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Evening star., 1951-09-14
For Your Bookshelf

The causes of the distressing
symptoms of that period that some
women experience are explained,
as well as what you and your
doctor can do about them. Dis
|cussed at length are the hormones,
|estrogen and androgen, as used
by your physician. The value Of
Iestrogenic hormone cream is also
discussed.
Only minority Of women have
any discomfort. however. Mrs.
Gray states. Estimates differ as
to exactly how small this minority
lis, but one authority says that no
more than about Is per cent of
all women have any kind Of pain
lor trouble.
Also the author of q popular
Ichildren's book and two volumes
on the restaurant business, Mrs.
Gray is married and divides her
residence between a Manhattan
apartment and a farm in Upstate
New York.
Elsa Maxwell's Etiquette Book
bartholomew House, New York;
$3.50 cloth, 81 paper bound).
Miss Maxwell is to be congrat-
ulated for writing a book about
etiquette that is sensible and to
the point. Etiquette is, as she
states in her foreword. after all.
the label we have attached to the
rules of considerate conduct de-
veloped through the years. It is
la fancy word for simple kindness.
But the kindeSt of persons can
lose out socially from a lack Of
knowledge of those rules that do
exist, even in our informal age.
The data given by the author on
how to introduce people. how to
conduct a wedding, what consti-
tutes good table manners. how to
handle invitations, parties, par
ties. parties" and other social sit
uations, are most adequate, with
all of the important information
set down.
Miss Maxwell's readable book
can be covered quickly as "re-
fresher course" and then. should
prove a valuable addition to your
reference shelf.
Evening star., 1951-09-14

The Workshop, which is a non
profit coop, offers fun with art
courses for beginners in painting
sculpture, ceramics, writing, pho
Biography, music appreciation
modern dance for women, etc
Workshop classes meet once a
week, mainly in the evening. under
the direction of such prominent
artists as Jacob Kainen, curator
of prints at the Smithsonian;
Pietro Lazzari. Marguerite Bur-
CESS, Lilli Gettinger and others
The courses are designed to give
the beginner insight into his un-
developed capacity for self-expres-
sion. Glasses are limited in size
Evening star., 1951-09-14
By Betty Miles

The Changing Years, by Made
line Gray. Doubleday & Co., New
York; $2.75.)
Into a frank book, informally
written. Mrs. Gray has crowded
la wealth of information about
the menopause.
She became interested in writ
ing such a book when she herself
was unable to obtain adequate
information to answer her own
questions and dispel unnecessary
fears. For four years, she inter-
viewed and corresponded with
dozens of doctors, read extensively
on the subject and attended lee
lures, developing the data for her
book. Not only women in the
middle years, but the families OF
these women, should benefit from
reading the authors sane setting
down of the facts of the memo
pause.
"Once in the long ago some one
did women terrible injustice, .
Mrs. Gray declares. in fact. one
lof the worst injustices ever done
1t was the invention of phrase
to describe the menopause-s
dreadful phrase that has wrought
as much harm as all the horror
stories and old wives tales put
together. refer to those DOOM
sounding words The Change OF
Life
9. Certainly it is a change
Ia dramatic and obvious one" she
adds. But the change makes II
sound like the only change. And
Ichange of life makes it sound as
lif your whole life were to be
altogether different, which is fal
from the case.
why, this change is no more
the change of your entire life
than all the other changes which
have gone before and will come
after. Living is constant change
That is its essence"
Understanding, that arch foe oi
fear, is fostered by Mrs. Gray a.
she explains in detail the full
female reproductive cycle and the
functions Of the glands concerned
Evening star., 1951-09-14

will find you can paint your own
picture. for your living room wall
or turn out a lovely object OF
ceramic ware.
Registration for Workshop
classes in the creative arts begins
the week of September "a from
y to 9, evenings. Fall enrolment
at the Workshop is always very
brisk. so early registration is ad-
Ivisable. For further information
on the Workshop. phone Adams
1909 or Adams 1925.
Evening star., 1951-09-14
To Sour Milk

