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Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22

made a lovely back
= :. - ground for the we'd
ding in Calvary Methodist
Church on Saturday at three
o'clock of Miss Helen Emily
Messick and Mr.. r bert
Thomas Cain of Harrington.
The Reverend F. Douglas Mil
bury officiated at the double
ring ceremony. Mrs. Harvey
Shafer was the organist and
accompanied Mr.. Leon Dono-
van, soloist. The bride, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Gladys Messick, was
escorted by her grandfather,
Mr.. Harry d. Boyer of Will
mington. Her gown of light
ivory satin and chantilly lace,
was made on princess lines
with v neckline, long taper
ing sleeves and a full skirt,
ending in a chapel train. Her
veil of French illusion was
held by a crown of seed pearls.
She wore hand carved ivory
jewelry and carried a white
prayer book topped with a
white cattalea orchid and
snapdragons tied with ribbon
streamers and knotted with
snapdragons. Mrs. Wilmer o.
Landlord, 3rd, was matron of
honor; Miss John B. Heyde
and Mrs. Norman Williamson
were bridesmaids. They were
gowned in ballerina length
dresses of Wedgewood blue
lace over light blue satin. The
fitted bodices had high scoop
necklines with low backs. The
full gored skirts were styled
with light blue bows and
streamers in the front. Light
blue satin headbands held the
circular wells. Each carried a
nosegay of pink carnations and
small red rosebuds on a satin
background. The groom, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William l.. Cain,
had his brother, Mr.. Kenneth
Cain of Wilmington as his best
man and Mr.. Gary B. Home
wood and Mr.. Charles G.. Cain
of Harrington were the ushers.
The mother of the bride choose
a dress of beige chiffon over
satin, a square neckline and
small cap sleeves were fea-
lures of the tight bodice. She
wore black and white access
ories and had bronze cymbid-
ium orchids as her corsage.
The mother of the groom wore
a dress of dusty rose lace over
satin. The V neckline of the
fitted bodice was accented by a
small bolero and full skirt.
She wore navy accessories and
a corsage of white cymbidium
orchids. The social hall of the
church was used for the re-
ception. The young couple are
on a wedding trip through the
south and will live in Church
Hill Village. Wednesday eve-
ming of last week Mrs. Lank-
ford and Mrs. Heyde gave a
miscellaneous shower at the
home of the former on Lake
view Avenue. for the bride
which was attended by a group
of her friends.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22
Happenings OF Interest
Throughout Delaware

NO SOLICITATION - 1t has
come to the attention of the Board
of Directors of Camp Barnes that
several solicitors are conducting
an unauthorized campaign for the
camp. The Board of Directors wish
it to be known that no solicitation
of funds for Camp Barnes is being
conducted at this time.
SEAFORD CONCERT = "Ameri-
cas- Ambassadress of Music" may
seem a rather heavy title to apply
to petite and pretty Vera Frances
chi, who appears on Thursday
January %, 1860, at the Seaford
Central School Auditorium under
the auspices of the Seaford Com
munity Concert Association. Never
theless, the extent and influence of
her concert activities throughout
Europe, the Middle East, and more
recently, South America, have
prompted critics and diplomats of
many countries to praise the popu-
lar young pianist in just those
words.
PRINCIPAL SPEAKER Louis
P. Shannon, manager of the Du-
Pont Company's Extension Division,
will be the principal speaker at the
mid-year graduation exercises OF
Goldey Beacon School of Business,
Wilmington, Delaware, on Febru-
ary II, it was announced this week
by. DIR. Jay w. Miller, president OF
the school.
Mr.. Shannon has made numerous
engineering studies and has writ
ten several industrial training
courses. Prior to coming with Du-
Pont in 1912, he was public school
administrator.
WATER COLORS - An exhibi-
ton of Delmarva Peninsula water
colors and sketches by the famous
artist, Jack Lewis, will be held in
Easton, Maryland, starting Tues
day, January 26, and concluding
Sunday, January 81. The exhibi-
ton will be under the auspices OF
the Academy of the Arts of Talbot
County and will be in the American
Legion Home, Ill Dover Street
Easton.
A reception for the artist will be
held Tuesday night, January 26, a.
| 8 O'Clock. Many friends from botf
Delaware and Maryland are ex.
nacted to attend. Mr.. Lewis, who
lives at. Bridgeville, Delaware, is
the author of three books illustrat-
ed by his works of art. They are
"Delmarva Scene" Pacific Odys.
sey'' and Chesapeake Bay Scenes
The exhibition in Easton will be
open to the public with no charge
for admission.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22
Wedding
WOLF COvERDALE

