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Milford chronicle., 1955-03-11
FELTON, School News
Pre-SchOOl Pupils

z A|NAAWWA II WUAAa
/ approximately fifty per cent OF
the pupils expected to enroll next
september have now been identi.
fed. This was ACCOMPLISHED nv
letters to parents of children al.
ready attending school. It is i'm
portant that parents of other pre-
school pupils notify the school
/ promptly if they have children en-
terlng first grade next September
! Pupils scheduled for April 6. and
the compiling Of necessary infor-
/ nation before that date will sDeed
up procedures on registration day.
Parents of new pupils are again
urged to notify the school bv tele-
phone or in writing as soon as
( possible.
FELTON, School will be closed
Friday. March is for the annual
meeting of the Kent County Fdu-
cation Association to be held in
Dover.
Band
FELTON, High School Band will
hold a skating party at Steele's
Roller Rink, ON March IA.
Elementary News
Mrs. Brobst grade will see a
movie The Pacific Islands Of
World War H."
FLA
The second half of the annual
FLA basketball tournament was
held at Milford High School on
March T. The following schools
were in the tournament: FELTON,.
Harrington, Smyrna. Milford and
Caesar Rodney FELTON, varsity won
the tournament The boys playing
for FELTON, were Marvin RothermeI.
LinfOrd Lockwood, Dick Lander.
Dick Green, Martin ROthermeI. and
Sammy Raatray.
Wednesday Assembly
The foreign language department
will be in charge of the assembly
on Wednesday. March I6. The
French students are preparing a
play, entitled Peter Pathelin, Law
yer" The cast of characters is as
follows:
Peter Pathelin, Arthur Henry;
Wilmetta Pathelin, Dorothy Lom-
icky; Monsieur Williams, a mer-
chant, Stanley Good; the Judge,
Ralph Dill; Anthony Lambkin, a
shepherd lad, Able Shultz.
Sara Gardner will be announcer
and manager.
The play is medival in character.
1t will be taken to Milford as
exchange assembly program on
Thursday. March II.
Junior Class
The Junior Glass play, Murder
Mansion" to be presented April l9,
21, and p has been cast. The parts
and players are: Carlotta Gramer,
Jean Short; Mimi Spaulding, Sara
Gardner; Ophelia Smith, Gertrude
Hurd; Mary Marley, Marie Biggs;
Madam RavOli, Dian McKethian;
Flora Manning. Dorothy Lomicky:
Palmer Keen, Ralph Dill; BENJAMIN
Hicks, Richard Green; Albert Jack
son, Jack Greenly; DR.. Lionel
Abraham Schultz.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-11
Roadside Markets Cited
AS Good For Farm Sales

Roadside markets are one of the
best ways of selling farm products
in Delaware states Robert L. Bull.
marketing agent for the Agricul-
tural Extension Service, University
of Delaware.
Mr.. Bull says the heavy traffic
over state highways offers excel
lent opportunities for direct sales
of farm fruits and vegetables-es-
pecially during the summer months.
The marketing agent made this
statement today in response to
questions from farmers who are
thinking of selling their products
at roadside stands. He offers some
suggestions for a successful road
side market:
]. Select a good location on
we'll travelled road, preferably on
the right side going into town. The
market should be visible for some
distance in both directions. Ade-
quate parking space is essential.
2. The stand must be neatly con-
structed and attractively painted
ii it is to suggest that your pro-
ducts are of good quality and care
fully handled. Light cOlOrs give
the impression of cleanliness.
3. Equipment to make the pro-
duce easily visible is important.
Racks and tables can be con-
structed ineXpensively at home.
4. Adequate displays and a vari-
ETY. of fresh, high quality products
will bring your customers back
again.
5. Attractive signs telling what
is available should be placed so
that motorists have time to decide
to stop
Blueprint plans of roadside mar
ket buildings, and additional in
formation on the successful sell
ing practices are available from
county agents or from Mr.. Bull.
Agricultural Hall, University of
Delaware.
For your shopping convenience,
Milford stores now open both Fri
day and Saturday evenings until
8 o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-11
File VIZ When
Seeking Old Age
Insurance Benefits

