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Milford chronicle., 1947-11-14
HARRINGTON


The November meeting of the
Harrington Fire Co., was held last
week with President, Paul Neeman
presiding. Nearly seventy-five men,
bers were present and some stood
in the entrance to the club rooms.
The fire recorder reported eleven
alarms during the past month, nine
OF which were in the rural areas
and two in the city. George w.
Swain reported on the last County
Meeting at Cheswold; and George
Draper, Calvin Minner and Frank
O'Neal, Jr., were named delegates
to the meeting at Mary-Del this
month.
"A previous committee named to
get data and prices on Fire trucks,
reported, the company decided to
purchase a chassis and equipment
and then have it assembled; Chief
Shockley, Moore, Johnson and Cam
per were put on the committee to
purchase same Albert Price, who
heads the Dance Committee an
nounced the tickets for Thanksgiv-
ing Dance, sponsored by the Fire
Company were ready for sale ana
urged all to secure them early as
only limited number would be
sold. 1t was announced that the es-
say prize winners on the Fire Pre-
yention essays e:-First, Patsy
Billings: second, George Truitt;
third, Pauline Anthony. The COM
pany voted to add fourth prize to
the original list and this went to a
colored student at the Dupont
school here. The prize awards were
SIS. $4, 50 and So.
Wesley Wright, Franklin Hem
bricks, and William Chambers OF
Viola were UNANIMOUSLY elected to
membership.
Chief interest centered around the
nomination of officers for the new
year.
Due to urgent business, Marion
Collins resigned as recording sec
retary and Albert Price was nom
mated for the post. Harry G. Tee
Sr.. who served as financial secre-
tary for several years, withdrew in
favor of two nominees, Harvey
Camper and Lyman Price. Foi
president, Charles Peck. Jr., vice
president, Clarence Barlow and Je-
hu Camper; treasurer, Lewis ely
mer, incumbent; fire recorder
: George Johnson, incumbent. Direc
tors for three years MIR. Barlow
Billy James and Granville Hill, tt
succeed Grover Lord, Claude Ca
hall and Mr.. Tee, whose terms hav'
expired. A full list of candidates
were named. but further nomina
tions may be made at the Decembel
meeting before the election take
place. Two members, State Auditor
Warren T. Moore and Brinton H0l
loway, were reported on the sicl
list. Mr.. Moore, one of the origina
group to assemble at Milford whel
the State Association was organi
zed, is in the Milford Memoria
Hospital
The Harrington Better Busines
Association is going to the limit i
cooperation with Rat Prevention
Week campaign. The associatio
has initiated contest in the com
munity and surrounding rural area
in an effort to find the greatest rs
killer. A reward or prize of 500
will be given to the one killing th
most mice and rats in three week
beginning November 11th. Proof
the individuals killing proves
must be submitted In the form {
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-14

plications as required, these were
considered by the committee and
Joseph Gray was given the place.
He is a member of the Post and his
wife of the auxiliary.
At 1880 on Friday, November 21st,
Asbury Methodist Church, Harring-
ton, will hold a calendar party.
Come and see what a calendar party
is.
There will be some entertain
ment, articles for sale, and ice
cream and home made cake sale, at
the end of the evening.
No tickets will be sold for the
event, but a silver offering will be
received.
Do your Christmas Shopping in
Milford and Save Money. Milford
Chamber of Commerce. n14-6t
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-14
FELTON,

Mrs. Lou Rouchey spent last
week with relatives at Catham, N. j.
Mrs. Roland Diefenderfer of Will
mington spent the weekend with
her parents and family in st. Paul,
N. C.
Mrs. Katie Case visited her
daughter, Mrs. Luther Robbins last
Wednesday and Thursday at Fred
erica.
Mrs. Clara Salisbury of Mont
gomery, Pa, Miss Margaret Rey-
nolds of Philadelphia, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Reynolds Creadick of Wilm-
ington, were guests of Mrs. Maude
Reynolds during the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Layfeld were
guests over the weekend of her
sister and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos. Eubank at Cape Charles, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Harrington and
grandson, Michael, of Trenton, N. j.,
spent several days here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Dill were guests
on Sunday of their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
East at Seaford.
: The Ladies Auxiliary v. F. W.,
Adams -Simpler-Ware Post No. 5000,
are sponsoring a Stanley Brush
Party Tuesday evening, Nov. 18 at
l. 0. 0. F. Hall. There will be re-
freshments and door prizes. The
public is cordially invited.
There will be a Rummage Sale on
Nov. 20, 21, and %, in the Fire
House held by the Ladies Aux. v
F. w.
Do your Christmas Shopping in
Milford and Save Money. Milford
Chamber of Commerce. n14-6t
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-14


