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Milford chronicle., 1962-01-19
kiWanis Club
Has Installed
New Officers
Rev. DIR. Charles |. Car
penter Delivered T e
Principal Address On
Tuesday Evening.

Tuesday evening at the Kiwan-
is Youth Center on MARSHALL s
Pond, the Milford Kiwanis Club
held a dinner meeting and Ladies
Night
At that time, the new Lieuten-
ant Governor for the District,
William Foster of Seaford, INSTALL
ed the following officers and direc-
tors of the Milford Club for the
year of 1862: President, Daniel
Friedman; Vice President, Robert
Masten; Secretary, GLAND Evans !;
Treasurer, John Rogers; Direc-
tors-Henry Orkin, Philip Kugel-
man, Charles West, John Pap
cum, William Gebhardt, Lyn Hol-
lenbeck, Irwin Bokman Lieuten-
ant Governor Foster also induct-
ed into membership in the Club,
Parker Hitch of Milford.
James Doc" West was a most
capable Master of Ceremonies for
the evening He introduced the
visiting Clubs from Seaford and
Georgetown and the honored
guests, Past Lieutenant Governor
William Ellis and Mrs. Ellis of
Laurel and the Mesdames Lib
Wright, Lena Scott and Helen
Dare. who are the widows of past
Presidents of the Milford Kiwan-
is Club.
John Rogers introduced DR.. Car
penter who chose as his topic:
Freedom" which is the Kiwanis
international theme for the year
of 1862 DIR. Carpenter spoke of
the history of almost sacrificial
giving which is the heritage of
He stressed that, though
the government of this country
gives generously to support and
freedom throughout the
world, it is the giving and the do
ing and the personal sacrifice of
the individual American that
makes US the nation we area
free people working for the Free
dom of the world
CONTINUED on page SIX
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-19
More Workers Named
For March Of Dimes

Additional workers for the 1862
March of Dimes have been named
by Chairman Robert H. COrddry
and Co-Chairman Len Donohoe.
They are as follows: Lynch
Heights, Mrs. William Denney,
Jr., Mrs Herbert Jump, Jr.; First
Ward, Mrs Byron Cooper, Mrs.
Phyllis Webb; Cedar Neck, Mrs.
Rodman Mills, captain. Mrs.
Thomas Carroll, Mrs. Rodney
Sharp, Jr., Miss Brenda Donovan,
Mrs. James Mills; Slaughter
Beach, Mrs. Benjamin Young;
DUPONT Highway, Delbert Lin
dale; Harrington Road and Can
terbury Road, Mrs. John Walls,
captain, Miss Donna Elliott, Miss
Jerrie Roosa, Mrs. Thomas Walls;
Greenwood Road, Mrs. Lester Ad-
ans, captain. Mrs. Penn Isaacs,
Mrs. Victor Harrison, Mrs. Irene
Webb; Fourth Ward, Miss Rita
Tingle, Miss Janet Mcpherson,
Miss Christine Corddry. Miss En-
ma G. Woodson, Mrs Sarah Hicks,
Continued on page three)
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Now Is Season For
Pig Pneumonia Here

Watch out for virus pig pneu-
monia, warns John H. Shropshire,
Extension livestock specialist t
the University of Delaware. 1t will
probably cost livestock producers
close to 500 million this year, he
says.
Virus pig pneumonia doesn't
cause heavy death losses but it
can be a heavy profit taker" by
reducing the rate pigs vert
feed into meat. This slow down
can be as great as 80 percent re-
sulting in heavy financial losses,
Shropshire adds. "Once it 6 e s
started, the infection rate may be
as high as SO percent of the herd" :"
Symptoms of virus pig pneu-
monia include coughing, ou S,
listlessness, sneezing and loss Of
condition.
The disease can be confused
with swine flu and with lungworm
infection, so a veterinarian should
make a diagnosis if symptoms ap-
pear.
Continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-19
e
Week Program
TO Be Varied
There VIII Be Something
Of Interest For All At
Gathering On Febru-
uary 6, 7, s.

