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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-18
Writer To Lecture

Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine
writer, will lecture at 8:45 pm.
tomorrow at the Institute of
Contemporary Arts, 1880 Cres-
cent place NV. Admission is
limited to institute members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-18

The northeast quarter the Nation
tonight will the Plains from
the Central Plateau general
from the and
and the Pacific Northwest will be colder in the
Spp valley Tennessee Valley
Southern Plateau into the Central Rockies-AP Wirephoto
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TODAYS WEATHER REPORT

IS to 20 knots today. Cloudy to-
day with rain or snow tonight.
Visibility 10 miles, lowering to
Milford chronicle., 1962-09-28
Sardis Church Will
Hold Homecoming

On October Z, at 2:30 pm, the
Sardis Methodist Church of Milford
Neck, will hold its annual Home
coming" and celebrate its one hum
dred and seventy-two years of ex-
istence.
Mr.. Harvey Thompson, b eft r
known to his friends and neighbors
as "Mr. Harvey, has been General
Superintendent since 1908. Both he
and the Reverend George Bishop,
our Pastor, join with the members
of our congregation in inviting our
friends to come down and worship
with us at this time.
Two of our guests will be Rev.
erend and Mrs. William Kohl, re-
Gently retired, but formerly of the
Crocheron and Mt. Vernon charges.
Also coming to us from the
Crocheron Church is the 20 d d
Family They will be with us again
at Homecoming and just to listen
to their part of the service is
privilege and pleasure.
Reverend and Mrs. George Bis
hop are serving the Sardis Charge
Continued on page four)
Milford chronicle., 1962-09-28
Burt Willis Will
Attend Coop Meeting

Burton Willis of Milford will
represent Southern States Cooper
ative members in the Milford area
at the Cooperative's district cleo
tion meeting to be held October 3,
at Baltimore, Md.
William Cecil Carpenter, mana
ger of the local Southern States
Cooperative Service Agency in the
above area will also attend
The session will elect member
of the cooperative ito serve on it's
Board of Directors for the n ex t
three years. The man elected will
be confirmed at the Cooperative's
39th Annual Stockholders Meeting
in Richmond, Virginia. ON October
25 and 26. The group will also Sc
lect a nominating committee 70 r
the 1865 election meeting.
The program for the Baltimore
meeting will include an address by
l.. e. Raper, the cooperative's di-
rector of Membership relations,
who will talk on Its Your Re
sponsibility. There will also b e
the showing of movie entitled
Its The Farmers Bust n ess''
which deals with the types of serv-
ice offered by various kinds of CO.
operatives.
Regional manager, of Baltimore,
Nd, will be in charge of arrange
ments for the meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1962-09-28
New City Hall
d tion
Here Saturday
Grace Vale Asche Will
Unveil Monument And
Present Building To
CITY; Senator Will
liams To Speak.

The culminatingVfeat of Mil
ford's 175th Anniversary Celebra-
ton will be held tomorrow, Satur-
day, September 20, at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon, when the new Vale
Williams Memorial City Hall, the
magnificent gift of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Ruby R. Vale, will be
dedicated with appropriate cere-
monies by Mrs. Grace Vale Asche,
the daughter of the deceased
benefactors of Milford.
A committee, headed by former
State Senator Robert H. Yerkes,
Sr. and CONSISTING in addition to
4dr. Yerkes, of hsr. Percy, r.
Haughey and George T. Reed, Jr.,
have made plans for the cere-
monies.
The ceremonies, to which t h e
public is cordially invited, will be
held in front of the City Hall. The
Honorable John j. Williams, Sen
ior Senator from Delaware, will be
the guest speaker.
The Milford High School Band
will give a brief concert preceding
the dedicatory ceremonies.
The program in full follows:
"Star Spangled Banner, Milford
High School Band, Paul Teare, 'Di-
rector; Band Concert; Invocation,
Rev. F. Douglas Milbury, Pastor,
Calvary Methodist Church; Intro
duction of Platform Guests, Robt.
Continued on page four)
Milford chronicle., 1962-09-28
Pierce Hardware
Joins New Supplier

