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Milford chronicle., 1953-10-30

face received at 1915 a. m. last
Sunday, when the car he was driv-
ing ran off the Bowers Beach Road
two miles west of Bowers, struck
an abutment and overturned.
Mrs. Marie Dixon, So, and a pas
senger in her car, Mrs. Hannah
Reed, both of Bridgeville, escaped
injury last Sunday night when the
automobile operated by Mrs. Dixon
stalled on a railroad crossing 200
feet south of Rridgeville, and was
hit by a train.
The women jumped out of the
car and ran to safety. II was struck
by sOuthbOund Diesel-freight and
was driven 80 feet along the tracks.
Damage to the car was estimated
at $3.50 and to the locomotive, 500
State police said a tire blew out as
Mrs. Dixon was driving toward the
crossing.
Milford chronicle., 1953-10-30

Stella P. Richards; his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward B. Richards
of Magnolia; a sister, Phyllis Rich
ards, of Magnolia, and a brother,
Franklin Richards, of Dover.
Two persons were treated at the
Kent General Hospital at Dover for
injuries received in accidents SINH
lar to those which brought death
to the Milton youth and Richards.
Robert S. Wright, q, of 1909
East Division street, Dover, was
going south on Route 13-A, about
a mile north of Viola at 9:O5 p. m.
last Saturday.
The car was approaching a curve
on wet pavement. 1t struck a traffic
barricade and overturned, state
police said. Wright had a bruised
shoulder and head injuries.
William Warner, q, of Bowers
Beach, was treated for cuts of the
Milford chronicle., 1953-10-30
State Traffic Toll
Reaches SO As More
MiShGpS Occur
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lows Cemetery, Milton. In addition
to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Les
ter p. Lawson, Sr., Milton, the boy
is survived by two sisters, Mrs.
Ella Johnson, Milton; Mrs. Haddie
McBrOom, Lincoln: a brother, Will
liam J. Lawson. Milton, and
grandmother, Mrs. Joseph LOtland,
Milford.
Richards, an employee of the In
ternational Latex Company, Dover.
died at the Memorial Hospital in
Wilmington, at 8:25 a. m, last Sun
day from a fractured skull.
The accident occurred a half
mile north of Lewisville, Pa, at
11:40 p. m., last Saturday.
Richards, like the Lawson boy,
was riding alone at the time of the
accident. His car ran off the road
and struck an embankment, Penn
sylvania troopers said.
He was taken first to the West
Grove, Pa, Hospital, and later was
transferred to the Memorial Hos
pital. The body was released to
the Trader Funeral Home, Dover
Richards is survived by his wife,
Milford chronicle., 1953-10-30

The jury that heard the case
comprised: Thomas Draper, Mag
nolia; Elmer Pratt, Smyrna; Mrs.
Henrietta Williams Harrington;
John Forest, Milford; William f.
Dean, Bowers Beach; Franz Du-
pert, Hartly; Barrett Marvel, Do
yer; Tyson Heather, Dover; John
T. Moore, FELTON,; John HObsOn,
Clayton; Wilbert Porter, Har-
rington, and James B. Weaver, Mil
ford. The alternate juror selected
to hear the case and be available
in the event one of the other IL be-
came i'll or otherwise had to with
draw was Lawrence G. Cain, Eel
ton. His services, however, were
not required.
Milford chronicle., 1953-10-30
A HERo's LIFE

BALTIMORE Up Bernard H.
Udel, one of the first Baltimore
men TO be drafted after the Korean
armistice, had special cards made
up to send back to the folks at
home. y ~
The cards carried a photograph
of an herOic-type sculpture of his
head. They were inscribed:
Bernard H. Udel-PatriOt."
Milford chronicle., 1953-10-30
CANINE MIDWIFE

RICHLAND, Mo.-(P)-Herbert
L. Barlow tells how he shot a water
mOccasin near his spring one even
ing. The reptile was only wounded,
and his dog jumped on it and shook
it savagely. Out popped 19 little
snakes, six or seven inches long
and very lively" according to
Barlow.
Milford chronicle., 1953-10-30

