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Milford chronicle., 1962-12-07
Delaware Day
Celebration Here

Clement c. Wood. Wilmington
attorney. was present for the Del
Day celebration of the Captain
Jonathan Caldwell Chapter, OAR.
on Saturday and was the guest
speaker for the occasion. The
December meeting of the Chapter
vas held ssssss;s: "a s:.S s...sz-1 ~ e.
tnry Club at two-thirty o'clock
with the regent, Mrs. j. 5. Willis.
presiding. Miss NJ. Catherine
Downing, chairman of program,
presented Mr.. Wood. who spoke on
the subject Delaware Patriots at
Valley Forge" MIR. Wood told of
the Delaware men who had con
tributed to that other dag when
the hareships of war did not pre-
vent the First State men from
giving their best to Ike cause OF
freedom. Mr.. Wood also spoke of
the lack of sacrificial attitudes and
thought. loyalty. faith and in
tegrity M de good philosophy
for present day living.
Mrs. Richard Caldwell. soloist.
sang three numbers. accompanied
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Howard Furniture Co.
Sponsors Art Exhibit

Howard Furniture company,
Route 13, Dover Bypass, are
sponsoring an Art Exhibit Of the
paintings Of Mrs. Lorene Kohut,
beginning Thursday. Dec. 6, and
lasting for ten days.
Mrs. Kohut, mother of three
young children. is the wife of
T-Sgt. Mike Kohut, stationed at the
Dover Air Base.
Mrs. Kohut started her studying
OF painting in night classes at the
Houston, Texas Art Museum. Her
first paintings were exhibited in
the Houston Art Museums student
art exhibit in 194S.
She joined the WACS in 194S.
The Army used her talents in
making training charts while she
was assigned to the Illustration
Branch Of the Chemical Course
School in Baltimore.
she turned in her uniform for
an apron when her husband. whom
she met in Baltimore, was trans
ferred by the u. s. Air Force to
the philippines. After their tour
in the Philippines. they moved to
New York and Mrs. Kohut attended
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Milford chronicle., 1962-12-07
Nine Delmarva Men
Enlisted In Navy

Petty Officers First Glass Dean
NJ. Lawson and Roger 9. Stroud
announce tie enlistment OF nine
men from the 5el-Mar-Ya ar a
through the Salisbury Navy Re-
cruiting Station.
Enlisting for a regular enlist
ment were: George Russell Combs.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs John Combs
OF Willards: William Vernon
Street,. Jr.. son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
william Street,. ST.. or Milton:
Thomas Day Craft. Jr.. son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Craft. Sr.. os
Milford; Philip Bruce Draine. son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Draine. Of
Lewes. and Chester Alan Hearn.
son 0f Mr.. and Mrs. Chester f.
Hearn. Of Bridgeville.
Enlisting In the Hospital Field
was Larry Wesley Reed. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Weldon Reed. ~ Milford.
Enlisting In the General Field
was ElwoOd Richard Warren. Of
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Adult Night Classes
AT Vocational School

SUSSEX Vocationa1-Technical
Center evening adult classes will
begin on Monday evening, JAM Z,
1868, at 1880 pm. All people de-
string to enroll in one of these
Glasses should register now at the
Vocational Technical Center be-
tween the hours of 500 am. and
400 pm. in person. Registration
will not be accepted by telephone.
The adult classes for the second
semester will run for a total of
70 clock hours and will meet 2
evenings per week, Monday and
Wednesday. The registration fee is
payable at time of registration and
is $500 per semester for all
courses except Welding. T he
charge for this course is SIS per
clock hour or $54.00 for the entire
semester.
Courses being offered will in
clude: Auto Body and Fender Re-
pair, Auto Engine NJ &c hanic S,
Welding, Drafting, and Blueprint
Reading and Sketching Elec-
tronics and Practical Nursing will
not be offered inasmuch as these
classes are already filled. No va
cancies have occurred.
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-07
Beautyrarna WIFE
Observe Anniversary

