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Evening star., 1953-04-19

bassy, the Japanese-American
Citizens League, the State De-
partment. the Voice of America
and the Holly Society.
During the technical session,
Roger Pease, horLiculturist at
the West Virginia Agricultural
Experiment Station, will report
of research progress at the sta
ton. John Wister, Scott Horti-
cultural Foundation, Swarthmore
College, will present a holly
check list.
The non-technical session will
include:
How to Identify the Hollys, y
by Prof. Robert Clark, Rutgers
University: Holly Motifs in Tex
tile Printing" by Mrs. Barbara
Piegar, Twin Brook, Md; 1.-The
Uses of Holly in Landscaping, :"
by Prof Carl Johnson, University
of Maryland, and Decorating
Ice Cream. Cakes, ETC., with Holly
Motifs" by a representative of
a Washington dairy.
On Thursday, the day preced-
ing the meeting, tours have been
arranged to Mount Vernon and
other points of interest in the
Washington area.
Evening star., 1953-04-19
Rock Gardens
WeII-Designed Luyouts Provide Refreshing
Appearance, Chance for Flower Experiment
BY W. n. Younemon
GoPdAn Ed;Nnr

counts. The rocks should be
sloped into the bank so as to
carry the rainfall into the, soil.
Also, the rocks should be deeply
buried to make certain they will
not loosen by freezing and thaw-
ing. The larger the rocks, the
better, for they are less likely to
be dislodged in working among
the plants or by "heaving."
Adequate soil pockets should
be provided for the plants. AS
far as practicable, these should
be protected from washing by
heavy rainstorms. Direct rain
fall is not likely to be as damag-
ing as surface run-of from areas
above the rock garden. The
rup-off can be controlled by a
shallow ditch across the slope
above the garden, or by low
wall erected to divert the water.
This should be taken care of in
the early stages of construction.
A special soil mixture should
be prepared and used in laying
the rocks. A mixture of equal
parts of sand, loan and humus
is desirable, but since many of
the plants may be lime lovers,
it is common practice to add
bluestone chips to the mixture.
However, if it is a shaday garden
and most of the plants are acid
lovers. the bluestone should be
omitted.
This soil mixture is thorough
ly tamped around each rock as
it is placed in position. More
over, it is well to use small pieces
of rock to separate the larger
rocks. This is to keep them from
sagging when the soil becomes
moist, also it is important to
keep the spaces open for the
roots to expand. The disadvan-
tage of their use, however, is
that if the soil is not thoroughly
packed there will be shrinkage
and openings in which SlugS and
snailS can hide. Mice may also
take advantage of such spaces.
Choice of Rocks Important.
The face of the rock garden
should slope to the back about
two inches for each foot in
height: a better way is to have
the rock garden built up in
series of ledges (flat areas) and
rises. Such a method gives more
areas for plants, whereas a wall
provides only for hanging plants.
Also the flat areas may be
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There are two major reasons
for designing and building a
rock garden. One is to provide a
setting for the little jewels of
the flower kingdom, that would
be lost in the perennial border.
The other is to turn slope or
bank into a flower garden, where
without rocks to hold the soil
and provide a comfortable home
for the plants, it would not be a
suitable home for them.
The rock garden, to be attrac-
tive and effective, should be part
of the garden design. This
means it should have a back
ground, if planted on the level.
A pool of water or even a little
stream adds greatly to the in
terest. Where the garden can be
placed in a far corner of the
yard with a suitable background
of shrubbery, it makes a focal
point in the garden picture.
To be a fitting home for these
smaller members of the garden
family, the rock garden must be
properly constructed. The ex-
posure is of little Importance,
except that plants should be
selected for it. A we'll built rock
garden supplies moisture and
provides a cool root rum" a
place where the roots of alpines
and others needing protection
from hot dry soils will thrive.
Even though the exposure is to
the south or west and unshaded,
the well-built rock garden en-
ableS many kinds of plants to
thrive. Small trees such as dog
woods may be included in the
planting to temper the sun.
Rocks Should Be SlOped.
The eastern or northern ex-
posure has a greater variety of
plant material available than
one exposed to hot summer suns
from midday on. Nevertheless,
it is the construction that
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this is done it is usually impor-
tant to include a number Of
small annuals to take their place
during the summer season. This
is usually desirable since most
ANIMALS have a long Towering
season.
1t may be appropriate to men,
ton here that the sedums and
Semper-vivums, the fleshy-leaved
desert type plants, are especially
useful in the hot dry situations.
They are available in a wide
range of colorS, sizes, and habits
OF growth. It should be noted
that one or two have spreading
ways and can become a problem
if allowed to spread uncon-
trolled. Sedum acre and S. sar-
mentosum are two that, if left
alone, will take the garden.
Rock gardens grow as ones
interest in plants increases. Any
list of plants is of only passing
interest because the avid rock
gardener is always on the watch
for something new or different.
But every beginner starts with
about the same list-phlox subu-
lata, two or three sedums, dwarf
iris, Scotch harebell, candytuft,
Saxifrage. rock rose. daphne. and
varied collection of the early
spring Towering bulbs.
Actually. this group of plants
makes a very good inexpensive
start. When the gardener has
tried his hand on them, he is
ready for a more varied plant
list. Not only will he want to
test some of the more unusual
varieties and kinS of the forego-
ing. but he may wish to tackle
the less commonly grown species
and varieties. This is one way
of saying that the rock garden
can be just as fascinating and
as much of a challenge as any
other gardening hobby-and just
as reWarding,
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Cucumbers, usually not rec
commended for a small garden
because of their rambling habit,
like to climb. If there's a wire
fence handy, you could try plant
ing your cucumber along it. Or
you can build a little trellis Of
stout stakes and chicken wire.
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Holly Society Holding Spring Meeting
Friday at University of MARYLAND

