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Evening star., 1960-09-24
Park Projects Reports
Logging, Official Says

BALTIMORE, Sept. "a (AP).
The director of public i'm
provements for Maryland criti-
cized the States director of
forests and parks yesterday,
saying status reports on rs
projects dating back to 1851
still were incomplete.
I'VE do not know whether
the projects are finished or
what has been DONE" Albert P.
Backhaus said.
Mr.. Backhaus said ne re-
quested information on the
projects, involving more than
SIS in capital funds, in July
and on September l received a
report from Joseph F. Kaylor
which doesn't tell the story. +"
The, public improvements
head said the report from Mr..
Kaylor, director of the De-
partment of Forests and
Parks, was incomplete and
feeble and still doesn't give us
enough information to proceed
on"
Mr.. Backhaus said the prof.
ect allocations remain OH the
books and surplus funds can
not be reverted to a bond an
nuity fund until the work on
the park jobs officially is re-
ported as finished.
Mr.. Kaylor, at earlier hear
ings before a legislative COM
investigating park activ-
tiles, suggested part of the
problem was caused by a lack
of cooperation from engineers
Evening star., 1960-09-24
Slippery Roccoon Leads
2-Hour Treasury Chase

the second-floor ledge of the
Treasury. Fifteen minutes lateH
Mr.. Sprague was walking along
the 8-inch ledge on the White
House side of the building be-
hind the raccoon, which was
moving just a bit faster, to-
ward the Pennsylvania avenue
entrance.
Mr.. Sprague climbed back
through a window and hurried
to the front ledge. There he
confronted a very distressed
Evening star., 1960-09-24

The evening rush hour was
just that yesterday for three
members of the Washington
Animal Rescue League, two
newspapermen, and about SO
volunteers who chased an in
dignant raccoon for two hours
around the Treasury Building.
About 4 pm, Reynolds
Sprague, assistant manager Of
the rescue league, received a
call from an unidentified wom-
an who reported a raccoon on
Evening star., 1960-09-24
Liner Is Strapped

SOUTHAMPTON, England,
Sept. "a (AP). - The Union
Castle Lines 20,000-ton Win
chester Castle ended her 30
year career as a passenger YES
sci when she docked yesterday
from South Africa. The liner
has been sold to japanese in
terests for scrap.
Evening star., 1960-09-24

raccoon, which faced about,
turned the corner, and sighted
James Saunders, a rescue driv-
er, who had set a trap on the
lodge.
The desperate animal avoided
the trap by jumping about 18
feet to the roof of a car parked
in the garage driveway. Then
began the mad scramble of the
citizenry-nearly so persons in
all-that finally ended in the
Evening star., 1960-09-24

of the public improvements
agency.
Delegate William M. Houck
Democrat Of Frederick County
heads the legislative group
which is studying policy plans
for development of the States
park system.
Evening star., 1960-09-24

Hines included sums up to
$4,000 to friends; also sums
of $4,000 each to the Gospel
Mission here and the Salvation
Army at Frederick, Md.
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-13
Cancer Crusade Was
Closed On May 9Th
Checks Are Still Being Received
Until Tomorrow, May IA

+. The Cancer Crusade in Milford
officially closed on May 6, 1860.
However, G. r. Loren, Chairman,
in announcing the official closing
advised that checks are still being
received for the local drive adj
dressed to the American Cancer
Society and mailed to him in care
of the hospital up until Saturday,
May Ia, 1860. In the pressure of
trying to contact the large number
of individuals and businesses, it
is possible that number of peo-
pie may have been missed. In this
event, it would be greatly appre-
ciated if they would forward checks
at their earliest convenience either
to the Chairman or the Co-Chair-
man J. Ronald Annett of the An
nett Farm and Bus Service in Stay
louisville, cfo Greenwood, or direct
to the Kent County Chapter of the
American Cancer Society, Ameri-
can Legion Building, Dover, Della
ware. Mr.. LOrenz and Mr. Annett
wish to express to the area cap
tains, their solicitors, and the pub
lie at large their deepest appre-
citation for the wonderful response
to the Milford drive to date. As the
newspaper went to press, the total
received amounted to $1,701.56. 1t
was more than gratifying to the
Continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-13
Sussex All Dress
Revue Due May Fl
Annual Affair WIN Be Held In
VFW Hall, Georgetown

