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Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29
ChGs. III. West Out
standing State Farmer

over 10000 bushels of white po-
tatoes; his smallest crop was string
beans, of which he raised 100000
pounds last year.
Mr.. West owns tractors, sizes
from smallest to largest( 2 of
which are diesels); 2 Porterway
Harvesters, 5 dump trucks, pick
up truck; full line of potato equip
ment; l air blast and 1 weed
sprayer; 6 irrigation ponds; COM
plete irrigation system; full line
of field tillage equipment; l cross
conveyor for moving vines from
complete vining operation. He has
co-operated with Extension Ser
vice, both county and state.
He has irrigated his crops for
six years and has continually tried
new farming methods, fertilizers,
fungicides and insecticides.
Mr.. West farms with the most
modern equipment available. He
has achieved a remarkable de-
gree of efficiency in his labor re-
lationship. He has two Migrant
Labor Camps. His help knows that
he expects a good days work for
a good days pay. He rewards the
industrious and rejects the in
efficient. The same crew has been
with him since the start of his
operations-a remarkable record.
He uses much or more fertilizer
for each crop as is recommended
lines literally. Uses irrigation to
increase efficiency of plant foods,
plows down plant residue after
each harvest and plants cover crop
Immediately, after last fall harvest,
to prevent erosion and to catch in
the plant roots residual fertilizers.
This tends to increase continual
ly the humus contact of the soil.
Mr.. West is a member of the
Pea and Lima Bean improvement
Association the Potato Growers
Association; is chairman of the
Discussion Group of the Delaware
Farm Bureau; is alternate director
and vice president of the Agricul-
ture and Soil Conservation; a
member of the Official Board of
Calvary Methodist Church, Mil
ford; member of the Peninsula
Horticulture Society, and MEM
ber of the Kent-Sussex Migrant
Committee.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29

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Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29
FOG BOGS CEREMONY

PARAMOUNT, Mimi. P)-Every-
one cooperated except the weather
for the inauguration of airline SER
vice to Paramount.
The mayor, a band and a good
turnout of townspeople were on
hand for the inaugural landing by
North Central Air1ines. The band
played and the mayor cut a cere-
monial ribbon as an unseen plane
doned past overhead
The airport was covered with
soupy fog and the airliner had to
pass it by.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29
900 Republicans Pay
Tribute To President
(continued from page one)

CONTINUED from page one)
state and the power and respon-
sibility of prime minister have
been used into one elective office"
the speaker continued.
For seven years, he said, Amer
leans have had a man in the White
House who has led the nation to
the greatest levels of productivity
and prosperity ever known
Turning his praise from Eisen-
hover to Nixon the senator said
Nixon "offers many qualifications
which are in the record-judg-
ment, courage and integrity and
many others. / have always felt it
was a tribute to Dick Nixon that
the people who know him best are
those who admire him the most"
Speaking of the opposition, Sem
ator Scott said, 1--WE should take
heart over the fact that they worry
so much about NJ Nixon. They
fear the outcome and they mis-
trust the drawing power of any of
their candidates. They speak not
of issues, they speak of person
atty.
Early in his talk Senator Scott
drew laughter from the audience
with clever quips aimed at the
Democrats. He called Adiai Stew
enson the twice burned child of
destiny lost in the wilderness of
his own vocabulary. He said Sen
ator Symington came to the Demo-
cratic dinner with "a missile un-
der each arm" and wants to be
the first choice on the ground he's
everybody's second choice"
Kidding the Republicans, too, he
said now that Nixon is assured of
the nomination the main problem
is to find a running mate who has
done enough to make some friends
and has not done enough to make
enemies"
He allowed that Harry Truman
has been under a full head of
steam longer than anybody else
and that there is mo fuel like, an
old fuel'.
Lieut.. Gov. David P. Buckson
spoke. at the dinner in place of
Gov. J. Caleb Boggs who was at a
meeting in Michigan. At the sug-
gestion of Mr.. Buckson, the audi
ence rose in recognition of Cover
nor Boggs.
In his brief talk, Mr.. Buckson
said: 81 believe that there is no
man in public service today who
is more devoted, better trained and
more deserving to be president OF
these United States, and equally
important, to be the successor to
Dwight David Eisenhower, than
our vice president Richard Mil
house Nixon.
He said Nixon is being vicious
ly attacked by the Democrats be-
cause they know that only the
smear, the innuendo, and the lie
can defeat him We in Della
these attacks
Harry G.. Haskell, the Republican
national committeeman, introduced
Senator Scott as one of those re-
sponsible for the nomination OF
President Eisenhower and as the
first Congressman to say Nixon
woulds be nominated by acclama-
tion in 1860.
Republican State Chairman Ell
wood s. Leach welcomed the
guests. Carl Jones, as master OF
ceremonies, filled in with light
remarks.
After the address by Senator
Scott, Rabbi Herbert E. Drooz
eloquently asked prayer for the
president. Then the audience turn
ed its chairs toward one end OF
the hall for a closed circuit tele-
vision show featuring the Presi-
dent.
Music - modern jazz was
provided by the Modernists, head
ed by Lem Winchester.
Mrs. G. Douglass Buck, .Jr., was
chairman of the dinner committee
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29

