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Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
FRANKFORD
BY c. 6. CrOcker
Phone Rodney 61s

Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Gray had
as their dinner guests Sunday Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence TimmOns of
Dagsboro and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Tingle and children Of Millsboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Hickman
entertained to a turkey dinner on
Thanksgiving Mrs. Martha Pugh
of Newark, Delaware, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Hudson also Mrs. Alice Gum,
who found great pleasure in being
able to celebrate thanksgiving
with Mrs. Pugh and the gracious
host and hostess. Martha stayed
with the Hickmans until Saturday.
Mr.. c. G. Crocker spent a very
pleasant Thanksgiving and Friday
with friends in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ronnie Stuart and
children spent Thanksgiving Day
with Mr.. Stuarts parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank R. Donovan OF Green
wood. !.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Luzier and
family spent Thanksgiving and the
weekend with relatives and friends
in Thomas and Davis, West Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Hooper and
Roy returned Sunday evening after
weeks visit with Mr.. Hoopers
parents in WOlfville, New Hamp-
shire.
Mrs. Ethel Furbush brought her
mother home from the Wilmington
General Hospital on Thursday.
Miss Olive Ann Dukes and Miss
Charlotte Hudson, were home from
Philadelphia for the weekend with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Dukes and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Allen Hudson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Coffin and
children and Mr.. and Mrs. LEROY
Coffin spent the weekend witt
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Coffin neal
sown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Dasey, Jr.
and CHILDREN and Mrs. Daseys
mother, Mrs. Halderman, spen
Thanksgiving and the weekend i
Frankford with Capt. and Mrs
Ward Dasey.
\ Mrs. Halderman divided her tim
i between the Dasey's house and tn
William Longs residence. He
grandchildren were in both houses
Buddy came down from the Uni
versity of Delaware and Mr.. an
Mrs. William Timmons came frOT
Dagsboro and celebrated Thanks
giving with Mr.. and Mrs. Ella
/, Tingle near town.
Mrs. NAPLES Gum (Gloria) re
presenting the VFW went to Perr
Point and visited the hospital.
I There were two auto crashes Q
| Sunday involving several youn
I people who live within the vicinit
! Of Frankford.
! Mrs. Carolyn Mccain, Danny an
] Becky entertained at Thanksgivin
dinner the J. Oliver Evans
3 Drexel Hill, ]. Maurice Evans
3 Wilmington, Mary Evans Of Ocea
View, and Mr.. and Mrs. Villa
d Powell of Clayton Ave.
r G. G. says: Thanksgiving b
! comes a pleasant memory whe
gracious friends are a part Of it
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02

will take part in the community
work Of the p. T. A.
The p. T. A. Executive Commit
tee will meet for a business ses-
sion on December 15, 1855, at the
school.
Youth Temperance Council Meeting
in Wilmington
Linda Kay Messick, an 8th grade
student won second place in Gold
Medal Speaking Contest at the
Youth Temperance Council meeting
at Eastlake Methodist Church in
wilmington recently. She had pre-
viously won a silver medal. Others
who attended from MillsbOro were
Judy Wilkins, Jane Messick, and
Phillip and Joshua Messick.
An insane person may be cured
of his disease, but a mentally de-
ficient persons intelligence can
not be increased.
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
HOMES

