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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-05
Tar Heels Hold
Healthy Lead in
Basketball Poll
BY the Associated Press

North Cardinals Tar Heels,
who last Friday night ended an
unbeaten 24-game regular bas-
ketball season. today maintained
a commanding lead in the AS
ISOLATED Press weekly poll in
which Michigan State and Okla
homa City made the largest
gains.
The Tar Heels collected SIS
first-place votes and I'll points
in the next-to-last poll of the
campaign. participated in by rs
Of the Nations sportswriters and
sportscasters.
Kansas remained in second
place. The Jayhawks had eight
first-place votes and a total OF
COS points on the usual 10 for
first, 9 for second place. 8 for
third etc. basis. The vote in
Guided games through Saturday
March 2.
The No. 3 through No. S posi-
tons also were unchanged with
Kentucky. Southern Methodist
and Seattle running in that
order. Seattle. however, received
five votes for first place to one
each for the Wildcats and SMU.
Louisville, with victories last
week over DePaul and Toledo,
jumped from eighth place to
sixth. UCLA, which lost twice
dropped a notch to seventh.
Michigan State. unranked a
week ago, moved into eighth
place on the strength of sue
cesses over Wisconsin and In
diana.
Vanderbilt held the No.
position while Oklahoma City
(l7-8) moved up eight places
to 10th. Bradley and Indiana
dropped from the first 10.
The seasons final poll will be
released next week and will be
based on games through Satur-
day, March 9.
The top 20 teams with first
place votes and won-lost records
through Saturday, March 2 in
parentheses points on a 1898
7-6-5-4-3-2-l basis):
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avenged a previous $3.50 setback
at the hands of the Owls in
Philadelphia. The victory gave
the Dukes a 1917 won-loSt sea-
son record while Temple. still
hopeful Of either an NCAA or
NIT bid, finished with l7-7.
I Long before the game was
over. the Duquesne fans
obviously thinking of the Duke S
perennial showings in National
Invitation tourneys-were chant
ing Nit"
Took Title in 1855
I Spanked by Dick Ricketts, and
81 Green. Duquesne captured the
title in 1855 by defeating Dayton
lin the finals. Last season the
Pittsburghers reached the quar-
terminals.
Capt. Dave Ricketts,. brother of
Dick, hit from the outside last
night to lead the Duquesne
scoring attack with 81 points.
Little Fritz Binder Clipped in
with 20.
Flashy Guy Rodgers kept
Temple in contention. directing
the owls offense and finding
time to cage % points-l4 in the
first half,
Temple is under consideration
in the NCAA major college af-
fair as the Middle Atlantic Con-
ference representative. Lafayette
and ST. Joseph's also are con-
tenders for the berth.
Pittsburgh yesterday became
the 10th team picked for the 30
c1 ~ NCAA ma 5or tc,uney. The
Panthers were chosen as all
Eastern "at large" selection.
Michigan State Upset
Most of last nights collegiate
action involved the Big Ten.
Michigan snapped Michigan
States l0-game winning streak
with an 8l-72 triumph that
forced the Spartans to settle for
first-place tie in the confer
ence race.
Indiana gained a share of the
title. whipping Illinois, S4-76.
Ohio State could have made it
a three-way tie by defeating
Minnesota. but the Buckeyes
bowed, 1868. to finish in a
third place tie with Gophers.
Michigan State will represent
the Big Ten in NCAA post
season play as Indiana was the
league champion as recently as
1854. Ohio State is on proba-
ton and ineligible.
In other Big Ten games Purdue
downed the 1855 and Sc cham
pions. Iowa. 1853, and Wiscon-
sin moved out of the cellar with
an $3.50 trouncing of North
Westerns Wildcats. who fell into
last place.
Two first-round games in the
NCAA small college tournament
were played last night. Jack
Sullivan netted So points to lead
Mount st. Mary's to a 1894
conquest of City College of New
York on the winners court.
Evansville Ind.) connected on
Al OF IS field goal attempts to
GUST Illinois Normal, 1896. at
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-05
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK-Gil Turner. 1902.
Philade!phia,. stopped Rudy Gwin, l46is,
Cleveland ~.
PARIS--charleS Humez 100. France
outpointed Germinal Ballarin, 100.
France l0l.
hurgh ouipointed Dave Rent. lp2I..
Bootle ENGLAND IOb.
NEW ORLEANS--Ralph Dupas. 1851.
New Orleans, outpointed Ray PoriillG.
1909. Houston. Tex UO1.
HOLYoKE. MaSs.---Johnny James,
III. Newark. N j, outpointed Eddie
De mars, l6ala, Springfield tlOl.
ST LOUlS-Virgil Atkins. l5o ST
Louis. outpointec Frank Szuzina 1868.
Bremen. Germany u0D.
TYLER, Buddy Truman. 1877.
Tyler, stopped Jesse Brown, 1877. St.
Louis 81
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consistently to break bad habits.
Pete Runnels is a good student.
while some Of the others aren't
so bright. Pete made himself q
pull hitter by learning to break
his wrists. AS a result he's a
more dangerous hitter and he's
getting better money.
Yep, Killebrew eventually can
be a real slugger. But the kid
needs to play"
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-22
Bata Gives Shoes
To Hungarian Relief
Huge Donation Speeded To Desti-
nation BY Airplane

