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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-12-03
TOaUn Finance Co.
Sold To Mian,ian

The Town Finance company
Of Key West, located 81 6o4
Duval Street, has been sold TO
J. n. hcynahan Of Miami. Il
was annovneed today by former
owner Frank N. Masnvson.
MeFviR W. Thompson. Jr.. 700
White Street, will remain IS
manager, . position he has
held for ihe past six months.
There will be no personnel
changes.
Under The new ownership SET.
up, The Town Finance company
becomes . branch office Of the
Town Finance Of Miami.
The company makes small
loans TO residents Of this area.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-12-03
No Openings In
Some Positions
At Naval Station

Examinations for Indefinite ap
pointment to the positions of Clerk,
rk-Typist and Clerk-Stenograph-
err, announced by the Board of U.
S. Civil Service Examiners at the
Naval Station has been amended
to change closing date Of examina-
tons.
Because a sufficient number of
applications have been received.
notice is hereby given that applica-
tons for the position of Clerk,
CONTINUED On Page Ski
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-12-03
LEGION HONOR. GUARD
SET DINNER TONIGHT

The Honor Guard of the Ameri-
can Legion viii enjoy a Swiss
steak dinner tonight at Casa Cayo
Hueso at 1880 p. m.
approximately IS guests win be
present including the wives of the
members Of the organization.
Principal speaker for the even
ing will be Captain of the Guard
E. j. Delgado.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-12-03
Havana-Key Westerly Operation Virtually Assured
Commissioners Return From lax
Farley, Good Progress Reported

The operation of the long awaited Havana-Key
West ferry line appeared to be virtually assured today
following the return of three members of the City Com.
mission from meeting of the newly formed corporation
who will operate the line Mayor c. B. Harvey and Com.
mssoners Jack Delaney and Deio Cobo reported that
the results of the Jacksonville parley very encour
aging"
The commissioners met with officials of the Marine
Bridge Transport Corporation, company which has been
set up to operate the multmliondoar ferry operation
which expects to start the shuttle service between Key
West and the Cuban capital early in the spring
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-12-03
Mrs. Papy Wins
Bazaar Prize

Winner Of ihe large bssks. Of
fruit, donated by Frank Vac
eaFins and given rs . prize 81
the Wemsn's Club bazaar yes.
teTdaY, YVES Mrs. Bernie c.
PspY.
Mrs. Pspy disclosed that she
Is, in turn. giving the basket 10
The Strsehan family who were
burned cut 81 their home on
Whitehead Street early Thanks.
Swing morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-12-03

Key West Flondu. has the
most squabls climate in the
country, with en- average
rungs Of only L. FuhEenheit
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-02
Benjamin's Teen Day
Is Due Tomorrow
Salisbury Store Is Planning A
Gala Style Festival

Plans have been completed for
Teen Day. next Saturday, May 3rd,
when members of Benjamins Call
ing All Girls Club will take over"
the Salisbury speciality store.
The following teens have been
chosen to take over the major ex-
ecutive positions of the store:
president, Janice Taylor, Sails
bury; fashinO cOOrdinatOr and per-
sOnal shopper, Sylvia Webster, Sal
.isbury; interior decorator, YvOnne
Lewis, Salisbury; advertising man
ager, Ann Birmingham, Salisbury; :;
display manager. Barbara Disha-
room, Salisbury; jeweIry and hand
bag buyer, Betty Bailey, Salisbury;
hosiery buyer, Virginia Mock, Sails
bury; lingerie buyer, Jane Disha-
room, Berlin, Md; cosmetic buyer,
Ethel Bennett, Eden, Md; sports
wear buyer, Nola Perry, Delmar,
Del; dress merchandise manager,
Katherine Lambertsen. Salisbury;
better dress buyer, Maxine Wells.
Salisbury; popular price dress buy
er, Betty Hughes, Salisbury; mill
Iineyy buyer, Sylvia Short, George
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-02
Century Club
Ladies EniOy
Music Day
Splendid Program Pre-
sented By Mrs. J. Ray
mOnd Bennett, Music
Chairman Of Group.

