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Milford chronicle., 1962-08-31
l. u t h era n S
To Dedicate
New Building
Special Services Wit h
Outstanding Speakers
Have Been Set For
Sunday, September 16.

The Reformation Evangelical
Lutheran Church of Milford will
dedicate it's new building on Lake
view Avenue, Sunday, September
16, at 400 pm. The Service will
begin a week long celebration OF
thanksgiving for the new facilities
The congregation received greet
ings and congratulations fr o m
President Kennedy with the hope
that the new facilities would en-
able the work of the Church to
prosper and that its sphere of vital
influence in this community ever
widen.
The Reformation Church wa S
established in Milford in February,
1856. Services of worship were
held in temporary quarters before
the completion of this building.
The building to be dedicated is the
first of three planned units. 1t will
be an educational wing with a
small chapel for worship. The fu-
ture plans call for a final church
and a social hall.
The Rev. Paul l.. Buehrle, Pas
tor, announced that the building
would be dedicated by The Rev
Robert Neumeyer, Dean of the
Delaware District of the Evangeli-
cal Lutheran Ministerium of Pa
and Adjacent States. The 11:0(
am. service of worship will also be
conducted in the new building anG
The Rev. John M. Scherch, mission
developer of Reformation Church
will preach the sermon.
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Boating Enthusiasts
Enjoying Delaware

Hundreds of boating enthusiasts,
including many from neighboring
states, spend countless dollars and
travel many miles every weekend
and vacation period throughout the
summer and early Fall to enjoy
the excellent boating offered by
Delaware waters, advises the Della
ware State Development Depart
ment.
While "motorboaters" - of both
inboard and outboard variety =
are to be found on practically
every one of Delaware's half a
h dred ponds, lakes and
navigable streams, their expendi-
lures, travel and enthusiasm hard
ly match that of the sailors"
those who weekly pit strength and
skill against wind and tide and
against the know how" of skip
pers Of other wind-propelled craft
According to the Development
Department, majority of t h G
sailors" using Delaware waters
fcontinued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-31
Adult Courses Are
Again To Be Offered

Opportunity for adults to i'm
prove themselves through job re-
lated vocational and technical eve
ming courses is being offered a
gain this year in all counties of
the state, according to Mr.. Irvan
" p. Chiefly. State Supervisor of
Industrial Education Services.
Trades and industries courses
esigne d to increase technical
know ed g and improve skills
required in modern industrial
work are available to adults who
seek promotion in their fields. Both
shop and related instruction will
be offered in many trades which
will be taught by highly skilled
technical instructors.
Evening courses scheduled to be
offered by the Dover School Dis
trict, Seaford School District. Sus-
sex County Vocational-Technical
Center, William Henry Compre-
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Milford chronicle., 1962-08-31
Technical Center
Offers Adult Classes

There will be ample opportunity
for adults to improve their skills
and learn new ones in trade and
technical courses at the Sussex
Vocational Technical Center be-
ginning September 19. 1862. Regis
tration for the various courses
will begin September 10, and run
through September IA, with the
first class meeting on September
10. at 700 pm.
Courses which are expected to
be Offered will include carpentry
for journeymen; electronics for be-
ginners and electronics for ad-
vanced students who were enrolled
this past year; auto body and fem
der; auto mechanics; mill and
cabinet; industrial electricity for
beginners; power sewing machine /;
drafting; blueprint reading a n
sketching; welding; and practical
nursing are all on the agenda.
Short intensive courses will be
offered in the beauty culture de-
partment for individuals now en-
ployed at the trade and who wish
to study new techniques and i'm
prove their skills.
Registration fees for all classes
have been set at $500 per semes-
ter except welding. The welding
course will cost Is cents per clock
hour. All fees are payable in ad-
vance.
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-31
Legion Supporting
Recruiting Program

The American Legion's Educa-
tion and Scholarship Program has
been requested by the Department
of the Navy to seek the support of
Legionnaires in disseminating in
formation concerning the 1868
Regular Naval Reserve Officers
Training Corps program.
For the 18th consecutive year
the Department of the Navy is pre-
pairing to select approximately
1900 young male citizens of the
United States to enter SO colleges
and universities in the fall of 1868
for careers as officers in the Regu-
lar Navy and Marine Corps.
For those selected and enrolled
in the Regular NROTC Program at
a college of their choice, all
tuition, fees and books will be
furnished by the Department of the
Navy in addition to an annual re-
continued on page nve)
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-31
All Patrons And Mem
bers Invited To Busi-
ness Session; Dinner
At High School.

