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Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16

Nearly new Singer Console Sewing
Machine, ali latest sewing features,
easy terms. Singer Sewing Center, 10S
n. E. Front street, Milford Phone
1896 26-9-16-1t
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16

WANTED-Baker's helper, expert
enced preferred, but not necessary.
Mrs. Jacks Pastry Shop. Phone Mil
ford 5961. 9-16-1t
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16

FOR SALE@Sawmi1ls Edgers, Pow
er Units, Steam Engines, Boilers, Cir
eular Saws, Saw Teeth and Equipment
of all sizes. Hollis Dodd, Wyoming,
Delaware. Lift
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
MECHANIC WANTED

enced on Ford and 1nternatiOnaI
trucks, As hour week, vacation, group
insurance and good working condi
tions. Apply Mr.. Weary, Burris Food
Distributors, Inc, Milford, Del.
27-6-24-tf
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16

FOR SALE-Slag and sand building
blocks to fill most construction needs.
Three price ranges available. Milford
Concrete Products, Shawnee Road,
Milford, Del Lift
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16

FOR SALE@F'ive room house, "a X
So, overlooks water and park in Re
hoboth, completely redecorated inside.
Priced right for quick sale. $1,000 or
highest bidder. Write Clarence Muir
ray, X. ID. l, Rehoboth. 9-9-2tp
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16

FOR SALE-Two oil burning space
heaters, one with circulator fan, not
scratched or bent, very reasonable.
Alton Downes, Harrington, Delaware.
21-9-2-3t
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16

winter oats. grown from certified seed,
Wong barley second generation from
foundation seed stock. VIM. l.. Stoltz-
fus Harrington. Phone S726.
9-16-tf
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
NOTICE: FOR SALE

erty Owners: Before buying your paint
needs-eXterior and interior, see me.
on prices and save. Fred Parkhurst,
Dagsboro Wallpaper and Paint Store.
Phone Rodney 4446. 9-l6-1t
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
TWO BEAUTIFUL BULDNG

LOTS FOR SALE-In Haven Lake
area, 160 120. Corner lots. Plenty of
shade. For information call Milford
1898 or 5511. F-23-7-22-tf
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16

WANTED - Mechanic for general
purpose work, some welding Har-
rington Lumber and Supply Co. Phone
Harrington 3242 9-16-2t
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16

WANTED-New business opportun-
ity available, no experience necessary.
Contact Allen Petroleum Corp, Sea-
ford. Phone 342S. 5-13-tf
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
FOR SALE: FARM TIRE SERVICE

Fast service on farm tires-HydrO-
sired. kent-Sussex Service Company,
Rehoboth Boulevard, Milford, Della
ware. 25-3-1S-tf
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16

FOR SALE-Frame and metal con-
structed building, about 1000 so. ft.
floor space, located along railroad sid
ing, corner of Jefferson and Lakeview
avenues. Southern States, Milford.
Phone S066. 274-22-tf
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16

FOR SALE - Boys shirts, slacks,
jeans, ands school Jackets, very good
condition. sizes 8 to Il. Mrs. I. W.
Warren, Glendale. Phone Milford 1854
9-9-2t
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE

FOR SALE-62O Nichols n. H. pull
lets, % weeks old, vaccinated, blood
tested, now laying. Selling eggs to
Murray Hatchery; also 65 Lancaster
cockerels. Milton to Harbeson Road.
William Fl. McIlvain. 9-16-2tp
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
FOR

FOR SALE-Two sets bar stools,
red or green, $500 per set. Phone
Milford $3.50. R-9-16-2t
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16

FOR SALE Abruzzi rye, grown
from certified seed. L. w Briggs and
Son, Georgetown. Phone 2772 or 2039
9-2-4t
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16

two large lots on Governors avenue,
adjoining school, Wilson c., Hatfield,
Greenwood, Del. Phone ASH.
7-22-tf
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16

