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Milford chronicle., 1959-05-22
Bethany Beach May
Soon Experience Boom
so Reports Officials OF State
Development Department

Quiet and picturesque Bethany
Beach, approximately midway be-
tween the rapidly growing Attain
tic resorts of Rehoboth Beach,
Delaware and Ocean City, Mary
land, may soon experience a boom
Of its own deports the Delaware
State Development Department
Dualizing of State Route IA from
the Indian River Inlet through
Bethany Beach and south to Fem
wick Island and Maryland State
Line is near completion, making
the quiet and heat resort more
readily accessible from both north
and south. Due to the construction
work on Route IA, north of Beth
any Beach, the bulk of the resorts
tourist traffic came by way of the
western approach to the commun-
ity, State Route 26, last season.
Completion in 1858 of the dredg-
ing of nearby Assawoman Canal,
a vital link in the inland waterway
continued on page ninej
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-22
Davis And Wilkins
Have Grass Killer
Local Concern Offering Free
Samples OF DOwpOn Grass Killer

Davis and wilkins of Milford are
now offering free samples of Dow
pom grass killer to farmers of this
area. according to the manager,
Miller wilkins.
I'VE would like to have all
growers in this area pick up a
sample and try It out on their own
land, he said. "This is the best
way we know for them to realize
what grass control around the
farmstead can mean"
"Dowpon offers the one really
effective method of bringing prob
lem grasses under control, the
manager said. Cultivation and
moving can hold grasses back al
though the farmer usually winds
up losing a years production with
his fields in fallow trying to bring
grasses like quack or Johnson
CONTINUED on page nlne)
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-22
Awards Won By The
Milford yaycee Group
Country Club Project OF Locals
Wins Many Coveted Prizes

The Milford Junior Chamber of
Commerce walked off with several
coveted awards at the annual con-
vention of the Delaware State Jr,
Chamber of Commerce, held on
Saturday, May 16, at Rehoboth.
More than 200 Jaycees and jane
Gees attended the two-day parley
that started Friday night with a
party at the Bottle and Cork Inn.
Dewey Beach. Jaycee units in at
tendance were those of Claymont,
Dover Georgetown, Middletown,
Milford, Millsboro, Newark, New
Castle, Seaford, Smyrna, Whining
ton, Elsmere and RehobOth Beach.
Martin Golden, Smyrna was
elected president. others named
were, Marshall Bruce, Whining
ton, national director; Harry w.
CONTINUED on page severn
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-22
Curtis V. Esposito
Named To West Point

Delaware's Representative in
Congress Harris B. Mcdowell, Jr.,
has this week announced the nomi-
nation of Curtis vinyard Esposito
to the United State Military Acade-
my at West Point. Mr.. Esposito, or
Curt" as he is locally known will
be enrolled as cadet in the class
of 1868.
Mr. Esposito is now a student at
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute.
He is the grandson of the late
Wilson NJ. Vinyard founder of the
vinyard Shipbuilding Company of
Milford, a firm which continues
CONTINUED on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-22
Training Sessions
Announced By WSCS
Schedule For Training Sessions
Has Been Set Up For June

Mrs. w. Edgar Timmons of Mills
boro. President-elect of the Wo-
mans Society of Christian Service
Of Dover District announces the
1859 series Training Sessions. The
purpose of these Training Sessions
in the zonesfis to help every Meth
odist woman fulfill her RESPONSE
bility in the local church and
WSCS. The theme is: Come to
Learn, Go Forth to Serve" Dates
and Locations are as follows:
June 1, Zone /. Centenary
Church, Laurel, with Mrs. Earl
White, Zone Leader presiding; De-
yotions by ST. Georges, Mt. Pleas
ant Circuit.
June 2, Zone 4, Salem Church,
Selbyville, Mrs. Harry Bunting,
Zone Leader presiding; Devotions
by FrankfOrd.
CONTINUED on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-22
Kent Wool Growers
Apply For Payments
Lister V. Hall, Jr, OF Agriculture
Office Says 81 Seek Payments

A total of "a Kent County wool
growers have applied for incentive
payments under the national wool
program for the 1858 marketing
year, according to Lister v. Hall,
Jr., of the Kent Agricultural Stabi-
lization and Conservation County
Office, at Dover. The deadline for
applications was April 80.
On the basis of wool applications
received throughout the country.
the national percentage rate of
payment will be calculated, and
payments will then be made to
growers through their county ASC
offices. Payments are expected to
be made some time after July 1.
Payments will be made at the
percentage rate necessary to bring
the national average farm price of
wool up to 81 cents a pound, which
is the announced incentive level.
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-22
New Size Pepsi-Cola
Being introduced
Single-Drink Bottle Is Now Avail
able In DOwnstate Area

