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Milford chronicle., 1949-04-08

Vernon Cobb, has gone to the home
of another daughter, Mrs. John G.
Mitchell to spend some time.
Mrs. William p. Short of Beth
any Beach visited Mrs. Ebe David
son on Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. Higgins and Miss Pauline
McCabe of Seaford and Lee Boyle
of Trenton, N. j., and Miss Ruth
McCabe of the University of Della
ware, attended Bethel Methodist
Church on Suaday morning and
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Amos
f. McCabe.
The Easter Sunrise Service al
Bethany Beach has been changed
to o'clock instead of the hour an
nounced last week.
This will be union service oi
all churches desiring to attend
Music will be furnished by the Sci.
byville Orchestra, which everyone
enjoyed last year.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-08
OCEAN VIEW

Mrs. Oscar Pusey. who has been
|uite sick during the winter, is
kuch better and able to be out
|gain, calling on her friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Dolby en-
ertained at dinner. on Sunday their
1hildeen. Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney
kampbell and two children of
frankfoTd, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
bunting and son Barrie of Phila-
lelphia and mother, Mrs. Clarence
bunting of Lewes.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Bowen of Bal
&nore were the guests of their par
hits. Mr. and Mrs. George G. Keen
fver the week END. Mrs. Norman
bunting and daughter Gloria came
Fom Frankford and spent the af-
ernoon with the Keens
Rev. and Mrs. T. G. Jones spent
Wednesday with relatives on Thigh
hans Island, Md.
The boy scouts Of this .ccsnmun-
ty, namely, Kenneth Turner, scout
naster, and Vernon McCabe, Jr.
Daniei Steele, Loren Evans and
feweil Vickers camped out al
trays Point over the weekend and
njoyed The experience. Their par.
nts joined them on Sunday after
toon.
Mrs. Lloyd Daisey was i'll last
week with the grippe.
Mrs. Elsie Hickman visited hel
laughter and son-in-law, Mr.. anC
drs. Elwood Lynch at Lewes on
Thursday, then on Saturday Mrs
hickman accompanied the Lynchs
Wilmington where they visited
dr. and Mrs. Edward Cannon. AT
Ter visit with them. Mrs. Hickman
|Eill leave for New Jersey, where
[he will visit her daughters, Mrs
Henrietta Duffy and Mrs. Doroth,
Rogers, also her sisters, Mrs FL
her Calvin and Mrs. Theora Free
6panutius, until after Easter
The Sunday services on Pain
Bunday at Bethel Methodist Churci
will be as follows: Sunday schoo
kt 10 o'clock. Harry H. Dukes. su
perintendent Worship and sermon
BIT II o'clock by Rev Thomas c
Zones. Mrs. Mabel Dukes, s0loisi
will sing "The Palms" M
AT the evening service specia
music will be rendered by Mrs
Linwood Evans. Miss Mary Hook
er. Miss Ruth Evans and Mrs. Dor
bthy Holt, beginning at 7:30 o
clock
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Wood me
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-08

a
tored to Brooklyn, N. Y, and Long
Island, N. Y, where they visited
relatives and friends this week.
Gordon and Lois Wood visited
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Linwood Evans this week.
Little Susan Wood was the guest
of her aunt, Mrs. Wilbur Hooker,
this week.
Mrs. Harriet McClung attended
the Beauticians and Hairdressers
Show in New York this week.
Mrs. Ethel Hooker is visiting rel
atives in Philadelphia and Stone
hurst Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Brice Hickman of
the University of Delaware, are
spending the spring vacation with
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell their par
ents, at Bethany Beach, and also
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. j. Parsons of
Ocean View
Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Bowen of Bal
timore we're guests OF their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George G. Keen
over the weekend. Mrs. Norman
Bunting and daughter Gloria OF
Frankford visited the Keens on
+ Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. May Hearn has been con-
fined TO her home with a severe
cold; also Janet Wharton was i'll
with cold this week.
Mrs. Royal Mary Justice, whe
has been receiving treatment in
the Beebe Hospital at Lewes, il
improving and expected to return
home soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall Rickard:
visited relatives in Philadelphia
namely Mr.. and Mrs. Florence Helm
over the weekend, and also visited
their little daughter, who is in ;
I wilmington Hospital.
i Mrs. Annie Richards, who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-08
Private Gain Behind Iron
Curtain

