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Milford chronicle., 1959-06-05
Caesar Rodney
School News

Miss Carrie Belle Moore and Rob-
ert Edward Shilling were honored
by the Caesar Rodney Education
Association with dinner and gifts
on Friday evening, May 29, in the
Caesar Rodney cafeteria.
Miss Moore, third grade teach
er, retired on December 81, 1858,
and Mr. Shilling, elementary school
principal, will retire on June 80,
1859.
]. Edward Morris, president of
the association, served as toast
master. Mrs. Edna S. Roe, chair
man of the elementary school sec
ton, was in charge of arrange
ments.
DIR. Harry v. Holloway, retired
state superintendent of public in
struction, was the principal speak
er and included in his remarks
reference to former years when
he taught both Bob" and John
Shilling at FELTON, School.
Honor guests, in addition to Miss
Moore and Mr.. Shilling, included
Mrs. Robert E. Shilling and Charles
Shilling, a son; Mr.. Shilling's bro
ther, DR.. John Shilling; Mrs. John
Shilling and Mrs. Harry v. Hollo-
way.
Mrs. Roe and Mr. Morris present
ed the gifts with speeches of ap-
probation. Mrs. Edwin F. Engle-
hart sang two solos accompanied
y Z xxhn n
also played several numbers on the
organ.
The dinner was served by the
cafeteria staff with Mrs. Irene d.
Kersey IN charge. The Graphic
Arts Department, Earl R. Scheidt
director, prepared special pro-
gram with photographs and bio
graphical sketches.
The Board of Education of the
Caesar Rodney Special School Dis
trict announces the appointment of
three new administrators in the
district One is a promotion from
within the district and two are
new.
John. J. Ryan has been appoint
ed principal of the Dover Air Force
Base High School, which may be
named Lebanon High School.
George d. Benner has been ap-
pointed elementary school princi-
pal at Caesar Rodney succeeding
Robert E. Shilling, who is retir-
ing.
Paul w. Wolfram will become
the administrative assistant for the
district replacing David L. Will
liams, who has been appointed prin-
cipal of the DAFB elementary
school
Mr.. Ryan is currently head of
the Caesar Rodney High School
commercial department. He is 33
years old, a graduate of Blooms
burg State Teachers College, and
has completed work for a masters
degree in Education at the Uni
versity of Delaware. He has been
member of the Caesar Rodney
faculty for eight years and served
in the u. S. Navy for three years.
Mr.. Ryan's wife, Mrs. Rita Dono-
hue Ryan, is language teacher
at Caesar Rodney. They have two
children. Mr.. Ryan is a member
of Holy Cross Church, the Knights
of Columbus, Kappa Delta Pi Hon
orary Education Fraternity and Pi
Omega Pi Business Education Fra
ternity.
He is also a member of the Cae-
sar Rodney Education Association,
the Kent County Education Asso-
citation, the Delaware State Edua-
tion Association, and the Eastern
Business Teachers Association.
Mr.. Benner is currently a teach
ing principal at West Rockhill
School District at Sillersville, Pa.
He is 80 years old, graduate of
Milford chronicle., 1959-06-05
A Dieter's Appetite

Fresh strawberries plump,
red. Juice. naturally sweet =. add
variety and interest to menus
with O minimum of calories zap
proximately So per cup) and q
maximum of vitamins and min
erals Zone cup fresh strawberries
supplies daily requirements of
Vitamin CO.
Try these luscious berries in
appetizers. beverages. salads.
sauces. desserts. jams, Iellies and
as attractive garnishes.
Overture in between - or
finale, fresh Strawberries add q
festive sparkle to any meal.
Remember II fresh strawberries
are not being used soon after
purchase, turn them onto q
shallow pan and store them. un-
washed, in the refrigerator. Here
are tasty treats to tempt you.
Delicious!
FROSTED FRESH STRAW
BERRY AND PINEAPPLE
CUP
III cups fresh pineapple wedges
2 tablespoons sugar .e
tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Q to 9 scoops lemon or orange
ice
cups sliced fresh Strawberries
Combine the first 8 ingredients.
Chill s to hours or overnight.
Fill sherbet glasses with alter
mating layers of the pineapple
mixture and sliced strawberries.
having pineapple as the bottom
layer and strawberries for the
top. Top with scoop Of lemon or
orange Ice or sherbet. Garnlsh
with O whole urcapped fresh
strawberry. Q to Q servings.
Milford chronicle., 1959-06-05
CHICKENS UNDER PLASTIC

