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Evening star., 1952-11-09
LOOK At NOW MANY THINGS
YOU Can DO EVEN WITH
no ExpEnlElocE

You can do any home repairs.
make doors, screens, cabinets,
porch and lawn furniture
literally thousands Of practical,
money-saving improvements to
your home. Even If you've had
no experience, DELTA's built
in accuracy and easy operating
features win enable you to turn
out fine professional-looking
work.
Evening star., 1952-11-09

APARTMENT OR MOUSE
Mly0kE CAN OWN 4 Baslc SHOP
The DELTASHOP takes up a
8 foot square area. Keep it in a
corner, roll it to any room you
want. A small store room,
utility room, a garage or base
ment corner can become your
own basic shop of famous
DELTA Homecraft tools.
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-26

Mr.. Cooley, of Wilmington, dis
trict governor of Lions Internal
ional, District 22-D, made his Off
cial visit to the Milford Lions Club
last Thursday evening at it's
Christmas meeting at the Surf Side
Restaurant, Slaughter Beach. He
was accompanied by ais cabinet
.secretary-treasurer, Emerson H.
Windsor, and a past president of
his home club, Marvin B. Schlap-
fer, of West Brandywine.
The popular district governor,
after giving a brief talk on the
principles of Lionism, showed NOV
les Of the last district convention
at Atlantic City and the Interna-
tional convention at Mexico City,
He has attended the Christmas
meeting of the Milford club for
several years before becoming dis
trict governor, and has always en-
tertained the club members with
his interesting home movies which
he takes as a hobby.
At the close of the meeting Rob
ert Baynum, of the Milford Lions
Club, presented District Governor
Cooley gift in token of the clubs
appreciation of his visit.
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-26
Sussex Farm Bureau
Elects New Officers
(oontinuad 1rom lirst baF1

toontiuued Irom first page
ton Cannon, Seaford; Alden short
Georgetown. One-year terms: Per-
cy Stevenson, Milford: Dale NJ.
Wheatley and Martin w. johnson.
Jr, nefr Laurel: Thomas Rust.
MillsbOr0; Gooden Pepper. Sea-
ford; Otwell Pettyjohn, George
town; John A. Hopkins, Cool
spring Clifton A. Murray, Selby-
vile; Clifton Foskey, Seaford; w.
Lee Littleton. Laurel.
To represent the Associated
Farm Women in Sussex County.
Mrs. Thomas Clark, Of Milford and
Mrs. Daniel Galloway, Of Green
wood.
Elected as State Directors: one
year term. Paul Vincent, Milton :
two year term, Dale Workman,
Georgetown; three year term. Luz
ciUs G. Webb, Milford.
During the business session, Mrs.
Lucius G. Webb, who heads the
Associated Farm Women Of Della
ware, gave a report on the Nation
al meeting held in Seattle, Wash
ington.
The possibility Of setting up a
Youth Group in the Sussex Farm
Bureau was discussed and Mrs.
Webb gave dates upon which Farm
Bureau representatives could meet
with local youths to plan for the
organization Of Youth Group dur
ing the January meeting.
Floyd Short was designated to
arrange for a place for the annual
banquet and to obtain the speaker
for the occasion. Earl Pepper was
named as his assistant. Mr.. Short
will also represent the Sussex
Bureau on the state legislative
committee.
Ralph Peters, Executive Secre-
tary Of the State Farm Bureau sug-
gested the setting-up of state,
county and local legislative com
mittees which could meet with To-
cal groups to discuss farm legis-
latiOn, which he pointed out many
features do not know about and in
some cases do not understand the
effect of certain legislation on the
business Of farming.
Mr., Voda, of Milford, who came
70 Delaware from Montana, gave
an explanation of how the Farmers
Union operates in that state and
how closely it is related in its OBJ
jects to the aims Of the Sussex
Farm Bureau.
The next meeting date will be on
January 8, 1858, when the final
plans for the membership cam
paign, including an extensive ad-
Vertising program, will be mapped
out.
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-26
Delaware Electric
Entsrtsins Help
ts'ni'nuaa lFom EiFss passl

