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Milford chronicle., 1960-05-27
Sen. John J. Williams
Leads Senate In
Voting Record
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The announcement marked the
second example of nationwide re-
cognition that has been accorded
to Senator Williams within the
last year. Last September, he re-
ceived the first annual American
Political Science Association
award for outstanding service in
the United States Senate.
The ACA-Index is a study of in
dividual voting records of all men,
bers of Congress.
Admiral Moreell said the ACA's
research program, designed it pin
point the political profile of mem
bers of Congress, was undertaken
to determine exactly who is
what" among the members of the
Senate and House and to provide
a factual basis for voters who,
with their eyes open may de-
termine for themselves which of
the incumbents running for re-
election will most likely fight for
a system of individual freedom
and opportunity, and which OF
them will support more collectivist
schemes, more taxing and more re-
gimentation.
Significantly" Admiral More
ell continued. ION the basis of the
record, 38 members of the Senate
and 162 members of the House
have voted 80 percent or more of
the time for so-called welfare
state" large tax" and high
spend" government programs"
Americans for Constitutional
Action is non-partisan, non-profit,
political action organization. In
cluded on it's Board of Trustees
are former President Herbert
Hoover; Allan B. Kline, past pres
ident of the American Farm Bur-
eau Federation; Charles Edison
former governor of New Jersey
and Edgar N. Eisenhower.
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-27
Ten Years Ago
Taken from the June ?, 1850 Issue

Taken from the June 9, 1850 Issu
Coverdale's Electric and Re-
pair Service. one of Milford's
most popular business estab-
lishments. has this week NOV
ed to a new location on the Re-
hoboth Boulevard. next to 1. G..
Burton and Co, Inc.
Leon Donovan, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Mike Donovan. of Mil
ford, was graduated from
George Peabody College. Nash
vile. Tenn. yesterday, June 1,
with the Bachelor of Arts De-
gree. Mr.. and Mrs. Donovan
and Mrs. Harry Darby motor
ed to Nashville for the gradu-
alton festivities.
Orville Evans, who spent
several years employed at the
Panama Canal Zone. has re-
turned to Ocean View with his
family. and are now residing
in the former Thomas Short
property.
The organization OF the first
chapter of the Isaac Walton
League" in the State of Della
ware, took place in the Lord
Baltimore School on Thursday,
May 2S. John Strowell. of
Washington, ID. c.. helped the
Sussex County Chapter which
has rs members to organize.
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-27

Address by 1t Governor Buckson;
presentation of Awards; and Mem
orial Prayer. The sounding of
Taps, signifying the conclusion
of observance of the traditional
Moment of Silence will bring the
program to a close.
Weather permitting. Memorial
Park on the V. F. w. Tract at
Haven Lake will be re-0pend Mon
day afternoon. This past Sunday,
the playground and picnicking area
there were cleaned up and made
ready for 1860 use.
Planning for the three-day
Memorial observance and other
late Spring activities of Blue
Hen Post and affiliated organiza-
tions were completed at regular
meeting of the post at the Posi-
Home, here Tuesday evening. Post
Commander James C. Holland
presided.
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-27
The Past In Review
News As II Was Reported In The Chronicle
Forty Years Ago
Taken from the May sS, 1920 Issue

