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Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
DINNER TAKES OFF

WINDSOR Ont. P Al hen
pheasant crashed through Mrs.
Raymond Pare's kitchen window.
She later told a Windsor Star
photographer she planned to eat
the bird. With that. the pheasant
sQuawked, napped its wings and
few out the window. breaking ans
other pane Of glass.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
Local Happenings


ElNRE-The Ladies' Auxiliary of
Blue Hen Post No. 6483 will hold
a bake at Amber's Shoe Repair
Shop, Saturday morning, July II,
at $500 a. m. 7-9-2t
PlCNIC-The Happy Homemakers
Home Demonstration Club will hold
its annual picnic, Wednesday, July
21st, at $3.50 p. m, at the Slaughter
Beach cottage of Mrs. Spencer
Willis.
MEETING-The MillwOod Church
Aid will meet at the Community
Hall on Friday night, July 10th, at
8 O'Clock. The committee in charge
is Mrs. Mckinley Maloney and Mr.
Harry Preuss. Picnic plans will be
discussed at this meeting.
CANCER CENTER HERE ~ A
Cancer Detection Center, conduct
ed by the State Board Of Health for
women % years Of age and over
will be held in Milford at the
Health Unit in the Shore Theater
Building on Thursday, July 22nd,
from 1912 a. m. and 1-3 D. m.
Please call Milford 1859 for ap-
pOintments.
AT CAMP RODNEY-Some two
dozen Milford Area Boy Scouts.
members Of Troop HOO, arrived
at Camp Rodney, North East.
Maryland, on Sunday to spend the
week there. Accompanying the
group was ScOutmaster Daniel
Dohring, who will direct their ac-
tivities there.
Dale L. NOlen, field representa-
tive for Kent and Sussex Counties.
B. s. A., is also at Camp Rodney,
serving as a counselor.
PARK USED-The facilities of
Memorial Park, located on the V.
F. W. property on Haven Lake,
are currently receiving wide
spread use. In addition to the large
numbers of youngsters daily using
the parks play and swimming ia
cilities, quite a few organized
groups are staging open air meet
ings and other events at the park.
The past Saturday evening, the
Milford Grange held it's annual pic
mic az the park and, on July 21st.
the Milford Cub Scouts will hold
campfire" there. The Past Com
manders' Association of the Veter-
ans Of Foreign Wars will hold a
social meeting at Memorial Park
On Sunday, July 25th.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
Short Note

Members Of the Milford New Cen
tury Club are asked to meet in the
club rooms on Monday at two
o'clock to further the plans for the
Antique Show which will be spon-
sored by the members on August
5-6-7-s.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
Trophy Grange Notes

A Health Program was planned
by Mrs. Gladys Kates for the lee
turer's hour last Monday night. The
program was as follows:
Reading, Tick Infection, Annie
Cow; reading, "The Ultimate Re-
ward, Mrs. Eva Ellingsworth
reading, Benefits Derived from
Drinking Milk, Dorothy Heyd
roll call answered by each giving
health suggestions; a quiz of well
known advertisements; games, ar
ranged by Mrs. Kates. AT the close
of the meeting, refreshments we're
served.
The next meeting will be held on
July 26. The program will be in
charge of the Lecturer.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
Ice Cream Festival
At Bethany Beach

Plans for a second Ice Cream
Festival this summer were made
by members of the Young Adult
Class Of the Bethany Beach Church
of the Brethran, Pennington, at a
meeting held at Lewes Beach on
Tuesday evening. Mrs. Ami Ham
stead, Greenwood, was named
chairman of the event scheduled
for Friday evening, July %. be-
ginning at 8 o'clock in the church
fellowship hall.
Wilbur Root, president of the
class, was in charge Of the busi-
ness-soeial meeting A campfire
was built, and song singing was
included in the program.
Next meeting will be in the form
Of a picnic supper at Wheeler's
Park in Harrington. It will begin
at 1880, Tuesday evening, Aug. 8.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
~ FRIENps
~ This hot morning
] hope you have all
~ been at your polling
..lnlo - ..oniclo. -.

