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Evening star., 1956-12-19
Lions Bo|stered
ForC|as|f With
Clinton Tonight

The Washington Lions have
taken on new strength for to-
nights Eastern League hockey
game against the Clinton Comets
at Uline Arena at $3.50.
They have borrowed a goal
tender. Don Oliver, a l55-pound-
er from the JohnStown Jets as
replacement for the injured Jack
Spencer, and also are regaining
the services of Bernie Berna-
quez, high-scoring right winger
who missed the last game be-
cause of injuries
The Lions also hope that Ro2-
er (The Dodger) Hayfield, a
center made available by tho
Indianapolis Chiefs. will arrive
in time for tonight's game.
Hayf1eld. a colorful and speedy
skater. comes from the same
team that supplied Washing
tons player-coach. Gaff Turner,
a veteran defenseman, and Jean
Leclerc, center. Both Turner
and Leclerc say that Hayfield
could be a star here.
The Lions trimmed the Com
cts last week, 11-1, but are due
to. get more opposition tonight.
The Comets have regained Doug
Coxon, their star goalie and
with him in the nets they upset
The Charlotte Clippers last Sat-
urday. 3-2.
Clinton has beaten Washing
ton two out Of three times this
season.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 19 tHl,
The Philadelphia Ramblers in
creased their Eastern Hockey
League lead last night with a
IA victory over the Clinton
Comets before 2,078 fans.
Wingman Ross Turnbull
scored three goals for the Ram
blers. completing the hat trick
with 80 seconds remaining in
the final period. Bert Aiken:
contributed a pair of goals tc
the victory.
The Ramblers jumped to 9
80 lead in the first period ano
never were headed.
Evening star., 1956-12-19
TEXAS

Continued From Page C-l
ness manager, was elevated to
athletic director succeeding D..
x. Bible. who retires to limited
service September |, 1857.
Royal was an assistant coach at
North Carolina State in 1850. at
Tulsa in 1851 and Mississippi
State in 1852. He coached the
Edmonton team in the Canadian
League In 1858, winning l6 games
and losing 3. He became head
coach at Mississippi State in 1854
and had a Ga record both in 1854
and 1855. He went to Washington
this year under a 4-year contract
at $1,000 a year. He had a SIS
record his first season.
His salary at Texas was not
disclosed but indications we've
that Il would be about the same
as at Washington.
win Bring Own Aides
Royal will return home to get
his family and viii probably move
here and take over his duties
after the Christmas holidays. He
said he would bring in his own
stan Of assistants.
Tom Sealy. chairman Of the
Board Of Regents. said Royals
selection came from IL persons
out Of 100 interviewed for the job
He would not name the other 10
Royal played at Oklahoma IN
i94T. i94S and i94s. In i94s
Oklahoma started beating Texas
and since then the Longhorns
have been able 10 post only one
yictory-~in 1851.
Sealy. IN introducing Royal tc
the press. said You're our man
And what's the first team you're
going 10 beatg"
Royal looked az the ceiling al
Sealy answered: Oklahoma.
Evening star., 1956-12-19

hSlsl. RslsH-Nsvy 70. Hassrloa3 ss aS-is ss.
Evening star., 1956-12-19

Totals 10 % 81 Totals "a . s.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-18
Armed Forces Day VIII
Be Observed Statewide
May I9
tconr,nued from page onel


bers of our armed forces" Cover
nor Boggs concluded.
The proclamation follows:
WHEREAS, it is appropriate
that the armed forces of this ma
ton dedicate a special day each
year to the demonstration of their
operations and state of prepared
ness; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that
the people of Delaware as we'll as
of the nation learn about our Ma
ional Defense Department pro-
gram of Power for Peace: and
WHEREAS, members of our
armed forces are now engaged in
asks which demonstrate our free
way of life, our desire to maintain
peace and our hope to insure ma
o;onal security through better in
ternational understanding and
WHEREAS, in order to maintain
an essential ready reserve of
trained military personnel, the
armed forces of the United States
are placing added emphasis on
reserve forces program; end
WHEREAS, opportunity should
be given our citizens to become
better acquainted with our armed
forces by observing their facilities
and methods of training; now
THEREFORE, I. j. Caleb BOggs,
Governor of the State Of Delaware,
DO hereby proclaim Saturday, May
10, 1856, as
ARMED FORCES DAY
[ urge all of our citizens to visit
he various installations of the
National Guard, ghe Air Bases, the
Military District. the Navy and Ma
zine Reserve training quarters and
% participate in such celebrations
and events which will mark the
lay in the State of Delaware. |
9lso call upon our fellow citizens
o display the flags of the United
States and the State of Delaware
ut all appropriate places in mani
festation of their recognition of
he sacrifice and devotion to duty
Of the members of the armed for
ceS.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-18
Safety Magic Sh0lU
At School Assemblies
CONTINUED from page one)

