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Milford chronicle., 1949-06-17
Happenings In State


Claude E. Lynch, ST., pastor of
Oakley Church, announces that ser
vices will be held on Sunday at 2
D. m and viii be continued until
further notice. Everybody well
come.
Announcement was made on
Monday by Norman =Collison, coll
lector of U. S. Internal Revenue
for the District of Delaware, that
refunds of more than s4.S00,000
have been made to S2,935 Della
wareans who paid more in 1948
federal income taxes than was due
from them.
The total amount paid these. per-
sons amounted to S4,308,465.20. All
the persons to whom refunds were
paid have received the money with
but a few exceptions. Approximate
ly 127,000 persons filed income tax
returns for 194S, but all Of these
we're not entitled to refunds, ne
said
The second quarterly payment OF
the 1949 estimated income tax was
due by midnight Wednesday. Ap-
proximately 10000 Delaware resi-
dents are paying their taxes II
quarterly installments.
-s-
Most of the school districts II
Kent County. where taxes are col
lected for local school distrlc
purposes, are returning the same
tax rate for the current year tina
was in effect last year.
At the Office of Receiver of Take
and County Treasure Webster Phil
lips, il was learned that only on
district had filed an increased rat
and one reduced rate over las
year.
It was also noted that school tax
es will be collected for the frs
time this year in the Kenton schc
oil district.
The Milford Special District fix
ed their rate at % cents on eac
500 reduction of two cents owe
last year, and a capitation tax {
$300 which remained the same.
The Harrington Special DistriC
fixed their rate at Is cents per SIC
an increase of five cents and car
itation tax of $500, which is III
changed.
The Kenton District fixed a rat
of five cents capitation tax of $40
Fines aggregating $50 plus cos
were imposed on nine defendant
by Magistrate John H. Conrad
Dover on Monday as an outgrowt
of raid by Dover police on Il
house of Herbert Watson, 80, 81
block Cecil street, Dover, at 2 a. l
Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-17
Demonstration Clubs
Offer University
Scholarships s
continued from urst page,

The scholarships are gifts for the
first two years and loans without
interest for the last two years
They are awarded ON the basis OF
need, college aptitude and quali-
ties of leadership and general
ability. The selection of the scho-
larship winner is made by the
County Home Demonstration Coun-
Gil president, the dean of the
School of Home Economics and the
county home demonstration agent.
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-17
Earlv strawberries

Several spring seasons in the early
'4Os plagued strawberry growers
with spring frosts severe enough to
almost wipe out the early crops.
This experience has made plant
breeders start work on frost hardl-
ness of the flowers as highly de-
sirable quality in a strawberry.
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-17

and brings all who wish to affiliate
with the school from the side road
running into the Sharptown road.
The closing date, when there will
be a form Of commencement, will
be Friday evening, June "a, and
there will be a picnic at Trappe
Pond for all the students Saturday
afternoon.
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-17

dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
Burbage in Ocean View.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Locates Of
Bridgeville, were Sunday dinner
guests of their parents, Mr.. and
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-17
Mrs. Carl Locates.

Rev. J. P. George was Sunday
dinner guest Of Mr. and MRS. Geo.
H. Townsend. Their Sunday after
noon caller was Mrs. Lulu Lynch.
Evening star., 1949-02-11
Bulgaria
Continued From First Page.

some time and have made num-
Der of inquiries.
He added: Two replies received
from the Bulgarian government
on January 13 and 81 were
evasive'
Inquiries Made Under Treaty.
Britain's inquiries, he said. were
made under the Bulgarian peace
treaty clause which obliges the
Bulgarian government to respect
human rights. This is the same
clause-in the Hungarian treaty
the British have raised in connec-
ton with the trial of Josef Cardi-
nal Mindszenty in Hungary.
The Communist governments
of Eastern Europe. having elm
mated all democratic parties in
their countries, now have launched
a concerted assault on the
churches in order to get clear
run for their Communist ideol-
ogy," the spokesman said.
News of the Bulgarian indict-
ment, he said, ought to be read in
conjunction with the news of the
trials of Cardinal Mindszenty and
Bishop Ordas in Hungary. Bishop
Ordas, a Lutheran. was arrested
in Hungary last fall and sentenced
to two years in prison on charges
of currency manipulation. He
later was granted a new trial and
that still is pending.
Evening star., 1949-02-11

