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Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
! To Sponsor
Student Nurse

Announcement was made by
President Dorothy Scudder at the
regular dinner meeting of the De-
Vries B. P. W. Club at the Ocean
House, Lewes Beach, Lewes, Della
ware, July Is, 1857 of the sponsor
ship of Eunice NJ. Stockley, 1857
Graduate of the Georgetown High
School, as q student nurse for the
fall class at the Beebe Hospital.
Miss StOckley was a dinner guest
of the group. This is the second
time that student nurse has been
sponsored by the DeVries Club.
Miss Evelyn Shane, Smyrna, Della
ware, was the first nurse to be
sponsored and is now a graduate
of the Beebe Hospital and Regis
tered Nurse.
Officers for the year 1957-58 were
installed by Grace E. Hopkins, past
President of the Club; President,
Dorothy Scudder; Vice President,
Phyllis Rush, Recording Secretary,
Arlene Meyer; Corresponding Sec
retary, Hazel Birmingham; Trea-
surer, Florence Russell.
president Scudder, announced the
following Committee Chairmen for
the following club year: Career
Advancement, Florence Robert;
Public Relations, Grace Hopkins;
Membership. Phyllis Rush; Pro-
gram Coordination, Gloria Houl-
aires; International r elatiOn s,
Hazel Birmingham; Hospitality,
Ann Hrones; Finance. Irene Cole;
Legislation, Florence Russo l.;
Health & Safety, Nary Fisher; Ma
tional Security. Martha Lowe; Bull
letin Editor, Hazel Brittingham.
Dorothy Scudder, Phyllis Rush
and Hazel Birmingham, will at
tend the State Federation Board
Meeting, Dover, Delaware, August
%, 1857.
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
The Past In Review
News AS It Was Reported In The Chronicle
Fifty Years Ago.
Taken from the July 26, 1897 Issue

Taken from the July 26, 1907 IssI
Mrs. Mcclure returned to her
home at Staten Island, New
York, this week accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. William r.
Daniels.
The TOrsch Canning Com
pany. of Baltimore, which has
a branch factory here under
the direction of Lee o. Truitt,
has been busy this week can
ming blackDerries.
eos
Mrs. William r. Trader, of
near Milford, celebrated her
74th birthday on Sunday, July
18th. Her children and grand
children were present to ten
der congratulations and left
with Mrs. Trader many hand
some tokens of love and their
best wishes for many happy
returns of the occasion.
A dispatch from Washington
gives assurance that Milford is
to have a Federal building, the
site having been selected. The
dispatch is as follows: "The
Secretary of the Treasury has
selected the northeast corner
of South Second and Walnut
Streets, at Milford. Delaware,
as the site for the new post
office. The price is $4,000.
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
Ten Years Ago.
Taken from The July %, 1877 Issue

Taken from the July %, 1917 Issl
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Henry Lat
chum. of Front Royal, Va. an
nOunce the arrival of Terry
Ann Latchum i'm University of
Virginia Hospital, on July 18th.
Their son. Joseph Henry is
visiting his grandparents. MIR.
and Mrs. J. Harry Latchum.
eos
The dedication ceremony for
the Greenwood Community
Playground will be held in
Grace Methodist Church. at 3
O'Clock. Saturday afternoon.
July 26th. The ceremony will
he conducted jointly by Rev.
James O'Neil and Rev. John
Anderson. A cordial invitation
is extended to all the folks of
the town and the outlying COM
munity to attend.
ses
Jane Green is enjoying a
three week gypsy trip with
group Of Girl Scouts from Camp
WinoOski North East, Md.
They are travelling by bus
through Virginia. West Vir-
ginia and Kentucky. other To-
cal girls enjoying the same
camp are. Betty Mae Snow
berger. Shirley Pearson, June
Coffin. Ethel Mae Stayton and
Jane DeChant.
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26