NOTE Beginning November lst, the Regular Admission
Prices to this Theatre follows:
Adults 6oe cOOred BuIcOnY 5oe Children under I2l zoe
Milford chronicle., 1953-10-30

usn Play by JOHN MICHAEL HAYES LUSG Based On Story
sd BY CHARLES WALTERS. Produced by HENRY BER and SIDNEY FRANKLIN R
Milford chronicle., 1953-10-30
Lions Aiding Scouts
Broom Sale Tomorrow
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morning sale will be door mats,
whisk brooms and service brooms.
Other items which the scouts
will have to sell during their
out the country in money-raising
projects, which of course, is of bene-
fit to the institution for the blind as
well as the group sponsoring the
project.
Milford chronicle., 1953-10-30
Sussex X-Ray Council
Thankful For Help
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volunteers who generously devoted
their time and energy to their in
dividual tasks.
Special acknowledgment Of ap-
probation is due the v. F. w. of
Georgetown who made their build
ing available to be used as head
quarters for the Survey and retake
center, and those organizations
which loaned various types of
necessary office equipment.
, 1953-03-19
WHAT WE DON'T WANT

IT IS SO EASY to list a number of qualifications and
attitudes which a Governor Of the Virgin Islands must have,
and being so easy this list might tend to become endless, we
thought that the better approach would be to list what the
Islands do not want in a governor. 1t is natural that he will be
known to someone high up; that he will have had some ex-
perience; that he might be a politician, and perhaps a lawyer.
Yet this combination Of distinguishing points may OF may not
serve the highest interest of the Islands.
w Do NOT WANT a governor simply because he sup
ported, financially or otherwise the Eisenhower political cam
paign. In other words, the appointment should not be entirely
on a basis Of payment for campaign support. Nor does this
exclude the prospective appontees who have the other quail
Gcations, yet gave their honest support to the President.
WE DO o WANT a governor who neither under
stands nor is concerned with the problems Of the people Of
these Islands. And it is quite possible to pick such a governor.
He might have retired, and, convinced that he does not want
to sit idly by, elect to be governor Of the Virgin Islands. The
climate is warm, the scenery wonderful, and the people kind
", 50 Why not take a fling at it! Several birds could be killed
with the same stone.
WE DC NOT WANT a governor whose understanding
of the basic principles Of democracy is limited Put another
way, it would be most difficult for a man who has subscribed
to bias and bigotry all his life, whether from a deep convic-
ton Of its propriety, oraghTough e~xpediency, to become gov
ernor, and find himself III the position where he must begin
to deal with men as men, An appointee with such a viewpoint
would be living a lie each and every day Of his official lite.
THE PEOPLE OF the Virgin Islands are not difficult to
please. They have their ways, which are not far from the ways
and mores of any other group, but they must be understood.
1t is for this reason that we say that a qualified, experienced ma
tive could do well. However, absent such an appointment then
4 DISTINGUISHED colored American. whose broadened viewpoint
on matters will stand him insgood stead to really and truly
lead, for after all what is required is more than a person who
Evening star., 1953-05-03
1st Gernoon Refugees Undergo Screening in Ber!i

a refugee cannot leave West
Berlin.
In the past, the verdicts of
this tribunal have been strict.
He who cannot prove persecu-
ton as q result Of his political
attitude fails to be classified as
an official refugee. Without
this legal designation a refu-
gee has no legal protection and
no opportunity Of finding work
in the republic. The latest
directives. however. have been
more lenient In this respect. A
special law recently passed by
the Bonn Parliament has ac-
corded to the 10 million refu-
gees already in Western Ger
many equality in law with the
citizens of the republic. Fur
thermore, the members of the
tribunal are permitted to ex-
ercise their discretion in cases
not clearly set forth in the
statutes.
I visited the Kaiserdamm
tribunal and attended several
hearings. Three persons were
seated around a table. All
were officials who had been
refugees themselves several
years earlier.
A farmer was interrogated
first. He was middle-aged.
why were you unable to
deliver the number of pigs that
the authorities demanded?"
one Of the officials wanted to
know.
"They were sick so I re-
placed them with the equiv
alent in cows" the farmer re-
piled.
80. you were a 'kulak.'" said
a member Of the board. smil-
ing.
That's what they said" re-
piled the man. And when
wasn't able to deliver the re-
quired amount of milk. they
also requisitioned my pastures.
And after?"
"And since I wasn't able to
Evening star., 1953-05-03
Metropolitan Scene-
What With Fewer Crazy Pleas and More Indictments Here
It's Getting So Man Can't Earn Dishonest Livinq
By John w. Thompson, Jr.

