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Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
Blue Hen Post
Plans Honor
For Dave Hug.gg
Members, Auxiliary Will
Give Testimonial Din
ner At Post Home Next
Tuesday Evening.

David S. Hugg, state command
er of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
and charter member of Milford's
Blue Hen Post No. 6483, will be
honored at a testimonial dinner at
the VFW Post Home here on Tues
day evening next The affair, spOn-
sored jointly by Blue Hen Post and
its Ladies' Auxiliary, will be open
to all local WV members and
their guests.
According to Past Post Com
mander Clement j. Nevins, dinner
chairman, Miles L. Frederick, di-
rector of the Delaware Develop
ment Department and a past COM
mander of the Department of Del
aware, VFW, will be the princi-
pal speaker on Tuesday evening.
Other program participants include
Rev. Andrew ]. White, past ma
tional chaplain; Department Chap
lain Edward Clarke; Auxiliary De-
partment President Eunice Rambo
and Past Post Commander Charles
w. Sigler, who will act as toast
master.
The program will open with
Mrs. Betty Campbell singing the
"Star Spangled Banner" Mrs.
Campbell will be accompanied by
Mrs. Clara LaFontaine. InvOca-
ton will be by Rev. White and
closing prayer will be by De-
partment Chaplain Clarke. Dur
ing the course OF the evening, ci-
tations will be awarded to various
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Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
State Plants Chest X-Ray
Compile Fine Units Due In
Record Sussex Soon
Mobile Set-up In Lower
County Starting Next
Monday, April 18th ;
Sites Listed.

The mobile chest x-fay units of
che State Board of Health and the
Delaware ti-Tuberculosis Socie-
ty will be located in Sussex CouR-
Ly beginning April 29th. Students
over Is years of age, teachers and
school personnel will receive free
chest pictures at the various high
schools industry will be visited,
md community locations have been
scheduled. For the protection of
students and the promotion of
aealth among school personnel,
1irectiYes require an annual chest
x-ray for all those who work in the
school. FOOdhandlers, BARRIERS, and
beauticians will be particularly in
eerested in this service.
Z No appointments are necessary,
no undressing is needed, and it
takes only a minute to have a chest
gray picture made. Be sure you
are free of tuberculosis, lung can
3er and certain heart conditions.
During the first week of Sussex
County operations, the units viii
be at Delmar and Laurel and will
be open to everyone ID years OF age
and over. The dates, hours and To-
cations are as follows:
Delmar: Avenue Theater, Thurs
lay, May End, 1912 a. m and IA
p. m; Friday, May 3rd, 2-5 p. m.
and 6-8 p. m.
Laurel: Sussex Trust Company,
Thursday, May End, 1912 a. m. and
IA p. m. Friday, May 3rd, 2-5 p. m.
and 6-S p. m. Saturday, May 4th,
1912 a. m. and IA p. m.
In Delmar, Mr.. Alton Truitt of
the Lions Club is General Chair
man and Mrs. Mary Louise Wood
is Hostess Chairman. She will be
assisted by members of the V.F.W.
Auxiliary. Mr.. Vincent Shoemaker.
ScOutmaster, is Chairman of Pub
licity and the Boy Scouts will be in
charge of Flyers.
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Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
Plans Complete For
Big WSCS Meeting
TEMPLE LODGE TO
HOLD LADIES' NIGHT

On Thursday evening, May
End, the members of Temple
Lodge #9, AT. & Am, and
their Ladies will gather in
the cafeteria of the Milford
High School for their an
aual Ladies' Night.
This event is always the
outstanding social event on
the Masonic Calendar and
this year it promises to sur
pass all others with ample
seating capacity and handy
parking facilities, which have
been major problems in past
years.
Worshipful Master Joseph
H. Isaacs, together with the
committee on arrangements,
have spared no expense nor
effort in order to make it
success.
A delightful dinner and an
excellent show of profession
al talent from the Roy Sea-
graves Agency will round
out a very pleasant evening.
The committee on arrange
ments is Earl K. Williams,
James X. Pettyjohn and AL
len C. Lynch.
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
annual Fly Hop
To Be Held May Is
Proceeds OF Dance VIII Benefit
Local CAP Fund

