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Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06

night and were entertained at the
roller skating rink.
Mr.. and Mrs. Millard West call
ed on their sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester Tarr at Ocean View last
Monday night
Mrs. Norwood Ellingsworth and
sons called on her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas AydelOtte Sunday
at Ocean City, Md
Mrs. Sarah Dukes has been spend
ing some time with her son, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Dukes at Frankford.
She celebrated her 83rd birthday
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs Raymond Hudson
and Charlie Murray spent Sunday
in Virginia and enjoyed viewing the
monkey farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Collins
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Stephens at Williams
vile.
Mrs. w. II. Rogers was taken
seriously i'll Thursday night of
last week and was rushed to the
Milford Memorial Hospital by am
bulance. She is slightly improved
at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Parkhurst had
as their weekend guests their sis
ter and brOther-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert ChOrmneski of New
ark, N. J. Their guests on Sunday
were Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Derrickson
of Millville, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Baker, Sr.. of town, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. D. Wilkins and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lorine wilkins and daughter Lydia
of Milford They all enjoyed a de-
licious turkey dinner tOgether-a
family reunion. Evening callers
were Mr.. and Mrs. Asher w. Baker
cousin of Mrs. Parkhurst.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06
GREENWOOD
By Mrs.
Nora WrOten
Phone
Greenwood 1921

Grace, Cannon, Bethel Charge
E. c. Thomas, Jr., Pastor
Sunday, April 8th
BETHEL: Worship Service, 9:45
a. m. Sermon by pastor. Church
School, 10:45 a. m. Mrs. Mary Pas
key, Superintendent
GRACE: Church School, 10 a. m.
Mr.. Walt Mills, Superintendent.
Worship Service, II a. m. Sermon
by Pastor.
CANNON: Church School, 10 a.
m. Mr.. Robert Gilbert, Superinten-
dent. Evening Worship, 1900 p. m.
Sermon by Pastor.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Porter were
Sunday guests of relatives in Mil
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. John Elliott enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Brinkley Eli
Oft of MillsbOrO, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Elliott of Milford, on Sun
day.
Miss Edith Wiley of Woodbury.,
N. j., was a guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. s. Lord during the Easter holi-
days.
The winner in the Miscellaneous
Club of the Firemen's Ladies Aux
iliary Monday evening was Mrs.
Bertha Morris.
Mrs. Nellie Harris. after an ill
ness of three weeks in Greenwood,
has been taken to the home of her
granddaughter in Wilmington.
Mrs. T. A. Cleaves is improving
from an illness of two weeks.
Mrs Annie Hatfield has been on
the sick list for several days, but
is much improved at this time.
Mrs Albert Richards of Lewes,
and Mrs. Franklin Bradley Of Sea
ford, were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs Norman Lofiand.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06

Ellendale, spent Monday afternoon
with Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Layton.
Ann Christopher entertained to
a turkey dinner on Saturday in
honor of her birthday. She receiv-
ed many nice gifts including sew
eral gifts of nylon.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06
Keep Your Shirt On

TULARE, Calf. = Up = A. N,
Hickman lst his shirt playing pool.
He told police he shed his fancy
flannel shirt during a warm game
In a smoker parlor and when the
game was over the shirt was gone.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-06

During World War II almost g.
600 U. S. Marines and Japanese
died in the capture by the United
States of the Island of Tarawa,
which is about the size of Central
Park in New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-09
Tugs Try TO Reach Vessel
Badly Damaged in Crash
BY the Associated Press

CHESTER, Pa, May 9.-Two
ships collided early today in the
Delaware River and eight hours
later tugs sought to push one YES
sci, badly damaged, toward shallow
water near the New Jersey shore
There were no casualties among
crew members.
The Collision of the freighters
Antinous and Trans-Americar
happened at 1885 am. (ESTl
The bow of the Trans-Americar
smashed 80 feet into the port side
of the Antinous at midship.
Water poured through the huge
hole in the side of the 6,065-tor
Antinous, and the captain of the
Trans-American, which apparent
ly was not damaged seriously
unanswered to keep the bow Of
his ship wedged into the hole while
crewmen lashed the two vessels
together.
Three tugs sent from Philadel-
phia were assigned to pushing the
Antinous out of the shipping
channel and into the shallowel
water along the shore.
The kntinouS sailed last night
from Camden, N. j., to Baltimore
with a general cargo. The Trans
American, 7,176 tons and operated
by Union Transport Co., wa!
bound for Philadelphia from New
York and Norfolk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-09
.2-Engine Plane, Flying
with Only One, Due Today

