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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-23
Blood Bank Set-up
Office In Milford

A new down-state Office for the
Blood Bank of Delaware, Inc, was
established in Milford this week
according to James F. McCloskey,
president.
Temporarily the new office will
be located in Milford Memorial
Hospital, where Richard A. Bott
will be in charge.
Mr.. Bot has been affiliated with
the Blood Bank in the Office at
1915 Washington Street, Whining
ton. for the past two years. With
his presence In Milford. better
services for Beebe Hospital,
Lewes: Milford and Kent General,
Dover, will be possible according
to Mr.. McCloskey.
I'VE hope that with this added
service, more people will be in
duced to join the approximately
1000 families consisting of an
estimated one third of our state
population now covered by the
Blood Bank" McCloskey declared.
"The Blood Bank of Delaware
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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-23
Citizens For Orderly
Developm't Cite Aims

A newly-formed citizens group
asserted last week that Delawar-
cans should plan carefully for in
dustrial expansion that will ben
eft rather than work to the detri-
ment of residents of Delaware.
Deiawareans for Orderly Develop
ment, an organization of citizens
from New Castle, Kent and Sussex
Counties formed on Friday evening
to oppose the location of the Shell
refinery here, yesterday issued a
statewide appeal for the support of
residents of these counties in an
effort to guide present and future
development of land areas.
John w. Dukes, a farmer near
Taylors' Bridge, was elected chair
man of the group at the meeting
held at his home. j. Danforth Bush,
Jr.. Wilmington, was elected sec
retary-treasurer
Other members of Delawareans
for Orderly Development are Jacob
Zimmerman, Dover; Richard Shor-
Is, Little Greek; Mrs. Charles /.
Hoch, Emory w. Hukill and Mrs.
Kathleen Herbert, Middletown NJ.
Haswell Pierce and Miss NJ. Cath
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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-23
Heart Fund Float
I'm Festival Parade

Because you gave to the ID. Fl.
A., our hearts are well and we
can play" was the theme for the
float which was entered in the
Chicken Festival parade by the
Delaware Heart Association.
Mrs. Frank Lynch, chairman
of the Sussex County Heart Coun-
ell, wishes to thank the many per-
sons who made il possible for the
entry of the Delaware Heart float
in the Chicken Festival parade.
It's another first for the d. III. A.
to bring to the people of Della
ware the services and work of the
association. Our theme was car
ried out very effectively by the
children, Josephine Hill of George
town, Janet Hamilton of Camden.
Danny Skinner of Harrington, Jay
Lazzeri of Smyrna, and Mrs. c. r.
Stuart of Dagsboro, who each have
benefited from your dollars
through the Delaware Heart pro-
gram.
Mrs. Milton Manlove. heart
chairman in Seaford, and her CO.
chairman. Mrs. Richard Fountain.
contributed their services in many
ways to make possible the COM
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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-23
Flash Fire Races
Milford Bakery

A flash fat fire completely gut
ted the interior of the Lofland
Bakery Monday. when a deep-fry-
er exploded just before noon.
Damage to the one-story frame
building is estimated by the own
ers at between $4,000 and $4,000.
No one was injured.
Joseph F. Lofland. Sr.. a MEM
Der of the family firm. was in the
building when the explosion oc-
Cured, but was unable to extin-
guish the blaze.
The fire was brought under con-
troll by, the Carlisle Fire Company
of Milford in about 80 minutes.
The Lofiand firm employed sew
en- persons, including Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph F. Lofland, ST., who began
the wholesale bakery. the only
one in Delaware. in 194S.
The family expects the neces-
sary repairs to be completed with
in four to six weeks.
The firm served some so indie
pendent grocers, and specialized in
wedding pastries.
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-23

Believe-it-or-not, The American
Indian is staging a comeback in
Delawarei
Basing its findings on recently
released u. S. Census Bureau re-
ports the Delaware State Develop
ment Department advises that 597
Delawareans, as of the April 1860
census, identified themselves as be-
ing of American Indian extraction.
Although the 1850 census failed
to list American Indians among
the Delawareans counted at that
time, the state information agency
doubts that all 597 of those now
so classified migrated to Delaware
between 1850 and 1860. Some OF
these; 1t is assumd, were included
in some other classification In 1850
However, the Development De-
partment, in acknowledging a trend
that has served to bring thousands
of Indians from reservations in the
West to employment in the indus
trialized Northeast, comedies that.
II is quite possible that a fairly
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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-23