PRAGUE - Up "A government
tobacco monopoly scheme to push
the sale of Moravska cigarettes, a
medium price brand, resulted in at
least a temporary setback. It was
announced that number of pack
ages would be distributed contain
ing a gold strip. Any such package
would entitle the buyer to a light
weight Czech motorbike.
In the first week one man came
up with a prize but the newspapers
were filed with letters from irate
Czechoslovaks complaining that the
cigarette dealers were carefully
opening every package of the brand
to search themselves for the gold
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-08

of the agricultural and dairy far
ming, and of water sports. The
speaker dwelt on the period Of
time when Hitler took over Aus
tria and told how the people lived
in constant fear Harry Hudson
was program chairman of the eve
ming and the speaker was intro
duced by Frank NJ. Jones. Miss
Anita George, a teacher CT the To-
cal school was also a guest.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-08

Plans for an Army Day program
are nearing completion The pro-
gram will be held on April with
a high ranking army officer as the
principal speaker. v. f. w. and
American Legion Posts of George
town and Millsboro, the Kiwanis
and Lions Clubs of Georgetown and
others viii be invited guests.
c. Linden McIlvaine, president,
and w. Yirden Macklin, secretary
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-08

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has all these features! 4-Speed Synchro-
Mesh Transmission Splined Rear Axle Hub
Connection Foot-O Operated Parking Brake
Steering Column Gearshift The Cab
That .Breathes'' The Fle1- Mounted Cab
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-08
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Full-foating Hypoid Rear Axle All-Round
Visibility with Rear-Corner Windows
Articulated Brake-Shoe Linkage Hydrovac
Power Brakes Wide-B Base Wheels Multiple
color options.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-08

of the Georgetown -Afillsboro Ro-
tary Club viii represent the or
ganization in a meeting in Grace
Church this week. held for the
purpose Of discussing formation Of
local P T. A.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-08
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Milford chronicle., 1949-04-08

Pitchblende is the chief urani-
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carnotite.
Milford chronicle., 1949-04-08

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Milford chronicle., 1949-04-08
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Milford chronicle., 1949-04-08

There's outstanding quality in every inch
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measure of massive strength and durability.
Evening star., 1949-09-18
THE GOSSIP GAME"

Here is a fascina ting experiment
you can make with your family or
a gathering of friends. Show this
specially posed photograph to one
person only Get him study it for
about 30 seconds); then close the
magazine and ask him to whisper
a detailed description of the scene
to the next person, and ask that
person to whisper in turn to an
other. After the story has passed
through several people in the
room, ask the last to describe the
scene aloud. You'll be amazed at
tho distorted version that he'll
give. The more people in the gath
ering, the more confused and viO-
lent the final version is apt to be.
For a typical example of distor-
ton, see photograph ON page rs.
THIS WEEK carefully tested vari-
GUS groups of six persons each
and re-posed the photograph in
accordance with the results.
Evening star., 1949-09-18

stereotype just gir just Gloria And the girls domi
tory gradually became just dormitory, and finally fra
ternty house."
In one incredible wild version gossip sad "Gloas
been going down there for months She always
night hear her folks sending her aunt in Toledo for
few months - and you guess why!
1t when things reached this stage that Gloria couldn't
bear it any longer.
How many families each year smten by the plague of
gossip of marital trouble impending divorce, inf
deity? How have stood aghas at evil stories
about their daughters? How many ruined reputaons family
breakups suicides rooted in the muck of gossip?
Business Wrecked
MANY business has felt the sting The classic example
is the big cigarette company that vctimzed years
ago. story spread with goss incredible speed that eper
had been found working in of the companys factories.
Sales menaced. Public confidence shaken.
Desperately the company tried to spike the rumor not
word of which 1t offered rewards for detection of the
gossip sprcades 1t published Board of Health reports Still
the gossip took toll of tens of thousands of dollars.
Who calculate the toll of gossip in wartime? Professor
Cantri says chalk up the lives of $4,000 soldiers
World War II to gossip of type another
"scuttebutt, atrine ograms, and worst of ALL home
front gossip that slowed down production.
Enemy gossip planters the FBI discovered trying to
keep workers of plants They spread stories that
tain types of labor would diseases Women ockng to
industry huge numbers targets of stories about ser
ty and female diseases aegedly caused by factory
chemicals
The rumor-planters banking al-too-human
weakness Many of do like pick up weird bit of nor
nation" and pass it Why?
Professor Apo studies Harvard indicate that people
gossip to get feeling of power and Importance The
spreader may merely be seeking attention. Dr. All
declares. To be in the know exalts ones selfimport
While telling a tale person IS for the time
being dominant his listeners"
Dr. Airport reminds us how many times said children,
Il know something you don't know" As grownups we've
juicy tidbt quite the During the government
agents gravely disturbed at what they found in
community One fourth of the people
listening regularly Radio Rome, passing Axis propa
ganda to their neghbors Were they Axis sympahizers?
Were they disloyal?
Evening star., 1949-09-18

