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Milford chronicle., 1957-06-07
Red Cross Swim
Classes June 24-28
Annual Program VIII Be Held Al
WV Memorial Park

The Annual Learn to Swim
Aquatic School, held here at V.F.W.
Memorial Park each summer will,
:his year, be held June 24-28, in
elusive. Announcement to this eff
feet was made this week by David
S. Hugg, water safety chairman
for Area No. 6, Delaware Chapter
American Red Cross.
According to Mr.. Hugg, this
years swimming program will fol-
low pretty much the pattern of the
past four years with instruction
offered for beginners, intermedi-
ates and advanced swimmers. Mr..
j. Milton Meyer, of DagsbOro, who
has conducted the local school each
summer, will again be principal
instructor Blue Hen Post No. 6483,
V.FW., operators of Memorial
Park, will be local sponsors of the
program.
Participating in the Learn to
Swim" program will be members
of the V.F.W.-sponsored Milford
Cub Pack, along with other young
sters from Area No. 6.
Continued on page twelve)
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Road-E-O Here
Sunday Won By
Smyrna Youth
Contest Was Sponsored
By The Delaware State
Chamber Of Commerce
On School Campus.

William G. Pritchard, Is, a Smyr-
ma High School senior. won the
1857 Teen-Age Safe Driving Road
E-O at Milford last Sunday, .spon-
sored by the Delaware Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
Samuel johnson of Houston, a
junior at Milford High was second
place winner, and William A. Huff
nal, a junior at Dover High, was
third.
The award for Pritchard was a
$500 scholarship from the Pure OH
Company. 1t was presented to
young Pritchard by the district
manager of the company, H. r.
Russell of SeafOrd.
The second place award was a
$50 savings bond presented by H.
Duncan OF Masten Trucking Com
pany of Milford on behalf of the
Delaware Motor Transport AssO-
citation.
Other contestants, winners OF
previous local eliminations, were:
Joseph j. Davolos of CIaymont; ;
Thomas Hogshead of Newark; VIII
liam A. Hoef1ing of Wilmington; /;
Sharon c. Short of Georgetown
Edward L. ConIey of MiddletOwn
and Richard Rarick of Seaford
The judges were H. E. Russell
of the Pure Oil Company, Charles
Lemmel of the State Driver Edu-
cation Department; Mr.. Duncan
Capt. William Short of Dover
Troop, Delaware State Police, and
1t Walter E. Sherwin of the
Georgetown Troop.
The new 1857 automobiles were
donated by Milford Motors. The
contest consisted of written ex-
animation, three sets of road skill
tests, and an in-traffic road test
supervised by the State Police.
CONTINUED on page seven)
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J. C. Townsend
Wished Well
On Natal Day
Former Senator Marked
seth Birthday With
Fete At Se1byville e
School.

Senator John G. Townsend, Jr.,
had every chance in the world to
win legion of enemies in his rise
to wealth. and political power, but
ne found cut once again at his seth
birthday party last Friday that he
holds the strong affection of poll
tical opponents and business COM
petitors.
Vice President Richard M. Nix
on told 1000 friends of the former
Republican senator at ceremonies
in front of SeibyvilIe High School
that members of both political par
ties hurry to greet him when he
visits the Senate floor.
''And this isn't only when he
makes his annual distribution OF
Townsend Strawberries in the Sen
ate," the vice president said.
The chicken served earlier at
the Rotary Club luncheon for Sen
ator Townsend in Salem Methodist
Church had been contributed by a
Townsend business rival, the H & H
Poultry Company of Selbyville. The
senator, with processing plants
and farms in Delaware; New Hamp-
shire, and Massachusetts,, is the
undisputed chicken king of the
country.
Four former governors-inc
ing Senator Townsend who admin
istered the state from 1917 to 1921
were on the platform at the
school,.
Also there were Governor BOggs,
U. S. Senators John ]. Williams and
J. Allen Frear, Jr., of Delaware
and John NJ. Butler of Maryland,
U. S. Rep. Harry @. Haskell, Jr.,
of Delaware, Lit. Gov. David G.
Buckson, and former 1t. Gov. John
w. Rollins.
CONTINUED on page five)
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57th Commencement
Program Will Be
Presented June 12th
Speaker Will Be The
Honorable OrlO NJ.
Brees, Of New York;
Other Activities Are
Listed.