What is reported to be the first
single = engined, cross country
flight of a win-engine plane was
to end at Washington National
Airport today.
The ship. known as the Aero
Commander. took off at 7 am.
from Will Rogers Airport at Okla
homa City, Okla. It was said to be
fully loaded when it took off on
one engine to fly nonstop to Ma
tional Airport. It's estimated time
of arrival is 4:30 pm. The pro-
peller of the other engine was re-
moved before the takeoff. it was
said.
The flight was arranged by the
Aero Design and Engineering
Corp. to establish the inherent
safety of this particular type of
aircraft"
At the airport to see the COM
.pletion Of the flight, according to
the firm, will be Civil Aeronautical
Administration officials, led by
Charles H. Horne, newly desig-
mated administrator; legislative
representatives from Oklahoma,
several military leaders and avia-
ton executives.
The pilots are Bert Bantle and
E. r. Morris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-09
Bartender Who Lost
Fingertip in Robbery
Begins 5-Year Term

Charles Thompson, whose sew
iered finger tip was found at the
scene of a $1,000 District Heights
robbery. begins a f1ve-year term
in the Maryland Penitentiary to-
day.
Thompson, 52-year-old bar
tender who lives in the $500 block
of E street, Maryland Park, was
sentenced by Judge Charles c.
Marbury in Upper Marlboro Cir
cult Court yesterday after pro-
baton officers investigation re-
quested by Thompson's attorney
Thompson had pleaded guilty to
a charge of breaking and enter
ing.
Long Found Guilty.
A second man, tried as an ac-
complete in the February 26 rob-
berry of the Arundel Supply Co.,
was sentenced to four years in
the Maryland House of Correc-
ton. He is John A. Long, "a, of
the 600 block of Fifty-eighth ave-
nue., Capitol Heights.
A jury. after celebrating for
about As minutes, found Long
guilty of receiving stolen goods. A
previous jury last week had been
unable to agree on whether Long
was guilty of a charge of breaking
and entering.
A third man charged in the case
John T. Cowan, %, of the SOC
block of Sixth-flrst street, Capitol
Heights, has fled the county. He
had been under $4,000 bond.
Thompson Ex-Convict.
Thompson was arrested after
police got a fingerprint off sew
cred fingertip found beneath ar
overturned safe in the supply COM
pany. Police. said the tip Of
Thompson's right ring finger had
been cut off when the safe fell
Ion 1t.
Probation Officer Ray Bright
told the court Thompson has a
long criminal record, including a
seven-year sentence in Sing Sing
for attempted robbery and a
three-year sentence in Atlanta fo1
grand larceny.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-09
plain Boric Acid Called Peril
In Treatment of Diaper Rash

DR.. Fisher, an associate pro-
fessor in legal medicine at the
University of Maryland Medical
School, said it may be significant
that the six children who dieo
were all under 8 months old,
indicating possibly that only in
fants are affected by this type
of through the-skin poisoning.
Joint Session Held.
DR.. Fisher was a speaker on 9
program on medico-legal pathol-
ogy presented by the Baltimore
Pathological Society.
The middle-eastern region i
meeting jointly with the Baltimore
group, the Washington Society O.
Psychologists, and the Distric
Medical Society's section on pa
Ithology and laboratory medicine
Most sessions have been held a
the District Medical Society audi
torium, 1718 M street NV, al
Though this afternoon the dele
gates were scheduled to tour tn
National Naval Medical Center
Bethesda, and hear a discussion o
the Nays medical research pro
gram by DR.. Howard T. Karsne1
medical research adviser to tn
Navy's Bureau Of Medicine ant
Surgery.
The two-day session will en'
with a meeting at $50 o'clock to
night. at which DR.. Edith L
Potter of the department of OBJ
stetrics and gynecology of the Uni
versity of Chicago will discus
HFhe Exciting Field of Newborn
Pathology"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-09
.Strafhm0re Orchards
Sold for S150,000
Snseiul pispaieh 10 The s,ur

