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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-04-28
Millsb0ro School News
Two attend Cnstodlans, banquet

n wv atANh0 htastIutA
Millsboro School District No. %,
was represented at the Delaware
School Custodians' Annual Banquet
by Wilbur Lathbury, Chief Custod-
ian, and Dan Henderson, custodian
fireman. This banquet was held in
the Dover Grange Hall on Sat
urday. April %.
Senior Trip
The senior class of Millsboro
High School visited Washington, ID.
c., last Friday.
The group travelled through Ann
apolis on their way to the Capitol
City. The first stop in Washington
was to visit Senator John ]. Will
Jams. Senator Williams greeted the
seniors in his office and discussed
the collection of pictures and news
paper articles that line his walls
Following the office visit, Mrs.
Richard Clifton, the former Sally
Jane Hall of Millsboro, conducted a
tour of the Capitol which included
visit to the Vice Presidents
suit, the senate floor, the Chamber
of the Senate Hall of Fame and
the Statuary Room.
The students also had a chance
to visit the Library of Congress,
the Supreme Court Chambers, tour
the White House, the Smithsonian
Institute. Medical Museum, Mus
cum of Natural History, Arlington
National Cemetery, the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier. Mount Vernon
and the Wax Museum.
An evening at Glen Echo Park
brought the trip to a successful
conclusion. Mrs. Dale Mitchell, Al
bert Klots. Joseph Shields and
James NJ. Proudfoot accompanied
the seniors on their trip.
Referendum Defeated
On Saturday. April %. the voters
of the Millsboro School District No.
% turned down the proposed refer
endum to increase the number OF
teachers over and above the num-
Der supplied by the state; the vote
was 124 for and $50 against.
Marking Period Ends
The 9TH marking period ends Apr
&c. Report cards will be passed out
about a week later.
Daylight Saving Time
Beginning Monday. May 1. Mills
boro School No. % will operate
on Daylight Saving Time.
Three Attend Secretaries Lunch
con
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-04-28
Corn Gr0wers---Stop
The Corn BOrer Now

Corn growers should be thinking
about having their corn stubble
turned under by May / if they are
to destroy the corn boreTs before
the adult moths lay their eggs, ac-
cording to Ed Ralph, associate
county agent.
Once the adult moth starts to
lay eggs, a new generation of corn
borers is being started. Therefore,
it is important to DESTROY the corn
borers that are now in the corn
stalks before they emerge as adj
ults. Chopping or shredding the
stalks, or blowing under the stubblc
will do a fair job of holding the
borer population down-if this is
done before May l, Ralph added.
The newly proposed corn legis-
lation may allow a grower to keep
field out of production If it has
cover crop on it now. Some of
these fields also have corn stalks
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-04-28
WEAR AND TEAR

GAINESVILLE, Ohio (AP)-Ad-
ministrator James |. Boyce of Lake
County Memorial Hospital had this
explanation for a two week delay
in opening new hospital facilities
after an open house:
I'VE have so many people going
through the hospital in the open
house. it takes two weeks to clean
il up before we can use it, The
crowd will put six months wear
on the building in two days"
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-04-28

that were not plowed under last
fall If these stalks are not chopped
or destroyed in some way. the
grower may have considerable a.
mount of extra damage from corn
borer this year If he grows corn
near this field.
Growers who are interested in
obtaining the latest news about in
sects and diseases throughout Del
aware should contact Ralph at the
Georgetown Extension Office, or
just write and ask for your name
to be added to- the Late News
mailing list. This Late News
comes out weekly for about Is
issues and gives the insect and dis
ease problems as well as a con-
troll for them.
This fact sheet includes fruit,
vegetables. agronomic crops, and.
ornamentals, and is very helpful
in keeping up-to-date concerning
insect and disease problems and
controls, Ralph added.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-04-28
FIRST NITERS LEAGUE

IIIbH IIIUI ' IuudI 3 q III z , VI.
Tough. 1872: H. Pendleton. 1856: r.
Davis. 1872; B. Will. 179-177-172; NJ.
r. Fry, 176-17O; NJ Messick. 176;
G. Eypel, 176: N. Montgomery, ia
167; F. Manevai, ia; t. Fisher.
III; B. Saunders. 169; M. Warning
ton. 1853; l.. Twilley. 167: V. Baker.
167; d. Wren, Ice; o. Ashton, Ice;
F. Rogers. 161.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-04-28
STRIKETTES LEAGUE

