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Milford chronicle., 1953-05-22
OCEAN VIEW

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wilfong
and daughter Shirley Of Chesapeake
City and Captain and Mrs. Clarence
Cooper and son Robert Of Philadel-
phia spent the weekend here and
attended Bethel Church services.
Capt Russell Richards of Mt.
Ephraim, N. j., and brother Mr..
Harry Richards of Phila., spent the
weekend at their summer home
here, recently.
The Loyal Workers Sunday
School Glass held its monthly
business meeting and social at the
home of Mrs. J. Horace Derickson
on Thursday evening, May 18th
The dev0tions were led by Mrs.
Florance Burbage. who read from
St. John IA; In HIM was life; and
the life was the light of men, p"
Hymns were sung by the class to-
gether Mrs. Mamie Hickman pre-
sided over the business part. A
Bake will be held on Saturday,
July 18th at Bethany Beach Pavil-
lion. The program for the evening
was in charge of Mrs. Mary Ben
nett The subject was FLOWERS and
Plants. The legend of ''The Dog
wood Tree" was read by Mrs. Anna
Derickson; games, including the
names of IS or more flowers were
guessed and played during the so
cial hour; besides each member
and guest brought a potted plant,
and was given a number with the
name of the person contributing
the plant, which was drawn and
then presented to the same. 1t Gre
ated a friendly gesture and was a
pleasing feature on this occasion
Our hostess, Mrs. ]. Horace Der
ricksOn, entertained 19 members OF
the Glass and guests, in her charm
ing manner. For decoration there
were bowls and vases of roses and
PeOnies, Snowballs and other flow
ers in season. She served ice cream
brownies, cakes, candy and nuts
Everyone was reluctant to leave
after being in a happy atmosphere
but at eleven o'clock, we left for
our homes with the memory OF
having a good time with friends
The DericksOn home was well
lighted for this occasion.
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union met at the home Oi
Mrs. Almira Scott on Tuesday af-
ternoon Of this week Mrs. Florence
Richards was the leader of devO'
tions. She requested that eacI
member recite her favorite Scrip
ture verse and hymn. Mrs, Jennie
Parsons had charge Of the business
meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Dawson have
moved to Philadelphia to the apart
ment of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry H
Dukes, Jr., and have taken over the
store formerly operated by J. R
Hill here. We wish them success il
their business transaction and wei
come the DawsOns in our commun
ity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Pratt o
Smyrna, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Derickson on Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Maar of Phila
delphia, spent Saturday and Sunda.
with Mr.. Andrew Davidson and Mr.
and Mrs. William S. Townsend ant
son ScOttie
Rev. and Mrs. Donzel C. Wilde.
attended the Peninsula Conference
in Wilmington last week. Rev
Wildey has been appointed minister
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-22
THE AGE OF EATING

RALEIGH-P)-Are you eating
your way to an early old age, Aae
can't always be measured in birth
days says Miss Virginia Wilson,
State College Extension nutrition
ist.
Scientists today agree that much
of what is regarded as aging may
actually be signs of poor food hab-
its, she says.
DR.. Edward J. Stieglitz, an au-
thority on the science of aging,
says that what you eat between the
ages of 40 and so helps decide your
health in later years Many of the
"Old age" diseases of the heart,
arteries, kidneys and joints find
their beginning during the middle
age period. The right foods in the
right amounts are important aids
in slowing up these old age symp-
toms.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-22
Squirrels Name

The squirrel has a fine Greek lin
cage Of name-an amalgam of the
Greek words Ska and Oura. Ska is
shadow and Oura is tail. Literally it
means 'he-who-holds his-tail-over-
Observation-Disclosures"
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-22

enjoyed a drive to Bethany Beach,
with refreshments of ice cream and
cake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Cannon of Days
bOro, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lemuel Lynch on Saturday night.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-22

