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Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
Highway Dept. Tells
Of Advertising Law
Existing Regulations Make Certain
Ad Placement Illegal

The State Highway Department
invites the attention of the public
to the existing law concerning the
placing of advertising matter along
the highways in this State.
In brief the existing regulations
provide that the placing of adver-
tising matter on poles, trees or any
other place on or along the right
of way of public highway or road
is illegal.
The Department is calling atten-
tion to a law enacted by the 1889
Session of the Legislature which
became effective on January l, 1910
and still remains in effect This
law directed the State Highway De-
partment to make and enforce reg
ulations for control of outdoor ad-
vertising along roads.
CONTINUED on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
Beware OF Choke; 1t
May Kill Your Cows

Failure to keep cattle out Of
orchards, corn fields and gardens
after the fall harvest may result
in costly losses from choke, the
American Foundation for Animal
Health said today.
Foundation officials said choke"
was not uncommon in cattle be-
cause they naturally swallow food
the first time without chewing it
much. Ear corn, potatoes, cabbage,
beets and apples were listed by
the Foundation as common causes
CONTINUED on page rwo)
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
1854 Chicken
Festival Goes
County Seat OF Sussex Is
Selected By Delmarva
Group For Annual
June Fete.

The seventh annual Delmarva
Chicken Festival will be held in
Georgetown next June.
This was decided Wednesday
night of this week at a meeting of
the board of directors, representing
Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia,
in the office of the Eastern Shore
Poultry Exchange here.
After considerable discussion the
county seat of Sussex County won
the nod for the 1854 exhibition
which each year since its founding
has grown in size and popularity
The 1853 Festival was held at the
Kent and Sussex Fair Grounds at
Harrington and several towns on
the peninsula had put in a bid for
the honor of being host to next
years event.
Wednesday nights decisiOn
brings the festival back to its birth
place, the first exhibition having
been held at Georgetown. Plans
were discussed by the board to
make the 1854 affair bigger and
better than ever"
Maryland and Virginia directors
pledged their support to the Della
ware group in carrying out next
years program.
E. A. Yutzi of Georgetown, re-
Gently elected, president of the fes-
tival directors, presided at the
meeting. James Winchester, also Of
Georgetown, is secretary of the as
sOciatiOn.
All of the usual special event:
will be~ scheduled at the fete il
Georgetown, including the use o
the mammoth frying pan for th'
great chicken fry that is annual!
attended by thousands.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
Undersecretary Of The
Army Is Among 5000
Present For Demon
stratiOn At N ew ark
Plant.

A 50-tOn Patton tank splintered
six telephone poles as though they
were matchsticks, crushed COM
pletely a 1910 car and pounded it's
way through three concrete col
umns in a dramatic display of it's
power at the Chrysler Corporation
tank plant on Tuesday.
The demonstration was carried
out before 5000 spectators -2,5OO
of them employees-including De-
partment of Defense and Army
Ordnance officials who came out to
watch it as the 3O,OO1st tank to be
turned out Nv Chrysler since it
started producing them in 1941.
To further underline the brute
force of the mOnster-with some
spectators comparing it to a dra-
gOn as it breathed heavy smoke
from it's exhaust-the Chrysler
officials also put the first tank ever
produced by Chrysler through its
PAGES to show the progress made
in IL years.
The 12-year-old NIB showed
plenty OF power as 1t climbed over
a three-fOot vertical wall, rode over
a "washboard" road and plummet-
ed through a 12-foOt ditch filled
with water, but it's high silhouette
gave it an awkward appearance
and its lighter weight far less
power than the M-48.
Undersecretary of the Army Earl
d. Johnson told the employees at
the ceremony, 'I thank you from
the bottom of my Army heart for
the work you have done here"
Mr.. Johnson related a story told
him recently by Maj Gen. William
Dean, Americas top-ranking pris-
Oner in the Korean War, to en-
phasize the Importance of the work
being carried out at the plant.
General Dean had told him o.
being forced to remain on the fiool
at all times during his first yea
in Korea. At the end Of the yea
he was allowed to stand up anC
ordered to walk II PAGES.
CONTINUED on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
Economists Hopeful
In Farm Outlook
Majority Believe That 1854 Will
Be Fairly Good Year