Robert Sattem, one of a growing
army of Americans taking up the
cudgel for nature foods.
As the Air Force captains wife
sees it, natural foods are those
uncontaminated or processed by
man. To conform with the ideas
of the nature food enthusiasts, food
should be used in as close to the
natural state a possible. This rules
out such things as food preserva-
tives, chemical fertilizers, mass
spraying and softeners.
To some, these proponents of
natural foods are faddists, vast
ing their money on foolish ideas.
But the supporters of the move
ment feel they have an obligation
to save what they call sick
America nurtured on poor food
grown on poor soil.
DandeliOn Coffee
Betty Sattem's grocery list is
likely to read like this:
Soy bean macaroni, Whole flax
seed flakes, Scarob powder, Dande-
lion coffee"
The macaroni tastes like any
other, she says. The fiaxseed fakes
are breakfast cereal, search pow
der replaces cocoa and the coffee"
is made in England from dande-
lion roots.
Mrs. Sattem admits she's still
the transition to natural
foods, starting it about a year ago.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29
MISS AMERICA GARDEN

ATLANTIC CITY, N. ]. (P)-The
annual Easter Garden on the
Boardwalk here will be called the
Miss America Garden this year to
mark the 25th anniversary Of the
founding of Mu Alpha Sigma, the
sorority for contestants in thNe
beauty and talent sweepstakes.
The garden will feature azaleas
in honor of the past two Miss Am
ericas, both of whom hail from
Mississippi, where the annual azal-
ca festivals are held.
Mary Ann Mobley, Miss America
1859, is from Brandon, Miss, while
the reigning beauty queen, Lynda
Lee Mead, is Natchez girl.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29

0u party guests.
3 did they tell the guests what they
pie-the other, whole grain cream
:ream sweetened with honey.
times people wonder -, admits Mrs.
She cooks as little as possible but
adds with a smile, 81 miss the hot
things.
Food costs are higher at first,
she declares, but they even out
with time
Mainly because I don't buy as
much now. Most people spend a
lot on extras-potato chips, pret-
zels, snacks, beer-but l find the
natural foods are more filling and
more satisfying. Therefore you eat
less.
No Candy
Instead of candy, Mrs. Sattem
buys organically grown dried
fruits for young Paul, Linda and
Susie to nibble on. They also drink
little milk, substitute yogurt and
cheese for the calcium.
Shopping is something of head
ache, she acknowledges, since there
aren't many sources in this area.
But they are increasing, Mrs. Sat
tenn points out.
Eventually Mrs. Sattem hopes to
have a food freezer to simply her
meal preparation. Then she can
store many of the fresh foods she
gets from growers who do not use
chemical sprays and fertilizers.
A friend, Mrs. Lester Berry
who's a longtime natural foods
enthusiast, even buys wheat by
the 100-lb bag. She grinds her
own and makes bread besides.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29
QUITE A PUZZLE

