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Milford chronicle., 1951-01-12
Ten Years Ago.

Taken trona January 10, is4i Issue
The newly-elected oficers Of
the Kiwanis Club Of Milford
we're formally installed into Of
fee on Tuesday evening Of this
week. The officers installed
we're President. David Greene;
vice president. Robert Wollters;
secretary treasurer, Carson
Ward; directors. retiring pres
ident, Edmund Steiner: Albert
Peterman. Allen Baucher,
Thomas B. Derrickson, James
Gordon, Or. James West, Will
liam Stevenson and William
Burke.
A. b. Lank, Of Frederica,
moved last week into the prop
erty recently vacated by JOS
eph Cook, Of Frederick.
aoe
Miss Janet Lee Worthington,
Of Milford, spent the holidays
as the guest Of Miss Phyllis
Dickerson and Miss Betty Eli
lingsw0rth, Of Ellendale.
zoe
Joseph Black, of Milton, left
on Tuesday for Norfolk, Va,
where he joined the Navy.
soc
Harry Greeniy, who has been
visiting his parents IN Lincoln.
has returned te Chanute Field
to resume his stndies IN avia-
lion.
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-12

The directors of the First
National Bank presented to
John S. Collins, the retiring.
cashier, a handsome solid gold
open face watch, in the back
Of which were his initials. For
mer Governor John HUM, pres
ident Of the board, made the
presentation speech.
ooo
Edward Hurley on Wednes-
day Of this week caught four
fine bass at the Tub Mill Pond.
One Of these fish weighed S1s
pounds.
GOvernor-elect William d.
Denney announced the ap-
pointment of General Alden R.
Benson, Of Dover, as Secretary
of State for his administration.
RoS
B. B. White Of Magnolia, has
purchased a new Ford sedan.
eos
Joseph L. Chandler and Ida
r. Stein, both Of Dagsboro, were
married at the NJ. p. parsOn-
age in Georgetown by the Rev.
John 7. Bailey on Sunday night,
December 26th.
zoe
Walter and Otto Studte spent
the holidays with their sister,
Mrs. Charles Strahle.
The button factory after be-
ing closed for the holidays,
opened on Wednesday with
Joshua B. Gray as manager and
Lee Campbell as foreman.
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-12


Edgar Isaacs, formerly OF
Milford, chief of the traffic di-
vision of the state police, has
introduced a new drivers de-
merit system. Each warning
that a driver gets will be re-
corded and held against the
driver.
sos
Mr.. and Mrs. AlonzO Steuart,
Of Greenwood, entertained at
a coon supper on Saturday.
Those present were Homer
Lynch. Norman Collins, Carl
Porter, Charles Spicer, Ever
ett Morris, Frank Steuart.
The following men left Mon
day for the Trenton induction
center: John f. Abbott, Jr.,
Harrington: Harvey Locates,
FELTON,; George Grier Russell,
Milford; Herbert Hutchins, Wy
oming; Ad0lph Zenack, Harring-
ton; Herman Short, Jr., FELTON,;
Kennett NJ. McKnatt, Harring-
ton; Joseph r. Steward, Fell
ton; Joshua N. Bennett, Mil
ford; Walter J. Abbott, Mil
ford; Joseph +. Meyers, Fred
erica; Charles L. Peck, Har-
rington: Daniel 3. Sherwood,
Houston; Ralph Dayton, Har-
rington; Joshua N. Green, Fell
ton.
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-12

1t is estimated that some $685.
confederates were killed in the
Civil War battles. Union Army
dead in battle is estimated at no..
O70.
Evening star., 1951-11-04
Seat Pleasant Man
Killed in Car Crash

Vernon L. Sampson. %. of $500
Gregg street. Seat Pleasant, Md,
was killed yesterday when his au-
tomobile ran of Defense highway
at Lanham and crashed into a
tree.
Prince Georges County police
said they found Mr.. Simpsons S
body slumped over the steering
wheel near the entrance to the
Lanham speedway.
DR.. John T. Maloney. county
medical examiner, said he died of
fractured skull and broken neck.
Five soldiers stationed at Fort
Meade were shaken up yesterday
when their car struck a fuel truck
glancing blow, hit a street light
pole, decommisSioned a fire-alarm
box and then plowed into q re-
tanning wall.
Henry B. Mong. "a. Seat Pleas
ant. was driving his truck across
Rhode Island avenue at South Da-
kota avenue NE, when the auto
mobile, driven by Corpl. Lawrence
E. Jacobs. 81. ran into it, police
said. The only passenger requiring
tree tment for injuries was Corpl.
Leroy Estes. 10. admitted to Walter
Reed Hospital with head cuts.
Other passengers were sPvts. Joe
Wood. jr., 81; Robert l.. Smith, q,
and James NJ. Williams. 81. All
are colored.
Evening star., 1951-11-04
CONTINUED From First Page.)