hope you have all
been at your polling
place to register so
that you may vote in the pri-
maries and in the election this
fall. No matter what your poll
itics, il is a duty for all Of us
to perform so that we may
express our sentiments. as it
were, when the proper time
arrives. These days. when so
many lsms can and do creep
into every phase Of American
life it is important for red
blooded citizens to stand ready
to put their shoulder to the
wheel in defense of what we
believe is true Americanism.
First, / want to tell Of a
wedding Of local interest that
took place on June u in suf-
folk, Virginia. It was that Of
Miss Edith P. spivey, daugh-
ter Of Mrs. NJ. c. Carter Of
Clinton. Mississippi. to Mr..
James Gerald Wilson, son Of
Mr. Theodore J. Wilson, and
brother Of Mrs. Dorothy w.
Kitchens. The ceremony, per-
formed by DR.. Julian Pente-
cost pastor. took place in
West End Baptist Church in
Suffolk. Mrs. Wilson wore a
light nylon fafeta dress Of
ballerina length. with a match
ing hat. White orchids was
her corsage and she carried a
white Bible topped with white
glads. She gas attended by her
sister. Mrs. W. H. Rogers. who
wore a dress Of gray and
white nylon taffeta. Her ac-
cessories were white and she
had a corsage of yellow roses.
Dr. W. H. Rogers was best
man. A reception followed at
the Rogers home. MIR. and Mrs.
Wilson are both instructors,
teaching in northern Virginia
schools. They viii reside for
the present in Charlottesville,
where Mr.. Wilson viii receive
his masters degree in educa-
tioa in August.
Another wedding Of interest
to his many friends in Milford
is that of Jack Gibson, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Gibson,
who was married on Saturday
to Miss Miriam Kennedy Of
Wyncote, Pa. in the All Hall
lows Episcopal Church at
seven o'clock. after which the
reception was held in Curtis
Arboratun. Attending the GER
eInony from Milford were Mrs.
Byron Gibson, Miss Doris Glib
son and Miss Cordelia Carter.
The young couple will live in
Dover.
On July u, Mrs. Wilbur
Hammond became the wonder
ful age Of ninety years. She
was not in Delaware to cele-
brate her birthday. but friends
and relatives here we're mind
ful Of the day and remember
ed her with gifts and mess
ages. I can remember in my
early reporting Of social events
that / once wrote about Mrs.
Hammond and her early Red
Cross work with Clara Barton.
Through the years Mrs. HAM
mond has had high cultural
ideals and has maintained them
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
WEDDINGS
TENN = BROWN

TENN BROWN
Announcement is made of the
marriage on Sunday, July 4, of
Miss Geraldine C. Temin, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Temin, of
near Milford, and Mr.. L. John
Brown, of Wilmington. The double
ring ceremony was performed in
the Milford Presbyterian Church
by the Rev. Kenneth KepleT.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride wore a pale blue suit
with white accessories and carried
a bouquet of white roses mounted
on a white Bible with streamers of
snap dragons on white ribbons.
Mrs. Marge Hawkins, sister of the
bride, was matrOn of honor. She
wore a seal blue suit with white
accessories and wore a corsage of
white roses. Mr.. James Smith of
Wilmington was best man.
A reception for the immediate
family and close friends was held
at the home of the brides parents
after which the couple left for a
short wedding trip. They will re-
side in their home near Whining
ton. on the Capitol Trail.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16

