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Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer c. Ben
nett announce the birth of a
son, Elmer c. Bennett, Jr., on
May 9th, 1928.
The Maryland, Delaware and
Virginia Railroad property,
which was recently ordered
sold by United States District
Judge SOper, was put up at
auction at Love Point, Md, on
Monday Of this week and sold.
The railroad property which
extends from Love Point, Md,
to Lewes, Del, was sold to E.
B. Leas, of Philadelphia, for
$225, 900. The disposition of
three steamers, was made to
William G. Selton, of Lewiston,
Me-, for 100000.
eve
Charles Owens, age 81 years,
former member of the Legisla-
ture, died suddenly Monday af-
ternOOn while sitting in chair
on the front porch of his home.
2oO
James E. Barcus and family
have closed their home in
Chester and are occupying
their summer home on Hubbard
avenue, Bowers Beach.
L. Nichols of Long Neck is
running his saw mill on sched-
ule time and the wide-a-wake
man is getting his years sup
ply of wood sawed.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08
The Past In Review
News As It Was Reported In The Chronicle
f orty Years AGO.

Taken from the May 9, 1918 issue
Captain James w. Cannon,
commanding Company B, First
Infantry Organized Militia of
Delaware, stationed at Milford,
has announced the following
rife team to compete in the
shoot for the Delaware TrO-
ply: First Sergeant ]. Har-
old Harrington, Corporals
AlOnzO Shelton, H. Hesselburg,
Privates Marshall Griffith and
Garrison Jones.
Governor Miller last week
appointed DR.. Messick of Reho-
both, to be factory inspector.
This Office was created by the
last Legislature and pays an
annual salary Of $1,000, and
also the general expenses in
Cured in the transaction of the
business Of the Office.
zoe
Orlando w. Short has been
appointed postmaster at Sea-
ford in place of Irwin M. Chip
man, whose commission expir-
ed January Is, 1913. e. Pierce
Ellis has been appointed post
master at Laurel in place Of
Frank +. Davis, whose COM
mission expired December Is,
1912.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08
Federal Reserve Bank Reports On
Department Store Sales In March

Department store sales advanced
sharply in March but after adjust
ment for normal seasonal variation
and the early date of Easter, did
not maintain the February level.
Compared with last year, however,
sales were up 10 per cent and even
after allowance for the Easter date
we're 3 per cent greater.
All Of the metropolitan areas for
which information is available
shared in the 4 per cent increase
experienced by the Third Federal
Reserve District for the first three
months of the year. York led the
District as the three-mOnth sales
results of that city rose II per cent
over last year.
Preliminary departmental results
indicate that the largest sales in
.creases were in the customary de-
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08

partments for the Easter season.
The performance OF women's and
misses ready-tO-wear accessories,
wOmen's and misses ready-to-wear
apparel, and the candy department
were particularly noteworthy.
Sales Of mems and boys wear, al
though successful in the basement,
were disappointing in the main
store. For the second successive
m Onth hOmefurnishings' sale s
showed increases over last year as
the furniture and bedding and
household appliance departments
LED the way.
Department store inventories
continued to remain steady as they
increased 1 per cent from last
March's level but declined slightly
more than seasonally from Feb
ruary.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08

It's author was one of the first
members, and it seems worth re-
peating now:
eve were taught how to neatly
adOrn the home,
Dress up and remodel each
kitchen and room.
We learned how to sew and
we learned how to bake
And from one another good
recipes take.
And always and ever as far as
we're able
To cook wholesome foods and
set a good table"
Now we have other topics includ-
ed in our programs, but we still
learn to prepare food, to make
clothes, and to remodel rooms.
Home Painting
Yes, Home Painting is a topic in
our 1858 program. Twenty-three
women met at the home of Mrs. E.
G. Defibaugh on Tuesday, April zS,
to learn about painting and to paint
a room. Those who attended are
Mrs. Louise Taylor, TOdd's; Mrs:
George B. Thompson, Andrews
vile; Mrs. Earl Griffith, Andrews
vile; Mrs. Cathyll BOwdle, Farm
ingtOn; Mrs. Ethel Tharp, Farm
ingtOn; Mrs. Frank L. Mckee. Oak
Grove; Mrs. Norman L. Ward, Oak
Grove; Mrs. Betty Knots, Clayton ;
Mrs. Charles Denney, Clayton /:
Miss Bethli Wittwer, Switzerland
Mrs. Fred Fifer, Cee-W-Dee; Mrs.
GOOden VOshell, Cee-W-Dee; Mrs.
Winifred Wright, TOdd's; Mrs. Ma
rie Ougheltree, Chestnut Grove
Mrs. Margaret L. Kennedy, Chest
nut Grove; Mrs. Tyson COhee, Fra
ziers; Mrs. E. c. Barnard, Viola ;
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08

