both
the Junior and Senior High levels.
The classes will be 80 minutes in
length and will continue for 80
school days. There will be a fee of
SIS per subject payable on regis
tration day.
Mrs. Edwena Greene and Mr..
.Sofn Kinnikin of the High School
Faculty will teach English and
Mathematics, respectively.
Continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-21
4-H Short Course
EUents Are Listed
Sussex County Agent Re
leases Highlights For
June 1928

A list of daily highlights and
events at the University of Del
aware's All Short Course, June
26-29, has been released by Mrs.
Bernardine NJ. Coleman, Sussex
County Al Club Agent
Upon arrival at the University
campus, short course enrollees will
register at Agriculture Hall. Off
cial time for registration is 800
to 400 p. m, Wednesday, June 26.
Immediately following registration,
a general assembly program will
be held in the auditorium in Agri-
cultural Hall.
A vesper service, a welcome by
Dean G. M. Worrilow of the
School of Agriculture, and a "get
acquainted party" will round out
the Wednesday evening program,
Mrs. Coleman said
CONTINUED on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-21
Traffic Increase Is
Noted On Highways
Point North OF Smyrna Only Point
Showing Decrease

Traffic along US Route 13, at a
point north of Smyrna, which has
been showing a decrease each
month, for a number of months,
in comparison with the same month
of last year, continued to show a
decrease during the month of May.
The bulletin on traffic count for
the month of May, issued by the
Traffic and Planning Division of
the State Highway Department,
show a decrease of 11.79 percent
at this month over the traffic count
for May of last year, at this count
ing station.
The average number of vehicles
counted daily at the traffic count
ing station north of Smyrna was
H. ,S9S, which is 1881 less than the
record for May of last year. The
largest single day was Sunday, May
II, when 17,140 vehicles were
counted.
Continued on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-21
Swim instruction
Classes In Milford
Red Cross Group Is Sponsored
Locally By V.F.W.

American Red Cross swimming
instruction classes, sponsored here
each summer by Blue Hen Post
No. 64S3, V.F.W., and Ladies Aux
iliary, will get Under way Monday
afternoon at Memorial Park, Hav-
en- Lake.
AS in previous. years, registration
will be accomplished from twelve
noon until one o'clock on the open
ing day and classes will be held
each afternoon, Monday through
Friday. j. Milton Meyer, of Days
boro, an accredited ARC. instruc
tor, will again be in charge of tho
local aquatic school, with members
of the Blue Hen Auxiliary assist
ing him.
In preparation for the classes
members of Blue Hen Post are
currently resanding the Memorial
Park beach and improving the
bathhouse facilities. Cleaning of
the swimming area and repair of
the boardwalk has already been
accomplished.
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-21

a part in most of the S2 actions
listed in the article.
Mr.. Ashton pointed out that
Delaware was the first state in
the union, as a state, to inaugurate
student driver training in the high
schools. We have 100 per cent CO.
operation of our high schools and
we reach 65 per cent of the eligi-
BILE students. An effort is being
made to increase the instructors
so that we can reach an even
greater percentage. This is a
thorough course, is part of the
school curriculum, and is admins
tered by the State Department Of
Public Instruction"
Delaware's car inspection sys-
tenn is zone of the outstanding pro-
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Milford chronicle., 1957-06-21
Area Folks
1T VFW Conclaye
David S. Hugg OF Mil
ford, AS Retiring State
Commander, Ably Con-
ducted The Encarnp-
ment's Sessions.

