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Evening star., 1953-11-08
Delinquency
A Successful Pilot Plan in IA Gives
Valuable Duto to New Youth Council
By Miriom Gutenberg

homes about to break up, par
ents too tied up In their own
unhappiness to give much
thought to their children, par
ents who never wanted chill
dren, parents who escaped from
their own problems by drink
ing, parents who had so little
training in their own youth
they didn't know how to rear
children. parents who felt in
ferior in their working and
social lives and took it out on
their children, parents too
mentally dull, nervous or high
strung to cope with youngsters.
But many of the homes did
not show problems that seri-
Gus. There were cases where
parents had too great ambition
for the child's abilities. homes
where brother and sister were
rivals for attention, children
who weren't disciplined prop
erly, parents who belittled the
school in front of the children
and made excuses for their
children, and children who
didn't understand what was
going on and had managed to
miSinterpret it.
What did the project work.
ers do? They tried to cope with
the factors causing the bad
behavior rather than the be-
havior itself. They made
friends with the children. They
tried to explain to the parents
what was bothering their chill
dren. They listened to the
troubles of the parents, too.
They tried to make school
more comfortable for the chill
dren. They sought help from
other agencies - from clubs,
churches, social agencies and
psychiatric clinics. s,,,..
Many Reasons
The project was made up of
little things and big things. A
boy scorned school until the
worker got him interested in
art. A boy was carrying a ter
rife load of guilt because he
had killed his baby sister as a
five-year-old and the load was
lifted when the worker finally
convinced him he had been too
young at the time to know the
meaning of death. A brother
and sister were about to be ex-
PEELED from school until the
worker found they were the
butt of their parents quarrels
and took out their unhappiness
on the community; the school.
now understanding what the
children we're enduring, with
drew the requests for their re-
moval and treated them more
sympathetically.
How did the children fare?
The schools reported over two
thirds of the boys and girls in
the project showed an excel
lent or reasonable degree Of
Improvement. The social work.
ers, who could view the results
from the home as we'll as the
school viewpoint, reported i'm
provement among 80 per cent
of the children. VISA
In a report to the Board Of
Public Welfare, the project
workers noted:
Though the basic difficult
ties be in the home, the child
is not an isolated unit. He lives
in the community, too. 1t takes
both home and community to
make him a problem, and 1t
takes both to clear up his trou-
bleS."
That was written in 1914.
1t is a guiding principle of the
Commissioner Youth Council
today.
Evening star., 1953-11-08

