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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-23
~ TIE Associated Press

The San Diego Chargers
completed an amazing flip-flor
by overwhelming Denver yes
terday TO clinch their third
Western Division title IN the
foVlr-year history Of the Ameri.
can Football League.
And much Of the credit fol
the turnabout must 60 to
Halfback Paul Lowe, who has
lugged q hockey shin guard
wrapped around his fractured
leg l.0l0 yards this season. He
trtggered the Chargers to their
$500 victory over the Broncos
yesterday by gaining 1874 yards
and scoring two touchdowns.
Lowe was out all Of last
season with q broken arm, and
the Chargers plummeted to a
4-10 record after winning the
Western crown the first two
years Of the leagues operation.
Then, against Buffalo, in the
Chargers opener this season
Lowe suffered q hairline frac-
ture Of the left leg.
Keeps It A Secret
Nobody ever knew about II
but me and Coach Sid Gill;
man." Lowe said, two days ago
in revealing the injury for the
first time when he was named
AFL Comeback Player Of the
Year in an Associated Press
poll. II was determined not to
let 1t keep me out"
So Lowe wrapped q hockey
guard around the battered leg,
and played. He topped off his
performanc yesterday by
piercing the Bronco line for
the first Charger touchdown on
an 1l-yard run, then boiling SO
yards for the clincher In the
third period.
The Chargers, who finished
with an lis record, will meet
the winner Of the Eastern
Division playoff - between
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Fair Grounds OFF

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. %
(AP). - Today's racing at Fair
Grounds has been Cancelled due
to a frozen track.
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Fight Results

BY the Associated Press
BUEEOS AIRES-Jorge Fernandez,
149h. Argentina outpointed Fortunate
Manca, 149A, Italy u0l.
MEXICO CITY-Miguel Paroles 117&,
Mexico, defeated Nabor Gonzales,
1171z. Mexico az. disqualification.
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23
Democrats Have
Held Jamboree

Political promises were side
stepped last Friday night as an
estimated 700 Delaware Demo-
Gratis congregated at their an
nual jamboree at Lewes.
Gov. Ebert N. Carvel and
U. S. Rep. Harris B. Mcdowell,
Jr. led the list Of dignitaries
who attended the annual get
together on LeweS Beach.
Politicians, both in office and
looking to '64 for a chance,
said they would make no pre-
dictions or promises, but would
keep them in reserve for the
1864 jamboree prior to the
election.
Also attending we're Secretary
Of State Elisha c. Dukes, Senate
President Protein Curtis w.
Steen, D-Dagsboro; Sen. Walter
J. Hoey, D-Milford; Sen. Earle
M. Tull, D-Seaford; Vernon B.
Derrickson, Kent County Demo-
cratic chairman and Raymond v.
West, Sussex County chairman.
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23
FELTON, Lass Cut
From Steel Drum

All ended happily for a
12-year -old girl who was
wedged in a steel drum for two
hours.
Elaine Virginia Wilson,
daughter Of Mrs. Blanche Banks
Of Paradise Alley, near FELTON,,
toppled into the drum partially
filled with water when she
was playing outside her house.
Elaine twisted her leg behind
her back in the fall and lodged
her knee securely.
After efforts by her mother
and a neighbor, Mrs. Wade
Mitchell, failed to dislodge the
child, the Carlisle Hose Com
pany Of Milford was summoned
and cut her free with hack
saw.
'sWhy she was in there just
as tight as II you took a piece
of pipe and hammered 1t down
into the BARREL" Mrs. Mitchell
said.
During the ordeal, Elaine said
she prayed to God. Her mother
Continued on page A3)
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Del. Alumni
Set Records
For Giving
Recently Released Re-
port Shows That New
Records Were S e t
For Year 1928.

University Of Delaware alumni
set new records in annual giving
in 1962-63, a recently released
report indicates.
About one alumnus in three,
1910, contributed, for a record
high of 4,443 donors and
$47,057. The previous records
we're 1881 contributors and
SAC, ,458 in 1861.
Gifts from 113 alumni total
ing $2,432.50 were matched by
26 companies with matching gift
programs. The greatest num-
ber Of contributors and dollars
in this category came from a
local firm, the Hercules Powder
Company. Atlas Chemical In
dustries, General Electric, Scott
Paper and I. B. M. we're other
major contributors.
Delaware alumni were offered
a wide variety Of special
projects for which their funds
could be designated this year.
These included funds for an ad-
missions counselor, the alumni
Continued on page A5)
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Extension Course
Registrations

