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Milford chronicle., 1952-02-29
daily invited.
NcCOlley'S Methodist Chapel
Rev. James O'Neil, pastor

daily invited.
McColley'S Methodist Chapel
Rev. James O'Neil. pastor
Sunday, March 2nd
Sunday School services at , pm.
Preaching at 3 pm.
Union Methodist Church
Rev. James O'Neil, pastor
Sunday, March 2nd
Sunday School services.
Faith DiTle holiness church
ke'. Robert b. NailOT, pastor
Sunday, March End
Sunday School services at , pm.
Preaching at pm Everybody
welcome.
Mrs. Clarence T. Abbott Sr. is re-
ceiving treatment at the Milford
Memorial Hospital.
Pvt. Ray WoOtten and Mrs. WOot-
ten arrived from Indiana on Satur-
day and will visit with Rev. and
Mrs. James O'Neil and Mr. and Mrs.
ElwOod Lynch and also other rela-
tives and friends Of this community.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Messick vis-
tied friends Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Filings
worth and son Phillip and Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Ellingsworth and
daughter Connie were Saturday
evening guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lard SchriCk and daughter, Of Har-
rington
Mr.. and Mrs. Addison Carey and
daughter Gloria. of Bridgeville,
were callers in town Saturday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones Ellingsworth
visited relatives in fredericksburg on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs T. w Ireland motor
ed TO Wilmington on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs John B. DerricksOn
we're holiday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Williams. OF
Clarksville. Delaware
Miss Jean Webb has been visiting
in Philadelphia. Pa
Miss Betty EllingswOrth. II FL
lendale. accompanied Mr.. and Mrs
Reese Jester and daughter Sally
to Philadelphia and spent the week
end with friends
Mr. and Mrs Wm =. Clendanie!
of Milford. visited in Lincoln last
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-29

WCCAs
Henry Short is receiving treat
lnent at the Milford Memorial Hos
pital, and is reported as improving.
Howard Ennis enjoyed a trip to
New York last week.
Miss June Carey and friend. Of
Philadelphia. were weekend guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Carey and
family.
Mrs. E. I. Wilson, who has been
i'll. is improving at this writing.
Mrs. Barbara Donovan and
daughter, OF Milford, were callers
OF Miss Mia Macklin, on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Wilson en-
tertained guests last week.
Mrs /. w. Ellingsworth and Miss
Shirley Carey spent Friday in
Dover.
Pfc. James T. Dickerson. station
ed at Fort Dix. N. j.. spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Dickerson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Smith and
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul V. Smith visited
friends on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Webb and FAM
lily. OF Milford. were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Waiter Webb and
family.
Mrs. Nary V. Webb is visiting
Mrs. Wilson Shockley. of Lincoln,
this week.
Arthur Williams mOtOred In
Philadelphia on Wednesday.
Sunday dinner guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Patterson were MIR. and
Mrs. Leonard Harrington. of Mil
ford.
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-29
SELBYVNLE
By Mrs. Kathryn Browne


Mr.. and Mrs. Larry Bartlett. OF
Wilmington, spent the weekend
with her mother, Mrs. Nora Flood
and brother, Mr. and Mrs. James
Flood.
Mr.. ami Mrs. G. f. Nichols at
tended the Gaping exercises OF
their daughter. Joan Nichols. at the
Jefferson Hospital. in PHILADELPHIA
on Thursday night Joan entered
the Jefferson Hospital in September
as a student nurse.
Mrs. Charles Wilus and Mrs
Nettie West were among the dinner
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Harvey McCabe. in Bayard. on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale MumfOrd and
family entertained TO dinner. on
Sunday. at their new home on the
DUPONT Blvd. Mr. and Mrs. Linfred
Hall and Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Hall.
Miss Lucille Smith. who is en-
plOyed in Wilmington. spent she
weekend with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Smith Sr.. at their
home on Walnut Street.
Mrs. Mary Grapperhaus and
daughter Nancy had as their week.
end guests, Mr. and Mrs. Rollin
McCabe and daughter Linda. Of VII
mington. and Mrs Robert McCabe
and daughter Susan. and Miss Ida
Keene.
Mrs. Delphia Davis has been con-
fined to her home with a severe
cold.
The Dad-Lad dinner was held on
Monday night in the Salem Center
1t is an annual dinner that is held
every year, and was put on by the
Den Mothers. and Mothers Of the
Boy ScOuts
Several ladies from here attended
the Card Party at the Episcopal
Church. in Berlin. on Monday after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Zack W. Wells were
the weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Kendall Hudson.
Mr. and Mrs. James Carey gave
their daughter Joyce a birthday
party on Saturday. at their new
home they just built. They enter
tained several little guests and
their mothers.
Mrs. Edward Long is again at
her home near town. much imprOv-
ed She has spent several weeks at
the home of her daughter and fam
ily, Mr.. ard Mrs. John Howard Bur
bage. in Berlin. being very sick, but
is much improved now
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Lester .Shockley
motoTed TO Philadelphia last week
and have purchased a new Ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtiss w. Ennis Sr.
entertained guests during the week
end.
Howard Williams. of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with his
mother. Mrs. Maggie Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. l. T. Baker Jr. and
son Thomas were recent guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Belts. Of Milton.
Thanks
The ladies Of the V.F.W. Auxfii-
airy wish to thank all who helped
in any way to make the party. on
Wednesday evening. a success.
Watch for the date of the next one
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence SpiceT
visited friends on Sunday.
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Milford chronicle., 1952-02-29

