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Milford chronicle., 1960-04-15

John Harrison Rifenburg of
the Maritime Service is visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Rifenburg in Harrington, while
his ship is in drydock in Ches-
ter. Then he will return to
Texas.
Oscar Taylor, who for the
past sixteen years has been
manager in charge of the Coff-
man-Fisher Store in Milford.
has this week purchased the
Irwin Store, located in the Nor
man Hotel Building on South
Walnut Street, this city, and
will, beginning with today. Fri
day, April 81. conduct a first
class mems store which will go
under the name of Taylor's
Mems Shop.
The new officers of the Mil
ford p. T. A. were installed at
the April meeting last We'd
nesday night in the new ele-
mentary school cafeteria for
the term of two years, 1851 and
1852. President, Mrs. Leonard
French; vice president, Mrs.
Horace Wiley: recording sec
tary. Mrs. Nella Jensen; corre-
spending secretary, Mrs. Brod-
dus Jones: treasurer, Miss
Dorothy Derrickson.
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-15

court order relative to desegration
in Delaware" promised Mr.. Ben
nett. However" he continued, .the
Caesar Rodney Board resents the
meddling of the State Board of Ed
ucation in the internal affairs of the
district by including permissive
transfers stipulations in its direc-
tive of April 4. 1860, relative to
enrolment Of pupils.
sThe regulation of the routine
transfer of pupils between the
schools of the district is the con-
Germ only of the local board and
not the State Board of Education. "
A Caesar Rodney regulation on
transfer states, Pupils may trans
fer from one school to another with
in the district only with the ex-
press approval of the Board of Edu-
cation.
Mr.. Bennett noted that the legal,
orderly desegratiOn program now
underway in the state is threatened
by the capricious action Of the
State Board of Education directive
which would allow unregulated
transfer of second grade pupils be-
tween schools in 1960-61, in what
appears to be an effort to speed up
the gradual process now success
fully ending its first year of opera
ton"
Mr.. Bennett concluded, 1T is our
opinion that the State Board of Ed
ucation should take immediate
steps to bring its directive within
reason and within the legal limits
of the State Boards authority"
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-15
SLAUGHTER NECK
Mrs. Russell III. Bennett
Phone Milton 1858

Sunday School at 10 a. m. V. H.
Carey, superintendent; Carlton Ar
go, assistant superintendent Mar
lyn Bennett, pianist; Carolyn Fin
ity, assistant pianist. Please note
the change in time for Easter Sun
day.
There were 1O3 persons in attend
ance last Sunday. The Junior Choir
sang I'm the Garden.
Easter service will be held Sun
day morning at IL o'clock in the
church. Rev. w. w. Hamilton, the
pastor, will deliver the message.
The Senior Choir sang Grown of
Thorns" for their selection last
Sunday.
A cordial welcome is extended to
all to attend both services.
There were twelve members pres
ent at the Methodist Youth Fellow
ship Sunday evening. The Easter
Story in the New Testament was
read by the children. After the
meeting and offering, refreshments
were served by Miss Nancy Cliff
ton.
There will not be any M. Y. f..
meeting this Sunday evening as
revival services will begin on Sun
day evening and continue for a
week.
The NJ. Y. F. members are having
home made ice cream, cake and
pie festival in the social room of
the church on Friday evening, April
29, at 1880 O'Clock. Tickets are on
sale by the M. Y. F. members
Adults. soc; children under twelve.
25c.
Plans for the Slaughter Neck
Homemakers trip to New York City
have been completed. The Trail
ways bus will leave Argo Corner
promptly at a. m. Wednesday,
April 20. Those going on the sight
seeing trip are asked to take a
light lunch.
Mrs. Ruth Wagamon and Mrs.
Margaret Bennett attended the
Practical Nurses covered dish sup
per and meeting in the Millsboro
Firemen's Hall on Friday evening.
The director of the Beebe Hospital
was the guest speaker. officers for
the year were installed and many
door prizes were given to those
present. String music was enjoyed
by all.
Mrs. Blanch r. Bennett enter
tanned to dinner Thursday evening,
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-15
Caesar Rodney
School News

