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Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08
NASSAU

Services were held in Conley's
Chapel Methodist Church last Sun
day morning beginning with the
Sunday school at 10 a. m, with AL
den S. Hopkins, superintendent. in
charge. Rally Day was observed in
the Sunday school. Mr.. and Mrs.
GibbOn sang and a conservation
service was held for the young
people to which fourteen respond
ed. At the morning worship ser
vice the minister, F. c. LOuhoff, Jr.,
was in charge. A number was sung
by the choir. Mr.. and Mrs. GibbOn
also sang. The sacrament of the
Lords Supper was observed in
which 1O1 persons participated.
The evangelistic campaign began
in Zion Church Sunday evening
and a good number attended. The
Reverend Estella GibbOn preached
the sermon. Carlton GibbOn led the
song service. The meetings are be-
ing held every evening this week
at Zion and will begin at Whites
Chapel next Sunday evening, Oc-
tober 10, at 1880 p. m, and continue
all next week and through Sunday,
October II. Sunday, October 10 will
be Rally Day in the Sunday school
and Sunday, October II, will be
Home Coming Day at Whites
Chapel.
The Ministers and Ministers
Wives Association of the Dover
District met at Whites Chapel
Methodist Church last Monday NOR
ming, October 4. A good number
was present Dinner was served by
the ladies of the church. The speak
er was Senator Wilmer Fell Davis
of fredericksburg, Md.
Mrs. Francis Kitchens spent last
Monday visiting her sister, Mrs.
Lillian Lambdon at the Delaware
State Hospital.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08

Mr. and Mrs. J. c. Campbell of
Philadelphia and Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur B. Campbell were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl David
son and family last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hitch are on
a weeks vacation and are visiting
relatives at Newark, Wilmington,
and various parts of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard ). Best,
who have been spending sometime
with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Best
and family returned to their home
in Pittsburgh, Pa. last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reed and
children of Slaughter Beach were
last Sunday evening visitors with
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Davidson and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Truitt and
daughters Emily and Betty spent
last Tuesday in Philadelphia visit
ing relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Jett and
children Emily and Joseph, Jr.,
spent last Sunday evening. with
Thomas Best and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Kitchens
had as their guests last Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Burton of
RehObOth Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton B. GibbOn
and Mrs. Elma LOuhOff spent last
Saturday afternoon at Ocean View
visiting among friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Kitchens
entertained at dinner last Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest COnwell of
Milton. In the evening they enter
tanned their son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Hitch
ems of Milford and Preston Hitch
ems of Gravel Hill, and Mrs. FlOs-
sic Jones of Georgetown.
Nassau Methodist Triangle
F. Charles LOuhOff, Jr., Minister
Sunday, October 10
ZION CHURCH: 9:45 a. m. Nor
ming worship service. The evan
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08
GREENWOOD


M. and Mrs. Clarence H. Spence
attended the wedding of Miss Sue
MunsOn and Mr.. George Boyd Allen,
son Of Dr. and Mrs, B. M. Allen, all
Of Claymont, on Saturday at 2 p. m,
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
COnlin, Claymont.
Mrs. S. S. Wroten was a Sunday
dinner guest at the home of Mrs. H.
Z. Mills.
Mr.. Ebe Reynolds, Sr., was the del
egate-at-large attending the 30th
Annual Convention of the Capitol
Dist.-KiWanis International in Bal
timOre, Md. Other delegates were the
Messrs. Carl Tucker, Stanley Cahall,
Paul Lord and R. H. Moore.
Don't forget church supper on
this Saturday evening beginning at
5 o'clock served by the ladies of the
Methodist Church.
The Home Demonstration Club
will meet at the home Of Mrs. Della
Russell on Tuesday evening at 8 p.
m, October 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Meredith,
sons, Nelson, Jr., and Samuel, mo-
tored to Railway, N. j., and spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Lo-
rim Nelson
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Christine and
family spent the weekend with rel
atives in York, Pa.
Mrs. H. E. Mills and daughter,
Kathryn, spent Friday in Philadel-
phia.
Mrs. Margaret Johnson won a
step-stOOl at the first drawing in the
Miscellaneous Club of he Ladies
Auxiliary.
The Sunshine Class will meet
with Mr. and Mrs Allison Davis OH
Wednesday evening" October 13.
The Willing Workers Glass of
Grace Church met with Mr.. and Mrs.
w. J. Mills on Tuesday night for a
covered dish supper
The Rally Day program will be
presented at Grace Church on this
Sunday morning, Oct. 10, at II o.
clock The public is cordially invited.
Services On Sunday:
Trinity
10 a. m, Church School, John
Hastings, Sup't.
IL a. m, Morning Worship with
sermon by the Pastor. Subject: "The
Mind of Christ"
st. JOhnStOWn-
2:00 p. m, 161st Anniversary
Special program. Speaker, Rev.
Durfree of Glenside, Pa.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08
DAGSBORO

