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Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26
Dr.. Mulligan Meeting For
Honored BY Citizens On
State Firemen Monday Night
Georgetown Parson IS
Made First Honorary
President Emeritus Of
Association.

Delaware's volunteer firemea last
Saturday conferred a uplCde hon.
or on their hard-wOrkiEg chaplain,
who lists one of his hobbies as
fighting fires (earth and helD."
In the closing moments of their
annual convention at Smyrna, they
named the Rev. DIR. Thomas G.
Mulligan of Georgetown as the first
honorary president emeritus" in
the history of the Delaware State
volunteer Firemen's Association.
A Methodist minister, DR.. Mulli-
gan has been chaplain of the asso-
citation for IL years. He was reap
pointed to this post to which he
has devoted large amount of time
over the years by paying personal
visits to any sick fireman that he
hears about.
In the biographical form that he
filed out for the News-Journal. pa
pers nine years ago he lists his
hobbies as lighting fires (earth
and held, fishing, and politics.
Now assigned to Grace Methodist
Church in Georgetown, he is a for
mer superintendent of the Dover
Methodist Church and pastor OF st.
Paul's Church in Cambridge, Md.
The firemen's tribute to DR.. Null
ligan came as they ended their 38th
annual convention in Smyrna. The
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Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26
Will Be Held Under Au-
spices OF Local Board
OF Education To Dis
cuss A Referendum.

The Milford Board of Education
is planning a citizens meeting for
Monday night, September 29, 1858.
at 7:30 p. m, in the Lakeview Ave-
nue. School cafeteria. All candidates
for the legislature residing in the
Milford School District have been
invited to attend. The topic for dis
cussion is the advisability of hold
ing another referendum in the near
future for the purpose of securing
funds to erect additional class
rooms.
From the 1856 building fund a
balance sufficient to erect approxi-
mately four classrooms remains.
One question upon which public
opinion is desired is, Should the
construction of these rooms pro-
ceed at once and continue the use
of the American Legion Building
with no provision for the future? :?
The other question is, Should pro-
visions for adequate classroom
space be made as rapidly as pos
sible?"
Accordingly a sincere invitation
is extended to all parents and tax
payers of the Milford District to
meet at 1880 p. m, Monday, Sep
tember 20, 1858, to discuss and rem
der opinions as to what shall be
done about our present classroom
shortage with is becoming more
acute each day.
Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26
Traffic Bulletin
Notes Many Increases
All Increases However We're
In Northern Part OF
Delaware

The traffic bulletin prepared by
the Planning Division of the State
Highway Department for the month
of August, reveals that there were
increases recorded at the traffic
counting stations in the northern
part of the State, while decreases
were noted at most of the stations
in the lower part of the State.
A comparison with August of last
year was not possible along the
Concord Pike, north of Talleyville,
since the traffic counting station
at that location was out of service
due to highway construction work.
For August of this year the aver
age daily number of vehicles
counted was 16,400 and the largest
single day was Saturday, August
8, when 1857 vehicles were count
ed.
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Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26
1858 COP Campaign
Will Formally Open
Here Friday Night
Principal Speaker Will Be
Jan Bove, Who Is Rum
ming For Attorney-Gen-
eral; Other Candidates
Due.

The 1858 political campaign in
the Milford area will get under way
here this Saturday evening when
the First Representative District
Republican Club of Sussex Coun-
ty officially opens its new head
quarters in the Hotel Norman
Building, downtown, with an open
meeting and rally. Principal speak
er will be Januar D. Bove, Jr.,
prominent Wilmington attorney
and Republican candidate for At.
torney General.
Members of the host club have
been busy the past week getting the
large store, formerly occupied by
Young & Sevel, ready for Saturday
evenings AFFAIR. The premises have
been decorated and furniture has
been installed. Featured In the two
large display windows are large
mounted photographs of ali the
statewide candidates. Every effort
is being made to provide comfort
able seating, in pleasant surround
ings, for the large number of Re-
publicans and Independents ex-
pected to attend.
A graduate of the University of
Delaware and Harvard Law School,
Mr.. Bove has gained recognition
as one of Delaware's outstanding
young attorneys and has served as
City Solicitor of Wilmington and as
Deputy Attorney General of the
State of Delaware. His legal ca
reer was interrupted by World War
II, during which he attained the
rank of major. At the recent Re-
publican State Convention, Mr..
Bove was an unanimous choice for
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Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26
Hercules Has
1900 Acres
Under Option
Wilmington Corporation
Has No I'm m e diate
Plans To Construct A
Plant Near Lewes.

