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Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
Pete Wren, Of
|. e. BurtOn's S
Is Honored
Milford Truck Salesman
Has Been Awarded
Highest nor Of
Motor Sales Division.

Mr.. Pete" Wren of T. G. Bur-
ton ard Company. Inc, has been
awarded the highest hoHor OF the
Chevrolet Motor Sales Division
AT meeting in Baltimore on April
18th, ii was announced that Mr..
Wren is the Regional Truck Pres
ident of the 1860 Legion of Lead
ers Honor Organization He has
also received a personal letter
from Mr.. X E. Staley of Chevro-
let Motors Division. congratulating
him on this outstanding achieve
ment.
Each year the Chevrolet Motors
Division of Chevrolet totals the
sales OF every Chevrolet salesman
in the country The salesman who
has the distinction of selling 225
units of either Chevrolet cars or
trucks is honored by being made
a member of the Legion of Lead
ers Honor Organization. The sales
men who have sold 100 or more
units become members of the 100
Car Club.
Statesmen strive to become mem
bers of these honorary clubs as il
proves their efficiency as statesmen
and is a high mark of achieve
ment.
The United States is divided into
six regions and the man with the
highest number of sales becomes
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Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
VIEW VIII Install
Next Tuesday Night

Next Tuesday evening, at the "
F.W. Post Home, here, the curtain
will be dropped on highly succ-
essful "old year" and almost i'm
mediately raised on bright prom
ising new year.. Present and par
ticipating in program centered
around the installation of officers
of Blue Hen Post No 64S3 and
Ladies Auxiliary will be Edward w.
Clarke, of Dover, state commander
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
and Mrs. Nettie Ziegler, of Bridge
veille. department president of the
Ladies Auxiliary to the V.FW., and
members of their staffs.
Highlighting Tuesday evenings
program will be the installation
by State Commander Clarke of re-
Gently elected post officers headed
by John NJ Short. Commander-elect
Short, a veteran of World War II
overseas service, served Blue Hen
Post as senior vice commander and
membership chairman during the
past year Assisting Commander
Clarke will be James G.. Holland.
who, as post commander, has lead
the local post through one of it's
most successful years.
Recently elected officers of the
Blue Hen Auxiliary will be INSTALL
ed following the installation of post
officers. Mrs. Priscilla Lank. past
president of the Department of Del
aware, will install new officer
group headed by President-elect
Hilda Cannon.
Continued IN page nve1
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
Elliott Sworn In AS
Common Pleas Judge

Lawrence c. Elliott took the oath
OF office as judge of Sussex County
Court of Common Pleas last Thurs
day morning.
Judge James b. Carey, county
resident judge for Superior Court,
officiated
Mr. Elliott succeeds former Jud-
ge Isaac ID. Short. III, now state
vice chancellor.
The ceremony was held in the
Superior Courtroom with members
of the county bar and friends and
relatives of Mr. Elliott in atten-
dance. Present was his wife and his
father, Herman Elliott. Bridgeville.
The new Judge was born and
reared on a farm near Bridgeville
& was graduated from the Bridge
willie High School in 1925: from the
University of Delaware in 1929 and
from Yale Law School in 1882.
He was admitted to the Della
ware bar in 1884 and has practiced
law in Georgetown since that time.
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Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
Delaware Trust
Company Have
Reported Fine
1860 Growth
President William du-
P0nt, Jr., Reports That
Gross Income La S t
Year Rose To An All
Time Company High.

