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Milford chronicle., 1962-01-05
Reason For Dead
Fish Being Probed

Scientists of Pennsylvania and
New Jersey last Friday were seek
ing the reason for the death of
thousands of fish in the Delaware
River north of Trenton.
Norman G.. Wilder, director of
the Delaware Game and Fish Com
mission, said that fish in the river
along Delaware have not been af-
fected He added that it might
take 80 or 40 days for a poison
in the river north of Trenton to
reach this area, and ''by that time
it might be all cleaned up"
Scientists at Lehigh University
in Bethlehem, Pa, and experts of
the New Jersey Fish and Game
Division were seeking the poison
or pollutant which is killing the
fish. SpOrtsmen said the dead fish
were floating downstream by the
tens of thousands.
One observer said fish at Lam
bertville were seen coming to the
surface, gasping.
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Milford chronicle., 1962-01-05
St. Luke's To
Be Convention
Host Jan. 1924
EpiscOpalians To Gather
At SeafOrd For Their
177th General COnven-
ton.

The 177th General Convention of
the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware
will be held in Seaford on January
23rd and oath. Announcement of
the Convention was made this
week by the Rev. Mr.. James G.
Birney, rector of ST Luke's, and
William E Davies, Convention
Chairman.
The Convention Schedule. as
presently arranged starts on Tues
day, January 23, as follows: 100
to 200 pm, Registration, Parish
Hall; SIS to ZOO pm, Social
Hour at The Seaford country
club; 7:30, Banquet Seaford
Municipal Building.
Mr.. davies reports that tickets
for the Social Hour as well as for
the Banquet must be obtained "a
head of time and will not be avail
able at the convention. He also
said that the advance reservations
were coming in every day and
wishes to urge people to reserve
early if they plan to attend. Bishop
Mosley will be the keynote speaker
at the banquet
The Wednesday events are: 900
am, Holy Communion, SeafOrd
Municipal Building; 1900 am,
meeting of the Second Session of
the Convention, Parish Hall; also
at 1900, meeting of the Women of
the Church at the Municipal Build
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-05
Early Morning
Fires Plague
Firem en- In
A Wide Area
Lincoln COlOred School;
House On McCOlley
Street Are Heavily
Damaged In Fires.

Several fires, including one at
Lincoln Elementary School 1874,
kept a number of Kent and Sus-
sex volunteer fire companies hop
ping during Tuesday nights bit
ter cold.
With temperatures dipping to IL
degrees, firemen from Harrington,
Dover, Ellendale, Lincoln, FELTON,,
Frederick, and Camden Wyoming
all were kept on the move by a
series of fires that left at least
four families without homes.
And sort of homeless" were 60
colored children who attended
grades IA at the elementary
school.. DR.. H. B. King, assistant
superintendent in charge of ele-
mentary education said they will
probably be returned to tempor-
airy ciassrooms within three or
four days"
The school fire broke out about
II p. m. and firemen from the Car
Isle Fire Company in Milford and
Glendale quickly responded to
the alarm called in by neighbor-
ing residents. They said smoke
was so thick at first that they
could not enter the building.
The flames, they said, started
around the heater in the old, frame
building and quickly leaped up to
envelope the roof State Fire
Marshal William Favinger is in
vestigating the cause.
The loss may reach several
thousand dollars, but DR.. King
said an insurance inspector of the
state will have the final word on
that subject.
He said a proposed new school
tor elementary school children
from Milford, Glendale, Lincoln
and Slaughter Neck is still in the
planning stage with architects
completing the designs. Actual
construction has not begun.
Favinger is also investigating a
fire which virtually destroyed
two room home on McColley
Street in Milford, which was oc-
cupied by three families.
Carlisle firemen had just re-
turned from the school blaze at
3 a. m. when they were called to
the ,wo-story house located on
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the School of Agriculture. Gordy
was cited for 20 years of service
and leadership in Agriculture.
Gordy, native of Sussex County,
is a graduate of Laurel High School
and the University of Delaware.
He ioined the University's Extens-
ion Service in 1941 as assistant
county agent. He became county
agent in 1912 and Extension poul-
try specialist in 1916. In addition
to his poultry duties, he has serv-
ed as director of the University
since 1857.
In his capacity as poultry specl-
alist he was instrumental in or
ganizing the Eastern Shore Poul-
try Growers Exchange and the
Delmarva Poultry Industry. He is
a member of the State Poultry
Commission and is secretary of the
Delaware Poultry Improvement
Gordy is a former, director of
the National Poultry and Egg
Board and is presently a member
of that organization Eastern Ad-
yisOry Board.
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-05