High Individual games: /. Emory,
1879; X Messick. 172: r. Heisler,
10; ID. Steele, 169; J. Phillips. 167;
II. Allen. 166; d. Fry, 161; B. Hop
kins, 100; H. Webb, 100; l. Your
gal, 1853.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-04-28
MILFORD BUSINESS MEN

High individual games: Bressler,
257-246; Horner. 22S-205; Cannon,
227-215; L. Davidson, 225-222-222;
Rocco, 225-223; Burlingame. 222 !;
Campbell. 221; Berwick, 214-204 !;
Dellinger, 214; II. Williams, 213;
Argo. 210; ID. Emory, 204; Eypel,
204: Harrington. 203; Gordon, POS;
Saunders. 202; Kennedy, 202.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-04-28
LATE CHURCH LEAGUE

High Individual games: (men)-
III. Saunders, 221-210-201; A. Peter
man. 206; B. Masten. gil: r, Hem
bricks, 200; A. Strahle, 1913; two
men)-B. Saunders. 175-190-194; N.
Montgomery. 201-167: F. Maneval.
165-167; NJ. Besenfelder, 1871; B.
Teare, III; L. Downs. 169; NJ.
Steen. 1877; NJ. Hall, 16O-161.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-04-28
MILFORD CIVIC

High fndiv1duaI games. ID. Pos
ties. 23S: w. Ryder, 225; B. Livin-
good, 2f6; H. Cubbage, 212: r.
Young. 209; ID. Boutwell,. 202; G.
Murphy. 200; z. Lindale. 200.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-04-28
BOWLERETTE LEAGUE

High Individual games: G. Gro
gan, 191-1S5-174; l.. Ewing, 176-
163-172; ]. Rocco. 199-164; M. War
rington, 1876; T. Broyles, I'LL
165; r. Collins. 169-171; B. Teare,
III; X. Carter, 1888; z. Root, 1853;
j. Fisher. 161: V. Meredith. 1862; E.
Cohee. 1853; o. Ashton. les: F. For
aker. 100.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-04-28
NEW LEAGUE

High individual games: L. Mel
son. 213; l.. Messick, 212; p. Tim
mons. I'll; G. Leo, 204; ID. Name
val, 200.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-04-28
EARLY CHURCH LEAGUE
High Individual Games

]. Lappen PIT. E. Savage EOS, G.
Campbell 219. PIG. ]. Sapp EOS, r.
Kennedy 200. r. Smith POI, w.
Gordon 200. r. Young 2o7. p Fish
err ISL. V. Baker 1S6. n. ]. Wat
son 173. ID. Livingston Ill. l.. Red
den Ill.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-04-28

ROCkETEERS LEAGUE

IlSu INDIVIDUAL SduleSs VI. hluu
son, 162-162; j. Livengood, 176-167;
III. Pendleton. 100: c. Pendleton,
1889; C. Killen. 1873; Z. White, 17S;
E. Martin. 173; NJ. Wagner, 17S; j.
Hamilton. 1859; A. Savage, 1859; M.
Camper. los; F. Fry, 1853; ID. Ney,
163; NJ. Chandler, 100.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-04-28
TWIN COUNTY LEAGUE

b. Schiller PAP. j. Goodwin 219,
r. Walls 2O5. II. Hall 203. H. Jack
201
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-04-28

AS of now, man has discovered
102 chemical elements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-03-15
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Evening star., 1961-03-27
Beorcots' Nerve and Tight Defense
Bring End to Ohio States Reiqn

overtime, and the Bearcats
weren't caught again.
Wiesenhahn, q 6-4 senior
from Cincinnati and the Bear
cats captain. scored II points.
Bouldin made Is, Thacker Is,
Yates 13 and Hogue 9.
Things didn't go too we'll for
the 60 Lucas after the first
half. He was charged with four
of eight Ohio State errors
three-second violations, steps,
double dribbles, fumbles and
bad passes. The Cincinnati
team committed only three
such errors in posting its 22d
straight victory.
The 10000 fans who jammed
Municipal Auditorium for the
second straight night were
treated to an equivalent of
three and a quarter games as
the St. Joseph's (Pa0 Hawks
beat Utah, 127-120, In four
overtimes for third place.
Lucas was a unanimous
choice for the all-tournament
team. Cincinnati placed Boul-
din and Bob WieSenhahn on
the team, which also included
Jack Egan of st. Joseph's and
Larry Siegfried, Ohio State
captain.
Evening star., 1961-03-27
KRETLOW FIRES
427-YARD ACE

