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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-11-17

Vember 7. Games were played and
refreshments were served at the
conclusion of The evening.
Mr. and Mrs John j Brenneman
made a business trip to Chambers
burg, Pa. on Monday.
Mrs. William A, Spcicher was a
guest Of Mir and Mrs Ray Bit
finger, Mt Lake Park Monday
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Alexander
Of Pittsburgh, were weekend
guests Of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Robert H. Alexander.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth b. KEEP
linger were guests Of friends in
KeySer, Monday evening.
Mrs. Florence Wilkinson visited
home folks in Grafton over the
weekend
To Conduct Bazaar
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
ST Paul's Lutheran church will
hold its regular yearly bazaar on
Saturday. November 10, at the
church. beginning at 4:30 p. m.
Plate lunches will be served and
fancy work will be sold Baked
goods and homemade candy also
will be sold. A 25c package sale
also is planned.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-11-17
I1OYES

Women and the Church Through
the Centuries" was the title Of the
devotions led by Lucille Glotfelty,
and the lesson presented in ques-
ton and answer method by Mrs.
Hobart Bishoff and Mrs. w. w. De-
Witt at the meeting Of the WSCS
last Thursday at the home of Mrs
Boyd Paugh Mrs. Catherine Nc
Crobie presided at the business
meeting. Sixteen were present Re-
freshments were served by the
hostess and her daughter Janet
The next meeting will be held De-
Ccmber | at the home Of Mrs. W
w Dewitt.
4 demonstration, Furniture Ar
rangement and Accessories, by
Miss Ethel Grove, was the high
light of the HomemakerS club
meeting at the home Of Mrs. Leon
ard Haenftling Tuesday afternoon.
One Of the best features of my
home was the roll call. answered
by the II members present Mrs.
Clark Schlossnagle, president, pre-
sided. Final plans were made for
the Christmas buffet dinner and
party to be held December 20. at
the home Of Mrs ". W. Dewitt
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. SPEECH
er Annapolis, and Miss Mary
Speicher. Hyattsville. were week
end guests OF brother-in-laW and
sister Nh and Mrs. W. W. Dewitt.
Nh and Mrs Jacob Jones and
daughter Patty were Sunday dinner
guests Of Mrs. Evelyn Hauser. at
triendSVille.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-11-17
p Gridmen Win
Football Letters

Following the conclusion of the
football season Al Southern High
school Coach James DeMoss an
nounced that twenty-five partici-
pants and three managers had won
football letters Eighteen of the
twenty-five lettermen are seniors.
Those winning letters we're listed
as Toby Colaw Fred ColaW, Allen
Sewers, Charles Mason Bob Glaze,
Bob Marley. George Lee. Charles
Grubb, Roger Glotfelty. Harold
Harsh. jim Wright Dale Evans,
John Ruff Dan Garrett. Fred Dill
gard. Paul Brohlwn. Allen Knots
and Bob Walla, seniors; Bill Deck
man, Don Evans and Waller IIoye,
juniors; Henry McRobie sopho-
more.
Managers listed were Don WEIGH,
senior; Leonard Hathaway. junior
and Leo Martin. freshman.
Coach DeMoss had high praise
, for this years football team and
said he felt the members had done
outstanding work, considering they
had taken ON varsity competition
during their second year, after
having been in only four games
during the first year of compei-
ton The team never has been shut
out
He stressed the need, for eighty
boys as candidates FOR next years
team if they were to have the
depth necessary to continue to pro-
vide good competition for their
rivals. There are only four hold
over lettermen Deckman, Hoye.
Don Evans and McRobie
Next Years Schedule
Nine games are being scheduled
for next fall with the possibility
of another game being added to
the list The schedule
September I, Petersburg Sep
TENDER Is, Moorefield; September
%, pending with Northern; Sep
TENDER 20. Beall October 6, St.
Francis of Morgantown October
u, pending with Romney; October
10, Kingwood; October %. Keyser;
November ?. pending with Terra
Alta. DeAIoss said they also We're
dickering for 4 scheduled date
with LaSalle, of Cumberland
Deckman and EIoye already have
been named captains for next
years team
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-11-17

