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Milford chronicle., 1955-02-18
Proclamation

WHEREAS, the world at large
is in dire need of strength. courage
and spiritual uplift, in these days
when men have somewhat ceased
to observe the Golden Rule and
brotherhood is not as prevalent as
in other times; then
BE 1T RESOLVED, that Febru-
ary 25th be observed here as our
part in the World Day of Prayer
and that services be held, so that
our people may unit with the uni
verse on this day in which we en-
treat Our Heavenly Father through
prayer to bring about peace for all
mankind.
Signed this day, Feb. Is, 1855.
EDWARD C. EVANS, Mayor,
City of Milford
Milford chronicle., 1955-02-18
FELTON, School News
Basketball

Basketball
Last Fridays basketball game
with MiddletOwn was postponed be-
cause of drifting snow and icy
roads. It has been re-scheduled for
next Wednesday, February %, at
MiddletOwn. Thus, the last week
of the Green DEVILS schedule will
find them facing three strong Op-
pOnents. On Tuesday, they will
meet Rock Hall and next Friday,
BTidgeville. Both Of these games
will be on the home court. Early
in the season, they lost a game
to Rock Hall but they won from
BridgeVille on January %.
Tonight they travel to Green
wood to take on a strong combine
which is cOntending for down state
hOnOrs. The Green Devils hope to
surprise the down staters and spoil
their record. The girls play pre-
liminaTies for all of the remaining
games except MiddletOwn. At the
time of this writing, the boys team
has a record of five victories
against eight losses. Meanwhile
the girls have continued their win
ming ways. Their last victory was
at the expense of John NJ. Clayton
and made their score eight wins to
four losses. Coach Taylor and her
charges are hoping they can con-
unue their good work and make a
record that will stand for years to
come.
Elementary
This week our elementary grades
spent an enjoyable time studying
about Abraham Lincoln. They have
drawn pictures of him and studied
some important points about his
life and what he did. Also they all
had fun and enjoyed their Valen-
tine parties on Monday, February
IA. The mothers participated to
make the parties good ones. Miss
Hastings, fifth and sixth grade
teacher, says that her class some
time in the future will give a pro-
gram on Important People, both
men and women.
f F. A. & Home Economics
The Home Economic 18th and
18th grade classes together with
the High School F. F. A. bows
visited the University of Delaware
last Tuesday, February 8. The r.
F. A. chapter took a chapter prof.
ect up to the University with them.
The project won second prize.
Other exhibitors were Tiny Roth
ermel who took corn, silage. and
nay with him. Tiny won third
place with his corn.
EllwoOd Fisher took hay and won
sixth place. Jackie Greenly took
soybeans, hay, silage, and barley.
He took fifth place.
The day at the University proved
to be interesting and educational
II was enjoyed by all the students
that went.
Cafeteria
The cafeteria menu for the week
OF February 21 to February 25 is
as follows:
Monday, February 21: Hot beef
sandwich, whipped potatoes. milk.
orange juice.
Tuesday, February %: Hamburg
on roll, string beans, milk. Dine-
apple. p'''0
Wednesday February 23: Cream
cd beef gravy on toast, buttered
peas and carrots, milk, peaches.
Thursday February "a: Vienna
sausage, baked beans, milk, pie or
fruit, bread and butter.
Friday, February 25: Macaroni
and cheese, stewed tomatoes and
corn, milk, apple sauce, bread, and
butter.
Milford chronicle., 1955-02-18
DOG ON THE CARPET

WORCESTER. Mass. tP)-Wig-
giles, an 8-month-old mOngrel dog,
is building quite a display of rugs
in the Joseph r. MahOney home
and MahOney doesn't know where
they're coming from.
He says the dOg-has dragged at
least half dozen scatter rugs,
some evidently costly, onto the
M a Oney premises in recent
months.
Wiggles apparently works far
afield as neighbOrs canvassed by
the MahOney children reported no
losses.
Milford chronicle., 1955-02-18
CONVENTIONAL HAWAII

HONOLULU P)- Conventions
are important here. too.
The Hawaii Visitors Bureau esti-
mates some 5000 oconventioneers
viii spend an estimated $500, 1000 in
the islands in 1866.
Biggest assembly will be the
08th general convention of the
Protestant Episcopal church bring
ing 5000 delegates to Honolulu.
Sept. 4-16. Second biggest is the
l,OOO-man California State and
Hawaii Territorial Dental Assn.
meeting, June 1918.
Milford chronicle., 1955-02-18
Last Rites For
Charles Banning
This Morning