CONTINUES lsom lFut pasl
dinner, q program of entertainment
was enjoyed, consisting Of group
singing, led BY Ralph Baker, a
magic show featuring Jimmy snow.
and specialties, tap dancing 81
Miss Pat Morris, and baton twiri-
ing by Frances MUmford. Members
Of the cooperative assisted Mr.
Snow with some Of his tricks to
the delight Of the audience.
Other offleers and members Of
the Board Of Directors who were
present were: @. Arthur Taylor.
vice president; Alden F. Short, as
sistant secretary-treasurers Ken-
meth 7. Meredith; H. Lloyd Jones,
Henry c. Johnson, Jr.. ID. Gordon
Pepper; and Walter H. Lank. Il.
Laird Kratz. secretary-treasurer
was not present, because he is
spending some time in Florida. A
card, signed by members present,
was sent to him, telling him Of the
good time he was missing
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-26
Rotary Club GSve
Party Fox Riddles
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Jackie Sheaffer. young son Of
President George, sang a solo and
John Charles Dobson, son Of mem-
Der Doc Dobson, played a piano
solo.
Rotarians waited on the small
fry present, and all did justice to
the sumDtOus repast
Mrs. Maradel Burton, talented
and lovely wife Of Past President
Irwin G.. Burton, told the wonder
ful story of the Other Wise Man
who, while failing to deliver his
gift and pay homage to Jesus, in
tbs end achieved immortality. Mrs.
Burton's presentation left nothing
to be desired and was greatly en-
joyce BY everyone present.
DOC Oliver A. James responded
on behais Of the Club to Mrs. Bur-
IONS story.
At the close Of Doc James re-
spOnse, Old Kris arrived with his
bag packed with goodies and gave
the Riddles a treat.
MISS virginia JONES' QauBnLef OF
Broddus Jones, made a response,
thanking the Rotarians on behalf
Of the children present, for the
good time.
It was the cOncensus Of opinion
of all that the party was the best
ever and amid the happy cries OF
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas.
fathers and children left for the
Shore Theater, where all were
guests Of Vice President Cal Ball.
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-26
IN THE AIR FORCE"
6y E-aI1s TaMn.snl 5IsEs-.on

column In ITSELF.
AS friendly as Sacramento is,
there IS never any talking over the
back fence to your neighbor
probably viii never meet the lady
who lives Ia the house whose yard
adjoins mine and the reason is that
every yard in Sacramento, back
yard, mean, has a six-foOt, or
higher fence around il. Various
styles various materials used, but
all yards are seclusive, for picnics,
sun bathing or what ever.
Our house has the traditional
west coast flat roof, it is pastel
pink (Which pleased Lynne so, her
fayorite COLOR and green and has
ivy growing on the front for dec
Oration Our living room is large
and contains on Of the requisites
for our California home a fire.
place. We have a large picture win
dow overlooking El Cerrito Way
and floor-to-ceiling window over
looking our rose garden yes, /
said rose garden, with a Chinese
/ gardener included In our rent to
see that the plants and bushes live.
It's a joke in our family about me
Snd my green thumb. don't
have one and never did. When
Hayes and I we're engaged he used
to give me gardenia plants, Easter
lilies and such, and it would be
just amazing how quickly they
would die under my attentive care.
Right now we are struggling with
an African violet plant that To-
cal florist gave US and bet by the
time this is in print the viOlets
will be in the trash can.
BY the rose garden we have a
patio that is protected from the
summer suns and winter rains by
an overhanging roof. We have a
large tiled kitchen and bath and
two large bedrooms. Our house is
cinder brick and the outside looks
/ just like the inside-I mean BY this
that the blocks make the interior
walls-no plaster boards, white
coating or any Of that, the blocks
are the walls for inside as well as
out. Houses in California can be
guilt more cheaply because Of this
fact. The weather is warm enough
to permit it and here they like the
rustic effecy.
Rent here is tout Of this world
and ours is so high won't even
mention it, but other than this we
won't be affected by the higr prices
Of the west coast. We can buy our
4 groceries at the Mather Air Force
Base commissary, our gas there
too, and of course all incidentals
at the P. x,
1 We have only been here a little
over three weeks, but we love Sac
ramento already.
Now that's all for this week
Hope 1853 is a lucky year for all
Of you.
Always,
Elaine Townsend Dickerson
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-26
Prices For Peninsula
BrOiLers Drop
leanLlnusd 80 - 80

