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Milford chronicle., 1957-11-22

The DMTA's new board of gov
ernors was named as follows: Viii
liam B. Armstrong, Wilmington !;
]. A. Biermann, Wilmington; Hol-
lis G. Beach, Wilmington; Fred
Beissel, Wilmington; William K
Cary, Smyrna; George H. Coates,
Wilmington; James NJ. Cooper,
Smyrna; John Funke, Wilmington
George H. Nashold, Jr., Frederick /;
Robert j. Mccormick, II, Whining
ton; William J. Patton, Wilmington /;
and l. Clifford Sparks, New Castle.
Another highlight of the meeting
was the awarding of engraved
plaques to winners of the annual
highway safety contest sponsored
by the DMTA and Trailmobile, Inc.
Selbyville Poultry, Inc, was the
overall winner and also tops in the
100000 miles and over class. Other
winners were: Delaware Import
ers, Inc, Wilmington, and Cooper
Moving & Storage Co., Smyrna, tied
for first in the zero to 25O,OOO mile
class; Slaughter Beverage Trans
port Co., first in the 100000 to
100000 mile class; and Interna-
tional Latex Corporation, Dover.
first in the 100000 to 100000 mile
class.
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-22
Two Milford
Men Elected
By Truckers
Arthur Webb, Charles O.
Gleason Named Off
GERS By Motor Trans
port Association.

Two Milford businessmen were
named officers in the Delaware
Motor Transport Association at
the groups annual meeting last
Thursday November 14) in the
Hotel Dupont, Wilmington.
Arthur Webb maintenance man
ager for Masten Transportation,
Inc, was named DMTA's first vice
president and Charles o. Gleason,
terminal manager for Victor Lynn
Lines, was elected third vice presi-
dent.
The new president is Howard
w. Pepper of Selbyville. A Dover
man, E. w. Buchanan, owner of
Buchanan Service, was elected
treasurer. Fred j. Sievers was re-
named secretary and general man
ager.
Two other Milford men, John E.
Burris, of Burris Food Distribu-
tors, and Lester j. Lisbon, Jr., of
Masten, were named the DMTA's S
directors for its national affiliate,
the American Trucking Associa-
tiOnS.
Other newly chosen ATA direc-
tors from the DMTA are: Homer
Pepper, Selbyville; Lester C. New
ton, Bridgeville; G. F. Schwartz,
Dover; Thomas d. Shalley, Dover
and Howard g. Slaughter, Town
send Named Delaware's ATA vice
president was Roger E. Wooley-
han, Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-22
Nominations For All
Officers Are Made
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Cardinals; Fred Wiebel, White
Oaks.
Elections will be held at the
Christmas Dance. Council members
have selected December 21, for
their Council Christmas Dance.
Confirmation of the date is pend
ing until the place and music are
secured. The Dance will be held in
the Dover area.
The council members selected
committees by clubs. Chestnut
Grove, with Becky Clendaniel in
charge, is making arrangements
for the place and music Decora-
tions will be under the direction
OF Patsy Cox, Harrington Sunshine
and Helen Grampp, Oak Grove
Club. Refreshments will be pro-
vided by Clayton ClOdhoppers and
Houston Cardinals under the
craftsmanship of George Brown
and Raymond Marvel. Joyce War
rem, Ches-Del, John Thomas, Hart
ly, Norma Edwards, Westville, are
in charge Of the cleanup commit
tee.
Junior Council members will be
notified as to the final dance ar
rangements.
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-22

John Benson, a six-year Kent
County 4-H'er, has been active in
dairy and poultry work. Among his
honors are being chosen as the
Delaware boy to compete for four
dairy heifers given by the Ameri-
can Dairy Association. He has ex-
hibited grand champion cattle, and
been active on dairy Judging
teams
Eileen Webb in eight years OF
club work has been a consistent
winner in poultry foods demon
strations She has made several
garments in clothing projects, and
exhibited food at the Kent-Sussex
Fair Her community activities
have included work on cancer and
polio fund drives.
