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Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21

at the Anna NJ Smith farm, 5 miles
east of Bridgeville. Go to Ricard' S
Vineyard and fruit stand, and follow
auction sale signs, on
SATURDAY, APRIL %, 1861
at 11:oo-Rain or Shine
One 1857 Mercury hardtop: gle Re-
frigerator, | Estate Gas Range, I For
mica top breakfast set, / steel kitchen
cabinet. l chrome step stool, / lot of
pots and pans and iron frying pans,
dishes, and kitchen ware, electric
toaster, iron, sandwich grill and per-
colator l Maytag washer, | Norge oil
burner, l Dearborn gas space heater,
one 3-pc. maple den set, / player pia-
no and rolls, / Singer Sewing ma
chine, l buffet, l book stand, l West
inghouse sweeper, l lot of table and
floor lamps, hassocks, 3-pc living
room suite, platform rockers, lot
of stool chairs, l console and / table
radio, end tables, two 9x12 rugs and
a lot OF throw rugs, 2-pc. maple ed
room suite. porch rockers and swing,
baby carriage, / folding cot, lot of
he'd and table linens and scarfs, baby
clothes and toys. / portable organ,
guitar harp. and Other things too nu-
merous to mention.
ANTIQUES
One 3-pc. bedroom suite. / Reed
rocker. lot of old trunks, l quilt
CIlSsls iol ol oiQ picture frames ana
albums, rocking chairs, domestic
sewing machine, 2 beds and l chest
of drawers, ] doll carriage, / set of 6
cane bottom chairs. 2 oak stands,
Johnson ironstone china and carnival
glass. oil lamps, vases and glassware,
quilts and counterpane, ! organ. stone
jars and jugs. ! round oak table, wash
bowl, and pitcher, drop leaf tables
and wood bottom chairs.
Lunch served by chaplain's Chapel
W.S.C.S.
Louise Hopkins Nelson, Exec
Estate of Anna NJ. Smith
Auctioneer, John r. Hastings
TERMS: Cash on day of Sale. No
property to be removed until settled
for. 4-2I-2t
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals will he received by
the State Highway Department of the
State of Delaware at the office of the
Chief Engineer Groom 202) in the
Highway Administration Building in
Dover, Della ware until p. NJ. EST,
April 26, 1861, and thereafter shall be
publicly opened for a contract involv-
ing the following approximate quanti-
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
PUBLIC SALE

FRIDAY, MARCH 81. 1861
at 700 p. M.
Route 113 & ThompsonviIIe Road,
North OF Milford, Delaware
Weekly community Auction at mite
Everybody welcome. Miscellaneous l.
TENS, new and used, of the most USE
full and unusual things. We buy and
sell anything, household goods, fur
niture, personal merchandise, even
automobiles. Bring anything you may
wish TO sell. Dealers invited, also.
TERMS: Cash. Pickup arrangement
for merchandise. Phone GA 2-5811.
3-3I-tf Riley r. Jefferson
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
PUBLIC AUCTION

tinuing all farming, / will sell the fol-
lowing on my farm located miles
East of Marydel, Delaware, on the
Marydel- -chapeltown Road. Going from
Marydel to Pearson's Corner, turn
right at Steers Filling Station, and it's
the last farm down. (Signs will be
poStadl IN
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
Mail Schedule

The schedule OF mail arrival anu
departure is as follows:
Weekdays
Arrives Departs
900 a. m. 700 a. m.
11:00 a. IN. 800 p. m.
$500 p. m. 500 D. m.
Saturday
500 a. m. 700 a. m.
11:00 a. m. $3.50 D. m.
Sundays & Holidays
900 D. m. 4:30 D. m
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
SALE
OF VALUABLE
Personal Property

The undersigned viii offer for sale
at the farm of the late Alfrd 4. o.
Day, Sr., decd, located three miles
West of Redden on the Redeem
Bridgeville Rd., seven miles East of
Rridl.eNilla- near Snifh,s stnre- on
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
PUBLIC AUCTION
OF
FRAME DWELLINGS
FRIDAY, APRIL 2S, 1861

The state Highway Department of
the State of Delaware will offer at
pnhlic AncIinn nI the site on
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21