QUICKSAND, Ky. (P)-A plastic
house here is strictly for the birds.
The Robinson Substation built
the house for chickens to deter
mine its effect on poultry and egg
production.
If the experiment is successful
the economical construction will
allow more people to enter the
poultry business, the substation re-
ported.
Milford chronicle., 1959-06-05
Milford Vets Will
Plan For Summer Fetes
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Plans will also be completed on
Tuesday evening for the Learn-to-
Swim School held annually, un-
der sponsorship of Post #64S3 and
Auxiliary, at Memorial Park, and
for joint social meeting with the
Auxiliary, June %. Plans for other
summer activities will also be dis
cussed, and reports on Buddy Pop
by Sales Campaign, Memorial Day
Observance, recent youth activi-
ties and on service work will be
given.
A special election to fill a va
cancy in the Office of junior vice
commander will also be held Tues
day evening.
Commander Hugg and other Off
GERS will represent the post at
department meeting at Dover on
Monday evening and a district
meeting. also at Dover, Wednesday
evening.
Milford chronicle., 1959-06-05
HEATED DREAM

GEARY, Okla. up - An early
morning dash was made by fire.
men to a Geary house. A woman
told Chief Lloyd McNeely a neigh
Dor boy ran into her house shout
ing fire, fire." Turned out 13-
year-old Clarence Pickett was
sleep walking. $40
Milford chronicle., 1959-06-05
SPILLED CATSUP

LOCKPORT, N. Y. {P)-When a
truck driver had a minor accident
here, the streets ran red-with
catsup. About rs cases fell from
the passing truck and the driver
spent two hours cleaning up the
mess.
Milford chronicle., 1959-06-05
KEEPING 1T SAFE

NOGALES. Ariz. {P)-A police
man given a juicy watermelon was
momentarily stumped at how TO
keep 1t from fellow officers.
Then he used his jackknife to do
a little carving. When he returned
that night. the melon was intact
on shelf.
He had inscribed on 1t: aEvi-
dence."
Milford chronicle., 1959-06-05
3 KITCHEN NOTES
B, MARIAN KEMP Home Reenomst Aems Marker
A Gourmet's Delight Thrills
A Dieter's Appetite

STRAWBERRY CHEESE PIE
! 8 OF. pkg. cream cheese,
softened
n cup sugar
II cup light cream
eggs, well beaten
n teaspoon salt
" teaspoon vanilla
9-inch baked pastry shell
l pint fresh Strawberries, sliced
" cup sugar
Bake a 8" pie shell made from
pie crust mix at AIS F., 1918 min.
till golden. Cool. Combine cheese.
II cup sugar, cream, eggs, salt
and vanilla; beat until smooth.
Turn into pastry shell. Bake in
slow oven 600 F.) hour, or until
knife inserted in center comes
out clean. Cool. Combine straw
berries and Y cup sugar; mix
well. Top pie with strawberry
mixture.
UNCOOKED STRAWBERRY
JAM
cups prepared fruit (about IL
qts. ripe strawberries)
cups e lbs, 10 oz.) sugar
tablespoons lemon juice
q lemon)
bottle liquid fruit pectin
Crush completely, one layer at
q time, about liz qts. fully ripe
Strawberries. Measure 3 cups into
q large bowl. Add sugar and
lemon juice. Stir until the sugar
is dissolved, about min. (There
may be few remaining sugar
crystals.) Stir in pictin quickly.
but thoroughly. Ladle quickly
into glasses or freezer containers.
Cover at once with tight lids or
seals. Let stand "a hours. Then
store in freezer. Or, If jam is to
be used within 2 or 8 weeks, 1t
may be stored in the refrigerator.
Milford chronicle., 1959-06-05

