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Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
MILTON
By
Walter w. Crouch
Phone
Milton 1885

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Leon Black, and
Mr.. and Mrs. David DuttOn and
son David, were among the Milton
ians who attended Masonic services
in Wilmington last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl King were
weekend guests of her sister and
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Fisher in Wilmington.
Dorsey V. Burnham is steadily
improving after being confined to
his home during the past few days.
Milton Graves and daughter, Sue
spent Saturday in Philadelphia.
Mrs. James White came home on
Friday bringing a new daughter
with her. The young one arrived
last Sunday night at the Milford
Memorial Hospital and has been
named Gertrude. Both are doing
nicely and friends are very happy
to have Mrs. White with them again.
Members of the Goshen Methodist
w. S. c. S. are preparing an old
fashioned chicken and dumpling
dinner to be held in the Fellowship
Hall on Saturday tomorrow from
4:30 til 8 p. m. These people have
made a name for themselves in the
way they have always prepared
and served the food to the public.
Tickets are SIS and $1.25.
On Monday James Parsons was
still a patient at the Milford Hos
pital. However, his family are en-
cOuraged with his recovery and we
are expecting him home this week.
Mrs Cove Reynolds is now very
much improved and is at her home
on Chestnut Street after having
spent several days in the hospital
under observation and minor treat
ment
Mr.. and Mrs. Leighton Donovan
will entertain the members of the
! Reynolds Methodist w. S. G. S. at
their home near Jefferson X Roads.
The meeting night is Thursday even
ing, November u. Everyone is in
vited Ice Cream and homemade
cakes will be on sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ford and
Miss Jean Peterman of Milford were
Thursday evening guests of Mr.
and Mrs. George Warrington.
Anna Mae Wiley spent the week
end in Lewes with Mary Ann Culver.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
FLYING POINTER

SPENCER, Ind. - (P) - Jack
Cam ducked as a light plane came
in low over his boat on Cataract
Lake.
Which way to Terre Haute?"
shouted the pilot.
By the time the plane returned,
Cam was calm enough to point his
fishing rod and shout, "That away"
Classified Ads get results
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
The Past In Review
News As 1t Was Reported In The Chronicle
orty Years Ago.

-aken from November 7, 1918 Issu
DR.. James P. Lofland, Hen
ry w. Harrington, James o.
Chamberlain and Ellis Cham
berlain left Milford last Satur-
day morning for Warsaw, ViT-
ginia, where they expect to
hunt ducks. The party went
south in DR.. LOfiand's touring
car, and expect to be gone
about a week.
DR.. G. Layton Grier recently
presented the Milford High
School Library with Caldwells
Library of Valuable KnOwl-
edge" This work is composed
of twenty-five volumes, SER
viceably bound in half morOc-
co.
The State Board of Education
has granted limited college or
normal school certificates to
the following teachers in Della
ware: Earle d. Wiley Of
Greenwood, Hilda Chambers
and Margaret B. James, both
of SeafOrd; Alice NJ. Robbins,
Milton; and Carrie A. Rasin.
After twelve years of welded
happiness, the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert NAPLES, of Ellen
dale, was gladened by the COM
ing of their first-bOrn, a ten
pound son, who arrived on
Wednesday of last week.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06

w. S. Camper of Bowers has
disposed of his corn crop from
his four farms, which was
about eight thousand bushels.
He proposes to fix up and
straighten the road that ad-
joins his land with stone and
concrete.
Frank Hollis. of Greenwood,
is moving his home to Hick-
man, where he will be engaged
for the next year.
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The central Office of the tele-
phone in Milton is to be moved
to the home of Mrs. Smith, on
North Union street.
The wedding of Miss Edna
Hastings, of near Milton, and
J. H. EllingswOrth of George
town, took place recently, and
Rev. Thomas Pardee, of Ellen
dale, Officiated.
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John Reynolds, age 81 years,
a former resident of Smyrna.
and the father of Mrs. John
WoOdall, of Milford, employed
as night watchman and flag
man at the North street cross
ing of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road in Dover, was struck by a
southbOund freight train at
6:20 o'clock on Saturday eve
ming, October 25, and instantly
killed, his body being terribly
mangled.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
cRocERs FIGHT THIEVES

