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Evening star., 1949-10-13
Five House Members
Are Named 10 Probe
Crime in District
Davis Of Georeid Heads
Inquiry; Public Hearings
To Stort in January

A bipartisan subcommittee of
five members was appointed today
from the House District Commit
tee to launch an investigation of
crime and punishment here and
to plan for public hearings in
January.
Representative Davis. Democrat,
of Georgia. a former prosecutor
and judge in his home State, was
named subcommittee chairman.
It was Mr.. Davis who sponsored
the legislation calling for the in
quiry here.
Chairman Mcmillan of the
House District Committee an
nounced that the subcommittee
will meet shortly, select mot more
than two" special investigators
and direct the inquiry.
Public hearings by the subcom-
mittee, however. are not due to
open until the next session of
Congress in January.
Four Other Members.
Besides Mr.. Davis, the members
Of the special subcommittee are:
Representative Smith, Demo-
crat, OF Virginia, a former prose-
cutor and judge who represents
the Virginia district adjacent to
Washington.
Representative league, Demo-
crat, of Texas.
Representative Bates, Republi-
can, Of Massachusetts,, who has
had long service on the District
Committee.
Representative Simpson, Re-
publican, of Illinois.
The special subcommittee was
established, Mr.. Mcmillan ex-
planned. because the District Com
mittee has no subcommittee with
authority over the four main
agencies dealing with crime and
the punishment which is given
out in court here.
The agencies are the police,
prosecutors, courts and probation
officials.
"Weak Link" Is Sought.
The committee, Mr.. Mcmillan
said, does not want to criticize
any one Of the four agencies of
government dealing with crime.
But it does want to find out if
there is a weak link" The COM
mittee met in closed session this
morning and Mr.. Mcmillan said
later there was general discussion
Of the whole problem.
Mr.. Davis put before the COM
mittee a comprehensive report on
crime statistics designed to show
that in the past four years violent
crimes have tripled in number
here. The inquiry is to deal with
crime from 1945 to the present and
will be concentrated principally on
violent crimes" such as murders,
rape and robbery. Mr.. Mcmillan
said.
MIR. Davis announced that he
would call the subcommittee this
afternoon or tomorrow to map a
program. One of the first problems
will be the question of employees
for the subcommittee. At least
one and probably two will be hired.
to start work under authority of
the special House resolution
which passed Tuesday. The Dis
trict Committee has about $4,000
to handle expenses to launch the
investigation. But if more money
is needed. the House will be asked
for funds from its contingent ex-
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Evening star., 1949-10-13

BATH, England. Oct. 13 (P.-
Bath magistrates banned the
American movie, '"The Snake
Pit" today. They saw a private
showing of it and said it was
"likely to be offensive to public
feeling"
Evening star., 1949-10-13
Late News Bulletins
Executive Pay Bill Voted

Executive Pay Bill Voted
The House today approved
the conferees' version of the
bill raising salaries of cabinet
officers and other high level
executives.
Discharge Petition Filed
Representative Kenned
Democrat, of Massachusetts,,
today filed in the House a petit
ton to discharge the House
District Committee from fur
>ther consideration of the Sem
ate-passed bill to give the
District limited home rule and
a reorganized city government.
Signatures of 218 members are
needed to bring the issue up
On the House floor.
Evening star., 1949-10-13
By Chris Mothisen

