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Milford chronicle., 1954-04-30

Bethlehem, Pa, visited Mrs. r. L.
Coulter, Sr. on Friday.
The Willing Workers Glass of
Grace Church held a pot luck sup
per at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Humphreys last Tuesday
evening with a large attendance.
Everyone enjoyed a delicious sup
per. After the supper, the president,
Mrs. Clara Coulter, presided. Plans
were made to replace the shrubbery
in front of the church. The class
also plans to check over the play
ground and get it cleaned up, re-
pair or replace equipment, and in
short to get the place in shape for
summer activity This is fine place
for picnic, barbecue, or an even
ings fun and is available to the
whole community as a service from
Grace Church.
Mrs Clifton COhee of Denton and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Atherholt of
BOOthwyn, Pa, were Sunday Wis
itOrs with Mrs. John Elliott.
Mr.. and Mrs. BrenOn Jackson and
children, Bruce and Brenda, were
Milford chronicle., 1954-04-30
Twenty Years Ago.

Token from the Muy 4. 1894 Issue
MIR. and Mrs. Harry H.
Brakeley, lately of Borden
town, N. j., moved to their
new residence on Lake Avenue
on Wednesday. Mr.. Brakeley
for several years past has
been associated with Draper
and Company.
The teachers Of the Freder-
lea School, Mrs. F. w. Mick,
Mrs. John Jewell, Mrs. A. M.
Melvin, Miss Edith M. FARRELL
and Mrs. A. B. Harrington gave
a linen shower to. the seventh
grade teacher, Miss Esther
Wright, who is to become the
bride of Senator Ernest Keith
in June.
Larry Truitt, of Delmar, who
has been in the employ of the
American Stores Co, in Del
mar, for several years, has
purchased the store fixtures
and stock Of merchandise Of
H. G. Poore on North Second
Street, known as the J. Will
liam Culver Store, and opened
up business for himself last
week.
Milford chronicle., 1954-04-30

The filling station being
erected by Carlton Lingo, at
the intersection of the Laurel
Highway and the dupont Boule-
ward. is nearly finished and it
is a very attractive building.
zee
Mr.. Gray, who for the past
three years has been manager
and part owner of the Sussex
and Palace Amusement Co, of
Georgetown, and Seaford. has
a position with Warner Bro
theirs Theatres in Hagerstown.
Md.
Marian Warren gave a party
at her home on Friday evening
in honor of the birthday of
Thomas Hinkle. The guests
were Mary Vinyard, Lily Lord.
Virginia SOckrider, Vivian
Shute, Betty Risler, Wilma
Wilkins, Maxine Grove, Ruth
Ann HOlzmueller, Blanche
Hudson, Ann Keller, Frank
Hall, George Vinyard. Bill
Stevenson, Ponder Morgan.
Utley Roberts, Pierce Watson.
Edgar Clendaniel, Osborne
Scott, George Thistlewood and
Frank Sapp.
Milford chronicle., 1954-04-30

were in town over the weekend
for the Alumni Banquet and Dance
on Saturday night. Among them
were Clarence and Ray Spence who
spent the weekend with Bill and
Mary Coulter and Bayard and
Jeanette Coulter who were guests
of the Ebe Reynolds. Jr.
Mrs. Alice McIllvaine reports that
the proceeds collected for the Red
Cross in the Greenwood area are
$4,000.
Mrs. Ida SnOwberger is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Gra-
ham and will remain while the
latter is convalescing from her
stay in the hospital
Mrs. Annie Hatfield was a Sun
day dinner guest of Miss Florence
Carlisle and Mr. William Carlisle,
Sr. In the afternoon they called on
Mrs. George r. Wiley who has been
i'll the past week. Other callers
were Mr.. and Mrs. John Mervine,
Miss Bess Carlisle. and Mr.. and
Mrs. G. H. Melvin and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Young of
Milford chronicle., 1954-04-30
Ten Years Ago.