FOR SALE-Due to asthma, s130, 900
gross liquor business, $30,000.00 down
CO Milford Chronicle, Milford.
9-i6-tf
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
EXPERT WATCH REPAIRS

All work reasonably done in our
modern, fully equipped shop, using
only genuine materials. Sockrider and
Chandler, Shore Theatre Building, Mill
ford. Dial 1866. 21-1-7tf
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16

FOR SALE = Red cedar posts, it..
soc; truck loads of assorted lengths,
sizes and prices. Two rope rugs, X
Ia $5 each. Riley t. jefferson. Phone
Milford 5S49. 9-16-1t
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16

FOR RENT-Furnished apartment,
four rooms, bath, clothes room, two
bedrooms, living room, overstuffed
suite, dinette, Duo-Therm heater,
electric refrigerator, etc, at once Two
or three adults. Eight breezy windows,
brick building. Apply at BOG South
Walnut street, Milford. W-3S-9-9-tf
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
DON'T BUY STORM WINDOWS!

Until you see the new Paramount
triple track aluminium storm windows.
Paul Galloway, Harrington. Phone
1858. l9-10-3-tf
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16

FOR SALE-Fresh turnip seed. En-
joy your own fresh turnips this win
ter We have Yellow Globe, White
Globe, Purple Ton. Flat and Seven
Top. Humes Hardware, Milford.
27-9-16-3t
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16

FOR SALE-% size Pineapple poster
bed. One fine pedestal mirror. One an
cellent condition. Phone Milton 4347.
D-13-9-16-2t
Evening star., 1955-05-18

their systems, however, Arenas
players should settle trinity into
Miss Christie'S old, their own
new, groove.
Most sure-handed Of the group
last night was Lester Rawlins as
the persistent detective, and only
half a stride behind him Frances
ingalls, as the querulous older
woman guest. Also on the effec-
lively moderate level, as usual,
were Dick O'Neill and Alan Jo-
seph as the Major and the
dainty, self-dazzling foreigner.
Gerry Hiken has the plays
funniest character in the psy-
chotic young man as soon as he
gets 1t under control; newcom-
sers Elizabeth Tilton and Emily
Mclaughlin are brightly prom
ising as the innkeeper's wife and
Monkswell's most restive guest;
and Alan Coates is competent as
the harrassed young man whose
premises are condemned to such
excitement.
More poised in mystery, a new
field to them, they can go
places in 1.-THE Mousetrap." Say,
through June.
Evening star., 1955-05-18
WHERE
AND WHEN
CURRENT THEATER
ATTRACTIONS
AND TIME OF SHOWING

Arena The Mousetrap";;
$50 pm.
Screen
Ambassador Jump Into
Hell"; 4:35, 3:35, 5:3S, 7:35 and
9:35 pm.
Capitol-"Violent Saturday:
11:40 am, 1910, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45
and $50 pm.
Colony-"Mlle. Gobette"; 6:45,
500 and 9:55 pm.
Columbia - Blackboard Jun
gle"; 1l:25 am, 1880, 1886, $40,
7:50 and 9:55 pm.
Dupont "Innocents in Paris;
liam, los. 3:15. $40. 7:30 and
9:40 pm.
Keith's - Run for Cover;
1880 am, 2:10, 4:45, 1920 and
9:55 pm.
Little-"The Little World of
Don Camille; $40 and 1885
pm.
Macarthur - Doctor in the
House; 6, 7:55 and 9:50 pm.
Metropolitan - "Jum p Into
He'll; 11:40 am, lao, $40,
$40, 7:40 and 9:40 pm.
Ontario-"Animal Farm; l.,
2:45. 4:35, 6:25, $40 and 10 pm.
Palace-"The Prodigal";; 11:40
an, 2:10, 4:45, 7:15 and $50
pm.
Playhouse-"The Glass Slip
per-; II am, 1910, 2:30, 4:20.
6:10, 8 and $50 pm.
Piaza-"Companions of the
Night; 1915, 2:10, 4, $50. 7:50
and 9:45 pm.
Trans-Lux-"The Country
Girl; 4, 6, 8 and 10 pm.
Warner-"This Is Cinerama";;
2 and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1955-05-18