The Milford Air Rescue Service
is busily making plans for their
Annual Fly Hop" which will be
held in the Lincoln Community
Building on May 25 from 900 until
100 with music by Harry Jarman
and his orchestra. Dress will be
optional.
The proceeds from this dance
will help supplement the Milford
Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol,
the official civilian auxiliary of the
U. S. Air Force, which acts as a
non-prOfit corporation dedicated to
the advancement of aviation.
Its members receive no pay for
their services, and they buy their
own uniforms. The Civil Air Patrol
Cadets are engaged in an intensive
aviation education program, the
instructors being adult members
who are pilots, observers, radio
operators, first aid specialists, in
structors and technical specialists.
The adult members pay an annual
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Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26

student from Mary Washington
College, she mas been enrolled at
Delaware since last September.
Serving with Miss Ashe as vice
president will be Miss Margaret
Jones of Franklin Avenue, Clay
mont. Other newly-elected SGA Off
GERS include Peter Genereaux, stu
dent center chairman; Joan Thomp-
son, recording secretary, Fob Ku-
peiian. corresponding secretary;
and Gerald Katz, treasurer.
Offices in the student senate
were won by Ann Sutherland, and
Lenna Watts, women's representa-
tives; William Rudrow, John Mum
dy ard Steven Mach, fraternity
representatives: James Jacox. VIII
liam Foster and John Balick, in
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Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
Bridge Toll Men
Are Kept Busy
Four At Memorial Bridge
Handled 95,218
Collections

Four toll collectors at Delaware
Memorial Bridge handled a total
of 95,21S collections during the
month of March without single
error, Frank ]. HOrty, general
manager, has reported to the In
terstate Highway Commission.
Mr.. Horty awarded each man a
S25.OO u. S. Savings Bond in order
to encourage them to keep up this
type of service to the public. He
said that similar awards went to
second and third place collectors.
The top men and the number of
transactions handled. were: Fran
els A. Riley, 27,249; Emory Pos
ties, 25,5S0; Howard G. Wilson,
24,O42 and Ralph Heston. 1887.
All worked on different shifts dur
ing the month. Second place went
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Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
Weather Normal
After Easter Heat
Record Breaking SS Degrees Re-
ported On Sunday Last

The weather settled back toward
normal after celebrating Easter
with a record-breaking 88-degree
preview of summer.
Last Sundays July-like tempera-
ture drew some $4,000 visitors to
Rehoboth Beach-the resorts big
gest Easter Sunday crow6 in at
least a decade.
In Milford, it was reported un-
officially, that the mercury climb
ed into the nineties.
1t was the hottest Easter and the
hottest April 21 in Delaware since
Weather Bureau officials started
keeping records in the state 81
years ago.
Temperatures simmered down to
more seasonal levels Monday, but
the weatherman expects them to
level off some seven to 10 degrees
above normal (52) in the next five
days.
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
List Proofs Needed
To Get S. S. Payments
Old And Reliable Documents
Needed To Establish
Age

"'What proofs do have to have
to get social security?' is one of
the most frequently asked questions
we get" Myron MilbOuer, manager
of the Wilmington social security
district office, stated today. "It is
especially important to women
now that they may receive bene-
fits at age 81 instead of 65. Know
ing what proofs to submit saves
time and speeds benefit payments.
LAS to proof of age" he explain
ed, bring an old and reliable doc
ument If you have it, bring your
birth certificate or baptismal rec
ord. If not, the Family Bible or an
old life insurance policy will do
very well-in fact any document
that is both old and reliable will
be of help.
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Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
Session Will Be Held At
Wesley Church In Do
vey, May 9Th; !; 500 Dele
gates Are Expected.