Mrs. Ruth Nulty, the proprietor
of Beautyrama, specializing in
Merle Norman Cosmetics in the
New Milford. Shopping Cent r,
Walnut Street Extended, an
nounce1 today that, b eginni in g
Monday, December 10. and con-
tinuing through Saturday, Decem-
ber is, she will observe the First
Anniversary of Beautyrama.
During the Anniversary week
Mrs. Nulty has announced there
will be drawings for free d o T
prizes. There will be refreshments
and a full 1879 discount will be
taken off the list price of all gift
items purchased during the Ami
versary Sale.
The public is cordially invited to
visit The Beautyrama during this
observation. A delightful expert
ence is promised to one and all
who attend.
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-07

December 10 IN order 10 receive
eonsideratisn i0T iIss-.siisss..sss; .is.s; q thc
calendars scne1GIed Tor distrIpu-
tion beginning January /.
Because of the large number c.
significant events annually stzgec
in Delaware, the Ca.Sndar of
Events Is now printed in three
parts. The first 1863 edition will
cover the period from January i
through May 81. Later editions
will include egents scheduled fos.
the period .. Aene l through Aug.
81. and from September | through
December 81.
According u David S. Hugg OF
the Development Department staff.
the response 10 date has been
good with notice - Approximate tely
zoe events having been received.
However. Mr.. Hugg feols that
there are still other events III gem
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215.356 Vehicles
Registered In State

There were 2Is.s5s privately
owned motor vehicles registered in
this State this month. an increase
~ 9.76i over the same period OF
last year. Tn addition there are
2.fs6 publicly owned vehicles
registered In this state.
This IA the largest number OF
motor vehicle registration ever 10
BE- I'm operation az one time in this
state. while the increase for the
past year j. also the largest on
record.
Wilmington and New Castle
county ha- i2s.so3 Of the regis
fraticus. an Increase ~ ASA while
kent county had 5o.705 reeisfra-
tons. an Increase OF 1858 q d
SUSSEX county had BATS 0f the
registrations an increase % .0ss.
~ the registrff fioEs Ia operation
ln fhls state this month. Ias. CSC
~ere fnr pleasure ears. an Increase
of SECS and ezI2s ws-e for COM
merciai vehicles. an Increase Of
n0s
Ofher registrations listed were.
tractors as. an Increase " "a.
ulofnr cycles So. nn Increase u
81 stock ears 60. an increase Of
le and farm trucks f.0sI. a de-
rreanf ef ~
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-07
Jake Roosa Seriously
Hurt In Accident

Jacob H. (Jakel Roosa. well-
known throughout lower Della
ware, was seriously injured Mon
day afternoon of last week. when
his foot became enmeshed in a
combine and was so b d ly
mangled. it was necessary TO am
putate IL He. with the assistance
of his son Jay. was combining
soybeans on his farm near town.
when the accident occurred. III e
was rushed to Milford Memorial
Hospital, where surgery was per-
formed. His condition is satisfac-
tory at this time.
The old adage Love Thy Neigh
Dor" was amply proven wh n
friends of Jake brought their ma
chinery 10 his farm. completed his
combining. turned the sod. and put
in a cover crop. All this was done
through the efforts OF Donald Jes-
ter, a lifelong friend They hope
this will keep Jake from worrying
about all this work.
We are sure Jake would appre-
ciate a cares or a short visit from
his many friends.
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-07
Fiji Fiji =. -. Rights Rights 10
BE Observed Dec. Is

In calling attention to the t71st
anniversary ~ on December 10 -
Of the ABORTION et the "Ri'l of
Rights Governor Elbert n. Carvel
this week noted that pelawareaEs
''are grateful for the foresight II
those who drafted ane adopted our
Constitution ami the Bin of Rights.
and fJr the courage and sacrifice
OF those who fought to protect and
preserve this docEaneht and th e
great Nation foz which II Is the
foundation"
In a statement issued at Dover.
the chief executiYs expressed anew
nalaware'a great pride" in being
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Milton NJ an
New Head Of
Odd Fellows S
Charles f. Stuchlik, 3rd,
Of Milton, Installed AS
Grand Master OF Del
aware Grand Lodge.

