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Evening star., 1955-11-17
IPLoMATIcALLY SPEAKING
SPEAKING
POStCOnCert PQrty
At French Embassy

wore black velvet sheath with
a matching stole.
And the buffet, laden with
delicacies, did nothing to be-
little the fame of French cui-
sine.
Sharing honors with Mr..
Casadesus at the party was
DR.. Howard Mitchell. director
of the National Symphony.
And among the guests were
the Minister Of Luxembourg
and Mms. LIE Calais, who were
in the presidential box with
Nine. Couye de Murville: AM
baSsador Tello of Mexico. Mrs.
Cecil Lyon and former Ambas-
sador and Mrs. Robert Gug-
genheim.
Mrs. Jefferson Patterson. who
was accompanied by her hus-
band. told about a Middle East
study group now being formed
She is one Of the sponsors and
the first meeting will be held
on Monday at the Egyptian
Embassy with Nine. Hussein,
wife of the Ambassador, as
hostess.
Others there were Mrs. N.Y.
ron Cowen. whose husband was
in New York, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cyrus Ching. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Lippman. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Kurt Schiffeler, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Lawrence Hough-
telling. Mr.. and Mrs. Jouett
Shouse, Mrs. Guy Martin,
Nine. Camille Chautemps, M.
and Nine. de Largentaye of
the International Monetary
Fund. and Mr.. and Mrs. Grima
johnson. Mrs. johnson is the
sister of Nine. de la Grand
vile. wife of the French Coun-
Snf0r
Evening star., 1955-11-17
.Eisenhowers Gel
Peuce Tree Gift

President and Mrs. Eisen-
hover recently received a
peace tree" for their farm in
Gettysburg. The Women's n =
tional Farm and Garden Asso-
cIation gave this rare gift,
which is grown in China.
1t was presented in recogni-
tion of the Presidents out
standing effort to attain peace
among all nations and is
planted in the circle in front
of the house where Mrs. EiSen-
Evening star., 1955-11-17
Luncheon Pldnned
For Officers Wives

Oficers' wives Of the once
Of the Chief of Psychological
Warfare win have q luncheon
at the Army-Nayy Country
Club at noon tomorrow. The
hostess for the event will
be Mrs. William M. Van
Antwerp and Mrs. Warren
Thrasher.
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27

committee; october = Woman's
Home Companion program, Helen
Ford, Virginia Butts and Myrtle
Harman; November Cooking, Oh
ga Radish, Florence Scotten,
Mary Leslie and Grace Bezerics;
Christmas party, So
cial committee; January, 1856
Books and Magazines, (not ap-
pointed). The February meeting
will be at the home of Mrs. Mir
lam Thornton, Greensboro, Nd,
with Mrs. Jerry Harman as CO.
hostess. The date, Feb. "a, 8 pm.
We hear Pam Cook has the
mumps We hope she will soon be
well again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sullivan
and grandson of Wilmington spent
the weekend at their home here.
Mrs. George Habicht, ne ar
town, has been quite i'll.
We were sorry to hear of Mrs.
Adelaide Hummer's accident in
Dover last Wednesday. She fell
while at work spraining her ankle
quite badly.
The Ladies Auxiliary members
attended the Kent County Auxili-
ary meeting in Camden-Wyoming
on Tuesday evening of this week.
The Caroline County Ladies
Auxiliary held their regular meet
ing on Friday evening, Jan. 21 In
the fire house, Denton at 8 pm.
The following new officers were
installed: president, Mrs. Mary
Leslie of Marydel; vice president
Mrs. Geneva of Preston; cores
ponding secretary, Mrs. Heller
Christopher of fredericksburg; re.
cording secretary, Mrs. Mary Jar
rell of Goldsboro; treasurer, Mrs
Martha Jones of Ridgely; parlia'
mentarian, Mrs. Elizabeth Duffir
of fredericksburg; directors, Miss
jamie Walls, 2 years, of Green's
boro; Mrs. Marian Williams, one
year, Ridgely; Mrs. Louise Singer
one year, of Denton. The trophy
a silver cup, was awarded to the
Marydel Auxiliary for the best
attendance for three years.
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27

