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Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
1t. Gov. Ruckson To
Speak Here Mar. IL
VIII Address Fifth District COP
Senatorial Club Next Week

Governor David p
Buckson, will be the guest speak
er at the regular monthly meeting
of the Fifth Senatorial Republican
Club at the American Legion Home
in Milford on Tuesday next, March
IL, starting at eight o'clock. A
full attendance is requested for
this meeting.
Lieutenant Governor Buckson is
we'll and favorably known to a
host of folks in the Milford area,
and his appearance is expected to
bring out a goodly number of the
club members. The club is COM
posed of Republican and independ-
ent voters residing in the Eighth
and Tenth Representative Dis
tricts. James Jackson of near Mil
ford is the club president.
Mr.. Buckson, who is in great
demand as a speaker and toast
master, stated today that he be-
lieved he would use as his topic
Unity, What 1t Is and What 1t
Means" A young attorney, Mr..
Buckson, is also a World War ii
veteran, and served throughout the
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
Ground Breaking For
Lutheran Parsonage
Site For New Building Is Just
Opposite School Grounds

This Sunday, March 9, at 1915
D. m, will mark the time of ground
breaking ceremonies for the new
parsonage of Reformation Luther
an Church in Milford. The site of
the new parsonage will be Lake
view Avenue, just opposite the Mil
ford High School grounds. The
ground-breaking ceremonies are a
elimination of over two years of
planning and preparation concern
ing the parsonage. The Building
Committee of the congregation, un-
der the Craftsmanship of Mr.. Will
mer Nauman, and the Church Coun-
Gil, has worked to present adequate
plans that will meet the specific
needs of the congregation in its
development and growth, as well
as providing permanent housing
for the pastor.
The new parsonage, when COM
pleted, will be of split-level de-
sign, having four levels. The top
two levels will be the parsonage,
CONTINUED on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
Tom Derrickson Is
National Director
Milford Man Elected Official 0f Re
tail Clothing Group

Thomas B. DerricksOn of Der
rickson's, Inc, of Milford, has been
elected a director of the National
Association of Retail Clothiers and
t'urniSherS.
Derrickson's election took place
during the 10th national convention
of the NARCF, in Chicago, ILL.,, at
the Palmer House.
More than 5000 of the nations
best dressed men convening heard
three economic experts predict
that the current business slump is
only temporary and retail clothing
sales in 1858 will at least equal,
if not exceed, 1867 figures.
The speakers included Meyer
KestR Rbaum, president of Hart,
Schaffner and Marx, and Special
Assistant to Presidept EisenhOw-
er; Austin Kiplinger, executive edi-
tor of the Kiplinger Washington
Letter: and Louis S. Rothschild,
Under Secretary of Commerce.
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
Bridgeville Rector
Tells Of The Bible
st. Mary's Leader Explains To
Group At Lenten Lecture

I'VE don't know what the plot
Of the Bible is the Rev. Victor
Kusik told a group of 80 people at
the first of a series of Lenten Lee
lures, presented in the parish
iouse of st. Mary's Episcopal
Church, Bridgeville. series of
lectures entitled, THE Drama of
he Bible. I'VE don't appreciate
he Bible" the rector of ST. Mary's
Church said in his introduction,
because we don't know how it
hangs together"
"The Drama of the Bible" is be-
ing presented in a series of five
.ectures during Lent. They are be-
ing presented every Tuesday night
at $50 in the parish house of St.
Mary's Episcopal Church, Bridge
Vile, and the public is cordially
invited Titles of the five lectures
are: ~ Mans Creation and Fall;
CONTINUED Gu page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
Internal Revenue
Agent Is Promoted

Usually, when thinking of Taxes
and Internal Revenue Agents, we
do so with fear and trepidatiOn-
but those of us who have. known
John Donnelly, have found him
to be most human, always willing
to assist and advise the taxpayer
when help and advice are needed.
Although living in Milford only
about nine years and having charge
of the Georgetown Tax office the
same length of time. Mr.. Donnelly
was no stranger. for he made peri
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
Delaware Blue
E O @ k ] u S t
Printed Is
lnterestln g
Volume Was Written,
Compiled And Edited
By Arden Ellsworth
Bing, Of r e h o b 20 t h
Beach; Printed By The
Milford Chronicle.

