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Milford chronicle., 1958-12-19
Sussex Tot A,
Killed When
Hit By Truck
Paul Stephen Phillips OF
Near MillsbOrO Knock
ed Down And Crushed
By Vehicle.

Four-year-old Paul Stephen Phil
lips was killed instantly by a truck
last Thursday in sight of his mo-
ther as he was returning across
Route "A, seven miles west OF
Millsboro, after collecting mail on
the opposite side of the road.
According to state police, Paul
had crossed the highway to the
box, obtained the mail and then
whirled around suddenly, dartine
into the roadbed and into the right
side of passing bulk feed truck
The victim was Knocked dowT
and the right rear wheel of the
vehicle passed over his body
Mrs. Phillips, who was standing
in front of her home with another
child, saw the approaching truck
and shouted for Paul to stay on his
side of the highway. He apparent.
ly did not hear her warning and
darted into the highway.
The truck, going east on Route
IA, the Laurel-Millsboro road, was
operated by John Wayne Riddle
20, of near Dagsboro. The driver
was arrested on charge of man
slaughter by motor vehicle and
was held in $1,000 bail by Magis-
trate Francis Short of Georgetown
The boy was pronounced dead al
the scene by DR.. Joseph A, Elliott
Sussex County deputy medical ex-
aminer. The boy had suffered null
tiple internal injuries. State police
who investigated with Sussex Coun-
ty Coroner Vollie Gray, said the
accident occurred shortly before
IL a. m.
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-19
Lions Complete Plans
For Christmas Ball
Gala Affair VIII Be Held In MIL
ford ArmOry December 26th

Preparations are fast being COM
pleted for the traditional Christ
mas Ball sponsored by the Milford
Lions Club, it has been announced
by Clement ]. Rohrer, chairman
of the Lions Club Christmas Dance
Committee.
The almost hundred-year-old af-
fair will be held in the Milford
Armory the night after Christmas,
December 26, beginning at nine in
the evening.
Mr.. Rohrer pointed out that this
year, for the first time, Milford col
lege students and young men in the
service were being particularly in
vited to attend the dance and that
tickets could be purchased by them
at much reduced rates from any
Lion.
Jack Dougherty and his orches-
ira, who have proved so popular
throughout the East, will again
provide their balanced music.
(continued on page nvel
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-19
WeathermUn Reads
IS BeIOaU'' In SUSSEX
Reading On Tuesday Was Unofficial But All Agree 1t Was
Chilly; Official Here Was Near Zero; Cold
Continues, More Snow Expected.

the coldest of the season in the
Wilmington area.
State police at Bridgeville, who
supplied the five below zero read
ing, said they checked their ther-
mometer carefully to be sure they
weren't misinterpreting the plung-
ing line of mercury.
I'VE had a call at $3.50 a. m. and
told the caller our thermometer
read three above zero and he didn't
believe it," the desk sergeant said.
after that we watched the ther-
mometer carefully and at 6:25 a.
m. it reached five below"
Some floating ice has appeared
in the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal, but poses no threat to ship
ping.
The present cold spell has been
general in this area since Thanks
giving. The warmest day since then
was Dec. 5, when the temperature
hit 81 in the afternoon.
Continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-19
Kiwanis Club VIII
Hold New Years Fete
Gala Dance Planned For December
3lst In ArmOry

The Milford Kiwanis Club will
sponsor the annual New Years
Eve Dance to be held in the Mil
ford Armory on December 31st.
Tickets may be purchased from
any member of the Kiwanis Chr
or at the Milford Pharmacy. the
advance ticket price is $500 per
couple.
Dancing from p. m. to z a. m.
Music by ''The Antonios". All pro-
ceeds from this affair go to the
underprivileged children fund.
The annual Kiwanis New Years
Eve Dance is one of the outstand-
ing social affairs of the year, and
as in the past, a good lively crowd
is expected to be present to enjoy
the dancing and general good time.
Be sure to buy your tickets
earlyi
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-19
Gov. Boggs Is
Wishing Merry
l. n rlS | m a S
Expresses Belief That
People OF The State
Look To Holiday With
'.Open Heart.

