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Milford chronicle., 1955-05-20
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals will be received by
the Delaware State Highway Depart
rnent at its offices in Dover, Delaware,
until 200 p. Nj. e. ID. S. t. O:p0 T..
NJ. E. S. T.) May 25, 1855, and at that
time publicly opened for a contract
CONTRACT 1918
Bethany Beach, Sussex County
SHORE PROTECTION
rs Hours Crane Rental
IS Hours Bulldozer Rental
1900 c. Y. Granular Borrow
Attention is called to the Special
Provisions in the proposals. the spe-
cifications and the Contract Agree
ment.
The provisions of the Federal Aid
Highway Act as amended are appli-
cable to Federal Aid Projects.
The employment agency for these
contracts shall be the Delaware State
Employment Service whose offices are
located at COL Shipley Street, Will
mington, 307 S. State Street, Dover,
and the Wagamon Building, The
Circle, Georgetown.
Performance of contract shall COM
mence within ten Q0) days after exc
cution of the contract and be COM
pleted as specified.
Monthly payments will be made for
ton completed each month.
Bidders must submit proposals upon
forms provided by the Department
Each proposal must be accompanied
by surety bond, certified check, oil
money to the amount of at least ter
10) percent of the total amount of the
proposal
The envelope containing the pro
posal must be marked Proposal fol
the construction of State Highwa!
Contract No.----.---:::-~;--~-.
The contract will be awarded or re-
jected within twenty (20) days from
the date of opening proposals
The right is reserved to reject an,
or all bids.
Complete sets of specifications ma,
be obtained upon receipt of five dol
lars ($500) for each set which amoun
| will not be refunded.
| Make checks pIyable to the Della
ware State Highway Department.
DELAWARE STATE HIGHWAY
DEPARTING
BY: Hugh r. Sharp, Jr., Chairman
w b. McKendrick, Jr., Chief Engineer
May IL, 1855
Dover, Delaware 5-13-2
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-20

BASHFUL STUDS, which tend
to shift off the mark when you
try to toe nail them, can be
baffled quickly. Lay a spike
on the plate so its head lines
up with the mark for the 2 by
a. Embed the head of this
spike into the wood. The
American Builder, trade journal
of home builders, says this
will hold the stud in place.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-20
NOTICE!

Notice is hereby given that the
following articles will be offered
for sale to the highest bidder by
the Delaware Liquor Commission
on Wednesday, May 25, 1855:
One 1941 11a-ton Ford truck will
be sold in front of the Sussex Trust
Company, Georgetown, Del, at
10:3O A. NJ, ID. S. t. Anyone in
terested in seeing the truck prior
to the sale may contact Inspector
Charles Dean Parker, Millsboro,
Del.
One Il h. p. Curtis electric motor
One Homart centrifugal self
priming pump
One Myers hand-operated pump.
Will be sold in front of the State
House Annex, Dover, Del, at 2:30
P. NJ, d. S. T.
Terms of Sale: CASH.
DELAWARE LIQUOR
COMMISSION
5-oS-1t
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-20
Public AuctionSaIe
Of
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
SATURDAY, MAY 2Sth, 1855
AT 100 O'CLOCK p. M.
Rain or Shine


/ will offer for sale at my residence
at 118 Delaware Avenue in Harring-
ton, on the above date, the following:
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
One lawn mower, two 50-gallon oil
drums, / card table (new): mahogany
end tables, maple night stand, maple
cricket chair. smoking stand, iinoeum
kitchen rug, g X 12; small oil burn
er, mahogany magazine rack, l has
sock, pair of vanity lamps, pair of
curtain stretchers, wooden clothes
drier, medicine cabinet, steep step
stool, 6 scatter rugs, metal clothes
closet, mahogany drum table, ! barrel
chair, Philco ca binet radio, large Duo
Therm oil heater with floor mat, wal
mt knee hole desk and chair, blue
glass coffee table, matching blue glass
lahle. Norge refrigerator, 5-piece
breakfast room suit (new), Roper gas
range, china closet, wringer washer,
cot, porch rockers, tables, 3piece
maple bedroom suite, mahogany coffee
table, 1 Daveno bed, 1 kitchen cabi-
net, and other items too numerous to
mention
TERMS-CASH.
MRS LYDIA LANE, Owner
Walter Dickerson. Auct;oneer. 5-20-2t
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-20
Administrators Sale
SATURDAY. MAY 21st, 1886
At ONE O'CLOCK p. M.
(Davliohf Saviuo Tiuoe1


