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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08

and the three-horned. armored saurian.
TriceratopS.
The hall Of dinosaurs Is filled with
displays Of the nightmare creatures who
lived and died before the first man drew
breath. A visit to this area Is worth more
than a thousand hours Of reading or look
ing at pictures because the many restora-
tons give the student an exact idea Of the
size and appearance Of these geological
oddballs
There are fossil birds, reptiles and
plants reconStructions of the great pre-
elephants, the mammoth and the masto-
don; petrified dogs from Arizona's fabulous
stone forests and uncounted other exhibits
both valuable and interesting, including
dinosaur footprints.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08

The Rev. John LaFarge, ST., author Of
An American Amen: Il was born on the
18th of the month, walk habitually under
ladders. and feel just as kindly toward
black cats as I do toward the white or
striped variety"
Helen Hayes: you have to fail some
times. You wouldn't be any good II you
were so slick and perfect you never
Topped"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08
What They Soid

Secretary Of Agriculture Benson: "The
farmer never had it so good"
France Nuyen: Nobody fed me when 1
had no money, so I'm not going to spend
my money now. I bank it."
Admiral Arleigh Burke, chief Of naval
operations: "Eighty-one per cent Of the
United States feet Is Of World War / con-
dition, and these ships are wearing out"
AoAzINE WASHINGTON. D. c.. MARCH g. 1859
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08

Next Sunday: The African Collection,
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
Local c Of c
II Ire C or
Have Named
New Officers
Thomas II. Derrickson Is
President OF Milford
Trade Group Succeed
ing Ted Aber, Presi-
dent For Two Years.

The newly elected directors Of
the Milford Chamber OF Commerce
met this week and elected officers
for the current year.
Thomas e. Dcrrickson. prominent
Milford gentlemen's cl0thier. was
the unanimous choice of the direc-
tors for President MIR. Derickson,
wLu is active In many retail lner-
chants association In Delaware
and on a national level. il nc pres
ent attending a school OF Retailing
and Management at New York Uni
versity. sponsored by the National
Association of Retail Clothiers and
Furnishers. MIR. Derrickson auc-
ceeds Ted Aber, who served as
president OF the Chamber fer two
years.
w. Calvin White, manager OF
Buchananss Service of Milford, Inc,
local Fsirestone Agency. and inn
mediate past president OF the Mil-
ford Lions Club. was elected Vice
President.
Laurence G. Sharp, owner and
operators OF Miiford's leading dairy
Silver Hill's and q member of the
Sussex County executive committee
OF the March OF Dimes. was re-
elected Treasurer
Former State Senator Robert FL.
Yerkes. Sr., Managing Editor OF the
Mllsord Chronicle and q member
of fhe Delaware State Industrial
Accident Board. was reelected
secretary.
fcontinued on rage seven,
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
Judge Storey Heads
Natl Defense Week
Civilian Aide To Secre-
tary OF The Army viii
Direct Delaware's OBJ
servance From Febru-
airy 18th To The 22nd.

The Hon. William ]. Storey, ESQ.,,
Associate Judge of the Superior
Court OF the State. of Delaware,
and Civilian Aide to the Secretary
-of the Army has been appointed
chairman of the 36th annual cele-
bration of National Defense Week
in Delaware from February 12,
Lincoln's Birthday, to February %,
Washington's BlFthday. Judge Stor-
ey lis resident of Dover.
The appointment was made by
Col. George H. Seitz, Jr., president
of the Wilmington Chapter of the
Reserve Officers Association Of the
United States, spCnsor of National
Defense Week.
Col. Seitz also announced ap-
pointment of these other members
of the National Defense Committee
for the state: Maj. Gen. Joseph Ss
Scannell, the Adjutant General of
Delaware, Brig. Gen. Norman w.
Lack, Brig Gen. John B. Moore,
Col. H. w. Cook. Col. Carl F. Chiri-
co, Capt G. Davis Belcher, USNR,
Comdr. Ernest dupont, USNR, 1t.
Col. Everett p, Chamberlain, USAF,
Major Wilmer F. Williams.
The theme of National Defense
Week, which will be celebrated at
the same time throu ghout the Uni
ted States under the auspices of the
Reserve Officers Association, is:
National Defense is every citi-
Gems responsibility
Principal detectives of National
Defense Week are to focus atten-
tion on the state of the nations Sc
curity, and to emphasize the inn
portant part played by more than
1000 reservists of the United States
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine
Corps, Coast Guard and Public
Health Service in defending the
United States and the Free World
The Reserve Officers Association
of the United States founded Nat
ional Defense Week in 1922 to work
for the above objectives.
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
March Or Dimes l.
Coming TO Conclusion
CO-C -Chalrmen Downham And Cal.
Iaway Pleased With Results