DECREE NASl ~ "A decree nisi
was granted IN the divorce suit
Of Hilda Jane Shufelt vs. Jesse Lee
Shufelt, IN Superior Court on Fri
day morning last The decree was
handed down BY Judge Caleb Lay
ton, III.
INVESTIGATION - Coroner
Gray has conducted an investiga-
ton in the death Of Ernest Robin
son, who was killed on the railroad
tracks, near MillsbOro, several days
ago. II has been established that
the man had been drinking heavily
and was known to suffer with epi-
leptic fits. The engineer Of the
train, Thomas LittletOn, did not see
the man lying on the tracks until
too late to stop the train. Robin
sons relatives could not be located.
although every effort was made 10
trace them and he was buried in
"a burial ground in southern Sns-
sex County. A f05mal inouest viii
be held Jaly 13.
An inquest in the death If Jemes
Wright, aged IA, who was killed
when he fell from a tractor. near
Milton, on June 10, was held on
Thursday Of this week, by Coroner
Gray, A verdict Of accidental death
was returned.
CHILD HEALTH APPOIN1EE--
The appointment Of DR.. James M
Hanks TO the Division Of Maternal
and Child Health was recently an
nounced by Dr. Floyd I. Hudson.
Executive Secretary Of the State
Board Of Health.
DR.. Hanks received his NJ 3
from Johns Hopkins. He served 4
two year resia incy in pediatrics af
New York Hospital and spent one
year IN residelcy at Children's Hos
pital IN PHILADELPHIA. From 1942-
ls45, Dr. Hanks was a member Of
the Army Medical Corps IN fha
European Theatre.
He has recently been carving
on 2 private practice In his nome
Town o. Anderson, South Carolina
specializing in pediatrics. or
hanks Is a member of the South
CAROLINE Medical Society
DR.. Hanks will be serving "a
Assistant Director Of the Maternal
ana Child Health Division.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16

Helium gas. once valued at ST.
500 a cubic foot. now is produced
for less than one cent a cubic foot.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
SMITH DENNIS

The wedding of Miss Blake Shand
Dennis, daughter of Mrs. Orville
Cherry and the late Ray Dennis of
Greensboro, to Mr.. Robert Lewis
Smith, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Otis L.
Smith of Harrington, took place
at the home of the officiating min
lister, Rev. Thomas J. Huntington,
who performed the double ring
ceremony on Friday evening at s
o'clock, July End.
The bride was very becomingly
dressed in powder blue nylon with
white accessories and a cOrsage of
red rose buds. Miss Ruth E. Dean
of Denton, the bridesmaid, chose a
pink nylon dress, white accessories
and a white rose bud corsage.
Mr.. Charles H. S. Dennis, bro
theT of the bride, served as best
man. A reception of immediate
friends and relatives were held
following the ceremony at the new
home OF The bride and groom al
Denton, Md.
Mrs. Smith is a graduate of the
Greensboro High School and holds
a secretaTial position in the office
of Mr. Robert w. Downs, Jr.. Z
Denton attorney Mr.. Smith is as
sociated with Fisher Appliances
Inc, in Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
Personal Mention.

Miss Mary Lyons is spending two
weeks with relatives in Lake Cham
plain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert ID. Burbage.
welcomed a daughter in Milford
Memorial Hospital, on June II. She
has been named Carol Anne. Mrs.
Burbage will be remembered as the
former Miss Pearl Wisseman.
State Senator John w. Burris.
suffered slight stroke affecting his
left side on Tuesday Of this week.
He is undergoing treatment at the
3eebe Hospital, Lewes, where to-
day his condition is reported to be
good.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ormond Hobbs are
the proud and happy parents of q
daughter, born in Wilmington Cen
eral Hospital on Saturday, June
10 Mrs. Hobbs was the former Miss
Doris Wilkerson. Robin Lynne Is
the name they have chosen for
their daughter.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
OBITUARY

