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Milford chronicle., 1948-04-23

friends for the beautiful cards she
received; also, the Houston Gem
fury Club for the beautiful hand
Kerchief and card she received
from them.
We are sorry to report there is
not much change in the conditions
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Levin III. Cohee,
who beth ere quite i'll.
Mrs. William Coulbourne and
Mrs. Mckee, both have been sick
with colds, but are better at this
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Horton, Of
Norristown, Pa, have been circle
ing around quite recently, calling
on friends and relatives, who were
Mrs. Merrill Thistlewood, Mrs. Co
ra Satterfield, Mr.. and Mrs. L. H.
Cohee, and Mr.. and Mrs. Shoekley
Daugherty. They also stopped with
Mrs. Belle Collins in Milford, who
4 accompanied them home where she
will visit for awhile.
Little Miss Eileen Webb, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Emory Webb
/ observed her 9Th birthday anniver-
sary on Monday, April 18th. After
school, she invited several of hei
I schoolmates and friends in to play
games and enjoy ice cream anC
/ cake. We wish for Eileen many
happy returns Of the dav.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Kennedy ant
daughters, Elaine and Kathleen, o
! Wilmington, spent Friday nigh
and Saturday with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Merrill Thistlewood.
The Houston New Gentry Clul
I held its last spring meeting OF
Tuesday might, April 18th, with tn,
president, Mrs. Pearson, in tn,
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-23
HOUSTON

Church News
SUNDAY, April 25th
Sunday School at 10 O'clock a m.
Howard r. Moore, superintendent,
with Edwin Prettymau. assistant.
Preaching at ID o'clock by the
pastor, Rev. William J Mckee.
Evening services, Youths Fellow
ship at z and divine worship at Il
80 O'Clock b. IA.
The services in the Afternoon
will be held at Williamsville
Church School at 2 o'clock p. M
with Rev. w J. Mckee, pastor.
On Sunday morning. April 18th,
just at the beginning Of the hour of
worship, the grandchildren of Mrs.
Margaret Ann Armour presented a
silver christening bowl to the
Houston n. 3. Church in her mem
ory. A grandson, Lawrence Armour,
Of Wilmington, made the presents
ton and Wilbur II, Jump accepted
in behalf OF the church. There were
about 80 Of Mrs. Armour's descen-
dants present. At the close Of the
presentation, a number Of children
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-23
Many American Homes
Still Lack Plumbing

NEW YORK = (P) = Americas
age of sanitation" popularity sup
posed to have arrived 20 years ago,
is still a long way off, according to
A. r. McMannis, new Chairman of
the Tile Council of America.
Only IS per cent of the nations
dwelling units have private baths
and 100000 are without running
water, he disclosed. COmplacency
about living standards is prema-
ture while there are 14,OO0,00Q
bathless homes, he said, and only
since 1880 has the number oi
homes with baths exceeded those
without them.
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-23
Go Easy On
Corn Weed Killers
Says Specialist

The time isn't here when farm
ers can break their hoe handles,
sell their cultiyators and care for
their corn crop through the use of
chemical weed killers. That's the
opinion of Claude E, Phillips, ex-
tension agronomist for the Della
ware Agricultural Extension Serv-
ice, who has carefully studied the
results of experiments in chemical
wedding.
Phillips agrees that farmers may
want to make some field tests by
spraying the soil before the corr
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-23

come up-have not been successful
On some sandy soils.
Phillips says that a lot Of ex-
perimental WORK with 2.4-D is
planned in Delaware for this
spring and summer. Some of this
work is already underway. Most Of
the tests win be made at the Uni
yersity Farm and Newark and at
the Agricultural Substation at
Georgetown. This work viii be
principally with weeds in corn. but
viii include some weeds that are
troublesome in other crops.
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-23

Publicly controlled U. s. federal
schools for Indians spent $40 mil.
lion in 1910.
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-23

The first electrical escalator was
exhibited at the Paris exposition
in 1900.
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-23