% Stevens Single Shot, Model
Ne. l5A -......................,. 1879
~ H and R. Single Shot. Mod
el No. 765 .................,......lS lS.4O
% Sewage Single Shot. Model
/ No. 3 ...............................l1.S5
~ Winchester Single Shot. No
del No. AZ. Bolt Aetion......2l.95
] % Renington Single. Model No.
4 l51OA, Bolt Action .-........2l.s5
~ Remington Automatic. Mo-
| del No. 55OA .........,..........4O.50
20 Winchester Sliding Fore Arm
Repeater Model q ,i,.,......5S-lSs
I6 90. Stevens Single Model No.
/ "a, %" bbI., Full ............23.95
II 90. H&R Topper Single Bors
lrel. A real good single, also IN
I1l6 go., 20 go., and 40
gauge ...............................z4.sS
! ~ 90. Stevens Three Shot Single
5orrel Shot Gun, Bolt Action Re-
peoter. Full Choke, 264 bor-
rel ...................................$z9.95
II ga. H2R Bolt Action Repeater
3 shot with vori-ehoke and rvb-
Der butt ploie ..................sS.ss
.4lo GO. & % Col. Sewage. Oyer
1 & Under. Model "a .....y...-39.95
: 20 90. Stevens Double Shot Gun
Model 3ll. 2s@ Dbl .....--59.s5
.4lo 60. Steven. Double Shot
: Gun Model 3ll; 26~ bbI...59.95
: u 90. Winchester Double Shot
: Gun Model "a, 284 bbI.....z7.lo
: u 90. Winchester Repeoter
: Pump Gun. 2sD bbl, Modified
: Choke ................................Is.s5
( f6 90. Browning lBeleionl Auto
s motie stondord erode, 80" bor-
( rel, Modified .....,............lls.25
: ll6 90. Browning (Belsionl Auto
mofie. sfandard Brode, 26" bcr-
: rel. Modified ....................lis.z5
I2 90. Winchester Avfomoiie.
Model so. 2s@ borrsl. Modi-
\ fed .............................. lzO.5u
Is &c. Browning lBeleion) Auto
( moiic. Sweet Sixteen, 28" Modi.
! fled Choke .....-...............ls lsl 50
II 60. Browning (Belsiun) Auto
notic with Roised Hollow Rib.
70" borreI. Modified ......l3l.2c
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
City Gets Only One
Bid On Old Hall
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value of the new hall. Council
agreed with this suggestion.
Milford went on record as favor
ing the safety campaign that has
been inaugurated in the state. The
council directed that a letter be
sent to Gov J. Caleb Boggs, and
Col Harry S. .Shew, state police
superintendent, commencing them
on their efforts to make Delaware
roads safer.
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
Air Safety Mark Is
Set AT Dover Base
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flown 22,5OO,O0O miles, most Of it
over the Atlantic Ocean, in the pro-
) cess Of aiflifting priority cargo TO
United States military installations
in Europe, Iceland, Greenland,
North Africa, Newfoundland and
the Azores.
The giant C-124 "Globemasters"
and C-54 "Skymasters" Of the
Group which operates under Allan
tic Division, Military Air Trans
port Service, have flown the equiv
alent Of 900 times around the earth
at the equator during this period
Of time.
Another milestone surpassed by
the Group this week is the total Of
tonnage carried while setting the
flying safety record. From July 1,
1854 to November 20, 1865, the
Group prOcessed more than lO3
million pounds Of cargo through
Dover AFB.
On the basis Of the above record,
the Group cOuii have airlifted a
distance Of 1900 miles all 100000
men. women and children living in
the State of Delaware with each
person carrying 40 pounds Of per-
sOnal baggage using the same air
craft, flying the same mileage and
with the same cargo total. These
unusual flying records we're accom-
plished by the 1st, 18th, 10th, 21st,
3Ist, 18th, 40th and 45th Air Trans
port Squadrons.
Colonel Robert II. Forman, COM
mander Of the Group, is proud Of
the accomplishments Of the men
who fly, maintain and service the
aircraft Of the Group. He points out
that the flying safety record as well
as the other figures we're achieved
during a period when Dover AF'H
has been in a process of growing. =
1T must be remembered, " Colonel
FOrman says, "that Dover is still
a young base Up to last month
our maintenance crews werls OPERA
ting from tents and working On air
craft in all kinds e weather witt
little or no protection. Still eacl
man in the Group did his best ant
their efforts and sacrifice have re
suited in this gratifying record o
flying 100000 hours without an ac
cident."
Colonel Francis G. Gideon, 16O7tl
Air Transport Wing Commander
also praises the work OF the al
crews and maintenance men point
ing out that the Group has cOnsis
tently attained or surpassed IT
scheduled mission quota. i believ
this record is a real tribute, no
only to the men who accOmphsheI
the mission, but to Col FOrman an
his squadron commanders who di
rected the entire operation.
"They have been responsible TO
the success Of the largest trans
oceanic air freight operation in tn
world and they have established
safety record of which the Unite
States Air Force can be proud.
1t. Col. Howard ". Abel, con
mahder Of the 16e7th Air Termins
Squadron and director Of the carg
processing and loading operation
also comes in for his share
praise. During the same 15-mont
period, it was Col. Abel's squadro
which handled a record cargo tOta
and met traffic schedule commit
ments.
IN conclusion. Colonel Gideon re
fers 10 the accomplishment as a.
outstanding team effort Of the me
who ny and the men who supper
them" and expresses his confdenc
that the future will prove Dove
Air Force Base to be a successf'
and important part Of the Milital
Air Transport Service and the Un
ted States Air Force.
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
SOOTHING RECEPTION

