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Milford chronicle., 1959-01-02
Indian RiUer POUer
Squad Graduates
Examinations Have Just
Been Completed At
Three Locations

Indian River Power Squadron
operating classes in Plotting and
Small Boat Handling at George
town, Delaware, Rehoboth Beach,
Delaware, and Seaford, Delaware,
has just completed examinations at
all three locations with remarkable
and most satisfactory results.
The Georgetown and ReiIoboth
Beach Glasses were directed by
Past. Commander Charles S. Horn
who was assisted by William E.
Hazzard, w. F. Oliphant, George
E. Storey, Horace S. Oakie, John
H. Ruckman, DR.. R. L. Klingel,
and Elmer T. Calhoun, and others.
A total of nineteen students in
Guiding one woman student COM
pleted the examinations. Sixteen of
the group passed the examinations
and are eligible to join the Squad
ron and go on to the advanced
grades subject TO Squadron Re-
quirements
ScoG;inued on page fivel
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-02
Republicans
Lose Fight For
House Seats
Massey, Annett Are Adj
vised By Their Attor-
neys That There Seems
To Be Nothing Else To
Do.

Attorneys for the two Republi-
cans who lost both in the Nov. 4
election and in the Delaware SUI
preme Court in their bids for seats
in the House said that there seems
to be nothing else that can be done.
The result is that the House at
Dover, as the 120th General Assem-
bly, begins on Jan. e, will have 26
Democrats and nine Republicans.
The Supreme Court has ruled
against Raymond e. Massey, of
Silview, Republican candidate for
the House from the Seventh Dis
trict of New Castle County. and
John HI. Annett, of near Green
wood, Republican candidate for the
House from The Second District of
Sussex County.
They were defeated by F. Earl
McGinnes, Democrat of Forest
Brook Glen, who will represent the
Seventh District, and Edgar T..
English, Democrat of Greenwood,
who will represent the Second.
This will be Mr. English's second
term. The Republican defeat in
Christiana Hundred-the Seventh
was the first in many years.
Mr.. Annett lost to Mr. English
by II votes and contended in his
suit filed by Frederick P. Whitney
that the Beard of Canvass should
not have voided Is absentee ball
lots. The board knocked out the
ballots because the ballot enve
lopes had not been signed by the
two election clerks.
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-02
KiDIinger Predicts
COS Business Boom
Year End Round-up Dis
closes Some Interesting
Facts

Business will boom in the Sos,
according to a year-end report
from the Kiplinger organization on
changes and growth during the
next decade.
The business boom will flow from
population growth, plus rising pro-
ductivity which will increase the
output per man-hour, plus higher
incomes, plus the pull of people
who want more and better things
for themselves, plus the nimble
shifting of business patterns, Kip
linger says.
Companies will expand, despite
painful and expensive growth. They
must add capacity, products. di-
versity and new outlets as a hedge
against the rapid changes that
would drive them down and pos
sibly out
More chains. larger stores and
many stores taking on additional
lines is the revolutionary picture
continued on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-02
No 2 atient
Mix-up Now
OssibIe At
Hospital Here
4 Plastic Identification
Band Placed On Wrist
Of Every Patient Ad-
mitted To Milford
Memorial Hospital.

The possibility of a patient mix
up at the Milford Memorial Hoepi-
tai is now about as remote as mis-
taking dose of castor oil for a
vitamin tablet--all because of a
small plastic band which is fasten-
ed around the wrist of every pa
fient as soon as he is admitted to
the hospital This new procedure,
TO be begun after January 1, 1853,
is another step forward in the local
hospitals efforts to keep ahead Of
new developments in the hospital
field.
For many years the hospital has
been identifying newborn babies
in a similar manner TO the one
planned for all patients in the fu-
ture.
The system works as follows:
AS soon as the patient has been adj
mitted TO the hospital, hollow
narrow band of pliable plastic To
fixed to his or her wrist. A strip
OF paper containing the patients
name, case number, and attending
physician is inserted In this hollow
strip prior to fastening it around
the patients arm. The band is fast
ened by special punch and cam
not be removed except by cutting.
In the case of maternity patients,
the band has a second one attached
TO 1t. These two bands carry an
identifying number. Even If the
band to be used for mother or baby
were fastened without inserting the
strip, there could be no question
Of the baby being mixed with any
other newborn child. Immediately
continued on PAGE tweives
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-02
S. S. Payments
AS
OF January
First, 1859
Bigger Monthly Checks
Due $4,000 In Della
ware; 100000 Residents
Are Now Paying More
Tax.

