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Brennan Case Set _ r Or Dover July lo _ ,— 1 .___ _ *** the Brennan defense, W. Howard Thompson, Georgetown, asked lor a continuance of the trial' of the mother and Robert beyond July IS. but the court denied the motion. Donolow bad an exception noted to the ruling. M f Tllo ® r f e . b „ pTllf-rio 2 ï. 2 "îi?«î nww i £™> mnre an th a Cal ?5 t eotsC« l'ï »si""" to hear the p eeo ig . . Representing the state in the proceedings were Attorney Gener al Albert W. James and Kent Coun ty Deputy Attorney General Henry J. Ridgely. I S3 Mr. i ■ ; AU four defendants sat together in the prisoners' dock although ft was not required that George and Raymond, who are at liberty on • $5,000 bond each, be on that special bench for unbailed defendants. The motion before the court con tinued from June 14, when it con vened Tuesday afternoon was the defense's insistence to the right to inspect or have copies of the state ments given by defendants in the investigation. Chief Justice Richards first asked Mr. Donolow to state his conten tions as to the time and circum stances of the making of statements by the defendants: The attorney replied that the conditjons which prevailed when Robert made his statements were the same as when the other two boys made statements—96 per cent of the time they were together or simply in adjoining rooms. "Robert does not recall anything of the confessions," Mr. Donolow contended. "The other two boys re member only vaguely. This places my associate and me in the posi tion of not being able to prepare the defense of George and Ray mond properly and of not being able to prepare Robert's defense at ■ all. The attorney then pleaded that Robert was subjected to long hours of questioning over a period of seven days—from 1 la. m. to some times 2 or 3 a. m. the next day. He maintained that all statements by him were signed at or after mid night, that the defendants were brought to and from the Kent County jail to the state police sta tion, that they usually had their meals at the jail, but "on some occasions Robert was fed only sandwiches at the police barracks." Mr. Donolow spoke of "five con fused statements" made by Robert. He explained he did not mea*i that the conditions under which the de fendants were questioned were '"dangerous," but the hours were long, especially in view of Robert's youth and the fact that he is but high school sophomore. Mr. James argued that defense counsel had failed to show they were entitled to the statements, that he could not see how they would aid the opposition in pre paring the defense, and that failed to see any reasonable basts for the efforts to get the state ments. , The court then announced would hear Captàin Frederick Lamb . for the information of court as to the circumstances the questioning of and statements obtained' from Robert, the chief justice aione asking the questions. Captain Lamb told of four state ments made by Robert in connec tion wth the Wooldridge case, one on April 15, one on April 16, an other on April 18, and the last April 24. He said Robert was ask ed if he had counsel or intended get counsel, and the boy's reply was that he did not intend to have an attorney. Robert was questioned from • p. m. to 9 p. m. the first day signed a statement between 11 m. and midnight, the officer said, and about 6 o'clock had been given sandwiches and coffee—"the same as I had." There was intermittent questioning after 9 o'clock and boy was taken to jail at 3 a. Captain Lamb recounted. As to the other days, the officer related ; April 16, questioned from 2 ; p. m. to 5:20 p. m. Signed a state ment about 6 p, m., was returned to jail at 6:15, brought back- to police station about 9, and ques tioned intermittently and returned 0 » oson Sr; t fall The New LOUNGE at the Hotel Windsor Friendly "Courteous Service and the Best in Mixed Drinks ,r'( - 1 , jj Dancing From 9 P. M. Until Midnight Cocktail Hour On Saturday From 5 p. m. ¥0 7 p. m. HOTEL WINDSOR MILFORD, DELAWARE Free Parking In Real- Of Hotel Open Daily From 5 P. M. Wkitll Midnight Phone Milford 167 or 830 For Reservations 6-24-21 } to jail at 4 a. m. i April 18, brought to police sta | tlon about 10:15 a. m., questioned I intermittently, and signed state ; ça en t* between 11 p. m. and mid i night, then returned to jail at ; j .30 a m I ' ' , Al0 , ! a Aprll J q ^ 0n ^ i 7 d « d fourth statement about 7 p. -m. . ■ Captain