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Milford chronicle., 1952-04-18

he altar of Avenue
Methodist Church
was beautiful with
white Easter lilies,
white gladioh, tall
candelabra with white lighted
tapers and palms on Saturday
at two for the wedding of
Miss Frances E. McKnatt,
daughter of Mr.. Paul D. Nc
Knatt and the late Mrs. Nc
Knatt and Mr.. Joseph F. Park
er, son of Mrs. Ruth Bambo of
Clayton and the late Mr.. Park
er. The double ring ceremony
was performed by the Reverend
Roy L. Tawes and the bride
was given in marriage by her
brother, Mr.. Paul D. McKnatt,
Jr. Mrs. A. c. Davidson played
the wedding music and Mr..
Frank Wolfe gave solos. The
bride wore a ballerina length
dress of light blue AlencOn lace
over white satin, with a jacket
of the same, which featured a
full peplum. A Dutch cap held
the fingertip nylon tulle veil
in place and she carried a
prayer book topped by a white
orchid. The maid of honor, En-
sign Leona Fisher, wore a bal
leriha length dress of pink net
over tatleta, the bodice Of
which was lace. Her small hat
was Of the lace. She carried a
nosegay OF pink rosebuds and
pink and white carnations. Mr.
Joseph McFaul was best man.
The ushers were Mr.. James
Walls and Mr.. Crawford Hol-
son of Georgetown. The
groom's mother chose for the
occasion a gray suit with
which she wore purple acces-
sories. The reception for the
families and a large group of
friends followed the ceremony
IN the social hall of the church.
Mrs. Parker is a graduate of
Milford High School and of
MEMORIAL Hospital School of
Nursing. Mr.. Parker is
graduate of John Bassett
Moore High School of Smyrna
and attended the University of
Delaware and Beacon College.
They left for a wedding trip
to New York City and upon
their return they will live in
Georgetown, where Mrs. Park
er will take up her studies
with the Sussex County Health
Department. Mr.. Parker is as
sociated with the Diamond
State Telephone Company.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-18

Howard Burris, youngest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Burris,
slipped at his home Monday
evening, as he was getting
ready for bed. after grand
time during the day at the
sand dunes at Lewes and broke
his right arm, the one that has
been affected by polio, and the
one he had broken before.
There was pain. as a result of
the fall and break, but those
who know Howard. remember
that bright smile. and he uses
it again, just as if all was well.
He would enjoy cards and
other remembrances durin g
this time of healing Of the in
jured member.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-18

large variety of gifts was al
ready placed before the fire
place and the opening, mid
"Oh's and abs, followed. Then
in the evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Grier and Mr.. and Mrs.
Duane Holloway gave a dinner
for both young people, at seven,
at the Grier home, which was
attended by a group of their
friends. in and out of school
and college. Bridge and Ca
nasta followed the dinner and
the opening of bridal gifts
which were brought. Present
for the dinner were Mr.. and
Mrs. Tilghman Krauss, Shirley
Thomas, Joe Lank, Eleanor
Pearce, James Richard Draper,
Joann Wood, William Dobstadt,
Barbara FOoks, Robert Redden,
Richard Clendaniel, Jimmie
Johnson, Jane Wagner, Jimmie
Bradford, Joan SnOwberger,
Francis Holloway, Hugh Mar
tin. Betty Mae SnOwberger,
Ruth Clements. Jack Messick,
and Sara Etzwiler.
b
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Walter Nc
Ginnis announce the marriage
of their daughter, Clydia, to
Mr.. John Donald Isaacs, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Isaacs, which
took place on November 18th
in the parsonage of the First
Methodist Church. in Denton,
with the pastor, the Reverend
John French, officiating. On
Saturday. Miss Roma Welch
and Miss Emma PettyjOhn,
both home from school, gave
Mrs. Isaacs a miscellaneous
shower at the Welch home on
North Walnut Street, which
was attended by the families
and the members of her High
School class. 1t was a COM
plete surprise and an affair en-
joyed by all. Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac are now living with his
parents until their home be-
tween Ellendale and Milton is
made ready for their occu-
pancy.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-18

The Thurs Evening
Bridge Club enjoyed a trip to
Wilmington on Thursday of
last week and went to the
Playhouse for the performance
of ''Hook And Ladder. The
members are Miss Ann Hugg,
Mrs. Palmer Anstine, Mrs.
John Hall, Mrs. Reese Thistle
wood, Mrs. James Downham,
Mrs. David Hugg. Mrs. John
Hallett, Mrs. William ManlOve,
and Miss Doris wilkins.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-18

