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Milford chronicle., 1959-12-11


Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Fountain
and family are making visit in
Chicago with Mrs. Fountains bro
ther and sister-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Jester.
Mr.. and Mrs. William P Clifton,
were dinner guests of Mr.. Clifton's
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. Fillmore Clifton, at their
residence in Bridgeville, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton II. Nelson,
Jr.s and their children, Billy and
Nancy, are now making their
home in Kynlyn, Wilmington. Mr..
Nelson is employed with John W.
Rollins Economy Motors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Roberts and
daughter, Kathleen of Springfield,
Va, recently visited Mrs. Roberts
mother, Mrs. Harry t. Schmierer,
and Mr.. Schmierer, at their home
on Lewes Beach. Mrs. Roberts was
the former Miss TheIma Ingram.
Mrs. James E. Carter has re-
turned home after spending a few
days. in Lansdowne, Pa, with her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. James T. King.
Mr. and Mrs. Alton L. Britting-
ham and family have moved into
their new home in Highland
Acres. The Brittinghams, formerly
lived at Quakertown.
Bailey W. Maull, III, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Bailey w. Maull, Jr., 80
Sussex Drive has enrolled in the
Electrical Engineering, power OPP
ton, course for the Fall quarter at
the Milwaukee School of Engineer
ing.
Maull is 1859 graduate of the
Lewes High School.
A total of 418 students have reg
istered for the first time, bringing
the total Fall Quarter enrolment to
1,41O students. Included are 29 u.
S. Army enlisted men who are at
tending MSOE under "a program
giving specialized training to en-
listed personnel in civilian insti-
tutions. MSOE students may enroll
in either Electrical or Mechanical
or Technology.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph T. Cole of
Lewes have announced the MARI
iage of their daughter Patricia 10
to Richard Lee Clarke of Ports
mouth, Ohio, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-11
Fire Instructor
Training Courses
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continued from page one)
ed special certificates as Fire In
structors and they will be certifi-
Gated to conduct classes in any of
the SIS volunteer fire companies
throughout the state. These men
all have had six years experience
in fre-fighting, have a high stand
ing as skilled fireman, and have
the endorsement of the Education
al Committee of the Delaware Vol
unteer Firemen's- Association.
Those registered are: E. Rey-
nolds Bradley, Smyrna; Curtis En-
mis-, Sr., Glendale; Louis B. Ev-
ans, Ocean View; Robert Favinger,
Seaford; Harry E. Harrington,
Thomas D. Passwaters, Dolphus
wilkins, George Wintjin, Milford !;
George T. Keller, Laurence E.
Mergenthaler, Walter Mergenthal-
er, Harold F. Wilkins, Wilmington;
William Lowe, Lewes; Raymond
Siebert, Milton; George w. Smith,
Newark; James WiIgus, Selbyville;
James M. Rodimak, Frank Wolen-
ter, Henry Y. Luton, Marydel; A
Colt Hughlett, Dover; Joseph Will
ley, Bridgeville, and Sylvester
Thomas, Little Greek.
The instructors are Robert c.
Byrus and James C. Robertson of
the Fire Service Extension, Uni
versity of Maryland, College Park,
Maryland. These men are highly
qualified and have charge of Fire
Training throughout the State of
Maryland.
The course consists of the fol-
lowing:
First Session
j. C. Robertson, Instructor
The morning session would be
an orientation covering the needs
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-11

of fire service training, the part the
instructor plays in the learning
process, hints on how to take notes.
The afternoon session would be
discussion on how people learn,
detectives of an instructor and
physical factors contributing to ef-
fective learning.
Second Session
II. c. ByruS, Instructor
S The morning session would be
cOverage of the four-step method
of instruction with discussions of
advantages and disadvantages of
instructing methods, such as. lee
lures, demonstrations, conferences,
ETC.
The afternoon session would be
continuation of considerations in
this important field.
Third Session
j. C. Robertson, Instructor
The morning session would be
devoted to preparing lesson plans
and selection of subject matter ac-
cording to fire service needs.
The afternoon session would be
devoted to the use and Develop
ment of training aids for fire SER
vice education, and evaluation of
instructors effectiveness through
use of written examinations.
Fourth Session
r. C. Byrus, Instructor
This would be an evaluation of
individual proficiency as instruc-
tors following assignments made
at the third session for each stu
dent to prepare a lesson plan from
which he will teach. Each student
will receive critical evaluation
in an attempt to improve his per-
sonal proficiency. The objective
will be to improve the classroom
tactics of the instructor It will
also provide a good opportunity to
cover subject matter contained in
our training manual
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-11
LEWE.S