Mr.. VIM. A. Miller, owner of
Pierce Hardware in Milford has an
nounced his membership in Amer
ican Hardware Supply Company, a
leading Dealer-Owned distributor
of famous brand hardware, house
ware, tools, garden and farm sup
plies, sporting goods, giftwlare and
toys. The 52-year old company SER
yes nearly 500 independent hard
ware stores throughout nine states
from its new SO million Warehouse
Distribution Center in Butler, Pa.
AS a stockholder member of Amer
lean, Mr. Miller will have at his
disposal all the retail merchandise
ing benefits of a chain store =
benefits that will be shared by the
many customers and friends of his
independent store. Pierce H d.
ware new warehouse stocks over
10000 items which are delivered
direct to each American Store via
a fleet of company-owned trucks
on a weekly basis. In addition to
the carload buying power of 900
chain stores, Pierce Hardware
pledges continued customer salts
faction, friendly and helpful serv-
ice from a home town merchant,
plus the newest of new in hard
ware chain store methods. Mr. Mil
Ter commented that his store, like
all American Hardware C h a n
stores, features exciting customer
browse-ability."
Milford chronicle., 1962-09-28
Local ATS Chapter
Planning For Year

The Milford Chapter of the
American Field Service held it's
first meeting of the new year at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett
Grier. on Sunday evening, Septem-
ber 23rd The meeting was called
to order by the President, M r s.
Grier, who then asked for reports
from the various chairmen.
A letter of thanks will be sent
to all the organizations and in
dividuals who contributed to the
fund drive of the Chapter and, in
SO doing, made it possible for Mil
ford to have two students for the
1962-63 school year. In the past,
it has been the ruling of the New
York office of the American Field
Service that the students would be
available for speaking after h e
first of the year. This year, this
has been changed and any group
interested in having the students
as speakers may start 90 k N g
them for dates, beginning Decem-
continued on page four)
Milford chronicle., 1962-09-28
|. e. Burton'S S
To Show New
Chevrolets $
Thirty-One Models Are
Included In The New
Line For 1863 On Dis
play Today And To-
morrow.

Mr.. Irwin G. Burton h a S
announced the introduction of the
1868 line Of Chevrolets at the Mil
ford leadership today, Friday. Sep
tember 28th. l. G. Burton and Com
pany, Inc, has arranged a big
open House" all day and evening
on Friday and all day Saturday for
the residents of this area to view
the new models.
"The thirty one models in t h e
Chevrolet line for 1868 include 13
elegant Chevrolets, ten stylish
Chevy lis, six sporty Corvairs and
two thrilling Corvettes", according
to Mr.. Burton.
Optional engines and transmits
sions throughout the line offers the
automotive buyer complete size
style and power range unsurpas-
sed in any other one line of auto
mobiles for 1863. Visitors to I. G.
Burton and Company will notice
that the thirteen models in the full
size Chevrolet have been tastefully
redesigned, but they will have tC
look close to see the big changes
and perfections on the 1868 cars
According to Mr.. Burton, "some OF
the changes are self-adjusting
brakes. anti smog device, m b e I
parking and directional lights and
the new aluminium Powerglide cas-
ing"
continued on page FOUR
Milford chronicle., 1962-09-28
Harrington
Race Track
Is Prospering
Highly Successful First
Week Is Reported By
William w. (Pete)
Shaw, Race Manager.