Mr.. and Mrs. August F. Faix
will be hosts to number of
members Of his fraternity from
Philadelphia tomorrow, when
they come to Milford for din
ner at five o'clock,
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-18

Mrs. Carleton G. FOOks and
Mrs. David N. Stills have issued
invitations for a bridge lunch
con, which they will give on
Thursday, April oath, at the
Dinner Bell Inn at Dover. The
time is one o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-18

The Milford New Century
Club will resume its regular
weekly meetings on Monday
after the Easter recess. Mem
bers will enjoy a covered dish
luncheon at 1890, when they
may bring guests. The sum of
fifty cents will be charged for
the extra person. After the
luncheon, Mrs. ]. Edward Sny-
der of Kingston Hall, Kingston,
Maryland, will speak. She will
tell of her old home, situated
on a small arm of the Chesa-
peake Bay. and of its contribu-
ton to the history of the Lin
coin era. Mrs. Snyder is a.
very fine speaker and, having
made a study of her lovely
home. will give much that will
be of interest to her listeners.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mayhem.
Jr., must have thought the
Easter Bunny was being espec-
tally nice to them this year.
On Saturday, their friends out
did themselves to give them
gifts and provide such a won
derful day early in their mar
ried life. In the afternoon. Mrs.
Edwin Fisher and Mrs. Dean
Kimmel arranged a surprise
miscellaneous shower at the
Fisher home, which was at
tended by the older friends
and neighbors of these two
nice, young people. To sort of
break the ice, when Mrs. May
hew appeared, she was present
ed with an orchid, the gift
from those young boys and
girls, for whom, she acted as
mother, baby sitting while the
real mothers were out The
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-18
BANTA

Mrs. Mabel M. Banta, 20, died
Tuesday, April 18th, 1852, at her
home in Smyrna. She was the wife
of Edwin Banta. Funeral services
will be held at FAIRIES Funeral
Chapel today, Friday, at 1880 o.
clock, with the Rev. o. c. Jones,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, officiating. Interment at
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milford. In
addition to her husband, she is sur
vived by a brother, w. Edward
Smedley, a sister, Mrs. Emma Caro-
line Lynch, both of Millville, Del. ;
three sons, Edwin S. Banta, Phila-
delphia; ]. Chester Banta, Smyrna
and James P. Banta, Lower Merton
Pa; also, five grandchildren. She
has lived in Smyrna since Novem-
Der, 1888, and has been assC ciated
with her husband in the drug bus
| mess.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-18

It would be nice to 60 back
to the shower that was given
to Miss Sarah Barcus by Miss
Edna Simpson and Mrs. Thomas
Burn week before last. It was
such delightful affair and
was just mentioned in an Eas-
ter letter. The shower was a
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-18

Mrs. Byron Gibson, assisted
by her sisters, Miss Dorothy
Markert and Miss Irene Mar
kert. gave her mother, Mrs.
L. G. Markert a party on Tues
day, hOnOring her birthday.
Guests came for luncheon at
one and stayed for the after
non, when sewing and cOnver-
sation wiled away the hours
pleasantly. Guests included
Mrs. Jonathan S. Willis, Mrs.
Neal wilkins. Mrs. George
Wells. Mrs. Horace Lindale,
Mrs. Roy L. Tawes, Mrs. Carl
Allen, Mrs. Sallie Joseph, Mrs.
Edward ]. SaleVan, Mrs. Du-
mont Lambert, and Mrs. David
Clements.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-18

Sympathy is being expressed
to Mrs. David A. Clements, Jr.,
and Mrs. Jane w. Smith, upon
the recent death of their fa-
ther, Mr.. Thomas G. Walston.
in Bethany Beach.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-18
WALLS

William M. Walls, age 70 years,
passed away Monday, April IA.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day afternoon, April II, at 2 o'clock
from the LOfiand Funeral Home,
with the Rev. Edwin Tull Officia-
ting. Interment in Odd Fellows
Cemetery, Milford. Mr.. Walls is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Jane
Walls; one daughter, Mrs. Ida Ell
lingswOrth, of Milford; one son,
ROLAND Walls, of Salisbury, Md;
six grandchildren, one great-grand-
child; one sister, Mrs. Norman
Hammond of Dover and three bro.
theirs, Edward, Harry and Burton
Walls of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-18
OBITUARY

