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Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21
Outstanding
Teacher Will
Be Selected
Milford New Century
Club Will Again Spon-
sor Selecting Of Out
standing Local Teacher.

Under the direction of the Del
aware State Fedration of Women's
Clubs, the Milford New Century
Club will again sponsor the se1ec-
tion of a Milford teacher. The NOM
inee selected for Milford will be
recognized in some suitable and
lasting manner. The name and
qualifications will then be for
warded to the State Federation for
the competition at the State level
and the State Honors.
With the purpose of this yearly
award to increase the prestige of
the teaching profession and to
honor classroom teachers who
have done exceptional work, grow
ing interest has indicated that in
spiration has been afforded to
many in their renewed awakening
to the high ideals of their chosen
profession.
Nominations have already start
ed. Mrs. Theodore Aber has been
appointed by the Milford New
Century Club to act as Chairman
of the judging committee. Repre-
sentatives of various Milford
Clubs who will serve as Judges
are: Mr.. Willard Hickman, AS
sistant Superintendent; Mr.. Will
son Sockrider, Rotary Club; Mr..
Continued on page sixJ
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21
How Land Owners Can
Produce More Rabbits
Number OF WiIdIife Practices List.
ed BY Game Commission

Ways to improve cottontail rdb-
bit habitat come in all sizes and
shapes. Any one or all of the fol-
lowing wildlife practices can be
incorporated into general farming
procedures with planning and lit
tie effort.
Spring Burning Spring burning
cuts heavily into wildlife popula-
tions on a farm. Where burning is
done early, it reduces the areas
where birds and animals have dens
or nests. If it is done later in May
or June, nests, eggs, and young
birds may be destroyed. Spring
burning may be the easiest method
of removing dead litter, but like
burning down the barn to get rid
of termites, it is not the best way
Burning is as out-of-date and as
devastating to soil fertility as
plowing in hill
country.
The Fence Line-Clean fences
about fields offer neither food nor
Continued on page f1ve)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21
Specialist Requests
Broiler Entries
Young Folk Are Asked To Eenter
The Junior Contest

Delaware All Club members and
vocational agriculture students
have been invited to enter the 1868
Junior Broilef Program. an annual
contest entered By. 40 young peo-
pie last year.
Features of the Delaware Poul-
try Improvement Association-spon-
sored program are attempts by
youth to raise better broilers than
commercial operators, cash prizes
for the first 20 winners. certificates
of merit to the first four winners,
an awards banquet. and display of
the top four entries at the Delmar-
va Chicken Festival June 26 to 2S
in Denton, Md. Contestants will be
invited to the festival as guests of
Delmarva Poultry Industry. Inc.
First place award will be s25
and trophy. second $40, third SIS,
fourth $40, fifth through 10th, $3.50
and 18th through 10Th. $5.
CONTINUED on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21
Dover District
WSCS Spring
Meeting Here
President Of Northeast
ern Jurisdiction WSCS
Will Be Guest Speak
er.

Mrs. John o. Mabuce of Buffalo,
New York, president of the North
eastern Jurisdiction Woman's So
ciety of Christian Service, will be
the main speaker at the spring
meeting of the Dover, District Wo-
mans Society of Christian Service.
The meeting will be held in Ave-
nue.. Methodist. Church, Milford, on
Tuesday, March 4th. Mrs. Mabuce
will speak in the afternoon on the
subject Open Doors. The morn
ing session will begin promptly at
ten o'clock. Those attending are
urged to arrive early, visit the lit
erature table, pick up their lunch
con reservations and be in the
sanctuary before the meeting be-
gins No one will be admitted dur
ing the worship service.
The theme for the day will be
THE World Is Our Parish.
Speaking in the morning will be
the Rev. DonZel Wildey of Dover,
executive secretary of the Board
of Education, Mrs. Earl Sylvester,
president of Peninsula Conference
WSCS, Mrs. Isaac Scott of Will
mington, Conference Secretary of
Missionary Education and Mrs.
Harry B. Hygate, also of Whining
ton, Conference Secretary of Mis-
sionary Service. Several district
officers will show the progress of
the work in the societies for the
past year.
A very beautiful pledge service
will be a part of the program in
the afternoon. Each local president
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21
Nearly 95 Per Cent OF
State Roads Opened By
Wednes day Night;
Many Usable However
Only With Chains.

