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The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-07-21
Alfheu Returns TO
Hero's Welcome

NEW YORK - (ANP)-New
York last week opened its heart
to Althea Gibson, the tall, 1.-the
Harlem Negro girl, whose exploits
on the tennis court in India,
Asia, and finally at Wimbledon
in England, won her worldwide
fame, as she. came home to a gala
city welcome.
Althea, who lost in her bid to
win the singles championship, but
became the first of her race to
win a Wimbledon title, w a S
to be honored along with other
members of the American team in
a ticker-tape parade down Fifth
Ave. Mayor Wagner and a host
of city dignitaries, as well as of
ficials of the United States Lawn
Tennis Association and the Amer
lean Tennis Association were
scheduled to lead the parade.
In the party also were Shirley
Fry, the determined little battler
from Akron, Ohio, who ousted
Miss Gibson in the quarter finals
for the singles title, and Louise
Brough, the former champion
whom Miss Fry beat in the finals
10 win the coveted Wimbledon
championship.
During her sizzling tour, Miss
Gibson won tournament titles,
and including among her victims
in pre-Wimbledon tournaments,
Miss Fry and Miss Brough. Both
Miss Brough and Miss Gibson had
been favored over Miss Fry in
the Wimbledon tournament.
Althea's tour of Asia also had
another significance. Sponsored
by the U. S. State Department on
the lengthy jaunt, she was
Americas best answer to Rus
sian propaganda on the treatment
of Negroes in the United States.
In top form after rounding out
tournaments in India, Asia and
France, Miss Gibson entered
Wimbledon a popular favorite but
broke under the strain and falter-
ed in the final test. Her coach
blamed her loss to Miss Fry in
the singles test on fatigue. 1.-THE
best player did not win out there
but l am not taking anything
away from Miss Fry, she was
very courageous"
Miss Gibson became the first
Negro ever to win a Wimbledon
title when she teamed with Eng
lands Angela Buxton to win the
women'S doubles.
She will get a chance to avenge
the defeat to Miss Fry in Sep
TENDER for the u. S. women's
title. The two were also expect
ed to meet some time this week.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-07-21
PEOPLE AND PLACES: Bill

PEOPLE AND PLACES: Bill
Doggett's secret ambition is to be-
come disk jockey and play the
organ along with the records
Billy and 'Carole Eckstine's
adopted son, Billy, Jr., has a
pretty fair singing voice alresdy
Look for PHILIPS Bernice
Thompson, who assists on the
Saturday afternoon Mitch Thomas
show originating in Wilmington,
Del, to become one of the lead
ing women in television before
long Prophet Johns new
pocketsized digit magazine will
soon flood newstands in Greater
New York, Philadelphia, Wash
ington and Newark Kae Will
liams, one of PHILIPS busiest dee
jays, leaves on his vacation this
month. The versatile disk jockey
does two daily record-spinning
spinning shows on WHAT, pro-
duces a weekly teenage talent
show, emcees at church and bene-
fit affairs, produces shows for
night clubs, and is the personal
manager of the Sensations vocal
group and Solomon Burke, the
I6-year-old singing discovery /.
Prince Darnell, the very talent
ed fire dancer at the Tippin' Inn
in Berlin, NJ, is being wooed
for = flaming dance number In
a Forthcoming MGM film Roy
Millions band members are prob
ably the best-behaved in show
business. They all carry Bibles,
purchased for them by Milton.
they never curse of drink intoxi-
eating beverages while on the job.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-07-21
Recreation Division
Baseball Schedule

Baseball Schedule - End Half
DORSEY PARK
July 20, $780,. Air Force Jets VS..
c. G.. Tigers
July 81, Opa Locka VS. Red Sox
July %, Hector VS.. c. G.. Tigers
at Grove.
July %, 200: Red Wings VS..
James E. Scott
July %, 7:30: Hialeah VS.. Bear
Cats.
July "a, 7:3O: Jets VS.. Hialeah
July IS, 7:30; Pals VS.. Red Sox
July 26, 7:3O: Opa Locka VS.. Red
July 81, 7:sO: Bear Cats VS.. James
July %, 7:3O: Hector VS.. o p a
Locka.
July 90, 200: Jets VS.. Pals
July 20, 200 c. G.. Tigers VS.. Bear
Cats at Grove
July 80. 7:30, Hialeah VS.. James
z. Scott
July 81. 7;sO: Red Wings VS.. Red
Sox
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-07-21
THE LOWDOWN . .
BY l.. MAsco YOUNG for AMP