Elections of Board of Directors
and Farm Home Advisory Com
mittee members, plus operations
reports and the showing of a color
film entitled Jimmy Gets t h e
Answers" will highlig.4t tn e
Southern States Cooperative an
nual membership meeting for the
Milford area on September 5th at
Milford High School at 6:45 pm.
Patrons and members planning
to attend the business session
should contact Southern States
Milford Cooperative for meal
tickets.
Jimmy Gets the Answers" = is
20 minute film strip which tells
the story of the cooperative's Seed
and Farm Supply Service through
the eyes of an alert, inquisitive
young farm boy.
Burton Willis of Milford will
serve as chairman of the local
meeting. Mr.. Wright Ward of Mil
ford will give the invocation.
Group singing will be led by
Charles Hammond and Everett
Bennett, both of Milford.
A report on local operations and
services will be given by William
c. Carpenter, manager of Southern
States Milford Cooperative.
fcontinued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-31
Well Known Milford
Resident Was Sc; Fu-
neral Services We're
Held On Monday.

An apparent heart attack last
Friday morning, August "a, took
the life of Harry Marshall Deputy,
Delaware State Senate wa S
stricken at his home near Milford.
He collapsed across hs bed soon
after dressing. Mr.. Deputy served
in the Senate from 1927 to 1891.
Notable among his contributions
while a member of the legislature
was the measure he sponsored
creating the State Department of
Public Instruction and revamping
Delaware's educational system.
Active in the Democratic party,
Mr.. Deputy served for several
years as a member of the party's
state committee. A Mason, he also
belonged to the Tall Cedars of
Lebanon.
He is survived by one son, James
]. Deputy, Milford, controller of
the State Highway Department;
one daughter, Mrs. Townsend
Masten, Harrington; four grand
daughters and one great-grand-
daughter
Mr.. Deputy's late brother, Will
lard, was federal collector of in
ternal revenue for Delaware, and
was member of the State Senate,
the same time his brother was a
member.
+ Funeral services were held Mon
day in the Berry Funeral Home,
Milford, with the Rev. E. John
Dyer, rector of Christ Episcopal
Church, officiating. Interment was
in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
continued on pabe scven)
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-31
Sorority Names New
Committees For 1862

The Preceptor Alpha Chapter of
Beta Sigma Phi met in Prime Hook
Beach at the home of Doris Lofland
for buffet supper last Wednesday
evening. The President, Doris
Greenly, named the committees for
the coming year: PROGRAM Verna
Walls and Doris Green1y, SOCIAL
Frances Laremore, Rae Welsh and
Barbara Raysor, FINANCIAL Bar
bara Kutz, Frances Smith and Ger
ry Hitch, SERVICE Thelma Jewell
and Virginia Scott, HISTORIAN,
Orpha Ashton. Next meeting will
be at Alexander's in Dover on
Sept. 18th at which time the Birth
day Party of the year will be cele-
brated jointly with XII Gamma
Chapter.
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-31
Splendid Program Has
Been Arranged For
The Fete With "Old
Milford Days" Due
September Is And Is.

During the latter half of Septem-
ber, this 175-year old community,
located about midway between
Delaware's historical capital =
Dover and the site of the first
European attempt at settlement in
the Delaware Valley - Lewes =
will vie with both these latter
areas in a bid for patronage OF
those interested in historic sites,
buildings and relics.
While Milford is not quite as old
as some OF Delaware's oldest COM
munities. the Garden City of Twin
Counties" (as the local Chamber
OF Commerce refers to it) has long
been the trading and culture CEN
ter of lower Delaware n d
adjacent Maryland Eastern Shore
areas, and abounds in we'll pre-
served relics of it's historic past.
In order that the 175th ami
versary of their community s
founding may be appropriately
marked and shared with others,
the Milford Historical Society, the
local chapter of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, TIL e
Chamber of Commerce and other
local organizations. with the en-
couragement and assistance of
Mayor Alphonso E. Humes and
City Council, have arranged a
series of special events for the
last two weeks in September.
Highlighting this anniversary
observance will be "Old Milford
Days, September 1915, wh n
seventeen old homes and buildings
will be opened for public viewing
Also on display, in public build
ings and downtown store windows,
fronrinued ~ mage eIevans
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-31
Murderkill, Broadkill
Bridges Are OK'd

