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The Sidney herald., 1960-02-03
Armstrong
District News

Wednesday Mr.. John Ruffatto
and Virgil Cornelia went to Sid
Rey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Rauschen-
dorfer and boys were Sidney
shoppers Wednesday.
Study club was held AFT the
George Fisher home. Members at
tending were Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
win Rauschendorfer and children.
M. and Mrs. Quinto Ruffatto
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
Schmtz and boys, and Harold
TolkSdorf.
Paul Ruffatto stayed with Jer-
ry Fisher last week end.
Sidney shoppers Friday were
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Candee and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Fisher and family and Mr. and
Mrs. Levon Schlenz.
Saturday Mr.. Pete J. Ruffatto
and daughter Karen and Rita
Pauschendorfer were Sidney shop
perS.
MI. and Mrs. Priny Schlenz
and Nh. and Mrs. LeVOn Schlenz
were supper guests at the John
Carda home Sunday evening.
A card party was held at the
Quinto Ruffatto home Saturday.
Sunday Mr.. AMI Mrs. Melvin
RauschendOrfer and family went
to BrocktOn to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Tony Ruffatto.
The Sidney herald., 1960-02-03

Miss Ruth Redlich, of Sidney.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. August
Redlich of Milwaukee, Wis, be-
came the bride of Leo Fischer, son
of MI. and Mrs. John Fischer, of
Sidney, in double ring rites in
st. Philomena'S Catholic Church
in Sidney, January 16, at 400 pm.
Rev. Edward Shinnick, performed
the ceremony, before a flower
decked altar.
Petronella Marman at the organ,
played nuptial music. :
The bride wore a floor length
gown of Chantilly lace and tulla
over satin. Seed pearls and sequins
outlined the rounded neckline
and bands of lace accented the full
skirt. Her fingertip length veil fell
from a pearled and Sequin trim
med crown. Her single strand of
pearls and pearl ear rings, were a
gift from the groom and she car
ried a bouquet of pink roses and
white pomponS.
Mrs. William Fischer, a sister-in-
Law, was matron of honor, gowned
in a ballerina length dress of
melon rose. Miss Johanna Fischer,
sister of the groom, wore a similar
dress in chartreuse. Both wore
similar headpieces of net and
rhinestones. Their pearl necklaces
and earrings were gifts of the bride
and they carried identical colonial
bouquets of white chrysanthe-
NUNS.
William Fischer attended his
brother as best man, and Willard
Prison was an attendant. Jimmy
Pau, a nephew of the groom, car
ried the rings on a satin pillow.
Joseph and Gabrisl Fischer,
brothers of the groom, ushered.
A wedding supper was served
The Sidney herald., 1960-02-03

them In an air tight box and slip
In the cancelled checks and re-
ceipts each month.
1t won't take much time and will
pay IN time saved come January of
1861.
NEW APPLIANCES
New appliances r beginning to
arrive in the stores. Note the en-
phasls on quality and extras. This
approach reflects manufacturers
opinions that people will buy the
top Of the line and never mind the
cost.
Everywhere you look, you will
see highly touted innovations and
improvements, most of them CAL
culated to persuade you that your
present appliances are out of date.
Controls on one range say "fry',
Doll, warm, and so on. One
oven thaWS frozen foods fast. A
dIshwaSher provides a standard
wash, a p~ot-and-pan soak and an
extended wash for extra-dirtv
dishes. The new washing machines
III 0A11l1oCS11CQ III ilIl6lI dDlllJV TO
vary water temperatures and Speed
and duration of wash cycles. Re-
frigerators and freezers also have
their share of changes.
Prices
How basic r the improvements
IN appliances? Each customer will
have to answer that for himself.
Some improvements obviously
make the appliances more efficient
and better able to do the Job they
are designed for. But many of them
are little more than talking points
for the salesman and excuses for
higher price tags. Before you're N
chanted by any of them, also our
self, Do l really need this feature?
Can | get along without it? Is if a
possible source of future trouble
and breakdown? Do my present
appliances perform just as well
at their basic jobs without the
pretty gimmicks? Prices will be
hlgh-higher than ever, in many in
stances.
The Sidney herald., 1960-02-03