Hercules Powder Company last
week disclosed that it has under
option approximately 1900 acres of
land along the Delaware Bay about
one mile north of Lewes, Della
ware. The boundary covered by the
options extends from the Roose-
1eIt Inlet area along both sides of
Canary Greek to the Broadkill Riv-
er.
The tract includes lands owned
by members of the Ritter and Brit
tingham families and the Lewes
Commissioners. The option in the
case of the latter property is for a
long-term lease, wnile options for
the remainder of the property pro-
vide for outright purchase.
]. II. Tyler Mcconnell, secretary
of Hercules Powder Company, said
IL making this announcement that
although the company has no i'm
mediate plans to construct a plant
on this property, it desires to be
prepared with an available site for
possible future expansion in this
area. He indicated that the company
will determine whether or not to
exercise its rights under any or all
of these options within the next
few weeks.
He pointed out that the site is
readily accessible to ocean trans
portation, rail, and highways, and
although largely marshland can be
reclaimed for industrial use.
Residents of Lewes and other
nearby communities, farmers bor-
dering the site, those involved in
sport or commercial fishing, Rnd
those concerned with wildlife con-
servation, may feel sure that if a
plant is built in this area, Hercules
intends to be a good neighbor in
every sense of the word, just as it
las proved to be in over twenty
swo other sections of the United
States where it has plants" said
Mr.. Mcconnell.
He pointed out that the chemical
industry, of which Hercules is a
part, has established leadership
among all industry in the nation
for safety on the job, good em-
.ployee relationships, and outstand-
ing mmunity-industry coopera-
ton.
Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26
Young People From
FiUe States To Meet
Session VIII Be Held AT
JacksOn's Mil, w. Va,
Oct. 1919

The annual five-state ToSng Men
and Women's Conference will be
held Oct. 1913 at Jackson's Mill,
Weston, West Virginia, this year,
according to Sam Gwinn. Delaware
State Ali Club Leader.
The conference is for young
people, mostly between IS and 80
years old, from Virginia, Maryland,
Ohio, West Virginia and Delaware
They meet for program of work
shop discussions, speakers, and
recreational activities.
The objective of the annual con-
ference is to stimulate leadership
among young people and to pro-
vide them with an opportunity tc
exchange ideas, Gwinn said.
Young people come to the con-
ference from All Clubs, Grange
Farm Bureau, Church, Future
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Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26
Democrats Plan To
Open Headquarters
Upstate This Friday
Public Is Invited To For
NAL Opening At Cam
paign Site And Greet
Top Candidates On Tic
kets.

The Democratic State Committee
will officially open its 1858 cam
paign headquarters at 507 Market
Street, Wilmington, at $3.50 p. m.
tonight, Friday, September 26, il
was announced earlier this week
The public is invited to the for
NAL opening which will be attended
by Garrett E. Lyons, Democratic
state chairman and the top candi-
dates on the ticket for November A.
These will include former Gov
Ebert N. Carvel, candidate for u
s. Senator; Harris B. Mcdowell
Jr., aspirant to mis- old seat in the
House of Representatives and Mi
chael A. Popitti, candidate for At
torney General.
State candidates who will be
present include: Harry S. Smith
Georgetown, up for reelection as
State Insurance Commissioner ;
Ernest Killen, Harrington, running
for State Auditor and Mrs. Belle
Everett, Kenton, the candidate for
state treasurer.
Other area candidates are also
expected to receive those interest
ed in meeting them and Mayor Eu-
gene Lamott will be on hand to
extend his greetings.
State Chairman Lyons has an
nounced the appointment of Wal
ter Pyle, an official of the Westbrae
Spring Water, Inc, as headquarters
director and coordinator. He will
be on duty every day to provide
information for the public or for
party workers, Mr.. Lyons declared
The headquarters telephone num-
Der Is Olympia S-7241 and will be
open daily.
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Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26
Tour Is Planned For
State Broiler Growers
Sussex County VIII Be Site For
Annual Tour

Sussex County will be the site
of the Annual Delaware Broiler
Producers Tour on October Is, ac-
cording to Mr.. Ralph Barwick, as
sistant poultryman with the agri-
cultural extension service at the
University of Delaware
Mr.. Barwick said visits will be
made to several broiler farms
placing an emphasis on new houses
and equipment
The University's agricultural
substation at Georgetown is also
on the agenda along with other
stops of interest
Mr.. Raymond Lloyd, associate
county agricultural agent in Sus-
sex County will be host for the
group, Barwick said
For additional information, con-
tact your county agricultural agent
Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26
Turkey Producer Tour
Was Very Informative

