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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-05-12

The Kiwanis Club is sponsoring
Cleanup, Fix-Up and Paint-Up
Week for the period May Is thru
May 20. You are invited to cooper
ate with your fellow-townsmen in
making our town so pretty, clean
and desirable that other people will
want to live here.
To this end we would suggest !;
1. Remove all collections of waste
materials from cellars, attics and
outbuildings that tend to be not
only health menace but a fire
hazard as well. 2. Clean yards and
vacant lots of all rubbish and un-
desirable weeds and underground.
3. Enhance and beautify your home
and business properties with need
ed repairs and fresh paint. 4. Plant
flowers, trees and shrubf5ery and
add more beauty to your home and
business places.
Additional rubbish collections
will be made during this period
Officially proclaimed by Mayor Har
yey Dickerson & town commission
ers.
A 15-yr old Sussex County mem
Der of the Future Farmers of A
merica urged city people to gel
better acquainted with the facts
concerning Americas so called
farm problem. The suggestion net
ted Kenneth Wilkerson of Green
wood. 500 first prize in the state
FLA. public speaking contest held
at the University of Delaware.
In his talk, THE American Farm
er Today. Wilkerson said ITO
days farmer is a businessman who
has earned a measure of public
disfavor for doing too good a job
Many people have the idea that
farmers are only interested in
producing food to sell to the gov
ernment Actually most people
don't have the facts that are neces-
sary to make fair appraisal of the
present agricultural situation, he
continued. Wilkerson pointed q
farmers widespread use of scien-
tific information and adoption OF
efficient new production techniques
in explaining recent bumper croI
yields.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-05-12
Senator BOggs Gets
An Unusual Honor

us. Senators Hugh Scott (R-Pa.)
and j. Caleb Boggs (R-Del) have
been named to the Honorary Com
mittee of the annual Philadelphia
Travel and Vacation Show, it has
been announced by John B. Kelly,
Jr.. Show president.
The Show will eature the larg-
est and most widely assorted ira
vel and vacation displays ever pre-
sented under one roof in the Great
er Delaware Valley area 1t will
be in Philadelphia's Convention
Hall from April 1928. 1868.
Senators Scott and Boggs are "a
mong the many international. ma
tional and local dignitaries on the
Shows Honorary Committee.
Now serving his third year as
Senator, Scott, a member OF the
Senate's Interstate and Foreig n
Commerce Committee, was previo-
usly Philadelphia Congressman
for is years.
Senators Boggs is a former Del
aware Cover and congressman. He
was eleced to the Senate last Nov
ember.
The Philadelphia Travel and Va
cation Show is being designed for
educational enjoyment 1t will fea-
ture exhibitors and performers
from the U. S. and many foreign
countries, reports Joseph II. Ball
the Shows secretary treasurer.
Show offices are located at 845
/ NJ Rroad Cfraaf phiIadaInbfo
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-05-12
Delaware Park To
Have Big Season

With a varied assortment oil
champions among the nominees,
Delaware Parks quarter-million
dollar Distaff Big Three races this
season promise to scale new height
for the female side of the thorough
bred horse family.
Most turf experts consider the
1861 filly and mare division one
of the finest in years. seldom
matched for such high quality and
quantity. Unless all signs fail, the
glamour gals courld steal a lot of
headlines from the "he-horses."
In the unparalleled Distaff Big
Three ($e0.000 Oaks, $4,000 New
Castle Stakes, and $4,000 Della
ware Handicap. worlds richest filly
and mare race), they'll have all the
gold and glory to themselves on
the final three Saturdays of the
Stanton tracks 54-day meeting
which swings into action on Mon
day, May %.
Pointing for Delaware's distaff,
jackpot are such unanimously vot-
ed 1860 champions as: Berlo, queen
of the sophomore and older fillies
and mares; Bowl of Flowers,
champion year old filly; Royal
Native, champion handicap filly or
mare, and Kathy Too, Ireland's
champion 2 year old filly and win
ner of her US. bow as 3 year
old.
Then there are Quill, defending
champion of the New Castle and
Delaware Cap: Rash Statement,
Delaware's 1860 Oaks champion;
My Dear Girl, champion 2 year old
filly of 1859. and another outstand-
ing Florida-bred racer, the rugged
Indian Maid.
Whether or not all of that "ele-
giant eight" come up in top form,
a wealth of other stakes stars have
their sights set on Stanton specials.
Just a few 3 year old goodies"
include Primonetta, Plum Cake,
Rose Bower. Little Tumbler, Shue-
tee. Black Darter and such, with
Teacation, Be Cautious. Make Sail,
Airmans Guide and Geechee Lou
among the powerful older contin-
gent
Trainer Pete Gacicial is loaded
with talent He reports Royal Ma
tive and Little Tumbler progress
ing well after long absences from
competition, and speaks highly of
Kathy Too, for whom owner Bill
Macdonald paid 100000 before
importing her last fall
Quill has spent many months at
trainer Lucien Laurin's Holly Hill,
SC, farm with Delaware her big
objective this summer, and also is
reported doing fine" She won the
1860 Delaware Cap by record
nine lengths in 1902 2-5 for the
classic Ia mile distance in sloppy
going. equalling Parlo's stakes
record set. in 1855. AS for Berlo
and Bowl of Flowers, also winner
"vacationers," they need only ap-
proximate their 1860 form to make
more important racing history this
year.
The Columbia River and its tri-
butaries drain 259.000 square miles
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-05-12
CHISELED CORRECTION

