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Milford chronicle., 1959-04-24
'Ridgely House
Mistress Will
Be Dover DAYS
A t racti0n
Mrs. Henry Ridgely Is
Highly Responsible For
The Days And Their
Emphasis On Colonial
Dover.

One of the loveliest attractions of
Old Dover Days May 2 and 3 is
Mrs. Henry Ridgely who probab-
ly more than anyone else is respon-
sible for the days and their en-
phasis on colonial Dover.
Mistress of Ridgely House since
1894. an ardent suffragette and
first president of the League of
Women Voters, Mrs. Ridgely's chief
loves are history, art and archi-
lecture. Her first interest in his
toric preservation was her own
home, a house on historic Dover
Green which has belonged to her
husbands family since 1857 which
came into her care after a period
of long neglect.
The home is one of the jewels
of colonial architecture that will
be on view to the public during the
two days. Made of brick laid in
Flemish bond, it was built in 1928
by Thomas Parke of Virginia and
bought by Charles Ridgely in 1857.
The family has been in possession
ever since.
Some of the early Ridgely fur
niture is still in use in the home.
There is set of tables by Com
modore Jacob Jones, hero of the
Wasp and Frolic Naval battle in
the War of 1912. Among the por-
traits is. one by Charles Wilson
Peale. executed in 1773, and an
other attributed to Gustavus Hess
elius dated from about 1740. There
is a Lowestoft tea set presented by
General Mad Anthony Wayne to
Mary Vining in 1890.
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Milford chronicle., 1959-04-24
Milford VFW
Units Plan
Spring Time
Activities
Majority OF Scheduled
Activities Planned Will
Benefit The COmmun-
ity; Sone Are Of A So
cial Nature.

Beginning this weekend and con-
tinuing through the remainder OF
the Spring season, Blue Hen Post
No. 6483, it's Ladies Auxiliary and
various affiliated organizations will
have a full schedule of activities
some of social nature but the ma
jority OF benefit to the community.
First of the many activities be-
ing planned will be the observance
OF V.F.W. Week, which begins this
Sunday, April 26, and continues
through Loyalty Day-May l. While
plans for participation in this ma
tIonwide observance have not, as
yet, been entirely completed, indi-
cations are that local units will,
during the V.F.W.'s own special
week, observe "Go-to-Church Sun
day., Youth Welfare Day and, OF
course, Loyalty Day. itself.
Post and Auxiliary members are
being urged 30 begin the V.F.W.
Week observance with church at
tendance-at the churches of their
individual choice-Sunday. They
are also being urged to attend 10y
atty Day exercises at Co0ch's
Bridge, where the Stars and Stripes
were traditionally first unfurled in
battle, this Sunday afternoon.
AS part of post and Auxiliary OBJ
servance of Youth Welfare Day.
members of local units will attend
the Annual Roundup Meeting of
the post-sponsored Cub Pack No.
101 at the Milford High School
Cafeteria next Wednesday, April
30, beginning at 1880 p. m. Plans
for the Cub Pack meeting will be
completed at a committee meeting
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Milford chronicle., 1959-04-24
Daylight Time Makes
It's B0aU This Sunday
T,oentytuo States Haze Early Time Schedule

will be regained when clocks are
turned back next fall-either in
September or October, depending
upon local custom.
Generally, most areas observing
DIST. begin it the last Sunday in
April and end it six months later
on the last Sunday in October,
which this year is October 25. But
there are exceptions and the situa-
ton in some states approaches ut
ter confusion.
States in which there is no DIST.
inc u d e Louisiana, Mississippi,
North and South Carolina, Georgia,
Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Nebraska,
Colorado, Wyoming and Michigan.
The only place in Montana that
normally adopts fast time is Butte.
The City Council there is expected
to declare it in effect from about
June l to Sept 6, making it the
shortest DIST. period in the ma
tiOn.
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Milford chronicle., 1959-04-24
VIM. V. Sipple
Funeral Rites
Held Tuesday
Prominent Milford Busi-
ness Man And Banker
Died At His Home Last
Saturday Morning.