The spring meeting of the
Holly Society of America will
be held Friday at Symons Hall,
University of Maryland.
The meeting will be divided
into two sessions, a technical
session beginning at $50 am.
and non-technical session fol-
lowing box luncheon.
At noon there will be a cere-
mony, Trees for the Forest of
Peace. Tokyo, Japan" Partici-
pants will be the Japanese EN-
Evening star., 1953-04-19
Birds Eut Cunkerworms

If trees are allowed to be re-
peatedly defoliated by canker-
worms. their health may become
SO badly weakened that they can
no longer successfully withstand
diseases or other troubles. Can
kerWorms also are known as
inch worms, measuring worms
and loopers due to their habit of
drawing up into a loop while
crawling. DDT kills them and
birds consider cankerworms a
real gourmet'S delight.
Milford chronicle., 1953-04-10
Are You Headed For
A Fall?

There's something about spring
That causes many a fall''. Miss Lou
ise WhitcOmb, home management
specialist thinks that most falls
could be prevented if people would
just take time to put their ladders
in good repair.
Since early spring is cleanup
and fix-up time on the farm, every
one is so busy, they neglect neces-
sary safety precautions. Fails. -
warns Miss Whitcomb, ARE among
the top causes of farm injuries"
Next time you climb a ladder.
make sure you're not headed for
a fall" Miss WhitcOmb suggests
the following safety rules:
Check your ladder. If it is rot
ten and rickety, buy a new one. Be
fore climbing, set the ladder up
carefully. Put the base of the lad
der down firmly about One-fourth
Of the ladders height from the wall.
Hold on with both hands. You're
going up the ladder to do a job,
not as stunt man. Always face
the ladder, going up or down.
Never lean too far out on the lad
der. Better come down and move it
to another position. Make Sure your
hands and shoes are free of mud
and grease so you have a good grip
on the ladder.
Milford chronicle., 1953-04-10
MILTON

On Tuesday evening friends and
relatives of Mrs. George Marvel
gathered at her home in a surprise
birthday party. Guests present
throughout the evening included
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Marvel and
family and Hathaway Marvel of
Dover, Mrs. Frank Norris and fam
lily, Mrs. Thomas Hughes and fam
ily Mrs. Ralph Marvel, and Mrs
Harry Marvel and son Willard.
Mrs. Marvel was presented with
several useful as we'll as beautiful
gifts. A birthday cake was given
her and later was served to the
guests along with ice cream and
Pepsi-COla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Remington
and Mrs. James Marvel of Media.
Pa, were Good Friday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George Mar
vel.
Weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs
George Marvel and Mrs. Ralph Mar
vel included Ralph Marvel. John
Leonard and John Leisi, all sta
toned with the U. S. Navy in Nor
folk, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hopkins.
Jr., of Harbeson, are the proud
parents of baby girl named Pamra
Starr, born on March 28th.
Milford chronicle., 1953-04-10
ThOrntons Must Stand
Trial In Sussex Court
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N~oAANAluCu from IlFSL DaRe1
day they were arraigned before
Magistrate Oscar B. King, in
Georgetown and held in $4,000 bond
on charge of manslaughter, for
appearance in the April term of
Court. Unable to furnish bond the
couple have remained in Sussex
County Prison awaiting Grand
Jury action. No date has yet been
set for the trial.
The ThOrntOn's other five chill
dren were placed in the care of
the State Department of Public
Welfare. They are Maryann Ross,
16, and Robert Ross, z, children of
Mrs. Thornton by a previous mar
riage; Richard Wayne Thornton,
aged 4; Margaret, aged 3, and Dale,
IA months.
The ThOrntOns had been arraign-
ed in Juvenile Court last Decem-
Der on a charge of neglect of the
children and at that time the Court
ordered protective service for the
children under the State Depart
ment of Public Welware. The father
worked at JOe's Paint and Body
Shop at WescOat's Corner near
Lewes and the mother had been en-
ployed as a part-time waitress. In
the Juvenile Court hearing in CON
nectiOn with the death of George
Rae Thornton, it was brought out
that the child weighed 81a pounds
at birth in the Beebe Hospital, on
Milford chronicle., 1953-04-10

