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Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-12-01
Let's Look at...
Let's Look
At Montana
By HARRIETTE E. CUSHMAN

wheels. In order to go anywhere, her
average citizen drives at least so to
100 miles. Lots of things are passed by,
but how many are observed? Perhaps
one notices that Jones cattle are
prime or Olson's summerfallow sure is
weedy. But who settled on that ranch
first or what happened at the various
points along the way?
Whenever 1 go over new road for
the first time or take a newcomer
about the state, the first thing I pack
is Montana, A State Guide Book" 1t
was put out by the Works Progress adj
miniStration in 1899. The very fussy say
that it contains inaccuracies. Perhaps,
but even so, it's a good book to start
with. 1t whets the appetite to read
more, so that the places you pass may
become more meaningful
III reading the guide book, you con-
stantly run across the names of Lewis
and Clark. OF course all of us have
heard of those two who we're given
the job by President Jefferson to eX-
plore and chart the great tract of land
purchased from France, known as the
Louisiana Purchase. But how many of
us have read their Journals? Prac-
tically all of our libraries contain copies
of these Journals" And don't get the
idea that they are dull. I sat up all
night with the first reading. You'll get
kick out of the little animals that live
in towns, sit up on mounds by their
holes and whistle prairie dogs, you'll
say.
Also when they describe a certain
So green bush with lots of thorns
and bright red puckery berries you're
bound to think, why, that's buffalo
berry BUSH" The account of their por-
tage around the great falls is a thriller.
Those gentlemen certainly got around.
Somewhere in the journals you are
bound to find that they passed through
your county and along the roads you
drive, whether you live along the Milk
river, the Yellowstone, or over in the
Bitterroot valley. Perhaps you'll say,
swell, that all happened back in 1905
and 1906" say, Read them anyway
and get the background"
Then you'll be ready to read about
the next corners, the mountain men.
Guthrie'S f'Bio SLyv'' oivac an avooI
lent account of this period. However,
if you prefer real history to historical
fiction, try Alters Jim Bridger."
There is another gentleman who got
around the state without any road map.
Next, especially if you live in west
ern Montana, you will want to read
DimSdale'S ''Vigilantes of Montana"
and Glascock's ''The War of the Cop
per Kings" to get the feel of the min
ing days
By the way, the Montana guide book
l mentioned earlier has an excellent
photography in it. Consult it, or your
librarian can outline a reading plan.
At any rate get started. Your trips
to town and about the state will be-
come much more exciting when you
know that certain cliff contains an
historic piskun or that Father DeSmet
stopped here.
Books mentioned in this column
may be obtained through local liz
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-12-01
Thoughts on Life
New Models
By DR.. JOHN HOLLAND

BY NEWSPAPERS, radio and tele-
vision, we are being treated to the fact
that new models are the rage again.
A French modiste is trying to fit our
women into new shapes of clothing.
Every conceivable kind of cosmetic,
dope, food, comes out with blare of
new combinations.
Human beings that we are, with a
passion for new things, there is always
an urge in us to acquire the very latest
in newdom.
Someone has said, 1--WE are constantly
stirred by a natural unrest which makes
us ever alert for that which is new"
Doubtless much of our stress and
some of our progress is due to this
prodding of desires for the new.
New Things Grow Old
So far, so good. Yet, how easy is it
newnesS to run away with our sober
judgments. We learn finally that new
things do wear thin and grow passe.
There was once man who had
grown suddenly rich. He became bored
with his wife's shape. His faithful and
helpful wife was a trifle flat-footed,
and he pinned for new model who
could dance upon the tip ends of her
toes.
So, to make long story short, he
divorced the noble soul who had helped
him save his first few thousands of
dollars, and annexed the nimble dancer,
whose brains were mostly in her toes
1t was fun as long as it lasted. but
/ God does not allow such fun to last
very long He soon tired of his high
kicker, and, at last reports, after pay
ing his 1.-THE seductress a handsome
sum of money to get rid of her, he
said: ''The true wife of mans youth
is the best friend he can ever have in
life"
Moral Models
How about the moral and religious
models that have run so well down
through the centuries? There is
school of thought that wants to stream
line our religion and MORALS
1t needs to be pointed out that some
of the loudest demand for new morals
is really a call for freer expression of
our animal instincts.
Men and nations have tried slipping
off the controls and moral restraints
from their conduct, only to fetch up
finally in a ditch and eventually de-
stroy themselves.
You may Streamline new name for
lie, but the nature of lie cannot be
changed. Truth and Honor may be re-
defined, but they abide eternally, the
same. The virtues which have beer
slowly achieved down the centuries
are quite old, but no overnight eSca
pade can change the penalties which
Gods laws have set.
The religion which Christ taught anC
perfectly practiced is very old. 1t still
seems poky to youth, which is eager
ever to try out new things, but, in the
end, the Gospel of Love and Purity
and Service will prove of more lastinl
value than any substitute that may b,
offered in its place.
&c
Evening star., 1954-12-22
Central High Alumni to Honor
Five Graduates at Reunion