Soil Conservation Service tech
nical assistance is made available
without charge to Sussex County
Farmers through their Soil Conser-
walton District. Upon request to the
District, these conservation technl-
clans will help any farmer develop
and carry out drainage or other
soil conservation practices. These
conservation technicians work di-
rectly with the farmer and find
winter planning more advantageous
to him.
1862 is expected to be a busy
year for establishing such conser-
vatiOn measures as farm drainage.
1861 has already proved to be the
busiest farm drainage year ever
experienced in the Soil Conserva-
ton District. 26 miles of farm
drainage ditch were constructed
by county farmers, benefiting over
900 acres of their crOpland. Farm
ers in Sussex County have found
the dollars invested in good drain
age have always resulted in quick
cash returns.
Most farmers plan their drain
age system in connection with
complete soil conservation plan
for their farm. They then follow
through by establishing portions
at a time over period of years.
Loans for soil conservation are
readily available and many farm
CONTINUED on page four)
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-05
States 1862 Jobless
Get $1O,2OO,6

State unemployment compensa-
ton benefits distributed this year
hit a new high of $10,200,676, it
was reported last Friday by
Joseph A. Bradshaw, chairman
executive director of the S a e
Employment Security Commission.
The previous high was $9,400,0O0
in 1858. Last year the total was
about $6,800,000
In addition to the benefits of the
state program, the jobless received
S1.502,897 in federal temporary ex-
tended benefits and $271 ,170.50 in
benefits for former federal en-
ployeeS and ex-servicemen.
Benefit payments for the first
half of 1861 were $6773,S40 as COM
pared to $3,S40,673 in the same
period of 1860. Payments in the
second half of each year were fair
ly constant: 1913 million for 1861
and SO million for 1860.
The balance in the reserve fund
is S1O.2 million compared to almost
$12 million at the end of 1860.
continued on page siX)
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-05
211,O75 Vehicles Are
Operating In State

There were total of 211,075
motor vehicle registrations in op-
GRAFTON in Delaware on December
1st, according to the records of the
auditing section of the Motor We
hicle Department.
This is the largest number of
registrations in the history of the
Motor Vehicle Department and
represents an increase of 1000
over the number of registrations
in operation at the same time last
year.
In addition to the number of
registrations listed in operation,
there are also 2,495 exempt regis
trations not included in that total.
These represent public owned We
hicles, fire trucks, ambulances and
other emergency trucks.
Of the registrations in operation
125,340 were in New Castle County
and Wilmington, an increase of
2,945; Kent County had 47,286, an
increase of 2,270 and Sussex Coun-
ty had 38,449, an increase of 1875.
Pleasure cars accounted for
continued on page six)
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Gen. Stackpole To
Address Group Jan. 13

1t. Gen. Edward j. Stackpole,
Pennsylvania h or, publisher
and soldier will be principal speak
er at the eleventh annual luncheon
meeting of the Fort Delaware So
ciety, on Saturday, January IS,
1862.
The Society, which is assisting
in restoration and establishment of
a historical museum at the fort,
will also report on its 1861 activi-
ties and elect officers for the en-
suing year
The luncheon is scheduled for
12:15 pm. at the Executive Club,
Ninth and Orange Streets, Wilm-
ingtOn.
AT least two gifts will be pre-
sented to the Society on this oc-
casion according to Pre- i d n t
Miles L. Frederick. These will
come from the Delaware Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs and the
Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars of the United
continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-05
PUBLIC MEETING OF
HISTORICAL SOCIETY

y public meeting will be
held on Wednesday evening,
January 10th, at 500 P. NJ,
in Fellowship Hall of Ave
nue. Methodist Church for
the purpose of organizing
the Milford Historical So
ciety. This is an open meet
ing to which all interested
persons are invited to at
tend.
The primary objective of
the society will be to pre-
serve and maintain the Par
son Thorne House on Sill
yer Hill located on n. w.
Front Street. This house
was recently given by Mr..
James Richard Draper to be
made an historic shrine for
Milford Noteworthy for its
own beauty. the house also
CLAIMS fame as the home of
one OF the founders of Mill
fcrd and later of Delaware's
famous statesman, John NJ
Clayton.
Al this first meeting plans
will be made for a perman-
ent organization of interest
and value to the town.
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-05
Dairymen To Discuss
Problems January 10

What can the dairyman do about
Ketosis? This problem and many
more will be answered at the
second Winter Dairy Meeting to be
held Wednesday, January 10th, at
Harrington and Middletown.
This series of meetings conduct
ed by the Delaware Extension Ser
vice deals with a variety of man
agement problems of interest to
dairy farmers, according to DR..
w. R. Hesseltine, extension dairy
man at the University of Delaware.
The January 10th session which
starts at 100 pm. at the Harring-
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Milford chronicle., 1962-01-05
Big Glass OF.
edars Due
For Induction
January 10th
Large Glass Is Tribute
To Newly Elected
Grand Tall Cedar AL
Ian C.. Lynch Of Mil
ford.