Music Day at the Milford New
Century Club on Monday was de-
presented by Mrs. J. Ray
mOnd Bennett, music chairman for
the club. At the same time, the
program gave the members a fine
idea of what is being done with
music in the schools, for the per-
formers were all students of the
Milford Schools. Mrs. Bennett, who
is instructor of music in the ele-
mentary grades, had a group Of
boys and girls. sing three numbers,
doing part singing in ono of them.
The numbers were Bless This
"Papaya Tree" and Short
in Bread. Another group of boys
and girls played small instruments
and gave Lightly Row, Brahms
Lullaby, "Old Black joe and
"Old Folks at Home. As specially
numbers Mrs Bennett presented
Peter SalimetO. a pupil in the sec
Ond grade. whose sweet, natural
voice as he sang Indian Lullaby ,
Clouds" and winter Lullaby .,
pleased his audience. and David
Greene. accompanist for some of
Mrs. Benefits work, who played
two numbers by Shuman. George
G.. MessiCk, whose work i'm music is
with the junior and senior high
school students. had group pre-
sent to sing Prayer" from Hansel
and Gretel. and Jacobs Ladder"
Mr.. Messick presented Jack Willis
and Dorothy Martucci, who did a
tap dance. The final presentation
on the musical program was quar-
tette of brass and played by high
school boys, who we're under the
direction of Harry Weisgerber'
band instructor. Among their mum
bers we're "COlumbia. the Gem of
the Ocean" and "Stout Hearted
Men. Mrs. Bennett announced the
spring festival Of music, in which
the school will take part on Fri
day. May 23rd in the High School
Auditorium at s D. m. Mrs. Robert
Rudolph, vice president, thanked
the instructors for the fine program.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-02
Audience Of 500 Hear 1t.
Comm. Joseph J. Tubbs
Give Address; Other
Dignitaries Spoke.

1t. Comm. Joseph. J. Tubbs,
Chaplain, U. S. Navy, speaking at
Loyalty Day services in the George
town High School last Sunday
night, told an audience of approx
mately 500 persons from all parts
of Sussex County that People
must learn to know God better and
learn to have Christian fellowship,
if we are ever to have world peace. "
Speaking on the Torch of Free
dOm," the speaker told how, 10
years ago this nation won the war
for independence and passed on
the Torch of Freedom through the
years. He cited the radical changes
of the last century and a half; the
possibilities of yet untested wea-
pOns. He urged the development of
a sense of destiny. responsibility
and self-discipline by the American
people and warned Where there is
no feeling of cOmpulsion to con-
form with the Divine plan there
may be no sense of freedom; when
ever we cease to carry the torch of
freedom vigorously we become en-
shaved to the selfish interests of the
world and the Incidence of life
about us" He pointed out IAN en-
gine is free as long rs it is on the
track, but loses its freedom when
it leaves the track; and 1--WE have
more power than we have charac-
ter to handle that power; we have
laughted at moral ideas and cheap
ened the value of ideals"
Commander Tubbs concluded with
THE world cries out for men and
women who will accept a sense of
destiny and responsibility and who
will discipline themselves for ad-
ventuTOus living in a dangerous
age. Such will be the men and wO-
men who will light our way to a
new order Of world community life,
by bearing the Torch of Freedom
of the human soul at any cost"
Continued on mage 1aA
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-02
Rent Control Station
Will Open In Milford
Ralph Lord, OF Dover Off.ce, Says
Office will Open Thursday

