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Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
State Firemen
Closed Their
ventiOn
Last Saturday
Nearly 10000 Spectators
Were On H and In
Bridgeville To Watch
3,209 Fire Fighters
Parade.

Firemen from four states out
numbered the townspeople in
Bridgeville last Saturday as 3,2O9
of them marched in the conven-
tion-closing parade of the Della
ware Volunteer Firemen's Associa-
tom
In addition, an estimated TO-
900 spectators crowded into this
western Sussex County town that
nomally accommodates 1900.
Robert j. Bennett, general con-
vention chairman, said SO towns
were represented in the parade.
There were % bands ard four
drum and bugle corps.
The Citizens Hose Company of
Smyrna marched off with the big
gest awards, 500 first prize and
the Governors Cup for the best
appearance with a band; a $25
first prize for the most men in
line, and another 800 first prize
for the best senior band.
Mindful of House Bill 260 which
would increase the tax on iIfsur-
ance premiums from to 312 per
cent, endorsed by delegates in Fri
days session, the group Saturday
morning voted to submit a similar
bill next year If the present bill
fails to pass.
A morning session of the Ladies
Auxiliary Association installed Mrs.
Estella Baker, Claymont, as new
president. She succeeds Mrs. Mar
garet Hastings, Blades.
Other officers are: Mrs. Kath-
CONTINUED on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
Old Cuardsmen
Fine
Il eunion On
Saturday Last
Over 700 Citizen-Veter-
ans OF State National
Guard Enjoyed Gala
FrOlic In The State
ArmOry, Wilmington.

There was a hot time in the
State Armory, Wilmington, last
Saturday night as 700 citizen-vet-
Grams of the Delaware National
Guard held their first reunion.
They came in from almost every
corner of the nation and literally
from every nook of Delaware.
With plenty of food and four
bars active, the rafters echoed
from greetings, and recollections
of the days when they were in first
class fighting trim-and helped to
lick the finest professional armies
of the enemy.
Memories of some went back to
the dusty trails of the Mexican
border. That was in 1916 when a
cantankerous fellow by the name
of Pancho Villa was giving Uncle
Sam a tough time and the First
Delaware Infantry Volunteers were
called down to Texas to help out.
And there were the gray heads,
the bald heads and the paunchy
wasted fellows who remembered
the days of the old 59th Pioneer
Regiment of Delaware-and how
the Delaware men helped to smack
the living daylights out of the Kai-
ser's finest along the Meuse-Ar-
gOnne front.
Some of these 59th Pioneers re-
called how they had been joined
by the younger set into the 198th
Anti-Aircraft of the Delaware Ma
tional Guard and how they were
CONTINUED on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
10th District
Republicans
Back Poore
Spring Hill Resident
Promises To Wage
Aggressive Fight For
Seat In House OF Rep
resentatives.

The Republican and many Inde-
pendent voters of the Tenth Rep
resentative District are delighted
to- announce that their candidate
for the House Of Representatives
will be Herschel N. Poore.
Mr.. Poore, a native-born Della
warean, is a resident of Spring
Hill in the First Election District
of the Tenth Representative Dis
trict He was born in Milford in
1913, August II, and attended Mil
ford Public Schools.
He is married to the former Mar
jorie Dare and they have two chill
dren. jeanne, 711 years, and JEFF
frey, 3h years.
OF particular interest to the
many veterans in the Tenth Dis
trict, is the fact that Mr.. Poore
was in the United States Army,
1940-45, with both state-side and
overseas duty. He served one year
in the 261st Coast Artillery and
four years in Military Police.
He is a graduate of the Radio
Electronics Institute of Philadel-
phia, Pa. and is employed; by J..
B. PoOre and Sons, Incorporated,
of Milford, Delaware, in Sales and
Service on, Appliance and Furni-
ture. ~
A lifelong Republican, this is the
first time he has ever aspired to
public office and he plans to wage
an active campaign.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
Championship Race
Due At Georgetown

The Georgetown Speedway has
been granted a NASCAR (National
Association of Stock Car Auto
Racing) Sanction, for 50-lap
Championship Stock Car Race on
Sunday, October End. 1t was con-
firmed by Bob Sail, Northeastern
States field representative for the
big racing organization.
The Delaware Racing Club, pro-
moters of the Georgetown Speed
way. announced purse of $1,000
plus trophies to go to the top fin-
ishers in the Championship 80
lap grind. Qualifying will be de-
termined by. Slap heats, and as
many heats as necessary will be
run OFF to assure starting field
of 40 of the fastest cars present.
To date, over 65 drivers and own
ers have signified that they will be
on hand for the race. and many
more are expected to send in en-
tries before the race date. The
race will be for Glass "a" and Hob
by ehauffers, and this will be the
top race, and largest purse paid
these divisions this year. The Hob
by division of the Georgetown
CONTINUED on page seven,
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
TlUO ShdlUnee Club Golf
FinuIists Meet Sunday
City Help Problems
Being Arbitrated