The undersigned Administrators of
the Estate of the late John w. Hitch,
will sell at Public Sale at his late
home, situated on the East side of
Route 14,--about 1 mile South of the
Drawbridge spanning the Broadkin
River, the following personal prop
erty:
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
One table-radio. sewing machine,
buffet lamps, china closet, bureau.
lamps, bedstead, springs, throw rugs.
lots of jars, draperies. lot of carpenter
tools, / ice refrigerator, l wash stand,
lot of chairs, dishes, old spinning
wheel, old Edison graphophone with
lot of wax cylinder records. 2 clocks,
glassware, crockery, etc.
TERMS: CASH. Nothing to he re-
moved until paid for.
THE SUSSEX TRUST COMPANY
Administrators Estate of John III.
Hitch, Deceased.
Auctioneer: Daniel j. Short.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-20
MATTER OF TIMING

ROANOKE, Va. -(P)- The Rev.
]. ]. Scherer wants his reward in
the hereafter-but all in due time.
Dr. Scherer, Lutheran clergyman
in Richmond for nearly so years,
told a group of Roanoke Ministers:
IF tickets were offered me, one
for a stay in heaven and the other
in Virginia, / would choose the
ticket to Virginia. l want to go to
heaven-but not today"
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-20
THE DELAWARE. MARYLAND
AND VIRGINIA RAILROAD
COMPANY

GeOfgetOWn, Del.
May IL, 1855
The Annual Meeting of the Stock
holders for consideration of and
action upon such subjects as prop
erly may be presented to the meet
ing, and an election for Directors,
will be held in the Station of the
Company, at Georgetown, Della
ware, on Thursday, May 26th, 1855,
at I1:OO A. NJ, Eastern Standard
Time.
BAYARD H., ROBERTS
5-13-2t Secretary
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-20
PUBLIC SALE!
OF VALUABLE
Personal Property

Having no further use for the fol-
lowing, we will sell at Public Auction
at our residence, known as the Lone
Elm Dairy Farm, miles north OF
Seaford on us Route 13, on
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-05-28
Texas Reduces
Output Quotas
For June, July

Austin Oil allowable figures for
Texas has been reduced for both
June and July under orders of the
Railroad Commission.
Allowables, already 100000 bar
rels daily below the March level,
were further reduced 64,820 bar
rels daily for June and 1909
barrels daily for July, compared to
the May ID acreage.
Total allowable for June was set
at 3,042,760 barrels daily while the
July level will be cut to 2,975,541
barrels not counting an estimated
10000 barrels daily added each
month by new wells.
The reduction order will be eff
fected by restricting most fields to
Is producing days each month, the
lowest since last November. Excep-
tions will be the Sandusky Field,
in Grayton County, with 13 oper-
ating days. and Cowden and Foster
fields, West Texas, IA days.
While most purchasers recon-
mended IA days in June and Is in
July, Sun Oil Co. asked for 16 and
II, respectively.
A $4,000 barrel increase in U.
S. stocks of Texas oil for the four
weeks ended May II influenced the
commissions decision to lower the
production allowable.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-05-28
Gas Firm Predicts
Higher Earnings

