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Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Thousands Witnessed
CavaIcade OF America
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The production required the tai
ents of supporting cast of New
York and Hollywood actors, includ-
ing Luis Van Rooten, Charles |
Dingle, Gavin Gordon, Danny OckO
and Betty Garde.
In addition, the cast was aided
by Robert G. Hunt, George Bell,
Arthur SirOis, Howard Mulvaneyi
Marion ShOckley and Sarah TRY
it's, employees at the nylOn plant.
Bill Hamilton, nationally known
announcer, was assisted in the mar
ration by Johnny Rahe, announcer
for Radio Station WBOC in Sails
bury.
Donald Bryan conducted the
"Cavalcade" orchestra, augument-
ed for the occasion by a contingent
of 10 musicians from Wilmington
in addition to the regular artists
from New York.
The entire production, which
was under the direction of John T..
ZOller, called for the talents of
Weston COnant, famous New York
soundman and Robert Haines from
Washington, D. G., as well as two
NBC engineers, Gilbert Markle and
I Jack Braverman.
Assisting Zoller were Misses
Betty Little and Mary Cummings.
DR.. Raymond G. Grills, manager
: of the Seaford nylon plant, was
official host for the broadcast
which, for the first time in the II
year "Cavalcade" history, original
ed from within a plant.
The vast shipping room of the
. plant, covering some $4,000 square
: feet, was converted into a play
/ house for the event, which attract
$ ed Governor and Mrs. Ebert n
l Carvel, 'Mr Walter S. Carpenter
Jr., chairman of the board of thu
I Dupont Company, and the com
: pany's president, Crawford H
. Greenwalt.
Among the hundreds of digni
. taries who attended were Senate
- and Mrs. ]. Allen Frear, Senate
= and Mrs. John ]. Williams, Con
- gresham and Mrs. j. Caleb BOgg'
~ State Representative and Mrs
- Warren L. Allen, State Senate
> end Mrs. R. Allen Cannon an
10 Mayor and Mrs. Lannes w. Marve
% mayor of the nylOn capital of tn
IN world.
In addition to the four perform
ances of "Cavalcade", the 10,0C
people toured the nylOn plan
which today provides employmel
for 31OO persons. The plant Orii
inally employed only 500 when
Z began operation ii 1889.
During the performance Monda
90 Mayor Marvel, of Seaford, presld
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Democrats Hear
About Their Ticket
Continued from first pagsj

The convention was not many
minutes old when the delegates got
the news for which they have long
been listening for, when Governor
Gilbert N. Carvel and Lieutenant
Governor A. /. DUPONT Bayard, am
nounced they would run for Gov
.ernOr and United States Senator
respectively.
The delegates to the Chicago Con-
ventiOn are Senator J. A. Frear,
Governor Carvel, Lieutenant Gov
ernor Alexis I. DUPONT Bayard, Sec
rotary of State Harris B. Mcdowell,
Jr., E. Ennalls Berl, the Democratic
national committeeman, and former
Senator James M. Tunnell
The alternates elected at the con-
ventiOn are: Edward r. Hensel, of
Wilmington, the Democratic city
chairman: G. Lester Daniels, of
Middletown; the New Castle COun-
ty Democratic chairman; Vernon
B. Derrickson of Dover, the Kent
County chairman; Samuel Fox OF
Leipsic; Carlton Clifton of Milford
and Houston Wilson of George
town.
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30

Charles Darwin was born in 1909
and published the "Origin of Spe-
cies" in 1859.
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Community Concert
Group ReOrganizes
continued from first page,

capacity as headquarters chairman,
Mrs. G.. Marshall Townsend as pub
licity chairman, and Melvin BrObst
as music critic. The meeting was
we'll attended and in addition to
those already mentioned were Mrs.
Margaret East, Mrs. Wilbur Ben
nett, Mrs. Conrad Travers, Mrs.
Herbert Nichols, Mrs. Eldridge
Prettyman, Mrs. George G. Mes
sick and Mrs. M. A. Glasmire. After
the business meeting a pleasant
social hour followed.
The number of Bibles printed
and distributed in 1851 reached an
all-time record, says the American
Bible Society.
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30

best methods and you and your
farm.
Many other groups and persons
relay useful information to the
farm production line. Some Of
these are your supply men and
equipment dealers, industrial COM
panies, the farm and trade press,
weekly newspapers, radio and tel
evision stations, and farm, trade,
church and civic organizations.
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30

