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Milford chronicle., 1958-10-31
Presbyteriians
TO Observe
lO8th Birthday
Homecoming And Church
Anniversary Will Be
Celebrated By Church
Sunday, November 9th.

The Annual Homecoming and
Church Anniversary will be cele-
brated by Milford Presbyterians
on Sunday, November 9Th, 1868.
The day will mark the beginning
of the 1O9th year of Continuous
Christian Preaching at the same
site. Althogh there had been a
Presbyterian Church here in the
early zoos with all records lost,
the present building was first serv-
ed by The Reverend G. w. Kennedy
in the Fall of 1850.
The present pastor is The Rev
erend Harry Jaeger and halls from
Philadelphia, Pa. He attended the
famous Princeton Theological Sem
mary and was ordained by the
Philadelphia Presbytery in 1914.
He is married and has two chill
dren. Mr.. Jaeger's sermon topic
for this day will be Hold Fast Till
l Come" and will be one of series
from the Book of Revelation
Mr. Wilson S. Vinyard and Mrs.
William Marshall, who are serv-
ing as co-chairmen, have been very
busy making plans and arrange
ments for the affair. They have
the following Commit
tees to assist them.
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Odd T elbow S.
Held Monday.
At Temple Here.
Grand Master Stuart A.
Baillieul And Staff
From State Grand
Lodge Conducted The
C0lOrful Ceremonies.

One of the best attended and
finest installations ever witnessed
by Crystal Fount Lodge No. 10
membership was held this week
in the spacious temple on North
Walnut Street, Milford.
Grand Master Stuart A. Bailleul
and staff of the Grand Lodge of
Delaware were the installing Off
GERS and conducted the colorful
ceremonies of installation in the
traditional Odd Fellow manner.
Those installed were: Alfred H.
Short, Past Noble Grand; James
C. Greenly, Noble Grand; Arthur
Everson, Vice Grand; Eugene YER
non, Recording Secretary; Henry
w. Wilkins, Financial Secretary;
John G. Jester, Treasurer; Roy
Hazzard, Warden; James r. Dep
uty, Conductor; Clarence E. Jes-
ter, Chaplain; James w. Cannon,
Jr., Right support to Noble Grand;
Wilbur Camper, Jr., Left support
to Noble Grand; Clayton Lord,
Right support to Vice Grand;
James A. Hall, Left support to Vice
Grand; William G. Baker, Inside
Guardian; Harlan Jester, Outside
Guardian; Douglas Ellingsworth,
Color Bearer.
After the installation ceremonies
all were invited to the George 1.
Jester Memorial Auditorium where
a turkey dinner with all the fixin's S
was served and a good time of Eel
lowship was enjoyed by all present.
Milford chronicle., 1958-10-31
Sen. Williams
Announces New
Poultry Market
Entirely New Market
Has Been Opened Up
Through Export Pro-
gram Of Agriculture
Dept.

Senator John ]. Williams an
nounced to the press today that as
result of the initial sales which
were made possible by virtue of
Public Law 4S0 and Section 80,
an entirely new market for poultry
products has been established.
The export program for poultry
as operated through the Depart
ment of Agriculture is proving to be
a tremendous success and has
shown signs of rapid expansion
since this program was first in
augurated.
The valuation of all United
States farm commodities in the
past two years under the Agricul-
ture export policies totaled $8.8
billion as of June 80, 1958-tne
highest for any 2-year period, and
as a part Of this Increased export
market which is being developed,
the poultry industry has for the
first time been sharing in this ex-
panded market for American agri-
culture
Several foreign countries are
now buying or negotiating for
American poultry products.
On March Is, 1856, the Govern
ment of the United States under the
authority of Public Law 48O en-
tered into an agreement with the
Federal Republic of Germany un-
der which importers in that coun-
try were permitted to purchase
from the United States poultry of
up to million D-Marks ($1.2 mill
lion in American money!.
Because United States poultry
was wholly unknown to German
buyers and because of the time and
risk involved in purchasing poul-
! tyr in such a distant market very
little was bought until November
1856.
The purchase of poultry was
made possible at that time because
an incentive program under Sec
ton 32 was provided by the De-
partment of Agriculture under
which the cost of ocean freight
was Offset by an export program.
AS a result of this, together
with the efforts of the United
States poultry trade working in
conjunction with the German poul-
try trade, the full amount of the
authorization ($1.2 million) was
procured during the months of
October, November, and December
1856 This was paid for by the Ger
man importers.
Although this poultry was pur-
chased for the holiday season, the
principle marketing period in Ger
many, most cf the product did not
arrive because of shipping strike
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Gov. Muskie To
Upstate
This Evening
S en- atOr Elect sFr I'm
Maine Will Address
Democratic Meeting At
Fournier Hall At Eight
O'clock.