SAN DIEGO, Calf. (Pl n
Taxpayers calling at the y. 5.
Internal Revenue Bureaus office
here unload their pain, if any, on
the recenionist first. Her name
is Miss Nova Cain.
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
MOONsHINE SHINING

RICHMOND. va. ~ (P) - Pro
in Virginia ended ~ years
ago, but not bOOtlegging. The state
iiouor control board reported 108
still captured and destroyed in Oc-
tOber, 1854.
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
chn DID

Canned chilli con carne is excel
lent heated and served over split
and toasted buns for quick supper
or luncheon idea.
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
Weekly Weather
Report EOr Milford

John e. Barcus, weather record
er, reports the following weather
conditions for Milford as recorded
on instruments located on Lake
view avenue. for the week begin
ning Wednesday, November %, and
ending on Wednesday, November
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02

% Sewage Single shot. Model
No. ; ............................17.s5
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02

% Stevens Single Shot, Model
Ia. 15A .........................l3.95
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02

~ H and R. Single shoi. Mod
i IA. z65 .....................I5.A0
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02

% Winchester Single Shot Mo-
del No. AZ. Bolt Aetion......2l.95
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02

20 Winchester Sliding Fore Arm
Repeater Model q ........5s.lS
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02

I6 90. Stevens Single Model No.
"a. %" bbI., FvIl .........23.95
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02

% Reningion Single. Model No.
5loA. Bolt Aciion .........2i.s5
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02

% Remington Automatic, Mo-
al No 550A ..................40.5 so
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02

II "a. H& r Topper Single Bor-
rel, A real good single, also IN
l6 60, 20 go., and 40
gauge ..............-........ 80
Evening star., 1955-07-28
Heat May Ease
A Bit Tonight

The July heat wave-more o1
a food than a wave-may tenn.
per a bit tonight and tomorrow
The forecast is for cloudy anc
cooler, and present indication.
are that it might be 10 degrees
cooler than today's expected
high of 95.
But the District was to swelt-
Ter through another scorcher be-
fore the relief comes. The hui
|midity was expected to be high
enough to make it even more
sitting than yesterday, when the
high was "a.
Scattered thundershowers this
afternoon and evening were ex-
|pected to precede the cooler to-
morrow, breaking the heat wave.
Tonight will be a comparatively
cool 10.
The city already has been
bliStered by II July days of
above-90 temperatures. Today
was to be the 18th. Normally.
only II days Of above 80 are
expected here in July.
It got even hotter in July
last year but the heat was not
so sustained. The city had three
days last year when the mer-
curry got up to l03-the 18th,
l4th and 31st.
Evening star., 1955-07-28
Ready to Surrender
Franchise in Year
Text of I ronsit Letter
On Yielding Franchise

