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Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08
MILFORD GRANGE

Milford Grange met Saturday, Oc-
tobersP with thirty members pres
ent. Brother LOngbOtham was in
charge of the program. He pre-
sented Cliff Wilson, who showed
movies taken while on a hunting
trip. Both movies and talk were
enjoyed by all.
Tuesday night 26 Kiwanians
were served dinner by Group No.
3.
Clarence Jester will have the pro-
gram on October 8. Try to be pres
ent and o ntime. Meeting will start
on time, s p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08
Late Disciples Class

The regular monthly meeting of
the Late Disciples Glass will be
held at the home of Mrs. Ethel
Draper on Tuesday evening, OctO-
ber 70, at 8 O'clock with Mrs. Doris
Davidson and Miss Dorothy Rich
ardsOn as cO-hOstesses. Everyone
try to be present.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08
Engagement Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. Myer Dimes of
Bridgeyille, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Barbara
Ellen. to Robert L. Young, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Young of
near Lincoln. Miss Dimes is a
graduate of the Bridgeville High
School. Mr.. Young is a graduate
of the Milford High School.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08
OBITUARY
TARBURTON

YIN
James e. TarburtOn, Sr., Of 2107
Pine street, Wilmington, was in
stantly killed when struck by a
freight train on September 30. In
terment was made last Saturday
afternoon at Grace Lawn Memoir
ial Cemetery, near Wilmington.
Mr.. TarburtOn was the son of
the late William G. TarburtOn and
Mrs. Margaret TarburtOn Stanley
of Little Creek. Besides his mo-
ther, he is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Maize TarbUrtOn; son,
James E., Jr., who lives with his
parents; a daughter, Mrs. Rose
Reed of Newark; two grandsons,
James the 3rd, age 2, and Larry
Joe, weeks old, and the following
sisters and brothers, William G.
of Wilmington. John W., of Wy
Oming, Emerson E., a patient at the
BrandyWine SanatOrium, Marshall
ton; Mrs. Bessie M. Veasey of Mil
ton and Mrs Myrtle E. WimbrOw of
Minquadale.
Mr.. TarburtOn was born at Little
Creek on August "a, 1904.
BUTLER
Howard Butler, age 60, passed
away Sunday morning, Oct. 8, at the
Gallinger Hospital, Washington, d.
c., after a short illness. He was
born at Pennington, Del, the son of
the late VIM. f. and Mary Thomas
Butler and resided in Harrington
for several years, where he cOnduc-
ted a grocery and meat store. For
the past II years he had lived in
Washington. Funeral services will
be held at the grave with interment
in Hollywood Cemetery, near Har-
rington. The services will be III
charge of Rev Grier Baker, pastor
of Pilgrim Holiness Church, Har-
ringtOn. He is survived by one
t. daughter, Mrs. John Parker; two
sons, Nelson and Royce Butler; anC
, one grandson, Wallace Parker, al
of Salisbury, Md; also, one bro
, ther. Norman Butler, FarmingtOr
and one half-sister, Mrs. Ruarl
Meeks, GOldsbOrO, Md.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08

All of those persons who are in
terested in Chorus singing, are
urged to watch this paper for an
important announcement at a fu-
ture date.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08

