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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-29
COI.McWilIiams
Safety Council
Guest Speaker
Chief Engineer Of Della
ware State Highway
Department Gives Talk
Next Tuesday.

Colonel William A. McWiIliams
Chlet Engineer of the Delaware
State Highway Department, will
be the guest speaker at the 34th
annual Reorganization Meeting of
the Delaware Safety Council on
tuesday evening, February 2. The
Council Directors will be the
guests of Irenee DUPONT, chairman
OF the board of the Safety Council
The informal dinner will start at
$50 o'clock in the DuBarry Room
OF the Hotel DUPONT.
Colonel McWilliams will speak
on "Delaware's Highways - What
We Have and What We Need"
Governor BOggs, Mayor Wall and
members Of the State Highway
Commission will be in attend
ance.
WilmingtOn's safety plaque won
IN national competition with cities
in the 100000 population group
ana over will he presented in be-
half of Radio Station KRNT, Des
Moines, Iowa, and the National
SAFETY Council by Harvey Smith
OF Radio Station WDEL.
DR.. George R. Miller, Jr.. and
George w. Ayars Of the State De-
partment of Public Instruction.
will present certificates to the Del
aware automobile dealers who have
contributed automobiles to the
student driver training program
and the Delaware Safety Coun-
Gil.
Frank J. HOrty, chairman of the
Continued on page sikh
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-29

mission the same as the fans
while the officials have donated
their services and the Dover High
School has granted free use of the
spacious Field House.
In the opener at 700 D. M. the
Dover "Y" Junior League All Star
game will be played. League has
been divided in two sections with
II players representing the three
teams in each division. The "Y"
Junior League plays regularly
each Saturday and have been fur
nishing fast brand of ball. Re-
Gently several of the Loop eagers
have advanced to the Dover Junior
Varsity quintet. These youngsters
can be counted upon to give a top
notch exhibition as they take their
basketball serious.
In the End game at 500 D. m.
the Dover 'Y" Senior League All
Star game will be played. The
Eight Team Loop. which covers all
OF Kent County, has been divided
into a Northern and Southern Di-
vision. Libby's, League leaders.
Milford JayCees, Milford Guards
and Wesley COllegians are in the
Southern Division. Smyrna, Dover
Telephone Co. and CIV
Fire Co., make up the Northern
Division. Twelve players, three
from each team, have been select
Continued on mage 9O)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-29
Delaware's Federal
Tax Bill Is Heavy

State Chamber OF Commerce Says
Part OF Our Burden Is SS2O,OOO 900
Delaware taxpayers would have
to pay approximately $4,000, 900
in federal taxes as their share of
the cost of the federal spending
program of $685. billions proposed
by President Eisenhower for the
next fiscal year, it has been pointed
out by the Delaware State Chamber
of Commerce.
The amount De!awareans would
have to pay in federal taxes is more
than 80 times the total Of $26,499, 900
in taxes collected by the state last
year to finance the entire state
budget, which came to $35,149,387.
the chamber added.
CONTINUED on page two)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-29

III MS L4por anNEA AulA MtUMLuS
vehicles reported than during the
same period in 1852, according to
Mr.. McKendrick. From June / to
Dec. 81, 1852. the total volume was
4,S0I435 as compared to 4,764,3O4
during the past seven months.
There was a 10 per cent general
increase in traffic for December
1858, with total Of 545,165 cross
lngs as compared 70 495,547 in
1852. -Four axle vehicles showed
the biggest gain, registering 22.6
per cent more than the previous
year. Passenger traffic was up
I'VE per cent, while Communication
ticket users increased 41.4 per
cent. It must be pointed out, Mr..
Mckendrick says, that only the
30 trip ticket was available last
December. The 10 trip shoppers
ticket sales are included in the
December percentage figures.
These were not available until
March 1853.
The report also points out that
by Dec. 3fs 1853, a total Of 16.OS9.-
l96 vehicles had used the span
since its opening on Aug. is, 1852.
There was a general monthly
average increase Of $4,000 vehicles
IN this seven month report. The in
creases We're consistent, and there
we're no outstanding high or peak
months. The increase was spread
continued from page 2oI
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-29
Delaware Population
Has Increased Rapidly
Total Population Of $4,000 Last
July LIST Is II Per Cent Increase

