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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-28
For Februory Reoding
New American Idea,
Winterthur Described

about you, and how they can %
changed for the better.
It's all a matter Of accentuating
the positive, he explains.
Fifty count 'enn - interesting
decorating ideas are covered BY
Today's Woman this month. as
well as Paul McCobb's latest cole
lection, the Predictor Group. Mr..
|McCobb, as you no doubt remern-
Der, is the creator Of the popular
Palmer Group.
you'll find q ,10-page portfolio
lon kitchens In this months
lWoMAN'S HOME COMPANION.
Included are is cures for the all
ling kitchen, data on the mighty
midget kitchen and the space
maker kitchen. and q Cinderella
kitchen, in aqua and soft char
Itreuse, that we would settle 1or
Amy day.
| The criminal can be recognized
lin the kindergarten, Phoebe Rad"
lcliffe claims. and man and wire
team of crininologists. Prof.
Sheldon Gleuck and DR.. Eleanor
ITuroff Gleuck, have developed q
method Of finding and helping
him. Author Phoebe Radcliffe
Outlines the method in detail, and
urges parents to press for the
adoption Of this kind OF preventive
medicine in their own schools.
IF your dream house has been
filed away for future reference.
live better right where you are,
HOUSE BEAUTIFUL counselS.
One example Of a home owner
4who did precisely that was George
WASHINGTON, that magazine points
lout, and reproduces sketches OF
1.-THE changes made in Mount YER
mon from 1757 to 1899 to prove its
point. Homes Of less famous
Imoderns are pictured, too. show
ling the way in which a glass wall.
, a window wall, wing, q garden
Flor a glass garden room trans.
formed a house.
;, You can even remodel your
. Iown private climate, the editors.
: long champions of climate con-
, Itrol, declare. You can make it
las much as 40 degrees warmer In
. marginal weather. 10 degrees
; cooler in hot weather. simply by
| following proven ways to manipu-
! late shade, winds and rain.
!, Apartments can be given a new
lease on life with no change at
; Iall in structure or furniture
! simply change the surface ma
t Iterials such as paint. paper ana
fabric.
. Starred in the LADIES' HOME
JOURNAL "How America Lives
lseries this month (due on the
islands January 800 are the
tISchmidts Of Cincinnati, Ohio.
whose four sons were Rh factor
sIbabies. Because each successive
4 IRh factor birth is increasingly
= lprecarious, the baby. now IL
slmonths old, was the most serious
ease. Perfectly healthy today, hi
CHAD his entire blood supply re.
t placed when he was 5 days old
s > Each baby cost $4,000. thu
e SchmidtS estimate-which they
r of course, consider money vel
n spent. I'm hoping that Ri mega
c tives who read about US in thu
u Journal will realize that there's
S not so much to fear now" Mrs
e. Schmidt says.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-28
AIunnue Proqrum

The Sarah Lawrence Alumnae
Clubs of Washington and Baltf-
more will hold the first of series
Iof discussions on Contemporary
american and Italian Literature
lat the home of Mrs. Robert T.
Bower, 612 Nineteenth street
INV. at $3.50 pm. Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-28

If you are planning to be spring bride land, as It's
Leap Year why not?) too early to start thinking
about your wedding gown. -
perhaps few of william Cahils comments regarding
bridal fnery might help you bit in shopping around MT
Cah started designing wedding gowns shortly a1ter Woro
War IL when prominent California store noted the lowell
ness of the had designed for his younger sister,
utilizing number of family heirloom laces and fabrics
From very small manufacturing design setup ne Is now
one of Americas leading bridal fashion designers so note
worthy is his talent that Philadelphia store recently pre-
sened of his designs to the Fashion wing OF tne Fna
delphia Museum as tribute to him.
Mr. Cah believes that bride should nrs consider tne
becomingness the gown ITSELF Period OF Styling snoulo
denend entirely on what most atterng to her. whether
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-28
B'noi Birth, Arqo To Present Awards

