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Milford chronicle., 1960-01-15
Country Club Election
january 28
Annual Meeting VIII BE Held At
Eight O'clock

The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Shawnee Coun-
try Club will be held in Milford
Community Building January 28,
at D. m. to elect two directors
representing the preferred stock
and two directors representing
common stock.
The elections will be for terms
of three years. The nominating
committee has submitted the names
of Thomas e. Clendening and
Franklin e. Lynch to represent the
common stock and Lawrence p.
Issacs and William K Kenton to
represent the preferred.
The bylaws provide that nomi-
nations may not be made from
the floor but any stockholder wish
ing to make a nomination must
submit the name of the stockholder
candidate to the secretary at least
10 days before the meeting. Nomi-
nations must be signed by at least
10 stockholders other than the
nominee.
Hugh Martin and his committee
have arranged for a dance at the
Milford Armory, Jan. 30.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-15
Sussex County
Republican an
W omen Will
Hold Banquet
Assistant Secretary OF
Commerce Will Speak
! AT Georgetown Fete
On Friday, January
22nd.

According to Mrs. Ralph Swain,
Program Chairman, Honorable
George T. Moore, Assistant Secre-
tary OF Commerce, Washington,
ID. C. will be the speaker at The
Sussex County Women's Repub-
hcan Club on January 22nd, 1860
at 6:45 p. M, in the Grace Church
Georgetown, Delaware, at their
Annual Club Banquet.
The tickets will be $500 each.
Mrs. Frank Grier of Kings High
way, Milford, Delaware, phone GA
2-4421, is ticket chairman assisted
by Mrs. Willis Hammond, RID,
Milford, Delaware, phone GA q
4248. The Committee men and wo-
men, Republican Headquarters in
Georgetown will also have tickets
phone Georgetown 2780. Tickets
may be obtained from the follow
ing members:
Mrs. Clarence Lynch, President
OF Rehoboth Women's Republican
Club: Mrs. Hammond Davidson,
President of Milton Women's Re-
publican Club; Mrs. Rubie Wheat
ley, Delmar, Delaware; Mrs. Mary
Boggs, Seaford, Delaware; Mrs,
Charlotte Mach, Seaford, Della
ware: Miss Freda Barbarika, Mil
ford. Delaware; Mrs. Raymond
Lank, Milton, Delaware; Mrs
Evadne Kemper, President of Sus-
sex County Women's Republican
Club; Mrs. Ebe West, Dagsboro,
Delaware; Mrs. G.. Herbert Cal
houn, Dagsboro, Delaware; Mrs.
Ralph Swain, Georgetown, Della
ware; Mrs. John Kitchens, George
town, Delaware; Mrs. Elsie Pow
u continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-15
Kent County Committee
Made Endorsement At
Meeting In Dover Mon
day Evening OF This
Week.

Kent County's Republican Com
week unanimously backed L. Gov
David P. Buckson for governor,
seconding his earlier endorsement
by the Kent County Republican
executive committee.
Mr.. Buckson formally announc-
ed his candidacy for the Republi-
can guEernatorial nomination ear
lier yesterday He is now in a con-
test for the nomination with former
Lit. Gov. John w. Rollins, who has
received Sussex County support
Gov. J. Caleb Boggs for the u. S.
Senate. Governor Boggs thanked
the committee warmly for its ac-
ton but gave no hint of his po-
litical plans.
81 am now devoting every ounce
of my energy to the New Day for
Delaware program, he said. 81
want to follow through with it.
George Ehinger, head of the Muir
phey School in Dover and a form
er member of the House of Repre-
sentatives moved the endorsement
of Governor and Mr.. Buckson.
Seconds came from Mrs. Ruth
Concilio, vice chairman of the Kent
County. Republican Committee,
member of the executive commit
tee, and president of the Kent
County Republican Women's Club;
Mrs. Vera G. Davis, only woman
ever. elected to the State Senate,
a former majority leader of the
House of representatives and the
first woman elected state trea-
surer; and ]. Ward Hurley, form
er member of the Kent County
Levy Court.
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-15
John X. Wilkins, Jr.
Heads KilDaysis Club
Well Known Milford Con-
tractor Heads Local
Service Club

