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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-30
Masonic Lodge
To Hear Turnage

Needham C. Turnage, senior
grand warden of Naval Masonic
Lodge No. 5, will address the mem
bership Thursday evening on the
Masonic and Eastern Star home.
Later the 'entered apprentice de-
gree will be conferred on a class
Of candidates.
East Gate Lodge No. "a, of which
Paul Smith is worshipful master,
will view the FBI picture "You
Can't Get Away With It" at a
meeting Wednesday evening.
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LEGION MEETINGS

The Fort Steven Post Drum and
Bugle Corps of the American LIE
gion will meet tomorrow night at
Roosevelt High School at 8 p. m.
The Sergeant Jasper Post will meet
at Pythian Temple at 8 p. m.
Wednesday; the Columbia Post at
1015 L st. N. w., at the same
hour
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MASONIC MEETINGS

The following Masonic lodges
will meet Wednesday evening, all
at 7::30: Washington Centennial.
No. IA, social; Osiris, No. %, So
cial; East Gate. No. "a, social;
Theodore Roosevelt, No. A., social;
Barristers. No. 4S, social; King
Solomon, No. 81, F.. c., will meet
Wednesday at p. m.
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CHEST EXPLAINED

Speakers from the Community
Chest will explain its organiza-
ton and finances at a meeting
of the Machinists Union Wednes-
day and of the Typographical
Union Saturday. Arrangements
were made by Frank Lee of the
Central Labor Union Board, and
Charles E. Smoot, chairman Of
Chest speakers.
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DURRANT TO SING

Judson Durrant, tenor, will sing
at the Asbury M. E. Church at
8:15 p. m. tomorrow. He will be
accompanied by Clarence Jones,
of Howard University.
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WEIGHTS FARLEY OPENS

The National Conference on
Weights and Measures will open
a four day conference here tomor-
row at the Bureau of Standards.
Government and industrial Scien-
lists from all sections will attend.
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SONNET ORIGIN

The sonnet originated in Italy
in the thirteenth century and was
adapted by English poets in the
sixteenth century.
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COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Serving with Mr.. Nair, the com.
mittee chairman, are: Mrs. r. R.
Clark, Mrs. CaroI Wall, Mrs. w.
E. Lovejoy, D. H. Cole, w. w.
Barnes, Miss Vera Barnes, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry D. Butler and
Miss Bessie Warren.
Entertainment will be provided
by the Kenna-Main Post of the
American Legion, with Shirley
Money, Ainnah Bryant and Miss
Warren as entertainers.
With the Federation of Citizens
Associations scheduled to hold it's
final meeting of the season Sat
urday night, the 81 member citi-
zens associations, with few excep-
tions, will suspend meetings for
the summer after this week.
WEEKS MEETINGS
Other citizens associations meet
ing this week are:
Tuesday night: Logan-Thomas
Circle. 1120 Rhode Island Ave.
N. W.; Southeast, No. 5 Police
Station.
Wednesday night: Association
of Oldest Inhabitants, Old Union
Engine House; Friendship, Jan
ney School.
Thursday night: Fort Davis,
Southeast Library.
The Columbia Heights Business
Mems Association will hold a
luncheon meeting tomorrow at
at 1890 p. m. at Sholls Cafe.
1927 Fourteenth st. N. W.
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civic CIR 0 UPS
NEARING CLOSE
OF YEARS WORK
Highlands to Have
Hazen as Guest
BY A. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

With Commissioner Melvin C.
Hazen and other District officials
as special guests. the Washington
Highlands Citiz ems Association
and their friends will hold an out
door assembly June 2 at 8 p. m
at the home of w. w. Nair, for
mer president, at 1919 First st.
s. E.
The meeting will celebrate the
appropriation by Congress OF
$3.50 900 for construction of the
OXon Run Valley sewer, which
when completed, will provide serv
ice for Washington Highlands
Hillcrest, Summit Park, Bradbury
Heights and part of Congress
Heights.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25
WARWICK

approximately 500 stockholders
and users Of electrical current on
the government rural electriflcatiOn
lines in Sussex and Kent counties
attended a meeting on Friday at
Milford to elect a board Of directors.
The r. E. A., 1t is understood.
will extend the lines in Sussex
county for more than 200 miles and
the additional extensions will be
started in few days.
Rural folks are taking advantage
Of the opportunity to obtain electri-
cal current at cheaper rates.
Holly wreath makers in this sec
tion are busy preparing for the max
ing of wreAths for Christmas deco
rations for the city markets, which
means hundreds of dollars to them
for Christmas shopping.
Mrs. Rachel Collins OF Georgetown
was a recent caller with Mr.. and
Mrs. Dorsey Brasure.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Calhoun and
family were guests ON Sunday of
her mother, Mrs. A. H. Lingo.
Mrs. Grace Parsons and son Ed
ward were Georgetown visitors on
Friday afternoon of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Esham and
family of Gumboro were recent
guests OF her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
I. R. Lingo.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25