One of the most interesting and
Informative books to be printed in
Delaware in many years is the
First Delaware Blue Book, writ,
ten, compiled and edited by Arden
Ellsworth Bing of Rehoboth Beach
Delaware, and printed by the Mil
ford Chronicle Publishing Com
pany.
The book is divided into fourteen
sections, within which sections
may be found a multitude of Gov
ernment and related functions, in
Guiding factual data, all the way
down from the State level through
the municipalities.
Designed to insure timeliness
and continuity, it is planned for
every two years, cor
responding to the biennial ses-
sions of the State General Assem-
bly,, this the First Edition repre-
senting the 18th General Assem-
bly, of 1888.
1t is believed that the Delaware
Blue Book will prove to be handy
reference and text book to have on
the desk of the citizens of Della
ware in varying walks of life, in
Guiding the teachers and students
in our Public Schools. Furthermore
through the book exchange, a
knowledge of Delaware and its
system of government will be diff
fused among the people of the
various States.
Mr.. Bing, the editor, was born
at Monterville, Randolph County
West Virginia; educated in the
public schools; two years at the
University of Michigan; graduated
from the Georgetown University
School of Foreign Service with the
degree of Bachelor of Foreign Ser
vice, 1927; served in National
Guard Cavalry Troop on the Mexi-
can Border, 1916; First Lieutenant
120th Infantry, 30th Division, in
CONTINUED on page fiVe)
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
Penny kopf Star In
Wesley College Play
Milford Girl viii Appear In @SOlid
Gold Cadillac" March 1914

Penny Kopf, of S0S South East
End Street, Milford, will be starred
in the Wesley Players next pro-
duction in Grace Fellowship Hall
of the Broadway comedy hit by
Howard Teichmann and George S.
Kaufman called "The Solid Gold
Cadillac" 1t will be presented on
March 13 and IA.
She will have the part of the
elderly retired actress who throws
giant business corporation into
confusion by attending one of its
stockholders meetings and asking
shy but embarrassing questions.
This role, resembling the real
life Mrs. Wilma Soss, who has for
years been nationally famous for
her habit OF creating uproars at
annual meetings of corporations in
which she owns a share or two of
stock, was originally played in New
York by Josephine Hull when 'AThe
Solid Gold Cadillac" was launched
on it's 66-week Broadway run.
Continued on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07

State has more than 1900 rural
boys and girls enrolled in the All
movement. which has for its pur-
pose the demonstration of i'm
proved methods of agriculture and
home economics and the instilla-
tiOn of the principles of better
citizenship in the lives of young
people.
The chief executive also extend
ed congratulations &c i'll Club
members upon their accomplish
ments of rast years and extended
best wishe1r for attainment of the
greater goals that they have set
for themselves.
The proclamation follows.
WHEREAS, there are more than
1900 rural boys and girls enrolled
(cont1nueo on page elevenl
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
HOUSE REPEALS THE
RETROACTIVE TAX BILL

The Delaware House of
Representatives on Monday
of this week repealed the
controversial retroactive
personal income tax bill by
a vote of 26 to 6.
The measure is now await
ing action by the Senate
which, with the House of
Representatives, is in re-
cess until Tuesday next,
March 18th.
Many people in the know"
predict the bill, which some
financial experts say would
produce $6,000,000 year
added revenue, will be turn
ed down by the Upper
House. Even if it passed the
Senate, the same prognos-
ticators say Governor ].
Caleb Boggs would veto it.
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
Speed-up Payment
OF Social Security

"Speed-up the payment of your
first benefit check by bringing
along all your copies of forms W.,
Withholding statements. or other
record of your 1857 earnings" is
the advice given by Myron Mil
bouer, manager of the Wilmington
social security district office to
workers who plan to file early in
1858.
Nineteen hundred fifty seven
earnings are required for the COM
putation of benefits for claims filed
continued on page sevenD
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
Library Week Is
Named In Delaware,

In proclaiming the period. March
1922, as Library Week in Della
ware, Governor j. Caleb Boggs has
urged all Delawareans to reflect
upon the contribution which our
pr0I1c and private Libraries and Ii
brarians have made ito the preser-
vation of our great cultural heri-
tage of human dignity and free
de.2," and to express their appre-
citation of same.
books as the "conservers, trans
continued on page fivel
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
Conservation Folk
Honored In Kent
Geo. G. Simpson, OF Houston, Was
In Charge OF The Program