Negro is so broke that a benefit
has to be staged to take care of
him or his family? Why don't pro-
ducers of the big television dra-
mas learn how to end the darn
things - so that the viewer isn't
left with a feeling that he has
been almost to the top of the
mountain but not high enough
to see what's on the other side?
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-07-21

in the Clay Tennis Tournament
in River Forest, Ill.
Miss Gibson's first trip to VIM
ledon was in 1851, when h e
was eliminated in the early
rounds. She said following her
defeat to Miss Fry in the last
tournament that she didn't know
whether she will try again to win
the Wimbledon title.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-07-21

GRIPPE DEPARTMENT: Won
der why Hollywood never pro-
duces a western movie that gives
full credit to the prominent role
Negroes played in the early de-
velopment of this country? Why
Is that Negroes can be big stars
for years, but as soon as a crisis
(lize an auto accident, for ex-
ample) comes along the same
Smyrna times., 1956-08-23

Council did not meet Friday
night but held its session Mon
day night instead Chairman Rob-
inson of Street Committee was not
present, but Mr.. Wright, member
Of committee, said that many of
those who had received notices to
repair pavements had responded
promptly. The subject led up to
duties of Street Supervisor and
there seemed to be a sentiment
that Council might do well to
divorce the present office of Chief
of-Police from that of Street Sup
ervisor and make the offices sep
arate and distinct. 1t was contend
ed that Street Supervisor with
nothing else to do but haul coal
for the plant, look after the streets
and cutters, and keep the cross
ings clean in muddy weather,
would have all he could do to do
the work properly.
Ephraim Lower, one of the best
known farmers and fruit growers
of this vicinity died early Thurs
day morning at his home near
Brenford with a stroke of paraly-
sis. He was 81 years of age. He
was first stricken on the Tuesday
previous which was later followed
by a succession of strokes. He
is survived by his widow and
three children, Manfred Lower of
Philadelphia, Harry Lower, who
assisted him on the farm, and
Miss Lillian Lower.
Frank w. Bevan, new Smyrna
House proprietor, who recently
purchased the hotel property from
Cyrus P. Gears for $4,000 is COM
pletely renovating the property
and making it more attractive for
his patrons.
Despite the inclement weather
the workmen on the steeple of
Asbury M. E. Church are pro-
crossing as fast as can be ex-
pected. The stating is well under
way and corners are being pro-
tected with galvanized iron.
Mrs. John H. Hoffecker will
leave Friday for Philadelphia
Smyrna times., 1956-08-23
20 Years Ago

The Kent County Swimming
Championship will take the spot
light of statewide attention next
Saturday afternoon. More than
125 boys and girls will vie for
honors when the starters gun
sounds at Lake Como in Smyrna
at 1 pm. Secretary of State Wal
ter Dent Smith will present the
126 gold, bronze, and silver med
Smyrna times., 1956-08-23

ais to the winners.
S. Carl Hughes, Sr., 76, one of
Kent County's most prominent
citizens, a lifelong resident in and
near FELTON,, died last Thursday
at his home in FELTON, after an
illness of several weeks. He was
the father of Former State Re-
preventative Edward Hughes of
Kenton and was well-known in the
Smyrna-Kenton vicinities.
Prize winners in the annual
roadside identification conte {
among persons and places of bus
mess on the DUPONT Highway be-
tween st. Georges and Rehoboth
Beach were announced last week
by former Governor Robert P.
Robinson. The prizes for the best
kept place and garden were
awarded Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Tay-
lor, owners of The Wayside Inn
on the west side of the dual high
way at Smyrna. This is the Sec
ond time in two years in success
sion that Smyrna business places
have won awards. Last year the
places of Mrs. Grant Long and
Mrs. Bateman Cullen won first
and second awards, respectively.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward M. Boyd
of Swarthmore, Pa, were guests
over the weekend of Mrs. Mary
L. Boyd.
Smyrna times., 1956-08-23

where she will join her niece,
Mrs. Fam w. Freedom on her
journey to Kansas City, Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Virgil Pyle
and son FAIRIES of Camden, N. ].
are visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. F. FAIRIES.
Mrs. Theodore Mannon is spend
ing thee week with Mrs. Hannah
A. Mires of Camden, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank NJ. Mannon of Phil
adelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Rich of
Washington, d. c. are visiting her
mother, Mrs. H. w. Tschudy.
Smyrna times., 1956-08-23