OKLAHOMA CITY, Mar.
81 (AP).-Lou Kretlow Is
getting his name in the
golf record books in a big
way-with a 427-yard hole
in-one.
The former major league
pitcher, now a pro golfer
and bowling alley proprie-
tor, got his ace on the par
4 18th hole at the Lake
Hefner course yesterday.
1t should go down as the
longest hole-in-one in his
tory.
Golfers Handbook, pub
lished in England, and Coli
Digest Yearbook, published
in the United States, list q
425-yard hole-in-one made
by George w. Cardwell on
the ninth hole at Hillcrest
Country Club, Winston
Salem, N. c., April II, 1889,
as the longest.
Evening star., 1961-03-27

Los ANG. (N) O2O 600 OOO-2 9 O
BALTIMORE 900 900 0O0-0 5 0
Podres and N. Sherry; Barber, Papa
(o) and Tri0ndos. zupo (e). BARBER
Evening star., 1961-03-27

Thacker, did a neat job in
tying up All-America Jerry Lu-
cas-, who was held to only 8
points in the last half and the
overtime period. However, Lu-
cas- scored 18 points the first
half and had a game high of 27.
Cincinnati was in front much
of the time, although Ohio
State. led. 1898, at the half.
Carl Bouldin. Cincinnati senior,
hit five of six shots from the
field in the opening minutes of
the second half, and the warn
ing sign was up for the Buck
eyes.
Thacker and Tony Yates, a
pair Of classy sophomores, and
veteran Bob Wiesenhahn led a
late second-half spree that had
Cincinnati ahead, else, until
the Buckeyes Bob Knight sent
it into overtime with a driving
basket with 1:4l left.
Cincinnati failed to end it
in regulation time when
Thacker missed from the side
with two seconds left after the
Bearcats had controlled the
ball a minute and 80 seconds.
Hogue, normally a poor man
at the free-throw line, made
two foul tosses opening the
Evening star., 1961-03-27

KANSAS CITY, Mar. 27
(AP). Great defense, near
perfect ball control and enor-
nous courage accounted for
the Cincinnati Bearcats' 1885
overtime victory over favored
Ohio State in the NCAA basket
ball championship game Sat-
urday night.
Ranked No. / nationally, rid
ing q 32-game victory streak
and seeking its second straight
championship. Ohio State went
into the battle a seven-point
favorite. But the Buckeyes
failed to reckon with the Gin
cinnati defenses.
I'VE concede them nothing,
absolutely nothing" Cincinnati
Coach Ed fucker had said
Of the Buckeyes "a hours ear
lier. Our kids play good de-
fense. We have just as good
a chance as they have"
He was so right.
Despite an aggressive, man.
for-man defense with shifting
assignments. the Bearcats were
guilty Of only 13 fouls.
Paul Hogue, 6-foot-9, 235-
pound junior from Knoxville
Tenn, aided at times by Tom
Evening star., 1961-03-27

cam at Bradenton. The victory
was No. 8 against seven losses.
Previously, the Senators hit
Stan Williams Of the Dodgers
for three runs and four hits,
including homers by Dale Long
and John Schaive; got to the
Braves Warren SPAIN for q
run and nine hits in seven in
nings, and smacked Don Drys-
dale Of the Dodgers for five
runs and seven hits in six in
ningS.
That's a grand total Of IA
runs and % hits in 20 innings
off four pitchers, who won a
total Of Sc games last season.
McCIain Clicks Again
AS the Senators prepared to
meet the Tigers B team here
today, they also were happy
over the continued effectiveness
Of Joe McClain, former minor
Lacquer. who pitched 10 shut
out innings before the Braves
scored their run yesterday in
the fifth.
McClain's three-game totals
show one run and 10 hits in Is
Evening star., 1961-03-27
BY BILL FUCHS
star staff Writer

LAKELAND, Fla. Mar. 81
The Senators are the hitting
wonders Of the exhibition sea-
son. and it makes no difference
who is on the mound.
With brazen disregard for big
regulations, the Senators have
been Smacking out hits at the
rate Of almost 10 a game, a sta
tistic that has Manager Mickey
Vernon beaming.
But Vernon also is realistic.
II like it," he says, "but how
long can it go on? They've done
great against these National
League stars. Nov. /. If they can
just carry it over into the
American League, we1l be all
right" n.-
Latest pitching star to feel
the sting of the Washington
bats was Milwaukee's Bob Buhl,
who still became the first pitch
er to go the full nine innings
for Manager Chuck Dresser.
The Senators got to Buhl for
eight hits, including a homer
Evening star., 1961-03-27
BY the Associated Press