Mr.. and Mrs. John P Bunting
gave a birthday dinner Wednesday
in honor of their grandson, Teddy
Wayne Parcell's 4th birthday. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs. Buck Gosley
of Blades; Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
PARCEL. Evening guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Beachum, Miss Bertha
Bunting. Homemade cake and ice
cream were served. The little man
received many useful gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Millard West and
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
West and son spent Sunday at New
ark with their aunt, Mrs. Raymond
McMullen.
Mrs. William Jones of near Laur-
ell, called on her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Lockwood, Monday.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08
Greenwood Methodist

Greenwood Methodist
10 q. M, Church School, Medford
Calhoun, ,Sup't.
6:45 p. m, NJ. Y. F., leader, Miss
Tucker.
1880 D. m, Evening service. This
will be Church School night. Spec
ial program. Teachers are asked to
sit with their classes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles COnaway,
Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Layton spent
Thursday and Friday in Baltimore,
Nd, attending the 30th Annual Con-
RentiOn Of the Capital District XII
wants International.
Rev. and Mrs. Richard Green, of
Dover, spent Sunday evening with
Rev. and Mrs. ]. E. Layton. Rev.
Green spoke at the evening service.
He also installed the newly Organiz-
ed Methodist Youth Fellowship.
Mrs. John Murray, Miss Florence
Murray, Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Murray
and daughter, Margaret of SeafOrd,
spent Sunday evening with Rev. and
Mrs. J. E. Layton.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Smith and
family were dinner guests Sunday
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Webb and
Mr.. Isaac Webb of Glendale.
Monday night dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. James Smith were Mrs.
Roberta Smith and little Jeffery
Smith.
The w. sc. S. of the Greenwood
Methodist Church met at the church
on Wednesday evening, Oct. z. Mrs.
George Hanks as leader.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08

Mrs. Grace Mitchell of Milton, is
few days with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Vickers.
Her father is i'll at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Long were
overnight guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson Davis at Salisbury, Md, Sat
urday night
Edgar Campbell, who has been
hospitalized, returned home slight
ly improved.
Mrs. Edna HOrshman is GONZALES
clng at the home of her son, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar HOrshman. She is suf-
fering from a fall.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08
No RatiOns For
Czech Spivs

PRAGUE - up - Physically fiji
persons who do not work will no
longer get food ration tickets in
FratislaVa. The official CzechOslO-
vakian news agency reported that
the order will not apply to married
women, the aged and those unable
to work because of their health.
"This decision will put an end to
young men, who are able to work,
sitting in the coffee houses and
similar places" the report said.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08

Mrs. Emma West, who has been
hOspitalized for sometime is slight
ly improved and expected home this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Rogers enter
tanned their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bearman, also their sister and hns-
band of Wilmington, Thursday Of
the past week.
Horace L. Hickman was guest Of q
Mr.. and Mrs. Billy Hudson, Sunday. pa
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08

Rattlesnakes do not climb trees .ha-
bitually, but occasionally some specie
do.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08

VOltaire, the French author. is
said to have DRUNK 20 cups Of COT" "
fee a dav
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30

problem of Kidding China of commun-
lists and halting the decades-long civil
war.
But Chang was prevailed upon to
reconsider. This week in Nanking,
the National Assembly in an automa-
ton-like procedure which lacked en-
tFTusiasm, gave him 2,4S0 votes as
chief executive.
Chu Cheng, elderly president Of the
Judicial Yuan (council) was accorded
269 votes in an obvious attempt to
provide the semblance Of a contest.
Chu was in Shanghai.
Chang is to serve six years under
the new constitution. He has the same
broad emergency powers for the 'pe-
riod of the national crisis" that he has
held.
Markings shopkeepers dutifully set
off the traditional firecrackers. eve
have a new constitution and a new
president" said one celebrant, but
the old civil war is the same"
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30
BRITAIN: Capital Punishment

ing, Through the years all but four
of these drastic penalties have been
softened. The Commons action will
make it three.
Death still is decreed for high trea-
son, sabotage of the royal dockyards
and piracy. The last execution for pi-
racy was Captain Kidd's in 1901; the
last for treason, John Amery's in 1945
The Commons vote came after a
dramatic seven-hour debate. Laborite
r. T. Paget made a particularly tell
ing speech in which he read the names
of dozen innocent persons hanged in
Britain. He said:
"The moment you require real GER
tainty you must abolish capital pun
ishment because real certainty is not
available to man. Only God and the
accused know the real truth"
The bill still must go through read
ingS in Commons and must pass the
House of Lords. The government all
ready has accepted it as law by re-
prieving two men about to hang for
murder. They received life imprison-
ment.
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30
In Short

