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Milford chronicle., 1959-04-03

1T seemed like we stopped the
instant you hit the brakes. Right,
Stan? But here are the facts. The
reaction distance was 10 4"-that's
how far the car travelled before
Stan slammed on the brakes. Brak-
ing distance, 19' S'-that's how far
we went after he put on the brakes.
Total stopping distance-30 feet.
Amazing, isn't it? And we really
thought we could stop on a dime.
Now let's see what one of our
young ladies can do"
Eunice White, a Junior, tried
next. Her record: 10 6" to react
and 1S' 8" to stop the car after
brakes were applied. Total. % 81.
Mr.. Bernard Briggs, Phys. Ed.
teacher, tried it at 80 mph. He took
% 5" to react and At 81 more to
stop-70 feet over all. Patrolman
Kielbasa drove at 40 mph. His
score: 21' 10" and IL To-. Total.
So s..
You see what a spot you'd be in
if child suddenly darted in front
of you-even when you're moving
at only 20 miles an hour" Morris
said. Just forget that business
about stopping on dime. 1t can't
be done.
Let's learn to drive at a speed
that is safe for conditions.
Let's look ahead, anticipate
danger and avoid the quick stops
This iS the real kpv fo safe driv.
ing"
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-03
MAGNOLIA
Mrs. Frances Hart
Phone: DE 5-51S6

Miss Eleanor Davis, Mrs. Edna
Davis and Mrs. Katie Knight were
the dinner guests on Wednesday
evening of Mrs. Ethel Collins in
observance of Miss Eleanor Davis
birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brainard Blundon
and family of Harrisville, N. Y,
were the weekend guests of Rev.
and Mrs. Charles Burge.
Miss Lorna Frese arrived home
for spring vacation on Thursday
and will return Tuesday to Madi-
son College in Harrison burg, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Wise of Newark
also spent some time with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Frese.
James Edward Storey, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Storey, Jr., was
christened in church on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Hart and
Wayne and Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Luton were the dinner guests on
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Simp-
son and family, in Houston.
The Methodist Men will meet in
the Fire Hall on Wednesday even
ing April Sth at 1880 p. M, for their
business meeting. Anyone interest
ed in becoming member please
attend this meeting for all men
welcome Those who are presently
members, please come and bring a
friend.
Anyone having any rummage for
the MYAF Rummage Sale please
bring it to the Fire Hall on Tues
day. evening. April 7th at 7:30 p.
m. If you find it impossible to
bring it, contact either Mrs.
Frances Stubbs or Mrs. Lorna Nit
chell and someone will pick 1t up.
On Monday evening the Kick-off
Dinner for the building campaign
was held in the Fire Hall at $50 p.
m. The delicious turkey dinner was
prepared by the Magnolia WSCS
and was served by the Frederick
MYAF. The Rev. DR.. Thomas Multi
gan was the guest speaker from
Georgetown. The team of visitors
from the Kirby-Smith Associates
staff was introduced. At the din
ner Mr. Harry Frese reported some
wonderful news; as of Monday
$4,000 was collected from the Spe-
cial Gifts Committee toward our
goal of $4,000.
The WSCS met in the Fire Hall
on Wednesday evening at 1880 p. m.
Hostesses were Mrs. Emma Moore,
Mrs. Eva Ingram, Mrs. Helen An
dersOn, and Mrs. Sara Case.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-03
Milford Hiqf,
School News
Safe Driving Demonstration

Tires screeched and pistols
cracked on Central Avenue yester-
day as Milford High School stu
dents put their driving abilities
to test-and simultaneously
learned a lesson. They were taking
part in a safety demonstration to
disprove the old bromide that car
can be stopped on dime.
Results were SOLDERING. The chief
casualty was driver complacency.
AS fellow students lined the curb,
Stanley Huey, Junior, slid behind
the wheel of a special outfitted Sc
dan. Beside him sat Wentzel Nor
ris, safety engineer for Nationwide
Insurance.
Through loud speakers on top of
the car, Mr.. Morris spoke to the
Students:
STANLEY has been selected for
this test because he's an experien-
ced driver. Now let's see how quick
he can stop at the terrific speed OF
20 miles an hour"
AS Stan drove toward the start
ing point, Mr.. Morris explained the
reason for the three pistols mount
ed on the front bumper, and the red
light on the front of the hood.
Get the car going 20 miles an
hour" he told Stan. "As soon as
you do, I'll pull the trigger on the
first gun. Immediately the hood
light will flash on, and yellow
|. paint bullet will blast a mark on
the pavement.
That's your signal to put on the
brakes. The instant your foot hits
the pedal, the second pistol will
fire. The third one will go off when
you finally get the car stopped"
Stan made the test. Two boys
taped the distance between. the
paint spots. Another one jotted
down the measurements and hand
ed them to Mr.. Morris, who relayed
them to the spectators:
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-03
State Grown Seed
Is Plenty Good