Continued from page One)
F. and A. NJ, of Milford; a member
of the Tall Cedars of Lebanon; a
Shriner AFFILIATED with the Delaware
COnsistOry; a member of Avenue
Methodist Church where he served
on the official board.
Survivors include his wife, the
former Virginia Morris, and two
sisters, Mrs. Bayard V. Wharton,
and Mrs. r. A. Derrickson, both of
Milford; two nieces. Miss Dorothy
DerricksOn, a teacher in the Mil
ford school, and Mrs. Eileen Whar-
ton Spence, of Dover; and a nep-
hew, Thomas B. DerricksOn, pro-
prietOr of clothing stores in Mil
ford and RehObOth.
Milford chronicle., 1955-02-18
TROUBLE on THE BEAT

COLUMBIA, s, C. = tP For
lner Chicago police officer ]. C.
Bedenbaugh told the Judge he'd
toured a Windy City beat for four
years and never met violence. Now
an officer here, Bedenbaugh asked
9 cursing man what the trouble
was
"Ail ] got was trouble Beden-
bangh told the court.
The man was fined 500 for at
tacking the officer with fists.
stick and knife, told the judge he
didn't remember sIugging Beden-
baUgh.
Milford chronicle., 1955-02-18
Lions Club Minstrel
Due Mar. 23-24-25
(Continned from first nagAl

Continued from first page)
Lions Club, and at FirestOne Store,
BreretOn's Drug Store, and the
Milford Chronicle at one dollar
each. This will be Csc per ticket
cheaper than last year.
Another interesting feature of
the presentation this year will be
songs by a home talent quartette,
that promises to be one of the best
ever heard in these parts, a sing
in trio of local girls will round
out this part of the program.
Milford chronicle., 1955-02-18
SeGfOrd Residents
Back Segregation

Continued from page one)
afternoon because the weather was
too cold.
Bryant w. BOwles, president,
said the outdoor meeting will be
held next Sunday, at the Harring-
ton Airport, If the weather is suit
able. II not, the meeting will be
postponed again.
a membership drive and candi-
dates for the Milford School Board
election are among the subjects to
be taken up at the meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1955-02-18
BEES LEAVE TEXAS

DALLAS, Texas - up - Texas
hOneybees seem to be looking for
a sweeter land.
State EntOmOlOgist c. J. Burgin
reports 20,076 colonies had moved
from the state in 1854, apparently
because of poor crop prospects.
That left 288,OO0 colonies.
Milford chronicle., 1955-02-18
HARRISON

The JOY Sunday School Glass of
HarbesOn Methodist Church will
sponsor a chicken and dumpling
supper Saturday evening from 5
to p. m, at the Community Hall.
There will be no tickets sold at the
door.
Milford chronicle., 1955-02-18
Milford, DOUer Boy
Scouts Are HOnOred
lContinued LON llrgt 10

VI W. = tlI4 II % WNoVI
Gary Gredell, Jerry Records, 122,
Dover; William Garbutt, Rem
Barnard, Kenny Kendzierski, John
Roberts, Mike Rohrer and Kenny
Harrington, 102, Milford, first
class; Leon Bohannon, Patrick Ca
pone, Charles Swisher, James Mel
vile, William Rahak, Robert Clan
den, Albert GovatOs, 7S, Dover;
William Mayhem, Stan Huey, Alvin
French, ROnnie Stauffer, Jack
Deeney, Robert Kitchens, Mike Ro-
hrer, l02, Milford, second class.
Evening star., 1955-07-18
'Dunpinq Ground for Cars

Motorists who live in Washington and
the Virginia suburbs will be glad to learn
that Maryland's new motor vehicle COM
missioner Is determined to have his State
adopt an automobile e-inspection system.
Maryland is the only Eastern State and
one of the few in the country which does
not require regular inspections. Yet
Maryland's cars are permitted to use Dis
trict and Virginia highways, while unin-
spected local cars are barred from operat-
ing on them. This is a discriminatory and
hazardous situation that Maryland ought
to remedy at the earliest opportunity.
The State has become what Motor
Vehicle Commissioner Small described as
"a dumping ground for mechanically de-
fective vehicles" The time for correct
ing these conditions is overdue.
Evening star., 1955-07-18

