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Milford chronicle., 1959-12-18
GOldey Students
Home For Christmas

Students of GoIdey Beacon
School of Business, Wilmington,
Delaware, will be home for the
Christmas holidays starting Dec
ember %. They will return from
vacation on January A and will
start preparing for the final ex-
aminations which begin the week
of January 25. The new semester
starts on February 1.
Students are Joyce Bunting,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Bunting of Rehoboth Boulevard,
Milford; Martha Ivens, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill L. IVens of
Shawnee Road, Milford; Norma
Jean Kenton, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John T. Kenton of DUPONT
Boulevard, Milford. James Moore,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy w.
Moore of North East Sixth St,
Milford; Joan Pittman, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. George T. Pittman
of Greenwood; Nadine Powell,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George S.
Powell of Cedar Beach Road, Mil
ford; Richard Reynolds, son of Mr..
Ebe Reynolds, Sr., of Greenwood;
Janice Sharp, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Sharp of Houston;
Connie Schulze, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Schulze of Green
wood; Linda G. Thomas, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter ]. Thomas
of Milford; Joan NJ. Warner, dau-
ghter of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard NJ
Warner of r. ID. 3. Milford: and
Ronnie r. Wyatt, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. c. Wyatt of los Marshall
Street, Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-18
Senior Citizens
Christmas Party

The beautiful decorations pro-
vided by Mrs. Harry Mayhem and
Mrs. ]. Olin Snyder for the Christ
mas party at the Century Club,
Monday afternoon together with the
colorful Christmas cloths and nap
kins added by the Senior Citizens
in the evening for their covered
dish supper. made the setting for a
most enjoyable Senior Citizens eve
ming. Harvey Thompson offered
prayer and following the supper
there was group singing and
games.
Mrs. Obey Sapp and Mrs. J. S.
Willis during the evening planned
the program scheduled to be given
at the Century Club at o'clock on
January 4th. This program will be
typical of a Senior Citizen meeting
except for cards.
A regular feature of these Senior
Citizen meetings is the display of
keepsakes or hobbies and on jan
uary 4th Mrs. Joseph Pearce will
have charge of this feature.
Last evening the members en-
joyed seeing document appointing
Lydia A Thompson as assistant
postmaster of Thompsonville, sign
ed by the then postmaster, General
John Wanamaker. To see and orig
inal of this signature so prominent
in John Wanamaker, advertisement
was most interesting.
There will be no evening meet
ing January 4th but it is hoped
there will be a large attendance of
Senior Citizens, both men and wo-
men at the Century Club in the af-
ternOon of January 4th at o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-18
EAR FRIENDS:

umuzRzw@al EAR FRIENDS:
With every turn of
the radio dial and
MZ every change of sta
- tions on television
there are sure to be Christ
mas carols during the time or
some mention of the birthday
just ahead. 1t is a busy time
and everyone has so much to
accomplish before the visit of
Saint Nick that every minute
counts. Just try to get one on
the phone, or pursue some err
rand then you will know that
many are out and trying to get
all that they can done before
the last minutes. But it is
good to be busy and particu-
larly when you are hoping to
make some one happy during
the holidays.
Several ladies from town
took time out on Monday and
attended the lovely bridge lun-
cheon given by Mrs. Joseph
Mach at the Seaford Country
Club which was the first of
many such parties that will be
coming along this and next
week.
Last Sunday was the birth
day of Mr.. George II. Davis,
who was then 81. The members
which included, grand, great
grand and great, great grand
children, numbering sixteen
gathered at his home on North
Washington Street for the
birthday dinner. Also among
those present were Mrs. Roland
j. Davis, widow of Mr.. Davis
only son. 1t was a happy af-
fair for Milford's oldest resi-
dent. perhaps, who is still ac-
tive enough to enjoy a daily
walk, chatting with friends
and keeping up with affairs by
reading the current newspa-
pers.
The family of Mrs. David A.
Clements, Sr., assembled at her
home on Tuesday to celebrate
her 10th birthday. All of the
children and grandchildren
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-18
Items Of q Purely
Personal Nature

