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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1951-07-27
MILFORD'S POWER PROBLEM


The years-old power problem was agi-
tated again in Council on Tuesday evening
When the special committee which has been
studying Milford's power problem brought
IN Its report Controversial to the limit, the
report sets off fireworks as had been ex-
pected. We confess that we are not COM
pletely familiar with the problem-8nd we
doubt very much whether the members of
Council know the answer. At this weeks
Council meeting a resolution approving the
REBUILDING OF the local electric plant was
passed by a split vote.
1t would seem to US that no real con-
structive improvements to the plant will
be made under the present set-up. The
troubles Of Milford began when the old
Light and Water Commission was abolish
ed and the plant became a fractional foot
ball. Until some legally constituted BODY is
provided for by proper legislation THROUGH
action OF the General Assembly it is doubt
tut whether any lasting solution can be had.
we hold no brief for either the City Council
or the Delaware Power and Light Company
winch Is now under contract to furnish the
City Of Milford with electricity We can
see advantages from both local manufacture
OF the commodity and from the present set
up.
The question that the citizens of Milford
must decide is whether they want to bond
our city to the extent which we are tod
viii be necessary to make the improvements.
or whether they desire the present plan to
remain IN operation. There is one thing
certain, with the present complexion 81
City Council any contemplated improve
ment is in for rough Shedding. Council an
parently cannot make up its mind from
meeting to meeting just what It wants
Hours Of valuable time are consumed at each
meeting in useless WranplinO and oc,,oI
bling. We see no reason to believe thai tba
AFFAIRS OF any electric plant would be better
handled under present conditions. Certainly
the iirst step to be taken is to provide 4
proper body to handle the plant and its al
1airs. This should be elected on property
vote OASIS just as was the old Light and
Water Commission. Once this Is done an5
competent men have been elected, then Mil
Aord's power problem may straighten itself
oas. we doubt very much whether 1t can
oe done under present conditions.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1951-07-27
APPOINT YOUR OWN EXECUTOR

Reason 1. To be Of a friendly executor
and to avoid having some Judge appoint some friend
Of his as an executor, with whom you might not be
satisfied you can appoint your own executor bv
making will. have appointed Trust Com
pany
Reason 2. If you die without will and the
court is obliged to disburse your estate it may run
up lot Of costs, including the necessity for bond
These costs can be eliminated largely by making
will and appointing your own executor. You can
provide that the executor may give your beneh-
Charles property or securities at fair value in
stead Of cash, under certain circumstances.
Reason 8. BY making a will you can give your
executor certain other discretionary powers like
deciding what property to SELL and the power to do
other things which court appointee would not
do You can directly Will certain articles of furni
ture. clothing, etc., to definite people and do the
things that you want to do as you would want
to do, them without the fear Of litigation.
Reason 4. II a court should liuuidate your es-
tate it may sell property hurriedly OF during
depression. By making a will you can give your
executor time and enable him to use his Judgment
and consult other people This privilege may save
your estate thousands of dollars.
CONSIDER LEAVING MONEY IN TRUST
Reason s. BY making win you can arrange
to leave money in trust that your widow or hus-
band may have the full income during his or her
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1951-07-27
sEVENTY-FIVE YEARS YOUNG

Three-quarters of a Century is a long
time in the life of an individual. But we'll
managed institutions seem to get younger
and stronger as time goes by. Certainly such
is the case with The First National Bank
and Trust Company of Milford which will
hold open House" at it's place of business
here in Milford tomorrow between the hours
Of 8 O'Clock in the AFTERNOON and o'clock
in the evening. When this banking business
was founded seventy-tive years ago, Milford
was one of the best trading centerS on the
whole DelmaTva peninsula. 1t has more than
held its position in this respect. But there
have been great changes. From the OK cart
and sailing vessel mode Of transportation
we have emerged to the era Of the automO-
bile and airplane; but our community has
met these changes in stride. AS Milford
grew, so grew the bank. During all of these
years it has served the interests Of its pa
irons well and faithfully 1t has been reward
ed by a steady growth of assets. At the
present time these amount to well over ST.
O0O,O00OO
For several weeks past The First Nation
a Bank and Trust Company has been rum
ming series Of ads in the Milford Chronicle
under the title of did You Known, the
purpose Of which is to call the attention of
Milford residents to facts about this COM
munlty winch has possibly escaped their at
tentiOn. Much favorable comment has been
heard from the readers who have enjoyed
the unique messages which they have con
veyed. In doing this the bank has performed
a public service and has revived happenings
OF the past which may have been lost to
future generations. They will be long re-
membered. Given the same kind of manage
ment with which it has been blessed in the
past, there is every reason to expect that the
First National Bank and Trust Company will
continue to grow stronger and more virile
as the ensuing years lead it toward its first
century birthday. We congratulate the bank
and its officers on its steady growth and con-
tmued fine service to this part of Delaware.
Evening star., 1951-12-21
Readers CIeorinQ.
House
Conducted by BETSY cAsWELL
CHRISTMAS IDEA.