The average pension Of these old-timers
is about 81 800 year. with those retired
for disability receiving less than 81, 900 a
year. President Eisenhower told Congress
several months ago he favored a more
liberal pension system, but so far the
administration has recommended nothing
specific.
Bills have been introduced to raise
the annuities, but no hearings have been
held on either side of the Capitol. Mean
while, active employees of the Government
are enjoying the raises recently voted for
them-and so are members Of Congress,
judges and the other beneficiaries Of pay
legislation. It is hard to believe that
Congress would adjourn without at least
giving the retired personnel an oppor-
tunity to be heard in their own behalf.
It would be even harder to believe that
the pleas would be ignored, once they are
heard. For the retirees have a very
persuasive case to present.
Evening star., 1955-07-18
A Woman Scorned

It has been brought to my
attention that the House Ways
and Means Committee has
adopted an amendment to re-
duce the eligibility age for
women from IS to 62 years to
secure social security.
There was no open meeting
held where the public could
present its side of the question,
just a meeting of the commit
tee. of which Representative
Jere Cooper is chairman. You
would think that since Chair
man Cooper was head Of the
committee, and being from the
South (Tennessee). that he
would follow the Southern ira
ditions Of doing everything
possible to protect the female
sex. There are women in his
home State who helped elect
him to his Office who are more
than likely in need and being
able to get their social Sc
curity at so instead Of 81 would
be a saving Of pride and
money to the State to keep
from having to put them on
welfare.
I cannot understand why
they should act so tight over
two years. They have their
stomachs well filled from our
tax money, yet when it comes
to allowing aged women to
collect social security at 80
they must pinch pennies.
Myrtle nj. B0urziel.
Mount Olive, Ala.
Evening star., 1955-07-18
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

The question Of the animal
bath deserves some considera-
tion.
While a bath helps the dog,
it seldom does as much for the
cat. go
A dog, once he knows what
you expect of him. seems to
enjoy a bath, with proper
toweling afterward.
A cat seldom appreciates so
much water! It also tends to
harm the skin.
The cat needs nothing more
than q daily, or every two
days, combing with a fine tooth
comb. This not only removes
fleas and their eggs, but much
loose hair. which distracts the
creatures in hot weather.
There Is no necessity for
bathing a cat because Of odor.
because 1t does not smell, and
is always washing itself with
it's antiseptic saliva. The old
wives tales about diseases be-
ing spread by the cat may be
dismissed by all true friends
of cats. According to the latest
count, the honest dog spreads
"a diseases to mankind, and
the cat Just a round dozen.
y 4 II
The basement makes an
ideal place for both cat and
dog in the dog days. as they
used to be called.
It is cooler there, and the
hard floor is a boon to animals
in the heat.
Even the comfort-loving' cat
prefers the hardwood floor in
hot days and nights. in pref
erence to the best of cushions.
Above all. keep the pet out
of the hot MONDAY sun, which
the song said was preferred
only by madmen and English
men. Usually the cat will take
care Of this matter for itself,
since its coat is pretty heavy,
at the lightest, but the short
haired dog, in particular, may
spend too much time in the
sun, as children often do.
Both cats and dogs appre-
ciate electric fans, but some
of them are very inquisitive.
and must be watched. The
safest fans for them are the
carefully inclosed types, and
even here the guarding must
be very well done. because the
dog and cat have tails, and
these sometimes are wagged
or switched into the blades
when the animals lie too close.
Diet usually takes care of
itself. Animals. like sensible
creatures. cut down on their
food in very hot weather.
while their intelligent owners
60 right ahead eating as much
as ever.
Evening star., 1955-07-18
Budapest Gesture

In announcing that it has "allowed"
Cardinal Mindszenty "to interrupt his
term of imprisonment, the Hungarian
Communist regime has attributed its de-
cisior to tender regard for 'his advanced
age and state Of health" However.
although the celebrated 63-year-old
churchman may in fact be ill, there is
ample reason to believe that this SEEM
inglv compassionate step has been taken
only because Moscow-which Is eager to
win the favor of the world right now
has instructed its Budapest puppets to
make the gesture in connection with the
current Geneva conference.
At any rate, in view of the history
OF the Mindszenty case, it is bit difficult
to credit the Hungarian Communists with
solicitous feelings toward the courageous
cardinal. After all, as the record shows,
they were merciless to him when he dared
to stand up in the open to resist them in
their war on his church and on religion
and faith in God in general. And when
they subjected him to "show trial" on
treason" charges in February of 1949-
when he was sentenced to life imprison-
ment-his demeanor was so out of char
acter, so much like that of robot
mechanically speaking built-in lines, that
there was, and still is good ground for
the strong suspicion that he had been
tortured, or drugged, or otherwise "brain-
washed" into admitting guilt even though
not guilty. So now-some six and half
years later-one can hardly believe that
a sense of compassion has moved the
satellite Budapest tyranny to release him
from his cell and restore him to a limited
form Of freedom.
Nevertheless, regardless of its mott
vation, this act is gratifying to the extent
that Cardinal Mindszenty will no longer
have to languish in the bleak and corrod-
ing atmosphere of a Communist jail. The
vile treatment heretofore accorded him
has outraged the sensibilities Of decent
men everywhere, but the fact that 1t has
now been ended-even II grudgingly and
under pressure-is good news. More than
that, in its own way, 1t is news that serves
as kind of tribute to the power Of world
public opinion to restrain or correct evil
doing.
Evening star., 1955-07-18
To Love q Shadow