The 1859 March of Dimes is
drawing to a successful conclu-
sion in Milford area, accordins- to
the fund chairman, James C. Down
ham and his capable assistant,
ThoHias Galloway.
The chairmen are very generous
in their praise of the student nurs-
es of Milford Memorial Hospital
who conducted the nightly co1Iec-
tions and the ownership and man
agement of Schine's Theatre for
their splendid cooperation and use
of theatre facilities.
Tomorrow morning, Saturday,
January 81, about 10 o'clock, pro-
yiding the weather is not inclement,
the Cootie and Cootiettes of Blue
Hen Post, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, of Milford, will conduct the
Mile of Dimes. This phase of the
Embarrassing campaign has always
been money-winning event.
Under these conditions, the sub
surface of the highways does not
fcontinued on page severn
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
Boating Instruction
Course Well ReceiUed
Registrations VIII Again
Be Received Tuesday
Evening, Feb. 3.

Forty persons braved the snow
and ice Tuesday evening to attend
the registration session of the
boating instruction course, which
In being offered by Milford Flo
tilla 16. Coast Guard Auxiliary. The
ten-week course will be held each
Tuesday evening at the Communi-
ty Building, Milford
Speakers at the first meeting
were Jimmie Nicholas, commander
of FlofilIa 13, Dover. and e. b.
Gafford, also OF Flotilla 13. Their
topic was boat safety. In future
weeks the instruction will be given
by members OF the newly formed
Flotilla 16. upder the charge of the
training oRicer. Lester Jefferson.
Since the weather was so bad
last Tuesday. Nthe fiofilla plans to
accept registrations again next
Tuesday evening. Anyone having
inquiries about the course may
contact the fiotilIa commander, Ed
Holleger, or the vice commander,
Paul Lynch.
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
Joe LofIand, Jr.
Named Sussex
Heart Leader
Milford Man viii Direct
Drive eliminating On
Heart Sunday. Febru-
airy 22Dd.


The appointment of Joseph S.
.Lofiand, Jr.. as SUSSEX County
Heart Fund Chairman, was an
nounced this week by Lloyd r.
Leslie, 1859 State Heart Fund
Chairman.
In announcing the appointment
of Mr.. Lofiand, Mr.. Leslie called at
tention to the fact that more than
100000 people in the United States
succumb annually to diseases of
the heart and blood vessels, and
that there are more than 10000
600 victims in the United States,
which make cardiovascular diseas-
es our Number One health prob
lem. He mentioned the progress
that has been made in their dag
nosis and treatment during the ten
years that the Heart Association
has been active DIS a voluntary
health agency. and called on the
citizens of Delaware to continue
TO support the Heart Fund.
Mr.. Lof1and is associated with
his father in the mortuary busi-
ness in Milford, and has been quite
active in civic, community, and
church affairs in that community.
In accepting the appointment, Mr..
Lofiand expressed confidence that
the people OF Sussex County will
continue their strong support of
the Heart Fund, and hopes that
they will exceed last years record
total of more than $500.
The peak of the Heart Fund
Drive will be da0Sr-to-door col
lection of contributions on Heart
Sunday, which will be held Febru-
arY %
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
Lafex Makes Gift To
Kent Hospital, Dover
Gift OF $4,000 From
Dover Concern Is Ac-
knowledged BY Fund
CampaignC Chairman,
Sen. j. Allen Frear.

A gift or $4,000 has been made
to the Kent General Hospital
Building fund by the international
Latex Corporation. Dover.
Sen. j. Allen Frear. general
chairman of the 100000 building
campaign for the Kent county hos
pital, announced the subscription
this week and expressed his gra-
tiiication.
A gift of such size at the begin
ming of our campaign is the finest
evidence of the kind of support we
hope everyone in the Kent County
area viii give to the effort"
The Latex gift is the first sub
scription received by the special
gifts committee of the campaign to-
ward their objective or $3.50. 900
toward the total goal of 100000.
w. O. Heinze. president of In
ternational Latex Corporation, was
quoted here as saying: THE COM
pany has been very happy to make
this gift to lead OFF the campaign.
The hope of the company is that
this will provide inspiration to the
community to make the Kent Gem
eral Hospital Building Fund an
overwhelming success.
Developments in the campaign
last week included the announce
ment by DIR. Richard w. Comegys,
Smyrna, chairman of the medical
staff division of the campaign, that
one-half OF the $4,000 goal of the
division had been received.
Both the medical staff division
and the special gifts division are at
work now to reach their 0bjectives
within the next two weeks.
tconcinued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
National Head Sara c. Dill
Of Legion Will Trustee OF
Visit State Presbyterian
February is Church Here
VIII Be First Woman To
Ever Serve AS High
Official Of Milfor d
Church.

