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Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21
Lister jun D
HOnOred By
The US. Army
Former H0ustOnian Sery-
ing AS Civil Service
Employee Is Cited For
Outstanding Ability.

Lister w. Jump, career Civil
Service employee at Headquarters
u. s. Continental Army Command,
has been awarded the Army's Sec
ond highest civilian award. He is
the only civilian to be so honored
at the headquarters this year.
A member of the Quartermaster
Section, Jump was presented the
Meritorious Civilian Service Award
by USCONARC commander Gener-
al Bruce G. Clarke. The award, an
honorary one which can be made
only by Major commanders, con-
sists of citation and lapel pin.
A resident of South Greenfield
Avenue in Hamilton, Jump was
cited for meritorious performance
of duty from May 1855 through May
1858 while serving as Administra-
tive officer (Training) in the
Training Division of the Quarter
master Section at USCONARC
headquarters.
He was cited for demonstrating
outstanding ability, superior pro-
fessional knowledge, and initiative
in the final technical review of
training media and all related
Quartermaster matters. Mr.. Jump
was responsible for extensive re-
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Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21
Poultry Industry
Prepares Booklet
Beautiful Brochure Sparkles
With Wonderful
Recipes

Bargain-conscious, taste-consci-
Gus. weight-conscious?
Then, you'll be interested in the
new fall recipe booklet just pre-
pared in sparkling color by the
Delmarva Poultry Industry. With
chicken today selling for less than
1t did 80 years ago, you won't want
to miss this collection Of top reci-
pes.
In the new booklet are no less
than 80 of the prize-winning reci-
pes from this years National
Chicken Cooking Contest. Fried,
broiled, roasted, barbecued-any
way your family. likes tender,
young chicken-you'1f find not just
one, but a whole selection of tasty
and easy-to-prepare dishes. All
won high honors from a disting-
uished panel of food experts at
the eleventh annual Delmarva
Chicken Festival earlier this year.
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Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21
Jury List Has Been
Selected In Sussex
Superior Courts Term Begins On
Dec. At Georgetown

The jury list has been announ-
ced for the December term of Sus-
sex County Superior Court, that
begins Dec. 1. 1t follows:
First Representative District
Mabel Dyer, Garrett Grier, Otis
Webb, Lewis B. Harrington On the
supplemental list from this dis
trict are Mrs. Virginia Townsend,
Remsen G. Barnard, III, Paynter
G. Ingram.
Second Representative District:
George Wiley, Nelson, Meredith,
Leona Banning Wheatley, Month
les Webb, with Harvey Lofland on
the supplemental list.
Third Representative District:
Robert G. Gilbert, Sara B. Collins,
Howard P. White, Alton B. Isaacs,
with Lucille Fenstermaker on the
supplemental list.
Fourth Representative District:
Clarence T. Garrett. Samuel ].
Robinson, Edna NJ. Eskridge, Ebe
Layton, supplemental list
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21
Country Club Vas.
Organized By Group
Here Last Thursday
Robert Fischer Is Elected
First President BY
Board OF Directors;
Stock Pledges Continue
To Flow In.

Milford moved one step closer to
having country club when stock
holders OF record met at the COM
munity building last Thursday
night and elected the following IL
directors:
Preferred stock: Ted Aber, DR..
Leslie Dobson, l.. /. March, Lawr-
ence Sharp. Edmund F. Steiner,
John Young.
Common stock: Leonard Dono-
hue, Robert Fischer, William Nau-
man, John Wilkins, Jr., Frank
Lynch, Robert Corddry.
The directors later met and
elected the following officers:
President, Robert Fischer; Vice
President. Ted Aber: Secretary,
John Young: Assistant Secretary,
William Nauman: Treasurer, Frank
Lynch: Assistant Treasurer, Leon
ard Donohue.
Irwin G. Burton. Milford busi-
nessman, announced that 1856
shareholders out of a desired $50
had already signed up and that
$4,000 in stock has been sub
scribed.
He stated that tentative plans
call for the erection of locker
rooms for men and women, snack
bar, purchase OF land on which TO,
build a nine-hole golf course, and
the construction OK swimming
pool. He further stated that II the
venture was successful, and he
saw no reason to the contrary, the
swimming pool will probably be
built early next year, to be fol-
lowed by the golf course.
CONTINUED on page eleven}
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21
C0kesbury To Dedicate
Sunday School Room
Appropriate Exercises VIII
Be Held At Edifice
This Sunday

