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Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
Pancake Supper At
Harrington Feb. Ia
Is Being Sponsored BY Galloway
Kemp -Raughley-Tee Legion Post

Members. of the Callaway-Kemp-
Raughley-Tee American Legion
Post and Auxiliary of Harrington
are completing plans for Pan
cake Supper to be served at their
Legion Home in Harrington on
Friday evening, February IA, at
4:30 to 1880.
Mr.. James O'Neal, chairman of
the affair, assures the public of all
the pancakes they can eat, plus all
the good things that accompany
such supper, will be served.
The proceeds of the supper will
be used to defray expenses of the
recent alterations made to the
Post Home, and to continue the re-
Mobilization and child welfare pro-
grams in which both the post and
auxiliary are vitally interested.
Tickets for the supper may be
purchased from any Legion or
Auxiliary member or at Clenden-
ning's Pharmacy or at the door
the evening of the supper.
Mr.. O'Neal has also reported
that each family will be given a
free box of Aunt Jemima Pancake
Mix.
The date is February 14th, VAL
entine's Day.
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
Educational Building Is
Com pie ely Gutted;
Main Edifice Heavily
Damaged By Flames
Sunday.

Fire early last Sunday morning
$4,000 at Houston Methodist
Church. The fire was discovered
at approximately $50 a. m, by
]. Willis Clifton and Norris En-
ory, railroad employees, on their
way home from work.
The fire, apparently starting in
the heater room, rapidly spread
through the educational building,
which is Joined directly to the
main church edifice. The educa-
tional building was completely
Quilted.
Heroic efforts by the volunteer
members of Houston, Milford, and
Harrington fire companies pre-
vented the flames from destroying
the main ediflce, but contents of
both buildings were ruined, and
4 portion of the floor of the main
church auditorium fell into the
basement as did most of the floor
in the educational building.
The Houston Fire Company, un-
der the direction of Chief Russell
Hayes, called for assistance i'm
mediately as soon as the magni-
tude of the fire was seen in the
dense cloud of acrid smoke which
poured from both buildings. Both
Milford and Harrington companies
responded
Thousands of gallons of water
from six huge tank trucks were
pourned on the flames, which were
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
Motor v. Dept. Urges
Early Inspection
Car Owners With March 31st Reg.
istratiOn Urged To Act Now

Officials of the Motor Vehicle
Department are urging the owners
of motor vehicles having registra-
tions expiring on March 31st, TO
have their motor vehicle inspected
now when the inspection lanes are
not rushed.
These officials point out that the
owners of these motor vehicles
can have the vehicles inspected
now and purchase their new reg
istration later, if they so desire.
The records of the Motor We
hicle Department indicate that a
total of 55,09S motor vehicles will
have their registrations expiring
on March 31st, being one of the
largest number to expire at the
end of any quarter throughout the
year
OF the registrations expiring on
March 31st, 1884 are in Kent
County. $3.50 are in Sussex Coun-
ty, while the remaining 32,794 are
in Wilmington and New Castle
County.
continued on page twelve)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
Chas. Murphy To Head
Forest Industry Group
Milfordlan VIII Head Important
1858 Committee

Charles ID. Murphy, Jr., of M. &
Ill. Lumber Co.. Milford, Del, has
been appointed 1858 chairman of
the Delaware Forest Industries
Committee.
The appointment was announced
by John b! Veach, president of
American Forest Products Indus
tries, sponsor of the American
Tree Farm System>of growing tim
Der as crop on taxpaying lands.
AS chairman of the Delaware
committee, Mr.. Murphy becomes
a member of APPS National Ad-
visory Committe, which meets in
Washington. ID. c., annually to re-
view the organization broad pro-
grams of forest management and
forestry education.
Other members of the Delaware
committee are Eugene Bookham-
mer, Bookhammer Lumber Mills,
Lewes; G. e. Veasey. Veasey &
Brittingham, Millsboro; r e e
White, Jr., Houston-White Co,
Millsboro: w. o. White, Curtis Pa
per Co. Newark: and Carl A. Will
helm, Koppers Co., Inc, Newport.
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
Sen. Williams
Announces He
Will Run Again
Statement Is Issued From
His Office In Washing
ton, ID. c.; Will Run
On His Record.