Fairly optimistic" that's
the viewpoint of University of Del
aware farm economists regarding
the farm outlook in 1854. These
economists have just returned
from the annual agricultural out
look conference in Washington,
d. c.
Attending the conference were
Robert o. Bausman, William E.
Mcdaniel, w. T. McAllister and ex-
tension home management special
ist Louise r. Whitcomb.
While admitting there will be
some soft spots in farm prices
again, the economists believe farm
ing will be fairly good in 1854.
Much Of their confidence is based
on the belief that other segments
of our economy will continue at
nearly the present levels. This
means reasonably full employment.
high wage rates and heavy con-
sumer spending for food.
1t was pointed out that industry
will be making many adjustments
which may result in some tempo
CONTINUED on page seven1
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
Keller Is Named To
Reciprocity Board
appointment OF Former Vehicle
Commissioner Made By BOggS

Gov. ]. Caleb Boggs announced
this week the appointment of Har-
old H. Keller, outgoing motor We
hicle commissioner, as a member
of the Reciprocity Commission crea-
ted by the 117th General Assembly.
Mr.. Keller, of Laurel, lost out as
motor vehicle commissioner in the
reshuffling of State Highway De-
partment jobs brought on by the
Republican election victory a year
ago.
The other two members of the
new commission, who hold their
jobs by virtue of their positions,
are Col. William A. McWilliams,
chief engineer of the State High
way Department, and Thomas E.
BurrOugh, of Odessa, the new mo-
tor vehicle commissioner.
The new unit was set up in Sen
ate Bill 240 sponsored by Senators
John w. Burris (R-MilfOrd) and
Walter Handsberry (D-Leipsic).
The preamble to the bill says
that ''it becomes increasingly neces-
sary under our modern transporta.
tion system for motor vehicles t.
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Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06

dilllldleu services IN LH6 area.
General sessions on both days
will be devoted to the patient
his financial problems and his care
and comfort. Section meetings each
day will bring together those en-
gagged in the various special" ser
vices necessary for the efficient
operation of all hospitals.
Following registration starting
at Monday morning, the first ses-
sion will open with greetings from
Brady J. Dayton, president of the
Association and administrator of
Peninsula General Hospital, Sails
bury, Maryland
Speakers at the session to dis
cuss ''The Patient and His Bill'
will include: DR.. c. Rufus ROrem,
continued on page ten(
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
Huge Patton Tank
Made By Chrysler
Is Demonstrated
FIREMEN'S FUND DRIVE
PROGRESSING NICELY

Garrett L. Grier, president
of the Carlisle Fire Com
pany, announced today that
the door to door solicitation
for funds held last Sunday
afternoon from one until
two, was decidedly success
full with a total of S1,97O8O
collected in the single hour.
However, Mr.. Grier stated.
many residents were not at
home when the calls were
made, and these folk were
left envelopes, and he hopes
that they will see that their
donations are sent in.
The firemen are also again
conducting dances every Sat
urday evening at the Com.
munity Building and the pa
trOnage of all interested in
a rOllicking good time is So
licited.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
Christian Western At
Presbyterian Church
Will Be Presented This Coming
Sunday Evening

'Mr. Texas, called 1.-THE worlds
first Christian western, will be
shown here this coming Sunday
at the Presbyterian church at 1880
in the evening. The film is the
first major production of Billy
Graham Evangelistic Films, Inc.
and features the famed young evan
gelist and his entire evangelistic
team. Playing leading roles in the
full-length color picture are Redd
Harper and Cindy Walker, both
professional western stars who
have recently made their decision
to give their lives and talents to
Christian service.
'Mr. Texas" has amazed relig-
iOus leaders and motion picture
authorities alike during it's first
year of shOwings. At the films pre-
view in Hollywood Bowl on Octo-
Der 1, 1851, a record throng of 25,-
600 persons jammed into the huge
amphitheatre for the largest at
tendance any motion picture has
ever had in this country. During
the past year of showings an esti-
mated S,O06,O00 persons have seen
CONTINUED on page sevenD
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06