liams was uninjured but his car
was completely demolished.
Next Friday, August "a, the ev-
enings program of sportsmen and
modified stock car racing will be
rounded out with a 25-lap feature
with both type cars participating.
Smyrna times., 1956-08-23
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals will be received by
the State Highway Department of the
State of Delaware at its offices Room
Building until 2:00 PM, DIST, August
for the following equipment:
CONTRACT NO. K-H-56
PREFABRICATED METAL BUILDING
IN HARRINGTON
Attention is called to the General Con-
tract Provisions. The Specifications, and
the Contract Agreement in the proposal
The Contract will be awarded or re-
jected within 20 days from the date of
opening the proposals.
Bidders must submit proposals upon
forms provided by the Department.
Each proposal must be submitted in n
separate envelope and the envelope shall
he clearly marked Proposal for State
Highway Department Contract No.
K-H-56
The light is reserved to reject any or
all bids.
Proposals may be obtained any time
after August l3. 1856. at the office of
the Federal Aid-Estimate Engineer, Room
20S in the Highway Administration Build
ing in Dover. Delaware.
DELAWARE STATE
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
BY: J.. Gordon Smith.
Chairman
r. A. Haber.
Chief Engineer
August 10. 1866
Smyrna times., 1956-08-23

Preceding the final contest there
will be three 10-lap qualifying
races, the ever thrilling hobby
event, and the consolation. First
event will start at $50 pm. with
the box Office to open at z pm.
Smyrna times., 1956-08-23
SMYRNA D0INGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages. Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
so YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

Taken from our old hles Of
corresponding week. as near
date OF this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature OF the
Times. viii call to mind people
and events of the older genera
tion-
Smyrna times., 1956-08-23

the concrete retaining wall. Will
Smyrna times., 1956-08-23

CAR RACES AT GEORGETOWN
Continued from Pafe Nine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-24

of the Grace Baptist Church, will
deliver the commencement adj
dress at the ceremony, to be held
at 8 pm. in the Wallace Memorial
United Presbyterian Church, New
Hampshire avenue and Randolph
street NV.
Graduating as bachelor Of arts
in biblical education are David
G. Hornberger, jr., Charles D.
Apperson. Kenneth M. Dean,
George E. Schmidt, John. w.
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Case transferred
In Boat Tragedy

A court action rising from the
sinking of a motor boat, with
the loss of five lives, off Cobb
Island. Md, last February. to-
day was transferred to Federal
District Court in Baltimore.
The transfer was ordered by
Federal Judge James r. Kirk
land in the U. S. District Court
for the District of Columbia on
the ground this court lacked
jurisdiction.
The legal proceedings involved
petition by the executor of the
boat owners estate. The petition
asked that any liability be linn
ited to the value of the vessel
under admiralty laws. The boats
owner, Payton Woodzell of War
renton, Va. was drowned along
with four others.
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New Ford Stockholders
Gather for First Meetino