Caesar Rodney will likely make
use of trailer classrooms next Sep
tember. Following recent visit
to Delaware and a conference held
with the cooperation of DR.. George
r. Miller, Jr., State Superintendent
of Public Instruction, Associate Di-
rector DR.. B. Alden LilIywhite of
the OfIice of Health, Education, and
Welfare assured Caesar Rodney
school officials that the Federal
agency will pay a reasonable rem
tai charge for six to eight units
to be located on the Caesar Rodney
campus
There are currently $50 Dover
Air Force Base high school stu
dents attending Caesar Rodney; 80
at Dover High; and 2 or at Will
liam Henry Comprehensive.
The Caesar Rodney Board had
requested assistance with housing
the DAFB High School students
since it was found that the new
on-Base twelve-grade school could
not possibly be finished in time for
occupancy in September, 1860.
1t is planned to use the mobile
classrooms, which are IL 46 spe-
cial built units, for smaller high
school classes.
The Caesar Rodney Board is in
vestigating the feasibility of pur-
chasing classroom trailers for rem
tai purposes or the leasing of class
room trailers, plus the possibility
of securing them as Government
surplus.
officials of the Dover Air Force
Base cooperated in making the ar
rangements for temporary trailer
classrooms.
The Caesar Rodney Board is al
so considering whether or not it
should use trailer classrooms to
further supplement its other needs
for classrooms, since it is estimat-
ed the nine temporary classroOms
now in use plus the governmental
rental units will not be adequate to
meet September needs.
The board has it's own cOnstruc-
tion bill before the Legislature (H.
B. 531) for separate twenty-four
room elementary school costing ST.
275, 900 of which $765,O00 is state
funds and $4,000 local funds and
is urging prompt action to prevent
possible double sessions or more
trailers in 1961-62.
1--WE respectfully request the
State Board of Education to recall
and revise it's 1860 desegration di-
rective," said James R. Bennett,
president of the Caesar Rodney
Board of Education.
"The Caesar Rodney Board of
Education will continue to obey the
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-15

Robert Tunnell, son of James
NJ. Tunnel, of Georgetown and
brother of James NJ. Tunnel,
Jr., who last year won the state
oratorical contest and later a
place in the national contest,
won the state contest, which
was held at Dover last Friday
night. Tunnell represented the
Georgetown High School and
Sussex County and his subject
was Hamilton and the COnsti-
tuition" The prize was $25.
500
Marshall Hastings, senior
in Laurel High School, is MAX
ing definite plans to grow a
half-acre. of tobacco this year.
This will be the first time in
many years that tobacco has
been grown in Sussex County.
The seed for this crop was pro-
cured by Charles p. Helm, su-
perintendent of the school, and
is the type grown in Lancaster
County, Pa. The Valiant Fer
tilizer Company will furnish
the fertilizer for the project
and Superintendent Helm has
volunteered his services in di-
recting the new enterprise.
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-15
Thirty Years Ago
Taken from the April 1s, 1880 Issue

Taken from the April 18, 1880 IssU
Miss Frances Adkins having
spent the winter in France, re-
turned home Saturday to spend
a few days with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Adkins
of Hudson x Roads.
AoA
j. d. Ward and Willard
Wright of Andrewsville, return
ed Saturday from a trip to
Washington, Virginia and other
interesting places. They re-
ported good trip and hope to
go again soon.
sos
Milford audiences will well
come the news that the Sunday
Evening Club of the First Pres
byterian Church has secured
Warden Elmer ]. Leach as the
speaker for a week from next
Sunday. Mr.. Leach has become
famous as an expert in the
punishment and prevention of
crime. Recently, the New York
State Crime Commission made
a special trip to Delaware to
observe his methods. Members
of the commission declared that
he occupied first rank among
the penologists of the country.
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-15
Twenty Years Ago

Taken from the April 10, 1910 fssu
Milford High School won
three out of the four awards in
the Kent County defamation
contest held at Smyrna in the
school auditorium last Wednes-
day night. In the humorous di-
vision, first prize went to Chris
tine Powell of Harrington, and
second place to Hilda Patey,
Milford. In the dramatic divis-
ion, Wallace Wootten and Ruth
Ann Tease, both of Milford,
were first and second prize
winners, respectively.
&o~
The Chemistry Glass of the
high school went to Philadel-
phia on Saturday for a day at
the Franklin Institute, study
ing all of the wonderful exhib-
its in chemistry there and pro-
fitting by them. G. Curtis Will
liams. teacher. takes group
of students each year. The
Planitarium was also visited
with dinner and movies round
ing out full day. Those going
weret: Mr.. Williams. Mildred
Hammond, Margaret Holzmuel-
ler, Elizabeth Strahle, Anne
Hugg, Anne Townsend, Mary
Pearce, Norma Prettyman,
Nicky Carter, Lloyd Baxter,
Bernard Clements. William Da-
Wis, Ralph Root, Eugene Park
er, Charles Summers and John
Tuggie.
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-15
API Gives Safety
Achievement Award TO
Tidewater Refinery