that trial and an earlier trial of
Bishop Laios Ordas OF the Hun
garian Lutheran Church, said re-
Gently:
I'VE are witnessing deadly
struggle between the Christian
faith and the Christian church on
one side, and on the other COM
munism which will not tolerate
any form of the Christian church
unless it be subservient to itself. y
Bisnop Ordas and Sander Var
ga. general secretary of the
Evaneellcal Lutheran Church in
Hungary, were sentenced to two
and three years terms, respec-
lively, on charge of currency
manipulation.
Charges Termed Fantastic.
Prof. Black, commenting on the
charges that he was spy contact
man, said at Princeton that
These fantastic charges run true
to the Communist pattern, and
illustrate the length to which the
iet-dominated regime must go
in order to maintain itself in
power" He said he had been in
Bulgaria one week in l947.
Miss Cooper, at Bridgeport, said
the charges against her were
false and trumped up She said
naturally" she was in contact
with many Methodist churchmen
in Bulgaria, but our correspond
ence concerned church and relief
matters"
Lovech College was closed last
August under a decree placing all
education under the Bulgarian
government. Miss Goopers sue
cessSr, Mellony Turner, is now
teaching at Athens. Greece.
A source in New York close to
the Methodist Board of Foreign
Missions said its only contacts
with Bulgaria were for religious
and relief purposes only"
Evening star., 1949-02-11
John Nicholas Brown
Quits Navy Air Posi-;
D, A, KimbaI| Named

The White House today an
nounced the resignation of John
Nicholas Brown as Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy for All" and the
appointment of Dan A. kimball.
World War flyer. as mis- successor. |
At the same time, it was an
nounced that John T. koehler of
Bethesda. assistant general counsel
of the Navy Department, would
succeed Mark Edwin Andrews. who
has just resigned as Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy.
Mr.. Kimball. who will take over
the Navy air post the second week
in March, now is executive vice
president of the Aerojet Engineer
ing Corp. of California and vice
president and director of the Cen
eral Tire & Rubber Co. A native
of st. Louis, he lives in Los An
geles.
Trained With DOolittle.
He is So years old and was a
second lieutenant in World War I
when he took his air training in
the same group as Jimmy Doo-
little.
Mr.. Koehler. a., is a native OF
Pennsylvania and a graduate of
Princeton University and Harvard
Law School. Commissioned lieu
tenant commander in 1912, he
served in the Navy in both the
Atlantic and Pacific and was
decorated with the Silver Star.
He was with the legal staff of
the Navy Department before the
war and then came into the office
of the general counsel in 1916
after his discharge from the Navy.
He has been assistant general
counsel since May, 1947.
Quitting for Personal Reasons.
Mr.. Brown submitted his resig-
nation Tuesday. telling President
Truman he was quitting "for per-t
sonal reasons of which you are
aware" In accepting. Mr.. Truman
told him. You have rendered
wonderful service.
Mr.. Brown. a banker whose
home is in Newport. R. l., was
named Assistant Secretary by Mr..
Truman in October, 1916. He is
lifelong Democrat, although he
supported the late Wendell Willkie
in 1910 in disagreement over the
third term issue. In 1914, how
ever. Mr.. Brown backed President
Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1949-02-11
RentControI
Continued From First Page.

