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Milford chronicle., 1951-05-25

Board Of Trustees Of the Millsboro
High School will present the diplO-
mas.
Glass Day exercises viii be held
on Monday evening, June IL, at s
o'clock. The Senior Glass motto is
"Climb, though the rocks be rug
ged". They chose blue and white
as class colors. Officers of the class
are Roy Jones, president. Gerald
Hudson, vice president, June Shul-
ties, secretary, Irene Carmean,
treasurer. The complete class rOs-
ter follows: Anna Lee EirewingtOn
Irene Carmean, Dorothy Donovan,
Patricia Esllis Nina Psvell, Vivian
Rust, Ruth Ryan, Marjorie Seymour,
Norman Shockley, June Shuttle,
( Charles Fisher, Jr., James Clark,
/ Richard COrdrey.
/ Fire Of undetermined origin to-
tally destroyed a 2-stOry concrete
block building, together with all the
4 contents, back of the home of Linz
wood Penuel, on East Market
I Street, at an early hour last Mon
day morning. Loss was unofficially
estimated at between $3.50 and
/ $4,000. Partial insurance coverage
i Ilessened the total loss.
The building, which had formerly
been used by Mr.. Penuel as a
cleaning establishment was being
! used as a storehOuse. Among the
articles destroyed was a deep
freeze unit filled with food, an out
board motor, screens for. the home
of the PenuePs, two bicycles owned
bys the sons of Mr.. Penuel, a num-
ber of cots and blankets and other
articles. The Penuel's were awaken
ed about $3.50 a. m. by noise OF
some sort and investigation led to
discovery of the fire, which by that
time had gained such headway the
entire inside of the building was
ablaze. At the height Of the fire a
55 gallon drum Of anti.freeze ex-
lploded. The Georgetown Fire Com
pany responded to the alarm and
were able to prevent flames from
q spreading to nearby houses and
chicken houses. About 2 years age
the E6uU6l summer COIldS6 Al
Broadkiln Beach was fired BY
lightning and destroyed.
! General John w. Iron Mike" o.
Daniel, speaking at the Armed
/, Forces Day Celebration here on Sat
/ urday, gave a graphic description
) of life under. the Soviet regime al
compared to the life enjoyed by III
{ as a free people. To illustrate tht
, scope of Soviet plans for a Com
munist controlled world, he quote,
!, excerpts from 1.-THE Great Leade
s and Teacher" by Vischinsky. HI
9 gave as his opinion 81 consider tn
2 Iron Curtain designed for keepin
s the Russian people inside Russis
J.. rather than keeping us OUT, an
/. emphasized the Importance Of try
!. ing to keep the Russian people in
2 formed of what goes on in the ives
o tern world.
: General O'DanieI, who returne
from Moscow last year after serv
e ing two years as Military Attach
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-25
GEORGETOWN.

The Sussex County Chapter of the
National Foundation for lnfantile
Paralysis held an executive meet
ing ia Georgetown last week. The
present officers were retained for
another year. They are Col. Ralph
S. Baker. chairman, John Fisher,
vice chairman, William II. Hender7
son. secretary, Harold ID. Hatfield,
treasurer. Karl 4. Brown, Of Sea-
ford, has accepted the Fund-Rais-
ing Chairmanship, for another year
George Barry, Regional Repre-
sentative Of the National Founda-
tion attended the meeting and ac-
cepted from Mr. Brown a check for
s9 ,109.99 as Sussex C0unty's CON
tribution. The total sum raised IN
Sussex in the recent polio drive was
S18,6173S, exclusive Of the $50
raised at Fort Mics Mr. Barry, who
IS taking over special activities in
the New York area, for the Nation
Il Foundation, introduced Mr.. Pay
ton, who win succeed him as Nat
iona1 Representative in this Region,
which includes New Jersey, Della
ware and a part Of Pennsylvania,
Mr.. Barry c0mplimented the Sus-
sex Chapter for the work accom-
plished in Sussex County, which he
said had Operated at the lowest
administrative cost Of any Chapter
in the Region"
During the past three years the
Sussex Chapter has purchased an
Iron Lung, which is located at Bee
be Hospital; a Sin-O-TrOn, fOl
Doris Memorial and shortly before
Christmas, 1850, purchased a Kino-
cycle, which is installed in Jones
Memorial Hall, in Georgetown, 'fol
the use Of all Sussex polio patients
This KinOcycle, installed at a cost
Of S975.00, Is designed for rebuild
ing atrOphied muscles and is being
used daily by some patients anC
weekly by others. In addition, the
Chapter up to Jan. i 1850, wai
contributing to expenses on 19 ole
cases. During 1850 bills were pai6
on 6 new cases. Since January /
1851, the Chapter has contributed
on II old cases. In the meeting th'
bills totaling $2,89S.84 were ordere,
paid, for operation, treatments
shoes and braces. This amour
wipes out all Indebtedness as t
date.
The commencement exercises o
the Millsboro High School will b
held in the school on Tuesday eve
ming, June 10, at So'clock. The class
% in number, comprises II girl
and II boys. Six members of tn
class will be the speakers for tn
evening. The Baccalaureate address
will be given by Rev Glen Walter
Rector Of St. Paul's P E. Church
in Georgetown and st. Marks P. 7
Church in Millsboro. The servic
will be held in the high school o
Sunday evening, June 10, at 8 o
clock.
Edwin C. Ryan, president of tn
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-25
Eloor Ravlnaa 80 90.

