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Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
PUBLIC SALE!
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE
.sATURDAY, MARCH 9Oth. 1954

SATURDAY, MARCH Goth, 1854
AT 100 O'CLOCK p. M.
In front of Sussex Trust Company.
Laurel, Delaware.
The following:
REAL ESTATE
A farm known as the Old Norris
Baker Farm, on the Old Stage Road
leading from Laurel to Delmar.
This farm consists of rs acres, more
or less, with some cutting timber
available. About so acres high tillable
land, lying on both sides of the high
way of which about 25 acres are on
the east side of the highway, about
80 acres on the west side of the high
way.
Improved by room DWELLING. Large
barn and outbuildings; also two acres
of Strawberries.
Will give possession May /. Has
electric, hot and cold running water.
Can be inspected by calling Laurel
37l1 or Laurel 595.
TERMS OF SALE: 2O% day Of sale.
Balance within 30 days.
AL and ELEANOR NERO
Laurel, Delaware
AuctiOneer: James NJ. Lowe
King Street, Laurel, Delaware.
3-12-2t
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NOTICE!

Bids will be received at the State
Welfare Home, Smyrna, Delaware,
until 10000 a. m, Thursday, March
Is, 1854, on clothing and dry goods.
Specifications can be obtained at
the institution any week day be-
tween the hours of 900 a. m. and
$500 p. m. The right to reject any
or all bids is reserved. Signed: G.
J. Prickett, M. d., Superintendent.
2-26-2t
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EXECUTORS NOTICE

All persons indebted to the es-
tate Of Lee Hirsch, deceased, are
heTby notified to settle the same on
or before the third day of March
A. d. 1855, and all those having
claims against the estate to pre-
sent same, duly attested, on or be-
fore the third day of March A. d.
1855.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
AND TRUST COMPANY
Milford, Delaware
S-Iz-5 Executor
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NOTICE TO ALL DOC OWNERS

All dogs over four months of age
must be licensed not later than
March first; otherwise, all unli-
eensed dogs will be picked up by
our Wardens.
BOARD OF GAME AND FISH
COMMISSIONERS
Thos. N. Stayton, Chief Warden
3-5-2t
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AUCTION SALE
MONDAY, MARCH 18th, 1854
BEGINNING AT 1000 A. M.

BERRY WAREHOUSE, Easton, Nd.
Large lot of fine modern and antique
furnishings that must he disposed of
to make room for spring storage.
Living Room, Dining Room, Bed
room and Kitchen Furnishings. Do
mestic and Oriental Rugs, Sewing Ma
chimes, Televisions, Small Grand Piano
Deep Freeze RefrigeratOrS, Lawn Fur
hIJure, Lamps, China and Glassware
Goods on Display March .13 and a..
Lunch served.
IRA NELSON
Auctioneer
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NOTICRt

For Roofing and Water PrOohng
JerVice call A. H. Short and Son,
Glendale. Phone Greenwood 7745.
l-6-f
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o. s. MAIL sCHEpILE FOR
MILFORD, DELAWARE
NOTICEi

I will not be responsible for any
bills unless contracted for by my
self. Hewitt Ralph Watkins, Hous-
ton, Del 2-26-3tp
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BANKRUPT SALE
or VALUABLE
Personal Property
AND
REAL ESTATE

Under and by virtue of an Order
passed in the United States District
Court for, the District of Maryland on
the End day of February, 1854, in the
matter of Leon c. BulOw and Mabel
W.. BuloW, copartners TIA Leon G.
BuloW, and Leon c. Bulow, individ-
ually, and Mabel w. BuIOw, indVid-
ually, Bankrupts, Bankruptcy No.
1O4lO, and under and by virtue of an
Order passed in said Court i'm said
Cause on the 9Th day of February,
1854, the undersigned Trustee viii sell
the following assets of the Bankrupts
FREE AND CLEAR OF ALL LIENS
at public auction i'm front of the bank
ing house of the Baltimore Trust Com
pany in BridgeVille, Sussex County,
Delaware, on
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Electric locomotives first appear.
ed on .. S. mainline tracks in 1895.
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS


