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Milford chronicle., 1960-12-30
Miss Paskey School
Head At Harrington

, The Board of Education of
Harrington Special School Dis
trict has elected Miss Loretta
Paskey as principal of Harrington
Elementary School
The effective date of this en-
ployment will be Jan. 1. Although
Miss Paskey will retain her pre-
sent teaching assignment for the
remainder of the school year, she
will have additional duties in her
new capacity of coordination of
the elementary school program.
The board agreed to notify its
architect, Buchart Associates of
Lancaster, Pa. to change specifi-
cations of the multi-purpose room
in the elementary school in order
to meet requirements of the State
Board of Education.
The superintendent reported,
that a check for $4,112 had been
received by Harrington School
District as a part of it's share for
educating children of families who
work at the Dover Air Base.
y" The board approved use of the
field house on Saturdays for
Biddy basketball sponsored by the
american Legion and of the Trim
ity Church youth group for
basketball.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-30
Frear's Office May
Be Used BY Boggs

Senator-elect j. Caleb Boggs
may have to set up temporary
Washington headquarters in the
office of the man he defeated, Sen
ator ]. Allen Frear, Jr.
With assignment of Office space
to U. S. senators moving at a
snail's pace because of the holi-
days, it had looked for a while
like Boggs might have had to set
up a tent in the Capitol rotunda.
William Hildenbrand, Boggs'
legislative assistant who has been
using a corner of Senator John ].
Williams office for working space,
said yesterday that Boggs has been
assured space even if it's tempor-
ary.
According to Hildenbrand, the
assignment of office space to fresh
men senators who will troop into
Washington next week has slow
ed to a crawl
It's not that there isn't plenty
of space. available-there are ex-
actly 100 offices for the 100 sena-
tors.
The Senate Rules Committee
however awards office strictly ac-
cording to a time-honored system
of protocol The senator with the
most years of service gets first
crack after each election at any
empty Office.
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-30
Home Demonstration
Officers Will Meet

The 1860 and 1861 County Home
Demonstration Council Officers,
and Club Presidents will meet on
January 4 at the Agricultural Sub
station on the GeorgetownLaurel
Highway at 100 pm. This meet
ing was originally scheduled to
take place on December 14th, but
due to the weather had to be post
poned.
New officers will be introduced,
and the 1861 program booklet and
other organizational material will
be distributed, according to Miss
Frances Shoffner, Sussex Home
Demonstration Agent
A special part of the program
will be the presentation of Miss
Grace Elliott, Delaware's Internal
fonal Farm Youth Exchange dele
gate recently returned from a six
months stay with farm families
in Israel. She will give a brief
account of some of her experiences
while abroad and will show color
ed slides made on her trip.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-30
Christmas Seal Gifts
Are Below Last Year

G.. Taggart Evans executive sec
retary of the Delaware Tubercu-
losis and Health Society, said this
week that Christmas Seal contri-
buttons have risen to about $4,000,
well below the amount at this
point last year.
He announced that responses
have been received from about
$4,000 Delawareans, a number
which roughly corresponds to the
number who had replied year
ago. Total receipts, however, are
down about three per cent.
I'VE are hopeful that in the
short time remaining in the holi-
day period, Delawareans will use
the colorful anti-tuberculosis
Christmas Seals, and also will rec
ognize the Importance of mailing
their contributions to the fight
against TB, Mr.. Evans said.
continued on page sevenp
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-30
Laurel Man Critical
Following Shooting

James Graham White, 35, of Lau-
rel, was in critical condition over
the weekend at Nanticoke Mem
orial Hospital in Seaford after be-
ing shot three times during a FAM
lily argument in Laurel
White was visiting his former
wife at her home on Front Street
at the time of the shooting.
Robert Tyndall, %, of Laurel,
present husband of the woman, is
under arrest by state police on a
charge Of assault with intent to
kill He is to be arraigned before
Magistrate w. Alton Knowles of
Laurel, today.
State police said the shooting
took place on the front porch OF
the home of Mrs. Helen Tyndall
during family get-together.
Mrs. Tyndall is married to Tyn-
dali, but separated from him, po-
lice said.
She was formerly married to
White who had gone to Mrs. Tyn-
daEl's home to visit his children.
Tyndall was there when White ar
rived, police said.
Investigators said Tyndall left
when White arrived and returned
half an hour later with a .22-cali-
Der rife.
CONTINUED on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-30
Merchants Say
Business Good
Here During
e hrist t m a S
Majority Report That
1859 Figures Were Bet
y y tered Despite Snow
And Slow Start Of The
Season.