Delaware was the fifth fastest
growing state in the nation between
April 1, 1850 to July 1, 1858, the
Census Bureau in Washington re-
ported this week.
The Diamond States population
jumped Ill per cent-from 318,O85
to S5S,000-while the national gain
was only 81 per cent.
Only four states-Nevada. Cali
fornia, Arizona, and Florida-were
more rapidly in those three
years, the bureau reported.
The study showed states in the
Continued on page 22)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-29
Milford Methodist Men
Hold Supper Meeting
ChhFter Was Observed By Avenue.
Church Group On Tuesday Evening

Charter night was observed nv
the Men of Avenue Methodist
Church, Milford, at a supper meet
ing on Tuesday evening in the social
nall ct the Fellowship Building of
the church. Burton Willis and a
special committee had charge of
the dinner, Haswell Pierce of the
devotions. Dallas Kitchens, chair
man of the program committee, was
IN charge of the recreation
The Avenue mems organization
was organized last September. The
charter, having been received from
the Board of Lay Activities of Chi
cagO, was presented to the Avenue
Methodist Men with James Holz-
president, DR.. William II.
Bandy, secretary, and the Rev. Rob
ert Green, pastor, participating.
Spencer Willis, chairman, assisted
by Garrett Grier, Joseph Steele,
James Wilson, Leslie Blades, Norton
Leverage and George Steele, mem
bers of the project committee, pre-
sented new projects for the club
during the winter and spring
months. Several new members were
introduced by the membership COM
mittee, with Burt Willis, chairman.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-29
State Sheep Raisers
To Meet February End
Session win Be Held At Caesar
Rodney School In Camden

A meeting of the sheep raisers
in Delaware is to be held at the
Caesar Rodney School in Camden
on February End starting at 1880
p. m, to organize the Delaware
Sheep Breeders Association. Sheen
owners in this state, Maryland.
and others interested in promoting
and developing the sheep indus
try in this area are invited to at
tend according to an invitation
extended by the organizing com
mittee consisting of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry GOggin of Camden; Calvin
Hollis, Jr,, Houston; James owen
tin and Archy Bagwell, Townsend:
and Charles Dukes Of Townsend.
The meeting will include the
election of officers and discussions
and approval Of a constitution.
Continued on page two)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-29
Dairymen In Nassau
Area Did Well In SO
A Total OF S491, 2SS.2O Paid For
Their Product; Meet Next Tuesday

A Total OF S491, 2S3.2O Paid For
Their Product; Meet Next Tuesday
Dairymen in the Nassau area re-
ceived S491,283.2O in 1853 for milk
sold to the Supplee-Wills-Ioncs
Milk Company of Philadelphia.
The company disclosed the total
payments to rs dairy farmers as it
announced the date for the sixth
annual farmer-company meeting.
The meeting will be held on Tues
day, February 2, 1854, at 7:45 D. m.
at the Coolspring Community Hall.
CoOlspring, Del.
Since 1854 marks the 15Oth Ami
versary of the Supplee Company,
it the oldest milk company
in this country, part of the eve
ning's program will be devoted to
a review of the company's history
and its progress from it's origin to
CONTINUED on page six)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-29
Sussex COP Group
Selects 'Trivits
Former State Representative Nam
ed To Policy Making Unit

Former State Rep. Leon F. Triv-
its, of Cannon, was appointed this
week to the Sussex County Repub-
lican Policy Committee.
A successful businessmen, Mr..
Trivits, who headed both the Ap-
preparations and Revised Statutes
Committee during the 1851 General
Assembly, succeeds former Rep.
David G. Speicher, of Bridgeville.
Mr.. Speicher resigned as state
representative and as a member of
the policy committee early this
Continued on page 2O)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-29
The ''MiIe Of Dimes"
Due Here Tomorrow
Was Postponed Last Week Because
OF The Snow Storm

The Mile of Dimes" originally
scheduled for last Saturday as a
feature of MilfOrd's Annual March
of Dimes Drive and postponed be-
cause of last Fridays heavy snow
fall, has been re-scheduled for this
coming Saturday, January 3Oth, and
will be staged by Milford's Coolies
and CoOtiettes in the downtown
business area beginning at one
o'clock Saturday afternoon, weather
permitting
A mile of Dimes" was first staged
Continued on page sikh
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-29
DOUer SchOOIShOp Building
Bids To Be Opened FEB. 10

t1 DS lot construction Of vocational shop building
Sch0o will
special School District Thursday, February at n
The building will
that 1t ADDED
ny ln a some time ago and the
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-29
Basketball Program To Aid
March Of Dimes Program,

gala Basketball will the Field House
on Stud@y evening" January SOh with all going
ach Ot Dimes Three will be
the first game tapping OFF at 700 wide area
payers that Will
on lower Delaware as we'll nearby MARYLAND I'D
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-29
Memorial Bridge Traffic
Is Steadily Increasing

