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Milford chronicle., 1955-07-08

Fishermen and parties using
motorboats in the Lewes canal
are circulating a petition to be
sent 60 the Lighthouse Depart
ment, asking that a red light
be established at the jetty at
the mouth of the new Lewes
canal, in the Delaware Bay.
Boats unfamiliar with the
mouth of the creek are many
times taken by the jetty on
dark night-no light or other
objects being there to direct
them, and many times motor
boats have been beached on &C
conzit of not knowing just
where they were.
A business meeting of the
Epworth League of the Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church
was held to elect the cabinet
officers for the following year:
President, VIM. Vierick; first
vice president, Mrs. Leonard
Matthews; second vice presi-
dent, Miss Elizabeth Deputy;
third vice president, Miss Lydia
Abbott; fourth vice president,
Mrs. Lille Cannon; assistant
vice president, Miss Virginia
Henderson; secretary, Miss
Helen Pierce; treasurer, Miss
Elizabeth Hammond; chorist,
Miss Gertrude Atkins; assist
ant, Mrs. Edward Atkins; pi-
anist, Miss Lillian Mayhem.
Milford chronicle., 1955-07-08

Miss Hazel Taylor of Mag
nolia, has accepted a position
as secretary with her uncle,
DR.. E. c. Hallman, district SUI
perintendent.
Robert Stidham of Corona,
N. Y, who spent his vacation
with his family in Lorraine,
Ohio. was the weekend guest
of Theodore Townsend.
zee
Announcement of the mar
riage of Miss Emily Gordon,
daughter of the Rev. and Mrs.
Lewis w. Gordon, of Poplar
Springs, Md. and Raymond
kopple, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugo Kopple. near Harbeson,
has been made. The wedding
took place in the NJ. P. Church
at Poplar Springs, on Satur-
day afternoon of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry NJ. Ber-
ridge of town, announced the
engagement of their daughter,
Loretta K. Berridge, to Mr..
James Nj. Craig of Philadelphia.
The wedding date has been set
for early fall. Miss Berridge is
connected with a beauty shop
in Philadelphia. Mr.. Craig is
employed by the Philadelphia
Fidelity Trust Co.
Milford chronicle., 1955-07-08
BETHEL
By Mrs. Anna Smith

Home made ice cream and cake
viii be on sale on Saturday night
July 3, on the Community House
lawn. The WSCS is having an old
fashioned ice cream festival.
The Count-On-Me Club was err
tertained on Tuesday evening at the
home of Mrs. Elizabeth Hopkins
in Laurel
Mrs. w. II. Smith of Wilmington
Manor, who is visiting her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Laura Williams, spent the
weekend with her granddaughter
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Arbogast, near Delmar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fink and
family of Filters, Pa, were week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Fleetwood.
Mrs. Lena Morris spent last
week with relatives in Madison, Md
She also visited Rev. and Mrs
William Turner at Hooper's Is
land, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Orner OF
Bellville, N. j., were guests over
the holidays of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Spicer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ellis spent
Monday at Pitman, N. j.
Mrs. Marion Phillips, Mrs. Lucy
Cooper of Salisbury were dinner
guests on Thursday evening OF
Mrs. Laura Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Phillips OF
Laurel, Captain and Mrs. Harry
Wright and Mrs. Rhoda Garrett
visited Mrs. w. H. Smith on Fri
day evening.
Milford chronicle., 1955-07-08
Scare Tactics
Make Trouble
For Families
BY VIVIAN BROWN
AP Newsfeatures Beauty Editor

