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PARENTS ASSOCIATION MEET

Delaware Colony Parents AssOcia-
tion, New Castle County Unit
The New Castle County Unit Of
the Delaware Colony Parents AS
sociation will mold its regular BIZ
monthly meeting on Monday even
ing. December 14th at pm. at
the wilmington Turner'S Hall, 7O1
S. Clayton Street, Wilmington
Charles ]. Paolino, Wilmington,
chairman of the group. Will pre-
side. A moving picture, children
Limited" viii be shown. This
film was made by the National As
sociation for Retarded Children
and has been widely circulated
throughout the United states All
interested persons are cordially in
vited to attend the meeting and to
see the movie. Reports will be
made BY committee chairmon and
George II. Dawson, Newark, viii
report on the statewide Parents
Association of which he is presi-
dent An invitation has been sent
to all the parents BY Richard Ian
des, acting superintendent of the
Delaware Colony, to attend the
Childrens Christmas Vosper Ser
vice on Sunday, December 18th at
2 pm. in the auditorium of the Adj
ministration Building of the Della
ware Colony at Stockley.
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are expected to see some varsity
action are Karl Gebhart, Turk
Orvis, and Phil Voshell. John
Dickinson is looking forward to a
good season with his junior varsity
team as he has many of his regu-
lars back as well as adequate sub
stitutes from last season to fill
ONE Of the starting berths. Both
coaches have made it definite to all
candidates that each position is
completely open.
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COMES TO LEE F. SLAUGHTER'S

Yes " we're both proud and happy to announce that
your dealer is now able to offer you the fine car
designed and powered for modern livng-Lincon! For
here's a car that fne-car enthusiasts have taken to
their hearts Its performance qualities are just as you'd
have them-truly superb. One demonstration ride in
the new Lincoln will convince you that this is
completely powered -magnifcently powered by an i'm
proved version of the famous Lincoln V205 hp engine,
and by optional power that makes steering, braking
and postioning easier. And the beauty of Lincoln is
true 6ne-car beauty. The long, low silhouette is
accented by lines of bright metal Interior decor is
richer more luxurious than ever But why not stop by
and see-and try-the beautiful new Lincoln for
yourself? And on December 10Th, don't miss the duomo
the surprises your dealer has in store when he Displays
for the first time-the dH-neW 1854 Mercury!
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Fire Prevention
Hints

lnfouSn the courtesy OF inc Ma.
tional Fire Protection Association
tile Chiefs Of Kcnt County are
pleased to bring to the attention III
the public the following safe ana
sane suggestions for the Xmas hol-
idays:
THE TREE
Cut a growing tree or try to BUY
one that hasn't dried out from pro
longed storage CWhen too day,
tree branches are brittle and shed
needles easily)
Stand the tree in water or snow
outdoors until you're ready to use
it indoors.
Bring the tree indoors just be-
fore Christmas and take it out asI
soon afterwards as possible.
The larger the tree the greater
the hazard so don't get one any
larger lhan you need.
Just before setting up the tree
saw off the trunk at an angle at
least one inch above the original
cut.
Place the freshly cut tree trunk
in water and keep level Of water
above the cut the entire time the
tree is indoors CChcck the water
level at least once a day for alb
sorption and evaporation.)
! Support tho tree we'll. Don't put
it near sources of heat (fireplaces.
radiators, etc. or where, standing
or fallen, it could block the way
out of the room and out of the
house in case of fire.
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and
WRAPPINGS

Don't let Christmas wrappings
accumulate in the home; place
them in your metal covered trash
barrel.
Use non-combustible material
(metal, glass, asbestos, etc). to
decorate the home for Christmas
wherever possible. When you must
use combustible materials, be sure
they are "f1ameproofed," particu-
larly if they are to be anywhere
near the tree.
Santa Claus whiskers have caus-
ed Christmas tragedies; be sure
they're 'fiameproofed."
GIFTS
Toys operated by alcohol, kero-
sene or gasoline are especially
dangerous; they may upset and
set fire to children's clothing, the
tree, or to the house itself.
Look for the Underwriters Lab
oratories label when buying elec-
trical toys. This means they have
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been tested for fire and shock haz-
ards and may be considered safe
if properly handled and maintain
ed.
Don't set up electric trains or
spirit-fueled toys under a Christ
mas tree.
AND DON'T FORGET
Don't allow smoking near the
tree amidst decorations or piles Of
wrappings; nave plenty of safe
ashtrays around and use them
Plan on what you must do if fire
breaks out.
Guard against flying sparks
from a fireplace with a substantial
screen and don't use the fireplace
to burn up Christmas wrappings
and decorations.
Keep matches, lighters ana
candles away from tiny hands.
Have water-type fire extinguishers
that work, buckets Of water OF
even your garden hose connected
to a faucet, within reach Of the
tree. But remember, unless you
can put a fire out Immediately, call
your fire department at once.
Don't gamble with fire, the odds
are against you.
The above are all good rules and
reasons 50 that all may have a
fire safe holiday season.
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LIGHTING