Continued from page one)
mittee and the Delaware State
Police.
A skilled magician and humorist
as well as a trained safety expert,
Sgt. Pike has appeared in 40
states before over a million school
children.
The itinerary for next weeks
tour follows: Monday, 10 a. M,
Wilmington High School. 2 p. m,
Ursuline Academy; Tuesday, 10
a. m, CIaymont High, 2 p. M,
Friends School; Wednesday, 10
a. m, Conrad High, 2 p. m, Brown
Vocational; Thursday, 10:15 a. m,
Caesar Rodney High, 2 p. m,
Smyrna High; Friday, 10 a. m,
Lewes High, 2 p. m, Jason High.
sgt. Pike was an outstanding
success when he visited Delaware
schools two years ago and were
fortunate to get a return engage
ment," according to George w. Ay-
ars. chairman of the Governors
Highway Safety Advisory Com
mittee His show is an unusual
combination of good fun and safe
y education,' he added.
Mr.. Ayars, who also is director
of Driver Education Program for
he Delaware public schools, aided
in drawing up Sgt. Pixies itinerary.
In his program, Sgt. Pike, who
now is on leave from the Kent
County Sheriff's Department, Grand
Rapids, Mich, draws on 13 years
Of experience as police officer
and safety official in Jackson.
Michigan.
He is now on tour of 19 eastern
and midwest ern states under the
national sponsorship of the Ameri-
can Trucking Associations. Inc.
Classified AIS Get Results
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-18
Twenty Years Ago.

Taken from the May Is, 1885 Issu
Misses Mary Belts, Elizabeth
Kinder, Margaret Dickerson,
Mrs. Todd and Mrs. Earl Nc
Cauley visited the Elwyn Train
ing School at Elwyn, Pa, on
. Saturday. These are all Bridge
vile teachers.
500
William Clifton of Lewes,
. motored to West Chester to
visit his brother, Fillmore, who
is attending West Chester State
+ Teachers College. He remained
all day Saturday attending, the
baseball game, in which his
brother participated.
#o%
Mrs. George P. Hudson of
Jacksonville, Florida recently
spent a few days in FrankfoTd
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John II. Layton. Mr.. and Mrs.
Layton also entertained their
daughter, Mrs. Vera Ustlcton
and four children of Doyles-
town, Pa.
sos
Mr.. Charles Robertson and
son. John. of Scranton, Pa,
motored to Seaford this past
week to visit his wife and
daughter. who have been spend
ing the past two months with
Mrs. RObertson's father, Rev.
w. +. Corkrau in West Sea-
ford They all returned home
Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-18
Pasture Tour I'm
Kent County June 5

continued from page one)
from time to time, using rented
equipment from a neighbor who
grows vegetable crops.
b. Charles Blendt, who lives a
long the Leipsic road southeast of
Smyrna. He has a new thirty-acre
permanent pasture seeding that is
doing very we'll. Dairymen will
also be particularly interested in
his hard surfaced pound and in the
individual calf pens.
C. Stanley Stachecki, east of Den
ny's Corner and north of Dover,
uses irrigation on his pastures. He
has a pole type dairy barn and
uses pipeline mixers in his milking
barn. He has been using trench
silos for the past few years.
d. G. Wallace Caulk, who lives
west of Woodside, is using the new
zero grazing program. He hauls
freshly cut green forage to his
cattle twice a day, using a forage
harvester and a wagon which is
self-unloading from the front Mr.
Caulk is one of several farmers
in tFe county now using a bulk
milk tank, and an effort will be
made to have a pickup demon
stration at the time of the visit.
Each of these farms also fea-
lures a pasture fertility demon
stration plot, Wherein six different
conditions of fertilizing and linn
ing are being tested The plots in
every case are close to the road
and may be observed at any time.
Two other plots not on the tour are
also in the county. One is along
U. S. 13 at the Delaware State
College. The other is at the farm
of Merrill Jones, who lives west Of
FELTON, at EdwardsviIle. The coun-
ty agent can supply details upon
request.
The tour will start at 10000 a. m.
and will end by 800 p. m. so that
farmers can handle their barn
chores. The exact time schedule de-
pends on final arrangements for
several special events such as
aerial spraying of hay crops and
bulk tank milk pickup. Anyone in
terested should telephone or drop
card to George Vapaa, Kent
County Agricultural Agent at
Dover for complete details.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-18

