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Evening star., 1940-02-22
Engagements
Continued From Page B-3)
Harold B. stabler Of Sandy Spring
and Washington.

Harold B. stabler Of Sandy Spring
and Washington.
Both Miss Nicholson and Mr.
Stabler are members of old families
of Maryland and Washington. The
brides father is q descendant OF
Leonard Lispenard, member Of Gen
Washington's staff, and is a first
cousin of the late Rear Admiral
Reginald Fairfax Nicholson Of WASH
ington. Her mother was the former
Miss May Slack, daughter of the
late William H. Slack. a naval offl-
Ger of renown and a founder Of the
Chevy Chase Club.
Mr. Stabler Is related to several
leading families of Sandy Spring
including the Brookes, Farquhar and
Stabler families, all of whom have
played an important part in the
history of Maryland
The wedding will take place in
May.
Evening star., 1940-02-22
Mrs. Evans Speaks

Mrs. Joshua Evans was guest
speaker at the luncheon meeting OF
the Washington Zonta Club yester-
day at the Y. w. G. A. She spoke
on Puerto Rico, which she recently
visited on an inspection trip as q
member of group from the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Mrs. Evans stated that proper
agricultural practices have become
increasingly important in Puerto
Rice due to the necessity for inten-
sive cultivation Of the land and
serious soil erosion.
Evening star., 1940-02-22
Forum Tomorrow

Mr. A. j. Kamerow will conduct
the forum at the meeting of the
Jewish Consumptives' Relief So.
ciety at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
Bnai Israel Synagogue, Fourteenth
and Emerson streets NV. Rabbi
Segal will deliver the sermon.
On February 26 a member bring.
a-member luncheon will be held at
the home of Mrs. J. Homes, 53ls
Nevada avenue NV. Bridge and
mah-jqngg will be played. Mrs
Louis Kalichstein, Mrs. j. A. Fried
man and Mrs. william Kirsch will
be hostesses. :.
Evening star., 1940-02-22
Gun Ends First Half;
Dead Bird Hits Floor
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
FULTON, Mo-, Feb. 22-Burton
Moore pointed his gun to the ceiling
and pulled the trigger, ending the
first half of the basket ball game
between Westminster and Tarkio
Colleges.
A dead guinea fowl fell to the
playing floor.
The bird had been placed in the
rafters by pranksters, who released
it with a string as Moore fired the
blank cartridge.
Evening star., 1940-02-22
Girls Club Dance

The Ohio Girls Club will hold q
leap year dance" Saturday at
pm. at 736 Jackson place NV. Miss
Bill Sweeney is general chairman OF
arrangements. Club members are
handling the tickets, which also will
be on sale at the door Saturday
night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
Letters TO
The Editor

Please triple-space letters for
this column. Send to Letter
Editor, The Detroit Times. You
MUST sign your name and adj
dress; otherwise your letter will
not be printed.
TO THE EDITOR:
MAKE il a huge loan, Make
AA it an outright gift, Give
them everything we've got! Eng,
land, of course!
All this agitation for some
nation who always thought of
themselves first, last and al
ways.
Who is behind all this? Who
ever they are, they cannot be
real American citizens.
/ say why not take care of
our own reeds first. if we want
to be good samaritans. Let's
take care of others secondly.
The children IN the schools for
the deaf, our own penniless pop
ulace in hospitals and others
who are'unable through no fault
of their own to help themselves,
cry pitifully, deep down in their
hearts.
Don't take my word for it. It's
in the papers every day. The cry
of the downtrodden. please help
u.s.
What do we do? We wrangle,
tangle. argue. set up investgat-
ing committees to learn later
from all this nonsensical maneu-
vering that we haven't any adj
ditional source left 20 take care
of these INDECENT people. If that
is true. then where in the name
of the Almighty will we get the
money from to give England?
With the vast. far-flung en-
pire that is reigned over by
England it is a downright impo-
sition for them TO even expect
it. (They have given us the i'm
preston that they rely upon it,
Are we then to always look
upon England as an aged parent,
while we, the able-bodied.
healthy young offspring humors
her? Why? What. since the
dawn of history has England
done for any nation other than
England?
FELIX C.. REZNICK,
7749 Lambert avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
How Christmas Spirit
Reforms Mooseiaw
By EDWIN c. HILL

