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Milford chronicle., 1958-07-04
Small Decreases Are
Noted In Traffic
Permanent Traffic Counters Dis
close Decrease During May

Small decreases in traffic were
recorded at most of the permanent
traffic counting centers, along the
main highways in the state, for the
month of May, in comparison with
the record for the same mouth of
last year.
According to a report prepared
by the Traffic and Planning Divi-
sion of the State Highway Depart
ment, Route 40 was the only high
way to record an increase over
May of last year.
Officials of the Traffic and Plan
ming Division attribute the decreas-
es, which we're very slight at all
points, to the fact that most of the
week-ends in May were not suited
to a large amount of travel
The increase along Route 40, at
a point west of Bear, was 4.12 per-
continued on page ntne)
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-04
Over 100 ''Promoted''
1T Miltord's annual
Big Aquatic School
ALL STATE POLICE
LEAVES CANCELLED

Colonel John P. Ferguson
stated today, all days off of
the Delaware State Police
have been cancelled so that
the full force of the State
Police will be available to
handle the Fourth of July
holiday traffic.
Special arrangements have
been made to direct the an
ticipated heavy traffic to and
from the New Castle County
Airport in connection with
Operation Firecracker".
Colonel Ferguson announ-
ced all radar units will be in
use throughout the long
holiday weekend; and at
tention will be directed es-
specially to the discourteous
or inconsiderate drivers who
do not feel they can drive at
a reasonable rate of speed,
as well as the drinking driv-
er who continues to be the
high frequency factor in fa-
tai accidents.
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-04
State Tops Nation
In Xmas Seal Sale
Delaware Goes To The "FrOntv For
21st Consecutive Year

Delaware topped the nation
again last year in the sale of
Christmas Seals.
For the twenty-fist consecutive
year the Delaware Anti-Tubercu-
Iosis Society led the 48 states and
the District of Columbia in per
capita Christmas Seal Sale re-
ceipts, according to G. Taggart
Evans, executive secretary.
The Information was received
this week from Clarence Kehoe,
Seal Sale director of the National
tuberculosis Association in New
York.
The 1857 Christmas Seal Sale
receipts in Delaware amounted to
$105,600 with per capita total of
24.1 cents. More than $4,000 Dell
awareans purchased Christmas
Seals last year.
CONTINUED on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-04
August First
Is Deadline
For Entries
In Road-E-O
Truck Drivers Must Sig
Nifty Intentions Of En-
tering Competition By
That Date; Fete Due
Sept. So.

August 1st is the deadline for
truck driver entries in the 1855
Safe Driver Truck Roadeo to be
held September So at Trenton
N. j., according to Fred ]. Sievers
general manager of the Delaware
Motor Transport Association.
Drivers who win state champ
ionships in the tri-state competi-
ton will be entered in the Nation
al Truck Roadeo to be held this
year in Miami, Fla, by the Ameri-
can Trucking Associations.
Any commercial truck driver
from Delaware. Pennsylvania OF
New Jersey is eligible to compete
providing he has an accident-free
record the past year.
Delaware entries should be reg.
istered by their employers through
Mr.. Sievers, Box 446, Wilmington
AS in previous contests, drivers
from each state. will compete
among themselves for state champ
ionships in three classes: straight
truck, single axle and tandem axle
trailers. Tri-state champions viii
be named from among the state
winners.
The competition will be run of
on an official roadeo obstacle
course. This will include problems
that simulate parking and traffic
situations the driver faces daily
on. the job. Each contestant also
will be given written test to in
clude the federal Interstate Com
merce Commissions highway safe
ty rules and emergency procedures
This will be the fourth tri-state
roadeo sponsored by the DMTA
along with the Pennsylvania and
New Jersey associations. The con-
testants are entered by their en-
nlnvers who nav their exnenSeS.
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-04
Dazzlingly Beautiful
Streamlined Sirens
VIII Be Featured In
Numbers July 22-26.

