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Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18
Open House May 20
AT State Hospital

DR.. Charles X. Bush, J.R., supt.
of the Delaware State Hospital at
Farnhurst, has announced that the
hospital will hold "Open House"
in observance of Mental Health
Month, on Sunday, May goth. The
public is invited to visit the hos
pital between and 4:30 pm. Sun
day visiting to patients will not be
permitted that day; however, fam
lily and friends are invited to tour
the hospital with the public.
Special events on the program
include guided tours to treatment,
therapy and ward areas, clothes
line exhibit of art work by
patients, and continuous films, be-
ginning at 2:30 pm. showing old
and new concepts in treatment for
the mentally i'll. AS in general
hospitals, children under fourteen
years of age will not be permitted
to visit special hospital areas.
Continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18
Kart Club Race
Very Exciting

The Milford Kart Club Races,
held recently proved to be very
exciting. Races are now being held
on the point system. Every Karter
participating receives points. At the
end of the racing season, trophies
will be presented to the first three
high point holders in each class.
A trophy will also be presented to
the person with the highest num-
ber of points.
Winners of the races were: Heat
No. = Boys A Stock, 1st, Timmy
Mitchell, End, Alden Wilson Jr,:
Boys A Modified, 1st, Stanley
Bunting, End, Stevie Mitchell !;
Mems A Stock, 1st, Harold Bunting,
End Fisher Carpenter; Mems A
Modified, 1st Jack Carpenter, End,
Bobby Walls; Mems B Glass, 1st,
Bill Chandler, Jr., End, Rodney Le-
Gates; Women's A Glass, 1st. Lor-
eta Bunting, End, Virginia Mitch
continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18
Clinton Wooleyhan To
Attend Convention

Clinton E. Wooleyhan of Dover,
Delaware will attend the National
Convention of Waddell and Reed.
Inc. national distributor of til e
United Funds group of m u a
funds in Kansas City, Mo-, June 1
and g.
Approximately $500 of the COM
pany's registered representatives
from throughout the nation are ex-
pected to attend the two-day meet
ing.
Among the speakers will be
Cameron K Reed. Kansas City,
president of United Funds, Inc. !;
A. w. Hillmond, Kansas City, presi-
dent Of Waddell and Reed, Inc. !;
continued on page sixl
Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18
Festival Of The Arts
1t High School Here
Opens On May 22nd
Band Concert Will Be
Opening Feature Of
The Second Annual Af-
fair; Projects To Be
Displayed.

The second annual Festival OF
the Arts will be held in the Mil
ford High School on Tuesday
Wednesday, and Thursday, May 22
23, and "a.
The Festival of the Arts will of
ficially open with a Band Concert
in the Gym at s pm. on Tuesday
May %. The first part of the con-
cert will feature the combined
Elementary Bands of the Dakeview
and Lulu M. Ross Schools. It h e
Senior Band will present the Sec
ond part of the Concert.
On Wednesday the students will
bring their entries to the Arts
Festival. This will feature the Ele-
mentary Art program, Mr.. Bassols,
instructor, and the High School
Art program, Mr.. Kunkle, instruc-
tor.
In addition, the students in Mr..
Hunts and Mr.. Lowery's Manual
Arts Classes will display their
projects.
Not to be outdone, the H m e
Economies Glasses will display
their wares in baking, clothing,
handicrafts and food preservation.
This will be open to the public on
Wednesday evening from to 10
pm. and on Thursday from 8 am.
to 8 pm. and from 7 to 10 pm.
This year another feature of the
Festival of the Arts will be the
Style Show given by Mrs. Miller's
Home Economics clothing class in
the High School Auditorium at s
pm. on Thursday evening, May "a.
The public is invited to attend
all of these performances.
Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18
Joint Recital At
Presbyterian Church

