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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1947-08-08
Tunnel Family
Reunion August 9
Continued from lrst page1

The Tunnel descendants are
scattered in several states, mostly
along the Atlantic seaboard. The
family, originally French Hugenots,
removed from France to England in
1903 to escape persecution, and
came to America in 1880, settling
On the Delmarva Peninsula. Will
liam Tunnel, from whom the fami-
ly is descended, is buried in the
cemetery at Blackwater Church,
one of the oldest Presbyterian
Churches in the United States,
which was built in 1867. 1t was in
that year that Charles Tennent, it's
first pastor began his pastoral du-
ties in the thinly populated area.
Tennent came from a family cele-
brated in the annals of early Pres
hyterianism on this Continent. His
father was pastor and teacher at the
"Old Log College," which is now
| known as Princeton University His
i brothers were among the organi-
/ GERS of the church at New Castle
Del, and of the church at Bucking-
/ ham, Maryland. Ocean View and
Frankfort Presbyterian Churches
are branches of Blackwater Church
In this historical setting. the Tun-
nell Clah will hold their services
on Sunday.
Former U. S. Senator James NJ
Tunnel is the president of the or
eanization and Mrs. Daisia Tunnel
Ellis, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Boti
have held these Offices since the or
sanitation of the clan in 1927. TIL
assistant secrNtary-treasurer il
Mrs. James NJ. Evans, Frankfort.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1947-08-08
WILL lombard STATE
GUARD CAMP WITH GAS
continued from r,rst page,

NNSNNN- 1900 ~~~Ss RoAgl
n have the men go through the
chamber while they were on the
range firing, but now it has been
nostponed until the groun from
First Army arrives. Captain Scan
nell said it would be held one dav
next week.
Colonel John B. Moore, executive
officer of the 19Sth, announced a
five-man board would be appoint
cd within the next several days for
the awarding of medals to person
mel during the encampment. Medals
will be for outstanding military
service and for 10 and 20 years
service. The board will include
three officers and two enlisted
men.
Lieutenant Edmund S. Mayo who
spent the day at Fort Miles setting
nm telephone communications on
the rifle range announced that the
work had been completed and that
all was ready for the firing which
will start today. The first battal-
! ion 10 uIS Will DS the 0fOIu WHICH
ia commanded by Lieutenant Colo
mel Ralph S. Baker.
Monday members of Colonel j
James Ashton's 736th A. A. Gun
Battalion will fire. Colonel Ashton
said personnel unable to take par
in the firing such as cooks and Of
fee clerks who are needed in camI
I will fire at the rifle range neal
New Castle when the battalion re
turns to Wilmington.
The guard of honor for the frs
formal regimental review to b.
held Friday afternoon will be Bat
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1947-08-08

terry c, 796th, commanded by Lieu
tenant Joseph M. Balbach. The
battery will also do the honors
during the parade to be held on
Governors Dav. August IA, at
which time Governor Walter w.
Bacon and state officials will at
tend
Practice Parade Held
A practice parade in prepare
ton for today's ceremony was held
early in the week on the parade
grounds west of the camp. Pro-
cedure of the approach of troops
and their duties were explained by
Lieutenant Lawrence F. Hayes, adj
jutant of the 736th.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1947-08-08

Levy Court would determine the
statutory requirements as they per-
tain to the writing off the books OF
delinquent capitation taxes.
"The establishment of a reserve
for delinquent taxes will eliminate
the necessity for the actual write
off of specific individual accounts
and will also be the means of show
ing a more accurate statement OF
conditions at any given date" ac-
cording to the report.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1947-08-08

Artemus Ward was the pen name
of Charles Farrar Browne, humor'
Gus writer, who was native Of
Maine.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-27
WasilIa Welcomes Week. g Downp0ur

WASILLA - Even though last weeks heavy rains did wash out roads and send slides tumbling down to disrupt railroad sche- dulles, they were a boon to thirsty Wasilla.
 The driest summer ever re- membered by this community's oldest inhabitants had complete ly drained many wells and had sent others to dangerously low levels. Indeed, some residents al- ready had begun to drill deeper for water when the rains came.
 The doWnpour of last week brought the water level high in most wells, and Wasilla residents settled down to enjoy an unra- toned water supply in their bath tubs again.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-27
RUSTY DOW AGAIN
 HALLS VALLEY FREIGHT

