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Evening star., 1956-08-31
Reds Call Off Track
Protesting Arrest Of Stor
Cries Of 'BloekmuiI' Hurled at Charge
Woman Athlete ShopIifted 5 Hats

LONDON Aug. 81 -Russia cried "blackmai" today over
the shopng charges against the
ing champion Nina Ponomareva and Cancelled
with Britain.
The starStudded Soviet track and field withdrew
from twoday against British to open tonight
Evening star., 1956-08-31
By Garnett d. HOrner

By Garnett ID. HOrner
A new Russian nuclear test
explosion in Siberia was an
nounced by President Eisen-
hover today.
The President said the test
explosion occurred yesterday
Evening star., 1956-08-31
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firmed. Pose A-3
Evening star., 1956-08-31
District Budqet
Put at Record
S2O5.5 Million
Proposals Given
City Heads Involve
SIT Million Boost
By JOHN w. STEPP

Budget requests totaling $205.5
mihion-one-fourth of which
would go to major construction
today were proposed for the Dis
trict for fiscal year 1858, which
begins next July /.
The sum is another record
breaker among city budgets
Evening star., 1956-08-31

Clinton, Tenn, Tension Eases OFF os
Week Ends. Poee Al
Evening star., 1956-08-31
WEATHER FORECAST

Chance of thundershowers this evening.
Low tonight 70. Hot tomorrow, chance Of
scattered afternoon thmdershowers. Gull
report, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1956-08-31

Official Chort Showing Comparisons in
D. c. Budget: Poee AIS
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-27
Harrington Il
Racing Meet
Opens Aug. lst
Applications Have Been
r e ceived For $50
Horses To Race During
20 Day Meet.


The trotting scene will shift
from Maryland to Delaware on
Wednesday, August |, for 90 nights
of racing at Harrington. The 37th
annual Kent and Sussex County
Fair will close on Saturday night
and the race meet will open the
following Wednesday There will
be nine races nightly for the 20
day meet with post time for the
first race at $3.50 p. m.
Applications have been received
for $50 horses to race at Harring-
ton.
The Delaware Harness Racing
Commission has selected. the fol-
lowing race officials for the Har-
rington meet:
Robert S. Steele, presiding Judge.
representing the commission; Will
liam Yocum and Charles Cushwa,
associate judges; Cecil Wheatley.
Essel Fariow and Ormand r. Schil-
Ter, patrol judges.
The popular and efficient race
secretary-handicapper. Dick Case
continued on page six1
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-27
State Welfare
c aseload Is
i n CT e a In g
Gain OF Twenty-Five Per
Cent In Last Three
Years Is Reported BY
E. S. Hare, Welfare Di-
rector.

Public assistance caseloads in
Delaware increased 25 per cent
over the past three years, but in
the last year dropped off 2 per
cent.
The changes in caseloads in the
four public assistance programs
administered by the Department OF
Public Welfare were analyzed in
a report issued this week by the
department of which Edgar Hare,
Jr., is director.
The reports showed there were
3,246 public assistance cases on
June 80. 1858. The total jumped to
4,167 at the end of the 1855 fiscal
year, then declined to 4,067 at the
end of the 1856 fiscal year. The pat
tern of each of the four programs
was different, however.
One has shown a steady decline.
one has shown a steady rise, an
othershas been characterized by a
sharp increase, and the fourth has
varied.
The decline has beer gradual
but continuous one, regi stored in
the old age assistance program.
The decrease has amounted to 136
cases in three years. The caseload
at the end of the 1853 fiscal year
was LILO. This wenI uuwn to 1858
at the end of the following year. to
Continued on page f1ve)
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-27

slated for the big car and midget
schedule. Instead of the so-called
"parades", where fast cars start
up front and invariably finish
there with little or no passing dur
ing the races, both days compe@
tition will be highlighted by the
speedier machines starting in the
rear and doing lots of passing to
grab hefty slices of the big purse.
The URIC Omitted Racing Club
Of Philadelphia, Pa, will have its
start-studded membership out in
full force for the Saturday big car
races, led by 1856 champ Lou
johnson, Wilmington, Del, Chuck
Arnold, 1854 national champion
from Stamford, Conn. Ed Gallione
and Ed Solohub, Schnectady, N. Y.
and Toby Tobias and Lucky Lux.
Lebanon, Pa, and many more from
all parts of the east coast and mid
west.
The cars are powered with late
model engines such as Corvette
continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-27
Sussex COP Holds
Back Endorsements
Lower County In Strategic Position
Due To Mute Stand