behavior with a rlne ana shotgun
are second nature to you; you
don't think about the next move
and how it should be carried out,
because that firearm is as much a
part of you as the hammer, for
instance, is part Of a carpenter"
Mr.. dupont said, Before you
head for your favorite haunt this
hunting season, the Delaware Safe
ty Council would like to suggest
that you give serious consideration
to THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
| OF SAFETY. There's no need to
memorize them but you should be
thoroughly familiar with these cor
rect gun handling practices so as
to assure your own safe hunting
pleasure, as we'll as that of your
CONTINUED on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
Kent County Fire
Association Aides
Named By President
BROWNIE TROOP 33
WILL MARCH IN
"BIG TOP" PARADE

The girls in Brownie Troop
No. 33 are looking forward
to marching in the big Top"
parade this Saturday in Phil
adelphia-it will be televised.
They are hoping that all
their friends will catch a
glimpse at them as they pass
the camera. The girls will
have as their guests, Peggy
and Betty Lindale from
Ridgley, Maryland.
The troop has just COM
pleted a very successful
cookie sale that will help to
pay the bus which will take
them to Philadelphia.
The girls will leave from
Nancy Clendaniel's home or
South Walnut Street at 1880
a. M, Saturday, November z.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
State Museum Gets
Arthurs Portrait

A portrait of the late Stanley M.
Arthurs, noted Delaware artist and
illustrator, has been received by
the Delaware State Museum in Do
yer. It was presented as a gift by
Mrs. John w. Arthurs, a sister-in-
law of Mrs. ArthuTs.
The portrait was painted in oils
ION canvas in 1885 by fellow artist,
N. G. Yyeth, Of Chadd's Ford, Penn.
sylvania. Both artist and subject
were pupils Of another nationally
known Delaware artist, Howard
Continued on page sIx)
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06

Shaw, radiologist, Memorial Hospi-
tai; DR.. John Alden, radiologist,
Delaware Hospital; Dr. Frank o.
Brien, Chest Surge6n, Delaware
Hospital; DR.. Leonard Lang, Di-
rector of Chest Services, Veterans
Hospital; DR.. Aston J. Morris,
Medical Department, Delaware Hos
pital
In Kent County, 2S,SO2 people
were x-rayed. This is 1920 of the
eligible adult population, Is years
of age and older.
Eight hundred fifty-two (852) Of
the people x-rayed in Kent County
by the mobile units were asked to
come back for a second, large X
ray, measuring 14x17 inches. Of
these 68S reported for their large
Continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
Officers Selected
At Wesley College

The Wesley Junior College Stu
dent Council President John Glib
son of Dover, Del, today announc-
ed that the officer of the Council
had been picked for the academic
year. Don Moore, Dover, will be
President Protein; Lois Savage,
RehobOth, Social Committee Chair
man; MIN Kennedy, Philadelphia,
Pa, as Treasurer; and Walda Reed
from Millville, N. j., as Secretary.
Committees to carry on The work
of the Student Council were also
Continued on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
Hospital Group To Meet In
Baltimore November 9-IO

The thirteenth annual conference of the of
Columbia Delaware held
Tuesday November $40 Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore
More than $500 persons administrators
pced attend the representing 81 hospitals
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
State Safety Council Leader
Urges Hunters To Be Careful

Since the recent dry spell has been ended and the hunting
Safety today saycon-
really eff you're majority
the field today, seldom
simply your
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
FinaIRepOrt Of ChestX-RGy
Surrey GiUen hKent County