Three people were honored by
their coworkers for length of SER
vice 10 farmers I'm Delaware agri-
culture. R. Harry Wilson has serv-
ed for 25 years in the conservation
and stabilization programs of Kent
County. most of the time as county
chairman. Mrs. Emma McIlvaine
has served for 15 years in the Do
yer office. Hylon Smith was recog-
nized for 10 years of service to
farmers in Sussex County where
he is now the county Office man.
ager.
Certificates and pins were pre-
sented by Mr.. Harris Soule, north
east director of the stabilization
program of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture. The
awards were given at meeting of
state. county, and community
leaders together with the repre-
sentatives OF related farm agencies
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
Highway Dept. Will
Widen Route 113Al
Plans Call For Improvement From
Little Heaven To Dover

The State Highway Department
has announced plans for the widen
ing and improvement of U. S. Route
113A, the Magnolia Road, from
Little Heaven to the State Street
intersection of the dual highway.
1t will be a Federal-Aid project,
and as soon as some details are
worked out with the Bureau of
Public Roads, the project will be
ready to advertise for bids, which
will mean that it will be a sum-
mer construction operation.
A four-foot addition will be
placed on the width of the highway
for the entire distance, making the
total width "a feet. The entire road
way will be resurfaced with hot
mix asphaltic concrete.
CONTINUED on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
Lima Bean Growers
Cited For Practices
Large Group Was Recently Hon.
Ored In Sussex County

Forty-two lima bean growers
we're cited recently in the Milton
Firehall for the production prac-
tices they used during 1857 which
resulted in top yields of this i'm
portant vegetable crop.
In making the announcement,
County Agent William H. Hender-
son stated that more than 1900
acres of lima beans were grown in
Delaware last year and of this
acreage most of it was in Sussex
County This is an important crop
on many farms, according to Mr..
Henderson, and any steps that can
be taken to increase yields, i'm
prove quality. end lower costs of
production will result in very real
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
New Polio Clinic
Due In Sussex Mar. | ]
viii Provide Maximum ImmuniZa.
ton For Children And Adults

DR.. Floyd l. Hudson, Executive
Secretary of the State Board of
Health, announced this week that
new series of polio clinics will
start as early as March II in Sus-
sex County in order to provide
maximum immunization for chill
dren and adults in the State of Del
aware during the late spring and
summer months when polio is nor
mally expected to reach its peak.
DR.. Hudson stated that, again this
year, the polio immunization cam
paign will be jointly sponsored by
the Medical Society of Delaware,
the county units of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
and the State Board of Health.
The. clinics will start first in Sus
sex County where they will con-
tinue through the early part of
June while in Kent and New Castle
CONTINUED on page f1ve)
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
Swine Group Will
Hold Banquet Mar. 13
Pirst Annual Banquet VIII BE Held
In C0Olspring Hall

The Delaware Swine Producers
Association will hold it's first an
nuai banquet on March 18th at
700 p. m. at the Coolspring Com
munity Hall on the road from
Harbeson to Lewes. This banquet
is open to all swine producers and
their families and not just mem
bers of the association, says Arthur
Nanney, Seaford, president of the
association.
Mr. E. c. Sedberry. plant man
ager of the Corkran-Hill Division
of Swift a Co., Baltimore. Mary
land, will be the featured speaker
of the evening. He will discuss
Pork Quality Differences, the Re-
lationship cf Pork Quality at the
continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07

In addition s1.539.OOO was spent
for central Office equipment, $244,-
600 for land. buildings and right
of-way. and 1917 Geo for other
equipment. including interoffice
cables.
These projects required an in
crease in capital and 81 million of
additional stock was issued in
March. 1857. Additional financing
will be necessary in the near future
due 10 continuing high construc-
tion expenditures.
More than 800 telephones were
added TO the statewide network
during the year, bringing the total
served by the company to 1s9,e6O,
the report continues. Last years
increase in telephones is smaller
(continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
Cancer Society Town
Chairmen Named
Each Woman Named Will Have
Access To Information And Films

