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Milford chronicle., 1959-08-07

pics competitors and holders Of
national and regional swim titles.
According to Col. c. B. Shaffer,
club secretary, this years two-day
meet, on the basis of inquiries re-
ceived to date, promises to draw
a record field, particularly for the
eight events that carry South At
lantic swim honors. Teams from
the District of Columbia, Mary
land, Pennsylvania and Delaware
have already indicated intentions
of entering.
In addition to a large number of
and surrounding states, team and
individual entries from Army,
Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force
installations are also expected.
Six SA A-A AU championship
events, 220-440-SS0 yard races for
women and similar distanced
Continued on page sixteen)
Milford chronicle., 1959-08-07
Boggs Unanimous
Choice Of Governors
States Chief Executive Chairman
OF Natl Governors Conference

AS the Chronicle prepared for
press on Thursday it was learn
ed that Delaware's Gov. ]. Caleb
Boggs received the highest honor
his fellow state chief executives
could bestow when he was unani-
mously elected chairman of the
National Governors Conference at
San Juan, Puerto Rico on We'd
nesday.
His was the only name placed
in nomination for the important
post, and he was quickly elected
by the AZ other state and territorial
governors attending the 51st an
nual Governors Conference.
Since the election was the last
formal order of business at the
conference, Governor Boggs had
only to gavel the meeting into ad-
journment after making a few
CONTINUED on page fve)
Milford chronicle., 1959-08-07
New Motel Facilities
At Rehoboth Beach
More Than 100 Modern Equipped
Rooms Are Available At Resort

Recent openings of Rehoboth
Beach's newest facilities =: the
Atlantic Sands Motel, the Din
ner Bell Motel and the New Hen
lopen Motor Lodge-have added
more than 100 modern equipped
rooms to facilities available to va
vationists and visitors at the
popular Delaware resort advises
the State Development Depart
ment.
The recently opened Atlantic
Sands, and ultra modern, cres-
cent-shaped, 5-story masonry and
glass structure, occupies an entire
ocean front block from Maryland
Avenue to Baltimore Avenue, and
adds 6S rooms, a new dining ia
Continued on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1959-08-07
New Physician Added
To Hospital Staff
DR.. C. E. GraybeaI win Be An
Associate OF DIR. O. A. James

The addition of another physician
to the Medical Staff of Milford
Memorial Hospital, Inc, was an
nounced this week. DIR. g. e. Gray
beal, a surgeon, has joined the
staff as an associate to DR.. o. A.
James. DR.. Graybeal will practice
at 6 Causey Avenue by appoint
ment. He is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Maryland Medical School
in the class of 1852 He has just
completed a four year surgical
residency at the Delaware Hos
pital in Wilmington, Delaware.
Prior to serving two years in the
United States Army, he served a
one-year internship at the Della
ware Hospital. DR.. Graybeal, who
was native of Rising Sun, Md,
is now residing at 412 Old Shaw
nee Road, Milford, Delaware with
his wife, the former Ruth Harsh
barger of Hopewell, Virginia and
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1959-08-07
80 Handicapped Folk
Are Placed In Jobs
Semi-Annual Report Disclose 8
Some Interesting Figures

Approximately 80 handicapped
Delawareans were placed in jobs
during the first six months of this
year, according to the semi-annual
report released this week by James
H. Sears, chairman of the Cover
nor's Committee on Employment of
the Handicapped.
Mr.. Sears reported that So handi-
capped persons were interviewed
by the Employers Advisory Com
mittee and employment was found
for AZ of these. In addition, 40
others were placed in jobs through
the efforts of the Delaware State
Employment Service.
Continued on page sixteen)
Milford chronicle., 1959-08-07
80 Expected To Enroll In
NeiU Program For Nurses

will be
education offer
University
of Delaware
registered
the
Milford chronicle., 1959-08-07
Big Homecoming Week At
SIaughter's, Starts Aug. 10
Full Week Of Water Activities Is Scheduled With
/ A Summer ActiUity Climax On Sunday, august
3Oth; Reynolds Rides Carnival Viii Be Open
Throughout Celebration; Entire Fete
To Benefit Memorial Fire Co.

