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Evening star., 1951-08-18
By the Assoeiated Press

The United States has arranged
a meeting of Russian and Ameri-
can experts here next Tuesday tc
take another look at Russia's g.
.year-old $11 billion Lend-Lease
bill.
The meeting was Moscow's idea
Without advance warming, the
State Department said yesterday
a Soviet Embassy translator popped
into a department officials office
last Wednesday and announced
that Moscow wants to- talk Lend
Lease again.
The translator, a Mr.. Myschkov
has a habit of showing up unan-
nounced, the department said.
This time he walked into the office
Evening star., 1951-08-18
Polish Consul in Ottowo
Quits Red-RuIed Reqime
BY the Associoted Press

OTTAWA. Aug. 18.-PoliSh Con-
sui Zygmunt Ziemski quit his job
with the Communist-ruled govern
ment yesterday to become a po-
litical refugee in Canada. He said
Canada agreed to let him stay.
Mr.. ziemski said he thought over
the step long time and the re-
Milford chronicle., 1951-08-31
State Asked To Boost
Teachers Salaries
Three Groups Say Raise win ALE.
Viate Present Shortage

Three education organizations
suggested recently that the Gener-
al Assembly raise teachers salar-
les to relieve a shortage Of school
instructors.
The pay hike was urged in a Joint
statement by Dean C. Steele. pres
ldent of Delaware Congress of Par
ents and Teachers; William jamie
son, Jr., president, Council for Del
aware Education; and Ramon q
Cobbs, president, Delaware State
Education Association, a profess
sional teachers organization.
Supplemental grants to enable
school districts to hire teachers
and more liberal teacher training
scholarship also were recommend
ed by the trio to stop the short
age.
Mr.. Steele has written to all
members of the Legislature. asking
for emergency legislation" during
the impending special session" 10
meet the Crucial problem"
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Milford chronicle., 1951-08-31

their Opportunity Days" and they
are trying to show their apprecia-
ton by sharing their profits with
the shopping public. If you have
never made Milford your shopping
headquarters in the past, try shop
ping here this weekend, and be
convinced that you can save money
on every purchase made in Mil
fOrd's modern well-stOcked stores.
Beginning April a year ago, "Op-
portunity Days" have steadily
grown in popularity with the shop
ping public and today and tomor-
row, thousands of "shop-wise"
shoppers from all parts of lower
Delaware and the Eastern Shore
of Maryland will come to Milford
to trade with the merchants, who
have shown a willingness to share
their profits with the shopping pub
lie once a month. in appreciation
for the great support they receive
from buying public every shopping
day in the year.
Milford chronicle., 1951-08-31
''OPPort~nity Days %
Here This Weekend
Merchants Are Making A Determined Effort
To Give Shoppers Some Real Bargains;
Many Pre-SchooI Buys Are Being Offered.

The August edition of "Oppor-
tUnity Days" is now underway in
Milford, and everything points to a
great bargain carnival today and
tomorrow The majority of the
local stores are cooperating to
make the Days" a big success.
The merchants are trying each
month to make the Days" better
than they were the month before.
This weekend many of the stores
are offering some real down. to
earth bargains. This is especially
true of the clothing stores, both
mems and women's, and those per-
sons who are in the market for
clothing. to start their children
back to school, will do themselves
a real service if they will read the
various advertisements appearing
in this issue of the Milford ChrOn-
icle.
Milford merchants are deeply ap-
pTeciative of the splendid support
they have received in The past to
Milford chronicle., 1951-08-31
Chapman Abide8
By Court Action
Gus ted President Won't
Press For Continuance
Of Restraint Order