The U. S. Army Corps of Engi-
neers has approved State Highway
Department plans for four bridges
across the Murderkill and Broad
kill Rivers.
Two new fixed highway bridges
will be built across the Murder
kill about one mile downstream
from the fixed highway bridge
along u. S. Route 113 at Frederick.
The bridges will have a minimum
vertical clearance of IL feet above
mean high water and horizontal
clearance of so feet.
Two fixed bridges of similar
clearance will be built across the
Broadkill along State Route Ia ap-
proximately 240 feet upstream
from the existing drawbridge near
Milton.
Col. t. HI. Setliffe, district engi-
neer for the Philadelphia Army
Engineer District, said the clear
ances approved will accommodate
the vessels which use the rivers
with any appreciable frequency
and will be sufficient to allow "a
substantial degree of economic de-
velopment."
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as an unusual educational pro-
gram which embodies the basic
principles of free enterprise. We
believe we have an obligation to
help young people develop their
abilities ITO the highest degree.
And, from the All donor point
of-view, Raymond c. Firestone,
president, Firestone Tire and Rub
ber Company, adds: ''We are con-
vinced that there is no better
training ground than All for the
development of good citizenship,
self-reliance, honest endeavor, re-
spect for leadership and a coopera-
tive attitude toward others"
Completing four decades of SER
vice to the youth movement, the
nonprofit corporation reports aver
age tenure of All award donors at
more than IL years. Three firms
have backed the All movement for
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Milford chronicle., 1962-08-31
Many Milford
Folk Aiding
Anniversary
Mayor A. E. Humes Is
General Chairman OF
The Committee Plan
ming For The Celebra-
ton.

Many Milford residents are now
serving on committees that are
planning events of outstanding
public interest to celebrate the
175th Anniversary of the founding
of Milford in 1887. "Old Milford
Days" are set for September 18th
and 10th; 142-page, illustrated
book, A HISTORY OF MILFORD,
will be on sale September 18th; the
Parson Thorne Mansion will be
presented to the Milford Historical
Society, and the MCGUIRE Air Force
Band will give a concert on the
%; the Vale-Williams City Hall
will be dedicated on September 20:
and many store windows will dis
play collections of antiques and
historic artifacts during the two
week observance of the anniver-
sary. In addition, many local organ
izations are planning their own
program of commemoration.
The General Committee planning
and cOordinating all activities is
composed of: Alphonso Humes,
Chairman; A. Calvin Ball; Robert
H. Yerkes; Harvey G. Marvel: Mrs.
Jonathan S. Willis; Miss Catherine
Downing; William V. Sipple Jr.;
John Kuhlmann; Mrs. Gilbert En-
ory; Mrs Edward j. Salevan, Jr.;
and Herbert Griffith.
A number of committees are at
work on "Old Milford Days. They
committee: Miss NJ
Catherine Downing, General Chair
man; Mrs. Jonathan S. Willis, Vice
chairman; Mrs. Borden Smith;
Charles r. Parker; DIR. John F.
Glenn; and SIND. Marshall, Jr.
Specific aspects of this event are
being taken care of as follows:
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Milford chronicle., 1962-08-31

IbcSIou
In describing the need that
exists along the Atlantic coast for
wetlands to be preserved for the
benefit of migratory waterfowl,
Gottschalk pointed out that h e
Primehook Marsh, which has long
been recognized for the high quail
ity waterfowl habitat it affords, is
one of the few areas left along the
Delaware-New Jersey coast THAT lis
easily susceptible to management
as first class waterfowl habitat.
1.-The principal criteria used in
selecting wetland areas to be de-
veloped as waterfowl refugees are
the potential value as habitat and
the vulne nerability of the area to be-
ing converted for industrial use, /"
Gottschalk said Although many
marshes along the coast have been
taken over by industries needing
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Milford chronicle., 1962-08-31
Rev. Frank Mood
Reports On His Trip

There are now 83 Church bodies
members of the International CounT
ell of Christian Churches with vott
ing delegates, said the Rev. Frank
R. Mood pastor of the Bible Pres
byterian Church on his return from
the 5th Plenary Congress of the
ICCC held in the Concertgebrouw,
Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Delegates from 62 nations gath
cred in Amsterdam for the con-
gress held August 1920 to express
their Faith in God and their ad-
herance to the Bible as the only
infallible rule of faith and prac-
tice. The theme of the congress,
"Jesus Christ the Same Yesterday,
Today, and Forever" was amply
testified to by the delegates. The
unity of the church was clearly
continued on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-31
Ever Ready
Glass Again
Sponsors Show
Annual Flower And Art
Show Will Be Held In
Hall Of Harrington
Church.