SEALED PROPOSALS will he re-
ceived by the President of the Levy
Court of New Castle County, Room
i34A, Public Building, Wilmington,
Delaware, until 1900 A. NJ Eastern
at that time publicly opened for cOh-
tract involving the following apnrOXi-
mate quantities:
CONTRACT SD-55
GWlNHURST
2,525 c. Y. Excavation
1910 Tons Selected Borrow
1,100 Tons WaterbOund Macadam
500 Gal r. Q. / Ahpsalt
100 Tons Bltuminous Concrete
435 Tons HOt-MiX Asphaltic,' Con-
IS s. y. G" Cement Concrete Pave
10 c. Y. Cement Concrete Masonry
0.2 G. Y. Cement Rubble Masonry
30 L. j.. 3" v G. Pipe
80 L. +. g" V. c.. Pipe
So S. Y. So Cement Concrete Gut
1850 L. +. Integral Curb and Gutter
450 $. i. 4" Cement Concrete Side
walk
2.460 S. Y. NTopsOil
0.50S Ac. Seeding
80 $. r. Relaying FlagstOne Walk
dry
40 S. F. Relaying Flagstone Walk
(GrOuted)
Each Adjust ManhOle
49, Each Adjust LamphOle
J., Each Alteration of Garage
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Secretary
Dated March 3, 1854. 5-12-3t
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-09

Murphy were just too busy say
ing hello to everybody.
Felix and Ethel Putterman
were one of the first to arrive.
Ethel celebrating her 18th we'd
ding anniversary helped collect
tickets at the door
jim O'Connell as happy as a
lark. He has just been appoint
ed administrative assistant to
the director of Civilian Defense
q Montgomery County. -'-'--
DR.. and Mrs. Thomas Robin
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert c.
Stoute, Mr. and Mrs. MaXson
Cunningham, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Adams, Jr.
Everyone missed Dorothy
Clark who is recuperating from
an operation.
I hope l haven't left anyone
out, but l can say that a grand
time was had by all.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-09
Ne1U Million Dollar Wheaton
Coop Holds Open House Dec. II

of the center occupies more than
$4,000 square feet of space and
houses food, drug and general
merchandise areas. More than 25,-
900 square feet of open shopping
space affords beautifully decorat-
ed displays and ultra modern con-
veniences for shoppers. Also To-
Gated within the General Store
are a Community Room for meet
ings, store offices, stock rooms,
and central snack bar under a
ceiling hung canopy.
The Coop Pharmacy, with a
separate entrance from the park
ing area, offers for the first time
in Montgomery County "a hour
prescription service. General
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-09

Store hours will be from nine to
nine daily except Sunday.
The Sunday Open House will be
highlighted by the cutting of the
ribbon across an IS foot eXpanse
of glass front by a group of area
civic leaders on the handles of a
20 foot pair of scissors. Guests
of honor for the afternoon will be
Murray D. Lincoln, President of
CARE, world renowned Coopera
tive, and Gottleib Duttweiler,
General Manager of Migros, the
largest Cooperative in Switzer-
land who flies here this week.
end especially for the occasion.
The General Store and Service
Station will be decorated for
opening week with the flags of
the United Nations supplied by
the UN Honor Flag Committee of
the U.S.A.
One of the opening week feat
ures will be the General Stores
cracker barrel in which all visit
ors may place their names for
more than 100 prizes to be drawn
on Saturday night, Dec. Is by
Miss Tippy Stringer, weather
and fashion telecaster from TV
Station WMAL in Washington.
Prizes to be drawn include 100
baskets of food, coffee makers,
and a Color TV Set.
The Coop Tower, a Is foot
trilon, topped with six foot high
neon letters COOP" directly on
Georgia Avenue, is expected to
become a landmark for the area.
1t marks the Avenue entrance to
the five acre site. Another en-
trance and exit is provided from
Pritchard Road.
The Food-O-Mat, 125 feet of in
a-line shelving covers more than
two thirds of the rear wall of the
General Store. Here packaged
products are fed from a stock
area via a memorial system into
sioping shelf trays. AS the Gus
toner selects an item another
slides into place.
This modern display and self
service device cuts shopping time
in half, eliminates aisleS crowded
by clerks and carts and offers
continually fresh products. Il
Illuminated letters over the 20 sec
lions of the Food-O-Mat as well
as large name signs keyed to the
store directory help shoppers find
items without hunting for them
up and down several aisles.
Ten ultra modern check out
stands with expresses on either
end speed the flow of customers.
Attendants will handle purchases
from check out to loading deck
under the 85 foot long marquee
The customer receives a claim
check before leaving the store to
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-09

