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Milford chronicle., 1950-09-29

CHICKEN SALAD-The w. S. G.
S. of the Greenwood Methodist
Church will hold a chicken Salad
and oyster or ham and oyster sup
per on Saturday evening, .Septem-
Der 30, in the Firemen's Building.
Prices: $1.25 for adults and 75c
for children, including dessert.
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-29

NAMED AIDE.DE.CAMP-Ralph
Scott, a member of Blue Hen Post
No. 64S3, Milford, has been hon.
ored by selection as one of the
Delaware V. F. WIS aide-de-camps
to the national commander. Frank
c. Montague, a former local po-
liceman and now sergeant on the
Dover Police Force, has been Civ
en- similar recognition. Announce
ment of the Scott and Montague
appointments was made Monday
evening by Department Command
er John E. Barbara at a meeting
of the Department of Delaware, ".
F. W., held in the Legislative Hall,
Dover.
Scott, who saw overseas service
with the Eighth Air Force during
World War II, is a charter menu
Der and fficer-of-the-day Of the
local post. Montague is a former
commander of the Dover Memorial
Post.
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-29

MEDICAL SOCIETY - The an
nual session of the Medical Society
of Delaware will be held in the
Peoples Church Community Hall
in Dover, from October 2 to 4 in
elusive. Subjects for discussion
will include weight-reducing
through the use of fat, tuberculo-
sis control in a small community.
and the biology of getting old.
The session will open next Mon
day night, October 2, with a meet
ing Of the council OF the society.
followed by session of the House
of Delegates. Scientific sessions
will start Tuesday morning. Octo-
Der 3, in continue through the next
day. The annual banquet of the
society will be held Tuesday night
in the Maple Dale Country Club.
Speakers at the luncheon will be
DR.. L. L. Fitchett, DR.. Joseph M.
Messick, and Mrs. Helen McDou-
gall, hospital and physicians rela-
tons officer, Group Hospital Serv-
ice in Wilmington.
A report on the use of fat in re-
dueing weight will be presented on
Wednesday morning, October 4, by
DR.. Alfred w. Pennington of the
Medical Division Of the dupont
Company, who has became nation-
ally prominent for his work in
obesity control,
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-29

RUMMAGE SALE - New Cen
fury Club rummage sale will be
held in the club rooms on October
6 and z. Those members having
rummage may call Mrs. Charles
Banning or Mrs. Philip Jacobs for
collection. There will be luggage,
bedding, shoes and clothing for
sale.
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-29

BUY SOMETHING TO EAT at
the bake the w. S. C. S. of Cal
vary Church is holding on Sat-
urday, September 80, at nine o.
clock in front of the Odd Fellows
Building.
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-29

DELMAR CARNIVAL = Reports
given at the recent meeting of
Glen Rayne Post, American Legion,
Delmar, showed that profits for the
late summer carnival surpassed
those of last year by several hun
dreds of dollars. The organization
is beginning it's fall and winter
activities this evening by giving
the first of a series of bingo par
ties in the Post Home.
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-29

COMMUNION SUNDAY = World
Wide Communion Sunday, October
1, will be observed at Conley's
Chapel this Sunday, October 1. The
minister, F. Charles Louhoff, Jr.,
will be in charge and will be as
sisted by Everett C. Hopkins, lay
leader of the charge. Every mem
Der of the church is urged to be
present. Visitors are cordially in
vited.
Evening star., 1950-07-03
| Mrs. Marion Storm
KILLED in Texas Crash

Mrs. Marion Storm, about 50.
a former Washington resident
prominent in Texas political cir.
cles, was killed in three-car au.
tomobile accident yesterday near
Temple, Tex, it was learned
today.
Seriously injured in the same
accident was Mrs. Margaret
Townsley. $50 Beacon road, Silver
Spring, Md, who was travelling
with Mrs. Storm. The daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Darrow Of
Washington, Mrs. Townsley was
admitted to the Scott & White
Hospital, Temple. Six others also
were hurt.
Mrs. Storm was a member Of
the Texas State Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee. The widow Of
Joseph D. Storm, a World War II
casualty, she lived in Washington
for five years prior to that war.
Mrs. Storm is survived by her
mother, Mrs. Bess O. Beeman Of
Austin; a sister, Mrs. Llewellyn
Griffith of 321 North Thomas
street. Arlington, Va. and another
sister living in Texas.
Evening star., 1950-07-03
Rare Disease Kills
Two Children Day
After Il Strikes