Miss Kathryn Wolf and Mr.. Wal
ter H. Coverdale of Glendale, Del.
were united in marriage at $3.50
D. m. on Saturday, January 16, 1860.
The marriage was performed by
Rev. Ohio G. Brewer, Jr. in the
Chapel of the First Methodist
Church in Denton, Md. The attend
ants were Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper
Coverdale of Milford, Del.
A reception was attended by
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lemmons, Mr..
and Mrs. William Coverdale of
Bridgeville, Del, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Russum of Milford, Del at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Webb of Mil
ford, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22
Obituary
MILLS

George E. Mills, age SS, passed
away Wednesday, January 13. 1860,
at Smyrna, after a short illness.
Mr.. Mills was a native of Milford
and operated farm until his re-
tirement. He is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Helen Conobre of
Boston, Mass; three sisters, Mrs.
Ida Hoffman, Chicago, ILL.,, Mrs.
Mary Rehm and Mrs Matte Shultz
both of Milford; one niece, Mrs.
Mary Grier of Philadelphia, and one
grandson.
Funeral services were held on
Thursday, January 21, at 2 p. M,
from the Lofiand Funeral Home,
Milford. The Rev. Edwin Tull of
the Church of God officiating. In
terment in the Odd Fellows Gene
terry, Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22
Registration For
kindergarten Starts

CONTINUED from page one)
brought to the brink of learning,
without actually being taught, the
subjects he will have in elemen-
tary school.
Any parent interested in regis
tering a child may call Mrs. Her.
schel Billings, at GA 2-5911.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22
Elections Are Held
At st. Johns Church
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CONTINUED from page one)
Church in Milford was built fifty
years ago and dedicated on June
26, 1910. This years ceremonies
will be held on June 26. Further
details will be announced in due
time.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22

Bonaventure Island in Quebec
Province, Canada, is the worlds
largest sanctuary for the gannet,
a rare species of sea fowl.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22

Lieutenant Colonel George T.
Macklin, Jr., has been selected
to remain on active duty in the
United States Army beyond the
mandatory twenty years re-
tirement requirements for Re-
serve Officers. He is expect
ing, if there is no serious re-
duction in the strength of the
Army and all things working
we'll, to extend his active duty
for several more years. Colonel
and Mrs. Macklin have been
living in Atlanta, Georgia, for
the past three years, he hav-
ing been stationed there with
the Third Army.
@
The marriage of Mrs. Mar
garet Hart Clark of Frederick
and Mr.. James Kelly of Dover
took place on December 81 at
four o'clock in Asbury Metho-
dist Church in Salisbury with
the Reverend Robert Mackey
officiating. They were attend
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Chew
of Salisbury. They spent ten
days following the ceremony
in West Palm Beach, Florida,
and are now at home in SUI
burban Dover. Mrs. Kelly has
been organist at Avenue Meth
odist Church for the past sew
eral years and has many friends
in town. Thursday evening of
last week after the weekly
rehearsal of the sanctuary
choir she and her husband
were guests at an informal
gathering of the members and
were presented with gifts from
the organization. Mr.. Kelly is
in the engineering department
of International Latex Corpor-
alton. Mrs. Kelly is associated
with the State Board of Voca-
2 tional Education.
em
Miss Edith Simpson, town
librarian, has been delighted
with the interest shown by the
townspeople who have come to
the new library in large num-
bers to see and to select their
reading. The opening and the
days that have followed have
been full of activity and Miss
Simpson and her assistant,
Mrs. e dino d Komorowski,
have been kept busy with re-
quests and questions. They
both are delighted with the
whole atmosphere of the new
building and working there
has been more of pleasure
than otherwise. All of the
new advantages have been
shown to library friends and
some of the gift books explain
ed. One of the priced ones are
those, the gift of Mr.. Wilson S.
Vinyard, who gave the new
''West Point Atlas of Ameri-
can Wars" edited by his bro
ther-in-law, Colonel Vincent ].
Esposito, and the department
of Military Art and Engineer
ing at West Point, in memory
of his parents. The first vol
ume has a foreword by Pres
ident Eisenhower, which sets
it apart as a very special gift.
Miss Simpson, in her very gra-
cious manner, has made all SO
very welcome as she tells them
of their library. Her splendid
ability as librarian is appreci-
ated by the patrons.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22
Local Happenings

