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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-06
Knoxville

M and MS Warren D.mevant
and son, Of FarmWlle. NJ. and
NJ =. J"vine Berrvman and child
ven. of Richmond. wee recent Wis
'nrs Of MY. and MS. Richard
DNnnvant
Recent visitors Of Ron Word
who is SICK were Mr.. and Mrs. H L.
Jones c Woften. and CAROLYN NJ,
and Ms. J. H. Price. Mr.. and Ms.
z M Dnnevant. B. G.. Ransom.
Mr., and MS F n Word and fami
y and Mss Bette Jack Wilke"son.
If CreWe. Scott and Rodney Word.
OF Richmond also spent the week
end with their parents.
MS. CLYDE White. of South
Boston. sncnt last week with her
mother. MIS- B. E. PAYNE. They
visited B E Payne during the week
at Western State Hospital.
MS B. E PAYNE spent Tuesday
with Ms. E C. McCraw IN the
home of Mrs. Moss at Buckinchan
NJ. and MS H l.. Jones spent
last Sunday visiting relatives at
GLADYS
Mrs. Katharine Allen attended
TIC annual meeting of WMU. at
Richmond last week. Her daughtcr.
Mrs. Robert Smith. and family
visited her Friday. Sunday visitors
were M and MIS-. Otis Seward and
Mrs Robert Grenwalt and daughter
of Richmond
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Gillespie
ave announcing the birth Of a son
at Virginia Baptist Hospital. Lynch
burg March 2
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-06
Mrs. Alfred Ragland
Buckingham, Dies, Is

Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah
Ann Taylor Ragland, IS, wife Of
Albert Clay Ragland, who died
Saturday, March 81. at her Buck
ingham county home, were held
at 2::30 p. m. Tuesday at Wood
land Methodist Church. near
Manteo. Interment was in tn c
church cemetery.
In addition to her husband, she
is survived by son, Albert Lee
Ragland, OF Manteo, TOUR daueh-
i'Nrs. Ms. Robert Taylor. Mrs.
Alma Wilkerson and Mrs. Percy
W lkerson. of Schuyler, and Mrs.
Matte Wilkerson, of Howardsville
a half-bIother. Russ IL Taylor. of
Scottsv He, two half sisters, Mrs.
c. N. Brown, of HOWardsville. and
Mrs. Annie Branch, of Manteo;
10 grandchildren. II great-grand-
children, and one gr2at-great-
child
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-06
Number Of Historic Old Homes To Be
Open During Annual Tour on April s

The Woman's Auxiliary Of Christ
Episcopal Church. Glendower, St.
Anne's Parish. will sponsor a tour
OF historic homes on Sunday, April
8. beginning at 2 pm. Several
houses not shown last year will be
open to the public
Starting from Charlottesville and
taking the presidents Road" past
Ash Lawn the very old and ia
nous Blenheim will be open to the
public for the first time in many
years. Blenheim was established
after the purchase of tract of
land by John Carter. known in his
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-06
Sue Gillian Member
WIN College Sorority

Miss SIC Beatrice Gillian. of
n'Wvn. Snnhnmore student at the
Collcce cf william and Mary. has
been initiated as A member of ri
Beta Phi sorority, the college has
announced.
Mss Gillian. ? B'ckinoham- Cen
tral High School graduate. is the
daughter of Ms L. P. Gillian. of
D'llW"r. and the late M Gillian
AT william and May. she is also
active in the Spanish and Political
Science Clubs. basketball ard is
dormitory representative.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-06

Buck Howell says he and his
Missus had quite a time at the
StOckman's Convention in Chi
cagO. But for a while they had a
breakdown in communications
The phone bell in their hotel
room was pitched so low they
often didn't answer their calls.
Never knew if it was for US or
not" Buck said, always sounded
far off = like it was ringing in
someone else's room"
Finally, Buck hit on the
obvious solution. He just made
a deal with the hotel switch
board operator that whenever
she called them she'd use two
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-06
Rrckin CHAM Rt. sos
Will Be Improved