bered as Miss Mary Edith Gumm,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin
Gumm, of Showell, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Hill went to
take Mr.. Joseph Clendaniel to his
former home and place of business
near FELTON,, for awhile on Sunday.
Mrs. Name Law and Miss Addie
Furman went with them to Har-
rington and had veiy pleasant
little visit with their cousin. .--r.
aud Mrs. w. w. Sharp and his sis
ter, Miss Caroline Sharp.
Do your Christmas Shopping in
Milford and Save Money. Milford
Chamber of Commerce. n14-6t
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-14

Bats Eat Insects
The Carlsbad Cavern bats eat
several tons of insects each night.
Evening star., 1947-12-22
Sunny Sky, Moderate Cold
Greet First Day Of Winter

Sunny skies belied the calendar
today as the winter solstice arrived
officially at 11:43 am. The temper
ature, however. was more in keeping
with the season.
Today the sun halted its south
ward journey and. in the language
of the ancient astronomers, stood
still" over the tropic of capricorn
for a moment before beginning its
six-month return to the Northern
Hemisphere.
Dawn came at 7:24 am, and sun
set was due at 4:49 pm. From now
on, the daylight period will
lengthen.
Weather Bureau observers pre-
dicted another sunny day with tenn
peratures in the 40s, dipping to the
high 20s tonight. 1t will be
moderately cold tomorrow.
There still was little prospect of
snow by Christmas The only storm
headed in this general direction was
expected to pass through Northern
Ohio and Pennsylvania, missing the
District.
Yesterdays mercury readings
ranged from low of "a at 6:14 am.
to high of A at 1881 pm.
Evening star., 1947-12-22
President Calls
|OnFeHer, New
| White House PUP

Feller, a fve-week-old silver buff
cocker spaniel, received a call from
President Truman this morning.
Mr.. Truman interrupted a busy
morning routine to stop by the
White House Office of his physician.
Brig. Gen. Wallace Graham, to see
the newest member of the official
family.
The dog, "a gift from Mrs. Peter
Joseph Marsden, of Galena. Ill, who
once was a nurse to the Presidents
mother. is the personal charge of
Gen. Graham.
Feller Is stepping into the paw
prints of President Franklin D.
Roosevelt's famous Fala as the Ma
tion's stop dog"
A White House car was waiting
at the National Airport to pick up
the presidential puppy when he was
unloaded from an American Airlines
plane about am. Sunday morning.
He made, the trip from Chicago as
air freight aboard an airliner piloted
Iby Capt. c. c. Mitchell Of Chicago.
Evening star., 1947-12-22
Nuremberg Court Gives
Frick 7-Yeor Sentence
By the As,eeio,.d fr..

NUREMBERG, Dec. 22.-Fried
erich Flick, "a, head of Ger
many's largest privately owned
coal, iron and steel empire. was
sentenced to seven years impris-
onment by an American military
tribunal today for exploiting
slave labor and looting German
occupied countries.
The two and one-half years which
Flick already has spent in confine-
ment will be deducted from his SEN
tence.
Otto Steinbrinck, Flick's principal
associate, was sentenced to five years
in prison, and Flick's nephew, Bern
hard Weiss, was sentenced to serve
two and one-half years.
Three other Flick associates who
were defendants in the six-months
trial were acquitted on all counts.
Steinbrinck was found guilty OF
membership in the S. S. and of sup
porting that organizations criminal
acClVltleS, DuJ was acquitted on JAe
other major counts.
Weiss was found guilty of exploit
ing and mistreating slave labo-
Both prosecution and defense at
torneys expected the verdict against
Flick to bear considerable weight in
connection with the trials OF
officials of the I. G. Farben chem
ical trust and the Krupp armament
works which are now in progress
The court-consisting of Charles
B. Sears of the Court Of Appeals
of Nav York as president judge
and Judges Frank N. Richman o1
Indiana and William C. Christian
son of Minnesota-dismis the
Evening star., 1947-12-22
| What theRussiuns
| Are Soyinq of Us