Offered: By the United States, to
send American troops to Palestine
if other countries picked by the
United Nations would join them.
Granted: By the Interstate Com
merce Commission, an added A per
cent temporary freight increase to
railroads, which will cost the public
an estimated $300,0O0,0O0 year.
Elected: Erwin D. Canham, editor
of The Christian Science Monitor, as
new president Of the American Soci-
ETY. of Newspaper Editors.
Named: Gov. dwight H. Green of
Illinois as keynoter and House
Speaker Joseph w. Martin, Jr., as
chairman of the Republican National
Convention which opens June 21 in
Philadelphia.
Conceded: By the British Foreign
Office, that Protocol NJ" document
purporting to outline communist plans
for fomenting discord in occupied ter
ritory, was a German forgery.
Pulled: By a 19-year-old British
soldier, the emergency cord on the
London-Glasgow express, causing {
wreck which killed "a persons.
Rejected: BY the Supreme Court
an appeal by South Carolina Demo.
Gratis that their party had the status
of private club" and legally coulc
keep Negroes from voting in state
Democratic primaries.
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30
Science
New Atomic Weapon?


The christening of this country's
new atomic proving ground on Eni-
wetok atoll in the Marshall Islands
was revealed this week by us.
Atomic Energy Commission.
The commissions terse announce
ment, that an atomic weapon" had
been tested, touched off speculation
over what its nature might be. There
are persistent rumors that this coun-
try might be studying guided missiles
with atomic Warheads at the remote
Pacific laboratory.
There has been no official an
nouncement, however, that such an
atomic missile has been developed.
David E. Lilienthal, atomic COM
mission chairman, told Congress early
this year that the principal research
goal is in scientific and engineering
perfection of improved designs.
The President this week renomi-
mated the five members of the Atomic
Energy Commission. Their terms will
run from one to five years so that one
vacancy will occur each year.
The commissions present terms eX-
pire August l. Besides Lilienthal, the
members are Robert F. Bacher, Sum
ner T. Pike, Lewis L. Strauss anc
w. E. Waymacl..
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30
Marriage
Here 10 stoy

tiCiC " OiOX
The nations divorce rate which shot
up alarmingly during the war is 60
ing back down. Last years divorces
dropped one-fourth from the all-time
high in 1916, insurance statisticians
reported this week.
Researchers said Nevada had a "a
per cent decline. Florida, South Da-
kota, Texas, Michigan and Minnesota
had decreases of 20 per cent or more.
Three-6fths of the marriages dis
solved were childless, the report said,
adding that many of those divorced
lost little time in remarrying.
Thousands of Arkansas travellers
breathed easier this week after the
Arkansas Supreme Court legalized
an estimated 1850 divorces it previ-
ously had invalidated.
The decision reversed the courts
January IL ruling that a special di-
vision of chancery court in Little
Rock was unconstitutional and that
its acts were without force of law.
The legislature acted legally in
setting up the court, but it had no
right to appoint judge, said the
majority opinion. That is exclusively
an executive function.
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30

billion pounds Of oleo a year could
save thousands of hours if they did
not have to color it themselves.
The floor battle in the House next
week is certain to be colorful For
one thing, Rep. Frank B. Keefe R-
Wis., will set UP a display of mar
garine tinted green, pink, brown and
blue, It is being shipped by some Of
his dairy constituents.
There is nothing in the law to
prevent the margarine people from
coloring their product a nice Jade
green, bright pink or brown similar
to peanut butter" says Keefe. "But
they don't want,to do this. They want
to color it yellow"
Pressure Mounts
All week long pressure in Congress
has been building.
One revealing tactic was employed
by the midwestern dairy group in
the House Agricultural Committee
In voting extension of farm price
supports to June 80, 1850, the mid
westerners reduced the support level
of cotton from 92.5 to 80 percent Of
to its old parity figure.
They also pushed through, IL to
motion to remove price support:
from tobacco, peanuts and rice-al
major southern crops. The victor:
then reconsidered and put the three
crops back into the bill after defeat
ing, 10 to 9, a move to restore eottor
to its parity figure.
Commenting on the farm bloc split
Rep. w. R. Poage '<D-Fex), an agricul,
tural committee member, said hope
fully, 81 don't believe majority of the
Congress will penalize the South be
cause of differences on the oleo bill.
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30
Chemistry
Stretching Gasoline

