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Milford chronicle., 1958-12-05

active In many civic affairs.
He VIII succeed James IT. Walls.
under whose presidency the first
booklet advertising Georgetown was
published. and the biennial ceIe-
bra1ion OF Returns Day was put on
a permanent non-partisan basis.
Manford Rust was elected fIrst
president Donald Weir second
vice president: Mrs. Grace Hilty,
reelected treasurer and Mrs. Con-
stance B. Brown, reelected secre-
tary.
The slate was presented by Har-
vey e. Nelson, chairman of the
nominating committee.
In his acceptance speech, Mr..
Mumford pointed out that the Cir
Gle, which centers Georgetown, is
unique in the Eastern Shore and
said that he visualized an eventual
Christmas village there, with homes
representing different countries and
people within the lighted homes so
that visitors would come from dis
tant points, even. to look at the
display each Christmas.
President Walls, after opening
the meeting. told of the success of
the last Returns Day and said that
since that time, many suggestions
have come pouring in as to future
observances and individuals have
offered old costumes and carriages.
He said that it had been suggested
that different organizations become
responsible for different features
Mr.. Walls also reported that
letters asking about Georgetown
have been coming IN to the Cham
Der Office in large numbers and that
in each case he had sent one of the
newly printed booklets. H said that
in addition, when the query was
specific, he had also referred the
letter to the committee in charge
of that feature, such as the indus
trial committee. the real estate COM
mittee and so on.
Walter Demhoff reported for the
Merchants Committee.
Jack Hough, reporting for the
Chistmas decorating committee.
said that he thought il would be a
good idea to place small pine trees
on either side of the light standards
and parking meters on Market st,
This was agreed upon. 1t was sug-
gested that the Boy Scouts would
be willing to assist and William e.
Pusev said that he would contact
the Bov Scouts from Grace Meth
odist Church.
President Walls spoke of the Coz
operation he had enjoyed from meni-
bers of the Chamber during the
past year and pledged his own CO.
operation to the incoming presi-
dent, Mr. Mumford
Mr.. Mumford said that while the
membership of the Chamber Is con-
spicuously large for town the
size of Georgetown. something
should be done to increase the at
tendance at meetings.
There's no sense in rs or 80 Of
us doing all the work he remark
ed.
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-05

ent also were Chester r. Dicker-
son and James r.. Atkinson. meme
bers OF the school faculty. who
spoke on the referendum that will
be voted on tomorrow and the need
for more room for increasing
classes. The sum to be voted on
win be $149.000. Displayed In the
art corner were painting. knitting.
embroidering and sewing done by
senior citizens. Mrs Edgar r.
Isaacs gave the devotions for the
day, using meditation from
Daily Strength for Daily Needs
by Mary w. Tilester. Winter fiow-
ers for the table and desk were
arranged by Mrs. Harry Mayhew.
Mrs Leslie Dobson was chairman
for the day and presented Mrs.
Schell Tea followed the program.
On December Is. Mrs. Philip
Jacobs will be chairman for the
program and each member viii in
vite a senior citizen to be the
guest for the meeting. Commit
tee names begin with MNOP,
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-05
GEORGETOWN
MRS. Constance Brown
Phone; Ge0rget0nn 2soU

An Episcopal rector, a broker and
a business executive have been
nominated for the Georgetown
Jaycee's Outstanding Young Man
of the Year.
The decision. reached by public
ballot, will be announced at the
Jaycee banquet to be held Thurs
day evening at Jones Memorial
Hall. Ballots may be secured and
deposited as late as Wednesday
at the three Braun's stores in
Georgetown, Edinger's Drug Store
Manford Rust's Jewelry Store, the
Western Auto Store and HarVey's s
Mems Store.
The three men nominated are:
The Rev. David B. Mulford, rec
tor of St Paul's Episcopal CfhSrch,
Georgetown, who came to the local
church in June, 1856. He was Sc
lected after a long search by the
vestry during which the general
public frequently remarked that
the standards set were so high that
they would never find anyone to
meet them. Mr. Mulford is tall and
handsome and plunged at once in
to civic activities here. The MEM
bership of his church has almost
doubled and the Sunday School
membership has almost tripled. This
year Mr.. Mulford was elected presi-
dent of the Georgetown Ministerial
Association. He is a member of
the Lions Club.
William G. Lambden. assistant
cashier and trust officer of the
Farmers Rank in Georgetown. Mr..
Lambden comes of an old Sussex
County family and is the son of
Mrs. Mabel Lambden and the late
peMoqs oh u5pqmB7 eIIIAuBID
leadership even in high school here
and was sent to Boys State in
Dover. He served 81 months in the
Army and is at, present commander
of Sussex Post No. 8, American
Legion. He is treasurer of the coun-
ty chapter of National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis and has
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-05

