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Milford chronicle., 1956-04-27
Twenty Years Ago.
Taken from ApriI "a. 1885 Issue

Taken from April "a, 1885 Issu
Colonel Theodore Townsend,
founder and editor of the Mil
ford Chronicle. died at his home
on West Second Street, North
Milford, on Thursday, April 16,
1885. following an illness of
about six months.
sos
Miss Ilivia Kirby, of Milford,
will be one of Kent county's
representatives in the State
Defamation contest at Dover
tonight. Nancy Slaughter. of
Smyrna, will be the other con-
testant from the middle section
of the State.
Edward G.. Walls, president
of the National Bank of Smyrna
and former State Senator, died
on Wednesday afternoon at
bis home in Smyrna. after an
Illness of two months from
heart condition. He was "A
years old.
Members of the Kent Coun-
ty Republican Committee, who
were elected Saturday last.
met Monday night and organ
lied by eIecting Henry Hazel,
president; Mrs. Vera Davis. vice
chairman: Deputy Attorney
General William ]. Storey,
secretary; ID. t. Wharton, trea-
surer.
Milford chronicle., 1956-04-27
The Past In Review
News As 1t Was Reported In The Chronicle
Forty Years Ago.
Taken from AprlI 2l, l9Ie Issue

FaEen from April 81, 1915 Issu
Misses Esther and Agnes
Gibson and Rosella Lyons, of
Milford, have been guests of
Esq. Gibson of Greenwood.
soc
Captain C. F. Lacey has re-
moved the homestead property
on Federal Street, Milton, far
Their back from the street. This
property when properly fixed
up will enhance the appearance
OF the surroundings several per
cent.
Officers elected at the recent
meeting of Ocean View Town
Council are: President, Timothy
Short; secretary, George Der
rickson; treasurer, Capt. It. w.
Belts; Alderman, Jacob Will
gus; assessor, Luther Roberts;
collector, James N. Bennett;
overseer of streets. Ashur
Evans.
Miss L. Imogene Vaughn is
spending the weekend with
her parents at "Vaughnhelm",
near Glen Rock, Pa, on her
way to Virginia, where she is
taking a post graduate course
in surgery. ct the Saint Eliza
beth Hospital, Richmond. Miss
Vaughn once lived In Milford,
where she has a large circle of
friends.
Milford chronicle., 1956-04-27

The FELTON, Bank is being re-
built and enlarged. While the
change is being made the bank
business is located In the Odd
Fellows building.
sos
A fire, caused by sparks from
the noon train, Saturday, set
fire to the timber of Leaven
Davis and Joseph Bunting of
Dagsboro, and burned over
practically all of it.
so*
Irwin Coverdala has pur-
chased of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Holmes of Philadelphia, the
property situated at the corner
of Ponder and Willow streets,
Ellendale, consideration $S00.00
cash.
Mrs. Fl. W. Cannon has re-
turned home to Delmar. after
snending several weeks in
Richmond, Va. where she took
a beauty culture course. She
opened her beauty parlor, Sat
urday. April II.
so@
Mrs. Charles Webb of Hous-
ton received word on Wednes-
dav from her sister, Mrs. Allen
Smith. who with Mr.. Smith and
Mr.. and Mrs. Golan Armour
have spent the winter in Flori-
de-. that they would start for
home on Thursday, April 18th.
Milford chronicle., 1956-04-27
Mrs. EIfreth NerU Head
OF Century Club
CONTINUED from page one)


