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Milford chronicle., 1961-03-24
Rotarians TosMeet
At Salisbury Mar. 30

Governors of three states viii be
guests of honor at Salisbury. Md.
March 80 at the annual Inter-
Shore meeting of the Salisbury
Rotary Club.
Gov. ]. Lindsay Almond of Vir-
ginia will give the principal adj
dress. He is expected to talk on
development of the tri-state Del
marva Peninsula after the open
ing of the Virginia Capes bridge
tunnel in 1868.
The other governors who have
accepted invitations are ]. Millard
Tawes of Maryland and Ebert n.
Carvel of Delaware.
Rotarians and guests will come
from 80 cities and towns on the
200 mile long peninsula which
stretches from Wilmington, Della.
through slice of Maryland's East
ern Shore, thence into Virginia to
Cape Charles at the southern tip.
The 5000. 100000 bridge-tunnel.
providing a new. fast gateway to
the south, is expected to have pro-
found impact on the peninsula's
economy which up to recent years
has remained a comparatively iso-
lated part of the United States.
David F. Dulany, chairman of
the Inter-Shore meeting. forecast
that 500 or more would attend the
6:15 pm. dinner at the Wicomico
Tcontinued on page SIX
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-24
Causes OF Poultry
Condemnations Stated

DIR. Morris S. Cover. chairman
of the department of animal and
poultry science, University of Del
aware. reported the results of a
survey on poultry condemnations
at research conference on poul-
try health at jefferson Auditorium
Washington DC. March 20.
Cover said the cooperative sur
vey by the Universities of Mary
land and Delaware, showed the
following management factors to
influence the rate of broiler con-
demnations on the Delmarva PEN
insula.
/. The use of only one stove for
a large number of chicks tended
to increase the rate of condemna-
tion.
2. Condemnations were less a.
mong broilers raised in narrow
houses f4.39 percenD than in wide
houses (6.9S percent.
3. Houses with solid partitions
between pens had condemnations
averaging 1892 percent while hous-
es with open partitions averaged
7.87 percent condemnations.
Continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-24
Firemen Unite For
Fire Fighting Fete

The Ellendale and Pennington
Volunteer Fire Cos united in a
fire fighting exercise Monday eve
ming under the direction of Gram
vile T. White. Laurel.
They burned an old barn on the
farm of State Representative John
Annett near Staytonville as part of
the vocational education of volun-
teer firemen.
Fire Police of both companies
directed the traffic at the fire.
All water used in the evolution
was from draft. The Glendale COM
pany drafted from a 92-foot we'll
and the Pennington company
drafted from large irrigation
pond.
The Ellendale company used
1-2 fog nozzels and Pennington
used a water curtain to protect
CONTINUED on page sIxl
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-24
Blue Hen Post Will
Elect Officers Mar. 28

Officers for the 1961-62 term will
be elected at the annual Election
Meeting of Blue Hen Post No 64S3
at the V.F.W. Post Home. here,
next Tuesday evening. March 2S.
To be filled Tuesday evening are
nine Offices including that of COM
mander.
Nominated at March IA meet
ing were: John NJ Short. for COM
mander: James G. Christopher. Jr.
for senior vice commander: Charl-
es Baxendale for junior vice COM
mander; John Deeney, for surgeon
Eurie NJ. Savage, Jr.. for trustee.
and James r. West. for member
at large to corporate board. Add
tional nominations for most of the
above offices. plus quartermaster.
judge advocate and chaplain. will
be accepted up to time of the act
ual election March 2S. Indications
are that there will be a contest
for junior vice commander aAd
possibly one or more other officeA
Plans for Springtime activities.
such as the Milford Area marbles
tcontinued on page six)
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Soroptimists Club
Hears The Sussex
Exchange Students
Mrs. ElOise Pettyjohn, OF
Milford, Was Chair
man OF Program Held
At Restaurant In Re-
hOb0th Beach.

