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Milford chronicle., 1947-08-08
Rotary Head
Visited Local
Club Monday
Edgar F. Bunce, District
Governor, Delivered A
Fine Address; Assem-
bly, Held At 4 O'clock.

The members of Milford Rotary
club were hOnored last Monday
evening at their regular weekly
dinner meeting held in the Com
munity building, by the visit of Ed
gar F. Bunce, of Glassboro, N. j.,
Governor of the 184th Rotary Dis
trict of which Milford is a part.
Governor Bunce arrived in Mil
ford at four O'Clock, where he was
greeted by President of the local
club, George T. Macklin; vice-presi-
dent, Frank NAPLES; secretary
Bob Yerkes; treasurer, Don Holz-
mueller, and other members of the
official family of the Milford club.
During the club assembly, which
directly preceded the dinner meet
ing, District Governor Bunce out
lined a program for the ensuing
year.
Following the dinner meeting,
Governor Bunce was presented to
the membership by President
Macklin. In his address, Governor
Bunce gave a complete resume of
the essentials that should be adher-
ed to in operating a successful Ro-
tary club. His talk was especially
helpful to many of the newer mem
hers of the club, who through his
verbal description of what constitN
ties good Rotary club, received in
formation that could otherwise be
obtained at Districts Conventions
training school.
The response to Governor Bunce
was made by the first president of
the Milford club, r. A. Buck" Der
rickson. who praised the speaker
for his highly informative talk.
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-08
viii Bombard State
. Guards With Gas
Regular Army Group Is Expected To Give
Demonstration Of Chemical Warfare In
Near Future Splendid Training Program
Has Been Arranged For Entire Camp
Period

STATIONS included the firing of var
ious types of gas shells into a GER
tain section of the camp from a
mortar to identify gases, and set
ting off of smoke pots which hide
the entire area from view. In adj
dition they will explain the correct
way gas mask is to be used and
how to test for gas and when it is
safe to remove the mask.
Program At Fort Miles
Captain Joseph j. Scannel, act
ing plans and training officer, said
the demonstrations would be held
at Fort Miles as the gas chamber
is located at that post. Following
the demonstration members of the
19Sth will be taken through the
chamber. At first it was planned
Continued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-08
Big Crowd Expected
For Lions Booster
Night Next Tuesday
f. V. KEITH RENAMED
TO JUDICIAL POSTS

Judge Ernest V. Keith of
Dover, has been re-appoint-
ed by Governor Walter w.
Bacon as judge of the Kent
County Court of Common
Pleas and judge of the Juve-
nile Court for Kent and Sus-
sex Counties for a term of
four years, beginning on
Monday last. 1t is his sec
Ond term.
Another appointment an
nounced by the Governor is
that of B. Harold Cordrey,
Laurel, as a justice of the
peace for Sussex County for
a term of four years, effec-
tive last Monday, to succeed
Thomas w. Records.
Both appointments are sub
ject to confirmation by the
State Senate.
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-08

World War ii veterans will soon
hear again the roar of an eXplod-
ing mortar, and the burst of shells
during the summer encampment OF
the Delaware National Guard. This
was indicated this week with the
announcement that a group of men
from the Chemical Warfare Sec
ton, First U. S. Army Headquar-
tiers at Governors Island, N. Y.
would put on a demonstration of
this type of warfare during the
two weeks training period They
are expected to arrive some time
this weekend or the early part of
next week. Although the program
planned by the group has not been
revealed. the same group has Wis
tied other camps recently and Civ
en- similar exhibits. Their demon
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-08

DR.. Bausman lists some adjust
ments for farmers who wish to. pre-
vent their incomes from falling
sharply. They include maintain
ing production, selling crops early
in the season during periods of
falling prices, and reducing the
number of calves and colts rails
ed.
Dairy herds should be culled
Continued on page III
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-08

Delaware's middle county.
A twice-wounded veteran of ov-
erseas combat service in World
War III, Hugg helped organize the
Blue Hen Post in April of 1916 and
served as service officer, athletic
officer and chairman of various
committees during the local posts
first year of existance. AS athletic
officer, he organized the commnn-
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-08
Dave Hugo Named Athletic
Director For Dist. No. 3, Y. F. ".

