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Milford chronicle., 1962-04-13
Dysentery Causes
Heavy Swine Losses

Farmers who bring newly pur-
chased pigs into their herds with
out taking the necessary h h
precautions are taking a chance on
heavy death losses, according to
VIM H. Henderson, County Agent.
Swine dysentery can be a major
problem W en- hogs are first
brought onto the premises, he says.
1t can affect up to 100 percent of
the herd and may cause death loss
es as high as so percent if it is un-
treated
Securing is one of the first
symptoms of swine dysentery, ac-
cording to the agent Other dis
eases cause securing also, h e
warns. So, the first step in con-
trolling the outbreak of dysentery
is to have a veterinarian diagnose
the exact cause Then take proper
action.
Many of the problems of swine
dysentery can be avoided by pur-
chasing pigs from a healthy herd.
Continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1962-04-13
Mrs. J. S. Willis Is
Nominated Regent

Mrs. Jonathan S. Willis was
nominated as regent of the Cap
tain Jonathan Caldwell Chapter,
OAR, on Saturday at the regular
April meeting, which was held at
the home of Mrs. John F. Jewell.
Others nominated were Mrs.
Clarence Jester, vice regent: Mrs.
Hoey F'arrow, recording secretary;
Mrs. Obey Sapp, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Arthur Domke,
treasurer; Mrs. F. A. Webb, chap
lain; Mrs. Oscar T. Roberts, regis
trar; Mrs. Mark Ulery, historian;
and Mrs. Walter Dill, Librarian.
These nominees will be elected
and installed for the coming term
of three years at the next regular
meeting in June.
Mrs. Oscar T. Roberts, present
regent, conducted the meeting on
Saturday and read portions of the
National President Generals mes
sage. She stated the theme for the
next Ia Il o al administration
would be prove All Things. Hold
That Which is Good. Mrs. Farrow
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Milford chronicle., 1962-04-13
State DeMolay Group
Visits Locally, 10Th

The State Chapter of the Order
of DeMolay will pay Temple Chap
ter an official visit Monday eve
ming, April 10th.
The meeting will be held in the
Oddfellows Building starting t
1880 pm.
The State Chapter pays an Of
ficial visit to each local chapter
once each year.
Members of the State Chapter
and its officers are selected from
h local chapters; and any sub
jects discussed, for the good of
DeMolay, during the meeting will,
therefore, cover state wide mat
terS.
According to Jay Sipple, Master
Councillor of Temple Chapter, a
delegation of fifty or more is eX-
pected to come to Milford for this
meeting, demonstrating the great
interest DeMolay has aroused in
the state.
Continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1962-04-13
Land Grant College
Essay Contest

July 1862 will mark the Tooth
anniversary of the Land-Grant Act
of 1862, which made possible the
Land Grant Colleges or Universi-
ties in our Nation. Through this
act of congress, states were given
federal land to sell SO that they
could raise money to establish and
endOw colleges and universities
for the people. The Land Grant
Act became an emancipation pro-
clamation for those striving for
higher education. 1t pushed back
the old horizons of learning, Civ
ing this Nation an unsurpassed,
educational eXpanse.
Since the University of Della
ware is a Land Grant College,
Delaware, like many other states
is planning many activities to
celebrate the Tooth anniversary In
keeping with this idea, the State
Home Demonstration Council is
sponsoring an Essay Contest, in
cooperation wit h the Kentucky
Federation of Homemakers on,
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1962-04-13
Tenth Annual Tea
At Milton Church