Hertzberg, Albert Steinem, mem
Der of the Board Of Education.
and James Gallahorn, principal
of the school.
Evening star., 1952-11-28
St. Andrews Society
Plans Memorial Service

The st. Andrews Society will
hold memorial service to the
Unknown Soldier of the American
Revolution and to William Hunter
jr., founder of the Alexandria
chapter of the society at 3 pm
Sunday at the Old Presbyterian
Meeting House, 321 South Fairfax
street.
Patriotic organizations, includ
ing the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution and the American
Legion. will participate. The
Washington Scottish Bagpipe Banc
will perform.
Evening star., 1952-11-28
Mrs. Truman 10 Join
In Anniversary Party
Al US0 Club Toniqht

Mrs. Truman, as guest of honor,
will cut birthday cake at cere-
monies observing the first ami
versary of the Lafayette Square
USO Club at o'clock tonight.
Commissioner F. Joseph Dono-
hue will deliver an anniversary
address. A special entertainment
program will follow the ceremonies
at the club, located in the old
Belasco Theater building near the
White House.
Details of the program were
announced by Clyde M. Larmer
of the Central Union Life Insur-
ance Co., who is chairman of the
clubs Operating Committee.
The USO is one of six organiza-
tions which make up the United
Defense Fund. The fund cele-
brates its second anniversary to-
day.
~ Million Visits Listed.
E. A. Roberts, UDF president.
said more than II million visits
have been made to such USOI
facilities as the Lafayette Club in
this country and overseas during
the last two years.
When the National Capital
Areas current Red Feather -USOI
fund drive reaches it's $4,15O,O0OI
goal, a total of $334,545 will be
allotted for the USO and other
UDF activities. This will repre-
sent the Washington areas share
toward a UDF goal of $19,451 $40
TO continue its programs during
1853.
Mr.. Larmer said military per-
Bonnel and volunteer workers are
invited to attend tonight's party
ut the club. In addition, special
invitations have been issued to
civic, military and community
leaders, he said.
In a separate report issued to-
day, meanwhile, Mr.. Roberts said
UDF services has helped 347 COM
nunities tackle health, welfare
recreation and other problems
arising from the defense program.
One UDF agency, American Re-
lief for Korea, has shipped nearly
million pounds of clothing to
war refugees in Korea during the
last two years, he said.
Hygiene Service Noted.
The American Social Hygiene
Association. he said, has served
approximately 500 communities on
social hygiene problems and has
made 10000 reports on prostitu-
ton to military and civil officials.
USO-Camp Shows, reformed in|
January. 1851, has sent out lis
entertainment units to American
servicemen in Korea, Alaska, the
Mediterranean area and Europe
during its % months of operation, 1
Mr.. Roberts said.
He said United Seamen's Serv-I
ice, which set up as UDF par
ticipating agency last April, al
ready has established a club in
Casablanca for American serice-
men. He added:
The war in Korea and the tense
international situation in 1850,
made it clear that America was
faced with large and continuing
defense effort in which health and
welfare agencies would play as i'm
portant role as industrial and
military agencies. Because local.
groups could not cope with the in
creasing need for services, the Sit
uation called for national actionI
and the UDF was formed"
Evening star., 1952-11-28
United States Heads
For Drydock Checkup
BY the Associated Press

NEWPORT NEWS, Nov. %. -
The 52,000-ton Atlantic speed
record holder United States
slipped smoothly up the James
River yesterday for short stay
at the Newport News shipyard be-
fore going to Portsmouth for dry
docking.
The vessel, rounding out her
first six months of service under
the United States Lines flag. will
return to the Newport News ship
yard December 2 for completion
of a thorough inspection and
check, marking the expiration of
her six-month guarantee period
by the shipyard which built her.
Evening star., 1952-11-28
Christmas Seal Sale Gets
Good Start in MONTGOMERY