Mr.. Henry I. Short, Sr., Presi-
dent of the Cokesbury Methodist
Young Adult Fellowship, cordially
invites the public to attend the
Dedication Services" of the addi-
tion of the Sunday School Room
to Cokesbury Church, this Sunday,
November 23rd, at 2:3O p. m.
Rev. Edwin Thomas, of Odessa,
and Rev. Joseph v. Holiday, of
Queenstown, Maryland. both form
er pastors of the Cokesbury
Church, will assist Rev. Gerald
Henderson, the present pastor,
with the services.
Special singing will be rendered
by Mr.. William Boyce, of Laurel,
Cannon's Choir, of Cannons; !;
Cokesbury Jr. and Sr. Choir; Mrs.
Esther Hudson, of Dagsboro; and
the Bethesda Quartet, near Stock
ley.
CONTINUED on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21
Fete
Will Be Held
"a
Ed McCauley Poultry
Industries Head Viii
Be Speaker At Meeting
To Be Held In Dover.

Farm-City Week returns next
week under the sponsorship of the
Kiwanis Clubs of Delaware for the
third year.
Main item of attraction in Kent
County will be the annual dinner
held jointly by the Delaware Crop
Improvement Association and the
Dover Kiwanis Club next Monday
at $50 p. m. in the Capital Grange
Hall.
Ed McCauley, president of Del
marva Poultry Industries, the
group which sponsors the annual
Chicken Festival, is to talk on To-
morrow's Agriculture. He is ex-
pected to outline how sAgribusi-
ness" will have new meaning for
the farmer and his city cousin
alike.
Service club members and busi-
nessmen from all over the state
will attend. They will see the ex-
hibits commemorating 90 years of
crop Improvement work in Del
aware. There will stress advances
in farm machinery, fertilization,
chemical weed, insect and disease
controls, and improved varieties of
seed.
Henry Sherer is local chairman
of the Farm-City Week Program.
Charles Marker, Dover Kiwanis
Club president, will serve as toast
master. Officers of local farm or
ganizations are to be special
guests.
Farmers are invited to show crop
exhibits in the competitive classes.
Premium lists are available at the
county agents office and may be
obtained by calling Dover 6-1448.
Prizes will be awarded for corn,
small grains, hays, and silages.
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Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21
Blue Cross Reduces
Initial Payment
Pertains To NOn-grOup Membership
In Blue Cr0ss-Blue Shield

Arrangements have been made
to reduce the initial payment re-
quired for new non-group member
ship in the Blue Cross and Blue
Shield Plans, it was announced
yesterday by r. c. Denzler, assist
ant managing director of Group
Hospital Service.
Under previous arrangements
new members had TO make an ini-
tial payment of three months dues.
This has been reduced to one
months dues. Non-group members
have a choice of paying their
membership dues monthly or quar-
terly from the start.
Non-group membership in the
Blue Cross and Blue Shield hospital
and surgical-medical plans Is avail
able TO most residents of Della
ware under 65. in good health, who
are not employed or work where
there are less less siran 10 employees
and who do not have other hos
CONTINUED on page SIKH
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21
Sussex Woman Draws
Year For Staying
Convicted OF NansIaughter In
Death 0f Her Husband