1rma S. Dryden, Lillian D. Ryall,
Greta Harding. Mary e. Higgins,
Anna H. Bounds. Rebbeea E. Bow
en-, Evelyn N. Hope, Ida M Free
man, Virginia Taylor, Doris L.
Coffin, Grace d. Pinnex, Doris II.
Todd, Wilma S. Wyatt, Louise NJ.
Wooters, Amy o. Thawley, Rebecca
E. Warrington, Dorothy ]. Hanley,
Doris NJ Vickery, Norma Anderson
and Lucille Dyer.
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Ten Years Ago

The entire community wishes
to express appreciation to the
Caesar Rodney Band for the
concert given at Magnolia on
Wednesday evening as a bene-
fit for the new church.
The Bridgeville baseball
team scored its second success
sive victory in the Mar-Del
League by defeating Green's
boro, Md, 90, on the home
grounds.
A resolution of Independence was
adopted by the Colonel Council
July 2, 1875, although the Decla.
ration of independence was no
made public until July 4, 1875.
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
Thirty Years Ago

Layton Masten, former
graduate of Harrington High
School and a twirler on the
high school staff at that time,
is now pitching some fine
baseball for a semi-professiOnal
club in Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30
DOCTOR ACTIVE AT So

GARDEN GROVE, Calf. -(P)-
A country doctor here thinks re-
tirement is for sissies.
DR.. c.. c. Violet, SO, still makes
his round of house calls as brisk
" as a man half his age. Practic-
ing for so years. the doctor says
he has ushered about 5000 infants
into the world-a sizeable amount
for a general practitioner.
When patients ask how he keeps
so active, DR.. Violet tells them:
/. Eat and drink we'll but re-
frain from all types of stimu-
lants
2. Keep active mentally and
physically.
3. Take a cold shower every
morning.
4. Don't sleep too much (the doc
tor sleeps six hours a nighO.
Charles Darwin was born in 1908
Milford chronicle., 1952-05-30

Air-wave televisiOn ALLEGATIONS
made in the United States in 1852
are expected to make television
possible for more than half the
people of the country.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-13
Craft Glasses
Will Open Sat.
At Youth Center

Key West Youth Center craft
classes will be held Saturday night
at the Wesley House on Varela
Street. The wood work shop will
be open under the direction of Mr..
Don Jaesche and Mr.. Thomas
Lane will direct the handcraft
classes.
These classes are open to men,
bers of the Youth Center. The only
charge is for materials. The Youth
Center is sponsored by the Key
West Woman's Club and supported
by various other civic clubs. 1t is
non-sectarian. Money received
from the Navy Carnival last year
is being used to provide directors
for the programs.
All local teen-agers and children
of Navy personnel stationed in
Key West are invited to take part
in the activities of the Center. The
craft classes meet every other
Saturday night and on alternate
Saturdays Fun Night is under
the direction of Mrs. Ruth Wright.
Various games, movies and
square dancing are included in the
Fun Night" program. The Center
opens at 1880 p. m. for the Satur-
day night activities.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-13
YMCA-USO Plans
Include ShiP,Creck
Dance For Tonight

A "shipwreck" party Is set for
tonight at the YMcA-USo. social
director Miss Dorothy Rath an
nounced. Dancing will begin at
T:S0 to the music of Gus Ayala's
orchestra. Guests viii wear spro-
pos clothes in keeping with the
party's theme.
Tomorrow night an cld-faShion
sing around the piano with Mrs.
wuehbold is planned. Small games
groups will follow the singing
On Saturday evening q patio
dance is scheduled with music by
Ida Gellrich's eonibo.
Sunday. 9:4S q. N, java hour
and transportation to churches Is
provided. Al 1880 p. m. the shut
terbugS" camera squad will 50 On
= photo trip. The same evening,
there will be . conducted tour Of
the island 10 the aquarium aad
ether points of interest beginning
AZ ,, n moviea are shown IN
the evening,
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-13