Three Blind Mice" as his theme
song.
When this catchy little tune
begins to reverberate in the icy
air of Monkswell. together with
other waits and strays Of evi-
dence, the inn becomes even
more uncomfortable than one
has a right to expect of an Eng
lish. country house. Inevitably,
among the eight persons present
including a detective sergeant,
not only is the murderer on the
premises but the two additional
mice who will run his total to
the classic three.
It would be felonious, natur-
ally, to go into detail about how
Miss Christie puts the finger on
this trio. She does it in a work.
manlike fashion, you may be
sure, but not as vivaciously and
excitingly in THE Mousetrap"
as in other plays.
The creatures she has created
here are a moderately interesting
lot. In addition to the young
Inn keeper, his spouse, and the
detective, they include a bouncy,
psychotic young man; a fussy,
furiously critical older woman;
a retired Army major; a pretty
enigmatic girl with enough Of a
mind to have something on it;
and a slick, locquacious foreigner
who rather likes the adventurous
aspects of blizzards in the coun-
try.
1t is Miss Christie's business to
make these people amusing while
making it clear that each and
everyone of them could justif1-
ably be suspected Of murder.
Her Illustration in last nights
first performance lay in the fact
that she got too much help from
Arenas players. Their task was
to assemble a complicated jigsaw
puzzle and each was overly de-
termined that his pieces would
be inserted with a bang.
y Y Y Y
Once this overStreSS is out Of
Evening star., 1955-05-18

principal fault Of 1.-THE Mouse
trap" The latter is poised and
sure, whereas the performers un-
der Zelda Fichandler's direction
are hesitant and much too pains
taking.
The suspense, therefore, be-
comes q matter of who may pos
sibly mess UP what to what
consequence for the play. This
is nothing that. cannot be cor
rected when Arenas compsny.
augmented by two new perform
ers, is more at home and at ease
in stage homicide.
AS a matter of fact, "The
Mousetrap" is an engagingly sea-
sonal idea and not at all beyond
Mrs. Fichandler and her COM
pany once relaxation and conf
dence set in.
This. by the way, is the Amer
ican premiere of THE Mouse
trap" and more than likely its
first centrally staged production.
AS for this particular type of
presentation, it does raise the
question of whether the distance
of proscenium staging might not
lend more mystifiication. The
question is academic but if a man
asks it of himself with a mur-
derer a mere six feet away, there
is something wrong with him or
the murderer.
II y
Miss Christie who seems to be
haunted equally by nursery
rhymes and psychotic murderers
has conceived a dramatically
bleak setting for "The Mouse
trap" This is an old, cherries
English country house, just con-
verted into a guest home, and
about to be buried in 1ive feet Of
snow.
It's first guests have arrived
1ust before the blizzard hits its
peak. They are rather an excru-
tiatingly average lot, including
the young inn owner and his
wife, but this is the way it always
is. How otherwise, Miss Christie
asked herself years ago. could in
nocent theatergoers identify
themselves with the possible
killer?
Down from London these
have come. each having been
briefed by the tabloid press that
day on a particularly gruesome
murder, by killer who whistles
Evening star., 1955-05-18
THE PASSING SHOW
Murder With q Smile
Settles Into Arena
By JAY 'CARMODY

Stage undertakes its first mystery drama in The
Mousetrap," which opened last night
Agatha Christie thriller
this Of thing AS matter fact the difference
experience Of the repertoy and author
Evening star., 1955-05-18

THE MoUsETRAP." an Agatha
Christie mystery drama IN two acts,
produced and directed by Zelda Fichan-
dler. with lighting by Leo dallenstein
At Arena Stage.
Evening star., 1955-11-24
Rifle Shot Blasts
Gun From Hands
OF Deer Hunter