iamb explained that i considerable of the questioning was from time to time and further that ttme WÄB required to reduce Rob r t-s statements to writing before Äp S retir ed to elmmber fl SaasassasLfisj: nbunced that the court was of the opinion that the defense counsel to 8 should be furnished with copies of the four statements. He further an nouneed that as to the statements of the other two Brennan boys, there would be no action until there was further information as to when they will be tried. The chief justice then announced the court's decision denying the mo- to .tion for a change of venue for Mrs. Brennan. This motion had been heard on affidavits and argument at two previous sessions of the court, When Mr. DoHolow asked a con tinuance from the date of July 18 to fixed for the trial until sometime in September, Mr. James said he has already arranged to have De partment of Justice agents in Do vef to testify July 18. , Mr. Donolow, engaged as coun sel for the Brennans on April 27, insisted he will be unable to com plete preparation of the defense by July 48, explaining that there are 82 persons in Virginia, Pennsylva nia. New Jersey, and Delaware who must be Interviewed in the preparation and an essential niedi cal examination has to be arrang The defense attorney said that ÄtÄ'SÜSSÄiL in 30 days, but with the interven ine court nroceedlngs serving to defav hi? preparation , 8 and not yet in possession of the statements, he «.itnatinc of lackine suf - . t timp to eo to t r i a i on the fi ^ rtate nX The court "held however, that he '' and his assoJate are having ample time for trial preparation, pointing out Mr. Donolow has been in the attorney for about two ed. a he it K. the of on to 5 p. the m., : 151 the 1 case as months and still has more time re maining to prepare. Siam Told To Prepare For War , 4 « BANGKOK — (AP) — Military leaders of Thailand (Siam) have l>een told by DDefense Minister Lt. ; Gen. Luang Chart Nakrob they must not meddle in internal poli tics because it is their duty to pro themselves for "the war that pare lios &li 6 äd ** "At present, the struggle is now merely a verbal one between those supporting opposing political doc trines," .the minister told 23 lieu tenant colonels just graduated from the Army Staff College. "Bach day this verbal struggle can be seen developing into what in the near- future will be a real struggle of force. Once the strug gle has begun, there can be little question that Siam will be involv ed. Therefore, we must prepare. We must be on the alert. "In preparing for this struggle, we must be careful not to %neddle In internal politics or allow our selves to be instruments of politic ians. "Our ideal must be that as sold iers we are not to meddle in poli tics and to see that politics does not meddle with the armed forces." À chigger or red bug feeds on and digests skin, and not blood. BLIZZARD Pine Street ; Orthopedic Shoes Entire Family NOTE; New Sommer Store Hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday — 9:30 to 5 Wednesday Closed Saturday—9:30 to 6 E. RALPH BLIZZARD Phone 408 Georgetown Delaware them immediately, not a year from now. Many of them need the money now. It is their money. It does not belong to the govern ment." Keating said the Supreme Court iled early in 1948 that such re funds were lawful but the VA failed to act ^ D . afd eP it e wa?'h national scamS" Tnd said he susScted the de'ay ana saia ne suspeciea me ae^iy as political. Congressional elec DescHbed as'a' "dividend." the money to be repaid is from two sources: 1. An $8,000,000,000 surplus which developed from the fact that GI in surance premiums were based by law upon a standard mortality (death-rate) table which turned out be higher than needed. 2. Earnings from the surplus. VA officials said the advances of medical science in successfully combatting disease and lengthening the span of human life contributed the margin of error in the mor-1 tality table used as a standard. The standard is the "American experience table of mortality" used by commercial life insurance com-1 panics. Most Veterans Eligible In general, the VA said every veteran who took out National Set vice insurance and kept it in force', at least three months will be ^li-1 gible—provided the policies were not issued after Jàn. 1, 1948. No refunds will be made on poli cies issued after that date. Gray said that in cases where' policy-holders have died, the heirs or beneficiaries will be the refund. Ä f° r a rebate. Gray emphasized the refund money may not be applied on pre ™ium or deposited with the VA as savings to gather interest, bat mu st be cashed. Economists sav the effect should be to set a lot of £ ree money" loose to boom sales next year. Payments' Size Will 'Vdry GI Insurance Dividend Delay Draws GOP Fire In Congress (continued from am pace) WANTED ! 