Joint recital to be presented
May 81.
Mrs. Norma Heyde and Mrs. La
Verne Phillips will present Miss
Roberta Marshall of Lewes, So
prano, and Miss Charla Dutton, of
Houston, pianist, in a joint recital
at First Presbyterian Church, Mil
ford, on Thursday evening. May 81,
at $3.50 pm. The public is invited
to attend.
The young artist will present a
varied program ranging from the
works of Bach to the writings of
contemporary composers. M
Marshall will graduate from Lewes
High School in June, and plans to
pursue her music studies further at
the University of West Virginia,
next fall.
Miss Dutton will graduate from
Milford High School and plans to
enter the University of Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18
Historical Society
Enrolls Over 200

The rolls of the new Milford His
torical Society now include well
over 200 members, according o
Miss NJ. Catherine Downing, So
ciety president The initial mem
bership drive is continuing with
applications being received fr o m
local citizens and many out-of-
state Milfordians.
The. Society has recently joined
the National Trust for Historic
Preservation with headquarters in
Washington, ID. G. A visit may be
expected from a representative of
that organization to inspect tn e
property at Silver Hill and advise
on its proposed restoration.
Members and friends are look
ing forward to the Silver Tea to
be given at Silver Hill on Saturday,
June 2, from until 5, when the
historic home will next be open to
the public. Membership application
may be made at that time
Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18
New Ag. Yearbook
Now Available

United States Senator John J..
Williams (R.-Del.) announced to-
day that the 1862 Agriculture Year
book is available for distribution
The book, published annually by
the Department of Agriculture, this
year commentaries the Tooth an
niversary of the founding of the
Agriculture Department.
Entitled, after Hun d r d
Years" the 704-page book is made
up of los brief chapters by 148
experts and describes a century's
developments in the breeding of
plants and animals, control of in
sects, conservation of land and
Continued on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18
Milford Lions Club
Elects New Officers

The Milford Lions Club, at their
regular meeting Thursday even
ing, May 10, elected officers and
directors for the 1962-63 term of
office. Leroy l.. Rust, the incum-
bent president since succeeding
the late Fred Higman, was re-
elected president. Donasd Jester
was elected first vice president;
Spencer Willis was chosen as sec
ond vice president, and Leonard
B. Donohoe was named third vice
president.
The newly-elected secretary is
Davis Wood, and Joseph McFaul
will be treasurer. Richard Cald-
well was chosen to be tail twist
or. and William Eisenbrey was
named lion tanner AS directors
the club elected Harold Johnson
and William Dudley. Hugh Martin
and Gale Grove will continue to
serve incompleted terms as direc-
tors.
fcontinued on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18
Blue Cross To
Increase Its
Rates July LIST
Will Amount To 1919 Per
Cent Among The Larg-
est Classification Of
Subscribers.

The long-expected increase in
rates of the Blue Cross-Blue Shield
Plan will go into effect July 1, and
will amount to 10.9 per cent for
the largest single classification of
subscribers.
Those are families having Blue
Cross, Blue Shield and extended
benefits coverage as group mem
bers in the semi-private plan.
About one out of every contract
holders in the Standard S m i
Private Plan is in that category.
The changes in rates and bene-
fits were announced by H. V. May
bee, managing director of Group
Hospital Service, who said: "W e
held out as long as we could. :"
Hospitals increased their 90 m
rates and other charges last fall
and winter. Any change in hospital
charges Blue Cross must pay is in
evitably followed by a change in
Blue Cross rates, Maybee said.
Because the increases in hos
pital charges are the basic reason
for the changes in Group Hospital
Services rates, those changes are
largest in the Blue Cross Plan :
which provides hospital coverage :
rather than in the Blue Shield
Plan, which provides surgical
medical coverage.
Only a small change was made
in the rates of the 65-Limited COM
tract for elderly persons. Benefits
were not changed; rates were
upped SO cents month, or 1913
per cent.
continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18
Little League Opens
At Milton Tomorrow

