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Milford chronicle., 1951-03-30
CPA's Back 2
Law Proposals

Senate Bill 348, pertaining to the
practice of accOuntancy in Della
ware, has received the endorse
ment Of the Delaware Society OF
Public Accountants.
Meeting in the Hob Tea Room in
Wilmington on Monday evening OF
this week, the group adopted a res
olution supporting the measure
and one in support of a bill intro
duced in Congress by U. S. Rep
resentative J. Caleb Boggs CR-DeD
to createe a Tax Settlement Board.
The society reviewed all bills re-
lating to accounting and auditing
now before the General Assembly.
but gave its endorsement only to
the Senate bill.
The bill provides for changes in
tenure of members of the State
Board Of AccOunutancy. It would
extend present terms from three
years to four years, and allow for
staggered terms.
1t also defines qualifications of
accountants and states, under these
condltlons, who may be qualified to
practice.
Another section would give Del
aware accountants clear title to
working papers" used in prepar-
ing an accounting job. A fourth
provision would safeguard accoun-
tants' rights not to divulge conf
Dental information.
Desmond A. Lyons, of Milford,
was reelected president of the
group for his third consecutive
term. Other officers named include
Arthur L. Perry, vice president:
Carl E. w. Hanger, treasurer; Mrs.
Alice Hayes Haggerty, secretary.
and Bernard B. Isaacson. member
of the executive council.
Frank A. Gunnip, Joseph Hagger-
ty, and Harold Follett were named
to the nominating committee. and
Sol Fink, Clarence Cover, and Har-
ry Deppert, to the ethics commit
tee.
Milford chronicle., 1951-03-30
VIM Il. KentOn Elected
Head Of VFW Post
loontinuea from nrst pageJ

Two comparatively newcomers
to the local scene, Thomas Schle-
gel and Paul J Duphily, we're un.
animous choices for the offices OF
post advocate and three year tTus-
tee, respectively, and the present
post adjutant, David S. Hugg, was
elected to a three year term as
member at large to the board of
directors of the Posts "holding
corporation" the Milford Veterans
Of Foreign Wars AssO., Inc. With
the April installation, Schlegel will
succeed John S. Holland, Duphily
will replace ]. Russell Evans, and
Hugg will succeed John F. Roosa.
AS in previous years, newly cleo
ted post officers, together with ap.
pOintive officers named by the
commander elect, will be installed
at public installation ceremonies,
sponsored jointly by Blue Hen
Post and its Ladies Auxiliary; ar
Tangements for these ceremonies
will be made at an early meeting
Of new post and auxiliary officers.
Mrs. Verna Deeney was recently
elected president of the Blue Hen
Auxiliary and at the April ceremon-
les, will succeed Mrs. Clara P.
Macklin who has ably guided the
ladies group during the term now
drawing to close.
During the course of Tuesday
evenings meeting reports were
made by all standing and special
committees. Past Post Commander
Charles Sigler, reporting for the
trapshOOting committee, advised
that the initial shoot" held on the
post premises the past Saturday,
was successful, and plans for ad-
ditiOnal Shoots" were made. DR.. J.
Robert Martin and Ralph E. Scott,
of the membership committee. re-
port d tn 1851 membership
strength at 244, as of Tuesday ev-
ming, and told of plans for attain
ment of membership in excess Of
264, the previous "high" for the
local post. Plans for post partici-
patton in the nation wide V. F. w.
Community Service Contest were
also discussed.
There was a short business meet
ing Of the Milford v. F. w. follow
ed the post meeting. Comdr. West
presided at the post meeting, and
Charles Sigler, president of the
corporation, presided over the lat
ter meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1951-03-30
Some Pumpkins In
Delaware

