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Milford chronicle., 1961-09-01
The Past In Review
News As It Was Reported In The Chronicle
Forty Years Ago.

Token from the September z. 1871 iss'
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Jes-
ter and son. George. Jr.. who
have been spending some time
at Lake Michigan and Niagara
Falls and with friends ard
relatives in Michigan. Indiana
and New York, have returned
to their home near Milford.
The DUPONT Engineering
Company has a force of men
employed excavating ard lay
ing the cement bed for the old
cannon in front of the Lewes
post office. 1t is expected to
complete the work in short
time. This will beautify the
site and care for historical
relics when completed.
The Edgewater Flour Mills
in Milton. opened for business
last week after being closed
for several months. The new
owners. Hazard and Wilson.
have secured the services Of
David Dutton as miller.
The contractors for haul
ing the road material on the
Georgetown Road have COM
pleted their contract from ia
cobs School to Green Pond
and have been awarded the
contract from Green Pond to
Coverdale Cross Roads, ard
have moved their equipment
to Cannon.
Milford chronicle., 1961-09-01
Ten Years AGO.

TokeW from shs September J, 1881 lss
A Milford resident, Rev. An
drew j. White, has had con-
ferred upon him what is I'M
doubtedly the highest honor
ever accorded resident OF
this area, having been elected
national chaplain OF one OF the
nations largest organizations.
AS the closing feature OF
week-long national encamp-
ment of the Veterans OF For
eign Wars, Father White, pas
tor st. Johns r. C.. Church,
here. and three time chaplain
of Milford's Blue Hen Post.
was the unanimous choice of
more than 10000 v. f. w.
delegates for what is the
highest office that the nations
veterans OF wartime overseas
service can confer upon
Fred Butler Greenly. Sr..
81. director OF the Kent and
Sussex Fair. and prominent In
Delaware harness racing cir
cles. died last Saturday in the
Walter Browning Hospital,
DuQuoin. ILL.,. after suffering
a coronary heart attack on
Monday. Mr.. Greenly pur-
chased the A. /. Scott Horse
Transportation Company and
was in Illinois or business for
his new firm when he was
stricken.
Milford chronicle., 1961-09-01

4 The louisiana Purchase was ne
gotiated with Napoleon in 1903.
Milford chronicle., 1961-09-01

Token from me September 4, 1891 Il
Mrs. Samuel ]. Stein Of
West Seaford. was recently
notified that she had been
awarded first prize for Della
ware in the Believe 1t or
Not" contest recently conduct
ed by the Standard Oil Com
pany Of New Jersey.
Miss Elma Spicer. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Spicer.
and Wilson Bryan of Reho-
both. surprised their friends
by slipping away to Sails
bury on Tuesday, August IS.
where they were quietly mar
ried. Mrs. Bryan is steno-
grapher for the Stockley
Bros. Canning Company at
Rehoboth. The young couple
have the best wishes of their
many friends for a long and
happy future.
Misses Blanche West, Flea
more Getz and Dorothy Land
ing of Philadelphia, Miss Oil
via Draper of New York ard
Misses Ethel West and JAG
auelyn Beauchamp of Laurel.
attended card party given
at the home OF DR. and Mrs.
James r. West. Friday even
ing.
Milford chronicle., 1961-09-01
POLO SONS PRODUCING

PHOENICIA, ~ Y. (AP)-The
sons of two polo stars are teamed
rs co-producers in the first sum-
mer theater venture at the Phoe-
nicia Playhouse.
Ivor Balding Jr.. and Thomas
Hitchcock Jr. launched the season
with Once in Lifetime" the
Broadway hit by Moss Hart and
George Kaufman.
Milford chronicle., 1961-09-01
Beware OF Deadly
Black Widow Spider
continued from page one)


The life span of these spiders is
from one to two years. After mat
ing, the female often kills the
male; hence the name of BLACK
widow" according to Ralph.
The spiders occur in dark places,
such as small animal burrows, in
garages, easements, outbuildings,
and garden trash. They are gener-
ally found near the ground, and
tend to concentrate in certain
places.
IL you find an area infested with
black widow spiders. Ralph says,
they can be killed with a lindane
spray; use l cup of % percent
lindane wettable powder in l gall
on of water. This one gallon Of
spray should cover 500 square feet
of the infested area.
Evening star., 1961-11-30
Lemon Named
Vice President
In Election