formerly was deputy admins
traitor of the Federal Works
Agency and an official of the
General Services Administra-
ton.
Gen. Stokes has commanded
the MDW since last March. A
West Point graduate, he was as
sistant commander of the I'd In
fantry Division during World
War II. Later he served as dep
uty commander of the Allied
Control Commission for Hungary
and as military attache in Buda-
pest.
Representative Hyde, who rep
resents Maryland's 9Th district,
first was elected to Congress two
years ago and was reelected this
fall. Earlier he served in the
Maryland House of Delegates.
His home is in Bethesda.
Col. Tyssowski Joined the
woodward & Lothrop board in
1913 and has been chairman
since 1948. A graduate mining
engineer, he was active for some
years in the refining of copper
He served in the Army in World
War /.
The classes of 1904 and 1929
will hold reunion dinners before
the dance, which. will include
the singing of Central songs.
Admission to the dance is free.
Evening star., 1954-12-22

Five Central High School grad
uates will be honored by the
schools alumni association at its
46th annual reunion Monday.
A reunion dance is scheduled
for 8 o'clock that night in the
Shorehan Hotel.
Certificates of distinction,
awarded each year to selected
graduates, will be presented to
these FIVE alumni:
Col. Harrison s. Dey, 90, SUI
perintendent of Staunton (va.)
Military Academy.
James w. Follin. '09, director
OF slum clearance and urban
redevelopment. Housing and
Home Finance Agency.
Maj. Gen. John H. Stokes, 'l3,
commanding general of the Mili-
tary District of Washington.
Representative witt s.
Hyde, '27. Republican, of Mary
land.
Col. John Tyssowski, '04, chair
man of, the Board of Directors
OF Woodward g. Lothrop.
Col. Dey has been on the fac
ulty of Staunton Military Acad-
emy since 1927 and superintend-
ent since 1850. He is graduate
Of Dartmouth College.
Mr.. Follin, a civil engineer,
has served for a number of years
in the Federal Government. He
Evening star., 1954-12-22
1 90
each

Buy handful at this sensational prce These the ties
that will be his favorites and will be by him time after
time In this great assortment stripes neat prints.
underknots figures famous designer patterns and
many Every color the smartest patterns the
best silks here at price he'd dream possibel
Kanns-Street or-WGshington: Arlington Es
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-14
Ralph Scott Dist.
Head Of Kent VIEW
Milford Vet HOnOred By Associates
Dave Hugg Gets Endorsement