What promises to be one of the
biggest classes inducted into Tall
Cedars since President Warren G..
Harding joined Evergreen Forest
in 1923 will be initiated on We'd
nesday, January 10, at the regu-
lar January Ceremonial in the
Community Building at Milford.
This large class is a tribute to
newly elected Grand Tall Cedar
Allan c. Lynch of Milford as he
starts his year as leader of lower
Delawares most popular Masonic
body
twenty-five petitions have al
ready been accepted and more are
expected as the date for the giant
ceremonial nears, also neighbor-
ing forests in Cambridge and Sal
isbIry are expected to have dele
cations present with possible can
didates for the degrees.
Evergreen Forest No. 40 was
Instituted in January, 1920, under
Dr.. Walter L. Grier as Grand Tall
Cedar, and through his efforts
grew to national prominence when
President Warren G. Harding
came to Milford 10 be made a Tall
Cedar. Since that time many Ma
sons prominent in state and nation
have Joined Evergreen. including
Governor Ebert ~ Carvel, Sen
ators John J. Williams and Caleb
Boggs, and Allan c Frear and
many others.
The committee on arrangements
promises a great night for all
with a lively ceremonial, a mini
mum of speeches, a great show
and refreshments of Del-Mar-Va-
lous fried chicken A night long
TO be remembered
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-05
State Tax Income
Reaches $1,648,52O

State tax collections during Dec.
already total $1,64S'52O, i. n r y
5000 900 more than the correspond
ing month of last year.
Alexander r. Abrahams, COM
pleting four years as state tax
commissioner, reported late last
week that income tax payments
alone have totaled $740,SO6 so far
this month.
He expected additional payments
before Dec. 81 as taxpayers pay
all or a portion of the tax due on
1861 income in order to take credit
for the amount on the federal in
come tax returns.
Taxes on this years income are
actually not due until next Apru
30th
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-05
Population M e h o dists
Boom Seen Planning For
In Delaware Study Groups
Growth Of 50 Per Cent
In Next Decade And
A Half Is Anticipated.

A population growth of 80 per
cent for Delaware is forecast dur
ing the period 1960-1975 by the
Kiplinger Washington News Letter
in a special appraisal of things to
come.
In the forecast of population in
crease for the 15-year period, Della
ware stands fourth, percentage
wise among 10 states. The total
expected growth in population
foreseen here is 100000.
Arizona is expected to lead in
the period with a percentage in
crease of 81 and a numerical in
crease of 1,259.000.
Nevada stands second with an
expected increase of "a per cent
and numerical increase of 267 900.
Florida is placed in third po-
sition with a percentage increase
of go per cent and n u m e r C a
figure of 4,579,000.
Maryland is also among the 10
states expected to exceed the pre-
dicted national average of a 80 per
cent increase in population, on a
percentage basis.
The expected percentage in
crease of Maryland in the 15-year
period is so and the numerical in
crease forecast is 1857 900.
The Kiplinger forecast says that
the prospects for the much-dis-
cussed business Boom of the Six
ties" should begin in 1864 and be-
come more pronounced in 1865. 1t
should continue running higher for
some year thereafter.
The business outlook is pegged
on six main factors.
Population is given as the first
cause for the upsurge with new
numbers reaching adulthood, COM
ing to manageable age and ex-
pressing a demand for new hous-
ing and other economic goods.
Higher incomes, with attendant
higher living standards, are view
ed as bringing more stimulus to
business.
A third factor discussed in the
forecast is the technical advances
and development of new products
on a scale even greater than in
the past.
Investments and capital expan-
sion are viewed as good future
stimulus for economic advance
continued on page FOUR
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-05
The Five Agencies Of
Peninsula Conference
Cooperating To Spon-
sOr The Schools.