Milford's police force returned
to work Tuesday afternoon after
agreeing to submit to arbitration
dispute over working hours.
But as the City Council tempo
rarily sidetracked one financial
problem, it was faced with an
other. Service and maintenance
employees of the city's electric,
street, and water and sewage de-
partments said they wanted a pay
raise. They, too, have agreed to ar
bitration.
Two special meetings of the full
eight-man city council Tuesday
afternoon and Tuesday night led
to the agreements.
The trouble bega1 Monday night
when the city's police force,- a
chief, six uniformed men and three
clerks walked out after a special
meeting with councils three-man
police committee.
The service and maintenance en-
ployes requested that their work
week be reduced to 40-hours with
no reduction in pay and that time
and half be paid for all overtime.
continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
Rockefeller Speaks
To Huge Gathering
Of Kent Republicans
Governor OF New York
Tells $50 At Camden
Wyoming That Nixon
Slate Only Answer To
National Problems.

1t will take Republican leader
ship to preserve the world forces
of freedom, New York Gov. Nell
son A. Rockefeller declared at
Camden-Wyoming Monday night.
He opened the 1860 political cam
paign in Delaware at this "shirt
sleeve, coat-off" dinner meeting Of
$50 Republicans in the Caesar Rod
ney School cafeteria.
Rockefeller outlined the grim
threat posed by the Communists
drive for world domination and
said it will take experience and
courageous leadership" to meet the
drive of the USSR.
! Temperatures lowering near IS
degrees forced the speaker and the
men in the audience to remove
their suit coats, which prompted
Rockefeller's description OF the af-
fair. Lieut.. Gov. David P. Buckson
removed his jacket first and the
precedent was quickly followed.
Throughout his four-hour visit
to Delaware, Governor Rockefeller
emphasized that he feels a Nixon-
Lodge ticket is the only answer to
the problems of the decade of
danger.
The New York chief executive
was also busy urging the election
of Gov. j. Caleb Boggs, candidate
for u. S. senator, and the remain
der of the statewide Republican
ticket.
Lieutenant Governor Buckson
(continued on page fivo)
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
Homecoming Day
At Cokesbury Oct. 2

Homecoming Day Services will
be observed at the Cokesbury
Methodist Church, located on the
Georgetown Bridgeville Highway,
on Sunday, October 2, 1860 >
Sunday School will be held at
1000 a. m, with Mr.. Roy Hill, Su-
erintendent, in charge The morn
ing worship service wilr start at
11:00 a. m The Rev. William p
Chappell, pastor of Cokesbury
Methodist Church and the Cannon
Charge will deliver the sermon.
The Rev. Milton H. Keene, pas
tor at the Mount OliYet Methodist
Church in Seaford, Delaware, will
be the guest speaker for the after
noon service. The afternoon service
will begin at 2:30 p. m.
Previously, Rev. Keene has serv-
ed as minister of Emmanuel Meth
odist Church, Mardela Springs,
Maryland; Washington Methodist
Church, Hurlock, Maryland; Christ
Continued on page fvs)
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
II Indictments
Returned In Sussex

Sussex County grand jury. TAX
ing up the large summer harvest
of crime in the county all day last
Thursday and Friday, returned
true bills in four murder indict-
ments, two for first degree murder.
There were 27 indictments in all
sought by Deputy Attorney General
Frederick P Whitney. More than
200 witnesses were at hand.
Mrs. Margaret HOLDEN Fisher.
33, was indicted for first degree
murder in the poison death of her
husband, Ernest, 35. at their home
near Lewes, May 25. Mrs. Fisher
was charged with placing a cya-
nide mixture in asparagus soup
which she served her husband. Mr..
Fisher was a net-mender with the
Fish Products Co., and they lived
on Rt. is, just west of the town
limits of Lewes.
Rufus NJ. Brittingham was also
indicted for first degree murder for
the shooting of his 12-year-old son,
Darrell Lee Birmingham, at his
Continued on page fou)
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
COP Nominee
Rollins Flays
The Democrats
Republican Candidate
For Governor Cites
Failure OF Democratic
Legislatures To Pass
BOggs' Program.