Milford Area folk had prominent
roles IN the z7th Annual Encamp-
ments of the Departments of Del
aware, Veterans of Foreign Wars
ana Ladies Auxiliary. held at Sea-
ford, the past weekend.
David S. Hugg, or TINS city, who
lead the Delaware V.F.W. through
one OF It's most successful years,
as state commander, presided over
all business sessions of the mems
department, and acted as master
of ceremonies at Friday evenings S
traditional Memorial Exercises and
at the banquet that, on Saturday
evening, brought the highly sue
cessfui encampment to a close.
Paul J. Duphily, who served as
departm mt inspector the past year
and is now serving as the new
commander of District No. 3 Kent
County,, served as a memDer OF
the important resolutions commit
tee. Post COmdr. Harold Welch of
Milford's Blue Hen Post served as
sergeant at arms for Saturdays
business sessions.
Mrs. Audrey Savage was elected
treasurer of the Ladies Auxiliary
Department, a post she has held
the two previous years, and Mrs.
Hilda Cannon was re-appointed
chairman for V.F.W. Auxiliary
hospital work at the Gov. Bacon
Health Center.
Rlue Hen Post and its Auxiliary
was actively represented at all
sessions of both the mems and la
dies departments, Comdr. WEIGH
heading up large post delegation
and Mrs. Helen West leading d
sizeable delegation from the Blue
Hen Auxiliary. Mrs. Margaret r.
Continued on page ive)
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-21

painful series of anti-rabies injec-
tions that will forestall rabies. This
situation is highly unsatisfactory
to pet owners and other citizens
alike 1t carries with it the danger
of tOrtuous death from rabies in
lection. To the question lis this
necessary, the answer is an en-
phatic mo, something can be and
must be done.
In New Castle County, north of
the DeIaware-Chesapeake Canal,
all pets must be kept under con-
troll at all times. This is a quaran-
tine law that is in effect until ra-
bies is controlled. Dogs straying in
this area must be reported through
the State Police Department to the
dog warden in the county or to the
Continued on page swelve)
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-21
Kent County Dairy
Festival At Houston
Gala Fete VIII BE Held Saturday
Evening Starting At 1880

The third annual Kent County
Dairy Festival viii be held at
Houston tomorrow evening, Sat
urday, June %, in che fire hall,
beginning promptly at 1880 o'clock.
The Houston Cardinal All Club,
the first All Club in Delaware, will
be hosts.
Contestants for the title of Dairy
Princess will enter the contest and
be present for the competition
from fifteen All Clubs throughout
Kent County. Last years queen,
Miss Jean Hayes, of the Cardinal
Club, will be present to assist in
the crowning of the 1857 Princess.
Judges for the fete, which is one
of the most interesting of the All
year, will be State Senator and
Mrs. Earl Tull of Seaford. Mr.. TulI
is well known in State and Nation
al dairy circles as the owner of
one of the Nations outstanding
Continued on page f1ve)
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-21
June 30 Last Day
To Freeze Your S. S.

The working man or woman who
had been building Old-age and sur
vivOrs insurance credits under the
Social Security Net but is now un-
able to continue work because of a
severe end lOng-lasting disability
was reminded today that June 80.
1857 may be a very important date.
Myron MilbOuer, manager of the
Wilmington Office of the Social Sc
curity Administration says that be-
cause of recent changes in the law.
disabled workers so to IS years of
Continued on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-21
Hospital Personnel
Attends Workshop
Third Annual Affair Was Held Al
Hotel DUPONT

Hospital personnel from ten hos
Piitdls in Delaware were guests of
the Delaware Blue Cross-Blue
Shield Plan at the third annual
hospital personnel workshop which
was held at the Hotel DUPONT re-
Gently.
Representatives from the follow
ing hospitals attended an all day
session in the Hunt Room and AL
chemists Room following a tour
of the Blue Cross-Blue Shield
building at 908 West Street: Wil-
mington-Delaware Hospital, The
Memorial Hospital, ST. Francis
Hospital, Wilmington General Hos
pital, Eugene DUPONT Convalescent
Hospital, Riverside Hospital, Kent
General Hospital, Dover; Milford
Memorial Hospital. Milford; Bee
be Hospital, Lewes; Nanticoke Me-
mortal Hospital, Seaford.
Continued on page flve)
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-21
81 State Plants Set
Fine Safety Record

Sixty-one plants and laboratories
of the 80 taking part in the Inter
Plant Safety Contest went through
the first third of this year withc:;t
a lost time accident, it was an
nounced this week by the Delaware
Safety Council.
The 80 plants and laboratories
had a total of 81 lost time acci-
dents in the four months, while
31.793 employees worked a total of
1858, ,1O2 man hours, it was re-
ported by Francis ]. Jamison, the
Continued on page seven)