One of the most spectacular fea-
lures at the Kent & Sussex Fair
at Harrington, will be the sensa-
tional Manhattan Rockets, daz-
zingly beautiful, streamlined sir
ems, who will be featured. in
series of lavishly staged produc-
tion numbers, beginning on Tues
day night, July % and continuing
through Saturday, July 26.
The Manhattan Rockets are
famous from the tip to toe of North
and South America. They have
made highly successful appear
ances in the big cities of Canada
G years with the Canadian a =
CircuiD and the United States. For
the past eight years the Manhat-
tar Rockets have been a regular
feature at the Du Quon State Fair.
They were chosen to fly down to
Rio de Janeiro at great expense
for the Brazilian Mardi Gras.
The dancing darlings were fea-
tured at the National Shrine Show
in New York's Madison Square
Garden and have played many
Shrine shows in the United States.
They have appeared with Bob
Hope and many other star attrac-
tions.
These fair titans of terpischore
are always enthusiastically ap-
plauded during their dance num-
bers, famous for split second pre-
cision and synchronized perfec-
tion
They will do their famous "Juu-
gle Rhythm" and will enthuse au-
diences with other exciting dance
numbers. The Rockets are a Jart.
of the Havana Holiday Revue"
as presented by Gac-Hamid for
the 39th Annual Fair at Harring-
ton.
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-04

creating a vacuum that shattered a
small window. He believes the rush
of fresh air touched OF the explo-
sion.
However, Armel West, town
policeman. said he inspected the
building Is minutes earlier. Short
ley after the explosion, he accosted
four boys who were running
through the streets and was told
they were trying to report the fires
location.
Raymond S. Goslee, owner of the
agency said the building was worth
100000 and shipment parts still
unpacked, $4,000. Destroyed with
the building and parts we're four
trucks in for repairs, owned by Dia-
mond State Telephone Company,
(coutinued on page pinel
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-04
Max Corder Reelected
School Board Head
President For Past 3 Years Is
Unanimous Choice Again

On Tuesday night, July 1, 1858,
in. the Board of Education office
of the Milford Special School Dis
trict, the Milford Board of Educa-
ton was reorganized for the 1853
SO school year. Mr. Max R. Corder,
president for the last three years,
was unanimously chosen as presi-
dent and Mr.. George A. Robbins
was unanimously elected vice
president. The remaining members
of the Board are Mr.. Ernest c..
Macklin and Mr.. E. Crerar Ben
nett, Jr. For chairman of the
Building Commission, Mr.. E. Crer-
ar Bennett, Jr., was unanimously
chosen and for yice-chairman of
the Milford Building Commission,
MIR. George A. Robbins was unani-
mously elected Mr.. Corder and
Mr.. Macklin are also members of
the Commission.
From the State Board of Educa-
ton as ex officio members of the
Milford Building Commission, Mrs.
Continued on page fveD
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-04
All Star Games
Were Well Attended
Both We're Played At The Milford
Baseball Park Last Saturday

The sixth annual Kent Sussex
Athletic Association All-Star games
were played at the Milford Bail
Park on Saturday, June %. There
were two games. A Little League
game consisting of players on the
East-West teams from Frederick,
Milford, Georgetown, the East: and
FELTON,, Harrington and Bridgeville,
the West. The West won to 8.
The Pony League game. consisting
of players on the North-South teams
from Milford, Harrington and Eel
ton, on the North, and players from
Seaford, Georgetown and Bridge
vile, on the South. The South won
6 to 5. They were two well played
and very interesting games, which
saw a good turn out.
:coatinued on page sevenl
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-04
Apply For Gas Tax
Refund Applications

Farmers who have not applied
for refund of federal gas tax on
the gasoline they use on the farm
should do so according to William
H. Henderson, county agricultural
agent
Farmers who applied last year
(for the year ending June 500 are
now receiving application form
2240 to make application for re-
fund for the coming year which
Started July l.
Mr.. Henderson says farmers who
(continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-04
Fireworks Displays
Must Have Permit

The State Highway Department
is reminding the public that per-
mits must be procured for the hold
ing of public display of fireworks.
under the provisions of existing
laws covering that subject.
These laws provide that any
group desiring to hold public
display of fireworks may apply to
the State Highway Department for
a permit to hold such a display and
the Highway Department Is au-
thorized to issue permit under
CONTINUED on page elevenl
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-04


Club members may also take
part in the junior dairy and junior
swine shows.
Besides the exhibits, there is the
state All judging contests, on
Tuesday. July % on clothing. bak-
ing. food preservation, vegetable,
dairy, swine. and poultry and eggs.
State All demonstration contests
will be held on Wednesday. July
%. All county demonstration win
ners will be eligible to enter the
contests, Mr.. Gwinn said.
The demonstration contests for
both boys and girls will be held
In the new Poultry Building and
IN the Educational Building. begin
ming at 10 a. m, Wednesday.
The state All Tractor Operators
lcontinued On page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-04
Officers Elected By
Public Archives Group
Mrs. Henry Rldgely, Dover, Retires
As President After 80 Years

