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Milford chronicle., 1959-07-17
School Board
In Milford
Has Meeting
TO Organize
Max COrder Is Named
President Again, Crer-
ar Bennett, Jr., Chosen
Head of Building Com
mission.

On Thursday night, July 9. at
a reorganization meeting of the
Milford Special School District
Board of Education, Max Corder
was named president and George
A. Robbins was elected vice. pres
ident. Both Mr.. Corder and Mr..
Robbins have served in the same
capacity since July, 1866. Ernest
G. Macklin and Crerar Bennett,
Jr., are also members of the Mil
ford board. G. T. Dickerson is Sec
rotary and superintendent of
schools.
For chairman of the building
commission, Mr.. Bennett was cho-
sen. Mr.. Robbins was elected vice
chairman, and Mr.. Dickerson is
assistant secretary.
After the board organization
had been completed, bids for the
$14SJ00O series of 1859 Milford
Special School District bonds
were opened, and 15-year plan
of amortization was approved. The
bid of the Farmers Bank of the
State of Delaware was accepted
in the amount of $148,252.00 plus
accrued interest. The bond rate
bid was four per cent.
Bids for oil, gas, and milk were
also opened. The proposals to fur
nish oil for the year 1959-60 were
laid aside for consideration at a
future meeting.
The bid of Geyer's Dairy to fur
nish (as per specifications) choc-
late milk at soc per gallon, and
white milk at &c per gallon was
accepted.
Awarded to j. B. Poore & Sons,
Inc. was the contract to furnish
gas for the school year.
Milford chronicle., 1959-07-17
Chas. I. Shockley Is
Playing Double Roles
Lincoln Youth Acting At Water
side Theatre, Roanoke, N. C.

Charles Lee Shockley, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Shockley
of Lincoln, plays double roles in
Paul Green's symphonic drama,
THE Lost Colony, now in its
18th season at Waterside Theatre,
Roanoke Island. N. c., at the site
of first attempts by the English
to plant a permanent colony in
the 18th century New World.
Shockley plays the role of Win
gina, an Indian chieftain, also that
of the Runner.
He is a drama major at Rich
mond (Va.) Professional Insti-
tute, and will be senior during
the coming year. He will serve as
president of the drama club of
RPI of that institution.
For his role in THE Rain
maker" he won the best Support
ing Actor Award this year at
RPI.
Continued on page fve)
Milford chronicle., 1959-07-17

Final Plans.
For Big Fete
At Slaughters
Shore Folk Will Observe
Big Thursday Home
coming Fete Sunday,
August 16 Through Au-
gust %.

Final plans and arrangements
for the Slaughter Beach Big Thur
sday Homecoming week celebrf
ton, Sunday, August 16 through
Sunday, August 23rd, with a fina
seasons activity of AMPBA Re
gatta and boat races on Sunday
August Both are rapidly being com
pleted.
Many water attractions are
scheduled, and with weather con
ditions permitting, the week-lone
celebration will open with a boa
parade along the water front
sponsored by the Milford arring
ton Coast Guard Auxiliary Flo.
tilla No. Is, with gaily decorated
craft of all types from Slaughter
Beach, Mispillion Light, Lewes
Rehoboth, Indian River, Dover
and New Jersey. The Ski Bees
water carnival will also be a fea.
ture attraction during the week
with amateur boat racing, skiing
surf casting contests, shooting
matches, moonlight boat rides
fremen's parades, bingo, dancing
and many daily attractions.
A carnival has been contracted
for and will be in full. swing dur.
ing the week. The entire celebra.
ton is being sponsored by the
Slaughter Beach Memorial Fire
Company, not yet a year old, and
all proceeds will be used for much
aeed equipment, and the compile.
lion of their newly constructed
irehouse.
A very successful drive was
made lon Sunday, July 9Th, by the
firemen. and over 100000 has beer
realized. The chairman of the FUND
raising drive, Edward G. Evans
asks that all persons who have
not yet contributed may senC
their donations to him.
Milford chronicle., 1959-07-17
COP Women To Meet
At Wheeler's Park
Meeting VIII Be In The Nature
Of A "Family Affair"