Funeral services for William
virden Sipple, Jr., 80, one of Mil
ford's leading citizens, were held
Tuesday at p. m. in Avenue Meth
odist Church, Milford, with the
Rev. A. e. Dougherty, pastor, Off
ciating. Interment in Odd Fellows
Cemetery. Mr.. Sipple died last Sat-
urday.
He joined the cemetery monu-
ment firm founded by his father in
1896 and continued the business
after the death of his father in
1926. 1t is now operated by his
sons, William v. Sipple, III, and
Henry ID. Sipple. The latter Joined
the firm recently. after retiring as
a rear admiral from the u. s. Navy.
The firm has branches in Milford,
Salisbury. and Cambridge.
A past president of the Milford
Trust Company, Mr.. Sipple was a
member of the Kent County Bank
ers Association, the Delaware State
Bankers Association, and the
American Bankers Association. He
was a member and former presi-
dent and director of the Kent &
Sussex County Building and Loan
Association; one of the organizers
of the Rehoboth Beach Country
Cub and its second president; hon.
orary president of the board of
trustees of Avenue Methodist
Church; and member of the Sons
of the American Revolution.
Mr.. Sipple had also been on the
State Board of Education. He was
a 5O-year member Of Temple Lodge
9, A. F. & A M; a 55-year member
of Crystal Fount Lodge No. 10,
IOOF, and was secretary and trea-
surer of Milford's Odd Fellows
Cemetery Company.
Continued on page three)
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-24

gets smaller. 1t is more difficult TO
operate in small fields. Then too,
it takes just as much time for an
operator to get to and from small
jobs.
Timing is another factor. Some
custom jobs can be done at times
when the custom operator has
slack seasons.
Working conditions for a ma
chine often means higher rates
are necessary. Such problems as
unusual weeds or brush, poorly
drained spots, odd shaped fields,
low crop yields, etc, make for
higher charges. In this event, a
rate per hour may be the fairest
for both parties.
Custom operators may do work
as an accommodation for neigh
bors. Often times, it is possible
Continued on page tenl
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-24
Jaycees Sponsoring
Teen-age Road-e-o

Robert Corddry, President of the
Milford Junior Chamber OF Com
merce, announced this week that
the Milford Jaycees are once
again sponsoring the Teen-Age
Road-e-o for local high school stu
dents of driving age on Sunday.
May 3rd, at the Lakeview School.
This contest consists of both a
written examination and a test of
driving skill. This is a National
project of the Jaycees to impress
upon the teen-ager the Importance
Of safe and proper operation OF an
automobile.
Continued on page sevenl
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-24
Oldest Log
Cabin In u. S.
In Delaware
Antique Is Located In
State Museum Build
ing No. 3 On Governors
Avenue, Dover.

The Oldest lob cabin in the Uni
ted States-based on the best avail
able historical evidence-is ex-
pected to be one of the most pop
ular visiting spots during the 1859
Old Dover Days the weekend of
May and 8.
Resting in State Museum Build
ing No. 8 on Governors Avenue,
Dover, the cabin is believed to
have been built around 1904 in the
vicinity of State Road, south of
Wilmington, on a tract of land
once known as Markham Hope
This Is a thOusand-acre stretch of
land decided by. William Penn to
William Markham, one of the pro-
prietor's official deputies in the
new world. The spot is near the
site of the old Black Cat
The cabin measures 21 feet by
IL feet and is Is feet high. It has
a brick fireplace, rough bed and
some of the kind of household
utensils the original Inhabitants
used in the early part of the 18th
century.
No matter what the impressions
given by the TV westerns the log
cabin did not originate on the
Western frontier, nor was it pc
culiar to colonial New England.
This cabin is Delaware contribu-
ton to American life.s an unusu-
ally well-preserved survivor of the
log cabin architecture introduced
to the new world by the Swedish
settlers on the Delaware.
No pegs were used in the con-
struction and the Swede who built
the cabin relied a great deal on
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Milford chronicle., 1959-04-24