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800 informative illustrations $40 worth
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Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1953-10-15

fills INV needs for machinery building workshop and
Johnson Mr. Johnson farms A4o acres
Huxley and specialz in growing hybrid SEED CORR
There are MANY about his OuonSe but Mr. Johnson says
big doors and the aSee
construction really convinced me- And he's glad he bought the
end he stored 1000 bushels OF oybean
for DAYS bushe storage because ne had
safe place put them.
Mr. ohnsons machinery better and has higher taden
sheltered the around his spacious uoe ana ne
ready when he needs due better ana easier
OF the QuonSe
on are useh engineered help you cut
costs profits And they be easily financed on he
Ouone will now
Evening star., 1953-09-13
Mrs. Browning Smith;
Gave Aid 10 Needy
BY the Associoted Press

ANNAPOLIS. Sept. 12.-Me-
mortal services will be conducted
in Greenwich, Conn. Monday for
Mrs. Browning Smith, mathe-
matician and worker for under
privileged children.
Mrs. Smith died Thursday in
an Ellicott City sanitarium after
an extended illness.
She was the widow of Col.
Clarence Browning Smith,
American representative on the
Austrian Reparations Commits
sion and organizer of the Porta
Rosa Conference after World
War l.
In recent years Mrs. Smith
had lived here. One of two sur
viving daughters is Mrs. John
Ten Eyck of Annapolis.
Mrs. Smith. a native of New
born, Tenn, received a bachelor
of science degree at Vanderbilt
University in 1895. She then
was elected to the chair of math-
ematics and astronomy at the
Female College, Columbia, S. C.
She was founder and chair
man of the Santa Claus party
and the Save the Children Fed
Grafton in New York. The or
ganizations benefited 10000 chill
dren annually in mountain re-
gionS of the South.
Evening star., 1953-09-13
Claude Reese Isaacs,
Singer, Composer
By the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK. Sept. 12.-Claude
Reese IsaacS. So, singer and
composer. known professionally
as Claude Reese. died last night
in Medical Arts Hospital.
He was the tenor with the
Greenwich Village Follies in 1925
and has made recordings for
both victor and Columbia
records. He was a staff singer
with the Columbia Broadcasting
System from 1888 to 1948.
Among the popular songs writ
ten by him were Gonna Give
My Heart a Pat on the Back"
and "All Dressed Up with a
Broken Heart"
American Federation of Radio
Artists and of the American
Society of Composers, Authors
and Publishers.
Mr.. Isaacs is survived by his
widow, Myrtle Pierce Reese
Isaacs, and 13-year-old daugh-
ter, Marilyn.
Mrs. Isaacs, a dancer, had ap-
peared in a number of musical
plays here and abroad before ap-
pearing as prima ballerina in the
1925 Greenwich Village Follies,
where she met Mr.. IsaacS. They
were married in 1929.
Evening star., 1953-09-13
Joseph McCIoskY,
.GSA Supervisor

Joseph P. McClosky, 65, Gen
eral Services Administration SUI
pervisor. died yesterday at his
home, 6447 WiScassett road, Mo-
hican Hills, Md.
Mr.. McClosky had been with
the Federal Government for
more than 43 years. He had been
supervisor in charge of paint
Ing and interior decorating at
the Pentagon since the building
was completed. He had served
In the Surgeon Generals Office
and with Public Buildings and
Parks.
Mr.. McClosky served with
Troop I, 9th Cavalry, in the
West as a young man.
-. Mr. McClosky was born near
Hartford, Conn. He was grad
-uated from National University
Law School and was member
of the District Bar and Mount
Pleasant Masonic Lodge.
- Survivors are his widow, Ruth;
a son. Robert L. McClosky, Da
mascus. Md, a lawyer in Be-
thesda; a daughter, Mrs. Luke
r. Lamb, 5109 Newport avenue
Westgate, Md, and four grand
children.
Funeral services will be held
at 9 am. Tuesday at Fort Myel
Chapel. Burial will be in Ar
lington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1953-09-13
Mrs. Robert ). BeaIe,
Widow Of Physician,
| Daughter Of Rector