Route COS in Ruckincham county
VII be improved under contract
70 be let when the State Highway
Department receives contractors
bids on April IS.
The work calls for 303 miles of
grading and stabilized surfacing
north Of David Cree; at the county
line.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-06

vile or by mail from MS. Harry L
Langhorne. Tickets Will be sold at
the homes. Thee will be direction
signs on the roads from Charlottes-
vile and Scottsville Proceeds from
the tour will 90 to the "Rectoty
Fund of ST Anne's Parish.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-06
From where | sit :. by Joe Marsh
Happy Ending With
A "Fomilior Ring"

long rings and = short = their
party-line signal back home.
From where l sit, our own
familiar routines tend to make
other ways Of doing things seem
strange. That's natural. For IN
stance. il you've always had ice
water with your meals, you might
think it's odd that lots Of rs pre-
fer a bottle Of beer at dinner
time. l say you've 4 right to your
own customs but don't call
mine wrong.
&e M~u<
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-04-06
Club Fetes Member on Anniversary

The Fine Creek Mills Home Dem
onstration Club met March Is in
Milford chronicle., 1956-11-02
Public Schools NOIU
Haze 65,9I5 Enrolled
Continued from first nagel

The Wilmington School District
enrolment for 1856 is 1907 as
compared with 1878 in 1855, in
dicating a gain of 1O4 students or
slightly less than per cent
growth.
For the past four years public
school enrollments in Delaware
have been increasing at the rate OF
about 1000 each year." according
to DR.. Parres. "If the growth in en-
rollment continues at about the
same rate, says DIR. Parres, Del
aware can expect an enrolment of
about $4,000 by 1860"
During the 25-year period from
1927 to 1852 public school enroll
ments in Delaware increased by
about 10000. During the consider
ably shorter four-year period from
1852 to 1856 the enrolment has in
creased by 1885, representing a
sharp rise in enrollments.
Enrollments are expected to con-
tinue to grow up to 1870 and be-
yond, with the greatest percentage
of growth being expected in the
next several years at the secondary
school level. according to Dr. Par
res.
''The sharply rising public school
enrollments," state Dr. Parres,
presents a monumental task and
challenge to the people of Del
aware-for the next decade or two 2
Milford chronicle., 1956-11-02
Te Discuss Migrant WOr-
kers Problems On
November II
tContinued from page onel

CONTINUED from page onel
At $3.50 p. M, three groups will
be formed to probe into specific
subjects in the following cate
gories: 1. Welfare of Migrant Chill
dren; 2. Health, Sanitation and
Housing; 8. Community Migrant
Cooperation Registration will be-
gin at 1870 p. m. Following OPEN
ing remarks by Mr.. Dunning, the
panel discussion will begin at 2:15
p. m,
Officers hope that the conference
will attract those who are interest
ed in migrant labor, such as grow
ers, Gamers, United Council of
Church Women, service clubs and
other groups.
Any interested person may at
tend, Mr.. Dunning said, and individ-
uals may register III advance by
writing to Miss Eleanor J. Bader,
Curative Workshop, 18th and Wash
ington Streets, Wilmington. Regis
tration fee will be $500. The din
ner at the Hub Restaurant is open
to all who care to attend and din
ner tickets are $500, Mr.. Dunning
said.
Officers of the Citizens Confer
ence on Social Work, beside Mr..
Dunning, are: Rabbi Leonard B.
Gerwitz. Adas Kodeseh Congrega-
tion, Wilmington; Second vice
president, Charles T.. Gallagher,
Jr., Wilmington real estate man;
Secretary, Miss Elizabeth Jordan,
Executive Director, YWCA, Will
mington; Treasurer, Mrs. Francis
l. Ponse1l, Wilmington.
Executive committee members
are: Miss Mildred Schaefer, State
Department of Public Weifare, Do
yer; Miss Irene Klaptoth, State
Department of Public Welfare,
Georgetown; Edgar Hare, Jr., di-
rector, State Department of Public
Welfare, Wilmingtons Kenneth
Lambert, State Department of Pub
lie Welfare, Wilmington; Mrs. Her
bert E. Dobbs, Greenville; Mr. Max
Feller, International Latex Com
pany, Dover.
Also H. Geiger Omwake, Cover
nor Bacon Health Center; James
M. Tunnell, Jr., Georgetown; Wiz
liam e. Lowe, Wilmington; Mrs.
Ruth Laws, Dover; Miss Eleanor
Bader, executive director, Curative
Workshop, Wilmington.
Program Chairman, Mrs. Thomas
Herlihy; Publicity Chairman, Miles
l.. Frederick, State Development
Department; New Castle County
Membership Chairman, Mrs. M. E.
Richardson; Kent-Sussex County
Membership Chairman, Mrs. Robert
Duke; Hostess Chairman, Mrs. G..
Maxon Terry
Milford chronicle., 1956-11-02