The Milton Little League will
open this Saturday, May 10, with a
parade beginning at 1890. T h e
Parade will assemble at the school
and parade through town to the
Little League Park.
After the flag raising ceremonies
and the presentation of the teams
and their Queens, Mayor w.
Graham Dill will throw out the
first ball.
First game of double-hitter be-
tween the Braves and the Orioles
will get underway at 1:30. In h e
second game the Phillies VS. h e
Yankees and between games the
warriors and the Rangers will play
an exhibition game.
Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18
.VFW Planning
For Annual
pment
Affair Will Be Held At
RehObOth Beach June
1916; Fine Program
Has Been Arranged.

If the presence of experience
and rank on committees can in
sure the success of a convention,
then the 32nd Annual Encampment
of the Department of Delaware,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, at Re-
hoboth Beach, June 1916, should
be the most successful in the his
tory of the Delaware veterans or
ganization. Every living past state
commander; most of the elective
and many of the appointive Off
GERS of the state organization; all
district commanders, and all post
commanders are included among
the Encampment appointments an
nounced this week by State Com
mander Allen ]. WentZ of Laurel.
General Chairman for this years
two-day conclave is David S. Hugg
of Milford, who. at one time or an
other, has held virtually every
elected office in post, district and
department, including that of state
commander (1956-57). Mr.. Hugg
has also served, in one capacity or
another, on committees of the last
twelve state VIEW. encampments,
and was general chairman for the
highly successful encampments of
the past three years.
Serving as vice chairmen a r e
Edmund B. Gosnell of Rehoboth
Beach, chaplain of the Department
of Delaware, and Past State Com
mander Edward w. Clarke, Sr., of
Dover.
Past Department Commander Ell
wood Richards of Selbyville heads
up the reception committee, which
also includes all living past state
CONTINUED on page eight
Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18
Arnold Jester
While
Out Fishing
Area Man Loses Life
When Small Boat From
Which He Was Fish
ing Capsized.

One Milford area man drowned
while another shrugged safely to
shore last Friday after S m al |
boat in which they were fishing,
capsized in the Mispillion River,
two miles east of Milford
The drowning victim is Charles
Arnold Jester, 80, who lives On
Thompsonville Road near Milford.
His companion, Wilson Gillespie,
"a, of Cedar Beach Road, also near
Milford, and who, state police said,
could not swim, managed to keep
afloat to reach shore SO feet away.
Police said Jester, who could
swim, may have become panicky.
He disappeared about 8 pm. in 10
to II feet of water where the
stream passes the rear of the
Howard Isaacs farm.
Jester and Gillespie were in an
foot hydroplane type boat, owned
by Gillespie's brother, Charles. Gill
lespie said they were using paddles
to row to midstream where they
were to throw out a fishing net.
They're casting the net overheard
when the small boat overturned,
flinging both men into the water.
Gillespie struck out for shore
and reached it safely but Jester
disappeared as he headed for land.
State police and the Carlisle Fire
Company of Milford sent graphing
crews to the spot but darkness and
chilly weather ended the search
for the body The search was re-
sumed on Saturday and the body
was recovered about 1890 in the
afternoon.
Police said the boat normally
seats only one person and was
evidently overloaded.
Continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18
Johnny Stevens
Gets Coveted
Scout Award
Youth Was Given Award
By Rev. Muriel C..
Smith At Greenwood
Methodist Church.

