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Milford chronicle., 1952-04-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Taylor
and son, Artie, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Randall Hill and daughter, Vicky,
were in New Jersey, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Harris, Of
Salisbury, Md, while visiting Mrs.
Harris mother, Mrs. Geneva Hurd,
visited Mr.. Harris brother, at Do
yer, Saturday.
Rev. and Mrs. Roy T. Thawley,
of fredericksburg, Md, spent a day
last week with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Abbott, Sr.
Mrs. John Abbott spent a few
days with her daughter, Mrs. Cecil
B. Tull, of SeafOrd, and a day in
Salisbury, Md.
Mrs. Anna Jack spent the week
end at Camp Lee, Va, where she
visited friends in service.
Ellwood Gruwell was elected
president of the Harrington Rotary
Club at its meeting this week
Other officers elected are as fol.
lows:
Robert Smith, vice president
A. B. Parsons, secretary; San
Williams, treasurer.
Wesley Butler was program
chairman of the evening and for
um was conducted, the subject be
ing Universal Military Training
Mr.. Gruwell was moderator an,
the members of the panel wer,
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-11
HARRINGTON
BY Mrs.
W. C. Burgess
Phone
Harrington s6S7

Benjamin Moore, JF., was elect
ed governor at the Tuesday meet
ing of the Moose Lodge held in the
Moose Home, Harrington. Other
officers we're as follows:
William Feischauer, past gov
eTnOr; James E. Ryan, Frederick,
junior governor; Max Fineman, of
Milford, prelate; c. E. McWilliams,
treasurer; B. Norman Hopkins,
secretary; Raymond Vanderwende,
trustee for three years, and Ran
dali Hill, trustee for one year.
Other officers will be appointed by
the governor at a later date.
Installation of officers is sched-
uled for April 29th.
Mrs. Mary Trader Donovan, who
would have observed her 90th
birthday on April 18th, died early
Saturday morning at the Parsons
Home, Salisbury, Md, where she
had been a guest for "a years.
She was born at Milford, daugh-
ter of the late William Richard and
Louisa Belts Trader.
She is survived by a step-daugh-
ter, Miss Mollie Donovan, Of Mil
ford; a nephew, William P. Trad
er, of Houston, and four nieces
Mrs. Earl Workman of Harrington
Mrs. Clyde Heishman, of Winches-
ter, Va, Mrs. AlOnza Deputy, oi
Houston, and Mrs. William Koch Of
Balt timore.
Funeral services were held al
the Boyer Funeral Home, Harring'
ton, Tuesday afternoon in charge
of the Rev. Thomas G. Jones, o.
Seaford, a former pastor Of Trinity
Church. Interment was in Ode
Fellows Cemetery, Milford.
The Harrington Lions Club viii
improve the recently acquired mu
nicipal parking lot rs one of th'
groups projects. The lot was re
Gently leased from Horace E. Quill
len for five years at 81 per year
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-11

Alden Ramsdell, Mrs. Elwood Cru
we'll, Misses Martha and Joyce
Gruwell, Mrs. L. r. Beauchamp,
Mrs. Eva Hanson, Mrs. Ethel
Raughley, Mrs. Norris Adams, Rev.
and Mrs. Robert Van Cleaf, Mrs.
Lawson Harris, Miss Eileen Har-
ris, Misses Heba and Oda Baker.
the Misses Margaret, Ruth and
Helen Simpson, Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
vim Brobst, Mr.. and Mrs. Brown
Smith, Miss Lucille Tharp. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Sylvester, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hearn, Mrs. Irene Welch and
daughter, ImOgene, and William
Morris.
Miss Kitty Lou Burgess spent
Sunday and Monday with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. J..
Redden, of near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. R, Harry Quillen
and daughter, Grace Wanda, enter
tanned at dinner, Saturday, Miss
Sue Graves, of Milton.
Mrs. Cloid Fry has been i'll with
the grippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Outten
were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs.
Outten's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ru-
bert Collins, Laurel
Miss Martha Wisneski, of Phila-
delphia, spent the weekend with
her sister and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon Kukulka.
Mrs. Cora Harrison is spending
some time with her daughter in
Wilmington, Mrs. Roscoe Lewis.
1t. and Mrs. Howard Kitchens
who have been spending some time
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. r
w. Vane. left Monday.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-11