In coincidental attacks an un-
usual meningitis infection yester-
day brought death to two children.
Both died the day after they were
stricken.
Victims of the disease. doctors
said. were Jacob Wimbish, 4
colored. of 217 Tenth street Sc,
and Shelva Frizzell. II months, OF
the $500 block of Waneta road
Glen Echo Heights, Md.
The Wimbish child, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Eppie Wimbish, died al
Gallinger Hospital of a meningo-
coccus blood infection known as
Waterhouse Friedrickson Syn
drome. Shelva, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Frizzell, died a,
Georgetown Hospital as the result
of the same condition, doctors
said.
The fast-moving infection, doc
tors explained, attacks the adre-
nal glands, causing internal bleed
ing. a rapid drop in blood pressure
and shock.
DR.. c. c. Dauer, director Of the
Health Departments Bureau oi
Preventable F Diseases, said the
cases had not yet been reported
to him officially. Excluding them
he said, 10 cases of meningococcus
meningitis, with two deaths, have
been reported so far this year, as
compared with IA cases and four
deaths during the same period
last year.
Evening star., 1950-07-03
Three Men Wounded
By Woman's Shotgun

One blast Of q shotgun in thu
hands Of an irate woman wa.
blamed by police today for the
wounding Of three men.
They charged Mrs. Pearl Will.
ans, 40, Of the 1900 block o1
Eighth street NV, with shooting
the weapon from the second floor
window Of her home.
In the line Of fire were her es-
tranged husband. David Williams
IS, Of the 1400 block Of Sixth street
NV, who had just visited Mrs,
Williams: and two innocent by
ISLANDERS. Lewis Loving, 81. of 1917
Ninth street NV, and Albert
Brice, "A, of 1919 Ninth street NV.
All are colored
The men were treated for buck
shot wounds at Freedmen's Hos
pital and released. Mrs. Williams
was charged with three counts OF
assault with a deadly weapon.
Evening star., 1950-07-03
Loron and Occoquon Heads Finish 80 Years

reservation, including that Of ths
women's division.
"We don't have many break.
outs" Mr.. Welch stressed. He
knocked on wood before describ-
ing the system of guard towers
Discipline, he said, is evoked in
what the officers call the control
building and the inmates call "the
hole" Here a man is Gained
down" by monotony and restric-
tive diet. three all-portion
meals with no trimmings.
The second corrective institu-
ton. headed by Mr.. Fleming, is
more agricultural than industrial.
And the tall. Virginian. who took
over the institutions dairy barn
in 1918. Is quick to say:
Il was raised on one Of the larg-
est farms in the State, and could
handle any kind of farm machin-
cry by the time I was TO-"
Besides the field squads, the
superintendent each day checks
on the activities of the inmate.
(10 days to a year, working II
the brickyard, the shops and tn,
lpiggery.
1--WE seen a lot of men com
and CO." Mr.. Fleming says of hi
division which receives and dis
charges an average of 10000 in /;
year. "a man who was on tn,
first load that came here still i,
coming back"
On Saturday mornings, Mr.
Fleming holds interviews with tht
young boys" of the $50 to 1,05t
population. He tries to find ou1
why they got into trouble, listen.
to their problems.
How much good it does, don't
know" he says. But occasionally
I'll get a letter from former in.
mate telling me he's goine
straight. That makes me fee
awful good"
After more than 81 years ir
prison work, which includes serv.
ice at the Virginia farm neal
Richmond, Mr.. Fleming has sense
Of humor. Looking at the work.
house ball diamond, the ''best one
south of Clark Grifnth's," he
laughed.
"My recreational director tells
me we are short a good pitcher
and catcher. Maybe the judge
will send a couple down."
Evening star., 1950-07-03
Colonial Beach Gambling Ship
Ties to New Pier and Prospers

since it was completed about q
week ago."
Whisky by the drink and slot
machines, illegal in Virginia, both
may be found on the ship, as well
as on the other pierheads jutting
out into the Potomac River. This
type Of activity is legal in Mary
land which has jurisdiction OF the
river to the low water mark on the
Virginia shore.
The new pier is an estimated
so feet long from the shore line
and about 80 feet out beyond the
low water mark.
Town Attorney George Mason,
jr., said he understood complaints
Of late hours and noise had been
received by other city. officials
since the Pleasure Island moved in
last Friday. Formerly. patrons
were taken out to the ship and re-
turned by small boat.
Evening star., 1950-07-03
Special Dispatch 10 The Star