The high calibre of foreign ex-
change students. enthusiastically and
was realized by the So
roptimist Club of Eastern Sussex
County Tuesday ir their impromp-
tn talks in Avenue Restaurant, Re-
hoboth.
The club entertained four stu
dents from the Lord Baltimore,
Milford and Lewes High Schools
on an American Field Service Pro-
gram. Accompanying them was
Perry t. Burton of Lewes, presi-
dent of the Lewes Chapter of the
ATS.
Mrs. Eloise Pettyjohn of Mil
ford, was program chairman for the
Soroptimist Club, and presented
the special guests. She also pre-
scented Miss Elizabeth Burris OF
Milford who told of her experien-
ces as a member of Girls Nation
in Washington in 1860, represent
ing the Delaware Girls State as
Lieutenant Governor.
The Soroptimist president, Miss
Thelma Jewell of Milford. presid-
ed at the dinner meeting, The ex-
change students present were Miss
Utta Gabriel of Austria; Raul Fer
reira of Argentina, both attending
Milford High School: Reinhard
Kurth of Germany, at Lewes High
School; and Miss Tidy Hanhart
of Switzerland, at Lord Baltimore
School.
These exchange students sent
to America for a years study in
this country are all carefully
screened as to their. morals and
scholastic Abilities" said Mrs. Pet
tyjohn. I'VE have found those
with whom we have been in con-
tact to be of exceedingly high cali
bre. and a credit to their home
lands as well as an asset to the
American schools they attend" At
the speakers table for the occa-
sion the Soroptimists had a collec-
tion of miniature dags of all
countries which were of vast in
tcontinued on page five1
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-24
Two Milford Delta Kappa
Pastors Plan Gamma Society
For Devotion 10th Birthday
Honorary Group For
Women Educators To
Convene In Social Hall
Of Dover Church On
March 25th.

Alpha Tau State members of the
Delta Kappa Gamma Society will
celebrate the goth birthday of the
honorary organization for women
educators on Saturday. March
25th. as they convene in the So
cial Hall. Christ Episcopal Church,
Dover. State President Carolyn
Leh, faculty member of the Laurel
Special School, announces that a
special ceremony recognizing the
founders of the state society in
1941 will be one of the highlights
of the afternoon session.
Mrs. Mable Henry. Alpha Chap
ter. Wilmington, is serving as
chairman of the birthday cere-
mony. The twelve founders to be
honored are Miss Anna Beebe.
Lewes: Mrs May Leisure. New
ark: Miss NJ. Elizabeth Cloud. Mrs.
Thelma NJ Gray, Miss Leila Ly-
man. Mrs. Grace Moore. Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Bacon Stafford. Miss Elva
Warrington. Mrs. Eleanor Wood.
and Miss Elsa Zeisberg of Will
mington: and deceased Mrs. Isa-
bel Everett. Smyrna. and Miss
Caroline Fitzwater.
Developing the theme of the
convention Looking Ahead after
Twenty Years" a symposium mod
Grated by Miss Cordelia Carter,
Milford. president of Beta Chap
ter. will discuss the topic alpha
Tau State Looks Ahead" Other
Delaware members to participate
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Milford chronicle., 1961-03-24
ID c | a w a L c
Patriots Have
Elected Their
New Officers
Mrs. Ralph McCloskey,
OF Wilmington, Named
President To Succeed
Mrs. Clarence K. Jes-
ter, OF Milford.