100,000 BUSHELS of WHEAT t Highest Cash Price Pa id Harrington Lumber & Supply Co. PHONE HARRINGTON 242 We Will Handle Your Wheat On Government Loan. 6-24-31 ■a. —• Healthfully Air Conditioned For Your Comfort ■a êêêê ß ScAUie Jlwtvfae Milford NEUi Fri. & Sat., June 24-25 Gala Anniversary Show! You'll Agree It's "One Of The Best" Bills Yet! K •x $816 ACTS Ç jfer \ Min>emte 4r L . m DIRECT FROM HOLLYWOOD RADIO AMO TELEVISION! -CAST INCLUDES - LITTLE WALTER & CO. Music And Laughs HENRY J. KELLY Hilarious Comic * » i i? ». n m 1 •MIA AND . . . LOOK WHO'S ON THE SCREEN! 1 W? » f *Tl vnu m 'il r 1 -îAwwsr .«cn*£ tM inr* Exciting Co-Feature N6AL0W ^\Ê .a I t tarring Ï f TOM CONWAY • MARGARET HAMILTON RICHARD CROMWELL V\0* Stage Shows Friday—7:10-10:15; Saturday—3:10-6:45-10:15 8 I Ruling Holds Mail Firms Must Pay Tax On Cigarettes title. The Senate item is titled "An Act to Amend Chapter 5 of the Re vised Code of Delaware, 1935, asi Amended, Relating to State Reven lue by Providing for a Tax on the Sale of Cigars and Cigarettes and 1 the Administration and Enforce ment thereof and Making Appro i priation for the Expenses Incurred j therein." The House original was similar except that it did not contain the r) . „ » c„ v „ ral time« ' session there was a House discussion about bill titles when the introduction* of substi totes with titles varying from the originals was attempted. In gener al, Speaker Harvey H. Lawson ruled that so long as the title : wasn't materially affected it made no difference. At one point he ask ed a House member introducing ; such a substitute to query the i House attorneys about the validity of th e procedure. In this instance they said the introduction of the substitute was permissible, In the present instance, however, the inclusion of cigars in the title j is regarded as affecting the origin j al measure materially and an opin ion may be asked on this basis. | __j ' T individual payments will vary with the size of the policy and the amount of time it has been in force, i n some cases, they will cover a pe | r i 0 d of as much as eight years. VA gaid near i y 20,000,000 policies haye been i ssue d, with 7,215,000 gtil j in force ' veterans not to write in I , U . *? . vel ® ians | ab X^ le ir rebates.^expiaumng inac ÄÄiÄÄÄSl 1 Application blanks aie being I prepared and may be available m August in postoffices, veterans'| 1 service organizations and VA ceu 1 ters. t Gray said holders of policies is i sued after Jan ' 1948 ' may get ] later dividends which may be de dared annually if a surplus de jvelops. (continued from lint p*ie) _ On Colored School .»or t, 0A . which was $20,766 lower than the n!?unced C ° mi)elit ° r ^ Miller an nouacea - 4 ^ su P er *ntendent dis c* osed that work on the project, to located on a■ 22-acre site near Georgetown, will begin in about three weeks. lt ishoped to have the school completed and ready for occupancy in about eight or nine months, which would result in its "f * n September, 1950, officials revealed. Other bidders on the new educa tional institution and the amounts they submitted were; John Healy and Sons of Wilmington Charles F. »Rohleder of Philadel phia. $541,732 s and A. J. Murray of Georgetown, $690,376.46. officials announced that no ground breaking ceremony has been scheduled so far. Present when the bids were opened were; Dr. James B eebe, president of the State Board G f Education; Harold W. T. Pur ne n ( a member of the board; Clar enee p. Norwood, a member of the Building Commission; A. J. Taylor, engineer for the Delaware School Auxiliary Association, and Dr. Mil 1er, who is also executive secretary of the Building Commission. * Although construction of the Sussex County High School will piark the beginning of a huge school building program in the state, the funds for its construe I tion are not part of the $19 mil j lion dollar school building legisla tion passed by the recent General Assembly. Most of the money was j provided in a bequest of the late H - Fletcher Brown, while this sum was augmented by appropriations! ; prev ious session of the Legis tature. Rupert Low Bidder j j. VT. ~r~ ■ ■ V 1 Jßauixm j Aifesil 1 Palace. Sidney. » THEATRE GEORGETOWN THEATRE SEAFORD THEATRE BRIDGEVILLE THEATRE SEAFORD N » t ' Thursday and Friday June 23-24 Gene Autry, J. 