The tgomery County
Christmas Seal campaign Is off
to the best start in its history, the
County tuberculosis Association
announced today.
Early returns already have
raised $4,000, the group said. 1t
the rate continues the 100000 goal
should be reached by Christmas, it
was stated.
President John M. McInerney
also disclosed that the associa-
tton's mobile X-ray unit took a
total Of 1885 X-ray pictures dur
ing the month of November.
Evening star., 1952-11-28

M<Gkmk@'$||S2@1 I! @|';?!; g! 1(;|||2@
winter cruising in
L'AIGLON linens
17.95
come see dresses informally modelled
Saturday. November %
in the Third Floor
Budget Dress Department
-. all imported linen
-. treated to resist wrinkles
and creases
l. contrast piping cardigan neckline style
Spanish green, black Cocoa blue. Regular
sizes 14-40; shorter 14h2oh
2. fancy side stitching club collar STYLE
Mouve, pink, blue, beige. 1920
). dress with soft te Charcoal
cocoa, novy 1920
W6L-Budget Dresses, Third Floor
also Alexandria and
BehesdoChevy Chase
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-22
". D. .BOyce
Sworn In To
OPS Position
Former State Treasurer
Administered Oath Of
Office By The Superior
Court Judge.

Willard D. BOyce, former State
Treasurer and a Dover fruit and
vegetable broker. was sworn in
this week as director for the Della
ware district Office of Price Sta
bilizatiOn. At the swearing-in GER
emony at which Judge Charles l..
Terry, Jr., Officiated, Mr.. BOyce
said he was "keenly aware of the
responsibilities that the job places
upon me.
THE Office of Price StabilizatiOn
truly has an important job" he
said, ''in holding the line in the
economic defense of this country
/ believe that we can all be proud
of the fact that during the past
year the cost of living has gone up
less than per cent, as compared
to an alarming 10 per cent in the
same period before controls.
at will be my task to see to it
that Delaware does its part in
keeping our nations economy or
an even keel. l seek the support
of everyone in the state in doing
this important job"
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-22
Noted Folk In Sussex
Get COP Backing
J. &. Townsend, Bud Townsend,
Earl ISaacS May BE Named

Sussex County Republican lead
ers, meeting at Georgetown, Mon
day night. agreed to recommend to
the county executive committee the
names of three delegates to the
Republican National Convention in
Chicago in July.
The proposed delegates, whose
names will be offered to the Sussex
County Republican COmmitte for
endorsement are:
Former U. S. Senator John e.
Townsend Jr., of Selbyville.
Former Speaker of the House
Chester V. Townsend Jr., of Days
bOrO.
Earl Isaacs, of Milford, a cannel
and farmer and son of the late John
s. Isaacs, a Republican leader in
Sussex for more than 80 years.
The group also suggested thu
names of three alternates to thu
national convention.
They are:
State Senator Thomas L. John
son. of RehOboth Beach; fOrme
State Senator Leon c. Bulow, o
! Bridgeville, and Ford Warrington
la farmer and businessman o
Laurel.
Members of the group indicated
strong preference for Senator Rob
ert A. Taft for their party's presi
Dental nomination, but no actio
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-22
I. B. Hudson RetireS
As Soil District Head
Private Business Demands
Given AS Reason For
Retirement

Irving B. Hudson, farmer, brOil-
er grower and feed dealer of Sell
byville, retired this week as Chair
man of the Sussex County Soil
Conservation District Board of Su-
pervisors, according to Hylon c.
Smith, Vice Chairman of the Board.
In his letter to the Board an
nouncing his decision to retire,
Mr.. Hudson pointed out that pri-
vate business affairs we're demand
ing an ever increasing share of his
time and that in fairness to the
District, his family and himself he
felt it necessary to withdraw.
Mr.. Hudson has served as Chair
man of the Board since the Dis
trict was organized in 1914. He has
given unstintingly of his time and
energy during that period of years.
It has been largely through his
efforts that the District has devel-
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-22
Sears Dover Help
Share In Profits
Seventy-Eight At Store Rewarded
For Pension Fund Membership

