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Milford chronicle., 1948-12-03
Red Cross Unit
Praised For Work

Mrs. John NJ. Bretlinger, chair
man Of branch relations for the
American Red Cross Chapter in
Delaware, visited the local Area 6
last week, meeting with the officers
and chairmen at the home Of the
secretary, Mrs. Charles Swain. Mrs.
Bretlinger congratulated Mrs. John
w. Fry, local chairman, and the
officers for their work and comment
ed upon the set-up of Area 6 as we'll
organized. Mrs. Fry, in making her
report, said that the cooperation
within the area was good and Red
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Milford chronicle., 1948-12-03

Cook, a freshman in the School
of Agriculture at the University of
Delaware. was selected as one of
eight national winners in the Soil
Conservation Contest sponsored by
the FirestOne Tire and Rubber Co.
and receives a 5000 college schOl-
arship. Nancy Smith was declar-
ed a national winner in the Home
Improvement Contest sponsored by
the Sears, ROebuck Foundation and
also receives a 5000 college schol-
arship. A third 5000 scholarship
/ winner is Mary Emma Moor who
was declared one of six national
winners in the All Canning Achi-
evement Contest sponsored by the
Kerr Glass Manufacturing Co. Ha-
eel Sapp was declared winner in
the An Home Grounds Beautitica-
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Mayors Planning
Legislative Action
Committee To Press Cause OF Com
munitieS Will BE Formed

The mayors of Is Delaware COM
munities met recently in Middle
town, to discuss the legislative
needs of their areas.
The purpose of the meeting is to
make sure their towns are not lost
in the shuttle when the General AS
sembly cOnvenes.
The mayors will form a commit
tee to get organized backing for i'm
pOrtant municipal legislation before
the Legislature.
Col. Carleton B. Shaffer, mayor OF
Rehoboth Beach and president OF
the Delaware Mayors Association
said the group plans to form the
legislative committee to act as q
spark plug in getting bills pertinent
to their towns through the assemb'
I ly.
Colonel Shaffer said that "it has
I been their experience that many i'm
I portant and urgent matters, such al
charter changes, have either heeI
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Milford chronicle., 1948-12-03
Sussex Democrats
Elect II. S. Abbott
Georgetown Business Man Elected
To Succeed Phillips

Howard S. Abbott, Georgetown,
business man, was unanimously
elected chairman of the Sussex
County Democratic Committee at
the special meeting held by the
committee last night in the Grange
Hall at Georgetown.
Mr.. Abbott, who had been secre-
tary of the committee, succeeds Col
umbus w. Phillips of Laurel, who
resigned. Mr. Phillips said that his
health made it necessary for him to
resign, and he urged that the COM
mittee select a younger man to head
it's activities. He recommended that
Mr.. Abbott be named.
Mr.. Phillips, who has been county
chairman for three years, had IN
formed his associates earlier thar
he wished to be relieved of the du
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Kiwanis Club Plans
New Years Dance
Will BE Sixth Annual Celebration
BY Service Club

Plans for a big New Years Eve
dance are just about complete. The
affair is to be staged by the Milford
Kiwanis Club at the ArmOry Hall.
It will be the sixth annual New
Years celebration and is expected
to top all the others in gaiety.
Music is to be furnished by the
EsQuires of Wilmington. This band
was highly recommended and Is
we'll known UP the state and in New
Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania.
Tickets for the dance will be or
sale next week by all members Ol
the Club. The advance sale price
will be dollar less than the door
admission charge. DerricksOn'
Mems Store and Ragains Pharm
acy will also have tickets for sale.
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-03
Gen. A. A. Fries To
Address S. A. r.
Former Chemical Warfare Chief
Will Speak In State