BALTIMORE (AP)-One of the
oldest chiseled errors in Baltimore
is preserved in a 146-year-old stone
tablet in the yard of the otter
bein Church of the United Breth-
rem in Christ.
In German, the stone records
June A, 1926, as the birth date
of Bishop Wilhelm 0tterbein, the
founder. Bishop Otterbein actually
was born June 3, 1926.
The date came from an ordina-
tion certificate unaccountably,
wrong. The error is corrected, in
English, on a newer stone memoir
ial installed in the yard in 1913.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-05-12

Classified Ads Get Results
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-05-12

The Columbia River and its tri
butaries drain $4,000 square miles
Milford chronicle., 1961-02-24

MEMORABLE DAYS

From time to time we comment on men,
orable events and dates, and this is valu-
able, for we learn of the future from the
past. The last days of February are no ex-
ception.
For example, the most brilliant battle in
the war between Mexico and the United
States was fought at Buena Vista, small
settlement on the San Juan River, on Feb
ruary 23rd, 1847.
The 24th of February is the birthday an
niversary of Chester William Nimitz. Nim-
itz was born February oath, 1885, in Fred
ericksburg, Texas.
On February 25th, many momentous
things happened. Christopher Wren died in
1928, the first revolver was patented, in
1886, and Congress passed the sixteenth
amendment to the Constitution on Febru-
airy 25th, 1913. This was the amendment
which paved the way for federal income tax,
and which costs you so heavily today.
Victor Hugo was born on the 26th in
1902, and William F. Cody, who became
known as Buffalo Bill was born in Scot
County, Iowa, on this day in 1916. The 9th
is the birthday of Henry Wadsworth Long
fellow, who was born in Portland, Maine, on
the 9th in 1907.
The 18th is the one of the least memoir
able days in the month. Although the first
railroad was chartered on that day, in 1927,
the day is best remembered for the explo-
sion on the warship princeton" on the
18th in 1874. President Tyler, his cabinet
and a large number of dignitaries we're
cruising on the warship. A large gun on
it, nicknamed the "Peacemaker" had been
fired several times on the trip and someone
asked that it be fired>again.
1t was fired once more and exploded,
killing the Secretary of State, the Secretary
of the Navy, and officer of the ship, an Am
erican diplomat and seventeen seamen, and
injured many others.
The captain of the warship, incidentally,
was exonerated of all blame.
Milford chronicle., 1961-02-24
Babson Discusses Most BasicIndustry : Fertilizer

ually extending westward toward
the Rocky Mountains.
1t has been found that this phos-
phate is essential not only to crops,
plants and livestock, but also to
men and women. A man weighing
150 pounds must have within him
1h pounds of phosphate in order
to keep in good health. A pregnant
woman is very dependent upon
phosphate in order to assure her
baby good bones and teeth. Such
a woman knows that otherwise the
unborn child is robbing the mothers
teeth, causing decay. In fact, chill
dren living near the phosphate
mines have no cavities in their
teeth. furthermore, the fluorine
which great cities are now adding
to their drinking water comes
from Florida phosphate.
Demand For Phosphate
Today phosphate is in demand
not only for fertilizer; but also as
additives for over 100 different
foods. Baking powder, prepared
flour, table salt, water softeners =
and even tooth paste and the head
of the common match. Industrially,
phosphate finds its way into many
diversified industries in the MAX
ing of aluminium. steel, and tex
tiles; as an additive for gasoline
and motor oils; also in the manu-
facture of Photographic film and
thousands of other products. | am
told that even Coca-Cola and Pep
si-Cola use It. Certainly we could
buy no orange juice until phos-
phate was fed to the trees.
Milford chronicle., 1961-02-24
Veterans Administration A
INFORMATION SERVICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