On Wednesday evening, NOvem-
Der %, Charles F. Stuchlik, 3rd, of
Milton, was installed as Grand
Master of The Grand Lodge of
Delaware. Independent Order of
Odd Fellows. This cIimaxed a two
year period of activity for this Odd
Fellow who is also a member of
Golden Rule Lodge No. II of Mil
ton.
Previous to becoming Grand
Master, Stuchlik had served as
Deputy Grand Master and Grand
Warden on the Grand Lodge Staff
He had served on Grand Lodge in
stalling staffs and had headed a
staff of his own as District Deputy
Grand Master OF the Sussex Coun-
ty area.
Stuchlik is well known in the
fraternal order of Odd Felisws for
his continuous drive for perfection
and improvement. He had joined
Golden Rule Lodge No. IL approxi-
mately four years ago and had
been an important part in it's
growth and popularity.
Also installed in the public
held in Wilmington was
G. Edward Jones. Jones had just
completed a successful term as
Noble Grand of the Milton lodge.
He was installed as Gran d
Marshall of the Grand Lodge to
serve under Stuchlik. Jones had
also served in this post on in
stalling staffs during the past two
years.
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Milford chronicle., 1962-12-07
Santa Given
Big Reception
Last Saturday
Arrived BY Helicopter
At Shopping Center In
Morning, To Stay For
Duration.

The Shopping Center Santa Claus
arrived at the Center last Saturday
morning and was greeted by hun
dreds of his young friends. He ar
rived at the Center by helicopter
and distributed a candy treat to his
young admirers.
The stores in the Shopping Cen
ter are open every night until
Christmas, and the store fronts in
the Center have been attractavely y
decorated by the contributions of
the various shop owners.
The light poles in the Center
have also been attractively de-
corated and present a pretty pic
ture.
The stores in the Shopping Cen
ter are gay1y lighted and decorat-
ed in keeping with the Yuletide
Season.
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-07
Plans For VFW
kiddie Party
NOwUnder WAY
Fete To Aid The Under
privileged Children OF
Milford Area Is Due
December %.

Preparations for the 18th Annual
Milford Area Christmas Party for
Underprivileged Children are now
underway and once again the spon-
soring organizations, Blue Hen
Post No. 64S3. V.F.W.. and Ladies
Auxiliary, are appealing to local
merchants to lend hand in max
ing Christmas a more meaningful
occasion for the areas many needy
and deserving children.
Charles and Mildred Baxendale
senior vice commander and senior
vice president, respectively, Of
Blue Hen Post and Auxiliary. are
serving as co-chairmen for tn S
years party which will be held at
the VIEW. Post Home, here, the
afternoon of Saturday, December
22.
John Deeney is again ip charge
of the solicitation of local mer-
chants for donations of toys and
clothing items, and William Yer
notice is assisting with the soli-
citation of candies, fruits and can
ned goods.
David S. Hugg, with the assist
ance of school and welfare authori-
ties, has compiled list of eligi-
bles and these are now being con-
tacted by post members.
The repairing, wrapping and
tagging of gift items will get un-
derway Tuesday evening following
the last pre-Christmas meeting of
Blue Hen Post. Commander James
S. Christopher will preside over
Tuesday evenings meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-07
Mail Now To Avoid
Christmas Rush

