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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-25
Benson Will
Check Drought
In Southwest

DALLAS R-Agriculture Secre-
tary Ezra Taft Benson heads for
Texas tomorrow - into a rising
clamor for help by farmers and
ranchmen suffering the most pun
ishing drought in Southwest his
tory.
Benson viii attend the American
Cotton Congress in Lubbock.
He has said he wants q first.
hand look at drought conditions.
Farmers and livestock men whose
losses have pyramided into the
millions promise he'll get it.
County drought committees are
to meet with Benson Saturday. He
is to arrive in Lubbock tomorrow
night.
The Southwest's soil conserva-
ton chief, Louis Merrill, yester-
day called the drought in Texas,
Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisi-
ana 1.-THE longest and most severe
and widespread in history"
Merrill said the drought is eclips-
ing the great dry spells of 1854,
1909, 1918 and 1s34-36.
Crops are scorched. Deep cracks
are spreading through scared and
barren rangelandS. Cattle are
starving.
Merrill said virtually the entire
Texas lanscape ''iS Drowned and
bleak.
Pastures are completely burned
up all over the state and the North
Texas corn crop is in danger Of
being completely destroyed"
L. ]. Cappleman, state Farmers
Home Administration director,
says cotton ''just didn't come up
in the area west of Wichita Falls.
He says the North Texas plains
wheat crop is virtually 4 CON-
plete failure"
Merrill added that except for
small areas, Arkansas, Oklahoma
and Louisiana are just as dry"
Heat records are broken almost
daily. Water is rationed in several
Texas cities. There has been no
substantial rainfall in weeks-and
none is in immediate prospect.
The Weather Bureau says cool
air from the arctic and North Pa
cific is crossing the nation farther
north than usual. This leaves the
Southwest vulnerable to arid winds
off the Mexican desert.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-25
TO FEDERAL COURT

TAMPA IA Tampa man who
was freed Of lottery charges in
criminal court because of a faulty
search warrant now faces federal
court on charge of failing to buy
a gambling tax stamp.
U. S. tax officials who arrested
Johnny Ippolito said they would
seek to use in federal court the
same evidence which was thrown
out in criminal court. Ippolito, 50,
posted $500 bond Tuesday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-25
viii Insist On
UnificatiOn Of
Korea By Guns
Or By Treaty
BY SAM suMMERLIN

SEOUL R-PreSldent Syngman
Rhee today demanded a show
down wit hthe Communists now"
as he neared a showdown with his
biggest ally, the Ucited States,
Speaking from the Capitol and
echoed by the cheers of half a
million South Koreans, Rhee again
demanded unification of North and
South Korea by treaty or by guns
and refused any truce without it.
AS Rhee spoke, the u. S. State
Department Far East CHEF, Wal
ter S. Robertson, prepared to
leave Tokyo for Korea within
hours, bearing a personal, urgent
message from President Eisenhow-
er and Secretary of State Dulles.
The assistant secretary of state
is expected to meet Rhee Saturday. =,
The message presumably is in
tended to bring the balky, 78-year-
old President into line with a
truce that was all but signed be-
fore he stymied tat least tenn
porarily-by arbitrarily releasing
$1,000 anti-Red Korean prisoners.
Since then, armistlce hopes have
hung suspended between fears of
what Rhee will do next and how
the Reds viii react
Rhee's speech came on the third
anniversary of the Korean War
a day that only a week ago was
expected by many to be Korean
armiStice day.
However, Rhee's release of the
prisoners, his Inbending demand
for agreed unification, and his UNI
willingness to accept the truce
agreement pushed an armistice
somewhere into the future
Rhee spoke defiantly from the
battle-scarred Capitol building in
his aging, scratchy voice.
"Our hopes are almost gone" he
said, referring to bis own terms
for truce.
There must be a showdown with
the Communists now.
IF we win it, as we surely will,
Korea will be unified.
"If not, we will fight on to
crush the enemy until every one
of us dies"
He said South Korea should be
given the freedom t. flight on, IL
by ourselves to decide our
own fate by our own hands"
Although Rhee's speech showed
no hint OF a change in his policy,
both Rhee and Robertson earlier
expressed hope their crucial face
to.face meeting could find a way
to an armistice in this war-rav-
aged country.
Robertson told newsmen: II am
still hopeful that | will be able to
remove all misunderstanding and
differences that stand In the way
of peace"
And Rhee himself said Robert.
sons visit may open new chan
aels' for a solution.
The armistice talks themselves
remained suspended until the Al
les answer a violent Red protest
'ver Rhee's release of the $1,000
90Ws. There was no indication
when the next meeting would be
jailed.
Meanwhile, Gen. Mark Clark,
]. N. commander, said in Tokyo
he Allies have achieved their
lvowed purpose by stopping Red
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-25
Longtime Bachelor