Last Wednesday evening the Con-
gregation of the First Presbyterian
Church of Milford met for their
Annual Business Meeting. The
Minister, the Reverend Harry Jse-
ger, moderated the meeting when
reports of the years activities
were heard and new Glasses of
Officers elected for the ensuing
year.
Two new session members were
elected by the Congregation. They
are Mr.. Massey Laremore and Mr..
john e. Pendleton. They will be
ordained as Ruling Elders at a
Special Ceremony on Sunday, Feb
ruary 1st. Messrs. ]. Holland Pret-
lyman, Edward Trice and Robert
Richardson were reelected for
second terms
Four new members to scT-e
three years on the Board of srs-sa1ss- rrsa1ss-
tees were also elected. They are
Mrs. Milton Dill, Mr.. Myron War
rem, Mr.. Harry Zeisig and DIR. John
b. Heyde. These new Trustees will
be installed during the February
9Th Morning Service. Although the
Presbyterian Constitution has per-
mitted or allowed women to hold
the offices of Trustee or Ruling
Elder, Mrs. Dill is the first to ever
hold either of these Offices in the
Milford church.
Elder Wilmer Lankford whose
term expired this year was thank
ed and praised by Mr. Jaeger for
his faithful service on the Session
since April, 1943, He was elected
and ordained during the pastorate
OF John Jackson Brown.
The members voted to enter into
the Every Family Plan for the
Official Church Magazine, Presby-
terian Life. Soon every household
or family in the church will re-
ceive this newsy and inspirational
bi-mOnthly publication.
Continued on page Beven)
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
Shawnee Country Club
Officers Elected
Robert Fischer is Unanimous
Choice For 1859 President BY
Directors

At the regular senli-n1unthly
meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Shawnee Country Club held
on Tuesday, January 27, the Board
elected the following officers for
the coming year: President, Rob-
ert Fischer; Vice President, Theo-
dore Aber: Secretary, John Young;
Asst. Secretary, William Nauman;
Treasurer, Frank Lynch: Asst.
Treasurer, Leonard B. D0nohoe.
Membership Chairman Lawrence
@. Sharp reported that the stock
membership is rapidly approaching
the 900 limit set at previous di-
rector's meeting. To date, the
membership has reached total Of
264, leaving only 36 subscriptions
available at this time
fcontinued on page nvel
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
Development Dept.
Distributes Pamphlets
Is Part OF Accelerated Statewide
Effort To Stimulate Tourists

The Delaware State Develop
ment Department began distribu-
tion this week of two new pieces
of State of Delaware literature as
part of an accelerated statewide
effort to stimulate tourist travel
into and through the Diamond
State during 1859.
Available now through the de-
partment is a new state highway
map folder that not only offers
revised maps of the state and vari-
Gus areas of the State but also
fold. six panel folder that lists
aimed at stimulating tourist trav-
el Also being distributed is two
contains a wealth of material
many of the outstanding events
Scheduled for Delaware this year.
The map folder, prepared by
State Highway Department per-
sonnel, with the cooperation of
tcontinued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
Feeder Lamb Project
Is Setup For Youth

A feeder lamb project is TO be
developed for All and FLA youth
by the Delaware Sheep and Wool
Association says the president.
Jack Dukes, of Smyrna.
A participating boy or girl ii=zs.:iii
start with two go ID. lambs in mid
summer and carry them through
to about 100 lbs. of weight in a
three or four month period. The
animals are to be judged IN state
contest, with the winners to COM
pete at the Eastern National Live
stock Show at Timoniun. Maryland
next November.
lcozssnued on page azxl
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
Highway Dept. Hopes
To Halt Road Damage
Are Enlist:s:ag Support OF Motor
lists And Truckers In Effori


With their experience OF last
winter still fresh In their minds,
officials and engineers of the State
Highway Department are seeking
the aid of the travelling public and
truckers in the matter OF prevent
ing damage to the highways as q
result of freeze< end thaw periods
Reports indicate some damaee
has already taken place, partIcuI-
arly in the lower part os the State,
as t)<e result of the changing wea-
thet cslnditions of the past few
weeks.
The Engineers have pointed out
the cause or the most difficulty as
resulting from the wet and soggy
condition that will exist under the
surface of the paved highways, par
ticularly the black-top roads.
When the ground is broken, as
result of cold weather. and then
a thaw sets in, a wet and soggy
condition will exist in the earth un-
der these highway surfaces, with
water forming along the. highways
at times.
CONTINUED on mage seven9
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30