Mrs. Dow has not yet com- mercialized her art, but she says that she hopes to do so. In the meantime, she'll be found driv- ing about Palmer in a little white truck doing odd jobs of hauling and draying. That is, when she's not at work on the homestead cabin, or deep in the midst of some new picture or mural.
 Mrs. Dow has not yet found a headquarters for her work, but she expects to be able to an- nounce her business address in a short time.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-27
Students To Plan Honor Society

Members of the Student Coun- cil of Palmer school are planning to sponsor the organization of two new clubs this winter, it was announced yesterday.
 The council has requested a charter from the National Honor Society, and hopes to organize that group here soon.
 Students may become mem bers of the honor group through election to membership by a se- lecting committee of faculty members. Qualifications for membership, which is open only to seniors. are general excellence in scholarship, leadership, char acter, and school service through freshman, sophomore and junior years.
 It is also the Student Councils hope to get a charter group of Thespians, national dramatic so- -ciety, organized in Palmer this year.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-27
NEW PUPILS ENROLL

WASILLA = Three new stu dents, James, Carolee and Lynne Hilburn, enrolled at 'Wasilla school last Monday morning. The three came from schools in Los Angeles, their former home. Their father is a roadmaster for The Alaska Railroad in this area.
 James and Carolee are both fourth grade pupils, while Lynne is freshman in high school. The children were accompanied on their trip north by their aunt, Mrs. Ola Grafton. They arrived in Wasilla only last Sunday.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-27

Rusty Dow, who has been pill ing up an impressive record of first to be present. achieve ments during the past few years she has spent at the wheel of a truck, happily settled into an old routine this week, when she again opened a trucking business in Palmer.
 Mrs. Dow was at the wheel of the first truck which did com mercial hauling in Palmer back in 1885. She furnished the transportation for most of the building materials which went into some of Palmer's principal buildings under construction at that time.
 She came here while much of the land in the colony was still unsu1veyed. On the day when first she saw the site upon which she is now building, Mrs. Dow was taking a rough ride down tractor road with a passenger.
 Returns 10 Site
 Her truck had been hired to carry the passenger to the sur vey camp at the present location of Knik bridge. Much water has flowed under that then-unbuilt bridge in the past 10 years, but this spring Mrs. Dow returned to the site to stake 160 acres of homestead land and to begin construction of a log home and studio there.
 During the war years, Mrs. Dow was principally occupied with trucking duties for the Army. She worked at Fort Rich ardson for a long period of time, and was the first woman truck CT to drive the length of the Alaska Highway and make a re- turn trip. She made that trip in 1944 with a fully loaded truck.
 At the close of the war, her thoughts turned from trucking to painting and modelling, an occupation with which she has been chiefly occupied in recent months.
 Mrs. Dow works both with oils and with modelling materials. At the recent Matanuska Valley Fair, she placed paintings, a mural, and ceramics on exhibi- ton.
 Alaskan Theme
 She has recently promised to complete two murals to be hung in the entryWay of Palmer school. That work is not yet be- gun, but Mrs. Dow says she plans to design an Alaskan theme for them. The large mural displayed at the fair also was intended as a gift for the Palmer school, but itrWas found to be too large for hanging in the school halls.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-27

Coffee Tnsures Everything
 Remember Adv.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-09-27

E,f ft ~
Evening star., 1947-03-02

B-Que. So then they ask few more
questions, and pretty soon Eddie
and Spud and me are having ride
in the back seat of police car.
The Judge is one of the more
humane judges and he gives us only
80 days each. But the 80 is long
time passing. and / can't help but
worry about Marybelle working all
alone in Joe's Bar-B-Que. But most
of all am upset because nothing is
settled; she still has to choose be-
tween Eddie and Spud, and we're
right back where we started from.
l don't think l can stand the sus-
pense much longer, and l decide
I'll give her "a hours to make up
her mind. If she can't. I'll ship her
back to Omaha.
The three of us are let out at the
same time, and we find cab. We
pull up 10 minutes later, and guess
Marybelle is watching for us, be-
cause she runs out to meet US, and
she throws her arms around me and
kisses me.
I'm not in the mood. "You got
twenty-four hours to find a hus-
band" tell her.
She smiles prettily. Anything you
say, Uncle Joe," she says.
Sweetheart cries Eddie.
"Angel!' yells Spud.
And then they both freeze up and
turn pale. Because who comes out
of Joe's Bar-B-Que but Officer Bull
Finch, and he looks bigger than
ever, but not so mad.
He slaps me on the back and pokes
Eddie and Spud in the ribs. mo
hard feelings" he says, chuckling
happily. "If it wasn't for you three
guys, l never would meet my cute
little lamb chop herer'
Marybelle giggles. "Ain't he won-
derful?" she says. Hes been coming
here to eat all the time you three
were in the COOP"
"And l love every freckle on her
nose," says Officer Finch.
"AND we're going to be married
right away" says Marybelle. will
you all come in and have a cup of
coffee?"
Eddie shakes his head slowly.
mot me-" he says. ''I'm going to
get shaved and spruced up. Then I'm
going to buy me a whole wardrobe
of fancy clothes, and try to play
hero parts from now on. When did
snake-in-the-grass ever get break?"
''Or a bruiser?" puts in Spud. "I'm
going with you"
They walk off arm in arm, and
it's the last ever see of them.
The End
Evening star., 1947-03-02
"DON'T CALL me A GENTLEMAN"
Continued from page nine

