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Milford chronicle., 1951-06-01

The floor of Death Valley is 275
feet below sea level.
Milford chronicle., 1951-06-01
Caution Essential In
Handing Gasoline Safely

Everyone should treat gasoline
with a lot of respect. Here are tips
on handling and storing gasoline
safely.
Never refuel your machine when
the engine is running. Spilled gas
oline on a hot engine can lead to
hotter flames, or an explosion. To
prevent accidents, rubber-tired
tractors doing belt work should be
grounded. To relieve static cleo
tricity that collects from the fric-
ton.
Gasoline in large amounts should
be stored only in underground
tanks. If surface tanks have to be
used, they should be at least rs
feet away from any buildings.
Common sense tells us not to
smoke or strike matches near ma
chimes, but it's easy to forget. TRY
putting sup "NO Smoking" signs
around the barn, machine sheds
and gas tanks. And while vou're
being safety minded, you might re-
mind the women that gasoline isn't
very safe for dry cleaning clothes.
Milford chronicle., 1951-06-01
County Fire Fighters
In Sussex Elect
CONTINUED from nrst paEe,


Mr.. Ashton commended the Trni-
versity OF Delaware Extension Serv-
Ice for the fine safety programs in
4-H Clubs, Home Demonstration
Clubs, and on the farms generally.
Memorial Service For 2
The memorial service, arranged
by David Joseph, Laurel, chairman
OF the memorial committee, honor
ed seven Sussex firemen who have
died during the past year: Harvey
U. Bunting. Dagsboro; Lee Morris
and G. Edgar Anderson, Bridge
vile; Rodney Pride, Georgetown.
and james G. Moore, Ralph d. Nor
gan, and William Richards, Reho-
both Beach. Layton Baynard, past
state president, assisted Mr.. Joseph
in placing the memorial roses.
The memorial address was given
! by Rev. David w. Baker, chaplain
of the Sussex VIA. Special music
was presented by the Centenary
Male Quartette Of Laurel. The Rev.
E. S. Hallam, rector of st. Philips
Episcopal Church, Laurel, gave the
invocation, and the Rev Franklin
B. Bailey, pastor of Christ MethO-
dist Church, Laurel, pronounced the
benediction.
Fire Recorder Granville T. White
reported fire losses during April
as $1,000 with insurance coverage
of $3,625. Town losses were 1925
and rural $6,275. Woods fires led
in number of types with 26; grass
fires tOtaled 20, chimneys Is, and
dwellings, IL. Laurel company had
most alarms, Ia, and the George
town company the greatest loss,
S2,500. The ambulance report show
ed 68 trips covering 1887 miles
during April.
Auxiliary Serves Dinner
The auxiliary of the Laurel Fire
Company served a fried chicken and
strawberry short cake dinner. A
gift of appreciation was presented
to Mrs. Anna Scott, president, by
James F. Wilgus, president of the
Delmarva Association. A bouquet
of American Beauty roses was pre-
sented to Mrs. Mary c. Wilson by
David Joseph, on behalf of the as
sociatiOn.
William T. Bennett, representing
Mayor A. S. Williams, welcomed the
group. The response was by John
Bamberger Of Cheswold, past presi-
dent of Delmarva Association and
second vice president of the state
association.
Among the large number of
visitors were William Kirk, Rich
ardsOn Park; A J. HurlOck, treas
urer of the Five Points Fire Com
pany, and Deputy Sheriff Graham
and Judge LarmOre, both of Sails
bury, Md.
John Roe of Dover invited the
Sussex association members to at
tend the Kent County meeting in
June, when a fishing trip will be
a part of the program. Herald
Brittingham of Lewes, president of
the State Volunteer Fire Chiefs
Association, announced a meeting
to be held in Georgetown in the !
near future to organize a Sussex
chapter.
The invocation was given by the +
Rev. David Baker. chaplain, and
the benedictiOn by the Rev. J. e.
Layton, of Greenwood.
Milford chronicle., 1951-06-01
U. S. Parcels Still
Pour Into Germany