The members of the Woman S
Society of Christian Service are
planning a gay afternoon and eve
ming i'll Fellowship Hall of Goshen
Church, Milton, on April 26 This
is an annual event each spring and
is attended by neighboring COM
munities who enjoy the 20 | d
fashion sassafras tea" and renew
friendships each year.
Fine art, handicraft and flower
arrangement is the theme of the
tenth annual tea. Mrs. Joseph
Black is chairman of the affair
Assisting her as chairman of
various committees will be Mrs.
Robert Raley, Mrs. William Forst,
Mrs. Herman Hassemer, Mrs. Ar
lingtOn Hickman, Mrs. Glenn Mar
vel, Mrs. William Crouch, NJ s.
Davis Lingo, Mrs. Harry Isaacs,
Mrs. Ralph Reed, and Mrs Marion
Collins.
Festivities will begin at two
o'clock in the afternoon when the
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Milford chronicle., 1962-04-13
$50 Present
At Opening
OF Shawnee
Club House
Rainy Day Did Nothing
To Attendance At Gala
Opening Inspection OF
Facilities, Which Con-
tinued All Day.

Despite heavy rains, this past
Sunday from to 5 pm, $50
adults, young people and children,
all members of the Shawnee Coun-
try Club, turned out for the Clubs
Open House.
The newly completed Club
House was open for inspection by
the Club members. Mr. FIR n k
Wright was chairman for the
afternoon and was most capably
assisted by Mrs. Penniwell Isaacs,
Mrs. Henry Frankel, Mrs. Groves
nor Russell and Mrs William
Wells. The committee arranged a
delightful fried chicken b If e t
which was catered by the English
Grills of Salisbury, Md The beau
tiful flowers in the main lounge
and entry were presented by Mr..
Richard Johnson and Mr.. Cal
Morgan
Sunday was a full day for Club
members and their families for
starting at 1880 am. a Breakfast
Golf Tournament was h eld. Mr..
Henry Saunders and Mrs. Peggy
Anstine, who are the Golf chair
men for the month of April, ar
ranged and served a full break
fast for the men who were regis
tered for the Tournament T h e
were most ably assisted by Mr..
Lester Porter and Mr.. Tom Glen
denning.
Following breakfast, and in
spite of the exceedingly wet wealth
er, sc men teed off for the Tourna-
ment under the direction of Bill
Entwhistle, the Club Pro. T h e
winners for the day were:
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Milford chronicle., 1962-04-13
Post Office Will Be
Dedicated June 2

The new Milford Post Of
flee building on the corner of Cau-
sey and Maple Avenues will be
dedicated at a public ceremony on
June 2. at 2:30 pm. Postmaster
Joseph ]. Pearce, Jr. announced
that the dedication and an open
house are being planned to mark
the addition of this splendid new
facility to the Milford community
and to allow the patrons of the
Post Office to inspect the new
building.
The dedication ceremony will be
attended by distinguished repre-
sentatives of the federal, state, and
local governments. An official of
the U. S. Post Office Department
will deliver the dedicatOry address.
The Milford High School Band will
provide appropriate music
Immediately following the ded-
ication ceremony the public will
be invited to inspect the new build
ing. The employees of the Milfodr
Post Office will be on hand to
act as hosts and to answer the
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Milford chronicle., 1962-04-13
Geo. Manlove Dies
After Long Illness

George Manlove. aged so years,
passed away after a long illness
at the Messick Nursing Home in
Harrington, Del, Sat, April 7th.
Mr.. Manlove was born Feb. IL,
1882, the son of Benjamin S. and
Ida Emory ManlOve, of Houston,
Del. He moved to Milford at an
early age and became employed at
the Milford Post Office as the
first rural delivery mail carrier.
Mr.. Manlove continued in this ca
pacity until he was retired in 1888.
He is survived by his wife, Lena
Macklin Manlove; sons, James
E. OF Milford, George 5. of Dover,
Milton c. and John P. of Seaford.
Benjamin T. of Long Beach, Cali
fornia, William G. of Glendale,
Theodore r. of Denton, Md. and
Dr. Leroy ManlOve of Elkton, Md;
3 daughters, Mrs. Jeanette Van
Buren, Mrs. Betty Jensen of Mil
ford and Mrs. Peggy Anstine of
Houston, Del; 81 grandchildren,
and 9 great grandchildren and 1
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Concert At Re-opening At
Avenue Church Emanuel's Is
On April 18th Due Today
Store Has Been Exten-
sively Renovated From
One End To The Other;
H. Marvel, Manager.