LOCKPORT, N. ]. (P)-The loot
apparently was just too puzzling
for thieves who broke into a trail
er packed in trucking depot here.
Police found the contents of the
eight cartons the thieves took,
scattered around a field at the west
end of the city.
The cartons contained jigsaw
puzzles.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29
PEST CHECK

SACRAMENTO, Calf. P)-In-
spectors checked 327, ,479 vehicles
for agricultural pests at California
border stations in one month. They
intercepted II types of insect pests
unknown in California.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29
NO DEFENSE

vINELAND, N. ]. P)-A dis
orderly conduct charge lodged
against Jose Antonio Monies, 26.
was dismissed after his wife told
the judge she wished to drop it.
Il love him." said the woman in
asking the judge to dismiss her
complaint that Monies had hit her
over the head with bottle of de-
tergent.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29
Weekly Weather
Report For Milford

John E, Barcus, weather record
er, reports the following weather
conditions for Milford as recorded
on instruments located on Lake
view Avenue for the week begin
ming Thursday, January 21, and
ending Wednesday, January 27, in
elusive:
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29
Nature Foods S,Ueep
Ohio Party Circuit
BY Betty A. Dietz
Dayton News

DAYTON (E9Two Fairbon,
pared notes what they had
until
whipped with honey.
people wonder admits
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29
MENTAL PATIENT

SACRAMENTO, Calf. (P)-Cali-
fornia is treating 63,313 mental pat
ients-48, ,433 in hospitals and 1880
outside of hospitals.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29
Natl Guard Court
League Is Completed
Action Among The Six Teams VIII
Start Here Tomorrow

Organization of the six team Mil
ford National Guard Junior Basket
ball League have been completed
and the Loop will swing into ac-
ton with g. three game card at
the Milford High School Field
House on Saturday evening.
Sharpshooters will meet Mar
vel's Insurance in the curtain rails
er at $50 p. m, Rumpstich Ma
chine takes on VFW Coolies in
the End game with Hammond Cad
lilac tangling with National Guard
EN- Club in the night cap. League
will play a five game schedule with
three games at the Milford Field
House each Saturday evening.
Teams are being sponsored by
local organizations or individuals.
Sharpshooters are sponsored by
Milford Jaycees, Milford Stitching
Co. and Raymond Sparklin. Mar
yel's Insurance, Hammond Cadil-
lac, Rumpstich Machine Shop,
National Guard Enlisted Mems
Club, and Milford VFW Coolies
are the other sponsors.
CONTINUED on page Eaxl
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29
Semi Annual
Dollar Days
Will Be Held
Here Feb. SO
Merchants Are Fully Pre-
pared For Milf0rd's
Mid-Winter Sales Fete;
Many Bargains Will Be
Offered.

Milford merchants are fully pre-
pared for semi-annual Dollar Days
which are scheduled to be held
here on Friday and Saturday of
next week, February and 6.
The Milford merchants are putt
ing forth a mighty effort to make
this years mid-winter Dollar Days
the greatest sales fete ever held
In Milford.
Early next week they are plac-
ing In the mails several thousand
circulars which will go into many
homes in the lower part of the
State.
Plans for Dollar Days have been
developed and carried to fruition
by Courtney Burch, chairman of
the Mercantile Division of the
Chamber and Robert H. Yerkes,
secretary to the Board of Direc-
tors and secretary of the Mercan-
tile Division.
In addition to the circular, there
will also be a full section in the
next issue of the Milford Chronicle
devoted In its entirety to the many
fabulous bargains being offered by
the merchants. Time is also being
purchased on the Milford radio
station and the Georgetown radio
station to carry the message of saw
ings into all parts Of lower Della
ware.
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Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29
e. E. Cosden
Selected As
City Manager
OF Milford
longtime Industrial En-
gineer Immediately AS
sumed Duties Follow
ing His Selection; Com
mittees Are Named By
Mayor Pettyj0hn.