The 57th Annual Commencement
of Milford High School will be
held on Wednesday, June IL, at
500 p. m, in the Milford Theater
Parents or guardians of Seniors
will have seats reserved for them
in the theater. The section reserv-
ed will be directly behind the fac
ulty.
The Honorable OrIO M. Brees has
been chosen to speak at the 57th
Annual Commencement Exercises
to be held at the Milford Theater
on Wednesday, June II, beginning
at 500 p. m.
Mr.. Brees has gained renown
for his ability to speak to so many
different audiences with the SYM
pathetic understanding of their
varied interests. He was born in
Illinois and came up the hard way
coal miner. textile worker, sales
man, teacher, printer, editor and
publisher He added to his educa-
tion at Shurtleff College, Brown
and Columbia Universities, Univer-
sity College at Southampton, Eng
land. and the University of Vienna
Twelve years in the New York
State Legislature, from which he
retired at the end of 1852, won him
the reputation of being a champion
of Free Enterprise and the Aneri-
can Way of Life.
The program is as follows: Band
Concert, Milford High School
Band, Mr.. Paul Teare, Director
The Academic Procession-"Po PomI
and circumstance Elgar; The
National Anthem, Francis Scott
Key; Invocation, Rev. Harry j
Jaeger; Salutatory Address-"Why
Continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-07
Oscar Tatman Is
Missing In Bay
Sussex Resident Is Said TO Have
Fallen Out OF Boat

Oscar Tatman, 55, of near Green
wood, presumed dead after he fell
out of a fishing boat about three
miles off MispilliOn Light in Della
ware Bay last Saturday afternoon.
The U. S. Coast Guard reported
Monday it had finally abandoned it's
efforts to locate the body of Tat
man, who lived between Greenwood
and Harrington.
According to state police, Tat
man was out with a fishing party
last Saturday afternoon when he
fell overheard. His companions cir
cled their boat, which was about
three miles off Mispillion Light
at the time, but failed to locate
him.
They went to shore and notified
state police who in turn called the
Coast Guard at Lewes. The Coast
Guard started dragging operations
Immediately. kept it up until night
fall, resumed it for a time Sunday
morning and then finally abandon
ed it.
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-07
Summer School
Will Be Held
In Milford
Glasses Will Be Open To
Students Making Up
Studies In Order To
Keep Up With Grade.

At a special meeting of the Mil
ford Board of Education held Mon
day night, June 3. a summer school
program for students who have not
satisfactorily completed their pres
ent. years work was approved. The
summer classes will be open to
students of the .LakeYiew avenue
elementary school, the Lakeview
avenue high school and the Ben
iamin Banneker School. James r.
Kerr, principal, will direct the
work at the LakevieW elementary
and James Atkinson, high school
principal, will make the necessary
plans. for classes at the Lakeview
avenue high school Charles N
Goslee, principal, will be in charge
of the summer program at the
Benjamin Banneker School.
Plans are being made to open
all summer classes on June "a, at
9 a. m. This session will continue
for a period of 80 school days and
an enrolment fee of SO per ele-
mentary pupil and SIS per high
school pupil will be charged. In
case any pupil would face hard
ship because of the enrolment fee,
the charge may be modified by the
board.
In addition to the classes Being
conducted indoors, Bernard Briggs,
director of athletics and physical
education teacher at the Lakeview
avenue high school will offer in
struction in games and physical
activities on the playground. Mr..
Briggs. will begin these activities
On June "a and continue through
August 16. His detailed schedule
will be announced in the near fu-
tire. Mr.. Briggs activities will be
such as baseball school, basketball
school, baton twirlers school. swiss
flag twirlers school and drill team.
(continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-07