The Panama Canal Zone was
granted to the United States by the
Republic Of Panama, by treaty.
Feb. 26. 1904.
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-29

CLASSIFIED Aas get results
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-29

The sting of a iellyfish is seldom
serious.
Evening star., 1952-08-14
Absentee Voting in
UTAH

As a serpice to the Districts
absentee Uoters The Star is pub
fishing Uotino regulations in
each State for merit November,s
election. One State tDiil be pub
lished each day. Watch for
yours. Today's instGllment is for
residents who wish to pote in
Utah.:
Primary: September 9.
Officers to Be Elected: United
States Senator, 2 Representatives
to Congress. Governor and other
State and county, of1cials.
Residence Requirement: State,
1 year; county, 4 months; precinct,
60 days.
Registration: In person and
permanent if elector votes at least
once every two years. Register
with county clerk for primary
through August 20; for election
through October 20.
Absentee Voting: Permitted In
both primary and general elec-
tion. Request official application
from county clerk for primary
after August 8; for election after
October 4.
Voted ballot must be received
by clerk in time to be deposited
in precinct ballot box by 8 pm.
Of election day.
For further information call
Mrs. Clarence Fisher. chairman
OF the voters' seruice, District
League of Women Voters, Taylor
O056.
Tomorrow: Vermont.
Evening star., 1952-08-14
Prince Georges Polio Situation
Discounted by Health Chief

when actually, it is something else
The reason, he said. is that polio
symptoms are similar to those Of
other diseases. All doctors, he
added, are required by State law
to report Immediately on all
communicable diseases
!. The State health director
blamed personal contact as the
basis for most polio cases. He
ruled out the sewage possibility.
Always Contact in Cases.
'I don't. take any stock in re-
ports it comes from sewage" he
related. IT like to get rid of bad
sewage but don't expect to prevent
polio by spending money in. that
direction"
: DR.. Riley. reached at, his office
in Baltimore. said he has con-
Quoted numerous studies and
added, sit was. always contact
with somebody else"
Prince Georges County's total
so far is the highest in any sub
division in the Washington area
Montgomery County has only six
cases. Two of Prince Georges
cases have been fatal In 1949
there were five deaths.
Evening star., 1952-08-14
Sunday Mornings Stir Confusion
In Chevy Chase Circle Traffic

legal parking area on Sunday.
Capt. Thompson went down to
take a look himself. He noticed
shiny new Maryland Roads Com
mission signs proclaiming, mo
Parking at Any Time" He hastily
called in the 10 tickets.
"If we didn't know. about the
change he said. ''it's safe to as
sumo that the motorists didn't
either. So we didn't prosecute"
Capt. Thompson called for a
meeting with traffic engineers III
the affected areas-Montgomery
County, Maryland, and the Dis
trict. The Maryland State Roads
Commission stood firm. There
was to be no parking at any time
on the Maryland side of the circle.
"Of course the people are ir-
ritated," Capt. Thompson said
But about all they can do is get
together and form an organiza-
ton and protest to some Of the
official State bodies.
"The police" - here Capt.
Thompson shrugged-"have to
enforce the law"
The State Road Commission S
stand was upheld by J. L. Min
items, the agency's senior highway
engineer, upon whose recon-
mendations the new signs were
installed.
"We did it as a safety measure
for protection of the people in
volved and for highway traffic.
Mr.. Mintiens explained.
Hazardous to Pedestrians.
To allow parking on the circle
constitutes a traffic hazard. par
ticularly for pedestrians, Mr..
Mintiens declared. He reported
he believed all parking on the
circle should be prohibited, but
added the State Roads Commits
sion controls only part Of it. The
rest is up to the District.
Mr.. MintienS denied that there
had been no advance notice. He
said the State agency was called
upon April 18 by Montgomery
County Authorities to conduct a
traffic survey at the circle. On
May Is, the recommendation to
ban parking altogether officially
was approved by the commission.
The signs were in place by
June q, when Mr.. Mintiens met
at the scene with both District
and Maryland authorities, includ-
ing Capt. Thompson. he said.
Mr.. Mintiens said the parking
ban was for benefit Of those go
ing to church there.
"The average motorist is con-
fused when he comes to a circle
and parked cars only confuse
him further" the State engineer
asserted.
Evening star., 1952-08-14
Free Star Movies
Playground Film
Proqrum for Tonight