side street and into an alley
and through MhatIsoked like a
warehouse door. The bulls went
on by. MoOsejaw was in a little
lit-up room with packages In II
and nervous little gink with
eyeglasses waved a pencil at him
and started to bawl him out for
being late.
'Whaddya mean late?' says
Moosejaw.
Don't you know we are
open tonight says the little
guy. That's why we sent for
you. Here, get into this suit
quick
"Then MoOsejaw gets hep.
This is a Santa Claus suit and
he's in the back room of a de-
partment store, and some bum
didn't show that was TO of got
the job. So he takes a dive into
the suit, and all the next week
he's out in front being Santa
Claus, and figuring it's a nice
idea with the cops roofing
around everywhere for him. He
was the most popular Santa
Claus they ever had, with
crowds of kids around him day
and night. One of the brats
would say he wanted maybe a
train.
"' IsTEN, bo,' Moosejaw
- would say. I'm going
to slip you solid gold train,
set with diamonds, big enough
for you to ride on, and I'll toss
in a couple of fire engines and
a bob-sled, couple dozen air
guns. He went on like that
day and night. One day there
was a little, ragged, hungry kid
whispered to MoOsejaw that he
wanted a bicycle.
MoOsejaw was just going to
deal him everything in the store
when he figured that all this kid
would really get would be maybe
an apple and IL wouldn't be right
to fan him up that way. So he
just says he will see what he
can do about that bicycle. The
kid leaves his address.
He never had seen kids like
that, or had them climb over
$ him and whisper to him. etc,
and he began to get some new
ideas into that rocky old cOnk
of his. He even thought he
would get honest, and that's a
laugh II you knew Moose jaw. 1t
was late at night when he
knocked off on his last Santa
Claus shift and went down to
the back room to get his pay.
The crabby little man steps out
a minute and there among a lot
Of packages what does Moose
jaw see but bicycle, all
wrapped up. He had swore he
would never steal anything
again, but this Is different.
"He grabs the bike and packs
IL about three miles, writes this
ragged kids name on IL and
Tugs IL up six floors of the
cold-water walk-up and leans IL
against the kids door. Maybe
you won't believe II, but Moose
jaw went to work after that.
Sergt. Dan O'Hearn tells me
they haven't had him on the
books for Is years. What I
mean is there's n lot OF tough
eggs In the world would lay off
killing and stealing II they
could get some kind OF a diff
ferent break, like Moosejaw
got"
COP, riEht. 1910. King Featnres Synd.. Inc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
A Beautiful Story

THE Christmas story is the most wonderful and the
i most beautiful story ever told.
1t concerns child born very humbly to parents who
were very DOOR even by the standards of two thousand
years agowhch the time when this event occurred
When this humby born child grew to manhood, He
about the country preaching and teaching the simple
doctrine that people should live peacefully together should
deal fairly with each other and should respect one another
He taught that sinners should be forgiven that the
weak and i'll and aged should be succored in their help
lessness the sorrowng and the bereaved should be
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25

TT USED to be that our friend
Hymie- Aagenrfreehand- phi
losopher and one-time stuss-
dealer of Red Hook. filed most
of his newspaper clippings under
the swaziland of his bowler
hat. These days. l notesthat he
also slows them in nearly all of
his pockets and that he is liter
ally beginning to bulge with
them. Each cutting is illus
trative of something that Mr..
Augen wants to LAY on the
line" or make book on"
They frequently induce bel
ligerent mood. but in these gray
days of the Winter solstice Mr..
Augen is distract, and he seems
to squirrel his clippings fran
tically, as if he hoped to re-
arrange them in a pattern of
order and reason which they do
not reveal in the newspapers.
What we winnowed out of
Mr. Hymie Augen's discourse
today was a deep concern over
the conflict between the Christ
mas spirit and the present world
disorder, with a lot of mugs
fixing to shoot up everybody else
everywhere you 60 as he put
it. 1t is not an unusual dilemma
and we put it aside for a Christ
mas story which finally filtered
through his report. like wan
sunlight through darkened
window. 1t seemed to be about
the only hopeful thing he could
remember.
ETM TELLIN' you last Sum- .
L mer about this MooSejaw
Mulligan. | don't want to spill
his real moniker which you will
understand why when l tell
about him. That was name he
went by about 20 years ago and
my public will know who l
mean, and l don't think the
dicks would bother him even if
they did get hep.
81 told you about how Moose
jaw was a hard guy that started
in as a package-snatcher when
he was about IA, did pretty
good rolling DRINKS, etc, and
then worked up TO a responsible
position with tough Allen
street mob. He got himself all
duded up with horse-blanket
suits and a lot of 10-cent-stOre
diamonds and red neckties, etc,
so that they ought TO OF put
DINNERS on him.
"But his foot slips and he
takes a couple of short raps and
one time about this time of the
year. he's got only n pawnshop
suit and he needs a shave and
set of half-soles. This mob of
his declares him In on a small
time job, taking n little uptown
jewelry shop, but there happens
to be a harness bull next door
and he happens to be awake, so
Moosejaw Iams and ducks
around the corner just as three
other cops fall in with the first
one.
SMOOSEJAW could of out
I'l run any jackrabbit In
Kansas when he put his mind
to IL, and that was what he was
doing then. But the cops had
called up another station and
here they come from another
direction Mooxe iaw dtIcked iut0
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25