Taken from the May %, 1920 Issu
A carload of nut coal arriv-
ed here Saturday and sold for
$13.75 per ton at the car, the
highest price paid here for coal
since 1917.
Miss Lena Clark, Green
woods new dressmaker, Is get
ting all the sewing she can do,
and needs two more girls to
help her.
The Hazard land. just south
Of the railroad station in Mil
ton, is being laid OF into build
ing lots and will be sold at
public auction some time next
month.
John Carson, of FELTON,, met
with a narrow escape on Sat
urday when he was kicked by
a horse just above the right
knee, knocking him to the
ground. He was unable to
walk for time and is suffer-
ing greatly with 1t at this writ
ing.
The following will be the
graduates in the commercial
department of the Georgetown
High School at the Commence
ment exercises next week:
Misses Laura Jester, Myrtle
Lynch, Mary Watson, Mary
Roach, Gladys Layton, Agnes
Short, and Nellie Conoway.
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Walls
welcomed a daughter in Mem
orial Hospital on Sunday, May
2S. She has been named De-
borah Anne. Mrs. Walls was
the former Miss Verna Lodge.
tos
Gordon Legates of Frederick.
has completed his service with
the u. S. Coast Guards. and is
now employed at the Interna-
tional Latex Co.. Dover.
Teddy Hall of the U. S. Navy,
spent the weekend with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Hall and family. of Selbyville.
and has been assigned to the
U. S. Midway Airplane Carrier.
aoe
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wade
of Springfield, Mass. are max
ing preparations to move to
Dayton, Ohio, where Mr.. Wade
has accepted a position at Sim
clair College as director Of
Student Activities and Person
mel officer. He will receive his
Masters Degree on June IL at
Springfield College. He plans
to begin work on his doctorate
in some Ohio University soon.
Mrs. Wade is the former Hiss
Ruth Smith, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. George E. Smith of
Lakeview Avenue.
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-27

year. upon nearing his eighty
sixth birthday, he was chosen
to govern the affairs of Lewes
for the twenty-ninth time.
800
Lieutenant William Francis
who has been stationed at For
tress Monroe for the past year,
and who with his wife have
been visiting his mother, Mrs.
Katie Francis, in Delmar, left
this week fer Honolulu, his
new post.
The Northeastern Construc-
ton Company, of Baltimore,
who received the contract for
building the new $202,000.00
school building at Bridgeville,
is now moving equipment and
have large force digging the
cellar. The building will be
ready for the 1881 and 1882
school term.
Strawberries are ripe this
week and the growers are pick
ing now every morning and
they have been selling for good
prices this week. They sold for
$4.OO a crate for the first pick
ing, but this week they are sell
ing for $3.50, which is a good
price and they are hoping that
they will stay at a good price.
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-27
GOU. Gale BOggs Calls
For Memorial Day
Observance
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display of the Flag of the United
States and of the State of Del
aware, and recommended that
these colors be flown at half
mast until noon and then raised
high for the remainder of the
day; this, he said, would be
"evidence that we, as good Amer
leans remember the pain, suffer-
ing and death of those who pre-
served our freedom and the
American Way of Life"
The proclamation reads as follows
WHEREAS, it is only fitting and
proper that grateful Americans
everywhere should, on a designat-
ed Memorial Day., pause to pay
tribute to the hallowed memory
of our heroic war dead, and to
honor those who served their ma
tion's cause and have since gone to
their reward; and
WHEREAS, it is our solemn
duty to perpetuate this custom,
established in 1868, by gathering
in public places, before memoir
ials and in cemetaries to pay our
respect to the bravery. valor and
sacrifices of those who fought and
died that America might remain
free; and
WHEREAS, the President of the
United States of America, by the
authority of the Congress, has set
aside May 30, 1860 as a day on
which we should pay tribute to the
memory and deeds of our honored
war dead; now
THEREFORE,, l. J. CALEB
BOGGS, Governor of the State of
Delaware, do hereby declare that
we follow she example set in the
proclamation by the President of
the United States of America and
that we observe Monday, May 80,
1860 as
MEMORIAL DAY
FURTHER, / urge all Del
awareans to participate in exer-
cises, graveside ceremonies and
other proper memorials so as to
insure grateful remembrance of
the sacrifices made by our war
dead. l also urge that the Flag of
the United States of America and
of the State of Delaware be pro-
perly displayed from all state
buildings and institutions on this
day, with the National and State
colors to be flown at half-mast
until noon and then raised high
for the remainder of the day as
evidence that we, as good Amer
leans, remember the pain, suffer
ing and death of those who pre-
served our freedom and the
American Way of Life.
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-27
Thirty Years Ago
Taken frOm the May 80, 1880 Issue