Three registration dates have
been announced by the extension
division Of the University of
Delaware for the fall semester.
Otis p. Jefferson, assistant
director, said today that about
200 different courses and sec
tions will be offered this year
in Dover, Newark, Seaford, VIII
mington and at the Aberdeen
Proving Ground.
Registration will be held on
Monday, September 8, from z
to $3.50 pm. at the Dover Air
Force Base High School and on
Tuesday, September 10, from 2
to $3.50 pm. in the univerSity's
Agricultural station at
Georgetown. The largest regis
tration, for students from the
Wilmington-Newark area, will
be held Saturday, September IA,
from 9 am. to 8 pm. in
Carpenter Field House.
Continued on page A5l
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Riddles Aid
Hospital
With Circus
Fourth Group IN Year
Put On Benefit To
Aid Milford Memoir
ial Last Friday.

Continued support for COM
projects by the future
citizens Of Milford seems as
sured If what has been happen
ing at the Milford Memorial
Hospital is any criteria. On Fri
day, August 16, 1868, the fourth
group Of youngsters, within a
period Of just slightly over one
year, turned over receipts Of
a "Circus or Fair" which they
had conducted for the benefit Of
the hospital.
David, Holly, and Edward
Salevan, Steven Deeney, Kevin
Lonergan, Scott and Sherry
Short, Bonnie Downham, and
Holly Sue Billings presented
$5.65 to be utilized for supplies
in the hospital children's ward
Continued on page A5)
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Football
Practice
On Aug. 10th
1868 Season Prepara-
ton Will Officially
Begin At The High
School On That Date.

Coach George Mcfarland has
announced that practice for Mil
ford High Schools 1868 football
season will begin at $3.50 pm.
on Monday, August 26th. All
boys interested in playing foot
ball this season should report
to practice at that time.
Uniforms will be issued to
boys in the senior and Junior
classes between 1000 am. and
1880 am. on Monday and to
and freshmen be-
tween loo pm. and $3.50 pm.
the same day. All boys must
be fully equipped before the be-
ginning of practice at $3.50 pm.
Each boy must also have
a physical card signed by his
Continued to page A6)
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Two Killed
Seven Hurt
In Smash-Up
Accident Occurred On
Monday Evening On
Route IA, South Of
Milford; Death Toll
Now 4S.

An 8-year-old girl and a
57-year-old woman from New
Castle were fatally injured Mon
day night in two-car crash
on Rt. IA, south Of Milford.
The girl, Martha O'Day, 152
E. End Street, New Castle, was
killed instantly.
The woman, Mrs. Mamie
Bailey of The Strand, New
Castle, died in Milford Me-
mortal Hospital at 1929 p.m.,
about two hours after the head
on collision. Seven other per-
sons were injured.
The fatalities raised the
states 1868 highway death toll
to 48. At the same time last
year, 81 had been killed in traf-
fic accidents in Delaware.
Martha and Mrs. Bailey were
riding in a car driven by Mrs.
Bailey's husband, 62. Martha's
sister, Linda, 10, was a pas
senger. Both Bailey and Linda
O'Day were injured, as were
the five persons in the other
car.
The others are Miss Beatrice
Ann Johnson, 20, Milton; her
sister, Mary, 18; Vernon w.
10, RID, Milford; John
e. Ricketts,, II, Milford, and
James R. Cane. II, Frederick.
Continued on page A5)
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23
DR.. Hal Halpern Is
Back From Chicago

DR.. Harold Halpern, Milford
optometrist, recently returned
from Chicago where he attended
the End World Contact Lens
Congress. He was one Of over
500 ophthalmologists, optome-
trists, chemists and specialists
in related subjects, to sit in on
the three-day global sessions.
Delegates came from forty
states in the United States and
from nineteen foreign countries.
Special courses and lectures
we're also provided for the doc
tors office assistants and Mrs.
Reba Jarrel, from DR.. Halpern's
office, attended these meetings.
The Congress, sponsored by
the National Eye Research
Foundation, Of which DR.. Hal
perm is also a member, featur ed
papers, lectures, research re-
Continued on page A5)
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23
Little Boy Dies
In Refrigerator

A four-year-old boy died
tragically by suffocation after
locking himself in an unused re-
frigerator late yesterday after
noon.
The child, John Charles
Votes, son Of John and Resale
Wix Votes, of Harrington and
Ohio, crawled through a hole in
a neighbours locked garage,
climbed into a refrigerator that
they were storing there, and
the door on himself.
He was first noticed missing
by his grandfather, John L. Wix,
at about 8 pm. Neighbors and
friends began searching. They
combed the area for two hours
without success.
Continued on page A3)
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Adult Classes
Vocational School

