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Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
Local OAR Chapter
To Hold Luncheon
Will Celebrate eth Birthday
AT Hub, Dover
Tomorrow

The Captain Jonathan Caldwell
Chapter, Daughters OF the Ameri-
can Revolution, will celebrate its
ninth birthday by having lunch
con at The Hub in Dover at l o.
clock. Members will bring guests
for the luncheon and the meeting
that will follow. Mrs. j. Allen
Frear, Jr., wife of Delaware's jun
ior senator, will be the speaker for
the afternoon and will have as her
subject Through the Eyes of
Wives" This will be a talk of her
life in Washington as a member of
the senatorial wives group. The
soloist for the afternoon will be
Mrs. John B. Heyde, a soprano,
who is pupil of Rosa Ponselle.
Official guests will include Mrs. Z.
F. Seimes, State regent, and Mrs.
Glenn Skinner, who was State re-
gent when the local chapter was
organized. Chapter birthdays have
been important dates on the calen-
dar and this one is looked forward
to with anticipation and interest.
Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
A Great Deal Of Work
However Is Needed Be-
fore Drive Will Reach
Goal Of Former Years.

The Polio Fund Drive, 1858
style, is going well in Milford ac-
cording TO the cO-chairmen, Edwin
L. Fisher and James G. Downham,
but despite the outstanding early
success of the current drive, the
goal lies still far from being
reached
Last Saturday, Troop 102, local
Boy Scouts, sold crutches to down
town shoppers and did highly
creditable job.
Tomorrow, Saturday, February
1st, the Coolies and Cootiettes will
stage their annual Mile of Dimes
on Walnut Street. Ralph Scott,
much-cited member of the V.F.W.,
assisted by Myrtle Hill Reedy, will
be in charge of this phase of the
local Polio Fund Drive.
According to the drive officials,
the local drive is being extended
through the first week of February.
Reports disclose that Ward
money is coming in and the special
gifts drive, being conducted by the
Rotary Club, with Bob Yerkes, serv-
ing as chairman, is about 1879 COM
plete.
The need for funds is still acute,
and while Salk Vaccine has dealt
Polio a mortal blow, there are
many persons stricken in the past,
who are still in need of treatment
if they are ever to again lead nor
NAL active lives.
Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
Rabbit Propagation
Is Being Discussed
Danger OF Importing Rabbits Dis.
closed BY Commission

One by one neighboring states
have ceased importing midwest
ern rabbits. This plan to increase
rabbit populations has proven to
be dangerous, ineffective and far
too expensive.
Pennsylvania twenty years ago
literally imported rabbits by the
tens of thousands. After careful
Investigations their chief of re-
search reported in 1897 that there
was no resulting increase in rabbit
populations. Pennsylvania discon-
tinued the practice of importing
rabbits and encouraged a program
of food and cover development and
of trapping and transfer of ma
tive cottontails.
New York terminated the prac-
tice of importing rabbits in 1888.
However, sportsmen's club were
issued permits for importing the
cottontail. ITO evaluate the re-
suits of such stocking a study was
made, using II representative areas
widely distributed throughout the
major rabbit range of the State.
Releases were made during the
open season in order to learn
what returns might be realized in
terms of direct hunter take. Based
on data from feGr representative
areas, it was estimated that hunt
ers recovered SO percent of the
rabbits stocked during the cunning
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Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
GOIdey Beacon Plans
Extension Course
Will Be Held At Georgetown
High School Starting
February 5th

An extension course in office
management will be conducted in
Georgetown High School by Goldey
Beacon School of Business, Will
mington, beginning Wednesday eve-
ring, February 5, according 80 an
announcement by DR.. Jay w. Mill
er, school president. The course
will meet one evening a week for
16 weeks and the first session,
starting at 7:30, will be open to any
interested person.
This course is the first unit in a
series of eight courses which COM
prise the new Administrative Sec
retarial curriculum recently an
nounced by the Wilmington school.
Now for the first time employed
stenographers and secretaries may
complete full secretarial program
entirely in evening school and re-
ceive a Ljpln....... al the semi-annual
commencement exercises of the
school.
If interest warrants, additional
extension units of the complete
Continued on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
DR.. w. L. Crier
Dies At His
Milford Home
Funeral Services For
Civic Leader Will Be
Held At Rogers Fun
eral Home This Sunday.