The petit jury empaneled for the
June term of the Kent County
courts by Jury Commissioners.
Earle n. Faulkner and Louis Par
ker contains the names of Ia wo-
men, but none were drawn from
the Third, Sixth and Seventh Dis
tricts.
The members of the petit jury
will be summoned for several GRIM
inal- cases during the present
court term but are not expected
to hear any civil actions during
this term.
AT the present time it is expect
ed that the jury will report for
duty next week. The members of
the jury:
First District: Arthur T. Moffitt,
Myrtle Davidson, John Bickling,
and Margaret Schoolfield, all of
Smyrna.
Second District: Ruth Fisher,
Mrs. NJ. Hayes Wilson. ST., Mary
L. Postles and Matthew Mitten, all
of Dover.
Third District: Frank Cole, John
Hobson and Clarence Emerson, all
CONTINUED on page SKI
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-23
z harmac ists Milfor dams
Hold Annual We're Active
Convention AT WV Meet
Three Day Conclave Was
Held at RehobOth With
Druggists And Famil-
les Enjoying The Fun.

More than 800 Delaware phar-
macists and families as well as the
Travellers Auxiliary of the Della
ware Pharmaceutical Society held
an activity-filled, three day conven-
ton at Rehoboth Beach starting
June 49, This was the 18th annual
convention for the Society.
Convention Chairman Robert III.
Toulson announced an ambitious
program which started with a Sun
day barnyard day at the farm of
Rehoboth Mayor Otis III. Smith,
which included sports competition,
picnic supper and barn dance.
On Monday morning. new phar-
maceutical graduates met with rep
resentatives of the State Board of
Pharmacy and the Delaware Phar-
maceutical Society A business
meeting followed with the presi-
dents address. talks by w Paul
Briggs of the American Founda-
ton for Pharmaceutical Education
and $ the Rev. Charles Taylor.
RegentNof Fordham University Col
lege of Pharmacy.
Tuesdays activities open with a
golf tournament, the Travellers
meeting and a business meeting at
which Mr. William Frank. Whining
ton Morning News Columnist. spoke
on the history of pharmacy in Del
aware The evening banquet featur
ed talk by Mr.. Smith followed
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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-23
Acting As Trustee OF
La tie Philanthropist,
Local Bank Ann0un-
ces Aid To 80 Students;
$50 Awards To Date.

1t was announced this week by
The Milford Trust Company, as
Trustee of the Hearn Educational
Fund, established under the will of
the late Louder n. Hearn, for the
assistance of boys and girls of this
vicinity in obtaining an education.
that the following named students
have been chosen for scholarship
aid in the twenty-third annual COM
petition just closed.
Seventeen students who received
scholarships last year and one stu
dent who had previously received
aid we're granted financial aid for
an additional year.
Sally Ann Belts, who has COM
pleted her sophomore year at the
University of Delaware, will con-
tinue her studies majoring in chem
ical engineering.
Conrad NJ. Cohen, who has COM
pleted his junior year at Western
Maryland College, will continue his
studies to become a minister.
Henry Kuratle, 3rd who has COM
pleted his sophomore year at the
University of Delaware, will con-
tinue his studies majoring in ag-
riculture.
Elizabeth Ann Milbury, who has
completed her junior year at the
University of Delaware. will con-
tinue her studies maj0ring in Ger
man and biology.
Constance z. Parvis. who has
completed her sophomore year at
the University of Delaware, will
continue her studies majoring in
home economics.
Ruth Ann Pfeiffer, who has COM
pleted her sophomore year at the
University of Delaware, will con-
tinue her studies majoring in ed
ucation.
Margaret Joan Warrington. who
has completed her junior year at
the University of Delaware, will
continue her studies majoring IA
elementary education
Glenn e. Kitchens, who has COM
pleted his freshman year at Dick
inson College, will continue his
studies taking pre-law course.
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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-23
Egg Producers Tour
To Be Held June rs

Delaware egg producers will be
getting their cars washed and ready
to take it on the annual egg pro-
ducers tour which will be held this
year on June 26. The tour this
year will take place mostly in York
County. Pennsylvania with one stop
in Hartford County. Maryland.
Six poultry farms will be visited
according to an itinerary issued by
Ray Lloyd. Extension Poultryman,
University of Delaware.
The first stop will be a Finders
Cage Egg Factory at Hickory. Md,
near Bel Air were 5000 birds are
kept in cages. Next we move into
Pennsylvania with a stop at the
chick rearing farm of Guy A. Lead
er & Sons at New Freedom, Pa,
where $4,000 pullets are raised eth
er as lock requirements or as start
ed pullets for SALE The hatchery
and breeding farm of the Leader
operation will next be visited. Here
$4,000 layers are kept.
After lunch the group will visit
the Valley Acres Farm at Hallam
with 5000 layers using automatic
egg gatherers. At the Miller and
Spangler Farm at FELTON,, Pa, the
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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-23
Post Office At
ton Is
ID c d &c a t c d
Largest Crowd In His
tory Of Town Present
For The Ceremonies !;
Dignitaries Present.

