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Veteruns to Receive
Dividends. Asst.
Adm. Says

The Veterans Administration
has put an end to rumors and
guesses on the payment of di-
vidends on G. /. Insurance.
The President, in his recent
budget message to Congress,
has announced that two bill
lion dollars in dividends will
be paid to all veterans who
hold or have held G. /. insur-
ance for any substantial pc
Rod.
Continued on Page ~
, 1949-02-03
Fruit. Vegetable Co.
Mukes Shipment
To New York

The st. Croix Fruit and We
getable Company made a ship
ment of 26,610 pounds of toma-
toes and 996 pounds Of beans
to New York on Tuesday, Feb
ruary 2.
A seperate shipment of 1880
pounds of tomatoes was also
shipped at that time to San
Juan.
, 1949-02-03
vi. Councilmen Mdke
RECORDINGS For
Broadcast

Members of the Municipal
Councils Of. st. Croix and st.
Thomas made recordings
which will be broadcast over
stations in Puerto Rico, to re-
gister their protests against
the Butler bill which would
provide one Resident Commits
sioner for Puerto Rico and the
Virgin Islands.
The complete program was
recorded at the Jungle Casino
and in the home of Canute A.
Brodhurst, editor of the st.
Croix Avis, on Monday by Ari-
Ell Melchior, editor Of the Daily
News of st. Thomas. The re-
cordings began after 3 P. M.
& lasted until after 8 at night.
First was the voice Of Miss
Rita La Fontaine, who sang
Continued on page
, 1949-02-03
Virgin Isles Get More
Favorable Publicity
On Mainland


Both st. Croix and ST. Tho
mas were again recipients of
favorable publicity on the
mainland. This time it was in
the Minneapolis STAR. The
articles were written by Vir-
ginia Stafford, whose column
also appears in the "Minnea-
polls Sunday Tribune"
OF st. Croix Miss Stafford
wrote in part "St. Croix is a
place you dream about. It's all
the promises of the tropical
travel folder come true. This
little island is one of the three
largest in the Virgin group. /
don't know how many little
islands there are. But after Co
lumbus discovered them in
1893 they were named in hon
or of st. .Ursular and her IL,
600 virgins.
$50. I soon found myself
driving through the pastoral
countryside until we came to
a clean little wharf edging the
main square of the town." She
then described the row-boat
ride across to the HoteI-on-the
Cay, which she said "looks
like something out Of a picture
book ..,."
"The man behind the Hotel
-on-the-Cay is its owner and
manager Paul Giles, a young
man born and brought up in
Alsace-Lorraine now an Amer
lean citizen, whose training
for the business has taken him
from South America to New
York's St. Regis, Savoy Plaza
Continued on Page ~
, 1949-02-03
Gov. De Custro
Settlement
On Boy Scout Week

Acting Governor Morris F.
de Castro has issued a state
-ment in connenction with the
coming celebration of Nation
al Boy Scout Week which is
scheduled to start on Sunday,
February 6. 1t follows:
Throughout the United Stat
es the Boys Scouts of America
will celebrate National Boy
Scout Week. Tuesday, Febru-
airy 8, will be the 18th anniver-
sary Of this organization.
The ideals Of mutual help
fulness, integrity, loyalty, and
good citizenship promoted by
the Boy Scouts of America,
Continued on Page a
, 1949-02-03
Curibuir TO Sponsor
Round Trip Flight
To Sto. Domingo

Caribbean Atlantic Airlines
have announced a special daily
round-trip schedule to Santo
Domingo and back for a $50
fee. One of the suggested fea-
lures is to visit the Hotel ia
ragua, reputed to be one Of the
finest hotels in the Caribbean
area.
, 1949-02-03
Word Cunuduy
Arrives for Short
Stay Here

Ward M. Canaday of Annaly
Estate, arrived here on Tues
day afternoon.
Mr.. Canaday's stay, it was
learned, will be brief. :
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-21
SCHOOLS CLOSE
FOR CHRISTMAS
Appropriate Programs Mark
Past Week-Many Teachers
Leave For Their Homes

