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Milford chronicle., 1956-12-28
Inauguration To Be
Dignihed, Joyous
Plans Are Under Way For Fete
On January 21st
Associated Press

Associated Press
"Dignified but joyous" is what
they want to make the second in
auguration of Dwight D. Eisen-
hover as President next month.
Planning officials said they were
trying to avoid the traffic snarls
of 1853 and the jams which kept
some persons from events for
which they had tickets. They are
also shortening the parade, which
continued until after dark four
years ago.
Congress has the responsibility
for the traditional swearing-in
ceremony on the Capitol steps at
noon January 81.
For the rest, an inaugural COM
mittee of prominent Washington
citizens, aided by film star George
continued on page f1ve)
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-28
State Safety
Council Urges
Driving Care
Public Is Asked To Pre-
vent Accidents, Partic-
ularly Driving Mishaps
During 1857.

Resolve to do your part, prevent
accidents in 1857, the Delaware
Safety Council suggested this week,
Reynolds DUPONT, President of
the Council, noting that New Years
Resolution time has come around
again, urges Delawareans to use
care to keep out of accidents next
year and suggested four patches of
New Years Resolutions offered
various officials of the Safety Coun-
Gil
A group of suggested resolutions
for preventing accidents in the
home was submitted by Mrs. Viii
liam n Cam, Vice President for
Home Safety. She urged safety
conscious people to 90 these things
at home:
Inspect and repair all hazards
Remove rubbish promptly, es-
pecially from cellar and attic.
Correct conditions leading to
falls on steps, floors, and rugs.
Maintain safe gas and electric
appliances. and fixtures.
Use d safe step-ladder when
reaching up to high places.
Keep all medicines, poisons, in
secticides, and cleaning fluids in a
safe place-out of reach of young
children.
Have a rubber mat in the bath
tub to prevent slipping.
Clifford T. Foster, Vice Presi-
dent for Public Safety suggested
that motorists resolve to do these
things in 1857:
Travel only at safe speeds
serve your tires.
Look for approaching vehicles
before pulling away from the curb
continued on page se=en1
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-28
Blagg Commended
BY The Governor

Governor j. Caleb Boggs yes
terday commended Maj. William E.
Blagg, Jr., USAF, who has been at
tached to the Delaware office of
Civil Defense for the past two
years, for 'the great and important
strides that have been made since
you were officially assigned to Del
aware" and assured him that ii
was his hope that he would remain
in the state for some time to come.
Major Blagg will begin his third
year of service to the state Civil
continued on page five)
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Swine Demonstration
Due On january 4th
University Specialist VIII Show
New Methods At Georgetown

One of the newer methods of de-
termining the .'meat-type hog" is
by the process known as Fat Back
Probing" This new method will
be of value to the swine breeder in
helping select breeding stock and
to the market hog producer as well
since this method may be used in
the future to determine grade.
A demonstration on this Fat
Back Probing" will be given by DIR.
James Ferguson, Extension Ser
vice Specialist of the University of
Maryland, at swine meeting
which will be held on January 4th
in the Agriculture Room of the
Georgetown High School. Six mar
ket hogs will be provided by
Charles Mills, Lewes, for this dem
onstration. The process involves
the use of an electric needle.
Continued on page six)
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County Dairymen To
Hold Annual Meet

Sussex County dairymen interest
ed in the artificial breeding of
dairy cattle will hold their annual
dinner meeting in the Coolspring
Community Hall on Thursday eve
ming, January II, at 700 p. m.
Allison Davis, Greenwood, Chair
man of the Education and Promo
tion Committee, who will handle
the arrangements for the meeting,
stated that great progress has
been made over the past eight years
in the improvement of our dairy
cattle with the use of superior
CONTINUED on page fvel
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mine the future course of the First
States economy. The chief execu-
tive expressed confidence that
after a good year, citizens may
look forward to a bright 1857.
Referring to the meeting of the
General Assembly beginning on
New Years Day, Governor Boggs
declared that it is his hope 'the
session will be dedicated TO the
service and interests of all Del
awareans."
"As chief executive / pledge my
whole-hearted support to such mea-
sures as may come before the AS
sembly which will reflect positive
good TO the majority of our peo-
pie" lie pledged that the door to
the Governors Office will always
continued on page seveni
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-28
Prudential Had
Fete For Employees
We're Guests Of The Local.
Insurance Office For
Festive Occasion

