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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-15
Advance Sale Starts
For Pro Cage Show

Advance tickets went on sale
today for the professional has-
ketball double-header, featuring
George Mikan and Bevo Francis.
to be played at Grifiith Stadium
the night of Sunday, August g..
Mikan will bring in his United
States Stars to face the Harlem
Globetrotters. Francis, who set
a National Collegiate Athletic
Association scoring record while
at Rio Grande College, is with
the Boston WhiriwindS, who will
oppose the House of David team.
A musical floor show, featuring
European acts, Is planned for
the intermiSSion.
Tickets are scaled at $3.50 and
SITS and can be purchased at
the stadium and the Fairway
Sports store. 1928 g street NV,
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helped that post TO the team
title.
Mai. Jensen, q native of Mon
roe, Utah, is q former club
champion at Gezira in. Egypt.
Bigham Is the amateur from
Kansas City who qualified from
this section for the National
Amateur last year and the Ma
tional Open this year. Bigham's
round included an eagle deuce
on the last hole, on which he
drove the green.
1t. Gen. George Decker, comp
troller Of the Army and a mem
Der Of Columbia Country Club
won the MDW senior title with
74-72-146, with Col. Samuel
Baker Of the Army Chemical
Corps qualified for the All-Army
senior tournament at Woodmont
Col. Baker had 154.
Arlington Hall won the MDW
team title with $50 for its -four
lowest players for SO holes. Fort
Myer had sos, Fort Belvoii
619, Walter Reed 645 and Fort
McNair $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-15
Ted King Eliminated
As PubIinx Journey
Goes Into Fifth Round
~ ne Assoeioisd Pres.

DALLAS. Tex, July 15.Po-
liceman Andy Sword Of Dallas.
one Of the favorites In the Ma
tional Public Links champions
ship, was In the fifth round today
after . pair of 3-and-2 victories
yesterday in which he eliminated
T. Moultrie McKelvin Of Charles
ton, S. c.. and Ted King, the last
to survive among representatives
from Washington, d. C.
But q baker from st. Louis and
3 sailor from Jacksonville, Fla,
had the field on edge. The
baker. Joe Evans, blistered Cedar
'Crest's par II as he ousted Bob
Ludlow Of indianapolis. 7 and s,
and Mike Andonian Of Pontiac,
Mich. 5 and 4. William Scar
brough, giant chief petty officer,
erased Larry Holshouser of Char
lotte, NJ. c., 3 and 2, and then
uncorked a deadly iron game to
whip Milton Frank Of st. Louis,
5 and 4. winding up with an eagle
against his opponents birdie.
Extra hole matches were COM
mon yesterday as the dwindling
field toiled around the long
course in 1O2-degree heat.
Jim Wilbert Of San Francisco
lost to Bob Preston Of Detroit.
up In 20 holes. The birdie
that gave him the match was
the only time Preston was ever
ahead In the third round match.
E. r. Shivley. Dayton, Ohio,
carried Art Jennemann, st.
Louis. 90 holes before winning
] up, and Rodney Funseth,
Spokane, WASH, went 20 before
downing Wallace Smith, Royal
Oak. Mich. by the same score.
It took John Hatch Of Dallas
81 holes to beat Dick Martin,
Dallas. ! up.
The nth round and quarter
finals will be played today with
S6-hole semifinals tomorrow and
the 36-hole finals Saturday.
The terrific heat-the third
straight day the temperature
has been above 1O0-was taking
its toll Of the players. Several
have defaulted because of 1t.
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christenberry Threotens
TO Unload Jockson.s Pilots

NEW YORK. July Is R.-
Hurricane Tommy Jackson's
three managers have been or
dered to get together and stop
public pickering or the New
York State Athletic Commission
viii "get rid of all three"
Bob ChriStenberry. commission
chairman, yesterday told of the
three warning managers who had
staged q noisy squabble at the
Commission offices last week.
IT want no more confusion
about this boy (Jackson) )" he
said. 81 am not going to let this
boy be destroyed by your personal
feuds."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-15
Van Donck Skaters Par
For French Open Title
BY the Asseeiassd Pra,s