AloutAluaA ARQA lllet pe4al
ings at 4,f25, 900 were up, too; 10
per cent above the previous week
and seven per cent higher than
the same week last year.
Throughout the country, broiler
chicken placements last week to-
tailed 11,796.0OO, a gain of two per
cent over the previous week and
10 per cent better than a year ago.
Eggs set last week totaled 15,7O4.-
600 for is per cent over the Prev
ious week.
Placements elsewhere compared
with previous week. Eastern
Connecticut, 100000 down from
$4,000; Shenandoah Valley, 887,-
600, up from $4,000; North Carr
lima, 847 900, down from 855,OOO
north Georgia, 2,1O5,0O0, up from
2,1O8, coo; northwest Arkansas, A.
100000, up from $4,000; Texas, :
BOG, 900, down from 1,383.000: Flor
ida, 252,000, up from 246,O00; Ala
bama, 507, 900, down from $4,000:
Mississippi, 671,OOO, up from 642,-
600; Indiana, $4,000, down from
717,OC0; Maine, $4,000, down from
539,0O0; and western Connecticut,
$4,000, down from 100000.
Eggs set elsewhere: East Con-
necticut, $4,000, up from 3O,OO0;
Shenandoah Valley, 1.125,0OO up
from 100000; North Carolina, l.
204, 900, up from $4,000; north
Georgia, 2,698,OOO, up from 2,522,-
600; northwest Arkansas, 1916, 600
up from $4,000; Texas, 1877, 600
up from 1,456,000; Mississippi, l.
028,O0O, up from 10000; Indiana,
I1,119,OOO, up from 81 900; Maine
$4,000, up from $4,000; west Con-
inecticut, 565,OOO, up from 100000.
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-26
600 In Bonds Are
Lost Is Sussex Fire
,sm.,noss rom e s.-a

equipment Together. the comDa-
mes were able To prevent the IRE
Nom spreading to adjoining build
ihss. flremen said the fact that Ia
roof Of the house was covered wiif
asbestos SHINGLES helped n ke6piu
the flames from ieaping % oths
wooden structures
Mr. West was unable 70 save an4
.of the contents 0f the house.
said valuable papers and two si 600
bonds We're destroyed, along wifa
furniture and clothing. The loss
was partially covered By insurance
he said
Fortunately for Nh. West, he had
made a premium payment Oh the
insurance the morning Of the Gre
Otherwise, he said. the policy would
have lapsed.
The Georgetown Company was
called again az night to wet down
the embers Of the house when neN
flames again threatened to set frs
to the other farm buildings
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-26
Carlton Short Joins
Staff At Newton's
CONTINUED Irooi iirsl Deael

continued from fifse DRGe1
of Technology. Later Mr.. Short was
employed at Consolidated Fisheries.
Inc, Lewes, in the Plant Layout
Department; at Byran-Rollins Ford
Agency, Lewes, as Sales Manager.
Carlton, son of Mr.. and Mrs
John Short of Georgetown, is mar
ried to the former Miss Peggy Ann
Arthur of Toledo, Ohio. Mr.. and
Mrs. Short, who reside in George
town, have two children, son and
a daughter.
Mr. Short served in the U. S.
Navy from June 1943 to December
1945 and was awarded the Bronze
Star.
He will be assigned the sales
area east and southeast Of Bridge
vile.
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-26
1880 III Cerrito Way
Sacramento rs. Cal.
HI -llcrest 6-8949
nacamhar 10 1852