No. team of psychologists discovered they just poor
people who wanted to boast that their radios strong
enough to pick Rome BY passing the Axis gossip they
got little extra prestige in the neighborhood.
Another why gossip that gossip reflects
emotional needs.
ANY human need may provide the motive power to
DR. Aport declares sex interest for much
of gossip and most of scandal Anxiety the power behind
Evening star., 1949-09-18

psychologist to say Where there's smoke there's liar
Often the gossper brings his dark repressed thoughts
into the tales he spreads Thus in analyzng the Wac
the Syracuse report commented
IF have shut life in the back-hal closet the
chances to that getting secret enjoyment
in contemplating these terrible practices of the Wacs
believing them, and in talking about them.'
Knife In the Back
SOME people gossip for strategic purposes They want to
eliminate competition by throwing knife in the back of
rival usually bit above them the social
professional ladder.
These people who lack of personal surety,
Professor Cant explains They plagued by feelings of
nferory. They seek to improve their status by drag
ging down the person the rung just above them.
Not everything gossped about The subject matter must
touch lives and particularly emotions DR.. Cantrl
proved this among students at Princeton by planting
gossip of his Just before recent formal dance, he
planted among six students the that the Duke and
Duchess of Windsor going to be in the receiving ne
week later sampng showed that rs per of the
Evening star., 1949-09-18

students at the university had heard the and most
of them believed it. Even the of Princeton had Tapped
several notabes suddenly offered their services spon
sors of the dance.
Conversely Dr. Canr picked subject that didn't par
tcuarly interest the campus He planted again among six
Students the that President Truman going
world week later only handful of students had heard
the story and few bothered pass 1t just didn't stir
Evening star., 1949-09-18

campus enOt1OnS Lne way EQWdrQ ana
Wallie did.
How do stories get distorted?
Psychologists find that all of us have
certain mental ''set" Our minds and emo
tions are set certain way, as the sails of
boat are set. 1t may vary from time to time,
but at any given moment our mental set"
determines the way we respond to gossip
just as the set of its sails determines boats
response to the wind.
P4inless Ezpeziment
ASSOCIATE Professor Eugene Hartley, of
City College of New York, gave me graphic
example of how set influences perception"
He drew two circles joined by straight
line, as shown in the first drawing below.
This is pair of eye glasses" he said.
Then he threw away the paper, gave me a
Evening star., 1949-09-18

Ulc IndCdOIc dIlO threatening tales we 50
often hear. Hope and desire underlie pipe
dream rumors. Hate sustains accusatory
tales and SANDER"
One of the vilest rumors of recent years
was the wartime gossip about five hundred
Wacs being sent home from North Africa
because they we're pregnant" The Univer-
sity of Syracuse Psychology Depart
ment went into it, debunked it thor
oughly. There weren't 500 Wacs in North
Africa at the time.
But what about that old maxim -
where there's smoke, there's fire.? Wasn't
there something to the Wac gossip? Yes,
there was A few Wacs had been sent home
sick. From this innocent fact a network of
mischief was embroidered. The difference
between the grain of truth" at the base of
q r,1rnor and the r1Hnor itself DrOmnted one
Evening star., 1949-09-18

fresh sheet and told to draw what had drew the
second drawing The idea of eye glasses had been set in
my mind made my figure look like eye glasses than
the original, giving it arched bridge.
Dr. Hartley than called in student and tried the expert
ment with him. He drew the initial figure but this time
he sad This is picture of dubbe" He then asked the
student to draw what he had seen The student made the
third drawing.
It's painless, amusing experiment which you try with
your family But to DR.. Hartley who conducted
research for the u S. Government during the the dstor
ton of things and heard serious business.
Evening star., 1949-09-18
90 90 90
FISH, FIe7 FIG )

An example of how set works in gossimongerng is the
who is widely enved and hence dsiked in her
community The set of her neghbors hostility DR. Karl
A. Menninger the noted psychiat gives this example of
how gossip about her might buzz through town.
Mrs. Adams to Mrs. Beck: Where is Mrs. King today?
l haven't seen her around. Is she ll2"
Continued on page rs
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-01-01

q, GsEneau in River Rouge Jus.
tice Court they all were ound
guilty Floyd Bllingsly 3s. Of
the Elliott street address. VAS
fined 500 as the operator The
Other II men paid fines Of $40
each.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-01-01
HilSon-HouSe Nubtials
Held At Smith Chapel
BY MRS. KELLOGG

