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Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20
Several Area Residents
Are Drawn For Service
Beginning On Monday,
March End.

Petit jurors. have been drawn
for the March term of Sussex
County Superior Court, beginning
Monday, March 2.
They are:
First Representative District:
Granville w. Shockley, George t.
,Macklin, Bert j. Atwell, Frank L.
Reed, Jr
Second District: Mrs. Hazel Rus
sell, Laurence Cannon, Edward
Johnson, Lawrence Meredith.
Third District: Rowland Wollas-
ton, Mrs, Mary v. LIE Gates, ]. Al
fred Ellis, Mrs. Mary Marvel
Moore.
Fourth District: Mrs. Dorothy
GiveHs, Marshall Hastings, Edwin
Reese King.
Fifth District. William j. Stoak-
ley, Mrs. Ida r. Barber, Howard
Dickerson, Mrs. Mary H. Ward
Sixth District: Vernon Baker
Herbert Calhoun, Leroy Monroe,
Mrs. Alice Ayres.
Seventh District: Arthur r. Hud-
son, Mrs. Virgie Mumford, Everett
Cannon.
Eighth District: Ernest Hopkins,
Raymond M. Trice, Mrs. Nellie
Walls.
Ninth District: Mrs. Nellie Hin
man, M. Martin Isaacs, Crawford
w. HolsoE.
Tenth District: Mrs. Dorothy
Eschenbach, John R. Dick, Jr., Del
mar Jefferson, John Brittingham.
Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20
Sportsrnen's Show
Opens At Salisbury
Four Day Fete Is Being Sponsored
BY Jaycees

The Salisbury, Maryland Jaycee
Sportsman Show opened at 500
p. m, Thursday, February 19, when
Mayor Valiant cut the ribbon for
Salisbury's 3rd annual display of
sporting equipment. The event will
be held four days, Thursday through
Sunday, at the new Salisbury Ar
mory on Route so. The doors will
i've open from 500 to 1000 p. m,
Thursday and Friday; 1900 noon
to 10 p. m, on Saturday and 100
to 500 p. m, on Sunday.
The 1859 edition of the Sports
man Show will feature exhibits by
marine and sporting goods dealers
from the Eastern Shore. Special
displays by the Dept of Forests
and Parks, Dept. of Tidewater Fish
cries Commission and the Salisbury
Power Squadron will feature
Smoky the Bear, Maryland Sea Life
exhibit and Safety and Boating
Rules. The latest Coast Guard re-
quirements for small boats will
also be on display.
fcontinned Un page six)
Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20
Pre-Easter Service
Due At Harrington
Second In Series VIII Be Held
Sunday Evening

The second in the series of pre-
EasSer services sponsored by the
Protestant Churches of Harrington
will be held at the Church of the
Nazarene this Sunday evening at
8 o'clock.
The guest speaker will be DR..
Ernest e. Crosse, superintendent
OF the Washington District of the
Church of the Nazarene.
DIR. Crosse has been a minister
for the Church of the Nazarene for
81 years, serving as pastor for 26
years. DR.. Crosse was pastor of
First Church of the Nazarene,
Washington, d. c., for 10 years
before becoming superintendent OF
the Observation-Disclosures Dis
trict. After serving this district for
8 years, he was reelected super
intendent of the Washington Dis
trict at the time of the division of
the two districts.
DIR. Crosse is chairman of the
Board of Trustees of the Eastern
fcop.inued on page sixl
Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20
Red Cross Workers
VIII Meet Feb. Is
George Marshall, New 1859 Drive
Chairman, VIII Preside

Volunteer workers from Area
No. of the Delaware Chapter,
ARC, will get better acquainted
with one another; with their new
Fund Drive chairman, and, most
important, with the outstanding
and varied service program offered
by the American Red Cross, at the
annual Area 6 Fund Drive Plan
ming Meeting to be held in the
Caulk Auditorium, here, next We'd
nesday evening, February 25, be-
ginning at o'clock.
Presiding over the meeting will
be George Marshall, well known
young Milford businessman, who
has been selected to head up the
1859 Red Cross Drive for this area.
s A most interesting program has
been arranged for Wednesday eve-
ming. In addition to hearing re-
ports 'on the many and varied SER
vices currently being offered by
the American Red Cross and Join
ing in discussion of plans for next
months campaign, those in attend
ance will hear report from Will
liam Sullivan, assistant ARC.
field director at Dover AFB, on
Continued on page eight
Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20
Vandals Hit
|Lakeyiiew Ave.
Elem. School
On Saturday
Damage OF Nearly $1,000
Is Reported By School
Authorities Apparently
Happelled During The
Afternoon.