Mrs. Earl Sylvester President
of the Peninsula Conference WO-
mans Society of Christian Ser
vice of the Methodist Church, has
announced that plans are complete
for the Annual Meeting to be held
in Wesley Methodist Church, Dover,
Del, May 8, 1857, convening at
10 a. m. 362 societies, with a mem
bership of $4,000, located in the
Wilmington, Dover, Eeston and
Salisbury Districts, and covering
the greater part of the Delmarva
Peninsula, will be represented by
approximately 500 delegates. The
Official Call, however, points out
that all members and their friends
are welcome to attend the meet
ing.
The Conference Theme ''To
Make Known Thy Way viii be
interpreted from the opening mo-
ment of the meeting, when the
Wesley Junior College Choir, un-
der the direction of Mr.. Norman
VOelcker, will render numbers be-
ginning with the hymn of praise,
LET All the World in Every Corner
Sing. NY God and King" Follow
ing will be the Morning Meditation
and Prayer by DR.. o. A. Barley
Dover District Superintendent. Dr.
Bartley's Meditation will be based
upon the oath chapter of st. Luke
and Christ's appearance to the
disciples on the Road to Emmaus
DR.. David Frederick Wertz, Pres.
of Lycoming College, Williamsport.
Pa, will be the guest speaker at
the morning session and will speak
on knowledge Shows the Way"
DR.. John A Trader, Pastor of the
continued on page f1ve)
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
Methodist Youth To
Hold Layrnan's Day

The Annual Youth Layman's
Day of the Peninsula Annual Con-
ference will be held in Whining
ton, Delaware at St Pauls Meth
odist Church, Jackson Street above
Tenth, on Saturday, May 18th.
The day will begin with regisIra-
tion at 8 a. m. At $3.50 a. m, song
service will be held, led by Rev.
Edwin Thomas, Conference Youth
Director. The business session will
Du heia held g. 9:45 presided over by
Kendall McCabe, President of the
Ieoatinued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
Wilmington Garden
Day Saturday May 4

The Tenth Annual Garden Day
will be held in Wilmington, Del
aware on Saturday, May 4, 1857
from 1000 a. m. to 500 p m. Twen-
ty-seven gardens and four homes
will be open.
Gardens on display include all
small city gardens. suburb
an gardens. and extensive estates.
lhe open houses W IN T1SzSsassss-2e = sew
el'al peFiOds-frOm early American
to contemporary outstanding
in its class. The converted barn
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Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
Honor Students Are
Selected At School
Chas. Wolfe, ValedictOrian
And Charlotte Wilgus
SalutatOrian

Charles E. Wolfe, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John M. Wolfe of r. d. No. 2,
Milford, has been named Valedic-
torian of the 1857 graduating class.
Charles has pursued the Scientific
Course and hopes to enter Anna
polls Naval Academy IN Septem-
ber If an appointment to Anna
polls is not forthcoming Charles
plans to enter an Engineering
School. He has been accepted at
Case Institute of Technology in
Ohio and the University
of Delaware.
Charlotte Wilgus, daughter Of
Mrs. Sibyl Hammond of r. D. No
3. Milford, has been Lamed Saluta-
torian of the 1857 graduating class.
Charlotte has pursued the Scien-
tiflc Course while at Milford and
(cOntinued on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
No More Polio
Y accine IN
b aW are
Until June
Official Announcement Is
Made By DR.. Floyd |.
Hudson, Executive Sec
retary Of State Board
Of Health.