BERRYVILLE, Va, May g.
Strathmore Orchards, one of the
most noted apple orchards in Vir-
ginia's Shenandoah Valley, has
been sold for $4,000 cash to
Edmund M. jerks and Warren r
Richards, coal mine owners OF
ShinnSton, w. Va.
The sale was made here for the
IStrathmore Farm & Orchard Co.
Inc, of which Bernard B. Jones
is owner.
Mr.. Jones owns Audley Farm
an extensive and historic Clarke
County estate. and also a home
at 2201 Wyoming avenue NV.
Washington, now IS. he is retired
and lives in Washington.
Opposite Strathmore Orchards
is the home and farm of Harold
Vanderbilt. These two places
near Mount Jackson, are the show
IeStates of Shenandoah County.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-09
By Wallace E. Clayton

A warning against using plain
boric acid as a treatment for in
fantS' diaper rash was sounded to-
day by DR.. Russell S. Fisher
Maryland's chief medical exam
liner, at a meeting of the middle
eastern region of the College OF
American Pathologists.
DIR. Fisher said during the last
two years he had examined six
babies who died after large
amounts of boric acid powder had
been applied to diaper rash. In
every case, he said. there were de-
fects in the pancreatic cells
caused by absorption of boric acio
through the skin.
He said the boric acid either
killed the infants, or so reduced
their resistance they died of infec-
ton.
Lacked Medical Advice.
DR.. Fisher pointed out, however
there was no indication of danger
in boratic salves or boratic talcun
powders, which are regularly pre-.
Iscribed for treatment of Skin
rashes. In the cases examined, h,
said, the parents, without medica
advice had bought commercial
boric acid and either mixed it with
"a baby powder. or applied i
straight.
He said it was easy to miss the
Ipancreatic LESSONS in pathological
examination, thus indicating thi:
type of poisoning may be more
common than previously realized
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-09
Price RoIIback
On Wholesale
Beef Begins
Disable Won't Change
Mind Under Any Kind
Of Pressure, He Says

New ceiling prices on whole
sale beef took effect today. backed
by an assertion by Price Director
Michael v. Disable that mo
amount of pressure from any one
will change his mind on the Gov
ernment's rollback order.
The new ceilings are set by
the first of four beef orders issued
by the Office of Price Stabiliza-
ton. Retail dollars-and cents
ceilings are due next Monday,
and by June 4 all butchers must
post retail ceiling price charts,
by grade and cut.
A 10 per cent cut in prices
Slaughterers may pay farmers for
cattle takes effect May 20. An
additional AZ per cent rollback
will occur August / and another
of the same amount October l..
Retail cutbacks totaling 9 or 10
cents are due at the same time.
Food Prices Up Is Pct. Over 1850.
On food prices generally, the
Agriculture Department predicted,
meanwhile, that there will be no
marked change between now and
early summer.
Retail food prices so far this
year have averaged nearly is per
cent higher than a year ago, the
department said. Meats regis
tered one of the largest jumps.
Food prices will tend to climb
further during the latter part of
the year, the department pre-
dicted.
Cattlemen and congressman
from farm States have raised
vigorous objections to the beef
rollback.
Mr.. Disable last night stressed
his determination to go ahead,
however. In an interview in Kan
sas City, the Associated Press re-
ported, he declared:
The people who are causing all
this disturbance over the order
will have to demonstrate clearly
to me that this order isn't fair
isn't equitable or essential to the
sterilization program.
Cattle HOldbacks Indicated.
Pointing out that he was told
in January there would be no
meat price increases IF we didn't
establish controls then" the price
director noted that since then they
have gone up IL per cent. And
they have gone up Is per cent
since last June, he added.
Indications that cattlemen are
holding back cattle shipments in
protest against the rollback were
reported from Chicago today
The American Meat Institute,
representing major packers,
warned that withheld cattle prob
ably will find their way into black
markets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-09
Appeals Court 10 Review
Arlington Really Authority

RICHMOND. Va, May ga
lower court decision on whether
Arlington County has authority
to appoint full-time real estate
assessor will be reviewed by the
Virginia Supreme Court of Ap-
peals.
The Arlington County Circuit
Court ruled the county had such
authority under legislative act
of 1912, but Arlington Treasurer
John Locke Green contends the
act is unconstitutional.
Mr.. Green carried his fight to
the Supreme Court yesterday, and
it agreed to look over the lower
court decision - which held the
county had the power under the
act allowing counties. under GER
tain conditions, to set up an as
SeSSment Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-09
Knife-Armed Burglar
Ransacks House, Flees
AS Woman Screams