This report the number of people Kent County who
X-Ray Survey opinions people
Medical Review the
the following physicians:
A. Beatty Commttee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-04-11
Visitors to See II Embassies
And Homes in Benefit TODAY

bassy of Japan, 2516 Massachu-
sets avenue NV; the Legation
of Iceland. 1906 Twenty-thi
street NV, and the homes of
Mrs. Wilbur Carr, 1900 Wyo-
ming avenue NV; DR.. and Mrs.
Charles s. White. 2310 Kalorama
road NV Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
H. Foley. jr., 2340 Wyoming av-
enue NV; Mr.. and Mrs. George
M. Morris, 2401 Kalorama road
N W.; Mr. and Mrs. Eliot Wads-
worth, 2416 Tracy place NV,
and Mr. and Mrs. William C.
Stirling, 2456 Tracy place NV.
Decorating the homes and
embassies, except for the jap
anese Embassy. which will dec
crate its own, are these garden
clubs: Wesley Heights. District,
Rock Greek, Perennial, National
Farm and Garden, Silver Spring.
American University Park Glen
wood Road. Kenwood. Belle Ha-
ven, Bethesda. Forest Hills.
Georgetown, Trowel, and Neigh
bcrhood Garden Club Of Airing
ton.
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East Capitol Bridge
Structural Bids Of
S3,424,769 Received

Low bids totaling 1924, 769 to
build the SubStructure and super
structure of the the East Capitol
street bridge were disclosed yes
terday.
They were submitted by two
Baltimore construction firms.
Seven other companies entered
the bidding, regarded as unus-
ually competitive by highway Of
ficials. Although the contract
awards probably will not be made
until next week, the low bidders
Baltimore Contractors, Inc,
and DeLuca-Davis Construction
Co.-are expected to get the con-
tracts.
The former outfit will take care
Of the bridge substructure at
cost of 81 ,204 1859, while the latter
will build the superstructure
costing $2,219, 900.
Total cost of the 1,900-foot
bridge and its land approaches
has been set at SIG million, of
which three-fourths already has
been appropriated, with the re-
manning amount requested in the
1854 budget.
The 13-Span bridge itself is, to
be of steel plate girder construc-
ton. Dirt-fill operations at the
approaches are still in progress.
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Dr.. Lyon Daughter
Is Sued for Divorce

A divorce suit was filed in
Montgomery County Circuit
Court yesterday against Mrs.
Elizabeth Lyon Kelley. adopted
daughter of a prominent Wash
ington heart specialist, DR.. James
A. Lyon.
Mrs. Kelley's husband is Harry
Homer Kelley, former boxer. His
suit asks a limited divorce,
charging she left him last April
20 while they we're living at DR..
Lyons estate. Glenview Farm,
in upper Montgomery County.
The suit states that her last
known address was Miami.
The couple was married June
81, 1947 in Jacksonville, Ind,
according to the suit. That was
six weeks after the death of Mrs.
Kelley's first husband, Theodore
Deutsch who shot and killed
himself in a Chicago hotel.
Kelley now is employed as a
bellhop at the Woodner Apart
ments. He lives on Jamestown
road near Rockville.
DR.. Lyon and his daughter
once were estranged. They were
reconciled about a year ago dur
ing a court fight to break a will
of the late Mrs. Lyon, who left
most Of her $3.50, 900 estate in
trust for Mrs. Kelley. DR.. Lyon
was cut out Of the will. The will
was broken and an earlier one
was recognized. It granted DR..
Lyon about 100000 and Mrs.
Kelley the rest when she reaches
the age of %. She will be %
hhis year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-04-11
Rando| Macon Schools
To Be Run Separately
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, April IL
Separate administrations are
being set UP for the States three
Methodist sponsored schools
bearing the name Randolph
Macon.
The board of trustees of Ran
dolph- Macon College, which has
also administered Randolph
Macon Woman's College and
Randolph-Macon Academy since
their founding, decided yesterday
to sever these controls.
More economical administra-
ton" should result from the new
setup, Board Chairman James
Mullen commented of Rich
mond after the board meeting.
Each institution will now have
a board devoted solely to it's
interests and converSant to its
needs" he added.
Ties between the three in
Stitution and the Virginia con-
ference of the Methodist Church
will continue under the reor-
ganization.
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Continued From First Page.)