By John w. Thompson, Jr.
crimes could have his cases
gradually thinned out as they
passed through the legal ma
chinery until imposition of
concurrent sentences by a
judge on the final few guilty
pleas resulted actually in a
single sentence. This was in
effect an invitation to repeat
crime.
This loophole, too, is being
plugged. Police will turn over
to the prosecutor all cases
against the crook. These will
be screened for all containing
reasonable grounds for indict-
ment. The United States at
torney then will decide how
many of them-if not all
should be presented to the
grand jury. Where an indict-
ment is returned. prosecution
will follow in every case ex-
cept where a plea of guilty is
entered or where disappear
'ance of key evidence or wit
nesses nullif1es the Govern
ment case. And, where guilty
pleas are made, you may see
more consecutive instead of
concurrent sentences being i'm
posed.
This tightening up in the
forces of justice is bound to
have it's effect on the criminal
element. Only the other day
crook. brooding in District
Jail over consecutive sentences
imposed on him, blew the
whistle on an accomplice
friend who was then arrested
by police. The accomplice
then further implicated the
informer.
Yes, things definitely are
Evening star., 1953-05-03

It's too bad Justice is blind
folded. Perhaps she would
have caught up earlier with a
few legal loopholes that have
tipped her scales slightly in
favor of the crooks Of the
community.
The good news now, how
ever, is that the balance grad
ually is being restored.
Consider that, a few months
ago, a smart mouthpiece had
a good chance of getting a
common crook off the hook
by asking for lunacy hear
ing. The gag was that his
client was mentally too upset
to stand trial. The judge would
ask an alienist who would
agree. After brief confine-
ment in a mental institution
the crook would be out. Too
frequently the prosecutor, by
this time. was involved in an
other case or loath to waste
time on a trial where the issue
of sanity was involved. If the
crook did have to stand trial,
the defense would argue that
the mental instability already
recognized by the court was
present at the time of the
crime. Too often he escaped
Jail.
That loophole now has been
narrowed. Judges are taking
a closer look at pleas of men
tai unf1tneSs for trial. Pleas
now must be in writing.
Prosecutors have agreed not
to drop the cases when the
crooks are released from con-
f1nement as cured.
Consider also that, until re-
Gently, a man charged by
police with committing 30
Evening star., 1953-05-03

looking up for the honest'man.
Montgomery Tex Problems
Maryland State tax officials
repeatedly are worried that
taking the controversial Mont
gomery County reassessment
complaints to the courts may
upset the whole property tax
structure.
Under State law property Is
supposed to be assessed at fair
market value, which none Of
the county assessors are doing.
If they did assessments would
be much higher than those
being fought in Montgomery.
A court finding that the law
was not being followed could
add to the confusion that al
ready surrounds the issue.
In Montgomery the other
day the Home Owners Tax
League voted to go to court
to force the commission to
equalize assessments both
within the county and with
other counties. League Presi-
dent Brig. Gen. Adam Rich
mond resigned in protest Of
the action.
X II y
Drive-in Croze -
Curb food service, drive-in
theaters, drive-in banks. Now
comes Arlington County Board
wanting the Post Office De-
partment to install drive-in
letter boxes so motorists can
deposit their mail without get
ting out of their cars. Pretty
soon a man may be able to
handle all his daily chores
without once leaving the driv-
er's seat.
Evening star., 1953-05-03
By DonoId J. Robin

hand over anything more, they
ordered me to report to the
police" the farmer said.
Did you go?" an official
asked.
The man scratched his head.
"Of course not. otherwise
wouldn't be here" the farmer
said.
did you bring your sum-
mons with you?" the officials
wanted to know.
The farmer, worried, an
swered. IF I had been found
with it on the train it would
have been the end Of me-"
VERY well, will you please
leave the room?" said the pre-
siding officer.
Now the tribunal deliber-
ated. It was evident that this
man could no longer live in the
eastern zone. Although his life
had not been directly menaced
he had very good reasons for
leaving.
Category H." decided the
presiding officer. after having
consulted the dossier of the
"kulak.'
The farmer was asked to re-
turn to the room. He was
nervous, refusing even the in
vitation to be seated. THE
tribunal considers that you
had very good reasons for
wishing to flee the zone," the
Evening star., 1953-05-03

tell us how you got away"
"One day I sold two chickens
I was raising" she began. $50,
I had the money. At 6 o'clock
one evening policeman came
to see me. He said: I hope
that you're not thinking Of
fleeing to the West? The po-
lice are coming here to get you
at 9 o'clock He looked at his
watch and said, slowly: You
have three hours to get your
things ready He said it in
such a way that I was sure he
meant this as a warning for
me to clear out before 8 o'clock.
So. my two children and I fed
the house as soon as the police
man left. and took the next
train to Berlin"
One Minute DeIiberotion
The woman left the room
trembling. The tribunals de-
liberations lasted only a min
ute.
When she returned, one Of
the officers said: You are
placed in Category I. There
fore you may go to join your
husband. The Federal Republic
will see to it that you find
work and lodgings"
The woman wept openly
with joy.
Every day at Templehof Air.
port hundreds Of such refu-
gees line up to board airplanes
that will carry them away to
the Federal Republic-their
new" country.
Evening star., 1953-05-03
By John B. Spore

