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The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-12-24
Binhday gf Jems An Uncertain Date

It is not surprising that the day and year of the birth of Jesus are uncertain, for methods of keeping track of dates during the era when Christ was born were not very reli- able. For years, eminent scholars have been searching the scriptures, and all possible records, to try to establish an exact date. So far, they have not succeeded.
 Matthew states that Jesus was born during the reign of King Herod which helps to establish the period of His birth and this is the starting point from which the scholars at- tempt to reckon the year.
 The statement by Matthew that the wise men from the east, in in- quiring "Where is He that is born King of the Jews?" aroused Herod so that he ordered the massacre of all children two years old or less, is very significant. It is taken as proof that Jesus must have been born about two years before this infamous decree was issued.
 No less an authority that the Catholic encyclopedia places the birth of Christ in the year which, by our modern methods of keeping track of dates, would be 2 BIG. Thus, Christ's birth does not exactly determine the difference between BIC. and AID. date.
 Most people, however, do not care if the exact day and year of Christ's birth are unknown. What matters most is the deathless vigor of the Christmas Spirit throughout tho uJor1J
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-12-24
SANTA" WEEK EARLY

Santa Claus" John o Bange- man, M. D., hitched Up his green Plymouth and dashed up to the hospital Saturday noon to deliver an early Christmas present to MT. and Mrs. Ed Johnson.
 The little parcel turned out { be a six pound. one ounce girl.
 Mother and baby are progress ing nicely and proud papa Ned has recovered sufficiently to report that the little lady's name will be Lorraine Marie.
 Mrs. Johnson is the former Karen Skulstad. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were both raised in Wrangell and attended the lOct schools.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-12-24
WILLIAMS ON nENALI

The many friends of Capt. Leonard Williams, former master of the Alaska, were happy to greet him Saturday when he arrived on the Denali on which he is a pilot.
 Capt. Williams has been coming into Wrangell many years and has a host of friends here. For many years he was master of the North Sea,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-12-24
HOME FOR XMAS

Jane Williams, and her dog, Corpie. are flying up from Ketchi- kan today to spend Christmas with The Sentinel staff.
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10
Methodists Set Goal
OF $25O,OOO In Drive
Plans Revealed By DR.. H. p. Fox,
Tuesday Evening

Methodist Churches in the PENN
sula Conference will be asked to
contribute approximately a quarter
Of million dollars to the O,OO0,-
600 goal which the Methodist
Church in the U. S. A. plans to raise
for its Advance for Christ and the
Church movement next year.
This was revealed Tuesday night
by the Rev. Dr. Hamilton p. Fox,
superintendent of the Wilmington
District of the Peninsula Confer
ence, follow bg a meeting Of the
SupintendentS of the four districts
of the conference Tuesday at Dover.
"The new movement, aimed to ex-
tend the work and influence of the
church as we'll as to increase it's
membership, involves a 331j3 per
cent increase in all benevOlences for
1949," DR.. Fox said. 1T also invOl-
YES special gifts during the first
week of the Lenten season, and ad-
ditional special gifts for specific
purposes during the year. The latter
include contributions of varying
amounts for specific detectives"
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10
Greenwood Church
Play This Evening

On Friday, December 10, at 7:45
p. m, the primary and junior de-
partments of the Greenwood Meth
Odist Church will present their
Christmas program.
A play entitled "A Christmas Re
volt" will be presented by the fol-
lowing children: Samuel Meredith,
Richard Reynolds, Donna Gayle
Kitchens, Peggy Laughery, Emma
Lee Wiley, Monte Lyons, Francis
Webb and Robert Lyons.
The newly organized Children's S
Choir will make it's first appear
ance. The choir is composed of
the following children: Fletcher
Brown, Gladys Brown, Alfred Ca
hall, jamie Christine, Ruth Lari-
more, YvOnne MelOtt, Nelson Mer-
edith, Samuel Meredith, Margaret
Peterman, Myrtle Peterman, Car
ole Schulze, Connie Schulze, Herla
Schulze, Nera Schulze, Eddie Smith,
Donald Tucker and David Tucker.
They will be under the direction of
Mrs. Robert DevrOy, accompanied
by Miss Doris SadOwski.
There will be special musical
numbers and recitatiOns.
Preceding this program, Mrs
Blanche Todd will render several
Christmas numbers on the HAM
mond organ.
The public is invited.
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10
Denton Team
Plays Here
Next Monday
Vets Will Meet The Bob
cats While The Blue
Hens Will Play The
Denton Kittens.