All-time' records in growth and
income were established by Della
ware Trust Company in 1860, ac-
cording to the annual report pre-
sented at the banks annual stock
holders meeting this week.
New highs were recorded in gross
income, net earnings, capital
funds, deposits and resources.
William dupont, Jr., president
and chairman of the board, an
nounced that gross income rose to
new level of $4.3 million, an in
crease of $193.93S or At per cent
over 1859. The gain was attribut-
ed largely to an increase in reve-
nue. from loans.
The banks statement revealed a
sharp increase in interest paid to
depositors. After Delaware Trust
Company raised interest rates on
savings accounts to three per cent,
savings deposits vaulted from $12.7
million to S17.1 million at the
close of last year, an increase of
35 per cent in the twelve-month
period.
Net income after taxes amount
ed to sS54.37S. equivalent to s21.36
share against $21.44 in 1859.
Combined capital, surplus and un-
divided profits increased $541,519
TO total of $5.777,274 or s144.43
a share compared with book val
ue of s130S9 a share at the end
of 1859.
The $500 annual dividend rate
was continued in 1860 by the pay
ment of four quarterly dividends
of 75c a share.
The comparative statement OF
the bank reveals total resources
of $50. 93.299 at the end of 1860
the largest amount of any report
ing date in the banks history.
fcontinued on page seven,
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
Important Changes
In Social Security

A recent change in the social
security law now makes it more
important that people who hire
baby sitters, maids. cleaning wo-
men or other household help report
the earnings of these workers if
they are paid $50 in cash wages in
any calendar quarter. stated Ed
ward F. Sullivan. manager of the
Dover. Del, district office.
The new law reduces by about
one third the length of time a
person must work in order to re-
ceive social security benefits when
they retire, Mr. Sullivan added.
Most houshold workers do not
have regular fulltime employment,
or they work only during part of
the year. Often we find that they
do not have enough social security
credit to qualify for social security
benefits at retirement age. Failure
to get credit for one or two quar-
ters can mean the loss of hundreds
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Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
All Delegates
N a m c d f or
Natl Session
The 1861 National Al
Conference Is Sched-
uled To Be Held In
Washington, ID. C.

Four Delaware 4-H'ers have
gained the highest honors attain
able for a All Club member-they
have been selected to attend the
1861 National All Conference in
Washington, D, c.. April 22-2s.
approximately 200 Alters will
attend the conference in the Ma
tional 4-H Club Center in Chevy
Chase. Md. The conference will
emphasize the development of
worthy citizenship. constructive
rural leadership. and improved
program planning to develop the
conference theme of Citizenship
inf Four Dimensions"
The Delaware representatives
were chosen for their leadership
abilities, and participation in All
activities.
New Castle County will be rep
resented by Philip NJ. Patterson
and Susan Kirk. both of Newark.
Phil Patterson. GIT Harmony
Road, Newark, has been an active
4-H Club member for the past
eight years. two of which he serv-
ed as a junior leader. Phil has
completed projects in cooking.
dairy. oultry. electricity, safety,
gardening. swine, sheep. and en-
tomology. For the past three
years, he has been the county lead
er in each of these areas. A sem
ior at Newark High. Phil is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Pat
terson
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Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
Hospital Fair
Project Will
Be Operating
Room Needs
Decision Was Made At
Meeting OF Auxiliary
Last Week; Fair Is
Scheduled For Satur-
day, May 10th.

At the April 11th meeting of the
Women's Auxiliary of the Milford
Memorial Hospital, a motion was
made, seconded and carried to
make the project for the Fourth
Annual Hospital Fair on May 10th,
operating room equipment
In the past. the proceeds from
the Fair have provided Hi-Low
Beds and new Stainless Steel Kit
chen Stoves. Now the urgent need
is for equipment in the operating
room. This type of equipment is
very expensive and such an en-
deavor could only be accomplished
through funds raised by the Hos
pital Fair
The Auxiliary believes that the
fair project should be one that
most greatly benefits the commun-
ity. The selection of operating
room equipment from the list sub
mitted by Mr. Gerald Lorenz, Hos
pital Administrator, will benefit
all as well as fill a great need at
the hospital.
One of the new booths this year
will be set up for a Parcel Post
Sale If you would like to par
ticipate, clip the following poem
from the paper and mail it to a
friend or relative out of town. The
more packages. the more fund
and it is fascinating to see where
they come from.
(continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
Junior Play Set
For May , and 4