Kent County VFW members. at
the Annual District No. 3 Encamp-
ment, held here this week, elected
a Milford Area veteran as the new
district commander and endorsed
another Milford veteran as their
candidate for the Office of depart
ment junior vice commander. Both
Ralph E. Scott, the newly elected
district commander, and David S.
Hugg, the districts nominee for
state VFW Office, are members of
Milfrd's Blue Hen Post.
In addition to endorsing the Hugg
candidacy, the district also en-
dOrsed Miles L. Frederick, of Will
mingtOn, for department comman-
der; James V. Kelley, Newark, for
state senior vice commander: Ed
ward Tiagle. Selbyville, for depart
ment judge advocate, and Samuel D.
Ableman. Newport. for reelection
as department quartermaster. Fred
erick, Kelley, Hugg and Tingle
have all previously been endorsed
by District No. 4 Sussex County,
The election of department officers
will highlight the Annual State En-
campment of the Delaware Depart
ment, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
which will be held June Hip at
RehObOth.
Elected, with Scott, to serve as
District No. 3 officers, for the 1854
55 term, were the following: Irving
Carton, Dover, district senior vice
commander; Lester Smith, Clayton,
district junior vice commander; :;
Carroll A. Brown, Dover. reelected
district quartermaster; Joseph Ber-
nard, FELTON,, district chaplain :
James L. Davis, Dover, district
Judge advocate, and Elwood Star
key, Clayton, district surgeon. All
the new officers, except COmdr. elect
Scott, were installed in their re-
spective Offices by Dept. Sr. Vice
COmdr. Frederick; Scott will be in
stalled along with other district
(continued on page sevenl
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-14
SUSSEX Oranges Held
Worship Service
Paris c. Kirby, Pomona
Chaplain Presided At
Georgetown Session

On Sunday evening, May 9th, be-
ginning at O'Clock. the Oranges of
Sussex County met together in di-
vine worship in Grace Methodist
Church, Georgetown. DR.. Thomas
G. Mulligan, pastor of the church,
delivered the sermon.
The following program was pre-
pared by Sussex County Pomona
Chaplain Paris c. Kirby and his
committee; Song, Bringing In The
Sheaves"; Prayer, DR.. Mulligan;
Scripture Reading l Timothy 1:l0,
Pomona Chaplain; Trio from st.
Johns Church, members of Mid
land Grange; Duet, Mrs. ROnal
James and Raymond Rust; We'll
come, Arlie Pepper, Sussex PomO-
ma Master; Quartette from Cool
spring Grange; Duet, Patsy and
Peggy Culver; Sermon, DR.. T. c.
Mulligan; Closing Prayer. Howard
r. Moore, State Chaplain; Song.
God Be With Yo1 Till We Meet
Again; BenedictiOn, DR.. Mulligan.
Pianist, Mrs. Hastings.
A large representation from the
several Oranges We're present to
enjoy the service, which was one
of the most outstanding held in re-
cent years.
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-14
Milford SOftball
League Opens Play
A Fifteen Game Schedule Being
Undertaken By Six Entries

This areas newest athletic lea
que, the Milford SOftball League.
launched its initial season last
week. Consisting of five Milford
entries, and Harrington entry. the
new circuit is playing a 15-game
schedule, with each team meeting
each of the other clubs three times.
In the first week of play, games
were decided by somewhat lop-
sided scores, DixOn's defeating the
VFW, 1873; the Red Men trOuncing
Acme, 24-7, and d. P. &. L., the
Harrington entry, wallOping the
Jaycees 1915. However, these scores
are hardly indicative of the COM
parative strength of the six teams
and more closer games are in pros
pect. Two of the, as yet, unbeaten
teams, Red Men and Dixon's, meet
in this weeks featured game; d.
P. & L. tries for win No. 2 against
a strengthened Acme team, and two
non-winners, the Jaycees and the
Vets clash.
The league schedule runs until
August 26th with a twO-week
break, July 25th to August 8th be-
cause of the annual National Guard
continued on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-14
SuIa
WSCS Holds
Dover Meeting
Annual Session Was Held
At Wesley Methodist
Church In Dover; New
Treasurer Elected.