Stretching Gasoline
A chemical that boosts the output
of gasoline by 25 per cent was re-
ported this week to the American
Chemical Society in convention at
Chicago.
It also yields more fuel oil from
the same starting amount of crude,
according to R. w. Richardson, F. B.
Johnson and L. v. Robbins, Jr., of
the ESQ Standard Oil Co., Baton
Rouge.
The chemical is a new catalyst
which stimulates the cracking or
breakdown of crude oil into gasoline
and heating fuel.
This -catalyst is silica-magnesia, a
combination of dried-out milk Of
m3gnesia and common white sand.
1t is used in powder form as a swirl
ing cloud in stream of hot oil va
pors. Afterward it is recovered in
virtually unchanged form, and can
be used repeatedly.
One disadvantage, the team Of
chemists reported, is that the gasoline
is not of high quality, but this can
be remedied by blending with other
fuels.
The process has been tested in
model refineries and full-scale dem
onStrations will be made soon.
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30
Only God and the Accused

Britain is reconverting physically.
and psychologically from the war.
Under forced draft with American
add, she is rebuilding her industries
and manufacturing for export while
her populace exists on stern austerity
rationS.
In an historic decision, the House of
Commons decided to abolish capital
punishment for murder during trial
period of five years. The vote for this
notable experiment-245 to 222-cut
across party lines and hinged on
whether the gallows actually protects
society.
The modern Briton has an unusual
respect for law, order and the sane
tity of property. London police are
unarmed. Even during the war thefts
did not soar in heavily bombed dis
trictS.
1t was not always So. Eight hundred
years ago, Parliament decreed that 100
Vrimes-including stealing above the
value of 12-pence-merited hang
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30
Hot Shots

- Two University of Chicago gradu-
ates,. Who last fall "took"2 the roulette
table at Reno for $4,000, were 81 200
ahead this week after so hours of con-
tinuous roulette play in Las Vegas,
New. Using system of their own de-
viSing, DR.. Roy Walford. San Diego,
and Albert Hibbs, Chillicothe, Ohio,
both %, parlayed $500 into $4,000 at
Reno, then dropped $4,000 when their
system went sour.
o In New York, John Plenty, so,
London piano tuner, changed his mind
about flying to- New Zealand, turned
around, took the next plane home. 81
should have dUn,, this 20 years ago,
he said, I'm toe old to start all over
noW."
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30
Dates
Mondav AnriI ,

Monday, April rs
Confederate Memorial Day
(Ala., Fla, Ga. and Miss.).
Republican state conventions,
Oklahoma and Rhode Island.
Tuesday, April %
Primaries, Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts,.
Wednesday, April %
Republican state conventions,
Delaware and New Mexico.
Friday, April 30
Republican state conventions,
Tennessee and Mississippi.
Saturday, May l
May Day.
Child Health Day.
Republican state conventions,
Colorado and Missouri.
Democratic state convention,
Michigan.
Sunday, May 2
National Family Week begins.
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30
Fire
A Chinese Moroi

n OnineSe MOTol
Bit by bit, Manila's jerry-built post
war business structures are burning
down and being replaced with new
ones Just as inhammable.
In the past year, the Philippines
capital has had 739 fires involving
property worth more than $23, ,740, 900.
Fire insurance rates have increased
500 per cent.
Authorities say many of the blazes
are incendiary, shut proof is difficult
to obtain.
An exception to the fiery trend is
the vast Yanggo Market, city block
where some of the worlds finest
goods are displayed under fiimsy TENT
ing or iron roofing. In IS years il
never has had a major sire-even dur
ing the holocaust of liberation in Feb-
ruary, 1945.
The Chinese, who operate the mar
ket, stipulate that no concessionaira
can insure his goods
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30
CONGRESS: The Butter-OIeo Showdown
NLEOM MARGARINE versus