The Moscop radio, broadcasting il
japanese to Japan, said:
With the help of the japanese
Zaibatsu and militariSts, the
Americans have transformed
Japan into colony and a mill
tary base of the United States.
Because of this, the United
States adheres to it's unilateral
policy regarding the japanese
peace treaty. The American
imperialists and the japanese
reactionaries therefore, have
started to slander the Soviet
Union.
I'm order to regain their
power, the Japanese reaction
aries, with the support of the
American imperialists, are turn
ing Japan into a colony of the
United States. and are whole
heartedly supporting American
unilateral policy" 1
Evening star., 1947-12-22
ITU Action Awaited
AfterD. .PrintersAsk
Strike Vote Sanction
Further PorIeys Left Up
To Leaders; Publishers
Will Accept New Call
NLRB RULING ASSURES court
test of subpoenas for ITU records.
Page AS

NLRB RULING ASSURES court
test of subpoenas for ITU records.
Page AS
The AFL international Typo
graphical Union today had be-
fore it a request that it sanction
a strike vote by members of the
Columbia Typographical Union
No. 101 employed by the four
Washington daily newspapers.
The request for authorization to
take a strike vote came yesterday
when members of the local union
employed by the four dailies voted
Az to AZ, for such a step. There
are about 600 employees of the four
composing rooms.
The printers met at Pythian
Temple, 1912 Ninth street NV.
More than 800 were at the meeting
including a number of union men,
bers who are Nemployed at the Gov
ernment Printing Office and at
various commercial printing con-
Germs. 1t is presumed number not
affected refrained from voting.
The unions action is the latest
development in efforts which began
in September to effect settlement of
a new contract. The contract eX-
pired November H. Since it's ex-
piration the printers have continued
to work under its provisions.
The next move on the printers
side resulting from yesterdays vote
is up to the executive council of the
international organization, which is
headed by Woodruff Randolph. This
parent organization may authorize
the strike vote or take over negotia-
tions, James J. O'Connor, president
of the local, said.
If a strike vote by the local is
authorized, three-fourths vote
would be required
Before the meeting representa-
tives of the local met with repre-
Sentatives of the publishers in
conference called by Clyde NJ Mills
and James A. Holden of the Fed
eral Mediation and Cancellation
Service.
Union representative SAID an
other meeting with the conciliators
presumably would be a matter for
the international union to decide as
a result of yesterdays vote. A
spokesman for the publishers agreed
to further meetings at the call of
the conciliatorS.
Evening star., 1947-12-22
SEC Commissioner Loses
Left Eve in Auto Crash
By the Assoeioted Press

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 22.-Ar
official of the Securities and Ex-
change Commission disclosed today
that Commissioner Richard B. Nc
Entire is in Reed Memorial Hospital
at Richmond. Ind, recovering from
injuries which resulted in the loss
of bis left eye.
Mr.. McEntire, en- route to his
home In Topeka, Kans., for Christ
mas, was injured Saturday night on
the outskirts of Richmond in q
collision between his car and a
truck.
The SEC official said Louis E
Clevenger, an attorney for the
agency, was driving Mr.. McEntire's
car. Mr. Clevenger was stopped al
a traffic light when the collision
occurred.
was injured
Evening star., 1947-12-22
23S.S. Officers
Doomed 10 Die
'ByPo|ish Court
Top-Ronking Nozis
Sentenced for Crimes
At Oswiecim Comp
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

