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Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16

Wesley Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held in
the Carey Funeral Home last Fri
day at p. m, with interment in
Union Cemetery here.
Conducting the services were
Rev. William o. Hackett, pastor of
Wesley Methodist Church, assisted
by Rev. DR.. Omar E. Jones, of
Seaford, former pastor of Wes-
ley Church.
Among those from Georgetown
who attended the Ice Capades in
Philadelphia on Saturday evening
were DR.. and Mrs. Preston West,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S. Smith, Ed
win Short, Miss Mary Mears. Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Warrington, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert d. S. Mustard. Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Lingo, of Mills
borO, and MIR. and Mrs Joseph
Kitchens, of Laurel, also attended
the Saturday evening performance
Cpl. and Mrs. ]. Franklin GOrdy
Jr., have returned to Denver, Co
dorado, following a two weeks visit
with their parents in Georgetown
Cpl. GOrdy, who is stationed al
Lowery Field with the U. S. Army
Air Force, is now on duty as
Gunnery Instructor there.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Roach o
Savannah Drive are receiving con
gratulations on the birth of a sol
,, born in Milford Memorial Hosplta
on Monday. November 9th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman LOCKWOOD
are being congratulated on tn
I birth of a son, John Andrew Lock
wood, born in Beebe Hospital, o
4 Thursday, November 1st
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stevenso
: are receiving congratulations o
q the birth of a daughter, born Wed
: nesday, October 31st, in Beebe Hos
) pital.
q Word has been received Of
4 wedding of interest to residents 4
Georgetown, Fred w. Johnson, nj
tive OF this town and former res
p dent, now living in Philadelphi
= and Mrs. Elsie Tillberg, of Phil
= delphia, were married in st. Jam'
n Lutheran Church, at Castor Av'
~ and Pratt ST., in Philadelphia,
Tuesday afternoon, of last wee
"a The bride was attended by h
ad daughter, Mrs. Joseph Strchlien,
~ Governors Island, N. Y. and I
no hest man was a son of the bric
ct Larry E. Tillberg, of st. Peter
burg, Florida.
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16

In a recent meeting held in
Grange Hall, here, the Shore Driv-
ing Club effected it, permanent or
/ ganization, electing James w. w.
! Baker of Georgetown, as president.
Other officers included Coulter
Passwaters, Bridgeville, 1st vice
president; Andrew L. Burks, OF
Georgetown, End vice president; J.
Ewell Calhoun, Georgetown, sec
Iretary-treasurer
Directors elected to serve with
the officers include: Alfred n.
Phillips, Middletown; Arthur Lus-
iby. Kennedyville, Nd, Ralph Reed.
Milton: Edmund Harrington, Eel
ton; ManfOrd Penuel, Frankford;
Walter FaTlow, Pittsville, Md; l..
B. Brittingham, Laurel, and baWr-
ence A. Workman. SeafOrd.
. A directors meeting to discuss
future plans for the organization
will be held in the near future
with the newly elected president in
q charge.
: Uriah Swain, aged 50 years, re.
t tired farmer and carpenter, dice
r early last Saturday morning at his
e home on N. Bedford Street. Mr.
a Swain, who had been in pool
health for some time, was foun'
= dead in bed, death due to natura
T causes.
i Born hear Georgetown, wher
Il he had lived all his life, he was
= son of the late Theophilus ant
m Sarah Greenly Swain. He is sur
le vived by his wife, Mrs. Lille N
le Conoway Swain; a daughter, Mr.
lg Karl Seeger of Georgetown an
so three sons: /. Howard Swain, Lin
W wood. Pa: T. Paul Swain an
Or Ralph L. Swain, both of George
rs town. There are also 6 grandchl
de dren and 3 great-grandchildren;
n half-brother. Roy Swain, George
r town. and three half-sisters: Mr.
so Minnie Smith and Miss Liz
e. Swain. both of Georgetown, an
an Mrs. Edith Magee. of Stocklev.
er Funeral services were held Tue
dav afternoon, in the CaTev Fune
q al Home, on n Bedford Stree
ia with fkeV. WIllldBl " AAes~AAS--.' -
tn. tor of Wesley Methodist Chur'
nd officiating. Interment III Uni'
Cemetery. here.
to- Mrs. Mary A. Carey. aged
m wears. wife of John T. Carev. di
'ro Of her home on ~ Bedford Sire,
Of Monday evening Of last week. S
a had been an invalid for the pa
IN few wears.
eT, A native Nf SharntOwn. Nd 8
lb, was q daughter Of the late John
ex- ard Marv Knowles Bradley.
lde Mrs. Carov is survived hv ;
De- husband and five children: "rar
IS" chitdro7, and great-grand"hildr'
OF The children are Alfred Car"v.
OF Tarsdowne. Pa Mics Lila Car
for Georgetown: 7. Ralnh CarNv.
Or Georgetown: DIR. Lawrence Car
TO IIavortou. Pa. and J"d0e Jamos
the Carov. COorgnt0wn Th""e is a
say sietcv Mrs lydia Hickman.
gnt TTrv,or Dorhv. Pa
our Mrs Carev vac nevnh"r
coo~ootoyv1 ChaNtor No Or
i'm oe the Fasto~o Star: tho Goo"
and town New Century Club and
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16
GEORGETOWN