Miss Carol Kimmel, student at
Madison College, arrived home for
the holidays on Wednesday.
Miss Ruth Benoit will leave on
Wednesday for her home in Adams
Center, N. Y, to spend a week
with her family.
Mrs. William H. Ackerman is a
patient in the Wilmington General
Hospital. having gone there on
Wednesday of this week.
Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs.
George T. Macklin of Atlanta, Geor-
gia, were in town a few days this
week attending the funeral of
James P. Pierce.
Pat Dougherty, a student at Ran
dolphi Macon Academy, is arriving
home today to spend the holidays
with his parents, Reverend and
Mrs. A. E. Dougherty.
Jack Webb will arrive home on
Sunday and be the guest of his
grandmother, Mrs. William A.
Webb. He has finished his basic
training at Fort Jackson, S. c., and
will spend the holidays in town be-
fore his next assignment.
DR.. and MRS. John B. Baker will
have as holiday guests: Mrs. B. D.
Baker of Newport News, Va, who
will arrive next Wednesday; Mrs.
Stanley d. Supers of Philadelphia,
and their son, John B. Baker, who
having finished his basic Army
training at Fort Hood, Texas, is
now stationed at Fort Knox, Ken
lucky, will also arrive next week.
Il
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-18

with the exception of Mr.. and
MRS. Bernard Clements and
family were present for the
family covered dish supper.
Mrs. Clements recently retired
but keeps up her interest and
her good deeds in her neigh
borhood.
Young people celebrating
birthdays recently have been
Honey Rosker, Anna Lee
Dougherty and Debbie Jones.
These are. important mile
stones in the lives of these
young people.
Today the Sewing Club is the
guest of Mrs. Garrett Grier at
her home on Haven Lake. This
will be their Christmas party
when they exchange gifts and
enjoy the good fellowship
with those with whom they sew
and play cards. Recently the
Griers were surprised by
friends who came at even
time to give them a house
warming. Their gift for the
new home was an outside house
marker, replete with the name
and what could well be a trade
mark, flying ducks.
The Sewing Circle also meets
today with Mrs. w. Dean Kim
mel for the annual Christmas
party when they also exchange
gifts and have a good. time to-
gether. Mrs. w. Price Webb
will be welcomed on her first
appearance since her recent
trip to the hospital.
Inc christmas cnurcn music
is always lovely and inspiring
and so this Sunday for an
hour of enjoyment attend the
service in the Presbyterian
Church at five o'clock and in
Calvary Methodist Church in
the evening. The music and
the singing is sure to be the
once a year kind that every
one enjoys.
Always,
Virginia S. Townsend
Wednesday.
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-18
Local Man HOnOred
For Outstanding
Sales Achievements

Mr. Merrill Meckley, salesman
employed by Lloyd F. Truitt, Inc.
Milford, Delaware, local Ford Trac-
tor and Implement dealer, will be
honored this week for outstanding
sales achievements during a sales
competition conducted by Ford
Motor Company's Tractor and I'm
plement Division.
Mr.. Meckley will be presented
with charter membership in the
Ford Tractor and Equipment Sales
mems Club, national merit organ
ization for top dealer statesmen.
The Awards Dinner will be held
at The Dover Hotel, Dover Della
ware, at $3.50 p. M. on December
is, 1859.
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-18
OBITUARY
McWILLIAMS

Mrs. Mary ]. McWilliams died
December 16. at the home of her
son, James McWilliams, 124 High
view Avenue, Dover. She was the
widow of James T. McWilliams.
Also surviving is another son,
General William A. McWilliams,
Sr., city manager of Rehoboth
Beach, as well as five grandchil-
dren and 10 great-grandchildre
Mrs. McWilliams was born in
Pennsylvania but had lived most
of her life in the Dover vicinity.
Services will be Saturday at 2
p. m. from the Trader Funeral
Home, with the Rev Robert w.
Duke. pastor of Peoples Church,
officiating. Burial will be in Lake
side Cemetery. Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-18
DELAYED EARACHE