Mrs. F. Burgette Short and Mrs.
Robert p. Davis left on Wednesday
for few days at Atlantic City. They
are staying at The Chalfont.
Mrs. Harold Campbell, OF New
York City, has been the guest of her
mother, Mrs. Elsie Campbell this
week at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
George Fl. Draper.
Mrs. David Sills went to Baltimore
for this week and will be Joined by
Mr.. Sills and two sons, David and
Nelson for Thanksgiving. They will
return home this weekend.
Mrs. Charles Horn, of Wilmington,
has been the guest of her daughter,
Miss Florence Horn. They left on
Wednesday for her home, where Miss
Horn will spend the holiday week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. ID. Abbott left on
Wednesday for New York City there
they will be the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. John f. Abbott for the holiday
weekend. Charles ID. Abbott, of
Buffalo. N. Y. will also be in New
York City during their visit.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25
UNIVERSITY WOMEN MET IN
DOVER

The Kent County Branch of the
American Association of University
Women met in Dover, Wednesday
evening at the home of Miss Cornell
ia H. Taylor with Mrs. Elliott Field
as co-hostess. Mrs. Herman Phillips
of Glendale. president, introduced
the guest speaker, DR.. Ernest J..
Hall, professor of English at Drexel
Institute Of Technology. who spoke
on 'The American Indian as POr-
trayed in American Fiction"
Mrs. Lawrence V. Smith. Mrs. Dor
othy Rogers Long. and Mrs. E. X.
Ellingboe from the Wilmington
Branch of the A. A. U. w. were the
guests OF the Kent County Branch.
First steps were taken at this
meeting to organize a Dover Branch
of the A. A. U. w. The first meeting
of this new branch will be held in
Dover the first week in December,
at which time officers will be elect
ed and plans made for study groups.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25
s HELD IN $500 BAIL
IN CONSPIRACY CASE

Six persons, two of them women
were held in $2,50O bail November IL
by U. S. Commissioner Albert F,
Polk on charges of cOnspiring to
influence and intimidate a witness
in a federal liquor case.
The defendant. all held for fur
ther hearing at IL a. m. Nov. 81, are !:
Mrs. Lillian Killen Jolly, Jr., 80
years old; Robert Long, Sc; Malvina
Baynard. Negro. "a; BuffOrd Luff-
man. "a. Curtis White. 19. and John
Jolly, Jr.. 21. all of near Willow
Grove.
They were arrested by Deputy
U. s. Marshall S. B. l. Duncan in
Kent County.
A complaint against them was
made by Commander Thomas j.
Sullivan. investigator in charge of
the alcohol tax unit as a part of
the alcohol tax unit as part of his
drive against alleged illicit liquor
manufacture in the Willow Grove
area in Kent County.
According to the complaint the
six persons attempted to intimidate
and threaten Ward l.. Russ. Negro.
of Harrington, who is now under
$500 bail on a liquor transportation
charge. Russ testified for the gov
ernment in a previous hearing be-
fore Commissioner Polk.
Mrs. jolly is now under $1,000 bail
on a liquor charge also.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25
HOLLYVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Carter Markham were
the weekend guests of the formers
mother. Mrs. Robert Taylor, OF
Washington, ID. c.
Miss Marion Burton of this place
was given a surprise birthday party
ON Saturday evening of last week at
the home of her aunt, Mrs. Gertrude
Corbett. of Georgetown.
Mrs. Jennie Prettyman and Miss
COrnelia Hurdle of this place attend
ed the Delaware State Federation of
Women's Clubs held at Frankford on
Friday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H. Prettyman
are the proud parents of a baby girl.
The young lady, Shirley Yvonne. ar
rived on Saturday of last week.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of Unity
NJ. E. Church, was held at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Stevenson on
Saturday evening last. A covered
dish supper was served. In spite of
rainy weather the supper was a sue
cess.
During the severe rain storm on
Saturday a car driven by Robert
Connolly and Mrs. Bessie Morris and
two children, Bessie and Carrie.
crashed into an abutment near this
place which resulted in the death of
Mrs. Morris. The driver. Robert
Connolly. and two children were only
slightly injured.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Ewing of Re
hObOth were visitors in this com
munity on Tuesday of this week.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25
Milford Grange News