The Smith Chapel Church in Inkster Michigan was
the of the p.m ceremony last Saturday evening
uniting in marriage Dorothy Jean Hson and James Lee
House. with the Rev. James Aikens officiating the
preSsve nuptia
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-01-01
INkSTER
lettings
BY MRS. KELLOGG

Inc kev. +. Lee of Henry
street. lnkstep celebrated his
Ind anniversary as pastor of
Springhill Baptist Church Dec
ID. He and Mrs. Lee received
many lovely gifts for which thew
express their deep gratitude 10
The colgi egation.
Thousands OF church soers
brsved the brisk winds TO make
the five o'clock service TO hear
the Rev o. B. Jones. pastor of
Second Baptist al his special
service. He handed out gift bas-
kets TO the widows and orphans
OF his congregation at this time
also. The Rev. Slaughter deliv-
cred his Christmas message on
The Birth of Christ" AZ a
morning service.
The Ministerial Alliance held
ITS early morning services AT
FRS, Baptist Church with Rev
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-01-01

elyn Davis, Lillian Lampkin and
Janet Bolden. Janet Bolden sang
Because and Il Promise You"
accompanied by Mrs. Alice La
Staff Mrs Ernest Lyons record
ed the many guests.
The ushers were attired in
cut-away coats and matching
oants. as was the little ring
bearer, Robert Johnson. The
rshers were Ernest Lyons. best
man. Albert Mckay. Bonnie
Mckay. Lewis Dickinson Jr
brother % the bride, and Zionel
Miller. The bride was given az az
by ner father, Mr.. John hllson
of Detroit
The brides mother wore a
wine dinner gown with. high
neckline, trimmed with sequins.
She wore matching flowers in
her hair and a corsage Of vel
low roses. The groom's mother
was attractive in a green dinner
gown with gold sequins ana a
corsage Of yellow roses. Follow
ing the reception which was
held in the basement OF the
church. a wedding supper was
served for the briday party and
intimate friends. The couple will
resioe with the brides parents
for the time being.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-01-01

The bride is the daughter of
Mrs. Lewis Dickerson OF Spring
nil street. Inkster. and the groom
Is the son Of Mrs. Burt Locknart,
also of Inkster.
BRIDAL ATTIRE
Miss Hilson spoke her vows
in an exquisite gown Of wnite
slipper satin. with beaded girdle,
sheer yoke, tight fitting bodice
and long pointed sleeves. An
open crown decorated.with beads
10 match the girdle caught the
finger tip veil of illusion. She
carried orchids.
ire bridesmaids wore identi-
cal ,affeta gowns Of pink. fus-
CHA. gold and zeal blue. They
were made with low neckline
and hustle. They wore open
crown headdresses VIII c h
matched their gowns Their
flowers were rcd carnations
BRIDES ATTENDANTS
TIE maid Of honor wore a
gown Of forest green with sheer
yoke and hooped skirt. The flow
or girl wore long white satin
dress.
Bridesmaids were Laura Kicks.
Pearl Burgess. Flora Mckinney.
and Mary Trip. The maid of
honor was Inez Dennard and the
flower girl was little Judy Lock-
ert, sister OF the groom Host
esses were Henrvene Binion Ev-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-01-01
Regional Compact
Plan Blasted BY
NAACP Attorney

NEW YORK. - Preparing TO
test the legality Of the segregat-
ed regional college plan, APP
proved by southern governors
and educators, the NAACP Is
urging qualified young negro
men and women to apply for
ADMISSION TO pubhcly-supporteo
graduate professional colleges
witrIl their respective states
We maintain that the plan
10 ship colored students from
one southern state to another for
graduate training is in violation
OF the u. S. Supreme Cour, de-
cisionS in the Gaines and Sipuel
cases. Thurgood Marsh a | J..
NAACP special counsel said mere
today
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-01-01
THIN-CITY
H i 9 h Ii g h + S