ward entertainment activities fol-
lowing the annual Junior Prom at
the high school. Flowers for the
meeting were arranged by Mrs.
A. d. Dickerson. Mrs. Forrest
Webster was chairman for the pro-
gram. Next week will be the final
meeting of the club year. Install
lation of officers and yearly reports
will be on the agenda which will
be followed by the presidents tea.
Miss Eileen v, Friel, represent
ing the Diamond State Telephone
Company, appeared before the
members on Monday as a part of
the program of the day Miss Friel
based her part of the program on
recorded music as given each
Monday on the Telephone Hour at
nine o'clock The tonai qualities
of the individual stringed and
brass instruments and those of
percussion were demonstrated as
well as the assembled orchestra for
the classical music on this highly
standardized program. The world
is indebted to Alexander Graham
Bell, not only for the telephone
but for the hi-fidelity phonograph
recordings, the public address sys-
tenn, motion pictures, radio and
television that are the ontgrowth
of Mr.. Bells invention. Miss Friel
said that in the not too distant fu-
ture Delaware phones would be
equipped for long distance dialing
by the subscriber, such service as
IS now being used in several of the
large cities. With this innovation
the Diamond State Telephone Com
pany is keeping up with the con-
stantly improved service to its
customers.
Milford chronicle., 1956-04-27

Mrs. Norman G. Gum of
Frankford, entertained over the
Eastertida, her nephew Harry
Huxford, University of Della
ware student, who has resumed
his college work since return
ing from service overseas.
ses
Captain Chris Hagemann
announces the marriage of his
daughter. Eleanor (Pat) to
Lieutenant Fred N. Till, u. S.
Army, son of Mrs. Nicholas Till
of near Milford, on Wednesday.
March 6. at Hopkinsville. Ky.
soc
Miss Marilyn Brown and Miss
June Warrington of Delaware
College. spent the Easter week
end with their parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Gootee Brown and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Warrington.
all of Fishers District, near
Greenwood.
Two sons of William w. Con-
we'll. Deputy State Auditor.
have won the Bronze Star
Medal for heroic achievement
while serving with the Navy.
Captain T. Clarke Conwell, who
was recently release from the
Navy after nearly four years
of service and Lieut.. David NJ.
Ccnwell, released a few days
ago from the Navy. after al
most three years of service.
Milford chronicle., 1956-04-27
Field Meet May 18th
At The UniUersifu
Continued from first page)

/
scholastics in recent seasons.
The difficulties arising from this
situation were pointed out at a
meeting of the New Castle County
coaches last spring. 1t was rec
commended at that time that a two
day event should be held instead
of the one-day affair that had been
customary in the past. However.
QUESTIONABLE which Steers dis
tribEted to coaches and admins
traitors throughout the state show
ed that considerable opposition ex-
listed to the two-day plan.
Rather t h n inconvenience
schools which do not lie within
easy committing distance, it was
decided to narrow down the field
of contestants somewhat by es-
tablishing certain performance
standards as requirements for en-
trance into the state meet. Also,
Steers pointed out. this move will
raise the overall quality of the In
terscholastics.
The title event, which began as
meet open to out-of-state high
schools and preparatory institu-
tiOns, was restricted to entries
from Delaware high schools in
1912.
The raised standards are ex-
pected to reduce the number of
contestants sufficiently to permit
the elimination of time-consumin
semi-final events. In the 1856 meet
the top men in the trials will be
entered in the finals.
Since a reduced nj nber of high
school participants is expected, it
has become necessary to raise the
entrance fees. In the high school
division, a fee of soc for individ-
uals and $500 for relay teams will
be required, while 25e and S1.0e
will be requested for individuals
and relay teams in the junior high
| school division However, since
fewer entries will probably be fill
ed, the cost for each school is ex-
pected to be approximately the
same as in the past
The standards for contestants
were established by Mr.. Steers,
who based the figures on the win
ming performances of the past five
years. These standards will serve
as a guide for the high school
track coaches of the state.
The number of events in which
participant may be entered is
limited according to the recon-
mendations of the State Athletic
Commission, which states: En-
trants in track and field meets are
restricted to three events includ-
ing the relay except as follows:
any entrant who completes in either
the 440 yard, $50 yard. or mile
event may enter, in addition, two
field events, or one field event and
one relay, but may not enter an
other of the distance events"
The policies of the Interschol-
astic meet permit each school to
enter one relay team with two al
ternates. There is no limit to the
number of entries from each school
in the other track and field events
All entries must be received not
later than May IL.
The performance standards for
entrants:
100-yard dash-105 seconds.
110-yard low hurles -13.5 sec
onds. M
22O-yard dash-24.O seconds.
44O-yard dash-56.O seconds.
880-yard run-2:15.
Mile run-5:1 10.
High jump feet
Pole vault-9 feet.
Broad jump-19 feet.
Shot put-40 feet.
Discus-10e feet.
Javelin-130 feet.
Milford chronicle., 1956-04-27
Ten Years Ago.
Taken from April 26, 1915 Issue