got started a few years ago, has
indicated that there is plenty more
construction work needed as a part
of this program.
The present biennium has wit
messed a large amount Of improve
ments being made to existing high
WAYS. with some of the projects
still in progress and will be COM
nleted during the coming construc-
ton season.
Traffic arteries, which have sud-
denly become overcrowded with a
large Increase in traffic conditions
and estimated future needs.
This has resulted in some por-
tions of existing highways being
converted into dual or divided
highways. such as the Bay Road,
leading from Dover to the Dover
Air Force Base, a portion OF the
(continued on page ninel
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-24
Girl Scout Group
Has New Chairman

The Girl Scout Association of
Milford are pleased to welcome
Mrs. Lorenzo Clarke as neighbor-
hood chairman. She succeeds Mrs
Charles Lundstedt, who so COM
petently served in this capacity for
a number of years.
Mrs. Clarke comes to us from
Claymont, where she has been ac-
tive in group and civic affairs. Be-
side being the wife of our high
school driver education instructor,
she is the mother of two children,
aged ten and eleven. At present,
the Clarkes reside in the wilkins
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Milford chronicle., 1959-04-24
Milford PTA Has
Elected Officers
George Hammond VIII Head School
Group For 1959.1960

Officers for 1959-I96O were re-
Gently elected by the Parent-Teach-
er Association of Milford Lakeview
Avenue schools.
George Hammond, of near Mil
ford, was elected President; Vail
Johnson, of near Milford, was
elected Vice President; according
to officials of the association, a
secretary will be elected from the
faculty of the school at "a later
date, but in time for the May meet
ing; Mrs. Frances Lynch of near
Milford, was elected Treasurer.
Mr.. Hammond has named the
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Milford chronicle., 1959-04-24

ager, announced To-Day.
This will be the fifth tri-state
contest in a round-robin series, the
second ever held in Delaware.
Joining with the DMTA as spon-
sors will be the motor truck asso-
Citations of Pennsylvania and New
Jersey.
The 20-man planning committee
headed by Mr. Shafer is directed by
three state chairmen: Harvey Ste
vens, Eastern Express. Inc, Metu-
chen, N. j.; James ]. Motley, Coop
er-Jarrett. Inc, Philadelphia, Pa;
and Mr.. Yutzi, Dover, Del.
The roadeo site has not been
picked as yet but it will probably
be in the Wilmington area.
Open to working truck drivers
with accident-free records for the
preceding IL months, the contest is
continued on page ninel
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-24
School Tax Rates Are
Set For Milford Dist.
Real Tax Is 44c Per 10000; Capl-
tati0n Tax Is $500

At special meeting of the Mil
ford Board of Education on Mon
day night, April 20, the 1859 school
tax rates were set at 44c per hum
dred dollars county assessed val
uation and $500 capitation. Com
pared with 1858 an increase of sc
per one hundred on real estate and
$1.00 per capitation was necessary.
In setting the tax rates for 1853
the Board was quite aware OF the
absence of financial relief from our
feeder districts for this year. Ac-
cordingly the following letter has
been mailed to the Senators and
House members who represent the
Milford Special School District in
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Milford chronicle., 1959-04-24
Sen. w. III. Simpson
Was Milford Speaker
Camden Legislator Gave Interest
Ing Address To COP Group

State Senator Walton H. Simp-
son, prominent Camden business
man and lone Republican member
of the State Senate from Kent
County, was the principal speaker
at meeting of the First Repre-
sentative District Republican Club
of Sussex County, held at the Po-
cahontas Hall, here, last Thursday
evening.
Senator Simpson, who was elect
ed to the State Senate last Novem-
ber, discussed some of the legisla-
tion passed and pending in the cur
rent session of the General Assem-
bly,.
Plans were also discussed for
late Spring and summer activities
of the local club including beach
CONTINUED on page f1vel
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-24
p Presbyterian Ladies
Announce Banquet
Annual Fete Honoring Mothers
Daughters Due Tuesday, April q