Mrs. Joseph S. G. Mach, SeafOrd
Public Information Chairman for
the American Cancer Society, has
announced the following town
chairman for the county. Mrs. Nor
man C. Calhoun, Jr., Ocean View !;
Mrs. Frank Phillips, FrankfOrd; ;
Mrs. Florence Macklin, FrankfOrd; ;
Mrs. Ebe P West, DagsbOro; Mrs.
C. w. Grise, Selbyville; Miss Ruth
Warren, Milton Mrs. Albert Dav-
idson, Harbeson; Mrs. Wilbur
Mumford, Georgetown; Mrs. H. P.
Cannon, III, Bridgeville: Mrs.
Charles Meyer, Laurel; Mrs. John
p White, III, Seaford; Mrs. Leo
B. Hearn, Delmar; Mrs. George
Baker, Greenwood; Mrs. w. H.
Birmingham, Jr., Lewes.
continued on page f1ve)
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07

emergency.
However, now that the state
bonds have been sold. providing
funds for highway construction
purposes. and the states share of
federal-aid highway projects, Mr..
Haber said the w&rk on the prof.
ects will proceed with all possible
speed.
Almost all of the projects on the
Departments construction program
are a part O. the overall plans for
the mOdernization of existing hign-
ways, a plan started about two
years ago. Because of the expan-
sion taking place in many sections
of the state, highways that were
adequate five or six years ago, are
in need of improvement today
CONTINUED on page ,en)
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
Mother of Year Selection
Time NoW Running Short
State Chairman OF American Mothers, Mrs. William N
Cann Advises That Deadline Is March TO-

Time is running short for nominations for Deawares Mother of
N
Pennsylvania Avenue Wilmington
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
Coz. J. G.. Boggs ProcIainas
National All Club Week

will of the
improved
through National All
Week in Delaware.
In his proclamation Governor Boggs pointed
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
Diamond State Telephone
Expenditures At 81, ,42O, 900

construction expenditures
busi
W. in
lis published
The principal
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
Highway Dept. Finishing
Plans For Future Projects

Highway engaged in putting the
duripg the
to A Department the
during
period that no fiscal
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HEIRS PAY TAX OF $4,743, 2O4,
u. S. WANTS 81 CENTS MORE

SAN JOSE, Calf (NANA) The United States Gov
ernment-already richer by $4743204 in inheritance
taxes from the $9946l35 estate of the late Gertrude
Acnilles- going to bat for an additional 81 cents in
interest.
Attorney Frank v. Campbell appeared in court here
to ask for distribution of the estate He informed the
court that after executors had laid out S4743204 in
Federal inheritance taxes, Government auditors dis
covered $2608 error. The $2688 was paid.
Now an additional 81 cents in interest the $268S
has been demanded Mr. Campbell said
Mrs. Achilles. whose family backed George Eastmans
first Photographic ventures in Rochester NJ r. died in
April 1885,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-13
Penn. Palmer Reported
In Line for D. c. Post

William Edward Finley, a
young planner now employed
at the University Of Pennsyl-
vania's department of city
planning, repeatedly has been
offered the job as new director
Of the National Capital Plan
ming Commission.
Mr.. Finley, about IS years
old. has been at the Philadel-
phia university since last sep
TENDER. His previous positions,
it was understood, have in
cluded a number of city plan
ming jobs in the San Fran
cisco area.
Another source said that Mr..
Finley served for a considerable
time as planning director for
the City of Richmond. Calf,
and that he did an excellent
job there" on the West Coast
he also lectured on city plan
ming at universities.
While no final commitments
have been made, it was re-
ported that Mr.. Finley and
commission officials already are
in general agreement about the
new post.
Reached at the university by
telephone, Mr.. Finley would
make no comment on the ne
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in Test Flies
At Speed Of Sound
For Hour and Half