KRAKOW, Poland, Dec. o.
Krakow's supreme national tri-
bunal today sentenced 20 top
ranking German SIS elite
Guard) officers to die for crimes
against humanity committed
while they were attached to the
notorious Auschwitz (Oswiecim)
determination camp.
Five other defendants were SEN
fenced to life imprisonment, six
were given 15-year terms. two were
sentenced to 10 years and three
TO five year. One defendant-Dr
Hans Munich of Munich-was ac-
quilted. One woman received q
death sentence and three others
prison terms.
Heading the list of those sentenced
to death was Artur Liebhenschel
46, who succeeded Rudolf Hoess,
time commandant Of the camp
who was executed last April.
Death sentences were also given to
Assistant Camp Commandant Max
Grabner, AZ: Hans Aumeier, Al;
Johan Kremer, "a, and Maria Man.
del. 35. Kremer was convicted of
putting thousands of war captives to
death by psuedo-medical expert
ments. Miss Mandel, described as a
ruthless sadist, was accused of per-
sonally killing 10000 women.
The trial was held in an impro-
vised court room in the National
Museum before . nine-judge su-
premes tribunal.
The prosecution had estimated
that 4,500, 900 persons died from star
vation, torturing, hanging and in
the gas chambers at Auschwitz, SO
miles west Of Krakow, during the
war.
Evening star., 1947-12-22

FOLLOWING are the names made
public BY Secretary OF Agriculture
Anderson as a partial list OF big
traders" on commodities futures
markets.
Holdings of wheat futures on all
markets and futures as of october
81, 1947:
Acme Evans Co., Indianapolis
10000 bushels short, hedging; Will
liam w. Adams, jr., San Francisco,
100000 bushels long, speculative;
American Flours, Inc, Newton
Mass, 10000 bushels long and
100000 bushels short, both hedging
Sam Alderman, Santa Monica
Calf, 100000 bushels long and
100000 bushels short, both specu-
lative and spreading.
Archer Daniels Midland, Mime
apolis, $4,000 long and 5000
short, hedging; Ballard and Ballard,
Louisville, 100000 bushels short,
hedging: H. C. Bennett, Augusta,
Kans., $4,000 long and 575 1000 short,
speculative and spreading.
Paul E. Berry, Chicago, 100000
long and 100000 short, speculative
and spreading.
S. R. Bomanji. New York. AIS 900
long, speculative. Bunge Elevator
Corp, Minneapolis, 100000 long and
3600OG short. Both speculative and
spreading and 10000 long and 35.-
900 short, hedging.
E. E. Buxton. Memphis, Tenn,
100000 long and 100000 short, specu-
lative and spreading
Grace E. Camps, New York, 450 900
long and 100000 short, speculative
and spreading.
Cargill, Inc. Minneapolis, 3,749 900
Long and 3,749 900 short, speculative
Evening star., 1947-12-22
Anderson Lists III Big Traders
|nc|udingPau|ey> Ra|phK. Davies
In Partial Report on Commodities
First List of Big Traders

and spreading and 2.5l8,000 long and
8,023, 900 short hedging.
Henry M. Cate, Dallas, Tex.
COS 900 long and 100000 short, spec
ulative and spreading.
Centennial Flour Mills, Seattle
100000 short, hedging.
Collingwood Grain Co., Hutchin-
son, Kans., 100000 long, hedging
Colorado Mill Elevator Co., Den
yer, 561 900 short, hedging.
Continental Grain Co., Chicago
2,951 900 long and 3,120,000 short
hedging.
Harry German, Chicago, $4,000
long and $4,000 short, speculative
and spreading.
Edwin B. Cox, Dallas, Tex,
1,735, 900 long and 10000 short,
speculative and spreading.
Edwin L. Cox, Dallas, 200. 900 long
and 100000 short, speculative and
spreading.
Walter Cox, Chicago, 4s5, 900 long
speculative.
Crookston Milling Co.. Crookston,
MIMI, 215,000 long, hedging.
Henry Crown. Chicago, 225 900
long and 10000 short, speculative
and spreading.
Dyke Cullum, Washington, $50, 900
long. speculative.
B. B. Denniston, Chicago, 200, 900
long and 100000 short, speculative
and spreading.
E. M. Dobkins, Chicago, 495 900
long and $4,000 short speculative
and spreading.
Early & Daniel Co., Cincinnati,
$4,000 long and sos 900 short, hedg-
ing.
B. A. Eckhart Milling Co., Chi
cago, $1,000 long and $1,000 short,
(See TRADERS LIST, Page A-6.J
Evening star., 1947-12-22
Dancer Gets IS Years
In Nee Yacht SIayinq
By the A,soeioted Press