=
The Woman's Association of the
First Presbyterian Church of Mil
ford is pleased to announce the an
nual Banquet, honoring the Mothers
and Daughters, in the first floor
assembly room on the evening OF
Tuesday, April 18th, at $40 o'clock.
There is the anticipation of much
pleasure following the dinner as
the guests listen to the speaker of
the evening, Miss Helen Odenweil-
er, of the Child Evangelism Fell
lowship.
We ask the attention of the MEM
bers to the date of Friday, April
24th,. which is the deadline for the
procuring of tickets.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-24
Report Given On
Cemeteries I'm Italy
Many U. 8. Service Men Found Last
Resting Place Near Rome

The following letter was thought
to be of such interest by the edi-
tors of this newspaper that it has
been reprinted in its entirety.
Daniel W. Capehart S/Sgt
AF13363S03
526 Fighter Intercepter So.
APO II New York
Milford Chronicle
Milford, Delaware
Dear Sir:
Have just returned to my squad
CONTINUED on page EesenD
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-24
determination Program Is
Plan OF Highway. Dept.

Modenizaion of existing highways in this state will form
bennum starting
A of
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-24
Farm Custom Machine Rates
Haze Been Set Up In Kent

the of Kent County farms has
special of
a job?
Custom for farmm
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-24
HarUe Shafer, Milford, Is
Chairman Of Truck ROadeo

Harvey shafer Masen Transportation Milford
TriState
be
general
Evening star., 1959-12-11

Department for other usage. the
nature Of which was not de-
scribed.
The Secretary also an
nounced:
/. 1T appears obvious that
there viii be some food addi-
tives now IN use which cannot
be cleared. by the deadline next
March"
Any chemical now used in
foods which is not generally
considered safe will have to be
discontinued unless a clearance
is obtained or an extension of
time is granted for obtaining
the clearance.
2. The department has found
that the testing method used
on cranberries to determine
contamination from a amino
triazole will not work in tests
on other crops without special
changes and notifications.
Development Of a new
method will take considerable
time, Mr.. Flemming added.
Evening star., 1959-12-11
London Rail Dispute

LONDON, Dec. IL (AP).-
Leaders of 10000 London rail-
waymen have asked their un-
ion to call a nationwide "a
hour strike before the New
Year in a demand for higher
wages.
Evening star., 1959-12-11
Poultry TointS Statement
Incenses BroiIer Men

Broiler producers Maryland Virginia fearful
today that the entire poultry industry placed
consumer suspicion by the Government Of
halt in the Of fattening suspected causing
cancer
Secretary Of Health Femmns announced late yesterday
Evening star., 1959-12-11

the withdrawal Of chickens
treated with hormone stilbes-
troll to eliminate the hazard
Of breast cancer in men.
There was immediate criti-
cism from poultry growers on
the Eastern Shore of Mary
land and Virginia and in the
Shenandoah Valley in Virginia,
They told Congress members
that the Secretary's announce
ment blanketed the whole in
dustry instead of pinpointing
only those sections which use
the substance.
Not Used in BroiIers
Representative johnson, Dem
ocrat Of Maryland, felt Mr.
Flemming could have put
greater emphasis on the broileT
industry which, he said, does
not use stilbestrol. He added
poultry growers "deplored" the
announcement.
Representative Harrison,
Democrat Of Virginia. said
broiler producers in his State
were extremely fearful of ad-
verse consumer reaction. But
he was glad the Agriculture De-
partment will take some COM
passion on the poultrymen who
may suffer direct loss from
withdrawal of the relatively few
birds treated with this drug"
In Chicago, Charles B. Shu-
man. president of the Ameri-
can Farm Bureau Federation,
challenged Mr.. Flemming ito
produce reliable scientific evi-
dence that stilbestrol has been
injurious to humans as used in
food products offered for sale "
He said the secretary has
demonstrated that he is more
interested in headlines or po-
litical power than in either
producers or consumers.
A Few Turkeys Treated
William A. Haffert, jr.. edi-
tor Of the magazine Broiler
Industry, said the treated
chickens we're sold as "capon"
or "caponettes." A Health De-
partment spokesman said the
type is primarily used for bak-
ing.
The department said the
hormone has been used in a
very little way in some areas
in treating small turkeys, but
to its knowledge has not been
used in geese and ducks. The
withdrawal applies to chickens
and turkeys.
The department said resi-
dues generally show up in all
treated poultry.
Mr.. Flemming said:
There is now incontrover-
tible evidence, developed, since
the original authorizations for
the use Of stilbestrol in poultry
were granted, that very small
residues are present in poultry
treated with the substance"
However, use of the femah
hormone is confined to only
/ per cent of the supply, he
said. Stilbestrol is used to make
chickens fatter and their meat
more tender. fs ~
Evening star., 1959-12-11
wideIy used