Programs presented through the
cooperation of the District and
Arlington, Prince Georges and
Montgomery County Recreation
Departments and the Film Center
Of Washington:
Washington, at Dusk.
Stoddert, Thirty-ninth and
Calvert streets NV.
Barnard. Fifth and Decatur
streets NV.
Powell. Sixteenth and Lamont
streets NV.
Sherwood. Tenth and G streets
NE.
Garfield, Second and F streets
Sc.
Ft. Greble, Nichols avenue and
Chesapeake street S.W.
Cook. North Capitol and p
streets NV.
Rose Park. Twenty-seventh and
o streets NV.
Langston. 22l0 H street NE.
! Syphax School, Half street be.
tween N and o streets S.W.
ARLINGTON COUNTY, $3.50 PM.
Lyon Village Playfield. Lee high-
way and North Highland street.
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY,
$3.50 PM.
Hyattsville Playground, Ma
gruder Park and Hamilton street.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY,
AT DUSK.
Bethesda Chevy Chase Recrea-
ton Center, 4700 Norwood drive.
Bethesda.
Westbrook Elementary School.
Baltimore avenue and Allen road.
Chevy Chase.
Evening star., 1952-08-14
Arlington Calls Sessions
For 135 New Teachers

A total Of 135 teachers new to
the Arlington County public school
system will begin a weeks orien-
tation activities next Monday.
All new teachers are required
to take the course. It familiar
ICES them with instructional
methods as well as the community
Most of the sessions will be
held at Stratford Junior High
School. Some of the sessions for
elementary teachers will be at the
Cherrydale School. Raymond r
Reed. music supervisor of the Ar
ington schools, is general chair
man Of the week.
The week following the orienta.
ton program win be spent ir
planning for the years work.
Evening star., 1952-08-14
x-Roy Unit to Visit
ARLINGTON School

New teachers and other school
personnel in Arlington will be
able to receive free chest X-rays
August 28 between 9 am. and 5
pm.
The public is also invited to
use the mobile X-ray unit ct
the Stratford Junior High School.
Vacation lane of Military road
Examinations are sponsored by
the State Health Department. the
Arlington Health Department. the
Arlington School Health Depart
ment, and the Arlington Tubercu-
losis and Health Association.
Evening star., 1952-08-14
Five Seized After Fliqht
From Mental Colony

Alexandria police last night re-
captured five escaped inmates
from the State Colony for Feeble
minded at Lynchburg, Va.
. Police had received lookout for
one Of the escapeeS a 23-year-old
Alexandria man. They found him
trying to get into the garage of
his home. His parents were away.
Police questioned him and learned
that four others who had fed
the colony were in a car parked
in front of the house. The car was
stolen, police said.
Police rounded up the other
four and are holding all I'VE Until
they can be returned 10 the cOlony.:
Evening star., 1952-08-14

Of about 1000 is more than four
times the size of Hopewell, but
Mr.. Willard doesn't expect too
much difficulty taking over the
new and bigger Job.
He went through an annexation
case at Hopewell. Alexandria just
annexed land from Fairfax and is
busy planning development of the
new area. There were many other
similar problems-sewage disposal,
new streets, schools, etc.
Same General Problems.
Problems are generally the
same everywhere" he said.
"Therell just be more and bigger
ones here"
He doesn't know Of any out
standing problems confronting him
right away. A sewage disposal
plant bond issues referendum is
approaching, but that situation
seems to be well planned in ad-
vance. The city is in good financial
condition-it ended the 1882
fiscal year with a surplus of over
$780, 900.
In fact, Alexandria strikes Mr..
Willard as a fine city in which to
make his home.
The new manager, his wife and
their four school-age children
have just bought a house at 304
West Myrtle street. The two old
est children, Elizabeth, IS. and
Farnum. Is. probably will go to
George Washington High School.
The younger ones, JEFF, 8. and
Frances. are expected to enroll at
tMaury Elementary School.
South Carolina Native.
Mr.. Willard was born in Union.
S. c. He was graduated from the
University of South Carolina-the
first two years devoted to engi-
neering, and the second two taken
Iup by law. He also was head
cheer leader there. His first lob
after getting out Of college was
with the United States Geological
Survey in South Carolina.
He married the former Miss
Mary Lewis. q college classmate,
in 1884, and they moved to WASH
|ington the following year. He
worked in the General Accounting
ONCE In the daytime and attended
Southeastern University Law
School at night. He was admitted
to the District bar in 1899, and
two years later went into the Army
as a second lieutenant. He came
out Of the Army with the rank of
lieutenant colonel.
For few months after his dis
charge. Mr.. Willard practiced law
in Spartanburg. S. c. Then he
bought and operated a summer
resort at Claremont on the James.
where he met the newspaper editor
friend who started him on the
management career.
Evening star., 1952-08-14
Eisenhower, Nixon Invited
To Fofesivile Jamboree