Maureen Connolly, former u. S.
and Wimbledon tennis champion,
retired from tournament play af-
ter a leg injury received while
horseback riding.
Milford chronicle., 1959-06-05

Detroit was captured temporarily
by the British in the War of 1912.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-07
III. S. Funds
For Schools
OK'd Again

Montgomery County is as
sured of receiving, for at least
one more year, its $2.5 million
annual school aid as a Fed
orally impacted area.
Discontinuance Of the aid pro-
gram has been urged by Secre-
tary of Health, Education and
Welfare Arthur S. Flemming,
and by some Congressman.
= However, it was included in
funds approved last week by
the House Appropriations Com
.smittee for fiscal 1860.
$ Rep. Cleveland M. Bailey
z (D-W. Val, a member of the
: committee, said he would urge
reducing the amount of the sub
sides next year.
y The program was defended by
Rep. John Foley of Maryland
and Rep. Joel T. BroyhiII of Vir.
ginia.
Suburban congressman and
!. county officials all have said
they would favor shifting the
program to direct payments in
lieu of taxes. The counties an
nually lose several million dol
lars in potential property taxes
because Federal land holdings
are tax exempt.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-07
Water Line
Olney
area Due

The next link Of a water
main to Olney from its
present terminus at Will
liamsburg Village should get
; underway this summer, ac-
: cording to John T. Bonifant,
Secretary of the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion.
Holdup Of progress on the
: Ink has been because of the
difficulty Of determining exact
route Of realigned Rt. 81, or
Georgia ave. extended, to the
center Of Olney, as It related
to the trench for the water
main.
Many Of the home sites in
Olney were layed out irrespec-
tive Of subsequent rights-of.
way, he said, resulting in some
cases Of buildings practically on,
the line Of public right-of.way.
Chief single customer Of the
water main will be the Mont.
gomery County General Hos
spital.
Meanwhile, Bonifant said, the
Commission has granted 20-odd
permits to tie into the water
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-07
Boredom Got You?
Go Catch Frogs

Note to all those folks in
Montgomery County who
are vainly fighting the old
ennui; 60 catch frogs.
It's legal here now be-
tween March 1 and July 1,
thanks to State Senator Ed
ward S. Northrop, who
introduced Senate Bill 443
in the General Assembly.
The Governor signed it
last week.
Sen. Northrop is no great
frog fan: he simply intro
duced it at the behest Of the
State Game and Inland
Fish Commission who in
turn had been prodded by
the Montgomery County
branch of the IZaak Walton
League Of America.
Seems that Montgomery
County was the only county
in Maryland that had a
closed season on the horny
hoppers from March until
July but that's all over now.
Crackers, beware!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-07

tension is on the Commissions
reinforcement and expansion
program and the sewer will
serve five properties. The bid
went to Canova Bros, Inc, Col
lege Park, for $64,112.
For water mains In River I'd,
Goldsboro I'd. and Whittier
blvd, Montgomery County, to
Marbro Co., Inc, Adelphi, on a
bid of $50, 306.
For water mains, sewers and
house connections to serve two
properties on Oswego ave., Ia.
koma Park; and Belvedere
blvd, Scully's subdivision, Mont
gomery County to J. J. Smarge
Co., Inc, College Park, on a bid
of S2949.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-07
Our Mistake Told
In Time Magazine

