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Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31
Obituary
SMITH

SMITH
Emmor j. Smith, age IS years, of
Houston, passed away last Sunday,
October 26th, 1947, at the home of
his niece and nephew, Mr. and Mrs.
w. E. Manlove, ST., where he had
made his home for number of
years. Funeral services were held
in the Houston Methodist Church
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with
Rev. William ]. Mckee, pastor, Off
ciating. Further services were held
Wednesday afternoon in Elmwood
Schaghticoke, New York, where in
terment took place. Surviving also
are four nephews, Howard J. and
Merrill W., of Houston; Albert
Thistlewood of Harrington and Ed
ward S. Thistlewood of Lmon, Co
dorado.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31

On Tuesday Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Wilbur Hammond left with
their daughter, Mrs. Harrison
Baldwin, for New Haven, Con-
necticut, where they will spend
the winter months with the
Baldwins.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31

Normally about so per cent of Ha-
waits money in circulation comes
her sugar production.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31


Recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Willis Hammond were Mr..
and Mrs. Gerald S. Doyle, OF
Brooklyn, and Mr.. and Mrs.
James Fuller. of Bridgeton, N.
]. Mrs. Doyle will be remem-
bered as the former Miss Mary
Catherine Hammond. They
were guests at a bridge party
while here and took part in
stork shower for. Mrs. Frank
Mira, the former Miss Mar
garet Hammond.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31

Approximately $500 graduates of
West Point saw active service dur
ing World War III.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31

Interesting to their friends
is an account of the recent
trip made by Captain and Mrs.
George Macklin and Harry j.
Pierce, many modes of trans
pertation being used during the
FIVE weeks. They went by the
northern route to the State of
Washington and down the coast
to California. This was made
by automobile. While there Mr..
Pierce visited the five Lawes
boys. who were born and rear
ed here. Captain Macklin, after
spending some time in prepara-
ton for an overseas trip to
China, left, and Mrs. Macklin
and Mr.. Pierce bid goodby to
the west coast and flew home.
Show places and side trips gave
them the opportunity for a
gathering of facts and material
that is now being enjoyed by
families and friends.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31
VADAKIN

Nellie E. Vadakin, wife of Willis
Yadakin, age 81 years, passed away
after a long illness at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Marie Wilson, i'll
Dewey Beach on October 9th. Fun
eral services were held on Thurs
day afternoon at 2 p. M, from the
Wilson Funeral Home in Milton. In
terment was made in the Odd Fell
lows Cemetery, Milton, with Rev.
Milton Elliott, officiating. Surviv-
ing Mrs. Vadakin. besides her hus-
hand and Mrs. Wilson, are one other
daughter, Mrs. Cletus NJ. McLaugh-
lin of Collins Park, New Castle,
Del, two sisters, Mrs. Libbie Perry
of Jacksonville, Florida, and Mrs.
Levy Allen of San Antonio, Texas,
and one brother, William j. Green,
also of San Antonio. Mrs. vadakin
had lived in Milton most of her life
time, moving to Dewey Beach about
three years ago.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31

Mrs. Anna v. Carlisle was
the honored guest at dinner at
her home on Sunday, Monday
being her birthday. Present,
besides Mrs. Carlisle, was Miss
Elizabeth Carlisle. DR.. and Mrs.
S. M. D. Marshall and Mr.. and
Mrs. George H. Draper.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31

Mrs. Betty Bradford gave
her co-workers at this office
and a few outside friends a
good time Tuesday night when
she had a Halloween party at
her home near Thompsonville.
The house, attractiyely deco
rated with all Of the symbols of
witchcraft, was the place for
games and fun and the refresh
ments, served in the dining-
room, gay with orange and
black. 1t was a good evening
for the guests.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31

MRS. Raymond Bennett is at
tending the Maryland State
Teachers meeting in Baltimore
today and is the guest of the
Maryland Music Educators As
soeiation for luncheon. She will
also attend the general session
at which concert will be pre-
sented by the All-State High
School Chorus, under the direc-
tion OF Mary Muldowney Of In
diana State Teachers College of
Indiana, Pa. Mrs. Bennett is
president of the Delaware Mu-
sic Educators Association.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31

Mrs. Theodore Townsend and
Mrs, Edgar Isaacs, Jr. were
co-hostesses on Thursday Of
last week and gave two dessert
bridge parties at the Townsend
home on Clark Avenue. one in
the afternoon at one-thirty and
in the evening at eight. A
large number of friends attend
ed the delightful affairs, enjoy
ing the weather, the flowers
and the hospitality of these
young hostesses.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31
N the Presbyterian
Church at Lewes on
Saturday at one,
Nasao afhorfn