TOLEDO, Ohio (H1 = When a
physician probed in her right ear
for a suspected blood clot and pull
ed out watermelon seed, Mrs.
Matte Alexander recalled she had
stuffed it there % years ago when
she was 6 years old.
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-18
9th Birthday
Celebration

Mr.. George HI. Davis celebrated
his 97th birthday on Sunday, Dec
ember 13, 1859. Close members of
his family gathered at this home at
511 North Washington Street to
surprise him with ice cream and
cake and to wish him many more
happy and healthful years.
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-18
Weekly Weather
Report For Milford

John E. Barcus, weather record
er, reports the following weather
conditions for Milford as recorded
on instruments located on Lake
view Avenue for the week begin
ming Thursday, December 10, and
ending Wednesday, December 16,
incIusiye.
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-18

ENGAGEMENT is ANNOUNCED-NIr Whaey
j. Baldree o Wmauma,
Whaey Seaford Central High
Seaford
and Lee Junior College He received his degree from
Asbury College Wmore Kentucky the Master Religious
the Church
wedding January OF
God
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-18

MEANEST THIEF-A thief riff
ed three pocketbooks in the Christ
Episcopal Church choir room last
Sunday while services were going
on, Dover police have reported.
The women counted their COM
bined losses as SO in cash, $40 in
a postal money order, and $117.50
in checks.
A woman at the church identified
picture of a suspect but when the
man was taken to Dover from Mil
ford she was unable to make pos
tive Identification and he was re-
leased.
DR.. Georgia F. Lightfoot, state
supervisor of special class pro-
gram for the State Department of
Public instruction, along with Mrs.
z. Stewart Outten and Mrs. In
grid Magnus, were the ones whose
pocketbooks were robbed.
Another pocketbook was taken
at Peoples Church in Dover short
ly before the Christ Church incl
dent, police said.
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-18


Private funeral services were
held at the convenience of the
family for Robert L. Moore, 29,
formerly of Laurel, who died De-
cember 9. of self-inflicted gunshot
wounds. He lived at 102 Cochran
Street, Middletown.
A native of Laurel, he was the
son of Carmel L. and Sally Collins
Moore and is survived in addi-
tion to his parents by his wife,
Diane Lease Moore; two sons, Mi
chael Collins Moore, 4, and Chris
topher Allen Moore, months. He
also leaves one sister, Mrs. Flea
nor Paradee, Laurel, and a bro
ther, Bruce A. Moore, a student
at the University of Delaware.
A graduate of Laurel High
School in 1948 and the University
of Delaware in 1852. he was a
member of the Phi Kappa Tau fra
ternity; the Middletown Lions
Club and Junior Chamber of Com
merce and the vestry of St AIMS
Episcopal Church, MiddIetown.
He became associated with the
Southern States Cooperative after
graduation from college and more
recently had served as district
manager and special seed repre-
sentative of the cooperative in this
area.
Interment in Odd Fellows Gem
etery, Laurel.
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-18

FRIENDS:
With every turn of
the radio dial and
every change of sta
tions ON television
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-10
Reese Theatre News

Spring is here. All by-roads, all
roads, lead to Movie Center. As
usual Delaware and Maryland
theatre fans will hit the Spring
time Trail to see the new Spring
time hits as promised by the man
agement with the announcement of
the Springtime Jubilee of Hits to
be found in this newspaper.
Another big time all-family show
is listed for this Friday and Sat
urday, April 10 and IL. Van John
son is the star of Columbia's new
hit "The Last Blitzkrieg" with CO.
feature Frontier Gun" with John
Agar and Joyce Meadows. A Happy
Cartoon Circus completes this giant
weekend show at regular prices.
Critics are raving-a great tri-
umph. THE Roots of Heaven" with
Enrol Flynn, Orson 5Welles, and a
galaxy of stars including Eddie
Albert, is listed for showing at
the Reese Theatre, Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday, April IL, Is, and Ia
at regular prices.
This is the hit that played the
Palace Theatre, New York City, at
So top. More hits from the Spring
time jubilee will be featured next
week.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-10
Catholic academies Win
Mdthenlatic Contests