Nearly three hundred Houston
ians and over one hundred out-of-
town, was master of ceremonies.
ceremonies dedicating the new
Post Office Building at Houston.
Robert H. Yerkes, Sr., managing
editor of the Milford Chronicle,
and a long time resident of the
town. was master ofg ceremonies.
The following program arrang-
ed by Postmaster Richard Yost
aand Mrs. Charles Marvel, clerk
was presented by Emcee Yerkes
who at the outset was introduced
by Postmaster Yost.
The invocation was given by
Rev. Ray Wainwright Kirwan, pas
tor of the Houston Methodist
Church.
Following a history of the post
Office in Houston. Mr.. Yerkes in
troduced the following guests =
Walter c. Snyder, field services
officer of the Philadelphia Postal
Region; Inspector W. l. Garlic. pos
tai inspector; Richard A. Yost,
postmaster of Houston Post Office (;
Franklin Morgan, mayor of Hous-
ton: Hon. Max Terry. representing
Governor Carvel; Senator Harry
K. Mayhem, Sr., Byron Phillips.
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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-23
Milford Lions
Night
Due June 10Th
Gala Affair Will Be Held
At The SeafOrd COun-
try Club; Social Hour
And Dinner Planned.

The 18th Annual Charter Night
of the Milford Lions Club will be
held Thursday evening, June 80,
at the Seaford Country Club in
Seaford. This annual dinner and
dance will mark the sixteenth an
nfiversary of the granting of a
charter to the Milford Lions Club.
After a social hour beginning at
500 p. m, dinner will be served
to Lions Club members, their
wives, and guests at 700 p. m.
Dancing will begin upon compile
ton of the dinner and will con-
tinue until midnight A popular
orchestra has been secured to in
sure dancing pleasure for all in
attendance.
Don Jester. chairman of the
Charter Night Committee, in an
nouncing plans for this occasion.
asked that all members of the
local service club notify him be-
fore Saturday, June "a, whether
they will attend or whether they
will not attend and requested that
reservations be made for invited
guests. The charge per couple for
the dinner and evenings enter
tainment is $3.50. Members not
attending will be assessed $3.50.
The celebration of Charter
Night supersedes theeregular meet
ing of June %, which has been
cancelled.
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-23
Dick Paciaroni VIII
Coach On Blue Team


Brandywine Highs Lou Ziccarelli
have been named assistant coaches
for the Blue team in the sixth an
nual Delaware All Star High School
Football Game.
The game, which benefits the
Delaware Foundation for Retarded
Children, will be played at Della
ware Stadium on Saturday af-
ternoon, August 90.
Ziccarelli. who is line coach at
Brandywine, and Paciaroni W er e
picked by John Modicz, also of
Brandywine, who is Blue head Goa
oh. For Paciaroni, this is the sec
ond straight year he has been an
assistant
Ziccarelli, 80, came to Delaware
in 1858, when he Joined the staff
at Claymont High. In the fall of
where he became line coach. He
was named basketball coach h i s
past winter.
A graduate OF Fairmont State in
West Virginia in 1851, he was at
Logan. w. Va, High before coming
to Delaware. He received his mas
tiers degree from West Virginia in
1854.
Brandywine, co-champion Of the
Blue Hen Conference, won eight of
nine games last fall. and the line
play was one of the strong parts
of the Bulldogs game.
Paciaroni. 2S. came to p. S. du
Pont after a year at Milford High.
The Dynamiters' coach was an all
around athlete at La Sale High in
Philadelphia, was an outstanding
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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-23

responsible for external relations
and activities, including the super
vision and direction of the extern
sion division, alumni and public
relations and such other activities
and functions as the president may
assign. He also will have surveil-
lance over the urban services pro-
gram being undertaken by the uni
versity with a five-year grant from
the Ford Foundation
Dr. Worrilow will continue to
serve as dean of the school of ag-
riculture and will supervise the
overall operation of the school in
his dual capacity as vice president
and dean.
Appointments of an associate
dean of the school of agriculture
and an associate director of agri-
cultural extension at the Univer-
sity of Delaware also were an
nounced by President Perkins.
Named associate dean of agri-
culture was DR.. Morris s. Cow
er. chairman and professor of an
imal and poultry science.
Promoted to associate director
of the Delaware Extension Ser
vice in Agriculture and Home Eco
nomics was DR.. Samuel NJ. Gwirn,
formerly assistant director.
The new appointees will assume
number of the administrative
CONTINUED ON page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-23
Racing Starts At
Ocean Downs July z