Mrs. John Green and daughters,
Of Easton, Md, called on Mrs. Will
liam McCabe Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Vapaa, Mr..
and Mrs. Arnold Gilstad and Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Killen are spend
ing today and tomorrow in New
York.
Mrs. Elizabeth Harrington spent
the weekend in Wilmington.
Mrs. Turner and daughter, Jo-
anne, of Centerville, spent Sunday
with Mrs. Turner's mother, Mrs.
LYDIA Thorpe.
The Rebekah Lodge will have in
stallatiOn of officers Friday, April
18th at 1880.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Chapman
and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Jory and
daughter, Sandy, of Seaford, were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Theodore Jory, Sunday.
Mrs. Reynolds Wilson, of Smyrna
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Harrington.
Mrs. William LeCOmpte took heI
mother, Mrs. Cora Wright of Sea.
ford, to the Kent General Hospital
Dover, last week. Mrs. Wright is al
home now and is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph KOnesey
visited in Wilmington, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Sculley anC
son, Jimmie, Tommy Berry, of Will
mingtOn, Lee ClarksOn of Philadel
phia, William Moore, Winnie Alb
bOtt, of Wilmington, and Mr. ant
/ Mrs. William ClarksOn and Mr.. ant
Mrs. Edward Lore and son, Edward
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Clarkson, nea
Greenwood. 1t was Mrs. Lore
} birthday.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-11

Harry Boyer, Sam Williams, Har-
old Mcdonald, and J. Harvey Bur-
CESS.
The Ever Ready Glass Of Asbury
Methodist Church School celebrate
ed it's 29th anniversary Sunday
Every member was asked to
come to the class session in the
Sanctuary OF the church Sunday
morning as the class sat in a body
for the church service.
Mrs. William H. Wheeler is pres.
ident of the class and Mrs. w. w.
Sharp has been its teacher since
its beginning the first Of April,
1923.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-11

Melvin Brobst, Fulton Downing
Archie Feagan and John Parks.
The Inter-City Meeting and La
dies Night will be held at Fire
mems Hall Tuesday evening, April
Is. DR.. Alexander Cairns, who has
appeared here 12 times, viii be the
principal speaker.
BY request, DR.. Cairns has been
persuaded to give his wOrld-famous
lecture, "The Man of Galilee", at
the high school auditorium on the
following evening, Wednesday,
April 16. This will be open to the
public. Tickets may be secured
from the following: John Perks
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D. {. Commissioners Greet
3 London Buses and Drivers

The District Commissioners to-
day gave an official greeting to the
three London buses and their
drivers who are on q goodwill tour
of the United States at q cere-
mony in front of the Veterans
Service Center, 1400 Pennsylvania
avenue NV.
Commissioner j in Russell
Young m a de the welc o m ing
speech and presented a key to the
city to James T. Turbayne, United
States manager for the British
Travel Association. which is spon-
soring the tour. He presented a
scroll Of greeting to Commissioner
Young from the association.
Sir Oliver Franks, the British
Ambassador, responded to Com
missioner Young's greeting and
said he hoped the Americans
would like "our buses" and sug-
Igested that they follow them to
England for a holiday.
Thomas j. Groom, president Of
the Washington Board of Trade.
sponsor of the visit of the London
buses to Washington, introduced
the commissioners. The buses
will leave Washington Wednesday
morning to complete the trans
continental journey. The next
stops are YOUNGSTOWN and Pitts.
lburgh, Pa.
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Pipe Blows Up in Ditch;
3 Injured Men Trapped

Three men were injured today,
one of them seriously. when q
pipe filled with compressed ali
blew up as they were working In q
ditch at Annandale, Va.
The explosion caused q cave-iu
Of loose dirt on the victims, but
they were quickly pulled out by
other workers.
The victims, all colored, are:
William jenkins. AZ, of 2408 Vir.
ginia avenue NV. admitted tc
Alexandria Hospital with com.
pound fractures >of both legs;
Leroy Foster, 80, Of TIC I street
NE, admitted with q conclusion
and Meron Burgess, IS, Of 1884
Ninth street NV, treated at The
hospital for face cuts and re.
leased.
Fairfax Police Pvt. Hilary Jen.
kins said the men were working
on a new gas line in an eight-foot
ditch. All are employees of thu
A. j. Ellis Construction Co. o.
Washington.
Compressed air had been pipec
into the line Friday to test it fol
leaks. When Mr.. jenkins wen
to take the cap of the line il
blew up, Pvt. jenkins said.
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Chapman Halls Progress
In Anti Segregation Fight

