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Milford chronicle., 1961-12-15
Houston Choirs To
Give Musical Sunday

The Junior and Chancel Choirs
Of the Houston Methodist Church
will present their annual Christ
mas Musical Program on Sunday
December II, beginning at 1880
p. m The Junior Choir is under
the direction of Mrs. John Lem
mon. Jr., with Miss Charla Dut-
ton as accompanist. The Chan
eel Choir is directed by Mrs. Mau-
rice Blessing, with Mrs. Robert
H. Yerkes, Sr., accompanist.
The program to be presented,
follows: Congregation-"O, Come
All Ye Faithful; Professional;
Piano duet, Liza and Eric Phil
lips; Junior Choir part-'Little
Bells of Christmas Time" Laura
Mae Marvel and choir; Away in
a Manger," Billy Yerkes and
choir; Christine Time is Here, -
Shirley Johnson; THE Star"
June Pearson and choir; Silent
Night" Danny Morton and choir;
Merry Christmas To YOU" Jun
ior Choir; THE Night Before
Christmas" Debbie Aptt; Duet,
organ and piano, STARS Over
Bethleham," Donna Purcell, Lau-
ra Jane Yerkes; Remarks and Of
fering.
Continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-15
Group OF Nineteen Fine
Boys Initiated Here
Last Saturday Eve
ming.

Last SATURDAY. evening when the
initiation ceremonies of Temple
Lodge Chapter of DeMolay were
held in the Pocahontas Lodge
Hall, the room was filled to ca
pacity. A class of nineteen fine
boys was initiated into the chap
ter. The degree team of Kent
Chapter of Dover, conferred the
degrees in a beautiful and most
impressive manner.
A large number of active De-
Molays from Newark, Dover and
Laurel were present. Also pres
ent were many Master Masons
from Newark, Dover, FELTON,, Fred
erica, Greenwood, Milford and
Milton.
Added prestige was given to the
occasion by Most Worshipful Har-
ry G. Johnson, Grand Master of
MasOns Of Delaware, whose short
talk in support of DeMolay was
we'll received
At the conclusion of the cere-
monies, refreshments were serv-
ed and a social hour was enjoyed
by all present.
The first meeting of the ex-
panded chapter will be held on
Monday evening, December IS, at
7:30 o'clock, in the Masonic Tenn
pie.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-15
Milford, Highway
Dept, Argue Light

A traffic light that isn't there
has become a bone of contention
between Milford and the State
Highway Department.
About $4,000 worth of bone Both
Milford city officials and state
traffic engineers admit signal
light is needed at the junction of
Route IA and Front Street.
According to William Carrow,
Highway Department traffic engi-
neer, studies of the intersection
over 10-year span were made
and need for a signal established
about a year ago.
Heavy traffic to and from
beaches south of Milford in sum-
mer months snarl the intersec-
ton. The Highway Department
approved installation of a signal
there about year ago.
Now the city says the state
should put it in. The state says
the city should bear the cost.
Meanwhile back at the inter-
section, the cars go whizzing by.
Continued on page siX)
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-15
Sussex Soroptimist
Club Held Meeting

Soroptmist International of Eas-
tern Sussex County staged one of
the largest pre-Christmas dinner
parties on Tuesday evening, De-
cember II, in Avenue Restaurant,
Rehoboth.
Presided over by the president,
Mrs. Sally Ramsey of Rehoboth,
the program chairman was Mrs.
Eloise Pettyjohn of Milford. The
gala affair in the lounge room of
the restaurant featured table dec
orations of holly boughs, with red
and green tapers throwing a soft
light over the. scene Flavors in
cluded miniature Santa Claus eff
figies made of red and white gum
drops, at each plate. These were
designed by Mrs. Cecil Quillen of
Bishopville, Md, and Mrs. Aline
Wilkins, of Selbyville. Mrs. Nell
Schwarz of Rehoboth, was gener-
al chairman of decorations.
Continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-15
Calvary Church Plans
Pageant Dec. 18th