Taken from the May 80, 1880 Issu
The perfect attendance pa
rade was held at Dover, Satur-
day, May "a. Those who at
tended this parade from Laws
were Pauline Shockley, Ruth
Warrington, Delema Holleger,
Emma Robbins, Harriet MaIo-
ney, Ruth Evans. Myrtle Will
ley and Mark Wiley.
ssos
Two nurses will be gradu-
ated from the Training School
for Nurses of the Milford
Emergency Hospital at gradu-
alton exercises which will be
held in the Plaza Theatre, next
Friday, June s. Those who will
receive diplomas are Lydia
Elva Shank and Salome Bea-
chy.
The funeral of DR.. James T.
Thompson, mayor, banker and
physician, who died in the Bee
be Hospital. Lewes, Tuesday
night of last week after an ILL
ness of ten days from a compli-
cation Of diseases at the age
of eighty-six years, was held
Friday In st. Peters Protestant
Episcopal Church, Lewes. DR..
Thompson was probably the
oldest mayor in the United
States In point of service and
age. During January of this
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-27

Superintendent S. j. Rey-
nolds of the Maritime Exchange
at the Delaware Breakwater
has returned after a ten day
visit to New Castle and New
York.
Sakamas Tribe of Red Men
conferred all the degrees upon
a class of $50 candidates in Ar
mory Hail., Saturday night.
This was the largest class in
the history of the tribe and
also the first time it put on all
the degrees with a team COM
posed of its own members.
soe
One among, If not the long
est run, of king crabs for sew
eral years came along the
Bowers shore last week and
several hundred dollars were
realized by those who gathered
them for the factory where
they are manufactured into fer
.tilizer.
To DIR. Frank l.. Grier and
his small daughter Frances,
goes the distinction of being
the first passengers to leave
Milford for another town in
an airplane. When the plane
that was in Milford recently
went to Salisbury, DIR. Grier
made arrangements with the
owners to carry himself and
daughter to the Maryland city.
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-27
Twenty Years Ago

aiken from the May 81, 1910 Issu
Milford High School Senior
Glass activities will begin June
3 this year. There are 4S can
didates for graduation.
eo@
Mrs. Laura Robinson White
is having erected on a lot ad-
joining the home of Clyde Belts.
on Union Street. Milton, a
dwelling, to which she will
move as soon as completed.
Fillmore Clifton, who is
scoutmaster at the Caesar Rod
ney School in Camden. will
camp at the Point of Capes,
Lewes, this weekend with the
Boy Scout Troop 8. There will
be about sixteen in the troop.
Robert Smith of the Uni
versity of Maryland: Miss
Amanda Rash. West Chester
State Teachers College, and
students from the University of
Delaware, are home in Har-
rington for their summer va
cations.
Miss Dorothy Millman, jun
ior in the Georgetown High
School. in competition with
other students of Delaware and
the Eastern Shore OF Maryland.
has been awarded a silver med
al by Beacon Business College
of Wilmington, for an, English
composition she wrote recently.
It was the only silver medal
award made.
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-27

The huge guns captured at the
Japanese Naval Base at Kure were
cut into short lengths and brought
to California for remelting and
use as scrap metal.
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-27

Miss Betty Pote, of Philadel-
phia,. who has just returned
from a. trip. to Fort Benning.
Ca, spent the weekend in Del
mar with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Monroe Pote.
Miss Barbara Marshall, stu
dent of Duke University, arriv-
ed home yesterday, accompan-
led by two college friends, Miss
Louise McWilliams of Jack
sonville, Florida and Miss
Mary Cowles, of Burlington,
Vermont.
A large shade tree in the
yard of Mr.. and Mrs. Enos
Nichols of Trinity, was struck
by lightning and a window in
the front of the house near the
tree completely shattered dur
ing the severe electric storm
which passed over this section
about four o'clock on Monday
afternoon.
Mary Lou Cannon of Bridge
vile. celebrated her birthday
anniversary on Wednesday, of
last week by entertaining sew
eral of her schoolmates at
theatre party, following which
delightful refreshments were
served at her home. Included
as guests were Ruth Ellen An
derson, Phyllis Jones, Dotty
Davis, Nancy Eckhardt and
Kathryn Otwell.
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-27
TRIED WALKING?