the guests at the Lalonde Hotel.
The three TERED wedding cake.
was trimmed in red roses, and top
ped by a miniature bride and
groom.
Mrs. Harold JorgenSon, sister of
the groom, registered the guests,
and the bridal couple opened their
own gifts, assisted by Mrs. William
Fischer.
After a short wedding trip, MI.
and Mrs. Fischer will live in Sid
ney, where he is employed by the
Holly Sugar Corp. and Mrs.
Fischer by the ]. c. Penney Co.
Prenupital entertainments in
cluded two showers, one given by
fellow employees of the bride, and
one by friends in Milwaukee.
Out of town guests included:
Mrs. Philip Wanner, of Dickinson,
North Dakota; Mr. and Mrs.
Casper Siller and Harvey Siller,
and Miss Betty Green, all of Will
liston, North Dakota; Mrs. August
Redlich of Milwaukee; and Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Bosch of Dodge,
North Dakota.
The Sidney herald., 1960-02-03

Influential House Democrats have
moved a bit nearer President Els
enhower'S position on the political
ly explosive issue of the interest
rate on Government bonds.
A compromise formula under
consideration, according to we'll
posted sources, would permit the
Treasury to issue about $780,
100000 in new bonds without re-
gard to the present 4M per cent
intereSt-rate ceiling.
The Sidney herald., 1960-02-03

look at is your kitchen. If you
were to walk into your kitchen
and begin preparing one food
for supper, could you reach every
timing you need for that prepara-
ton without taking more than five
or six steps? That's the test of
having your kitchen organized ac-
cording to the place of first use.
Perhaps just relocating a few
foods and utensils will make the
difference. Or if you use some
things such as flour in two cen
tiers, then why not duplicate some
OF these fairly inexpensive items?
It's AN investment that will pay.
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WALLPAPER
While wallpaper is a fine way
TO spruce up a room, it's often
times hard to keep up. But grease,
crayon and ink spots will come
out If you treat them promptly
and properly. To remove a fresh
grease spot, first blot with a clean
tissue and then cover the spot
with a mixture of fuHer's earth
and carbon tetrachloride. After
the mixture has thoroughly dried,
brush it off.
If it's crayon you're after. use
a grease solvent. Scrape off as
much crayon as possible, and then
sponge the spot with carbon
tetrachloride.
Ink should be blotted immedi-
ately, then the spot covered with
AN absorbent such as cornstarch.
Brush it off as soon as it takes
up the ink. Repeat until all the
ink has been absorbed.
INCOME TAX
This is the time of year when a
homemaker spends a lot of time
looking for the right receipt for
the income tax return.
So, why not start a better system
Tor next year. Set up a cancelled
check file for items which NAV
nave income use. Use a few head
lngS such as mortgage payments,
taxes, insurance, medical bills. etc.
Cor protection against fire, put
The Sidney herald., 1960-02-03
H0MEMAKERS
COLUMN
ROLLS
By MRS. JANET REDGREN

II MILLS
Scientists of the u. S. Denart-
ment of Agriculture tell us that
there is an advantage in freezino
rolls, even for as short a period as
"a hours. This way, rolls have
been bought or baked for use
next day can be kept fresher than
if they r stored at room tenn
perature. This was found in ex-
periments with cinnamon and din
ner rolls. The rolls were wrapped
in cellophane soon after baking to
prevent moisture loss, and then
frozen and stored at zero degrees
for "a hours. After defroSting
they had lost only about half as
much freshness as roofs that were
stored at room temperature.
When defroSting, USDA advises
keeping the roofs covered to pre-
vent lose of too much moisture
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The Sidney herald., 1960-02-03
CRAYON MARKS