A new single-drink bottle of
Pepsi-Cola has been introduced in
to the Lower Delaware market,
according to VIM. M. Morgan,
president of Pepsi-Cola Bottling
Co., of Salisbury; Md.
The distinctive spiral bottle,
containing 616 ounces, is current
ly available in cartons of twelve
at local retail outlets and will be
soon Incorporated into the Pepsi
Cola vending machine program.
In commenting on the new bot
ties unusual spiral design, Mr..
Morgan said: 1.-THE recent trend
toward stay-at-horne entertainment
has resulted in new consumer
habits that call for damatic re-
vision of packaging techniques
(continued on page f1ve)
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-22


It's the same date the Hawaiians
go to the polls to vote for state
hood, a necessary formality to join
the union.
Hawaii will be officially repre-
sented by Captain Gordon p
Chung-HoOn u. S. Navy, currently
assigned to the Office of the Chief
of Naval Operations in Washing
ton. ID. C. Captain Chung-Hoon is
a native of Hawaii being born in
Honolulu. He is a gaduate of the
u. S. Naval Academy Glass of 1884
While at the Naval Academy he
received national football recogni-
tion as Navy's Triple threat
backfield star. Recently he was
among twenty-five winners of the
1858 Sports illustrated Silver An
niversary Award. Captain Chung
Hoon holds the Navy Cross Medal
CONTINUED on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-22
c pleting
Plans Here
For Memorial
Day Service
Special School Assembly
On May 20 And Parade
And Outdoor Exercises
On May 80, Weather
Permitting, Is Schedul-
ed.

Plans for Milford's observance
of Memorial Day are now being
discussed by the areas Veterans
organizations and their auxiliaries
While plans are not, as yet, COM
plete, indications are that the To-
cal observance will follow pretty
much the pattern of previous years
with special school assembly, a
parade and outdoor exercises at
Memorial Plaza, downtown, and at
|. o. o. F. Cemetery. The school
assembly will be held Friday. May
20, and the parade and outdoor ex-
ercises will be held Saturday, May
30, weather permitting.
The special assembly and the
exercises at Memorial Plaza will
be. conducted by Blue Hen Post
No. 6483, VFW, while the grave
side exercises will be conducted
by Milford Post No. 8, American
Legion.
The parade, featuring the Mil
ford High School Band and march
ing contingents of veterans, Ma
tionaI Guards, vFW Junior Girls,
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub
Scouts, Brownies and other groups,
will form at the Railroad Station
between 8 and $50 a. m. and move
northeast on Causey. Avenue to
Memorial Plaza. The exercises at
the Plaza will feature Memorial
Address, the placing of wreaths,
firing of an Honor Volley and
Taps.
Following the exercises at Mem
orial Plaza the parade will re-
form and proceed north on Walnut
Street to the l. o. o. F. Cemetery
for the II a. M services there DR..
James r. West will be parade mar
shall with John E. Barcus, Spanish
American War veteran, as honor
tcontinued on Gage severn
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-22

general sessions III the H0luS OF art,
philosophy, law, politics and edu-
cation. The program also provides
classes in hobby and leadership
development. Flower arrangement,
photography, painting, clay model
ing, nature study and reading for
fun are hobby offerings. Conduct
ing meetings and group discus
sions,, public speaking, arranging
meeting programs and understand
ing human behavior in groups are
topics in leadership development.
According to Mrs. King, the
course is open to all women, in
cluding home demonstration club
members, as well as those who are
not members of organized clubs.
Homemakers may attend either as
day participants or may reserve
dormitory accommodations at the
CONTINUED on page twelve)
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-22
Legion's Memorial
Poppy Drive Opens

More than rs million poppies
will be distributed across the ma
tion this week in the thirty-eighth
annual memorial poppy drive of
the American Legion Auxiliary, ac-
cording to an announcement made
today by Mrs. John NJ. Longbotham,
ThompsOnville Rd., Milford, Del,
poppy chairman for the, Depart
ment of Delaware.
Poppy Day will be observed
officially on May 23rd," Mrs. Long
botham said, pointing out that the
drive will be carried on statewide
throughout the week, with Auxili-
continued on page elevenl
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-22
Fifth Secular Concert
By Sanctuary Choir
Will Be Presented IN
Fellowship Hall, May
25.