less mansion, the VF.W. leader
went on to tell of the sacrifices
made by americas fighting men of
each generation. and reminded his
listeners that American Memorial
services are in remembrance of
'all fallen heroes of ali wars, re-
gardless of whether they were
Protestant or Catholic, Gentle or
Jew, white or black, native son or
foreign born. rich or poor, educa-
ted or dntutOred''.
Quoting from Lincoln's Gettys-
burg Address, Comdr. Hugg urged
his listeners to resolve that these
dead shall not have died in vain.
The traditional Memorial Day
morning exercises got under way
at $50 with formation of a parade
CONTINUED on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-07
Ocean Downs VIII
Open Season July 29

Dropping the Ocean Downs Sum-
mer harness racing dates back to
the old schedule, that 0f winding
up the annual Maryland Circuit,
has turned out to be just what the
doctor ordered, judging from the
response of the horsemen.
''Horsemen everywhere a V e
taken added interest in our 1857
meeting" manager Dick Case an
nounced today. The requests for
stable reservations have already
started to come in to racing secre-
CONTINUED on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-07
Kiwanis Delegates
Are Selected Here
i2nd Annual Session At Atlantic
City, June 1922

DIR. and Mrs. James R. West and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Hollenbeck, all
Kiwanians of Milford, will attend
the 42nd annual convention of XII
wants International in Atlantic
Lity, June 1927. They will join
$4,000 other Kiwanians and their
wives at what promises to be one
OF the largest conventions in the
organization's history. The cOnven-
ton will be held in Atlantic City's
Convention Hall.
Among the speakers at the five
day meeting, in addition to Kiwanis
International President Reed G.
CuIp, will be The Honorable Rich
ard NJ Nixon, Vice President of the
United States, The Honor able Car
los P. RomulO, Philippine Ambas-
sador TO the United States, Mr..
James S. Duncan, past president of
the Canadian Chamber of Com
merce, and DR.. Edward L. r. Ell
son, Pastor of the National Presby-
terian Church in Washington. Culp
will deliver the convention keynote
addess, Observation-Disclosures
vice., en- Monday evening.
continued on page twelve)
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weighs $50 pounds. complete with
aluminium lid, and takes cooking
oil in SO-gallOn gulps. Attended by
a dozen chefs, it can turn out up
TO 19o tons of fried chicken an hour,
says Ralph Obier of Laurel,
Chairman of this years Chicken
Fry Committee for the Festival.
Committee members loaded the
giant pan on a flat-bed truck and
hauled it to Laurel last week,
Obier reports. At present, it is on
display on highway route Is, just
north of Laurel.
The week before the Festival. it
will be brought into town and set
up on a brick base on the High
School grounds. Special gas equip
ment will be used to heat il. Dur
CONTINUED on page tweive)
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annual June Days
Have Started Here,
Last For THO Days
GEORGE II. TUNISON Is
FIRED BY HIGHWAY

George H. Tunison, who
has served as chief of, the
Sussex County Division of
the State Highway Depart
ment, was fired Monday night
at a closed meeting of the
State Highway Commission.
In the wake of Tunison's
firing has come a series of
charges and counter charges
by elected and appointive Of
ficials of the Democratic
party, which as of this date
is continuing.
TunisOn has been replaced
by John H. McWilliams, Jr.,
of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-07
Contests Planned
For Short Course
Annual I'll Session VIII Be Held
June 26th-29th