Despite some unseasOnably cool
weather on occasion the Kent and
Sussex Raceway at Harrington en-
joyed a highly successful fir S
week of night harness racing.
William w. (Pete) Shaw reports
that the first six nights of racing
saw a total of PITTS persons at
tending. This averages out to al
most 300 fans nightly, which is
considerably higher than the per-
night figure of last season.
Total mutual handle for the first
six nights of racing reached 1884,
BIT. The average nightly handle OF
$110,710, is also higher than the
nightly average last year.
Last season the average nightly
attendance was just over 5000 per-
sons and the average mutual
handle was close to $105,000.
The young seasons highest daily
double payoff came last Friday
night when Gay Crispin ($42.50)
and Kaydeross ($15.70) combined
to pay $511 to lucky holders of
the Al combination.
Last Saturday night good
crowd of $500 persons was on
hand and the total mutual handle
of $4,000 set a high mark for
the young season.
In winning the T. Brinton
Holloway Memorial Pace last Sat-
urday night, Alton Midnight regis
tered the fastest time of the meet,
2:G3.3. Last years winner of this
memorial race was Milford Han
over who set a race mark for the
Harrington oval of 2:01.3.
Milford chronicle., 1962-09-28
"Girl Scout Day" At
Fl. Delaware Sept. 80

A one-act play about kindness TO
a Confederate prisoner by a New
Castle girl will be given at girl
Scout Day" at Ft. Delaware, Sept.
80
The play is an episode from the
pageant "We Who Are Free" writ
ten by Bruce Laird for the 5Oth
anniversary of the Girl Scouts last
May. People who saw it then re-
quested that it be presented ait the
fort.
Mrs. Charles Martyr, Jr., will be
in charge of the days activities as
sisted by Mrs. r. X. >Meixsell. The
play is directed by Mrs. John F.
Mullins.
Songs introducing and closing
the play have been tape recorded
by a chorus of Girl Scouts. The
program will begin at 3 pm. in
the courtyard
The cast includes Carolyn Bugle,
Janice Conner, Alice Matthewson,
Kate Sharon, Diane Schroeder and
Marie Meixsell. The scene is a
home in New Castle. A girl aids
wounded Confederate soldier wait
Continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1962-09-28
Joe Webb Has
New Models
On Display
New Ford And Mercury
Line For 1868 Goes On
Display Today; Plenty
OF Door Prizes Avail
able For Everyone.

Joseph H. Webb, president Of
Webb's Ford and Mercury, Inc, of
Milford, Delaware, announces h e
new Ford and Mercury line for
1868 will be on display starting
September %, 1862.
The sales staff will on hand to
be on hand to welcome the pub
lie and show them the new line of
Ford and Mercury cars, of num-
erous different, models. plus many
new cars to their Lines this year
The statesmen, Philip (Bert) Van
Worst, Randall (Whitey) Christen-
sen and Joseph e. (Little joel
have been. to Atlantic City, to see
these new models and are enthus-
ed over them.
There will be door prizes for
both men and women from Webb's
Ford and Mercury, Inc, as we'll as
$500, 100000 in prizes LIPS prizes
in all, which consist of 5 Thunder
bird Sports Roadsters, 10 For
Galaxie 500-XL, 2-door Hardtops,
10 Ford Fairlane Custom Ranch
Wagons, 10 Falcon Futura Conver-
tibles, 40 Color TV Sets, so Stereo
Consoles, 100 Portable TV Sets, L.
900 Transistor Radios, from Fo d
Motor Company.
Doors will be open from am.
until 8 pm. each evening.
Milford chronicle., 1962-09-28
Blood Bank Shows
Membership Increase

Membership in the Blood Bank
of Delaware, Inc, increased by
5,512 and 1870 pints of blood were
donated to Delaware Hospitals by
the bank in the last IL months.
Total membership now stands at
.47.437.
These figures were made known
at the eighth annual meeting f
the Bank. held Thursday evening
at its headquarters, 1015 Washing
ton Street. where James F. Nc
Closkey was reelected president.
McCloskey. founder of the bank
in 1855 with thirteen other citizens
has been the guiding force which
has directed the organization
through its early stages to a point
where it now has a surplus i n
bank and may soon be able to in
crease benefits.
Other officers elected last night
were: Attorney James t. McKins-
try, Vice President for New Castle
County; Arthur Dobberstein, In
continued on page sjx)
Milford chronicle., 1962-09-28
Educational Seminar
Planned For Oct. 3