Mrs. A. Wellington Tawes of
Crlsfeld, Md, was elected treasurer
OF the Peninsula Conference Wo-
mans Society of Christian Service.
at its annual meeting held recently
in the Wesley Methodist Church.
Dover. She is succeeding Mrs. Clin-
ton n. Brown, Wilmington, who has
served in the Office for eight years.
Mrs. Tawes is retiring treasurer of
the Salisbury district. She also
served as District President.
Announcement was made of the
Assembly of the Womans Division
of Christian Service to be held in
Milwaukee, Wis, May 25th to 2Sth.
Representing Peninsula Conference
will be Mrs. Arthur J. Jackson,
Salisbury, president, Mrs. Arthur
Benjamin, Port Deposit, Md, Mrs,
Bayard Harper, Hurlock, Md, Mrs
Frank Daugherty, Crisfeld, Md
Mrs. Earl Sylvester, Dover, Mrs
Harry A. Menser, Wilmington, Miss
Jean Spence and Mrs. Granville
Hooper, Cambridge, Md.
The NOrtheaster Jurisdiction
School of Missions and Service will
be held at Goucher College, Balti-
more, Md, June 10Th to 23rd. Mrs
Paul Goodwin Masters, is dean
Delegates from Peninsula Confer
ence will include: Mrs. A. j. Jack
continued on page fourl
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-14
Southern States To
Hold Housewarming
All Farm Families In Area Invited
To Local Opening Tomorrow

A "HOusewaTming" to which all
farm families in the area are in
vited to attend will be held at the
warehouse of Southern States Mil
ford Cooperative, Williamsville
Road, the Southern States Agency
in Milford, tomorrow, Saturday,
May Is, from 1000 a. m. to 300
p. m. Daylight Saving Time, Agen-
cy Manager William Cecil Carpen-
ter has announced.
Special displays featuring South
ern States supplies will be erected
in the agency, special prizes will be
awarded and light refreshments
will be served, Manager Carpenter
reports.
Greeting the guests during the
"HOusewarming" will be a commit
tee headed by J. Heyman ROOsa, OF
Milford. Others on the committee
include Alden Wilson of Lincoln;
Douglas Fry. Granville Shockley,
Frank L. Vibbert and John Keller
all of Milford.
Mrs. Alden Wilson Of Lincoln
has been appointed chairman of
the special registration committee
and will be assisted by Mrs. Cecil
Carpenter Of Ellendale Mrs Floyd
Blessing of Houston; Mrs. Carlton
Rust, Mrs. Jehu Davis, Mrs. Hey
man ROOsa, and Mrs. Harold Davis.
all of Milford.
CONTINUED on page fiveO
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-14

VI outstanding interest in the
Senior Contest was the entrance of
Frank Ruggerio, of Laurel, r. D.
No. 1, Del, S3 years old, who was
awarded a prize as the Oldest con-
testant in the 1853 Chicken Cook
ing Contest. Also of interest is the
entrance of another mother-daugh-
ter team. Mrs. Clifford Smith. of Mt
Pleasant Farms, White Hall. Md
and her daughter Ruth Ann Smith
Ruth Ann will compete in the
Junior division. The first boy to
enter the Junior division last week
was Edwin Walter East, Of Harr-
ington. The first mother-daughter
team to enter was Mrs. Carol Davis
and her daughter, Carolyn, of Tow
son, Md. Carolyn will compete in
the Junior division.
Entries received last week in
addition to the foregoing include
Mrs, Jennie B. Perry, Harbeson.
Del; Mrs. Alice Houston, Roxana.
Del; Mrs. Catherine Carson, Harr-
ington, Del. Mrs. Evelyn Timmons.
Dagsboro; Mrs. Hannah GOslee.
CONTINUED on page fourteen)
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-14
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ssAIq0Iv ems
A. IT ssAEqorv 6
To
BeHeId Sunday
Cordial Invitation Is Ex-
tended To Everyone In
Milford Community To
Inspect New Buildings