SNIOOSEJAW could OF out
WI run any jackrabbit In
Kansas when he put his mind
to u, and that was what he was
doing then. But the cops had
called up another station and
here they come from another
direction. Moosejaw ducked into
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
IS YEARS AGO TODAY
Dec, rs, 1915

The British admiralty dis
patched a light cruiser squadron
to sweep for German-laid mines
in the North Sea from Rosyth
to Dogger and Little Fisher
Bank.
British forces again threw
back fierce Turkish thrustS at
Kut-Ei-Amsrs. infIrting heavy
losses on attackers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
BAERING DOWN ON The NEWS:
From Ne Ia You
By ARTHUR BUGS" BAER
Distributed by International News service

the old Christmas spirit that it is better to give
than receive. Especially when there postage due
went by the postoice building yesterday and there was
big sign advising all wrap carefully address plainly
and mail early.
That's good advice but figured the story
plete That's the sender think should also be
rules for the getter.
the other fellow is going wrap carefully. address
plainly and mail early the happy recipient should hope
fully, examine delightedy and acknowledge speedily.
I'm taking this opportunity wish every body Merry
Christmas Like Bob Teller put everything have
curve throw.
So week, this very time in this very same
place up again and wish you Happy New Year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
Find Peace
Within Self,
Sage Advises
Serenity Can Come Only
From Your Own Heart
BY PAUL MALLON

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-It
w is the common custom here
this Christmas TO look out upon
the fighting world with a dismal
eye and say:
There In no peace. There can
be no peace for many years. As
for the United States, we are
enjoying what may be the last
comparatively tranquil Yuletide
we will have for some years."
That is the accepted view,
But / have run across another
in my daily rounds. 1t comes
from one who ranks only high
enough to rate a private govern
ment office. a gray seXagenarian
who looks as if he might be a
clean-shaven distant relative of
Father Christmas. He answered
my inquiry;
Peace? You are looking into
werid for something that
can be found only within your
self. You are searching abroad
for something that never ex-
listed, whereas you have. IL to
command in your own heart.
"DEACE has never prevailed
L i'm the world since the be-
ginning of time. There have
been times when no wars were
being fought i'm violence, but
there has never been time
without belligerency in all
shapes and forms representing
the constant conflict within hui
mainly, the violent struggle for
survival among men and nations
and all the human suffering
that II entails. These things
have never been absent.
whether your affairs, or the
affairs of the world are compar-
-HtiselyE pleasant unpleasant.
you will find your own happiness
and peace can spring only from
your own heart and mind.
That's why l can say Merry
Christmas in times like these
and really mean it,"
He was certainly living proof
of his theory.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25


