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Milford chronicle., 1962-08-17
BOATING LOW
IN THE WATER

TRENTON, N. J. (AP) - Fred
Hulick and Edward Vybiral get a
thrill from boating on the Della
ware River in kayak built by
Hulick in his spare time.
1.-The E S k imos cover the
frames of their kayaks with seal
skins, but settled for fiber glass -
Hulick said. His sleek little craft
is 171z feet long.
The most challenging and dan
gerous portions of their long trips
are shooting the rapids in the up
per reaches of the river Heavy
traffic of large vessels downriver
also keeps them on their toes.
We're so low in the water"
says Vybiral, that we're prac-
tically invisible from the bridge of
a ship or a tug"
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-17
900

The Lowell Observatory of Flag
staff, Ariz., and the National Geo.
graphic Society have teamed to
produce an atlas of tie nearby
bright planets from Mercury to
Saturn.
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-17
ATHLETES FOOT GERM
HOW TO KILL 1T.
IN z DAYS

If not pleased with strong. insfoni-dry-
ing TAI, your 4ae back at any drug
store. Wofeh Infected skin slough off
Woteh heolfhy skin rep'oee Il. Itch and
burning ar gone. TODAY Of Rosoins
Pharmacy. Milford. 5-4-3i-8-3-3i
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-17

Bare soil invites trouble. With each rain
you lose precious top soil by erosion, lose
valuable plant foods by teaching. A
Southern States Cover Crop guards your
soil from these losses, keeps it fertile. Also
gives better condition, added organic
matter, added nitrogen with legumes),
winter pasture. Plant a Southern States
Cover Crop nowl
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-24

Herschel n. Poore, Milford,
has been promoted to corporal
at Fort Miles, Lewes. The son
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Poore.
Milford, he was stationed a
Fort dupont until a month ago.
Dolphus Wilkins, who h a
been attending summer school
at Tri-State College at Angola,
Ind, is expected home today to
spend a few weeks with h s
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Neal
wilkins, before returning for
the fall term.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fulton Down
ing and daughters, Elaine and
Joyce, are now at home n
Center street, in Harrington,
having moved there on Friday
of last week. Mr.. Downing will
operate the lumber yard there.
They with their d a u g h t S,
have been a part of the COM
munity life that is so nicely
carried on on Clark Avenue,
and they will be missed by
their neighbors. Their former
home has been purchased by
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph ]. Pearce
who will soon move there. Mrs.
George Harrison, mother of
Mrs. Downing, moved to Har-
rington with the Downings.
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-24

Alvin Brown, an outstanding
all-around player with h
Frederica team is also vet
eran of the Frederick diamond.
Pvt. William l.. Scarborough
of Millsboro. Is now on secur-
ity duty with the 1st Cavalary
Division in Japan. His unit
one of the first to fight i n
Korea, currently is undergoing
extensive aerial movement and
amphibious training on tn
northern most Japanese island
of Hokkaido. 1t was transfer
fed to Japan last December
after IL months of combat.
Pvt. Scarborough entered t h
Army in May, 1851.
Harvey Gellens, nine-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Sey-
mour Gellens, returned h o m
this week after spending t h e
summer at Camp Saginaw,
near Oxford, Pa. While at camp
Harvey distinguished himself
at athletics, being named t h e
all around athlete in his divi-
sion. He won awards for swim
ming, canoeing, accuracy in
football throwing, horseback
riding, and running, and W IS
the champion boxer in his
weight division.
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-24
Twenty Years Ago
Taken from the Aug. 2s, 1912 Issue

'aken from the Aug. 90, 1912 Issu
Corporal David King. who is
stationed on the West Coast, is
home in Milton on 15-day
furlough.
Miss Doris Hultgren, of
Woodbury., N. j., a college
friend of Miss Anne Carey.
spent Friday to Monday in
Millsboro at the Carey home.
Miss Jennie Mae Parker, a.
ninth grade graduate of tn
class of 1912, has brought hon.
or and distinction to the Mil
ford School and community.
On Wednesday, June "a, s h g
participated in an oratorical
contest sponsored by the I.B.-
POE. of w. at the Howard
High School at Wilmington,
and won first place. This hon.
or gave her chance to rep
resent Delaware at the re-
gional contest. On Sunday. July
~, she went to Baltimore to
the regional, where she COM
peted against high sc h o ol
graduates from Virginia, West
Virginia and Pennsylvania. t o
our greatest satisfaction h e
won first place. This entities
her to a $1,000 scholarship for
college, plus a chance to COM
pete i'm the national contest.
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-24
Contract Begets Contract
For Handicap Workshop
CONTINUED from page one)