former chief of naval operations.
who directed the Navy's Pacific
campaigns in World War II, made
a strong plea for revival of the
$185, 100000 suprecarrier project
in statement to the House Armed
Services Committee today.
Rear Admiral Thomas B. Hill,
Navy weapons evaluation special
tst. read Admiral Nimitz' state
ment as the Navy headed toward
the windup of its presentation in
the committees public hearings
on defense strategy.
Chairman Vinson announced
that the inquiry will be recessed
this afternoon until 10 IN. Mon
day. Next week, he said, the COM
mittee will hear Gen. Eisenhower,
Gen. Bradley, chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary of
Defense Johnson, and Air Force
and Marine Corps chiefs.
Striking Forces Stressed.
In addition to Admiral Nimitz
contention that the huge carrier,
Cancelled last spring by Mr.. John
son, is needed for the proper
development of defense tech
niques, hearing highlights today
included:
l. Admiral Raymond A. Spru-
ance. retired, wartime task force
commander, gave the committee
his ideas of how the United
States could best fight a war
against the Soviet Union" declar-
ing that war plans would require
strong naval striking forces to
guarantee adequatc bases in the
Eastern Hemisphere.
2. Rear Admiral Luis de Florez,
USNR, special devices expert, also
called for construction of the big
fiush-deck carrier and urged
aerial war games involving naval
aviation and the Air Force stra-
tegic bombing command to form
basis for future weapons de-
velopment."
II another war comes, Admiral
Nimitz predicted in his statement,
it would be "global or worldwide
in nature almost from the begin
ming"
Cites Need for Bases.
Although it might start with
sneak attack, such as that of
Pearl Harbor. he said. more
likely it will occur as the climax
of a period of tension, or as the
result Of an act of violence or ag-
gression against U.S."
Recalling the Importance of
naval striking power in obtaining
advance bases in the Pacific con-
f1ict, Admiral Nimitz commented:
ut Is inconceivable that we will
deliberately plan to fight a global
war without the use of bases as
close as reasonably safe to our
objective and enemy territory.
Also it is inconceivable that we
will depend entirely on allies
across our bordering oceans to
supply these bases for u.s.
Sees Bombing Overemphasized.
AS was done by many naval wit
nesses who preceded him on the
stand, Admiral Nimitz declared
that overemphasis is being placed
on the strategic bombing concept.
as represented by the Air Forces
B-36 carrying atomic bombs.
There can be no doubt that
the atom bomb is the most ter
rible weapon of great destruction
ever conceived" Admiral Nimitz
admitted, "but still that does not
make it an efficient weapon of
war. 1t cannot be pin -pointed-it
must be used in area lombard
ment, and the chances are that its
(See NAVY Page A-5)
Evening star., 1949-10-13
u. S. Cruiser at Singapore

SINGAPORE, Oct. 13 (R.-The
American heavy cruiser st. Paul
arrived here today for q f1ve-day
courtesy call.
Evening star., 1949-10-13
Farm Bill Rejected

" The House today refused to
accept the Senate's bill to set
up a flexible system for farm
price supports. 1t stood by its
own measure continuing the
present program of 80 per cent
parity props for major crops.
Earlier Story on Page A-2)
Military Funds Snogged
Senate and House conferees
today broke up again in dis
agreement over the huge mill
tary appropriation bill. The
House conferees walked out
after refusing to back down on
demands for q 5S-group Air
Force.
Evening star., 1949-10-13

(See NEHRU, Page A-5.)
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See DISPLACED PERSONS, A.
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(See BRITISH, Page A-2D
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(See CHINA, Page AS. }
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(See RECLAMATION, Page A-5J
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British Ban Snake Pit

(See NAVY, Page A-5.)
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-11
D emOcrats LegiOnnaires
Name Heads Dance Will Be
In 5 uss e x November "a
Cap Workman And His
Boys Will Furnish the
Music; Tickets Are
Now On Sale.

In just thirteen days the local
Legion Post will hold it's annual
Thanksgiving dance from 9 until
l at the Milford Armory. For your
dancing pleasure the music will be
supplied by fine band under the
leadership of the one and only
Cap Workman. 1t was stated in
last weeks paper that this affair
was to be held on November 20.
however, this is an error, and we
wlsh to rectify the mistake. It is
TO be held on Thanksgiving night.
November "a. Those who wish TO
purchase tickets for this dance
may obtain them from any member
OF American Legion Post No. g.
Tickets will also be on sale at the
door. The price of the tickets is
$1.O0 per person. It is requested
that each person bring with them
a can of food to be donated at the
door. This canned goods shall he
used to help make Christmas has
kets which are distributed by Am
erican Legion Post No. 8 and their
Auxiliary in accord with their long
standing policy of aiding those
less fortunate than themselves. Re
member the date, and plan to spend
an evening of enjoyable entertain
ment.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-11
Dover Store
To Be Enlarged
Present Sales Space To Be More
Than Tripled In New Building

Construction work on the re-
building and remOdeling of the
Dover store of Sears, Roebuck and
Company got underway this week
when demolition of buildings at the
rear of the store was started.
When completed the store will
have two floors and basement ex-
tending from LOOckerman to North
streets all devoted to retail selling,
stated John ]. Koski, manager of
the Dover store.
To accomplish this the area at
the rear of the present store will
be excavated to a depth of fourteen
feet. This will provide for the ex-
tension of the present basement.
Then the present street level
sales room will be extended back
to North street over the part being
excavated for the addition to the
basement and finally an additional
floor, or second floor, will be plac-
ed over the present structure and
continued back over the newly
built section.
These additions will more than
triple the sales space of the pres
ent store and will provide for the
Ccontnueo on page q
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-11
Y. F. w. Auxiliary Aids
Iron Lung Purchase
Contribute 5000 Towards
Cost; Raised Money
At Carnival