Word that farmers and Gamers
in the Maryland Delaware New
Jersey area joined forces last year
to virtually treble their production
OF canned pumpkins and squash
comes to us from the American Can
Company and Immediately focuses
attention upon two of our lesser
known but highly nutritive and ap-
petizing vegetables.
To most of us, pumpkins mean
Halloween jack O. = lanterns or
Thanksgiving pies, while squash is
thought of as an unusual vegetable
that makes its appearance briefly
in midsummer or, in it's more exc
tic acorn form, graces special din
ners. In Britain, of course, squash
is known as vegetable marrow"
But since ancient times in Europe
and the Orient, the pumpkin has
been a most versatile product.
over and beyond pies. It can be
fried, boiled. brOiled, roasted or
combined with other ingredients to
tempt the palate. The squash,
which derives it's name from the
Algonquin Indian word, "asuuash, -
which means "eaten green" is a
Junior member of the botanical
family of Cucurbita peDO, to which
gourds also belong. 1t combines
tastily with onions or, in it's Italian
form, with onions and tomotaoes
The canning of increasing quanti-
ties of pumpkins and squash indi-
Gates that another profitable outlet
is now available for these products
of the rich farmlands of the tri-
state area.
Milford chronicle., 1951-03-30

Classified Ads get results
Milford chronicle., 1951-03-30
Food Production Rates
High Among State
l-H Clubs
Gccntinued from. arst page)

in the field crops project is Inter-
national Harvester. Poultry awards
are given by Dearborn Motors, and
garden by Allis-Chalmers Manu-
featuring Company. All three con-
Germs have provided these incen-
tives for the past several years
Local All Club leaders and Coun-
ty Club Agents conduct these pro-
jects which are under the super-
vision of the Cooperative Extension
Service.
State winners last year were {:
Jacky Ray, Sussex County, field
crops; Rowland L. Hearn, Sussex
County, garden, and Martin w.
Johnson, III, Sussex County, poul-
try.
Milford chronicle., 1951-03-30
A Merited Promotion
Captain Charles Ralph Shannon

Captain Charles Ralph Shannon
commander of Battery c of the
193rd Gun Battalion in Milford.
Captain Shannon, previous to his
promotion Monday of this week,
vas first lieutenant of the outfit.
He is the superintendent Of the Dia-
lnond State Nurseries. in Milford.
He graduated from the State In
stitute of Agriculture at Farming
dale, N. Y, where he enrolled af-
ter attending the University of Oel-
aware
Entering the Army on June 12,
1912, Captain Shannon served in
the South Pacific with an engineer
ing battalion. He was discharged
from the Army in March, 1916, and
entered the Guard as a first lieu
tenant a year later. Married, he
has two daughters.
Milford chronicle., 1951-03-30

The Philippines cover an area of
114,400 square miles.
Evening star., 1951-02-07
New D. {. Grand Jury
Sworn In Today 10
Serve Next 7 Months

A new District grand jury was
sworn in today to serve two
months. The oath was admins
tered by District Court Judge F..
Dickinson Let's.
Henry Gichner, A, of 6115
Thirty third street NV, manager
Of the Fred S. qGichner Iron
Works. was named foreman. Neal
Norton Herndon, ST.. 61,s of 1419
Buchanan street NV. a section
chief in the Bureau of Internal
Revenue, was chosen deputy FORE
man. Other members of the new
grand jury are:
Edward A. Ackerman, sr., 2123
Kearney street NE; Frank H.
Briganti, 1923 Forty ninth street
NV; Silas D. Clatterbuck, 5421
Kansas avenue NV; Edward J
Dougherty, 3415 Oakwood ter
race NV; Mrs. Inez J. Elliott,
43 @ street NE; Arthur C.
Finch, 1926 Ninth street NE;
Frank b. Gallagher, Alps Eigh-
teenth place NE: Louis w. JEFF
ferson, 1901 Blair road NV;
Allen M. Laster, 1918 r street
Sc; Charles G. Leuck, 1871
Newark street NV.
Miss Constance Luongo. 1910
Ontario place NV; Cedrick
Malone, 1915 Eighteenth place
Sc; Mrs. Nellie M. Obitts, 1916 L
street NV; Mrs. Rosalind C.
Peart, 4509 River road NV; Har-
old H. Robinson, 1719 Varnum
street NV; Herman L. Threats,
806 Fifty-second street NE:
Grover Tyler, 5000 Astor place
Sc; Miss Louise r. Tyler, 618 Otis
place NV; William S. Tyler,
4311 Eighteenth street NE;
Augustus A. Wayne. 600 Mellon
street Sc, and Mrs. Clara T. Will
son, 1926 Warder street NV.
Evening star., 1951-02-07
Dr.. Chapman Appointed
REGIONAL PHS Director