Failure of Democratic legisla-
lures to cooperate with Gov j.
Caleb Boggs in modernizing Del
aware's laws has undermined our
financial structure, John w. Roll
Inns, Republican candidate for Gov
ernor, said this week.
Mr.. Rollins charged in the first
of six talks on issues and platform
that Democratic legislators have
been under the influence of lead
ers who had no regard for their
state" and who have looked out
for themselves first and last"
Because of this lack of coopera-
ton, said Mr. Rollins, "our debt
service alone for this fiscal year
is $16,7O0,0 900.
This is money that must be put
aside before we can buy a cubic
yard of hot mix for road repairs,
box of pencils for class of boys
and girls, or before we can lay up
a dollar for pensions or for salar-
les for our state employees.
Mr.. Rollins charged that this was
the result of lack of Democratic
interest in the future of the state"
Continued on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
Rehoboth City Mgr
Post Sought By q

The Rehoboth Beach Board of
Commissioners has received a to-
tai of q applications to date for
the position of city manager to
replace Brig. Gen. William A. Nc
Williams, who resigned last month
because of poor health.
Since last May when Gen. Nc
Williams was first taken ill, the
post has been filled temporarily by
Frank S. Pettyjohn of Milford, 25.
He has now returned to college
after serving the town as acting
city manager during the summer.
AT the reorganization of the board
at it's September meeting, five of
these applicants were selected for
further study of their qualifica-
tions. Business included the swear
ing in of new commissioners elect
ed at the August municipal elec-
ton. They were Jesse X. Gundry,
and Francis r. Short as resident
councilman, and Ralph Dawson of
Wilmington, who was reelected
continued on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
|. c.. Burton Staff
Preview Chevrolet

Irwin G.. Burton and the entire
sales staff of l. G. Burton & Com
pany, Inc, attended the pre-show-
ing of the 1861 Chevrolet and Cor
vair in Hershey. Pennsylvania, last
week. Dramatically presented by a
troup of Broadway stars, the 1861
Chevrolet drew a large and en-
thusiastic ovation from the audi
ence of over 1900 dealers and
statesmen.
MIR. Burton reports that the
standard size Chevrolet for 1861
has remarkable and dramatic
changes from the 1860 model,
which, include a new concept in
comfort and driving ease. in addi-
tion to. smart new styling fea-
lures.
1.-The 1861 Corvair line has been
expanded to include station wag-
ons and commercial vehicles" he
said, enabling US to offer the
largest and most complete line OF
automobiles and trucks in the his
tory of our leadership"
(continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
Debbie Hall, Fatally
Injured By Auto

'Debra Kim. Hall, age 8, was fa-
tally injured when she ran in
front of a car Monday evening,
September 10, 1860 Debra was a
member of the Calvary Methodist
Church Sunday School, Milford
She is survived by her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hall, near
Milford, and two brothers, Harold,
End, and Stevin Keith. Also her
maternal grandparents, Mrs. Frank
Paquette, Milford, and Mr. Robert
Hill, and her paternal grandpar-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Causey Hall,
near Milford
Funeral services were held
Thursday morning at IL a. M, Sep
tember %, from the LOfiand Flu
neral Home. The Rev. Douglas
Milbury of Calvary Methodist
Church, Milford, and Rev. David
Baker of the Selbyville Methodist
Church, officiating, Interment will
be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Mil
ford. There will be no viewing.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
Match Will Determine
The Club Champion
For The Coming Year;
Individual Dues Are
Raised $1,000.

The two finalists for the golf
championship of Shawnee Country
Club will meet this Sunday in a
match that will determine the club
champion for the coming year.
Bob Hoch and Frank Wright,
both of Milford, will tee off at 900
a. m. on Sunday morning. The af-
ternoon round will begin at 1880.
A large gallery of golfers and
non-golfers is expected to be on
hand for the match, and the public
is invited.
Finals in the other flights of the
club tournament were completed
last Sunday, when Jim Atkinson
defeated Bill Sipple, 2 up, in a
first fight match. Results of other
flight finals are:
Second fight: Bob Fischer over
George French, and q; third
flight, Ted Townsend over Bill Ad-
kins, 2 up; fourth fight: Jim
Downham over Ted Govatos, 2 up;
fifth flight: Jack Pendleton, over
Bill LeBright, up; and sixth
flight: Emerson Meredith over Cal
Clendaniel, l up.
At a meeting of the stockholders
of the Shawnee Country Club last
Thursday night, members voted to
raise Individual payments to the
club to $3.50 per year, payable in
April of each year. The board of
directors has assured the stock
holders that with the additional
funds which will be made avail
able,. construction of a club house
and other improvements can be
begun next year.
The membership chairman, Law
renee Sharp, announced at the
meeting that there are still few
stock memberships in the club
open. AT one time the membership
was halted at 800 members, but
when it became apparent that the
facilities of the club were far from
being overcrowded, membership
was opened for the addition of so
members. About half of these have
been sold, and it is expected that
the remainder will be taken up by
next spring.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
Speaker Named For
AAUW Workshop

