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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18
fMeetino announcements

Meeting announcements
must be in the hands OF the
Ciuic Calendar editor BY noon
Thursday of each meek to in
sure publication in the column
Sunday. Those received too
late tpil not be used separately
unless there is some special
meas Significance
The Fort Davis Citizens As
ISOLATION will hold its monthly
meeting at 8 pm. tomorrow at
the Ryland Methodist Church,
Branch avenue and S street Sc
While most of the civic groups
have Cancelled their monthly
meetings during the holidays, the
following will meet, starting at
8 pm. unless otherwise indicated
Tomorrow
Chillum Heights-Luther Rice
Memorial Church, 5315 North
Capitol street.
Southeast Civic-Payne Ele-
mentary School, Fifteenth and
c streets Sc.
Tuesday
Central Northeast Civic -
Smothers School. Forty forth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18
Value of New Drugs
To Be Lecture Topic

DR.. Winfred Overholser, super
lintendent Of st. Elizabeths Hos
pital, will speak on the value Of
new drugs in mental illness at
10 pm. tomorrow at the Depart
ment Of Health. Education and
Welfare.
The talk is sponsored by men
tai health societies Of the Wash
ington area. The public Is in
Ivited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18
CITIZENS MEETINGS

street and Washington place NE.
The group will hold a special
election.
Petworth B a IN ard School,
Fifth and Decatur streets NV.
Wednesday
Lincoln Civic-Francis Junior
High School, Twenty-fourth and
N streets NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SHoP-Washtngon. Sirh Floor;
Langley Park Mdryland Lo,oer Level
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-18
New Cubun Product

Zinc concentrate, never before
produced in Cuba, now is being
mined-400 tons q month.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-05-06
Stock Car Races At
Georgetown-Delmar
Georgetown Officially Opens May
18th; Delmar This Sunday

Charles H. Herbert, Promoter
and President of the Georgetown
Speedway, located two miles south
of Georgetown, Delaware, on U. S.
Route 113, has announced that the
1855 opening of the Georgetown
track will take place on Saturday
night, May IA, with the first race
getting the green signal at p. m.
For the third consecutive season
the popular lower Delaware racing
plant will operate under sanction
from the National Association for
Stock Car Automobile Racing, bet
ter known to auto race fans as
NASCAR, the worlds largest auto
mobile racing group, which sane
toned over 1900 separate race
meets during the 1854 racing sea-
son with cash prize money in ex-
cess of Sits, 100000 being distribu-
ted at these races.
This Saturday night, May 7, will
be practice night at the George
town plant, which will be open
from z to 10 p. m. for all members
of NASCAR, who would like to try
their cars out over the newly re-
surfaced half-mile banked clay
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-05-06
$500 Powders
Scholarship
A g in Du e
First National Bank And
Trust Company OF
Milford Says 1t Is
Again Available.

The First National Bank and
Trust Company of Milford has for
mally announced this week through
an official of that institution, that
it has another Five Hundred Dol
lar Scholarship available this year
from the William G. Powders Edu-
cational Trust Fund.
William G. Powders, a local I'M
dertaker. banker and sportsman, a
lifelong Milford resident, who died
November 5. 1914. provided in his
last will and testament for a trust
to be set up with The First Nation
al Bank and Trust Company of
Milford, the major part of the in
come from which was to be used
for the education of some needy
white boy or boys in the City of
Milford.
Since the inception of the trust
six scholarships have been granted
to six different local Milford boys.
1t has been the policy of the trus-
tee to continue scholarship to a
recipient for three additional years
provided he does satisfactory work.
making the scholarships have a
value of 100000 each.
The bank will furnish applica-
ton blanks to needy white boys
who have completed a four year
high school course.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-05-06
FBI Agent Speaks
To Local Lions Club


Mr.. Charles Fostef. Special
Agent for the F. B. l.. in charge of
the Wilmington office, spoke to the
Milford Lions Club at their regular
dinner meeting last Thursday
night Mr.. Foster outlined the diff
ferent types of Investigations made
by the branch offices, and also the
elaborate fling system and labora-
tory OF the central office. He ex-
planned the extensive training pro-
gram for Special Agents. For an
example, Mr.. Foster has been with
the F. B. I. for IA years and is still
required to attend the training
camp located in Washington, D. c.,
and Quantico, Virginia, two weeks
annually.
Nominations for officers were
opened from the floor by President
Wilbur Haight. Election will be
held at the next regular dinner
meeting on Thursday, May IL.
Spencer Willis reported that the
Boys and Girls Committee recent
ly sponsored trip to Washington
CONTINUED on page SKI
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-05-06
Milford Rebekah's
List Activities
Local Group Recently INDICTED
New Officers For Year

