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Milford chronicle., 1952-02-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar L. Horner on
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Daisey
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Der
ricksOn at Bayard on Sunday.
Truman Campbell is hospitaliz-
ed in Philadelphia.
Miss Cynthia Reynolds of New
Jersey spent the weekend with her
mother, Mrs. Blanch Reynolds.
Mrs. John Penniwell is spending
the week in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Lizzie Reynolds is visiting
in Greenwood and Harrington.
Mrs. Orville Layteld is at the
Milford Memorial Hospital suffer
ing gall stone attack.
Miss JaCqueline Meyer and Miss
Una Lee West represented the
John Nj. Clayton School in the
County Chorus at SeafOrd Thurs
day night, February Z.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Cobb gave a
dinner on Tuesday. Those pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
TimmOns of DagsborO, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ephriam West. Mr.. and Mrs
Ralph West and children of Bay
ard, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett GRAY
and children of FrankfOrd, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Timmons and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. John Tingle of
MillsbOrO and Mrs. William DOrkas
and children of Baltimore.
Mrs. Rose Hickman spent the
past week with her daughter. Mrs
Ward F. Daisey at Bayard. We re-
gret to hear of Mrs. Daisey's ill
ness and wish her a quick recOv-
cry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Cobb attend
ed the funeral of Captain Ebe
Jones at ChincOteague. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. George f. Long
spent Monday night with Mr.. and
Mrs. Chuck Gurley at Willards,
Md.
Master Dickie and Wayne Baker
spent the week with their grand
mother, Mrs. Ethel Tyndall at Lau-
rel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Daisey
spent the weekend with their ia
ther, David Daisey at Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Holland
spent Sunday with relatives at
Denton.
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-15
DAGSBORO
By Mrs. Essle Hickman

Mrs. Lille Baker. widow or
Washington Baker, passed away on
Friday, February s, at the home
OF her daughter, Mrs. Ollie Brum-
/ bley in Philadelphia. Mrs. Bakor
had been suffering with pneumonia
when stricken with heart attack
She is survived by two daughters.
Mrs. Myrtle Brumbley with whom
she made her home at PHILADELPHIA
and Mrs. Elberta Stackhouse of
New Jersey and eight grandchil-
dren and two great-grandchildre {;
two brothers, William II. Rogers
and Walter Rogers OF DagsborO.
Her body was brought here Tues
day and placed in the Christ Meth
odlst Church at twelve o'clock for
viewing. The funeral was held at
l:3O. Interment was made in the
family plot in Red Mems Gene
terry. The family has the sympa-
thy of the community. Mr.. and
Mrs. Baker made their home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua West of
Bridgeville, called on Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph West on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Baker of
Philadelphia, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Parkhurst
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Baker.
Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph West ex-
tend their thanks to all the fire
companies and to all who helped
with the fire at their tenant house
Friday night
George Davidson, Donald and
Reginald Birmingham and Elmer
Jones returned after spending the
past week in Florida.
Isaac H. West is much improved
after being very i'll at the home of
his son, Mr.. and Mrs. l. Preston
West.
Mrs. Ella Parkhurst Baker is i'll
at this writing. We wish her a
speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Parkhurst is
much improved at this time after
receiving treatment i'll Philadel-
phia.
Mrs. William E. Gray is slightly
improved after undergoing an op-
Grafton at the Peninsula Hospital
in Salisbury.
Mrs. w. Norman Hickman of
MillsbOrO and her sister, Mrs. Sar-
ah Rogers of Greenvilie were din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Edward Truitt on Monday of
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Long
and children were dinner guests on
Sunday of their sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Everett Smith and daughter
of Selbyville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Mitchell,
Jr., of BridgetOn, n. j., called on
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-15
BETHEL
By Mrs. Anna Smith


Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Rehmeyer
of StewartstOwn, Pa, were week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel Palmer of
SeafOrd were dinner guests Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Eley COrdrey.
The Count On Me Club was en-
tertained Tuesday evening at the
home of Mrs. Eleanor Sirman.
Mrs. Laura Williams and Mrs.
MOllie Shiles returned Monday
from Norfolk, Va, where they at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Clara
Williams ON Sunday.
Miss Peggy Miller, a student at
Temple University in Philadelphia
is spendin gtwO weeks vaaction
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Hastings
entertained at a family dinner on
Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Hast
ings, Mrs. Clarke Abbott, all of
Laurel, Mrs. Nettie Eshridge, Mr..
and Mrs. Rudolph Hastings and
children and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Scott, all of this town.
The w. S. c. S. was entertained
Thursday evening at the home of
Mrs. Edna Spicer.
Miss Elaine Carmean of Laurel
spent the weekend with Miss Pat
sy Bell.
Mrs. Marian Cubbage is visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hunter.
The Bethel area reported $51.OO
turned in on the recent March of
Dimes drive
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-15
Before BEGINNING Arain