The Sussex County Republican
Committee, meeting last Saturday
in Rehoboth Beach, made news by
something it didn't do.
What it didn't do was endorse
any candidates for. the COP ticket
next fall, and its studied failure to
do SO leaves it in the position of a
poker player with a strong hand
who stays quietly in the game
while others keep raising the ante.
Before last Saturdays meeting
observers freely talked up the like
lihood of endorsements that might
settle the mushrooming contests
between State Representative
James II. Snowden of Wilmington
end David p. Buckson of Smyrna
for nomination for lieutenant gov
ernor and between Harry G. Has
kell, Jr, of Wilmington and for
mer State Senator Vera G. Davis
of Dover for nomination for Con-
gress.
1t now appears that Sussex may
go into the Republican state con-
vention August 29 without tipping
its hand on the question of these
two nominations.
Instead of endorsing anybody,
the committee heard one of it's
longtime leaders, former Speaker
of the House Harvey H. Lawson of
CONTINUED on page tnree)
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-27
As Farmers Enroll
In Soybean Program
Many Milford AgricultHrists Among
Those Listed

Forty-five Sussex County farm
ers have enrolled in the 1856 Soy
bean Yield Program, according to
County Agent William II. Hender-
son.
The program is designed TO OBJ
tain information on the cultural
practices that are important in
producing high yields and to rec
ognize and encourage the work OF
Delaware farmers in improving
the quality and per acre yield OF
this crop.
A record of cultural practices
followed by each cooperator is be-
ing collected and summary dur
ing the summer months will be
prepared from this information fol-
lowing harvesting of the beans next
fall. The summary will in NO way
reveal information about any indi-
vidual cooperator but will point up
the cultural practices that have
CONTINUED on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-27
/. t.. Burton
Elected Head
Of Hospital
Board Here
Prominent Milford Man
Elected For Year A.
Nurses School Meeting
On Tuesday OF This
Week.

AT an organization meeting of
he board of directors. of Milford
Memorial Hospital. held in their
meeting room of the Nurses School
On Tuesday evening. the following
officers were elected for the year
l956-1957:
President. l. G. Burton; 1st vice
president, w. Marion Stevenson.
Frederick; End vice president. w.
w. Sharp, Harrington; 3rd vice
president, Robert A. Fischer, Mill
lord; secretary, William v. Sipple.
Jr., Milford; treasurer, A. F. Faix,
Milford: standing committee chair
men: finance, A. F. Fax: person
mel and property, George Short.
Milford; governmental relations,
Brown P. Thawley, Milford; pub
lie relations, G. Franklin NAPLES,
Milford; nursing school, Harry r.
Draper, Milton; staff conference,
I. G. Burton.
The elected officers and standing
committee chairsnen constitute an
executive committee with full auth
ority to operate the hospital and
nursing school with the exception
of amending the bylaws, or the
sale of hospital property and con-
forming to the rules and regula-
tions as set up by the Board.
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-27
Sussex Fire L. A. Drexler
|Auxiliarie S Dies At Home
Assn. Elects Near Camden
Present Office Holders
Were Reelected At
Meeting In Milton Fire
Hall.

Officers of the Ladies' Auxil-
iaries Association of Volunteer Fire
Companies of Sussex County were
reelected for next year at a meet
ing recently in the Milton Fire
Hall.
They are: Mrs. Margaret Hast
ings, Blades. president; Mrs. Glo-
ria Evans, Millville, vice president,
Mrs. Pauline Burris, Seaford, sec.
retary; Mrs. Pearl Hurley, Blades
assistant secretary; Mrs. Laura
Blizzard, Georgetown, treasurer
and Mrs. Alberta Smith, Bridge
Vile, assistant treasurer.
The association endorsed Mrs
Ellis Kyttle, Laurel, for state pres
ident, and Mrs. Alberta Smith
Bridgeville, for state treasurer.
The Milton Fire Co. Auxiliary
was the hostess group, and after
Mrs. Hastings had opened the
meeting, Mrs. Elsie Davis, presi-
dent of the Milton group, gave the
official welcome.
During the business session, re-
DOrUS were given 10 edcH duAildiy
president, to be filled in and sent
TO the state president for use dur
ing the state convention at Clay
mont, September 81 and %.
The entertainment consisted OF
vocal solos by Marion Wright and
Joann Stuchlik, accompanied by
Norman Reynolds; tap dancing by
Patsy Hughes; accordian selections
Continued on page seyene
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-27
ns spaoosu UsH
RTE n III ssAEQaIv n = n
ent-Susser Fair
Midget Car Races Viii Be Feature Of Fair This
Afternoon eliminating In Thrilling 100 Lap
Feature Tomorrow Afternoon (Satmday)
VIII See Big Cars Race

