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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-09
45 Graduated From
Wesley College

Forty-six Wesley students last
Sunday received associate in arts
degrees and an additional three
received one-year secretarial GER
tificates at the 18th commence
ment.
Commencement awards went to
four Delaware residents, including
Martha L. Baynard, Dover, Edwin
L. Fisher. Jr., Milford, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin L. Fisher, Sr.,
who also won the bronze award
for proficiency in Spanish; Ann B.
Graves, Lewes. and Mary S. Muir
ray, Frankford.
Miss Bertha s. Adkins, head of
Foxcroft School, gave the address.
The graduates:
Suzanne Agnew, Eleanor G. At
kins. Charles w. Bennett, III, Bon
ME A. Brush, Dennis L. Cannon,
George f. Clark. Beverly X. Col
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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-09
6lst Annual
Commencement
Of Milford
High School
Largest Class In The
History OF The School
Will Receive Their Di-
plomas Next Tuesday
Evening, June Ii.

The 61st Annual Commencement
program OF Milford High School
will be held on Tuesday, June IL,
in the Milford Theater at $500 p.
m. DIR. Sherwood Gates will be
the principal speaker.
The program is as follows: Band
Concert, Milford High School
Band. Mr.. Paul Teare. director
Overture ErOica." "lndepentla
March," Sweet Georgia Brown" F"
Give My Regards to Broadway.
Swinging on Parade" "Viennese
Refrain" God and Country; The
Academic Procession 'Pomp and
Circumstance" Elgar; The Ma
tional Anthem. Francis Scott Key;
Invocation. Rev. James II. Lappen;
Salutatory Address, Sally Milbury;
Choral Selections, Senior High
Chorus, augmented by Junior High
Chorus. Mr.. William Il. Miller, di-
rector-"Bless the Lord, o My
Soul" Ippolitof-Ivanof. "The Halls
of Ivy" Russell-Knight, Battle
Hymn of the Republic" William
Stoffe.
Valedictory Address, Carol Jean
Strahle: Introduction of Speaker.
Mr.. Willard Hickman. Administra-
tive Assistant: Address to Gradn-
ates. DR.. Sherwood Gates; An
nouncement of Awards, Mr.. James
f. Atkinson. High School Princi-
pal: Presentation OF Glass of 1861.
Mr.. Chester T. Dickerson, Super
intendent of Milford School Dis
trict; Presentation OF Diplomas,
Mr.. Max r. Corder. President,
Board of Education. Milford Spe-
cial School District; Benediction,
Rev. James II. Lappen; Recession
al.
heontinued nm page tenl
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-09
1861 Wheat Market
Quota Penalty Set

The marketing quota penalty on
excess 1961-crop wheat will be
$1.0S per bushel, Jacob Zimmer-
man, Dover. chairman of the state
agricultural stabilization and con-
servation committee, announced
today. This is the same as the
penalty on excess" 1960-crop
wheat.
AS directed by law, the rate of
the marketing quota penalty is 45
percent of the parity price per
bushel of wheat as of May / of
the calendar year In which the
Continued ON page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-09
Sussex Firemen Are
Planning Field Day

Plans for the annual field day OF
the Sussex County Volunteer Fire
men have been released by Law
renee C. Sammons. publicity sec
retary of the county group.
1t will be held this Sunday at
Lewes, beginning at 1880 pm.
This years event will be called
'The Marion B. Sherwood Field
Day., to honor the memory of the
county president who died in office
during the year.
The parade will form at the Le-
ives High School. with the fire
police in the lead.
Following them will be CONVEX
tibles carrying firemen's officers,
officers and the fire pre-
vention queens of Cambridge and
Bridgeville, in evening gowns.
The Delmar Fire Dept. truck will
come next, draped in black, since
the late president was a resident
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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-09

