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Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14
Project Officers
Named BY Scannell

PROJECT OFFICERS FOR THE
Army National Guards selective
enlistment program have b n
named by Maj. Gen. Joseph J..
Scannell, state adiutant general.
Maj. Michael F. Riley, Jr., whose
office is at the Wilmington
Armory, 10th and Dupont Streets,
is the state project officer Assist
ing him will be Mai. Frank l..
Mathewson and Maj Carl L. Daw-
son, for New Castle County and
Smyrna, Capt John H. Bennett,
Jr., for Dover, Harrington and Mil
ford; and Capt. John S. Holland,
Laurel Armory, for Sussex County
other than Milford.
General Scannell said that the
goal of the program is 500 ac-
ceptable new men by February %.
Based on recent experience with
higher enlistment standards now
in effect, he predicted that at least
1000 men would have to be given
the mental, aptitude and physical
examinations to find 500 men who
can qualify.
The Guard is now less than zoo
men under its full authorized
Continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14
Christmas Program
At Jason School

Christmas music and drama will
be presented at William c. Jason
High School, Wednesday, De-
cember 10, 1862 by the Music and
English Departments.
The Band, under the direction of
Mr. Thomas Cooper, will play,
Christmas avorites including
"Adeste Fideles'', "Hansel and
Gretel Overture, "Adoramus Fe".
Highlighting the band program
will be the Jingle Belle
Rhapsody, arranged by J. Pierpor.
A play. THE Vision" in three
scenes is compassionate. Hans
Lumpert reports to the astounded
townspeople that he has ex-
perienced a wonderous vision.
In it, Christ, himself has promised
to visit Hans dingy shop the day
before Christmas. Since Hans is a
lonely, moody man who rarely has
been seen inside the church, his
friends deried him as a hopeless
dreamer. Included in the cast are
Grover Boyd, Wallace Tunnell,
Kester Crosse, Ronald Frisby,
Robert Jackson, Vivian Hall, Faye
Harmon, Paul Selby, VILLA m
Mumford, Hazel Jarmon, Beverly
continued on page elevenI
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14
OF
Nurse School
Here Honored
Judith Virginia Downs,
1862 Nursing ! School
Graduate, Has Highest
Average IN State.

Milford Memorial II p it a
School of Nursing gr u a
achieves highest average in State
Board Nursing Examination.
Judith Virginia Downs of Lew
es, Delaware, graduated from the
Milford Memorial Hospital School
of Nursing in August, 1862, re-
Gently passed the examination for
licensure as registered n III e
with the highest average in t h e
State Of Delaware. To become
licensed, the newly graduated pro-
fessional nurse must pass the
State Board Test Pool Examina-
ton for Professional Nurses, and
this examination is the same in
all states and includes five sub
iects: Medical, Surgical, Obste-
tries. Pediatrics, and Psychiatric
Nursing.
The tests are developed by sew
eral state boards of nursing under
the guidance of the American
Nurses Association Committee o f
State Boards of Nursing and with
the assistance of the Ma ii o n a
League for Nursing Test Construc-
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14
Delaware Continues
Its Rapid Growth

Delaware, with an estimated
population increase of 5.29o in the
27-month period from April 1, 1860
to July 1, 1862, is apparently the
seventh fastest growing state in
the Union reports the State De-
velopment Department.
Basing its findings on population
estimates recently released by the
u. s. Census Bureau, the state in
formation agency advises that
Delaware experienced an estimated
20,708-person gain for a 5.2eo in
crease between the time of the last
official u. s. Census and July /,
1862, and that this gain, percent
agewise, was greater than that ex-
perienced by all other states with
the exception of Nevada, Arizona,
Wyoming, Florida, California and
Texas.
Nevada, the nations fastest
growing state - percentagewise -
experienced an estimated gain Of
49, 900 or 17.39d during the 27-
month period. During the same
period, Arizona is assumed to have
added 207,00 people, gain OF
1890.
(continued on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14
u. OF .. President Is
Seeking Support