@"NH ffNEt n FaA ~VS 1"A1 ass"
Lieutenant and Mrs. Everest
Holzclaw of Fort Belvoir, Va.
spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. Job Pride.
eos
Ebe II. Chandler, So years
old. of Dagsboro, one of Della
wares outstanding Republican
leaders, was killed instantly
and four persons were injured
when two automobiles collided
about 10 o'clock on Thursday
evening of last week Mr.. Chan
dler was a former chairman of
the Republican State Central
Committee. a former member of
the Unemployed Compensation
Commission. and a former
State Senator.
zoe
Mr.. Peter Zodorsney an
nounces the engagement of his
daughter. Anne Dolores, to Mr..
William Lee Snarklin, son of
Mrs. Laura Williamson. Miss
Zodorsney is q graduate of Mil
ford High School and is en-
Moved with the Milford Silco
Store. Mr.. Snarklin is a grad
uate of Milford High School.
and has Just returned from
three wears in the service of the
IT. s. Arr1v. Of which 81 months
were IN the Pacific Theater of
War. Ha is now emnloved with
the r.. ID. Caulk ComDanv. The
wedding dafe has been set for
June 4.
Milford chronicle., 1956-04-27
Salad Dressing

To make a fruit-flavored salad
dressing that goes well with fruit
salad, blend orange juice with salad
oil or a prepared salad dressing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-16
Bill Asks Virginia
Tri-Stute Trunsit
Study Continue
py : stsr stat. correspond.n.

RICHMOND. Feb. 16.--Legis-
lation to continue Virginia S
participation for another two
years in the Tri-State Commits
sion studying transit problems
in the Washington Metropolitan
Area was reported to the State
Senate yesterday.
The resolution. by Arlington
State Senator Charles r. Fen
wick, one of the three Virginia
members of the commission. was
reported out of the Senate Rules
Committee yesterday.
1t provides that the three
Virginia members. who besides
Mr. Fenwick are J. MAYNARD
|Magruder of Arlington and Les
ter Hooker of the State Corpora
|tion Commission, shall carry over
another two years.
An interim report OF the COM
mission released yesterday sug-
gested. among other things. a
central downtown bus terminal
for the Washington area.
The Maryland Legislature and
the District Commissioners are
expected to take similar action
to that now underway in Wiz
ginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-16
Unanimous Vote
Virginia Unit Near Vote
On Extro Budget Funds

velopment was touched off by
Delegate Jack w. Witten's criti-
Icism of an editorial which sug-
gested Mr.. Moore's resolution
might be considered a breach OF
faith with those who were urged
to support the Gray program in
the January 9 referendum.
Then Delegate William A.
Alexander Of Franklin County
made the first floor suggestion
that the Gray Commission plan
was something for emergency
use only, to be kept on the shelf
until needed.
Stanley Nom Committal
ut Is my understanding that
II we need the Gray plan. we can
use it. he said. But why call
a special session to enact the
Gray plan tprivate tuition grants
and pupil assignment If we
don't need It,"
Gov. Stanley has declined tc
say whether or not he favors the
Moore resolution.
He told his press conference
yesterday he has discussed the
resolution with Mr.. Moore.
Senator Harry F. Byrd, jr., Of
Winchester. in a radio broad
cast last night, declined comment
at first on the Moore resolution
saying he didn't know It's con-
tents. Then he said he did moi
believe passage Of the resolution
would be a breach of faith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-16
Griffin Heads
.L-unkfordDri