Our red face shone through
out the nation last week when
an item in Time magazine drew
attention to an error in a recent
Sentinel issue.
Entitled Room at the Bot
TOM" the item read as follows:
'In Rockville, Nd, the Mont
gomery County Sentine re.
ported the opening Of the city's
first public housing develop.
ment, said: Housekeeping dem.
0nstrations will be given as q
further aid to the families, many
Of whom never before have ex-
perienced slum living"
As many Sentinel readers
knew from reading the correc-
ton appearing in the following
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-07
NelU Pet GiueGauay
Group is Organized

Ark" that will be operated at
her home in Bethesda.
The new venture will per.
form many of the same func-
tons of the Humane Society
but with a twist: say an owner
wants to get rid of a pet. He
calls Noah's Ark and lists the
kind of animal to be given
away.
Mrs. Summa will match this
with list of persons who want
certain kinds of pets and award
them an animal after they have
been carefully checked out.
Both the giver and receiver
are charged S. for the service.
Inasmuch as Noah's Ark Is a
non profit arrangement, the
money will go into a hospitaliza-
ton fund for sick or wounded
animals reported to Noah's
Ark.
Further, Mrs. Sumna said,
pet-owners who would like to
have their animals spayed often
cannot afford the operation.
There's where Noah's Ark
comes in again, by paying part
of the cost and, probably, al
most all of it, according to Mrs.
Summa.
The aims Of Noah's Ark are
pretty much like those of the
Humane Society of the U. S.
That is, keep animals off the
streets, keep them well and
healthy, and to curb an over
population of dogs and cats.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-07
BOOk1nObile

Friday, May s-Colesville, 3:15 to $50;
Rock Creek Gardens. 3:15 to $50; Me.
kenney Hills, 3:15 to $3.50.
Saturday. May 9--Brookmont GAS 20
10:45; Sumner, 11:00 TO 1890; Wood
acres, 1850 to 500; Glen Echo, 3:15 to
4:30.
Monday, May 1l-Connecticut Avenue
Estates, $3.50 to $50; Wheaton City,
$50 to $3.50; Alta Vista, BIS to 4:3O:
Ptney Branch, BIS to 4:3O.
Tuesday, May 12-Geor9etown Village,
3:15 to 4:45; Parlxwood, 3:15 to 4:3O;
Hillandale, 3:15 to 4:30.
Wednesday, May I3-Brookeville, BIS
to 3:45; Unity, 400 to 4:45; Maryvale,
3:15 to 4:30; Northwest Park, 3:15 to
$3.50.
Thursday, May IL Harmony Hills.
3:15 TO $3.50; Chevy Chase, 3:15 to $3.50:
Glenmont, 3:15 to 4:S0.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-07
First Aid Course

The Montgomery County
Chapter of the American Red
Cross will start a Standard
First Aid Course Monday at its
headquarters, 2020 East.West
hwy, Silver Spring. Following
classes will be held at 8 pm,
Monday. For information, call
Juniper 8-2515.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-07

issue (April IS, Page BIZ the
meaning Of the original sentence
was inverted due to the loss OF
one line of type.
Such embarrassing, If anus
ing, typographical lapses UNI
fortunately are not uncommon
in the complex and high-speed
operation Of publishing a news
paper.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-07
'Peeks' Staged
By Leland ,Jr.

The Leland Junior Hiph
School will stage "Peeks at
Progress" annual panorama of
student progress, May lila.
Exhibits based on the II goals
of education will be on display
from 7:30 until 10 pm. Monday.
Tuesday and Thursday, and
from 9 am. until 4 pm. Tues.
day, Wednesday and THURSDAY.
The school is at 44th and Elm
sts., Chevy Chase.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-07

Mrs. Kathleen Summa, first
and only Humane Officer in
Montgomery County since the
county branch of the Humane
Society of the U. S. was formed
last year, resigned her non-pay-
ing position last week because
It began to interfere with her
daily job.
But Mrs. Summa has not
bowed out Of the field of
animal protection. She an
nounced that she has formed an
organization called "Noah's
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-07
Water and Sewer
Jobs are Awarded