II s. Senator John J. Williams
and his wife, Mrs. J. ]. Williams
ware admitted to membership IN
Midland Grange, here, last We'd
nesdav night, receiving the first
DEGREES. The 5th and 9Th degrees
are TO be conferred on them IN
another Grange in the county TINS
week and they expect to attend tne
National Grange in Atlantic CITY
on Nov. II, when a large number
Of Crangers from Delaware will re-
eeive the 7th degree, P. OF II.
Around SO members of Midland
Grange expect to go to Atianuc
Citv. by bus, from here. Two othef
new members recently received IN
the local Grange are DR.. and Mrs:
Thomas c. Mulligan, pastor Oh
Grace Methodist Church and MS
wife.
Worthy Master Otwell Pettyiohn
presided during the Grange ses-
sion. Announcement was made that
the annual Thanksgiving dinner
this year will be held in Grange
Hall on Nov. IS, in the form OF d
covered dish dinner.
Following the initiation cere'
monies and business session Elmer
IT Talbert. State Drainage Engln'
eer and member of the loca
Grange. entertained with the snow
ing OF a Soil Conservation MIN
"Snow Harvest, filmed in I'M
mountains above Sun Valley. tn
technicOlOr film, while depictihI
much of the fine scenery, ais
demonstrated the value OF snoN
in the providing Of water 10
streams, filing dams and river
and furnishing water to proVlo
electricity for use of industry, com
mercial establishments and for II
rigation of farm lands. 1t ais
showed how by scientific measure
ment a $50 accurate forecast ca
be made Of the amount OF Wate
a given snowfall will provide.
The committee in charge Of II
freshments included Mrs. Lo
Pepper. Mrs. Fannie Elllngswort
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Campbell an
Walter ConOway.
George Ehinger, Of Dover n
tarv District Governor, told men
hers of the Georgetown-Millsbol
Rotary Club, of the importance
Rotary and how it is and can be
mower in the improvement OF L
fernational Relations. Mr.. Ehlnge
having his official visit to the ciu
last Wednesday night, quoted e
cerpts from a recent speech ma
hv Senator Fulbright on the ID
cline of Mortality in individuals
and emphasized the Importance
emphasis on training the youth
the nation ito promote youth
the destiny of the world of tome
row" and said Rotary can help
build a new world through !
youth of today" He went on to S
''We should pay rent on the rig
to exist; we should justify o
existence by service.
Earlier in the evening. Mr.. Enl
ger met with lub 'oficers a
committee chairmen to discuss
Rotary programs and accomph'
ments and outline future goals.
Wilbur Mumford, president OF
club. read a letter from the Georl
town New Century Club asking
operation in CARE packages
Korea. A letter of commendat
of the CARE program from q
Matthew ,Ridgway endorsed
CARE program for Korea.
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16

Of study at famed Cherubini Insti-
tute in Florence, Italy, where he
studied under the G. /. Bill. He
finished World War II as a captain
Of engineers.
He's coming home next month
looking for a job teaching piano
somewhere in the West.
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16
PianO-Playing Engineer

ROME - up - Earle Arthur
Jacklin, a mechanical engineering
graduate of Purdue University, has
decided that the keyboard is more
important than the drafting board.
He has just completed three years
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16
Queer Duck

WICOX, Sask. - up - An al
bino duck was shot near here by
Billy Schneider. The duck, spoon
bill, had fiesh-cOlored feet and bill.
pale pink eyes and white feathers.
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-16
Happy Is The Day
When BaCkaChe
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Evening star., 1951-10-26