Little Donna Lee Wiley who has
been a patient of Beebe Hospital.
Lewes, has now returned home She
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall Wiley.
Friday, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Macintire, Mr. and Mrs. James
Macintire, Mr.. Robert Macintire and
friend Betty Hickman and Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Hudson and family
were turkey dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert White.
Sunday, Mrs. Estella Johansen
and Mrs. Minnie Davidson, were
among the dinner. guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Metzener, of Lewes.
Saturday evening dinner guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert White were Mr..
and Efrs. Jay Dorman Robinson
and DR.. Wells Wilson and wife,
OF Brooklyn, N Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warrington Vim
cent and sons visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard E. Millman. Friday even
ing.
Thursday, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
w 1lLC WCAC uAACA 6uCoSc VI MI oAlu
Mrs. ]. Dorman Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard E. Mlllman
Jr. and Mr.. and Mrs Edward Mill
man and daughter and Mr. and Mrs.
Phillip Elliott and son of Magnolia.
were turkey dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Millman, Sr La
ter in the afternoon Miss Joan
c.,,o oh ond Mr. phi11in E1fiOfs of
Lewes visited them.
Saturday evening, Mrs. Mar
garet White spent the day with
her mother, Mrs. Peter Taylor of
Berlin, Md.
Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
White and Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Lank were entertained. to duck
dinner at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Willard White.
Those on the sick list this week
are Master Paynter Vincent and
Mrs. Roland Millman.
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-05


been treasurer of the Sussex Coun-
ty Chapter of the American Institute
of BaG1ing. He is active in many
civic undertakings and is a past
president of the Georgetown High
School Alumni Association.
James F. Walls, president and
manager of the Georgetown Lum-
Der Co. Mr.. Walls is president of
the Georgetown Chamber of Com
merce and during his years service,
much progress has been made. He,
too, comes OF an old Sussex Coun-
ty family, one of the oldest record
ed. He is past president of George
town. -Millsboro Rotary Club and
past commodore of the Indian River
Yacht Club. He served three years
in the Air Force and is active in
veterans affairs. He is member
of the board of directors of the
Georgetown Trust Co. and of its
executive committee. He is also a
director of the Delmarva Race
way Association. Active in all
sports he has played for the Sea-
ford Eagles of the defuncf Eastern
Shore Baseball League and is a
member of the County Seaters, a
Georgetown basketball team.
At the meeting of the Georgetown
Lions Club in Midland Grange Hall
recently, it was announced that
the clubs sale of Christmas trees
will be held in the lot next to the
Diamond State Telephone Co., which
had been used for the Returns Day
barbecue, beginning December Is
and continuing through December
"a.
Newal Isaacs is chairman OF. the
committee in charge and he is as
sisted by Harvey E. Nelson and
David Hartzell. Advance tickets are
being sold which will save the pur-
chaser Is cents on any tree he may
later select.
A report was given on the chic
ken barbecue carried on during
the Returns Day celebration show
ing net profit of 1899.
Joel Braanfeld, president, pre-
sided at the meeting. Richard Davis,
club member, talked on Partner
ships versus Corporation"
Henry P. Cofer Lincoln men,
ber of the Delaware State Game
and Fish Commission outlined the
work of the commission for the
Georgetown-M Millsboro Rotary Club
at its meeting in Masonic Temple
recently.
He sketched what is being done
to put Old ponds back into use and
told of marshlands being purchased.
He explained the handling of migra-
tory ducks and geese.
Mr.. Cofer showed slides of game
on national level and said that a
great deal of money is now in-
volved.
~The activities of sportsmen are
now "big business. he remarked.
Judge James B. Carey was pro-
gram chairman for the evening and
introduced Mr.. Cofer
Judge Carey had also as his
guest Chancellor Collins Seitz.
Wilmington, who has been hearing.
q land-ownership case in Court of
here.
The next meeting, which is La
dies Night. will be held Tuesday
evening, also at Masonic Temple
DR.. r. " Holloway, Dover will
be the speaker
Wilbur NJ. Mumford was elected
president of the Georgetown Cham
ber of Commerce for 1859 at the
annual meeting held recently in
Midland Grange Hall
Mr.. Mumford is an insurance
man, past president of the George
town. -Millsboro Rotary Club and
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-05
But WATCH THE HOLES