A man armed with a knife sys-
Dramatically ransacked two stories
Iof a Northeast home early today
and fed with nearly $500 after a
woman he threatened screamed in
terror.
The burglar entered the home
Iof Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Kroutil, jr.,
I729 Fifth street NE, by an I'M
locked front window, searched the
entire first floor, and then went
upstairs where five persons were
sleeping.
He apparently first entered a
rear room occupied by Mrs. Vir-
ginia E. Mattingly, Mrs. Kroutil's
sister, and took her purse contain
ing SGT.
| Going then to middle room, he
slipped a billfold from the trousers
of Enoch L. Dodson without
awakening the sleeper.
AS he entered the front bed
room. he switched on the light
awakening Mrs. Kroutil, 80. He1
husband was at his H street
restaurant.
Startled by a long knife, Mrs
Kroutil decided to remain quiet
while the man searched the room
for several minutes before run
ming across a box containing al
most $500.
HE threatened to use the knife
if I made an outcry," Mrs. Krouti
said. But then he said, I'm go.
ing to get in bed with you.' ano
I screamed"
The man dashed down the
stairs and apparently left by the
front door. The scream awakened
other members of the household
which also included Jerry Krouti
III, 10, and Judith Kroutil, S.
Mrs. Kroutil described the in.
truder as a colored man, about
%, between 1876 and 140 pounds
and having small features. HI
wore a gray hat, maroon shirt
black sweater and gray trousers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-09
Soap Box Derby
Guide

Washington area youth
who plan to enter the 1851
Soap Box Derby are urged
to register now at their near
est Chevrolet agency. The
event is a coaster race for
boys II to Is. in which con-
testants drive cars of their
own building. The city cham
pion gets a free four day trip
to Akron, Ohio, to compete in
the All-American finals on
August IL.
Time-June 80.
SponSors-The Star and
Metropolitan Area Chevrolet
dealers, in cooperation with
the District Department of
the American Legion.
Prizes-HundredS of gifts
given locally. Top national
prizes are a $1,000 college
scholarship and a new Chev-
rolet sedan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-09
Keneipp Asks Tighter
Responsibility Law
In Auto Accidents

The present motor vehicle re-
Isponsibility law in the District
lis inadequate, Traffic Director
George E. Keneipp believes, and
he has recommended sweeping
changes to the Commissioners.
He has asked the Commission
ers to hold a conference with sew
eral District officials on the mat
ter. pointing out that the pro-
posed changes would make the
law similar to those in effect in
Maryland and Virginia and about
IS other States.
| While the proposed law would
retain certain provisions of the
present financial responsibility
law, the following additions would
be made:
/. All accidents involving per-
sonal injuries or property damage
in excess of $50 would have to be
reported within five days to the
director of vehicles and traffic.
Would Assay Damage.
2. When reports were received
an estimate would be made by
adjudicators in the Office of the
director of the amount of dam
age done or probable value of in
jury sustained. No attempt would
be made to determine who was
responsible for the accident.
3. The Director of Vehicles and
Traffic then would notify each
party that they must deposit
within 80 days, an amount equal
to the valuation placed on the
damage or injury. Failure to do
so would result in suspension OF
the drivers permit.
This security would be held just
as a court holds a bond, pending
the result of any court action or
settlement reached between the
parties involved, except that the
requirement to deposit security
would not apply in the following
cases:
/. To the driver or owner if the
owner had an automobile liability
policy in effect at the time of the
accident.
Affected Persons a Factor.
O. To the driver or owner of
the vehicle involved in an accident
where no injury or damage was
caused to the person or property
of any one other than the driver
or owner of the vehicle.
3. To the driver or owner of the
vehicle which, at the time of the
accident, was parked-unless the
vehicle was illegally parked.
4. To the owner of a vehicle if,
at the time of the accident, the
vehicle was being operated with
out his permission.
Mr.. Keneipp recommended that
the cost Of administering the law
be charged against the tax COL
lected on automobile insurance
premiums.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-09
Grandmother Held
For Jury With Man
In Woodward HoIdup