ROANOKE, Nov. "a tP). -
Mason Bailey says he'll do his
deer hunting behind trees in the
future.
The 81 year : old Roanoke
County man had his 30-30 rife
shot from his hands as he drew
"a bead on a six-point buck in
ISmyth County-the first he had
seen in four years of hunting.
Coming over a rise in the
woods, he spotted the buck,
Iyanked his rifle up, sighted and
began to squeeze the trigger.
There was a bang as the rife
was blasted out of his hands.
Glancing of to the right, Mr..
Bailey saw another hunter about
80 feet away, lowering his gun.
That gentleman, Mr.. Bailey said.
l"just ran off,"
Evening star., 1955-11-24
Boys Charges
Hold Suspect

A Silver Spring man reported
to be on probation from the Dis
trict OF Columbia is being held
in the Montgomery County jail
on two charqes of sex assault or
small children.
Montgomery County police
Unidentified him as Howard Will
lard Buzzell, 81, of Manches-
ter road. Silver Spring.
Buzzen is accused of assault
ing two boys. ages 8 and 9, Au-
gust Is in the Silver Spring area
Police said there have been
number of similar complaints.
Probation reports from th'
District show that a man by th'
same name was put on proba'
tion for a six-year term in De-
cember. 1852.
The Metropolitan Police Sc,
Squad said their records show
that a man by the name of Buzz
zell was charged May 13, 1850
with two indecent acts.
Detective 1t. William Whaler
said the Silver Spring Detective
Bureau had not been Informed
by the District probation depart
Iment that Buzzell had moved te
the county. He added that a:
far as he knew there is no sci
practice for the exchange with
police Of probation Office reports
Buzzell is being held under
81 900 bond pending a hearing
MONDAY in Silver Spring Police
Court.
Evening star., 1955-11-24
Fairfax Fines
.19 Tax Tardy

Nineteen Fairfax County resi-
dents who failed to file their
1855 State income tax returns
on time were fined from 500 tc
$500 in the county's trial justice
court yesterday.
A major portion Of all the fines
was suspended on condition the
defendants file past and future
returns. The total amount Of
fines collected came to $815.
A. G. Engram. Virginia State
tax examiner. said warrants for
rs more tardy taxpayers would
be served this week and that an
additional rs delinquents would
get the sad news next week.
The following were fined $500
with $3.50 suspended: George
Davis, Route 2, Alexandria; Billy
Diggs. Route /. Alexandra
Clyde Eagle, Route S. Alexan-
dria: Frank H. Eagle. Route S
Alexandria; Austin D. Frost
Vienna: Harold b. Gaskins. SOC
block Shreve street, Fails
Church: Carleen T. Grooms
Vienna, George Saunders. Fort
Belvoir, and James A. Spence
2300 block Cherry drive. Falls
Church.
n Fined $500 with $4o0 sus-
pended were: Larry Dempsey
Route /. Annandale; Earl S
Fleming. Route 2, Annandale
and Walter E. Thompson. 220C
block Griffith road. Falls Church
The other six defendants were
fined as follows: Raymond
Denny. 400 block Shreve street
Falls Church. fined 500, all sus-
pended; Elizabeth S. Snochs
Lorton. fined $500. all sus-
pended; Charles ID. Estes. Route
2, Fairfax. fined 500. all sus-
pended; Windham r. Farris. jr.,
Vienna, fined 5000, with $l80
suspended: Gerald J. Finan, 800
block Allen street. Falls Church,
fined 1925 with 5000 suspended;
William H. Folks. Route l. Fair
fax Station. fined 500 with 500
suspended. and Joseph c. Griffin,
Route /, Alexandria. fined 500
with 500 suspended.
Evening star., 1955-11-24
Alexandra CounciImen
Seek Shorter Sessions