II an old paint coating is in bad
condition, it can be removed with
paint-and-varnish remover. The re-
mover is applied to a email area,
then allowed t. stand a few minutes
until it softens the old coating. With
a scraping knife or steel wool. the
old coating can then be taken of.
Before a new coating is applied,
the surface should be cleaned thor
oughly with turpentine or mineral
spirits to eliminate any wax that
may have been in the remover.
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-15

birthday of her son, Jackie, and
the 5th birthday of her daughter.
Debbie. The little folks greatly en-
joyed the playtime in the cellar.
Ice cream, candy and cakes deco
rated in the party manner were
served to all and each little guest
left wishing the Beheler young
folks many, many happy birthdays
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Trice, Jr., of
Newark, were guests last week Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton LOfland and
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred LOhand, Jr.
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-15

The National Geographic Society
says almost every nation grows
some wool.
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-15

Uruguay is smaller in area than
South Dakota.
Evening star., 1952-11-26
Alexandra Complete,
Sanitation Authority

Alexandria has moved a step
closer to construction of the city's
first sewage disposal system.
The city council last night ap-
pointed Luther H. Dudley, vice.
president of the Alexandria Ma
tional Bank. and Lynwood E
Reed, an engineer with the Poto-
mac Electric Power Co., to the
remaining two vacancies on the
proposed new sanitation authority
which is being established to f.
nance, construct and operate the
system.
The other three authority men,
bers are William T. Wilkins, for
3 mer mayor; Albert A. Smoot, for
mer councilman; and Chester
Pierce of the Citizens National
Bank.
With all five members of the
authority now selected, the coun-
Gil is ready to act on the required
ordinance signifying the city's in
tention to create an authority.
City Attorney v. Floyd Williams
said the State Corporation Com
mission has looked over the pro-
posed authority ordinance and
found it satisfactory. He also
said Fairfax County has indicated
an interest in joining with the
city to erect and operate the sew
age disposal plant.
Evening star., 1952-11-26
New Light System Starts
On Key Bridge Tonight

A new lighting system for Key
Bridge will be switched on tonight
the District Engineer Department
has announced.
Herbert A. Friede, District elec.
trical engineer, said the old sys.
tenn was inadequate since it dis.
tributed light in all directions
rather than down to the street
making it hazardous to night traf.
f1c.
The new lights are the pendant.
type, consisting of a reflector anc
prismatic glass globe. The new
combination steps up the candle.
power and directs the light at thu
street in a specific pattern, h,
added.
Developed by the Westinghouse
Electric Corp, they replace light!
which have been in use since th'
bridge opened in 1923.
The District estimated tina
light modernization on Ke!
Bridge, lrst in a city-wide pro.
gram, would bring a sharp reduc,
tion of traffic accidents and per.
sonal mishapS on the bridge.
Evening star., 1952-11-26
New Courthouse Stays Dirty
After Cleaning Funds Are Cut

The new Federal Courthouse
cost $18,665, 900, but the Govern
ment hasn't got enough money tc
keep it clean and well guarded.
For lack of about $50, 900 a year
cleaning is sketchy in some parts
of the brand-new building and the
guard force is undermined.
Public Buildings Service officials
admit some of the judges have
complained, but they cite the lack
of funds that has cut their clean
ing force throughout the Wash
ington area to about so per cent
of what is considered standard to
assure clean Offices.
George A. Smith, manager of
the area north of Pennsylvania
avenue for Public Buildings Serv-
ice, said the courthouse is getting
preferred treatment. Some build
ingS, he said, have less than a SO
per cent cleaning force on duty.
OF all his buildings, Mr.. Smith
Evening star., 1952-11-26
Ward Denies Any Part
In Missing Firemen's S Fund