Postmaster Joseph Pearce said
today, Right now is the time to
start your Christmas cards and
gifts on their way. The calendar
says Christmas is less than a
month away, but here in the Post
Office it will be Christmas every
isy-4frcTzl now on !"
The Postmaster went on TO say
that, by getting into action now,
a lot of headaches can be avoided
when the full Christmas rush be-
gins. For example, don't ia X e
chances on mailing oorly
wrapped packages. Use sturdy cor
rugated mailing cartons. h e avy
paper adhesive tape and strong
cord. Cartons containing several
gift packages should be fully
stuffed with tissue or old news
paper to cushion the contents.
If you have articles of unusual
size or bulk, better check with
the Post Office before attempting
to mail them - the limits on size
and weight of packages vary, de-
pending on where you mail them
from. AS an extra precaution, it's
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Milford chronicle., 1962-12-07
Big White Marsh
Ditch Aids Farmers

Slaves used 70 dig the ditches
necessary 20 drain OFF water from
the low and flat farms Of southern
Delaware.
When everything else was done.
there was always more ditching
needed.
Since then farmers have banded
together In "Cax ditch" perour.5 Ia
free their lands % water
In the 1930s CCC gangs swsated
in the sun with shoveis. again To
make possible farming or low "
ing areas.
Now the Upper NantieOke water
shed area, which includes 135. 900
acres in western Sussex and lower
Kent Counties. Is being drained
anew with modern system OF
disches dug by drag lines with the
helR of bulld0zers.
The Ehole project Il expected 10
take ten years and cost some S4.5
million dollars. with a third paid
b. the state and he rest by the
federal government.
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Milford chronicle., 1962-12-07
Wrestling Tourney
At School Dec. Is

Milford's fourth annual Invita-
tional Wrestling Tournament will
be held Saturday, December Is, in
the high school gymnasium. Eight
schools will take part in approx
mately one hundred bouts.
Wicomico. ID mar. Millsboro,
Georgetown. Smyrna, Caesar Rod
ney. Harrington, and Milford will
participate in the event. Each
school will be represented by 12
wrestlers, one in each weight
class
Three Of the best wrestling Of
ficials in the state. Bill Laurelli,
John Mays. and Webster Reyner,
will referee the bouts.
The first bouts will start at 10
am. The semi-finals will begin at
pm. Qualifications for the con-
solations will be held at $3.50 pm.
Consultations will start at e::sn.
The finals will begin ar 8 O'Clock.
The winning team will receive
two trophies: a permanent one,
and one that revolves between
schools each year. The top wrest-
fconrinued IN naEe fiVel
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-07
Chamber, City
Are Sponsoring
The Lighting
Contest Here
Prizes Totaling S15O.W
Will Be Awarded, Com
mittee AlIocates The
Money over Entire
Area.

The annual Lighting Conte st,
which has been held for the past
several years in the Milford area,
will again be held this year.
The Milford Chamber of Com
merce and City Council are each
putting up $500, for total of
$4,000 which will be disbursed as
prizes.
The committee on Prizes and
Contest rules comprises William
r. Irwin, chairman; Robert III.
Yerkes, ST., and A. Calvin Ball.
They have met and have set up
the prizes as follows: Best out-of-
town decorated home, one $500
prize and three lesser prizes of
$3.50 each; In town, bes {
decorated home, one $25.00 prize,
four Ward prizes of $1,000 each
and five prizes at large of $3.50
each.
Il is hoped that much interest
will be shown in the contest and
all persons interested will o.
operate to make Milford beauti-
fully lighted place at Christmas.
The committee plans to name
neutral judges, who will pass on
the lights on Friday evening, Dec.
2Sth.
So, if you plan to participate in
the contest, be sure your lights
are on the evening of the 2Sth of
December, until at least 10000
o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-07
Millwood All Club
Holds Parents Night

The Milford Millwood All Club
held its annual parents night,
Monday. November 26, at the Mill
wood Hall
The meeting was well attended
by the members and their parents.
A short business meeting preceded
the entertainment. The club MEM
hers had readings and poems per-
tanning TO Thanksgiving as part of
their program. Our county leader
was 70 bring o film. but was un-
able TO attend.
Award pins were given to the
members. They arranged from
one-year pins 10 one ten-year pin.
The 4-H Club decided To furnish
and serve refreshments 70 the
Mancus Club al their Christmas
Party this Wednesday evening.
December g. This will serve as one
OF their community projects.
Delicious refreshments 81 sand
wiches. cookies and punch were
served by the 4-H members 10 all
those present.
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-07
Christmas Program
At Wesley Dec. 9th