Captain S. NJ D. Marshall, from
Camp Dix, is visiting at his home
here for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. James o. Chamber
lain left Tuesday for a trip thru
Virginia. They will visit relatives
on the RappahannOck River.
Clifford D. Mills, a first-class
yeOman in the Navy, and stationed
at League Island Navy Yard, Phila-
delphia, spent the weekend with
relatives in Milford.
The Milton w. c. IT. U. held a
patriotic meeting last Tuesday eve
ming at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth
Chandler. A fine program was ar
ranged, and wartime refreshments
were served. About sixty persons
attended, An admission of Csc
added $4,000 to the Liberty Bond
fund, besides arOusing patriotic in
terest in general.
The tugboat Alexander Clark,
with two lighters in tow, went
ashore between the piers of the
Lewes Fisheries Company and the
Breakwater Fisheries Company
during the heavy gale on Friday.
The tug got a hawser caught in
her wheel and was pOwerless.
Later in the day the tug was
pulled off by another tugbOat. The
barges are still ashore.
/ An aeroplane landed on Lewes
beach last Wednesday, bound for
/ Virginia. The crew came up and
ate dinner at the Hotel Rodney.
and after waiting until the storm
died down proceeded on their
journey.
Oysters made their appearance
in town last week and sold for 60
cents per quart.
Mrs. Clara West, of Millville,
has received a German helmet
from her son, Lieut. Earl West,
who is with the American Expedi-
tiOnary Forces in France.
Captain George A. Goodwin left
Milton on Wednesday for New
: York, from whence he sailed later
in the week on the five-masted YES
sci, Frank M. Deering, of 1000 tons
. burden, for Port Elizabeth and
Port Natal, South Africa, carrying
an assorted cargo.
Howard Clifton, one of HOus-
toms prominent merchants, has
announced that he expects to leave
here in the near future. He will be
greatly missed in this community
=, as will Mrs. Clifton, as they have
: been foremost in community and
= church affairs for a long time.
+ The farmers are digging theil
e sweet potatoes now, but a great
a many do not know what to do will
# them as they are unable to ge
i coal for their potato houses. 1
a is supposed they will have to burr
l, wood
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Ben
nett entertained the board of
directors of the Delaware Mu-
sic Educators Association at
a buffet dinner at their home
on North Walnut street on
Thursday evening of last week.
Following the dinner a bust
ness meeting was held at
which complete plans for the
music program of the assOcia-
tiOn's meeting which will be
held in Wilmington on October
IA and Is. Members present
included Mr.. Floyd Haut, state
director of music; Mr.. Clarke
Maynard, supervisor of music
in the Wilmington Schools;
Professor Anthony Loudis,
chairman of the music depart
ment of the University of Della
ware; Mr.. Frank Beymer,
chairman of Wilmington Music
Teachers; Miss Elsie Rich
ards, Wilmington representa-
tive; Miss Beatrice Harlou,
chairman of Sussex County;
Miss Elizabeth SlOtter, chair
man of New Castle County;
Mr.. Russell Williams, of Will
mingtOn, state board chairman;
Miss Sara GOldstein, of Will
mingtOn, vice president, and
Mr.. Melvin BrObst, of Har-
ington, secretary and treasur-
er. Mrs. Bennett is president
of the organization.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08

The wedding of Miss Eleanor
Kern, daughter of Mrs. Gus
tave Kern and the late Mr..
Kern, and Mr.. Gilbert Shank of
Dover, son of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. L. d. Shank, will take
place tomorrow at two in the
Presbyterian Church in Dover
with Reverend H. Newton Hud-
son officiating. Miss Caroline
Budd will play the wedding
music and will accompany Miss
Lorna Edwardson, who will
sing 81 Love You Truly" and
90, Promise Me-" They will be
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08
ENRIGHT

Funeral services for Mrs. Lillian
Enright, Il, widow of Thomas B.
Enright, were held at the Boyer
funeral home, Harrington, at two
O'Clock Monday afternoon. Inter
ment was made in Hollywood
Cemetery. Mrs. Enright, formerly
of Harrington, died Thursday, Sep
tember 80, at her home in Will
mingtOn. She went to that city
four years ago. Surviving are
seven children, Mrs. Elizabeth
Singley, Miss Helen Enright, Mrs
Linda ArgO, John, Maurice, JamCE
and Merritt Enright, all of Will
mingtOn; two brothers. James Rat
ledge and John Ratledge of Will
mingtOn, and two sisters, Mrs.
Elizabeth Hopkins and Mrs. Jennie
Minner, both of Harrington, seven
grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08

The best news of the week,
to their friends, is the fact
that Johnny and Howard Bur-
ris are back home, after spend
ing the past several weeks in
the Wilmington General Hos
pital where they were treated
for polio. Their improvement
is much marked and full recOv-
cry is hope for, with continued
treatments in Wilmington. They
are the sons of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Burris. They returned
home on Monday.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08

Announcement of the birth
of Linda Ruth, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph BrOughan, has
reached their friends here. She
was born in Greenwood, Indi-
ana, on September IA. Mr..
BrOughan was a former man
ager of the Ben Franklin
Store.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Smith of
Wilmington moved into their
newly purchased home in that
city on Wednesday. Mr.. Smith
has many old friends here who
will be interested in their pur-
chase of this home on North
Road in Lindemere.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08

Mrs. Davis r. Grier and Mrs.
G. Marshall Townsend enter
tanned guests at the Grier home
on South. Walnut street on
Friday at one. Luncheon was
followed by cards. Out-Of-tOwn
guests included Mrs. w. w.
Sharp of Harrington, Mrs.
John C. Darby of Frederica,
Mrs. C. D. HOlzmueller and
Mrs. S. M. D. Marshall of Re
hobOth and Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08
SMITH

