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Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19
BRIDCEvILLE

Mrs. Rachel Layton was the din
ner guest of her son, Dr. Robert
Layton and Mrs. Layton Tuesday
evening at their home in Dover.
Mrs. Abram Vaughn of Dover,
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
t. c. Currey last week.
The Ladies Auxiliary held their
second drawing of the Blanket
Club Monday evening, December g.,
at the fire hall Miss Anna Jack
son was the lucky winner.
DR.. and Mrs. Robert Layton of
Dover entertained Mr.. and Mrs. T.
j. Gray at dinner on Friday eve
ming.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the
Bridgeville Fire Company held
! their annual Christmas party on
Thursday evening at the fire hall
with a covered dish supper.
Word has been received from
Syracuse University that Miss
jayne Wiley was chosen to take
the lead in a play entitled "Fumed
| Oaks" by Noel Coward. This is
quite an honor for freshman and
we wish Jayne continued success
in her endeavors.
| Friday night, December IL, the
Auxiliary of the American Legion
had it's installation of officers In
the parish house. officers for the
new year are: President, Virginis
Collins; vice president, Dorothy
1 Holland; secretary, Elizabeth Cor
drey; corresponding secretary, Pa
tricia Curlett; treasurer, Lysl,
Black; chaplain, Sue Ricards; ser
geant-at-arms, Annie Belts; colo
bearer, Mae Baker; historian, Flor
ence Baker; publicity, Rebecca Ev
| ans.
Miss Nancy Ruos attended tn
J Christmas hop at Annapolis Nava
J Academy, Saturday night. On Sun
day afternoon she attended the con
cert given by the Midshipmen Choi
j and the choir from Goucher Col
| lege.
t George Ruos has returned hom
from North Carolina where he ha
) been on a cunning trip for severa
days.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19
HARRINGTON


The cl<izenry has spoken, in a
referendum on two bond issues as
TO whether this city shall issue
bonds for $4,000 for extension of
water mains and repairs to the
present system and another issue
OF $4,000 TO be used to extend the
sewer lines. The issues were vOt-
ed favorable In city election held
last Friday from IL O'Clock noon
until 1 D. m, by the Overwhelming
vote OF nearly two to one. In spite
OF it sleeting. $50 voted, one vote
for each dollar of taxes paid The
vote was 6,957 to 2,7s0 for the wa
ter bonds and 6,S04 to 2,675 for the
sewer bonds.
TWO large corporations, the P.
II. n. Co, and the Delaware Power
and Light Co. we're said to have
supported the measures and they
with the help of the small tax pay
er Offset the opposing vote of large
property owner. and the ants who
either did not understand the issue
or voted against the proposition on
general principles.
The issue had the support OF
most of the housewives whose ex-
perience with the present water
which contains magnesium, requir-
ing more soap and soap powders
and water softeners. This also
shows up at the sewer disposal
plant. AS soon as the city attor.
ney can prepare the necessary pa
pers for the sale Of the bonds. en-
glneers viii complete the survey
and the work will no doubt bs
started in the near future The frs
survey includes $4,000 feet of ST,
and eight inch water mains, 0ns
new pump and makes changes II
the present wells in order to &c
softer water It was reliably stat
ed that fire insurance rates w0ult
be increased about 25 per cent has
the issue been defeated. The ex
tension of water mains is expect
ed to meet the requirements o
present Industrial plants and pro
vide for future needs of plant
that may locate here in the nea
future.
Chief c. w. Shockley, F. c. o.
Neal and Clarence Gray accompan
led by Ralph Boyer of Dover lef
recently for st. Louis to look owe
some fire equipment for the Har
rington Fire Company.
Lieutenant and Mrs. E. A. Holz
claw of Fort Belvoif, Va, spent tn
weekend with j. o. Pride an
daughter.
Mrs. Blanche Cahall and Mr.
Fred Bailey are on a vacation
Jacksonville, Florida.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19

Mrs. Elsie Hickman is nursing
Mrs. James M. Evans at the home
of the latter's daughter, Mrs. will
liam Powell, in Frankford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie E. John
son entertained at turkey dinner
on Sunday, the following guests:
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Quillen and
family, namely Harry Quillen, Jr.,
Miss Grace Wanda, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hayward Quillen, Bobby, Francis
and Frank, all of Harrington and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester M. Kaufman
and son Charles and Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Derickson and daughter
Elizabeth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Derickson
and daughter Elizabeth and Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Derickson took
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19

a motor trip on Sunday, December
z, to Harrington and Ridgely and
Greensboro, where they visited the
Quillens and Rev. and Mrs. ]. e.
Parker and Rev. Charles Davis and
family.
Captain and Mrs. Isaac p. Short
had as weekend guests Mr.. and
Mrs. William Kirkbride of Balti-
more. Sunday afternoon guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Goslee
of Millsboro and Mr. and Mrs. Ir-
vim Short and daughter Hope of
Philadelphia.
Do your Christmas Shopping In
Milford and Save Money. Milford
Chamber of Commerce. n14-6t
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19