William B. Brewer, athletic di-
rector, Department of Delaware,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, has an
nounced the appointment of Da-
vid S. Hugg of Blue Hen Post No.
6483, Milford, as athletic director
for District No. 8. v. F. w. Inas-
much as District No. 3 comprises
all of Kent County, Hugg will be
in charge of the athletic program
of the seven V. F. w. posts in
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-08
Pocomoke River Is
In Full Swing Now
Is Largest Drainage Project Ever
Started In Delaware

On Monday. July 2S, the big drag
line loaned by the Soil COnserva-
ton Service to the Soil Conserva-
ton District of Sussex County dug
the first dipper full of Delaware
soil to begin the largest drainage
project ever started in Delaware.
Stumps were dynamited for several
hundred feet above the line and
operations are being planned to ac-
complish as much as possible be-
fore winter rains flood the area in
operation.
Local farmers with the help of
the Soil Conservation District have
been working for more than two
years to be ready to continue ex-
cavating the Pocomoke River in
Delaware after the work in NARY
land was completed. They are to
be assisted financially in this pro-
ject by the Levy Court of Sussex
Continued on page So
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-08
Tunnel Family
Reunion August 9
Session viii Be Held At Bethany
Beach In Church Auditorium

The sixteenth annual reunion OF
the Tunnel family, long identified
with the social and political life of
lower Delaware, will be held in the
auditorium of the Christian Church,
at Bethany Beach, on Saturday,
August 9th, beginning at three o.
clock in the afternoon. A banquet
at six o'clock will be followed by a
program in the evening. On Sunday,
August 10th, the Tunnel Clan will
attend special services in historic
Blackwater Church. This is the first
reunion held since 1941, the first one
having been held August IA, 1927,
at Bethany Beach.
Continued on page n
Milford chronicle., 1947-08-08
K. O. BaMsman Advises Farmers
To Prepare against Falling Prices

Farmers who wish to maintain
present high incomes may we'll as
sumo that the period of rising
prices and big profits is at an end,
and their farm should be adjusted
for falling prices.
This advice is given by DR.. r. o.
Bausman, head of the department
of marketing and farm manage
ment at the University OF Della
ware.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-09
Mu
Chapter Lists
Committees

The following standing com
mittees were appointed at a re
cent meeting of the Alpha MI
chapter of the Wilmington Beta
Sigma Phi sorority:
Social, Lou Spivey, chairman;
Dora May Station, Zelle Mae
Boyd, and Betty Lee Smith.
Program, Christine Coins
chairman; Josephine Powell
and Marjorie Frink.
International publicity, Thetis
Jones, chairman.
Publicity, allegro Blackham
chairman; Betty Lee Smith
Tommie Mitchell.
Congratulations and condo.
lences: Carolyn Tusch, chair.
man; Serena Smith.
Historian, Tommie Mitchell:
chairman.
Membership, Thetis Jones,
chairman.
Ways and Means, Arlene
Straughn, chairman; Marjorie
Gaffney, Marie Schulken, ano
Evelyn Barefoot.
Music, Dora Station, chair.
man; Serena Smith, Carolyr
Tusch, and Evelyn Barefoot.
Tipping, Joyce Highsmith,
chairman; Lou Spivey, Heller
Spivey, Maybelle Jackson, Pear.
Horne, and Arlene Straughn.
Decorating, Lorene johnson.
chairman; Thetis Jones, Mary
Louise Mintz, Sara Honeycutt
and Marjorie Gaffney.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-09
McG Zee OVERLY Rites
Are Sole m nized
In New Bern Church