PARIS. July 15.-F7ory Van
Donck, the Belgian professional,
shot 68-71 in q drizzling rain
yesterday to win the French
Open Golf championship with q
T2-hole total Of ais.
Van Donck was Is strokes un-
der par for four rounds over the
rolling st. Cloud course, one Of
Frances most famous. Par is "a.
Norman Won Mida, the Aus
tralian veteran. finished in . tie
for second at 276 after leading
through the early rounds. The
usually steady Australian missed
q 2-foot putt on the short eighth
hole. He shot . par "a In the
final round and 20 In the morn
ing round.
Tied with Own Mida was Ital-
ian Aldo Casera who came up
In the last two rounds with
07-o0.
Among the rain spattered
spectators was the Duke Of
indso1.
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VuIdes
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inner dissension and an open dis
puts among his three managers,
didn't take the defeat gracefully.
"valdes stinks." said jackson.
"He didn't hit me hard enough
to knock me down. I slipped. My
shoes were no good. too slippery.
I'll quit II I don't get him back.
I won't train until they sign the
fight"
jackson had snatched Referee
BerPs scorecard and torn 1t in
two after the fight was stopped.
Police had to coax him to his
dressing room. He kept talking
to himself, "I'll quit. I'll quit"
It was the first time jackson
had been stopped In Il pro bouts.
Valdes now has won nine In q
row and owns q 31-8-2 for II
fights with ~ knockouts.
Valdes weighed 2O4. Jackson
1904.
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Hurricane Explains
Numbers on Palm
Are Of Hotel Room,
By MAe AssesIassd Press

NEW YORK, July Is
When Hurricane Tommy
jackson showed up ct the
weigh-in for last nights bout
with Nino. Valdes he had
the numbers "708" written
in indelible ink on the palm
Of his left hand.
why the numbers?" he
was asked.
I'm case ! lose the key to
my hotel room I'll know the
number" he said.
When the doctor asked
him to jump up and down
q little he asked, How
long. 80 minutes?" The doc
assured him 20 seconds
would do.
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SALTY MILLS dar Pt. Il.
Hardheads are generally small
with Benedict being the best
area. Night fishing is best
for the Croakers. Mr.. Walter
Mayberry fishing out of Chin
league for Blues boated one
going is lbs. and guess what
lure he was using, yep, two
SALTY Mills" 19c Bucktails
rugged in tandem. We now have
the SALTY Mills" 19c Bucktail
in 4 new colors and If you want
your share of Rockflsh be sure
to use this wonder lure. Buy
your tackle from FISHERMEN,
not statesmen, at Mills Co., eth
and E NV.
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Fort Meade Wins Again

The Fort Meade baseball team
continues to breeze through It's
schedule. Last nights 81 win
over the Atlantic Service Fleet
at Meade gave the Generals a
42-12 record, an average Of .778.
Ken Gohn pitched q flve-hitter
for the winners.
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Freishtot Eliminated
In Eastern Boys Tennis
speeIal plspoish Is me siur

NEW YORK, July 15.-Dave
Freishtat. University of Mary
land freshman from Baltimore
who holds his States junior ten
mis- title. was on the sidelines to-
day Of the Eastern junior boys
championships.
Freishtat fell before top-seed-
ed Ronald Holmberg of Brooklyn
yesterday, Us, Ga, after lead.
ing 81 in the second set.
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By HSaltyo Mills

Ocean City, Md. is still "hot"
with White Marlin. Bluefishing
is wanting, but Bonita a.
Dolphin are now appearing
Milford chronicle., 1954-12-10

The school children started back
to school on Wednesday. Most of
them were glad to go back so they
can see their school mates again.
Of teen-age mothers.
Milford chronicle., 1954-12-10