HyattSville (Md.) newlyweds
who have gone to Florida for their
honeymoon are Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald B. Coffin, married Octo-
ber 6 at the Hyattsville First
Methodist Church, the Rev. Edgar
Wells Beckett officiating.
The bride, formerly Miss Shirley
brennan, Is the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. L. H. brennan Of West
Hyattsville. The groom's parents
are Mr.. and Mrs. Norman P.
Coffin of Hyattsville.
They will reside in Mount
Rainier after their wedding trip.
Evening star., 1951-10-26
Fall Bridal Procession

The marriage Of Miss Margaret
A. Allen, daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
Frank H. Allen Of Hyattsville, to
Mr.. Warren E. Cormack, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Cormack
|of Lynn, Mass, took place Octo-
ber 20 in st. Jerome's Catholic
Church. The Rev. John s.
McC Carthy officiated at the cere-
mony which was followed by a
reception in the brides home.
After a wedding trip through
the New England States the cou-
pie will be at home in the Arna
Valley Apartments in Arlington.
, 1951-07-03
NOTICE

In order that the required
number of lines may be pro-
vided in the new telephons
system now under construc-
ton, all persons desiring ser
vice, and who are not present
~ connected, are requested to
notify the Superintendent of
Public Works, IN WRITING.
stating the street and number
or the estate at which the
telephone is needed.
Such notifications should be
forwarded before July Is, 1851
A. Paraliticci
Supt. Of. Public Works
, 1951-07-03
SHIPPING NEWS

The s1S "Tindra" from
NeYs YoEK due at Frederik-
sted Jukx6th accepting freight
for ST. Antigua, Guade-
loupe, Dominica, Martinique,
Barbados, Trinidad, George
town and Paramaribo.
Instead Of the SIS "Alcoa
Ranger" the SIS "Alcoa Roam
err" from New Orleans via
Puerto Rico is due at Frederik
sted July 9th, accepting
freight for Trinidad.
FURNESS. WITTY & Co.. Ltd
Rob't L. Merwin & Co.. Inc.
, 1951-07-03
CARD OF THANKS

The relatives of the late Mrs.
Henrietta Jensen, through
this medium wish to thank the
many friends and acquaint-
ances for their kindness and
other expressions Of sympathy
during her illness and upon
her death.
, 1951-07-03
NOW, THAT'S A
GOOD QUESTION

What do most people like ? Well,
when you've been in business as
long as I have and see what
brands people buy again and
again, it gives you a good idea
of their likes and dislikes.
In my store, for example, I find
most of my customers go for
Campbell's Soups. You see,
there are 81 kinds to choose
from, and with such variety,
there are many to please every
palate and every family, to At
every budget.
And no wonder! Campbell's
Soups are all delicious :. all
soundly nourishing -. and all
good value.
Yes, I'd say Campbell's Soups
are the peoples choice: / should
know ~ sell so many.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-21

sessions. No man willingly gives
up his money.
1t creates false illusions of pow
or and grandeur through easy
gain. Character bows to chance,
the winner is great, and the loser
is despiSed. 1t is a paralizer of
human initiative and the develop
ment of creative power and skill.
1t tendeth to poverty and
breeds the disease of hatred. 1t
stunts the development of great
ness of character and demoralizes
those who engage in the activities
of chance 1t thus becomes the
mother of many sins and iniqui-
ties usually accompanying its
false thrills of chance.
II therefore becomes a chief
enemy of organized society, in
stymying hindranceS to the
healthy development to any COM
mtinity: '''' :
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THE EASY MONEY BOYS"
BY the Rev. FIR. John S. Armfield
Rector, ST, Pauls Church

Attempts to make Key West an
open city" with gates thrown
wide open to gambling and vice.
may we'll be viewed with anxiety
and trepidation by all serious
minded citizens. While trying
strenuously to avoid both a
"Holier-than-thou" attitude and
an undue moral emotionaliSm, it
might be we'll worth our time to
consider, calmly and soberly,
some aspects of the situation.
In letting down the bars of law
enforcement, there are two time1
worn arguments which may al
ways be. anticipated from the 80
called easy money boys" One
argument is that people have al
ways gambled and always will,
One may as well say that people
have always died of cancer and
always will, or that we have al
ways had slums and always viii,
or that we have always had lin
some rstatcs) inadequate school
facilities and always will The
cynicism expressed in the state
ment SO frequently heard that
People will always gamble, no
matter what" is every bit as de
plOrable as the cynicism one en-
counters in these other areas of
human thinking. If this statement
be true then let us close all our
churches and all our schools and
stop trying to do anything about
man and his plight.
The other time worn argument
is that by winking at gambling
aid vice more revenue will ac-
crue to the city Here is involved
the old fallacy that the end justi-
flies the means. Certainly one of
the cardinal principles of Chris
tian ethics is that the means must
be consistent with the end One
is reminded further of the Bibli-
cal passage, What shall it profit,
a man if he gain the whole world
and dose his OWN isoul?'h, Further
still, one may rightfully question
whether all the increased apkG-
nue. would in any measure com
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-21
A SYSTEM OF FREEDOM
BY Eldon Simmons. Pastor.
Ley Memorial Methodist Church