Among the several Christmas
parties in the vicinity, the Milford
Office of the Prudential Insurance
Co., of which George B. Wells Is
Staff Manager, held theirs at the
Hotel Milford on N. w. Front st.
The dining hall was brightly deco
rated for this festive occasion. A
Turkey dinner with all of the trim
mings was served in a well catered
manner. Group singing and well
chosen and appreciative comments
from every one present added much
to this delightful occasion.
The Milford Office leads the Dis
trict with better than $2,000,000.00
in Life insurance business for this
year, alone.
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-28
Youth Caravan To
Visit Local Church
VIII Be Held AT 4:3O Tomorrow
Afternoon

The youth of Calvary Methodist
Church will be hosts to a caravan
of four girls from Koinonia Foun-
dation near Baltimore, and are in
viting the youth groups from the
other churches to join them. The
young people /. the caravan have
all had a glowing Christian expert
ence and will witness by telling
mat God has done for them. They
are gifted in leading singing and
recreation so the meetings sched-
uled will include Inspiration fun
and fellowship.
The first meeting will be held at
4:30 on Saturday afternoon, Dec.
29, followed by a supper and an
evening meeting. There will be a
meeting Sunday afternoon and
again Sunday evening The Calvary
group will be hosts at the supper
meeting, on Saturday. The youth
of high school and college age are
most cordially invited to take part
in these caravan meetings.
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-28


8. Manufacturers will be faced
with higher costs for both materi-
ais and labor.
A. All businesses will be con-
fronted by increased competition
both within their own industries
and from other industries.
5. More advertising will be
necessary in 1857 if profits of manu-
facturers and retailers are to equal
those of 1856.
6. Failures will increase in 1857,
both as to numbers and liabilities.
Thousands of small concerns will
be wiped out One or two of the
largest corporations will face
bankruptcy or reorganization.
Z. Cost of living will rise slight
ly during 1857.
CONTINUED on page eight
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-28
Farm Leaders VIII
Meet On january g

A leaders training meeting, de-
signed to help newly elected Off
GERS and committee members of
the numerous farm groups in the
county to become better acquaint-
ed with their duties, has been
scheduled for Wednesday evening,
January 9Th at 500 p. m. in the
Georgetown High School.
William H. Henderson, County
Agent, in making the announce
continued on page twol
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-28

Member, and William II. Hender-
son, Georgetown, County Agent and
Secretary.
Reorganization of the Board will
take place at the January Meeting.
Mr.. Smith pointed out that the Dis
trict's program is designed to en-
courage farm owners and operators
to put good conservation measures
into practice and to help provide
the necessary equipment for es-
tablishing these measures at a
near the actual cost of operation.
A summary of the conservation
measures established during the
last complete year of operations
are shown on page five:
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-28
Al Cases Of Rabies
Reported For Year
We're Proven In Tests At The
State Laboratory

At least Al cases of rabies were
found in Delaware this year, the
State Board of Health reported
yesterday.
The Al were proven in tests con-
Quoted at the boards laboratory at
Dover, where total of 101 animal
heads were examined for rabies
during the year.
OF the Al cases, "a were foxes,
10 were dogs, four cats, one was a
recon and two goats.
Thirty-five of the Al diseased
animals were found in New Castle
County, mostly in the northern
CONTINUED on page sixl
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Coz. Boggs Says We Must
Look FOraUard To Future

only look forward 1851 but
fifty hundred the IL
today
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-28
Alden Short, Reelected To
Soil Conservation Board

Alden Short Georgetown to the Board
on c.. of he
a
The
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-28
Business And Financial
Forecast Made For 1867
By ROGER w. BABSON


PEACE stated that they
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-05
LoMorco Pleads insanity
In Weinberger Kidnapping