Paul Albury, city recreation dlrec-
tor, has been present every day
manning a crew so that the play
ground could be in "apple pie"
order.
A number of children also help
ed pull weeds and suggested loca-
tionS for the various pieces OF
equipment. Among them were Ga
ry Pinder, Johnnie Parks, Joseph
Brennan, Frank Leonard, Tommy
and Dickie Bennedette, Kenneth
Albury, Chuck King, Curtis and
Robert Simms, Marsha King, Jac-
quenlyn Roberts and Catherine
Ann Munro.
State Representative Bernie C..
Papy donated benches and was
voted thanks from the group.
The new project for the year is
the Identification of the Colored
Old Folks Home. 1t is well kept
but has no bright touches. The
sorority hopes to hang gay cur
tains, put in scatter rugs, obtain
rockers, and provide extra COM
Portable chairs and pictures for
the walls and checkers and other
games for the old people. Old
blankets for extra padding would
be appreciated. It was learned
that the residents have mattress
pads but the blankets would add
needed softness, Anyone who wish
es to donate may call Ida Cell
rich or Edith Lopez.
Bonnie Swan volunteered to take
charge of the Red Cross Christ
mas packages for men overseas.
Volunteers for the Mobile Health
unit were Norma Roberts, Lor-
raine Wood, Vivian Thompson,
Angela Caro-, Bonnie Swan, Mari
ly Watson, Nellie Pearson and Ida
Gellrich.
ELISA Knowles is working on a
Christmas package for State ASy-
lum at Chattahoochee. Those who
wish to send some item to bright
en- the season should wrap the
gifts in Christmas paper, use
scotch tape instead of string or
ribbon and mark on the outside
whether the package is for a man
or woman.
Margie Sellers pointed out that
members may leave Thanksgiving
baskets items at Monroe Motors.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-13
SAYS DOCTORS USE
TOO MUCH MEDICINE

LOS ANGELES R - A doctor
told the convention of General
Practitioners that doctors have
at the point where we are pre-
scribing too much medicine and
doing II despite the fact we know
too little about the stuff we pre-
scribe and even less about the
bodies we are treating"
DR.. william H. Gordon, Lub-
book, Tex. heart specialist, made
the observation Tuesday. He
said also that over-exploitation of
medicines is increasing unreason-
ably the cost of medical care.
"I am convinced that all cold
vaccines are worthless" DR.. Cor
don said. "A large tobacco COM
pany recently proved that its EN-.
ployes had fewer colds when given
shots of pure water than when
given cold shots"
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-13

in connection with a dance.
A similar affair last year drew
such a tremendous crowd that the
committee decided to give the
public another evening of fun with
a comic contest crammed with
Myrtland Gates, chairman, assisted
by Milton Whitehead, Harold Rudd.
Fred Edwards, Harold Thompson,
Charles Wells and Tom Watkins.
Bathing suits worn viii date from
the 1905 through modern styles.
Main attraction win be "Ei Toro,"
the bull fighter, identity at this
time unannounced.
About 20 entries are expected
but their names are being kept
secret until the night Of the adonis'
appearances.
The annex will open It's doors
at $3.50 p. m. Everyone Is asked
to come early to avoid last minute
rush and confusion.
Dancing to the music of Gerald
Finders orchestra viii get under
way promptly at Q p. m.
Real beauty of the distan side
will be there with Miss Gloria
Munix, who is Miss Key West of
1852, and Mrs. Key West of this
year, Mrs. Robert Youmans, to
crown the winners In the contest
runoff at 10:30 p. m. Gifts viii be
presented to the lucky men. The
public is cordially invited.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-13
VEST COAST VISITORS
MAKE TOUR or CITY