William T. TomlinsOn, at
torney-at-law, of New York
City, is visiting his father and
many friends in Milton.
The Houston Giants crossed
bats with the Georgetown team
last Saturday. Houston won,
the score being 13 to 6.
Robert Swain, a farmer of
Glendale, has purchased a pair
of mules off w. S. Dickerson
and will engage in the timber
business.
Mrs. Nathan Harrington, of
Wyanet, ILL.,, and Mrs. Edna
Knight, of Dayton, Ohio, are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Solomon Sapp, OF Harrington.
At $3.50 a. M, on Tuesday, a
crowd assembled at Lank's
shipyard, Frederica, TO witness
the launching of the Lillian,
Capt. r. r. Postles' boat. At the
proper moment she slid grace
fully into the water. She was
christened by Miss Lillian
Postles, the Captains little
daughter, for whom the boat
was named. 1t will be fitted out
in Dover with the necessary
machinery for prOpelling.
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
NIGHT OF THE HUNTER

JOHANNECBURY, South Africa
Transportation saved a man
possible beating and ESQ ga
dollars) in cash when he was held
up by three natives in a lonely
suburb of western johannesburg
While he was walking through
the street, the trio suddenly
emerged from an alley and seiz-
cd him. AS the robbers wrestled to
get the mans jacket off, suddenly
his artificial arm came loose and
fell to the ground The robbers,
panic-stricken, fed into the sur
rounding darkness.
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
Thirty Years Ago.

Taken from the July 20, 1927 Issu
Miss Sue Ziegler, Red Lion,
Pa, spent the weekend in
Frankford with Mr.. and Mrs.
L. ID. Tingle, Miss Zeigler was
a teacher in the FrankfOrd
High School. She is now taking
a post graduate course at the
University of Pennsylvania.
sos
Mrs. William c. Crouch and
daughters are expected at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Crouch of Milton, this week to
spend severa | weeks. Mr..
Crouch who is a member of the
Philadelphia police force is ex-
pected to arrive on August 11th
for a two weeks visit.
Supt. II. w. Huff, of Phila-
delphia, Fl. r. Neamand. of
Salisbury, route agent of the
Norfolk Division and Mr.. Kins-
man, of Philadelphia, we're
guests Friday of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Miller, of Harrington.
They spent the day at Reho-
both,
George S. Messersmith, for
merly of Lewes, is listed a
mong the promotions in the
diplomatic branch of the for
eign service and in the con-
sular branch, which were an
nounced BY the state Depart
ment this week. Mr.. Messer-
smith, who is consul general
Antwerp. has been promoted
from Class 3 to Glass 2.
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
Twenty Years Ago.

aiken from the July %, 1887 IssI
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward C.
Evans are being congratulated
upon the birth of a fine son
in the Emergency Hospital, on
Saturday, July 10th. He has
been named Donald McNair
Evans. This is their second son.
Three Delaware men are in
cluded among 154 lieutenants,
junior grade, promoted to full
ranking lieutenants, by the
U. S. Navy Department. They
are John e. Lee. Wilmington;
Leroy c. Simpler, Harbeson
and Frank l.. Johnson, Della
ware City.
Charles A. Lingo of Mills
borO, was elected president of
the Delaware Rural Letter Car
riers' Association, succeeding
Harry G. Johnson, of Smyrna,
at the annual dinner meeting
last Saturday evening i'm the
Hotel Richardson. at Dover.
Mrs. Samuel Southards. of Fell
ton, was elected president of
the ladies' auxiliary.
soa
Daniel NJ. Ridgely, so years
old. former State Senator,
former Kent county prothOn-
Otary, and member of promi-
nent Kent county family, died
early last Saturday morning.
July II, at his home two miles
west OF Dover. He served two
terms as prothOnotary and in
that capacity was clerk of the
Supreme Court.
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26