DETROIT. May "a (P.-Ford
Motor Co.'s parent plant in
nearby Dearborn was closed to
routine sightseers today: plant
tours were restricted to some
5000 new stockholders registered
for the first annual meeting since
Ford became a publicly owned
corporation.
The new shareholders are part
Of an estimated $4,000 persons
who bought stocR in the 53-year-
old company last January when
the Ford Foundation placed 1912
million shares on public sale.
For stockholders day. a
small tent city" had ben set
up on the rotunda grounds, OPP
posite the Ford administration
building on Schaefer road. Dear
born.
Two Tons Of Chicken
Thirteen tents were erected
on the 1312-acre rotunda
grounds. One. go by 200 feet,
was designed for the main bust
ness meeting. Other tents. of
varying size. were assigned to
registration, flrSt-aid stations.
press facilities and luncheon.
Box lunches, to be served in
f1ve of the tents Immediately
after the main meeting. were
provided for the visiting share
holders and company executives.
Two tons of fried chicken. =
ton of apples, 200 gallons of milk
and "a ton of buttered rolls were
among the items ordered for the
lunch boxes.
Every State Represented
Every State in the Nation was
represented by the stockholders,
although about so per cent came
from the Greater Detroit area.
One stakeholder who sent his
regrets was a 7-year-old boy in
Durham, N. c. He printed a
note on blue stationery to ex-
plain. MY mother says 1 am
not old enough to travel alone"
A woman stakeholder in Mem
phlS, Tenn, wrote she had OBJ
served her 103d birthday last
week and was unable to travel
the distance to Detroit.
Company executives said the
only business scheduled for the
formal meeting consisted of
election Of 10 directors and ac-
ton on a stockholders proposal
that company officials purchas-
ing stock under an option plan
be required to hold the stock a
minimum of three years instead
OF six months.
Sixty-FOrty Voting Split
The Ford stock option plan
has been described as designed
to attract and retain high-level
executives in the company man
agement. Technically the re-
alignment of voting and nom
voting stock in the company prior
to the public offering last jan
uary gave the public so per cent
and the Ford family 40 per cent
OF the voting strength.
Company spokesman said. how
ever, there was scarcely a re
mote" possibility that anything
would be voted contrary to man. |
agement's program sat today'sI
session. They said the main
purposes of the days activities
were to acquaint the new stock
holders with the company, its
operations. its home grounds. its
products and its top executives.
Formal reports were to be
made at the shareholders meet
ing by Henry Ford II, president,
and Ernest r. Breech. board
chairman. Both are expected
to review the company's tremen-
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Lawrence and James Luther Pitts.
Receiving short course diplo-
mas are Eleanor c. Armstrong,
Agnes L. Chmitlin. Leo D. Cline,
Jessie E. Corbin, Flora E. Craw-
ford, Charlotte Fleming, Walter
H. Kirk. ST., Iona SINH and Helen
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P. Webster. Day school diplomas
will go to Dennis Cline, Mary A.
Kirk and Ruby B. Schmidt.
Preliminary training course
teachers certificates will be re-
ceived by May Kannenberg Bell,
Evelyn M. Burke, Dolores A. Car
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Bible College Holds
Graduation for
% Tomorrow

Twenty-eight persons will re-
Iceive diplomas and certificates
from the Washington Bible Col
|lege during graduation exercises
to be held tomorrow.
DR.. Martin F. Clough. pastor
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dous strides in the last 10 years,
its record-smashing $437 million
met earnings, equal to 1919 per
share, last year. and prospects
for the future.
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THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C.
THURSDAY. a,

michael. Ethel s. Conover. Kath-
leen Maye McBreen. Robert w.
Harlow and Edward w. Young.
Charlotte Hohlt, David G..
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Hornberger, jr.. and Ruby B.
Schmidt will receive standard
training course teachers diplo.
mas,
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WASHINGTON, D. c.
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JOHN T. MOSS & co.
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Local News Items

Navy Seaman Kenneth Cork
ms, whose base is San Diego, will
be IA member of a crow of U.SS.
Bon IlOmmr Richard, which will
go ON Il cruise of Pacific waters
nrXt month, according to his par
cntS, MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Cnrkins
of Browning. The craft will
touch many ports Of countries of
ire Free World, returning home
next April.
y. (Sam Yjcrmllndcn, employ.
cd at the Joe Peters hay ranch,
suffered an injury on the back
of his left hand Wednesday after.
noon while employed at Upcrat.
ing a hay balcr. lie received
treatment at the local doctors
office.
MIR. and Mrs George Murray
spent a few days in Great Falls
last week. returning Sunday.
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LECALS

iO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
IN" following drscribrd Tribal Iar,l
Is hereby a!,"r'isrd to member, ui
inc Ilarkfcrt Tribe for farming l"a>r,
Lots J Sec. 3. Twp. 32N, Rye
CIV, ~ acres.
w. Sec. 10, Twp. 35N. Rye. BW.,
3,hI 10 undivided interest in
r. HW'i See. -, Twp 3G%,
Scaled bids will be accepted bv the
Bla"kf"rt Tribal Business Cnun, il
miarktrct Tribal Ofiirr, up to Angus,
-. 1856.
The Hiarkf""t Tribal business Couu
Gu reserve. the right to reject any
and all bids
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raul IlarWuud is home from,
Seattle. where he received bone.
surgical treatment of the lower
Irit Jaw recently. Sew tech
hlquc requiring several nails, ne
SAD, were used to facilitate bone
hralIn9. Later teeth extraction
OF the lower jaw will be- done.
X. W. Harris transacted bus.
mess in Great Falls Tuesday.
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Il T. further ordered that Il cop,
OF TINS order be published III the
Ih'I"i krpril"r, nr% rpdl"r OF
general circulation printed and pub
li,h"d 1T iiruwnln%. Mrniana, for not
i than 80 '.'u>.,rIikr w"rh, prior
10 Ia" dat" hllIMrd herein tor such
h"arInI
Dated this 18Th hnv Of august, 1856
X NJ Ilt1l ERSI.T
judge
tIr,' rub tu4u., lG. 1856
~ IUh .iu-u>' B., 1856
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DISTRICT THEATERS