Ralph Lord. Associate Area Rent
Director of the Dover Office of
Rent Sterilization, stated that nu-
meTOus complaints have been re-
ceived recently from the people in
the Milford area regarding the dis
tance they had to travel in order
to receive information regarding
rent control. Therefore, Mr.. Lord
has made the necessary arrange
ments to open a rent station in
the Council Chambers, City Hall,
Milford, Delaware, beginning on
Thursday, May 8, 1852, and every
Thursday thereafter. This Office
will be open from 100 p. m. to
300 p. m.- only. All landlords and
tenants may secure information at
the time and place stated regarding
tenants complaints, evictions, ad-
justments in rent, decreases in serv-
ice or equipment and first rents.
The main office is located at 203
LOOckerman Street, Dover, Della
ware and is open from $500 a. m.
to 4:3O p. m, Monday through Fri
day.
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-02
Valley Forge Loyalty Day
lea Planned Services Held
BY OAR Group At Georgetown
Carefully Planned Event
Will Be Held May 9th
At The Home OF Mrs.
HOey FarrOw.

The Valley Forge Tea, planned
for May 9th from two until nine
o'clock by the Captain Jonathan
Caldwell Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, is an event
that will be dear to the heart of
those who like and admire old
things. The exhibition of antiques
will be held at the home of Mrs.
HOey FarTOw, whose home is a
store house of many treasures. Old
and beautiful china, silver, Co.'S
tunes, glassware, furnishings and
many interesting articles are to be
added to those which Mrs. FarrOw
already has of her own, for exhi-
bitiOn. Mrs. Douglas Fry is general
chairman, with several members of
the chapter taking part as hostess
ses, and in the several capacities
that are important in an exhibit of
this kind, and the tea, as we'll.
Members have tickets for sale,
which are the small sum of fifty
cents. The money made from the
exhibit will be used to help with
the completion of the bell tower
at Valley Forge, donations for
which are coming from OAR groups
in the 4S states. The tower is dedi-
Gated to these patriots of the Rev
olutiOnary War, whose faith and
courage won and established Ameri-
can freedom and to those heroes of
the First and Second Wars who de-
Tended and preserved. that blessed
heritage" On Saturday the local
chapter met in the parish house
of Christ Church, when final ar
rangements were made for this i'm
pOrtant affair
The program on Saturday COM
prised the showing of three old
newspapers by the historian, Mrs.
HOey Farrow, one of which was
printed in 1863 on wall paper and
was very well preserved. Mrs, Far
row read some of the more interest
ing items from a copy Of the Milford
Beacon, printed on October 81. 1856,
enc of which was a reward of SIX
cents for the return of a bound boy.
continued on page l9l
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-02

Home Leaders
Are Praised
Contribution To Better
Living By Group Is
Given Praise By Presi-
dent OF State Council.

without the help of the 985 vol
unteer Home Demonstration lead
crs, we could not have the success
full state educational program that
now exists. Much credit is due
these women who devote their
time and skills to spreading home
economics information thrOug h
Home Demonstration work"
So spoke Mrs. John S. FarrOw.
president of the State
Home Demonstration Council. Her
self volunteer leader, Mrs. Far
row and the elected state council
members guide the state program.
Mrs. FarrOw's praise of local lead
ers comes during National Home
Week, April 9th
May 3rd.
Quoting NJ. L. Wilson, director
of extension, u. S. Department of
Agriculture, Mrs. FarrOw said, Il
am proud that through organized
planning and action you are MAX
ing a lasting contribution to better
community living in Delaware.
Your groups are preparing to bet
ter meet your responsibilities as
citizens, not only of your cOmmuni-
ty, but of your state, nation, and
the world.
Nationwide. 5OO.OQ0 local lead
ers like those in Delaware, carry
the Home Demonstration program
to more than three million homes.
Your service to neighbOr and COM
munity is in the finest American
tradition"
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-02
New Chairman
For Delaware
Road Board
To Be Named
J. Gordon Smith Is Re
named AS Board Mern-
ber, But Report Is Nc
COnnell Or Shaw VIII
Head-Up Commission