The annual county All Dress
Revue will be held in the VFW
Hall, Georgetown, on May 21, al
$500 D. M, according to James o.
Baker, Sussex County All Club
Agent.
All girls enrolled in Sewing Pro-
jects in All Clubs in the county
are eligible to participate in the
Dress Revue. Early registrations
indicate that there will be large
number of girls displaying their
clothing skills. Only those who
have taken part in the County Re-
vue will be eligible to participate
in the State Contest to be held in
June during All Short Course at
the University of Delaware.
The annual Dress Revue pro-
vides an opportunity for the girls
who are carrying clothing projects
to show what they have learned
in the project about sewing, good
grooming. accessOrizing garments
and personal poise., Every girl is
a winner as she participates in the
continued ON page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-13
Little League
Opens Season
Here Saturday
Triple Header viii Off
cially Open 1860 Com
petition At The Milford
Ball Park.

"Play Ball" will be the familiar
sound at the Milford Baseball Park
at 1890 p. m, on Saturday after
noon as the six team Milford Little
League kicks of its 1860 season
with triple header.
Milford Park has been remodel
ed to meet the needs of Little Lea
que baseball and it has all the ap-
pearances of miniature Major
League Park.
Gala ceremonies have been
planned for Milford's debut into
the official Little League Baseball
as sanctioned by National Little
League Headquarters in Williams
port, Pa.
President Harvey Williams will
be Master of Ceremonies for the
opening day program. Invocation
will be offered by Reverend F.
Douglas Milbury. Mayor Roy E.
Pettyjohn will offer brief remarks
and a welcome from the City of
Milford. President Williams will
introduce Milford Little League
Officers, Members of the Board of
Directors and the team managers
and coaches.
Little League Pledge reads-'sI
trust in God; l love my Country
and will respect its laws: l will
play fair and strive to win-but
win or lose | will always do my
best. This will be rendered by all
Little Leaguers-a requirement be-
fore the start of each game.
continued on page szx)
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-13
Kent County COP
Women Meet May Is
Group VIII Hear John w. Rollins
At Houston Fire Hall

Mr.. John w. Rollins will speak
at the monthly meeting of the Kent
County Republican Women's Club
to be held on Monday, May 16, at
500 p. M, in Houston in the Fire
Hall. Hostesses will be Mrs. Hav-
ard Smith, Mrs. Florence Scott,
Mrs. Robert H. Yerkes, Sr., Mrs.
Arthur Vann and Mrs. Mckinley
Maloney.
Plans are under way for MEM
bers of the Kent County Club to
attend the banquet of the Della
ware Federation of the Republican
Women's Club to be held on May
"a, at $3.50 in the Gold Ball Room
of the Hotel DUPONT, Wilmington.
Purpose of this banquet is to honor
all new clubs in the state.
The Kent County Club won the
State Mother-Daughter contest
with 4 generation membership.
Mrs. Temple Jump, Mrs. Ebe
Townsend, Mrs. Jane Tarburton,
and Miss Stephanie TarburtOn will
be the honored guests. Four gen.
erations of good Republicans.
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-13