Whether you're buying a house,
planning a home garden, or just
worried about getting your mon
ey's worth from the food you buy,
you'll find something of interest
at the University of Delaware's s
Farm and Home Week, February
6, z, and 8, according to DR.. NJ. S.
Cover, associate dean of agricul-
ture and chairman of the event
This years program committee
has planned sessions to include a
wide range of interests. There's s
something for everyone, reports
Cover. Special areas included in
the three-day event are poultry,
agrOnOmy, home economics, dairy,
fruit production, home gardening.
livestock and vegetables.
Special sessions are planned on
Buying and Selling a House and
Planning for Delaware's Future
"a detailed study of zoning and
community planning.
The session on Buying and Sell
ing House will be Tuesday eve
ming, February at 500 o'clock.
First hand information on how to
finance a home. how a real estate
salesman can help and how to
avoi: legal problems, will be pre-
serted by men who earn their
living in real estate, according to
Cover
Another evening program will
be held Wednesday. February Z.
A joint program with the Della
ware Rose Society will be held at
Hall starting at 500
D. m. Roses for show will be dis
cussed by Harold H. Allen. prom
inent rose authority from Colum-
bus, Ohio.
Also on Wednesday evening. a
program for the light horse en-
thusiast will be presented in Car
Denter Field House. The Uniyer-
5ity of Delaware Equestrian Club
will participate in jumping COM
petition followed by dressage
demonstration with commentary
by Brigadier General F. f. Wing,
continued on page six)
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Soroptimist Club
Hears Of Diggings

The Soroptimist Club of Eastern
Sussex County held it's first 1862
Dinner Meeting at the Avenu e
Restaurant, Rehoboth Beach, Della
ware at $50 pm. last Tuesday
evening.
The President, Mrs. Sally Ram
sey, of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
called on her acting Pro g r a m
Chairman, Mrs. Florence Brereton,
Milford, Delaware to introduce our
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence G.
Maeyens, who are affiliated with
the School in Selbyville, Delaware.
Mrs Maeyens is the present School
Nurse; and Mr.. Maeyens, who was
our Speaker of the evening, is the
Science Instructor. For the past 8
years as a member of the Tenn
Archaeology Society, he has been
advancing his hobby in Archaeology
by working with the University of
Tennessee. his Alma Mater, ex-
cavating Melton Hill Dam Site a.
long the Clinch River which is a
continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-19
Henry Heller
Chairman Of
PIA Conclave
Appointment Of Dover
Man Confirmed By AS
sOciation Pres iden t
This Week.

Henry Heller of 1910 Forest
Avenue, Dover, Delaware, has
been appointed General Chairman
of the Annual 1862 Spring Con-
yention of the Delaware Congress
of Parents and Teachers which
will take place on April 13 and
IA in the Dover High School.
The announcement was made
by G. Edmund Maag, Congress
President This will be the 51st
Annual Convention of the Della
ware Congress and will have as
its theme Education in Delaware
-1962". Assisting Mr.. Heller as
Co-Chairman will be Harry Barth
of Dover and Milton H. Potter,
Wilmington.
resident of Dover, has long been
active in the Parent Teacher As
sociation. Currently serving as
President of the Dover P. t. A.
Council, he is past President of
the Dover High p. T. A and has
served as Vice President and Pro-
gram Chairman.
Other members of the Congress
who form the Convention Com
mittee are James NJ. Rosbrown
and Cerdric E. Marsh, Wilmington,
Carl Crossley, Dover,
Liasion, David NJ.
Green, Superintendent Dover Spe-
ciaf School District; George NJ
Hess, Administrative Assistant
Dover Special School District and
Joseph p Sedule, Principal Do
yer High School. Others are Dale
continued on page Seven)
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-19
Mrs. Ridgely
Died I'm Dover
On
Thursday Last
Final Rites Were Held
For Preserver OF His
tOric Shrines; She Was
One Of The Founders
Of State Archives.