The tert OF the letter OF
J. A. B. Broad,Ddter, president
. OF the Capital Transit Co., to
the District Commissioners
today tollows::
You have proposed to Congress
that legislation be passed termi-
mating the franchise of the
Capital Transit Co. one year
from the date of the enactment
of the proposed law, and that
the Commissioners be authorized
to seize and operate the proper
ty during the one-year period
until the termination of the
franchise becomes effective.
In order to enable you to ac-
complish the purpose you have
In mind, the board of directors
of the Capital Transit Co., sub
ject to stockholder approval, at
a meeting held this morning has
authorized me to submit the fol-
lowing proposal to you.
Terms of Proposal
/. Capital Transit Co. will en-
ter into a binding agreement
with you that it will relinquish
its franchise one year from the
date of the agreement.
2. At the expiration of said
year, the Capital Transit Co.
shall be under no obligation to
furnish public transportation in
the District of Columbia.
3. During said year Capital
Transit Co. will operate its
transportation system on your
behalf at cost and will not seek
any return whatsoever for its
stockholders.
4. If, during said year the
revenues of the company are not
sufficient to meet the cost of op-
GRAFTON, the deficiency will be
made good by the District of Co
luribia.
Evening star., 1955-07-28
SO Drown as Wave Sweeps
Class Out to SEQ in japan

said Taro Takino. police chief
at Tsu. "We saw an ambulance
go by and learned of the acci-
dent from the hospital. The
beach was isolated. There was
too much delay in administer
ing first aid.
DR.. Susumu Nagai said, 1--WE
were called too late. Many
picked up were laid on the beach
and remained there at least Is
minutes before artificial respi-
ration was begun"
The girls, all Japanese STU
dents from the Tsu community,
had started a week-long SWIM
ming course last Thursday.
They had gone about IS feet
out into the surf today for
their final ability test.
A mountainous wave broke
over them. Its powerful ebb
swept them seward into deep
wateS
Evening star., 1955-07-28
U.S.. roops on Okinowo
To Get Atomic Cannon

1t would be possible for in
stance. in event of Chinese Com
munist attack in the Far East,
to transport these cannon to
beachheads on the mainland for
use in support of landing forces
and bombardment of tactical
targets.
Despite it's cotton weight. the
gun and carriage can move over
average roads or across fields.
The Army is believed to have
at least so Of the guns. Six
battalions. or 36 guns. are in
Europe. The Army proof fired
an atomic cannon at the Nevada
atomic weapons proving ground
two years ago.
The Army may send some of
its big Honest John" lombard
ment rockets, also capable of
carrying atomic warhears, to
Army forces in Japan.
The Honest John has a range
of between is and 20 miles. 1t
is a rocket. not guided missile.
Neither the atomic cannon nor
the rocket will be sent to United
States forces in Korea because
of terms of the Korean truce.
Evening star., 1955-07-28
BY ELTON G. FAY
Associated Press stan Writer

Atomic cannons are being
added to the weapons of Ameri-
can forces garrisoning the Asi.
attic island of Okinawa, it wa,
learned today.
The first of the 280 nm. guns,
capable of firing either conven-
tional or atomic shells. will be
landed on the island within q
few days. .s
Batteries of the huge guns
have been in Europe for more
than year. The guns being
sent to Army forces on Okinawa,
however, are the first to go To
the Far East.
The atomic cannon, using its
full size shell of slightly over
IL inches in diameter, has an
accurate range of about 20
miles. Using a smaller shell,
fired in the 280-mm. bore, it can
range out to about 80 miles.
Transported by Boat
The atomic cannon, mounted
on q base slung between two
power tractors, can be trans
ported in large landing craft.
Evening star., 1955-07-28