Everything is set for two days
of the greatest auto racing ever
seen at the Kent and Sussex Coun-
ty Fair, in Harrington, with close
competition certain TO be seen in
the Friday afternoon July 27)
mighty midget car races termina-
ting in the thrilling 100 lap main
event and the sensational speed
duels Saturday afternoon July 2S)
when the annual big car races will
be featured with a larger-than-
ever starting field of IA cars in
the closing race of the day.
Fair Manager Britt Holloway has
been assured by Racemaster Sam
Nunis, who once again is race di-
rector, that the largest number of
competitors in the history of the
traditional Fair will report for the
spectacular motor battles on the
well-groomed half-mile oval.
Reversed starts will be tre-
mendous Improvement in this two
day speed festival, with faster cars
lining up in the rear in every race
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-27
Sussex Aided
Thousands In
CD Operation
$4,000 Evacuees Were
Were Taken Care Of
alphabetically During
Weekend Drill

Sussex County alphabetically
took in $1,000 evacues and housed
and fed them druing the Civil De-
tense Operation Alert over the
week end.
They came down both Route 13
and Route 113 and from Cape May
foy boat. Those coming by land
used two assembly points, one al
Iedden Forest and the other at the
Bridgeville Airport.
They were then appcrtioned out
to the towns that we're ready TO re-
ceive them.
The number designated for the
various towns had been worked
out in advance over a period of
several months by Mrs. Mary
Frances Barney, Sussex County CD
director and her secretary, Mrs.
Mable Givens.
Many messages were received at
the county CD office in the court
house and carried out to compile
ton.
The operations began at 11:15
Friday morning when the alert
from the state came through. Mrs.
Barney then notified the nine
owns that have organized and had
signified their desire to participate.
The chiefs of the county staff
were also alerted, including Rob-
ert g. Treadwell, Seaford, chief
of communications, and w. Harold
CONTINUED on page thirteenl
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-27
S. S. Directors To
Meet Here Aug. 1st
Group VIII Plan For Local 1856
Membership Meeting

Members of the Board of Direc-
tors of Southern States Milford Co
operative and the local Southern
States Farm Home Advisory Com
mittee, their wives, and husbands
will meet Wednesday, August 1, at
p. m, DIST, in Milford to make
plans for their local 1856 Southern
States Cooperative annual mem
bership meeting. They will also
nominate persons to fill vacancies
occurring this year on the board
and advisory committee. Elections
will take place at the membership
meeting to be held later this year.
Members of the local board OF
directors that will retire this year
are Philip Keller, chairman, and
Ralph Fry, vice chairman, both of
Milford and Alden Wilson, Lin
coin.
Retiring this year from the
Farm Home Advisory Committee
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Milford chronicle., 1956-07-27
First All Electric
Bldg. On Peninsula
Building At Ocean City,
Md, Is First OF
Type

The first all-electric commercial
building on the Delmarva Penin-
sGla is under construction this
summer at Ocean City, Md. Eastern
Shore Public Service owns the
building which will house their dis
trict operation, according to Her
man Parsons, district manager.
Construction of new homes, new
hotels and spectacular motels has
been phenomenal at Ocean City
during the past two years and the
utility's move ties in appropriate
ly enough with community prog
ress. by all-electric," explained
Mr.. Parsons, I'VE mean that this
building will have a heat pump.
The heat pump is a completely au-
tomato. electric appliance which
cools the building in summer and
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-27
George w. Wright
Dean AT Wesley
Former Smyrna School superinten-
dent Gets Church School Post


George w. Wright, of Smyrna,
has been named academic dean aud
registrar at Wesley Junior College,
Dover. His appointment was an
nounced today by DR.. j. Paul Slay-
baugh, president of the college.
Mr.. Wright. formerly superinten-
dent of the Smyrna Schools, will
assume his duties at the college 5il
September l. He succeeds Dean
Henry Schwaneger, who has ac-
cepted an industrial position in
Germany.
A graduate of the college, then
Wesley Collegiate Institute, in the
class of 1925, Dean Wright was also
graduated from Dover High School
and Beacon College. He received
the degree of bachelor of science,
cum laude, from Rider College, and
the master of education from Tenn
pie University. His masters thesis
was entitled .sThe Participation of
Teachers in Community Affairs and
Activities"
He is member of the American
Association of School Administra-
tors. the National Education Asso-
citation, the Delaware State Edu-
cation Association, and a past
president of the Kent County Edu-
cation Association. Active in Kent
County civic and social affairs, he
is president of the Mapledale Coun-
try Club. Dover.
continued on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-27