Mrs Mabel Lloyd Ridgely of
Dover, died last Thursday, jan
uary II, in the Kent General Hos
pital. She would have been 80
on April 13.
Years ago, Mrs Ridgely, single
handedly, saved the old State
House on the Dover Green from
neglect. Several months ago, she
began a crusade to have it remov-
ed from every day use as a public
office building and restored as a
state shrine
She was one of the founders of
the State Archives in 1905 and
an officer Of this commission since
its beginning.
ZeaIOusly, she preserved the
heritage OF the Ridgely fanny of
Dover and published hundreds of
Ridgely family letters that tell a
great deal about life in Delaware
for almost 200 years
On the annual Dover Days, she
was always the gracious hostess
in Colonial costume in the Ridge
ly home and garden on the Green.
Several years ago, she wrote her
own epitaph In the foreword of
her book, The Ridgelys of Della
ware: What Them Befell', she
wrote:
II have decided on my epitaph.
It is brief and l believe it is
also truthful: She died of the
Eighteenth Century Before that
happens. I want to share some of
my excursions into earlier times
with others"
But though she considered her
self Of the 18th Century, Mrs. Rid
gely was as modern as most 1862
American women. She was a world
traveller and dotted upon Venice
which she visited during each
continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-19
Oyster Boat Sinks;
Two Missing II, Bay

A fleet of boats led by two Coast
| Guard cutters is dreging off shore
at Port Mahon this week for the
bodies of three missing men from
the sunken oyster boat Maine.
The Maine went aground on an
uncharted Delaware Bay shoat five
miles off Port Mahon The boat
was torn apart by 10-foot waves,
a strong flood tide and torrential
rains.
Missing are William c. Burris,
53, skipper of the Maine; from
Little Greek; Robert j. Seward, 2S,
Burris' son-in-law from Dover, and
Michael Scott, Port MahOn.
Search for the men was suspend
ed after dark Monday night ac-
cording to Samuel j. Fox, chair
man of the State Shell Fisheries
Commission.
Fox said the loss of the Maine
is the biggest tragedy on Delaware
Bay involving oystermen since "a
bout 1916. A boat turned over then
and the crew was lost
Continued on page SeVen)
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-19
Donna Elliott
Tries For State
Honors Tonight
Milford Senior Previous
ly Won Area And
County Laurels In
Democracy Contest.

Donna Y. Elliott, a member OF
the Glass of 1862 at Milford High
School, who early last week won
the Milford Area Voice of Dem
Ocracy Broadcast Scriptwriting
Contest, added to her laurels later
in the week at Dover by also win
ming the countrywide finals.
In winning county honors, Miss
Elliott received unusually strong
competition from Jane McFarlan,
representing the Holy Cross
School, Dover, and Kathi Link
from the John Bassett Moore
School at Smyrna.
Miss Elliott is the 17-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Elliott, Jr., of 612 McCol-
ley Street, Milford A senior at
Milford High School, she will en-
ter the School of Nursing, Will
mington General Hospital next
September
Miss Elliott will now represent
Kent County in the statewide fin
ais to be broadcast by WDEL
Wilmington, on Friday, January
10, at sos p. m.
Now in it's fifteenth year, the
VFW-sponsored Voice of Demo
cracy Broadcast Scriptwriting
Contest offers Savings Bonds to
winners at local and county lev
els and a four day all expense paid
trip to Washington, ID. c., 10 state
Continued on page tive)
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-19
Weekend Here
Was Huge Success
Eleven Foreign Students
Will Remember Their
Milford Stay With
Pleasure In Years To
Come.