Last Thursday the Bata Shoe
Company sent to the Red Cross a
gift of shoes for Hungarian refu-
gees.
Shoes have been one of the emer-
gency needs of the refugees arriv-
ing at Camp Kilmer, and the Bata
contribution was most gratefully
received These shoes, which came
straight from the factory produc-
ton line, will be a great help to
the unfortunate victims of Com
munist persecution who hope to
build a new life in America
Last weeks donation from Bel
camp was the most recent OF many
contributions from the worldwide
Bata organization. Immediately
after the outbreak of hostilities,
the Bata organization chartered a
special airplane which left from
LYDIA Airport in Sussex, England,
carrying thousands of pounds of
goods to Austria for the relief of
Hungarian refugees. Among the
goods were thousands of pairs of
shoes and boots. gifts from the Bata
organization to the Hungarian Re-
lief Fund
CONTINUED on page si2s
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-22
College Night At
High School Feb. II
Parents OF College Inclined Stu
dents Are Invited

College Night will be held on
Wednesday, February 27, in the
High School Cafeteria at $500 p. m.
for the parents of high school SEN
iors who are interested in attend
ing college.
The program will consist of talks
on whether child should attend
college, college entrance require
ments, entrance examinations, col
lege board examinations and schol-
arships. The major portion of the
program will, be devoted to confer
ences with the parents at which
time the pupils high school rec
ord, standardized test scores and
interests will be discussed.
There will be available reference
materials concerning colleges, their
cost. entrance requirements and
their curricula. Parents whose
child is planning on attending col
lege are cordially invited to at
tend this meeting.
Mr. Hickman. Mr. Atkinson and
Mrs. Jones will serves as co2n-
selors.
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-22
Some 10000 Have Been
Mailed Out To Resi-
dents OF The Lower
County.

Some 10000 Sussex County prop
erty owners received Valentines
through the mail last Thursday,
but not the kind with lace and
hearts.
The new assessments for 1857,
on which 22 extra typists have
been working, were sent out at one
time to owners.
The first reappraisal since 1882
was. conducted by Cole, Layer
Trumble, Dayton, Ohio, specialists
in this work, in 1856, and the re-
suits reported to the individual
property owners.
The Board of Appeals will hold
its initial session today and con-.
tinue through March Is, except, of
course, for customary holidays.
The Board of Appeals consists of
representative from the appraisal
firm and the county board of as
sessment.
No overall figure of the expected
increase over the previous county
total of $96 million could be OBJ
tanned at present but though a
pretty general increase is under
stood, the board of assessment in
sists there are some" decreases.
The reappraisal was ordered by
Levy Court as an effort at "equali-
zation' and because there had been
no real assessment in nearly 25
years. During that period, of
Continued on page sevenl
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-22
DeInsGr Boys AdUised
By Judge Stevenson
Youths Urged To Mend
Ways By Juvenile
Court, Head

Don't go back home with a
chip on your shoulder" Judge w.
Marion Stevenson told six Delmar
boys of excellent families who had
been summoned, with their par
ents to Sussex County Juvenile
Court Monday morning of this
week to answers charges of mali
cious mischief.
What had been anticipated as a
trial, with witnesses and a mark
on the record for the boys, became
only an Informal hearing when
the complaining witnesses, a man
ana wife, who said that damage
had been done their home by snow
balls on Jan. Z, said that they
would not press charges if the boys
would promise not to continue TO
annoy them.
Judge Stevenson exacted a pro-
mise from each boy individually
not to further annoy the couple
(continued on page ninel
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-22
FELTON, School
Will Supply
Boy State
" @ V G Z n @ T
Other Officials Including
Senators, Representa-
tives, Attaches Have
Been Selected By Le-
giOn.