Inc commissioners YOutQ
Council has just started the
mammoth job of mobilizing
the community for the sake of
it's children.
That means getting all the
agencies to pool their re-
sources in a co-ordinated drive
against juvenile delinquency.
1t means going into every
neighborhood, persuading par
ents to work with teachers and
vice versa, reaching the prob
lem children" before they be-
come serious problems, helping
the parents to help their chill
dren.
A big job but not an impos-
sible one. Proof of that lies in
a little-publicized but highly
successful project of the Wei
fare Department back in 1914.
The Youth Council is now
studying that project because
1t shows what can be done
when community agencies get
together instead of going their
separate ways.
The projects specific goal
was to prevent delinquency.
The social workers and school
teachers who worked together
weren't out to dispute or add
TO the store of knowledge on
the causes of delinquency. All
they wanted to do was help a
group of children all over town
who were bright enough but
couldn't get along in school.
How 1t Worked
The 1853 children in the prof.
ect were chosen by elementary
school teachers who reported
variously: We've tried every-
thing. See what you can do":
and I'm afraid it's hopeless
but we ought to try to help
him"
Among the selected children
were bullies and braggarts
cry-babies and tattle-tales
Show-offs, truants, children
who teased others, sullen and
stubborn youngsters. children
who swore and children too
timld to take the rough-and-
tumble of school life.
Intelligence tests showed
they were of average intelli-
gence or better, but a large
percentage of them were at
least a year behind in school.
Focusing on these children
for the sake of the project
were 200 principals and teach
erS and seven social workers.
The job of the social workers
was to find out what was
bothering the child and then
to get the school and the
parents and any one else who
could help to work together
for the sake of the child.
From Decent FomiIies
The social workers weren't
looking at general causes of
delinquency-just what made
each of their children malad-
'Justed. But they found the
usual causes just didn't fit.
They found. for instance, that
most of the parents were dc
cent folk who really were con-
cerned about their children's
happiness and tried to under
stand and follow suggestions.
They did not find that broken
homes, big families, working
parents, poverty and residence
IN high delinquency areas
all the usual explanations for
delinquency-applied in the
majority of their cases.
They did find homes where
only an unusual child could
survive without problems
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stairs like a Rocky Mountain goat.
So what happens? suppose l
have wasted hundreds of man
hours waiting politely while fragile
old ladies struggled to open heavy
doors for me, and an equal amount
of time in railroad stations while
solicitous employees - once the
president of the company himself
raced up four flights of stairs to
get a freight elevator to elevate me
to the next level.
l can stand comfortably longer
than most people because when
my feet get tired I hang by my
shoulders and vice versa. Yet am
forever accepting seats from preg-
nant women at social gatherings
or weary workingmen IN buses. l
found out long ago that it's no use
protesting people just look
offended.
In fact, the only place I can re-
main happily perpendicular is at a
home where / know people well
enough to say, For Pete's sake,
sit down! l like to stand"
OF course there are certain bene-
fits, and / am not above taking
advantage of them. l figure that
since / must accept the liabilities,
/ arm entitled to the profits. Take
for example a rainy evening after
the theater IN New York. Taxis
roar by full of people, and the few
empty ones won't stop. At this
point I say to my friends, lust
wait under the canopy and let me
do this" Then l walk into the
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white surgical cotton cylinder is in
serted quickly and easily by means
of a dainty applicator. It is disposed
of just as quickly. Invented by q
doctor for internal use and accepted
for advertising by the Journal Of the
American Medical Association.
Tampax does away with uncomfort-
able chatting and binding. There are
no telltale ridges, no teIltale Odor.
Tampax is sold at drug and notion
counters in 8 absorbencies: Regular,
Super or Junior. Months supply
fits in purse; the economy size gives
you times as much. Tampax In
corporated, Palmer, Mass
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middle of the street looking as de-
jected as possible, and wave a
crutch. Usually about four empty
taxicabs run into each other rush.
ing to my rescue.
ONCE at a Presidential press
conference l was warned that l
would never make it in the tradi-
tional rush of reporters through
the door. l wasn't worried. l gave
my name to the man in the lobby
and waited. Pretty soon a White
House usher appeared and escorted
me through a side door to the
famous oval Office where he seated
me right beside the Presidents
desk. But / am absolutely sure
that if he had not done so. the re-
porters themselves would have in
sisted that l 60 through the door
first.
In all these advantages, irrita-
lions and real embarrassments
there is one sure source of satisfac-
ton.
1t lies in the proof that every
where in the world, even among
the supposedly needless rushing
multitudes of New York, almost
everyone is willing to take a lot
of time and trouble to help a guy
who looks as though he needed it.
WEDDING GIFTS cause many
a headache - to the giUeTs and
the receivers. A department.
store gift eOns'lltOnt giUeS some
tips next week.
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Not all crippled people
need help. Here are tips
on when not to offer it

IF YOU are on clutches the only
l. way to be polite is to adopt the
manners of an oaf. You have to 90
through doors ahead of sweet old
ladies, sit while women stand, allow
people to go to absurd amounts of
trouble in order to save you a
fancied hardship, and generally be
a complete nuisance to everyone
including yourself.
All these things you have to do
in order to avoid hurting peoples
feelings, and to let them have that
warm glow of satisfaction which
comes from doing good deed.
HIRE are people on clutches, of
course, who need help but many
like me get along fine on their own.
/ have been on clutches ever since
was three years old when my
right leg became almost useless.
Despite that, / pilot airplanes,
drive fast cars, hunt and do a spot
of big-game fishing, besides writ
ing books. / prefer hunting -
there is more action.
Naturally, in all those years, l
have developed a pretty satisfac-
tory technique of getting about on
clutches. I can slip through a re-
volving door like an eel slithering
up a brook, or 60 up a flight of
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Once you try
1anlpax you'll
never turn back
You'll wonder how on earth
YOU ever got uloRg Vvifhovt
fhis kind Of suDifury protection

You couldn't
pay a Tampax
user to return
to bulky exter-
nal pads with
troublesome
belts and pins.
Why, with Tam
pax you never
even feel your
monthly sani-
tary protection,
once it, 8 in
place, Thepure,
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| GET ALONG FINE


AUTHOR OF GENERAL IKE" AND AMERICAN EXPRESS"
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-29
Services At Historic st.
JOEnStOIUn SuRday