The ATS weekend in Milford
was a huge success in words by
all concerned The families enter
tanning the foreign students were
gracious, and in turn delighted
with the ease in which teen-agers
fit in The Milford brothers and
sisters were very attentive and in
terested, and in turn amazed at
how easy it was to be close to
one from a foreign land. The stu
dent council at school planned
we'll their part of the entertain
ment, and were rewarded with the
enthusiasm of the entire student
body
By car and bus, eleven students
arrived at the high school last
Friday afternoon and were met
by their host families. Mrs. Rob
ert Mercer worked with the Stu
dent Council in completing these
arrangements. The AFSers and
their brothers and sisters attend
ed the WicOmico High-MilfOrd bas-
ketball game that evening At half
time, of the varsity game, Mary
Lou Lankford, vice president Of
the Student Council, presented the
students as group. A dance in
the gymnasium followed
Saturday morning, the group
assembled for a bus trip to the
Dover Air Base Mr. and Mrs.
Irving Bowman and Mr.. Dan
Friedman chaperoned the group
with Mr.. John Annett driving. The
Student Council provided the
transportation. The AFSers were
thrilled with the hospitality of
the Air Base and were shown ev-
cry consideration They were Civ
en- lunch at No cafeteria. A
thousand questions were asked
and answered. The trip ended
back in Milford around p m.
At eight o'clock Saturday eve
ming, the AFSers and hosts met at
the home of our Danish returnee,
Linda Grier, who entertained at
an open house with her sister and
continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-19
Citizens Will
Hold Annual
Meeting Here
This Evening
Milford Is Last City In
Delaware To Hold Old
Town Hall Meeting;
Annual Election Will
Be Held On Monday.

That the annual Citizens Meet
ing here tonight, Friday, January
19, in the Varney Auditorium, Mil
ford Community Building, at 7:3(
o'clock, taken for granted by Mil
fordians, is attracting the atten-
tion of other people and organiza-
tions in Delaware, is evidenced by
the following news item circu-
lated by the Delaware State Devel-
opment Department, in a Depart
ment brochure of national circu-
lation.
"Milford's Annual Citizens
Meeting, scheduled to be held this
Friday evening, January 19, at the
Community Building in the thriv-
ing city that straddles a river and
is a part of two counties, is the
lone remaining example in Della
ware, of a custom that once was
prevalent throughout most of the
original thirteen colonies, points
out the Delaware State Develop
ment Department.
''In the early days of this ma
tion's history. citizens meetings,
at Which, OluCldlS IepOIleu Oh llelI
stewardships, were held annually
in most communities. The advent
of improved sources of informa-
tion, such as daily newspapers
and radio, plus, in some areas, a
declining public interest in COM
munity affairs, has resulted in the
disappearance from the American
scene of Town Meetings except
in two New England communities
and at Milford.
"A pattern established many
years ago will be adhered to at
Milford this evening, with the cit
izens electing their own chairman
and secretary for the meeting;
hearing reports from various city
CONTINUED on page sixJ
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-19
Annual Elections
At St. Johns Here

On Sunday evening the parish
toner's who attended the parish
meeting elected the various Of
ficers for st. Johns parish for this
year. The two new trustees elected
were Mr.. Richard Barto and Mr..
John Besenfelder
In the Blessed Virgin Mary
Sodality, Mrs. Irwin Burton was
elected the Prefect; Mrs. William
Bradley, the Assistant-P r C t;
Mrs. Wilmer Nauman, the Secre-
tary; and Mrs. James Dees, the
Treasurer.
The new President for the Holy
Name Society is Mr.. Joseph King;
the Vice-President, MIR. Jane s
Dees; the Secretary, Mr.. Paul
Fisher; and the Treasurer, Mr..
John Woodall.
All the newly elected officers
will take over their duties i'm
mediately.
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-19

Two well-knoWn DelawareanS
Fund drive, it was announced this
For the third consecutive year
of the Delaware Power and Light
man for the Fund which hopes to l
Mrs. Edward H. Worth, Jr., will al
Miller, now medical missionary
to Nepal, but who is currently on
sabbatical leave, has consented to
serve as honorary chairman. 1t
was DR.. Miller, while living and
working in Wilmington who found
ed the Delaware Heart Association
in 1949, according to DR.. ID. j.
Reinhardt, III, Association presi-
dent
DR.. Reinhardt also named the
following chairmen of special
committees: Social Gifts-Robert
c. Hackett; Heart Sunday, Mrs.
Charles G. Knodel; Charity Ball,
Mrs. Howard Ellis: Industrial, G.
c. Gerow; Commercial, Chesley j.
Smith.
Also, Schools. DR.. Zenas Clark
Labor, Paul M. Campbell: Doc
tors, Dr. David j. Reinhardt, III;
Continued on page ten)
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Milford Trust Co.
Elects Officers