From Mrs. A. S. T., Wdshington.)
I have a Christmas idea which
some of you readers might like
to try out. If you have a grand
mother. relative or friend to whom
YOU always give money, instead Of
;ust sending the money or check
~ the following.
Make a corsage out of brand
new one dollar bills. 1t is very
mple and only takes a few min
utes. All you need is a pipe
cleaner, two lace paper doilies
and a bow of red ribbon. Pinch
your dollar bills through the mid
die marrow side) and lay diagon-
ally across each other in *"
form. Twist the pipe cleaner
rs tightly as possible around them
leaving the ends hanging down.
Insert these ends through the
centers of two round lace doihes
one little larger than the other.
Then tie a big red bow around
the stems" with long ends hang
ing down Pinch the dollar bills
up to look like a flower and there
YOU are. A small Christmas bell
or a few red berries may be
fastened in the center If so.
fasten them to the pipe cleaner
before you wrap 1t around the
bill.
| 4 X Il y
SONG?
From Mrs. M. F. c., Washington. }
I always read the RICH section
and find 1t very interesting and
helpful. I wonder If any of you
readers can supply the words or
information as to where the words
and music of a song can be found,
part of which is quoted below:
Il dreamt that I was grandpa
And grandpa was me-"
This was a great favorite with
the children in our family many
years ago, but we can't completely
recall it now.
4 e..
AVOCADO
SPRINGERLE BOARD?
From Mrs. J. A. w., HydttSDiHe. ]
Mrs. A. j. L., Lincolnia. Use the
seed from a good pear. If it is
the least bit too old it may not
Isprout. Stick the tip of a tooth
pick in two sides of the seed, as
this holds the seed off the bottom
of the container. I use a cuStaro
cup. Fill with water until the
seed is half covered.
| In about six weeks you will see
sprouts appearing. When the
sprouts are about 2 or inche.
long put in small pot with dirt
My plant is now Is inches high.
Now for a question. Where
might I obtain board for making
Springerle cookies? I would bt
most grateful for an early answer
Evening star., 1951-12-21
FRUIT CAKE.

From Mrs. E. M. r.. Washington
Here is a copy of Kentucky
burbon cake as requested by Mrs.
IJ E. R., Arlington. Five cups flour
(sift before measuring), pound
white sugar, / cup brown sugar, 81
eggs beaten separately, A-pound
butter, pound shelled pecans, Il
pound candied red cherries (cut In
pieces, 2 teaspoons nutmeg, tea
spoon baking powder, " pound
IraiSins. Soak cherries and raisinsI
in whisky overnight. Cream but
ter and sugar and add egg yolks.
Beat well and add soaked fruit and
remaining liquid. Reserve small
amount of flour for the nuts and
add remainder to the mixture; add
nutmeg, baking powder and fold
in beaten whites. Add lightly
Toured pecans last. Bake in al
large creased tube pan lined with
creased paper three to four hours
in about a 300-degree oven.
When thoroughly cool, place in
a tightly covered container. Stuff
center hole with a cheese cloth
saturated in whisky.
4 X X X
ROLLED COOKIES.
From Mrs. r. E. M, Washington
Rolled cookies: One cup butter.
l cup white sugar, / cup brown
sugar. 3 eggs well beaten, 4 cups
flour. l tablespoon soda, table
spoon salt, ! tablespoon vanilla.
Blend well and roll dough 1s-inch
thick and spread with filling.
Filling: One pound chopped
dates, l cup chopped nuts, u cup
sugar, l cup water. Boil 10 min
utes. Cool and spread on dough.
Roll and chill overnight. Slice "a
inch thick. Bake at $50 degrees
sor 25 minutes. I am sure this is
what the reader asked for.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1951-05-04