Frank D'Armour of Dover, was a
guest of the Coopers during James
vacation.
Edgar Morris spent the Easter
holidays here with his wife and
family at their residence in De-
Vries Circle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert o. Hayes
and son Roger Virden Hayes, of
Wilmington, and Miss Louise Mar
shall of New Castle. spent the hol-
ldays here with Mrs. Hayes and
Miss Marshall's mother, Mrs. A. w.
Marshall at her home on Second
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John William Hook
er, III, of Lewes, are receiving
congratulations upon the birth of
Q son, John William, w. born on
March 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron F. Clifton of
Bridgeville, were the dinner guests
of Mr.. .CliftOn's mother, Mrs. Fred
erick G. Clifton, Sr., and family
at their residence on Mulberry
street.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton
H. Ellis and family during the hol-
idays were Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin G.
Kepner and their son Dicky of En-
dicott, N. Y. The Kepners, who
were former Lewes residents, have
another son, Irwin ''Keppy," junior.
who is now in the u. S. Coast Guard
Service, and currently on a 24OO-
mile cruise on the Coast Guard
Wearthership "Chambera," which
will take him to the AzOre Islands.
Mr.. and Mrs. James o. Marshall
Jr., and family of Ship c. rpenter
street, entertained during the hol-
idays, Mrs. MarshalPs parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Benjamin VintOn. Sr..
and her brother and sister-in-law.
Buddy and YvOnne Johnson Vim
ton and children, Brock and Ben
ME, Jr., all of TybOtt's Corners.
and YvOnne's mother, Mrs. Beniam-
in Johnson of Dover and Indian
Beach.
Mrs. William Teal, Jr., is con-
fined to her home on Second street
because of illness.
Mrs. Philip Elliott, who has been
a patient at the Beebe Hospital
following an operation, has re-
turned to her home on Kings
Highway, where she is now recup-
Grating. Mrs. ElliOtt's daughter,
I Miss Jeanette Elliott, a student
nurse, is a patient at Brandywine.
Jeanette's many friends wish her
well and back to duty again.
Milford chronicle., 1953-04-10
LEWES

The class of 1868 at the Lewes
High School is now working on
the annual play, which is entitled
HlllDllly Weddin'," to be given on
April 16 and II in the Lewes High
School Auditorium at 8 D. m. The
play has lis setting in the Ken
tucKy Mountains, and is the story
'Of the Belsnick family, eight in
number, and the difficulties which
Paw undergOes to get his two
Oldest daughters married. Into the
story are introduced two of the
upschiagers, neighbors down the
trail, who are suitOrs to these
daughters. Also Ronald Maxwell
and his Aunt Lucy, prominent So
cialites, have automobile trouble,
and end up at the point of Paws
gun. The two daughters in ques-
ton are Bonnie Mae and Ceelie.
The other four children, Jurney
Lou, Four, Five and Six, all help
with the wedding arrangements,
and Ceelie is finally married. Bon
ME Mae and Ronald agree that
their position as a doctor and nurse
in the hills is well established and
Paw replaces his gun to the fire.
place. The play promises to be
hilarious, and all are invited to
attend. The cast is as follows:
Paw Belsnickle, Douglas MelOtt;
Nav Belsnickle, Patty Miller; Gee
lie Belsnickle, ROsann Lange; Bon
ME Mae Belsnickle, Nancy Ward;
Juney Lou Belsnickle, Shirley Lit
tie; Four Belsnickle, Cynny
Raught; Five Belsnickle, Kathryn
Millman; Six Belsnickle, Judy At
kinsc; Obeey Upschiager, Jack
Strizinger; Chiz Upschiager, Sam
my Ceilings; Ronald Maxwell,
Douglas Roberts; The Reverend,
Willie Trautman; Lucy Maxwell,
Marie Papciak; Cousin Zeke, Bob
Doty aid extra cousins and Hill
billy Band
Tickets are $1.OO for adults and
75c for children, and may be pur-
chased from any senior.
Winfield and Emory Brittingham,
two business men of Lewes, re-
Gently purchased the dwellings of
Edward c. Bunting and Mildred E.
KersO, when it was auctiOned at
Orphans Court sale, held in Lewes.
The lands which includes over II
acres. was reported to have cost
$10,400.
James Byron cooper, a junior at
the University of Delaware, is
spending his spring vacation here
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert L. Cooper and family at
their residence Oh Third street.
Milford chronicle., 1953-04-10
Bridge Information
Center Now Open


