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Milford chronicle., 1945-05-25
Il o | ar | a II $
Buy SOO,OOO
In War Bonds
Service Club Broke All
Existing Records AT
Their Dinner Meeting
Monday Evening.

The Milford Rotary club set
brand new record Monday evening
at its Seventh War Loan Bond Raj
ly when XG0,000 III "E" Bonds were
purchased by the members in spir-
tied bidding. The previous high
mark was set during the Six WaG
Loan Drive, when the auction meth
cd OF sale sold $42.Oou worth of
bonds To the individual members.
Walter DickersOu, professional
auctionccr Of Milford Neck. WAS i'll
charge Of the sale. and in his OWN
injmitablc manner. sold the various
articles donated by the individual
mel'i 'ihet.. back to the members tU1
thousands in "E Bonds Wilmer
Q. l.ankford. sponsored the pro
gram and tlbcrt Bill Williams.
who served as the auctionecr dur
ing the other auctions. procured the
services of Mr. DiCkrrSOn The
Packages auCtiuncd OFF We're col
lccted by Senator Robert ii. lerkeH
and Mayor Edward C. Evans. club
members.
Preceding the auction the name
of Captain j. Lockwood Pratt was
proposed for honorary membership
by club treasurer Don lIUlZmuelleT
the proposal was seconded by past
president X. A. perrickSOn ant
unanimously carried by the mem
bprS
1t was announced that I.icutrnan'
Governor Elhcrt ~ CarVel. of l.au
rel would be the speaker at the an
nual banquet for the graduating
elias of Milford High School, mex
. Monday evening.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-25
Harness Race Betting
Unlikely This Year
Officials Say They Would BE Tn
able 70 Prepare In Time For Meet

Although betting on harness rae
mo in Delaware became legal when
COY Walter W. Bacon signed the
rill. there will he no meets OF TINS
nature this year, it was disclosed
tliS week.
Officials of the Kent and Sussex
Fair Association. owner OF the
Track at HARRINGTON. only track
suitable and available for these
races in Delaware, declared they
would be unable to prepare for
bedding a meet this year.
At the time it was passed at the
recent session Of the State LeSiSla-
lure il was generally understood it
was for the use of the Harrington
track. other than for the meeting
during fair week.
The act limits harness race to II
days in any one year. 1t was un-
derstood the meet this year would
re held at the Harrington track II
October.
Fair association officials pointed
out before the bill was passed thai
its provisions would not be used a
the Kent Sussex Fair.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-25
Flock Training
School June 7th
Annual L. 0i ID. Event Lists Lee
lures and Actual Field Tests

The date of Thursday. June =
has been announced for the Uni
versity of Delaware'S annual flock
selectors and poultry Judging
school for inspectors and blood
testers of the State Board of Agri-
culture. by Prof. 4. +. TOmhave,
head of the Department of Animal
and Poultry Industry.
In addition to improving etficien-
cy OF the testers, this program de-
velopS uniformity in their wRk
throughout the State. Inspection
and blood testing work of the State
Board of Agriculture is carried out
in cooperation with the National
Poultry Improvement Plan.
The program for this One-day
flock selecting training school will
be as follows:
$50 Selection of Breeding Stock
for Health and Vitality. by DR.. Ear
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Milford chronicle., 1945-05-25
Congress Delighted
BY Strawberries
FCrmer Senator Townsend
Provides Supply From
Sussex County

Former t. 5. Senator John G.
Townsend. Jr.. of Delaware, chair
man of the Republican Senatorial
G Committee. gave his annual treat
of Strawberries from his home state
TO members of the %"n"tn aI.d
House in Washington This week in
the Senate restaurant
In addition ne also sent an
abundant supply Of strawberries to
President Truman al the White
House. for himself and his family
Altogether he provided l,00o
quarts of berries representing the
pick OF the crop" in Sussex coun-
ty. oddly, none Of these berries this
year came from his own farms, his
own crop being very scarce. But
he succeeded in obtaining then
from various other SUSSEX county
farms. in order to carry on his ira
ditiOn of years.
t'rur,, ia Ir.tD,4 i'll1Sa1
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-25
Annual Field
Meet Held At
High School
On Monday
Event Sponsored BY Mil
ford kiwanis Club Was
An Outstanding Sue
cess With Five Hum
dred Participating.