cipal of rent control. He recon-
mended:
That rent control be extended
no longer than six months: elm
ination of language in the bill
which would reimpose control on
certain housing which was re-
moved from control last year; i'm
mediate decontrol of housing ac-
commodations renting at prices in
which the District insuring Office
of the Federal Housing Admins
tration discontinues approval of
applications for mortgage insur-
ance: language in the bill which
would make difficult the establish
ment of cooperative apartments
should be eliminated or modified
so the effective date at which IS
per cent of the units must be
occupied by cooperative stock
holders is mot prior to April l,
1948," and that an equitable for
mula for providing rent increases
for units remaining under control
be written into the law to COM
pensate property owners for in
creased maintenance and opera
ton costs.
End of Housing Situation Seen.
Charles j. Bauer, secretary of
the Building Owners and Man
ayers Association, said his organ
ization believes the housing situa-
ton will be abated or entirely
solved by this time next year.
Mr.. Bauer asked. however, that
the law provide decontrol of all
unfurnished property rent above
$40 a month because no emer-
gency exists in the higher brackets.
I'VE ask that rent control be
extended no more than one year
he said.
Rent Administrator Robert F.
CoesWell said he felt the two
amendments on co-operatives and
converted housing were both JUS
tilted and necessary.
Mrs. Burk Calls for Control.
Just before the noon recess. Mrs.
Monroe Burk. chairman of the
District Affairs Committee Of the
Voteless District of Columbia
League of Women Voters, let off
for the organizations advocating
extension of rent control.
1T is clear the emergency IN
the District with respect to rental
housing still exists" Mrs. Burk
said.
Other witnesses who testified for
a one-year extension as opposed
to the two years called for in the
Harris bill were: Charles P. Penn,
the Washington Housing Associa-
ton: Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley. Dis
trict Federation of Women's Clubs;
Eugene E. Ditto. Georgetown Cit
liens Association. and Huver I.
Brown. Pleasant Plains Civic AS
sociation.
Miss lisa Mueller of the Wash
ington Chapter of Americans for
Democratic Action. supported the
Harris bill as written.
Evening star., 1949-02-11

islative and executive branches
of the Government"
Senator Smith, Republican. Of
New Jersey called this an i'm
plication of conspiracy" and ob-
jected sharply to the question
He said it ought not to come uL
in Senator Taft's absence.
Senator Neely said he would
change the question from com
bination' to "co-operation," and
Senator Smith still objected. Sen
ator Neely then withdrew the en-
tire question from the record, say.
ing he didn't withdraw it in
apology" or humility" but only
because Senator Taft wasn't there
He said he would ask the same
question later when Senator Taft
was present, and "let him defend
it. If he can"
Evening star., 1949-02-11
Amyets Chief Pledges
Action TO Gain Asylum
For 7 Russian Flyers

The American Veterans OF
World War II (Amvets) will make
every effort" to gain political
asylum for two fugitive Russian
pilots.
This stand was taken today by
Harold A. Keats. national COM
mander of Amvets. when the two
flyers, Peter Pirogov, %, and Ana
tol Barsov. 81, visited Amvet
headquarters at 724 Ninth street
NV.
The two erstwhile Russian lieu
tenants fled from Russia into the
American zone of Austria in a
borrowed" plane on October g.
They came to America after clear
ance by military authorities. and
last night completed a whirlwind
tour of Virginia.
Committee to Act.
Comdr. Keats said he would
bring the matter of the two Rus
slams staying in the United States
before his organization national
Executive Committee meeting in
Des Moines, Iowa, March -
and 13.
His offer came after 1t. Pirogov
had said he and his companion
would like very much ito remain
in America if possible and with
the consent of American public
opinion" They are here on a
two-month visa and said they
would like to become American
citizens.
1t. Pirogov said that If they
were unable to remain in Amer
ica they would go some where in
Western Europe. He said they
both have relatives in Russia and
that although the Soviet consti-
tuition says the parents can't be
held responsible for the deeds of
their children, he feared action
against them.
Here at U. S. Expense.
The visit here of the pilots is
at the expense of the Voice of
The pair are to be taken on a
tour of Washington today and will
see the Naval Academy at An
napolis next Tuesday, the State
Department said this morning.
officials will accom-
pany them on their Washington
and Annapolis tours.
The State Department spokes-
man said it had received no Off /
cial complaint from the Russian
visitors regarding "mistreatment"
during a press conference at Fred /
aricksburg, Va, yesterday. 1t. /
Pirogov said he was ''mistreated"
by reporters and American Air
Evening star., 1949-02-11