FORT WORTH, Tex. Feb.
13 CP.-A B-5S Hustler jet
bomber recently flew at super
sonic speed for more than an
hour and a half during a test,
Convair officials said today.
1t probably was the longest
sustained faster than sound
flight ever made by an air.
plane. said spokesman at the
Fort Worth plant where the
Hustler is built and tested.
The same plane has mace
several nonstop, round-trip
test flights from here to the
West Coast in the last two
weeks. That series included
10 consecutive days on which
the B-58 was flown through its
entire normal operating range.
On one Of those fights the
Hustler few for nearly six
hours at speeds beyond tho
fastest attainable by ANY other
known bomber" said August C..
Esenwein. Convair vice presi-
dent and general manager Of
the Fort Worth plant.
The top speed Of the B-58
never has been announced.
However. the Air Force, which
has a production order for B.
58s, has said the Hustler has
been flown at more than twice
the speed Of a .45-caliber pistol
bullet. That means more than
l,l3Qmiles an hour.
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was purchased outright BY
France. but that the Corsairc
were donated by the United
States for NATO defense.
He pointed out that the Mu-
tual Security Act reserves this
country'S right to cali for the
return of any weapons found
to be no longer needed for
NATO defense.
THE attack on q Tunisian
village is prima facie evidence
to me that the French no
longer regard those planes as
essential to the NATO COM
mand." said Senator Humphrey.
"And I suggest that President
Eisenhower call for their re-
turn"
u. N. Patrols Urged
Earlier acting Senate Demo-
cratic Leader Mansfield also
deplored the raid on the Tuni-
sian village, expressing con-
f1dence that it was not the act
Of the French people or their
government, but IAN act Of
madness perpetrated by a
handful of irresponsible men. +"
Senator Mansfield said that
If the matter is referred to the
United Nations. this country
should support the claims for
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planning of new projects aimed
at providing more business fol-
basic industries.
Wants No Leaf-Raking
Senator johnson, who had
experience with the National
Youth Administration and the
Works Progress Administration
during the depression of the
'30s, has told his colleagues
he wants no leaf raking
projects.
For that reason the Demo-
cratic leader has contended
that any WPA type of program
ought to be held in reserve To
be used only as a last resort
if the recession shows signs of
deepening despite other meas
ures.
Senator johnson has avoided
public comment on President
Eisenhowers' expression of
confidence yesterday that the
economic downturn has about
run its course and that March
should see a start toward in
creased employment.
But other Senators made it
clear they are not as optimis-
tic as the President. One of
See ECONOMIC, Page As4
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gotiations for the Washington
job, and would not discuss
conversations he has had with
commission officials.
1t was learned from other
sources that Mr.. Finley visited
Washington recently to meet
with Harland Bartholomew and
Claude w. owen, chairman and
vice chairman of the commits
sion, and that he also had
talked with Mr.. Bartholomew
by phone this week. Mr.. Bar
tholomew is out Of the city for
a week.
At q closed session last week,
the commission decided TO offer
a new post to John Nolen. jr.,
its longtime director, and au-
thorized its executive commit
tee to negotiate with an uni
Identified out-of-towner to take
the directors job.
Mr.. Bartholomew has re-
fused to comment on the action,
but 1t has been confirmed by
other members. Earlier this
week they described the candi-
date for the job as a West
Coast planner" and 1t was
learned that Mr.. Finley is the
man who was proposed for the
lobby Mr.. Bartholomew.
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damages of the innocent VIC
TINS Of the bombing, and
should support the sending Of
U. N. emergency patrols along
the Tunisian-Algerian and the
Moroccan-Algerian borders to
prevent further incidents.
Studying Dispatch
Earlier, the Associated Press
reported that State Depart
ment officials were studying an
official dispatch, received yes
terday from Ambassador G.
Lewis Jones in Tunisia, in an
effort to determine whether any
new action should be taken by
this Government.
Mr.. Jones visited Sakiet Sid
Youssef with Elliott B. Strauss,
United States aid chief at
Tunis, and Robert o. Blake of
the Embassy staff.
The State Department was
expected to make a statement
on his report shortly. Mean
while authorities confirmed adj
vance indications that it bore
out at least in a general way the
Tunisian governments account
Of civilian deaths and injuries
due to the French attack.
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Federation Rites
Delayed in Jordan

AMMAN. Jordan. Feb. Is up,
Preparations continued today
for signing the proclamation
federating the kingdoms Of
Iraq and Jordan. A govern
ment spokesman said the cere-
mony may take place late
today or tomorrow after Iraq's
Crown Prince Abdul Ilah
arrives.
Ilah, who was regent Of Iraq
until King Faisal turned II,
yields considerable power in
his home country. The delay
in his arrival was believed to
be one of the things delaying
the proclamation.
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ADD DASH
TO VALENTINE DAY

RECIPES CAN HAVE O holiday
ring to them tomorrow. il you'll fol-
low Violet FoulkneF's odyiee in The
Sior Food Section todoy. Pose 81.
THE COMIC CONTEST ends
Saturday and the lost minute en-
tries ore pilinS in. Rules and on
entry blonk ore on the comic pages.
Other contest news is on the Fec.
ture Pose. A-29.
THE AMBASSADOR Of lrOq got
the news Of his eountry's federation
with Jordan Of o porty Lost night.
But he didn't look surprised, reports
Amelia Young. See Poss All.