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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16
62O Graduated At
u. OF D. Last Sunday

Lammot du Pont Copleand, busi-
ness executive, and Wilmarth S.
Lewis, author and editor, Joined
some $40 students in receiving de-
grees at the University of Della
wares 112th commencement exeT-
cises last Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Copeland received the honor
airy degree of Doctor of Laws; Mr..
Lewis received the honorary degree
of Doctor of Letters.
Both baccalaureate and comm
encement exercises were held on
the central campus green north of
the Memorial Library The gradua-
ting class consisted of Ala bachelor
degree candidates, 10 associate de-
gree candidates, and $50 who have
qualified for masters or doctors
degrees. The baccalaureate pro-
gram began at IL am. with the
commencement exercises beginning
at 2:30 pm.
Mr.. Lewis, eminent author and
editor, an authority on Horace Wal
pole, and a member of the board
of the Henry Francis du Pont Win
terthur Museum. delivered the COM
mencement address.
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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16
Murderer OF
Mrs. Wilkins
OF Georgetown
Is Captured
Suspect, Is, of Seaford,
Gives Statement to Pc
lice and Is Held In
$4,000 Bail For Grand
Jury Action.

A 25-year-old Seaford man con-
fessed Tuesday afternoon, to the
murder of Mrs. Ida Mae wilkins,
in her Georgetown home early last
Saturday morning, according to
state police.
The man, a native of Seaford
and frequent visitor to the George
town area, was identified by police
as Russell Leon Purnell, of 812
Douglas Street, Seaford.
Police said that after his con-
fession. Purnell accompanied by
a heavy guard of state police de-
tectives, was taken before Magis-
trate Francis Short of Georgetown
and held under $4,000 bail on a
charge of first degree murder.
He was sent to the Georgetown
jail in default of bail and later
Tuesday night was transferred to
the New Castle Correctional In
stitute.
A police spokesman said the Ne
gro suspect was moved as safety
measure. He said feeling over
the murdered widow was still at
high pitch among Georgetown
residents"
Captain John Herbert, state po-
lice public information officer who
few from Wilmington TO George
town, said the suspect was taken
into custody at a saw mill just
south of Seaford 1t was his first
day on the job, police said.
Police had been looking for Pur-
nell since the body of the S9-year-
cd widow was found last Saturday
afternoon. They said he had been
arrested on previous charges of
assault against women. 1t was
not until Tuesday that they learn
ed he had secured a job at the
MILL
They reported Purnell was
"peeved" when police took him of
the job to go to the Georgetown
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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16
Coralie Washes Wins
Local Beauty Crown

Blonde Coralie Washes was
picked from a field of seven at the
Milford Theatre last Thursday
night and crowned Miss Milford
of 1851"
The attractive Milford High
School graduate was crowned by
Donna Galloway, recently chosen
Miss Harrington.
Runner up was Milford High
Schools 1861 Queen of the May,
Carole Vernatico.
The winner of the contest, spon-
sored by the Milford Junior Cham
ber of Commerce. is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Washes.
Her companion queen, Little
Miss Milford" was Karen S. Car
ey, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. "
George Carey. She was picked
from group of IL.
Runner-up was Wanda Lee
Jackson
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16
Milford Lions Sisters Win
Club Awards Grange Sewing
Sch olarships Contest Here
Daughters Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Penuel of
Milford, Are Accorded
High Grange Honors.

MISS Nancy Penuel. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Penuel, has
won first place in the 1861 Ma
tional Grange Sewing Contest in
Milford Subordinate Grange, in
Sussex Pomona Grange and in Del
aware State Grange. There are
four classes and the class in which
Nancy was eligible was Glass "B''
contestants Is through II years
of age as of April 30, 1861. The
period of the contest extends from
February l to April 80. For first
place in this class, Nancy received
a Sylvania transistor radio.
Nancy's sister, Sarah, also apt
with the needle. was eligible in
Glass "C"-contestants II through
IA as of April 80, and won first
place in Milford Subordinate
Grange and second place in Sus-
sex County Pomona Grange.
Other winners in the Milford
Subordinate Grange were Mrs.
Lorraine West in Glass aeon
testants Is years of age and over.
and Mrs. Lucius Webb in Glass
"D"-contestants Is years of age
and over sewing for persons under
is years of age. These dresses
were modelled as part of the liter
airy program at the local meeting
here Friday evening together with
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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16
MILFORD dians
Planning For
In VFW' Meet
Plans Completed For
Local Units To Take
Part In RehObOth Con-
ventiOn This w k
End.