President John A. Perkins ha S
called upon citizens to support the
planning and programs of the
University of Delaware to do the
job in higher education at t n e
least possible cost to the state.
Speaking on Saturday at PTA
conference at the university before
parents of high school students
soon to enter college, DR.. Perkins
outlined the need for deep person
al motivation for higher education
among students, and extension of
the university's long-range plan
ming and new programs for stu
dents.
He said that with anticipated
burgeoning enrollments, parents
and students alike should examine
their reasons for going to college.
A student who is not sufficiently
motivated to study or who is push
ed to enter college by his parents
won't succeed here, or in any
respectable college"
The university's 15-year, lon G
range planning study, begun in
1857, is being updated and extend
ed to the year 1000 in light of sew
eral factors:
CONTINUED on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14
Houston Choirs To
Give Concert Sunday

Sunday, December Is, beginning
at 7:30 pm, the Junior and
Chancel Choirs of the Houston
Methodist Church will present
their annual Christmas Program,
in the church sanctuary. Also ap-
pearing on the program will be
several students of Mrs. Byron
Phillips, instructor in music.
The Junior Choir is directed by
Mrs. John Lennon, Jr., and Mrs.
Mark Dufendach is accompanist.
The Chancel Choir is directed by
Mrs. Maurice Blessing, and Mrs.
Robert H. Yerkes, Sr, is accom-
panist.
The program consists of piano
and organ solos and duets by
Linda Stayton, Brooke Phillips,
Liza Phillips, Eric P hillip S,
Beatrice Stayton, Merry Carol Ho1-
lis, Christine Jump, Donna Purcell
and Laura Jane Yerkes.
Soloists for the Junior Choir will
be Debbie Aptt and Danny Morton.
Specialist n the Chancel Choir
will be rendered by Gary Simpson,
Thomas Parvis. Joyce Ann Bless
ing, Cheryl Cordrey, Alice Dickey,
Joanna Pringle, Jane Minner.
Sandy VanGorder, Shirley Hayes,
Karen Brown, Christine jump,
and Merry Carol Hollis.
The offering for. the evening will
be given to the two choirs. Every
one is cordially invited to attend.
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14
Special Questions In
Hired Farm Labor

Special questions on hired farm
labor will be asked in the Decem-
ber Current Population Survey, it
was announced today by the U. 5.
Census Bureau.
The special farm labor questions
will include inquiries on the num-
ber of days worked during 1862,
cash wages or salary received dur
ing the year, and the type of work
done such as with livestock, with
machines, or hand labor. The farm
labor information is being collect
ed for the U. S. Department o t
Agriculture and the U. S. Depart
ment of Labor.
The questions on hired farm
labor are in addition to the regu-
lar inquiries on employment and
unemployment which ar asked
each month in the Current Popu-
lation Survey.
The Current Population Survey
will be conducted here and in 356
other sample areas of the country
during the week of December II.
Information will be collected
locally by: Mr.. John D. Waller
stein, 4S Sussex Drive, Lewes, Del.
Census Bureau activities in t h i S
area are supervised by: John G.
Gibson, Regional Director, Juniper
and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia,
pa
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14
Comedy ''When Iri s h
Eyes Are Smiling" Will
Be Presented Tonight
In High School Audi
tOrium.

The Senior Glass Of Milford
High School will present tn e r
forthcoming play, when Iris h
Eyes are Smiling" a comedy by
Robert G. Schimmel, Thursday,
December IS, and tonight, Friday,
December IA. The play is under
the direction of Mr. Marion Ford,
his assistant, Mr.. Thomas High,
and student director, Sue Isaacs.
The cast is as follows: Mamie,
Judy Jaquette; Eileen, Barbara
Clendaniel: Lou, Sharon Kirby;
Mrs. Mulrooney, Mary Hud e ~;
Mrs. Feinberg, Mary Headley;
Mary Mulrooney, Rachel Grier:
Harry Riner, Leon Hipkins; Bob
Geraghty, Richard Jerread; JIM
mie Dugan, Ted Lewis; Tim Casey,
Mark Hit, and Pat Geraghty, Cur
tbs Galloway
The play will be held in h G
Lakeview Avenue School auditori-
um, curtain time, o'clock. The
admission is so cents for students
and IS cents for adults.
There are great expectations fol
this play because of the hard work
exerted by the cast and also the
fact that a majority of the casi
were in last years successful jun.
ior play, Cheaper BY The Dozen"
You surely won't want to miss this
terrific presentation.
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14
Sears Have, Senior Class
RED Phone" Play Now On
S h opping At S c no o |
Popular Mail Order Store
Has Launched Entirely
New Method Of Shop
ping In Milford Area.