seventy-eight Of the Sears, Roe |
buck and Co. store, in Dover, today
learned the exlant to which each IS
sharing in the COmpanys 1881
profits through their membership
in the Savings and Profit Sharing
Pension Fund of Sears, RoeDucK
and Co. Employees"
Individual statements containing
this information were distributed
by A. R. Jones, Sears local manager,
to member-emplOyees at the annual
store meeting.
Mr.. Jones announced that this 10
cal employee group has to its cred
it in the fund, 3,101 shares OF Sears
stock, plus a cash balance Oi
S4s.337. Based on a year-end market
value of $50 per share for the Scar.
stock, this group now has totaI
investment worth $221,99S.
The funds total current assets
amount to S4OO 100000 Chased on
year-end market value of $56 pei
share). However, of this figure
only 63,SOO,OOO represents deposits
from the wages and salaries of th'
1O9. .233 members in the fund.
CONTINUED on page y
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-22
Managerial Set-Up
At Ocean Downs
s. Rudy Brittlngham, Paula JablOn
Will Guide Destinies OF Track

The unique managerial cOmbina-
ton of man and a woman will
guide the destinies of Ocean Downs
Raceway, the picturesque resort
harness track overlooking the sea
at Ocean City, Md, during the 20
night meet from August 3 through
August 30, it was announced by
Earl +. COnley, track President.
S. Rudy Birmingham, well known
Ocean City, Md, sportsman, civic
leader and businessman, has been
appointed General Manager of the
cOzy seaShOre oval.
Brittingham has been a sturdy
pillar of the Ocean Downs OTgani-
cation since it's inception in 1919
serving on the Board of Directors
as Assistant Treasurer and then as
Treasurer.
Birmingham will continue as
Treasurer, in addition to taking
over the reins of the popular TRACK
as General Manager.
The feminine half of the unusua
managerial team will be Paula Jab
lon, one of the rare lady executives
in the harness sport, COnley an
nOunced.
Paula has been associated will
the booming sulky sport for th'
past fifteen years, and has prOvel
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-22
Children's Bureau
Aided Many Riddles
FOrty.Fi,c Children We're Placed
Down State During 1851

During 1851, Children's Bureau
of Delaware gave boarding or adOp-
ton home care to 81 children from
Kent County, and "a from Sussex
County, Miss Elizabeth Townsend,
executive director, announced at
the bureaus annual meeting last
Friday. This number represents
six more children this year than
during the preceding year in these
two counties.
In her report to the board of di-
rectOrs, Miss Townsend spoke Of
the many agency changes which
made 1851 a turning point in the
bureaus services to children. The
new adoption law passed by the
1851 General Assembly, which will
go into effect in July of this year
has great significance for the bu-
reau's adoption program. This
law provides that, except for chill
dren being adopted by relatives
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-22
Blue Cross Meets
Hospital Standards
Delaware Plan Is Only one OF Few
In Nation Meeting Revised Sct-Up

Delaware Plan Is only Vhe ~ rev
In Nation Meeting Revised Sct-UP
The Delaware Blue Cross is one
of only seven Blue Cross plans in
the nation which have completely
met the revised standards of the
American Hospital Association for
the second successive year, the
Group Hospital Service, Inc. has
been informed by Richard NJ. Jones.
of Chicago, director Of the Blue
Cross Commission Of the associa-
tiOn.
Mr.. Jones also reported that
Delaware Blue Cross is one of the
rs plans which met without quail
fication all of the approval stand
ards of the American Hospital
Association" for this year.
In a letter to H. V. Maybee, man
aging director of Group Hospital
Service, Inc, Mr.. Jones declared
you, the Board of Trustees, Off
GERS, and staff of Group Hospital
Service are to be congratulated in
so conducting the operation Ol
your Plan during 1851 as to make
it possible to meet fully the reviS-
ed set of detailed Standards applied
for the first time a year ago as the
basis for evaluating the operation
of nOn-prOfit hospital service Plans
in the public interest. In many re-
spects, 1851 was one of the mos
difficult years which Plans have
faced since their inception less THAI
two decades ago. That your PlaI
has been able to adhere firmly t.
the Standards which distinguish
Blue Cross as a community serv
ice program. which set it apar
from all other forms of health pro
lection. is a tribute to the wisdom
and fOrethOught of Plan manage
ment, contracting hospitals, and al
those other elements in the publ
which support. guide and give sub
stance to your operation
, Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-22
Harvey Burgess Spoke
At Century Club
Well Known Author, Poet
And Speaker Addressed
Milford Group