With the beginning Of the COM
ing school year the Vocational
Technical Center will present
larger array Of programs for
adult education than has pre-
viously been offered. The Board
OF School Trustees, in keeping
with their philosophy to make
the center as useful to as many
people as possible, will provide
as many courses as can pos
sibly be offered.
A new course for the coming
school year will be dress
making. This course is being
offered to satisfy the great de-
mand for fine sewing.
The Power Sewing Machine
program previously offered will
resume in September, provided
Continued on page A5)
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the Motor Fuel Tax Division,
the receipts for June are shown
at 81, ,231, 1926, an increase Of
$123, ,062, over the amount re-
ceived for June of last year but
a decrease Of $16, ,279.O5 from
the amount received for May of
this year.
The taxes received during
June represented the sale of
20, sic, 387 gallons Of motor fuel,
an increase Of 1850, 237 gallons
over the amount sold In June Of
last year, but a decrease of II, :
152 gallons from the amount
sold In May.
The report indicates that
there we're a total of 81 con-
Germs bonded as distributors Of
motor fuel in this state during
June with 25 reporting no sales
for that month.
On the other hand, four con-
Germs reported sales that pro-
duced 1914, ,205. .95, or 54 per-
Continued on page A3)
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23
Governor Calls
For Labor Day

In calling for statewide OBJ
servance of Monday, September
2, as Labor Day, Governor
Ebert N. Carvel, this week,
highly praised the ''skill, In
genuity and courage of the
American worker and his de-
termination to raise the stand
ard of living for himself and his
associates" which, he said,
'fhave been major factors In
providing the high standards of
living which we presently en-
Joy.
In a proclamation issued at
Dover, Governor Carvel pointed
out that t'it is appropriate that
the contributions of working men
and women to the economy and
welfare of out state should be
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Cash Dividend
For Korean Vets

Leon Fields, Manager Of the
Wilmington, Delaware Veterans
Administration Regional Office,
said today more than 100, 900
Korean veterans, who still hold
"RS" insurance policies, have
a month left in which to qualify
for special cash dividend.
These veterans can qualify for
the dividends by exchanging
their "RS" policies for "W"
term insurance at a lower
premium rate, or converting to
low cost permanent insurance,
Mr.. Fields said.
Expiring on September IS is
their eligibility to qualify for the
special dividend which returns to
them part Of the premiums they
have been paying based on the
Continued on page A5)
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Accidents
Do Not Take
Y NacatiOns
Safety Council Mana
ger J. James Ashton,
Sugge sts SLOW
Down And Live" SlO-
gan.

People take vacations, but traf-
fic accidents do not, a safety
official reminded Delaware driv-
ers yesterday.
To be safe on the roads in
vacation time increased vigilance
is essential, said j. James Ash
ton, manager Of the Delaware
Safety Council. He suggested
"S1ow Down and Live" adopted
as the traffic watchword this
summer.
"During the remaining va
cation months, thousands OF
motorists are on the highways,
and many of them are intent or
cramming as much activity as
they can before the end of the
summer" he said. fThe result is
Continued on page A5l
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Blue Carriage Boil Due
At RehObOth This EUening
Proceeds From Fifth Annual Fete Will Go
To The Children Bureau Of Delaware;
Beautiful Affair Will Be Held On Ter
race Of Rehoboth Beach Country Club

Reservations are pouring il
for the Fifth Annual Blue
Carriage Ball, the proceeds oi
which will go to the Children s
Bureau Of Delaware, an agency
which provides temporary
boarding care ard adoption
placement services to the chill
dren Of all three counties.
The Ball, which will be held
on the terrace of the Rehoboth
Beach Country Club on Friday
evening, Aug. %, from 9 to l,
will feature Howard Lanin, in
person, and his famous society
orchestra.
Although invitations for the
Ball have been mailed, ad-
ditional ones may be obtained
by calling Mrs. Harlan Scott at
227-2254, or Mrs. John ]. Nc
Nelly at 227-9961. Tickets are
$500 per couple, and table
reservations should be made
early, by calling Mrs. Henry
D. Sipple, Lake Shore Drive,
Rehoboth 227-7943, between
900 and 11:00 am.
A beautiful seven-piece silver
service has been donated by the
Stuart Kingston Galleries, Re-
hoboth, while a deluxe visit for
two at the New Henlopen Hotel
has been donated by Mr.. Micheal
Fabrizio. There will be several
exciting door prizes given away
in the course Of the evening.
The famous blue baby
carriage, from which the Ball
gets its name, will be featured
in the decor, according to Mrs.
Carl A. Zoller, chairman Of the
decorations. Assisting Mrs.
Zoller in the blue and pink
theme are: Mrs. Henry D.
Continued on page A5)
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23
BALTIC. Land Bank
Reduces Interest