Oficials Of the Spauldings Dis
trict branch of the Prince Georges
County Young Republican club
have invited Gen. Eisenhower and
Senator Nixon to attend a big
jamboree- barbecue scheduled Oc-
tober 4 at O'Donnell's farm at
FoFestville, Md.
Officials said the invitation is
being extended by Gov. McKeldin,
who put Gen. Eisenhower's name
In nomination at the Republican
National Convention in Chicago
last month. Gov. McKeldin has
said he will attend the affair.
Other Maryland Republican Of
ficials scheduled to attend include
Senator Butler; Representative
Beall, candidate for Senator, and
Frank Small, jr., candidate for the
House from the 5th District.
Evening star., 1952-08-14
Arlington Man Faces
Delinquency Charge

An Arlington man charged with
contributing to the delinquency of
a minor will have a hearing in
Juvenile Court August %.
Raymond Joyce Kaldenbach, so,
Of the 800 block of North High
land street, is also accused of sod
omy and is free under So, 900 bond,
pending the hearing. He was ar
rested Sunday night in an apart
ment in the $500 block Of North
Eleventh street in the company OF
two 17-year-old boys.
Kaldenbach told Arlington po-
licemen he is printer employed
at the Government Printing Office
The personnel Office at the Gov
Iernment bureau said, however, they
have no record of Kaldenbach.
Evening star., 1952-08-14

Maryland's top health officer.
lDr. Robert H. Riley, was optimistic
today about the polio situation in
Prince Georges County, even
though it has reached serious
proportions.
This is the season." DR.. Riley
declared, ''for many intestinal ILL
neSses sometimes mistaken for
polio"
Past records, he asserted, show
that many cases at first reported
as polio later are diagnosed as
other illness. Such may be the
case this year, he explained.
County Health Department rec
ords so far this year list Al polio
lcases-as much as double the
number for the corresponding
time in other years. At this time
last year. there were II. Two years
ago, there were %.
If the present rate holds up,
the polio total for 1852 may set a
new all-tin1e record for Prince
Georges County. The seasons
peak, based on past performances,
lis still ahead.
But. according to DR.. Riley. this
total may not be accurate. He
pointed out that yearly totals
Originally announced within the
county later were drastically re-
duced. He cited these examples:
Last year the county reported
80 cases. The State Health De-
partment. of which DIR. Riley is
the director, lists only "a. In 1850
the county had 20 cases: the
State listed only %. For 1949 the
county reported so cases and this
was cut to 35 by the State. In
1948 there were 43 reported to the
county, with this being dropped to
13 in the final analysis.
The State Health Departments
Bureau of Vital Statistics lists
1894 as the biggest year with 68
ceases. Other State totals for the
lcounty during the past 10 years
include 8 for 1947, 36 in 1916, %
in 1945 and only in 1943.
The County Health Department
has no records beyond 1948, hav-
ing turned them over to the State.
DR.. Riley said many physicians.
on preliminary examination. dag
lnose an illness as possible polio.
Evening star., 1952-08-14
New Alexandra City Manager
Was Talked Into His Career
Willard Expected
First Job Would
Be Too Political
BY Mory Lou Werner