The Delaware Chapter of the
National Society of the Daughters
of Founders and Patriots elected
the following new officers recent
ly:-Mrs. Ralph McCloskey of Will
mington, President of the Della
ware Chapter to succeed Mrs.
Clarence +. Jester of Milford.
Other officers elected were Vice
President, Miss Catherine Down
ing. Milford: Recording Secre-
tary. Mrs. Frank Smith, Whining
ton: Corresponding Secretary,
Mrs. f. A. Webb. Milford; Trea-
surer. Mrs. Glenn Skinner, New
ark; Chaplain, Mrs. Ernest Caro-,
Wilmington: Registrar. Mrs. Rees
Jarmon, Newark: Historian, Mrs.
Clarence L. Jester. Milford: Color
Bearer. Mrs. c. Raymond Cum
minis, Dover.
The meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. Clarence h. Jester
Milford. Two new members were
welcomed. Mrs. Dixie Burn and
Mrs. Charles p. French, both oi
Milford. Other members in this
locality are Mrs. john Jewell and
Mrs. Douglas Fry.
Mrs. Irwin Seims. State Chap
lain, held memorial services for
two deceased members. Mrs. Ed
ward Evans and Mrs. Pillinl
Wright, formerly of Newark.
The report of Mr.. Leon DeVal'
niger. State Archivist, that the
work of renovating by Eliminating
2SS pages of Old Deed Book No
vi and binding same. at the ex-
pense of the Chapter. was accept.
ed. Inserted In the Book was q
memorial page containing the
names of eight deceased mem.
bers. one of which was a local
member. Mrs. Emily Downing.
Delegates elected to the Sixty,
Third General Court to convene
at Shoreham Hotel. in Washing
ton. ID. c.. April 18th, were Mrs
Clarence Z. Jester. Mrs. G. Ray
mond Cummirfs. and Mrs. Ralpl
McCloskey. Alternates were Mrs
Glenn Skinner. Mrs. Layton Zim.
mer. and Mrs. Rees Jarmon.
Next quarterly meeting will bs
held in June at the home of Mrs
Ralph McCloskey in Wilmington
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-24
Allen Frear Takes
Oath In New Post

Former Senator Joseph Alien
Frear. Jr., last week took the
oath of office and assumed his du-
ties as a Member of the Securities
and Exchange Commission. He
succeeds to the vacancy created
by the death or former Commits
sioner Harold G. Patterson, in No
vember 1860. for the balance of a
term ending June 5. 1865.
Before joining the Commission.
Senator Frear had served two
terms as a United States Senator
from Delaware. during the twelve
year period 1949-1960. He was a
member of the Senate Committee
on Banking and Currency. which
has Jurisdiction over legislative
ard other matters affecting the
Commission.
Senator Frear was born March
II. 1903. on a farm near Rising
Sun. Delaware, where he attended
a rural school, graduated from the
Caesar Rodney High School, and
obtained a BIS. Degree from the
University of Delaware in 1924.
He also holds an Honorary LII. ID.
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-24
Swedish Colonial Day
Set For March %.

In the initial proclamation of
his second term as the States
chief executive. Governor Elbert
N. Carvel this week set aside We'd
resday. March 20. for observance
as Delaware Swedish Colonial Day.
After citing March 20. 1898. as
the beginning not only of the first
permanent European settlement
in what is now the State of Dell
aware but also in the entire Della
ware Valley, Governor CarveI also
pointed out that the Swedish set
tlement at 'sThe Rocks, now part
of present day Wilmington, marked
the beginnings of government. re-
ligion, education, agriculture, COM
merce and industry in our State.
Governor Carvel also called for
a display of National and State
Flags on public buildings and
recommended that meetings and
ceremonies be held in commemora-
tion of this important Delaware
historic event"
The text OF the Governors pro-
clamation relative to Delaware
Swedish Colonial Day follows:
Continued on page ninel
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-24
Methodist Bishops
Call For Offerings

The CouIfcil of Bishops of The
Methodist Church has asked Meth
odists to give minimum of ST.
100000 to answer the urgent need
for food. medicine, leadership and
education in Africa. Methodists
are asked to give their offering on
Sunday. April 80
The appeal of the Council of
Bishops made by it's president.
Bishop Gerald Kennedy is as fol-
lows:
when things are at their worst,
the Church should be at its best.
We are called upon to be part
of the healing in the midst of
much sickness.
Where there is rioting, blood
Continued on page twol
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-24

willingly.
Chairmen of the various COM
mittees that go TO make the Band
boosters Annual Dinner and Ba-
zaar an event looked forward to
by everyone. will be announced
next week Cooperation with these
willing workers will help insure
successful event.
Tickets are now on sale and any
Band Member or Booster will be
happy to sell them to you at $1.25
for adults and 75c for children.
The letters mailed to Band
Boosters are coming in to Mrs.
Sparklin but many are still not
returned. Please see that she gets
them as soon as possible.
The Senior Band Concert date
has been changed to April 14th.
For pleasant evening, come out
and enjoy fine music. The Junior
High and Elementary Band Con-
cert is set for May 5th.
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-24
States Growth Over
Years Is Normal