discussions should be held some-
where else or at special meet
iings." he declared.
Mr.. Bendheim and Mr.. Will
lard also attribute a good deal
of delay to overlapping of admin
listrative functions between Coun-
cil-appointed commissions and
boards and the city managers
office.
The Council took steps Tues
day to make the Traff1c and
Parking Board an advisory
body to the city manager rather
than being responsible directly
to the City Council. Mr.. VIII
lard said the board frequently
infringes on administrative
functions Of the Police and
TRAFFIC Control Departments.
which are under the city man.
ager. This leads to extended
discussions before the Council
because the board and the city
manager are not aware Of what
the other is doing.
More Information
A $4,000 Government survey
finished last year recommended
that administrative functions OF
tveriols boards and commission:
be eliminated and that they be
made purely advisory.
!! Mr.. Bendheim said Council
men also might benefit by more
detailed information being fur
lnished them before the meeting
jDockets and some explanatory
material new are sent to Coun-
Icilmen on the Friday preceding
meetings.
Other suggestions have been
to hold weekly meetings. or
schedule them in daytime hours.
Mr.. Bendheim said he does not
favor daytime meetings because
many citizens might not be able
to attend.
Evening star., 1955-11-24

la better chance OF making sure
the plant operates efficiently.
Residents along Pohick Greek
lopposed the plant, urging the
Isounty to protect the stream from
any possible source Of pollution.
Purity Questioned
Supervisor c. B. Jett said he
doubts that Pohick Greek is
pure because the District has
dumped sludge from its Blue
Plains plant in the Pohick water
shed at Lorton.
THE county isn't ready to
serve this area with sewers.
said Supervisor Maurice Fox.
TT looks like the only answer is
to put in private plants at least
until the county gets there with
Ia trunk line"
Supervisor Anne Wilkins, who
cast the only vote against the
contract, questioned whether
the county should encourage pri-
yate sewage treatment plants so
far afield from our own sewer
program" She urged the board
to put OF a decision until the
county planning staff completes
its current survey of streams.
In other actions. the board.
/. Unanimously approved q
resolution offered by Mr.. Jett to
oppose the proposed payroll tax
under consideration in the Dis
trict. Mr.. Jett also suggested
that the county seek legislation
authorizing a retaliatory payroll
tax in Virginia on District resi-
dents, and predicted such a tax
would affect many employees at
Fort Belvoir.
2. Agreed to consider rezoning
of the 3.3-acre Klyn tract back
from commercial to residential
at q special board meeting on
December % because Of protests
from nearby residents that the
board was misled when 1t
granted the commercial rezoning
last week.
3. Authorized Attorney Robert
y. McCandlish. jr.. to take legal
action for the collection Of deltn-
quent sewer bills.
Evening star., 1955-11-24
.Crooms Found
Guilty in Death

TOWSON, Md. Nov. "a tP).--
A Baltimore County jury of six
men and six women last night
convicted Pedro Finley Crooms
iof second-degree murder in the
Staying OF numbers racketeel
John I. Adams.
Crooms faces a maximum Of II
years in prison.
| Adams was slain the nigh
of October II about two week.
after he and six other men wert
arrested in d State police raie
Eon what troopers described Al
Ia S6-million-a-year numbers
Baltimore suburb.
( County Police Criticized
/ State police acted without con
isultlng Baltimore County police
IA grand Jury condemned th'
county police force for its. failure
Ito raid the gambling establish.
lment.
All the principals in the slay.
ing are Negroes.
Chief witness against Crooml
was Sergt, Robert Lee Palmer
%. stationed at Fort Holabird il
Baltimore.
Tells Of Conversation
Sergt. Palmer said he was witt
ICrooms on the night Of October
IA when the body was taker
from the shack. carted several
miles and dumped along U. S
40 just northeast of Baltimore
Sergt. Palmer testified he
asked Crooms:
Pedro. how did you kill this
mani"
Sergt. Palmer said Crooms re-
piled: Il strangled him."
Evening star., 1955-11-24
By PAUL HOPE