The Kent County Women's Re-
publican Club will hold its mon
thly meeting on Monday night
July 20, at 1880 at Wheeler's Park
in Harrington This meeting will
be a family affair" = husbands
and children are invited to attend
Mrs. Freda Cluley, Mrs. Fred
Walls, and the newly elected COM
mitteewoman, Mrs. Gertrude Nor
gan, will be hostesses from the
9Th district.
Clint Wooleyhan, president of
the State Young Republicans, will
speak on the recent convention
of the National Federation of
Young Republicans, which he and
Mrs. Wooleyhan attended in Den
yer, Colorado.
1t is hoped that a goodly num-
Der of husbands will be present
for this important session.
Milford chronicle., 1959-07-17


Many of the top two and three
year old colts in the country will
compete in the fair stakes. Purses
will be an estimated $4,000 for the
two and three year old divisions.
Many of the top drivers in the
country will be racing at Harring-
ton this week.
Fair management has arranged
with GAC-Hamid to present a COM
plete grandstand show nightly.
Each evenings entertainment will
be climaxed by a spectacular dis
play of fireworks. The show will
feature such outstanding perform
ers as the Chordettes, Red Foley
and frankie Avalon.
Tuesday, July %. will be Chill
dren's Day and all school age chill
dren will be admitted to the
grounds free.
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1959-07-17
Charlotte L. Swanson
At University of Conn.

Charlotte L. Swanson, a former
graduate assistant at Cornell Uni
versity, has been appointed an in
structor in the University of Con-
necticut School of Home Economies,
President Albert N. Jorgensen an
nounced today.
A native of Milford. Miss Swan
son received a bachelor OF science
degree from the University of Del
aware in 1852 and is slated to re-
ceive her master of science degree
from Cornell in September
A specialist in the area OF tex
tiles and clothing, Miss Swanson
CONTINUED on page fivel
Milford chronicle., 1959-07-17
Farm Census Is
Coming This Fall
Investigators VIII Try To Ascer.
tain Rural Trends

What's been happening down on
the farm the last five years?
The Bureau of the. Census will
try to get some of the answers to
this question this fall through the
18th nationwide farm census, says
County Extension Agent William
II. Henderson.
The big count of crops, acres,
equipment, etc., will start right af-
ter. harvest this fall. Every one
of the nations 100000 farms and
ranches will be visited by one of
the 10000 census takers now being
lined up for the job.
Each will be a local resident ard
will be required to take a qualify
ing test for the job, the county
agent points out. He will also get
IL hours of special training and
must swear to keep all census in
continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1959-07-17
Short Course In
Clothing Judging

How to judge clothing was the
subject Of study for 81 homemakers
attending the short course at the
University of Delaware July SO.
The home economists, 4-H leaders
and homemakers were awarded GER
tifiicates Thursday afternoon by
Mrs. Alice King, State home dem
onstration leader.
Monday morning the women stu
died clothing construction and
practiced their new knowledge on
some garments. In the afternoon
they had similar session studying
and Judging clothing.
CONTINUED on page twelve)
Milford chronicle., 1959-07-17
Summit Bridge Is
Being Endangered

The use of the existing Summit
Bridge. over the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal. by trucks heavier
than the permitted weight, is en-
dangering the stability Of the nor
therly timber trestle support of the
bridge.
The speed of motor vehicle cross
ing the bridge has also been fac
tor in creating the difficult situa-
ton confronting the structure.
The matter has been brought to
the attention of the State High
way Department and U. S. Army
Corps of Engineers and steps are
CONTINUED on page twelvel
Milford chronicle., 1959-07-17


returning former resident would
find today's resort just as whole
some and just as free of Grass COM
mercialism as the resort of earlier
days. In fact, he'd find the area
more inviting and a visit there
more rewarding.
The presence Of large, well-at-
tended churches in today's resort
and the calm, even-paced mode of
living that characterizes Rehoboth
Beach during the "off-season" cues
one to the fact that this increasing
ly popular and expanding resort
city has it's roots in an era when
most Of its visitors came there for
prayer and peaceful meditation. In
fact, the name of the resort and of
a nearby inland bay are of Biblical
origin.
According to reliable sources,
CONTINUED on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1959-07-17
State Still Major
Broiler Producer
81, 25O, 900 OF The Birds Were Mar.
keted Last Year Alone