Church at Lewes on
Saturday at one,
Miss Catherine e
Futcher, daug hter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Futcher
Of Philadelphia, and Mr.. Logan
Grier, son of DR.. and Mrs. Wal
ter L. Grier, were married by
the Reverend William Leish-
man. Only the immediate fami-
lies were present for the cere-
mony. The bride, given in
marriage by her father, wore a
green suit with brown acces-
sories. and had a corsage of
purple orchids. She was at
tended by her cousin, Mrs.
James F. Salevan, who wore an
afternoon dress of green with
black accessories and had a
taIisman roses corsage. Best
man for the groom was Mr..
Donald Smith of Wilmington.
The ushers for the occasion
were Mr.. Frank Grier and Mr..
Garrett Grier, brothers Of the
groom. Mrs. II. d. Groff Of
Lewes was the soloist and Mrs.
William Thompson, also Of
Lewes, played the wedding mu-
sic. A luncheon followed the
ceremony at seQuoia Inn. Mr..
and Mrs. Grier are spending
ten days in the Poconos, and
upon their return will live on
Clark Avenue. Mr.. Grier is the
senior member Of the Grier
Lumber Company.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31

Robert Griffith, Jr., is i'll with
typhoid fever at the home of his
father on South Walnut street.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31

Samuel Clendaniel, who is at
Camp Dix, New Jersey, visited his
sister, Mrs. Minos Scott on Sun
day.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31

Many of our townspeople were
interested in hearing and seeing an
air fleet of three ships pass over
our town Monday-presumably en-
route from Newport News to Phil
adelphia or New York.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-31

On Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Deputy, Mrs. Emma Sipple,
Mrs. Sallie Thompson and Mrs. Eli
la Reville visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Matthew Mitten at Frederick.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
"THANK YOU" NOTE;

HOW TO LOCATE MOSlC.
from Mrs. L. A. W., HyattSO1He:J }
thank Miss R. A. F. so much
for the poem, The Lost Doll" 1
had a friend years ago who sang IL
to the music by Ethelbert Nevln, as
I remember. I sent a copy to Mrs.
A. M. N. per her request.
I was about to go to the Library
of Congress Music Division to find
it. Do the readers know they can
find any music at the Congressional
Library? When I was in high school,
a group of us used to go to the
Saturday matinee at the old Colum-
bia Theater where the then beautl-
full light and comique operas were
presented. Of course We sat in the
"peanut gallery for fifty cents and
had a grand time. l had very
keen ear for music and could play
most of the popular songs OF the
opera by ear, but the ones I could
not remember in full, I learned in
the Congressional Library Music
room, getting the score and play
ing the music on the piano there
for your use. So ladies, make use
of all the advantages, of your Gov
eminent.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
WhyGrow
Old?
Bv Josephine L0wman

y
Today I am going to give you a
few suggestions which may help
you with your Christmas shopping.
Gifts are such individual things
because they should coincide with
the life, tastes, temperament and
interests of the recipient of the gift.
In the cosmetic line. the pos
sibilities are limitless and there Is
something for every woman. How
ever, great care should be taken In
selecting such gift. Hand lotion
always makes a wonderful present
and there are many good ones,
beautifully packaged. Every wo-
man needs one. Then, there are
bath powders. This is also accept
able to every woman. There is even
available bottle which may be
squeezed. A little squeeze of the
bottle sprays one with lovely pow
der mist. This is especially nice
for trips because the bottle is un-
breakable.
If you give perfume, you should
know the person well. This goes
for toilet waters also If her per-
sonality is breezy, select a fresh or
spicy kind. If she is more a languo-
rous type, a more subtle kind is
indicated. Both powders, salts and
capsules are delightfully."- packaged
and ornamental. Every woman likes
them on occasion, if not as an every
day habit: If you give a fitted cos
metic case be certain the cosmetics
are individually selected to suit the
person.
Bathroom trays which fit over the
top of the tub are wonderful gifts
for almost every woman. She can
then place her creams, bath brushes,
soap, and even her book, on the tray
If she likes to relax in her bath.
This is luxury which most women
would like but few will buy for them
selves. A holder for book for one
who reads in bed is a supreme lux
ury. So is backrest for the bed.
This will help avoid double chins,
lines in the neck, strain on the eyes
and is comfortable besides.
Fine soaps are a luxurious gift,
Sachets are always acceptable and
are lovely. There are some cute
new and brightly colored pins, with
which to decorate coat or suit.
Some of the pins have movable parts.
For instance, the little Mexicans
| hat can be moved over his face or
back on his head, the VOLTS jaw
goes up and down, or the monkey
can tip his hat. These will delight
the teen age group and many OF
their mothers, too.
There are lipsticks of all kinds.
Some have mirrors attached, others
come in a little leather case with
several small lipsticks. Many are
elegantly encased.
The list goes on and on. In the
field of cosmetics you cannot go
wrong with your gift unless you
choose thoughtlessly. I hope this
list will lessen the strain OF your
shopping days.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Dorothy Dix Says