Beginning yesterday, Thursday.
first day OF the New Year, just
about every Delaware resident who
works for living is starting a new
era in social security.
Workers - and employers - are
now paying more in social security
taxes. Workers will get more bene-
fits.
A bill amending the Social Se-
curity Act was passed on Congress
before adjournment in August.
Benefits will go up for more than
$4,000 persons in Delaware, ac-
cording to Myron Milbouer, man.
ager of the Wilmington Social Se-
curity office.
Social security taxes will go up,
too, for about 100000 Delaware
residents now employed or self
employed. Additional tax boosts
have been scheduled for the decade
ahead
Social security taxes will be in-
creased in two ways, Milbouer ex-
planned.
First, taxes will apply to earn
tnSs uP ~ %f,oVV JcoA. &AC Va"
limit was $4,000.
Second, the rate of the tax will
be increased from "a per cent on
the top limit of $4,000 a year for
both employer and employe to q
new rate OF 21h per cent for each
on as much as $4,000.
Self-employed persons who pay
3ss per cent through this year
started paying 81 per cent on
Thursday, Jan. /, 1869.
Continued on page eight
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-02
Gov. Boggs Has Many Drivers
Released His Get License
1859 Message Revelations
Out OF Total, 13s Were
For Drunken Driving
During The Month OF.
November.

A total of 40 motorists had
their operators licenses revoked
turing the month of November, and
j07 other motorists had their IL
censes revoked for various periods
of time during the same month, ii
was revealed by the Motor Vehicle
Department.
Of the revOcations, 139 were for
drunken driving. and the other one
was for a conviction of manslaugh-
ter. Eighty of the revocations were
for Delaware motorists and SIS for
motorists from other states, while
four Delaware operators were con-
victed of drunken driving in other
states One hundred thirty-four
were male and five were female.
At the same time, it was reveal
ed that total of Is other motor
lists had their periods of revoca-
ton extended for driving during
the period of revocations.
The report revealed that 10 of
the revocations were for Kent
County operators and % we're for
0hocCA OOAAIJ OpCA 0JOI .. 4NOuC "a
the operators convicted for driv-
ing during the period of revoca-
ton were from Kent County, while
nine of them were from Sussex
County.
The age group of 26 to 36, with
48, had the highest number of rev
ocations, while 81 were in the 81
to As age group, and rs in the 20 to
25 age group. Five were listed in
the Is to 10 age group.
OF the revocation for drunken
driving, 127 were for first Of
fense, II for second offense and
one for a fourth offense.
The suspensions affected 289
Delaware operators. and Is from
other States. OF the Delaware OPP
orators receiving suspensions 161,
or about So percent, were from
Kent and Sussex Counties, with 79
being from Kent County, and 50
from Sussex County.
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-02
Light Contest Winners
Named AT Georgetown
Judges Made Selections In Sussex
County Seat Last Sunday

