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Milford chronicle., 1958-07-18
Urges All State Folk To
Attend The Gala Fete
Which Opens July 21,
Closes July 26.

In proclaiming the period Juiy
21 through 26 as Fair Week in Del
aware. Governor ]. Caleb Boggs
this week urged Delawareans to
avail themselves of the education
al and entertainment facilities pro-
vided by the Kent and Sussex Fair,
which," the Chief Executive ad-
vised. serves as the state fair of
Delaware"
Governor Boggs also pointed out
that the Fair affords opportunities
for our farmers and farm families,
and members of All Clubs, Oranges
and similar organizations to ex-
hibit the fruits of their labor" and
likewise causes city dWellers to be-
come conscious of che essential
roles of our agricultural citizens
in raising the standards of living
in both our state and nation"
The Chief Executive also prais-
ed the Fair as "an excellent means
of publicizing the Diamond States
importance in supplying food
stuffs to eastern metropolitan
areas"
The proclamation follows:
WHEREAS, since the settlement
of this state by our forefathers,
agriculture has continued to be
one of our most important indus
tries; and
WHEREAS, the Kent and Sussex
Fair at Harrington annually af-
fords opportunities for our farm
ers and farm families, and mem
of All Clubs, Oranges, and
similar organizations to exhibit the
fruits of their labor; and
WHEREAS, this event likewise
affords an Opportunity for our ur-
Continued On page Neven)
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-18
Kent-Sussex
Group Plans
For Meeting
Newly Formed AssOcia-
tion To Seek To Stimu-
late Industry IN The
Two Lower Counties.


As the Chronicle prepared for
press Thursday noon, July II, the
Delaware Citizens Industrial Asso-
,iation, organized to stimulate in
lustrial development in Sussex and
Kent Counties, planned to meet at
p. M that evening at the Wilson
Boat Company, Route IA, Dewey
Beach, Rehoboth.
Delbert ]. Wilson, Milford, in
announcing the meeting said hat,
Up to the present mo apparent CO.
0rdinated effort on the part of the
citizens of Delaware is being made
20 aid and support either the Del
aware State Development Depart
ment or various Chambers of Com
merce in their efforts to develop
and expand the industrial poten-
tial of our two lower counties.
Consequently" Mr.. Wilson con-
tinued, several of us have held
Two meetings this Elonth to or
ganize the Delaware Citizens In
1ustrial Association.
I'VE feel that in order to be an
effective organization it is import
ant that this association be COM
posed of men from all fields
bankers, business men, members
Of the legal profession, Industrial
continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-18
3l8 Motorists
Have Licenses
And
, u S p e n d e d
Commissioner Charles G.
Moore States That Of
This Number 1O1 Were
Revoked And 217 Were
Suspended In June.

A total of 101 motorists had their
operational licenses revoked and
IT other motorists had their Ii
lenses suspended for various peri
DDS of time during the month of
June, according to a report re-
eased by Motor Vehicle Commits
sioner Charles G.. Moore.
Of the motorists who had their
licenses revoked, 20 were from
Kent County and 25 were from
Sussex County while As of the
operators who had their licenses
suspended were from Kent and 4C
we're from Sussex County. There
we're also operators from KEN
,ounty and 1 from Sussex County
who had their revoked licenses re-
instated during the month.
OF the revocations, 98 were for
convictions for drunken driving
with SO being for the first offense
and 8 being for the second offense
Five other Delaware motorists
were convicted of drunken driv.
ing in other states.
The three other revocations
were listed as one for a conviction
of manslaughter, another for leav-
ing the scene of a personal INJURY
accident and the third for having
three convictions for reckless
driving. Two of these operators
were from Delaware and the third
was from out of the state.
There were also 13 existing rev.
ocations extended for driving dur
ing the period that their license
had been revoked.
continued on page five2
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-18
Seaford S. S. Group
To Hold Open House
Official House Warming VIII Be
Held At Warehouse August End