James H. Lemon, partner of
Johnston, Lemon & Co., was
elected a vice president Of the
Investment Bankers Association
of America at the annual con-
vention in Hollywood, Fla,
today.
Curtis H. Bingham of Los
Angeles became IBA president.
Other newly elected vice presi-
dents include David j. Harris
of Chicago, William T. Kemble
of Boston, Thomas M. Johnson
Of Savannah and Walter H.
Steel of New York City.
Mr.. Lemon has been active in
association affairs since 1912
and served as chairman of the
IBA's Southeastern Group in
1948-49. He was a member of
the board of governors from
1851 through 1854 and served
on six major national COM
mitteeS.
He has been prominent in
Washington area civic affairs.
He has been a director of Chill
dren's Hospital since 1941 and
was its president from 1948
to 1858.
He also is a member of the
Federal City Council, secretary
and treasurer of Group Hospi-
talization, Inc, and a trustee of
Princeton University.
He has been affiliated with
Johnston, Lemon & Co. and
predecessor organizations since
he was graduated from Prince
ton in 1925. He is vice president
and a director of Washington
Mutual Investors Fund, Inc,
and D. C. Paper Mills, Inc, also
board chairman of American
Mercury Insurance Co. and a
director of a number of other
corporations.
Evening star., 1961-11-30
CHICAGO
LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. Nov. 80 CAP).-UsDAl-
Hogs $500; butchers $50 lbs. and down
steady to weak, closing weak to 25 low
er, over 230 lbs. steady to mostly 90
lower; Sows steady to 25 lower; 40
head largely 1-2 210 lb. butchers II so:
l-2 l90-225 lbs. 17.00-17.25; bulk
mixed 3 and 2-3 190-240 lbs. 16. 20
1900, late mostly l6.25-16.75; mixed
l-3 and 2-3 230-2S0 lbs. 15.S5-I6.3
mixed 1-3 and 2-3 100000 Id. sows
l3.75-l5.00; 2-3 and IS 100000 lbs.
IL ;75-l 400; shippers took 5000.
Cattle 500. calves none: slaughter
steers and heifers moderately active,
steady; cows active, generally so high
er; bulls steady to strong; vealerS and
stockers and feeders steady: load of
prime 1000 lb. steers 2725; a load
Of prime l,225 lbs. 27.0O: 40 head
mostly choice 1,025 lbs. 1925: a pack
age mixed good and choice 1,20O lbs. at
1915; good 1,l50 lbs. 24.50: a few
utility and standard 19.25-23 so; a
load OF standard and good 925 Id. heif-
ers $500; small lots Of choice up to
$500; q few commercial cows 1850
1880: cutter and utility 13.50-l6.O
Gamers 1l.75-13.75: utility bulls is. CO.
25.QO: mixed good and choice 500 ID.
feeder steers $500.
Sheep 700: moderately active all
classes fully steady: choice and prime
90-lO5 10. native wooled slaughter
lambs 1900; good and choice 14.5O-
1880: Gull to choice slaughter ewes
4.50-5.50, a few 800.
Evening star., 1961-11-30
Pennsy 10 Pay
25C Dividend

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. sc
(SpeciaD Pennsylvania Rail-
road directors yesterday de-
clared a dividend of 25 cents a
share on outstanding stock
thereby moving to keep its divi-
dend record unbroken for ia
years.
The road earned $5,085, ,440 ir
october. This was more thar
for any month in the last five
years and So per cent more
than for October, 1860.
The october earnings re-
duced the roads deficit tc
81, ,683 ,246 so far this year, com.
pared with a net loss of $6,'
$4,000 for the 10 months oi
1860.
President James M. Symet
said the road had operated al
a profit each month since May
In the first five months of the
year the net loss totaled $18,-
301,100. He indicated that tht
railroad expects to maintain
an unbroken record of profits
when earnings of subsidiarie!
and leased lines are conSoli-
dated with those of the Pennsy
itself.
The 25-cent dividend. which
is the same as was disburseo
in each of the last three years,
is payable December 81 tc
stockholders of record Decem-
Der IL.
Evening star., 1961-11-30
Laurel Citizens
National Plans
Stock 0fferinq