The Open House at the Milford
Memorial Hospital on next Sunday
afternoon, May 16, promises to be
one of the biggest events in the
long history of this institution.
A cordial invitation is extended
to everybody in the wide area serv-
ed by this hospital to inspect per-
sonally the greatly enlarged space
and new facilities resulting from
the expenditure of almost a mill
lion dollars. This expansion pro-
ject has been under way for the
past two years.
Visitors to this Open House are
expected from Harrington, George
town, FELTON,, Greenwood, Milton.
Bridgeville, Glendale, Lincoln and
all neighbOTing areas. Plans are
being made to take care of we'll
over 1000 visitors on tours through
out the hospital buildings.
This personal inspection of the
Milford Memorial Hospital will be
especially interesting. Generally.
the only time that anyone goes to
hospital is for hospital care or
to visit a patient. On those limit
ed occasions, the full scope of the
work Of the institution can't be
appreciated.
Therefore, this Open House on
next Sunday afternoon, provides the
best possible opportunity to get
acquainted with this medical cen
ter-to see it's remarkable euuip-
ment-and to realize at first hand
its capacity to provide for the well
rare OF everybody in this area when
the need arises.
The members of the Ladies' Aux
iliary of the Milford Memorial Hos
pital will serve as guides for the
visitors on the tours of the build
ings. The hours are from to 3
O'Clock in the afternoon. Please be
sure to make your inspection with
in that specified period SO that the
operating schedule of the hospital
will not be disturbed to the detri-
ment of the patients.
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-14
Presbyterian Women
Planning Banquet
Mother And Daughter Affair On
May Is Will Feature Phil Saint

Mother And Daughter Affair On
May Is Will Feature Phil Saint
Phil Saint, the best known ar
tist-evangelist in the world today.
will be the feature of the evening
at the Mother and Daughter Ban
quet of the Presbyterian Women,
to be held at the Milford High
School Cafeteria on Tuesday eve
ming, May 18. Mr.. Saint, who has
held campaigns in more than IS
foreign countries and has drawn
up to one hundred and ninety-eight
thousand, as in South America,
during the course of a campaign,
will sing and draw and speak at
the close of the banquet. Due to
the unusual opportunity to hear
and watch such a world famous
figure, the part of the occasion
when Mr.. Saint will be featured.
starting at p. m, will be open to
the public, at no charge.
The Mother and Daughter Ban
quet of the Presbyterian Women's S
Association, Mrs. J. H. Prettyman.
president, will be a great event of
their year. Mrs. H. r. Phillips will
be tOastmistress, while special
Continued on page thirteen)
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-14
Bishop G. Bromley Ok
nam Is Presiding At
Sessions Under Way
In st. Paul's Church
In Wilmington.

Some so changes of ministers I'm
the Peninsula Methodist Conference
are expected before the annual
conference, which started yester-
day morning in st. Paul's Meth
odist Church, Tenth and Jefferson
Streets, Wilmington, and adjOurns
on Sunday.
Bishop G. Bromley Oman, resi-
dent bishop of the Washington
area of the Methodist Church, is
presiding over the sessions of the
conference. The bishop conferred
on Wednesday with the four dis
trict superintendent concerning
ministerial transfers and general
conference plans.
A total of II men were received
on trial or into full membership of
the ministry of the Methodist
Church at a meeting of the Board
OF Ministerial Training of the Will
mington District, Peninsula Meth
odist Conference, Wednesday after
noon.
The names of those received into
full membership were not released.
but those accepted on a trial basis
are: Richard S. Gibson. Seaford.
Eugene Ford, Hebron, Md; Regi-
nald H. Wheatley, Westminster
Md; and Edward R. Wilkins. Del
mar, Del.
Bishop Oman opened the con-
terence with a Communion service
which was a memorial service to
several clergymen and others who
have died during the year. He was
assisted by the Rev. John R. Diehl
the Rev. Sylvester T. Hamblen. the
Rev. Perry o. Hill, and the Rev.
Lester E. Windsor.
The service was conducted for
the following ministers who have
died during the past years. The
Rev. Disston w. Jacobs. the Rev
". d. Dawson, the Rev. William
A. Wise, Rev Walter A.. Jensen
Rev. Harvey o. Hufnal. and the
Rev. Lucian o. Powell
The conference was Organized
yesterday morning when Bisbon
OMAN called the roll and then
called for the election of a secre-
tary Of the conference
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-14
Hospital Group Will
Meet In Wilmington