Inc new crayons your young
SterS got for Christmas often re-
suit in a lot of extra cleaning Jobs
for you. So here are a couple of
tips that may be helpful. Crayon
marks on painted or papered
walls are often impossible to re-
move completely. However. scrap
ing with a dull knife and then
sponging lightly with dry cleaning
fIuld, acetone, or denatured
alcohol will sometimes remove
most OF the marks. Another way
Is 10 apply a blotter to the crayon
marks and press with a warm
iron.
KITCHENS
Now's the time of year when
you consider budgets and ONE
item that you Should take . Iono
The Adak sun., 1960-09-26

Well with the exception Of the MI
change. There was only one newcome
in the number ten spot, it, S tune
a Promo recording by Jimmy Charles
Chubby Checker on top Of the pile
the tune that was in that positl on
emily holding down the number three
Here is list Of the Top Ten Tu
taken by Billboard Magazine:
L. TWIST --...=
g MY HEART HAS A MIND OF .
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22
Plans Complete
For Community
Choir Sing
Group Will Present "The
Seven Last Words Of
Christ" On Palm Sun
day, April 10th.

"The Seven Last Words of
Christ" by Dubois, together with
a group of Bach chorals, will COM
prise the second annual program
of the Community Choir to be pre-
sented Palm Sunday, April 10th.
Mrs. Norma Heyde will continue
as the Choir's Director. According
to Mrs. Heyde, Dubois work was
so enthusiastically received last
year as part of the Holy Week
tribute that it was decided to give
the work additional study and re-
peat it with an experienced per-
fection."
Membership in the choir is vol
untary and is drawn not only from
from the community of Milford
but also from the Harrington,
Dover, Lincoln and Greenwood
area. Rehearsals will begin Sun
day, February z, from $3.50 until
500 in the Social Hall of the Ave-
nue. Methodist Church, Church
Avenue Milford. New members are
urged to come to this first rehear-
sal or to call Adele Robertson,
Publicity Director, at Garden
2-5423 for information concerning
the choir's program. Anyone hav-
ing copies of "The Seven Last
Words of Christ" from last years
performance is asked to turn them
in for a rs cent refund at the Feb
ruary 7th meeting.
Continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22
A m erican a N
Field Service
Meeting Jan. "a
Session OF Milford Group
Will Be Held In Gen.
tury. Club Building
Starting At 3 O'clock

The Milford Committee of the
American Field Service, in an ef-
fort to create more community
wide interest in the Exchange Stu
dent Program, has planned a meet
ing for Sunday, January "a, in
the New Century Club Building.
Invitations have been extended to
the various civic, church, fraternal
and service organizations in the
Milford area to send represent
ative couple to the meeting which
is scheduled at 800 p. m. Refresh
ments will be served prior to the
business meeting.
Mr.. Count Conant, A. F. S. Di-
rector of the Wilmington area,
will speak on the aims and pur-
poses of the American Field Ser
vice Several Exchange students
presently attending schools in Kent
and Sussex Counties as well as re-
turnees from the summer program
will be present to recount some
of their experiences.
Milford has been participating
in the American Field Service Pro-
gram for three years and has re-
ceived students from Sweden, Nor
way, Germany and Denmark. Brita
Widerstrom, Milford's first ex-
change student and native of
Sweden, resided with the Mr.. Rob-
ert Mercer family of School Place,
Milford. Since her return to
continued or page sevenD
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22
5O-Star Flag Goes
To Blue Hen Post
VIII Be Used On Flag Pole At
Home On July 4th

When July 4, 1850, arrives, Mil
ford's much cited v. F. w unit,
Blue Hen Post No. 6483, will, as
the first order of business" run
a brand new American flag up the
pole at the Post Home, here. Now,
this procedure isn't exactly a new
one with the Milford veterans as
they generally have similar
f1ag-raising as part of their Inde-
pendence Day observance; how
ever, thanks to their Ladies Aux
iliary, it will be the new 50-star
flag that will proudly embrace the
breeze.
The local VFW ladies, two-time
winners of statewide Americanism
honors, made sure that their male
counterparts will have a 50-star
flag to fly July 4th, by presenting
the post with one nearly six
months in advance of the date
when this 50-starred banner be-
comes official.
The presentation was made dur
ing the course of a recent Blue
Continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22
Large Crowd Was Pres
ent For Ceremony Con-
Quoted Last Sunday
Afternoon By Robert
z. Shilling; Hours List
ed.