Wilmington - Consolidated Ma
tural Gas Co. expects earnings
for the entire year of 1866 will
approximate S21 million, up from
$19.6 million last year, assuming
seasonable weather in the final
quarter this year and a good level
of industrial activity.
J. French Robinson, president,
told stockholders that expected
earnings would equal $2.84 share
On shares presently outstanding,
compared with $2.67 in 1854.
Higher gas sales and increased
rates to customers were attributed
for the improved profits. Earnings
for the first quarter were $14,370,-
334, or $1.95 a share, compared
with $12,O74,054, or $1.64 a share
for the first 1854 quarter. Robin
son explained that earnings for the
first quarter annually represent
material part of total earnings for
the entire year due to the seasonal
nature of the gas business.
Robinson, who will reach retire
ment age by December /, told
stockholders that he would recon-
mend directors of the company ell
ect him to the post of chairman
and elect James Comerford presi-
dent.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-05-28
IKE CAPTIVE OF BUSINESS,
MCNAMARA TELLS ELP CONF.

Kelley has been active in union
labor affairs for % Of his Is years
in the priesthood.
James NARROW, Associated Press
editor, and Gordon Cole, editor of
the Machinist, led a discussion on
reliability" Jay Turner, secre-
tary-treasurer of the D. C.-Mary-
land Federation of Labor, and
Gene Derrickson, secretary-treas-
urer of the Wilmington, Del, Cen
trail Labor Union, led a discussion
on means of fighting so-called
right to-work" legislation. An
drew J. Biemiller, AFL legislative
representative, reported on the leg
islative situation in Congress.
Frank B. Powers was elected
president; Garland A. Ruark, edi-
tor of the Baltimore Federationist
secretary treasurer; Bernard Tass-
Ter, AFL Federationist; Brownie
Cuthbert, Labor World, Chattanoo-
ga; Gordon Cole, Machinist; Ell
mer Reynolds, Molders Journal,
Cincinnati; Marvin Mcintyre, Brad
ford (Pa.) Union, and Joseph B.
Springer, Train Dispatcher, Chi
cago, all vice presidents.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-05-28
Speaking Of
PUBLIC SAFETY

The nations traffic accident tolls
in injury, death, and property
damage on our highways would be
cut tremendously if all states fol-
lowed CALIFORNIA; procedure to
assure safe visibility at night.
The National Street and Traffic
Safety Lighting Bureau points out
that all California freeways now
have safety lighting as an integral
part of the original construction
plans.
"This is a tremendous forward
STEP" Edmond c. Powers, Light
ing Bureau educational director,
says.
"Only a few years ago, it was
not uncommon to build a freeway,
expressway, or highway first and
install the lights later.
This was extremely costly in
economic losses from accidents
caused by unsafe visibility and in
the expense of tearing up the paw
ing, running in conduit, setting
poles, etc.
"On all new freewayS, it is now
the policy in California to illumi-
nate deceleration lanes and ramp
outlets, ramp inlets and accelera
ton lanes, as we'll as other points
of conflict in interchange areas.
Rural traffic accidents now &C
count for u times as many deaths
as urban mishaps and accidents
due to unsafe visibility due to in
adequate lighting are major fac
tor in this tremendous toll.
Engineering safe lighting into
the original plans for new high
ways, rather than installing the
lighting after the highways are
built would greatly reduce the &C
cident tolls and save road con-
struction dollars as well.
"The procedure of designing
lighting into original plans seems
worthy of serious consideration at
the present time in view of the ex-
tensive highway construction pro-
gram proposed for the Federal
government in addition to those
planned by the states"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-05-28

President Eisenhower was called
"a well-meaning man with a fine
war record" by Sen. Patrick V.
Mcnamara d., Mich.) as he ad-
dressed the 14th annual meeting
of the Eastern Labor Press Con-
ference at the Willard Hotel in
Washington.
"His most potent members of the
cabinet" said Mcnamara, "are
speaking and acting for the most
reactionary elements of American
Big Business. l refer to George
Humphrey, Secretary of the Treas
ury, and Sinclair Weeks, Secretary
of Commerce. Big Business has a
captive President. Big Business is
directing the country on the road
to giantism-and in the end to
state Socialism"
Earlier, the ELPC presented q
certificate of distinguished serv-
ice to Rev. William Kelley, OMI,
former director of the New York
State Labor Relations Board, a
mediator in many labor-manage-
ment disputes, and frequent re-
cent spokesman against so-called
"right-to- work" legislation. Father
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-05-28

