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Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16
eagle Wins
At Georgetown

Will eagle, Tampa, Fla.
speedster, trimmed a field Of
speedy modified stockers to take
the 25-lap Georgetown Speed
way main event Wednesday
night.
On the first lap Of the feature,
Leon Manchester went into a
long slide on the front stretch,
then plowed head-on into the
concrete retaining wall. A chain
reaction pile-up saw Paul
Walker spin into the wall. Bill
Cummings, attempting to go to
the inside, hit the hub rail, turn
ing three flips in the air before
landing on his top.
Cummings was taken to the
Milford Memorial Hospital for
examination. Bill's condition
was not thought to be serious.
Neither Manchester or Walker
suffered injury. All three cars
were sidelined for the remain
der Of the program.
Harry Moore Of Pottstown,
Pa, Louden Potts Of Orwigs-
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Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16
Parents Asked To
Enroll Children

Parents in the Milford Special
School District having children
who are to attend the Milford
Schools for the first time during
the next term beginning Sept.
4, 1868, are requested to have
them enrolled during the week
Of Aug. 1928.
All school offices will be open
from 8:15 am. to 4:O0 pm.
daily, beginning Aug. 10, 1868,
and the following Principals will
be present to receive parents
and pupils:
Milford High School Mr..
James E. Atkinson.
Milford Junior High School :
Mr.. Teeman Haithcock (suDsti-
tuting for Mr.. Walter w. Nc
Ginnis who will return on Aug.
23.
Lakeview Ave. Elementary
School Mr.. James R. Kerr.
BENJAMIN Banneker Ele-
mentary and Junior High
School Mr.. Charles V.
Williams.
Since room space will be at
a premium during September
and October, it is sincerely
hoped that all pupils not regis
tered will do so during next
week.
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16
Fishing Rodeo
Opens Tomorrow

Further proof that "Fishin'
in Delaware Waters is Fun"
will be provided this Saturday
when an estimated 5000 youth
full fishermen compete in the
sixth annual Delaware Junior
Fishing Rodeo.
The competition, open to all
youngsters between the ages OF
six and sixteen, will be held
simultaneously from 10 am. to
2 pm. at fourteen ponds and
lakes throughout the state.
Those landing the heaviest fish
at each site will be designated
as local fishing "kings" and
"queens".
Contest rules provide that
participants must furnish their
own fishing gear and bait (any
legalized form Of live or arti-
ficial lurel, must bait their own
hooks, do their own casting and
land their catches unassisted.
All types of fresh water fish,
except eels, will be counted,
with the weighing and measuring
Continued on page A6)
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16
Three Hurt
In Weekend
Accidents
Personal Injury Mis-
haps Are Being In
vestigated By The
State Police; One
Youth In Hospital.

Three personal injury acci-
dents were investigated by state
police over the weekend. One
person was admitted to a hos
pita1.
Richard Carey, Is, Of Lin
coin, suffered a possible broken
back when the car In which he
was a passenger turned over
rounding a curve on County
Route 401, a mile west Of Mil
ford.
According to police, the car,
driven by Donald Stratman, 20,
of near Lincoln, was going too
fast around the curve, turned
over and struck pole. Carey
was admitted to Milford Me-
mortal Hospital. Stratman and
another passenger, Donald E.
Johnson, IL, were treated and
released at the hospital.
Another one-car accident oc-
Cured when a car driven by
Clifford G. Chapman, 40, ot
Camden, ran off the northbound
lane Of Route 113A in Magnolia
and hit a pole. He was treated
at Kent General Hospital for a
nose laceration and released.
In the third accident, an auto
Continued on page A2)
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16
1000 People
View Farm
Research
At Least That Many
Visited Georgetown
During Farm And
Home Field Day.

More than 1000 people took
Of the University Of
Delaware's invitation to visit its
G Georgetown research farm
during Farm & Home Field Day,
August 2, and see some of the
work being conducted there. In
addition to a look at more than
30 agricultural research
projects, there was time to visit
old friends, talk to University
specialists about farm problems
and shake hands with Delaware's
governor, Ebert N. Carvel.
One of the main attractions
at Field Day was a sick plant
clinic manned by School Of Agri-
culture specialists. Visitors
brought n different plant nrob-
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Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16
1000 Members OF SIS.
Attend Fair Meeting
Session Was Sponsor
ed Jointly BY Seven
Of The CoOperative's
Retail Outlets In
Delaware.