tells me so, / will believe it. Show
me where in the dictionary"
What is another word for
onions?" said Moish. Isn't seal
lion an onion?"
EYES," l agreed, ''scallion is an
onion. / think the term is applied
to a green onion"
We'll. scallion is a Hebrew
word-You will find it in the
Bible. It is the name Of a seaport
town in the Negeb W hich was
famous for its onions. Of course.
the term was corrupted as foreign
terms usually are when transfer
red to other languages. In He
brew. it is Ascalon. In English, it
became scallion.
"You remember the passage in
the Bible, Proclaim it not in
Gath, publish it not in Ascalon.' "
YES" I said. that's verse Of
the Bible that sticks in every
bodY's memory"
WELL" said Moish, ''this Asca-
lon was the place where the seal
lions were first shipped from and
even today, if you will look in the
Jewish Encyclopedia, you will
find while this famous ancient
seaport is now reduced to ruins,
wild onions still grow profusely
in Ascalon.
"All right" I said. you have
taught me something. ] never
knew before that scallion was q
Hebrew word. but please. why
should this magnificent palace
the a1chaeologists have uncover
ed in Jericho remind you Of
onions?"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1951-05-04

izing that it was Warner Brothers
intention to show that Commu-
nists would use such techniqueS
to draw attention away from Red
Attacks on union men and toward
Jews, thus suggesting indirectly
that Jews could hardly be Com
munists if they were the victims
of Communist tactics.
The film was the second of the
company'S ventures into ideologi-
cal issues, the first was "The Con-
LESSONS of a Nazi Spy" very
successful film which starred Ed
ward G.. Robinson as the chief
government agent who exposed
the Nazis.
A spokesman for Warner
Brothers told the American Jew
ish Press that the pipe-wielding
scene was intended to demon
strate how the Communists util-
ize minorities in their quest for
power.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1951-05-04

'The story reminds you of
onions?" repeated. What has a
slap got to do with Good Shah.
bles, as they say in Yiddish. What
has onions got to do with this
palace?"
You talk like that because you
don't know your onions" said
Moish.
do you know your onions?"
retorted.
Sure" said Moish. do you
know where onions originally
came from? They came from
Palestine"
49," I said, ''the world got the
Ten Commandments and also
onions from Palestine?"
That's right" said Moish.
And they're both good things.
although one of them-the Ten
Commandments tells you to love
your neighbor and onions force
you to keep away from your
neighbo1."
"And where is your proof?" /
asked, chat onions were intro
duced to the world from Pales-
tine?"
IF the dictionary says So" said
Moishs will you believe it?"
eyes" I said, ''if the dictionary
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1951-05-04

the American Communist press.
The film is Il was Communist
for the FBI," which received its
world premier here last week.
The scene, apparently intended
by the Jewish film-makers to
preach to American movie-goers
that Communists will not hesti-
tate to smear Jews when it suits
their purposes, slipped by the Red
press at first.
A review of the film in the
April % DAILY Worker" official
English language newspaper of
the party, happily described the
picture as violently anti-Semi-
tic"
That judgment was based on a
description of the scene as show
ing alleged Communists beating
up people with lead pipes wrap
ped in Yiddish newspapers" the
reviewer interpreted as a smear
of the Jews that would fool no
one.
Within "a hours. the Commu-
mist paper and "the Freiheit,"
Yiddish organ of the party, woke
up to the anti -defamation aspects
of the scene.
Terming the film-makerS men
who were utter unprincipled
cynics" the second review, writ
ten by the same reviewer, again
described the scene, but added
that it was filmed 80 that Jews
would be blamed"
The Freiheit also Illuminated
against the film, apparently real
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1951-05-04

