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Milford chronicle., 1949-03-11

our town several years back and
was a schoolmate of several of us.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Marvel,
newly-weds of Wilmington, spent
the weekend with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Marvel.
Mrs. Samuel Gott, who has been
on the sick list is improved at this
time.
John Wagemaker, who is work
ing in Easton, Md, had the mis-
fortune to have his left foot badly
mashed by having a heavy piece of
sheet iron dropped on it. 1t had
to be X-rayed. We hope is does
not give him serious trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Davis and
daughters, Carolyn and Shirley,
visited Wilmington on Sunday and
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Vernon Owens.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Parvis and
children, Constance and Thomas,
visited friends in Seaford on Sat-
urday.
/ The Houston New Century Club
met on Tuesday night, March /,
with the president, Mrs. Bennett,
in the chair. The usual order OF
! business proceeded. Mrs. Pearson
club director, gave a report from
the last board meeting with the leg
islative committee. After several
details had been taken care of the
meeting was turned over to the
chairladies for the evening, who
were Mrs. George Marvel and Mrs
William Morris. The subject was
international Relations" They
had a very interesting program
Mrs. Dufendach read an article OF
international Relations" Alber
Passwaters, one of the pupils from
the school, sang several selections
:"'Now Is The Hour" and LET M
Call You Sweetheart" and coupl
more. Mrs. Pearson read a yer
funny selection. During the socia
hour the hostesses served refresh
ments. The next meeting will b
on Tuesday night, March Is. Mrs
w. ]. Dufendach has charge of tn
program, the subject being 9TH
American Homes Peace Contribr
tion."
Milford chronicle., 1949-03-11

church felt that a period of Con-
secratiOn and Rededication would
give to the church people the in
sentative to carry on for Christ
and His Church. Thus the Week of
Dedication came into existence.
Members and friends of the Cal
vary Methodist Church will OBJ
serve this week. The church is in
yiting all Christian no matter their
creed to receive the Sacrament of
Holy Communion as individuals
daily between 1880 and 1870; 500
and 700. The pastor of the church
will be in the church office daily
during this week.
The week ends on Sunday, March
goth, when all the members of the
church are urged to attend Church
at which time a special offering
will be taken to help continue the
work of the church in less for
tunate areas than our own. With
these gifts we shall be Advancing
/ the Kingdom of God.
Milford chronicle., 1949-03-11
HOUSTON

Church news for Sunday, March
13: Sunday school at 10 a. m. H.
r. Moore, superintendent, with Ed
win Prettyman, assistant. Preach
ing at IL o'clock by the pastor, Rev.
w. Stanley Grant. Evening ser
vices: NJ. Y. F. at z p. m, follow
ed by the hour of worship at 1880
D. m. Prayer meeting on Wednes-
day night beginning at 7:45 o'clock.
Afternoon services will be held
at Williamsville. Sunday School be-
ginning at o'clock, followed by
the sermon at 8 O'Clock. Rev. w.
IS. Grant, pastor.
The services on Sunday morning
were largely attended, 116 being
present in Sunday school, and a
large number stayed for the hour
of worship. The Houston Volun-
/ teer Firemen turned out in a body
there being 30 present. The minis
ter read for the morning lesson IL
verses of the fourth chapter of Ne
hemiah and chose his text from the
/ 4th chapter and a part of the 18th
/ verse: Everyone unto his owI
work and hedelivered a wonderful
sermon as usual. The music fol
the morning was most inspiring
both the special anthem by The
choir and the solo by Mrs. Emor!
Webb, who chose as her Offering
4 "In Heavenly Love Abiding"
/ Several members of our w. S. c
s. attended the meeting of the Do
yer District w. S. C. S. which wa
held in Selbyville on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Smith o
Philadelphia spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. William Chisn
and Mr.. Smiths mother, Mrs. Alic
Smith. Mr.. Smith was resident 0
Milford chronicle., 1949-03-11

Romans considered the owl as a
bird of evil omen and a messenger
of bad news.
Newborn blue whales are larger
Evening star., 1949-09-09

the interest of a number of Brit
ish manufacturers, especially those
producing the pinball type of
equipment. Their anxious in
quiry has been. wever:
Couldn't you fix this game so
that the customer could win some
time?"
With a smile, Mr.. Davies admits
the disadvantage of a game that
always beats the player. Il could
alter 1t quite easily" he said, 80
that it would make a mistake now
and again. But, of course, we
wouldn't want it to make a very
bad mistake"
To make the game cost Mr..
Davies about f10 ($40) in war;
surplus parts. 1t took him about
five hours to figure out all the
possible arrangements of noughts
and crosses with which the ma
chine would have to cope.
There are 6,045 possible ar
rangements on the SCREEN" he ex-
planned, but I managed to re-
duce the number of possibilities
which the machine would have to
investigate to about 300"
Evening star., 1949-09-09
british Machine Plays
|Ticktacktoe With Men,
|. Never Loses a Game
By J. w, MoxweII
North American Newspaper Alliance