FRANKFURT, Germany -(R-
Qpen-hearted Americans are still
showering Germany with Gift par
cells.
In 1946, when postwar Germany
was destitute, a gift parcel service
was begun in the United States.
Day after day the total mounted un-
til at the end Of last month. West
and East Germans had been sent
44,OOO,O00 gift parcels. Officials es-
innate their combined value at
1875, ,000.00
Even today, as the German eco
nomy continues its upward trend
Americans still send gift packages
Milford chronicle., 1951-06-01
Cedar Band Won
HOHOrs At Contention
CONTINUED from nrst nnn.,

/ Evergreen was represented at the
Convention by it's Officers. headef
by Grant Tall Cedar Earnst Jeffer-
son; its prize winning Rangers
headed by Major Roy w. Palmer
and Band, under Director Walter
j. Wells. The Rangers took second
prize at Washington in last wears
parade against the stiffest of COM
peting units.
Delaware was represented bv
Grand Master of Masons in Della
ware, Henry 1. Law of Wilmington
Brandywine Forest No. 20 of Will
miDgton, and Evergreen Forest Of
Kent and Sussex Counties. Deputy
Grand Master of Masons in Della
ware and Past Grand Tall Cedar of
Evergreen, H. Edward Maull of
Lewes, was in Providence, Rhode
Island and unable to attend.
James X. PettyjOhn, Publicity
Chairman and Editor of the Goats
Review, had 5000 copies of a spe-
cial convention issue of the Goats
Review distributed along the line
of march just ahead of the Units.
These fiiers introduced the Forest
to the spectators and gave them in
teresting information about the
Forest. At the top of the flyer was
a picture of Evergreen's Units TAX
en- two years ago on the boardwalk
at Atlantic City.
Evergreen Forest will meet in
Lewes on June 9Th for its Annual
Harding Night Ceremonial. This
meeting marks the anniversary of
President Harding being made a
Cedar At Sight" in Evergreen
Forest in 1923. There will be
parade through the business sec
tiOn of Lewes and a concert in
front of the Fire Hall before the
meeting gets underway. Grand
Tall Cedar Jefferson has promised
a full program and is looking for
a record attendance.
Milford chronicle., 1951-06-01
Pigeons Thrive on Rum

SYDNEY-(P)-Newcastle's pige-
ons won the first round of the rum
soaked wheat battle. You may have
read of the bright idea of Newcastle
Parks Supervisor M. Sivert to feed
the city's pigeons with wheat soak
ed in rum. The idea was that the
pigeons would become staggery and
easy to catch. The pigeons we're
and still are-unpOpular because
they are eating up the young pop
pies and pansies sown for a big
floral display.
a The Newcastle people fed the
pigeons plain wheat for two davs.
The third day they laced the wheat
with rum. From nearby rOoftOps
the pigeons swOoped down into the
park. They ate heartily. They then
flew back to the rooftOps in steady
formations.
Now there's talk of soaking wheat
in stronger rum for a week before
feeding the pigeons.
Milford chronicle., 1951-06-01
Unimportunf Persons
Form Club

SAN ANTONIO-P-It pays to
be a person of no Importance at
Brooks Air Force Base here. You
can get into the N. I. P. Club.
The club was set up by a group
of company-grade officers who saw
they got tired of the attention paid
V. l. P.'s-very important persons,
N. /. P.'s are "Not Important
Persons" Club rules are that y
member promoted to a rank rs high
as major must refuse the advance
ment or resign his membership "
Milford chronicle., 1951-06-01
Ancient Rice

Rice has been cultivated from
ume lmmemorial in tropical conn.
tLles' According to one authority
the cultivated rice, in all its n,,n1'
efous varieties, originated from a
wild plant which is indigenous to
sE! certain areas in India and also is
native, in tropical Australia.
Evening star., 1951-05-13

A Source Book Of GestaA Psychology; Uncle Hiram,
the Epic,ue, clutches jar of rattesnake meat in
one hand and in the other a handkerchief that
changes red to- green to- yellow from Magic the
Month
The long playing record of 10th Century Harbsi-
chord Music is for Mother from the Concert Hall
Society But just as she's about to try it on the
phonograph -
Something smells!' she exclaims And burrowing
beneath the pile of discarded wrappings pounces
an odd-shaped packet.
Grandpa shifting the air. cries out in recognition.
Give it here!" he says eagerly That's my salami-
of-the-month!" The End
Evening star., 1951-05-13