One of the peninsula's strongest
quintets, the, Denton Bobcats. will
appear here next Monday evening.
meeting the Milford Vets in the
featured attraction of a double
header on the Milford High court;
IN the opening game of the double
Dill the Milford Blue Hens, com
munity girls team, will meet the
Denton Kittens.
Denton has powerful array fea-
turing three standOuts from the
University of Maryland campus.
george Diftie, Stan PrOsen and Har-
ry Hughes, and in exhibition tits
has already beaten the Laurel Owls
OF the Eastern Shore cage lOup and
the fredericksburg Athletics of the
Upper Shore circuit. The present
edition of the Bobcats is reported
as even being stronger than the
1947-48 Denton club that finished
fourth in Mar-Del League stand
ings and then later advanced to
the finals of a peninsula-wide
championship tournament held at
Dover last spring. In addition to
Dltf1e, PrOsen and Hughes, the Bob
cats offer Slaughter Stecker and
MuldOck, regulars with the 1947-48
club, Bob Lane of last years Har-
rlngtOn Legion team, and several
promising newcomers.
This meeting between the Vets
(cOntlnued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10
Garrett Crier
Elected Head
Of Fire Co.
Well known Young Busi-
ness Man Named To
Succeed C. E. Varney
At Meeting Last Week.

Garrett L. Grier, prominent
young business man, was elected
president Of the Carlisle Fire Com
pany of Milford at a meeting of
the membership held last Thurs
day evening. Mr. Grier is a veters
an of World War II, is associated
with his brother, w. Logan Grier
in the operation of the Grier Lum-
Der Company of Milford, and for a
number of years has been active in
the affairs of the Carlisle Fire Com
pany.
Mr.. Grier succeeds Charles E.
Varney, who for over a quarter of
a century capably served the COM
munity as the head executive Off
Ger of the fire company. The aud
itOriUm of the Community Build
ing is named in honor of Mr.. Var
ney, who led the drive that made
the building possible. Mr.. Varney
stated that he was glad to see the
younger members of the company
assuming a major role in the man
agement of the cOmpany's affairs.
Other officers elected at the
meeting follow: Vice President,
DOlphus Wilkins; secretary, AL
Davidson; treasurer, Harry Pierce;
property custodian, c. DOnnan
HOlzmueller; chief engineer, Oscar
MalOney; fire recorder, Nelson
Chuck" Wright; fire chief, J. D.
"JOdy" HOlzmueller; assistant
chiefs, Tom Tribbett and pete"
Lindale.
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10
By Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Dec. z - Presi-
dent Truman's Administration has
at least tentatively rejected prOpC-
sails for a blanket Is per cent rent
boost in 1949, but may approve some
increases under tightened controls.
That was the picture disclosed
this week in a round robin of state
ments by government officials.
They also reported there has been
very considerable pressure" to per-
NIT rents to go up generally, but
both the White House and Housing
EXpediter Tighe Woods were de-
scribed as frOwning on such action.
Here's the way q spokesman in
the Housing Expediter's Office out
lined next years Rnt Control Law,
If built to Administration plans:
Fifteen per cent rent increases
would be permitted if landlords and
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10
LBA Citizens
Group Named
Judge Ernest Y. Keith, Dover. How
ard Furniss, Milford, Applnted

Initial steps in the direction Of
studying the problems arising from
the sale of alcoholic beverages in
Delaware were instituted today
with the announcement by Norman
c. Pratt, managing director of the
Licensed Beverage Associates Of
Delaware of the appointments to
the LBA Citizens Committee.
Appointment of the committee by
Mr.. Pratt was authorized at re-
cent luncheon meeting held by the
LBAs an organization comprised of
the wholesale and retail dealers of
alcoholic beverages in the state
which was attended by a large
number Of civic leaders. The mo-
tiOn for the appointment of the
committee was made by Judge FL
wood Nelson of the Family Court
following a talk by Mr.. Pratt who
suggested the advisability Of Great
ing such a group to study the vari-
Gus problems wherein they affect
the public, especially those growing
cut of efforts made to purchase
liquors by minors.
Those who have consented TO
serve on the committee are Judge
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10
Approve State
Council For
Ind u S try
Business Leaders Act To
Advise Outside Firms
Of Advantages Offered
By State Communities.