Directors of Citizens Ma
tional Bank of Laurel have
voted to recommend issuance
of 10000 additional capital
shares and their offering to
present holders at $25 a share,
President John P. Sippel an
nounced today.
Unanimous board action was
taken Monday and stockholders
will vote on the proposal at the
annual meeting in January
President Sippel said.
Stockholders would receive
rights to subscribe for addi-
tional shares on the basis of
one new share for each three
now held. AS book value of the
stock exceeds $50 a share, SUBJ
scription rights would have
substantial value. Fractional
shares will not be issued.
Subject to stockholders ap-
proval of the proposed stock in
crease, directors expect to con-
tinue the present dividend rate
of 81 a share payable at a
quarterly rate of Is cents a
share on the new stock, the an
nouncement said. The board
voted its 148th quarterly divi-
dend in September.
The new financing would in
crease Citizens Nationals CAPT.
tai funds to more than $1.1
million. The total was increased
last January by distribution OF
a so per cent stock dividend.
Evening star., 1961-11-30
Public Relations
Firm to Specialize
In Celebrities

A new Washington public re-
lations firm, which hopes to
make fuller use of celebrities
in calling public attention to
products, ideas, corporations,
organizations or events, has
been organized here.
John R. Steelman, former
special assistant to President
Truman, is board chairman of
the firm, Celebrities, Inc.
Kenneth j. Aspromonte of
Hyattsville, Md, who plays
second base for the Cleveland
Indians during the baseball
season, is president, while
Donald L. Miller of Alexandria,
former Washington newspaper
writer and public relations man,
is executive vice president.
Evening star., 1961-11-30
YOUR
MONEYS WORTH
7 Million Auto Year.?
~ SYLVIA PORTER

A 7 million auto year is pos
sible in 1862 if sales continue
as they're going now.
The meaning of this goes be-
yond the obvious stimulus to
those directly involved in auto
making.
A 2 million auto year would
be crucial in making 1862 a
top-notch year for the econ
omy. The United States auto
industry is the largest manu-
featuring enterprise in the
world. 1t consumes 20 per cent
or more of nearly every basic
industrial commodity. Tied to
it directly or indirectly are one
seventh of Americas jobs.
Truth RediscOvered
A big year in autos would in
dicate to the world that al
last the United States auto in
duStry has rediScovered the
plain truth that the way JC
compete is to compete. The
auto industry is operating with
peak wage scales but even so
it is determined to be efficient
and inventive enough to hole
the price line and earn prof
it's.
1t would emphasize that BY
Evening star., 1961-11-30
Manufactures
Score Gains

Manufacturers increase e q
their sales, new orders and in
ventories during October, the
Commerce Department re-
ported.
Inventories increased by $500
million to $54.2 billion, with
more than half of the gain
occurring in goods -in-process.
Sales advanced by $371 mil
lion between September and
October, hitting a new high
of $33.5 billion. Almost all of
the increase was in shipments
of durable goods, notably new
autos.
New orders received by man.
ufacturers increased by S400
million to a record $685. billion
gains were re-
ported by producers of nom
electrical machinery, instru-
mentS and motor vehicles.
Evening star., 1961-11-30
MoreEarnings,
SaIesRepOrted
By Giant Food