Automatic Weapons Battalion (self-
propeHed) on the north range, sew
eral miles south. of Dewey Beach.
OF this number one was brought
down by one of the units recently
acquired MAP tanks, armed with
twin 40 nm. guns, and the others
by SO calibre machine gun fire.
The fourth target to come fam
ing down was hit by Battery G of
the 156th, commanded by Lieuten-
ant Boyd Cook. Lieutenant Cooks
battery was the first to complete
its trial firing with the 80 nm.
guns. 1t was alseethe first time the
battery had fired on targets.
Lieutenant Cook, who took over
as battery commander last spring.
is the son of Colonel Herman w.
Cook of Newark, commanding Off
Ger of the 390th Military Govern
ment Group of the Delaware Army
Reserve. This reserve unit trained
weekly at the Kirkwood training
center near Wilmington.
The 197th is part of the 160th
AAA Group, commanded by Colonel
Ralph s. Baker. Battery G is a
unit of the 156th, commanded by
Lieutenant Colonel James G. Ma
loney. The battalion is assigned
to the 198th AAA Group. headed by
Colonel j. James Ashton
Major General Edgar C. Ericsson,
chief of the National Guard Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., was expected to
visit Fort hiles and Bethany Beach
on Thursday. Plans for his arrival
were taken care of by Major GEN
eral Joseph j. Scannell, adjutant
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-27
Last Weekend Coming
Up At Ocean Downs
Current Meet VIII Officially Close
Monday, July 30

Ocean Downs Raceway swings
into the last big weekend of rae
ing in its historic 1856 meet this
Friday night.
Good news for Eastern Shore
harness fans came in the form of
an announcement that the resort
trotting track has been granted an
extra night of racing to make up
for races which were rained out
earlier in the meet.
The current meet will now wind
up this coming Monday night, July
80, instead of Saturday night, as
originally scheduled.
Last week was one of the most
sensational weeks in the history of
the popular oval, as Americas
greatest drivers-stars such as
Billy Haughton, the national cham
pion, Del Miller, Frank Stafford,
John Simpson and Curley Smart
invaded the shore track with their
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-27

jumped 10 1Uo FARMERS lTflSdtlng
11,100 acres of crops. So far this
year, 124 Delaware farmers are
making use of irrigation equipment
for their crops.
Kent County farmers own about
500 of the irrigation rigs, Baus-
man said. The rest are divided be-
tween New Castle and Sussex. Po-
tatoes and truck crops make up
about 500 of the acreage irrigated.
Source of the large quantities of
water used for irrigating agricul-
tural crops is mostly from streams
and ponds. But about one-third of
the farmers use underground wa
ter from wells and other sonrces,
he noted.
Rausman thinks that further
Continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-27
Former State Senator,
House Member Had
Been Ia Ill Health For
Sometime.

Louis 4. Drexler, 80, for many
years ac i've in state Republican
circles ami a leader in civic actiyi-
ties, died July 21st at his home,
"Burwood a mile and a half
south of Camden. after a long ILL
ness. He is survived by his wife.
Mr.. Drexler served a term in
the State Senate in 1912 and a
term in the State House of Repre-
sentatives in 1924. Both times he
was elected from Sussex County.
He was executive secretary OF
the former American Liberty Lea
que with offices in Wilmington
For five years he was a member
of the Harrington Selective Ser
vice Board and for many years was
chairman of the Bethany Beach
Commission. He also was a former
president of the Delaware Safety
Council and a president of the old
Delmarva Association.
Throughout his career he was a
vigorous supporter of civic and
community betterment programs.
Mr.. Drexler was born April 81,
1876, in Pittsburgh, Pa. He started
his career as a manufacturer of
ineandescent lamps in that city.
In 1903 he and his wife, the form
er Elizabeth Mills Clay of Pitts
burgh, came to Bethany Beach and
in 1905 built a home in that town.
In 1928 they purchased Bur
wood" and moved there but con-
tinued to spend the summers at
heir Bethany Beach home. The
Drex1ers celebrated their 58th we'd
ding anniversary last February 2.
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Milford chronicle., 1956-07-27
Recreation Areas
Being Cleared Up