O. I am the widow of a World
War II veteran who died early
this year. but am ineligible for
death pension this year because in
surance proceeds puts my annual
income this year above $4,000, the
ceiling set by law in determining
eligibility for pension for a widow
with dependents. Is it true, as I've
been told. that my two small chill
dren may be eligible?
A Yes, they may be. II there is
no widow, or if the widow is in
eligible. minor children of the vet
eran are eligible, if the child's an
nual income does not exceed 81, 800,
not counting his own earnings. One
child will receive $35 a month;
each additional child adds SIS a
month. An unmarried child is eligi-
BILE until age Is. or until 81. if in
an approved school
O. My discharge from wartime
military service was under honor
able conditions. but later / served
another period of active duty and
received a dishonorable discharge.
Could | be admitted to a VA hos
pital?
A The second discharge would
not bar you from VA hospitalizat-
ion. Under the circumstances, you
still retain your eligibility for
medical benefits which you gained
through war service. But you can
not be buried in a National Gene
terry.
O. | am a peacetime veteran
Am / eligible to enter VA domici-
liary?
a. Yes, but you must be per-
manently disabled, have been dis
charged for a disability incurred
in line of duty or be receiving COM
pensation for a service-incurred or
service aggravated disability, have
no adequate means of support, be
incapacitated from earning a liv-
ing and meet certain other require
ments.
O. Does anybody know how
many veterans of our wars are still
alive in the United States today?
A AS of the end of 1860. there
were an estimated 22,475,000 vet
reans in the United States.
Milford chronicle., 1961-02-24
Gov. Carvel Sends
Greetings To Tacoma

Delawareans, who are members
of the Armed Forces stationed in
or near Tacoma, Washington, will
find awaiting them at the Tacoma
U.S.O. Club the latest information
on their "home state, together
with greetings from its chief ex-
ecutive, advises the Delaware State
Development Department.
Through arrangements made by
the state information agency with
the Tacoma U.S.0., material on
Delaware is now available at the
club as part of permanent dis
play known as the States Pro-
ject".
Prominently displayed as part of
the Delaware presentation is the
following message from Governor
Elbert N. Carvel:
TO ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL
FROM DELAWARE STATIONED
NEAR TACOMA:
''As Governor of the State of
Delaware | am delighted to send
greetings from Delaware to all
who are stationed in the Tacoma
area.
"The approach of another Mem
orial Day. marking an occasion
when grateful Americans pause to
pay tribute to the hallowed mem
ory of our heroic war dead, SER
yes also to remind us that Della
wares sons are still serving their
Nation in all parts of the world.
We. here. at home, are apprecia-
tive of the sacrifices that you and
other members of the Armed For
ces from the First State" are
making in order that our Nation
may remain strong and free.
MAY God bless you and hasten
the time of your return to state,
community. family and friends is
the wish of: Ebert N. Carvel, Gov.
According TO the Development
Department, Delaware information
has also recently been made avail
liable at the Armed Services I'M
CA. in San Diego, California.
Milford chronicle., 1961-02-24
Gov. Carvel Endorses
Red Cross Week

Governor Elbert N. Carvel this
raising campaign of the Delaware
Chapter, American Red Cross, and
urged all Delwareans to extend a
generous hand in support of the
great work of this worldwide "a
gency".
The chief executive, in a state
ment released from his Dover Office,
called attention to the background
of the Red Cross, pointing out that
this great organization for more
than rs years has helped to re-
store the battered lives of disaster
victims; safety-proof our nation
and our state through training in
first aid, water safety, and home
nursing; alleviate the personal and
family problems of servicemen,
veterans and their dependents; and
prepare young people TO become
the leaders OF tomorrow.
Full text of Governor Carvers
statement follows:
"The American Red Cross, oper-
ating under a charter granted by
the CO1EftSS OI TIE DIlleu OtdItSy
is dedicated to carrying out human
itarian ideals and the pioneer-day
practice of neighbor helping both
in our nation and in our state.
This great organization for
more than rs years has helped to
restore the battered lives of dis
aster victims; safety-proof our
nation and our state through train
ing in first aid, water safety, and
home nursing; alleviate the per-
sonal and family problems of SER
vicemen, veterans and their depen-
dents; and prepare young people,
through Junior Red Cross, to be-
come the responsible family, COM
munity, and national leaders of to-
morrow.
'The Red Cross, exemplifying
the true spirit of humanity in act
ion. is holding its annual fund
raising campaign in Delaware
March / to March 31st to finance
its state and national services and
urge all Delawareans to extend
a generous hand in support of the
great work of this worldwide a
gency"
Milford chronicle., 1961-02-24
Delaware Park News