MARLBORO O''fs NlsIsoIo. 70
IA 1.7b1l
~ .PhcLs TO BAzER sTFEET' VAN
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WHERE
AND WHEN
Stage
NatiOnal-Dark.
Co-oo,.
Current 1heater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage
NatiOnal-Dark.
Screen
Ambassador-"Toward the IN
known; /, sos, $40; 1920 and
1875 pm.
CapitOl-"War and Peace;
l10:15 am, 1:50. 5:25 and 9 pm.
Colony - "Diabolique"; 6:15
and 9:35 pm.
Columbia - Attack: 1880
am, 1870, $3.50, 5:35, 7.35, and
9:40 pm.
Dupont-''Pappa, Mama, the
Maid and T.; 1870, 1920, 5:25,
1880 and 9:35 pm.
Keith'S - "Bandido"; l1:40
am, las, $50, $50, 7:55 and
'9:45 pm.
Macarthur - "Private's Prog
ress"; 6:15, 8, and $50 pm.
Metropolitan Toward the
Unknown; 11:45 am, 2:15,
4:45, 7:15 and GAS pm.
Ontario Don Giovanni;
.12:45, 1925. Cos and S:45 pm.
PlayhOuse-'Lust for Life;
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will get TO the greatest of The
Bard's plays next year. its fifth
season, and the one that will see
the christening of the festivals
permanent tfeater.
fastening the Hamlet" de-
ciSion is not only its fitness as
the new theater's dedicatory play,
but Stratford's discovery Of a
Canadian Hamlet.
This will be Christopher Plum
mer the Toronto actor, who
scored so brilliantly in this year S
Henry V" at Stratford.
Returning. after a season S
absence, to direct the fifth sea-
sons highlight, will be DR.. w.
rome Guthrie, Stratford's found
ing artistic genius and rated by
many as the periods greatest
Shakesperean director.
Michael Langham, highly
praised for his work this season.
will direct the other of Strait
ford's plays. July September
7 will be Stratford's schedule
in 1857.
x x x X
BULLETIN BOARD: Opening
today: La Strada" ("TheI
Road") at the Plaza. The
film, starring Anthony Quinn
and Guiletta Masina, won the
Venice festivals grand prize. /
And tomorrow: The Solid Gold
Cadillac at the Trans-LuxI
where it replaces THE Eddy
Duchin Story" after a - weeks
run, Also tomorrow. the
Capitols War and Peace" will
go on a new schedule of three
shoWings daily. the first at 1925
pm. The four-shows daily
schedule will maintain for week |
ends. Washington's Film
Council, meeting tomorrow att
the YWCA, will hear a report
On the Edinburgh Film Festival
by Col. Willard Webb. Falls
Church'S community theater has
never been more excited than
over its forthcoming production
Of Allegro" The Rodgers
Hammerstein musical will open
at the Falls Church high school
October Is. run four perform
inces. the exception being Thurs
day night, october 18. John
Green, Jackie Alne and Molly
Wick share the direction.
Only matinee tickets remain for
he Royal Danish Ballet per-
'ormance with the Nationall
Symphony orchestra. Both
evenings, October % and "a at
he Capitol theater, already have
1een sold.
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III am. los. 3:15. 5:25, TAO
and $50 pm.
Palace-"Tea and Sympathy:
I2:15, 4:40. 7:1O, and $40 pm.
Plaza-"La Strada"; 1910,
2:10, 4:10. 6:10, $40 and 1910
pm.
Trans-Lux - THE Eddy Du-
chin Story; II am, ITO, 1920,
$50, TAO and 9::55 pm.
Warner "Cinerama Holt
day; $3.50 pm.