Mrs. W. Edgar Timmons, Mills
boro, Delaware, Dover District WS
fCS President, announces that the
1962-63 Educational Seminar will
be held in Frankford Methodist
Church, Wednesday, October and
FELTON, Methodist Church, Thurs
day, October 4, with sale of liter
ature at 700 pm, meetings con-
vening at 7:30 pm. These are
identical meetings and members
are requested to attend the o n
which is most convenient for them.
Such meetings are held each year
to familiarize the local societies
with the approved study courses
for the current year.
The approved studies will be
presented as follows: ''Today's
Children for Tomorrow's World"
Mrs. Edward wilkins, Bridgeville,
The Christian Mission on the Rim
of East Asia, Mrs. Robert Kirby.
Seaford, "The Church's Mission
and Persons of Special Need, Mrs.
Continued on page four)
Milford chronicle., 1962-09-28
Go-Kart Races To
Benefit Heart Fund

There will be plenty of thrills
and excitement at Carpenters Dirt
Pit near Milford on Sunday, Oct
ober 7, at 2:30 pm, when nine
trophy races will take place for the
benefit of the Delaware H ar t
Association.
The Milford Rotary Club, W h o
acts as the Heart Chairman 70 r
Milford. will assist the Mileerd
Kart Club in their effort to raise
funds for this worthwhile cause.
Many local persons have benefit
ed from the results of the research
in the cardiac field which is pos
slble only from the funds which
are so generously raised by per-
sons who are so anxious to help
in the fight against this dread
disease.
Pit fees for everyone entering a
kart on October 7 will~be S1.50
Fifty cents of this amount will be
donated to the Heart Fund. t h e
rain date is October IA.
The Milford Go Kart Club, Inc,
would also like to announce that
races will be held this Sunday
September 80, beginning at 2:30 p
m. and every Sunday thereafter
weather permitting.
CONTINUED on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1962-09-28
New Shopping Center
In Milford Plans
To Open October 24
Governor E. N. Carvel,
Miss Delaware Will Be
Present For CeremOn-
les; Will Give Away
An Automobile.

The new Milford Shopping Gen.
ter, on North East Front Street
Extended, is rapidly being COM
pleted and Wednesday, October "a,
has been definitely set as the date
for the Grand Opening.
Replete with personalities, in
cluding Governor Ebert N. Carvel,
Miss Delaware, and Milford Mayor
A. E. Humes. the ribbon-cutting
ceremonies opening the new ultra
modern shopping center will occur
in the morning.
The owners of the new center
are, Thomas j. Hanley, well-knOwn
realtor and owner locally of the
Hanley Block, and Scott Baer of
Westminster, Maryland, who has
developed several centers in the
East.
The General Contractor is the
Harrington Lumber and Supply
Company of Harrington. Delaware.
There will be prizes and souve-
Mrs galore and every visitor to the
center will be afforded an oppor-
tunity of winning the car pur-
chased by the Merchants Associa-
tion of the Center as part of their
opening promotion and which will
be awarded at a time to be desig-
mated later. There will be nothing
TO buy to be entitled to an op-
portunity to win the compact We
hicle which will be on display at
the center.
Shortly, the area papers nd
radios will be carrying the full de-
tails of the opening.
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1962-09-28
Disabled Vets To Get
More Compensation

On or about October 81 some two
million disabled veterans will
start receiving checks for increas-
ed compensation amounting to s98
million yearly, Leon Fields, Mana
ger of the Veterans Administra-
ton Regional Office in Whining
ton, said today.
Under terms of the new law
signed by the President September
z, 1862, provision is made in the
October payment for a special in
crease which amounts to a three
months retroactive sum. This a D.
plies to the October checks only.
Mr.. Fields stressed there is no
need for veterans to contact the
VA. The compensation checks are
processed automatically with cleo
tronic data processing equipment
so that the checks received by
veterans with service-connected
disabilities about October 81 will
contain the first of the increases.
Designed to reflect changes / n
the cost of living since 1857, when
Continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1962-09-28
h d u c a t or S
Loud In Praise
OF Rubinoff
Famed ViOlinist To Per-
form Here on Monday,
October Is, At High
School Auditorium.