TOLEDO, Ohio Up Some day
radiation exposure cards will be-
come as much a fixture of wallets
and purses as social security cards
and drivers licenses, a meeting of
general practitioners was told. DR..
William G. Myers, professor OF med
ica1 biophysics, said the cards
could be similar to meal tickets
with squares to punch out for each
exposure, such as an X-ray treat-
ment.
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-05

The aircraft and missile industry
uses X-ray machines to insure the
quality of its product. A 250,O00
volt machine inspects YIELDS on
aircraft and missile parts to check
for flaws.
Milford chronicle., 1958-12-05

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KentOn

Rev. and Mrs. wilkins moved to
Milsboro on last Wednesday. Rev.
Robert Hodgson of FELTON, was in
charge of the morning worship
service. The MYF will meet in
the church on Sunday evening.
May 81 at 7:3O. The WSCS will
hold the regular monthly meeting
on Wednesday, June 5th.
A surprise birthday party was
given Mr.. Eugene Hazel on Sat
urday night. Guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. James Bastian, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lockwood Gooden, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Bowdle, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Oleiniczak of Dover, Mr. and Mrs.
zeke Gooden of Greensboro, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Hazel.
Misses Elizabeth and Margaret
Crossley left on Friday morning
for a weeks vacation at Sea
Island, Ga. They are guests at
the Cloister Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Clough
were visitors on Sunday with Mrs.
Dudley Clough of Barclay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Hughes
and family of Wilmington were
Sunday visitors with Mr.. Ed.
Hughes.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Erskine of near
Clayton, Mr. and Mrs. Uric Nor
ris, Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Wiley of
Harrington and Mr.. William Jones
of Clayton were Sunday visitors
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Numbers.
The Homemakers Club met at
the home of Mrs. Jacob Crossley
on Thursday night, May 22. Mrs
Wooleyhan presided. The roll was
called with II members present
The leaders, Mrs. Davis and Mrs.
Everett presented the topic Cook
for two" A lace doilie was
chanced off for the benefit of the
club and was won by Mrs. Wool
eyhan. The recreation hour was
spent in playing games. The June
meeting will be held at the home
of Mrs. Helen Shackleton. The
demonstration cake decorating
will be given by the leaders.
Smyrna times., 1958-05-29

a flower exchange among the
members.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Ware OF
Florida visited his grandmother
Mrs. Courtland Buckleu, this
week.
On Friday evening a group OF
young folks and several ADULTS
attended a youth rally at the
Baptist Emmanuel Church in Will
mington. The rally was in charge
of Jack Wyrtzen.
Miss Sharon Sorrer was guest
of Miss Maria Kaufman last week.
end at Pearson's Corner.
Miss Thelma Thomas spent the
weekend with Miss Joy Roe, Le-
banon, Del.
Miss Berta May Fitzgerald spent
the weekend with Miss Joan Long.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Duplich and
daughter, of Media, Pa, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. H. X.
Butts.
The Rev. Fred A. Arndt, pastor
of Calvary Methodist Church, an
nounces services for Sunday as
follows: Sunday School, 10 am;
Morning Worship, IL am; M.Y.F.,
7:30 pm.
Smyrna times., 1958-05-29
MARYDEL