Mrs. Derrick A. Sherman, Sec
ond vice president of the national
AAUW. will be speaker at the Fall
Workshop of the Delaware Divi-
sion. to be held at Jones Memorial
Hall. Georgetown, all day tomor-
row.
Her subject will be "In Pursuit
of Excellence.
The program for the day in
cludes group discussions, luncheon
and a resume in addition to Mrs.
Sherman's talk. The theme of the
day is In Keeping With Our Pur-
pose".
Mrs. Bert S. Norling, Whining
ton, state division president, will
give the address sof welcome at 10
a. m, following registration and
coffee at 9:15 a. m.
Mrs. Mafford c. Rust, George
CONTINUED on page four)
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
Buc's To Open
1860 Cridiron
Season Here
This Evening
Milford FOOtballers Will
Play Strong Cambridge
Team Under Lights;
Game Starts At s o.
Clock.

The Buccaneers will open their
1960-61 football season Friday
night, September 25, at home
against Cambridge, Maryland, at
500 p. m., at the high school sta
dunn.
Coach Larry Gocella, and his
aids, Bob Shevock, Bill Holstein
and George Manlove, have been
preparing their charges and will
come up with the probable starting
lineup. Larry Sharp, a converted
fullback, will get the nod at left
end; Mike Phillips, Junior up
from last years undefeated J.V.
squad, will be at the left tackle
post; Gary Grier, a promising .soph-
omore, will be at left guard; Dan
ny Anstine or Terry Wiley will
handle the center duties, both are
Seniors; j. c. DobsOn, a Junior
letterman, or Charlie Pack Sem
ior, will share right guard; Mike
Aber or Tom Leighty, a 272-lb. tac-
kle, will be at right tackle; and
Glenn Kenton, Senior, will be at
right end; Wayne Morris, Senior
Q.B., will lead the Bucs as he SO
capably did last year; Don Fisher,
Senior, will hold down the left half
spot, Steve Cunning, a Junior, who
can go all the way, will be right
half; and Jim Smack, a 210-lb.
has been converted from
center to fullback.
The Bucs have next Friday, Sep
tember 30th, off to prepare for Sea-
ford on October 8 at Seaford. The
schedule: September 23: Cam
bridge. home, 5 p. M. October 8:
Seaford, away, p. M; October
a. Wicomico, home, s p. M; Oc-
tober 10: Lewes, away, 5 p. M;
October 28: Smyrna, home, p. m;
4 Middletown, away, 8
p. M; November IL: Laurel, away,
s p. M; November 18: Georgetown,
home. 8 p. M; November "a: Cae-
sar Rodney, home, IL a. m.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
TO OUR READERS

For months past it has been apparent that the
price of the Milford Chronicle must be increased to
aid in meeting the added costs of publication The only
question with us has been "How low we hold the
increase?"
Beginning October Z, 1860, the yearly 'paid in
advance" price of the Milford Chronicle will be $3.50
per year. Copies sent out of the state will be $400
per year rate Single copies will sell for cents each.
All subscribers who desire to their sub
scrptions between and October z, may do so for
the present price $3.50 per year. During the period
from until October T. will also accept three
year (new renewaD subscriptions, paid in advance
for $500. After October T. three year renewals will
be $780,
We urge you to take advantage of the present
price between and October T.
This action on our part is taken with the greatest
reluctance-and only after the great jump in the price
of newsprint postage and other publication costs have
made it necessary Most of the Delaware weekly news
papers have already raised their subscription rates.
They, too, were compelled by increased production
costs to take this STEP
MILFORD CHRONICLE PUBLISHING co.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
10th Anniversary
At Sardis Church