ARCADIA, Calf. R-Juan Mar
ron says he lived to be 100 be-
cause he avoided matrimony.
Marriage is for women only, "
he declared on his birthday yes
terday. "A man should have moth
ing to do with it."
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-25
Candidacy Announced

NEW YORK lR-Republican Con-
gresham Jacob X. Jayits has an
nouneed he hopes to run for mayor
of New York on a muluparty coal
ition ticket.
MY hat is In the ring 10 head
a coalition ticket" he told a news
conference yesterday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-25

HOLLYWOOD R-Movie actress
Colleen Gray, 80, has announced
her engagement to 1t. Comdr. VIII
liam Clymer Bidlack, 43, efficiency
expert for Lockheed Aircraft Corp.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-25

a meeting specifically on the prof.
its tax, stopped that plan simply
by canceling all committee meet.
ingS of any kind.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-25
Prisoners Escape

SEOUL lR-The United Nations
Prisoner of War Command said
today five anti-Communist Korean
P0Ws escaped Tuesday night from
the prison hospital camp mere.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-11

Mr.. and Mrs. H. Connor Mitten
were in New York City three days
last week.
Mrs. Margaret Oliver and daugh-
ter, Maria, of Wilmington have been
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
j. Salevan.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ Haswell Pierce
and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baechler
and daughters, Jan and Lee, re-
turned to their South Walnut st.
homes on Monday after spending the
summer at the Primrose cottage at
Slaughter Beach.
-
William Robinson of New York
City was the holiday weekend guest
of his mother, Mrs. Leila Robinson.
.
Jack COrdrey will leave this week
end for West Nottingham Academy,
where he is registered as d first
year student.
George Thomas Wells will leave
Monday for ChestertOwn. Md. and
will enter as a freshman at Wash
ingtOn College.
Roy Tawes of Wilmington, re-
turned to town on Tuesday and will
complete his high school studies as
senior.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Livingston and
children, who have been guests OF
Mr. and Mrs. George Grier will
leave this weekend for their home
in Buffalo. y. Y.
J Mrs. Frank Carpenter, who under
went an operation recently in
Memorial Hospital is progressing
satisfactorily at her home on East
2nd Street
/ Col. and Mrs. w. X. LatiOns
have been visiting with Mr.. and
Mrs. F. w Mick at Chestnut Knoll
during the past two weeks. Before
returning to their home at West
Palm Beach. Fla. they expect to
spend a month i'm the mountains
of Georgia, fishing and relaxing.
Mrs. James J. Lendvay sailed
from New York. on Monday, Sep
tember 18th. TO join her husband in
Europe. Her mother, Mrs. Fred
Peterman. is awaiting word that
she has reached her destination.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-11
Planning Day
For WSCS, Sept. IL

Mrs. Arthur J. Jackson, Presi-
dent Of the Woman's Society of
Christian Service of the Methodist
Church of Peninsula Conference
has announced that on Thursday,
September 18th, a Planning Day
with District Officers will be held
in Avenue Methodist Church, Mil
ford, beginning at 1O:3O a. m. This
day is being arranged by the Con-
ference Executive Committee.
Every conference and district Off
GER is expected to be present for
this two session meeting, which
will include a period of worship,
necessary business and reports,
luncheon and departments confer
ences. Luncheon will be served by
the local WSCS, reservations for
which should be made by tOmOr-
row, September 18th. The cost is
$1.25. Every department of the
work of the WOman's Society of
Christian Service will get a boost
from the plans set forth during
this meeting About seventy are
expected to attend.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-11
Fire Report For
August, 1858

Joe McFaul, fire recorder for the
Carlisle Fire Company of Milford.
has submitted the following re-
port for the month of August:
Number of alarms: Six C6) one
false, Nos. 50 to "A, inclusive. City
alarms, three (3); rural alarms,
three 90, l false.
Types: Barn, 2; house, >; truck
trailer g.; false, l.
Hose Used: 100 feet l inch. 1850
feet 112 inch, 500 feet 21a inch.
Distance Travelled: ~ miles.
Time in Service: II hours.
Pumping Time: 8 hours.
Ladders Raised: SO feet.
Attendance: 1874 men in service,
500 man hours in service, 81 aver
age attendance at each alarm.
Loss: Total loss, $4,000: city
loss, $500; rural loss $4,000
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-11
Happenings In State

