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AS Senator Johnston observed
Recruitment for Federal jobs
may be based on merit factors,
but as long as there is no sys-
tenn for awarding promotions to
the best qualified and ablest
employees at all times, we do not
have true merit system in Gov
eminent"
\ X 4 X
GO SLOW POLICY - Else
where in his speech before the
Society for Personnel Admins
tration, csc Chairman Ellsworth
indicated that the commission
will adopt a go-slow policy on
not only promotions but in ex-
pediting employe appeals and
achieving a realistic performance
rating system.
Mr.. Ellsworth said there is
mo pat solution" for any OF
these problems. He noted that
it is only natural that I'VE may
become so irritated with the ways
things are working in one of
these areas that we rightly give
consideration to scrapping the
whole system and starting fresh
with a new approach"
Mr.. Ellsworth cautioned. how
ever: 1T is important to re-
member. however, that change
lis not necessarily progress. There
are times when our answer will
lie in better administration and
better Interpretation Of the Sys-
TEN we are now using, rather
than in revolutionary change
which may leave us worse of
than we were before.
MY approach to these mat
ters will be one of guided, pur-
poseful evolution, and the test
I will apply is primarily this one
Will a change better serve the
Interests of the American peo-
pie and the interests of the en-
Iployes affected by it?"
BIG SAVINGS-Internal Rev.
lenue Commissioner has pre-
scented a cash award Of 1925 to
Robert E. Wall for his suggestion
that will save the agency $780,
900 a year. Mr.. Wall, a SUPER
visor in Internal Revenues
requirements unit, operating ia
cilities division. publications
branch. devised a new system
for bulk distribution of Internal
Revenue stamps by insured mo-
tor freight instead of costlier
registered parcel post.
CAPITAL, R0IINnTTp Noyx,,s
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ness, warm and humid this
afternoon. tonight and Friday
with scattered showers and
thunderstorms. mostly in the
afternoon and evening. Low to-
night in the COS. Somewhat
warmer Friday.
Lower Potomac and Chesapeake
Daylight, variable winds to-
day. tonight and Friday. Mostly
cloudy with afternoon or evening
thundershowers. Visibility fair
to poor.
River Report
UrOm U ,. EnElneersl
Potomac River clear At Harpers Ferry
and clear at Great Falls. Shenandoah
clear At Harpers Ferry.
Temperatures for Yesterday
READING Washington National Airport
Midnight Bs Noon ~
sam. .-.--- 81 SPIN. 49,. "a
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the trial Of nearly all crimina
charges.
Whereupon Judge Hooper
agreed to further argument be.
fore making a final ruling. The
court and its officials meantime
kept in close touch with Wash.
ington by telephone.
Finally. Mr.. Ivey agreed tc
hand over the full report under
protest" and the trial proceeded
The prosecutor explained that
he acted on the advice Of United
States Attorney James w. Dor
sey in Atlanta and the FBI.
Hicks and Price. high school
students from Rossville, an in
dustrial town in North Georgia
are being tried on charges Of
attacking the girl in Chick
amauga National Park near
their home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-06
.Homeowners Elect

John c. Bouma has beer
elected president Of the Chest
nut Hills Homeowners Associa.
ton Of Beltsville. Md. Other Of
f1cers are Jerry Swartz, vice
president; Joseph Hardy, treas
urer; Mary Lines. recording
secretary; Margaret Karr, COR
responding secretary, and Jacot
Shives. sergeant-at-arms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-06

keeping with the principle thai
an accused person has a right
to confront his accusers.
District Judge Frank A. Hooper
on Tuesday had directed that
FBI statements from Govern.
ment witnesses be delivered tc
attorneys for Leonard E. Hicks
10. and Charles F. Price, IT
accused Of raping a 15-year-old
girl in a national park.
The United States attorney
complied with this ruling but
when Judge Hooper. after fur.
ther argument. said it appeared
to him that the full investiga-
tive report should be included
the prosecution rebelled.
E. Ralph Ivey. assistant
United States attorney. called
the Supreme Court decision
most revolutionary" He de-
clared that it would jeopardize
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CAPITAL ROUNDUP-Navy's
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FIJI Reports Ordered
Submitted in Rape Case

ROME Ga, June t-A Federal judge yesterday ordered
complete FB1 reports Of investigation turned the
accused over the vigorous protest Of Government
1t the first application of Supreme Court
essential FB1 evidence must be made available to defendant
the prosecution dropped.
The decree handed down in Washington Monday in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-06
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
csc Promotion Stand
Creates q Puzzle
BY JOSEPH YOUNG

The Civil Service Commission appears to have developed
split personality the Governments promotion system
On the hand the defends present system
declaring that there nothing radically with
things improving all the time
hand Chairman Ellsworth vester-
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Record Temperatures This Year

Hishest 81 on April rs. May 90 90
Lowest. 8. on January 49,
High and Low Of last - Hours
High. 90. at 2:25 pm.
Low, 65. at Ais am.
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25
Citizens Held
Last
Friday Night
Reports Were Received
From Various Elected
& Appointed Officials;
Settled Hall Dispute.