John r. wilkins, Jr., installed as
the 21st President of the Milford
Kiwanis Club. The installation was
conducted by John r. Rogers, Jr.,
1t. Gov. of the Eleventh Division
of the Capital District Also in
stalled were the following men
for the year 1960-Vice president,
Herbert Disharoon; Secretary, w.
L. Stayton, and Treasurer, Lou
Pikus.
President Wilkins appointed the
following men as committee chair
men: Achievement reports, III.
Disharoon; Finance and Fund
Raising, DR.. West; Boys and Girls
Work, Irwin Bowman; Agriculture
and Conservation, Thomas Craft;
Public and Business Affairs, James
McNesby; Support of Churches,
Lynn Hollenbeck; Attendance and
Membership, III. Disharoon; Inter
continued on page fivel
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-15
Guard Recruit Drive
Goes Over The Top
Mai. Gen. Jos. j. Scannell Asks
For New Battalion

The far-reaching success of the
Delaware Army National Guards
current recruiting drive has forced
officers to make preliminary plans
for the formation of new bat
talon, Maj. Gen. Joseph ]. Scan
nell, adjutant general, disclosed
this week.
General Scannell said the Guard
is already 100 men over its author
lied strength and the figure could
become as high as $50 by the end
of the month.
He informed Maj. Gen. Clayton
p. Kerr, assistant chief of the Ma
tional Guard Bureau in Washing
ton of the situation yesterday.
I'VE are thinking in terms of
another Anti-Aircraft Battalion"
General Scannell stated in his let
ter to General Kerr, land an Anti
Aircraft Group Headquarters, but
an Ordnance Battalion and Group
Headquarters would suffice.
Continued on page ninel
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-15
New Library
Opens Here
This Sunday
Will Be Opened To The
General Public At Two
O'clock De dica tiOn
Ceremony.

The dream of many citizens of
Milford will be realized on Sunday,
when the New Milford District
Free Public Library is formally
opened to the public at p. m.
Throughout the past week thou
sands of volumes from the old IL
brary on the second floor of the
Community Building have moved
to the spacious quarters in the
modern structure of contemporary
design.
The work of building the new
library has been carried out by the
Milford Commission of which Rob-
ert e. Shilling is chairman
A generous bequest by the late
Daniel Hirsch, long time president
of the old First National Bank and
Trust Company, was the spark
that helped make the library a
reality. This fund was substanti-
ally augmented by bequest from
the late John B. Smith, made avail
able to the Library Commission on
the demise of his daughter, Mrs,
Mary Smith Kessler. There was
also a contribution from the late
Mrs. Samuel G. Evans. Mrs. Evans
bequest was handled by the Milford
Trust Company.
The first two mentioned funds
were handled by the then First
National Bank and Trust Company
now the Wilmington Trust Com
pany.
The Walnut Street Library itself
has been erected on the lot former
ly occupied by the Smith-KessleI
mansion. Mr.. Smith was a cashier
of the First National Bank for over
so years. The lot was purchased
at public sale by the Library Com
mission.
Continued on page f1ve)
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-15
Tom Galloway
Named Head OF
March OF Dimes
Prominent Lion Will Be
Assisted By Local Real
Estate Executive Har-
vey G. Marvel; Drive
Is Under Way.

Tom Galloway, immediate Past
President of Milford Lions Club,
has been named to be chairman
of the 1860 March of Dimes Drive
in Milford. Assistant Chairman will
be City Councilman Harvey G.
Marvel.
The Lions Club this year will
also direct the Special Gift phase
of the fund raising drive, which
officially opened in Milford yes
terday.
Remsen G. Barnard II and Laur-
ence G. Sharp are members of the
Statewide Board representing Mil
ford.
Next week the complete list of
captains and workers will be pub
lished.
The 1860 new March of Dimes
fund raising campaign began Off
cially in Sussex County following
the annual kickoff dinner held in
Georgetown at the New Century
Club, last Monday evening.
Workers from all sections of the
county assembled for statistical
information from Barry Wood,
Trenton, N. J., field representative
from the National Foundation, and
DR.. George j. BONES who handles
polio cases at Doris Memorial Hos
pital in Wilmington, and inspira-
tional talks from Harry S. Smith,
campaign director, and Mrs. Ruth
Murray, county chapter chairman.
During brief business session,
Mrs. Murray was reelected chair
man; A. Wayne Burton, vice chair
man; William Lambden, treasurer
and Mrs. Mary Keen, chairman for
women's activities.
CONTINUED on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-15
Sussex Dairynen To
Meet February S
Annual Dinner Meeting VIII Be
Held AT Greenwood