The official housewarming of the
new Southern States Coopera-
tive's seed and farm supply whole
sale warehouse at Seaford, Del,
will be held on Saturday, August
End. Tours of the facility, chick
en- luncheon, formal dedication
program, prizes, and host of other
features are planned for the several
thousand invited guests.
The new warehouse, a, one-story
structure except for a four-story
seed processing section, is located
on 13-acre tract of land in west
Seaford. 1t officially opened for
business in early May. The NJ. E.
Howard Construction Company, of
Richmond, was the general con-
tractor and the entire project, in
cluding installation of equipment,
cost approximately $750,000.
Heading the notables invited to
the big housewarming event is
Governor Caleb Boggs of Delaware,
who will make the welcoming ad-
dress at the official dedication pro-
gram scheduled for p. m. (EDST)
at the warehouse. Presiding will
be w. N. Stoneman, of near Rich
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Milford chronicle., 1958-07-18
K Kent-Sussex Fair
Opens On July 21st
PROGRAM Released
Full Schedule Of Daily
Events Has Been Pre-
pared BY The Manage
ment OF Delaware's
Great Annual Fair.

The great, the glorious Kent and
Sussex County Fair, Delaware's
one and only annual attraction of
its kind, opens on Monday next.
July 21st, for the information OF
the thousands who read this news
paper and who are planning to at
tend this great exposition a day by
day itinerary of events has been
prepared.
Monday, July 21: Fair opens
500 p. M; All exhibits in Place
by 100 p. M: Judging in needle
work, art and children's Dept;
Harness Racing 1:30 p. m, $1,000
2-year-old trot; Joe Basile & Band;
Vaudeville Acts; He'll Drivers at
500 p. m; Fireworks at 1000 p.
m.
Tuesday, July %: Children.s
Day, all school children admitted
free; Judging in Agriculture
Building, Horses and Swine depart
ments, Floral and culinary depart
ments; All Exhibits open; Harness
Racing, 1:30 p. M, $4,000 2-year-
old pace; Joe Basile and Band:
Vaudeville Acts; Havana Holiday
Revue 500 p. M; Fire works at
10:00 p. m.
Wednesday, July %: Judging in
Dairy Cattle Department; All ex-
hibit buildings open 500 a. m; T.
H Demonstrations Harness Rae
ing, 3-year-old pace, $780,. Joe
Basile and Band; Vaudeville;
continued ON page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-18
. e holds t
Supt' S. Meet
July 26th-27th
Group Will Gather At
Pe-CO-Meth, Peninsula
Methodist Camp, Near
Centerville, Md.

"On the March with Christian
education" is the theme of the
fifteenth annual Church School
superintendent Conference to be
leld at Pe-Co-Meth, the Peninsula
Conference Methodist Camp on the
beautiful Chester River near Cen
.reville, Maryland. With church
membership in the Peninsula Con-
ference. of some $4,000 and over g.
300 officers and teachers, the need
Tor better trained leaders, larger
md better equipped facilities for
he promotion of Christian educa-
lion has become apparent in the
minds of our church school super
,ntendents.
To meet this need, Rev. Glenn S.
Gothard of the General Board OF
Methodist Education, Nashville,
Tennessee, will be the Resource
Leader when all church school SUI
perintendents, assistant and de-
partmental superintendent meet
on July 26 and 81 to share ideas
and discuss their needs. Mr. Goth
ard is a specialist in church school,
buildings, as well as in the field O
education, and will spend several
days following the conference
visiting churches on the shore to
give counsel and guidance in fu-
Lure planning for expansion and
construction of church school un-
its. If any churches in the PENN
sula Conference are interested il
meeting with Mr.. Gathard, they
should contact the office of the Rev
Oonzel G. Wildey, Executive Sec
retary, Peninsula Conference Board
Of Education, Bradford and Cecil
Streets, Dover, Delaware, who is
scheduling his visits.
DIR. ]. Leas Green who was min
lister at Bethesda Church in Sails
bury for a number of years, anC
Continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-18
An Market Hogs
To Be Sold July Is

