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Milford chronicle., 1961-10-13
Harrington Racing
Meet Half Finished

Kent and Sussex Raceway has
reached the halfway point in its
current 30-night harness racing
meet with substantial increases
over last year in both attendance
and pari-mutuel handle.
Last Saturday night. 1920 per-
sons were on hand to bring the
total attendance for the first fif-
teen nights of racing to 51,178.
This is an increase of 1859 over
the same number of racing nights
last year
Total mutuel handle for the
meet so far has amounted to ST.
613.722. This is an average night
ly handle of S107.5S1 and the total
represents an increase of 232%
over the like period in 1860. The
average nightly handle last year
was SS7 .S3S and the 15-night total
was S1.3O9.93S.
William w. Shaw. general man
ager of the Harrington track, re-
vealed that total purses for the
meet to date have amounted to
$90.575. This. he said. amounts to
$3.50 of the tracks share of the
mutuel handle and represents the
continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-13
Connie Parvis
Top Student
In Home Ec.
Houston Girl Cited For
Academic Excellence
By Dean Irma Ayers
At University.

A Houston, Delaware, resident
and a graduate of Milford High
School, is among seven Univer-
sity of Delaware co-eds cited for
academic excellence in the school
of home economies by Dean Irma
Ayers.
She is Miss Constance E. Parvis.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah
NJ Parvis, of Houston, a junior at
the University of Delaware, who
was named the top student in
home economics education. Active
in many campus clubs and COM
mittees, she plans to enter teach
ing within the state upon grad
uation. She was an honor stu
dent throughout her four years
in Milford High School.
Miss Frances Wilcox, a junior,
222 West Thirty-siXth Street, Will
mington, received the top schol
astic index during the spring Sc
mester in the field of child devel
opment, and Mrs. Bail Clark
Wyndham, of 105 Pierce Road,
Deerhurst, won similar honors in
general home economics.
continued on page four)
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-13
Susari Marionettes
Here October 18th

It's a far cry from the Punch
and Judy show that used to arrive
unannounced, set up at any handy
street corner, ard begin at once
to put on a show for the neigh
borhood children. A far cry, that
is. to modern puppet show. as
given by Susari Marionettes, the
famous New York Company whose
latest production, THE finder
Box of Flanders" comes to Milford
on Tuesday, October II, 1861.
sponsored by the Milford Branch
of the American Association of
University Women.
Though everyone now knows the
changes and improvements in mo-
vies and television. little is heard
about the parallel changes that
have characterized the puppet the
atre. Now. in its 22nd year of op-
Grafton. Susari Marionettes have
contributed their share towards
making this kind of theatre the
most satisfying for our youngs
ters today
Into the production of THE Tin
der Box of Flanders" has gone
the talents of many gifted artists
script writer from the New York
City Schools working with
youngsters day by day, European
continued on page SiX)
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-13
Forms Ready State Debt
To Select The Has Increased
Mother OF Year Over Last Year
State Chairman OF Am
erican Mothers Com
mittee Tells How To
Make Nominations.

Mrs. William n. Cam. state
chairman of the American Mo-
thers Committee, has announced
that forms for use in making NOM
nations of Delaware's Mother Of
the Year are now available and
may be obtained from her at 1903
Pennsylvania Avenue, Whining
ton.
Sponsored nationwide by the
American Mothers Committee.
Inc, this unique contest results
in one of the fifty-two winners
from the fifty states. the District
of Columbia ard Puerto Rico be-
ing designated as the American
Mother of the Year and signally
honored at the annual Mothers
Conference in New York City
during the week preceding Mo-
theirs Day
The Delaware contest was in
augurated in 1850 when Mrs. JON
athan Willis of near Milford was
selected as Delaware's Mother of
the Year. Mrs. Anna Matthews
continued on page FOUR
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-13
Sullivan Explains
SIS. Amendments

The 1861 amendments to the
social security law have reduced
the requirements needed to qualify
for monthly benefits. Edward F.
Sullivan. Manager of the Dover
Social Security District Office, ex-
planned today.
AS a result of these changes.
more people can become insured
more quickly. he said Under the
new law, Sullivan pointed out. n
person needs only one calendar
quarter of coverage for each year
following 1850. up to. but not in
cluding, the year a male worker
becomes 65 or a woman worker
reaches 81.
AS an example of this new rule.
Sullivan explained. woman who
becomes 62 in 1861 now needs 2la
years Of work G0 quarters of
ooverage.) A minimum OF 6
quarters of coverage is still needed
to get benefits. This is the equiva-
lent of l 1a years OF work.
A quarter Of coverage is earned
when a person is paid at least $50
in calendar quarter in any en-
continued on page four)
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-13
State Food Service
Group Meet Oct. ID