Senator John J. Williams, Del
aware's corruption fighting Repub-
lican, announced Wednesday he
will be a candidate for reelection
for third term.
He made the announcement in a
statement issued from his Wash
ington office.
The announcement was public
only a few hours before the ALL
CIO declared in Miami Beach that
it probably will oppose his re-
election bid and the reelection bids
of IL other Republican and pos
sibly two Democratic members OF
the u. S. Senate.
Former Gov. Elbert N. Carvel
who is regarded as the Democrat
most likely to oppose Senator Will
liams, said the senator's announce
ment was mot surprising to me.
In my opinion, Mr.. Williams has
been acting like a candidate"
In his reelection bid announce
ment, Senator Williams said:
This is the last year of my
elected term and | have decided
to announce my candidacy for re-
election to the United States Sem
ate. On two previous occasions the
Republican Party nominated me
and the people of Delaware were
good enough to elect me to this
position.
In again soliciting the support
of the voters of our state my only
promise is that if reelected / will
continue to recognize my position
as public trust and to the best
(ccntinued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
Church At OAR Observing
Houston Is A eric an
Prey TO Fire History Month
Informative Series Will
Be Known AS "Aunt
MOlly's' History Chats
To Appear Each Week.

That American History is step
ping to the front again, as an inn
portant subject even in the present
day, when the development of all
phases of science has captured the
interest of the general public, is
pleasing to those whose love of
this country is positive and i'm
portant. Always an important sub
ject to the members of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution,
the demand for rewards for the
study in schools keep increasing
much to the delight of those who
endeavor to promote respect foI
the Constitution, its preservation
and adherence to it's tenets
Throughout this month, Miss M
Catherine Downing, historian fol
the Captain Jonathan Caldwell
Chapter, OAR, and an ardent stu
dent of local history, will give
some of the early events of Mil
ford. This week she has written
a dialogue between an elderly lady
and her nephew. The history de-
yelops as the talk continues.
AUNT MOLLY'S HISTORY CHATS
Aunt Molly has just sat down
in her rocking chair with her book
when her young friend, Bobby.
comes in for a visit. During their
conversation he tells her about the
latest addition to his Delaware
scrap book and the discussion
about that leads to a very in
teresting question.
Aunt Molly, what does Ameri-
can History Month mean and why
do we have it?"
Bobby, American History
Month means that February has
been set aside to remember and
honor the people of the past who
have given us our country and to
better plan the future by under
standing the past You like to re-
member the nice things that. nave
been done for you by Mother ana
Daddy and Pop-pop, don't you?
They, too, like to remember the
Continued on page seventeen)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
Local PTA Group
Will Meet Feb. 18th
Regular Meeting VIII Be Held At
Lakeview Avenue School

The Milford Parent-Teacher AS
sociatiOn will hold it's regular meet
ing on Wednesday, February IL, at
500 p. M, in the Lakeview Avenue
School Cafeteria.
The Rev. Mr.. Robert Green, Pas
tor of Avenue Methodist Church
will offer the invocation.
The program will be given by the
eighth grade girls who will model
the garments made by them in
homemaking classes under the di-
rection of Mrs. Eva Kiel
A round table discussion on the
science program in the Milford
Schools will follow. The panel will
be composed of Mr.. Willard Hick-
man, Mr.. James Kerr, Mr.. James
Atkinson, Miss Ruth Foster, Mr..
Merrill Iams, Mr.. Earl Brown and
Mr.. Carl Dugan.
1t is sincerely hoped that many
parents of children who attend the
Lakeview Avenue and the Lulu M.
Ross Schools will be present.
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
Georgetown Church
Sponsoring ShOLU
Annual Talent Fete Is Due
Thursday And Friday
March 1914

The Rev. DIR. Thomas c. Mulligan,
pastor of Grace Methodist Church
and general chairman for the an
nual talent show to be sponsored
by the Mems Bible Glass of the
Church on Thursday and Friday.
March 13 and IA, has announced
the committees already at work on
the event.
They are: Loren Frye, general
co-ordinator; Mrs. Nell Barr, Mr..
Frye, Harold F. Wilson. John Park
er, Crawford Bailey and Albert
Challman, show committee.
Mr.. Bailey, chairman; w. E. Pu-
sey, Charles Greene, Willard Mill
man, Cullen Simmons and Mr..
Parker and Mr. Challman, tickets.
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
1853 Polio
IF Fund Drive
T. o n t in u e S
I'll as Become Begged
Down Because Of In
clement Weather., Two
Big Events Due This
Weekend.