Sussex County dairymen inter
ested in the artificial breeding of
dairy cattle will hold their annual
dinner meeting in the Greenwood
Fire Hall, located on Main Street
in Greenwood on Friday evening,
February 5 at p. m.
Robert Zehr, chairman of the
Education and Promotion Commit
tee, who will handle the arrange
ments for the meeting, stated that
great progress has been made over
the past IL years in the improve
ment of our dairy cattle with the
use of superior sires made avail
able through the artificial breed
ing program"
CONTINUED on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-15
Senior Girl Scout
Leaders Hold Meet

On Saturday, January 9. 1860,
thirty-three Senior Girl Scouts and
Leaders met at Redden State For
est, Georgetown, Delaware, for an
all-day session on winterized camp
ing and instruction in rope crafts !;
winter program for Mariners, and
winter troop camp planning.
Immediately upon arrival the
girls set up Caper Charts, or "KP
duties" to the uninitiated, planned
menu and at noon, enjoyed a
bountiful meal before the open
fireplace in the dining room
Glasses were held in the huge
Continued on page nineteen)
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-15
Committee On State
Song Seeks Help
Group Now Ready To Pass On
Fourth Stanza To Delaware

The committee appointed by
Governor Boggs to select fourth
stanza for the state song, "0ur
Delaware, is now ready to accept
for consideration, entries for such
stanza, according to an an
nouncement by Mr.. Floyd t. Hart,
Chairman of the Committee.
The State Song Committee was
appointed by Governor Boggs to
carry out the provisions of House
Joint Resolution No. 5. This reso-
luton directed the committee to
s'publicize the need for an addi-
tional stanZa to the state song, to
invite persons to write and sub
NIT such a stanza for consider
alton by the committee, and to ex-
anime and select stanza from
those submitted which best meets
the requirements for this addi-
tional stanza".
The present three stanzas of the
state song extol the virtues and
Continued on page fve)
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-15
History Lesson AT
Farm and Home Week

This years Farm and Home
Week program for women has a
new angela week on campus for
up-to-date lessons in every aspect
of home life. No homework, no
exams, just lots of fun through
learning from February to II.
An interesting new way to learn
American history through antique
glass is highlight of the pro-
gram. The molds and designs of
pressed glass were made through
the year to commemorate import
ant events. and exciting tales can
be read by examining the many
Continued on page ninel
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-15
County Training Meet
Is Well Attended
Frank Gordy Tells 80 Volunteers
That Need For Leaders Is Greatest

Eighty-nine voluntary leaders of
farm and homemaking organiza-
tions In Sussex County were told
by Frank Gordy, Director of the
Agricultural Substation, George
town that never in our history has
the need for good leaders been so
great or more important to our
future welfare than right now.
Speaking before the group at
the Annual Leader Training Meet
ing held in Georgetown High
School. Mr.. Gordy stressed the inn
portance of leaders believing in
the aims and purposes of their or
ganization. He said 1t is equally
important for leaders to believe
that working together can bring
progress and that group action re-
Quires leaders to guide it in use
full channels.
fcontinued on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-15
Trust Company Elects
Three New Directors
Annual Stockholders Meeting Was
Held at Banking House on Mon.

The Annual Stockholders Meet
ing of the Milford Trust Company
was held at 1 p. m. on January IL,
1860, in its banking hours. Retir-
ing directors Elbert F. Williams
and C. d. Holzmueller were re-
elected for three year terms. DR..
David N. Sills, Thomas B. Derrick
son and Joseph H. Isaacs were
elected new directors for three
year terms. The other directors
are: Garrett L. Grier, George H.
Draper, Jr., Brown P. Thawley,
George r. Sheaffer, Howard T.
Postles, George T. Reed, Jr., and
George H. Short.
The officers reelected for the
year of 1860 were:- Elbert +. Will
liams, president; George H. Drap-
er, Jr., vice president; George H.
Short vice president; Howard T.
Postles, vice president; George T.
Reed, Jr., TREASURER, Trust Officer
and Secretary; Bessie M. Warren,
Assistant Trust Officer, and James
G. Holzmueller, Assistant Treas
urer.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-15