Miss Jean Peoples, and Mrs.
Nat. B. Brophy OF st. Petersburg
were callers on B. p. VS. pre-
sident, Mrs. Wilheimina Harvey
and State Secretary, Mrs. Grace
Crosby, who saw that they were
shown the interesting places IN Key
West.
Mrs. Brophy and Miss Peoples
were attending q Weavers' Gufid
at Palm Beach and were making
a side trip to Key West.
Miss Peoples is circulation mana
ger Of the Florida Business Wo-
man" publication.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-13
COMING EVENTS

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 49,
Ladies Auxiliary, Arthur Sawyer
= American Legion Post No. 28
svl at Post home, 8 pm.
DR.. Felix varela Lodge No. 81,
Cuban Masonic Lodge, 9l9 Eli
zabeth St., pm.
Mothers Club Of CMI and st.
Joseph's School, Convent Audi.
torium, 1880 pm.
Busy Bee Club, 8 pm.
Gray Ladies Corps, 10 am,
home Of Mrs. Herbert Pace,
sT29 Eagle Ave.
Unit IS. Ladies Auxiliary, FRA,
$50 pm, at club rooms on
Front st.
Ladies Aid Of Grace Lutheran
Church. 8 pm,
Executive Board, High School
PTA, at school. 9 pm.
xayshees, meeting home Of Mrs
o. McKillip, 2420 Harris Ave.
8 pm.
CAP Cadets, Key West High
Auditorium, 7:S0 pm.
Navy Wives Bowling League, ]
.. m. N. q. Also open bowling.
Rotary Club luncheon. i2:iS, St
Paul's Parish Han.
Key West Lions. meeting. $50
p. rn.
CAP. Cadets, at Key West High
School, f:90 pm.
Elks Lodge, at club house, 8 pm.
WV Post No. Sell, ut Post
Home. 9 pm.
Circle Two. First Methodist
Church. . pm.
xey west Garden Club, at Wom
ans Club, 8 pm.
Board meeting. At Woman
Club. 3 pm.
Life Underwriters Of X. W., A and
y Lobster House. 1890 pm.
Monroe County Audubon Society
meeting. Q pm, home Of Mr..
and Mrs. David Mcdaniel,
election.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER ID
Alcoholics Anonymous, First
Presbyterian Church Annex,
Q pm.
Old fashioned Hymn aing and
teIl0wship hour, Poineiana Bap
eisk Church. sponsored By
YOulh for Christ. T:So pm.
Wnighas Of Pythias. Pyshian Hall
Q pm.
Fern Chapter. No. Il. oES. al
Scottish Rite Temple. 9 pm.
MTURDAY, NOVEMBER is
Youlh toe Christ Rally. Fleming
street Methodist Church. T2s
Fleming street. 1850 pm.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER IT
Key West Temple No, 10, Py
THAN Sisters meeting. T:S
Pm, X. Of p. Hall.
~. 8. c. S. Of Ley Memorial
Methodist Church. T;So pm.
church annex.
Elizabeth Taylor Circle Of WMC
First Baptist Church. annex
3 pm.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-13
admiral Duke
Will address
WOn,an's Club

The Key West Woman's Club
meet Friday, November IA at
300 at the Club House. s1s Duval
Street. Mrs. ]. P. BaiIlod, Chair
man of the citizenship department
has announced that Admiral Irv-
ing 7. Duke win be guest speaker.
An honor graduate of the U. S.
Naval Academy. Admiral Dukes
distinguished service record and
wide experience in government pro-
vide an outstanding background
for his address on "AmericaniSm.
The hospitality committee viii
be hostesseS for the tea following
Admiral Dukes address.
Visiting club women are cordial
ly invited to attend meetings of
the Key West Club.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-13
Ugly Mugs In
Movies Listed
By Crawford
Bv BOB THOMAS