Milford City Council at their
regular meeting on Tuesday even
ing of this week elected Gilbert
c. Cosden, city manager to sue
ceed Robert Green, chief city clerk
who has served as acting city man
ager since Roy PettYjohn resign
ed that post on jan 10. Council
acted on a recommendation of-the
screening committee headed by 1st
Ward Councilman George Adams.
The mayor read off the 1860
committees in another highlight.
The new city manager lives near
Milford on Route 4 and has been
resident of the immediate area
for the past 10 years.
Born near Dover, Mr. Cosden is
member Of a well known Kent
County family. He received his
early schooling in Dover, is a grad
uate of Bridgewater, Va, College,
of Goldey Business College Will
mington, and took post graduate
courses at the University of Vir-
ginia and the University of Della
ware, majoring in education.
He served five years in the Army
during World War III, retiring
with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Mr.. Cosden was a former plant
engineer at Bellanca Aircraft, New
Castle; at Sussex Poultry Com
pany, Milford, and the Rodney
Feed Company, Millsboro.
Before naming his committees.
the mayor explained Councilman
continued on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29
ShalOnee Evening Club
rs Planning Sale
Gala Time Is Anticipated
At Meet Next Monday
Night

The Shawnee Evening Home
Demonstration Club meets Mon
day, February 1, at p. m, at the
home of Mrs. Herbert M. Griffith,
Jr., Clarke Avenue. Mrs. Hallett
Vinyard and Mrs. Vincent Modug-
no are co-hostesses. Miss Frances
Shoffner, Sussex County Agent,
viii give the demonstration on
Electricity and Your Appliances"
There will also be a White Ele-
phant Sale with members bringing
used articles to be auctioned off.
The Club is planning to publish
a cookbook of favorite recipes in
the Spring. Mrs. Frank Clendaniel,
Cookbook Chairman, will collect
several written recipes from each
member on Monday night.
At last months meeting the new
officers for 1860 were installed.
They are: President, Mrs. c. P.
Talbot: Vice-president, Mrs. Ir-
win Bowman; Secretary, Mrs.
Robert Wink; Treasurer, Mrs.
James c. Downham.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29
.Chas. H. West
Outstanding
State Farmer
MiIford> Agriculturist
Wins Top Honors IN
Contest Sponsored By
The Junior Chamber
Of Commerce.

Charles H. West of Milford, r.
ID. q, has been chosen the States
Outstanding Young Farmer" in a
contest which reaching to the Ma
tional level, is co-sponsored by
the u. S. Junior Chamber of Com
merce and the American Petro-
leum Institute Committee on Agri-
culture.
Young West won the award fol
the outstanding farmer in the Mil
ford area, in the contest sponsor
ed by the Milford Jaycees, and was
entered in the State Contest which
he won, by the local group.
He received the State Award al
the statewide banquet at the New
ark Country Club on Tuesday
evening of this week. He was
given plaque and trip tC
Bakerfield, California, in April tc
the National awards fete, where
he will be the Delaware entrant
for National honors.
West, 29 years old, is married tc
the former Lorraine Mills, and is
the father of two children, Stan.
ley and Sandra.
He is a vegetable farmer on 9
large scale, tilling total of 1924
acres, $50 acres of which he owns
outright and 494 which he rents.
He specializes in lima beans
raising a total of $4,000 pounds
on $50 acres; he also raised in
1859, 675,000 pounds of peas and
CONTINUED on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29
Milford JGycees
Sponsor Atom ShOLU
Presentation Will Be Made
On Bridge Panel
Tomorrow