The annual Stockholders Meet
ing of The Milford Trust Company
was held in its banking house at
One O'Clock P. NJ. on January Sth,
1862.
Retiring directors George H.
Draper, Jr, Garrett l.. Grier, Geo
R. Sheaffer, and George H. Short
were reelected directors for three
year terms. Other directors are:
Brown p. Thawley, Joseph H
Isaacs, DR.. d. N. Sills, Jr., Howard
7. Postles, Thomas B. DerricksOn
George T. Reed, Jr. and Elbert F
Williams.
The following officers were re.
elected for the year of 1862: Ell
bert F. Williams, President; Geo
H. Draper, Jr., Vice President
George H. Short, Vice President
Howard t. Postles, Vice President
George T. Reed, Jr., Treasurer and
Trust Officer; Bessie M. Warren
Assistant Trust Officer; James G
Holzmueller, Assistant Treasurer
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-19
Mrs. Joseph ]. Pearce
Heads Society Group
Succeeds Mrs. w. S. Du-
fendach, Who Has
Been Presiding Officer
For Past Four Years.

Mrs Joseph j. Pearce was elect.
ed and installed as the new pres.
ident of the Alden Branch of In
ternational Sunshine Society at its
February meeting on Friday OF
last week. Mrs. Pearce succeeds
Mrs. w. j. Dufendach, who has
been presiding officer of the So
ciety for the past four years.
Also installed by Mrs. Roscoe
Hitch, chaplain, were other officers
who will serve for the coming
administration They were Mrs
Harvey Wilson, vice president; /;
Mrs. Lester Adams, recording sec
retary; Mrs Carl Allen, treasur-
er, and Mrs. George T. Macklin
corresponding secretary. Mrs. Du-
fendach, Mrs. Richard Bennett
Mrs. Pearce, Mrs. Allen and Mrs
Charles Banning were the Outgo-
ing officers, who had served in
their several capacities for the
past administration.
The work of this organization is
international in scope, with cloth
ing, linens, and medical supplies
being sent this past year as far
away as Morocco. The branch
was reorganized in November,
1949, by Mrs. Walter X. Barrett,
and Mrs. Marion Shockley and now
has membership of fifty-eight,
each of which is interested in the
work and helps in her own par
ticular field. The international
president is Mrs. Mae Simpson
and the Delaware president is
Mrs. j. Linwood Morris, both of
whom reside in Wilmington.
Upon assuming office, the new
president, Mrs. Pearce, appointed
the following committee chairmen
for the several branches of work:
Miss Margaret Pollok;
Birthday and sympathy cards, Mrs.
George T. Macklin; FOurscOre
cards, Mrs. George Manlove; Flow
continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-19
District Governor Is
Lions Club Speaker

William G. Salisbury, Jr. If
Camden, Del, District Governor of
Lions International for the Della
ware district 22-D, addressed the
Milford Lions Club at their dinner
meeting Thursday evening, Jan. IL,
in the Avenue Methodist Church.
Other district officers who visited
the Milford club to hear the Dis
trict Governors address wer e
Deputy District Governor w. j..
Houston Warren of Dover, Zone
Chairman Madison Ward of Lewes,
n Cabinet Secretary-Treasurer
Jay l.. Harmic of Wyoming. I'M
mediate Past District Governor
David A Clements, Jr. of Milford
was also present to welcome his
successor.
After a greeting from the master
of ceremonies and First Vice
President of the Milford Lions,
Leroy Rust, the District Governor,
was introduced to the large audi
continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-19
State Motor Club
Names Sussex Aide