Mrs. Laura B. Smith, 73, of New
Castle, widow of Albert Smith, died
on Friday, October 1, at her home.
Born in Pennsylvania, Mrs. Smith
had lived in Chester most of her
life before moving to New Castle
about Is years ago. She was a
member of the Patriotic Order of
Americans and Joan Roach Tenn
pie, Chester. Surviving are a
brother, Norris Armet, Betterton
Md; a half-sister, Mrs. Mae Stille,
Milford, and two grandchildren
Funeral services were held at 2
O'Clock Monday at the Gebhart fu-
neral home. New Castle. Inter
ment was made in Chester Rural
Cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08

Mrs. Harry Mulholland en-
tertained the members of her
bridge club on Tuesday even
ing of this week at her home
on Marshall street.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08
Obituary
SCOTT

SUI
Funeral services for Heber f.
Scott, " years old, scion Of a lead
ing lower Delaware family, will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 2:3O o.
clock in the Berry Funeral Home at
Milford. Rev. Stanley Grant, pastor
Of the Houston Church, will Otticlate.
Mr.. Scott died last Sunday at his
home in Houston after a long ILL
ness. He was the first white child
born in Houston, son of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Ira Scott. His uncle, David
Scott, laid out the town of Houston.
MIR. Scott, a painter by trade, was
an ardent hunter and sportsman. He
was a member of Temple Lodge, NO.
8, A. F. and A. NJ. for over so yeras
and also had served as sergeant-at-
arms in the State Senate. He was a
charter member and one of the Or
ganiZers of the Houston Fire Com
pany and took a leading part in
civic affairs. He is survived by his
wife, the former Rachel Melvin; a
son Edward Scott, World War II
/ Air Force veteran, now stationed in
Hawaii, and a daughter, Mrs. Hay
ward Smith of Louisiana.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08

Clifford D. Mills, a first-class
yeOman in the Navy, and stationed
at League Island Navy Yard, Phila-
delphia, spent the weekend with
relatives in Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08
MARVEL

Oscar Marvel, SO years old, hus-
band of Mrs. Mary V. Marvel, pass
ed away Sunday, October 3, in the
Milford Memorial Hospital. Be
side his wife he is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Mary Murry of Mil
ford; four sons, LinfOrd Marvel OF
Haddonfeld, N. j., Clifton Marvel
of Brooklyn, N. Y, Raymond Mar
vel of Laurel, and Chester Marvel
of Milford. and one brother, George
Marvel of Lewes; one sister, Mrs
Virgie Joseph of RehObOth Beach.
Funeral services were held OF
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the LOfland Funeral Home
with interment in the LeWes Gem
etery. The Rev. Edwin Tull off
Ciated.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08

Mr.. and Mrs. James o. Chamber
lain left Tuesday for a trip thru
Virginia. They will visit relatives
on the RappahannOck River.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08
KEMP

Mrs. Martha D. Kemp, age 67
years, widow of the late Thomas
Kemp, died early Saturday morn
ing, October 2. She is survived by
one son, Joseph Kemp, of Milford,
and one granddaughter, Miss Bet
ty Armstrong; two grandchildren,
Thomas and Joseph Kemp, 2nd, of
Milford; two brothers, Joseph Cor
don of Wilmington, and Lewis Cor
don of Secretary, Md.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday afternoon, from the LOf-
land Funeral Home at two o'clock
The Rev. Harry Crewe of the Bap-
tist Church, Rev. Edwin Tull of
Milford and Rev. L. T. Gibson of
Baltimore, officiating. Interment
was made in Odd Fellows Gene
terry in Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08
THIRTY YEARS AGO
Taken from the 1918 Files Of
the Milford Chronicle Z

Captain S. NJ D. Marshall, from
Camp Dix, is visiting at his home
here for a few days.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08

An aerOplane landed on Lewes
beach last Wednesday, bound for
Virginia The crew came up and
ate dinner at the Hotel Rodney.
and after waiting until the storm
died down proceeded on their
journey.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08

Oysters made their appearance
in town last week and sold for 60
cents per quart.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08

The farmers are digging their
sweet potatoes now, bnt a great
many do not know what to do with
them as they are unable to get
coal for their potato houses. 1t
is supposed they will have to burn
wood
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08

Mrs. Clara West, of Millville,
has received a German helmet
from her son, Lieut. Earl West,
who is with the American Expedi-
tiOnary Forces in France.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08

Howard CliftOn:, one of Hous-
toms prominent merchants, has
announced that he expects to leave
here in the near future. He will be
greatly missed in this community,
as will Mrs. Clifton, as they have
been foremost in community and
church affairs for a long time.
Milford chronicle., 1948-10-08

