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recommendation probably would
delay construction Of the six-lane
bridge on which major obstacles
had been cleared and early con-
struction was expected.
/ A week ago. the Army Engi-
neers announced approval of q
construction permit which would
let the Bureau of Public Roads
build the bridge with a vertical
clearance of 50-feet and a hori-
IZontal clearance of ITS feet.
Agreement on Costs
| Prospects for early construc-
ton also were frightened by
agreement of Maryland and Vir-
ginia to share maintenance and
operation costs of the bridge
This agreement was made with
the understanding that the Dis
trict Commissioners would sup
port new legislation providing
/ for the District sharing in the
three-way split on these costs.
I The Board Of Trades action
came as somewhat of a surprise
Directors of the organization
representing Washington bust
ness resolved q conflict in recon-
mendations of its own commit
tees by adopting the recommen-
dations of its Rivers and Har-
Dor Committee.
The Boards Transportation
Committee. recognizing the
urgent need for early construc-
tion.' had recommended the
group back the smaller span
authorized in the present legis-
lation.
Different Findings
The Economic Development
Subcommittee found that "a
horizontal clearance Of ITS feet
and a vertical clearance of so
feet in conjunction with the
movable span will safely and
adequately provide for river
navigation"
The Rivers and Harbors Com
mittee. however. recommended
that the Board of Trade oppose
the construction as
presently designed (andl urge
that if bridge be built that
there be provided a minimum
clear width span of 300 feet ex-
Guiding buffers and a minimum
vertical clearance of SO feet"
John E. Smith. jr.. chairman
of the Boards Washington
Channel Improvement Subcom-
mittee, said the construction of
a bridge with a l75-foot span
would kill plans for Washington
and Alexandria port develop
ment. He said the smaller span
would bottle up navigation
900 yards from the Alexan-
dria dock" downstream.
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Oxygen Tent
Blaze Kills
Patient Here
Officials Believe
Mon in Providence
Lighted a Match

An oxygen tent burst into
flames early today at Providence
Hospital. killing a patient lying
helplessly under the canopy and
burning a nurse and another
patient who fought the flames.
The dead patient, Martin Jo-
seph Foy. Al. of 2706 Thirty first
street Sc. had been placed in
the tent 5 hours earlier in critical
condition from heart and kidney
disease.
Fire Inspector Anthony B.
Mileo said there was evidence
MIR. Foy in his illness had struck
a match touching off the highly
volatile gas and igniting his
pajamas and the bed clothing.
1T couldn't have started any
other way" said Mr.. Mileo. "A
book of charred matches was
found on the floor beside the
body"
Nurse Sees Flash
Mr.. Foy. who joined the Navy
Department in l941 as a mes
senger and advanced to an ad-
ministrative position in the Ma
val Research Laboratory, entered
the hospital at $50 pm. and
was placed in Room 608 with one
other patient.
About 2:l5 am, Mrs Mamie
Bryant. 48. of Brandywine
street NE. nurse sitting in the
nurses section three doors away,
heard a noise in Room 608. She
went into the corridor in time
to see a flash in the room.
Hurrying into the room, Mrs.
Bryant saw the plastic tent, the
bed clothing and upper part of
Mr.. Foy's pajamas in flames. She
quickly cut of the oxygen supply
from a switch above the bed and
beat the flames with her hands.
Another patient, Clifford Gard
ner, 48. OF Hollywood. Md,
joined in and suffered first de-
gree burns of the left hand. Mrs.
Bryant was burned slightly on
the right hand.
Attendants joined the strug-
gle and the telephone open ator
called the fire department. When
f1remen arrived. the bed was
still smouldering, but the Are was
confined to the immediate area
The plastic tent was badly
charred.
Sick Since June
Investigating with Inspector
Mileo. Detective Sergt. Peter
Zananis said he learned Mr..
Foy, who has been i'll much of
the time since last June. was
taken to the new hospital at 1850
Varnum street NE. in his pa
jamas.
Sergt Zanzanis was told that
Mrs. Foy remembered seeing her
husband with a package of
matches before they left home.
Before they left she reluctantly
lighted cigarette for him, which
he smoked at home. but used an
other pack of matches. She said
in the confusion she did not re-
member what happened to the
matches her husband had.
However, she accompanied him
to the hospital, and was certain
he had no cigarettes when placed
in the oxygen tent. No ciga-
retteS. either whole or burned,
were found in the room later
While the fire was being
fought. Mr.. Foy fell or was placed
on the floor. It was near the
body that a guard found the
charred pad of matches. Inspec-
tor Mileo said the matches were
turned over to him. The burned
condition of Mr.. Foy's hands fur
ther convinced the inspector he
See OXYGEN PAGE "A
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4Armed Thugs Captured
By OH-Duty Policeman
Judo Expert Sends Two SprowIine in Store;
9Other Holdups Believed Solved by Arrests