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New Disney Cartoon "Pluto's Surprise Package" Feature Shown 4 Times Sunday At 2;00-4:00-8;2i»-l0;25 [fU. r« III ij*1 i Wi 1 » Thurs. ■ 4 1 % The new school will contain grades seven through 12 and will enroll students from lower Kent County and all of Sussex County, Many of these students now attend high school classes in the Delaware State Co u ege at Dover, the only SU ch facilities provided for Ne-;* groes outside of Wilmington. Because of the lack of a high 8 C h 00 j c i ose enough to their homes, hundreds of Negro students dis con ti n ue their schooling after com pleting the elementary grades, Dr. MUler pointed out . when the new school is buI i t> it is expected to rt t voune Neeroes who nor mall y « uldt) e umfcble to attend h schooL _ ... . One ma jo P 1 * e . p ^bethe staffing with qiaUfied instI . uctorgi The architectural firm of Victor , Hns „ drew *he ^ tiiuSSÏ l oi^torî plans for the bmlding A one - 8 tor SL and wUl be con ' . g , _ sect i 0 ns bt ™, «„iuiinfr rommisison for „„hnni is mmnosed of Dr Bee r i T P ,, r Lh W Long T, T pi arpnr p p Nor Mart 11 * nr Miller ' woo d, ana nr. miner, __• _ _ _ 0 \t 17 J L)., IV1. & V» t,nQ 8 Poccenapr ^ 4 »rvir#» roSScngci Dcrvitc j - (ccctlMwd trow am pww ^ be the same as in the past, and a general speed up in freight service is anticipated by company officials, because freights will no longer be sidetracked for the passenger trains. Less than carload lots of express and parcel post will be handled by the truck service which is being provided, Only 12 pitchers in major league; history have won more than 3001 W ^ ™ , New Milford Theatre . . Celebrates Birthday * _ . , \ • ^°day, Friday, June 24, Schine's New Milford Theatre will celebrate ha * r drst anniversary. It was on June 24 of last year Schine's New Milford Theatre °P«ned its doors to the public for the first time. Patrons were amaz ed tft the beauty, comfort, and mod I " 1 facilities of the "Eastern Shore s largest and most beautiful theatre." During the^first year of operation the New Milford has of f * T f not only the finest in motion pictures but also such leading sonalities in the entertainment world as Art Mooney and his band, Korn Kobblers. Buddy Ebsen, ( »domany others have appeared *1"* ** th * hirty ° he t ^ ea f res the New MHford S P& a l" "bring back vaudeville" which, ! u . help « d m t fla o* rev ve this 0rm ° f entertaiI W^ lt - T> ° ® elebrat 6 this first anniver sary ^ he m*oagement has booked an entire week of outstanding stage and screen attracüons. The week wB i open on the first birthday, Fri day. June 24, with an outstanding |fiye act vaudeville bill featuring Walter and Company, an un usual act full'of comedy, music and variety. Henry J. Keily, an excep fita nal singer and comedian, will also act as emcee. Other acts elude Ray and Irene Drake, riot __ 1 ' RVjv. The Rogers Funeral Home X i FREDERICA, DELAWARE Home Available At No Extra Cost PHONE 2271 i 2-22-tt ■ I * ous dance team : Perry Steffen, a** musical novelty, and Bud and Cece ] Robinson. Heading the screen pro gram will be Roy Rogers with Dale Evans in "Susanna Pass," an ex citing adventure filmed in natural color. p or Sunday through Tuesday, June 26-28, the management has been fortunate in securing for An niversary Week the picture the -1 whole nation- is cheering. "The Champion," starring Kirk Doug lass and Marilyn Maxwell. Look magazine called it "a knockout of | a movie!" The New York Dally News gave it four stars and called it "best of the lot . . . unforget per-;able!" As the final program for Anni versary Week, the New Milford on Wednesday and Thursday. June 29 in. 30, will offer an exceptional double I P rogra ™ c ° ns,atiag of The City Across the River, a sensa ^ /ra^ of waywakd ^oirths. actually filmed in Brooklyn. The - ^ ua J ly n ^feature + Is ,.?i ake „? e f ' eVC Ballroom fe a f« r - iag suc fi famous names as Gene i Krupa. Jimmy Dorsey, Jan Garber, 1 Charlie Barnet, and the King Cole in » i ■ I « ■ 1 » « Trio. 1 « Spencer Support tt K "Individually Designed" MRS. ELSIE M. NELTE Registered Spencer Coreetlere Phone: Frederica 3844 Cliente Pleaee Call After 6 F. M. 4 4