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The frontiersman., 1953-10-22
HOSPITAL ROOM RATES ADVANCE
 ON NOVEMBER 1

Effective November l, certain hospital charges at Valley Hos pital are being raised to compare with recent changes in Blue Cross rates. These changes went into effect on August 1, 1853 and gave increased allowances for hospital room costs and other services.
 Major changes are as follows: Ward rates will be $17.00 per day; children up to 12 years of age, $14.00 per day and nursery charges, increased $2.00 per day.
 In making the announcement, Jack Newcomb, acting hospital administrator, pointed out that hospitals face the unfortunate choice of keeping pace with ad- vances in patient care and ln- creasing the cost of that care or of ignoring medical advances just to keep bills down.
 He referred to a talk delivered before a meeting of the Washing ton State Hopital Association in which Ritz E. Heerman, president of the American Hospital Associ- ation said that increased hospital costs make deeper impressions on the public than boosts in other items because hospital bills come Gin bigger packages" Herman, who is superintendent of the California Hospital in Los An geles, described as fallacious the constant comparison between ho- tels and hospitals. The average hospital, he said, has about two employees for each patient but the nation wide average for hotels is 0.7 employee for each guest. The Valley Hospital en- ployes over 20 persons at pres ent on it's fulltime staff, making it the third largest employer in Palmer.
 Except for the change in room rates, the only other changes are in diathermy and infra-red treat ments, each increased 50 cents and x-ray film costs two of which increased one dollar and one dollar and one half.
 Newcomb said this week that people of the community are re- spending well to the new finan- cia1 policies established by the board of directors.
The frontiersman., 1953-10-22
Mayor Reappoints City Clerk
 And Police Chief

Mayor Don McKechnie reap pointed Elizabeth Barry as city clerk and Bernard Bouwens as city police chief at the regular city council meeting held October 20. The appointments received unanimous approval of council members.
 To Buy Water Tools
 Members of the council auth orized the purchase of water tap ping tools and a pipe finder. These will be used by the water de- partment for tappingin where lines are full of water, avoiding the necessity of draining the line for repairs. The pipe finder will be used in locating the position of lines not known.
 Department Reports
 Annual reports from the office of the city clerk, the water de. partment and the fire chief were turned over to council members for luther study.
 Fire Chief Resigns
 City Fire Chief Ray Lancaster rendered his resignation from that position to the Mayor anc council. His resignation will be. come effective on November l
 Councilman Russell Felzier was requested to negotiate witf the Matanuska Valley Farmer: Cooperating Association on the purchase of a truck to be used by the city water department. Bid: were called for by the city anc a bid on an International truck was considered the best offer pro viding changes in the wheels anc tires can be made.
The frontiersman., 1953-10-22
HUNTLEY RESIGNS
 D. s. MARSHAL'S POST

Walter s. Huntley, Third Di- vision U. S. marshal during the past two years, has submitted his resignation to become effective November 6.
 His resignation, sent to the attorney generals office in Wash ington, D. c. followed an inquiry from Washington asking when it would be convenient for him to resign.
 Huntley was appointed mar shal on September 26, 1851 by President Truman, for a term of four years, and had planned to refuse to resign. However, be- cause of i'll health, he said, he changed his mind.
The frontiersman., 1953-10-22
SOCIAL SECURITY REPRESENTATIVE TO BE lN PALMER

Edwin Storr, field represen- tative of the Social Security Administration will be at the Palmer post office tomorrow, October 23 from one to two o'clock in the afternoon to answer any questions pertain ing to the old age and survi- vors insurance program.
 MT. Storr will assist anyone wishing to file a claim for social security benefits. Social security benefits are payable to workers who are 65 or over and retired and to survivors of deceased wage earners.
The frontiersman., 1953-10-22
TAX OFFICIAL ASKS FROM TAXPAYERS
 PAYMENT IDENTITY

District Director of Internal Revenue William E. Frank has requested the public's attention be called to matter which in- creases the cost of tax collections and also causes much inconven- fence to taxpayers themselves. This matter is the failure of tax payers to properly identify their tax payments so proper credit may be given to them on the Directors books of account.
The frontiersman., 1953-10-22
New Swanson School Opened
TURN METER READINGS IN TO CLERKS OFFICE