Bonn. - The western German
trade unions have let it be known
that, if necessary, they will con-
duct an all-out battle for retention
Of their right to take part in man.
agement of certain of the country's
basic industries.
The executive committee Of the
Federation of Labor (DGB) has
told Bundestag deputies in no un-
certain terms that the unions will
react with hostility to any changes
in legislation governing what is
known as "co-determination." Of
ficials added that an attempt to
wipe out labor's achievements in
this somewhat controversial sphere
would be likely to stimulate sane
tons in the form of serious work
stoppages.
Nature OF Warning
Several weeks ago 100000 indus
trial workers walked out of i'm
portant Ruhr companies to demon
strate their displeasure with an
opening wedge by management to
nullify "co-determination" gains.
The strike was in the nature of a
warning and lasted but one day.
The recent revival of the eco
determination" issue, over which
many a battle was fought in the
past, apparently stemmed from
Government proposals to change
the legislation. in such a way as
to make labor's participation in
management practically ineffect-
i've" or even completely abolish
it," according to trade union
spokesman.
The DGB also has been oppos-
ing suggestions which it held would
make the application of "co-deter-
mination" dependent on the pro.
portion of sales of coal and steel
products proposing instead that
labor factors" such as the mum.
Der of workers employed, be taken
as a basis. "Co-determination,
which began after World War II
when the unions were trying t.
bring industry back into a produc
tive role, now applies only to the
cola and steel industries.
Reversal OF Trend
One of the reasons for the re
vitalization Of the issue, which
many West German trade union
lists had hoped was settled, result.
from the reversal of the postwa,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-05-28
". GERMAN UNIONS WARN
THEY'LL FIGHT FOR RIGHTS

trend towards breaking the large
German trusts up into small con-
Germs. Now the coal and steel in
dustries again are organized, in
large part, into giant holdings COM
parable to those in existence in
prewar days.
The issue is almost as widely
discussed in West Germany as the
remilitarization question. Manage
ment charges that labor represent
atives have failed to do a good
Job and labor has countered with
assertions that on the contrary
their representative have shown a
high degree of competence. The
question is further aggravated by
the fact that certain labor spokes-
men do not favor the official DGB
position, claiming that "co-deter-
mination," by forcing labor to sit
on the side Of management, has
tended to curb certain basic trade
union rights.
AS co-determination" was set
up, a representative of labor was
required, by legislation, to be ac-
cepted as one of the three equally
responsible directors of an indus
trial plant. Generally the labor
representative concerned himself
with labor relations matters. The
boards of directors of the affected
companies have been made up half
by representatives of labor, halt
by management representatives
and by one neutral.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-05-28
Springtime Activities Offer Good
Snapshot Material

history-and all make excellent
picture material.
One of the best features of
Springs "call to action" is that
every one of these activities can
provide a series Of pictures-a
whole picture story. Consider the
case of one small boy, a bucket
of paint, a brush and a picket
fence. Catch a before" shot, a
picture of concentrated effort as
work progresses, the finished
product with paint equally di-
vided between fence and boy
and you have your own Tom
Sawyer story for the family al
buml
Or take the antics OF baby and
tiny new puppy-baby summing
himself in the playpen. the play
full pup trying to get into the pen,
finally baby meets dog and they're
both inside looking out. Can you
imagine how much pleasure such
a series will give the family as
they leaf through the album in
the years ahead?
john Van Guilder
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-05-28