Maj.-Gen. Amos A. Fries, former
chief of chemical warfare service
in the Army, will be the principal
speaker at the Delaware Day OBJ
servance of the Delaware Society,
Sons OF the American Revolution,
in the Hotel DUPONT. Wilmington, al
6:30 p. m, on Dec. Z.
Gov. Walter w. Bacon and other
state, civic and business leaders
have been invited to attend the 161st
anniversary of Delaware's ratifica-
tiOn of the Constitution. General
Fries will speak on the subject
"The Constitution and the Dangers
Threatening It." The S. A. r. cere-
mOny will be one of several Observ-
. ances scheduled for schools, service
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Guard Quintet
Divides With Laurel
Hard Fought Contest Is Dropped
TO Sussex Team

The basketball team represent
ing Battery c, Delaware National
Guard, Milford, dropped a hard
fought contest to the Laurel
Guards, 81 to 81, Monday evening
on the Milford ArmOry court. These
two guard rivals now stand all ev-
en- in their season series, the Mil
ford Guardsmen having defeated
Laurel, 81 to "a in a previous
meeting of the teams OIL the Lau-
rel court.
The local team ran up Is to, G
lead in the initial period Monday
evening, but faded badly in the Sec
ond quarter, when the visitors out
scored the Battery c lads IL to
to take an Is to II halftime lead
Play was comparatively ever
through the third quarter with Lau
rel holding a narrow lead; how
! ever, in the final period, Spicer ant
Lowe, Of the visitors, got hot
handed" and the visitors built u
an impressive lead in the clOsinj
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Milford chronicle., 1948-12-03
Cut Operations
At Laurel Plant

Laurel was dealt its worst indus
trial blow in half a century when
announcement was made Monday
night of this week by Ray E. Hamill,
president of the Marvil Package
Company that his concern would
reduce its operations greatly in
Laurel, cutting the payroll by more
than One-half.
Mr.. Hamill spoke before the Lau-
1el Rotary Club, explaining why
the step is necessary and said that
the roll Of workers had already beer
cut from more than 300 to about 125
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Milford chronicle., 1948-12-03
Cedars Will Meet
Here December 8
Will Close Year Will A Bang.Up
Ceremonial

On Wednesday night, December S,
1948, in the Community Building in
Milford, Evergreen Forest No. 40
will bring to a close the year 1948
with a ceremonial that will include
the election of officers for 1949, gen
eral discussion of Forest affairs,
and any other business that may
require attention. 1t has not been
announced by the nominating com
mittee, headed by Harold Hatfield,
as to whom it will recommend as
new Officers. Illness has caused
some changes in the lineup Of Off
icers for 1949. 1t is a general rumOI
that H. Edward Maull, Mayor Oi
/ Lewes, will head the Forest mex
year
The activities of the Forest have
Eeen varied and wide this year. Tht
distinction and credit for bringing
the Forest out of it's shell, so t,
speak, goes to Theodore H. Harring
ton, the retiring Grand Tall Cedar
and his committees that have spare
no effort to have a banner yeal
First, the Band and Rangers wer
newy uniformed, then the Suprem
Forest parade at Asbury Park, til
American Legion parade in Milford
dedication of the Police Camp a
Camp Barnes, Chicken of TOmOrrO,
parade, Rotary baseball game fC
underprivileged children, and tn
Kiwanis and Lions underprivilege
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Milton PTA Plans
Important Meeting

Perhaps the most important
meeting Of the new Milton P. T. A.
will be held next Thursday, Decem-
Der 9, at 1880 p. m.
officers are to be elected and by
laws adopted at that time. The
nominating committee has worked
hard to choose candidates for or
ices that they believe will ably and
willingly fill the positions. However,
they are anxious that the persons
elected may be the thoughtful
choice Of all those interested in the
school and its pupils and therefore
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Milford chronicle., 1948-12-03
Scout Training
Camp In March
Local Leaders will BE Afforded
Opportunity 70 Attend