TUCSON, Ariz. up One
month and $1,000 later Mrs.
Kate Boyle made it from Boston
to Tucson in her 1856 model car
Mrs. Boyle says she was de-
layed in Maryland two days by a
snowstorm. Her brakes failed
near Columbus, Ca, and she
roared into a field and stuck a
cow Two days were needed for
repairs.
Influenza laid her up for six
days in Macon, Ga. Her car stopped
in UniontowIl, Ala, and she spent
$585 for new motor. In Jackson,
Miss, the auto went dead again
The Uniontown dealer towed il
$50 miles back to his shop and
worked on it for four days.
The car then broke down in
Texas and again in New Mexico
who said travelling was fun?"
Mrs. Boyle asked.
Classified Ads Get Results
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-27
Annual SLOLC DOICn And
LiUe Campaign Will
Open Today
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for road conditions, these driver
errors include improper passing,
following too closely, and failing
to yield right-of-way.
Mr.. Mcconnell said it has been
estimated that "in a hurry" vio-
lations account for 80 per cent of
highways accidents.
Last summers highway fatal
tiles reached the highest total
since 1855, when 36 persons lost
their lives on the roads in Del
aware. That was a bad year for
highway accidents-the years total
was 110 dead.
The summer figure was cut to
80 in 1856, and futher reduced to
% in 1857. The low for many
years was hit it 1958s when 81 ia
talities was the summer total. Last
years figure of 80 represents a
large increase over the previous
summers 21.
Mr.. Mcconnell pointed out that
highway fatalities in Delaware
this year have been running
ahead of the comparable figures
for last year. Now is the time to
slow down and live. he declared.
Now is the time to use that extra
caution that can mean the differ
ence between life and death. Take
time to leave space between your
car and every other car on the
road. Space around you is your
margin of safety" he said
The Slow Down and Live Camp
aign is sponsored by the Associa-
tiOn of State and Provincial Safety
Coordinators j. James Ashton,
Manager of the Safety Council, is
State Safety Coordinator for
Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-27
MAIL is LATE

LINCOLN, Ill. up - The Chi
cagoan who ordered an automobile
horn from the Typhoon Signal Co
46 years ago may be interested in
knowing why his penny postcard
failed to reach it's mark.
Its postmark read August rs,
1914, and postal authorities said
the card was found in a mail chute
during remodeling of building in
Chicago.
The company has been extinct
for 40 years.
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-27
Memorial Services
At Harrington, Del.
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trict. pupils of the schools, and
Boy and Girl Scouts will also
participate. The Battery B. End
Battalion, Delaware National
Guard Firing Squad will fire
honor salutes.
Committee consists of James o.
Neal, Chairman; Commander Jack
Swain, Earl Sylvester and the
President of tn Auxiliary, Mrs.
Merle Roth.
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-27

The name Kentucky means dark
and bloody ground" 1t was the
scene of numerous battles between
opposing tribes of Indians.
Evening star., 1960-03-22
Emergency D. c.
Facilities Planned

An emergency communica-
ton system, to be used in case
Of a complete telephone and
power failure, is now being set
up in the Washington area.
The announcement was made
last night by DR.. Frederick G.
Heath, deputy director of pub
lie health. at a meeting of the
District College Health Asso-
ciation.
DR.. Heath said the plan,
which will be completed by
September, would use commu-
'nication facilities such as auto
radios, walky-talky and mes
Senger service.
He said the system would
connect all emergency facili-
ties in case of a major dis
aSter.
The plan is one of the phases
of the disaster and civil de-
fense program for the area.
Evening star., 1960-03-22
Col. Nellie Close,
Ex-ArmyNu

