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Milford chronicle., 1955-08-19
OCEAN VIEW

The Hurricane Connie, accom-
panied by 'twister" did consider
able damage TO property in Ocean
View and community.
Large pine and maple trees were
cut or blown down in front of and
surrounding the homes of Mr.. Will
liam CULLEN. Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Piper and in front of Lord Balti-
more School House, and damaged
the roof of Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon
Cobb's home
In Bethel Methodist Cemetery,
two or three tall cedar trees were
uprooted and blown over Also the
home and properties of Mrs. Elva
Steele were damaged.
Mr.. and Mrs. While McCabe of
Harrington: and son, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Beale of Dover; Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward McCabe and Mr.
James B. McCabe of Selbyville,
visited Mrs. Martha E. Conoway
on Sunday and daughter Mrs Lulu
Lynch here.
Mrs. Martha E. Conoway observed
her 95rd birthday quietly at her
hnme here on Wednesday August
10th. She received many cards,
flowers and other nice gifts from
friends and relatives which she
appreciated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Collins have
returned to their home in E. Lans-
downe, Pa. after visiting Mrs. Mar
tha f. Conoway and daughter, Mrs
Lulu Lynch.
Mrs. Elva Bennett of New York
spent her vacation here with Mr.
and Mrs Norman E. Calhoun.
On Sunday morning, following
Sunday School at Bethel Methodist
Church the worship and sermon
to be delivered by Rev. F. Charles
Louhoff, of Milford will take place
at eleven O'Clock. Special anthem
by the choir. Mr.. Kenneth Parker,
Director of Music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond McGee
and son Ray attended the funeral
services for Mrs. Stella M. Hick-
man held in st. Marks Neck Church
in Bishopville on Sunday. She was
the mother of Mrs. Raymond Nc
Gee of this town. She has the
sympathy of this community.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wright, Mr..
and Mrs. Herb Wilfong. Miss May
Richards and Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Cooper and son, Robert, of
Wilmington and Philadelphia all
sisters and brother-in-laws, have
been vacationing at the Richards
home here
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Richards and
sister, Mrs. Bessie Martin of Bay
ard were callers on Mrs. Clara
King Richards on Saturday night.
Mrs. Ida Richards who spent
a week with Mrs. Clara X. Rick
ards, has returned to the home of
her son. Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Rick
ards in Frankford.
Milford chronicle., 1955-08-19
WARWICK
By Mrs. Ralph Blizzard
Phone MilIsboro 1926

An estimated damage of Sc. 600 to
the Indian River Yacht Club at
Riverdale Beach on Friday, when
twister hit during the rain and
windstorm, picking up the pavil-
lion and boats and depositing
them on the club house roof. and
then carried off with the roof.
The restaurant in the club house
was forced TO close temporarily.
Near here, chicken house, ewn-
ed by Lee Rust. was demolished.
and the TV aerial at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Holston blown
over as the twister hit in this sec
ton.
The members of the Indian Riv-
er Home Demonstration Club held
their annual picnic on August 1.
at the public picnic park on the
Ocean Highway, near Dewey
Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Adkins and
family were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Holston.
Mr. and. Mrs. Edward Land and
family of Deepwater, n. j., are
spending their vacation at Oak
Orchard.
Recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. l..
r. Lingo were Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Becker and son of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Bernice Miller of Berlin. n.
j., Mrs. Calvin Esham of Gumboro
and Mr. and Mrs. F. c. Wilson of
Seaford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward SharpIey of
Wilmington have been vacationing
at the Monroe cottage at Oak Or
chard for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Spargo of
Wharton, N. j., are spending the
summer at their cottage at River
dale Beach.
Milford chronicle., 1955-08-19

Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilson OF
Georgia are spending their vaea-
ton with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Pusey and their bro
ther and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Willard Pusey and two children,
Jean and Billy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Urah Daisey of
New York were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Joshua Gray recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Lathbury
and two sons, Walter and Frank,
accompanied by Mrs. Ralph Lath-
bury and son, Paul, motored to
Camp Fairlee Manor, near Chester
town. Md. on Thursday of last
week.
Walter Lathbury remained at
Camp Fairlee for two weeks.
Mr.. Edward Simpson is on the
committee for sponsoring the Boy
Scouts Organization, by the Lord
Baltimore Lions Club. The others
were mentioned last week.
Mr.. aES Mrs. Earl Wren, the
latter is the former Matte West,
of Charleston, S. c., were the
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Moore.
Mrs. Edward Simpson is re-
ceiving treatment at the Lewes
Hospital aud is improving. We wish
her a speedy recovery.
Mrs. William LenaD Hickman is
at the Peninsula Hospital in Sails
bury, for an operation for gall
stones Best wishes to her for a
complete recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Kitchens of
Brooklyn, n. Y. are spending their
vacation here at their home. This
week they are visiting Mrs. Hit
chens in Virginia. Jimmie their
son, remained in New York. He is
a craftsman for a large concern.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brice Hickman and
daughter, Janet Lee of Dover, spent
their vacation here.
Mr. and Mrs. Asher Anderson,
Jr. of Fort Lauderdale, Fla, has
returned home after spending their
vacation here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks Belts and
two sons, Brooks and Mark, of
Easton, Pa. spent few days with
their mother Mrs. Nettie Belts and
son, Mr.. Robert Belts and family,
during their stay here last week.
Mr.. Bob Magee of Philadelphia
spent last week with his uncle
Mr.. Harold Magee and family and
Mrs. Doris Magee and family.
Mrs. Doris Magee motored to
Milford on Monday of this week.
Milford chronicle., 1955-08-19
TRINITY

The Brown-L -Liden family reun-
ion was held at the Duplin Hill
Community Hall on Sunday, Au-
gust IA. with Wayfred Brown OF
Wilmington as host. About rs
guests from five states, New York,
New Jersey, Maryland. Pennsylva-
MIA and Delaware met at 1890 p.
m. to enjoy. the delicious food and
spend the afternoon together
The oldest lady of the family
present was Mrs. Sailie Brown. and
the oldest man was Gootie Stevens
OF Wilmington: while the youngest
member was little Miss Penny Tay-
lor. age five weeks, OF Ccnterville.
Nd
Those from this community who
attended the reunion were Mr.. and
Mrs. A. r. White Miss Charlotte
White, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl White,
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Walston and
Mrs. SalIie Walston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gary Smith of Car
ney's Point, N. j., and Mrs. Roland
Wheatley Of Secretary. Md, spent
Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs.
Carl WaisfoH and mother.
Samuel Warrington visited Clar-
ence Nelson in Dover on Monday.
The Samuel Warrington family
had as supper guests on Friday, Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick Seeley and
family of Montoursville, Pa. Sup
per guests on Saturday were Mr..
and Mrs. Dallas Workman and
daughter Nola Of Laurel, and on
and Mrs. b. Sylvia and son of
Bridgeville.
Mrs. Harold Kinder spent last
Thursday at Chincoteague, Va.
DR.. and Mrs NJ. L. Briggs of
Camden, ~ j., spent Wednesday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Kinder.
On Sunday evening Mr.. and Mrs
Ralph Collision and daughter of
BridgeviIle were their guests.
Rev. Clarence b. Stott of Down
iDgton, Pa, spent Wednesday eve
ming with his cousin, Miss Grace E.
Hastings and Mrs. Clinton Hast
ings and daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Truitt of
Cannon spent Sunday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Enos Nichols.
Trinity Sunday School will have
vacation for the next two Sundays,
August 81 and 2S. but there will
be Sunday School on Sunday, Sep
tember 4. at 10000 a. m.
Jack Hastings reports a delight
full trip by airplane, when he tour
ed Sussex County and parts of
Maryland with his uncle. Walton
Smith. Jr.. of Bridgeville, on Sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Walston and
son Henry and mother, Mrs. Sallie
Walston were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Ellis at Green's Point
on Thursday for a seafood din
ner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Martin had
as guests on Saturday evening and
Sunday Mrs. Ruth Martin Of Har-
rington, Mrs. Edith Nelson of
Bridgeville and Mr.. and Mrs. Nit
chell and father of fredericksburg.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hastings and
Jack and jeanne spent
evening with Mrs. Hast
ings' parents near Seaford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Warrington
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
White and Miss Grace Hast
ngs were Rehoboth visitors on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Williams of
fredericksburg spent Sunday after
noon with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. +. Hastings.
Milford chronicle., 1955-08-19

Mrs. Guy Post is confined to her
home at this writing due to ill
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Lloyd and
children were recent weekend
guests of their mother, Mrs. Della
Russell. On Sunday they all en-
joyed a days outing at Ocean City,
Md.
After spending the past two
weeks with his parents. Mr.. ans
Mrs. Merle O'Bier and other rela-
tives here, ALB John NJ. (Jackie)
o Bier left on Tuesday for Shep-
herd Air Force Base in Texas for
further training.
Milford chronicle., 1955-08-19
RECRUITING DRIVE