been home ill for the past week,
expects to return to her duties at
st. Joseph Hospital, Philadelphia,
on Monday.
The Civic Club met at the home
of the president, Mrs. Elizabeth
Covell on Thursday evening with
"a members and guests present.
The new officers are as follows:
president, Elizabeth Covell; first
vice president, Olga Radish; sec
ond vice president, Thelma Heath
er secretary, Jerry Harman; and
treasurer, Virginia Heather. Com
mittees for 1865 are: program:
Bertha Logan, Myrtle Harman;
finance: Mary Leslie, Grace Bez-
cries, Ann Thomas, Virginia
Butts; sunshine: Olivia Wyatt,
Edith Daley; social: Frances
Cook, Ruth Luton, Martha Snow
and Betty Luton; pollyanna: Vir-
ginia Heather, Elizabeth Covell;
membership: all members; hos
tess: Mary Frances Shuts. Pro-
grams. February-Travel, Thelma
Heather, Jerry Harman; March
Houses and Decorating, Frances
Cook, Ruth Miller and Miriam
Thornton; April-Pollyanna party;
May-G Gardening, Grace Collision,
Bertha Logan and Ann Thomas;
June-Pets, care of and pictures,
Grace Greeley, Virginia Heather
and Betty Luton; July-Picnic;
September-Family party, social
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27
Short Spray Time Complicates
War on Dutch Elm Ill

War on Dutch Elm I'LL
AS in any war, the problems of
logistics-getting the men, equip
ment and supplies to the right
spot at the right time-is a mai
or one in the fight against the
relentless march of Dutch elm
disease.
In many sections there are. on
the average only ten to fifteen
days in early spring when wealth.
er conditions are favorable for
DOT spraying. This makes it inn
portant for civic fathers and home
owners to plan now to get the
spraying job accomplished in the
critical period before leaves un-
fold. advises H. ]. Rice, field re-
preventative of the Davey Tree
Expert Co.
Best bet is to place orders now
for early spring spraying to
thwart the elm bark beetle, car
rier of the Dutch elm disease,
Tree men, in all probability, will
be busy handling their mist spray
ers on a first come first serve
basis.
There is no magic formula to
combat the threat in infested
areas. Experience has shown, how.
ever, that timely spraying and
which involves the
pruning out of dead or dying
branches and the removal of dis.
eased trees-serve to minimize the
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27
MARYDEL

Miss Maud Hummer enjoyed
Tuesday in Dover with Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Tyson Heather.
Mr.. Edward Collins and Mr..
Hatfield of Pennington called on
Miss Maud Hummer Wednesday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Heather, Jr.
and Tommy, enjoyed last weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stewart Whitmarsh, on Long Is
land, New York.
Mrs. F. P. Scotten, who has
been with her daughter and fam
lily in Newark, is home for few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Medford Starkey
and children of Sudlersville, Md,
were dinner guests on Saturday
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Wyatt. Mr..
and Mrs Roland Porter of Mil
lington, Md. spent Saturday even
ing at the Wyatt home.
Messrs. w. l.. Harman, Paul
Smith, Henry Luton, Moses
Schrock and Frank Wolenter at
tended the Kent County Firemen's
dinner meeting at Harrington last
Wednesday evening.
We are sorry to report LIEUT..
F. E. Snow III is a patient in the
Navy Hospital, Philadelphia. Mrs
Snow spent Sunday with him.
Miss Janet Heather, who has
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27

epidemic and keep tree losses
down. And the cost of spraying
incidentally is many times less
than the cost of removing a
stricken tree.
Protective sprays can be sue
cessfully applied only when tenn
peratures are well above freezing
and winds are moderate.
Alert city foresters are sched-
uling their spraying needs now for
public trees. Private owners, too,
should make arrangements indiv-
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27

idually or through cooperative ef-
forts with municipalities, garden
clubs and civic associations for
community spraying.
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27