Herring
Mrs. Addie Luff Herring, 81, of
FELTON,, died Friday morning, April
11th, in the Memorial Hospital, in
Wilmington, after an illness of two
weeks. She was the widow Of John
w. Herring, of Milford; a sister of
the late DR.. Jefferson Luff, prac-
ticing physician. in FELTON, for
many years.
Funeral services were held from
the Berry Funeral Home in FELTON,
on Monday afternoon at two o'clock
with the Rev. Henry Caldwell, pas
tor of the Rising Sun, Md, Metho-
dist Church, and the Rev. William
Kitchens, pastor of the FELTON,
Methodist Church, officiating.
Interment was made in Barratt's s
Chapel Cemetery.
Mrs. Herring was born in FELTON,
and lived there all her life. She
was a member of the FELTON, Meth
Odist Church. She is survived by
several cousins.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-18

EAeAlIaADh -Al AALCAlNuH AIC6-
ion Past Commanders Club was or
ganized at a dinner meeting in Le-
pores Restaurant recently with W.
Marvel Baxter elected president
and John ]. Short, secretary. DR..
r. L. Herbst was named infOrma-
tion officer.
The clubs membership consists
of past commanders of Walter L.
Fox Post No. 2 and Dover Legion
naires who have served as state or
county commanders.
Fox Post past commanders who
attended the organization meeting
and the years in which they head
ed the post were: Colonel John p.
LeFeyre, 1920; Captain H. H. Ham
son, 1922; Walter G. Newton, 1924 ;
Colonel William A. McWilliams,
1928; Arthur G. Livingston, 1890;
! George d. Hill, 1881; John A. Ker-
lin, 1888; w. Marvel Baxter, 1884 ;
John Fl. Conrad, 1885; George W.
Ayars, 1912; Noble S. Warren, 1943;
DR.. r. L. Herbst, 1874; Solomon
/ Walls, 1915; Jack Moress, 1913;
John ]. Short, 1949; Leroy X
Smith. 1850. and Roland w. O'Day
1851.
/ others present were w. Lyle
Mowlds, a past county command.
er; Robert Helm, present Fox com.
mander, and Roy Fitzgerald, a pasi
commander Of a Long Island posi-
and now a member Of Fox Post.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-18

SUPPER-A covered dish supper
will be held at Slaughter Neck
Methodist Church, Friday evening,
at 700 pm. 1t will be sponsored by
the ladies of the W.S.C.S. Admis-
siOn-a covered dish and SIS for
adults and $.35 for children. With
out dish $125.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-18
Local Happenings

REMINDER - May Fellowship
Day will convene on May 2 at 2
p. m. in the Baptist Church, Mil
ford.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Elizabeth Taylor Wed
To WiIding in London
Amid Mob Scene
BY The Assoeiatsd Press

| LONDON. Feb. 21.-Movie Stars
Elizabeth Taylor and Michael
Wilding were married shortly be-
fore noon today in the midst Of q
lively mob scene.
The 19-year-old bride and her
l39-year-old bridegroom. arriving
separately. slipped almost unno-
ticed into the Caxton registry hall
through a side door, but a crowd
|of hundreds descended on them
as they emerged after the 10
minute civil ceremony.
Miss Taylor radiated happiness
Ias she was jostled by hundreds OF
persons in the corridors Of the
hall and In Caxton street outside.
Seemingly the cooler of the two,
|She recognized friends in the
milling crowd and shouted greet
|ings to them.
Wilding Seems Frightened.
Mr.. Wilding seemed to take
fright ut the size and enthusiasm
|of the crowd, but finally ran in
reference for his bride. Other
members Of the wedding party,
including British Producer Her
bert Wilcox and his actress wife,
Anna Neagle. were lost in the
melee.
About q dozen persons saw the
ceremony, the second marriage for
both Miss Taylor and Mr.. Wilding.
They included Mr.. Wilcox, Miss
Neagle. Mr.. Wilding's parents. and
his brother Alistair with his wife
and four-year-old daughter.
Site Of Reception Secret.
The place of the wedding re-
|ception was kept secret from the
crowd. So was the time and
place Of their departure on a
short honeymoon in France and
Switzerland. a wedding trip from
which Mr.. Wilding must return
to work by March 3.
Evening star., 1952-02-21
Nicely Introduces Bill
For Scent Gas Tax 10
Financed. .C.Highways

Chairman Nicely Of the Senate
District Committee yesterday in
troduced a bill to raise the city's
gasoline tax to 5 cents a gallon to
help pay for the huge long-range
traffic improvement program now
being developed.
He offered the bill at the request
Iof the District Commissioners.
Later the fiscal subcommittee of
the House and Senate District
Committees will order public hear
Iings.
Recommended After Survey.
The District gas tax now is 4
cents but would drop back to 8
cents on July l under present law.
The new increase was recommend
ed on the basis of a Metropolitan
Area traffic needs survey, conduct
ed by the District. Maryland and
Virginia, in cooperation with the
Federal Bureau Of Public Roads.
This indicated that the District
will need more than 500 million
in highway funds in the next five
Ito eight years, and $43 million
Evening star., 1952-02-21
|ChurchiII Defends
Gifts, Services He Col
On Canada, U. 5. Trip
BY the Asseeiassd Press