Henry A. Wise, Jr., attorney for
DR.. Oscar ~ Chapman, Ousted
president of Delaware State Col
lege, will not press for continuance
of a U. S. District Court order re-
straining the college, trustees from
replacing him.
Mr.. Wise said the step was taken
in view of the statement by Chief
Deputy Atty.-Gen. Vincent A. Thei-
sen that such an order might delay
the opening of the college i:eelf.
He said the former college presi-
dent did not "'wish to take any ac-
ton which might be detrimental to
the general welfare of Delaware
State College and the students,
even if not insisting upon cOntinu-
ance Of the restraining order would
result in some loss to him."
Other new developments recent
ly included an affidavit from Mrs.
Beatrice Bergman, one of the
which reversed her previ-
Ous stand in favor of DR.. Chapman.
She said she previously signed a
statement-which she claims she
did not read-at the request of DR..
Chairman, adding that Or. Chapman
declined a written contract when
he was appointed March 16, 1850.
and also at a later meeting.
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Milford chronicle., 1951-08-31
.LeIOes Woman Killed
By Car Or Porch.
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Bunting
Is Victim OF Unusual
Accident Sunday

Mrs. Elizabeth May Bunting. se
was killed when an automobiie
crashed into her porch on Pilottown
Road in Lewes about 4 a. m. last
Sunday.
Thrown From Porch
Mrs. Bunting, widow of a former
party boat captain, died almost in
stantly when she was struck by
the automobile and thrown about
TO feet OFF the porch. She suffered
a crushed skull and internal in
juries.
Her mother, 76-year-old Mrs. An
ME Evans of Camden, NJ. sleep-.
ing alongside her, received frac-
tured elbow and was suffering from
shock in the Beebe Memorial Hos
pital at Lewes Sunday night.
State police at Georgetown said
the car involved in the fatal acci-
dent was driven by a Coast Guards
man, Engineman Riedal SchooD.
zS, stationed at Miah Maui ShoaI
Light at LeWes. His home is in
San Pedro. Calf. Riding in the
car with him was Seaman James
F. Watson, 21. Both suffered brsk-
en- noses in the crash and were
treated at Beebe Hospital. They
were released in the custody Of
Chief BOatswain Francis A. Mass
ey, IN charge Of the Lewes Coast
Guard District, pending coron-
tcoutinuad on passO
Milford chronicle., 1951-08-31
New School
Building On
Lake Avenue
Ready
Wing, Con-
sisting On 20 Glass
Rooms And Farm Shop
Ready For Opening
Day, September 10th.

The Milford Board of Education
has announced the completion of
part of the $65O,OOO School Build
ing Program. The addition to the
elementary wing on LakevieW ave-
nue., consisting of 20 class rooms
and the agricultural farm shOp
Will be ready for use on the open
ing of school, September 10. The
new gymnasium is scheduled for
completion on or about October
10.
Patrons of the district are cor
daily invited and urged to. inspect
these new buildings. Thursday.
September 6, from 300 to 800 D,
M, has been set aside for build.
ing inspection.
On August 16, the Milford BOARD
of Education met with the State
Building Program Board and have
since received authority to pro-
ceed with plans and specifications
for new building to be located
on the Benjamin Banneker School
site. The building is to consist of
cafeteria and physical education
facilities. G. Morris Whiteside has
been employed as the architect and
sketches have already
been submitted. The total cost &c
this building, not to exceed $780,
600, is to be paid from state FUNDS
Next week the Chronicle will
carry a complete story on school
opening and list the faculties of
the local schools.
Milford chronicle., 1951-08-31
To Inaugurate Young Adult
Mounted Mail Conference To.
Service Here Open Sept. 9TH
Homes Now HaV-
ing To Get Mail From
Boxes Will Be Served
When System Starts.