With weather conditions permitting full week of water acy
Slaughter
climax Sunday, August Both.
Milford chronicle., 1959-08-07
Ocean StUi7s Races For 1859
Due At RehObOM Aug. 2I-22

eagerly awaited by those interested
Atlantic Swim
Rhoboh
Delaware Championships
Milford chronicle., 1959-08-07
Beebe Hospital Building
Fund Has $500, 900 In Hand


Building
This chairman
w.
weeks kck-of officially hospitals
nfnrS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-21

who ranked as a possible victor
in the race for juvenile Judge,
lost by about $1,000 votes. He
ran against three white can
didateS.
Mr.. Sugarmon, a Harvard
man, was given an almost even
chance against four white can
didates by some prediction
guesses. The four were expected
to splinter the white vote.
The strategy looked good be.
fore one Of the politically
strong white candidates, Will
Fowler. dropped out Of the race
to lessen the expected vote
split.
Mr.. Farris, supported by both
newspapers and retiring Mayor
Edmund Orgill, drew 58,951
votes. The others: Mr.. Sugar.
mon, 1921; John F. Canale.
l9.465; S. E. Chambers, 1881;
S. A. Hawkins, 388.
Juvenile Judge Elizabeth
Mccain won reelection with
53,645 votes. Mr.. Hooks had
32.068; Joseph B. McCartie,
22.629 and Mrs. Ila HUFF.
16,434.
Henry Loeb III, SO, was
elected Mayor by a landslide
79,469 votes. He steps up from
Public Works Commissioner.
Party afflliation was not o
factor. Candidates were either
Democrats or Independents. In
this Democratic sector, Repub.
licans rarely run.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-21
RegretfuI Robber
Commits Suicide

WEAVERVILLE, N. c., Aug
20 (AP)-Troy w. West. jr.,
81, robbed a branch of the
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. at
Asheville last Friday Of $5,340
Yesterday he sat down
beneath a tree, placed two 49,
caliber pistols against his tenn
Piles. and pulled the triggers
simultaneously.
His body was found by q
rural mail carrier. Vests car,
parked on a county road near
by, contained the robbery loot
and a pair of dark glasses used
In the holdup.
West, a graduate of Clemson
College, had undergone treat
ment for mental illness in re-
cent months.
He left a note for his family,
but the contents were not dis
closed. It was reported that
the note expressed regret and
the hope his relatives would
understand.
West was a member of a
prominent family in this West
ern North Carolina community
of 1,l00.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-21

had to take over the job Of
supplying medical aid to the
states needy.
The mobile unit was there
fore set UP on o private basis
about 16 years ago. receiving
no government sponsorship
until about four years ago.
Though recognizing the direct
aid patients receive in the form
Of surgery and drugs, DR.. Con-
sui feels the unit Is carrying out
an even more important mis-
sion-"educating our people in
public health"
Nor Is this job easy, he said.
The doctors, nurses and medi-
cal technicians often must con-
tend with religious taboos and
unscientiflc home treatment
common throughout India.
DR.. Consul hopes that the
mobile unit idea can be ex-
tended to other areas of the
world. It has been proposed
that several doctors Of Project
Hope" a program Of the People
to People organization, should
visit DR.. Consul's unit to zee
how 1t works.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-21
Memphis Landslide
Hits Negro Candidate

MEMPHIS. Tenn, Aug. 81
(AP). - A record breaking
white vote smothered the first
about Negro political cam
paign in the history Of this
Mississippi River city Of the
deep South.
Russell B. Sugarmon, jr., q
30-year-old Negro lawyer, fin
ished second in a race for pub
| lie works commissioner.
The final count gave Mr..
Sugarmon 35,237 votes. He
lost to q white Unity Ticket
candidate, william w. Farris,
by about $4,000 votes.
The predicted heavy vote for
Negro candidates came as ad-
vertised, but the uproar Of the
campaign spurred the total
turnout yesterday to a whop-
ping 128,86S. The previous rec
ord for q city election was
$3.50.
The Rev. Ben L. Hooks, q
Negro lawyer and preacher
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-21
Jet Engine Contract
Awarded by Navy
By the Associated Press


The Navy yesterday awarded
an $11.2 amillion contract for
further development of the
J-58 engine designed to drive
fighter planes at three times
the speed Of sound.
The contract went to Pratt
& Whitney division of United
Aircraft Corp, which will do
the work at its West Palm
Beach (Fla) research center.
It is probable that the power
full engine, II development
proves satisfactory, will be used
in some Navy fighters still on
the drawing board or in early
development stage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-21