At well attended citizens meet
ing held last Friday evening at the
Community Building, Milford citi-
zens heard reports from their ap-
pointed and elected officials, and
then set out themselves to settle
a highly controversial issue regard
ing City Hall.
The meeting was formally opened
bu Mayor William R. Murphy, for
nAr State Insurance Commissioner
VIII /. completing his first year as
the Cit s Chief Executive.
Invocation was given by Rev. F
Douglas Milbury, pastor of Cal
vary Methodist Church.
Herbert Griffith, local radio sta
tion operator, was elected meeting
chairman, and James DOwnham
for many years secretary of City
Council, was elected secretary.
Milford is the only municipality
on the Peninsula that still adheres
to the old New England style town
meeting, with the stress being
placed on the "open forum, where
one and all may air their views.
The first on the agenda was g
resume of the financial statements
of the City covering the year Oct
L, 1855, to September 80, 1856. The
report was submitted by the audit
ing committee composed of willard
r. Hall and Wallace F. McFaul
CONTINUED on page fve)
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25
Disaster Rehearsal
Planned For Monday
VIII Extend~Thr0ughout Most OF
The State

Communications and message
center personnel of the State De-
partment OF Civil Defense will
stage a 2 horr rehearsal for dis
aster" MonSay, January %, at the
states huge, underground Control
Center in Delaware City, according
to Colonel D. Preston Lee, state
Civil Defense director.
In the Wilmington, Kent County
and New Castle County control
centers, communications personnel
will be standing by, beginning at 8
p. m., to receive and relay radioed
messages emanating from the CEN
trail control station.
Operation Alert 1856, last July.
pointed out some problems in radio
message transmission and han0i-
ing, which we believe we now have
solved Colonel Lee explained.
This exercise will let us test our
radio communications circuits be-
tween these points and will give
us an opportunity to try out the
new procedures which have been
worked out since the nationwide
exercise"
continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25
City Council
Reor ganlzed
At Ses sion
Tuesday Night
New Members Seated;
Appointments NJ a d e;
New Salary Schedule
Was Adopted Unani-
mOusly.

Milford City Council reorganized
Tuesday evening during special
meeting in council chambers.
Two councilmen who were elect
ed without opposition at Mondays
municipal balloting were admins
tered their oath of office OF Edwin
p. Messick, executive vice presi-
dent of the First National Bank and
Trust Company, notary public.
They are: Vernon Benson of the
First Ward and Wright Ward, of
the Fourth Ward.
Other members of council are
Percy Haughey, First Ward; c.
Edgar Wood and Mrs. Mildred Web
ster, End Ward; Walter Morris and
Clayton Kirby, Third Ward. Hold
over member of Fourth Ward is
William A. Berry, Jr.
Mayor William r. Murphy pre-
sided.
Mr.. Murphy read the following
statement:
"At this time / would like to well
come into council the two newly
elected members and to express my
gratitude to the two retiring men,
bers, Richard Wilson and Chester
Coffin, for their cooperation dur
ing the past year. 1t is my sincere
desire that each and every MEM
Der of council will, in the perform
ance of his or her duties during the
coming year, have only one thought
and object uppermost in mind, the
welfare of, the community which
they serve.
Continued on page f1ve)
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25
Andy Christy Talks
To Local Club Women
Legislative Reference Burea
Chairman Tells OF Procedure

Andrew D. Christy of Whining
ton gave the members of the Mil
ford New Century Club on Monday
at their bi-monthly meeting a
much better understanding of State
and legislative matters than they
previously had Mr.. Christy, law
yer by profession, and chairman of
the legislative research bureau, was
the guest speaker on a program on
legislation. He was presented to
the members by Mrs. John Long
botham, club chairman of legisla-
ton. Mr.. Christy announced early
in his talk that he would touch on
matters of legislation coming up
in this session that would be of in
terest to club women. Speaking of
the State budget, of its increase
and of its Importance in the early
days of this term, he gave the per-
centages of increase as they re-
lated to education, health, roads,
welfare and Indebtedness. Bills be-
ing presented to the legislature for
consideration this term, Mr.. Chris
ty said, would be on a modified
Continued on page seventeen)
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25
al Council Meets
Next At Georgetown
Session VIII Be Held At Agricul-
tural Center, February End