F'ifty-three All club members
in Delaware will hold their round
up and sale of their market hogs at
the Kent-Sussex Fair on Friday,
July 25. Each of these 4-H'ers
started two pigs on April 8. fed and
cared for them according to rec
commended practices, and now have
them all in good finish for the Judge
to select the top places. says Ray
Lloyd. Extension representative in
charge of the program.
All of these market hogs will be
Continued on page fve)
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Opening Race Card
At Ocean Downs
Fine Program Has Been Arranged
For Entire Season

Racing Secretary Ed. Keller has
the full racing card for the open
ing Earee nights at Ocean Downs,
all set and ready for the horsemen.
The first condition book" of the
"a night meet. July 2S-August %,
lists the opening "a races.
Conditions for the classes and
the races have gone out to horse
men racing at all the various cen
ters In the East, from Names Pine
Tree Circuit. to horsemen at Bay
State Raceway, Foxboro, Mass.
and the New York tracks of SSra-
toga, Vernon, Buffalo and Goshen.
Horsemen already at the track,
getting in their final workouts pri-
or to opening night, who have seen
the opening card, are calling it
the best balanced" program of
events in the ten year history of
this popular resort track.
In drafting the various cl:ssvs
and conditions. Keller has not over
looked a single class Of horse that
will be on hand for the meet
Continued on page eighteen)
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as majority leader of the House Ii
1853.
At the moment, Mrs. Davis is
vacaticning near the Thousand Is
land with. Mrs. Frank G. Tallman
of Greenville, former Republican
national committeewofnan
Mrs. Davis has indicated that she
will be willing to run again.
In 1856 Mrs. Davis won by 9,299
votes. She was second in the num-
ber of votes she accumulated only
to President Eisenhower, who car
ried the state by 18,63t votes.
The Kent County Committee be-
lieves that Mrs. Davis will run
well again, Mr.. Johnston said
In another development on We'd
nesday it became known that for
mer Insurance Commissioner Will
liam R. Murphy of Milford can be
persuaded to run again for this
four-year post The incumbent is
Harry r. Smith. a Democrat, who
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Milford chronicle., 1958-07-18
Gov. BoggS Has ridgevilIe
Proclaimed Rifle Range
T air Wee k Largest In US.
State Earns Another Dis
tincti0n With Nam
moth Civilian Range In
Sussex Community.

Delaware, which, despite its
small size, stands out in many
fields, has apparently earned still
another distinction. The 600-yard
rife range at Bridgeville is now
believed to be the largest civilian
range in the eastern half of the
United States according to the Del
aware State Development Depart
ment.
Anyhow, the range at Bridgeville
is one that all Delawareans may
well be proud of, reports the De
velopment Department, for it is
now filing a need for a site where
youngsters may acquaint them.
selves with the correct handling
of firearms and develop high
degree of marksmanship, and also
serving as a suitable site for adult
championship competition.
This Sunday, July 20, capacity
field field of 100 riflemen, including
members of teams from nearby
military installations, will engage
in big bore h. p. competition there,
and, in the fall, N. R. A. recogniz-
ed state championship competition,
both large bore and small bore,
will be staged there. In between
these registered matches, the
range will be used each Sunday,
between the hours of a. m. to 5
p. m. by supervised youthful rifle
men and beginners and by adults
seeking to improve their marks
Elanship.
Located on 7-acre portion of
the farm of Jack Blades. state
chairman for the American Le-
gion's youth rifle competition pro-
gram, the Bridgeville range in
cludes "a firing points up to 500
yards, and is approved by the Ma
tional Rifle Association for medal
award competition. 1t is sponsored
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Milford chronicle., 1958-07-18
Reserves Return From
Southern Training
Delaware's Tank Battalion Was
Quite Active At Fort Knox