Army, includes intensive maneu-
vers and realistic field problems.
Pvt Yommer, a riflcman in Com
pany { OF the 18th Regiment en-
tered the Army in February 1855,
and completed basic training at
Fort jackson, s. c.
50 s. #
Pvt Donald c. Williams %,
whose wife, Fanchon lives in King
wood, w. Va. recently participated
in the Second Army volleyball
tournament at Fort Knox Ky.
Williams, son Of Mr. and Mrs.
Donald c. Williams, 40 Third St,
Oakland, was member of the
team representing Aberdeen Prov
ing Ground.
He entered the Army in Deem
Der, 1858, and completed basic
training at Camp Gordon. Ga.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-11-17
Accident Personals

Smith Friend was guest of honor
al dinner recently celebrating his
SDth birthday. Attending were his
wife and children. MIR. and Mrs
Lloyd Friend and family Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Lohr and family Mr.
and Mrs. Rudolph Beckman and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nc
Clintock, Mr. and Mrs Claude
Friend and daughters
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Church Of the Brethren met in
the Aid room at the parsonage last
Friday evening with Mrs. Clayton
Speicher in charge of the devo-
tional service entitled Thanks
giving Special feature on the pro-
gram was a vocal duet. Count
Your Blessings by Mrs. Irene Mil
Ter and Mrs. Clayton Speicher. The
president. Mrs. Lena Calls, pre-
sided. An auction sale of baked
goods, garments fancy work and
art goods was held with Miss Kath-
ryn Speicher serving as auctioneer
In addition to regular members,
there were II guests present.
Mrs Bruce Miller entertained
with a luncheon at her home on
Thursday. Guests were Mrs En-
ma Forsythe. Mrs. Thomas Custer
Mrs George Weit2cll Mrs RAMA
Fazenbaker and daughter Hazel
Mr. and Mrs Everett c. Welt
cell and family Alexandria, Va,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. George Welt
zell over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Miller Wis
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-11-17
EpiscopuIiuns Of Area
Now Hove CothedruI

EpiScopalians in Oakland now
have a cathedral The Cathedral
Church of the Incarnation, Univer-
sity Parkway and ST. Paul Street
in Baltimore, was consecrated by
the Rt. Rev. Noble c Powell, DID,
Bishop of Maryland, assisted by
the Rt Rev. Harry Lee Doll. ID,
Suffragan bishop, on Sunday, No
vember 6, at 4 p m.
The Very Rev. John n. Peabody,
was installed at the same time as
the first dean of the Cathedral
He is also rector of the Cathedral
church congregation. The Very
Rev. Francis B. Sayre, Jr., dean OF
the Washington Cathedral had the
sermon.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-11-17
With Our Men
In The Service

Pvt. Leo 4. Rowan, son of Mr..
and Mrs. p. j. Rowan, of % Water
street Oakland is member of
Headquarters and Headquarters
Battery, 5lSth Airborue Field Ar
tillery Battalion at Fort Jackson S.
c.
He is nearing completion of eight
weeks Of basic infantry training,
learning the fundamentals of being
soldier
After eight weeks Of training with
the lOlst Airborne Division, the
traince is given about IA days of
leave He may return to Fort Jack
son for eight more weeks of in
fantry training. or he may be as
signed to one of the many Army
schools.
Army Pvt Willard Yommer, 10,
son of Mrs. Bruce Yommer. Grants
Vile. recently took part in field
training exercise held by the 4th
Infantry Division in Germany
Training received by the Ivy
division. part of the L. S. Seventh
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-11-17
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-11-17

American farms turned out an
other enormous crop equaling the
RECORD sci in 1913.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-11-17

Daniel Tobin, eX-chief of AFL
transfers. died November IA
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1955-11-17
Employment On Upswing

The upsWing in employment in
Maryland continued into Septem-
Der with expansion in Baltimore
and significant Improvement in
Western Maryland. The number Of
non-farm jobs climbed to S29,300
Total non-agricultural employment
in the state is 32.100 higher than
last September.
The doWntrend in unemployment
continued during the period to an
estimated 347OO or "a percent of
the civilian labor force
There was reason to believe that
the uptrend in employment would
continue through the end OF the
year Figures were released by the
Department of Employment Sc
curly
Robert E. Sherwood 50, four.
time Pulitzer award winner, died
Nov H.
Nations total output increased
during third quarter to annual rate
of 1891 billion, SOC million
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Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
WAGES TELL THE STORY