One of the best safety devices
your tractor can have is an alert,
safety-cOnsciOus driver.
Milford chronicle., 1954-12-10
Post Office Dept. Braces
For Santa Claus Letters
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The mortality rate, however, is
still running about 100000 letters
and 10000 packages a month. This
worked out to a loss in cash to the
public of about 100000 in a recent
year.
The causes vary from the failure
70 people to notify the department
of changes of address to illegible
handwriting.
Millions of dollars worth Of
checks cannot be delivered each
year by the Federal Government
to veterans, persons rating income
tax refunds and many others who
are due various kinds Of Federal
payments" Arthur E. Summerfield,
Postmaster General, said.
"In many cases, this is due to
their failure to leave change-Of-
address forms with the Post Office
Department and to notify cores
pondents of their new addresses. &"
The losses in human value are
incalcUlable, he remarked.
ct is impossible to imagine the
extent of the personal tragedies
wrapped up in the millions of let
ters which fail to reach their des-
tinations." he said.
Milford chronicle., 1954-12-10
Literature Day At
New Century Club
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Ncontlnueu from urBL page)
times reach a quarter of a million
copies. At first directing her writ
ing to the children she is now a
regular contributor for adult read
ing in the Christian Advocate" )"
Your Life Magazine" and Life
time Living" a new periodical es-
pecially for older folks. She is at
present working with Harper Bro
theirs on book dealing with divine
healing, Christian cOunseIling in
human relations and other religions
topics. Commenting on the Dopu-
larity of such religious writer's as
Bishop Fulton J. Sheen Life Is
Worth Living) or DR.. Norman Vim
cent Peale CThe Power of Positive
Thinking) Mrs. McKelvey believes
spiritually in our reading and think
ing is on the up grade. The wife of
a Methodist minister, a teacher of
Christian Education for many years
and an advocate of Christian heal
ing, the speaker left no doubt in
the minds of her audience that her
life is dedicated to Christianity
Neither could there be any doubt
today in the mind Of her son, now
nineteen, where 'Mommy" is or
is going!
This meeting being one day short
OF the 167th birthday of the State of
Delaware, "OuT Delaware" was Sc
lected as the opening song for the
business session. Beautiful arrange
ments of gilded fruits and leaves
were provided by Mrs. T. Carlisle
Collins and Mrs. Raymond Masten
Two new members, Mrs. Albert
ROsen and Mrs. Gordon Maclean
were admitted. It was announced bv
Mrs. Desmond Lyons that December
Is is to be observed as Safe Driving
Day. This date was selected as be-.
ing an ordinary day between two
holidays but the average highway
deaths on these ordinary days have
reached one hundred. Five dollars
was ordered to be spent for CARE
packages of surplus foods which
will provide one hundred and forty
pounds of food for needy families
abroad All active charter members
attended the meeting on Monday
with Miss Edna Barker being the
recipient of many congratulations
on her eightieth birthday.
The next meeting, December 1S is
being arranged by Mrs. HarwoOd
JamisOn and Mrs. Charles Lund-
stedt, with the program being given
by the children of the kindergarten
and the music directed by Mrs.
Daisey HOyt of RehobOth. Christ
mas decorations, Santa Claus, a
children's program, refreshments,
music and gifts for Delaware
Colony add up to a fitting close for
the 1854 meetings.
Milford chronicle., 1954-12-10
Hope TO Raise S35O,OOO
For Camp Rodney
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To assist him, Mr. Talley will ap-
point three area chaiFmen and 10
district chairmen. The district
chairmen in turn viii appoint 120
town chairmen who win develop
the campaign Organization in the
towns OF the Peninsula.
Mr. Talley, one Of Wilmington
most active civic leaders, has been
interested IN Scouting on the Penin-
sula for nearly thirty years. He has
served as troop committee chair
men. as a member Of the district
committee, and a member Of the
finance committee Of the Del-Mar-
Va Council.
Mr.. Ialley, who comes Of a piO-
neer family in Delaware, was edu-
Gated at the Wilmington public
schools and Beacon College. He
began his association with the
Equitable Life Assurance Society in
1928 when he became secretary to
the agency manager in Whining
ton He has been manager Of the
agency since 1884.
A member Of the Delaware AssO-
citation Of Life Underwriters, Mr..
Talley's clubs include the Whining
ton Whist Club and the Lions Club
Of Wilmington. He is a past presi-
dent Of the Wilmington Lions Club
and chairman Of District 22-B Of
the Lions International
Mr.. Talley's wife is the former
Beatrice NJ. Andrew Of Wilmington.
They have two sons.
Milford chronicle., 1954-12-10
Blue Hen Post Busy
With Xmas Plans
PHGRIlIAIRES
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will be distributed.