The people of Key West are a
part of the greatest system of
freedom the world has ever
known. These people are proud
of that freedom, and justly so.
They know that their forebears
were stalwart soldiers of freedom
and that their integrity could not
be questioned. They know, too,
that freedom still needs soldiers
with which to fight its battles.
There are those among us who
have accepted this freedom, but
they are using it as license to
sin. Some of them would 60 so
far as to disregard the laws of
cur community and to declare it
IAN open city" Apparently they
Go not realize that the laws
which they SO blithely disregard
are a vital part of the structure
that guarantees their freedom.
This reminds one of the pigs
searching for acornS under the
oak tree. The pigs are interested
only in finding acorns. In the
search they careleSsly root" up
the ground and roots around the
oak until the tree is killed. The
obvious result is no more acorns
from that tree.
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athletics. The communicating in
tluence Of these gangsters present
an ugly picture.
Over the television and in our
magazines we can look upon the
faces of the most highly polished
products of gambling. They look
as hard as nails and their hearts
are probably harder They could
rub you out" without batting an
eye. They are the ones who dom
mate the gambling world and too
large a part of the political world
in these United States. They
would not be the choice of the
some eighty million church peo-
pie for public office. They are the
type who advocate the open city.
There may be some gravy in
gambling - which statement is
questioned when the full cost is
entered. Some offer that as sop
in the way of supporting welfare
agencies. About a year ago the
then Mayor O'Dwyer of New
York advocated change in the
constitution TO lcgalize gambling
in the state, Governor Dewey
lOosed blast which quoted the
gambling parasites for a spell
when he said, The entire history
of lcgalizcd gambling in this
country and abroad shows that
it has brought nothing but pow
erty, crime and corruption, de-
moraiization of ethical Standards,
and ultimately a lower standard
of living and misery TO rail- the
people" Laws must be- stiffencd
to punish the corrupters of morals
ather than license them.
The book of Proverbs is Sup
posedly the meditations of a wise
man. In it he says, my son, if
sinners entice thee, consent thou
not walk not thou in the way
with them; refrain thy foot from
their path, for their feet run to
evil. Decent people do not want
an open city.
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"A WIDE OPEN CITY"
BY C. Leon Wells. Pastor.
First Methodist Church
Las A Private Citizenl

We have recently heard some
thing about a de-ire for Wide
Open City. A lawless city is
another way of saying it.
A lawless city is not city
without law; but, rather, it is a
city where law is not respected.
l do not hear anyone advocating
the doing away with law, but
only the disregard of it.
The law on the statute books
can be of great advantage to
some of our fellow citizens. 1t
can sometimes be very profitable
to close the eyes to it while it is
being broken. There is nothing
very original about that kind of
AmericaniSm, however. Some
Americans have been seeking
personal gain that way ever
since the days of Benedict Arnold
and before.
Recently | saw large group
of Monroe County draftces in
front of the Post Office. They
were a pretty fine looking lot of
boys. too. They are being read
led to save their country from
Communism. Some of them
will, probably, lose arms. legs,
eyes, and even their lives, to
save us from a foreign foe.
Fighting against them, from
the rear, will be some of their
own city and county dads, and
!; large pcrcentage of their fell
low citizens. who will be break
ing down law and order at home
for their own profit.
Stain is saving a lot of money
by having such a large number
of willing helpers who are not
on his payroll. But nobody serves
him more effectively. All right,
send the boys out to fight and
die while you stay at home to
sabotage, for the almighty dollar,
the government they would
save.
The Good, Old American
Way" l hear that often. But
it is plain that every new gen.
Grafton of Americans makes an
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-21
49, THE OPEN CITY"
By Rev. George M. Ray. Pastor.
First Baptist Church. Key West