Despite Delaware's rather phen-
omenal population growth of the
past decade, chickens (the fowl
variety, that isl still outnumber
people-about 200 to lin 1.-THE
First State, notes the Delaware
State Development Department.
While Delaware now ranks sixth
in the nation in production of broil-
ers, it is still first in the ratio of
its broiler output to it's area and
population.
According to U. S. Department of
Agriculture statistics, recently
CONTINUED on page SIKH
Milford chronicle., 1959-07-17
RehObOM Beach Is CrOaUing
Into Modern Resort CITY


to
the Rehoboh
despite expansion every
Milford chronicle., 1959-07-17
Brandy,Oine Race,Uay VIII
Open Its Season July 9Th

opening seventh oing
more or
officials
Milford chronicle., 1959-07-17
-Four Are Killed, Many
Hurt In Auto Crashes
Maryland Man Killed Near Harrington Last Sunday
Three Killed Near Odessa On Monday Evening";
Fatality Total Is NOU More Than Last Year.

Maryland killed, seriously
injured several accidents Delaware and nearby Maryland
the weekend
killed when
m L. Knnamon, Colds
Milford chronicle., 1959-07-17
Plans Complete For Fair
Opening Starting July ~

Annu held
81 and continuing through August 1.
Final he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-06
CLUB CALENDAR

respondent Of the New Or
leans Times-Picayune.
YWCA Young Adult Club
q pm. at Y-Cottage. Jesup
Blair Park, Silver Spring.
Public affairs formidable.
Junior WOman's Club Of
Silver Spring-8:15 pm. at
Woodside Methodist Church.
Annual reports and election
of officers.
SisterhOOd Of Congregation
Beth Ell of Montgomery
Countryside pm. Celebra-
ton of Israel's 18th birthday.
Gamma Chapter, Beta Sig
ma Phi-7:15 pm. at 2719
Connecticut avenue NV. In
stallation of officers and pro-
gram. Speaker: Mildred Col
lier: Substance for the Art
of Life. the Beautiful.
TOMORROW
Bethesda Chevy Chase WV
Wives Club $3.50 am. at
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Bethesda Methodist Church,
$500 Old Georgetown road.
Speaker: Marian Morris.
Broadway and Arena Stage
actress.
ID. C. League Of Women
VOters-10 am. at the Wilson
Building, Eleventh and Har-
ward streets NV. viii tour
D. C. Teachers College.
The WOman's Club of Chevy
Chase, Maryland, Inc.-l0:30
am, advanced French class:
/ pm, art section spring
luncheon at the Columbia
Country Club.
University WOmen's Club,
Incl am, poetry group.
Speaker: Miss Emily Clark
will discuss the works of Scot
fish women poets. Luncheon
will follow.
The Montgomery County
Council of Cooperative Nur-
sery SchOOls-8::30 pm. at the
Rosemary Hills Elementary
School in Silver Spring. Panel
discussion comparing nur-.
sery school and kindergarten
programs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-06
NO PREDICTIONS
He's Not Talking
About the Future

proposition. The head Is
full. small. and smooth"
Michel chants on In his
French-tinged accent.
Though many have a Jap
anese couture tagline. Mi
chel makes much Of the
fact that "bandeau waves"
are helping 10 produce the
most beautiful triangular
shaped hairdos for women
this year.
Swirl effects and an air OF
calm around the headlines OF
fashion are Michel's present
outlook on the subject Of
hair.
The hairstylists' hairstylist
believes first In making wom-
en- beautiful then having
them proceed on the road to
being fashionable. All in
favor, say "oui." ELEM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-06
Choploins'
Wives Feted