In his annual Christmas message
to the people of Delaware, issued
from his executive offices in Dover
this week, Governor ]. Caleb Boggs
expressed the belief that the peo-
pie of the state are looking forward
to the holiday season with open
heart.
Quoting from writer Charles
Dickens, the chief executive point
ed out that Christmas is ssthe only
time :, -. when men and women
seem by one consent to open their
hearts =. freely" ''Delawareans,' .
Governor Boggs said, "have ex-
perienced that feeling of the open
heart this year for in regent weeks
and months they have been most
charitable in the effort to make
Christmas more joyous occasion
for everyone.
Governor Boggs also pointed out
that Deiawareans have every rea-
son to, be grateful and cited the
fact that the people of the state
have prospered in nearly all fields
of endeavor.
In conclusion, Governor Boggs
wished everyone "a joyous and a
blessed Christmas" and expressed
the hope that together we may
move a step closer to the day when
Peace on Earth, Good Will to
Men will be a reality everywhere. .
The full text of Governor Boggs'
Christmas messa ge follows:
Once again it is my privilege to
extend seasons greetings to the
people of Delaware.
Charles Dickens once said +:
christmas is a good time; a kind,
forgiving, charitable, pleasant time;
the only time / know of, in the
long calendar of the year when
(continued on page elevenl
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-19
Judges Representing City
And Chamber OF Com
merce Will Make Deci-
sion Friday, Dec. 26.

Much interest is being shown IL
the home lighting contest which is
being sponsored jointly by the City
of Milford and the Milford Cham
Der of Commerce.
Anyone maintaining home in
the area served by the City of Mil.
ford with electric current is eligi.
Bile to participate in the contest
The decision of the judges, how.
ever, will be final and those parti-
cipating are requested to have Their
lights on from six until ten p. m.
the evening Of Friday, December
26, for that is the night the judges
have designated to make their Sc
lections. The judges are: represent
ing the City, Mayor William r.
Murphy, Clarence Downing, and
Wright Ward: representing the
Chamber of Commerce, A. Calvin
Ball, Calvin White, and Mrs. Mary
Keller.
The following prize schedule has
been arranged: First prize, $50;
second prize, $25; third prize, SIS;
fourth prize, $40; fifth prize, SO;
sixth prize, $40; and six consola,
tions prizes of $500 each.
1t is the hope of the sponsors oi
the lighting contest that a goodly
number of the residents of the area
served by electric energy in til
City of Milford, will participate in
the contest.
Last year a great deal of interest
was displayed in the contest, anG
it is the hope OF the sponsors that
even greater interest will be shown
in this years contest.
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-19
Andy O'Neal
Appointed A d
Deputy State
Il r G a S ur r
Laurel Resident Present
ly Working In The Off
ice Is Named Assistant
By The Treasurer-elect
Belle Everett.

Andrew C. O'Neal of Laurel will
be the deputy state treasures. in the
administration of Mrs. Belle Ever
EFT, the state treasurer-elect.
Mrs. Everett announced she will
reappoint Mr.. 0'Neal, who served
as deputy to the last Democratic
state treasurer, Howard H. Dick
erson, also of Laurel. At present,
Mr.. O'Neal is working in the office
of State Treasurer Vera G.. Davis,
Before he started working in the
treasurer's office about four years
ago, Mr.. OtNeal operated farms for
Is years with his brother and ia
ther. They. grew soy beans, corn
truck crops and broilers.
He worked for the Marvil Pack
age Company from 1886 to 1910 in
general clerical work.
Mr.. O'Neal was graduated from
Laurel High School in 1885 and
later took extension courses in
office management from Lincoln
Extension University. He is men,
Der of the Delmarva Machine Ac-
countants Association.
He is member and past presi-
dent of the Western Sussex Demo
cratic Club, former vice presi-
dent of the Laurel Kiwanis Club
and is a member of the Laurel
Rotary Club.
He is also a past master of Broad
Greek Grange and has served as
deputy state master for Sussex
County of the Delaware State
Grange. Mr.. O'Neal is a member
of various Masonic organizations,
and is past master of Hope Lodge
No. 4, A. F. and A. NJ. He has been
active in local drives for the
American Cancer Society and Del
aware Heart Association and other
groups,
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-19
Interstate Farmers
Discuss Problems
Twenty-third Annual Meeting OF
MIlk Producers Well Attended

Dairy farmers from four-state
area who attended the 23rd Annual
Meeting OF the Interstate Milk
Producers Cooperative IN a d
speakers demand some sort of unity
between Federal and State milk
marketing regulations and predict
that not all farmers would be able
to survive the agricultural changes
in the next few years.
The 1O4 Locals of the Coopera-
tive in Pennsylvania, Delaware,
New Jersey, and Maryland sent APP
proximately 300 delegates and al
ternates to the two-day session in
the Benjamin Franklin Hotel last
Thursday and Friday, December
ii and IL. More than $50 members
and guests attended the annual
banquet Thursday night.
o. III. Hoffman, Jr.. general man
ager of the Cooperative, declared
at the afternoon session last Thurs
day:
''Now that the election is over ]
can think of nothing more helpful
(continued on page elevenD
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-19
Watch Christmas Tree
Decorations For Poison