OAKLAND, Calf. = (R - Gro
GERS have declared war on food
lifters."
Their thefts in this area have
mounted to more than $500, ,OOO-
a lot of groceries.
Grocers heretofore merely have
warned such persons, who sneak
small articles off shelves and coun-
ters.
But the losses mounted too high
The East Bay Grocers Associa-
ton started a campaign against
foOdlifters. Special detectives were
employed, and names and descrip-
tiOns of known offenders were plac-
ed on file.
Henceforth they will be brought
to trial on petty theft charges. Con-
victiOn can bring fines of $500 or
six month Jail terms.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Brittingham of
Lewes called on realtives here on
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reese DickersOn
and daughter Janice spent Sunday
with Mrs DickersOn's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Bailey of FEEDER
alsburg, Md.
Mrs. Eva Donovan returned
home from the Milford Memorial
Hospital on Tuesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Benson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Benson
entertained at dinner on Sunday:
the Ed ards family and six of their
friends from Frederick, Md. They
were guests at Sunday morning
services at the church.
Miss Blanche PettyjOhn spent
the weekend with her aunt, Mrs.
Sallie Rhodes of Lewes.
Mrs. John LeCOmpte attended an
Eastern Star meeting in Chester,
Pa, on Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Walker of
WestmOnt, N. j., spent Tuesday
with Miss Blanche Pettyjohn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evan ShOurds and
daughter Kathy spent the weekend
with friends in Washington, D. c.
Mrs. Edward Fitzgerald had the
misfortune to fall on Wednesday of
last week, breaking her hip and
wrist. She is in the Milford Mem
Orial Hospital. Her sister, Mrs.
Ruth Blakeney of Washington, D.
c., is staying here for a few days
to be with her.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06

On Thursday afternoon of
last week, many of the friends
of Joseph Walls of Carey's,
gathered at his home and husk-
ed most of his crop of corn.
Mr.. Walls has been in bed for
several weeks suffering from a
broken hip, resulting from a
fall. He is somewhat improved
at this time.
Sticking to straight football,
Caesar Rodney defeated Mil
ford last Friday, 20-6. Lineup:
Caesar Rodney, LarrimOre, En-
ersOn, Wilkinson, Townsend,
TiltOn, H. Roe, Weyath, r. Roe,
Graham, Jackson and Grace.
Milford, Orkins, ThistlewOOd,
R u S t, Greenley, Favinger,
SmoOt, Vinyard, Meredith,
Hinkle, ThistlewoOd, Watson.
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Owing to mild weather, duck
hunters in the marshes of
BrOadkiln and Prime Hook are
meeting with poor results.
There are many ducks but the
mild weather allows them to
remain in the bay.
Thomas Simpson, well-knOwn
Milford business man, died sud
denly Monday evening shortly
after he had eaten his evening
ing meal. Death was the result
of a heart attack. He was Al
years of age.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06

The Indian River inlet which
has been closed for some time,
was reOpened by the recent
northeast storm, and our fish
ermen are looking for an abun-
dance of fish in the river this
season.
The power slOOp "Arsino"
from Wildwood, n. j.. lost her
propeller as she was docking
at the Milton wharf on Mon
day. Effort was made to find
the wheel but it failed, and a
new one was put on before the
slOOp could proceed to Wild
wood with a load of produce.
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Superintendent M. L. HydOrn,
Miss Emma Carmean, Miss
Myrtle Jenkins, Miss Lula
Emory, and Mrs. Annie B. Har-
rington, all Of Frederick, at
tended the Kent County teach
ers meeting in Dover on Satur-
day.
The marriage of Miss c. Es-
ther Marvel, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. J. H. Marvel and Mr..
Harlan A. Willin. of SeafOrd,
took place on Wednesday eve
ming, October 81, 1923, at 6
o'clock at the home of the
brides uncle, ]. w. Scott, in
Philadelphia.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
Thirty Years Ago.

Taken from November g, 1923 lssu
The red-skinned white pota-
to is one of the best table vege-
tables grown and this fall they
have matured fine in both quail
ity and size. Last Saturday, J.
L. Stevens, the auctiOneer,
brought to the Chronicle Office,
a five-eighth bushel basket in
which were 80 of these tubers,
filling it more than full.
ROLAND S. Peet, the local
representative of the COntinen-
tai Life Insurance Company of
Wilmington, was host to thirty
Delaware representatives of
the company at a luncheon and
meeting at the Hotel Windsor
last Saturday.
Russell E. Wilson, Kent
County Agricultural Agent,
has been awarded high hOnOrs
as well as a trip to Chicago for
suggestions for developing def
mite county programs for the
maintenance of the fertility of
land under cultivation by farm
ers of the state.
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The drawbridge at BrOadkiln
was damaged Friday night and
could not be used Saturday and
Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
Ten Years Ago.
aken from November t2, t943 Issue