Did somebody say there's never
anything new in Milford? Anyone
who believes this should visit the
new Sears, Roebuck and Co. store
and try ''red phone" shopping.
RED phone" shopping is ju s t
what the name implies. When
customer goes into the new Sears
store in the Milford Shopping Cen
ter to place an order. all he has
to do is pick up the red phone on
the wall and tell the girl what he
wants. It's as simple as that.
But IL may seem strange at first.
Who ever heard of visiting a store
Just to use phone to order what
you want
And the first thing you ask your
self is why couldn't / have phoned
from home in the first place.
Well, the truth of the matter is
you could have, as many of Sears
customers in Milford still do.
But let's look at this new mer-
chandising technique littl e
closer. 1t must have advantages, or
Sears wouldn't be introducing it to
the firms Delaware customers.
First of all, it gives the customer
faster service. The busy customer
who hasn't time to wait until an
other customer is finished with the
tcontinued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14
Blood Bank Giving
Outstanding Service


The Blood Bank OF Delaware
continues to give outstanding serv-.
ice to it's members, report issued
by officials indicated this week.
According to James r. McClos-
key, president, the bank has pro-
vided 6,055 pints of blood to Della
ware hospitals from December /,
1851 through November 80, 1862
This is an average Of more than
500 pints month, and shows how
extensively this type Of service is
used in emergencies and for opera
uons.
Total membership at the end ol
November stood at 46,801 heads Oh
families. Under the Blood Banl
plan only one member per family
need register. This membership, a
a cost of $1.O0 to join and s1.00 a
year dues protects every member
of the family in that particular
household, McCloskey pointed out
Despite the amount of blood pro-
vided this year. requirements still
remain the same. Upon joining
the individual promises to donat,
a pint OF blood on call-and will
the large membership this call will
come but once in seven or eigh
years. Should the registered in
dividual not be able to provide tn
blood when called, another mem
Der of the family may be substi
tuted.
Manahara 1uho bava haon- casla.
TO contribute during the seven ant
a half years of operating may no
be called for another donation dur
ing the next eight to ten years, h
fcontinued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14
To Share
In Surplus Food
Alexis Tmunaianz, State Director OF The Surplus
Food Program In DeIaWme, Says No Turkeys,
But All Help Promised

the only effective thing we can do
and we have done it's to step
up the distribution schedule.
We have 18 locations in the state
where food is handed out. 1t is
usually distributed between the
Sth of the month and the 9th.
This month we started on the 4th
and will complete the distribution
by Friday, Dec. 81"
The distribution of food varies
with the size of a family but the
average family of four gets about
IS pounds of food each month
worth $35 at retail value
Items being distributed include
butter. lard, cheese, peanut butter,
rolled oats, corn meal, flour, dried
beans, canned chopped meat and
powdered milk.
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14
Fire Co. Fund Drive
Nearly Completed

Early this week, Garrett Grier,
Chairman of the 1862 Fund Drive
for the local fire company, report
ed that the annual campaign for
contributions is nearly completed.
The city solicitation was held on
Sunday, November II. and most of
the business places have now been
contacted. There remains several
sections in the rural areas yet to
be covered. This should be COM
pleted in the next week or ten
days.
The fire department is very ap-
preciative of the generous support
and wishes to thank the citizens
of Milford and the surrounding
areas.
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14
Sportsrnen Re-elect
Kermit /. Hill, Pres