HOLLYWOOD tR Want to
know the 10 unhandsomest actors
in Hollywood?
They're Broderick Crawford,
Spencer Tracy, Jose Ferrer, Hum
phrey Bogart, Charles Laughton,
William Bendix, Paul Douglas,
Marion Brando, James Cagney and
Robert Ryan.
Who picked them?
Broderick Crawford.
A frank fellow, this Crawford.
"These guys all have ugly mugs,
myself included" he admitted. II
don't mean that we have the kind
of face that would scare children.
But we're sure as heck ugly when
you compare us to the pretty-boy
actor in past screen history.
And you know Something?-T'm
glad The guys with ugly mugs
are working. And lots of the pretty
boys aren't around much any more.
remember one who was hot as
a pistol when | came back to pic
lures from the Army. / see that
boy on television now and then"
The whole thing seems to work
in cycles. Back in the silent days,
the flappers longed for the sleek
Latin lovers like Rudolph Valen.
tino, Ramon Novarro and Antonio
Moreno. Then came the realism
of the depression with mugs like
James Cagney, Pat o'Brien and
Edward G. Robinson. Even Clark
Gable was departure from the
usual handsome leading man.
| Then the trend switched back to
handsome heartbeats like Tyrone
Power and Robert Taylor.
Now we're back to the mugs
again. remarked Crawford. pic
lures are more realistic. The Euro
pean pictures helped bring that,
You see movies from Italy and
England and all the actors look
like real people.
TIN not knocking the hand
some guys. Lord knows. there's a
place for them in this business.
too. I'd lock kinda silly trying to
play in Camille But | think it's
+ just as silly for Tyrone Power 10
come down a Western street with
both guns blazing or to take on
q roomful of gangsters with his
bare fists. "
/ For that reason. he suggested q
change in his current picture,
Posse. I" He was supposed to have
knock-down fight with John Der.
/ elk. Crawford proposed changing
the battle TO one with Derek's
sidekick. played by Charles Biek.
ford.
"john'S q good actor. bur he
/ probably weighs $50 pounds drip.
ping wet, said Crawford. "Td
look Silly fighting him. /"
] The actor added that being ugly
is earger insurance. The matinee
idol starts Co fall from fame when
bis owls start "a SAG. but the
actor wIth homely pan can Slir
gracefully into character parts. !
Crawford maxe<i You know,
/ Humphrey RogaEs is Al Old pa
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-13

Juvenile Council, clinic Bldg, 8
pm.
Women of First Presbyterian
Church, at church, 8 pm.
Key West Duplicate Bridge Asso.
citation, Jaycee Club House,
Flagler Ave-, 7:45 pm.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 49,
Kiwanis Club, dinner meeting
$50 pm.
Youth FOR Christ Bible Study
Methodist Church, 729 Flem-
ing street, 7;3O pm.
Ft. Taylor Duplicate Bridge
Club, 7:45 pm.
Beginners Bridge Group, Ft
Taylor Officers Club, 8 pm.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19--
Navy Wives Bowling League,
Naval Station Alleys. pm.
Meeting, Junior Ch. Commerce
at clubhouse. 8 pm.
Island City Navy Wives Club No
50. meeting at Bldg. l7S. l0:3t
am.
Ladies Golf Tournament. <. W
Golf course. 9 am.
Handicraft Group, Naval Station
Library, End floor, s pm.
Dade Lodge No. IA, Scottish Rite
Temple, 8 pm.
Monroe County PTA Council
7:45 pm, place to be an
nounced.
Business and Professional Wom
ems Club, woman'S club on Du
val ST., 8 pm.
Naval Air Station Owe. lunch
con, 1880 pm. Place to be an
nounced.
Fort Taylor Owe. Book Re
view group, 10 am, at Ft
Taylor.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-13
FT. TAYLOR BRIDGE
WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Winners at TT. Taylor duplicate
bridge on Tuesday night were:
High, north-south, Col. and Mrs.
r. E. Vermette second, north
south, Mrs. Wales Benham and
Miss Katherine Lowe.
Miss Florence Sawyer and Mrs.
Malvina Hoff. Second. east-west,
were Mrs. r. A. Harris and Mrs. L.
A. Gravener.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-13
NO MAN FOR HER