liOul Pd6C OhCJ
1--WE need this type of simple, re-
petitive work to help train h e
handicapped who have never work
ed before"
Lower Delaware's workshop o r
the handicapped opened recently
on Route 13 South DUPONT High
way. The Workshop is hopeful of
obtaining some job contracts from
the Dover Air Force Base. Canter
expects to meet and talk with some
procurement officers, both military
and civilian in the very near fu-
ture.
Meanwhile, the Worshiop has EN-
ployed six handicapped persons and
has more applicants held in abey-
ance pending suitable work n
tracts. 81 have talked with many
people," enthused Mr. E. Richmond
Steele, Assistant Treasurer, B n k
of Delaware, Dover Brach, n d
Treasurer of Golden Opportunity
Center, Inc. Everyone agrees this
lis wonderful project and we are
hopeful that it will be successful" /"
One of the most urgent needs of
G.O.C.I. besides work contracts is
skilled craftsmen who are willing
to be trained as instructors to
teach the handicapped in vocation
al training. These persons need not
be handicapped but must possess
teachable vocational skill that
can be utilized in the Workshop.
"The opportunity is here" says
Earl, "and the salary for the per-
sons selected will be based o n
their qualifications" Interesed per-
sons are requested to send COM
plete resumes to Golden Opportun-
ity Center, Incorporated, P. o. Box
265, Dover, Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-24
The Past In Review
News As 1t Was Reported In The Chronicle
Forty Years Ago
Taken from the Aug. 25, 1922 Issue

AIKEN from the Aug. 25, 1922 Issu
The Harrison Engineering
Company of Buffalo, NY, COM
pleted their contract of laying
concrete roadbed between Har-
rington and Houston on Mon
day. August 21st. When h
present superintendent of h Q
work took charge, there was
about one and one-half miles
of concrete to lay. This h
completed in practically thirty
one working days, which is a
record to be proud of. OF this
job he had five colored men
working at the mixer, who
have been with him for
the past five years. They are
acknowledged to be the most
rapid cement workers in I n 1 s
part of Delaware.
Miss Marion Skewis. a M l.
ford girl. has been appointed
assistant dietitian at the Uni
versity of Delaware. Mrss Ske-
wis took the tow year teach
ers' training course at the Uni
versity of Delaware and h Ia
been teaching for years. She
taught in the Milford schools
last year. but resigned to as
sumo duties in the Wilmington
schools. Her appointment to
the University of Delaware will
necessitate a change in IN
plans for teaching in that city.
She will assume her new
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-24
Safety Council Notes

The involvement of drinking,
youthful drivers and pedestrians in
fatal accidents rose sharply in the
first half of this year as compared
with the same period last year
This was revealed in a study of
Delaware Safety Council at the re
quest of Governor Gilbert N. Carvel.
Among the facts broutht out in
the study are these:
l. Pedestrians were involved in
IL fatal accidents in the 1862 per
iod as compared with 2 in the same
period of 1861 an increase of 450
percent.
2. Youthful drivers were involved
in 20 fatal accidents in the first
half of this year; only 6 in the
first half of last year. The in
crease is 233 per cent.
3. Drinking was found to be a
factor in 16 fatal accidents in Jan
uary to June 1862 period; it was
a factor in fatal accidents n
January to June 1861 The increase
was 220 percent
4. Speed was found to be a fac
tor in fewer accidents this year
| than last. In the first half of 1862
speed was cited as factor in
only fatal accidents as compared
with 8 in the same period the year
| before. The decrease was "A pei
cent in the face of a sharp increase
in total fatal accidents. But speed
| is believed to be one factor in most
| fatal accidents whether specifical
| ly mentioned in the report or not
| said j. James Ashoton, manager OF
| the Safety Council.
Further analysis of the age
groups involved in fatal accidents
showed drivers Is through 19 years
of age were involved in fatal ac
cidents in the first half of 1862 and
2 in the first half of 1861 Drivers
20 through "a were involved in 13
fatals in the first six months OF
this year and only 4 in the first
six months last year.
Another point made in the study
was that truck and bus involve
ment in fatal accidents showed a
slight increase. In the 1862 period
trucks and buses were involved in
fatal accidents as compared with
in the same 1861 period.
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-24
Thirty Years Ago
Taken from the Aug. s6, 1882 Issue