DR.. Consul has been visiting
this country for the last year
under an international CO.
operation Administration grant.
Sitting on the sunporch Of
the Washington international
Center yesterday. he described
how members Of his mobile
medical unit perform 1000
surgical operations O year and
treat Up to $4,000 patients.
Vie for Service
The Is doctors and 80 nurses
who serve as volunteers with
DR.. Consul work q 10-to-l6-
hour day, facing their tasks
with tight hearts and q spirit
of competition" to see who can
do the most work. he said.
With seven trucks they move
into q village or other rural
area. remaining about three
weeks after unpacking their
cases Of equipment. There are
200 hospital beds, plus linen for
an additional 400 beds to be
supplied locally in emergencies.
Also included are two gen.
orators, hospital clothing for
patients. supplies of drugs and
The cost - $4,000 a year
supplied by the Rajasthan
Government and private dona-
tions-runs to only q 81 per
day per bed, compared to q
daily cost Of $20-$30 for a hos
pital bed in the United States.
Far From Hospitals
Why a mobile hospital?
DR.. Consul explained that in
India there are only 10000
physicians, and in rural areas
there may be only one doctor
for every 10000 people. Many
people outside Indian cities
may be as much as 40 miles
from the nearest hospital.
And with Rajasthan state
able to spend only 20 cents per
person per year for health pur-
poses, 1t was felt by DR.. Con-
sui and others that someone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-21
Mobile Medical Team |
Takes Health to Desert
By PHIL THOMAS
star stan Writef

With surgeons knife and convoy Of trucks Dr. Bshan
Nath Consul IL reaching into the desert wastes Of norhWS8
India to educate his people in public health.
Trying TO reach the rural population Of midas aria
Rajashan state small order considering that per
Of the states 10 million people live outside urban ceners
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-18
RED MEN
NEWS

Acting Sachem Fred Jester, pre-
sided over the meeting on Tues
day evening.
The Christmas dance committee
reported that all Red Men of Saki-
mas Tribe will be admitted free.
They may bring their guests but
their charge will be $500 per
couple. The dance committee urges
all members and their wives to
be present next Tuesday evening,
December % from 500 p. m to IL
for fun and dancing to celebrate
the holidays. The evening music
will be furnished by the Plains
The Red Men want to extend a
personal thanks to those outside
the Tribe who helped with the re-
cent MD.A. March. They are Wayne
PaczkOwski, Butch Walls, Joe Sehn
John Massey, G harles Howard
James Jester, Richard Jester, Rob-
ert Jester, Gladys Gillespie, Sam
Gillespie, George Paczkowski and
Mrs. Spencer Willis. To all the
members of our Tribe a sincere
thank you, too. Also to the trea-
surer, Alice Brown and chairman
of the M. d. A. Commerce and In
dustry Drive, VIM Stevens, we ex-
tend our hearty thanks. And to all
who contributed to this worthy
cause we extend our thanks for
making it success.
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-18

We are happy to report that Mr..
Albert Donovan was able to return
to his home on Wednesday. A very
speedy recovery to all our shut-ins.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Morris of
Wilmington spent the past week
end with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William " Morris. Mr.. Morris is
also one of our many shut-ins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Tucker
entertained at dinner on Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Tucker and Mr.
and Mrs. Wester Warren of Ellen
dale, also Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hud-
son and family of Harbeson.
Miss Christina Morgan, Henry
Kuratle and James Berwick, stu
dents at the University of Delaware
will be arriving this weekend to
spend the holidays with their res
pective parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Morgan and
family were dinner guests on Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Carey
and family of Delmar. Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Benson OF
Milford and Mr.. Harvey Wilson
were dinner guests on Sunday OF
Mr. and Mrs. Alden Wilson.
Mrs. Virel Johnson returned
home on Sunday, accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lowry and
son David of Chester, Pa, of whom
she has been their guest for the
past two weeks. Is
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-18
Handicapped Group
Studies Placements

CONTINUED from page one)
Light Company; DR.. Ernestine
Moore, Wilmington Trust Com
pany; Lewis Black, Warner The
atre; Wayne Goodson, DUPONT
Company; Midsummer Mullin, j.
T. Mullin Company. and E. A. Null
rooney, Delaware State Employ
ment Service.
Found to be qualified and ready
to assume positions according to
their training were 48-year-Old
career soldier who has lost partial
use of his right leg and has a heart
condition. He would like employ
ment as a guard, do bench assem-
bly,, or work in a plant around ma
chinery since he is mechanically
inclined.
Another man is AZ, who had his
left leg amputated below the knee.
He has four dependents and has
had experience in layout work and
welding. Handy with all tools, he
would like work in this line.
A 40-year-old service-connected
veteran with a knee injury is anx-
ious to secure some type of cleri-
cal work. He is high school and
Goldey- Beacon School of Business
graduate. His one knee is fused
as a result of many operations and
hospitalizations.
Another 34-year-old male who
has arthritis of the spine, and uses
crutches, also has two years of
Goldey- and would like
work as a time keeper, cost ac-
counting or similar employment
Before being stricken he had a
good work record. He cannot climb
stairs, but can operate his own
vehicle to go to work.
Mr.. Sears said these cases are
typical of many which the COM
mittee has on file. All of the peo-
pie interviewed are worthy of an
opportunity to be employed.
1--WE hope that. employers will
give full consideration to these ap-
plicants and give them an oppor-
tunity to become self-suficient. AL
they ask is the chance. Once they
are employed our committee be.
lieves they will prove themselves
worthy of the recognition received,
Mr.. Sears said.
Employers who seriously wisf
to consider employing handicapped
| people may contact E. A. Mulroo
ney, Delaware State Employment
Service at the Unemployment Com
pensation Commission Offices, go
Shipley Street, Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-18
LINCOLN
Mrs. Rena Morgan
Phone: GA 2-51s9