Many of the teachers in the
Laurel school system plan holiday
trips to their homes. The Christ
mas vacation began here at the
close of school Wednesday this
week and will continue until
Tuesday, Jan. 8. The past week
has been marked by Christmas
programs in the various depart
ments.
Miss Resale Wright will go to
Valley City, N. d., to visit her
sister. Miss Minnie Sprung and
Miss Jeanne Gunderson left
Wednesday to fly to Minneapolis.
Miss Sprung will remain there and
Miss Gunderson will go to Aber-
deem, S. D. Miss Nordgaard will
go to her home in Bottineau, N.
D. Miss Myrtle Ford will spend
her vacation in Bozeman with her
sisters.
Miss Marjorie Roberts left
Wednesday for her home in Butte.
Miss lneZ DaVey Will go TO her
home in Duluth, and will also visit
in Superior. Miss Mary Hoch-
muth will spend her holiday in
Roundup with her parents.
Miss Dorothy Anderson will
visit her parents in Belfield, N. D.
Mrs. A. w. Litvinenko will be in
Billings, as will Miss Eta Gebo.
Miss Ella Rothwell will visit her
family in Great Falls.
Miss Alice Mathews will go to
Red Lodge. Miss Mary Stark
weather will visit friends in
Plentywood. Mrs. Helen Toombs
and family r planning a family
reunion in Custer. Miss Eliza
beth Cooke will be with her family
in Billings.
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-21
Chapter Ends
Calendar Year With
Program and Party

The last meeting Of Zidonian
chapter, o. E. S., for the year
1S49 was Thursday evening at the
Masonic temple. Business for the
year was concluded and a cere-
mony by the officers, analysing
the claim of "The '49ers," honored
the retiring worthy matron, Mrs.
Luella Brohaugh, and the worthy
patron, l.. D. Scribner.
A short program with a season.
al theme included Christmas A
round the World" by Mrs. Edrie
Eilgert, telling of traditions be-
loved by various nations. Mrs.
Amy Vadnais read "a Christmas
Message" and Mrs. Brohaugh read
a poem, Blessings in Your
House." The program concluded
by group singing of "Silent
Night"
An invitation was accepted to
join Corinthian lodge No. ~, A.
F. G. A. M, in a joint installa-
ton ceremony for new officers of
the two groups Dec. 90 at 8 p.
m. at the Masonic temple.
At the close of the meeting, the
retired to the club rooms
where a Christmas party featured
of gifts and group sing
ing of carols. Besides the lighted
tree, other decorations included
evergreens and lighted candles
centering the long tables where
we're seated.
Refreshments were served by a
hostess committee composed of
Park City members of Zidonian
chapter. They were Mesdames Mae
Brown, Martha Davis, Dora Hans
ord, Louise Hansford, Julia Keef-
n, Ethel Ketchum, Mildred Brown
Nellie Nelson, Florence
Flood and Minnie Corwin.
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-21
ROTARY PROGRAM IS
CHRISTMAS THEME

Continued from Page One)
theme of his address was the fail
ure of men to get away from the
problems of the moment and look
at the world around them. He
cited the neglect of the Christ child
by the people around him as
ar example of the failure of men
OF that day to escape from their
momentary problems, and then
carried the analogy over to the
present day.
Following Rev. Spellman's ad-
dress, were vocal selections. The
six girls from the glee club were
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-21