DR.. Floyd I. Hudson. executive
secretary of The State Board of
Health. Dover, has disclosed that
DeIaware's supply of Salk vac
cine to conlplete the second series
in the adult polio inoculation pro-
gram will not be released before
June.
DIR. Hudson said that he had been
in contact with the office of the
Surgeon general of the U. s., DR..
Leroy E. Burney, and had received
Instructions that present use of
vaccine should be restricted to
those under 90 years of age.
Although this means indefinite
suspension of the 20 to 40 VAGINA
tion program, DR.. Hudson repeats
his previous reinsurance that the
effect of the first shot will not be
lost, even if the second is not re-
ceived for several months.
The state health official added
that an adequate supply of vaccine,
an estimated $1,000 ccs, has been
guaranteed to complete the school
program in May He said that the
uAA1Ounl OA cALCA A41C OA
second shot clinics for adults was
called to an abrupt halt on April
8 was so little it wouldn't have
taken care of even one more clinic"
DR.. Hudson indicated the adult
program probably will not be re-
sumed until July, but it still would
not lessen the effect of the first ino-
culation. His statements have been
seconded by Lawrence G. Morris,
Jr., executive secretary of the Medi-
cal Society of Delaware, who points
out that Delaware is fortunate IN
having completed five of the eight
weeks of the formal program be-
fore the national shortage struck
Mr. Morris added the belief that
no other state program had pro-
CONTINUED on page SiXl
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
Shawnee Hornernakers
Observe Birthday
Met With Mrs. Frank Vibbert On
23rd Anniversary

The Shawnee Home DemOnstra-
ton Club met at the home of Mrs.
Frank Vibbert recently with the
president, Mrs. Mortimer White
head presiding. Minutes of last
meeting were read and approved.
Reports from the chairmen of
the various committees were given
Mrs. A. D. DickersOn, Family
Life Chairman, read a very timely
and thought provoking poem deal
ing with things that are too much
trouble and the joys that are reap
ed from those very same things.
The demonstration for the Gay
was on Interior Decoration and was
given by Mrs. Truitt Webb. | am
sure the members gained new con-
ceptions of color blending from
her demonstration.
April being the birthday month
of Shawnee Club and in commemo-
ration of National Home Demon
stration Week, an open house was
Continued on page f1ve)
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
Fashion Show
By Hospital
Auxiliary Is
Due May 9th
DerricksOn's And Cooper
smiths Are COOperat-
ing To Make A Most
Enlightening And En-
jOyable Affair.

The Fashion Show which is to
be produced by COopersmith's and
Derrickson's on Thursday even
ing, May 9, at the Milford Theatre,
and sponsored by the Auxiliary of
the Milford Memorial Hospital,
promises to be a most enlighteniag
and enjoyable affair. The sudden
hot weather over Easter turns our
interest toward clothes for sum-
mer wear. Both Derrickson's and
Coopersmith's hope to show us
just the clothes we will want to
wear during warmer weather.
They will present many ideas for
attractive and comfortable clothes
and you will be able to see these
styles worn by local people. Your
own friends and neighbors will
show you clothes for men, wo-
men and children in a beautiful
style show All proceeds will go
toward buying the dish washer and
sterilizing equipment which will
be so useful and beneficial at our
own Milford Memorial Hospital.
Coopersmith's under the direc-
tion of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Aber, is assembling a beautiful
collection of spring and summer
styles. There will be play clothes,
beach wear, street clothes and
dressy clothes for women OF all
ages. Clothes for the younger miss
adorable children's dresses and
play clothes for every hour of the
day will all be shown.
Tom DerricksOn promises an
outstanding collection of warm
weather styles for men and boys.
SO many advances have been made
in the last few years TO make
mems and boys summer clothes
both attractive and comfortable
Continued on page sIx)
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
78 Of SO Operating g
In Delaware Went
Through Jan. Without
Lost Time Accident.