COP StPPER-The Kent COun-
ty Republican WOmen's Club will
initiate its second club season with
a covered dish, supper Monday eve
ming, September II. in Grace Eel
lowship Hall, Wesley Methodist
Church, Dover.
James NJ. ROsbrow, co-author of
the recently published book. "The
Delaware Citizen" will be guest
speaker
Mrs. William NJ. Richardson of
lebanon, is general chairman Of
the affair, and has announced that
the supper is scheduled to begin
promptly at $50 o'clock.
Members of the club and their
friends will attend and are asked
to call Mrs. Richardson or Mrs
Paul ScOttOn, Dover 2036, if seek
ing further information.
NEW COURT-The first session
OF the newly set up Court of Com
mon Pleas in Sussex County was
held recently in the Office of the
clerk of the peace in the Court
House, where sessions of the court
will be held
Judge Isaac ID. Short. II. had
as his first case motor vehicle
violation. Carlos Edward Street OF
MlllsborO, RID, was arrested by
state police on August % and
charged with driving his autOmo-
bile at a speed of IS miles per hour
in a so mile-per-hour zone. Taken
before Magistrate Morris Grover
man at Milford, Street elected tc
have his case heard in Common
Pleas Court. He was represented
by Everett F. Warrington, who en-
tered a plea of not guilty to the
charge for his client.
Mr.. Warrington asked for dis
missal of the charge. which was
denied by Judge Short, followine
presentation of the case by DEPUTY
Attorney General John J. McNeillv
Street was fined $25 and costs h,
Judge Short, and his attorney i'm
mediately appealed the case. which
will now be tried in Superior
Court.
The Common Pleas Court, estab.
lished in Sussex at the last ses-
sion of the General Assembly, will
be in session every Wednesday in
the clerk of peace office, which is
to be renovated and changes made
to meet the needs of court and
staff. Russell d. Jones, retired
captain of Delaware State Police
IS serving as clerk of the court.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-11
Brownie Troop No. II

The committee met on Friday,
September 4th, at the home of Mrs.
jackson. The chairman, Mrs. Nor
ris, presided. Also present we're
Mrs. Garbutt, finance; Mrs. Reed,
transportation; and Mrs. F1cker,
public relations.
Many plans were discussed for
the coming year. 1t is hoped to
take the Brownies to Lewes to see
the fishing boats come in. A visit
to the Zwannendael Museum and
to the Philadelphia Zoo were ten
tatively planned. Also under dis
cussiOn were many varied crafts
and activities for the girls.
Under the able guidance of Mrs.
Jackson, who will be the troop
leader, the Brownies should have
a happy and profitable year.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-11
Items of a Purely
Persona al Nature

Mr. and Mrs. John c. Truitt left
yesterday for a months travelling
by train to the West Coast, going
out by the northern route and re-
turning by Denver and Chicago,
visiting friends enrOute.
William V. Sipple returned to
his Church Street home after spend
ing the summer at RehOboth.
Mrs. Duane Lynne. accompanied
by Mrs. Margaret Mallory of Hythe,
England, returned home Friday
after a trip through eastern Canada
and stay in Boston, Mass. Mrs.
Lynne and Mrs. Mallory will spend
this weekend in Arnold, Md. as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Tilghman
Krauss and will visit Washington
while there.
Mr. and Mrs. William r. Draper.
who recently purchased the c. d.
Abbott home on South Walnut
Street will move into their new
home this weekend
Mr.. and Mrs. ErnesC Fischer of
New York City have been guests
of MIR. and Mrs. Robert Fischer and
family. During their visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Fischer, Jr.. were in Lynch
burg, Va, from Friday until Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Brakeley of
Riverton. n. j., were guests of Mr.
and Mrs Harry Brakeley, Sr., at
their home on Clarke Avenue Sun
day
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mayhew, Jr
and daughter, Elaine left on Sunday
for their home in Rockville. Conn
Mr. Mayhem has accepted a position
with the Pratt, Whitney Corpor-
alton.
Miss Florence Tease of Oakland
California is the guest of hel
mother, Mrs. Grover Denney. Miss
Tease will leave by plane for the
West Coast on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter ShaCkleforC
left for their home i'm Durham. N. c
on Tuesday after spending severa
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph J
PeaUCC, Sr
o
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lyman o
Wilmington were Labor Day week
end guests Of Mrs. Arthur Sock
rider.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-11
CHAPLAIN'S CHAPEL