A handsome new automobile
was a present given by Eugene
Wix, of Harrington, to his
daughter, Mrs. Nelson, also of
Harrington, last week.
so&
Calvin Marine left Sunday for
Philadelphia where he has ac-
cepted a position with the
Harry Elhiango Meat Co., as
second man.
A large hennery is being
built for j. B. Bunting of
Dagsb0ro, and G. A. Connor is
having some building done on
the two farms adjoining his
home in Dagsboro.
soa
The wedding of Miss Cora
Wright and Charles Killen OF
FELTON,, took place on Sunday
evening, October %, 1916. 1t
was a quiet wedding and the
happy couple have the best
wishes of the community gen.
orally.
Sergeant Frederick Manion,
of the First Delaware Infantry,
took second honors as individ-
ual champion rife shot of the
United State. in the individual
match of the National Board
for Propaotion of Rife Practice
at Jacksonville. Fla. Mon
day AfteTnoon, with score of
2fI out of a possible 300.
Milford chronicle., 1956-11-02
Kent & Sussex
County News
By Mary E. Woods,
Home & Youth Agent

The Kent & Sussex Home Demon
stration Clubs viii have Mrs. Louis
Martin as their guest speaker at
their Home Demonstration Achieve
ment program, on Thursday, Nov.
Sth at the Metropolitan Church in
Harrington, at 500 p. m.
Mrs. Martin of Eden, Md, (near
Princess Ann, Maryland) is the
wife or the Martin family which
has a dozen children, ali of whom
went to college This was featured
in the September 10, 1866 issue of
Life Magazine and the December,
1856 issue of Readers Digest. She
has also appeared on television
program The Home Demonstration
Clubs are particularly interested
in the Martin family as it is a
family member of the Agricultural
Extension family. Mr.. Martin a
recently retired Maryland Agrieul-
tural Agent was the first Maryland
Agent for his group.
Mrs. Martin is a home Economics
graduate of Hampton Institute, Va.
and has been going to college again
at Maryland State College studying
Family Relations. She is an out
standing homemaker and religious
and civic leader. She was named
the Afro's 1855 Mother of the
Year.
There are IL of the Martin chill
dren with college degrees, three
with ater Degrees and some work
ing toward there Phi. D.
Among other highlights of the
program will be special music by
the HARRINGTON Mill Chorus under
the leadership of Mrs. Ester Hac-
keets, presentation of dress revue
bv Mrs. Regina Kiah. exhibits and
club achievement reports. Other
club members who will take part
during the program will be Mrs
Tvdian Neal. Mrs. Alphoneo Evans,
Mrs. Albert Gibson and Mrs. Lii
lian Smiley
Milford chronicle., 1956-11-02
Veterans Day Is
Proclaimed BY Boggs
Continued from first page)