NEW BERN, Oct. 8-Miss
Norma Jean OVERLY, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. OVERLY,
of this city, and Robert Dales
MCGEE, son of Mrs. Earl MCGEE
and the late Mr.. MCGEE, of New
Bern, were married Saturday
night, October 4, by the Rev.
Robert. L. Jerome, pastor, in
Centenary Methodist church
parsonage.
The bride wore a tailored
suit of gray gabardine, with
green accessories and an orchid
corsage.
Miss Dorothy OVERLY, sister
of the bride, was maid of honor.
Her dress was of black crepe,
while her accessories were black
and her corsage was of white
roses.
Clarence overly, brother of
the bride, was best man.
After a wedding trip to I'm
announced points, the couple
will reside here in the New
Bernian apartments.
The bride has been employed
by the Commercial Credit cor
poration. The bridegroom is en-
ployed by the Gaskins soda
shop.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-09
BY Beth Harriss

bailey and entertained their au-
dlence IN "The Bachelor and
Inc Bobby-Soxer". The public
was, OF course, invited, and a
lew OF those that l noticed were
Marllyn Costello and JUNE HUI
band, Jimmy Brown and Betsy
Harris, Harry Wellott and Betty
Davis, Janet Holmes and Ed
Pitts, Edward Rusher, Bill
Strickland and Howard Talley.
l saw Bradford Virgins walk
ing down the aisle looking for a
seat. Miss Fannie O'Keef, a
member of our high school fac
ulty, was another enjoying the
picture as we'll as Louis Collie.
Jane Roper, George Jones,
Jane Troy, Evelyn Bowers,
Catherine Marks and Jack
Sloan. 1t was a hilarious pic
ture and by the roars coming
from the audience l think
they'll agree with me. Yes? ? j?
l talked to Mary Ann jenkins
Saturday afternoon and she is
wild about Peace in Raleigh.
Mary Ann was a member of
last years senior class and was
sponsor for Company "B". She
returned to school Sunday
night. Another one of last years
seniors home for the weekend
was Betty Walter. Betty goes
to Wake Forest and like Mary
Ann, is crazy about her school.
Betty also returned Sunday
night.
If you've come out of school
sometimes and noticed a lot of
familiar faces of those whom
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-09
'ou thought had graduated,

you thought had graduated,
don't start feeling sorry for
them and think they have fail
ed. This isn't so at all. These
boys and girls are going to the
Junior College, which is held at
New Hanover. l was sort of
puzzled at first, but l
got Strengthened out. Every aft
ernoon I see Lyn Kirk, Ed Pitts,
Oracle Gurganious, Margaret
Glover, Jimmy Spivey, Sonny
Blalock or Jimmy Hughes.
They start classes soon after
our school is out and I'd Ike
to add it's swell seeing them
all again this year.
Sue Boney leaves tomorrow
for Winston-Salem where she
will be a bridesmaid in h e r
brothers wedding Saturday
night. She expects to return
Sunday afternoon.
Those of you who have met
Jimmie Patteson will be inter-
ested to know that he has re-
ceived the rank of Cadet Cap
tain at Columbia Military Acad-
envy. Jimmie's home is
in Memphis, but he spends his
summer vacations at Wrights-
vile Beach. He is a senior at
Columbia this year.
Last Wednesday afternoon
tryouts for six new majorettes
were held and out of the many
that tried out Dot Harrison,
Audrey Strong, Joyce Stefano,
Betty Ship, Genny Billiard and
Betty Jean Sellars were the fl
nal winners. All of the girls
tried out in front of the old
majorettes and we're voted on
by them. The new ones, with
the old ones, will march with
the band to all ROTC forma-
tons and in all parades. They
made their initial appearance
last Friday at the Rocky Mount
game.
Great progress has been
made by the Hanoverian Staff
and pictures will begin being
taken October 13. The photog-
rapher this year is Mr.. Smithy
from Fayetteville. All clubs and
persons having individual pic
lures other than seniors are
asked to please give their
names to either Shirley Phillips
or to myself. The time is get
ting short and we must have
this information in order to car
ny out our plans.
That's got it all for now, but
I'll see you at the Sir Walter
in Raleigh this weekend. Sc
InnO
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-09
| een-Age
Tatt|er