To loUe q StGdotD Is no tove
at all,
But it Is better than to loUe
no one
To keep lope aDGrm tDhen MANY
ttDiliohts fcll
Is better than to greet q
lopeless sun.
TO hold a memory against the
night,
Like livtng candle-Oledns
may ,Deu be more
Than passion redlised. full
filed and dead
As feetino footsteps, loud as
drums before
Their utter emptiness has
fully fled.
To be enGanored OF q ghost
is best
II dreams must substitute for
flesh and blood,
For hearts tDill find safe
1,arbor on the crest
OF tenderness that rides Sc
rene In food.
Lone clothes a fantasy In robes
Of flame
And iDedues from dust a form
tDtth Uoice and name.
Merry LueEstis Barker
Evening star., 1955-07-18
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Quock Cures for Cancer Exposed
BY THOMAS r. HENRY

mentally in lessening pain. ex-
tending life, and sometimes re-
ducing tumor growths to an
extent which permits surgery.
Thousands Of drugs and chem
icals are being sifted to find
promising leads.
The cancer quack is not new,
the society points out. In l748
George Washington and his
staff were taken in by one.
They gave an award to a Mrs.
johnson for a recipe for cur
ing cancer which consisted Of
a mixture of garden sorrel.
celandine and persimrnon
bark.
The machine age has
brought a quite different crop
of cures" Some California
practitioners recently have
been using a machine they
call the ocillocast. This
awesome device makes a dag
nosis by placing the patients
signature in a slot. Bells ring
and gears clank. The patient
can send in the signature by
mail. One doctor" had 200
suckers paying from 5000 to
5000 each.
Another sucker device is the
so-called radionic machine.
The quack sets several dials
and pulls a switch. Then come
sparks. buzzing and clicking.
The quack tells the patient
how malignant the cancer Is
and what must be done for it.
Needless Loss of Lives
The Duke investigation
showed that out of 64 patients
treated by quacks. ~ might
have been saved If they had
received medical attention in
time. At least ten did not
have any kind of cancer. One
woman had her nose totally
destroyed by a paste. Another
lost an ear.
The investigators visited a
farm in Wisconsin where pa
tients were being treated by
hundreds in a widely adver-
tised uranium tunnel" A
Geiger counter was used to
discover the amount of radio
activity present. 1t was found
about equal to "the fall-out
from a firef1y."
The investigation showed
that most of the supposedly
"cured" cases never had any
condition which a competent
physician would have dag
nosed as cancer. There is a
big psychological element in
volved and there may be
sudden and apparently mirac-
ulous improvement. But the
treatment really has nothing
to do with 1t.
Evening star., 1955-07-18
Retirement Poy

On July !, s. 2402 was In
troduced by Senator Olin D.
Johnston. It provides for re-
tirees and survivors Of the
present time an increase of
$54 for each full six-month
period completed prior to Oc-
tober l, 1866, with o proviso
which limits the increase to
$500 or 33Hs per cent, which,
ever is the lesser.
For many years Congress
has postponed revision of our
Civil Service Retirement Act
for which plenty of money has
been provided. Yes. regardless
of the fact that Congress has
failed to appropriate its share.
plenty Of money has been pro-
vided for this purpose. The
proper use Of only employe re-
ceipts would result in a sub
stantial benefit.
AS of June 80, 1854, pay
ments by employees for retire.
ment purposes amounted to
more than $4.5 billion with
total expenditure of less than
$3.75 billion: but with the
Governments share of $4.5
billion added to the $4.5 bill
lion received from employees,
we should have SO billion of
which only $2.5 billion has
been paid to retirees and sur
vivors.
I know not why it has been
so necessary to spend several
years in a study" a report"
and more reports" and then
a recommendation" followed
by more Recommendations"
And all Of this, so we are told,
is in order to pay the partic-
ipants reasonable retirement
benefits.
England "a country we
helped support for years. has
had an excellent retirement
system for many years with no
cost to the civil servant for his
retirement pay and with q
bonus at the time Of retire.
ment: but in the United States
civil service retirees and en-
ployes have been and now are
asking for the payment Of a
debt or at least q portion
Of that debt.
It may be Of interest to know
that as of June 80, 1858, over
80 per cent Of civil retirees had
retirement benefits insufficient
for normal living and that over
20 per cent received less than
$500 per year. Apparently,
about the same status exists
today.
With civil service employees
paying more for what they re-
ceive in retirement benefits
than any other group in the
United States, we hope that
this meager portion may be
paid. It is needed-now.
John Edwin Stark.
Director, U. 8. Retirement
Benefits Association.
Evening star., 1955-07-18

