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Milford chronicle., 1961-04-07

Mrs. Leonard Hitch of Delanco,
Nj. spent the weekend with Mrs.
Ruth Connolly.
Mrs. Mary Armour of Houston,
was a visitor of Mrs. Cora Killen
on Tuesday.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lynn Torbert were Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Alcorn and son Bob
of Wilmington, Mr. and Mrs. James
Blades and son Jimmy, and Mrs.
Lily Blades.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Harrington and
sons Michael and Jackie of Tren-
ton, Nj, spent the Easter holi-
days with Mrs Helen S. Harring-
ton.
Mrs. Thelma McWhite and son
Gary of Wilmington, spent the holi-
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson
Steward.
Mr. & Mrs. Roland Neeman are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of a son born March %, in
Memorial Hospital, Milford. The
Neemans have three daughters also.
Mrs. Anne Sharp spent the week
end with her sister. Mrs. Bertha
Helm in Wilmington.
Mr.. & Mrs. Aston Jester enter
tanned at a family dinner Sunday
at their summer home in Prime
Hook Beach.
Mr.. and Ms. Dorsey Torbert spent
the weekend with Ms. Thelma Beck
er and daughter Janet at Hagers-
town, Md
Mrs. Benjamin Rash visited her
mother, Mrs. Helen Russell in
Philadelphia, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Borsauk and
children of Phila., spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoff
and family.
Mrs. Lola Hurd of Seaford, and
son Alton of Tacoma Park, Md,
were FELTON, visitors last week.
A number of Feltonians attend
ed the Easter parade at Rehoboth
Beach on Sunday.
Mrs. Lillian Eliason of Richard
son Park, was a visitor here over
the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Harrington,
Jr., are receiving congratulations
on the birth of a daughter, born
March 80, in Kent General Hos
pital. Dover.
Mr.. e. Mrs. Morris Turner and
son Lee of Haddonfield. Nj, were
weekend guests of Mrs. Grace Turn
er.
Nancy Porter of Greensboro. Md.
spent several days last week with
her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Wilson, Sr.,
visited their son, William, Jr., at
Perry Point Veterans Hospital on
Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Keller and Mrs. Will
lam Haldeman spent Tuesday in
Wilmington.
Terry Turner, son of Mrs. Grace
Turner, has received his discharge
from the Navy and will stay at
home for awhile.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-07
AWAITING AN ANSWER

In policy speech, President Kennedy
observed that those who are in the world
of business and we who are in the world of
government are necessarily partners" He
asked: What kind of partnership is it go
ing to be?'
The answer to that question has not yet
been spelled out. But there are certain signs
which are highly disturbing to the friends of
the private enterprise system Thurman
Sensing of the Southern States Industrial
Council points to one of these. In his words,
numbers of people in the government aren't
interested in strengthening that system 'but
want to invade it in one of its most impor-
tant areas-the area of power generating
facilities"
That statement is justified by recent
declarations on electric power policy. These,
it is true, have paid lip service to private en-
terprise. But the result of the programs, if
enacted, would be to make government the
Big Brother-and to steadily enlarge new
and existing socialzed power operations.
Programs such as this cannot be justi-
fed on the basis of fleed-the heavily-taxed
investor-owned utility companies have DEM
onstrated beyond question their ability to
provide all the power we can use. On pure
ly practical grounds, it is urgent that gov
ernment reduce its spending in every pos
sible area, if more big budget deficits and
more imitation are to be avoided. The coun-
try awaits a conclusive answer to the all
important question the President has put.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-07
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
Easter Sunday 1961
BY elaine townsend Dickerson