415O El CerrltO Way
Sacramento rs. Cal.
HI-llcrest 6-8949
December 19, 1852
Dear Friends.
ase Just think, By the time you read
this letter the big day win be all
IS over. Hope Santa brought you East-
lie ern Shore people everything you
afi and yours wanted for December
nr 1862, and by that time most Of the
Christmas trees IN Texas and Cali
s8 ifornia are out on the trash pile.
5m Mrs Josiah Boston said that was
iiaF one thing they never got used to
70 in Texas-real. real early In De-
cember her neighbors began light
m ing and trimming their trees Ia
sd the house. Last week ] saw many
tDg homes here all set for Santa, two
3fns weeks ahead of time. Makes It hard
boz to explain to the little ones. too.
ge This Is a bad bad time Of the
9m year 10 be 5000 miles from home,
but Californians have certainly
gaa been very friendly TO as. We ar
3Bf rived here in Sacramento, NoVem-
ss1 Der 21st, a little before noon. Right
tA.t q t4J We NeAt ~ AAQMoAAA8 UN
Mather Field and were told there
l9 they had nothing to offer. It seem-
q ed there was housing, but It was
scattered all over the city and was
81 hard to find. Then we decided to
try the real estate people. Nothing
q there, either. Finally we bought
daily paper, the Sacramento Bee,
and found several ads under For
Rent" / have since watched the
Chronicle for rent ads and / am
pleased to say that I have only
seen one adults only" ad. It would
be terrible for US If a "NO Child
ren" epidemic started all over the
United States. People here are
friendly to Air Force personnel,
too. and I hope our friends at home
win be just as hOspitable to the
Dover Base families. I stopped in
to see Mrs. Neal Wilkins one after
noon when / was home and she had
N Just had a Captain and his wife
and three children In for lunch
They have rented the wilkins
home on Polk Avenue. The house
wasn't quite ready for them and
that night another nice Milford
lady, Mrs. Harry Vinyard had said
they might stay at her home. Bet
ter not go on with this dissertation
because unfriendly towns to Air
Force people is a pet peeve Of ours
In the Sacramento Bee we found
tas our Sacramento home, a lovely
lns home, too. 1t is duplex, but when
we sent pictures home Of It our
81 parents were puzzled because they
i could not find the other house. It
lisn was around the corner Of the pic
ture, and Of course, was not picked
.s up by tie cameras lens. Our
gBl house is almost completely seper-
o ate from our land ladys, who lives
iia next door land wat until tell you
about her lifel But that's another
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-26
Moving Tins

Before you move: Notify your
electric, gas, water, and telephone
companies, so they can shut off
service at the time you wish. Ask
your postmant or post office for a
change-of-address card. Notify your
life-insurauce companies, newspa-
per office, magazine companies,
and the stores where you have
charge accounts, Of your change Of
address. Ask your physician and
dentist to recommend doctors in the
community which is your destina-
tion.
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-26
w. GERMANY GIVES
JAPAN COMPETITION

TOKYO (P)-Japan's chief COM
petitOr in export trade to Southeast
Asia is West Germany, according
to the business newspaper NihOn
Keizai.
The economic journal noted
West Germany repirted $118,559,-
600 worth of goods to the South
east Asia areas during the 1852
January-August period compared
to S164, ,667,O 900 from Japan in the
same period.
According to government statis-
tics, Indonesia was Japan's best
customer, importing $47,298,0O
India was West Germany's top
customer with imports totaling
$36, All 900.
Check your speed-and check ac-
cidents!
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-26
IN Return

In Liberty. KY, the Casey Coun-
ty News advertised: ITO the per-
son who is so destitute as to be
forced to take two lengths Of gar
den hose and a sprinkler from the
lawn Of the First Christian Church
If you gin call at the pastors
study, he win give you the five
year guarantee for the hose, your
dinner, and any religion that may
rub off on you"
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-26

Check your speed-and check ac-
cidents!
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-26
CAESAR RODNEY
SCHOOL NEWS
PTA Has 887 Members