Do not use candles on the tree
or nearby where there is any
chance for an open flame to con-
tact the tree or combustibles piled
beneath the tree.
Use only electric lighting sets
that bear the UL Underwriters
Laboratories) label.
Check lighting sets each year
before using for frayed wires, leose
connections, and broken sockets.
Don't plug too many cords into
one outlet.
Make certain that all tree light
ing is turned off before retiring or
leaving the house.
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Persius.

Live within your harvest. :
PerSiuS.
Evening star., 1953-06-03

song. The slug doesn't work.
but often 1t jams the juke box
so that it can't be played until
the repair man works it over.
The machines are installed in
the Washington area on a COM
mission basis. They act as an en-
tertainment medium and as a
profit source.
The outlandiSh colors on the
music boxes are there for a pur-
pose-to catch the eye as soon
as the customer comes In the
door.
Started Back in 1888.
If you get a little exasperated
when someone keeps playing the
same tune again and again on
the juke box, you can blame it
all on a couple of men named
Thomas Edison and Jesse H.
Lippincott.
EdiSon's first perfected phono-
graph came out in 1888, and
in that same year, Lippincott
saw the possibilities and turned
out the first juke box through
his North American Photograph
Co. He rented his machines at
$40 a year.
But it became too costly to
Evening star., 1953-06-03

O04y 4s
The new president is a native
Of Washington and a graduate
Of Georgetown University. He
served with the Coast Guard in
World War II and joined the Ma
tional Permanent in 1946. Re-
Gently he was named deputy gov
ernor representing the District
Of Columbia in the national in
Stitute.
william E. Grimm, jr., Of the
First Federal Savings and Loan
Association Of Washington was
elected first vice president, and
John H. Thompson of Washing
ton Permanent Building Associ-
alton was named second vice
president.
Other new officers include
Miss Margaret Duva, National
Permanent, recording secretary;
John U. Raymond, Home Fed
eral Savings and Loan Associa-
ton. corresponding secretary;
Robert McConkey, Perpetual
Building Association, treasurer;
Henry Johnson, Jefferson Fed
eral Savings and Loan AsSocia-
ton, assistant treasurer.
Mr.. Frazier, the outgoing pres
ident, and Norman Watkins of
Metropolis Building Association
were elected to the Board of
Governors. Charles c. Elderkin
of Anacostia Federal Savings
and Loan Association was re-
elected to the board.
Evening star., 1953-06-03
Ministers Would
Appeal Contempt
To Supreme Court
By Alex R. Preston
Ssor Stoff coFYespondent

RICHMOND. June 3.-The
Unitarian Ministers Association
will carry a contempt Of court
conviction Of an Arlington
pastor all the way to the United
States Supreme Court, if Vir-
ginia's highest tribunal rules
against him.
Contending that the basic
issue Of freedom Of expression is
involved in the case Of the Rev
Ross Allen Weston of the Airing
ton Unitarian Church, a SpokeS-
man for the national associa-
tion made the statement after
listening to arguments in the
appeal before the State Supreme
Court yesterday.
The Rev. Harry Scholefleld OF
Philadelphia. vice chairman of
the association, said a special
committee Of his group has
financed Mr.. WeSton's legal
battles so far through the Ar
lington Circuit Court and the
Virginia Supreme Court. The
committee is headed by the Rev.
A. Powell Davies Of All Souls
Unitarian Church in Washing
ton.
IF a further appeal is neces-
Sarv" Mfr. SchOlefield said tive
probably will enlarge the COM
mittee by making it non-sec-
tartan and also bring in repre-
sentatives Of the press and 9TH
ers interested in preserving the
rights Of free speech and a free
press"
Justices of the State Supreme
Court limited, by their questions
during yesterdays arguments,
there is some doubt about
jurisdiction of the tribunal.
Assistant States Attorney
General Frederick r. Gray
pointed out that a 500 fine i'm
posed on MIR. Weston had been
suspended by Judge j. Hume
Taylor Of Norfolk, who heard
the case in Arlington.
1--WE are appealing more than
a 500 fine case" said c.
O'Conor Goolrick of Fredericks-
burg, one of Mr.. Weston's at
torneys. 1--WE are invoking our
constitutional rights. BY his
conviction he has been brought
before the public and has been
pilloried. In some respects he
has been put in public disgrace" !"
Evening star., 1953-06-03