Quite Active At Fort Knox
The 317th Tank Battalion (120-
nm Gum U. S. Army Reserve.
With headquarters at Seaford, Del
lware, was a part of the more thar
1000 men of the 306th Armor
Group which concluded their two
weeks summer training at Ft.
Knox, Kentucky, the 18th of July
This Group is composed of tank
battalions from Baltimore, Md.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Wheeling, w. Va,
md Washington, d. G.
The exercises this year Included
operation and Maintenance of the
t5-ton tanks, supply, transporta-
ion, feeding, communications and
weapons firing under simulated
Dattle conditions. There were also
.wo night problems. A highlight
If this year was Battalion par
lde and review by Major General
Paul A. Disney, CG USATCA, FIT.
Knox, Kentucky. At the conclu-
sion of the group review, General
Disney complimented the troops
On most soldierly performance
and appearance.
Continued on page six)
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late last m0ulhr
She will servee lsssion between
President Miller and Racing Sec
retary James M Lynch, maintain
ing direct contact with all depart
ments. Among her first duties will
be seeing that stall requests for
the forthcoming meet, opening July
28 for 40 nights, are properly fill
ed.
Mrs. Brittlngham is wellSequip-
Nped for the big job which lies ahead
M her. In the words os5President
HITLER: eAnnabelle lived every
lninute Of harness racing with her
wonderful husband. and knows the
sport"
The late S. Rudy Brittingham
was one OF the most well-known
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tion Department, is guiding the
efforts of more than 80 Scouts
working on the Soil and Water
Conservation Merit Badge as they
engage in project of great inn
portance to the camp. For years
the bank along the Chesapeake Bay
has been receding. The present
project calls for rip-rapping the
side of the bank with logs. pilings.
and brush in order to stem the
rapid flow of rainwater which cuts
away large areas of the bank
The logs and pilings have been
cut from heavily wooded areas by
another group of Scouts working
on Forestry Merit Badge. These
boys are completing work on a pro-
ject which teaches the proper meth
Continued on page eighteen)
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-18
Old FiddLerS Picnic
At LenGpe August 2
Will Last From Ten In
The Morning Until
Midnight

On Saturday. August End there
will be held at Lenape Park on
the historic Brandywine, some four
miles from West Chester, Pa, and
fifteen miles north of Wilmington,
Delaware, The Both Annual Old
Fiddlers Picnic which is largely
attended by many persons from a
number of states.
This old fashion frolic lasts from
ten in the morning until midnight.
All fiddlers, musicians, singers
and dancers-old and young, are
cordially invited to take part.
Christian Sanderson of Chadds
Ford will serve as chairman of the
day.
Ben Kelly of Coatesville, Pa,
will have charge of the dancing.
His wife, Mrs. Daisy Kelly is sec
retary of the Lenape Old Fiddlers
Association.
The Three Musical Clowns and
Lew Kent on the organ will again
be present.
All are welcome.
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-18
Jap Concerns Spend
Millions In State
Delaware Manufacturers Received
$3,OOO,OOG From Nipponese

Commodities produced in the
State of Delaware find a ready
market in far off Japan. In fact,
last year, Japanese concerns spent
nearly S3,000,0OO with Delaware
manufacturers, reports the Della
ware State Development Depart
ment
Basing its observations on an
export commodity survey made re-
Gently by the United States-Japan
Trade Council, at Washington, the
Development Department advises
that in 1857 Delaware exported
commodities valued at $2,S14, 600 to
Japan, and. while this total was
just a small portion of the $1,221,-
355,00 IL commodities shipped to
the Land of the Rising Sun" by
u. S. exporters it exceeded the
eyaluaticns of similar exports
made by five other states.
CONTINUED on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-18
Greenwood Lions
Install Officers
Z. Richard Haarde Is New Presi-
dent OF Service Club