Net income of Giant Food
Inc, was up 7.6 per cent from
a year ago in "a weeks ended
october IA, while sales rose
SO per cent, President N. M
Cohen disclosed today in an
interim letter to stockholders
Net earnings after all
charges amounted to $789, ,422
compared with $733,525 a year
earlier.
They were equal to 81 cents
a share on 1,288,O20 shares out
standing, compared with 81
cents a share on 1,285,372
shares in the similar 1860 pc
riod.
Sales in the "a weeks ex-
Ipanded to $69,258,413, COM
pared with $64,734,843 in the
1860 period.
Giant has not taken down
the additional 81 million note
available to it under its Octo-
Der 2 agreement with Pruden-
tial Insurance Co., President
Cohen reported.
Giant sold a new Sc million
note to Prudential and former
Indebtedness to Prudential for
the same amount was can
celled. Prudential agreed to
purchase a note for the addi-
tional 81 million any time
prior to December %, 1862.
Both notes bear 53s per cent
interest.
President Cohen noted in his
letter that the company pur-
chased and retired the remain
ing $l96,500 of its preferred
stock in August.
Evening star., 1961-11-30
Schwartz to Head
FHLBB Research

Harry S. Schwartz, formerly
assistant vice president of the
Federal Reserve Bank of San
Francisco, has been named
director of the newly created
office of research and home fl
nance for the Federal Home
Loan Bank Board.
In announcing the appoint
ment, Board Chairman Joseph
p. McMurray reported Mr..
Schwartz has been on loan
from his Federal Reserve post
for the last six months as a
'consultant to a 12-member task
force studying operations of the
Federal Home Loan Bank
Board.
, Ch arm a n McMurray ex-
pressed pleasure in bringing Mr..
Schwartz to his new assign
ment.
= Harry Schwartz is familiar
with the financial markets and
trends in the general economy
and has particular knowledge
of activities in the housing and
home financing fields" he said.
Under his direction, our new
Evening star., 1961-11-30
Tiffany to Split
Stock a for.l

NEW YORK, Nov. 80 (AP)
"A 4-for-1 stock split was
voted yesterday by directors
of Tiffany g. Co.
Stockholders declared a divi-
dend of Is cents on the new
shares, setting an annual pay
out of $2.40 based on existing
shares compared with the pres
ent rate of 81.
The dividend was made pay
able January II to holders OF
record December %, subject
to approval of the split at the
special stockholders meeting.
Evening star., 1961-11-30
BUSINESS
BRIEFS

Business Loans in the week
ended November % decreased
by $119 million, bringing the
total at reporting member
banks in leading cities to $32,-
$57 100000. This was $140 mil
lion higher than q year earlier.
Federal Reserve Board.
North American Aviation is
due to get a Government con-
tract for the major role in de-
signing and building the Apollo
spacecraft, which, it is esti-
mated, may be worth $40O
million in its initial phase.
Space experts guessed the con-
tract would amount to 81 or 50
billion over the next five years.
Packers Super Markets, Inc,
became the 1,000th stock ad-
mitted for trading on the Amer
lean Stock Exchange. Packers
was the 98th new issue ap-
proved for listing this year.
Jones & LaughIin Steel Corp.
predicted that its 1862 steel
ingot production would reach
los to lis million tons next
year VS.. SO million tons this
year.
Life Insurance Purchases in
the first 10 months of this
year totaled almost $64 billion
VS.. $50 billion in the 1860
period, with the best gain being
in group policies.-Life Insur-
ance Agency Management As
sociation.
Life Insurance Policy and
annuity contract payouts dur
ing the first 9 months of the
year we're 7 per cent above the
similar 1860 period. Payments
totaled $6,409, 100, 900 compared
with $5.978.O 100000. - Institute
of Life Insurance.
New Business interpretations
in October reached a 17-month
high. The total Of 1852, ad-
justed for seasonal differences,
compared with 16.405 in Sep
tember and was about IL per
cent above the October, 1860,
total of 14,982.-Dun & Brad
street, Inc.
Evening star., 1961-11-30
Provident Life
Picks Area Firm