DIR. A. v. Gilliland has re-
signed as superintendent of the
State Welfare Home at Smyr-
ma and his resignation has been
accepted by the Old Age We'll
fare Commission. DR.. Gilliland.
who has been superintendent
OF the home since it opened
about 10 years ago, will leave
May 20.
The body of Staff Sergeant
Willard r. Pierce, Jr., U. s.
Army Air Force, who was kill
ed April 26 in a plane crash
at Blythe Field, California. ar
rived in Milford last Friday. A
military funeral was held last
Saturday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock from the Pierce home
on North Walnut street in
charge OF the Rev. DR.. Frank
Hers0n.
Last evening in Lewes, Miss
Helen May Futcher was the
hOnored guest at a farewell
shower which Miss Margaret
Anne SaleVan, Mrs. George
Schmalhofer and Miss Eliza
beth Joseph gave at Seuuoia
Inn. Miss Futcher will leave
on June Is for Fort Lewis.
washington, and shortly after
her arrival there she will be
married to Corporal James f.
SaleYan.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08
Thirty Years AGO.

taken from the May II, 1928 Issue
Miss Emma Mears has sold
her residence on Fourth street,
North Milford, to Robert Free
man, cOlOred, who is a letter
carrier in Philadelphia, but
whose family reside in Milford.
The price paid was $4,000.
Miss Mears will reside with her
sister, Mrs. Workman, near
Harrington. Her brother, who
made his home with her in Mil
ford, and who has been with
the Milford Chronicle for the
past twenty years, will still
make his home in Milford.
sos
The Milford team of the Eas-
tern Shore League will play
the Cape Charles team next
Wednesday, May 16, at. 8 p. m,
on the Milford grounds. Base
ball fans will be given an OPP
portunity to see MilfOrd's new
team in action.
oos
Director James II. Spencer
of the U. S. Weather Bureau
and the Maryland State Wea-
ther Service, has been visit
ing a number of cooperative
weather observers in Delaware
and on the Eastern Shore of
Maryland. They were in Mil
ford, Charles J. HolzmuelIer,
and in Dover, Arthur G. Liv-
iAlgstone.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08

Lester V. Hall, undertaken,
Frederick, is moving his busi-
ness to Dover this week. He is
an ambitious, energetic young
man and we wish him success
in his new environment.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Taylor,
who have been living on the
Maryland side of Delmar for
several years, have moved into
the G. P. Hastings house on
Lincoln avenue, Delmar.
0~G
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Whaley of
Selbyville, who have just com
pleted a course at Ekels School
OF Embalming in Philadelphia,
are now at home to stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. William. john
son, Miss Frances COulbOurne.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Armour, Mr..
and Mrs. Emory Webb, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. w. ThistlewOOd and
Miss Evelyn Thistlewood, all of
Houston, attended the gradu-
ating exercises of the 1888 class
OF nurses which was held in
the Hanover Presbyterian
Church in Wilmington on Tues.
day night. Miss Gladys Thistle
wood was one of the graduates
and received an award for the
second highest mark of the
class of Is members.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08
Ten Years Ago.

Taken from the May IA, 194s Issue
The following have been
elected members Of the twelve
man board Of directors of the
Milford Chamber of Commerce
for the ensuing year: M. Has
well Pierce, Edward G. Evans,
Wilmer o. Landlord, Edwin L.
Fisher, Raymond w. Masten,
Robert II. Yerkes, Fulton ].
Downing, Clarence M. Welch.
Jr., Brown P. ThaWley, Will
liam V. Sipple. Frank NAPLES.
George T. Reed, Jr.
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The entire board Of educa-
ton of the Milford Special
School District was replaced
last Saturday, following the
first election under the new
law providing for elective in
stead Of appointive boards in
Kent and Sussex Counties.
The following were elected:
Alphonso Humes for the four
year term; Wallace F. McFaul
for the three-year term; Da-
vid Greene for the tWO-year
term; and p. F. Steiner, for the
one-year term.
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The brooder house with its
contents Of $50 chicks on the
farm Of Edward Wiley. lust
south Of Milford. was destroy
ed by fire last Friday night.
All the chicks ia the brooder
house perished.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08