The Engineering Division OF the
State Highway Department closely
follows the Highway accident SIT
uatIon in Delaware through q map
marking the location of accidents
Pin-points are used 10 designate
the location of each accident with
q larger marker used TO show the
location OF fatal accidents.
For the calendar year OF 1858.
more than 5000 accidents OF yari-
GUS types will be located on these
accident maps and provide data for
the continued study on accident
prevention through engineering.
While discussing this phase OF
the Highway Departments activi-
t.. r. A. Haber, Chief Engineer Of
the State Highway Department
commented that the Department
was interested In the removal Of
CONTINUED on page ezeven)
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
Merger Plans
Complete For
First National
Approval OF Step Receiv-
ed From Governors OF
The Federal Reserve At
Washington Yesterday.

The final goal for merger of The
First National Bank and Trust
Company of Milford with Whining
ton Trust Company was achieved
yesterday, ThursSsy January 20.
when James l.. Davis, president OF
First OF Milford. received approval
of the step from governors or the
Federal Reserve System at Wash
ingtnn
Mr.. Davis announced that the
banks would be put together over
the weekend and that First OF
Milford would open Monday, Feb
ruary 2, as First of Milford Office
of Wilmington Trust.
He viii serve as chairman of the
Advisory Board of the office and
win have present directors as Ad-
visory Board members. They are:
Edwin P. Messick, r. Carlisle Col
Inns, w. Nelson Hall, Edmund F.
Steiner, Willard r. Hall, Herman
r. Phillips, j. Holland Prettyman,
Edwin L. Fisher, Raymond w. Mas
ten and Harvey G. Marvel.
The office staff of First of Mill
ford Office will be headed by Mr..
Messick, vice president, and will in
clude Wallace F. McFaul, vice pres
ident; w. Martin Atkins, assistant
treasurer. and Harry H. Mariner,
assistant treasurer
All present employees will be
retained and, with the officers, will
Immediately participate in VIII
mington Trust pension and other
benefit plans. Employees are: Mill
dred H. Berridge, Carrie H. Bow
man, Alice l.. Brown, Clarence
Continued on page f1ve)
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
Blood Typing Service
Available Feb.l12-17
IL Part OF WV Community Service
Program

Residents of the Milford Area,
q years of age and over. will be
afforded an opportunity next month
10 nave their blood typed as part
of new phase OF the many-faceted
community service program Of Blue
Hen Post No 64S3 and Ladies Aux
Hilary, Veterans Of Foreign Wars.
Announcement to this effect was
made early this week by Post Com
mander James P. Gilmore.
In accordance with recently
completed arrangements between
the management of the Milford
Memorial Hospital and blue Hen
Post. hospital facilities will be
made available on February IL and
February II, between the hours
of 500 and 500 p. m. for the pur-
pose of typing blood. Volunteers
from the sponsoring V.F.W. units
will assist hospital personnel.
Continued on page elevenl
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30

SUSSEX Republican
Women Held Meeting
Pa. Congressman Addressed
AFFAIR At Georgetown
Last Friday

U. S. Rep. Carroll D. Kearns of
Pennsylvania saw this nations
problem not SO much Russia bat
employe oye-management relations last
Friday night he addressed the an
nual banquet of the Sussex County
Women's Republican Club here.
A capacity throng filed Jones
Memorial Hall of Wesley Metho-
dist Church to hear the congress-
mans plea for wedding rackets out
of the labor movement. He is a
member of the labor committee of
the House. He is from Farrell, Pa.
Mrs. Evadne Knapp Kemper,
president of the club, set the key
note of the dinner meeting with
the slogan, Lets Work Like so
for '60''.
(continued on page Gvsl
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
Semi Annual
Dollar DAYS
Will Be Held
Here Feb. OF
Merchants Are Fully Pre-
pared For Milford's
Mid-winter Sales Fete;
Many Bargains viii
BE Offered.