Laurel, Mont, Dec. 16, 1919.
Mr.. Edward A. Daubenspeck, Sec
rotary, Chamber of Commerce,
Shelby, Mont.
Dear Sir: Your salutation is per-
fectly in line with my feelings
when it comes to little children.
Guess l am just an old .softie
when it comes to tykes, for you
see my wife and / have w of
them under our feet; they are
Gods gift to us and our most
treasured possessions.
l was fortunate in finding your
little brown-haired girl for you.
She was so happy and excited that
l just had to help her open the
gift, and l expect 1 got just as
much kick out of it as she did.
She says to thank the man and to
say Merry Christmas for her.
Her name is Karen Faye Sven
void, care of N. P. Depot, Laurel,
Mont.
Personally, sir, l would like to
meet you and shake your hand.
Anyone who did what you did, and
with the genuine sincerity that
you have will do to ride the river
with, believe me May the pleas
r be mine some day.
A very Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year to you and yours.
Yours truly, Charles M. Wood,
Chief of Police.
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-21

Marlene Hafer, Linda Johnston,
Ardelle Anderson, Donna Sheets,
Pat Gallagher, and Berta Jean
Wilson.
Visiting Rotarians at the meet
ing Samuel Brown, Worches-
ter, Mass, and F. r. Meeham, Bill
lings.
Guests were Floyd Rudy and
Don Clark, both of Billings.
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-21
Christmas Is Theme
OF Circle Meetings
OF Service Society

Various circles of the Woman's
Society of Christian Service of the
Methodist church held Christina;
parties for members and guests
last Friday afternoon. Homes
were decorated in keeping with the
season and lighted Christmas trees
were featured, with an exchange of
gifts by those attending.
Circle 1 was entertained at the
home of Mrs. Forrest Gomon on
Date avenue with 10 present, in
GLIDING two guests, Mrs. John
Stadalman and Mrs. George Pals
ley. Mrs. j. H. Albertus and Mrs.
Albert Leuthold had arranged the
program. Mrs. J. E. Galusha lead
the devotions and read a Christmas
story with Mrs. Leuthold and Mrs.
Wayne Willis assisting. Mrs.
Albertus was accompanist for
group singing of Christmas carols
and also for a duet, "Star of the
East" by Mrs. Paisley and Mrs.
William Gerke. Mrs. Peter Thorn
son will be January hostess to
the group.
Circle 2 met at the home of
Mrs. Fred Graft with Mrs. A. j.
Motzko as cohostess. Mrs. Graft
lead the devotions. Mrs. Fred Hill
CERT had prepared the program
which included a story, Little
Town of Bethlehem" read by Mrs.
Hilgert. Mrs. Winona Denny was
accompanist for Christmas songs
by the two girls, Ollie Mae An
drews and Mary Ann Vaughn.
Miss Ardella Anderson sang a
solo, also accompanied by Mrs.
Denny. Seventeen members and
three guests were present. Mrs.
Charles White, Mrs. Turner and
Mrs. Bert Sherrow were the
guests. Mrs. Jesse Long will be
January hostess and. will be assist
ed by Mrs. R. B. DeAtley.
Circle 8 had a no-hostess lunch
con at the home of Mrs. Frank
Hartley with Is present. Mrs. Ed
ward Coombs lead the devotions
which We're based on the Christ
mas story from the book of Luke.
Mrs. C. W. Laird read 1.-THE Leg
end of the Poinsettia" and also a
paper on the Traditions of Christ
mas in Other Lands" Keron
and Sandra Hartley
came from school to play Christ
mas music, which included piano
solos by each of the girls and also
a duet, 20 Come All Ye Faith
Those present sang Happy
honoring Mrs. R. W..
chairman of the group. Mrs.
laird will entertain circle 8 in
January. a
Circle q met at the home of Mrs.
K. Chapman for a 1870 lunch
'on with 16 present, including a
,uest, Mrs. M. w. Butcher. Mrs.
frances Mills lead the devotions.
drs. Vinton Shay read a Christ
mas Story. Keron Chapman and
Hartley played their piano
.umbers for this group alsosa Mrs
Barr will be the January
assisted by Mrs. Lindahl.
Mrs. ]. R. Heebner and Mrs.
,alph Steele entertained circle 5
t the Heebner home with 10 pres
mt. Mrs. o. P. Roberts lead the
evotions, Mrs. Roy Roseberry
cad a Christmas story and Mrs.
:. L. Smith had charge of games.
irs. E. l.. Sommers will enter
ain circle 5 in January.
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-21
Christmas Spirit,
Where To Find 1t