he lives by. Every man in the world
believes that he is devotee OF
feminine beauty and that he wor-
ships at the shrine Of Venus. The
first question that man asks about
a strange woman does not concern
her intelligence, or her disposition,
or her character. 1t is always: us
she pretty?" And the inference Is
that unless she has taken a prize in
a beauty show she might as we'll re-
tire to a nunnery. Her chances Of
getting husband are nil.
But when it comes to marrying,
that same beauty addict will pass by
all the lovelies and pick out for a
wife girl who hasn't single claim
to pulchritude. Which proves the
old adage that beauty Is in the eye
of the beholder, or maybe men have
more sense than we give them credit
for.
The reason that men pay lip ser
vice to beauty, yet so often pass it
by when 1t comes to selecting a
mate, Is easily explained. The
beauty is nearly always spoiled.
She Is selfish and vain and expects
to be kowtowed to. Also, she is an
expensive luxury because she has to
have fine clothes to set off her good
looks.
On the other hand, the homely
girl, who knows that her face is not
her fortune, gets busy cultivating
side line of attractions. She makes
herself an interesting and amusing
companion and is fun to be with
She learns how to play a good game
Of bridge and how to dance. She is
appreciative Of the courtesies a man
shows her. And, above all, she burns
incense before the man she wants,
instead Of expecting him to adulate
her.
And when a man figures out the
difference between the expense of
the upkeep of a beauty and that of
plain woman, who expects to be q
kitchen utensil instead of a parlor
ornament, and how much more
soothing it is to a mans vanity to
have wife who is always telling
him how handsome and wonderful
ne is, instead of one who will ex-
pect him to be f1attering and cajol-
ing her, 1t will be easily seen why
so many homely girls make good
marriages.
AS a matter of fact, while the
good looks that come from good
health, good mind, good common
sense and a good disposition are
highly desirable for all women, the
exotic good looks that make a girl
a winner in a beauty show are
oftener a handicap than help. It
doesn't insure girls good husbands,
nor even good jobs, for every mar
ried man has to pick out his secre-
tary with the thought in his mind
Of what his wife will say.
So, after all, there is good and
sufficient reason why homely girls
marry well.
Evening star., 1947-11-18

for France organization.
Betsy Is a dirninutive dynamo
with a Luise Rainer face and a
Sonia Henie business sense. She Is
also q third-generation Washingto-
MAN who ouse-breaks Cor apart
ment- to be more accurately
rabbits for a hobby, and loves square
dancing.
You probably remember Betsy's
music and movie criticisms on the
News a while back. Her first job.
after graduating from American
University, was some sporadic radio
writing. Then came the newspaper
stint, the training ground for her
present business. Since she usually
had to rewrite most of the publicity
releases that came across her desk,
Betsy figured she might as we'll be
writing them herself, especially since
the financial rewards are so much
greater. So she struck out for her
self, handling accounts like the
Crossroads theater, q summer only
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Readers Clearing House

would be cheaper to use down here,
but would not do for a large room,
unless you used 2. Also, thermo-
stat is desirable, to control or reduce
the heat if the room becomes too
warm. The thermostat is easily
attached.
X X
NEWCOMERS CLUB.
From Mrs. R. L. c., Falls Church,
For the past eight months the
Welcome Wagon hostesses have
been calling in various parts of Met
ropolitan Washington on all new
corners. In making these calls we
told these people we would estab-
lish Newcomers Clubs as soon as
possible. These clubs will be formed
in areas through Washington and
the suburbs. At the present time
we are ready to start one in Alex
andria, Silver Spring, Bethesda,
Falls Church, Arlington and in
Northwest Washington. These clubs
are formed for the purpose of help
ing newcomers to Washington to
get to know each other and are
operated, organized and functioned
by the newcomers themselves with
little help in starting by their
Welcome Wagon hostesses. Each
club will have various sections SO
Evening star., 1947-11-18