All city water users who read their meters on the 20th of this month have been re- quested to turn their readings in at the office of the City Clerk. Until regular meter books are printed and distrib- uted computation on the water used will be made by the city clerk and regular billing sent through the mail.
 As soon as meter books are prepared they will be dis tributed and self-billing will ] be started.
The frontiersman., 1953-10-22

Mir. and Mrs. John Somervil1e have returned to Palmer follow ing their wedding trip to Seward. Mrs. Somerville is the former Wanda Lindsey of Palmer.
The frontiersman., 1953-10-22
SIX CLASSROOM SCHOOL. BUILT FOR S2l6,795

One hundred and sixty-seven students and six teachers moved this week to the new Swanson grade school in North Palmer. where David Porter, sixth grade teacher, will be principal.
 The completely modern six. classroom school was completed this week under the supervision of Keith Briggs, superintendent on the job for Stock and Grove contractors of Anchorage who were awarded the contract Octo- Der II, 1852 on their bid ot $216,795. Edwin B. Crittenden ot Anchorage was the architect for the project.
 Visitors to the one-story school will find it a long way from the grade schools of yesterday. Alert coloring has been used, both ln the exterior and interior decor ating. Colorful class rooms, mod ernized with sectional clothes closets that open as one and cab inets and sinks, for easy clean up following art work and re- cesses.
 Glass windows, running the full length of the room and from ceiling to a few feet from the floor, composes the outside wall in each room. Even the black boards are a thing of the past. Replacing them are colored chalk boards, with each room having a color to blend with the'r own particular color plan.
 Hard surface Colo-tile has been used for the corridor walls and asphalt tile covers the floors.
 The new school is heated by a hot-Water system, with radiant heated floors. The boiler is Stoker fed and thermostats in each class room will permit individual room control of heat. Elmer Dietrich will be janitor.
 Self correcting clocks have been installed in each room. The master clock is located in the principals office as are the inter- com and buzzer systems. Through the communication system 1t will be possible to play records, special radio programs or use it as a public address system. The buzzer system is so arranged that all buzzers may be sounded at one time. or individually as the case may warrant.
 Modern lavatorieS are con1- plete with shower.
 The Palmer P-TA purchased eight swings, the School District basketball goals and a slide to make up the outdoor playground, located at the rear of the school. Pubils who live close enough to the school are going home for their lunch period. Others who travel by bus are taking their . lunches to school and may buy milk at the school.
 In addition to the school prin- cipal, other teachers and their grades are: Miss Carol Clark
 grade 5; Mrs. Henning Blunck grade 4; Miss Leona Burton , grade 3; Mrs. Barbara Smart E grade 2 and Mrs. Sam Boyd grade l.
 The school was named for Mar , garet Swanson, who donated the property on which it is built.
The frontiersman., 1953-10-22
NOTICE

NOTICE
 The Bernard E. Bouwens who appeared in U. s. Commission CTS Court on October 3 to ans wer a charge of driving under the influence of intoxicating i- quor, was not Bernard R. Bou- wens, Palmer chief os police.
Smyrna times., 1953-03-12
Hartly

Services in Hartly Methodist
Church on Sunday, March Is:
Sunday School Service at 1880 a.
m; Mrs. Margaret King, superin-
tendent, Evening Worship Service
at 8 p. M, Rev. T. J. S. Warfield,
Jr., will preach. A cordial well
come awaits you.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Atkinson
and children, Alice and George, who
have been spending the month of
February with Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
ton King, have moved to their new
home near Middletown.
Mr.. Grafton H. Heather, Mr..
Roger e. Davis, members of Della
ware Retail Cocncil and MIR. Melvin
Blech1nan as their guest attended
luncheon meeting of the Federal
Council at Hotel Statler in Wash
ington on Thursday. President
Dwight ID. Eisenhower was the
guest speaker. While there they
also visited the offices of Senator
John ]. Williams and Senator ].
Allen Frear, Jr.
Mr.. George L. Galley spent the
weekend in Columbia, Pa.
Mrs. Luther Powell of Sudlers-
vile, Md, and Miss Sally Williams
of Wilmington were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Powell of
near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Robinson of
near Dover were dinner guests
Thursday evening of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Montague.
Smyrna times., 1953-03-12
The pangers Of -Overweight