LONG BEACH, Calf. tR.-- Mrs.
Katie Zehrung, who is 81 today,
has lived alone for So years--and
likes it.
81 wouldn't marry the best man
on EARTH" Mrs. Zehrung told a
reporter.
Her husband, Wesley Zehrung,
died in Columbus, Ohio, in 1900.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-13

Gn6 years 10 tie PIGSSlC LlIIlS.
Amber was In charge of the
recent renovation of the San Car
Los building In which the sorority
meets, and one part of his address
was especially apropos. He dis
eussed details of the buildings
original construction, design and
material used, some of which, as
the Spanish tile in the lobby of
The theatre and in the upstairs
corridors, Is especially valuable.
He told Of being able to recognize
some Of the skilled craftsmen's
work end DESIGNS as coming from
different sections of the country.
Identification can be made by
forms used.
Open forum was conducted after
the interesting lecture.
During the session presided over
by Ida Gellrich, the coming fash
ion show plans were discussed.
First rehearsal was set for this
week. Jack Clarke will direct olios
for the show and various acts will
be presented. Mar-Ed viii furnish
the clothing and the Beachcomber,
the jewelry. Hair style creations
win be done by Donald's.
Il was announced that the junior
hostesses of the Y. M. C. A. have
challenged the sorority to q soft
ball game and the sports commit
tee will arrange the game.
The sorority's "Ritual of Jewels"
will be held Tuesday, Nov. 1S.
The ceremony viii be formal. De.
tails are to be announced later.
The playground project is pro-
crossing and equipment has been
placed and secured in concrete
bases, Il was reported. The sets
include two large swings, two see-
saws, and small swing for small
fry. Two large wing sets have been
delivered to the colored playground
and the city will install them.
Neighbors in the area were de-
lighted to observe the members
Of the sorority at work and offer
ed aid in assembling the play
ground equipment. Among them
were Earl Roberts, Harry Roberts,
Henry Munro, Carlton Pinder and
Bernard Roberts.
Navy apprentices who worked on
the blue prints came over to assist
further. They were Jay Abston,
Limo Castro and George Billson.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-13

virus and other tissues, and finding
IL stiIl alive some time later.
This work was described By DR..
Donald Greiff, professor Of biology
al St tLouis University. He used
specially built apparatus TO freexe
the virus or tissue with dry ice
and acetone, and dry Il under low
pressure 10 vaporize the liquid
Cooperating in the project ara Drs.
Henry Pinkerfon. Herman Bimmea-
thai ard Masahiru Chiga.
Clyeerine is a second possibility
for suspended animation Of living
tissues kept in cold storage. II can
act like an ani-freeze 10 preserve
frozen tissues. said Drs b. J.
Luyet ard r. NJ. Gehenio cf a.
Louis University.
Bathing 1--we tissues In giycerine
seems to prevent death BY prsvens-
ing formati0n 81 . large anaoans
uf ice crystals In s4ssnes when they
are Eroxen, the xeieusisEs sad.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-13
AUDUBON SOCIETY
ELECTION TONIGHT

election ~ officers and screen
tour business will make fonisht's
Audubon seeisty meeting . most
important one, II was announced
By Stuart s. Whiting, president
whs slse urged oil members 10
aitend.
The session takes place ai .
p. m. ~ tbs home Of Mr. and
Mrs. David Mcdaniel I7l4 Semi.
nary ~.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-13

SON FOR HoLcoMRs

Mr.. and Mrs. M. r. Holcomb,
1924 Duval ST., are the happy
parents of a son born Nov. 8 at
the u. S. Naval Hospital. The new
arrival weighed 8 Obs, II o.,
and has been named George Ray
mond. His father is with the Navy,
an EN2. His mother is the former
Amelia Carload Bona of this city.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-13
FRA AUXILIARY
TO MEET TONIGHT

The Ladies Auxiliary Of ths
Fleet Reserve Association has
called a meeting for tonight at
$3.50 .. m.
The group will hold the session
in ths club rooms on Front ST.,
il was announced.