Secretary Of the Interior Chap
man yesterday praised the prog
ress made in recent years toward
racial integration.
Speaking on the Americans
All" radio program on station
|WOOK here. Mr.. Chapman
stated:
Eve are gaining a much more
general acceptance Of the ides
that we In America simply cannot
remain true to our ideals Of
democracy II we permit our tax
supported facilities to be used on
la segregated basis z
The Interior Department is now
engaged in q tug-of-war will
District officials over control Of
backgrounds here. Interior want.
to operate them on q non-segre.
gated basis.
Mr.; Chapman appeared on tn,
sixth anniversary Of the program
which also has appeared on sta.
lions WWDC and WGMS. =
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District Rackeis Jury
Resumes Drug, Inquiry

The special District rackets
grand jury resumed sessions today
after q three-day recess.
About a half-dozen witnesses
whose testimony will center about
the narcotics problem here are
scheduled to appear. The mar
cotics aspect Of the general crime
investigation now under way will
conclude at the end of this week.
according to United States Attor-
ney Charles NJ. Irelan. The jury
then will be given a two-week
respite and win pickup the inquiry
into gambling following its return.
Some narcotics indictments are
expected to be returned this week.
Mr.. Irelan cautioned that the end
OF the narcotics probe does not
mean that narcotics indictments
may not follow some time In the
future. -
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Police Find Man Beaten
To Death With Hammer

Police today found the body Of
O man, his head beaten with q
hammer, in a basement room at
Is G street S.W. He apparently
had been dead for some time.
The man was identified tenta-
lively as Henry Miles, colored
about 80. Police are searching for
q woman who rented the room in
which he was found, they said.
The police broke into the room
after Mrs. Ethel Beaver, landlady
called them. The hammer was
lying beside the bed.
Residents of the house said
that neither the man nor the
woman who rented the room had
been seen since Thursday. The
woman was identified as Miss
Margaret Lewis, colored. about 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-03-31
Boy Commissioners
Greeted on Visit
To District BuiIdinq

Commissioners today greeted
three boys from Southeast Boys
Club who are serving as junior
commissioners for the day to
mark the observance Of National
Boys Clubs Week.
The Commissioners issued a
proclamation setting aside March
81 to April 8 as National Boys
Club Week and urged citizens to
support the activities Of the or
|ganization.
Three boys Of the club who are
elected by their associates to be
Junior commissioners were pre-
scented to the Commissioners and
elected Wayne Smallwood, IL,
who lives at 1886 Fourteenth street
me-. as president Of the board.
He attends Eliot Junior High
School and this is the third time
he has been elected q junior COM
missioner.
The other two junior commits
lsioners are Earle Eschbacher, II,
lof 1843 Bay street Sc. also q
student at Eliot, and Elmer
Hurdle. Is. a student at Eastern
High School, who lives at 1910
A street Sc.
After the ceremonies at the
District Building the three boy.
inspected the Fire Department
lhad luncheon at the Touchdown
Club and afterwards inspected
1.-THE Police Department and civi.
defense headquarters.
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church was unveiled by President
Calvin Coolidge.
On Thanksgiving Day, 1880.
President Herbert Hoover laid the
cornerstone Of the Sunday school
building, just back Of the church,
on Irving street.
Referring again to the laying Of
the church's cornerstone, it was
here that President Wilson said:
"A place Of worship Is in my
mind q place Of individual vision
and renewal. I do not see how any
thoughtful man can be conscious
that he sits in the presence of God
without becoming aware not only
|of his relationship to God, SO far
as he can in this life conceive it,
but also of his relationship to his
|fellowmen."
Woodrow Wilson, the son, Of q
Presbyterian minister, was a
|stickler for being prompt at all
meetings. say members Of the con-
|gregation who recall his regular
attendance. He was accompanied
generally by members Of his fam
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-03-31