Ira F. Willard really laughed
when a friend first suggested that
he ought to be a city manager.
That was about i've years ago.
Tomorrow Mr.. Willard takes Office
as city manager of Alexandria
q position long regarded as one Of
the top municipal administra-
ton jobs in the State Of Virginia.
The friend who recommended
Mr.. Wizards current career was
r. j. Dunnington, editor of the
Surry Sussex Dispatch, which
serves Hopewell.
The two men got to know each
other at a James River summer
resort about Is miles from Hope
we'll. Mr.. Dunnington heard that
Hopewell soon would be in the
market for a new city manager.
"He told me to apply" recalled
Mr.. Willard. II thought he was
kidding. I told him there was
too much politics involved in a
job like that. I didn't give it a
second thought at the time"
Decided to Apply.
Several months later Mr.. VII
lard got a letter from his editor
friend, saying the Hopewell job
was open and urging him to apply.
at the time Mr.. Willard was work.
ling at Langley Field.
II figured it couldn't do any
harm to apply" he said. It
sounded like the kind of work I
might like, so I sent in my ap-
plication."
He decided to pursue the ap-
Iplication with a, personal visit to
some of Hopewell's big-wigs. He
heard the Mayor was the right
man to see and went to call one
Sunday morning.
my hopes of becoming a man
ager almost died that day. The
Mayor-a doctor-wasn't out of
bed yet. He didn't seem too happy
about being awakened. He let me
know I'd have to see the whole
council. and with that I left"
It was an amazed Mr.. Willard
who received word several days
later that Hopewell had chosen
him manager. He took the Hope
well job in. November, 1948, and
remained there until selected to
succeed the late w. Guy Ancell,
who was city manager Of Alex
landria at the. time of his death
last March.
Up to $12,500 Job.
What has surprised Mr.. Willard
most in his swift accent to Alex
andria's $12,500-a-year manage
|ment job is the lack of politics
involved.
81 guess Dunnington really
knew what he was talking about
when he told me a city manager
didn't have to get involved in
politics" mused Mr.. willard.
Any one who thinks he might
find it just as easy to land q
municipal management job had
better meet Mr.. Willard first.
He gives the appearance Of a
man who oan do anything he sets
his mind to. He speaks directly,
but atfably. He makes a new
acquaintance feel like a friend of
many years. That is probably
because he genuinely likes people
and takes pride in remembering
their names.
The people Of Alexandria should
find it Just as easy to remember
Mr.. Willard. Besides his person.
able manner, he Is o tall. hand
some man. younger-l looking than
ibis II years.
Alexandxia. with Q population
Evening star., 1952-08-14
Naval Reserve Approves
Unit for Alexandria

An Organized Naval Reserve
Surface Division has been author
lied for Alexandria, it was an
nounced today.
Eligible to join are Washington
area enlisted men in Naval Reserve
programs. Reserve officers and
civilians between II and 1872
years.
Planned strength is 200 enlisted
men and 10 officers. The opera
ton will open early next month.
with meetings once q week at
George Was6ington nigh School.
Evening star., 1952-08-14
End Of Veterans
Housing Project
Asked byGroup
Park Commissioners
Urge Montgomery
To Remove l67 Units

The move to end the veterans
housing project in Montgomery
County gained momentum today
as the Maryland-National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commits
sion joined with the county real
estate board in urging the county
council to discontinue its largest
project.
The commissioners. in a letter
to the county council, today said
it felt the housing shortage in
Montgomery has been somewhat
abated" since the project was au-
thorized shortly after the end Of
World War II.
The commission asked the
council to remove some 167 units
in the project for veterans, To-
Gated in Sligo Creek Park, be-
tween Forest Glen road and Dali
las avenue. The commission
asked that the removal be COM
pleted by October. 1858.
NduSnt III M1U0les
The county has been operating
the Sligo Creek Park units for
white veterans and eight other
units for Negroes at LyttonSville
near Silver Spring.
The veterans housing project
has been caught in the middle of
the impending battle over rent
control extension in Montgomery
County. The county real estate
board last June wrote the council
urging discontinuance of the prof.
ect on the grounds that there is
no shortage of low-cost housing.
The charge made by the real
estate board brought a quick de-
nial from the county housing au-
thority. which suggested that the
board come up with some hard
facts concerning the availability
OF loW-cost housing.
The commission today said 1t
needed the area occupied by the
project for development as a park
with recreational facilities. BY
next year the commission indi-
Gated it will have plans and funds
available for the park develop
ment program.
Requests for Development.
The commission said it had
received many requests for the
development of this area. It
asked the county to restore the
area to it's original condition.
The commission suggested that
the Council not accept new
tenants for any Of the units va
Gated during the next several
months. 1t urged that the build
tngs be removed as they are
vacated.
Carl A. Krogmann. chief Of the
county building division, today
said all public housing units op-
Grated by the county are rented
to veterans. He said the rents for
the utility apartments and one
and two bedroom apartments
range between $3.50 and $50 a
month based on the salaries and
the number of dependents of the
occupants.
Mr.. Krogmann added that no
veteran is admitted to the project
unless he is nearly destitute or
dispoSsessed." He said veterans
who show a real need for low-cost
housing are those whose applica-
tions are accepted.