Taken from the Aug. 26, 1882 Issu
Mrs. j. w. Culver of ID el l.
mar, accompanied by her sis
ters, Misses Blanche and Fan
ny Lynch. left on Thursday for
the Pacific Coast. They are
travelling by motor and expect
to spend the winter at Lo $
Angeles.
On Saturday. the Corn f K
change Bank team of Philadel-
phia, were defeated at Fell
ton due to the pitching of II.
Killen, turning in the best
pitched game of the season. On
the FELTON, team East, 1b; e.
Killen. CT; Hurley. II: Johnson,
rf: Jackson. IS; Willeys, 2b;
Zebley, 3b; Gropp, C; H. Hill
len, p. Score 10-1.
Captain John Davis, who Is
a native of Delaware. but who
after many years of service in
the deep sea merchant marine
along the Atlantic coast. retir-
ed twenty years ago and made
his home at w. Collingswood,
Nj, visited the scenes of his
boyhood in Delaware last week
and passed big Thursday" at
Slaughter Beach. Captain John
had two or more CO. s t
wise vessels built in Milford,
the last at the w. G. Abbott
shipyards. In age he will re-
cord his SGth birthday this
September; but in appearance
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-24

Pvt. E2 Larry MeSS1ck, WHO mas
been spending ten day leave with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 2 a IL
Messick left Mcclure Air Base by
Jet plane Sunday for 2 years
duty in Leghorn, Italy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald Knapp of
Roswell, New Mexico were guests
of the Edgar English family o n
Saturday evening. The group en-
joyed many colored slides brought
by their friends.
Mr.. and Mrs William j. Brant of
Baltimore were guests of MIR. and
Mrs. Edgar English on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Kaufman
welcomed Grace Naomi into their
family on Friday morning: weight,
6A lbs.
Margaret Schrock. R. N, is home
from her two years of V. S. in
Haiti. She plans to work in Mill
ford Hospital for the present.
| Mildred Bender is also home
from two years at v. S. in New
foundland She expects to work
with her parents in Mississippi.
Two casualties have been report
ed to our desk Mrs. Harvey Dick
erson fell and broke her arm, and
MIR. Ebe Reynolds, Sr., had h e
misfortune to cut off a finger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer Hatfield and
children were Sunday d i n r
guests of Miss Florence Carlisle
and Mrs. Blanche Wiley at their
trailer home near town.
Mr.. and Mrs Joe Bostick a n d
Pam, Mrs. Myrtle Warrington and
Mrs. Ruth Wiley were Wednesday
F, evening guests at an ourdoor BAR
becue at at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hubert Mach and family j n
| Harrington.
Mr. and Mrs Jacob Hatfield and
Ellen and Mrs. Ruth Wiley were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ronald Case in the morning, and,
in the afternoon, they motored to
Pennsgrove, N. ]. and were dinner
guests of their cousin, Mrs. Lillian
Herdman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hatfield and
Ellen were Friday evening guests
of MIR. and Mrs. Claes Strom n
Seaford.
Mrs. Jacob Hatfield spent Thurs
day evening with Mrs. John Marin
er and family.
Mrs. Helen Maloney and Mrs. Till
lie Furman motored to Wilmington
on Thursday evening.
Mrs. Anna Isaaos has as h e r
house guests for three weeks, the
Rev. and Mrs. Everett Isaacs and
children. They will also visit other
relatives while here
Sunday dinner guests of M r S.
Anna Isaacs were Mr. and Mrs.
Hammond Bennett and children of
Milford and Mr. and Mrs. Emerson
Isaacs and children of Greenwood
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Maloney
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
DeLorenzo of Milford to an outdoor
barbecue supper on Saturday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Millard Hudson Of
Wyoming were Sunday guests o
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Meredith.
Saturday evening guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Meredith were
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Meredith of Jer-
sey Shore, Pa, Mr.. and Mrs. Ward
Meredith of Wyoming and Mrs. Vio-
let Bringhurst of Viola.
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-24
1T ALWAYS HAPPENS