Vandals forced their way into
the Milford School on Lakeview
Avenue last Saturday and spread
/ path of destruction in the halls
ana four of the classroOms before
Iuitting the structure.
Damage estimated at between
$500 and $1,000 was caused by the
intruders.
Police who have been called in
TO Investigate the vandalism, said
books were torn and scattered over
the floors, wall clocks wrecked,
9honograph records smashed and
PAINTS obtained from the art room
splattered on the walls of the cor
ridors and classrOoms.
In their probe, police reported
the entry had been made between
noon and 6:45 p. m, during peri
cd when caretakers were away
rom the building. Pupils decora-
ing the gymnasium and auditorium
for two Valentine dances in the
building last Saturday night, were
not aware of the destruction under
way in other parts of the school.
Police said entry was gained to
the building through a sheltered
entrance, by smashing window
pane and unlatching the door from
inside. A similar method was utiliz-
ed to gain entrance to the locked
classrOOms.
AS the Chronicle prepared for
press word was received that the
youth responsible for the vandal-
ism had confessed, taking sole re-
spOnsibility for the crime. Because
of his age his name has been with
held
Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20
|. C. Burton S Petit Jurors
Celebrating|A Are Selected In
Used Car Month Sussex County
Many, Outstanding Bar
gains Will Be Offered
During Month Accord
ing To Irve Burton.

February is the month for a
bargain in a used car at /. G. Bur-
toms on the RehOboth Highway.
That's right If. you have even
thought about buying used car
you'd better hurry out to |. G. Bur-
toms on the Rehoboth Highway.
Mr.. Burton explained to us the
reason for these marvellous good
buys. February is the shortest
month of the year, but they are out
to make it the biggest as far as
sales are concerned. They are chal-
longing themselves to see how
many of their stock of used cars
can be sold during February. In
order to do that, they realize they
are going to have to make these
ears mighty attractive as far as
price is concerned. This is your
big chance to buy that second car
with spring and summer driving
days ahead. Maybe you want to re-
place your present car with a bet
ter one. If so, now is the time, DUR
ing the month of February at |. G.
Burton, Co.. Inc, on the Rehoboth
Highway.
Mr.. Burton says not to let the
prices fool you. AS always, they
have done their best to put these
fine used cars in tip-top condition.
You may be sure the car you buy
is exactly as it is represented to be.
They are proud of their reputation
for quality in the cars sold at |. G.
Burton & Co., Inc. So hurry out!
See these fine cars and then look
at the bargain prices. You'll be
glad you did,
Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20
Athletic Asso.
AT School Has
$4,000 S Debt
Operations For Each
Year Will Be Success
full Once The Indebted
ness Is Cleared Up.

There has been continual
carry over of debt by the Milford
High School Athletic Association
since the year of Hurricane Haz-
ell" when the school football reve-
nue. was only $75S.0O.
Last year an estate gift of $1,000
through the good offices of the di-
rectors of the First National Bank
aided the school athletic finances
greatly. 1t now appears that ath'
letic operations for each year will
be financially successful once the
Indebtedness of approximately ST..
900 is cleared.
Few people are fully aware ot
the problems that beset the ath-
Ietic program of a small ,higf
school; the biggest headache be-
ing the financial one. Most of Vi
are aware of the need to provide
uniforms and other types of equip
ment such as playing fields, courts
balls and bats. How many are
aware of the other services needed
to play a varsity contest in foot
ball or basketball?
The following financial pictn~s
is oTered in hopes that more peo
pie will understand the overall
picture of high school athletics. A
Milford the following inter-scho
lastic sports are offered for the in
dicated number of participants
Football, Varsity 80; Jr. Varsit.
80; Jr. High 40; Basketball, Var
sity Is; Jr. Varsity IL: Jr. Higl
30; Baseball, Varsity 25; Track
Varsity 20; Jr. High 80; Wrestl
ing. Varsity Is; Jr. Varsity Is. II
girls sports we have: Field Hoe
key, Varsity 20; Jr. Varsity 20
Basketball, Varsity Is; Jr. Varsi
ty 20; about 300 of our studen
body participates in these activi
ties. Our cost per sport is as fol
lows for the year i957-58: Boy
Sports-Football, Officials $252.0O
transportation, 232.50, Equipmen
$1300.74. telephone $105.76, Re
conditioning $557.5O, Trainin
Continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20
Aunt Molly Tells
OF Milford Bard
Historical Chats Are Continued
With Story OF Local Poet