In reeonditioning old houses with
wide pine board flooring, painting
Is especially appropriate. in the
opinion Of an architect who has sue
eessfully remodeled many Colonial
farmhouses. In one old house, the
teeonditioned floors in different
rooms are painted old gold, marine
blue and dark green.
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-25
No Bunister Sliding
In Budapest

BUDAPEST -(P) The balustra-
des Of staircases in Budapest homes
must be supplied with rings or
knobs to prevent Hungarian young
stefs from sliding down, accordian
to ministry decree here.
The newspaper ''Vilag- -ossag"
calls the order 'aThe Joy Of Mo-
theirs
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-25

end was group Of ponies ridden
by local boys.
Evening star., 1951-01-25
Useless office, Best Untitled

The advantages of having Peoples Counsel
are pretty much limited to the holder of that
office, who draws down a salary in excess of
$4,000. It is a nice little plum and is therefore
interesting to office seekers.
But to fill the office in The Stars opinion,
Is waste of money and years of experimenting
with it in the District have produced nothing to
change that opinion. The fault is not with the
incumbent of the Office, for we have had good
men. The fault lies with the Office itself. 1t is
sort of fifth wheel, revolving in air, accom-
plishing nothing, and to supplement the Office
by adding staff is merely to begin the creation
of another bureau, the functions of which would
duplicate those of the Public Utilities Commits
sion.
President Roosevelt after experience with
the same sort of Office in New York when he was
Governor, reached the same conclusion. He left
the District office vacant for many years when
he was in the White House. President Truman
finally filled it again, one reason being that the
law provides that there should be a Peoples
Counsel But it has never paid for itself and
probably never will If we were honest with our
selves in dealing with such matters, it would be
abolished by repeating the law that created It,
The Presidents decision to have the Budget
Bureau investigate the need for the office before
appointing successor to John ODea, whose
term has expired, is sound.
Evening star., 1951-01-25
By MoY McGrory