GLASGOW, Scotland.-A stellar
attraction at the Scottish Indus
tries Exhibition is scientific toy
the familiar old game Of tick
tacktoe done by modern style.
In this version Of thoughts and
crosses" as the British call the
game. it is not a matter Of one
contestant trying to get his row
of three Ks or three Os before his
opponent does. but of a single
player trying to beat a machine
and it can't be done!
The machine has a glass about
20 inches square, and on 1t the
required pair Of vertical lines
bisecting a pair of horizontal par
aHels. Below the screen Is a
board with nine holes, correspond
ing to the nine spaces created on
the screen by the crossed lines.
The contestant takes a plug, like
that of a telephone operator. and
inserts it in whichever hole he
likes. An x lights up in one of the
spaces on the screen to show his
choice, and a whirring sound from
within the machine indicates that
| it is making up its mind" In a
few seconds an o also appears in
space on the screen.
The game continues in the same
way to completion. A skillful
player with his wits about him can
possibly get a draw with the ma
chine-that is neither he nor the
machine achieves the desired
three he cannot
win.
Why this is so was explained by
youthful mathematician D. w.
Davies. inventor of the game and
an employe Of the Governments
National Physical Laboratory,
which has included "neughts' and
crosses" as part of its exhibit.
THE machine behaves as if it
could think" he said. "but actual
ly it is an electric computer de-
signed to examine all the numerous
possible answers to the players
successive moves, and it rejects
those which would let him win. II
the player makes a wrong move,
the machine will select a winning
reply"
MIR. Davis said that If two of
these machines were matched
against one another. the result
would always be draw.
The 25-year-old mathematician,
who has been working for the
Government for the past two
years, said that he had long been
interested in the theory Of games
| and he hit upon the idea of
thoughts and crosses" while try
ing to prepare some entertainment
for a children's party. But al
though the youngsters had a Won
derful time with the game, 1t was
their parents-many Of them fell
low employees Of Mr.. Davies in
the National Physical Laboratory
who were most impressed.
Word Of the game got around,
and the Royal Society asked for
a demonstration. Now it Is being
exhibited to the public. .~
With such a fuss being made
over his invention, Mr.. Dawes
was advised to secure it againsa
copiers. and patents now IRE
pending. The only game ofxAts
kind in the world, It has ardG&En
Evening star., 1949-09-09
Suburb of Los AIumos
Finished in 8 Months
BY the Associated Press

WHITE ROCK, N. Mex.-Fin-
ishing touches have been put on
a complete city built by two
Texas firms. Winfield Morten,
Dallas real estate developer, and
Shaw & Estes, Dallas contracting
firm, built in less than eight
months the suburb to the Los
Alamos atomic energy project
community.
White Rock houses 3,112 persons
and was constructed at a cost
of $3,591 ,494. 1t was conceived
year ago to provide living quar-
ters for skilled construction work.
erS at Los AlamoS.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-27
Truman Back AT
Work After
Holiday Weekend

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Dec. 81
(Pl-Like his fellow countrymen,
President Truman went back to
work today after the Christmas
holidays.
The President moved to his Of
ficeS in Kansas City after a week
end of family fun and talking
with old friends at independence,
Missouri He will work in his
hotel penthouse apartment, per-
haps on the final draft of his
three major messages to Con-
gress. But his Secretary. Charles
Ross, says there is nothing espec-
tally urgent to do until Mr. Tru-
man returns to Washington to-
morrow.
The President wound up his
hometown visit last night by
dropping in to install officers of
the Masonic Lodge at Grandview,
near independence. an old custom
with Mr.. Truman. He also visited
his sister, Miss Mary Jane Tru-
man, and some old friends who
were having cocktail party.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-27
Warren Thanks
Sales Tax
Legislators