Wives Of chaplains here for
the Military chaplains As
ISOLATION national convention
were honored az a Continent
tai Breakfast yesterday IN
the Sheraton-Park Hotel.
Hostess for the breakfast
was the Chaplains Wives Club
Of the Greater Washington
area.
The convention sessions
which are being attended by
military chaplains from all
over the United States was
highlighted by a banquet last
night.
Another convention high
light was the luncheon yes
terday at which Deputy Sec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-06

Michel. the famous couture
creator knows. but won't tell.
which way hair Is headed next
season.
IF I tell you then every
body viii know" he says.
During this visit 10 Washing
ton, Michel Of Helena Rub
instein isn't talking about
the future.
Present hair movement
Upward. everything In place
Just like waistlines, and says
he. he's "pleating hair like
material
Hair worked like fabric is
how the the best-tressed
stylist describes his latest
innovations.
"Belltop" is the code name
and II sounds a death knell
TO wigs while creating a new
topping for women. There
is the look Of lots Of hair,
and a lot Of 1t is a knotty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-06
TONIGHT
Woman's Community Club

WOman's Community Club
Of KenslngtOn-7:30 pm. at
the home of Mrs. Charles
Thomson, 400 Franklin
street. Music section meeting.
Program: Great Composers
of the goth Century"
PanhelIenic Association of
Northern Virginia-S pm. at
the Falls Church Recreation
Center.
Geography and Map Group,
Special Libraries Association
q pm. in the Whittall
Pavilion, Library of Congress.
Workshop: Map Cataloging
Babel-A Way Out?" con-
Quoted by Mr.. Bill Woods.
The WOman's Club of Lyon
Villages pm. at the Lyon
Village Community House.
Speaker. Paul Wooten, dean
of Washington correspond
entS and Washington COR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-06
Mrs. Dirksen
Tea Hostess

Mrs. Everett Dirksen enter
tanned at tea az the Congress
sional Club yesterday for all
the women who assisted her
with last Saturdays Goodwill
EMBASSY Tour, Of which she
was general chairman. About
200 attended the tea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-06

associations annual Citizens
Citation 10 Mrs. Eisenhower.
They win also attend the me-
mortal service az the Cimpg
lains' cenotaph IN Ariineton
National Cemetery following
the session. ~
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rotary Of Defense Donald A.
Quarles spoke.
The wives have also been
invited 70 attend the associa-
tons annual business ses-
sion this morning 10 wit
ness presentation Of the
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Numbers CHARGE
Holds Cooper,
D. G. Ex-Boxer