"The Barretts of Wimpole
Street" the most beautiful love
story in literature. is the story
of the poetess Elizabeth Barrett
and her love, poet Robert Brown
ing. Elizabeth donna Elliott, has
been an invalid for many years in
the house of her birth where she
lives with her numerous brothers
and sisters and their father. The
aristocratic and domineering fa-
ther bob Burris) is determined
to prevent his childrens interest
in the world outside his home and
soons finds Browning (Don Curry)
a threat to his domination.
Other parts are delightfully."- ard
entertainingly played by Fran
Dickerson. Nancy Clendaniel. Lin
da Grier. Brice Corder, Bill DELL
niger, Larry Reed. Bill Stayton,
Steve Cunning. Charles Loper.
Benny Bridgers. Eddie Webb, Joe
Lewis. Norma Hopkins, and Mike
Phillips.
tcontinued on page fvel
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
c. T.. Jester
Succumbs In
Hospital Here
Veteran Odd Fellow And
Granger Was A Form
er Representative; Flu
neral Tomorrow.

Clarence +. Jester. n, a past
grand master of Odd Fellows in
Delaware. died Monday. April II,
in the Milford Memorial Hospital
after short illness.
MIR. Jester was also a past grand
master of the Delaware State
Grange and served in the Della
ware House of Representatives in
1918 and 1919
A retired farmer. Mr.. Jester
moved from Milford Neck to Mil
ford in 1853.
He is survived by his widow.
Mrs. Nettie Favinger Jester: by
one son. l. Donald Jester, Milford |:
by three brothers. Isaac Jester,
Jr., and John G. Jester. Milford,
and Frank A. Jester. Harrington;
and by one sister. Mrs. John Nils.
Milford.
Saturday at l p. IN. at the Berry
Funeral Home with the Rev
Charles |. Carpenter. Avenue
Methodist Church. officiating. Bur
ial win be in Odd Fellows Gene
terry. Milford.
Friends may call at the funeral
home Friday evening.
Mr.. Jester was a past president
of the Friendship Bible Glass OF
Avenue Methodist Church, and a
member of Kirkwood Encampmeni
No. 6, Milford. and Margaret G.
Pyle Rebekah Lodge. Milford.
In addition to being past grand
master of the Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows of Delaware, Mr. Jester
was a past president of the Past
Grand Officers Association. He
was a member of Milford Grange
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
Odd Fellows Sponsor
Important Film

Sergeant Robert S. Regan to
speak on "Communistic Propagan-
da and Its Effect Upon Youth" and
TO show the film. Operation AbO-
lition" before the members of the
Crystal Fount Lodge No. 10. l. o.
o. f. at Milford, Delaware, on
April "a. 1861, at 500 D. m, on
the second floor of the Odd Fell
lows Building.
Sergeant Regan has been a men,
Der OF the State Police for fifteen
years and was educated in the
public schools of Wilmington. He
is also a graduate of the Crime
and Delinquency Institute at St
Lawrence University, Canton, N.
Y.
All Odd Fellows. their wives and
friends. and the general public are
cordially invited.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
Collins & Ryan
OF MillSbOrO
Will Observe
AnnlV VerSary
Famous Down st tie
Firm VIII Begin Gil
gantic Birthday Sale
Monday, April "a To
Continue One Week.