There are at least 81 Quack
cancer cures circulating
through the country, all Of no
value whatsoever.
This is the finding Of q Duke
University investigation just
reported by DR.. Charles e.
Horton.
The remedies advertised, DR..
Horton says, ranged from un-
adulterated distilled water,
rhododendron paste. vinegar,
fig leaves, arsenic. zinc. lead.
croton oil and fat. None Of
these has the slightest value.
the investigators concluded.
Yet. in spite Of the widespread
efforts Of organizations like the
American Cancer Society to
educate the public. folks con-
tinue to spend money for them.
The quacks themselves, DR..
Horton says, are not necessar-
lily crooks. I'm North Caro-
lina," he said. I'VE have been
impressed by the genuine basic
honesty of a few of the Quack
backwoods healers. Il is their
lack Of education, not desire
to exploit the masses. that is
the real cause of this evil"
Some "Healers" Sincere
Some of these healers, he
found, have a genuine belief
in the efficacy of their own
preparations. They take no
fees and often appear both to
themselves and their custom
ers to have been successful
because the cases were mis-
diagnosed as cancer In the
first place.
But, it is concluded. for
every sincere "quack" there
are two complete charlatans.
Throughout the country. ac-
cording to the American Can
Ger Society's comment on the
report, charlatans of this sort
mulct the public out of at least
ten millions a year and are
responsible for hundreds of
needless deaths.
There Is nothing In any
drugstore that can cure can
cer." the society warns. "The
society. which has spent more
than $35 million on research
in the last ten years, knows of
no medicine. pill, ointment.
massage or electric treatment
which will cure a malignant
growth. Nothing except sur
gerry and radiation has been
found effective as a cure, and
even so it is the surgeon and
not the knife, the radiologist
and not the voltage, that gets
results
About a score of chemical
compounds, the society reports,
have proved helpful expert
Evening star., 1955-07-18
Officer and Gentleman

During this strike emer-
gency. it has been our good
fortune to find a parking
space on Twentieth street
above ''I" and it has been a
pleasure to have become
acquainted with Police Of
ficer Nicholas r. Beltrante.
jr.
MIR. Beltrante's untiring ef-
forts to help people find park
ing space and his general at
titude and direction of traffic
have been above and beyond
the duties of a police officer.
When I thanked him for his
cheerfulness and kindness, his
reply was II am only doing my
duty"
/ do think that men of this
caliber should get some special
commendation and I think
that all the policemen in gen.
eral should not be expected to
serve extra-duty time without
pay.
Daniel J. Murphy.
Evening star., 1955-07-18
Understands OceIots

1t is with a great deal Of
feeling that ! write these few
lines to say If anyone does find
that poor creature, the escaped
ocelot, for heavens sake, don't
kill it.
They harm no one and all
this ballyhoo about people
fleeing into their houses at
the sight of this animal is
ridiculous and childish.
How do I know? Because I
had one in my house and gar
den in Lima, Peru, for almost
a year. To be sure they never
get housebroken nor ever
actually tame but then no
member of the cat family /
ever heard about does become
domesticated.
In all the months ! had my
ocelot 1t never bit, scratched,
annoyed, threatened or scared
anyone-with one exception.
That was one night when this
beautiful creature wandered
about the dining room, under
the table. One of the guests,
having in his head at the
moment more wine than wis
dom, picked up the 'cat" and
started playing with it and he
got scratched. which he thor
oughly deserved.
To my everlasting sorrow I
had to leave Lima and my
ocelot. ! gave 1t to a friend
who kept 1t in q cage and Of
course 1t died but in all the
months ! had 1t, IL had the
free run Of the house. It may
have sharpened its claws once
In o while on the furniture,
but name me q cat, wild or
domestic. that docsn'ti
Ocelos Lever.