Gov. Edmund S. Muskie of Maine,
recently elected to the u. S. Senate
from his state, will spark the final
Democratic bid for votes in the
upstate area at a rally to be held
in Wilmington this evening Fri
day. October 81. it was announced
by the Democratic State Commit
tee.
: The 44-year-old attorney who be-
came Names first Democratic gov
.ernor in half century four years
ago will speak in Fournier Hall,
1900 HOwland Street, at 8 p. M,
after a round of street-corner rail-
lies and appearances which will
begin shortly after his arrival Fri
day afternoon.
Wilmington City Council Presi-
dent John E. Babiarz is chairman
in this final all-out effort, accord
ing to State Democratic chairman
Garrett E. Lyons.
The six top state Democratic
candidates will travel with Mr..
Muskie and appear with him at the
evening rally. 1t is expected that
large down-state delegations will
again travel to Wilmington to hear
the man from Maine" tell how he
helped to sweep the second con-
secutive Democratic governor into
office in his state.
Mr.. MuSkie is no newcomer to
the POLITICAL scene despite his age,
Mr.. Babiarz pointed out. He served
as chairman of the Platform Com
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AT University
Draws 5000
Delaware's Grid Squad
Made ALL The Home
comers Happy With
$50 Win Over COnnec-
ticut.

Overcast skies and light rainfall
prevented the attendance of a ca
pacity crowd expected for the an
nual Homecoming Day ceremonies
at the University of Delaware last
Saturday, but failed to dampen the
enthusiasm of the $500 who did
show up for the football game and
other events.
More than 700 Blue Hen alumni
attended the Goal Post party at the
Newark Country Club after Del
aware's spectacular $50 victory
over Connecticut Many remained
for dinner or visited functions at
dormitories and fraternity houses.
The principal event of the MORN
ing was the dedication of four new
dormitories and the Student Center
which opened this fall for student
use.
Former Judge Hugh M. Morris,
president of the university's board
of trustees, accepted keys to the
buildings from representatives of
the architectural firms responsible
for the design of the new facilities
and, in turn, presented them to DR..
John A. Perkins, president of the
university.
Speaking of the completion of
the master plan for the central
campus, DIR. Perkins said, "The
two new dormitories on the central
campus mark the completion of
physical plans projected approx
mately 40 years ago. Seldom are
plans so faithfully fulfilled. These
dormitories of Georgian design,
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Kent Co. Youths
attend Conference
Four Houston Young Folk
Among Seven
Attending

Seven Kent County Alters re-
Gently attended the annual five
state Young Men and Women's
Conference in West Virginia. This
Leadership conference for older
youth and young adults brings to-
gether persons representing many
organizations in Delaware, Ohio,
Maryland, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia. 1t is held at Jackson's Mill,
West Virginia's State All Camp.
Special discussion groups are held
with outstanding resource persons
available. DR.. William Mcdaniel.
Professor of Agricultural Econom-
les, University of Delaware, work
ed with the Look Into Agricul-
ture" group. Eugene Thomas.
Marydel, did a splendid job as
chairman for the Saturday morn
ing general assembly Others at
tending from Kent County were:
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Training Sessions
For Census Workers
Procedure For Participants Is
Due Next Week

Training session for the Is area
residents who will act as census
takers in the 1859 Census of Agri-
culture field test to be conducted
in this county during the week of
November 10, will be staged next
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday,
it was announced today by Henry
Sherer of Dover, who has been
appointed supervisor for the test
Four-hour classroom sessions
will be held on Wednesday and
Thursday mornings covering such
items as how to conduct inter
views, how to fill out the farm
census QUESTIONABLE, map reading,
and related items. The trainees
will engage in practice interview
ing of farmers Thursday afternoon,
and then return to the classroom
Friday morning for a review of
their work and additional training.
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Book Fair Will Be
Held At Harrington
School Auditorium Scene
OF Annual Affair
November Sc