Last Sunday afternoon at two
o'clock, the grounds in front of the
new Milford Free Public Library
building were crowded with area
folk, present for the dedicatory
ceremonies.
Robert e. Shilling, chairman Of
the library commission, presided,
and instructed the representative
of John r. wilkins and Son, local
contractors, to present the keys to
the modern structure of cOmtem-
porary design to Charles Shilling,
the architect. Charles in turn
turned the keys over to his father,
who officially opened the doors of
the building to the public who were
delighted with what they observed.
Made possible by the generous
bequests of the late John b. Smith,
the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hir-
sch, and the late Mrs. Samuel C..
Evans, the building will be ade-
quate to meet the library require
ments of Milford for many years to
come.
Particularly thrilled with the
spacious new building are Miss
Edith Simpson, the librarian, and
her assistant, Mrs. Edmond Kom-
orowski. Delighted they are and
rightly so, with the wonderful
Children's room, so light, sunny
and so cheerful, a room to appeal
to children of all ages.
The aforementioned ladies per-
formed yeomnn's service in the inn
mediate days prior to the dedica-
tion, when they placed the thous-
Continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22
Elections Are Held
At st. J0hn's Church
New Trustees Are oliver
C. BOnnert Ill and
David Burton

At the parish, meeting on Sunday
evening the annual election of
officers took place. The new trus-
tees elected were Mr.. Oliver G..
Bonnert, II and Mr.. David Burton.
The new officers in the Holy Name
Society include Mr.. Gerard Lor-
enz as the President; Mr.. Robert
Masten as the Vice-President Mr..
Jay Young as the Secretary; and
Mr.. David Burton as the Trea-
surer. The Blessed Virgin Mary
Sodality has Mrs. Jay Young for
its Prefect; Mrs. David Burton as
the Vice President; Mrs. Joseph
Lofland as the Secretary and Mrs.
Benjamin Rockwell as the Trea-
surer.
During the meeting it was decid-
ed to commemorate with appropri-
ate ceremonies the fiftieth ami
versary of the founding OF st.
Johns parish. The first Catholic
Continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22
City Manager Defeats
Councilman Percy Il.
Haughey 635 To 456;
Brainard POOre Wins
Council Seat.

City Manager Roy E. Pettyjohn,
who ran on a platform supporting
the policies of retiring Mayor Will
liam r. Murphy, was elected ma
yor of Milford on Monday, defeat
ing his opponent, Councilman Per-
cy Haughey, by a vote of 635 to
ass, majority of 179 for the win
ner.
The only other contest in the
city election was for First Ward
Councilman, G. Brainard Poore
being the visitor with 286 votes. He
had a majority of 80 votes over
his nearest rival, Paul Duphily,
who polled 1877 votes. Former
Mayor Edward c. Evans, the third
candidate, trailed with 20 votes.
The mayoralty vote by city
wards follows: First, Pettyjohn,
319; Haughey, 224; End, Pettyjohn.
124; Haughey; 1873; 3rd Pettyjohn,
80; Haughey, 43; 4th, Pettyjohn,
103; Haughey, 81.
Mr.. Pettyjohn, a former member
of City Council and a former men,
Der of the State House of Repre-
sentatives, is brother of the late
Harry Pettyjohn, who served three
terms as mayor.
Howard Furniss, who was un-
opposed for councilman from the
Fourth Ward received 81 votes. He
will succeed William A. Berry, Jr.
The councilmen, elected for four
year terms, receive $3.50 per year
and the mayor gets $1,000 a year.
1t was one of the largest eIec-
continued on page f1vep
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22
Gov. Boggs, Named
Handicapped d Group
Five New Members Are Added To
Present Committee