LONDON. Feb. 21.-Prime Min
lister Churchill stoutly denies he
did wrola by accepting free ride.
on steamships and trains during
his January visit to the United
States and Canada.
He said yesterday in the House
of Commons. THE gifts and serv-
ices of the Cunard lSteamship)
Co.. as well as those Of the United
States and Canadian railways,
were not to ministers but to the
British taxpayers" Conservative
supporters backed him up with
loud cheers.
He was hitting back at opposi-
ton charges that he failed In his
duty by "the acceptance of gifts
from commercial undertakings"
Could Contribute to Treasury.
Laborite Col. G. E. c. Wigg had
said that Mr.. Churchill should
have declined free trips. If the
companies wished ito relieve the
British taxpayers" he added.
there is nothing to prevent them
making an anonymous contribu-
ton to the treasury"
The value of the boat rides given
Mr.. Churchill and Foreign Secre-
tary Anthony Eden was 1852
pounds ($4,905). The train trips
cost considerably less.
Tin New York, spokesmen for
the New York Central and
Pennsylvania Railways said all
their bills had-or would be
paid by the British delegation
to the United Nations or re-
imbursed by the Canadian Pa
ciflc Railway. Giving free
transportation, they said, vio-
lateS Interstate Commerce Com
mission regulations.)
Leaders of the Labor Party
made it clear that more questions
are coming up about Mr.. Church.
HIS transatlantic trip. They de-
c1ded at a caucus last night to
renew their cross-examination of
the Prime Minister on his White
House conferences.
Worried About Commitments.
Opposition leaders still are wor-
ried about secret commitments
they feel Mr.. Churchill may have
made to extend the Korean war
in case the Chinese Reds make
and then deliberately break any
future Korean truce or spread con-
|flict elsewhere. It is understood
the Laborites again will press
their motion of censure against
Mr.. Churchill when the foreign
affairs debate, interrupted by the
death of King George vi, is re-
sumed next week.
Mr.. Churchill told the United
States Congress that Britain
would take prompt, resolute and
effective" action If the Commu-
nists extend aggression in the
Far East. Later he told Com
mons his words to Congress did
mot represent any new decisions
arrived at during our visit -
Evening star., 1952-02-21
IA Await Help In Train
Stalled by French Blizzard
bY the Associnied Pras,

STE. THERESE. Quebec, Feb.
t2l.-Forty-four persons, including
four women and two children.
were waiting for help today after
being stranded in a seven-car
Canadian National Railways train
stalled by a blizzard Monday
might.
AL were reported safe. Rail.
way officials said the train may
be able to move out by tonight.
The women and children were
cared for in homes near this
Gaspe Peninsula village. About
half the men, including six crew
members, were huddled In the
trains baggage and express cars
heated by the locomotive.
Another 10 men managed to get
through snow banks to q hotel
near here.
A rotary plow on, RAN from
Chandler was reported about 8
miles from the spot, making slow
progress. Another snowplow is
moving from Gaspe, IS miles
away in the opposite direction.
Evening star., 1952-02-21

more after that. It was estimated
that continuation Of a Accent gas
tax here over the next eight years
would produce some $32 million
leaving a calculated deficit in
financing Of about $64 million.
Would Trim Deficit.
BY raising the tax to cents,
District officials said the deficit
could be reduced to $3.50 million.
The Commissioners said they
believe it to be Of paramount
importance" to initiate the high
way Improvement program and
that this should be financed In
part by a raise in the gas tax.
They said they had considered
raising the tax to 6 cents gal
lon but had decided against this
Evening star., 1952-02-21
PTA to Serve Dinner

The District Heights School
PTA will serve spaghetti dinner
from 4 to 8 pm. Saturday in the
school. -
Evening star., 1952-04-10
League Urges Restoration
OF Industrial School Funds

The Brookmont Civic League
last night asked for restoration of
funds fot the Industrial Home
School, which were cut from the
District budget by Congress.
The group sent a resolution to
Representative Beall, Republican,
of Maryland. asking that he use
his influence to bring about restor-
alton of these funds for the In
dustrial Home School and it's
annex at 5000 Loughboro road
NV.
The league area adjoins the
grounds of the Loughboro road
annex.
The group also opposed recon-
ing of the property of the Hilltop
Inn on Macarthur boulevard in
Brookmont.
During it's meeting last night in
the social hall of the Brookmont
Baptist Church, the league elected
the following officers: The Rev.
Charles w Caulkins. president;
Wheeler johnson, vice president;
Joseph Stoll. secretary, and Orval
Roberts, treasurer.
Evening star., 1952-04-10
Deposed Tunisian Premier
Moved 10 Better Quarters
Rv the Associated Press