In every man there is good.
That good needs only to be re-
leased. In every man there is evil.
That evil needs only to be isolated
and destroyed like the roots of a
cancer. Paul had this same battle
within himself. Said he, "the good
that | would do, do not; the evil
/ would not do, l do" The prin-
ciple of right and wrong has al
ways been the constant inner
war with men. The tragedy of
this stems from temporary re-
lease of the evil over against the
good in man.
Little by little evil begins to
grow and outgrow the forces of
good within man until victory is
achieved by the forces of evil in
his life. When this occurs the con-
science is stayed and Stymied
when the good that man would
do is not permitted its full re-
lease. The result of such a men,
tai, spiritual state of man is
evidenced by his habits and his
blindness against what truly is
honorable and lasting.
4 His sense of right and wrong is
weakened His attitudes and dis
played efforts bespeak his Utmost
self He has reached the nlace in
his thinking where Satan would
have him. Not being satisfied with
his victim, Satan urges him on as
a crusader fer the very things he
believes is right.
This inward force carries him
into all areas of right, pushing
him here and there with his
blind versions of what is right.
Murder, robbery, adultry and
other cardinal signs of unrighte-
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Listers dre Interested is whether
u is right or wrong"
! Other ministers had the follow
ing to- say on the subject of
open" gambling:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-21
YOU CAN'T DO THAT HERE
BY Rev. w. J. Ashworth. Pastor.
Fleming Street Methodist Church

The church and its ministry
have since time immemorial.
been called upon TO take stand
and speak out boldly against the
evils of the time. and whenever
the church and its ministry of
teaching and preaching fail in
doing this. they arc making a
motion that the powers of evil
step in and take over. This must
never happen here!"
AS result of the recent
Kefauver Investigations in our
own state, and elsewhere, much
has been said, many newspaper
and magazine articles written,
and newspaper articles having
their origin in our own city have
been written and answered.
These articles should have stirred
every right thinking citizen re-
garding the proposed 'open city"
as declared open city would
serve as an engraved invitation TO
the "hoodlums and racketeers,
who should never have a place in
this beautiful island of the semi
tropics which so many of us are
proud to call home.
This writer thinks that the
time has arrived when every
Christian. regardless of denomin-
ational preference, Protestant,
Catholic and Jew should speak
boldly his conviction and practice
them.
We quote a recent article in
The Key West Citizen, written
by prominent leader in city and
civic affairs. IF the town were
closed and if the laws were strict
ly enforced, land there arc many
of US who still believe that is why
a law was made in the first place.,
all this would have to stop" The
quotation is in reference to the
churches and charitable organi-
cations raising funds by rattle,
cards and bingo. If these practices
arc connected with gambling,
they are in violation of the law,
and should be stopped, ~,
The churches of Key West are
on the move against, corruption.
"hoodlums and racketeers.' The
ministers have voiced their pro-
test and now call upon every
citizen to stand firmly with them,
and with those officials who still
believe that our city should stay
within the bounds OF the law, in
a united effort to make our com-
munity that ideal paradise. for
which nature has SO lavishly fur
niShed her. Our first and greatest
job is to lad our people passion
atcly to desire a Christian order
that will forever place ban on
illegal practices Could we not
learn a lesson from many mod
ern cities that have been over
run by the mob rule made up of
individuals who do not know
what it means to earn an honest
dollar?
Let's not let it happen hcre!'
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A FEEDER OF LAZINESS
BY Rev. D. T. Newman. Pastor.
Glad Tidinas Tat,Aynacla

Proverbs 1894: Righteousness
cxalteth a nation; but sin is re-
proach to aSy people. Gambling
is a feeder of laziness. 1t seeks to
eliminate a just reward in pro-
portion to effort and skill. 1t
promises something for nothing
and entertains false hopes. 1t
makes stealing legal and there
fore takes from another against
the givers will 1t also enslaves
the one who CANDLES. The turn of
a wheel, the flip of a card, the
throw of dice forces a person in
voluntarily to part with his pos
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BUSINESS are not dealt with. Satan
knows his victim need not attack
these. He must lead his victim
along with small, insignificant
things that most people are on the
fence about anyway. Satan begins
with the small end of the horn for
he knows the small end always
leads eventually to the large end
Then comes inevitably that
blindness to large things. Then ID
is that man does not have any
conscience about the significant
signs. of righteousness. Satan all
ways begins with chicken feed
Continued On Page Eight J
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pcnSate for the increasingly sorid
atmosphere in which local citi-
zens would be forced to rear their
children.
The foregoing thoughts are Of
dcred for the sober consideration
of all thinking citizens of our
city.