One of the Oldest rings extant is
q gold Egyptian circiet found at
Ghizell and bearing the inscription
of Cheops for whose tomb one Of
the pyraminds was built.
Evening star., 1948-09-24
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C.
FRIDAY. SERfEMReR IL feA y

bought by moderate-income families
In large cities rose one-half of l per
cent from July Is to August Is. At
the same time a decrease of one
tenth of / per cent in food prices
nationally was more than offset by
increases in all other groups
clothing, fuel, rent. house furnish
ings and miscellaneous items.
Figures were not available for cost
of living changes In. Washington be-
tween July Is and August Is, but
the agency noted is per cent in
crease between May Is and August
Is in the cost of living here.
Food prices in Washington stores
during the three-month period rose
2.5 per cent. Prices were At per
cent above those of June, 1885, when
OPA expired.
Meat prices here advanced a little
Evening star., 1948-09-24

preparatory to convening of the new
Congress on January 8.
When workmen took the painting
of Henry Clay oil the hook in .
Senate corridor, they found the back
swarming with the insects. Ap-
|parently they were eating the glue,
or paste, or whatever was on the
back Of the canvas.
An insect-tight cover Is being
Evening star., 1948-09-24
Prices Of Retail Food
Reported Leve|ing Of
As Other Goods Rise

Retail food prices here and
throughout the country are leveling
Of. but the cost Of other goods and
services in the consumers budget
are continuing to rise, latest Bureau
OF Labor Statistics figures disclosed
today.
For the second consecutive month,
food prices here showed a slight de-
eline-less than per cent IN the
July 15-August is period.
Retail prices of goods and services
Evening star., 1948-09-24

placed en the hack of ths Clay
portrait, and careful investigation 4
being made Of Ill paintings IN the
building.
David Lynn, architect Of the Cap
itol, says he intends to see that the
cockroaches have no chance to eat
on the back Of any other pictures
in the famous collection hanging tn
the halls Of Congress.
Evening star., 1948-09-24

more than the seasonal average, the
bureau noted, adding:
Housewives paid from 80 cents to
$1.25 a pound for Grade A round
steak, with more than half the stores
reporting prices of $1.09 or more. y
The slight drop In food prices be-
tween July is and August IS was
placed at one-tenth of l per cent,
owing mostly to lower prices for
fruits and vegetables.
Railways in Brazil have a serious
shortage of rolling stock.
Evening star., 1948-09-24
Capitol Paintings
Being Attacked
By Cockrooches

Famous paintings in the Capitol
are being attacked by cockroaches.
This was discovered during
routine cleanup Of the building.
Evening star., 1948-09-24

Mountain cloth jackets
with mouton collar, knit
ted wrist and waist band,
full Upper closure
warmly lined throughout.
Sizes 36 to 46.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-03-10
Juniors Plan Stunt Night

Members of the junior class of Palmer high school have an- nounced plans for a Stunt Night to be staged in the school gym nasium on the evening of March 19. Plans call for the production of skit or stunt by each class of the senior and junior high school. Proceeds from the Stunt Night will be used to finance this years junior prom.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-03-10
FOUND

MEMS GALOSHES, all rubber, at Wasilla Community hall fol- lowing Valentine dance; 2 prs. Owner may claim by seeing Mrs. Rose Johnson and paying for this ad.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-03-10
Daniels ls-m the Lions Den

Daniels In the Lions Den again. after how of these committee meetings and meetings around conducted At least seniors get something done and that's than the town people do
 That the candid opinion of senior student of Palmer high school who had been guest at several club and committee meetings during the two weeks She probably nearly right than most of to admit.
 Too many meengs is the given for absence particular club committee gathering It's good and perfectly legitimate There not only too meetings they last long, Too organizations attempt handle all general membership rather than through boards of executive by membership.
 numbers make delaying action when business under Delay, discussion, procrasnaton make for bored members and consequently not large membership list time Civic faternal and iona organizations the Valley slowly trong themselves by their policy of conducting
 The solution the problem lies the hands of the leaders committees Why hardandfast of only There's organi zaon the Valley that wouldn't accomplish that length time than they doing the 150 minutes takes o hold a business meeting.
 Club presidents hold the the solution in their Any may limit total discussion question: Why arbitrary ruling limit question: with individual speakers stopped after minutes ang which last an hour now probably
 
 would Call the of the allotted definite matter pass question of business.
 through group Those leaders selected bv the vote of the individual confidence placed office then certainly ought back that confidence by giving him take routine matters at least And there's
 
 ing power than necessary.
 Eliminate visiting pleasant meetings Let business be purely that and make time for social hour at the meetings end Then those who must to another meeng need leave won't be cang umng through the slow relentless minutes of bus it is conducted
 Above a let each meeting be planned in advance by the who meeting. what business be discussed Know which committees expected report And of M the order of business which intend follow When discussion dies lag particular either put the matter immediately table it until subsequent meeting.
 The business of be stepped point where club members will look forward the meeting of the with Too faithful few with these when reminded that soandso meets at next Monday There's for that that traced right back the key of organization The for of the regulations of Valley organizations well the handwriting the wall People they're not interested more could be that we've just the good people razze with the miscellany of trivia we've wasted time on lately
 concluson might well remember that the student which prepated all hs meet do things in Commerce. American Legion Fair Association Hospital Ao caon and lodges but first have their standards of efficiency and business methods Seanng the Valley organizations ought wait longer to get in tune with the times.
 VALLEY CLEANERS Y
Valley frontiersman., 1948-03-10