On Sunday evening, December
II, at $50 o'clock, you are in
vited to Calvary Methodist
Church, Milford. for their Christ
mas party for Christ The even
ing program is centered about the
birthday party for Christ, with
many of the Sunday School chill
dren and junior choir taking part.
A Christmas pageant entitled
THE Christmas Story" will be
given. The following people com
prise the cast: Director, Harold
Hall; assistant director, Miss
Donna West; stage chairman,
Chester Long; cast: Helen, Steph-
anie Zencak; Jack. ROnnie Wilk-
ins; grandmother. jeanne KentOn;
Mary, Nancy Torbert; Joseph.
Louis O'Day; shepherds, Tommy
Hollis, Donald Jester, Sharon
Lightcap, d orothy Wheelock,
Frank Cohen; wise men, David
Kline. Lynn Hall, Euger'e Will
iiams; inn keeper. Chester Long.
We hope you will support these
young people by being present on
Sunday evening. The Christmas
Story becomes real, as we see
them live it over again.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-15
Legion Post
Fine
Talk Thursday
Rev. John Symonds, De-
partment C ha pla in,
Deliver Inspiring Mes
sage At Meeting.

Members of Milford Post No. 3,
American Legion, their wives and
members of their Auxiliary were
afforded a real privilege at we'll
attended membership meeting at
the Post Home on Rehoboth Boul-
evard, Thursday evening of last
week.
The Reverend John r. Sym
onS, Jr., department chaplain, De-
partment of Delaware, American
Legion, and rector of St. Stephen S
Episcopal Church, Harrington,
was the speaker of the evening.
His excellent message was well
received by all.
The chaplain, hard hitting
and forceful speaker, delivered a
thought provoking talk on the
condition of the country today
and some of the dangers that be-
set it from within. He made a
tremendous appeal for a return
to true Americanism as the only
way to preserve our precious free
doms and cherished way of life.
1t is the opinion of this writer
and of those who were present,
that more men of the calibre of
the chaplain are needed to stand
up and speak their minds-to help
us fight the moral decay besetting
our country today. His is a pow
erful indictment of the forces that
would tend to destroy us.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-15
Kent Woman Addition Is Large DeMolay
81, Is Killed Planned By Class Taken
In House Blaze Telephone Go. Into Chapter
An Aunt Of State Audi
tor Ernest E. Killen Is
Victim Of Tragedy At
Her Home.

Miss Mary A Harris, 81, of near
FELTON,, an aunt of State Auditor
Ernest E. Killen, was burned to
death when fire destroyed her
home last Friday.
Her body was discovered by
friends near the doorway of the
house, where she apparently had
made her way from the dining
room. She had suffered third de-
green burns of the body and face.
Miss Harris lived with her sis
ter, Mrs. Sarah Killen. "A, mother
of the state auditor Mrs. Killen
left the house about Loo p. m. to
go shopping. The fire waas dis
covered about 300 D. M
The two-story frame house. To-
Gated near Killen Pond, was fully
involved by the flames when fire
men from FELTON,, Houston. Fred
erica, and Harrington arrived.
They said they were handicapped
by a lack of water in fighting the
blaze.
The cause of the blaze is uIrde-
termined but may have been
started by a small stove in the
police are investigating.
Miss Harris was pronounced
dead by DR.. Charles Allen, deputy
medical examiner, who investigat-
ed with Kent County Coroner
William G.. Torbert, Jr
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Milford chronicle., 1961-12-15
Milford Stores Are
Open Every Night
Through Dec. 23rd
There Are Values Galore
In Every Store; Cham
Der OF Commerce CO.
Sponsoring Lighting
Contest With City.