A 35-year-old brunette grand
mother and her childhood boy
friend were held for grand jury
action in connection with the
ST OFT holdup of the Woodward &
Lothrop department store Satur-
day, following hearing before
United States Commissioner Cyril
Lawrence today.
The couple, Mrs. Mildred F.
Wright, and William c. Wiltshire,
IS, were arrested yesterday in
Richmond. Va, where they live.
Detective Sergt. James Roche
of the Robbery Squad said Wilt
shire had signed a confession ad-
hitting he held up Mrs. Inez l.
IPeyronet, store cashier, during a
Ilull in the Saturday afternoon
shopping.
Suspect Says Woman Drove.
According to Sergt. Roche
Wiltshire said Mrs. Wright drove
the rented automobile in which he
fled from Washington after the
robbery. He said he had known
Mrs. Wright since she was IL
years old. Sergt Roche quoted
Wiltshire as saying he gave hel
500 after she counted the loot.
Mrs. Wright, Detective Roche
said, told him she drove to Wash
ington with Wiltshire Friday
might, but insisted she knew
nothing about the robbery. Com
missioner Lawrence expressed sur
prise when Detective Roche saio
Mrs. Wright was a grandmother
and asked her if that were true
She nodded.
The couple parted after return.
ing to Richmond, Detective Roche
testified. and Wiltshire went Out
with a 17-year-old girl friend tt
whom he gave 500.
Wiltshire Puzzled.
After signing the confession
according to detectives, Wiltshire
said he was puzzled and pleaded
with detectives to answer "just
one question.
st would like to know" detec.
tives quoted him as asking, "just
how you happened to find out
about me?"
Police would not tell him.
Commissioner Lawrence SCI
Wiltshire's bond at $4,000 anC
Mrs. Wright's at $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-09
Maryland U. to Honor
a Faculty Veterans

Four faculty members, who have
been on the staff more than sc
years each. will be honored at a
rally of University of Maryland
Engineering Alumni Saturday.
Dean S. S. Steinberg of the
Glenn L. Martin College of Engi-
neering and Aeronautical Science
has been at the university since
1918. Prof. L. J. Hodgins joined
the faculty in 1915. Prof. H. B
Hoshall in 1918. and Prof. D. c
Hennick in 1919.
The reunion will start at moor
and the awards ceremony will bt
followed by buffet luncheon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-09
Recreation Workers
To Get X-Ray Tests

The District Recreation Board
has ordered all it's employees to
have X-ray tests made annually
to check for tuberculosis and ruled
new employees also must take phys
ical examinations.
At its regular meeting yester-
day. the board voted not to
require annual physical examina-
lions of its present employees but
to make a study of that problem
with the idea that it might be in
Istituted later.
Harry S. Wender, board chair
man. said:
MY position is that every en-
ploye should be required to have
annual X-ray and annual physi-
cal examinations. The health Of
the children is in the hands Of
our board. and it is our RESPONSE
bility to see that healthy workers
deal with them"
Milo Christensen, recreation
superintendent, advocated both
annual X-ray and annual physi-
cal examinations for all recreation
workers.
| In another action, the board
requested the use of "a school
buildings for it's summer program.
The request must be granted by
the Board of Education. Usually
this is routine matter.
Mrs. Albert w. Atwood was
named chairman of the second an
nual Golden Age Hobby Show
next November. Mrs. o. G. Hank
ms and Mrs. Alice C. Hunter,
Recreation Board members, will
serve with her on the committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-09

serves as a booster, pumping the
water 400 feet farther to another
truck, and so on.
Weather permitting. the firemen
from three companies are assigned
daily to the Operation Relay
training duty. Chief Quick eSti-
mates it will take six weeks to in
struct all 1903 men of the depart
Iment.
In addition to receiving this type
of civil defense training. the exer-
else helps firemen detect certain
defects in equipment. Yesterday
for example. one company crew
was unable to draw water from
the river. Examination disclosed
that the pumping equipment had
a small air leak.
The program affords firemen in
struction in the use of a "fog
head" heavy-duty nozzle. a rela-
lively new device especially useful
in fighting fires inside buildings
Water emerges from this nozzle in
a heavy spray. rather than a
stream, getting faster results In
side structures.