screwball, and l watch him drink
his coffee and wish he would hurry,
because there is no telling where
Eddie and Spud are hiding out. or
when they will come back to Joe's
Bar-B-Que to have a little talk
with me.
l am not anxious to have a little
talk with Eddie and Spud after what
happens, but better, think, that l
have a little talk with them than
they have a little talk with a cop as
mad as Officer Bull Finch.
Finally he finishes and starts for
the door. In another minute, l think.
he'll be gone. and maybe in another
hour my heart will be beating nor
NAL again. But this is not what hap
pens. The reason is my niece Mary
belle. She sticks her head out of the
kitchen door. Uncle joe" she says.
II wish you'd come back here and
talk to Spud. He's in a terrible state,
and he can't explain what's the mat
ter. He must be awful sick or some-
thing"
Officer Finch decides to wait at
the door and listen. "He sneaked in
from the alley in back" Marybelle
goes on, land now he's trying to get
inside the cupboard and close the
door behind him; and of course he
is so big he won't fit"
'Sor' murmurs Officer Finch, and
gets a better grip on his nightstick.
"Also." adds Marybelle, Eddie is
back here. He has emptied the pota-
toes all over the kitchen floor, and
is trying to crawl inside the sack"
OFFICER FINCH doesn't say another
word. He takes a deep breath,
squares his shoulders and starts for
the kitchen door. l don't have time
to do much thinking. So do the
only thing l can do. When he's
passing close by me, l put out my
foot.
He sprawls full length, and stand
above him, gaping and too paralyzed
to move. Then he gets to sitting
position and rubs his head and looks
at me. Another one" he roars.
''Cupes, what a town! This cost
happen, even in Hollywood!'
l don't wait to hear any more. l
get out the door, and am halfway
across the boulevard when I'm
almost run over by police car. The
car ends up on the sidewalk, and of
course the cops in it are a little
curious about an old guy in white
apron who tears across the boule-
ward like that. So they grab me and
ask a few questions. And then they
hear a lot of funny noises, including
Officer Bull Finch's cursing and
swearing, coming from Joe's Bar
Evening star., 1947-03-02

thoughts and hollow feeling at the
pit of my stomach. For a moment
am tempted to hop plane to Mexico
City. But this would be a cowardly
thing, because I'm the guy who
sends these boys to push up the
nose and stamp on the toes of an
diversified cop who is hotheaded and
known as Bull. {. There is nothing
to do but wait.
IT COMES in about FIVE minutes -
the faint rumble of a shouting crowd.
Then it's louder; l steel myself and
stagger to the door.
They're about two blocks away.
There are maybe hundred kids,
and they're trailing behind Officer
Bull Finch, who's looking here and
there as though he's trying hard to
find someone. The kids are whooping
and shouting, but Officer Bull Finch
is not shouting. Even from two
blocks away he looks mad. He's
coming closer and closer, and every
time he goes into store or disap-
pears around a corner I'm afraid he
will come back with Eddie under
one arm and Spud under the other.
But when he reaches me, he's still
alone, except for the hundred kids
behind him.
He turns to them and waves his
arms. BEAT it, you kidsr' he yells.
Then he comes into Joe's Bar-B-Que
and slams the door behind him.
"Coffeer' he roars at me, and l draw
him cup quick. "Seen anything of
two screwball cowboys around here?
he barks.
The cup slides off the saucer and
crashes on the floor, and l have to
fill another. 'Me, I run a nice quiet
place" l say weakly.
"Never mind. They won't get
away - not if I have to tear the
neighborhood to bits"
MAYBE they will" j say. but
without much hope.
Every police car has the alarm
by now," he says. But wish =" -
he sounds wistful Il wish could
bring in those two babies myself"
did they do something?" ask
him sadly.
did they do sonething! Listen,
buddy! Never in my life have l seen
such screwy guys! First little rat
faced guy comes up and snaps his
fingers in my face and calls himself
a coyote. And then, so help me.
damned if he doesn't push up my
nose for mer'
Maybe he was just sort of fool
ing"
But Officer Bull Finch is too mad
to listen. II am struck so dumb"
he says, Il can't move at first. l
lust stand looking at the little rat
and not believing it. Then when I
start after him, the big guy bumps
me from behind. And do you know
what he says to me?'
"Yes," I say, without thinking.
II know"
"How do you know" Officer
Finch bellows.
SWELL err all cowboys sort OF
say the same things. don't they?
mot this baby. This guy says
he'll give me till sundown to get
out of town! Me. Bull Finch! got
- ,-o< o,,% of foup ho SaVc And
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-04-30
PIANO PLAYING AS A
HOBBY