The annual Memorial Day serv-
ices at st. JOhnstown Methodist
Church, one mile east of Greeh-
wood, will be held Sunday after
noon, May 31st.
Starting promptly at two-thirty
the services will begin in the
church with United States Senator
j. Allen Frear, Jr., the princiDal
speaker. Others taking part will
be Rev. H. H. Conner, Pastor of
the church, Rev. Clarence Palmer.
Pastor Grace Methodist Church.
Greenwood, Revs. Lester Adams.
A. z. Knicely, former pastor. Mr..
Richard Haarde and Mr.. Richard
COnnell of the Greenwood High
School faculty, and the choirs of
both the Greenwood Methodist and
Grace Methodist Churches.
The Greenwood School Band. un-
der the direction of Mr.. Haarde.
Director of Music, Greenwood
School, will also take an active
part.
Greenwood Memorial Post No.
7478, Veterans of Foreign Wars
will attend in a body and immedi-
ately following conclusion of the
services in the church, there will
be in front of the church a Memoir
ial Day prayer by Arthur Jones.
Chaplain of the Post and a record
ing of official V. F. w. song, "Sleep.
Soldier Boy, Sleep. The organiza-
ton will then march to the Gene
terry, followed by the band ard
there will be joined by the combin-
ed Choirs for the concluding cere-
monies.
Other organizations attending
Will be the V. F. w. Auxiliary. the
Greenwood Volunteer Fire Com
pany and the Greenwood Volunteer
Fire Company Auxiliary.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-29
Troop No. II Brownie
Investure

Troop No. IL held their investure
ceremony on Thursday, May 21, in
the Legion Hail.
Troop leader, Mrs. Mildred Reed,
and her assistant, Mrs. Garbutt.
presided at a covered dish supper
brought by the mothers. Mrs. AL
thea Morris, a committee member,
was cO-chairman for the supper.
Mrs. Frank Clendaniel invested
the Brownies. Mrs. Reed presented
them with One-year pendants; Mrs.
Garbutt with their membership
cards and numerals and Mrs. Rick
er with world pins. Mrs. Reed and
Mrs. Garbutt were enrolled as
members of the girl scout move
ment.
After the ceremony, cake and ice
cream were enjoyed and the eve
ming ended with singing games.
conducted by Mrs. Doris Jackson.
The children taking part were
Bonnie Lee Burton, Carolyn Fin
nifty, Mary Lou Garbutt, Virginia
Hobbs, JoAnn Legates, Cheryl Nor
ris, Janice Reed, Carolyn Kicker.
Patsy Savage, Lama Sharp, Linda
Lou Streeter and Connie Walls.
Cheryl Callahan will be invested
later as, unhappily, she was sick
and unable to attend.
The troop would like to express
their thanks to the mothers and
others who helped to make the
event a success.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-29
Hold Joint Services
For The Ericksons

Joint funeral services for a Mil
ford couple who died within seven
hours of one another were held last
Sunday at II a. m. at the McCrery
Funeral Home, 2700 Washington
street, Wilmington.
Victor Erickson, 65, died last
Friday afternoon, May %, in the
Milford Memorial Hospital, after an
illness of about a year. His wife.
Mrs. Ella Hardy Erickson, II. died
that evening in the same hospital
after suffering a stroke.
The Rev. H. B. Flater, pastor of
Scott Methodist Church, Whining
ton, officiated at the services. IN
terment was made in Silverbrook
Cemetery.
Mr. Erickson, native of Norway.
spent most of his life in Delaware
and lived in Cranston Heights for
number Of years before moving to
Milford where he operated the Mis-
pillion Yacht Company.
Mrs. Erickson was a native of
Pottstown, Pa. The couple had no
children. Their only survivors are
Two nephews, Frederick and Fran
CTS Schlor, both of Wilmington. and
Two nieces, Mrs. William Griffith of
wilmington, and Mrs. Clifford Sing
er Of ROckland.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-29
Beth ShOlOrn
SisterhOOd News