Constance Parvis, while com
pleting six years of club work in
foods, clothing, baking, health, and
entomology projects, has won many
blue ribbon awards i'm Kent-Sussex
Fair and county contests. She has
been Kent County dress revue,
clothing. and health winner
Barbara Gregg has worked six
years on cooking, clothing, craft,
freezing, and home Identification
projects. She has entered several
winning exhibits in the Kent-Sus-
sex Fair. Miss Gregg also won a
scholarship to All Camp for a
foods demonstration. She was
county dress revue winner in Sep
tember.
Lawrence Ulmer, with club ac-
tiVitieS in swine, entomology,
vegetable, electric, crafts, and
cooking projects, has won numer-
Gus awards. He has given a TV
demonstration on his project work.
Ulmer won first place in a seed
potato preparation demonstration
that brought him a All Camp
scholarship.
Joyce Warrington is a seven
year club member who has won
awards in clothing, canning, home
improvement, and food prepara-
tiOn at the Kent-Sussex Fair and
in Qonnty contests. She was named
state bread demonstration winner
at the fair, receiving a $50 War
Bond. She was state dress revue
winner this year in competition
with 60 girls at the All short
course.
The all-expense trips are being
sponsored by the Ford Motor
Company, International Harvester
Co., Coats and Clark, Inc, the
Oliver Corp, Simplicity Pattern
Co., Inc, Hercules Powder Co.,
Betty Crocker of General Mills,
disclaimers Mfg. Co., Mont
gomery Ward, Sears, Roebuck
Foundation, and American Oil Co.
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-22
State 4-HerS To Attend
Club Congress In
Chicago
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Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago
are some 1900 delegates, adult
leaders, chaperons. guests, and in
ternational representatives.
Program features will be a nat
ional dress revue, Chicago Sym
phony Orchestra concert, ana a
motor tour of Chicago, with visits
to the Museum of Sciene and In
dustry and the Museum of Natural
History Also featured will be a
group church service in the hotels
grand ballroom, a banquet address
by Erwin L. Peterson, assistant
U. S. secretary of agriculture;
viewing of the cinerama, Seven
Wonders of the. World, singing
by the Purdue University Glee
Club. and the annual John B.
Clark friendship party at the Ara
gon Ballroom in the hotel.
Jestice, who has been in club
work three years, was selected as
Delaware's outstanding All poul-
try worker of 1857. This year he
carried $4,000 broilers and 1000
turkeys in club project work. Jes-
tice was selected to attend the Jun
ior Poultry Fact-Finding Confer
ence in Kansas City, Mo-, this year.
The Sussex 4-H'er has been active
on the state All poultry judging
team.
Grace Elliott, a 1O-year club
member, has worked mainly on
clothing projects and homemaking
activities. She has been an out
standing leader in her club and at
All camp. Miss Elliott was a
National All Club Camp delegate
last year, and attended club con-
gress in 1854
Janet Elliott has been a member
OF the Delmar Little Oaks All Club
for seven years, and has completed
II projects. She considers garden
ing the most important. Eleven of
her Is entries in the Kent Sussex
Fair last summer were blue rib
bon winners. Her accomplish
ments include being county gar
den winner for three years.
Wayne Elliott, a six-year club
HAClHUSl, udS D00H SIdl0 ITdCIOT
project winner His projects have
been tractor maintenance, field
crops, Gnd swine. He won a scholar
ship to the annual All short course
at the University of Delaware, and
has been outstanding in All Camp
activities.
Raymond Marveps projects have
included dairy, swine, poultry, gar
den, safety, soil and water conser-
walton, and electricity during six
years of club work From project
work, he has saved at least $3.50,
and his animals are valued at near
ly $500.
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-22
Development Group
Is GiUen NeLU Name
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ASOALAAAC0 II Jill paSC OACJ
Other resolutions for bylaw
changes included one which makes
the Governor of Delaware an active
member and Chairman of the Board
of Directors. Governor ]. Caleb
Boggs will serve in that capacity
during his current term.