The annual track and field day.
sponsored by the kiWamis club.
was held ON Monday May - at lh"
Milford High School Athletic Field.
The meet was very successful. both
from the quality and quantity ol
About 800 pupils
took part in the meet
\ summary OF the events is rs
follows:
In the elementary @toup 10y 81
yard dash Won hN l.I CuuuinGham
second. Nathan .Ic-Irt. th3rd. JHn"F
ShaIp Tlmc ~-ccud-
15-yurd dash. won hH Eill cunning
ham. second John .I,uhu~ thrd. NJ
th2u lr>l'.r Tlnn /"
@2o- yard relay. Won hN A!:s lhi-
rick~un'> t,uHl l.us.l. I;uh ';ih ON, John
Jenkins Marvin Davis. I;H>e'll Han
rIuGtuu. second. IuIu'~ sharp dummy
E,.rd> k,nu,th ilaIustr:,d. IimIn>
IHln.r: thjId. I:olhN Porter. Jimmy
Nctulluueh. l;uhhy YAM Worst. John
Euuuu. broad Ulup. Won hN l;ll
Cunningham: @rc"nd. \athan J'>l"l
rhird. clifford llammun. pl~tanc" /.
lee. " inches.
Standine broad iumr Won hN Ciar
enc. Jenkins: second lGckI" Lake
third. lHH Lcvcraec Distance feet
. inches
baseball distance ''n,w. wen h.
Russell harrington. :'""nd. Jan"
Palmrr. third. Nathan Jest'l. ~.
lnuc, 2ll feet s lnr}r
Girls Events
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Milford chronicle., 1945-05-25
Poppies Are
Now On Sale
In Milford
Public Is Urged To Pur-
chase Little Flowers
And Help Disabled
Veterans.

Americans all through the ma
ton will pay tribute to their cOun-
trymen who have died III two great
World Wars by wearing Il red pop
by.
In this city, as in every other
city and town all over the country
the women of the American Leg
ion Auxiliary will be ON the streets
with baskets full Of poppies for
sale, This corps of volunteer work
crS will see to il that everybody
in the city has an opportunity to
buy a poppy.
Disabled war veterans young
ones from this war, older ones from
the last made these poppies in
veteran hospitals. These men who
have been working IN the hospitals
during the winter and spring 10
have the little flowers all ready for
Poppy Day have benefited not only
financially but mentally as we'll
To be able to earn money, to have
Il pleasant occupation has done a
great deal to maintain their inter
est in life.
The memorial flowers have small
intrinsic value, but the buyer can
give for one whatever he feels he
can for this symbol of the sacrifice
made by some of his cOuntrymen.
All the money contributed goes into
the Legion and Auxiliary rehabili-
tatiOn and welfare funds and
forms a large part of these funds
which do 50 much to help the dis
. dbled veterans. their children anC
, the children of the dead and dis
, ahled of both wars.
Last year the Auxiliary distri
buted more than 10000 900 pOppie!
| and as another year of war drag:
4 along. as more soldiers are killed
. or disabled. as more families fee
? the personal tragedy of war. it il
expected that the public's wish t.
wear the badge of honor and trib
ute will be greater than ever. TIL
local Auxiliary Unit will make
r poppy available to every Citize
today and tomorrow.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-25
Furniture Rehnishing
Demonstrators Topic
Meeting Will Be Held tt George
town Grange Hall Or May 81

How to RetiniSh Furniture viii
be the topic for the training school
to be held for Sussex County Home
demonstration CLUB leaders on
Thursday, May 81 The meeting
will be held at the Grange Hall i'll
GEORGETOWN at o'clock.
Miss Louise Whitcomb. ENtcn-
sion Home Management Specialist,
will conduct the training school.
Miss NhitcOmh will demonstrate
methods of removing the old finish
from furniture and the best meth
OdS of rctinishin2 various furniture
woods. The leaders will. in turn
present this information to the
members of their clubs at the June
meetings Of the clubs.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-05-25
MiltordCombanyC
Cited For Its Skill
Guardsmen Awarded Delaware Blue Fighting
Cock For Efficiency Over Three Month
PERIOD Is the Fourth Time Milford has
Won Highest Rating in State. Award
Will Be Presented at Regiment Assembly