Contracts totaling $305, 268
for water mains, sewers and
house connections in the Mary
land area have been awarded
by the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission. They In
clude:
For water mains, sewers and
house connections on Bradley
blvd. and Fernwood I'd, Mont
gomery County. The water ex.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-07

line TO builders of a new section
of Williamsburg Village. Much
Of Williamsburg Village, he
explained, uses septic tanks In
stalled under regulations not a.
strict as present regulations.
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-13
Women's Clubs Invited
To New York To Visit
Ladies Home Journal &
Vogue Pattern Service

Mrs. Paul w. Short of George
town, Del, State Chairman of Sew
ing for the Delaware State Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs announces
that a group of clubwomen have
been invited to visit the New York
offices of the Vogue Pattern Ser
vice and the Ladies Home Journal
on Thursday, November IL. They
will see how patterns are designed
and executed and the food and fab
ric center of the Ladies Home
Journal Company. This tour has
been arranged so that the club
women interested in going catch
the 8:45 train from Wilmington to
New York and return that evening.
Side trips to the United Nations,
Radio City and visits to the fabric
and trimming centers of the larger
stores are possible for those who
wish. Any interested clubwoman
who has not registered for this trip
may still be included provided the
quota is not filled. Call Mrs. Short
at Georgetown 2840.
Other State Federation officers
going with Mrs. Short are: Mrs.
William J. Storey, President, of
Dover; and Mrs. Charles P. Town
send, of Frankford, Del, who is
chairman of the American Home
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-13
MILLSBORO
Mrs. e. e. Carey
Phone MilIsb0rO s241

Flowers were placed in Grace
Methodist Church last Sunday in
memory of Noah Atkins by his
daughters, Mrs. John Gordy, Mrs.
Townsend Holston and Mrs. Ed
ward Batzele.
The Rev. George Godfrey will be
the guest speaker at Grace Metho-
dist Church, Sunday morning, No
vember Is. Sunday evening the
Rev. George Stellges Of the Pitts
vile Ayres Methodist Charge will
speak.
Hickory Hill WSCS is having a
bake Saturday, November IA, at
a. m, on the porch of Charm Beau
ty Shop.
Millsboro Homemakers' Club will
have Thanksgiving luncheon on
Thursday, November 19, at 1890 p.
m. in the dining room of Grace
Methodist Church. Hostesses will
be Mrs. Edward McCabe, Mrs. Sallie
Ellis, and Mrs. Chester Fritz.
c. Robert Godfrey has been elect
ed vice president of the Wesley Col
lege Alumni Association for the
coming year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Weingar-
den of Wilmington are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Willis A. Smith.
Mrs. Laura Calhoun Walls and
Mrs. w. w. Hamilton of Lincoln
called on several friends in town
last Monday.
Mrs. John A. Cordrey and Mrs.
G. Dale Lingo, Sr., with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ollie Morris of Fenwick spent
Friday in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert e. Coffin
were guests at a wild goose dinner
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roland Steele in Williams
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Wayne Burton
spent Saturday in Newark with
Mr.. and Mrs. James Burton and
were accompanied home by their
granddaughter, Donna Lee, who
will spend the week with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Ray of Phila-
delphia were weekend guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Hickman.
Mrs. Walter M. Belts spent
Thursday and Friday in Whining
ton and was accompanied home by
her grandchildren, Donna Lee and
Jimmy, for the weekend.
H. B. Mitchell is a patient in the
Milford Memorial Hospital.
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-13

