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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-16
BY EVELYN M. DENT
Special Writer for The Star

The Commandment of the
National War College, Vice
Admiral Edmund Tyler
Woodbridge. and Mrs. Wool
bridge have issued invita-
tons for a reception on
Monday, April IA. from $50
to $3.50 pm, which they will
give in then, quarters at Fort
Lesley j. McNair.
1t. Gen. Sir Gerald w.
Lathbury, X. c. B., D. S. O.,
/ M. B. E., and Lady Lathbury
are the guests in whose
honor the Wooldridges are
entertaining. Sir Gerald is
! the Kermit Roosevelt British
I lecturer, and with Lady
Lat, bury arrives in this
country on Saturday, April 5.
They will stop for a brief
visit with Mrs. Kermit
Roosevelt in New York.
After a quick tour. of the
country Sir Gerald and Lady
Lathbury viii go to West
Point, N. Y. where they will
be the guests of the Superin-
/ tendent of the Military
( Academy, 1t. Gen. Garrison
Davidson, and Mrs. David
son from Thursday. April 10,
to Saturday. April IL. Sir
Gerald will address the West
Point cadets and take the
review.
Arriving in Washington
that same evening. they win
be the houseguests of the
Commander. British Army
Staff, Mai. Gen. Valentine
Boucher, and Mrs. Boucher,
for the week end. The
Bouchers expect to enter
tain for their distinguished
countryman during that
time.
WOOldridges' HOuseguests
On Monday. April IA. Sir
Gerald and Lady Lathbury
will 60 TO Fort McNair where
they will be the houseguests
of Admiral and Mrs. Wool
bridge for three days.
On Tuesday, April IS, Sir
Gerald will be the honor
guest at luncheon when the
staff and faculty Of the
War College entertain. After
wards he will address the
college.
The Kermit Roosevelt
Project was established by
the 10th Congress in 1949.
Its purpose is to foster better
understanding and closer re-
lations between the military
forces of the United States
and the United Kingdom by
sponsoring lectures and
. courses of instructions to be
delivered by officers of the
British Army at the United
States Military Academy and
elsewhere, and by a United
States Army officer at Sand
hurst and elsewhere in the
United Kingdom.
Initiated by Mrs. Kermit
Roosevelt in honor of the late
Mai. Roosevelt who had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-16
Qualify Of Pelts

A good quality OF skin has
soft pliable leather which is
not dry and rustling as you
move 1t in the hand. Always
look at fur in daylight. Fur
should look springy, firm
and lustrous with true color
and plenty Of top hair In
ferior skins look "singed" and
duh. The lighter the weight.
the better the quality in such
furs as mink. seal. Persian
lamb and nutria. Light
weight furs are often called
chiffon" pelts.
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-14

Darby's failure, the Thorne prop.
erty passed into the hands of Col
BENJAMIN Potter who came here
from Drummondtown, Virginia He
was also tanner by trade. AS well
as continuing the tanneries or
Front Street, he established an.
other yard on a branch OK the Tub
mill Pond, known as Tanyard
Branch.
AUNT Molly, where is the Tub
mill?"
"The Tubnill was located on
Route lib, short distance north
of the Walnut Street intersection
in the branch across the black TOP
road from Cannon Bros. Garage
The mill has been gone about 40
years. The pond across the high
way is still called Tubmilf Pond
"To come back to Col. Potter
He accumulated a fortune by his
tanyards, land transactions and
general store. In his will he left a
large acreage of land ito the poor
of Kent County, outside of the
walls of the Poor House. This is
called the Potter Estate and is still
in existence today.
"Other prosperous merchants of
the early 18th century were the
Williams family. Col. William G..
Williams ran a store on the site
of the old Avenue Methodist Par
sonage which Mr.. Green just left.
Across the street is the brick store
built in 1914 by John Williams, now
Jewells Store. Here Reynear Will
liams, brother of Col. Williams,
did a fiourishing business about
1885. After his death the store
changed owners twice before re-
turning to the Williams family. A
brother, John, conducted a success
full business there. This man, John
Williams, had moved from a farm
which took in all of the land where
the town of Lincoln Is now located.
Another successful merchant
was John Wallace who built a
dwelling and store on the west cor
ner of Front and North Streets,
now known as The Towers. At
the outbreak of the War of 1872 he
had a heavy stock of merchandise
which rose in price, enabling him
to make a good profit and add to
his capital. Mr.. Wallace always
carried a massive cane with a big
ivory knob on the end of it. But he
is probably best known as the STEP
father of John LofiaEd, the Milford
Bard"
why did he carry a cane? Was
he crippled?"
1T was the fashion in those days
for a well dressed gentleman to
carry cane. We don't see men
carrying canes now for ornamental
purposes.
Another enterprising business
man was Daniel Goodwin who built
the Old National Hotel on the
southeast corner of North Walnut
and N. E. Front Streets, later own
ed by Peter F. Causey. Goodwin also
built the house where DR.. Baker
lives, which he sold after being
appointed Register of Wills at Do
yer.
"A man who showed evidence of
public spirit and sound business
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-14
Aunt Molly's
History Chats
MEN. OF EARLY MILFORD
February IA, 1858