A group of Delaware turkey
growers recently toured the Shen-
andoah Valley of Virginia. Mr..
Ralph Barwick, assistant state ex-
tension poultryman, reported the
annual tour was very successful.
The tour was made by car. and
was sponsored by the Delaware
Poultry Improvement Association
and the University of Delaware
Agricultural Extension Service.
They visited the Cooperative
Mills Turkey Research and Evalua-
ton Farms operated in conjunc-
ton with East Point Turkeys. Inc,
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Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26
Pharmacy Week L
Proclaimed BY Boggs

In proclaiming the week of Oc-
tober 5 through IL rs Pharmacy
Week in Delaware, Governor J.
Caleb Boggs this week pointed out
that Delaware pharmacists devote
long and tedious hours in serving
the public, and praised them for
their efforts to maintain and Inn
prove the high standards of their
profession.
The Chief Executive also called
attention TO the TACT that lives often
depend on the pharmacists skills
in preparing and. Interpreting pre-
scriptions which ulEst be precisely
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Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26
Good Pastures Have
Meant More Profits

Pastures continued lush for all
Kent County dairymen during Aug
ust- Farmers doing D.H.LA. testing
fed an average of only six lbs. of
concentrate feed for every four
pounds of milk. Normally the ratio
III about one ID. of grain for every
three lbs. of milk. Good pasturage
allows farmers to reduce the grain
feeding requirements, and thereby
produce milk more efficiently, says
Samuel Dixon. association presi-
dent
Dairy farmers have found that
by feeding their pastures with fer
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Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26
Steiner, Fitchett On
Swarthrnore Varsity
Milford Men Slated To Start
Against Oberlin October 4th

On Saturday, October 4, the Gar
net of Swarthmore College will
open their 1858 football season
against intersectional rival, Ober-
lin. The squad, numbering 80 men.
has been working out for a couple
of weeks and are rounding into
shape for the seasons opener.
Coach Elverson is faced with the
problem of bolstering weaker line
to support backfield stronger
than the one that lead Swarthmore
to an up and down ga season last
year. Seven able men will carry
the offensive attack this year led
by three-year veteran Nate Price
at the tailback spot. Subbing at
tailback will be a freshman, Dick
Fink. At the blocking back posi-
tion, two sophomores, Bill Welsh
and Tim Tweed will alternate.
Sophs Paul MeiseI and Cy CardillO
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Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26
John Rogers Tells
OF Layrnan's Meeting
Dover District Session VIII BE Held
At Lewes Church September Goth

Dover District Lay Leader, John
R. Rogers. of Milford, announced
today that the annual Methodist
Layman's Dinner for the Dover
District will be held next Monday,
September 20, at $50 o'clock.
According to Mr.. Rogers, the din
ner Is expected to be one of the
largest ever held in the District.
1t will be held in Bethel Methodist
Church at Lewes. a
Rev. Robert E. Green, former
pastor of Avenue Methodist Church,
Milford, will be the host minister.
Rev. Green is pastor of Bethel
Church.
The speaker will be Rev. DR..
Carlisle Hubbard, retired clergy
man, residing at Cambridge, Mary
land. DR.. Hubbard is one of the
best known orators in Methodism
and is expected to bring a message
of vital Importance to the group.
Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26
John Benson Houston
H0nOred For Judging
Houston Youth Wins Out
Over Contestants From
Six States

John ID. Benson, member OF
the Houston Cardinal All Club
and member of the 1858 Dairy
Judging Team of Delaware was
awarded first place in the Dairy
Judging Contest held at Richmond,
Va, on Monday, September %.
There were six states competing
in the contest, each state sending
a team of four members.
John, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester C. Benson of Houston, is
a Junior at Milford High School,
and a member of the football
squad. He has been interested in
dairy cattle for many years, and
has won many prizes for his expert
ability in judging cows.
His cows won several prizes at
the recent Kent and Sussex Coun-
ty Fair at Harrington.
Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26
State Rural Letter
Carriers Meet Oct. Is
Covered Dish Supper VIII Be Held
Saturday, Oct. Is, At Georgetown