To make sour milk quickly when
you want to use it in a cake or
cookie recipe that calls for it, mix
la half cup of evaporated milk
with a half cup of water and
tablespoon of strained lemon Juice.
Evening star., 1951-06-03

A MERICANS are rapidly be-
IN coming a Nation of letter
writer's. Hardly any one. 1t
seems, Is immune from the
urge to take pen or typewriter
in hand and throw the Kings
English around a bit. Letters
and kilograms pour into the
White House, to members of
Congress and, in ever-increas-
ing numbers, to Secretary of
State Acheson. Evidently.
there are few old-fashioned
"middle-of- the readers"
Nearly every one seems to be
either for or against-and
very decidedly.
Because of the many COM
plexitieS involved in our for
eign policy, 1t Is only natural
that hundreds Of thousands
of Americans write In to the
State Department. Such stir
ring issues as Franco Spain,
Milford chronicle., 1951-09-07
Father White
NamedTOHigh
V. F. W. Office
Pastor Of St. Johns R. c.
Church, Milford, Is
Elected National Chap
lain Of Veterans.

A Milford resident. Rev. Andrew
]. White. has had conferred upon
him what is undoubtedly the high
est honor ever accorded a resident
of this area. having been elected
national chaplain Of one of the ma
tion's largest organizations. AS the
closing feature of a week-lOng ma
tional encampment of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars, Father White,
pastor of st. Johns r. c. Church,
here, and three time chaplain OF
MilfOrds Blue Hen Post, was the
unanimous choice of more than
10000 v. F. w. delegates for what
is the highest Office that the ma
tiOn's veterans of wartime over
seas service can confer upon
clergyman.
The entire State Of Delaware
shares MilfOrd's pride in haVlnl
the national ohaplaincy come to oui
little state as Father Whites elec
tion marked the first occasion Il
more than two decades that Dela
ware has had one of its veteran
selected for an elective national OF
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Milford chronicle., 1951-09-07
Labor Camp Building
Raced Near Milford
Structure At John Annetts Farm
Is Prey To- Flames

Fire of undetermined origin early
Wednesday destroyed large frame
building housing so men, women
and children at a labor camp on
the John Annett farm west of Mil
ford.
The camp is on the Shawnee
Road, which links Milford and
Greenwood.
The migrant laborers, mostly
Puerto Ricans, lost all but hand
full of personal possessions in the
flames.
Volunteer fremen were called at
5 A. m. from Milford, Harrington
Houston and Greenwood, but sue
ceeded only in preventing the blaze
from spreading to other adjacent
camp structures.
Loss of the building, owned bl
the federal government, was estl
mated at several thousands of DOL
lars. The so persons left homeless
by the fire were taken into othe
dwellings at the labor camp for tn
rest of the farm harvest season
which still has about month to &C
Hired for field work on farms I
the Milford Greenwood area, tn
migrant workers are now comple'
ing the picking of factory beans
tomatoes and peppers.
Milford chronicle., 1951-09-07
Confusion Is
Charged OPS
By Gale BOggs
Delaware Congressman
Accuses Office Of Price
Sterilization OF Opera
ting Propaganda Mill.
By Associated Press

Rep. ]. Caleb BOggs (R-Den has
accused the Office of Price StObili-
zatiOn of operating a gigantic
mill to confuse and
the American people.
Citing a set of instructions in
which OPS told its publicity men to
avoid excessive" use of such words
as controls" and spending" Boggs
declared the instructions should be
labelled "a lesson in government 0y
deceit and dishonesty"
The Delaware representative is
sued a statement in which he inter
Dreted the memo as meaning that
the Truman administration wants
to see prices rise instead of curb
ing them.
He said the Administration wants
an excuse for more controls ano
the hiring of more thousands Oi
political henchmen to entorc'
them"
These payrOllers, incidentally
will be the administration shoCi
troops in the next presidential cleo
ton" he added.
Max r. Hall, assistant OPS direc
tor for public information, calle.
Boggs statement wholly unJusu
fled" He said the instructions con
tained nothing deceitful.
Boggs quoted an OPS instructor
entitled Copy Problem NO. q
which said:
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Milford chronicle., 1951-09-07
All Boys And Girls
Show Skill At Camp
Large Group Enjoyed Annual Out
ing At Camp Barnes