you can get quicker action on
your claim for Old-Age Insurance
Benefits if you submit a copy of
your VIZ Withholding Tax State
ment' for 1854 when you file your
application" MyrOn Milbouer, man
ager of the Wilmington Social Sc
curity Office today advised persons
who plan TO apply for these pay
ments.
The reason the VIZ will speed
up the handling of the claim" Mil
bOuer explained. "is that wages
paid the claimant during the latter
part of 1854 are not yet available
on social security records. If the
claimant is able to furnish us with
a copy of his VIZ for 1854, it may
eliminate the necessity of writing
TO the employer for a statement of
recent wages"
The local manager stated that
the form VIZ is furnished each
worker by his employer either at
the end of the year, or at the time
MS employment is terminated The
original copy of the form is to be
used for filing income tax returns.
and the duplicate is the employees
copy for his personal records. It
is this employees copy that the
claimant is urged to bring to the
Social Security Office when he calls
to file his claim.
Persons who worked for more
than one employer during 1854
should bring a VIZ form for each
of his employers.
For the convenience of local
residents in filing claims for So
cial security benefits, a represen-
tative of the Wilmington office
comes to the City Office Building.
Milford the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Tues
day of each month, $3.50 a. m. to
II Noon.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-11
Salisbury Retailers
Planning Big Prize
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York theaters. Also on the schedule
will be tickets to such shows on
radio and TV as Jackie Gleason.
Toast of the Town, Steve Allen
Show and others.
William Powell. President of the
Association, said that the estimated
cost of this week for two in New
York at the WaldOrf-Astoria should
run around $500.OO, this will in
clude about $4,000 in cash for in
cidental expenditures. All details
of the trip will be specifically
worked out by Mrs Alfred Truitt
of the Truitt Travel Agency when
the winners names are drawn.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-11

But at what age does one begin
to quibble at the idea of the teen
age classification? And why?
Let's hear from all our readers
on the subject. Perhaps you will
be the one to suggest a new label
for young moderns to take the place
Of the old ''teen-ager. " Maybe you'll
come up with a new title for this
column too
Those who dislike the term teen
ager might be consoled by recent
statistics that the peak marrying
age is IS, And whoever heard of
young marrieds being described as
teen-agers? Or pinning that label
on Romeo and Juliet? 1t is a short
lived term for most, not nearly so
long as middle age. (By the way
did you ever see a headline that
proclaimed that Two middle-agers
crashed into a telephone pole early
last night.")
Are you the type who finds
lot Of satisfaction in fashions STYLED
especially for teen-agers% Or do
you prefer to shop in department
designed for Misses? Are you like
ly to avoid a hairdO because it is
worn by teen-agers?" Do you shun
books and stories Offering advice
to teen-agers?"
In other words are you appalled,
at the thought of being a sO-calIed
''teenager?" If so, let US in on it.
Tell us your pet peeves in that
Perhaps you've been har-
boring the thought and haven't even
told your best friend.
But now you're in on the secret:
Lots Of other young people feel (!
the way you do. They don't like
being regimented either.
you may write Vivian Brown
in care Of this paper about your
own ideas in connection with this |
cOlumn.)
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-11
Sell Tickets For
Lions Minstrel ShOLC
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Henry Saunders and Joe McFaul
are DUE to perform a speciality act
that is guaranteed to bring the
house down., while Dot Gala
way, Alma T. Rust and ROslyn S.
McFaul, will sing some numbers,
both new and old.
In patrOnizing the Lions Minis
trel, you are assured of an eve
ming of fun, at the same time
helping an organization that has
contributed many useful things
that have improved the life of Mil
ford Community. So, get those
tickets today.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-11
LUCKY DECISION