Postmaster John E. Mayhem an
nOunced this week the institution
Of mounted (motOr) mail route to
serve many Of the homes in the
city which do not receive home de-
livery at present. Service will start
in the near future.
AS new building has progressed
in the outlying sections of the city,
pOstmen on foot have been unable
to keep up with the ever-spreading
territory and as a result, many
have been able to get
their mail only by placing mail
boxes on streets which are already
being served. or By picking it up
at the Milford post office. With the
new service these householders
will be able to receive mail at their
front porches.
The areas in the city which will
be served by motor delivery are:
Elizabeth Street, Nelson Street,
Delaware Avenue, that section Of
South Walnut Street now served
W rural route No. 1. Seabury Ave
pue to Pine Street, Pine Street, New
Street, Cherry Street, Seabury Ave-
nue. to Hall Place. School Place,
Hall Place and Lakeview Avenue,
between School Place and Dupont
Blvd. Dupont Blvd. between Woo
tens residence and w. Front STREET.,
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Milford chronicle., 1951-08-31
Woman browns
In Surf At
Dewey Beach
Fishermen Try In Vain
To Revive 81 1-Year-Old
Crisfeld, Maryland,
Swimmer.

The body of a Crisfield. Md
woman was found floating. face
downward, in the Atlantic Ocean
Just north of Dewey Beach last
sunday afternoon, less than an
hour after she left the cottage of
her Wilmington relatives.
Mrs. Katerine Benson Riggin.
61-year-old grandmother, failed to
respond to artificial respiration ad-
mlnlstered by a Rehoboth anobu-
lance crew and one of the two men
who found her just beyond the
breakers on the shore at $3.50 D. m.
An autopsy will be performed at
the request Of her family to deter
mine whether she died from drown
ing, heart condition or another
ailment Mrs. Riggin was described
as a good swimmer"
The victim had been visiting at
The cottage of her sister, Mrs. Lee
F: Melvin, at the Indian Beach
Development near Dewey Beach.
Mrs. Melvin lives at 1928 Bancroft
Parkway here.
Hunted BY Husband
According to State Police at
Georgetown, Mrs. Riggin left the
cottage at 2 p. m, to go down to
the beach. A short time later, her
husband, William Edwin Riggin.
went to the beach to find her.
Meanwhile, two Rehoboth fisher
men noticed the body floating face
downward and brought it ashore
The men are William Koehler and
G. r. Wilt.
While one of them administered
artificial respiration. the other
went to summon the Rehoboth am
bulance with its equipment. The
ambulance crew worked on the
,hody for about two hours before
Mrs. Riggin was pronounced dead
by RehObOth physician.
The Riggin family has a cottage
at Ocean City, Nd, but came 10
the local resort over the week end
to visit. her sister.
Degree Of Mystery
A certain degree Of mystery sur-
rounded the cause of the womans
death. Observers said no water was
taken from her lungs by artificial
respiration. leading to the belief
she may have suffered a heart at /
tack.
The body was taken to the Atkins /
Funeral Home, Lewes, where the
autospy was to be performed by
Dr. z. L. Stambaugh of LeWes.
In addition to her husband and
grandchildren, Mrs. Riggin is sur
vived by two children, William 3.
Riggin, Jr., and Samuel Benson I
Riggin, both Of Crisfield.
State Police said the body was
recovered about three quarters Of
a mile south Of Dewey Beach in the
vicinity Of Towers Road. road
leading from the main highway to
the ocean.
Milford chronicle., 1951-08-31
Peninsula Methodist Con-
ference Group Will
Gather At Church
Camp On Chester River

The ninth annual Young Adult
Conference of the Peninsula Meth
Odist Conference will be held at the
Methodist Camp on the Chester Riv-
er, near Centreville, Md, Sept. 7-9
with "The Family Looks at the
Church" as the theme.
Registration will start at z D. m.
on the opening day and the affair
will close with dinner at 1915
p. m. the last day. The conference
is open to all young adults, as we'll
as conference. sub-district, and
local church officers, ministers, ad-
ult superintendent, and teachers
of adults.
The personnel will include:
Edwin Barber, Wilmington, Con-
ference MYAF counselor; Pet Cul-
yer, Laurel, president of the Con-
ference Young Adults, dean; Miss
Frances Davis, Wilmington, trea-
surer and registrar; A. E. Dough-
erty, Lewes, conference director of
adults of the Conference Board of
Christian Education.
The Rev. Richard M. Green, Do
yer, executive secretary of the Con-
ference Education Board; c. New
man HOgle, FreepOrt, N. Y, of the
School of Education, New York
University; Byron Palmer, Seaford,
Conference MYAF counselor, Dover
and Charles r. Smyth, con-
ference director of adults of the
New Jersey Conference Board of
Education of the Methodist Church,
KeypOrt, N. ].
Ceontinusd on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1951-08-31
r. H. Richards
Services Held
On Wednesday
Prominent Lawyer, For
mer State Atty. Cen.
Passed Away Monday
Morning.