y
Unlike previous years, when
Buddy Poppies, symbolic of the
poppies that bloom over the Flan-
ders fields graves of Americas
World War l dead, have been first
offered for sale in the areas indus
trial plants on the Friday immedi-
ately prior to Memorial Day and
street sales begun that evening and
continued through the following
day, this years poppies sales, by
mutual agreement between the
VFW and American Legion, at the
state level, will begin next Thurs
day evening. This action was TAX
en- because of the fact thai
throughout the state, Thursday
evening has developed into shop
ping night, particularly at Shop
ping Centers and Super Markets.
Buddy Poppy sales will get un-
der way here Thursday evening
be resumed Friday evening and
continue through Saturday or
until such time as 5000 poppies
have been disposed of. Milfordians
have, in the past, given splendid
support to the poppy-selling eff
forts of the local v. F. w. units.
Robert Endress, local merchant
and World War II veteran, who
did such splendid job of direct
ing last years Buddy Poppy Cam
paign, has been designated by VFW
Post Commander James Holland to
again head, up this years sales
campaign. Mrs. George F. Collins
has been named by Auxiliary Presi-
dent Mildred Hall to head up the
Auxiliary's Buddy Poppy commit
tee. Junior Girls participation will
be under the direction of Mrs. Ell
wood Montgomery.
Buddy Poppies are made by hos
pitalized veterans and the pro-
ceeds from their sales are used
to carry on the many charitable
activities of the Veterans of For
eign Wars.
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-13
Fine Speakers
f or
Clubs Meeting
Delaware State FEEDER
alton OF Women S
Clubs Convention May
25-26; Lists Outstand-
ing PersOnages.

Mrs. Dexter o. Arnold, third
Vice President of the General Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs. from
Concord, New Hampshire, will re-
present the International organi-
zation of which the Delaware State
Federation of Women's Clubs is
a part, at the 63rd annual conven-
ton being held at the Hotel du-
Pont in Wilmington on Wednes-
day, May 25 and Thursday, May
26, 1860. Mrs. Arnold, whose hus-
band is State superintendent of
Public Instruction of New Hamp-
shire, is well known as a fine
speaker with a rare sense of
humor.
Mrs. Arnold will arrive on We'd
nesday in time for the banquet
session on Youth and Education"
and will speak twice on Thursday.
At the morning session, May 26th
she will talk on club conduct and
ethics which she calls ITO Seek,
To Have and To Hold. At the
banquet session that evening she
will inspire Delaware clubwomen
to higher aims with, mo Ceiling
on Miracles. Following the in
stallation of new State Officers a
reception will be held, courtesy of
the Washington Heights Century
Club, Mrs. G. Earl Conrad, Presi-
dent, for Mrs. Arnold, Mrs. Will
liam ]. Storey. retiring President
of the State Federation, and the
retiring and incoming officers.
Reservations should be made
Immediately with Mrs. Raymond G.
Cooper, Spruce Hill'', RD1, Hoe
kessin, Delaware. using the proper
blank clipped from "The FEEDER
alton Forecaster".
In 1852 the University of New
Hampshire named Mrs. Arnold,
New Hampshire's Most Distin-
guished Citizen. She is cosmo-
continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-13
Milford Jaycees
Elect New Leaders
Raymond StOOps, New President;
Group Plans ROad1e-O, Saturday

Recently at the Hotel Milford,
the Milford Junior Chamber of
Commerce had their annual cleo
tion of officers for the coming
year. Elected were as follows:
President, Raymond Stoops; Vice
president, Floyd Layton. Trea-
surer, Clarence Coffman; Secre-
tary, Richard Barto; Directors,
John Pierce, Tom Pierce, and
Richard Downing, Past President;
Local State Director, Rea Wilkie.
The new officers will be INSTALL
ed at the annual installation BAN
quet in June.
The Jaycees also announced that
the Annual Teenage R9ad-e-o will
be held at School Place on Sun
day. May 22nd, at o'clock in the
afternoon. All area youth 16 to 19
are eligible to participate and are
heartily encouraged to do so.
The winner of the Road-e-o will
receive a $25.00 bond and will be
eligible to participate in the State
Road-e-o. The contest, held an
nually under the auspices of the
Jaycees, is sponsored by the Liber-
ty Mutual Insurance Co., The Amer
lean Trucking Co., The Pure Oil
Co.. and the Chrysler Corporation.
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-13
As Delaware
Fire Companies
IN Training
Group OF Over 800 VOlun-
teers Participated In
Short Course At Cam
den-Wyoming.