The department said that
stilbestrol was widely used by
the poultry industry all over
the country" and that while
1t was impossible to pinpoint
its usage to any area it was
safe TO assume that some
chickens supplied to the Wash
ington area market were SC
treated"
In Virginia. the State De-
partment Of Agriculture says
the sale Of poultry and live.
stock feeds containing stilbes.
troll has been prohibited in the
State "for some years."
There are definitely no vir.
ginia chickens or turkeys or
the market. or in storage
which received stilbeStrol in {
feed" spokesman said.
While the principal agricul.
tural use Of stilbestrol is in thu
raising of beef cattle, the FooC
and Drug Administration hai
found no residues of the chem.
ical in beef, mutton or lamb
None is used in hogs.
The residues in poultry arr
confined to the skins, livers anc
kidneys Of the slaughtered birds
No reSidues have been found ir
the white or dark meat Of
treated birds.
Stilbestrol : treated poultry
stocks now on hand will bt
purchased by the Agriculture
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1959-05-02
REVIVAL COMING
TO ROBBINS

A few members of the Arms
of Mercy Prayer Group, after
months of fasting and praying
for the saving of souls, feel led
of God to hold a soul saving
revival.
We know that the need is
great and we are striving to
bring you the speakers, singers
and helpers, needed to reach
you and your soul needs.
Those already saved feel the
need of revival. We want you
to come also.
Let us rejoice in the Lord
and His goodness. Come out,
sing and pray, testify; lend
your presence in this great SER
vice for the Lord. We know the
harvest is ripe, but the laborers
are few. Come, labor with us
for the sa'bing of souls.
When, where and whom will
be made known in an early edi-
ton of this paper. Watch it for
further details. Names of min
listers and other workers will be
made known.
Pray with us for a great work
is to be done here in our village
by our own Christian workers.
Yours in Christ,
Arms of Mercy Prayer
Group,
Rev. e. Young, Pres.
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1959-05-02
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
18TH and Turner Ave.

ORDEK OFF SEW ICE
Sunday Am, Prayer Service 500 am.
Sunday School ............. 10 80 am.
Evening Worship ............ 1 100 pm.
Sunshine Band, Sun. ....... 40 pm.
Iues. Night Bible Band -. 80 pm.
Reg. Tues. Service .......... 8:45 pm.
Friday Night. Home and
Foreign Mission ........... 7:30 pm.
Reg. Friday Night Service :. S:45 pm.
Telephone Fulton 581.
Elder Cary White, Pastor
LOnnie Neeley, Chm. Deacon Board
Sylvia Marsh. Clerk
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1959-05-02
GREAT HOPE BOPTIST CHURCH
1875 LawndaIe

ORDER OF SERVICE
Sunday School g:3O am
Sunday School $40 nm
Morning Service .....11:O O p.m.
Baptist Training Union ...6 100 pm
Evening Service ..7:O 100 pm
Missny Meeting, Mon. 100 pm.
Gospel CnOr Rhsl, Tues ~ 100 pm.
ST. Cholr RhSl, Tues .......7 :UO pm.
Ushers Meeting. Friday ...7:OO pm.
Telephone Fulton 5-9684
Rev. C. j. Brown, Pastor
Alberta Curry, Clerk
Dewitt Williams, Chm. Deacon Board
Ernest Lemon, Chm. Trustee Board
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1959-05-02
Page IL
THE ROBBINS EAGLE
Saturday, May 2, 1859
you ARE INVITED