HOcK or 0O Dr0llerS. Tne Z DiruS
weighed in at 37.75 pounds for an
average of 5.54 pounds per bird in
8 weeks of growth. He is a men,
ber of the Future Farmers of Am
erica chapter at Caesar Rodney.
A All member, Anderson Cow
ems of Woodside. received second
place and $40 from Mr.. Ralston
Pettyjohn. president of the Della
ware Poultry Improvement Asso-
citation. Gowens is a former win
ner of the state contest and has
placed among the top winners ev-
cry year that he has entered. Cow
ems birds averaged SIS pounds
each but he was ineligible for top
place because of his previous state
championship.
Other winners were: third place,
CONTINUED on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-09
Annual Chicken
Festival Opens
At SeafOrd
On June 18th
Complete Schedule OF
Events For Three Day
Fete Is Listed By The
Committee For 1861;
Beauty Pageant.

Thursday, June Is, the Delmar-
va Chicken Festival will open for
the fourteenth year at Seaford,
Delaware, when the worlds larg-
est fry pan will again be an en-
joyable feature for hungry spec
tators.
Seaford Central School, on du-
Pont Road, will be the nucleus for
most festival activities, as well as
various exhibits being shown in
many of the institutions buildings.
The schools athletic field will al
so be engaged for most outdoor
exhibits and contests.
The complete schedule of events
for this years Chicken Festival
follows:
Wednesday, June IA, S:45 p. m,
Seaford School Auditorium, first
night of Miss Delmarva Pageant
semi-finals, contest in gowns-se-
lection of Miss Popularity (audi-
ence).
Thursday, June Is, 900 a. m,
First Round, Junior Division, Ma
tional Chicken Cooking Contest;
1900 a. m, Second Round, Junior
Division, National Cooking Con-
test; Opening Field
House Exhibits; Food Concessions
Open-Large Frying Pan, Soft
Drinks, others; 1900 Noon, Del
marvellous Chicken Luncheon; 100
p. m, Third Round. Junior Divis-
ion, National Chicken Cooking
Contest; Art Exhibit, Open from
100 p. m. to 500 p. m; Outdoor
Boat Show; 200 p. m, Organ Con-
cert; $3.50 p. m, Parachute Jump;
400 p. m, Growing of Junior
Chicken Cooking Champ; 500 p.
M, Delmaryalous Chicken Dinner;
(continued on page nine1
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-09

htOT JOnH j. WilildUlst hepTestH-
tative Melvin Price and Gene Far
mer. Representative Price Is the
chairman OF the Congressional joint
subcommittee on atomic energy.
Farmer is foreign news editor of
Life Magazine.
Invitations have been extended
to other leaders in business, labor
and human relations to participate
in a series of dinner meetings on
Education and National Goals"
Complete details on the program
will be found in the fall edition of
the extension bulletin.
Miss Joan Warrington, president
of the DSNEA, said that the or
ganization considers the series of
programs an opportunity to ex-
ert leadership by permitting ma
CONTINUED on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-09

boys ever to be assembled in the
Delmarva area. The expected
number will surpasse the entire
population of Salisbury, Maryland,
and will be more than twice the
population of Dover.
The purpose of the exposition
is to present an action-filled cav
alcade of Scouting, Mr.. Doerger
explained. giving parents. friends.
and other peninsula citizens a
chance to become more familiar
with the values of the Scouting
program. Plans are being made
for more than $4,000 people to at
tend.
Highlight of the Friday-Satur-
day gathering will be two huge
arena shows. The first, on Satur-
day afternoon, will present an
Continued on page ninel
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-09

General in the u. S. Air Force.
where he served as Chief of Chap
plains.
The sumptuous turkey dinner
meeting will be highlighted by rec
ognition OF the various classes and
their anniversaries. The class of
1911 will present a special award
in honor of their 50th anniversar-
sary and will later have 1911
class reunion at the home of Mrs.
Blanche Pierce. on South Walnut
Street. The Alumni Association
will also present their award 10 a
1861 Milford High School gradu-
ate.
Following the dinner meeting ac-
tivities the scene will shift to the
school gym where the Alumni will
dance to the rhythm of the Star
lighters
Mrs. Mary Draper Allison, a
graduate of the Glass OF 1911, has
prepared a class memory, which
is reprinted below:
The Glass of 1911
Milford High School
Fifty years ago there graduated
from the Milford High School a
class known to indulgent Milford
ties as the Brilliant Eighth Grade.
To date we were the largest, 20,
had more boys, Z, more honor stu
dents and, in our own estimation
at least, were the smartest and
most original class ever gradu-
ated. Certainly we were the noig-
tcontinyed ou page severn
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-09
Big Beauty Contest
Due At Rehoboth