TALLAHASSEE. Dee az n
Christmas Cor Ooyeruog N
rem was a time q thanksnisins
especially 20 70 state lasuessgs
The 10 are those whp ssted so
on the states sales tax . n'xsss
ure Warren says fillea W
Christmas stockings 81 uaFe tisa
13l. 900 old folks. dependenl cas-.
dren and blind peoplc
In a staiewick radie HTssth
last night. the Gsvefnpf 49, a
would be rcverent end hsartsn
for these recipients - sials a
to "kneel IN prsyel alsl saaas
God" for the - solons
During hia specch. MMen
read the roll 81 thae af4aet
the tax. To the nanne - a. t
lator. he added ne nalniaf
welfare recipients - ms
and the amount ~ msMrY N
received in 1919
He didn't mention the
OF any Of me s. iseraak
voted agaisnt the saies tax
Actually. he didn't call tlif ssies
tax by name. tie rcfcTfcd uHis ~
the votes ito raise muneY h1a
the Legislators he patted an 1liH
back were the - Scnaiula afa
Sc Representatives who Vuisd iaa
the tax measure.
For the spring session "a tIe
legislature IN general Wmrtn
said il was ''thc greatest ana ugla
constructive session evef Csn.
vened in Florida
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-27
Transit Men
Back On Job In
Cleveland City

CLEVELAND, Dec. 27.-(R)-
The striking Cleveland Transit
workers have voted to return to
their Jobs. And buses and trolley
cars are expected to START rolling
Immediately, although Transit
officials do not expect normal
schedules before tomorrow.
The AT of L Union men de
cided by an overwhelming voice
vote today to obey a court in
junction to return to work. They
had left their jobs six days ago in
dispute over vacations. And
union officials have agreed not to
try to bring up the matter again
during the present contract.
During the strike, the APP
proximately 100000 bus and troll
ley riders had to resort to emer-
gency means of transportation.
The city of more than one-million
Continued On Page SlxI
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-27
YMCA To Have
Additional Unit
In Puerto Rico

Forrest L. Turner executive
secretary Of the Key West YMCA
USO, received an announcement
today from Edwin E. Bond, exec
utive secretary of the Armed Ser
vices Department of the National
YMcA, that the department will
operate a temporary unit on the
island of Vieques during the
forthcoming Operation Porter.
The new YMCA unit will be To-
Gated in Isabella Segunro, the
largest community on Vieques, a
small island off the southeast
coast of Puerto Rico. The estab-
lishment OF that unit came as the
result of request by Brlgadier
General Edwin L. Sibert, USA,
Commanding General of the An
TILES Command, who was con-
cerned for the moral and recrea-
tional needs of the several thous-
and troops who will be stationed
there in connection with the
combined Army, Navy and Air
exercise in March of 1850.
Following consultations be-
tween General Sibert and his
staff, and Mayor Antonio Rivero
Rodriguez and other citizens of
Isabella Segundo, the YMCA has
approved plan which calls for
the rental of building in that
town. Mr.. Bond stated that Brad
ley Burns, Executive Secretary of
the Puerto Rico Armed Services
YMCA, would direct the opera
ton assisted by Lou Voelcker,
now assigned to the Canal Zone.
The building will open about
January l, 1850, and will operate
until the first of April, 1850.
Furniture and supplies will come
from Puerto Rico.
MIR. Turner says that according
to MIR. Bond, the installation will
be the official headquarters for
the mancuvers recreation pro-
gram. AS far as possible, all the
services usually provided by the
YMCA for the Armed Services
will be available. This will in
clude small games, radio and
monograph, writing materials,
free coffee, organized recreation
| programs and sightseeing tours.
The organization of this unit,
Mr.. Bond stated, continues a ira
dition of well over half century
Of YMCA work with the armed
forces. Started during the Civil
War, the Armed Services YMCA
his continued it's ministry to
servicemen and women through
peace and war since that time
Last year over 23.000,000 indiVid-
ual visits we've made to the 90
| Armed Services YMCA's located
in continental United States and
abroad. At the present time, the
Armed Services Department of
| the YMCA is cooperating as one
of the six agencies of the newly
re-organized USO.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-27
IIannas PAY Visit
ToCiIizen Office
This Morning

Taue t.ii tu The Citizen
aIirs tna mnnnl was Professor
A 3 Hanns of Rollins College.
W utff Para
Accompanying the Professor
Mu Hanna The husband
a fr mam aFc writing a book on
tnr FlmHl East Coast. which will
D. calltd "florida's Golden
send. Tie book 90 be- printed in
u iau alll be- a historical sur
tet af tfe coastal region for the
lasf lauf centuries
MF Hanna Is Weddell professor
nf American History az Rollins.
anl has ruihorcd other books.
alrs Hanna (Dr Kathryn Alb
hcyl is arc an author and lee
tarcF
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-27
Four Killed
In Accident
Near Ocala

