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Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16
CHRISTMAS PARTY

CHRISTMAS PARTY - Crystal
Fount Lodge will hold the annual
Christmas Party on December 26.
All members are asked to bring
their wives and a gift costing not
more than $1.00 to be exchanged at
the party. Refreshments will be
served.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16
nd IN

To make their debuts, Tukuna
Indian maidens of the Amazon
must endure a hair-pulling ritual.
Some girls weep as tufts of hair
are jerked from their heads, but
most show no sign of suffering.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16

Because the Caspian Sea is
gradually shrinking, some fishing
villages along the 2,000-mile Russ
ian coastline now stand miles from
water.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16

BAND UNIFORM TAG DAYS
This Thursday, Friday, and Satur-
day, December 18th, 18th and 18th,
will be Band Boosters Tag Day,
the proceeds of which will go to-
ward new band uniforms. Buy a
tag and help buy a uniform.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16

Congratulations go to Larry
Sharp for having been chosen
for the All-State Scholastic
1860 football team. Larry is a
senior in Milford High School
and has helped keep his team
in the foreground of Delaware
school games. Also mentioned
on the third team was James
Smack, of Milford High.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16
POULTRY DISPOSAL

POULTRY DISPOSAL - Poul-
trymen who are considering build
ing a poultry disposal pit can get a
how-to-do-it sheet from George Va
paa, Kent County Extension Agent,
by calling REdfield 6-144S or stop
ping at his office.
The publication gives some of
the many reasons for having a dis
posal pit and goes into detail ON
how to build one.
A disposal pit is a cheap, safe,
clean way to dispose of dead chick
ems, Mr.. Vapaa says.
Disposing of dead chickens inn
mediately is an important disease
prevention measure. If dead birds
are left out where they can be eat
en- by other chickens, rats, dogs.
flies, mosquitoes, or other birds.
you will often spread the disease
to your neighbor's flock as well as
maintaining it IN your own.
If you need a disposal pit, stop
in and ask for the fact sheet titled
Poultry Disposal PITT, the agent
says.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16

On Tuesday of next week
Mrs. Eleanor Draper will en-
tertain the group at the regu-
lar Christmas party with re-
freshments, gifts, decorations
and all in keeping with the
season.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16
IMPORTANT MEETING

IMFUKTANT MEETING - SUM
day, December 18th, 500 p. m The
125th Annual Parish Meeting will
be held in the Parish House for the
election of the Vestry. Speaker will
be the Rev. Philip Dunning, Secre-
tary of the Council of Churches for
Wilmington and New Castle Coun-
ty.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16
Obituary
WEST