j. Gordon Smith of Dover has
been reappOinted a commissioner OF
the State Highway Department, but
Is not expected to be reelected its
chairman, it was learned on We'd
nesday night Of this week.
The fact of his reappointment
and the probability that another
member will become chairman are
said to be unrelated.
Gov. Ebert ~ Carvel announced
the reappointment of Mr.. Smith to
another six year term, ending May
1, 1858.
Among Democratic leaders It
was reported that there has been a
demand for rotation of the chair
manship, with both Sussex and
New Castle County Democrats urg-
ing the chairman be commissioner
from their respective counties.
They claim it's their turn.
pointing out that Mr.. Smith has
been chairman since the Demo-
Gratis got control of the department.
Wednesday night it was learned
that New Castle County is slated to
get the Craftsmanship, under tenta4
tive arrangements.
However, it is not yet clear
which New Castle County commits
sioner will be elected il the plan
ned reorganization works out. AS
matters stand, Benjamin F. Shaw
II, of Wilmington is likely to be Of
fered the chairmanship. The other
possibility in New Castle CountN
would be J. H. Tyler Mcconnell.
Greenville. 1t was said that neither
of the two commissioners had been
consulted Wednesday night on the
idea of serving as chairman.
Mr.. Smith was endorsed for re-
appointment by the Kent County
Democratic Committee.
His appointment was announced
after Mr.. Smith conferred Wednes.
day afternoon with Governor Car.
vel and Secretary of State Harri,
B. Mcdowell Jr., in the latters Of
flee.
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-02
1O2,2OO In
DeIaW are
File State
Tax Returns
Offices Were Crowded
Throughout The Day
On Wednesday AS PeO-
pie Made Last Minute
Filings.

The Delaware state tax filing
deadline passed Wednesday mid
night with tax officials reporting
nearly all of the expected 10000
returns received by the offcice.
Through the close of business
Wednesday night approximately
1O2,200 returns had been filed with
the State Tax Department office at
483 King Street, Wilmington, and
the Dover and Georgetown branch
es, and it was fully expected to re-
ceive the great percentage of the
remaining $500 in yesterdays mail.
The relatively small number of
delinquents expected this year is
about the average number which
faces the department each year.
True to tradition. the last day
was the heaviest day of the whole
filing period. Approximately $500
returns were received, 1.4OO filed
personally and the remaining 7,400
coming through the mail
About 200 of those who came
personally had their forms already
filed out. These went directly to
the cashier to make their payments
and get their receipts.
The offices were crow G d
throughout the day. During the
last hour in Wilmington. the line
extended out of the office to King
Street and around the corner to
continue a short way up Ninth
Street. At 4:3O all those standing
outside were brought into the office
and the door locked behind them.
The office staff worked for more
than an hour overtime to complete
the job. The employees of the office
had been kept overtime each day
this week in handling the heavy
flow
II was also pointed out Wednes-
day that the 10000 returns repre-
sents approximately 163,500 tax
payers. the difference being, ac-
counted for by the filing of joint re-.
turns.
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-02
Annual Convention Will
Be Held At High School
In The Resort City On
May 16, IL, 18; Miss
Ruth Jones, OF Dover,
Will Preside.