The Margaret c. Pyle Rebekah
Lodge holds regular meetings the
first and third Thursday evenings
of every month except July and
with good attendance, and
at the last meeting not only many
of the local Lodge were
present but visitors from Lodges
the State were present,
when Mrs. Florence Stephens,
President of the Assembly and
Staff were present and indicted the
recently elected officers into their
respective chairs. Those who as
sumed their new offices were: No
BILE Grand, Mrs. Leonard Abbott,
who promises to carry on in her
usual calm and efficient manner.
Officers working with her are: Vice
Grand, Mrs. William Baker; Re
cording Secretary, Mrs. Clarence
E. Jester; Assistant Recording Sec
rotary, Mrs. Harry Bridgers: FL
nancial Secretary, Mrs. Douglas
Fry; Treasurer, Mrs. Imly Abbott;
Warden, Mrs. James Cannon; Con-
ductor, Mrs. Edward Warren; Chap
lain, Mrs. Edward Mulholland;
Mrs. Edward Fitzgerald;
Right Supporter to Nobles Grand,
Mrs. Harvey Davidson; Left Sup
porter to Noble Grand, Mrs. Clayton
Continued on page flve)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-05-06
Duffy Elected
Chairman OF
Delaware COP
Flags Democrats, Calls
|, Them ''POwer Drunk"
Majority In His First
Speech.

c. Edward Duffy last Thursday
night was elected state chairman of
the Republican Party, and in his
speech of acceptance accused the
Democratic majority in the General
Assembly of being power drunk" "
He pledged himself to work for
election ''of people to public office
who are dedicated to serve the
cause of an orderly, constitutional
form of government and not for the
advancement of the selfish, power
drunk interests of a political party"
Mr.. Duffy was elected at the meet
ing of the Republican State Com
mittee, held at Dover.
In his speech, Mr.. Duffy declared
new and most serious problems
have arisen" since the converting
of the current session of the legis-
lature, and that these problems
cause grave concern to every citi-
zen of Delaware, because they strike
continued on page five)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-05-06
Grier Lumber Co.
Sponsors Contest
Local Glidden Dealer Offers Home
Owner Unusual Opportunity

A chance to win one of As free
home color stylings and decora-
ting jobs will be offered home own
ers of this area by Grier Lumber
Co, Glidden Company dealer at
Milford.
The free home color stylings, to
be awarded May 20. are a feature
attraction of The Glidden Compa-
ny's 1855 Paint Festival of Color
to be conducted by all Gliddsn
dealers April 81 through May Ia,
according to Messrs. Logan and
Garrett Grier, proprietors.
Winners will be selected by ram
dom drawings from among the
names of persons registering with
Gliden dealers during the annual
18-day Paint Festival of Color.
OF the 48 free prizes, eight will
be for the complete home color
styling, inside and out, with esti-
mated values of $1,000, including
labor. Sixteen awards will be for
complete outside paint jobs, and "a
for complete interior decorating,
including labor.
Suitable cash awards will be
made to individuals winning one of
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-05-06
Big Scout Meeting
Set For May 18th
Annual Election Will Be Held At
Hotel Dupont, Wilmington

Mr.. Wheeler McMillen, Editor-in-
Chief of the Farm Journal and
Editorial Director of the Town
Journal, will be the principal
speaker at the 18th Annual Meet
ing and Election of Officers of the
Del-Mar-Va Council, Boy Scouts of
America, according to announce
ment just made by Milton l.. Drap-
er, of Newark, Delaware, Chairman
of the 1855 Annual Meeting Com
mittee. The meeting. to be held in
the Gold Ballroom of the Hotel Du-
Pont, Wilmington, on Tuesday, May
II, will begin with dinner at $50
p. m.
Mr.. McMillen, editor and author.
is member of the National Exc
cutive Board of the Boy Scouts of
America and Chairman of the Nat
ional Committee on Rural Scouting
He holds both the Silver Beaver
and the Silver Antelope Awards
from the Boy Scouts of America
and the Honorary American Farm
er Award from the Future Farmers
of America. Long interested in find
ing new industrial uses for farm
products, Mr.. McMillen was a prize
founder of the National Farm
Chemurgic Council of which he was
President from 1897 to 1853 and is
now Chairman of the Board of
Governors. New Riches From The
Soil, his fourth book, has lately
sold out several editions. In 1850,
he was the United States Delegate
to the International Congress of
Industrial Chemistry at Milan,
Italy Mr.. McMillen has addressed
CONTINUED on page ten)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-05-06
Girl Scouts
Held Mother,
D a u 6 h t er
Banquet " ed.
Splendid Affair Attended
By Over 200 Brownies,
Scouts And Mothers;
Was Held At Calvary
Methodist Church.