The date for the next Sussex
County JUROR Council Meeting has
been set for February 2, 1857, at
the Agricultural Center in George
town at 7:45 p. m.
The newly elected 1857 officers
will be installed at this meeting
and several other important mat
ters of business will be discussed.
The business will include plans for
a County Demonstration and Field
Day in April, the raising of money
for Camp Barnes, the project of
painting mail boxes, and National
All Club Week.
Bernardine Coleman, All Club
Agent, urges all clubs to be repre-
sented at this meeting. The mat
ters planned and discussed will
affect all All members in the
county, so every club should be
represented to express their ideas
on matters discussed. Each club is
allowed five voting delegates (pres-
ident, vice president, secretary,
treasurer, and reporter) but other
interested members may attend.
Recreation will follow the meet
ing.
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25
Soon Will Be
Time TO Pick
Mother OF Year
Blanks Have Been Dis
tributed By Mrs. VIM.
n. Cam, Chairman For
Delaware.

Time is drawing near to select
Delaware's Mother of the Year,
Mrs. William N. Cam, Wilmington,
chairman of the states American
Mothers Committee, pointed out
this week, and blanks have bee
distributed for the purpose of Sc
curing candidates
Mrs. Cam said that blanks may
be secured from herself or other
members of the committee who
are: Mrs. Jesse Loven, Odessa ;
Mrs. E. w. Buchanan, Dover; Mrs
Paul Mitchell, Hockessin; and
Mrs. Dorothy Till, Rehoboth Beach
The American Mothers Commit
tee selected a mother from each OF
the states and territories. and tht
50 ladies are assembled in New
York City early in the month oi
May where the American Mother
of the Year finally is chosen. The
state mother, aside from other
tributes which may come her way
will be a guest of the Delaware
Committee at this affair.
Mrs. Cam pointed out that eli
gibility requirements are based on
these qualifications:
l. That she be successful mo-
ther, as evidenced by the charac-
ter and achievements of her in
dividual children.
2. That she be an active member
of a religious body.
8. That she embody those traits
highly regarded in mothers-cour-
age, cheerfulness, patience, affec-
ton, kindness, understanding and
home-making ability.
4. That she exemplify in her life
and conduct the precepts of .the
Golden Rule.
5. That she have sense of re-
sponsibility in civic affairs and
that she be active in service foI
public benefit.
6. That she be qualified to repre-
sent the Mothers of America in al
responsibilities attached to heI
role as the National Mother.
Continued on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25
Election To
Fill Senate
Seat In Kent
Due Tomorrow
James e. Jackson, Jr. Of
Near Milford Will Be
Opposed By Jester A.
Gray Of Near Frede-
RIGA.

James E. Jackson, Jr., of near
Milford, and Jester A. Gray, of near
Frederick, will be the opposing
candidates for State Senator az the
special election to be held in the
Fifth Senatorial District of Kent
County tomorrow, Saturday, Jan.
26th. The polls will be open
throughout the district from 3.
m. to p. m.
This election became known on
Tuesday as the legal details in
connection with the special cleo
tion received rapid attention by the
various agencies.
In what might result to be mis-
first official act since he was IN
Quoted into office last Tuesday, Lit
Governor David p. Buckson signed
an order calling for the special
election to fill the vacancy caused
by the recent death of Senator Will
liam c. Paradee, of Magnolia
The Kent County Department of
Elections met Tuesday afternoon
and selected Saturday as the date
for holding the special election.
They will have a proclamation to
this effect placed on the front door
of the court house and at various
places throughout the Senatorial
District.
The nominating papers for each
candidate were filed with Clerk OF
the Peace Walter Handsberry by
the Democratic and Republican
County Committee officials Tues
day.
CONTINUED on page s1x)
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25
Dover Pilots
Transported
$500 Planes
Record Is Set By Airmen
At NJ a m moth Kent
County Base In Five
Years.