In their plans for improvement
of the recreational areas along the
water front in the southern part of
the state, the State Highway De-
partment has about forty youths at
work clearing up the beach areas.
These boys are walking along
the beaches picking up discarded
cans and bottles and other debris
that is located in this area in order
that the areas might be made more
attractive for pleasure seekers.
The operation is providing sum-
CONTINUED on page nine1
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-27
All Swine Show To
Be Held August 9th
Affair win Be Held At Sub-Stati0n
Near Georgetown

Another feature of the Agricul-
tural Field Day to be held at the
University of Delaware Sub-Station
ON Wednesday. August 8, at George
town, will be the Delaware All
Swine Show sponsored by the Della
ware Swine Producers Association.
Nineteen All boys will bring
their pigs to the sub-station for
showing and sale on this day. These
boys, say Bernardine Patterson,
All Club Agent, received their pigs
during the latter part of April
when the pigs were about eight
weeks of age. Since that time the
boys have been feeding and caring
for their pigs and training them for
the show as we'll as keeping their
records on them up-to-date.
The purpose of this program is
to give young people an opportun-
ity 70 learn to raise good market
type hogs. Each boy raised two
pigs under this program. One pig
he bought himself and the other
pig was donated by swine grow
er.
Continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-27
Plans Are Now
Under Way For
Dollar Days
Here Aug. 3-4
Cooperating Merchants
Hope To Make Sales
Fete Greatest In The
History OF The City.

There are nearly a score of Mil
ford merchants cooperating 1909
To AIilford's semi-annual Dollar
Days scheduled for next Friday and
Saturday, August 3 and 4, the
greatest ever held in this city.
Thousands OF circulars will. be
mailed TO homes in lower Delaware
the first of next week.
A fourpage section of the Mil
ford Chronicle, Delaware's largest
weekly newspaper, will be devoted
to the advertisements Of the mer-
chants who are literally going all
out TO make the Days" a success.
Starting this weekend, Milford's S
own radio station WKSB, broad
casting from Milford in the Heart
of Delaware" will carry the DOL
lar Days" message from Milford to
thousands of listeners several times
each day.
Local merchants are preparing
for what is expected to be the
greatest influx OF shoppers in the
city's history, with an abundance
of fresh seasonal merchandise TAX
en- right out of regular stock and
reduced for Dollars Days only.
While two free parking lots are
always available to shoppers. one
located on North East Front street,
with space for several hundred
cars and the other in the rear of
the Windsor Building, with en-
trance and exit on South Wash
ington street.
In order to take care of all who
desire to make Milford their shop
ping headquarters on these two
days, the cooperating stores will be
open both evenings until g o'clock
A word to the wise is usually suf-
ficient, take a tip and be in Mil
CONTINUED on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-27
Pepper Family To
Hold Reunion Aug. 5
Prominent Sussex Family VIII
Gather At Trappe Pond

Members of THE Pepper Asso-
citation" will gather at Trap Pond,
near Laurel, Sunday, August 5th
to have dinner at 100 o'clock in
an area set aside for them to be
in a group. Mr.. Irwin Hastings
Georgetown, and Gooden Pepper,
Concord are the committee to Sc
cure tables, chairs and P. A.
System for use of members.
President. Mr.. Emerson H. Pep
per, Selbyville, as announced gifts
will be presented to the youngest
and oldest member present. A gift
will also be given the member
whose birthday falls nearest day
of the Reunion.
Immediately following dinner the
business meeting will be held. A
short program will follow the busi-
ness meeting. Mrs. Hilda Mae
Joseph Pettyjohn, of the program
committee has secured Rev. Frank
Lucia to speak on Family Ties.
Accompanied by Mrs. Lucia, they
CONTINUED on page fives
Milford chronicle., 1956-07-27
Safety Award For
Utility Employees
Group Working At Harrington For
ID. p. And l.. HOn0red

The men and women who work at
Delaware Power AMI Light Com
pany in the vicinity of Harrington
learned at a recent ,safety meeting
that their efforts had contributed
to safety certificate award for the
company.
j. Stewart Flannery. safety di-
rector for the company, made the
announcement and said that the
Edison Electric Institute Award
covered all of the employees on
the peninsula south of the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal. 1t was
earned in recognition of a reduc-
ton in accident frequency.
Electric company employees reg
ularly attend meetings conducted
to promote safe practices on the
job.
In telling the employees about
their accomplishment, Mr.. Flan-
merry said, "The Certificate of Award
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