Mrs. Mable Lee Fletcher, "a
was sentenced to year in, prison
by Judge James B. Carey in Sus-
sex County Superior Court Monday
for manslaughter in the death oi
her husband, Percy James Fletcher,
81, near Clarksville on July %.
Mrs. Fletcher was indicted by the
September grand jury for first
degree murder. In a subsequent
two day trial before Judge Carey
and a jury, Deputy Attorney Gen
eral Ralph 8. Baker charged delib-
crate murder and Everett F. War;
ington defense attorney claimed
self defense.
The Jury hearing the case re
ported itself hopelessly deadlocked
after four hours of deliberation
during which it twice returned to
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Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21
Chronicle VIII Go To
Press Next Wednesday
Change In Schedule Is
Occasioned BY Thanks
giving Holiday

Because of the Thanksgiving
holiday, the Chronicle will go 10
press day earlier next week, COM
ing out on Wednesday instead of
Thursday. Because OF this, it will
be necessary to have copy In the
office, both advertising and news,
day earlier to assure publication.
Classified forms will close at Tues
day noon instead Of Wednesday, as
will display ads. The papers will
be placed In the mails early We'd
nesday afternoon.
AS is the usual custom, the stores
of the city will remain open all
day next Wednesday, and will con-
tinue remaining open all day We'd
nesdays through the holidays. The
majority Of the food stores in the
city will remain open next We'd
nesday evening until 8 o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21
g u ar d S men
Planning For
Benefit Dance
Gala Affair Will Be Held
IN Milford Ar mOry
Next Wednesday Even
ing; Music By Bernie
Grier's Orchestra.


The Second Annual Thanksgiving
Dance sponsored by the Enlisted
Mems Club of Headquarters Bat
terry, 16Oth AAA Group will be held
at the Milford Armory, on Wednes-
day evening, November 26. 1858.
The dance will be cabaret style,
dancing will start at 900 p. m. and
will continue until 100 a. m. Mu-
sic will be furnished by Bernie
Grier and his orchestra. AS in TIE
past there will be door p.i=es, spot
daAces and a jitterbug contest, At
intermissiop there will be eats serv-
ed by tie Mess Section of the Bat
terry ut no charge to the patrons.
Due to the extremely large crowd
that attended last years dance, it is
necessary to limit the sale of tic
kets to the seating capacity of the
armory. AT a special meeting last
night the chairmen of the various
committees gave reports on the
progres of the dance, M/Sgt. Larry
Carey, chairman of tickets and
sales, reported that the sale of
tickets was very responsive with
but few tickets left There
will be few tickets sold at the
door for those whose plans at not
quite definite for the Thanksgiving
eve. But M/Sgt. Carey suggests
that people who can, to get tic
kets early. There will be reserve
tables available. For those who
have not purchased their tickets
they may get them by contracting
any member of the Battery or by
calling the Milford Amory, 1881 and
ask for M/Sgt. Charles (Bucky)
Johnson.
The proceeds from this years
affair will be used to complete the
day room for the enlisted men.
This room will contain library
television, facilities for preparing
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Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21

annual crop awards banquet which
will conclude this years 5Oth an
niversary program of the Della
ware Crop Improvement Associa-
tion. The program, which includes
a crop show, crops and soils short
course, Farm-City Banquet as well
as the awards banquet, will be held
at the Capital Grange Hall in Do
yer. November 24-25.
The identity of the two prospec-
tive kings is a closely guarded sec
ret OF agronomists with tie Uni
versity of Delaware School of Ag-
ricuIture. In cooperation with
county agricultural agents, they
have screened almost 800 entries
in this years official Delaware
corn and soybeaD yield programs.
Using scientific methods of yield
determination, the agronomists
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Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21
Merchants Are
Now Planning
For Christmas
Celebration
Store Hours Have Been
Set For Holiday Sea-
son Santa VIII Arrive
In Milford, December
9Th.