Mr.. Emanuel Barros announces
the Grand Opening of THE Mil
ford Shop" on Friday, April 13,
after extensive alterations from
one end of the store to the other.
Milford will be proud of this
renovated store
Quality merchandise only will
be sold. the finest of fashions.
This will bring to Milford a long
needed group of name brands :
new departments will be included
with many more planned in the
near future.
The inside of the store was de-
signed by Mr.. Charles Gordon, a
famous store designer who has de-
signed stores in Washington, Balti-
more, and the East.
The interior is done in cream
and orange, making use o t
shingles, gas lights, newell poles,
ships lap, formica and the newest
in changeable hang rods. ESQ
departments can be enlarged or
changed according to the SEASON.
Sportswear will be featured in
an enlarged sportswear depart
ment. A Beach Shop will be added
after Easter
Mrs. Hazel Marvel will be mil
ford Shop" manager, under the
guidance of Matthew Hir u t,
General Manager of the Dover
Store.
The store will feature an en-
larged cosmetic department, jewel
ry department, glove department,
handbag department, uniform de-
partment, dress, coat, lingerie, bra,
girdle, hOusecoats, gift, rainwear,
and many others. 1t is intended to
coordinate all of Milford's pur-
chases with the Dover store and
to take advantage of the reputa-
tion of EmanuePs.
Charges can be made with the
Dover Store Charge Plate, and all
Milford customers will be issued
a new charge plate.
Milford chronicle., 1962-04-13
Liberty Bell Trot
At Brandywine

The Liberty Bell, a $4,000 (est.)
mile test for Free For All PAGERS,
will have its third annual renewal
at Brandywine Raceway on Fri
day, August 10th, it was an
nounced this week by Track Presi-
dent Howard Miller.
The most significant speed race
ever presented at Brandywine, The
Liberty Bell was won back to back
its first two years by Adios Butler
in track record times of 1854
1960) and 1881 Q96D. The syn
dicated Butler, worlds fastest har-
ness horse of all time on both
mile Q:54.3) and half-mile track
Q:55.3) turned in the twin vic
tories hands down both years. He's
the only horse ever to crack the
200 barrier at the Wilmington
plant.
CONTINUED on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1962-04-13
Churches Here
Will Worship
On April 10th
Joint Services With Spe-
cial Music Will Be
Held In The First
Presbyterian Church.

The Churches of Milford will
worship together in series of 3
Holy Week evening services to be
held in the First Presbyterian
Church beginning on Monday, Apr
16. 1862, at 8 pm.
The Community Choir under the
direction of Mrs Norma II e y e,
will participate in each Of these
services. Mrs. Elizabeth Homan
will be the organist.
The service of worship each eve
ming will be led by the Reverend
Thomas Harris of the First Baptist
Church. On Monday the Reverend
James Lappen of the First Pres
byterian Church will speak on
self Denial or Denial of Self?';
on Tuesday the Reverend Douglas
Milbury of the Calvary Methodist
Church will speak on "The De-
cline of VIII; and on Wednesday
the Reverend w. Edwin Tull of
the Church of God will speak on
Thy Will Be Done.
Thursday evening will mark the
in each of the sponsoring churches
and then on Good Friday the death
of our Lord on the cross will be
remembered from IL noon to
pm. in the Avenue Methodist
Church.
The community is invited to
participate in these services and
thereby to mediate upon the
meaning of this season of the
Church year.
Milford chronicle., 1962-04-13
Referendum
For Teachers
Pay Increase
Due April lS
Reasons For Holding
Vote Next Wednesday
Are Outlined In This
Article; Polls Open
From / To 8 p. M.