Private Theodore Thistle
wood of Marine Barracks, Guam
tico, Va, came home for Mo
thar's Day with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Thistle
wood in Houston. He left again
on Wednesday.
&o&
c. z. Krick, vice president
of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
with his daughters, Miss Betty
Krick and Mrs. Henry Ritter
and Miss Elizabeth Crenshaw,
Of st. Davids, Pa, were guests
of Edward NJ. Davis on Friday
of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Robbins
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Argo
and daughter Charlotte Ann, at
tended the graduation exer-
cises of the West Baltimore
General Hospital. Friday even
ing. May s. Miss Ruth Robbins
was one of the graduates.
sos
Roland Penniwell of Phila-
delphia. spent Friday with his
mother. Mrs. John Penniwell
of Dagsboro, before leaving to
make his home in Pittsburgh.
Pa. where he has been pro-
NOTED By the Protector Motor
Service Company with whom he
has been employed for a num-
ber of years.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-18
Old New Castle
Day Tomorrow
Continued from first page)


museums. five public buildings and
two colol full historic landmarks.
Sponsored annually by Emmanuel
Episcopal Church on the : Green.
built in 1903, the 18th Century
theme of the occasion is carried
out by the colonial costuming of
the townspeople. Stores and busi-
ness establishments also cooperate
with old time exhibits and other
features.
New Castle, former colonial and
state capital of Delaware, traces
its founding to the building of Fort
Casimir by the Dutch in 1851 on
its site. Later it fell into The hands
of the Swedes, then was retaken by
the Dutch under Peter StuyVesant
and finally captured by the British
and renamed New Castle
1t was on the site of Emmanuel
Church in 1853 that William Penn
received the token of his ownership
ef land within a radius of IL miles
of New Castle, conveyed to him by
James, Duke of York, a year. ear
lier.
With Emmanuel Church and its
equally historic church yard as the
focal point of the tour, visitors are
free to amble through the towns
narrow streets, many still cob
bled, and 10 leisurely view the
many fea5ures of the days pro-
gram. Visiting hours are from 10
a. m. to 5 p. m. in public places,
while home owners open their
doors to guests at IL a. m.
A favorite spot among regular
patrons of "a Day in Old New Cas-
le"-as well as visitors ait any
'ime-is the Old Dutch House, OF
late 7th Century vintage, which is
now a museum. Completely furl
nished after the fashion of its
early Dutch occupants, its many
quaint items as kitchen uten-
sils-are a source of fascination
to all
The Amstel House. also a muse
nm, is another highlight of the
tour. Here George Washington was
a guest ait a famous Delaware wed
ding where he is said to have
kissed all the pretty girls" In the
garden is an ancient sundial pedes-
tai from Old London Bridge.
In Harmony House, a private
residence, personal belongings of
Lydia Darragh, Revolutionary War
heroine. are on view Harmony
House is occupied by direct des-
cendant of Mrs. Darragh, who is
famed for having warned General
Washington of the surprise Brit
sh attack at Valley Forge.
Other treats include the original
New Castle and F'renchtOwn Rail-
road ticket office, resurrected two
wears ago and believed to be the
oldest existing structure of its
kind in the U. s.; New Castles re-
vered old Court House, built in
sections from 1890; the Old Acad-
amy on the Green; the Read House
on The Strand. a perfect specimen
Of Colonial Architecture, and
many more homes and buildings
IF singular interest.
Tickets which entitle the holders
% visit all places included in the
tonr may he Obtained on arrival in
New Castle at booths located
throughout the town, or advance
sales may be arranged by writing
'fre chairman, Mrs. Maynard b
Williamson, at the Emmanuel
Church parish house.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-18