Local Scout Leaders will have the
opportunity to take training in Cub
Scouting, Boy Scouting and Senior
Scouting at the Maryland State
Teachers College, Salisbury, in
March 1919, when a University of
Scouting will be conducted by the
Del-Mar-Va Council, Boy Scouts of
America, according to announce
ment made by DR.. CraytOn X. Black,
of Wilmington, Chairman of the
Leadership Training Committee.
Plans for this training program
were initiated at a recent meeting
OF Scout leaders from the Eastern
Shore counties held at SeafOrd
Delaware with Executives of the
Del-Mar-Va Council.
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Milford chronicle., 1948-12-03

definite platform. Governor Carvel
said. eve are your public ser
wants. he declared. "As long as
we continue to serve honestly and
sincerely-sO long will the people
have confidence in u.s."
Build Greater Delaware
He said the new administration
will strive to build greater and
a better and happier Delaware. -
other Democrats elected to Office
spoke on the same general theme.
u. S. SenatOr-elect J. Allen
Frear, Jr., of Dover, declared that
while words were enough before
November 2, action viii be the thing
that counts from here on.
Lieutenant-GO GOvernoF-elect Alexis
I. dupont Bayard suggested thai
the Democrats act with common
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State Game Wardens
Make Several Arrests
Fines Amount To $3.50 From 6S Ar
rests Made Since October 9th

State game wardens, in some in
stances accompanied by federal
wardens, have made SO arrests since
Oct. 9 for violations Of the state
same laws, Chief Game Warden
Calvin D. Marvel has reported to the
State Board of Game and Fish Com
missiOners.
The offenders, all of whom either
pleaded guilty or we're found guilty
paid fines tOtaling $67O, according
te the report. The offenders were:
List Of Offenders
Howard BOwdle, ElsmeFe, hunting
ducks after hours; Daniel Bradley
Wilmington, trespassing on marsh
ElwOOd Bowman, Wilmington; Ear
Bahr, Wilmington; Edgar Brown
Harrington; Thomas Brown, Har
rington, and Malvin L. Bradley, Will
mingtOn, hunting ducks after hours
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Milford chronicle., 1948-12-03
Business Loans
Down $15,OOO,OOO
Question Now Raised Whether In
fIatiOn Has Hit Peak
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Nov. ~ A $15,-
100000 decline of business loans by
Federal Reserve banks in the ma
TONS leading cities during the week
ended Nov. II was reported by the
Federal Reserve Board late last
week.
The decline was a contrast to the
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Milford chronicle., 1948-12-03
GOYernOr-EIect Says New Regime
win Serve Au DeIawaredns

administration recognizes was elected serve all
Delaware
held
Harrington.
they
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-03
Delaware All Club Members
Win National Contest AWards

Al club members have been named as national
according announcements TINS
bv
iOnal4 which ends December g.
Boyd Glasgow; Nancy
Hazel NJ Sapp Houston
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-03
Interesting Insight Into Past
Given In The RidgeLy Letters

The of "A Calendar Of the Ridgey Family
Eighteenth
long prominent in public
thIeepart brought by
Public
Evening star., 1948-11-05
IGN President
Praises Truman
| As Techniciun
BY the Assoeioted Press

DETROIT, Nov. 5.-''As an en-
gineer." President C. E. Wilson OF
General Motors Corp. taks off his
hat to President Truman.
Mr. Wilson, in a speech to an au-
tomobile industry group last night
observed with respect to Mr.. Tru-
mans successful election campaign
"As an engineer, I have a great
deal of respect for a good technician
and President Truman has proven
himself one"
MIR. Wilson is a Republican, but
he said the result of the election
wasn't going to disturb him.
I'VE choose one group or another
Always what is best for the coun-
try" he said. only in our country
with its concept of freedom, car
such thing happen"
GINS president addressed the Au.
tomotive and Aviation Parts Manu-.
| facturers Associations annual meet.
ing. He said the election would have
no effect on the automobile bust.
ness
Evening star., 1948-11-05