Harness racing, which returns to
Ocean City July when Ocean
Downs Raceway opens its 24-nite
meet has been steadily growing in
popularity throughout the country
since the end of World War H.
During 1860 us. pari-mutual
tracks were host to 1905, $50. fans
compared with 14,015.020 during
1859. These sulky enthusiasts bet
a whopping 1919, 1888 enriching
the treasures of the thirteen stalls
where harness tracks are located
by $55,7S1 ,653.S4.
Last year 7,124 new harness hor-
SEES were registered with the us.
Trotting Association. an increase of
1907 over 1859. The 1860 campaign
saw 1902 harness horses compet-
ing for $31,5S1, 922.54 in purses.
Ocean Downs, located off us.
CONTINUED on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-23
1861 Chicken
Festival Was
Tremendously
S ucce S S full
eliminating F eature
Last Saturday After
noon Was The Gigantic
Street Parade With
$4,000 Spectators.

With every flag in town flying
and 26 bands playing, the 14th An
nual Delmarva, Chicken Festival
came to a close in Seaford last
Saturday under fair and sunny
skies with what many longtime
observers termed the finest par
ade in Festival history.
In addition to the bands, no less
than SO marching units, including
~ floats. made up the colorful
procession that stretched 312
miles in full marching order. A
crowd estimated by police and
officials at more than $4,000 liter
ally packed the streets of this
southern Delaware city of 4.O40
persons to cheer the spectacle.
Trophies, awards and $1,000
in cash went to the following en-
tries judged best in the IL parade
classes:
Commercial Industry Floats
poultry and allied First,
Southern States; second, Barker
Poultry: third. Beacon Milling.
Other commercial interests: First,
Sussex Trust Company; second
Seaford Storage and Moving;
third, Bank of Delaware.
Best organization floats in the
agricultural class were: First,
Delaware Poultry Improvement
Association: second, Delaware
Farm Bureau. For homogeneous
tural. first. Sussex Trust Com
pany: second, Delmarva Beauty
Academy: third. Seaford Storage
and Moving.
Best All Club chapter was the
Dublin Hill All Club float from
Bridgeville; second was the
Bridgeville Live Wires All Club
float. Among the FLA chapters
the float of the Seaford chapter
took first.
Drum and Bugle Corps junior
winner was Diamond State Junior
Drum and Bugle Corps.
For senior bands. the Smyrna
Hose Company took first. In the
juniors. the Lord De La War;
High School Band was first; Gal
ena School. second; and. Laurel
School, third; Georgetown School
honorable mention
In the Fire Department class
Smyrna was first for best appear
ance, IS or more; FELTON, second
and Harrington, third. Longest
distance winner. 10 or more, saw
Lower Penns Fire Company No
l the winner Ladies Auxiliaries
FELTON,. first: Bridgeville. second
Millville, third. For the Ladies
Auxiliaries. longest distance. 10 oil
continued on page seventeen)
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CAP. Cadets VIII
Attend Encampment

A number of the Dover Cadet
Squadron members of Civil Air
Patrol, along with delegations from
other squadrons throughout h e
Delaware Wing, are looking for
ward to attending the Wing Sum-
mer Encampment, one of the high
lights of the CAP. year. The En-
campment, under the direction of
the Wing Commander, Col Louisa
S. Morse, will be held at Dover
Air Force Base July 18th through
the 23rd, Major Robert A. Shawn,
Dover Air Force Base-Civil Air
Patrol Project Officer. announced
today.
While attending the encampment,
Delaware Cadets will be receiving
the same type of training as cad
cts from all over the country. These
summer encampments are design
ed to provide cadets with an opp
ortunity TO gain general knowledge
of the operations of an Air Force
Base and TO learn about military
life by living on an Air Force
Base for an uninterrupted period
of time.
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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-23
Milford Lions
Club Plan S
To Hold Horse
Show Sept. 10
First Professional Show
In Milford Will Be
Held On Athletic Field
At The Local High
School.