A referendum for the purpose of
increasing from local funds the
salaries of library clerks and
teachers of summer classes will be
held Wednesday, April Is, 1862.
The increase of IL cents per SlOO
assessed real estate and $4.00 cap
itatiOn taxes for which authorize
tion is being sought will provide
an addition of 5000 per year for
teachers, secretaries, nurses, and
cafeteria managers along with an
increase of 500 per year for cafe
terra workers and custodians.
This referendum is being held
for the reasons listed below:
|. Many taxpayers have request
ed your Board of Education to
call for a vote.
2. The Milford School District
local salary schedule is the bot
tom of nine i'll this area.
3. An increase in local salaries
should stimulate teacher recruit
ing.
4. High school graduates will
probably consider teaching as a
desirable occupation.
5. Encourage teachers to re-
main in Milford.
g. The increases being sought
will put Milford on an average
with those of this area.
Should a teacher in Milford be
paid less for the qualifications
than one in Dover, Seaford, Har-
rington or Frederick, etc?
The polling places will be:
The Lakeview Ave. Bldg.
The Lulu NJ. Ross Ele-
mentary School
The Benjamin Banneker
School
The vote will be between 100
and 500 pm, Eastern Standard
Time, and all persons qualified to
vote in a regular election are
to vote.
Milford chronicle., 1962-04-13
Blue Hen Unit Wins
In State Contest

Blue Hen Post No 6483 and
Ladies Auxiliary of Milford have
been named state winners in the
annual Veterans of Foreign Wars
Community Service Contest, the
finals of which were held at Dover.
Sunday afternoon.
In unusually close competition.
the Milford V.FW. units nosed out
Virgil Wilson Post No. 1861 and
Auxiliary of Seaford, the 1960-61
winners. Close on the heels of the
pace settlers was General WV. At
terbury Post No. 1920 and Auxil-
iary of Wilmington.
Sundays Judging of scrapbook
entries climaxed a year-long con-
test involving all thirty-one of Del
aware's V.FW. posts and their
Auxiliaries. The scrapbook entries
of the Milford and Seaford units
will now be sent to National Head
quarters of the VFW. for judg-
ing in the finals of the nationwide
competition.
continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1962-04-13
Eight Central Offices In
Kent And Four In Sus-
sex Will Be Affected
By Change on Sunday,
April Is.

This coming Sunday, april 15),
is 'All Number Calling" day for
telephone customers served by 4
central offices in Sussex County,
and it's also "All Number Calling
and Direct Distance Dialing" day
for 8 central offices in Kent Coun-
ty.
FOR SUSSEX COUNTY:
'All Number Calling" Tor "ANC"
for short) uses seven-figure tele-
phone numbers. With "ANC",
three-figures will prefix the last
figures of present numbers. For
example, National 9-S455 might
become 629-8455, John Moore, the
cOmpany's Dover manager, ex-
planned.
Scheduled for "ANC" are the
following Sussex County central
offices with their three-figure
designations: Edgew 337,
Fieldstone 349, National 629, and
Trojan S75, Moore stated.
When "ANC" starts, there will
be no change in the method of
making local calls in the free call
ing area. On calls beyond their
local calling area, these customers
will place them with the operator.
KENT COUNTY:
On April Is, Direct Distance
Dialing", which permits customers
to dial direct to points as far away
as California, will begin for GUS
toners served by the 492 (Hartly)
central office.
On the same date, "All Number
Calling" and Direct Di an e
Dialing" will be Introduced for
customers served by eight Kent
County offices.
The offices and their new three
figure designations are: Avenue
284, Deerfield 335, Exeter 1898, Gar
continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1962-04-13
Humes Hardware To
Hold Grand Opening