The James w. Rouse Co. has
been named mortgage cor
respondent of Provident Life
and Accident Insurance Co. in
the Washington Baltimore
area.
The Rouse firm serves more
than 5000 million of mortgages
and ranks as Maryland's largest
mortgage banking organization
Provident Life has more than
5000 million of assets, and in
surance in force of more than
50, $50, ,000,0 900. Headquarters are
in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Evening star., 1961-11-30

offering autos in a large variety
of sizes. types and price ranges
the auto industry is attracting
American consumers.
From the start of the new
model year, the automakeri
have been talking optimisti-
cally.
Wards Automotive Report:
calculates new car sales are
now at a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of Z million and
forecasts October-Decembel
sales will set an all-time rec.
ord for the period. In Wal
Street, analysts are pointing
out that while the autOmakers
consistently overestimate sales
in recession, they also con-
sistently underestimate them
in expansions.
The background for opti.
mism is persuasive.
With personal income.
rising. employment climbin {
and installment debt on car
decreasing, families are in {
position to buy cars.
Sales Increasing
The used car market ha,
been strong for some time, {
reliable indicator of future ca
sales, because two-thirds O.
new car sales involve a trade,
in and the more dealers car
offer on trade-ins, the more
the stimulant to sales.
The total of cars going OF
the dump heap has beer
mounting steadily and, the de,
mand for replacement is ex,
panding.
Financing of car sales won
be an obstacle. If 1862 booms
loans will be tougher to ge
but credit will be there for car
buyers.
A steel strike, a world crisis
a prolonged period of bat
weather would compel a revi
sion of the forecasts. But a
of today, the auto industry
'in good shape for 1862.
| distributed 1861, by The Hall Syndi
cate, Inc.) (All Rights Reserved)
Evening star., 1961-11-30
Capitol City Liquor
Opens New Quarters

Capitol City Liquor Co., Inc,
wholesale liquor importers and
distributors, has moved to new
warehouse and offices at 645
Taylor street NE.
The new quarters provide &c.
900 square feet of warehouse
space and $500 square feet of
office space. Architect was
Wendell B. HALEY and Dono-
hoe Construction Co. was the
builder.
Organized in 1884, the firm
is owned by Henry D. Lee and
his family. Among it's we'll
known brands are: House of
Seagram. Inc. James B. Beam
Distilling Co., McKesson &
Robbins and Paul Mason
Vineyards.
Evening star., 1961-11-30
Bowling Firm Sets
Annual Meetinq

Stockholders of North Amer
ican Bowling, Inc. will hold
their annual meeting in the
board room of Riggs National
Bank at 10 am. on Tuesday,
December 5.
Stockholders of record at the
close on November IS will be
entitled to vote at the meeting.
Transfer books will not be
closed.
Evening star., 1961-11-30

applications for new national
bank charters, branches, mer-
gers. consultations. purchases
of assets, assumptions of liza
bilities, changes in name or
location and conversions from
State to national banks.
Decisions on the applications
also will be detailed in the
weekly publication, he said.
Upon the request of any in
tereSted person or otherwise,
the Controller may, in his sole
discretion, order a public hear
ing on any application under
the new procedures.
Hearings ordered by the Con-
troller are not required by
statute and shall not be sub
ject to provisions of the Ad-
ministrative Procedure Act, the
order stated.
"At any such hearing, any
interested person may be per-
mitted to submit any testimony,
evidence, data or other material
pertinent to the pending ap-
plication," it added.
"The officer conducting the
hearing shall have authority
to determine who may appear,
the order of appearance, what
testimony, evidence, data or
other material offered by any
person shall be received, and all
other procedural matters :"
The order also emphasized
that decision of the Controller
on all matters committed to
his direction by law shall be
final and binding on all per-
sons,
Evening star., 1961-11-30
National Mortgage
Declares Dividend

Directors of National Mort
gage and Investment Corp. have
declared the usual dividend of
so cents a share on common
stock, payable January 2 to
holders of record December 16
President Joseph B. Schaaff
announced.
They also declared the usual
dividend of II cents a share on
preferred stock. payable De-
cember is to holders of record
November 80.
Evening star., 1961-11-30
Dividend Declared
Bv American Title

American Title Insurance Co.,
which owns Columbia Title Co.
and Real Estate Title Co. of
Washington, has declared the
usual quarterly dividend of 71a
cents a share.
1t will be paid December 10
to stockholders of record on De-
cember 8.
Evening star., 1961-11-30
METALS