A boy from FELTON, High School,
whose name will be selected later,
will serve as Boys State governor
at the annual Delaware Depart
ment, American Legion-sponsored
April lib at Legisla-
tive Hall, Dover.
The goth annual observance, an
exercise in practical democracy, is
being held earlier than usual to
give high school boys an opportuni-
ty to participate fully before the
Easter vacation.
w. Lyle Mowlds is chairman of
this years Boys State observance,
which will feature banquet on
Thursday night, April IL, at the
Hub Restaurant, Dover. Boys from
outside Dover attending Boys
State will be housed at the Dover
Air Force Base on Thursday and
Friday night, April IL and II.
Gov. j. Caleb Boggs, honorary
chairman of the Boys State COM
mittee, will address a joint session
of the Legislature" along with
various boy 'state administrators. I"
The "governorship" is rotated
among the counties and schools of
Delaware.
The following assignments have
been announced by Mr.. Mowlds:-
Governor and one representative,
FELTON,; lieutenant-gov. and one
Lord Baltimore;
secrafarv of state and one repre-
sentative, Pierre S. dupont; state
treasurer n representative,
CONTINUED on page s1x)
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-22
Decision Reserved
I'm Mills Case
Laurel Men Were Involved In Case
On January 18th

Judge Isaac D. Short reserved
decision following the trial in
Court of Common Pleas on Wednes-
day of Samuel Howard Mills, Lau-
rel, for assault and battery against
James w. White, also of Laurel.
Mills was charged with shooting
White early in the morning of Jan.
II at the home of Whites wife,
Helen.
White and his wife were estrang-
ed, according to the story unfolded
in court, and White had been to his
wife's home to take his two chill
dren out for visit.
When White returned with the
children, he asked his wife to come
out to talk with him. Instead, Mrs.
Mills and later, Mr.. Mills, neigh
bors of Mrs. White, came out TO the
car.
White started to drive away with
the children, whereupon Mills was
said to. have shot White in the arm
and back with 20 calibre pistol.
Mills pleaded not guilty. He was
represented by Attorney Everett F.
Warrington. Assistant Deputy At
torney General Meyer Ahleman
prosecuted the case.
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-22
Howard Moore
Died Sunday
IN Hospital
Community Leader Had
Been Iii Since Suffering
Stroke On October 18th
Last Year.

Howard R. Moore, "A, a minority
member of the Kent County Depart
ment of Elections, died in Mil
ford Memorial Hospital. Sunday,
February II, after a long illness:
Mr.. Moore suffered a stroke on
Oct II.
He was born at Magnolia, a son
of the late William and Eliza Ann
Killen Moore. He was educated in
the public schools of Kent County
and started teaching school at the
age of IS.
Mr.. Moore taught at various
schools in Kent County. His last
position was assistant principal
under the late Milliard Hydorn at
Frederica.
He was forced to drop teach
ing due to i'll health and for many
years was a successful farmer, he
resided on the Woodruff ,rm on
the Milford-Harrington Highway,
selling the farm to John Forrest
a number of years ago.
He was active in the Farmer
Mills Cooperative Association for
many year and at one time was
president of the Association.
A lifelong Republican. he was
active on all levels of his party.
He was elected to the Kent Coun-
ty Lew Court and served that or
ganization as president He was
also a document clerk in the House
of Representatives and former
bill clerk in the Senate.
For many years he was the Re-
publican leader and committeeman
in the Second Election District of
the Tenth Representative District,
Kent County, and when the district
was split he continued as a member
of the county committee represent
ing the Third Election District.
|" He was active in the State
Grange, serving as state chaplain.
At the last session of the State
CONTINUED on page. SKI
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-22
ALL Star Heart Tax Notices
S how This Have Been Sent
S a turd a V Out In Sussex
Many Prominent Enter
tainers Including Some
Holiday Names Will
Perform.

Headline entertainers - among
them movie stars Aida Ray and
Robert sRyan-will come to Del
aware on Saturday, February %, to
perform in the "All-Star Heart
Show" benefitting the Delaware
Heart Fund.
Six hours of top-fiight entertain
ment, including music by the
George Shearing Quintet, will be
staged live" in Wilmington. Por-
tions of the show will be broadcast
over every radio station in the state
at intervals between 2 and p. m.
The show win come the day be-
fore Heart Sunday. On the after
noon of Heart Sunday, nationally
and locally, thousands of men and
women volunteers will visit their
neighbors and collect contributions
money to help conquer deadly
heart disease.
The "All-Star Heart Show" will
accent Delaware's need to reach a
goal Of $4,000. Most of this money
stays right in the state. It's used
for the examination and treatment
of cardiac cases for research
into the causes of heart disease i.
for an educational program to ac-
quaint the public with the No.
cause of deaths in the U. S. and
in Delaware.
Actors Ray and Ryan will stop
in Wilmington while on tour pro-
noting their new United Artists
picture, Men at War. The film is
scheduled for showing at Loew's
Wilmington, early in March.
continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-22
Houston PTA VIII
Hold Auction Tonight
Many Things viii Be
Offered For The High
Dollar