Delaware Memorial Bridge In
formation Center, one of the few
centers Of its kind in the east, is
open to the public and will service
tourists during the Anticipated
heavy spring travelling season. ac-
cording to G. Lester Daniels. gem
eral manager.
Located on the Delaware side Of
the bridge, the information center
provides rest rooms, a parking lot
and general information for those
who have lost their way or are
heading for specific place.
Trained personnel and man
readers will be at the public's SER
vice sixteen hours day, according
to Daniels, and special emphasis
will be placed on helping travellers
locate hotels, motels and eating
houses when they request it.
Delaware's scenic spots, historic
museums, art center and other
places of interest will also be list
ed for those who wish to tour the
state. There will also be complete
information on recreation areas.
fishing grounds and beaches. Camp-
ers and those travelling in auto.
trailers will also be able to learn
where they can locate, either for a
night or for a vacation period.
Information on Delaware's grow
ing shopping centers, its manufac-
tured products, amusements and
sports events will also be on file.
The emphasis will be placed on
Seeing Delaware" when the mo-
tOrist heads in that direction.
Daniels pointed out that nearly
every main Delaware thOroughfare
now has fine motels, camp sites or
hotels and restaurants where tour
lists can be accommodated. ave
want to help these people at all
times" he declared.
Featured in the center will be a
huge map of Delaware depicting its
/ recreatiOnal areas, ponds, lakes,
bays and large Illuminated color
transparencies will depict some Of
the states most interesting spots.
ALC -- VI Au6C COAAuGEBS ulEGCLAT
with New Jersey Turnpike. Auto
lists heading south may connect
with Route 13, which runs the en-
tire length Of the state to Kipto-
peke Ferry. Route 40 will take
motorists to Baltimore and Wash
ington.. Those wishing to cross the
Chesapeake Bay Bridge will travel
south on Route 13 to Smyrna. There
they turn right on Delaware 300
and proceed directly to Maryland's s
new span, which has it's terminus
in Annapolis. There are connecting
links to Lancaster, Harrisburg and
| Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania
Turnpike, Daniels pointed out.
Travelling from Pennsylvania
motorists can cross the bridge into
New Jersey, connect with Route
40 and reach the great Jersey shore
resorts in little over one hour.
Those from the south will find
the bridge a direct link to New
Jersey Turnpike for New York City
and all DOints in New England.
Milford chronicle., 1953-04-10

Long Ago
Egyptian history dates hack to
about 1000 BIC.
Milford chronicle., 1953-04-10
Time To Enter
Pasture Program
teontlnued. from first paeeA