Warren r. Fankhanel, Presi-
dent Of The Federal Land Bank
of Baltimore, announced today
that, effective September 16,
1863, the interest rate charged
by the bank on new loans will
be reduced from to 5-1/2%
and that, on the same date, the
bank will voluntarily reduce to
5-1/2% the interest charged to
borrowers whose loans now
carry a so rate. Mr.. Fankhanei
stated: "These actions are In
line with the longtime policy Of
The Land Bank to provide
mortgage credit to farmers at
the lowest possible cost con-
sistent with sound business
operations" Fankhanel ais o
pointed out that the voluntary
Continued on page A5)
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23

In a joint statement, CarveI
and the Democratic leaders said:
"We assure the people of Della
ware that, as soon as the Gen.
eral Assembly is reconvened,
opportunity will be given the
Republican minority to cast
their votes on the highway bond
ISSUE"
The highway bond bill, which
has tied up most major legis-
lation in this session Of the
assembly, has failed three times
on roll call votes in the House.
The Joint statement was all
that came out of last Thursdays
meeting since none Of those
present would offer individual
comment. The House has COM
pleted II days of a 90-day ses-
sion and the Senate has gone
through 70 days.
"The majority party in the
General Assembly," the state
ment concludes, "has the re-
sponSibility Of assuring that i'm
portant legislative proposals are
given full and fair consideration,
based on their individual merits,
and this we expect to do. We
have no intention Of engaging in
political grandstanding we are
Continued to page A9)
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23
Local Store
Doors
On Saturday
Coopersmith's Marked
Last Day Of Busi-
ness After AZ Years
Of Successful Oper-
alton.

Saturday night marked the last
business day of Coopersmith's :
a store that, over the past AZ
years, had become almost a way
of life in Milford.
The history of this store has
been reviewed in these columns
on many occasions; the fire of
1889, when it was rebuilt in
1910, and more recently its en-
largement and complete renova-
tion within the past two years,
and other milestones since it
was opened in 1921 by the late
David Coopersmith and, to its
closing day, always remained
the same family operation.
One would have had to spend
Continued on page A5)
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23

- - Do@ $1,000 sA~ A0A
when she was instructor Of
small children at the League,
served refreshments to the par
ents, the students, and their
friends.
These students represent a
cross section Of our winter
residents and Of our summer
visitors. There are some 40
students who come from Re-
hoboth and the neighboring towns
Of Lewes, Georgetown, Milford,
Laurel and Dagsboro, Of the
total enrolment Of 162 students.
The greatest number Of those
taking advantage Of summer art
lessons at the seashore is from
the Capital City with 35 en-
rollees which number does not
include the ones from the out
lying towns Of Alexandria and
Falls Church, Va, Chevy Chase
and Silver Spring, Md. Many
students are from the adjoining
states Of New Jersey. Pennsyl-
Continued to page A9)
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23
Newspapernen To
Hold Convention

Newspapermen from Maryland
and Delaware will hold their an
maui summer convention Septem-
Der 6-7-8 at the Carousel Motel
In Ocean City, according to
George Rash, city editor Of the
Hagerstown Daily Mail andpresi-
dent of the Maryland-Delaware
Press Association.
Keynote speaker will be Hans
L. Christensen, vice president
Continued on page A5)
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23

it has been awaiting action since
February in the present ses-
sion.
Action on a proposed authori-
zation Of $16.6 million in the
1862 session of the General As
sembly was postponed and the
authorization granted in 1861
was greatly reduced.
AS a result, some projects,
that were selected for the 1861
program, are still being carried
on the present proposed pro-
gram with no planning, or other
engineering work having been
started on any of them.
william ]. Miller, Jr., Di-
rector of Operations for the
State Highway Department, has
frequently indicated that the De-
partment has several projects
in connection with the Interstate
Highway System that could be
placed in operation just as soon
as funds are made available.
Continued on page A5)
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Baccalaureate
For Nurses Aug. Is