A former District boxer. once
a top contender for the feather
weight crown. was arrested
yesterday for possessing num-
bers slips.
James Mercer Cooper, who
told police he quit the rims
eight months ago. was arrested
by undercover men in the base
ment of the Interior Depart
ment Building.
Cooper. 81. who gave an ad-
dress in the 500 block of Flori-
da avenue NV. was charged
with operating a lottery and
possession of numbers slips. The
featherweight, who said moth
ing remained of his prize fight
earnings, denied the charge.
One undercover man quoted
Cooper as saying he hung UP his
gloves because he had lust
been banged around too much"
The detective said that Coop
err was presently employed by
the General Services Admins
tration.
His Job was to go from build
ing to building with the cleanup
force. Detective Robert F. de-
Milt of the third precinct said
Cooper told him all he had to
show for his years of boxing in
the District was a house he
bought for his mother.
Detective deMilt said Cooper
Identified himself as the boxer
once named by Ring Magazine
as No. 3 contender for the
featherweight title.
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thorized use of an automobile,
Five persons who drove with
revoked licenses had their re-
vocation period extended.
The list OF revocationS fol-
lows:
Revoked for driving while drunk
Donald NJ Davidson. 5ilH Fourth
street NV Chester o. Nelms, 1901
HAYWOOD drive, Mount Rainier, Md
William A. Beavers, l4l5 Chillum road,
Hysttsville, Md william l.. Robinson,
2"3 Gallatin street NV; Albert r,
Barnhart, So Hume avenue, AleYan-
dris; Jared A. Patterson, 1916 SIX
tenth street Me- Robert Avery, 1908
Alabama avenue Sc; Duncan wilkes,
46 BRYANT street NV; Henry J, Nc
Connell, 2O3l street NV; Willie J.
Thomas, "a Seventh street NE;
Clerence r. Ayers. Boiling AT Base
Revoked for operating after revOca
tlon tperiod Of revocation extended
Willie r. jenkins, 1926 Swami street
NV, Lemuel Lawrence O'Neal, 1870
Chaplin street NV: Theodore Smith,
1897 Lang place NE: Milton E Will
liams, 1909 T street NV: Wilbert
Worley, f46 Newton place NV
Revoked for operating after Suspen-
sion-Ernest Aloysius Middleton, IT,
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b1st g. E., calvin 4 Minor 1919 18th
street N, r.; Melvin Mcmillan. SsiS
James place N, E.; shirley A, Parker,
% Anaoostia road s, E., Eusene, c,
Johnson, Route !, Box 77-B, Indian
s ssaa M pfacs sa r. Albert Eo II Fisher,
a2O LIST street N. W; J. d, Holt, 5b40
Central avenue s r. Percy l., Wright,
Fort Myer, Va Paul N Marshall, aiO4
H Wssss s 1894 E LsPhs% p.. M ES Ssn.s
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n r.: Jake W, mccarthy, SEQ Quincy
Quebec place N. W. Richard M. Land
mark ZOOS Finch street, silver Spring.
N. W.; GEORGE A, Boone, 1880 Whit
place NE; Leroy NJ Cater.
1907 Alabama avenue, 3, E.. Roy
7 owerv, jr,, llS O street NV: Ma
thaniel A. Prloleau, Fort Myer; 0eorge
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Waldorf, Maryland; Emery Wayne
Shepherd, 5O27 18th street NV
Revoked for lOaninE Dermit-Roose-
vet Parrlett, | 1870 Monroe street NE.
Revoked for unauthorized use Of
automobile Maryland Francis
Nichols, 1880 Benning road Sc
Revoked for accumulated record OF
at least ~ pointS--Robert r Bradley,
Elliott street N f.; Carroll b Alex
ander. "2S 5Oth street N E.; Joe
Drummond, I ;O3 Holhrook street n Z,
Sergio A Cautino, l3l0 N. Meade
street, Arlington; Verlin, A, Brown
$40 7 street n E.. Charles a Jones,
NJ. Watson, zoos "6th street N, E.;
James Simmons. 3"".3 Dubois place S z I;
Vernon Owens. 1876 INLAND terrace
N. E; Earl RaRland, 1895 California
street N W; Lorenzo J, Holman, 73s
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Priest Appointed

The Rev. Charles Connors,
professor of canon law at
St. MaTy's Seminary, Norwalk,
Conn, has been appointed di-
rector of development of the
Holy Ghost Fathers with head
quarters here.
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4Lose Driver Permits
ByD.C. Revocation

Operator permits Of 81 drivers revoked during the
the District Department of Motor Vehicles announced
today
Thrtyou drivers their permits after accommodating IL
points IL motorists for driving while drunk two for operating
after suspension loaning his permit and for una-
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A SO

And what wonderful shoe for back-to-colege,
for the busy housewife OF soft glove
feathers with gored nstep for perfect fit comfortable
toe and wedge heel shoe to make feet happy,
brown, grey or black in sizes 4-lO Narrow, Medium
and Wide Widths.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-06-20
Confab To Hear
Housing Experts