Subscribe 10 The Smyrna Times
$500 a year. payable in advance
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27

All a tenders are visible to the
driver for use as guides in
parking, traffic driving.
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27

Bodies are wider inside, with
more room for hips, hats and
shoulders, both front and rear.
Smyrna times., 1955-01-27

New "Blue-Flame 1856" engine
teams with Powerglide* auto
matte transmission.
Evening star., 1955-02-20

0e'"'S" ~e'' before this column gets into print.
Conrad just can't to check his hat anywhere with
out taking the premises with him too when he leaves.
Conrad Hilton today stands six feet two in his stock
ing feet and his tanned genial countenance reflects both
his New Mexico heritage and his fondness for the great
outdoors He can rope steer, drive golf ball 26O
yards and dance the mambo with an invariably luscious
senorita with equal dexterity and add competitors
bitterly. buy 2OOO-room hotel at the same time.
HILTON had concluded term in the New Mexico
state legislature and served hitch lieutenant in
World War when. one day in 1919. he sought room
in the Mobley Hotel in the town of Cisco. Texas lot
of Cisco kids mulng around the lobby at the time
and Hilton got much attention as bottle maker at
the American Can Convention.
This is heck of way to a hotel" exclaimed
Conrad. You're right" agreed man at his elbow.
Town it - and wish didn't Forty thousand dollars
and the place is yours" You've got DEAL" said
Hilton - and just like that. he was hotel man.
The only thing he didn't have at the moment
the $4,000. But he borrowed that in two
days time. Financing multimllion- dollar deals
has always been his least trouble.
WHEN HE D0U0HT the famous hotel, The Plaza, in
New York. for instance. dear old lady who had lived
there for years kicked up powerful ruckus. Il can't
bear my home lose its distinction and become Just
a characterless link in chain" she complained. Mr.
Hilton assured her. Il do not operate chain of hotels
Madam. prefer to regard it as group No two are
alike. The only innovation propose at the Plaza is
much needed cleaning for the tapestries and drapes"
That cleaning bill came to something like 100000
but Hilton got most of back in short order by bansh
ing from the lobby floor broker who had been paying
$500 year rent and installing in its place bar that
netted 40 times as much.
The old lady meanwhile. became so impressed with
his management that when she read some nine years
later that he had resod The Plaza she phoned plead
"If you're short of cash, let me send you a small
check. Would thirteen million dollars be of any
help?"
CONRAD HILTON hadn't even heard of The Plaza in
New York, however that day he began operating the
little Mobley Hotel in Cisco All he envisaged then was
few more locations in Texas. He had dozen of them
when the depression caught up with the hotel business
Hilton rolled with the punches, emerged bloody but
Evening star., 1955-02-20
GRAND HOTEL MAN

GONE PEOPLE collect stamps;
~ others pewter ware. Conrad
Hilton goes in for hotels. He's Oper-
ating q at this writing. and eight
more are under construction, but
il his present pace is maintained,
he will have added five or six more
before this column gets into print.
Milford chronicle., 1955-02-18
Powder Post Beetles And
Old House BOres
Destructive