A special committee appointed
by the Georgetown Chamber of
Commerce toured Georgetown and
its environs Sunday evening and
picked the following winners in
the holiday home lighting contest:
DR.. Albert Wildberger, first;
Harold McCabe, second, and Reese
Smith, third.
First prize is $25: second, SIS,
and third, So
Though the choices were made
on eye-appeal, it was a "do-it-your-
SELF Christmas as. far as all three
of the winners were concerned.
DR.. Wildberger's big attraction
in front of his home at Swain
Acres, on Rt. 113, was a huge ply
wood sign saying Noel" with an
evergreen frame, and well-placed
lighting. The letters were first cut
out from the sign and then the
fcontirued on mage severn
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-02
Kent Fire Police
Elect Officers
Charles Hegeman. OF Little Creek,
Is Captain 0f Association

The regular monthly meeting OF
the Kent County Fire Police Asso-
citation was held at Leipsic, Del
aware, recently.
Sixteen members were present
Election of officers were as fol-
lows: Captain, Charles Hegeman,
Little Greek; 1st Lieutenant,
George B. Vincent, Pennington ;
End Lieutenant, Dawson Hollen-
ger, Magnolia; End Lieutenant,
Maurice Sipple, Leipsic.
Captain Melvin Wyatt submitted
the following names for promo
ton, and these promotions were
approved by the Association.
Fire Police Patrolman First
Glass: DeiSert Brown, Frederick;
Victor. Warren, Frederick; Charles
Farrow, FELTON,; Ben Simmons, Do
yer; Donald Habercam, Dover.
Sergeant: Lewis fIurd, Farming
ton; Vincent Consalo, Magnolia; /;
Vail W. Johnson, Milford.
The next monthly meeting of the
Kent County Fire Police Associa-
tion will be held at Little Greek
Fire Hall, on January 10th, 1858,
at 800 p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-02
Lighting Contest
in,1ers Announced
First Prize Goes To Mrs.
Serena Hayes In Cedar
Neck; Second To Bill
Wix; % Honorab bic
Mentions.

First prize in the annual Milford
area lighting contest, sponsored
each year by the City of Milford
and the Milford Chamber of Com
merce, went to Mrs. Serena Hayes
of Cedar Neck. Mrs. Hayes home
has proved one of. the areas out
standing attractions every year,
due to the decorative scheme crea-
ted by Mrs. Hayes. First prize was
$4,000. Second prize of $25.00 went
to Bill Wix of near Milford; third
prize, $500, to Charles Lurwick
of Milford.
Other prize winners follow, in
Guiding % honorable mention.
Fourth prize, $1,000, Frank
Lynch; Fifth prize, $1,000, Dryden
Gillespie; Sixth prize, $1,000, Jim
Downham; Seventh prize, $500,
Austin Lofiand; Eighth prize, $500,
Brown Thawley; Ninth prize, $500,
Capt. Frank Ennis, Chestnut
Knoll; Tenth prize. $500, George
Adams; Eleventh prize, $500, Mary
Hollis; Twelfth prize, $500, Harold
Bunting.
Honorable mention: Charles
Carter, Front; Robert Hill, S. e
Second; Preston Kenton, Shawnee
Road. Otis Miller, Harrington
Road; George Wintjen; Donald
Hall; Lorraine wilkins; Wilmer
Lankford, Jr.; Penn Fountain;
Watson Hall; Harrison Lynch
Vail Johnson; Ed Ingram; Jim
Pettyjohn; Ed Isaacs; Fox, on S
Walnut; John Gordon Shea
Charles Wilkerson; Alex David
son; Eddie Paquette; pr. Stills
Harwood Jamison; and Chuck
Wright.
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-02
Road Construction
Program$84, 700
Program Fer The 1960-61
Biennium Was Submit
ted To Commissioner
Dec. %; viii Be Acted
On January 14th.