Delaware Memorial Bridge traffic continues
waiter B. Mcendc Jr general a
report submitted to the Delaware State Highway
The l. 1853 beginning of the fiscal
fyeaF, through December 81, 1853.
During those lu months operaton more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-11

Marie Louise Cathala de Saint
Sauveur's appearances are de-
ceiving. This little person, with
wavy brown hair and big brown
eyes, less than 5 feet tall and.
weighing below 80 pounds, can
speak with authority on subjects
economic and financial. In Paris,
she studied ''the value Of gold as
q standard for monetary circula-
ton. and things like that" In an
swer to an inquiry about her
name, she explained. whether
or not we use the de Saint Sau-
veur,' depends on which side of
the family we are and whether or
not we have lost our money. We
usually use just 'Cathala.'
Il wanted to come to America
q long time before I got here"
said Miss Cathala. In 1941, a
French magazine sponsored a
contest offering q prize of
a trip to the United States
to the one who wrote the
best answer to What Do You
Think Of American" I wrote an
essay and got nothing. was
disguised. But the war came and
not even the winner got her trip
to America. thought it was my
only chance. But you never can
tell. That's now my philosophy"
Her grandfather's home, La
Gajeanne," is Miss Cathala's
birth place. 1t is in st. Martin
Lalande, in the Aude Departe-
ment, near Carcassonne, the for
titled old town which still has
castles, meats, ramparts and
towers. Miss Cathala describes
her grandfather's house as plain,
but big. ut had to be big" she
said, because there were IA chill
dren."
First Job
Little Marie received all of her
early education at home. Later
she attended sessions at the In
stitut Catholique Adeline Desir
In Paris, received her BA degree
from the Sorbonne, and was
graduated from Ecole Libre Sci
ences Politiques. She had ex-
pected to become a government
servant, but, unfortunately, after
her graduation came the depres-
sion and civil service recruit
ment was suspended for two
years. She then went to a COM
mercial school and learned typ
Ing and shorthand.
MY first job was fascinating"
she said, "but I was paid only
600 francs a month. I was Sec
rotary to a well-known writer.
After he discovered my degrees.
he said, You have a degree, and
I have not, so you will go to the
library and do my research for
me- The subject of research
was black magic in dark Africa"
Becoming fed up with small
pay, Miss Cathala entered the
business world in a position with
the Comite DIES FORCES (Federa-,
ton of French Steel Producers)
and later with a French sub
sidiary Of the International
Business Machines Corporation
where she was executive secre-
tary. II spent five years with
1BM during the occupation.
After liberation, everyone was
30 happy" recalled Miss Cathala.
MANY people said, You should
go to Vienna. It is so lovely, it
has such wonderful music, the
Danube is so beautiful - and
they need English-speaking sec
retaries.'" Miss Cathala thought
she would see what was offered.
She Joined the Allied Commits
sion for Austria as assistant to
Mr.. Leonard B. Rist, chief Of
the finance division. French Ele-
ment.
Miss Cathala was required to
wear a uniform as the Allied
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-11
Announcement

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. johnson of
Morgantown, w. Va, announce
the marriage Of their daughter,
Eva Edith, to Mr.. Don L. Niblack.
He Is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. D. Niblack Of Sulphur. Okla,
and Oklahoma City.
The wedding took place on
April 8 In the chapel Of the Co
lumbia Heights Christian Church.
The bridegroom is stationed ct
Fort Myer In the Air Force.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-11
With International Bank
With International Bonk
Mile. CothoIq Expert on Finances, Economics
By Horriet French