MINEOLA. N. Y, Sept. 5 tR.
Angelo La Marca. 81. pleaded
not guilty by reason Of insanity
today in the fatal kidnapping Of
Peter Weinberger, SO days old.
Trial was set for October i.
His attorney. David M. Marko-
WITT, commended La Marca, a
machinist and part time cab
driver. was driven out of his
mind by mounting debts.
La Marca. freshly shaven in
contrast with his disheveled APP
|pearance at the time Of his
arrest last month, sat express
sionless during most of the Is
minute proceedings in Nassau
County Court.
Judge Cyril ]. Brown respected
|a motion by Mr.. Markowitz for
Ia later trial date.
II need information about him
from the time he was born Mr..
Markowitz said, referring to his
clients mental condition. He
said he would seek a psychiatric
examination for La Marca.
Assistant District Attorney
Harold Splitter had asked that
trial start October /.
La Marca's wife, parents and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-05

other relatives were among a
crowd Of spectators in the court
room.
The prosecution contends La
Marca has confessed kidnapping
the baby July 4 from a patio at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
fis Weinberger in Westbury,
Long Island. and OF abandoning
the boy in thicket the next day.
La Marca, who had bought a
$4,000 home earlier this year
in Plainview, near Westbury. was
$4,000 in debt. Police said $4,000
was the amount demanded in a
ransom note.
A contractor brought court
action yesterday for $3.50 for
nonpayment for work done on
the La Marca house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-05

Ipublicans. her twin sister those
dealing with Democrats.
Tonight Susan correctly an
swered these questions:
Who were the Vice Presidents
elected with Ulysses S. Grant in
1868 and 1922 tSchuyler Colfax
and Henry Wilson,.
Who was the Democratic cam
didate Grant defeated each timer
(Horatio Seymour and Horace
Greeley.
Caryl, answering the same
questions about Woodrow VIII
sons running mates and oppo-
nents, correctly named Thomas
Marshall as the Vice President
elected with Wilson both in 1912
and 1916, and Wilson's Repub-
lican opponents-William How
ard Taft in 1912 and Charles
Evans Hughes in 1916.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-05
Education Aid Grows

NEW YORK. Sept. 5 @.-A
survey by the Council for Finan-
cial Aid to Education shows that
contributions by business to
higher education are increas-
ing and becoming wider in scope.
Women'S colleges and church,
related institutions were listed
as recently popular beneficiaries
of industry's good will.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-05
Twin Goods Reach
$4,000 PIoteuu in
TVS $64, 900 Quiz

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (R.--
Twin goods from California cor
rectly answered the $4,000
question last night on a televi-
sion quiz show. displaying their
knowledge of political history.
Susan and Caryl Volkmann,
10. of Studio City, Calf, sopho-
mores at the University of Cali
fornia at Los Angeles, are ap-
pearing as a Single contestant
on the CBS-Tv show, THE $64,-
600 Question"
Susan is a Republican, Caryl
a Democrat, so Susan gets the
questions having to do with Re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-05
Thieves Break In,
Fail to Crack Safe

The home of Miss Elisabeth
Houghton, daughter of the late
Alanson Houghton, a former
Ambassador to Germany and
Great Britain, was broken into
over the Labor Day week end,
18th precinct police reported.
Thieves failed in an attempt
to crack a small closet safe in
the house at 3061 Whitehaven
street NV, however, police said.
A second floor sitting room was
ransacked.
Miss Houghton was notified at
her summer home in New Bed
ford, Mass after her maid,
Mary Watson. discovered the
robbery yesterday. She is ex-
pected back in Washington to-
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-05

Eisenhower was made up when
he went on TV to accept nomi-
nation for a second term at the
Republican National Conven-
ton.
He absolutely was not" said
Mr.. Hagerty. mot a bit of it. !
was with him every minute and
/ would have known"
Mr.. Eisenhower has no par
ticular aversion to makeup,
which is used quite often by per-
sons appearing on TV. but his
technical advisers have decided
he doesn't need it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-05
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-05