Chaplain's Chapel Church viii
hold it's Annual Chicken and Dump
ling Supper at the Greenwood Fire
Hall on Saturday, Sept. u. 1853
Serving: 4:30 to 500 p. m. Adults.
$l25. Children, $50. Dessert in
cluded. Please bring the whole
family and eat with us at this time.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-11
Special Notice

The congregation of the Mt.
Enon Baptist will hold the Sunday
services at the Benjamin Banneker
School. beginning September 18th,
1858, while the Church is being
rebuilt
Sunday School. 1890 a. m.
Morning Worship Sermon. 1880
a. m.
B. Y. B. U. and B. r. W., $50.
Evening Worship, 7:45.
Rev. d. A. Downing, Pastor.
Sister Essie Griffin, Church
Clerk.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-11

cnrOute. They will be away
a month or more. Mrs. Truitt
had hoped that a suit would
be comfortable on her trip.
but last week during the heat
she doubted that it would be
the right attire. The weather
man must have heard and
needed her wishes for a suit,
plus, maybe a fur coat, might
be worn with creature COM
fort. Bon voyage to these
friends!
Mrs. Duane Lynne returned
home last week after a month
of jOurneyings. Mrs. Lynne
was in Canada for the con-
vention of Farm Women of the
World and then on to Boston
for the annual convention of
the Home Demonstration Clubs.
She has as her guest, Mrs.
Margaret Mallery of Hythe,
England, who joined her in
Canada. Mrs. Lynne and Mrs.
Mallory are old friends, hav-
ing met in Holland three years
ago when the Farm Women
convened in Amsterdam. She
will sail for home on the 25th
of this month.
Cook out suppers," as Mrs.
Joseph Pearce terms them, are
often enjoyed by one section
of Clarke avenue and many
good times have been enjoyed
in the rear yards of those who
have them. While Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter ShacklefOrd of
Durham, N. c., were here visit
ing their parents. Mrs. Pearce
arranged one of these get-to-
gethers, entertaining friends
of the young couple. Present
were Mr.. and Mrs. J. William
Wells, Mr.. and Mrs. MyrOn
Warren, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
PeaTce, Jr., and Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Marshall. Another
evening just members of the
family were present, affOrding
time to catch up on events that
have happened when they were
absent, one from another. Out
Of-dOOrs cooking is getting to
be a great American pastime
and the meals arc particularly
enjoyable when there is a male
adept who can assist.
Perhaps no other news
brought to the hearts of towns
people such thrills and glad
ness as that Saturday night of
the release of Lieutenant
Howard Kitchens. which came
to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Kitchens of South
East Front street. Who would
not be apprehensive when
the last day of exchange
of prisoners of war came and
no mention of the release of a
loved one? But not the Hit
chens nor the young wife, who
has maintained her home in
Wilmington. On Sunday the
news ran like wildiirc all over
town. And ueighbors and
friends rejOiced with the fam
lilies of the air lieutenant,
whose whereabouts have not
been known since November.
The beautiful American flag
has been flown in front of his
parents home each day and
there is just cause to let it
wave 1t is thought he might
be on his way home, perhaps
by boat. and the real warm
welcome awaits this moment
of arrival for he has a brand
new son, Sean, with whom
to get acquainted, and to re-
new his parental relations
with his first born, Skippy
What a day that will be!
These, my friends, are the
things that interest me. May
they be of interest to you.
Mr. and Mrs. Huntley NJ
foyer were among the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul w. Phil
lips, of Sudlersyille, Md, when
they entertained over one hun
dred guests at a buffet supper
on September 5, at their new
summer home in The Pines. at
RehObOth Beach.
Always,
Virginia S. Townsend
Wednesday.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-11