NOTICE - Air conditioners at dis
count prices. Call Paul Galloway at
. EX S-SS5S. Harrington. Del miles
north of Harrington on Route 13.
C20-3-31-tf
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
Personal Property

at the Anna NJ. Smith farm, miles
east of Bridgeville. Go to Ricard's
Vineyard and fruit stand, and follow
auction sale signs. on
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21

NOTICE-A share of stock is share
Of busineSs-Invest in the future of
America. Come in for free advice and
counsel Laird, Bissell and Needs, 225
South State Street. Dover. Delaware.
I.33-4- 21-lt
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
NOTICE: WINDOW SHADES

cloth, plastic. plastice coated. and
paper. Also Duplex cut TO size. Mil
22-11-20-tf
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21

NOTICE: SEPTIC 1ANhs, CESS.
POOLS. Grease Traps cleaned. Lowest
prices. Frank F. Davis. Phone NIL
ford GA 2-87l2 or GA 2-4SS5.
Di1-1G-tf
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21

NOTlCE-Poultry manure for sale.
Spread on corn fields and pastures.
etc. Louis Plummsr, Lincoln. Phone
CALAIS S-2s-t'
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21

NOTICEs-Make your next party a
success with a car OF those good VAL
ley Maid potato chips and pretzels from
Roskers. dupont Boulevard, Milford.
Phone GA-2-6279 2-14-eow-tf
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21

REGISTERED QUARTER HORSE,
PalaminO stallion Standing at stud.
ID. Booth. Twin Oak Farms, Seaford.
MA 9-4S69. Bi5-3-3l-tf
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals will he received by
the State Highway Department of the
State OF Delaware at the Office OF the
Chief Engineer Groom 202) in the
Highway Administration Building in
Dover, Delaware, until 200 l.. NJ,
ED. ST, May 3, 1861, and thereafter
shall be publicly opened for contracts
involving the following approximate
CONTRACT NO. 1891
EMERGENCY ROAD REPAIRS
New Castle County
Repairs to Winter damaged
Surfaced Roads
900 C.Y. Select Borrow
500 C.Y. Removal of Unsuitable
Material
$4,000 s.Y. Bituminous Surface
Treatment
600 Tons Quarry Waste Material
$500 sly. Sterilization. Mixing,
Shaping and Compacting
400 Tons Asphaltic Patching
Material
ssa- --sss
CONTRACT NO. 1892
EMERGENCY ROAD REPAIRS
New Castle County
Repairs to Winter damaged
Surfaced Roads
1000 C.Y. Select Borrow
5000 C.Y Removal of Unsuitable
Material
$4,000 S.Y. Bituminous Surface
Treatment
$500 Tons Quarry Waste Material
$4,000 s. Y. StabiliZation, Mixing.
shaping and Compacting
ZOO Tons Asphaltic Patching
Material
%S&---&&n
CONTRACT NO. 1898
EMERGENCY ROAD REPAIRS
New Castle County
Repairs to Winter damaged
Surfaced Roads
5000 C.Y. Select Borrow
5000 C.Y. Removal of Unsuitable
Material
$4,000 sly. BituminouS Surface
Treatment
$50 C.Y. Quarry Waste Material
80, 600 SY. Sterilization, Mixing,
Shaping and COmpacting
400 Tons Asphaltic Patching
Material
Sa&
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
(NSIIS3

NOTICE-We viii huy local farm
eggs Of good quality al spring surplus
prices Egg Market Jl6-3-17-tf
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-21
NOTICE
Wilkes Are Open

NOTICE Wilkes Are Open
until s D. m daily. Come in and look
over our latest In new furniture and
our huge stock Of used furniture. Will
kie's, 200 North st. GA 2-45S4, Milford.
4-21-1tp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-07
9 individual exterior desiqns

all with hall The vorOus models offer
and bedrooms; and 2k ceramic tile baths; splendid
living rooms; and fepIoees; dining rooms; fomy rooms;
color eo-ordnoted Gold Stor Cos Kitchens thot onswer
womons fOndest expeetotions-a equipped in grand style
with Of the line oppOnees and providing dining for
the entire family; front back porehes full easements with
outside entrances. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-07
Tobriner to Address Washington Building Congress

cent from August, 1860, E. H.
Keefe, Of the F. w. Dodge
Corp, has announced.
During the first eight
months of the year. residen-
tial contracts in the District
totaled $20,347 900, down 4
per cent from the January
August figure Of last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-07
Builder Given
SuppIier Award

