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Milford chronicle., 1958-11-28
Fire Marshal
Maps Renewed
Fire Code Drive
Will Push For It's Adop-
tion During The Com
ing Session OF General
Assembly Opening In
January.

State Fire Marshal William r.
Favinger has indicated that. he will
once again push the adoption of a
state fire code during the coming
session of the General Assembly
He claims that such legislation
Is necessary to reduce loss from
fire throughout the state.
II do not believe" he said in q
public statement, there is any
argument as to this need as fire
losses and loss of life is definitely
on the increase throughout the
country, with Delaware having its
share.
Increase in population anC
building within the state, with nc
definite fire safety regulations tt
follow are in my opinion respon.
sible for much of the loss. An un.
biased approach to this problem
will, feel, indicate the need fol
proper legislation to give this off.
ice basis from which to operate
The volunteer and paid firemer
of this state have worked hard anC
long to draw up a suitable fire
code for the express purpose Oi
aiding the individual. Such a code
was presented at the last session
Of the Legislature with every indi-
cation of passage.
Continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-28
Special Programs
Urged For Del. Day
State Churches, Schools, Other
Groups To Observe Day

DR.. Harry v. Holloway and mem
bers of the Delaware Day Commits
sion, of which the Dover educator
is chairman. are urging the states
church, school, patriotic and civic
organizations to plan special pro-
grams in recognition of the fact
that December Z, 1858, marks the
171st anniversary of the Ratifica-
tion by Delaware of the Federal
Constitution.
The Delaware Day Commission
consisting of three prominent edu-
Gators, DR.. Holloway, former State
Superintendent of Public Schools;
DR.. Paul Dolan, of the University
of Delaware; and George T. Mack
lin, of Milford, former public
school principal, is particularly
anxious that appropriate programs
marking Delaware Day be offered
in all the state schools. Inasmuch
as December falls on Sunday
this year, it is assumed that school
programs will be generally sched-
uled for Friday, December 5.
In a communication sent to many
of the states organizations, the
Commission has pointed out that
December is designated by law
as Delaware Day, an occasion sci
aside to commemorate the act that
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Milford chronicle., 1958-11-28
To I1nctiU0ke Ground
Observers Corps
Nations Air Defense Radar
Net Is Now
Sufficient

The Secretary of the Air Force
has announced that by January 81.
1869, the growth and scope of the
nations air defense radar net will
permit the inactivation of the Uni-
ted States Ground Observer Corps.
The Ground Observer Corps Ia cur
rently composed of some 280,00S
active civilian volunteers, manning
10000 observation posts and so fil-
ter centers throughout the nation.
The GOC has served faithfully for
nine years as an adjunct of the Air
Defense System.
improvements OF air defense ra-
dar coverage was first felt by the
Corps with its reduction from "a
hour duty to Ready Reserve Status
on January 1, 1858. At that time, air
defense officials felt that the G0C
could be placed on standby status
with no adverse effect on the opera
tional capability OF the organiza-
tion. Under alerting procedures
then In effect, tests proved that
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Milford chronicle., 1958-11-28
l. h IS 1 m a S
Store Hours
Are Revised
Milford Merchants Will
Start Staying Open
Nights Dec. 9Th Will
Close Christmas Eve
At 6 p. NJ.

Milford merchants, following the
completion of a survey conducted
the first of this week, have decided
by an almost unanimous vote to
revise their Christmas store hours.
They will start staying open in
the evenings until Christmas on
Monday, December 9Th, instead of
Monday, December 18th, as they
originally planned Most stores in
the city will be open from a. m.
until 8 D. m, starting with the 8th
until Christmas Eve, when they
will close promptly at p. m.
The decision by Milford mer-
chants to start remaining open a
week earlier in the evenings. was
brought about by the decision of
many of the other communities in
the lower Delaware area to start
staying open on the 9Th.
The action to close at D. m. on
Christmas Eve has for years been
under consideration, but hitherto
this year no concrete action has
been taken. The survey completed
on Monday of this week revealed
that $3.50 of the stores in Milford
shopping area, were willing to
close earlier on Christmas Eve, in
order to afford their faithful en-
ployees that most important eve-
ming with their families.
Milford stores are already open
every Wednesday afternoon and
will continue this new program of
open all day Wednesday through
out the holiday season.
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-28
PentecOStal
Rally Due At
Church Of God
Impressive Program Is
Announced BY Church
Pastor Rev. w. Edwin
Tull For Services Dec.
4-6.