Captain George A. Goodwin left
Milton on Wednesday for New
York, from whence he sailed later
in the week on the five-masted YES
sci, Frank M. Deering, of 1000 tons
burden, for Port Elizabeth and
Port Natal, South Africa, carrying
an assorted cargo.
Evening star., 1948-02-27
The GAO and War Contracts

The arguments which Controller General
Lindsay Warren has made to Congress IN
behalf of reform in procedures governing
war-contract settlements are exceedingly
persuasive In the latest of several strongly
worded reports to the legislators, Mr.. War
rem declares his partial findings indicate
that one out of every twenty settlements
"nay have been based on fraud" SUCH
a ratio, he emphasizes, is unprecedented In
the experience of the General Accounting
Office.
The Controller General is in an excellent
position to tell Congress II told you So"
Consistently and persistently he has Con-
tended that GAO auditors should have
more authority than Congress has seen fit
to give them in the field of war contract
ing. Early in the war, Mr.. Warren re-
minded Congress of the contract scandals
uncovered after World War I. largely be-
cause of abuses of the coSt-plus- -flxed-tee
system of letting contracts. He proposed
that his auditors be authorized at least to
sit in on contract negotiations in an ad-
visory capacity. And he urged similar
authority for his men in connection with
termination of contracts.
The armed services opposed these sug-
gestions vigorously. They contended that
all-out war left little time for competitive
bidding procedures or for careful auditing
supervision of contract letting. Congress
conceded the logic of this attitude and
gave the procurement agencies almost un-
limited powers to negotiate "cost-plus"
contracts, to convert such contracts to
negotiated fixed-price agreements and to
make final settlements. GAO auditors
were restricted to investigating cases of
suspected fraud called to their attention
or to checking settlements for mathe-
matical errors. They have been prevented
by law from advising the departments
during the course of contract negotiations
or from conducting comprehensive in
quiry into war contracts.
The War and Navy Departments, quite
understandable, demanded free hand on
contracts, and got it. The urgency of the
wartime need for quick production of
materiel justified emergency procurement
methods that would not and should not be
tolerated in time of peace. But Controller
General Warren has found good reason to
insist that in the future his Office should
be permitted to take part in contract
settlements, If not in the actual making of
contracts. Even if such participation
should amount to no more than the role of
a mere observer adviser, the GAO would
be in far better position than 1t is now to
safeguard the Government from contract
mistakes or outright fraud.
Evening star., 1948-02-27
Besieeed

Beset NTH time and rtnged NTH matter.
mind
Peers OUTWARD through its ndrro,o
1ctndo10 Sits
Like some great medicinal lord toto sits
Besieged Uithtn his castle. Back OF blind
And battered turrets he opposes Utts
To force, Lacking drro10s for boDs. he MS
His sharp thought sfpers cnnntngty
designed.
The food, the fire, the glacial ,oeapon falls.
The heoe retreats, returns and fights
again
Throuqh terraced centuries and stubborn
To claim and repossess ancestral halls.
Beset nth time, man runs before ths
clock,
Breaks through the ring OF matter, sptsss
the rock. MYRA PERRINGS.
Evening star., 1948-02-27
SAYS People Do Have Rhythm

To the Editor Of The Star:
A recent letter by Regina Winston to The
Star complains that "a large majority OF the
people in this country I" is woefully lacking
in an innate feeling for time and rhythm" !"
The writer Of the letter then blames Jazz
bands" and modern dancing for this short
coming, explaining that in modern bathrooms
"' nobody pays attention to the so-called
music" She concludes with the argument that
1t is senseless to give symphony orchestras to
public so musically uncouth.
But speaking for the public, for musicians
in general and for dance musicians in par
ticular, dissent!
Firstly, innate means inborn-neither ac-
quired nor destroyed by experience and associa-
ton. Thus, by its very wording, the accusation
absolves modern music and modern dancing
and for that matter, any current social force
of the responsibility for such woefm musical
deficiencies as might exist today. However, 1t
is not my intention to hide behind point of
grammar.
maintain that the public sense of rhythm
is as good as ever. have played for all types
of people-frcm grade school kids TO spanist-
Evening star., 1948-02-27
Benes and Musuryk"