lone Washington policeman, of duty and his way
home burst into Highs Dairy night in the middle
of holdup and captured four thugs pistol point.
Chief of Detectives Scott four already had
robbed one Highs Store earlier last night before Pvt
Myerhoeer of the 18th precinct caught them the
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u. S. Asks Soud to Renew
Relations With Britain
Resumption Of Tulks Urged in Rift
On Rule Over East Arabian Ouses

The United States has recommended to King Saud of
Saudi Arabia that he reesabsh diplomatic relations with
Great Britain first step toward settling his boundary
dispute with the British Buram cluster GASES the
East Arabian Peninsula.
The Saudis broke off relations with the British when the
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Big Span Asked
By Trade Board
Jones Point Bridge
Delay Conceded

The Washington Board Of
Trade today asked for new legis-
lation increasing the span of the
proposed Jones Point Bridge over
the Potomac River from IT'S to
300 feet.
Board of Trade officials con-
.ceded that adoption of their
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Tunnel ond Six-Lone Bridge Asked in
Broyhill Bill. Poee B-l
Milford chronicle., 1957-09-20
Use, Quality, Care
Govern Rug Service

Delaware homemakers planning
to buy a rug were urged today by
a University of Delaware extension
home management specialist to
consider use and quality before
making the purchase.
Miss Patricia A. Middleton ad-
vised buying the best quality rug
you can afford for places where
foot traffic is heaviest. If you must
economic, she said, buy the less
expensive rug for light traffic
areas.
To judge rig quality, the speci-
alist suggested looking closely at
several carpets, and pressing fin
gers into the pile. When pressed
and released, the pile should
spring back into position. Then
bend the carpets toward their back
to see if the tufts are close to-
gether.
Miss Middleton recommended q
rug cushion to increase rug SER
vice. A cushion will absorb heel
pounding and fill in uneven floors
She pointed out that additional
luxurious softness will be felt un-
derfoot, and that sound absorption
and insulation are offered by q
cushion.
In closing, the specialist empha.
sized that any rug will wear out
quickly, unless it gets good care
mainly cleaning.
Milford chronicle., 1957-09-20

tributed for a more substantial gift
be used to purchase an item of
furniture for the elementary school
teachers room.
Also during the dinner c. Fred
Fifer, president of the Board of
Education, announced that David
L. Williams had been appointed to
the new position of administrative
assistant to be effective as soon as
competent replacement teacher
is secured for the sixth grade sec
tion now taught by Mr. Williams.
Mr.. Williams, a graduate of
Stroudsburg State Teachers Col
lege, received q masters degree in
Education from the University of
Delaware in 1857. He has been a
member of the Caesar Rodney fac
ulty for eight years and director
of the summer recreation program
for five years.
Milford chronicle., 1957-09-20
New Sales Manager
At Ford Company

Appointment of Walter ]. Coop
er as Ford Division general sales
manager was announced today by
James 0. Wright, Ford Motor Com
pany vice president and Ford Di-
vision general manager.
Mr.. Cooper, who has been with
Ford for more than 20 years, has
been Western regional sales man
ager with headquarters in San
Jose, Calf.
He fills the post left vacant by
the recent elevation of Charles r..
Beacham to company vice presi-
dent and assistant general man
ager of Ford Division.
Born in Los Angeles in 1910, Mr..
Cooper was graduated cum laude
from Stanford University, where
he majored in economies. He start
ed with Ford in 1886. Prior to that
he had been associated for several
years with Firestone Tire and Rub
ber Company and the National Life
and Accident Insurance Company,
and was an instructor at Stanford
in economics.
Mr.. Cooper held sales positions
with Ford at Dallas, Tex; Jslck-
sonville, Fla, and Dearborn be-
tween 1886 and 1899, when he
joined the company's Richmond,
Calf, offices.
Milford chronicle., 1957-09-20
BETHEL
Anna Smith
Phone: Laurel 1924