DR.. Walter L. Grier, retired l..
ID. Caulk Company executive, and
Milford civic leader for more than
naIf a century, died at his resi-
dence on Lake View Avenue,
Milford. Thursday, January 80,
after a long Illness
DR.. Grier was in his eighty-sec-
ond year. He was born at the Grier
homestead near the Haven Lake
entrance to Milford, on May 9Th,
1876, son of George S. and Mar
garet Layton Grier. One of seven
teen children, he was the last sur
viving member of the Grier chill
dren by two marriages of his fa-
ther, who was born in England,
and came to Milford, well over a
hundred years ago TO pioneer the
iron industry IN this area.
He was educated M the schools
of Milford, and was graduated
from the Williamson Trade School
in Philadelphia He was also a
graduate of the University of Penn
sylvania School of Dentistry.
AS a young man he practiced his
profession in Milford, and gained
an enviable reputation as dem
tist. He left private practice, when
he Joined the L. d. Caulk Com
pany, internationally known manu-
facturers of dental supplies, in
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Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
Sheepmen Endorse
New Legislation
Bill Making Changes Is Pending
Before The Legislature

Proposals for livestock yard in
spection as outlined in bill now
before the State Legislature (SB
146) were given by DR.. w. r. Teet-
er, veterinarian of the State Board
of Agriculture at the regular meet
ing of the Delaware Sheep and
Wool Association on Tuesday eve
ming. He explained the difficulties
now being encountered by farmers
because so few health regulations
now exist. Following his talk the
members voted to endorse the bill
as proposed.
Endorsement of the provisions
of the National Wood Act (S 286D
now before the Congress was also
approved by the association men,
bers. Briefly, the Act would ex-
tend for another four years a pro-
gram to encourage lamb and wool
production, one of the few farm
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Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
Polio Victims Are
Aided In Sussex
Report Disclosed That SS,135.40
Was Used In County

A total of sS,135.4O was spent
during 1857 directly to aid polio
victims in Sussex County. This
figure was released last week with
the annual financial report of the
local chapter of the National
Foundation for InfantiIe Paraly-
sis.
William G. Lambden, treasurer
of the local group, reported that
the Sussex County Chapter netted
s11,384.60 last year from the 1857
March of Dimes. A like sum sent
to the organization national head
quarters represented the county's s
contribution to the National Foun-
dation's research, professional ed
ucation, and other programs.
Mr.. Lambden pointed out that
Sussex County experienced only
one new case of polio in 1857 and
that the chapters expenditure on
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Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
COP In Kent
Plans Lincoln
Day Dinner
Featured Speaker Will Be
u. S. Senator John j.
Williams At Fete To Be
Held Friday, Feb. Ia.

u. S. Senator John j. Williams
will be the featured speaker at a
Lincoln Lay dinner being Sponsor
ed by the Kent County Republican
organization.
The affair, which is expected to
attract Republican and Independ-
ent voters from all sections of the
State, will be held Friday evening
February IA, at Caesar Rodney
High School Cafeteria, Camden
The dinner will compience at o.
clock.
General chairman for the dinner
which will be the opener for the
1858 Republican Campaign in Kent
is John F. Mcdonald of Dover.
Lit. Governor David P. Buckson
will be Master of Ceremonies.
The Honorable Vera G.. Davis,
State Treasurer, is chairman in
charge of Distinguished Guests.
Mrs. Valerie Boggs is chairman
in charge Of Decorations.
Two young lady members of the
Kent County Republican Commit
tee, Jackie Newman and Mae
Northwood, will be co-chairmen of
the committee on entertainment.
Mrs. Ether Parker is chairman
of the hostesses committee.
Robert H. Yerkes, a former chair
man of the Kent County Republi-
can, has accepted the Chairman
ship of the Publicity Committee.
Ticket Committee is headed by
Harold E. Remley and Robert Bam-
berger.
Republican County Chairman, w
Deanne Johnston, is chairman of
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Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
CRY Council Votes
To Seek Smaller
Salary For Selves
Accept Recommendation
OF Mayor VIM. r. MUIR
ply And Recind Action
Taken At Reorganiza-
ti0n M Getting Last
Week.

At a meeting of Milford City
Council held on Tuesday evening
of this week, ii was decided by
unanimous vote of that body to
accept the recommendation of May
or William r. Murphy, and seek a
change in Milford's charter at the
current session of the General AS
sembly, whereby the Mayor would
receive an annual salary of $500
and councilmen $3.50.
Previously, Council had voted to
have their city solicitor prepare
legislation that would provide the
Mayor with salary of $1,000 per
year, and Councilmen, $500 per
year. This action was rescinde6
when Mayor Murphy explained that
he felt the lesser salary figures
would be more in line with other
state communities comparable in
size with Milford
Mayor Murphy also announced
the following committees for the
ensuing year: Street and Sewer,
Messrs. Kirby, Benson, Berry; Or
dinance, Messrs. Ward, Adams,
TlduSueys Ol1llly, sMtSsIS. OOWu-
ing, Adams, Blades; Insurance,
Messrs. Blades, Downing, Benson;
Budget, Messrs Adams, Berry,
Kirby; Police, Messrs. Berry,
Blades, Benson; Legislative.
Messrs. Haughey, Ward, Kirby;
Building, Messrs. Benson, Haugh-
ey, Downing; Assessors: 1st Ward,
Mr.. Albert Peterman; End Ward,
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Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
Presbyterians Hold
Annual Meeting
Meeting Was Preceded BY Dinner
Served BY Ladies