Panel: Miss Emily Peters, Diet
titan. Veterans Administration
Hospital, Moderator; DR.. Hazel
Suder, Asst. Prof. Foods and Nu-
triton, U. of Del; Mrs. Peter
George, Homemaker; Dr. Henry
Slagett, Chief of Medical Service,
Veterans Administration Hospital.
The homemaker, the doctor, and
the dietitian all agree you are
what you eat, and if you eat more
than you need, you are going to be
fat! They emphasize that there is
no magical way, to reduce. The
only way to avoid overweight is to
eat the amount of food your body
needs and no more than that
amount.
Mrs. George points out that the
homemaker's biggest problem is to
feed her family nutritious and ap-
petizing meals but to lose weight
herself at the same time. DR.. Su-
der suggests eating modified ver-
sion of your family's normal diet
instead of struggling with spec
ial diet. If you serve the family
apple pie, eat a fresh apple instead.
When they have salad with may
onnaise dressing, just have plain
salad.
DR.. Clagett advises anyone who
wishes to lose weight to seek pro-
fessional guidance to make sure
she eats the correct number of
calories and includes the necessary
daily nutrients. Drugs should nev-
er be used without a physicians in
structions. He also points out
that there is definite relation be-
tween overweight and high blood
pressure and heart trouble.
IF you have trouble losing weight,
perhaps joining fight the fat"
group would help you. Miss Peters
stresses that groups in the YWCA
in Wilmington furnish medical
guidance, encouragement, and a
spirit of competition which make
weight reduction easier.
Avoid eating between meals, nib
bling while watching television,
tasting in the kitchen while pre-
pairing meals, and drinking soft
drinks advises panel. 1t is the ex-
Smyrna times., 1953-03-12

Company and the Ladies' Auxiliary
on Sunday evening, March 22nd, at
7:30 pm. will attend church SER
vices at the Calvary Methodist
Church in a body.
The Women's Republican Club of
Caroline County will hold their
March meeting at the Marydel
Community Hall at 8 pm, Mon
day, March 10th. Mrs. H. K.
Shultz and Mrs. Robert Miller are
co-hostesses. All the women of
the community are most heartily
urged to attend this meeting.
Mr.. John Shewbrooks, lifelong
resident of Marydel, passed away
on Friday afternoon, March 9th,
while a patient at the Veterans
Administration Hospital at Brack-
Elk, following an illness of several
months. He was born in Marydel
on December 25th, 1873, the son of
John and Ann Hall Shewbrooks,
and spent his entire life here as
an auctioneer and livestock broker,
from which business re retired
several years ago. He was a MEM
ber of the Mary-Del Fire Company,
Calvary Methodist Church, as well
as a Spanish-American War Vet
eran. On April 18th, 1908 he
was united in marriage to Mae
Williams, and would have celebrat-
ed his 50th wedding anniversary
next month, had he lived. Surviv-
ing him are his wife, one son,
Charles, and one daughter, Mar
saret Walls, both of Marydel; one
Smyrna times., 1953-03-12

Mr.. and Mrs. George C. Section
of Philadelphia were dinner guests
Friday evening of Mr.. Sections
sisters, Mrs. Leroy A. Sawin and
Miss Elizabeth Scotton. They were
on their way home from a months
vacation spent at Fort Pierce,
and Key West, Florida:
Mr.. and Mrs. Maxwell Davis and
son, Jason, were weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Timmann in
Riverhead, L. I.
Mrs. Charles c. Roadway spent
Wednesday and Thursday in Do
yer.
Mr.. Allen Everett, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Everett of near town
arrived home Thursday after thir-
teen months of military service in
Korea.
Mrs. Walter l.. Barber and son,
Mr.. Uolan Barber, attended the
funeral of Mrs. Larry Miller in AL
toona, Pa, Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Samuel Hart of Dover
spent the weekend at her home
near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Leslie of Mary
del spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Leslie of near
town:
Mr.. and Mrs. Dovid Stowe of
Brookhaven, Pa, Mrs. Gertrude
Macdonald of Chester were Sum
day visitors at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas P. Waddell and
Miss Mary Waddell.
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Nc
Fam of near Dover spent Sunday
afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Stephens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil BurrlS and
daughter, Elizabeth, spent Sunday
with Mrs. Elizabeth Hutchins.
MIR. Robert Burris of Wilmington
spent Friday with his mother Mrs.
Olin Burris of near town.
Mrs. Agnes Kohout of near town
was operated on in Kent General
Hospital on Wednesday, March A..
She is progressing nicely at this
writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Austin
are receiving congratulations on
the birth of a son, William Michael
Austin born Feb. 25 at the Kent
General Hospital.
Smyrna times., 1953-03-12

