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Evening star., 1949-12-04

when the town ceased to be
on the main route between
Washington and points south
and U. S. highway No.
veered several miles to the
east.
Today the town is essen
TALLY residential in charac-
ter. Most of its inhabitants
are employed at two nearby
penal institutions, both serv-
ing the District of Columbia
the Workhouse, located Just
across the creek in Fairfax
County, and the Lorton Re-
formatory, a bit farther
away. The blue uniforms of
guards and other prison at
tendants are much in evi-
dence on the streets.
Whatever else it may have
= lost. Occoquan still retains
most of the natural beauty
that caused visitors to sing its
praises a century or two ago.
The particular charm of the
Glen caused Archdeacon An
drew Burnaby to write in
1850: 1T was a delightful
valley, about 2 miles in length
and a quarter of one in
breadth, between high and
craggy mountains covered
with - wild ivy in full
flower. Through the middle of
the valley glided a rivulet
about 8 yards wide, extremely
lucid. and breaking into in.
Vulnerable cascades ="
The rivulet of which he
wrote is Occoquan Creek,
which gives the town it's name
Evening star., 1949-12-04

, and separates Fairfax and
Prince william Counties. The
town itself is in Prince Will
liam. The creek is a contin-
uation of Bull Run, of Civil
War fame, and historians say
Spanish explorers came up its.
waters nearly a century be-
fore the English settled at
jamestown. Indeed, the name
Occoquan Is claimed by some
historians to be a corruption
of "Axacan," the name ap-
piled by those same Spanish
adventurers. However, the
most common legend has it
that Occoquan is the Indian
word for Head of the Wa
ter" and some say it meant
Hooked Inlet"
One of the earliest of Oc-
coquan legends deals with a
bloody massacre of a group
of Spanish missionary priests
by the Dogue Indians, who
roamed the wilderness here.
The missionaries are said to
have built a church here in
1870. One of the Indian
braves was taken to Mexico,
there baptized and educated
and brought back to the will
derness, where he later re-
verted to type and led the
massacre of all the priests.
A year later, when a Span
ish vessel put in with supplies,
the crew learned of the mur-
ders, and the Spaniards sent
ashore a party to punish the
Indians. At least eight of the
Dogues were slain. S. b.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-12
Receive Applications
For SilcO Scholarship

Applications are being received
for the 194S award of the Silco
Company Scholarship at the Uni
versity of Delaware, DR.. ]. Fenton
Daugherty, chairman of the uni
versity's committee on scholar
ships, announced today.
Any 1949 graduate of a Della
ware high school is eligible to ap-
ply for the scholarship, which car
ries value of $500 year for each
of four years, Dean Daugherty
said. The award this year will
mark the fourth time the scholar
ship has been given.
Interested graduates of Della
ware public or private high school
in 1949 should visit Dean Daugh-
erty's office in Brown Hall, New
ark, by August 1e for an interview
and filing of an application form
A competitive examination will be
held at / D m. on August 18 in
Room 229, of the Chemistry Build
ing.
Applicants must have been grad.
uated in the upper 10 per cent oi
their class in high school, anC
must present evidence of a rea
need of financial assistance in or.
der to attend college. Either boy:
or girls are eligible.
Previous winners of the SilcC
Scholarship have been Daniel Ma
thans, Wilmington, 1916; WilfreC
J. Smith, Jr.. Claymont, i947; BY
ron d. Babcoek, Riverside Gar
dens, 194S.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-12
SELBYVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Morton Galloway
and son Melvin, of Hyattsville, Wis
tied her sisters and families, Mr.. &
Mrs. A.. Morris and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mccormick, from last Monday
until Tuesday of this week.
The members and their families
of the Camera Club enjoyed pic
mic at the Indian River Inlet on
Sunday.
Mrs. Rufus Smith and daughter
Susan spent last week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Keith at Kitz Beach.
Mrs. Ida Murray was operated
on in the Peninsula General Hos
pital Friday and is doing very we'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Rayne and
children spent few days this week
visiting Williamsburg, Va, Mt. Ver-
non and many other places. Mr..
Rayne is on a two week vacation,
as manager of the A. & P.
Mrs. Ruth Lewis visited Miss Lii
liam Richardson and daughter, in
Willards this week.
Mrs. Mae Morris and son Charlie
were dinner guests of her daughter
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Steele and children, of Ocean View
on Sunday.
Mrs. Kathryn Browne and fam.
lily entertained on Sunday Mrs. Het.
tie Thomas, Mrs. Marlyn HouSmen
of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Ida Dais
ey, of Dagsboro.
Capt. and Mrs. Harry Law anC
son Donald, of Philadelphia, spen
the weekend at their cottage a
Fenwick Island.
Mrs. G. Grise McCabe and SOM
spent last week with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Workman, il
Rehoboth, and Mr.. McCabe joinet
them for the weekend, all return
ing home on Sunday.
Miss Caroline Collins is in tn
! Delaware Hospital, Wilmington. 70
treatment.
Miss Mary Ann Adkins is visitinI
her father, wife and brother, MI
and Mrs. Jerome Adkins and Har
old Adkins.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-12