An achievement plaque, signify
ing the completion of one million
man-hOurs of work without lost
time accident, has been presented
to Tidewater Oil Company's Della
ware Refinery by the American Pc
troleum Institute.
The plaque was presented to e.
L. Raun, chairman of the refinery's
central safety and fire prevention
committee, by Franklin G. Wilson,
staff representative of the APIS
technical service division and a
member of the APIS central COM
mittee for accident prevention.
Tidewater's Delaware Refinery
entered the golden circle of safe
industrial plants last December
when it completed its millionth
hour. of lost-time accident-free
operation. At the time of the ach-
ievement award presentation, the
number of hours worked without a
lost-time injury stood at Ia million
hours.
In presenting the Tidewater
award, Wilson reviewed the history
of the oil industry's safety pro-
grams and stated that during the
past 33 years, the frequency of lost
time injury has been reduced by
80 percent. To-day" he said, "the
average oil industry worker is Az
times safer on the job than he is at
home"
Wilson also quoted remark
made by George F. Getty II, presi-
dent of Tidewater, when congratu-
Iating George C. Caine, eastern
division manufacturing manager, on
the achievement: Just think of the
human suffering that has been
avoided"
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-15
The Past In Review
News As It Was Reported In The Chronicle
Forty Years Ago
Taken frOm the April 1e, 1870 Issue

Taken from the April Is, 1920 IssV
John Furman of Millville, left
on Sunday for New York where
he will resume his job on a
boat.
Gustavus Sellers Of Westville,
New Jersey, with his sister,
Mrs. Louisa Wood, are at the
shore and expect to remain at
Bowers all summer.
aoM
The Lewes High School base
ball team defeated the Frank
ford High School team last Sat
urday by a score Of 16 to 6.
The feature Of the game was
the good playing by Zerden and
Wiley. Clifton, who played
shortstop for the Queenstown
baseball team last summer in
the Eastern Shore League pit
ched good game for Lewes.
@o4
Miss Helen Scott and Miss
Bertha McGee, contestants for
the state prize for the best
Oratorical effort recited at the
Selbyville High School Tues
day evening. Miss Scott re-
ceived the greater number Of
votes. While the votes were be-
ing counted, Mr.. Tunnell, of
Georgetown, made an address
to the young people.
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Bowman and
Mr.. and Mrs. Crerar Bennett and
children of Milford at her home on
Slaughter Beach Road.
Miss Katherine Mayhem of Mill
ford visited friends at ArgO Corner
on Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Riley Bennett, Mrs. James
WiItsey and Mrs. James West are
on the sick list at this writing.
A very pretty wedding was sol
emnized on Sunday afternoon at the
church when Miss Diane Clark,
daughter of Mrs. Elsie Argo, be-
came the bride of Mr.. Raymond
Marvel, of Houston. Rev. w. w.
Hamilton performed the ceremony.
A wedding reception followed in the
social room.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodman Mills, Miss
Janice Dickerson and Jim Abbott
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. William Roach on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bennett Wis
tied their children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert G. Hill and sons of Reho-
both on Sunday evening.
On Sunday, Ricky Wilson, son of
Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Wilson, cele-
brated her first birthday anniver-
sary with a party. Present to help
little Ricky celebrate the Occa-
sion were Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Jewell of Greenwood, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Donovan and son Brad of
Milford, Mr. and Mrs. William
Swaggord and son Ronnie of Do
yer, Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos Bean and
son Jackie, his brother and sister,
Wayne and Wanda. After opening
of gifts, refreshments of cake and
ice cream were enjoyed.
Revival services recently held at
sLincoln and which are now being
conducted at Whites Chapel by
Rev. John Reyel, have been enjoyed
and well attended by many in this
community and surrounding area.
On Sunday evening, April II, at
1880 p. M, and continuing for one
week Rev. Revel will be the speak
er for these services.
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-15
Matinee Harness
Races At Harrington

continued from page ons)
given an equal chance to get away
to a good start Many horsemen on
the grounds at Harrington and
horsemen in the area are enthus-
iastic about the opportunity 10 start
their horses under actual racing
conditions before moving on to the
raceways at Rosecroft in Maryland
and some of the New York tracks.
Mr.. 0'Neal stated that entries
have already been received from
Delaware. Pennsylvania, Maryland
and Virginia horsemen.
The program will get underway
at 1880 p. m. and seven races will
be presented each day.
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-15
Ten Years Ago
Taken from One AprlI "a, 1850 ISSUE