1.-THE answer to that is easy"
said MoiSh. Wasn't it King
Herod's palace that the archaeo-
logists uncovered"
YES" said. lit was the palace
Of Herod who reigned shortly be-
fore the elnergence Of Christian
itY."
That's right" said MoiSh,
and this Herod is supposed to
have been the descendant of an
Idumean slave who lived in Asca-
lon. So you see why it reminded
me of onions"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1951-05-04
ALBANY, GA.
Palace in Jericho
BY DAVID SCHWARTZ

Copyright 1851, Jewish Telegraphc Agency, Inc)
by papers archaeologists Yale
University of Israel
which a space large a ball field"
replied. 1T magnificent temple You
know" Mosh. the story reminds of onions"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1951-05-04
THE Home Of Radium Spring."
Film Showing Connie Smear Tactics
Against Jews Opens; Reds Irate
PITTSBURGH (AJP)

PITTSBURGH (AJP) = A Warner Brothers film which
apparently little andefamaion work with
showing with lead pipes
outraged Yels this week from
Evening star., 1951-04-09

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Evening star., 1951-11-22

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-26
0cata4e on The 7ou4ts
BY JOHN ROEBURT
Nswheo
BY JOHN ROEBURT

on a table top. "a suitcase full of
facts, and handbag, and a va
lise. A factual story telling us TO
go chase ourselves, and yet"
"And yet, what? Get it said"
And yet no photograph of Su-
san Hunter. We've gone through
all of her belongings, but we
haven't found a photograph of
her"
The idea took hold of Red.
yeah! Funny no photograph. not
even snapshot. For woman, it
isn't natural"
Jigger said restlessly, 'It's been
like, that, all through the case.
No photograph of Susan Hunter;
not even a working description of
her" He shook his head slowly.
With all the proofs I've seen, I
still want more.
"I.ike?"
Like Professor Scott identity
ing her as Sally Woods. Face to
face. and identifying her.
Red pointed to the bureau top.
There's the telephone. Gee Scott"
mo. I'll have to go fetch him"
Scott needed to be stampeded out
of his comfortable corner.
Red nudged Jigger in sudden
alarm. The girl was swaying ON
her feet. a hand on her heart and
her face contorted. Sounds rolled
in her throat, then emptied into
the room.
She was screaming at the top of
her voice.
Pounding down the emergency
staircase. Red gasped, "Sereemie-
meemies." ITS the booze, the
sleeping powders"
Jigger didn't reply. There was
a suspicion standing stubbornly
before his mind. The screams had
rolled in fluid phrasings of sound.
then reached a swell without
cracking without falsetto. Like
acting. And the face had been too
contorted, too wild for the prac-
tised sounds expressing it. Like
over-acting.
One story above the lobby.
Jigger ordered, Haunt the hotel.
Red. See that the girl stays put
until / came back with Scott"
(T0 be continued)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-26

her, and she'll tell you so herself.
But, bang, fellerl You've been
feeding her too many cues, prac-
tically directing her masquerade.
Jigger looked over to the girl
The stupor had deepened. shes
too stinko for that kind of queS-
tioning." His gaze wandered, fo-
cusing on a handbag, the bureau,
a valise. Wen go through her
effects. You tackle the valise,
Red"
Red went to the valise, and
Jigger began to explore hand
bag initiated S,W.
There was no cry of protest.
The girl was remote from the new
animation in the room. Her eyes
were closed, and she was breath
ing heavily.
COME minutes later, the proofs
~ of identity were compelling.
The handbag yielded up: a stu
dent card to the Downtown Adult
School, a resident privilege card
to the Laura Spellman House, a
membership card to the Museum
of Modern Art, a handbook show
ing an $50 balance-ard every
thing bearing the name of Sally
Woods. The bureau yielded up: a
folio of writings Enthusiastically of
a kind with the manuscripts jig
ger had examined in Professor
SCOTS studio. There was also
postcard reproduction of an oil
painting identical to the one he
had obtained from Aunt Penny
Arents' Nude of the Inner Eye"
The vahse yielded up: a folded
copy of the Lewiston Bulletin. On
the top fold of the newspaper
there was an obituary notice. in
whicr. Matthew Hunter mourned
the passing of his beloved daugh-
ter. Susan Hunter.
Red said beaten1y. ~ guess
that's that
Jigger rubbed his chin thought
fully. 1T would seem so, and
yet"
Red clutched at the straw, "and
YETI"
Its all little pat. Too pat"
The facts are generally like
that; pat"
yeah, l know" Jigger's hand
idled through the litter of articles
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-26
DISPERSAL OF INDUSTRY A NECESSITY