GAMES TODAY
Warrington vs. Detroit at Lakeland.
st; Louis vs.. Los AngeleS (N) ct Vero
Detroit vs. Cincinnati at Tampa.
Milwaukee vs.. CHICAGO (A at Sara
sofa,
Proenix
Baltimore VS.. Minnesota at Orlando.
Cleveland vs.. Los Angeles (D at
Kansas City VS.. New York at St.
xLoS Angeles (ND and Milwaukee
playing with split squads.
GAMES TOMORROW
Washington vs.. Cincinnati at Tampa.
Minnesota Va. St. Louis at St. Peters
Cincinnati VS.. Detroit at Lakeland.
New York vs.. Pittsburgh at Fort
Los Angeles tN vs.. Chicago tA) at
Sarasota.
Boston W. San Francisco at Phoenix.
Kansas City VS.. Baltimore at Miami
Cleveland vs.. Los Angeles (A) at
am RESULTS YESTERDAY
MILWAUKEE, oil 202 O01-7 IS l
DETROIT 100 001 020- 8
Butler. Brunei t7D and Lau: Bun
ming. Aguirre (7) and Brown. W.
Butler. L.-Bunning.
Home runs-Milwaukee, Mcmillan
and CovinRton. Detroit, Wood
Evening star., 1961-03-27
Vernon Surprised as Club
Hits Tough Pitchers Well

innings. He's walked only one
and struck out five. Rudy Her
nandez took over at the start
of the eighth yesterday and set
down all six men he faced, four
by strikeouts. He struck out
the side in the eighth.
1.-THE way McClain is shaping
up, he could be one Of our
starters. says Vernon, who
also likes the way Hernandez
operates in relief.
Rudy has that good Sinker
ball." Vernon says. "He works
real good with men on base,
and he has a good arm"
Dick Donovan, Bennie DAN
iels, Hal Woodeshick and Pete
Burnside are probable starters.
But I might also have to use
Woodeshick and Burnside in
the bullpen doing double duty
If they can do it." Vernon says.
"McClain and Ed Hobaugh
look like they could be starters.
I was hoping Ray Semproch
would. too, but he has been
real wild. I have to get five
starters from about six or seven
pitchers"
Zipfel' PAGES Hitters
Bud zipfel, the young first
base candidate, has taken over
the team batting lead with a
400 mark. Marty Keough Is
batting 400. Dutch Dotterer
and Coot Veal are at 1891 and
Billy Klaus is hitting .357.
Such averages must come
down, Of course. But on the
other hand" Vernon points out.
some guys who aren't hitting
now will. Dale Long and Gene
Woodling and r. C. Stevens are
naturally slow starters. Their
hitting will get better as they
60 along"
Woodling drove in two runs
with double to right-center in
In the third inning. The Sena-
tors added an unearned run in
fifth after johnson smacked his
double, and Daley poked his
homer over the leftfield wall,
376 feet away, in the sixth. The
final run also was unearned.
Evening star., 1961-03-27
EXHIBITION BASEBALL

cH1cAoo az 900 600 oSx-2 : o
Baumann. Lown (s) and Carreon.
w.-Lown. L.-Raydon.
PHILAp'PHIA 900 O5o OOo-s 8 o
ST. LOUIS -00l 001 1903 8 4
Mahaffey. Green (7) and Dalrymple;
Miusr, SadLeeM t6) and Hal Smith.
MINNESOTA 422 los 21x-ls Is .
Archer. Jackson "a. Theim C5l.
Hall l6) and Sullivan. williams (s) /:
Ramos, Kaat (6) and Battey, Nara
gon (6). W.-Ramos. L.-Areher.
Home runs - Minnesota. Allison.
ciNc1NNXf1 ooS 100 Sio-% I
Terry. 2MeDevitt 49, and oonder;
W.-Terry. L.-Purkey.
Home runs New York. Thomas.
Cincinnati. Post.
Los ANG. CN) O2O 600 OOO-2 9 q
BALTIMORE 900 900 OOO-O 5 0
Podres and N. Sherry; Barber, Papa
(o) and TriSndoS. zupo (9). BARBER
BOSTON 600 201 OOO-3 7 a
CLEVELAND 224 OO1 OOx-e IL !
wilson. Hillman t8. stallard t5l
Romano. vibrant. L-WilSon.
Home runS-Boston. oeiger.
8. DrO (PCL) oil 900 OOO-2 8 !
L. A. (A) 020 900 32x-7 II
Wade. JimineE (4J, McClaskey (S)
and Napier. Schraeder (S); Bowsfield
90 and AVsrtll. W-casale. l.
Jiminez.
CHICAGO LS) $40 lIs ooo-Io ls
Q. FR'CIsCo 504 101 40x-16 10 Z
Sna:F1SRA 3 3sHntSP %PiuSMs 81 h D1Gsi .St s:2
tell: MArichal, Sanford (3), Marands
80. Sam Jones (7) and Haller. W
Maranda. L-SchAffernoth.
Home runs-Chicago. Heist. Kin.
dali: San Francisco. Haller az, Cepeda
Sanford. Mays.
Evening star., 1961-03-27