At the Annual Meeting of the
Public Archives Commission, held
in the Hall of Records, on We'd
nesday, June 25th, the officers for
the ensuing year were elected. Mrs.
Henry Ridgely was one of the
original members of the Commits
sion when it was created in 1905
and has served continuously as an
officer; first as Treasurer and then
as President for more than thirty
years. She declined to be consider
ed for reelection. David F. Ander-
son, Esq, of Wilmington, was
elected President to succeed Mrs.
Ridgely. George NJ. Fisher. Esq,
of Dover, was reelected Vice Presi-
dent, and Mr.. Henry P. Cannon,
ii, of Bridgeville, was elected Sec
retary to succeed Mr.. Anderson.
continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-04
Manhattan Rockets
viii Be Feature OF
K ent-Sussex Fair
COP WILL HOLD FARLEY
IN DOVER AUGUST 9TH

The Republican State Com
mittee voted Monday to hold
the party's nominating con-
vention at Dover, on August
q starting at 5 p. m.
The night session was a
greed upon in a discussion,
according to EIwood S.
Leach, state chairman, be-
cause it will enable more
persons to attend the conven-
ton.
1t was also announced that
the convention will be held at
the new State Armory which
is near the Legislative Hall
and the Highway Department
Building.
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-04
y. 9. Penney Co. Ties
In With Matinees
Local Store WnI Award Prizes Al
SchIne Theatre

In conjunction with the Milford
Theatres special children's pro-
gram to be held every Wednesday
afternoon stsrting July 9Th, this
city's ]. c. Penney Store will award
various articles of merchandise as
prizes to youngsters competing in
the stage activities AS part of
their program, the theatre will have
special games and contests on their
stage every Wednesday afternoon.
Realizing the perfecL tie-in op-
portunities in the title Penny
Pal'', the management of Penney's
will cooperate with the theatre to
insure the success Of these kiddies
fun shows. Special programs will
be carefully selected by the thea
tres home office, these shows
guaranteed to he suitable for
youngsters but will also entertain
every one of all s.ges.
continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-04
Watch For Pinkeye
In Livestock Now
Substantial Loss In Production
Caused BY Summertime Malady

A weeping" discharge from the
eyes of cattle at this season of the
year may be warning sign of
pinkeye, the American Foundation
for Animal Health cautioned farm
ers today.
Pinkeye is most common during
hot summer months, and causes
substantial losses in production.
The disease usually starts as a
small, red, wart-like growth on the
colored part of the eye and is ac-
companied by the weeping" dis
charge. Affected cattle also may
show evidence of pain, especially
when il strong sunlight. Temper
ary blindness may result
Young calves with pinkeye may
be unable to follow their rlothers
around the pasture and older, tenn
porarily blinded animals, may cas-
Continued on page rvel
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-04
GOsIee Agency MiIIsboro
RdSed By $500, 900 Blaze

An explosion ripped through the building
Main Street Msboro, at Sunday
Chief Joseph Lingo OF Miboro
moderlng Tor
Milford chronicle., 1958-07-04
Fair Offers Opportunities
For DeIatUare s 4-H Youth

many opportunities
members according Gwinn
different
these cIOtSjng
heanfi q electric
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-06-05
Gerhard BuhIers
To OSpend Summer
On European Trip.

Gerhard Buhler, former Bluffton
high school principal now on the
faculty at Freeman Junior college,
Freeman, South Dakota, will conduct
a group of 16 college students on a
tour of Europe this summer. He will
be accompanied by Mrs. Buhler and
their daughter, Ruth, freshman at
the South Dakota school.
The tour is being made under the
auspices of the Menno Travel Serv-
ice and is the twelfth annual tour of
its type. The students making the trip
are from various Mennonite and affil-
lated colleges. -,
Sailing from New York Saturday,
the group will visit England, Holland,
the World Fair in Belgium, Luxem-
bourg, Switzerland, Italy, Austria,
Germany and France. They will sail
aboard the S. S. New York.
The BuhlerS attended Bluffton col
lege commencement activities here
this week and were to leave Bluffton
Wednesday. .....
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-06-05
Rainfall First
Five Months Only
81 Pct Of Normal