THOSE of us who had been hearing
l. tales about Anna ROsenberg'S i'm
pact on the Pentagon got a chance to
see for ourselves when she went into
action before the Senate Preparedness
Subcommittee last week. At the. END
of the second days hearings on the 18-
year-old draft bill. the general impress
sion was pretty well summed up by the
reporter who got up from the press
table murmuring. "Quite a little power
house!"
The first woman Assistant Secretary
of Defense proved to be more than chic,
voluble and dynamic. Just the way she
entered the hearing room was different.
In contrast to the average agency head,
who is apt to enter congressional COM
mittee room with the furtive tread of
man crossing minef1eld she strobe in
with ringing Good Morning." that be-
spoke her readiness for whatever the day
and the Senators might bring.
With her smartly monogrammed dis
patch case, her jangling gold bracelets.
her admirable makeup and her jeweled
tam, the little Manhattan manpower
expert was the picture of good groom
ing. But any notions that this might
be merely modish f1gurehead making
a Womanly appeal were quickly dispelled
by the sound of carrying voice steadily
spouting facts and figures. In sometimes
sharp exchanges with the committee,
she showed wealth Of spirit and even
ventured 8 touch of sardonic humor
Her speech Is hurried, accented; her
diction is SO unstudied she invariably
refers to the Joint Chief of Stats" She
never uses a Pentagon expression. like
firm up." without slight grimace.
The 48-year-old Mrs. Rosenberg was
the personal choice of General Marshall
for the job. Hers is one of the few top
woman appointments for which India
Edwards. head of the woman's division
Of the Democratic National Committee,
does not take credit. The Secretary of
Defense in handwritten letter to Presi-
dent Truman, asked to have her named
Announcement Of the appointment was
greeted with something less than wild
enthusiasm among the high brass. They
were disturbed as much over the fact
that she Is woman as that she Is an
ardent New Dealer. But once the Com
munist charges were routed and she was
confirmed by the Senate. she waded In
and proved beyond question her ability
to grasp complex situations quickly-and
her capacity for work. Her staff is a
loyal team which willingly pitches in,
nights. Sundays and holidays During
the hearings, she herself got an average
OF three hours sleep night.
Mrs. Rosenberg's resistance to "going
through channels" is constitutional. She
would rather call up somebody than die
tate a memo with eight carbons. Her
importunate approach was nicely IL
Illustrated at one point in the hearings:
Asked question about the Navy, she
turned around and called, "Oh, you ad-
Evening star., 1951-01-25
Credit for Wash Williams

wish to express the sincere apprecia-
ton of my committee and myself for
your fine news story (January I'D. on
my recent appointment as chairman of
the Harry S. Truman Village in Israel
dinner to be held at the Mayfower
Hotel, February %.
But the story gave me credit for a
job of civic leadership which rightfully
belongs to another man. Wash B. Will
liams is the person who is heading the
campaign to raise funds for the Metro
politan Police Boys Club.
Mr.. Williams has guided several of
these annual campaigns to outstanding
success, and as one of the least of those
on his committee I would not wish to
take away any portion of the honor he
genuinely deserves at the hands Of the
community for his inspirational leader
ship OF the current campaign to help
the privileged boys and young men
of the city.
My committee joins me in urging
every one to participate in this campaign.
and we feel certain that, If they do, Mr.
Williams efforts again will be crowned
with success.
It is our hope that the Truman Viii
lage dinner, designed to raise money to
provide land in Israel for homeless vet
Grams of World War II, will be as fortu-
nate.
Milton s. Kronheim,
Chairman
Evening star., 1951-01-25
BY Charles E. TroceweN

But the bluebirds are by no means
saps. They have good ordinary bird
brains. and manage to live through the
years.
Even a great sleet storm, which killed
thousands of them, was not able to wipe
them out
Competition for nesting sites may be
severe on these beauties, but it is also
severe on other species.
English sparrows do chase them away,
but it is not all the sparrows' fault-the
bluebirds are rather on the finicky side
They may come into yard, spend day
looking things over, then fly away never
to be seen again.
Reports have come in of many blue
birds out near the Congressional Coun-
try Club.
There are plenty of these birds in this
vicinity in winter, but they like best ter
rains not too much built up, with plenty
of saplings and wild bushes
Experts say not to put their nesting
boxes too high. and not to put perches
on them so that wrens and others can
stand there and peck in at the bluebird
eggs.
house will not sway in the wind, and
this wrens will not like too well; if put
low the .sparrows will go elsewhere,
since they like higher location.
In Northwest Washington there is
bluebird belt through Wesley Heights to
the east. Many are seen in Chevy Chase,
Md, although not as many as that COM
munity knew thirty to forty years ago.
Evening star., 1951-01-25

to her perfectly manicured fngertips.
Her suite at the Shoreham is full of ele-
CANT little touches that proclaim the
luxuryliver and beauty-lover. Dainty
Dresden f1gurines are on every table.
Her desk set Is white leather: her ink
well. cloisonne. Mrs. Rosenberg wears
a mink coat and Sally Victor hats. She
loves Paris lingerie and French perfume
She is surrounded by plants, their leaves
glossy from her ministrations of mineral
oil. These reflect, she says, her girl
hood ambition to be scientific garden
er." She keeps big bowl of white
gladiolas. Her favorite color is white
She wants approval. too. II like people
to like me-" she says II want to feel
they are with me. I want them to tell
me when I am wrong, and I want them
to argue with me to the last ditch when
they think they are right. But want
them always to realize am on the level
and to treat me that way"
Her frank desire for appreciation helps
explain her suffering over the refuted
Communist charges. Some Capitol OBJ
servers, having heard legends Of her
Evening star., 1951-01-25
The Wherry Resolution