Archmere and Ursuline Acade-
mics of Wilmington have won the
junior and senior divisions, respec-
lively, of the fourth annual mathe-
matics contest for Delaware stu
dents sponsored by the University
of Delaware. Thirty-one junior and
senior high schools were repre-
sented in the competition.
The senior division competition
is part of national contest spon-
sored by The Mathematical Asso-
citation of America and American
Society of Actuaries. Schools en-
tered in this division compete for
both national and local awards.
Ursuline Academy has achieved
a remarkable record in this divi-
sion. 1t was the third time in four
years that its students had won the
eleventh and twelfth grade honors,
Individual award winners in the
junior division were:
Peter Lehmicke, Archmere Aca-
denny; j. G. Christie, Brandywine
Kathy Faircloth, Caesar Rodney
George Morris, H. C. Conrad; Pa
tricia O'Keefe, Corpus Christi;
Dwayne Martin, Delaware City;
Mary Teagarden, Alexis l. dupont;
Howard Layton, Georgetown
Thomas Wright, Laurel; Ann Tay-
lor, Middletown; Carole Pepper
Milton; Richard Dahn, John Bas-
sett Moore; Mary Lupton, Mt.
Pleasant Jr., High; John Collins,
Ogletown Jr. High; Mary Patricia
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-10
MAGNOLIA
Mrs. Frances Hart
Phone: DE 5-51Ss

Mr.. Connie Hart returned to the
University OF Delaware on Monday
after spending his spring vacation
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Hart. Connie recently had the
honor to be elected president of
his fraternity, Phi Kappa Tau.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hinsley
spent Sunday at their cottage in
Ocean City, Md.
Mrs. Jennie Wootten is patient
at the Kent General Hospital in
Dover, where she was operated on
last Friday She is getting along
fine and expects to come home any
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fletch Bryan left
on Saturday for Florida, where they
will spend a week with Mrs.
Bryan's sister and husband, Major
and Mrs. j. E. Heatherly and Sandy.
While they are away, Charles and
David are staying with their grand
mother, Mrs. Estelle Roe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Luton visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Wise in Newark,
on Sunday. While they were there
they also visited some of Mrs.
Luton's friends who are in college
there.
Mr.. Leonard Rash died on Sat-
urday morning in the Kent General
Hospital, where he had been a
patient for about two weeks. Flu
neral services were held on Tues
day at 2 p. M. in the Torbert Flu
neral Home in Dover. Interment
was at Barretts Chapel. Rev.
Charles Burge was in charge of
the service. Mr.. Rash was "a years
of age.
Mrs. Emma Knight has bought a
home at Little Creek where she
moved last week. She is planning to
sell her home here in Magnolia.
Mrs. Elizabeth Schwartz spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Franklin Morgan and her sister,
Mrs. Laura Minner, in Houston.
The following members of the
Magnolia Ladies Auxiliary attend
ed the Kent County Auxiliary din
ner meeting in Cheswold last Tues
day: Anna Orvis, Sally Barrett
Lydia Hill, Elizabeth Schwartz
Blanche Richards, Mosena Knight
Waneta Rentz, Mary Johnson, anG
Lillian McIlvaine.
The MYF meeting was held or
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-10