Powder post beetles and old
house bores are insects with which
few home owners are familiar.
1t would be wise to be so, as they
are two of the most destructive in
sects to wood and wood products.
Powder post beetle adults are
small, flattened, elOngate, brown in
color, averaging One-eighth to one
sixth inch in length. They are
relatively inactive. The larvae, or
grub, does the damage as it feeds
on the starch or ceIluIose in wood.
AS they feed, they bore small irreg-
ular tunnels. Fine "sawdust" ap-
pearing on the floor, in a drawer, or
under sills in the basement is the
first noticeable sign of these in
sects. This is expelled from nUmer-
Gus holes One-sixteenth to eighth
inch in diameter through which the
adults emerge.
Infestations usually occur while
the timber is being seasoned by
lumber companies to be used later
for buildings and furniture. How
ever, infestatiOns may be found
anywhere that seasoned sapwOod
occurs.
AS with other trouble, prevention
is better than cure. Inspect sap
wood lumber carefully before US
ing it in interior work and treat
or destroy all infested wood. Do not
store new lumber next to lumber
that has been stored for a number
Of years and that may be infested.
Unfinished furniture left in store
rooms where insects occur may be-
come infested.
A penetrating paint is an effec-
tive control for powder post beetles
under average conditions. A de-
OdOrized kerosene oil containing
four per cent DOT, applied with a
paint brush is very effective. Make
an effort to get as much of the oil
spray as possible to run into the
exit holes. PentachlOrOphenOl, five
per cent in a petroleum solvent, has
excellent penetrating qualities, and
may be used for treating infested
lumber in garages or other out
building. The layer timbers used
in construction may be creosOted
to prevent attacks of these insects.
Heavily infested timbers and
flooring are unsafe and should be
removed.
The old house bore is another
Of these destructive insects. It is
rapidly spreading over the eastern
half of the United States and is
found more and more in lumber
Milford chronicle., 1955-02-18
Winterthur Museum

A memorial library of early Am
erican manuscripts in memory of
Joseph Downs, late curator of the
Henry Francis DUPONT Winterthur
Museum, has been established by
the Museums Board of Directors,
it was announced today by Lam
mot DUPONT Copeland, president of
the Winterthur Corporation.
The new library, to be known as
the Joseph Downs Manuscript Col
lection, is designed ''tO perpetuate
the ideals and scholarship in Am
erican arts" of Mr.. Downs, who
died September s, 1854 and includes
original diaries, bills, invoices,
wills. advertisements, newspapers,
letters, and account books of the
years 1910 to 1910, the period COW
cred in the WinteTthur collection
of American antiques Manuscripts
and documents already in the Mus
cum, others which Mr.. dupont has
accumulated over the years, and a
part of Mr.. Downs personal IL
brary and papers will form the
nucleus of the collection, which
will be added to as new materials
are discovered.
In setting up this new resource
center for scholars and students Of
American cultural development, the
board of directors points out that
Mr.. Downs, in his research and
writings, made wide use of early
documentary materials to deter
mine what furniture and household
articles were used in colonial
homes, how they were arranged,
who made them, what they were
called, the types of wood which
Milford chronicle., 1955-02-18
Polio Fund DriUe
Success At Houston
(Continued from nage onel

Continued from page one)
Jean Hayes, Nancy Thistlewood,
and Eugene Currey.
my Rosie, the third play, was
directed by Mrs. Martha Benson,
starring Richard Simpson, Ray
mand Marvel, Diane Morris, Wayne
Simpson and Johnny Benson.
The last play, entitled ELMER
Cleans Up, with Robert Yerkes,
Jr., Sammy Johnson, Betty Hayes,
Eileen Webb, and Norma Marvel,
was directed by Mrs. Peggy An
stine.
. Between plays, several beautiful
and interesting cOlOred movies of
our State of Delaware were shown
by Virgil FARRELL.
Bobby Reynolds was the emcee
for the evening and the cake baked
by his mother, Mrs. Doris Reyn-
Olds, was given away. Mr. Fred
Hayes was the lucky winner.
Chocolate milk, donated by the
Hi-Grade Dairy and cOkes. donated
by the COca-COla Bottling Co., were
sold during the evening.
The proceeds for this event
amounted to S86.25. The dance
given by the Club for the same
March of Dimes, netted $4O.7O, and
donations from the citizens of the
town and the school amounted to
$148.25, making a grand total of
S275.20 turned over to Mr.. Robert
H. Yerkes. Sr., cO-chairman with
Mrs. Martha Benson, of the March
of Dimes for the Town of Houston.
This is the largest amount ever
collected from Houston.
The residents of Houston GER
tainly owe a vote of thanks to the
members of the Club and their
very enthusiastic and cooperative
leaders for working so hard to
meet their goal.
Milford chronicle., 1955-02-18
Veterans Administration
INFORMATION SERVICE
Questions and Answers