BAKE-The Milford -Millwood A.
H Club will hold a bake Saturday,
January %, 1860, at the Acme,
starting at 10 a. m.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22
HUDSON

Renat ii. HUDSON, 61, a FARMER,
died unexpectedly at his home in
Selbyville on January 18.
Mr.. Hudson is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Viola Hudson; two bro
thers, Raymond and Fred Hudson,
and by nine children. They are:
Mrs. Mildred Temple, Dagsboro;
Preston Hudson, Smyrna; Mrs.
Dorothy Bacon, fredericksburg; Da-
via Hudson, Frankford; Mrs. Glor-
ia Wilkerson, Gumboro; Mrs. Grace
Rogers, Georgetown; Ralph Hud-
son, Clarksville; Joseph Hudson,
Selbyville, and Thomas Hudson of
Frankford.
Funeral services were held on
Thursday at p. m. at the Watson
and Gray Funeral Chapel in Frank
ford. William R. Tucker, pastor of
the Church of Christ of Ocean View
conducted the services.
Interment in Red Mems Gene
terry in Selbyville.
BURTON
Mrs. Mary A. Burton, "a, widow
of William L. Burton, Lewes, died
Unexpectedly Jan. 19, at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Elsie Ferguson
in Haddon Heights, N. j., after a
short illness.
She was the mother of Perry L.
Burton, Lewes, former town COM
missioner and immediate past pres
ident of the LeWeS Parent Teacher
Association.
She was born in Philadelphia,
daughter of the late Phineas e.
Thurston and Elizabeth thinner
mann Thurston.
In addition to her son, she leaves
one brother, Perry X. Thurston,
Collingswood, N. j.; two sisters,
Mrs. Elizabeth Schroeder, Phila-
delphia and Mrs. Ferguson. She
also leaves four grandchildren.
The funeral will be Saturday at
10:30 a. m. at the Evoy Funeral
Home, on White Horse Pike, Had
don Heights, N. ]. Burial will be
in Arlington Cemetery, Drexe1 Hill,
Pa. y
Friends may call at the funeral
home Friday night.
CD
HAMILTON
Mrs. Lillian Holland Hamilton,
81, died January 19 at the home of
daughter, Mrs. G. M. Van VAL
kenburgh, in Georgetown, with
whom she had been visiting the
past month.
She had lived in Harbeson most
of her life with her son, William
IT. Hamilton. She was the widow
of Harry Hamilton, locomotive
engineer, who died in 1948.
Born in Lewes, she was the
daughter of the late William D..
Holland, and was a charter men,
Der of Sussex Gardeners Club. In
addition to Mrs Van Valkenburgh,
she leaves three other daughters,
Mrs. Ralph Lange and Mrs. Henry
D. Sipple of Georgetown. A bro
ther, and one son, W. T. Hamilton
of Harbeson. A brother, William
Dodd Holland, died in Pomona,
Fla, January IS. She also leaves
four grandchildren
Private funeral services were
held Thursday at IL a. m at At
kins Funeral Home, Lewes, con-
Quoted by the Rev. d. B. milford
of Georgetown. Burial in Odd Fell
lows Cemetery in Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22
TRUITT