The Girl Scouts of Milford held
their Mother and Daughter Ban
quet on Wednesday evening at the
Calvary Methodist Church. About
220 Brownies, Scouts and Mothers
attended the dinner and enjoyed a
wonderful evening together.
Mrs. Bernard Tebbins was chair
man OF the banquet and Mrs. c.
Emory Postles had charge of the
dinner arrangements. Everyone
agreed they had done wonderful
job in working out the plans for a
most enjoyable affair. The tickets
were supplied by Mrs. Frank Lynch
and Mrs. Calvin White.
The Girl Scouts invited num-
Der OF guests who have shown their
interest in the Girl Scouts of Mil
ford. Mr.. Ogden briggs, president
of the Peninsula Council, Miss
Ilione Schodt, the Executive Di-
rector, Mrs. X. Thomas Evering-
ham. Training Chairman, and Mrs.
John Marshall. District Chairman,
represented the Girl Scout Organi-
zatiOn. Other invited guests were
Mr.. Lester C. Lovett. Mr.. and Mrs.
Irving Bowman. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Sharp. Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin Gasvoda and Mr.. Charles Lund-
stedt.
The program was supplied by the
Scouts and Brownies themselves.
Each troop played some part in the
entertainment.
Troop 108 supplied the Color
Guard which opened the program.
Miss Sandra Tebbins led the salute
to the flag, Miss Carol Tebbins led
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-05-06
School Board
Can did ates
Have Issued
> t a t e m e n t
Geo. A. Robbins, E. c.
Macklin, Crerar Ben
nett And Max II. Cord
err Make Statement On
Their Position.

Four candidates for the Board of
Education of the Milford Special
School District, to be voted for the
annual school election on Saturday.
May 14th, issued a statement this
week concerning their stand in
school matters.
The candidates are George A.
Robbins, a present member of the
Board, and Ernest c. Macklin, for
Kent County side of Milford, Crerar
Bennett, Jr., and Max r. Corder for
Sussex County side of Milford.
Their statement follows:
the Board of Education of the Mil
ford Special School District, we
think it only fair that we make our
position clear to the residents OF
this School District.
I'VE believe that the first objec-
tive of the members of the Board
of Education Of the Milford Special
School District should be to provide
the best possible system of educa-
ton for our children, and to this
end we pledge our best efforts.
"We believe that not only are ba-
sic educational fundamentals i'm
portant for all students, but that
well-rounded educational program
should be continued and expanded.
We are anxious that all of the pre-
sent educational program which
has been found beneficial to our
children, including music, art,
sports, vocational, and academic
courses, not only be continued but
improved upon whenever and
wherever possible. We look with
Continued on page eight
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-05-06

aware National Guard, will march
on Armed Forces Day with the 5000
Air Force personnel stationed at
Dover ALB in the review before a
score of dignitaries including Gov
ernor ]. Caleb Boggs Of Delaware.
The National Guard contingent
will include representatives of the
286th Operations Detachment, the
153rd Signal Detachment, the 193rd
AAA Battalion and the 945th AAA
Battalion. Colonel Ralph S. Baker
will act as Parade Group Com
mander for his organization.
The civilian portion of the elahr
crate parade will be headed by un-
its of Troop No. 8, Delaware State
Police, Dover City Police. ten ma
jorettes from the University of
Maryland, Depar tment of Delaware
Veterans of Foreign Wars and the
Dover Post of tie American Legion.
Also units of the Boy Scouts of
America from Milton. Rehoboth,
(conr'rueu on page six)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-05-06
Sussex Area Is
NOU Bankrupt
COP Senator Johnson Puts
b a m e On
Democrats