popped. The young girl posed
prettily in her ankle-length
chartreuse gown, with pink car
nations on her bodice.
Mr.. Brownell was quite proud
of his accomplishment.
II drew a blank the first time, I"
he explained. 1.-THE second time
I hit the jackpot" Later. he
added: II know a queen when
I see one"
Miss Bailey was escorted by
Capt. Gerald Urpschot. a senior
pilot for the Military Air Trans
port Service, stationed at Boiling
Air Force Base.
The young queen has been one
many times, during her days at
Akron Central High School and
at Akron University, which she
now is attending as a freshman.
She is a natural blonde with
blue-green eyes. is five feet four
inches tall, and weighs lis
pounds.
During her first semester at
the university. she was a men,
Der of the Homecoming Queens
Court. In 1949 she was Fresh
man Beauty Queen at Akron
Central High.
Enjoys Cooking.
Miss Bailey is majoring in
home economics at the univer-
sity. She is considered a top
sports enthusiast. enjoys cooking
and sewing, and wants to be an
educated house wife"
Until January, 1854, she is
queen of the Ohio Sesquicenten-
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Case, Nicely 10 Ask
Senate 10 Vote New
D. {. Primary Bill

Senate approval of a measure
for official regulated primaries
for the election of District dele
gates to the national political
conventions will be sought by
leaders of the Senate District
Committee.
Chairman Case and Senator
Nicely, Democrat, of West Vir-
ginia, ranking minority member,
yesterday teamed up in spon-
soring a new bill.
It is similar to the one the
Senate passed near the end of
the last Congress-. That one died
in the House.
Referendum Idea Dropped.
Dropped from the new bill was
a clause authorizing the District
Commissioners to make use of
the proposed election machinery
to get referendum votes on i'm
portant city issues.
Aside from convention dele
gates and alternates, the bill
provides for the popular election
of national committeeman and
committeewomen for the parties.
Elections would be held the
first Tuesday in June in each
presidential election year. Voters
would register by their party
affiliations and would be re-
stricted to a vote only on the
ballot of their declared party.
Limit on Expenditures.
The new bill would limit cam
pa1gn expenditures of any Dis
trict party candidate to $4,000.
Party committees would be linn
tied to 100000 and individual
contributions to $4,000. Both
candidates and committees would
be required to file affidavits of
donations and expenses.
Voting would be limited to
persons over 81 who have at
least one year of actual domicile
in the District.
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Skies Smiling on Coronation
OfCherry Bloom Queen 7 odoy

NAL celebration. She belongs to
the Pershing Rifles group at the
university. Her sorority is Alpha
Gamma Delta. She is no stran-
ger to Washington, having been
here only few days ago when
the Ohio Congressional delega-
ton held a reception at the
Hotel Statler.
While attending Akron Univer-
sity, Miss Bailey works as a clerk
at a supermarket in that city.
After the queen of the Cherry
Blossom Festival was chosen,
there was a Semi-formal grand
ball. with Barnee of the Shore
ham, and a relief band provid-
ing the music for the dancers.
Chairman Frank E. Weakly re-
ports that there still are some
81 seats in the reserved area for
the pageants, today and tomor-
row, at the Tidal Basin. He
said. however. that only about
1000 such seats have been set
aside, the other $4,000 being free
on a first come first served
basis.
Tickets are on sale at the
Greater National Capital Com
mittee, 204 Star Building, 1101
Pennsylvania avenue NV; the
American Automobile Associa-
ton and woodward & Lothrop's
Alexandria and Bethesda Chevy
Chase stores.
Week End of Blossoms.
In addition to the double
Towering cherry trees on Hams
Point. other outstanding floral
displays expected to continue
through the week end in the
city's parks. include azaleas, dog
wood, pansies, redbud. crab APP
pie and Others.
The azaleas are reported espe-
cially attractive at Meridian Hill
Park and Franklin Park, the In
dependence avenue approach to
Memorial Bridge and Lee Man.
sion. The crab apples will be
blooming in Anacostia Park.
Other locations containing
beautiful floral displays of the
season are Battery Kemble Park,
Rock Greek Parkway, Mount
Vernon Memorial Highway, West
Potomac Park near jefferson
Memorial, Dumbarton Oaks, and
along the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal towpath.