! tCOntfnue0 from urSL pag6)
purpose of acknowledging the vail
ant service of living veterans un-
der the theme Peace with Honor .,
Governor Boggs declared.
DR.. Park w. Huntington was re-
Gently named state chairman for
the November observance by Gov.
Boggs and his committee is COM
pleting plans for statewide cere-
mony at the new memorial on Del
aware Memorial Bridge Plaza at
p. m. on that day. Governor Boggs
himself a World War II veteran
will be a guest and one of the
featured speakers. Dr. Huntington
has announced.
The full proclamation follows:
WHEREAS, it has long been a
national custom to commemorate
November II, the anniversary of
the ending of World War l, by pay
ing tribute to the heroes of that
tragic struggle and by reuedicating
ourselves to the causes of peace /;
and
WHEREAS, in the intervening
years the United States has been
involved in two other great military
conflicts, which have added mill
lions of veterans living and dead
to the honor rolls of this Nation
and
WHEREAS, the Congress passed
a concurrent resolution On June
4. 1926, calling for the observance
of November IL with appropriate
ceremonies, and later provided in
an Act approved May 13, 1888, that
the eleventh of November should
be a legal holiday and should be
known as Armistice Day; and
| WHEREAS. in order to expand
the significance of that commemor-
alton and in order that a grateful
Nation might pay appropriate HON
age to the veterans of all its wars
who have contributed so much tc
the preservation of this Nation
the Congress, bv an Act approved
June l, 1854 changed the name
of the holiday to Veterans Dav.
NOW. THEREFORE,, / J. CALEF
BOGGS, Governor of the State Of
Delaware. do hereby cali unon al
! of our citizens TO observe Sunday
November H. 1856 as
VETERANS DAY
On that day let us solemnly re,
member the sacrifices of all those
who fought so valiantly, on The
seas, in the air, and on foreign
shores, to preserve our heritage o.
freedom, and let us reconsecrate
ourselves to the task of promoting
an enduring peace so that theil
efforts shall not have been in vain
In order to insure proper ane
widespread observance of this an
niversary, the entire citizenrv viii
wish to join hands in the common
purpose of acknowledging the vail.
ant service of living veterans un
der the theme, PEACE WITH
| HONOR.
am requesting all citizens o.
the State. all business enterprises
all veterans organizations, state
city and county officials to assist
that State Committee in every wa,
4 possible toward celebrating Nov
| II. 1856, in an appropriate manner
Milford chronicle., 1956-11-02
Twenty Years Ago.
Taken FROM the Oct. sO, 1886 Issue

Taken from the Oct. 30, 1886 IssE
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Wilgus
of Selbyville, were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elton Lynch in
Milford on Sunday.
eoA
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Van
denburg, Sr.. of Seaford. left
this week for Florida where
they will spend their honey
moon. Mrs. Vandenburg will be
remembered as Mrs. Ida Gray.
eos
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rust of
near Georgetown, are the
proud parents of a fine baby
girl, named Patricia May Rust.
Mrs. Rust will be remembered
as Miss Alberta Marker of
Glendale.
Walnut Street, the main busi-
ness artery of Milford, will be
opened for passage its full
length tomorrow morning. The
street has been repaved from
North Front to South Front and
presents a smooth riding sur
face.
Milford chronicle., 1956-11-02
B-52 STORY TOLD