Prospective students wishing to
obtain a bulletin will find them at
Wilmington High School during
evening hours, Wilmington Insti-
tute Free Library, University Ex-
tension Office in Newark and at
Dover High School.
In addition to evening courses
offered on the campus in Newark,
the extension division will conduct
classes at Wilmington. New Castle,
Dover, Georgetown and the Dover
Air Force Base, where special
program of 81 university courses
have been arranged for air base
personnel. A total of "a university
departments have joined with the
extension division in Offering
courses.
Consultations for prospective
students I'm the Wilmington area
(continued on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-15


quality control program needed
for Delmarva.
DR.. Helbacka said a good quail
ity control program throughout
production, from the chick to the
retail store, would put Delmarva
on the top of the broiler industry.
DR.. M. S. Cover, University of
Delaware, spelled out a disease
control program and w. T. Nc
Allister, pointed out management
moves the industry should make
TO improve efficiency.
McAllister emphasized the need
for making the production and
marketing of high quality broiler
meat at the lowest net cost, the
basis for all planning.
This can best be done when one
business firm has control of the
product from the time production
CONTINUED on page tenl
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-15

lSOU heuL anu OuSSeA dlT udleS.
In addition to Mr.. Smith, the
board also reelected all other
officers and all 16 members of the
executive committee.
The new restaurant, it was an
nounced will seat approximately
300 persons. 1t will be heated and
air-conditioned and will be built
at an estimated cost of $4,000. The
new restaurant will be located to
the rear of the grandstand and, in
part, on the site of the present 90
year-oid restaurant which will be
raZed.
In addition to the president, other
officers reelected are R. E. Harr-
ington, first vice president; A. B.
Parsons, second vice president; r.
Allen Cannon. third vice presi-
dent; George C. Simpson, fourth
Continued on page ninel
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-15
Development Dept.
Issues New Folder
TwO-FOld, Six.Panel Brochure List
Outstanding Coming Events

AS part of an accelerated state
wide effort to stimulate tourist
travel into and through Delaware
during 1860 the State Development
Department is currently distri-
buting a two-fold, six-panel fold
er that lists many of the outstand-
ing events for "The First State"
during the first five months of the
current year.
While the new edition of the
Delaware Calendar of Events"
covers only the period January 1
through May 81, it lists 138 events,
indicating that Delawareans and
visitors to the state may exercise
considerable range of choice in
making selection of activities.
Continued on page ninel
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-15
Flames Destroyed Plant OF
Milford Packing Co., Friday
Spectacular Blaze Was Fought By OUer 100 VOLun
teers; Ragged Out Of Control For Nearly Ninety
Minutes; Flames We're Whipped By Heavy ,
Wind; Heroic Efforts OF Frefgltters
SaUed Adjoining Properties

building Milford Packing Company, branch
nearly 80 minutes.
rubbish
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-15
Shore PouItrymen Turned
Out Strong For Annual Meet

Demarva pourymen strong
stiles
Then
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-15
Kent-Susse1 Fair Directors
Re-eyect Smith President

night the 80
of
O a ew
July through 80
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-15
Spring Edition OF u of ID.
Extension Bulletin Is Set

edition
mailed
in the espring termw VIII begins
Evening star., 1960-01-21
Furnishing Free Speech

A California Judge has ruled that
it is mark of disloyalty for a union
member to speak out in opposition to
his unions position on a political matter.
In 1858 the International Union of
MachinistS was against California's
right-to-work proposal. Two members
campaigned for the proposal, however,
and in turn were expelled by the union.
They sued for reinstatement and dam
ages, but the judge ruled against them
He said that by taking public stand
in opposition to the unions position on
the issue they were guilty of conduct
unbecoming member and of disloyalty
to the union.
This decision will be appealed, as
1t should be. For If it were to stand it
would mean that no union member could
safely speak his mind in any matter in
which he opposed the official union posi-
ton. In other words, a union member
would have to surrender his right of free
speech or be expelled. And expulsion
from a union might mean that the
worker would lose his job.
Evening star., 1960-01-21
Menace in the Air