Milford's Company c in the Del
aware State Guard was awarded
the Delaware Blue Fighting Cock.
a brass insigne. for being the most
efficient unit OF the seven in the
regiment III the three-mouth per
i0d ending March I, 1919, Colonel
j. Paul lleinel, comnanding oiil-
Ger. announced this week. This is
the fourth time the Milford unit
has Won the highest rating ior Il
three-mOnth period.
Major Ralph r. Buckalrw. adin-
tant and plans and training officer
of the State Guard regiment, said
the rating is based ON appearance
attendance, state of training, alert
ness of the troops. condition ul
equipment and progress mad" il
various military training courses
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-25
Harrington Boy Dies
Of Crash Injuries
Roger Dyer. II. Fourth Highwa,
Fatality i'm Five Bays

Roger Dyer. l5 years old, of Har-
ringtOn. died in the Milford Memo
rial Hospital Wednesday of this
week Of injuries suffered in an au-
tOmObile accident on the DUPONT
Parkway. south of Harrington, ON
April "a. The boy received facial
decorations and abdominal injuries.
The car in which Dyer was riding
was operated by Ralph y. Smith.
l6 years old. also of Harrington,
and a member Of the Merchant Mar
inc. State troopers said the car i'll
attempting To pass another autOmo-
bile ran off the road and crashed
INTO a tree.
Smith was injured as were two
other passengers. Lewis Hobbs. -
and William Roger, Is. both of Har-
rington
The Dyer boys death marked the
fourth highway fatality i'll five days
in the state.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-25
Della. Gave $11, ,488
In Cancer Drive
State Commanders Tunnel Sub
mitted Repart This Week

Mrs. James NJ. Tunnel, Jr.. state
commander of the Delaware Field
Army of the American Cancer So
ciety. announced this week that
$ll ,488 has been contributed 10
date in the Delaware campaign.
Mrs. Tunnel said that number of
teams have not reported.
She urged that everyone plann-
ing to make contribution do so
next week in order that Delaware's S
cancer control program for the
current year may be fully develop
cd
Checks should be made to the
American Cancer Society and
mailed to headquarters at the Aca-
denny of Medicine. Wilmington
Contributions may also be address
ed Cancer" and mailed to the To-
cal postOffice.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-25
c. l.. Terry, Jr.,
Guest Speaker, Subject
"Americanism;" W as
173rd Meeting.

Judge Charles l.. Terry of Dover
spoke to the firemen Of Kent toun-
ty on "Americanism the ll3rd
meeting of the association held III
Frederick last "Wednesday night
Previous to the meeting. the Ladies'
served a chicken dinner,
the Invocation being offered by H.
{ Tee.
Marion Stevenson welcomed the
firemen to his community and
George W. Swain responded. Many
visitors were present including
Past State Presidents John Moore,
W. w. Pettyjohn and Frank {. o.
Neal; State President Herald Britt
ingham, State Fire Recorded Lay
ton Baynard.
The New Castle County delega-
ton was headed by +. l.. Shake
speare. secretary and included W
w Single. Orville Little, and Will
liam Fraser. all of Newark, and
Norris Phillips and Clark Burris o.
Niddletown. Chief {. II. MarNc
lead the delegation from Seafort
which included Alton o Day, An
thony Monaco, William Hcines
Ray Marvel, and Frank Deakyne
and Edgar Clifton of Blades. assis
tant secretary of the Sussex COun
ty Association, Chief Ralph B0ye
of the Dover Air Base was als'
among those present.
Arley G. Jackson of Camden re
signed as director of the associa
ton. His resignation was aCcepte,
and Charles Jester of Camden wa
elected to fill the uneXpired tern
Remarks We're made by most of TN
visitors present.
The association will meet i
Bowers Beach next month Whc
ARRANGEMENTS are being made fU
a fishing trip, according to lluWar
New
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-25
Pastoral Changes
fire Announced 1T
Conference Close
[ o tai OF Forty-eight
Nj ade BY Presiding
Bishop; DIR. HersOn Is
Returned To Avenue
Methodist Church.