First results for 1851 in the new
Inter Plant Safety Contest show
that 78 plants and laboratories OF
the SO taking part went through
January without a lost time acci-
dent, it was announced this week
by the Delaware Safety Council.
The SO plants and laboratories
had a total of "a lost time accidents
in the month while S2,0S4 en-
ployees worked a total of 5,912, ,2S1
man hours, it was reported by
Francis j. Jamison, assistant man.
ager of the council. The accident
frequency rate Tor the month was
4.O6, a little higher than the fire.
qnency rate Of 81 for all of 1856.
The rate is one million times the
number of lost time accidents, di-
vided by the hours worked.
The "a accidents resulted in 1892
days lost in the month. The total
of days lost, multiplied by one mill
lion and divided by the hours
worked produced the accident
severity rate. For the month it
was $3.50, a sharp drop from the
rate of 1888 for 1856.
Many of the plants and labora-
tories taking part in the contest
have long records with no acci-
dents. In the latest report, the
longest record is again that of the
DUPONT Company's Elastomers Lab
oratory, which has 331 accident
free months.
The plants and laboratories TAX
ing part in the contest are in firms
and government agencies in all
parts of Delaware, and they include
small as well as large units. The
contest, Mr.. Jamison explained, is
one of many means used by the
Safety Council to promote safety
at work.
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
Wesley Fund Has
Passed $500, 900
Campaign To Secure $5OO,OOO Can
Be Successful

Be Successful
The Board of Trustees of Wesley
Junior College at the regular spring
netting held in Richardson Hall
on Monday. April %, learned from
a report from William X. Patton.
special gifts chairman, that the
current Wesley Junior College De-
velopment Fund campaign for
$5OO,00O had already passed the
100000 mark.
There was general agreement
that the campaign would be sue
cessful with vigorous promotion
between now and conference time.
The Board adopted a report pre-
sented by Bishop G. Bromley Ok
nam for a seven-member trustee
committee recommending to the
next session of the Peninsula An
nual Conference the establishment
Of a Commission on Higher Educa-
ton which contingent upon the
success of the campaign, would be
responsible for evolving plans for
the further development of the col
lege to be reported to the 1858
session of the annual conference.
Continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
Sussex Juvenile Court
It's Report
Total Of 924 Hearings Be
fore The Court An In-
crease OF 227 Over Last
Year; Quarters Are
Cramped.

Annual report of Sussex County
Juvenile Court has been released
to the organizations and people of
Sussex County"
The report shows a total of 924
hearings before the court, an in
crease of 227 over last year.
One portion of the report states,
1T becomes more and more diff
cult to do the job in the present
quarters consisting of a court
room, an office and a waiting room.
THE work of the staff would
have been much more difficult
were it not for the assistance ii
has received from other agencies
and individuals.
I'VE wish to express our appre-
citation to the Mental Health Clinic,
the State Board of Health, the
State Department of Public We'll
fare, public school authorities,
visiting teachers, members of the
Delaware State Police, city and
town police, social, religious and
welfare organizations and individ-
uals who have given their time and
provided essential material and
help"
The one case of motor vehicle
manslaughter brought against a
juvenile during 1856, was dismissed
after it was determined that the
other driver had been at fault.
Among the types of Offenses
committed by juveniles, motor We
hicle violations exceed all other
delinquencies added together, with
252 violations from the total of 402
offenses recorded for the year.
Nest of these cases were settled
by fines and payment of costs.
The average age of motor vehicle
violatOrs was 1874 years of age,
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Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
Milford Youth On
u. OF D. Review Staff
Joseph Friedman, OF Causey Ave-
nue., Is Business Manager

Top positions on the University
of Delaware student newspaper,
the Review, have been awarded
to Frank Garosi of 1924 West oath
Street, Wilmington, who will serve
as editor iE-chief, and Joseph
Friedman of 10 Causey Avenue,
Milford, who has been elected
business manager for the coming
year.
A junior History major, GarOsi
has served the Review" for three
years as reporter sports editor,
news editor and columnist He is
a 1854 graduate of Wilmington
High School, where he was editor
of the yearbook and a member of
the school newspaper, the National
Honor Society and the Student
Council.
At the university GarOsi was one
OF the organizers of the Weekend
Activities C1il@h and eerEed as ts
CONTINUED on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
Gynakhana Sports
Car Contest April 2S
Invitation Fete VIII Be Held At
Delaware Park