NEW YORK.-Three Of the
nations top housing consultants
will participate in a session de-
voted to minority group housing
problems at the 50th anniversary
convention of the NAACP, meet.
ing here July 1919.
They are DR.. Robert c. Wcav.
er. former New York State rent
administrators. author of Negro
Ghetto" and other works;
Charles Abrams, former chair
man of the New York State Com
mission Against Discrimination,
author Of, Forbidden Neigh
bors," and other works; and DR..
Frank s. Horne, executive di-
rector of New York City'S Com
mission on lntcrgroup Relations.
Or. Horne is also . former
race relations sdviser Of the
Housing and Homo Finance
Agency.
The workshop on housing is
one of q series which is being
scheduled for the guidance of
some 1000 delegates expected
TO attend the convention. There
will be sessions on public rela-
tions. legislation, civil rights, po-
litical action, and branch admin.
iStration.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-06-20
Indignation Is
Success In Va.

RICHMOND. Va. (CNS) .
with all the unfavorable public
ity about Little Rocks Central
High, Virginia was proud to an
nounce that Is Negro students
ended their first integrated term
and both white and Negro
Youngsters were satisfied II was
a successful one. Four from Arl-
ington are said to have been
getting much help from white
students and have been accepted
"just like an,yothers.' They at
tend the Stra,ford Junior High.
In Alexandria - at the Ficklin
Elementary there arc two-and
two more at Harmon High. Mrs.
George Turner. mother of 3 out
Of 0 students al Alexandria, re.
marked that the children had
been very helpful, many times
going out Of their way"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-06-20

NAACP especially in the South.
~ o wev err understandable
these emotional ovtbvrsts may
be in terms OF gross injustice
10 Negroes in the United
States and the failure OF the
courts and law enforcement
agencies TO protect the rights
of Negroes" the Board state
ment continued, THE NAAcP
cannot support any sentiment
calling for the use OF violence
10 correct injustice. and pub
lie expression OF sven senfi-
ments by its officers cannot
be eondoned.
The NAACP has never con
doncd mob violence but 1t firm
~ supports the right OF Negroes
individually and collectively to
defend their person, their homes
and their property from attack.
This principle has always
been the policy of the NAACP-
For example, the Arkansas riot
case in 1919, the Sweet case in
1925. the Columbia. Tenn, riot
cases in l946, and the Ingram
case in Georgia, l947."
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-06-20
Church Neus

Twenty-second Annual Won
ems Day services will be held at
Greater Macedonia Bapt. church
Sunday, June 81.
Mrs. Sadie Orr announced that
Mrs. A. A. Banks, Jr., will be
guest speaker at IL am. and 3
pm. Assisting with the program
arc Mrs. Annie p. Russell.
Detroit Gospel Crusaders. with
Rev. Louis w. Jones. Of Jersey
city. N. j., delivering the SER
mon nightly, arc considering re-
vival services al Greater ST. Pc
tcrs AME Zion Church.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-06-20

will remain in the Medical Cen
ter area, will be formulated and
he final plan for rcdeveloping
his area will be prepared.
In the attempt to acquaint the
Effected businessmen with the
City Of Dctroit'S present and
prospective plans for clearing
and rcdcveloping the site and
II the same time provide an OPP
)ortunity for the businessmen
to inform the local and federal
officials of their needs and con.
.crnS. an institute specifically
for the affected commercial cs-
Adjustments will be held TUES
DAY. JUNE 23, at the DETROIT
URBAN LEAGUE, 208 Mack
Ave, from - noon until 500
pm.
Reservations for the lunch
con may be obtained by tele-
phonins Mr.. William L. Price.
Director OF The Urban Leagues
Community Services Depart
menf, TIE. $4,000.
The City's present plans for
rdcvclopmcnt Indicate that all
Il the commercial establishments
,crvicing the Medical Center Pro.
Get will be located in the first
,learancc area.
This institute. therefore, is
specially important for bust
ncssmcn who desire to remain
or relocate in the area dcsig-
latcd for commercial develop
mcnt
All businessmen owning or
operating businesses in the Sc