State Senator Thomas L. John
son, Republican of Rehoboth
Beach, said Tuesday evening Of this
week that Sussex County is bank
rupt."
In statement released from his
home. Senator Johnson, now in his
second four-year term as member
of the senate, charged that Demo-
cratic mismanagement of county
funds during the past six years is
responsible for the situation.
The statement follows:
Sussex County is bankrupt"
This has been brought to my
attention with the arrival in the
CONTINUED on page seyen)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-05-06
MefhOdisfs Will
Convene May 18th
Annual Sessions OF Pen
insula Conference Will
Be Held In Peninsula
Church, Wilmington.

Plans have been completed for
the Peninsula Annual Conference
of the Methodist Church to be held
May IL through Is at Grace Church,
Ninth and West Streets, Whining
ton. Bishop G. Bromley Oman will
preside.
Conference guests who will par
ticipate in the program include:
The Rev. Dr. Charles w. Ransom,
of New York, who has attained a
national and international reputa-
ton as preacher and lecturer;
The Rev. DR.. William A. Reese,
of Baltimore, Nd, theologian and
educator, whose present church,
Grace Methodist Church, in Balti-
more, is recognized as the largest
and most outstanding Methodist
church in that city;
u. S. Senator John ]. Williams
of Delaware; and
Dorothy N. Dolbey, Vice Mayor
of the municipal government of
Cincinnati, O., who is widely known
for her church work.
Committee Reports
Activities of the conference will
begin on Thursday, May IL. at 9
a. M, with celebration of Holy
Communion at which Bishop Ok
nam will officiate. Following the
opening service the sessions will
be organized with roll call; report
of the board of conference rela-
tons; reports of the District Sup
erintendents and the report of the
committee on rules.
Luncheon will be served at 1890
D. m, and the afternoon session
will convene at LAS p. m.
At the Thursday afternoon ses-
sion business will include corpor-
ate sessions, Wesley Junior Col
lege; first ballot for delegates to
the general conference; corporate
session, the Mutual Relief Associa-
tion:s report by the committee on
relationship TO chaplains; report
on the Goodwin Industries; and
report of the radio and film COM
mission.
At the opening of the 7:45 p. m.
sessions that night there will be
an address on the subject 1.-THE
Church and It's World Mission" by
the Rev. Dr. Charles w. Ransom.
There will be special music by the
choir of Kingwood of : Brookside
Church and the Rev. r. c. Hub
CONTINUED on page tend
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-05-06
NelD Social Security
Lalu Pay Pr0Uisi0ns
Only Six Quarters Now
Needed For Retirement

Under the old Social Security
law, a worker who died before Sep
TENDER /, 1850, may have needed
more than six quarters of cover
age to be fully insured. His family,
therefore, may not have been eli
gible for survivors payments I'M
der the law, Myron Milbouer, man
ager OF the district Social Security
Office at Wilmington, stated today.
The 1854 amendment provide that
a worker who died after 1899 and
before September 1, 1850, and had
six quarters of coyerage az years
of covered work at any time after
1856 will now be considered to
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-05-06
Baseball Club Is
Formed At Houston
Group From Is To 20 Are Seeking
Games To Be Played

A group of young Houston men,
ages is to 20, met on Tuesday eve
ming at the home of Robert H. Yer
kes, Jr., and organized baseball
club.
Buster Hammond and Ted YER
kes were elected co-captains of the
club. Richard Simpson was elect
ed treasurer, and Bill Doughty,
secretary.
Cal Prentice will serve as head
coach with authority to make his
own selection of assistants.
The group selected as their name
Houston Gamers, and they are
anxious to play games with teams
of the same age in towns and cities
in the two lower Counties. They
will be practiced and ready to play
after June LIST. Schedule can be ar
ranged by calling Milford 1000.
To raise funds for balls, bats,
and other equipment, they are plan
ming to hold bake at Daugherty's
Market at Houston. on Saturday
morning, May 2Sth. starting at 10
O'Clock. In the interim. they will
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-05-06
Ordination At
St. Johns Church
Peterman Brothers VIII Receive
Orders On May 2Sth