SINGAPORE - (P) - There's
rush On to join the royal Malayan
Navy.
Recruiting officers asked for 80
candidates. Five hundred Malays,
Indians, Chinese and Eurasians
turned up at the Singapore naval
base.
Milford chronicle., 1955-08-19

John Loudon McAdam built the
first macadam road in Scotland in
1890.
Milford chronicle., 1955-08-19

A few hundred years ago, swans
were highly valued for human
food.
Evening star., 1955-01-18
Danger Signals Aheod

It is. plain from a perusal of the Dis
trict's unbalanced $175-million budget for
fiscal 1856 that serious financial troubles
lie ahead. Despite a carry-over OF $1.9
million from 1855, the general fund deficit
for the next fiscal year Is expected to be
about $3.50, 600. Normally the aim is to have
about million-dollar reserve to take care
Of supplemental needs. And the threatened
deficit does not take into account the esti-
mated 81 million cost of pay raises which
Congress probably will approve for District
employees.
The $1,000 deficit threat results from
q disturbing sag in tax collections. II the
trend continues, the revenues for 1866 may
be as much as SO million under previous
estimates This bleak prospect is made
darker by the likelihood that a 5 per cent
pay boost will add So million to the classified
payroll and another SO million or SO to salary
costs for. teachers. firemen and policemen
who, In equity, would have to be included In
the raise program.
However, experience shows that approx
inlately / per cent of the city's operating
appropriations becomes unobligated at the
end of fiscal year, which would mean that
a little over million might become avail
able. Furthermore, the estimates OF reve-
nue. collected from general fund taxes may
prove to have been too conservative. The
District really has not had enough time to
gauge accurately the yield from the general
fund taxes imposed last year calculated to
produce $13.5 million). It may turn out that
the original calculation will be closer to the
actual yield than the revised estimate.
Tighter collections (for example of food
taxes) might produce more money
although officials hold out little hope for
such good results. incidentally, the water
and highway funds are in good shape.
The general-fund situation, bad as 1t Is
for fiscal 1866, could be even more serious
for 1857. The Commissioners naturally are
reluctant to begin study Of new tax sources
within less than year of the imposition of
about $l8 million in additional taxes tin-
cludtng water and sewer taxes). This
thankless course could become unavoidable
unless some means of cutting expenditures
can be found. The Commissioners are
studying the possibility of further econo-
mics. Meanwhile operating costs are con-
tinuing to rise, gradually offsetting the
benefits of the enlarged Federal payment
There is no blinking the fact that the Dis
trict is facing critical general-fund
dilemma.
Evening star., 1955-01-18

Poetry il good thing to read at
any time. Is we pointed out the other
day, but especially In winter.
This Il because 1t Is more difiicult
reading, and winter is difhcult, try
ing time for all Of US.
What with stuffed-up noses. varying
temperatures from houses and ofices
to outdoors and back again. and the
eternal sneezing and coughing that
goes on everywhere. most persons find
Wintertinne Q dificult time. indeed.
Reading poetry Is hard, too, but It
offers good training in The use Of the
mind
who recalls when training the
mind was held to be the be-all and
do-aiI cf schooling?
Today the mind seems to be for
gotten. but poetry. either good or bad
poetry. win not for long let the reader
forget thar words are marvellous.
This Is the best reward Of poetry.
Words can be used as prose. in the
main. and 50 novels, newspapers. mage
azines.
But poems are an attempt 10 use
words differently.
How amazing the resuitsi
Today some sneer at Tennyson, but
who can sneer while actually readins
an Memoriam7s
The same thought can be put in
prose. and often il but this great poet
tried Il difgerNnfzys
Rssdins his q any ether poetry
Evening star., 1955-01-18
and Thot

that deserves the name keeps alive
the sense Of the wonder Of words.
writing verse Is an experiment In
which certain conventions Of word
usage have their place. Over the CEN
turies, the poets have first bowed to
these conventions. then tried to change
them.
Hence an eternal battle RACES In
poetry, d great deal more 50 than on
the handling Of prose.
A great French dramatist built up
q play around q man who suddenly
realized that he had been speaking
prose al his life.
He was proud Of his discovery.
Many persons have q childlike re-
gard for verse.
1t Is noticeable that merchants love
to chant their wares In verse, most Of
1t not very good verse, either.
ALTERATION pleases them. as It. does
thousands Of persons.
This rudimentary word experiment
tatiCn often goes no further than tele-
scoping two words together. This. too.
mostly pleases. and Justly.
Poetry TO the average reader win
seem TO have struck Q new low In this
age. with our addiction to gadgets.
electrical marvels and atom bombs.
The new poetry they read strikes
them as horrible stun, and many
readers. instead Of attempting to sin-
deEstand Il. run back 70 the old mas
tsrs ss fast a. they can
Evening star., 1955-01-18