Johnny Stevens, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John L. Stevens, Sr., was
awarded the God and Country
Award, by the Rev. Muriel c.
Smith, at the morning Worship
Service on Sunday, at the Green
wood Methodist Church on May IS,
1862. -Johnny's mother, Mrs. John
L. Stevens, pinned the award Oh
her son, and Johnny presented a
miniature of the award to both
parents.
Mr.. Stuart Gibson, president of
the Official Board. gave a summary
of the God and Country Require
ments. The minister gave brief
talk on the significance of the
Award, after which Mr.. ] am S
Anthony, Superintendent Of IN e
Church School. presented, from the
School, a lovely leather-b n d
Bible Johnny is a member of Ex-
plorer Post 242, of which Mr.. Earl
Obier is Advisor.
Johnny sings in the Senior Choir
and is active in the NJ e h o d
Youth Fellowship. He is a substi-
tute Sunday School teacher, and
for the last two years he has
helped and taught in the Daily
Vacation Bible School. Johnny is a
sophomore at the Greenwood High
School, a member of the senior
band; the High School Chorus, and
the Varsity Base Ball Team. He is
also a very talented artist. Much
of his work can be seen around
town, Church and School.
Among the many projects and
requirements of the God and Coun-
try Program. assigned by his
minister and counselor, was the
tcOntinued ON pase iIvel
Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18
Powders Scholarship
Is Again Available

The Wilmington Trust Company
through an official of the institu-
ton, announces that there is an
other $500.00 Scholarship available
from the William G.. Powders
Scholarship Trust Fund.
This Trust Fund was establish
ed under the last will and testa-
ment of William G. Powders. a
lifelong resident of Milford, Prior
to his death on November 5, 1914,
he was a local undertaken, sports
man and a director of The First
National Bank and Trust Company
now by merger Wilmington Trust
Company. Realizing that in order
for young man to cope with the
economic conditions of today, he
must have every advantage possi-
Bile to obtain a better education,
Mr.. Powders provided that the
continued on page fivel
Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18
Style Show
By Home-Ec.
Glasses Here
Mrs. Evelyn C. Miller's
Group Will Make Pre-
sentatiOn At Festival
Of Arts Next Week.

On Thursday, May "a, Home
Economics Glasses CT the Milford
High School, taught by Mrs. Eve
lyn c. Miller, will present a Style
Show as part of the Annual Fes-
tival of the Arts. The program
will be presented twice during the
day. The first showing will be at
$50 a. m. for the school assem-
bly,. The second showing will be
at 500 p. m. and is open to the
public.
is Fashions Around the World +"
In keeping with this theme the
first part of the program win fea-
ture dress of various countries of
the world as well as examples of
clothing used in our dress which
has been inspired by dress of the
world. The second part of the
program, featuring dress in Della
ware, will consist of clothing made
in Home Economics Glasses. Gar
ments in this category include
coats, suits, day and evening
dresses, and sports apparel.
National costumes with repre-
sentative models are as follows: !:
India Sharon Murphy; Mexico
Charla Dutton, Patricia Bennett,
and Paul Rodriguez; Scotland
Daryl Cohee; Pakistan- Donna
Elliott; Sicily-Enzo Montoneri
and Mary Mazza; Germany-Vir-
gi4Iia Boyce; France-Elaine Isa-
acs; North Africa-Louise Smith /;
Japan-Mrs. James Lobo and Dom
ma White; Bavaria-Joan Allen
and Hester Schwack; Holland
Brenda Hendricks; China-San-
dra Ellingsworth.
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18
Milford Native Heads
Wilmington Jaycees

Joseph E. Cook, a native of Mil
ford, recently was elected presi-
dent of the Wilmington Juni or
Chamber of Commerce at the Ex-
ecutive Club, Wilmington.
The spirited election campaign
ended with a new slate of officers.
Outgoing president, Richard G..
Cecil, conducted the election.
Mr.. Cook is employed by Corpo-
ration Trust Company and resides
with his wife, Barbara, and one
year-old daughter Karen at z
Lyons Avenue, Overview Gardens,
New Castle.
During the past year, Mr.. Cook
had served as vice president. He
has served as a director and was
chairman of such projects as the
1860 Easter Egg Hunt at Rock
ford Park, Ferris School party, and
was the Delaware Jaycees, chair
man for the 1861 Mid-Atlantic In
stitute at Atlantic City.
Assisting Mr.. Cecil in conduct
ing the election was a gnup of
past Jaycee officials including Jos
tcontinued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18
Come Early And Stay
Late For The Best
Time You Will Ever
Have In Your Life.