Mrs. Claude Outten, Friendly Home
makers; Mrs. Margaret Pollitt,
Friendly HOmemakers; Mrs. Shock
ley Daugherty, Houston; Mrs.
Ethel Johnson, Houston; Mrs. Amy
POynter, Viola; Mrs. E. @. Def
baugh, Viola.
Many clubs will be learning
about this, at their May meeting,
from these leaders.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08
BRITAIN MAY DERATIoN
SUGAR

EASTBOURNE, England -CP)-
Sugar executive Ian d. Lyle pre-
dicted here Britain will deration
sugar early in 1854 'at the very
worst" There was no Official Food
Ministry comment on the predic-
tiOn.
Lyle, who is a director of sugar
rehners Tate and Lyle, told con-
ventiOn of soft drink manufactur-
ers he based his hope on improved
sugar crops, especially in South
Africa and Australia.
He said an extra 100000 tons Of
sugar a year would be needed to
end sugar ratiOning. Current Bri-
tish consumption is around 2,0OO,-
600 tons a year.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08
WAR SHELLS STILL KILL
FILIPINOS

MANILA -(P)- World War II
explosives are still killing Fill
pinos.
There are two or three incidents
weekly as peasants and fishermen
try to pry open shells and extract
powder for homemade explosives
for underwater blast fishing.
Recently a grenade explosion
killed three youths in mountain
prOvine of Abra.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08

The redwoods and the big tree
species Of Sequoia and the dawn
redwoods Of China are believed to
be the only three survivors Of a
kind Of tree that in past geologic
ages grew all over the northern
hemisphere.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08

Although in theory a mile Of rail-
road rail welded together would
change length as much as 4 or s
feet between summer and winter
temperatures, il has been found in
practice that this does not hap
pen.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08

OJnerS WnaJ Lney
ARE doing. There
are displays in
some store win
1Ows; clubs are
n Oldin g Open
House for those
who are not men,
.bers; clubs ar e
attending church
in a body. The
K e n t COun t y
Home DemOnstra-
tiOn Council de-
cided that a radio
900 - -. -
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08

good way to promote Home Dem
OnstratiOn work, too. Different
clubs are telling about their his
tory, their special projects, and
why they like Home Demonstration
work.
Some clubs have written histor-
les, and III the history of the Viola
Club, which was written several
years ago, this poem was included.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08
Kent Home Doings
This Is The Week

National Home Demonstration
Week is May to this year. Home
Demonstration Clubs are telling
Evening star., 1953-12-01
Wet Nam Stands Firm
Against Offer Of
Truce in Indo-China
BY the Associated Pres.

SAIGON, Indo-C China, Dec. /.
Wet Nam Chief of State Bao
Dai turned q cold shoulder to-
day to a purported offer by Com
munist leader Ho Chi Mini to
negotiate for an armistice in
the seven-year Indo-C China war.
A statement from Bao Dai
also took Swipe at the French,
saying Hos armistice proposals
seemed to be in reply to feelers
that weren't formulated by Wet
Nam officials"
The ex-Emperor said the only
way to end the war is to inflict
a decisive military defeat on
Hos Communicated Wet Mini
rebels.
The Stockholm newspaper Ex-
pressen published a cable Sunday
in which the Wet Mimi chief was
quoted as saying he would "be
ready to meet" an armiStice pro-
posal from the French He de-
manded an end to hostilities and
that France "really respect the
independence of Wet Nam"
Cabinet Refuses Comment.
The French cabinet r efused to
comment pending a study of the
statement. But it ihfuriated
many anti-Communist national
lists in Indo-C China. These leaders
fear the French, weary of the
costly war, will negotiate peace
which will leave the way open
for the Communists to take over
Indo-China.
These nationaliSts were unen-
thusiastic over Bao Dai's state
ment. They had hoped he would
give France an ultimatum that
Wet Nam would break relations
unless the French continued the
war.
The former Emperor, however.
appeared trying to avoid trouble
with France by abstaining from
a tone the French might think
too aggressive.
Observers here considered Hos
statement also might strengthen
nationalists from North Indo-
China now here to propose to
Bao Dai that he set up a war
government capable of mobiliz-
ing the country's resources more
fully to carry on the war if the
French pull out.
Red TakeOver Feared.
A leader of this group. DR..
Pham Nuu Chuong, said today
that, under present conditions.
an armistice would certainly
mean a Wet Mini takeover with
in a few weeks and death for
anti-Communist nationalsts.
Though there has been no re-
taxation in the French military
effort in Indo-China, important
sections of the French Parlia-
ment have been demanding
peace negotiations to end the
drain on the French army and
treasury. Premier Joseph Laniel
has said cautiously France "Will
not refuse to negotiate if the
occasion presents ITSELF"
The United States, which is
contributing half a billion dol
lars annually to the support of
the war, has been pressing
France to step up her military
CAMPAIGN.
Evening star., 1953-12-01