such as faces the American people
today.
Certainly ignorance would be well
come to me compared to the thoughts
that keep running through my mind
concerning the world situation and our
part In ats
Here Ne are Cd our knees to Germany
and Japan, the two countries that we
hated and conquered just short ten
years ago.
We are desperately afraid that Japan
will turn her back on US, and 60 over
to Russia; already she has told us she
intends to trade freely with Red China:
hut since we are pouring millions Of
dollars q year into Japa1l's economic
system she'll concede to be our friend
for while anyway.
AS for Germany, there exists poll
tical organization over there that leaves
our politicians over here running
around in circles trying to figure out
what to do. The Germans just don't
give hoot.
Then there is Britain. and France,
neither strictly in love with US. In fact
I think that II Britain, France and the
". y. Wereu uSHLlH8 couAlluu cause,
Communism. we'd be fighting each
other.
About the only ray Of light in my
hopelessly black horizon II our Presi-
dent. Poor Ike. On his shoulders rests
the fate Of the Western world He has
to pacify the Japs. nudge the Germans,
play nsirsemaid to France. and carry
Britain piggy-back.
n ever q man needed the help Of
God and the Congress. that man Is Ike.
Here's hoping he gets both.
Carmen RoIIinr.
Evening star., 1955-01-18
The Bueeed Big Shots

A newcomer to Maryland, interested
In wild birds and animals, is often
surprised at the paucity Of game in
that State. Recent stories in The
Star enlighten us. The last season
must have been like the old passenger
pigeon days for hunters, when the
massacre ceased only at the point
where the, blood and gore became too
sickening even for the sportsman. !"
One can, with some effort against nau-
sea. call up q picture Of the sport"
of shooting mourning doves, those
delicately beautiful song birds, over
baited areas,
When conservation ofiicials Of q
State slaughter ducks illegally. with
the use Of grain for bait. most un-
sportsmanlike practice. what reason
is there for the common game hog
to obey the rules?
The wonderful work Of the Federal
game Wardens in the recent Maryland
incident is further proof that the Fish
and Wildlife Service Is one of our
most important and courageous agen-
cies. Federal officers have often risked
their lives to enforce the regulations
on migratory water fowl, where such
enforcement, due.to local political COM
nivance, had never occurred before.
Copservationists remember too well the
dark days for these birds before the
advent Of tight Federal control.
Despite the ceaseless cry for decen-
tralization Of government power, we
must look for the ulterior motive be-
hind much of it. and be adamant in
our defense of Federal supervision, at
least in respect to natural resources.
\ Walter M. Hooper.
-
What goes on in Maryland when
such violations go on unnoticed by local
game wardens?
AS q conServationist, and an enthu-
siastic hunter, am extremely disturbed
and downright sore at these poachers.
# we had really good game law en-
forcement all Of US who pay our
hunting fees would have plenty Of sport
and game.
win be interested to hear Of the
outcome Of these poaching cases eany
one who bats q blind Is poacher,
even though he has license). I hope
they throw the book at them. but good.
John G. Gruber.
Editors note: Most of those ar
rested In the Federal drive, includ-
ing two State conservation officials.
+ forfeited collateral.)
Evening star., 1955-01-18

We wish to take this opportunity to
let \ be known that our entire menu
bership is In favor Of having at least
one f,ill-tinne clerk to assist our princi-
pal in the Benning Elementary School.
Our pupil enrolment has more than
doubled this semester, thereby necessi-
tating more work In both the clerical
field and administrative fields. The
services Of fuli-time clerk in the
school office would permit the principal
to devote her full time to her own adj
ninistrative duties.
We feel sure that in the interests of
Weii-run schools and capable admin
istration personnel, you viii support
our stand,
Kathleen EIey,
First Vice President;
EsteIle 8. Cohen,
Secretary. Benning Parent Teacher
Association.
Evening star., 1955-01-18
Letters to he Star ]. !.