A former fireman denied yester-
day. in U. S. District Court fol
the District Of Columbia, that he
took any part of $4,000 missing
from the Firemen's Federal Credit
Union.
The witness, Arthur c. Ward
Al, former secretary-treasurer OF
the credit union, admitted he had
made numerous incorrect entries
in the organizations books. This
he said, he did at the direction
|of his co-defendant, Nathan C.
Robinson, So, who was president
lof the credit union.
Ward declared the purpose OF
the false entries was to prevent q
panic among shareholders, who
might have become concerned had
the true financial condition Of the
union been known.
However. the secretary-treasure
|emphatically denied making q
statement to FBI agents that he
took $176 Of the missing funds for
his own use.
The trial before Judge Edward
A. Tamm was recessed yesterday
until Monday because two jurors
said they were not feeling well.
Evening star., 1952-11-26
Man Who Asked Policemen
To Push Car Ends in Jail

A man who asked Police Pvt
Victor M. Berke for a push be-
cause his engine stalled at a red
light ended up with a 3O-day
jail sentence for driving while
drunk, driving after his license
was revoked and driving on the
wrong side of the road.
Joseph w. Williams, 40, COL
ored, of the 1900 block of Tenth
street NV. told Municipal Court
Judge Aubrey Fennell his car
stalled at Fourth and H streets
NE. When he couldn't get it
started by the time the traffic
light had changed. he got out and
asked the off duty officer for help,
he said.
Pvt. Berke told the court he
had to help Williams stand up
and that Williams had passed
him a block before on the wrong
side of the road.
Judge John j. Malloy gave a
passenger in Williams car, James
r. Brooks, 81, colored, of the 1900
block Eighth street NV, a choice
OF a IS fine or five days in jail
on a drunk charge about the same
time Berke appeared in the ad-
joining courtroom. Brooks was
arrested with Williams by Pvt.
Berke.
Evening star., 1952-11-26
Mrs. Muchmore 10 Direct
Better Business Bureau

Mrs. Sally P. Muchmore. stan
member of the Better Business Bu-
reau for 26 years, has been named
its director. it was announced to-
day by Norman c. Kal, chairman
of the board.
Mrs. Muchmore has been acting
director since the recent retire.
ment of Claude H. Woodward.
Prior to that, she was assistant
director.
Also announced was the election
of Phillip Filderman, president of
Phillips, Inc, to the Board Of
Trustees.
Evening star., 1952-11-26
Arrest Made so Second:
After Theft of Shrimp

A 40-year-old man is to appear
in Municipal court today on a
charge of stealing SO pounds of
shrimp from the Center Market
City, Fifth and K streets NV.
He is James Michael, colored, of
the First block Logan Court NV,
whose arrest by Robbery Squad
Detective James Roche took place
within so seconds after he al
legedly carted the shrimp from
the stand of Javins, Inc.
Evening star., 1952-11-26
Army Cargo Carrier:
Unveiled Since ItCan'1
Be Moved Secretly
By ChorIes J. Yorbrouoh

The Army Transportation
Corps rolled a Cotton amphibious
behemoth out Of the security ga
rage yesterdays ship with 10
foot-high tires.
A classified vehicle for months
the big cargo carrier made it's ap-
pearance on the West Coast under
the designation Bare.
The unveiling was a little re-
luctant. 1t would still be CLASH
fled were it not for the fact that
on its completion, the Transporta-
ton Corps had to move it over the
public streets in Seattle.
Designed as a ship-to-shore car
rier, it is magnif1ed version of
the famed World War II DUKW.
Its purpose is to perform tasks
ashore and af1oat far outranging
present amphibious vehicles.
It can take heavy loads from
ship-side in deep water, transport
them across soft beaches and
marshes to an inland supply point
and eliminate rehandling of cargo
at the shoreline.
Here are some Of it's astronomi-
cal mechanics:
Tires. size SO by Al, are inflated
by a hub system controlled from
the cab. Each wheel is separately
powered with a 165-horsepower
General Motors diesel. 1t has
three forward speeds and one re-
verse with a land speed up to is
miles an hour. The shifting of all
four engines simultaneously is
achieved through the use of syn
chronized air controls.
The steering mechanism con-
sists Of two 30-ton hydraulic rams.
Afloat, it is driven by twin 49,
inch propellers at a speed of about
seven miles an hour. Its emer-
gency payload is 100 short tons.
Evening star., 1952-11-26