The Rev. w. Edwin Tull, pastor
Milford Church of God, announces
that there will be an Eastern
Shore PentecostalN Rally at his
Church on December 4-6. The
Eastern Shore Districts of the
Churches of God will engage in q
Rally meeting and also a Sunday
School and Youth Seminar with
guest speakers and seminar class
es in Sunday School and youth
Church work.
The Rev. Ray H. Hughes, dis
trict superintendent of Delaware
and Maryland, will direct the PEN
tecostal Rally. Mr.. Hughes will be
the guest speaker on Thursday
night, Dec. 4, 7:30. The Rev. Mr.
Hughes has had an outstanding
ministry reports Pastor Tull. Mr..
Hughes has served as the National
Youth and Sunday School Director
of the Churches of God in 1852
1856. At present he is chairman of
the National Radio Commission and
is member of the National Evan
gelism Committee of the Churches
of God.
The Rev. p. Fl. McSwain (pic-
tured above) is the pastor of the
National Church of God in Wash
ington, %. G. The Rev. Mr.. Nc
Swain will be the guest speaker
at 1880 p. m. on Friday, Dec. 5.
There will be special singing at
Continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-28
Two Houston
Al Boys viii
Go To Chicago
Wayne Simpson And Ray
Starkey Will Represent
The Cardinal Al Club
At Natl. Congress.

Two boys from the Houston
Cardinal All Club will leave No
vember %, to attend the annual
National All Club Congress in
Chicago.
Wayne Simpson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. G. Simpson, was selected
as the State Dairy Achievement
winner. Wayne has carried Dairy
as his All project for seven years
and has also completed projects
in Health, Entomology and Gar
den. He has been a member of the
County All Dairy Judging Team
for 5 years. He has also given
several dairy demonstrations. He
has shown bis Ayrshire heifers at
the Kent and Sussex Fair and the
Georgetown Artificial Breeders
Show for several years. He has
been elected Vice president of the
Houston Club for 1859 and was
selected as the outstanding boy
club member of 1859 and as Junior
Leader.
Richard Simpson, a brother of
Wayne's, and John Benson have
both previously represented Del
aware in the Dairy Achievement
Program.
Ray Starkey, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Roland Starkey, will represent
Delaware as the State Winner OF
the Boys Agricultural Program.
Ray has been in All Club work for
years and has completed projects
CONTINUED on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-28
Directors OF Country
Club Hold Meeting
Common Stock Membership
VIII Be Closed As OF
March l, 1859

AT recent meeting of the Board
of Directors of Shawnee Country
Club, incorporated of Milford, the
board unanimously decided that
common stock membership would
be closed March 1st, 1859 or when
the membership quota had been
reached
The following committees have
been appointed BIZ the President of
the club. Robert Fischer. Member
ship. Lawrence Sharp, chairman,
Robert Corddry, Gilbert wilkins,
Ronald Pack. Harry Frankel, Rich
ard KINNEY. Hayward Quillen, John
Lennon. David Clements.
Anyone interested in becoming a
member OF the club is urged to do
so as soon as possible as their
support is needed.
DR.. Leslie Dobson, has been ap-
pointed chairman OF the Swimming
pool committee.
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Milford chronicle., 1958-11-28
Peninsula Hort Group
Plans Big Meeting
Seven Sessions VIII Be Held Al
Capital Grange In Dover