Now this favorite of fashionable
Paris may be had and just in time
for Christmas giving. And the name
it possesses is enough to convince
anyone of its potentialities! /
AGAIN ON THE SAFE SIDE:
Now that you've gotten that, as
Danny Kaye would say "gergous'
bottle OF Partisan perfume we've just
mentioned you'll probably want to
take it along with you on a trip.
But how? In a bottle guard, de-
signed to protect your clothes, and
your luggage from anything that
might leak. This can be perfume,
nail polish, cosmetics, liquids, in
fact anything in glass. The ex-
pensive clothes of today deserve to
be taken care of, and with travel
today reaching an all-time high 1t is
important that you take note OF
this aid. The bottle guard is heav-
lily padded. and the perforated in
terror of the inside prevents spill
ing in the event you have the mis-
fortune to have leaky bottle. 1t
comes in a quart size or in a per-
fume bottle size and is insurance
against breakage and the ruin OF
your costly things.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
By Eleni

SAFETY FIRST: Beauty Editors
are a little leery about writing any
thing concerning coloring for hair.
But at the same time We always
feel a little bit guilty because we
know there are many people who
would like to have the latest news
where hair coloring is concerned.
The reason that we are usually retl-
cent on such matters is the old tried
and true statement whats good
for one isn't good for another" b"
But one new product rather in
trigued us when we learned that it
had been approved for advertising
In the Journal of the American Med
ical Association-so, we'll pass the
word along just as a matter OF in
formation. We have not tried 1t
ourselves.
The new coloring is said to con-
tain no metallic salts, no lead ace
tate, and does not require the use OF
peroxide or harsh chemicals. The
product comes in six shades, golden
blond, auburn, light brown, medium
brown, dark brown, and black. Each
shade may be lightened or diluted so
Evening star., 1947-11-18

A correspondent, whose middle
name is probably Miss America,
wants to know why when a man
goes to marry he picks out homely
girl, instead of a raving beauty, for
a wife. She says that in every COM
munity the plain James are hotfoot-
ing it to the altar, while the living
pictures are left on the shelf. Also,
she calls attention to the fact that
if you will give an eye to any as
semblage OF wives, you will per-
ceive they were not married for
their looks. And she wants to know
why this is thus.
Well, there are many explanations
for this phenomenon, the most OBJ
vious being the unpredictability OF
man, who has one set of theories
that he swears by and another that
Evening star., 1947-11-18

that you can attain the exact color
you wish.
IT'S HERE! The perfume that
the boys in Paris tried to buy to
send home to their favorite girls!
The one perfume that Sophie, a
leading designer, suggests that
women wear with HER clothes. And
it has just arrived here in America.
Each bottle is filled and sealed in
Paris and the now-famous perfume
lis available locally in various sizes.
This is good news for the CT who
wasn't able to get bottle to bring
home for his favorite girl-or maybe
he didn't meet her until his return.
Evening star., 1947-11-18

An exquisite white oreondy luncheon cloth, oppliqued
with linen flowers and accompanied by matching napkins,
wos the Gift of the General Federation Of Business Woens
Clubs to Princess Elizabeth The set, which delivered
to the Princess by the clubs PRESIDENT Mrs L. Blair Bucks
was purchased at WoIpoe Bros shop, here in Washing
ton-ond thereby hangs BIT of history.
The original Wopoe's opened in Dublin in l77o and
later in London was granted the Royal Warrant for all
the linen for the Royal household Today this London
WoIpoIes is providing of Princess EIzobets linen
trousseou with the exception Of gifts such this which,
in woy they oso providing since it came from the local
branch of the famous firm. The cloth shown above is
duplicate but slightly larger than that which sent the
Princess, and is display in the Washington shop.
-s
Evening star., 1947-11-18
FONDU RECIPES;
1914 FOOD FIGURES.

from Mrs. G. G. D., AleTandria.)
For Mrs. B. R. W., Washington:
The fondu recipe she is looking for
may be a cheese dish sometimes
called English Monkey" I have
used this dish for IS years and got
the recipe from a cook book COM
piled by the girls at one of the lead
ing womens colleges, I think it was
Smith. It is flexible and can be
varied to suit your taste and purse.
For each person allow 2 eggs, y cup
milk and about Is pound OF any
kind of mild cheese. either the
natural American, or the processed
variety, l tablespoon butter. Melt
the butter in pan, cut up the
cheese and melt over slow fire in
the butter Beat eggs slightly, add
milk and stir slowly into the cheese,
adding salt and pepper. Stir con-
stantly until the eggs are thickened,
then remove from fire and add
enough bread or cracker crumbs to
take up excess moisture. Serve
over toast or crisp crackers.
Perhaps your readers would be
interested in some food prices which
I recorded in my cooking scrapbook
(from which I have taken the above
recipe) in the year 1914. Milk, 7
cents a quart. Cream 8 cents one
half pint Stewing chicken, 19
cents a pound. Beef shoulder roast,
18 cents a pound. Round steak, 20
cents a pound. Porterhouse, 28
cents pound. Ham slice, 80 cents
pound. Eggs, summer, 90 cents;
winter, 36 cents. Coffee, 20 cents.
Oysters, so cents quart. OF course,
salaries were correspondingly low.
ELECTRIC RADIATORS.
(Fron1 Mrs. C. w. M, StlUer Spring.
To Mrs. M. C. of Washington,
about electric radiators. We have
used two for several years at our
camp in Maine, but in small bed
rooms, about 10x12 feet IN size.
They are clean, convenient and
adequate, but expensive to operate
at the rates we pay up there. They
Evening star., 1947-11-18
GUMBO RECIPE.