Somehow one always associates
bathing beauties with beaches-or
vice versa-yet Rehoboth Beach,
Delaware's largest and best known
seashore resort, has not been host
to a beauty pageant for many
years.
However, the Chamber of Com
merce and 'city fathers" of this
increasingly popular Atlantic
Coast community have taken steps
to 'rectify" this situation.
This weekend, for the first time
in nearly q decade, Rehoboth
Continued on page l0)
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-09
Harvey Thomas, OfMarydel
Wins Junior Boiler Contest

Caesar Rodney High School
DEL
of
n
with
of
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-09
Outstanding Speakers Hare
Been limited To University

OF outstanding speakers visit the
Delaware during
sponsorship
citation political
yersity
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-09
Del-Mar- Va Boy Scouts Plan
For Gigantic Exposition

Seventeen thousand Boy Scouts Cub Scouts
Peninsula
Wilmington
general
by Doeger as the largest gathering of
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-09
High School Alumni VIII
Hold Reunion On June 10
Guest Speaker VIII Be ReU. Charles 4. Carpenter
Pastor of Avenue Methodist Church; Class OF
1911 Is Planning For Big Reunion

Old Grads will shake hands with the Grads both meet the
o School Alumni Association
hoo
speaker
tore
, 1961-05-15
v. /. BANK

Twenty of the twenty-Seven EN-
ployees from the Head Office in
ST. Thomas attended the ceremon-
les held here In Christiansted &
Frederiksted. They were dined at
st. Croix-by-the-Sea and some
ended up Saturday. evening at
Baron's Castle, where Milo and
the Kings played.
Those from st. Thomas who at
tended were: Rufus Graham, Con
stance Graham, Euialie Sebastian,
Achille Bertrand, Juanito Walters,
Clely Berry, Godfrey Varlack,
Joan Richards, Digna F~eliciano,
Eduardo J.Corneiro, Dennis Leon
ard, Albert Comissiong, Doris Co
missiong and Arthur Bryan.
Also, June Gilpin, Sylvia Hung
er, Gilberto Rojas, Ernest Kean,
Janet Hendricks and Juliette Cor
metro.
Ted Lindabury, manager Of the
Chase Manhattan Bank and his
entire staff were present at the
ceremonies.
, 1961-05-15
YOUTH THROWN

4OO1H WIN 80.
of Estate Morning Star re-
ported to Police that while
reversing his Chevrolet car
No. 2512 to get onto the
main road he ran over Gre
carlo Rivera, who was ly-
ing drunk in the grass. It
was not until Rafael Rivera
shouted a warning to him
that he discovered Rivera
was being squeezed by the
rear wheel.
Garcia rushed him to the
Charles HARDWOOD Memoir
ial Hospital where he was
treated and detained for OBJ
servation.
, 1961-05-15
TWO CARS

TWO CARS ~.
struck a Tibet tree then
travelled another 19 feet be
fore coming to a stop.
In the pickup with Ayala
were Gil Belardo and STAN
ley Floyd.
Police gave Hoist a tick
ct for reckless driving and
driving while intoxicated.
Both vehicles were damag-
ed.
, 1961-05-15
N oTIcE
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERNS

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on April 22nd, 1861 the under
signed was appointed Administrator of the Estate of DAVID G.
MELVILLE, deceased.
Anyone having any claim against said deceased is requested to.
present same to the undersigned within six go months from the date
Of this notice. Similarly, all persons indebted to the deceased are.
requested to make payment to the undersigned within. that time.
Anyone claiming to be In heir of the deceased is requested to
notify the undersigned or file proof of hership with the Clerk Of the
District Court within the same time.
Dated:-April 22nd, 1861.
George H. I. Dudley. Administrator
26-A Company Stree,
.~ Chrstansted, ST Croix, VI
Dudley, Hoffman & MCGOWAN.
attorneys for Administrator.
Office & p. o. Address.
Charlotte Amalie, ST. Thomas, Y. l. 24l-8-l5
, 1961-05-15