1t. Col. Nellie g. Close, a re-
tired Army nurse, died in the
Valley Forge Army Hospital,
Phoenixville, Pa, Friday after
a long illness. She was "a.
Col. Close was born in Gil
berton, Pa, and was graduated
in nursing from st Joseph's
Hospital in 1910. In 1912 she
was commissioned a second
lieutenant in the Army Nurse
Corps and reported to Walter
Reed Hospital for a two-year
tour.
Col. Close served in France
during World War I and in the
Philippine Islands and Hawaii
between the wars.
In World War II, she was at
tached to the Office of the Sur
geon General here. She retired
in 1874.
Col. Close leaves a sister,
Anne Close. of Mahonoy City,
Pa. Graveside military services
will be held at / pm. tomor-
row at Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1960-03-22

was built at COL North Ver-
mont street, the organ from
the old church was installed
as a memorial to her late huS-
band.
Mrs. Cathcart remained ac-
tive until a few years ago. She
claimed to dislike cooking, but
did all the cooking in her home
until two years ago. Until she
was IS she maintained nearly
an acre of flowers in the yard,
In addition to her daughter
she leaves two sons, Paul H. OF
Winter Park, Fla; Robert M
Of Forest Hills, N. Y, and two
granddaughter.
The family requests that ex-
pressions of sympathy be in
the form of contributions to the
Arlington County Unit Cancer
Fund. 14ll North Garfield street
Services will be held at the
First Presbyterian Church at
8 pm. tomorrow. Burial will
be in Columbia Gardens Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1960-03-22
Memorial Rites
Set for Ikedu

Memorial services will be held
at IL am. Friday in the Fort
Myer Chapel for Chiyoki Ikeda
SO, an Army civilian employe al
the Pentagon who was one Of
So persons killed last week when
a Northwest Orient AirlineS
plane blew up in Indiana.
Mr.. Ikeda came to the Wash
ington area in January after
completing a three-year tour OF
service in Japan. He lived at
65l6 Seventy seventh street,
Cabin John, Md.
The American-born son of
Japanese parents who live in
Hawaii. Mr.. Ikeda was a gradu-
ate Of the University of Hawaii
and served as an Army officer
during World War II.
Besides his parents, he leaves
his wife, Mildred. and a son,
George, IL, of the home address,
and a brother 1t. Kenneth
Ikeda. USA, now stationed at
Fort Sill, Okla. .
Evening star., 1960-03-22
Hearing Tonight
On Tax Rates

A public hearing on Alexan-
dria's proposed real estate and
personal property tax rates will
be held at 7:30 o'clock tonight
by the City Council.
City Manager E. G. HeatWole
has advocated increases OF
either 20 cents to the present
$3.15 real estate tax or SIS cents
to the $3.50 personal property
tax to finance his proposed
$l3,9l9,06l budget for 1960-61,
The councilmen, however, re-
Gently voted against any in
creases for next year and
advertised taxes at the current
rates. They will officially set
the rates tonight after the
public hearing.
The first public hearing on
the proposed budget, which is
$969,566 higher than the pres
ent $12,949.495 budget, has
been set for May 8. The operat-
ing budget must be approved
by the end of June and be-
comes effective July 1.
Evening star., 1960-03-22
Mayor Is Named
At Bludensburq

A brick manufacturing firm
ofiicial last night was named
Mayor Of Bladensburg.
He is Collins H. Mcdonald
48, of 5204 Varnum street. Bla.
densburg, general Superintend-
ent of the West Bros. Brick
Co. in Fairmount Heights.
Mr.. Mcdonald was appointed
by the four-member Bladens-
burg Town Council to fill Out
the unexpired term Of the late
Mayor c. Howard Brown, who
died in February. He will
serve until May, 1861.
Mr.. Mcdonald, an employt
of the brick firm for Is years
also is president of the North
Mountain Brick Co. of Swope
Va.
He is married and has two
children. and is a past presi-
dent Of the Hyattsville Lions
Club.
Evening star., 1960-03-22
Thomas Mail, 70,
Agriculture Aide