The Board of Public Works will
sponsor a Christmas Lighting con-
test this year. There will be three
one in the Camamile section, with
first, second and third prizes in
each category. These will be as
follows:
Best decorated home, best decor
ated lawn and best decorated door
way.
In the Camomile section there
will be first, second and third
prizes for the best decorated home.
There will be display in the
windows of the Board of Public
Works office on Second Street.
Judging will be done between
December 18th and January 1st by
judges from out of town.
Pre-Christmas Sunday services
are being conducted in the Groome
Methodist Church, Savannah Road
and Dewey Avenue, Lewes, each
Sunday evening at 1880 p. m, be-
fore Christmas. Inspiring congre-
gational singing of Christmas car
OILS is taking place at each service
with special music by the ch0irs.
The pastors theme for the series
of messages is Prepare to Meet
the Christ Child" Everyone well
GONE.
The Beebe Hospital Auxiliary of
Lewes has new project for the
month of December. The women of
the auxiliary of which Mrs. Frank
lin C. Maull is president, have
opened a Christmas Gift Shop for
the sale of appropriate yuletide
gifts, located in the Shaw building
of the hospital at the Savannah
Road entrance. The Gift Shop has
been set up in a vacant room in
that section of the building which
was formerly used as the Beebe
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-11
Fifth Session
j. C. Robertson, Instructor

This will be continuation of the
procedure followed in the fourth
session. Each student will be re-
quired to prepare at least one les
son plan for a lecture and give a
demonstration. One of these will
be on a subject of his choice, and
one will be on a subject assigned
to him by the instructor.
The course is being directed and
supervised by A. B. Anderson. state
director of Vocational Education
and Frank M. Fortsburg, state su-
pervisor in charge of Foremen
Training. Granville White is spon-
sor from Sussex County; Paul
Smith from Kent County and Nor
ris Phillips from New Castle Coun-
"
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-11
WEIGHTY THOUGHT

BALTIMORE (P)-If anyone Of
fers you 200 pounds of any coin,
take Carl G. Burke's word for it
and choose quarters.
Burke says you would get $3,657
in quarters, as compared to only
$3,636 in halves and a paltry $2,617
in silver dollars.
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-11
LEARNING PIRST-HAND

SAN DIEGO. Calf. up = While
waiting all night to be first in line
at the postoffice to apply for a
Christmas season clerk job, Anne
Monk, %, read Mark Twain's
"Roughing It." Miss Monk is a
San Diego State College student.
Milford chronicle., 1959-12-11
DeIalDdre's Population
NOIU $4,000
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Arkansas, on the other hand,
dropped by $4,000 to 1851 900.
For the entire nation, the popu-
lation rose by 22,535 900 to 49,
$4,000 during the period. That was
jump of Is per cent.
Florida's estimated population
of 4,515,000 was So per cent above
the 1850 figure of 2,771, ,305. This
put Florida right behind Nevada
in population growth.
The biggest increase in numbers
was recorded by California. It's
population increased by 3,69S, 900
to 1929, 900, or 34.9 per cent. CALI
fornia now is solidly entrenched
as the second largest state and is
creeping up on New York, the
largest state with 16.313, 600 in
mid-195S, and pulling away from
third ranked Pennsylvania which
had an estimated population of
11,19O.000.
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The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-01-05
Laughing