Mrs. Luther Collins, Miss Bar
bara Collins, Mrs. Media Thomas,
Miss Shirley Thomas and Miss
Shirley Hastings spent last week.
end at Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Mrs. Daisey Gordy and Mrs. Al
bertine Hearn have returned from
a few days visit in New York with
Miss Imogene Gordy and Miss Car
prie Carr, who are attending sum-
mer school at Columbia University.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Nicke of
Millville, N. j., Miss Betty White
of Rocky Mount n. c., and Mrs.
Lillian Ross of Accomac. Va, who
have been visiting their brother
Mr.. George White and Mrs. White,
! here, have returned home.
Mrs. Florence Dent of Durham,
N. c. and Mrs. Reginald Daniels of
Pittsburgh, Pa, spent the past
week with Mrs. Florence Maddox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Marvel and
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Stokes have re-
turned from a visit to Niagara
Falls and Canada.
Lieut.. Betty F. Hearne, Physical
Therapist at Letterman General
Hospital, San Francisco, Califor-
mia, is spending a vacation with
Ter parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
B. Hearne of near town. Mrs. He
erne and daughter spent the past
week at Rehoboth Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Bonsall, Jr.
and daughters spent the weekend
at Fenwick Island.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-12
MILTON

At a recent Board of Education
meeting of the Goshen Methodist
Church the members decided again
st the usual summer picnic for the
Sunday School students. In the fall
the Board members will introduce
some other interesting activity TO
take place of the picnic. The mem
bers arrived at their conclusion af-
ter serious thought on the subject.
After learning that number of
the regular Sunday School menA-
bers are vacationing at resorts, the
Board believed the attendance
would be greater if held in the
early fall after vacations are over.
The annual Pilgrim Holiness
camp meeting will begin this year
on Sunday, August 14th, and con-
tinue through Sunday, August %.
Rev. r. W. Chatfleld of Lima, Ohio,
is the evangelist for the Wesley
services and Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley
Chatfield, OF Columbus, Ohio, are
the musicians and yocalists.
! Services during the week days
will begin at 2:30 every afternoon
and evening vespers will be at 1880.
On Sunday there win be services
beginning at $3.50 a. m, 2:3O and
7:45 p. m. Rev. Elmer ]. Hooking,
minister of Milton Pilgrim Holi-
ness Chruch will be in attendance
at each service.
Warren Good, principal of the
Milton School, urges that all chill
dren years old before Jan. 1st
who have not registered for this
years school term, smust do so be-
fore the fall term begins. Parents
rare requested TO bring their chill
dre9 to the School office on one OF
| the following days: Aug. 20, 30, OIL
| 31st-Monday, Tuesday, or Wednes-
! day. Each child must have his OIL
her birth certificate or Baptisma
papers for evidence concerning the
exact date of birth. Approximately
45 first graders are expected to en-,
roll on the opening day of school
Wednesday, Sept. 9TH. Teachers
are being appointed for both tn,
elementary and high school CLASSES
and will be announced by thu
school authorities later.
Mrs. Harry Vickers and children
and Mrs. Ethel Sims, of Philadel
phia, were the Sunday guests O
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. T. Walls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph ]Sockrite
and family, of Cape May, N. J.
spent several days last week will
Mr.. and Mrs. James Phillips. Will
here Mrs. Soekriter attended tn
! funeral services of her aunt, Mrs
Beatrice Savage, on Friday.
Mrs. Mary Quigg is entertainin
+, at Broadkill Beach Mr.. and Mrs
! Clarence Melvin. of Sharon Hill
: and Mr.. John T. Crouch, of Phila
delphia, Pa.
Mrs. Delema Handy, of subul
!. ban Wilmington, is spending sex
z eral days with her sister, Mrs. Myl
4 tie Pettyjohn, on Broad Street.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-12
DELMAR