|ferent lines operate across State
boundaries. carrying passengers
between the District and Mary
land or Virginia. -Four Of them
account for the major part Of this
traffic-the Capital Transit Co.,
the Virginia and Maryland Coach
Co. (Arnold Line), the Alexan-
dria, Bancroft and Washington
Transit Co. and the Washington,
Marlboro and Annapolis Motor
Lines.
Within the area four regulatory
agencies have jurisdiction over
public transportation. They are
1.-THE District Public Utilities Com
mission, the Maryland Public
Service Commission, the Virginia
state Corporation Commission
land the Interstate Commerce
Commission. The first three exer-
Icise exclusive control over the
Operation Of lines within their
own territory. The ICC at least
theoretically controls the inter-
state operations Of all the lines.
In fact, it lacks the STAFF to do 1t
effectively.
In fixing rates and standards Of
service the different regulatory
commissions generally take into
account only that part Of the over
IAN service lying within their ilriS-
ldictions. The case Of Capital
Transit Is i good example. tt
operation is divided between ths
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either direction are not available
What remains is largely q matter
of opinion. On one hand you have
the verdict Of visiting transit ex-
lperts who have rated the Wash
fington system very favorably ir
comparison with those Of other
cities. On the other you have
loutbursts like Representative
lBeall's. Neither can be effectively
challenged.
When public hearings are held
on proposed changes in transit
1service, the companies do most Of
1.-THE effective talking. They have
the facts and the expert testimony
Ito back up their proposals. Al
such meetings the. riding public
lis often poorly represented and
lacking in convincing evidence. II
Is hardly surprising that the re.
suits Of such hearings frequently
favor the companies.
Even today. when the public
Ioutcry against the transit system
lis particularly high there Is nc
abundance Of witnesses. The Dis
Itrict Federation Of Citizens As
lsociations has to plead with Its
membership to come forward with
concrete examples Of bad transit
service. Generalized groaning Il
lsingularly Ineffective at public
hearings. So far the federation
has been disappointed in the re-
Isult.
A bird's-eye view Of Greater
lWashington's transit system leave.
1.-THE impression Of admitted dis.
unity. q certain amount Of dis
termination in favor Of some rider.
and q general ignorance about The
quality Of service. Beyond this
there is growing pressure gen
lerated mostly In the suburban
Iareas to do something about
lchaneing things. What these pro-
ipOsals. are, and what their effect
might be will be discussed to-
morrow.
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THE Church that Is In thy
house and the fruits thereof =.
We hear again. he said, "as if for
tue fret time from our Master
There was a wise man, q wise
parent. who planted good seed Ii
good ground and it bare much
good fruit :"
Somehow as one thought Of that
pew down in front where peace
loving, peace-crusading President
used to worship, and as one
listened that Sunday morning
to the solemn words of the pastor
it seemed to add up that peace
even world peace-immeasurably
depends everywhere upon 1.-THE
Fruit of Our Homes"
The Central Presbyterian
Church has an interesting presi-
dental record. It has received
outstanding service from at least
three Presidents.
President Wilson, December 10,
1913, laid the cornerstone. On
January IS, 1925, q bronze tablet
relating to the history Of the
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Two Held in Hospital
After Police Bullets
Halt Wild Flight

Two Washington men were un.
der guard at Prince Georges Gen.
Ieral Hospital today after police
bullets stopped their 100-mile-an.
hour flight from the scene of 6
College Park (Md.) burglary.
Prince Georges County police
identified the men as Wilbert
King, 81, of the 1900 block oil
Third street S.W.. and John Dol
liar, q, Of the first block of U
street NV, both colored. They
have been charged with breaking
and entering and larceny of three
Itelevision sets from the Atlantic
Appliance TV Sales and Service
CO.. 8506 Baltimore boulevard
College Park.
Police Get ANONYMOUS Tip.
Here Is the story Of their spec
Itacular capture early yesterday as
told By police:e
About ! am. yesterday police
dispatcher Louis Weaver received
Ian anonymous call at the Hyatts-
willie station that some one was
Iburglarizing the television store.
The caller gave him the license
lumber sbf the car being used by
1.-THE burglars.
A radio alert sent Sergt. Edwin
IN Thompson and Pvt. william p.
Wisemai1 speeding to the scene.
They got as far as the 5000 block
of the Baltimore boulevard, when
they spotted the suspect car head
ing for the District and gave
ichase.
During the pursuit, which
Preached speeds up to 100 miles
Ian hour, Pvt. Wiseman fired sew
Ieral shots from his service pistol
One of the shots found it:
mark. It struck King, who wa.
driving the fleeing car, in the
back Of the head. causing him tt
lose control of the vehicle.
Series Of Crashes.
| The fleeing car swerved into
two parked cars on Rhode Islanc
avenue at the District line, Their
careened back into the center Of
the street. crashed into an ap-
preaching car. continued across
the street, hit q third parked cal
and ended up against q tree.
Police said the bullet which
struck King did not penetrate the
skull. Dollar suffered q back In.
Jury In the series Of crashes. Both
were described as being in fail
condition at the hospital today.
The driver Of the moving cal
which was struck was treated al
Casualty Hospital for cuts and
bruises on his left arm. He was
identified as John j. Addabbo, IS
LOT 1862 Crittenden street NE.
Police said they found three
stolen Tv sets in the fugitive car
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that is gracious. courteous, and
mission-minded has caught that
from a parent or teacher whom he
greatly admires. AS Of old, SO
today, the fruit Of the spirit is
love-" #
"Once more" continued DR..
Lacy, there is the crucial need Of
our young people themselves. They
are independent but many are not
being trained for independence.
Life is like a tree; every time
you get new branches you must
have stronger roots. And the
young people have branched out.
With all of this liberty they need
anchorage. You might as well
talk about branches being SUBJ
Istitute for roots. Branches require
roots. How can we drive that
lesson home to our young people,
and to their parents?" he thought
fully asked.
The pastor concluded his mes
sage. "by thinking again Of that
haunting phrase in the letter of
Paul to the Colossians.
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must still be In his regular pew
to add his voice to this prayer
for Peace" at the Central Pres
byterian Church, Fifteenth and
Irving streets NV. It was there,
during his presidency. during his
crusade for world peace, that he
worshiped.
Instead. on a Sunday morning
now, one reads on a little plate on
the arm Of that pew:
President Woodrow Wilson laid
the cornerstone of this church
December 10, 1913, and wor-
shipped here with this congrega-
ton from March 8, 1918. to Febru-
airy 3. 1924. He occupied this
pew"
How memory's curtain swiftly
lifts to view a scene of more than
80 years ago! Peace. world peace
:. How clearly flashed a vision
of President and Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson as they stepped from a
train in another American city,
and a young reporter was there to
get her first presidential story!
This writer was that reporter.
1.-THE Prayer for World Peace, /"
offered the other Sunday morning
lat Woodrow Wilson's church in
Washington. seemed appropri-
lately resonant of the 28th United
States Presidents crusade for an
enduring peace. that war shall
be no more"
This Sunday morning, one
heard the present pastor, DR.
Graham Gordon Lacy. go to the
very source where peace, or strife
among human beings begins-the
home. His sermon dealt with
1.-THE Fruit of Our Homes" II
concerns us all; much depends
upon the fruits Of good home;
there is no substitute for wise
parents. These things he pointed
out. And then, most earnestly he
said:
Again we realize the impor-
lance of the home when it dawns
upon us that religion is something
we catch rather than learn. It is
a fire that Is passed from one life
to another, not primarily by in
struction but by kindling. A child
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Civil Defense officiuI
To Talk at RoIIinqwood