pus-of-the-M Month Club in Orangebug, N. Y. The
Magazine the Month Club of Los Angeles, saves
your reading time by choosing the best monthly issue
from all the magazines the newsstand each month.
The Bargan-of- -the-Month promises "a terrific bar
gain in established merchandise" IL times year.
Clubs for nylon stockings the shades change with
the seasons), newly published songs neckties home
MOVIES gardening TOOLS lesuretme hobbies (you get
materials and instructions for making something
usefuD, adult games and chldren's toys have joined
the procession There is even a Weekend-of-the-
Month Club in Brooklyn.
These clubs have swelled to such proportions in
recent years that there is trade association
Evening star., 1951-05-13

time, gets hers first. With trembling
fingers she's unwrapping the Plant-of-
the-Month Club choice - small brown
tulip bulb, together with picture of the
future flower in four colors and instruc-
tions for planting
Young John, Jr., is tearing off the
wrappings from an oblong parcel to dis
close The necktie, regimental number
in stripes of green and purple. Father
gets a combination enciLsharpener-and-
cocktail-shaker from the Gadget-of-the-
Month Club; Sister, who belongs to two
clubs, is rewarded with small sterling
silver copy of Robins The Thinker
(October's charm of the month) and
Evening star., 1951-05-13

Getting back to culture, you can join the Charm-of
the-Month Club and receive by subscription replicas
of famous art objects" - to wear on bracelets. "a
free bracelet to every member Or, there's the Medal
of-theMonth, plan for encouraging children to read
good books The medals are engraved with the heads
of historic personages; and biographical booklet that
comes with each medal tells Junior where he read
more on the subject.
The Gadget- -of-the-Month Club sends members
ury-selected, laboratory tested, new, neverbefore
on-the-market, saving devices guaranteed to
be worth more than the subscription price. The sub
scrbers have no advance warning of what they'll find
in their package They pay from ST to 500 for their
Evening star., 1951-05-13

of clubs ofthe-month, called National Merchandise
by-Mail Institute 1t has 26 member clubs joined
together "for the purpose of maintaining fair prac-
tees and discovering mailing short cuts
big Load for the PostmAn
WHERE this club fervor has led us is plain when you
take look at the John Doe family, subscribers all,
of Apple Branch, Wis:
It's the first of the month and the heavily laden
postman trudges up the walk to deposit a small
mountain at the front door. In joyful scramble the
family from the breakfast table, each to claim
his own month-club selection.
Aunt Tilda. who was waiting by the door all the
Evening star., 1951-05-13

membership, depending on how many
and how valuable the gadgets they order.
There's been spring-action fy-swatter;
thing called No-Spill which keeps pots
from boiling over; bell-ringing invention
to help mothers with infant toilet-train-
ing; portable radio-activity tester; a
non-blobbing ketchup dispenser; ETC., etc.
Bargains i'm Navy Surplus
"A YEAR ROUND selection of plants or
bulbs chosen by expert horticulturists is
offered by the Plant Month Club,
of Des Moines, Iowa. Buys" in US.
Navy surplus, items suitable for people
with boats, are available from the Sur
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-25

pleasure many younger
Of the city TO the fore BUT seial
gatherings DaytonE SKY cdgng
and n" items tn" thing happening
None the Harlem entertaining uptown
Charlie
lives plays puts q N" dRwR
Meanwhile, the cold flats IN" job discrimination, tn"
o
beg beS""ch Isvel headed Twin
the expanding freedom bcfudd"
n
b. cities and II America hat 3
The
members Of the numerically az
n q nRhicIub
pushing
the stick ri atz@ns
Incidentally these better class 81
cIampng N" horzgn dusky
peaknE any particular establishment
gathering place I'm speaking general kn0Redgs
ptar.s afford clamp
gers Negroes
pressure group while white patron. hit
Club certainly Pot quota
system profnnn;
Singer MursI RAIN you
Hmmmm7
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-25
Additional Social and
Personal News

Mira Theresa WNrIcn. 500 Erc-
mont Ave No, has been confined
to her home for the past week
with n cold
Mrs Lucy kclly. ass AldriCh
Ave. No, was the guest ~ honor
At a r'yept,on held At Graham
Temple. Friday April -. whcw
her engagement L. Mir II { Al.
len, $40 AldrCh Ave. No. was an.
nnunced The wedding date has
not been set Mi Allen is the uncle
VI Mrs Rosie Peoples. A?S Al
drtch AVr No
The SrnIor choir W 81 pctrr
AME churh win meet at the
church parsonage, S5ad ENnh
Ave. So, Friday evening, May -
at $ p. III Al mcmbcrs arr urged
t. be present.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-25
BIRTHDAY
GREETINGS
ST. PAU RRTuDAYS