A regular meeting of the Beth
Sholom Sisterhood was held on
Thursday evening, May 21. Mrs
Lillian Gellens presiding. Mrs
Gellens announced the new com
mlttee heads as follows: House. F.
Rudnlck; publicity, r. Bleckman
and G. ROsen; hostess, J. HeDner
K. Pack; donor, M. Levitt, S. pack .
courtesy, B. Weiner, l. Orkin: re-
Hgious, P. Spector; program. s
Batzdorff, R. Rosker; civic, A. wei
man; fund raising, NJ. Kaplan r
kiemon, R. Kampf, S. Pack r
Pack; golden book, r. Rosker: tele-
phone squad, c. Rosen, F. Halpern !.
membership, E. Orkin; rummage I
Orkin. Q - =
The annual picnic to be held on
sunday, June 6, at Richardson
Park, Dover, was discussed. Chair
men are: Mrs. F. Rudnick and Mrs.
3. Klemon. The picnic will start at
II o'clock noon. There will he
games and prizes for the children
Ihe SisterhOOd will hold its clos
ing luncheon of the season on Wed
nesday, June II, at 1 p. m. at the
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-29
Mayor E. C. EUans Er-
plains Bonding Issue
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tiles, and along with other ont
standing bond issues pretty well
absorbed the City's bonding can
acity at that time, and since then
our bonds have been paid off on
time and with no detriment to the
City's growth. There is no uues-
ton now as to the need of these
facilities for the growth and pro-
gress of the City; nor any question
as to the City's ability to finance
the project.
The money for the bond issue
will be used solely for the purpose
OF sewer and water expansion,
along with enlargement of the
plant. 1t would seem that since
the Mayor and COuncilmen are
elected by a mojoTity of the citi-
zens in their wards and the CITY
to represent them in handling the
City's affairs, that, therefore, the
people had faith in their integrity
and ability to manage the Citys
affairs, noting that the annual bud
get of the City is nearly a half
million dollars a year, and is one
of the largest businesses in the
City.
Reference is made to Seabury
avenue and that the sewer and wa
ter lines were laid in separate ex-
cavations. This is recommended
policy of the United States Bur
eau of Public Health, and is a re-
quirement of the Delaware State
Board of Health. All plans of sew
er and water extensions concern
the public health, and the City
must abide by the regulations of
the State Board of Health, and our
plans must always be approved by
the State before any work is done.
There was therefore no misman-
agement on this jroject as alleged.
The entire proposal of the ref
erendum has been a perpleXing
problem to City Councils for the
past six or seven years, with dozens
of requests from new home builders
-DA 9NHCA tNAAAA " 4tGl anu 4llG DAO-
lection. Since under our present
limitations only a few extensions
can be made each year, many peo-
pie have had to wait for these SER
vices, so Council has proposed the
issue as a means of providing these
services and taking care of the
sewage disposal plant. Since many
of our people have these facilities,
these people should consider that
those who do not have these facil-
tiles also need and are entitled to
them, to help keep Milford a bet
ter place in which to live and
grow.
The Mayor and Council have
made every effort to explain the
proposal and need for it, and re-
spectfully urge all citizens to cast
their votes for the bond issue.
E. G. Evans
Mayor
City of Milford
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-29
Milford Picks Girls
State Representatives

Milford will be represented this
year at Girl State by Doris Green
lee and LOuritta Clendaniel. The
alternates are Marlyn Weary and
Dolores Paquette. The representa-
tlves will be housed in dOrmitOries
at Wesley College, Dover. with ses-
siOns held in Legislative Hall, Do
yer.
Girl State is sponsored by the
American Legion Auxiliary and is
held this year from June % to 26.
inclusive. The Girls State has the
two political parties. Federalist and
Nationalist. The girls campaign
ana make speeches. nominate. elect
anu vote for all the state officers.
Glrl State provides citizenship
training for girls of high school age
10 every constituent Department of
the American Legion Auxiliary. af-
tordS them an opportunity to live
together as self-gOverning citizens.
informs them about the duties
privileges, rights and respOnsibiI-
lties OF American citizenship. in or
uer that they may understand and
participate in the functiOning of
thelr government and to help them
grasp the meaning of some of the
responsibilities which thew must
assume when they become adults
Ihe local Auxiliary Unit No 2
will be represented by Mrs. Jobn
LOhgDOtham and Mrs. Frank Nelte
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-29
BOWS START DISPUTE

TAIPEH, Formosa -(P)- Quite
a controversy has developed on
FOrmOsa as to whether it is idoIa-
try for a Christian to bow before
portrait of DR.. Sun Yat-sen.
founder of the Republic of China
The controversy, which has been
going on behind the scenes. has
sprung into the open with letters
to the editors.
Many Christian students hold
that 1t is idolatry to bow before the
statues or pictures of DR.. Sun.
Nonsense, said the Ministry of Edu-
cation. Students in public schools.
as are all Chinese citizens at ali
public meetings and ceremonies.
are required to bow before DR.. sun
to show their loyalty to the nationl
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-29
Methodist Vacation
Bible School

Calvary and Avenue Methodist
Churches of Milford will combine
their efforts in holding their an
nual Daily Vacation Bible School
for Milford from June 18th to 26th
from 9 to 1870 each morning, Mon
day through Friday. The theme of
the Bible School will be Living
with Jesus, for all ages, Nursery
through Intermediate cages 8 to
1Q( Glasses in Bible Study, Hand
craft, Singing, and Recreation will
feature the Program. The usual
capacity crowd of eager youngsters
is anticipated.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-29
Religion In Books
By Roy L. TaWes