Following meeting of the Di-
rectors of the Milford Chamber OF
Commerce, the following schedule
of store hours for the Forthcoming
holiday season were adopted. Be-
ginning Monday evening, December
Is, until Christmas, all the stores
In Milford will remain open every
evening until nine O'Clock. 1t was
also decided to keep the stores
open all day on Wednesdays,
beginning with Wednesday next,
November 26th, and continuing
through the holidays.
1t was also decided by the group
to make immediate contact with
Santa Claus at his North Pole
home and see If the "Old Gent
could come to Milford on Satur-
day, December 9Th. Mr.. Ball, chair
man of the Christmas committee,
with his associates, Bob Yerkes,
Courtney Burch, and Ted Aber,
left the meeting to make a tele-
phone appeal to Santa and in a
few minutes returned, and report
ed that the Patron Saint of Child
hood had consented to come to
Milford on Saturday, December
9Th. and will arrive at the Milford
Airport on that date by air. 1t was
decided to have Santa greeted by
a group of City, Chamber of Com
merce and Junior Chamber of Com
merce officials, inasmuch as the
City, the Chamber and the Jaycees
are co-sponsors of the Milford
Christmas Fete.
On his arrival in Milford, Santa
will make his home until the after
noon of Wednesday, December
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Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21
Slaughter Beach Fire
Company Seeks Funds
Response Has Been Generous But
More Donations Needed

Members OF the Slaughter Beach
Memorial Fire Co., were heartened
considerably at their special meet
ing held this week In learning that
cash contributions to their build
ing fund were in excess of $4,000,
which put them on the road to the
$4,000 mark far short OF funds
necessary to complete the roof.
walls and floor of the building; of
which the masons completed the
walls last weekend. Additional
materials necessary were contrihu-
ted by Rumpstich Machine Co., In
furnishing angle iron for front and
inside doors, and the savings as-
sistance rendered by the Grier
Lumber Co.
A turkey shoot is scheduled at
the beach at the extreme end OF
Bay Avenue on the south end; Mo-
vember 23rd. shooting will be from
8 to 6 p. m. j. P. Nance is chair
man and all proceeds will be ap-
Continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21
.Sl54,727,6O6
IS Sought By
$50 Agencies
OF Delaware
Big Boosts Are Being
Sought By Highway
Welfare And Education
Boards Appearing Be
fore Budget Group.


Although the states somber f.
nancial picture has been clearly
painted a number of times in the
past year, close to $50 agencies
have asked for $40,000,000 more
for the biennium starting July /
than they received for the current
two years.
The totals made public recently
by Mrs. Lillian I. MartiG, chief ac-
countant for the Permanent Budget
Commission, are $454,727. .606.20 in
requests for appropriations for the
next biennium.
This included s76,279,347.95 for
the first year of the biennium and
$378, ,448 ,258.25 for the second. year.
Total appropriations for the cur
rent biennium, approved by the
General Assembly, were $114,619,-
044.31, including $55, 1894, ,603.7S for
the first year and $58, 1924, ,440.53 for
the current year which ends June
30.
The hearings of the Permanent
Budget Commission into the re-
quests of the departments, boards,
agencies and commissions, which
got under way in September, dis
closed that substantial increases
have been sought for highways,
education and welfare.
Also rising like a well-aimed
rocket is debt service. Disburse-
ments in this category for the year
ended last June 80 totalled $9,228,-
924.37.
For the year starting July 1, the
sum of 14,357. .28O is calculated and
for the following year the sum of
$14, ,993, ,302.5O is set aside.
Continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21
Phone Co. Adds To
FELTON, Facilities

The Diamond State Telephone
Company has just completed 8
major addition to the dial equip
ment in the FELTON, central Office,
it was announced today by Theo-
dore w. Collins, local manager OF
the company.
The naw equipment, installed at
cost of approximately s1.50O, in
creases the operating capacity of
the Office to serve nearly 100 addi-
tional customers, Collins said
: The Diamond State Company is
spending an additional SIS. 900 this
year Tor ID construction OF out
CONTINUED on page fivel
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21
Prudential Co. Has
Films Available