Richm arr Construction
Corp, builder of the Kings
Park subdivision of SPRING
field, Va, has been selected
for the 1861 Merit Award by
In-Sink -Erator, the firm an
nounced this week. The man
ufactufer took an ad in a
national magazine last
month to announce the
award.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-07
Lumber Dealers
Ready Exposition

The National Retail Lum-
Der Dealers Association will
sponsor its eighth annual
Building Materials EXPOSE
ton November 4 to Z in Me-
Cormick Place, Chicago.
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at $50 am. Monday in the
Emerson Hotel, Baltimore.
Speakers viii include James
NJ. Miller, assistant solicitor
Of the Department Of Labor;
DR.. Ephraim Lysansky, q
psychiatrist;; Randall C..
Wyant, secretary of the
Washington Metropolitan
Area Construction Practices
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-07

the association, said the show
features Dick Vierbuchen
and Dan Robertson plus
a cast of other gas company
employees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-07
Residential Contracts
Down fer EIGHT Months

Contracts awarded during
August for future residential
construction in the District
totaled $748,000, down 88 per
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-07
Wests0te Has
Forecast Home

The Lord Fairfax model
at the Westgate development
near Mount Vernon, built
by John r. Minchew, Inc,
has been designated a Fore
cast Home" by the Wash
ington Gas Light Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-07

that has been constructed
in Franklin Lakes, N j., I'M
der the sponsorship of House
g. Garden magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-07
Builders Book
Adult Education

Emerson J. ,Reinsch, presi-
dent of the Home Builders
Association Of Metropolitan
Washington and its affili-
ates, announced this week
his organization is co-operat-
ing with adult education in
two counties for courses in
blueprint reading, layout and
estimating.
Such courses are already
underway in Prince Georges
and Fairfax Counties and
similar programs are in the
formative stage in Mont
gomery County, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-07
Architect Designs
House Of Ideos'

Was hington Architect
ChlOethieI Woodward Smith,
F.A.I.A., is the designer of
the 1862 House of Ideas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-07

DIRECTIONS:
From Memorial
Bridge (ROute 50)
proceed l m III
West Of Fairfax
Circle and turn
right at the Mosby
Woods sign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-07
Builders to See
Gas cornpony Show

The Montgomery County
Home Builders Association
will see the Washington Gas
Light Co.'S original musical
revue, 1.-THE Casing Game"
during a dinner meeting at
$50. pm. Thursday at West
wood Inn, Kenwood.
Jack Alfandre, chairman Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-07
Master Builders
Set Meeting

The Master Builders Asso-
citation, Inc, will hold its
regular monthly meeting at
6 pm. Tuesday in the May
flower Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-07

Board, and Winthrop A.
Johns, assistant general
counsel of the National Labor
Relations Board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-07
Builders Report

Walter N. Tobriner, presi-
dent Of the District Board
of Commissioners, will adj
dress the annual meeting Of
the Washington Building
Congress which will be held
at 1915 pm. Monday in the
Mayflower Hotel.
Alan B. Mills, jr., of Mills,
Petticord & Mills, will be in
stalled as president during
the meeting by the WHO'S
outgoing head, william N.
Denton, jr.
Other officers to be in:
stalled during the meeting
are: ANGLE C. Tester and
William r. LOckhart, vice
presidents; r. Donald Kinney,
secretary, and william s.
Green, treasurer.
New directors to take Of
flee at the meeting are Rich,
ard ]. Mitchell and Frank
M. ReaveS.
Contractors to Discuss
New Developments
The Associated Builders &
Contractors, Inc, will have
a general meeting on prob
lens under the new wage and
hour law, recent develop
ments in labor law and the
proposed four-hour bid plan
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-24
Pamplin Ruritans
Presented Boy
Scout Charter

PAMPLIN, Mar. 20 William
Quick, of Farmville, District
Scout Executive, presented a
Boy Scout charter to the Pam
pin Ruritan Club at their March
meeting.
Earl Smith, Ruritan president
is Scout Master for Troop SIG,
the Pamplin Ruritan sponsored
troop.
Quick presented a program
consisting of a group of slide
pictures on Camp Monacan along
with an explanation Of boy scout
camp activities.
The Pamplin Ruritan Boy
Scout committee was COM
mended by Quick for their good
work. This committee consists
Of: the Rev. Charles Price, in
Stitutional representative; Cecil
Lyon, troop committee chair
man; Richard Williams, Robert
McClenny, and Jimmy Rosser.
The Ruritans voted to invite
the Boy Scout members to the
June m ee in g Of the club.
April's meeting will be Ladies
night with the Pamplin Ruri-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-24
Farmville VFW
InStalls Officer,
State Leader Talks