Plans are being made for the
fifth Annual Book Fair of the Har-
rington Special School district. 1t
will be held in the school audi
torium on November 5th and 9th
from 2-9 p. m. Several hundred
books will be displayed and will
be for sale.
The purposes of the Fair are tc
lead to a greater use of school and
public libraries; better selection
of library books; wiser and more
frequent book buying; more fam
lilies reading together; interesting
teenagers, especially, in new lei
sure-time hobbies; opening the
eyes of many children to the fun
of reading something besides comic
books.
Children's Book Fairs have been
held for a number of years in larg-
er cities. Twenty-nine cooperating
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Milford chronicle., 1958-10-31
School Citizens Group
VIII Report NoU. 10th
All Citizens, And Taxpayers Are Cordially In
vited To The Meetings Which Will Be Held
At The Lakeview Avenue School Audi
torium; Committee Will Make Report On
Needs

Kitchens, and William Kenton.
Daniel Friedman is also a member
of the committee. After considering
many details with the Milford
Board of Education it was decided
unanimously that citizens and
taxpayers meeting would be called
at 7:2e n. M, Monday, November
10, 1858, in the Lakeview Avenue
School auditorium, at which time
a report of the findings would be
presented by the committee and
its chairman, William Kenton.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all citizens and taxpayers of
the Milford Special School Dis
trict to be present at the Lakeview
Avenue School auditorium on Mon
day, November 10, 1868, to hear
the School Citizens Committee re-
port on our school building needs.
November 6, 1858, at 7:30 p. M,
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Milford chronicle., 1958-10-31
The Milford
Lions Busy
W Working On
Phone Book
General Chairman Donald
Jester Says New Direc-
tory Will Be Ready For
Distribution n About
January 1st, 1859.

Members of the Milford Lions
Club Telephone Directory Commit
tee for some time have been hard
at work preparing the new 1853
Lions Club Telephone Directory
to be completed and distributed
about the first of the year.
General Chairman, Donald Jest
er, pointed out that the Directory,
now in it's 9th year of publication,
required many man-hours of work
involving the full membership OF
the club who give freely of their
time to fulfill the dual purpose OF
the Directory. Originally conceived
as a project to raise funds to carry
on the many community activities
of the organization the Directory
has grown until it also offers one
of the finest advertising services
TO the business men of the area.
Being distributed free to $500 tele-
phone subscribers in the Milford.
Milton, Harrington, Frederick, Ell
lendale, Harbeson, Houston and
Lincoln areas, its classified section
and advertisement serve as ready
reference throughout a full year
to a large purchasing market.
Burton d. Willis, chairman of
Advertising, stressed that every
effort is being made to reach all
business men who wish to take adj
vantage of the advertising possi-
bilities of the Directory; however,
it is important that new advertisers
who have not been reached get in
touch with him at Milford $3.50 in
order to secure space in the Direc-
tory.
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Big Political Rally
By Republicans
Here This Evening
All Statewide And Local
Candid ates Will Be
Present At An Open
Meeting IN The Mil
ford Community Build
ing.

Milford will be the scene of the
last big Republican Rally of the
1858 Campaign Friday evening
with Republican statewide candi-
dates, headed by U. S. Senator John
J. Williams, joining county and
local candidates at an open meet
ing in the Community Building,
here. A capacity crowd, including
many independent voters and
even some Democrats, is expected.
According to Earle Isaacs, Jr.,
president of the host First Repre-
sentative District Republican Club,
the entire Republican ticket is ex-
pected to be present Friday eve-
ming. In addition to Senator Will
liams, who will be the principal
speaker, the presence of Congress-
man Harry G. Haskell, Jr.; Januar
ID. Bove, Jr., candidate for Attor-
ney General; State Treasurer Vera
G. Davis and State Auditor Dale
E. Wheatley, candidates for re-
election, and Arthur R. Hudson,
Republican candidate for State In
surance Commissioner, is antici-
pated.
The entire Republican Sussex
County slate, including Irwin j.
Aydelotte, Delmar, candidate for
Clerk of the Peace; Louis v. Spen-
Ger, Milton, for Prothonotary;
Lawrence E. Meredith, Greenwood,
for Register of Wills; Everett f.
Warrington, Harbeson, for Re-
eorder of Deeds; Irving B. Hud-
son. Jr., Selbyville, for Sheriff;
and Edward ]. Suthard, of Lewes,
candidate for Coroner, has indi-
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Muscular Dystrophy
Drive Now On Here
Albert Peterman Is Director OF
Drive In Milford Area