The Annual Fall Meeting of the
Delaware School Food Service
Association will be held October
Ia. at Wilmington High School.
Lancaster Avenue and DUPONT
Road Registration will begin at
$50 a. m. Followed by the bust
ness meeting at 900 a. m. pre-
sided by Mrs. Irene Kersey, Pres
ident of Delaware Association. DR.
George r. Miller. Jr.. State Su
perintendent of Public Instruc
tion and Mr. Clarence A. Fuller.
Principal of Wilmington High
School will extend greetings.
Mr. p II. Margold. Professor of
Poultry and Husbandry of Penn
State College. will be guest
speaker and will give demonstra-
tions on the uses of turkey. The
Wilmington Uniform Shop will
present Fashion Show on uni
forms. and there will be a skit on
The Dos and Don'ts of School
Lunch Employees.
Mrs Mabel Louise has been ap-
pointed general chairman for the
continued on page four)
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-13
Hospital Auxiliary
Plans Harvest Ball
For October 2O-21
Bob Wagner's Orchestra
Will Furnish Music
For Gala Event To Be
Held In The Milford
ArmOry.

A new project for the Women's
Auxiliary Of the Milford Memoir
ial Hospital is Harvest Ball to
be held at the Milford Armory on
two consecutive nights, October
20 and 21. Bob Wagner's Orches-
ira will furnish the music for
dancing both evenings from un-
til l a. m.
Tickets at $3.50 per couple are
being sold on a reservation basis.
No more than 100 tickets will be
sold for each night to insure seat
ing for all and ample space on the
dance floor. Contact Mrs. Elean-
or Draper (GA-2-8812) for tickets
or an Auxiliary member. Mrs. Oil
yer A. James will arrange table
reservations.
There are a great variety of
lovely door prizes which have been
donated. Pretzels and potato chips
will be supplied at no charge.
Mrs. Herbert NJ Griffith is in
charge of decorations and has
chosen a color scheme of orange
and brown in keeping with the
season. Pumpkins, corn and hay
stacks will be attractively plac-
ed about the room.
You won't want to miss this
gala event or the opportunity to
support such worthy cause -
your hospital.
The wonderful work done by
this group of dedicated women
the Hospital Auxiliary, is no COM
munity secret, and this latest ef-
fort by them merits the support
of every individual comprising
the great Milford area.
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-13
Dulany Foods Bought
BY New Corporation

Dulany Foods, Inc, of Fruit
land, Maryland. has been acquired
by a new corporation, Dulany In
dustries, Inc. organized by a
group of investors headed by Mr..
Louis l.. Smith. a New York City
industrialist. The move was an
nounced by Ralph o. Du a n y.
President of this well-known pro
cessor and distributor Of canned
and frozen foods. The purchase
price was not disclosed.
Under the terms of the pur-
chase, Mr.. Dulany will continue as
President of Dulany Foods. Inc.
No changes are contemplated in
the officers or personnel of the
company.
Founded in 1900, Dulany Foods,
Inc. has achieved a steady growth
and enviable reputation in the food
processing field. with wide distri-
button of quality canned and fro
zen foods under the Dulany label.
The company, a pioneer in both
the canning and freezing of foods.
currently processes over so diff
ferent food items.
Mr.. Smith. the President of Du
lany Industries. Inc, has stated
that Dulany Foods. Inc. provides
himself and his associates with q
sound investment and that they
will now be able to further stimu
late Dulany's growth and diversi-
fication. He said that under Mr..
Ralph Dulany's guidance, the COM
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Milford chronicle., 1961-10-13
Telephone Go.
Sets Up New
System For
Del, Agencies
Delaware Will Be First
State To Have State
Wide Dial IntercOm-
municatiOn System In
The Nation.

Governor Elbert y. Carvel last
Friday, October 8, authorized the
Diamond State Telephone Com
uany TO set-up a completely in
tergrated dial system for all the
states agencies throughout Della
ware.
Delaware is the first state TO
have a statewide intercommuni-
cations system. said Farrell Dew
lin. the telephone company's sales
supervisor in Dover. Devlin said
the new dial system will be plac-
ed in operation next March.
The Governor pointed out that
in Wilmington and Georgetown. no
centralized state telephone SER
vice is available. and each depart
merit in these localities has had
to obtain its own telephone re-
Quirements.
He stated that the new system
will provide a complete admins
trative and emergency communi-
cations network for the entire gov
ernment of. the state. 1t Will give
fast and automatic telephone SER
vice to all state agencies.
In addition, the Governor add
ed. it will be supplemented by the
present police teletype system and
the mobile radio systems of the
State Highway and Police De-
partments.
The new system will use three
consolidated communications net
works. one each for the Dover,
Georgetown. and Wilmington
areas, with interconnection be-
tween the system.
The new system permits direct
dial communications between the
state telephone TO another state
telephone without the help of an
operator The only exception TO
this will be the state hospitals,
homes, ard the Delaware Commits
sion for the Blind. Calls to these
locations will be completed by
their operators.
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-13
Jerry Lorenz
Honored At
Convocation
Milford Hospital Admin
iStratOr Gets Fellow
ship Membership At
Atlantic City Meeting.