n, and Mrs. Louis Forte OF
,S5.l7ih street. Ecorse, arc va
.,,ioning in Florida and are
,Isnnins to spend the winter
months there.
The jolly Eight Bridge Club
ND their annual Christmas
s.rry Al the home OF the Walter
Eooos ji 308 Polk street, River
Rouge GIFTS we're exchanged
,mone he members and a de-
irious irenu of chicken and all
me trimmings were served The
sub w,n hold their meeting
liter the holidays TO start plans
n, the new year.
ATTEND PARTY
The Twin Cities were much
n evidence At the Tribune party
held in the Pcnt House al the
Gotham Hotel on last Thursday
wenlnc Those present from the
Twn Cltos w,re Mr. Ftancis
pstross Mrs Elizabeth Stroud
md Mr. aii, Mrs. wanvt WOODS:
H Andrew AndreJko, well
known Ecorse free lance pho-
toeraph a. is an unhappy man
tod.v AndreJko who lives AZ
a30l 9th EcorSe, parked his cal
h the Rouge theatre lot last
"Wednesday and returned to IND
it orokvr into
He told River Rouge police
that twu cameras complete win
cases and plenty Of extrae we're
stolen. They were valued al
$3.50
Mrs c E. McCoskey Of 26l
Polk River Ronge, COMPLAINED
IN police Friday that $40 was
stolen from her home
The money was IN purse
on he Isf No1r and was re-
hi"E
IN me basement she told police.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-01-01
FIRE DEPT. SAVES WOMAN

FIRE DEPT SAVES WOMAN
Quick work on the part OF
the Ecors. Fire Department was
credited with saving the life of
a woman who had been over
come by gas Friday.
Mrs Susie Demmings of 422
Salhptte. was over come BY gas
which was escaping from a faul-
~ furnace but was revived by
the pull motor crew from the
fire station number two.
Two armed bandits who forced
an EcOrSc merchant into re.
frigcrstor after taking nearly
500 in FASH from his store. were
being sought by Solire ioday.
Noise Poppa. who operates
a grocery and meat market at
270 Southteld Road. told DO.
lice that he was cleaning snow
from his sidewalk Monday
evening when the two men
entered his place of business.
PULLS GUN
He followed them into the
stoI. and they ordered cigarettes
and when he turned TO wait on
them ore Of the two pulled a
gun and ordered Poppa to hand
over his money.
While one bandit emptied Pop
pa pocket the other cleaned
out the cash register. After taxi
ing the money the two men
forced Poppa into the refrigera-
tor.
Puppa told police that he
freed himself and ran 10 the
ront OF the store in time TO
SOC the pair mingle with a
Cup Of high school students
and run away.
Thieves broke into 4 west side
store last Friday, stealing Sl3
in cash and portable raoio.
Samuel Dixon. proprietor OF
the store at $50 Polk, discov-
cred the loss as he opened the
place To-day evening.
Dl. Robert A. Love, formerly
OF Detroit. has announced the
opening of a dental office with
Drs. St Louis and Knapp at
10000 w Jefferson. River Rouge.
DR. Love is graduate of Mar
quetie Dental College and after
two years service IN the army,
has bccn practiclng at Receiving
Hospital in Detroit.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-01-01

Fosters. Guests included Mr.. and
Mrs Willard Stamps, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mlseo See, Mrs. Julia Lee
Wright, Charlie Speight, Mrs.
Francis Cobb and the children.
little Bessie Fora Mae and
Thomas Cobb OF Detroit.
Mech fun was had by all al.
tending the Christmas eve canoe
gwen by the Big Four Club at
the Legion Post No. $50 on
Harrison Road The Big -Four IS
a new club and this was their
llrst big affair Mrs. Thelma
Fox Reed. the president, reports
a far success. Better luck next
time.
The Ladies Auxiliary OF Le-
gion Post No $50 was busy
giving out baskets to the needy
over the holidays.
The Golden Gate Elks Lodge
of lhksier presented the popu-
lar Todd Rhodes Band al a
Christmas Eve dance at the Rec
reation Building They report
ed a grand success.
The death OF Miss Alice Sharp
shire came as a shock 10 her
family last week.
Tie InkSter Junior Chamber
OF Commerce held banquet
SUNDAY. Dec 26. The officers
are Edward Gohomah. president:
Gurus Johnson. business man
ager; Major Foster. recording
SECRETARY; Ernestlne Cupitt. fl
nancial secretary; Mrs. Foster,
assistant secretary; j II. Hank
eson, treasurer. Some of the
guests who attended were Mrs.
Josa Martin. Mrs. Maggie Ev-
ans, Mrs Lena James, Mrs. Ju-
LA Lee Wright. Mr., and Mrs.
Milford, Mr., and Mrs. l.. j. Den
by. DR. Emma Johnson. Council
man n A. McNeely. Johnny
Cupitt Mr. and Mrs. Loring
Maxwell. n. Kicks.
Call YOUR news in TO Lo.
l-8267 and read il in the Tri-
hume
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-01-01

Ms Jenelds Jackson q Inkgter
was out visiting her brother and
wife NJ and Mrs Preston Perry
last Thursday.