Last Wednesday evening the
members of the First Presbyterian
Church of Milford held their An
nual Congregational Meeting. The
business was preceded by a dinner
arranged by the Women's Associa-
tion.
The Minister, the Reverend Har-
ry Jaeger, moderated the first sec
ton of the gathering and Mr.. John
Roosa, president of the Board of
Trustees, presided over the finan-
cial portion of the meeting.
Reports of the years activities
were presented in ,mimeograph
form for all of the organizations
of the church. They were from the
Women's Association, Mrs. Milton
Dill, president; The Milford Chap
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Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
Semi-Annual
Dollar Days
Will Be Held
Here Feb. 7-8
Merchants Are Fully Pre-
pared For Milf0rd's
Mid-Winter Sales Fete;
Many Bargains Will
Be Offered.

Milford merchants are fully pre-
pared for semi-annual Dollar Days
which are scheduled to be held
here on Friday and Saturday OF
next week, February and 8.
The local merchants are putting
forth a mighty effort 10 make this
years mid-winter dollar days the
greatest sales fete ever held in
Milford.
Early next week they are plac-
ing in the mails nearly eight thou
sand circulars which will go into
as many homes in the lower part
OF the State.
Plans for Dollar Days have been
developed and carried to fruition
by Ted Aber, president of the Mil
ford Chamber Of Commerce, as
sisted by Courtney Burch, chair
man of the Mercantile Division of
the Chamber, and Robert Fl. YER
kes, secretary to the Board of Di-
rectors and secretary of the Mer-
camille Division.
In addition to the circular, there
will also be a full section in the
next issue of the Milford Chronicle
devoted in it's entirety to The many
fabulous bargains being offered by
the merchants. Time is also being
purchased on the local radio sta
tion to carry the message of saw
ings into all parts of lower Del
aware.
Every potential shopper in the
downstate area and in adjoining
Maryland is enjoined to come to
Milford during Friday and Satur-
day, February Z and s, and see for
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Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
New Officers Are
Installed By Kiwanis
Irye Bowman VIII Head Local
Service Club In '5S

The new officers of the Milford
Kiwanis Club were recently in
stalled at a dinner meeting.
Following a delicious dinner en-
joyed by the members and their
wives was the Installation Cere-
mony. The club was honored to
have the new 1t. Gov. of the 18th
District, George T. Turner, Sea-
ford, officiate at the ceremony.
The new officers are: President.
Irve Bowman; Vice President,
Lynn Hollenbeck; Secretary, AL
bert Rosen; Treasurer, Lou Pikus.
At this meeting, DR.. James West
was presented with an engraved
gavel and pin for his excellent
leadership this past year as Presi-
dent
To top the evening off, Wright
Ward presented a very interesting
program with slides of his trip to
Honolulu. This was greatly en-
joyed by everyone.
The club is looking forward to
a most active year in community
affafFs led by it's new and able
President.
Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
Expanded Science
Course At u. Of D,
Atomic Energy Commission Grant
Is Aiding New Program

Nuclear scientists and engineers
will soon be graduated from the
University of Delaware as the re-
suit of a grant from the Atomic
Energy Commission, DR.. William
w. Hagerty, dean of the school OF
engineering, disclosed today.
A specially built nuclear train
ing reactor financed by $118,00O
Acc grant will soon be installed
in the new engineering building,
Pierre S. DUPONT Hall. The reactor
will cost approximately $4,000
with the remaining funds used for
related equipment.
Universities selected as sites for
the reactors have been carefully
screened and qualify only il they
have a licensed reactor operator
an approved program of engineer
ing instruction, and outstanding
facilities, equipment and engineer
ing faculty. Consideration is also
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Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
Penny Kopf Will
Appear In Play
Milford Girl VIII Star In Pr0duc-
ti0n BY Wesley Players