Tukon from the Muy $. 1914 Issue
Harold Hastings, from one
of the Army training schools,
is spending his first furlough
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. Earl Hastings, Of Selbyville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond w.
Masten welcomed a fine son in
Memorial Hospital on April
%, and they have named him
Daniel Raymond. This Is their
second child. The first. a
daughter, is named Caroline
May.
Miss Dolores Paquette cele-
brated her Sth birthday on
Wednesday, April 26, at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred j Paquette, on
Fisher Avenue. Guests, Marilyn
Weary. Nancy Phillips, Rober-
ia Kennedy, Ellen Lemex,
Jane Glasco. and little brother,
Dennis.
A V-mail letter this week
brought the news that Lieuten-
ant Eleanor Mcknight has ar
rived in England with the 95th
General Hospital Group. Lieu
tenant Mcknight was dietitian
at the Milford Memorial Hos
pital prior to her enlistment
IN the Army and has many
friends II and around Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1954-04-30

Lieutenant Alan C. Porter.
OF Greenwood. a fighter pilot
stationed in England who won
"honors" earlier this month
over Germany, had a field day
over southern Germany last
Sunday when a group of air
warriors in which he was in
cluded shot down a total of
66 enemy aircraft.
Sso
Sergeant Armour Purcell of
Houston, will soon complete
his training in the Second Air
Force and in the near future
ne will go overseas to a com
bat area to do his part in de-
feating the enemy. He is sta
toned at the Army Air Base.
Dalhart, Texas, at the present
receiving a very important
part of his final training.
zoe
Ralph Draper Of Greenwood
was elected president of the
Future Farmers last Friday
night succeeding Robbins
Webb, Of Milford. Other Off
GERS named, Vice presidents.
William PiersOn, Henry G.
Conrad School; Edgar Mills.
Jr., Milford, and Richard
Swami, Newark; Treasurer.
William CrOssan, Newark. Re-
porter, Harry Marvel, Milton
Milford chronicle., 1954-04-30

Nd, on May IL Names of the Dele
gates are: Mabel FarrOw, Marie
DickersOn Edna COnaway, Elaine
Jones, and Mary Uhler. The alter
mates are Margaret Johnson, Rober-
ia Smith, Esther HynsOn, Geneva
Spence, and Elizabeth Craft.
The Ladies Auxiliary is planning
its Third Strawberry Festival on
May 28 at Greenwood High School.
Twenty-Five contestants are taking
part in the beauty contest. Admis-
sion is SIS and $.35 This includes
a full evenings entertainment with
a treat of strawberry ice cream.
The Ever-WelcOme Glass of
Grace Church held it's regular
monthly meeting on Wednesday
evening, April 21. After the busi-
ness meeting, the theme of the
fellowship hour was a b. rthday
party to celebrate at one time all
the birthdays of the class members.
This had a practical value because
each member dropped a penny into
the birthday bank for each year Of
his life, thus enriching the class
treasury Small gifts were ex-
changed, accompanied by original
poems which were very clever and
amusing. The hostess, Mrs. Alvin
Mills, served delicious refreshments
from the buffet table in her usual
charming manner. There were
pretty sandwiches, candy, lots of
hot coffee, homemade ice cream
and a large birthday cake which
bore the caption Happy Birthday
Everyone" The class gathered a
round, made their wishes, and blew
out the ring of candles. Everyone
felt that as a birthday party, it left
nothing to be desired.
Many of our former residents
Milford chronicle., 1954-04-30
The Past In Review
News AS II Was Reported In The Chronicle
Years Ago.
Iuksn iFom ihe Muy !. 1914 Issue

Token from the Moy !. 1914 Issue
L. P. Shew has been appoint
ed postmaster at Lincoln. He
has given bond, received his
commission and will take
charge of the office on May 1st.
Lyman H. Howe's travel
pictures will be shown In the
ArmOry Hall tomorrow night.
These are usually good and
draw good crowds.
ase
George E. Roach, president
of the Milford Hundred sun
day School Association, at
tended the State Convention
at SeafOrd this week.
John B. Ennis Of Ellendale,
is greatly improving his home
by adding a complete water
system. He is laying all the
necessary pipes, and putting
in bath tubs and all the neces-
sary conveniences. He will use
his gasoline engine as power.
asa
Last Saturday morning,
James H. Miliman brought a
load of fine speckled trout to
the Milford market, which sold
as fast as he could hand them
out to buyers. They ranged in
size from two to seven pounds
each. They were the first of
the speckled trout to come to
market this spring.
Milford chronicle., 1954-04-30

Sunday dinner guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Burton Carter.
The Jacob Hatfelds were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Luther Lyons. Delicious food, a.
musing conversation, home movies,
and mutual interests helped to
make it a delightful family" day.
Callers in the afternoon were Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Jester, Mr.. and
Milford chronicle., 1954-04-30

Mrs. Howard Lyons and EIr. and
Mrs. Morgan and son Ronald.
We. are advised that there will be
special Mothers Day services in
the Greenwood Methodist Church
on that day, with recognition being
given to the Oldest mother present,
the youngest mother present, and
the mother present with the largest
number of children.
Milford chronicle., 1954-04-30
GREENWOOD
By Mrs. ElVa Hatfield
Phone Greenwood 1855