NEW YORK - (P) The B-52,
the Air Forces inter continental
Jet bomber, was on the brink of
cancellation many times during the
eight years it took to design and
perfect it.
The story of the B-52 is told in
Vision, new book on aviation
by harold Mansfield. He claims it
WIS only after the Korean War
pointed up the peed for a long
range bomber with speed that the
Air Force approved quantity pro-
duction of the plane.
Milford chronicle., 1956-11-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb NJ. Wright
OF Georgetown, motored to
Gettysburg-Delaware game.
zoe
Miss Grace Anna Davis has
returned TO her position in
Washington, d. c., after having
spent q few days with her
mother. Mrs. Charles R. Davis
of Frankford.
Russell Murray, Clifton and
Norman Lynch, all of Roxana,
piloted by Dcnald Long made
a business trip by plane to
Georgia, Monday morning re-
turning Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Wyatt
and the latters sister, Miss Nell
lie Hopkins also Mrs. Hattie
Plummer and Mrs. Lola Musser
of Harrington, visited the
Luray Caverns over the week
end.
Sergeant Donald Deputy. U. S.
Army. is home with his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Dep
uty. Sergeant Deputy has SER
we'd with the Anti-Tank Com
pany. 349th Infantry Regiment
OF the SSth CBlue Devil) Divi-
sion in Italy since last Octo-
Der. He entered the service in
February 1945. and took rifle
mans training at Camp Bland
ing. Fla.
Milford chronicle., 1956-11-02
The Past n Review
News As It Was Reported In The Chronicle
orty Years Ago.

Taken from the Oct. 27, 1915 issT
From one and three-fourths
acres of ground set in tomatoes
this year, William Birmingham
of Hollandsvif1e, has received
the sum of $340. Mr.. Britting-
ham is one Of the best farmers
in this section, and he fortu-
nately struck the high market
for tomatoes in a late patch.
sos
The Rev. T. A. II. O'Brian.
aged SO years. district superin-
tendent of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, died suddenly at
his home in Salisbury, on Octo-
ber 81, 1916, from heart disease.
He was one of the prominent
ministers in the Wilmington
Conference, and has been dis
trict superintendent Of Sails
bury district for two years. In
terment was made in Whining
ton.
Howard T. Belts. a farmer
near Milford, las brought to
this Office one sweet potato
vine, to which is attached eight
prime potatoes in addition to
the smaller ones. The variety
is known as the Improved Big
Stem, and was grown on
sandy land, with phosphate
alloy as fertilizer. He has
six acres in this variety, and
has housed a fine crop. which
he has stored for the winter
4roIn
Milford chronicle., 1956-11-02

Miss Edith Warren and Mrs.
Amy Powell are spending the
winter in Miami, Florida. Sun
day afternoon they enjoyed an
airplane ride over Miami, Miami
Beach and the Everglades.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Walk
er announce the arrival of their
first born a son, in the Whining
ton General Hospital, October
rs. Mrs. Walker before her
marriage was Miss Maria Ben
nett of Milford.
The wedding of Miss Elealor
l.. Friedel, daughter of Mrs.
Martha D. Freidel, of FELTON,,
and DR.. Laurence L. Fitchett,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Fit
chett, of GAINESVILLE, Wis, took
place on Saturday, October "a,
1886, at 7 o'clock at the home
of the brides mother. The
Rev. John Parker of the Harr-
ington M. z. Church officiated.
The couple were unattended.
Milford chronicle., 1956-11-02
Ten Years Ago.

Taken from the N0v. 1, 1876 IssI
The appointment of Mrs. AL
ma Seely Smith, Laurel, as Sus-
sex County Home Demonstra-
ton Agent, has been disclosed
by Miss nj. Gertrude Holloway,
state home demonstration lead
er for the Delaware Agricul-
tural Extension Service.
Miss Verna Lodge who is a
student nurse at Memorial
Hospital in Wilmington, has
been selected by the superyis-
ing staff and honor society of
the institution for membership
in the Memorial Honor Society.
She was inducted into that
select body on Tuesday evening
of this week. Miss Lodge Is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lodge of Shawnee Road. and
is a graduate of Milford High
School.
Two students from Milford
are enrolled for the 1946-1947
session at Randolph-Macon
College, oldest Methodist coli
lege in the United States.
Thomas NJ. Baxter, of sos N.
Walnut Street, a veteran study
ing under the CT Bill Of Rights
and Henry Saunders, Jr., of
sol Lake View Avenue. are
the Milford men attending
classes on the Ashland cam
pus. More than four hundred
sixty-five men are enrolled in
the college this year.
Milford chronicle., 1956-11-02
CHUBch WORK