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will be distributed.
The first in a series Of Christmas
Parties" will be staged this Satur-
day afternoon, Dec. 18th, when.
under Cootiette auspices, old Santa.
will be flown to StOckley, where he
will distribute fruit and candies to
the youngsters at the Delaware
/ Colony.
On the evening of Friday, Dec.
18th, the COOtiettes and the Blue
Hen Auxiliary ladies will take
Santa" to the Health Center, at
Delaware City, where the jovial
old gent in the bright red suit"
will visit all the cottages at this
state institution. While Santa" is
aking his rounds, the Cootiettes,
assisted by the Coolies, will be
staging a party for the youngsters
formerly of Cottage No. 10; a tree
will be furnished and trimmed. and
gifts and refreshments distributed.
Meanwhile, the Blue Hen Ladies
will be staging a similar party at
Cottage No. IL. Both parties at the
Health Center will get underway
at p. m, and will be under the
overall direction of Mrs. Hilda Can
non, hospital chairlady for both
the CoOtiettes and the Auxiliary.
On the afternoon of Saturday,
December 18th, the biggest Christ
mas party of it's kind held any
where in Lower Delaware, will be
staged here at the VFW Post Home.
An estimated II youngsters will be
transported from their homes to
the Post Home, there to be greeted
| by a gift-laden Santa. After re-
ceiVing their fill of all kinds of
goodies" including ice cream,
chocolate milk, fruit, nuts, candies
and cookies, the youngsters will re-
ceive from old Santa and his VFW
helpers" just about all the gifts
their little arms will hold. The gift
laden youngsters will then be trans
ported back to their homes. Gifts
will be taken direct to the homes
of those youngsters who, because of
illness or other cause. cannot make
the trip to the Post Home on the
18th. The Dec. 18th party is under
the general Craftsmanship Of Edgar
Burlingame of the sponsoring VFW
post.
During the week prior to Christ
mas, members of the post and affili-
ated organizations will take gifts
of foodstuffs, clothing and toys to
some of the Milford Area homes
that formerly received help, at
Christmastime, from the recently
disbanded CO-Ordinated Community
Service Organization
Post Commander Paul J. Duphily
has pointed out that, while Milford
merchants and other interested
citizens have contributed generous
lv to the VFW Christmas Cheer
Fund, additional donations of cloth
ing, toys and fOodstuffs are still
needed and will be accepted up to
the 18th. Such donations may be
left at the following Milford Area
business places: Timmons' Mobil
Service Station, Electrical Mainten-
ance and Equipment Co.. and the
Hugg Insurance Agency. Pickup Of
donations can be arranged by call
ing Milford 420 or Milford 8161.
Milford chronicle., 1954-12-10
TLDO Killed Many Hurt
liz DeLqWGre HigIlWay
Crashes
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(continued from nFst Bagal
dent fatality count for Delaware
this year to 79, which is IS less
than the number killed in the cor
responding period Of last year.
State police at Georgetown said
Parsons lost control of the car as
it was rounding a curve. 1t skidded
and was struck brOadside by an
automobile driven by Russell Brit
tingham, "a, of near DagsbOrO, go
ing in the opposite direction. Par
sons car overturned.
Birmingham received a fracture
Of the right leg and cuts Of the
forehead.
Miss Iris Clogg, %. passenger in
BTittingham's car, received a frac-
tuTe of the left ankle, fracture Of
the left cheek bone, a severe lac
Grafton of the left side of the fore
head. They are in the Beebe Hos
pital at LeWes.
Parsons was the son Of Mrs.
Mamie Niblett Parsons and the
late James H. Parsons Of Salisbury,
Md. In addition to his mother, he
survived by the following: His
widow, Mrs. Mary Thomas Parsons;
four sons, Harlem Parsons of Ok
nard, Calf; Corp. Richard Par
sons, stationed with the Air Force
at Mitchell Field, L. l.; Robert Mel
win Parsons Of MillsbOrO, and Air
man Third Glass Thomas Parsons
of Chanute Air Force Base in Ill-
nOis; a daughter, Miss Patricia
Parsons living at home; three
grandchildren, two brothers, James
M. Parsons and William Parsons,
both of Salisbury, and two sisters,
Mrs. Roxie Leaper Of Salisbury and
Mrs. Maggie Walls Of Baltimore.
Nurses Car OVerturns
Mrs. Vivian Richards, 40, Of Eel
ton, a nurse, received internal and
back injuries, shock, and contu-
sions when her automobile skidded
and overturned on the slippery
highway west Of Milford.
State police at Georgetown said
Mrs. Richards was driving went on
Route IA, half a mile west of Mil
ford, when she tried to pass another
car, slid off the highway into a
ditch and overturned. Mrs. Rich
ards condition was reported good
at the Milford Memorial Hospital.
Hit by an automobile driven by
Frank Lewis Martucci, AZ, of near
Milford, near Lynch Heights, north
of Milford, last Saturday night.
Milton Brimers 81, Of 29 Baltimore
Avenue, RehObOth Beach, received
a fracture of the left leg and abra-
siOns Of the head.
State police at Dover said Brimer
was trying to cross u. S. Route 113
when he was struck.
Driving north on a side road two
miles north of Delmar, Herman e.
Parsons, %, Of near Delmar. re-
ceived chest injuries when his car
ran off the right side Of the road
and overturned. State police at
Bridgeville said Parsons fell asleep
at the wheel.
Milford chronicle., 1954-12-10