The fall meeting of the Della
ware Rural Letter Carriers Asso-
citation will be social covered dish
supper on Saturday, October Is, in
the George town Presbyterian
Church, starting at $3.50.
This was decided at a meeting of
the organizations executive COM
mittee at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
David c. Speicher in Bridgeviiie
Saturday evening.
Presiding at the meeting was
Norman G. Abbott of Georgetown,
president of the Delaware Rural
Letter Carriers Association. He
urged all members to attend the
fall meeting. Besides the covered
dish, there will be small charge
per person for meat, bread, butter,
coffee and dessert.
A feature of the meeting will be
report of the delegates who at
tended the national meeting in
Des Moines, Iowa.
Also attending the executive
meeting were William B. Naylor,
Townsend, vice-president, and Mrs.
Naylor; Walter ]. Mills, Green
wood, director, and Mrs. Mills !;
Charles Conaway, Greenwood, di-
rector. and Mrs. Conaway; Mrs.
Norman G. Abbott, Georgetown,
Auxiliary president; and David
SDeicher. Secretary-treaSurer
Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26
Fort Delaware Again
Open To The Public
Historic Site Expected To Develop
Into Great Attraction

Grim and foreboding Fort Del
aware, located on Pea Patch Island
in the Delaware River of Delaware
City, is again open to the public
and is expected to develop into one
OF the First States greatest tourist
attractions according to the Del
aware State Development Depart
ment.
Scheduled boat trips to Pea Patch
Island were resumed on September
20 and will be continued each
weekend, Gather permitting,
through Sunday, October 10.
Through arrangement with the
State Parks Commission, round
trip transportation Is being pro-
vided by Captain Walter Wisowaty
of Delaware City at nominal charg-
es of $1.00 for adults and so cents
for children under fourteen. A 35-
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Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26
New Sanctuary Plan
OF Rehoboth Church
Shore Resort MethOdists Are Plan
ming $4,000 Expansion

A dream of many years, the erec-
ton of a new sanctuary. will be-
come a reality for the members and
friends of Epworth Methodist
Church, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
as they launch out into a $75, 100000
building campaign on Sunday, Sep
tenahcr s2Sth. This campaign marks
the elimination of many months
of planning which began in May of
this year when the Board of Trus-
tees endorsed a plan to erect a
new Church on the site now occu-
pied by the parsonage. The plan
was approved by the Official Board
and became official when endorsed
by a special quarterly conference
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Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26

hO Al % Ola nAOA~no 0AO06AN -
aware as compared to 35 highway
deaths, she said. More than half
of the fatal home accidents-15
out of the 2p--were falls. There
were seven dte.aas from fire, three
from poisoning. one from suffoca-
tion. and thTea unclassified.
The Homsi Safety Institute, de-
signed to improve public aware
ness of home accident hazards and
cut down OH the number of home
accidents and injuries, is being
sponsored by the Safety Council
and the State Board of Health. II
will be held at the new Non-Com-
missioned Officers Club at the Do
yer Air Force. Base, on October 10
from $3.50 a. m. to 4:30 p. m.
The program will include several
talks and exhibits, and the meeting
In expected TO be attended by goo
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Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26

C@&AA %AAAS3 a. Az - AAA%
DR.. Indyk said the tours will
cover the soybean and corn variety
evaluation plots to find which corn
hybrids and soybean varieties are
best adopted for Delaware.
There are also corn fertilization
studies and irrigation plots. Indyk
says ''the corn irrigation plots and
experiments are not too significant
this year because OF the high rate
of rainfall"
Other plots Of interest which
will be visited are green manure
evaIuation plots in corn Several
kinds of green manure crops and
combinations have been planted in
corn in conjunction with nitrogen
application tests. The various COM
binations of plants and nitrogen
will give some indication of which
ones are best
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Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26


voir of physically handicapped
manpower available for immediate
employment
The chief executive, in his proc
lamatioE, called attention to the
fact that ''the continued develop
ment of the United States of
America and the State of Della
ware requires an ever-larger num-
Der of skilled and qualified work
ers." and pointed out that this
makes it necessary to train and
educate all citizens who want to
make a worthwhile contribution to
our work force,
Delaware's observance of Nation
al Employ the Physically Handi-
capped Week is sponsored by the
Governors Committee for Employ
ment of the Physically Handicap
ped of which James H Sears of
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Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26
State Medical Group
Meets October 1-2
Presidential Address WIN Be GiveH
By DR.. j. q. Baker, Milford