Aunt Molly has just set down ;
plate of cookies in readiness fol
her young friends when Bobb,
comes~in.
Here l am, Aunt Molly, to hear
more about the people who uset
TO live in Milford"
Where is Danny? / thought you
would bring him today"
Jaw, he couldn't come. He said he
had to practice something, but
maybe he will come some other
day"
"He is welcome to come when
ever he can and hope that it will
be both soon and often. Please helT
yourself TO the cookies.
Last week / said that today
would tell you about more of the
early men of Milford and that is
exactly what / am ready to do. We
women who lived here years ago
have made the town what it is. IL
is not only the men who have gain
ed national and international fame
who have built the town, but also
the persevering business men of
those early days. 1t is fine to re-
member the illustrious sons Of the
past, but we must also recall few
Of the men who made the back
ground for them. Don't forget, Bob
by, that everyone has something to
contribute to life even though he
cannot be famous"
I'D like to be famous some
day."
Maybe you will be, Bobby. Who
knows?"
You remember that last week
we talked about Joseph Oliver and
the Rev. Sydenham Thorne. The
first man of business affairs after
Sydenham Thorne was his nephew,
Peter Caverly, whose operations
seem to have been mostly land
transactions, milling and finance,
until his removal to Dover as an
office holder of the Farmers Bank
there. Then James Clayton, the ia
ther of John M. Clayton, left Days
boro and bought the Thorne prop
erty from Caverly. Besides conduct
ing the farm, Clayton was engaged
in the mercantile business, milling
and tanning, He built a three
story grist mill from heart pine
hauled from his own woods near
Dagsboro.
"He was succeeded by his nep-
hew, John NJ. Darby, whose busi-
ness operations were even more
extensive than those of Clayton.
He added shipbuilding and the
manufacture of shoes. His general
store was located on the southeast
corner of N. w. Front Street and
Maple Avenue in the heart of what
was Milford's earliest business sec
tion."
us that where DR.. Vileisis has
his Officer"
Yes, that is the corner. After
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-14
NOTICES!

Notice is hereby given that Let
ters Testamentary were in due
form of law granted unto the un-
dersigned, on the 5th day of Feb
ruary A. ID. 1858, and that all per-
sons having claims against the es-
tate of the deceased must present
the same, duly attested, to the said
Walter L. Grier. Jr., Executor of
the estate of Walter L. Grier, on or
before the 5th day of November
1858, or abide the Act of Assembly
in such case made and provided.
WALTER L. GRIER, JR.
Address Executor.
Milford, Del. 214-3t
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-14
WORKING FOR PEANUTS

BELLEFONTE, Pa. = (P) =
Most of the money for the sup
port of the Bellefonte High School
band comes from peanuts.
Each fall, members of the band
canvass the school district. selling
peanuts. The proceeds go toward
general band expenses. Band di-
rector Bruce 1. Garner says II is
practically the only means the
band has for raising money.
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-14
NOTICES!

Notice is hereby given that Let
ters Administration were in due
form of law granted unto the un-
dersigned, on the 7th day of Feb
ruary A. d. 1858, and that all per-
sons having claims against the
estate of the deceased must pre-
sent the same, duly attested, to the
said Josephine S. Donovan, Admin
istratrix of the estate of Enoch F.
Donovan, on or before the 7th day
of November 1858, or abide the
Act OF Assembly in such case made
and provided.
(s) JOSEPHINE S. DONOVAN
Address Administrative
Glendale, Delaware 2-14-3t
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-14
NOTICE!'