Paul A. Truitt, 45, died Jan. 10
in Beebe Hospital at Lewes after a
short illness. He was the son of
the late Wheatley and May Tyre
Truitt.
He is survived by his step-mother
Mrs. Addie Truitt; daughter, Mrs.
Betty Justice, Dagsboro; three
grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs.
Roxie Dayle, Selbyville; Mrs. May
Meyer, Mayport, Fla; a brother,
Irving Truitt, Bishopville, Md; a
half-sister, Mrs. Elsie Moore, Lau-
rel; two half-brothers, Homer Tru-
lit, Millsboro; Benny Truitt, Lap-
rel.
Services will be held Friday at
2 d. m. in the Watson and Gray
Funeral Chapel, Millsboro. The
Rev. Linwood Horseman, pastor of
Pilgrim Holiness Church, will off
iciate and interment will be in New
Hope Cemetery at Willards, Md.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22
HARTLEY


Mrs. Nina Hartley, age 48 years,
wife of Henry G. Hartley, passed
away Sunday evening, January II,
in the Milford Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services were held from
the Berry Funeral Home, Milford,
on Thursday afternoon, January 21,
at 1 o'clock. Rev. Douglas Milbury,
pastor of Calvary Methodist Church,
Milford, officiated. Interment was
made in Hollywood Cemetery, Har-
rington.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by her mother, Mrs. Jermin-
iah Reese, West Palm Beach, Fla.
two sons, Henry G. Hartley, Jr.
and Frank Hartley, both at home
two daughters, Margaret and Doris
Hartley, both of Milford; one sis
ter, Mrs. Margaret Waller, West
Palm Beach, Florida.
Mrs. Hartley had lived in Mil
ford for the past fourteen years.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22

MEETING = Millwood Sunshine
Society will meet in the hall on
January 27, 1860. Mary Abbott,
Laura& Davidson. and Mary Cannon,
committee.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22

ATHEDRAL candles,
white gladioli, snap
dragons. and NUNS
made a lovely back
ground for the we'd
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-03-31

compatible zone.
Attorney David E. Belts, rep
resenting Estates, Inc, asked
the city to amend its master
plan to annex a 390-acre tract
bordered on two sides by Ira.
vilah rd. and Rt. %.
A member of the planning
commission said the tract was
deleted from the plan because
of sewering problems. The
tract lies in swale and sewage
would have to be pumped over
ridge into the Watts Branch
line. Repeatedly, the acreage
suffers from percolation diff
culties.
Although Belts acknowledged
he was a member-"But not an
eating member"-of the Cham.
Der of Commerce, he recon.
mended against granting in.
dustrial usage to strips border.
ing U. S. 240.
Charles w. Woodward, ir.,
Rockville resident and member
of the county's delegation to the
General Assembly, objected to
the Chambers approval of com.
mercial coming for five home
sites on the east side of South
Adams ST., south of Jefferson
st. The area is inside the pro.
jected borders of an extended
commercial district featuring
office buildings, etc.
A home and its grounds at the
corner of South Adams and
Jefferson ST., next to the Jeffer-
son Building, was purchased
recently by Attorney Harper
M. Smith and Alger Y. Barbee.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-03-31