A star-filled roster of 100 fillies
and mares is the final tally for
nominations to Delaware Parks
Distaff Big Three, the internation-
ally known quarter-million-dollar
series, according to an announce
ment from Allan LAWN, Racing
Secretary and Handicapper at the
home of the Oaks, the New Castle
and the Delaware Handicap. While
this total is three less than a year
ago, and eleven less than the all
time record, Mr.. LAWN confidently
expects that the figure will be a
1861 high for any filly and mare
race in the world. Annually since
the Inauguration of the Distaff
Big Three the entry has been the
highest of any track. The races
will be run July 18th, 22nd and
18th.
In all, Ga three-year-olds and 45
older horses have been named for
the three-ply series which has been
initiated but never equaled. Five
three-year-olds have won the Del
aware Handicap, richest race in
the world for fillies and mares,
the last one being Grecian Queen.
Her modern top drawer counter
parts such as Berlo. Royal Native,
Sister Antoine, Indian Maid, Rash
Statement, and Quill are among
the current entries; and so are
such younger stars as Bowl of
Flowers. Rose Bower, Primonetta,
Good Move, Little Tumbler, Plum
Cake, Victoria Regina, Flashing
Top and Fair Charger.
While the campaign during the
month of January is the high point
of the effort for nominations, there
is a further opportunity for horse
men to enter later on a regular
fees. During January alone the fee
for all three races combined is
S250.00, whereas the regular fee
for entry during the summer ag-
gregate $1.05000. Needless to say
horsemen respond to the bargain
opportunity as they have since the
invention" of the multiple entry
by Delaware Park.
Mr.. LAWNS campaign, which was
accomplished with crew of seven
who covered all the nations rae
ing centers, was highly praised by
General Manager Bryan Field, and
President Donald p. Ross. Field
said: at is tough shedding these
days to make a fine showing of
top rank. Since Delaware Park
established the multiple entry for
a series such as this. we have
been initiated by New York's
Triple Grown for Fillies. and by
numerous other combinations o +
filly juvenile events, Futurities.
and even by various series run
jointly by several tracks. Don't
think this doesn't make a differ
ence.
Milford chronicle., 1961-02-24
It's Too Low Overhead

TOKYO CAP)-"Watch your
head, please."
Ignore the warning if you want
But in Japanese style house
you'll wish you hadn't
Mathematically it's simple: CAD
Foreigners come in larger sizes
than Japanese (B) Japanese door
ways come no higher than necess-
airy for Japanese to pass through.
But all that is about to change
under the governments adoption
this year of the metric system for
measuring lumber, one of the last
remaining strongholds to resist
the encroachment of the decimal.
For centuries Japanese house
builders have measured by the
shaku. On shaku equals O.30303
meters or 1l.9303 inches. The unit
below is the sun. with 10 sun
making one Shaku. The unit above
is the ken. Six shaku equals one
ken.
Lumber if pre-cut TO these mea-
surements for Standardization, and
ken was considered an adequate
height for doorway. When trim
med and finished this reduces the
Japanese doorway to about 5 feet
g.
To complicate matters. there are
two shaku standards. with North
ern Japan using the short shaku
and Southern Japan the long
shaku.
Use of the metric system will
p ermit measurement standards
that will enlarge Japanese houses
by Is per cent. officials say.
In addition to reasons of efficie-
ncy, il is pointed out that Japan
ese themselves are taller race
today than they were when the
shaku standards were set.
However. popular resistance the
metric system has encountered in
other areas makes it likely its
acceptance for lumber will like
wise be slow.
Milford chronicle., 1961-02-24
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
BY Elaine townsend Dickerson