Collins and Ryan of Millsboro
is celebrating its 50th year in bus
mess with a gigantic sale which
starts Monday, April "a, and Will
continue for one week
In the year 1911, Z. B. Collins
and Z. c. Ryan opened up a gen-
eral store in Millsboro. Delaware,
under the name of Collins and
Ryan. A few years later, as the
company prospered, furniture and
farming implements were added.
Located in the heart of the straw
berry and tomato industry, the
Company also became a broker
for Strawberries and in addition
purchased toamto factory, where
tomatoes were canned and distri-
buted to large chain companies.
In 1925. the company built and
moved into a new three story
brick store located in the heart
of Millsboro. The new store pro-
vided more space for the expan-
sion of the furniture business.
In the next 10 years. two major
developments took place Appli-
ances were added to the business
in 1925 and in 1885, the company
was appointed a gas dealer by a
major Propane Gas distributor to
serve customers gas in 100-lb cyl
inders.
From 1888 until World War III
the company was considered the
largest appliance retailer on the
Eastern Shore. During the war
years many appliance manufac-
turers were forced out of business,
but il was during these years the
company made its plans to build
its own bottling plant for gas.
In 1916. following the war. the
company built the shores largest
battle gas plant. equipped to fill
Is 100-fb tanks at a time with au-
tomato cut-offs or each bother.
The storage room accommodated
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Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
St. Johns Plans To
Sponsor Fashion Show

Plans have been completed and
programming Is in its final stages
for Fashion Show which will be
presented in May. sponsored by
st. Johns r. G. Church of Milford.
Fashions will originate at Coo
persmith's, and mens fashions
from Derrickson's. The ladies
group of St Johns headed by Mrs.
David Burton. president of the So
dality. working with her various
committees, headed by Mrs. Jay
Young, chairman, anticipate a
great response as indicated by the
enthusiasm with which this an
nouncement was received
Tickets of admission will be
available at Coopersmith's and
Derrickson's, as well as from the
members of the committee.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
State Hepatitis
Rate Leads 1860

Infectious hepatitis is "qui e
rampant" on the East Coast and
I'm Delaware is running ahead of
last year, the State Board of Health
was told recently.
DR.. Floyd l. Hudson, executive
secretary told members of the state
board Delaware recorded S5 cases
from Jan. / to April 1.
The two locations where the dis
ease is most common. he said, are
Brandywine Hundred, In New Cas-
tie County. and Baltimore Hundred
In lower Sussex County.
Continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
Grants S Store
Here Giving
Green Stamps
Plan Went Into Effect
On Wednesday Of This
Week, According To E..
G. McGhee, Manager.

w. It. Grant Company stores be-
gan distribution of S. & H. Green
Stamps on Wednesday, April 19, it
was announced by Eugene G.. Nc
Ghee. manager of the Milford
store
In his statement Mr.. McGhee
said: We are happy to announce
this additional benefit for Grant
customers. We chose the S. a. HI.
Green Stamp plan because it is
the oldest and the only national
stamp plan in effect in this coun-
try today. Distributed by The
Sperry ard Hutchinson Company
since 1896. these are the most val
liable stamps our customers can
save. Throughout its 65 years of
experience, S. & II. has an out
standing record of providing high
est quality merchandise and SER
vice"
William S. Beinecke, president
of The Sperry and Hutchinson
Company, said that he was proud
to welcome the W. T. Grant Com
pany stores to the roster of $4,000
business establishments using the
S. & II. Green Stamp service. He
noted that S. e. II. operates 700 re-
demption centers to serve the
27,000,000 women who save Green
Stamps, approximately 509o of all
families in the nation.
The S. & H. redemption center
serving this area is located at
Dover. Delaware. Edgehill Shop
ping Center.
Among the stores now giving S.
& H. Green Stamps locally is
Acme. S. E. Front Street, Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
Support
Prices In Kent

Kent county soybean growers
who expect to receive price sup
ports on soybeans this year must
maintain the same acreage of con-
serving crops and idle land that
they had during 1959-60.
County Agricultural Agent Geo
Vapaa points out that this require
ment is designed TO insure that
soybean growers put any addition
al soybean production on acreage
that has been used for crops in
abundant supply such as wheat
cotton, corn grain sorghum and
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
Janecees To Present
A Special Guest