-aken from November t2, f943 Issu
First Lieutenant Orlando D.
Greenly, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
David Elmer Greenly, this city,
was killed in action in Italy on
September Is.
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The Hon. Daniel Melcner, act
ing chairman, education sec
tion, United States Treasury
Department, has written Har-
old Lynch, principal of the
Houston fOur-teacher school,
Nthat the SchOols-at-War scrap
book from this school has been
displayed, together with others,
in Indianapolis. during the an
nual meeting of the National
Education Association. Now
the Houston scrapboOk has
been selected as one of the SO
to be sent to England to be
exhibited to British teachers
and pupils.
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DOlphus Wilkins and William
Galloway left yesterday for
Trenton, N. j., where they will
be assigned to their basic train
ing center for the Army.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Welch
welcomed their second child, a
daughter, il Memorial Hospi-
tai on AnBnistice Day. She has
been named Martha. Mrs. Welch
is the former Hilda SOckrider.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06

Lieutenant Joseph J. Pearce
received his commission and
wings at Freeman Field, Sey-
mOur, Ind, last week, and has
been visiting his parents, be-
fore leaving for Sebring, Flor
ida.
William Hugg, who has spent
the past 80 months in Panama,
Trinidad and Dutch Guinea, is
home for a 21-day leave with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
shall Hugg, before reporting at
Camp Upton, N. Y.
Corporal William Gordon
ManlOve from Water Mill, N. Y,
is spending a ten-day furlough
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George ManlOve.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Norman
Bennett welcomed a new
daughter in Wilmington on
Thursday, November 4. She
has been named Norma Jane.
Lieutenant Bennett is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Ben
nett.
Word has been received that
George Hall Deakyne, station
ed at Bradley Field, Conn, has
recently been made a corporal.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
Twenty Years Ago.

AIKEN from November 10, 1888 lssu
James Conley, of Magnolia,
a former student of Vocational
Agriculture at Caesar Rodney
High School and president of
the Future Farmers Of America
Chapter at that school, has
been recommended by DR.. c.
H. Lane, National Adviser of
the F. F. A., to be advanced to
the degree of American Far
mer" at the national meeting of
the F. F. A. which will be held
in conjunction with the Royal
Livestock Show at Kansas City,
Mo-, November II to 25.
After a five months visit to
the western United States, Ell
wood Hudson of Hudson Cross
Roads, surprised his relatives
last Monday, when he returned
to Sussex County. In his trav-
els he took. in the great Chicago
Fair and visited several states.
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On Tuesday evening the town
of Sudlersville. Md, rendered
their baseball hero, Jimmy
FOxx. a dinner. Those who at
tended the dinner from town
were DR.. and Mrs. Walter Grier
and their guests. Mr.. and Mrs.
Connie Mack, DR.. and Mrs.
Clyde Nelson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank R. Grier and Logan
Grier.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
ReU. WiLdey VIII
Attend Ohio Meet
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ingtOn, D. c.; Bishop Donald H.
Tippett, San Francisco: Bishop
Lloyd c. Wicke, Pittsburgh; the
Rev. DR.. Oscar C. Plumb, pastor of
Kenmore Methodist Church, Buff
falo, N. Y, and the Rev. A. Dudley
Ward, Chicago, executive secretary
of the Methodist Board of Social
Action and Economics.
Laboratory experiences in edu-
catiOnal techniques and procedures
will be stressed daily as delegates
divide into six major groups to
conduct panels, forums and dem
OnstratiOns," DR.. Harvey said.
This will be the tenth biennial
session of the conference. Cincin-
natl headquarters will be the
Sheraton-GibsOn hotel.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06
PREPARED FOR CRASH

LINCOLN, Nebraska - up ~
Joel Sidell, 8, and Perry G. Wors-
ter, IL, got only minor bumps when
an automobile bounced them from
their bike to the street.
They were rather dressed for the
occasion, being on their way to
midget football practice and wear
ing all their protective padding.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-06

The world has about 40 cities
with more than a million inhabi-
tants.
Evening star., 1953-09-26
LANCER Group Probes
Canadian Grain Sales
BY the Assoeiafed Press