In increasing numbers, men
and women of all ages are
turning to playing the piano
as the most interesting of all
hobbies. Experts agree that an
interest ouside of your daily
job is necessary to a well-bal-
anced life and the list of
outstanding personalities who
play the piano for a hobby is
a long one headed by Mr..
Truman, President of the Uni
ted States.
Music is the most youth-giv-
ing of all hobbies It knows
no age limit it does not de-
pend on weather or location
you can enjoy playing the pi-
ano every day of your life :.
and it stands ready to respond
to your every mood.
Many men and women have
taken lessons in their youth
and have given it up complete
ly with today's improved
methods of teaching, these
men and women can be play
ing in very short time. They
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-04-30
NATION MUSIC WEEK

During the week of May 18th
to the 18th the entire nation
will join in celebration of Ma
tional Music Week. Music is
a family affair; Nom, Dad,
Daughter and Junior - all
find common bond in music.
Nothing else brings loved ones
more closely together. Makers
of music contribute to their
own happiness and to the hap
piness of everyone else. Be a
part of it. Play a musical in
strument, or, better yet come
in and let us help you choose
the instrument most suitable to
your particular talents. For
a Music Week treat McElroy
Music Store is presenting
sound movies in their shop of
joe Iturbi playing his piano.
By the way JOSE Iturbi chooses
a Baldwin Piano as he says -
Baldwin! Again I say it is in
comparably superior to all 9TH
ers." Chose your Baldwin at
the McElroy Music Store. Re-
member the date May 10, 1947
Ruth McElroy.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-04-30

Board has graciously offered
the use of the High School for
this purpose. Thrilling films,
chosen especially for the boys
and girls by the Exchange
Club committee under the
Craftsmanship of James Meyers
will be shown.
Another feature worthy of
special mention, for 9Th, 7th,
and 9Th Grade girls will be
conducted by Miss Alice Lind
(RN), the school nurse. She
is showing the film Foot
steps,"
Qualification has been ex-
pressed by Mrs. Luce, Child
Welfare chairman and the Of
ficers of the Post and Auxil-
larry for the keen interest and
cooperation of the organiza-
tions of the community in the
interest of the Boys and Girls.
The state of Kansas has
more land under cultivation
than any other state of the I'm
ion but one, and that state has
three times the area of Kan
SaS.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-04-30
l. The Home
9. The Church
3. Health
4. Education

Mayor Richard F. Hire has
issued a proclamation setting
aside the week of April 26th
through May 3 as National
Boys and Girls Week.
Numerous outstanding acti-
vities are in progress in cooper
alton with this National obser-
vance under supervision of
many we'll known local lead
ers.
DR.. Trump, Superintendent
of Waukegan Township High
School addressed the Elmwood
P. T. A. April meeting on the
subject cts Your Life SO
What?" The Elmwood Glee
Club was also featured.
Mr.. Lester Rowe, principal
at Elmwood, is supervising an
assembly program including
eigh grade mothers. The topic
on this occasion is "Gradua-
tion."
Mr.. Paul Eklund, principal
at Lake View School arranged
a Visual Education Day - on
Tuesday, April 10Th. The film
was entitled "Americans ALL"
Central and Lake View School
The Boy and Girl Scout
leaders are completing plans
for a Jamboree which prom
ises to be great thrill for the
troops = the date Saturday,
May End.
Zion Public Library, accord
ing to Miss Shaw, is cooperat-
ing by offering many books es-
pecially keyed to the interest
and benefit of the boys and
girls.
Mr.. Erwin Craig, president
of the Zion Exchange Club, is
promoting another "Big Day"
Thursday, May LIST for all
boys and girls of the commun-
ity.
Mr.. Hubert Pearce, Super
intendent of the Zion-Benton
High School and the School
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-04-30
FOUNDERS DAY CONTEST
ANNOUNCED