The Sophisticated Pals are
giving quarter party at the
MIS-. Flirence Horton,
1897 Grace street, Saturday,
May 2, 1859. Everyone invited.
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1959-05-02

FOR RENT L, 2, 3 and 4
room apartments. Low rentals
Hot, cold water; near school !;
good transportation. Sim. hit.
For information, call Fulton
8-0153. 1859 Monticello av.
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1959-05-02
ST. JOHN COMMUNITY CHURCH
1928 Harding Avenue

ORDER OF SERVICE
Sunday School .........9 :3O am.
Morning Service 100 am.
Jr. Choir Rehearsal, Tues. - 80 pm
Wed. Bible Class ........... 200 pm.
Thu. Choir Rhsl ......... 500 pm.
Sat IS Choir Rhsl 100 pm.
Official BID
Mon. after 1st Sun .....8 100 pm.
First Sun each month,
Mthly Birthday Parties u: 100 pm.
Rev. Charles Fuller, Pastor
Fulton 6-8O45
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1959-05-02
| CHURCH DIRECTORY All
Robbins. Bette, Know. place. ~.,..,, AsE5 %ee

DOUR the balm Of the Gospel into bleeding
nations Plant the tree of life in every soil suffering
Kingdoms may beneath its
healing leaves It'll all the kindred the human family shall be
bound together in amty the
shall pages history
Thomas Rafhes.
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1959-05-02
A Most Cordial Invitation to Attend
GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN
CHURCH

CHURCH
1899 Claire Blvd. Fulton 8 96O8
ORDER OF SERVICE
Sunday School ...... 9:15 am.
Divine Worship .1O:45 am.
Evening Service ..... 7:3O D. M.
Adult Confirmation Classes,
each Wednesday .... 100 d. m.
Children's Confirmation Glasses
each Saturday:......... 4 to 6 pm.
II. w. Stephens. ST., Pastor
Telephone: Fulton q. 1858
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1959-05-02
CLASSIFIED ADS.

FOR SALE Lots; good To-
cations Call Fulton 5 1923.
All good buys. Prices right.
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1959-05-02
MERCY SEAT M. Il. CCHURCH
1nAEo HnunI;., Auunn..a

MERCY SEAT M. Il. CCHURCH
13458 Hamlin avenue
Our object is to serve this community
lin the spirit of Christ Jesus our Lord
to held others, soul. spirit and body.
ORDER OF SERVICE
Sunday School ............ 9 :45 am.
Worship Service ....... IL 100 am.
OCA ~ wv AVA
Everyone is made to feel welcome.
Rev. G. ID. Punches, Pastor
1341S Kedvale Ave, Robbins, Ill.
Mrs. Salie Wales. Clerk Flu s. 1884
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-15
Wightmon Cup
Play Opens With
u. S. Underdoo

SEWICKLEY Pa, Aug. IS
CAP) - The Wightman Cup
competition-Symbol of wom-
ems tennis supremacy between
the United States and Great
Britain-got under way today
with the American lasses cast
in the roles of underdogs.
The last time the Wightman
Cup matches were held here on
the clay courts of the Edge
worth club in 1857, the United
States carried off a 6-1 triumph
with only Ann Hayden scoring
for the British.
Last year, though the British
girls turned the tables in VIM
bledon and recorded a 4-3 up
set. And upset it was, for the
YanK lasses, spearheaded by
Althea Gibson were regarded as
unbeatable.
Miss Truman and Miss OAR
lene Hard, the United States
No. l player met in the Sec
ond match of the opening pro-
gram, following the singles test
between Mrs. Beverly Fleitz and
Britain'S Angela Mortimer
Then Miss Hard and Jeanne
Arth team in the doubles
against Miss Truman and Mrs.
Shirley BraSher.