The regular monthly meeting of
the Woman's Society of Christian
Service of Asbury Church met last
week when officers for 1948 we're
elected. They will be installed in
January. A conference meeting
will be- held in Dover on January
15. Following the business session
a Christmas party was held, each
member took gift to be sent to
the children in the Deaconess
Home in Wilmington.
Christmas Program
The Harrington School will pre-
sent its annual Christmas Service
on Monday evening, December %
at O'Clock, in the high school au-
ditorium, according to ]. C. Mess
ner, superintendent, and Melvin
Brobst, music director.
This years program will include
a candlelight procession by mem
bers of the glee club, who will sing
a group of carols including the APP
palacian Carol II Wonder AS /
Wander" Carol of the Russian
Children" and the "Cantique de
Noel by Adam, the last number OF
which will feature Miss Mary Ann
Hickman as soloist with a violin
obligato by Miss Irene Ford, an
assistant music instructor at the
school this year.
A Christmas Chorus of fifty chill
dren from the grade school will
sing a group of carols and brass
quartet will again announce the
program by playing group of ira
ditional carols from the roof of tht
| grade school building immediate.
! " preceding the service.
The junior high school will pre-
sent a one-act play, Christmas OF
Erie Street" by Graydon Goss. a:
the feature of the evening and i
is being directed by Mrs. KathleeI
PolIitt of the English Department
Il There will be no charge for thu
program and everyone is invited t.
attend.
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Milford chronicle., 1947-12-19

Ignite, form of coal, crumbles
when exposed TO the atmosphere.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-18
WATERBURY NEWS by Martha Yam

The "PSNH" team was de- feated by the Carvers of South Norwalk the final score was 41-31.
 Has anyone noticed Clyde Stewards beftting numbers that he wears, o-o-o?
 Jack Beamonthe, PSNH new coach, is an inspiring young man.
 What "Vet" wishes to know what a dipsomaniac means. Look out
 Dave Holmes was trying his luck bowling, could have fooled me!
 Marge Connors is quite sportful girl. U. s. Times bask- etball star
 Alma Steward has been dis playing a diamond? Best of luck. [.
 That Miss Doris Crowder, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Bon nie W. Crowder, East Hawkins Street, has had her name placed on the Deans list at New Bri- tain Teachers College. She is a sophomore.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-18

Dr. Allan Jackson and MT. George Goodman who are the outstanding community leader
 of this Urban League affiliate.
 And I have just been advised that the son of one of the found CTS of the National Urban League, MT. William H. Bald win, is here tonight. MT. Bald win is now the President of the National Urban League. I am going to ask him to rise and accept our thanks for this eve ming of entertainment.
 And finally, and most impor- tant, I will now perform my main function, to introduce to you a man who needs no intro ductio mas name, as sports man, as leading world citizen, as a champion, as a symbol of all that we like to revere in our sports champions. He is number One in his field - and has been Number One for longer than some of his younger worship pers, a few of whom I can see here tonight, can remember.
 Ladies and gentlemen it gives me both pride and pleasure to present a man who does grea' credit to his race - and I near the HUMAN race - MT. Joe Louis, the Heavyweight Cham pion of the World! s
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-18
SUFFIELD NEWS By Ann Babcock