A highway construction program
for the 1960-1961 bienniun, having
a total estimated cost of $84,S34,-
700 was submitted to the Com
missioneTs of the State Highway
Department Dec. 23rd by the En-
gineering Division of the Depart
ment.
The proposal will be acted upon
by the Commissioners at their
meeting on January 14th, and if it
is approved, it will then be sub
mitted to the Legislature.
The largest single item on the
program is the construction of the
Interstate Freeway System, which
amounts to $49,733, 700, of which
s44, ,732,7O0 would be provided from
federal funds and $5,O0O,O00 from
State Funds.
For the regular construction
program ON primary, secondary
and urban highways, a program
totalling $22,661,OO is provided
with s14,06O.0O0 being provided
from State Funds, and $8,e01, 900
coming from Federal Funds.
In event the Legislature should
decide to continue the improves
ment of dirt roads, sum not to
exceed $3,5OO.00O per year would
be requested for that purpose.
Likewise, should the Legislature
decide to continue the program OF
reconstruction and Improvement of
streets in the suburban areas, ST.
100000 would be requested for that
purpose.
For the general construction
program of the Department, in
cluding the construction OF the In
terstate Freeways, the State High
way Department will request au-
tcontinued ON page threel F
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-02
Winner OF New Chevy
Car Is Announced
Ed McIIvaine, OF StOckIy, Winner
In Braun Stores Contest

The new 1859 Biscayne model
Chevrolet car that the three
Brauns Stores in Georgetown had
as the top prize in their twenty
fifth anniversary event has been
won. The lucky winner is Edward
McIIvaine, Shortly Road, Stockly,
with a Georgetown address.
Mr. McIlvaife's son, Edward, Jr.,
answered the phone when called
by the Braunfields to be told about
winning the car. He did not believe
this good news until his mother got
on the phone and was assured that
the McIIvaine's were the winners.
Mr. McIIvaine. who was not at
home at the time of the call, tell
ing about his good fortune, said he
was presenting the car to his son,
CONTINUED on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-02
Local DeMolay
Entertained Monday
Some 100 Visiting DeMOIays And
MasOns Were Guests

Temple Chapter was host on Mon
day evening, December 20, to some
100 visiting DeMolays, and Ma
sons, at the ceremonies in which
several candidates were received
into membership in the local Chap
ter.
The InitiatOry Degree was con-
ferred upon the new members by
the officers of the Howard L. Will
helm Chapter OF NeNw Castle, with
their Master Councillor William
Denham, presiding. Newport Chap
ter's Degree Team exemplified the
first section of the DeMolay De-
gree, and their Chapter officers, un-
der Master Councillor Breck Kauff-
man, presented the concluding two
sections.
William Burris, Senior Councillor
If the Wilhelm Chapter gave the
Flower Talk to the new members at
the close of the ceremonies, and
each was presented with flower
in honor of his mother.
The new group was formed under
the direction of the Advisory Coun-
ell of Temple Chapter and desig-
fcontinnad On page nvet
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-02

n00P o.s.e or accidents. He and three
other safety officials suggested four
groups of New Years resolutions
emphasizing safety.
A group of suggested resolutions
for preventing accidents in the
home was submitted by Mrs. Will
liam N. Cam, vice president for
Home Safety. She urged safety
conscious people to do these things
at home:
Remove rubbish promptly, es-
peciaIly from cellar and attic.
Correct conditions leading to
falls on steps, floors, and rugs
Make sure gas and electric ap-
pliances and fixtures are safe.
Use a safe step-ladder when
reaching up to high places.
Keep all medicines, poisons, in
secticides, and cleaning fluids in a
(continued on page six1
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-02
Ragains Pharmacy
Has Wire Service

Local representation in the new
national Gifts BY Wire organiza-
tion is announced this week by the
Ragains Pharmacy.
Gifts BY Wire is national net
work of bonded retailers offering
the public new facilities for the
sending and receiving of gifts for
every occasion through the medi-
ums of telephone, telegraph and
other means of communication.
Consumers can avail themselves
OF this new service by phoning or
visiting their favorite drug store
to select from a catalog including
CONTINUED on page threel
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-02
Yule Auto Deaths
Total Reaches 594