Films of "The Twentieth Gen.
tury" documentary television Sc
ries are now available for loan to
local groups, Henry G. Cowgirl, In
charge OF the Prudential Insurance
Co.'s Milford Office. announced to-
day.
The local office has made ar
ranxarsses.se zkz=zzzsz-ss zz=szzzs IN 1Ize Prudential
education department, Newark.
n. J., for release of the films mere,
CcwgilI said. They may be ordered
directly through the company's
Milford Office.
Many OF the films are regarded
(confznued on page nve1
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21
State Season Closes
420 Deer Killed
Hunters In All Counties Delighted
With The Season

Hunters swarmed into Sussex
County on Monday for the last day
of deer shotgun season in Della
ware and bagged % more deer, but
missed the 1854 record of sos by
IS.
When sundown called a halt to
the season, the kill in all three
counties was tailed at 420. No
human casualties nor shooting Of
ether animals by mistake were re-
ported the final day.
Ten of the last days deer were
checked in at The BridgeviIle Sta
ton of the Delaware State Police
while the Georgetown troop re-
ported Is.
Kent and New Castle Counties
had a two-day season, ending Sat
urday, but Sussex was given an
extra day because of the larger
number of deer believed to be in
that county.
The totals recorded at the var
ious checking stations for the two
and three day seasons are: State
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Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21

for industrial safety OF the Della
ware Safety Council, who explained
the contest is one of many means
used by the. council to promote
safety at work. The industrial safe
ty work of the council is one of its
important fields of activity, along
with highway, school. farm and
home safety, Mr.. Grow explained.
In the nine months Al plants and
laboratories had a total of 166 lost
time accidents. During that period,
1881 employees worked total of
4f.269, ,29S man-hours. The accident
frequency rate for the zine months
was 4.02. This is one million times
the number of lost time accidents,
divided by the hours worked The
p : ct tiae nTsI eight months was
s.e2.
The 166 accidents resulted ia A.
continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21
Scottish Rite Club
Annual Ladies Night

Mr.. Samuel Williams of Harring-
ton, Delaware, President of the
Kent & Sussex Scottish Rite Club
announces that this years annual
Ladies Night promises to be one
of the finest in it's twelve years of
existence.
1t will be held on Saturday night,
November 22nd, in the Georgetown
High School Auditorium, COM
mencing at 500 p. m.
The usual high grade vaudeville,
consisting of six (6) acts, most of
them direct from New York City,
will follow the introduction of
Officers, Directors and invited diS-
tinguished guests by President
Williams.
Following the vaudeville, door
prizes will be distributed to the
Ladies, holders of the winning
tickets, followed by refreshments
and dancing until midnight.
Joe Farina's orchestra from
Philadelphia will provide the mu-
sic, both for dancing and the vau-
deville acts, which Mr.. Farina has
obtained, as he is also part owner
Of the theatrical agency, Taylor &
Smith Of Philadelphia, who have
for many years. provided this out
standing entertainment.
Mr.. Williams also announces the
widows of deceased members will
be guests of the club. Admittance
to others will be by 1859 member
ship cards. These may be obtained
at the school by contracting Mr.
George T. Macklin of Milford, Del,
Secretary-Tr Treasurer of the club.
The following committee is re-
sponsible for the evenings enter
tainment, Mr. Dallas Dennis, Mr..
Arthur R. Hudson. Mr.. Elias Tingle
and Mr.. J. Henry Mcdonnell.
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21
|Desegregation
Order Given
By Z ederal
Court Judge
Judge Caleb z. Layton,
III, Sets Opening OF
Schools Next Septem-
Der AS Deadline In u.
s. Court Decision Made
Wednesday.