The Greenwood Lions Club held
its regular meeting on Wednesday
evening, July 8. At this time the
new officers were installed for the
coming months. The outgoing
president was Allison Davis. The
new officers are: president, E.
Richard. Haarde; first vice-presi-
dent, William Rooney; second vice
president, Harvey Dickerson; third
vice-president, Jake Hatfield; sec
retary, j. ]. Sasser; treasurer, AL
vim Outten; two-year direc tors,
Earl Hawk and Charles TODD, one
year director, Horace Maloney;
tail twister, Clay Johnson; Lion
Tanner, Michael Yeako. The past
district governor of 22D is George
Woody" Ellingsworth of the Re-
hoboth Club.
The Directors Meeting Stand
ing committees were appointed as
CONTINUED on page f1vel
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-18
Milk Prices For June
Have Been Revealed

L. S. Iverson, Market Admins
traitor, announced today that the
average of the uniform prices to
be paid producers. who delivered
milk during June to 13 dairies un-
der the Wilmington, Delaware Fed
eral Milk Order, was $492 per
hundredweight of 4 percent milk t.
o. b. Wilmington. This is z cents
below the price of $499 for May,
and IL cents above the price Of
S4.75 for June one year ago. The
1892 price is based on Class 1
Continued on page elevel.l
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-18
Haskell Calls Congress
Pork Barrel Session
Flags Second Session OF S5th Con-
gress For Some Legislation

"The second session of the S5th
Congress could well go down in
Congressional annals as the pork
barrel session. according to Con-
gressman Harry G. Haskell, Jr.,
(R-DeD.
In his weekly report to the peo-
pie of the State of Delaware, Has
kell said. ION Thursday of this
week, contained in a piece of leg
islation authorizing military con-
struction throughout the United
States. was one of the most ill-ad-
vised and ill-conceived sections of
a bill that it has been my misfor-
tune to see since being in Con-
gress.
The House Armed Services Com
mittee voted onto the floor of the
House a bill which contained an
outlay of $44-million to move an
operating ordnance depot located
continued on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-18
Sweetheart Bread
Contest Winners
Mrs. Virginia Baker, Lincoln, Wins
Three Valuable Prizes

Bob Rsynor. President of Sweet
heart BAKERS. Inc, aiiisssEhnry, Md,
today received word from the Spon-
sor's Committee in charge of the
recent 100000 Sweetheart Bread
Contest that 2 area residents have
been selected regional level prize
winners.
These residents are: 1st prize
winner, Mrs. Virginia S. Baker,
Lincoln, Delaware, who is to re-
ceive three valuable merchandise
prizes for her winning entry blank
"a 20-volume set of Golfers en-
cyclopedia, an 8-mm home movie
set, and a Philcc transistor por-
table radio.
An Eversharp power lawn mower
and an Evans bicycle goes to r. S.
Meise. ST., River Road, Salisbury,
Md, winner of the 4th prize at the
regional level
Mr.. Rayner also learned that the
three top winners of the Sweet
Continued on page sevenl
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-18
LOCAL TRANSIT co.
CLOSES HERTZ DEAL

Twin County Transit Co.
recently closed a deal with
Hertz Company to open a
new car and truck rental
Office here.
The Twin County Com
pany was TIE first taxi COM
pany in this area 20 offer
fast radio dispatched service
and now they offer another
first by Initiating the rental
agency here.
Under this vast network
of agencies all e9er the Uni
ted States and most foreign
countries you will be able
to rent a car here, drive it
anywhere a car could poss-
IDLY go, and drop it at the
other end. Under this plan
everything is furnished but
the driver.
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-18
New Soybean Variety
Has Been Announced
High Yielding Variety Called Hood
Is Being Planted