Greenwood, Grace, Cannon
Methodist Charge
Clarence E. Palmer, Pastor
Sunday Services
Bethel Methodist Charge
| $3.50 a. m, Morning Worship.
Service. Sermon by Pastor.
1915 a. m, Church School. Mrs.
Mary E. Pasky, Superintendent.
Grace Methodist Church
$3.50 a. m, Church School. Wal
eer Mills, Superintendent.
lOiSO a. m, Morning Worship
Service. Sermon by Pastor.
Cannon Methodist Charge
1O:S0 a. m, Church School. Robert
Gilbert, Superintendent.
1880 a. m, Morning Worship
Service. Sermon by Pastor.
Pilgrim Holiness
Alfred Clark, Pastor
2:SO p. m, Sunday School.
1880 p. m, Worship Service. Ser
mon by pastor.
7;15 p. m, Young Peoples Ser
vice.
500 p. m, Evangelistic Service.
Wednesday Evening
$500 p. m, Prayer Meeting.
Greenwood Methodist Church
Harry H. Conner, Pastor
1000 a. m, Church School.
1880 p. m, Evening Service.
Chaplain's Chapel
1890 a. m. Church School.
st. JOhnstOWn
100 p. m, Church School
200 p. m, Worship Service. Ser
vice. Sermon by pastor.
Trinity
1000 a.. m, Church School.
11;OO a. m, Worship Service. Ser
mon by Pastor.
The Rev. Harry H. Conner ad-
vises that this will be the last
membership Sunday at Trinity and
st. JOhnstOWn for sometime. Any
one wishing to unite with the
church is invited to do so.
The attendance Contest out at
Chaplain's between the Blue Team,
captained by Mrs. George Short and
the Red Team, captained by Mrs.
Walton O'Day has been extended
until May 80.
On Sunday evening in the Green
wood Church at 1880, the Green
wood Home Demonstration Club
members will worship together in
BODY.
This coming Sunday will be the
beginning of National Family Week
which will extend from May 2 to
May 8. The theme for the week will
be "A Troubled World Needs Chris
tian Families"
On Wednesday evening, the
Greenwood WWSCS will meet in
the church at 500. On Thursday
afternoon, the Junior Choir will
rehearse, at $3.50 On Thursday
evening. the Comm. on Education
meets at 500 in the church.
The Senior Glass of Greenwood
High left at 1000 on Monday
morning for the long-awaited trip
to New York City. Next week we
hope to have a report of their
activities. Their chaperOnes were
Mrs, Webb, Mrs. Butler and Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard COnnell.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fowler were
Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Byron
Wiley and family. Sunday evening
guests were Mrs. Minnie Johnson
and son from Milford.
Mrs. Emma Williamson together
with Mr.. and Mrs. LinwOod Kates
and daughter of Harrington motored
to Mt Vernon on Sunday. They
visited WashingtOn's home, other
pO'uts of interest including the Old
Mill, and came back by wav of
Washington, D. c. and enjoyed the
beautiful scenery and lovely spring
flowers all along the way.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mart Uhler were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs AL
bert Humphreys on Saturday even
ing.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co., held
its regular monthly meeting on
Fridav evening with the president,
Mrs. Carlisle FarrOw, presiding. A
welcome was extended to one of
our new members, Mrs. Lester
Craft. Delegates and Alternates
were appointed for the DNl-Mar-Va
convention which is in Centreville,
Milford chronicle., 1954-04-30