Installation of officers and the
visit of Dudley M. Hill. Of Law
renceville, senior vice comman-
der of the Virginia Department
Veterans Of Foreign Wars, high
lighted the March IA meeting Of
Farmville's Thoma $ Hardy
Graham Post 7059, WV.
Thomas Moore, of Blackstone
district junior vice commander
was also present for the installa-
ton meeting. The evenings talk
was presented by Hill who des.
cribed the work of the national
WV children's home at Eaton
Rapids, Mich.
Walter H. Rhode is the new
post commander. Other officers
are: adjutant, Charles M. Car.
ter; quartermaster, T. c. Cole,
man. Jr.; senior vice comman.
der, A. E. Koch; junior vice com
mander, William E. johnson
port advocate, Herbert R.
Stokes; surgeon, DR.. John G.
GRAHAM; patriotic instructor
William c. Layne: legislative
officer. Earl H.. Carter; public
ity officer, Odell J. Kirby; chap.
lain, John M. Osborn. and ser.
vice officer, James D. Druen.
William H. Motley, Hunter E
Coffey and Bernard c. Smith
were installed as trustees fol-
one, two and three years re
spectively.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-24

ported they ran high. Frost had
penetrated as deep as fourteen
inches, he reported.
The school board submitted a
proposed budget of SSH l55 for
the fiscal year starting July l.
This was accepted by the super
visors. The county's share Of the
total is $3.50, 1873.
The proposed budget is $24, 232
above the figure for the current
year. Charles Meyer. school
board chairman, said the reason
for the increase was teachers
salaries and increased cost Of
operation.
The Welfare board submitted
a proposed bulge totalling
$l49, $40 of which $20.659 would
come from county funds. Last
year, $14, 800 was allocated from
county funds.
The board of supervisors met
again on Thursday at $3.50 am.
for more study of the budget.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-24
Missionary To China And Malaga
To Sneak At ScOttsUilIe Church

the last four years, he has been
pastor of the 80O-member Wes-
ley Methodist Church in Kuala
Limpur, capital of Malaga, and
superintendent of the Central
Malaga Methodist district.
Mrs. Haines has directed the
Wesley church choir and been a
vocal soloist. She has worked in
the Christian education program
of the church and participated
in religious radio broadcasts.
She is a member of the educa-
ton commission of the Malayan
Christian Council.
Mrs. HaineS served with her
husband in Chungking, China,
from 1914 to 1947. She previous
ly had been a single missionary
in Burma and China, working in
the fields of Christian education
and music. She was born in
Manila, the Philippines, where
her parents were missionaries
She is graduate of Asbury Col
lege, Wilnore, KY, and Biblican
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-24

SCOTTSVILLE Mar. % -
Mrs. Iona Ruth HaineS, who
has served with her husband as
a missionary to China and Ma
laya and has worked in the
fields of Christian education and
music. will speak at the Scots
vile Methodist Church on Palm
Sunday. March Is at Ills am.
Her ub j &c t will be People
Facing a Decision"
She will also give some spec
ial music. At the 7:30 pm. SER
vice on the same Sunday she
will show a Commute color film
on her missionary work and will
give a song recital of Asian
Christian Folk Music.
Mrs. Haines is the wife of the
Rev. j. Harry HaineS. They are
on a years furlough from mis-
sionary service and are making
their American home in Prince
ton, N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haines have been
in Malaga since 1850, and for
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-24
Abilene Man Named Vice President
OF Florida East Coast Railway

w. A. Baker, Jr., of Abilene,
was elected a vice-president by
the board of directors of the
Florida East Coast Railway at
St. Augustine, Fla.
Baker attended Farmville and
Worsham High Schools, and the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
where he majored in electrical
engineering.
In 1947. he was employed by
the Electro-Motive Division Of
General Motors Corporation as a
service engineer in the Diesel
Locomotive Division and Travelled
on most of the major railroads
in the United States as an in
Structor in the operation and
maintenance of diesel locmo-
tiveS.
In 1913, Baker married Miss
Virginia Elmore, of New Castle
who attended VPI and was gradu-
ated from Radford College, Wom-
ems division of VPI.
In 1949, Baker was made resi-
dent engineer for General Motors
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-24