tions with one unreasonable de-
mand after the other.
Negotiations in Recess.
Meanwhile. allied and Red ne
gotiators working on plans for a
Korean political conference were
in recess until IL am. Wednes-
day g pm. Tuesday, EST) ,
mulling over new proposals for
each side.
The Allies Monday proposed
that Russia be admitted as a
third party rather than belli-
gerent or a neutral and the Reds
offered another proposal for
setting up the conference.
United States Delegate Arthur
Dean said the Red plan did not
have "a single constructive idea"
and South Korea said it would
never accept New Delhi as the
conference site, as the Reds
asked.
Russian participation as a
neutral" was the Communist
stand that doomed the plan as
it now stands.
Beside the. site proposal. the
only change from previous Red
proposals was the acknowledge
ment that the neutrals would
not vote.
Evening star., 1953-12-01
Eisenhower PfocIaims
U. n. Human Rights Day
By the Assoeiaied Press

President Eisenhower yester-
day proclaimed December 10 as
United Nations Human Rights
Day.
This will be in commemora-
ton of the adoption of a uni
versal declaration of human
rights by the United Nations
General Assembly, December 10,
1948.
In a proclamation Gen. Eisen-
hover said the guarding of the
American heritage of individual
liberty is an obligation resting
on every citizen, and added:
LET us study the universal
declaration of human rights and
the bills of rights in our own
constitutions and basic laws,
that they may arouse our con-
sciences to the need to defend
our liberties and extend the
frontiers of freedom, thus has
tening the day when all people,
of whatever nation, race or creed,
will be secure in the enjoyment
Of their human rights and fun
damental freedoms"
Evening star., 1953-12-01
Kenfuckian, 30, Gets
ANA Citation as
1853 Family Doctor
BY the Assoeioted Press

ST. LOUIS, Dec. Eighty
year-old DR.. Joseph I. Greenwell
of New Haven, KY, today was
named family doctor of the
year" by the American Medical
Association.
DR.. Greenwell has practiced
medicine in a four-county area
around his home town for SO
years. He also served as Mayor
IA years and as a member of
New Haven's Board of Trustees
for IS years.
The area includes Kentucky's
Lincoln country" part of which
still is as rugged and primitive
as in Lincoln's day. DR.. Green
well has answered calls by horse
and buggy, on foot, by row boat
and switch engine, as we'll as
automobile.
Still active, he has delivered
more than 80 babies in log cab
inS and in the new Flaget Me-
mortal Hospital at Bardstown
this year.
The award, a citation of serv-
ice to his community and gold
medal, was announced by DR..
Dwight H. Murray, Napa. Calf,
chairman of the AMA's board of
trustees, which made the selec-
ton.
DR.. Greenwell, a widower and
father of IL children. is a grad
uate of Cecilia College and re-
ceived his medical degree from
the Louisville Hospital College
of Medicine.
Evening star., 1953-12-01
Wdrn1s Sweater
Reyiyes Warming
Of fire Danger

The approach Of the Christmas
season has turned up another of
the inflammable sweaters which
have been the subject of warn
ings here by the Fire Depart
ment. police disclosed last night.
The sweater was taken to No. 2
precinct by Francis C. Glenn,
colored, of 1851 Sixteenth street
NE, who told police he had
bought it at Fifth and M streets
NE. and feared it might have
been stolen, the police said.
Pvt David Wollett of No. 2
recalled previous warnings and
called Fire Inspector H. A. Grove.
The sweater was consumed in so
seconds when tested, the police
said.
Police planned today to ques-
ton a man to whom a tag num-
ber furnished by Mr.. Glenn was
listed.
Fire Marshal Ray Roberts re-
iterated today that District resi-
dents should take care not to
buy inflammable sweaters from
street vendors.
Evening star., 1953-12-01

officer Of the 8167th Army Hos
pital, where Schick was a ward
chief. Schick has said he was
overwhelmed by an uncontrol-
able urge to kill the child.
The master sergeant. confined
to an Army stockade since Sat-
urday, now is undergoing a pre-
trial psychiatric evaluation" at
the Army hospital.
Mrs. Schick told authorities
she wanted to return to the
United States with two Japanese
girls sne and her husband were
in the process of adopting.
She said she had met Schick
in MartinSburg, w. Va, in 1945
when he was recovering from
wounds received in World War
II in Europe. They were mar.
ried four months later.
Evening star., 1953-12-01
Allies Ready 10 Sfarf
Persuasion Talks
To Win Back POWs
! ~ The A.,oeio,ed Pres.