quickly toward us and then we
heard the shots
Mrs. Amber, in a signed state
ment, said she told Powell. after
learning that numerous bad check
charges were pending against him,
that she was going to return to
Florida. Powell pleaded with her
to stand by. explaining he could
get the charges Fixed up"
She told him, her statement said
that Powell had lied to her, to
his family and to his friends and
now, finally, had reached the end
of his rope, and might as well face
the music"
Powell then offered her his last
81 explaining Il won't need it be-
cause if you are determined to
leave I'll end it all-you will read
about it in the newspapers"
Scoffed at Threat.
Mrs. Amber said she told him
Don't be silly. I don't think you
mean it. and I'll ask these detec-
tives to frisk you" AS she turned
Mrs. Amber's statement asserted
Powell said, Yes, do" He drew
the pistol and fired.
AS Detectives Higgins and Dod-
son were leaving for Union Station
to arrest Powell, a telegram was
received at police headquarters
from Deland, Fla. authorities ask
ing that he be arrested and held
in 81 900 bond on charges of passing
worthless checks
Shortly after he had been booked
at police headquarters, Montgom-
cry County authorities telephoned
that they, too. wanted to prefer
bad check charges against the ball
player.
Powell's death Was a cruel shock
to his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Powell
an employe of the Veterans Admin
istration and daughter.
Powell was a native of Silver
Spring and made his sandlot debut
Evening star., 1948-11-05


Oscar Ewing, Attorney Genera
Clark, Interior Secretary Krug
Labor Secretary Tobin.
A few former Government Of.
ficials who might return to the Fed.
eral service in important spots be-
cause of their help to the Presiden
are Lawrence Wood Robert, jr., for
n1er Assistant Secretary Of Treas
ury, and Louis johnson, once Assist
ant Secretary of War.
Administration officials are dis.
gruntled with these men and pre-
dict that some of them may not b,
too long for this Government"
Defense Secretary Forrestal,. Arm.
Secretary Royal, Navy Secretar!
Sullivan and Undersecretary o
State Lovett.
STRAW IN WIND - Although
Senator Johnston, Democrat. o
South Carolina, has not ye
disclosed whether he will take tn.
Craftsmanship of the Senate 'Civi
Service Committee or the District
Committee, he told the recent AFI
National Association of Letter Car;
riers' convention:
Il am glad to say that I may TAXI
the craftsmanship of the Senate
Civil Service Committee next year
In fact, I think I will be chairman
of the Civil Service Committee mex,
year"
Senator Johnston has been a con.
sistent friend to beneficial Govern.
ment employees legislation. although
he was instrumental in blocking the
pay boost for District Government
employees because Of his opposition
to District sales tax. Government
workers groups regard him highly
They also think very highly of the
man who would take the committee
Craftsmanship, II Senator Johnston
should decline the post-Senatol
O'Conor, Democrat. of Maryland.
INTERIOR DEPT.-The Jobs o
three top Interior Department Of.
ficials have been saved by the Dem
ocratic victory. Their jobs had beer
imperiled by the 80th Congress
which sought their custer. D.
They are Reclamation Commits
sioner Michael w. Straus (who, in
cidentally, was one Of those whit
campaigned for President Truman)
James Boyd, director of the Burea,
of Mines, and Reclamation RE
gional Director Richard L. Boke.
congress ordered the salaries o
Commissioner Straus and Mr.. Box,
stopped after February l. And Mr.
Boyd's nomination for his job wa
held up by the Republican Senate
primarily at the insistence of JohI
L. Lewis. Mr. Boyd has been serv
ling an interim appointment ant
has received no salary since las
December.
All this is expected to be changed
when the Democratic Congress take
control in January. All three mer
are expected to continue in thei
jobs-and get paid for 1t, too.
x i
NO TEARS-The surprising de
feat of Representative Harness. Re
Evening star., 1948-11-05