Nearly 800 volunteer firemen
from As Delaware fire companies
participated this past weekend in
the first half of the 18th annual
Short Course for Firemen", a
training school in fire-fighting
methods and techniques.,
The second half of the course
will be held this coming weekend,
again with the Camden-Wyoming
fire house as the base of the oper-
alton.
This year the course is named
for Charles H. Jester. Camden,
who died last year. He was past
president of the Delaware Volun-
teer Firemens Association The
fire house was draped in black in
his memory.
Kent County had rs men regis
tered from 16 companies, New
Castle had IL men from 13 COM
panies and Sussex had 80 men
from Is companies. In addition
there were six men present from
the Delaware Air National Guard.
The volunteers are paying their
own expenses-$3 a day. Overall
cost to the men will come to about
$3,400.
Glasses are being held in the
fire house and also in the field.
Taking part in this week-end's ac-
tivities were the aerial ladder
trucks from Dover and Milford
the Civil Defense emergency trucks
continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-13
Bill Brereton Is
Honored At U. of D
Milford Boy Wins Two Awards At
HOnOrs Day

Mr.. William S. Brereton, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Brere-
ton, was the recipient of two a.
wards at the Honor Day exercises
at the University of Delaware, on
Thursday, May 5.
In the morning ceremony, he
received the Robert Barrie Ulin
Award for the outstanding senior
in Political Science.
In the Annual Parade and A
wards Ceremony of the Depart
ment of Military Science and Tao
tics, he received the Daughters
of American Colonists Award, pre-
sented to the outstanding senior
in the Arts and Science Depart
ment. This presentation was made
by Mrs. Miller r. Wilkins of Mil
ford, State Regent of The d. A. C.
Mrs. Frank Brereton and Miss
Emma v. Swain attended the
Honors Day Awards ceremony at
the University of Delaware on
Thursday, May 5th.
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-13
Sneaker Hop" I. G. Burton
Z eature OF Holding Big
Hospital Fair Spring Sale
Has Over 135 New Units
At Milford, Smyrna
And Seaford Agencies
For Your Selection.

L. G. Burton & Co., Inc, on the
Rehoboth Highway, has news for
everyone during May and June.
This is the time of the annual big
Spring sale of new cars and trucks.
Chevrolet Motor Division of Cen
eral Motors is sponsoring a con-
test, and the aim at BurtOn's is to
meet the Chevrolet sales quota.
OF course, with three Burton
Chevrolet dealerships on the Eas-
tern Shore, Milford, Smyrna, and
Seaford, they have the best selec-
tion of 1860 Chevrolet cars and
trucks and 1860 OldsmobiIes that
they have ever had. Between the
three places, there are over 135
new units. 1t is this news that Ir-
win Burton thought would be of
special interest to all. Never be-
fore on the Eastern Shore has
there been such a complete selec-
ton of all models and styles nor
such a wide array of color.
Be sure and read the full page
advertisement in this issue of the
Chronicle. 1t will tell you all the
details of this Spring Sale. The
motto is Travel First Glass" this
Spring.
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-13

Mr.. Newton, ecfetary-treaSurer Ol
the group, signed the necessary
papers to borrow $21,5OO from the
Farmers Home Administration
This is the amount needed by the
local organization to meet its part
of the costs of a section of the
multi-million dollar Upper Nanti-
coke River Watershed develop
ment plan projected for the next
ten years.
The significance in this $21,500
loan lies in the precedent it sets.
According to Mr. G. Raymond Hare,
director of the Farmers Home Ad-
in Delaware and
this is only the second
such loan made by his agency east
of the Mississippi River
This will open the way for other
such low interest loans (the in
terest rate for this particular loan
will be 2.699 percent) to farm
groups throughout the watershed
project. This particular loan was
processed through the FILA Office
very rapidly because of the fine
Delaware state laws regarding
drainage projects, Mr.. Hare said
Application was made March 2
and the loan made April 29.
II hope this loan will set a pat
tern which will make it easier for
the next drainage plan. We want
to work with Delaware farmers
1t is a function of our agency to
provide low interest and an easy
repayment program for such pro-
jects by local public improvement
organizations such as the Nanti-
coke River Tax Ditch organi-
zation", he said.
srnntinutd on page teul
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-13
Will Be. Held Under
Craftsmanship OF Mes
danes Joseph Kemp
And Henry Frankel ;
big Time Expected.