WELLINGTON, Kan. (AP) =
Tommy, a white Angora cat, has a
mind of his own.
He ran up a tree at his home to
escape a dog. He refused all APP
peals to come down and spent all
night and part of the next day in
the tree.
His owners finally called the fire
department for help.
1.-THE minute we started to raise
the latter the cat backed right
down the tree" said a fireman.
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-24

and activity he could pass as
ten years younger. 1t is a
pleasure to greet old friends
who have grown old in years
in happiness.
Joseph w. Jones, son of Mrs.
John A. Jones of Georgetown,
who in June graduated fr o m
Beacon College, as an honor
student, receiving two degrees
has accented a responsible pos
ition with Thomas B. O'Toole,
real estate agent, DUPONT
Building, Wilmington.
80
Miss Ann Ross, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks l..
Ross, OF Seaford, left last week
with a party of friends on a
boat trip from Baltimore to
Boston. On her return, h e
will stop at Philadelphia
where she will nurse her
grandfather, Colonel James j.
Ross.
Fred Midell of Philadelphia,
a former Hollyville boy. spent
a part of last week in tn e
Hollyville section. MIR. Midell is
employed by the city of Phila-
delphia as an engineer on con-
struction work. as a graduate
of Drexel Institute. He did two
years work as construction
engineer on the Delaware Riv-
er bridge.
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-24

duties at the opening of tn e
university. At that time the
new dietitian Miss Huntley
will take up her duties for the
first time in Delaware.
The Misses Marjorie Roosa,
Bess Elliott, Sarah Prettyman.
Louise Vreeland, all of Milford,
Miss Mae Collins of Chester,
Pa, and Miss Alta Butler o
Kendall, NY, were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Butler
and family for the past week
at Bowers Beach.
Miss Frances A. Wilson,
daughter of Ralph S. Wilson,
Frederica, and Earle B. Ad-
kins of Milford, were married
at Z pm. Tuesday evening
August 18th, in Kingswood nj.
f. Church, Wilmington, by
Rev. George w. Bounds. M r.
and Mrs. Russell Anderson at
tended the couple. After I h e
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Adkins
left for Atlantic City and other
nearby New Jersey resorts.
they will live at 613 N. Har-
rison ST., Wilmington. Mr.. Ad-
kins is salesman for tn e
Studebaker Automobile Com
pany. Mrs. Adkins was a form
er teacher in the Wilmington
public schools.
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-24
Ten Years Ago
Taken from the Aug. 20, 1852 Issue

Taken from the Aug. %, 1852 Issu
The Postles brothers. Inn
and Charley were honored as
veteran players on the Freder-
lea team. They each received
large trophy, presented by Pat
Knight.
Mrs. Joseph Lear, accompan-
led by her mother. Mrs. John
Nailor, left yesterday for West
over, Mass. where she is sche-
duled to take plane for her
trip to Woodbridge, England, to
Join her husband. The Lears
will live in Felixtown an d
expect to be away for the next
three years.
Cpl. Delbert J. West, whose
wife Louise, lives in George
town, is serving in Germany
with the End Armored Hell on
Wheels" Division. The Armored
outfit arrived in Europe to join
the North Atlantic Pack Army
in July 1851. During World
War III the division was tn e
first American unit to enter
the fallen city of Berlin. Cpl.
West entered the Army i n
February 1851, and arrived in
Europe on July 26. He is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Huey West
of Bridgeville.
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-24
WASHED WHAT SHE WORE

MIAMI, Fla. (AP)-A WON n
was seen in a coin laundry late
one warm night, clutching a coat
around her as she stood near a
drier.
The machine stopped and h e
gathered up a handful of articles
of clothing from the machine.
She stepped into restroom and
emerged, minutes later, carrying
the coat, but no laundry.
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-24
SNEAKY THIEF

BATH, Maine (AP) - The gar
den patch at am old folks home
was raided but it went unnoticed
for a few days. The thief cut the
bottoms off beets and carrots then
replace the stems in the ground
The vegetable robbery was not ap-
parent until the stems wilted a few
days later.
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-24
State Farm Bureau
Annual Queen Contest
Is Announced

Continued from page one)
planned that all contestants will
be entertained and made to h a e
a very worth while experience.
The County Chairmen fro m
whom information may be obtain
ed are:
New Castle Mrs. Natalie Davis,
R. d. Middletown, Del; Kent Coun-
ty Mrs. Francis K. Bergold, RID.
8, Dover, Del; Sussex County :
Mrs. Elsie Wilson, RID. 4. George
town, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1962-08-24
TRANSLATION: CHEAP

PADUCAH, Ky. (AP)-Sign in
the window of a liquor store:
1--WE undersell the store that un-
dersells the store that won't be un-
dersold."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-06
Regional Voice