While Delaware has been ex-
periencing phenomenal growth in
the last two decades, its overall
growth since 1900 has been only
little ahead of the growth rate
for the nation as a whole advises
the Delaware State Development
Department.
The population of Delaware. ac-
cording to the state information
agency. has increased almost two
and one-half times i'm the last so
years, increasing from $4,000 in
the census of 1900 to $4,000 in the
1860 census, a net gain of 141.1
per cent. yet this gives THE First
State" only 22nd place among the
so states for the sixty-year period.
Biggest gain was recorded by
Arizona which increased 95S.5 per
cent to shade California's growth
of 1854 per cent. Both have pop
ulation more than 10 times the
size of their 1900 populations.
Florida was third with a gain
of 1861 per cent.
Smallest gain was recorded by
Vermont which picked up only
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Milford chronicle., 1961-03-24
Completing Plans For
Band Boosters Fete
Annual Chicken And DumpLiRg Supper And Bazaar
viii BE Held On April 18th; Plans VIII Be
Completed For Fete Next Monday Mite

A special meeting has been set
for Monday night. s p. M, in the
Band Room at Lakeview Avenue
School to make final plans for the
Band Boosters annual Chicken
and Dumping Supper and Spring
Bazaar on April Is. Members are
urged to attend and a special in
vitation. is issued to any and
everyone interested in seeing Mill
ford's only Band march in new
uniforms next year. In order to
make the new uniforms a reality
by next season, the Band needs
support not only from their Off
cial Boosters but everyone they
represent. You don't have to have
a child marching in the Band to
be a Booster. just pride in the fine
achievement of the young people
in your community. Come TO the
meeting and offer your time and
talent to help the Band members
who give their time and talent so
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-24
Little
League Team
Wins Second
Series Game
Team Coached By Bill
HOlstein DOwned Do
yer Here Tuesday Mite,
27 To 10; ALL Star
Game Due.

Milford Junior Basketball Team,
coached by Bill Holstein, defeated
Dover Junior YMCA i'm a return
game at the Milford Armory on
Tuesday night, 27-19 II was a
close battle until the last quarter
when Milford Jrs. pulled away to
a 22-11 lead and were never in
trouble the rest of the game. Game
scoring honors went to Doug Phil
lips with 8 points and Louis o.
Day helping with 5 markers for
the Milford Jrs. Robert Stamford
was high scorer for the Dover
Five with points.
Plans for the Milford Junior
Basketball League All-Star Game
were completed this week at a
meeting of the team coached at the
Milford Armory.
Games will be played at the
Milford High School Field House
tomorrow evening. Saturday
March 25. along with a prelimin-
airy game at p. m. between the
faculty of Milford High School
and the coaches, referees and the
directors of the Junior Basketball
League.
The Junior All-Star Game will
line up with Jacobs and Krauss
Insurance, VF'W Coolies. and
Hammond Rambler All Stars
coached by Cecil Maloney and
Jack Allen. against Enlisted Mems
Club, MarveFsN Insurance and
Rumpstich Machine All i Stars
coached by Tom Mills and Franz
Lynch. There will be a donation
of soc for adults and 25c for chill.
dren.
These games will close out the
season for the Milford Junior
League which has been a huge
success for the kids. Plans are
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Milford chronicle., 1961-03-24