The annual convention of the
Delaware Federation of Business
and Professional WOmen's Clubs
will be held in RehOboth High
School, May 16. II, and 1S. The
call to convention has been sent
out by Miss Ruth Jones, of Dover.
president of the State Federation.
A pre-cOnvention executive COM
mittee meeting will be held in Do
yer, on the evening of May 18th,
and pre-cOnventiOn Board meet
ing will be held at 500 p. m, May
18th, in the Mary Ann Inn, RehO-
both, which will be hotel head
quarters during the convention.
The tentative program calls for
registrations at 800 a. m, Satur-
day, May 18th, in the RehOboth
School. The opening invocation will
be given by Rev. William Drysdale
Gibson, D. D., of IRehobOth, follow
ed by the formal opening of the
morning session which will be Civ
en- over to reports of convention
committees; nominating committee
report; election of delegates-at-
large to the Biennial Convention {;
election of a member to the Nat
iOnal BPW Nominating Committee :
and recommendations of names for
appointment to the National com
mittee; amendments t o National
Bylaws and Delaware Bylaw re-
visions. At 1870 a. M, Ruth Ellen
Reihm, of the Smyrna-ClaytOn Club
will give a FlannelbOard presenta-
tiOn. Luncheon will be served in
the cafeteria of the high school, as
we'll as the convention banquet on
Saturday evening and Sunday
luncheon. During the luncheon on
Saturday, RehObOth Town officials
will extend greetings to the con-
ventiOn and Mrs. Susanne p. Shall
ma, National Representative from
New York headquarters, Will be
presented.
The afternoon session will begin
with a business session at 1;30
p. m, followed by Workshops on
various sections of club work. in
elnding the Legislative platform;
membeFship. presidents. treasures,
etc. At $3.50 p. M. reports will be
received from the Workshops with
discussions on reports.
The annual banquet will he at
$50 p. m. with Mrs. Susanne Shall
ma, International Relations chair
man of National BPW Federation
At 10000 p. m, there will be re-
ceptiOn for national representatives
and candidates for office, in the
Mary Ann Inn.
The Sunday sessions will begin
at $3.50 a. M, with business ses-
sion and election of officers Lunch
con will be at 100 p. m, at which
time an Elblem will be presented
by DR.. Elizabeth F. Phillips and
the newly elected officers will be
installed by Mrs Shallna. At the
close of the convention there will
be a post convention board meeting
continued on page l9)
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-02
Del-Mar-Va Firernen
To Convene May 13
Dinner Session Will BE Addressed
b. By Senator J. A. Frear

D.nner Session Will BE Addressed
-. BY senator J. A. Frear
U. S. Senator J. Allen Frear. Jr..
will be present at the convention
dinner Of the Del-Mar-Va VOlun-
teer Firemen's Association if at all
possible, he has advised Fire Chief
Ralph II. Boyer. chairman OF the
convention committee of the Rob
bins Hose Company.
The dinner will be held in the
social hall of the Dover Public
School on May 18th, at 7:15 D. m.
U. S. Rep. J. Caleb BOggs has al
ready informed the committee of
his intention to attend and Senator
Frear assured that he will make
every effort to so arrange his busy
schedule that he may he present.
The principal speaker at the din
ner will be Robert Byrus, director
Of fire extension service of the Uni
versity of Maryland, Chief Boyer
of the Robbins Hose Company of
Dover announced on Monday. Hugh
A. Halligan, deputy chief of the
first division of the New York City
Fire Department, will speak at the
convention session on May 14th.
Continued on page is)
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-02
Washington College
Commencement June I
10th Commencement Will
Feature University OF
Virginia Prexy

Colgate w. Darden, president of
the University of Virginia, will de-
liver the Commencement address
to IS candidates for bachelors de-
grees at the 10th Commencement
Exercises of Washington College
on Sunday, June 1, 1862.
The honorary degree of doctor of
laws will be conferred upon Mr..
Darden during the exercises.
President Darden is a native of
Virginia and received his under
graduate education at the univer-
sity he now heads. He later earned
a master Of arts degree and LIB
degree from Columbia University.
Ccontinued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-02
Business Women To
COnveneAt RehObOth
NATL. LEGION AUXILIARY
TO VISIT DELAWARE