Once in a while a long time
ago a bit of powder was applied
to his forehead to keep perspira-
ton from throwing a reflection
under the glare of the food
lights Mr.. Hagerty said.
with proper lighting, that no
longer is necessary
Mr.. Hagerty added there are
no plans at all" for using any
makeup on the President dur
ing the campaign"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-05
Eisenhower Not Usinq
N Makeup, Aide Says
By the Associated Press

President Eisenhower likely any makeup when
he eevison during his this year. the
House said today.
Press Secretary Hagerty added the President
has not used for Tv for long mefor
than year maybe two"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-05

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Illinois Is Cool SuppIier
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-05

MISS AMERICA 1915 m CUSTODY BATTLE
NEW VOORHEES, Myerson Miss America of 1885, ignores
her husband Allan Wayne she leads their daughter
Barbara, g. into New York Supreme Court hearing
in their custody battle the child Justice Matthew M
Levy postponed the hearing until Saturday and said he
hoped the couple would resolve their differences by that
time-AP Wirephoto.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27
Buntin Heirs Told
To Repay Policies

NASHVILLE, Tenn, April Of
R.-The Tennessee Supreme
Court in a 3-to-2 opinion TODAY
ruled that heirs" of Thomas G.
Buntin. once declared dead but
later found alive in Orange.
Tex. must pay back approx
mately $4,000 collected on two
life insurance policies.
Mr.. Buntin, prominent in
Nashville business and social
life, disappeared in September,
1881. and about seven years later
was declared dead by court &C
ton. The New York Life Insur-
ance Co.. which held two policies
on Mr.. Buntin's life, paid off to
his heirs.
But Mr.. Buntin was found
alive in June, 1858, living in
Orange, Tex, under the name of
Thomas Palmer" with his for
mer secretary. Betty McCuddy of
RusSellville. KY.
Miss McCuddy also had dis
appeared in 1881. few weeks
after Mr.. Buntin's disappear
ance. They and their children
were living as a quiet and highly
respected family. Both readily
admitted their identity but re-
manned in Texas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27
Morocco Takes
Police Control

RABAT, Morocco, April 81
I(P.-France today turned over
to the new Moroccan government
the control of police in the cities
of this former French protec-
torate.
The step was taken under an
agreement signed March 3, recog-
mixing Morocco's independence
with links of "interdependence"
with France.
A communique said that at
the request of the Moroccan
government, French police will
for the present continue to help
patrol the Moroccan country
side. Rebel outbreaks still occur
there.
The French Army also will
continue to be Moroccos chief
security force until further de-
tails of independence are worked
out.
A long-exiled Moroccan Ma
tionalist leader, Ahmed Balafrej,
was named Foreign Minister in
the native government. France
has handled Morocco's foreign
affairs through a resident gen.
eral since 1912.
Malafrej, a member of the
dominant Istiqlal Nationalist
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27
Bulgarian Apology
To U. S. Reported

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, April
d (P-ReportS reaching here
from Sofia indicate the new Bull
garian government of Premier
Anton Yugov has apologized to
tine United States and asked for
resumption Of normal diplomatic
relations with Bulgaria.
The United States severed
diplomatic ties with Bulgaria six
years ago, after the Bulgarians
leveled espionage charges against
United States Minister Donald
Heath and members of his lega-
ton in connection with the
Kostov case
Tralcho Kostov, a deputy
premier and Communist party
secretary, was hanged in 1949
for alleged treason and Tito
ism" He was "rehabilitated"
on April 14-in line with the
downgrading of Stalin-With the
admission that evidence against
him was faxed.
The reports reaching here said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27
Sentenced
In Shotgun SIuyinq

Mae Edith Lindsey, as, of
Route l, Clifton. Va. yesterday
was found guilty of second
degree murder by a Fairfax
Circuit Court jury and was SEN
fenced to is years in the peni-
Tertiary.
The woman, colored, was con-
victed of the shotgun Staying
of Earl Henry Lucas. colored,
81, last December Is at her
Clifton home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27