Every store in Milford will be
open every evening from now
through Saturday, December %,
when all will close promptly at
9 o'clock. Every store in Milford
is abundantly stocked with fresh
seasonal merchandise that is be-
ing offered at reasonable prices
and, of course, all parking in Mil
ford is free. This includes three
well paved, well lighted parking
lots, one on North East Front
Street, and two on Washington
Street. The newest one on Wash
ington Street is adjacent to the
Public Safety Building.
This year the Milford Chamber
of Commerce and the City of Mil
ford are again cosponsoring a
home lighting contest for the
Christmas season.
Howard doc" Furniss is chair
man of the city's participation in
the contest, while A. Calvin Ball,
a member of the joint committee
composed of city and Chamber OF
Commerce officials, is representing
the Chamber of Commerce.
Mr.. Furniss announced the fol-
lowing schedule of prizes for the
contest and stated he hoped that
all persons in the area served di-
rectly by the City of Milford with
electric power would participate
in the contest and help make Mil
ford a truly "City Beautiful"
The prize schedule follows:
First prize, $50; second prize, $50.
There will be four ward prizes OF
$1,000 each and there will be a
total of seven consolation prizes
of $500 each.
The time of Judging will be an
nounced in the next issue of the
Milford Chronicle as we'll as over
Radio Station WKSB. The decls-
ion of the judges will be final.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-15
F arm Organizations
Aid Christmas Seals

The heads of three ranking farm
organizations have joined togeth-
er in an appeal to all Americans
to support the 1861 Christmas Seal
Campaign
DR.. Gerald A. Beatty, president
Of The Delaware tuberculosis and
Health Society, said today that
letters have been received from
the National Grange, American
Farm Bureau Federation and Ne
t;onal Farmers Union expressing
unanimous approval Of the work
being performed in the ight
against tuberculosis and other
respiratory diseases.
We are PROUD to have the sup
port cf these outstanding Organi-
cations, and are Sratified to re4,
Continued on page Seven)
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-15
Post Office Aiding
Holiday Deliveries

With the peak of the big Christ
mas mail rush just over the hOri-
zon, Postmaster Joseph Pearce,
Jr., said today that every postal
employee is digging in harder
, than ever to insure delivery of all
Christmas cards and gift pack
ages before Christmas Day. The
flood of outgoing Christmas cards
and gifts is about equal to the
torrents of incoming mail that are
getting larger every day.
The postmaster urges that all
of us make it a point to do it
now" A delay of a few hours at
this critical time may mean dis
appointing your friends and low
ed ones on Christmas Day.
Be sure to tie your Christmas
cards in bundles, with addresses
all facing one way, using labels
you can secure from the post Of
fee marked. All For Local De-
livery" and 'All For Out of Town
Delivery"
continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-15
House Is Damaged
BY Fiery Blast

State Fire Marshal William r.
Favinger on Wednesday, blamed
arsonists for the explosion on Old
Shawnee Road, near Milford,
which ripped apart vacant
dwelling on Dot Street, Tuesday
evening.
Damage was estimated between
$1,000 ard $4,000.
There is no question" Faving-
er said, that the building was set
on fire intentionally"
Favinger said his Investigations
show gasoline was poured along
the Dashboard of each of the struc-
ture's six rooms and that the
fumes were ignited from a small
fire started in the Kitchen A five
gallon can with some of the fluid
still inside was found at the
scene
No one was injured in the blaze
which was discovered by neigh
bors shortly after 10 p. m. Fire
men from the Carlisle Volunteer
Fire Company battled the flames
which were first thought to have
been started in the frame building
by a faulty space heater
Continued on page SiX)
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-15
Kent COP Women
Plan Christmas Fete

Mrs. James Jackson, president.
of Milford, has extended an invi-
tation to all members and hus-
bands of the Kent County Repub-
lican Women's Club to attend the
Christmas party on December is
at p M, in the Army Reserve
Center, New and Clara Streets,
Dover. State Senator Reynolds
dupont of Brandywine Hundred
will be the guest speaker.
Mrs. Mary Burton and Mrs.
Maui Vivien will lead in singing
Christmas carols.
Miss Helen Scanlon, Mrs. d. d.
Wharton and Mrs Fred Carey will
be hostesses for refreshments. 1t
is the special hope of the club Of
ficers and the hostesses that the
husbands will be present for the
party.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-15
1t. Gov. Gene Lamont
Will Speak In Penna.