approximately 1000 members
Of Southern States Cooperative,
their families and other farm
people heard reports Of their
cooperative's services for the
1962-63 fiscal year at a Joint
meeting held at the Delaware
State Fair Grounds at Harring-
ton on August 8.
The session was held jointly
by seven of the cooperative's
retail outlets in Delaware.
These were:
Southern States Dover Pc
troleum Cooperative, and
Southern States Dover CO.
operative, Dover; Southern
States Milford Cooperative, Mil
ford; Peck Brothers Farm Sup
ply Company, Inc, Harrington;
Buffers Feed & Farm Supply,
Harrington; Southern State S
Smyrna-Clayton Cooperative,
Clayton, and Mills Supply Co.,
Greenwood.
In addition to the report, given
Continued on page A6)
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16
Council
To Enforce
Ordinance
On Sewage
Industrial Firms To Be
Asked To Comply
With Minimum Re-
quir e m e n t S; City
Will Add To Lights
At Christmas.

Milford City Council acted
Tuesday night to require In
dustrial firms to comply with
m nj mum requirements for
sewage entering the Milford
disposal plant.
City Manager Harold Hillard
was authorized to look for and
hire competent supervision for
the disposal plant.
Hilliard noted that at least
three industrial concerns and
possibly four, are not comply
ing with the minimum require
ments of the city ordinance
governing condition Of waste en-
tering the sewage system.
He said the ordinance could
require the concerns to provide
preliminary treatment 20 bring
the waste to the desired level
and that council would have the
authority to inspect the pre-
nminary treatment facilities.
Mentioned were the Torsch
Canning Company, a vegetable
processing concern; Burris
Processing Company, a poultry
processing firm, and at least
Continued on page A2)
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16
IS Kent Alters
To Attend Camp

Seventy-five Kent County
4-H'ers will be attending a week
at All Camp. Our All Camp is
held each year for two weeks
at Camp Barnes, near Dagsboro.
1t will be a busy camp with
4-H'ers having a selection Of
morning classes in crafts, boat
ing, swimming instruction, and
choir. Our craft program con-
sists Of ceramics, copper jewel
ry, leather work, woodwork, and
copper tooling. Afternoons find
the members busy with the r
tribe meetings, sports contests
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Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16
COffman
Store Head
Tues.
President Of COffman-
Fisher Company Vic
tim Of Heart Attack
Last Saturday.; Al
Years Old.

Funeral services for James
R. Coffman, Al, president Of the
Coffman-Fisher Co., who died
suddenly Saturday morning at
his home in Catonsville, Md,
we're held Tuesday with entomb-
ment in Lorraine Mausoleum,
Baltimore.
Mr.. Coffman spent all Of his
life in Maryland. A native Of
Kitzmiller, he grew up in POGO
moke City, later attending high
school in Catonsville and grad
uating from the University Of
Maryland. During World War II,
he served as a lieutenant In the
Navy, on active duty In the
Pacific Theatre.
After leaving the service, he
joined the company as manager
Continued on page A6)
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16
Local Student
Visits Europe

Mrs. Garrett Grier and her
daughter Rachel recently re-
turned from a European trip
where they visited and met sew
era1 American Field Servics
students who spent their Ameri-
can school year in this area
while in the United States.
During the Griers' tour Of one
month they spent eleven days
with Uta Wilhelm Tragott,
formerly Uta Gabriel, in Linz,
Austria. Uta and her sister took
them on a tour Of Vienna for
two days covering many famous
points OF interest. Later Uta
and her husband took them for a
weekend In the mountains. Uta
is looking forward to joining
her husband In Calcutta, India
around the first of the year
where he will be working for
several years. Milford friends
will recall that Uta spent her
year In America with the Griers
In 1e60-61.
While In Oslo, Norway, the
Griers spent several days with
Elmer Berg who was In Smyrna
during the 1961-62 school year
and who made many Milford
friends. He graduated from his
high school in Oslo this year
and told several amusing in
cidents of the time between final
exams and graduation when the
boys and girls wore red caps
with red felt animals sewn on
their jackets to indicate their
school. For one week about 1900
Of them went to Copenhagen for
a holiday where the "Red Caps"
really took over the city.
Ann Steinsland who spent her
1958-59 school year with Mr..
and Mrs. Dan Friedman Is now
head OF the Norway office Of the
Continued on page A2)
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16
Arrangements Are Be-
ing Conducted By
The Milford HistOri-
cal Society, Aided By
Other Groups.