Following is the program which
the Avenue Methodist Sanctuary
choir will present as its fifth secu-
lar concert, Monday evening, May
25th, in Avenue Methodist Fellow
ship Hall, Milford, at 8 p. M, EDIT
Its a Grand Night for Singing
estate Fair'D Rodgers and Ham
merstein, IF / Could Tell You
and "In My Garden" both by Fire
stone. "Set Down Servant" arr. by
Robert Shaw, Joshua Fit De
Battle OBJ Jericho" arr. by Harvey
Gaul, DRY Bones" (Waring Choral
Series) arr. by Livingston Gear
hart, from South Pacific" by Rod
gers and Hammerstein, the follow
ing: Bali Hal, A Wonderful
Guy", Younger Than Springtime'
There is Nothing Like a Dame"
Some Enchanted Evening, Happy
Talk, I'm Gonna Wash That
Man Right Outa My Hair, and
Honey Bun; from "Oklahoma
also by Rodgers and Hammerstein
-"Oh- What a Beautiful Morning"
The Surrey With The Fringe On
Top, People Will Say We're In
Love-, and oklahoma" from
.'Showboat" by Jerome Kern
Make Believe, You Are Love"
Cant Help Lovin Dat Man, why
Do / Love You, and "OP Mai
River, Without Song" ("Greai
Day'0 Vincent Youmans and
Great Day" also from Great Day
by Youmans. The program will
close with "Good Night Ladies'"
Soloists will be: Ruth Benoit
Charlotte Donohoe, Eleanor Lur-
wick, Dolores Smith, Emory
Dougherty, James Hazard, Henry
Saunders, Harvey Williams anG
John Williams. William Mayhem
Continued on page fveD
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-22
Henry Cowgirl To
Attend Conference
Local Prudential Manager And
Aide To Go To Miami, Fla.


Henry G. Cowgirl, staff, manager
in charge of the Milford, Delaware
branch of the Prudential Insurance
Co.'s Salisbury district agency, and
Ernest D. Wilhelm, agent on his
staff, will attend the company's
Leaders Club Conference at Miami,
Florida, May 27-30.
The three-day business meeting
will be attended by field repre-
sentatives from offices through
out Maryland, Delaware, and parts
of Pennsylvania Each man attend
ing received an invitation because
of his outstanding sales accom-
p1ishments during 1858.
The business sessions will be
conducted by company executives
from the home office in Newark,
New Jersey. Headquarters will be
at the Fontainebleau Hotel
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-22
DR.. Park Huntington
st. yOhnstOlUn Speaker
Lutheran Pastor Will Speak
At Memorial Day
Service

Annual Memorial Day Services
will be held at historic st. Johns
town Methodist Church, one mile
east of Greenwood, Delaware, on
Sunday, May "a, beginning at 2:30
p. m. The well-known Lutheran
minister, DR.. Park w. Huntington
will be the guest speaker. DR..
Huntington is well known for his
many activities in the American
Legion. Special music will be fur
nished by the choir Of Grace Meth
odist Church in Greenwood. Rev.
Muriel Smith, local minister, will
be assisted by other ministers of
the area. Everyone is invited to at
tend this service in this historic
church.
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-22
New Delaware Park
To Hold Open, House
Public Is Invited To Attend
Visitors Day Tomorrow

Delaware Park, now completing
arrangements for the gala opening
of its race meeting, May 20, has
set aside Saturday, May %, as Open
House-Visitors' Day. The public is
invited, children included, to pre-
view results of the Stanton tracks
$3,500,000 physical improvements
program aimed at greatly increas-
ed spaciousness, facilities, comfort
and convenience.
For this pre-meeting, visitors are
advised to use the Stanton en-
trance or the easterly Ogletown
Road approach. They have read
and heard much about the magnifi-
cent four-tiered clubhouse COM
parable to the finest in the. land,
continued on page nineD
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-22
Larry Ferrari To
Give Concert Here
TeIevisiOn Star To Perform AT
School Next Wednesday

I Larry Ferrari, well known star
of television and recordings, will
present an organ concert in Mil
ford next Wednesday evening, May
9th, in the auditorium of the Lake
view Avenue High School.
Mr.. Ferrari comes to Milford un-
der the sponsorship of the Sun
shine Glass of Calvary Methodist
Church.
Stage decorations for the con-
cert will be furnished by Blue Hen
Greenhouses. Milford, and the or
gan on which Mr.. Ferrari will per-
form is on loan from the Hammond
Organ Company of Salisbury. Md.
CONTINUED on page sevenl
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-22