The best source of seed is certi-
fed seed says George Vapaa, coun-
ty agricultural agent.
Certification guarantees you seed
that is pure in variety, free of
disease and free of noxious weeds.
Delaware certified seed, grown in
Delaware, has been tested by re-
search workers at the University
of Delaware and it measures up to,
and above some, seed brought in
from out-of-state.
This is true of Delaware grown
certified hybrid corn as well as
small grain and soybeans, Mr..
Vapaa said.
If you plan on using your own
seed get 1t tested by all means, he
said A Representative sample
should be sent to the State Board
of Agriculture seed testing lab
oratory in Dover for termination
test.
This service is free and it is the
only sure way of knowing how
well the seed will grow.
For example, with soybeans,
termination percentage should be
at least so percent to insure good
stand in the field when the recon-
mended planting rates of 0 to 40
pounds are used.
If you are buying your seed, be
sure to check for the tag on the
bag listing variety, purity, weight
per bushel, percent disease, per
cent weed seed, and termination
percentage. All seed dealers in
Delaware are required to have their
seed tagged with this Information.
The certified seed tag is a guar
antee of quality. The cost of seed
is a very small part of the produc-
tion costs of any crop, Vapaa
adds. 1t is not worth the small diff
erence in price, between cheap and
certified seed, to take chance
on having to replant a whole field
too late.
HOW'S YOUR MOTOR FEELING? ?
Are your electric motors ready
for the coming summer work?
OOuuLy h6IlIuALuld al cSC1lI 0COA SC
Vapaa says one of the most i'm
portant jobs in maintaining electric
motors around the farmstead is
keeping them clean.
The National Safety Council says
that before cleaning an electric
motor you should consider the
safety angle. OF course you should
disconnect the motor from the
electrical power. That may sound
pretty obvious but lot of shocked
people have forgotten to, do it, he
says. If you use compressed air
for cleaning, protect yourself with
safety goggles. A vacuum cleaner
work pretty well, too.
When using compressed air,
make sure there is separator in
the line to remove all impurities
and moisture. Pressure should not
be over 40 pounds per square inch.
When pressure is above that a.
mount there is a danger of damag-
ing the electric motors insulation.
"For safety's sake, clean electric
motors, but clean them safely, Mr.
Vapaa concludes.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-03
lIenn-Anrll 6 To 10. 1859

Menu-Aprll to 10, 1859
Monday: Milk. Spaghetti-Meat
and Tomato Sauce, Cut Green
Beans. Celery Sticks, Bread and
Butter, Pudding or Fruit.
Tuesday: Milk. Pork Barbecue
on bun, Peas and Carrots. Apple
Crisp.
Wednesday: Milk, Creamed Tur-
key on Rice or Toast, Cole Slaw.
Cranberry Sauce. Bread and But
ter, Pudding.
Thursday: Milk, Baked Ham.
Mashed Potatoes, Apple Sauce, Hot
Roll, Cake.
Friday: Milk, Tuna Fish Salad.
Scalloped Potatoes, Peas. Buttered,
Bread and Butter, Jello or Fruit
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-03
ONE OF IA REWARDED

MADISON, Wis. (P) - William
Walker. one of IA children of the
late John H. Walker, was named as
sole beneficiary in his fathers will.
The elder Walker, who left a
100000 estate when he died at
the age of SO, said in his will that
William had worked with him for
many years and was largely re-
sponsible for the size of the es-
tate.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-03

United States lumber production
for 1858 was an estimated 80 bill
lion board feet.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-03

A falcon (sparrow hawk has
been roosting in the Bell Tower of
City College, New York City. for
more than 20 years.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-03

The longest game in major league
baseball was played between Brook
lyn and Boston in 1920. The game
ended in a IL tie-after 26 innings.
Evening star., 1959-11-16
Scholarships
For Club Girls