May 70 Mrs Ellis Mannlrg
$50 lGlchRrt Ave, Mrs NrrniCc
Grantham. STB lglchart Ave, MIR
Walter Mcfarland, lOi6 Roudu
Ave.
MAY 81 Mrs. Alice MaunOng
pas st Anthony Ave, John ls,v.
96S Carroll Ave, E,strlla I.uCktc,
ii9l SheTburnc Ave. Warren
Hayes. 332 Fisk St Thomas
Clemens Jr. ta9 RondO Ave Nj
Christopher purand T62 W
Central Ave
May ~ Constance Jones. 1921
Rundo Ave, Mr. Robert Mitchell
| 6SA Carroll Ave
May - Bert Carter 6AS "
Central Ave. raul Coleman. PSF
y st Adams st. = Vincent
Owens. B2T Srlby Ave Mrs Paul
Wood, pas Iglchart Ave, Mrs
Laurence White. Gas IglrhHrt
Ave, Mrs. &. II Parker T66 Ron
do Ave
May 20 Susan Ellis, GA Roudo
Ave John Kelly Jr, 900 81 An
thuny Ave Mrs Norma iazcn.
berry, sal st Anthony Ave
May n Mrs Mary Iunrs 1922
Rondo Ave, Mrs Mac Carson
Mrs VIM Hanna go Western
st. William Jones
June | Chcryl Ann Ross. taS
81 Anthony Ave Mr. Charles
Hargravrs. GAL Rondo Ave Tuni
Maria DurRnd. 762 W Central
| Ave
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-25
St. Paul Wedding
Anniversaries

May q MIR and Mrs George
Brooks Sr.. no 81 Anthony Ave
will celebrate their 49th wedding
anniversary.
May Is Mr. and Mrs Arthur
II. = Rhodes. $50 st Anthony
Ave. Will celebrate their 3lst wed.
ding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. julius Cole 237
ST Anthony Ave. viii celebrate
their lIth wedding anniversary
Nj and Mrs Horace Brown
sos Carroll Ave. viii celebrate
their 23ri wedding anniversary
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-25

The Halle Happenings news
paper staff met Wednesday, May
% al the Halle 2 Brown com
munlty house
McSsrS Richard Mann. Gordon
kirk. Edwin SaIIer and William
Smalls returned TO the city Satur-
day, May 10 after spending a few
days IN Chicago.
Chester Grern. Cos ST. Anthony
Ave. and Miss Mary Evans, 775
Iglehart Ave. have applied for a
marriage license.
Mrs. Lafayette Fields, sos St
Anthony Ave. returned to the
city recently after spending
Mothers Day weekend with her
daughter Barbara, at Howard
University. Washington II. c.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-25

guilt
munist May Day parade here had Willie MCCice
prominently displayed lot Of who don't like lyRchinE
the southern brand who
communists wanted Willie MCCcr they burning
his hide stretching his neck willie rEaI
Disposed of and sincerely hops" resting In IN" first
he's had long time It's accident
his trial. the agitation attending his confinement the
final his death have
The communists from their present discreet under
manpuaOns,
rights violation the Urban League
NAACP other recognized organizations
until they've reached their complete
The MCGEE example comp"
Josephine Baker hauled the middle
the gle, of the extreme left brigade
Brothers and sisters you don't by You
until :
Meanwhile there peculiar situation tins neck the
which group which might very place
qualified Ncgr" The only Negro that has
pulled Of the hRysaCk qualified
y also What a behind this
You could ribs hfnng didn't
yourself miserable with the imhrcinIy Of II all
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-25