son who was a soldier returning
from the fighting. She took a
bouquet with her to give him.
II don't remember now why they
took me-" she said, land I wonder
what that boy must have thought
OF the little girl with the crushed
handful of flowers"
Later in the war, her older
brother enlisted and fought near
Cumberland, Md, she said, but he
was discharged for sickness before
the war ended.
In 1869, the Rhoads family-her
maiden name was Mary Graves
Rhoads-moved to Fredericks-
burg, Va. There, from tales of
the suffering her schoolmates ex-
perienced, she got a realistic idea
of the harsher side of war, she
said.
Married in 1889.
She married Mr.. Collins, an au-
thor and newspaperman. in 1889.
The couple settled here In 1915.
She remembered that, before
World War !, her husband, who
served as a captain in the Quar-
termaster Corps, used to work
during the day and drill at night,
before he went on active duty
and was shipped to France.
Before his death in 1881, Mr..
Collins wrote a column called
Background of Events" for The
Star.
Like her husband, Mrs. Collins
takes an active interest in cur
rent events.
I'D rather talk politics and
things like that" she said. They're
news.
There's nothing that's news in
what I've been telling you. So
wouldn't want you to take up the
space to write a story about me- -
Evening star., 1952-11-26
Mrs. Paul Collins Reaches 100.
But Doesn't Think It's News

Mrs. Paul v. Collins doesn't
think she's news. And as the
widow of a newspaper columnist
she ought to know.
To prove it. she quoted the
classic instruction to reporters
When man bites a dog, that's
news"
Mrs. Collins hasn't bitten a dog
but she did celebrate her 100tt
birthday yesterday.
She marked her first century
quietly at a dinner at her home
2016 Pierce Mill road NV, with
two nieces and a nephew from
Fredericksburg, Va.
They're my only kinfolk near.
BY" she said. We've made M
elaborate preparations. Just {
visit and get-together."
Small, gray-haired and active
Mrs. Collins seemed surprised thai
word of her age had leaked out
to the press.
Age Pr0vokes Curiosity.
1--we had many strangers come
up to see me on the street anc
ask my age" she added. II always
tell them I'll just leave it up tc
them to guess"
And she had another surprise
yesterday-a mysterious man ir
the off1ng.
Il got very pleasant card anc
birthday greeting from a man ir
Springfield, Mass" she said. "l
know some people in Boston, but
not a soul in Springfield"
Mrs. Collins was born in Jordan
IN. Y. She recalls it as a small
town on a hill near the New Yorl
Central Railroad tracks.
Her first contact with the Civi
War came when some neighbor.
took her with them to meet theil
Evening star., 1952-11-26
Court Considers
Ruling on Milk
Inspection Suit
D. c. Asks Dismissal
Of Case, Contendinq
Thut Law Is Clear

The question of whether the
Embassy Dairy. Inc, may con-
tinue to bring milk into the Dis
trict from sources other than
farms inspected by the District
Health Department. was taken un-
der advisement today in the
U. S. District Court for the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Judge Matthew F. Mcclure did
not indicate when he would hanI
down a ruling.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Edward A. Beard argued that the
law governing the matter is clear.
He asked dismissal of the dairy's
suit, against the Commissioners
and tie Health Officer, which
seeks a ruling to permit milk to
be brought in from farms not in
spected by the District.
Some Only PrOcessed.
Attorney Robert E. Lynch con-
tended that the law permits such
milk to be brought in for process
ing for sale elsewhere, adding that
such milk has been sold to the
armed services elsewhere. Mr..
Lynch said the dairy wants au-I
thority to continue that practice
as well as to sell to armed service
units in the District.
MIR. Lynch pointed out that the
milk from non-District-inspected
farms has come from Maryland,
where it has been approved by
the State authorities as well as
by the United States Public Health
Service.
He described the milk as of
high grade and of at least as
high a standard as District law
requires.
Extension Refused.
The dairy brought suit last week
after the Commissioners refused
to extend a relaxation of the law
which had permitted the dairy
and other professors to import
the milk. The relaxation was to
meet an emergency which in
cluded providing milk for con-
sumerS outside the District, it was
pointed out.
In. answer to a question asked
by Judge Mcclure. Mr.. Beard de-
clared that actually the Commits
sioners had no authority to sus-
pend the provision of the law.
Evening star., 1952-11-26