POULTRY MEETING meeting
on What Poultry In p n
Means to You" will be held Novem-
Der is in the Jones Memorial Hall,
Georgetown, according to Mr.. Rob-
ert Landon, president of the East
ern Shore Poultry Growers Ex-
change.
4 The meeting will begin at 1870
p. m. with remarks by John Har-
greaves, Caroline Poultry, Inc, ar
rangements committee chairman.
w. T. MacAllister, University of
Delaware marketing specialist, will
d iscuss What COMBINATIONS
Cost" DR.. John r. Harvey, area
supervisor of the inspection branch
of the Poultry Division of u. S.
Department of Agriculture, will
speak on Your Part in the Poultry
Inspection Program" DR.. J. L.
Rountree, veterinarian and poultry
husbandman with Lipman Brothers,
Augusta, Maine, will discuss his or
ganization's experience in lowering
condemnation losses.
The last speaker on the program
is DR.. Norman V. Helbacka, poultry
products technologist with the Uni
Versity of Maryland. He will discuss
"A Quality Product for the Con-
sumner"
Webb Cassell, president of Del
marva Poultry Industry, Inc will
summarize the meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-13

Mrs. Carrie King was the week
end guest of her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Charles Matthews, in Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lew Tarbush from
Canada spent two days last week
with DIR. and Mrs. w. B. Atkins en-
route to Florida for the winter
Wednesday they were dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. j. Edward G0slee,
Sr., at Stockley, and Thursday, Mrs.
Tarbush entertained at Sans Res
taurant: Mrs. c.. Dale Lingo, Sr.,
Mrs. John A. Cordrey. Mrs. w. B.
Atkins, Mrs. Philip Short and Mrs.
Goslee of Stockley, and Mrs. Clar-
ence Esham and Mrs. Samuel Lock-
wood of Frankford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard McCabe and
family, who have been living at
Mt. Pleasant since September, spent
Tuesday night with Mr.. McCabe's
mother, Mrs. Edward McCabe, and
visited his brother-in-la and sis
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Honey
cutt, in Saratoga, N. c., Wednesday
night. They were enrOute to Ala
bama, where they will reside for
ten months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Oliphant had
as their guests on Saturday night,
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Kitchens and
family of Laurel, Edward Oliphant
and Benny Hastings of Gumboro,
Miss Barbara Ann Kitchens, and Al
ton Scott. Sunday guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Jehu Layton of Frank
ford, Mrs. Mary Klontz of Lewes
and Paul Kitchens of Millsboro.
Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Kennedy and
Mrs. NJ. H. Kennedy and son,
Al, from LAGRANGE, N. c., arrived
last Thursday to spend several
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Fos-
ter. Mrs. A. w. Kennedy remained
with her son-in-law and daughter
for a longer visit.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Reese White, Sr.,
are spending two weeks in New
Orleans, La, and Florida.
Mrs. Burton Cannon, Sr., and
Burton Cannon, Jr., of Frankford,
Mrs. John A. Cordrey and Mrs. G.
Dale Lingo, Sr., spent Monday in
Wilmington
On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. William
Ellingsworth, James Oliphant, Mrs.
Lettie Ellingsworth, Mrs. Addie
Donovan, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Jones and Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Downes attended the homecoming
at EpwOrth Church, near Laurel.
Miss Harriet Nichols, member
of the sophomore class, Juniata
College, Huntingdon, Pa, played
the part of Lame, the second lead,
in an all college musical, Sweet
hearts," in Oller Hall on October 80
and 81. Quoting from the Daily
News, Huntingdon and Mt. Union,
Pa: Special mention should go to
Harriet Nichols, as throughout the
entire play, she kept the audience
thoroughly entertained by her abil-
ity to dance, sing, and act"
Last fall at the same college she
was outstanding in her portrayal of
Dulcie, fiapper of the 192O's in
the musical, 1.-THE Boyfriend." Re-
Gently she was made vice president
of the Drama League. Harriet is
also an active member of the Col
lege Social Committee, the Stu
dent Education Association, the
Juniata Christian Association, and
she is presently an announcer for
the campus radio stations Her
chief interests are dramatics, mu-
sic, and the languages.
Harriet was graduated from the
Millsboro High School in 1853 and
was saIutatorian of her class. She
is the daughter of Mrs. Virginia
Nichols and the late Harry Nichols.