Because the economy of the United States faces
the first time modern history the possibility of having
maintain Industrial production under conditions of direct
military action special congressional economic commit
concludes that it imperative to scatter the nations
dustrial plants
The timeliness of this recommendation is realized
when told that the capital outlay of industry is ex-
pected total about S24 000000000 this year OF this
nearly $4,000 100000 plant industrial expansion
is under Federal programs either the recipient of loans
the special tax amortization benefits and than half
of the facilities constructed not yet been com
mitted as to location
This part of the program in the opinion of the econo-
mic staff offers good opportunity locate such facilities
strategicaly The establishment of plants should be
determined in the light of possible attack and there
FORE located m which greater geographic Sc
curity from enemy attack"
Since the only known defense against the atomic bomb
is the committee concludes that such dispersion
of the first consideration for the strategic safety of In
dustral facilities"
Somewhat dscouraging is the conclusion of the COM
mttee that the actual trend under the present defense pro
gram is toward greater concentration existing IN
dusral areas Unless checked this trend will present the
enemy with concentrated target but in addition it will
add to the strain the labor and other
developed areas.
The dispersal program, however, with facilities sra-
logically located would help solve both difficulties
Even before World War If, the idea was advanced
that the safety of the nation demanded the dispersal Of
IN connection with the creation of industries plants to
locate them in which not congesed which of
fered good supply of labor and reasonable proximity
to raw materials. The along so fast however
that little done along this line.
Now, however, Senators Joseph c. o'Mahoney. of
Wyoming, and John j. Sparkman, of Alabama have an
nounced that they will sponsor amendment to the De-
Tense Production Act which would deny government loans
loan insurance tax amortization benefits other aids m
projects in areas not specifically by the Pres
dent.
Under the proposed amendment, all assistance would
DE withheld unless the President certified that the location
q the plants is consistent with policy of (a) fully utiz
ing human and material resources wherever located (b)
dispensing industrial capacity for security reasons and
te minimizing the necessity for further concentration of
population IN areas where housing and community fac-
ties over-burdened.
The proposal would not stop all of the congestion of
our industrial productive facilities but it would have bear
ing on oeIense installations and the construction of
plants Tor defense purposes Such policy to be re
CURED not only IN the interest Of the people country
but IN the interest of national security in the event of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-26
Today'S Birthdays

Vice Admiral Oscar C. Badger.
U. S. naval representative on the
UN military staff committee, born
in Washington, d. C., 81 years
ago,
William Stuart Symington, Re-
construction Finance Corporation
head. born in Amherst, Mass. so
years ago.
Pearl S. Buck, novelist. born
Hillsborough, w. Va, SO years
ago.
Peter LORE, actor, born in Hun
gary. A years ago.
Erie Cooke, Jr., national com
mander Of the American Legion.
Atlanta, Ga. bank president, born
Lee Co, Ga, Sc years ago.
Antonio Brico of Denver, con-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-06-26
MOSTLY BALoNEy~
Editor, The Citizen,

Editor, The Citizen:
About Key West people n.;..
wells and cisterns to use for s,s.
ering their lawns may be tr,,e !.
q few cases but its mostly bslons =
from where l sit.
How many old wells and eis,
erns do you think are found y,
the premises Of the new hons i.
and the housing projects2
How many in the old homes
have pressure tanks? They are faa..
and far between, but these neon,a
continue soaking down their lawns
and washing their automohilas
while some Of US haven't enough
water to take baths.
II you mention to them tbass,
is a water deatrh, they viii smll.
ingly tell you that they are paw
ing their water bin and are q.
titled to use as much as thsv
please.
We lug water in buckets from
the rear of our house to water
our shrubbery.
How come so many others who
say they are using cisterns. turn
on the spigot in their front wards
where the city water is piped2
There IS nothing fair about it..
2 Why is it not prevented?
Sincerely,
II Cait