Dedication exercises for the John
G. Leach School - Delaware's
School for handicapped children
will be held on Friday evening,
December 10, it was announced this
week. The school is located at
Seventeenth and Union Streets,
Wilmington.
Invited to participate in the
ceremonies are Governor J. Caleb
BOggs, Mayor August F. Wall and
DR.. George r. Miller, Jr., state SUI
perintendent of public instruction.
Mr.. Leach will deliver the princi-
pal address.
The school, which has been in
operation since March of this year
has an enrolment of 80 pupils I'D to
sixteen years, all of whom are or
thopedically handicapped but clas-
sified as educatable, officials said
this week. Mrs. Dorothy Guild is
principal and stan of three teach
ers operates this unique institu-
ton, which is fully state supported.
The building was formerly
known as Wilmington No. IS
school, and Mr. Leach, director of
education at GOldey-BeacOm School
Of Business was instrumental in
securing it for use by the handi-
capped children. For that reason
it bears his name. School officials
said it was also in tribute to Mr..
Leach's 25 year record Of assistance
to the states handicapped.
1t is pointed out that several
groups have assisted in furnishing
equipment for the institution, in
cluding the Delaware Day School
for the Handicapped and the United
Cerebral Palsy Association. The
Board of Health supplies physical,
occupation and speech therapy as
part of the overall program. About
one half of the youngsters now in
attendance are cerebral palsy vic
Tins.
Mrs. Guild pointed out. this week
that classes are conducted a bit
differently than in ordinary schools.
The 30 youngsters are divided into
three groups primary
anu AAACGA AAAEuActJC anu IG6uld cur
riculum subjects are taught. The
school is fully state-supported.
All Of the children will attend
the dedication ceremonies, and af-
ter the formal part is over the
public may see exactly how the
classes are operated, Mrs. Guild
continued.
Another feature of the evenings
program will be the presentation.
to the school of a portrait of Mr..
Leach by the W0men's Republican
Club Of Wilmington. The portrait
will hang in the school office. DR..
William Frederick Dunkle, pastor
Of Grace Methodist Church, will
say the blessing during the exer-
cises.
Hostesses for the school tour
will be Mrs. Leroy Derr, Jr.; Mrs.
Donald Reynolds; Mrs. Nicholas
CerchiO. Mrs. Edward Johnston,
Mrs. Robert Garrett and Mrs. Leon
ard Hershan. Tea will be poured
later in the evening by Mrs. Stan
ley Strayer, Mrs. Roy Wentz, Mrs.
John Graf and Mrs. Samuel Higley.
Milford chronicle., 1954-12-10
U of d Students Get
DPIA Scholarships