Jerry Englund, Betty Miller,
Betty Baldwin, Pearl Brown
stone and Hannah Sinauer.
Emily Motto was in charge of
operation calendars.
The next meeting of the unit
will be held Tuesday, December
IA, at the home of Mrs. Gertrude
Hurney, 1917 Pendleton Drive.
The topic of discussion will be
Adoption.
Among those celebrating the
Montgomery County Democratic
Victory Ball last Saturday were
many Wheaton and Glenmont
couples.
Don and Lois Gaynor, "Bill''
and Bugs" Slayton, Jim and
Evelyn Cope, Tom and Betty
Holford, Marie Stoos, Roger and
Grace Cowell.
Who would have thought that
Saul and Betty Miller could cut
such a fine figure? Lane and
"Edie" Kirkland told so many
funny stories. Ray and Judy
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-09
BY SUSIE KAPLAN,
10. 4-7368

Our town" is full of the
Christmas season and it is Won
derful.
The children only know one
phrase, Il want this for Christ
mas" and the parents are shop
ping like mad.
Now, if we could only find a
place to park it would make the
entire shopping period so much
more beautiful.
My thanks to the Kensington-
Wheaton Junior Chamber of
Commerce and the Wheaton
Chamber of Commerce for joint
ly Sponoring the lighting of the
big Christmas tree at the Peter
Pan Pastry corner formerly the
Whistlestop) last Saturday.
For days my children have
been wanting to see real Santa
and big tree like they have on
Howdy Doody's program.
Santa came down George Ave
nue. on a sleigh (perched on a
truck. When he could get
through the crowd, he gave the
kids candy and hot chocolate was
served.
Donald and Marjorie Taulelle
and Jimmy Hobbs were so happy
4 be able to shake Santa's hand
and get some candy.
Terry Marlowe had helped his
father with the lights for the
tree and he was feeling mighty
proud of himself.
Christmas carols were sung
by the Pleasantview Elementary
School 9th graders, led by their
teacher, Donald Tharpe.
William Mizell, Tom Marlowe
James Davis, Bob Curtis Al
Schneider (Santa), Tom Anna
tacucci (who donated the sleigh
and lights, Peter Pan Shop
Safeway, Mrs. Callas principal
of PleaSantVieW) all deserve a
special hand for bringing this
type of program so close to
home.
= a =
The fifth annual Christmas
party that the Wheaton KiwaniS
Club sponsors every year will be
held at the Viers Mill Theater or
Thursday, December "a.
Pirate Bill will be there, car
toons and a good children's show
Phil Nachman wanted me tc
remind everyone that the tickets
are being distributed through
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-09
Shopping Fever Takes Over
AS MIR. Claus Drives Down
Georgia Avenue in Sleigh

the Wheaton merchants and for
all parents to hurry and get
them for the children now.
It IS
The Wheaton Kiwanians are
going to have a banquet, Wed
nesday, $3.50 pm. at the Town
and Country Inn for the Whea-
ton High football team. Jim
Ricca and Joe Carson of the
Redskins will be the featured
speakers.
The Wheaton Hills Homemade
ers had their Christmas party
last Thursday at the Wheaton
Recreation Center.
Ellen Magnus, young student
from Norway, described how
Christmas is celebrated in her
country.
The hostesses for the evening
were Mrs. "Woodie" De HanaS
and Mrs. Violette Spring.
Mrs. Hovner, the retiring
president, gave a great deal of
information about the home
makers groups throughout the
area.
A newly organized group
"The Citizens Committee to
Unity Montgomery County Plan
ming" has elected William Stay
ton as its first chairman.
Evelyn Myers and Edith Kirk
land are handling publicity for
the group.
The Glenmont Hills Citizens
Association will met on Deem
Der ii at the Glenmont Recrea-
ton Center.
Lou Chacos, athletic director
of Wheaton High, will discuss
the program OF the school.
Jack A. Hamblin is chairman
of the association.
i
Mrs. UngleSbee was anxious
that our readers know that there
will be no regular meeting of the
Glenmont Girl Scouts Associa-
ton for December II.
The next meeting is to be on
January II $50 pm. at the Glen
mont Recreation Center.
= =
At the last Cub Pack 486 meet
ing the theme of the month
Travelling West" was presented
by the boys.
Some of the Christmas decora
tons that the Cubs had made
were quite original and the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-09