The Wesley Players and Singers,
of Wesley College. will present
their sixteenth annual Christmas
program in Wesley Methodist
Church. Sunday, December 8, at A
and 1880 pm.
Come. Let Us Adore Him." by
Victor Starbuck, Is one Of the
great Christmas plays written by
an American. The play has been
extremely popular since its first
presentation in the First COngre-
gational Church. Asheville, N. O.,
in 1927.
The play is different in the re-
spect that it starts in the present
and works back into the past. The
little girl, whose experiences you
will share, has no name. She is
simply called You, because she
represents you, and all others who
have a childlike faith in the simple
verities OF the Gospel. 5
There are shepherds. Wis e
Men. IEnkeeper and children ~ all
a part Of the familiar Christmas
story that is needed in the play to
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into Milford in a plane furnished
through the courtesy of DIR. Donald
Burns, of Frederick.
If the weather is stormy, how
ever, Santa will not attempt to fly
into Milford, but will arrive in a
different way. He will he at his
local abode on the Walnut Street
Bridge Panel at the same hour to
greet all his little friends.
Santa Claus will ride to his
house, on the Walnut Street
Bridge Panel, on a Carlisle Fire
Company fire truck.
Santa's Headquarters have been
re-furnished and are neat and
cozy. He will have small gift of
candy for his young friends. His
hours are / to in the afternoons
and to 8 in the evenings, from
Saturday, Dec. 8, until Monday,
Dec. "a, when he will leave Mil
ford at six o'clock.
The Chamber of Commerce and
the City of Milford, really getting
into the spirit of Christmas, are
planning many more exciting
things for the people who make
Milford their shopping d.
quarters.
The city has fully lighted the
top of the huge municipal water
tank with vari-c loreG lights.
With the huge star on top, it pre-
sents spectacle of beauty that is
visible for miles in all directions.
The city has also placed a huge
Illuminated tree in NJ oriaI
Plaza Square.
Milford merchants are in ac-
cord with the following schedule
of holiday shoppers hours.
Night opening for Christm ma S
schedule has been set as follows:
Friday and Saturday, Dec. Z and
8, 900 to 800; and starting Mon,
Dec. 10, the stores will remain
open 300 to 900 every shopping
day through Saturday, Dec. %, and
will be open $500 am. to 600 pm.
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Milford chronicle., 1962-12-07
Christmas Observance
Was Once Illegal

celsSratic- of Christmas = the
most <idS.y Observed d religions
holiday 81 the mearfh world -
<as It ONE time Illegal in early
American history.
c3iOnlal New eagiaRa did not
celebrate chrisi1sSn. ssccording 20
researchers AZ ComptOn's PIE
fured Encyclopedia. because the
sieIa Puritan cOiOEisfs believed
that such activities were wholly
pagan and forbade them BY law.
Christmas came ~ TIE American
colonies while Il was the subject
~ strenuous controversy la Eng
iand knTiish PnritarR condemned
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Milford chronicle., 1962-12-07
DIR. John A. Perkins
Elected To Phone Bd.