Three state contests, public
speaking, talent and a dress revue,
will be held during the state 4-H
Club short course June 26 to 29 at
the University of Delaware, accord
ing to Wayne Bath, acting state A.
ii Club leader.
County winners, one boy and one
girl, will vie for state honOrs in
public speaking during the general
assembly on June 20. Contestants
from New Castle County will be
Stephen Patterson, Forest Oak A.
II Club; and Janet PiersOn, White
Oak All Club. Nancy ThistlewOod
Houston Cardinals All Club; and
Fred Grampp of the Oak Grove
Blue Hens will be Kent County en-
trants. From Sussex County, the
contestants will be Robert Lord
Greenwood Hi-Flyers All Club;
and Bonnie Milspaw of the Dublin
Hill Club.
CONTINUED on page SKI
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Milford Lady
Joins Blood Bank
Mrs. Alice ID. Sheppard, 81 Years
Old, Submits Application

After a lifetime during which
blood TRANSMISSION and handling
were removed from the realm of
superstition and placed on sci
entific basis, Mrs. Alice d. Shep-
ard of Milford, Del, has decided
that the modern developments are
well founded. Mrs. Shepard recent
ly joined the Block Bank of Del
aware at the age of 81.
In submitting her application,
the Sussex County great-grand-
mother becomes the oldest person
of the more than $4,000 members
who have enrolled in the whole
blood replacement plan. Many ell
derly persons are listed as depen-
dents by Blood Bank members, but
no other person of Mrs. Shepard's
age has ever become subscriber.
Three weeks ago the Blood Bank
of Delaware celebrated its second
anniversary when James F. Nc
CONTINUED on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-07
Scottish Rite Club
Ladies Mite June s
Gala Affair VIII Be Held At The
Harrington School

Mr.. Dallas A Dennis of George
town, President of the Kent & Sus-
sex ScOttish-Rite Club. announces
a dinner meeting of the club on
Saturday, June 8th at Harring-
ton, Delaware.
The dinner will be served in the
Harrington Public School cafe
terra at 700 p. n. followed by in
Productions of distinguished guests
by Mr.. Dennis, and the address of
the evening by Rev Roy L. Tawes,
Dist. Supt. of the Methodist Synod,
and a member of the club.
Rev. Tawes, a recognized after
dinner speaker will be introduced
by Mr.. J. Wallace WoOdford, Depu-
ty for the Scottish-Rite bodies in
Delaware, himself a noted speaker.
CONTINUED on page twelve)
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Tommy Wells To
Graduate June 9
Has Accepted Offer With West
inghOuSe Corporation

G. Thomas Wells. the son of Mr..
aud Mrs. George r. Wells, will re-
ceive Bachelor of Arts degree in
Economics ON the Washington Col
lege campus, Sunday, JUNE 9Th.
While attending Washington Col
lege for his four years OF under
graduate work, he was a member
of the Lambda. Chi Alpha Frater-
nifty and also a. member of the col
lege baseball team.
Tom has accepted an employment
offer with the Westinghouse Elec-
trio Corporation. He is expected 70
start employment with them in
Pittsburgh, Pa, June 18th, where
he will be given additional training
in the field of manufacturing Later
this year he plans to enter Naval
Officers Candidate School in order
to fulfill his military obligations.
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-07
Recreation Areas
Prepared For Season
1867 May Be Biggest In Their
History

The recreation areas operated by
the State Highway Department
along the Atlantic Ocean, in the
vicinity of Indian River Inlet, are
in operation and are prepared for
what may be their biggest season
since they have been in operation
The tenting areas have received
much attention as the Department
has had maintenance crews al
work on them for more than a
month cleaning the areas, erecting
signs, improving toilet facilities as
well as other work.
Space is available in the different
tenting areas for about 500 tents
and reports indicate that much OF
the space has already been in use
during some recent week-ends.
continued on page ninel
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Local Theatre To
Resume Miatinees
Special Reduced Prices VIII Go
Into Effect On Resumption