Preparations are now being made
at ST. Johns Catholic Church in
Milford for a ceremony that will
have about it aspects that are
unique in this diocese and at least
unusual in this country. The cere-
mony will be the dual ordination
two of Milford's native sons. The
Rev. Mr.. James Peterman will be
ordained to the priesthood and
his brother, Mr.. Thomas Peterman,
will receive the first two Minor
Orders-that of Porter and Lector.
THIS will mark the first time that
a young man from Sussex County
has been ordained in Sussex County.
Ali previous ordinations to the
priesthood have been held in Will
mington, usually in the Cathedral.
The most unusual feature of the
ceremony will be the reception
of any of the Minor Orders in a
regular parish Church of this or of
any other diocese. Ordinarily all
four Minor Orders are conferred
in the Seminary Chapel. Having
these ordinations in the parish
Church in Milford will afford the
people in this area an opportunity
of seeing the Minor and Major Or
ders conferred on the same oc-
casion. The public is cordially in
vited to attend the ceremony.
The ceremonies will begin at
900 a. m, on Saturday, May 28th.
His Excellency, the Most Rev. Ed
mond j. FitzMaurice, d. D.. the
Bishop of Wilmington, will be the
ordaining prelate. The names of
the priests who will assist the BIZ
shop at the ordination have not
as vet been announced.
The two young men are the sons
of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Peterman,
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-05-06
Milford Resident
Is Seriously Hurt
j. B. French Is Victim OF Mishap
That Occurred Near Dover

3, Two motorists were injured, one
seriously, in a head-on collision
2 3/10tii of a mile north of Dover
Monday evening of this week.
State Police said a panel-type
truck operated by Harold Marks.
40, of Flushing, New York, crossed
from the proper lane across the
parkway into the path of a car
driven by J. B. French, SO, Of
Youngcane, Ca, an airman sta
toned at the Dover Air Force Base
and residing in Milford. His wife,
Mrs. Helen French. is bookkeeper
at Feldman's Furniture Store, Mil
ford.
Marks suffered fractures of the
leg and arm and head and leg lac
erations. French received scalp lac
erations, possible fracture of the
skull, and possible internal injuries
and contusions. Both were taken
TO Kent General Hospital and
French later was transferred to the
air base hospital. Police are con-
tinuing their investigation of the
crash.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-05-06
Blue Hen Post
Election May 10
Full Slate OF Officers VIII Be
Selected Next Tuesday

Blue Hen Post No. 64S3, V. F. w,
this city, will organize for the
1856 term next Tuesday eve
ming by electing a full slate of Off
GERS. Officers elected Tuesday eve
ming will be installed. along with
recently elected Auxiliary officers,
in joint public installation cere-
monies here later this month.
Post offices to be filled Tuesday
evening include the following:
commander, senior vice commander,
junior vice commander, quarter
master, judge advocate, chaplain.
surgeon and trustee. In addition,
four Misunderstanding of the di-
rectorate of the Milford V. F. w.
Assn, Inc, will be chosen.
With the installation, Blue Hen
Post will complete its ninth year
of existence; during this nine-year
period, the local V. F. w. unit has
grown into one of Delaware's
largest veterans posts. having a
present strength of approximately
$50 members.
CONTINUED on page six)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-05-06
Gov. Boggs Proclaims
Mothers Day, May 8


True motherhood inspires us to
virtuous living and more noble
thinking" Governor j. Caleb Boggs
said this week in setting aside Sun
day. May g. as Mothers Day in
Delaware.
The chief executive called upon
all Delawareans to observe the day
in a manner appropriate to the
memory Of the mothers of our
country and to demonstrate appre-
citation for their love and sacrifices.
He urged that the flags Of the ma
ton and the state be displayed for
the occasion.
at is less the day than the ideal
which we hallow." Governor Boggs
commented, land we observe this
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-05-06
Honor Students To
Meet At University
Over 100 VIII Attend Conference
At Newark Today

Over 100 high school students
from the State will attend the High
School Honor Student Conference
on the University of Delaware
campus on May 5.
The conference will begin at
1915 a. M, when the visiting hon.
or students and high school in
structors will be addressed by the
presidents of Tassel, senior wo-
mems honorary society, Omicron
Delta Kappa, honorary leadership
society for men, and Phi Kappa
Phi, honor group for seniors. AT the
meeting the guests from the high
schools will be introduced to the
honors program on the campus and
will be familiarized with the aims
and purposes of the campus honor
groups.
Continued on page nine)