I w. Earl Griffin. West Hyatts-
vile businessman. last night was
elected chairman of a Prince
Georges County group formed to
campaign for the reelection Of
Representative Landlord, Demo-
crat of Maryland's fifth district.
Other officers elected at the
Iorganizational meeting are Oscar
r. Dudley. Upper Marlboro attor-
lney, secretary. and Frank Aluisi.
District Heights builder. treas
urer.
The Citizens Committee for
Landlord of Prince Georges
County will meet again on Feb
ruary 90.
L. Harold Sothoron, chairman
lof the Prince Georges County
Democratic State Central Com
mittee. also has filed for the
Iparty's nomination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-16
Foirfox Sells 81 Million
In Bonds for Schools

Other bidders on the bonds
and the premiums and interest
rates offered by each, were as
follows: Phelps. Fem g. Co.,
and Associates, 1920 premium
and 81 per cent interest: BUthe
"a Co.. Inc. and Associates,
SIS. $50 premium and 3 per cent
interest: Kidder. Peabody g. Co.,
and Associates, $l5,996 premium,
and 81 per cent interest. and
First National City Bank OF
New York, s13.520 premium and
81 per cent interest. There had
been reports First National City
did not intend to submit 3 Bid
because OF uncertainty Of the
future Of Virginia public schools,
Total Fairfax County debt Is
now about $43 million, with about
S25 million Of this spent for
schools. In addition, $I8 million
more has been authorized for
schools. SO million for hospital,
and $40 million for sewers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-16
Tax RiseUrge
To Aid Teachers

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. is R.-
Maryland legislators were told
yesterday that parents were will
ling to pay higher taxes to a.
nance an sill million : o year
teachers-pay BILL
More than 200 parents and
teachers jammed the House
chamber for an hour-long hear
ling on the measure.
The money committees Of the
two houses were told Maryland
lis In desperate need Of teachers
and that 4 proposed $400-a-year
increase in salaries would be a
big help In filling that need.
Nilsson c. Rayer, executive
secretary of the Maryland State
Teachers Association. said the
increase. plus the higher pen
Isions and other factors the bill
would entail. would cost about
I$l1 million a year beginning
September. 1857.
Raver, pressed by Senator
Turnbull for a suggestion on how
1.-THE pay raise could be financed,
tsaid his organization would sup
port any program to get the
money from higher income. retail
Isalels. or manufacturers excise
taxes.
] Thanking the lawmakers for
Overriding Gov. McKeldin's veto
Iof bill to spend IS million a
year more in State aid for school
construction, Raver added:
/ AT the same time. however,
we all recognize the fact the
finest classroom is Of little use
without a teacher"
Mrs. Fred L. Bull, president OF
the Maryland Congress of Par
Ients and Teachers. said her
I135. 000-member group had voted
ito back income and sales tax
increases.
Less than one-third of the
teachers Maryland will need next
year are being trained in the
State now, she said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-16
Choirmen Appointed
For Seal Sole Drive

The Arlington and Fairfax
County chapters Of the Virginia
Society for Crippled Children and
Adults have appointed their cam
paign chairmen for the 1856
Easter Seal Sale. to- be conducted
March 10 through April 10.
Named by the Arlington coun-
ty group was Joe DAmico OF
1906 Ivy Hill drive. Falls Church,
Va, president of the Wakefield
Construction Corp. The Fairfax
chapter has selected Hal A,
Starnes of Route /. Fairfax. Va,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-16
Gormotz Ready to Run
For 9Th House Term