Milford merchants are fully pre-
pared for semi-annual Dollar Days
which are scheduled to be held
here on Friday and Saturday of next
week, February and 7.
The Milford merchants are put
ting forth a mighty effort to make
this years mid-winter Dollar Days
the greatest sales fete ever, held in
Milford.
Early next week they are placing
In the mails several thousand cir
culars which will go into many
homes in the lower part of the
State.
Plans for Dollar Days have been
developed and carried to fruition
by Courtney Burch, chairman of
the Mercantile Division of the
Chamber and Robert Fl. Yerkes,
secretary to the Board of Direc-
tors and secretary of the Mercan-
tile Division.
In addition to the circular, there
will also be full section in the
next issue of the Milford Chronicle
devoted in its entirety to the many
fabulous bargains being offered by
the merchants. Time is also being
purchased on the Milford radio sta
tion and the Georgetown radio sta
tion to carry the message of saw
ings into all parts Of lower Del
aware
Every potential shopper in the
downstate area and In adjoining
Maryland Is enjoined to come to
Milford during Friday and Satur-
day, February and 7. and see for
themselves that the slogan of the
Mercantile Division of the Milford
Chamber of Commerce Shop and
Save in Milford-Ba -Bargains Galore
in Every Store-is no idle state
ment.
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
Her Itinerary Will In
clude Stops In Wilm-
ington And State Capt.
tai; Banquet IN Her
Honor At Dinner Bell
Inn, Dover.

Mrs. Charles w. Gum of Port
land, Oregon, National President
of the American Legion Auxiliary,
viii make her official visit to Del
aware, February 4th and 5th. Mrs.
Park W. Huntington of Whining
ton, Distinguished Guest Chairman
for the Department of Delaware.
has announced the following pro-
gram has been completed. She will
arrive in Wilmington at 1905 Wed
nesday morning, by American Air
lines, Flight sos. She will be a
guest at the Kiwanis luncheon in
the Gold Ballroom OF the Hotel du-
Pont at 1915. Auxiliary members
planning to attend the luncheon
will please contact Mrs. William N.
Cam no later than February End.
At las, she will visit the Mayors
office, where she will receive the
key to the City from Mayor Eu-
gene Lammot. At 200 o'clock, she
will be at Radio Station WDEL and
at 2:45 she Will visit the Veterans
Administration Hospital at Brack-
Ex where she will be greeted by
DR.. Major w. Casper, Manager of
the Hospital. and by Mr.. Joseph
Grove, Chief of Special Services.
At $50, she will attend a recep-
ton at the home of Mrs. George
Ehinger, Kings Highway, Dover;
prior to the Banquet being held in
her honor at the Dinner Bell Inn,
Dover, at 6:45 p. m.
Invitations have been sent to
State Officials, and to Officials of
the American Legion and the Aux
iliary, to other Patriotic Organize
tions ard to other special guests.
(cohtinned on page nInes
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
Railroad Firm Board
Has Been Renamed
Delaware Road Directors Hold
1Osfh Annual Meeting


Officers and directors OF the Dell
aware Railroad Company were re-
elected at the 108th annual direc-
tors and stockholders meeting In
the Offices or the company In the
railroad station building last FRI
day
The reelected officers ares David
c. Beyan, Philadelphia, president;
p. d. Fox. Philadelphia. and j. A.
5chwab, Baltimore. vice presidents:
Ralph G. Wilson, Dover, secretary,
and w. II. Gerstnecker, Philadei-
phia, treasurer.
The directors are: Charles d1
Pont Ridgely, Camden: Dudley q.
Roe, Sudlersville, Md; L. Lee Lay
ton, Jr., Doser: former Gov. and
former u. 9. Senator c. Douglass
Buck. Wilmington; Julian e. Town
send, Georgetown: Albanus Phil
lips, Jr., Cambridge, Md; Warren
(continued on PAGE nve1
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
Membership Increased
On Handicapped Group
James III. Sears, Chairman,
Notes Additions In
Annual Report

Increased membership on the
Governors Committee on Employ
ment of the Physically Handicap
ped and the Employers Advisory
Committee are noted in the annual
report submitted to Governor j.
Caleb Boggs by James H. Sears,
Committee Chairman.
Mr.. Sears also tells the Chief
Executive in his yearly statement
that 43 placements of physically
handicapped persons were accom-
plished in 1858. Those who became
self-suificient had hardships such
as blindness, cerebral palsy, arth-
ritis. and old wounds suffered by
war veterans.
The full Governors Committee
held three important meetings dur
ing the year, Sears said. and nine
CONTINUED on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
City Council Holds
Regular Session
Mayor VIM. r.. Murphy Says He Has
No Idea OF Resigning Post

Milford City Council, holding its
first regular meeting. this week,
since its ganization session,
heard Mayor William r. Murphy
announce that rumors that were
circulated prior and Immediately
after the recent city election to
the effect that following Council
reorganization and the selection
of a Vice Mayor, he planned to
resign as Mayor to become City
Manager, were absolutely untrue
He further stated that his health
permitting, he expected to finish
out the current year as Mayor
which is the last year of his sec
ond two-year term as Mayor
The balance of the meeting was
devoted to the discussion of rou-
tine matters and action on some
Continued on page five)