PANMUNJOM, Dec. 1.-Allied
war prisoners who haven't come
home will begin tomorrow con-
sidering their big choice-de-
mocracy or communism.
Plans we're completed today
for United Nations interviewers
to start talks at 9 am. q pm.
Tuesday EST) with 80 of the
328 South Koreans who have not
returned.
After the South Koreans are
finished about IL days of inter-
views-the allied teams will face
the important problem of trying
to win back % Americans and
/ Britori.
The Communists wooed back
only about 8 per cent Of the
$500 Chinese and Koreans they
have interviewed-a humiliating
pronaganda walloping.
How many Allied prisoners
will return is anyone's guess.
Speculation based on informa-
ton from some already returned
indicates a high percentage will
choose home.
Will Get Free Choice.
"We want all of the prisoners
listed as pro-Communist to get
freedom Of choice" a u. N. Com
mand spokesman said.
I'VE want people all over the
world to understand that the
U. N. c. is willing to give these
prisoners a free choice-even if
they choose the Communists.
An allied officer said he be-
lieves the 80 ROKs would agree
to come out of their compound
for the first days talks.
The allied effort will open with
five South Korean interviewers,
one at each of the five explana-
tion sites requested. The Com
muniStS used up to three men in
each explanation tent, but the
repatriation commission allows
the allies only five at any one
time.
Calm and Dignified Talks.
These South Koreans will face
the tough job of making calm,
persuasive, dignif1ed talks to
prisoners undoubtedly primed by
Red leaders to ridicule and villify
them.
Some of the prisoners are
known to be dedicated Commu-
nists who will never return.
If the custodian Indian COM
mand follows its old plan, 10
newsmen from each side will be
allowed in the allied POW camp
at one time.
Explanations end at midnight
December %. Thirty days later,
on January %, the armistice
agreement says all war prisoners
who haven't returned will be re-
leased as civilians.
The UNC has said the ex-
plantations will be "dignified and
brief" It is obviously trying to
make a different impression on
neutral observers than the Com
munistS, who harrangued pris-
oners for up to five. hours at a
time and then practically torpe-
doed their side of the explana-
Evening star., 1953-12-01
Spaniards Ratify y
.Aid-for-Ba Pact
With United States
By the Assoeiosed Press

MADRID. Spain, Dec. 1.-The
Spanish Cortes (parliament)
yesterday unanimously approved
the aid-for bases agreement with
the United States.
The ratification of the agree
ment for the United States to
receive air and naval bases in
Spain, in exchange for economic
aid. was formality since it
went into effect automatically
when it was signed.
Foreign Minister Alberto Mar
tin Artajo, during the session of
Parliament, reviewed relations
between the United States and
Spain. He charged that "pro-
Communist elements" infiltrated
into the American Government
were responsible for the recall
of the head of the United States
diplomatic mission here in 1916.
He did not amplify his state
ment but asserted, Spain was
sacrificed to policy of appease-
ment of Soviet Russia"
(The United Nations As
sembly called upon it's mem
bers to recall their Ambassa-
dors and ministers-the top
officers of their diplomatic mis-
Sions-from Spain early in
1946 in a resolution opposed by
the United States. After adop-
tion of the resolution, however,
the United States went along
with the majority in recalling
its Ambassador, Norman Ar
mour.
(The U N. action was a COM
promise growing out of Polish
efforts to have Spain con-
demned as peril to peace in
the Security Council. The Poles
had charged that Nazi Scien-
lists harbored in Spain were
working on atomic projects
charges denied by the Span
lards. In the background was
the action Of the Big Three at
Potsdam in 1945 in blackballing
Spain from the U. N. because
of her "close association with
the aggreSsor states" Soon
after the second World War,
the United States State De-
partment charged that cap
tured Nazi documents showed
Spain had aided the axis dur
ing the war;
The foreign minister said part
of the cause of the lengthy ne
gotiations for the military pact
was the efforts at obstruction
by third countries"
Martin Artajo did not identify
these countries but he was be-
lieved to have meant Britain
and France.
The minister charged the Tru-
man administration with partial
responsibility for delays in the
negotiations. adding:
with the arrival in power of
the Republican administration
certain distractions that threat
ened at one time to make the ne
gotiations interminaple disap-
peared."