Mr. William V. Sipple, Jr., Pres
ident of the Milford Memorial
Hospital, has announced this week
The signal honor that was award
ed to Mr.. g. R. Lorenz, the admin
istrator of the hospital, on Sep
tember "a, 1861. in Atlantic City
The occasion was the annual
convocation of the American Col
lege of Hospital Administrators
This college was founded on Feb
ruary 13, 1888. by a group of dis
-inguished hospital administrators
in the United States and Canada
who recognized the Importance of
well-trained administrators for the
effective management of the mod
ern hospital.
The primary objective of the
college is to improve the efficien-
cy Of hospital administration
through recognition of it's MEM
bers who are doing notable SER
vice in the field and through pro-
viding a comprehensive series Of
special institutes and seminars
for its members.
Mr.. Lorenz was awarded the
Fellowship Membership by the
college at its recent convocation.
The significance of this highest
award that the college can confer
is that the person being so honor
continued on page fiye)
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-13
USDA Issues Report
On Emergency Food

Would your family have food to
eat if they survived a nuclear at
tack? Kent County agricultural "a
gent, George Vapaa, warns that
you should have a two-week e.
mergency supply OF food and water
on hand.
A new USDA publication Fam
lily Food Stockpile for Survival
outlines the preca tions you
should take to provide emergency
food for the family.
The publication. prepared for
USDA's Agricultural Re care h
Service in cooperation with the
Office of Civil and Defense MObili-
zation. tells how to store and how
often to replace food stockpiles,
and lists equipment needed for e.
mergency cooking Sample menus
show how to provide a reasonably
balanced diet using these foods,
Continued on page FOUR
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-13
Bridgeville Fire Co.
Dinner This Weekend

The members of the Bridgeville
tDelaware) Volunteer Fire Com
pany and their Ladies Auxiliary
will serve their Annual Benefit
Dinner in the Fire Hall on Satur-
day. October IA. and Sunday, Oct
ober Is. Serving will start at p.
NJ. on Saturday and at l P. NJ. on
Sunday. Oysters. Chicken and Dunn
plings will be on the menu.
The dinner will be served in the
upstairs dining room where places
will be set to accommodate 300 peo-
pie at one time. Take-out dinners
will also be available from the
downstairs meeting room in the
rear of the Fire Hall.
Proceeds from the dinner will be
used to help defray current operat-
ing expenses and also to meet this
years Indebtedness on the recently
completed Fire Hall addition.
Tickets are now on sale and may
be purchased from any firemen or
at the door. Adult tickets are $1.50
and childrens IS cents.
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-13
Dupont Construction
Men Set New Record

For the third time. safety
record without parallel in the
construction industry full year
without lOst-time injury-has
beer set by Dupont Construction
Division men at "a heavy building
sites in 13 states.
At the close of work last Sat
urday, over 1000 DUPONT employ
ees had worked II consecutive
months without a lost-time injury.
In addition. about 1000 employ
ees of subcontractors on these
sites. following the same safety
practices prescribed for DUPONT
employees. chalked up 10 consec-
utive months without any lost
time due to an on-the-job acci-
dent
For this period, the two groups
worked a total of nearly IA mil
lion safe exposure hours. Had they
followed the accident frequency
rate of the construction industry
as a whole, upwards of 420 Grip
ping injuries, or even deaths,
might have been expected.
continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-13
OAR Chapter
Held Covered
Dish Luncheon
At Houston
Mesdames FOOks, HOey
And Manlove COmpris-
ed Committee For Gala
Affair Held Last Sat-
urday.