The new, recently and complete
ly remodeled. store of HumeS
Hardware. on North Walnut ST.,
this city, will hold its Grand Open
ing today and tomorrow, Friday
and Saturday, April 13 and IA.
To celebrate this gala event,
there will be free gifts for every
one, free gift wrapping, and gigan-
tic savings on your purchases.
Register for the several door
prizes LIST. Sunbeam electric per-
colator; 2nd, 3rd, 4th, G eneral
Electric Alarm Clocks; 5th, 9Th,
7th, Gormet Picnic Food, Baskets;
Sth, Sherwin-W illia ans House
Paint.
Factory representatives from
Dupont and several lawn mower
companies will be on hand to ans
wer questions on lawn and gar
den needs. Factory representatives
from Sherwin- Williams Paint
Company will be there to answer
questions on your paint problems.
continued on page sevenD
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lis, grandfather of Mr. Ellis, SER
we'd in the End Corps, Company E
of the 1st Delaware Volunteers
and in the exhibit is a letter writ
ten by him to his sister, Alice,
from Camp Hamilton, Va. In the
letter he tells of a case of small
pox in camp, rumOrs of battle
between ironclad ships, and even
mentions his sisters interest in
the boys" There is a snapshot
of him in uniform, his Grand Ar
my OF Republic badge, and a medal
of the 50th Anniversary of the 1st
Delaware Volunteers.
Included are souvenirs of Ezra
Hall Sullivan of Company H, 9th
Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer
Infantry, also lent by Mr.. Ellis.
Ezra Hall Sullivan lived in Will
Continued on page ten)
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Go-kart Racing
Season Opens 29th

The Milford Go Kart Club, Inc.
held its monthly meeting on Sun
day afternoon and elected the fol-
lowing as their officers for the
1862 racing season: Mr.. Harvey p.
Shockley president, Mr.. Charles
S i g er Vice President, Mr..
Lorenzo Clark Treasurer, and
Mrs. William Chandler Secretary.
1t was decided that the 1862 rae
ing season will start on Sunday
afternoon, April 29th, at 1870 pm.
This is their first racing day of
1862 and will be a trophy race for
the benefit of the American Can
Ger Fund under the leadership of
Mr.. G. r. Lorenz and Mr.. Ralph
Cahall. There will be trophies
awarded to the winners of the
various classes. Glasses to be run
and entrance fees will be an
nounced at a later date
Also it was decided that mem
bership in the Milford Go-Kart
Club may be renewed before Nav
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Dover Century Club
Concert May 18th

The announcement of the annual
Spring Concert of the Dover Cen
tury Club Chorus to be held this
year on Sunday, May 13, at pm.
in the Capitol Theater, S. State
Street, in Dover, is made by Mrs.
James w. Schuler, President of
the Chorus, following recent
meeting of the Officers and Chorus
Director. Other officers of the
Chorus are: Mrs. E. j. Martinez,
Secretary and Mrs. Wallace NJ.
Pollard, Treasurer. Mrs. William
j. Storey is the director. Mrs. ID.
ID. Perkins, wife of 1t. Perkins,
DAFB, is the accompanist.
Membership in the Chorus this
year includes singers from the Do
yer Air Force Base and nearby
towns of Maryland as we'll as
Delaware. The C horus will per-
form as three distinct groups dur
ing this afternoon of Music; a
Women's Chorus, a Mixed Chorus,
and Male Chorus. The Male
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Sacred Concert Music
For Holy Week" Will
Be Presented By The
Sanctuary Choir.

The Avenue Methodist Sanctu-
ary Choir will present a sacred
concert, Music for Holy Week
Palm Sunday, April 18th, at pm.
in Avenue Methodist Church, Mil
ford Following the program, the
WSCS of Avenue Church will hold
a reception for the congregation
and Choir in Fellowship Hail.
The program will include:
PALM SUNDAY open the
Gates of the Temple" Crosby
arrangement by Churchill h e
Choir and soprano soloist Eleanor
Lurwick, Jerusalem" Parker :
tenor solo Melvin James.
MONDAY The Day of Judge
ment I'm the Temple, C"Olivet
to Calvary") Maunder Soprano
Solo Charlotte Donohoe, IT s
Midnight and on olives Brow" :
Bradbury Choir and tenor SOLO
ist Robert West.
TUESDAY The Day of Speech
Come ye Blessed" cHoly City,
soprano solo Frances Dicker-
son. Lift up Your Heads" Ash
ford Choir and soprano soloist
Dorothy Groom
WEDNESDAY, The Day of ST.
lence In the Garden" Miles :
Tenor-Baritone Duet John and
Harvey Williams. Into the Woods
My Master Went" Lutkin Choir
and Baritone Soloist II enry
Saunders; Offertory Solo Il
Walked Today Where Jesus Walk
ed O'Hara Baritone Solo DR..
Charles l. Carpenter
THURSDAY The Day of Fare
well Let Not Your Heart Be
Troubled" Speaks Soprano Solo
Rosemary Simpson, "A New
Commandment" C"Olivet to Cal
vary'O Maunder Bass Solo :
Jack Walls, Let Us Break Bread
Together" HowOrth c h OF r,
continued Oh page nineD
Milford chronicle., 1962-04-13
Broadkiln Civic
Group Is Formed