on it's way to the
~ halls of learning.
There were many buses and
dozen of cars. all filled with
eager, forward looking faces,
anxious to get set for the com
ing school months. There were
crew cuts on boys and pretty
curls on girls. There were
lovely looking dresses for the
girls and the popular jeans for
the boys. These things | saw
from the windows of the pass
ing cars, for very few pupils
walk these days. By the end
of the week most of the time
will be routine, and schedules
will be pretty we'll established.
1t is good to educate America,
some for profession, others for
industry. All necessary and inn
portant.
There have been a few fam
lilies to return to their homes
in town after the summer spent
at the shore. No one COM
plains about the cooler wea-
ther after the tOrridness of the
past week or two, but the low
er temperature may be the de-
Gliding factor of whether to
stay away for a few days long
er or return to winter quar-
ters. Each return is welcomed
after the long spell of closed
and darkened homes.
Mrs. Clyde Nelson and Mrs.
Frank r. Grier were hostesses
at a coffee given at the home
of the former this morning.
The affair honored Mrs. Robert
Foster, whose husband recent
ly Joined the staff of The L. D.
Caulk Company. Just tn e
"Caulk ladies" were included
in the invitations, which is a
very pleasant way to learn the
faces to be connected with
names heard before. The FOs-
ters came from indianapolis.
Mrs. Herman w. Sharp. Sr..
who lives near town, was de-
lightfully surprised by her
children on Sunday. A birthday
dinner at the Sharp cottage
was arranged by her sOn-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Preston Reed, of Milton,
which was supplemented with
home made ice cream made by
Mrs. Harold Davis, another
daughter. Needless to say that
good wishes were expressed
for this good parent on her
natal day by each member of
her immediate family.
Mr. and Mrs. II. Conner Nit
ten were in New York City last
week from Wednesday until
Friday, in which time they
got in a visit with their son,
William c. Mitten. However,
the real purpose of their trip
was to wish bon voyage to
Mr.. Mitten's sister and her
family. DR.. aud Mrs. G.. C..
Carpenter and son Coy. of
WipstOn-Salem, n. c., left for
Cairo, Egypt, where they will
spend the next ten months.
Dr.. Carpenter will lecture and
do some work in pathology and
Coy will attend the American
University in Cairo. Much en-
tertaining and good fun at
tends most departures. This
one was no different and the
Mittens came home with pleas
ent memories of their few days
away.
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Truitt
will be leaving tomorrow on a
scheduled trip to the West
Coast. They are going by
train to the great Northwest
and over into British Column
bia, arriving there for the last
day and night that the beauti-
full hotel at Lake Louise will
be open. They will then begin
their trip down the Pacific
Coast, stopping at important
places like Seattle and Port
land before they arrive in Cal
ifOrnia for visits in San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles. After
these places have been well
viewed, they will begin theil
way east by the central way
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-11
Home Coming
At COkesbury

The Annual Home Coming at
COkesbury Church, October 4, start
ing at 1000 a. m. Lunch at Com
munity House. Preaching at 300 p.
IN. Rev. J. Holliway, pastor in
charge.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-11
Chest X-RGy Surrey
VIII Start In Milford
Area Next Tuesday

tcontinued from first page)
Stores, 1:OO-9:0O p. m; Milford.
Draine's Store, 10000 a. m.-G:OO
p. m; Bowers, Post Office, 1900
500 p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-11
STEPHENSON

STEPHENSON
Mrs. Ada Truax Stephenson. 70.
widow of the Rev. r. K. Stephen
son, former superintendent of the
Dover District, Peninsula Methodist
Conference, died Tuesday afternoon
in the Delaware Hospital, in Will
mlngtOn, where she had been a
patient two weeks. Mrs. Stephen
son had been a resident of Will
mlngtOn continuously since the re-
tlrement Of her husband in 1884
when they went to that city to live.
He died a year later. During his
ministerial career he had been
pastor at Scott Methodist Church
for two different periods and also
was minister of SilverbrOOk Meth
odist Church in Wilmington. A ma
/ tive OF Smyrna. Mrs. Stephenson
/ had lived in the various places in
/ Delaware, where her husband held
! pastOrates. In addition to Whining.
ton, these included Milford. Dover
/ Smyrna, SeafOrd. and also Crisfield
Nd. Her home at the time of he1
death was at 300 West Nineteenth
Street, Wilmington. She had been
member of Grace Methodist
Church for many years. Surviving
are son, Ralph K. Stephenson
Bellefonte; two brothers, James S
TruaX, Smyrna, and Nelson Truax
Chester, Pa, and three grandchil.
dren' Mary Ada Stephenson, Rob.
erta Davis Stephenson and RalpF
Kerr Stephenson. She was the
daughter of the late James T. anC
Mary Nelson Truax of Smyrna
Funeral services will be held al
p. IN. today at the McCrery Flu.
neral Home. 2700 Washington
Street. in Wilmington. The Revs
L. B. Morgan and Ralph Hall Col.
lis, will Officiate. Interment viii
be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyr.
ma.
Milford chronicle., 1953-09-11
TRACTOR STOLEN

TRACTOR STOLEN - A 1853
tractor, valued at $4,000 was stolen
from the parking lot of the Chester
Mack Sales and Service Inc, %
South Heald street, Wilmington.
according to a complaint to police
last Friday by A. F. Bollinger,
service manager of the concern.
1t is believed the thieves broke
a window of the cab of the vehicle
to open the locked doors.