Educators aware of the value of
music appreciation in schooling
are enthusiastic in commencing
the Milford Rotary Club for bring
ing Rubinoff and his famed Stradi-
yarius to Milford at the High
School Auditorium on Monday, Oct
Is. Proceeds of concert go to
benefit the High School Band.
Rubinoff will appear in two con-
certs; a matinee for students and
faculty members, as well as the
younger students of the grade and
parochial schools of the communi-
ty and outlying districts, and an
evening concert.
First concert artist to bring the
music field direct to the boys aud
girls of school age, r u b n f f's-
special matinees have been hearth
ly received by teenagers through
out the country. Public school
heads and university officials i'm
every section of the United States
have praised his music apprecia-
tion hour, as many have termed
it, and the maestro's files bulge
with phrases such as You are do
ing a great piece of work when
you share your great talent with
children" A. E. Larry, Principal
of Bowie High School, Ell Paso,
Texas; THE effect on the young
minds of our school was magnetic"
B. F. Comfort, Principal of Cass
Technical High School. D e tr o t,
Michigan; "Of great value to the
students who were fortunate
enough to hear you" S. A. Pepper,
Principal of Senior High School,
Sacramento, California.
CONTINUED on page eight
Milford chronicle., 1962-09-28
Golden Years
Flower Show
This Weekend
Gala Events Will Be Held
At Milford Bowling
Lanes; Furniture From
Fishers.

All persons entering exhibits in
the show must have their entries
in the building by no later than
1900 noon Saturday; as judging
will begin at LOO pm. and the
building will be closed until 400
pm, at which time the show will
be open to the public.
Again this year, many beautiful
and useful prizes will be given, in
addition to many beautiful ribbons.
The ribbons are on display in the
window of Dixon's j Jewel e r S.
Special prizes have been con-
tributed by Dixon's, S u n RS,
Sockrider and Chandler, Cooper
smith, Humes Hardware, Penny's
Ben Franklin Store, and Emanuels.
The Flower Committee regrets
the lateness of the show but ap-
preciates everyones' interest in
making this a success, even with
such handicaps as dry weather.
The theme will again be carried
out to completeness as nearly as
possible, with the Fisher Furniture
Company displaying a complete A.
room setting of furniture dealing
with the period of EARLY America
There will also be some plants
for sale, and refreshments will be
served in a patio area. A portion
of the refreshments is contributed
by Roskers'. Each adult will re-
ceive a Seeding, and each child
an apple, free. The apples are be-
ing provided by the Richardson
Orchards in Magnolia and the
seedlings by the State Forestry
Department.
Milford chronicle., 1962-09-28
Jaycees Launch New
Safety Belt Drive

Jaycee chapters throughout Del
aware have launched an attack on
the increasing accident fatality
rate in the state
The aim of the Junior Chamber
of Commerce is to place 5000 seat
belts in cars and trucks of Della
ware residents during the month OF
October.
In order to set an example for
the auto registrants in Delaware,
local officers of Jaycee chapters
are spearheading the drive by in
stallation of seat belts in til cir
own vehicles.
State Jaycee President Bruce
Kalles, Martin Farms, Seaford, has
announced the plans for the state
wide activity with the Newark
chapter handling the overall coor-
dination of the preliminary plans
for the one month drive.
fcortinued on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1962-09-28
Fire Prevention
Week Announced