The Baccalaureate Service of
the Milford Memorial Hospital
School of Nursing will be held
Sunday, August 25, at 800 p.m.,
at the Reformation Evangelical
Lutheran Church on Lakeview
Avenue. The Reverend Paul L.
Buehrle will offer the sermon.
The organist will be Mr.. Paul
Continued on page A5)
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23
Start Work On
Thorne Mansion

The first stage of restoration
Of the Parson Thorne Mansion
was begun in June by the Mil
ford Historical Society. The de-
cision to begin the first stage
Continued to page A6)
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23
Motor Fuel Taxes In July
ShOw Increase OUer 1868

Receipts for motor fuel taxes for the month of june which
received month
OF last received for the
month Of May.
In report released by James Deputy who Controller
for the State Highway DEPARTMENT administering Of
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23
Some Highway Projects
Still In Need Of Funds

highway improvement projects, the program
pending before
Assembly waiting almost three
Of the lack of construction funds
authorization of $35 million for
Assembly, where
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23
Assembly To Reconuene
Monday, September 9th
Governor Carvel And Democratic Leaders
Set The Date At A Luncheon Meeting
Last Thursday In The Governor Suite;
Highway Bond Bill Expected To Com
mand Immediate Attention.

The highway bond bill is expected to
tenton when the General Assembly Sept
after Labor Day.
Gov Ebert Carvel and Democratic leaders
office.
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23
Art York Of Students To
Be Exhibited At RehObOth

This week. the exhibition Of Student Work the Art
League opened Wednesday, August FL this with Stu
dents reception from 10 pm. when
Barnard H. OF Milford received along with the instructors
Mr.. Jon E. Smith, Mr.. Howard S. Schroeder,
Fisher the Chambers
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BY FRANCIS STANN

third season, wound up on his keister less
than usual Indeed, Norm reeled off 16-
yard run at one point that brought 35,-
APO guests of the second annual Shrine
game at their feet
Normally, Snead doesn't care much
about packing the ball. He's got all he can
do to get rid Of 1t, passing to Mitchell or
Fred Dugan or Steve Junker or i. . i. now
Pat Richter. But he ran the ball this time,
looking like slightly hobbled giraffe, and
he gained yards.
There was, naturally, keen interest
taken in Richter, the All-American from
Wisconsin. Pat has heavy foot-in short,
a reputation as probably the best Of the
1862 collegiate punters. A wild cheer went
up the first time he was called upon to kick.
UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER the po-
sition of the ball nor the circumstances was
favorable. Richter kicked out of bounds
and it was recorded as a 25-yard punt.
Doug Elmore punted for a 33-yard av-
erage last year." a disgruntled Redskin
scribe complained.
wait until Richter gets over the rookie
shakes and gets chances to really KICK"
advised veteran who had watched the
Golden Boy at the Carlisle pa training
camp.
Sure enough, 1t came in the third pc
Rod. Richter tore into the ball and 1t sailed
A yards in the air. Only trouble is that Bill
Martin, an offenuive halfback from Ohio
State, carried 1t back IT yards for touch
oU~n.
THERE'S ONE MORE FAULT to be
found with our otherwise practically flaw
less Redskins. Nobody, 1t seems, can CEN
ter ball back to the punter Coach Bill
McPeak recognized this flaw in training
camp "The best guy we have, getting the
ball back to kicker, isn't even a center"
he lamented.
This was pointed up last night On one
pass from center Richter looked like Don
thinner scrambling for ground ball In
behalf of the Senators. When he finally
receiver a decent pass the crowd cheered
in derision :. and that was the good kick
that Martin ran back II yards for the big
touchdown.
But all in ALL IT wasn't bad start for
the Redskins. This has been losers town
for long time. It's Just possible that 1t
might come UP with winner.
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two in the fourth, and a field
er's choice that backfired
helped load the bases against
him.
Hodges was impressed by
Moeller'S change of pace. "He
showed me he knows how to
PITCH" Gil said. HE hasn't
worked for almost six weeks,
and I think three innings and
a little over was enough. He'll
be back in there again shortly"
Moeller admitted before the
game that he had hurt him.
self by not confessing that he
had a sore arm when the Sen
ators purchased him from
Hawaii. He had told them he
hurt it in batting practice in
Washington.
II know I can pitch for this
team, and I wanted a chance so
badly that I guess I didn't
think" he said. II believe I
could have helped the Angels
this year, but they sold me
without giving me a chance. !"
Roebuck pitched four innings