Mrs. Robert S. Beale, widow
of Washington physician. died
yesterday at Garfield Hospital
She was 72.'
A native of Georgetown, she
was the former Sophie Clarkson
Stuart, daughter of Rev. Albert
Rhett and Mrs. Sophie Clarkson
Stuart. Her father was rector
of Christ Episcopal Church in
Georgetown for many years
Educated at Gunston Hall
School here ind the Castle
TarrytoWn-on the Hudson, N
Y, she made her debut at a
dance at Linthicum Hall in
Georgetown in 1899.
Mrs. Beale, who lived at 2115
P street NV. was a member of
the National Society of Colonial
Danes and of her fathers
church.
Her husband died a year ago.
Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs. William H. Leahy of Ports
mouth, Va; Mrs. John F. Ben
nett of 1902 Morrison street
NV, and Mrs. Richard C. Mar
shall III of 202 Primrose street,
Chevy Chase, Md; two brothers,
Dr.. Albert Rhett Stuart of 1862
Mintwood place NV, and Dr.
Garden C. Stuart of EaStover,
Evening star., 1953-09-13
|. Kent Ashford, 81,
Long Chief Architect
Of Department Store

L, Kent Ashford, 81, chief
architect for Woodward & 10th
rop's department store, died yes
terday while playing golf at the
Manor Club. He lived at 1349
Kennedy street NV.
He collapsed in the middle of
the course while his wife. Laura
waited for him on the club ter
race.
Mr.. Ashford had been active
as a bowler on Masonic and
church teams and had Won sew
eral trophies for high scores. He
also won trophies representing
the Potomac Boat Club.
Mr.. Ashford was born in Alex
andria and was graduated from
George Washington University.
He had worked at Woodward &
Lothrop's for nearly 40 years.
He was in charge of interior
changes within the store.
He was a past president of the
Evening star., 1953-09-13
Crippled Boy, 7, Is Shot
In Sleep, Mother Held
By the Assoeioted Pres.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. H.
A 2-year-old boy, crippled by
cerebral palsy. was reported i'm
proved today after police said
he was shot and critically
wounded by his mother as he
lay asleep in his crib.
Hospital attaches said Mark
Vaughn Strehl was still in critical
condition. but that his chance
for recovery were good.
The bullet from a .38 pistol
struck the boy in the left temple
and emerged near the left eye,
Surgeons operated to remove
several skull splinters.
Marks 26-year-old mother,
Mrs. Frank Strehl, was taken
into custody by police. In City
Court today, she was ordered
held for grand jury action on an
assault to murder charge. She
made no statement.
Police said the father, a 28-
year-old railroad clerk, told them
Mrs. Strehl had mot been her
self" for month.
Evening star., 1953-09-13
Herbert MiddIemiss,
Senior Appointee on
Court Reporter Staff

Herbert S. MiddlemiSS. 81,
senior appointee of the corps of
official court reporters for the
U. S. District Court for the Dis
trict of Columbia, died Friday at
Doctors Hospital. He lived at
2651 Sixteenth street NV.
Mr.. Middlemiss had been a
shorthand reporter for 80 years
and had his own firm in the
Columbia Building. He was also
court reporter at the Court of
Appeals and the Supreme Court.
He was the court reporter for
the steel seizure case. He had
done reporting for the British
Embassy and held the Kings
| Medal.
Mr.. Middlemiss was born in
Hoboken, N. j., and attended
school in New York City. Dur
ing World War I he was over
seas with the Army and was
secretary to the Surgeon Gen
eral in France.
Surviving are a brother, De-
Witt MiddlemiSs. and a nephew,
George Middlemiss, both of
Dover Plains, N Y, and a niece
Mrs. Martha Baker, Long Island
Funeral services will be held
at 2::30 pm. tomorrow at Hines
funeral home. 2901 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be in
Rock Creek Cemetery~
Evening star., 1953-09-13
ReinaId Werrenratl,
Opera and Radio Star;
Led Press Chorus
By the Assoeiated Pres,