Or. Clyde Meredith, director ol
the schools branch Of the Fedora
Civil Defense Agency, win address:
the Rollingwood Parent Teacher
Association. Chevy Chase. at {
pm. tomorrow at the school.
Also participating In a pane
discussion on civil defense will b
Col. Robert B. Hanson. acting
Montgomery County civil defense
director; John r. Childs. director
LOT civil defense in county schools
and George Beard, member OF thu
Montgomery Council PTA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-03-31
Swift Raid Nets
118 Capsules
Of Illegal Herein
) Agents Act Without
Warrants to Get 1t
Out of Circulation

Moving in a lightning raid, au-
thorities last night seized 118 cap
Sules Of illegal heroin ito get the
stuff out Of circulation" although
they had no warrant and made no
arrests, police reported today.
A police Narcotics Squad detec-
tive and United States marShalls
made no arrests in the raid on q
home in the 1900 block Of Merid-
ian place NV. because Of the lack
Of a search warrant, they said.
They have found time and time
again in court that arrests do not
stand up in cases where there is
no warrant, they explained. But
they moved without taking time
to go through the procedure of
obtaining the warrant in order to
assure the dope haul.
Tip From Suspected Peddler.
The raid was made on the basis
Of information received from a
suspected dope peddler who was
picked up in raid at the same
place early yesterday morning,
Narcotic Squad Chief John Lay
ton said.
Three persons were arrested in
yesterdays raid, Capt. Layton
said. Among them was Miss
Mae Wright, %, colored. Of the
1900 block of New Jersey avenue
NV, who has been in hiding
since a bench warrant charging
her with conspiracy was issued
March Is.
Detectives also arrested John
L. Kennison, 81, colored, Of the
100 block of Eighth street NV,
when they saw him make a sale
to an addict near the Meridian
place address. When they searched
the building Kennison came from
they found the Wright woman
and a third person, Jerry j. Cum
bingham, 81, colored, of that adj
dress.
losses Away 3 Decks"
In a fourth case, police charged
Leroy Francis Duvall. SO, colored,
of the first block Of Defrees street
NV, with violating the Harrison
Narcotics Act after they said he
was seen to throw away three
"deckS" of heroin.
United States Commissioner
Cyril S. Lawrence this morning
held Kennison under $500 bond
and Cunningham under $4,000
bond on charges Of violating the
Harrison act. Duvall was held
under $4,000 bond. Commission
er Lawrence continued the three
arraignment hearings until April
Is.