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Milford chronicle., 1955-12-09
RAILROADS HAVE BEEN IMPROVING
THEIR EQUIPMENT

long feature article IN Cne NOVeiuDeI
DIST issue of Newsweek is devoted to Inc
Revolution on Our Railroads. lts Tone Is
set in. an introduction which observes tnaI
s'When the roads wound up the back ana
tracl-breaking job they were called upon 10
do during the second world war; 1T looked as
If thev were headed downhill on clear track
Ia another round of receivershlps. Inc
much-discussed railroad problem was De,
ginning to look like a permanent INSTITUTION.
However, the Introduction continues; ne
men who run the u. S. railroads had otner
ideas. During the past 10 years, they hter-
aIlv have rebuilt their lines, their organlza-
tions. their finances. Despite new and pow
erful competition /. the railroads IOday
not only are holding their own but are fight
inc harder and more effectively than ever 70
improve and increase their payloads.
The article itself (by Newsweek's ,Asso,,
ciate Editor John A. Conway is a full ana
detailed job. Here are few Of the hlgn-
The cost Of this railroad revolution has
been enormous-since vi day the lines have
spent almost S11, 100000 600 on equipment
tracks and terminals And, as Mr.. Conway
puts it. "The peril they faced was just as
big" The rails share OF the total 1felgn
and passenger business had been dropping
fast, and no one knew II the uoe coulo Os
reversed or even slackened.
A major part Of the spending 300,
600 OOO-was for new locomotives Whlci
would do more work, do it faster, and 40
for less money Almost 21,OOO OF thes
monsters have been bought and others ar
on order Work is even underway on Al
atomic locomotive.
The freight car feet-which has abou
.783. 600 MEMBERSHIPS been given the ful
treatment too. In 10 years $4,000 cars hav
been bought at a cost Of So 00O,OOO,O0O. Ten
of thousands are on order. And the rail
have been getting more service out OF OH
cars as we'll as new.
Robot freight yards, product OF tn
electronic age, would seem unbeheVaDle Z
railroaders of past eras. These yards no
only save precious time-they have mao
huge cuts in freight damage.
New track maintenance equipment na
brought about other big savings in none
along with big improvement in operating el
ficiency.
What railroad men know as CTC-cel
tralized traffic controls another long ste
forward Mr.. Conway says one 33-mlle VI
setup has saved one railroad line more Lna
5000 freight-car days annually. With u
a single man in a tower can set signals ar
throw switches for an entire stretch Oh RAJ
road
So it goes, and it is certainly a nOtab
story. The rails have many problems left
their profits, for instance, are still very To-
Their competitors are driving hard for bus
ness too. But the railroad leaders ha'
plenty of spirit and determination, and IN
= are continuing to allocate more billions 1
improvements and additions. Mr.. COnW
& also reports that they were cheered by t
report of the special Cabinet committee
TRANSPORTATION, which urges that regulatlO
be relaxed to give all carriers more freedC
in setting rates in order to meet cOmpe
tiOn
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-09
Crossroads ng NorfIl

Newfoundland is familiar to thou
sands Of air travellers, including
servicemen who were ferried from
the US. and Canada to Europe dur-
ing the war. It is a crossroads on
the North Atlantic air run.
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-09
Christmas Is The Time
For Family Affection
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nu poRo1HY '. wHlppLE. N. D.

nIoqt
waysde hustle and hustle and just pan Work Ol
mas Don't e j in family -
all the better slde OF
show our
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-09
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS OFFICE
PARTIES