Why does 1t cost much more 10 OpefaJe
an American merchant ship than compar-
able foreign-fag competitor, thus making It
necessary for the government to provide a
moderate amount Of financial aid in order
to keep our essential merchant fleet in busl-
ness?
Many factors are responsible one
of the big ones is wages.
This is emphasized in an article in the
Pilot, the official newspaper of the National
Maritime Union of America, CIO The ar
ticle, which takes the form of a letter from
a seaman to a farmer friend, points out that
a seaman's monthly base pay is 1884 IN
Italy, S67.49 in England and S91.89 in Nor
way. An American ABB, by contrast, draws
S314.41 base, and overtime usually ups this
figure substantially. Good wages for our
seamen-as for other kinds of workers
make it possible for them to marry, found
homes, and give their children the advantages
of good educatiOns.
All manner Of authorities, from Presi-
dent Eisenhower on down, nave emphasized
that the merchant marine is necessary to our
military security and cur economic Well-be-
ing. And the differential payments made to
shipping lines, under rigid rules and pro-
visions, represent a sound approach to the
problem of lOW-wage foreign competition.
So do other policies, such as the $3.50 law,
which provides that half of all government
cargos must be sent abroad by American
flag ships-if the ships are available, and If
they offer fair rates.
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
TN TIE AIR FORCE"
By Elaine townsend DlekeEson

Germany with the Air Force. Adele
Joined Craig there this summer
having to wait until their third
child was old enough to make the
trip. Christmas is a wonderful time
Of the year always, but it is es-
pecially nice because old friends
make a special EFFORT in December
to catch up on easeh others news.
Heaven knows Aaelle has been
busy getting settled in her new
home, getting her three children
acclimated ana learning about her
temporary new home and perhaps
studying German as we'll We real
ly envy them.
Last Christmas we planned to
come home for the big holiday and
did, but We actually weren't sure
Of Hayes leave until the very last
minute, so this year we have de-
cided to spend Christmas in kan
sas. We have really become quite
fond Of Topeka after spending two
and a half years here. but we are
anxious to see other parts OF the
country or even another country
so would be pleased If we had
Christmas 1856 elsewhere. This,
Lynne inadvertently told a native
Kansan. 1t was her piano lesson
day and Lynne has crown quite
fond of her piano TEACHER, Mrs.
Frederick Voiland. Lynne told Mrs.
Voiland that she could take lessons
from her for years aad years be-
cause, f'You know what people say
about being stationed in Kansas"
Mrs. Voiland apparently didn't and
Lynne advisingly told her, When
/ you're sent to Kansas y6a're Just
stuck, cause no replacement ever
wants to come here" Out
of the mouths Of babes.
Bye till next week.
=. T. D.
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
LEWES