First steps in the formation of a
Delaware State Industrial Develop
ment Council were taken at a meet
ing Of business leaders from many
section of the state in Dover last
Thursday night.
The object will be primarily, the
expansion of the industrial develop
ment of the state, and providing in
formation on the industrial advan-
tages of all cities, towns, and COM
munities Of the state.
]. Huber DEM, industrial COM
missioner of the Chamber of Com
merce, Delaware, Inc, said that re-
Gently many inquiries have been re-
CeiVed from Representatives of in
dustries seeking to establish plants
in Delaware.
The meeting was sponsored by the
Dover Chamber of Commerce. Wilt
am G. Davis, president, presided.
Thirty representatives of Cham
bers of Commerce from cOmmuni-
ties throughout the state were pres
ent, and all voiced their approval of
the formation of such a council and
! pledged full cooperation.
Mr.. DEM explained the aims and
purposes of the new organization.
He said a recent report by the Ma
tiOnal Security Resources Board
recommended the dispersal of in
dustry to smaller communities as a
means of minimizing destruction in
the event of active warfare; the re-
port further recommending that in
dustry locate in small towns and not
near other important industry.
This in ITSELF" Mr.. DEM stated,
lis sufficient reason for the fOrma-
ton Of an organization as proposed.
There are other factors, however,
that should be considered and that
is the many favorable factors that
( Delaware presents to manufactur-
ing enterprise. These include fav-
OFable climate, excellent tTanspOr-
rtation facilities, low taxes, good la
bOr conditions and favorable recrea-
tiOnal facilities"
The Wilmington Chamber of COM
merce,. he said, is receiving a num-
Der of Inquiries from manufacturing
concerns investigating the pOssibili-
ty of locating plants in Delaware.
There is a lack of definite infOrTha-
tiOn at hand as to what each COM
munity has to offer in the way of
facilities and the first step in pre-
senting these facilities is to make
an inventory Of each community,
which would be Incorporated in the
CONTINUED on page -
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10
Nativity Scene
VIII Be Presented
To Public Tonight
Many Critics Say It Is
The Most Beautiful
They Have Ever Seen;
Is Located Next To
OddfellOW Bldg.

The much heralded and long
awaited Nativity Scene" will be
formally presented to the public
this evening. This lavish and beam
tiful spectacle depicting the first
Christmas in ancient Bethlehem.
has been made possible by the Mef-
chants Division of the Milford
Chamber of Commerce. It is To-
Gated on John r. ScOtt's parking
lot next to the Odd Fellows Build
ing on North Walnut street. Mr..
Scott, who leases the lot from the
w. T. Grant Company, donated the
lot for this use during the Christ
mas season.
Calvin Ball, manager of the
Shore Theatre and Roland Downs,
Jr., local painter, designed and
painted the figures in the scene.
which according to several critics
and authorities on Biblical spec-
tacles, is the most beautiful and
best executed that they have ever
seen.
The scene will be floOdlighted
every night from tonight on, and
between now and Christmas sew
eral of the church chOiTs in the
city are expected to sing carols
there.
jolly Old st. Nicholas arrived in
Milford last Saturday despite the
rain and after a trip through the
city streets by car, accompanied
by the president of the Milford
Chamber of Commerce and Com
merce Secretary Robert H. Yerkes,
he Immediately went to his head
quarters in the "Fabled Story Book
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10
Young COP Will
Dine Omce-HoIders
Event First In Series To COOrdi,
nate Activities

The full roster of Republican leg
islators, Including senators and
representatives of the state legis-
lature, and Republican congress
men will be dinner guests of the
officers Of Active Young Republi-
cans of Delaware, at Dover this
evening.
Plans for the affair were COM
pleted at an AYR executive COM
mittee meeting this week in viii
mingtOn, and were announced by
William w. Spruance, president.
He said the dinner is the first in a
series of efforts on the part of the
young Republican group to help
coordinate the activities of the
party members who will be re-
spOnsible for the COP record in
the next few years in the state and
in Congress.
The group will offer its person
mel and facilities to the legislators
in the interests of a vigorous and
progressive legislative program. he
said.
The invitation was extended by
telegram to all Republican state
senators and representatives. and
to U. S. Senator John J. Williams
and Representative J. Caleb BOggs.
The dinner is scheduled to be held
at the Dinner Bell at z o'clock.
A tentative list of the New Castle
(continued on page -
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10
Herb Nichols
Gave Talk To
Local Lions
M e mbers Of Service
Group Are Given In-
sight Into Elementary
Education Plan.