16sth annual scientific session of
the Medical Society of Delaware
will take place Wednesday and
Thursday. October IL, in Whining
tons dupont Country Club. An es-
timated 200 doctors from through
out the state will gather to hear
news of medical progress and to
Join in discussions of their prob
le1as.
A highlight of the first days ses-
sion will be panel discussion of
religion and medicine in the treat
ment of the whole patient Doctors
have always realized that treat
ment of the body alone does not
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Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26
City Officials Flay
Milford Speeders
Unless Infracti0ns OF Speeding
Laws Stop CrackdOwn VIII Start


Mayor William r. Murphy and
City Councilman William A. Ber-
ry, Jr., issued joint statement to-
day, to the effect, that unless the
present speeding on the city streets
of Milford is stopped, the Chief of
Police, Robert Downes, and other
members of the local force, are
going to be requested to put into
Immediate operation the radar sys-
tenn, and to arrest any and all vio-
iators.
Both Mayor Murphy and Mr.. Ber-
ry, the latter chairman of the Po-
lice Committee of City Council,
state that they are receiving many
complaints from residents on North
and South Walnut Streets, Lake
view Avenue, North East Front
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Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26
1859 Oldsmobiles
On Display Oct. 3rd
General Public Invited To /. G..
Burton To See New Models

Friday, October 3rd, is the day
when the 1859 Oldsmobile will be
on display at l. G. Burton & Co.,
Inc. Mr. Burton says that this
year everyone seems interested in
seeing the new models. Oldsmobile
has been a coming cars for years
and is well up on the popularity
list. A good many people have
been asking, What will Oldsmo-
bile have to offer in 1882" Mr..
Burton is happy to announce that
they may see for themselves on
October 3rd at |. G. Burton & Co.,
Inc, on the Rehoboth Highway.
Mr.. Burton, Mr.. Quillen, Mr.. Kim
mey, Mr.. French, Mr.. Williams and
Mr.. Wright went to New York sew
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Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26
Home Deaths Almost Equal
To Road Deaths This Year

this
the period William
vice president Council who
Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26
Open House At Georgetown
September 3Oh

Field
Henry
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Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26
Observance Of
Physically Handicapped

Caleb calling for statewide observance
October
their part in Delawares
the
of
Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26

ROADEO RUNNERSUP Milford truck drivers,
e of Burris Food Distributors and William T.
hOnors Delaware entries the fourth
Sieyers right of the Del
Association joint the twoday
competition Webb who has sear noaccdent driving
took second in Deswares acor sngexle class which was won
Ewood T. WhtEgon Wilmington Watkins who has IA
without highway misha earned second in the states tractor
topped by Melvin L. Stanton Roadeo
written dealing with
his difficult
Milford chronicle., 1958-06-20

tended Bethel Methodist Church
services.
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union met with Mrs. Edna Nc
Laughlin on Tuesday evening of
this week. Scripture read from the
Psalm 101.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Short, of
West Philadelphia, spent the week
end at their home here They were
accompanied by Mr.. VIM. Kirk
bride, to his home here, after re-
ceiving treatment at the hospital,
in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Lester M. Kaufman has re-
turned home from the Beebe Hos
pital and is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Graef and two
daughters, Linda and Pat, have
returned home after spending two
weeks at Ocean City, Ed.
Everyone who attended the Sill
yer Tea held at tie home of Mr..
and Mrs. William. Murray enjoyed
Milford chronicle., 1958-06-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Tuschoff
visited Mrs. Vera Belts on Sunday.
Mrs. Prina Townsend has return
ed to her home here, after visiting
her daughter in Washington, ID. G.
Mrs. James A Belts, of Mt. Kisco,
N. Y, is spending the summer here.
Her son, Mr.. Brooks Belts accom-
panied his mother, Mrs. Belts, from
Easton, Pa, here, and he returned
to his home on Tuesday.
Mrs. Elsie Hickman returned
home on Saturday. after two
weeks visit 9ith her children, Mr..
and Mrs. Aldred Rogers and Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Duffy, in Spring
field. New Jersey. She was accom-
panied home by her sister. Mrs.
Blanche Calvin and daughter, Ruth
and grandson, Mr.. Keneth Rogers
who attended Dartmouth College
and is on his vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Lewis and
two children, Ronnie and Diane
spent the weekend with relatives
in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. West, of
Harrisburg, Pa. and Happy House
here, visited their aunt, Mrs. Clara
E. Richards, on Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Niblett, of
Upper Darby, Pa, and sister, Mrs.
Verrell Ruth, of West Philadelphia,
were guests of Mrs. Joshua Dukes,
here over the weekend and at