Milford, Delaware is about to
observe its 10th birthday and
while the "Garden City Of Twin
Counties" is not quite as old
as some other Delaware COM
munities, its history and growth
parallel that Of the area Of which
1t has long been the business and
cultural center.
In order that the 10th an
niversary of their city's found
ing may be appropriately
marked and shared with others,
the Milford Historical Society,
with the encouragement and as
sistance Of Mayor Alphonso E.
Humes and City Council, the
Chamber Of Commerce and
other local organizations are
now completing arrangements
for a series Of special events
during the month Of September.
Highlighting the anniversary
observance will be "Old Mil
ford Days." September 21-22,
when more than a dozen old
homes and BUILDINGS will be
Continued on page A6)
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Military Music
Due At Rehoboth

Military music returns to Re-
hoboth Beach for the second
straight week on Saturday, Aug.
II, when the 356th U. S. Army
Band, Fort Belvoir, Virginia,
will be featured.
This was the night the Second
Army Band from Fort Meade,
Maryland was to have returned
to the shore resort. However,
the band received a blanket
leave of absence this week and
Captain Hal ]. Gibson arranged
for the Virginia unit to substi-
tute.
According to William j.
Hayes, master of ceremonies
for the concert series, the 18th
U. S. Army Band, Delaware Ma
tional Guard, was well received
last Thursday night. A crowd
almost as large as Saturday
audiences gathered to hear the
Delaware unit, which is on
active duty at Bethany Beach.
other activities featured at
the Rehoboth Bandstand for the
immediate future include the
Rehoboth Kiwanis Club auction
at 1880 pm. Sunday, Aug. Is.
This Is an annual affair where
merchandise presented by busi-
nessmen is auctioned to the
highest bidder for the Kiwanis
Welfare Fund.
On Saturday evening, Aug. "a,
the Delmar High School Band,
under the baton of Joshua Tyler,
will perform. Hayes says this
is another outstanding Sussex
County band and Is expected to
Continued on page A6)
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The Steiner Mill
Store Now Open

Ladies', now you can SAVE
time, SAVE travel, SAVE
money by shopping for your
wooden Yard Goods, Knitting
Yarns, Drapery and Slip-cover
materials and Woolen Blankets
at the new STEINER MILL
STORE now open at the Steiner
plant on South Washington Street
In Milford.
At the new STEINER MILL
you may browse to your
hearts content through a wide
selection of handsome woolen
yard goods for women's skirts,
suits, coats and dresses. And,
you'll find co1orful knitting
yarns and "mercerized" sew
ing threads PLUS dozens
CONTINUED on page AID
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16

Poultry and Animal Health has
inadequate facilities for the ex-
animation and disposal of ami
malsI submitted for diagnostic
purposes. The work in this de-
partment has doubled in the past
two years.
The march Of science has
been as great, If not greater, in
the field of agriculture than in
any other area. For example,
forty years ago, one farm
worked produced enough food for
himself and eight others. Today,
he produces enough for himself
and 27 others. Because Of the
efficiency Of agriculture, the
American consumer is the best
fed at the lowest price Of any
people in the world. Nineteen
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Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16
Fall Fashion
Show To Be
Held Aug. Il
AT RehobOth
With Fashions BY Ben
jamin's Th e Fete
Will Be Sponsored
By The Golden OPP
p0rtunity Center.

The Fall Fashion Show ALI
American fashion lineup with
fas shions by Benjamin's Of
Salisbury, sponsored by the
Golden Opportunity Center, Inc,
will be presented Wednesday,
Aug. 21st, at 200 pm. at the
Rehoboth Beach Country Club.
The latest fall fashions In all
their stunning colors and de-
signs will be modelled by :
from the Milford area Mrs.
David Clements, Jr., Mrs.
Garrett Grier, Mrs. Godfrey
Fernald, Mrs. Calvin Glen
daniel and Mrs. James Petty
john. Escorts for the models
win be officers from the Dover
Air Force Base.
Mrs. Carl Zoller, General
Chairman Of the show, has an
nounced the final plans. Music
win be provided by Sammy
Fsrrari and his orchestra. The
luncheon cost will be $1.50 and
will be served by the Country
Club at 1880 pm. upon reser-
vation only; and many favor
able prizes are being provided
by Bsnjamin's and will arrive
by air-drop. Tickets are still
available In the Milford area
by calling Mrs. John Glenn at
422-o724.
Proceeds from the fashion
show will be used by the Golden
Opportunity Center, Inc. to
further their teaching and train
ing Of the handicapped. Constant
expansion OF their program andI
facilities Is necessary In order
that the needs of the handicapped
may be met.
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16
State VIEW Head
Announces "Team''

If experience assures good
p erforma ance then 1963-64
should be a banner year for the
ID epartmen ent Of Delaware,
Veterans of Foreign Wars. Any
how, the "team" announced this
week by v. F. w. State Com
mander Charles E. Mulholland,
OF Newark, lists seven men who
have previously served as de-
partment comm and er, plus
others who have either been re-
appointed to offices where they
have previously served with dis
tinction or have had experiences
Continued on page A6)
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Leggett's
Big Success
Assistant M a n a G e r
Richard Green Gives
Chronicle Reporter
Exclusive Interview
On Opening Festivi-
ties.