Dy JOnn D. SPoTe
Air Force Reserve officers who
voluntarily lost their commits
stoned status last month.
The final score of the game
the number of names dropped
from the mighty paper Army
and Air Force the two
services adjutants general
have maintained in martial
rows of filing cabinets since
the end of World War IL
won't be known until after
June 8. That is the deadline
for final reports by subordinate
headquarters scattered over
the United States.
Two Lows
The need for this massive
clean-out has long been rec
ognized by the military. Two
laws passed by Congress last
year made 1t possible.
The first law provided that
all Army and Air Force re-
serve commissions that had
been given five or more years
ago-and extended for the
Korean emergency-would be
terminated on April l, 1858.
This affected the thousands of
World War II officers who &C
cepted reserve commissions
when they were released from
active service in 1945 and later.
The other law provided
that the Army and Air Force
would offer all of it's reserve
officers an indefinite" COM
misSion-Similar to the COM
missions granted to Regulars.
Navy and Marine Corps re-
servists and Army and Air
Force National Guardsmen.
A few months ago a letter
was sent to every Army and
Air Force reserve officer telling
HIM coldly and bluntly that he
would lose his commission if
he didn't fill out and return
the inclosed forms for an in
definite extension of his COM
mission.
Count Due in June
The number who accepted
the indefinite commission
won't be known to the Penta-
gon until June Q. But there
is no doubt that many re-
Servists in name only welcomed
the opportunity to free them
selves of legal military re-
sponsibility. There are some
reservists who more or less
resented the blunt off1cial-eSe
Of the letter notifying them of
their choice. One of them put
it this way: "The letter threat
ened me with the loss Of my
reserve commission, but I in
terpreted it as a promise by
the Army to let me of the
hook"
Most officers who like the
reserves and are active in it
have responded willingly
enough. But many others who
had signed up for the reserves
in 1945 or 1916 found they
didn't have time or the incli-
nation to participate actively.
They are now ducking out.
The desire to disengage has
Evening star., 1953-05-03

officer said gently. Therefore
the Federal Republic will re-
ceive you. You have all the
rights and duties of a citizen
of this country. You will be
evacuated to the West. Since
your life was not menaced,
however, you cannot be CLASH
fed as a political refugee. But
If you wish. you may appeal
for reclaSSif1cation."
"Oh, that's all right with me
just as 1t is," beamed the
farmer.
Citizen Of Western Ger
many, citizen Of Western Ger
many" he repeated joyfully
to himself as he strobe from
the room.
A woman came in after the
farmer had left. She was
young, and spoke very little
German. she was Lithuanian,
married to a German worker
from Silesia.
MY husband left for West
Germany six months ago." she
told the tribunal. Il wanted
to join him. But my neigh
bors were watching me too
carefully. The police ordered
me to appear every other day.
I was told, You aren't Ger
man-you are a Soviet citizen
and you will be required to
return to Lithuania and to di-
vorce your husband! That's
true. I am not German"
THAT is not important" said
one of the tribunal members,
Evening star., 1953-05-03

BERLIN.-Since the first Of
March, this year, 10000 refu-
gees have fed Eastern Ger
many. Between 1949, when the
voluntary emigration began,
and 1853 most of those who
fed came by way Of the So
called green frontier" r"-the
forests and meadows adjoining
the border, rather than by way
Of Berlin. But since June, the
eastern police have established
a 10-mile-wide mo mans
land" along the frontier sep
arating East from West Ger
many. AS a result. Berlin re-
mains the sole point where
transit Is possible.
A thorough check of all
trains travelling to the capital
and of the subway lines lead
ing into West Berlin is impos-
sible since travel to Berlin is
not forbidden. All that is
needed for the fight is a plau-
sible excuse for travelling to
Berlin. However, there are
many individuals who. by be-
coming ratified. have failed to
convince Communist interro-
gators of their ostenSible rea-
son for the trip to Berlin.
Many have paid dearly for
their moment Of hesitation.
The punishment for attempted
fight Is forced labor in the
uranium mines or prison-or
sometimes, for the younger
people, compulsory conscrip-
ton into the shock troops Of
the Popular Police"
The Refugee Court
For those who have success
fully crossed the line, one final
obstacle must be overcome be-
fore they can be granted sane
tuary in the Federal Republic.
This Is the Refugee Court"
where every refugee must be
judged worthy of the protec-
ton Of the Federal Republic.
Without this official protection
Evening star., 1953-05-03
Armed Reserves Clean House