Five years ago last Friday, Jan.
IS, 1852, a small group of Air
Force officers and two airplanes
arrived at the Dover Air Force
Base, and set up operations in tar
paper shacks and buildings left
over from World War II.
This handful of men constituted
the advance detachment OF the
1737th Ferrying Squadron, and they
were the vanguard of a Military
Air Transport Service operation
that has grown into one of the ma
tions biggest air ferrying opera
tions, involving hundreds of air.
craft and a complement of some
10000 officers and men.
In the intervening years, the
squadron, now part of the 1607th
Air Transport Wing, has delivered
more than $500 aircraft to various
parts of the world.
The pilots of the 18TH have been
delivering jet planes to nations of
the North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
cation at the rate of 200 year.
Little more than a bayfield, when
the Air Force reclaimed it during
the Korean War, the base now logs
hundreds of hours of jet flights each
month, and its maintenance per-
sonnel service every type of jet
fighter now in production for the
Air Force.
The unit has had three COM
manders in its five years here. Lit.
Col. P. ". Collins led the first de-
tachment to the bleak base, and
was succeeded in March, 1854, by
Continued 'on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25
Lions Club Phone
Directory Ready Soon
1867 Book Is In Final Stages OF
Completion

In answer to the many inquiries
received during the past few
weeks, the Milford Lions Club is
happy to announce that the Lions
Telephone Directory, covering the
Milford, Frederick, Harrington and
Milton areas for the year 1857, is in
the final stage of completion and
will be in the mails in the very
near future This directory is COM
piled annually by members of the
Milford Lions Club as a community
service. All profits received from
the directory are returned directly
to the community in the form of
help to the Hospital and Fire Com
pany, eye examinations, eye glass
es, food, clothing, fdel, house rent
and cash donations, to worthy and
needy families. Members OF the
Milford Lions Club earnestly solicit
your support in this project by urg-
ing you to insert your donation in
the coin card enclosed with your
directory and mail promptly in the
pOstage-free, self-addressed enve-
lope. All donations, regardless of
size, will be greatly appreciated.
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25
international Latex
Planning Expansion
Construction Started On New 100
Acre Tract

Construction has begun on a
$5O0,000 expansion of the Inter
national Latex Corporation at Do
yer.
Fred w. Andrews, vice president
in charge of research and develop
ment, said this week that several
buildings will be completed by
June l on a 100-acre tract near
Cheswold
The buildings will comprise part
of a newly-created industrial chem
ical division which will manufac-
ture synthetic latex.
DR.. Verle A Miller of the re-
search and development division
will head the new department.
The buildings will include a
pump house, a transfer house for
process materials, boiler house
CONTINUED on page eieven)
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25
Livestock Raisers
Warned On Disease

Dropping ears and a listless at
titude in cattle and sheep at this
time of year should alert livestock
raisers that a disease known as lis
teriosis may be present, according
to bulletin today by the American
Foundation for Animal Health.
Listeriosis appears to be an in
creasing problem in some parts of
the country. The greatest danger
season for losses from this condi-
tion extends from December
through March, Foundation officials
Ccontinued on page eleYenl
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25
u cor etOWn
IS q n Mn q
1 or. I uture
Optimistic Notes Sounded
By n ew Preside EN- t
Harve Nelson And Past
Prexy Jim Goslee.

The strong notes of hope for
the future of Georgetown were
sounded at the first meeting for
1857 of the Georgetown Chamber
of Commerce, in Midland Grange
Hall, held recently.
Harvey E. Nelson, new president
of the organization, reported on
the Cape May-Lewes ferry project
and said that he thought this un-
dertaking would "open up all Sus-
sex County.
James e. Goslee, Jr., past pres
ident of the body, said that the
passing of a new business tax in
the City of Baltimore would cause
some of the businesses there to
look around for other locations.
He said that he had received a let
ter to this effect from an Industrial
real estate man in Baltimore.
These two optimistic notes, which
brought general discussion, follow
ed, as in the case of the contents
of Pandora's box, some reports not
so hopeful.
Horace S. Okie, immediate past
president of the Chamber, and Mr..
Nelson, said that they had not re-
ceived any inquiries from indus
tries wishing to locate in the
Georgetown area for several
months.
J. Burton Wagamon, Georgetown
real estate broker, and Mrs. Mary
Houston Robinson, editor CT the
Sussex Countian whose classified
advertising reflects the local scene,
both said that the demands for rem
tails in Georgetown continued to be
untitled.
Mr.. Wagamon said that while in
both Wilmington and Dover it is
now easy for people to finance the
purchase of new homes without
much outlay, it is still necessary
CONTINUED on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25
Sussex Farmers Are
Named On Committees
Delegates Also Selected To State
Meeting, February 21st