Commission for Austria was q
part of the occupation forces.
Vienna was fascinating" she
said. "but it had been bombed
out. There was no electricity,
no gas, the statues were de-
molished. the dome of st. Ste
phens' was down. the rails of
street cars were curled up in
the air like corkscrews. The
city was a mess" The Soviets
imposed a curfew and Miss
Cathala said that every where
one could hear. "Ctoi," as Rus
sian guards asked for passes.
I'VE were practically starving"
she said. II have never eaten
such terrible food as in Vienna
and Heaven knows we ate every
thing odd in France in the war.
Since Miss Cathala was the
only secretary who knew Eng
lish shorthand, she was Dor
rowed by one of the generals
to take verbatim some of the
sessions of the Allied Council
meetings. 1.-THE work was very
interesting" she said, "and the
reform of the currency was es-
pecially interesting to study.
When Mr.. Rist was nominated
as executive director of the
International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development, he
asked me if 7 would like to
go to the United States for two
years and work with him. "Of
course, I said yes; I thought 1t
would be such a wonderful trip
for by that time I had given
up all hope of going"
Come Here Alone
Miss Cathala came alone to
the United States on an old
ship that took 81 days to make
the voyage from Havre. Now
she hates ships. She arrived on
Good Friday, 1916. She asked
the hotel clerk If there were any
Catholic churches in New York
and he answered, "You can al
ways 60 to st. Patrick's If you
don't find another one" She
could not understand Easter in
New York, with everybody
dressed up in their nice bonnets
and new clothes" After church,
she got book and went to Gen.
trail Park. She said, II was Sit
ting on the grass reading, when
a policeman came up and asked
me if I were quite comfortable
and if I were enjoying myself;
then he told me that it is for
hidden to sit on the grass!"
She came to Washington that
week. After her position was
established here, she asked her
father, M. Raymond Cathala to
join her. Together they have
visited 43 States. Miss Cathala
says she is like a gypsy and will
ego any where, any place, any
time" She has not planned to
take trip this summer, but"
she said, you never can tell"
Writing fairy tales is Miss Ca
tiala's hobby. She has had pub
lished a delightful little book Of
seven stories, written in French,
and called La Semaine En-
chantee." She would like to
write another book, this time in
English. "But writing takes lots
Of work, lots Of time and a bit
Of luck"
Miss Cathala speaks French,
English, some German, Russian
and Spanish. She has a Siamese
cat, called Pixie, that UNDER
stands French and English.
"but," said Miss Cathala, "is
very independent in any Ian
guage."
Recently the Cathalas bought
a charming house in Chevy
Chase. washington is a nice
city and we expect to live here
permanently. but" said Miss
Cathala with q wave of her
hand, you never can tell"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-11
Mrs. Utley Plans
Porty for Authors

Mrs. Freda Utley. author of
the China Story" and numerous
books. will give a party tomorrow
from $3.50 to 8 o'clock in honor
Of Mr.. William F. Buckley. jr..
and Mr.. L. Brent Bozell. authors
Of the recent book, "McC arthy
and His Enemies"
Mrs. Utley. q correspondent
for several publications. has just
returned from an extended
European trip writing articles
and gathering m aterial for
another book.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-13
Ten Years Ago.

aksn from ihe August Is. 1854 Is,
Promotion Of three Delaware
officers from the rank OF sec
Ond lieutenant to FIRST lieuten-
apt IS announced By the War
Department They are George
Grier RUSSELL Jr., Of Milford:
Charles Wesley Cook, III. Of
Wilmington. and William Dale
Stevenson, Of Georgetown.
Staf Sergeant Walter B.
Taylor, "a years old, son Of
Mrs. Kate Taylor and the late
Joseph T. Taylor Of Houston.
has been reported killed in
action IN France on June is.
Sergeant Taylor graduated
from Harrington high School
and was employed by the du-
Pont NyiOn Plant in sSeaford
before his induction.
0oe
Major Martin B Cooper-
smith, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
David CoOpersmith Of Milford.
has been awarded the Bronze
Star for bravery ID action ia
France. Commander of an in
fantry battalion, Major Cooper
smith was cited for personally
disresarding personal danger
in crossing several open fields
to reach and reorganize a COM
pany in his organization which
had been cut OF b. q German
counterottack
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-13

Hall in Greenwood, immediately
following the ceremony The couple
left for wedding trip to the New
England states, after which they
will be at home in Greenwood. The
best wishes of the entire community
go to to this popular young couple
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Ocheltree
entertained on Friday evening, Mrs.
Bertha Elliott and daughters. Mrs.
Clara Hastings and Mrs. Della
Bussen, from Delmar, Mrs. Mildred
Van WOrmer of Osborne. Kansas
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Metzner and
son, Eddie, of Seaford, and Mrs.
John Elliott and Mr.. and Mrs. Mart
Uhler of Greenwood.
Mrs. Harold Conaway spent last
Wednesday with her sister, Mrs.
Byron Wiley. Callers on Sunday
at the Wiley home were Mr.. and
Mrs. George Eskridge from Lincoln.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Zott and Miss
Helen Wiley spent a very enjoyable
weekend at RehobOth Beach.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-13