George (Wash) West, sc, farm
er, died Tuesday, Dec, Is, at his
home
He is survived by his wife,
Jerdie; daughter, Mrs. Eve
lyn Nutter, Salisbury; one grand
child, three brothers, Norman, and
Jacob West both of Gumsboro;
Arlie West, Gloucester, N. j.; a
sister, Mrs Sarah Baker, here;
two half-brothers, Cornelius West,
here, and Harry West, Wilm-
ington:
The funeral will be Saturday at
2 pm. at the James Funeral Home,
Millsboro, with the Rev. Ward
Mills, former pastor of the Gum
boro Methodist Church, officia-
ting, assisted by the Rev. James
Langrall, and the Rev. N Leo
Forst. Interment will be in Mec-
hanics Cemetery, Millsboro.
Friends may call at the funeral
home Friday, Dec, &c..
Mr.. West was member of
Westwood's Church.
BUDD
Funeral services for Mrs. Edith
F. Budd, IS, Dover, widow of the
Rev Dr. Henry George Budd, will be
held from the Torbert Funeral
Chapel, Dover, on Saturday at l
pm.
The Rev. Dr. John A. Trader,
pastor of Wesley Methodist
Church, Dover, will officiate In
terment will be in Odd Fellows
Cemetery, Smyrna. In lieu ot
flowers friends may contribute to
a memorial fund at Wesley College
Wesley Methodist Church, Dover,
Mrs. Budd, the former Edith
Mae Price, died Tuesday, Dec, 13
at the Hilltop Nursing Home
Dover, following an extended ill
ness. She was born on Dec. 80
1874, and was the last member OF
her generation of a large family
which centered in Queen Anne
County, Md.
At the time of her marriage to
DR.. Budd on Nov. %, 1904, she
was school teacher and lived in
Centreville, Md During her marri-
age, until DR.. Budd's retirement in
1881, she shared the responsibility
of a Methodist parsonage and the
church work in four churches OF
the Peninsula Methodist Confer
ence.
From 1911 to 1926 when DR.
Budd was president of the Wilm-
| ington Conference Academy, the
Methodist reparatory school
which later became Wesley Colleg-
late Institute and finally under his
administration two-year college
which is the present Wesley Col
lege, Mrs. Budd was boys house
mother and later the hostess OF
| the school.
DR.. and Mrs. Budd settled in
Dover after his retirement as a
minister in the conference. DR.
Budd died in 1912.
! Mrs. Budd is survived by a son
the Rev. Henry G. Budd, minister
of First Methodist Church, Ithaca
n. Y, and a daughter. Miss M
] Caroline Budd, Dover, former
! teacher at Wesley College and
presently a teacher in the Dover
! school system.
Other survivors are three grand
| children. the Rev Leonard HI
Budd. Cleveland, Ohio: Marshal
B. Budd, a Coastguardsman a.
Cape May, \. j.. and Eleanor ]
| Budd. Ithaca, n. ", and nieceS
and nephewS.
/ Pallbearers at the funeral viii
| be: Judge John t. Tucker. Dear
Samuel B. Schofild. Ernest F
Smith. F. Bennett Carter. Thomas
]. Brumit, and Prof James H
McNeal.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16

Despite the snow on Sunday
the party for shut-ins arrang-
ed by XII Gamma Chapter of
the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
went on as scheduled. Many,
who had expected to be pres
ent were unable to attend. En-
tertainment, refreshments and
gifts were features of the party
which was so much enjoyed.
The entertainment was pro-
vided by Wayne Banning, Bev-
erly Denney, Renee Cohee,
Harvey Williams, John Will
liams, Emery Dougherty and
Wilson Sockrider, as the Ave
nue. quartette, Mrs. Imly Alb
bott, Mrs. Mabel Murphy, Mrs.
Donald Smith, Miss Starr Jew
ell, Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Deats
of Wilmington, and Mrs. James
Oldfield of Laurel.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank r. Grier
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. Dean Kim
mel have issued invitations to
their open house tomorrow eve
ming from eight until twelve
at the home of the former on
Kings Highway.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16

Mrs. George II. Draper, Jr,
who arrived at her home in
Golden Beach, Florida, last
Saturday had the misfortune to
trip over water outlet in the
yard of a neighbor on Monday,
spraining the ligaments in her
left foot, which will necessi-
tate being off of it for the
coming three weeks.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16

KELLY ACCEPTS - A newly
created position with the DUPONT
Company has been accepted by
Robert F. Kelly, 42, administra-
tive assistant to U. S. Senator j.
Allen Frear, Jr. (D-DeD.
No official announcement has
been made by the company, or Mr..
Kelly, but it is understood that he
will serve as a legislative liaison
man between Dupont and the Con-
gress.
MERIT EXAMINATIONS - The
National Merit Scholarship test
will be given at Dover High School
March IL at a. m. for students
who will graduate in 1862.
Joseph P, Sedule, principal, said
that those who Wish to take the
examination should register at the
guidance office.
To be eligible, students must be
semester seniors at the time of the
test. A 81 fee is required upon reg
| iStration.
DISABILITY CHECKS On Decem-
ber 8, the first disability insurance
benefit checks for people under age
so were delivered. Up to now, only
people SO years of age or over, and
their dependents, could qualify un-
der the disability provisions of the
law. In announcing these changes,
Edward F. Sullivan, Manager of
the Dover Social Security Office ex-
planned that under amendments to
the social security law enacted in
September, severely disabled wor-
kers under 65, with credit for 8
years of work under social secur-
| ity in the 10-year period before
they became disabled, can qualify
for these disability benefits. Bene-
fits may also be payable to his de-
pendents, just as if he were receiv-
ing social security retirement bene-
fits. Sullivan emphasized that no
benefits can be paid unless an ap-
plication is filed.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