OLEOMARGARIN versus
~ butter, an issue salty with
CONTROVERSY, will be renewed
Monday in Congress after the
House Agricultural Committee
thought it safely pigeonholed for
another session.
The battle will be renewed because
218 Congressman signed a petition
forcing out of f'committee legislation to
repeal federal taxes on margarine.
Debate will be heavy and nom
partisan.
Pitted against each other are legis-
lators from the midwest dairy coun-
try and those from the South, which
grows cotton, soybeans and peanuts
which go into oleo. Lobbyists, pro and
con, are powerful.
Actually, in this fight, there are no
neutralS Congressman from non-ag-
ricultural districts would like food
prices reduced to benefit consumers.
The oleo tax never was intended to
produce revenue for the government.
II was designed to protect the dairy
interests from too much competition
from oleo.
Tax on Color
The core Of the dispute is tax of
10 cents a pound on margarine col
ored yellow-hke butter. The tax on
uncolored margarine is one-quarter
Of a cent pound,
The butter advocates argue that un-
restricted sale of oleo would be a
fraud on the public because it could
be sold as butter.
The margarine industry says that
oleo, fortified with vitamin A, is fully
as nutritious as butter. AS to color
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30
Quotes

ElpidiO QuirinO, Philippines,
new presidents: Il will never let
democracy down"
Lord ROthermere, British news
paper publisher: 'The first free
dom to be seized by any dictator
ship is the freedom of the press
1t. Gov. Arthur w. Coolidge,
retracting his recent charge that
tobacco road" states Of the
South were kidnapping New
England industries: 81 trust that
southern chivalry will prompt in
all those affronted an acceptance
Of my apology for I do appreciate
the sterling merit of Dixie"
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30

western European democracies.
It is a tremendous victory for the
worlds anti-communist forces, espe-
cially for the Roman Catholic Church
and for the United States, which for
the first time in history interviewed in
the internal politics Of major Euro
pean country.
But the fight against communism in
italy IS by no means over. a battle
rather than war, has been won.
Defeat At the polls is political set
back Communists have other strings
to their bow. Elsewhere in Europe,
Communist rainorities have resorted
TO force and intimidation when un-
able e gain their goal by legal
means
Red Army Far Away
In Italy, however, communists are
forced 20 operate without the benevo-
lent auspices Of the Red Army. That
factor hart during the political can-
paign when communist threats Of We
oIence were met by the De Gasperi
government with a prompt display Of
the Italian army
Italy's new Parliament win meet for
the first time May B. Two days later
they win choose a president for q
seven-year term. He viii name a
premier to form new government,
whose composition must be approved
by Parliament.
This reorganization viii completely
exclude communist officials, Vice
Premier Giuseppe .Saragat, leader Of
the Socialist Unity Party, promised
this week in Rome.
Threats From Outside
There has been fear in Washington
that if the communists were. defeated
beyond any hope Of getting important
government posts, they might carry
out threats to use force. Physically
unable to pull off coup, they could
embroil Italy in civil war.
Much of the worry over how inter-
national communism would react to
the political defeat in Italy has CEN
tered on Yugoslavia rather than Rus
sia. Some. observers feel that while
Moscow might prefer to avoid any
overt action risking the danger Of
war the volatile Yugoslavs might not
be under sirnilaa restraints.
Yugoslavia's border with Italy, rum
ming northward from the Free Terri
tory of Trieste, might prove an open
gate if northern Italian communists
decided to fight for power
Ideal for Guerrilla Tactics
If the communists made a deter
mined fight, northern Italy could be-
come an area similar to Greece. Rug
ged mountain terrain would favor
guerrilla tactics and impose on the
government a long, arduous and ter
rifcally costly campaign.
To prevent such a development, the
State Department is understood to bC
weighing the strongest possible diplo-
matte actions to impress upon Yugo.
slavia and eastern Europe generally
that the western powers would no
stand BY and see Italy overrun.
There is little doubt in oficia
Washington that if the non-commun.
ist government Of italy should neeC
American help TO meet some futur.
threat it would receive that help fo1
the asking.
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-30

looming Sfofe Revenues

looming Sfote Revenues
Total tax revenues of the 48 states
increased So per cent from 1941 to
1947, according to a survey by the
Tax Foundation, Inc
In 1947 tax revenues in IS states
were from 81 to 148 per cent greater
than in 194l.
The primary factor in increased
state tax revenue has been high ma
tional income, the report says Some
taxes have shown phenomenal growth.
These have more than doubled in
seven years: general sales tax in 16
states, individual income. tax in "a
states, corporate income taxes in 19
states, alcoholic beverage taxes in 20
states and tobacco taxes in is.