Come to the Fair this Saturday.
May 18th, for a variety of games,
old and new, sponsored by youth
groups of the Milford area. Assist
ing with PONY RIDES will b e
GLAND Evans Explorer Scouts Post
102 and Roy McCullough's Ex-
plorer Scouts and High S C b O |
Boys. In charge of taking Polaroid
Pictures will be Mrs. /. G.. Burton
and Mrs. Frank r. Grier.
Join in the fun and try your
luck at these games:
Fish Pond Mrs. Thomas S.
Walls Girl Scout Troop 10.
Pitch a Penny Beta Sigma Phi
Sorority.
Tub o. Fun Tejo.s H IN e
Demonstration Club.
Hit the Bottle Parker Hitch's
Boy Scout Troop 102
Ring Toss Mrs. GLAND Evans
Girl Scout Troop.
Chip Mrs. Jam e s
Carnright's Girl Scout Troop 218.
Bust a Balloon Henry Cofer's
Boy Scout Troop 308.
Guess Your Weight Redmen,
Sakimas Tribe of Milford. y
Hobby and Bake Table M S.
William Crag's Girl Scout Troop.
Shoot the Hoop Bobby Fischer.
Chinese Fortune Telling Mrs.
Ernest o. Fischer and Mrs. Carrie
Jones
Be looking for other surprizes
and games sponsored by local
youth groups. Most of the prizes
which will be awarded have been
made and donated by Milford Girl
Scouts and Brownies. Mrs. Leslie
Dobson and Mrs. Robert Fischer,
continued on page five,
Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18
Rudy Williams To
Address Kent Ladies

"Rudy" Williams, candidate for
u. S. Representative, will be the
guest speaker at the monthly meet
ing of the Kent County Republi-
can Women's Club. The meeting
will be held on Monday, May 21,
at pm. at the Clayton Century
Club, under the auspices of the
first district.
Miss Mary Jefferson, Mrs. Geo.
Parker, Mrs. George Smith, M s.
William Kruchen and M S.
Lawrence Ellery will be hostesses
for refreshments.
Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18


Elected with Holland were
Charles l.. Farrow. commander OF
Post No. 6009 at FELTON,, who was
advanced from district junior vice
commander to senior vice COM
mander; Laurence Aisid, a past
commander of Post No. 1862, elect
ed district junior vice commander;
Franklin Richards of Post No.
1862, reelected quartermaster;
Lester Smith, past commander
of Post No. 1901 of Clayton and OF
District No 3, who was named
Judge advocate; Past District
Commander Joseph Bernard of
Post No. 5000. reelected district
chaplain; and John Short, imme-
diate past commander of Post No.
64S3. who was elected district sur
geon. All were unanimous
choices.
Upon conclusion of the elections,
Past State Commander Edward
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Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18

AuAllldfy Will serve as CO-cf1a1r-
man. Members of the Blue Hen
Chicks Junior Girls Unit, Puptent
No. of the NJ o. G. and the Coo
ties Auxiliary will assist V. f. w.
Post and Auxiliary members in
the street sale
Blue Hen Post will again spon-
sor the parade and downtown pub
lice ceremonies that always high
right local Memorial Day observ-
anre.
As in the past, the Memorial Day
parade viii form at the Railroad
Station and viii start moving at
approximately $50 a. m. In the
lire of march will be members of
Milford's veterans organizations
and their auAiiiaries, bands, Ma
tionel CaiardsTAen, Boy Scouts,
Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts and
Brownie Scouts.
The parade viii be halted at
Continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18
Memorial Day AT St.
Johnstown May 27