Rainfall in the Bluffton area for the
first five months of 1858 is only 81
percent of normal, according to Ray
Burkholder, local official weather OBJ
server, who noted this week that the
month of May has followed the same
pattern as the previous four months.
Precipitation the first five months
of theyear has totaled only 8.72
inches compared with a normal oil
14.38 inches. Last month MIR. Burk.
holders instruments measured total
of 2.64 inches compared with May s
average rainfall of 1853 inches.
The mean temperature during the
past month was recorded at $50 de-
grees compared with the normal of
COL degrees. Local thermometers
rose to Sc degrees on May Is, the
warmest day thus far this year, and
dropped to a low of IS degrees on
May and s.
During last week there were light
frosts recorded on Monday, May 20,
and Thursday, May %, when the
mercury dropped to 3S and So degrees
respectively. The low of So degrees
on May 29 ties the record for that
date set in 1902.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-06-05
jug Breaking
Ceremony Sunday

The Rev. Gareth Wiederkehr, mis-
sionary to Gabon, French Equatorial
Africa, will be the guest of honor at
the First Missionary church Sunday
morning when the traditional jug
breaking" ceremony is held by the
Sunday school.
The program arranged by children
of the Sunday school centers around
the breaking of their coin filled Sum-
shine Maker Acorn jugs. The jugs
contain contributions of the school in
support of children of missionaries.
This makes it possible for the chill.
dren to attend school and receive a
regular education.
Children of the missionary who will
address the church are sharing in this
support.
The Women's Missionary society
will also bring into the church their
sacrifice banks which also go fol
missionary work.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-06-05
Ebenezer Church
Opens Bible School
Monday, June 9

The Daily Vacation Bible school
sponsored by the Ebenezer Mennonite
church will be conducted beginning
next Monday, June 9 and extending
through Friday, June 20, it was
announced by the Rev. w. ]. Flick
niger, general superintendent of the
school.
Children eligible for kindergarten
this fall through the seventh grade
will be accepted for the school.
Glasses begin at S:45 a. m. and close
at IL: 30 each morning Monday
through Friday.
Teachers who have been assigned
the various classes are as follows
kindergarten 1, Mrs. Bryan Basinger
and Imogene Bronson; kindergarten
II, Mrs. Francis Niswander and Mrs.
Richard Gratz; grade 1, Esther
Louise Hofstetter, Harriet Bixel and
Annabelle Amstutz; grade 2, Mrs.
Albert Diller and Rachel Garmatter.
Grade 3, Mrs. Phares Bixel and
Gladys Bixel; grade 4, Mrs. John
Nusbaum and Wilma Jorg; grade 5,
Harriet Schwab and Mrs. Clayton
Basinger; grade 6, Mrs. Raymond
Moser; grade Z, Mrs. Flickinger and
Verna Kiefer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-06-05
Frank ScOles Wins
State Farmer Award

Frank Scoles, Route 1, Bluffton,
was one of eight boys from Hancock
county who qualified for the coveted
State Farmer awards presented by
Future Farmers of America. He will
receive the award during the state
convention of the Ohio Association of
FLA at Ohio State university be-
ginning today, Thursday.
Participating in many school activ-
tiles. Scoles was a member of the
Dairy Judging team for three years,
served as secretary of his FLA
chapter last year when the chapter
was Judged first in the county in
parliamentary procedure. He also
served as president of his class two
wears and as vice president one year.
He played the leading roll In his
Junior class play.
Scoles is the son OF Mr.. ana Mrs.
Guy Scoles, and is student at Cory
Rawson high school.
Another Cory-Rawson student. Dean
Biery, Benton Ridge Route /, also
qualified for the award.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-06-05
Explorers Enjoy
Island Camp-Out

French's Island in Tamrack Lake,
Michigan, was invaded over the holi-
day week end by II Bluffton Explorer
Scouts and their leaders who enjoyed
roughing it on the otherwise unin-
habited island.
The Scouts had plenty of boating,
swimming, fishing plus rain. Thunder
storms and showers occurred all three
days the boys were there, but did not
interfere with their fun. There are no
buildings on the half-inile long island,
but a well provides fresh water. The
island is owned by the Boy Scouts.
Adults accompanying the boys in
clude their leader, Bernard Schiffke,
John Gilbert, Sam Baber and Ralph
Reichenbach.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-06-05
Births