ACCUSED BY BULGARIA.
These three men are among
IL merican and British
churchmen named by the
Communicated Bulgarian gov
i ernment in connection with
2 treason charges against IS
Protestant ministers and off,
cialS. -AP WirephotoS.
and Stanley Andrew, none of
whom was otherwise identified.
Mellony Turner, Miss Cooper'S S
successor at Lovech College. a
school for girls of high school age.
Spy Network Charged.
The four defendants who are
members of the Supreme Council
of the Evangelical Church were
specifically accused of voluntarily
organizing a spy network and COL
lecting and delivering to foreign
intelligence representatives infor-
nation on economic, military and
political matters.
They were declared to have in
vited foreign Intervention in over
throwing the present regime.
Mr.. Ziapkov, a Bulgarian dele
gate to the peace conference at
Paris in 1946. was alleged to have
impaired state diplomatic secrets
to foreign diplomats at that con-
ference.
Some of the accused were de-
clared to have had connections
with Nikola Petkov, Bulgarian
Peasant Party leader who was
tried and hanged in September,
1947, on charges of plotting
against the. government.
Others were charged with con-
tacting Georgi Dimitrov, another
opposition leader not related to
Communist Premier Georgi Dimit-
row who left Bulgaria for the
United States soon after the war.
,Mr. Dimitrov has been living in
Washington recentlyD
The defendants, it was alleged,
spread rumors of war and fear of
atomic bombs, and took money for
their spying services which they
exchanged on the black market,
thereby violating the currency
laws.
Topencharov said the trial would
be before a regular criminal court
and probably would get underway
yet this month. The trial will be
open to the public. he said.
Cardinal Mindszenty was tried
by a Peoples Court in Hungary on
similar charges of treason.
plotting to overthrow the govern
ment, spying and black market
money dealings. He was sem
fenced to life Imprisonment this
week.
DR.. Geotfrey Fisher, Archbishop
of Canterbury, in commenting on
Evening star., 1949-02-11
Pay Raise
Continued From First Page.)

proved today by unanimous votes.
The figure for teachers, which
originally had been set at $3.50 in
bills already pending before the
Joint subcommittee, was cut down
to 5000 to- conform to the figures
under consideration by the 80th
Congress last year.
Representative Bates, Republic
can, of Massachusetts,, ranking
minority member of the House
Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee, ex-
planned after the meeting that the
teachers had been given a higher
pay scale in 1947 and it was agreed
today that the 5000 figure would
compensate them for the increased
cost of living since that time.
Foremost among possibilities to
be considered for new income at
Wednesdays revenue hearing will
be the combination 2 per cent
sales tax and revised income tax.
Evening star., 1949-02-11
Acheson TestifiesU US.
Wants Europe United,
But Will NOT Dictate
by the Associated Press

secretary OF State AcheSOn SAID
today the United States wants
Europe to achieve political unity
but that this Government will not
dictate what European nations
should do.
Mr.. Acheson was before the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee for a discussion of the
Marshall Plan. The administra-
ton has asked $3.50, 100000 to
continue the Economic Co-opera-
ton Administration after it ex-
pires in April and the committee
is holding hearings on the request.
The question of political unity
in Europe was raised by Senator
Fulbright. Democrat. of Arkansas,
who has proposed that Congress
go on record AS favoring a politi-
cal union of European nations.
Senator Fulbright told Mr..
Acheson the State Department
seems to take a "hands-of atti-
tude in Europe's political difficult
ties.
Acheson Defends Department.
He said the general attitude is
the United States should mot say
a word about the necessity of Eu-
rope drawing together in close po-
litical as we'll as economic ties.
Il don't recall the State Depart
ment saying they thought it would
be wise for Europe to progress
toward political union" Senator
Fulbright added. He said there
are signs this country is encour-
aging the building up of national
ism in Europe.
Mr.. Acheson flushed and said:
1T is quite unfair and quite
wrong of you to say that is the at
titude of the State Department"
The State Department said last
August, Mr.. Acheson said, that
this Government would like to see
a closer political union of Europe.
Will Help, Not Try to Direct 1t.
Our attitude" he said. lis to
help and not try to direct"
He said the department believes
economic recovery will lead toward
closer political ties in Europe.
Chairman Connally interrupted
to say the ECA bill is an economic
instrument and not political
one.
Il would feel disposed to disci-
plinary action for any one who
in the political activity in
Europe" he said.
Late yesterday the committee
heard an estimate that Commu-
nists are spending about S20,000.-
900 a year in Europe or propa-
ganda - compared with about
$500, 900 which is being spent by
ECA to get its story across there. ,
Alfred Friendly. ECA informa-
ton chief in Europe. said at least
so per cent of the Europeans have /
a good understanding of what .
The Marshall Plan means to them .
Information on the ECA is given
through newspapers, magazines
radio programs. and films. Mr..
said. !!
But he added the Communist
propaganda mills never stop.
If the Communists can do it .
Tor less than $20000.000 a year."
Mr.. Friendly said. they are bet
,er businessmen than we are"
Evening star., 1949-02-11
Victim Of Bod Beoting
Identifies AssuiIunt