Here / am, Aunt Molly, for our
History Chat, What kind of man
will you talk about today? Who is
he?" asked Bobby in rapid success
sion as he sat down in his favorite
chair.
Bobby, today's chat is about a
poet who lived more than a hum
dred years ago. Can you guess his
name?"
do you mean that real poet
lived here in Milford?" asked Bob
by in surprise.
"That is right. The man was a
well-known writer of poetry and
prose who lived in the house which
we know as, The Towers. Now,
can you remember his manner"
''Was it the Milford Bard?"
Eyes, it is. He. is our subject
this week"
81 didn't know he was a real
poet. What did he writer?
Let's start at the beginning and
tell just who he was and how he
lived. First of all, the Milford
Bard was John Lofland. He was
born March 8, 1898 in Milford in
the building at the northeast corn
er of N. w. Front and North
Streets, the son of Isaac and Gym
thia Virden Lofland. At that time
Isaac Lofiand kept a general store
CONTINUED on page fivel
Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20
MAYOR WIN. r. MURPHY
Is ROTARY SPEAKER

Mayor William r. Murphy
was the guest speaker at
Milford Rotary Club on Mon
day evening. He was pre-
sented to the club by Frank
Elton.
Mayor Murphy briefly out
lined some of the achieve
ments of his administration
during the past few years:
a balanced budget: a reduc-
tiOn in municipal taxes, and
a 100000 street program
that did not cost the city a
dollar, but was and is being
done by the State Highway
Department, were among the
highlights.
Response to the Mayors
Informative talk was made
by Rev. F. Douglas Milbury.
Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20
WSCS Workshop At
Dover February 25
Sessions VIII Be Held At WhatcOat
Methodist Church

wednesday, February 25th, is the
date of the third intercultural
workshop of Dover District Wo-
mans Society of Christian Ser
vice. The Delaware and Peninsula
Conferences will take part in the
program of the day. The place will
be Whatcoat Methodist Church,
Slaughter and North Streets, in
Dover, and will begin at 10 o.
clock. Registration of those attend
ing will start at $3.50. The theme
for the day is Freedom From Ra-
cial Prejudice" and the morning
sessions will be presided over by
Mrs. Granville Tyndall, of Reho-
both, president of Dover District
WSCS. The Reverend Jason A.
Blundon of Bridgeville will give
the devotions of the day and a
panel will follow, taking up the
morning session. Taking part in
the panel, the subject of which will
be Preparing Our Children to
CONTINUED on page sevenD
Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20
Decision On Phone
Rates Is Extended
Public Service Will Not
Make A Decision Until
March 23rd

An extension of time for a de-
cision by the Public Service Com
mission from March IL to March
% was agreed to by counsel for
the Diamond State Telephone Com
pany and the staff of the PSC in
the proceedings on an application
of the company for an increase in
it's rate schedule recently.
The bond furnished by the COM
pany for placing the asked-for rate
increase into effect pending deci-
sio9 will be continued through the
extension period.
The work remaining to be COM
pleted before decision can be CIV
en- was cited as the reason for the
extension stipulation agreed to by
counsel before the recessing OF the
hearing this afternoon until Feb.
26 at IL a. m.
(continued on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20

Whlcn IS TO deSegregate the nrSt
grade next September and one more
grade each year until complete de-
segregation is attained in 1870.
In adequate school facilities, lack
of freedom of choice, in school
attendance, and absence OF Iegisla-
tion for school closings were
among the six reasons cited by
the board for turning down the
plan.
The state board also expressed
belief that immediate, all-grade
desegregation would lower general
educational standards and that new
construction resulting from closed
schools would increase educational
costs.
The board adopted its resolution
at its meeting in Dover, last We'd
nesday night.
Last Wednesday afternoon the
board received plans from the
Caesar Rodney and MillsbOrc
School districts for desegregation
at the ninth grade level, with ad-
mission based on ability tests.
These are the first all-white dis
tricts to present their views on how
desegregation should be accom-
plished since the state board un-
veiled its 12-year plan Jan. II.
These plans have also been re.
jected by the state board.
The Caesar Rodney and Millsbore
plans were presented at a meet
ing with districts which are sub
ject to U. s. District Court-orderet
desegregation. A hearing in tht
court is set for March II.
Continued on page aevenD
Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20
School Bids
For Addition
Here Opened
On Wednesday
Low Bid Was Received
From w. B. Mitten And
Sons, Dover For Lulu
NJ. Ross Addition.