One of the great hits of the New
York stage, THE Solid Gold Cadil-
lac, is due to pull up at the Grace
Fellowship Hall in Dover on the
evenings of March l3 and IA, as q
presentation OF the Wesley Play
ers, with Penny Kopf of Milford
starred in its central role of a
seemingly befuddled old lady who
rocks a meeting Of "a giant corpora
tion's stockholders when, as own
er of ten tiny shares, she asks
some highly explosive questions.
1.-The Solid Gold Cadillac, writ
ten by Howard Teichman and the
playwright who's collaborated on
more hits than any other living
author, George Kaufman, first
drove into New York in November,
1858, and kept its motor running
there for 526 laugh-powered per-
formances.
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Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
Many Fine Pictures
Due At NelU Milford
Manager Herman Kopf
Lists Some Coming
Attractions

Herman Kopf, local Milford
Theatre manager, has announced
the presentation of the great
screen hit, "Sayonara" starring
Marion Brando, which will open
at the Milford Theatre on Febru-
ary 7th. Based on the pulitzer
prize novel by James A. Micherer,
and filmed in Technirama and
Technicolor, the screen attraction
is making attendance history all
over the country. Playing oppo-
site Mr. Brando is a young Japan
ese actress, Mike Taxa. Co-stars
are Patricia Owens, Red Buttons,
Ricardo Montalban, Martha Scott
and James Garner, star of TVS
Maverick
Other great films lined up show
ing in the near future are Rain
tree County, which has been
booked to start February 9th, and
stars Montgomery Cliff and Eliza
beth Taylor. Don't Go Near The
Water" with Glenn Ford, "Peyton
Place" with Lana Turner, Lee
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Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31

cookiesl A one-half campership
will be awarded to the top girl
in each district.
Profits will also go towards i'm
provement for day camps, new
boat deck, rowboats. more tents,
new floors and cots for all units.
When Girl Scout knocks on
your door they would appreciate
your patronage. Girl Scout Cookies
are delicious in flavor and attrac-
tive in appearance.
Troop, No. So will be selling
cookies in the Acme Super Market
on February 1st and Troop No. 1876
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Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
New Exhibits At
Delaware Museum
New Year Is Welcomed BY In.
teresting New Items

A timely display of almanacs
iating from 1877 to 1902 has been
placed on exhibit at the Delaware
State Museum, in Dover. The al
manacs are the paper-bound varie-
~ which merchants gave or sold,
for a small sum, to their customers.
They served as advertisements for
various patent medicines and
other products, as well as for the
ocal merchant, usually drug
gist, whose name was stamped on
the back. Tie almanacs on exhibit
advertised the following Dover
firms: d. T. Burton, Burton and
Sypherd, Clarke and Mcdaniel,
Cowgirl and Green, i. M. Gooden,
and Thomas c. Roe.
The contents of the almanacs
varied little through the years.
Each one contained a wealth of
information on a variety of sub
iects. The basic information related
to phases of the moon; times OF
sunrise, sunset, and moonrise !;
length of days; dates for the be-
ginning of each season; type and
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Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
Lions Club Minstrel
Show February 1920
RehearsaIs Are Now Under Way
For This Years Extravaganza

The Ninth Annual Milford Lions
Club Minstrel Show will be held
on the evenings of Wednesday and
Thursday, February 18th and goth,
at the Milford Theatre at SIS.
Rehearsals are well under way
with Price Webb, Jake Roosa and
Chuck Hammond as chairmen of
thfs years extravaganza. Bob
Baechler has been selected to act
as interloeutor. Other members of
the cast will be named at a later
date. Meanwhile, Lions are re-
hearsing intensely with their Choir
US and various speciality acts.
Tickets may be purchased at the
Ben Franklin Store, Coffman-
Fisher Company, Brereton's Phar-
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Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
High Tension
W ire Kills
I W O Cras S h
) u Wv or S
Laurel Men Unhurt When
V e hicle Smashes-up;
Come In Contact With
DOwned Line And Are
ElectrOcuted.