Business, generally in Milford,
was excellent during the holiday
season just past, and several mer-
chants reported that this season
surpassed 1859.
IL must be admitted, however,
that the shopping season was slow
in getting underway and the bulk
of the business locally was done
during the last ten days and
nights. Colder weather the last
two weeks served as an added
stimulant to business which, for
a time, was retarded by the heavy
snow.
There can be no question that
the early hooding of the parking
meters throughout the city, was
a great help, and this action by
the City Government is deeply ap-
preciated by the Mercantile Di-
vision of the Chamber of Com
merce sponsors, along with the
city of the annual Christmas pro-
motion.
Santa Claus was visited by thou
sands of kiddies during his stay
in the city, and in that time gave
away several thousand lollipops.
The tabled STORY Book House"
still remains popular with the kid
dies after fifteen years and this
year sported a new door to be
used as an exit making it handler
and safer.
The next promotion to be under
taken by the Mercantile Division
of the Milford Chamber of Com
merce will be February Dollar
Days to be held early that month.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-30
State Museum Has
An Interesting Exhibit

On December 25th, the Delaware
State Museum opened it's 1850
Christmas exhibit. This year the
display was prepared by Mr.. Will
liam S. Dykes of Salisbury, Mary
land. Mr.. Dykes is a circus model
builder and known authority OF
the Circus in America.
This is an exhibit truly remin.
iscent of the Humpty-Dumpty Cir.
Gus and clowns which used to be
a part of every boys Christmas
toys.
The display has Dykes Bros
miniature motorized Circus includ-
ed within. His full collection con-
sists of over 5000 pieces of hand
made and hand painted miniatures
in 1/4"scale. Also included in
the exhibit are several displays of
circus historical material, namely
the Christmas cards sent by the
Circus owners and managers to
their friends and the posters used
to advertise the circus.
The exhibit has been seen in
Levittown, Pennsylvania, Sails
bury, Maryland, and as a feature
of it's season had a huge exhibit
at the 1860 Del-Mar-Va Chicken
Festival. Included in this big dis
play were over 10000 pieces of cir
Gus historical material in addition
to the miniature circus.
CONTINUED on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-30
Christmas Party At
Stockley Big Success

The Shawnee Home Demonstra-
tion Club of Milford, Del, gave a
Christmas Party for the benefit of
the patients at Stokley on Decem-
ber 20, 1860 at Penniwell Cottage
on the Hospital grounds. Gifts of
every variety were welcomed by
the patients. Individual gifts of
stuffed toys were gladly received
by the younger patients and jewel
ry was given to the older pa
tients. The gifts were given by
Santa Claus who was played by
Lois Woodward.
Additional gifts given by the
Shawnee Evening Club included: 1
rubber quote game, a bowling and
a shuttle board set; / tricycle..
These gifts were for general use
for the patients of Penniwcll Cot
tage.
The party included favors that
were made by the Milford Girl
49, CONTINUED on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-30
Seek Post Office
Space At Lincoln

The Post Office Department is
seeking rental space for a post
Office station in Lincoln, Sussex
County, Del, Senator John J. Will
liams said this week.
He stated that E. J. Bonin, as
sistant to the Post Office regional
operations director, informed him
500 square feet of interior space
will be required for a five-year
lease, with two five-year lease ex-
tensions.
Williams also announced that the
Secretary of Health, Education,
and Welfare has allocated $88,976
for the State Consolidated School
District No. 1 at Camden and $10,-
600 for the FELTON, School during
the current fiscal year.
The funds are granted under a
law providing federal money to
school districts which serve chill
dren of military dependents.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-30
VFW Kiddie Party
Rated Big Success
Over 160 Underprivileged
But Highly Deserving
Youngsters Were Fet-
ed By Milford Veter-
ans Last Saturday.

The annual V. F. w. sponsored
Christmas party for underprivil-
eyed children, held here at the
Blue Hen Post Home, last Satur-
day, was, according to all re-
ports the biggest and best of its
kind ever held in this area, with
over 160 deserving youngsters en-
tertained
Shortly before noon on Satur-
day, post members began moving
the youngsters to the post home,
where, upon arrival, they received
their fill of ice cream, chocolate
milk, cookies, candy, fruit and
other Christmas goodies. Around
1:30 p. m, old Santa, himself, ar
rived and with the help of San
ta's Helpers" (post and auxiliary
members) began distributing the
estimated 500 gift items made
available by Milford merchants and
other friends of Blue Hen Post
Upon completion of the gift dis
tribution, the youngsters were re-
turned to their homes.
The party provided a fitting eli
max to three weeks of hard work
during which post and auxiliary
members repaired and wrapped
gift items and did the hundred
and-one other things that are part
of preparation for a party of this
magnitude.
George F. Collins was chairman
for this VQar'S 1artv with Mrs
Collins and Mrs. Elwood Mont
gomery as co-chairmen for the
auxilitry.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-30
Will Commence Their
Duties At A Dinner
Meeting At $3.50 p. NJ.
In Treadway Inn.