Milford's drive to provide perma-
nent classrooms for a group of
elementary-school students now
studying in temporary quarters
made another step toward COM
Dletion on Wednesday as IL con-
tractors submitted bids for addi-
ton OF ~ classrooms to the Lulu
M. Ross Elementary School.
officials of the Milford Special
District, who opened the bids Wed
nesday afternoon, said the low Of
fer of $229,600 came from w. b.
Mitten and Sons, Inc, of Dover.
other bids went as high as
$256,, 700.
School administrators in Milford
hope "at least six" of the class
rooms will be ready for use by Sep
tember, since about 120 fourth,
fifth and sixth-graders now attend
classes in the American. Legion
Hall there and an additional 100
students are expected in the fall.
Without the six extra classrooms,
school officials say, double sessions
will be necessary for elementary
pupils of the district.
Even il the six rooms are ready
in time, the American Legion
classrooms will still be used until
the building program has caught
up with enrolment.
The Ross Elementary classroOms
are part of building program ap-
proved by Milford voters last No
vember when they passed a $14S,-
900 school bond issue. The state
would chip in another $222,00O, and
100000 left over from a previous
building fund would bring the to-
tai cost of the program to $780,
900.
CONTINUED on page fivel
Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20
Residence Near City
Gutted BY Flames
Frame Dwelling On Elfreth Estate
Prey To Fire

Volunteers of the Carlisle Fire
Company of Milford assisted by
the Houston Fire Company, ex-
tinguished a blaze Monday after
noon in a frame dwelling at Sun
nybrae", the estate of Leonard FL
freth, of Philadelphia and Milford
near Milford.
The house was gutted before the
flames were extinguished. Fire offi-
cials estimated the damage at sew
eral thousand dollars. The dwell
ing was occupied by Mr.. and Mrs,
Spencer Breck, who were able to
save very little household furnish
ings or clothing.
Shortly after returning from
~Sunnybrae". the Carlisle firemen
were called to Greentop, a settle
ment near Lincoln. where they ex-
tinguished blaze in a double
house.
Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20
Blood Typing Program
Was Success Here

Announcement was made this
week that the Blood Typing Pro-
gram, sponsored jointly by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post
No. 64S3, the V.F.W. Auxiliary, and
the Milford Memorial Hospital,
Inc, was a success. The Program
was conducted on two evenings,
Thursday. February 12tn, and Tues
day. February 18th, from 6 to s
p. m.
It is felt that there is much to be
gained in Blood Typing Program
such as this; for example, If some
member of family were admitted
CONTINUED on page eight)
Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20
c. Washington
Sale Will Be
Held In This
City, Saturday
Twelve OF Milford's Lead
NJ er ch ants Offering
Some Outstanding Val
ues To The Shopping
Public.


The George Washington Birth
day Sales, which for the past sew
eral years have been all the rage
in Washington, d. c., and Balti-
more, Md, viii be observed in Mil
ford all day tomorrow, Saturday,
February 21st.
While still novelty in this area.
12 of Milford's leading merchants
have banded together to bring the
sale to this ccmmunity. The par
ticipating stores are: ]. c. Pen
ney Co., who also participated last
year; Coffman- Fisher Company,
another of last years participants:
w. T. Grant Company; Buchanan
Service of Milford, Inc; Fisher
Furniture, Inc; Emanuel's; Singer
Sewing Center, participant last
year; Fisher Appliances; Bata
Shoe Store; Wallis: Ben Frank
lin, another Of last years partici-
pants, and Coopersmith's.
Each of the participating stores
are offering O series OF items at
cost or below cost, in some in
stances only fraction of the ORR
ginal cost. To get an idea of what
they have to offer in real honest
tO-goodness bargains, they have
each placed an advertisement in
this weeks issue of the Milford
Chronicle. The advertisements may
be found on pages 9 to IA. They
have also employed the services of
local radio station WKSB TO carry
the message of savings to down.
state folks.
The sale will start promptly at
nine in the morning and run until
nine in the evening. Come out early
and shop late in these participa-
ting stores.
Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20
Presbyterians To
Observe Anniversary
Sunday School OF Local Church To
Celebrate 112th Birthday, Sunday

The Sunday School of the First
Presbyterian Church will celebrate
its 10TH anniversary on Sunday,
February %, at o'clock in the
evening. Every year the occasion
is marked by a program and a
birthday party with the traditional
home. made cake and ice cream
being served.
The program this year is being
arranged by the teachers of the
kindergarten department, Mrs.
Winifredr Conard and Mrs. Frank
Clendaniel. They have planned a
most interesting and varied pro-
gram depicting the Life of Christ
in skits, songs, verses, choral
speaking and pantomine. The nur-
sery department will show the
story of his birth, with the kinder
garten department telling of His
life from babyhood to manhood,
the primary classes, the calling of
CONTINUED on page sixl
Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20
Senior Class Play
Due February 25-26