OWN YOUR OWN HOME IN ST. CROIX
MAXIMUM HON BUILDING LOANS
UNDER FLA PLAN ARRANGED AT
1C Church Street, Christiansted

!. Your lot may qualify as down payment instead
of cash.
2. # no land owned, lots available in Christiansted
and Frederikssted areas, as much as 97% loans on
valuation of house and lot.
3. Low monthly payments because of 25-year loans
up to $22. 10000 maximum
4 Ten different types of houses to choose from includ-
ing low cost houses or your own plan.
s. Finest quality masonry construction 4 FILA
inspections.
g. Firm price is building contract speedy construction.
& No red tape, application quickly filled out for you.
8. House can be owner-occupied or rented.
8. Families living in the States may qualify.
10. 38th FILA house now under construction.
IL. Most experienced operation in FILA financing and
construction in the Virgin Islands.
Mornings or by appointment
ROBERT G. WALLACE. Licensed Contractor
FILA Construction Specialist in st. Croix since 1858
Telephone l85W Christiansted
, 1961-05-15

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
DIVISION OF SAINT cRoIX; CHRIST1ANsTED
DORIS LEE KARWICK.
BY: ALMERIC L. CHRISTIAN
Attorney-in-Fact
Plaintiff CIVIL NO. 1861
vs.
r. l. TOILETTE. ACTION FOR CANCELLATION
THE ALYNE FIELDS TRUST, and OF DEED
Plots Nos. 81 and IS of Belvedere,
ST. Croix, Virgin Islands
Defendants
l
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
TO: r. /. TOLLETT,
THE ALYNE FIELDS TRUST, and
Plots Nos. 81 and IS of Belvedere.
St Croix, Virgin Islands
, 1961-05-15

Mornings or by appointment
, 1961-05-15

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
DIVISION OF SAINT CROIx: CHRIsTIANsTED
In the Matter of the Estate of PROBATE No.. n 1858
ALMA PLAASKETT EBBESEN,
Deceased.
NOTICE OF HEARING OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Pursuant to an Order of the District Court of the Virgin Islands
dated May A. 1861, the undersigned hereby gives notice that she will
render her final account in the above entitled estate on June 18th,
1861 at 1000 o'clock in the forenoon of the said day at the Office of
the Clerk of the District Court in Christiansted. Any person having
objections thereto should then and there appear and show cause why
said accounting should not be approved.
Dated: May s, 1861
DAPHNE MESSER
8-15-2329 Executrix +.
, 1961-05-15
GREETINGS:

Within the time limited by law Oune 26, 1861 YOU are hereby
required to appear before this Court and answer a complaint filed
against you in this action. and in case of your failure to appear or
answer, judgment by default will be taken against you as demanded
in the complaint for Cancellation of Deed.
Witness my hand and seal Of the Court this 25th day Of April,
1861.
Almeric L. Christian GEORGE A. MENA
Attorney for Plaintiff Clerk Of the Court
Christiansted, Virgin Islands
w. E. Neser
8~l523-29 Deputy
, 1961-05-15

Dudley, Hoffman & McG oWan.
attorneys for Administrator.
Office & p. o. Address.
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, J
Evening star., 1961-04-07
PLATFORM ROCKER

Quality pIotforn rocker ot q budget
price Upholstered in ottroctve tweed
chronspun fobric combined with long
wearing Plastic on bose, arms and head
rest for years of eorefree service Choose
from three attractive combinations of
black and groy, brown and tan, or green
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-29
Telephone Go.
Names Head
For Operation
Appointment Of John ID.
Moore Is Confirmed By
VIM. S. Cashel, Jr.,
Operations Manager.