Investigators for the Senate
judiciary Committee set out to-
day to learn why some Canadian
grown rye is being imported at a
reported loss and who in this
country buys it.
Committee Chairman LANCER
ordered the inquiry, expressing
suspicion" that one explanation
might be illegal commodities
market manipulation costing
United States farmers millions
of dollars.
Senator LANCER made public
a letter to Secretary of Agricul-
ture Benson last night. The
letter quoted a campaign decla-
ration by President Eisenhower
to United States growers that
their rye, oats and barley should
be given the same protection as
available to the major cash
crops"
Senator LANCER noted that Mr..
Benson already has asked the
Tariff Commission to consider
imposing a quota on oats i'm
ports. He urged the Secretary
to take similar action at once
in the case of rye and barley.
Senator LANCER said rye i'm
ports between July l and Sep
tember 10 this year ran to 1926
600 bushels. compared to $4,000
bushels imported between July
/ and September II, 1852.
A committee staff member said
1t is asking the Commodities
Exchange Authority and the
Agriculture Department to COM
ment on reports that at least
some of the grain imported from
Canada could be laid down in
Chicago or Minneapolis receiving
points only "at an apparent loss" :"
Evening star., 1953-09-26
Police Round Up -Four
In Theft Of Narcotics
And $50 From Store

Police completed the roundup
today of four men charged with
the robbery of a quantity of mar
cotics and $3.50 in cash from a
drugstore at 5567 South Dakota
avenue NE. Wednesday night.
The men escaped by auto after
the holdup, although a police
man chased them for a consid-
cradle distance and fired three
shots at their speeding car.
Recently Freed From Prison.
Those booked for armed rob-
berry were:
William P. Norwood, jr., 25, of
9703 Colesville road, Silver
Spring, Md, son of well-known
Washington businessman, who
was released from prison only a
few months ago, police said, on
parole from a robbery sentence.
George M. Huff, colored, 38, a
shoemaker, of 14I5 Girard street
NV.
Evan K. Mclaughlin, 25, a
merchant seaman, of 327 Long
fellow street NV.
Allen r. Peacock, 81, of 1921
Georgia avenue NV.
1t. Ernest P. Jefferson of the
robbery squad said Huff made
a full confession, duplicating
the others.
Norwood was said to have held
the gun while Huff acted as a
lookout and Mclaughlin col
lected the money and narcotics.
Peacock allegedly drove the get
away car.
"Cased' Several Stores.
Police were told the men
ceased" a number of stores in
the area and decided on the
Dakota Drug Store.
Huff and Norwood were said
to have met each other while in
a Federal prison at Lexington,
KY. Both admitted they were
dope addicts, police said, al
though Norwood denied any part
in the robbery.
Norwood was sentenced here to
five to seven years for armed
robbery. When rearrested, he
still had several months to go
before his parole expired, police
said.
Evening star., 1953-09-26
Fort Lee EmpIoye
Gets Pay Raise,
Praise and Fired
By the AssocIoted Press

FORT LEE, Va, Sept. 90
The postman rang twice and
left Mrs. Lillian S. Beloin trif1e
confused.
Yesterday morning she received
letter saying she'd been given
pay raise. She is a civilian
employe at the Army base here.
Then yesterday afternoon the
postman brought her another
letter saying she was being fired
under a civilian reduction pro-
gram.
AS a clincher, Mrs. Beloin
learned this morning she'd been
named the months outstanding
civilian employe at Fort Lee.
Evening star., 1953-09-26
SummerfieId Sees Boost
In Postal Rates in 1854
BY the Associated Press

Postmaster General Summer
field predicts Congress will go
along with the Post Office De-
partment and grant some in
creases in postal rates next year.
I'm very confident that Con-
gress will agree to the very mod
est increases we've requested" he
said in a CHS radio interview
last night.
eff we're to balance the budget
of the Post Office Department,
we will have to have these in
creases, which would return $240
million to the Post Office estab-
lishment," he continued.
If we would balance the
budget of the Post Office, we
would be making a major down
payment on President Eisen-
hower's program of balancing the
budget, so we could in turn, in
the months ahead, give some
badly needed tax relief to our
people"
Evening star., 1953-09-26
THIS SUNDA Y'S BEST READING
9be Sunday $tur