DR.. Albert L. Chapman, former
head of the United States Public
Health Service chronic disease
division. has been appointed
Washington area regional medical
director of the PHS. the Federal
Security Agency has announced.
FSA Regional Director Michael
j. Shortley announced DR.. Chap
mans appointment became effec-
tive January Is. He succeeds DR..
Mark v. Ziegler, who has retired.
In his new post DR.. Chapman
will direct Federal grants for
health purposes to the District,
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia,
North Carolina, Puerto Rico and
the Virgin Islands. He will head
consultative services of the PHS
to local health departments in
these areas.
DR.. Chapman, who lives with
his wife at 4700 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV, for the last year and
half has specialized in the con-
troll of diabetes, heart disease and
other chronic conditions. This
program is being merged with
the tuberculosis control division.
Evening star., 1951-02-07
Warden Service Plans
To Train Fireguards

A training program for fire
guards will be begun by the
Warden Service, it was announced
last night.
Battalion Chief Clarence Quick,
chief instructor of the District
Fire Department, will give an
eight-hour course to representa-
tives of each civil defense area
who, in turn, will teach others in
their areas. Plans call for two or
more trained guards in each city
block.
The course will include methods
of detecting, evaluating and fight
ing small fires in order to free
regular fremen and equipment for
larger blaZes.
William Armstrong, director of
training of the Warden Service,
announced the new course at a
meeting of the Metropolis View
Citizens Association last night.
He also disclosed that about
10000 wardens have been sworn
in so far, out of a projected $4,000.
The citizens heard a talk by
Arthur McNerney, assistant divi-
sion chief of Division ID" in the
civil defense setup.
Jack Riley, president, conducted
the meeting in the Crosby Noyes
School, Tenth and Franklin streets
NE.
Evening star., 1951-02-07
Suspected Operator Held
After Narcotics Raid Here

A man described as rather
large operator in narcotics" was
arrested yesterday, after Federal
narcotic agents and a Washing
ton detective raided his apartment
in the 1900 block of K street NV.
Detective Sergt. William Taylor,
of the Police Narcotics Squad said
$50 capsules of heroin and an
ounce Of bulk heroin were found
in all oatmeal cooky carton in the
windowsill of the apartment.
Two marijuna cigarettes were
found inside a book called Really
the Blues" a story about the life
of a dope addict. Sergt. Taylor
said.
The dope was valued at more
than $500.
Arrested and charged was
Brooks E. Scoggins, 33, who told
police he was unemployed. He was
charged with the Harrison Mar
cotic Act, the Jones-Miller Act,
and violation of the Marijuna Tax
Act. Police said Scoggins' apart
ment had been under observation
about a month.
Scoggins appeared before United
States Commissioner Cyril s.
Lawrence, who continued the case
until February 81. Bond was set
at $1,000. =.
Evening star., 1951-02-07

services sponsored by the fedora
tion. The services. to be held at
noon each Wednesday during
Lent. are being held in National
Presbyterian Church, Eighteenth
street. and Connecticut avenue
NV.
On Capitol Hill. DR.. Oscar F.
Blackwelder. pastor of Reforma-
ton Church, preached at the first
of the nooday lenten services in
the church, 212 East Capitol street.
The Rev Arnold F. Keller, jr.,
associate minister, will speak to-
morrow, and Representative Hays,
Democrat, of Arkansas, on Friday.
Other churches throughout the
Metropolitan district will hold
MONDAY and evening services dur
ing Lent.
Evening star., 1951-02-07
Traffic Crash Victims
Condition Reported Good