The new Bipartisan Committee
Highway Department will start
work today, Friday, December 80,
at a dinner meeting at $50 p. m.
at Treadway Inn, Dover.
William Duffy, Jr., chairman of
the eight-member committee ap-
pointed by Governor-elect Elbert
N. Carvel, called the meeting.
The committee was requested to
review the charges made against
the Highway Department by Attor-
ney General Januar d. Bove, Jr.,
and others, and to recommend a
plan for reorganization of the de-
partment.
The members of the committee,
in addition to Mr. Duffy, who is a
Wilmington attorney, are:. The
Right Rev. DR.. ]. Brooke Mosley,
bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of
Delaware; Walter j. Beadle, a di-
rector of the Du Pont Company;
Samuel B. Bird, secretary of JOS
eph Bancroft & Sons Company;
U. S. Senator ]. Allen Frear, Jr.;
William E. Matthews, Jr., Smyrna,
funeral director and former may
or; Warren C. Newton, president
of o. A. Newton & Son, Bridge
vile; and J. Reese White, presi-
dent of the Houston-White Com
pany, Millsboro.
Mr.. Carvel said the attorney
general has offered the use of his
subpoena powers to the commit
tee. The future governor has ask
ed the committee to report, at least
preliminary, by February Is, 1861.
Mr.. Carvel plans to attend the
meeting of the new committee Fri
day.
In announcing creation of the
committee last week, Governor
elect Carve1 called for fairness
and justice in weighing tn e
charges. He said: Until proven
otherwise, of course, all persons
charged with wrong doing in con-
nection with the Highway Depart
ment must be deemed to be inIfo-
cent, and none should be prejudg-
ed by us.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-30
McKinstry, Mcdowell
List Their. Expenses
BY Associated Press

Both candidates for Delaware's
seat in Congress spent more on
their campaigns than they receiv-
ed in contributions and the un-
successful candidate spent about
three times as much as the victor.
The figures were reported re-
Gently by the Associated Press,
based on reports made by the can
didates to the clerk of the House
of Representatives as required by
law.
The AP said James T. McKins-
try reported campaign expendi-
lures of $24,735 and contributions
of $8,251, while U. S. Representa-
tive Harris B. Mcdowell, Jr., re-
ported expenditures of $7,378 and
contributions of $6,905.
McKinstry said, however, the
figures are in error. He said ex-
penditures were $21,83623 and
that contributions as of December
z, when the report was filed, came
to $15,497. He said he would in
form the clerk
Chief contributors to McKinstry
were members of the dupont fam
fcontinred IN mare elevenl
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-30
Eddie Isaacs Heads
Investment Office

Edgar F. Isaacs, Jr., of Milford
and Harold ]. Rau, of Dover, will
take over January 1, 1861, as man.
ager and co-manager respectively,
of the Dover Office of Laird, Bis
sell and Needs.
Mr.. Isaacs, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar F. Isaacs, Sr., of near Mil
ford, attended Northwestern Uni
versity and is a retired staff cap
tain of the Delaware State Police.
He has been associated with the
firm for 31a years.
Rau is a retired Air Force Col
onel, and at one time was Com
manding Officer at the Dover Air
Force Base. He also at one time
operated Kings Cliffe Trailer Park
at Dover. He lives with his wife
and family at Moore's Lake, Do
yer.
Don Vane, of Seaford, will con-
tinue to be affiliated with the Do
yer office as a registered repre-
sentative of the firm.
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-30
Eliminate Accident
Hazards In Barn Now

Gas the barn becomes the prin-
cipal work center for winter farm
chores, the time is at hand for a
thorough check of hazards in the
barn." says Ed Ralph, Sussex
Assoc. County Agent Not only
should dangers be spotted, but
they should be eliminated" he
added.
National Safety Council surveys
show that any needless accident
some of them of a serious nature,
can be prevented by attention to
safety in the barn.
Ladders and stairwayS should
be in good repair and free from
hay or other refuse. Loft doors
and the feed and hay chutes
should be we'll protected. Then,
too, many barn floors are allowed
to get out of repair. Cracked,
rough floors with missing boards
should be repaired.
CONTINUED on page seyen)
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-30
January 6, Date For
Leaders Meeting