The purpose of the program is to
aid and encourage Delaware farm
ers to produce full season supplies
Of high quality hay, pasture and
silage. Every farmer who enrolls
becomes a demOnstratOr of the
value of good roughage in produc-
ing milk and meat economically.
Each farmer will be asked to
supply information on his practices
and operations. Records of milk
sold and grain fed during the pas
ture season should be available.
Judges will score the forage pro-
gram on each enrOllee's farm at
least twice during the season. En-
phasis will be placed on the pOssi-
bilities of improvement in the
program, within the farmers faci-
titles and resources.
A change over last years pro-
gran is that farmers who received
Excellent" ratings in 1952's Green
er Pastures Program will not be
eligible to enroll. Their names will
be inscribed on a permanent honor
roll, and they will be asked to
sponsor a new enrollee lin the pro-
gram.
Enrolment blanks are available
from the County Extension Offices
in Newark, Dover, or Georgetown.
These blanks should be filled cut
and returned to, the county agricul-
tural agents by April 18th.
Milford chronicle., 1953-04-10
BTGndyJUiRe TFcck
announces Program
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Delaware citizens, horse owners
and owners of harness racing
tracks in the state, Brandywine is
reluctantly compelled to relinquish
the additional dates allotted it by
the Delaware Harness Racing Com
mission.
Although the reduction from 80
to 20 racing nights cuts down sub
stantially the revenue to the State,
the real impact is on the many
owners of horses and drivers who
had planned to race at Brandywine
and already have deposited sub
stantial sums of money with the
track for entry fees.
To the hOrsemen in particular
Brandywine Raceway Association
offers it's most humble apologies.
Public opinion supports Brandy
wines position that it is the innO-
cent victim of circumstances be-
yond its control. Despite the cur
tailment in racing nights, Brandy
wine Raceway already has received
a tremendous response from horse
men and is looking forward to a
banner 20-night meet.
Milford chronicle., 1953-04-10
LEAP YEAR SUCCESS

MENA, Ark.-(P-Polk County
officials have declared Leap Year,
1852 a success.
They said that, on the basis of
county statistics, % more girls got
husbands during the year and 10
more were able to keep them than
during 1851.
Milford chronicle., 1953-04-10
JayCee Group Being
Formed In Milford
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AGOhLlNutQ from llGSt pager
1900 clubs, with over 150, 900 mem-
bers with the u. S. There also
we're over 40 JayCees units over
seas in the fastest growing organf-
zation in the world.
After the business meeting. color
slides were shown Of the different
JayCees at work from all over the
y. :. Then temporary officers we're
elected as follows: President, Bill
Watson; Executive Vice President,
Dick Barto; External Vice Presi-
dent, George Marshall; Internal
Vice President, Marvin Lightcap;
Treasurer. Gilbert wilkins; Trea-
surer, Gleln Watson; 2 year Direc-
tor, Harvey Williams; l year Direc-
tor, Jack COrdrey.
The Dover JayCees are acting as
a parent organization and will
stick close by until the Milford
Junior Chamber Of Commerce is
on its own.
Last Thursday night, Marvin
Lightcap, Glenn Watson, Bill Wat
son, Francis Duphilly, and Dick
Barto were dinner guests Of the
Dover JayCees at their dinner-bus-
mess meeting. This meeting was Of
great value to these members Of
the Milford JayCees, towards
building the Milford organization
to be as large as the Dover JayCees.
Long Ago
Egyptian history dates bsck to
Milford chronicle., 1953-04-10

CLASSIFIED Ads get results
Milford chronicle., 1953-04-10

November 26, 1852. At the time of
death it weighed six pounds and
one ounce.
Milford chronicle., 1953-04-10

Classified Ads get results
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-12-18
Jim Crow Before Hi-covrfi
Jim Grow Before Hi-coyrfi
Supreme Court Listens
As Attorneys Re-Argue
School Segregation Cases
BY ALICE A. DUNNIGAN

Washington P)--Attorneys for parents of Negro
school pupils is four states and the District of Columbia last
week told the u Supreme court that segregation in schools
is unconstitutional and, thus, should be ended.
On the other hand attorneys for the areas in which the
originated equally in their arguments
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-12-18

that segregation Is not uneonsti-
tutional and should be maintained.
Cases reargued were those
which originated In Clarendon
county, s. c., Prince Edward
county, Va. and Washington, ID.
c. Attorneys for the plaintiffs
found IL unnecessary TO argue In
the cases In Kansas and Delaware.
Besides the attorneys for the
plaintiffs and the defense, the
justice department was allotted
one hour to present its position In
the cases.
All five cases originally were
argued before the nations high
tribunal year ago. After deliber-
ating for several months, the aug
ust body on June 8 postponed a
decision ON school segregation un-
VI fiVe questions centerinE on the
1ith amendment to the ", s, Con-
stitution were answered.
At that time the court asked II
the congress In passing the iith
amendment intended to abolish
segregation and the state In rati-
flying the 18th amendment under
stood that It would,
The court also asked II Il (the
Y, s, Supreme courD had the
power to end segregation.
To all three OF the above ques-
tons. attorneys challenging segre-
cation said yes. The defendants
said no.
The IL hours originally allotted