All Delaware schools will open
on non-segregated basis next
September, according to an order
OF U. S. District Court Judge Caleb
r. Layton, III.
The 0rder-historic in the sense
that it is apparently the final steI
in the move for a fundamental
change in the state school system
was signed late yesterday, en-
forcing the judges opinion of Nov
IL setting time limit on submit
ting plan of desegregation by the
State Board of Education.
In his opinion, Judge Layton
said he would give the state board
rs days following the signing OF
the order to submit such a plan.
AS the order was signed yester-
day, however, that length of time
was extended to 109 days. This was
repeatedly done at the behest OF
counsel for the schools and the
state board at their meeting with
the judge Tuesday.
The time element is a further
delay, but evidently assures the
fruition of the plan next Septem-
ber.
Last summer former Chief Judge
Paul Leahy set a time limit of so
days for the submission of a plan
by the state board, which would
have allowed the desegregation to
take place last September
1t was the appeal of this deci-
sion that was affirmed by the U. s.
Court of Appeals and returned here
that led to Judge Layton's opinion
of Nov. II. AS the order was
signed yesterday, the timetable
set up will allow time for the plan
to be drawn up and put into effect
next September.
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21
State VIII Send II
Alters To Congress

Delaware can claim II of the
more than 1900 Al Club project
winners who will be attending the
37th National All Club Congress
in Chicago, Nov. 30-Dec. 4, accord
ing to State All Club Leader, DR..
Sam Gwinn.
The youngsters will have a
chance to meet representatives
from 20 other countries as well as
attend many educational events
A few hs-h..-ss,zz m me program
are: concert by Arthur FledIer and
the Boston Pops" orchestra: the
national All dress revue: tours
Continued on page sevenl
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21

the invocation OueTeO Dy Lne REV.
Elmer R. Shields, pastor of the
Wesley Methodist Church, a de-
licious fried chicken dinner was
served. Roll Call of the Clubs and
a recognition of the guests present
were made by the Toastmistress.
Mrs. Frances Baker led the group
singing. An entertainment program
was presented by the following A.
Fl Club members-Francis Wajda,
accordianist; Sharon Chaffinch, vo-
calist: and Jack Beauchamp, gui-
tar.
Awards by the County Club Agent,
James O. Baker.
Achievement: Joyce Warning
ton, Lawrence Jestice, Barbara
Messick and Bonnie Milspaw;
(contsnued on page seventeen)
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21
Herd Improvement
Group Makes Report
Raymond Marvel, John Benson,
Jesse Rash, Report Findings

The Sussex County Dairy Herd
Improvement Association summary
as reported by Raymond Marvel,
John Benson and Jesse Rash, DHIA
supervisors for the testing circuits
Nos. l & ii show 33 herd with
1851 cows on DHIA test for the
month of October averaged 686
pounds of milk and 1871 pounds of
butterfat per COW. There were 249
cows that produced over 200 lb.
milk and 271 cows that produced
over 40 pounds of butterfat during
the month.
The five highest producing herds
listed for the month were owned
by s. Ralph Hill, Bridgeville: AL
den Short, Georgetown; Claude
Ellis, Seaford; j. Dudley Walker,
Milton and William c. Hudson, Mil
ton.
CONTINUED on page sixo
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21
Gov. Boggs Proclairns
Delaware Day Dec. 7
Chief Executive Calls On State
Folk To Observe Anniversary

In officially proclaiming Sunday,
December Z, as Delaware Day.,
Governor j. Caleb Boggs this
week called on schools, churches,
civic organizations and others TO
recall Delaware's glorious past
with appropriate exercises. Those
should, according to the chief
executive, serve TO impress new
cOmers in the state with "the his
toric role which our people played
III years ago" and help them un-
derstand "the full significance of
our proud title of First State"
Governor Boggs called attention
to the thirty patriots who met in
Dover in special constitutional con-
vention, December, 1887, and who,
Continued on page mixb