incriminate him. So from that
point of view he could not be
compelled to answer that queS-
ton"
In addition, the court pointed
out that if Mr.. Powell had re-
moved official Government docu-
ments such as official diaries, he
would be guilty of a crime and
thus the Fifth Amendment could
be invoked.
At one point the court criti-
cized Justice Department Attor-
ney Max Goldschein for making.
what it termed. an inaccurate
and incomplete" statement to
Judge Let's. In this statement
Mr.. Goldschein had told the
judge that Mr.. Powell had told
the grand jury he did not have
the diaries with him and that
he invoked the Fifth Amendment
when asked whether he had re-
moved them from his Office.
Statement Inaccurate
THE foregoing statement of
the prosecutor was inaccurate
and incomplete" the opinion
stated, citing that Mr.. Powell
had answered that he had no
diaries and that whatever he had
was left in the Office.
At another point, the appellate
opinion. without ruling, raised
the question whether person
against whom an indictment
clearly is being sought can prop
erly be suhpoenaed as a witness
for the Government before a
grand jury.
After citing indications that
an indictment was being sought
against Mr.. Powell. the court
stated:
Under these circumstances
there is a serious question
Powell was subject to-
subpoena as a witness for the
Government. The mandate Of
the Constitution is that no per-
son can be compelled to be a.
witness against himself"
Direct Ruling Avoided
But. the court declared that a
person could not ignore a SUBJ
poena merely because an in
dictment against him might
eventuate from the inquiry
The court said somewhere be-
tween the two extremes is al
line" But the judges avoided a
direct ruling on the question.
Mr.. Powell, on appeal. was
represented by Attorneys Daniel
B. Maher and Charles B. Muir
raw.
Evening star., 1955-07-28
SIashed Aid Bill
Gets House0k
Adjournment Put OFF;
House Meets Monday
BY J. A. oLEARY

The House gave prompt ap-
proval today to the sharply re-
duced $2.7 billion foreign aid
appropriation bill.
The Senate may act on the
measure this afternoon and send
1t to the White House.
The Senate voted originally
for the $3.2 billion total asked
for by the President. but in con-
ference. yesterday surrendered to
the House, which had approved
only $2.6 billion.
This leaves only two impor-
tant money bills still unfinished
the $1.8 billion catch-all sup
Elemental bill, and the $93 mil
lion bill approved by the Senate
Appropriations Committee today
to run Congress until next year.
Even with the legislative log
jam diminishing. congressional
leaders today abandoned hope
of being able to end the session
Saturday. Speaker Rayburn
announced at noon that the
House will be in session Mon
day to consider its consent
calendar.
Acts on Unspent Funds
Although the Senate lost
most of the new money 1t had
restored to the foreign aid bill
a few days ago, the effect of the
blow on the foreign aid program
was softened by making avail
able 1886 million of unspent
See CONGRESS. Page AS
Evening star., 1955-07-28

If this proposal is acceptable
to you, the Capital Transit Co.
will enter into any agreement
with labor that you direct and
will also make such applications
to the Public Utilities Commits
sion as you direct as to its fare
structure.
1t seems to me that you
should have no difficulty in OBJ
tanning legislation which will
authorize you to consummate
the above proposal on such
terms and conditions as are just
and reasonable.
Expenses Discontinued
If you are willing to enter
into such a contract, the Board
of Directors will. with all pos
sible speed, submit the matter
to the stockholders for their ap-
proval. and / have the assslr-
ance that Mr.. Wolfson and his
family will vote their stock in
favor of such a proposal.
During said year all expenses
accorded the chairman of the
Board of Directors will be dis
continued and there will be no
increase in officers salaries.
I believe that it is entirely
probable. with your assistance.
that an arrangement can be
made with labor to return to
work Immediately and restore
transportation service to the
District of Columbia. 49,
Legislation authorizing you to
enter into such a contract could
eliminate the necessity of 1itiga-
tion which might result from the
presently proposed legislation
Your prompt reaction to our
proposal win be greatly appreci-
ated.
The letter was signed, j. A. B.
Broadwater. president.
Evening star., 1955-07-28