The 72nd annual meeting of the
Peninsula Horticultural Society
will have the largest program for
fruit and vegetable growers that
the organization has had in so
years, according to organization
President Robert Rider.
The seven sessions at the Capital
Grange Hall, Dover, Dec. $40, will
cover 80 topics on various phases
of production and marketing of
fruits and vegetables. The programs
will run from $50 a. m. to $50
p. m. each day, Mr.. Rider said.
The latest research results of
marketing, cultural practices,
chemical weed control, new varie-
ties, disease and insect control, and
nematode and soil insect control,
will be discussed by research
specialists.
Another feature of the program
is the tour of New York City mar
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Milford chronicle., 1958-11-28
Fine New Jewelry
Exhibit At Museum,

The Delaware State Museum in
Dover has recently installed a new
exhibit "Jewelry of Our Ancestors"
Some of the earliest items on dis
play date from the eighteenth CEN
tury and include two silver stock
buckles, and an elaborately chased
gold key-wind watch and chate-
laine. Among the nineteenth-cen-
Jury objects are such things as a
gold baby bracelet and ring, gold
lockets, ladies long hat pins, cuff
links, and a fan chain. A large
part of the exhibit consists of jet
and gold mourning jeweiry and hair
Continued on page temp
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-28
Recent Changes I'm
8. s. Law Listed
Almost Every Person is Affected
BY New Set-up

Changes that will affect almost
every farm and city person have
recently been made in the Old-Age
and Survivors Insurance Program
Mr.. Edward F. Sullivan, manager
of the Dover Social Security or
ice, said today.
He took this opportunity during
Farm-City Week to say that these
changes affect the American public
as whole. Working persons en-
ployed and self-employed, farmers
and city people-need to know
about them; their families need to
know about them.
The most important changes in
the law were designed to strength
en- the Federal social insurance
system which offers some protec-
tion against loss of earned income
due to the retirement, death, or to-
tai disability of the worker.
Most important, Sullivan said, is
the increase in benefit amounts be-
cause these increases affect prac-
tically all working people and their
families. This applies to people now
getting benefit payments in Kent
and Sussex Counties and to those
who will get benefits in the future.
(continued on page f1ve)
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-28
Harry Smith Tells
Of Insurance Week
Commissioners Outlines His Pro-
gram For Immediate Future


State Insurance Commissioner
Harry S. Smith, released the fol-
lowing news item regarding insur-
ance on State property before his
departure to attend the 14th An
nual Meeting of the National Asso-
citation of Independent insurers be-
ing held in Miami Beach, Novem-
Der oath through 26th where he
has been invited as an honored
guest.
The Delaware Commissioner has
insisted ever since taking office in
January, 1855, that he was handi-
capped in carrying out his duties
of office as prescribed in Is Del
aware Code, Section 337. He has
made repeated attempts to clear
this situation with the Budget Com
mission, as well as at hearings be-
fore the Joint Finance Committee
of two sessions of the General AS
sembly. Commissioner Smith final
ly directed his problem some time
ago to Attorney General Joseph
Donald Craven. The Attorney Gen.
eral has handed down an opinion
as follows:
Continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-28
VFW Post Here Is
Completing Plans
For Christmas Fete
Operation Santa Claus
Will Be Held At Post
Home On Saturday,
December goth Shortly
After Noon.