where the Judge advocate generse
has certified that new evidence wars
ranted reprieve.
Storm Trooper Gets Stay.
The last-minute stay of execu-
ton went to Georg Schallermair,
So, an s. S. storm trooper master
sergeant charged with atrocities at
"a Dachau sub-camp.
United States Army officials said
a petition filed in his behalf had
been found "of sufficient merit to
warrant further investigation"
Schallermair was charged by an
Army report at the time of his
conviction with some Of the cruelest
acts of any Of the men who faced
the gallows today.
The report said he beat many
inmates until they died, exposing
them to severe cold weather and
by cutting the inmates hair, leav-
ing small portion in the center
Of their heads which he then pulled
out"
Sent to death for killing flyers
who had parachuted from disabled
aircraft over Germany were:
Police Capt Max Bruno Cart
mann, 56, of Bad Salzdefurth.
Mayor Executed.
Ernst Ittameier, Mayor Of Was
sertreudingen.
Johann sturm, 81, a German army
sergeant
Waldemar Feldmeier, SO, o county
organization leader.
Friedrich Heldebrandt, 50, Nazi
party leader at Gau Mecklenburg.
Wilhelm Bollow, 81, assistant to
Heldebrandt.
Karl Gronwaldt, 5e, party ofHcial
Of Gau Mecklenburg.
Ewald Haselow, 50; Kurt Mueller,
46, and Franz Pensien, 50, all of Gau
Mecklenburg.
All were accused Of killing, or
ordering the killing. of from one
to two flyers.
Evening star., 1948-11-05
DeweyAdvisersBIam
0verconfidence for
Republicans Defeat
BY the Associated Press

ALBANY, N. Y. Nov. 5.-Over-
conf1dence-that more than any
thing else-is what the people
around Gov. Dewey are blaming for
his defeat in the presidential elec-
ton.
1t was not so much a case of the
Republican nominee himself being
sure he had the prize in the bag
Gov. Dewey was confident, but he
sensed weeks ago that it was an
unhealthy thing for Republican
Party workers to take it for granted.
The New York Governor was
pleased but disturbed by the polls
which said the White House was
his in walk.
For a while he cautioned that it
would be dangerous to let down.
Then what seemed to be forgotten,
the COP nominee took the out
come for granted like millions of
others.
That was why he stuck to his
high level campaign and his
united America" theme. He
thought, and the majority of his
top aides believed. he did not have
to slug 1t out with President Tru-
man.
Although Gov. Dewey said at
news conference after he concede
to Mr.. Truman that he did not be-
heve failure of the vote to reach
the $4,000, 900 mark was a big factor
in the outcome, he is known to be
thinking differently about that
now.
The Governor is wondering
whether many Republican voters
decided the election was no contest
and on that ground neglected to
cast ballots, aides said
But the thing that puzzles him
most-as it does nearly every one
else-is how the polls could have
been so wrong. Dewey aides blame
those predictions of easy victory for
him at the overconfidence they be-
lieve resulted.
Another big factor those around
Gov. Dewey are citing in trying to
flnd a reason for his astounding de-
feat is the kind of campaign the
Governor waged.
A minority of the Dewey team"
held out for the slugging kind of
campaign President Truman con-
Quoted.
But Gov. Dewey himself and most
Of his advisers decided at the outset
that it would not be necessary for
him to slug hard this time.
Gov. Dewey was told and believed
that he could coast in-that the
Nation was ready for a change after
is years of Democratic rule.
And he was told that Mr.. Truman
was weak candidate who could be
ignored in campaign addresses.
So Gov. Dewey then became a
United America" and he chose to
ignore the Presidents demand that
he speak out on the issues.
The New Yorker did outline his
position on a number of matters.
but he did so in general terms and
PAID no attention to his Democratic
opponents charges-except to brand
them Singing"
Several times, especially during the
latter part of the campaign, some
Of the Dewey people argued it would
be good idea to swing back at Mr..
Truman. 80
But those opposed won out. Gov.
Dewey did take a hard swat at the
Democrats tactics, but he wound up
saying:
THAT is the kind of campaign
refuse to wage
There is no doubt there would be
some changes made if Gov. Dewey
had to do 1t again.
Evening star., 1948-11-05