President Kermit L. Hill was re-.
elected for his second term at the
annual meeting Of the Rehoboth
Sportsman League at Rehoboth.
Hill is also president of the State
Federation of Sportsmen and Con-
servation Clubs.
Other new officers Of the Re-
hoboth club are: Allen Misener,
first vice president; Louis B. Eur
borg, second vice-president; Hen
ry Couchman, third vice president;
John Phillips, reelected secretary
Of the club, and Mrs. G. Deloy as
assistant. George Messick is the
treasurer.
The board of directors co m
prises Norman Lutz, Nj. P. Rodgers,
Irwin White. Ralph r o Id,
John H. Greig, c. G.. Mclaughlin,
Allen Lynch, James Yingling, and
John Cooper, all of Rehoboth.
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14
Santa Claus
Has Arrived
In Milford
For Holidays
Old Kris Arrived Last
Saturday In Plane Pi-
loted By DR.. Donald
Burns; Stores Open
Nightly.

Santa Claus, the Patron Saint of
Children everywhere, made h s
1862 debut in Milford last Satur-
day afternoon at one o'clock.
Jolly Old Saint Nick arrived at
Milford Air Park in an airplane
furnished and piloted by DR..
Donald Burns of Frederick. The
use of the Air Park was donated
by Willard Jackson, member of
the Chamber of Commerce, who,
with City Council, sponsors the
annual Christmas Fete in Milford.
He was greeted on his arrival
by a large throng of children and
their parents. and City officials. in
cluding Mayor A. E. Humes.
Santa was loaded aboard tn e
new Milford aerial fire truck and
taken to his abode on the Walnut
Street Bridge Panel, where e
meets his little friends daily from
100 to 500 o'clock in the after
Moons and from 700 until 300
o'clock in the evenings. This
schedule will continue until
Christmas Eve, weather per-
mitting.
The city police patrolled the
area and generally lent assistance
to Santa in handling the crowd of
youngsters, both at the Air Park
and the Story Book House on
North Walnut Street Bridge Panel
The overall committee for tn e
City Of Milford is Mayor A. E.
Humes, VIM. r. Irwin and
Brainard Poore. The committee for
the Chamber of Commerce is A.
Calvin Ball, Bob Yerkes, Wayne
Kline and Courtney Burch.
Milford stores are now open
every evening. They are also open
all day on Wednesdays.
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14
Vets Are Busy
With Plans For
t. hrist t IN a S
Party Dec. Y
Post Members To Trans
port Underprivileged
Riddles To Home On
That Day For Annual
Fete.

These are busy days and nights
for members of Blue Hen Post and
the Blue Hen Auxiliary as prepara-
tions for the 18th annual Christmas
Party for Underprivileged Children
continue.
This weekend, a committee con-
sisting of Robert Currie, Weldon
Reed and James Sullivan will put
up the decorations for the Decem,
ber % party. Meanwhile, other post
members will be busy contracting
an estimated 1877 children and ar
ranging for their transportation to
and from the Post Home on h e
day of the party.
Working session, under the di-
rection of Co-Chairmen Charles
and Mildred Baxendale, are sched-
uled for every evening next week.
On Thursday evening. the Blue
Hen Chicks will join their adult
counterparts in bagging candy and
other edibles.
Beginning around II am. n
Saturday, December p. post mem
bers will transport children to the
Post Home. After being fed n d
entertained, the youngsters will be
greeted by Old Santa himself and
distribution of approximately 500
gaily wrapped gifts will begin.
AS soon as the last gift is given
out on the 22nd. the job of trans
porting the gift-Iaden youngsters to
their homes will get underway,
completing another of the m y
charitable missions carried n
through the year by local V.F.W.
units.
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14

For $4,000 needy Delawareans,
facing a bleak Christmas, t h r e
was assurance this week that they
will at least have something to eat.
Alexis Tarumianz, state director
of the surplus food program, says
the distribution schedule is being
stepped up to assure each of the
eligible families food by Christ
mas.
During November, 1880 of the
families received the food made
available by the federal govern
ment.
Tarumianz said:
"Uncle Sam doesn't have any
turkeys to give away, but we are
going to do all we can to help
these people at Christmas. About
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14
State Girl Wins
National Al Honors