About 95 per cent of Delaware's
roads were open by nightfall on
Wednesday as the state continues
to dig out of the worst combina-
ton of snow and cold in its trans
pertation history. But il was en-
phasized that manJ roads will be
open only with chains.
At the end of the third day of
the "big snow, these are some of
the highlights of the weather pic
ture:
Temperatures: Little help -
warm-up gradual Wednesday and
Thursday but still at freezing or
below. For all but three hours in
the IL days since Feb. s the tenn
perature has been below the freez-
ing point of 80. There were IL
straight days of freezing weather
in December, 1885, and IL straight
of the same in January, 1895.
State Emergency: 1t was called
off officially as of O'Clock Tues
day night. That means schools and
Industries cooperating can use
their own judgment about reopen
ing today.
Schools: Some reopened Wednes-
day but many of the districts in
New Castle and Kent County were
closed through Thursday.
Streams! Ice continues to build.
The Fourth Coast Guard head
quarters in New York said that the
Delaware River was so per cent
covered with ice four inches to a
foot thick, with windrows along
the shore building to two feet and
more. 1.-THE most in long time,"
said the Coast Guard spokesman.
CONTINUED on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21
Red Cross Fund State 4-H'ers
Drive Opens 10 Observe
Here March LIST National Week
Over 1,648 Della. Members
Will Be Among Those
In United States Max
ing Observance.

Delaware's 1,648 All Club mem
bers will be among some 100000
in the United States observing Ma
tional All Club Week March 1 to
8, with particular emphasis being
placed upon salutes to parents ev-
erywhere for their tremendous con-
tribution in guiding and infiuenc-
ing youth.
Special events during the week
will be visit by several club mem
bers, parents and local club lead
ers to the Office in Dover of Gov
ernor J. Caleb Boggs. On similar
visit by club members and local
leaders last year, Governor Boggs
was presented with gift clock.
A second important event this
year will be a statewide window
display, entered by local clubs.
Winner in 1857 was the Green Mea-
dows All Club, Newark. In their
display in the window of Neigh
bors Pharmacy, Newark, the young
people asked for. contributions to
the Camp Barnes building fund, g
statewide campaign by the Della
ware Association of Chiefs of Po-
lice to raise funds for new cottages
at the camp operated for under
privileged boys.
Each county is planning special
local events centered on parent rec
ognition. Local clubs are expected
to develop National Club Week
functions to encourage club enroll
ment by young people.
In a recent letter to all All Club
members, President Eisenhower
said, my warm greetings to all of
you as you plan ahead for Ma
Continued on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21
54O,63 Vehicles Used
Memorial Span In Jan.
Marked Increase Is Noted
Over January
1857

Delaware Memorial Bridge traf-
fic was back on the beam in Janu-
airy, showing an increase of 4,141
vehicles over January 1857, Frank
J. Horty, general manager, points
out in his monthly report to the
Delaware Interstate Highway Divi-
sion. Total traffic for January 1858
was 540,673 vehicles.
This represents traffic gain
of one-eighth of one per cent, but
toll revenue increased by 1.6 per
cent because of the continued in
crease in truck traffic. Total reve-
nue. in January was 1882, ,606.15 as
compared to s475, ,292.S5 a year ear
lier, or representing cash gain of
$7,373.30.
Traffic for the fiscal year is still
tagging by 31,751 vehicles over
1956-57, Mr.. Horty reports. During
continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21
Washington Sale To
Be Held In Milford
All Day Tomorrow
Nine Merchants Have
Banded Together To
Sponsor The Single Day
Sales Fete; Many Out
standing Values.

The George Washington Birthday
Sales, which for the past several
years have been all the rage in
Washington, ID. c., and Baltimore,
Maryland, will be observed in Mil
ford all day tomorrow, Saturday,
February 22nd.
While still a novelty in this
area, nine of Milford's leading mer-
chants have banded together to
bring the sale to this community.
The participating stores are: ]. c..
Penney Co., who also participated
last year; Coffman-Fisher Com
peny, another of last years parti-
cipants; w. T. Grant Company;
Buchanan Service of Milford, Inc;
Fisher Furniture, Inc; Emanuels;
Singer Sewing Center, a partici-
pant last year; Derrickson, Inc,
another of last years participants,
and Coopersmiths.
Each of the participating stores
are offering a series of items at
cost or below cost, in some in
stances only fraction of the orig
inal cost. To get an idea of what
they have to offer in real honest
to-goodness bargains, they have
each placed an advertisement in
this weeks issue of the Milford
Chronicle. The advertisements may
be found on pages 8 to IL. They
have also employed the services of
local radio station WKSB 10 carry
the message of savings 10 down
state folks.
The sale will start promptly at
nine in the morning and run until
nine IN the evening. Come out early
and shop late in these participating
stores.
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21
Lima Growers To Meet
At Milton Feb. 26th
Many Growers Practices VIII Be
Reviewed At The Meeting