cies. No one could dream up the
perverse acts she performs week
ly.
I've told you about the lipstick
paint job she did to our guest
bathroom. After / survived that
one / found her a few days later
in my bedroom deOdorizing her
self from finger tips to arms pits
on both arms. Hayes is just horri-
fled that this delicate little baby,
this little doll Of his could dream
up such terrible deeds.
One of our fayorite dinners since
"courtin' days" is steamed shrimp
and potato chips-lots of both.
bought a giant bag of potato chips
at the commissary, brought it
home ard while I was outside
picking up the evening paper, Les
lie spied the bag and marched up
and down that bag 10 the music
of the crunch of those chips The
bag didn't break. but we surely
ate dime-siZe potato chips with
our shrimp that night.
1t was only yesterday that |
took our two older daughters to
some function in town and Hayes
was left alone with Les. When /
returned / could see that she had
done it again. This time she had
found a cold cream jar and COW
cred her bureau with it, She likes
that laminated finish,
If we survive and she survives
| think our old age will be a uto-
pia Some of her ideas by adult
hood, channeled in the right direc-
tion should make her a fortune
if only for originality alone She's
such an adroit little miss that
Lynne and Dawn right now are
contemplating charging their
friends five cents just to watch her
operate at this tender age. Too
bad you missed seeing her at
Thanksgiving. isHt it2
Until next week-if ! live that
long.
Elaine Townsend Dickerson
Milford chronicle., 1961-02-24
Delaware Food Market
Report

Many signs of spring are appear
ing at local markets this week.
Beautiful large strawberries are
arriving in greater quantity and
prices have dropped about 10 cents
on the pint. Mexico is sending in
the seasons first watermelon, as
well as nice quality cantaloupes.
Avacadoes from California are a.
bout as low in cost as we can ex-
pect to find them (outside of spec
ials) this year. Prices on this fruit
are expected to be a bit higher
than those of last year, since last
years crop was a much larger one.
The moderate to low cost fruits
this weekend are juice oranges, 39c
a dozen; grapefruit, pound bags
for 35c; bananas. 10 cents a pound;
and some apples. Lemons are a lot
cheaper than they have been, in
many stores you will find them as
low as 80 cents a dozen The quail
ty of this fruit is excellent, making
it very good buy.
There's a wonderful year-round
supply of fresh vegetables avail
able at our markets today, but dur
ing February you find certain vege-
tables better suited to meet winter
menus. Supplies of snapbeans are
running 22eo above last year,
quality looks good, while prices
are reasonable. Try snapbSaans,
buttered. with few chopped fresh
mushrooms and a sprinkling of
marjoram. Broccoli is still in good
supply, prices dropped this week as
much as cents on the bunch. This
vegetable is rich in nutrients, but
low in calories. Combine broccoli,
cooked chicken and a rich sauce to
make delectable casserole. Serve
cabbage in a new way with a
cream sauce made with a bouillon
cube. You will find lots of fine
cabbage at local markets for its
been a good cabbage year, there's
five times more cabbage in storage
than last year and the new crop is
one-fifth above average. There's
lots of lettuce, too, a crop 1870 a.
bove average. Serve it often as a
salad, but don't forget that lettuce
can be cooked as greens" too
Other good vegetable choices for
this weeks menus are tomatoes,
cucumbers, green peppers. radishes,
onions and celery.
Chickens, turkeys, chuck roast,
beef steaks. fresh pork, ham and
lamb offer a wide choice for Sun
day dinner. ALI are on special sale
at thrifty prices, making them a
good choice for the budget-minded
shopper.
(Due to constantly changing
market conditions, do not use the
above information after February
%, 1861
Milford chronicle., 1961-02-24
2S06 McAlister
Topeka, Kansas
February 19, 1861

Dear Friends:
Something new on our menu this
week has been frozen tacos. Don't
you get sick of the same old thing
day after day. ! think sometimes
if / look at another dinner of plain
old meat and potatoes l shall
scream.
This neighborhood of ours is far
from prosaic and what one house
wife can't dream up the other can.
My neighbor north of me from Ohio
taught me how to make cabbage
rolls, the neighbor south's spe-
cialty is lasagna. have no spe-
cialty and just follow the crowd.
These tacos are a cinch though
and easy and good. You can buy
"a small ones in box, or 6 large
ones for about fifty cents. For my
family il takes two boxes of the
large ones. The tacos already
have meat in them and all you do
is fry them Tin oil in your cleo
trio skillet for a few minutes.
When you remove them from the
oil they are folded over, then
ODen tie HdlCI tlaCOSy JuOh
enough to insert grated sharp
cheese, onions, lettuce and toma-
toes. Oh, they are so good and
they make a meal in themselves.
They're good for snacks when
guests come for the evening, too.
Must tell you about those cab
bage rolls, too. They're a meal in
one and aren't as complicated as /
anticipated. But / will do that an
other time.
You know my friends in Milford
accused me falsely when we were
home in November. They said |
spoke despairingly about one Les
lie Elaine Dickerson and that she
was a two-year-old doll and didn't
deserve all the bad reports that
her mother showered upon her so
profusely. Listeni / want you
know I'm no dreamer of fanta-