PIA Has 6S7 Members
a total of 637 paid members was
reported at the December meeting
Of the Caesar Rodney Parent-Tea-
cher Association by Mrs. c. Jacob
kast, membership chairman. This
is believed to be a record member
snip for the organization.
David L. Williams section of the
sixth grade carried OF the highest
honOrs in the room contest BY win
ming the i've dollar prize for the
most members and the 1--WE dollar
prize for the highest per cent Of
membership by parents in the
rOom-1O0 per cent membership.
The second prize Of $500 in the
elementary school was won by Miss
Fay Sales section of the sixth
grade with Miss M. Catherine Mel
wins section Of the fourth Grade
taking the third prize Of S1.OO.
In the high school, Miss Janet
Ralph's section Of grade ten was
tied with Mrs. Florence Y. Emith's
section Of eighth grade girls and
the committee awarded each room
prize Of $500. The second % lace
prize of $500 was won BY Kiss
Elizabeth ROper's section a soph-
omOres with William z. Brown.
Jr.'s freshman group winning the
third prize of S1.OO.
During the business meeting the
organization authorized the expen-
Siture Of $125.OO in recently col
lected membership fees for the
purchase of additional record play
ers for the school Mrs. r.. Sudler
Emerson, vice president, presided
in the absence of the president, Her
bert D. Cluley, who was Out-of-
state on official business.
Sixth Graders Donate Prizes
To Christmas Baskets
The sixth graders section taught
BY David Z. Williams voted to give
the two five dollar prizes recently
won in the PTA membership con
test to the Welfare Federation for
use in buying items for the Christ
mas baskets to be distributed to
needy families. Usually these PTA
prizes are used for parties or play
ground equipment.
Honor Roll Issued
A list Of students in the second
airy school whose general average
for the second marking period was
ninety or better has been compiled
BY Mrs. Dorothy B. Townsend, guild
ance counsellor, and issued as an
honor roll. Following is the list:
Grade 10 ~ Vivian DankeWich.
Joan Handges, Doris steel George
Ann Voshell, Theodore Carlos. Nick
Rodriguez, Connie Peterson.
Grade l1-Nunzia CannizzO, Mary
Sue Tribbitt, Betty Ann Clute, Shir-
ley Deats, Dolores Horvath, Mary
Alice Melvin, Olive Roland, Rita
Consalo.
Grade 10-Barbara DOwnes, Gym
tfia Metz, Shirley Darling, Phyllis
Ann FARRELL, Thomas Wise, Loretta
Wyatt, Bruce Chappelle.
Grade 9Jean Boyd, Wayne Woo
ten, Sally Larrimore, George David
son, Doris Kesselring, Elizabeth
Papen, Ronald Daisey, Dennis Par
ker.
Grade Susan Fritz. Carlene
List, Joyce Neidig, June Voshell.
Ha2elle Wise, Marian Pentimall.
Joyce Kesselring, Nancy Kessel-
ring, Robert VIII.
Grade William Robb, June Vo-
shell, FlOrette Abrahams, Rosagie
Cooper, Dorothy Foraker, Lois
johnson, Jane Richardson, Ann
Simpson, Moralyn Crossley, Jane
Draper Mary Hunter.
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-26
co., Gro0nlnp

This years Paris fashions again
emphasize that good grooming be-
gins with properly-fitted foundation
garments. Paris styles favored for
translation into American ready
to-wear women's suits are firmly
fitted, arched at the hips and form
defining at the bodice.
Milford chronicle., 1952-12-26
SQUIRRELS Name

The squirrel has a fine Greek lin.
cage Of name-an amalgam Of the
Greek words Ska and Oura. Ska is
shadow and Oura is tail. Literally it
means "he-who-holds his-tail-over-
Observation-Disclosures"
Evening star., 1952-12-14
Detroit Woman Found
|SIashed 10 Death
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT, Dec. ia Detroit
woman, released from prison in
October after serving 10 years for
Imanslaughter, was found slashed
to death in wooded area in
Suburban Ecorse Township today.
She was Mrs. Christal Jaspers
Anderson, 40, who was sentenced
in 1912 for manslaughter in the
death of Ira Bunton, So, La
Porte Ind) widower, who was
slain in a cottage near Ludington.
Police said Mr.. Burton had no
known relatives and they indi-
Gated there was no connection
between the two deaths.
Mrs Rosemary O'Hara, daugh-
ter of the slain woman, identified
the body. She said her mother
had been in fear of her life, but
could give no clues as to why.
Mother told me she was afraid
of what this person might do if
she learned. she was out of
prison." Mrs. O'Hara told Wayne
County sheriff'S officers.
The body was found shortly be-
fore noon by two boys who were
trapping in a wooded area. In
panic, they ran to a nearby factory
to summon help.
Evening star., 1952-12-14
Homeowners' League
Raps Montgomery
Rise in Assessments