You can help! By giving a few
hours of your time to walk for
children who cannot walk for
themselves. The children, and adj
ults too, who are sticken with that
dreadful, crippling, fatal disease
of the muscles-Muscular Dystro-
ply.
Our American people are gener-
Gus. They voluntarily contribute
the dimes and dollars that make
possible the research, the purchase
of special equipment, the patient
care which are the hope of victims
of Muscular Dystrophy. Through
education, the public is becoming
more aware of the need to give and
to work for the fight against Mus
cular Dystrophy. But public aware
ness, by itself, means nothing +. j.
unless something is done about it,
And something can be done
but only by You! People will give,
if you are there to ask!
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KiUUGYsis Club Offers
Fruit Cakes For Sale
Proceeds Will Benefit The
Kiwanis Youth
Center

The Milford Kiwanis Club will
conduct a fruit cake sale to raise
funds for the Kiwanis Youth Cen
ter, it was announced today by
President ]. Irwin Bowman. The
club will offer three-pound "Old
Home" fruit cake, pre-sliced, for
this sale. The price of the cake is
1925 and the club anticipates a
large sale for the holiday season
at this price.
President Bowman has appointed
Bryan Dorman as Chairman of the
fruit cake sale. Cakes may be pur-
chased from any Kiwanis member
or may be ordered for home de-
livery by calling Milford 1922. The
Milford Kiwanis Club hopes to ex-
pand activities at the Youth Center
and the success of the fruit cake
sale will help to achieve this goal.
Milford chronicle., 1958-10-31
Women's S Clubs
Are Offering
international
Scholarships
Mrs. John E. Burris OF
Milford Is Chairman
Of The Co m mite e
Which Will Make Selec-
tipns.

The Delaware State Federation
of Women's Clubs has maintained
a student at the University of Del
aware under a scholarship plan to
foster better International Under
standing for a number of years.
Now. the Federation is broadening
this effort to include four Della
ware student from the Public High
Schools who will have the oppor-
tunity under the American Field
Service plan to participate in a
school program in a foreign coun-
try for the first semester of their
Senior year. The policy of the
American Field Service is well
known in Delaware for its thor
Oughness in choosing students of
outstanding academic ability, as
well as those with an outgoing
personality, to serve as Junior Am
Dassadors abroad. AS the aim of the
State Federation and that of the
American Field Service are the
same it seems fitting that they CO.
operate in this new scholarship
plan. The American Field Service
is equally careful in choosing the
homes in which these young peo-
pie live abroad as well as prOVid-
ing them careful guidance during
their stay. The State Federation
committees have visited each of
the public high schools of the state
this week to give the details to the
school administrators and MEM
bers of the Junior class who are
interested in competing. Any Pub
lie High School Junior who has not
heard of this opportunity may write
or call the president of the local
Women's Club or any of the MEM
bers of the State Committee on Sc
lection of Students for this infor-
nation. Juniors are urged to do this
at once as the deadline for appli-
cation for the College Entrance
is November Is
which is one of the criteria for the
scholarship.
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Community Day At
First Presbyterian
Interesting Session On Community
Basis Is Due November 9TH

World Community Day, Novem-
ber 7th, 1880 p. M, to be held in
the Sunday School Room of the
Presbyterian Church. There will
be a very interesting program, SO
please plan to attend. The theme
of the meeting will be-exchange
goods, ideas, and people. Yarn and
yardage will be collected to be
used by refugee mothers. Part of
the offering will make possible
the United Church Women's Inter
national Education Program. The
new project is helping women in
the South Pacific to preparation
full participation in the affairs of
the community. This is our own
United Church Women's project;
initiated by us and carried on in
our name. If 1t is impossible for
you to attend the meeting, we
would greatly appreciate it if you
would arrange to send your gift
of yarn and Yardage".
Milford chronicle., 1958-10-31