HAVANA. Dec. %. - Patricia
fSatira) Schmidt, %, was sentenced
today to IS years in prison and pay
ment of a $1,000 indemnity for the
yacht Staying of John Lester Nee
OF Chicago.
The three judges of the Audiencia
Court reached their decision in a
week end of study. after closing of
the trial Friday.
A public prosecutor had demanded
26-year term for manslaughter
and a private prosecutor hired by
Mee's father, DR.. Lester E. Nee of
Wilmette, ILL.,. had sought 30-year
sentence for murder
The defense had contended that
the dancer from Toledo, Ohio, had
shot Nee in terror and by accident
last April and that rough handling,
rather than the bullet wound itself,
caused the fatality.
Evening star., 1947-12-22
Pictures on Page BIZ

Two bodies were found today
by workmen digging into the
ruins of the Empire Apartments,
bringing to three the certain
death toll in last Tuesdays COL
lapse of the building at New York
avenue and Ninth street NV.
Identity of the bodies was not i'm
mediately determined. Workmen
were told by Deputy Coroner Chris
topher J. Murphy to remove the
bodies without regard for safety re-
qulrements.
The foot and leg of one body was
protruding from wreckage at the
second story level, about IS feet
from the corner of the building
on the New York avenue side. The
Evening star., 1947-12-22
Seorchers Find Two Bodies
In Empire Apartment Ruins
Workmen Told to Remove Collapse Victims
Without Regard to Safety Rules

shoeless foot appeared to be that
of a man.
About 10 feet away was the second
body, with only the legs exposed.
Three persons have been missing
since the seven story building caved
in, killing man identified as
George Patterson, 10. They are Mrs.
K. B. VanSickler, 78; Ernest Dorsey,
"A, and Joseph M. Smith, about IS,
all residents of the 37-apartment
building.
Shortly before the bodies were
discovered at about 11:45 am.
Engineer Commissioner Gordon R.
Young met with an investigating
board at the District building. He
told the five, members to ascertain
cause and fix responsibility for the
tragedy SO as to obviate any claims
(See COLLAPSE, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1947-12-22
Browne Pupils Suit
For Eliot Admission
Dismissed by Court
School Board Acting
Within Its Powers of
Discretion, Judge Says