Contests are announced in
connection with the Centennial
Celebration of DR.. John Alex
ander Dowie, founder of Zion
City, and $4,000 in prizes are
being offered for the best let
tiers on the following subjects:
1-What DR.. John Alexander
Dowie Meant to Me!
This subject will be consid-
cred by the oldtimer and there
will be a first prize of $1,000
for the best entry; $500 for
the second prize; $500 for the
third; $500 for fouth; and 5
prizes of $1.O0.
2-How Can the City of Zion
Best Honor It's Founder, DR..
John Alexander Dowie?
This topic will be limited to
children of schol age including
high school students.
This subject will also bring
$1,000 for the best letter and
runner-up prizes will be the
same as the number l theme.
All letters may be addressed
to Alex. Ford Wilson, Zion, IL
linois.
Letters must not be over 500
words in length. The deadline
in both contests will be Satur-
day, May II, 1947.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-04-30

will probably never be concert
artists, but they will reap the
unreasonable benefits that
piano playing hobby can sup
ply.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-04-30
THE CHRISTIAN CATHOLIC
CHURCH

THE CHRISTIAN CATHOLIC
CHURCH
Zion Auditorium
Zion, Illinois
Music Numbers
Lords Day Morning Service
May 4, 1947
Professionalism No.
"The Church's One Founda-
ton ........................ Wesley
ANTHEM - "He Sendeth the
Springs into the Valleys go.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Waering
Soloists
Soprano - Charlotte Mifflin
Tenor - Paul Thomas
SELECTION BY MALE ACT
ETTE Cali Hail the Pow
er of Jesus Name ...... Ellor
Charles Rothweiler, Paul
Thomas, Philip Pennington,
Clarence Capp, Harold
Zweizig, Ross Burgess, Paul
Dreyer, Theodore Neave.
HYMN ANTHEM - "At Even
Ere the Sun was Set" ........
................... George Joseph
COMMUNION MUSIC = Vo-
cal Ensemble
81 Gave My Life for Thee ....
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Bliss
"When [ Survey the Won
drous Cross .............. Mason
Clarice Kendall, Marcia Nc
Kerlie, Jeanne McElroy, JAN
ice McElroy, Audrey Leech,
Edith Mitchell.
Observation-Disclosures of
Christ Arise.
CHOIR REHEARSAL ON
Thursday, 500 P. M. in Zion
Chapel.
P. PERINGTON, Conductor
G. KESSLER, Organist.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-04-30
"YOUTH - THE TRUSTEES
OF POSTERITY"
Theme of Legion and
Auxiliary Boys and Girls Week

The Zion Benton Post and
Auxiliary are sponsoring the
Community Wide observance
of National Boys and Girls
Week, April &c through May 3
in this area.
The Legion theme for the
year is "THE WHOLE CHILD
and the month of April was set
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-04-30

aside as Child Welfare month
with the slogan for the week
"Youth-The Trustees of Pos
terity." The four major high
lights being dramatized are:-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1947-06-14
BREWERS GIVE
DINNER PARTY

Friends and relatives cather-
ed IT the home 81 d. and
Mis- J a Brcwei % cath St.
~ d!nnc' party IN SUNDAY
nlght in homo, ~ Ms Emma
Walter, Ms Villa Polk n.
MuSkoeee Oklahoma. and Ms,
Mev Reecc. 2 teach, IN Bi>h-
% College, Texas Mrs Wal
te} Is aunt 81 Ms BteWel
and mother ~ Dr. A Thorn
Ton
Seen chatting and dining wese
" Betty Cam tIair, and
James Cam ID and Mrs Thorn
ton N and Mrs John Town
send NJ and MIS- Josep n
Rslfotd " and Ms Theodore
PAGE NJ md Mrs Ted White
VI and MIS- Cha los YOUNG
Mr. and NJ John Brown Nj
and Ms Baldwin Nors M
and MIS- Thomas CAN. " and
Mrs F Wilson Dr and Mrs
\ MahlsUic Ms Ida lsaacs.
MISS Roberta McGuuc Ms Ash.
10y Cain D. and Mr., Stuart
Toodlc Rev Stewart. Jcry
Hood Miss Nunlcs Barrow and
Robert Wlght