The Milford School District Citi-
zens Committee has held two meet
ings with the Board of Education.
The first was on October 13, 1858,
beginning with dinner in the Lake
view Avenue cafeteria followed by
a tour of the Benjamin Banneker
School, the American Legion
Building, the LuId NJ. Rcss Ele-
mentary School and the Lakeview
Avenue School buildings.
After much discussion among
those present it wss decided that
second get-togetlIer was neces-
sary. This meeting was held at
7:3O p. M, Monday, October 9th,
in the Lakeview Avenue cafeteria
with the following committee MEM
bers in attendance: Clarence
Downing, Brown Thawley, Albert
Peterman, Burton Willis, Robert
Zook, Harris Belts, John Wilkins,
Sr., Granville Shockley, Dallas
Milford chronicle., 1958-10-31
Blue Cross Opens
For State Residents
Special Enrolment For NOn-GrOuI
Folk Is Now Available

A special non-group enrolment
campaign in Blue Cross and Blue
Shield will open today for a two
week period for residents of Del
aware who are eligible for nom
group membership.
The campaign, the first staged
since non-group enrolment was
put on a year-'round basis in 1854
offers membership in the Blue
Cross-Blue Shield health protection
plans to those self-emplcyed, not
employed and to persons working
in firms employing fewer than 1c
people, who are under IS years of
age and in good health.
Enrolment coupons will be pub
lished in advertisements appearing
in daily and weekly newspapers.
In addition. applications may be Sc
cured by telephoning the Whining
ton office ce-Olympia 5-5161, the
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State Farmers Have
Established Records

Delaware farmers established at
least two records this year accord
ing to information received by the
Delaware State Development De-
partment from Washington sour
ces. The States 1858 corn harvest,
on per acre yield basis, may have
set a world record, and a record
yield, also on per acre basis,
was realized in soybeans.
According to the final October
crop report of the Crop Reporting
Board, U. S. Department of Agri-
culture, Delaware's corn harvest
averaged 72 bushels an acre, the
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In accepting the Craftsmanship,
DIR. Hudson stated: "The work that
needs yet to be done IN polimoye-
litis, and in the new fields of re-
sponsibility of the National Foun-
dation, should be supported by
everyone" AS the public has been
advised, the National Foundation
has extended it's area of operation
to virus diseases, birth defects,
arthritis, and disorders of the CEN
tral nervous system. There is lit
tie question that the Foundation
is eminently qualified to enter
these areas based on its past ex-
perience and success with Grip
pling polio.
In order to do the work effective
ly, the National Foundation needs
a total sum of $65.0OO.000.00 for
1859. The goal for Sussex County
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American Education
Week November ell
Week is Set Aside To Try To Keep
Up With Kids

American Education Week opens
on Sunday, November 3, and con-
tinues through November Is. This
is a special week set aside for citi-
zens to try to keep up with the
kids. Many schools in Delaware
communities will arrange to invite
parents and other tax payers to
visit during the week, but If your
school doesn't-you can make it
your business to visit a school to
see what goes on.
This 3Sth annual observance of
American Education Week is ar
ranged under the national auspices
of the National Congress of Par
ents and Teachers, the American
Legion, the United States Office of
Education, and the National Educa-
tion Association. All local units of
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Hotel Milford Gets
Fine Recommendation
Local HOstlery Can Boast "RecOm.
mended BY Duncan Hines"

The Hotel Milford can now boast
that it is Recommended by Dun
can Hines. The announcement of
the unsolicited recommendation
was made this week by Mr.. and
Mrs. Seymour Gellens, owners of
the hotel.
According to Mr.. Gellens, a rep
resentative of the Hines organiza-
tion Unexpectedly lunched at their
hotel one day last summer, inspect
ed their dining and kitchen facili-
ties and told them that their estab-
lishment met the rigid qualifica-
tions for recommendation in the
world-famous Duncan Hines book
Adventures in Good Eating. It's
listing will appear in the next edi-
ton to be published in November.
This is the first time that a Mil
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Reading Clinic VIII
Be Held Tomorrow

What Parents Can Do to Help
the Retarded Reader" will be the
subject of An address by DIR. Mar
jorie Johnson, supervisor of the
T mple University laboratory
school, at the Ninth Annual Read
ing Conference for Parents being
held tomorrow, Saturday, Noyem-
Der 1, at the University of Della
ware.
DR.. Johnson's appearance will
be one of the features of the morn
ing program, $3.50 to 1880 a. m. in
Wolf Hall auditorium. She viii
share the platform with DIR. Leland
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