Notice is hereby given that Let
ters of Administrators in due
form of law granted unto the un-
dersigned, on the 31st day of JAN
uary, A. ID. 1858, and that all per-
sons having claims against the
estate of the deceased must pre-
sent the same, duly attested, to
the said The First National Bank
and Trust Company, Administra-
tor of the estate of Clesson e.
Bridghap, on or before the 31st
day of October, 1858, or abide the
Act of Assembly in such case
made and provided.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
AND TRUST COMPANY
By: Wallace F. McFaul,
Trust officer
Address Administrator
Milford, Del. 2-7-3t
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-14
NOIICE!

The Annual Stockholders meet
ing of the Milford Building Loan
Association will be held in their
Office on Tuesday evening, Febru-
ary Is, 1858, at 1880 p. m, for the
purpose of discussing business of
the association. All members are
urged to be present.
J. WILLIAM WELLS
2-7-2t Secretary
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-14
OFFICIAL HIDEOUT

PETERSBURG, Va. - (P) :. Pc
tersburg police were able to write
one missing persons report off their
records-Rodest Rieux was found
in JAIL
Rieux was arrested on a driving
charge and fined $50. Unable to pay
he was returned to Jail.
His wife, who hadn't heard from
him for several days, reported him
missing. When he was found, the
fine was paid and Rieux was re-
leased
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-14
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
Real Estate

SATURDAY, MARCH LIST, 1853
AT 200 O'CLOCK p. M.
Rain or Shine
] viii offer at Public Auction on the
premises, six miles below Milford, on
Milford -Rehoboth Highway (Route 14),
in front of Poplar Grove, the follow
ing:
REAL ESTATE
Seven room house of Charles J..
Ingram, deceased, with u acre of land
more or less, garage and small chicken
house.
TERMS: 209o of the purchase price
will be demanded on day of sale, hal
ance on delivery of deed. Purchaser
will be, required to pay cost of the
deed and revenue stamps thereon.
PAINTER c. INGRAM
Administrator of the estate of
Charles j. Ingram (deceaSed)
John Dickerson, Auctioneer 2-14-3t
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-14
notice.!

will not be responsible for any
bills created by Helen Mae Tuck
er who left my bed and board Fri
day, January 81, 1858.
DONALD MARTIN TUCKER
2-7-3tp q Greenwood, Del.
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200. 1t will be made up In part
by larger classes, in part by
the employment of emergency
teachers who lack full creden-
tiAls, and in part by Turing
former teachers back into the
profession.
Classroom Shortage
No figures are yet available
on the classroom shortage for
the coming school year. How
ever. it is expected to be some
what smaller than last years
total Of l42,30O.
The National Education AS
ISOLATION estimates that be-
tween 100000 and 100000 pu-
pills were enrolled in halliday
sessions last year. Figures for
this year won't be available
until November.
In the last nine years, the
Once Of Education said. grade
school enrolment has jumped
about 9.5 million, high school
enrolment by rs million and
college and university enroll
ment by about l million,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-28
Enrolment Up
By IL Million
By the Associated Press

Enrolment in the Nations
schools and colleges will reach
a record OF nearly IS million
when the new school year opens
next month.
The ONCE of Education, re-
porting the estimate yesterday,
said the total would be about
/ ESQ, 900 higher than for the
1957-58 school year. It marks
the 14th straight year of in
crease.
The figures include both pub
lie and private schools.
Sharp Increases
Grade school enrolment is
expected to total about 1888
000-up more than / million
pupils. High school enrolment
will increase about half a mil
lion--to an expected total of
8,880.000. The new figure for
colleges and universities is
!, 1928. 000--an increase OF about
l7S.000 over last year.
This booming school popula-
ton means the classroom and
teacher shortage viii still be
with US. the once Of Educa-
ton said.
The agency said the teacher
shortage would be about 1872
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-28

a friend, Mrs. Mary Ann Thon.
28-year-old waitress.
Rearrestea because OF Mrs.
Harrelson's story was Herman
Kierdorf. Herman, 68.year-old
uncle Of Frank and q former
Transfers business agent. ear
Tier was freed on bond after
being charged with possessing o
pistol silencer.
Habeas corpus hearings were
scheduled this afternoon for
Harrelson and Herman Kier-
dorf. They could be ordered re-
leased unless formal charges
are filed against them. At
torneys said they also would
seek to obtain a hearing for
Mrs. Thon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-28
LATIN AMERICAN NOTES
VenezueIons AIerted
For Mystery Ship