A 71-year-old Fairfax widow
injured when a station wagon
overturned in a collision near the
Capitol yesterday was reported in
good condition today at Casualty
Hospital.
Mrs. Molly Richardson. 112
Woodland drive, Fairfax, suffered
a broken collar bone and head
injuries in the accident. Police
reported the station wagon, driven
by Mrs. Olivia Miller, 20, Mrs.
Richardson's niece, collided with
a dump truck at Second street
and Maryland avenue S.W. Mrs.
Miller escaped injury.
The truck driver was listed as
Harrison Coltrane, jr., 81, colored,
of $40 Sixty-second place, Seat
Pleasant. A hearing is scheduled
for February 16 in the corpora
ton counsel's Office.
Evening star., 1951-02-07
Suspect Surrenders
On Forgery Charge

An unemployed bricklayer want
ed on forgery charge gave him
self up to police last night be-
cause, he said, his girl friend told
him to "get it over with"
Held on $4,000 bond by United
States Commissioner Cyril S.
Lawrence at brief hearing today
was George E. Nelson, jr., 26, of
no fixed address. He is charged
with forging a $78.45 check, which
he passed in December at a
grocery at 3400 Thirteenth street
NV.
1t. Dave Higgins, head of the
Check Squad. to whom Nelson
surrendered, said that in the last
two months the defendant had
passed between Is and 20 checks
totaling about $500.
1t. Higgins said Nelson told him
his girl friend had advised him to
surrender to police SO he could 90
back to work "unafraid." 1t. Hig-
gins said Nelson told him he had
not been working because he was
afraid he would be arrested on
the job.
Morris Butt. the grocer, told
Commissioner Lawrence the S78.45
check Nelson presented after
selecting 81 worth of groceries
bore the signature of a contractor
for whom Nelson onced worked
Police said Nelson is wanted in
Newport News, Va, on a forgery
charge.
Evening star., 1951-02-07
Victim Of Stabbing Attack
Improving al GaIIinger

Mrs. Carolyn Sorber, %, of 2217
Chester street Sc, who was
seriously injured when her es-
tranged husband stabbed her
early yesterday, was reported in
serious but improving" condition
today at Gallinger Hospital.
Police said Mrs. Sorber was
wounded in front of her home by
her husband, Charles r. Sorber,
25, of the 1900 block of Talbert
street Sc, who was picked up
there.
A cab driver, William C. Will
ford, of 822 Fourth street NE,
who had driven Sorber to the
scene, was credited with saving
Mrs. Sorber from further injury.
He fought off the husband, police
said, until he could get the cab
underway with Mrs. Sorber.
sSorber was held under $4,000
bond at Municipal Court yester--
day on a charge of assault with a
dangerous weapon.
Evening star., 1951-02-07
Brightwood Group Opposes
Proposed Liquor Price Ban

A proposed ban on advertising
liquor prices was opposed by the,
Brightwood Citizens Association
last night at a meeting in Paul
Junior High School.
Karl K. Cover, president, urged
economies in the proposed $136
million District budget for 1852.
The group voted to hold a Goth
anniversary banquet April II at
the Emory Methodist Church.
Evening star., 1951-02-07
Collapse Threatens Houses;
Nearly 40 Left Homeless

Nearly 30 persons were homeless
last night after an emergency
evacuation from three row houses
at 220, 222 and 224 Indiana avenue
NV. when the rear brick walls
began to collapse.
The three story buildings adjoin
the construction of an office build
ing at Indiana avenue and Third
street NV. Inspectors said the
walls were reported settling and
cracking early yesterday and that
they probably will have to be
rebuilt.
The tenants, meanwhile, were
being housed by friends, the Sal
vation Army and other charitable
groups.
John Schwartz. superintendent
of the construction job, said work
on the Office buildings had been
stopped while workmen rushed to
fill in a cavity between the con-
struction wall and the houses with
Evening star., 1951-02-07