Everyone Is always glad to see
spring come. 1t is such a wonder
full season, so refreshing after the
comparative dizziness of winter
that people seem to be more &C.
tive than ever. And, their activi-
ties make excellent snapshot SUBJ
ject material
AS you know. any activity
means people in action-doing
something, not just standing still
for the camera. When we say &C.
ton, we don't necessarily mean
fast motion, but merely some
thing going on" that makes
pictures interesting. Now, with
sunny spring days before us.
there's much to focus on. Plant
ing in the garden, the first spring
blossoms, tuning up Juniors BIZ
cycle and Sisters roller skates,
the children's backyard tourna-
ment Of marbles and tops and
horseshoes, the fresh coat of paint
for house or garden-gate, the
brand-new litter of kittens or
puppies-all these are part Of the
season-au are part Of the family
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-05-28
Outpost Staked
At Sandy Hook

r. M. Moon, Laurel, has staked
location for a one mile southeast
outpost to Sandy Hook Field, with
lew effort located in Pearl River
County, Mississippi.
Scheduled for a 9100-foot Lower
Tuscaloosa test is Moons No. l
jamie Smith ct al Unit, spotted as
follows: from southwest corner
Section s, south $40 feet, thence
east 200 feet to location in Sec
ton 5-1S-17W.
Tri-State Drilling Co., Laurel,
will handle contract.
Nearest producer at Sandy Hook
Field is Humble Oil & Refining Co.
No. l Sandy Hook Gas Unit %,
Section 31-1N-17W. Completed
from Ford sand perforations 1885,
9O01 feet, the well flowed 2,756 900
cubic feet of gas plus rs barrels
53.5-gravity condensate per day
through 1f4-inch choke, tubing
pressure 1000 pounds. 1t was
drilled to 9075 feet and has pro-
duction string cemented to 1904
feet.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-05-28
Spot Deep Test
In Madison Area

Shreveport. - Texas Eastern
Transmission Corp. has staked To-
cation for No. l Yerger Brothers,
Section 40-16N-14E, deep wildcat
in Madison Parish, northeastern
Louisiana.
Drill-site spots approximately
10 miles southeast of Tallulah and
less than two miles from the Mis-
sissippi River.
Projected depth of the test is
10000 feet but contractor has not
been named.
The block to be evaluated was
assembled by Georesearch, a Who'll
ly-owned subsidiary of Texas East
ern. A drilling commitment was
included in the leases.
Nearest previous test lies two
and one-half: miles to the south
where Atlas Oil & Refining Co.
drilled 8010-foot dry hole at No.
l Yerger in Section 5O-16N-14E.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-05-28
Boost Fuel Oil
Price In Midwest

Chicago - No. 6 fuel oil prices
continue to rise in major con-
Stunning marketing of the Mid
west.
Chicago and St. Louis market
ers of the heavy fuel have rails
ed wholesale prices Is points a
gallon, or 6.3 cents a barrel. This
is the second boost in a month.
Although the price for No. 6
fuel oil normally declines in the
spring as the heating season draws
to an end, this year has been an
exception.
Tight supplies plus the high rate
of industrial consumption, parti-
cularly in the steel industry, are
attributed for the price boosts.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-05-28
New Wilcox Test
Spotted In Adams

Hunter Jones and Jet Drilling
Co. have spotted location for new
Wilcox test in southern Adams
County, Miss.
To test the Wilcox horizon to a
depth of 1000 feet is the opera
tors No. l Armstrong, spotted as
follows: from southeast corner
Section 29-5N-2W, west along line
488 feet, thence north at right
angle 1856 feet to location in Sec
ton 20. Tools of Jet will be used
to drill.
Site of the test spots approx
mately one mile north of Arm
strong Field and an equal distance
southeast of Sibley Field.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-05-28
Operators Plug Test
In Prentiss County