John d. Moore has been ap-
pointed manager of the Diamond
State Telephone COmpany's COM
mercial operations in the Dover
area, it was announced this week
by William S. Cashel, Jr., the
company's operations manager.
A native of New Bedford, Mas
sachusetts, Moore received an A.
B. degree at Bates College and a
B. S. degree from the University
of Rhode Island He served as a
sergeant with the Army in Korea
before starting with the telephone
industry as plant department
.rainee in Philadelphia in 1858.
He later served as an engineer
in Ardmore, an installation fore
man in Upper Darby, a staff as
;istant in Philadelphia, and an act
ing manager in PottstOwn, Penn
sylvania. Moore had served as
public office manager in ArdmOre,
Pa, since last July.
Moore, who is presently resi-
lent of West Chester, is married
20 the former Mary Ueedham of
Cambridge, Massachusetts,. They
have one son, John, 3, and one
laughter Jennifer, one.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-29
Ch is t m a S
Party Held
At Hospital
Length Of Service
Awards Presented To
Fourteen Employees
And Staff Members.

The annual Christmas Party for
the employees of the Milford Me-
mortal Hospital was held in the
Nurses Home on Tuesday even
ing, December 10Th, starting at
500 o'clock. After extending
greetings and best wishes, Mr.
William V. Sipple, Jr., President
of the board of Directors of the
Hospital, made presentation of
length of service awards. Those
eligible were: Five years, B. Sapp,
r. Benton, S. Breasure, E. Min
ner, ]. Jivines, J White, F. Will
cults, y. Smith; ten years, Jan
cite Hobbs, DeIema Donovan; fif-
teen years, NJ Houston, E. Cor
ney, R. Davis; twenty-five years,
Miss Emma Swain
Mrs. Alice L. Stevenson, retired
director of nurses, presented Miss
Emma Swain with a watch COM
memOrating her twenty-five years
of service in the Milford Memoir
ial Hospital. Awards in the deco
rating contest were presented by
the administrator as follows: First
place. $500, to the X-ray depart
ment; second place, $1,000, to the
nursery, and third place, $500 to
continued on page four)
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-29
Banker Pondering
A Nuclear Attack

What would happen to savings,
financial records and other bank
operations if Delaware should be a
target for nucleur attack?
The states bankers are ponder
ing that question and are taking
steps to make sure that Delaware
banks would still be able to
operate after such an emergency
and provide the financial assis-
tance necessary for the area to re-
turn to normal.
Garland F. Potts, Delaware
Trust Company president of the
Delaware Bankers Association, has
appointed a seven-member Emer-
gency Operations Committee to ex-
plOre the matter.
j. Arthur Larson, Delaware
Trust Company, and NJ. Robert
FELTON,, Bank of Delaware, are CO.
chairmen of the committee. Other
members are T. Crawley Davis,
Jr., Bank of Delaware; Fra n k
Norris, Farmers Bank of the State
of Delaware; and William S. JEFF
fersOn, Sussex Trust c ompany;
Clifton West, Wilmington Trust
Company, and j. Clifton Hastings,
Baltimore Trust Company.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-29
New Vice Presidents
Named By Bank

George P. Edmonds, Chairman
of the Board, announced three
promotions to the Office of vice
president. They are H. Franklin
Baker and Charles E. Bichy, pro-
NOTED from assistant vice presi-
dent in the loan section of the
banking department, and Henry
Vander Goes, promoted from as
sistant vice president to vice
president in the trust department.
Mr.. Baker started his banking
career with the Industrial Trust
Company in 1884 and came to
Wilmington Trust at the time of
the merger in 1855. A graduate
of Goldey College and the Ameri-
can Institute of Banking, he is a
director of the Florence Critten-
ton Home of Delaware. He is mar
ried, has two children, and lives
in Rockland.
Mr.. Bichy is a graduate of the
Wharton School of Finance, Dni-
versity of Pennsylvania, and the
University of Maryland's Law
School. He joined Wilmington
Trust in 1857, coming from the
Continued on page four)
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-29
Lights To Be Judged
Friday Evening