Mr.. and Mrs. e. r. Boulden and
her children, Frank and Margaret
of Harrisonburg, Va, are visiting
Mrs. Boulden's parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. ]. Frank Thorington, here
MIR. and Mrs. j. P. Journey are
spending two weeks at Rehoboth
Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Beach ana
son, Chris, are spending two weeks
IN Wildwood, N. ].
Mr.. James Bunting has returned
home following a weeks stay In
Johns Hopkin Hospital, Baltimore.
At the first regular meeting OF
the recently organized Womens
Auxiliary of Glen Rayne Post no
is of the American Legion, ten
new memberships were accepted
Mrs. VIM. Hurst, who presided, in
troduced 3 state officers: Mrs. Geo
rye Ehinger of Dover, Child Wei
fare Chairman; Mrs. Harry Nc
Sherry, also of Dover, National
Committee Woman and Mrs. ]. a
Wilker of Laurel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Thompson Of
Washington, d. c., are guests oi
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Lynch and Mrs
Achsah White.
DR.. and Mrs. VIM. Aydelotte have
returned to their home in Georgii
following a 10 day visit with rela
tives.' here
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Marion Mills anC
Mrs. Addie E. Mills have returned
from a vacation at Virginia Beach
Va.
! Mrs. Alvin Elliott is spending
some time with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Dennis at Willards
Md.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-12


Edward Owens, fireman appren-
tice, u. S. N, son of Hollis ]. Owens
of this town, recently visited ports
in the Western Pacific aboard the
seaplane tender, U. S. s. Gafdin-
ers Bay.
During this cruise, crew men,
bers were taken on conducted tours
and recreation trips on Okinawa,
in the PHILIPPINES and at Tsingtago
and Hong Kong, China.
Henry P. White, ST., retired loco
motive engineer, died suddenly at
his home here early Saturday even
ing August 9Th.
He is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Elizabeth Undritz, Yokohoma,
Japan, and Miss Virbinia White,
Delmar; one son, Henry p White,
Jr., of Delmar; two sisters, Mrs.
Lillian Ross of Accomac, Va, and
Miss Betty White of Rocky Mount,
N. c., and three brothers, George,
of Delmar and Allen and Clarence
Of Phila.
Funeral services conducted by
Rev. Jon. w. Townsend, were held
in First Methodist Church here at
p. M, Tuesday. Interment in Mt.
0livet Cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-12


Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Crouch and
family have as their guests this
week, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. c. Crouch,
of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Dodd and Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Hughes spent the
weekend in wildwood. N. j.
Marie Mcgee and Louise Hurlay
spent the weekend with several of
their friends in Rehoboth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Jackson, of
Georgetown, spent Sunday morning
with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Walls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Groves and
family, of Milford, were the Sunday
guests of her parents, Mr., and Mrs.
George Postles.
Miss Virginia Brockington, Mrs.
Ida Fox, Mrs. Mae Malcome and
Mrs. Lottie Wagamon spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Welch in
Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reynolds
and Mrs. Ida Reed attended the
Denton Camp this past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Marvel Wis
tied his brothers and their fam
lilies at Pickering Beach, near Do
yer, on Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
vel were the first visitors received
at the newly purchased cottage.
Mrs. Asa Johnson has returned
home after spending the week with
her daughter in New Jersey.
] Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Wagamon
were visited on Saturday and Sun
day by Mr.. and Mrs. Poflack, Oi
Bryan, Texas, who are enroute to
Springfield, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. B. WagamOn
ST., entertained on Tuesday a num-
ber of relatives in honor of the bir-
thday of Billy Wagamon, theil
grandson.
Wilbert Jefferson was given a
birthday party on Saturday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Kopple, of Gravel Hill. Many o.
his friends were present, and they
were served refreshments later ir
the evening.
Mrs. Mary r. Dorm, who has beer
very i'll at the home of her sister
Mrs. Reed Leverage, was visited b!
a number of her relatives on Sun
day in honor of her 83rd. birthday
! She received more thar so birthda.
cards, many gifts and two birthda,
cakes. Among those present wer
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Morgan, o
Philadelphia, Mr.. and Mrs. Waite
Beheringer, of Sharon Hill.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-12
State Is Leading
Nation In Help To
Disabled At Present
(continued from nrss page1