investigation last year Of his
charges of alleged Reds in the
State Department. The investi-
cation was conducted by q Senate
subcommittee headed by former
Senator Tydings. Democrat. of
Maryland.
A Democratic majority of the
subcommittee. after examining
the ''81 cases" and completing
hearings. issued a report assail-
ing Senator Mccarthy and de-
claring his charges groundless.
He Immediately labeled the re-
port a "whitewash.' -
Report BY FBI Agent.
The document read to the SEN
ate by the Wisconsin Republican
was said to be a report by FBI
Special Agent Thomas A. Conroy,
received in September, 1948, by
the United States Civil Service
Commission and forwarded to the
State Department.
Senator Mccarthy has never
divulged how this secret document
came into his possession. but The
Star has learned this matter has
been the subject of diligent FBI
inquiry.
Here are, the pertinent excerpts
from the Conroy report, with the
subjects name deleted. exactly as
read by Senator Mccarthy on the
Senate floor last year;
"An FBI agent who joined the
Communist Party at the request of
the Bureau in 1887 and was ex-
PEELED from the Communist Party
in 1948 and whose record as an in
formant was one of complete re-
liability, stated that-was a
member of the Communist Party
and known to him as such.
Wife's Activities Outlined.
"The same informant advised
that--wife.-had been a mem
ber Of the Communist Party both
before and after her marriage to
-. She formerly lived with
and the wife of Bernard Adde's.
They have maintained closed as
sociation with, an admitted
Communist Party member.
According to this informant
to have been in the
Communist Party in Europe and
said his father had been a Trot-
skyite. Game to a lot of open
unit meetings and to all recruit
ing meetings of the Communist
Party from 1888 to sometime in
1912. This informant said he had
no contact with--since 1912,
stating further that-was hor-
Irified at the Russo-German al
lance in 1899.
"Another reliable FBI informant
recalled - as member OF the
Communist Party in the late
Evening star., 1951-11-04
Third Policeman Charged
In Sc, 900 Warehouse Theft
By the Assoeiuted Pres,

DETROIT. Nov. 3.-The third
Of three Highland Park police
men accused of an $4,000 ware
house robbery was arraigned to-
day and a plea of innocent en-
tered for him.
Patrolman George L. Woolsey,
81, was arrested last night in his
trailer home after he returned
from a hunting trip. He stood
mute at his Municipal Court ap-
pearance.
He was named on a breaking
and entering charge, along with
Edward Munro, 33. and Jack Nc
Connell, 80. Bond for the three
was set at $4,000 each.
The case came to light after
a rookie patrolman said the three
took him along on the burglary
trip his first night on duty.
Evening star., 1951-11-04

renewal application without giving
the applicant a hearing. An opin-
ion written by Judge Edgerton
and concurred in by Judges David
I. Bazelon and Charles Fahy, up
held the earlier three judge deci-
sion.
Judge Wilbur K, Miller wrote an
opinion concurring in the result
but for different reasons. He felt
that Mr.. Carter established a
property right in the license and
that this could not be taken away
without due process.
Judge Prettyman, joined by
Chief Judge Harold M. Stephens
Iand Judge James M. Proctor, dis
sented.
Judge Prettyman wrote: 1--WE
are of the opinion that this court
has no jurisdiction to review
orders of the District Court upon
original applications for authority
to write these bonds, or upon ap-
IplicationS for renewals thereof,
Except where an abuse of disere-
tion by that court is charged.
I'VE think the present ruling
will have a disastrous effect upon
the court which Congress intended
to. and did, give the District Court
and the Municipal Court over
professional bondsmen who write
bonds in criminal cases."
Meanwhile. Solicitor General
Perlman entered the picture as
an avowed friend of the court
and had sided with the District
Court judges.
tissue Of Local Law"
In urging the Supreme Court
not to interfere with the Court of
Appeals stand. Mr.. Carter's at
|torneys claimed that the Solicitor
General '.put himself in an anom-
alous position He was not party
to the litigation and therefore had
no standing in the court when he
argued in behalf of the District
Court judges. they contended.
This case" they said, splen-
didly exemplifies the old adage Of
a tempest in teapot. A perusal of
the record will reveal that the case
present nothing other than an is
sue of local law affecting only
John w. Carter. There are no un-
usual factors or questions which
this court should be called upon to
pass upon, the suggestions of the
Solicitor General to the contrary
Notwithstanding"
rs it a proper function Of the
Solicitor General to thus bear
cudgels for one court against
another, if indeed there be a con-
troversy between the two courts?
As a matter of fact there is no
conflict between the courts. All
that has happened is that the
Court of Appeals has fully heard
and reversed a decision of the Dis
trict Court"
"Ex Parte Proceeding"
District Court judges deny this
although they haven't been able
to get into the higher courts to
say so themselves. In fact one of
their major complaints is that the
whole matter has been an lex
parte" proceeding from the start.
They believe they should have
been given an opportunity to de-
fend their claims of jurisdictional
and discretionary authority in the
regulation of bondsmen and others
specifically covered in a special
Evening star., 1951-11-04