Nine Sussex County farmers
were named on important commit
tees for the County Unit of the
Southeastern Pennsylvania Artifi-
cial Breeders Cooperative at their
annual meeting in the Coolspring
Community Hall recently.
Named to the Education and Pro-
motion Committee were Allison Da-
Wis. Greenwood; Robert Zehr,
Bridgeville; and Victor Rust, Re-
hoboth. Alden Short, Georgetown,
and Edward 0ckels. SeafOrd, were
selected as delegates to the Dis
trict meeting in Dover on February
21st. Sire Reporting Committee
members appointed and the Breed
they represent included Howard E.
wilkins, Lincoln, Holstein; Clyde
Belts. Milton, Guernsey; James
Hudson, Milton, Jersey; and Ed
ward Bullock, Milford, Ayrshire.
(continued on page sevenl
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25
100000 Fire Races
Barn At Stockley
DIR. M. A. Tarumianz Loud In
Praise OF Volunteer Firemen

Fire of unknown origin, aided at
the start by frozen hydrants that
hampered the efforts of seven fire
companies, completely destroyed
the main barn at the Hospital for
the Mentally Retarded, Stockley,
last Friday afternoon, gutted 1000
bales of hay, and damaged small
er building, causing damage esti-
mated at 100000.
Firemen from seven companies
arrived at the scene shortly after
8 p. m, Drawing an icy wind and
sub freezing temperature, and
struggled with ice-masked hydrants
for several minutes before the
plugs were thawed out and the
hoses connected. BY $40 p. M,
geysers of water were pouring into
the big barn which was a mass OF
flames.
Only smonidering ruins remain
ed of the big barn, which was used
to store products of the hospital
farm, three hours later, and smoke
was still rising from the charred
bales and beams.
The fire was discovered shortly
before p. m. by Chester Pepper
continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25
Polio Fund Drive Is
Progressing Nicely
Mile Of Dimes Postponed
From Last Saturday
Will Be Held TOmOr-
row; Mothers March
January 1929.

Progress in Milford's annual
Polio Fund Drive is being made
every passing day, according to
Dolphus wilkins, general chair
man, and his assistant, Edwin l..
Fisher.
The Mile of Dimes, which is
sponsored jointly by the Coolies
and Cootiettes of Milford's own
Blue Hen Post, Veterans OF Foreign
Wars, which was originally sched-
uled for last Saturday, but which
was postponed due to the weather
conditions, will be held this COM
ing Saturday, January 26th.
Money from the numerous "cof-
fees" which are being held through
out the community is coming in,
and q sizeable sum is being realiZ-
ed from these efforts.
The eliminating feature of the
drive will be the Mothers March
which is scheduled to be held next
tween the hours of and 10 p. m.
Residents are respectfully request
ed to leave their porch lights on
between those hours.
Chairman Wilkins announces the
following captains and co-captains
together with the corps of workers
in the four wards in the city proper.
First Ward, William r. Irwin,
Capt. Workers, Mrs. Joseph Lof-
land, Jr., Mrs. Joseph Isaacs, Mrs,
Carson Ward, Mrs. Horace Wiley
Mrs. Ben Orkin, Mrs. Homer Nor
gan, Mrs. Dorothy Rathmell, Mrs
Herman Argo, Mrs. Raymond
Sparklin, Mrs. Jay Manlove, Mrs
Richard Welch, Mrs. Al Cohen
Mrs. Frank Carpenter, Mrs. Frank
Webb, Mr. John Deputy, Mrs. John
Hobbs, Mrs. Grace Keene, Mrs
Jane Sapp, Mrs. Maude Porter
Mrs. Theodore Pyne. Mrs. Clarence
Elliott, Mrs. Betsy Short.
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1957-01-25
WSCS Group VIII
Meet At Houston
Meeting Was Scheduled For Thurs
day, January cath

Zone 2 of Dover District WO-
mans Society of Christian Service
is scheduled to meet in the Hous-
ton Methodist Church Thursday
evening, Jan. "a, at 1880 o'cloc. This
gath, at seven-thirty o'clock. This
meeting was postponed from last
week because of the snow and icy
roads.
Mrs. Roma Mariner is the leader
of this zone. Mrs. Granville Tyndall
of Rehoboth, president of the Dis
trict will be present as well as
Mrs. Ralph Reed, District Promo
tion Secretary. A number of phases
of the work of the society will be
presented and the May program
from the program book will be
given. Because of the important in
formation to be obtained Mrs. Tyn-
dali would like a good attendance
from the churches of Harrington
Houston, Greenwood, Pennington
Milford and Lincoln which COM
prise Zone 2.