Friday night after the football
aene. Jackie Stewart headed
FIR the beach for a house-party,
b,,t instead he became sick.
Jackie didn't want to bother
otber people on the party so
he Just called a policeman and
.sked him to come get him.
The nice policeman did just
hat and took Jackie to the
Fables hospital where au-
tbor;ties called his mother and
father. His parents came after
.ino and sure enough Saturday
morning Jackie went to the hos
n;tal for an appendectomy.
Some house-party it all turned
out to be, but, Jackie, maybe
next time.
Shirley Temple, Myrna 10y
and Cary Grant had a large
nartv Saturday night at the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-09
BPW Makinq
rVa
For Night

Members of the Wilmington
Bushes and Professional Wom-
ems club have been requested
to call Mrs. Ruth Pittman at
Belk Williams by tonight, if they
expect to attend the Bosses
night banquet Friday night at
the Famous club.
Mrs. Doris Blomme, chairman
of the BPW week, has requested
that members bring their bosses
and not their husbands.
The banquet will begin at 8
o'clock.
In the first half of 1947, there
were 4,474 forest fires in national
forests or on adjacent protected
land.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-09
Miss Laura Roe
Pledges Pi Phi
At University

Miss Laura, Woodside Roe,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. C.
Roe of this city, and student at
the University of North Caro-
lima, Chapel Hill, was among
the III co-eds to accept a bid to
join one of the five campus
sororities following eight days
of rushing.
Miss Roe became a pledge of
Pi Beta Phi.
One mile of 10-guage steel wire
weighs 1908 pounds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-09
Marriage Announced

GRANTsBORO, Oct. S-Miss
Gladys Virginia Biunno, daugh-
ter of Mrs. H. R. Scott of Grants
boro, and Curtis Franklin Willis,
son of Mrs. Lucy Guthrie Willis
and the late /. C. Willis of More
head City, were married Septem-
Der 6 by Justice of the Peace
John F. Meggs in Elizabeth City.
Evening star., 1947-12-27
Second Brother Dies
After Motor Crash
On Sligo Parkway

The second of two brothers in
jured Christmas eve in an automo-
bile accident died last night at Wal
ter Reed Hospital.
He was T/Sergt. Domenic Bar
berio, %, also veteran, died shortly
after the car he was driving crashed
into a culvert on Sligo parkway at
New Hampshire avenue, Takoma
Park.
The brothers were the sons of Mrs
Angeline Ombres, 1918 Fifth
street NV.
They were on their way to a
Christmas eve reunion with two OF
their brothers, Tony and Angelo
Barberio, who live in Berwyn. After
the accident Samuel and Domenic
Barberio were taken to Washington
Sanitarium, at Takoma Park.
Samuel Barberio was pronounced
dead on arrival, Domenic was trans
ferred to Walter Reed Hospital. He
had been injured internally and was
suffering from head injuries and
cuts.
Waiting for Domenic Barberio to
join them on Christmas Day at
Strasburg, Va, were his wife, Mrs.
Eunice Barberio, and their 6-year-
old son. The husband was due to
return to Germany January 8, hav-
ing re-enlisted in the Army recently.
Survivors of the two brothers in
clude the mother and stepfather,
Louis Ombres; five brothers and two
sisters.
Evening star., 1947-12-27
Virginia Power Foremen
File Request for Raise
BY the Associofed Press