acknowledged, the courthouse
probably has the most transients.
That means more possibility of
sneak thieves and less RESPONSE
bility on the part of the occupants
to put their cigarette butts in urns
instead of on the floor.
Complaints from judges, jurors
and other citizens have centered
on the accumulation of trash dur
ing the day in the marble halls
Of the new structure. Mr.. Smith
said he has five persons on duty
during the day to tidy the entire
leight-story structure.
There have also been reports of
fixtures forcibly removed. MIR.
Smith said several of these Incl
dents occurred before PBS took
over the building, but since then
there has been a case of a lava
tory fixture jerked of the wall.
The daytime guard force at the
courthouse consists of a sergeant
on duty in the guard Office, a part
time employe to check on park
ing. guard detailed to an infor-
nation desk with instructions to
keep his eye on the first rioor and
|one rowing guard.
~ Do Work of 46.
To assure thorough cleaning of
the building at night, Mr.. Smith
said, there should be 46 cleaners
at work. He said there are 27.
The around -the-clock guard
force, he said, should amount to
16 men. There are 10.
Mr.. Smith said the judges
chambers are cleaned every night,
which is better treatment than
some high officials get in other
buildings.
The cellblocks and other hold
ing space for prisoners have to be
cleaned every night, he said, be-
cause no trash cans are allowed
in this space and everything goes
on the floor.
The rest of the building, he
said, gets a general cleaning twice
a week, in contrast with some
buildings that rate a once-a-week
vacuuming and busting routine.
Sergeant on Duty.
The courthouse. he said, also
rates a special assistant Superin-
tendent on the premises who looks
after the complaints Of the oc-
cupants. Also in the line of pre-
ferred treatment, he said, is the
fact that the courthouse, unlike
the other buildings in his area,
has a guard sergeant on duty.
Mr.. Smith said he put the SER
geant there without authority
because he thought it was neces-
sary, but now two sergeants have
been approved.
Nevertheless, there are only two
men-minus a sergeant-to guard
the new building against fire, ex-
plosion and forced entry from
midnight to 8 am.
"The problem" said Mr.. Smith,
"is money. The cleaning and
care Of the building are below the
standards which the judges think
should be maintained, but wei
can't hire more people unless wei
get more money"
Evening star., 1952-11-26
Dead Man Found
Very Much Alive
After Amputotion

A man declared dead yester.
day in the Bureau of Vital Sta.
tistics reports was found very
much alive today at Emergency
Hospital.
He is william N. Currie 81. of
5227 North Eleventh road, Arling-
ton. resting quietly after o leg
amputation.
District health laws require fil-
ing Of a certificate in case of
Iamputations. The same form Ia
used as a death certificate, except
that usually the physician signing
the paper will scratch out death"
and write in "amputation."
In the case Of Mr.. Currie an
intern failed to make the proper
revision. The certificate went
through the coroner's Office, and
on to the Bureau of Vital Statis-
tics as a death. and was recorded
as such.
The error was realized only after
The Star had published the bu-
reau's list Of deaths, and friends
of Mr.. Currie called abopt it.
Evening star., 1952-11-26

ner in the White House. 1t will be
the first time since 1948 the fam
lily has spent the holiday there.
In 1949 and so the President,
during the remodeling of the
White House. was in Blair House.
Last year he spent Thanksgiving
in Key West.
Many Leave for Day.
Thousands of other Washing
ton residents, however, will Leave
town. They will drive, fly, take
buses or trains or hitch-hike to
leave the District.
Travellers destinations this year
are not, as one might think, all in
Southern, balmier regions. A
surprising number. the American
Automobile Association reports,
are heading for points north of
here. They will go to Philadelphia
for the Army Navy game Satur-
day, to New York for shows and
other entertainment, and to New
England for the traditional sur
roundings and atmosphere of
Thanksgiving.
Beginning today, about 10000
cars will leave the District for ex-
tended trips. This estimate, by
the manager Of the AAA's travel
services, John s. Stephenson,
means that about 100000 persons
will be in autos leaving town.
No Average Dinner Prices.
On Thanksgiving past, the Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics has COM
piled figures to show what a fam
lily will pay for an average turkey
dinner with the trimmings.
Such figures are not available
this year. One reason offered is
the Limited and low" budget un-
der which the bureau is operating.
In the air, traffic will show
normal holiday increases-but
nothing exceptional. Three air.
lines operating out of National
Airport reported no unusual in
crease for the holiday. Another
line reports five extra sections out
|of or through Washington today.