MT. and Mrs. James O. Ed monds entertained the follow ing guests at their home Sun day, December 29. Mrs. Edna M. Riley, Mrs. Romaine Bird, and Mrs. Senhouse of Boston, Mass, Mr. and Mrs. Daniels and MT. Nathan Edmonds of Springfield, Mass.
 A luncheon was served at which MT. and Mrs. James Ed monds announced the engage ment of their daughter, Mildred Louise to Patterson A. Riley of Boston, Mass, son of Mrs. Edna M Riley and the late Gordon Riley.
 Miss Edmonds is a graduate of Sufield Academy and Bos- ton City Hospital School of Nursing She also attended Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia.
 MT. Riley has resumed studies at Suffolk University in Boston, Mass. He served three years overseas, Europe to be exact with the Army Air Corps.
 MT. and Mrs. Harold Brown, Mrs. Florence Lockett, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Harris and family of New Britain visited Mrs. An na W. Harris.
 Mrs. Odie Bell of Ellison St., attended the wedding of Miss Ella Craig in Hartford on New Years Day.
 Mrs. Emma Hayes of Depot Street spent the holidays with her granddaughter, Mrs. Gwen dolyn Cooper of Newark, N. J.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Hayes, Plain field, New Jersey, is spending the holidays with MT. and Mrs. J. M. Hayes, ST.
 Rev. and Mrs. F. c. Atkins entertained the following on New Years Day at dinner: MT. and Mrs. W. A. Morgan, Mrs. Rosa Gayles, MT. and Mrs. J. M. Hayes, ST. The guests enjoyed 1t immensely.
 MT. Charles Edmonds drove to New York Tuesday evening, accompanied by Miss Julia Flack of Springfield, Mass, and his sister and brother-in-law, MT. and Mrs. Milas Hatchett of Springfield to spend New Years with Miss Bernice Scott and | aunt, Mrs. Howard Lewis.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-18
The Hartford Chronicle

throughout the South because
 of the color of his skin but
 we have, my friends, quite {
 way to go ourselves before the
 question of color is finally ane
 forever dropped from our pre-
 judices.
 Employment opportunities
 and pay levels are better thar
 before the war but still neeo special attention.
 These are facts produced ir a survey made for the Council of Social Agencies for Greater Hartford and the Hartford Ne gro Citizens Council under the sponsorship of the National Ur- ban League.
 The National Urban League organized in 1910 as an inter racial social service movement which has brought together some of the most distinguished American citizens of both races many creeds and all political beliefs in a united approach to common interest. They have joined forces to improve the conditions under which Negroes live, work, and play, The League accomplishes this task through the field of social work, with it's day-to-day operations carried on under the basic phil osophy: "Let us work not as col ored people nor as white people, for the narrow benefit of any group alone but together as American citizens for the com mon good of our common city, our common country"
 There are Urban Leagues in 56 cities, in 29 states, and in the District of Columbia. In Hart ford, the League has a service council, a group of voluntary citizens carrying out some of the program of the league. To- cal leagues decide their own programs, but their utilization with the national organization requires that they be inter-ra- cial, that they have a profes- sionally-trained staff, and that they accept the aims and idea of the whole Urban League move ment.
 The happiness and we'll being of any community depends up- on the amount and quality of attention paid to equality of job opportunity, decent housing, better health, sound and ade- quate educational and training facilities to bring about whole some family life for all it's cit lzens. The Urban League then has built its program around these four objectives.
 While we do not have an Ur- ban League in Hartford, the National Urban League has ren- dered a number of services of which this survey is one. Since that study of Hartford was made in 1914, the National Ur- ban League has been called in- to consultation by number of
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-18

In every show, every, theatrl- cal performance, there is a finale a last act, a big number, to bring the house down and send you home happy and certain that your evening has been well spent.
 Well = we have one for this great show - and let me hasten to add - I'm not it! I'm just the man privileged to introduce the Big Act Believe me, I consider 1t a privilege .s The Parade of Celebrities you have seen tonight makes me proud to be Mayor of Hartford = the first city chosen by the National Urban League in which to pre- sent the stirring message we have had the privilege of listen ing to tonight - I am proud to be the Mayor of city which does honor to this idea of hold ing the gains and using the skills developed by Americans of Negro origin in World War II - and I shall be proud to introduce the big finale to this show in just few minutes.
 But first I want to say a few things about what I think of this wonderful show . the stars, the music, the delightful skill of that young genius Philippa Schuyler, and the motion pie lures = what all this has meant to us as a community of human beings. I think this means that from this night forward, when we, the citizens of Hartford, leave this theatre and go to our homes and rise tomorrow and tell our friends what we have seen, gradually there will spread among us all a growing understanding of the oneness of human beings - no matter what their racial origins.
 I think we have had our eyes opened tonight. I think in those movies, particularly, we have seen something to make our eyes and our brains and yes, our hearts, too, open wide at the gains made in the war by Negro men and women - ou1 fellow Americans in educa- tion, companionship, skills and leadership. They did all that during the greatest, the most horrible war in history, when, the free world needed them -I badly - and they responded so nobly and so well
 But let's not fool ourselves. The fight of the American Ne gro for first class citizenship, for equality of opportunity, is far from won. We here in the North may shudder in horror at the newspaper stories of lynchings i'll the South we may shake our heads in dismay at the Jim Crow laws which perpetuate the awful discrimi- nation against our fellow man
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-18
MAYOR ALLEN CALLS THE TURN