A Harvard professor has found that
the more often you laugh tho higher
you are likely to be in the social scale.
Prof. Alex InkeIes (already we are
chuckling) said "the lower you are in
social status, the less likely you are ~
report having laughed during the past
day"
One can take stock Of people around
and about and recognize there is much
truth in the finding. Usually there are
more laughs, more smiles, more wit,
more humor, more cheerfulness and
geniality among people who have intel
lectual ability and capacity to advance
to prominent positions than there is
among people further down the ladder
of success.
One often observes high executives
of businesses, or presidents of institu
tions, or other tOp-brass and notices that
although these men accomplish much
and devote time to serious purpose and
accomplish many things exceedingly
well, at the same time, they find occa-
sions to enjoy life, to relax, to joke, to
laugh.
Physicians, too, can tell us Of the
tonic value of laughter The patron
saint of the physician, Aescalapius, was
the doctor who administered to the
medical needs of the Greek Army before
the walls of Troy. 1t was Aescalapius
who prescribed laughter for his patti
ents, and he seldom gave counsel to a
sick man without also telling him a
joke.
The trick, of course, and moral to
the question is that one does not achieve
social status solely by laughter. 1t just
happens that the qualities, achievements
and attributes of success and status
create the composure and demeanor
incident to cheerfullness and even
laughter.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-01-05
Begin With Repentance

Because q new-year Is IN the max
ing people are eXpounding programs
that will solve or al least ameliorate
community, state national and world
conditions. Most Of the statesmen and
editors who outline such programs are
al least nominal Christians. Rarely do
the expounders Of the programs seek
TO Identify their solutions with the solu-
tions Christ offered however.
What was Christ's program for
solving the Ills or sins Of the world
d Repent; repent earnestly.
(2) Ask God to take away the hate
and fear and anxiety and replace them
with love and charity and mercy. Peo-
pie do not have the strength, the pow
er to remove such sins without the help
of God. But by seeking Gods help we
can love our fellowman.
90 We must love God with all our
hearts and our neighbors as ourselves.
Since it is easier 10 love God than TO
IOHe our iclgHDOI, NuCH llIle uluSN ~
spent in meditating on God and His
goodness that We might effectively ask
for strength TO love our neighbors
(whether the neighbors be the Rus
SLAMS, our next door dwellers or our
wives and husbands). Only in Gods
presence is such love possible.
The Rev Charles Hubbard recently
said, Man has found that it is easier
to worship God than TO love people"
He then quoted Jesus as having said,
"How can you love God whom you have
not seen and not love your neighbor
whom you have SEEM"
To love implies something will come
of that love, Mr.. Hubbard explained.
Good work is not the way to saliva
ten, but love without work is dead, "
he said The actual element Of living in
love demands action, action that may
be affecting orphans, older people, the
sack, or the neighbor living next door.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-01-05
The Capitalistic Press
Raleigh News d Observer

The Soviet students met the capi-
talistic press" at a news conference in
Chapel Hill. 1t takes capital to operate
d newspaper in these days, in Russia
as well as in America. In America news
papers are privately owned, therefore,
Of course, our newspapers do constitute
''the capitalistic press" as those in Rus
sia represent "the communistic press
There is greater difference than
"communistic" and "capitalistic" be
tween them, however In Russia one
monolithc State ownership lays down
one line Of opinion, one point Of view.
Here there is a wide variety Of opinion
though a general opposition TO COM
munism.
Only d very foolish American news
paperman would suggest that our press
rs perfect. Far from it, its very variety
Of ownership permits wide range Of
faults. Sometimes its freedom may be
the basis of fOllieS. Its owners are not
always wise or good, neither are its
editors. Still the difference between
papers, which are able to provide a
free variety of comment on public af
fairs, and those, which are not able to
do so, is an absolute difference
And that is more important than
whether ownership is cOmmunistic or
capitalistc The real difference is be-
tween press controlled by politicians
in power and one operated by individ-
uals and groups holding widely diverse,
often dissenting views, which they are
guaranteed the right to express.
We do have capitalistic press in
a capitalistic country, and we mean to
keep this a country free, democratic
capitalism.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-01-05
Like Chapel Hill
By Billy Arthur