Two students at the University
Of Delaware are winners of the
seventh annual Delaware Poultry
Improvement Association 5000 scho-
larship, as announced by the DPIA
awards committee and the School
Of Agriculture.
Kenneth williamson, Greenwood,
and Rowland L. Hearn, Of Laurel
are both majOring in poultry at the
University. The scholarships are
given to residents Of the state who
are majoring in poultry and have
good scholastic standing.
Williamson, a junior, lives on a
poultry farm with his parents, two
brothers, and a sister. He was an
active FLA and All member before
coming to college. Last year he was
state cO-Winner of the National
Junior Vegetable Growers contest.
This entitled him to a trip to Cleve-
land to, compete with winners from
other states. At the University he
is member Of the University All
Club.
Hearn, a senior, is a member Of
Alpha Zeta, the honorary agricul-
tUral fraternity. He was also active
in All and FLA activities. In 1850
he placed second in the state pOul-
try judging contest. Hearn is also
a recipient Of an ESQ All scholar
ship.
The awards committee is made up
Of Charles Williams, Bridgeville;
Charles L. Peck. Jr., Harrington;
Charles Reed, Jr., Townsend; w.
'Lvle Mowlds, Dover; and Sam
GWinn, Newark.
read the elasslnsa ndn
Milford chronicle., 1954-12-10
OUT OF TUNE

LOWELL, Mass. ~ (P) - Po-
licemen have petitiOned for remOv-
al of an inner-Ofiice cOmmunica-
tions system at police headquar-
ters which, they say, makes it pOss-
ible to eavesdrOp. Superior Off
GERS, they say, can tune in on their
normal, everyday conversations
having nothing to do with opera
tiOn of the department.
Milford chronicle., 1954-12-10
ANDREWVILLE

Mr.. Roland Morgan of Conn.,,
spent a few days with his mother
and brothers, Mrs. William Nor
gan and Clinton and Mr. and Mrs.
James Morgan.
Mrs. Lillian Kenton left Satur-
day for a twO-Week stay at Florida.
She was accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. william KentOn of Milford
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Thompson
gave their son, .DicHy, d surprise
birthday party, on Saturday after
noon. Those present were Mrs.
Alice Thompson, Mrs Maggie
Tucker, Mrs. Joshua Wiley and
children, Mrs. Alvin Thompson and
children, Mrs. Alton Breeding and
children, Beverly and Deby Can
non, Elizabeth TrOtta, Betty and
Dicky Davis, Donnie Bradley, Jo-
seph Taylor, Jr., and Diana and
Daniel Smith and Donald Lee LOf-
land, of Greenwood. They all had
an enjoyable time.
Miss Janet Pachey Of FELTON,,
spent the weekend with her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Ryan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Ryan and
Miss Janet Paskey spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Russ Scarbor-
0ugh Of Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebe Reynolds and
son spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Griffith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Thompson
and son Of Georgetown spent Sun.
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Walls.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Walls Of
Harrington spent Sunday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Breeding
and sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arley Bradley and
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Salisbury
spent Wednesday in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Simpson
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Prettyman.
Mrs. Alice Webb Of Milford spent
Monday afternoon with Mrs. Fred
Walls.