Next Saturday evening will be
Ladies Night. Nov. $50 come
prepared to enjoy whatever the COM
mittee has in readiness for you.
In the following week there are
two important dates. Thursday and
Friday. the first and second of Dec
ember. The Grange Bazaar will be
held on the afternoons and evenings
of those dates and supper will be
served. beginning at o'clock, an
each evening. On Thursday a good
turkey supper with dessert will be
served for 80 cents. On Friday
there will be chicken salad, oysters
and other items to choose from. The
dining room committee requests that
all ladies having Grange table cloths
return them to the hall in good time.
Regular Grange meeting will be
held as usual on Saturday. Dec. 3rd.
Election of officers for the ensuing
year will take place then.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25
SPANISH WAR VETS
ADOPT RESOLUTIONS

The following resolutions were un-
animOusly adopted by Delaware
Camp No. II. U. S. W. ". at a meeting
of that body held at Cambridge, Md,
Sunday. Nov. 20. Col W. E. Lank,
of Milford. is Camp Commander.
Resolutions:
WHEREAS.It is understood from
reliable sources that the next term of
Congress will be asked to increase
the migration quotas to the United
States of America from Foreign cOun-
tries. therefore be il
RESOLVED that the Delmarva
Camp No. II. Department of Mary
land. United Spanish War Veterans.
go on record as opposing any foreign
country to the United States of Am
erica: and be it further
RESOLVED that copies of these re-
solutions be forwarded to the Con-
gressiOnal Representatives of Della
ware. Maryland and Virginia.
WILLIAM f. LANK,
Commander.
A. W. CLAPP.
Adjutant.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25
HOUSTON

Proceeds from the bazaar held in
connection with the firemen's sup
per amounted to $4,000 and will be
used to help pay for chairs for the
firemen's hall. The committee wish
es to thank everyone who in any
way helped to make the affair d
success
The Houston New Century Club
will meet on Tuesday night, Novem-
ber 29, with Mrs. Fred D. Maxwell,
as chairman, and her subject will he
Thanksgiving"
Mrs. Joseph Hayes is very Ill at
this writing and we hope that she
will soon be well again.
Mrs. Cora Hummel is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Obey Sapp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nolan of Pennsylva-
mia visited Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sapp
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kirkby had
as dinner guests on Sunday, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Everett Manlove and son
Billy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Kennedy of
Wilmington spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Webb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Webb and Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Kennedy visited Sell
byville on Sunday and we're callers
at the homes of Mr.. and Mrs. James
johnson and Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil
MeCabe.
Frank Sapp and Joseph Marvel
were home over the weekend.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25
High School Assembly

A very fine program marked the
Thanksgiving holiday out at the
High School on Wednesday morning.
The orchestra played for assembly
for the first time this year and was
in very good form. The program was
prepared by Miss Johnson. 1t was
as follows:
Hymn, Prayer of Thanksgiving. "
Bible reading, 10th Psalm, Ada
Frances Thomas.
Lords Prayer.
Patriotic song, America. the
Beautiful"
Flag salute. led by William Vim
cent.
Presidents Thanksgiving PrOcla-
nation, read by George Stokes.
Governors Thanksgiving Procla-
nation, read by Alice Smoot.
Song, For the Beauty of the
Earth" nine members of Section 81.
Piano duet. Spanish Dance" by
Moszkowski. played by Mildred Der
riekson and Virginia Geyer.
Play. "Silence. Please" Charac-
ters, Tom Palmer. Norma Hollis,
Patty Deakyne. and Mary Katherine
Hommand.
Male Quartet. 20. Aunt Jemima."
Jimmy Clements, Irwin Salmons,
Howard Kitchens and Clyde wilkins.
Orchestra. "Ay! Ay! Ay!," Span
ish song.
Two guitars. Russian Gypsy
Song"
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCHES