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Mil
ford Junior Chamber of Commerce,
better known as the Janecees, will
be honored at their meeting with a
special guest from the American
Field Service, Exchange Student
Uta Gabriel She will talk to the
members about her country, Aus
tria, and her experiences in the
United States. Miss Gabriel will
be at the home of Mrs. Martin
Kessler on Tuesday, April 20, at
$50 p. m.
Last month, Foreign Exchange
Student Raul Ferrari of Argentia.
spoke to the Janecees at the home
fcnntinued on page ffvel
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
Lincoln PTA Unit
Honored At Conclave

On Friday evening the Delaware
Congress of parents and teachers
meeting in annual convention at
the P. S. Dupont High School in
Wilmington, awarded the Lincoln
Unit it's top award for having the
creates percentage of membership
of any unit in it's class during
the 1960-61 year. This is the fifth
consecutive year that Lincoln has
received this award and truly re-
fleets the interest OF the Parents
and Teachers of the area in their
school.
The awards were made by the
state membership chairman, G. Ed
mund Mag, of Wilmington and
was accepted on behalf of the Lin
coin unit by Gordon MacLean, reg
continued on page eight)
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
Jan Electronics In
Georgetown Building

The Layton and Layton building
at Railroad Ave, and Depot St..
once the focal point for the grocery
industry ever a wide area on the
Delmarva Peninsula but idle for
several years, is bustling again as
Jan Electronics of Lewes and Re-
hoboth prepares the premises for
occupancy in the near future.
Painting and renovating are be-
ing carried out to accommodate the
factory work of the company which
specializes in electronic cables.
c. w. Welch. local manager, said
Continued on page ninel
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21

ness to come visit neighbor
means that our program will be
an outstanding one
This years Highway Day is CO.
sponsored by the Associated Gen.
eral Contractors of Delaware, Inc,
and the Delaware Safety Council.
Each organization is actively en-
gagged in the promotion of better
and safer highways for the state
and nation according to Mr.. JUL
ian.
Heading an honorary committee
for the observance are Governor
Ebert N. Carvel; Mayor John II.
Babiarz, Wilmington; William s.
Rupert, president, Associated Cen
eral Contractors; j H. Tyler Me-
Connell. president of the Delaware
Safety Council.
Continued on page ninel
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21

'MOLnerSs COmfnlIIee IOr delaware,
Mrs. Aydelotte succeeds Mrs. Bes-
sic Ellegood Mayer, of Dover, who
was the 1860 Delaware Mother of
the Year.
This honor automatically places
Mrs. Aydelotte in the running for
the title OF American Mother of
the Year. In early May, after be-
ing feted locally. she. along with
Mothers of the Year from each of
the other 40 states. the District of
Columbia and Puerto Rico, will be
a guest of honor at the Annual
Mothers Conference in New York
during which the identity of the
American Mother for 1861 will be
made known.
Mrs. Aydeiotte was initially
nominated for 1861 state honors
by Mrs. Faye b. Hudson, vice pres
ident of the New Century Club of
Delmar. of which Mrs Aydelotte is
the president. The nomination
was then enthusiastically endors-
ed by the Reverend ]. w. Town
send. for many years her pastor
Hugh A. Kelly, supervising prin-
cipal of Delmar' Public Schools
and others active in the civic life
of Delmar. Each cited the many
accomplishments which they be-
lieved qualified Mrs. Aydelotte for
selection as Delaware Mother OF
the Year.
The new Delaware Mother of the
Year was praised for her exem-
plary life; for the manner in which
she conducted her home and join.
ed in the raising and educating oi
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Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21

nouncement of Mr.. Germans appel
Brs. Marcus A. Naylor. Jr., chair
man of this years Mental Health
Week.
Luther Youngdahl, former Gov
ernor OF Minnesota, UN Ambassa-
dor, Adiai Stevenson, and Chief
Justice, Earl Warren presently
serve Mr.. Gormar as honorary
chairmen for the National Com
mittee Against Mental Illness. The
governors of AZ states serve in this
same capacity. Mr.. German is the
first newspaperman in the country
to receive the Lasker Foundation
Award for distinguished newspa-
per writing in the field of medi-
cine. He received this honor in
194S.
His book. Oklahoma Attacks It's
Snake Pits" was written in 194S
Continued on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21