A new wharf is being built
on the Murderkill, fronting
COunselman's Cannery, Fred
erica, which will be a great
improvement there.
Miss Elizabeth Shepherd and
Otis Jefferson of Slaughter
Neck, both went to George
town on Saturday to take the
teachers examination.
A. H. Mcgee of HarbesOn,
this week loaded some of the
heaviest pieces of oak timber
ever handled at the local sta
tion at BrOadkiln, recurring
twelve mules and ten men, un-
der the supervision of Veasey
Brow. Some of the pieces were
estimated at seven thousand
five hundred to eight thousand
pounds.
Among the Americans who
were wounded in the fighting
at Vera Cruz last week was
Ensign Paul Stevens, formerly
of Dover. Ensign Stevens, who
is a graduate of Annapolis,
married Miss Ella Moore, of
Leipsic, and both are we'll
known throughout the lower
part of the State. This week
his wife received a telegram
from him: Slight wound; up
and all right again"
Milford chronicle., 1954-04-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Will
liams of Roxana are the proud
parents of a fine baby girl,
Ruth.
The Bridgeville High School
Girls Dodge Ball Team defeat
ed the SeafOrd team on Tues
day by a score of Is to 16.
eoS
Joseph F. FOrst, Milton egg
dealer, received a carload of
egg crates this week, the sec
Ond carload since the first of
the year. Mr.. Forst ships every
week about one hundred cases
of eggs to the New York mar
ket.
George H. Murray of Frank
ford, has purchased from
Horace J. and Everett Hick-
man a small tract of land w.
ing on the road to Hickory Hill
and adjoining the dupont
Boulevard. Mrs. Murray will
erect a dwelling on the land.
Floyd K. Schmierer. first as
sistant keeper of the East End
Lighthouse, on the old break
water. Lewes, has been ap-
pointed keeper of a shore light
house at Cape May, N. J.
George w. HOrner, second
assistant keeper of the break
water light, will succeed
Schmierer as first assistant.
Milford chronicle., 1954-04-30
Thirty Years Ago.

Tqken from the May 2. 1924 Issue
Theodore Hudson attended
the K A. Fraternity dance Fri
day night at the University of
Delaware.
While enrOute from Cler-
mont, Fla, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Highly of Troy, N. Y, spent
last week with their nieces,
Mrs. Thomas Abbott and Mrs.
S. G. Evans, Jr.
On Saturday. April 26th, Miss
Harriet Wilson, of Newark,
Delaware, entertained at bridge
luncheon in Newark in honor
of Miss Margaret v. Grier, who
is to be married to Mr.. Marvel
Wilson on Saturday, May 10th.
Miss Grier and Miss Elizabeth
V. Carlisle motOred to Newark
and attended the luncheon
which was a very lovely affair.
The State defamation con-
test of High Schools of Della
ware under the ausnices of
the State Board Of Education,
took place at Dover, Friday
evening in Dover Opera House.
Awards we're made as follows:
First prize, SIS. Thomas After
bridge, Lewes, second prize,
Virgil Van Street, Bridgeville;
third prize. Elizabeth Nc
n0uyaIl NHfddlofovu,
Milford chronicle., 1954-04-30
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Mccarthy
Continued From First Page.)

Senate for my fight against
communism.
Sorry He, Backed President.
II feel rather that 7 should
apologize to the American peo-
pie for what was an uninten-
tionar deception upon them.
During the Eisenhower campaign
I spoke from coast to coast
promising the American people
that if they would elect the Eli
senhoWer administration that
they could be assured Of vigor-
Gus, forceful fight against Com
munists in Government. I'm
fortunately in this was mis-
taken.
Il find that the President, on
one hand, congratulates the SEN
ators who hold UP the work of
our committee and on the other
hand urges that we be patient
with the Communist hoodlums
who, as of this very moment.
are torturing and brainwashing
American uniformed men in
Communist dungeons.
ANY one who knows the ABCs
of the Communist war against
free civilization knows that
weakness will not free a single
American uniformed man.
If any Senator in the future
can justify a vote to draft the
sons Of American mothers, then
he must repudiate this shrink
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BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-Col-
unnist Westbrook Pegler said
last night supporters of Senator
Mccarthy, Republican, of Wis
consin, ''have been laying some
terrible eggs lately-let's not
kid ourselves"
Mr.. Pegler spoke at a memo
rial meeting at the Lost Battal-
ion Hall in Queens in honor of
the late Senator Pat McCarran
Of Nevada. The rally was spon-
sored by a foundation recently
organized to further the prin-
ciples, ideals and aims of Sen
ator McCarran along the lines
of Americanisln."
Senator Mccarthy was sched-
uled to appear at the meeting,
but instead sent a telegram.
Mr.. Pegler said small crowds
at recent demonstrations OPP
posing Senate censure of Sena-
tor Mccarthy, which the Senate
completed last week, had been
melancholy and depressing" to
him.
Referring specifically to re-
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and that Negroes were syste-
matically excluded from juries
In Montgomery. Ala. where he
was tried. The court in q brief
order gave no reasons for its
decision.
3. Ruled. IN an SO opinion
written by Justice Douglas, that
Federal antitrust laws bar "the
use of interstate business to de-
stroy local business" The de-
cision upheld $57. 900 in damages
awarded to L. L. Moore of Santa
Rosa. N. Mex, who said he was
forced out Of business when an
interstate baking company cut
its prices In that town.
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High Court Quits for 5 Weeks
After Ruling on Tax Cases