The Birthday club met Friday
May IS at the home OF Mrs. Ollie
Grantham, s76 Iglehart Ave.
MIR. and Mrs. John Lawrence Jr.,
947 lglchart Ave, returned TO the
city recently after visiting IN
New York. Pittsburgh and Phil
adelphta
Mr. Joseph Ray. COS ST. An
thony Ave returned to the city
Tuesday May % after spending a
few days in Denver Colorado
Pvt. DeIbert Crushshon, sta
toned at Camp RuCker, Alabama,
returned TO the city Sunday May
20 on furlough to visit his mother
Mrs Dolly Crushshon and other
relatives
The Mr. and Mrs. club OF St
James AME church met Friday
May IS at the church.
The Golden Ayers club met
Tuesday, May % at the Halle Q
Brown community house
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-25
MINNEAPOLIS RIRTmDAYS

May % Mrs Willie Lee 3O7
Dupont Ave No Mamie x
Hughes, 8Is seventh Ave No
Lawrence Mccoy. 1908 Humboldt
Ave No
May 20 Mrs Leila smith 2iOi
10th 81 40 Cedric SrhulbcrI
Midland Bank bldg Gerald
Bailey Jr T. y Army
May 80 Mrs X II Mouldcn
1SIs Fourth Ave So D"ruthv
Payne 2sI3 Elliot Ave So Jamrs
Suucn 1909 sixth St Marion
Williams. 1910 y Eighth ~
May - Mrs Ida Burrrll ~
IInag Ave No Mary Dacus IIud.
son 507 Bryant Ave No
June Marlurio brown 5000
James Ave No George JuhnHUn
~ highland Ave No
juno ? Mrs W parkcr. 1905
ITih Ave so. Richard H"wcll
22O7 Elliot Wayne CuckrrIl J3l1
Path Ave 80 Mrs Naomi "
Washington 5Oh7 James Ave No
Grace Judy. 2llO 10Th Az" 10
Mrs Ruth Norris. ap2h Srcund
Ave So
out .Of-TuWn Birthday
May y Mrs Dorothy Waters
chicago. III William l.hnduim
owen. Wis Irene Garter. Wl,hltn
KnnE
May so Mary Edith Muttls
Chicago. III John Kelly. New
York n Y PFC Samuel BirtH
Cleveland Ono Lorrntno Lul,c
Ins Angeles CAM
June 2 Charles curry, Los An.
goles Callf HArvc Mcclure. ~
Paul MINI.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-25

Negroes stage
Advancement when Of them the job the
IN fairly pleasant state Of nund and c",iHlty
: a nvc,iay or part IN
evening when leaves the cob tn
"IhI" II pleasant temporary
farewell automatic You hear everywhere Friday at
morning is customary, mo.ta an I'm
GorgiNrHb" breach "f "q,Ctt" u
the the
Monda, when feel" IKE thing
body Morning" Is stII exchanged. II has
b" u sc"wI al "A Hate P"opI" glare
worked u organizations
folks r"any speaking The morning a.
too often omitted entirely but becomes operation to speGk
Teller before get.
your II ntruding personal privacy
II "NaEE"rauon when say have worked until
the lunch spoken
What kind Of lead do this yarn" Irows
q De- AngIrd1"
folks complexion u
just recently oPrncd up act " they
IN" idea Of collecting check and having
to work In h" sam" vicinity With individual" Of My hue
Morning helps Of Ia a good
tn" working relationship and adds the feeling
cooperation among
get wrong crawling o mornings I'm
get UP at m
carly I get job a
way sp"skabI Rising 10 lash
the urhnRes tho dg"a"u
but. at AZ VII" noLo speaLs g. l~,ng
"a stubborn speak either feel.
mRyb" ther" should h. official Good Morning
Ereet"r every job
m a bad oh
II weekend may b"
IoyabIe you gong spend canng
washing clothes wedding the garden the frntu" hitting
N" BETTER Half n"
A. long guy, insist copying
o IN" E"nteFI nIe"tI"s ven
the major Vices.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-25

Neal Harry Dillon and EdgRr
Jackson Mir and Mrs James
Iacuway wcro also guests
MIR Elmer ChlIdrrSa. 37O0 Firth
Az" SO, spent Mothers Day.
May - waiting his mother, Mrs.
Lou eta Chlldrrsa. In Excelsior
springs, Mo
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-25

make for few years wa this column that AS hong
Negroes continue tu let the white brother carry
the vanguard OF the leave be trcc movement IN
these United States ~ America embarrassing sit.
ustlons VIII continue to artsr IN civil rights. We
Viii find that the most legitimate cases Of viola
ton OF civil rights apt to be confused ana
prupag andized by the communists to the point
where real liberals arr turned away either through
panic at being branded or IN disgust.
Whatever truth thrrr was In the MCCer
has brcn distorted and beCIoudcI that
cnnIrnNrrnN NH rnniInn,. L., .h,Iilr hnrk and
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-25