At the last monthly meeting of the
Department of Delaware, Ladies'
Auxiliary to the Veterans of For
eign Wars, the Blue Hen Post and
Auxiliary presented a check for two
hundred dollars as their cOntribu-
ton toward the purchase of an iron
lung and directory for the new Vet
erans Administration Hospital at
Elsmere. This amount was contri-
Duted at the cake booth sponsored
by the Post and Auxiliary at the
recent annual Firemen's Carnival
The contributions of Delaware's
"a V. F. w. Posts and their % Aux
lliaries will be used to purchase the
IRON lung complete with apparatus,
and the bronze directory which will
De placed in the lobby of the main
building to direct the patients and
visitors through the large hOspital
The president of the local auxiI-
larry, IN presenting the check, stat
ed that the amount was made moss
lDle by the generous support of the
public at the cake booth. With such
willing and generous public sun
port to help "him who has borne
the battle, his widow and orphans.
or wife and children" the work of
the veterans of Foreign Wars is
made possible.
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-11
Three UUs.s~rts :, IRE
Assured For Winter
First One OF Season viii
Be Held In December; ;
All OF The Concerts
May Be Held On Sun
day Afternoons.

The Milford Community Concert
Association is pleased to announce
three concerts for the coming
months, the first of which will be
in December. Saturday evening the
executive committee and the board
OF directors met in the high school
cafeteria and it was there that the
sale of over seven hundred mem
berships was announced. This
made it possible for the associa-
tion to select three concerts of the
highest type, maintain current ex-
penses within the budget. The con-
certs may all be on Sunday after
moons in the high school auditor
ium. This will be announced def
nitely as soon as the contracts have
been signed and the dates confirmed
with Columbia Artists Manage
ment. Then memberships will be
mailed and the dates, place and ar
lists will be printed thereon. The
attractions will be as follows: Gy-
orgy Sander, pianist; Eileen Far
rell, dramatic soprano. and the St
Louis SimfOnietta, which will give
the members a fine variety of musi-
cal programs. The association is
deeply appreciative of all the help
given by the workers here and in
the surrounding towns without
which the success of the campaign
could not have been made.
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-11
ESPS Company Has
Listed Promotions
Division And District Managers
Are Transferred

George M. Nelson, vice president
and general manager of the Eas-
tern Shore Public Service Company
of Maryland, today announced the
promotions of division and district
managers as follows, to become ef-
fective Immediately.
G. Raymond Matthews, division
manager of the Virginia Division,
with Offices at Exmore, Va, has
been promoted to division manager
of the Cambridge Division, with
headquarters at Cambridge, Md,
which comprises the company dis
triet Offices located in Cambridge,
Oxford, fredericksburg, Denton and
Millington, Md.
James L. DisharOOn, district man
ager of Salisbury, Maryland Dis
trict, has been promoted to division
manager of the Virginia Division,
with Offices at ExmOre, Va, which
comprises the company district Of
fees located in ChincOteague.
Nnancock, ExmOre and Cape
Charles, Va.
ThOrstein H. StOrus, district man
ager of Laurel District, has been
Continued on page 1S)
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-11
BOndIssue ue
assed Here
Z 7O4TO32O
Referendum Will Pro-
vide S28O,6OO Of Local
Funds To Be Matched
By $329,4OO By State.

The special election held in Mil
ford last Saturday to decide whe-
ther or not to pledge the credit of
the Milford Special School District
on proposed $3.50, 10000 issue of
bonds was passed by a vote of
7O4 to 800.
The overwhelming majority can
be attributed to the interest and
work done by the local civic
groups, churches, and paTent-tea-
cher organizations.
This referendum for bond is
sue will provide $2S0,600.OO of To-
cal funds which will be matched
by $329, 10000 of state funds, or a
total building program of $780,
10000.
The results of the election and
the certificatiOn by the election
board have been delivered to the
State Board of Education for can
vas and certificatiOn.
Just as soon as the Milford
Board of Education receives the
certificatiOn by the State Board of
Education, Governor Carvel will
appoint building commission who
in turn, will employ an architect
to draw up plans for twenty ad-
ditional classrOOms for the ele-
mentary school, and plans for a
farm shop. These projects will be-
gin just as soon as it is physically
possible. The construction of the
dual gymnasium will be delayed
until the emergency building con-
tracts have been approved.
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-11