Easter Sunday 1861
Dear Friends:
/ don't know about the east
coast, but the bunny arrives early
here in the midwest. We were up
at fifteen Of six this morning. The
three Dickerson females had to see
their Easter baskets. They always
get candy for their baskets of
course but instead of lots Of cho-
colates we supplement with toys.
clothes or whatever whim they
have announced. Dawnie this year
wanted SILLY Putty. Last night
at $3.50 when we were fixing their
baskets | remember that drafted
putty. / quickly called a drug store
that handles few drugs and
many other sundries. They were
completely out. / quickly dialed
another number which connected
me with drug store some distance
away. They had one left. MAN,
we'll be closed in ten minutes"
was not dressed to go shopping
so Hayes jumped into our Renault.
/ watched from the front door to
see if the keys were there. The
lights came on, the truck sounding
motor began and off he went.
went back to watching television
and soon in the front door Hayes
returned. He had given me all his
money early in the morning, Lane
where is it?" / had visions of the
key turning the latch in that drug
store and | couldn't for the life OF
me recollect where | had left my
wallet. Write a check and hurry.
And off he went.
When Hayes brought back the
putty he said the store where he
shopped was beseiged with last
minute Easter bunny shoppers.
Lynne, wanted clothes. One item
she wanted that her father just
couldn't fathom was her eye lash
curler. Lynne had been remiss a.
bout keeping track of her initial
one and a replacement was just
about mandatory. Little Leslie even
though she's only two and one hall
likes very much To be as frilly as
her sisters and she was exhilarani
as she left a little while ago for
Sunday school in her new Easter
| frock.
BY the time you read this / ex-
pect to be an April widow again
My husband will be having another
fabulous tour abroad, courtesy OF
his rich Uncle Sam. 1t isn't as
glamorous as it sounds, SINCE
naturally they will be functionine
in a business capacity, but who
would care. I'd go to Europe al.
most as a maid to get there. / hope
some day, if Uncle Sam continues
to be negative about my overseas
iaunt, that a wind fall will come
my way. / told Hayes if | had ar
oil well like some of these Kan.
sas I'd pack up my brood and be
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-07
SPIKED HAZARDS

HONOLULU (P) - Fashionable
spike heels on ladies shoes can
have the same general effect on a
floor as herd of elephants,
Honolulu bank says.
First National Bank of Hawaii
officials said they first noticed pit
ting in the one-inch-thick marble
squares in front of each teller's
window.
Curious and puzzled by what was
happening to the floor, they photo
graphed the tiles and sent the pic
lures to a mainland bank building
corporation.
The verdict: First National is
experiencing the same problem be-
ing faced by companies all over
the nation - spike heels.
Mathematician calculate that
110-pound woman wearing spike
heels exerts the same pressure on
the floor as an elephant = 1920
pounds per square inch.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-07
TRUTH REAFFIRMED

There is something tremendously signif-
cant in the independent stand we have taken
on Africa as exempliied in the vote on re-
forms in Angola. This could herald new
response to Communism's challenge to the
free world In its deeper aspect it portends
a reaffirmation of those verities upon which
the democratic concept was founded.
The Communist movement is a world
revolution, revolution with a totally new
concept, namely the negation of truth 1t
has rejected and trampled on the idea which
has made valid the many other revolutions
since mankind emerged from the caves-the
search for truth and the implementation of
that truth to enlarge the dignity and oppor-
tunity of the common man.
Our own revolution-"We hold these
truths to be self-evident" that pat
tern faithfully. And throughout the Christ
ian era mankind has come to accept one self
evident truth after another, building there
by the very structure of civilization all that
it stands for and all it hopes to achieve. Past
revolutions have ratified such acceptance.
But the perverted Red revolution abandons
them.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-07
FELTON,
Mrs. VIrgIe Carlisle

The early morning Sunrise Ser
vice in charge of the FELTON, M.Y.F
was well attended. The church was
beautifully decorated with palms
and flowers in keeping with the
Easter season.
The thence of Rev. Hugh John
sons sermon at the Worship Ser
vice was, News From a Grave
yard" The Senior Choir anthem
was Christ The Lord Is Risen
Today. with Mrs. Ina Hughes al
the organ. The Junior Choir an
them was Easter Song" with Mrs
Anne Chambers at the piano.
Flowers were placed on the altar
Sunday by FELTON, Lodge. No. 80
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
in memory of their departed Bro
theirs, the husbands of Mrs. Harry
Eaton, Mrs. Laurence p. Keller
Mrs. w. c. Milbourne, Mrs. w. A
Berry and Mrs. j. Z. Melvin The
flowers were presented to the wiv-
es after the service.
Sunday. April 9. at the worship
service, Baptism of Infants and
Adults. Notify pastor.
Monday, April 10. 300 pm, the
W.S.C.S will meet in the church
The subject will be Woman
Changing Roles" with Mrs. John
Goodwin and Mrs. Hugh Jonson in
charge. Mrs. Edgar Killen will be
hostess chairman assisted by Mrs,
Ingwald Soboe, Mrs. Laurence Kat
es, Sr., and Mrs. Name Kelley.
Monday April 10. 1880 pm. Bar
rats Chapel Subdistrict Rally at
FELTON, Church. M.Y.F. are hosts.
Come and bring several friends.
Monday. April 10, 500 p.m., Con-
cert of Sacred Music by The Sem
mary Singers of Wesley Theologi-
cal Seminary at Trinity Methodist
Church. Goldsboro. Md
Tuesday. April IL, 100 pm. W.
S.CS. Study Course. Zone World,
One Mission.
Wednesday. April IL. 700 PM,
Membership Class in the church.
Friday. April IA. 7:30 pm. Com
mission on Stewardship and Fin
ance.
Sunday. April 16, 1900 am. Re-
ception of members. Notify pastor.
The April meeting of The Will
ing Workers Glass will be held on
April 90, with Mrs. Pearl DeLong,
Mrs. Emma Hates and Mrs. Flea
nor Killen as hostesses.
The Sarah Rphpkah T,odpa will
have a public card party in the
I.O.O.F. Hall on Saturday evening,
April s, with prizes and refresh
ments
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Swain of Will
mington, spent several days last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. James
Raughley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Morton and
children of Newark, and Mr.. and
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-07