Lincoln Methodist Church
Rev. w. w. Hamilton, Pastor
Services for Sunday, Dec. 20, 1853
1900 a. m. Church School
Session. Douglas Morgan, Superin-
tendent; Paul White, Assistant
Superintendent. Start your Sunday
with the entire family attending
your Church. Make the new week
more pleasant by sharing in these
services each Sunday. Your Church
needs you.
Lincoln Sunday School will be
reorganized on Sunday, December
81 at 11:00 a. m. Keep this date in
mind and have your new slate
ready to present at this time.
AGO to 4:30 p. m. Precious
Memories Broadcast over George
town Station, 900 on the dial.
No MYF this Sunday evening due
to Christmas entertainment.
7:3O p. m. Christmas program
will be presented at this time under
the direction of the Primary De-
partment who will be assisted by
the Sunbeam S. S. Glass. You are
cordially invited whether a member
or not to come out and enjoy this
service Old Santa will also be
among the guests, and will help
distribute the treat to all present.
There will be a final practice
this Friday evening at 1880 p. m.
Please see that your child is pre-
sent.
Members of the MYF will go
caroling this coming Wednesday
evening to all the shut-ins. Meet
| ing place, Lincoln Community
Center at 7:30 p. m. If you know of
someone who is a shut-in, please
contact Mrs Karen Fitzgerald or
Harry Swain, Jr.
Don't forget the Christmas pro-
gram being presented by members
of Lincoln School this evening in
the school auditorium.
Lincoln School will close We'd
nesday, December % for the Christ
mas holidays. Reopening date will
be January 4, 1860.
Mrs Betty Jory was admitted to
Milford Memorial Hospital on Tues.
where she is suffering from double
pneumonia.
Mrs, Hattie Benson of Milford
and Mrs. Alden Wilson spent We'd
nesday in Salisbury, Md.
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-18
Twenty Years Ago

Taken from December %, 1893 Issl
Monday night, December 19,
the Luther Burbank Chapter
of the Future Farmers of AM
erica at their regular monthly
meeting held the annual cleo
tion of officers. Those elected
are: President, Robert Hoch-
stedler; vice president, Robert
Houston; secretary, Louis
Mills; treasurer, Willis Tull;
reporter, Everett Speicher;
watch dog, Carl Morris; ath-
letic officer, Ralph Moore.
Harold w. H man of
Lewes, graduate of the Univer-
sity of Delaware, has success
fully completed the ground
school course and flight train
ing at the Naval Air Station =
Pensacola, Fla, and has been
commissioned a naval reserve
ensign, the War Department
announced Thursday. Hickman
has been ordered to duty with
Patrol Plane Squadron SO at
Charleston, S. c. He lived at
425 King Street, Lewes, and
was graduated from the Uni
versity of Delaware with an
A. b. degree.
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-18
Milford New Century
Club