$36.21 a week. The total cost to
the state was $52,615.07. or $128.3S
per individual case. Saved for the
state was S30,186, when 36 persons
formerly on state relief rolls were
rehabilitated.
Singled out for special praise was
the Delaware Anti-Tuberculosis
Society, which since 1912 has con-
tributed funds for rehabilitation of
tuberculosis victims, resulting in
an unusually high rate of employ
ment for these persons in Della
ware.
Tribute was also paid to the late
]. Fletcher Brown, who through
personal interest, provided funds
in 1889 to launch rehabilitation
program so essential to the handi-
capped"
Typical Of many letters of grati-
tude in their files the division re-
port said was one from young
man with an amputated leg-now
a university instructor.
sThe expert counseling and n
nancial assistance from the Voca-
tional Rehabilitation Division have
made possible that which / had
longed for, but seemingly could
never hope to attain the letter
read. without your help / could
never have qualified for a job like
this, and shall try to show that
your efforts have been worth
while"
Heading the division is r. W.
Helm, executive officer, with John
s. King director of the State Voca-
tional Rehabilitation Clinic, ii Con-
cord avenue, Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-12

The following members of Adam
Chapter, no. 5. o. E. S., are attend
ing the Triennial Assembly of the
General Grand Chapter, Order of
the Eastern Star, being held in
Torentt, Canada, this week: Mrs.
Dora Fitzgerald, Worthy Grand
Matron of the Grand Chapter OF
Delaware, o. E. S.; Mesdames
Bertha Marvel, Anna Hudson, PAUL.
inc Moore, Clemmie West, Ethel
Hudson, Edna Collins, Helen Ryall,
Margaret Wootten, Agnes Mat
thews, Marjorie Stokes and Mabel
Venables, Worthy MatrOn Of Adah
Chapter no. 5, Delmar.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-12

1t takes 10000 head Of cattle to
produce one pound of crystalline
insulin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-24
North Carolina
Costs
Near Level

RALEIGH. n. c. April 81
Summer vacations n North
Carolina this season wll COST
about the same. and perhaps 9
little less than II did las, year.
according 70 check Of rate
changes revealed IN the isss and
ls4s editions Of Collins Handbook
which is a guide TO resort areas,
The handbook describes scsne
i.olS places in North Carolina
I, shows 20 places have increased
rates and three have decreased
them. with the others showing no
change. Both increases and de-
creases represent minor amounts,
and in still others the changes
are due 10 changes in services
rather than in rates,
A good To-day vacation for two
persons Is possible for around
500. If the vacationer shops care
fully the State Advertising DiYi-
sion reports. II will not be luxury
living. but purchase OF space
before the July / traffic begins. or
after Labor Day. viii give a dis
count at most places Of from 10
TO 20 per cent.
In addition to that. a reserva-
ton OF q week or more will acd
another 8 TO 10 per cent TO saw
ings at many places. Scores Of
places have American plan rates
of SIS to $50 per week. If there
are two or more in . room. and
the reservation is for seven days
The numerous religious assem-
bly, grounds in the mountains,
which combine vacations with
conferences. sometimes do even
better, and thousands Of people
utilize these facilities. which
range from dormitory- like quar-
tiers to furnished cottages.
One summer camp for children
Is taking family groups before and
after the camp season. offering
S45 per week deal. with good food
and plain but comfortable sleep
ing quarters.
From these modest vacations
the prices 60 right on UP. the
division said. reaching a top in
this state OF around SIS to $50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-24
Program Will Stress
Service to Guests

BOSTON, April ga "scram-
bled eggs and curtsying" program
sponsored by vacation travel Of
ficials of the six New England
States will be launched at q
region wide meeting at the Parker
House next Friday.
The conference. to be held I'M
der the auspices Of the Recrea-
tional Development Committee OF
the New England Council. will
carry out the ideas behind the
programs novel name by pre-
senting tourist service authorities
who will suggest ways and means
for further Improvement. The
program was evolved after in
vestigation showed that many
newcomers in the recreational &C.
commodations field need instruc-
lions as to how best to satisfy the
varied wants of their guests.
Many OF our resort establish
ments fail to provide the personal
hospitable touches for which New
England is additionally famous.
according to Calvin D.. Crawford
Cape Cod hotel operator. and
.comnittee chairman.
The scrambled eggs title was
suggested by committee member
Elisabeth Shoemaker Of the
Pioneer Valley Association In
Western Massachusetts,. Most
owners Of guest houses have found
they must serve breakfasts" said
Miss Shoemaker, but many, I am
sorry to say, do not even know
how to scramble eggs"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-24
Gaspe's Rail.Auto
Tour Dates Set,