enactment by Congress in 1888.
They believe they have the duty
as we'll as authority to refuse to
grant or renew a license on the
basis of confidential information.
In such instances. they have to
consider many factors and char
acter qualifications other than
possible records of arrest or con-
viction fof crimes involving moral
turpitude. they contend.
Most Of those and similar argu-
ments were raised by Mr.. Perlman
in his unsuccessful brief asking
Supreme Court review of the ap-
peals court decision against the
District Court judges.
Cites Specific Responsibility.
Mr.. Perlman conceded that the
case involved issues Of local law.
But he added that the matter goes
far beyond the District because it
has "far-reaching constitutional
implications for all types of term
licensing systems throughout the
Nation"
District Court, he said, has spe-
cific responsibility under the 1888
enactment Ito exercise its in
formed Judgment and discretion
in connection with bonding -busi-
ness applications and its de-
cisions cannot be overturned (if
at alb unless they are shown, by
affirmative proof, to be arbitrary,
.capricious, or an abuse of discre-
ton"
He predicted that II hearings
were required and all information
against an applicant had to be dis
closed. "the sources Of informa-
ton would dry up. for obvious
reasons. and the District Court
would be unable satisfactorily to
fulfill its duty of keeping the
bonding business untainted."
Evening star., 1951-11-04
u. S. Grand Jury Here Probes
One of McCorthy's 81 Cases

40OU 81
"A reliable informant said Ber-
Inard Adde's and his wife were as
sociates of --- in the late 1880 S
and these people were both mem
bers of the Communist Party and
have been over long period. Mrs.
Adde's and Mrs. - were long
time friends. Mr.. Adde's ran for
Governor of Maryland about 1884
ION the Communist Party ticket
Came Here In 1885.
According to the report, the sub
lject Of the investigation emigrated
to the United States in 1885. AT
various times he worked for the
Justice Department, Of1ce of
Strategic Services tUSSR divi-
sion), the Federal Public Housing
Agency. and the State Depart
iment.
Senator Morse identified Mr.,
Posniak following a disclosure the
Oregon senator had written the
State Department Loyalty and
Security Board in 1948 that Mr.
Posniak gave no indication al
all he held even friendly feelings
toward the Communist ideology'
when he worked under him at the
Justice Department in 1888.
This letter had been inserted
into the record by Senator McMa-
hon, Democrat, of Connecticut
Senator Morse then said he took
the position that since this was
done everything should be made
public. including the Identification
of Mr.. Posniak.
In his letter, Senator Morse as
serted he wanted it made per
fectly clear" that he was not
Ivouching for Mr.. Ppsniak after
1888 when he terminated his as
sociation with him.
Evening star., 1951-11-04