The fine art of Christmas wrap
pings was beautifully displayed to
the members of the Milford New
Century Club On Monday by Mrs
Nicholas Silverson of Seaford. The
ingenuity, artistry and cleverness
used in covering Christmas gifts
was highly entertaining and infor-
native. Mrs. Silverson made use of
materials that she had saved from
the year before, as well as news
papers, working them into lovely
patterns on the boxes she had
wrapped for display. She showed
how large gifts could be wrapped
effectively and how small ones
were done as well. The stage of the
club was filled with examples of
her work. She. was assisted by
Mrs. Oliver Epperson, also of Sea-
ford. 1t was the Christmas party as
well, and was nicely arranged by
Mrs. Bert Atwell and Mrs. Charles
E.. Banning, co-chairman for the
day. Beautiful decorations for the
meeting were arranged by Mrs.
Harry Mayhem and Mrs. John O..
Snyder. A decorated table, lovely
with silver candelabra, greens and
red balls was the place where all
gathered after the meeting to en-
joy punch and cookies, an art in
itself The committee headed by
Mrs. Robert Rudolph was respon-
sible for this part of the meeting.
Gifts for the Mentally Retarded
Hospital at Stockley were brought
for delivery
Devotions for the afternoon were
given by the religious chairman,
Mrs. A. D. Dickerson, who read the
Christmas story from Luke ami
closed with prayer.Twenty dollars,
($20.00) was donated to CARE for
the Philippines by the club. The
members enjoyed singing six of the
favorite carols with Mrs. Everett
ManloVe accompanying the singing.
Gifts were awarded to Mrs. Man
love, Mrs. Obey Sapp, Mrs. John
Longbotham, Mrs. C. H. Nutter and
Mrs. Richard Bennett. This was
the last meeting of the year. The
first meeting in 1860 will be on
January in charge of Mrs. J. S.
Willis, the title of the program
being Hobbies and Loves which
will be an outgrowth of the Senior
Citizens Club.
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-18
The Past In Review
News As It Was Reported In The Chronicle
Forty Years Ago
Taken from December 10, 1879 Issue

-aken from December 10, 1879 Issl
Invitations are being sent
out for the wedding of Miss
Elva B. George and Professor
Ralph McIlvaine, both of Mag
nolia, on December 81.
James Anderson has accept
ed a position with the Harring-
ton Electric Company as as
sistant manager. Mr.. Russell of
Bridgeville, has been appoint
ed manager. Mr.. Anderson is
also of Bridgeville.
se~
Mrs. Elizabeth (Hobson) Col
Inns, wife of John S. Collins,
cashier of the First National
Bank of Dover, died on Satur-
day afternoon at her home in
Dover. She had been i'll for
some time. In addition to her
husband, one son, John, Jr.,
survives.
Garfield Sharp. who resides
near Cedarfield School, just
east of Milford, last week but
chered three fine porkers
which totaled in weight 1898
pounds. These hogs were 13A
months old and were raised
from seven weeks old pigs. One
of the porkers weighed 42O
pounds, another 460 pounds
and the largest 518 pounds.
b. C. Deputy butchered the
hogs for Mr.. Sharp.
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-18
Thirty Years Ago

Taken from December 20, 1929 Iss
William Roberts of Western
Maryland College. is visiting
his sister, Miss Ethel Roberts
In Harrington.
&os
Russell Todd, who is attend
ing the University of Della
ware, spent the weekend in
Bridgeville, with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Todd.
William ]. Warren, Carlton
Tracey, Ralph S. Brown and
Rowland Bones, all of Lewes,
attended the Gamer Conven-
tion held in Philadelphia last
week.
Charles A. Gray of Dagsboro,
announces the marriage of his
daughter, Emma Elizabeth, to
John A. Hickman, on December
IL. After a honeymoon to Nj
agara Falls and other points
in Canada, they will make their
home in Philadelphia.
zoe
Dorothy Carpenter Of Freder-
lea, entertained her little
friends on Thursday afternoon
at a birthday party. Guests
were Dorothea Harrington,
Mary Slaughter, Mary Steven
son, Jeanette Robbins, Pau
line Bennett, Evelyn Hazel,
Jane Hazel, Emma Belts, Betty
Dare, Elizabeth Savage, James
Dare and Reynolds Robbins.
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-18

Ralph Rust, Elwood Veasey
and Nelson Mcgee, all of Har-
beson, have returned from a
months stay in Miami, Florida.
A cement front is being laid
between the pavement and the
very beautiful new hardware
store of Godfrey and Son in
Millsboro.
w. T. Hudson and friends of
Selbyville, shot seven wild
geese and a few ducks and then
on Sunday entertained to a big
dinner all their children except
three.
Mrs. Mary e. Titus has arriv-
ed in Southern California,
where she will spend the win
ter with her brother, DR.. 0. B.
Dawson of Cotton, and other
relatives including Mrs.
Blanche Davis Bundick of San
Diego and Clifton Herring of
Valleyos. Mrs. Titus made the
trip by bus.
Miss Flossie Fitzge "a d,
daughter of William Fitzger-
aid, who resides near Lincoln
City, and Riley Jefferson, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Jeffer-
son, were married at Balti-
more, Md, on Thursday, De-
cember 18th. Miss Fitzgerald
has been connected with the
Caulk Company for number
of years.