Funeral services for Robert H
richards, former attorney general
OF Delaware and a past president
of the Delaware Bar Association.
were held at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday
at his home. 2102 Kentmere Park
way, Wilmington.
The Rev. DR.. John w. Christie.
pastor of Westminster Presbv-
terian Church, Wilmington and Dr.
Charles L. Candee, pastor emeritus,
Otflciated. Interment was in private
in Wilmington and Brandywine
Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers were: Aa-
ron Finger, Caleb S. Layton, Will
lis F. Harrington, Lammot dupont.
Wilmer Stradley, Paul Appenzeller,
New York City; former us. Sena-
tor John G. Townsend. w. Ralph
Maclntyre, Francis V. dupont, Pi-
ere S. dupont, Irenee dupont.
Chief Justice Clarence A. Souther-
land, George P. Bissell, former U. S.
Senator Daniel o. Hastings, Walter
S. Carpenter, Jr., Edward H. Worth,
Russell H. Dunham, Boyd L. Spahr
of Philadelphia: Henry NJ. Candy,
Judge John Biggs. Jr., George P.
EdmOnds. Donald P. Ross, Henry T.
Claus, former Judge Hugh NJ. Nor
ris, AdOlph A. Rydgren, Claude L.
Benner, NJ. DUPONT Lee, Raphael
Hayes of Carlisle, Pa; H. Rodney
Sharp. John J. Morris, Jr., Frank
H. Thomas, William H. Fem III,
George A. Elliott, Jr., Charles A.
Mcclellan. Joseph w. Chinn, Judge
Richard S. Rodney, former U. S.
Senator c. Douglass Buck, former
Chancellor w. w. Harrington, Sid
rey Scott, Charles A. Higgins, Dr..
Harold A. Springer, Benjamin N.
May, J. Warren Marshall, Andrew
G. Spiegehalter, G. D. GarretsOn,
and J. Edgar Rhoads.
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Milford chronicle., 1951-08-31
Released We'd
nesday Says Whole
Matter Of Firing Rang
es Is Now Being ''Re-
studied; Will Confer
With State Officials.

The Department of the Army on
tuesday evening of this week back
ed down on its effort to seize Sus-
sex County beach lands by means
OF condemnation in Federal Court
The Army announced that it is
asking Attorney General J. How
ara McGrath to seek dismissal of
the condemnation suit fled in Red
eral District Court in Wilmington
on August Is.
future discussions concerning a
proposed anti-aircraft firing range
IN the Bethany Beach area will be
carried on the basis of negotiation
with state officials, the Army said
II such a course proves possible .
Tuesday nights action BY the
army was result of strong pro-
tests filed with military officials
and with President Truman him
self by state officials. and tbe
states Congressional delegation.
'Restudying' Whole Matter
The Army said it is "restudying"
the whole matter of the proposed
hiring range, indicating some pos
sibility that site elsewhere on the
Delmarva peninsula may be select
Full text Of the Army announce
ment follows:
The Department of the Army
announces that it is restudying its
land requirements for an anti-air-
craft firing range in the area Of
Bethany Beach, Delaware.
"As a result of determinations
made to date the Army has re0uest-
ed the Attorney General Of the
United States to dismiss the con-
demnation proceedings instituted
IN the U. S. District Court for the
District of Delaware on Is August
1851.
The Department of the Armv is
now making every EFFORT to COM
plete its restudy at the earliest
practicable date in order that II
may confer with appropriate on
cials Of the State of Delaware with
a view to acquiring the lands need
ed for important military opera
tons by negotiation if such a
course is possible"
The announcement was greeted
with pleasure by the Delaware
delegation.
Milford chronicle., 1951-08-31
Mrs. Esther KeLSO To
Speak At Houston.
Prominent Reh0bOth Meth
Odist Will Bring Pro-
gram This Sunday