FOrty-eight changes in pastor
ates of the Peninsula Conference
OF the Methodist Church were an
nOunCed al the closing session held
last Sunday. including the appoint
ment of the Rev. Essel p. Thomas.
pastor Of st. PaurS Church. Viii
mingtOn, as superintendent of the
Eastern District. and the Rev. DR..
Thomas {. Mulligan. pastor of ST.
Pauls Church at Cambridge, Md,
as superintendent OF the Dover Dis
trict
Appointments were announced by
Bishop Charles Wesley Flint OF
the Washington Area.
The Rev. DR.. q. A. BARLEY was
reappOinted president of Wesley
Junior College. and the Rev. Ivan
hoe Willis was reappOinted super
lntendent of the Anti Saloon League
OF Delaware. The Rev Richard NJ.
Green was reappOinted director of
Christian Education, of the confer
ence and the Rev. Robert f. Green
was again made executive Secre-
tHiS VI lllt COHleI6uCe DOdiu Oh
evangelism
Rev Dr. Frank HerSOn was re-
turned to Avenue Church. and Rev.
Leslie f. Werner was appointed To
the Calvary Methodist Church. to
succeed Rev. Marion e. Hungerford,
retired
The list follows for the Dover
District:
(*) Denotes change.
Thomas c. Mulligan, district su-
perintendent.
*Bethel, w. A. Turner.
Blades, ID. T. Campbell.
Bridgeville. l.. +. WimbrOw.
Camden, a. w. Goodhand. Jr.
Canterbury, J. T. Bailey
*Cheswold, G. W. Spry.
Clayton:
Ewells and Leipsic H. B. Kelso.
St Paul. r. w. kirwin
: DagS1orO and St. Georges. T.. l..
Bennett
DagsbOro Circuit. J. H. Anderson
Dover:
Grace and St. Paul, A. w
Goodhand. Sr.
Wesley, c. Stanley Lowell.
Glendale. w. G. Barlow.
Pennington, Manean Warning
ton
FELTON,. j. X. Diehl.
*Frankford. O. G.. Brewer.
Frederica and Milford Neck, d.
f. Wood
GeOrgetOwn
Grace. w p. Kesmodel.
: Wesley. o. f. Jones.
+ Circuit. w l.. McC cClintOck.
Greenwood, James O'Neill
y Greenwood:
o Grace and Cannon, f. C.. Ora
ham
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Milford chronicle., 1945-05-25

As winners of FIRST place in jhc
competitiN" rating the company.
commanded until u few days ago
by Captain Laurence &. l.Apetina
vino WAS inductrd into the armed
forces two weeks ago. Will carry
the Delaware Blue Fighting cock
at the spcarhcad of the units guild
on stan for the next three months.
The unit will also carry four gold
lo2cn&rs, or stripes, tor having won
first place -four times.
Ratings of the units are: Com
pany {. Milford, 81; Company G,
Newark G99 Company +, vii
minston. G93: Company \, vii
min"tou. Gl.l; Company -, Middle
town. e. Company l., Dover, "a. i
ami Company f.. New Castle. l1.G
,ruru tn 'Ht;r .. Il"HS")
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-25
Sell State Guard
Boat For $3.50
High Bid Is Submitted BY CheSa-
pake Schooner Cruises, Inc.

Submitting the high bid of $3.9l0.
the chesapeake Schooner Cruises,
Inc. Milford. was awarded the state
guard boat. Delaware. at the open
ing of bids on Monday afternoon of
this week by Thomas +. Moore,
Magnolia, collector of oyster reve-
nue..
by the last General Assembly and
the emergency appropriation act of
the assembly contains provision for
$4,000 for purchase of a new boat.
The sale was prompted by the fact
that the boat is too large and cost
ly to operate and a smaller, faster
craft is considered more desirable.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-25

display at legislative Hall where
the convention was held.
Dr. Eds in Cameron, EXecutlV"
Secretary OF the Board, ursca club
We men. as representative ciriIens
IN their communities. to cnCCHra2e
al reS"onSihle utoplr - bard to
S'ther and at;iNc To ""mcV" as
r%ny factors ~ possible III tEpir
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Milford chronicle., 1945-05-25
Club Women Urged To Promote
Health In Own Communities

Help with the health of children
in yom community" was the plea
of the State Board of Health TO
representative women from all
over Delaware who assembled IN
Dover last Thursday Nlay l7,hl
Tor tn" 18th annual meeting of ,he
Delaware State Federation of Wo-
mems clubs. The request came i'll
the form OF Il health exhibit IN
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-25
Dupont Club To
Play At Houston