nN the oIdte, OOuUlleS anu 0ltttc'
and school districts. Governor
Carvel has pointed out that public
policy of the State of Delaware pro-
vides preference for Delaware la
Dor on such public projects"
The gubernatorial memorandum
cites a provision of Section 6906
of Title % of the Delaware Code,
which states that preference in
employment of laborers. workmen
or mechanics, shall be given to
bona fide legal citizens of the
State, who have established such
citizenship by residence of at least
80 days in the State" Section 6906
also provides for the imposing of
penalties for violation of this pro-
vision.
Stating that lit is desirable that
Delaware people be employed to
the fullest extent" Governor Car
vel pointed out that full employ
merit would relieve the Delaware
people of IAN additional unem-
ployment compensation and well
fare responsibility"
The complete text of the MEM
orandum follows:
To: Agencies of the State Gov
ernment:
All School Districts;
The Levy Courts of New Castle,
Kent and Sussex Counties;
Continued on page eieven)
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-24
Ministerium
Announces The
Services For
Holy W eek
All Services Starting
With Next Monday
Evening Will Be Held
In First Presbyterian
Church.

The Milford Ministerium has an
nounced that community Holy
Week services and Three-Hours-
of-DevOtion on Good Friday viii
be conducted under the auspices
of the Ministerium in the First
Presbyterian Church. Milfor d.
These services will be held Nor
day evening. March 81. Tuesday
evening. March 2S. and Wednes-
day evening. March 20. at 1880 p.
m. and on Good Friday, March 81,
between the hours of II Noon and
p. m. Everyone in the community
is invited to attend all of these
services at the First Presbyterian
Church.
The schedule, the members of
the Ministerium participating. and
the music for the four services
will be:
Monday. March q. 1880 p. m.
.Rev. ]. II. Lappen, First Presby-
terian Church. will conduct the
service: Rev. w. +. Tull. Church
of God. will offer the prayer and
the scripture; Rev. C. l. Carpen-
ter. Avenue Methodist Church, will
deliver the sermon; Mrs. Char
lotte Donohoe. Avenue Methodist
Church. will be the soloist.
Tuesday. March 2S. 1880 p. m.
Rev. ]. III. Lappen. First Presby-
terian Church. will conduct the
service: Rev F. ID. Milbury. Cal
vary Methodist Church. will de-
liver the sermon: Mrs. Joyce Dy-
er. Christ Episcopal Church, will
be the soloist.
Wednesday. March 90. 1880 p.
m. Rev. ]. III. Lappen, First Pres
byterian Church. viii conduct the
service; Rev. p L. Buehrle. Re-
formation Lutheran Church. will
offer the prayer and the scripture;
Rev. T. g. Harris. First Baptist
Church. will deliver the sermon;
Mrs. Norma Heyde. First Presby-
terian Church and Mr.. Leon Dom
ovan. Church OF God. will sing a
duet.
(eontinued on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-24
Forest Industries
Back Wildlife Week

Forest Industries of Delaware
joined with national and state
sportsmen's groups in observance
of National Wildlife Week this
week March. 1920.
Charles ID. Murphy, Jr.. chair
man of the Delaware Forest In
dustries Committee, hailed the
theme of the observance, Multi
pie Use. Balanced Conservation
Planning for the Future" as a
timely topic important to all citi-
Zens.
Among the detectives of the
week is to alert the people of
America to the need for multiple
use of our resources"
fcontInued on page Hixl
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-24

former u. ). Senator and Mrs. j.
Allen FTear. Jr.. OF Dover and
Washington. ID. C.. will participate
In all of the events comprising the
81 day festival. including the Par
ade of Princesses. the traditional
Pageant and the crowning cere-
mony. Delawareans naturally hope
that Clara Louise--or CLARA Lu'' :.
as she is more generally known TO
her many friends-will be the
center figure" when the last
named event occurs.
The 1861 Delaware Cherry Bios
som Princess Is no stranger to
Washington, where her father
represented Delaware in the u. S.
Senate for twelve years. Inciden-
tally, Mr.. Frear's successor. Sena-
tor J. Caleb Boggs. inltially recon-
mended Miss Frear for selection
as Delaware's 1861 Cherry Bios
som Princess.
The blue-eyed. blond-haired Del
aware PrincesB is a 1860 graduate
of Dover High School and is pres
emily in her freshman year at
Florida State University at Talla-
hassee. Florida.
While in high school, Miss Frear
was active in dramatics and was
also a member of the school Glee
Club. She is a past honored Queen
Of Jobs Daughters, Bethel No. z,
CONTINUED on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-24