BY Senator Ferguson. Republic
can. OF MICHIGAN while q Judge
before being elected to the Sem
ate. The Supreme Court yester-
day agreed to review q case chal-
Longing constitutionality of the
statute which permits judges in
Michigan to conduct secret, one
man Investigations Of crime"
NLRB Sustained.
In another major decision yes
terday. the court sustained an
NLRB ruling that q union chosen
by employees as their bargaining
agent with an employer can re-
main as agent for a reasonable
period" usually a year, even if
the employees meanwhile vote to
revoke such representation. Jus
t1cet Frankfurter wrote the 80
opinion In q California case af-
fecting an automobile dealers
employees who were members of
the ALL machinists union.
An 80 opinion written by
Justice Black held that States
lack authority to close their
highways to interstate truckers
for repeated violations Of high.
way regulations. Justice Black
said the Interstate Commerce
Commission alone had jurisdic-
ton in such cases.
Another 80 decision ordered
a San Jacinto County, Tex,
court to give a hearing to o. Neal
Massey to determine whether he
was OF unSound mind when tried
and convicted under the Texas
habitual criminal law in 1941,
and sentenced to life imprison-
ment. Massey has been in prison
since 1941. His appeal was ar
gued before the Supreme Court
last month by former Secretary
OF State Dean Achesoil.
Entitled to Hearing.
Justice Douglas, who wrote the |
opinion, did not pass on merits
OF the case but declared Massey
was entitled to a hearing on his |
protest.
In other actions, the court:
l.. Refused to review a case
protesting against the use of
huorine in the public water of
Shreveport. La.
2. Set aside the conviction of
jeremiah Reeves, jr., Alabama
Negro convicted on a rape
was forced to make a confession
charge. Reeves contended he
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cCorthy Rally a Turkey
Pegler Says in Frank Speech
--Harris-Ewing Photo.

cent Madison Square Garden
rally, Mr.. Pegler said: ''It was
a turkey"
Were a minority" he said.
II don't know why we can't
turn out a good crowd.
IF Eleanor Roosevelt were
speaking in this hall tonight she
would have filled it twice over"
Lost Battalion Hall has a
capacity of about 1000, and
police estimated there were 1900
at the meeting.
William Buckley, jr., author
of book about Senator Nc
earthly, was the master of cere-
monies. Others present included
Author John Rowland Snow and
retired Rear Admiral John G..
Crommelin, a director of a drive
for signatures on petitions OPP
posing censure of Senator Nc
earthly.
Mrs. Patricia Hay of Glen
Cove, N. Y, Senator McCarran's
daughter, received scroll, and
foundation officials said tickets
to the meeting brought in about
$4,000 for foundation work.
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1akoma School Musicians
Entertain Citizens Group

The Citizens Association of
Takoma. D. c.. observed family
night at the Takoma School with
a musical program furnished by
IS pupils.
It was announced that the
school had been presented a
silk District of Columbia flag
yesterday by the Citizens AS
ISOLATION. Renah F. Camalier,
District Commissioner. made the
presentation.
Plans are being made to hold
the annual dinner of the asso-
citation on February T.
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mission in the Tennessee Valley
after rejecting a plan by the
IVA to build another steam
plant to furnish the additional
current needed.
The full commission is sitting
on the case as the administra-
ton has urged prompt action.
At the opening of today's hear
ing Chairman Ralph H. DENIM
Ter said that argument would be
confined to issues created by the
Holding Company Act and ex-
traneous matters barred.
Joseph Volpe, counsel for the
State of Tennessee and a large
group of associated supporters,
including municipalities and CO.
operatives and other opponents
of the projects, asked at the out
set that all records of Middle
South and Southern bearing on
the deal be subpoenaed to de-
velop as far as possible whether
the tieup of the two holding COM
panies is against public interest
or detrimental to investors.
Decision Reserved.
Chairman Demmler reserved
decision on this point and action
also was delayed on request
by Mr.. Volpe that Atomic Energy
Commission Chairman Lewis
Strauss and General Manager
K. D. Nichols be subpoenaed as
witnesses.
Mr.. Dixon yesterday told a
National Press Club luncheon
audience that it "just isn't so"
when asked if the long standing
controversy isn't just simply a
fight between public and private
power, and socialism and free
enterprise"
He said that "there isn't bit
of difference" between this con-
tract and the others the atomic
commission has negotiated with
private utilities.