After 152 years of continuous
operation, since 1903, the Lewes
post Office will reach a first class
status on December 1.
While the town was the birth
place of the state of Delaware and
the first permanent settlers set up
a trading post here in 1858 there is
no recorded reference that Lewes
ever had an official post Office dur
ing colonial times, even though a
tradition still prevails among To-
cal die-hard historians that the
daughter of the Lewes post mas
ter" had intercepted letters to the
illustrious statesman Caesar Rod
ney, from Thomas Mexican, back in
1776.
Postmaster Alton Lee Bristing-
ham reports the chronological rise
Of the Lewes post Office from its
fourth class beginning in 1903.
During all the years until the pres
ent building was erected in 1915, he
says, postmasteFs either conducted
business in their own homes or in
a small building, already standing
in the town. The first Official post
master was James Elliott. The post
Office reached a third class status
on April /, 1892, under Sylvester
Bookhammer, a barber, who oc-
cupied an old dwelling on Second
Street, now the Wyatt Grocery
Store.
It wasn't until July I, 1920, that
Il reached a second class status
under the towns first woman post
master, Mrs. FredOnia G. Lohand.
Postal records give other early
Dostmasters, they are: Daniel
Brewington, 1869: Charles Maull
1882: Thomas Records, 1885; Clar-
.ence Beebe, 1893; William P. Car
ter. 1898; Charles Hickman until
1912.
tt was in 1912 that Postmaster
Ebe Lunch took Office TO serve
four years until he was murdered
on the gsreet on July 18, 1915. He
was fatally shot by a Lewes dentist
during an argument over q ball
game Z was during the term Of
cnce Of Ebe Lynch that a move
ment was started for an official
most of7ice building. q s. Repre-
sentative Hiram Burton Of IleWes
got a bin passed in Congress ap-
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Baker had
as their dinner guests on Thanks
giving Day, Mrs. Bayce Short, Mr..
and Mrs. Woodrow Morgan and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Brit
tingham and sons and Miss Joan
Reed of Slaughter Neck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Roberts spent
Saturday with their son and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman Short
and family of Elkton, Md.
"A very pretty wedding was sol
emnized on Thanksgiving Day in
the Lincoln Methodist Church at 2
D. m. when Miss Shelby Jean Con-
oway, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Conoway of Lynch Heights
and Gerald Swain, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Swain were married
by the Rev. William Fl. Revelle,
Sr.
Miss Joan Slocum Of Harring-
ton, a class mate of the 5Ii5e, was
maid of honor, while Harry Swain,
Jr., brother of the groom, served
as best man. Ushers included John
T. Fitzgerald, Jr., cousins of the
groom. Mrs. Douglas Morgan play
ed the wedding music, while Logan
LeCompte sang 20 Promise Me-
and II Love You Truly"
A reception followed at the Po-
cahontas Lodge Hall in Milford, af-
ter which the young couple left
for a short trip through Maryland
and Virginia.
The bride, a graduate of Milford
High School, is now, employed al
International Latex. Dover. The
groom, also a graduate of Milford
/ High School, attended the Univer
sity of Delaware for one term ant
is planning to return in January.
Bethel Bible Center
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m.
Subject: Persecution for Wit
Messing. Acts 4.
Lords Supper at $50 p. m.
7:45 p. m. Gospel service. Sub
iect, Life of Abraham, the Frien'
of God. Genesis Chapter 20
7:45 D. "Wednesday praye
meeting and Bible study Justifi
cation by Faith. Romans, Chap
ter 4.
Children's Bible Study on Frida,
evening, at z o'clock.
Teenagers, don't forget Satur
day, December 3, is your time t.
meet with the W1ittmans at thei
home. This is your time for recre
alton, refreshments and devotions
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
HIGH HURDLES 10 SUCCESS

The steeply progressive income tax rates,
which reach 9136, and the combined top cor
porate rate of 5296, are excessively high
hurdles for particularly small
business-to get over on the way to eco
n0nic success.
Those who pay the progressive rates are
also subject to the basic rate Of tax paid by
all income tax payers and, directly or in
directly, bear at least their share of all
other taxes-federal, state and local. SINH
larly, corporations are subject to nearly all
other taxes except individual income and
estate taxes.
Today's high and discriminatory rates
of income tax harass, block and pehalize
those whose work and investments mean
the most for the nations future-the eco
nornic builders and iObmakers of tomorrow.
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
1881 Mayo
Topeka, Kansas
11/28I55


Dear Friends:
Channel 1S here in Topeka and
it's viewing audience helped raise
$4,000 tCwar6 the Olympic fund.
Saturday and Sunday they had a
continuous "telethOn" which net
ted tbs above happy amount to
send our freedOm-lOVing, American
athletes to Australia for the Inter
national Olympic events.
Speaking of spOrts--University Of
Delaware surely has chalked up a
good record fer our state this sea-
son, only one loss. We read in our
Topeka paper this past week that
it is the 10th team for colleges on
the east coast, which is something
for US to boast about. People IN the
service love to talk about their
football teams back home, the
wonderful weather back home"
the picturesque scenery back
home. HOME is always special,
but being in the service and travel
ing for Uncle sam is pretty special,
too. It's nice if you can enjoy it all
to the fullest and I think most ser
vice people do.
See by our good Chronicle that
Major and Mrs. Tom Bennett are
home again after being in Guam.
We have several friends here who
were stationed in Guam and just
loved the outdoor living that they
participated IN during their three
year tour. Tom could always make
good story out Of any happening
and we'd love to hear about theil
life in the Pacific. Know you all are
+ enjoying having them in Delaware
! again.
Mere so anxious to hear from
tie Craig Robertsons, They are il
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
YOU CAN'T WIN So, 900!