FLINT, Mich. - up - Gordon
c. Hin changed his mind at the last
minute; decided not to run over a
cardboard box in the road. He
swerved his car sharply, barely
touching the box. Out climbed 10
year-Old Danny COusineau, with
only a minor foot injury.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-11
County Prison Bill
Signed By Boggs
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diction was placed in the hands of
a special board of trustees. In re-
cent sessions several efforts have
been made to restore them but this
session provided the first solid on
pOrtunity since the Democrats have
strong majOrities in each house
Governor Boggs also signed the
joint resolution sponsored bv Rem
George T. Macklin CD-Milford5
creating a commission to consider
the preservation of the old court
house at New Castle. The commits
sion will report to the General
Assembly.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-11
HoNoRs FOR OUTLAW

DALLAS, Texas - up - When
Belle Starr, the woman outlaw Of
the old wild west. lived here in the
18th century, folks weren't so
proud of her. But now they want
to name a street in her memory.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-11
Garden Center
Opens Tomorrow
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VNOHVIHueu from Fage One)
Center afford employment to twen-
ty persons, exclusive of the own
ers, and its wholesale business
covers the nursery industry east
Of the Mississippi River.
The many friends of the Nessrs
Lynch wish them complete success
in their new venture. ''
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-11
DOG IS UNPAcKED

SACRAMENT, Calf. - up -
Muffled barks of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Loscutoff's missing Labrador dog.
Sam, drove them nearly to distrac-
ton for two days until they found
him locked in the car trunk.
Milford chronicle., 1955-03-11
Weekly Weather
Report For Milford
From Thursday, March 3rd, To
wednesday, March 8, Inclusive

John E. Barcus, weather recorder
for the United States Governement.
reports the following weather con-
ditions for Milford as recorded on
instruments located on Lakeview
avenue, for the week beginning
Thursday, March and ending on
Wednesday, March 8, inclusive:
The coastland times., 1955-09-16
FINES AND FORFEITURES
BRING SCHOOL FUND $3.50
Recorders Court Still Doing Business in
Dare County; Two Defendants
Forfeit Bonds tuesday

The Dare County Recorders
Court took in about $3.50 Tuesday,
counting the court costs taken in.
Eight warrants were disposed of
by Judge Baum.
William Roy Beacham, Jr. of
Kitty Hawk, and Tommy Leon
O'Neal of Manteo each paid SIS
and costs for driving at SO m.p.h.
in 35-mile zone.
For operating an automobile in
a reckless and careless manner and
driving without operators license,
Alvin o. Farrow, USCG of Ports
mouth, Va, paid fines of $25 and
SIS and costs of court.
Gurney Nick Pittman, Jr., of
Suffolk, Va, charged with being
drunk and disorderly and resist
ing arrest, was fined SIS and costs.
Jas. Henderson Cox of Wanchese
was fined $25 and costs for driv-
ing after his operators license had
been suspended.
William Ralph James of Virgin
ia who had posted 500 cash bond
failed to appear. He had been
charged with operating in reck-
less and careless manner, interfer-
ing with an officer while making
an arrest, committing assault with
a deadly weapon, to wit, an auto
mobile, and resisting arrest. Like
numerous other cases brought in
court by county officers, the war
rant failed to include the defend
ants address, but. the school fund
gets the $100.
James Leonard Profit of Am
herst, Va. was charged with oper-
ating at 55 mph in a 35-mile zone.
He also had put up $35 cash
bond, and failed to appear.
Jack Lamson, charged with ere
ating a disturbance at the Drafty
Tavern, and assaulting Benny
Payne, paid fine and costs total
ing $28.20.
The coastland times., 1955-09-16
KILL DEVIL HILLS
SHARES HEAVY IN
POWELL FUND AID
Distribution Of Highway Aid Funds
In Raleigh Listed for Towns
in The Coas+Iand