their independence from the early days
Of the last century and can look back
on anywhere from $50 to $50 years Of
free national existence"
Mr.. Lever has slipped into an error
of confusion as far IS Brazil Is con-
cerned. True, on November Is, 1889.
Brazil was proclaimed republic.
Nevertheless, she had enjoyed '.free
national existence" since September z.
1922. the date. Of her declaration Of
independence. when she cut the ties
from Portugalss ruling. This opened
the road to . sovereign monarchic re-
gime until 1889. when q republic adj
ministration was initiated. Declara-
ton Of independence and proclana-
tion Of the republic are two distinct
historic events and should not be con-
fused In meaning.
Renato Diniz Kovach. M. ID.
Evening star., 1955-01-18
Action Toward Peace

There are signs that the fortnight
action Of the Organization of American
States in authorizing dispatch Of four
United States combat airplanes to Costa
Rica has had the desired effect Of discour-
aging further assault upon that country.
For the announced seizure yesterday Of two
rebel" attack planes In neighboring Mica
ragua seems likely to neutralize the most
dangerous threat to the Costa Rican gov-'
ernment Of President Figueres. with the
probability that loyal forces can re-estab-
lish peace and order in the areas Of ground
conflict
II this Is In fact beginning Of the end
to this chapter Of violence In Latin America
1t must be welcomed by all who are desirous
Of peace and stability In our hemisphere.
Central American politics historically are
explosive and embrace extremes In phi
.losophies This appears to be the case IN
Costa Rica and Nicaragua for example, with
the former being governed under deter
mined democratic principles while the latter
government generally is considered dicta-
torial In form. Even so, both are anti
Communist and friendly In their intra-
hemisphere relations with the United States.
And were 1t not for the personal antagonism
UCbWCCLi OOobh 1SACU1k kkColuCAtb A8uGAGo oAt0
Nicaraguan President Somoza there might
be no conflict between the two governments
or their countries.
Actually, 1t has not been established
oficially that Nicaraguan authorities had
any hand In the Costa Rican rebellion but
the OAS Council did conclude that "sub-
stantial part" of the weapons in the hands
Of the Costa Rican "reyolutionaries" had
come across the border from Nicaragua.
An OAS observation mission still is OPP
Grating In this troubled area and its findings
win be reported to the council here. There
are some answers and explanations stiil to
be made. When they are available. the
council should consider seriously the ques-
ton Of what itlcau do to prevent any new
outbreaks against ths peace In that part
Of the hemisphere.
Evening star., 1955-01-18
Lodges Lond on Their Feet

Is there any significance in the fact
that former United States Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge. jr. and his brother.
John. Governor Of Connecticut. who
were both vitriolic in their denuneia-
ton of Senator Robert A. Taft when
he sought the Republican nomination
in 1852, were retired to private life by
the voters Of their respective States. at
the first opportunity?
Why. may one ask. did President
Eisenhower appoint ex-senator Lodge
Ambassador to the United Nations
after his defeat for reelection to the
Senate from Massachusetts,? Why,
may one ask. did President Eisenhower
appoint Ex-Governor Lodge Ambas-
sador to Spain after the voters Of Com
necticut rejected him as their Cover
nor? It seems to me that the President
is ignoring the viii of the voters Of
those two States to retire the Lodge
brothers to private life.
George E. StringfelIow.
East Olange, N. j.
Evening star., 1955-01-18

tion into national security win be
supported by the public. For few of
us deny that q properly administered
security program which admits the
unpleasant necessity Of eternal vigi-
lance is not only desirable but essential.
But we must not forget that In the
development Of such o program 1t is
also highly important that the possi-
bility Of injustice to the individual be
reduced to a minimum.
And surely in making public" the
names Of that group who were dis
missed because Of association. with
Communists. there Is grave danger that
some individuals might be unjustly
and needlessly injured. For is it not
highly probable that among this group
there are persons who did not realize
that their associates" were Commu-
lists? Yet because of the impossibility
of establishing this Innocence they
must obviously, for security purposes,
be classified as risks,
Certainly Senator Mansfield viii ad.
NIT that this group might be entitled
to the protection Of anonymity, espe-
!cially when the rights Of our Fifth
Amendment Communists have been so
jealousy guarded. .s
And our Democratic friends with
their Improved outlook toward "bipar-
tisanship" will undoubtedly appreciate
the Importance Of approaching any in
vestigation concerning our national
security from a strictly non-political
direction, and will avoid temptation to
use it as a political football. For in
this important phase of our national
life we need no politics. but rather
responsible and considered effort by
both parties to develop a realistic and
workable program to protect our ma
tional security.
Lila d. Sonnemann.