votes in Mcvey's Christian Herald
poll.
A total of 1866 hymns were nam
ed. with "The old Rugged Corss"
ranking first in national popularity.
In explaining the widespread en-
thusiasm for @The Old Rugged
Cross" McVey cited it's opening
words: "On a hill far away stood
an old rugged cross. the emblem
of suff'ring and shame.
The words express the great
unifying force that many of us
believe hymn singing and worship
in general provides against the
rantings and attempted conquests
of dictators such as Khrushchev
and Castro McVey reported
He noted that What a Friend
We have in Jesus" the hymn that
received the second highest num-
Der of votes, gives many people
an answer to their everyday prob
lens: 20 what peace We often for
felt. o what needless pain we bear.
All because we do not carry,
everything to God in prayer"
The chorus of 'In the Garden"
the third favorite hymn, provides
comfort and encouragement for
people who are upset by conditions
over which they may not have con-
troll: And He walks with Me. And
He talks with me. And He tells
me | am His own
Mcvey said How Great Thou
Art" the Gospel song that placed
fourth, is a song of praise and
acknowledgment of Gods power.
Those favorite hymns-except
for How Great Thou Art which
recently became POPULAR We
been among the favorites of Amer
leans for decades. McVey also re-
ported that several ministers and
choir leaders have written TO the
ter-denominational magazine, ask
ing for list of the favorites so
they might select a few of them
for each Sunday service.
"The secret of a militant Protes-
tantism is our people singing with
one voice throughout the country
country the great hymns and Cos
pei songs of the church" McVey
said. Certainly Communism today
is aggressive and determined to
take over the world. We must all
join hands and go forward. Our
strength will be our unity and with
determined Christian spirit we
must be inspired as they are.
There is nothing | know of that
can inspire Christians as much as
their favorite hymns and Gospel
songs" McVey said.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-07

Mrs. Harold Stayton and son
Jimmy spent several days last week
with Mrs. Loretta Van Gorder and
son Norfolk. Va.
Sunday evening guests of NJ S.
Cora Killen were Mrs. Fred Giles
pie of East Or@nge. Nj. and Mrs.
Edith Massey of Harrington.
Weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Carlisle were Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Carlisle and children, Mr..
and Mrs. Lester Carlisle, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roland Carlisle and children,
Leon Carlisle of Wilmington. and
Mr.. & Mrs. Harold Carlisle and
children of Woodside
Students home for Easter holi-
days were Jay McGinnis and Rob-
ert Donaway from Valley Forge
Military Academy. Charlotte and
Nancy Ludlow and Gene Carlisle
from the University of Delaware,
and Judy Weinberg from Washing
ton College.
James Stayton. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Stayton, who has been
stationed with the Army in Slut
gardt, Germany, for 20 months. re-
ceived his discharged last week.
His wife and son will join him the
last of May. Jimmy, who is well
known in the community as an en-
tertainer, will continue in IN a
field. He has studied music in Ger
many and will come out with a.
mother style.
Jay Sipple is recuperating at
home from a tonsilectomy at Kent
General Hospital, Dover.
FELTON, Avon News
The regular meeting of the Avon
Club on March %, was in charge
of Mrs. Helen Harrington, Chair
man of Religion. Mrs. Robert Hod-
gson made the opening prayer and
Rev. Hugh Johnson gave a scrip
ture reading.
Two solos were sung by Rev.
Richard Hamilton of Goldsboro.
Md, accompanied by Mrs. David
King. also of Goldsboro, Md. Rev.
Hugh Johnson. pastor of the Fell
ton church, brought the Easter
message. Group hymn singing was
much enjoyed by the members and
eleven guests who were present. A
social hour followed this very in
teresting Easter program.
Mrs. Leland Price presided at
the business meeting. at which
time Mrs. Harold Schabinger gave
her Board meeting report. 1t was
reported that the Delaware clubs
were the first to achieve a one
hundred percent Achievement Pro-
gram. Announcement was made
that the State Convention would
be on May "a and 25.
The next regular meeting will be
on April -. with Mrs. Ida Hughes.
Art Chairman, in charge Mrs. Bea
Stone will be the speaker.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-07
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THE LESSON OF REECE