Almost two hundred Delaware A.
H boys and girls have spent the
last two weeks learning new skills,
taking part in contests, learning
self-government, and having fun.
At the state 4-H Club Camp, at
Camp Barnes, near FrankfOrd, the
campers are divided into four In
dian tribes-the DelawaTes, Cher
Okees, Susquehannas, and Senecas.
Outstanding, good all-around A.
Hers are chosen by the cOunseleTs
as chiefs and sagamOres (chief's
helper). The chiefs for the first
week were: Ann BlackistOn, Mil
ford; Doris Greenly, Milford; Ron
aid Stevens, Smyrna; Dolores Ul
mer, Hockessin; SagamOres were
Janet Pierson, HOckessin; JohT
Field, Newark; Rodney Caulk, Wy
oming, and Rosemary Warrington
Georgetown.
The second week the chiefs wer
Grace Warrington, Georgetown
Margie Brown, Glasgow; 10 An
Kirk, Newark, and Carolyn Gordy
GEORGETOWN. Sagamores were Al
vim Huey, Milford; James Derrick
son, Marshallton; Polk Spice
Georgetown, and David Dianicl
Newark.
Milford chronicle., 1951-09-07
Prominent Fair Official,
Harness Racing Figure
Succumbed To Heart
Attack At DuquOin, Ill.

Fred Butler Greenly. Sr., 62, a
director of the Kent and Sussex
Fair, and prominent in Delaware
harness racing circles, died last
Saturday in the Walter Browning
Hospital, DuQuOin, Ill, after suf-
fering a cOrOnary heart attack on
Monday, August 20.
Mr.. Greenly recently purchased
the A. l. Scott Horse TranspOrta-
ton Company and was in Illinois
on business for his new firm when
he was stricken.
Mr.. Greenly was also engaged
in the chicken business, but his
principal interest lay on the trOt-
ting track where he was one of
the leaders in the state.
He was the son of David P. and
Rachel Ann Greenly, of Houston,
and had lived in the Harrington vi
cinity all of his life.
He was a 32nd degree Mason, a
member of Lafayette Lodge No. IA
A. F. and A. NJ, Wilmington, and
Boumi Lodge Temple, of Baltimore
as we'll as a member of the Asbury
Methodist Church of Harrington.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs
Mary McCabe Greenly; two chill
dren, Fred B .Greenly, Jr., and Miss
Elizabeth Ann Greenly, both o
Harrington, and by three grand
children.
Three sisters and two brothers
also survive. They are Mrs. Mat
tie Johnson, of Irving, N j.; Mrs
Mamie Warrington, of Harrington
Mrs. Virta Simpler, of ClaymOnt
the Rev. Paris Greenly of Brook
lawn, N. j., and Harry B. Greenly
of WestbuTy. L. l.
Funeral services were held fror
. Asbury Methodist Church. Harring
ton. with the Rev Robert Van Clea
officiating, on Wednesday after
noon with interment in the Masonl
Circle of Gracelawn Cemetery,
| Wilmington
Milford chronicle., 1951-09-07
=. E. Mcbride RetireS
At FredericG Bank
Veteran Employee, Wife,
Succeeded By J. c. Dar-
by, r. r. Johnston

John f. Mcbride retired last
as Manager of the Fred
erica office of Delaware Trust
Company, and will be succeeded in
that position by John c. Darby.
Mrs Pearl Mcbride is retiring as
Assistant Manager at the same
time. to be succeeded by ROderick
r. Johnston.
In announcing the change, Will
liam dupont, Jr., President of the
bank, pointed out that between
them the McBrides represent 62
years of loyal service to their COM
munity and the bank.
Mr.. Darby RwhOse second term as
State Bank Commissioner expired
August oath, is not unfamiliar with
his new assignment, having been
Assistant Manager of the same off
ice from 1922 to 1943, when he was
appointed to his recent post as
Bank Commissioner.
Mr.. Johnston has been in the pub
/ lie accounting field since his dis
charge from the Army in 1947
Milford chronicle., 1951-09-07
]. C. Wharton
Dies Suddenly
At His Home
In Houston
Veteran Merchants Serv-
ices Will Be Held At
His Late Residence At
2:3O O'clock This After
noon.