Funeral services for Thomas
Mail, 10, who died Saturday al
the Prince Georges Hospital
will be held at 1880 pm, tomor-
row at the Fort Lincoln Gene
terry Chapel.
Mr.. Mail. VINO was an audi
tor with the Department o1
Agriculture, lived at 5000 Chey-
enne place, College Park, Md
He leaves four sisters, Mrs
Winona M. Hutchinson of the
home address, Mrs. Hazel Buckle
Of Utah, Mrs. Ida Keiser oi
Oakland, Calf, and Mrs. Ellen
Williams of Los Angeles.
He also leaves two brothers
Gordon r. of Poplar and Harry
G. Of Buena Park, Calf.
Friends may call at Gasch's
Funeral Home. 4731 Baltimore
avenue, HyattSville. Burial
will be in Fort Lincoln Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1960-03-22
President Greets
Exchange Group

President Eisenhower today
urged a group of Eisenhower
exchange fellows to help spread
international understanding as
the best way to achieve world
peace.
The group of 19 from a,
many countries are in the
United States for studies under
grants from Eisenhower Ex-
change Fellowships, Inc.
financed by private contribu-
tions as a birthday gift to the
President.
The group includes a railway
maintenance expert from India
an investment counselor from
the Philippines and a cancer
specialist from France. They
will travel in this country fol
8 to 10 months. observing tech
niques in their specialties.
Evening star., 1960-03-22

stitute to open on Friday, and
this date was used in a story
in The Star last Saturday.
Evening star., 1960-03-22
Mrs. Cothcort, 93,
Arlington Native

Mrs. M. Airline Cathcart, 80,
an Arlington native closely
associated with the First Pres
byterian Church there since its
founding, died Sunday at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs.
Ruth c. Paden, 440 North Park
drive.
Born in 1866 on her fathers
estate on Glebe road, where the
Buckingham Apartments now
stand, she lived all her life in
Arlington except for a few
years in New York and Phila-
delphia shortly after her mar
riage in 1886.
Her husband, Arthur W.
Cathcart, was a mechanical
engineer with the Lanston Co.,
a manufacturer of printing
machinery. He helped perfect
the Lanston Monotype, now on
display in the Smithsonian H.
stitution. Mr.. Cathcart died IN
1882.
One of IL children of the
late Cooper Corbett, a lawyer
and inventor who was one of
Arlington County's first treas
urers, Mrs. Cathcart had be-
longed to the First Presbyterian
Church since its founding in
1872 at Glebe road and Wilson
boulevard.
Throughout her life she
helped support the church with
the proceeds from the sale Of
baked goods, aprons and pot
holders she produced in her
spare time.
She could recall attending
services while the old church
was being built. The congre-
cation sat on nail kegs and
used umbrellas for protection
in the roofless building. ,
When the present church
Evening star., 1960-03-22
County Conference
Slated on Tuxes

Fairfax County Taxpayers
Alliance is sponsoring a tar
conference at 8 pm. Thurs
day at the Mount Vernon
Junior High School.
Gilbert v. Tribbett, director
Of the alliance. will speak on
the l960-61 school budget and
Victor E. Parker, the alliances s
president, will speak on county
taxes.
Evening star., 1960-03-22
Man Denied Bail
In 1852 SIoyinq

Clarence B. Sutton, 46, one
eyed suspect in the 1852 fatal
shooting Of Porter Jones here,
was ordered held without bond
today by United States Com
missioner James F. Splain.
Sutton, who was arrested
Saturday in Wilson, N. c., was
returned to Washington yes
terday.
Brought before Commits
sioner Splain for bail purposes
only, Sutton was ordered held
without bond. pending arraign-
ment in District Court on a
1852 murder indictment.
Sutton was indicted by a
District grand jury eight years
ago in the shooting of Jones
in his home in the 1900 block
Of Tenth street NV.