When the curtain rises on the
Milford High School Senior Glass
play, Anne OF Green Cables, on
February % and 26. the audience
will see dramatization of the
magically beautiful story of an un-
wanted orphan and a man who has
been starving for affection without
realizing it.
The play is a three-act drama
by Alice Chadwicke and is being
produced by special arrangement
with Samuel French Company. II
is under the direction OF Mrs.
Grace Montgomery who directed
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Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20

emphasized. These demands are
from farmers producing ever-high-
er yields OF top quality products; !;
from city people who are moving
in rapidly-increasfng numbers to
the suburbs and the country: from
farm-related and other businesses
for land and for agricultural raw
materials for processing or manu-
facture.
Increasingly, people look to ag-
ricultural research and extension
education for answers to problems
brought about by this great pres
sure on the land. Finding answers
to such problems and getting the
information quickly to people who
need it is the job of our research
workers and extension specialists, :"
he explained.
Hay-A panel of experts pro-
Continued on page ninel
Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20
FiUe NeLU Members
|Of SUSSEX Grand Jury
G. Franklin NAPLES OF
Milford Is Named To
New Group

Five new members of the Sus-
sex County Grand Jury will serve
for the first time at the opening of
the March term of Superior Court
at Georgetown on Monday, March
End.
They come from the. odd num-
bered representative districts and
replace those from the same dis
tricts who have completed their
year of service Grand jurors from
the even numbered districts re-
main in service for another six
months.
New grand jurors are @. Frank
lin NAPLES, Milford; Dallas C. Gull
yer, Seaford: Lawrence Allen, Lau-
rel; Mrs. Bernice Hudson Hall,
Selbyville, and Mrs. Eva Barr.
Georgetown.
leontinued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20


mine where vehicles go after they
cross the bridge-particularly on
the Delaware side," Mr.. Horty de-
clared. "All we can tell them is
that we are certainly getting lot
more traffic and we hope that It
will flow equitably over the various
routes in which highway associa-
tions and business establishments
are interested"
Last months Increase represent
ed SO percent gain over January,
1858, the report shows with Janu-
ary's count standing at 594, 1852 ve-
hicles as against 540.673 q year
ago. Mr.. Horty noted that of the
total increase 1896 vehicles were
passenger cars while 14,77S were
trucks and heavy vehicles.
Getting back to the monthly
comparisons of east-west traffic. il
(continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20
Col. G.. T. MackIin, Jr.
Asst. Chief Of Staff
Is Attached To G-2 Head
quarters Third u. 5.
Army

1t Col. George T. Macklin, Jr.
of Milford, Del, has taken over as
Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2 (Intel.
ligence), at Headquarters, Third
u. S. Army.
Col. Macklin came to Headquar.
ters, Third u. s.. Army, Fort Nc.
Pherson, Ca, in 1857 after tour
in Japan and Korea He was Exc
cutiye Officer and Deputy G-2 be.
fore becoming Assistant Chief oi
Staff
Col. Macklin's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George T. Macklin, Sr.. live
on Kings Highway in Milford. He
Is married to the former Helen ID
Scott.
He served in the Southwest Pa
cific in World War ii and in Korea
during the Korean conflict. He
continued on page severn
Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20
Friendship Dinner At
Harrington Feb. 23
Annual Affair With Century Club
As Host Due A school

Plans are rapidly being COM
pleted for the twelfth annual Har-
rington Friendship Dinner which
will be held on Monday night,
February 23rd, at $3.50 in the Har-
rington High School Cafeteria. Ac-
cording to Mrs. Charles Peck, Jr.,
Chairman of the ticket committee,
the reservations are being made at
q record pace.
The Harrington New Century
Club is the host organization this
year, with the Rotary Club, the
Lions and the Business and Pro-
fessional Women Club all parti-
cipating. The first dinner held in
1947 was inaugurated by Mrs. Ear
Sylvester at that time president Of
the Century Club. 1t was with the
idea of promoting fellowship ant
friendship among the local groups
that the idea was founded. Since
then the dinners have usually tax.
(continued on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20
Local VFW Plans
Much Activity
Late Winter-Spring Program Out.
lined BY Groups

Members of Blue Hen Post No
64S3, V.F.W., and Ladies Auxiliars
are currently completing plans fol
a full schedule of late winter and
Spring activities, providing a fit
ting climax TO what has undoubt-
edly been a most outstanding
''V.F.W. Year.
In addition to the annual elec-
tions, held each March, and the
joint installation, traditionally
staged in April, the two local
V.F.W. units are planning . Joint
membership dinner, tentatively
scheduled for March 80; patriotic
Continued on page sevenl