The Milford Lions Club has COM
pleted plans to hold a profession
al horse show at the Milford High
School athletic field on Saturday,
September 10th The show will
feature % events, including Hunt
ers, Jumpers. Tennessee Walking
Horses. Ponies. Pleasure Horses,
and others. Entries are expected
from Delaware. Maryland. District
OF Columbia. Pennsylvania. and
other states of the Middle Allan
tic area.
This event will be the largest
single project ever attempted by
the Milford Lions Club. and ev-
cry member of the club has been
assigned specific duties. Volun-
tary support has been promised by
many other interested persons,
and fine entertainment of nature
not heretofore offered to the low
er Delaware area is assured
The show will be under the per-
sonal management of w. d. Schell
of Lewes, who has managed many
fine professional horse shows. and
is well known among exhibitors
and horsemen throughout the
east
j. Spencer Willis and Leroy l..
Rust are the Lions co-chairmen.
w. Price Webb will serve as ticket
chairman. other committees will
be announced at an early date.
Proceeds from the show will go
to the clubs Charity and Welfare
Fund, which includes sight con-
servations ard aid to the blind,
aid to the physically handicapped
and other needy persons, scholar
ships, wheel chairs and hospital
beds, and the clubs many other
services and civic activities in the
Milford area.
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-23
Highway Dept. Starts
Dirt Road Work Again

Following a lapse of considerably
more than a year, during which
no funds were available for the
work, the State Highway Depart
ment is resuming the improvement
of dirt roads.
This was revealed with the an
nouncement that the Department
would receive bids on June 28th
on three contracts involving the
improvement of existing dirt roads,
with two of the projects being in
Kent County and the other one in
Sussex County. They involve 1875
miles in Kent and 7.34 miles in
Sussex.
At-the same time William J. Mill
er. Jr., Director, and Ernest A.
Davidson. Chief Engineer, of h e
Department, indicated they plan to
proceed with dirt road improve
cou, fnlJeo s1n Day aiE
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-23
Registration
For Milford
Summer School
Is Underway
Glasses in All Required
Subjects Will Be Con-
Quoted At The Lake
view Avenue High
School Building.

Registration for summer school
is now underway at the Milford
High School office. Registration
will continue until 400 p. m, Fri
day, June %.
Subject offerings will be de-
pendent upon the enrolment. It
is anticipated that General Math,
Algebra l, Algebra III, General Sci
ence, Social Studies and English
will be offered on remedial ba-
sis.
To be eligible for the summer
sessions, pupil must have re-
ceiyed minimum grade of e. Par
ents are urged to call the high
school principal at Garden 2-8619
should there be any question con-
corning the ACCESSIBILITY of their
child attending the summer ses-
sions.
The tuition fee is SIS per sub
ject, and checks should be made
payable to Milford Special School
District.
The classes are 80 minutes in
length; the first session will run
from S:30-10:0O a. m. ard second
from 10:15-11:45 a. m.
At the final student assembly in
the Milford High School Gymnas-
ius on Thursday, June Is. the Ma
tional Junior Honor Society
awarded letters to the following
students who had made. the honor
roll for the entire year: Grade =
Mark Amrheim, Wayne Banning,
John Briggs, Nancy Corder, Fans
Feindt, Beverly Sue Denney, Mary
Domke, Jane Hollenbeck, Beyer-
~ Hopkins, Anne Landlord, San
dra McGee. Calvert Morgan, Flora
j. Stallings; grade S-Beverly
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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-23
SWIM CLASSES DUE
AT MEMORIAL PARK

American Red Cross
Swimming School, held here
each summer under the aus
pieces of Blue Hen Post No.
64S3. V. f. W., will be con-
Quoted at Memorial Park,
Haven Lake, from Monday
through Friday of next week
according to announcement
made this week by David S.
Hugg, A. r. G. area water
safety chairman.
As in previous years, iIf-
struction will be offered be-
ginners, intermediate and
swimmers. Milton Meyer, of
Dagsboro. an accredited A.
r. G. instructor, will again
be in charge of the local
school,"
Youngsters desiring to take
instruction should enroll at
Memorial Park between IL
noon and l p. IN. on Mon
day. The first class will get
underway at 1880 p. m, on
Monday.
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-23
Legion Auxiliary
Plans For Conclave

Mrs. Charles Bruner, Seaford,
Sussex County Vice President of
the American Legion Auxiliary,
Department of Delaware, who is
serving as chairman of the State
Convention of that organization,
which will be held in Laurel. this
coming Saturday and Sunday, an
nounced that the following pro-
gram will be given:
Registration of Delegates will
be held at S:45 a. m in the North
Laurel School where all sessions
of the Auxiliary will be held. The
convention will be called to order
at 10000 a. m. A Past Presidents
Farley luncheon will be held at
1890 p. m at the Dutch Inn. Res
continued on page nvel