The question whether to celebrate CEI1sC-
mas with an Office party, and the solving OF
MANY of the problems involved, is already
under discussion in many business and IN
dustrial establishments. The problem IS
more acute this year than for several years
past. Christmas Day will fall on Sunday
Monday following will be holiday. Satur-
day is an "Off day. for many Office workers,
so Friday afternoon is the logical time for
the party. This leaves only Friday morning
for productive work, with much OF that time
being consumed in preparation" for the
affair. Little can be done in the limited space
Of time.
The National Office Management AssO-
citation recently polled several thousand
workers to find out how they feel about
Christmas parties. Forty per cent Of those
answering were against them, but slgnltl-
cant majority of female Office workers voted
for them. Their votes brought majority IN
favor of the Office party.
AS the years have passed, the office par
ties have become more elaborate, and the
consumption of alcoholic beverages has tend
ed TO increase the accident hazard Here at
the Chronicle plant the Annual Christmas
Party will be discontinued this Christmas
In its place every employee in the work
rooms will be given all day Friday as well
as Monday following Christmas Day, with
| the exception of a very few who VIII Oe
needed on urgent work. The business office
will be kept open all day Friday ana SaUuf-
dav morning as usual-but with a Skeleton
force. In this way we hope to give our meT
and women a lengthy Christmas holiday
The result Of this years plan will govern
future Office parties at the Chronicle Office.
Evening star., 1955-09-15

Have . supply Of these
cookies on hand for the
kiddies vAlen they come
home from school.
Evening star., 1955-09-15

Always Q favorite with the kids.
Tv-Time Popcorn now offers Q
free plastic pencil box, complete
with pencils and pencil sharp
ener for = limited time only.
Just in time for school.
Evening star., 1955-11-27

Please add rs tag pheSe
neeegaGfg. Free delivery
IN Waehta0soH and Z2
Reaybp MARYLAND and Viz
Otnt0 counties.
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17

nounces that s72.50 was turned in
to the Dover treasurer.
The Kenton Kiubbers All Club
met at the home of Richard and
Betty Shockley on Monday even
ing.
A meeting win be held at the
home of Paul Palmer on Wednes-
day evening. Feb. 16. Mrs. Vic
Worden win be present to discuss
plans for the second chest x-ray
program to be held in Kenton on
Monday, March z. The x-ray
Mobile unit will be located at the
corner of Clifton's store in the
afternoon from 1 to 4 and in the
evening from 5 to 8. Volunteer
hostesses will be needed. This
will include the same territory as
before. There will be no house to
house canvass. Don't forget the
date. Come out and get the free
service.
The Homemakers Club will meet
at the home of Mrs. Carl Pedrick
on Thursday afternoon, Feb. "a.
Mrs. Irene Wooleyran will preside.
The guest speaker win be Miss
Charlotte Swanson.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. Andersen of
Fairlee, and Mrs. Gertrude Faulk-
ner of Chestertown were guests of
Mrs. Addie Arthurs and family on
Sunday.
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17
PerS on a Is

Mrs. C. L. Harmonson left last
Friday night by train on six
weeks trip to California where she
will be the guest of her cousin,
Mrs James H. Hayes, at Santa
Barbara. She will also visit in
Coronado and San Francisco. She
was an overnight guest en- route
Of Mrs, Ralph B. Purinton, at her
home IN Chicago. Mrs. Purinton
is the former Miss Mildred Gra-
ham, Of Smyrna.
DIR and Mrs. Harold ]. Laggner
had as their weekend guests Mr..
and Mrs. William B. Owens and
their son and daughter, Tony and
Beth, of Somerville, N. J.
MIS-. John e. Wilson III enter
tanned the members of her lunch
con bridge club at her home on
South Street last Wednesday.
Mrs, e. S. Wilson, Jr., was host
ess to the members of her bridge
club at her home recently.
Mrs Robert HI. Denney attend
ed the seth anniversary luncheon
of the Milford Century Club on
Monday as the guest of Mrs.
Daisy Hoyt, of Rehoboth.
Mrs. Harold E, Wickham, presi-
dent of, the Twentieth Century,
Club, Mrs. Robert H. Denney, di-
rector, and Mrs. Joseph w. Ennis,
state chairman safety, win attend
the luncheon for presidents and
directors to be held tomorrow at
the home of Mrs. Robert S. Ru-
dolph, Milford.
Mrs. Louise H. Burslem spent
a recent weekend as the guest of
MIR. and Mrs. Alton Blakeslee at
their home on Long Island. She
was. entertained at dinner and the
theatre in New York by her hosts.
MIR. Blakeslee is Science Editor
for Associated Press.
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17