The annual auction sponsored by
the Parent-Teachers Association of
Houston Public School, will be held
this evening, Friday, February 22nd,
at the Houston Firehouse at 1880
O'Clock.
The auction is the only method,
the Houston group uses to raise
funds, and they are currently spon-
soring the cafeteria in the school.
In the past the group has purchased
many things for the school, that
are not provided by the State De-
partment of Public Instruction.
Many things Will be offered for
the high dollar, including home
made czkes and pies, needlework,
dressed chickens, farm produce,
and scores of items, that have been
donated by the merchants of Hous-
ton and neighboring towns.
The auctianeers will be Bob
Yerkes end George Simpson, ard
thev will sell everything that is
brought in.
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-22
f-H'ers WOrkisag
For Camp Rarnes.
Are Working Hard On
Summertime Project
Now

Delaware Alters have been con-
Quoting a Embarrassing campaign
to build and furnish three new cot
tages at Camp Barnes near Frank
ford.
The Delaware Association of
Chiefs of Police has operated the
camp for under-privileged boys and
has launched a drive for funds for
IL new cottages.
Since All Club members have
used the camp facilities for eight
years and have a contract permit
ting them to use the camp indefi-
nitely, club members volunteered
to raise money for three of the IL
cottages, according to Wayne Bath.
acting state All Club leader.
Each of the cottages will cost
about $4,000, including furnishings,
so club members in each of Del
aware's three counties have agreed
tcontinued on page ninel
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-22
Will Draft
S t or
Cancer Drive
Meeting Was Called For
Thursday Evening To
Set-up Plans For 1867
Crusade.

Plans for the 1857 Cancer CRU
sade in Sussex County were ex-
pected to be drafted on Thursday
night in Seaford, where Eugene. /.
Slacum, county Crusade chairman
was calling a meeting to map this
years cancer-fighting campaign.
Charged with charting the Sus-
sex County drive for $4,000 of the
statewide $140,000 goal this year,
along with Slacum, are James Cos
lee, Jr., of Georgetown, county
vice-chairman of the Crusade, and
Mrs. Emily H. Womach of Laurel,
chairman of the Sussex County
executive committee of the Amerl-
can Cancer Society.
The meeting was expected to de-
eide on subdivisions of the county
to be assigned to individual cap
tains. On the basis of these subdi-
visions, total number of volunteer
cancer fighters to be needed in the
1857 Crusade would also be deter
mined.
In discussing preliminary plans
for the Crusade, which gets under
way April 1, Slacum pointed out
that public education regarding
cancer is equally as important as
fund raising. Every Crusade volun-
teer will take information about
cancer symptoms and a message
of the Importance of early detec-
ton in the control or cure of this
dread disease to the homes on
which he calls. 1t is hoped that
every person in the county may be
contacted during the 1857 Crusade,
he declared.
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-22
Milford Tax
II a tie Still
Continues AT
Present Rate
Present Rate OF Csc Per
$4,000 OF Assessment
Retained By Council;
March 10th Set For
Referendum.

City Council voted at a recent
meeting at City Hall on North Wal
nut Street to continue the present
tax rate of So cents per 800 assess
ed value of property, and a capita
ton tax of $3.50.
The date for appeal of assess
ments was set for Wednesday.
February 27, in City Hall.
The assessment will be posted
in City Hall, the post office, and
banks.
The referendum on disposition
of the l.. ID. Caulk Building, which
has been purchased by the city,
was set for Wednesday, March 20,
in the Grange Hall.
A former city council purchased
the two buildings for $4,000. They
were used as offices by the Caulk
Company until it constructed a
new office building next to its
plant on Lake View Avenue.
They were purchased with the
intention of occupying them for a
city hall and selling the present
city hall on North Walnut Street.
Inc city now feHlS q DullulHS neat
TO the city hall for police head
quarters.
Since the purchase of the Caulk
buildings, discussion has arisen as
to their adaptabiiity for a city hall
and the cost of maintenance and
conversion.
The referendum established by
council gives taxpayers the right
to instruct council to lease or sell
these buildings, or occupy them.
The referendum will be prop
erty vote, that is, one vote for each
dollar of taxes paid.
The Grange Hall was selected as
the site for the referendum because
It is located in the city's most
denseiy populated area.
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-22
.S5OO,OOO Is
n II II @ II II e G 0
I Or W esley
Junior College
Fund Campaign Plans
Are Released By For
mer United States SEN
at0r John G. Townsend,
Jr.