as a slugging outfielder for the old
"Takoma Tigers" in 1927. Clark
Griffith, president Of the Washing
ton Club. watched him play a
game with the Tigers in 1929. Powell
that day made four hits and threw
man out at home with a mighty
peg from the outfield.
Signed Up That Night.
Mr.. Griffith signed him to a
Washington contract that night and
Powell played briefly with the Mats
in 1890. He then went to the minor
leagues until 1885, when Mr.. Griffith
brought him back to join the Wash
ington team. Late In 1886 he was
traded to the New York Yankees
for Ben Chapman. He joined the
Yankees in time to play in the
World Series against the Giants
He batted ASS in the series and be-
came the toast of New York.
In 1888 he slumped badly and was
sent back to the minors. Mr..
Griflth recalled him to Washington,
and he played here in 1s41 and
1912, when he was sent back to the
minors again.
AS he went down the ladder
toward baseball ooscurity, Powell
found 1t difficult to restrain the
free spending habits he had en-
joyed in his heyday. On numerous
occasions his friends rallied to his
aid. About a year ago. he was ar
rested in Towson, Md. on bad check
charges.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Amber was on
her way back to Florida today, ac-
cording to police, who said she
caught g am. train.
Evening star., 1948-11-05
Buruch Is 'Grutified'
By Election Results
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-Bernard M
Baruch said yesterday he was graf.
flied" by the results of the Presi.
dental elections.
In statement, the adviser to past
Democratic Presidents repeated a
remark made after the 1914 elec-
ton, that with intelligence this
country can enter into an adven-
ture in prosperity in which the
whole world can share"
Evening star., 1948-11-05
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Mostly sunny
with highest temperature in the
middle 70s this afternoon. Consider
able cloudiness. mild and windy with
scattered showers tonight and to-
morrow. Cooler tomorrow night.
Maryland-Some fog east portion
early this morning followed by partly
cloudy and a little warmer today
Scattered showers and possibly thun-
derstorms and somewhat warmer
tonight Tomorrow mostly cloudy
and rather windy with rain followed
by cooler in afternoon or at night
Virginia-Some fog east portion
early this morning followed by partly
cloudy and little warmer today
Scattered showers and possibly thun.
derstorms tonight beginning ir
southwest portion this afternoon
Warmer tonight. Tomorrow mostly
cloudy and rather windy with rair
ending and turning cooler west
portion in afternoon and east por.
tion by night.
Wind velocity, IL miles per hour
direction, south.
River Report.
(From u S. Engineers
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferr,
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear a
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1948-11-05
Hartley Says Dewey
Started Acting Like
| President Too Soon
BY the Assoeioted Press

By the Associofed Press 5-'s-5'@5
CHARLOTTE. N. c.. Nov. s..
Representative Hartley. Repub-
lican, Of New Jersey. co-author'
of the Taft-Hartley Act, has a
new explanation for the Re-
| publican defeat.
He listed several contributing
| factors before the Charlotte
Executives Club last night, then
added:
"Mr. Dewey started acting like
the President Of the United
| States too soon"
Evening star., 1948-11-05
New Infirmury Planned

| RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 5 LP.-
State Health Commissioner L. j.
Roper will submit preliminary plans
for a new 416-patient infirmary
building at Catawba Sanatorium to
the State Art Commission ut its
meeting here TODAY
Evening star., 1948-11-05

mobilization planning activities,
with Col. Frank H. Higgins as his
assistant. DR.. Ladislaus L. Mar
ton has been appointed chief of the
electron physics section at the Ma
tional Bureau of Standards. :. The
Federal Recreation Committee
meets today to discuss latest rec
reation plans for Government en-
ployes. The Arlington Farms
Recreation Council will sponsor a
return engagement of the famous
Barter Theater of Virginia on No
yember "a. The play is Papa Is
ALL" and Federal employees may OBJ
tain tickets at the reduced rate OF
80 cents. The Two hours that
Government employees got of today
to welcome President Truman will
not be charged against their an.
nual leave.