manager. He will assist N. r.
Nesblett, Washington division
manager.
Mr.. Bowen started with the
company eight years ago as a
salesman and became branch
manager at Jacksonville. Fla,
in 1949. Prior to his appoint
ment here he was branch man.
ager at Miami. He is a native of
Atlanta, Ca, attended the Uni
versity of Tampa, and served
with the infantry in World
War II.
Entered in ALB Contest.
Harry M. Schoenly of the
Riggs National Bank will rep
resent Washington in the semi
finals and final public speaking
contest of the American Insti-
tute of Banking at Cleveland on
June z and 8. He was the win
ner of the Washington Chapters
contest and the regional COM
petition.
Nelson M. Stokes. vice presi-
dent of Lincoln National Bank,
was omitted from the list of
Washington bankers attending
the annual meeting and Ber-
muda cruise of the Maryland
Bankers Association, published
in this column Sunday. The
bankers left Baltimore Sunday.
Horace Stokes, vice president
OF the National Metropolitan
Bank, was listed by error. He
had no plans to go on the cruise
and his friends were much sur
prised to find him at his desk
as usual this week.
Joins Bendix Aviation.
Kenneth Ray Brown of Wash
ington has joined the engineer
ing staff of the Bendix Products
Division of Bendix Aviation Corp.
at South Bend, Ind, where he
will work in the guided missile
section.
A graduate of George WASH
ington University, Mr.. Brown
will take part in a $50 million
engineering program which in
cludes a technical staff of more
than 5000 in all divisions of
Bendix.
Samuel E. Hunsaker, formerly
with N. w. Aver and Son in
Philadelphia and New York, has
joined the Lewis Edwin Ryan
Advertising Agency here as copy
chief.
Evening star., 1953-06-03
Capital Auto Sales
Show Decline From
Year Ago in May
By DonoId B. HodIey

Sales of new and used auto
mobiles here dropped behind a
year ago in May, but volume
for five months of this year re-
mained above 1852 levels, the
Traffic Bureau disclosed today.
New-car titles registered in
the District of Columbia in May
totaled $3.50 VS.. 2,46O in the
previous month and 2,316 in
May, 1852. However, the five
month total was 11,557 VS.. 9.957
in the same period last year.
Title transfers, barometer of
used-car sales. totaled 3,605 in
May VS.. 5.282 in the previous
month and 3,762 in May, 1852.
Volume in the five months to-
tailed 22,470 VS.. 22,O65 a year
earlier.
Private Jobs Increase.
The April report on employ
ment In the Washington Metro
politan area shows that an
Increase in private jobs is cush-
ioning the decrease in Federal
Government employment.
Total non-agricultural en-
ployment Of 626,200 persons in
April was 1,500 above a month
earlier, but $500 behind a year
earlier. Federal Government jobs
were down 10000 from a year
earlier. April totals compiled by
the United States Employment
Service are given below with
changes from the previous month
and a year ago:
Evening star., 1953-06-03
I'd dNickeI-o- Tune luke Boxes Employ ESQ Here
By Jack jonas

Why do they call that gaudy
music machine a juke box?
One theory is that the name
stems from the so-called "jook
joints" along the Mississippi
River, where the boatmen
stopped to slake their thirst, and
where the nickle-a-song industry
gained its first strong foothold.
Another theory traces the
name to the old English word,
"juke," which means to Jump
or skip about like a bird.
Whatever the background, the
estimated $500 juke boxes in
the Washington area pull in q
lot of nickels. provide a big slice
of business for the record COM
panies and keep some $50 men
and women counting nickels and
supplying hungry machines with
recordings.
The music boxes here also pro-
vide a testing ground for new
tunes, to learn how the public is
going to take to them. Thus they
become the bellwether Of the
hit parades, with today's hits
already on the boxes, and to-
morrow's being carefully picked
from the advance tip sheets.
16 Supply Firms.
Sixteen firms here supply juke
boxes to the areas bars and
restaurants.
Hirsh de la Viez. Of the WASH
ington Music Guild and the
Music Guild of America-or-
ganizations Of coin-machine sup
pliers-points out that the juke
box is an expensive musical in
Strument.
Before the war;" he said. 'you
could buy a juke box for 1929
and supply it with records at 81
cents each. The 1858 juke box
costs $1,050, and the records
average 63 cents EACH"
The trend still Is to larger juke
boxes with more selections with
the current 100-tune model be-
ing supplanted with a 120-tune
model.
The Hirsh Music Machine Co.,
one Of the largest in this area,
changes the records on its juke
boxes once a week. But not all
the tunes change. Some of
them go on week after week pull
/ ing nickels, to be replaced with
the same tune as the record
wears out.
Popularity Tabulated.
A tabulating device in the ma
chine keeps track of how often
each record is played.
Don't throw a rock at the
Juke box if you don't like the
tune that's being played" one
operator said. Chances are that
a lot of people like that tune,
or it wouldn't be on the box"
Despite the temptations, it
isn't often that a customer takes
an ak to a juke box. The biggest
bane to the operators is the
cheater who tries to slip a slug
| into the machine to get a free
Evening star., 1953-06-03