The City of Milford and the Mil
ford Chamber of Commerce, CO.
sponsors of a home lighting con-
test III the City Of Milford, an
nounces that judging will take
place this evening (Friday), De
cember %. All folks interested in
being judged, be sure to leave
their decorations turned on be-
tween The Lours of 700 and 1000
p. III.
The prizes are as follows: First
prize, $1,000: second prize. $500;
four ward prizes of $1,000 each,
and seven consolation prizes OF
$500 each. The decision of the
judges will be final.
The Judging will be done by i'm
partial judges, who are neither
members of the City Council OF
the Chamber OF Commerce.
Judging Friday, December
% Gonight) Judging time-be-
tween the hours of and 10 p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-29
Girl Scouts Will
Attend 62' Roundup

Sixteen Seniors from Peninsula
Girl Scout Council, Inc. were re-
Gently selected to attend the third
National Senior Girl Scout Round
up in 1862 The Roundup will be
held on the shores of Lake Cham
plain in Button Bay State Park,
Vermont from July Is 81.
The sixteen girls who will COM
prise two Patrols, were selected
out of forty-five Senior girls who
applied for this event and have
been participating in m n h Y
training weekends since last Sept.
They are: Jane McFarlane, Carol
Toop and Linda Skalski, all of
Troop No. 141, Dover, Delaware;
Patricia Milliren and Barbara Dun
ham, both of Troop No. 66, Seaford,
Delaware; Judi Thompson, Troop
No. S5. Cambridge, Md Name y
CONTINUED on page four)
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-29
Christmas Cantata
At Baptist Church

A well received Christmas Can
tata, 20 Little Town of Bethle-
hem, was presented at the First
Baptist Church, here, Sunday eve
ming, under the direction of Mrs.
Marion R. Harris
Participating were the follow
ing: Sopranos Jackie Jones, Ros-
allie Millman, Nell Montgomery,
Wanda Petit; tenors- Thomas G.
Harris, David Hawkins, Donald
McClung, Charles Thomas; altos
Beverly Ball, Thelma Kiesel,
Arlene Martin, Sue McClung; bas-
sOs-David Hugg. Sr., James
Jones, Dana McClung, Frank Nc
Chung.
The program follows: Choir
Professional, 80 Come, All Ye
Faithful, Cantata Choir; A
Christmas Cantata, 20 Little Town
of Bethlehem, by Elsie Duncan
Yale and Lawrence Heating; 20
Continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-29
Democrats Plan
For State Leader

A meeting of the Democratic
State Policy Committee will be
held possibly next week
to select the party's first execu-
tive director.
The idea of employing a staff
man to coordinate party activities
and aid with public relations has
been in the talking stage for
months; now party leaders are
getting ready to carry it out.
They have taken ar option on
office space on the third floor of
907 Shipley Street, Wilmington,
and are about ready to select an
appointee-pr provided he is willing
to undertake fund raising as his
first task. The party headquarters,
with staff. is expected to cost
about $4,000 a year.
Francis X Splane, who served
as administrative assistant to for
mer Mayor Eugene Lammot, was
reported to be the likely selec-
ton for the post He has been
doing public relations work and
radio announcing.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-29
Greenwood Man
Wins Promotion

The promotion of Captain Nor
man H. Cannon of Greenwood to
major in the Delaware Army Ma
tional Guard was announced to-
day.
He will continue to serve as ad-
jutant of the 160th Artillery Group
fAir Defense), Milford, according
10 Major General Joseph j. Scan
ltell, adiutant general of Delaware,
who announced the promotion.
A tWenty-year veteran OF mill
tary service, Major Cannon enter
ed the Army in 1941 and was re-
leased from active duty in 1945
as a battalion sergeant major, af-
ter successive promotions in var
ious administrative specialties.
lie Joined the Dover National
Guard unit as a private in 1916
as soon as it was reorganized at
ter World War II, and the fol-
lowing year transferred to George
town when that unit was re-es-
tablishLd. Later the same year he
Continued on page seven)