Norman Moore, of Lewes,
has accepted a position in the
RehOboth Bank. Mr.. Moore
spent two years at Beacon
Business School, finishing his
course this year.
Se&
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A.
Franklin and Wilbert Tatman
of Wichita, Kansas, are spend
ing the remainder of the sum-
mer with the brother of Mr..
Tatman and of Mrs. Franklin,
G.. M. Tatman and family.
zoe
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fl.
Fisher. of near Milford, had
as their guests last Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Lynch,
of Philadelphia, Mrs. Agnes
Lynch and Miss Barbara Lynch.
The Lynch's recently returned
to the United State from tour
Of the continent and England.
aos
MIR. and Mrs. Frederick M.
Butler, of York, Pa, announce
the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Gilmore, to Vernon Paul
Christman, of Chicago, Illinois.
Miss Butler at one time at
tended the Milford High School
and later moved to Newark.
where she recently received
her degree from the University
of Delaware. She is a member
of the faculty of the high
school at Doylestown, Pa. The
wedding will take place in the
early summer.
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Mears and
son of Masonville, N. j., have
been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Roland ]. West, of Millville.
M. ]. Rishon, of Cambridge,
Md, is spending sometime
with his daughter, Mrs. Francis
Messick, of Messick's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Jones and
son, George have returned
home after a camping trip to
Washington, ID. c., Alexandria,
Va, and Mount Vernon.
s0A
C. B. Porter, of Greenwood,
showed the community spirit
on Tuesday when he loaded
his truck with friends and took
them to the Kent and Sussex
Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Denton of
New York City. also Mrs. Sarah
DimtOn and grandchildren,
Charles and Alice Wetwhiler,
of Capeville, Va, were week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harley G. Hastings, of Bethel
Mrs. Belle DuttOn, of Redden
has. returned to her home after
spending sometime with her
children in Claymont, While
there she visited many points
of interest with them, among
which was Washington, Balti-
more, Richmond, Va, and
Hampton, Va, where she visit
ed her daughter, Fannie.
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26

Superintendent DIR. George r. Mill
er, Jr., "are most pleased that DR..
Lloyd has accepted this position.
At the present time of critical
teacher shortage the State must
concentrate its efforts not only
upon increasing the supply of
qualified teachers but upon extend
ing expert help for further educa-
tion tc those already in the class
rooms. This is a full-time job and
one which viii be reflected in con-
stantly improved techniques in the
classrooms of Delaware"
Dr. Lloyd will assume her new
responsibilities on September 1,
1867. She will reside in Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
THAT FIGURES

DECATUR, III. - Up Il A man
driver had a logical excuse when
he snarled up traffic at an inter
section.
He called out to a nearby wO-
man driver. Sorry, but my wife
taught me how to driver"
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26
ATTENDANCE RECORD

DENVER, Colo. Up Mrs. Es-
ther L. Paddock of Greeley. Colo.
completed her practice nursing
course at General Rose Hospital
here all right. She drove her 1888
model car 1O8 miles from Greeley
to Denver and back home daily 28O
times. She missed only one day OF
school because of a snow storm
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26

The progress of a community is
in proportion to the uselfishness
of its leaders.
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26

Few men ever finish their work
by thinking about it.
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26

It has been announced that
Thomas NJ. Baxter, who at
tended Randolph Macon Col
lege this past year, was on the
Deans honor list for the spring
term. One hundred and twelve
of the students of the college
had like honors, seventy-one of
which were veterans.
Milford chronicle., 1957-07-26

r. C.. Beckett. Delaware state
sanitary engineer, has been e.
lected vice chairman of the
Interstate Commission on the
Delaware River Basin, known
as IncOdel.
Miss Eileen Wharton and
Miss Phyllis Isaacs left on
Thursday for Camden, Ark,
accompanying home Joseph B.
DOdsOn. who has been visiting
in Milford for the past two
weeks.
Mrs. Florence May Hastings,
rs, of Reliance, near SeafOrd.
was killed i'm an automobile
collision near Bridgeville. She
had been a practical nurse in
Sussex County for over 20
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-12

MONDAY: Blue, darkly, deeply,
beautifully blue the mountain
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AUTOMATICALLY
SPEAKING
BY SELMA ROOSEVELT
Fraser Wilkins Posted to Teherun:
Almunoc Is Cause of Purty lam
BY SELMA ROOSEVELT