Traffic accidents across the ma
ton killed at least 594 persons
during the four-day Christmas holi-
day weekend.
The figure compares with 341
deaths counted during a recent
similar 102-hour non-holiday peri
cd when fewer cars were on the
road. The National Safety Council
had estimated $40 lives would be
lost during the Christmas week
end.
In Delaware, highways were free
OF fatal accidents during this period
of time.
Continued on page nve)
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-02
Sussex Officials
Name Their Deputies
Key Personnel Selected Fer Year
Beginning Jan. 6th

Two incoming Sussex County
officials have announced their dep
uties, thereby completing the list
of key personnel to serve in county
offices beginning Jan. 6.
G. Edward Veasey, Georgetown,
elected recorder of deeds, will ap-
point Mrs. June Cooper Elliott,
Georgetown, as his deputy. Mrs.
Elliott is the wife OF John A. Ell
lott. She is Democratic commit
teewoman from the Ninth Repre-
sentative District. She will replace
Miss Mary Reed, Milton.
Mr.. Veasey said that he will re-
appoint the members of the clerical
staff.
/. Robert Wiley, Ocean View,
elected clerk of the peaos, will ap-
uoint the present deputy. Mrs. Inez
Roach. Mrs Roach is the wife of
Edwin Roach, present clerk OF the
continued or page efxl
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-02
Feeding Teenager
Farm-Home Topic
Speakers At q. OF ID. Session Feb.
1919, WIN Try At Answer

How Hungry is Your Teen
ager?" is Just one of many import
ant questions which speakers at
the University of Delaware's Farm
and Home Week, Feb. 1912, will
try to answer.
Miss Mayton Zickefoose, nutri-
tion consultant, Delaware State
Board of Health, will talk about
the problems involved with feed
ing the teenage girl, who is the
poorest fed member of the family
and the teenage boy who has the
highest food requirements in the
family.
She will also discuss such OBJ
jects as the nutrition problems of
teenage mothers who have both
pregnancy and growth require
ments; and food and skin care
relationships.
Building and Maintaining Nor
NAL Mental Health" is another
topic of great interest te many peo-
continued on page GtxD
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-02

A major portion Of these mil
lions is earmarked for normal
growth and for the expansion of
existing facilities. thereby increas-
ing the availability of power for
present and additional new custo-
mers.
In Delaware a new transmits
sion line will be built from Indian
River to Bethany Beach. At Beth
any Beach a substation will be con-
structed to tie in the new line to
the existing Ocean City-Rehoboth
line. This will provide additional
capacity and an improved second
feed to Ocean City, Bethany and
Rehoboth.
In Maryland the Vienna, Cam
bridge, Hurlock transmission line
will be converted to $1,000 volts.
A new substation at Cambridge
(continued on page Bixl
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-02
Speech OF Delaware
Folk Distinctive
GenealOgists Have Traced "Dia-
lect' Back To Colonial Days

The following interesting COM
mentary on Delaware speech is
reprinted from a recent article in
the Journal Every Evening of VIII
mington, Delaware.
Delaware speech is distinctive.
A Delawarean a few hundred miles
away from his native state has
been likened to a travelar on q
foreign strand. Even Philadelphians
sometimes catch him with You're
from Delaware, aren't you?"
Students of philology have been
known to contend that in no other
state is there such a distinctive in
Election to the pronunciation of
words. Speech experts say words
come gracefully and easily from a
Delawareans, particularly those
from down-state sections. at is
Delaware speech" they will tell
you.
CONTINUED on page threel
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-02
Motor Fuel Tax Still
Exceeds 500, 900
October Was The Sixth Consecutive
Month Taxes Showed Increase

For the sixth consecutive month
of .he present year, receipts from
motor fuel taxes in this State. for
the month of October, exceeded the
100000 mark. During 1857 this
amount was exceeded in only four
months.
According to a report released
by James J. Deputy, Secretary of
the State Highway Department and
Administrator of the Motor Fuel
Tax Division, these taxes for the
month of October, which were re-
ceived during November, amounted
to $717, ,623.S1.
This amount was $19,023.74 in
excess CT the amount received for
October of last year, $49,8S942
more than was received for Octo-
ber of 1856 and an increase of
$107.15S.07 over the amount re-
ceived during October of 1855.
The taxes received for the
month of October represented the
sale of 14,352,472 gallons of motor
continued on page sevenl
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-02
Jaycees To Select
Outstanding Man
Milford Committee Is Headed BY
Richard Downing