Apparently because of well-founded feeling
that it would have been souhdly defeated other
wise, Senator Wherry has backtracked from his
original demand for Showdown vote on his
resolution regarding the dispatch of American
troops to Europe Without raising any objection
he has gone along with the Senate's unanimous
consent agreement to refer the measure to
the Foreign Relations and Armed Services
Committees, where its survival chances seem
altogether slim.
This is as it should be. For the Wherry
resolution, even with its last-minute modif1ca-
tions, has little to recommend it. If adopted,
its effect would be to place the Senate on record
as being opposed to sending American ground
forces to Europe unless and until Congress
adopted specific policy on the matter. In other
Evening star., 1951-01-25
FALLS CHURCH, VA.

TAILS CHURCH, VA.
Dear Sir:
when we looked out of the window
this icy morning we saw six bluebirds
eating from the seed and suet cake, and
the Carolina wren was there, too, as well
as the usual assortment of chickadees,
titmice, juncos. and couple of cardinals
and their wives. The point of this letter
is the fact that we have had the blue
birds with us all winter long for the last
four or five winters at least. We always
get the purple finches. too.
"Our bluebirds first came about eight
years ago. We read how to make blue
bird houses, so we made two and put
them up couple of hundred feet apart
in the back yard. That was in the very
early part of March, and the very next
day we saw a pair of blue birds inspect
ing the new dwelling. They nested there
and raised two broods that year. We
have had them every year since, with
varying degrees of luck. Some seasons
the cats or the bluejays would get sew
eral sets of eggs or baby birds in success
sion. but usually at least one brood would
survive.
Last summer the bluebirds were in
the more distant house, but seemingly
not in the nearer one, so that one day
lifted the lid and looked in, and there
was tufted titmouse on the nest.
apparently she was not very much
alarmed, for she did not leave the nest,
but instead, jumped up and snapped her
bill at me . couple Of times. until she
Evening star., 1951-01-25

words, 1t would be aimed at restraining the
President, in any and all circumstances, from
acting on his own to dispatch additional troops
over there in advance of possible Soviet attack
Clearly enough, wholly apart from its dubious
challenge to the Presidents constitutional powers
in times of emergency, that particular type
of congressional restraint seems far from wise
in these days of international crisis when the
security of the country conceivably could depend
swift presidential action in the military field
Beyond that, Congress has yet to hear from
General Eisenhower on his findings in Europe
His report and recommendations will be forth
coming within week or so, after which both
the Senate and House will be in much better
position to arrive at sound and wel-informed
judgments on the issue of sending American
troops, overseas for the common defense of the
Atlantic community. Meanwhile, measures like
the Wherry resolution are premature, to put
it mildly.
Evening star., 1951-01-25
Rare Earth Find

Secretary of the Interior Oscar L. Chapman
has announced the discovery of valuable deposits
of what are known as rare earth minerals" IN
Southern California. The finds were made by
Geological Survey scientists following up leads
provided by professional prospectors Parts OF
an area six miles long by two miles wide in San
Bernardino County, 35 miles east of Baker on
Highway 81, have been checked Systematically.
The rare earths' present include cerium, Ian
thanum neodymium and praseodymlum. Some
of the treasure troves' appear to be large and
deep.
The Importance of the revelation will be
appreciated when it is remembered that the
United States hitherto has been dependent upon
foreign sources for its supplies of these "fints"
Monazite from the stream gravels OF the Caro-
linas at one time served domestic needs with q
surplus for export, but the quality was poor; and
the exploitation of beach deposits in Brazil and
India forced the closing of American mines about
1910. Since then our national requirements have
been increased tremendously by the development
of new uses for rare earth" elements.
Mr. Chapman has explained that the chief
mineral of the California finds is bastnaesite,
huocarbonate of the cerium earths which has
been located in association with thorum in
barite- carbonate rock. This prize" covers ap-
proximately 20 acres, and representative samples
show from 10 to 40 per cent ore value Barite,
needed by the petroleum industry, likewise is
precious constituent of the deposits. The Geo.
logical Survey field workers will continue their
checking and testing.
Meanwhile, something of the same kind is
going forward in Canada-with similarly encour-
aging results dispatch from Ottawa recently
told of the finding of 'the first big lot" of high
grade sandstone in Ontario This material will
be reduced to silica sand for the making of
better glass. Until now the Dominion has had to
rely upon foreign countries for such supplies.
Reports from Nova Scotia coincidentally dis
closed the discovery of rich pockets of kaolin
clay, some of it SO per cent pure, at place ap
proprately called Paradise. This find occurred
"by accident when farmer was drilling well.
Because of it, Canada soon can produce pottery
never possible in frst-class quality before on
scale worth the bother
The overall significance of geological in
vestigation and appraisal in relation to hemi-
sphere defense is too obvious to require comment.
It is true as perhaps never before that all that
we have comes from the ground under our feet.
Evening star., 1951-01-25
This and That