Q-I plan to convert my CT term
insurance policy to a perma-
nent plan. Will / have to send
VA a new list of benefciaries,
or will beneficiaries already
named carry over to my perma-
nent insurance?
Alt is not necessary for you to
submit a new list of benefici-
aries when you convert your
insurance. The beneficiaries you
have named originally will
carry over to your permanent
insurance. You can, of course,
change the designation of bene-
ficiaries at any time you desire.
Q-What is the time limit for filing
a claim for an allowance to
cover the burial costs of
veteran?
"A claim must be filed within
two years from the date of
permanent burial of the veteran.
Q-I have just been released from
military service. Will the Vet
Grams Administration help me
find a job?
A-JOb-finding assistance is out
side the scope of VAS activi-
ties, as defined by law. Employ
ment placement is a function of
the Veterans Employment Ser
vice of the U. S. Employment
Service. Any local State En-
plOyment Office can give you
further information.
Q-I intend to buy a house with
CT loan. 1 have approached
a lending institution, and it
requires a down payment. Are
down payments mandatory un-
der the law?
A-The law itself does not require
a down payment on a CT loan.
However, since private lenders
do make the loans. they have
the right to make decisions as
to terms and down payments.
Milford chronicle., 1955-02-18
EGYPT MAKES MOVIES

CAIRO tF)-This city's steadily
cinema industry is Civ
ing Cairo the name Hollywood Of
the Middle East"
Eighty per cent of films shown in
Egypt are locally made. Egyptian
films dominate the Arabic-language
movie markets of Turkey, Iran, and
IndOnesia and Kenya.
Eight movie studios produce 20
ilme YEARLY, and may turn out 85
in 1856.
American film companies also are
active. Among others, THE Valley
of the Kings" "Sinuhe the Egyp-
tian," and Joseph in Egypt" have
been made in the past year. "The
Ten Commandments is in production.
Milford chronicle., 1955-02-18

were used in different parts Of the
country, and in general. to get a
picture of the way in which people
lived in this cOuntry's formative
years. ut is the pleasure and in
tentiOn of this board" the resolu-
tiOn read, ito establish the Joseph
Downs Manuscript Collection of
documentary material both in man
uscript and on micrOhlm that
scholars and student alike may be
inspired by Joseph Downs exam
pie to continue his sound and basic
approach to the study Of American
arts and history"
The new document collection will
be housed in the section of the Win
terthur Museum which served as
Mr.. Downs Offices during his cur
atOrship there.
Milford chronicle., 1955-02-18
used in new construction.

used in new construction.
The adult is black, has grayish
markings on the wing covers and
is about three-fourths inch long.
Like the powder post beetle, this
insect is most destructive in the
larval or grub stage. Damage is
characterized by large, coarse tun-
nels packed with bOrings, and by
the irregulaTly oval adult exit holes
which are about One-fOurth inch in
diameter.
The old house bore is much more
numerous and destructive in Della
ware than the powder post beetle,
but the same methods can be used
for control.
If you have a severe infestatiOn
of old house bore, powder post
beetle, or one that is hard or i'm
possible to reach, an experienced
pest control operator with proper
equipment can do a satisfactory
job If infestation is light and easy
to reach you may be able to handle
the control job yourself.
Milford chronicle., 1955-02-18
Deluwure Food Market
Report
BY ANNE HoLBERToN
Agricultural Extension Service
University Of Delaware