OCALA. Dec. 27.-(P)-The ac-
cident reports continue to come
in.
There, four negroes were kill
ed and seven other injured yes
friday in collision on the South
Dixie Highway.
The dead were: James Walker,
of Howell, Michigan, Jewel Nc
Coy, of Tampa. Leroy Twilty and
Alexander Walker, both of Ocala.
The seven injured are still in
the hospital, two of them in sert
ious condition.
Meanwhile. Sanford Police are
holding the father of a little girl
who smothered to death on the
back seat of an auto.
Seven months old Sharon Cas-
selman was dead on arrival at a
hospital Sunday Her father, Ed
Continued On Page Six
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-27

Many others have been built
or purchased by longtime resi-
dents who have seen this city
blossom from a sleepy seafaring
village to a brstling metropolis
at the end of the United States.
One of the most striking ex-
amples of the great expansion in
private residence construction
during the last year is seen in
that area off Roosevelt boulevard
taking in Seidenberg, Fogarty.
Patterson, Flagler and other
streets.
Less than a year ago. a big
proportion of that section was
either under water or covered by
a tangled mass of underground.
Today new streets have been
laid out by the city and old ones
extended by the city through
those areas and an entire commu-
nifty has sprung up.
Neat, white houses line those
streets, and evidence of the
pride of ownership is seen in the
many personal touches which
have been added by the occu-
pants. Brightly colored trim
mings, treIlises for flowers. land
scaping tricks and other devices
set each house apart from its
neighbor.
The main thing responsible for
this new community is the intro
duction of home construction for
veterans through CT loans.
First to bring this financing to
Key West was the Sunshine Con-
7, struction Company, Headed by
JoJe Sirugo. Sunshine Company,
which is erecting the houses, is
affiliated with A. G. Mathes, in
charge of financing for FURY and
Crouch, Incorporated of West
Palm Beach, in whose factories
the pre-cut materials for the
houses are turned out.
While approximately 125 two
bedroom houses have been sold
by the construction combine to
date, other homes have been con-
structed by Charles TOPPING and
Sons, the firm headed by Max
Cohen, the Macross corporation
and the CHS construction compa-
ny.
Some so of the homes erected
by the Sunshine Company have
either been occupied BY the own
ers or are under construe ton. A
| three bedroom house was intro
duced by the Sunshine company
and despite the cErected slump
in sales during the holiday sea-
son. several already have beer
sold.
A model of the e-bedroon
: house is located in Patterson ave
nue., just off Fifth street. 1t i:
almost next to the two bedroom
Continued On Page Sikh
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-27
Key West Featured
In Magazine OF
Large Circulation

Key West has once more re-
ceived national publicity. On THIS
occasion, the National Geo
graphic Magazine in its January
issue publicizes the Island City In
a thirty-one page, 80 picture non
fictional report
Featured throughout the article
is Key Vests Likelihood, the
United States Naval Station
Frederick Simpich IS the au-
thor and ]. Baylor Roberts, the
photographer
One of the statements that Key
Westers will most enjoy Is that
attributed to Rear Admiral James
Fife. Commander Submarine
Force, u. S. Atlantic Fleet Fife
is quoted as saying:
This Key West base IS perfect
for our purpose. There's plenty
of deep water close at hand and
ample shore facilities for berth
ing and caring for our ships.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-27
FUN NIGHT OPENS
WEDNESDAY FOR
.CITY'S TOURISTS

Fun Night for Tourists, the
weekly entertainment programs
that have afforded enjoyment to
thousands of visitors during the
past winter seasons, will open for
the fifth year Wednesday even
ing, according to Harold r. Laub-
scher, Chamber of Commerce
! manager.
The program, staged in the out
door patio of the YMCA building,
will be enhanced this year be-
cause of a new permanent stage
that has been erected there.
This first show of the current
season will feature a long time ia
vorite of Fun Night audiences,
Dick Bartholomew, a former pro-
fessional entertainer who has APP
peared before audiences in this
country and in Europe. Bartholo-
NEW, mental wizard, escape ar
fist and conjurerr is now a perma~
nent resident of Key West.
A 20 minute color movie of this
island, photographer last year by
Louis Ultsch, visitor here from
Chicago, will be shown and mar.
rated by Ultsch. This film is par
ticularly interesting in that it re-
Gently won henors in a movie
contest in Chicago
Community singing, with Mrs.
Bill Lee at the piano, and a quiz
show between representatives of
the various states represented in
the audience is scheduled with
attractive prizes to be awarded.
A lady in the audience will be
crowned Queen of the Island
and receive awards also.
The program will begin at s
p. M, and no charge for admis-
sion will be charge.
In the past four years, over
5000 winter visitors have sat in
Fun Night audiences, according
to Miss Gertrude Laubscher
Chamber of Commerce commit
tee chairman in charge.
I'VE plan this years series tc
be even more entertaining, and
much larger attendance is eX-
pected for the year, Miss Laub-
Scher said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-27
LINKED WITH LONDON