brother, Howard, of Dover, two
sisters, Mrs. Mary Laramore of
Wyoming and Mrs. Addie Bower of
Valleybrook, Pa, three grandchil-
dren and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2
pm, Tuesday, March 10th, at the
Calvary Methodist Church with the
Rev. Charles Covington and Rev.
C. H. Atkins, officiating, with bur-
llal made in Templeville Gem
etery. Pallbearers were Clarence
Phillips, Lee Harman, Lee Leslie,
Amos Wyatt, Harry Heather,
and Allie Seward.
Mrs. Mary Sleeves, wife of Guy
C. Sleeves died suddenly at her
home on Sunday evening, March
9Th. She was born in Savannah,
Georgia, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Osborne. During the
four years she was resident of
Marydel, having moved here from
New York State, she was very ac-
lively engaged in civic affairs, be-
ing member of the Marydel Civic
Club. Surviving her are her hus-
band, one son, John F. of New
York City, two daughters, Louette
Sleeves Per-Lee of Arlington, Vir-
ginia, and Mary Sleeves Shern of
Elm Grove, Wisconsin, and eight
grandchildren. Private funeral
services were held at IL am. We'd
nesday, in the Calvary Methodist
Church, with the Rev. Charles Cow
ington in charge. Burial was made
in New York.
Smyrna times., 1953-03-12
kent Home DOings
By Charlotte L. Swanson. Home Demonstration Agent
CHEESE

No matter how you slice it,
cheese is a good buy now. 1t
makes many tempting dishes and
super sandwiches. You can de-
pend on cheese for your Lenten
meals.
It's one of our most economical
protein foods and good meat sub
stitute. Cheddar cheeses and cot
tage cheese furnish generous
amounts of protein, calcium, and
ribofavon. A pound of cottage
cheese has as much protein as a
pound of lean meat. An inch cube
of cheddar cheese furnishes about
the same amount of calcium as one
cup of milk.
You can serve cheese from the
first course through dessert. Have
you served these dishes lately 4?
Celery stuffed with cheese, cream
soups with grated cheese, cottage
cheese on the relish tray, cheese
sandwiches, cheese and fruit sal
ads, cheese with macaroni or rice,
couffles, fondues, cheese sauce for
vegetables, cheesecake, crackers
and cheese, and cheese pie are all
popular.
Use cheese often since it provid-
es so much food value and tasty
eating at a reasonable price.
Smyrna times., 1953-03-12
Marydel

Miss Janet Heather, a senior
student at the Franklin School OF
Fine Arts in Philadelphia, was a
weekend visitor in the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Heather.
Mrs. Margaret LePore is recup-
Grating at her home following a
week of disqualification in the Kent
General Hospital.
Mrs. T. E. Heather, Jr., had as
a guest in her home for several
days her mother, Mrs. S. I. Whit
marsh of New York City.
Mrs. H. B. Logan and Mrs. Mary
Leslie attended the Spring meeting
of the w. S. C. S. held at Chester
town on Thursday, March 5th.
Mrs. U. L. Harman has as her
guest during this week, her moth
er, Mrs. "a. E. Farrow of Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cortland Buckalew
and Sandra and Sharon Ware were
Sunday visitors in the home of her
son and family, MIR. and Mrs. Carol
Ware in Wilmington.
Mr. and Mrs. John Stafford are
spending several days visiting in
the home of their daughter, Mrs.
John Powell of Wilmington.
Mr. and Mrs. III. B. Logan on
Saturday, March 7th, attended the
wedding of Miss Constance Sent
man to Mr.. Douglas Marshall in
Port Deposit, Md.
Members of the Mary-Del Fire
Smyrna times., 1953-03-12
YOUNG CHILDREN

If you have young children, I'm
sure you will want to hear Mrs.
Lydia Lynde, family life specialist,
talk about their problems. She is
meeting with the mothers of young
children in Kent County on We'd
nesday evening, March 25th. The
Cowgill's Home Demonstration
Club is the hostess group for the
meeting, which will be held at
Caesar Rodney High School at 8
O'Clock. The committees working
on the meeting for the Cowgills
Club are: Mrs. Marvel Watson and
Mrs. John G. Tarburton, letter Of
invitation; Mrs. Harvey opdyke,
Mrs. William Conard, Mrs. Arts
Virdin, and Mrs. Edward Long,
Hostess Committee.
Smyrna times., 1953-03-12

ira, unnecessary food that you eat
which causes overweight. Don't
blame it on heredity, nerves, or
middle age. Find the correct
weight for your body, build, and
Smyrna times., 1953-03-12