The State Board of Health and
the Delaware Safety Council yes
terday called attention to the dan
gers of poisoning from misuse of
certain Christmas decorations.
There is danger of poisoning of
children and pets who may drink
the contents of colored bubbling
Christmas tree decorations. The
colored fluid which bubble is me-
thylene chloride.
Poison Information Center
throughout the country have been
alerted to expect inquiries from
parents and physicians en- acciden-
Continued on page elevenD
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-19

Memorial Bridges future opera
tions procedure was held on Dec.
IL with both Gov. Robert B. Mey-
ner, New Jersey, and Gov. ]. Caleb
Boggs OF Delaware in attendance.
The heads of state agreed after
a two-hour executive session with
their appointed conferees that the
meeting had been entirely ami
cable that the subject had been
approached with broad vision !.
and that there is every indication
that mutual problems will be solv-
ed through a continuation of Joint
discussions.
That Delaware scored on the
question of continuing tolls for
maintenance purposes was readily
admitted in the statement which
was issued at the close of the
executive session. However, some
continued on page twelvel
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-19

Delaware shivered in the sea-
sons coldest weather this week,
with no relief in sight.
Unofficial readings in Sussex
County went as low as five degrees
below zero on Tuesday with the
official reported here of 2 above
zero.
That's probably a true read
ing" observed officials at the u. s..
Weather Station at the New Cas-
tie County Airport, where the over
night low Monday night was re-
corded at II degrees.
I'VE had a cloud cover here
which kept the temperature from
going any lower" the weather OBJ
server explained, "but our station
in Salisbury reported five below
with clear skies, and Sussex Coun-
ty could easily have had the same. !"
The 12-degree reading was sew
en- degrees above the record low
for this date, set in 1910 and 1917,
and tied the reading on Dec. II as
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-19
Dover To Be Site OF
1859 Chicken Fete
State Capital Is Successful In Bid
For 12th Annual Festival

Headquarters for the 18th An
nual Delmarva Chicken Festival
and National Chicken Cooking Con-
tests next year will be Dover. Del
aware, it was reported this week
by G. Ed McCauley OF Seaford, Dell
aware, President of the Delmagva
Poultry Industry, INC, which spon-
sors the gala 3-day event. It Is an
ticipated that the 1859 Festival will
be held sometime during the third
or fourth week of June. the exact
dates to be selected jointly by the
DPI organization and leaders Of the
host community.
McCauley said that the industry's
Site Committee, headed by Bill
Rodney of Laurel, Delaware, had
received applications from towns
and cities, expressing interest in
serving as host for this annual
event, either in 1859 or 1860.
The DPI directors selected Do
yer as the host community for 1853
because of excellent hotel and fes-
tival facilities for the cooking CON-
continued on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-19

tive Marketing Association, and
Loyal d. Odhner, managing direc-
tor of the Pennsylvania Chain
Store Council, agreed in successive
talks that cooperative marketing
is the answer to the small farmers
marketing problem.
Lipman told the 72nd annual
meeting of the society that the
farmer is the only business man
who takes the risks, invests the
capital and does the work without
having any control over the prices
he receives for his product.
Labor is organized, business Is
organized, the buyer of agricul-
tural products is organized, Lip
man said. ITO be successful in
marketing. the farmer must or
ganize, too"
Mr.. Odhner said that chain stores
Continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-19
Road Program
OF 32-P oints
Includes S A
Cent Gas Hike
Legislative Program, Ac-
cording To Officials,
is Only General And
Will Be Studied By
Board.

A 32-point legislative program
to be presented to the General
Assembly next year, including a
one-cent increase in the gas tax
was offered the State Highway
Commission yesterday as a pre-
view.
In general, it's program that
will cost the people more money
for gasoline and also give the
Highway Department considerable
more power in regulating high
ways, including the power to in
crease speed limits to SO miles an
hour for automobiles and so miles
an hour for trucks-and as high
as 20 miles an hour on the new
freeways.
The legislative program-drafted
so far only in general proposals.
was presented to the Highway Com
mission by Chief Engineer Richard
A. Habey. Wno asked the commits
sioners to study them and come up
with action at their January meet
ing.
The proposal to increase the gas
tax in Delaware by one cent is
estimated to bring in an additional
$3,200,000 year, ample enough,
Mr. Haber said, to guarantee a
s35, 100000 or $4O.0O0,0O0 bond is
sue.
He also suggested that the law
relative to licensing of motor We
hicles be amended so that the al
lowable weight of vehicles licensed
at SO be reduced from 1000 pounds
to 5000 pounds.
Another legislative proposal
brings up the highly sensitive sub
ject of controlled access roads in
Kent and Sussex Counties.
(continued on page rve)
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-19
Hope To Finish Fire
House At Beach Soon
Closed Building BY Christmas Hope
OF Slaughter Beach Company