On Sunday, September 25, the
10th Anniversary of the Sardis
milford Neck Methodist Church
will be observed The worship
service will be held at 2:30 p. m,
with the Rev. Ralph H. d. Hughes
as the guest preacher. Mr. Hughes
is the pastor of ST. Marks Meth
odist Church, Stanton, Delaware.
His sermon subject will be Rec
ognizing Gods Presence" Special
music will be provided by the CAL
vary Methodist Church Women's
Quartet of Milford, Delaware.
Sardis Church was started in
1890 as Methodist Society which
met in various homes in the COM
munity. Through the generosity of
Colonel John Wood, who decided
ground to the Church and contrib
uted to the building fund, the first
building was erected 1t was a
Continued on page four)
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
Coopersnith's Name
Contest Winner

+ The contest at Coopersmith's in
Milford for the $500 Warner
Foundation wardrobe closed Satur-
day, September II, at 8 p. m. I'm
mediately thereafter young Larry
Baxendale, who was in the store
with his mother, among a group of
customers, was invited to make the
drawing.
The name of Mrs. Mildred E.
Postles of Box 237-C, Route 4, Mil
ford, was drawn as the winner and
she was notified by telephone.
A great deal of interest was
shown in the contest and the man
agement of Coopersmith's is graft
fed for this interest on behalf of
the shopping public.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
Two Million Are
In u. S. All Clubs

Every one of the 100000 All
Club members in the U. s. and the
LOO members in Delaware, pledges
his head to clearer thinking, heart
to greater loyalty, hands to larger
service, health to better living for
club. community and country.
The initial II" of these four
key words forms the familiar green
and white clover emblem proudly
displayed by $4,000 clubs in all so
states and Puerto Rico.
Responsibility for All work
rests with the Cooperative Exten-
Continued on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
Kent Soy Bean To
Support At $1.8O

The price of 1960-crop soybeans
will be supported at $3.50 per BUSH
ell in Kent County. Chairman r. H.
Wilson of the Kent County Agri-
cultural Sterilization and Conser-
vation Committee announced today.
The local rate is based on a ma
tional average support price of s1.S5
per bushel, the same as the rate
for 1859.
Soybean price support will be
carried out as in the past through
loans on farm and warehouse stor-
ed soybeans and through purchase
CONTINUED on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23

1860 or later are no longer eligible
to be extended for an additional
period of years.
Under the Soil Bank Act enact
ed in May of 1885," Mr.. Reynolds
explained, "The Secretary of Agri-
culture was authorized to enter in
to Conservation Reserve contracts
with producers during the five-year
period 1956-60.
The signup under the 1860 pro-
gram was held last fall, so that far
mers would know. in advance oflthe
cropping season whether their land
would be accepted into the Conser-
vation Reserve. Since the authori-
cation to enter into new contracts
has not been extended beyond 1860.
there will be no signup this fall.
Farmers should understand,
Continued on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23

to the opening concert on Octo-
ber Sth.
Complete program includes:
Saturday, October 8, $3.50 p. m,
eodor Uppman, baritone;
Thursday. November II, $3.50 p. m,
Eugene List, pianist, Carol Glenn,
violinist; Saturday, January 2S,
$3.50 p. M, The jeffrey Ballet;
Sunday. March IL. $3.50 p. m, Ru-
die Sinfonetta.
A successful membership solicit
tation was held in the early spring
and the listing was closed at that
time. Provision has been made for
a limited number of new residents
of communities and new faculty
members of schools to join by
sending checks to Community Con-
cert Association, p. o. Box 4S2,
(continued on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
No Conservation Reserve
Sign-up Is Due This Fall


of the
Reynolds program expire
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
Special Guest Artist At
DOUer Community Concert

will
Association
m,
President
Evening star., 1960-06-05

Contrary to the Soviet's reliance on old antago.
nsms tultillment of these requirements would pave
the way for Central and EastEuropean federation
OF nations, which could be beneficial for all partici.
pants These salient points certainly not forgotten
by the oppressed population beyond the Iron Curtain
indeed they burning in everyones heart But will
they be remembered by the original promul gators of
these manifestations when the opportunity will pre-
sent itself anew?
At time when our world is passing through an
era of the most serious caharss such noble endeavors
should not be forgotten Thus appeal to the con.
science OF good everywhere for an honest reap.
praisa that they may better appreciate the dangers
involved in the continued abandonment of the people
of Hungary, well the whole East-E European bull
wark of traditionaly pro.American nations, now held
captive.
More genuine interest in their behalf and series
of tOeLpIaned dynamic actions will be necessary to
regain them into the Western family of free natons
for whose civilization they sacrificed themselves when
they stood up against the aheistc aggressors and
plunderers of their homelands.