TRACTOR, John Deere Row. Crop, Model A; comp. w power take-off, power lift, g. row cultivator, 2-way blow. See A. A. Rempel.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-03-10

coftsY Insures Everything
 Ramembar3 Adv.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-03-10

OMAN LIGHT PLANT, almost new; 5000 watt, 110-220 volt; complete w/air-cooled gaso- line engine and batteries. h. quire second house behind Bills Grocery on Spenard road, Anchorage, or call John, Main Fl, Anchorage.
Evening star., 1948-05-31
Woman Captures
| Second Turtle on
California Street

A second large swapping turtle
has been discovered on California
street NV, where residents are
beginning to wonder what the
turtle attraction in their neighbor-
hood can be.
The latest visitor was picked up
yesterday by Mrs. Virginia Ander-
son, who found 15-pound turtle
on the lawn in front of her resi-
dence at 223l California street. She
later took it to the country where
it can roam free from the dangers
of heavy traffic.
Captured a week ago Friday was
similar but more ferocious turtle,
who bit a man in the process of its
transfer to the 18th precinct. After
being held there for several hours.
the turtle was made into 4 stew by
police.
Evening star., 1948-05-31
Atomic Workers Raise
PAY Demand 11Cents
BY the Associated Press


OAK RIDGE, Tenn, May 81
Workers at an atomic research lab
oratory here. restrained by Govern
ment injunction from striking be-
fore June 7, have increased their
hourly wage demands from IS to
26 cents.
The action was voted yesterday
at a meeting of the AFL Atomic
Trades and Labor Council. A Ma
tional Labor Relations Board poll
will be held tomorrow and We'd
neSday to determine whether the
unions 875 members want to accept
q new contract offer by Carbide g.
Carbon Chemicals Corp.
The company's new contract calls
for an average hourly increase Of
10 cents for production workers in
the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The present average wage is $l.38 an
hour.
Kenneth L. Scott, AFL organizer,
said about 500 members of the union
voted unanimously in favor Of the
new wage demand. He predicted
the union will reject the company's
offer overwhelmingly" in this
weeks poll.
Asked If that would mean a
strike, he said:
We'll have another mass meet
ing next Sunday at which We will
decide what course of action to
take
Il will say this. though" he add
ed. I'VE will not strike against the
Government. If the Government
takes over the plant from Carbide
and operates it under the same
conditions it is operating, the union
will not strike
Evening star., 1948-05-31
1000 Hear DR.. Johnson
Al Howard Graduation

An audience of more than 1000
yesterday heard Dr. Mordecai w.
Johnston president of Howard Uni
versity, deliver the baccalaureate
sermon for the schools graduating
class of 583 students.
Driven into the schools chapel
by the rain, the sermon was carried
by loud speakers to portion of the
audience that crowded into the
gymnasium while several hundred
remained outside in the rain to
hear.
Speaking on the present-day
necessity for all people to adopt a
World-view based on religion DR..
Johnson listed two basic lessons
that university must impart to its
students
Not only must the young be
taught scientific and technical
knowledge, but they must acquire
sensitiveness toward human need
and a reverence toward human life, .
the president declared.
He added that institutions are
worthy only in proportion to their
embodiment of that reverence and
warned that suffering is inevitable
for those who try to achieve this
concept. which today is truly
revolutionary concept
Evening star., 1948-05-31
UAW and Ford Plan
To Start Pay Talks in
Final Big 3 Accord
By .he Associoied Press