Continued from Page One)
tween 5 and 6 years of age. She
had light brown hair and a round
glowing face slightly on the plump
side of the ledger. When my train
moved out we were still waving to
beat the band.
Now Santa, 1 am mailing you a
little doll and when you get it, you
or one of your assistants just
gotta find her and give her the
doll. l don't care how tough you
are in office, / know you're just a
big sissy at Christmas time like
the rest of us, so spin along and
get this off our minds before that
train pulls out. l shall be most
happy to recommend a promotion
for you when you shall have done
this kindly act.
May many Merry Christmases
and Happy New Years bring you
joy and happiness in the years to
come.
Cordially yours, Edward A. Dau-
~benspeck.
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-21
Death Rate

The death rate in the United
States has been going down :, with
few interruptions for a long time.
The death rate among life insur-
ance policy holders too has
dropped, and in 1913 was near the
lowest point on record.
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-21
Wizard Island

Wizard Island in Oregon's Crater
lake represents e volcano within
a volcano. Biologists say 1t formed
in the crater Of Mt. Mazama. the
prehistoric destruction Of which led
to the formation Of scenic Crater
Lake.
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CHILDREN GUESTS
Of LOCAL K|WAN|NS

Continued from Page One)
Karen and Susan Stevens, and
Diane Macdonald.
At the end of the program Santa
Claus arrived to distribute gifts
and candy bags. His departure
was to the accompaniment Of
Jingle Bells.
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-21
Radio Program Awards

About five million dollars in cash
and merchandise was given away
to radio listeners for answering
questions or identifying tunes or
personages in 1913.
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-21
Salt for Cattle

Lack of salt in livestock rations
costs farmers large sums of money
each year in loss of potential gains
in weight.
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-21

Pluto Is the outermost planet Of
our solar system. One year o.
Pluto II 27 Earth years long.
Milford chronicle., 1949-12-16


they say-'Now, Grandpa, you know that there
really isn't any Santa Claus!" Perhaps this feeling
indicates sign of progress; but I wonder.
What Would Jesus Say!
wish Jesus could have accompanied me on this
trip around the big department stores; and this
say in respectful manner. Of course do not know
what He would say,-whether He would be sad and
critical, or whether He would enthuse with the
crowd. Probably He would not object to our people
having expensive presents if it were not for His
children who starving to death in Europe and
Asia. He surely would be thinking of them and
wishing that money being spent here for so many
useless gifts could be spent food and clothing for
His children abroad.
would also like to hear Jesus comment on the
new trend of window dressings When was bow
the leading store window would have a manager
with representation of little Jesus with His mo-
ther Mary. leaning Him. The department stores
especially made effort to connect up Jesus birth
with the Christmas Holidays. AS I became older
there was less about Jesus humble birth; Santa
Claus was featured in place of Jesus. His mother
and the three wise men. But this year some large
department stores are forgetting both Jesus and
Santa Claus. They have in their windows wild ami
mails which wag their heads, shake their paws and
talk'-anmals which have been featured in the
comic strips wonder what this trend will lead to!
Milford chronicle., 1949-12-16