The current or 1858 Polio Fund
Drive in Milford area became a
victim of the inclement weather
last weekend. The first casualty
was the Mile of Dimes, sched-
uled for last Saturday. This fea-
ture of the drive will be held to-
morrow. Saturday, February 8th,
and will be held under the aus
pices of the Coolies and Cootiettes,
with Ralph Scott and Mrs. Myrtle
Hill Reedy in charge.
The next big feature will be the
Radio Talkathon, which is due this
Sunday, February 9th, with the old
Maestro of Mirth and Talk, Chuck
Wright, in charge.
Messrs. Edwin L. Fisher and
James c. Downham, co-chairmen
of the drive, are deeply apprecia-
tive of the splendid collecting ef-
fort conducted in Schine Theatre
This has been an important fea-
ture of the drive.
The schools have not as yet made
reports and the special gifts are
still hard to work, and because
of the bad weather, another week
has been added to the drive.
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
4-H Food Project
Entries ARE Sought
Sussex I-H Club Girls Are Asked
To Participate

County All Club girls eligible
to participate in advanced food
work were asked today to consider
a project on planning and serving
family meals.
In making this announcement,
James o. Baker, county All Club
agent, said the project is not re-
commended for first-year members.
Two booklets on the project
have been revised for ease in con-
Quoting work and recording infor-
nation. One book is strictly for
keeping records. The second ex-
plains the project, and what foods
make up a good diet
Outlining the project, the county
All agent said general require
ments are:
1. Keeping a record of food eat
en- for three days.
Continued on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
Wright Ward Will
Show Hawaii Scenes
City Councilman Hopes To Accom-
mOdate Most People Interested

City Councilman Wright Ward,
who visited the beautiful Island
of Hawaii last summer and who for
some time has been showing beau
tiful colored pictures of the Island
to his many friends, has found ii
is almost impossible to visit all of
the places to which he has been in
vited to show them, has devised a
plan to accommodate at least all of
the people in this area interested
in seeing them.
Next Thursday and Friday eve
nings, February 13 and IA, the
pictures in their entirety will be
shown by Mr.. Ward at Fellowship
Hall of Calvary Methodist Church.
The general public is cordially in
vited to come see these pictures.
Showing will start al 1880 p. m,
both evenings
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07

of nursing, SIT ,993.56; wesley JF.
College, Dover, Delaware, 100000; ;
and the remainder, $16,993.50, to the
Milford Memorial Hospital. There
will be further distribution at a
later date to several churches and
another organization.
The share distributed 10 the Mil
ford District Free Public Library
Commissioner together with a be-
quest by the late Daniel Hirsch,
former President of The First
National Bank and Trust Com
pany of Milford, in the amount of
SIS, 100000, will enable the Milford
Library Commission to erect Ii
brary building on the site recently
purchased by the Commission at
the corner of South Walnut Street
and Maple Avenue which was the
former residence of Mary Smith
Kessler, deceased, daughter of the
said John B. Smith. Mr.. Smith was
"a lifelong resident of Milford and
Cashier of The First National Bank
and Trust Company of Milford for
fifty years. The money being dis
tributed was obtained entirely
from the sale of a tract of land in
Prime Hook Neck, near Milford,
which had been in the Smith fam
lily since the time of William Penn.
The title was obtained from Will
liam Penn by way of an original
land grant in 1900.
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
Day
Dinner In Kent
February l4th
Senator John j. Williams
Will Be Guest Speaker;
SOlOn Has Decided To
Seek Reelection.

/ Delaware Republicans and In
dependent voters are delighted tt
iedrn that Senator John j. Williams
who will address the Kent County
Lincoln Day dinner to be held un'
der the auspices of the Kent Coun-
ty Republican organization has de.
cided to seek reelection. His an
nouncement was formally made OF
Wednesday.
The dinner meeting will be held
in the cafeteria of Caesar Rodney
High School, on Friday evening
February 14th, at o'clock.
The Delaware solon is a mem
Der of the powerful Senate FL
nance Committee, and will, if re-
elected, be the ranking member OF
that committee.
Other distinguished guests, in
addition to Senator and Mrs. Will
liams, expected are Governor and
Mrs. ]. Caleb Boggs, Congressman
and Mrs. Hal Haskell, Lieutenant
Governor and Mrs. David P. Buck
son, Honorable Vera G.. Davis
State Treasurer; and State Audi
tor Dale and Mrs. Wheatley, as
well as Elwood Lynch, chairman
of the New Castle County Commit
tee. Mr.. Leach also serves as spec
ial assistant to the Governor; w
Deanne Johnston, chairman of the
Kent County Republican Commit
tee; and Senator and Mrs. Thomas
L. johnson, chairman of the Sus-
sex County Republican Commit
tee, Robert H. Richards, Jr., Ma
tional committeeman, Mrs. Polly
Buch, National Committee-woman
and C.. Edward Duffy, State Chair
man.
Tickets are selling well accord.
ing to the ticket committee, Hal
Remley and Robert Bamberger
with the deadline on selling set fol
Monday, February 10th.
General Chairman, Jack McDon'
aid, announced today that all of the
committees were doing good job
and was sure that the affair, which
will launch the 1858 campaign il
the middle county, would be al
outstanding affair.
Each diner will receive full
size dinner plate embossed with
the face of President Dwight ID
Eisenhower, free. This souvenir
plate is both handsome and valu-
able.
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
Lions Completing
Plans For Minstrel
Will Be Presented Wednes-
day-Thursday, Feb.
19 and 20