Beginning with Friday, June IA,
and continuing through the sum-
ner, The Milford Theatre will pre-
sent 8 daily matinee starting at
2 p. ii.
Special reduced prices will be in
effect at all matinee showings and
theatre goers will enjoy the saw
ings of these discount prices and
at the same time, see the entire
program exactly as will be present
ed at the evening performances.
On these hot, sultry days
when everyone is suffering from
the heat, Milford Theatre patrons
will be enjoying the fuest in mo-
ton picture entertainment in solid
comfort with the theatres modern
air-conditioning plant pouring out
(continued on page tenl
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-07
MemOyiaID IDaySpeGker Here
Calls For Freedom Fight

speech hghighng Memorial here the state
commander of the Veterans of David Hugg this city,
called reamaon of pledge the fight for free
DOM"
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-07
Mammoth Frying Pan Is
Ready For Chicken Festival

Pninsuas nationally 1Ofoo frying first of its
Wednesday IL
Chicken Festival
Laurel Delaware
n Selbyville
Milford chronicle., 1957-06-07
SUSSEX County Volunteer
Firemen Net At MiIIUiIIe

meeting County Firemens
with
president Milton presiding LnwoOd Marvel past
president Mlvi address welcome
Ellis Kyle of and legislative commit
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ADVISORY BOARD

JOSHUA EVANS JR, Chairman
RAY T. ADAMS, President Ray r. Adams, Inc
SCOTT APPLEBY PRECEDENT P4-Tsx Corporation
WILLIAM A. BARBER, Gunner OberaOr, BaybeIs ESQ
DR.. WALTER A. BLOEDORN, Pbyid4a
HERBERT c. BLuNCK General Manager H0fsl S4in
EMORY H BOGLEY AnOrssy at Lzw
THOMAS p BROWN Real EtGs
WILLIAM H. CLARKE Psidest The c. and c. Linen Service
CHARLES Chairman fbs Lincoln
H. Pendent Ps'bstHa Building AttOAos
HOWARD FOLEY Chairman Howard Foley COMPANY
LEOPOLD v FREUDBERG Ists,4afs
THOMAS S. JACKSON, ApOyney at
ROBERT l. JOHNSON Executive Pn1sn Woodland and Loyop
MORRIS E. NARROW, Retired
ROWLAND S. MARSHALL Pysnaezf, NJ M. PAke, Co, Iae
HARRY MARTENS President Imperial sw4ncs COMPANY and M4's1,
and Moore INCORPORATED
ROBERT NASH Prsnidsnf Msropoian WvsboEts COMPANY
wIIFRED B. PUTNAM. Retired
JOESPH A RAFFERTY,, AnOssy al Law
WALDO TASTET Pretidsnf FreS Bai and Sharp Compaa,
FL N. TOWERS, Auoynsy LAW
JOHN WILSON AnOrasy LAv
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SENIOR OFFICERS

WILMER J. WALLER, Chairman Of The Board
BARNUM l. COTTON, P,etiaeni
RUTHERFORD DOOLEY. Senior Vice P,sndem
Executive Vice P,eUdenn
S. J. COSINiANO
FRANK F. HARTMAN, JR
R. BRUCE KEINER and Cashier
w l. SANDERSON
w T VANDOREN
Vee PyeSideHn
JOHN c. BRINKNlAN
EDMUND H GRAHAM
KENNETH o. HULSE
WALES H. JACK
RALPH G KELLER
ARTHUR J. LINN
T. S MALLON, JR
L. p SAN FELLlPO
J. B. SKINNER
RICHARD J. WATKINS
RALPH G. WILSON
LOIS A. WHITE Vice PreJdenf and Secretary OF fbe Board
AUBREY o. DOOLEY, Vice PyetideHt ind TyEH Officer
JULIO E. HEURTEMATTE Vice Prsnlsa- Manager ForHsS
Banking Department
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