Bleafy-eyed Alexandra City
Icouncilmen who have been wend-
ling their way home from council
meetings in the wee hours Of
the morning are exploring ways
Iof shortening their marathon
sessions.
Extended meetings have be-
come the rule rather than the
exception since the new City
Council took over last June.
Mayor Leroy S. Bendheim and
City Manager Ira F. Willard
discussed the situation yester-
day following Tuesdays meeting
which broke up at lis am.
Wednesday.
One Complaint
Mr.. Bendheim said he thinks
the council should have an II
pm. deadline for ending the
twice-monthly meetings which
begin at T:30. He said he prob
ably will call a special meeting
Iof the council to discuss ways
iof shortening the sessions.
One of the complaints has beer
that the later the sessions go
the less citizens are able or will
ing to participate. Unless there
lis a controversial item on the
end OF the agenda, about the
only persons in the Council
Chamber after II pm. are Coun-
|cilmen and newspaper reporters
One of the big reasons for the
long sessions are talkative Coun-
Icilmen. If we could eliminate
some of the extraneous discus
sion. we could shorten the meet
.ings considerably" said Mr.
Bendheim.
Some of them want to dis
cuss phases of the government
not even related to items on the
docket" the mayor said THESE
Evening star., 1955-11-24
Columbian Squires
ITO Give Teen Dance

The Columbian Squires, Ed
ward Douglass White Circle, No.
573, Arlington, will hold a dance
for Catholic teen-agers from 7:30
Ito 1890 pm. Sunday in st, An
thongs Parish Hall at Culmore,
Arlington.
Howie Fisher of Radio Station
WARL will serve as disk jockey
for the dance.
Evening star., 1955-11-24
Exhibit Withdruws
Pointing Of Nudes

BALTIMORE, Nov. "a tR,. =
The director of the city-owned
Peale Museum said yesterday a
painting had been withdrawn
from exhibition on orders OF
Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro who
termed it morally objection
able" and obscene"
The water-color painting de-
Ipicts a nude woman and man
Lying on a bed. 1t Is entitled
I"In A Room" The artist was
Glenn Walker of Baltimore.
The picture was the only one
among 112 to win a double award
lin the Life in Baltimore" show
currently on exhibition at the
IPeale Museum. 1t received two
I$25 awards.
Evening star., 1955-11-24
Contract Sets Up Code
On Priiyote Sewer Plant

An agreement that Fairfax
County hopes can set a pattern
of closer local control over pri-
vate sewage disposal plants was
approved by the Board OF County
Supervisors yesterday.
The contract covers construc-
tion Of q small plant on Pohick
Creek to serve q subdivision OF
200 homes. to be built on Pohick
road between Shirley and No. !
highways.
Under the contract, the deyel-
opers and property owners. Alex
ander Hassan and Joseph Andel-
man, must put up $4,000 bond
to guarantee satisfactory opera
tion Of the plant.
The contract spells out a NUM-
Der OF mechanical safeguards,
such as standby pumps and
alarm systems. that the develop
ers must install. The contract
DEGREES that effiuent from the
plant shall not be destructive to
wild life and must meet normal
sanitary standards for waters ex-
pected to be used primarily for
recreational purposes.
Other Hurdles Cleared
Construction Of the plant pre-
viously was approved by the
County Board Of zoning Appeals
and the State Water Control
Board, provided the supervisors
also said yes.
Execution OF the contract be-
tween the developers and the
county marks the first time the
county has attempted to take a
direct hand in supervising oper-
alton Of q private disposal plant.
In the past, the State Water
Control Board has been the sole
agency in charge Of private plant
operation.
According to county officials,
the arrangement has not always
been satisfactory, since private
plants would malfunction for
some time before the water board
could force corrective action. BY
requiring . bond Of the developer,
however, the county feels it has