PLATTSBURGH, N. Y. Sept
12.-Reinald Werrenrath, 10
Metropolitan Opera and radio
singing star of the 1920s, died
today in Physicians Hospital
here. He was director of the Ma
tional Press Club chorus, Wash
ington, for eight years. 1944-52
His wife said he had been in
poor health since he suffered a
stroke year ago. He was taken
to the hospital a month ago
when he suffered a heart attack
at his home at nearby Chazy
Born in Brooklyn, Mr.. Werren-
rath. a baritone, made his Met
debut III 1919 as Sylvia in
"Pagliacci." He was a familiar
figure on the Met and concert
stages until the mid '30s.
In Early Days of Radio.
Mr.. Werrenrath was per-
former in the early days of radio
broadcasting. appearing regu-
larly over Station WEAF (noW
WNBC in New York and the ole
National Broadcasting Company
Red network.
From 1882 to 1888 Mr.. Wer-
renrath was vocal supervisor for
NBC in New York. In later
years he had been conducting
a summer music school at Lake
ChaZy. He is survived by his
widow and a son, Reinald Wer-
renrath, jr., of New York.
Mr.. Werrenrath came tc
| Washington in January. 1914. to
direct the National Press Club
chorus For eight years. until
February. 1852. he travelled here
by train from New York fol
Monday evening rehearsals.
Many Concerts by Press Group
During this period the news
/ papermen's group gave at least
10 concerts year.
There was a tremendous
loyalty on the part of the chorus
| to Werrenrath," Oliver Hoyem
chairman of the chorus during
those years, said.
The baritone was forbidden BY
his doctor in 1852 to travel. He
resigned his dictatorship of the
I National Press Club chorus.
Evening star., 1953-09-13
Harry Cayton Dies;
Was President OF
. Union Storage Go.

Funeral services for Harry
Cayton, Sc, president and gen.
eral manager of the Union Stor-
age and Transfer Co, who died
Yesterday at Emergency Hospital
: will be held at II am. tomorrow
at Danzansky's Funeral Home
35O1 Fourteenth street NV.
Burial will be in Adas 1Sraei
CONGREGATION Cemetery. Inc
family suggests that contriou-
tions, be sent to the Heart Fund
Mr.. Cayton had been in the
hospital since Labor Day When
he was severely burned in his
apartment at the Dupont Plaza
when newspapers he was reading
apparently caught fire, according
to police.
Born in Memphis, Tenn, ne
was brought here when he was z
wears old by his parents. He at
tended District public schools,
graduating from the old Business
High School and took both a
bachelors and masters degree
from the Georgetown University
Law School.
Founded by Father.
: On completion of his studies
be enter the business he later
headed with his father, the late
Max Cayton. who had founded
it in 1904.
Mr.. Cayton became president
and general ma~ager OF the
transfer and storage company
shortly after the death OF his
father in 1882.
Active in business and civic
affairs. he had been a member
of the District Truckers Assocl-
alton. the National Trucking AS
sociation. the West End Citizens
Association and the Connecticut
Avenue Citizens Association.
Member Of Civic Group.
Mr.. Cayton was a 32d degree
Mason and member of Samuel
Gompers Lodge. He also took
an active interest in the Metro
politan Police Boys Club
He was a member of the Adas
Israel CONGREGATION and active
In it's Mems Club.
During World War II, he was
frequently called on to aide the
Government with emergency
shipping problems.
Survivors include his mother
Mrs. Max Cayton, and brothers,
Chief Judge Nathan Cayton OF
the Municipal Court OF Appeals;
Albert Cayton, who is with the
ABC Board here, and DR.. Leon
Cayton, a Washington dentist,
all of 2948 Macomb street NV,
and a fourth brother, Howard
Cayton, of 1927 Massachusetts
avenue NV. an official of the
Housing and Home Finance
Agency.
Evening star., 1953-09-13
Mrs. Frost Mills Dies;
Wife Of Realty Broker