CFCL IldQ UCCu CIldIScQ huu VI
convicted" of any offense involv.
ing moral turpitude.
The arrests in January and No
vember, 1928, were on gambling
charges. The January, 1885. ar
rest was on a charge of receiving
stolen property.
Judge Cobb said all were nolle
pressed. In the case of the So
called stolen property, he ex-
Iplained, Mr.. Carter had been giver
a vacuum cleaner by a man tt
whom he lent money to buy 9
turkey. Mr.. Carter had no knowl.
edge that the cleaner was stolen
property. he said.
No Intent to Mislead.
1t was brought out at hearing
before Judge Pine that there had
been no intent to mislead the
court. In answering no to the
charged and or convicted" query
the applicant assumed it referred
only to any conviction after be-
ing charged, the court was told.
Judge Pine nevertheless revoked
the license, after obtaining an
FBI report. Mr.. Carter appealed
Judges E. Barrett Prettyman
Bennett Champ Clark and Will
bur K. Miller of the Court of Ap-
peals decided in December. 1947
that District Court had no right
to revoke the license once it hac
That ruling stood when the
Supreme Court, in 1949, refused
to review. Mr.. Carter's license
term was about to expire and he
applied for a renewal. District
Court Judge Alexander Holtzofi
denied the application. Again MIR
Carter went to the Court Of Ap-
pealS. Last April the appeals
Court panel consisting of Judges
Prettyman. Clark and Henry w.
Edgerton ruled in his favor, but
by 2-1 vote.
Prettyman Shifts Stand.
Judge Prettyman dissented that
time. He thought the majority
opinion was potentially extreme
ly dangerous to the administra-
ton of law in this jurisdiction"
to hold that the District Court
cannot deny an application 0or
admission to the bar or for au-
thority to write bail bonds for
pay except upon a judicial eval-
uation of evidence openly pre-
sented."
Judge Edgerton, in the majority
opinion. stated that so far as the
court record showed there was
to uphold the District
Courts contention that Mr.. Car
ter lacked qualifications for a
bondsman.
He wrote that the District Court
apparently drew an erroneous
conclusion that, on the basis of
the confidential FBI report or
other undiSclosed information, "it
could deny the application for
renewaD without a hearing, with
out evidence and without possibil-
ity of review to determine whether
its discretion was abused"
Reversed by Appeals Court.
District Court judges then asked
the Court of Appeals for permis-
sion to intervene in a body at a
rehearing. They also asked the
appeals court to sit with a full
bench instead of a three-judge
panel. The appeals court refused
to hear the lower court judges in
"a body but it agreed to sit er
bano.
In 4-3 decision last July the
appeals court held that District
Court had no right to deny the
Evening star., 1951-11-04

the American Concrete Institute.
The Hhighway Research Board
was organized in 1924 under the
National Research Council as a
clearinghouse for information on
highway design, construction, OPP
Grafton and administration.
Evening star., 1951-11-04

acting director
S ince M /
Crum S death
last spring. has
been associated
with the board
for Is years.
He has done
research work
for the Bureau
of Standards,
the Illinois Dl-
vision of High
ways, and the
Calcium Chlor-
ide Association.
He is a MEM
Evening star., 1951-11-04
who has been

ber Of the American Society Of
Civil Engineers. the American So
ciety for Testing Materials and
Evening star., 1951-11-04
|Burggraf Named Director
OF Road Research Board

Fred Burggraf has been named
director of the Highway Research
Board succeeding the late Roy w.
Crum.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-11-30

So, get busy and write those letters to Santa Claus. Mail them to Box 800, Juneau, or drop them in Santa's Mail Box in our store. Be sure to listen to KINY at p. m., starting December 8th. Your Story Lady will be on the air then to tell you more.
Evening star., 1951-10-14
FICTION

Haven, the Model Home
had been viewed by the last visitor of the day.
Webster Jones, exhibitor and custodian of the
delectable premises was alone at last with five
little furnished rooms - and his thoughts.
Ordinarily. on the stroke of five, he plunged
from the house with the convulsive haste of a
claustrophobe seeking air. But today, he sat
on at his tiny desk in a corner of the Model
Living Room, gazing moodily into what
there was here of space.
1t was time he had decided dismally, to
take stock of himself. He was tow-headed
young man with snub sunbmned nose and
conscientious brown eyes. He was twenty
four years old, war veteran and holder of
college diploma but time, always so eager to
etch the years on other faces, seemed not to
have touched his since his Eagle Scout days.
This. he knew, was why his uncle. Howard
Murdoch. had put him in charge of the sam
pie house. To ripen. his uncle had said.
He'd been in charge of it exactly four
months today 1t seemed to him now that
though he had aged considerably spiritually
he had acquired no outward semblance OF
maturity His ridiculous. abortive visits to
Dearborn Manor, engendered by the wild
notion that he. baby sitter of the sample
house. was the logical person to persuade old
Antoinette Dearborn to sell her barren acres,
had ended in his getting as far as her porte
cocke1e and rushing out again.
Her refusal to sell meant simply that there
was no more land for Murdoch to build on and
since all the houses were taken, why. he asked
himself. keep on showing sample? The
answer was so obvious that when he heard
footstep in the entry he didn't even look up.
The house." he said. 'is closed. So far as
| am concerned, closed for good
That" a cool. young voice said. rs okay
with me- But am curious to know why"
He looked up then. I'm tell you why"
he said and paused. The visitor had not closed
the door behind her and the sun had followed
her in. She stood slim and young in its bright
glow, girl with shining sorrel hair and clear,
amused gray eyes.
Webster carefully counted ten before he
got to his feet. Female visitors to the sample
house were almost invariably wives and there
fore not to be coveted.
The houses" he said politely, "are all
taken. And there won't be any more for
years. Unless, of course, you believe IN
miracles
Evening star., 1951-10-14