Fraser and Anne wilkins
will take of shortly for
Teheran. Iran, where he will
become Deputy Chief Of Mis-
sion with the rank Of Minister
at the United States Embassy.
The popular Foreign Service
couple have been posted In
Washington for the past four
years. where Fraser has held
the important job Of Director
Of the once Of Near Eastern
Affairs at the State Depart
ment.
Among his previous overseas
posts have been Baghdad,
Tangier and New Delhi.
Mrs. wilkins. daughter Of
Mrs. Hamilton Bryan Of WASH
ington. told friends about the
new assignment at q cocktail
party given Monday by Mr..
and. Mrs. Charles Whitehouse.
(He's q special assistant to
Deputy Undersecretary Of
State Douglas Dillon.)
The Whitehouses enter
tanned in the garden Of their
home on Reservoir road-the
house formerly owned BY the
Stephen Dorseys.
Among their guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland Evans,
who have just bought q house
in Georgetown at Thirty-1rst
and o streets, formerly owned
by the Jerry Wadsworths.
They hope to move In some.
time this summer Is soon as
the present occupant, Press
Counselor r. A. Farquharson
Of the Canadian Embassy,
moves to his new house.
Also glimpsed were the Rod
O'Connors, Mrs. John Ken.
nedy, the Taylor Chewnines,
Mr.. Francis Coleman. Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh D. Auchin-
Gloss. the Freddy Merrills,
Mrs. Sarah Won Staede who's
moving soon to Pennsylvania,
the Neil Carothers III, the Bob
Blakes, Gil Greenways, Rus
sell Trains. William Gray
sons and French Counselor
and Nine. Francois de
Laboulaye.
ALSO IRAN BOUND are
Washingtonians Gratian and
Peggy Yatsevitch. 0ratian
will also 60 TO the embassy,
as q first secretary, and
leaves next month for his new
post. Mrs. Yatsevitch viii
join him there next spring.
Among the many farewell
parties honoring them was q
dinner given recently by Scot
tie" and Jack ct their George
town home.
Guests included the White
houses, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wyeth. Mrs. Phillip Geylin,
home briefly from Paris: Mr..
Burke Wilkinson. Mrs. Stuart
Rockwell. Mr.. Harry Coving.
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward p.
Wells. Mrs. Mary Weaver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-12

CARMACK'S
out Connecti-
cut way. But
once side
this Colonial
wayside in n,
with its long,
a g o q. a u r q
when one lin
gered over a
b oun t e gu S
board slipping
port, savoring
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placement Training Branch.

placement Training Branch.
Maj. Witczak was born In
Calumet, Mich. but now re-
CARDS Manitowoc. Wis, as her
home. She was graduated from
the Holy Name Hospital School
Of Nursing IN that city in 1896
and was commissioned in the
Army in 194l. She also received
a BIS. degree In education from
Marquette University. Milwau-
kee. in l94l, and in 1947 was
given her MS. degree in nurs-
ing education at the University
Of Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-12

FRIDAY: We won't say you'll
need q coach and six to come by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-12

Mr.. william Mitchell. Mr..
Clayton Fritchey who is Mrs.
Lanahan's boss at the North
ern Virginia Sun where she
now works as q feature writer:
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E. Lee
and Canon Richard williams.
4 4 \ 4
THE HAGERSTOWN Al
MANIAC, apparently. is the
clue to why everyone decides
to give q party on the same
day.
At least a dozen or more
parties yesterday kept people
spinning from one gathering to
another like whirling dervishes.
And most Of them were out
doors. It seems the Almanac
has such q reputation for being
infallible that many hostesses
consult it before planning any
thing outside.
Former Ambassador and
Mrs. Myron Cowen were among
those showing on their lovely
gardens to such notables as the
British Ambassador and Lady
Caccia, the Italian Ambassa.
dor Brosio, Ambassador Kre.
keller Of Germany. the Thai
Ambassador and Nine. Sara
sin, Netherlands Ambassador
and Nine. Van Rotten and his
Minister. Baron van Worst tot
Worst.
Still more were the French
Minister and Charles Lucet.
Representative and Mrs. Keith
Thompson, the Burke Elbricks.
the Orme Wilson's. the Daniel
Bells. the Armistead Peters,
Continued On Pare R.a CnI :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-12
Moi. Ann Witczok
Stationed Here