Principal Ben Battle was directing two-legged traf-
flc IN the halls Of Genwood school the morning it let
out on account Of the heavy snow.
Il wish | hadn't brought my children this morning"
the Missus told him.
And right now wish YOU hadn't either" he re-
piled
And father, who had been summoned from work.
to go get the children stood dripping snow in the Mall
He muttered:
Thank goodness hey-tha children, at least some
happy about this Wait till these little bundles
Of JOY spend several days at home with their mothers
Our Billy Jr had come in from session, in the
snow. He tired he was cold and he was wet to the
skin.
Monte, my arms hurt" he cried my legs hurt
Monte, everything about me hurts"
Local lady tells of having received one of Vic Hug
gins newspapers clips about her
Il appreciate it,, she explained IT'S really nice to
get letter from Higgins Hardware without bill in
it,"
Preston Epps writes that he too, remembers when
the street lights in Chapel Hill turned separate
ly, and goes
81 was one Of those who had the job Ito turn them
and Off in 19l5-16 began at StroWds Hill shortly
after pm. to turn them on and began turning them
off at midnight. had to 90 all the way to Carrboro,
and got back to my YMCA room about :25 am All
the dormory lights-and heat-were turned off at
midnight"
Did you notice how the Christmas spirit was every
where you went in recent days? And rubbed off
you. One day saw policeman with a big smile on his
face writing out an overtime parking ticket
northern lady spoke her piece about how southern
ers experience the snow:
They don't to be prepared for it, They don't
have the proper boots and goashe and they don't have
chaiQs for their But darned every family doesn't
have Sleigh"
Well maybe we're not prepared to fight it, but we're
prepared to enjoy it.
The Missus kept the Empty Stocking booth one day,
day which had picked out the raggedest shirt in
Continued Page -
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-01-05

The retirement of Wescott O. Spar
row as executive secretary Of the Or
ange County Building and Loan Associa-
tion after "a years with that institution
and over fifty years in banking and fin
ance business in Chapel Hill is the oc-
casion for observing the remarkable
growth of~the association Mr.. Sparrow
has represented as well as his own able
and diligent service to that institution
as well as TO the public.
The officers Of the Orange Building
and Loan have wisely made arrange
ments for the future. Mr. Sparrow IS
stepping down at the age Of 70 but will
remain as d consultant.
W. 0. Sparrow is a man who works
quietly and efficiently. His faithfulness
TO his business and 10 ms church IS
cause for satisfaction and appreciation
If all those members Of the community
who have benefited from his capabiH-
ties
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-01-05
All Hail, Noah
tDes MOines Register)

Noah Webster was born 200 years
ago. This son of a New Hampshire
farmer wrote not one but two of the
all-time best sellers: his elementary
spelling book, which sold 40 million cop
les from its publication in 1888 to Web
ster's death in 1843, and another 80
million after that; and his dictionary,
which is still going strong.
Webster and his friend Benjamin
Franklin were full Of ideas about re-
forming the language. He got Ameri
cans to write color" instead of Colour"
center" instead of centre" travel
ed" instead of travelled" He helped
make written and spoken American far
more uniform than English in England
or German in Germany.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-01-05
BY Bill Prouty

cage, ! ducked, it hit on the table back
Of me and bounded over the guard
rail and into the audience beyond. In
the meantime the Tar Heels had more
time to set their defense Except for
RobertsonY.
But what difference a few points
can make, that is if it's you who have
them! On Tuesday night the Tar Heels
lost to Michigan State by II points
after being ahead of the Spartans by
one point with around four minutes
remaining in the game But onH We'd
nesday night (against, I'm convinced,
a better ball club Carolina, behind by
seven points at 84-77, with four and
one-half minutes to play, came surg
ing back to win, 90~88, over the nations
number-One basketball team. That's
l3 points for the Tar Heels against four
for Cincy-and those l3 points made
men out Of boys for Coach Frank
McGuire's team
Nor would it have mattered great
ly, think, had the Tar Heels not won,
but rallied as they did. The great thing
was the rally against the stiffest pos
Slble competition
Against Michigan State the Tar
Heels completely lost their pOise in the
closing minutes, making bad passes
and looking pretty bad against the
Spartans' fullcourt press. Sophomores
York Larese and Doug Moe made more
mistakes than they had in the years
SIX previous games all Of which Caro-
lima had won. And, though it is undeRi-
ably true that an obvious infraction
that was not ruled foul against Michi-
gan State upset the Tar Heels, good
team cannot be ratified in this manner.
Against Cincinnati it was differ
ent story. believe the Tar Heels are
on the way to fine season. =,
Sitting in the cage, so close to
the players and the coaches that you
can sometimes hear what they're say
ing, can be revealing From my posi-
tion during the games came some vivid
impressions. One of them is that Gin
cinnati's Oscar Robertson is every bit
as good as the critics say he is. He can
do anything with basketball that can
be done with one; and yet, he does
not hog the shots, passing off any time
a teammate has better position.
Another impression is that John
'Green, Michigan States spring load
ed rebOunder, is the greatest jumper
I've ever seen on basketball court, and
a real sportsman along with it.
But the happiest impression l got
from my worm's-eye view was that the
Tar Heels have arrived, and that though
they may lose some more games this
year, it will not be from losing their
poise, or for not playing together as
a team.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-01-05