At Houston
On Sunday
Church School Building
Will Be. Formally Ded-
icated; Revs. Mulligan,
Tawes, Grant Speakers

The folk of Houston Methodist
Church are planning to hold dedi-
cation exercises at the edifice this
coming Sunday, November 13, for
their new Sunday school building.
At the same service the 5Oth an
niversary of the dedication of the
present main church building
which has just undergone a COM
plete refurbishing process, will be
celebrated.
The pastor. Rev. W. Stanley
Grant, who has literally been the
spark plug" of the building and
refurbishing program and his corps
of volunteer workers, included in
which have been some of the oldest,
but withal most active members of
the congregation, are putting the
finishing touches" to the work to-
day and tomorrow.
Rev. Grant, who gained fame
throughout the Peninsula Confer
ence as the working parsOn" dur
ing his tenure of service at Trinity
Methodist Church in Wilmington,
and who by his own personal eff
forts of labor, plus interesting the
members of that congregation into
assisting with the work, saved the
church several thousand dollars,
has accomplished the same thing
at Houston, on a much broader
scale. 1t is cOnservatively estimat-
ed that Rev. Grant, with his "vOl-
unteers" has saved the cOngrega-
tiOn of the Houston Church up
Continued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-11
Presbyterian Men
To Organize Here
Session Will Be Held At Local
Church On November Is

All of the Presbyterian men of
this community are being invited
to attend an organization meeting
to be held in the First Presbyterian
Church here on Tuesday evening,
November Is.
The meeting is to start off with
free dinner which will be pre-
pared by the Women's Association.
The group will then hear about the
National Council of Presbyterian
Men which came into being about
two years ago and which is beins
supported by Presbyteriar
Churches all over the country. The
movement is entirely a laymen's
affair and is administered only by
laymen.
Alexander Glasmire, principal OF
the Milford High School, will ad-
dress the group on his experiences
in organizing church laymen.
Albert Baxter is chairman of
the organizing group and of the
first meeting.
All interested Presbyterian men
of the community are invited to at
tend whether they are members of
the Milford Church or not.
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-11
Two Killed
In Automobile
Over Weekend
Lincoln Farm Worker
Struck While Walking
Along Road; MillsbOrO
Girl Fatally Injured
Near Shovel, Md.

A 32-year-Old farm worker died
IN the Milford Memorial Hospital
last Sunday morning from injuries
received when he was struck bv
an automobile last Saturday might
Other accidents in Delaware and
nearby Maryland over the week
end resulted in the death of a
Millsboro girl and injuries to sew.
en- others.
Hershel ShOckley, 80, of Lincoln.
was the latest victim of a highway
mishap. He died about 10 hours
after he was struck while crossing
Route IA, less than a mile from
Milford, shortly before midnight
last Saturday.
State police at Georgetown dis
closed that the operator of the car
that struck him was David VIII
lard Donovan. Jr., Is, of Milton.
who, they said, was travelling at a
moderate rate of speed when the
accident occurred.
Shockley, headed for a store on
the opposite side of the highway.
suddenly stepped from behind a
parked car and into the path of
Donovah's car, police disclosed. He
suffered severe shock, a compound
fracture of the left leg and lacer-
ations of the head.
The Milford ambulance removed
Shockley to the hospital at 1918
p. m, and he died shortly after 8
a. m, last Sunday.
CONTINUED on page 2O)
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-11
School Bond
Bills, Tw 0
Others Signed
yCarvel
Special Assembly Session
Adjourns After Tech
nical Difficulties Are
Cleared; Wilmington
Request Ignored.