spokesman for the Chamber Of
Commerce, urged creation of q
new, 12,OOO-foot medium" resi-
dental zone. High-density zones
for single family homes are an
integral part of the proposed
plan. he said, but major en-
phasis should be placed on low
and medium density develop.
ment.
At the same time, he said
residents living on half and
one-acre tracts outside the city
''have no incentive" to be an
nexed into neighborhoods with
small lots of 5000 or 5000 square
feet.
Miller's objection to proposed
high density residential zOning
between South Washington st.
and Falls I'd. was explained by
Bruce later as a 'map over.
sight," that will be corrected.
Miller also noted that the
city's plan should recognize that
commercially-zoned land in the
county that might be annexed
would conflict with residential
coming inside municipal bound.
aries. Bruce said that This
suggestion has merit"
Edward ]. Mack, jr., chair.
man of the Hungerford Towne
Citizens Association study com.
mittee, said he thought the
plans projected 6S,400 city pop.
ulation by 1880 was "too high
and proposed that to avoid plan
ming errors, the city should ere
analyze its population trends
every five years"
He also observed that UNLESS
checks are put on speculation
in commercial and industrial
land in the city, new industries
will not (find it economical to-
come here.
Mack also said that continued
government expansion in down.
town Rockville, Twill tend to
over-crowd central sections of
the city, with more parking lots
for government agencies. There
is an urgent need for urban
renewal in the central sections.
Downtown congestion must be
avoided at all COSTS" he said.
He also said that, quitting
commercial (business) where it
wants to go results in its seek
ing out congestion and then
compromising it,"
John I. Heise urged against
industrial zoning along Rock.
vile Pike near Woodmont
Country Club on the grounds
that commercial enterprises of
his clients would become non.
conforming uses and would be
prohibited from future altera.
tons.
City officials pointed out,
however, that the enterprises
could very well be classified as
special coming exceptions within
industrial zones and not be
frozen" into an otherwise in
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-03-31

occupy temporary quarters
next to the Rockville Peoples
Court, Reese said.
He said that demolition of
the existing Bethesda county
b..ilding should start this sum.
mer with completion and reoc-
cupancy sometime next wear.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-03-31

z, Takoma Park, Safeway Store,
Ethan Allen and Carroll ayes.,
1.S pm; April s, District Line
and Wisconsin, Chevy Chase
Shopping Center. 1-8 pm; April
9, Kensington, Acme Store, Con-
necticut Knobs Shopping Cen
ter. 10 ANS pm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-03-31
Bethesda
Employees
Will MOue

The 90-man Bethesda police
force and civilian clerks will be
moved into temporary head
quarters on Arlington I'd. this
spring until the new Bethesda
county building is done.
Officials say that they have
under negotiation" leasing ar.
engagements with owners of the
old General Tire building in the
1000 block of Arlington I'd,
across the thoroughfare from
the shopping center at Bradley
blvd. and Arlington I'd.
The building is largely a ga
rage with limited office space
but plenty of parking in back.
Bethesda Peoples Court will
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-03-31

4OI 1OChNlIle.
About It's persons attended
the four-hour meeting held by
the city's planning commission
in the Rockville county office
building auditorium. Most of
: them owned or represented COM
mercial properties.
Object of the meeting was to-
discuss the city's proposed land
use plan as it affects the city
today and its maximum expan.
sion limits of the future.
A ong many statements
were several asking the plan
ming commission to hold off
adopting its plan until individ-
uals and organizations can give
it further study. The record of
the hearing was ordered held
open 80 days for additional
evidence and communication.
At the same time, Duane
Bills, representing the Park and
Planning Commission, urged
adoption be delayed at least go
or 80 days because the city's
plan docs not conform in many
ways" with the commissions
plans.
Bruce Watts, Rockville's di-
rector of planning, expressed
puzzlement at this stand. He
said the city worked closely
with the planning commissions
technical staff and that the two
agencies were in general agree.
ment.
Others who asked the city to
delay adoption of the plan were
the advisory Rockville Economic
Development Council, the Rock. |
vile Chamber of Commerce
and John l. Heise, attorney |
representing 10 businessmen
with firms on Rockville Pike
south of Woodmont Country
Club.
The development council and
the Chamber both called for
light industrial coming along
us. 240. The master plan sug.
gests residential use for most
of the acreage.
Gordon Kennedy, speaking
for the development council,
said the zoning was needed to
create at-home employment for
r 81 ID n t S. Our children
wouldn't have to go to work in
Boston or Chicago" Kennedy
said. "The most crucial problem
facing the city," he explained,
"is how much you want the city
to grow as a significant EN-.
ployment center"
"The singleness of dependence
ION Federal Government pay.
checks) has produced uniform
ity of income" Kennedy said,
adding that "The government
Insulates against prosperity You
can't add more and more houses
without commerce and light in
dustry, and still maintain Rock.
ville's enviable position among
neighboring communities.
There is a clear, urgent
need to designate areas next to
y. S. 240 as an employment
strip" he said.
Harold Timken, council mem.
Der and executive director of
Washington Neurological AS.
'ociates, commented that the
:ity may now have more than
enough" high density residential
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-03-31
individual telephone lines
NOW AvA|LABLE!