1t was also decided to amend by
laws so that members of the board
of directors who fail to attend any
regI larly scheduled meeting dur
ing a calendar year will be auto
matically dropped. However, at the
first meeting in the new calendar
year each such case will be review
ed, to determine if extenuating
circumstances indicate that an in
dividual shall be retained.
This resolution will be formally
presented at the next regular meet
ing on January 10, and all direc-
tors will be given ten days ad-
vance notice before the action is
taken
Mr.. Leslie won the directors ap-
III Wv al VI lCillc1A No 1AC ll1SISGS cal llC1
in the week at Wilmington Coun-
cil's Cherry Island Marsh meeting
He said that he informed Council
that a portion of the land should
be devoted to industrial develop
ment to provide employment and
city taxes. A voice vote of approval
came from the Committee.
The group also went on record
endorsing a proposal which would
call on the federal government to
clear and maintain a secondary
channel in the Delaware River near
the Hamburg Cove area Such a
channel would give shipping closer
access to the shoreline from Del
aware City to New Castle, it was
pointed out.
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-22
Anti Tuberculosis Group
Is Planning NeIU
DriUe
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that people might buy special
Christmas stamps in such quanti-
ties that money could be raised for
a hospital for children.
And, in 1907, group of doctors
built a small shack on the banks
of the Brandywine River in Will
mingtOn to be fused as a tubercu-
losis hospital, a project that was
soon threatened by lack of funds.
One of the doctors interested in
the latter project approached his
cousin, Miss Emily P. Bissell of
Wilmington, with an appeal for
$500 to maintain the crude TB
shack on the Brandywine.
A resOurceful woman, Miss Bis
sell remembered a magazine arti-
Gle about the seals of Denmark.
She thought that this idea had mer-
it and drew the design for the first
Christmas Seal herself-a wreath
of holly with the greeting, Merry
Christmas" Two friends loaned
the money to make a start. The
Wilmington printing firm of
Charles L. Story supplied $4,000 of
the bright red and green stamps
on credit.
And the first Christmas Seals
were placed on sale in the Will
mington Post Office The first
days sale came to $25. Successive
days failed to find a substantial
headway being made toward the
goal of $500.
Miss Bissell travelled to Phila-
delphia in an effort to gain the
support of the city's leading news
paper for her Christmas Seal drive.
The editor refused, but last-ditch
appeal to a columnist, Leigh Nit
chell Hodges, succeeded.
The cOlumniSt took it from
there, convincing the newspaper
management that Christmas Seals
were the answer. Editions of the
Philadelphia North American"
were devoted to the Christmas
Seal. Photographs were used on
every page. Daily stories about the
Christmas Seal were printed. And
the seals were placed on sale in
the newspaper office in Philadel
phia.
The rest is history. Instead of
the hoped-for $500, the first seal
sale resulted in $4,000 being raised.
The Brandywine Shack was saved.
And, more important, way of
fighting the killer tuberculosis had
been found.
From that point on the Christ
mas Seal idea spread rapidly. In
1908 and 1909 the American Red
Cross sponsored the sale across
the nation. In 1910 the National
tuberculosis Association was in
vited to 5oin forces with the Red
Cross.
BY 1920 the TB association had
grown enough so that it could
carry on alone, with the bright red
double-barred cross as the emblem
of the Christmas Seal and the cru
sade against tuberculosis.
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-22
WINNERS-AND A LOSER

COLUMBUS, Ohio Up - Vice
squadmen who played the horses
for a week to get evidence against
a bookie did pretty well. Patrol
men Francis T. Nolan and Robert
Wolverton picked three winners.
However. their winnings had to
be turned in-along with the book
ie.
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-22
ESCAPE FROM EIGHT-BALL

NEWARK, Ohio - (4) - For a
while, a 21-year-Old Newark man
was behind the eight-ball.
Police said he stole one of the
traditional trouble-balls from the
rack of a West Side poolroom.
But no theft charge was filed
pOolroom operator Joseph Blamer
didn't live up to his name.
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-22

Detroit was founded in 1901 by
French traders headed by Antoine
Cadillac who wanted to control the
entry from Lake Erie to Lake HUI
ron.