Man Tammi a II year old high
school senior from New Castle
County, Delaware, has been named
a national winner in the Al Poul-
try Awards program for 1862.
Nina's reward for her effort is a
$400 college scholarship which was
presented to her in Chicago at the
41st National All Club Congress.
The donor of the award was Heis-
dorf and Nelson Farms, Inc.
She lives with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Leo Tammi of Rt. 2, New
ark, on their ,25-acre poultry farm.
Seven of her eight years in All
have been devoted to her project
in poultry. For the past six years
she has annually entered poultry
demonstration contests, and e a h
continued on page thirteen)
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14
Sussex Men
N a m e d I O
Com mis- sion
Howard S. Abbott, Sr.,
Of Georgetown; VIM.
r. Murphy, Milford,
Named By Governor
EIbert n. Carvel.

Gov. EIbert N Carvel, las1
Thursday, tapped two former state
officials to fill out the Delaware
River and Bay Authority. The two,
who will be the Sussex County
members of the bi-state agency,
are: Former State Tax Commits
sioner Howard S. Abbott, Sr. of
Georgetown, Democrat, and
Former State Insurance Commis-
sioner William r. Murphy of Mil
ford, Republican.
The authority. is expected to or
ganize and take over operation OF
the Delaware Memorial Bird e
shortly after Gov. Richard j..
Hughes of New Jersey names two
members to complete the 10-mem-
Der body.
The three previously appointed
Delaware members of the new
commission are: J. H. Tyler Nc
Connell of Greenville, James G..
Smith, Jr., of Dover, and James
t. Ferris of Wilmington. McCon-
nell is chairman of the Delaware
Interstate Highway Divi o n,
which presently runs the bridge.
He and Smith are Democrats and
Ferris is Republican.
The two new appointees ar e
both advocates of a ferry between
Lewes and Cape May, NJ. j.. The
authority will be the agency to ar
range for and operate all river
and bay crossings between Della
ware and New Jersey, including
the proposed twin to the Delaware
Memorial Bridge and the much
discussed ferry
Abbott served as tax commits
Continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14
Christmas Program
1t The High School
Wednesday, Dec. 10
Play Will Be Given By
Spe ech Class And
Chorus Selection By
Junior-Senior Groups.

The Annual Milford Junior-Sen-
ior High School Christmas Pro-
gram will be presented to tn e
public next Wednesday, Dec. 18th,
at 500 pm. The play, Gloria" by
Katherine Kester, will be present.
ed by Mr. Ford's Speech Glass, and
the musical part will be presented
by the Milford High School Chorus
of 100 voices and the Junior High
School Chorus of 100 voices,
The program follows:
Chimes and Organ.
Carol "Joy to the World" Zone
verse; Handel = Arr. by Lowell
Mason.
Junior High School Chorus
(a) Whence Comes This Rush Of
Wings = Bas-Quercy
Cb) o Come, o Come, Emmanuel
- Gregorian, 8th Century
(c) What Child is This? - Old
English Air = Arr. by Sir John
Stainer.
(d) White Christmas = Irving
Berlin. Vicki Pritchett and Eleanor
Lurwick, Accompanists.
Boys Dozen" donald McClung,
Wayne Banning, Harvey Leighty,
Bill Stats, Steve Short, Alan
Timmons, Jimmie Jones, Tom
Holston, Frank McClung, David
Kenton, Dennis Mohr, and Eric
Herholdt)
(a) Good King Wenceslas -
Traditional - Arr. by Sir John
Stainer. Alan Timmons and Bill
Stats, Soloists.
OBJ God Rest Ye Merry Gentle
men - Arr. by Sir John Stainer.
(c) The Birthday Of A King -
W. H. Neidlinger. Eric Herholdt
Soloist
| PLAY: Gloria - Katherine Kester
Mr. Ford and his Speech Glass
Produced by special arrange
ment with Samuel French, New
| York
- -. -. <~~~or~raa
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14
Avenue Choir
To Present
vi u S &c a | e
December I6
Program This Year Will
Feature A DramatiZa-
ton Of "Why Th e
Chimes Rang, Starts
At Four p. NJ.