The most remarkable fact about the late
Rep. B. Carroll Reece of Tennessee was not
that he had served in the House of Repre-
sentatives for 18 terms, or that from 1916
to 1949 he was chairman of the Republican
National Committee. To many, the really
striking thing is that this veteran COP off
ice holder came from Tennessee.
True, Tennessee is no longer as Demo-
cratic as formerly. 1t has just gone Repub-
Iican for president for the third straight
time, though still Democratic on the state
and congressional levels. But even in the
face of Democratic sweeps like those Of
Roosevelt, Reece and a Republican from
neighboring district continued to win.
The explanation is that they came from
the East Tennessee mountains, region
which opposed secession and has been voting
Republican ever since the Civil War. Even
rock-libbed Republican Vermont elected a
Democratic congressman in 1858, but not the
first and second Tennessee districts. Upper
New York State and rural Michigan may be
as solidly Republican, but there are not many
such districts.
Similarly there are Democratic pockets
in the heaviest Republican areas; for exam
pie, the Democrats recently carried such
COP strongbolds as Kansas and Nebraska.
All this is to the good When community
gets to voting one ticket out of force of hab-
it, without regard to the merits of the candl-
dates, the character of its officehoders is
bound to deteriorate.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-07
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO PAY
LOWER TAXES?

How would you like to pay lower taxes
and create more Federal revenue? Sounds
like double talk. But it isn't Right this
minute there are two bills, sponsored by
Congressman Herlong of Florida and Baker
of Tennessee. that will do just that.
Now hear us out:
The present income tax rates mount
sickeningly from 20 to 919O for individuals.
And 529o of corporate profits are appropri-
ated Net result: savings are drained away.
But if we-as individuals and businesses
could retain more of our earnings as the
result of tax rate reform, then far great
er accumulation of capital would flow out.
The revenue cost of the Herlong- Baker
legislation would be fully met by a relative
ly small gain over the rate of economic
growth of recent years, since each percent
age point gain in the growth rate brings in
at least 81 billion in added Federal revenue.
AT the same time we'd all enjoy lower
taxes.
Suggestion: Write your representative to
back the Herlong-Baker bills the same night
you make out your income tax.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-07
THE AMERICAN DIET

One thing about the people of the United
States is that they are seldom hungry. But
while they may not be hungry, it is often
true that many of us are guilty of consm-
ing an unhealthy diet.
Yet we are victim of our own luxur-
ious scale of life. We are eating too many
fats too much rich food and too many super
refined foods.
The result is that we in the United
States have the highest rate of heart at
tacks, the highest incidence of nervous break
downs caused by the tension of everyday
living, and have an abnormally high rate of
other Illnesses.
The cause might be said to be a COM
bination of the fast pace of life in this coun-
try and the diet consumed. Though you may
not be able to do much about the fast pace
of life, chances are you are able to do some
thing about your diet.
For one thing, you can cut down on the
number of fats. You can drink fat-free milk
instead of creamy milk, you can limit your
intake of whipped cream, you can eat some
oleo-margarine rather than all butter, and
you can cut the fat off meat and limit your
intake of pork, chocolate, etc.
On the starches and sweets side of life.
you can try to reduce your consumption of
refined sugar, eat more natural sweets, and
limit your intake of breads and other starch
es And if you do not eat many fresh vegeta-
bles, or fruit, eat an adequate supply of both.
The dietary experts say that this kind
of diet will make you live longer But if you
do not wish to live longer. and sometimes it
is a close question, then you should adopt the
diet recommended because it will make you
feel better. If you do not wish to live longer,
and you do not wish to feel better, and you
are not going to change your mind, you have
been wasting your time reading this editorial
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-07
McVey Says Hymn
Singing Strengthens
Family Ties, Hikes
Church Attendance