Telephone customers with two or four party line
service will be interested to learn that single line
service is now available. Single line service pro-
vides a telephone line which is not shared with
others. 1t is especially suitable for families who
use their phones frequently for incoming as well
as outgoing calls Installation can be made i'm
mediately. Orders can be placed at the Telephone
Business Office, in person or by telephone.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-03-31

April 4, Colesville, Meadow
wood Shopping Center, 1-8
pm; April 5, Chevy Chase,
Post Office, Connecticut ave-,
Is pm; April 6, Spencerville,
General Store, 3-8 pm; April
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-03-31
Free X-Ray Schedule Listed

The Montgomery County
tuberculosis and Heart Asso-
cations Mobile X-Ray Unit
will offer free chest x.rays in
the following locations during
April:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-03-31

development, whereas one-acre
lots shouldn't be too big for
development.
Attorney James r. Miller, jr.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-03-31
In Rockville
Public Fires BrOadsides
At Hearing on Zoning Plan

Creation of industrial coming along both sides of new
u s. 24O Interstate 70S) from Shady Grove I'd south to
its intersection with Rt %, and emphasis on medium
rather than high density sngefamily hghghted
public hearing last week the preliminary master plan
Evening star., 1960-08-03

HEzHHsHHaHHsuHmSToCK REDUcTIoNuHHauHzsHHu
Reg. 67.6O and SIS Imported Mohair-Worst|
Reve in the luxury Of fine ustrous tailored
from genuine Turkish kid nohor and rich Australian
wool worsted noturoI fiber that makes you look like
mIIon" for lot less. Tailored with many hand Details
in continental and traditional Styles Stripes patterns
solid tones Of blue brown grey jet black and black olive.
Evening star., 1960-08-03

16,485; Boyd, 1O1, $50; Ander-
son. 109,316.
Republican United States
Senator (2,575 of 1852 pre-
cincts): Schoeppel. 160,451;
Cleaver, 40,785.
Democratic United States
Senator (2.621 of 1852 pre-
cincts): Henkle. 52,227: Theis,
76,046.
Republican United States
House (409 Of 458 precincts) ::
Turney, 11,976; Avery, 27.665.
Docking UnOpposed
Mr.. Boyd. Mr.. Anderson and
Mr.. Addington each directed
his blasts at Democratic Gov.
George Docking, who will battle
the winner in the fall. Gov.
Docking twice won the gov
ernorship by 100000 votes-be-
coming the first Democrat
ever to win twice-and hopes
to become the first man in
Kansas history to win three
terms.
He was unopposed for re-
nominatinon.
Mr.. Theis jumped into the
lead over Mr.. Henkle in the
first scattered returns and
gradually built a comfortable
margin.
AS expected. the 66-year-old
Senator Schoeppel easily dis
posed of Mr.. Cleaver's chal-
lenge, even earring Mr.. Cleav-
er's home county Of Douglas.