Game Will Be Played On The Lat.
tcr'S Grounds; Benefit Oi Red Cross
The Houston Married Mems base
bali team. undcfcated champions Of
the strong DUPONT NylOn nine this
Sunday afternoon. May 27. at 2:30
o'clock at Houston, according to
Manager Harvey Marvel of the
Houston team.
Proceeds from collection which
will be taken during the course of
the game will be turned over to the
Red Cross The team has already
made several substantial c0ntribu-
tiOns to the Red Cross.
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-25
Glass W eek
Actiy es
Are Arranged
For Graduates
Prom Last Evening, Bac-
calaureate Sermon On
Sunday Morning, RO-
tary Banquet Monday,
Class Night Tuesday.

superintendent of Milford Schools
Robert +, Shilling has announced
the following class week activities
for the l945 graduating class of
the Milford High school!
Last evening. Thursday. May "a
Junior Prom, high school auditor
ium. Music was furnished by Gene
Coles "Thundrrbolts" from the DO
vcr Army Air Base.
Sunday morning. May % the
candidates for graduation, will at
tend the First Presbyterian Church.
This city, to hear Rev John NJ. De
Chant pastor, deliver the baccalau-
r"atc sermon.
Monday evening, May 2H, the can
diGutcs for graduation will be en-
trrtaincd by the Milford Rotary
Club. The guest speaker will be
Lieutenant Governor OF the State
oi Delaware.
Tuesday cIcning, May 90. class
Night exercises will be held in the
high school auditorium Class Night
Will be held only one night this
year. and all seats are reserved
commencement exercises will be
held in Plaza Theatre on Friday
evening. June /. Licutenant-COlO
mel Park W. Huntington will be
the speaker.
Candidates for graduation, As il
number. follow:
Phyllis Mari" Armour
EIrhaId Thomas EuItO
Lorraine Mae Ecrhc
Charles Burton I;ruurtt
DAISY Marie foW"u
Donald Francis Eriutou
ENzahcth Williams Eulu
Geraldine calhoun
F.thcl Virginia Carpenter
Elsie i;craldIuc Clifton
E1lmu JAM CONrTdal-
Nnna Nuurli CoN,rdHl,.
I;oIrIt - DrChant
Dorothy .lanc DrrrickNon
William IIcLard Elliott
Betty Janc taVmGrl
Mac I'uN
Eleanor Nnnr Goyor
.Ioh. ". Gibson
OlvcI Erook< Hammond
Jean Isabel Kitchens
George Harold Hunter
Mice Ingram
Phyllis Auu I&aacs
MurrilNu Ice jHml@un
\lhiua Elizabeth khlhaSa
, IusuEc Cecilia kirii,a>H
George Lame
Euth Nun I.ank
Isabel Marion l.Hnkiotd
} Ncrita l.. Lodge
Georgia Anur l.ode"
John Edward Malark"y
Nnn Ell, ma McCullouSh
5 Ida Elizah"th Mlhuurn
, Eileen Murphy
IrEoY l.. Rust
Hazel Marie Sapp
Mariau Schl'lcr
II Orvlll, " ShucklrY
Arlington l.uiland Slaughter
VIRGINIA Louise Tuok"t
Mildred X Webb
Eileen banning Wharton
Jean Marie wilkins
Samuel Harvey Williams
\udrcN WlSSeman
= Erruic, Esther Wilson
Milford chronicle., 1945-05-25
Laud School Bond
Sale In Sussex Co.
Work Of Students Credited With
Initial Success OF Drive

The sale of war bonds in Sussex
county to date is far ahead of those
OF previous drives at this period
OF the campaign. according to May
or Edward c. Evans of Milford,
county war activities chairman.
The gross sales to date are $69S.-
55l The sale of 'E" bonds is now
$35l .13O.
Mayor Evans states that too much
credit cannot be given to DR.. cal
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Detroit evening times., 1945-02-27

You help guard your family against
risk OF Au from infected dust, every
time you clean with Lysol.
Anywhere an infected person
gneezes, the Au virus can scatter as
FAR as IL feet-Settle in dust on
floors, woodwork, furniture. So,
especially during the Au season,
clean with LySol in bathroom,
kitchen, children's rooms, wher.
ever dust settles. Get Lysol disin.
teetant at your druggist's-todayl
= soy wLa IoNoS AND JTAHpJ =
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-27
THE WEATHER

snoN hurrles t0nlght LOrsst temperature
about Is. Tuesday. tnow hurrisS and cold
shippers forecast Protect shipments dur
gftet Netl "a east Is. south. IA.
DETROIT DATA
- Temper stHrfs sGnfA - HlskeEi - degrees
IuWeff 9 4 mtAl 81
Departure from normal temperature sun
day III degfeet
Departure from normal temperature tince
Jan / --i27 deErfes
rempers,uret one year tg1 taday. Highest
- degrees lowest 80 mean 50
Temperatures tGit dAtt ln past y ystfa
hiFFest, 80 csErest ~ 1874 lowest zero In
1894
Relative hur1i@itT Sun1ay $50 m.
So 2 80 m. 500 10 p n sso
so m TO
Precipitation IN lhu ~ hour ending a.
90 m today O3 inch
Departure from normal precipitation since
Jan 2 ~ inches
Degree eAyt for sundAy- Frh IS IT
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-27
William 6. Hunt