Sgt. Edward Murphy announced
yesterday that the Town and
Atom" presentation of the United
States Atomic Energy Commits
sion's mobile exhibit is scheduled
to arrive in Milford, on Friday,
Janury 20, and will be open to
the public from $3.50 a. m. at the
High School. There is no admis-
sion charge.
On Saturday, it will be on the
Walnut Street bridge panel.
Sgt Murphy is chairman of the
Atoms for Peace" committee of
the Milford Junior Chamber of
Commerce, which is sponsoring the
exhibit, in cooperation with Oak
ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies
in association with the U. S. Atomic
Energy Commission.
Visitors to the free exhibit will
obtain comprehensive picture OF
the many ways in which the peace
full atom is playing more and
Continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29
VIEW Expanding It's
Active Youth Program
Blue Hen Post Is Already One OF
States Most Active

Blue Hen Post #6483, Milford's
much cited Veterans of Foreign
Wars unit, has added still another
project to what is already general
.ly recognized as Delaware's most
extensive and varied youth activi-
ty program. On Tuesday evening,
the veterans of wartime overseas
service decided to sponsor in con
junction with their Puptent No. 4,
M. o. c., affiliates, team in the
Junior Basketball League now in
process of being formed here.
AS part of its all-year-around
youth activity program, Blue Hen
Post already sponsors the Mem
orial Park Swimming and Play
Area; a summertime Learn to
Swim" program; a Voice of Demo-
cracy Radio Scriptwriting Con-
test; Cub Pack #101; the Milford
Area Marbles Championship Com
petition; special patriotic assem-
CONTINUED on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29
900 Republicans Pay
Tribute To President
Appreciation To Ike DIM
ers Also Heard Vice
President Praised By
The Speaker, Senator
Hugh Scott Of Penna.

The Republican campaign note
of peace and prosperity was sound
ed in Wilmington Wednesday night
by U. S. Senator Hugh Scott, (R-
Pa.) guest speaker at the Eisen-
hover Appreciation Dinner, who
also praised Vice President Rich
ard Nixon.
Nearly 600 Republicans attend
ed the $100-a-plate Embarrassing
affair, held at the Scottish Rite
Cathedral
Senator Scott declared that the
Eisenhower years have been seven
years of actual peace, during which
many opportunities to get into
war was successfully overcome"
He wondered what would have
happened in Lebanon and in the
Quemoy crisis if Eisenhower had
not been in charge, and the man
noted for beauty of phrase" had
been in his place. The fact is, he
continued, the man who was there
knew what to do ''and acted to
keep this country at peace.
The senator discussed the presi-
dency, saying the American people
want leader, but not ruler
They want a man who can in
spire respect, command action and
invoke loyalty. Americans can dc
without the kind who shout and
pound the rostrum at 500 pay as
you yearn' dinners, he said in an
allusion to the recent $100 dinner
attended by Democratic presiden-
tial aspirants.
"They want q man who can rally
the hopes, aims and aspirations OF
all the people. But they don't want
a president who wavers with each
shift in the tide of public opinion
and who espouses smean little
causes because they happened to
be most favored" at that time by
some columnist 'twho shall be
nameless and shameless" or some
cartoonist.
'The American presidency is a
noble and majestic institution
where the dignity of a chief of
CONTINUED on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29
Local Jagcees Honor
men Of The Year"
Outstanding Citizens Are
HOnOred For Civic
Contributions

Two young men and two bosses
last Thursday night received a
wards from the Milford Junior
Chamber of Commerce at a din
ner meeting in Hotel Milford. 1t.
Gov. David P. Buckson was the
speaker.
Harvey Williams, 80, an ac-
countant with the Masten Trans
portation Co., was named Milford's
Young Man of the Year., and
Charles West, 20, was honored as
the areas Outstanding Young
Farmer.
Clarence Downing, father of the
chambers president, Ric h ar d
Downing, and Donald Wilkie, ia
ther of chamber director Rea
Wilkie were selected as the out
standing bosses of the year.
The Downings are in the mill
work and heating business and the
Wilkes in the furniture business.
fcontinued on page three1
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29
Field Service
Meeting Was
Well Attended
Several Exchange Stu
dents Were introduced
At Session Held Last
Sunday Afternoon.