GREFNvTTT r. Miss. - up =
Grace Methodist Church had s5'
and its congregation had sore mus,
cles. back kinks and srnburneC
faces and hands 10 prove the mem.
bers would work for their church
The congregation picked 100
pounds of cotton on a nearhv farm
and donated the proceeds to. the
church building fund.
Milford chronicle., 1956-11-02
Thirty Years Ago.
Taken from the Oet. 29, l92e ISSUE

AIKEN from the Get. 20, 1925 Issu
Thomas Sharp of Houston left
on Monday morning for Col
dey's College, Wilm., where he
will take a business course.
Ellis Clifton of Greenwood,
has vacated the barber shop
which he recently sold to John
Scott.
The brick store property To-
Gated at the Plaza, Walnut and
Front SITS. South Milford.
owned by Edward G. Pierce,
was sold this week by him to
DIR. j. A. Rudy, of Philadelphia.
who will remodel the property
and open a large drugstore at
this prominent corner, as soon
as the changes are made after
ne gets possession of the prop
erty.
Unusually cold weather has
been served the citizens of
Milford and lower Delaware
this week by the weather man.
Following the rain storm of
cs.,., a,xr N F,ooxrxr nj n, Il ofrr-v,n IN
Monday morning ushered in the
first real cold weather Of the
fall. Ice formed in buckets and
small reeeptacles, Monday night
to the thickness of window
pane. On Tuesday night more
ice covered unprotected places,
folIouad hv haavv Fr0atc
Milford chronicle., 1956-11-02

The new home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Webb on RehDboth
Heights, built by John r. Tyn-
dali, is nearing completion.
Miss Wilma Nelson, a stu
dent at Pierce's College, Phila-
delphia; Miss Molly Ellis, of
Delaware University, and Alice
German of Washington, d. c.,
spent the weekend with their
respective parents in Delmar.
&o@
A party consisting of w. H.
Clendaniel and wife, Mrs. Roy
Banning, of Milford, George H.
Derrickson and wife and John
H. Benson and family of Lin
coin City. motored and spent
Sunday at Chincoteague Is
land, Va.
On Wednesday evening of
last week, Mrs. J. Reynolds
Rogers, Frederick, entertained
at a bridge party and handker-
chief shower for Miss Dorothy
Mitten, also of Frederica, who
is to be married on Saturday
evening.
John P. Wilson of Milton, on
Tuesday, killed two large hogs,
probably the two largest to be
butchered in the county this
fall. One weighed $40 lbs. and
the other tipped the beam at
$40 pounds. They were of the
Big Type Poland-China stock
and were about two years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-11
DavidoWs Entertain
Aboard Cruise Ship

Among the many persons
from diplomatic. residential
and official Washington who
accepted were the Bolivian
Ambassador and Sonora de
Andrade, the Ambassador of
Ceylon and Lady Gunewar-
dene, the Dominican Ambas-
Sador and Sonora de Salazar,
Senator and Mrs. Dennis
Chavez, Senator and Mrs.
George Malone, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Spencer, Mr.. and Mrs.
10y Anderson. the Assistant
Postmaster General and Mrs.
Norman Abrams, Mr.. Marvin
Braverman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Carson, Mrs. Ray
mond Clapper, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mark Cornell, Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Thomas Lane and Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Priest.
Guests
Others invited included Miss
Virginia Warren, Mr.. and Mrs.
John H. Kaufman. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Friendly. Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Graham. Mr.. and
Mrs. Carson Frailey, Mr..
Crosby Boyd. the Solicitor
General and Mrs. Simon So
beloff, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Souby, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip Talbot.
Still others on the guest list
were Mr.. and Mrs. Lee D.
Butler, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Bergman, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Cascarella of Baltimore, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Carr, Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Blunck, Mr..
and Mrs. John Hazen, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Hobson Schaefer,
Brig. Gen. Ignacio de Loyola
Daher and many others.