Mrs. Esther KelsO Of Rehoboth
Beach, Delaware, will present a
unique program at the Houston
Methodist Church this coming Sun
day evening, September second, be-
ginning at 1880 p. m. The Flannel
graph will be used to illustrate and
the scene is entitled 'aThe Rapture.
The meeting will begin with a song
service directed by Mr.. Samuel S.
Gott.. Last Sunday evening the
church was filed and a large grouD
Of young people were present, as
well as the older folk. These Sun
day evening services are especially
adapted to the young people and we
invite every young person to attend
and to participate in the worship.
The older people are urged to at
tend and encourage the young peO-
pie and the children in their effort
to learn the teachings Of The Lord
and Saviour Jesus Christ
Milford chronicle., 1951-08-31
Victims Of
Huge Fire At
Georgetown
To Rebuild
Saw Mill Building, Gar
ment Factory Will Be
eplaced By Larger
Buildings; Loss Over
100000.

Owners of two plants gutted in
a 100000 fire at Georgetown early
Tuesday of this week, announced
plans tO. rebuild shortly after three
fire companies checked the blaze
in twO-hour battle
The saWmill building of the
Georgetown Lumber Company was
completely Destroyed by the flames
and the Henry G. Graves and Son
garment factory was heavily dam
aged.
Absence of wind aided the fire.
men in cOnfining the blaze to the
two structures, located on u lrel
Street i'm a thickly populated resi-
Dental district on the east side of
town.
James F. Walls, president Of the
lumber company and cO-owner with
Mrs. Edward Booth and Mrs. Vir-
ginia Walls Speakman of Smyrna.
said he plans to rebuild a wood
working and milling shop of COM
parable size to the burned building
on the same site.
Mr.. Graves said that he will build
a larger garment factory on a site
at Gravel Hill, five miles south of
Georgetown.
OF undetermined origin, the fire
broke out shortly after a. m. in
the rear of the lumber company
bui ding. Spreading rapidly through
the building, it caught the garment
factory adjacent to it. VirtualR all
equipment in the buildings was
damaged
Mr. Walls estimated his loss at
$4,000 to $4,000, which is covered
partly BY insurance.
Mr.. Graves set his loss at $50. 900.
The back Of the clothing firm build
ing was completely destroyed and
all material and stock was ruined
by fire or water. Insurance partially
covers his loss also, he said.
The fire Was discovered about
5:45 a. m. by Mrs. Harry ]. John
son, an emplOye of the garment |
factory. who lives across the street
from the building. She turned in /
the alarm.
In addition to tie full equipment |
Of the Georgetown Fire Company, |
four pieces of equipment Of the
Milton Fire Company. and an en-
gine Of the Millsboro Fire Company,
were pressed into service.
The fire was under control by /
O'Clock. but Georgetown equipment
was still wetting down the wreck
age nearly two hours later.
Electric wires leading to a num-
her Of houses in the vicinity we're
damaged by the flames. and a num-
ber Of homes were without electric
power.
About 35 women employees of the
garment factory are without Jobs
as the result Of the fire. The lum-
her company employs abOnt 20 men,
bnt theid employment will not be
affected bv the loss because the
company maintains other property,
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Milford chronicle., 1951-08-31
Asked By
Army Of Suit On
Sussex Beach Lands
MILFORD TO OBSERVE
LABOR DAY MONDAY