Planning for participation in
the 31st annual Convention of the
Department of Delaware, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, this Friday and
Saturday at Rehoboth Beach, was
completed at a meeting of Blue
Hen Post No. 64S3, at the post
home here, Tuesday evening.
BY virtue of being the second
largest v. F. w. unit in the state,
Blue Hen Post is entitled to one
of the largest convention delega-
tions among Delaware's thirty-one
posts. A total of thirty-four Blue
Hen Post members will comprise
the local group; thirty-one of
these, including Post Commander
John NJ Short, will be delegates
from the local unit while three
other Milfordians will exercise irf-
dividual votes of officers of the
statewide v. F. W. organization.
In addition to Commander Short,
the Blue Hen Post delegation will
include Senior Vice Commander
James Christopher. Junior Vice
Commander Charles Baxendale.
Quartermaster James Pass, Judge
Advocate George F. Collins, Chap
lain Courtland Clarke, Surgeon
John Deeney. Trustee Eurie Nj.
Savage, and Past Post Command
ers James c. Holland, James r.
West, Paul j. Duphilly and Charles
w. Sigler.
Also the Rev. Andrew j. White.
Robert w. Currie, William A. Ste
vens. William Zencak, William R.
Vernotico. Robert Field, Newton
w. Brown, J. Robert Martin,
James Homan. Randall Christian
sen. Thaddeus Wdowiak, Robert
Veal, Walter Olsen. Arch Lank.
John Kniceley. Preston Cannon,
Marshall Jefferson and Eugene
Wisoner.
Three past commanders of Blue
Hen Post are department officers
having individual votes in the con-
vention and active roles in con-
vention proceedings.
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16

wing to the present hospital. How
ever. it has been planned so it
can serve as the first stage of an
entirely new hospital plant with
an eventual capacity of $50 beds,
DR.. Beebe said.
The three-story wing will con-
meet with the rear section of the
present building, and will paral-
lei Vickers Road. When the new
wing is completed, its Vickers
Road front will be the main en-
trance to the hospital.
The construction contract has
been awarded to Helco Engineer
ing and Construction Company.
Wilmington, low bidder at ST.
141,4 ,4S3.
The cost of the new hospital
construction will be met from gem
Continued on page ninel
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16
Gale Boggs Is
Honored At
Fort Meade c
Delaware S0l0n Is Ac-
corded Full HOnOrs On
Occasion of His Retire
ment from Active Duty

The Honorable J. Caleb Boggs,
United States Senator from Della
ware and former Governor of that
state. was honored by the Second
United States Army and Fort
Meade at Fort George Meade on
Tuesday, upon the occasion of Sen
ator Boggs' transfer from the Ac-
tive Army Reserve to the Retired
Reserve after completing thirty
years as a Reserve Officer.
A veteran of World War III, Sen
ator Boggs holds the rank of col
onel in the U. S. Army Reserve
and has been active in Reserve af-
fairs since being released from ac-
tive duty in 1916.
A highlight of his visit was an
Honor Guard ceremony at Second
Army Headquarters in which he
-eviewed the troops with Lieuten-
ant General Ridgely Gather. Sec
ond ARMY Commander. Taking
part in the ceremony were the
Second United States Army Band
.wo platoons from the Third Arm
)red Cavalry Regiment, and a col
or guard which included the state
flag of Delaware.
Following the Honor Guard GER
emony, Senator and Mrs. Boggs
were honor guests at a luncheon
II the Fort Meade Officers Open
Mess. Special guests included
Governor and Mrs. Elbert N. Car
vel of Delaware. Major General
(USA-ReD and Mrs. Robert N
Grow of Falls Church, Virginia
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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16
Art Exhibition Is
Opened At Rehoboth

The Annual Members Exhibition
which opened June 3, and will be
in progress until July IL, merits
interested attention. With the pro-
portionately larger membership in
the League, the walls of the larger
Studio in the Corkran Building
are closely studded with works of
quality, most of which are for SALE
Out of the 81 exhibiting artists, 81
exhibited water coIors, beside. in a
number of cases exhibiting in the
oils section and in other mediums.
From Maryland comes work by
John Moll of Oxford, Bill Weber
and Margaret ID. Schiavone of Bait
imore, James Drake Iams of Luth-
erville. Helen Coakley of Annapolis.
From Washington, Theodore Kane
sent handsome Hurricane Donna
and Marlin Fenical of Arlington. Va
''Lewes Across the Canal" a prize
winner in juried class of beach
and water scenes within 10 miles
Of the Studio. It's tone was pre-
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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16
Larry Sharp Named
To Gold All-Stars