Christian Science Church ser1 ice
report for Sunday, November 81:
Subject: Ancient and Modern Ne.
cromancy. Alias Masmerism and
Hypnoyism, Denounced. Golden Text
Roman 8:31. If God be for us, who
can be against us?
A Bible citation from the lesson
sermon: lisa. 47:1, 1920. Come down
and sit in the dust, o virgin daugh-
ter of Babylon, sit on the ground: !:
there is no throne, o daughter of
the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no
more be called tender and delicate.
Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye
from the Chaldeans, with a voice of
singing declare ye, tell this, utter it
even to the end of the earth: say
We, The Lord hath redeemed his SER
want Jacob.
A correlative passage from the
Christian Science textbook, Science
and Health with Key to the Scrip
lures" by Mary Baker Eddy: "The
necromancy of yesterday foreshad-
owed the mesmerism and hypnotism
of today. It's basis being be-
lief and this belief animal, its sci
ence animal magnetism, mesmerism.
or hypnotism is a mere negation,
neither intelligence,
power, nor reality, and in sense it
is an unreal concept of the social
ed mortal mind"
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25
SUSSEX CORP. is LOW
BIDDER ON JETTY WORK

Bids opened in the office of Mai
C. w. Burlin, U. S. district engineer
in Philadelphia, showed the Sussex
Corporation of Wilmington low bid
der on two of three items and the
total for construction of $500 linear
feet of pile and timber crib for the
brush and stone filled pile and tim
ber crib extension of $500 feet to
the north jetty at the entrance to
MispilliOn River. w. W.. Truitt, Lin
coin City. was low on the thirm item.
Work was divided into three items,
$500 linear feet of pile and timber
crib; 6,40O tons of stone, and $50
cords of brush.
Bidders and their bids submitted
for items in the order given below
are:
S. d. Collins. PPort Penn, $77,9SO;
$19.96S. and $6,355; Tidewater Con-
struction Corporation. Norfolk, Va,
SS2,25O. $27 500. and $6.56O; The Sus-
sex Corporation, $73.5OO $4,000, and
$4.92O; W. W. Truitt, Lincoln City.
s1O1, ,150.S19, 200, and $2,460; Hogan
Gaul Construction Company, Red
Bank. N. j., $1OS, $50. 5000, and &c.
562: George E. Shockley, Rehoboth
Beach. $77 7.21O. $22.OS0, and S4,633.
The Sussex Corporation was also
lowest on the total cost for all three
items with $97.62O.
The government estimate for the
three items in order. was SS6,730,
$25.152. and $6.437. and for the total
$I1S,3l9.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25

were reelected: Mrs. Clarence E
Pool, st. Georges; Mrs. Charles p.
Townsend, DagsbOro; Miss Marian
Breck, Dover; Mrs. Herbert C. Rich
ardson, Wyoming; Mrs. M. t. Town
send, Millyille; Mrs. Madeline Wat
son Whaley, SelbyYille.
New members who were elected
are: Dean Marjory Colder, Women's
College. Newark; Mrs. Conn Scott,
Selbyville.
Miss Marjorie Starkweather, gen.
eral secretary for the District Y. w.
c. A., gave her annual report of the
years work. Miss Starkweather re-
ports that there are now 18 girl re-
serve clubs, four business women's
clubs and the student association at
Women's College that are connected
with the District. Y. w. C. A.
These clubs have all been Offering
a real contribution to their COM
munities in making baby garments
for the needle work guild, repairing
and painting oil dtoys. sending bas-
kets Of food to the needy, giving a
girl two weeks at Camp Otonka, TAX
ing care Of the milk fund in the
schools and buying a stretcher and
pad for the Milford Memorial Hospi-
tai.
The program closed by showing
pictures Of various girls clubs and
life at Camp Otonka which were |
shown on a slide protector.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25
PERSONALS

James H. Salevan, of Athol, Mass.
was in town for the weekend which
he spent with his family.
Mrs. Harry r. Grier and Miss Sara
Grier went 10 Atlantic City on We'd
nesday and are staying at The Dem
mis-.
Miss Madeline Ewell, OF Whining
ton, was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Marshall Townsend for the past
weekend.
Miss Lydia Bell Toadvine, of Penn
Hall, Chambersburg, Pa, is spending
the holiday weekend with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Toad
vine.
Miss Marjorie Faix will be the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. F. Faix over the weekend. Miss
Faix is a Freshman at Wilson Col
lege.
B. F. Kitchens and Herbert Hit
chens, of Chicago. were weekend
guests of Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Hit
chens and attended the Kitchens
Harlan wedding.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25
HELD in DELAWARE
ON POULTRY THEFTS

Charles Carter, AZ, who was taken
into custody by State Highway
Officers King and Bennett of the Do
yer Police Station. has confessed,
police say. to the theft of about 500
chickens and 200 turkeys since Dec.
4, 1897.
Carter is in Kent county Jail, at
Dover. pending an investigation.
Il is said that he carries on three
farms near Bowers Beach. Carter
is said to have stolen the poultry in
Delaware, Caroline, Talbot and
Queen Anne's counties in Maryland.
He is believed to have been the one
VINO recently stole turkeys from
Alvin Edwards. near town.
Sheriff Sparks said recently that
when the Delaware authorities were
through with Carter that more than
likely he would be brought to Mary
and.-Greensboro, Md, Enterprise.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25
Obituary