A new higher yielding, yellow
seeded soybean variety, named
Hood, is being released to Della
ware growers, according to an an
nouncement made today by Dr.
Henry W. Indyk, agronomist at
the University of Delaware.
The new variety can be seen at
the annual Farm Field Day, Au-
gust Is, at the University of Della
ware experiment substation at
Georgetown where seed stock is
being increased
DR.. lcdyk will be there to ans
wer questions about the new va
riety and It's performance in Della
ware.
The new variety is recommended
as a replacement for the Ogden
variety now being grown extern
CONTINUED on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-18
To Demonstrate Floor
Cleaning Machine

Schools. h ospitals. s. industrial.
Office and public buildings. or Gny
building with large amounts of
door areas can save $28. 10000 and
more in Is years. This is the
promise of the new floor cleaning
machine made by Ad-ance Floor
Machine Company of Minneapolis.
Mimi. which will be demonstrated
on the Shore next week. The Con-
vertamatic will clean .12,500 square
feet of floor space per hour. II
will do in so minutes what one
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Milford chronicle., 1958-07-18

the dual highway. Tickets for the
affair can be obtained from Grange
members in various Kent County
communities.
Mrs. George Wilson of Smyrna,
Charles Maske of Bethesda Grange
near MarydeI, Albert Barthelmeh
of Kenton, G. Wallace Caulk of
Fruitland Grange at Camden. and
Mrs. Gladys Kates of Trophy
Grange at FELTON, are working on
the arrangements with George
Vapaa and Mr.. Raughley of the
Capital Grange in Dover
Ernest Matthews of Laurel will
prepare halves of Delmarvelous
chicken over an open pit barbe-
cue between 4:30 and 7 p. M The
Grange ladies will prepare and
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Milford chronicle., 1958-07-18
Take Safety Along
On Your Vacation
BY So Doing The Life You Save
May Be Your Own

How about taking another pass
enger along on your vacation ?"
]. James Ashton, manager of the
Delaware Safety Council asked
that question yesterday.
The passenger I'm talking
about won't take a bit of room and
won't cost a cent in expenses" he
said. "In fact, this passenger will
save you from a lot of unnecessary
expenses and perhaps even save
your life. Yes, that extra traveller
is safety"
Mr. Ashton urged every motor
ist to pack safety along with the
other vacation equipment. He said
that no one should plan his vaca-
ton without including safety. He
gave the following travel tips to
vacationers:
CONTINUED on page tenl
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-18
Large Reduction In
Vehicle Accidents
Month OF June Showed Improve-
ment In Number OF Mishaps


There was a 4arge reduction in
the number of motor vehicle acci-
dents in Delaware, involving dam
age in excess of 800 during the
month of June. as compared with
the same month of last year, ac-
cording to the records of the III
nancial Responsibility Division of
the Motor Vehicle Department.
These records disclose that
there was total of 557 Of these
accidents reported to the. Division
during the month of June, as COM
pared with SAT being reported dur
ing the same month of last rear,
making a decrease of 80 in the
number of accidents for the month.
During June of this year there
were a total of 400 of these aeci-
dents reported from Wilmington
and New Castle County, which
number was Sc less than the num-
ber reported for June of last year.
Kent County had SO of the ac-
cidents reported, a decrease of 20
while Sussex County had rs, de-
crease of five.
CONTINUED on page fivel
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-18
DR.. Niernoeller At
Ocean City, Md.
Famous German Clergyman VIII
Preach Sermon This Sunday

DR.. Martin Niemoeller of Germ
any, will preach at the Atlantic
Methodist Church, Ocean City, Md,
at 7:45 p. M, Sunday, July 20.
Pastor Niemoeller is one of the
authentic heroes of goth century
Christianity, having led the Chris
tian resistance to the dictatorship
of Adolph Hitler. He was impris-
oned in the concentration camps of
Sachsenhausen and Oachau and
when his death warrant was sign
ed he was rescued at the very door
of the death chamber by column
of American G.. I. soldiers. Dr.
Niemoeller has been a dynamic
leader in the reform and revitali-
zation of church and national life
in West Germany. He has been
one of the leading personalities in
the formation of the World Council
of Churches, the postwar agency
Continued on page fivel