Mrs. Frost Mills of 1901 Ia
koma avenue, a Takoma Park
resident for 18 years, died Fri
day at Garfield Hospital. She
would have been SO today.
The former Roella Rosenber-
rye, she was born and educated
in Lynchburg, Va. She and her
husband. real estate broker at
5506 Connecticut avenue NV,
were married 46 years ago.
Mrs. Mills was active in the
Democratic Club in Takoma
Park, the Disabled American
Veterans auxiliary and the Ia
koma Park Elementary Parent
Teacher Association. She was
member of National Baptist
Church.
Besides her husband. she is
survived by two sons. Air Force
1t. Col. Morris H. Mills, 5000
Kerry lane, Chevy Chase, Md:
Yorke C. Mills of the home ad-
dress, and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
at II am. tomorrow at Warner
Humphreys funeral home, Sill
yer Spring, Md. Burial will be
! in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1953-09-13
Mrs. Lyle Stewart, II,
Mother OF Coach Here

Mrs. Lyle Stewart, IT, mother
Of Zu Zu Stewart, football coach
at Anacostia High School, died
yesterday at her home in Dallas,
Tex. She had visited her son
here at 42l4 Livingston road
Sc. on several occasions.
Other survivors are her hus-
band and two other sons, Tom,
who is we'll known in golf circles
in Texas, and Jack Stewart, both
of Dallas; II grandchildren and
4 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services and burial will
be held tomorrow in Royce City,
Tex.
Evening star., 1953-09-13

stores Twenty Year Club and
the Builders Club, a Masonic
group within the store,
Mr.. Ashford was a first lieu
tenant in the Army during
World War I. He once served as
professor of military science and
tactics at the University of
Texas.
Formerly. Mr.. Ashford was a
tenor soloist here and at one
time sang in the Brookland
Methodist Church choir and in
operettas in Brookland.
He was a member of the
Manor Club, Harmony Masonic
Lodge, Royal Arch MaSons and
the Shriners. Francis Asbury
Methodist Church and Quentin
Roosevelt Post of the American
Legion.
Besides his widow, he is sur
vived by a brother, William c..
Ashford, an Arlington attorney:
a sister, Mrs. r. o. Kluge, 1855
Tenyson street NV, and his
mother. Mrs. J. D. Ashford,
Alexandria.
Evening star., 1953-09-13
Msgr. James N. GiIsenan,
Pastor Of Roanoke Church
By the Associo,ed Press

ROANOKE, Va, Sept. 12.-The
Rt. Rev. Msgr. James N. elise
nan. 76-year-old pastor of Our
Lady of Nazareth Catholic
Church here. died today at Chat
tanooga. Tenn.
Until the past May, Msgr
Gilsenan was dean of the South
western Deanery of the Rich
mond Diocese. A native of Ire
land, Father Gilsenan came to
the United States soon after he
was ordained to the priesthood
in 1904.
He served parishes in Rich
mond, Martinsburg, w. Va. and
Harpers Ferry, w. Va.
Father Gilsenan had teen in
i'll health for the past six years.
Evening star., 1953-09-13
New York Girl Wins
Piuno Scholarship

Miss Naomi Weiss of New York
City has been awarded the 1000
Bonita Grove piano scholarship
in a contest sponsored by the
Friday Morning Music Club, Inc.
Miss Weiss, a pupil of Rosina
Levinne at the Juillard School of
Music for the last three years,
was one of 38 applicants from all
sections of the United States.
Additions were held at the Co.'S
mos Club Friday.
Evening star., 1953-09-13
Mrs. Carrie Brumback,
Resident Here 30 Years

Mrs. Carrie Burner Brum-
back. 81, a District resident for
80 years, died yesterday at 3809
North Fourth street. Arlington,
where she lived with her sister,
Mrs. Blanche Hitchcock.
Mrs. Brumback retired from
the Treasury Department in 1945
after 16 years service.
Besides her sister, she is sur
vived by two brothers, John A.
Burner, Arlington. and Charles
L. Burner. Luray, Va.
Funeral services and burial
SkN be held Tuesday in Luray
pere she was born.
Evening star., 1953-09-13

S. c.: eight grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
at IL am. tomorrow at Christ
Episcopal Church. A private
burial service will be held at
Oak Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1953-09-13
Hobart Yord, 80