The town of Kill Devil Hills
seems to profit highly in Powell
Fund Aid from Raleigh for work
on its streets, according to the re-
port this week which reveals that
this years grant for the young
Dare County town, now having a
struggle for existence, came to ST.
594.43. Among towns in the coast
land, it was second only to Bel
haven which has population of
$500 citizens.
Figures for other towns were as
follows: Manteo, $2,505.39; Bel
haven $1O,892.38; Columbia 3d.
8O8.98; Pantego $846.83; Bath ST.
381.29; Creswell $1,733.26.
Total funds distributed under the
Powell Aid Fund throughout North
Carolina to 1913 Incorporated towns
and cities totaled $6,711,817.71.
This fund is distributed annually.
The fund is largest this year be-
cause steadily increasing gasoline
sales have poured more gasoline
tax revenues into the Highway
Fund. The Powell Bill gives the
municipalities one-half cent out of
the tax collected on each gallon.
Raleigh will get $195, ,4O9.35 -
$123, ,230.57 on the basis of its pop
ulation and $72,178.7S on the basis
of its non-highway system street
mileage.
Charlotte, the States largest
city, will get the largest share,
$416,618 little Falkland in Pitt
County the smallest, $3.50; Green's
boro, $246,841; Rocky Mount, $97,-
6S6.34; Wilmington, $131 ,536; Win
ston-Salem, $2S1,714; Asheville,
$201,941, and Fayetteville, $118,-
265.O8.
In 1851, total of 1856 towns
shared $4,543,O96.2O In 1862, to-
tai of 388 towns qualified for a to-
tai of $4,948,842.30. In 1858, the
figures rose to 394 towns and S..
244, ,203.40. Last year, the total:
were up to 396 towns and $780,
717.41.
The money is available only tc
legally Incorporated cities and
towns which are active and eligi-
BILE and whose officials have quail
flied their communities by submit
ting certified statements and maps
of their street systems prior to the
third Monday in July.
The coastland times., 1955-09-16
ST. 900 ESTIMATED
COST OF MOSQUITO
CONTROL IN DARE
County Board Plans For Supervis-
ion of Gift From Federal Funds
Coming to the CoastIand
Soon

Dare County through its board
of commissioners has applied for
Federal and Civil Defense funds
now available to assist communi-
ties and areas plagued with mos
quitos resulting from the back
wash of Hurricanes Connie and
Diane which flooded lowlands and
marshes with salt waters of the
sounds and ocean, and kept flooded
by one of the rainiest late sum-
mer and early autumn periods in
many years.
Cooperating with the commits
sioners in an advisory and tech
nical capacity have been members
of the county board of health.
A spokesman for the county
board stated today that the outlay
for mosquito control would include
two rented jeeps with Jogging
equipment (Which later may be
purchased at nominal cost by coun-
ty), $4,000 gallons of 25 percent
DDT and fuel oil solution for fog
ging, and paying operators of the
rolling equipment. The program,
expected to continue for some 80
days, would not be localized to any
one community but in all sectors
where mosquitoes are currently a
serious problem, it was stated.
Applications will be approved
and the control measures will be-
gin within the next week, it was
stated.
This initial application for mos
quito control funds does not in
clude drainage. The county board
is now working on an application
for special drainage funds which
may be acquired in the near future
1t has been announced that while
such drainage funds will be made
available, that only old bitches,
clogged up now, would be opened
No new drainage bitches would be
dug.
The coastland times., 1955-09-16
CHARLES o. NIDGETT, JR. is
NON COMMISSIONED GRAD.

Fort Campbell, KY, Sept. g.
Sgt. Charles o. Midget, Jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Midgette of
701 Stockely Gardens, Norfolk,
Virginia, recently graduated with
honors from Non-Commissioned
Officers School. He also is a grad
uate of Military Justice and Mine
Detector Schools. Sgt. Midgette is
Platoon Sgt. in his unit Company
&c" 9th Engineer Battalion (Com-
bat) of Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
x Sgt. Midgette entered the Army
on February %, 1862. He received
Basic Training in Fort Leonard
Wood, Missouri. He was then sent
to Fort Hood, Texas, where he
served until December of 1852.
He was then sent to Korea where
he served until January of 1854.
He was returned to the States to
Fort Meade, Maryland, where he
received an honorable discharge.
In April, Sgt. Midgette re-enliste-
ID and was assigned to this unit.
Prior to entering the Army, Sgt.
idgette attended the Blair Jun
or High School in Norfolk, Vir-
ginia. Among his decorations he
holds the Korean Citation, Good
Conduct Medal, NDSM, and Ko-
rean Medal.
The coastland times., 1955-09-16
LARGE DOLPHIN AND
BILL FISH CAUGHT
IN HATTERAS WATERS