A new and attractive feature has
been announced for the Milford
Memorial Hospital Fair on Satur-
day, May 21st.
Under the chairmanship of Mrs.
Joseph Kemp and Mrs. Henry
Frankel, a Sneaker Hop" will be
held from to 10 p. m. on the Ten
mis- court in the rear of the Nurses
Residence of the hospital. The mu-
sic will be on records and Mr..
Dennis Hazard of Radio Station
WKSB will be there to act as Disc
Jockey. Dress for the dance is
strictly casual but the dancers are
requested to wear sneakers. The
tennis court is new and is a gift
of the Milford Lions Club to the
Nurses Residence for the use of
the hospital personnel. Sneakers
will be necessary SO that no
damage is done to the surface of
the court. The price of admission
is very reasonable-"25 25c stag; 35c
drag"-it is hoped that the young
people of the area will turn out
for an evening of fun at the Fair.
Coke refreshments and food will
be available all during the, dance.
Some changes in chairmen have
been announced by Mrs. Edwin
Fisher, co-chairman of the Fair.
Mrs. Frances White is in charge
of the candy apple booth. Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Brown are in charge of
the hot dog stand and Mrs. Bill
Wells will assist at the Orange
Juice and Milk Bar.
Mrs. Leslie Dobson, co-chairman
of Games and Youth Activities with
Mrs. Robert Fischer, announces
that most of the games and dis
plays have been lined up and that
the various chairmen are work
tcontinued on page n1neD
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-13
COP Women
y o On OrIn
Dinner, May "A
Charter Affair Will Be
Held In Gold Ballroom
OF The Hotel Dupont
In Wilmington.

The State Federation of Republi-
can Women is sponsoring a Char
ter Dinner" which will be held in
the Gold Ballroom of the Hotel
DUPONT, Wilmington, on Tuesday,
May "a, at $50 p. m.
At this time charters will be pre-
sented to all new clubs; awards
will be presented to the three clubs
that won the Mother-Daughter con-
test; and, recognition will be given
to the club which brings in the
most Foot of Dimes strips. There
will be a well known national
speaker, Congressman John j.
Rhodes of Arizona, and hostesses
will serve from all over the state.
Committees which are serving
for the dinner are: Chairman, Mrs.
Albert w. Holmes; co-chairman,
Mrs. Ralph L. Scott; membership
chairman, Mrs. William B. Joseph;
finance chairman, Mrs. Harry H.
Hancock; program chairman, Mrs.
Frank r. Grier; distinguished
guests, Mrs. Lillian 1. Martin; hos
tesses, Mrs. Thomas Lane; ticket
chairmen, Mrs. Theodore r. White
hurst, Sussex County chairman,
Mrs. Nosh Rogers, Kent County
chairman, Mrs. Richard Raultson;
publicity, Mrs. John A. Gibbons;
table decorations, Mrs. Albert
Clark and Mrs. Howard B. Jernee;
favors, Mrs. Charles Kemper and
Mrs Cortlandt Schoonover; guests
corsages, Mrs. C. Douglass Buck,
Jr.
Mrs. G. Herbert Calhoun, presi-
dent of the State Federation of Re-
publican Women, under whose cap
able directions the whole affair has
been planned, has announced the
following distinguished guests:
Governor and Mrs. j. Caleb
Boggs, Lieutenant Governor and
Mrs. David p Buckson, Attorney
General Mr.. and Mrs. Januar d.
Bove, Jr., General and Mrs. George
continued on page afx)
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-13
Marble Champ To
Be Crowned Saturday
Competition VIII Be Held On MIL
ford High School Grounds