Burns, Padua Academy: Robert
Parke, Richardson Park; Lester
Taufen, Salesianum; Thomas Stew
art, Seaford; Elizabeth March, St
Elizabeth's; Lorraine Kaminaka,
ST. Hedwig's; Sydney Russell, Tat
nall School; Betsey Hughes, Ursu-
line Academy; Charles Belle, Will
liam c. Jason High School; STAN
ley Pauls, William Penn.
Individual award winners in the
senior division were:
William Magrogam, Archmere
Academy; Mary Jane Johnson
Brandywine; Clifford Galloway
Caesar Rodney; Raymond Warner
H. C. Conrad; James R. Kast, Del
aware City; William N. Chernish
Alexis l. dupont; William j
Amend, Friends; Jerald Morton
Howard High; Betty Ann Gallo
way, Laurel; Donald r. Reed, Mid
dletown; James M Carey, Milton
Mary v Hurd, John Bassett Moore
Jonathan Hopkins, Mt. Pleasant
Senior High; Dennis A. Conlan
Newark; Edward j. Razko, Salesi-
anum; Cameron w. Foster, Sanford
Preparatory School; Judith ]
Pease, Seaford; James kirkpatrick
Tower Hill; Anne Marie Becker
Ursuline Academy; David Spencer
William G. Jason; Chandler Geb-
hart, William Penn.
The contest is conducted under
the supervision of DR.. G. Cuthbert
Webber, chairman of the universi-
tvs mathematics department.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-10
GEORGETOWN
Mrs. Constance Brown
Phone: Georgetown $500

Or. II. A. Press, associate direc-
tor of professional education for
the American Cancer Society, told
workers for the 1859 crusade in
Sussex County at the kick-off lun-
cheon in Jones Memorial Hall last
Friday, that they have real story
to tell this year of slow and thor
ough accomplishments and of the
imminent defeat of cancer.
He said that he thought cancer
would have vital new weapons for
prevention. and cure within 10
years, though he said many others
believe 1t will come within five
years.
He prophesized no sudden dra-
matics discoveries but stressed that
The cancer problem is being solved
"piecemeaP' through studies of
drugs. individual resistance to can
Ger and other subjects.
DIR. Press told the workers that
IL might seem to the general public
that not much progress had been
made because X-ray and surgery
are still the only known ways of
treating cancer but that whereas
10 years ago there were only a
scattered few working on cancer
research, today there are 1000 spe-
cialists supported by the Cancer
Society alone, and many others in
this country and all over the world.
He went into detail regarding re-
search into virus which he said
might eventually make it possible
to vaccinate against cancer and
said chat while substances in ciga-
rette smoke have been found to
cause lung cancer. there are also
substances in the air that have the
same effect.
After discussing many facets Of
cancer research, DR.. Press said that
the No. cause of deaths from can
Ger was the delay of victims in con-
sulting physicians when they en-
countered one. OF the seven danger
signals. Regular check-ups, he
stated, might make it possible to
reduce cancer deaths to one out
OF two instead of the one out Of
three now saved.
Layton Ayres, Seaford, chairman
for this years crusade in Sussex
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-10

County, presided at the luncheon.
He set the county goal this year
at $16,79O and broke this down in
to the quota for each community.
He explained the mechanics of the
crusade and distributed the work
ers' literature.
Speaking briefly at the luncheon
were James e. Goslee, Jr., George
town, state crusade chairman; Mrs.
William N. Cam, Wilmington, state
chairman of volunteers; Robert W.
Tunnel. Georgetown, vice chairman
for the crusade, and Robert w.
Jack, Wilmington, state cancer ex-
ecutive director. Mrs. Emily
Womach, Laurel, chairman of the
county cancer unit, said that she
thought the workers should know
what the county unit does in addi-
ton to hearing the general prog
ress of cancer research.
She explained that so per cent of
the money collected in Sussex
County remains there for full
program of education and real SER
vice to the county's cancer pa
tients. Among other lay service
outlined, she said that dressings
are furnished where needed.
Nearly 200 members and guests
of Pomona Grange of Sussex Coun-
ty attended the covered dish sup
per of the organization in Midland
Grange Hall here Saturday evening.
Mrs. Harvey Warrington, local
Grange lecturer, was chairman for
the evening.
Gland Phillips of the University
of Delaware, showed a travel film
of the western states.
1t was announced that the schol-
arship supper of the State Grange
will be held Friday evening at $50
o'clock in Capital Grange Hall, Do
yer.
State officers attended the coun-
ty supper here and were introduc-
ed as follows: Paris G. Kirby, Mil
ford, state master; Mrs. Kirby,
state Flora; Mrs. Andrew O'Neal,
state home economics chairman;
Elwood Coulburn, Seaford. state
chaplain; Mrs. John Wright, Del
mar, state steward, and Pat Caulk,
state lecturer.
George Edward Jones, 43, of
Georgetown, was sentenced to
three months in prison by Judge
James B. Carey in Sussex County
Superior Court on Monday of this
week for being an accessory to the
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-10
Lakeview Elementary
School News