Meat and POultrys The Depart
ment of Agriculture has just re-
leased a special report indicating
that record supplies of meat are
in prospect for 1855. Beef and veal
production will not change much
but pork output will be consider
ably higher than last year.
Pork sales are currently featured
in many Delaware food stores.
Since pork quality is usually quite
uniform, buying is easier than for
other meats Fresh young pork
should be fine-grained and grayish
pink as the meat changes to a rose
color in older hogs. Good, flavOrful
meat is well marbled, or shows fine
streaks Of fat distributed through
out the lean, and is covered with
firm white fat. The most economical
cuts include loins, shoulders and
shank ends of ham.
Veal is priced low enough to
provide an economical change from
other types Of meat Rolled bone
shoulder, square cut shoulder and
stew meat are the best values.
Turkeys and fowl offer the best
buys in poultry this week.
SeafO0ds Even though shad is
just beginning to arrive on the
market. prices are low enough to
merit a best buy" rating. Other
economical seafoods include fresh
pollock, scrOd haddOck (small
sizes), cod, whiting and regular
haddock. Frozen halibut steaks,
smelts, and perch fillets also are
inexpensive. Shellfsh prices for
oysters, CLAIMS and scallops remain
unchanged.
Dry Groceries; Retail coffee
prices responded quickly to the
recent drop at production points,
although the fun impact Of 5-16c
per pound declines win not be felt
until this week. Unfortunately for
Mrs. Consumer, cocoa prices are
not following the same trends as
those Of coffee. Prices on cocoa and
chocolate have been low since
OctOber's sharp break, but most
dealers agree that another sub
stantial rise can be expected soon.
This is good time to add extra
chocolate products to the pantry
shelf.
Fruits and Vegetables; Citrus
continues to come into the Della
ware market in large volumes at
attractive prices and some price
reductions are occurring on apples
from nearby states.
Winter vegetables are less plenti-
full than last year. Higher prices
on tender green crops such as
lettuce, celery and snap beans are
expected The best vegetable values
appear on potatoes, onions, carrots
mushrooms, leafy greens and ruta-
begas. YWn
Milford chronicle., 1955-02-18
chevrOIel's stealing
The thunder from
the hish-prieed cars
with
all these comforts
and eonvenienees, TOOL

NewAnti-Dive braling con-
troll exclusive with Chew
rolet) for ''heads up'' stops!
New Four-Fender visibility!
New Bal-Race steering! An
entirely new ride!
And you can haUe any or all
Of the automatic poWer feq-
tures* you could L0isb for!
4 New Linkaqe-Type
i Power Steering. Does up
to 80 per cent of the work
for you! Cushions road
shock, too!
9 New Automatic Window
- and Seat Controls. Raise
and lower windows IN front
and rear position the
seat . at a finger touch.
. Improved Power BFukas.
= Stop you with up to one
third less pedal pressure, for
extra ease and safety.
New Air Conditioning.
* A single compact unit
heats or coOls the air to
your liking. Takes up no
trunk space.
HOptional at extra cost. Automatic
Window and Seat Controls available
on Bel Air and 'eTWo-Ten" models,
Air Conditioning on VS. models only.
Milford chronicle., 1955-02-18
MUSIC FROM THE CRAVE

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - (P) -
John DeMarcus was sent by the
Knoxville Utilities Board to the
New Grey Cemetery to find a water
leak. Placing his sensitive ampli-
fer among the tOmbstOnes, he pick
ed up not the gurgle of escaping
water but music, music, music.
Ghostly hepcats? No, said De-
Marcus, just a freak of radio re-
ceptiOn. But he added:
"I'll tell you this, if the front of
one of those tOmbstOnes had lighted
up with a television picture, I'd
have been long gone
TIPSY MUMPS
Milford chronicle., 1955-02-18

New Zealand has more than 21k
cattle for every one of it's 2,088, ,0O0
people.
Milford chronicle., 1955-02-18
RrnHnnnnn

Production
Defense production Is increasing
slowly and civilian production Is
held back by cautious consumer
spending
Evening star., 1955-07-03

story of Mr.. Thompson,s career
was published in The Star on
Thursday.
Evening star., 1955-07-03

GLOBE-CIRCIING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. John Eek Of
Arlington Va buys his ticket for the 5000h fight across
the Atlantic from Leslie Quesenberry Pan American Air
ways reservations manager He purchased the number
one ticket the PAA Atlantic fight crossing 10 years
ago. after waiting eight years for the privilege
Harris & Ewing Photo.