I operate, and the nickel-a-song
idea was advanced the following
year by Louis Glass, in San Fran
cisco. The first machine brought
in 10000 nickels in the first six
months, and by that time, Mr..
Glass had IA at various points
in San Francisco.
These have spread into the
$50 ,000-machine business that
the juke-box industry is today.
Tunes BY NeighborhoOd. =.
Programming is an important
part of the coin machine mans
operation. He learns from expert
ence which type of tune goes
well in which neighborhood.
Some places will take only 20
hillbilly tunes on a machine. In
others, it can 60 as high as 40
on a 100-tune machine.
On some, there is a balance
between popular, hillbilly, old ia
vorites and classics. Songs like
Begin the Beguine" and "Star-
dust" have been on the same
machines for years.
Others fade after q week or
two. These, mostly, are the kind
which make you hop or skip
about like a bird.
Evening star., 1953-06-03
$50 Fete Cherner Family
On European Departure

More than $50 guests last
night wished bon voyage to Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Cherner, who
leave Friday for a three-month
tour of Europe.
The Cherners were honored at
a dinner at the Hotel Statler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cherner and
their two daughters, Marjorie
and Roberta, will leave aboard
the liner United States. High
light Of their trip will be a visit
to Israel, followed by q tour Of
italy, Austria, Switzerland,
France and England. They are
scheduled to return about Sep
tember l.
Mr.. Cherner is president of
the Cherner Motor Co. and Is
active in civic affairs.
Evening star., 1953-06-03
Change Change
Promoted by AmOcO.

Robert E. Bowen has been pro-
noted to assistant division man.
Evening star., 1953-06-03
Manila Gets Rudur

MANILA (R.-Manila is being
screened with a radar network,
the first in the Philippines. Two
more radar systems, each so miles
outside Manila's boundaries, will
be installed Immediately after
completion of the Manila radar
screen. The equipm n was
turned over to the Philippines by
the United States under the mu-
tual defense assistance pact.
Evening star., 1953-06-03
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. June 8 LP.-Foreign
exchange rates follow Great Britain
dollars, others in cents):
Canadian dollar in New York open
market. 25/32 per cent premium or
1OO.7Sb United States cents, up 1/32
Of q cent.
Europe -. Great Britain tpound).
$2 %, up Is Of q cent; Great Britain
30-day futures. 2;S1Ih.. upi. of q cent:
up Is Of cent; Great Britain 9O-day
futures. 2.S0k; up 10 Of q cent; Belgium
ffranc}, .SssS Of a i cent unchaneed;
Holland (guilder), 1886 UNCHANGED;
Italy Qira), .161s Of cent, UNCHANGED;
Sweden (krona). 1895, UNCHANGED:
Switzerland (franc) dree). 23.34, un-
Latin America-Argentina free),
7.24, unchanged Brazil (free), 2.1S.
unchanged: Mexico, 11.59. unchanged:
Venesuela (bolivar), 30.03, UNCHANGED.
Far East-Hong Kong dollar. 17.52.
unchanged.
Evening star., 1953-06-03

c h q p t e r,
A m e r / c a n
Savings and
an 1nSti-
tute, at the
annual meet
ing last night.
Mr.. Stadtler
S u c c e e d S
Ch aries E.
Frazier Of the
Liberty Build
in 6 Associa-
ton. New Of
hcers will take
over the chap
ter's work on.
Evening star., 1953-06-03

pedestrian behavior yesterday.
The 1858 pedestrian death
total is "a. This compared with
IS through May 81, 1852.
Capt. w. L. Groth, State po.
lice safety engineer, said the
average pedestrian accident
could be avoided by the pedes-
trian being alert"
The overall highway fatality
toll for the year Is $40. This
compared with $40 through
June ! of last year.
Evening star., 1953-06-03

age OF the
w a S h i ngton
Office of Amer
lean Oil Co.,
it was an
nounced by M.
L. Schwartz,
vice president
in charge Of
sales.
Mr.. Bowen
S u C c e e d s
j a m e S G.
B ! a k e , who
recently be-
came Rich
Evening star., 1953-06-03
SfadtIer Named Head
Of Savings and Loan
Institute Chapter