A meeting of property owners
and interested parties was held on
Saturday. April 7th, 1862. in Jack
Wilkerson's Store at Broadkiln
Beach, Delaware The purpose of
the meeting was to form an as
sociation to resolve primarily the
varied problems of the Beach re-
sulting from the March storm and
TO continue as permanent or
ganization dealing with additional
municipal problems. At this time
the name, Broadkiln Beach Civic
Association, was selected.
Mr.. Halsted Layton, Georgetown,
Delaware, opened the meeting and
accepted nominations for a tenn
porary chairman. Mr.. Charles Bep-
pier, of Wilmington, was elected
to serve in this capacity
A nominating committee was
appointed and the following people
were elected to office: President :
Mr. Beppler, Vice-President Cliff
Lawson. Harbeson, Secretary
Continued rapa Alpvau
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Spring Concert At
School Tonight

This Friday evening, April 18th,
at 7:30 pm. in the Lakeview Ave-
School gymnasium, the Milfo d
High School Band will present it's
annual Spring Concert, under the
direction of Paul Teare.
The 68 playing musicians have
prepared program, both varied
and entertaining, while the major
cites and flagettes will front the
band, each with a Special routine.
Nineteen members, who are not
uniformed, will assist the regular
band for the second half of the
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UlliiOu CilChcuS dllu were pdlu
less than one billion dollars for
them.
The same quality chickens that
sold in stores for 35 to As cents a
pound 4 years ago went for as
low as 10 cents last year. You
might wonder why the poultry in
dustry didn't go broke in the pro-
cess. Very few big businesses to-
day could pump production 81 per
cent in 4 years and take cut of
23 per cent in price in the doing.
1t is as if the auto industry
were selling z 2/3 million cars
this year instead of million and
getting only $1975 for a $2500 car
instead of the full $2500. Or, like
the housewife getting 5 loaves of
bread today for less than she paid
for Of them in 1858.
Continued on page 25)
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Benefit For
Retarded Tots
Due On May 2
Program Will Be Pre-
sented At Milford High
School Auditorium;
Choruses To Sing.

The Milford High School Audi
torium will be the scene of a pro-
gram on May 2. the proceeds from
which will be donated to The Della
ware Association for Retarded
Children Titled, Music, the Uni
versal Language, the show will
feature Milford area teenagers in
a satirical and serious review of
American music. Included in the
cast are the following Milford
teenagers: Carole Vernotico, Bill
Staats, Ginny Boyce, Benny Brid-
gers, Terry Vernotico, George Will
ley, 10 Ann Collins, and Gloria
Chandler. Also featured through
out the program will be the 100
voice Milford Juniors e n r
Choruses Combined under the di-
rection of William E. Miller.
Music. the Universal Lam
guage", produced, written and di
rected by Dennis S. Hazard and
Douglas A. Johnson, will feature
impersonations of such outstand-
ing performers as AL Jolson and
the Andrew Sisters, plus various
dance sequences which will take
the audience from the days of the
Charleston to the Twistin' days of
the sixties. In one colorful scene
in the show, Douglas j o h n son,
Carole Vernotico and Bill Stats
will perform a dance sequence
similar to the dance routines fea-
tured in the Broadway show,
West Side Story Also in store
for the audience will be few
surprises with members of the
cast
Continued on page 25)