CARACAS, Aug. % (AP).-
President Wolfgang Larrazabal
said yesterday land, sea and
air forces wre moving to inter-
cept q mystery ship reported
headed to Venezuela.
Dispatches from western
Venezuela said national guards
men had been alerted to watch
for the ship Fulmon. The
story was that 1t was en- route
from some Caribbean island
with arms and followers Of
Marcos Perez Jimenex. the ex-
dictator who now lives In
Miami.
President Larrazabal. head
Of the junta that succeeded
Perez, said he doubted thai
the ship would be able to land
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-28
Hearing Due
On Kierdorf

PONTIAC. Mich, Aug. "a
tAP).--A hearing was sched-
uled today on whether TO sum-
mon a grand jury TO investigate
the human torch death Of
Transfers Union Business
Agent Frank Kierdorf.
Michigan Attorney General
Paul L. Adams ana oakland
County Prosecutor Frederick
Ziem filed a petition for q grand
jury inquiry yesterday, basing
their case on the story Of Mrs,
Irish HARRISON. q 40-year-olo
divorcee. She told police her
ex-husband, Leaun HARRISON
president of Transfers Local
Ga, knew Of KierdOrf's burning
before he staggered into Q
Pontiac hospital with burns
over IS per cent Of his body.
HARRISON was held for In.
vestigation of arson along with
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laden American twin-engine
plane in the bay at this United
State naval base.
The arms. repeatedly In
parachute bundles ready to be
showed out of the plane. were
destined apparently for Cuban
rebel leader Fidel Castro.
The navy has clamped q lid
Of secrecy on the case. But the
plane repeatedly dropped into
the bay here about two weeks
ago during the night. Gre
dentials were found in the
plane Identifying three men,
one of who mhas been rumored
shot to death since by Cuban
government offlcials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-28

dalton, Inc, here.
The president Of the Board
OF Commissioners will be hon.
ored by the Foundation at a
luncheon at 1880 pm. septem-
Der 20 at the Sheraton Carlton
Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-28
Sailors Body Found

ANNAPOLIS. Aug. 20 (AP)
The Coast Guard yesterday
recovered the body Of q Navy
enlisted man who fell from q
patrol boat Sunday in Chesa-
peake Bay. The body OF James
Walter Newbrough, rs, Of Graf
ton. w. Va, was spotted by =
fisherman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-28

big junction on the British
owned Bolivian Railway Co.,
agreed to accept q settlement
announced by the government
last Sunday. The Orure locals
previous refusal to return TO
work had kept the railway tied
up except for q daily run from
La Paz to the outskirts Of the
junction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-28

Mrs. ClArice Spindle, adj
visory nurse for is years for
the State Health Department
in the Southwest District OF
Virginia, has been named d.
rector Of nurses of the Fairfax
County Health Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-28

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba,
Aug. 20 (AP).-A breakdown
on gun runners in the Carrib-
bean area appears imminent
after the ditching Of an arms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-28
Roll Service Resumes

LA PAZ, Bolivia, Aug. 2S
(AP) .-Limited railway service
resumed yesterday In Bolivia
after an 1S-day strike which
paralyzed the, country's trans
portation.
! The union local at Orure, a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-28
Mclaughlin Will Get
Son of Year Award

Commissioner Robert E. Me-
Laughlin viii be named Son Of
the Year on Monday by the
Sons and Daughters Day Foun-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-16

Commissioners issued a procla-
nation for National Library
Week. They "called upon the
people in the Nations Capital
to participate in this significant
endeavor by reminding their
families, friends and neighbors
of the pleasures and rewards
of reading. ;"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-16

Island avenue NV, will OBJ
serve the week with an open
house from 8 to 7 pm. Wednes-
day. The function of the cen-
ter's library is to introduce for
|eign visitors to good literature
on social. economic. political
and cultural aspects of life in
the United States.
At 8 pm. Thursday, Richard
C. Vierbuchen, president of the
Junior Chamber Of Commerce,
District chapter, will talk in
the Cleveland Park branch of
the public library on Chang
ing Concepts of Community Lii
brary Service
Clubs Plan Programs
Several service clubs, includ-
ing Rotary. zonta and the Jay
Gees, are also planning special
programs for library week.
On March Z. the District
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-16
TRUMAN, HOOVER SEE BOOKS
AS PASSPORTS TO TRUTH