Funeral services for William
C. Hunt. 65 former newspaper
man who died at his home. 3745
" Euclid. Saturday from heart
attack. will be held at 2 p. m.
tomorrow in the Leonard A.
Sullivan Funeral Home, 7643
Dexter. with burial in Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery
a native Deuoiter, Mr.. Hunt
was graduated from old Central
High School and later the Uni
peFsity Of Michigan He served
on the editorial staffs OF the old
Detroit Journal, the Detroit Free
Press and the Detroit News.
He later entered the advertising
field and was assisting IN the Red
Cross drive for the Campbell
Ewald Advertising CO. Al the
time Of his death.
Surviving him arc his widow
Anna a daughter. Mrs. l.. G..
Seaton Of Huntington Woods; a
sister, Mrs. Charles Courtney Of
Long Beach Cal, and three
grandchildren
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-27
Detroit Brothers
Meet orr beach

Pvt. san Pcrlove, an aviation
mate in Headquarters
OF marine unit sta
toned on an isle in the South
Pacific. was watching some LISTS
pull into a beach one day when 2
familiar figure on one Of them
looked him IN the eye
Louie" said Sam
sam" said the other who
proved 10 be his brother Louis,
Is, whom the l9-year-old Sam
had not seen since they both
entered the service q year ago
They are sons Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Perlove OF 1926 +. Hancock
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-27
AirIllaiI
Pioneer
MOurned

BUCHAN AN. Feb. 26-Bu-
chanan today mourned Capt. Jack
knight. always It's idol. as his
mother arranged funeral services.
Knight, famous airmail pilot and
holder Of the American record for
the number of flying hours, died
Saturday night in Niles hospital
on the oath anniversary Of his
most famous flight.
knight. who was SO. had been
in a coma since Tuesday when he
was taken 10 the hospital from the
home OF his mother.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-27
Id Women Identify
Assault Case Suspect

After being identified by 13
women in a police Showup as the
man dressed in women's clothes
who had attempted 10 assault
them, William Lublin, 2S. Of
1875 Tulier, today admitted 25
such attacks. police said.
Lublin was arraigned before
Recorders Judge Gerald w Groat
on a charge of assault with intent
to rape a 20-year-old girl. He
was arrested a week ago following
the attempted attack in hallway
Lublin stood mute and a plea
OF not guilty was entered Bond
was fixed at $4,000 and examina-
ton set for March s. Defense
Atty. Thomas Thompson was re-
fused a delay for the purpose Of
testing the defendants sanity.
Patrolmen George Sykes and
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-27
Mrs. Ada BuhI

Funeral arrangements Wei q
being completed for Mrs Ada
Buhl. 81, who died today in her
home. ~ AleXandrine. after 4 long
Illness
Mrs Bull is survived by a son,
Pfc Edward B. McAvoy. over
seas with the Third Army; two
brothers George CorrIgan Of De-
troit and James A. Corrigan Of
Cleveland. and sister, Margaret
Corngan The body is al the
Alfred r Crosby Funeral Home
l330S Woodward.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-27
Obituaries
Edgar 7. CIapp

Funeral services for Edgar T.
Clapp Sr., president Of the c. &,
". c. Manufacturing Co. and vice
president OF the National Alloys
Co, will be held at 230 p. m.
Wednesday in the Temple of
Memories, White Chapel Gene
terry. Mr.. Clapp 80, died Satur-
day Prayer services will be held
AT | p. m Wednesday in the
family residence, 2S436 Jefferson,
St Clair Shores
Surviving are his widow Lillian.
a son, Edgar Jr.; three daughters.
Barbara. EdyS and jeanne. his
parents, MIR and Mrs A. J Clapp
OF birmingham Ala; brother
and Two sisters.