DETROIT, May 3l-The auto
mobile industry paused in its wage
concerns today but only to await
= third chapters outcome.
AS General Motors and Chrysler
settlements headed toward antici-
pated rank-and-file approval, the
CIO United Auto Workers and Ford
prepared to get down to business.
This will affect more than 100000
factory men. For the other 300, 0,000
in the Big Three" the job is ap-
parently completed.
Talks Formally Set for June IA.
Pay talks between Ford and the
union are formally set to start
June IA, but may begin earlier.
Management has asked that discus
sions start soon.
In the meantime, the UAW in
Chrysler said its l3-cents-an-hour
increase for $1,000 workers was GER
tain of approval in general mem
bership ratification vote.
The same is promised for the ii
cents raise tied to the cost OF liv-
ing which affects 225,008 General
Motors employees.
Chrysler, which had been closed
by a strike for IT days. expects to
get back into full production next
week.
Reduction Asked by Ford.
Neither management nor union
was prepared to discuss the effect
of the Chrysler and GIN settle
ments on the forthcoming Ford
negotiations.
Prior to the GIN and Chrysler
pay raises. Ford had asked the UAW
for what amounted to wage cut
an elimination of Ford's higher diff
ferentials in pay.
ChryslerS average hourly pay is
now put at S163 and GINS at s1.61.
The previous general average in
the industry was $1,50. Ford has
not made public how much higher
It's average pay has been. The union
has asked Ford for a 30-cents-a
hour increase, the same amount it
sought from Chrysler. GIN had
been asked for 25 cents.
Evening star., 1948-05-31

Relations Committee Is concerned
primarily with policy. while SEN
ator Ferguson's group is concerned
principally with expenditures.
The broadcasts were beamed to
South and Central America last
winter by the National Broadcast
ing Co., operating under = State
Department contract. The scripts
purportedly described historical and
present-day life in the 48 States.
Senators, however, took q very
dim view of some of the descriP-
tions, as related to them by SEN
ator Capehart, Republican, Of In
diana. One broadcast said: New
England was born in hypocrisy,
and Texas in SIM"
Evening star., 1948-05-31
First Of Institutes Are Set
On Office MANAGEMENT

The first OF four Office Manage
ment Institutes to be conducted by
the National Education Committee
Of the National Office Management
Association will be held July 14-16
at the University of Maryland, it
has been announced.
The three-day Institutes, serving
as both basic training and refreSher
courses for Office managers and
teachers of business. were initiated
by the National Office Manage
ment Association last year
Courses at the university will in
clude The Office Manager of To-
morrow. The Office Service Func-
tions of Tomorrow, The Human
Element in the Office of Tomorrow,
The Office Procedures of Tomorrow
and The Office Setting of Tomorrow
Evening star., 1948-05-31
Fourth of Americans Spending
Above Incomes, Survey Shows

or individuals completely cashed
out their holdings of savings bonds.
Installment Buying Increases.
Out of 17,000,0 900 persons buying
furniture, refrigerators, radios, wash
ing machines, ranges. and other
appliances, 5000, 900 did so on the
installment plan-nearly twice the
number who did so in 1916.
These developments occurred in
the face Of general 10 per cent rise
in consumer incomes.
Almost so per cent of all SPEND
ing units (family groups or indiv-
uals) reported higher money incomes
in 1947 than In 1916. but q consid-
cradle number felt that because OF
the higher cost of living they were
worse off financially at the end OF
the year than at the beginning,
the report said
About 80 per cent had substan-
TALLY the same money income in
1947 as in 1916, and about 20 per
cent experienced income declines.
2,60e, 900 Plan to Buy Houses.
In the housing field, the study
shows that, despite the 20 per cent
drop in the number of consumers
planning to buy, the total number
figuring on doing so runs upwards
of 100000 and considerably ex-
ceeds expected new house compile
tions.
On the average, consumers expect
to pay s7,430 for a house. That is
$40 more, says the survey, than the
average actually paid last year and
$1,120 more than people expected to
pay when last year started.
Persons or families with incomes
under $4,000 a year appear to have
been priced OUT OF the house buy
ing market.
Evening star., 1948-05-31
BY the Assoeioted Press

At least one out of every four
American families probably will
overspend it's income this year.
So say analysts of the Federal
Reserve Board. They based the
conclusion on a board survey OF
consumer finances which figured
that Americans plan to keep on
spending freely for new homes and
goods-using their credit or savings
if necessary.
Nevertheless, consumers are cool
ing of to some extent on the idea
OF buying new houses. The number
in the market for new houses has
dropped 20 per cent from a year
ago, the survey shows.
The probability OF overspending
income applies to one of each four
individuals living alone, as well as
to that proportion Of families living
together and pooling incomes. The
analysts said.
General Finances Still Strong.
The survey, a sampling under
taken annually by the board for the
last three years, showed the general
financial status of consumers" Is
still strong but that 1t developed,
In 1947, the first signs of weak
ening."
Among those signs were these sig
nificant items:
Those overspending income last
year included large numbers in the
So, 1000 IS ,000-aryear income class,
whereas overspending in 1916 was
concentrated in the under-$3 900
class.
There was particularly signifi-
cant rise" in the number of over
spenders with annual incomes run
ming up to $500.
Also, about 5000 900 more families
Evening star., 1948-05-31
| Joint Senate Hearings
I'm Voice 'SIurs' 10 Be
| Started Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press