. Lima bean growers throughout
Delaware will meet in the Milton
Fire Hall on Wednesday evening,
February 26th, at 500 p. M, ac-
cording to William H. Henderson.
A review of the cultural prac-
tices used by As growers who DUR
ing 1857 produced superior yields
will be presented by Robert F.
Stevens, Extension Horticulturist.
A report, on the results of the
field trials with the Shear Press,
will be presented by Mr.. Otto Bum
dy who will explain just how this
may be used by the Lima
Bean industry.
Certificates will be presented to
those growers who during 1857
produced superior yields of lima
beans.
Cooperating with the Extension
Service in sponsoring the meeting
are representatives of all of the
companies that handle
Continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21
Huge Grow d
On Hand For
Williams Fete
Delaware Solon Was In
Fine Form Last Friday
Evening AS He Castl-
gated His Democratic
Foes.

Nearly 500 Republican and In
voters, jammed the Cae-
sar Rodney High School cafeteria
Camden, last Friday night to hear
U. S. Senator John j. Williams de-
liver his first address since an
nouncing his intentions of seeking
a third term.
The Delaware solon displayed
fine form as he castigated the ma
iority party in Congress for their
withholding tactics, namely, with
holding their support of the really
important phases of the Eisen-
hover program, while at times
readily agreeing to many OF the
lesser unimportant problems.
The Senator received a standing
ovation at the beginning of his ad-
dress that lasted for nearly five
minutes. He was introduced by Ii.
Gov. David P. Buckson who also
served as master of ceremonies.
Senator Williams stated that he
was confident that the Republican
party could achieve victory this
year if the electorate nationally
would examine the record of the
members of both parties in Con-
gress. He also stressed the fact
that in the little state of Delaware
in 1856, $4,000 who had registered
to vote, failed to exercise their
at the polls in NOvem-
ber. There are many thousands
who have not as yet registered. 4
He said it is the duty of candi-
dates on a state and district level,
and for all persons affiliated with
the COP party to find out for them
selves, just what the candidates
had done while in Washington and
present their findings to the peo-
pie and let them decide.
He mentioned that tax cuts,
small though they might be, have
been achieved under the COP ad-
Continued on page twelvel
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21
Real Treat I'm Store
For Mother Of Year
VIII BE Accorded Many HOnOrs If
She Wins Nationally

If Delaware's Mother of the
Year should be named the Aneri-
can Mother of 1858. a real treat is
in store for her, according to Mrs.
William N. Cam, chairman of the
state American Mothers Commit
tee.
This years national winner, to
be chosen in New York City in
May, will receive an all-expense
trip to the Worlds Fair in Brus-
sells, Belgium, according to Mrs.
Cam. The lucky mother will fly
there from the United States on a
Schema Belgian World Airlines
plane in the company of the 1857
American Mother, Mrs. George p.
Abel of Lincoln, Nebraska.
There will be side trips in Sa-
bena's giant s-5S helicopter to Hol-
land, England and France before
returning to the United States.
1T is because of this special
treat that we are particularly an
xious to choose an outstanding
continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21
State Slowly Digs
Out Of Snow As
The Cold Continues
SOME ITEMS DELAYED
BY THE SNOW STORM

Many items, including sew
eral letters for our rural cor
respondents. have become
casualties of the snow storm.
Several of the letters were
delayed in transit until too
late to appear in this issue.
Many will be revised and
their contents thus revised
will appear in the next issue
of the Milford Chronicle.
We are proud of our, cor
respondents, the majority of
whom live in rural areas, for
the splendid way in which
they endeavored to give US
the news, everyone wrote a
letter, some just could not
get through in time to be
published.
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21
Five New Members On
Handicapped Group
Bryan Field, Delaware Park Execu-
tive, Among Those Named

Five new members have been
added to the Governors Commit
tee for Employment of the Phys
ically Handicapped and there are
six additions to the Employers Ad-
visory Committee, James H. Sears.
chairman, announced this week.
The new appointments made to
the full committee by Gov. ]. Cal
eb Boggs. include a member of the
opposite sex fo rthe first time, Mr.
Sears reports. She is Mrs. David
Stockwell, director of Opportuni-
ty Center. Inc, Wilmington.
Other new committee members
are: DR.. Arthur j. Heather, medi-
cal director. Eugene DUPONT Con-
valescent Memorial Hospital; NJ.
DUPONT Lee. president, Whining
ton Board of Park Commissioners;
F. G. Singer, president, Mental
Continued on page flve)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21
Formation Of Lower
Della. Chamber Studied
Group From Kent-Sussex To Meet
At Georgetown March 3rd