]. Harvey Burgess, nationally
known author, poet and speaker
was the guest speaker at the New
Milford Century Club. 1t was Drama
Dav. with Mrs. Alfred Nutter Jr., as
chairman. In presenting Mr.. Bur-
CESS to the members, Mrs. Nutter
read several of his poems. The
speaker proved himself to be both
humorist and a philosopher by
his rendition of his real hOmespun
poems. He held his audience with
such verses as New York, "The
Self Made Man, Folks I've
Continued on page Sd
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-22
Election Information
Director Is Named
Robert J. McFann Is Appointed To
New State Post

The appointment of Robert J.
McFann as director of the new
State Department of Election In
formation in the Office of the Sec
retary of State, has been annOunc-
ed by Harris B. Mcdowell. Jr., Sec
retary of State of Delaware.
Funds for the establishment of
the department were made avail
able to the Office of the secretary
of state by an appropriation of the
116th General Assembly.
The new department, according
to Mr.. Mcdowell. will be charged
with the responsibility of dissent
mating information on registration
and voting laws of Delaware to all
eligible voters throughout the state
CONTINUED on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-22
Two Philadelphia Folk
Are Killed In Crash
Near Harrington Early
Last Saturday Evening
During The Storm.
Two Out-Of-State Folk
Are Injured And Re-
moved To Milford Hos
pital AS Result Of
Same Accident.

Two Philadelphia residents were
instantly killed when the car in
which they were riding crashed
into a vehicle operated by resi-
dents of East New Market, Mary
land, early Saturday evening, but
during the storm.
The dead are:
Henry G. Lawrence, "a, Phila-
delphia.
Miss Catherine E. Sampson, 81,
Philadelphia.
Two Killed Instantly
Lawrence and Miss Sampson
were killed instantly when the car
in which they were riding and an
other automobile cOllided on Route
IS, two and One-half miles north of
Harrington. Both were pronounce
ed dead at the scene by DR.. Cod
frey Metzler of Bridgeville.
Troopers said Lawrence attempt
ed to make a U-tuTn on the high
way and drove into the path of an
automobile driven by Michael
EhnOt, 80, of East New Market, Md.
The force of the impact hurled
Lawrence out of the machine and
onto the pavement. Miss Sampson
however. was pinned in the wreck
age, and state police had to tear
off door before they could get
To her
Also injured i'm the accident were
Mrs Martha Ehnot, 30, and hcl
daughter Mary Lou, II. Mr.. Elmo
was uniumred
Tho injured were taken to tn
Milford Memorial HoSuital wher,
Mrs. Fhnot was admitted with ;
fractured right log. decorations q
tho face and a fractured law. TIL
child sustained a fractured nose.
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-22

Days Here
Next Weekend
Merchants Planning For
Gala Celebration On
Friday And Saturday,
February 20, March /.