The Milford Lions Club Ninth
Annual Minstrel Show to be held in
the New Milford Theatre, Wednes-
day and Thursday, February 10Th
and goth.
All members of the Lions Club
have tickets for sale, and also the
Milford Bus Center. Coffman-Fisher
Co.. Ben Franklin, Firestone. Mil
ford Pharmacy. Brereton's Phar-
macy and Gooden's Floral Shop.
Tickets may be exchanged for
reserved seats at the theatre start
ing Wednesday. February 18th thru
Friday. February 14th. from Z until
9 d. m. Starting Saturday February
18th, until show date from 2 until
p. m. and from Z until p. m.
continued on page fiveD
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
Blue Lodge Night
At Tall Cedars
Session VIII Be Held Here Next
Wednesday Evening

All Blue Lodge Masons in this
vicinity are cordially invited to be
the guests of Evergreen Forest
No. 40, Tall Cedars of Lebanon, at
their next regular meeting, to be
held in the Community Building,
Milford, on Wednesday evening,
February 18th, at 500 o'clock.
This is the Annual "Open
House" affair, where the two bod
les get together for an evening of
Entertainment, Fun and Fraternal-
ism.
Grand Tall Cedar, Harry Dukes,
and his officers, have planned an
enjoyable evening for ALL
The Forest Band will play
throughout the evening. A profess
sional show from Philadelphia has
been engaged, after which oyster
sandwiches, ETC., will be served by
the Stewards.
All Masons are welcome. A large
attendance is expected.
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
Fewer Birds Planned
BY Turkey Growers
Retrenchment OF 300 Is Plan At
Present Time

Delaware turkey growers plan
to reduce 1858 production by sc
per cent, compared with the out
put last year. according to agricul-
tural statisticians of the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture at College
Park, Maryland.
If growers intentions are real
lied. the report said, heavy breed
production will be down about one
third compared with 1857. and
light breeds down about 20 per
cent Total production in 1858
based on intentions as of Jan. L
will be 453.000 birds. Production
last year was $4,000, the report
added.
Much the same prospect was re-
ported for Maryland, but not SO
sharp a reduction was indicated by
growers. Growers there indicated
raising % per cent fewer birds in
continued on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
Dollar Days
Now Getting
u n d e r~W a v
In Milford
Mercantile Division Of
Chamber Of Commerce
Sponsoring Sales Fete
Today And Tomorrow;
Many Values.

Every potential shopper in lower
Delaware is enjoined to come TO
Milford today, Friday, Feb. Z, and
tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. s, and
find out for themselves that the slo-
gan of the Milford Chamber OF
Commerce, sponsors of the annual
1nid-winter Dollar Days is not just
idle gossip, but really the truth
There Are Bargains Galore in
Every Store"
There is no question but that the
merchants of Milford have put
forth a supreme effort to make
February Dollar Days a sales fete
that will be remembered for a
long time to come.
You will not only find bargains
galore in every one of the coopera-
ting stores, but along with their
marvellous offerings of fresh sea-
sonal merchandise budget priced,
the stores will give them preview
of styles for spring.
Plans for this mighty sales event
have been developed and carried
to fruition by Ted Aber, president
OF the Milford Chamber of Com
merce; Courtney Burch, the chair
man of the Mercantile Division,
and Robert III. Yerkes, secretary
of the Board of Directors.
An insight of just what you can
expect fropl cooperating stores,
may be surmised by reading the
Dollar Day section of this news
paper. from pages 13 through 16,
complete four-page section. This
same section was also sent as. a
circular, into thousands of homes
in lower Delaware earlier this
week.
CONTINUED on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
Soil Bank Sign-up
Date February 20

Farmers interested in the corn
acreage reserve part of the Soil
Bank Program are advised that the
closing date for signing up has
been moved up from March 7th to
February goth.
SiIas Dukes. chairman of the
A.S.C. Committee in making the
announcement stated that farmers
who have not signed an agreement
but would like to, should file i re-
quest at the County A.S.C. Office,
Georgetown, not later than Feb
CONTINUED on page seveu)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
School Bond
/ ue Vote
Is Due Here
1 O m O r 0 W
Voters Will Decide Whe-
ther New Building Pro
ject Will Be Under
taken; Polls Will Be
Open At All Schools l
To 8 p. Nj.