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-22
Rotary Head Due In
Milford November %
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Each year. this worldwide ser
vice organization continues to
grow in numbers and in strength,
President Bill added. During the
past fiscal year, BAL new Rotary
Clubs were organized in Al coun-
tries of North, South and Central
America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and
the Islands of the Pacific, and six
countries were added to Rotary's
roster-Cambodia, French Came
room, French Equatorial Africa,
Guadeloupe, Liechtenstein and Ug-
anda.
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calling of boycott was bridge
that would have to be crossed when
we get to it.
Grave Charge Heard
The gravest charge heard during
the meeting was made by the Com
mander of the William Walker
Post of the American Legion, local
Negro post, who in a speech fol-
lowing president White, in calling
for a cleanup Of vice in the Ne
ej.o neighborhood charged that
whiskey was being sold close to
Negro churches and they were not
being stopped because the owners
of such establishments were pay
ing shake-downs to local police
men.
Other speakers heard during the
program included Rev. Mangrum of
Tougaloo College Perry L. "Duco"
Sanders, local ear-polisher, R. L.
Drew and w. C. Melchoir, of
Clarksdale. Mr.. Drew is president
of the Clarksdale Chapter of the
Progressive Voters League.
A collection was taken follow
ing the speech making but there
was not report on the amount of
the collection.
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State ! eachers.
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by rank and file members Of the
organization, while well informed
observers noting the seeming over
emphasis on the political issues
saw II a. q fact derived from the
theme Of the meeting which was
Education for Complete Living in
q Democracy.
The meeting got It's focus from
the annual address Of the Presi-
dent, ]. w. Grantham, delivered at
the opening session Thursday
morning. During his address Pres
ident Grantham asserted that the
state could help improve the race
by allowing academic freedom, and
the right to register and vote with
out intimidation and fear Of re-
prisals.
Calling upon the teachers to ac-
cept responsibility for improving
the race he said Negroes must be
taught more about the wise use of
money, and how to get a better
living from the soil. He also eau
toned against "Uncle Toms" and
self-styled leaders who for per-
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Address

City Zone .Sote
Pe-ls
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NeWsmen Find
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Among newsmen and reporters
who have come here since the pub
LEGATION of Time Magazine were
representatives of liberal magaz-
inc, New Republic, and from one Of
the nations great newspapers,
The New York Herald. The repre-
sentative of the New York Herald,
had spent two weeks here at the
end of last week.
This summary of the situation
was made last week by Grover G..
Hall, Editor of the Montgomery
Advertiser. Mr.. Hall has long been
listed among the most prominent
Southern White friends of the Sou
thern Negro. In confirming the
fact that there had been no change
in the segregated seating pattern
on Montgomery buses Mr.. Hall said
that the only thing that the bus
boycott brought about was one year
of inconvenience to Negroes who
needed the bus service, the creation
of widening gulf between the re-
sponsible White and Negro leaders,
and a favorable decision of the
United States Supreme Court
which must await the development
of a favorable local public opinion
before it can be supplemented.
In what he pictured as being the
worst of all it's effects upon the
progress and welfare of the local
Negro Citizens Mr.. Hall said the
boycott had succeeded only in MAX
ing the City Officials and promi-
nent White Leaders who were ready
before the boycott to move forward
in seeking further benefits for Ne
gro citizens, prisoners of the ex-
IRENE elements among the White
group, and as the prisoners of the
extreme White elements they are
now able to do what they wanted
to and were willing to do.
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Meeting Off,.
CONTINUED from Page Ons)

tAOUtAnaOA AASsss - Os-~F
In rejecting the demands - out.
lined by the NAACP President,
the City Council issued the follow.