Milford will bring the message.
Choir win rehearse ON Thursday
evening. 7:sO. Boy Scouts meet
in the church on Thursday even
ing, $780,
The adult class met in the
church on last Wednesday evening
with. twenty members and guests
present. Mrs. Helen Rowlinson
presided. Plans were made to
serve lunch at the farm sale of
Mr.. Louis Del-Grande located on
the Millington road on Saturday,
Feb. 10. A donation of SIS was
voted to the trustees to be ap-
piled on the oil bill. Hostesses
were Mrs. Kizzie Crossley and
Mrs. Helen Rowlinson.
The PTA met in the school on
last Wednesday evening, Mrs. Vir-
gle Alexander presided. The ben
eft bake held recently netted S65.
The benefit bake sponsored by
Kenton Grange held in the Acme
store, Smyrna, on last Saturday
netted over twenty dollars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter McGinnes
and family moved on last We'd
nesday to their new home located
out of town below the school
house.
Mrs. Susie Knots, chairman for
the March of Dimes for Kenton
and community wishes to an
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17

March 8, and on Friday, March 4,
from 1 to s pm. KS -
Mr.. Alex Darrah, of Philadel-
phia, is spending some time with
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas L. Gooding,
Mr.. L. c. Conaway, Jr. Of Sea
ford, was a recent guest of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis C.
Conaway, Sr.-Edwin zippe, local
proxy of The Silver Eagles, and
Charles Duff, correspondent for
the Club, attended the annual Cit
izenship Award Banquet at the
Smyrna Elementary School, on
Monday evening. = The Clayton
Fire Co., was called recently to
extinguish chimney fire at the
home of Charles Wayman, about
11a miles from town on the Ken
ton road. Damage was. slight
Birthday this week for Ralph D.
Knots, Sr., John Geason, and
George w. Boehmler.
The weakly wit = Being over
weight is like sugar in coffee
after awhile it all settles on the
bottom.
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17
CLAYTON

Ewell's-St. Paul Church Notes
Sunday February goth is the
seventh Sunday after Epiphany.
At the morning worship service at
eleven, the minister will speak on
The Big Question. = The Senior
and aunior Choirs will sing An
thems of Praise.-In the evening
at seven, youth 10 to 13 will meet
for worship and recreation in Eel
Iowship Hall.-The Church Calen-
Sar lists the following Monday,
February 21st at 7:45 am, the
Contact Club will meet in Fellow
xhip Hall. Tuesday, February 22
at 8 pm, the Woman's Society OF
Christian Service will meet in Eel
Iowship Hall. Friday February
Is at 8 ofn., the willing Workers
Class will meet at the home of
Mrs. Daisy Davis.-The Devotion
al Reading for Today: Then said
the Lord of the vineyard, what
shall I do? I will send my be-
Ioved son; 1t may be they will
reverence him when they see him.
Luke, 20: 13.
A meeting of the Home DEM
0nstration Club was postponed
last Friday because of the snow
storm. The next meeting date has
been set for Friday afternoon,
February 25th at 1:30 at the
home of Mrs. Thomas Mills.
During March the State Board
of Health will bring to Clayton
vFm Mobile Chest X-ray Unit for
free service to residents is years
of age and over. The Unit Will
be located at Clements Supply Co.,
ON the afternoon of Thursday,
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17
The Smyrna Times
rHoNE 1921 SMYRNA. DELAWARE