by Catcher Pete Daley and
doubles by Bob johnson and
Gene Woodling, in yesterdays
ST. victory over the Braves B
Evening star., 1961-08-08
Virginia Awards
Rood Contracts
OF $5.47 Million

RICHMOND. Aug. 8 (AP)A
Fifteen contracts totaling $5A7
million. including major work
on Interstate 95 and Interstate
81, have been awarded by the
State Highway Department.
A Salem firm, Albert Bros.
Contractors, Inc, was low bid
der on the largest project-a
SIS million contract for 4.74
miles of grading and draining
on the east end of the Salem
Roanoke bypass on Interstate
81 in Roanoke and Botetourt
Counties.
The largest contract involv-
ing Interstate 95, which like.
Interstate 81 is a north south
highway, was for $554,69 and
went to Bowers Construction
Co. of Raleigh, N. c. 1t calls.
for construction Of five bridges
on Interstate 95 in Spotsyl-
vania County. rs
Four other bridges on Inter-.
state 95 will be constructed by
Dickerson of N. c.. Inc,
Monroe, N. c., for $302,03l.
They will include a twin cross
ing of Potomac Creek in Stat.
ford County. .51.
Evening star., 1961-08-08
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Aug. 8 (AP).-wheat
futures maintained steady to firm
range most Of the time today on the
Board of Trade but the market other
wise drifted into weakness.
Most Of the rye and soybean con-
tracts lost major fractions to more
than a cent q bushel while corn and
oats gave up small fractions.
All corn deliveries except December
slipped to their lowest levels Of the
season under pressure Of liquidation
and short selling. Profit cashing was
apparent in wheat and rye.
At midday, wheat was 1s-3s cent
bushel higher. September s19S7s;
corn k-!ss lower, September Sill b;
oats UNCHANGED to 9s lower, September
6S7s: rye A-1h lower, September
S1.30h; soybeans ss-2ss lower, Sep
tember $2.4Sh.
Chicago Cash Markets
Wheat No. red 1881; No. Q red
1.99: No. yellow hard 2.01 V; No. 2
yellow hard 2.0034; No. l mixed
l;9s%. Corn No; 2 yellow 1.13h-14;
low 1.01. Oats No. heavy white
$50; No. l extra heavy white 90
sample grade extra heavy mixed 66s4 :
No. / extra heavy mixed 66s4. No
choice 1.35-1.61 AN; feed 92-1 .02N.
Evening star., 1961-08-08

groups advance, just as it has
been the leading background
factor for the past fortnight.
Steels, motors, some rubber
shares. electronies. metals. most
chemicals, oils and building
material shares also were high
er. Airlines turned mixed and
tobaccoS eased.
American Stock Exchange
prices were mostly higher.
Corporate and Government
bonds were lower.
Evening star., 1961-08-08
Stock Prices Advance;
Defense Issues Strong

NEW YORK. Aug. 8 (AP)-
The stock market moved ahead
over a broad front early this
afternoon with trading active.
Key issues were up a point
or so, while the few losers in
evidence were mostly down by
only fractions.
Aircraft-missile shades again
were strong, along with many
Of the blue chip issues.
Anticipation of Increased de-
fense spending was behind the
Evening star., 1961-08-08
COTTON