Governor ]. Caleb Boggs this
week announced the appointment
of five new members to his Com
mittee on Employment of the
Handicapped to James H. Sears,
chairman
Those added to the group are:
DR.. Ward l. Miller, Wilmington
Public Schools Superintendent;
DR.. Bruce ]. Partridge, business
administrator, University of Della
ware: Rev. James A. Peterman,
assistant Rector, St Patrick's
Catholic Church; DR.. Alfred r.
Stands, Jr., medical director, Al
fred l. DUPONT Institute; and DR..
NJ. A. Tarumianz, superintendent,
Delaware State Hospital.
Mr.. Sears has extended a well
come to the newcomers to the
committee which now has 3S MEM
bers in all facets of Delaware ac-
tivities.
CONTINUED on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22
Registration For
kindergarten Starts
Persons Interested Should
Contact Mrs. Herschel
Billings

Registrations for the 1960-'61
session are now being taken. Chill
dren 5 years of age Unjust be 5
years old by January /, 1861 are
eligible.
There is no better way to pre-
pare your child for school than
through this program. Kindergar-
ten provides many opportunities
for various adjustments toward
school conditions which cannot al
ways be supplied by parents.
Cooperation in a group; social
izing with others of his age; intro
duction to numbers, letters, colors
and shapes; speaking and singing
not only in unison but in rhythm; I;
these are only a few of the ad-
vantages your child will profit by
and enjoy. In short, the child is
Continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22

A sharply improved potato price
accounted for most of the increase
in the field crops category
The 1859 corn crop of 9,075,0OO
bushels is the second largest on
record and six per cent above the
1858 crop as an increase in acre
age more than Offset a ten-bushel
reduction in yield.
Delaware fields produced an
average of So bushels of corn in
1859 compared to So bushels the
year before.
Wheat production totaled $4,000
bushels--four percent above 1858;
oats 245,000 bushels ~ up to six
per cent; barley 555,000 bushels =
up 26 per cent; and rye 222,OOO
bushels-down four per cent.
All hay, at $4,000 tons, fell 16
per cent below the record 1858
crop. The soybean crop of S,442.OOO
bushels was five per cent below
the record 1858 crop but still the
third largest on record.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22
Appointments Listed
By Sen. J. a. Frem
Bill Mayhem OF Milford
Is Principal For
West Point

United States Senator J. Allen
Frear today announced his candi-
dates for the classes entering the
Air Force, Military, Naval and Mer-
chant Marine Academies this year.
William Mayhem, son of Senator
and Mrs. Harry E. Mayhem, Sr. of
North Walnut Street, Milford, has
been selected as his principal ap-
pointment to West Point. Bill, a
senior at Milford High is an honor
student
Mr.. Frear's selections, made on
the basis of a statewide competi-
tive examination, arc as follows:
For the Naval Academy: Prin-
cipal, Ronald Gregg, Wilmington;
1st alternate, Douglas Herman,
Wilmington End alternate, Norman
Magee, Dover; 3rd alternate, James
Melville, Hartly; 4th alternate,
John ID. Ballbach, Wilmington; 5th
alternate, Wayne Elliott, Laurel.
Continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22

during this month Americans
everywhere traditionally observe
the birthdays of two great presi-
dents and national heroes. "The
lives and accomplishments of
George Washington and
Abraham Lincoln, continued Gov
ernor Boggs, ''have served and
should continue to serve as a
source of inspiration for all Amer
leans.
After noting that during 1860,
Delawareans are extending an in
vitation to others to See the First
State - First and share our ap-
probation of Delaware's tradi-
tions, heritage, and many signifi-
cant historic sites and shrines",
Governor Boggs urged Delawar-
cans themselves to revisit Della
wares museums and historic
shrines and invite others to do So.
The proclamation follows:
WHEREAS, during the month of
Continued on page uine)
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22
County Agents
HOnOred By
State Grange
Specific Accomplishments
Of Trio Are Described
By State Master Paris
C. Kirby Of Milford.