named Bruce Leroy On the way.
Lester and Marie, Allen Elaine and
little Cynthia stopped to warm
Cynthia's bottle at the Methodist
parsonage in Odessa and to have
good visit with Edwin and Betty
/ Thomas, who were our own be-
I loved parsonage family a year or
two ago. They are having fine sue
cess in their work, particularly in
their young peoples group. They
had just had a party for the MYF
and Betty had to make three
Ifreezers Of ice cream to supply the
crowd. Tommy" and ALLYN" are
growing up fast They inquired
about many of US here, and sent
invitations to all Of us to come
up and visit them. Let's do
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Meredith and
family and Mr.. Donald Rittenhouse
of Newark were weekend guests
Of Mrs. H. E. Mills and daughter
Kathryn All of them attended the
Mervine and Isaacs wedding on
Saturday evening.
Mrs. S. S. WrOten was a Sunday
dinner guest at the ]. F. Porter
home.
Miss LYDIA Lynch of Wilmington
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Lynch.
Greenwood Methodist Church was
the scene Of a very beautiful we'd
ding on Saturday evening, August
Ia, at eight o'clock, when Miss
Katherine Rachel Mervine, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. William H.
Mervine became the bride of Mr..
Everett Cahall Isaacs, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Lester Isaacs, all of Green
wood. The beautiful candlelight
ceremony was performed by the
Rev, William H. Miller, pastor of
Pilgrim Holiness Church of HarH-
ingtOn.
The groom chose his brother, Mr..
Harold Isaacs, for his best man. The
ushers were Emerson Isaacs, Leroy
Calhoun and Paul Mervine. The
maid-Of-hOnOr was a sister of the
bride, Miss JOann Mervine. Her
bridesmaids we're Miss Ruth Clark
of Harrington, Miss Shirley Bailey
of Greenwood and Miss Naomi Sia-
pOlt Of Milford. The bridesmaids
were attired in. rainbow pastel
dresses and the men in the party
wore the conventional full dress. +
The bride wore white NylOn lace
over NvIOn net and carried a white /
orchard and white Bible. Her tiny
flower girl was Miss Karen Melvin,
her niece, dressed in yellow Nylon, /
and the flower girls small COM
paniOn was a nephew of the groom, /
Master Gary Isaacs.
The OTganist was Miss Lois Dick /
ersOn of Harrington, and the
guest solOist, who gave several /
numbers, was bob" Daniels, a
noted singer heard over Channel 5, ]
T V Station, Baltimore
A reception was held at the VFW
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-13

Mrs. Doris Davidson OF Mil
ford, has received word that
two Of her sons, Second Class
Seaman George H. Davidson
and First Glass Seaman Leland
Davidson have met somewhere
in the South Pacific.
While the blaze which swept
over more than 1000 acres Of
marshland in the Prime Hook
section was still burning Wed
nesday morning. FIRE officials
said no property was endanger-
ed and no serious loss is ex-
pected unless a shift in the
wind carries the flames toward
neighbOring farma Firemen
are keeping close watch On the
burning marshes.
zoe
A sleek destroyer will soon
be launched from an undis-
closed shipyard to Join Ameri-
cas- increasing war feet and
VIII bear the name Of Ensign
Henry Clay Drexler of DeIa-
ware who died 90 years AGO
after saving the lives Of three
helpless men in an explosion
on the cruiser Trenton. HIS
parents have been notified that
the ensign.s mother, Mrs. Louis
a DreXler, Of near Camden
has been selected to sponsor
the destroyer.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-13
Thirty Years Ago.

'aksn frem Ire August IS. 1914 lss,
Florian Warzecha Of Long
Beach, Calf, and Mrs. Frank
Letter and daughter, Bernice, of
DelanO. Minn.. are spending a
couple Of weeks with Frank
Warzecha, b having m0tOred
from Delano, Mimi.
At a conference with Cen
eral Harry Taylor, the new
chief Of the United States
Army Engineers this week,
former Mayor Moore of Phila-
delphia, president Of the At
lantic Deeper Waterways AssO-
citation, was informed that the
Chesapeake and Delaware Ca
nal construction work was pro-
crossing so favOrably that il
would be completed in 1926.
eve
The special show Of HOlstein
cattle at the Delaware State
Fair promises to be the best
in the history Of the fair. H.
+. DUPONT is chairman Of the
special show committee and
]. r. Danks of Winterthur
Farms is superintendent Of the
show Entries for the show
are already coming in from
Pennsylvania New Jersey,
Maryland. and Delaware. Win-
terthur Farms win exhibit
about 20 head Of Holsteins in
the show.