Raymond Joseph and Walter
Burton of Zoar were among
those who spent Sunday in
Washington, d. c., leaving on
the excursion Sunday morn
ing.
Members of the Georgetown
High School Track Team who
will take part in the inter
scholastic meet on Joe Frazer
Field, Newark, Saturday, are
Harold Hatfield, Lee Roach,
Herman Shane, Lawrence Car
ey and Edward Rose.
sos
The old stores on North Wal
nut St., Milford, owned by Mrs.
Lydia Jump, have been de-
molished and the ground clear
ed. and as soon as the con-
crete foundations can be fin
ished, two-stOry brick store
buildings with modern glass
fronts, will be erected on the
site. There is demand for the
new stores when completed.
*o*
The secretary of Kent County
Pomona Grange has received
notice that the Governor has
appointed Charles Barker of
Milford as trustee of Della
ware College from this dis
trict. This is in answer to a
request made by Kent County
Pomona at its meeting at Cam
den in April.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-18

F. N. Faulkner of Delmar, is
in Chadbourne, N. c., looking
after the strawberry deal.
81 500
Messrs. Nelson Simpler and
William Days from Whining
ton, Abisha Warrington from
the University of Delaware ard
c.. M. Robinson from the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, spent
Sunday with relatives and
friends in Selbyville.
The Georgetown Independent
baseball team has been orga-
nized under the management of
j. Rodney King. They played
their first game at Georgetown,
Saturday, with the Stockley
team. The score was 9 to z in
favor of the Georgetown team.
*o%
B. M. Hall. who has been
superintendent of Ritter's Cat
sup Factory, EllendaIe, for
the past year. has been trans
ferred to Philadelphia. He
sold his household goods at
public sale on Saturday and
loft for his new home on Mon
dav. His wife and son will re-
main until the school closes.
They are staving with Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Russell.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-18
Ten Years Ago.
Ikon from tba NAV ~ 1910 Issu,

Taken from the May II, 1916 Issu
Rev. and Mrs. Samuel ThOmp-
son of Carthage. New York
spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Smith of Har-
besOn.
Announcement has been made
that the Harrington Dry
Cleaners operated by E. i,
Hall, has been purchased by
Albert Simpson and his sisters.
Mr.. Simpson was a World War
veteran. He also purchased the
home of Mr.. Hall.
800
Sergeant Theodore F. Stuch-
lik. son of Charles Stuchlik.
has been honorably discharged
from the U. S. Marines. after
two years service, one year
spent in China. Sergeant Stuch-
lik received Presidential Cita-
tiOn and the Purple Heart.
having been wounded at Oki-
nawa. He is from Milton.
Miss Rachele Davis, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w
Davis. III N. Walnut ST.. has
been elected representative to
the social activities commit
tee al Simmons COLLEGE. it was
announced recently. Miss Davis
has been active at Simmons
as class treasurer and repre-
sentative to the Honor Board.
She is a sophomore in the
Prince School Of Retailing.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-18
Ground Observers To
Get OrientatiOn

About 40 area and post super
visors in Delaware's Ground OBJ
server Corps will be taken on an
orientation Night over the state
next Tuesday as part of the Civil
Defense week observance May 20
26.
The plane. an Air Force C-54 Sky
Master will take off from Dover
Air Force Base and circle the
state in an hour-long fight, ac-
cording to H. Kirk Schminkey,
state GOO chief.
The skywatches will be guests
of the Military Air Transport Serv-
ice, USAF. For most of them it
will be their first look at Della
wares spotting stations from the
air.
The-SuD Will see ,hoMs-the
GOO network of observation posts
enables plane flights to be tracked
with pin-point accuracy through
ground observer reports.
AS previously announced, an
other group of ground observers,
the winners in the current recruit
ing campaign contest, also will be
flown over the state soon, Mr..
Schminkey said.
The two best recruiters at each
post will make the special flight
on July IA, the fourth anniversary
of the skywatch.
The recruiting campaign is pick
ing up momentum, Mr.. Schminkey
reported
In addition to the plane flight,
the county and state winners in
the recruiting contest will receive
special awards, and every spOtter
who brings in at least one volun-
teer will receive a certificate of
recognition.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-18
Thirty Years Ago.
Taken from the May IA, 1926 Issue