Il. B. DATA = DR.. Gerald A.
Beatty explained recently that IF
people who have been in contact
with persons with active tubercu-
losis are examined for possible
disease, a significant number of
new cases will be detected.
The Wilmington physician, pres
ident of the Delaware Tuberculo-
sis and Health Society, said that
most of the new cases will be found
on the first follow-up of contacts
and a lesser amount of the dis
ease will be picked up if the ex-
animation is repeated several
months or a year later.
FIRE AT POPLAR GROVE -
Fire forced James Pugh and his
family from their home at Poplar
Grove early last Friday morning
Poplar Grove is on Route IA
just south of Milford.
The Carlisle Fire Company Of
Milford, and the Slaughter Beach
Volunteer Fire Company were
called.
The fire damaged the upper
story, roof, and one side of the
dwelling.
The dwelling was owned by Yer.
non Benson, Milford, and H. l.
! Hollenbeck, Cedar Creek, who op
crates a chicken farm at the site
of the fire. Mr. Benson estimated
the loss at $4,000.
STOCK HIKE - The board oi
directors of the Clayton Bank and
Trust Company passed resolu-
ton at their weekly meeting call
ing gfor an increase in the corpora
tons capital stock
The proposal, subject to the ap-
proval of the stockholders, would
double the present authorized issue
of $4,000 to $4,000. The increase
is to be made in the form of a
stock dividend payable Dec. 80.
A special stockholders meeting
to vote approval has been called
for Wednesday, December 21. The
board also voted a special cash
dividend of 81 per share payable
Dec. 19 to stockholders as of Dec
12. as we'll as the regular semi
annual dividend of $3.50 per share
payable Dec. 80 to stockholders oi
record as of Dec. %.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16
Local Happenings
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM - The
Neck Church will have a
Christmas Program on Sunday, De-
cember Is, at 200. There will be
songs and recitations by the youth.
Mrs. Sarah Webb in charge.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16

Cards, big and tall, narrow
and small, come with each visit
of the mailman. One of par
ticular interest was the one
from Major and Mrs. G.. p. Tai
bot, Jr., who lived for time
on School Place while he was
stationed at Dover Air Base.
Now they are in Ankara, Tur-
key and liking it very much.
Enclosed within the card was
a bit of verse, written by the
Major, which related their pres
ent activities, all of which had
an interesting sound as we'll as
one of satisfaction in that far
off land.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16
POST OFFICE HOTRS-Milfor6

POST OFFICE Milford
Post Office to increase window
service hours. Beginning Thurs
day, December Is, the stamp and
parcel post windows will be open
from z a. m. to p. m. weekdays.
Saturday hours will be a. m. to
5 p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16

Insects. disease and fire kill 13
billion board feet OF sawtimber
each year, enough to supply the
wood needed for one million
average sized homes.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16

WDVTnW S this is being writ
ten the thermometer
YA Y is registering 140 and
#4zxxA " while the sun is
: - shining there seems
to be little likelihood of it be-
ing warm enough to take away
the beautiful and white snow.
There are those who will think
that a mild form of heresy,
but one thinks, too, of the suf-
fering this unusual weather
can bring. Lyrics have been
written by the score of the
beauty of the winter wonder
land, and it is lovely, but
there are those who think of
others and wish for them mild
er weather. This is good St.
Nick weather, none the less,
and sleighs can bound over the
snow in a jiffy.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16
GRANGE ELECTION