George C. Martin, General Con-
tractor, both of Washington, D. c.
The General Store occupies
nearly an acre of five acre
tract of land with the balance de-
waited to free parking space for
more than $50 cars and an ultra
modern service station.
The Shopping Center also
houses a group of seven small
specially shops leased to indie
pendent merchants. These include
Barber and Beauty shops, Hob
by Mart, Mems and Boys Cloth
ing Store, Dry Cleaning and
Shoe Repair and a Dispensing OPP
tician.
The General Store, largest unit
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-09

mothers were delighted.
Lee Compton, Cub Master,
awarded the "Webelos" to Skip"
Myers and Robert King.
The Cub Pack was particularly
sad to see Skip" promoted. 1t
is his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
K. Myers, who have done so
much to help this pack organize.
The real guiding spirit behind
the organization.
It's a real gain for the Scouts
to have Mr.. and Mrs. Myers pro-
NOTED to their group although it
was a true loss for Cub Pack
1856.
The Wheaton unit of the
League of Women Voters did
their good deed last Saturday.
The girls worked in shifts and
sold League" calendars as part
of their financial drive.
Mr.. Levitas of the Wheaton
Pharmacy was most generous in
letting the girls use his store.
Those participating were:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-09

boxed, is made possible by direct
importation from a Coop factory
in Scotland. Murals of Co-Ops in
other lands as we'll as the Co-Ops
in Greenbelt and Takoma Park
decorate the rear wall of the
store on either side of a colorful
map of the world.
Another imported item direct
from another Coop in Sweden
will be a cellulose sponge cloth
which cleans and dries in one
stroke
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-09

bring her car to the loading deck
where the attendant places pack
ages in the car.
In the general merchandise
area of the General Store special
Christmas selections of toys, BIZ
cycles, tricycles, neckties, and a
wide variety of gift items will be
displayed.
In keeping with the information
al theme of decoration of the
General Store a special sale of
Scotch plaid all wool Scarfs, gift
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-09

Americas largest consumer CO.
operative, the Wheaton Coop
General Store, Service Station
and Shopping Center, will hold
an open House" Sunday after
noon, December u, from 3 to 6
pm. and open for business the
next day according to an an
nouncement this week by General
Manager Samuel Ashelman, Jr.,
of Greenbelt Consumer Services,
Inc
The new million dollar enter
prize is located on Georgia Ave
nue. at the intersection of Viers
Mill Road. 1t has been under con-
struction since September. The
architect is John Hans Graham
and Associates and the builder
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-09
IN FLEET GAME

William A. Hutchinson, seaman
USN, of FOB w. Montgomery
Ave, Rockville, aboard the heavy
cruiser USS Salem, participated
in Atlantic Fleet Exercises 1-55
which ended November 20.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-12-17
No Crib For His Head

backed away. Seems kind of spooky
going into that big empty house. :
For Miss Mary's girlhood home,
which she had clung to as long as
she could, was big.
Don pushed open the door and
they stepped into the hall. Don't
get dramatic now
Listen, it's the kitty all right. ="
And Jean called, Here, kitty, come
kitty :"
The echo came back at her and
Jean jumped towards the door.
Don reached for her hand. AT
the back of the house. Come on. "
They edged into the dining room.
Then, they stopped still :. stood
listening.
Footsteps" Jean hissed.
Coming this way" Don said.
Its Miss Mary, ] tell you"
Il bet it's a ghost. Let's run"
But before they could retreat,
the swinging door into the kitchen
opened slowly and tall, gaunt
man stepped into the shadowy
room. Jean noticed that he looked
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-12-17