HONG KONG.-Theoretically.
at least, the British Crown colony
of Hong Kong off the South China
coast, will be linked with Lon
don by rail New Years Day. The
Chinese mainland Communists
announced the Canton Hankow
railroad will be opened on that
date.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-27

uHs haa eamt down and an
ff wfm up IS . new nation
fmu d the Fast Indies to-day
aa ia.fsma chnered a. the red
sH ahae nag ~ the United
efaf.s 81 lnduuosia was hoisied,
hHan etme Hollands tricolor,
hirh hai noan over the rich
mae laf mufe than 800 years.
Fmn Amaierdon Queen Juli-
Ha HasF brief broadcast OF
raialaimns % the 77.0O0,OOO
atups ING the chain OF
nN iauit
lfr iae af thc new state was
Ilt.a asff tHe palace ~ the high
missioner even a. the formal
Iamai.nn 40 independence
nNna sarl n Amsterdam.
IHuHi Batavia. capital OF
U nra .iatl Republican troops
hei $40 lnr possible attempts
CanrHiui f. 81 a few die
HH ia maI tle ceremony
fan lnfeoendence Day
aurr fnur wears 81 guerril-
aHflaf thai started and stop
severed tmcs ID also follows
t bffWpcn the Dutch
r ff infnutslans around the
.iulI E.I.
tHaf f ufW management
lH.fsr States 81 Indoncsia i
If UHsea tn thc Dutch King
an1r Gloss symbol Of the
a.tH iaua Crown
auwn fullna declared thai
H Eafatinn nl thc colonies was
nntH. tHU trrY roots Of our
f.ff
Maf f ai.bd. These two
nilf ar. realizing the world.
n arn t irure the desire fol
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-27
Warren Back
Hospital

TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 27.-P.
Governor Warren is back in
the hospital
The hospital says he was re-
admitted yesterday afternoon
and his condition was described
as good" today.
Warren had been discharged
from the hospital Thursday after
two weeks rest from nervous
and physical exhaustion" His
physician could not be reached
Immediately for a statement on
his return.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-27
Division OF Ships
Here January IL

Destroyer Division 122. which
consists of five destroyers, will
put into Key West for an over
night stay on January II, it was
announced today at the Key
West Naval Base.
The five ships will carry Naval
reservistS out of the port of
New Orleans. From her the
Naval reservists will continue
their training cruise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-27
cosT PRIsoNER us FREEpoaa

LOCK HAVEN. Pa.-lt cost
Robert Hamm his freedom %
come home for Christmas. Hia re-
turn ended two-month search
for the 26-year-old prisoner who
fled through the front door Of Che
Clinton County Jail on Novem-
Der |.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-27
TRUMAN KIDS FoToMEn

INDEPENDENCE, Mo when
President Truman set out fuf hs
usual morning walk here today.
he jibed at the swarm 81 news
photographers who followed him
through the ICY streets n know
what you fellows think. me
President told them You think
I'll fall and you'll get a picture ["
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-27
Late Bulletins -.
LATEST WORLD
NEWS IN BRIEF
Nv The Assoeiassd Pres.
EXPLOSION DESTROYS HOME

AUBURN. Mass e. An rgnin-
sion and fire destroyed "a neW
home in Auburn. Massachusetts,.
today. But it's thought the iauf
occupants were away % the time.
Nothing but the chimneyfCma
of the home of carpenteF kdsin
Leal, his wife and two smaii chh-
dren.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-27
State Gels Check
For One Million
Dollar Payment

TALLAHASSEE. Dec. 27.-(PD.
An unexpected one million
dollar inheritance tax payment
from the estate of Edward S.
Moore today bolstered a sagging
Continued On Page Sikh
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-27
200 new HOMES HAVE
BEEN BUILT THIS YEAR
Building Permits Issued Here Dnrine
1919 ShOsU Grand Total
OF $2,O54,O85

As l94s draws rapidly
and value of building permits issued Key West ook bsa
of growth of the sort that spells stability and secur 80
ports indicated today.
Residential construction reached aime peak In ala go
portion being built for
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-27

Fun Night for Tourists, then