GRANGE ELECTION : Cannon
Grange, at recent meeting in the
Grange Home on the Cannon Mid
dleford Road, elected new officers
for 1861
The new officers are: Master, H.
Russell Kitchens; overseer, Billy
Joe CLANCY; steward, Ellsworth
Roberts; assistant steward, Arthur
Truitt; chaplain, Catherine Dukes
Ceres, Mabel Kitchens; Flora, Mona
West, and lady. assistant steward
Gladys Truitt.
Reelected were: Lecturer, Mrs
Raymond Clancy; treasurer, Ruth
R. Rigby; secretary, Virginia G
Ray; gatekeeper, George Ray, Jr.
and Pomona, Catherine Waller.
Frederick Ward, outgoing pres1
dent, was named to fill a three
year term on the executive com
mittee
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16

CLUB MEETING = Members of
the Happy Homemakers Home
Demonstration Club met with the
president Mrs. William Kenton, for
their annual Christmas party. This
was a covered dish dinner held in
the spacious new addition of the
Kenton home, which was beauti-
fully decorated for the holiday sea-
son.
The January meeting of the club
will meet with Mrs. John Scott on
Thursday, January 5, at o'clock
when we hope to have as our
speaker, Miss Uta Gabriel of Aus
tria. Uta is one of Milford's for
eign exchange students. There will
also be installation of officers and
a white elephant sale.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16

GRANGE MEETS TONIGHT
The Milford Grange will meet this
Friday. evening, December 16, at 8
p. m. There will be a report ON the
State Grange meeting which was
held in Georgetown last week. Also
there will be surprise program.
Each member is requested to bring
canned goods for our needy fam
lilies" project. Refreshments will
be served.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16

GRHDDERS FETED - A two
year statistical report on the Re-
hoboth Beach football team in rela-
ion to other teams in the Hen
open Football Conference was
given to the Rehoboth Kiwanis
Club last Thursday night by Pat
Knight, Dover sportswrfter.
1t was the annual entertainment
Of the Rehoboth squad, it's coach,
Frank Conveleski, and cheerlead-
ers. Hubert o. Noble was program
chairman for the dinner meeting
in Avenue Banquet Hall.
William F. Henning, chairman
of the clubs annual Christmas
party for children of the Della
ware Hospital for the Mentally Re-
tarded at Stockley Dec. 49, asked
cooperation from all Kiwanians
in rounding up wearable clothing
for the patients of all ages, and a
collection of toys for the young
people.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16
FOOD DONATIONS

FOOD DONATIONS - Donations
of surplus foods by the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture at home
and overseas amounted to 933 mil
lion pounds during the July-Sep-
tenfber 1860 period, or almost one
third larger than the 713.5 million
pounds distributed in the same pc
riod year ago, according to a re-
port received at the Kent County
Agricultural Stabilization and Con-
servation Office at Dover.
The gain was accounted for
mostly by increased shipments of
rice and -four for foreign relief,
and donations of dry beans and
lard to domestic welfare outlets
that were not receiving those two
foods in the comparable period last
year.
The donated commodities are ac-
quired through the Departments
price-support and surplus-removal
operations. They are donated for
use in school lunch programs and
charitable institutions in this coun-
ty and by needy persons both here
and abroad.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16
Obituary
LUZIER