Editors Note: We believe that the following speech by our new Mayor Edward N. Allen, is an indication of the type of ex- ecutive we are fortunate enough to have.
 We also believe the speech proves that our city's chief ex- ecutive is most conscious of one of our most pressing problems that of our post war minority veterans.
Evening star., 1947-09-18

'third party movement disclaim any
connection, the organization of this
independent party may have a real
bearing on the Truman Wallace con-
test for the California delegation to
the Democratic National Convention.
The organization of the third
party was launched at a meeting
here August "a, under the auspices
of joint trade union committee.
Headquarters have just been opened
here and in San Francisco, and
James L. Daugherty OF, Los Angeles,
regional director of the CIO Utility
Workers Union, and Hugh Brysor
Of San Francisco, president of the
National Union of Marine Cooks anc
Stewards (CIC) are moving spirits
Mr.. Daugherty said today the
campaign for 275,00 signatures to a
petition for the establishment of a
new party would soon be under way.
The attitude of the third party sup
porters is that they do not care for
Mr.. Truman's record and they do
care for Mr.. Wallace.
State Party Held Aim.
1t was explained, however, that
the Independent Progressive Party
is being launched primarily to deal
with State issues and politics and
offices. Its promoters want to have
legal party in the State to which
true liberals may rally. They say
they have no present plans for en-
tering or supporting any presiden-
tial candidate next year.
At present, most Of the Demo-
cratic leaders here are confident
that Mr.. Truman viii have the Cali
fornia delegation in the national
Evening star., 1947-09-18
G.W.English Department
Adds Seven Instructors

The appointment of seven new in
structors to the staff of the English
department at George Washington
University was announced today by
DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, university
president.
They are: Willis H. Austin, who
holds masters degree from the
University of Wisconsin: Miss Helen
Carson. M. A, University of Geor-
gia; Miss Catherine Grady, M. A.,
Cornell University; Murray Hart
man, M. A, City College of New
York; Stephen Schoen, M. A., Uni
versity of Maryland; Oscar Milton
Villarejo, A. B.. George Washington
University, and Miss Louise E. Pan
cake, M. A.. Columbia University.
Evening star., 1947-09-18

f." HIelident convention in Fresh
last July.
Politics have been In the dol
drums during the hot weather" Mr.
Kenny said today. I'VE have beer
working along quietly, however, and
it looks as though things will begin
to move forward soon. We will have
a real showdown between Truman
and Wallace on their respective po-
litical strength in California next
June. I am confident that Wallace
can win. And even if he doesn't
but makes an impressive showing
1t will give the Democrats pause
before they nominate Truman in
their national convention"
Direct Choice Assured.
Mr.. Kenny explained that, under
the State election laws, the names
of Mr.. Truman and Mr. Wallace will
appear on the delegate ballots in
the primary election.
The voters will makestheir choice
directly between the two" he said
They will be voting their choice
for the presidential nomination
not merely one list of delegate
candidates against another. I pre-
dict that Henry Wallace will make a
tremendous showing"
Mr.. Kenny expressed the opinion
that Mr.. Wallace will come into
the State to campaign during the
primary campaign.
Mr. Kenny and Chairman Roose-
welt also have serious quarrel
Mr. Kenny was candidate for the
Democratic gubernatorial nomina-
ton last year. He lost the nomina-
ton, however. to Gov. Wal zen, who
under CALIFORNIA; quaint Gross
over system, won both the Demo-
cratic and Republican nominations
Mr.. Roosevelt has accused Mr.
Kenny of lying down to Gov. War
rem. and Mr.. Kenny has charged
that Mr.. Roosevelt, as State chair
man, did nothing to advance his
(Kennys) candidacy for the gubar-
material nomination. The row
threatens to take on all aspects of
a Kilkenny cats" affair.
Presidential ASPIRATIONS Whispered
Asked whether Mr.. Roosevelt was
"a candidate for the Democratic vice
presidential nomination, however
Mr.. Kenny turned his fire on Mr.
Truman.
why would Roosevelt want to
Jump aboard a sinking ship" Mr.
Kenny asked.
There are some in the Democratic
inner circle who whisper that Mr.
Roosevelt has also in the back OF
his head a possible try for the
presidential nomination itself-pro-
vided the Wallace Truman contest
here turns out to be really close
Mr. Roosevelt himself has declared
this rumor to be entirely fantastic
and without an atom of truth.
Democrats here are awaiting the
return Of Chairman Roosevelt, who
has been in Washington, along with
National Committeeman Pauley
One report has it they will wait
until President Truman returns to
the White House to get a number
of things Strengthened out. In the
meantime, they are believed to be
comforting with Chairman Hanne-
gan of the Democratic National
Committee. They may bring back
with them some answer to Cali
fornia's bid for the Democratic Ma
tional Convention next year.
New Party Drive a Factor.
The second movement which may
rise to plague the Democrats is the
drive for the formation of an indie
pendent Progressive Party. While
Mr.. Kenny and the leaders of this
Evening star., 1947-09-18