The annual Flower and Art Show
will again be sponsored by the
Ever Ready Glass of Asbury Meth
odist Church School of Harrington
in Collins HALL This affair was
instituted by the Rev. Robert E.
Green in September, 1888, and was
later sponsored by the Ever Ready
Glass as its one project for the
year. In recent years an art de
partment has been added and has
created much interest. Many anna
teur and professional artists from
many parts of The State have ex-
hibited their paintings.
, The date of the Show will be
Wednesday, September 5, which is
a week earlier then usual, due to
the fact that a Preaching Mission
has been planned by the Protestant
Churches of Harrington, September
9-23. Mrs. Coretta j. Mason will
be the preacher at Asbury Church,
September 9-16, so the date of
the Show had to be early.
Everyone in the community re-
gardless of Church affilliation is
invited to bring entries to either
division; classifications will be for
women, men, boys and girls. ALI
exhibits must be brought on We'd
nesday morning, so the Judging can
be done that afternoon. The doors
will be open at 700 pm. A free
will offering will be received in
the vestibule of Collins Hall. Home
made ice cream and cake will be
on sale. A Variety Table" will
have many articles for sale. The
entire net proceeds will be used
toward the reduction of the church
debt
Mrs. Reginald McKnatt is the
president of the class. The names
continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-31

The recent approval by the Mi
sion of the proposed National w
Prime Hook marshes authorizes I
Wildlife to proceed with it's plans f
acres of land between Slaughter
cording to John S. Gottschalk. L
ten, Assistant Vice President,
Farmers Bank of the State of Della
ware. Rehoboth, reports that all
the committee chairmen have COM
pleted their plans and expect to
offer Delaware Bankers a most en-
joyable program for the day.
Activities will begin at 1890 with
the Official Family Luncheon in
the country club dining room for
d. B. A. officers, committee MEM
bers, fifty year club members and
chairmen of outing committees AT
1:30 golf competition will begin.
The chairman of the golf commit
tee is Harold d. Hatfield, Vice
President, Farmers Bank of the
State of Delaware, Georgetown.
Chairman of Ladies' Committee
Mrs. Rebecca B. Ellis, Assistant
Cashier, Farmers Bank of the
State of Delaware, Rehoboth, has
Continued on page temp
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-31
Hearing Set On Milk
Orders For Sept. 13

The U. S. Department of Agri-
culture has scheduled jo'i n
public hearing in Philadelphia ON
September 13 to consider proposed
amendments to the Federal milk
marketing orders for the Phila-
delphia, Pennsylvania, and Will
mington, Delaware, I'M r k e t i n g
areas.
The hearing will convene at
10000 am. in the Hotel Adelphia,
18th and Chestnut Streets, Phila-
delphia 1t lis being called to pro-
vide opportunity for revising some
of the pooling, pricing and re-
lated milk order provisions.
Continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-31
Zwaanendael Museum
Open On Labor Day

The Zwaanendael Museum will
open to visitors during holiday
hours, 1890 to $50 pm. on Labor
Day, Monday, September 3rd, and
the special summer exhibits will
be continued during the month of
September.
Zwaanendael Museum shows an
increase each year, as vacationers
enjoy the collections on display,
and ask questions about place
names, local beaches and history.
Arrangements this summer have
included large display of glass
salt dishes and celery vases, am
CONTINUED on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-31
Delaware State Opens
On September 7th

The list Session of Delaware
State College will open on Friday,
September z, at 900 am. with a
one-day Faculty Institute on
Some Suggested Techniques To
Improve The Efficiency Of Learn
ing AIT The College Level.
The topic will be considered
from four different standpoints in
Workshops designed to answer the
following questions:
l. How Can We Increase The
Utilization Of The Biological In
formation Concerning Students To
Improve Learning?
2. What Are Some Good Tech
niques That Are Used In Some OF
The Institutions OF Higher Educa-
continued on page sevenp
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Farmers Warned OF
Silo Gas Danger

Recent drought conditions may
cause farmers more problems than
the obvious ones of reduced crop
yields and poor quality hay and
pasture. Dry weather usually in
creases the danger of silo gas and
nitrate poisoning, according to
George F. w. Haenlein, dairy. re-
search associate with the Uni
versity of Delaware School of Agri-
culture. He says nitrogen dioxide
gas even in small amounts has
been fatal to many humans and
animals.
Even in cases not fatal, nitrate
poisoning may seriously affe t
health, reduce milk production,
Continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-31
Local Schools Are
Completely Stated
For Opening Sept. 5
CHICKEN BARBECUE
AT LINCOLN SEPT. 1