A national scholarship pro-
gram for Girls Clubs Of Amer
lea has been established, Mrs.
John Jay McCloy. board Of
directors chairman, has an
nounced.
The new awards, to be
known as Readers Digest
Career Key scholarships, will
be open to high school seniors
in all 86 member Girls clubs
across the country. These
units represent membership
Of 50,622 girls.
A national winner of a top
$2,500 award will be selected
from candidates submitted
by each Of the nine club re-
gions. Regional winners will
receive awards of $3.50 each.
Girls chosen this year will
be honored during the 18th
anniversary conference of
Girls Club of America, to
be held here in April.
Evening star., 1959-11-16
By JOSEPHINE LoWMAN


A woman often forfeits the
allure she has for a man
when she makes catty re-
marks about another woman
or women in general.
1t is my belief that a man
not only likes a woman who
is good company. but most
Of all, one with whom he can
be comfortable.
He does not understand
feminine barbS and they
make him as uneasy and
restless as does the feeling of
fretful weather before a big
storm breaks.
A man thinks of his ideal
woman as warm and tender,
understanding and charming.
1t is as impossible to concoct
Evening star., 1959-11-16
WHY GROW oLD2
You Lose Your Allure
When You Are 'Catty'

charm out of envy, jealousy
and intolerance as it is to
whip up a wonderful dessert
out of sand and castor oil.
Damages Speaker
Even If a man feels that
some of a woman's remarks
are justified, he has to be
enough in love with her to
be very much prejudiced in
her favor if she is to get
away" with these remarks.
A critical attitude so easily
can damage the attractive
picture he has of her.
A critical attitude in gen.
eral Injuries the woman who
has it much more than it
ever does her victims. One
cannot think in a hatchet-
faced way without becoming
Evening star., 1959-11-16

dIlu PCLcOAld44Sy'
Many Suffer
Human nature is not per-
feet and so all Of us at times
run into the rude remark, the
selfish attitude or the unjust
criticism. I do not know why
the recipients of these at
tacks suffer from them, but
many women do, for weeks
and months and even years;
some for the rest Of their
lives.
When I have such an ex-
perience, after the first en-
counter with my adrenalin
glands, which I might say are
in very good condition, I
honestly begin to feel sorry
for the one who is attacking
me.
1t really must be awful to
go through life feeling that
way, Just stewing in your own
bitter juice. How boring it
must be! How little fun! How
sorry I feel for those who
must live with such a person.
Evening star., 1959-11-16
Many Suffer

hatchet-faced in appearances
and personality.
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-15
IKE; THE CRUCIAL YEAR

For President Eisenhower, the crucial
years in his term in the White House may
well be 1859 and 1860. His Administration
is likely to be controversial one, especially
in the years to come, but the final evaluation
may depend, to large extent, upon achieve
ments of this year and next.
Interestingly, President Eisenhower
record of never having had veto overridden
in Congress was sustained by a four-vote
margin recently, when it appeared that this
remarkable record would be broken. Regard
less of what the critics say, glancing back
at the number of vetoes by former President
Harry Truman which were overridden by
Congress, one must admit that President
Eisenhower has great respect for the pres
idential veto.
On the other hand, the key question which
may influence history's appraisal of the Els
enhower Administration is the question of
defense, military and economic, against the
current Russian challenge.
From number of quarters, some of them
considered respectable, come charges that the
Russians are ahead of us in the missiles
field, that some of our boasts about prepar-
edness have not been exactly accurate, and
that we are gradually slipping behind" in
the deadly race with Russia for military su-
premacy.
These charges have not yet been perma-
nently proven, nor has the final verdict been
given. But enough evidence has been pro-
duced to cause a question in the average cit
liens mind, and further losses to the COM
munists, in the Middle East, or elsewhere,
will inevitably be linked to our world pos
ture as related to our actual military
strength.
An even more serious threat is the eco
nomic challenge being posed by Russia. The
obligation which falls upon the Administra-
ton is to lead this country's economy into
new and greater fields of private-enterprise
achievement. The obligation obviously in
cludes the responsibility of preventing fur
ther initiation, thereby checking the recent
steady increase in the cost of defense, while
enabling us to maintain satisfactory trade
balance.
The responsibility of the hour also in
cludes the obligation to find new and better
ways of operation for our free enterprise
economy and our social system. In these
fields the challenge of communism is real,
and its attainments are also real and the
facts must be faced.
For these reasons, then, the next two
years may well be the crucial years for
President Eisenhower and the Eisenhower
era.
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-15
BABSON DISCUSSES CAPE CANAVERAL