BELTS
Homer T. Belts died suddenly at
his home near McDonough, early
Monday morning, November z, 1898,
age 81 years. Mr.. Belts moved to
that section from Milford fourteen
years ago where he had since lived
a retired life on his sons farm. He
was born near DOylestown, Pa, and
moved to Milford when a young lad.
He was a member of Crystal Fount
Lodge, No. 10, l. o. o. F., of Milford.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Minnie J. Belts, one son, Richard r.
Belts. two brothers. /. W. Belts
of Frederick, and a twin brother,
Howard T. Belts, who resided with
his brother. Funeral services were
held in Trinity NJ. E. Church, Fred
erica, Wednesday, November 8. with
Rev. H. B. KelsO officiating. Inter-
ment was made in Odd Fellows
Cemetery. Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25
Local And State NeuOs

Most schools in Delaware closed
Wednesday afternoon for the Thanks
giving holiday and were not opened
until next Monday.
When you are considering Christ
mas gifts, remember the Grange
Bazaar and be sure to visit its fancy
work department. December 1st and
End.
If you want a good laugh, don't
forget the entertainment in Cedar
Neck School tonight, Friday, Novem-
ber 25. Admission: Adults 15e; chill
dren 10c. Home made ice cream for
sale.
All plans are completed for the
tea which is to be for the benefit
of the Hospital Auxiliary and spon-
sored by the Program Committee.
This affair is open to the public be-
tween the hours of and next We'd
nesday, Nov. 80, in the spacious home
of Mrs. George Hall. A silver offer
ing will be taken at the door and
those in charge sincerely hope that
friends of the Hospital in all sur
rounding towns will avail themselves
of this opportunity to support an in
stitution of which we are very proud.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25
STAYTONSVILLE

Staytonsville Community Church
Sunday school p. m. Young Peo-
pies service D. m. Leader. Harold
Hoestetter. Topic, "The End Of
Grace Song service 1880 p. m.
Preaching by Rev. j. A. Hudson at
8 p. m.
Don't forget the broadcast. Place.
Station WSAL. Salisbury. Md. Time,
a. m, November 80. Rev. ]. A.
Hudson will be assisted by our gOs-
pei group.
We thank all who made possible
our donation OF friut for the Kent
county jail. There will be services
there at D. M. Thanksgiving Day.
Staytonsville Church wishes to her
community and all surrounding
communities a more abundant life
in the blessed Lord Jesus. If you
would like to have us at your
church write Mrs. Paul Barkley. of
Houston, and we will give you a date
to be there.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25
STATE SPORTSMEN
REPORT GOOD HUNTING
tCOntinued from First Pagel

are said to realize that the game
commission is endeavOring to replen-
ish rabbit and quail. as well as pleas
ant and deer. Beavers are being
placed along some of the mill
streams. notably in Indian river hun
cred, with the idea of putting this
little animal on the same footing of
years ago.
One section of the county, six miles
east of Georgetown, was called Bea-
yer Dam, because of the large num-
ber found there. The village of Har-
besOn in those days was known as
Beaver Dam.
So far as can be learned. farmers
are not complaining of pot hunters"
men who are given permission to
gun and then shoot the farmers
chickens. ducks. geese and turkeys.
A gunner hunting anything he may
find to go into a pot in his home is
known as a pot hunter"
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25

The new Jefferson nickels are be-
ginning to make their appearance.
-
The newly extended ocean BouIe-
vard," from Rehoboth Beach to Ocean
City, Md, will be opened to traffic in
the spring or early summer.
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The Milford Gun Club will hold q
turkey shoot on Thanksgiving Day
starting at 10 o'clock. Prizes for
winners. Everyone welcome.
%
Get two suppers at the Grange Ba-
zaar next week-turkey supper only
on Thursday night. Dec. 1st and
chicken salad, oysters and other
items on Friday night. Dec. End.
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The Woman's Home Missionary
Society will meet in the Sunday
School room of Avenue NJ. E. Church,
Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 29, at 2:3O.
This will be the time for our annual
donation to the local
hospital.
You will find good homemade
sweets in the candy booth at the
Grange Bazaar, Dec. 1st and End.
Come in and look them over. The
quality and the price will please you.