Arthur P. Weisner. 40. of 1892
Pennsylvania avenue NV. victim
of a severe beating and robbery
told police today he recognized his
assailant as a former neighbor.
Mr.. Weisner was in Mount Alto
Hospital suffering from badly
lacerated left eye, facial injuries
and a possible basal skull fracture.
He gave police the name of a
man whom he said assaulted him
in his room about 1920 o'clock last
night and robbed him of $l8. Mr.
Weisner first went to Emergency
Hospital where he was treated be-
fore transferring to Mount Alto.
Evening star., 1949-02-11
Sofia
Continued From First PaQe.>

tCOntlnued FROM FlrSt rage
munist persecution of all re-
or Jews.
The last church census in
1884 listed 1871 Prostestants in
Bulgaria, compared to 100000
members in the Greek Ortho-
dox Church. the national
faith
The fifteen indicted are leaders
of the United Evangelical Church
Represented in the church are the
Methodist. Baptist. Pentacost AND
Congregational faiths.
Vassil Ziapkov. head Of the Con-
gregational Church in Bulgaria
and religious representative ol
the United Evangelical Church
was alleged to be the heart OF
the treasonable activity.
Others indicted included:
Yanko Ivanov, his deputy and
supervisor of Methodist churches
in Bulgaria.
Nikala Mihailov, head of the
Baptists.
Georgi Chernev. head of the
Pentacost church.
The four named are members
of the Supreme Council of the
United Evangelical Church in
Bulgaria.
The other II are Protestant
ministers.
In addition. Topencharov said
two or three more trials of Pro-
testants will be held IN the prov
inces. He did not say how many
would be tried.
IL Named as Contacts
The indictment named Il
Americans and Englisnmen as
Organs of foreign intelligence
and representatives of interna.
tional reaction" who visited Bul.
garia at various times since 1914
and contacted the Is accused
either directly or indirectly
These were:
Cyril Black, professor of Russian
history at Princeton University
who has been an adviser to the
American delegation in the United
Nations Balkan Commission.
John Evarts Horner, former
acting American political repre-
sentative at Sofia.
Louis Beck, present American
commercial representative here.
DR.. j. Hutchison Cockburn. di-
rector of reconstruction and inter-
church aid of the World Council
of Churches, former moderator OF
the Church of Scotland.
Bishop Paul CARRIER of Geneva.
Switzerland, Methodist bishop of
IL European nations and former
dean of the Divinity School at
Duke University.
Robert Tobias of the World
Council of Churches in Geneva.
Elaine Cooper. former principal
of the Methodist-Sponsored Lovech
College in Sofia. now a teacher at
Bridgeport, Conn.
A Mai. Thompson, former mem
ber of the British mission to Bull
garia.
Robert Strong, Col. Thompson
Evening star., 1949-02-11

Force Maj. Mitchell E. Giblo, who
acted as interpreter at the press
conference.
The questioning was about So
Wet military secrets which the
flyer said he would give to the
proper military authorities at the
proper time"
Even as Comdr. Keats made
the promise to give the Russians
aid in seeking political asylum,
a telegram was received from the
Norfolk Amvets post protesting
what it termed misuse OF State
funds to entertain the flyers.