NEW YORK QP)-Two famous Americans Of oppo-
site political faiths today joined forces to pubcize
National Library Week which starts tomorrow. Their
names Herbert Hoover and Harry S. Truman
The former Presidents issued Joint statement that
said:
"The Bible tells that the truth shall make men
free.
I'VE Americans know that If freedom means any
thing, it the right to think And the right to
think means the right to read-anythng, written any
where by any man. at any time.
Print is passport to truth 1t opens the richest
empire man knowsthe empire OF the human heart and
mind
Men die: devices fail; success and fame run their
But within the walls of the smallest library
in land lie the treasures the wisdom and the wonder
of mans greatest adventures on this earth.
National Library Week will greatly serve If 1t makes
us pause and remember these things"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-16
Special Events
Slated 10 Mark
Library Week

A number of special pro-
grams have been planned here
this week In observance Of Ma
tional Library Week which was
proclaimed yesterday by Presi-
dent Eisenhower.
The President urged "the
fullest possible participation"
by the people of the Nation.
LET National Library Week
be q time for the appraisal of
community needs for library
services and Of the means for
meeting them, for encouraging
the development Of a better
read, better-informed citizenry,
and for rededication to. that
fine public service that has
always been characteristic Of
the libraries, of America" he
said.
A citizens, committee, head
ed by DR.. Albert w. Atwood
has helped to arrange the
events in Washington.
This afternoon DR.. Atwood
will appear on Celebrity Pa
rade" at / pm. over WMAL.-
TV. channel IT. Another sta
ton, WRC, will have a special
radio program at the same
time on THE Carnival OF
Books"
Literary Discussion
At 1915 pm. tomorrow
Patty Gavin will interview
three national librarians on
WRC, L. Quincy Mumford.
Frank B. Rogers. and Foster
E. Mohrhardt. They are, re-
Spectively, the heads Of the
Library Of Medicine, and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-16

out Of o comfortable compla-
cency" through the events Of
the last few months.
TV Program P0puIarizes Books
There are more tangible en-
couraging signs. too.
Last fall WCBS-TV in New
York started televising a litera-
ture course at $50 am. The
first book discussed by the
teacher, DR.. Floyd Zulli, jr.,
was Stendhal's THE Red and
the Black" Within a week,
there wasn't a copy Of it avail
able anywhere.
, In the February 8 issue OF
the Saturday Review. c. Lester
Walker reported:
"a dozen years ago any pub
Usher who thought he could
sell 10000 copies of Homer's
Tliad' to Americans would have
been to a psychiatrist. But this
year one American firm an
nounced its 500,OO0th sale OF
the 'Iliad'-and it's 800,000th
sale of the Odyssey"
Paperbacks Booming
Movies. Mr.. Walker wrote
have actually encouraged book
reading. After War and
Peace" appeared on the screen
"the Tolstoy novel became
overnight, the fastest-selline
book In America.
Another encouraging sign i;
the paperback book. In 1947
there were 95.5 million copies
sold. Last year, with the paper
back companies steadily in
creasing the number of titles
to about $500, total sales ex-
ceeded 300 million copies.
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ST. Joseph's Day

The Little Sisters of the Poor
are scheduled to hold an open
house Wednesday from 1890
to 4 pm. at 900 H street NE.
to mark their 88th annual OBJ
servance of st. Joseph's Day.
The Most Rev. Patrick A.
O'Boyle, Archbishop of WASH
ington. is to be guest of honor.
The general public is invited.
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Department Of Agriculture

Department of Agriculture
Library.
Lionel Trilling. essayist and
novelist, will discuss English
Literature and American Edu-
cation at $3.50 pm. tomorrow
lin the Coolidge Auditorium of
the Library OF Congress No
tickets are needed for this
special event.
Also tomorrow, a blind Ma
rine hero. Mai. Gen. Melvin j.
Mas, will discuss the books he
reads in braille and hears on
records at the Clinical Center
Of the National Institutes Of
Health. The general is chair
man Of the Presidents Com
mittee on Employment of the
Physically Handicapped. His
talk will start at 8 pm.
Throughout the week the D.
C. Recreation Department has
scheduled a full program in
volying "a recreational centers.
Emphasis in all the events will
be placed on books. reading,
and learning about the public
library.
Exhibit on Presidents
The Library Of Congress will
have a special exhibit on dis
play all week entitled 1.-THE
Presidents on Reading" Sc
lected from the library's collec-
ton, it viii illustrate the book
interests and reading habits Of
American Presidents. 1t is on
the second floor of the main
building.
| Most other libraries in the
arae also have arranged special
exhibits. Starting tomorrow at
Gallaudet College, rare research
materials on the deaf dating
back to the 18th century will
be on display in the library,
which has an open house all
week.
The Washington Interna-
tional Center at 1920 Rhode