The suit of Marguerite Daisy
Carr, 13-year-old colored Browne
Junior High School pupil for ad-
mission to the white Eliot Junior
High School-generally regarded
as test of the segregated school
system here-Was dismissed in
District Court today by Justice
Alexander Holtzoff.
The jurist granted a request for a
summary judgment in favor of the
Board of Education and the school
superintendent for dismissal of the
case. The hearing was on motions
for summary Judgment filed by both
sides.
Attorney Leon A. Ransom, wht
represented the student, said h
would file an appeal within few
days. The suit was filed in tn,
girls behalf by her father, James C
Carr, 81, of 4233 Clay street NE.
Before the hearing had been unde
way half hour. Justice Holtzof
stated that in his judgment segre'
CATION was not a question in tht
case. He added that the question
was to give the child an equal edu.
cation.
Board Has Power of Discretion.
Justice Holtzoff cited the Con-
gressional Organization Act of 190t
which says ".the Board of Education
shall determine all questions of gen.
eral policy relating to schools
He said the court had no author
ity to review administrative discre-
ton and that the courts could inter-
fere only in case the administrative
officer was exceeding his legal
authority or was acting arbitrarily
Il am unable to. find in this case
that the Board of Education and
the superintendent have violated
any statutory authority or exceeded
the power granted by Congress or
acted arbitrarily" he stated.
Concerning the question OF
whether Congress had authorized
colored and white schools for the
District, either specifically or i'm
piled, was not open for this court
to determine" Justice Holtzoff con-
tinued He said the District Court
of Appeals had ruled in previous
cases that such statutes were ir
effect and that he was bound By
Board Efforts Detailed.
Mr.. Ransom argued that segre.
gated schools were not specifically
provided for in the 1906 act ane
that the implication was not there
The case for the Board Of Edu'
cation and DR.. Hobart NJ Corning
school superintendent, was present.
ed by Assistant Corporation Counse
Milton D. Norman.
He presented facts to show thai
the part time instruction at Browne
Junior High School, which thu
student was seeking to escape BY
enrolling at Eliot, was not confined
to the colored schools. He also pre-
sented facts showing the efforts o1
the Board of Education to con.
struct new schools for colored pupils
efforts which had been stopped
during World War II and had beer
delayed since then by rising con-
struction costs.
Mr.. Ransom's contention was tina
the student was not getting {
proper education at Browne ane
should be allowed to enter Ello
where a number of vacancies ex
listed. In commenting on this, Jus.
Evening star., 1947-12-22
Sisters Kiss on Cheek
Led to ScuffIe With
Gun, Prisoner Says

George A. Austin today was
held for the grand jury in the
fatal shooting of his wife, Mrs
Virginia A. Austin, 24-year -olo
State Department clerk, after q
coroner's jury deliberated less
than Is minutes.
The shooting occurred shortly
after midnight Saturday in the
Austin apartment at 1340 Seventh
street NV. Mrs. Austin's body wa:
found slumped in chair and two
bullets from .45-caliber pistol were
imbedded in woodwork in the room
| Austin, Is, truck driver for the
Cowan Transfer Co. did not take
the stand at the inquest. Earlier
he told - the pistol went of
: --''-'' -. and his wife were scuffline
during an argument over lipstick or
his cheek.
| Police reported that the shooting
was not revealed to them. unit
nearly three hours after it occurred
Telephone Call RecOunted.
Policeman Nelson G. Thayer oil
the second precinct testified at the
inquest that a man called him al
2:35 am. Sunday and asked him
/ to send a scout car to settle ar
argument he was having with his
wife.
| The policeman said police did moi
send scout cars for that purpose
It was then, Pvt. Thayer testified
that the man said he thought his
wife may have been shot.
Pvt. Thayer said the man told him
he was calling from % Rhode Islane
avenue NV, the home of Mrs
Elizabeth Grattan, Austin's sister.
Robert Edward Lee. Capital Tran.
sit Co. bus driver who lives at the
Rhode Island avenue address, sale
Austin came to Mrs. Grattan's home
about 8 o'clock Saturday night ano
asked him to clean pistol, which
he was carrying in paper sack.
Sure Weapon Was Unloaded.
Under questioning, Mr.. Lee said
he wasn't certain whether a clip
for ammunition was in the pistol
but he was sure the pistol was un-
loaded.
Mr.. Lee said he and Mrs. Grattan
left Mrs. Grattan's home in tax
icab about midnight and dropped
Austin at his apartment.
When they returned to Mrs. Grat-
tan's home after eating dinner at
restaurant, Mr.. Lee added. they
found Austin waiting for them.
Mrs. Grattan testified that she
saw the pistol lying on coffee
table, but she did not remember
any one carrying package when
the three got into a taxicab.
Found Austin Weeping.
She said that when she found
Austin on her return to her home
he was nervous and crying" He
said he and his wife had had an
argument, she testified, and asked
her to call police.
Under questioning. she said she
did not remember exactly what hel
brother had told her, but that she
Gid recall he said he and his wife
were wrestling with pistol and 81
didn't ask him any more"
The mother of the dead woman
Mrs. Avalon Beasley of Reedville
Va, and a sister -in-law, Mrs. Russell
J 1see SHOOTING. Page A6)