DR.. John A. Perkins. President
Of the University of Delaware, on
November 20, was elected to mem
bership on the Board of Directors
of the Diamond State Telephone
Company, it was announced by
W. ID. Gillen, Company President.
Nationally known as an authori-
ty in the field of Political Science,
DIR. Perkins is a graduate of the
University Of Michigan where he
also earned his Masters and Doctor
of Philosophy Degrees while a
member of the University Faculty
He transferred to the University
of Rochester in 1943 and be-
came Assistant Director of Train
ing for the International City Man.
ayers Association. He later re-
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Avenue Choir VIII
Give Program Dec. Is

The Avenue Methodist Sanctuary
Choir will present their annual
Christmas program, Sunday, Dec.
18th, at pm. in the sanctuary
of Avenue Church, Milford.
This years program will feature
the story, "Why the Chimes Rang"
which will be told by narration
and drama The choir will sing
several Christmas selections
during this program. Names of
cast members and choir personnel
and the entire program will follow
in next weeks Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1962-12-07


Mrs. Frank Lynch. Vice PreSi-
dent of the Delaware Heart AssO-
..satssss ana nrieinafnr of the Heart
Eu=d Bowling Tournament 70 r
Sussex aid Kent County was on
hand to congratulate the wiRners.
Mary Monaco and Bob Bolten. sTTa
she. along with the Kent County
chairmen, Miss Bonnie white.
Barbara Boyer and Mrs. Jam S
Fox. II, Kent County eo-chairmen
for the D.H.A.. presented the tro-
phies.
Mary Monaco had a particularly
exciting evening by bowling her
first all-spare game and first 900
series. II was a close roll-off and
enjoyed by all who were on hand
10 cheer them on Many merchants
made. possible its success by con-
tributing the prizes which were
given To the winners and thanks
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Milford chronicle., 1962-12-07
Main Highway Travel
Shows Big Increase

Traffic on all main highways in
the state of Delaware showed an
increase for the month of October
in comparison with the sa m e
month of last year, according to
the records of the traffic counting
stations maintained by the State
Highway Department.
An increase of 5.539o was re-
corded along Route Is. north of
Smyrna, with the daily average of
vehicles counted being 1902, and
increase of 6S7 and the largest
single day was October II with
16.429 vehicles counted.
Along Route 113, north of Mil
ford, the increase was 7.25 percent,
with the daily average being 6.62f.
an increase of 44s and the largest
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ASC Committeeman
Named For 1868

COUNTY aea Community Commit
teemen. who will administer h E
1858 Agricultural Stabilszation and
Conservation Program in Sussex
County were declared elected tG-
day by Mrs. Doris CazmeeR, Act
ing A.S.C. Office Manager
Mrs. Carmean reported that 11T3
ballots were cast by mail to de-
terlnine who would represent the
ten communities that make up the
comfy for the purpose of the
A.S.C. program.
The County Committee members
are SiIas Dukes. Laurel. Ch air
man; Earl White. Bridgeville.
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Two Killed In
Auto Crashes
In Delaware
Last Saturday
Milford Man Is Among
Those Involved In One
Mishap At Jones Cross
Roads Near SeafOrd.

Two persons were killed and six
injured in two separate automo-
bile accidents on Delaware high
ways last Saturday
Those killed were identified as
P ernell Trader, 80, of 827
Vandever Ave-, Wilmington, a
Roger Townsend, 10, of Ocean
View.
Trader was killed when his car
struck a tree on u. S. Route 13,
three miles north of Dover, at
4:30 am. A passenger, Josep h
Ellsworth Brown, Al, of 1913 Pop
lar St., Wilmington, was admitted
to Kent General Hospital in Dover
with fractures of the jaw, left leg,
and possible head injuries.
Townsend was killed when the
car in which he was riding col
lided with another car at the Jones
Crossroads, about six miles south
east of Seaford, at 7:25 am.
The driver of the car in which
Townsend was a passenger wa s
Ralph e. Marvil, 80, of near Days
boro. They were repeatedly en-
route to work at the DUPONT Co.
plant in Seaford.
Marvil and three other passen-
gers in his car were injured, along
with the driver of the other car.
Marvil has chest, head, and in
ternai injuries.
Other passengers who were in
jured were: Paul B. Marvil, %,
also of Dagsboro, fractures of both
legs; Clayton L. Townsend, 25, of
no relation to the dead
man, injuries of the chest; and
Gerald Townsend, %, of Oc an
View, a brother of the dead man,
a ruptured spleen.
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