Party, is expected to have ar
important role in renegotiating
the status of United States air
bases in Morocco. The previous
agreement was concluded by the
United States and France with
out consulting Sultan Moham-
med Ben Youssef.
The transfer of city police con-
troll of the new government came
several hours after a French
lieutenant colonel was kidnapped
in daylight from a street in
Oujda, near the Algerian border.
Rebel activity continued, mean
while, in the Eastern Algerian
department of Constantine. Two
persons were reported killed and
IA wounded in four outbreaks of
violence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27
Israeli Envoy Gets
Student Aid Check

Israeli Ambassador Abba Eban
received a check for $500 yes
terday from the Florence Dem
bitz Memorial Scholarship Fund
to help law students at Hebrew
University in Jerusalem.
The fund memorializes Mrs.
Dembitz's work with the Ameri-
can Friends of Hebrew Univer-
sity. Before entering private
law practice. Mrs. DembitZ
worked with the Reconstruction
Finance Corp. and the Office of
Price Sterilization. She died in
an automobile accident last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27
LIFE MEMBER OF HISTORICAL SOCIETY

year-old singer had expected to
leave tomorrow for European
tour with Louis Armstrong.
Il may get to Europe" he
quipped, but not with Satchmo."
Gary will be the third of
Bing's four boys to enter the
Army. Twins Philip and Dennis
have been in since January. The
youngest, Lindsay, is still in high
school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27

projects that form a part of the
in erstate system.
Is the bill came from COM
mittee, it would allow the Sec
rotary of Labor to fix these pre-
vailing wages under the Bacon
Davis Act.
This is the only major contro-
versy in the bill, and House lead
ers expect the measure to pass by
mid afternoon.
Curb on Fund Use
The public utility amendment
offered by Representative Jones
Democrat of Alabama, states
that Federal money shall be APP
portioned for the reimbursement
OF utilities wherever it would vio-
late State laws or contracts be-
tween the utility and the State
As the bill came from committee,
the Federal Government would
have put UP 80 per cent and the
States 10 per cent of the costs
of such relocationS.
The wage provision, directing
the Secretary of Labor to specify
minimum wage rates on the basis
of prevailing scales in various
communities, is opposed by many
Republicans and some Demo-
Gratis as an invasion of State
authority It was defended
by others and in letter to all
House members today from Wal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27

ter P. Reuther, president of the
United Automobile Workers.
The Reuther letter also criti-
cized the proposed new and in
creased taxes designed to help
pay within 16 years the $37 bill
lion Federal share of the $5l.5
billion Federal-State program
that would be built during the
next 10 years.
FavOrs General Levies
Mr.. Reuther said the cost
should be met out of revenues
from general levies such as in
come taxes. The highway-use
taxes on gasoline. tires and
trucks. buses and trailers would
put an unfair burden on low
income families, he commended.
But under a rule adopted by
the House at the start of five
hours of debate yesterday, there
can be no floor amendments to
the revenue raising section of
the bill. Republican and Demo-
cratic leaders have Endorsed a
pay-as-you-go principle for f.
nancing the road building pro-
gram. Adoption of the bill
without these tax q turp c
worked out earlier this year by
the House Ways and Means
Committee was believed to be
out of the question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27
Crosby's Oldest Son
Joins Army Tuesday

HOLLYWOOD. April 81 (R.-
'Bing Crosby's eldest son, Gary
will report for Army induction
next Tuesday.
He returned yesterday from a
tour of Australia to find the
notice in his mailbox. The o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27

Bulgaria has spent a letter of
apology to Washington saying
that the espionage charges
leveled at Mr.. Heath and his
legation had been fabricated.
A Bulgarian bid for renewal
of diplomatic relations was re-
ceived in Washington April IA,
but informants said no apology
has been received and no action
taken to renew relations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27
Base for Silver Plate

PROVIDENCE.-Nickel silver,
an alloy containing nickel, zinc
and copper, is used as a base
metal for silver-plated silver
ware. Large amounts are also
used for making keys and slide
fasteners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-27
Stotes' Right Restriction
On Road FUND Approved

The House today tentatively approved States
to public utilities for relocating
facilities in connection with the S515 billion highway
gram.
would let the States determine the prevailing