John w. Stadtler, assistant
treasurer Of the National Perma-
nent Building Association, was
elected president of Washington
Evening star., 1953-06-03
Virginia Police Urge
Caution as Toll of
Pedestrians Rises
by the Associoted Press

BY the Associoted Press
RICHMOND, June 3.-Vir-
ginia's pedestrian traffic toll-25
per cent ahead Of year ago
led State police to urge better
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
Chest X-Ray Group
Elects In Sussex
(contin,led fron, f,r,+ 49,.

continued from first page)
committees to be organized within
the next few weeks were discussed
but only three slated for immediate
action. The Locations Planning
Committee with George w. Bryan.
Of Stockley acting as temporary
chairman will meet at the Sussex
Health Unit next week. Tuesday.
August 4th has been set for the
organization meeting of the busi-
ness, industry agriculture and labor
committee and August 6 for the
public information committee. The
Council will meet again in George
town on August 13. 1t was an
nOunoed that 10 X-Ray units had
been assigned to Sussex County for
three weeks, September % through
October 10. Members of the Council
attending the meeting included per-
sons from SeafOrd, Millsboro, Selby-
vile, Glendale, Lewes, Bridgeville,
Blades, Laurel, Delmar, StOckley,
FrankfOrd, RehObOth and George
town together with Miss Doris
Davis, MillsbOro and Miss Jeffe-
Teys who are members of the Sur
Vey Staff.
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
Couple Sentenced In
Death OF Infant

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marriage when you said only two
had died, when there were two
others whose death certificates
showed death by malnutrition. You
are, however, not convicted in this
court Of the death of those other
two children. Those facts are only
a part of your background. After
giving considerable reflection to
the case before me, l impose the
following sentence:
you are to pay the costs of pros
ecutiOn and serve six years and
seven months in Sussex County
prison and are now committed to
the board of trustees of Sussex
County until that sentence is ear
ried out"
Sentence imposed on Mrs. Thorn
ton took into consideration the fact
that she had been in prison since
her arrest, about five months ago.
Husband Censured
Judge Layton told the husband
he had "given considerable atten-
ton to his case. / take, into con-
sideration the fact that you are
several years younger than your
wife and, though connected with
the case, were not as responsible
as your wife and you had no con-
nectiOn with her former life and
marriage.
Judge Layton severely censured
Thornton for the threatening of a
State Board of Welfare worker
who went to the home to investi-
gate and also cited the fact that
Thornton had been cOurt-martialed
by the U. S. Navy for an act of
violence.
Three of Mrs. Thornton's chill
dren by her previous husband.
Margaret Ann Ross, 16: Robert
Ross, seven, and a 17-year-old son
are in Virginia with grandparents.
The other Thornton children. Rich
ard Wayne, four; Margaret, three.
and Dale, about a year and a half.
are now in foster homes under the
custody of the state.
The trial lasted the better part
OF two days and the verdict of
guilty was returned July 8. Ex-
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
GRADUATION SHOWERS

NORMAN, Okla.-(B-A group
of University of Oklahoma engin-
eering students finally gave in to
the long-suppressed desire to duck
an instructor before the start Of
final examinations.
The students gave an engage
ment shower for Edwin jackson.
student instructor in engineering
and just as the last gift was being
presented they grabbed Jackson,
carried him to the University's Mir
ror Pool and dumped him in.
jackson recovered quickly, re-
turned to the Baptist Student Cen
ter, scene of the shower, grabbed
a garden hose and turned it on
his tOrmentOrs.
Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07
SALTY FANNY

EAST BOSTON, Mass.-(P)-An
East Boston family of distinction!
The. Wellings are the first family
in the history of the U. S. Navy
to claim three living admirals.
Augustus entered the U. S. Ma
val Academy in 1916 and was fol-
lowed in 1917 by Timothy. Joseph
was appointed in 1921, and Albert
followed in 1928. All four boys
were commissioned upon gradual
ing:
Now, Real Admiral Augustus J..
yelling is Commander AmphibioUs
= aiming Command, Little Creek
Va Rear Admiral Timothy +. is
retired, Rear Admiral Joseph H.
is serving in the office of the As
sistant Secretary of Defense fer
ManpOwer, and Capt. Albert A. is
on duty with the Mine Sweeping
branch, Bureau of Ships