The three bond bills for which
the special session of the 115th
General Assembly was called, and
two other bills concerning other
subjects, were passed in rather
uneventful legislative session which
ended last Saturday morning
shortly before 2 O'Clock.
The length of the session, which
began at 3 p. m. last Friday, re-
suited from unusually long eau
cuses during which detailed ex-
plantations of the revised bills were
given by attorneys.
The City Council of Wilmington
was pointedly ignored by both the
House and Senate, without even
any discussion on Wilmington City
Councils request that some men,
ber of that body or the Wilmington
city administration be given a place
on the board to consider and ap-
prove the Wilmington school build
ing program.
Signed Quickly
All of the five bills passed by
the Legislature were Immediately
signed into law by Governor FL
bert N. Carvel.
The three bond measures-One
for the S19,OOO,OOO school building
program, another revising the 1929
state law regulating school bond
issues, and a third making addi-
tional provisions for issuance of
the bonds-passed the House be-
fore II a. m.
(continued on page %
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-11
Sussex County Calf
Show Big Success
Was Sponsored By Artificial Breed
erS Unit Cooperative

The first annual Sussex County
Calf Show was held at the Uni
versity of Delaware Sub-Station
near Georgetown, last Friday. The
show was sponsored by the Sus-
sex County Unit of Delaware Arti-
fetal Breeders Cooperative, Inc,
and the Delaware Agricultural Ex-
tension Service. Entries totaled AZ
calves all the result of artificial
breeding in the first year the CO.
operative has functiOned in Sussex.
The Sussex County Unit was Or
ganized on Friday, December II,
1947' at a meeting held in the La
Dor Camp, near Georgetown. There
were SO members signed up at that
time, with a total of 1915 COWS. At
the present time there are 166
dairymen signed up with a total of
1850 cows. The unit employed H.
H. Schmierer of Milton as the in
seminatOr and the unit began to
function on January 5, 194S. with
all but II members using the ser
vice.
fcontinued on page l6l
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-11
Kent v. F. w. Posts
Lead In Bonus Service
Are Distributing Bonus Applica.
'tiOn Blanks To Members

In line with their policy of rem
dering every possible service to
veterans, and the dependents and
survivors of veterans, the eight
Veterans of Foreign Wars posts of
Kent County have been distribut-
ing the Delaware Veterans bonus
applications the past week and
will continue such distribution I'M
til every eligible veteran in the
area has received an application.
Not only are the posts distributing
the applications from centrally To-
Gated points in their respective
communities, but they are also pro-
viding, in each instance, qualified
personnel to assist veterans in fill
ing out the application forms.
On the eve of the first dav for
statewide distribution of the an
plication forms, a meeting of rep
resentatlves of all Kent and Sus-
sex County posts, V. F. d.. and
American Legion, was held here
in the community building. to be
briefed by officials of the Della
ware Veterans Military Paw Com
mission in the proper completion of
the forms. Paul POdOlsky. a past
state commander of the V. F.. w.
and recent appOintee as chairman
OF the commission, presided over
the local meeting, and Henry NJ.
continued Ola PAGE 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-11
State Rep. Allen Cannon
Of SeafOrd Elected
Chairman At Session
Of County Unit.

With the largest attendance in
recent years, the Sussex County
Democratic Committee met in the
Grange Hall at Georgetown last
Saturday afternoon and elected
State Representative Allen Cannon
of SeafOrd as chairman for the en-
suing year.
Others elected were Miss May
Kenney, Laurel, vice chairman; w.
w. Wilson Baker, Georgetown, trea-
surer, J. Francis Richardson,
Georgetown, was reelected as sec
retary.
Howard Abbott, retiring county
chairman, in a brief talk at the
opening of the session, reviewed
the progress of the Democratic
Party in Sussex County during the
past four years.
Mr.. Cannon, following his cleo
tiOn, assured members of the COM
mittee and the party in general to
give militant service. He annOun-
ced his intention of aiding in the
placing of Democrats in all avail
able jobs, replacing all opposition
party members.
Continued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1949-11-11
Mrs. Hattie Bennett
Injured By Auto
Lynch Heights Resident Was Struck
By Car Monday Night

Mrs. Hattie A. Bennett, n years
old, of Lynch Heights, near Mil
ford, is in a serious condition at
the Milford Memorial Hospital as
the result of being struck by a car
'MOnday evening. At the hospital
it was reported she suffered a frac-
ture of the pelvis, other possible
fractures, and shock.
State police said the woman was
crossing Route 113 from the west
to the east side near her home,
about 1880 o'clock when she was
struck by an automobile operated
by Harry Sawka of Chester, Pa.
who was going north on the high
way. Sawka told police his efforts
to swerve the Car to avoid hitting
the woman were futile.
Mrs. Bennett was rushed to the
hospital in the hospital ambu-
lance. State police are continuing
their investigation of the accident.
The injured woman is the mother
in-law of J. Gordon Smith. chair
man of the State Highway Com
mission.