Churches throughout the Wash
ington area today held traditional
Ash Wednesday services to mark
the opening of the 40-day lenten
period of prayer and penance.
Epiphany Episcopal Church,
1917 G street NV. today held the
first of its MONDAY lenten serv-
ices. with the Rev. Leland Stark,
rector, as the preacher. At these
services tomorrow and Friday DR..
George A. Buttrick, minister of
Madison Avenue resbyter + ian
Church. New York, will be in the
pulpit.
DR.. Clarence w. Crawford, pas
tor of Calvary Baptist Church and
president of the Washington Fed
Grafton of Churches, today opened
the first of the MONDAY lenten
Evening star., 1951-02-07
Bonding Firm Awarded
S7,058 in Bad Check Case

The Fidelity and Casualty Co.
of New York yesterday won a
$7.058 judgment in District Court
against Miss Dejean Bacon, 27,
on checks she allegedly forged on
the Riggs National Bank here.
Fidelity made good the 1916
check loss to the bank under
bonding contract and won it's own
award in a trial before Judge
David A. Pine. Under the judg-
ment. the firm may now obtain
some $4,400 in jewelry, furs and
cash seized by the Metropolitan
Police Department from Miss
Bacon. According to evidence,
she had acquired the property
by forging checks on the account
of Cornell N. Shelton, Miami
aviator.
Miss Bacon contends, over his
denialS, that she married Mr..
Shelton in Cuba and had permis-
sion to use his banking account.
She failed to produce substantial
ing records, however. She already
is on probation, after pleading
guilty in 1948 to a charge of
transporting a bad check in in
terstate commerce. When she en-
tered her plea, the Government
dropped other charges involving
some of the alleged forgeries
brought out in the present case.
Judge Pine at the end of the
trial, asked Attorney Roy Thomp-
son, jr.. representing Fidelity, to
call to the attention of the United
States Attorneys Office and pro-
baton authorities salient" fea-
lures of the case. The judge did
not elaborate, but it was be-
lieved he was concerned over
Miss Bacon's testimony regarding
the Cuba marriage"
Evening star., 1951-02-07

tons of sand to prevent further
slipping of the buildings.
Mrs. Ruth Johnson, colored, of
224 Indiana avenue NV, said
she was awakened about 3 am.
yesterday when plaster fell on
her bureau. Although she had
heard the building ''creak and
groan" she said she went back
to sleep and didn't wake up again
until workmen from the construc-
ton job told her to "get out
quick"
II grabbed my two children and
ran," she said. 1--WE left every
thing behind but the clothes we
have on"
Mrs. Johnson said the walls
began to crack Friday night and
that by Monday night you could
put your fist through to the room
below by the wall"
Shortly after tenants were
evacuated the doors were boarded
and the adjoining sidewalk roped
of.
Evening star., 1951-02-07
Western High Concert
Invitations Are Ready

The seventh in the l950-5l series Of
Neiehborhood Concerts by the National
Symphony Orchestra will be held Mon
doy evening, February II, at Western
High School, Thirty -fifM and R streets
NV.
Invitotions which ore distributed free
Of charge may be obtoined at Western
High School. Gordon Junior High School;
Eoton, Fillmore. Hordy, Key. Hurst,
Mureh, Oyster and Stoddort. Elemen-
tory Schools; the Recreation Depart
ment ot Sixteenth and Lomont streets
NV. and at the business counter in the
lobby Of The stor Building.
Howard Mitchell will conduct the
orchestra. The concert will start at 8
pm. and will be broadcast by Stotion
WMAL, The Evening Stor stotion.
Evening star., 1951-02-07
Committee HANDLING
DC. Budget in House
Keeps Same Members

The Districts record $136.7 mil
lion budget for the next fiscal year
will be handled by the five men,
bers OF the House Appropriations
subcommittee who were in charge
of the 1851 bill.
AS expected, the Appropriations
Committee today renamed Repre-
sentative Bates, Democrat, of
Kentucky as chairman of the Dis
trict subcommittee. The other
members retaining places on this
group are Democratic Representa-
tives Yates of Illinois and Furcolo
of Massachusetts, and Republican
Representatives Stockman of Ore
gon and Wilson of Indiana.
In keeping with compromise
plan which settled a dispute
among Democratic members of the
committee over the powers of
Committee Chairman Cannon, the
committee today agreed to retain
all of last years members on
the subcommittee on which they
served.
There we're nine such subcom-
mittees and it was said that
Chairman Cannon will retain his
authority to sit as member of
any of the subcommittee if he
wished.
This year there are 10 new
members of the committee, all of
whom are to be given assignments
to subcommittees. Members of
the District subcommittee this
year, officials said, are to be given
places also on one or another of
the subcommittee handling ma
tional appropriation bills. These
designations are yet to be made
Evening star., 1951-02-07
Firemen Save 6 Children
After Oil Stove ExpIodes