COLONIAL BEACH, Va, July 8.
The gambling drinking ship,
Pleasure Island, did a thriving
business over the week end after
it lifted anchor 500 yards offshore
and moored at the end of a new
pier in the center of this summer
resort town.
The pier, according to city off,
cials, was built by Charles F.
Gerber, plumbing and heating con-
tractor, who lives at 2306 King
street, Alexandria. The ship is
operated by Norfolk corporation.
Asked If the pier. next to the
New Atlanta Hotel, was built to
accommodate the ship, a city on
|cial replied:
II wouldn't want to say that. !
would say that the pier has not
been used for any other purpose
Evening star., 1950-07-03
Three Polio Cases Reported
MAKING Years Total 10

Three polio cases were reported
to the District Health Department
over the weekend.
The new cases brought this
years total to 10. Only four
cases had been reported up to this
time last year.
DR.. Carl c. Dauer. directo,
of the Departments Bureau OF
Preventable Diseases. said that
polio apparently was starting q
little earlier this year. Last year
the polio season did not start un-
til late in July.
All three new cases are at Chill
dren's Hospital and all come from
the northeast section of the city
DR.. Dauer said they were so sep
arated that this had no signifl-
canoe.
One was a 5-year-old girl from
the 900 block of Monroe street
NE, the second was 41a-year-
old boy of the 900 block of Eighth
street NE. and the third was q
4-year-old colored boy Of the 110C
block Of Sixteenth street NE.
Evening star., 1950-07-03
Slain Hacker Wife
ToReceive 81 500
From Boiling GIs

The young wife of the part time
cab driver who was fatally shot
May 27 at Boiling Air Force Base
was to receive about 1900 today
from servicemen on the post.
The drive to help Mrs. Audrey
Brown, %, and her 4-year-qld son
was started in the 1,100th Motor
Vehicle Squadron over the week
end. Pvt. Gilbert w. Reynolds,
charged with the Staying of Cor
don c. Brown, jr.. was attached
to this group.
Mrs. Brown, 1t was learned, has
moved from the Carmody Hills
(Md) home her husband had
built and was trying to finance
by driving a cab part time. He
was a typewriter repairman TO,
the Post Office Department. Mrs
Brown now lives with her par
ents in Carmody Hills.
Mr.. Brown was found on the
base with a bullet in his head
After questioning several thou
sand base personnel, police report
ed Reynolds had confessed the
shooting. He is awaiting action
Of the grand jury.
Evening star., 1950-07-03
.Civitun Club Boord
To Meet Thursduy

The Civitan Club Of Washing
ton will hold a Board of Directors
meeting at 8 pm. Thursday at the
home Of Ivan K. Strasburger,
president, at 1924 Chevy Chase
parkway NV.
The group postponed its regular
Tuesday luncheon meeting because
Of the Fourth of July. It will hold
an outing Tuesday, July II, at the
Congressional Country Club.
Evening star., 1950-07-03
Gilkey Takes Over Duties
With Alcoholic Clinic

Earle w. Gilkey. SO. of 1880
North Patrick Henry drive, Ar
lington, today assumed his new
duties as a Municipal Court social
worker in charge of persons sent
to the District Alcoholic Clinic by
the court.
The position was authorized in
legislation setting up the clinic
but has not been filled until now
Although Mr.. Gilkey is assigned
to the probation Office at court, he
Is IN the employ of the Health De-
partment.
The newly-appointed court off,
Ger has been employed by the De-
partment Of Corrections for the
last 10 years. with the exception,
| OF service with the Army during
World War II. He was supervisor
Of classification at the District
jail until named to the court posi-
tion. Mr.. Gilkey, q graduate OF
George Washington University, is
married and has one child, Ed
ward D. Gilkey. z months old.
Evening star., 1950-07-03
Maryland's S Population
Shows 28 Per Cent Gain
BY the Assoeioied Press

BALTIMORE. July 3. - Mary
lands population in the last IL
years has jumped % per cent to q
total of 2.329,263, State Census
Bureau records showed today.
The figures. though official, are
provisional. the bureau said. Fina.
figures will be released later.
Baltimore became the country's
sixth largest city, and its 941 ,80s
persons amount to more than 9
third Of the States total. This
figure represented a gain Of 9.t
per cent over the past decade.
Prince Georges County was the
only county which more thar
doubled its population. It in.
creased from 89.490 in 1910 tt
193,696, gain Of 1858 per cent.
Evening star., 1950-07-03
Car With Firecrackers.
Is Destroyed by Blaze