The radiO-TV program, The S64,OOU.6U
Question: has received an enormous amount
of publicity. And here's a fact that most
people may have overlook-7even though a
contestant answers all the tough questions,
right to the end, he can't possibly win
S64, 900.
He'll get perfectly good check for that
amount, Of course. But-assuming he is a
single man earning S4, 900 a year-the check
would have to total S448,711 before he'd
have $4,000 to keep for himself, free and
clear.
Why? The answer lis: The federal in
come tax. 1t goes up so far and so fast that
it becomes virtually confscatOTy in upper
brackets. A man who does takes the long
chances and wins the S64, 600, actually gets
to keep about $25,OOO-well under half.
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
RETAILING-A LOCAL BUSINESS

retailing is One When the wage rate was
last increased by Congress, an effort was
made to extend the cOyerage to some OF the
exempt enterprises including interstate re-
tailers such as the chains. But the effort
failed, and the established exemptions were
extended.
Now, it appears, renewed effort to-
broaden coverage will be made In the next
session. So the reasons for the retail ex-
emption should be generally understood.
Retailing is an intensely local enterprise.
Even if a store is an outlet OF national
chain, it must compete for business on the
local level That means it must be able TO
adjust it's costs, wages included, to local
standards and conditions. For example, the
going wage rate in New York City would be
hopelessly out Of line in a small southern
town.
Retailing also is a business which can
give employment to marginal workers whose
services are of extremely limited value. From
the experience gained, they can advance to
more responsible, better-paylng work. Ii,
however, the legal starting wage were too
high stores would have no choice but to
pare marginal employment to the minimum
and thus these workers would be denied
the opportunity to gain skills.
Incidentally, it is reported that extern
sion Of the present federal minimum wage
to retailing would in some cases impose q
cost burden on retailers greater than their
entire net profits. The effect on both retail
ers and cOnsuT4ers can be imagined
- <S10GS
BY THE BACK DOOR
The question Of just how far government
should go in providing medical care Tor vet
erans is a recurrent one-and it is also ex-
ceedingly controversial and tOuchy. 1t pro-
vides room for widely divergent yet equally
Sincere viewpoints.
The Hoover Commission report on the
subject has been aggressively criticized,
Some of the criticisms may be sound. Yet,
by and large, the Commission pointed to
abuses which could be eliminated without In
any way endangering the benefits Of deserv-
ing and needy veterans. Care for nOn-serv-
ice-connected disabilities is a case in point:
While these patients must file statements OF
inability to pay, the Veterans Admlnlstra-
tion is prohibited from challenging Veraclty.
A random General Accounting Office samp-
ling of 336 declarations byaveterans showed
that many had substantial assets-S5OO 600
in one Case The Commissions recommends
ton that an inability to pay statement be
subject to vertifcatiOn is certainly reason
able.
Most important, in the long pull, is the
future picture We have millions upon mil
lions of veterans and their number will con-
tinue to rapidly increase. 1t is well within
the realm of possibility and even probability
that all-inclusive government medical care
for veterans, regardless of what happened to
them while in service, could lead to sOcialized
medicine by the back door. We would get il
even though the vast majority of Americans
veterans included, don't want it. This point
should be an overriding consideration in
any appraisal Of the issue.
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
HIS AND HERS

COLUMBIA. s. C. II (A9 n Mrs.
". r. Harvev. Jr.. graduated from
the University Of South Carolina
magna cnrl laude last Inne Not
10 be ontdone. her husband now
has graduated from the Diversity
law school with similar hon0rs.
Milford chronicle., 1955-12-02
BARRIERS TO PROSPERITY

TOday's fiagTantly discriminatory TAX
rates have no justification as anything but
devices to stife economic effort and to pc
nalize economic success. They penalize all
individual taxable incomes except those in
the smallest bracket.
The discrimination begins with net in
comes over $4,000; the rates reach 309o on
taxable income at $4,000, and 500 at $4,000
of taxable income.
The removal of tax blocks would release
both incentives and the funds for the forma-
tion of capital, which is the key to our eco
nomic progress-our ability to increase our
output of goods, and to improve real wages.