The Sussex
County meeting
with Mrs.Lynde
will be held in
Milford so that
those hom e :
makers from
lower X e n t
County who are
interested C an
attend nearer
Smyrna times., 1953-03-12

Subscribe to The Smyrna Times
$3.50 Per Year, in Advance
Smyrna times., 1953-03-12

home. The date will be Friday
evening, March 20.
Smyrna times., 1953-03-12

age, and eat only enough food to
keep your correct weight.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12
Alfalfa YelIOwing
Said Widespread

Widespread yell0Wing of alfalfa
IS being reported throughout Vim
ginia. and S b. Femme. plant
pathalogist at VPI, says poor in
incubation probably was the
cause
He explains that the alfalfa
was seeded last fall when it was
very dry. and that the weather
conditions prevented proper inno-
culation. even when treatment
was done properly.
Femme said that when the yell
lowed alfalfa is dug up there
usually are no nodules on the
roots, while nearby green alfalfa
has many nodules
Alfalfa diseases also are APP
pearlng earlier and are somewhat
worse than usual, probably be-
cause of the mild winter Femme
said Stem rot, mildeW, and black
stem are fairly serious III the
state.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12
Whirlpool Both Moy
Have Place on Farm

The American Veterinary Medi-
cal Association reports the 'Whirl-
pool bath treatment used by
athletes for sore pitching arms or
football knee injuries may have
place on the farm.
Similar hydrotherapy has been
used in the experimental treatment
q mastitis in dairy cows with
favorable results. The expert
mental work was carried out under
the supervision Of the Florida Live
stock Sanitary Board
The report stated the treatment
involves a metal device which fits
around the infected quarters Of the
COW. Water is forced through a
special valve and swirls around
the damaged quarter.
Although the experiment was
limited, hydrotherapy cleared up
or improved mastitiS cases in FIVE
10 IL treatments The date OBJ
tanned, however. so far is INSULT
cient for definite conclusions. but
is quite favorable
The AVMA said the experimental
work will continue
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12
Amelia

Mr. and Mrs. II NJ. Morecock
attended the Inauguration Of
Major-Geneyal William II Milton.
il. as superintendent Of Virginia
Military Institute, Lexington, Sat
urday. Their son, Bobby. is a stu
dent there.
L. V. Lyon returned from the
hospital, Tuesday.
Mrs. Edward S. Armistead and
son have moved to Camp LeJeune.
N. c., where Mr. Armistead. who
IS a marine, is stationed.
Attend funeral
Among the people from out Of
town who were here for the fun
era! OF Mrs Sa!lle Meade South
all, last Thursday we're Mrs. Ct
3. Palmer Mrs Richard Meade,
Mrs. Charles Anderson. Mrs. Hill
Montague, MI and Mrs. A. j..
DAVIS, Dallas Cccns, G. r. Irving.
Miss Lucy II. Wood and MIS-. Anne
Y. Eldrldge, Of Richmond. MIS-.
Anna Hardaway White. Of oxford.
\. c. Mr.. and Mrs Robert G.
Southall Of ASHORE, N. c., Mr.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-05-12
Fresh Berries Give
GIumor to Desserts

Strawberries are the first OF the
lovely berries to arrive, bringing
with them a colorful magic to your
table. Use them whole and sugared
for simple desserts. combine with
other fruits for salad, or mold
them into delicious pastries for
supremely luscious desserts.
Here's modern version of an
old.fashioned strawberry cream
pie made with fresh strawberries,
coconut and packaged vanilla pud-
ding
Strawberry Cream Pie
package vanilla pudding and
pie filling mix
: cups milk
baked 3 or 9-inch pastry
shell
cup fresh, sliced strawberries
u cup heavy cream. whipped
Place pie filling in saucepan
Add milk gradually, blending well.
Cook and stir over medium heat
until mixture comes to a boil and
is thickened. Cool slightly. STIR
ring once or twice. Turn one-half
Of the pie filling mixture into pas
try shell Top with a layer Of
strawberries. Cover with remain
ing filling. Chill. Spread with
whipped cream and garnish with
coconut and whole berries. Quick
frozen, sliced strawberries
thaWed. may be used in place OF
the fresh berries, il desired.