John Clayton Wharton, age Sc
years, passed away at his home in
Houston at lis p. m, Wednesday,
September 5th, 1851. He was born
near Houston, Kent County, Della
ware, June 18th, 1866, the son of
Charles W.. and Anna Elizabeth
Wharton, natives of Kent County,
both being members of long estab-
lished families who carried to new
heights their traditions as sound
citizens, and contributed much to
humanity.
John C. Wharton made many
valuable contributions to the pro-
gress- of the community and other
parts of the State. He was a farm
er, a merchant, and a businessman,
whose sound judgment and council
was often sought by his fellowman.
He was one of the original found
ers of the Milford Trust Company.
and from its beginning served as a
member of the Board of Directors.
He also served as director of the
Kent and Sussex Building and
Loan Association. He was very
loyal and active member of the
Houston Methodist Church serving
as a member of the Official Board
for more than half a century, and
for a quarter century was chair
man of same. His pew in the church
was seldom vacant. His friendly
smile and cordial handshake will be
greatly missed.
In 1891, John C. Wharton married
Clara Vineyard, of near Houston
They were the parents of two chill
: dren, Bayard " Wharton, of Mil
' ford, and Elizabeth Wharton Daugh
erty, of Houston; also, two grand
: children, EILEEN Wharton STSnc
h and Sylvianne Daughtery, on
great-granddaughter. Debra Eillee
i, Spence; also, one brother. G. Wa
. ter Wharton, of Houston.
His wife, Mrs. Clara Vinyal
Wharton, died June 2Sth, 1910. II
IN funeral of Mr.. Wharton will be he
s. Friday, September 7th, 1851.
y 2:SO b. m. from his late home
IS Houston. Interment will be at H:
n ringt0n Cemetery. Services will
n. in charge of the Reverend
by Charles LOuhOff. Jr. of HOust
W, Methodist Church and the Revt
ca end w. Stanley Grant, of Sal
IS, bury, Maryland.
Milford chronicle., 1951-09-07
Farmers Supply At
Bridgeville To Meet
CrouU Will Hold Membership Meet
ing On September IS

Patrons of Farmers Supply Ser
vice. the Southern States Agency IN
the Bridgeville, Del, area will hold
their annual membership meeting
tuesday, September 1S, at 500 p.
m. D. S. T., at the Bridgevllle
consolidated School Auditorium
Chairman of the meeting will ne H.
clinton Hastings of BridgeVille'
Del. ,,;1l
include the report on local Agency
onerations by Lester Cannon, the
presentation of the Southern states
annual report in film slide form Oy
District Manager Dan Brane Vi
Salisbury, Md, the election OF
local advisory board and Farm
Home Advisory Committee mem
bors and the Ko-Op Kwiz Kontest
! continued on page %
Milford chronicle., 1951-09-07
Salary Boost
For Teachers
Favored By
State Board
Resolution Request :
ing Governor And Leg
islature To Consider In
creases Is Adopted By
Education Executives.

The State Board of Education
has gone on record for an increase
in teachers salaries, according TO
an announcement made Thursday
of this week by DR.. George r.
Miller, Jr., State Superintendent OF
Public Instruction.
In the form of a resolution the
State Board of Education is re-
0uesting the Governor and the
members of the Legislature to con-
slider at the next meeting of the
General Assembly, the necessity to
increase the teachers salary sched-
ule, to make an appropriation for
this increase, to authorize budge-
tary provisions to maintain this
schedule. and to provide that these
changes shall be effective immedi-
ately.
DIR. Miller stated that the teacher
shortage problem and the salary
schedule have been under cOnsid-
GRAFTON for some time. Prior to the
adoption Of the resolution facts re-
Iating to the teacher shortage
we're brought to the attention Oi
the State Board of Education By
representatives of the State Parent
Teacher Association, educators, anC
others. DR.. Miller stated that these
facts were thoroughly discussed
and that the State Board of Educa
ton could find no other solution
than to press for increased teach
ers' salaries to meet the critica
problem. DR.. Miller stated, "W
must be aware that the supply an
demand of teachers is, influence
by the following facts: ID Their
will be a heavy increase in enroll
Continued on page q
Milford chronicle., 1951-09-07
r B CreenIy, Sr Jurors Are.
Passed Away Selected For
Last Saturday Sussex Court
Several Prominent Mil
ford Residents Among
Those Selected From
1st Rep. Dist.