smile. 1T looked silly, bet, didn't it,"
Very. If you came that far why not come
up the steps and ring the bell?"
mo guts," he said, sadly. I'D get that
far and then remember my uncle didn't hire
me to wangle big deals. Just crazy idea l
had that maybe if Mrs. Dearborn would
listen. promise never to do it again.
Please tell Mrs. Dearborn I'm sorry"
She seemed to soften little. Il will but it
doesn't matter so much to her now. You see,
she sold the estate to me. For dollar" she
said.
His knees went weak. One of them was
psychosomatic anyway because of having
been landed on when he made clumsy para
chute landing in Holland. Every now and
then when he was excited or startled sud-
denly it sort of buckled.
His smile was sickly. That quite buy"
he said. MY uncle offered ="
Il don't care what he offered" she said.
Kenneth and have given Gram our word
to fix the old place up and make home for
her in it as long as she lives"
The bad knee throbbed. ''K-kenneth?"
She blushed. MY fance, Kenneth Dear
born A "a sort of cousin. Naturally when
we're married we'll live in Dearborn Manor"
Naturally" he said hollowly. mo Won
der little place like this doesn't interest you"
She glanced around the room. II don't see
how people living in place this size can keep
a marriage alive. | should think it would ex-
pire from sheer lack of oxygen"
Il don't know about a marriage" Webster
said. But get sort of stified myself some
times. I'm like you = like lot of space"
She looked interested. MY family always
lived in town on busy street = used to
love to 60 out to Grams for holidays"
That's like me, too." Webster said. MY
grandparents had big farm in Vermont and
l always went there for vacations. 1t was
wonderful Big fields all around"
And little brooks to wade in?'
"Oh yes We kids used to build dams.''
I'VE did. too" she said. "And on rainy
days we played in the big attic. Dressing up
in stuff we found in old trunks"
They both laughed and it seemed to him
the little house was full of lovely bells. Then
their eyes met suddenly and she got up
quickly. He went to the door with her and
she paused for minute. you don't really
think have a let 'em-eat-cake attitude. do
you?'
Heavens no." Webster said fervently.
Its just that love Gram. bless her, and
Evening star., 1951-10-14
bv Elizabeth Trov
Illustrated by Walter Skor

She tilted her chin. Miracles in general
or some miracle in PARTICULAR"
Come over here. he said. I'll show you"
She hesitated bare instant then followed
him across the room to the picture window.
Look out there" he said, pointing. ''See
that roof away up above all the other roofs?
It's the only one that wears cupola instead
of the antenna of television. With binocu-
lars you can see the termites at work on it.
The girl swung about, her face flushed.
What has that to do with miracle?"
That is Dearborn Manor" Webster said.
IF by some miracle Howard Murdock could
buy it he could complete Peace Haven and
thousand veterans families would not have
to go on living in tents. trailers or with their
in-laws But it isn't for sale. An old woman
says so. Antoinette, her name is. Let 'em
eat cake. she says" He sighed. But if you'd
really like to see the sample -"
- DIDN'T come here to see it, !" the girl said
icily. Il wouldn't have one of the nasty little
things if you gave it to me wrapped in cello
phane. / came here to see you. MIR. Jones"
He gaped. ME? Oh. Let's sit DOWN."
She did so. haughtily. on blue plush sofa.
Your name is Jones, isn't it? l asked man
who was cutting the lawn and he said -"
Jones is right. Webster Jones" He peered
at her more closely. I'm afraid you have the
advantage there. Mrs. - Miss ="
She smiled at him sweetly. Miss - Miss
Dearborn. Tony, short for Antoinette.
She paused, as one who with instructive
timing waits for the missile to do its stuff.
1t did. Websters youthful countenance
famed to the roots of his pale hair.
He found his voice. I'm sorry. didn't
mean
''Oh yes you did. You meant my grand
mother" Tony Dearborn said. She leaned
forward Because she won't give up the
home she has had for sixty years. And be-
cause of that this Murdock - this - this
crazy builder of rabbit hutches keeps hound
ing her day in and day out" She paused for
breath. She was very pink and her eyes were
blazing. II came here to tell you it must
STOP"
But - but why me?" asked Webster
feebly.
Because you," she said, ''are the one with
the noisy old car that runs under the porte
c0chere and then out again. I've seen you my
self dozen times. It's parked outside this
place. That's how found you
He WINGED His car, before it had tenders.
had been hot rod He essayed wavering