Six of Newark Highs Blue Hen
Conference co-champion Yellow :
jackets today landed berths on the
Gold Squad for the sixth annual
Delaware All-Star High School
Football Game.
Five of Dover Highs once-beat-
en- Senators will be wearing Gold
suits. All told. the 30-player
squad will represent 16 schools
from below the Wilmington city
border"
On paper. the Gold team has one
of its best chances to win the
game. The Blue team. from above
the border, has won four of these
classics. having tied the Colds a
year ago.
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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16
Mobile Chest X-Ray
In Lower Sussex

The last 1861 Mobile Chest X-ray
locations. sponsored by the State
Board of Health and the Delaware
tuberculosis and Health Society. in
Sussex County will be in Milton.
Lewes and RehObOth. Anyone Is
years of age and over can avail
themselves of this opportunity to
obtain a free x-ray. II only takes
a minute, no undressing necessary
and no appointment needed.
Milton, Old Post Office, Friday,
June is, 2-5 and 6-S pm, Samuel
Shapiro. chairman with Mrs. w. B.
Wagamon, Jr., hostess chairman ;
Lewes. End & Bank SITS. Thursday.
June %, 1912 am. and Ia pm,
Friday. June %, 2-5 and 6-S pm.
David McManus. chairman with
Mrs Forrest Wenyon, hostess chair
n e h b o I h, Rehoboth Hardware,
tcontinued on page sixD
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16
Two Grants-in-Aid To
vi e m b ers Of This
Years Gra d IL a ting
Class Made By Club.

The Milford Lions Club has
awarded two Grants-in-Aid awards
20 members of this years gradu-
ating class of Milford High School
These scholarships cover three
year nursing course in approved
nursing schools in Delaware.
The winners of these two schol-
arships were selected by the Par
amedical Careers Recruitment
Committee of the Woman's Aux
iliary to the Medical Society of
Delaware, the chairman of which
was Mrs. James p. Atkins of Will
mington.
One scholarship in the amount
of $250.00 was awarded to Sara
Petit of Milford to cover cost of a
three year nursing course in the
Milford Memorial Hospital Nurs-
ing School The other scholarship
in the amount of $35O.O0 was
awarded to Dolly Locates of Mil
ford, who will take a three year
nursing course in the Nursing
School of the Delaware Hospital
in Wilmington. Delaware
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16
Pacing Stars Due At
Brandywine Track

Pacing stars who add worth to
the waiting for Brandywine Race
ways so night season opening July
7th are two strapping year olds
currently making headlines along
the Maryland circuit. Knigh t
Champ and Knight Hal, owned by
Percy and Jere Gray of Providence,
r. l.. and trained by Frank Stafford
of Southern Pines, N. c.
They are potent nominees TO
Brandywine's $4,000 (Est.) Pa
cling classic exclusively for year
olds. The Battle of the Brandywine,
scheduled August 4th. This self
same classic was magnet for
more than a dozen of the Nations
prime sophomore PAGERS last year
and was raced In two divisions,
each worth tidy $29,S00. Winners
were Knight Time, who steamed to
a 2:01.4 victory, and betting time.
Knight Champs most recent tri-
umph was in the final of the $685.
$40 VIM. e. Miller Memorial Pace.
He tipped to a 2:03 victory in the
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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16
Nina Lou Ringler
Wins Beauty Crown

Eighteen year old Nina Lou Ring
Ter was chosen Sunday TO represent
Delaware in the Miss Universe pag-
cant at Miami Beach, Florida, be-
ginning July z.
Daughter of Mayor and Mrs. Will
lam R. Ringler of Selbyyille, Nina
Lou, who stands five feet seven &
a half inches tall, won over eight
other contestants from various
parts of the state Runner
up was pert Linda Marquette of
Blue Rock Manor near Wilmington.
Judges said the final decision was
hard to make.
The two-day competition which
began Friday evening was rained
out Saturday night when a sudden
storm hit the resort area and made
it impossible for the young ladies
TO compete outdoors wearing the
fabulous furs and jewels they were
displaying with their evening
gowns.
On Sunday afternoon on the
boardwalk in the midst of a brill
liant sun. this resort area saw it's
most colorful throng in many a
year as thousands in bathing attire
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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16
Custodial School Due
From June 26 To 30