HILL
Roy H. Hill, So, died in the Pen
insula General Hospital, Salisbury,
Saturday morning where he had
been a patient for the past eight
weeks.
He was a resident Of Federals-
burg, Md, having moved there from
Denton eight months ago. He was
born at Denton, the son of the
late Isaac and Mary Faulkner IIill.
He was a former resident of Har-
rington.
He is survived by his wife, Anna
Nae Moore Hill, of fredericksburg,
and five sons, Leroy, Chester, Ray.
Calvin and Dale; two daughters,
Emma Marie and Ellen Ann, all
living at home; three brothers, Will
lard Hill, Of Harrington; Leonard
and George Hill, both of Denton; /;
and sister, Mrs. Mildred Hill Le-
Compile, Of Vienna, Nd
Funeral services were held at
the Boyer Funeral Home, Harring-
ton, Tuesday afternoon at Two o.
clock in charge of the Rev Ralph
Jones, pastor of Union Methodist
Church, fredericksburg. Interment
was in Hollywood Cemetery.
SIMPSON
Funeral services for James Day
Simpson, II, were held Tuesday
afternoon, July 13, at 2 d. m, st
the J. Millard Cooper Funeral
Home, 10 E. Center St, Harring-
ton, with interment in Hollywood
Cemetery. The Rev Milton Elliott
pastOr of Trinity Methodist Church
Officiated at the services.
Mr.. Simpson was born in Har.
rington and was a railrOader FOL
several years. He died Friday
evening, July 8, at his late resi-
dence, E. Liberty Street, Harring.
ton, after a short illness.
He is survived by his wicOw, Mrs
Sadie A. Simpson, Harrington
three daughters, Mrs. Merle Roth
of Harrington, Mrs. Thelma Min
neT, of Greensboro, Mrs. Peggy
Curtis, of Milton; and tive sons
Lex Simpson, of Bordentown, N. ).
and Carroll B. Simpson, of Will
mington, and IA grandchildren and
1 great-granddaughter
KNOX
Funeral services for Benjamin
Knox, 81, were held Monday after
noon, July IL, at 1870 p. m, from
the j. Millard Cooper Funera
Home, Harrington, with intermeni
in Hollywood Cemetery. The Rev
Milton Elliott. pastor of Trinity
Methodist Church, officiated.
Mr. Knox died Friday evening
July 9th, at the home of his daGgh
ter, Mrs. Martha Knox Sheath hav
ing suffered a stroke last Monday
He was born in Greenwood, bu
moved to Harrington where he hat
been a barber for sc years in tn,
same building on Commerce Street
He. was the oldest member ant
very active in Trinity Methods
Church and it's Fellowship Bibl
| Glass.
In addition to Mrs. Sheath, he i
survived by two sons, Randall
Knox. Sr.. of Harrington ant
Charles B. Knox, Of Georgetown
and also a sister, Mrs. George Tat
man, of Wichita Kansas; /; II grand
children and % great-grandchil
dren.
INGRAM i
/ Mrs Edith M. ingram, of Bow
ers, Delaware, 20, wife of the lat
John L. Ingram, died Tuesda
afternoon. She was a member G
the Methodist Church Of Bowers.
Surviving are: one son, Davi
Ingram, Of East LansdoWne, Pa
one grandson, David, Jr.; two sis
ters, Mrs. Viola Hickman, Milfor,
and Mrs. Florence Heppard, Avo
Park, Florida.
Funeral services were held :
the Berry Funeral Home, Feltol
. Thursday evening at 8 o'clock wit
the Rev. c. NJ Elderdice, of Ma,
nolia, officiating. Interment
! GlenwOOd Cemetery, Broomwal
: Pa, ON Friday morning at il q
/. clock.
Trophy Grange Notes
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16

Miss Charlotte Ann Ellwanger
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie A. Ellwanger
of Georgetown, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Miss
Charlotte Ann Ellwanger, to Mr.
Charles L. Long, son of Mr.. Harry
B. Long of Dagsboro.
Miss Ellwanger is a graduate Of
Georgetown High School and plans
to attend Wesley Junior College.
Mr.. Long is a graduate of John
NJ Clayton High School and is now
serving in the United States Navy.
No date has been set for the we'd
ding.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16

Average-size eggs, each Weighing
about two ounces. should be used
in cake baking.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16

One of the best safety devices
your tractor can have is an alert,
safety-conscious driver.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16

EiNRE-The Ladies' Auxiliary of
Blue Hen Post No. 6483 will hold
a bake at Amber's Shoe Repair
Shop. Saturday morning, July II,
at $500 a. m. 7-9-2t
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16