From Mrs. P. E. P, Alexandria,
Here are some gumbo recipes that
are authentic as they are taken from
an original creole cook book. How
ever, am going to modify them
little, mostly to explain the terms.
Gumbo File: One large tender
chicken, u pound lean ham may
be omitted, 2 tablespoons shorten
ing (bacon drippings excellenD, l
bay leaf, 8 dozen oysters, large
onion, l sprig Of thyme, 4 quarts
boiling water Gncluding oyster
water), 4 half-pod red pepper,
without seeds; salt, pepper, tooasco
to taste, 2 tablespoons file. Clean
and cut up chicken as for fr1casse.
Dredge with salt and black pepper
according to taste. Cut ham INTO
dice shapes. Chop onion, parsley
and thyme very fine. Melt shorten
ing in deep stewing pot and When
very hot put in ham and chicken.
Brown we'll and then add onion,
parsley and thyme, stirring to pre-
vent burning. When all is nicely
Drowned add boiling water, chopped
bay leaf and pepper pod cut in two.
Simmer for about an hour or longer.
When nearly ready to serve and
while gumbo is boiling add oysters.
Let the gumbo remain on the stove
for about three minutes and then
turn out fire. Take two tablespoons
file and drop slowly into hot gumbo,
stirring to mix we'll This is served
Immediately over boiled rice. Allow
two heaping tablespoons OF rice to
one plate of gumbo. Serves six.
Remarks: Rice should be properly
cooked. Each grain should stand
apart, never a mushy paste. There
are many people who do not know
how to cook rice. I'll be glad to tell
them in detail.
File pronounced fee lay is hard
to find. I have to get 1t sent to me
from Louisiana. Maybe store that
makes a speciality Of spices would
have 1t. Does any one know OF
such a place in town? It's the most
important part OF Cne gulilpo.
The red peppers mentioned here
are the long tapering kind that
Italian or Greek groceries may car
ry. 1t is very hot and the pod should
be removed from the gumbo before
serving. I do not use it because OF
my family of small children.
Never boil the gumbo with the
rice and never add the file while
the gumbo Is boiling as it tends to
make the gumbo stringy and Shiny
AS you can guess, I am from
Louisiana and New Orleans in par
ticular. I have many other creole
recipes and will be glad to pass them
on.
Evening star., 1947-11-18

lOr CQe SeVeu-
week tour of
Europe Mother
and I took this
summer"
T h at in q
paragraph is the
report. for the
fiscal year 1947
>of Betsy Winter,
the one-woman
publicity firm
whose clients in
clude Patrick
Hayes Concerts,
the willard
Hotel and the
American Aid
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Capital Career

deal, and Lisner Auditorium, which
went back to being a strictly student
theater faster than 1t had become
a professional one. Then came the
long, jobless three months. And
then the fabulous sudden success
and the compensating vacation in
Europe this past summer. 1T all
seems like a dream" Betsy murmurs
her big eyes widening even more U
remembrance. England, Franco
Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, Nor
way. ."
Working for herself means there
are sometimes 14-hour days in
Betsy's week. But then there are
also times when she can manage a
couple Of days completely work free
for theater jaunts to Baltimore or
New York. She makes her own Office
hours, her success or failure is now
entirely her own responsibility and
not subject to the whim of some one
higher up" But she would never
advise any girl to throw over her
Job arbitrarily for the uncertainties
OF getting started in the publicity
business.
"You should have financial back
ing before you start" cautions Betsy,
whose mother has been her main
stay in bad times. Because it's
bound to be hard going at first.
And have plenty of newspaper ex-
perience behind you. That's awfully
important. You've got to learn how
to write your releases properly to
fit the needs of the editors you'll be
dealing with, how to place pictures,
and so many things that only work.
ing on a newspaper can teach you.
And the contacts you make there
are so valuable!"
And then If you are as clever as
Betsy Winter, you. too, may earn a
trip to Europe and business Of
your own.