Planning for Operation Santa
Claus, annual V.F.W.-sponsored
Christmas Party for Underprivil~
eyed Children of the Milford Area.
is now well under way according
to James P. Gilmore, commander
of Blue Hen Post No. 6483.
This years version of Opera
ton Santa Claus" will reach it's
climax on Saturday. December 20.
when. shortly after noon, Old SAM
ta. himself, will arrive at the
VF.W. Post Home, here, to greet
more than 100 deserving young
sters, and. with the assistance of
post and Auxiliary members, dis
tribute hundreds of gaily wrapped
gifts. Prior to receiving their gifts,
the youngsters will be entertained
and given their fill of all kinds of
goodies.
Much preparation and hard work
proceeds this annual Christmas
Party. During November, local
merchants and others are con-
tacted and these are requested to
make available useable and repair
able toys and clothing. The toys
are then repaired by post members
and gift wrapped by members OF
the Auxiliary.
Meanwhile. other members of the
joint post and Auxiliary Christ
mas Party committee are arrang-
ing for transportation OF young
sters to and from the Post Home;
preparing tags to be attached to
gifts; and arranging for the re-
freshments and for appropriate
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Milford chronicle., 1958-11-28
Goal In Sight For
Slaughters Beach Bldg.
Beach Firemen Hope To Close
Building In BY Christmas

Possibilities of reaching their
goal of closed building by Christ
mas now has moved closer to reali-
ty by members of the Slaughter
Beach Memorial Fire Co., with ad-
ditional cash and material contri-
buttons received
Col. and Eleanor Esposito, sum
mer residents of the beach, added
to the cash contributions received
since the last report, a check for
$4,000 and along with other con-
tributions of cash now pushes the
figure toward the $4,000 mark.
. The turkey shoot, conducted by
the fire company and headed by J.
P. Nance as chairman, held on Sun
day at the south end of the beach,
netted a profit of s8S.O4 which will
also be added to the general fund.
Word was received early this
week that a gift of the two 12-by-
10 overhead doors needed, incIud-
ing hardware, would be delivered
and hung complete by Mr. George
Fl. Draper, Jr. Mr.. Draper is also
a resident of the beach and opera
tor of the town water system.
continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-28
Plans Complete For
annual. Christmas
Fete In This City
Christmas Lights VIII Be
Turned On Tomorrow
Night. Santa Will Ar
rive In City On Satur-
day December 9Th.

The members of the Milford City
Council, the members of the Mil
ford Chamber of Commerce and
the Junior Chamber of Commerce
have been busy for the past sew
eral weeks planning for the an
nual Christmas fete, which will be
officially launched here tomorrow
night, Saturday, Nov. 20, when the
Christmas lights are turned on by
Mayor William r. Murphy.
The next major activity will be
the arrival of Santa Claus from his
abode In the frozen Northland. Old
Kris Is due to make his Milford
entry by plane, arriving at the Mil
ford Airport, courtesy of the own
er manager, Willard Jackson, al
one o'clock Saturday Gs1crnoOn
December 9Th.
He will be greeted on his arrival
at Milford by officials on the Cham
ber of Commerce and City and will
be escorted to his home while in
Milford, the Story Book House
on the Walnut Street bridge panel
by members of the 40 ct 5 Ameri-
can Legion, the 40 ct train. Santa
hopes to see all his little friends
on December 9Th.
City Council has also generous
ly voted to hood all parking me-
ters in Milford, effective Monday
December 15, through close Of busi-
ness, Wednesday, December oath
In addition to the free street
parking effective on the 18th, are
the two large, well lighted and po-
Iced free municipal parking lots,
one located on North East Front
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Milford chronicle., 1958-11-28
Lions Club Is
Planning For
Milford Service Organi-
zatiOn Will Finance
Full Three Year Scho-
larship IN Nursing At
Local Hospital.
Chronicle photo)

At the regular meeting of the
Milford Lions Club, President,
Thomas e. Galloway, announced
that the organization will finance
full three years scholarship in
nursing to the Milford Memorial
Hospital for a graduate of the Mil
ford High School.
William A. Miller, Chairman of
the Boys and Girls Committee,
with other members of his commit
tee, has worked out the details of
the awarding of the scholarship
and he explained that the award
will be made for the term begin
ming next August. Applications may
be made through the school autho-
rites and the recipient will be Sc
lected by a committee from the
Lions Club, Mrs. C. w. Stevenson,
Directress of Nursing of the Mil
ford Memorial Hospital, and rep
resentative of the school. Mr.. Mill
er stressed that applications should
be presented not later than March
81, 1859.
At the meeting Chairman Robert
e. Baynum of the Education Com
mittee introduced as guests of the
club Mrs. Daniel L. Friedman of
Milford and Miss Annbjorg STEMS
land, the Lions Club sponsored
foreign exchange student from
Norway. Miss Steinsland, who is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Fried
man during her years visit to this
country, briefly addressed the club.
Mr.. e. f. Steiner of Milford, in
troduced by ]. Spencer Willis, Jr.,
Chairman of the Health and Well
Continued on page fiveb
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-28
Delaware Fastest
Growing Of All States