NEW YORK, Nov. 80 CAP).-Spot
nonferrous metal prices today: Copper
81 cents. a pound, Connecticut Valley
Zinc liza cents a pound, East st.
Louis. Tin 1.22As a pound, New York.
Foreign silver 1.0094 per troy ounce,
New York. Pittsburgh scrap steel No
! heavy was quoted by Iron Age at
81. .0O-34 90
Evening star., 1961-11-30
Earnings

Marshall Field g. Co. in 8
months to october 81 earned
$4.479,248, or $1.10 a share, VS.,
$4.101,216, or $1.01 a share,
in the 1860 period.
United States PIywOOd in six
months to October 81 earned
SIS, $4,000, or $2.01 a share, VS.
$4,061 900, or $1.58 a share, in
the 1860 period.
West Virginia Pulp G. Paper
in the year ended October 81
earned $8.330,000, or $1.55 a
share, VS.. $11.017,000, or $2.07
a share, in the 1860 period.
Other earnings:
Evening star., 1961-11-30

office will develop the fresh
ideas that the board needs fol-
proper guidance of the SIC
billion savings and loan in
dustry and will keep the board
itself informed about national
housing and home-financing
matters"
Evening star., 1961-11-30
Bank CIeorings
Reach New Hiqhs

Washington bank clearings
in both November and IL
months of this year set new
records for those periods, it
was reported today by William
Cradlin, clearing house man.
ager.
November clearings of S707,-
812,742 were up Is per cent
from 15,238,370 in November
last, year.
/ Clearings for IL months ag-
gregated S7,533,714,635. a gain
of IA per cent from $6,604, ,2S8.-
i593 in the same 1860 period
Evening star., 1961-11-30
Controller Will List
All Bank Applications
And His Decisions
By DONALD B. HADLEY
Star Financial Editor

Controller of the Currency James ]. Saxon today
plans publish weekly summary of applications
for changes in the status of national banks and all decisions
by his office.
In sweeping revision of previous procedures of his office
Saxon the weekly summary bulletin would list all
Evening star., 1961-11-30
OVER COUNTER

Following prices furnished by the Ma
tional Association Of Securities Dealers
in Washington represent the range within
which locally active securities could
have been bought or sold at pm.
THURSDAY, November 40 1871.
Evening star., 1961-11-30
TREASURY BONDS

NEW YORK (AP)- Noon over the coun-
Yer U. 5. Government Treasury bonds,
Evening star., 1961-11-30

Dnds.
T-Partially tax exempt.
The Nome nugget., 1961-07-05
Filmed in the Spectacular Depths of the Grand Canyon
 Brian Keith, John Beal James Drury Ben Johnson

Boys 7-9 - James Gray and Wally Sanders, John Walsh and Pat Kelliher, and Marty Jocius and Johnny O'Connor.
 25-yd. sack race, girls 10-12- Patsy Longley and Teresa Walsh, Jeanette and Bernice Sockpick, and Julia Alowa and Leora Ken ick.
 Boys 10-12-Owen Sundstrom, Johnny Greene, Joe Dexter.
 15-yd. trike race-Kathy Doyle, Mike Hahn.
 20-yd. trike race Steve Sund- strom, John Walsh.
 2O-yd. trike race-Una Hoogen- dorn, Mildred Keelick.
 5O-yd. bicycle race-Pat Kelli- her, Joey Towner, Jamey Towner.
 Girls 6-7-Debbie Wall, Kathy Johnsen.
 75-yd bicycle race, boys 8-9- James Gray, James Wilke, Mike Kelliher.
 Girls, 8-9 - Mary Jane Wall, Lani St. Amour Iris Foster.
 Shoe scramble - James Ner- shak, Leora Kenick, Betty Ann Hoogendorn.
 Egg race, married women - Bonnie Hahn, Irene Iyatunguk, Gertrude Fondell.
 Single women - Jo Chambers, Gloria Carlson, Ann Chambers.
 Eskimo high kick, men-Robt. Dunbar, Danny Rockne.
 Women - Tweet Hardy, Mary Lou Harmon.
 Blanet toss, men-Lt. John L. McNairy, Danny Rockne.
 Women-Valerie Adams, Clar- ice Hardy.