The Jury Commissioners for Sus-
sex County have drawn the list of
Petit and Additional Petit Jurors
for the October Term of Superior
Court, in Sussex County, beginning
October Drawn for the Petit Jury
were the following:
District l. Mrs. Virginia Banning,
Milford, Mrs. Marjorie Clements,
S. Walnut St., Milford, Burton Mas
ten, S, Washington St., Milford and
Virginia S. Townsend, Milford.
District 2: Hyland Swain, Can
non, Roy J. Hamstead, Greenwood
R. D., George Tuck, Bridgeviller
Hiram Hanson, Bridgeville.
District 8 Belva Hurley, Wilbert
Allen, George H. Turner and
Charles w. West, all of Seaford.
District q: Howard McCauley
/ Seaford, COrnelia B. Oliphant anC
Gertha M. Waller, both of Laurel
District 5: Eleanor Barnett, c
Julian Hudson, Mrs. Agnes Carmin'
and Mrs. Margaret L. Phillips, al
of Laurel.
District 6 Mrs. Charlotte Rick
ards. Millsboro, Charles Long
Frankford, r RaymOn d Townsend
Frankford, Ethel Dodd, MillsbOTO.
District z: Matthew Murray
Ocean View, Sarah Catherine Town
send, Selbyville, Bernice D. Hal
Selbvville
District r: Virgil E. Banks, Mills
horo. Pauline A. Boone, HarbesOl
Hvlon G. Smith. Harbeson, r. D.
District 8: Mrs Bertha s. Ian,
Fred Short and Miss Edith I. Jone
all of Georgetown.
Continued on page ~
Milford chronicle., 1951-09-07
SiLUer Hill Dairy's
Matinee Tomorrow
Tickets For Free BaCk-TO-
School Show AT New
Milford Available

The children Of Milford and vi
cinity are to be treated to a free
back-to-schoOl" show at the New
Milford Theatre, Saturday morning
at 10 a. m, given by Silver Hill
Dairy. Tickets are available 10
everyone free at the Silver Hill
Dairy office on South Front Street,
or from the rOutemen.
This is the fourth annual show
given for the enjoyment Of the KIDS,
and it is expected that again it will
be an outstanding success. Six car
toons, as we'll as a Hopalong Cas-
sidy feature, are to provide the en-
tertainment at the twO-hOur show
Milford chronicle., 1951-09-07
eco To Church" Day
At Avenue, Sunday
worship Program viii Begin Al
9:45 In Church School

Sunday will be observed as GO
to Church" Sunday at Avenue
Methodist Church. The purpose of
the day is to rally summer resi-
dents and vacationers back to the
Church School and the services OF
worship. The Church School will
convene promptly at 9:45, and all
teachers are requested to be pres
ent. The young adults will resume
bible study under the direction OF
the minister. G. Roland Messick
will teach older adults in the chap
ell. Glasses begin with the nursery
department The morning worship
will be held at II. The choir, di-
rected by Mrs. A. c. Davidson, Will
sing The minister will preach
from the subject: "Only One Could
occupy the Throne" Small children
may be left in the nursery during
this service.
More visitors than usual have
worshipped at Avenue this summer
Several ministers from prominent
pulpits in the east have been in the
congregation. During the weeE
many people have come to see th'
new church addition.
DR.. o. A. BARLEY will conduc
the First Quarterly Conference TO
this area in Asbury Church, Har
rington, Wednesday, September IL
at 1880.
Milford chronicle., 1951-09-07
State Bankers Are
Preparing For Outing
Golf Tournament, Ladies' Bridge
Party To Be Hlghllghts Of Event