WAUKEGAN. Ill, Sept. IL (P).
Hobart Yard, SO, former Chi
cago and Waukegan newspaper
mar. died today after long ILL
ness. For years he operated the
Yard News Bureau in Chicago.
He retired in l949.
Evening star., 1953-09-13

DOCTOR 1LL9 To most Of us such news
comes as a shock. 1t reveals what we
all know but are reluctant to accept.
That the doctor, too, is mortal. And
Evening star., 1953-09-13

because in frailty, seek shield against disease
and death, we glorify the doctor, invest him with
impossible power.
Ironically, this folk legend penalties the man as
it dealzes the doctor 1t obscures the basic fact that
the doctor is man who must earn his daily bread.
What is the true picture of the doctor in soci
ETY.? A man of hope .. a dedicated to easing
human suferng-yes! Yet he is more. The doctor is
an economic unit. He is man 70ho must compete in
the n1arketbace for business as 7Ce all do, 70hetter
qce deal in pills or bants This does not diminish the
stature of the doctor On the contrary, releases him
from the awful burden of saintness 1t establishes
him man. Wake him at four in the morning. He
Summon him from his family. He is lonely. Subject
to the laws of biology, he is equally ec to the
laws of economics. The doctor 7corks for AqHng.
Everyone agrees the doctor is no philanthropst.
Nobody expects medical care without paying for it.
Yet would astound US and the doctors themseves)
if to tote up the bill the nations patients
owe their doctors and compare it with the bill owed
their taors. Even more astounding would be the
number of hours doctors spend in clinics, hospitals,
calls, for which they receive no payment nor ex
pect any. The doctor deserves no medal for this But
these unpaid bills and freely given hours can be
The aboV6 statement BY Key Corporation
ir 1Ja;A of tE nina
Evening star., 1953-09-13
THE AMERICAN DOCTOR
The Man Is Greater Than The Dlyh

translated into lost income income it would Sc
uneemly for the doctor to insist upon. The legend
of the doctor prevents him.
This incongruous situation becomes even sharper
when viewed against the accepted business practices
in other fields. Do bankers offer their specialized
knowledge and time without expectation of pay
ment? Do lawyers? Brokers'? Accountants? We
don't expect them to, nor do we think the less of
them for it. In fact, we would think business man
foolish who did not seek every profit to which he is
entitled. The doctor cannot. There is his legend to
be appeased.
1t is nothing for giant to do gigantic things. It
is within his nature to do so. But it is something
when man transcends his mortality. And here Is
the secret of the doctors true greatness. As mere
human he rises above the limitations of his mortality
to perform prodges of deliverance.
This is the american doctor-a man eUen greater
than his myth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-03
T axe Nv Word for 1t

sive sweetness; tb) q girls name;
(c) sticky earth.
1. Minion: (a) a kind Of gear;
(b) q million million; (c) q loyal
underling.
5. Bibulous: (a) relating to the
Bible; (b) bookish; Co inclined
to drunkenness.
6. Obesity: (a) fawning, or
servile; (b) funeral services; Co
tendency toward excessive fat
ness.
Z. Gerund: (a) pertaining to
Germany: (b) verbal noun; (c)
a kind of germicide.
8. Dactyloscopy: (a) science Of
fingerprinting: (b) the study Of
prehistoric animals: Co q branch
of astronomy.
8. Manifesto: cal clearly ap-
parent: (b) ships cargo; Co Of
flcial proclamation.
10. Roundelay: (a) delayed BY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-03

Each Of US should be on the
alert to add new words to our
speaking and writing vocabu-
laries. Study each of the defini-
tions given each word listed be-
low, then check the one which
you think best fits. If any Of
the words are unfamiliar. look
them up in a good dictionary,
learn the origin. meaning, and
pronunciation. then make it a
point to use them in converse
ton as often as possible. It's a
good way to enlarge the vocab-
ulary.
/. Duel: (a1 q fight between
two; ,(b) q song for two voices;
(c) double, as said Of person.
atty.
2. Partisan: (a) an immoral
woman: tb) an enthusiastic sup
porter; tc) q portion only.
,. Cloy: Ca TO tire Of excess