The majority of the stores
and manufacturing establish
ments in Milford will observe
Labor Day by being closed all
day Monday next September
Bird. The business offices and
plant of the Milford Chron-
icle Publishing Company will
observe the holiday and will
remain closed all day Mon
day.
MilfOrd's two banks, the
First National Bank and Trust
Company and the Milford
Trust Company, are planning
to give their employees a long
holiday weekend, closing
down today, Friday. August
3lst, and not reopening until
Tuesday morning, September
4th.
Milford chronicle., 1951-08-31
Written Tests
Now Required
r.LiCenSe
Driv
Applicants For Learners
Permit Must Take New
Type Of Examination
On Vehicle Laws To
Qualify.

Starting Monday of this week, all
applicants for learners permits to
drive on Delaware roads will be re-
quired to take written examina-
tion, it was announced in Dover
last Saturday by State Motor We
hicle Commissioner Harold H. Kell-
er.
At present and for the past sew
eral years the examination at this
stage has been limited to an oral
test.
Mr.. Keller said that the increased
requirement is prompted by the
desire to be certain that new driv-
ers are versed on laws governing
motorists, rules of the road and the
sensible operation of motor vehic-
les.
Applicants preparing to apply for
learners permit at either Wilm-
ipgtOn, Dover, or Georgetown
should first obtain a booklet from
any of these bureaus containing a
digest of the laws that must be
known.
These booklets, prepared by the
Motor Vehicle Bureau, may be OBJ
tanned by writing or by applying
in nersOn.
Mr.. Keller said that the Bureau is
attempting through this new regu-
lation "tO provide for better driving
by our future drivers"
The stem was mot with the hearty
"0reemart of the Delaware Safety
Council 7. James Ashton. the Safe
tv Council ma7O 0or. said tho conr-
oil "concurs wholeheartedly" with
the move.
Mr.. Ashton said the written ex-
is backed by the Motor
Vehicle Administrators Association
and their affiliates as one of the
steps toward greater
traffic safety
In addition. he pointed out, there
is a growing feeling nationally that
all drivers should be given complete
physical, written and driving exam
nations periodically. Mr.. Ashton
said that he felt such an examina-
ton every year would be too often
and would place an undue burden
on the state, but that three or five
year periods for such examinations
could be required by law.
He pointed out that under the
driver improvement program in
the state a driver who is involved
in twOaccidents in a given period
receives a warning letter while the
third accident requires that the
driver be called in for a compre-
hensive examination to show whv
his license should not be revoked.
Milford chronicle., 1951-08-31
Benjamin's Show
Scheduled For Sept. 8
Annual Back-TO.SChOOl Affair viii
Be Held At College

The annual back-to-schOOl fash
ion show sponsored by Benjamins
Calling All Girls Club will be held
on Saturday, September Sth, at 2
p. m. at State Teachers College
auditorium in Salisbury.
Taking it's cue from the impor-
tance of brilliant, bright colors for
Fall, the theme will be Where's
the Fire?" and will present the
newest in fall and back-to-schOol
clothes from Benjamins' Younger
Crowd Shop.
The show will be conducted and
run entirely by ten GAG members.
Beryl Sharrar will act as commen-
tatOr and so members will model
In addition, there will be music
and fun including some boys to
liven up the program.
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Milford chronicle., 1951-08-31

" 10 WlI-I-V -lOI = % IIIIII1O I-I0TT TTI0TN,
For example, Franklin Hastinge'
Royal Mist came here during tbe
Kent and Sussex Fair in July and
established a worlds record for
2-year-Old pacing flllies on a half
mile track, with a mark Of 2:O5.
The same afternoon ]. M. Davis
Berty York, driven by Olin Davis.
track record for g.
year-Old PAGERS with a mark Of
2:04.3.
During the spring meet Of the
Kent and Sussex Racing Associa-
tion, Hadley Hanover came down
from YOnkers to make his record
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