conviction Of Staying Allen B. VIII
son, route agent for the Washing
ton Times Herald, in Montgomery
County.
Mr.. Wilson was shot to death
when ne entered trap set for an
underworld hoodlum.
F. Murray Benson, State director
of parole and probation. said last
week that Sutton's plea for commu-
tation asked for release from the
Maryland penitentiary under super
vision.
Evening star., 1947-09-18
Taft Sees Hoover Dam
During Air Inspection
OF Reclamation Area
BY the Associated Press

BOULDER CITY, New, Sept. 1S.-
Senator Taft, Republican. of Ohio
will inspect the Colorado River de-
velopment today in anticipation OF
what may be the critical speech, in
San Francisco tomorrow, of his
Western sentiment-plumbing tour.
Before the Commonwealth Club
there. where the late Wendell L.
WILKES presidential campaign was
born in 1910, Senator Taft will speak
on what he has predicted may be-
come the hottest issue of the 1948
campaign-the high cost of living.
Returning to Los Angeles.
In major speeches already deliv-
cred on this excursion to the West,
the Ohio Senator has laid most of
the blame for skyrocketing prices
at the door of President Truman.
He has accused the President of
doing away with all price controls
too soon and has asserted that the
administration laid the groundwork
for an inflationary spiral in its fail
ure to hold the line against wage
increases that boosted manufac-
turers' costs.
The Taft schedule today called
for a flying trip over Lake Mead,
behind Hoover Dam, look at the
Grand Canyon and his return to
Los Angeles to entrain there for San
Francisco.
Rejects Union DictatiOn.
In a brief, informal news confer
ence here yesterday the Ohio Sem
ator said he favors feasible" recla-
nation projects and was fairly well
satisfied with the appropriations
made for this program by the last
Congress.
The Ohio Senator said in re-
Spouse to a question that he is not
taking "dictation" from any labor
union. Union members have pick
eted his appearances in Santa Cruz
and Los Angeles. Told that Ohio
CIO organizations headed by Jack
Kroll had demanded that he resign
because of his espousal of the Taft
Hartley labor law, the Senator re-
piled:
Il never took dictation from that
group prior to the passage of the
Taft Hartley Act and I do not in
tend to do so now"
Evening star., 1947-09-18
Democrats
Continued From First Page.)

harder to make his veto of the Taft
Hartley bill stand up. No, they
don't like Mr.. Truman.
1t is this feeling toward Mr.. Tru-
man which has given Henry A. Wal
lace, who has denounced the Tru-
man foreign policy, larger follow
ing in California than he might
otherwise have had. Mr.. Wallace
has been advertised as true Roose-
velt prophet, with the mantle OF
the dead. President wrapped around
him. Mr.. Wallace came out here
and held several large meetings
earlier this year. For a time it
looked as though James Roosevelt
was flirting with the Wallace-for-
President idea. But he apparently
thought better of it, since the other
Democratic leaders-eXcept former
State Attorney General Robert w.
Kenny-gave every sign of sticking
by Mr.. Truman.
"Crazy Quilt" Situation.
hSluC 1IOill IllC pdl " SHucO-
bles involving Chairman Roosevelt,
Democratic National Committee
man Ed Pauley, Will Rogers, jr.,
the party's senatorial candidate last
year, and Tom Scully, who believed
he should have been State chairman
in place of Mr.. Roosevelt, there nave
been at least two other movements
which tend to make the Democra-
tic political situation more like a
crazy quilt than ever.
The first of these was a campaign
launched by Bob" Kenny for a
Wallace pledged delegation to the
Democratic convention next year
The irrepressible Mr. Kenny, who
constantly warns the Democrats
they cannot possibly win with Mr.
Truman next year, continues to de-
velop plans for placing a Wallace
slate of delegate candidates in the
June primary next year. The move
ment was launched at Wallace
Evening star., 1947-09-18

ta rent party