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 27.-No.
tice of union requests for a genera.
wage increase and a uniform wage
structure" for Virginia Electric &
Power Co. foremen represented by
Local 1922, International Brother
hood of Electrical Workers (AFL)
arrived at Gov. Tuck's office yester-
day.
The notice, from j. c. Mcintosh
international representative of the
brotherhood, reported the union had
asked company representatives to
meet with union spokesmen Janu-
ary IL for first conference" un-
der terms of Virginia's Public Util-
ity Labor Relations Act.
The question arose Immediately
as to what course the negotiations
would take in light of the Taft
Hartley Act, which, among other
things, does not provide for union
bargaining in behalf of supervisory
employees such as foremen. Appar-
emily, however, there is no prohibi-
ton in the act against such bar
gaining.
After a long round of disputes
marked by the intervention OF Gov
Tuck, Vepco and the union last
year reached agreement on one
year contract covering about 1910
foremen. This was before enact
ment of the Taft-Hartley law. The
agreement will expire March 1.
Evening star., 1947-12-27
Boys Trial for Joyriding
In AirpIane Is POSTPONED

Trial of two District boys on
charges of participating in unau-
thorized midnight plane rides from
the Groom Md) Airport, have beer
postponed until February 6.
The postponement, the third since
the boys were arrested along with
another Anacostia High School stu
dent, was granted yesterday by Trial
Magistrate Alan Bowie in a closed
hearing in Prince Georges County
Juvenile Court at Upper Marlboro
The hearings were continued at the
request of Assistant States Attorney
Hervey G.. Machen who did not dis
close the reason for asking the con-
tinuance.
Both boys are under $500 bond on
charges of juvenile delinquency
based on the unauthorized use OF
the plane. The boys ages are Is
and 16.
Charges against third youth
were quashed in Upper Marlboro
Police Court last week when it was
brought out the State has no statute
governing unauthorized use of air.
planes. The third boy was Charles
G.. Hack, 18, of the 500 block OF
NeWcombe street Sc.
Evening star., 1947-12-27
Plans Begun 10 Mine Coal
In New Mount Savage Vein
BY the Asseeiatsd Press

MOUNT SAVAGE, Md, Dec. 27.-
Two miners here and a New Yorh
coal specialist made plans today te
operate vein which they discovered
while prospecting.
w. R. Eisel and Isaac Bradburn
both veterans of more than 20 years
in the bituminous fields, said the
coal was found in an abandoned
tunnel formerly used for clay min
Ing. They said they believed the
vein to be part of the Parker seam
strip in a nearby spur of the Al
leghenies, famous for its smokeless
yield, high in carbon content ano
heating potentiality.
Joseph E. Ribman of New York
general manager for two coal oper-
ators in Cumberland, Nd, examined
the site with the miners. He cal
culated the carbon content at 70 pei
cent and said about $25 200 worth OF
equipment would be necessary to
begin operations.
Evening star., 1947-12-27

band practice"-if no spinach is
eaten.
Dana has his temperament the
same as any musician. Once Con-
ductor Brendler brought down his
baton, ending a piece, but the music
did not stop. Dana had not seen
the signal and still was playing
Justify on his horn.
Tries Teaching.
Not content with playing and
conducting, he is now trying his
hand at teaching music, his first
pupil being his little brother Toby
aged 11a years. Nobody knows
whether he is a willing pupil.
Dana is highly regarded by his
professional companions.
Dana really has talent, as well as
tremendous enthusiasm even for the
heavy music" says Chief Warrant
Officer Richard E. Townsend, as
sistant band conductor, land he
keeps the rhythm well"
Dana's interest is real, Mr.. Town
send maintains, and is not mere
childish pleasure and curiosity. Not
a showoff, Dana simply reports and
then discreetly sits down to play
or to help Comdr. Brendler con-
duct. Although the slide trombone
is Dana's favorite instrument, he
likes to sit between Clarinetists
James Lewis and Robert Clark and
practice lingering exercises with
them.
But despite his enthusiasm and
popularity, Dana keeps level head
in his band affiliations. After all,
he says, There are a lot of char
acters in the band"
Evening star., 1947-12-27
|nverchape| TO Address
Naval Academy Panel
Special Dispatch TO The Sio,