PICNIC-The Happy Homemakers
Home Demonstration Club will hold
its annual picnic, Wednesday, July
21st, at $3.50 p. m, at the Slaughter
Beach cottage of Mrs. Spencer
Willis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-07
Winter Carnival Won
By Dartmouth Skiers

HANOVER, N. H.. Feb. g.
The all-round proficiency of
Dartmouth's eight-man squad
gave the Indians their third
consecutive annual Winter Car
nival ski championship today to
climax their 44th outdoor snow
show.
The Big Green wound up with
$500 points for the two-day.
four-event meet to nose out the
University of New Hampshire
which posted $685. points. Over
the years. Dartmouth has won
its Carnival competition 20 times.
The Indians late strength
came in their combined Alpine
and Nordic scores. Alpine racers
run the slalom and downhill
while the Nordics jump and ira
verse the tough cross country
course.
st. Lawrence University, which
finished third with 557.8 points,
was leading up to the final event
the jumping on Tempe Hill.
The rest of the field: Middle
bury, 5573 points; Vermont,
5238; Williams, SOS: McGill,
484.9, and Syracuse, 407.9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-07
Harper Wins Verdict
Over Favored Wilson

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Feb.
6.-Maurice Harper of Oakland
jabbed his way into the national
welterweight picture tonight with
a unanimous 10-round decision
over favored AL (Sugar) Wilson
of New York.
Harper weighed 1872 to Will
sons lat.
The 23-year-old West Coast
Negro, appearing in Sacramento's
first acknowledgement fight
out-jabbed and out-hit his more
experienced Eastern opponent
who was warned repeatedly for
low blows.
Referee Max Baer, former
world heavyweight champion,
called a three-minute rest in the
fifth round and took one point
from Wilson after Harper was
hit on the right hip.
CALIFORNIA; scoring system
allots II points per round with
6 going to the winner in normal
rounds. Baer scored the fight
So to 81 for Harper along with
Judge Johnny Bassinelli. Judge
Merlin zeigler had it Sc to SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-07
Kentucky Reluctant
ToHit 100 on GEORGIA
BY the Assoeieted Press

OWENSBORO, KY. Feb. g.
Although trying to avoid it. un-
beaten Kentucky hit the century
mark for the fourth time this
this season in easing over Geor-
gia. 100-68, for its sixteenth win
of the season.
Kentucky led. 97-66. with
three minutes to play and start
ed a stall. obviously to hold the
score under 100. But Georgia
made" the Nations No. team
shoot by committing two fouls,
both on Frank Ramsey.
Ramsey made the first two
free throws with 80 seconds to
play. When he was fouled the
second time with five seconds to
play he missed his first shot
badly but got a nod from Coach
Adolph Rupp. He calmly sank
the Tooth point.
The Wildcats. who 3eat Geor-
gia, 106-55, at Lexington Thurs
day night. rolled to 36-l6 lead
in the first quarter, made it
1894 at the half and were in
command at 1856 after three
periods. At that point, Rupp
sent in a complete team of
reserves and left them in the
game until the last minute of
play.
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nation was announced last Sun
day.
When Leahy's decision was
made known, the Rev. Theodore
Hesburgh, Notre Dame president.
said any of his assistants who
were not retained would receive
a years salary.
Brennan said his other two
varsity helpers probably would
be named next week. Assistants
work on a verbal agreement basis
at Notre Dame. serving from year
to year. Brennan has three
year head coaching contract at
a reported $4,000 annually.
Druze was captain and end on
Fordham's famed Seven Blocks
OF Granite" team of 1887. Leahy
was Fordham's line coach at the
time. Druze played professionally
for the now-defunct Brooklyn
football club in 1898, then joined
Leahy as an assistant at Boston
College in 1899. His Notre Dame
sojourn was interrupted by Navy
service from 1912 until 1916.
Farley played halfback on
Leahy's first two Irish teams in
l941 and 1912.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-07
Caribbee'D Domination
Halted as Hoof Mon
Wins in Upton Cup
By the Assoeicted Press