An invitation Gymkhana for
sports cars and family sedans, with
participants invited from Della
ware and other eastern states, will
be staged by Wilmington Automo-
tive Activities, Inc, at Delaware
Park on Sunday (April 28)-almOst
exactly one month prior to the re-
turn of thoroughbred horse racing
at the Stanton track on May 29.
Sundays event is slated for 8 a.
m. to / p. m. free to all
HaTcourt c. Vernon, president
of W.A.A., stresses that the Gymk-
hama, designed to reward the driy-
er and car combination which
shows the greatest skill in negOtia-
ting difficult driving courses. will
not include racing-that high
sneeds will hinder. not help. The
maneuyerability or the car, the the
knowledge OF the cars capabilities
and shortcomings, the judgment Of
continued On page sIx)
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26

Store Opens Soon

Grand opening of the new Sher-
win Williams Branch, 2 South Wal
nut street, Milford, will be held on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
May 2, 3 and 4, it was announced
today by Branch Manager Guy
Winebrenner.
Mayor William R. Murphy and
Ted Aber, president of the Milford
Chamber of Commerce will par
ticipate in ribbon cutting ceremon-
les at IL a. m. Friday. May 3, at
the store entrance.
continued on page hvel
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
Changes Made At
Cannon Canning Co.
James f. Culver Now Executive
Vice President And Secretary

Changes in six top management
positions at H p Cannon and Son,
Inc, Bridgevilie, canning COM
pany, were announced at the firms
monthly meeting of the board of
directors recently.
James E. Culver, former trea-
surer, was elected executive vice
president and secretary. Robert L.
,BrOdey, former credit manager,
was elected treasurer. Mrs. Isa-
bella ID. Cannon, a vice president
of the Cannon Company, was elect
ed to the additional Office of as
sistant secretary,
Henry p Cannon, ii, company
president, also announced the ap-
pointments of William L. owen,
sales manager, and Edwin j. Kelly
assistant sales manager.
At the same time, the resigna-
tion of Harry W. Fortey, vice pres
ident in charge of sales, was an
nOunced.
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26
Migratory Labor
Group In Session
As Chronicle Went To Press Gem
mittee Was In Session

The Governors Committee on
Migratory Labor, of which Mrs.
Thomas Herlihy, Jr,, is chairman,
Was planning its first meeting
Thursday evening, April 25, at the
Dinner Bell Inn, Dover.
This will be the OrganizatiOnal
meeting, according to Mrs. Herli-
by, and Governor Boggs will be
present to brief the 27member
group on what he believes to be
needs in that field and the ap-
proach the committee should take
to better conditions for migrant
labor.
Since announcing his committee
several weeks ago, at which time
Governor Boggs named Mrs. Herli-
ny chairman, he has added two
other members. They are: Thomas
Russell, Supervisor Of Farm Place
ment, Delaware State Employ
ment Service; and Donald Harme-
son, Sanitary Engineer, State
Board of Health.
Governor Boggs said yesterday
that it is his hope and wish that
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Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26

and the gates will be open to the
public from u noon until 6 p. m.
The City of Dover and Dover
AFB are cooperating to present
the expositiOn-en entitled Power
for Peace" Active and reserve
forces of all branches of the mill
tary will be Joined by civic and
veterans organizations from Del
aware for the open house"
1t. Colonel Joshua T. West,
Commander of the 193rd AAA Gun
Battalion of the Delaware National
Guard, has been named by Mayor
W. Edward Haman to head Dover's
Armed Forces Day Committee. 1t
Celnnal lack K. Massie, 1607th Air
Base Group Executive Onicer, viii
serve as Dover AFB project officer
CONTINUED or page tenl