Two Senate committees will start
joint public hearings tomorrow into
the Know North America" broad
casts which angered lawmakers who
said their States had been slurred
Senator Smith, Republican, of
New Jersey. chairman of Senate
Foreign Relations Subcommittee
said the objective is to determine
responsibility for the broadcasts and
to make certain the same mistakes
don't happen again.
He made clear that he felt the
State Departments Voice of Amer
ica programs, OF which the series
was a part, must be continued and
strengthened"
Senator Smiths group is acting
jointly in the inquiry with the
Senate War Investigating Commit
tee, of which Senator Ferguson is
chairman A House Expenditures
Subcommittee, headed by Repre-
sentative Chenoweth. Republican,
of Colorado, is pursuing an indie
pendent investigation.
Senator Smith said the Foreign
Evening star., 1948-05-31

had gone to live just two weeks ago
had an argument with Dolores over
the girls boy friend. 1t. Connors
said the girl gave this version:
Dolores and her aunt were argu-
ing as they started down flight OF
cellar stairs to hang up some
clothes. Suddenly Dolores pushed
Mrs. Norris through wooden hand
railing to the basement floor.
The argument was resumed at
the foot of the stairs and Dolores
struck her aunt over the head with
flower pot, knocking her uncon-
scious.
Then Dolores built a fire with
some paper and rags to set Mrs
Norris clothing ablaze.
Neighbors meanwhile heard the
quarrel and summoned police, who
extinguished Mrs. Norris blazing
clothes and took her to the hospital
Evening star., 1948-05-31
Pedestrian Safety Award
To Be Given D. T.. June IA

The grand award of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association pedes-
trian protection contest. won this
year by the District, will be pre-
Sented to Commissioner John Rus
sell Young at a luncheon In the
Mayflower Hotel at 1890 pm. June
IA.
The luncheon is being sponsored
jointly by the District Traffic Ad-
visory Board and the advisory board
of the AAA. ......... .s.-~-sss.ss..s, 10
The principal speaker at the
luncheon will be Representative
Beall. Republican. of Maryland.
Presentation of the award will be
made by Russell E. Singer, execu-
tive vice president of the AAA.
Evening star., 1948-05-31
Girl, II, Admits Staying
Aunt With Flower Pot
BY the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, May 3l.-Dolores
Waldo, II, is being held for coroner's
action today after Police 1t. Peter
A. Connors said she fatally injured
Evening star., 1948-05-31
BroziI Investigates JuiIs

RIO DE JANEIRO (P.-SO many
persons arrested as Communist agi-
tators here complained to the au-
thorities they were beaten by police
that a survey of Jail conditions is
being made. A law is under con-
sideration to limit Imprisonment in
dark cell in solitary confinement
to 10 days and only for cases OF
rebellion or attempts to incite dis
order or physical aggression.
The word elastic comes from
the Greek verb meaning Ito drive =
but acquired its modern meaning
through the writings of 18th Gen.
tury experimenter in air currents.
Evening star., 1948-05-31
Six VA Employees Retire;
Service Totals 179 Years

Six Veterans Administration en-
ploves with Government services
totaling 179 years retired today, All
of them were with the old Bureau of
War Risk during World War 1.
They are:
Miss Margaret J. Diggins, 436
Oneida place NV; Mrs. z. D.
Etheredge, 2l08 Kearney street NE;
Miss Thompson Taylor. 1926 Fiji
teenth street NV; Franklin H.
smith, $500 Thirty-eighth avenue,
Castle Manor, Md; Miss Anna q
Gibbons, 5000 Thirty-ninth street,
Brentwood, Md. and Mrs. Elizabeth
Kemp, Berlin, Md.
Evening star., 1948-05-31
Philadelphia Will Handle
.WAA Disposal for District

The War Assets administrations
surplus property disposal in the
District, formerly administered
through regional. Offices in Rich
mond. will be directed from the
Phila delphia Offices after June l.
WAA announced the Richmond
Office will become a district of1ice
of the Philadelphia region.
Norman D. Gotta will continue as
director of the Philadelphia region,
which includes, in addition to
Richmond, the eastern part of
Pennsylvania, southern part of New
Jersey and Delaware.
He said WAA Customer Service
Centers in Washington, Philadel-
phia and Richmond will be con-
tinued but the one at Trenton
N. j., will be eliminated