Uninjured in an automobile ac-
cident, swo Laurel men were elec-
trocuted a short distance from the
scene of the accident early Sun
day morning.
The automobile which one OF
them had been driving struck q
guy wire to pole and brought
down a high tension wire. After
vainly trying to get their car out OF
a field the men were electrocuted
IN the roadway nearby.
They were Dallas Lucas, about
80, of lie Delaware Avenue, and
George Chase, about 80, of 4O5
West Sixth Street, Laurel.
The car belonged to Lucas and
apparently, state police said, he
mad been driving.
The wire brought down resulted
in a power failure in a large area
southwest of Laurel.
/. Troopers at Bridgeville said the
men came into contact with the T.
200-volt wire after they had tried
to get their car out of a muddy
field.
Ine car IdlleQ 10 make q turn,
ran off the road, struck guy wire
from the ground to the top of the
pole. The top of the pole was snap
ped off and the high tension wire
eaEae to the ground, unbroken.
Examination of foot prints of
the men at the scene by state police
showed that they had attempted to
free the Lucas car from the mud
N the field. Neither of the men was
injured in the accident.
Troopers were unable to say
whether both of the men came into
contact with the wire at the same
time or one of them touched the
wire and she other tried to save
aim and was electrocuted.
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Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
State Banks
Assets Show
Advance For
The Past Year
Total Assets OF The Della
ware Banks Reached An
All Time High OF $751;
0S9, 9,S26.55 Hughes Re-
ports.

State and national banks in Del
in assets at the end of last year
rejecting what Randolph Hughes
state bank commissioner called
the continuing growth of Della
wares economy"
Total assets of the banks reached
an all-time hight of 1851 ,089, ,826.55
an increase of $22,2z7, ,569.49 for
the year.
The report covers sc state banks
and trust companies, including
branches, an increase of three, and
seven national banks, a drop OF
one, in business during the year.
Assets of state banks and trust
companies and their branches, ex-
elusive of mutual savings banks,
amounted to 6,176,813.06 at the
end of the year; of mutual savings,
$152,116,954.17, and of national
banks, S32, ,049.32.
The report on state banks and
trust companies as of last Dec. 81
also showed: Cash and due from
banks, $118,254 ,105.87, a decrease
of $3,846,0S7.68; u. S. government
obligations, $213,558,82273, an in
crease of $9,279,74487; loans and
discounts, $297,OS7,51603, de-
crease for the year OF 50,519.18,
the total representing 1894 per cent
of total assets as compared to
1912 per cent as of Dec. 81, 1856;
demand deposits, $423, ,747.557.74, an
all-time high representing an in
crease of $3,773,340.85; savings de-
posits. $113, ,S97, ,342.07, an increase
for the year ief s7.222, ,276.O7; total
capital account, SCI, ,428.S1, an
increase of $2.942, ,402O5, the total
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Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
New Market WSCS
To Observe Birthday
Special Observance VIII Be Held
On Sunday, March 9th

Special observance of the f1ftieth
anniversary of the New Market
Woman's Society of Christian Ser
vice of the Glendale Methodist
Church will be held on March 9Th
in both the Morning and Evening
Services. A special committee,
headed by the President, Mrs. /.
Webster Warren and the Pastor,
Rev. Elwood Eckhart, are making
plans which will include worship
service to which State and Confer
ence dignitaries and officials will
be invited. An anniversary dinner
will be served by catered service
Immediately following this service.
Invited guests and members of the
church will have the privilege of
enjoying this fine meal. Reserva-
tions will be made for the dinner
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Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
Diabetes Detection
Stations Slated

Diabetes Detection Stations will
be conducted by the State Board
of Health at the following loca-
tions and dates:
Wednesday, February 5, 1858:
Harrington, City Office. 12:45-3:15
p. M: Friday, February 7, 1858:
Milford, American Legion Build
ing, Rehoboth Parkway, 12:45-
3:15 p. m.
In Milford, the clinic is being
sponsored by The American Legion,
Post No 8. and the Auxiliary.
Continued on page sIxl
Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
Warns Corn Borer
Population Growing

''The corn borer is one striking
example of an insect that increases
and decreases in a rather marked
cyclical manner, meaning the bor-
er population should not neces-
sarily be expected to undergo fur
ther reduction this coming season. >
A University of Delaware ento-
mologist made this statement to-
day when he predicted that prob
ably the borer will increase in the
state this year. unless another sea-
son unfavorable as the past one for
continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
Farm Bureau Ladies
Support Book Shelf

At a special luncheon held in
Dover at the New Dover Hotel,
Farm Bureau Women contributed
a sum large enough to purchase
four new books These books will
again be donated 20 the State Lii
brary Commission to be Used in lhe
State Library as well as on tho
book. mobiles throughout the state.
Feeling that the fundamental
ideas of freedom under God, free
dom to worship. freedom to ch0os..
political candidates. freedom to-
(eoatinued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
All Food Project
Entries Are Asked
Kent County Agent Outlines Course
For Older Members

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,
Marion Macdonald, county All
Club Agent. said the project is not
recommended for first-year mem
bers.
Two booklets on the project have
been revised for ease in conduct
ing work and recording informa-
tion. One book is strictly for keep
ing records. The second explains
the project, and what foods make
up good diet.
(coD.inaed on page seven)