Lieutenant Governor Eugene
Lammot has been designated by
Governor Ebert N. Carvel to Of
ficially represent the State of Del
aware at the Delaware State Sun
day Service, traditionally held the
first Sunday in January at the
Washington Memorial Chapel, Var
ley Forge, Pennsylvania.
AS Delawares official represen-
tative. Mr.. Lammot will deliver the
principal speech at the valley
Forge exercises the afternoon OF
January z. Also present for the
exercise will be members OF the
Delaware Chapters, Sofs ana
Daughters of the American ReVo-
luton.
The custom of holding special
services dedicated to the states
was established in 1923 by the late
DR.. w. Herbert Burk, VINO was
largely responsible for having the
Continued on page sixl
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-15
Hotel Milford Cited
By Duncan Hines

Hotel Milford Dining Room in
Milford, Delaware, has received
national recognition in the new
1862 edition of the Duncan Hines
Travel Book Adventures in Good
Eating, Roy H. Park, editor-in-
chief of the Ducan Hines Institute,
announced today.
The Hotel Milford Dining Room,
one Of $500 eating places in North
America Recommended by Duncan
Hines" Other Duncan Hines books
are the companion travel book
Lodging for Night, also
newly republished; and the Duncan
Continued on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-15
e. ]. Carroll
Dover, Seeks
Mayors Post
Well Known AuctiOneer
OF Dover Will Seek
The Mayor Office In
Dover Next Januaray.

Crawford ]. Carroll, son of Mr.
and Mrs. George B. Carroll of Do
yer, has announced his candidacy
for the office of Mayor of the
States Capitol City at the munici-
pal, election to be held next month
Carroll, who is 33 years old, has
resided in Dover for 80 of those
years, is by profession an auc-
tioneer, and has been associated
with Carroll's Sales Company
since he left college.
School, Beacon College, and at
tended Temple University in Phil
adelphia, Pennsylvania.
He is married to the former
Roberta Pleasanton and they have
three children, two boys ard a
girl.
He served two years in the Ar
my Engineers, during which ten
ire of service, he received the
highest proficiency rating in his
battalion during basic training. He
spent one year in Korea.
He is a member of Wesley Meth
0dist Church, Dover, the Dover
Rotary Club, third generation OF
his family to belong to that ser
vice organization, Delaware Vet
Grams of World War ii, a former
member of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce.
He has served on Dover City
Council for five years, and has
been a member of the Planning
Commission for two years.
He has two brothers, George
Carroll, Jr., and Joseph A. Car
roll.
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-15
School Referendum
Will Be Held On
.Wednesday Dec. 20
Polls Will Be Opened
From One To Eight P.
M; Citizens Urged To
Vote; School Evalua-
tiOn Cited.

After two Citizens Meetings and
much work on the part of the
Building Needs Committee a build
ing program has been submitted
to the citizens and taxpayers of
the Milford Special School District
for vote on Wednesday, December
20, 1861, between the hours of
100 and 500 p. m.
All persons who can vote in a
general election are eligible.
Voters must be: 21 years of age,
residents of the state for one year,
residents of the county for 80
days, residents of the district for
80 days. You do not have to be
registered voter.
Voting places are: The Lake
view Avenue School, the Lulu NJ
Ross Elementary School, the Ben
jamin Banneker School.
Date of Voting: Wednesday, De-
cember &c, 1861.
Time: 100 p. m. to 500 p. m.
1t is sincerely hoped that all
parents will express their inter-
est in their children by voting on
Wednesday, December 20, 1861.
During April of 1853 a commit
tee of fourteen professional edu-
Gators made a three day visit at
the Milford High School and eval-
uated for the Middle States Asso-
citation of Colleges and Secondary
Schools the Program Of Studies,
Subject Fields, Pupil Activity Pro-
gram, Library Services, Guidance
Services, School Plant, and School
Staff and Administration.
The total result of this evalu-
alton was announced in the local
papers-our high school was con-
tinued as and is a fully accredited
member of the association At that
time. however. the lowest rating
on the items listed above was
received for inadequacy of School
Plant. These conditions were in
the process of being relieved at
Continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-15