Taken from the May IA, 1925 Issl
Miss Louzena Mills, nurse
of Milford Emergency Hospital,
spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mills of Milford Neck,
so%
James Harry Hammond and
Miss Mary Richardson, both of
Milford, were married Thurs
day. May Sth, 1926, at Denton,
Md. Miss Richardson is a rela-
tive of e. III. Bratton and for
six years has been a clerk in
the Bratten drug store.
sos
Delaware was the first State
to win a place in the Phila-
delphia Regional Finals of the
Third National Oratorical Con-
test on the Constitution. And it
was a personal triumph for
the smallest State in the Union
over the best oratoricaI talent
in suburban school in the vicin-
ity of Philadelphia. A fifteen
year-old lad it was, who won;
a lad in knee breeches. small
in stature but big in voice :-rd
abiIity-James M. TunIIell. Jr.,
p Junior in the Georgetown
High School. FTe is son of
James M. Tunnel, we'll known
attorney and Democratic lead
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-18
The Past Ia Review
News As 1t Was Reported In The Chronicle
orty Years Ago.
Taken from the May 12, 1919 Issue

aken from the May IL, 1915 Issu
DIR. SAMSON and wife of
Ellendale, were in Philadel-
phia last week where they pur-
chased a new Chalmers tour
ing car.
Captain Pruitt of the Bethany
Beach Life Saving Station spent
Sunday in Millvilie, and also
entertained Lieutenant Riley of
the Coast Guards at his home.
%o%
Miss Nellie Brown, a men,
Der of Seaford's young social
set, left yesterday for Los
Angeles, California, where she
will make her future home with
her aunt, Mrs. Laura Flowers.
$o&
Some of the most prominent
citizens in Harrington are a.
mong the applicants for the
post office. Among those who
would aspire for this position
are j. w. Sheldrake, Charles
Taylor and EmmOr Harrington.
Eo&
This week punches of extra
fiue asparagus were left at the
Milford Chronicle office from
the field of w. S. WrOten. He
grows it on his lots and sells
it from his store in North Mil
ford, and the three lunches
were taken from the stock as
placed on sale, and not culled
to get fancy stalks.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-18
IT'S A CONTEST.

BOYNE CITY, Mich. = HJ =
Back in 1852 because he wanted
some opposition for mayor, Harry
Tompkins circulated petition to
qualify Sam Arbuckle as candi-
date. Arbuckle won-that time and
three times since.
Then in the latest election, Tomp-
kins, who hadn't qualified as a can
didate, announced he was running
as a write-in candidate to insure a
contest.
Tompkins won with ESQ write
ins to 40 regular ballots for Ar
buckle.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-18
FARM JOB REPORT

CLEVELAND, Ohio, - Up = It
takes the output of ESQ farm wor-
kers to meet the food requirements
Of every 1000 new industrial jobs.
according to Robert c. Hinton, a
vice president of local electric
firm.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-18
RETIREMENT CENTER

MATHEWS. Va. - up = Math-
ews County has 14.7 per cent of its
population over the age OF 65.
The average in this age group in
Virginia counties is SO per cent,
and in cities ga per cent.
People don't live longer here,
but the fishing is unusually good,
and the quiet rural scene is away
from industry yet close to cities.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-18

Messrs. Charles Dearman aud
Marvin Warner of Fishers Dis
trict near Greenwood. spent
Tuesday in Philadelphia where
Mr.. Dearman is still receiving
observation tests for asthma
in the Jefferson Hospital.
sos
James Wilson. son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Wilson of Wes-
colts Corner near Lewes, is
employed in the Post Exchange
at Fort Miles. James has been
discharged from the U. S.
Army. after serving several
months in the service.
sos
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Jeffer-
son are the proud parents of
a daughter born in Memorial
Hospital on Wednesday, May 8.
She has been named Judy Lynn.
Mrs. jefferson will be very
kindly remembered by friends
and former patients as Miss
Emma Cross. r. N.
SOS
Miss Jean Ellen Lekites of
Bethany Beach has been spend
ing a few days with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Lekites while her mother mo-
tored to meet her daddy. Carl
Lekites. Jr., who has received
his discharge from the ser
vice and is now home with his
family at Bethany Beach.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-18
TRAP DOOR TRAP

COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo. -
(R1-A dustless trap door trapped
an AWOL soldier. Military police
went to the soldiers home but
were told by his wife that he was
not there. Obtaining a search war
rant, they went inside. About to
leave, they noticed that trap door
leading to the attic was devoid
of dust - unlike the surrounding
area. The soldier was hiding in the
attic.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-18
Separate BACON

To separate bacon slices without
tearing, remove them from refrig-
erator and let heat in pan. Then they
can be separated easily with a fork
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-18

Home accidents killed $1,000 U.
S. people in 1855.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-09
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL
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Lots, $500 up.
KAY REALTY co. RIA. $4,000
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per lot.
go LOTS. sewer and water. Streets
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development plans completed. Zoned
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For farms and acreage in Mont
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