The Avenue Methodist Church
Sanctuary Choir, under the direc-
ton of Mrs. A. c. Davidson, will
present it's annual Christmas
musical program Sunday, Dec. 16,
at 400 pm. This year the pro-
gram will feature a dramatization
of the story "Why The Chimes
Rang, by Raymond Macdonald
Alden, through narration and pam
tomine. The choir will sing special
numbers that have been chosen as
a part of the pageant.
The narrator will be Mr.. Borden
Smith. In the cast Mr.. John Rogers
will portray the part of the
author; Miss Kay Mercer, the mu-
sician; Mrs. John Burris, the
wealthy woman; Mr.. Leslie Blades,
the king; and Joe Wells, the little
brother.
The soloists will be Mrs.
Leonard Donohoe, Mr.. Emery
Dougherty, and Dr. Charles |. Car
penter.
Members of the choir who will
participate in the chorus work
will be:
SOPRANOS:
Olivia Abrahams, Virginia Glen
daniel, Beverly Denney, Charlotte
Donohoe, Rachel Grier, Dorothy
Groom, Beverley Grove, Lu cy
Hammond, Mary Ann Hitc h S,
Margaret James, Eleanor Lurwick,
Carolyn Pagden, Jean Rogers,
Lana Sharp, Eileen Short, Mary
Sue Thawley, Kaye Vreeland, San
dra Walls, and Eunice White.
TENORS:
Chester Coffin, Randy Holland
Wayne Hornaday, Melvin James
Tom James, Thomas S h a r p
(continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14

raced here.
Brandywine, in fact, was IN e
scene of two national half-mile
track marks - the 2:05.3 by the
Armour Stables Rooney Hanover,
fastest three-year-old trotting
gelding, and the 2:01.2 by Mr.. and
Mrs. Pat CiGennaro's Duke Rod
ney, who shared coast-to-c a /
honors with the redoubtable Por-
terhouse as fastest four-year-old
trotting stallion OF the year.
Duke Rodney, who lowered the
Brandywine track record for the
diagonal gait from 2:01.4 set
the previous year by both him and
.SuMac Lad - to 2:01.2, achieved
the feat in the $10,625 Harness
Tracks of America classic.
Among the five he defeated were
three who also went on to
championship fame: Porterhouse,
with whom the Duke shares four
year-old trotting honors on a
double oval; Matastar, who later
set a world record for four-year-
old stations on mile track in
1884 (timed triaD; and Pigeon
Hanover, fastest four-year-o d
trotting mare Of the season in
2.O1 on the big oval.
Rooney Hanover, unraced as a
two-year-old, tore up the Local
track in national record time fol
q gelding of his age and gait, by
(continued on page seventeen)
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-14

tiOn is invited to submit nOlhihd-
tions.
This will mark the thirteenth
year that the Award will be mace
at the Annual Meeting OF the Dela-
ware State Chamber of Commerce,
held in January. Persons wishing
to submit nomination should IN
clude the name and address OF the
person to be nominated ana an
outline or description of their
achievement. Four copies should
be addressed to the Marvel Cup
Committee, 1112 King Street, VIII
mington /, Delaware. A conflden-
tial committee will review the
nominations and name the re-
cipient.
The silver cup, appropriately IN
scribed, was originally presented
to Josiah Marvel, the President OF
the State Chamber of Commerce,
who served during 1913-1914, In
recognition of his services in re-
organizing the Chamber. Of Com
merce. 1t was given to the
Chamber by Mr., Marvel's heirs for
such use as the Chamber might de-
eide. The name of the recipient
and the date of the Award Is in
scribed on the cup and silver
plate given to the recipient. The
original Josiah Marvel Cup is per-
manently displayed in the office OF
the Delaware State Chamber OF
CONTINUED on page eleven)