Taken from the April 21, 1859 Issu
The Del-Mar-Va Raceway on
the Sharptown Road. just out
side Delmar's town limits, is
nearing completion. Stock car
racing will soon be under way.
&oe
Miss Norma Hart, of Milford,
was one OF the nurses to gradu-
ate from the Delaware Hospital
School of Nursing at the p. S.
dupont School in Wilmington
on Monday evening.
zoe
Robert DeChant returned to
Franklin and Marshall College
last Saturday evening after a
three-day Easter vacation Wis
it with Gale Grove and parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Grove at
Lynch Heights. Many Of Bob's
friends enjoyed seeing him
again.
Captain Lewis E. Jones, U.
S. Army, who has been on the
medical staff at the Valley
Forge Veterans Hospital will
report for further duty at Wal
ter Reed Hospital in Wash
ington on May /. Mrs. Jones
and son are spending two
weeks with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Earl X. Williams.
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-15
SOAP NJ WATER SURGERY

CORTEZ, Colo. up Officers
Howard Jenkins and Roy Clay
comb broke up a battle between two
men in motel Stitches would be
required to close the wounds, the
officers concluded.
Then came this discovery: The
bloody battle wasn't bloody at all.
Somehow a bottle of catsup had
gotten mixed up in the brawl.
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-15
Greenwood Loan Co.
Reflects Officers
(continued from page onel

NCUHIHueu TOM page OueJ
the rate earned currently is 9.11%,
while distributions were made to
serial shares at the rate of go. Full
paid shares received a distribution
at the rate of 41k46. Mrs. C0naway
also announced that a new series.
the 41st, is now open for sale.
Officers in the association are:
Nelson w. Meredith. president; Ebe
T. Reynolds, vice president; and
Charles H. Conaway. secretary
treasurer. Directors are: Walter j.
Mills, Alfred R. Smith, E. Laird
Kratz, w. Paul Lord, Charles f.
Jones, and James L. Smith.
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-15

George Neal of Milton left on
Saturday for Norfolk, Va,
where he joins Captain George
Goodwin for a voyage to South
America, to be gone about
three months.
Charles w. Spencer of Phila-
delphia, a few weeks ago, very
generously presented to Bar
rats Chapel beautifully
bound register, in which the
names Of all visitors are sup
posed to be written. The pas
tor of the church and the en-
tire congregation are indeed
very grateful to the donor and
much appreciate his splendid
gift.
The. Young Mems Club of
Millsboro gave a dance in their
club room last Monday evening
and socially speaking it was a
great success. Mrs. Maude
Blackston, Mrs. Margaret
PHffe, Mrs. Sallie Burton, Mrs.
Georgia White, and Mrs. Eu-
genia Ellis were patronesses.
A Jazz orchestra furnished the
music and guests from various
towns were in attendance.
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-15

Walter Slezak, Broadway stage
and Metropolitan Opera star, was
medical student and bank clerk
in Vienna before he turned to the
theatre.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-10-06
Lions Clubs
Sponsor Bulb
Sales Driues

The Silver Spring Lions Club
will launch its annual door-to-
door light bulb sales campaign
in the Silver Spring area Octo-
Der II.
The Takoma Park Lions Club
began its door-to-door light
bulb campaign October 4, offer
ing an assortment of eight
bulbs.
The major fund raising drive
for the Lions Club, the bell
ringing sales will continue each
succeeding night from $50
until 9:15 until all areas are
covered.
The regular retail price of So
will be asked for an assortment
of bulbs, including four 60-watt,
two 75-watt, and two 100-watt.
The applicable sales taxes will
be paid by the Lions.
All profits from the cam
paign will go to Lion-supported
charities, including the Pre-
School Nursery for Blind Chill
dren in Silver Spring; the Eye
Bank; aid to destitute families;
food, clothing, and recreation
for underprivileged children;
and life-saving equipment for
community institutions.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-10-06
Drivers Acts
Bring Boost
For Maryland

The courtesy of an unidenti.
fled Maryland driver recently
made a deep impression on Mrs.
0. A. Smith, of Pensacola, Fla,
who wrote Governor Tawes a
letter commencing the motor.
list.
She said she had seldom seen
a person drive as carefully and
considerably as the Maryland
visitor. Following the motorist
for two miles, she observed that
he % gave way to let another
car come into a line of traffic
from a side street; (2) refrain
ed from honking his horn at
a slow driver; and 90 kept his
child from throwing litter into
the street. The three acts, she
remarked, showed a courteous
ness that is often lacking from
the modern driver"
In consequence, Mrs. Smith
said, she wants to get acquain-
ted with Maryland. II have
travelled through your State
many times" she told the Gov
ernor, "but next time / will GER
tainly stay longer in Maryland
and get to know it better. /
have noticed that it is a beauti-
full, clean-looking State and l be-
lieve it must be a friendly
warm one, and l intend to find
out"
Replied Governor Tawes, in
effect, "Come See U.s." More
formally he invited Mrs. Smith
to stop at his office and intro
duce herself, and also take
tour of Maryland's historic
Capitol.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-10-06
Foley and Matthias
Debate In Church