Delaware, which, some time ago.
gained the distinction of being the
nations fourth fastest growing
state, percentagewise, continues to
make substantial gains in popula-
ton, according to the Delaware
State Development Department
Recently released u. S. Census
Bureau provisional estimates place
Delaware's population at asa 900. as
of July l, 1858. This is a gain of
$4,000 over the estimated popula-
ion for 1857. and enables Della
ware to retain its position as one
If the fastest growing states in the
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Milford chronicle., 1958-11-28
I'll arrln
Plans Santa
Fete Nov. 10Th
Arrival OF Jovial Old
Saint viii Be Marked
BY Gala Parade Start
ing At ] P. NJ.

The Harrington Chamber of
Commerce Christmas Decorating
Committee, Ken Aiken, chairman,
and the Retail Merchants Commit
tee, Tom Clendening, Chairman,
announce a Gala Christmas Par
ade in Harrington, Saturday, Mo-
vember 20, at / p. m. Santa Claus
comes to town-treat for kiddies at
Firehouses Parade to start on East
Clark Street, proceed on Clark st.
to Commerce St., along Commerce
st. to Dorman ST., turn right to
Mechanic ST., turn right and pro-
ceed to Fireh0use. Here, Santa
Claus will greet and treat the kid
dies and free rides will be avail
able on the popular 40 ct loco
motive.
The parade will feature the high
school band, mayor and town Off
cials, Santa's Sleigh, fire trucks,
Scouts, MicrO-midgets, commercial
vehicles, new cars, and the 40 ct s
locomotive. The beautiful spotted
pony to be given away free on Dec.
23rd will be in the parade The
other attractive prizes for the
Free Christmas Drawings will be
displayed. The drawings will be
held at the Christmas Tree at 9:15
p. m. on the following dates: Fri
day, Dec. IL: Portable TV, Reg
Collie Puppy and other prizes; Fri
day, Dec. 10: Power Lawn Mower,
26" Boys or Girls Bicycle and
other prizes; Tuesday, Dec. %:
Spotted Pony with Saddle and Bri-
die and other prizes. Free tickets
available at all participating Hars
rington merchants.
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-28
Motor Fuel Taxes Are
Up I'm September

Receipts from motor fuel taxes
for the month of September totaled
$701 ,925.03. which was the largest
amount received for that month
since these taxes have been estab-
lished.
A report showing these tax re-
eeipts for September, which were
received during October. prepared
oy James ]. Deputy, Secretary OF
he State Highway Department and
Administrator of the Motor Fuel
Tax Division, shows that the re-
eeipts for September of this year
passed the 100000 mark for tbs
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Milford chronicle., 1958-11-28
Elderly People Are
Planning Club Here
WIZ Meet On Monday Afternoon,
December 1st

On Monday afternoon, December
1, 1858, at 200 p. m, a group of
interesting elderly people are go
ing to discuss plans to, organize a
club for the elderly people in and
around the Milford area. Mrs. Les
lie Dobson will be the chairman of
the meeting. Mrs. |. Edward Schell
of Wilmington, will be the guest
speaker.
The Club voted to have this an
open meeting where men and wo-
men of this community will be
welcomed to attend and be inform
ed about what will help with those
of older years. Anyone interested
be sure to attend this meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-28
COkesbury Church
School Is Dedicated
Dedicatory Services Held AT
Sussex Edifice Last
Sunday