LUZIER
Dorsey ID. Luzier, 6S, died Sat
urday, December 10, in Beebe Hos
pital, Lewes, after an illness of
three years.
He was the son of the late Will
liam and Mary LuZier and is sur
vived by his wife, Harriet, Mills
boro: three daughters, Mrs. June
Roberts, Milford; Mrs. Maxine
Green, Millsboro, and Mrs. Jeddie
Kelvin, st. Johns, Indiana; son,
Roy Luzier, Frankford; II grand
children; two sisters, Mrs. Della
Shoemaker, Cumberland, Mr.; and
Mrs. Olive Pase, HarbeSon; and
a brother, JuStie Luzier, Pittsburgh.
The funeral was held Wednes-
day at the Watson and Gray Fu-
neral Chapel, Frankford. The Rev.
James H. Bishop, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, Frankford
officiating. Interment in Sunset
Memorial Gardens, near Milton.
ROBINSON
Mrs. Martha Robinson, go, wife
of James H. Robinson, died at her
home Saturday, December 10, after
a lingering illness. She was the
daughter of the late George and
Jane Richards Derrickson.
She was member of the Church
of the Open Door, Clarksville.
She and her husband celebrated
their 72nd wedding anniversary
last February.
Six daughters survive: Mrs. Lii
lie Dove, and Mrs. Lena Townsend
both of Salisbury; Mrs. Lettie
Simpler, and Mrs. Hazel Clifton
both of Rehoboth; Mrs. Martha
Townsend, and Mrs. Thelma Rob-
inson, both of Flrahkford; two
sons, James P. Robinson, Millville
and George Robinson, Berlin, Md. ;
18 grandchildren; 33 great-grand-
children, and nine great-great-
grandchildren.
The funeral was held Wednesday
at the Church of the Open Door
Clarksville. The Rev. William M
Lowrie, and the Rev. William Ham
ilton, officiated. Interment in St
Georges Cemetery, ClarksVille.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16

With the Christmas spirit in
the air, parties are taking on
the holiday theme and those
who gather for THE hOspi-
tality of such are fully enjoy
ing and appreciating what is
done. On Wednesday, Mrs.
Francis Leithiser had her sew
ing club for it's weekly meet
ing and Santa Claus was the
symbol of interest, along with
other appropriate decorations.
Last week several of the club
members went on a holiday
trip and visited "The Glocken-
spell, a shop, restaurant and
antique center, at Kutztown,
Pennsylvania. The day was a
red letter one for them.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16

Mr.. and Mrs. David H. Wood,
Mr.. Hugh Martin and Mr..
james r. Draper were the
guests from town who attend
ed the party given by Miss
Elizabeth Gerow, Miss Doro-
thy Warren and Miss Mitzi
Greedy of Wilmington at their
apartment in that city on
Saturday evening.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16

PROBATION OFFICER = The
Sussex County probation officer
vacancy has been filled with the
appointment of Willard Thomp-
son, retired state police captain. !.
Judge James B. Carey made the
announcement on December IA
Thompson succeeds the late Hor-
ace ]. Hickman, also retired state
police captain, who died a week
ago Monday.
Captain Thompson retired in
August 1859. At that time he was
commander of Bridgeville TROOP
Five. Before that he had been
chief Investigator for IL years.
He joined the force in Dover in
1889.
He was in the Navy from 1914
46, returning to Georgetown Troop
after the war, and served there
until April 1947 when he went to
Bridgeville as a detective.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16
GREENWOOD'S CHRISTMAS :


Greenwood's community Christmas
gathering will take place Satur-
day afternoon, December 18th,
around the large, decorated Yule
tree in the business section.
Sponsored by six civic organi-
cations, the celebration will begin
at 2. Charles Conoway is general
chairman.
Traditional Christmas carols
will be sung. Santa Claus will be
on hand to greet boys and girls
and there will be free gifts for
them.
In the event of inclement wea-
ther, it will be held at the same
time in the Greenwood Fire House.
Representatives of the sponsor
ing organization who compose the
committee for arrangements are:
Allison Davis, Charles Jones,
Greenwood Lions Club; Earl Grif-
fifth, Arthur Jones, VFW Post;
Norman Taylor, Warren Ham
stead, Greenwood Kiwanis Club;
Mrs. Dorothy Jones, Mrs. Marie
Dickerson, Ladies Auxiliary of the
Greenwood Fire Company; Harold
Shay, Charles Donovan. Greenwood
volunteer Fire Company; Earl
Obier and Mr.. Conoway, Chamber
of Commerce.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16

Mrs. Robert Prettyman and
Miss Dorothy Roberts of Will
mington entertained "The Mem
orable 59ers" of the Eastern
Star on Saturday evening for
buffet supper at the Pretty
man home on South Walnut
Street. Thirty-five were pres
ent for the enjoyable evening.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-16