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb. O.
Little Hoot Mon brought Carib-
bees domination of the Southern
Ocean Racing Conference to an
abrupt end today by winning the
21st Sir Thomas Upton Cup
ocean sailing race.
The 39-foot, green-hulled yawl
owned jointly by Lockwood Prize
and Worth Brown, Miami, and
Charles Ulmer, New York, won
the event with a corrected time
of 3 hours, 7 minutes and 10
seconds for the 28-mile triangu-
lar course.
Escapade. Wendell Anderson's
72-foot yawl from Detroit, was
first to finish and came in Sec
ond on corrected time in 3:1815.
Caribbee, 57-foot yawl skip
pered by Carleton Mitchell of
Annapolis. Md, victor in the
last four Southern Ocean Con-
ference races, placed fifth on
corrected time in the fleet of q.
Mitchell Claims Foul.
Mitchell claimed a foul against
Doris III, Baxter Stills blue
hulled 68-foot cutter from Bos-
ton, and the claim was upheld
by the race committee. 1t was
the first time such a protest had
been made in conference races in
several years.
The skipper of the Caribbee
told the racing committee Doris
III broke Rule /. which says
yachts on the starboard tack
have the right of way.
Sennett Duttenhofer, chairman
of the race committee. an
nounced that the claim of foul
had been sustained and Doris III.
which had been listed 18th on
corrected time. was disqualified.
The other Is yachts behind her
on corrected time all were moved
up one notch.
HOOt Mon Also Won in '52,
Hoot Mon, the winner, was Sec
ond in Southern Ocean Confer
ence point standings last year.
and took the 1852 Upton Cup on
her first outing. The unortho-
dox-lcoking yawl is built like an
diversified star class sailboat, with
rounded bilges in place of hard
chimes. She had one of the
largest handicaps in the event.
/ Third on corrected time was
Ciclon. 52-foot yawl sailed by
DR.. Louis H. Vidana from Ha-
vana. Behind her came Hilaria,
a 55-foot yawl owned by Hugh
Schoddelee, Grand Rapids, Mich,
and Caribbee.
Sixth was Marie Amelie, Ga
briel Giannini's 60-foot yawl
from South Hampton, N. Y, and
Larry, last years winner. a AZ
foot sloop owned by Jacobo L.
Cabassa, Miami, were tied for
eighth and ninth place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-07
LSU Gives TinsIey
Three-Year Pact
BY The Assoeiofed Press

BATON ROUGE. La. Feb. 6.
The Louisiana State University
Board of Supervisors today
voted 8-5. to grant Gaynell
Tinsley, head football coach, a
three-year contract.
The council, an advisory
group on athletics comprising
faculty. student and alumni rep
resentatives. previously recon-
mended that the coach be re-
tanned for another year.
Tinsley. 38, an All-America
end at LSU in 1885 and 1896,
took over as head coach in 1948
after serving as an assistant to
Coach Bernie Moore. He has
been retained from year to year
by action of the council and
board and without a formal
contract. Tinsley's salary will
remain at $12,5O0.
The board also retained three
assistant football coaches. Wally
Walls. Abner Wimberly and
Charles McClendon, for one
year.
In five seasons. Tinsley has a
record of 81 wins, 20 losses and
six ties. His 1949 cinderella
eleven went to the Sugar Bowl,
losing to Oklahoma, $50. Last
year LSU had five victories,
three losses and three ties.
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Rupp Supported by Rival
In Denying Insult to Georqio

OWENSBORO. KY, Feb. 6 F9.
Coaches Adolph Rupp of Ken
lucky and Hardin (Red) Lawson
Of Georgia Jointly denied here
today that Rupp had made any
derogatory reference to the
Georgia basketball team.
Kentucky defeated Georgia,
106-55, at Lexington Thursday.
The teams met again here TO-
night and Kentucky breezed to
10000 victory.
Both coaches told the ASsoci-
ated Press that Rupp was mis-
quoted in a speech he made
here last night. He had been
quoted as saying that playing
Georgia in basketball lis as ridi-
culous as kissing your own sis
ter"
Lawson said: Coach Rupp
would not make such a state