TSU, Japan, July % (49. "A
giant wave swept junior high
school swimming class to sea to-
day and 36 teen-age girls died
amid confusion and delay in
rescue work, police said.
Forty-five girls taking their
final swimming ability test were
swept seaward by the great
breaker. Frantic teachers. fish,
ermen and other helpers re-
covered all IS within half an
hour.
But because Of delays in giving
artificial respiration, only nine
could be revived.
Police pronounced SO girls
dead and took them to their
fearful parents homes.
The tragedy. Japan's worst
swimming beach disaster. oc-
Cured on the Sea of Ise, about As
miles southwest Of Nagoya on
Honshu.
Nobody called the police, :"
Evening star., 1955-07-28
Eisenhower Prods House
To Try Again on Roads

the rejection by the House of
Representatives of legislation to
authorize a Nationwide system
of highways.
"The Nation badly needs new
highways. The good of our
people. of our economy and OF
our defense, requires that con-
struction of these highways be
undertaken at once.
There is difference of convic-
ton, realize, over means OF
financing this construction. ]
have proposed one plan OF
financing which I consider to be
sound. Others have proposed
other methods.
Adequate financing there
must be, but contention over the
method should not be permitted
to deny our people these criti-
cally needed roads.
Il would devoutly hope that
the Congress would reconsider
this entire matter before termi-
mating this session"
Yesterday the House first re-
jected the Eisenhower bond is~
sue program on a roll call vote
of 221 to 1893.
Then it scuttled, 292 to 1913.
the Democratic bill, which called
for more than $12 billion in in
creased motor vehicle taxes over
is years, to help finance an out
lay of $48.5 billion on roadbuild-
ing in the next u years. OBJ
servers believe opposition to the
tax increases helped drag the
bill to defeat.
In the final roll call on the
Democratic highway building
bill. only "a Democrats and 20
Republicans supported it. The
included 1913 Demo-
Gratis and l64 Republicans.
Evening star., 1955-07-28
Powell Freed of Contempt
In Appeals Court Ruling
BY HOWARD L. DUTKIN

The contempt of court con-
viction of Clyde L. Powell. for
mer assistant commissioner of
rental housing for the Federal
Housing Administration. today
was set aside by the U. S. Court
of Appeals for the District of
Columbia.
MIR. Powell. who had been SEN
fenced to serve one year in prison
by Federal Judge F. Dickinson
Lettss was ordered acquitted by
the appellate court.
An appellate opinion, written
by Judge E. Barrett Prettyman
and concurred in by Judges
George T. Washington and john
A. Danaher. held that Powell
legally had answered questions
posed to him by a grand jury m
Vestigating FHA scandals.
Accused of Baking
The grand jury had charged
Mr.. Powell with "contumacious
refusal to answer questions per-
tanning to authorship of official
and their removal from
the FILA Office. Mr.. Powell mad
been convicted of failure to abide
by the judges instruction to
But the appellate court pointed
out that when Mr.. Powell origi-
nally was questioned he had re-
piled: II have no such diaries
they were left-whatever I
had was left in my office"
The opinion also pointed out
that Mr.. Powell denied taking
diaries out of his Office and that
ne invoked the fifth amendment
against self-incrimina-
ton when asked who "kept" the
diaries in his Office.
The appellate court held, in
essence, that Mr.. Powell's replies
answered subsequent
and similar questions involving
the diaries.
Claim Held Valid
To these latter questions. Mr..
Powell had merely said his an
swer was the same as hereto
fore" given.
On the Fifth Amendment
question, the court held that his
claim was valid. s-s g.
Powell knew and we know
from the record" the opinion
said, "that an indictment was
being sought against him on
account of activities when he
was at the Federal Housing
Administration. If there were
diaries of his tour of duty there,
and if he removed those diaries
from the Office when he left it,
the fact would certainly tend to