Weather conditions permitting
the Slaughter Beach Memorial
Fire Company will reach their goal
of a closed building by Christmas.
Construction has now reached the
roof area and with completion dur
ing the present week, window glaz-
ing and door hanging will closeF it
from the elements.
With this part of the program
completed further progress of lay
ing floors, plumbing and equipment
will be retarded, until additional
funds are made available. .Approxi-
mately $1,000 has been received in
cash contributions and materials.
And to complete the work already
started an additional 81 900 is need
ed, and while contributions are
still coming in they are not of suf-
ficient amounts to allow the build
ing committee to proceed with the
work to be completed.
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-19
Baby Dies From
Monoxide Fumes
Parents We're Visiting Older Child
HOspitalized By Gas

A hree-month-old baby died last
Saturday as the result of inhaling
carbon monoxide fumes while left
outside in an old car parked outside
the Kent General Hospital in Do
yer while his parents were visiting
another child hospitalized last
Saturday night after becoming sick
riding in the same car.
State police listed the victim as
Robert Brian Bailey, son of Rus
sell Bailey. "a, of r. d. No. 1, Lew
es.
The infants mother, Violet, dis
covered the mishap near Frederica
while the family was returning to
its home.
Police said that the baby had
been left in a bassinet on the rear
seat of the 1899 model car at the
hospital while his parents were
visiting his sister. Kathy Ann, 19
months.
CONTINUED on page fivel
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-19
Lewes Methodist
Plan Sunday Service
Special Program Planned For This
Coming Sunday

Six of the cholrs of Lewes Meth
odist Church will participate in
the morning service Christmas Sum-
day. The Cherub Choir will sing
Away In the Manger" by Luther;
The Carol Choir will sing "The AMI
mails Christmas Carol" by Crime.
The Combined and Crusade Choral
Choirs will sing, II Heard the Bells
on Christmas Day" by Handel with
carol reading, Everywhere, Every
where. The all male choir will
sing 49, arrangement of I'VE Three
Kings. Sanctuary Choir will sing
the anthem GLORY Be To God" by
LOrenz with soprano solo by
Mrs. Donald Anderson; contralto
solo by Mrs. Bayard Coulter. tenor
and alto diet by Mr.. Gerald Schrier
and Mrs. Coulter, alto and soprano
Continued on page elevenl
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-19
Many Comedians Due
At The Ice Follies

Eighteen comedians with world
wide regulations as funsters make
up the laugh contingent in the
Shipstads and Johnson Ice Follies
coming to the Philadelphia Arena
on Christmas night to present the
23rd edition of their great skating
extravaganza
These funsters who thoroughly
know the great art of extracting
laughs from audiences are experi-
enced both on ice and in variety
halls.
Top banana" of them all, OF
course, is Werner Groebli, of Swift
Continued on page eIeven)
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-19
Milford WV Is
Planning Mission
Santa Claus Dec. 20
CHRONICLE WILL CLOSE
AT NOON, DECEMBER "a

The plant and business OFF,
ice of the Milford Chronicle
will close next Wednesday,
December oath, at noon, and
will reopen Monday, Decem-
Der 29th, at the usual hour.
The cooperation of those
who write newsletters, news
items, church notices and adj
vertisers, is necessary to en-
able the Chronicle staff to get
the Chronicle in the mails
Wednesday before noon. All
copy news and advertising
should be in the office on
Monday, December 22nd.
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-19
Slaughter Beach Is
Facing Problems
Needs Legislature To Pass Mea.
sure To Allow More Taxes

Slaughter Beach is faced with
serious situation if the state leg
islature fails to comply with the
charter amendment requested dur
ing the 1858 session to increase the
amount of property tax allowed
ye;lrs ago when the charter was
granted there was, and still is.
applies that an amount of not more
than $4,000 may be collected in
property tax in any one calendar
year. Rapid growth with construc-
ton of new houses and cottages
prompted the Town Commissioners
to request an amendment allowing
the increase to $1,000 as they were
closely approaching the $4,000 mark
allowed. The bill presented by
Speaker of the House Harry E.
Mayhem and Representative John
GcontInued on page elevenl
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-19
NeiU Jersey Realizes Tolls
Needed On Memorial Bridge

The minds of Delaware
that officials the
worlds
win be great
meeting toee conferee on the subject of Delaware
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-19
Vegetable, Fruit GrOiUers
Told To Organize At Meet

small unless
of the
Horticultural
week.
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