Fire has killed more than 10O-
900 Americans during the past ten
years. and about 10000 of these
have been children. Many hum
dreds of thousands more have been
burned and permanently dis
figured.
The great tragedy of these sta
tistios, county agent VIM. Hender-
son pointed out, is that practically
all of the deaths and injuries could
have been prevented by the OBJ
servance of the simple rules of
fire safety.
Fire Prevention Week, VIII C h
this year falls in the period of
October 7-13. provides the oppor-
tunity to re-emphasize the i'm
portance of these rules.
This traditional fire safety drive,
proclaimed by President Kennedy
in the United States and by Cow
General Vanier of Canada, is spon-
sored internationally by the Ma
tional Fire Protection Association.
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Milford chronicle., 1962-09-28
Peninsula Artists viii
Exhibit At st. Johns Here
Mrs. Desmond Lyons And Mrs. Vincent AckO Are
CO-Charmen OF The Event To Be Held In The
Church Hall On October IL, I3 And Ia

Artists throughout the mt i r e
Del-Mar-Va Peninsula have shown
their interest in the Art Exhibit to
be held in ST.. Johns Church hall
on Oct. II, 13, IA from 2 til 8 pm.
Since the exhibit was announced,
Mrs. Desmond Lyons and Mrs. VIM
cent Acko, co-chairmen of this
event, have received many phone
calls asking for entry blanks. Any
artist may exhibit any of his work
for a fee of one dollar. Pictures
must be labeled Original" or
Copy" and either NFS mot for
sale) or with the sale price plain
ly marked.
This Art Exhibit will give many
artists an opportunity to show
their work and many of us an op-
portunity to see The lovely things
they are doing.
Entering the exhibit will also
Milford chronicle., 1962-09-28
Milford New Century
Club To Have Il. N.
Speaker On Monday
MILFORD'S NEW ACME
OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Milford's New Acme Mar
ket is now open at its
new location, Walnut and
n. E. 5th Sts., Milford, Del.
Store hours are Monday
through Saturday, 8 am. to
8 pm. For the Grand Open
ing, Bonus S and HI Green
Stamps all fresh merchan-
disc. The Acme Market has
been closed for the past two
weeks due to the disastrous
fire which destroyed store
building and contents on
Monday, September 10. The
employees will give tn cir
usual prompt and courteous
service as has always been
the policy OF the store.
Milford chronicle., 1962-09-28
Education Group
Meets In Dover

On September "a, the first meet
ing of the entire Kent County
Education Association met at the
East Dover Elementary School at
AIS pm. The discussion was
based on some of the current
problems facing the Association,
mainly dealing with the problem
of the NEA VS. the AT of l.. 1t
was to inform the people at the
meeting that the unions had
seriously considered entering the
teaching field, since at the pres
ent time it is the largest nom
union Q,700,0O0) workers in the
country.
Mr. Edward j. Richter, the Asst.
Executive Secretary, DSEA, point
ed out the difference between a
professional association and a
union, stressing the fact that one
was a voluntary association of
people, whereas the other organi-
cation was primarily a body polite
bloc.
The remainder of the meeting
was a combination of questions
from the floor dealing with the
Continued on page four)
Milford chronicle., 1962-09-28

When it is in full operation, the
Dover plant will process 81 diff
ferent grocery products, many of
them in wide variety of flavors
and pack sizes, as we'll as $50 ad-
ditional products - for industrial,
institutional, hotel and restaurant,
bakery and confectionery use. Out
put will include Jell-O gelatin des-
serts, puddings and pie Filings;
Bakers chocolate; Bakers COCO
nut: Log Cabin syrup, and TIL e
Minute brand products.
The complex plant will house
facilities for steaming, cook n &,
wet mixing, dry mixing, spray
drying and belt drying, as well as
necessary conveyors and pack
aging equipment. Structures are
being designed and machinery and
other equipment will be placed to
achieve the smoothest and most
Continued on page ten)