The intention Of the Metropolitan
Washington Council Of Governments to
play an active role In analysing the high
way and transit proposals of the Ma
tional Capital Transportation Agency is
welcome news. Apart from the Federal
agencies at work on the controversial
Meta report, officials in each Of the
various local jurisdictions of the region
have begun their own studies. Under
standably, however, each of these groups
will be primarily concerned with the
impact Of the plan in It's own area The
Council Of Governments, whose members
include elected and appointed political
officials OF the region, rather than plan
ners or technical staff experts, is the
logical group to coordinate these find
ings, and TO speak with authority at the
congressional hearings on the Meta
plan early in 1868. This is precisely the
sort Of function for which the council
was created several years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-06
For the Nations Defense

In period Of changing military
techniques and weaponry it stands to
reason that the organization of uni
formed manpower likewise requires pc
riodic updating. This, in brief, is what
Defense Secretary Mcnamara for more
than year has been seeking to &C
compliSh with respect to Army Reserve
and National Guard units.
The particular need for reorganiza-
ton Of these two components became
most evident in mid-1961 during the
Gallup for the Berlin crisis of that time.
Serious deficiencies were then revealed
in the degree of readiness Of outfits
needed to back up first-line regular
Army forces. In the months since, five
new combat-ready divisions and sup
port elements have been added to the
active Army, and last spring Mr.. Nc
Namara made his proposals for improv-
ing and recognizing the Reserve and
Guard groups. The Secretary'S order Of
this week provides Immediately for this
modernization of the Reserves and places
before the State Governors, whose CO.
operation Is needed, a similar program
for the National Guard. A special COM
mittee representing the Governors is
due to met with Defense officials for
discussion Of the plan on Monday.
In short, the new program would do
the following: ~ Abolish four Reserve
and four Guard divisions, as well as a
net of 731 smaller units considered out
of date, (2) transfer most of the men
from discontinued units into IL new
brigades and six priority Guard divisions
that would be rated as first-line standby
outfits and (3) retain II other Guard
units and six Reserve combat divisions
at partial strength.
There has been resistance in past
months to all Of these proposed changes
from Reserve organizations, State
Governors and in Congress. Defense and
Army officials have developed their case
carefully, however, to support the con-
viction that the present Guard Reserve
system is not organized, trained or
equipped for prompt, and adequate
response In national emergency Sig
nificantly, House Armed Services sub
committee heretofore a critic of the
reorganization, now has indicated its
acceptance Of the plan.
Actually, the Pentagon plan does
not downgrade either Of these back-up
components in the defense system. 1t
would, instead, give them greater vital
ity and striking power-as well as
greater prestige and usefulness in the
military establishment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-06
Worse Than Unfortunate

There is no reason to doubt that
the President truly regrets "the UNI
fortunate stir which has arisen over
the statements contained" in the Satur-
day Evening Posts article purporting
to reveal Adlai Stevenson's role in the
planning of the Cuban quarantine.
But this is a comment by Mr.. Kennedy
which misses the real point.
Would the case be different If the
unfortunate stir" had not arisen? OF
course not. The President might not
find himself in such an embarrassing
position, but the essential facts would
remain.
These facts are: (1) Someone high
In the Kennedy administration leaked"
what supposedly was confidential in
formation In an apparent effort to dis
credit Mr.. Stevenson and undermine
his position. (2) An inevitable conse-
quence will be to discourage the offering
Of frank and candid opinions to the
President, thereby depriving Mr.. Ken
nedy Of the best services of his advisers.
And (3) Mr.. Stevenson is left to defend
himself as best he can, since there is
nothing In the Presidents letter which
suggests that he intends to seek out
and discipline the person or persons
responsible for the leak. This last is
the more serious in the light of the
Presidents failure to dispute the &C
curacy of the article, although Mr..
Stevenson says it "was wrong in literally
every detail"
We venture to suggest that things
would be better If this administration
were to stop trying to manage the news
and start playing it straight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-06

At a time when Junior VII
lage is bursting at the seams
and the Welfare Department
is staggering under its heavy
load, the information pro-
gram OF the Districts Bureau
OF Maternal and Child Health
on birth control should have
been greatly expanded and
not reduced from the budg-
eted $4,000 to q pitiful
$1,000.
Unfortunately, the subject
OF birth control has religious
overtones. However, since
the program is entirely vol
untary, every woman has
complete freedom OF choice.
Those who want this infor-
nation. should have II avail
able while those whose re-
ligious beliefs are TO the con-
trary may abstain and follow
their own convictions. The
religious convictions Of each
person should be respected,
but on the other hand, the
beliefs Of one group should
not be controlling over others.
This is the fair and demo-
cratic way.
An increased birth control
information program will not
only pay for itself in reduced
welfare requirements. but in
improved economic well-being
for those persons who wish
to engage In family planning.
Sidney Hatkin.