Seminary of New York and West
minister Choir College in Prince
ton. Before becoming a mission.
airy, she was director of Chris
tan education in the First Meth
odist Church of Erie, Pa.
The Rev. Garry Shelton. pas
tor of Scottsville M tn cd is
Church says that all friends are
cordially invited to attend both
services on Palm Sunday and
hear Mrs. HaineS.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-24

in Ashland. KY, and worked with
the C&O and the Clinchfield Rail
roads during their dieselization
programs.
In July of 1852, Baker accepted
position with the Clinchfield
Railroad at Erwin, Tenn, as gen
eral diesel supervisor and in Oc-
tober Of, 1855 accepted a position
OF assistant chief mechanical Of
ficer of the New Haven Railroad,
New Haven, Conn.
In January 1860, Baker accept
ed the position of chief mechani-
cal officer Of the Florida East
Coast Railway company and now
has been elected Vice President.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-24
Miss Motley Is
Honored By State
Guidance Group

Miss Bessie M. Motley was
made an honorary life member
of the Virginia Personnel and
Guidance Association at the an
nual conference of the associa
ton held at the Hotel Richmond
March 1911.
Her honor came because Of
her outstanding services to the
organization. Some Of the SER
vices rendered by Miss Motley
we're: a founding member in
1890; drafted the first constitu-
ion and bylaws; first secre-
tary treasurer; q charter mem
Der, with continuous service for
10 years: twice president, 1882
80 and 1856; first speaker on
first program in 1890: chairman
of the first statewide guidance
committee organized to prepare
a manual for organizing gui-
dance in Virginia secondary
schools; and a member. Of the
committee to prepare a state
1ours e study in vocational
civics.
Miss Motley was in the 1926
degree class of Longwood Col
lege. She earned her MA. in
guidance and personnel from
Columbia University in 1894. She
is a former resident of Amelia
County and a sister of R. w.
Motley. of Farmville.
She is believed to be the first
full time counselor in Virginia
high schools, and until her re.
tlrement she was prominently
associated with the movement
to provide educatiinal and voca.
tional guidance in Virginia high
schools.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-24

Dialing a wrong number, Will
liam RoroWitZ might have saved
a mans life.
A cry for help came from the
other end of the line: I'm dy-
ing" cried a man.
Thinking it might be a hoax
HoroWitz asked the mans name
and phone number. He dialed
back and got the same plea,
then called police.
Patrolmen checked the ad-
dress and found Anthony L. Lam
cor, "a, who was suffering from
a heart attack.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-24
Dogs Retain Right To Roam; Early
Fox Hunting Season Is Requested

AMELIA, Mar. 20-The Amelia
county board of supervisors re-
jected a proposed ordinance on
trying up dogs during April and
May but approved a resolution
asking the State Gakne Com
mission to open the daytime fox
hunting season on August l in
stead Of September l.
In another resolution requested
by w. c. Poston, local resident
engineer. the board set a mini
mum right-of-way of 40 feet on
all roads to be improved or added
to the secondary system in
Amelia county, concurring with
the highway commission. This
was done Monday.
Asked by the board concern
ing repairs on county roads due
to winter conditions, Poston re.
tans. A movie Wake Up Or
Blow Up" is scheduled to be
shown at this meeting,
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-24
NOT so GOOD

His Rich Aunt ~ And what has
brought you to town, Reginald !?
Nephew Just to see the
sights, Auntie, so thought I'd
call on you first,
Holmes County herald., 1961-03-16
A~NVOINC/NG
QUALITY SPECIAL PRICES VALUES In PlCkENS
READ THE ADS ON THIS PAGE AND SEE FOR YOURSELF
HIS PAGE AND SEE FOR YOUR SELF

The Pickens merchants are offering you some real bargains TO Friday al
Friday and Saturday, March 2425. Every other week you will find O n al
inc your attention TO special bargains on different TENS offered by the ms
is also called to the foct that the Pickens merchants re offering you gu
able prices.
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wing TO satisfy. Come be with u o n each Friday and Saturday TO take odvar
and to meet with your friends and neighbors.