MONT JOLT, April ga sum-
mer schedule of combined rail and
automobile tours, through the
Gaspe Peninsula, has been an
nounced by the Canadian National
Railways. The tours. made pos
sible through the cooperation OF
the chr and Gaspe Tours line
at Mont Joli. Quebec. will operate
on a daily schedule through July
and August, while regular trips
also will be made on June %, 2e
and 80 and September /. S. 9, IL
and IT.
Motor travellers can visit Gaspe
by following the Perron highway
an excellent road that skirts the
coast of the peninsula, starting at
Ste. Flavie on the southern bank
of the st. Lawrence estuary. They
continue to Perez, on the top OF
the peninsula. and return along
the Bale des Chaleurs shore to
Matapedia, where 1t connects with
roads leading into Maine and New
Brunswick.
At various points along the
Gaspe coast there are small vii
lagos inhabited by descendants OF
the original French settlers. Hotels
of modest proportions. but abound
ing in traditional French hospital
ity, are to be found in the larger
of these villages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-24
Channel Cruises

SOUTHAMPTON. April as
The Falaise, one of our largest and
most comfortable cross Channel
steamers. is to resume the series
of popular weekend cruises from
Southampton to the Channel is
lands. Dieppe. Cherbourg and st.
Malo, commencing May 6.
Meals comprise early morning
tea, English breakfast, luncheon,
afternoon tea and dinner. The
cost ranges from $38.08 to $67.70.
The cruisers will leave every
Friday night. returning to South
ampton Monday morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-24
West Virginia
Offers Cabins
In State Parks

CHARLESTON. April AL
though the preseason food OF sp-
plications indicates . heavy
demand for vacation cabins In
West virginia's popular State
parks. some cabins still are avail
able for rental. the Division Of
State Parks Of the West Virginia
Conservation Commission has an
bounced.
Heaviest demand for the COM
pletely furnished weekly rental
park cabins Is for the peak vaca-
ton months OF July and August
Cacapon. Lost River and Wstoga
Parks are already sold out for
these months. There are some
cabins available in all Of West
Virginia s six vacation parks In
June and September.
Cabins are available also
throughout the summer at Holly
River. Babcock and Droop Noun
tain State parks and in four State
forests. Cabins will be available
for occupancy beginning next
Saturday. Swimming areas, COM
missaries, restaurants and other
facilities will open May %.
Cabins available in the parks
range from the two-person size
at $3.50 per week. to six-person
cabins. at s7250 per week, Oc-
cupancy during the period from
June Is to September IL is limited
to one week for each party but
before and after this time. cabins
are rented for one or two weeks.
Built OF logs and located in
secluded forest settings. the
cabins are completely furnished.
including tableware and linens.
They are equipped with electric
ranges and modern baths. Rustic
wood burning fireplaces are a
feature Of most cabins. Commis-
saries and restaurants in the
parks provide food for cooking or
prepared meals.
Largest West Virginia State
park Is Watoga. covering l0.052
acres in the mountains OF Poca-
hontas County. An ll-aere lake
and d large deer herd are special
attractions. State forests equipped
with vacation cabins are Seneca.
in Pocahontas County: Galway
lingo. in Wayne County; Kun
brabow. in Randolph County and
Greenbrier. in Greenbrier County.
All parks and forests have facili-
ties for sports and other recrea-
ton.
Inquiries concerning State park
cabin reservations should be d.
rected to the Division OF State
Parks. Conservation Commission,
Charleston S. w. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-24
Carolina Folk Festival
Dates Set June Oil

CHAPEL HILL. N. c.. April %.
In an encore to become q per-
manent performance. Bascom
Lamar Lunsford's Appalachian
folk dancers and singers will re-
new last years Carolina Folk
Festival here June 0. 10 and II
in keenan, Stadium and Woollen
Gymnasium.
Performances this year are
scheduled for three evenings. be-
ginning along about shutdown"
and continuing so long as an ex-
pected 900 performers can keep
it going. Adjournment each eve
ming will be to Woollen Gym
nasium for jam session-recep-
ton for performers. folklorists
and gathered friends.
OF last years participants. the
Denton square dance team. Lei
cester High School dancers, Jim
Crews, rural hall caller; the
Little Yadkin dancers and the
group sent up by the Governor
of Texas already have signed for
the competition. Guilford. Du-
plin. Sampson. Orange and Ran
dolph Counties and Rose Hill
Kinston and Fayetteville cities
will have representatives.