J. F. Michael ct al plugged No
l Bonnie Knight, c NE NV Z
5S-6E, Prentiss County, Miss, wild
cat after encountering no indica-
ton of production to total depth
of 2614 feet.
Five and one-half inch casing,
run earlier to BATS feet, was pulled
and electric log run to 2613 feet.
With elevation SAP feet, top of
Ordovician was logged at 1910 feet
and Dolomitic lime 1910 feet. Sam
pie markers included top of Paleo-
zoic at 73O, Porous Devonian ebert
at 1855, Silurian 1880, Ordovi-
clan 1880, and Dolomitic lime 1845
feet
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-05-28
Drilling Underway
At Arkansas Test

FL Dorado-Herbert Woods and
Shannon Goodwin are we'll under
way with drilling operations at No.
international Paper Co., C SW
SW NE Section 20-14S-13W, wild
cat test in Calhoun County, Ark
ansas.
String of 8-inch surface casing
was set at "a feet and drilling is
continuing below 1870 feet in Mid
way shale.
The test, scheduled to drill
through Upper Cretaceous to a
depth of 5000 feet, is located on a
seismic and Meakin sub-surface
structure. Operators have a block
of approximately 1000 acres in the
area.
Sunray Oil Corp. and McAlester
Fuel Co. have acreage in the area
and are supporting.
Repeatedly high structurally,
operators plan to circulate the Ma
catoch zone at approximately 225O
feet.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-05-28
Ready Field Tests
In Adams County

Operators are preparing to begin
operations at two field ventures in
Adams County, southwestern Mis-
sissippi.
Serio- Punches Oil Co. is rigging
up at No. 2 Carter, in CORTLAND
Field. Drill-site spots north % de-
grees 38 miutes east 453 feet from
southwest Corner Section 29-5N-
wv.
The well, located on the east
flank of production, is scheduled
for depth of 67OO feet. Con-
tract is held by Como Drilling Com
pany.
At jeanette Field, meantime,
Thomas j. Glennon is building
roads to location for No. L E. M.
Baker, south 26 degrees east 1910
feet to location in Section 34-6N-
Nv.
Clinch Drilling Co. holds con-
tract for the test which is pro-
jected to 5000 feet.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-05-28
Leasing Brisk In
Jones County Area

Brisk leasing activity is being
conducted south of Ellisville in
Jones County, Miss.
George NJ. Harrison and Harris
G. Anderson, leasing for undis-
closed account, have picked up and
filed for record a sizeable amount
of acreage in Township 6 North,
Ranges IL and Is West.
Leases filed for record by Har-
rison spot in Sections 6, 8, 81, 20,
80 and 81, Township 6 North, Range
IL West, and in Sections l, 2 and
12-6N-13W.
Anderson, meantime, filed leases
FOR record in Sections 2, 81, %, 27
and 28-6N-12W.
Leases were taken for a 10-year
commercial period.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-05-28
Operator Begins
Church Hill Test

Lyle Cashion Co. has begun OPP
erations at No. 6 Charlotte Ann
Davis, new test on north flank of
production at Church Hill Field,
jefferson County, Miss.
Drill-site spots as follows: from
northwest corner Section 28-9N-
wv, south &c degrees So minutes
east 237O feet to location in Sec
ton %.
Production will be sought in the
Wilcox horizon to depth of 5000
feet with company tools being used
to drill.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-05-28
Plans Cancelled For
Bolton Area Test

Atlantic Refining Company has
cancelled plans for a 10,20O-foot
Paluxy wildcat in Section 14-6N-
3W, two miles northwest of the
Bolton Field, Kinds County, Miss.
The company had tentatively last
week planned to move in and begin
operations prior to lease expiration.
A part of the acreage around the
proposed test was due to expire
this week with much of the re-
mainder in June and July.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-05-28

Hellenic Oil & Gas Co. has drilled
to 1854 feet and abandoned No. l
Wilmington, Adams County, Mis-
sissippi, wildcat in Section 55-7N-
Nv, one and one-half miles south
west of Cranfield Field.
Only show noted was in sidewall
sample at 1861 feet.
With elevation 500 feet, top of
Wilcox was logged at 1890 feet.