NATIONAL SALES TAYEs OR No-The much speculation whether
the administration will ok Congress for the
deficit Much hos been d both sides about
odvsobGty Of such levy To moo the the Editorial
Sunday debate" the feature
Of the Editorial Section.
TO MAKE ENDS MEET-You million dolo, but whot
happens the millions determines good whot happens
ompIe funds weekly feoture You Moneys WORTH
will better insight into financial moers Conducted by
noted nono writer Sylvia Porter the first column appears
this Sundays Pictorial Mogozine.
SLIM THE MAN DoWNodes hos husbond outsrown his tovor
overstufed choir? There's something do bring him bo
him josephine Lwmon 12-doy
stick The diet begins Sunday Women's
Section runs weeks
TOO HOT FOR SPANcomiO Jose c considered by Spons
novelist hos just written book THE Hive conditions
present-doy Spon The Spanish wouldn't
books edition being bIoekmorkeed Ces home
been published 1t reviewed The StGs book by corter
Brooke Jones.
ANATOMY OF VANDALSM-uvenie
present these Days But fod the first
crminoIy? Howard Whimon ouho Of Terror in the Streets
reports deto ondom and its implications The first II
articles begins in The Stors section Sunday.
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Evening star., 1953-09-26
Two Suspects Seized
After 70 Policemen
Surround NV. Store

Two housebreaking suspects
were captured early today by
about 20 policemen who sur
rounded a dry goods store in
the northwest section after a
burglar alarm sounded a warn
ing.
One o fthe men, Walter r.
Miller, 81, colored, of 225 K
street N. E., was seized inside
Kings Credit Department store
at 735 Seventh street NV. Po-
lice said he had entered by
smashing a window.
The second man, said to have
been acting as a lookout, was
arrested on the street near the
store. He was 19-year-old Percy
L. Watson, colored, of 315 Lowry
place NE.
Gas Station Held Up.
At about the same time two
robbers pulled guns on a night
attendant of the Call Carl ga
rage at Thirtieth and M streets
NV, and escaped with $275.
The attendant, John A.
Thompson, colored, Al of 2015
Fifteenth street NV. told police
he gave the men $198 from the
cash drawer and SIT which he
had on his person.
The two white men, both small
of stature, fled down an alley.
Teen-Agers Seized.
A policeman early today sur
prised a teen-age gang yoking
and robbing a pedestrian in the
$500 block of Benning road NE.
Pvt. Bobby B. Campbell said he
was about a block away in his
scout car when he saw the rob-
berry in progress.
Six or seven young colored
boys broke away from their vic
tim, Arnold Littral, of 302 Six
teenth street NE, and fled into
an alley, Pvt. Campbell over
took two youths, who were 16
and II years old, but Mr.. Lit
tral was unable to,identify either
of them.
Mr.. Littral said the boys
robbed him of $50.
Evening star., 1953-09-26
Boy With Long LIST
OF Traffic 0ffenses
Is Released Again

An 18-year-old youth with a
long record of traffic violations
walked out of Municipal Court
yesterday after Judge Andrew j.
Howard. jr., sentenced him to
180 days in Jail and a $500 fine
or an additional 180 days-but
suspended the entire sentence.
Judge Howard placed Atwood
Scott, jr.. of the 1700 block of
Lamont street NV. on one years
probation.
Scott, a veteran of traffic court
action, was arrested on April II
and charged with drunken driv-
ing, two counts of leaving after
colliding, one charge of driving
without District tags, one charge
of permitting an unlicensed per-
son to operate his car, one charge
of driving on the wrong side of
the road, a colliding charge and
one count of improper backing.
The Corporation Counsers Of
flee then dismissed all of the
charges except drunken driving.
In court yesterday, Judge How
ard levied the suspended SEN
tence, after he took note of
Scott's record. That included:
December 1852, failure to re-
port an accident; February 4,
1858, a suspended 60-day sem
tence presumably for the De-
cember charge), which has been
appealed. April 9, 1858, failure
to get District tags, SIS forfeited;
April IS, 1858, failure to get Dis
trict tags. SIS forfeited; July 8,
no rear lights, 50 forfeited: July
8, failure to obtain District auto
mobile title, SIS forfeited; July 8.
failure to obtain District tags, SIS
forfeited, and July 18 failure to
yield the right of way, $3.50 fine.
His record also includes a
drunk charge, a disorderly charge
and one count of carrying dan
gerous weapon-a bayonet-for
which he paid $50 fine last
April 13,
Evening star., 1953-09-26
Clocks Go Back
An Hour Tonight
To Standard Time

Sleep that knits up the ravell'd
sleeve of care will have an extra
hour" for it's knitting tonight.
Washington area residents-if
they remember twill turn
their clocks back an hour.
Tomorrow the Capital will be
back on what is variously re-
ferred to as standard time, slow
time or Gods time. 1t has been
on daylight saving time since
last April 80.
EST beginS-and DIST ends
officially at 2 am. tomorrow,
when the hour becomes / am.
all over again.