Hatteras.-Gulf Stream fishing,
hampered by rough season in early
days of September, has been up
to par or better off Hatteras when
seas were suitable for offshore
cruising, it was reported here to-
day by Scotty Gibson. Gibson,
owner-operator of Atlantic View
Hotel, also reported that autumn
vacation patronage following the
stormy season of August is now
back to near normal in the Hat
teras region.
An outstanding catch of the past
week was a 47h pound dolphin
boated by w. F. Price of Atlantic
City, N. ]. Before sailing from
Hatteras for tuna waters farther
north during the past week, Price
and his cruiser had based at the
Blue Marlin docks of Capt. Edgar
Styron.
John Twohy w, trolling from
his cruiser the Clipper II, landed
a white marlin last week end. 1t
was the first white marlin landed
off Hatteras during the first half
of September. Twohy was guided
by Capt. Nelson Stowe who oper-
ates from the Blue Marlin docks.
Mrs. Styron, wife of the operator
of Blue Marlin docks, reported that
several wahoo had been landed re-
Gently, one of the largest going to
80 pounds.
DR.. A. M. Stanton, Edenton,
skipping bait from Capt. Ernal
Fosters cruiser Albatross III last
week end with Capt. Oliver O'Neal
as skipper and guide, boated a
seven foot, 10 inch sailfish.
Capt. Foster reported that DIR.
]. C. Overbey of Norfolk, after
spending several days fishing or
waiting fofr fishing weather at
Hatteras had raised five blue mar
lin in one day, had three hooked,
but failed to boat any. DR.. Over
bey caught a nice blue marlin dur
ing the latter part of August,
making his seventh.
Allan Ferguson noted big game
angler of Washington, was sched-
uled to fish for blue marlin off
Hatteras this month. He was in
strumental in selling the National
Park Service on the idea of doing
some movies about big game fish
ing off Hatteras. The outfit which
will produce the big game and surf
fishing pictures of the National
Seashore region, visited the area
this week. Shooting begin soon.
The coastland times., 1955-09-16
MRS. ALVERNIA M. SIMMONS

Mrs. Alvernia Morris Simmons,
IS, died Thursday, Sept. 8, while
returning to the Columbia Hospital
for treatment.
She was a native of Tyrrell
County and had been living at
East Lake for the last so years.
She was the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lennon Morris and the widow
of George Henry Simmons.
She is survived by three sons,
Jimmy Simmons, George H. Sim
mons, and Acie Simmons, all of
Norfolk; three daughters, Mrs.
Wilbur Cohoon, Mrs. Dorothy Twi-
ford, and Mrs. Gladys Twiford, all
of East Lake; a step-son, Frank
Simmons, of Norfolk; a sister,
Mrs. Jake Sawyer, of Creswell;
three half-sisters, Mrs. Clara
Roughton, of Hickory, Va, Mrs.
Harry Bowers and Mrs. Annie
Morris, both of Williamson; two
half brothers, George Morris and
Robert Morris; II grandchildren,
and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
at the East Lake Methodist
Church Sunday at 2 pm. by the
Rev. A. L. G. Stephenson, pastor,
and the Rev. Ed Hooper, Pente-
costal preacher. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
The coastland times., 1955-09-16
SURF CASTERS GETTING
LARGER CHANNEL BASS
ALONG OUTER BANKS