Championship of the Milford
Area and the right to represent
this city in state tourney play will
be at stake this Saturday morning
when a large group of local mar
BILE shooters begin competition on
the Milford High School grounds.
AS in years past, the Milford
Area competition will be under
sponsorship and direction of Blue
Hen Post No. 6483, VFW, with Past
Post Commander Charles w. Sig
Ter in charge. Competition is limit
ed to boys attending school in the
Milford Special School District
who have not, as yet, reached their
fifteenth birthday.
The winner, runner-up and third
place finisher in Saturdays COM
petition will represent this area
continued on page sevenl
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-13
Ralph & Gaskill Is
Accorded Natl Honor
Salisbury Mems Store Cited For
Excellent Advertising

Last Friday night, before an
audience of nearly 1900 key fig
ures in government, industry and
retailing, Ralph & Gaskill, Inc,
10 w. Main Street, Salisbury, Md.
was honored as a runner-up Ger
tificate of Distinction award win
ner in the Mems Wear Stores
Glass II category of Brand Names
Foun d,a tion twelfth annual
Brand Name Retailer-of-the-
Year" Competition. Presentation
was made at the Brand Names
Awards Banquet in the Grand
Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel in New York City.
Mr.. Clement 1. Gaskill, the
stores president. accepted the End
place Certificate awarded for the
firms accomplishments in pre-
senting manufacturers advertised
brands to the public during 1859.
These awards, often called 're-
tailing's most coveted honors",
tcontinued on page sixl
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-13
Chairman Named
For Concert Drive
Mrs. Dan Friedman, Milford DiVi-
sion Head For Dover Group

Mrs. Daniel Friedman of Kings
Highway has been named as Mil
ford division chairman for the
coming membership campaign of
the Dover Community Concert As
sociation, it was learned today.
She announced that although the
week-long campaign will open
Monday, May 16, past members
may renew their memberships be-
fore that date by sending checks
to Box 4S2, Dover, made out to
Community Concerts, Inc Adult
memberships are IS, student, $4.
Memberships in the association
are limited to 1040, the seating
capacity. of the Dover High School
Auditorium Last years member
ship roll was filled in four days,
Mrs. Friedman added.
Two concerts for the 196O-61
season have already been secured,
Continued on page fivel
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-13
Powders Scholarship
Is Again Available
Wilmington Trust Announces $500
Is Available This Year

The Milford Office of Whining
ton Trust Company, through an
Official of the institution, an
nounces that there is another
$500.00 Scholarship available from
the William G. Powders Scholar
ship Trust Fund
This Trust Fund was establish
ed under the last will and testa-
ment of William G. Powders, a life
long resident of Milford Prior 70
his death on November 5, 1914, he
was a local undertaken, sportsman
and a director of The First Ma
tional Bank and Trust Company,
now by merger Wilmington Trust
Company Realizing that in order
for a young man to cope with the
economic conditions of today, he
must have every advantage possi-
Bile to obtain a better education,
Mr.. Powders provided that the ma
jor portion of the income from this
trust fund be used for the edu-
cation of some needy white boy or
(continued on page sevenl
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-13

the Miss Delaware contest; and
a Wilmington Drama League pre-
sentation of Mark Twaina
Advance reservations indicate a
capacity turnout for the annual
Brandywine Rail Ramble scheduled
for this Saturday This nostalgia
rail tour will begin at 8 a. m.
with the departure from Mont
chanin Ton Rte. 100 about four
miles from downtown Wilmington
and will go through the beautiful
Brandywine Valley to st. Peters,
Pa, with stops enroute at his
toric sites. The excursionists will
return to Montchanin about $50
D. m.
The Wilmington Flower Market
will be in full bloom" on both FRI
day and Saturday at Rockford
Park, Wilmington. The annual
(eontinued on page tenl