ANNAPOLIS. Feb. l6 R.--
Representative Edward A. Gar
matt has filed for Democratic
nomination to a sixth term in
the House.
Mr.. Garmatz has held the Bird
District seat since l947. He
was elected to succeed Thomas
|D'Alesandro, now mayor of Balti-
more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-16
Charlottesville Group
Pluns Youth Mission

CHARLOTT ESVILLE, Va.
Feb. l6 (SpeciaD The United
Christian Youth Council OF
Charlottesville plans a city-wide
youth mission here March 8-12.
The mission. to be directed by
the Reverend Alva Cox. jr.. d.
rector Of youth evangelism for
the National Council OF
Churches of Christ in America
will be a pilot one for the State
II 1t is a success. others will be
held along lines developed here,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-16
Legislator to Speak

Representative Siler. Repub-
Ilican OF Kentucky. will be guest
speaker at the Washington Mis-
sionary College chapel hour at
$50 am. tomorrow in Columbia
Hall. The college chapter of
the American Temperance So
lciety will hold an oratorical con-
test at 7:45 pm. Saturday IN
the hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-16

RICHMOND, Feb. Is (P.-A
Virginia legislative subcommittee
was believed ready to recommend
today appropriation Of an addi-
tional 81 million in the 1956-58
State budget.
The amount would go toward
new budgetary demands but
would meet only about one.
fourth of the $28.5 million in ad-
|ditional requests on the budget
Submitted to the Legislature last
month by Gov. Thomas B. STAN
LEY.
The additional money would
come from revised estimates Of
the expected State Treasury sur
Iplus at the end Of the present
fiscal year and revenue intake
for the next two years.
Teacher Pay Issue
Teacher pay figured in a hear
ling yesterday on legislation to
enact a 2 per cent retail sales
tax to help localities that COM
plain Of growing governmental
debt at the local level.
The Pope-written sales tax
measure would put nearly the
entire burden of teacher pay on
the shoulders of the State. The
State now foots approximately
so per cent of the salary bill.
The hearing. before the House
Finance Committee. lent new
evidence to strong rural support
flor a sales tax to ease some Of
the local tax load.
Gray Plan Brought Up
House Speaker E. Blackburn
Moore's as yet unintroduced
resolution calling on the State
to stand pat on segregation for
another school year. at least
made q phantom appearance in
House debate.
This somewhat surprising de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-16
Mann Attacks
Letter Booking
'Moncure Bill
BY a star stan Correspondent

RICHMOND. Feb. is. ~ Ar
ligton Delegate Harrison 2 Mann
yesterday vigorously attacked q
letter sent to members Of the
General Assembly urging passage
of the Moncure bill to abolish
his county's elected school board,
The mimeographed three page
letter, headed Intrigue in Ar
llington. was distributed to each
member OF the House Of Dele
gates today. Delegate Frank P
Moncure Of Stafford. author OF
the bill to abolish Arlington's
elected school board, in a brief
speech invited the attention OF
the House to the letter. written
iby B. NJ. Miller of Arlington.
The opening paragraph read:
I'm recent years the county OF
Arlington has been the scene OF
many highly controversial issues
lit has become the battle-ground
between two forces fighting for
the opportunity to implant into
the minds of the school children
one of the two ideologieS, viz,
the American traditional system
VS.. Karl Marks socialist system.
He also said later:
I'VE are unable to overcome
these radicals at the polls" Mr.
Miller wrote. "due to their un-
limited resources Of money and
the backing of the three WASH
Ington. D. c.. newspapers plus
the cooperation of labor and
other groups which denounce
and criticize every conservative
who opposes their socialistic,
communistic and world-govern-
ment policies"
About 20 minutes later. after
he had read the letter, Mr.. Mann
arose to speak on a point OF per-
sonal privilege. He said:
II would not take the time OF
the House in an attempt to re-
flute the many wild statements
found in the letter OF B. M
Miller.
''This man is one OF those
who sees a Communist under
every bed and every desk. What
ever he disagrees with is social
iistic. call attention to the
House that this Is the same man
who charged our State Board OF
Education with Communist lean
ings because Of a teachers
manual which was issued by the
Department Of Education during
the tenure OF DR.. Dahney Lam
caster.
IF our State board is not safe
from such ridiculous charges. nc
man or woman in our State is
safe"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-16
Dud- Daughter Dinner