=
A golf turnament and a ladles
bridge party will be highlights OF
the annual fall outing of the Della
ware Bankers Association at the
Rehoboth Beach Country Club to-
day.
The golf committee is headed by
Edwin P. Messick, second vice pres
ident of the First National Bank
and Trust Company of Milford. Co
cbairmen of the reception COM
mittee will be Sherman Neal, vice
nresident and cashier of the Baltl-
more Trust Company of Bridgevlile
George H. Draper, Jr., director Oh
tbe Milford Trust Company, and
Karl K. Brown, president OF the
FIRST National Bank of SeafOrd.
q. DOnnan HOlzmueller, director
of the Milford Trust Company, II
general chairman in charge OF ar
Tangements for the all-day outing
Assisting him are Ira Lewis, casn
I Ter of the Peoples National Bank o
Laurel. and Joseph L. Marsnall
president of the Lewes Trust Com
pany. Registrations are in charg'
Of Edward 3. Green, cashier OF tn
Georgetown Trust Company.
The ladies' bridge party com
mittee comprises Mrs. Herman h
/ phillips of Milford; Mrs. c. Don
nan Holzmueller of Milford; MRS
Julian E. Townsend of Georgetown
and Mrs. Robert P. Altemus G
Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1951-09-07
Three Are Killed
In State Crashes
Wilmington Resident La
test Victim Of Week
End Marred Through
out The State By Num-
erOus Accidents; Ma
ton Death Toll 447.

A 3O-year-Old Wilmington man /
was killed in a car crash near
Lewes early Tuesday morning.
bringing the weekend holiday
traffic death toll in the state to
three.
State police at the Georgetown
station identified the victim as
Thomas R. JaQuette of $50 Nc
Lane Street, Wilmington.
Across the nation, traffic fatali-
ties reached a new high of 447,
compared with the 1949 Labor Day
weekend toll of 40 deaths.
The National Safety Council,
which had estimated that $50 would
be killed over the holiday, changed
it's figures to more than 5OO"
deaths.
Traffic deaths in Maryland total
ed seven, including two nearby.
Fourteen died in New Jersey, and
q in Pennsylvania.
/ A nationwide tally of all fatali-
ties between 6 p. m. last Friday
and midnight last Monday night
showed 447 traffic deaths, 81
drowned, and SO from miscellane-
GUS causes, for a grand total ol
637. compared with the 1850 record
of $50.
I The traffic deaths in Delaware
2 broke the two-year record of no IA
talities over the holiday. TOta
= deaths in the state this year nov
4 number 81, compared with 81 TO
: the same period last year.
ii More than a score OF person
e were injured in accidents on stat
d and city highways during the onl
d three-day holiday of the summe
e season.
+ AS the vehicles moved hOmewar
from resorts and other vacatio
spOts. at least nine persons wer
hurt in accidents, including fve
a collision on the Delaware Mem
n orial Bridge.
= DESPITE this collision, and a sec
ond soon afterwards, the flow
E heavy. traffic across the br1dg
"moved smoothly" according
warren Van Arsdalen. bridge super
+ intendent.
e A new four-day record for tn
S, bridge was set over the week-en
Ig with 1O7 .971 vehicles crossing II
n. sDau from Friday morning to mt
at night Monday night. The busie
ne dav was Monday when 3O.lS6 v
n hicIes we're clocked across the spa
r. Van Arsdalen said that apDa
IS. emily a large number of vacatio
A. lists waited until Tuesday to retu
RS home. He reported a heavier-tha
rs usual stream of vehicles using t
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Milford chronicle., 1951-09-07
New Teacher Plan
Is Being Explained

A new program for the cOnver-
sion of secondary school teachers
to, elementary school teachers has
been developed by the State Board
of Education and the University Of
Delaware, according to a joint an
nOuncement made today by DR.. VII
liam o. Penrose, Dean of the School
of Education and DR.. George r.
Miller, Jr., State Superintendent
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