The Annual Memorial Day Ser
vices will be held May 27, 1862. at
2:30 PM. at ST. Johnstown Metho-
dist Church, one mile east of
Greenwood.
James B. Kilvington, Jr, Past
Grand Master of Masons of Della
ware. will be the Guest Speaker.
Mr.. Kilvington is well known and
greatly admired in masonic circles
for his speaking ability and his ex-
cellent messages.
Music will be furnished by guest
soloists.
At the conclusion of the services,
the Greenwood Memorial Post No.
.7478, V.F.W. will conduct grave
side ceremonies in the adjoining
cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18
B. F. Goodrich
To Celebrate
92nd Birthday
The Economy Auto Sup
ply, Inc, Their Milford
Representative, Is Pre-
pared For Event.

The Economy Auto Supply, Inc.
their Milford Representative, IS
prepared to join in the celebration
The B. F. Goodrich Company
which celebrates its 92nd an
niversary this week, got its start
from a new product idea that was
every bit as spectacular in 1870 as
the space suits it manufactures
today.
The firm, most widely known to-
day for its tires, was founded by
DR.. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich,
A Civil War surgeon, expressly to
manufacture fire hose. 1t was DR..
Goodrich's idea to combine the
qualities of the agricultural
curiosity known as rubber wi h
cotton to produce watertight
hose that would not burst with
pressure.
He succeeded, and in a relative
ly short period, the rubber hose
had replaced the old leather type
Today B. F. Goodrich remains the
worlds largest manufacturer Of
lire nose.
The company, the first rubber
products manufacturing firm to be
established in Akron, Ohio, which
later grew to be the rubber capital
of the world, has maintained its
reputation as the leader in re-
search and product innovation over
more than nine decades.
Along it's path of growth to one
of the worlds leading tire and
pIastics manufacturing companies,
B. F. Goodrich has established
such milestones as the first rub
Der research laboratory in t h e
United States, tires for the first
automobile offered for sale in
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Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18
Games And Fun For
All At Hospital
Fair OmQrrOw
PENINSULA WSCS TO
MEET AT SALISBURY

The Annual Meeting of the
Peninsula Conference Wo-
mans Society of Christian
Service Of the Methodist
Church will be held on May
oath at Bethesda C hu r C b,
Salisbury, Maryland. TIL e
session will open at 10 am.
with the President, Mrs. :
Walter B. Palmer, Sr., of
Denton, Maryland presiding.
An innovation in the meet
ing this year is that there
will be an evening session
at 1880 pm. in addition to
the usual morning and after
noon sessions.
Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18

avail themselves Oh the OppOTtunlJ,
lishments this Saturday, May 10.
In a statement endorsing the
Forces Day in Delaware, Goyerno
these uncertain times in which W,
strong, ready defense, establish
ment to deter the warlike aims of
potential aggressors remains one
of the surest guarantees of peace
that we have"
On behalf of the Wilmington
Area and Dover Area Armed
Forces Day committees, Governor
Carver also extended an invitation
to Delawareans to visit the Great
er Wilmington Airport for the all
service exhibition scheduled there
and the Dover Air Force Base for
the open house to be held there
on Saturday
The full text of the Armed For
ces Day statement follows.
1T is with a feeling of pride in
the spirit of dedication demonstra-
ted by members of Americas arm
ed forces that l urge the people
OF Delaware to observe Armed
Forces Day on Saturday. May 10.
Continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18
lin Holland Elected Head
Of Kent County WV Dist.

World
held the home of Dover
Memo 9962
64S3 of Milford Holland
district senior
Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18
Poppy Days Scheduled As
Well As Memorial Day Fete

Planning for Buddy Poppy
accomplished at meeting of Blue
" F. w. here.
The "Coorful Little Flowers
sale here in the Milford "a 25
Stevens of
Milford chronicle., 1962-05-18
State Folk Urged To Visit
Defense Establishment

by Governor Ebert n Carvel to
y to visit the areas defense estab-
observance of May 19 as Armed
,r Carvel has pointed out that lin
e are living, the maintenance of a