At the luncheon meeting the
nominating committee submitted
the following slate Of officers for
the 1959-60 year: DR.. Beatty, presi-
dent; Mrs. Frank G. Tallman, vice
president New Castle County, /;
DR.. George r. Miller, Jr., vice
president (Kent County,; DR..
James r. Beebe. Jr., vice. presi-
dent Sussex County,; F. S. John
son, treasurer; and George S. Long,
secretary and assistant treasurer
The following members were
nominated to serve one-year terms
on the Executive Committee: DR..
Beatty, chairman; DR.. Samuel G.
Elbert, Jr., Mrs. Clarence Fraim,
Richard R. Griffith, R. w. Helm.
f. S. Johnson, Mrs. Edith r. Ken
dali, James r. Morford. Thomas w.
Mulrooney and DR.. A. r. Stands,
Continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-22
The HOn1emukers' Short
Course Dates June IS TO I8


M. King, demonstration
Economics, u. D. School of Agriculture.
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-22
DeLaaUaYe Anti-T. b. Society
To Broaden It's Program


This Beatty president of
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-22
Della. To Welcome HatUaii
To DeLmarUa Chicken Fete

Delaware the first State Hawaii Fifh
Chicken
to in
Fesva in on June
Governor Boggs proclaim the date as Hawaii Dav
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
By EUGENE GILBERT
oIIbert Youth Research co.

Get out from behind that
bulldozer, Mother. Your place
is still in the home.
So say a majority of the
teen-agers we contacted in a
Nationwide survey on the
question of working wives.
Nearly six out of 10 were
opposed to wives taking
either full or part-time jobs.
Even more were opposed if
there were small children at
home.
Women today may be
emancipated to the point
where they can become cap
tains of industry, pilot jet
planes. run banks and coach
baseball teams. But as far
as most teen-agers are con-
cerned, their main career is
still plotting a baby carriage.
II feel that a woman's
place is still in the home"
said Is year old Claire
Valliere of Hartford, Conn.
in a statement that Just
about represented the ma
jority viewpoint.
Minority spokesman Le-'
more Castro, a l6-year-old
Flushing IN. " dissenter.
feels that wives should be
allowed to work because
when they stay home they
become fat and lazy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26

otherWiSe-WhoSe marks are
such that his name is placed
on an honor roll. Grades,
my friend, and grades alone.
determine an honor student.
Although I would be in
clined to agree that there is
nothing really obscene about
most of the rock and roll we
hear, there is often some
thing suggestive in the man.
ner of the entertainers.
Even though a lot of rock
and roll is not obscene or
suggestive. it doesn't have too
much to recommend it. either.
1t lacks the basic musical
qualities. The typical rock
and roll recording starts out
as a poor tune with a ridicu-
louS set of lyrics. After the
awful song Is made, ltS re-
corded by a couple of anna
teurs who probably can't even
read music. The result is a
ludicrous sound lacking tone,
harmony and all blend. Even
If a good song is chosen, the
same monotonouS beat creepS
in and the song is ruined.
STEPHEN SMITH.
p. S.-ASk Frank Sinatra
what he thinks of rock and
roll!
Being a few years Eric'S
senior but not yet senile GIN
2D. and definitely not a fan"
of rock and roll. feel that
Eric's problem is one of not
understanding r and r.
Rock and roll characterizeS
a type of people the same as
ballads, classical and opera
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE THLNK
Stay Home, Mother Teens Advise

Answers to other questions
in the survey underline the
teen-agers' concern for what
happens to children in a
home where the mother has
to go out to work.
For instance:
Eighty per cent think it's
all right for brides to work
before the children come
along.
Seventy per cent are OPP
posed to wives working If
there are small children at
home.
Sixty-six per cent see no
objection to wives working If
the children are teen-aged or
older, although an outspoken
minority argues that teen
ayers need a mothers care
and attention as much as any
other group. if not more.
OF the total group inter-
viewed, % per cent said they
came from a home where
their mother worked either
full or part time. Interest
ingly enough. teen-agers with
working mothers do not vary
as a group in their opinions
on the subject from other
teen-agers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
R and r Debate

Eric Schndpper of Mont
gomery Blair High seems
to haze touched of a full
dress debate NTH his April
S letter attacking rock and
roll. Eric herewith replies
to D. L. Parker, loho re-
Gently challenged him to
point out one currently
popular R-and-R tune that
can honestly be called
obscene
Reading d. L. Parker's let
ter stating IAN honor student
is not a long-haired intellec-
tual." was shocked to find I
do not exist land 1 would like
to see it provedD.
I accept Mr.. Parker's chal-
lenge:
IT Go Ape" kansas City"
"Sea Cruise" and Loving Up
a Storm" Please listen to the
words closely.
AS for asking Dick Clark
and Pat Boone their opinion
of rock and roll music, I find
this very similar to asking
President Eisenhower and
Vice President Nixon their
opinion of the Republican
party!
ERIC SCHNAPPER.
And here are ttco more
UielGS on the dispute:
1t seems to me that our
friend D. L. Parker needs to
have the real meanings of a
few of those terms he throws
around so loosely. A good
place to start is with honor
student" The poor fellow
seems to have confused this
word with "All-American
Boy" or Mr.. Well Rounded
Of 1889"
An honor student is simply
an Observation-Disclosures or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26