Harvey E. Nelson, chairman of
committee appointed by the
Georgetown Chamber of Com
merce to study the idea of Cham
Der of Commerce for Kent and Sus-
sex Counties, has called meeting
of those interested for Monday,
March 3rd, in the Georgetown
Town Hall.
Mr.. Nelson and his co-chairman,
James E. Gos1ee, Jr., have been
contracting the Chambers of other
towns in the two counties.
I'm not sure the Town Hall
will accommodate all those in
terested," Mr.. Nelson told Presi-
dent James F. Walls at the George
town meeting recently.
The Georgetown Town Hall is
little more than one large room
and suitable only for committee
meetings and the like.
Continued OIL page fve)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21
Milton Dill Gen'l. Chair
man of Area 6; States
Quota Same AS Last
Year.

Red Cross Annual Fund Drive
will open in Milford, Saturday,
March 1st. Milton Dill is General
Chairman of Area Six, comprising
Milford, Harrington, Frederick,
Houston, Ellendaie and Lincoln,
and all rural areas in their area.
Mr.. Dill is assembling his CO.
workers for the drive which will
be concluded in twO-week peri
cd, weather permitting.
Red Cross Sunday has been set
Tor Sunday, March 2, and will be
observed in churches throughout
the area.
The quota for this area is the
same as last year, namely, 3d.
10000.
The following letter explains to
some extent the value of an active
Red Cross Chapter with available
funds for dispersal.
MIR. Andrew Gronowski
State Chrmn., Disaster
and Emergency Relief
Mr.. Milton Dill
Chairman, Area
American Red Cross
Dear SirS:
This is to advise you that the
Milford Area Red Cross Disaster
and Emergency Relief Committee
was called upon for help last Fri
day, February 14th.
On the night of February 13, a
fire gutted a rooming house on N.
E. Second Street (Randolph Row
and destroyed all the personal eff
fects of four men and boy who
had rooms there. Neighbors took
them in for the night and loaned
them certain pieces of work cloth
ing. This committee purchased one
complete outfit for each of them,
and gave it to them on Friday.
February ii, with the compliments
CONTINUED on page fve)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21
Bridgeville Minstrel
Show Now Going On

The curtain goes up at o'clock
Thursday and Friday nights, Feb
ruary 20 and 21 on the Bridgeville
Lions Clubs fifth annual Minstrel
Show.
"Showboat" with home talent ex-
clusively, will be shown on the
stage of the Sidney Theatre in
Bridgeville under the direction of
Edwin James. Tickets can be Sc
cured from any Lions Club men,
ber or from Bridgeville School stu
dents. They are also available at
Continued on page twelve)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21


No. 64S3 was incorporated and an
1S-acre tract between Williamsville
Road and Haven Lake was pur-
chased. Shortly thereafter, con-
struction of a post home was ac-
complished. and this building has
been enlarged and improved on
several later occasions.
In recent years, the V.F.W. pre-
misses have been further improved
with development of large, well
equipped swimming and play area,
with lighthouses, pier.
picnic tables and benches, swings
and see-saws. This area. adjacent
to Haven Lake and the Post Home,
was designated as Memorial
Park" and has been used by sew
eral thousand people each season.
Continued on page fva)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21
Frederica Fire Dept.
Urges Home Safety
Advising Folk To Secure
Home Automatic Fire
Alarm Systems

Frederick firemen are contracting
all homes in their community to
advise and explain the Importance
of having an automatic fire alarm
warning in their homes in case of
fire, because many thousands of
people-y0ung and old alike-die
as a result of undetected fire,
smoke and poisonious gases.
Most of these tragedies occur in
the middle of the night when every
one is asleep, and no one is around
TO discover the blaze promptly.
FFCderica firemen feel il is their
duty to advise all parents that they
and their children can now be pro-
tected by a low cost dependable
U. l.. Approved automatically op-
Grated alarm.
(continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21
Petit Jurors
Are Drawn In
Sussex County
John Mayhem, Willie Will
kins, Hazel Swain, En-
ma Jones Among Those
Named.