Five national agencies of the
Methodist Church will prOvi e
leadership for the Peninsula Con-
ference Inter-Board Schools to be
held January ITO. Attending the
schools will be the pastor, chair
man of each of the agencies, dis
trict superintendent, and chairman
of the official board of each
church.
The five agencies of the PENN
sula Conference cooperating to
sponsor the schools are: The Com
mission on World Service n d
Finance, the Board of Missions,
Education, Evangelism, and Chris
tian Social Concerns.
Coordinated by the Rev. Robert
Regan. Director of Organizational
Activities of the General Board of
Christian Social Concerns, tn e
Inter-Board Schools will provide
training which will help increase
the effectiveness of the leaders.
The dates and places for the
schools are:
Salisbury District, January 7th,
Bethesda Church, Salisbury, Mary
land, 2:00-9:30 pm.
Easton District, January Sth, St.
Marks Church, Easton, Maryland,
1:30-9:00 pm
Dover District, January 9th,
Wesley Church, Dover, Delaware,
1:30-9:00 pm.
Wilmington District, January 10,
Grace Church, Wilmington, Della
ware, 10000 pm.
Led by Mr.. Regan, the repre-
sentatives of the national agencies
will serve as leaders of wor k
groups which will examine ways
continued on page four)
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cem0er ISL.
Under the two programs, he ex-
planned, farmers help bring pro-
ducticn into line with needs by di-
verting wheat and feed grain
acreage to approved conserving
uses. The early signup dates will
give farmers and farm servicing
industries an opportunity to make
early plans for the coming crop
year.
AS outlined by Zimmerman, the
main provisions of the 1862 feed
grain program are: % Voluntary
participation, (2) acreage diver
sion of not less than 20 per cent
of the base acreage 0959-6O aver
agel as adjusted, CD payments "in
kind may be made on acreage di-
verted from feed grains to soil
conserving uses, (q advance
payments, and 60 price support
to cooperators on the normal pro-
duction of acreages planted to feed
grains
Participants not double cropping
may pasture acreage to be diverted
until May / under both the wheat
and feed grain programs. Double
cropping participants may not pas
ture after December 81, 1861.
Acreage to be diverted will be
designated by participants at the
time a check is made Of compli-
ance. Compliance checks will be
made in an area when substantial
Continued on page nine)
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ner. Saturday evening, they and
their hosts are invited to an open
house at the home of ATS re
turnee, Linda Grier, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Garrett l.. Grier.
Sunday morning they are invited
to attend any church of their
choice At three p. m, the stu
dents, the host families and Amer
lean families are guests of the
ATS committee at the Avenue
Methodist Church, from which
point the students will return to
their own homes.
The following countries are ex-
pected TO be represented Norway,
Germany, Italy, Cambodia, Japan.
Chilli, Spain, Switzerland, Argen-
tina, and the Netherlands.
If you would like the opportun-
Continued on page six
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Milford Will Host
Exchange Students
American Field Service Foreign Students From All
Corners OF The Peninsula Will Be Guests Of
Milford Families Next Weekend

January II, 13 and IA, the Am
erican Field Service foreign stu
dents living in communities on
the Delmarva Peninsula, will be
guests of families in Milford for
the weekend
These students will arrive Fri
day AFTERNOON between 4:30 and
500, at the high school and be
met there by their host family,
who will entertain them for din
ner.
That evening, they will be guests
of the Student Council at the Wi
comico High-Milford basketball
game and a dance afterwords in
the gymnasium.
Saturday morning, they will be
guests of the Dover Air Base for
lunch and tour of the base. They
return to their host family for din
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-05
Spring Sign-up Dates Are
Set For All Feed Grain

1862
o chairman
1862
Faleeded barley
during period
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-05
J. Frank Gordy, Receives
NutI Agriculture A1Uards

University of Delaware Subsaton
the Delaware chapter OF
national honorary WorherS
contribution Extension work
Council of Epsilon
voc by M Worriow,
Milford chronicle., 1962-01-05
NO1U Is The Time To Plan
For Your Farm Drainage

Now OF make plans correcting
hole
William H Henderson
the Soil Conservation
Service by
king his
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land Bowl and Covington Buick
two from Pepsi Cola.
The standings: Bowl America,
26-l6: Zost Pro Shop, 25-17;
Fair lanes, Hill g. Sanders and
Blackie's, 1913 each; Charm
House and Covington Buick,
1920 each; Mann's,g 21-2l;
Robertson's,. 1924; Suitland
1928, and Stalcup Furniture
and Pepsi Cola. 1926 each.
Typemasters, Inc, defending
champion in the District
Women's Minor League, re-
ceived a stunning setback in
dropping three games to Royale
Angus Beef House.
At the same time, Suitland
Bowl, paced by Shirley Eppard's
376, shut out Bill Reidy's ESQ
Service to tie the Typemasters
for first place. However, the
champions remained in front
on total pins witha 1888 margin.
There were few scores out of
the ordinary. Mary Treadway's
1872 for William B. Maske Sheet
Metal was high. Against it,
Mable Ohge Of Waldorf Diner
rolled 152-375.
The teams above 800: Type
masters and Suitland Bowl,
28-11 each; B. Frank Joy,
25-14; Mailing Service. 24-15;
Bowl America, 22-17; Jarratte
and Beauty Bazaar, 22-l9 each.
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IRIS Places Lien
On Gate Receipts