Babson Park, Mass, May IA. My
last few days in Florida were
spent at Cape Canaveral, which is
located on the East Coast of Flor
ida some $50 miles south of Jack
sonville. From here the tests are
being made of the various inter-
continental missiles, by which
World War III, if it ever comes,
will be fought. l understand there
are three other proving grounds.
lin Alabama, in Arizona, and on
the Pacific Coast.
Leading Corporations Producing
Missiles
These missiles are contracted
for by the Department of Defense
with various important corpora
tions such as the Douglas Air
craft. Company which builds the
Thor" the Northrop Aircraft
Company which makes the Shark" /"
the Martin Company which builds
the Titan" and Vanguard" Gen
eral Dynamics' Convair division
which constructs the "Atlas," Boe-
ing Aircraft which is building the
'Bomarc," and the Chrysler Cor
poration which makes the "Jupi-
ter" These companies compete for
the best engineers, metallurgists,
and other scientists Such special
lists are not under the bureau
cratic restrictions of government
workers, hence can be paid higher
salaries. The work is under the
able direction of General Donald
N. Yates.
1 was much impressed with
what l saw, including the launch
ing of three of these missiles. They
vary in length from twenty-five to
sixty-five feet, each divided into
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-15
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
BY EIoine townsend Dickersor

terday. In the center of the long
buffet table stood big. fat, Mama
dressed in green and when we got
closer We found she was sculptur-
ed out of potato salad.
After dinner Hayes and the
girls went to the dog show here In
town. Dawn is wild about rabbits.
cats, dogs, turtles. even begs for
her own pet snake So you can
imagine the enchanting land she
stepped into with thousands of
dogs here in town vieing for Best
of Show, etc. Adult tickets were
75c and it would be a cold day be-
fore I'd pay that much to watch
dogs!
Wilma and I returned to the
base to get Leslie from the nursery
and we had just gotten her in the
station wagon when it began to
rain. This time of the year in Kan
sas you just don't sit back and
enjoy rain storm and think about
the miracle 1t will perform on your
garden. You turn on radio or tel
evision almost Immediately to see
il you ought to be where you are
and if you should not. and where
you should go. In other words
it's tornado season in the midwest.
There were tornadoes in the states
surrounding Kansas, but locally
they forecast a severe rain and hail
storm. / was in a hail storm in
this city about four years ago that
did over 5000 damage to our car
and that fright will never be eras-
ed from my mind. Wilma jumped
out of the car as we drove past her
home and wished me success in
getting home safely. ! picked up
Hayes and the girls at the show
and headed for McAlister. When
we were about six blocks from
home (three O'Clock in the af-
ternoon) all cars on the streets
had their headlights on high and
truly sheets of rain were coming
down.
We all sighed when we at last
were safely home. | knew at that
very hour Lynne and I were sched-
uled to go to Girl Scout Mothers
Day tea, but surely they wouldn't
expect us in this storm. Lynne
phoned to notify the committee
that we didn't feel 1t advisable to
venture out in this storm and then
she reported to me that we were
the only mother and daughter not
in attendance. Well, you know
what happened. AS soon as the
rain drops slackened just tiny bit
we were off to the tea-scarves on
our heads, boots on our, feet and
wet rain coats on our backs.
When we returned home found
Hayes asleep-completely outdone
by his first day out. 1t worried me
at first because | was afraid. he
might have done too much. This
morning found him hale and hear
ty, however, and returned to work.
It's a perfectly lovely spring
day here today. That rain seemed
pretty wicked at the time, but 1t
did freshen up everyone's yards
and it's appreciated today.
Until next week.
Always,
Elaine Townsend Dickerson
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Obey Sapp were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Van
Nuis Wilkerson, Tuesday. evening,
May 9Th. Following the dinner. the
four we're guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alton Maull and children, Kay and
Donnie for delicious home made
ice cream and cake. The occasion
was Miss Kay Maull's 18th birth
day anniversary and also Mr..
Sapp's birthday on Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. George B, Thistle
wood gave party on Friday night,
May 9Th, in the Fire Hall, in honor
of their daughter. Anna Lees 18th
birthday anniversary. There were
close to 40 of her friends and
schoolmates present. Games and
dancing were the doings of the
evening with an abundance of re-
freshments in the midst. Anna Lee
received many valuable and beau
tifu1 gifts and at late hour the
guests went their several ways.
wishing for Anna Lee many happy
returns, of the day and thanking
the hostess for affording them
such happy occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Obey Sapp, Mrs.
Helen Dufendach and Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Sharp attended the annual
Ladies Night of the Kent and Sus-
sex Scottish Rite Club, Friday
evening at the Centenary Metho-
dist Church in Laurel. After de-
licious Del-Maryelous fried chick
en- with all the "fixin" they enjoyed
a very entertaining floor show.
Miss Frances Ann Sapp of For
est Brook Glen, Wilmington. spent
Saturday and Sunday with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Obey
Sapp. On Sunday, her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Sapp and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hummel Sapp and children,
Guy Hummel and Robin had Moth
er's Day dinner with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. o. F. Sapp.
Mrs. Amanda Lofland observed
the 81st anniversary of her BIRTH
day on Monday, May 18th.
A fine son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. John e. Clark at 10:45 a. m,
Friday, May 8, in Milford Memorial
Hospital, weighing 7lbs. 13 and
one fourth ounces. His name. John
e. Clark, Jr. Mrs. Clark and son
returned to their home on Monday
to be under the nursing care of
her aunt, Mrs. Gladys T. Kennedy.
The coming of this new boy means
the writer of these items is a
great-grandmother Mrs. Clark is
the former Eileen Webb. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Emory Webb.
Mrs. Leba Joseph. of Georgetown
was the dinner guest of her sister,
Mrs. Ida Williams on Sunday.
Mr.. Hayes Denny and mother
and grandmother of Leipsic were
Saturday evening callers at the
home of VIM. T. Williams, Jr.
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-15
Humphrey Headed East Again