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (AP).-Cotton
futures were mostly higher today in
Spot house buying and trade de-
mand readily absorbed liquidation by
commission houses and hedges.
crop estimate placed perspective pro-
duction at 13.91S,000 bales. This
compares with 14.272, 900 bales picked
last year. The Governments estimate
and had no Influence on the maTEet'
Late afternoon prices were 5 cents
a bale lower to 25 cents higher than
the previous close. october 3456 6,
December 1910 and March 1878.
Evening star., 1961-08-08
VISIBLE GRAIN

gold eHdcAfqq a F2ass 4ss asSorte that Re yIs
BILE supply Of wheat in the United
States increased 3,70l 900 bushels
last week to, 506,965, 900 bushels.
1l0.211 900; oats increased 1,457, 600
to 16,028,000; rye increased $4,000
to 6,795,000: barley decreased 500, 900
10 9,55S,0 ,000; soybeans decreased
1,151 900 to 10.472.000.
Evening star., 1961-08-08
AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE

ISSUES
CSymbos
Evening star., 1961-08-08
Rate Advances Again
On U. S.'el-Doy Bills
By the Associated Press

The Governments short-term
borrowing costs rose for the
third straight week with to-
days offering of Treasury bills
On $l.1 billion of 91-daS
bills the average yield was
1885 per cent. The rate g
week ago was 1890 per cent.
Bids for the $500 million Of
182-day bills gave an average
yield of 2.617 per cent. Last
weeks rate was 2.69 per cent.
Evening star., 1961-08-08
ODD-LOT TRADING
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (AP). - Tht
New York Stock Exchange reported
today these odd lot transactions by
5nssI principal deasrS for ,b.T. august sale. pu1
401 ,951 shares including 1850 shares
sold short.
Evening star., 1961-08-08

Others for 10-share lots.
XXX dividend. Plus extra or
extras.
Evening star., 1961-04-02
Press Group
To Hear
Mr.. Sweeney

The Women'S National
Press Club is following Mrs.
Kennedy's example in pay
ing tribute to the art world.
Mr.. James Johnson
Sweeney, noted American
museum director, will ad-
dress the club members and
their guests on Tuesday at
a luncheon meeting in the
Hotel Statler'S Congressional
Room.
A provocative picture of
the art world is planned by
the speaker, who has just
been named director of the
Houston Museum of Fine
Arts. He is the former di-
rector of the Guggenheim
Museum in New York.
Among the head table
guests will be Mr.. Henri
Dora. assistant director of
the Corcoran Art Gallery;
Mr.. Perry Cot, chief curator
of the National Gallery of
Art, and Mrs. George Y.
Wheeler, a local art collector.
Miss Frances Levine, pres
ident of the club and a mem
ber of the Washington Bu-
reau of the Associated Press,
will preside. Mrs. Isabelle
Shelton, Washington Star
reporter, is program chair
man of the event.
Evening star., 1961-04-02
The Egg and Easter
By DABN,EY TAYLOR
Contributing Writer


Though the breakfast egg
may have taken a set back
in favor of. criSpy-crunchy
breakfast food, when it
comes to Easter, the protein
egg still rises supreme. The
Egg and Easter are more of
a symbol of togetherness
than Christmas and the
plum pudding.
Before Christianity, primi-
tive religions portrayed the
egg as a symbol of reSurrec-
ton and terminating fertil-
ity and of spring. Ancient
jewry used them as table
settings for their paschal
feast recalling their deliver
ance from the bondage of
Egypt.
Early Christians dignified
the egg as a symbol of the
risen Christ. It too was a
religious trophy won at the
expense of lenten mortifica-
ton. 1t spoke of life through
death typified by the long
dormant egg bringing forth
a living being.
Preoccupation with the ar
gument Which come first
the chicken or the egg?" at
times took over the classical
ecclesiastical argument of
How many angels can dance
on the head of q pi1?" st.
Thomas AquinaS came heav-
lily out in favor of the hen
coming first. He said: Every
imperfect thing needs must
be preceded by some perfect
thing: for seed is from ami
NAL or plant"
Eggs were popular from
time beyond remembrance in
Easter sports. Games were
played in Mesopotamia on
Easter Day and for 40 days
after with colored eggs.
These we're stained red in
memory of Christ's blood
shed fer sinners. Occasion
ally a few eggs Of yellow and
green as a tribute to spring
appeared. 7ti
A favorite sport in this
area was to strike two eggs
together, each held by a diff
: ferent contestant, and the
cracked egg was given the
winner. This cracking good
game went on until but one
egg remained intact and was,
of course, the champion leav-
ing the field with its owner
and enough cracked eggs to
last until Micheelmass.
Easter egg consumption in
early England must have
been colossal. In the house.
hold Of Edward I, his ac-
counts showed an Easter
order Of -Four hundred and