DR.. Richard A. Prindle Of the United
States Public Health Service is the latest
among the experts to raise warning
voice against the ever-growing danger
of air pollution. Caused primarily by
industrial smoke and the exhaust fumes
OF trucks, buses and passenger auto
mobiles, 1t is danger existing in all
major cities, and it is directly related
to the increasing incidence Of lung
cancer and such Affections as asthma.
Indeed, according to DR.. Prindle, the
menace is already so serious that unless
controls can be rapidly instituted to
hold the line" against it, it may develop
into national disaster. This view is
shared by many other experts, some OF
whom have no doubt that all the worlds
big cities, if they fail to deal adequately
with the problem, will be faced in the
next few years with an intolerable degree
Of Smog and kindred forms of air pol
luton. One Of these specialistS-Dr.
A. J. Haagen-Smit of the California
Institute Of Technology-has even gone
so far as to predict that metropoliseS
like Los Angeles may find it imperative,
by 1865, to impose a complete ban on
industrial operations and motor traffic
in certain areas.
Perhaps this forecast is excessively
alarmiSt, but the danger unquestionably
Is bound to grow as our cities increase in
size, with proportionate increases in
traffic and industrialization. Clearly,
as far as public health is concerned, the
problem is potentially critical enough
to call-right now-for the most thor
oughgoing studies aimed at setting in
motion concrete programs of corrective
action at the earliest possible moment.
Evening star., 1960-01-21
Tno Sweet for Her

After 25 years as a sub
scriber to The Star, I am dis
continuing my subscription.
1t has been possible to stick
with your paper for the past
eight years only because there
were some writers who helped
keep the boat balanced. Re-
Gently, however, the paper
has become so pro-Nixonish
and place-Mr. Eisenhower-on
a-pedestalish that even the
actual news has grown sticky
and sweet.
I'm fed up with the sweet,
cozy Nixon portraits, with the
great white father" image
you have been trying to
create of Mr.. Eisenhower,
with the "now-now-you-gulli-
ble-rcaders-this = is all you
should know" attitude in
your editorial comments and
your reporting.
1 read something about
freedoms security resting on
the possessor's willingness to
accept responsibility" What
is the responsibility of a free
press?
Gladys T. Bowman.
Evening star., 1960-01-21
Realistic Sales Tax

AS had been predicted, Governor
Almonds plan for Virginia sales tax
calls for minimum of exceptions and
a maximum of revenues. The per cent
tax on retail sales would be applied on
virtually an across-the- boards basis,
reaching down to transactions involv-
ing as little as II cents Exempted
commodities would include farm sup
plies, gas, electricity, water and gaSo-
line-the latter already subject to a
Scent State tax That there will be
heated and prolonged debate over the
politically surcharged, but essentially
realistic, proposal is certain. However, if
Virginia is to finance the record budget
now before the General Assembly-a
budget providing for what are described
as minimum needs of the people-enact-
ment Of sales tax in some form seems
unavoidable
Already strong opposition to the
Governors program is developing along
two lines. First, drive undoubtedly
will be made to exempt such necessities
as food, drugs and clothing from the
tax. Any substantial exemptions of this
sort, however, would drastically reduce
the estimated income from the tax and
hence would neceSsitate either a raise
in other taxes or slash in the pending
budget. Neither prospect is attractive
to even the most outspoken critics of
sales tax. The second line of attack
and the one more likely to imperil the
Almond plan-is directed at the formula
for dividing the proceeds between State
and local governments. The Governor
wants two-thirds of the revenue to go
into the State treasury and one third
to the counties, cities and towns. LegiS-
lators from many Of these localities are
insisting orf $3.50 split of the "take"
And those representing Northern Vir-
ginia and other rapidly growing sec
tionS will fight for more equitable
share of the counties allotment, based
on current estimates of population
rather than on the decennial census
figures.
1t seems inevitable that If sales
tax in any form is to pass, concessions
will have to be made on both sides of
the controversy. There was hint of
willingness to compromise to some
extent in Governor Almonds warning
to the Assembly that exemptions ought
to be held to a reasonable minimum"
Since the future welfare and prosperity
of the State and its constituent politi-
cal parts are at stake, it behooves both
the supporters and the opponents of a
sales tax to lay politics and personal
prejudices aside and join in adopting
what the fiscal experts agree is the
only real solution of Virginias financial
crisis.