TREASURY OF THE CHRIST
IAN WORLD by A. Gordon Nasby,
editor. Harper and Brothers, New
York. $4.95. The best of quotations
and illustrative material from
eighty years of publication of the
Christian World and the Christian
World Pulpit (England). The con-
tributors represent all the major
denominations, and both the we'll
known and lesser known have their
say The volume is unusual in it's
variety of subject matter, and its
easy index. Interest is sustained.
Here is many pulpit window for
truth to shine through, and a win
dow too for those readers who like
to watch great minds pass by. DR..
j. H. Jowlett's comment seems a
good one to express this books
Importance: "We are not going to
become more ardent lovers of men
by the cooling of our love for God.
You cannot drop the big themes
and create great saints"
&&&
WITH GOD IN RED CHINA by
F. Olin StOckwell. Harper and
Brothers, New York. So. One of the
last missionaries to leave Com
munist imprisonment in China
writes of his experience and the
church in that land. He testifies
to a rediscoVery of the New Testa-
ment, fresh definition of the grace
OF God, and the value of a sense of
humor. He believes that the
Church in China will stand, and
that the missionary exodus NAV
finally prove a blessing in throw
ing the Church back upon her own
resources. He gives three reasons
for the success Of Communism: a
faith, a method, and a mission.
While the book deals with the Fall
OF the House of Chang and the
Red Regime, it's strength is not in
the Interpretation of events. Here
is a thrilling account of how one
man, put to the test, came through
to the victory of the Christian
faith. This manuscript was writ
ten on the margins of a book of
poetry, and smUggled out of the
prison cell. God is still able to
take a perfectly rotten situation
and transmute it into a victory
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-29
Sussex VFW Auxiliary
Group Elect Leaders

Mrs. Jenny Mae Rogers of the
Auxiliary to Sussex Memorial Post
No. 1922, MillsbOrO, was elected to
the Office of president of the quar-
terly meeting of District No. 4,
Ladies Auxiliary VFW of Della
ware, held at the Greenwood Me-
mortal Post. Home No. 74l8 on May
q. She is to be installed at the
Department Encampment at Dover
on June 13.
Completing the roster of officers,
all unanimously elected, were:
Senior Vice, Amelia Carmine, Ray
mOnd Reynolds Auxiliary No. 2931,
Georgetown; junior vice, Geraldine
Cannon, Greenwood Memorial Aux
iliary; treasurer, Dorothy Porter,
Greenwood Memorial Auxiliary;
chaplain, Ida Capp, Raymond Rey-
nolds Auxiliary, Georgetown; CON
ductress, Mary Elizabeth Postles,
Virgil Wilson Auxiliary No. 4961,
SeafOrd; guard, Verna Foskey,
Breakwater Auxiliary No. 1884.
Lewes; trustees, Gertrude Sher-
lock, Sussex Memorial Auxiliary,
Sadie Wilson, Virgil Wilson Auxil-
iary, Elsie Marker, Appel-Tucker
Auxiliary No. 9244, Glendale.
The newly elected president ap-
pointed as her secretary, Vivian
EllingswOrth of Sussex Memorial
Auxiliary; color guards, Margie
Clark, Appel-Tucker Auxiliary;
Elaine Jones, Greenwood; Frances
Rust, Raymond Reynolds; Anita
Lynch, Sussex Memorial; patriotic
instructress, Margie Mumford,
Handy Mears Auxiliary No. 1OO26,
Selbyville; historian, Ellen PEN
uel, Raymond Reynolds; musician,
Kathleen Bunting, Sussex Memoir
lal; public relations chairman, Net
tie Ziegler of Virgil Wilson Auxil-
larry, SeafOrd.
Florence Gillispie of Raymond
Reynolds Auxiliary, who is depart
ment senior vice president, acted as
installing officer and Department
Chaplain Grace Tate of Sussex Me-
mortal Auxiliary was installing
conductress.
District No. 4 President, Ellen p.
Penuel, presided and heard presi-
Dental reports of the 10 auxiliaries
which gave evidence of the vast
amount of money and hours of
work given throughout Sussex
County, for this worthy cause. The
assistance these loyal women give
help to maintain the VIEW nation
wide rehabilitation and welfare
program as well as community and
local aid.
During the meeting District Pres
ident Penuel had the honor of pin
ming on her daughter, Florence
Gillispie, a Past District President
pin,sa gift from District No. 4 Aux
iliaTies.
Host Auxiliary served delicious
refreshments. Prizes were won bv
Margie MumfOrd, Selbyville; Mar
ret Davies of Lewes, and Elsie Mar
ker Glendale.