The Homeowners Tax League
Inc. of Maryland has attacked
Montgomery County's assessment
increases as a deterrent to home
building in the county.
In a memorandum to members
c. H. Bennett, secretary, said the
continuing building boom in the
Nation is dropping off in Mont
gomery County.
Mr.. Bennett said building per-
mits for single-family dwellings
totaled 5.424 in 1850: 1895 in
1851 and 2,978 in the first IL
months of this year.
This a 80 per cent drop in
three years, despite the fact that
building for the entire country
has continued to increase" Mr.
Bennett said.
Mr.. Bennett said the decrease
in building will continue as
people realize more and more the
financial disadvantage of owning
property in Montgomery County y
High taxes on homes destroy
their marketability,' he added
''The prospect of higher taxes will
drive prospective buyers away"
The league secretary charged
that assessments are way out OF
line" with other counties despite
a recent statement by Albert H
Evening star., 1952-12-14
Representatives Aide Gets
u. Of MARYLAND Post

Don L. Bowen, administrative
assistant to Representative Jar
man, Democrat, of Oklahoma. has
been appointed associate professor
of government and politics at the
University of Maryland. and di-
rector of the University's Bureau
Iof Government Research.
He submitted his resignation to
Representative Jarman yesterday
He formerly was assistant profess
sor of government at the Univer-
sity of Oklahoma.
The Bureau of Government Re-
search has been without a director
for more than a year since the re-
signation of the last director, DR.
Christian L. Larson.
Burton c. Wood, Oklahoma City
attorney, will succeed Mr.. Bowen
as Representative Jarman's ad-
miniStrative assistant.
Evening star., 1952-12-14

Ward. secretary to the State Tax
Commission. Mr.. Ward had said
that Montgomery's ratio of as
sessments to sales prices were low
er than those in other counties.
Maryland's assessment law calls
for full cash value assessments.
In other action on the reassess-
ment situation this week. the tax
and finance committee of the
Allied Civic Group of Silver
Spring reported it's investigation
disclosed mo indication that the
current method of making assess
ments or the formulae used is
contrary to law"
Evening star., 1952-12-14
Man Faces Triple Charges
In Crash Fatal 10 Wife

Mrs. Julia Green, 80 colored, OF
1914 Dix street NE, was injured
fatally in a Prince Georges County
automobile accident early yester-
Iday.
She died in Prince Georges Cen
eral Hospital a short time after
the accident on Route near Up
Iper Marlboro.
Prince Georges County police
said Mrs. Green was riding in
a car driven by her husband. Pres
ton Green, So. The car ran of
the road and hit a pole, police
said.
The husband was charged with
Imanslaughter, reckless driving and
drunk driving. A hearing is sched-
luled for Monday in Upper Marl-
boro
Evening star., 1952-12-14
Missouri Still Hos Cool

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-Mis-
souri, has produced 264 million
tons of coal, less than half of l per
cent of her recoverable reserves,
since zebulon Pike discovered coal
in the State in 1904.
Evening star., 1952-12-14
Germans Due Ore Plant

One of Europe's most modern
plants for dressing ore, with ca
pacity of 10000 tons of crude ore
year, is to start operations early
in 1853, near Goslar, West Ger
many.
Evening star., 1952-12-14

CHILD BRIDE-Bethany, Okla.
Mrs. Doyle Ray Slower, 13-
year-old bride of week, says
she hopes to have four chill
dren by the time she's 20. She
was married to Doyle Slower,
18-year-Old cement worker,
after giving her age as Is to
an Oklahoma City justice of
the peace. 1--WE kinda slipped
away and surprised the folks.
Yes, they sure were surprised"
she said. -AP WirephOtO.
Evening star., 1952-12-14
Trial Magistrates Elect

! BALTIMORE, Dec. 13 (R.-
Osborne P. Beall, magistrate-at-
large for Baltimore County. to-
day was elected president of the
Maryland Trial Magistrates As
sociation.