thursday evening, at the regular
dlnner-meeting of the Milford Lions
Club, j. Herbert Nichols, principal
of the Milford Elementary School,
told members of the local service
group that elementary school edu-
cation is the most important phase
OF a Child's development" Mr., Mic
hols pointed out that the ground
work is laid in elementary school
classes for future good citizenship,
and that, if teacher and parent CO.
operate in the developing of a
child's latent talents, there is every
reason to believe that the child will
grow up to be a good citizen and a
useful member of society. The local
school official also cOntrasted teach
ing methods of the past with the
modern methods employed today.
and advised that, while the "Old
system" had some good points, TO-
days system was the more effective
and efficient inasmuch as it treats
each child-student as an individual
rather than just the member of a
large group.
Mr.. Nichols also outlined some Of
the achievements and activities of
the local school, stressing the role
that a measure of self government
as afforded through the functiOning
of an Elementary School Student
COUncil-played in daily school life.
He advised that the program cur
rently being sponsored in the local
schools tended to give the school a
more hOmelike atmosphere, to i'm
prove relationship between student
and teacher, to make teaching less
difficult for the teacher, and to make
school work more attractive and
satisfying for the child-student.
The guest speaker was introduced
bv Dave Hugg and the respOne to
Mr.. Nichols well-received speech
was made by Lion President, How
ard d. Furniss.
CcOntinued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10
IS Per Cent
Rent Hike Barred
But Truman Government May Approve Some
Increase In The General Rent Set-Up
Under Lightened Controls. Plan To Main
tain Present Services

tenants agree on leases. e., leases
which protect tenants from being
evicted-but in such cases the
homes would be kept under rent
control.
Services Must Be Maintained
That, in turn, means that the
landlord must keep up the same ian
iOtrial, decorating and other serv-
ices which the rent control act
would require in the absence of a
lease.
But although Is per cent increas-
es would be permitted under these
circumstances, only one such boost
would be allowed. In other words. a
tenant who started paying Is per
cent more rent in l947 or l948, un-
der previous rent legislation, will
not be subject to another increase
next year.
Continued on page A.
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10
Agricultural Group
Hold 62nd Meetin0
Sessions Were Held In
Legislative Hall
Dover

The siXty-secOnd annual meeting
OF the Peninsula Horticultural So
ciety, which opened last Thursday
in Legislative Hall, Dover, closed
last Friday afternoon.
The program included five lee
lures, three Of them followed by
general discussions, as follows:
profitable Fertilizer and Cul-
tural Practices With Lima Beans. -
E. M. Rain, University of Delaware; a;
New Findings Suggest Changes in
CantalOupe Fertilization Practices, ,"
F. c. Stark, Jr., University of Mary
land, followed by a discussion; New
Studies and Observations in Chemi-
ca Weed Control" Professor Rain,
&. K. Bender, University of Mary
land, and L. L. DanielsOn, Virginia
truck experiment station, followed
by discussion; "The Management of
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10
''Why Chimes Rang
At Calvary Church
Will BE Under Direction OF j. Her.
bert Nichols

On Wednesday evening at 1880 in
the Calvary Methodist Church, Mil
ford, the youth of the church with
the assistance of the Youth Choir
will present the Christmas Play,
why the Chimes Rang" The direc-
tor will be Mr.. Herbert Nichols. The
public is invited to attend this play
and to let the youth have a part in
the maxim g of a Merry Christmas
in each home.
The play opens with a scene in a
poor home on Christmas Eve. The
mother and her two little boys are
visited by large group of carolers
and after they leave the mother
tells them about the chimes high up
in the towers of the cathedral. For
many years people have been bring
ing gifts to the Christ Child and
Christmas, hoping OF hear the
chimes ring, but they never dc. In
fact, no one alive has ever heard
them ring. The boys decide to go to
the cathedral but are ashamed of
their gifts which are only two pen
MES.
On the way to the church they
find an old woman freezing in the
snow. One of the boys decides to
stay with the old woman to help her
and he tells his brother to go on to
the service.
When the lad reaches the service,
he finds the choir and the distingui-
shed persons there and he tries to
make himself as inconspicious as
possible. After the king, the rich
man, the artist and other notables
offer their gifts and still the chimes
do not ring, he slips unnOticed up
to the altar and places his two pen
nies on it. Immediately the chimes
ring out and there is great rejOic-
ing.
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10
DeGdLine For Wheat
Loans December ;3ISt
Complete Information At
Dover And George
town Offices

Delaware farmers have until De-
Cember 81 to secure loans or pur-
chase agreements on this years
wheat crop according to c. E. Ochel-
tree, chairman Of the Delaware Pro-
ductiOn and Marketing Administra-
tiOn Committee.
Ocheltree reports that since wheat
harvest 266 Delaware farmers have
secured loans on $4,000 bushels of
wheat. These loans are made at 80
percent of parity and are due April
80, 1949.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10
Local Presbyterian
Groups To Meet