NO. like 1t better at breakfast"
Orange Juice ?"
'I'd like that" said.
She squeezed oranges and brought in three glasses
OF juice Fresh juice has been extinct species
for many years in the restaurants where eat all the
time This the first I'd tasted in long time and
how enjoyed it
also enjoyed the bacon and scrambled eggs and
hot toasted rye bread had little while later when
the Thompsons arrived. OF we had good time
talking too but 1t was some time before the real topic
came up. Were we going out in the rain, weren't
we?
Probably everybody else like me, secretly not
to but not wanting be the first to say So
Hal, like good and kind host, finally let the rest of
US OF the hook very nicely by coming right out and
saying, 'Well, there IS such thing as reason"
Reason prevailed. There would be all-day tramp
ing through the mud and rain. Everybody got in the
1hompsOns station wagon and rode out to the Uni
VerSlty Lake. There Matt set up his telescope tripod
on the porch Of the cusodans headquarters beside the
boat dock. Through the 3O-power glass we observed
ducks grebes mergansers, herOns, and kingshers at
leisure. Thirty times enlarged they as if we held
them in our hands What to the naked eye form
less dot the other side of the lake was transformed
by the telescope into gorgeous hooded merganser
drake with his crest flaring and his brilliant markings
separate and distinct You could tell the color of his
eyes.
The rain marched up and down the lake like cur
tain being drawn across dark proscenum But we
were snug and dry under the porch roof Anybody who
got cold stepped inside the nice warm building for
few minutes
The only unhappy note the story the custodian
told US about what happened whef most of the lake
frozen last month and the ducks congregated
in a patch of open water the highway bridge
lie said people crossing the bridge would poke shot
guns out of their windows and shoot the ducks,
even though they knew they couldn't retrieve them.
Once after hearing shots at the bridge he drove up
there and found five dead ducks floating the water
added is a I'M ainnnp
of sportsmanship Besides, shooting anything is un-
lawful at the lake. which is the towns water supply
After while we drove past the Basnights lake and
there saw more waterfowl, including handsome
vasback.
1t was about noon when the Thompsons dropped me
OH at my place 1t didn't take me long to shuck my
longjohns and get into pajamas for brief anteprand
ia nap drted off thinking of the fresh orange juice
and home cooked bacon and eggs the good talk with
cid friends around the breakfast table, and watching
the rainswept lake from the shelter of the porch 1t
gave me feeling of warmth and satisfacton count
ed it the best bird census l ever took
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-01-05
Now and Then

Carolina became real basketball
team Wednesday night, and | got
worm s-eye view Of the proceedings
a highly partisan worm %eye view,
might add
All night long was looking up at
giants, made even taller from my point
Of view, stuffing basketbals through
the hoop at the south end d Reynolds
Coliseum at Raleigh, as the finals Of
tbe 10th Dixie Classic thundered past
me into sports history.
Many Of my observations were seen
through the sports VieWfinder Of my
Rolleicord camera as | took pictures of
the game, sitting on the steel side sup
ports II the basket cage with my feet in
the sand box. The sand box incidentally,
Is where the players are expected to
expectorate. Fortunately, for me that
is, none Of them did 50, though occas-
s1onally during a timeOut one Of the
players would look at me, then the
sandbox, before. changing his mind,
and his aim.
Tuesday night it had been the
same, but with the big difference that
comes from losing or winning. On
Monday night ] had sat on the bench
provided for photographers to watch
the Yale rout. You just can't get ex-
cited over a runaway basketball game.
And though an occasional ball would
come through the cage, and during
one scrimmage in the Michigan State
game one Of the Spartans popped head
to-waist into our intersanctum (there
were other photographers there) we
were never in danger Of being trampl-
ed.
Once in a while I'd throw a loose
ball back out to a player on an out
of-bounds play, but one time ball came
straight through and | didn't even at
tempt 10 stop it. On this occasion the
Tar Heels had just gone ahead of Gin
cnnati by one point in the last seconds
of the game. The ball bounced into the