ESznaes By Robert d. Hoffecker. July S.
Iss&- Editor and proprietor until Feb
ruzy 10. 1907. r
Owned aad Published by Robert d. Hof-
feeker. Ir.. from February 10. 1897 TO
Becezsser "a 1899.
1ssiisksS Every Thursday Morning By
The Smyrna Times. Inc. rs Commsrcs
Street. Smyrna. Del
". Lester Smith. Manager
DVER1fSEMENTS-T Smyrna Times
iz he business medium not only for the
IOWA it represents but for the outlying
dissrsct Of which It is the center. en-
braciag the towns of Clayton. Kenton.
Obeswesd. Townsend. Leipsic. &C. A rate
of 50 cents per inch an insertion charged
Tor transient advertising. Season or
yearly display advertising rates quoted
on application. For Sale. For Rent.
Lost and Found Advertisements occupy
ing one inch space or less. a minimum
charge of so cents per insertion. In
naemoriam articles. 10 cents per line per
Issue.
Battered as 2nd class matter March 10.
Is7s at the post Office at Smyrna, Del. un-
Ser Act of Congress of March 8. 1879.
Subscription price. $500 per year. strictly
tn advance.
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17
This Weeks
Social and
Personal
Events
Son Born to James Edmondsons

Son Born to James Edmondsons
Mr.. and Mrs. James Edmondson
of Cleveland, Ohio, have an
nounced that the son born on jan
uary % has been named Michael
Mentzer. He is their first child
and is the grandson of Mr.. Guy
M Edmondson, Sr., of Smyrna,
and the late Mrs. Edmondson. The
infants mother is the former Miss
Iris Pierson, of Yorklyn, Del.
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17
KentOn

Kenton Methodist Church wor-
ship service at 11:15 am; Church
School, 1918, Francis Downs, SUI
perintendent. Mr.. Frank Lucia of
Arkansas State press., 1955-05-27

to press on that date
The tremendous interest shown by readers in this
contest year only clue to the enthusiastic response
this second annual would In effort find
the heahies Characterized baby of 1855 in Arkansas, the
Carnation Company of Los Angeles California has again
centered attention the high standards of infant that
have been attained thruout the community
For many Carnation has been making contrbu-
ons to the improvement of formula feeding Much has been
accomplished by close cooperation with the medical profess
sion and particularly by recognizing the vital role played by
every in the welfare of the community which he
serves.
Many doctors report the gratifying results of the inn
proved feeding methods being followed by parents who seek
medical in the raising of their children Because the
pbc is seldom made Of this the Carnaon Company
has been anxious bring these developments to light by
such community projects the annual Healthy Baby Con-
Carnaton Consumer consuants in the field quick
N endorse this because of the many healthy young
ter they find every day in carrying out their service the
homemakers and parents Of the they
Arkansas State press., 1955-05-27
Negro Teachers
Will be Protected
Says Mr.. Marshall

The NAACP will give Negro
teachers who might face the pos
sibllity of retaliation in the pro-
cess of segregation to desegrega-
ton every lawful protection that
can possibly be worked out to
fight for their rights in the courts.
legislatures and the school boards,
Thurgood Marshall, director-coun-
sci of the NAACP Legal Defense
and Educational Fund, said.
1t might be that some Negro
teachers will become unemployed
as result of the sinking prac-
tice of penalizing Negro teachers
for desegregation pursuant to law,
he said, I'VE must guarantee to
every Negro teacher that we will
fight to the bitter end with every
lawful weapon on hand to protect
him from being the victim of this
dying stab at continuing the UNI
American practice of racial segre-
CATION said Mr.. Marshall.
Arkansas State press., 1955-05-27
AM&N College
Gives Degrees 10
26 Students

236 students received degrees
at AMIN college Tuesday morn
ing when the 80-year old institu-
ton observed its annual COM
mencement Dowdal II. Davis, OF
the Kansas City, Kansas City, de-
hvered the commencement adj
dress, and DR.. Lawrence A. Davis.
AMIN college president, awarded
degrees and scholarships.
Highest ranking student in the
1855 class was Sylvia Lula Jack
son, daughter of o. f. Jackson,
head of the department of ro-
nance languages at the college
Miss Jackson, a major in modern
foreign languages completed her
work with 2,8l average
The college honored two citi-
zens Of Arkansas during the COM
mencement exercises They were
Mrs, Anna M, p Strong. principal
Of r, r. Motion hi school, Mari
anna, and DR. Hugh A. Browne,
physician and superintendent OF
McRae sanatorium Alexander.
See AM&N GRADUATES. T.
Arkansas State press., 1955-05-27
Pioneer Teachers
AT DIS Honored