On Tuesday afternoon at 2:3O,
December 14th, in the First Presby-
terian Church, a joint meeting of
three groups of the WOmen's Asso-
citation will be held. The leaders of
these three groups are Miss Edna
Barker, Mrs. John TOOker and Mrs.
Wallace Burn. A Christmas program
is being arranged which will make
the meeting worth while. At this
meeting very beautiful picture Of
Christ will be presented. This pic
ture is reproduction of the fam
Gus painting by the artist Todd and
Continued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10
Avenue Church
Choir Will
Give ''Messiah"
December l9
HandeI's Famous OratO-
rio Will Be Feature Of
Service On That Day; !;
Over Sixty Voices In
The Choir.

Final preparation are now well
under way for the presentation OF
the Christmas portions of HandePs
famous OratOriO "The Messiash, -
by the Avenue Methodist Young
Peoples Choir of over go voices on
Sunday, December 19, at IL a. m,
in Avenue Methodist Church.
On this occasion the choir will
be composed of % sopranos, Is al
tOs, 12 tenOrs and II basses. The
entire personnel of the choir will
be listed in the next edition of the
Chronicle.
This choral program will include
six of the most famous Christmas
chOruses from this OratOriO as well
as seven of the best-lOved solos.
Preceding the choral program
the male octet from the choir will
sing several Christmas carols al
10:45 a. m. These will be followed
by the Schubert ave Maria" pre-
sented as a flute solo by Richard
Faix. The public is urged to come
early. The chapel of the church
will also be open for those who
prefer to sit there.
The choral presentation of "ThC
Messiah" will constitute the en-
tire morning service and will re-
place the customary order of wOr-
ship. The complete program will
be published next week.
Committee members from the
choir now working on final prep
arations include: Publicity and
posters, Robert Layton, Ned Sale
van and William Wilson; decora-
tiOns, LYDIA Wells, Alma Rust, Ethel
Clements, Patsy Grier and Ruth
continued on page -
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10
Plea Is Submitted
In Election Case
Armstrong; Counsel Ask COntrO.
VerSial Votes For Client

Counsel for Robert L. Armstrong,
Republican, elected as state repre-
sentative from the Second Repre-
sentative District, Wilmington, last
Friday, submitted a plea that all 81
controversial votes cast in the Third
Election District Sixth Word, should
be counted for Armstrong.
Robert H. Wahl, Democrat, seek
ing to be ruled the winner, had
maintained in his petition for a
writ of mandamus in the State Su-
preme Court that those contested
votes should be excluded from the
count, which would give him cleo
ton.
Files Amended Petition
Armstrong; counsel presented
their claim in an amended answer
to the petition for writ of man
damus filed last Friday afternoon
with ProthOnotary w. Marian Stew
ensOn, clerk of the Supreme Court.
Armstrong was given leave on
Tuesday last to intervene as a de-
fendant subject to Wahls right to
move to strike the intervening, and
last Friday Wahl filed such a mo-
ton. Argument on the various iss-
ues will be heard Saturday morning,
Dec. II.
The Wahl motion was filed by E.
Ennalls Berl, James L. Latchum,
William E. Taylor, Jr., and Michael
A. POppiti, Democratic counsel. Re
publican counsel are Henry NJ. Can
by, John s. Walker and William
Satterthwaite.
In their motion to strike and dis
miss the conditional order of the
court granting Armstrong the right
tcontinued on page "
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-10
Santa Is Coming
To Salisbury, Md.
will Set Up Shop On Court House
Lawn Tomorrow

Santa Claus is coming to Sails
bury, arriving this Saturday, De-
cember II, and setting up shop on
the Court House lawn. He will Oc-
cupy his holiday home every day
except Sunday, through Dec. oath.
Starting at II a. m, Saturday, a
big parade will conduct Santa to
the heart of town. He will be in his
sleigh, with red suit, whiskers and
big boots.
In the parade will be many floats
and marching units, including Boy
Scouts and Girl Scouts. There also
viii be several bands, including
those from SeafOrd High School,
W1cOmicO High School, Salisbury
and the WicOmico Post No. "a,
American Legion.
Santa will give candy to all boys
and girls who visit him and lend an
ear to what they want for Christ
mas. He will be here on Dec. 18 and
"A from 9 a. m. until noon and from
l to p. m. and on other days from
noon until 5 p. m.
Santa's visit to Salisbury is spon-
sored by the Salisbury Junior
chamber Of Commerce.