Petit jurors have been drawn foI
the March term of Sussex County
Superior Court which will convene
Monday, March 3r6. They are:
First Representative District:
John Mayhem, Willie wilkins, both
of Milford; Hazel Swain and Emma
Jones, both of Lincoln.
Second Representative District:
George Willin, Lester Wiley, Re-
becca Ferguson, all of Bridgeville;
Lewis Mills, Greenwood.
Third Representative District:
Elinor G. Waller, Stephen B. Allen.
Edgar E. Morris, Catherine Temple,
all of Seaford. t
Fourth Representative District:
Bernice Jones, Carl T. Vincent,
Jr., both of Seaford; Donald Dukes,
Laurel.
Fifth Representative District:
Thelma Meyer, William c. Gordy
Sr., Clarence j. Evans, Woodrow
w. Phillips, all of Laurel.
Sixth Representative District:
Joshua ]. Hudson, Jr., Ralph Col
Inns, both of MillsborO; Melvin l..
Joseph, George Mears, both OF
Georgetown.
Seventh Representative District:
Joshua Hudson, Frankford; Ethel
Mitchell, Ocean View; Robert Will
ley, Millville.
Eighth Representative District:
John Rogers, William L. Ryan
bo+l, re NHiIIehOra. I lillian d Hunt
er, Harbeson.,
Ninth, Representative District:
Norman F. Short. j.. Frank Gordy
Jr., Norman Jester, all of George
town.
Tenth Representative District:
E. Harvey Lenderman, Allen Quill
len, both of Rehoboth; Leta War
rington, Milton; Frances G. Gus
tbs, Lewes.
(continued on page ten1
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21
DHIA Records Are
Going Electronic

Dairy production records are 60
ing electronic. and Kent County
farmers will have the first oppor-
tunity in Delaware to change over
from the present manual system
of computing herd data, says
George Vapaa, county agricultural
agent
A full report will be given on the
new process at the annual banquet
meeting of the Kent County Dairy
Herd Improvement Association on
March 5. Tickets are available for
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21
January High Month
For Car Accidents

The adverse weather conditions
existing during the month of jan
uary resulted in the highest H:;:aber
of highway accidents, causing dam
ages in excess of 800, for single
month, taking place during that
month.
According to the records of the
Financial Responsibility Division of
the Motor Vehicle Department. a
total of S57 of these accidents were
reported to the Division during
January.
continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21


A second clinic is scheduled for
Wednesday. February % at D. m.
In the Gulf Oil Company shop, 1902
Jessup Street. Wilmington.
Owners or operators of any type
comercia vehice engaged i'm in
terstate traffic are invited. accord
ing 90 Fred J. Sievers, DMTA gem
eral manager.
Chief purpose of the clinics, he
said. is to give the transport work
ers a thorough schooling in ICC
safety regulations governing equip
ment and also to demonstrate just
what an ICC inspector looks for
when he stops a truck for road
inspection.
Each clinic will open with a talk
CONTINUED on page thirteen)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21

anu SLAlt ICGSIf6 OnCNh6g DAb
than that figure trey will lose all
aware benficiaries whose cases illu
Case / refers to suburban
school teacher in New Castle Coun-
ty whose salary from the scloOl
board is well over $1,000. This tea
cher continues to work even though
she is past SIS, but every July she
stops into the social security Office
to apply for her old-age insurance
check for July and August because
she doesn't work in these two
months. The rule is that even
though ones earnings exceed 81 200
annually, beneficiary is still en-
titled to his check for any month
in which his earnings do not go
above $50.
Case illustrates that earnings
in excess of s1.2e0 do not necessar-
lily mean loss of all benefit checks
Continued on page thirteen)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21
Special Lenten
Services Planned
Will BE Held Weekend OF March
21, % And 23rd

Revival Lenten Preacing Mission
with DR.. Willard G. Purdy, form
er pastor of the First Central Pres
byterian Church. Wilmington, Del,
as guest preacher will be held the
weekend of March 21, % and 23rd.
Each service will begin at 1880 p. m.
The Revival Preaching Mission is
sponsored by the congregations of
Calvary, Presbyterian and Avenue
Churches. The first service will be
conducted in Avenue Methodist
Church, Friday evening, 1880 D. M,
March 81; Saturday evening. 1880
p. m. the service will be conducted
in Calvary Methodist Church and
on Sunday evening, 40 D. m,
fcontinued on page tenl
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21
Safety Clinic For Truck Co.
O,UnerHere Monday, Feb. 24

safety clinic and
safety directors from throughout this
Monday. February
The enc sponsored by the Transport
ton the Interstate Commerce
the maintenance shop Rehoboh Bouie
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21
Possibility Of Development
WV Tract TO Be Discussed

of
discussing possibility
the
these lines has
Approx ten the of
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-21
Check Your Social Security,
You May Be Losing Benefits

monthly benefits
social
$1,000
think they