Maj. Ann Witczak. Army
Nurse Corps officer recently
completing q tour Of duty as
director, Clinical Technician
School. Fitzsimons Army Hos
pital. Denver. . has assumed
new duties In the education
and training division. Office
Of the Surgeon General Of the
Army.
She will be on the staff Of
1t. Col. Glenn C. Irving. MISC.
chief. Service School and Re-
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skies over the
broad acres at
h l s t o r ] c
PETER PAN
INN. And as
you sit in the
solariun din
ing rooms s,
facin on
ou n I aimed
gardens you
wonder which
shall Won feed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-12

off the Appian Way. that cob
bled expressway Of the ancient
Romans. Those old Romans loved
to gourmandize and romantic
GUSTPS reinearnates this hearth
ness-the veal's generous, baby
tender, sauced so delectably with
tomato, rare Roman spices, onion,
Whit Of garlic emanating from
the happy blend Of mushrooms
and green peppers. And the wine
cellars? Sono tutH mdgniticti
And ever slipped their FrGscdtt
while spinning your spaghetti?
Benisstmo at 10 and M SITS.
Courtesy parking at 1911 M st.
MONDAY: Blue, darkly, deeply.
beautifully blue the mountain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-12

fortune read? Your most hon.
orable sukiyaki at TOXIC SUKIY-
AKI" And so wondrously true
this native dish (the spring onions,
mushrooms, bean curd, spinach,
broccoli, and tender slivers Of beef
or pork or chickenD bubbling
away frantically right ct your eI-
bow. Costumed, doIl-like servitors
shyly wait upon you with tempurd
(fried shrimp, sunonl o n o
(salad), hot sake wine. And be-
yound the Butterfly Bar. where
emerge Full cocktails, comes the
tinkling samisen. Open $780,
2:30. 5-10; Sat-, SILL; Sun, lilo.
1885 Conn. Ave.k
SUNDAY: Well. they don't hand
you q toga. Or q wreath Of olive
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leaves Wnen
you com 2
upon GUS
IT'S. But they
do hand you
q zeal seal
opini Tin the
candle = lit
Grotto and
c h / n a t /
r 90 m 50 as
authentic as
in anV histr0
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SATURDAY: We've just been to a
bird fortune teller"-an aged

Japanese with
o flock Of
trained fin
ches. For Just
q few pennies
o. finch viii
hop pertly
into a tiny
shrine. reap
pear with a
wee scroll in
Its beak. And
guess how our
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-12

Epicurus, the
most gourmet
of gourmets,
W r o t e o
thank : you
note for q
food gift by
saying, you
h ave thus
given proofs
heaven high.
Thermista, Of
your goodwill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-12

on? Nature or the country style
fried chicken heaped high and
golden before you? We always go
right ahead with that glorious
chicken cham and steaks, too. II
you're meaty-mindedD along with
the country corn fritters, treasures
OF fresh vegetables, hot mullins,
and all those country condiments
PETER PAN has been spooning
up since wagon-train days. Din
ners only for those who hurry
scurry, helter-skelter TO PETER
PAN INN. 1873; Sundays, la.
Urbana, 7 mi. s. Of Frederick. RI.
240.tt
And Gdbby commends:.
ARBAUGH'S. 2606 Conn. NV.
HENDRIX STEAK HOUSE: 1852
4th st. NE.
OCCIDENTAL. l4ll Penna. NV.
YENCHING PALACE. 1894 Conn.
4 Closed Mon, ~ Fri
Copyright 1857.
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70 mel" And, so. you out there,
got friends? Want to spread good
will? Then dash full-tilt to
AVIGNONE FRERES, where from
the far corners of the world come
rare taste treats for every one.
30 gorgeously packaged these
viands, from noted farms, cheese
caves. pastry chefs, candy kitchens.
with their proudest recipes in
elegance Ronpdreil. Well, enough
OF these lavish pictures. Next time
q friend of ours hopes a plane
we're saying. Happy Landingl"
with a gourmet basket from AVI-
GNONE FRERES. Luncheons.
dinners till $3.50. l777 Columbia
Rd. NV.
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WEDNESDAY,. JUNE ia. 1857