Seven teachers who have work.
ed in Dunbar hi school and col
lege from the beginning and three
who have retired are being hon
ored at the Silver Anniversary
commencement exercises of the
institution, which commemorate
its Is years of service and culmi-
nate with the graduation pro-
gram tonite. The seven teachers
are Mrs Grendetta Scott, Mrs
Naomi Coulter, Mrs. Treopia Grav-
ely, Mrs Clarice T. Little, Mrs
Melba Mcdowell, Miss Edna Dou-
glas. and Arthur Fox, ST. The re-
tired teachers are Miss Annie B.
Gillian, Miss Ernestine I Cope
land and Miss Annie b. Cox.
Arkansas State press., 1955-05-27
Charles Bussey Honored by North Little Rock N Club for Directing the Small
Fry of The Twin Cities Toward Better and Useful Citizenship for The Future

Charles Bussey got the sur
prise Of his life, as he puts it,
when answering repeated tele-
phone calls last week from Chief
Sam Hallum Captain Harold
Ward, and Principal Eliza Hunter
and reporting in his work clothes,
ne found not that he was on
work assignment but that he was
the guest of honor at a meeting
called especially to pay a tribute
to him. Honoring him for out
standing work with the Negro
boys of Pulaski county, the No.
Little Rock Elks club presented
MIN with a gift.
The club is a white organiza-
ton.
Charles Boyer, chairman of the
youth committee of the Elks
club, praised in glowing terms
the work of Mr.. Bussey with the
boys He stated that the work
had been outstandingly helpful
and that Bussey had done more
than anyone else he knew in that
direction He emphasized that the
Elks club stands behind Bussey
and that it had picked this oppor-
tunity to give a public testimon-
ial Of its appreciation. The pres
entation, he said, had its chief
value in showing the Elks' APP
proval Of the man and his pro-
gram He felt that II the citizens
would get behind Bussey, it
would mean thousands Of dollars
saved in property and In lives.
Captain Johnny Charles Of the
North Little Rock police said that
Bussey had been able to get
closer to the boys than anyone
else he knew and that the re-
Arkansas State press., 1955-05-27
Annual Women's
Day Activities at
First Bapt. Church

The women of the First Baptist
church at 7th and Gaines street,
take over Sunday in an all-day
service and present Mrs. Melba
Turner Elston as speaker for the
morning worship, The theme will
be The Responsibilities of Chris
tian Women" Mrs. Elston is
member of First Baptist church,
a Sunday school teacher, and a
member of the faculty of the
Gartrell Memorial school of Eng
land. She is a graduate of Dun
bar hi school and junior college,
and received a bachelor of arts
degree at the Prairie View State
college. Prairie View, Texas.
The evening service at 7:30 will
feature a church talent program
and the browning Of the Queen
See MONTENEGRO four
Arkansas State press., 1955-05-27
Judges to Make Public Sunday
HeaIthiest Baby

Who will be the winner in the Second Annual Hometown
olauon Healthy Baby ConteSt?'
Ihs is the big question being asked by the parents ana
uS OF more than $50 entrants from all over Arkansas
y the judges know the answer and their choices will be
ounced Sunday May 29th at o'clock p m IN the Eli
'nuel Baptist church, 9th and Chester streets
twenty lucky youngsters from among the children eau
u inns newspaper will be selected to share In SoooOo III
prizes To the First Prize winners will go S3OOOO Otei
include $4,000 to the Second Prize winners S2soo 10
Prize Winner and $500 each to the next seventeen
Inc tremendous Job of screening all entrants has been
'eu IN the hands of five prominent local citizens
Mrs Maurne Williams, Teacher
Mrs Sam Collins, Busnesswoman
Mrs L. M. Walker, YWCA Executive
DR.. ]. M. Robinson, Physician
DIR. j. w. Masse Physician.
h. results of the final judging will be carried in the June
ISSUE Of the State Press together with pictures OIL ue
p fnalists Readers asked not to phone tor results
aeh the June Bird issue of this newspaper, because S
naton will not be released by the judges until we 90
Arkansas State press., 1955-05-27
2bh Annual Meet
Held by Ma at ANN