Former United States Senator
and Governor of Delaware John G..
Townsend, Jr., Selbyville, chair
man of the advisory committee of
the Wesley Junior College Develop
ment Fund, announced plans for a
campaign for $500,000 for develop
ment of the Dover college, today.
Wesley College is here. to stay.
Let's make it BETTER" Senator
Townsend said in a statement to-
day.
The campaign, now in formative
stages, is being conducted jointly
by two groups: The Wesley College
Alumni Association, Inc, and
Friends of Wesley Junior College,
Senator Townsend said. 1t is
scheduled for completion early in
May.
United States Senator j. Allen
Frear, Jr., is president of the board
of directors of the Friends of Wes-
ley Junior College, a group of Del
aware citizens and business men
not directly connected with the col
lege but concerned with its develop
ment and welfare. President of the
Wesley College Alumni Association
is William e. Matthews, Jr., Smyr-
ma. The membership of the alumni
association includes all former stu
dents of the Junior College and of
It's predecessors, Wesley Collegiate
Institute, and Wilmington Confer
ence Academy. The two groups
will work comparatively in the de-
velopment fund campaign under an
advisory committee which Senator
Townsend will head.
In a statement today, Senator
Townsend said, 81 am delighted
with the response of large num-
bers of influential people on the
Delmarva peninsula who have
agreed to serve in a working or
advisory capacity in this effort. 1t
Is gratifying to learn how very
many friends Wesley College has.
Not only have her alumni rallied
70 this cause, expressing their 10y
atty to their alma mater, but many
people who have had no personal
connection with the college are
supporting the program because
Of a conviction of the Importance
Of the college to Delmarya.
mfr. Matthews, Senator Frear,
and / have high hopes for success
n this effort to assure the future
of this fine old Delnaarva institu-
ton"
Senator Townsend, named Del
marva Citizen of the Year" in
Tune, has been actively concerned
N education for many years. His
interest in Wesley began when his
sons attended the Wilmington Con-
ference Academy. He was mem
her of the board of trustees of the
Wesley Collegiate Institute and
Wesley Junior College from 1916
(continaed on page f1ve)
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-22
Women's Legislative
Group Meets Feb. 26
Second Session win Be Held In
Dover Church

The Women's Joint Legislative
Committee of Delaware will hold
its second meeting February 26th
at 1890 a. M, in Grace Fellowship
Hall, Dover, Delaware. Mrs. M.
Burton Meyer, Chairman, has an
nounced that active participation
of women's groups throughout the
state is invited.
The bipartisan committee, which
holds its meetings on alternate
Tuesdays, will hear speakers on
proposed legislation in areas affect
ing women's interests.
This was orgnaized in 1921 for
specialized study, and better under
standing of civic, educational and
welfare needs in Delaware. The
program this year will also include
conservation legislation.
The organization, which has rep
resentatives of more than 40 wo-
mems groups in the state, studies
legislation reviewed by its speak
CONTINUED on page sikh
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-22
First Class Scouts
Honored In Sussex
Dinner H0nOring Troops Held At
Georgetown Church

First recognition dinner for First
Glass Boy Scouts ever held on the
Delmarva Peninsula and perhaps
throughout the United States, was
given in Grace Church Hall,
Georgetown, last Tuesday evening,
to honor Scouts who attained First
Glass rank in 1856.
Aubrey Murray, Millsboro, ad-
yancement chairman for Sussex
County, said that the county or
ganization hopes to make the din
ner an annual event, to be rotated
through the towns of the county.
He explained that becoming a
First Glass Scout is a big event to
those just starting out in scouting
and that while honors are given to
those attaining special status la
ter, such as Eagle Scout and the
like, he did not believe the First
Glass Scouts had been suitably
recognized.
continued on page sevenD
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-22
High Students Have
Launched Fund Drive
Hope To Raise Enough To Enable
Exchange Student To Come Here

The students of Milford High
School have begun Embarrassing
campaign to enable a foreign ex-
change student to live and attend
school in Milford for the 1888
school year. In order fer group
to sponsor a student they must
raise $3.50, find a local family that
will provide room and board, and
make arrangements with the school
authorities for the education of the
student.
The $3.50 fee provides for the
transportation and other costs to
and from the students native coun-
try. The American Field Service
makes the necessary arrangements
as to selection of the foreign stu
dent. travel and other incidentaIs.
The High School Council is di-
~ecting the Embarrassing campaign.
Members cf the Council plan to
contact the service and fraternal
continued on page fvel