Wesley simmons, CharlCs Smith
Roger Grgshy, Tommy Jackson
Norman WcStbcrry Kenneth
Rnhnson. Richard Greene. Rounic
Stone and Alfred MtlkcrRun Other
guests attending the party wrrr
Misses Barbara Early, Connie
EARLY and Rose Mary Bcnfurd.
Mcssrs Phillip Acosta, Earl Nc
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-25
SOCIAL & PERSONAL
ST. PAUL

The ST. Peter Claver bowling alleys Oxford and Carroll
SITS are closed for the duration Of the months
Mrs. John Banks Jr, 7O5 lgehart Ave. returned the
city recently from Mississippi where she attended the
of her brother in law
The YWCA board met at the YWCA Monday May 2l
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-25
IN1 WAY SEE
| 81 NEIL D0DS0n RUSSELL :;
NEW YORK CITY

considerable .mortTm
which will back Willie McGce
stun hoodwinked BAN
the ELUSIVE Rhubarb
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-25
SOCIAL & PERSONAL
MINNEAPOLIS

Miss Della Ruth Wilkorson 959 Aldrch Ave No. celc
halrd her sixteenth birthday May ~ with dinner party
gwen by Mr. and Mrs i Wdkr>on their home 92 Ere
mont Ave No The dinner guests included Misses Pat Wher
Renee jackson, Doris GuEShy Cleo Butler Barbara
cnror hay Taylor Donna pctutord McsSrs Rudy Jenkins
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-05-25
Out of Town Birthday

May 20 Jerome r. Wiley. Kor.
"a
May 30 Kenneth Coins Los
Angeles Calif
June Billie RITA Spcllman
Washington, u &.
Evening star., 1951-07-02

A former Alexandria soldier has
been killed in action in Korea, the
Defense Department announced
today, and two other Washington
area men have been wounded.
Reported killed was Pvt. Jack
Branhan, listed as brother OF
James Branhan of 100 North
Royal street, Alexandria. Resi-
dents there said the family has
moved to Neon. KY.
Wounded were a 20-year- old
Silver Spring Marine. Pfc. Herbert
I. Sehorn of 217 Eastwood avenue.
and Army Corpl. Wade H. Craun,
18, whose family moved from
Bridgewater. Va, to 700 G street
Sc. two months ago.
Pvt. Sehorn, a Marine replace
ment mortarman with the 1st Ma
rine Division, had been in combat
only four. days when he was hit
in the side by a shell fragment,
according to his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hale F.. Sehorn. Mr.. Sehorn
is chief Of plans of operations at
the Beltsville MD Research Gen.
ter of the Agriculture Department.
Mrs. Sehorn said her son wrote
June 3, We're going to attack
now, I'll finish this letter later" "
He was hit the next day and COM
pleted the letter in a field hospital,
she said.
Meets Old Acquaintances.
Pvt. Sehorn, head usher at the
Silver Theater in Silver Spring
until he enlisted last December,
wrote his mother he ran into two
boys in the hospital he remem-
bered chasing out OF the Silver
couple of years ago for making
a nuisance.
A Washington native, he was
graduated from Montgomery Blair
High School two years ago, and
then attended Strayer Business
College. A former Marine reservist,
his two-year enlistment in the re-
serves expired two months before
the Korean war began last June.
Mrs. Sehorn said her son now
plans to make the Marine Corps
his career.
Corpl. Craun. who has four
brothers and two sisters. was
wounded June 8. according to his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar D.
Craun. The father, a construction
Evening star., 1951-07-02
Former AIexondrion Is Killed in Action

Charlottesville. Va; Navy Hos
pitalman Joseph A. Mayer. hus-
band of Mrs. Teresa o. Mayer Of
Glen Burnie. Md, and Pfc. Rob-
ert e. Whetzel, husband Of Mrs.
Robert E. Whetzel Of Cumberland,
Md.
The Defense Department re-
ported nine other Virginians killed
in action or dead Of wounds, %
wounded, one injured and four
missing in action. Six other Mary
land men were listed as wounded
and two as injured.