bcCFetdfy anu dSblbbduA lItdbuTtF.
ard Helen T.. Stairwalt, assistant
secretary.
Continuing as directors are:
James A. Bayard. A. f. Bissell,
Baird G.. Birmingham. A. Willis
Browning. J. Simpson Dean, VIII
liam DUPONT. Jr., Bryan Field,
John r. Kitchens, James l.. Lat
chum, Arthur G. Logan, Harry w.
Lunger. Paul Mayfield, J. III. Tyler
Mcconnell, l.. S. Munsorr, Jr., Will
liam S. Potter. Wilbert Rawley,
Donald p. Ross. Harold S. Schutt,
Bayard Sharp. Benjamin F. Shaw,
III, Max Terry. John g. Townsend,
III. j. Reese White and Ralph G.
Wilson.
During Delaware Parks 1850
race meeting of 55 days, there was
competition in the Delaware Park
CONTINUED on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
Mother OF Year 1861
Officially Selected
Delmar Mother Of Five Outstanding Children, Mrs
Anna Matthews AydelOtte, Was Selected By
Mrs. William n. Cam Of Wilmington.

Matthews Aydeoue of Demar the mother of five out
civic
of
1861
~ Wilmington, American
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
DeIntUare s Sixth Annual
Highway Observance Set

David
speaker Highway Mon
22.
of
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
DeIaWare Park Officers
Directors Hare Been Named

Park maintained
and Of directors. II
s.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
Mental Health Group VIII
Hold Luncheon May End

Committee against
Other Bed will be the
Ballroom of DUPONT The luncheon is
La of The
of
Evening star., 1961-12-26

NEW YORK, Dec, 26 ,AP)
-Firmness among rails, steels
and big three motors was coun-
tered by losses among scattered
blue chips to give the stock
market a mixed appearance
early this afternoon. Trading
was moderate.
Buyers seemed to be drawn
to a number of the rails and
other cyclical issues by fore
casts of continued economic
upturn in 1862. Utilities drag
ged, still affected by profit
taking and competition to their
yields from higher interest
rates.
Reports that steel supplies
were Tightening as demand for
the metal broadened helped the
steels. News from Detroit was
beneficial for some of the auto
makers.
General Electric dropped on
news the Justice Department
has moved for a court order to
Evening star., 1961-12-26
BY ELMER ROEssNER


Secretary of Agriculture
Freeman appears to be the
proprietor of the worlds larg-
est grocery store.
On one day recently, De-
cember /, his department an
nounced:
An offer to buy l7,643.l50
pounds of rolled wheat for
domestic and foreign donation;
The authorization to finance
the purchase of up to $l0,875,-
900 worth of upland cotton for
the PHILIPPINES;
Authorization to finance the
purchase of $50 million worth
of milled rice for Indonesia;
Acceptance of an offer to
process about 100000 bushels
of wheat into bulgur (parched
crushed wheat) for foreign do
nation;
An offer to buy II million
pounds of pinto and pea beans
for welfare use;
An offer to finance up to
$5.3 million worth of cotton
seed oil and soybean oil for
the United Arab Republic;
An authorization to finance
he purchase of 81, 1872, 900 worth
of white wheat for Syria;
An authorization to provide
for the purchase of $576,152
worth of wheat or flour for
Pakistan;
The purchase of 14,l34,112
pounds of pea and pinto beans
for the school lunch and in
stitution program; and
An authorization of the pur-
chase of $4,000 worth of corn
for Iceland.
All this was only one days
Evening star., 1961-12-26
Stock Prices Mixed;
Rails, SteeIs Firm

prevent GE from fixing prices
on any product 1t makes.
Prices were generally higher
on the American Stock Ex-
change in active trading.
Corporate and Government
bonds were mixed.