On Saturday, February s, 1868,
between the hours of 100 and 500
p. M, the parents and voters of the
Milford Special School District
will be called upon to decide
whether their children are to be
adequately housed in the future.
AT the beginning of school in
September, 1857, each child in the
school had ample classroom space
by using the Lulu M. Ross Ele-
mentary School facilities which at
that time were not finished. Dur
ing January, 1858, the Milford Ele-
mentary Schools have enrolled 25
new elementary students while los
ing two. All of this adds up to need
for housing for at least 130 stu
dents in September. 1858, or half
day or double sessions will be
necessary at that time. In Septem-
ber of 1859, the pupils without
classrooms will be in excess of
$50. Therefore, vote for the ref
erendum means that plans to take
care of these children will go for
ward and classrooms will probably
be ready in September of 1869. A
vote against the referendum is a
call for halliday or double ses-
sions with all of its pupil hard
ships in hours of attendance and
transportation along with Difficult
ties of getting a teacher to work
under such handicaps.
The referendum calls for IL
classrooms at the Lulu NJ. Ross
Elementary School and two at the
Lakeview Avenue School with
necessary equipment in addition
to equipping the physics labora-
tory and homemaking area. The
total cost is estimated at $575, 5,000
with the state furnishing $345,0G0
continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
Protestants Send
Needy Abroad Aid

American Protestant churches
shipped 366,022.013 lbs. of relief
supplies through Church World
Service during 1857 for free dis
tribution to hungry, homeless, des-
titute and underprivilege per-
sons abroad.
The overseas relief shipments
valued at s35, 1882 and consisting
of food, clothing, medicines, tools,
education and self-help materials
went to 35 countries in Europe,
Asia, Africa, Latin and South
continued on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07

OF all cooperating merchants in
the Wilmington area.
Samuel II. Morrison, Chairman
of the Cooperative Sales. Promo
tion and Advertising Committee
which has planned for this mer-
chandising event. noted that saw
ings for all shoppers, no matter
the need. will be outstanding on
Dollar Day.
He said that the cooperating
merchants have made special ef-
fort to provide top quality, name
brand merchandise at the lowest
possible prices.
Thousands of shoppers from the
Delmarva Peninsula as we'll as
from nearby Pennsylvania and
Southern New Jersey-as has been
(continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
Januar Bove Will
Address COP Here
State Committee Secretary To
Speak In Magnolia February 18th

Januar d. Bove, Jr.. Secretary
of the Republican State Commit
tee of Delaware, will be the speak.
er next Tuesday evening at the
Republican Club of the 5th Sena-
torial District in the Fire Hall al
Magnolia at s p. m.
Mr.. Bove's topic will be "The
Coming Political Campaign in Del.
aware, and he proposes to out
line what he believes to be some
of the issues and problems in
vowed.
Mr.. Bove is a member of the Del
aware State and American Bar
Association; former Assistant City
Solicitor, and City Solicitor of Will
CONTINUED on page sixl
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
"Satchmo" At II Of d
Monday, February 10

Tickets will go on sale this af-
ternoon for Louis Armstrong and
his All-Stars who will make two
appearances in Mitchell Hall at
the University of Delaware next
Monday, February 10. at 7:15 and
S:45 p. m, it was announced today
by Peter Genereaux, chairman of
the board of directors of the stu
dent center.
The Mitchell Hall box office will
be open Friday Feb. y from to
5:45 and on Monday (Feb. 10)
continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
Accident Board Is
Hearing Many Cases
Thousands More Are Settled In
Office Without Formal Hearings

During the last six months of
1857, namely July 1 through De-
cember 81, there were filed with
the Industrial Accident Board, 49,
395 reports of industrial accidents.
These, of course, include all minor
mishaps such as foreign bodies in
the eyes, cut fingers, sprains, etc,
as well as the most severe and fa-
tai accidents. Following is a list
of the accidents sustained: Arm,
1880; hand, 1920; finger, 6,525:
eye, 2,744; leg, 1,180; foot, $40;
toe, 179; back, 722; head, 1893:
hernia, 81; miscellaneous, 1893;
fatal, z; dermatitis, 40: ear, II.
Compensation paid by insurance
carriers and self-insurers, as re-
corded for this period, July
continued on page fivs)