Miss Linda Covington, daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. Charles Coving-
ton of Ocean View, Del, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Leslie and Miss Jean Leslie while
her parents attended the PENN
sula Conference. On Sunday even
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Covington were
dinner guests of the Leslie family.
Mrs. Florence Section and Mrs.
Helen Horney of Henderson spent
a couple of days at the Section
Cottage at Rehoboth this week.
On Friday evening, May 16,
Miss Ann Bose, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Norval Bose, became the
bride of Mr.. Phillip Gunter, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Gunter.
They were married in Calvary
Methodist Church by the Rev.
William Hankins. Miss Bose is a
graduate of Dover High School.
Mr.. Gunter is a graduate of Smyr-
ma High School and is attending
the University of Delaware. They
will make their home near town.
Miss Jean Leslie is spending a
week in Dover with Miss Helene
Erhart and sister.
We welcome back to town Mrs.
Hattie Moore, who spent the win
ter months in Dover with her son,
Smyrna times., 1958-05-29

matched"-that is the grain pat
tern is so joined that it forms a
complete, delightfully."- abstract
figure" on each door. In the
chest, the grain pattern is used
"at random" (slip-matched), but
great verve is attained because
the swoop of the grain is reversed
on the bottom drawer.
Wood beauty like this is possi-
BILE in volume today because of
bonded wood" construction. This
revolutionary method of the
ancient art of veneering gives flat
wood areas great stability and
strength. These bonded surfaces
permanently retain their place
and their beauty. The pulls are
as romantic in sound and history
as teak. Easily grasped shafts,
they are carved out of rosewood.
Used as an accent, their darker
wood contributes to the harmony
of the total design - in which
metal pulls, for instance, could
look garish.
Casually tapered hardwood legs
are firmly braced with support
ing stretchers, fashioned in a
favored modern manner that
adds a feeling of lightness as
well as strength to substantial
pieces such as these. In accord
with the best in modern design,
nowhere here is there a hint of
superf1uous ornamentation. In
stead, factors of function and
convenience are amply provided
and express in lines of greatest
simplicity and in the enduring
beauty of natarel harawccf-.
Smyrna times., 1958-05-29

Teak - exotic in beauty, but
no longer in price = is an orien-
tai wood being used ever more
widely to fashion furniture for
American homes.
Because of its great strength
and toughness as well as its high
ly distinctive grain pattern, it
has always been a principal fur
niture wood in Burma, Java,
East India and French Indo-
China where the teak tree grows.
1t can never be as generally avail
able as mahogany which must
also be imported, for the true
mahoganies come only from
tropical America and Africa
where there are considerable
stands of large trees. In con-
trast to mahogany's pink-tinged
brown luster and medium pores,
teak is tawny yellow with a tex
ture almost as masculine" as
oak.
The cedar lined storage pieces
illustrated above are part of a CO.
ordinated group of bedroom and
dining room furniture and living
room tables with a Danish feel
ing to them.
Thanks to matching dimen-
sions, two pieces placed side by
side, as above, provide single,
smooth surface. And the fronts
are exceptionally interesting to
the eye. Note the direction of the
dark streaks, so characteristic of
teak, and you'll see that the grain
in one runs horizontally, in
t'other, vertically. Further, in the
cabinet, the teak is book
Smyrna times., 1958-05-29
20 fears Ago

Red" Moffitt and his bride, the
former Miss Dorothy Riggs of
this town, have taken an apart
ment in the Jefferson property on
Mt. Vernon Street and gone to
housekeeping.
Miss Margaret Ida Lovegrove,
aged so, one of Smyrna's oldest
and best-known women, died last
Thursday after a lingering ill
ness. She spent practically her
whole life in this vicinity. For
many years she clerked in the
store of w. G. Roe and enjoyed a
wide acquaintance throughout the
community. Surviving are two
brothers, George and ]. Edward
Lovegrove.
Mrs. Homer D. Hudson leaves
tomorrow, Friday, for New Lon
don, Conn, where she will be
hostess at the Light House Inn
for the summer.
Louise Downs, president of the
Stump Corner All Club of lower
New Castle County, has been
chosen to attend the National All
Camp in Washington, D. c. A
scholarship that she won for the
June short course at the Univer-
sity of Delaware has been trans
ferred to Helen Downs. Henry
Dukes will be the clubs other re-
preventative to the short course
Mrs. Susan Vinson, widow of
Henry L. Vinson, former mem
ber of the Kent County Levy
Court, while returning to her
home Saturday evening on the
Hartly-Marydel road, was struck
by an automobile driven by Nor
ris Darling, resulting in COM
pound facture of one leg and 9TH
er injuries. AS a result OF the ac-
cident the leg was amputated'
Her condition is critical.
Smyrna Town Council closed
deal with Edgar Frazier last
week, making secure the purchase
of the entire right of way. All is
in readiness to start work as soon
as they hear from WPA.
Revival of interest in the Lew
escape May ferry line across
Delaware Bay is reported by the
Lewes Chamber of Commerce as
indicated in letters from various
organizations throughout the pen
insula.
Magistrate Ned Hutchinson has
moved his Justice of the Peace
office from the Hazel Block, Main
Street, to the Tucker Building on
Commerce Street.
Smyrna times., 1958-05-29