insect control, increased efficien-
cy in poultry production, improv-
ed crop, livestock and dairy pro-
duction and better agricultural
marketing practices.
Agricultural topics will include
weed control, fertilizing, new cul-
tural equipment, broiler market
ing, and the production of fruit
and vegetables, sheep, swine, beef
and milk
Homemakers will be interested
in discussions and demonstrations
on carpet selection, getting value
in family nutrition, using foliage
plants in interior decoration, cook
ing with herbs and spices, shop
ping tips, modern fabrics and new
food, clothing and household pro-
ducts.
General-interest topics include
continued on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-15
School Music
Due
December 10TH
Public Is Cordially In
vited To Attend Pre-
sentatiOn By Junior
Senior High Schools.

The annual Christmas program
of the Milford Junior and Senior
High Schools will be held in the
auditorium of the LakevieW School
on Tuesday evening, December 10,
at s o'clock. The Milford High
School Glee Club of eighty-four
voices and the Milford Junior High
School Glee Club will sing. There
will also be the singing of Christ
mas Carols by the audience.
The program follows: Chimes
and Organ Carol, Joy to the
World, Handel, arr. by Lowell
Mason; Christmas Story, taken
from the Second Chapter of St.
20 Come, All Ye Faithful, ;, Wade's
Cantus Diversi.
Twelve girls from Grades 8, II
and u Nancy Penuel, Bonnie
Donovan, Nellie Burton, Chris
Corddrey, Bonnie Cannon, Connie
Hamilton, Diane Rogers, Margaret
Headley, Beverly Ball, Charlene
Pritchett, Janet Mcpherson and
Cathel DOnovan) (a) Star of the
East, Amanda Kennedy, (b) JOS
eph Dearest, Joseph Mild, French
Carol.
Junior High School Chorus -
(a) Evening Prayer Humper-
dinck; (b) What Child is This?
Old English Air, arr. by Sir John
Stiner; (c) We Three Kings of
Orient Are, John NJ Hopkins, 1857
David Hawkins, Donald Nc
Clung, Wayne Banning; I'D One
Little Candle, Roach and Mysels;
(e) White Christmas, Irving Ber-
line-EleanOr Lurwick, Virginia
Roosa, Jane Hollenbeck, Accom-
panist; Solo, THE Birthday of a
King" Neidlinger. sung by Ben-
ny Bridgers; Carol, 20 Little Town
of Bethlehem''-Br -Brooks-Redner.
Nine girls from the Tenth
Grade 90 Ann Collins, Kaye
Vreeland, Bonnie Hoey, Shirley
Postles, Chris HOman, July JEFF
continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-15
Comedy Is King At
26th Ice Follies

Comedy will be King when the
18th annual edition of the famed
Shipstads and Johnson Ice Follies
opens at the Philadelphia Arena
on Christmas night to continue
there through Sunday, January Z.
Led by the Incompatible Mr..
Frick and aided and abetted by
the zany scarecrows, the acrobatic
Kermond brothers, the animal act
Of Philadefphia's Doug Sears and
his partner Dick Cooper, and the
famed Wall and Dova team, skat-
ers perform comic routlnes that
will delight youngsters and grown
ups alike.
Frick, Swiss genius of the ice,
will be featured as a bewildered
visitor to the Big City in the
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-15
Give Up Parties
Business Is Asked