Americans of all faiths have
found that hymn singing revitalizes
their worshipping and is potent
force for encouraging brotherhood,
Bill McVey. the Christian Herald
Singer. reported this week.
Mcvey, who based his findings
on a recent nationwide survey by
Christian Herald magazine, S d
people in cities and towns of all
| sizes throughout the United States
have expressed increased interest
in hymn singing for several rea-
sons:
/. Families that sing together
live in greater harmony. When FAM
lilies gather at home or in church
to sing their favorite hymns and
Gospel songs they achieve greater
spiritual security.
2. Hymn singing at home leads
to better church attendance. Great
er love, joy and devotion spring
from family hymn sessions, in
creasing the urge to worship to-
gether in church.
3. Singing favorite hymns and
Gospel sings is an active way TO
express ones faith. Many people
feel a genuine need to express
themselves personally as they wor-
ship. Singing hymns at home and
in church multiplies the benefits
they derive from their Bible and
prayer books.
80 Isffnrnnf f4hprRhnC
can sing the same hymns toget-
her. leading to more understanding
in a world in which understanding
among men sometimes is difficult
TO establish.
More than 10000 people respon-
ded to Bill McVey's Christian Her.
aid survey to determine the hymns
America loves best. Mcvey repor-
ted that many of the letters and
cards he received stressed the deep
personal benefits that singing hym-
MS bring to people of all faiths.
Men and women across America
said hymn singing brought them
closer to each other and to God,
Mcvey said. singing their favor
lite hymns gave many people feel
ing of deep spiritual security.
The nationally renowned bar
itone hymn singer said respondents
to the Christian Herald poll hoped
that ministers would schedule more
hymns during regular services. Nc
Vey said people everywhere would
attend church more frequently and
gain more from services if they
had a greater sense of participa-
ton. Hymn singing is the answer"
he said.
McVey also pointed out the val
ne of a family worship center in
the home.
MANY people said they worship
ped regularly at home and thus
achieved spiritual contentment- |
believe a hymn book should be
next to every Bible and prayer
book at home so everyone in the
family can enjoy his favorite hym-
ms during his regular period of
home worship or whenever he
feels need to express his faith
in song"
The Christian Herald Singers ex-
tensive personal contacts with min
listers and laymen from coast to
coast showed that singing hymns
at home is gaining great favor.
MANY people sing along with
hymn recordings they hear on the
radio" he added.
Many of the hymns selected for
recordings and nlayed on the air
were those receiving the m S {
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-07
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THE REASON WHY

The long-standing proposal to extend the
federal wage-hOur law to a large segment of
the retail industry, which has been exempt
ever since the law came into being in the de-
pressed '30's, has met with great deal of
opposition. And that opposition may have
led people to believe that retailers commonly
pay wages below the existing federal stand
ard of S100 an hour, or the proposed in
crease to SIPS
The American Retail Federation reports
that, according to official government tabula-
tions, retail wages averaged $1.82 an hour
last September. This is a higher wage than
is paid in several industries now covered by
the federal law.
Under these circumstances, it's only logi-
cal to ask why retailing opposes extension of
the law, in that its average wage is so far
above the legal level. The Federation an
swers that question. Some time ago gov
ernment survey found that % per cent of
retail employees were earning an hourly
wage below the federal minimum. The rea-
son for that is that retailing has room for
a substantial number of unskilled workers,
beginners, part-time housewives, high school
students and others whose value is extreme
ly limited So, the Federation points out,
one or both of two things must happen if
the wage of this % per cent segment is ar
bitrarily increased Retailers will, when
ever possible, reduce this marginal employ
ment-and /or be forced to raise prices to
cover an increased payroll.
This is why a SIPS federal minimum
would cause unemployment and imitation In
an industry paying an average wage of Sl.82
an hourl
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-07

A giant dragonfly of Central
and South America, Megaloprepus
coerlatus, has a Widespread of
seven inches.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-07

Connecticut was first visited in
1914 by a Dutch expedition. A
Dutch trading post was established
at Hartford in 1924.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-07

Always, ETD
The Nome nugget., 1961-06-16

FOUND: Car key with yellow tag.
 Call at the Nugget.
The Nome nugget., 1961-06-16
Home Arts Club
 Receives Many Relics From Gold Rush Days

The Home Arts Club assumed the responsibility of having an authentic display of relics of the Gold Rush Days Headed by Peggy Kelliher, many pieces of furni- ture have been offered which were used at that time as well as household furnishings, dishes, and other interesting items used in tie home.
 It is planned to have a com plete room on display at the Almory during the Festival which will be open and on display three afternoons. The time will be an- nounced in the official program. Such forgotten items as the slop- jar, pitcher and wash bowl have been brought 10 light and a genuine brass spitoon is being sought.