The three county agricultural
agents of the University of Della
wares Agricultural Extension Ser
vice were honored by the Delaware
State Grange recently at a lun-
cheon during the Grange State
Leaders Conference in Dover.
Edward H. Schabinger, New
Castle county age1..: William HI.
Henderson, Sussex county; and
George X. Va1aa, Int county;
were given engTp red nIsques citing
them for mecitDriouS service in
agricultural leadership. Their spe-
cific accomplishments were describ-
ed by Paris c. Kirby, Milford, State
Grange master and Willis Pass
more, Wilmington, state agricul-
tural chairman.
Passmore praised all three men
for the 35 years they have work
ed during a period when agricul-
ture was making great technology
cal strides. The agents serve as
middlemen between research scien-
lists and the farmers who want
practical information, he said.
Methods often seemed to change
overnight, and agents had to keep
pace with each new development.
Their activities include meetings,
handling phone calls and personal
visits, making farm and home visits,
radio programs, newspaper arti-
cles, distributing bulletins, and
supervising their county staffs
which include a home demonstra-
ton agent, All agent, and in some
cases, an assistant county agent.
CONTINUED on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22
New Lutheran
Church Will Be
Built In 1860
Edifice Will Be Erected
On Lakeviews Avenue
During The Present
Year; Financing Plan
ned.

The congregation of the Refor-
nation Evangelical Lu h G n
Church of Milford has approved
plans to begin construction of a
new Church building on Lakeview
Avenue during 1860. At the an
nual congregations meeting, We'd
nesday, January Is, the congrega-
ton voted to accept the building
program and budget presented by
the Church Council calling for a
total expenditure of $50, 10000 for
the new facilities.
The Rev. Paul L. Buehrle, new
pastor of Reformation Lutheran
Church explained the plans and
the budget to the members present
and announced that the second
phase of the building fund drive
would begin March Is and extend
through April 4 with goal of
$22, $4,000 to be raised by the con-
gregation over a two year period.
The campaign to secure. pledges for
this amount will be conducted with
the professional aid of the Luth-
eran Laymen's Movement for Stew
ardship of the United Lutheran
Church in America. An initial build
ing fund campaign was conducted
successfully by the congregation
in 1859 and yielded pledges of
$7154.00, payable prior to Febru-
ary %, 1860.
Several firms specializing in
Church Architecture have been
asked to submit proposals conform
ing to the stipulated budget and
timetable that anticipates the be-
ginning of construction during the
Fall of 1860. The new Church Prop
erty on Lakeview Avenue was pur-
chased by the congregation in 1857.
According to the plan approx
ed by the congregation, the new
Church will be designed for an
ultimate communing membership
of 800 members and a Sunday
communing membership during
CONTINUED on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-22
DR.. Howard Row To
Address Sussex PTA
Asst Supt OF School win Speak
At SeafOrd. January 26

Mr.. Cecil Carpenter, of Milton,
President of Sussex Council P.T.A.
has announced that the next sched-
uled meeting of the Council will
be held at Seaford High School,
Seaford, Del, Tuesday night, jan
uary 26th, 1860.
After a short business meeting
the Program Chairman, Mrs. Mar
ion Dashiell, of Delmar, Del, will
present DR.. Howard Row, Asst.
Supt. of the State Department of
Public Instruction in charge of
Secondary Education will speak
on what Sussex High Schools have
been doing to prepare their stu
dents for College and what more
could and should be done to i'm
prove college preparation for these
students.
DIR. Row has recently returned
from a trip to Russia where he
had the opportunity to observe the
Russian School System first hand
Continued on page seven)