The office party with it's flow
ing bowl can boost the Christmas
traffic toll the Delaware Safety
Council warned yesterday.
Either dry it up or cut it out, >
the council urged business and
industry.
Surveys made by the National
Safety Council show that a size
able percentage of Christmas traf-
fic accidents occur in the early
hours of the holiday period. Many
of these can be traced back to the
office party ard its highball hilar-
ity.
This is no effort to dampen the
traditional Christmas spirit, the
council emphasized ut is a prac-
tical attempt to eliminate a def
mite source of death ard destruc-
tion on the highway at a time they
hurt the most-the Christmas sea-
son.
Good sense requires that if you
drink, you should refrain from
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-15
New Cable Which VIII
Cost $4,000 Will Serve
The Milford And Mil
ton Area.

Diamond State Telephone Com
pany engineers are planning a
$55,900 cable addition III the Mil
ed this week by Harry A. Click,
the company's district engineer.
Click stated that George W
Hunt, engineering associate in
Georgetown, is engineering the
project which is scheduled to get
under way next February.
More than $4,000 feet of under
ground cable and 3,4O0 feet of
aerial cable will be placed be-
tween the Milford and Milton cen
trail Offices" Click explained.
The present cable out of the
Milford central office building will
be extended with an underground
cable beginning at Marshalls
Pond IS f. Second Street and
Route 14) in Milford. And it viii
go southeast along Route IA to
Route 5. then south to Route 16
in Milton, where it will leave the
underground and become aerial
cable along Union Street to Broad
Street. At this point the new
cable will be spliced into an exist
ing cable coming out of the Mil
ton central office.
This new cable will provide ad-
ditional linkage between the Mil
ford and Milton central offices and
also will add wire facilities for
future subscriber growth a |
along the route of the cable, :
Click pointed out.
During 1862 the telephone COM
pany plans to invest an additional
continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-15
Home Economics
Scholarships Due

For many years the Sussex
County Home Demonstration
Clubs have offered a scholarship
to a Sussex high school graduate
who wishes to study home eco
nomics at the University of Della
ware. The scholarship provides a
gift of $500 each year for the first
two years, and loan of a similar
amount for the last two years.
Mrs. Harvey A. Warrington,
Georgetown, chairman of the
Scholarship Committee, announces
that this scholarship will be avail
able for the 1962-63 school year.
Continued on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-15
Plan Review OF
Insurance Laws

State Insurance Commissioner
Harry S. Smith, who is currently
attending meeting of the Ma
tional Association of Insurance
Commissioners in Dallas, Texas,
was extensively recognized by ma
tional authorities in the insurance
business Monday when he had the
distinction of presiding over an
opening meeting of the convention
in his capacity as chairman of an
active subcommittee of the Ma
tional Laws and Legislation Com
mittee designed to review and stu
dy State Insurance Laws of all the
Continued on page twelve)
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-15
President Urges Aid
To Student Program

AT a recent meeting of the To-
cal committee of the American
Field Service, it was pointed out
that President John F. Kennedy
has urged Americans everywhere
to invite foreign students into
their homes and make a concert
ed effort to show the best side of
our country to those youths from
other lands who are attending
American Schools.
Milford has for the past sew
eral years, through the efforts of
local organizations, particularly
the Lions Club, been sponsoring
two foreign exchange students in
Milford. With continued support,
the Milford Branch of American
Field Service hopes to continue
this good work
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-15

pendence and well being that such
employment provides the handi-
cap person"
The chief executive also advis-
ed that government should lead
the way in selective placement of
physically handicapped persons so
as to utilize their skills and abil-
tiles, and help make these less
fortunate per sons productive
members of our society"
The employment policy, as out
lined in an executive order dis
tributed to the heads of state
agencies, is as follows:
l. Physical standards will be
fair, reasonable, and adapted to
the realistic requirements of jobs.
2. An opportunity will be pro-
vided for a fair appraisal of per-
tinent qualifications Of physically
Continued on page nine)