Grade Mrs. Jean CIendanieIs
Section 2
Mr.. Hickman came to visit US the
other day and he said the way we
work together shows that we are
growing up. A few weeks ago we
looked at pictures we drew of our
selves in September and compared
them to the ones we drew the first
of March. In the fall we were
round circles with sticks for legs
and arms, but now we can draw
ourselves so that we look like lit
tie boys and girls. Most of us could
not even count to ten in the fall
and now we add and take away.
We couldn't read in the fall and to-
day we read. and dramatize our
stories. We have had fun in first
grade and learned a lot We know
that there are a lot of people who
have helped us grow and we want
them to know we appreciate all
they have done to make our first
year happy.
Dear Mr.. Dickerson: Thank you
for giving us our nice school. We
like our pretty room. Love, Charles
Hayes and Bill Holstein.
Dear Mr.. Hickman: Thank you
for coming to see us. We are glad
you are proud of US. Love, Patricia
Ames and r. ]. Watts.
Dear Mr. Kerr: Thank you for
coming to hear us give our reports,
and for the BIG typewriter. Love,
Larry Ninzeheltzer and Gary Cord
er.
Dear Mr.. Dugan: Thank you for
being our school Daddy and for
bringing us all our school supplies
Love, Mona Schuler and Carol
Raspe.
Dear Mrs. Emory: Thank you
for making all the papers for us to
fead and color. Love, Gale Redden
and Donald Gibbons.
Dear Mrs. Hammond: Thank you
for making us well when we are
sick. Love, Billy Dudley, Howard
Mills, and Beth Wilkins.
Dear Mrs. Kunkle: Thank you
for the nice art lessons. We like to
make things with you. Love, Sherry
Tucker and Howard Johnson.
Dear Miss Rissmiller: Thank you
for playing games with us. We all
like gym. Love, Lee Gibbons and
Debby Lesser.
Dear Mrs. Bennett: Thank you
for singing with us. We like to sing
and play in the band. Love, Billy
Taylor and Betty Tucker.
Dear Miss Wainright: Thank you
for getting all the nice books for
our Circus and Farm Units. Love
Sherry Tucker and Mona Schuler.
Dear Mrs. Clark: Thank you for
our good lunches. We like hot dogs
best. Love, Fabian Watson and
Billy Dudley
Dear Mrs. Gordon: Thank you
for reading to us. We like the IL
brary books you read. Love, Jean
Rosen, Sandy Hurd, and Lannie
Lynch
Dear Janitors: Thank you for
cleaning up our room and for re-
finishing our tables. Love, Bill Ho1-
stein, Billy Poole, and Beth Will
hins.
Dear Parents: Thank you for all
the nice parties you gave us. We
like to eat. We are glad you like
our programs. Love. Larry Ninze-
heltzer, Betty. Tucker, and Bill Hol-
stein.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-10
Beware Pitfalls OF That
Joint Checking Account
up Newsfeatures

The joint checking account, us
ed by both husband and wife. can
be a boon or calamity.
A large majority of young cou-
pies start married life with a joint
account, it is reported by the Am
erican Bankers Association. This
plan has number of advantages,
but it should be used with care.
When both husband and wife
write checks against the same ac-
count without frequent check-ups.
the result often is an overdrawn
account, say the bankers. They ad-
wise that record of checks be kept
in one big check book at home, and
that checks written during the day
be recorded and checked against the
balance each evening. If this rec