The Annual Spring Conference
of the Maryland-District of Colum
bia-Delaware Hospital Association
which will be held in Wilmington
at the Hotel DUPONT on Tuesday
May Is, will serve as a springboard
for action following Hospital
Week" which will be celebrated
nationally from May 8 through
May IS.
The one day conference which
will open at 900 a. m. and adjourn
at 400 p. m. will be attended by
approximately 400 members of this
tri-state hospital association.
Robert S. Hoyt. Administrator,
Lutheran Hospital of Maryland,
Baltimore and president Of the
Maryland-District of Columbia-Del-
aware Hospital Association will
preside at the morning session.
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-14

>. AeuEy Eumun0S OF the sail
ing vessel era. The vessel was
wrecked on the HenlOpen Point o.
Capes March 10, 1924. Such har-
poOns were carried by all pilot
boats of those days. The shippers
troiled a long line back of the boat
and some times hooked marlin,
bonito, or some other large fish.
When brought alongside the boat
the haFpoon was used as a gaff to
hook the fish onto the deck. Mr.
Purnell also contributed to the ex-
hibition a large cOnch shell "fOg-
horn" used by the early pilot boats,
as a booming sound could be made
by blowing through the knobbed
end Of the she'll
Judge Richard s. Rodney Of New
Castle has lent the pilots license
Of Christopher Bennett, dated
June IS, 1922.
An arresting ships log is that
Of the Delaware Bay and River
Pilot Volunteer Company, kept by
It. William Marshall, a Lewes
pilot, during the War Of 1912. in
continued on page fourteen1
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-14
Blue Hen Post
Wins Statewide
Service Award
Milford VFW Unit Has
Again Been Accorded
Recognition For Com
munity Service Work.

Word has been received here
that this city's " F. w. unit, Blue
Hen Post No. 64S3, has again been
accorded statewide recognition for
its outstanding community service
program. Unlike previous years,
when the local post repeatedly won
top hOnOrs in statewide cOmpeti-
ton, the 195S-54 Blue Hen Post
entry was given third place with
entries of two Wilmington V. F. w.
post finishing first and second !;
however, it is understood that Blue
Hen Post closely pressed Spear
Post and AtteTbury Post in what
has undoubtedly been the Delaware
Departments greatest year Of ser
vice to community.
The Blue Hen Post entry, along
with the entries of Spear Post, At
terbury Post and fourth place
Newnam-Lee-Urban Post of Clay
ton, will now be sent to Kansas
City, where each will receive con-
sideratiOn in the finals of the ma
tiOnwide V. F. w. competition. The
Blue Hen Post entry, prepared un-
der the direction of Walter Quer-
ing, who served as post commander
during the contest period, contain
ed eleven major projects, including
such activities as sponsorship of a
Blood Donor Service, a Cub Scout
Pack, and the Annual Christmas
Party for Underprivileged Children.
Everyone of Delaware's thirty
one V. F. w. posts participated in
the 195S-54 state contest, with four
teen entries receiving consideration
in the final judging. In addition to
the Milford and Clayton entries,
entries from four other Lower Del
aware posts, Dover Memorial, Ray
mond Reynolds Post Of Georgetown,
continued on page two)