TUNIS, Tunisia, April 10.-The
French today moved former Pre-
mier Mohammed Chenik anC
three deposed cabinet ministers
held with him to new internment
quarters on the Island of Djerba
in the Gulf of Gabes.
Though no explanation for the
change was announced. it was
thought the island provided bet
ter living conditions than the
primitive desert hotel in Southern
Tunisia where they have been
kept since their arrest two weeks
ago
The French have promised tc
free Chenik and his three nation
alist colleagues as soon as a new
Tunisian cabinet is formed. The
Chenik cabinet was ousted by
French Resident General Jean dc
Hauteclocque because, he said
they were unwilling to cooperate
with the French.
The French have been announc-
ing for 10 days that the new cabi-
net. headed by Premier Salat
Eddine Mohammed Baccouche
would be ready shortly"
Evening star., 1952-04-10
Court Grants Rehearinq
Of ChrisfoffeI Conviction
BY the Assoeioted Press

Chief Judge Harold Stephens Of
the United States Court of Appeals
said yesterday the full nine-man
court will rehear an appeal of the
perjury conviction of Harold
Christoffel, former Milwaukee Ia
Dor leader. s.-h
Judge Stephens told a reporter
important questions of law" were
involved which led the court to
take the unusual action. The re-
hearing. he said, probably will be
held next month.
A three-man court heard ar
guments on the appeal seven
months ago.
Christoffel had testified before
the House Labor Committee in
March 1947, that he had never
been a Communist. He was first
convicted of perjury as a result Of
that in 1948.
The Supreme Court reversed the
case in 1949 on grounds it had not
been proved that a full quorum Of
the committee was present when
Christoffel testified.
He again was tried in 1850 and
again convicted. He appealed his
second conviction and was heard
by the three-judge court Of ap-
'peals last year.
Evening star., 1952-04-10

moved to Washington in 1892,
and from 1917 made their home
in Kensington, Md.
For the last 35 years, Mrs. Cleve-
land had been a member of the
Kensington Women's Club, and
for many years was a member Of
the Montgomery County Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs and the
Women's Temperance Christian
Union.
She joined the Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church, now
the Westmoreland Congregational
Church, in 1899 and had been a
member of it's Women's Guild
since it was organized in 1920.
A native of Ontario, Canada,
Mrs. Cleveland moved as a bride
to Nebraska, where her husband
took up a homestead and timber
claim in the northwest part of
the State. Mr.. Cleveland's name
was given to the section where
they settled, Cleveland Holt
County. They later sold their in
terests and moved to the District
Mrs. Cleveland is survived by
two sons, Washington I. Cleve-
land, manager of the District Di-
vision of the American Automobile
Association of Potomac, Md; Bruce
Cleveland, a salesman for the Ma
tional Transit Ads, Inc, of the
Broadmoor Apartments, 1901 Con-
necticut avenue NV, and two
daughters, Catherine E. Cleve-
land of Ellicott City. Md, and
Marian E. Cleveland of Fort
Lauderdale.
Funeral services will be con
Quoted in the Westmoreland
Church by the Rev. Fred S. Cusch-
|myer of New York City, a former
pastor of Mount Pleasant Church
Burial will be in Rock Creek
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1952-04-10
Olga Marie Johnson,
Restdurdfeur

Miss Olga Marie Johnson, a
dietician for the National Geo.
graphic Society and for a number
of years owner of the Fireside
Inn at Connecticut avenue and S
street, died yesterday in Emer-
gency Hospital after a long illness.
Miss johnson, who lived at 1735
New Hampshire avenue NV, had
been a Washington resident since
1918. She came here from her
native Minneapolis to work for the
Agriculture Department. She
later operated several restaurants
in the area and served with the
Air Force Aeronautical Chart and
information Service before join
ing the National Geographic So
Iciety in 1914.
She was a member of the Order
of the Eastern Star and of Angus
tana Lutheran Church. She is
survived by two brothers and two
sisters: A. r. Johnson of Sand
point, Idaho, Fred w. johnson OF
Minneapolis, Miss Ellen Johnson
of st. Paul and Mrs. c. A. Fulham
of Falls Church.
A service was to be held this
afternoon in Gawler's chapel, 175t
Pennsylvania avenue NV. Fu-
neral and burial services will be
in Minneapolis Saturday.