to be a practical example of what
may be done by the average farmer
of Delaware.
With more than one hundred
cases of smallpox raging in the
lower part of Sussex County and
in the hopes of preventing the fu-
ture spreading of the disease, dras-
tic action was taken today by Ches-
ter H. Wells, State Board of Health
Commissioner, and other officials of
the State Board of Health, isOlating
five hundred in the county and
placing general restrictions on the
entire county insofar as cOmmun-
icatiOn with the outside world is
concerned.
Commissioner Wells issued an
order to the Pennsylvania Railroad
today directing that all shipments
of evergreens from Broadkiln,
Georgetown, Indian River, Days
bOro and Baltimore Hundreds be
stopped entirely. and that any ship
ment of Christmas greens from
other parts of the county should not
be received by the railroad without
a special permit from the health au-
thOrities, showing that the goods
had not in any way come into
contact with the afflicted district.
Beginning last Saturday, physi-
clans from lower Delaware, aided
by others, obtained through a hurry
call of the State Board of Health
began a systematic search from
house to house among the FIVE hun
dreds for cases of the disease
Wherever they found such a case
they required that the other mem
bers of the family be vaccinated.
In addition, the house where there
has been smallpox, the premises
will be thoroughly fumigated and
if there is still a case on hand the
place will be placarded.
Milford chronicle., 1949-12-16
STILL ALIVE

AS is to be expected, the advocates of the
welfare state are gleefully declaiming that
the recent Off-year elections amounted to
great victories for their cause. However
even quick analysis of the results present
very different kind of picture. The outcome
IN New York is most often cited. Mr.. Leh-
mans win is heralded as blanket endorse
ment OF the Administrations social security
program. But the fact is that Mr.. Lehman
opposed at least two of the planks in that pro-
gram-the Brannan farm plan and social
lzed medicine. Moreover, though he is one of
the best vOte-getters in New York history
ana was running against a man new to poli-
Tics, he won by less than 100000 votes in an
election in which nearly 5000, 900 votes were
cast In California there was a clear-cut is
sue, over a year-Old pension law which rep
resented social welfare" in extremis The
voters repealed it. And in New JERSEY A gov
ernor OF comparatively conservative views
was reelected The President will mako
every eifort to force his program through the
next congress. He is entitled to do that.
AT the same time, those Congressman who
mold other views need not fear that honest
opposition to a welfare state based on the
British model will mean political suicide. The
american people have not shown, at the bal
lot box, that they want dictatOrial govern
ment which will do everything for everv-
DOdy-and, necessarily, take most of our
earnings to pay for it. And they have not
shown that old ideas of individual initiative
and self-reliance, coupled with local respOn-
slblllty for local problems, have been aband-
oned. The American spirit is still verv much
alive.
Milford chronicle., 1949-12-16

not be compelled to depend upon
the services of physicians in neigh
boring towns, as Dr.. Henry E. Tom
lsOn, a young physician who had
started practice at Laurel, Della
ware, has moved from that town to
Harrington, and opened an Office
for the practice of medicine. The
death of DR.. T. G.. Riley made an
opening which this physician took
advantage of, and he will have a
broad field for work. The people of
Laurel and the local paper there
speak we'll of the physician and re-
gret his departure. He is a son of
the late Samuel J. TOmisOn of Lau-
rel and graduated from jefferson
Medical College in Philadelphia.
He is the first in the field, and it is
up to the doctor to make good and
uphold the reputation of his prede-
cessOr.
G. +. Bunting & Sons, prOprie-
tors of Bunting's Nurseries, Selby-
vile, have given the State Board of
Agriculture the following valuable
shrubs and trees for planting along
the dupont Boulevard between Sci.
byville and Milford: so Butterfly
bush, 100 Spirea, 20 Deutzia ere.
nata, 20 Deutzia Pride of ROches.
ter, 35 FOrsythia, 20 Rose of Shar.
on double red, 20 Rose of Sharon
double white, 10 Hydrangea Pani.
culata GrandifiOra, 10 Hydrangea
ArbOrescens, 500 Barberry, 1000
privit, 90 European larch, 10 Doug
las spruce, 10 American ArbOrvi-
tae, 10 Norway spruce, 200 weeping
willows, so silver naples and %
Russian Mulberry trees.
Mrs. Coleman dupont has EN-.
plOyed a competent landscape gar.
dener to arrange the planting ot
these trees and shrubs in a way tc
make the r0adsides attractive and
Milford chronicle., 1949-12-16
Thirty Years Ago Tax Hia a82a H884 GBso5: The BSs