The 18th Annual State Custodial
School will be held June 26 to 80,
inclusive, under the direction OF the
Division of Industrial Education.
State Department of Public Instruc
ton, at the following centers: for
New Castle County in the George
Read Junior High School, n W
Castle. and for the combined Kent
and Sussex Counties in the Harr-
ington High School
The courses are divided into four
classifications: the general custod-
ian, fire custodian, chief custodian.
and maintenance supervisor for
buildings and grounds. Custodians
are assigned to groups according to
the number of hours of training
they have completed in the past
General custodians will take the
course covering housekeeping dut-
is involving types of tools, mater
ials for cleaning, types of floors,
cleaning brick work, walls. stairs.
brass, glass, shades, drinking foun-
as-s
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16
Quotas Proclaimed
For '62 Wheat Crop

In line with current legislation,
Secretary of Agriculture Orville L.
Freeman has proclaimed marketing
quotas ard a national acreage al
lotment of 55 million acres for the
1862 wheat crop. farmers were re-
minded today.
According to r. Harry Wilson.
Chairman, Kent County Agricul-
tural Sterilization and Conserva-
tion Committee, the Secretary is
required by law to proclaim wheat
marketing quotas no later than
May 18th when the available sup
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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16
Milford High
commencement
HeldInTheatre
Tuesday Night
DIR. Sherwood Gates, Di-
rector of Armed Forces
Educational Program,
Was Speaker; 129 Re
ceived Diplomas.

Eighteen hundred persons at
tended the 61st annual commence
ment OF Milford High School in the
Milford Theatre. Tuesday evening
of this week. honoring the largest
class. 129, in the history of the
school.
The speaker of the evening, DR..
Sherwood Gates, director of the
U. S. Army Educational Program
here and abroad. advised the grad
yates to push back their horizon
and to meet the challenge of the
world as they find it,"
He urged them to continue, If
they could, ito seek higher. edu-
cation. but to beware of going to
college only TO make social con-
facts and develop their personali-
ties, and not their minds"
The Milford High School Band,
under the direction of Paul Teare,
presented a concert prior to the
exercises.
The invocation and benediction
was given by the Rev. James Lap
pen. minister of First Presbyter-
ian Church.
The salutatory was given by
Miss Sally Milbury and the vale
dictory address was delivered by
Carol Stfahle.
Choral selections were given by
the Senior High School Chorus.
augmented by the Junior High
Chorus and directed by William
Miller.
DIR. Willard Hickman, admins
trative assistant, introduced the
speaker
In presenting the class of 1861.
Chester T. Dickerson. superinten-
dens of the Milford Special School
District. said every room in the
district will be filled to capacity
next term.
The administrator told his aud
fence that beginning with Septem-
ber, 1862. another building pro-
gram will be necessary to take
care of anticipated needs. At that
time he said a minimum of six
rooms will be needed.
continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16
Wool Pool Due At
Fair Grounds June IL

The Delaware Sheep and Wool
Association Wool Pool will be held
on Saturday. June II. 1861, at the
Kent and Sussex Fair Grounds.
Harrington, Delaware. between
the hours of Z a. m. and 4:30 p.
m. Prices-medium. SIC; fine, 42c:
rejects, 40c; tags, 12c.
A purebred Hampshire eve
from Bay Manor Farm, Bewes,
Delaware, will be given to the
pooler having the lucky number.
Mr.. Fred Monahan. certified
grader. will grade the wool.
All members ard non-members
are invited to bring their wool to
the pool
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16
Soy Bean Interest Is
High In Kent County

A lively interest is boiling up
with the soybean planting season.
says George Vapaa, Kent County
Agricultural Agent. Soybeans are
the glamor crop for Delaware in
1861, and the area is probably the
most concentrated production area
in the United States, and account
ing for perhaps 209o of the crop
land in Delaware in 1860. Too. the
federal government is stimulating
production to meet ever increas-
ing market demands.
Many farmers are trying new
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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16

marching units, with hundreds of
dollars worth of prizes. Follow
ing is a list of entries:
Seaford Volunteer Fire Depart
ment and Band. Seaford High
School Band. City of Seaford
(fioatl, Nanticoke Kark Club, Sea-
ford Lions Club (fioaD. Girl Scout
Troop No. 167. st. Luke's Cub
Scout Pack No. 169. fredericksburg
Junior Chamber of Commerce
(fioat. fredericksburg Fire Com
pany, Kiwanis Club of Seaford
(fioat), Exchange Club. Laurel
(fioat), Lower Penns Neck Fire
Company No /, Lower Penns Neck
Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary,
Lower Penns Neck Fire Company
Band, John Nj. Jester (stock earl.
Five Points Fire Company. Cokes-
bury All Club (fioat), Nanticoke
Post No. 6, 2S7th u. S. Army Band,
Battery c, 5th Br. (19Sth Artillery.
Delaware National Guard). Megs
Twirlettes (baton twirling). Will
mington Trust Company (fioaD
Greenwood Volunteer Fire Com
pany. Berlin Fire Company, Del
marva Beauty Academy (floaD
Mason Dixon V. F. w. Post Aux
iliary No. 1894, Tony Tank Tribe
of Red Men No. 149. Millsboro Fire
Company. Boy Scout Troop No.
1S2, Seaford, Beacon Milling Com
pany (floaD, Southern States Co
operative (car trailer), North Dor
chester High School Band, Sea-
ford Leader (fioatl. Seaford Fu-
ture Farmers of America (floaD
Wilson Beverage Company (fioat),
Galena High School Band. The
Easton Fire Department and Aux
iliary, American Legion Post No.
10, Laurel. American Legion Post.
Lewes, Bridgeville Live Wires All
Club. Bridgeville School Band, NJ.
II. Oyster. Inc. (car). Delaware
Farm Bureau (car), Manns Pota-
fcontInueo on mage tenp
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16
Safety Council Opens
Safety Campaign