The Captain Jonathan Caldwell
Chapter, Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution held it's first fall
meeting on Saturday, October Z.
The members met in the Fellow
ship Hall of the Houston Method
ist Church at twelve-thirty for a
covered dish luncheon.
Mrs. Everett Manlove, Mrs. Carl
eton Fooks and Mrs. Hoey Farrow
were on the committee for the
much enjoyed meal.
Mrs Oscar T. Roberts, regent,
presided at the meeting which
followed There were seventeen
members present. Excerpt from
the message of the President Cen
eral were read by Mrs. Roberts
and United States Day on October
%, was announced and an obser-
vance of the same was requested
and for flags to be flown.
Mrs. F'arrow gave her report Of
National Defense, stressing the
many pitfalls that are contained
in the World Health Organization.
Reports of summer meetings were
given by Mrs Elwood Gruwell and
Mrs. Clarence Jester.
Miss NJ Catherine Downing
State regent. was present and gave
highlights of the dedication of the
shelter for the cornerstone Of the
Mason-Dixon Line which will take
place on November IL at two
o'clock at the site near Delmar.
1t will be the two hundredth an
niversary of the laying. Miss
Downing will be chairman of the
dedication at which the governors
of Maryland and Delaware will be
in attendance.
The speaker at the dedication
will be Dr. William H. WrOten.
professor of history at State
Teachers College in Salisbury.
Maryland. After the dedication,
tea will be served in Sneathen
Community Hall near Delmar. The
dedication will take place. rain Or
shine
The November meeting on the
4th, will be held at the home of
Mrs. G.. Marshall Townsend. Cloth
ing for the OAR schools may be
brought to the meeting. National
Defense will be the subject for the
meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-13
Spending In First Quar-
ter Of 1861 Increases
Twice AS Fast AS The
Revenue.

State spending increased almost
twice as fast as state revenue dur
ing the first three months Of the
current fiscal year.
The state finished the quarter
with total revenue of S16.417 .066,
IL per cent increase over the
same period last year.
The facts were contained in the
monthly report OF the Permanent
Budget Commission to the mem
bers of the General Assembly.
During September the wide gap
between income and outgo forced
the state to borrow sS.000.000 to
meet expenses, putting it further
in hook this year than at the same
time last year. At the end Of
September. 1860, the state owed
$4,000
However. borrowing in the fall
on the basis Of anticipated reve-
nue. in the spring is a regular
practice.
Receipts during September to-
tailed S2,556,S09, while spending
was SILICA. 4.529-the first month
in the current fiscal year that in
come did not exceed spending.
Delaware finished September
with a cash balance of s177.526.
A year ago it was only s16.695.
Although revenue for the three
month period was up Slightly from
year ago. several categories of
taxes showed sharp declines: in
come taxes. corporation franchise
taxes, mercantile licenses, alco-
holic beverage taxes, and insur~
ance taxes.
continued on page FOUR
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-13
Hallow e en-
Parade Being
By
yaycees Here
Jack Lisbon, Chairman
OF The October 3Oth
Fete Has Announced
Prizes; Contestants
Are Invited.

The Milford Jaycees have an
nounced that the Halloween Par
ade Event, sponsored by that or
ganization, will be held on Mon
day, October 80 Any of the more
than eight thousand persons who
watched last years event, can
attest to the size and brilliance
of the affair, and the parade of
1861 promises to be even better.
AS in the past there will be
separate categories for each of
the many competitors. Mr.. Jack
Lisbon, chairman of the event,
has announced the following for
this year:
Ond prize, $4,000; third prize, $25.
Fire Companies: first prize,
$75; second prize, $50; third prize,
$25.
Commercial Floats: first prize,
$50: second prize, 500.
School, Fraternal: first prize,
$40; second prize, $40; third prize,
$40
Mummers: most original single
entry, first prize, SIS; second
prize $40; most comical single en-
try, first prize. SIS; second prize,
SO; most original, double or
group. first prize, $50; second
prize, $40; most comical, double
or group, first prize, $50; second
prize, $40.
Anyone interested in entering
the parade should contact any
member of the local Jaycees or
send letter to Jack Lisbon, Sun
set Lane. Milford All are en-
Enthusiastically invited to partici-
pate or attend.
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-13
Houston Fire Co. To
Conduct Fund Drive

The Houston Volunteer Fire
Company will conduct their annual
drive for donations from Sunday,
October Is. through Sunday, Oc-
tober %
The areas and solicitors follows:
Laws Church-Robert Dean, John
Eisenbrey. Ernest Harding, DON
aid Armour, Everett Saunders,
Dave Vinyard; Williamsville.
George Simpson, Bill Watkins,
Francis Simpson, Charles Hayes.
William Fannin; Harrington -
Russell Hayes, Luther Scott, Dom
aid Clifton. Carroll Maloney, Bob
Reynolds, Sr.: Blairs-Ben Will
son, Bill Minner. Harold Brown,
John w. Johnson, Wayne Maloney:
Church Hill-Harold Aptt, Bobby
Reynolds, Jr., Bob Snyder, Hous-
ton Twilley. William Ward, Eu-
gene Sharp; North Houston -
Franklin Morgan. Emory Webb.
Jim Whaley, John Lennon, Joe
Parvis, Dick Yost: South Houston
Teddy Yerkes, John Clark, II. r.
Smith. Robert Yerkes, Jr., John
Wagemaker.
continued on mage tuo)
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-13
Tom Draper Stars
At Brown University