Wednesday, January IS, at 500
pm. in the Georgetown High
School, is the date, time and place
for the Farm and Home Leaders
Training meeting.
County Agent VIM H. Hender-
son. in making the announcement
stated, with approximately 1000
volunteers serving in positions of
leadership in the various farm
and homemaking groups. it is i'm
portant that some training for the
job be made available to them if
they are to perform their work in
a manner that brings them salts
faction.
Members of the Leaders Train
ing Advisory Committee helping
in preparing plans for the pro-
gram are:
Mrs. VIM. Short, LeweS; Mrs.
Clarence Ocheltree, Greenwood Mrs.
Mable Givens, Georgetown: John
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-30
New Stanza Printed
OF "Our Delaware"

In order that Delawareans may
become better acquainted with the
proposed additional or alternate
stanza to Our Delaware, the
Delaware State Development De-
partment has recently had print
ed a revised edition of its Della
ware lacecard, which includes the
words for the proposed fourth
stanza as well as the three stanzas
and chorus that officially COM
prise Delaware's State Song.
The proposed new stanza, which
was the successful entry of Dom
Devine, Wilmington public rela-
tions man, in state wide contest
sponsored by a special committee
headed by Floyd T. Hart, state di-
rector of music education, extolls
the beauty and attractions of the
entire state. Previously, Our
Delaware" has consisted of three
stanzas, each extolling the virtues
of different county.
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-30
Bipartisan 81 Nominated
Group To Meet For Academies
Today In Dover By Sen. Frear
Nominations Are For
West Point, The Naval,
Air Force And Mer-
chant Marine School.

u. S. Senator ]. Allen Frear has
announced his nominees for the
classes entering West Point, the
Naval, Air Force and Merchant
Marine academies in 1861
A total of 81 Delaware boys re-
ceived nominations.
For the Naval Academy, two
principals and 10 alternates were
named. The principals are Rich
ard Sullivan of Wilmington, and
Robert Beauchamp of Wilmington; |;
first alternates: Frederick Hufnal
of Dover, and John Daily of New
port; second alternates: Fleet Da-
Wis of Wilmington, and Robert
Lord of Greenwood; third alter
mates: John Turner of Laurel, and
Kenneth SiZemOre of Seaford; /;
fourth alternates: Andrew Horsey
of Delmar, and Thomas Kimble of
Wilmington; fifth alternates :
James Pryor of Wilmington, and
James Barkley, also of Whining
ton.
Senator Frear selected one prin-
cipal and three alternates for West
Point. They are: Principal Ar
thur Dunning, Wilmington; first
alternate, Michael Momcilovich,
Wilmington; second alternate, Will
liam Benson, Wyoming; third al
ternate, Harvey Smith, Jr., of New
Castle.
The Air Force Academy author
tiles will select a principal candi-
date from the following boys nom
mated to that school by Senator
Frear.
Daniel Holviak, Wilmington;
Joseph Cavalier. Wilmington; Ver-
non Manuel, Dover; George Kon-
izer, Wilmington; Roland Hudson,
Laurel; Douglas Ridley, Ches-
wold; Leroy Taylor, Milford; Rob-
ert Stewart, Wilmington; George
Suro, Wilmington; James Neal,
Wilmington, and Willard Marvel,
Milton.
(continued on page seven1
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-30
Nation S Yule
Death Toll
Has Been Set
Now At 488
Statistics Reveal That
The Death Accumulate
ed AT The Rate of Six
Per-HOur For The
Period.
BY Assoeiofed Press

by ASsoSfofed FreSS
Christmas weekend traffic kill
ed 4S8 persons in the United
States.
Deaths accumulated at a rate of
more than six an hour in the
three-day holiday actually IS
hours from 6 p. m. last Friday to
midnight Monday.
Despite the mortality and in
juries which left thousands in hos
pitfalls the National Safety Council
said it might have been worse.
The council had estimated be-
fore the holiday that, in light of
past experience, $40 deaths could
be expected on the highways dur
ing the period The council said
this compared with an expecta-
ton of as many as $50 on a nom
holiday winter weekend of SINH
lar length.
The actual toll was the lowest
since 1949 when 413 deaths from
motor vehicle accidents were
counted.
And said the safety agency, 1t
meant Americans were safer in
this years holiday motor traffic
than in any three-day Christmas
period since 1916.
Safety council engineers calcu-
lated that American drivers racked
up more than 100 million miles
during the holiday weekend just
ended
Howard Pyle, president of the
council, commended special eff
forts of traffic enforcement agen-
cies and officers throughout the
Iation" which, he said, helped
make the fatality record conserv-
continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-30
Crash Victims Rites
Held At Seaford