According to information being
made available by Mary Keller.
newly named chairman of the Mer-
chantile division of the Milford
Chamber of Commerce, and Harold
w. Wall, president of the Chamber,
plans are rapidly taking shape for
Opportunity Days, which will be
held in Milford, Friday and Satur-
day. of next week, February 29th
and March 1st.
It is the hope Of Mrs. Keller ana
Mr.. Wall; that the local merchants
will cooperate 10076 with the pro-
gram, and that through a united
effort, business will be stimulated
and the shopping public will also
be afforded an opportunity to buy
some real bargains during the two
day bargain festival.
Since their beginning nearly two
years ago, the days" have been a
marked success, and with few ex-
ceptions, have received the full CO.
operation of the local merchants
who have shown a desire to share
their profits with the shopping pub
lie, who support them we'll, all
during the year.
Realizing that, properly present
ed. the ''Fete" is good business anC
at the same time creates good will
Many merchants who do not Ordln
arily advertise, have been using th'
columns of this newspaper to adver
tise their Opportunity Days" lead
ers" and have been so satisfied
with results obtained, that they ar
using the paper regularly 1t vii
nav the readers of this paper t
read carefully the advertisement
of these progressive local mer
chants. They are sold on "Oppor
tunity Days, and really want t
share their profits with yol
Patronize them. You won't g
wrong by doing so.
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-22
Concert
Well Received
Here Sunday
.
Edwin Steffe, Youthful
Baritone, Scored A
Success At Third And
Final Concert.

The third and final concert of
the current season for the Milford
Community Concerts took place
last Sunday afternoon when Mr.,
Edwin Steffe, baritone, was pre-
sented in recital.
Mr.. Steffe, who is a direct des-
cendant of William Steffe, who in
1852 wrote the music for the Bat
tie Hymn of the Republic, took
little time to become acquainted
with his audience, which caused
that type of concert feeling of be-
ing at one with the artist. One
could sit back, relax. knowing that
here was a singer who knew how
to sing, enjoyed doing it, and in
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1952-02-22
Com mitteGS
N a m edBV
.COfC Head
Harold w. Wall, In Max
ing Appointments For
1852, Asks That Groups
Begin To Act Now.

Harold w. Wall, who was recent
ly unanimously reelected president
of the Milford Chamber of Com
merce, at the annual reOrganiza-
ton of that group, appointed work
ing committees for 1852 as follows:
Public Service and Community
Betterment, Irwin G. Burton,
chairman, Mayor Edward G. Ev
ans, Harry ]. Pierce. Calvin Ball,
Robert H. Yerkes, G. Van Nuis Will
kersOn, Harry E. Mayhem and Lo-
gan Grier; Agriculture, John H..
Annett, chairman, Brown P. Thaw-
ley, Lawrence Sharp and John f.
Burris; Membership, Wilson Sock
rider. chairman, Woodrow Roberts,
Calvin Ball. Thomas B. Derrick
son and Wilmer o. LankfOrd
Health and Sanitation. DR.. Oliver
A. James, chairman. DR.. Walter l..
Grier, DR.. Clyde A. Nelson, DR.
Lester o. Adkins and DR.. James r.
Martin.
Budget, August F. FaiX, chair
man, wallace r. NICE dul' d l'
George T. Reed, Jr., and Vinal +
Bennett; Industrial, Harvey q
Marvel, chairman, Frank r. Grier
Clarence M. Welch. Jr., Edmunt
Steiner, Robert H. Yerkes, Wallace
F. McFaul, Sr., George 7. Reed
Jr., Irwin G. Burton, David Pack
Raymond w. Masten; Advertising
and Publicity, Calvin Ball, chair
man, Robert H. Yerkes, Davi
Hugg, Sr., Frank Jackson, Theo
dore Townsend. Cleman Militiade
and Richard Wilson; Retail Mer
chants, Mary Keller, chairman
Theodore Aber, Charles Keilmal
Edwin L. Fisher, Lou Pikus. Harve
M. Phillips, Jr., Milton Smith, 0. I
Bach, George r. Sheaffer, Henr
S. Saunders. Ray Steen, Emma
Ball, William H. Cleaver. A.
Decktor, Clarence F. jewell, Fol
rest N. Webster, Donald Donovan
Brainard POore, Moe Miller an
Calvin White.
continued on page 81