Mrs. Eliza Minner, widow OF
Stephen L. Minner, a prominent
farmer of Kenton Hundred, died
at her home near Blackstone
last Wednesday in the SIND year
of her age. The deceased had been
in failing health for some months.
She is survived by five children,
two daughters and three sons.
The government dredging mach
inc arrived at the mouth of Smyr-
ma River last week to carry out
a $4,000 improvement under the
emergency act passed by Congress
for the improvement of streams.
The dredge is now removing the
troublous sandbar at the mouth
of the river, the obstruction which
absolutely prevents the Steamers
Brady and frankie of the Trans
portation Company and Steamer
L. M. Price from passing out or
in at low tide.
Grain buyers at Cheswold are
loading car with corn on cob at
so cents per 70 pounds. With
some of our people it is surprise
that a carload could have been
collected throughout this whole
community. 1t was bought of John
Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Price, of Tay-
lor's Bridge, have the sympathy
of their many friends in the loss
of their infant son, Roland Price,
aged six months. Funeral services
were held Tuesday afternoon at
Friendship M. E. Church.
Next Saturday will be Decora-
ton Day. and General w. S. Han
cock Post No. 20, GAR, OF
Smyrna, has outlined an interest
ing program. The veterans will
meet at the post room at nine
o'clock and will march to Ode
Fellows Cemetery where the ad.
dress will be given by the Rev
Arthur Richards, pastor of The
Presbyterian Church.
Levi Griffith, one of the best
hotel men on the peninsula who
recently moved from Dover after
Smyrna times., 1958-05-29

DR.. F. H. P. Moore, and wife.
The parents night sponsored by
the M.Y.F. of Marydel was very
successful. There was a good at
tendance. The program was in the
form of a panel discussion, the
topic being Juvenile Delinquency.
Youth on the panel were Frank
Luff, Barbara Feyl, Leslie States,
John Shuts, and Andy Collision.
The moderator was Malcolm Pres
colt. Adults on the panel were the
Rev. William Hankins and Mr.. L.
H. Collision.
We wish to welcome to our
church, our town, and our COM
munity our new minister; the Rev.
Fred A. Arndt.
On Thursday evening the Mary
del Civic Club met at the home
of Mrs. T. o. Ford, with Mrs. H.
H. Heather as co-hostess. The
meeting was opened by Mrs. T..
E. Heather, president. Devotions
were in charge of Mrs. A. H. Wy
att who read one of her favorite
Psalms, followed by the reading
of poem written by the club
president. The program for the
month was flower arrangement
and members entered many at
tractive displays. Prizes were CIV
en- for first and second best ar
rangements with Mrs. l.. A. Gov
ell taking both prizes. There was
Smyrna times., 1958-05-29

period of twenty-five years as
manager of the Capitol Hotel,
died Monday night Mr.. Grifhth's
death was caused by dropsy from
which he had been sick for some
time.
Smyrna times., 1958-05-29
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
so YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
tion.
Smyrna times., 1958-05-29

NATIONAL WARNING System, NAWAS, of the Federal Civil
Defense Administration acvaed at the center the Con-
tnena headquarters Colorado Springs
Partridge (above) the
2S 0me for the time May l. From this control CENTER
similar Coasts norma
ton impending attack voiced directly 200 warning
points, warning nets
switching State civil defense
locally transmit detailed
survival the field. U
Smyrna times., 1958-05-29

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