Good bread, good meat
Mon Dieu. let's EAT -.
THURSDAY: When was it now?
Wasn't it 2200 years ago that
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cheese, conversation, you'll feel a
coachman's warranted. Ever hear
Of the gentle craft Of restaurant
ing? It's all here-soot hing-while
you down q glowing manhattan
before the homeless. double breast
Of succulent chicken, bedded down
IN creamy wine sauce, along with
fresh asparagus, baked Idaho,
green salad bowl with an intrigu-
ing spicy dressing. And then a
deliciously devastating. homemade
apple pie! Tariff goes lightly. And
only Prime steaks here. And
the size? Big, rare and primitive!
II am. to II pm. 1859 Conn. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-05
Western Culture
Linked to Mental
illness in Africu

ZURICH. Switzerland. Sept.
S 1.-THE spread of the West
ern way Of life among Africans
is also spreading mental disease
among them. the second Inter-
national Congress for Psychia-
try was told last night.
DR.. Edward #. B. Forster said
the African in transition be-
tween native and Western
cultures Is subjected to q new
set Of stresses. DR.. Forster is
on the stan Of the mental
hospital Of Accra. capital Of the
new West African Negro Nation
|of Ghana.
He told a plenary session Of
the Congress that the new
stresses were believed to be the
prime factor in the increase of
mental patients at his hospital
from three per lOO.OOO in 1910
to about 10 per 100000 in 1858,
The incidence Of schizophre-
nia--personality disintegration
lis highest in parts Of Ghana
which have been longest in
contact with Western culture,
DR.. Forster said.
These are people who are
torn between their old cultural
heritage and newly acquired
Western culture" DR.. Forster
said. people whe experiences
great difnculty in reconciling
two systems and people whose
reactions are grossly paranoid. 1"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-05
Soviet Editors BIust
Gen. BrudleYs Book

MOSCOW. Sept. 5 CP.-The
Soviet Army newspaper Red
Star today criticized Gen.
Omar N. Bradley's memoirs,
"A Soldiers Story" which has
just been published m Rus
sian. The paper charged the
book did not give q fair ac-
count Of Russian troops in
World War II.
In q review Of the book, Red
Star said that the Allied field
commander in Europe in World
War II exaggerated the role Of
United States troops and "di.
minished by all possible means
the role Of the Soviet army
The paper also said Gen. Brad
ley was not fair to the British
troops.
Red Star said the only thini
worthwhile in the book was thu
opening section Of extensive
biographical and anecdotal in.
formation on Allied leaders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-05
Man Held for Jury
In Robbery Try

Municipal Court Judge George
Nelson today ordered q man
held for grand jury action
after q visitor from New York
testified the man threatened to
denounce him as q homosexual.
Frank @. Whitfield, "a, OF
Chicago. was charged with rob-
berry and vagrancy after the
other man. 81. told police Whit
field started q conversation
with him as he was walking up
Fourteenth street to his hotel.
Whitfield invited him to sit
down on q bench in McPher-
son Square near Fifteenth and
K streets NV. and tried to
take his money after threatens
ing him. the New York man
said.
Judge Nelson set bond for
whitfield at S2,5OO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-05
World Health Unit
Hollis FIuoridotion

GENEVA. Sept. 5 R.-A
report by the World Health Or
ganization says only fiuorida-
ton Of drinking water can halt
tooth decay on a large scale.
The report declared the "ef-
fectiveness. safety and practica-
bility OF fluoridation as a means
of preventing dental carries
tcavities) is now established.
It added that no other method
for applying fiurodies can at
present substitute for their
general addition to drinking
water as a public health
measure.
The report was based on q
survey Of fiuoridation programs
in II countries. some of them
J in progress more than II years.