Mrs. Nellie Williams returned
home Sunday after spending a week
in Norfolk, Va, and was accom-
panied home By her sister, Mrs.
Fan Wheatley, also Mr.. and Mrs.
Allan Evans, who spent the night
and then left for their trip home.
Mr.. Wallace Garrett left Sunday,
where he is enrolled as a fresh
man at the University of Delaware.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Tracey and
children were dinner guests Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel Pal
mer, at Seaford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Spence are
spending a week at their cottage
at Fenwick Island,
On Tuesday, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Spicer entertained Mr.. and Mrs
Reuben Hudson of Plant City, Flor
ida. for dinner
The Friendly S. s. Class met Tues
day night at the home Of Mrs. Es-
Their Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bell en-
! tertained at dinner on Sunday, Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Wilson of Sails
bury, Nd, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Car
ter and son of Dover, and Mrs
nellie Williams and Mrs. Ada
Moore.
The Count On Me Club met Wed.
nesday night at the home of Mrs
Peggy Cubbage.
Mrs. Ida Milbourne is patient
in Milford Memorial Hospital suffer
ing from a broken hip when she fel
down q step on Saturday evening
A little authority affects some
men more than strong drink.
Milford chronicle., 1957-09-20
BRIDGEVILLE
Mrs. David C. Speicher
Phone: BridgeTiiie 1874
Union Methodist Church
A Jason BlundOn. Minister

JdsOn DkuHuOus MIbtSttE
Sunday, September 22-9:45 a. m.
Church School with classes for all
ages. G. Clayton Richards, Supt
11:00 a. M, Morning Worship.
Sermon by the pastor and special
music by the choir
Master Johnny Lowe and Master
Johnny Robbins spent the weekend
in Ocean City, Md. On Sunday, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Lowe joined their
sons and they returned home in the
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Joseph Wiley
spent the weekend in Williams
burg, Va.
Mrs. Florence Savin is very i'll
in Kent General Hospital, at this
writing
The State Chamber of Commerce
on their downstate tour on Tuesday
of last week, visited the H. P. Can
non plant and had lunch served
them at the Union Methodist
Church Fellowship Hall.
Miss Neva Dickerson recently re-
turned home from a motor trip
through the New England States.
She accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
John Dickerson of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Lawrence Cahall, Miss Ann
Cahall, Miss Esther Hindenoch, OF
Armore, Pa, spent Sunday with
Miss Lizzie Cahall, who returned
horne with them for an extended
visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kern of
Colwyn, Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs.
James Harrington, of Harrington
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
John E. Kern.
DIR. and Mrs. L. F. Hoch spent
the weekend with DR.. and Mrs.
Charles 1. Hoch at their home on
Naaman's Road, near Wilmington,
Mrs. Maude Rankin, of Saybrook,
Conn, has been visiting Mrs. Adele
Gray Rice.
Mrs. Ann Tatman, of Wilmington,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and. Mrs.
William ]. Newton.
MIR. and Mrs. William j. Newton
spent a few days last week in VIII
mington.
Milford chronicle., 1957-09-20
RELIGIOUS CITATION

NASHVILLE. Tenn. -(P)- Chi
cago Artist Warner Sallman has re-
ceived citation from The Upper
Room, international devotional
guide, for contribution to world
Christian fellowship.
Sallman painted the widely
known Head of Christ. The Rev.
DR.. ]. Manning Potts, editor of The
Upper Room, said more than so
million reproductions of the work
have been sold in many lands.
The Upper Room is published by
the Methodist General Board Of
Evangelism.
Milford chronicle., 1957-09-20
Caesar Rodney
School Notes

Mrs. RaughIey H0nored at Dinner
Mrs. Mildred w Raughley, who
retired at the close of last school
year, was honored by the Caesar
Rodney faculty at the recent an
nual Board of Education STAFF dim
ner. Mrs. Raughley taught at West
vile, Pratts, Dover, and Rose Val
ley before coming to Caesar Rod
ney, where she taught for eight
years before retiring. The cita-
ton was read by Mrs. Mary w.
Cool, president of the Caesar Rod
ney Education association and Miss
S. Catherine Melvin presented Mrs.
Raughley with an orchid. Mrs.
Raughley requested that funds con-
Milford chronicle., 1957-09-20
CHRONICLE MILFORD FRIDAY SEPTEMBER
Pharmacy Week Is
Proclaimed By BOggs