Mr.. Richard Green, the as
sistant manager Of Leggett's
Department Store, Milford, Is
a native Of the Shenandoah
Valley of Virginia. In an inter-
view with Mr.. Green this week,
he stated the opening was a
grand success, with over 5000
people Of the Milford area visit
ing the store.
Miss Delaware, Miss Diane
OF Greenwood, had the
honor of cutting the ribbon,
the grand opening.
Also present for the opening
Continued on page As)
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Concord Reunion
Due August IL

Concord's 43rd Annual Re-
union OF the sons, daughters,
and friends Of Concord, Della
ware will be held on Saturday,
Aug. 18th. Plans for the 43rd
Annual Reunion Of the sons,
daughters and friends Of Con-
cord, Delaware have been an
rnouncsd by the Rev. J. E. Layton
OF Wilmington, president Of the
association.
The service will open at loo
pm. with "Holy Communion, ["
followed by memorial service
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Counters Show
Traffic Increase

With one exception increases
In traffic were recorded at the
traffic counting stations along
main highways during June, as
compared with the records for
the same month Of last year.
The exception was along Route
IS, south Of Greenwood where
a decrease Of 1.61 percent was
recorded, with the daily average
Of vehicles counted being 6,737,
a decrease Of ITO. June 28th
was the largest single day with
Continued on page All)
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Ocean Downs To
Close Meet Aug. IL

ocean Downs concludes its
fifteenth and longest harness
racing meeting Saturday night.
Tonight (Friday) the little
weanling filly that was paraded
each night between races, and
that was the subject Of a name
the-filly contest, will be
christened and her name an
nounced. -
Continued on page AID
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16
.An-Star Grid
Game August "a

TWO players from Diamond
State Conference Glass AA
champion, Seaford, will bolster
the Colds attack In the eighth
annual Delaware All-Star High
School Football Game.
This year's renewal, again to
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Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16
Large Crowds At
Go-Kart Races

Last Sunday evening Go-Kart
races proved to be the spectacle
that was promised with over IS
karts from Georgetown, Mills
boro, Seaford, Salisbury, Dover,
Continued on page AID
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16
Agriculture Secretary
Sees NeW Building Need

the State Board of Agriculture is to continue the
rapidly changing agricultural Delaware additional
laboratory equipment technically
provided The two buildings The Green Dover the
activities OF the Board carried inadequate there
for expansion the present ime Department
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16
'0d 10 IIBH
seAIq3.IV 9lglS
Milford Is Planning
For 10th Anniversary
TIA. LUNCHEON
SEPTEMBER 3RD

SEPTEMBER 3RD
Teachers will soon be back
In action. Much time will be
devoted to the teaching of
pupils. Some time must be
given to the civic and cultural
interests Of the school faculty.
With this thought In mind, the
M. T. A. president, Mrs.
Madelyn Kennedy, met with the
available building representa-
tives, Mrs. Marjorie Jewell
Continued on page A2)
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avoided by using simple pre-
cautions. Broken hips, legs
and skulls are an ever-pres-
ent danger to those whose
reflexeS are not what they
used to be.
Here are two recent quotes
from letters received:
MY mother, "a, got up to
close a window d during a
rainstorm, tripped over a tele-
phone cord and broke her
hip" 'My father, who is n,
goes to the bathroom at least
three times a night because
Of prostate trouble. Last
night he tripped over our dog
and broke his leg"
A good tip for the elderly:
Never get out Of bed at night
unless you have turned on a
night light.
DR.. SteincTohn'S ledflet,
get the SnOoze Habit" tUiH
be mailed on receipt of a
stamped, selt-dddresSed en-
UelOpe and IS cents in coin
for handling. Address DR..
SteiHcrohH, in care of The
EUeniBg Star.
Tomorrow: Viii TO fail.
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STOP KILLING YOURSELF
SeniIity Strikes
Some Suddenly
: BY DR.. PETER J. sTEINcRoHN