so naturally must have more
commercials. But at least
WEAM advertiseS sensible
things and they don't an
nounce the price Of spring
onions over the air.
AS for playing pop tunes.
you Is. M must not listen to
WEAM very often. They play
just as many pop records as
any other station. or more.
ANNE FROER.
What's wrong with WEAM?
In my opinion there's moth
ing.
After school every day my
friends and I always come to
my house Cor one of theirs
and we listen to WEAM. We
get a lot of fun out of it. too.
listening TO the songs on the
hit parade and the ones on
the Hall of Fame.
MARY M.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26

characterize people and their
ways. r and r characterizes
a type of people ssing
through a difficult age. r and
r has it's charm for them in
its rhythm, its beat. and
the feeling it arouseS with it's
charm differs greatly with
the individual.
For the young teen-agers,
the feeling of rapid move
ment. the changing tempo
or the new and different
sounds fit in with the changes
taking place in their lives
daily. For the late teen-agers.
the feeling Of a music that is
typlcally theirs, one that they
are identified by as one of the
group, is pleasing. since this
is the time when group
feeling is strongest. For the
adults, the m emory Of
younger days, whether it be
Charleston. boogie. blues or
jazz days, is the fascinating
role played by rock and roll.
CONCERNED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
On the Air

Last Deek a reader Uho
signed -herSelt as. M"
added her Uoice to the
many iDho haze expressed
themselves. pro and con, on
radio station WEAM. Here
are some more UieUS on
WEAM and other stations:
am an ardent listener Of
WEAM and I am inclined to
disagree with S. M. for this
reason. WEAM supposedly
has the greatest audience and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
Purse-string Control

If both a wife and a hus-
band work, who should con-
troll the purse strings?
This question caused the
widest division Of opinion in
the whole survey:
Thirty-eight per cent fig
ure Father should control
the family finances.
Twenty-nine per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26

would delegate this chore to
Mother.
Eighteen per cent an
swered that each should keep
his own check or pool them
and jointly rule the family
budget.
Fifteen per cent refused to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
Concern for Children

Significantly. however. most
of those who defend working
wives do so only If the money
they make is needed to help
the family budget.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
Talking lover

fother asked his two teen ogers at the dinner table
who four foods they would choose TO susun them doy after
duy they we're mooOned desert sond for indefinite
time Pom Perkins see below to her fotheTs ques
ton wos SO interesting hot TEEN decided to ok four other
teen -ogers the some thing Here ore oil five answers:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
MARY M.

I am writing this letter for
all teen-agers who think
there is too much talk and
not enough music on the
radio.
I agree with S. M. COM
pletely about WEAM. I think
they have mole talk and less
music. Just because one sta
ton is bad, it doesn't make
them all bad.
I have found a station /
enjoy listening to and 1 would
like S. M. to try it. Try
WARL from 5:45 to GAS.
They have a new show. the
Rock so Show. and they play
all the best with NO COM
MERCIALS.
SUZY.
"Stdn the Man" of the
WARL Rock so ShoD Joins
our list of disc jockeys
picking the Top Ten today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
PLAY BACK
From TEEN Readers

Letters to the Editor must 0riterS correct
addresses and telephone numbers Pen names tDiH be
used if requested All letters subject to condenSa-
tion Address letters to TEEN The Washington STAR
Washington g. D. C..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26

be drawn into a money ar
gument at all.
But perhaps the most
plausible solution was Of
fered by 14-year-old Gloria
Girard Of Hartford. Conn:
ut all depends on who is
more capable"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26

PAM PERKINS, ninth
grader at Swanson Junior
High: Il picked chocolate
covered doughnuts, tuna fish.
pizza and something to drink.
1t was almost a toss-up be-
tween rattlesnake meat and
tuna fish, but tuna won"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-12

their IDEAS for q Halloween
costume for an il-year-old
girl? ! do sew.
Also I would like TO sur
prise my daughter with a
different" birthday party
this year. and would appreci-
ate any suggestions. / have
had a "fairyland" party, q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-12
500 DOWN PILLOWS

Reg. 1899 500 Crushed Goose Feathers :.
q medium soft pillow that gives you q touch
Of firmness that lasts for many years. Attroc-
tive striped ticking. z for 1923