With praise for the long and te7
dious hours that pharmacists de-
vote in serving the needs of physi-
clans, hospitals and the general
public, Governor J. Caleb Boggs
today proclaimed the week of Octo-
Der TIA as Pharmacy Week in
Delaware"
The chief executive called at
tention to the fact that lives often
depend on the pharmacists skills
in preparing and interpreting pre-
scriptions which must be precise
ly followed.
Governor Boggs also urged that
DeIawareans pause during "Phar-
macy Week" and take note of the
unselfish devotion with which
pharmacists follow their chosen
profession.
The proclamation follows:
WHEREAS, the pharmacists in the
State of Delaware devote long and
tedious hours in serving the pub
lie and always perform diligently
in their profession; and
WHEREAS, the lives of our citi-
zens often depend on their skills
in preparing and interpreting pre-
scriptions recommended by physi-
clans which must be precisely fol-
lowed; and instructions for admin
istering drugs and medicines must
meet exactly with the orders from
the patients doctor; and
WHEREAS, the aforementioned
pharmacists strive through con-
stant education and organized ef-
fort to maintain and improve the
high standards which they have
set for their profession; now
THEREFORE, i, J. CALEB BOGGS,
Governor of the State OF Delaware,
do hereby proclaim that the week
of October to IA, 1857, be OBJ
served as
PHARMACY WEEK IN
DELAWARE
call upon our citizens to reflect
upon the many instances when
these men and women have served
so faithfully to better the physical,
mental and moral status OF our
people. Let US renew our efforts
during this week to better appre-
ciate the services rendered by our
pharmacists to physicians, hospi-
tails and the general public and
take note of the unselfish devotion
with which they follow their chos-
en- profession.
Milford chronicle., 1957-09-20

When you are having company
for supper and you don't want to
serve a salad, have a bowl of water
cress, carrott curls or strips and
black olives instead.
Milford chronicle., 1957-09-20

British Honduras in Central
America is British colony, but
money there is reckoned in dol
lars and cents instead of pounds
and shillings.
Milford chronicle., 1957-09-20