Mrs. Lettie Hill and daughters
Virginia and Edna, of Harrington
were the weekend guests of Mrs
William Hazard.
Mrs. Matthew Mitten and her
son, William Mitten, and wife, and
Miss Jane Mitten of near Frederica
were Ellendale visitors last Sun
day.
Lewes fishermen are making
small catches of perch and rock
which are bringing good prices,
Many of the Rehoboth Bay fisher
men are making extra good catches
of perch, which they are shipping
to the city markets, and for which
they are receiving good prices
Some of the farmers around Mag
nolia have been husking corn with
the new machine lately put on the
market whivch husks the corn,
cuts the fodder and blows it up in
the loft. This is a great saving of
labor for the farmers and thew can
get in all their corn and fodder in
a few days.
The several evergreen dealers in
Milton are busy packing and ship
ping holly, pine cones and wreaths
for the Christmas trade. The
prices being paid, while not SO
high as last season, are liberal. The
dealers here are handicapped some
what by the fact that the country
surrounding MillsbOrO, Harbeson
and Georgetown are prohibited the
making and selling of evergreens
because of the action of the State
Board of Health in quarantining
those sections on account of the
prevalency of a disease said to be
smallpox.
The people of Harrington will
Milford chronicle., 1949-12-16

the areas of these operations in recent weeks.
and even now, with extensive pay roll losses
IN the automOtive industry because of the
three weeks of lost production Mr.. Wilson
mentioned, the same results are being felt.
When one man goes out on strike in America,
dozen families besides his own eventually
feel the loss of pay check. It spreads far
and wide, through the entire system of sup
plying the average family's needs, back to
the basic sources of food and clothes and
warmth. Strikes of the industry-wide type
are strikes against the prosperity of the
United States.
Milford chronicle., 1949-12-16
..EQUALITYn

We in America-and men across the
earth-have trapped themselves with that
word equality which is inapplicable to the
genus man. We should forget it. Stop its
use in our country. Let the Communists have
IT. 1t isn't for men who fling their dreams
across the skies. 1t is fit only for leveling
down OF mankind. There is only one time
when men are equal and that is when thew
are dead. Equality is a word, therefore. that
has nothing to do with life. But "freedOnl''
glows with life Dignity" is a word that
gives life worth. "AcceptGnce' gives life it's
warmth. "GrO1Oth" is life itself. These are
words that are made for democratic tongues
to say. We thought up this lie that all men
are equal to combat an uglier lie which de-
clared that all men of white color or superior
to men who are not white-and its variations:
that all men holding a certain religion or
opinion are superior to those who do not
hold it. Today these two lies are trying to
divide the world between them.
Milford chronicle., 1949-12-16
5000
MAKING HOSPITALS SAFE

Preparations are virtually completed for
the nationwide fire safety inspection of more
than 5000 American hospitals by trained
engineers which was announced some time
ago by the National Board of Fire Under
writers. Several months of intensive work
have been spent in assembling the task force
OF nearly 1,7O0 engineers who will make the
surveys, in preparing an instruction sheet
and inspection fOrm and in working out de-
tails OF cooperation with other organizations.
During the next few weeks, % meetings will
be held in various parts of the country to
instruct the engineers in the methods to be
followed. The inspections will get under way
soon after these meetings. This is the most
ambitious program of its nature ever at
tempted. It's scope is deemed to include any
institution, public or private, in which hu-
man beings are confined due to physical in
capacity. The survey will include data on
each institutions construction, power and
alarm and watch service, drills and training
for emergencies, and other factors and in
stallatiOns which bear on fire safety. The
campaign should be given the enthusiastic
support OF hospital personnel, public officials,
and the people at large. We must do every
thing humanity possible to see that another
ghastly hospital disaster does not occur.
These inspections, and the reports that will
follow, are the right way to start.