probably been heightened by
memory of what happened
in the months following the
outbreak of the Korean con-
f1ict. The Army, then uncer-
tain as to whether Korea was
a minor ~. N. police action"
or the opening campaign of a
third world war, didn't call
up its active reservists but dug
down for the inactive ones. 1t
did this because its immediate
need was for individuals and
1t didn't want to break up the
organized reserve outfits that
would be called up as units
in the event the emergency
became an all-out war.
Many a reserve officer whose
disinterest in military train
ing had been made manifest
since the end Of World War
II found himself on shipboard
heading toward Korea while
other reservistS who attended
regular drill sessions faith
fully and spent their vacations
on active duty tours were not
called up.
Protests Reoch Congress
The protests Of the startled
and unwilling reservists who
found themselves on active
duty in Korea or elsewhere
reached Congress. For many
months the role of the re-
serves and their use and treat
ment Cor mistreatment) by
the services was debated and
batted back and forth between
the Pentagon, White House
and Capitol Hill.
Out of it all came:
A series of laws that pro-
vided for three classes Of re-
serve forces - ready reserve.
standby reserve and retired
reserve-for all Of the services.
The eight-year obligation
(tWo years active duty, six
years. reserve) to serve for all
men entering the service.
The dropping of disinter-
ested reserve officers who are
under no obligation to the
Government.
The awarding of indefinite
commissions to those who
want them.
Firm Foundation
When the Pentagon files are
at last cleaned out and tho
reservists dropping their COM
missions finally receive their
separation notices, the Army
and Air Force will. for the
first time since the END OF
World War II, have a firm
foundation on which to build
meaningful reserve programs.
Whether they can do 1t even
with the best will in the world
is highly problematical. There
are few precedentS for success.
With the possible exception Of
the National Guard, the post
World War I history of the
efforts of the Nations citizen
soldiers to evolve an effective
training program in times Of
peace has been marked more
often by failure than success.
Evening star., 1953-05-03
FREE WHEELING
OPERATION

A true feat Of engineefing-
developed by topHight aircraft
engineers.
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angle, OF anywhere inberween;
adjustable to q fraction of an
inch. Newly engineered adjus>'
ing device makes it possible for
you 70 choose any elevation
within q IS" span.
Evening star., 1953-05-03

A gigantic game of name
dropping" g"-not the kind prac-
ticed by Washington's inf1u-
ence peddlers - now being
played out under the direc-
tion Of the Pentagon involves
several thousand Army and
Evening star., 1953-05-03
NEW GATEWAY
TO RELAXATION

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lines embody a new freedom in
relaxation.
The MARIE designer chair was
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it was created by uniting the
ideas of eminent doctors, recoe-
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precision aircraft engineers.
Their combined efforts produced
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Of the finest quality construction
When you get your own MARIE
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fills your every wish. 1t is truly
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The Nome nugget., 1953-07-15
Alaska Volcanoes Not Suitable For Harnessing As A Source of Power

ANCHORAGE, R-A A volcano expert said today Alaska's volcan- oes are of the explosive" type, which would make them unusally difficult to harness as a source of energy.
 Conceivably, pr. Ray E. Will cox, 38year-old director of Alas ka volcano Investigations for the US. Geological Survey, told news men, the worlds fiery peaks can some day be tapped to obtain al- most unlimited energy.
 Even now, he said, one volcano in Italy produces superheated steam, through pipes tapped into it's sides.
 But he is skeptical of such re- suits from any of the estimated 38 historical, or now potentially ac- tive, peaks in the Aleutian arc. They extend from the Katmai Monument to Mount Spur, which erupted across Cook Inlet from Anchorage last week.
 Such peaks, the Denver scientist said, generally only erupt ash or pumice to relieve interior pres sure at infrequent intervals.
The Nome nugget., 1953-07-15
EX-cONvICT NOW HARMLESS

FORT WORTH, Tex, R-How- ard Bingham Davis, 29, a Fort Worth ex-convict, had his right arm amputated alst night after it was shattered by a shotgun blast in a tavern quarrel.
 Six months ago, Davis lost his left arm in similar shooting.
 Davis began his criminal career at 15 and has served sentences for assault to murder, robbery and kidnapping.