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 27.-Lord In
verchapel, the British Ambassador
will address the midshipmen's ward
room panel January 7, the United
States Naval Academy announced
today.
The informal gatherings, which
no Naval officer or instructor at
tends, were started two years ago
Future speakers will include Gen
Omar Bradley, former Gov. Harold
Stassen of Minnesota and Senator
Mccarthy, Republican of Wisconsin
At the January 2 lecture course
of the First Glass in Mahan Hall
Rear Admiral Felix johnson will
speak on public Relations Ad.
miral johnson is head of public re-
lations for the Navy Department in
Washington. With Mrs. johnson
they will be dinner guests in the
superintendent's quarters preceding
the address.
Evening star., 1947-12-27

To tenants Of the Westminster
Apartments mixing up new Cadl-
laos is as simple as taking home
the wrong hat from a party.
Mai. Gen. Walter A. Wood. jr..
and Mrs. Wood left the apartments
Wednesday morning, got into a new
black Cadillac sedan which they
thought was theirs, and drove off
Their ignition key fitted the car
perfectly.
Edward F. McGinnis, sergeant at
arms of the Senate, came down a
| little later and could not find his
Cadillac. There was a black Cadil-
lac in the drive, but it didn't occur
to him that it was left by some
one who had taken the wrong car
Mr.. McGinnis reported the theft
to police.
Although a police lookout was
quickly flashed with the license
number of the stolen" car, the
Woods drove it back to the. West
chester Wednesday evening with
| out incident after reclaiming it from
a parking lot where they had left
lit all day.
On the way back they discovered
it was not their car. It was not
that they missed the bright blue
and red seat covers with which they
had equipped their car. It was the
performance of the car, which diff
fering in little ways, showed them
they had a motor of another per-
sonality.
Back at the Westchester they had
difficulty finding who owned the
Evening star., 1947-12-27
Bakers Helper Charged
With Murder Of Grocer
By the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. GA muir.
der charge was filed yesterda.
against Howard Andrew Fran, 81
Kensington 4Md) bakers helper
accused of beating an aged grocer
with hatchet and then waiting or
customers as he rounded up the
neighborhood stores receipts.
Fran had been held without bal
on charge of intent to kill since
his arrest at Kensington severa
days after the hatchet attack on II.
year-old George Lehr.
The grocer died Christmas Eve
one week from the day he was
beaten on the head and found be-
hind some packing crates in his
store. Mr.. Lehr was found about
five hours after he was attacked
Police said Fran had signed 6
statement saying he had struck
Lehr twice over the head and hao
taken $40 and a carton of cigarettes
Evening star., 1947-12-27
26 Million GI Funds Spent
In Maryland for Education
BY The Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. q. Mary.
land eX-GI's have spent nearly S26,.
100000 in Government funds fol
their education and vocational
training this year, Veterans Admin.
istration officials here reported to.
day.
Expenditures through the Serv.
icemen's Readjustment Act tota
more than $4,000, 900, and an esti.
mated $1,200,00o is being spent
under the Vocational Rehabilita.
ton Act for the training Of dis.
abled veterans.
A record enrolment of $685.
veterans in schools and Job training
establishments was reported last
month.
The outlay of $685. 1895 in No.
vember for subsistence, tuition
equipment and supplies brought the
11-month total of expenditures
under the CT bill to $22,O31 ,973
December payments, still being
computed, will amount to nearly
100000, the VA estimated.
Evening star., 1947-12-27
Abbitt Is Third Candidate
For Drewry Congress Seat
BY the Associated Press

APPOMATTOX, Va, Dec. 81
Commemorative Attorney Watkins
M. Abbitt of Appomattox County
has become the third candidate for
Congress to succeed the late Repre-
sentative Patrick H. Drewry in the
4th District.
Mr.. Abbitt announced his candi-
dacy in a statement yesterday in
which he cited need for prompt
attention" to pending congressional
matters "vitally affecting our dis
trict."
Gov. Tuck is expected to set the
date of a special election to fill the
vacancy sometime next week.
Other candidates who have an
nounced are State Senator Morton
G. Goode of Dinwiddie, and Charles
H. Wilson, Commonwealth's Attor-
ney of Nottoway County.