scared me of-at least that is what she
probably thought.
"A few days after she had taken her
babies out of the nest. and before I had
cleaned it out. the bluebirds built in it
for second brood. A number of times
We have had both these nests occupied
at the same time
''The one that is closest to the house
has suffered at times from the attention
of Jenny Wren, who carefully picks holes
in all the eggs of the rival family. At
other times they seem to get along all
right in spite of the wren families
nearby.
$50 bluebirds in the winter have been
the rule at this location every year for
some time now, and I thought you might
like to hear about it.
Every sincerely yours, j. S. H."
This letter very clearly shows that
bluebirds, though attacked, manage to
survive
From the reports of some profession
ais, reader nigh think these poor birds
so beset on all sides they scarcely can
manage to get by.
Actually, they are capable, though
gentle, not the lovely fools they are
sometime pictured.
To listen to some persons, bluebirds
today have no chance at all, what with
the cats, small boys with airguns, jays,
common sparrows, etc.
1t is true they have natural enemies.
What species-including man-hamt?
Evening star., 1951-01-25
A Price Demanded by the Times

It ought to be a matter for general regret
that Mrs Pearl Buck was not permitted to speak
to students at Cardozo High School. She is one
OF Americas distinguished women, forceful ad-
vocate of principles of which neither she nor
anybody else need be ashamed. Whatever it is
that the files of the House Un-American Activ-
ities Committee may contain as to her record as
a free citizen they have not been submitted to
any test as to their significance, if any, and Mrs
Buck has denied that at least some of them are
true.
But before condemning the Superintendent
Of Schools and the First Assistant Superintendent
for their action in cancelling the engagement,
there few practical considerations that
should be remembered The invitation was
extended to her by the school principal in
violation of regulations, which require prior clear
ance of a speaker by the superintendent. Are
such regulations necessary? 1t would seem that
they are. For responsibility in the choice of those
who appear before school children as speakers is
lodged with the superintendent and he cannot
evade it by relying on the judgment of his subor-
dinate.
We do not want Communists to be making
speeches to children in the public schools The
Star does not believe that Mrs. Buck is a Com
munist and knows of nothing in her record that
would suggest that she is. DR.. Corning may feel
the same way about her. But what is he to do?
could make a mistake and be bounded out of
town. So clearance routine has been devised
under which the records Of the House commit
tee, the only ones available to him, are consulted
The test is whether such records cast any doubts
II they do, the individual is turned down on the
theory that such doubts breed controversy
which the school system should avoid. This
Is arbitrary. But does any one know of work.
able substitute?
Mrs. Buck and such organizations as the
National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People contend that the reason for
barring her appearance is that she is an ad-
vocate of segregation. The school officials
deny that it is the case. But suppose it was the
case. Would this be valid reason for preventing
a speech on the subject? If it is not, would it
be equally correct to permit an advocate of segre
cation the same opportunity to address the
pupils of some other school? If the assembly
halls of our public schools are to be used as public
forums for the espousal of causes, where do we
stop? Common sense would indicate that it is
wiser not to begin.
The Star happens to believe that Mrs. Buck
could have made her speech, that her own sense
of the propretes would have been enough re-
strant on what she might have to say, and that
officials responsible for the public school system
walking tightrope these days, where any ideo-
logical misstep may threaten their livelihood, The
Star is not inclined to demand that they make
Ajaxes of themselves and defy the lightning.
After all, they were not the ones who created the
temper of the times.