WOOL FINANCING = Funds for
market promotion on wool and
lamb will be deducted from the
National Wool Act payments earn
ed cutting the 1860 marketing year
at the same rate as in previous
years of the program, Lister v.
Hall, Jr., Office Manager of the
Kent Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation County Office an
nounced today at Dover.
Deduction rates for the year
April /, 1860 through March 81,
1861 will be 1 cent per pound from
shorn wool payments and 5 cents
per hundredweight from payments
for unshorn lambs. The funds will
be used for advertising, promotion
and related activities designed to
increase the market for wool and
lamb.
The wool and lamb producers
self-help promotion is carried out
under an agreement between the
Secretary of Agriculture and the
American Sheep Producers Coun-
Gil The present agreement was
approved by producers in a refer
endum in the fall of 1859
WILSON SPEAKS - Houston
Wilson was Delaware Day speaker
at the meeting of the Georgetown
Nillsboro Rotary Club in Masonic
Temple.
He sketched Delaware history
and remarked, mo people are
more prone to brag about their
historical background with less
written proof than Delawareans."
He explained that the Dutch
laid claim to this area on the bas-
is that Henry Hudson discovered
the bay and river on August 28,
1909.
He then related that Sir Thomas
Gates loaded up the entire COLONY
from jamestown and was ready to
give up when they met the ship of
Lord de la War; bringing them re-
lief, June 8. 1910.
The colony had been reduced to
dire straits through Indian attacks.
lack of food, and disease.
Lord de la War; was governor
and ruler of the entire area. in
cluding the Capes of HenlOpen and
ST. Charles.
Thaddeus Warrington was pro-
gram chairman.
Evening star., 1960-10-18
Harry Cunning,
Former Official
At Arboretum

Harry Alexander Cunning,
So, a former assistant head of
the National Arboretum, died
Friday in Santa Barbara, Calf,
after an illness of several
months.
Mr.. Cunning was employed
by the Agriculture Department.
for IS years. He specialized in
soil conservation and plant
propagation.
A native Of Kansas City,
Kans., he was graduated from
the States Agriculture College.
When he retired from his
post at the arboretum in 1858,
he moved to Santa Barbara.
He leaves his wife, Helen; a
daughter, Mrs. Joseph Lewis Of
Glendora, Calf; a son, Hal, of
Porterville, Calf, and i've
sisters. Mrs. George Van Sands
OF Los Angeles, Mrs. Vernon
Phelph of Pacific Palisades,
Calf; Mrs. Leslie Davis of
Berea, Ohio, Miss Ruth Gun
ming of West Los Angeles and
Mrs. Winfield Creekbaum of
West Los Angeles.
Services and burial were held
yesterday In Santa Barbara.
Evening star., 1960-10-18
Charles MohIer,
Veteran Movie
Projectionist

Charles W. Mohler, 81, a
motion picture projectionist,
died yesterday at his home.
2001 August drive, Silver
Spring.
Mr.. Mohler, a projectionist
for more than 40 years, had
worked for the Ontario TheaterI
for the last 10 years. He had
worked at most Of the down.
town theaters and many neigh
borhood houses.
He leaves his wife, Elsie of
the home address; a son,
Charles G., of TAI Lakeview
drive. Falls Church: three
daughters. Mrs. John L. Mann
Of 5000 Mustang place, East
Riverdale; Mrs. Paul F. Michel
sen of 1925 Simms drive, Ken
sington, and Mrs. Karl Noyes
Of IT'S Coty drive, Silver
Spring; a sister, Mrs. Mary
Prettyman Of COLT Forty fourth
avenue, Hyattsville; brother
George, of 1909 Cole avenue
Takoma Park; 10 grandchildren
and two Observation-Disclosures.
Services will be at 10 am.
tomorrow at st. Johns Church.
Forest Glen, Md. Burial will be
In Gate of Heaven Cemetery.