ionable to visit Moscow and that because Russia
is country of primary concern in our defense and
security arrangements the candidates beginning
to feel that knowledge of Russia and acquaint-
with Russa's leaders, might be asset in
the political conventions ahead-in 1860.
Humphreys visit will that the Democrats
will have at least two candidates who have Travelled
extensively in Russia. Adlai Stevenson and Humph-
rey, and perhaps others, and that the Republicans
will have at least one. Whether Nelson Rockefeller
Nfxons only possible formidable opposition at this
stage of the game, will fit to go to Russia is
interesting question. AS Governor of the State of
New York, he is governor of the state in which the
Soviet Fair is opening, and no doubt his advisers
could find a pretext for a visit to the U. S. Fair
in Moscow this year.
If Rockefeller does take off for Russia, it would
be indication that he is in there fighting for
the nomination.
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-15

nuclear missile or bomb fired at
the u. S.
If Russia should decide to attack
us, she would first attempt to de-
stroy our launching bases in these
friendly countries, after which she
largest cities. Even if twenty-mil-
lion American citizens were killed
within the first few hours of such
an attack, we would still have $50
million people left, with an under
ground system of communications
and much of our transportation
continuing to operate.
What About The Anti-Missile
Missiles?
My great disappointment at Cape
Canaveral was to learn that no
anti-missile missiles have been
perfected. Hence, though Russia, or
the United States, or certain other
countries, will soon be in a position
to destroy, none of them now have
the necessary means of defense
against an enemy missile. Once in
a while the engineers feel they are
on the right track; but the targets
which they use move very slowly
compared with the speed of an
enemy missile. My days at Cape
Canaveral convince me of what /
have said before,-that there will
be no World War III until some
country discovers and has in pro-
duction a dependable anti-missile.
Our Defense Department feels that
our engineers will be successful in
producing such and we are now
erecting stations around our large
cities for firing such anti-missile
missiles when they are perfected
and in production.
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-15

three stages, and cost from 81 mill
ion to $1.5 million each. OF the
three launched while | was there
a section of one failed to ignite,
and only the first section went into
the air. A second missile blew up
into a thousand pieces. But the
third was successfully launched
and travelled 1900 miles, striking
the ocean very close to it's target.
Tracking These Great Missiles
While at Cape Canaveral, was
briefed, together with the Honor
able Paul H. Spaak, Secretary GEN.
eral of NATO, by some of the more
important officers on how these
missiles are tracked. q was warn
ed not to ask any Questions.) The
proving course was between Cape
Canaveral and Ascension Island
off the West Coast of Africa, which
l saw on my trip last year. The
course covers several islands in
the Atlantic, between which are
stationed u. S. ships. Thus, the
missile is constantly in sight, so
that not only can it's speed be OBJ
served, but the nose cone can be
located when it comes to the end
of it's arc. Within these cones are
important data and the intricate
machines which process such data
and log the results. l am sure we
will be able to build and put into
production intercontinental miss
lies that will go over 1900 miles
and hit a target with an accuracy
of within one mile. They will be
shipped to launching stations in
Italy, France, England, Norway,
and other nations, with the purpose
of annihilating enemy cities with
in thirty minutes after the first