Nags Head. = Channel bass
catches are increasing from day
to day in the surf along the Outer
Banks and the fish, sometimes call
ed red drum, are getting larger
and larger. The largest of the
season, the species which go to 40
pounds upwards, usually show up
in surf by late September and
throughout October to early No
vember. During this period each
year more prize winning channel
bass ae caught in the surf of the
Dare Coast and Outer Banks, than
anywhere else in the country.
Catches from Kitty Hawk to Hat
teras are of the yearling size, from
10 to rs pounds.
St. Clair Beals of Kitty Hawk
fishing at Oregon Inlet, took two
at % pounds and 18 pounds.
Willie Newsome of Hatteras re-
ported channel bass caught by his
patrons up to 25 pounds. From
Cape Hatteras Fuller and Hooper
said anglers at the point were
catching channel bass of one size
or another almost daily. Surf cast
ers along the almost 100 miles of
Dare Coastal beaches are also
catching smaller varieties of surf
fish, such as sea mullet or king
fish, founder, weakfish (or trout)
and spot almost daily.
Spot catches have been up to par
from most of the fishing piers in
the Nags Head area during the
first half of September.
The coastland times., 1955-09-16
FOOTBALL SEASON STARTS
MANTEO VS.. SUFFOLK, VA.

The opening of the football sea-
son finds the Manteo High School
playing Suffolk, Va, Junior Varsity
League, on Saturday, September
II, at 8 pm. in Manteo.
For out-of-towners who may
wish to watch the game and are
not well acquainted with the geog-
raphy hereabouts, the ball park is
just off the highway by the Manteo
water tower.
According to R. H. Stone, prin-
cipal, the probable starting line
up for Manteo will BENDS, Til
lett, Dough; tackles = O'Neal,
Biggs; guard - Glynn, Midget;
center. - Hayes; backfeld - Bal
lance, Simpson, Basnight, and
Woodward.
At press time Simpson and
Hayes have some injuries but it is
hoped that some of the casualties
will be able to play on Saturday.
The coastland times., 1955-09-16
BLUE FISH REPORTED
BY CAPT. ETHERIDGE I'M
WATERS OFF WANCHESE

Wanchese.-The blue fish were
hitting trolled lures in Oregon In
let waters this week. Spanish
mackerel were also being caught
and bottom fishing in Pamlico
Sound near Oregon Inlet was re-
ported very good, says Capt. Jesse
Etheridge of Wanchese, leading
guide for the past % years.
"On Tuesday of this week, five
anglers from Floyd, Va, trolling
from my charter boat, The Cared
wyn, landed 1877 bluefish and seven
Spanish mackerel," said Capt.
Etheridge. "On the previous day
they had caught so trout (weak-
fish and several croakers, while
stillfishing in Pamlico Sound near
See FISHING, Page Eight
The coastland times., 1955-09-16
ROUGH VOYAGE FOR ADMIRAL
WHEN AMBULANCE WRECKED

Twiford's Ambulance from Eliz-
abeth City had to go to the rescue
of a wrecked Navy ambulance in
Currituck County early Sunday.
The Navy ambulance was carrying
Admiral H. D. Clarke to Ports
mouth Naval Hospital from Nags
Head where he had suffered an at
tact of a heart ailment. He appar-
emily was none the worse for the
Navy ambulance having slipped on
the highway during a rainstorm
and turning over. The Admiral
had been week-ending at The Car
Gilman.
The coastland times., 1955-09-16

WOODROW EDWARDS, Chm,
USCG, was disappointed man
last week when his committee for
the big celebration honoring the
old Life Savers and Coast Guards
men decided to postpone the three
day event until next spring. Mr..
Edwards had put in a lot of hard
work arranging the program, first
for late August, and due to hur-
ricane scares it had been postpon-
ed until last week. And then old
Jupiter Pluvius went to work, and
it rained every day for two weeks,
so that the community was flooded
with water, and prospects were
that rains might continue. The
weather turned out good on the
week end, but then there was
threat of a new crop of mosquitoes
to harass the visitors. Unfortu-
nately at Rodanthe, through some
unaccountable piece of stupidity,
when highway engineers built the
road, they dug out valley and
put the road down so low it can
not be drained, or else no effort is
made to drain it. In extremely
wet spells, one who parks his car
on one side of the road, cannot get
over to the other side without wad-
ing. This highway is one of the
marvels, of North Carolina road
building, and sometime in the flu.
] See EDWARDS, Page Eight