1T is no official secret that
L peace in Europe or the Far
East is not a part of the cur
rent Christmas picture. The
Pope was working on something
a few months ago. but appar-
emily il came to naught. and as
far as any one in authority here
seems to know, he has nothing
at hand now.
Peace hopes were raised in
news dispatches from anonymous
dummies operated by German
ventriloquistS in Paris few
weeks back. but they were re-
garded as minor diplomatic ma
neuvering.
Peace pressure of a sort has
been noticeable from a dismayed
minority near the top of British
financial quarters, but the Par
lament vote killed that. New
York financial quarters h ave
heard the rumors but have dis
counted them for what they are.
A S FAR as officialdom here is
"A able to see. the coming Ger
man Spring offensive against
Britain may write the 1871
ticket on peace. If it fails. Hit
Ter will have a hard time keep
ing his conquests together. His
weakest spot, Italy. is obviously
suffering already, but none of
the intimate official reports
available here suggest Mussolini
can be relied upon to fold with
customary Italian prematurity.
He could lose Albania and
Africa, and still survive indefi-
nitely as Britain has done-if
his heart proves equal to the
British.
But if Hltler's Spring often
-sive gains foothofd in Britain,
he probably will not be able to
get a peace. Commitments
which this country and the en-
pire have made. seem to pre-
clude that possibility.
YOU can best note how the
L struggle is going this Christ
mas by watching the actions of
the oppressed but yet uncon-
quered few The Balkans have
been stiffening against Hitler.
Turkey is getting ready to fight.
Stain. who is primarily re-
sponsible for the start of the
war through his deal with Hit
Ter lin expectation that it would
be a swift German victory, is
now letting his puppet press
predict il will be a long one.
Even France, with her head in
the moose. is wriggling.
Thus while the affairs of the
world lack sympathy with the
inspirations of this holiday, they
could be very much worse.
If you want TO read of peace
today. you had better get out
The New Testament. | have
been rather convinced by the
old gentleman that you may
best reach for the comforts of
il by exploring your own reflec-
lions under its guidance.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY
Dec. rs, 1889

Helsinkf reported that Finnish
troops had carried the war to
Russian soil. with a drive across
the border to point rs miles
from Russia's strategic railway
TO Murniansk.
All was quiet on the Western
front on Christmas Day.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
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Milford chronicle., 1940-06-21

Members Of the Trophy Grange
were guests Of the Georgetown
Grange on Monday evening. The
program was furnished by the Cap
ital Grange Of Dover
Mrs. NJ. Evelyn Killen and daugh-
ter, Miss Rachel KiIIen, were among
those who attended the New York
fair on Delaware Day. June IA.
Mrs. David Coverdale OF Whining
ton has been a recent guest OF her
father, Robert Vogel.
Members Of the L. T. L. had their
annual picnic at Bowers Beach on
Monday Of last week.
Miss Caroline Simpler Is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Morrow and
family at their home in NIineola,
L. /.
Mrs. Calvin Turner and daughter,
Ellen, of Wilmington. and James Jr.
and Evangeline Everett OF Newark,
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Everett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Tatman and
two sons and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Cottman and son of Wilmington
spent Saturday and Sunday with
relatives here.
Milford chronicle., 1940-06-21

Shirley sipple. Jacoueline ware
Robert Schalihger. Lister Hall and
Bruce Frazier attended the 4-H
short course held IN Newark lasl
week. Bruce Frazier was Initiated
into the Order Of the Links.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bringhurst was
called to ouakertown, Pa, last week
because Of the illness OF her daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. Joseph Bringhurst.
The FELTON, Community Fire Com
pany responded to an alarm last
Sunday afternoon on the farm OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Denney Harper, near
Petersburg. The Are had gained
great headway before 1t was found
and the house and contents were en-
tirely destroyed.
Robert Creadick has accepted a
position in New York City for the
summer.
Mrs. Thomas Preston of Holly
wood, Calf, is guest OF Mrs.
John W. Herring.
Mrs. Paul Layiield Of Philadelphia
spent several days last week with
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Lynch.
Mr. and Mrs. d. A. Petry spent
last weekend in Selbyville.
Milford chronicle., 1940-06-21
BETHEL