An automobile containing two
baskets filled with firecrackers was
virtually destroyed by fire early
today at Lee boulevard and Persh-
ing drive.
When Arlington police arrived
at the scene. they were told that
two youths had been seen running
from the car toward a nearby
woods.
Both youths, servicemen sta
toned at Fort Myer, were caught
and turned over to the Army post.
After checking ownership Of the
car. police charged the service
men with operating q vehicle with
improper tags. The car belonged
to one OF them. police said.
The youths told police they
didn't know where the fire.
crackers came from" Possession
of explosive firecrackers is illegal
IN Arlington.
Evening star., 1950-07-03
New Guard Armory
Construction 10 Start
Within Next 10 Days

Construction is expected to be
started within the next 10 days
on a new National Guard armory
to house the training operations
of the 113th Aircraft Control
Squadron, commanded by Mai
Arthur E. Kimberly.
( The proposed building will be
erected at Camp Simms. Congress
Heights. The structure was origin
ally planned on site of the
National Training School fol-
Boys on Bladensburg road. How.
ever. Brig. Gen. William H
Abendroth, commanding the local
Guard, abandoned this when h.
said the Justice Department at
tempted to tie too many restric-
tions to the offer. including a re-
vocable lease.
The Camp Simms area is Dis.
trict Government property, which
was used for years as q rife range
by the Guard. and now is being
built into a large storage area fol
the millions in Army and All
Force property loaned the Guarc
by the Federal Government.
To provide further security fol
this property, a contract has just
been let for the construction o1
a high chain link fence arounc
that part of the reservation ir
which the storage buildings viii.
be located.
The new armory is to be a two
story structure Of red brick, &C.
cording to 1t. Col. Fletcher F
Bernsdorff, property and disburs-
ing officer of the local Guard. AS.
suming that there will be no delay
in obtaining materials. it is now
expected the structure will be
completed before January l..
Evening star., 1950-07-03
Star Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight
WASHINGTON, $3.50 PM.


(Regions A to Fl.
Murch, Thirty-sixth and Ellicott
NV; Rudolph, Second and
Hamilton NV; Bunker Hill,
Fourteenth and Michigan avenue
NE; Benning, Minnesota, be-
tween Benning road and Foote
NE; Virginia Avenue, Ninth and
Virginia avenue Sc; Highland
Dwelling, 650-7 Yuma Sc.
(Regions G to K).
Monroe, Georgia avenue and Co
lumbia road NV; Francis,
Twenty-fourth and N NV;
Blow, Ninteenth and Benning
road NE; Douglass-Dwelling
1000 Alabama avenue Sc.
ARLINGTON, $3.50 PM.
Four Mile Run, Four Mile Run
drive and Vermont.
ALEXANDRIA, $500 Pm.
Parker Gray. corner Patrick and
Wythe.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
$500 PM.
Kensington Recreation Center,
Everett street and Kensington
parkway.
mo showing in Prince Georges
County until Thursday.
Evening star., 1950-07-03
District Policeman
Forbidden 10 Carry
Gun Into GreenbeIf

A Washington policeman has
been forbidden to carry his service
revolver into the town of Green
belt, Md, pending disposition Of
a warrant charging him with as
sault and battery, it was learned
today.
The action was taken against
Pvt. William j. berwick, 81, q
member of the Missing Persons
and Investigations Squad, at the
request of Greenbelt City Man.
ager Charles T. Macdonald and
the Greenbelt police force.
Capt. Robert v. Murray, assist
ant chief of Washington detec-
tives, said the Greenbelt authori-
ties asked that Pvt. berwick be
restrained from carrying his gun
into the community until the
charge is disposed of.
Washington police have in.
structed Pvt. berwick not to carry
his gun into the community al
though there was no question Of
the policeman having used or at
tempted to use a gun in the dis
pute with the neighbor.
The warrant alleges that the
policeman struck Samuel Gotes-
man, neighbor, on June "a in
an argument over their children.
Mr.. berwick said he also has
sworn out a warrant against Mr..
Gotesman, charging him with
assault and battery against his
son, Terry berwick, 4.
The dispute will be heard
Thursday in Hyattsville Police
Court. 1t. Harry c. Blackman,
head of the missing persons and
special Investigations squad, will
represent the metropolitan police
department at the hearing.
In a statement to his superiors.
Pvt. zerwick admitted he "poked"
at MIR. Coleman, but did not strike
him, after the latter allegedly
seized the Zerwick boy.
Pvt. berwick, a policeman for
eight years, has lived at 1911
Ridge road, Greenbelt, for 10
years.
Evening star., 1950-07-03