Dedication Services were held at
Cokesbury Church on Sunday, No
vember %, 1858, for the Church
School Building.
Mr.. Norman Lankford, Chairman
for the building, was the M.Y.A.F.
speaker for the Act of Presenta-
tion.
Rev. Edwin Thomas, pastor of
the Odessa Methodist Church at
Odessa, was the guest speaker.
Due to unforeseen circumstances
the Rev. Joseph v. Holiday, pas
tor of the Methodist Church in
Queentown, Maryland, was unable
to attend. The Rev. Gerald Hender-
son performed the Act of Dedica-
tion and the Prayer of Dedication.
There was special singing by
Mr. William Boyce of Laurel, Mrs.
Esther Hudson Of Dagsboro,
Bethesda Trio, Cannons Choir, and
the Cokesbury Senior Choir. Ush-
ers for the service :. were Mr..
George O'Day and Mr.. John o.
Day.
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Milford chronicle., 1958-11-28

This beautiful cup originally was
presented to Josiah Marvel, the
first president of the State Chamber
of Commerce, who served during
1913-1914, in recognition of his SER
vice in reorganizing the Chamber
of Commerce.
It was presented to the Chamber
by Mr.. Marvel's heirs. for such use
as the Chamber might decide.
Mr.. Arthur g. Logan, President
of the Delaware State Chamber OF
Commerce, has appointed a conf
Dental committee on the award
representing each county, which
will study the nominations tha
may be made.
The committee on award in 1857
comprised: Vice Admiral John Fl
Brown. Jr., of Middletown; Hon
Ernest e. Killen, of Harrington
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Milford chronicle., 1958-11-28
Ice Follies Open
In Philly Dec. Is
COIOrfuI 2Srd Edition VIII Be Held
In The Arena

Twenty huge and costly produc-
tions, valued at almost half a mil
lion dollars, constitute the exciting
and colorful 23rd edition of the
5hipstads and Johnson Ice FOIlies
The all-new spectacular, now on
its annual coast-to-coast tour
opens at the Philadelphia Arena
for a limited engagement on
Christmas Night.
In this great presentation will
be a pSeview of the 1860 Olympic
Winter Games in Snow Valley
Lodge; a trip under the ocean in
the most unusual western ever
staged, a number called Under
Sea-; while children viii visit the
Land of Sew & Sew" and their
elders will be brought back to the
days of the Roaring Twenties in a
production billed as college Inn"
Important sequences include Dis
CONTINUED On page twelve)
Milford chronicle., 1958-11-28
ASC Committeeman
Vote Is BY Mail
All Interested Farmers SHOULD
Have Ballots BY Now

The election of community Ag-
ricultnral Sterilization and Conser-
vation committeeman In Delaware
will be conducted by mail ballot
again this year. according to an
announcement this week by w. H
Hopkins, chairman of the State
ASC committee. Farmers should all
have received their ballots by now
he said.
The period for voting in the com
munity elections is from Novem-
Der 81 through d, ember 1, 1858
The county conventions to elect
the county ASC committees will be
held on December Is, 1858, in Kent
and Sussex Counties. Since New
Castle County is a one-community
county, the elected Community
Committee will be the County Com.
mittee.
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Milford chronicle., 1958-11-28

vice president or the association.
Burris Food Distributors, Inc,
won an engraved trophy as the
overall winner in the DMTA safety
contest for Delaware trucking
companies. George f. Adams, Bur-
ris vice president. accepted the
trophy on behalf of the company
The Burris firm also took first in
the class for companies whose We
hicles Travelled over 100000 miles.
John E. Burris, secretary-trea-
surer of the company, was elected
a Delaware director in the Ameri-
can Trucking Associations. Another
Milford man, I. ]. Lisbon, Jr., of
Masten, also wss named an ATA
director.
The safety award presentations
highlighted a luncheon where Gov
ernor j. Caleb Boggs and Whining
lcontinued on page tenl