The following births were recorded
at Bluffton Community hospital dur
ing the past week:
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Spaeth, Rawson,
a boy, Joseph Lynn, born last We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Hoepf, Blluffton,
twin girls, Karen Rose and Sharon
Ann, born, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Hartman,
Williamstown, a girl, Cheryl Sue,
born Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Stanfield,
Findlay, a girl, Debra Kay, born
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evan w. Steiner
(Betty Reichenbachl, Bluffton, boy,
Daryl David, born Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Zimmerly, La
fayette, a boy, Garry Dean, born
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mathewson,
Bluffton, a girl, Robin Jean, born
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Schu'
macher, of near Pandora, boy
Mark Eric, born June 2 at Findlay
hospital. Mrs. Schumacher is the
former Kay Berry, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Dallas Berry or N. Mound
street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-06-05

Spearheading community drive to
raise funds to cover the 81, ,439 OBJ
legation for construction of a bath
house foundation at the municipal
swimming pool, the Bluffton Junior
Chamber of Commerce is preparing
an appeal for assistance from all
Bluffton organizations.
Morris Groman, president of the
Jaycees, said that a letter will be
placed in the mails within a few days
asking for support of the various
groups.
Mr.. Groman explains that at the
time of the completion of the pool,
Green & Sawyer, contractors on the
job, offered to lay the bath house
foundation and plumbing for an at
tractive price which could not have
been matched later after equipment
WAS moved from the site.
The additional cost was to be fl
nanced through a subscription cam
paign and several sizeable contribu-
tons had been received and deposited
toward this fund. Other individuals
and firms pledged support.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-06-05
Vandals Break
Large Window
AT Lumber Go.

Bluffton police early this week
were investigating vandalism which
resulted in smashing a large plate
glass window in the office and dis
play room of Steinman Bros. Lumber
company at 236 Cherry street late
Saturday night or early Sunday
morning
The broken window was discovered
Sunday morning by Lysle Baumgard-
ner of Mishawaka, Ind, who had
been visiting with his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Ross Bogart on Cherry street.
The large glass window was shattered
in two places by rocks. Two large
stones were found inside the broken
window.
PaTolman Wade Bechtel was
called to the scene Sunday morning
and summoned the Allen County
Sheriff. Deputies Lonnie Furniss and
Leo Liston arrived and made a
search for finger prints.
Pauolman Bechtel concluded that
the rocks came from the drive across
the street at The Farmers Grain
company, but upon investigation was
unable to locate any damage of the
grain company property.
Nothing appeared to have been
stolen from the lumber company.
Officials of the neighboring Farmers
Grain company stated that they have
been plagued in recent months with
series of broken small panes of
glass in their buildings. Many seem
to have been broken with a BIB gun.
1t was necessary recently to replace
a total of II panes of glass, the man.
reported.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-06-05
Near Record
Glass Awarded
Degrees At BE
Honorary Degree Is
Bestowed Upon Mennonite
Seminary President

Sixty-seven Bluffton college seniors,
second largest graduating class of the
So turned out by the school, received
their diplomas in Commencement ex-
ercises Monday morning at 10 O'Clock
in Founders haH. The class of 1850,
largest to graduate, had 20 members.
DR.. w. ]. Faulkner, pastor of the
Park Manor Congregational church,
Chicago, gave the commencement
address. In his talk, entitled ~ Dare
You to Stand Tall" DR.. Faulkner
challenged the 1858 graduates to
Stand tall, smile tall, think tall and
live tall"
DIR. Faulkner said "The world
wants a new philosophy, an idea to
lead us into a golden age. For lack
of an idea we will be led into ahnihil-
atom He urged the graduates to
smile tall and said that Jesus had the
secret of a healthy personality in
his moral concern for all people.
The college also awarded DR.. S. F.
Pannabecker, retiring president of
Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Chi
cago, an honorary doctor of humane
letters degree during the commence
ment program.
DR.. Pannabecker was graduated
from Bluffton college in 1917 and
attended Witmarsum Seminary, Gar
rett Biblical Seminary, Evanston, H.,
and in 1914 he received his Ph.D. de-
gree from Yale university. He served
the Mennonite church as member of
the Bluffton college faculty, three
terms as missionary to China, and
since 1948 he has been president of
the Mennonite Biblical seminary.
Citations were also read honoring
three Bluffton college faculty men,
bers who are retiring this year. They
are DR.. j. S, Schultz, professors
John P. Klassen and Herbert K.
Berky. Prof. Berky has been with the
college for As years and the other two
professors have given "a years of
service. The citations were prepared
by Prof. Ada Lapp, Prof. Naomi
Brenneman and DR.. Richard Weaver.