Services were held for former
policeman and two students home
for the holidays who were killed
in a head-on traffic collision near
Seaford Wednesday night, Decem-
Der 21.
The victims:
Lee Coulbourne, SO, of near Sea-
ford, driver of one car Alexander
Spotswood, Is, of 81 Martin Farms,
the other driver, and Arthur Jack
son McGinty, Jr., 20, of Nanticoke
Acres, who was with Spotswood.
The funeral of Coulbourne was
held December 25 in the Harry E..
Darby and Son Funeral Home. The
Rev. Edward M. GLADDEN., pastor of
Cokesbury Methodist Church, off,
ciating, and interment in the
church cemetery, near Reliance,
Md.
Coulbourne, a clerk at Friedels
Package Store at Seaford, served
on the Seaford police force for
three years, leaving the force two
years ago. He is survived by five
fcontinued on page seseL
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-30
OPMembershipUp
On Some Committees
Minority Party Will
Have Two Places To
Three On All Commit
tees In The House;
Caucus Due Today.

Three Democrats and two Re-
publicans will be on each of the
committees of the House of Rep
resentatives in the 121st General
Assembly, to open its 90-day ses-
sion January 3rd.
In preparation for the opening,
the Republican members of the
House and Senate will hold a
caucus in Dover today.
In the 120th General Assembly,
the party division on committees
there were 26 Democrats and only
nine Republicans in the House. In
the new General Assembly, the
House contains 20 Democrats and
Is Republicans.
State Representative Sherman
w. Tribbitt, who has been desig-
mated by his fellow Democrats for
reelection as speaker of the
House, said the three-to-two split
on committees recognizes the lar
ger size of the Republican minor
ity.
The relative strength of the two
parties remains unchanged in the
new Senate, where there are II
Democrats and six Republicans.
State Senator John E. Reilly, Sr.,
who will be the president pro tenn
pore, has called a meeting of Sen
ate Democrats for Thursday at 2
p. m. at his Office in Legislative
Hall to decide on committee as
signments and to name attaches.
The number of Democrats and
Republicans to be appointed to
the committees will be decided
then, he said. At the last session
the split was four to one. The
Democrats may use the three-to-
two division in the Senate as well
as the House.
When the General Assembly
opens on January 3rd, probably
at l p. NIT will be meeting for
the first time under the revised
continued on page ten)
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Winter Dairy Meets
To Start Jan 18th

A series of four winter dairy
meetings is scheduled to start on
Wednesday, January at 100 pm.
at the Harrington Fair Grounds,
according to County Agent VIM.
H. Henderson.
The meetings will be held each
Wednesday during January, from
100 pm. to 300 pm. and will
offer the latest information on
Feeding, Breeding and Manage
ment of the dairy herd
DR.. w. r. Hesseltine, Extension
Dairyman, will discuss Milking
Practices that Pay.
DR.. Robert L. Kicker, Vereri-
marian for the State Livestock
Sanitary Laboratory, Dover. will
outline a "Mastitis Prevention"
program for Delaware Dairymen.
continued on page sixl
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-30

Although this is time when
we naturally reflect on what has
transpired during the past twelve
months, it is more important for
us to concentrate on the future.
1t is a time to set our goals high,
and then to strive for attainment.
1t is a time to rededicate ourselves
to the principles we cherish as free
men and as a free nation.
THE new year can be as bright
and as happy as we are willing
to work to make it, for ourselves,
our families and our fellow men.
This is the last time / will
have the privilege of extending
New Years greetings to the peo-
pie of Delaware as your Governor.
1t has been a wonderful privilege
and experience serving as chief
CONTINUED on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1960-12-30
Hort Society Books
Are Now Available

Fruit and vegetable growers who
were unable to attend the 74th
annual meeting of the Peninsula
Horticultural Society meeting held
recently in Bridgeville may secure
copy of the reports that were
presented at the two-day session.
Associate County Agent Ed
Ralph states that a supply of the
reports are available free from the
Extension Office. r. d. 2, Box As.
Georgetown. and may be secured
by writing or calling him.
Subjects contained in the report
(continueo on page seven)