The Twenty-Sixth Annual Con-
vention Of New Farmers of Amer
lea, Raymond Miller, Cotton Plant.
president will meet at Arkansas
AMIN college, Pine Bluff, May
30, 81, and June /.
There will be an opening cere-
mony by the officers Of the state
association at ! o'clock Monday
with the president presiding
who Is also the national treasurer.
in the same session. President l..
A. Davis will deliver the welcome
address.
At 7 o'clock Monday evening.
there will be an address by Abby
ay, national vice president,
Natchitoches, La.
Tuesday during the nine o'clock
session, there will be a report Of
the national Judging contest by
H, w. Robertson, director of or
See NFA--page four
Arkansas State press., 1955-05-27

ed from an automobile which
had overtaken him. Fat tally
wounded, his lower left jaw shat
cred into fragments, Mr.. Lee lost
control of his car which crashed
into a roadside house. The muir
der car escaped in the darkness.
One known witness has since dis
appeared.
No arrests have been made.
Governor Hugh White has refused
to respond to letter from Mrs.
Hurley urging him to take action
to prevent a whitewash of the
murder. The governor is reported
in the Jackson State Times as
having said that "he never acted
on request from this group"
Federal Issue Involved
In his letter to the Attorney
See KILLING--page four
Arkansas State press., 1955-05-27
A.AC.P Urges
ederaI Probe In Miss. Shaving
Wilkins Asks ATTORNEY
General for Conference
On Race Hate Campaign!

Federal investigation of the murder of a Mississippi Ne
gro clergyman who refused give up his right
urged by Roy Wilkins executive secretary of the National
Association for the Advancement Coored People in
ter to Attorney General Herbert Brownell jr
Mr. Wilkins further asks conference with the Attorn-
ey General to discuss Developments Mississippi
fall including Openly announced plans designed to pre-
vent Negroes from registering voting elections
there"
The letter made public this report of the
Associations southeastern regional secretary Ruby
ley on the murder of the Reverend George Lee in ez
Miss the mite of May Z An NAACP member Mr.
Lee of the first Negroes register in Humphreys
county
Arkansas State press., 1955-05-27

4 opened a little school five
Eles from the McLeods. Mary
Iyered the ten miles a day reg
Iarly in addition to all her 9TH
farm chores.
but at the end of six years she
b mastered everything which
lst school could teach, and was
: ven a scholarship to Scotia
urinary Concord, North Caro-
|ha. There she helped finance
b own education by more hard
|ork in the kitchen and laundry,
Arkansas State press., 1955-05-27
br. Mary Mcleod
betj,une Passes
|1he Passing Of Mrs. Mary N. Bethune
Writes Finis to A Great National Leader

Mary Mcleod Bethune died of heart attack in her home
Dayona Beach, Florida Wednesday mite May 10 The story
her life every element of the rise from rags riches
fame the favorite theme of the American public
leader could have had less promising beginning or APP
jared at birth less likely to attain the majestic proportions
hal we're hers
She was born Mayesvie S. C.. July TO- 1875 the
ange II children She barely escaped slavery all her
Iohers sisters born slaves and both her father
d mother Samuel and Patsy McIntosh) Mcleod their mas
+s were slaves during most of their lives.
The large family brought up five of land
here everybody had to work. is where Mary Mcleod
! une born.
When Mrs Behune nine years old she could pick
pounds Of cotton day. and could read for there
| school which she could attend.
About that time, coored northern Presbyterian woman
sonary in the as Mrs Behune herself later
Arkansas State press., 1955-05-27

Threats Reduce Registration
One time there were 400 colored
persons registered in the coun-
ty. Threats, pressures and acts
of intimidation reduced the num-
Der to 81. Mr.. Lee is reported as
having told a friend on the after
noon of his murder that someone
at the courthouse had warned
him to remove his name from the
list of registered voters. This he
refused to do, saying that he in
tended to vote.
That night, driving home in
his car he was killed by shots fir