The Delaware Safety Council
has opened double-barrelled
Fourth of July safety campaign
aimed at traffic accidents and
drownings.
Everyone deserves a safe, hap
py Fourth of July holiday" said
]. H. Tyler Mcconnell. Delaware
Safety Council president. 1T is up
to all of us to help make this
possible by eliminating accidents
on the highways and waterways
of the state"
Last years Fourth of July hol-
CONTINUED on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16


sion.
Mr.. Hotter has been Lecturer OF
the National Grange since 1947 in
charge of the organization's edu-
cational program. An active far
mer from 1924 to 1852, he still
owns two dairy farms near Mid
dletown.
A veteran of World War /, he
was born at Jefferson. Md, went
to high school in Middletown, and
received his b. S. degree at the
University of Maryland in 1921
He has taken graduate work at
the University and taught voca-
tional agriculture at Frederick,
Md, 1897 to 1945.
He was elected county commits
sioner OF Frederick County in 1854
Continued on page ninel
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16
Myron Floren To
Appear At Fair

Fairs have not just recently be-
come known to Myron Floren. out
standing accordionists on the Law
renee Welk Show At the age Of 8,
MyrOn entertained the crowds at,
the Day County Fair with a Sears
ROebuck catalog instrument priced
at S19.95. Although he won several
first and second prizes in local a
mateur contests it was not until he
began TO play professionally owe r
Station KSOO in Sioux Falls, South
Dakota where he was working his
way through Augustana College by
teaching accordion and piano. n
1914, he joined a US.O. unit to en-
tertain troops in Europe. When
Lawrence Welk first heard young
MyrOn Floren play the accordion,
continued on page sevenJ
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16

The Milford men are Donald
Currie. Ellis Geise. and William T.
Watkins, Sr.. of Masten Transpor-
tation, Inc. and Drexel Coverdale
and Alton Webb of Burris Food
Distributors, Inc.
The truck roadeo, now in it's
seventh year, is jointly sponsored
by the truck associations in the
four states.
The purpose of the event is to
determine state champions in four
classes of competition straight
truck, tractOr-tank trailer, tractor
single axle trailer, and tractor
tandem axle trailer The class vic
tors in each state will be eligible
to enter the national champion
ships, which will be held August
13 TO II in Detroit under the aus
continued on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16
NEW BASEBALL LEAGUE
FORMED IN MILFORD

Milford rallied for three
runs in the fifth inning on
Monday night of this week
to defeat Georgetown, 4-3
in the opening game of the
newly formed Kent-Sussex
Colt Baseball League. a
graduate of the Pony
League.
Don Gibson scattered five
hits to gain the pitching
victory, with Bill Hender-
son taking the setback.
Gary Grier's two-run dou-
BILE in the fifth drove in two
runs and accounted for Mil
ford's margin of victory.
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16
Construction OF 81, 900, 900
Building To Start At Beebe

facilities
directors
building frm
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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16
Mammoth Parade Due
At Chicken Festival
Parade Is Due To Start At 800 p. M. On Saturday
June IL, Scores OF Units Are Scheduled To
Appear From Forty Different Communities
Throughout The DelmarUa Peninsula

Demarvas Annual Chicken Festival Parade always big
outdo itself this The mammouh parade schedules
Saturday 1h With of 6
26
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16
Hotter Is Named Director
For Home Administration

Secretary Agriculture orvie Freeman recently announced
Administration State Director for Maryland and Delaware The
Raymond of Salisbury
effective
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-16
Local Men VIII Be Among
4-State Competing DyiUers

Five Milford will
Delaware Maryland
Middle
and turday.
track Camde