JAMES P,eaent and LOtbrop
EDWARD c. BALTZ, President PwpetaA Building AtoaAiou
NeWpap1
CLARK M. CLIFFORD AnOraey al Lar
BARNJJM L. COTTON, Pyendem #R4&eN##
COSTIGAN. President and COMPANY
Ptenden
CARLTON EVANS Pyeiaeaf Washington Tobacco COMPANY
NORMAN B. FROST, Anoyrey al L4w
MANNING HOFFMAN, P,iasntSsnS1y Fnsmer5
WELLY K HOPKINS attorney al Lar
GEORGE LYMAN President Hyman COMPANY
A ExeeEGve United Mine Worker Of Am~iea
DR. JOHN l. LEWIS, PbyGnaa
CHARLES H. MURcHISON AuOraey at
H. Gabriel Murphy Bond,
WILLIAM ROGERS 2nd President Alli,on cbsp,oef
B1y-PAe Motor CompapysI1c
SMITH, Anorssy al Lar
HORACE Swiftly H. COMPANY
LEONARD STEUART Seaa
DR.. LAWN THOMPSON, JR, Pbydam
WILMER WALLER Chairman Of be Board
LEO A. wAISHE President p J. Wa5bs Inc, Red Enas
ROGER wIITEFORD Attorney at Law
WASH WILLIAMS Prsndsu, american Sales COMPANY
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take pleasure announcing that by direction Of their stock
holders they have consolidated their institutions effective
November U.s. 1857
The Liberty National Bank Fifteenth and Eye Streets N w,
will be known the Liberty Branch of The National Bank
of Washington and will become the largest Of its branches
The consolidated bank will have total of approximately
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NIX OF Washington
and The Liberty National Bank

s5OoOOoOoO with twelve located offices through
out the city 49,.
The following business and civic leaders will guide the policies
of the newly enlarged bank Their counsel and experience will
enable the bank carry policy Complete Banking and
Services greater degree than has been dong
for the last 14S years in the Nations Capital
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BRANCHES


Street
connecticut Avenue
Wisconsin we etN nGA
Y-Bh Ee Streets
Street
DO
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Bcq

A carpet-bag belt is q North
and South fashion idea. Wide
corduroy cinchers are printed
in the old-fashioned floral
designs Characteristic Of car
pet bags
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BY ELEM

Something pretty wonderful
II happening in the world Of
fashion right now.
There's q movement UNDER
foot TO put the shirtwaist in
its proper place. That's right
next to other fashions that
have proved their fashion
worth.
As much as we love shirt
waists we. hope the idea won't
be run to the ground.
But the important news is
that women are really looking
forward to dressing up" again
for big events in their lives.
A Time and Place
Too long has suburbia had q
strangle-hold on fashion. True
1t helped make the word
casual" synonymous with an
ali-American fashion look, but
at the same time q lot Of
American women are getting
awfully tired of looking casual
all the time. There's q time
and a place.
With due respect to the
miracle fabrics we think that
American women need to live
with and also enjoy the
beauty Of chiffon. lace, or
ganza. and cottons exquisite
ly frosted with lovely feminine
details.
As one fashion authority
observed pretty soon well
have q generation Of young
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FASHION NOTEBOOK
There's New Mood
To Dressing Up :

women who won't even know
how to appreciate truly lux
uIious fabrics.
There's nothing like a real
" beautiful evening with a
Continued on Page D-9, Col.
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A fox scarf Is destined to
create fashion comment. Sill
yer or red. the single fox skin.
along with other styles of the
1906. is about to make q
comeback,
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to the House Rules Committee.
where further opposition is
expected.
Representative O'Hara, Re-
publican Of Minnesota, is author
OF a companion bill.
A committee member said two
proponents of the legislation
voted only present" at today's
meeting.
Before taking the final vote,
the committee rejected 1911 a
substitute by Representative
Macdonald. Democrat of Mas
sachuSettS, which would have
excepted from Federal controls
small operators producing less
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than two million cubic feet OF
gas a year. This would have
left approximately 10 per cent
of the producers under present
regulations.
The committee then voted
down 1912 a motion by Repre-
sentative Hesselton. Republican
of Massachusetts,, to table the
Harris bill.
The committee-approved leg
islation has been hotly attacked
by some consumer groups.
The measure Is similar to
one vetoed last year by Presi-
dent Eisenhower. Mr.. EiSen-