Milford chronicle., 1952-01-11


night, II amateur camera enthusi-
asts attended the organization
meeting of the Rehoboth Art
Leagues new Photography Group"
held at the city hall.
William A. Horn of New York, a
native of RehOboth and a summer
resident, who has been a moving
spirit in forming the group, was
elected president. Harold w. T.
Purnell of Georgetown, was chosen
first vice president, and Walter q.
Kirkpatrick of RehObOth is the Sec
retary, with Charles Engstrom of
RehobOth, treasurer.
The meeting started with a show
ing Of colOred films of Burma and
Rangoon by Mrs. Louis N. Purnell,
followed by discussions of Organi-
rational affairs.
Miss Kirkpatrick, who is art SUI
pervisor of Sussex County schools,
Will procure for showing at the next
meeting, January 21, an exhibition
OF creative photography, prepared
Dy the Museum of Modern Art of
New York, which she will borrow
from the Office of art education. De-
partment of Public Instruction. Do
yer.
Miss Kirkpatrick says the exhib-
1t will serve the amateur photo
graphers as a teaching device. The
meeting will start at p. IN. in the
BOARD room Of City Hall, Rehoboth.
ROOMS NEEDED-The first u
s. 0. Project, all volunteers, is be-
ing headed by Miss MurieI Schwartz
who is the head of the Housing
Committee. Other members of the
committee are: Mrs. Emanuel Bar
ros, Miss Margaret Jeffreys, and
Mrs. W. Robert Hickman.
On Monday, January 7th, there
were hundreds of men from the Do
yer Air Force Base in Dover look
ing Tor rooms or apartments.
The temporary committee has
set up headquarters in the Ameri-
can Legion Building and starting
Friday, January 11th, the telephone.
Dover $3.50, will be manned by the
members of the U. S. o. Senior Hos
tess Committee from z D. m. till Q
p. m. and on Saturday from 8 a.
m. through 5 p. m. and z D. m. till
p. m. After this week, the housing
center will be open every day. ex-
cept Sunday, for the above hours.
Remember, if you have an apart
ment or a room to rent, please do
call the above number so that the
space may be listed and cataloged
and rented through the u. S. o.
This Project is very definitely spon-
sored and supervised by the u. S. o.
with all volunteers and is very nee
essary to the Defense Program.
Remember the number to call is
Dover 1850.
! SOME COW-An Ayrshire COW.
DelwoOd's Butter Queen, owned bv
Wallace Caulk, Wyoming, Delaware,
has been given the high rating of
Approved, according to the Ayrshire
Breeders Association Executive
( Secretary, C. T. Conklin of Bran
don, VT.
The Ayrshire Approved rating
! has been given to this COW in rece1
milton of the producing ability of at
least two or more of her daughters.
The Caulk COW qualified on three
tested daughters that average lS.351
lbs. of 4.19o milk and 386 lbs, of
butterfat on a twice-a-day milking
scheduIe, Mature Equivalent basis.
The Approved Ayrshire Dam
Plan, that was adopted by the Ayr
shire Breeders Association in 1912.
has aided in the Identification of
the most successful brood" cow
of the Ayrshire breed.
-O-
OTOOLE CASE - Chief Judge
Paul Leahy has reserved decision
on pre-trial motions argued bv
counsel last Thursday in a damage
suit brought by Mrs. Charlotte M.
O"Toole and others in U. S. Dis
trict Court.
Claims by Mrs. O'ToOle, widow
of T. B. O'Toole, Wilmington real
estate broker, and other plaintiffs
amount to $1,428,OO0. The suit is
against the federal government and
the District of Columbia.
Mr.. O'TOOle, riding in his car
near Milford, July 8, 1850, was kill
ed in a collision with an 18-ton
tractor operated by Pfc. Melvin
/ Harrington of a Washington Ma
/ tional Guard unit. The tractor was
part of a convoy going to Fort
Miles for summer training. Mrs.
0'TOole and Robert ]. Wilson,
chauffeur of the O'TOole automo-
bile, suffered serious injuries.
Legal questions involved are
! whether the unit to which Har-
ringtOn belonged was under feder-
al jurisdiction and whether the
District of Columbia can be join
ed with the government as a de-
fendant in the suit.
Arthur G. Connolly, counsel for
Mrs. O'Toole, contended the Wash
ingtOn guardsmen were federal en-
plOyees covered by the Federal Tort
Claims Act, under which the suit
is brought against the govern
ment. He also claimed the right
to bring suit against the District
of Columbia as a municipal cOrpOr-
alton.
James r. Morford, Wilmington
attorney retained as chief counsel
for the district in the case, argued
motions to dismiss the complaint
and quash the service of process.
U. S. Attorney William Marvel,
arguing for the government, said
the Federal Tort Claims Act was
inapplicable to Harrington, since
National Guard records showed his
unit was not in federal service at
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