This Saturday, September
1st, the Class of Promise of
the Lincoln M ct h o dist
Church will be having a
Chicken Barbecue on the lot
opposite Fitzgerald's Auto
Salvage on Route 113. They
will be serving from 11:00
am. til 600 pm. or, if you
prefer, take-home platters
will be available. One-half
chicken platters will be
$1.00.
The proceeds of this great
outdoor feast will go to
benefit Lincoln Methodist
Church.
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-31
Milford To Observe
Its l75th Birthday
During September
r. WATSON SHEW is
DISTRICT MOOSE HEAD

f. Watson Shew was
unanimously elected, on
August IL. president of 7uh
District Moose Association.
H e. was in s all e d at
Frederick, Md, on Sunday,
August 26th, by Supreme
Lodge Officer T h m a S
Mathews. s w is Past
Governor of H arr n gton
Lodge No. 534 and at pres
ent is secretary. He is also
Vice President of Delmar-
Va Legion of Moose No. Ill.
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-31
Final OK Has Been Made On
Prime Hook Game Refuge

will the site
this
B. Wagner Cashier Peoples
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-31
4-H Foundation Providing
Ouer 81, 900, OOOFOr Support

a
All
the organizations 1861
Chris L.
of
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-31
DeIulUUre Bankers Group
Meet At RehObOth Today

gratory Bird Conservation Commits
'ildlife Refuge on Sussex County's
he Bureau of Sport Fisheries and
or acquiring more than II thousand
Beach and the Broadkin River, ac-
Director of the Bureaus Northeast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-29
Talks Coined Nil

Not only does each side find
no good at all in the others dis
armament proposals, but the in
ternational atmosphere has again
been clouded over by Berlin ten
sions.
Mr.. Rusk and Mr.. Gromyko ar
ranged to be in Geneva last week
end to sign the treaty guarantee
ing Laotian independence. They
used the occasion to meet three
times to discuss the Berlin dead
lock.
President Kennedy noted at his
press conference on Monday that
if there was chance for progress,
Mr.. Rusk could stay indefinitely.
Mr.. Rusk. however, came home
the next day.
According to reports, Mr..
Gromyko insisted, in his most
obdurate manner, that there was
nothing to talk about until West
ern troops left Berlin. Mr.. Rusk
replied to the effect that there
was nothing then to talk about.
AS result of the Geneva talks,
the Berlin situation is nearing a
dead end. Most observers seem to
feel Mr.. Khrushchev will sign a
peace treaty with East Germany
by the end of the year, but no
one knows what this will portend
for the West.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-29

hoped to have q decision by the
end Of July. but now 1t looks as
If the talks will continue into
early August. AS 1t stands now,
most observers believe the British
and the Market will be able to
work out an agreement, mostly on
the Markets terms.
Reports from Brussels indicate
that the Market is insisting on
Britain reducing its duty-free
privileges to the Commonwealth
countries, once 1t Joins. And by
1870, the Market wants Britain's
tariff policies to fall in line with
the other members.
Since Australia. New Zealand
and Canada export to Britain on
advantageous terms now, Britain
has been trying to gain equally
good terms for them in the Market
as a whole. The best she could
gain from the Brussels talks, how
ever. is an agreement to call some
sort Of worldwide commodity
conference to discuss markets not
only for Commonwealth, but also
for other wheat. meat and milk
producing countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-29
Britain:
Confidence

Prime Minister Macmillan
- rallied his Conservative Party
to defeat a Parliamentary vote
of censure, 351 to 253, last week.
Several poor showings in recent
by-electionS and generally slug
giSh economy have made it OBJ
vious, even to the casual observer,
that Prime Minister Macmillan's
government is heading for bad
times. The troubles have been
aggravated by the domestic battle
over joining the Common Market.
Mr.. Macmillan-or Mac the
Knife" as some writer's call him
now-tried to stop the downward
trend with the radical use of the
blade. The sudden decision to drop
16 Of the % ministers, however,
shocked the Tories as much as it
delighted the Labor Party.
Hugh Gaitskell, Labor leader,
called for a non-confidence vote,
obviously hoping to capitalize on
low morale of Conservatives, who
were exasperated by the rude way
Selwyn Lloyd lost his Exchequer
post. The effort, however, was de-
feated, mainly because the Tories
refused to defect.
Many observers were surprised
that Mr.. Gaitskell offered a mo
confidence" vote, since this forced
the Conservatives to rally around
their leader. These observers be-
lieve that; Tory morale might have
disintegrated if not put to vote.