Mrs. Euga Campbell, Nat
iOnal President of the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary, will
arrive in Delaware for her
official visit to the State on
Friday morning, May 9th, at
9:45 A. NJ.
A banquet i'm honor of Mrs.
Campbell will be held in
Dover that evening at the
Capital Grange Hall at z o.
clock. All Auxiliary members
and LegiOnnaires are invited.
Mrs. William Cam is i'm
charge of arrangements for
the Presidents visit. Mrs. G.
T. Russell, SeafOrd, has
charge of banquet reserva-
tiOns.
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-02

feature. More than 10000 persons
the largest crowd in Delmarva Pen
insula parade history-thrOnged
Salisbury streets last year to
watch.
The jackpot is a $500 check to
be awarded to the top non-pOultry
commercial flock But there are six
other awards of 500 or more.
Fred u. Henderson, general
chairman of the parade committee,
asks for entrants in the following
divisions of the Delmarva Chick
en- Festival parade:
Commercial and industry floats,
organization floats. 4-H Club and
continued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-02
Shawnee Club To
Hold eOpen House"
VIII BE Held In Parish House OF
Christ Episcopal Church

I'm observance of National Home
Demonstration Club Week. the
Shawnee Evening Club. of Milford,
will hold open House" on Mon
day evening, May 5th, at 500 p. M.
in the Parish House of the Christ
Episcopal Church. There will be d
display 0i what the club members
have done during the year. such as
Picture Framing, Homemade POck-
etbOOks, Refnishing Trays, Textile
Painting. What Makeup Can Do.
Salads. Flower Gardens, Slip Cow
ers. Re uphOlstering Furniture.
Sewing Finishes. Homemade Lamp
shades. Economical Use of the
Freezer. Winter Bouquets. Knowing
and Buying Meat, Food Preserva-
ton and Beginners Clothing.
The public is cordially invited.
Refreshments will be served by the
club.
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-02
University Plans Big
Sub-Station Field Day
-Four New Features Will BE Found
At The August Meet

Something new in the way of
field days for Delaware is being
planned by the University Agri-
cultural Experiment Station.
The annual August Georgetown
Sub-statiOn Field Day is being en-
larged to an all-day event, with
four big new features The new
field day is a special feature of the
Sub-stations 10th anniversary year.
The Field Day has been an an
nual event of the departments Of
horticulture. gronomy. plant
pathology. and entomology for
seven years. The so and more acres
of their experimental plots are
opened to the public, and research
explained by staff members.
This year, for the first time, the
large poultry research plant at the
station will be included. The new
state poultry diagnostic laboratory
CONTINUED on page D
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-02
Camp Barnes Will
Open For so, June 8
Season viii Run For 10 Weeks
Several New Features

The Delaware Association of
Chiefs Of Police camp for boys,
Camp Barnes. at Millers Greek, in
Sussex County. approximately nine
miles northwest of Fenwick's
Island, will open it's 1852 season on
June 9th with Cpl. Hugh T. Collins
Jr., Delaware State Police, as
Camp Director.
Camp Barnes is sponsored by the
DACP (Del. Ass0. of Chiefs Of
Police) an organization consisting
Of all the Law enforcement
agencies in the State Of Delaware.
The season will run 10 weeks,
with 5 periods of 2 weeks duration.
Many boys who wouldn't normally
have the opportunity to either go
to camp or spend any vacation are
taken in groups of 80 and are
shown how to enjoy themselves
and are given the opportunity to
participate in almost all sports,
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-02
State Drops Charge
Against WiLcUtts.
Attorney General RidgeIy
Enters NOlle PrOSequi In
Manslaughter Case

Trial of Burton Wilcutts. 65, of
FTederica. on a charge of man
slaughter. came to an abrupt end in
the Kent County Superior Court
Monday morning when Deputy Atty
Gen. Henry J. Ridgely entered a
nOlle prOseQui after two witnesses
had been heard.
Mr.. Ridgely told Judge James B.
Carey that he did not feel the tes-
timOny justified proceeding with
the trial. Wilcutts was charged
with having struck and caused his
brOther-in-law, DR.. Ira DOwnes. 20,
to fall during an alteration last
August 18th at DOwnes' home in
Harrington. The state charged that
DOwnes died the following day of
a fractured skull and head injuries
which resulted from the fall.
lcontInued on page 81