Thomas Draper, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Reed Draper. of Mil
ford, former three letter man and
captain of the Mount Herman
football team, is now showing the
most promise of the sophomores
on the Brown University grid
squad this season. His record for
individual scoring tied with an
other student in his freshman year
as he caught nine passes for one
hundred and eighty-three yards
and four touchdowns. The coach
at the University describes him as
a real speedster. with good hands
and possessing great potential
with his combination of size, speed
and pass catching ability. He will
be sharing wingback position
again this year as the team car
ries through it's fall schedule.
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-13
Many New Stars in
1861 Ice Capades

One OF the greatest new stars to
flash across the ice, 19-year-old
Lynn Patsy" Finnegan. erstwhile
runner-up to Carol Heiss while
still an amateur, is one of the
many champions skating in the
Ice Capades, the 22nd edition OF
which makes its Philadelphia pre-
mier at The Arena on Tuesday
night, October "a.
Vivacious Patsy. who is as
much a favorite back stage as she
is with Ice Capades audiences
across the country, is skating her
third year in the show She is
widely known in figure skating
circles as competitor in Eastern.
Middle Atlantic, T. s. National and
North American championships of
other years. AS a youngster in
her early teens, she skated in
Philadelphia in the 1856 U. S.
Nationals (held at the Arena)
taking part in Junior Ladies singles
and finishing second.
After that, she sky-rocketed up
the amateur ladder. placing second
to Carol Hess in free skating in
national seniors that year and
winding up second to Carol in both
figures and free skating in the
North American events of 1859.
Shortly thereafter she decided to
embark on a professional career,
joining the Ice Capades.
To the music of IF 1 Were King"
Patsy solos in a number called
Our Teen-age Colleen" in Ice
Capades' 22nd edition She is also
one of the stars in the fabulous
Hungarian Rhapsody" which has
been put to ice, and does an ex-
citing pairs with Alan Konrad.
A native New Yorker. Patsy
started her career at the age of 3.
skating on the Rockefeller Center
continued on page fiye)
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-13

iiiV ANdtioidt cdltiN 1ouIltll
through a grant of Shell Oil Com
pany and is named for Shells wo-
mems travel director
The top award went to the
Delaware group for its programs
of driver retraining and it's sup
port of proposals for additional
state patrolmen.
With the help of the Delaware
Safety Council, two instructors
Of the Smith System We're located
and two members of each club
i'm the Federation. total of As
women. were trained as instruc-
tors. The As newly trained club
members then began a program
of training the 430 other members
of the clubs. This program is now
in progress. Two written aids for
the course have been prepared.
One is wallet size card listing
the five steps for expert driving
stressed in the Smith System. and
the other is manual for in
structors.
Speaking Of the Federation s
plan for additional state patrol
men. Colonel John Ferguson. su-
perintendent of the state police.
said. After studying the needs of
the state police. they went from
one end Of the state to the other
whipping up enthusiasm for the
expansion program"
continued on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-13

the PLATFORM guests VIII De Wv
ernor Ebert " Carvel and Mayor
John f. Babiarz of Wilmington.
The keynote speaker will be DR..
Ethel Alpenfels. professor OF an
thropology in New York Univer-
sity.
Carolyn c. Cam. president, De-
partment of Classroom Teachers
will preside at Thursdays after
noon meeting in the p. s. DUPONT
High School Auditorium. Mrs.
Buena Stolberg. president, De-
partment of Classroom Teachers,
National Education Association,
Washington. ID. C., will address
the teachers of Delaware on
"Teachjng Is Our Profession"
The annual Oct dinner ard
dance will be held on Thursday
evening. October 26. 1861. in the
Newark Country Club, Newark.
Del The past presidents of Oct
to be honored at the banquet are
as follows: Mrs. Grace Moore,
Harlan School, 194s-49; Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Jordin, Richardson Park
School. l949-50; Mr.. Robert T.
Ruston (deceasedD Laurel School,
1950-51: Miss Leona Dickrager,
Harrington School, 1951-52; Mrs
Jack Caum. Newport School, 1852
So; Mr.. James l.. Marvel, George
town. 1953-54 Mrs. Edna LATER
ty, Dover. 1954-55; Mr.. H. Lewis
continued on page nine)