cry. Not until then had | noticed
the bundle in the woman's arms!
She bent her head and crooned, as
mothers do. Sleep, little Jesus" !"
she said softly, and the cry was
hushed.
But the words Jesus !.
that was the name the farmer had
used! Here before my very eyes
was the Saviour the Messias
the Christ of the Hebrews!
need not go into Bethlehem to
warn them they were fleeing
the town. Someone must have Civ
en- warning. But who? The astrono-
mers? The farmer?
1t was Gods voice, Mary"
The mans whispered words were
to the woman, but they came to my
ears in answer to my own bewilder-
ment God! Did the God of the
Hebrews speak thus personally and
urgently TO His people? But even
if He had warned them to leave
Bethlehem, might they not move
directly into the schemes of Herod?
| waited, hardly breathing. If they
took the road of Jerusalem. they
were lost | must rush forth and
turn them back =.
Then, suspense was over.
breathed freely again. Where the
road turned to the east, the trav.
elers turned. Their pace quickened
A cloud of dust gathered about
them. | stood motionIess, peering
after them, until the dust cloud be
came part of the night.
Egypt, perhaps" / murmured
and found there were tears on my
cheeks. But in my heart was q
strange feeling of triumph. On the
eastern border lay safety! In re
lief and thanksgiving, | dropped
abruptly to my knee. / lifted my
face to the stars and prayed. Anc
though no name of God passed my
lips, | am sure it was not to the
gods of Olympus / prayed thai
night.
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talked about it. And they wonder
ed why the men seemed afraid"
"Herod," / thought, but did not
say. And suddenly felt kinShip
with the astronomers, and graft
tude that they had avoided the
trap Herod had set for them. So
they did know after all what was
plotting in the kings evil mind!
But shivered as | remembered
my masters words, "Only Herod
can help Herod," Even then he was
thinking of another plan. To the
farmer / said, "But what you saw
tell me what you saw!
"It was all so strange" / knew
that his heart was still struggling
with some perplexity too deep for
him To fathom. MY friends and /
we're watching our sheep. We were
weary and fell asleep. We must
have dreamed it a.. but if we did,
all of us had the Selfsame dream.
We heard singing, and voice
spoke to us: DO not be afraid, for
behold, / bring you good news of
great joy which shall be to all tie
people; for today in the town of
David Savior has been born to
you, who is Christ the Lord
You will find an infant wrapped
in swaddling clothes and lying in
manger"
He fell silent lost in the recol-
lection of that night.
"And did you? Did you find the
infant?"
"Did you find him7 Did you
find him? My own words echoed
against the walls of my conscious
ness. So many people searching
for one small child! Even |.
Greek, faithful to the old gods Of
OlYmpusl
1--WE found him" The farmer
stopped and turned to face me, awe
smouldering in his honest eyes,
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No House Too Humble
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orderly stable IN all of my life. The
little square panes of glass in the
windows cleaned. There wasn't a
cobweb in sight. And the fact that
the floor had been carefully swept
the afternoon before was plainly
evident.
"See there!' Miss Mary said
when we had climbed the ladder to
the loft. She pointed to followed
out spot in the hay in the far cor
ner beneath the low roof. Twas
there he slept"
But how do you know" | ask
ed.
Because I saw him walk in here
from the roadway at dusk, and be
cause | found his rosary here in
the straw this morning!"
His rosary"
She nodded and reached into
the deep square pocket of her
gray calico apron. Here it is" She
held aloft string of heavy brown
beads attached to a big silver
cross.
My eyes fairly popped as | look
ed at them. They were, indeed, the
very beads the long-haired strang-
er had held in his hands at the
Communion rail as | knelt beside
him the night before!
"You you mean he slept in
here until the Midnight Mass and
then walked into town and back
again." | managed.
YES" she said, bobbing her
white head energetically. And
then just as the last star left the
sky, he went on again"
Uncle John said he was prob
ably a tramp"
mo, he was not a tramp"
"But how can you be sure?"
persisted.
He did not ask for food" she
i replied. Her blue eyes lifted heav-
onward. 1.-The holy ones do not
have need of it."
Ii was that fact that convinced
me. Every tramp who had ever
come to our door had come beg.
ging. This man with the big brown
rosary was no ordinary man of the
road. Miss Mary was right. He
must be St. Josephl
Door OF The Heart
Many years have gone by since
the Christmas that brought the
stranger to our little town, but
still remember his presence in our
midst as though he had come but
yesterday.
Miss Mary has passed to her re
ward. What became of the rosary
after she died, | do not know. But
whenever Christmas comes around
| always think of it. | am always
reminded of that little old lady
who believed so firmly that nc
mans house or barn is ever toe
humble for the holy ones to enter
in, who swept out her stable Sc
carefully each Christmas Eve or
the chance that she might be hon
ored with a visit from one of the
Holy Family.
1t is a pleasant thought to con
template Jesus, or Mary, or 10
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seph stopping at our own doorstep,
visiting within our house or barn
on Christmas Eve. And while none
Of us may ever actually find such
a blessed visitor at the entrance of
our abode, it is consoling TO know
that the door of the heart may
swing open.to them at any hour of
the day or night, not only during
this holy season but at any other
time as we'll.
For If We carry the real spirit
of Christmas with US, they will
be ever near US. filling Us with
love and thanksgiving. bringing
that peace of which the angels
sang that night SO long age In
Bethlehem TO our hearts and our
hearfhs forevermoreI