Firemen helped six children tc
safety early today when an ex-
ploding oil stove set fire to the
top floor of a two-story house at
815 Twelfth street NE.
Sergt. Sidney Morey of No. 13
Truck Company and Pvt. T. C.
Farmer of No. 10 Engine Com
pany made their way through the
smoke filled house to make the
multiple rescue.
They helped the six johnson
children-Arlean, s; Willonet, 13;
Vivian, 10; Robert, IL; Joseph, jr.,
4, and jeanette, Tout of the
house. They are all colored.
With the exception of jeanette.
who was admitted for smoke in
halation and a respiratory infec-
ton, all were treated at Casualty
Hospital and released.
Firemen put out small fire in
the Pennsylvania Linoleum Co.
store, 903 E street NV, about
8:15 am. today. Firemen said
most of the damage was caused
by smoke.
Evening star., 1951-02-07
Arlington Study
OF Managers S
Tenure Begun
Charges Of Politics
LeveIed at Meeting
Of Civic Federation

Amid charges of politics." the
Arlington Civic Federation last
night launched a study of the
tenure and powers of the county
manager.
And in the same vein, the group
designated a committee to meet
with the State Compensation
Board in Richmond Friday to dis
cuss budgets of so-called Con-
stitutional officers whose ex-
penses are paid partly by the
State. These officers are sheriff
treasurer, clerk and commits
sioner of revenue.
Harley M. Williams, chairman
of the Better Government league,
led the movement for a study OF
the managers job as well as for
the scrutiny of the budgets of
constitutional officers who are
members of the two major, politi-
cal parties. Mr.. Williams league
is the chief exponent of the "non-
partisan" move in the county.
Tired of Party Arguments.
Elias Fox of the Cherrydale
Citizens Association said feder-
alton meetings consist of lone
political party arguing against
another and I'm getting tired OF
it,"
Lester Conley. referring 10 ear
lier remarks. said. ''The differences
Of Mr.. Williams report are purely
political and unfair to public Of
flcials." He said the federation
sis being used as a tool"
In the course of the meeting
last night in the Lyon Parl, CON-
munity House, President T. Oscar
Smith frequently found it neces-
sary to call for order and a num-
Der of votes were sharply divided
The federation asked it's men,
Der organizations to study the
county manager plan approved
by the General Assembly in 1890
as the first in the Nation.
The legislation makes it "al-
most political impossibility to
fire an unsatisfactory manager, -"
Mr.. Williams declared as chair
man of the federation's Local
Government Committee.
The managers term expires at
the end of each year and if his
services are not required he must
be given go days notice.
Timed During Election.
The November / date, said Mr..
Williams. falls right at election
time, and since Arlington has an
nual elections for board members
!. no board majority dares risk
what would probably become an
explosive political issue, which
could not be properly explained III
the last few days before an elec-
ton"
The federation also:
Asked the secretary to write
Federal officials urging that school
construction "ila congested areas
be given priorities in ALLEGATION of
materials.
Urged preparation of estimates
on the cost of installing and op-
Grating secondary sewage treat
ment methods at the county's dis
posal plant.
Evening star., 1951-02-07
DR.. Ann Swing Leaves
Child Welfare Bureau

DR.. Ann T. Swing has resigned
from the Bureau of Maternal and
Child Welfare of the District
Health Department to enter the
Army as public health specialist.
DR.. Swing, who has been with
the Health Department since 1942,
is the third physician to be called
into Federal service in the defense
effort from the Health Depart
ment.