Dfe Milford Junior Chamber of
Commerce today named commit
tee to seek the outstanding young
man of the year in the city, ac-
cording to Robert Corddry, Jaycee
president.
The committee, headed by Dick
Downing, is actively canvassing
churches, businesses, clubs and or
ganizations to determine which
young man-21 through 35-has
contributed the most to the COM
munity during tie year. Three
prominent business men over 35
will serve as judges.
According to M-. Downing, NOM
ination blanks will be available
tcontinued on page severn
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-02
VIII Re-enact Civil
War Engagements

AT least three engagements that
occurred in the opening weeks Of
the Civil War appear now to be
definitely slated for reenactment
during the forthcoming Centennial
Of the great American conflict, Karl
). Belts, executive director OF the
Civil War Centennial Commission,
announced in Washington, ID. c.,
today.
These are the attack on Fort
Sumter on April 12. the battle OF
Philippi, w. Va, on June 3, and
the first battle of Manassas, on
July 81, all in 1861.
Continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-02
Paint Industry Sees
Good SO Business
Sherwin Williams So. President
Says Business On Way Up

There can be little doubt now
that business generally is again
on the way up. 1t may take while
for the entire economy to get back
into high gear. but we can look
forward with confidence to increas-
ing business activity throughout
1859.
At Sherwin-Williams, we are al
ready experiencing that trend.
During September, October and No
vember, the first three months of
our current fiscal year, sales in
creased 1870 over the same quar-
ter last year.
Particularly significant is the
fact that this improvement is be-
ing felt in every phase of our busi-
ness. In the area of trade sales
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-02

impression that this custom is be-
ing continued. Mr.. Mazzetta said.
Our national organization
changed the date so that we might
tie more effectively with our ma
tion-wide Loyalty Day celebra-
tions on or near May l." Com
mander Mazzetta declared. Now
that Congress has made each May
first a national holiday we feel
that we must cooperate even more
than in the past"
Mazze4ta explained that Presi
dent Dwight ID. Eisenhower ha6
signed the bill making Loyalty Da,
a national holiday in tribute II
the annual event on which Ameri
cans renew their pledge of allegi.
ance to their country and its way
Of life. It should become an out
standing patriotic day in the life
Continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-02
Chief Executive Cites
Work To Be Done In
The New Year But Ex-
presses Confidence IN
Folk To Do 1t.

In his annual New Years mes
sage, released at his executive off
ice in Dover Wednesday, Governo.
]. Caleb Boggs pointed out that
there is much to be done in the
new year. but expressed confidence
that Delawareans working for the
public good, can accomplish ali
these things" and make Delaware
first in every field of endeavor. "
With a backward glance at 1858
the chief executive noted that
while it had its disappointments,
trials and tribulations, it also off
cred many bright moments" In a
brief review, Governor Boggs also
cited those developments that had
served to make Delawareans "hap-
py and prosperous.
Governor Boggs concluded his
traditional message by wishing all
Delawareans "a happy, healthy and
prosperous New Year"
The Governors New Year mes
sage follows:
within a few hours, 1858 will
have departed and a brave new
1859 will be with US.
With just a backward glance at
the past year, we note that while
it had its disappointments, trials
and tribulations it also offered
many bright moments which many
of us enjoyed, particularly here in
Delaware.
'.On the whole, our people have
been happy and prosperous; em-
ployment has remained at a high
level; industry has continued to ex-
pand; retail sales have remained
steady; school and highway con-
struction have gone forward, and
tcontinued on page sixb