ehairmen OF the New Castle Coun-
ty Civil War Centennial Commit
tee. the April Is program will in
clude Civil War Era musical Sc
lections, both vocal and instru-
mental. and talk by DR.. John A.
Munroe of the University of Del
aware on Delaware and the Com
ing of the Civil War"
The indoor program. to which
the public Is invited. will also con-
stitute the April meeting of the
Civil War Round Table of Will
mington. co-sponsors, with the
countrywide committee. of the CEN
tennial observance in New Castle
County. The mid-April date was
selected to coincide with the be-
ginning of Delaware's participa-
tion in the conflict. made in re-
sponse to President Lincoln's call.
on April Is. 1861. following the
Confederate bombardment of Fort
Sumter.
The four-year Civil War Gen.
tennial observance began last
January with appropriate SER
vices in many of the churches In
Delaware and throughout the Ma
ton.
The 1861 observance of the Civil
War Centennial In Delaware will
be centered largely around historic
old Fort Delaware on Pea Patch
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-24
Coz. CarUeI Asks Preference
For State Folk On Work.

distributed agencies school districts
countless the
Delawareans employment
public
Calling attention be undertaken
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-24
State To Open Observance
OF CiUiI War Centennial

Delaware border state whose people divided somewhat
Tenth
to William Mahoney o.
Milford chronicle., 1961-03-24
Clara Louise Frear, State
Cherry Blossom Princess

When the Nations Capitol adionally bossoming
Cherry
OF
its fair daughters Miss Clara Louise o
Selected Delawares 1861
State Society Of Washington
Evening star., 1961-06-05
AZ Die in Riots
On Zanzibar

LONDON, June 5 (AP).-
The government today report
ed Al people dead and 300
wounded in riots between
Arabs and Negroes on the is
land of Zanzibar.
Hugh Fraser, undersecretary
of State for the colonies, said
575 persons were arrested to.
day, including gangs of looters
Rioting broke out on the
Indian Ocean island last Thurs
day between rival political fac
tionS.
Zanzibar, lying off Kenya
and Tanganyika, is a British
protectorate with a population
of 100000, all but 10000 OF
them Negroes.
British troop reinforcements
from Kenya have had little eff
feet on the numbering and
looting.
The disturbances began dur
ing new elections ordered last
January. The original January
balloting for the % legislative
council seats had failed to give
any of zanzibar's three po.
litical parties enough strength
to form a government.
Evening star., 1961-06-05
Saw Million Jews Slain,
Witness Tells Court

JERUSALEM. June (AP).-A cool little man with
tight voice told the Echmann trial today that he saw
the Naz death mill at Sobbor kill estimated million Jews
in II months
Dow Freberg 34yearo industrial expert in Israel
took the prosecutions into the infamous camp Poland
Evening star., 1961-06-05
Rhodesiuns Bar
Church Sit-In

SALISBURY. Southern Rho
desia. June S (AP).-A group OF
Negroes who have been trying
to break down local color bar
riers by Sit-ins at white restau-
rants were refused permission
to worship at the Dutch Re-
formed Church yesterday. The
Negroes call themselves free
dom Sitters."
A number of whites, many of
South African origin, sur
rounded the Negroes when they
arrived. The service had already
started and the Negroes asked
a waiting church elder for per-
mission to enter.
He refused, citing church
policy against mixing races at
worship.
The whites-many in open
neck shirtS-had begun to
gather around the church at
midmorning awaiting the Negro
demonstrators. One white tried
to grab a news photographers
camera and shouted: "You are
making propaganda for the
Africans"
Later the crowd dispersed
peacefully.