Reluctantly, two men on the
Districts 3,500-acre penal reser-
vation in nearby Virginia are
counting the days until they will
return to the outside world"
They are E. j. WEIGH, superin-
tendent of the Lorton Reforma-
tory. and w. F. Fleming, superin-
tendent of the adjoining Deco
guam Workhouse.
Both have completed more than
80 years service and the day is
not far off when they will be re-
tired. Neither looks forward to
the prospect with pleasure.
Both have nice homes and
reared families on the grounds of
the institutions they command.
Mr.. Welch. q keen-eyed Irish
man, came to Lorton as a clerk
"the day Jack Dempsey licked
Jess Willard for the worlds
heavyweight title" That was July
IA. 1919. He became head of the
Department of Corrections Re-
formatory Division six years ago.
I'm just q practical guy-no
degrees, or anything" Mr.. Welch
emphasizes. Running a prison is
a give and take proposition. We're
dealing with human beings. ones
with the same problems as have.
IL don't believe in kicking men
around"
Mr.. Welch knows many Of the
names of his 1888 long term
prisoners. "They call me the old
man-and a lot of other things"
he chuckled. He calls them "son."
Mr.. Welch's enthusiasm extends
to his officers. Anthony j. Del
Popolo. supervisor of academic
education, proudly explains that
10 per cent of the library books
are of recent publication. He
adds that inmates attend night
social education classes, including
courses on child guidance and
marriage and the family.
The physician, DR.. Frank r..
Klune, is as pleased with brand
new skeleton that just arrived" as
with the modern X-ray equip
ment. He also has joke Of show
ing visitors where the medicinal
alcohol Is kept. It's behind bars"
Evening star., 1950-07-03
a. Downtown Stores
To Close 8 Saturdays

A total of A downtown depart
ment and other stores will remain
closed for eight consecutive Sat-
urdays beginning this Saturday
and ending August 26, the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Asso.
ciation has announced.
In addition to those listed yes
terday. these mems wear shops
also will close on the eight Satur.
days: S. Livingston g. Son anc
the Raleigh Haberdashers.
Evening star., 1950-07-03
Maryland Boy, 2,
Falls in Paint Con,
browns in Water
BY the Associated Pres.

Dy NV Assoctoteo rfosS
WOODBINE, Md. July s.
A 2-year-old child fell into
q 10-gallon paint can hold
ing six inches Of water and
drowned yesterday.
Milton (Mickey) Jenkins,
jr., greeted his father when
he drove UP, then scampered
around to the back Of the
house.
The youngster wasn't seen
for q while. so his father and
grandfather went around to
look for him. They found him.
face down, in the big can.
Mount Airy firemen tried
artificial respiration, but the
boy was dead.
Evening star., 1950-07-03

SlOuCE VI hCSSc,
according to
a n announce
m e mt fro m
w i e S b a d e n,
Germany.
Mr.. ExnicioS,
a n a tiv e of
w a S h / ngton,
was W ith the
Economic Co
| operation Ad-
| n1inistration s
m is ion t Q
Greece as a f.
nancial expert.
Evening star., 1950-07-03

on the left Of a small sunporch.
Key to this locked ward is kept
in a safe.
The dentist, DIR. E. Nj Hender-
son, sets an aIl-time record for
teeth pulling on extraction day.
He does all dental work on the
Evening star., 1950-07-03

transferred to the Bethesda Naval
Hospital. Mr.. Grant suffered head
injuries, a fractured left arm and
cuts and bruises. MIR. Mcdaniel
suffered head cuts and a fractured
jaw.
Evening star., 1950-07-03

OF July week
end.
The dead are
Lawrence Bar
ker, %. Of Fair
fax, Va; John
Francis Sulli-
van. A, Of
Highland, Md.
and Mrs. Myrtle
II o W ard. Is
colored, Of An.
napolis.
Mr.. Barker
and his bride
Of nine month.
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