Yet be was undoubtedly a
sick man. What was it?
/ hoped that he was going
through the male climacteric
(change Of ife). So many Of
these patients can be helped
by hOrmones, energizers, or,
as a last resort, electroshock
treatments. But it WASH I
that. His trouble turned out
to be cerebral atheroSclero-
sis. He was developing senile
changes due to disturbed cir
. culation. Unfortunately, moth
ing seemed to help. and he
went steadily downhin and
died of pneumonia.
His case demonstrates that
it isn't always true that
everyone gets old gradually.
In such instances, senility
comes on almost overnight.
Like the one-hoss shay, vic
tins of senile degeneration,
seem to fall apart suddenly.
Fortunately, most of us 60
into our later years with our
senses acute, enough to enjoy
life.
You ask for suggestions,
Mrs. L. At this time the
most important | can offer Is
that your friend receive med
ical attention. Patients In his
condition should not be al
lowed to make the decision.
If he won't 60 TO the doctor,
then medical help should be
brought to him. People with
out Judgment should not be
allowed to make judgment on
matters of life or death.
50 -
MANY ACCIDENTS In the
elderly and aged might be
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look for an Italian, or some
body who has a brunette skin
like my own. / love this Irish
man and he loves me. What
should / do?
A STUDENT HERE.
II you love each other, 60
ahead and marry. Not all
Irish have fair compilations.
Neither are all Mexicans or
Spaniards brunette.
=
DEAR ABBY: / like this
certain couple so much and
so does my husband, but
here is the problem: When
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Monster Is Mack

BATESVILLE, Miss. (AP).
Mrs. Glenn o'Neal of Bates
vile nearly wore herself out
creating a bunny-rabbit birth
day cake for her 3-year-old
grandson, Mack Boyd, who
took one look at 1t and bur-
bled: "oh, boy, a monster"
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DEAR ABBY

DEAR ABBY: / am %
years old and was born and
raised in Mexico. / am a
member of a very large and
proud SpaniSh-Mexican fami-
ly. l met a very nice Irish
man about a year ago and
we want to get married. My
family is against him for
what I consider a foolish rea-
son. They tell me If / marry
this IriShman, our children
will look like peeled potatoes.
And when they 60 out into
the sun they win get red like
Holsters. They want me to
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Dear DR.. Steincrohn: Can
you explain how a man can
change so quickly? You saw
him a month ago and he was
handsome, alert, gracious
: and charming. Look at him
today and he is untidy, irri-
table, and actually forgetful.
Does he pretend when he
says he doesn't remember
your name? We've known
each other for many years.
His wife can't understand
it. To make things worse, he
won't 60 to a doctor. His
business associates have told
her he has become a major
problem at the office. For
her sake, and his, I'd ap-
.preciate any suggestion you
may offer.-Mrs. L.
- WISH you had mentioned
bis age. In younger persons |
have seen such personality
changes in occasional cases
of brain tumor. Sometimes
q major pSychOSIS develops
in younger or middle-aged
Z persons which produces sud-
den deterioration in personal
ity. But let me suppose that
your friends age is in the
late SOS or In the COS. It is in
that group we more often
discover the changes you
= mentioned.
! recall a man, In his early
sos, who was referred to me
because his associates found
him a sudden burden In their
business. Formerly dependa-
= BILE and astute, he had be-
come disoriented. His memo
ny went back on him, and he
lost his reasoning power. Or
ganically, he seemed sound.
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Slipped Digit

PORTLAND, Greg. CAP). -
Employees Of the Police Bureau
took another look at the calen-
dar when they we're issued re-
cent paychecks. Most Of the
nearly $50 patrOlmen on the
force received checks dated
1862 instead Of 1858.
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If Its Real Love,
Don't Fret, Lady
BY ABIGAIL VAN BUREN,

they invite US over for a Sat-
urday evening they let their
four children, ages 10, 8, 6
and 2, stay up as late as
they want to. When we leave
at midnight, their kids are
hanging on US to say good
night. / can't understand why
parents allow little ones to
hang around all evening, lis
tening to every word. We
have children, too, but when
we entertain, our youngsters
say ''hello," and then they
60 to their rooms. / told my
husband this was the last
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time | would let myself in
for an evening Like that. How
can this be solved?
MRS. Z.
II you enjoy the company
Of this couple, invite them to
your house, but slap q men
tai quarantine on theirs.
- -
DEAR ABBY: My daugh-
ter Is Is and so is her boy
friend. Every evening after
supper, the boy friend comes
over with all his books. They
study" together, but / often
wonder If this is a good way
to study. I'd like your opin-
ion.
WONDERING.
Send me their report cards
and III send You my opinion.
What's on your mind? For
a personal reply, send a self
addressed, stamped envelope
to ABBY, In care OF The EUe-
ming Star.
CMcNausht Syndicate. IneJ