Children's Day services were held
in Bethel Methodist Church Sunday
night last with a good attendance
The collection amounted to $500.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Hatfield Of
Atlantic City, N. j., Mr.. and Mrs Sam
Leape OF Camden. N. j., were recent
guests of their mother, Mrs. j. E.
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cordrey of
Salisbury, Md, were dinner guests
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Cordrey.
Mrs. Ada Wheatley entertained the
members of the Count On Me Club"
at her home on Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Prettyman
of Greenwood, Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll
Twilley. of Baltimore, were Sunday
guests of their mother, Mrs. Bertha
Eggers
Mr.. and Mrs. R. P. Quillen enter
tanned the members of the Ushers'
Union at their home last Friday eve
ming with a good attendance.
Talmadge Eskridge of New York |
City is visiting his sister, Mrs. Albert
Hill.
Miss Isabel Williams of Philadel-
piha is spending a months vacation
with her mother. Mrs Harry T. Will
liams.
Miss Peggy Spry left Friday for
Ocean City, Md, where she has Sc
cured employment at the George
Hotel.
Mrs. Bertha Eggers left Monday
or a visit with her daughter and
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll
Twilley in Baltimore, Md.
Capt. R. P. Quillen left Tuesday
or Wilmington after spending some
ime at his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hill attended {
he races at the Delaware Race Park
ear Wilmington, last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Garrett of !
spent the weekend here
nth relatives.
Clarence Garrett is a patient in
he Peninsula General Hospital at O
alisbury, Md. for an appendicitis r
Deration His many friends wishes
i'm a speedy recovery. q
Mr.. and Mrs. John Townsend of r
ocomoke City, Md, spent Monday
their home here.
Milford chronicle., 1940-06-21
FELTON,

Funeral services for James IN.
gene Price, sixty-five years old nv
died at his home in FederaIsbure
Md, on June 3, after a long Illness
were held at the Berry funeral home
on Thursday afternoon. June IS. Mr.
Price. a former resident Of FELTON,.
was up to the time OF his illness.
employed by the railroad company.
The deceased is survived by his
wife, Mrs Elsie Walters Price. and
one son and a daughter. The fu-
neral services were in charge 81
Rev. C. H. Atkins Of North East. Nd
with interment in Barratt'a Chanel
Cemetery.
Mrs. Edward Sharpywas a guest Of
Miss Margaret Sharp, in Elmhurst,
last Wednesday.
Miss Rachel Bastian and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ambrose Killen, Of Dover are
spending this week at LeWes Beach
in the formers cottage.
The condition Of Harry Dill. who
suffered a concussion OF the brain
in a fall last week while at work al
HIS HuAAe near AVAMt - uA4At eAaEELIX
improved at the time OF writing.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Glaclten and |
George Baker attended the com |
meneement exercises at the George |
Washington University, Washington, /
d. c., on Wednesday evening. June I
H. Mr.. Glaclen, teacher IN the /
FELTON, public school, received 4 de- |
gree Of M. A. in Education
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Cook, Jr.. Of 4
were overnight guests
on Wednesday of Mrs. Leslie Jack
son.
Mrs. Sallie Lynch of Cheswold, II
spent Monday and Tuesday with Mr..
and Mrs. W. H. Eaton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Morrow spedt
last Thursday in Salisbury, Md.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard MacFadden
md three sons are spending two
weeks with relatives in Sardinia,
ohio.
Mrs. Debulon Hopkins of Corona
10. Calf. is making an extended
Iisit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
7red Outten.
Miss Lillian Frazier of Hockessin,
s spending some time at the home
# her sister, Mrs. William Ham
nond.
Milford chronicle., 1940-06-21

to finance the new building, the cur
rent expense of the church has been
met promptly and the end of the
year finds a substantial balance in
all treasures. We are grateful for
this material prosperity and pray
that it may be matched by spiritual
growth as we work for the upbuild-
ing of His Kingdom.
The Women's Missionary Society
met Thursday evening, June 13, in
the assembly room of the church.
Mrs. ]. o. Nelson told in an inter
esting manner of our work among
the French Acadians in Louisiana.
and the people living and working in
the coke regions of Pennsylvania.
Mrs. G. w. Mitchell and Mrs. J. B.
Williams were hostesses. The Off
GERS for the year beginning July 1,
are: President. Mrs. James Ronald
Glenn; vice-president, Mrs. G. W.
Mitchell: secretary. Mrs. John B.
Williams, and treasurer. Miss Lula
Quillen.
The young people were delightful
ly entertained at the home of Miss
F16ieh eAAaAehSOu u2A sAAukSttft9 EVEN
ing, June 13. Their annual banquet
will be held at the Townsend Hotel
at Bethany Beach on Thursday eve
ming. June 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Glenn spent
Monday and Tuesday in Washington.
D. c., where Mr.. Glenn attended a
meeting of the Capital Area Chris
tian Missionary CoriefV
An offering for the Red Cross will
be taken on Sunday. June %, at the
church. All members and friends
are urged to contribute literally to
this most worthy and neadv cauSe