BOSTON, Dec. 5 (AP) The
Internal Revenue Service has
placed a lien against $4,000
of the receipts Of last Fri
day nights American Football
League game between the New
York Titans and the Boston
Patriots.
The lien was filed yesterday
to cover the New York teams
tax defaults. IRIS agents said
The lien was filed at the
request of the New York City
IRIS office.
A spokesman for the Pa
triots explained the Boston
club is holding the money in
escrow pending further in
structions from the IRIS.
The Titans are in financial
difficulties and the club is UP
for sale.
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were modest. For an exception.
AL Price Of Covington Buick
rolled AL to trail Dietsch by
one pin for nights best.
v
1t was Dietsch's fourth con-
secutive set above 420 and ii
bulged his leading average to
1915. He picked up so pins
on runnerup Billy Mischou,
whose $50 for Charm House
Decorators left him at 1918.
Bowl America, behind Barry
Foltz's 407, won two from Fair
Lanes to protect a one-game
lead over zost Pro Shop which
edged Robertson's Crab House,
Mann's Potato Chips won two
from Charm House, Blackie's
House Of Beef two from Suit
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seven count for the victory.
He got five.
Last night, against william
Stalcup Furniture, the young
ster struck in the ninth and
doubled in the 10th, leaving him
eight sticks to go for an edge.
He counted six.
To shade Stalcup Furniture,
Hill g. Sanders totaled zoos,
with games of 667, 64S (the
close one) and CAT. 1t was high
set of the evening, and Stalcup
Furniture's 1896 was second
best.
Jimmy Dietsch shot 442,
Vince Diver 423 and Souder
405 for Hill a. Sanders, while
Reggie Summerscale tossed a
436 for Stalcup Furniture.
Otherwise, scores in the main
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STRIKES and SPARES
By JOE WlLMAN
Straight Ball Can Be Effective
From Proper Angle

For you straight bali bowlers.
here's q tip: Don't fire your
straight ball from the center,
on your strike shot.
Best results from a straight
ball come from a right-side
corner angle. That keeps your
ball moving in toward the spin
when 1t hits the l-3 pocket.
A straight ball from the cen
ter too often leaves the SPIN,
the l0-pin or sometimes both.
A straight ball from the mid
die also runs the risk Of going
in heavy on the nose and 1eav-
ing a split.
So roll that straight ball
from a right-corner angle.
To develop a fool-proof ball,
follow the advice offer in my
all-new booklet, How To Roll
the Straight Ball, Hook, Back
Up and Curve" Get your copy
by sending zoe and a stamped,
return envelope to me, Joe Will
man. co The Evening Star.
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Howard Beaten
ByHumpton for
Third in Row

Howard University would like
to believe that song that says
the only way to 60 is up, but
those who saw the basketball
squad drop a 73-49 decision to
Hampton Institute in Hamp-
ton, Va, last night are afraid
the Bisons might go a lot far
ther down.
1t was the third straight de-
feat for Howard, which dropped
behind 1920, in the first half
and kept losing ground in the
second period.
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Austrian Girl Skier
Breaks Both Legs

+. CERVINIA. Italy, Dec. 5
(AP). Christina Ditfurt,
promising young member Of
Austria's national ski team,
took a violent fall while train
ing in this Italian Alpine re-
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BOWLING
Souder Heroic,
But frustrated
By ROD THOMAS

For the last two weeks Wayne Souder has been
peculiarly frustrated bowler in the A-Sar Major District
League. His team, Hill Sanders Ford has missed two
straight shutout victories by stick and this in spite of the
herocs of Souder.
Last week souder spared in the last needed
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sort yesterday and broke both
legs.
The 19-year-old girl, young
est member of her nations
team. lost. her balance on a
downhill run on a hard track.
She sommersaulted and fell
head first. Her ski tips dug
into the snow, causing the
fractures.
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BOATS-MARINE

KAYAC, l0', excel. cond,, dbl. paddles,
seat. holds up 70 100 Ibs.. $50. Cali
after 5, HE. 4-5640.
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T0taIe ID II ID
Halftime: Hampton, 1920.