Approximately 80 people, repre-
sentatives of community, church
civic, and fraternal organizations
attended the American Field Ser.
vice meeting held in the New Cen
tury Club building on Sunday.
Mr.. Daniel Friedman, Chairman
of the local A. F. S. Committee
presided Mr.. John Conant, Direc-
tor of the A. F. S., was introduced
Mr.. Conant gave very interest.
ing and Informative talk on the
history, aims and detectives oi
the Exchange Student Program
During his presentation he intro.
duced the following exchange stu
dents who spoke briefly on theil
native land and their impressions
of America:
Sweden who is attending Conrad
High School; Astrid HaugersyeeI
from Norway who is attending
Claymont High School; SoreI
Sorensen from Denmark who is
enrolled in Milford High School;
Corrado Malega of Italy attending
Smyrna High School; Lieve Sou.
bry, a native of Belgium, who is
attending Ursuline Academy in
Wilmington.
Ann Mercer, Milford High
School Senior and a participant il
the Americans Abroad Program
spoke on her experiences in Eng.
land last summer.
1t is the hope of the local com
mittee that through meetings o
this type more community wide
interest is created in the American
Field Service Exchange Studen
program. A campaign to raise suf
ficient funds to continue partici
patton in the program will begin
in the near future.
Prior to the program very de
lightful luncheon was served a
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. DAME
Friedman. Guests included th'
A. F. S. Committee members ant
families, exchange students ant
foster parents, and Mr.. and Mrs
John Conant.
Milford chronicle., 1960-01-29
Mile OF Dimes
Will Be Held
Here Saturday
Sponsored BY The Coot-
les And CoOtiettes, 1t
Will Aid The Current
Polio Fund Drive.

The Coolies and Cootiettes will
again aid the March of Dimes fund
locally when they sponsor the
mile of Dimes" this Saturday,
January 80. Bill Haughey and
Myrtle Reedy are co-chairmen OF
this very important phase of the
local effort according to chairman
Tom Galloway and his assistant
Harvey G. Marvel.
New volunteer workers are be-
ing added every day and the fol-
lowing it is believed, will nearly
complete the list: Cedar Neck
Garrett Grier, captain, Mrs. James
Mills, Jr., Elizabeth Widdowson
Fannie Mae Mills; Haven Lake
Area and Old Shawnee Road, Leroy
Rust, captain, Floyd Layton, Earl
Williams, Mrs. Thomas Purnell
Mrs. Pauline Hammond, Mrs
Frances White, Mrs. Leroy Rust;
Milford Harrington Road and the
Canterbury Road, Guy Wine
brenner and Mrs. Howard Morton
The drive this year raises funds
not only for Polio victims, but for
those unfortunate to be born with
birth defects, arthritis, etc.
Harry S. Smith, chairman of the
New March of Dimes campaign in
Sussex County, and Mrs. Irwin r.
Murray, chapter chairman, have
released the report of the chapter
treasurer, William Lambden, show
ing how the chapters $4,4S4.91 was
spent in the county during 1859
The cases are listed according
to towns and the date after each
town indicates the year in which
the patient was stricken with polio
Bethany Beach, 1947, for hos
pital care, $660.55; Blades, 1949
for equipment, braces, etc., $53.15;
Bridgeville, 1948, for treatment
$8-for equipment, braces, etc.
$14.42; Georgetown 1852, for treat.
ment, So; Georgetown, 1852, fol
Continued on page three)