Inc statement a. reported In the
daily press:
1.-THE City Council Of Jackson,
in order to continue to preserve
the peace and harmony and good
race relations which have always
existed in jackson, does not intend
to change It's successful and long
established policies in any shape,
manner or FORM"
eve have an unusually fine city
which offers splendid opportunities
to all its citizens. The policies which
have been followed in the past
have proved to be q blessing to
all concerned. The City Council in
tends to continue these policies
and we know that we will have the
whole-hearted support Of all Of the
good and responsible citizens Of
Jackson"
The widespread publicity which
the meeting got as a result Of the
prompt rejection Of the demands
by the City Council, and cross
burning here Monday night set
off a flock of rumors in the Nc
gro community of the city, among
them being one which said that
Federal soldiers were enroute to
Jackson to protect the Negro citi-
zens attending the Tuesday night
meeting. Although the rumors was
also being spread following the
statement by the City Council that
the Negroes were not going to be
allowed to hold the meeting, i'm
mediately following reports of the
cross-burning Monday night, which
was though by some to be aimed at
the Tuesday night meeting, City
authorities announced that ample
police protection would be giver
the meeting, and no hint was made
that the meeting be cancelled OF
postponed.
Only 1872 Present
In spite Of the widespread ad
vance publicity given the meeting
and the fact that City authorities
had promised ample police protec
ton a count conducted at the high
est point in the meeting revealed
1872 present, among whom wer'
a score of white newsmen ant
photographers from various news
papers and press services. Their
was some conjecture that the
cross-burning Monday night Nigh
have served to cut down the at
tendance, but this view was doubt
ed for the most part, it being
pointed out that the Cross wa
burned in front of Catholic
Church several blocks from tn
Church where the meeting was hell
and Father Boer, the Pastor of tn
Church had been reported as ex
pressing the belief that the Cross
burning was aimed at the churcl
because of it's close proximity t
a white neighborhood.
. Preachers Absence Noted
| Among the 1872 present Their
was a noticeable absence of tn
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sonal gain sound off about the good
white folks having taken care Of
VI. He added, They have, but I
can't say that the care has always
been the kind that we'd get home
sick for"
The address Of the President was
followed by an address by DR..
Hillard A. Bowen, Area Superin.
tendent Of Atlanta, Ca, Public
Schools At the General Session
Thursday night. DR.. Bowen in not
ing the theme Of the meeting eau
toned against the tendency to deny
freedom Of speech to those who dis
agree regarding the problems sur
rounding the indignation issue, and
call for much self improvement of
the race in order to be ready for
the changes now being sought. His
address was well received by the
overlooking audience at the College
Park Auditorium which seats more
than 5000 persons.
The concluding address Of the
meeting, which also sounded a cali
for improvements among members
of the race in order to be ready for
the changes being sought, was de-
livered by DR.. Walter N. Ridley,
head of the Department Of Psy-
chology at Virginia State College.
Although the charges could be
heard being discussed regarding
the over emphasis on political is
sues, the organization could be
seen returning strictly to educa-
tional issues in the adoption of the
following recommendations:
RECOMMENDATIONS
/. That the number of teachers
included in the program for each
county, school district, and attend
ance center be determined by rs
pupils instead of 80 as at present.
2. That the base salary for IA
certificate be raised from $4,000
to $4,000, and A certificate from
$4,000 to $4,000. Also, that the
ceiling for increments based on
experience be raised from the pres
ent five-year level to Is years.
8. That the state enact laws pro-
viding for a uniform sick-leave
program.
4. That principals salaries be
based on the type Of certificate
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held, years Of experience and an
addition increment of at least Is
dollars per month for each teach
unit.
s. That the state make adequate
allowance in the budget of the De-
partment of Education for the pos
sible employment of qualified Me-
gro personnel to serve as assist
ants in: Agricultural high schools
and junior colleges; secondary ed
ucation; teacher education and
placement; audio-visual education;
library services; music education;
and the lunchrooms.
6. That state urge County School
Boards to provide new and suf-
ficient number of buses for the
transportation of all children and
especially the Negro children as
rapidly as possible.
7. That the Board of Trustees
of the Institutions of Higher Learn
ing increase its budget so that
Jackson State and Alcorn can re-
tain their present ratings and at
the same time enable Mississippi
Vocational College to meet require
ments.
s. That an additional $3.50 be
appropriated to help pay the cost
of out-of state aid for those teach
ers who must leave the state for
graduate training.
9. That legislation be enacted to
provide a nine months school term
fer all students in the state re-