President Benes and Foreign Minister
Masaryk have been criticized in some
quarters for "capitulating" to the Czech
Communists But the critics-comfortabl
situated far from the danger area-do
not make clear just how the coup could
have been prevented If either man, or
both, had openly opposed 1t.
The fact is, of course, that Premier
Gottwald and his political thugs had things
so prearranged that nobody could have
put up any opposition worthy of the name.
They had control of the police, the labor
unions the propaganda agencies, the army
and practically everything else, and to have
tried holding them back would have been
about as easy as trying to stop wf1irl-
wind with the palm of ones hand.
What should man do in such circum
stances? Should he bow to the inevitable
or resist it in a way likely to make him
wind up on the gallows? Sound argu
ments can be made in favor of martyrdom,
but the individual on the spot should be
allowed the privilege of deciding for him
self, in his own mind and conscience,
whether to elect to die while there is still
a chance to live Certainly, distant critics,
with no such choice before them, ought not
to set themselves up as judges of the
matter. Nothing could be more presumptu-
GUS or in worse taste.
Further than that, who can say at this
distance, on the basis of the confused
reports available, that Mr.. Benes and Mr..
Masaryk did not make the decision they
deemed best for their country? 1t may be
that they made it without having to worry
about their necks. 1t may be that they
made it solely and simply because they
thought Czechoslovakia would be better
served, in the long run, by their "capitula-
ton" In short, with the one remaining in
Office as President and the other as Foreign
Minister, it may be that they felt they
could exercise a moderating influence, no
matter how small, on the rampaging
Communists.
Actually, as of today, no outsider can
be sure of just what the motives were that
governed Mr. Benes and Mr.. Masagk in
their ''capitulation." Perhaps they would
like to explain things to their country
men and the world, but as yet-for one
reason or another-they have not been
heard on the Communist-controlled Czech
radio. Perhaps, too, they would like to
flee to free land to tell the whole story
but they are in kind of prison now, with
all escape points swarming- with Red
patrols. In the circumstances, to criticize
Evening star., 1948-02-27
WRIGHT Skywuy

Promoters of, the so-called "SkyWay
Number One" from Washington to Los
Angeles have come forth with good ldea
in deciding to call the specially marked
private flyers route 1.-THE Wright Way"
The naming Of the transcontinental air
lane in honor of the Wright brothers is
appropriate for more than sentimental
reasons.
Not only was the system of cross-country
navigation" to be used on this skyWay
developed by Orville and Wilbur Wright,
but approximately a hundred miles OF the
route follows the Dayton o-Indianapolis
airway which the Wrights and other early
adventures pioneered when flying was In
it's infancy. 1t was simple system then,
just as it Is today, but it served its purpose
in an era when instrument flying consisted
in glancing occasionally at an ordinary
compass. If the compass disagreed with
known landmarks, the instrument was dis
regarded. The main reliance of those early
pilots was on railroads, river courses and
signs painted-with their corporation
on barns, warehouses and other conspicu-
Gus buildings.
The Wright Way will be blazed across
the country in similar manner. Through
joint efforts of the Washington Board OF
Trade and the Los Angeles Chamber OF
Commerce, cities and towns along the
route are being asked to identify them
selves to private flyers by means of signs
on rooftops. Direction and distance mark
ers also are to be installed. The Boy
Scouts and other organizations are assist
ing in the sign-painting program. This Is
an enterprise in which Orville Wright ex-
pressed keen interest not long before his
death. 1t is eminently fitting that the
skyway should become a memorial to him
and his distinguished brother. -
Evening star., 1948-02-27
Revolt in Viroiniu

If Governor Tuck'S proposal Tor revision
of the State election law is adopted by the
Virginia Legislature-and the indications
are that it will be approved-the long
threatened break in the solid South will
have become a reality. ,..
Briefly stated, the proposal is that the
election law be changed so that the voters
In the State would cast their ballots for
a Democratic or Republican slate OF presi-
Dental and vice presidential electors. The
present practice is to vote for named
candidates for these offices. Under the
proposed change, the voter would have to
vote for slate of electors without any
assurance as to how the votes OF the
electors would be cast in the electoral COL
lege. The electors might vote for the
Republican nominee, the Democratic NOM
inee, or for some independent aspirant,
depending on instructions given them IN
a State convention of the political party
they represent.
The practical effect of this would be to
enable the Virginia Democratic organiza-
ton to use the States eleven electoral
votes as bargaining instrument. the
Democratic presidential candidate could
be told that if he wanted Virginia's elec-
toral votes he would have to support
policies favored by Virginia or abandon
policies to which the Virginia organization
was opposed. 1t is not likely, of course,
that the electoral votes of one State like
Virginia could become decisive weapon
But if the ten other Southern States should
pursue the same course. and II they could
agree among themselves, they would have
127 electoral votes to bargain with. Not
since 1916 has a national election been
close enough for these 127 votes to be
essential to the Democratic candidate. 1t
is obvious, however, that in any election
which Is at all close outside the South,
the strategy recommended by Governor
Tuck could make or break the Democratic
ticket.
The Virginia Governor minced no words