San Marino, tiny republic of
1900 people in the heart of Italy,
has remained independent for IL
centuries since 3O2 A. d.
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ships again to Marseilles lie
Havre or London. In short, an
Israeli pipeline, it is said here,
could end the Arab "oil black
mail"
The unstated benefit to Israel
is equally obvious. If the West
ern world becomes dependent on
an Israeli pipe line then the oil
users would see to it that the line
remained safe. That means they
would lean closer to the Israel
side in Mideast disputes and
help Israel protect the lifeline
from possible Arab attack.
The French government is
definitely interested in the
Israeli idea. The French even
looked into the possibility of a
canal across Israel during the
recent crisis but dropped it be-
cause of the cost of digging
through some rugged mountains.
But pipeline looks feasible.
Israel doesn't intend to stop
there. The Haifa-B eersheba
Railway will be extended to
Elath and the present dirt road
will be hardsurfaced. That will
permit hard goods to be shipped
across Israel. along with the oil.
Israel intends to take full ad-
vantage of the fact she is the
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persons was not preceded by an
explosion as the sole survivor
newsman Nestor Mata, orig
inally had reported.
The possible causes were sale
to have been narrowed down to
pilot error and engine failure.
demonstrating the disaster
the Investigators surmised thai
the two-engine planes right wing
snapped off against a tree as il
skirted the mountainside where
the predawn crash occurred.
U. S. Experts Help
Mr.. Mata's story aroused spec
ulations of Communist sabotage
against the 49-year-old Presi-
dent, one of Asias Staunchest
anti-Communists who crushed
the Red Hulk movement when he
was Defense Secretary.
American air experts have
been helping in the exhaustive
investigation. which involved as
Sembling bits of plane wreckagt
strewn for hundreds of feet ovel
the mountainside.
Nearly 100000 Filipinos kept
a mourning vigil around Mala-
canaan Palace and thousands
filed past Mr.. Magsaysay's flag
draped casket, which will lie ir
state inside the palace until the
funeral Friday. The floral
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tributes banking the room in
cluded wreaths from President
Eisenhower and President Theo-
dor Heuss of West Germany.
Wreath From Family
At the foot of the casket was
a simple wreath of ferns from
Luz, Tita, Adging, Mrs.
MagSaysay, Teresita and Mia
gros, the Presidents daughters
and Ramon, jr.. his son.
Mr.. MagSaysay's successor
former Vice President Carlos
Garcia. was hard at work in an
adjoining room signing docu-
ments.
Mr.. Garcia issued statement
saying he would continue to
carry out the same foreign policy
laid down by the Magsaysay ad-
miniStration. He said this in
cluded maintenance OF national
security. compliance with Fill
pino commitments to the United
States and SEATO and a con-
tinulng fight against COM
muniSm.
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only nation friendly to both the
West and the Orient having
ports on both the Mediterranean
and the Red Sea.
ISraeli's internal trade will also
be stimulated by the building of
port facilities at Elath. Plan
ners here believe the country's
natural trade direction lies to
the east. assuming the Arab
states which would provide Is
raels most logical market.
Already Israel has close COM
mercial ties with Burma and
links with India, Indonesia and
Japan are being forged. Israel
hopes to buy their raw materials
and ship them manufactured
goods in return. And Israel
could also ship some of her
meager minerals-salt, phoS-
pilates. copper and potash to the
orient.
Visions Make for Boom
All these visions are making
Elath boom. The mayor of
Elath, slipping coffee on the
porch of the only hotel there
and looking out over his town,
said "A good deep seaport will
be easy and cheap to build here.
The water is deep right up to
the shore and the waters are
well sheltered.
1--WE have one jetty now and
will have another in a couple
months. We will finish the oil
unloading facilities in a month.
We will be able to handle 10000
ton freighters and tankers when
those projects are finished"
The first tanker is scheduled
to land here early next month.
1t will pump oil into the small
eight-inch pipe just being COM
pleted which will take care of
about half of Israels annual need
for oil.
Elath today has a population
of 5000. The mayor expects
| it to double in a year and hit
10000 in three years. In 20 years
he believes $4,000 persons will
be here.
Geography of EIath
I Elath is on the eastern side
of a broad valley which runs from
the Dead Sea to Aqaba. The bor-
der runs down the middle of the
valley. Jordan and its port town
of Aqaba are what looks like
a stones throw away in the
clear desert air, actually about
four miles. Rugged desert noun
tains hem in the valley to the
east and west.
Elath at this point looks like
a low-cost housing development
where trees and grass have been
overlooked. The only substantial
building is the Philip Murray
Cultural and Communal Center,
a large ultramodern stone and
glass building erected with funds
donated by the American CLIO
in honor of its late president.
There is a landing strip served
by one of the worlds smallest
and busiest airlines. One has to
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reserve a seat days in advance,
and then is in danger of getting
bumped for some important
piece Of cargo.
Elath is full of soldiers wearing
as Israeli GIs tend to do
partly civilian clothes. AS civilian
workers also wear partly military
clothes. the town has the appear
ance of a CCC camp of the De-
preston days.
But no one cares about looks.
Elath's citizens are in on the
ground floor of a great COM
mercial enterprise. They have
thoughts for nothing but the
job at hand-and the possibility
that Egypt will once again seal
off the Gulf of Aqaba and spoil
all their wonderful plans.
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parents were too busy building a
new city and new port to be an
alternative to the Suez Canal,
Hard work is way of life
in Israel but the pace seems to
be even more grueling in Elath.
1t is a boom town and a 'front.'
Ter town. but there are no bars,
no dance halls, no shady ladies.
24-HOurs a Day Job
Work goes on "a hours day.
seven days a week on the port.
which is expected here to be a
lifesaver someday for Israel as
well as the Western world. Even
on the Jewish Sabbath, work
continues on port installations,
an eight-inch oil pipeline and
400 new homes. Conservative
religious parties in parliament
protest: but in this hot valley Of
Elath, the Sabbath seems less
important than the port.
Elath did not exist five years
ago. At this southernmost tip Of
Israel touching the northern
most tip of the Red Sea arm
called the Gulf of Aqaba, there
was nothing but sand. sun and
some of the worlds best skim
diving. But Israel wanted an
outlet to the Red Sea, so the
port was planned.
Even as rudimentary haven
for tiny ships 1t was q failure,
however. Egypt blocked of the
mouth Of the Gulf of Aqaba to
any shipping going to Elath.
Easy for Egypt to Do
1t was easy to do. Egypt owns
almost all of the west bank of
the Gulf and occupied two Saudi
Arabian islands in the mid
die of the Strait of Tiran,
the only entrance to the gulf
The sole deepwater channel
through the strait goes between
the islands and Egypt'S shore
a distance of only a few hun
dred yards.
Egypt said because it was at
war with Israel it had a legal
right to blockade Israel. Ships
going through the strait to Elath
were stopped. One American, one
Italian and three British ships
actually were fired on by
Egyptian shore batteries at
Shearin el Sheikh on the Sinai
shore.
Elath had no customers for the
first five years of its life and
Israel, barred from the Suez
Canal, had for all practical pur-
poses no access to eastward
trade.
Then came the Sinai war. In
November. Israeli troops occu-
pied Egyptian positions on the
straight and blew up gun en-
placements on the gulf. Aqaba