The Arlington County Campfire
Girls will hold their annual Dad
Daughter Dinner at $50 pm. to-
morrow at st. Marks United
Brethren Church. Twenty-fi fifth
street and Glebe road, Arlington,
and st. Georges Episcopal
Church, North Nelson street and
Fairfax drive, Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-16

The Fairfax County School
Board yesterday sold "a million
in school construction bonds for
an average interest rate Of 2.9643
per cent.
It was the first block Of school
bonds sold In Virginia since the
Gray Plan referendum last
month and had been looked upon
as a test Of what effect Virginia s
unsettled school conditions might
have on bond rates.
The rate was lower than school
officials expected. and only
slightly above the 90 per cent
interest rate paid by Fairfax
County last February when a IS
million school bond issue was
sold.
Lowest Of S Bids
Yesterdays block of bonds was
sold to Halsey, Stuart. Inc. and
Associates. which offered the
lowest of five bids.
The 81 million represents the
first block Of a $22 million school
construction bond issue approved
by Fairfax County voters Novem-
Der 8 for a five-year building pro-
gram. The Halsey Stuart firm
Of New York City bid q $2l, 400
premium and a 3 per cent in
terest rate, which averages out
to 2.9643. The bids were opened
by the State Commission on Lo-
cal Debt in Richmond and re-
layed to the Fairfax County
School Board by telephone. The
debt commission recommended
acceptance Of the Halsey-Stuart
bid.
Unanimous Vote
The Halsey-Stuart bid was
accepted by unanimous vote OF
the five school board members
who were present. Absent were
Chairman Robert r. Davis and
Clyde Gleason. Halsey-Stuart
also bought the last school
bond issue sold by Fairfax
County,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-16

had been in bondage for 400 years,
we're encamped on the shore of the
Red Sea. Suddenly they became
aware that Pharoah and his char
lots were overtaking them. Moses
called on the Lord for help.
K Doing the Lords bidding, Moses
lifted up his hands and the waters
of the sea rolled back, providing a
path for the escape of the Israelites.
Many times have felt ! was
looking into the Red Sea. Moses
could not see the dry land on which
his people we're to tread. But he had
faith in the commandment of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-16
Lions Club Dinner

Dudley Simms Of Charleston.
w. Va. third vice president OF
the international Lions Clubs,
will be guest speaker at a re-
gional dinner meeting of, sig
Lions clubs from Montgomery
County at z O'Clock tonight at
the Indian Springs Country
Club, Silver Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-16
SENATORS BLOCK
.BINGO GAMES BILL

RICHMOND (P.--A Sem
ate committee appeared
sympathetic yesterday to
efforts of volunteer firemen
to raise funds for their OPP
erations. but refused to go
along with a proposal to
legalize their bingo games.
The General Laws COM
mittee killed Sentor Stuart
B. Carter's bill that would
have permitted bingo games
when sponsored by a charit-
able organization,
Senator Carter admitted
the measure was just q
way to evade the law" but
declared charitabel organi-
cations needed some cloak
Of protection"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-16
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The American Hospital AS
ISOLATION continues Its semi
mar workshop on hospital
planning in the Sheraton
Park Hotel.
The Women's Patriotic
Conference on National De-
Tense begins q three-day ses-
sion in the Hotel Statler.
The Catholic Hospital As
ISOLATION begins a three-day
conference on canon and
civil law for Catholic hos
pitals In the Mayflower Ho-
tel.