A highlight of the "Know
Your Government" series, spon.
sored by the Hughes Methodist
Church in Wheaton, will be a
discussion October % Of the
campaign issues by Rep. John
r. Foley (D-Md.) and Charles
Matthias, candidates for the
Sixth District Congressional
seat.
The topic for October 16 is
Local Government" featuring
a talk by Mrs. Stella Werner,
member of the Montgomery
County Council.
The programs, which began
October 2, are held at s pm. in
the church, located at the cor
ner Of Georgia ave. and Flyers
Mill I'd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-10-06

and artistic endeavors. The
city officials, the mayor noted,
have provided a number of pub,
lie facilities to accommodate
such activities.
The Rockville Little Theater
and other groups, the proclama-
ton said, "have carried on the
tradition of the community
stage in the city of Rockville,
enhancing the cultural wealth
of the city by bringing a var
iety of dramatic productions to
local audiences"
In setting the dates for the
observance, Mayor Greene urg-
ed that citizens participate in
and support the efforts of all
organizations in the city which
contribute to the community
through the enriching and
worthwhile life Of the stage"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-10-06

Two Silver Spring scientists
employed at the Naval Ord
nance Laboratory in White Oak
have designed a one-pound
rocket-borne weather station to
probe the earth's stratosphere
and radio back weather find
ings at attitudes up to 40 miles.
Designers of the small
weather-collector, Harry w. L.
Street, 1906 La Grande rd., and
George A. Gadbois, lis Nor
mandy dr., say it is the smallest
radio sonde yet developed for
high altitude weather observa-
ton.
During recent tests by MOL
at the National Aeronautical
and Space Administrations
Wallops Islands facilities, the
Instrumental payload was
rocketed to over 20-miles alti.
tude where it consistently
broadcasted accurate strato-
spheric temperatures during its
Commute earthbound journey.
Altitude May Double
Tests with the payload in the
not-too.distant future are ex-
pected to double this altitude
and collect air pressure data as
well.
The weather-collector con-
sists of an 11-inch radio sonde
only an inch and a quarter in
diameter, suspended from a six
foot metalized parachute. The
sonde contains a sensitive tenn
perature-measuring thermistor
and a tiny radio transmitter
powered by a small six-volt bat
terry. A gauge to measure the
shakespeare preSSureS Will be
added to the package in the near
future.
The miniature weather-collec.
tor is designed for use with
NOLs High Altitude Sounding
Projectile (HASP), super
sonic anti-aircraft missile con-
verted into q routine weather.
collector used by naval ships at
sea.
No Launcher Needed
The HASP rocket with its
weather-gathering payload re-
quires no special launchers,
tracking equipment or meter
illogical receiving and recording
equipment; it makes use of
existing meteorological equip
ment.
When used aboard ship, the
solid-fuel HASP rocket is
launched from the ships five
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-10-06
Democratic Club
Sponsors Rally

The Montgomery County
Mems Democratic Club will
sponsor an old-fashioned cleo
ton rally at 3 pm. Saturday at
the Gaithersburg Fair Grounds.
Square dancing will be a fea-
ture attraction, along with re-
freshments, including soft
drinks and beer.
Rep. John r. Foley (D-Md.)
will speak at 5 pm, after
which a beef barbecue dinner
will be served. Food tickets are
being sold at 81 each to par
tally defray the cost. Thomas
H. Carolan Is president of the
club.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-10-06

Week" in the city.
The proclamation, supported
by the City Council, was issued
at the request of the Rockville
Little Theater, one of the lead
ing contributors to community
culture in the area. During the
weeks observance, members of
the theater group will conduct
a campaign designed to acquaint
city residents and business men
with their own program and
that of the Rockville Civic Cen
ter, hub of the city's cultural
activity.
According to the proclama-
ticn, the Mayor and City Coun-
Gil are "desirous of encourag-
ing all activities which add to
the cultural resources available
to the people of Rockville, and
which give opportunity to indi-
viduals to participate in creative