Delaware Motor Club AAA an
nounced last week the appoint
ment of a new District Represen-
tative for Sussex County.
The appointee is Robert C. Pur-
nell, of 100 North Bedford Street,
Georgetown, who took over his
new duties January 1. He re-
places Edward Booth, who resign
ed after three years service to
become Georgetown's acting post
master.
Prior to accepting his new posi-
ton, Mr.. Purnelr was employed
for the past 81 years by the
Continued on page fiye)
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-19
Annual St. Patrick's
Dance March nth

Tickets have been placed on sale
this week by the Xi Gamma Chap
ter of Beta Sigma Phi for their
Annual ST. Patrick's Day Dance
which will be held Saturday, Mar.
18th, in the Milford Armory. Lew
Startt's band will again furnish
music for dancing from 900 pm.
to 100 am.
Barbara Kutz is General Chair
man, Frances Laremore, T k e t
Chairman with Janet Hoch in
charge of reservations. Tickets
may be obtained from any member
of the Sorority, or call Janet Hoch
at GA 2-9387. Proceeds from the
dance, as in previous years, will
be used for local Welfare Work.
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-19

missioners Crawford B. Holson, of
Georgetown, and Claude A. Brit
tingham, of Wilmington.
At the same time the Commits
sion granted 80 nights of racing
to Kent and Sussex Raceway, in
Harrington, starting September
18th.
Brandywine will be marking its
tenth season with the early July
opening and President Miller and
his associates are hopeful of an
other banner campaign.
The 1861 season proved to be the
Wilmington tracks biggest and
most prosperous in history. This
record breaking meet was attri-
buted, officials pointed out, to the
new, modernly equipped grand
stand. built last year at cost of
$4,000. 900, and the increased in
Continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-19
Wilmington Trust
Net Earnings Up

At the annual meeting of stock
holders, held in Wilmington last
week, George p. Edmonds, Will
mington Trust Board Chairman,
reported net operating earnings
for 1861 at S3,474,45S, or $3.50 per
share, compared with $3,452,927,
or $3.4S per share, year ago. +
Year-end deposits were $321,-
$4,000 in 1861 compared with
1886, ,235,000 in 1860. Mr.. Edmonds
pointed out that the 1860 figure
included a temporary deposit Of
some SAT 100000 held in the Cor
porate Trust Department. at the
Continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-19
Car Fleets, Trucks
Get Safety Records

Fifteen fleets of cars and trucks
throughout the state had accident
free records for the first ten
months of 1861, the Delaware
Safety Council reported yester-
day.
The fifteen are among 35 fleets
taking part in the councils inter-
feet safety contest. The 35 fleets
include 1,427 vehicles. They op-
Grated total of 14,449,42S miles
in the ten months. The 20 fleets
who did not remain accident-free
had total of $50 accidents, in only
five of which personal injuries
Continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-19

classes in the morning and speak
ing to selected groups in the af-
ternOOn. The first visiting scien-
tist will be DR.. John M. Hirst,
medical entomologist with the
Naval Medical Research Center.
On Friday, January rs, he will
meet with classes at Georgetown
High School and William Jason
High School. In the afternoon Sc
lected students from all the schools
in the two counties will meet with
DR.. Hirst at Lewes High School
to hear him speak on future re-
search in his field.
Scientists will visit other schools
later in the year. They will talk
on topics such as molecular BIZ
ology, animal behavior, photosyn-
thesis, symbiosis and diseases of
wild animals The present empha-
CONTINUED on page ten)
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Kent And SUSSEX Pupils Will
Meet Research Scientists

N
coordinated
the
Biological Science.
Under the plan scientists visiting
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-19
Brandy,Uine Race,Uay viii
Open The 1862 Season JuIv7

1862
Preside Miller
of
IN
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-19
? Prominent DeIalUarea7ls
viii Head 1862 Heart Driiue

ill head the twelfth annual Heart
eek
Lloyd R. Leslie. vice president
Company, will serve as state chair
Use $125, 600 during the next month.
ain be vice chairman, DR.. Edgar r.