| Ar new efedtHTeS Beauty Editor
81 knew all this Juvenile delin-
| quency talk would hit home event
ually, says one young modern.
Now my mother and father wait
up for me at night, I've got to call
them several times during the eve
ming when I'm out, and I'm not
even allowed TO have soda with a
boy they don't know"
This seems to be pretty gener-
al complaint judging by a report
just issued by the Youth Research
They've found that repressive
measures by parents are on the in
crease.
Young people whose parents in
sist they get home earlier than usu-
al these evenings feel they are be-
| ing penalized for the sins of Others,
the report says.
Friends get a big lOok-see, too.
Boys and girls lament that they've
practically got to produce a dos
sier on their acquaintances before
| they can have a conversation.
Boys in particular do not like to
| divulge their peregrinations to pry-
ing adults, says the Institute. But
some parents want minute details
of daily activities. Contemporary
youth resent their self-reliance be-
ing questioned, feeling they are ma
ture enough to cope with their own
problems.
Some fathers use the delinquency
issue as an excuse for denying the
car to their offspring, the report
says.
The social life of young people
| is at an all time high, and the In
stitute finds that parents are latch
| ing on to early dating as another
indication of things going wrong,
and hastily repressing it.
Youths who earn their own spen-
ding money are unhappy too. Par
ents feel too much money gives a
distorted perspective on life, max
ing youngsters greedy, eager, pos
sessive-all things that might con-
tribute to juvenile delinquency.
There are parents, too, who keep
citing the Juvenile delinquency sta
tistics to their youngsters with a
this can happen to you theme. >
Many young people feel they are be-
ing earmarked as potential crimi-
nails.
Cant you just picture Dad at a
moment when you are about to ask
to borrow the car, looking up from
his paper and saying half-accusing-
ly over his glasses "Hmmm, here's
another one of those youth parties
that winds up with a car around a
telephone pole.")
Dress and cosmetics are other
factors in the picture, according to
the report. Some parents associate
certain types of dress with delin-
quents and try to influence their
youngsters wearing apparel, run
ming counter to what other young
moderns wear. So young moderns
rebel.
Thirteen is the age for cosmetics
in some communities, but some par
ents are forbidding it just because
it is part of this era of Juvenile
uncertainty.
Any departure from what parents
knew as a norm seems to frighten
them into some action, one youngs-
ter says.
1t all boils down to the fact that
a little give and take on both sides
probably will get us all back on
an even keel. Parents have re-
sponsibility to their offspring, and
as one young modern says I'VE
L l. L
way to cope with 1t might not al
ways meet with our approval even
if it is done for our best interests"
Milford chronicle., 1955-07-08

The Bridgeville Ice Company
has closed down for the pres
ent, having all the storage
rooms filled with ice.
j. X. Lingo and G. ID. Lingo,
of Millsboro, are erecting a
cottage at Oak Orchard which
they expect to complete in
time to occupy this summer.
soa
Mrs. George Mauser has gone
to New York City where she
will be the honored guest at
the wedding of Miss Leah
Quibb. After the wedding, Mrs.
Mauser will spend a few weeks
in the Catskill Mountains.
Miss Helen J. Ryan left on
Thursday for Philadelphia. On
Saturday she will accompany
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Robinson of
Wynnefield, Philadelphia, to At
lantic City for the summer,
stopping at the Carlton.
The new Y. M. c.. A. building
at Sandy Landing is expected
to be finished by the last of the
week. We are glad to hear they
are thinking of making a sum-
mer resort at Sandy Landing.
We think it is an ideal place
for a resort.
Milford chronicle., 1955-07-08
Thirty Years Ago.
hem from fhe JuIy 3 1925 Issne

Taken from the July 3, 1925 IssI
Rehoboth has purchased
new fire truck and Friday was
demonstration day at the beach
front and canal.
Mrs. J. E. Stuart has returned
to her home after a pleasant
trip to Niagara Falls and To-
ronto, Canada. with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. VIM. Fl. Bennethum
of Harrisburg, Pa.
Mrs. Wesley Ryan, Mrs.
James l.. Harmstead and Mrs.
Charles Derrickson, all of
Harrington, will leave this
week for Port Huron. Mich,
where they will attend the Ma
..ssnnal Encampment of the
Maccabees.
Through the efforts of the
Milford Branch of the Ameri-
can Legion a new system of
displaying flags on Walnut
street has just been installed.
Under the new plan. the mer-
chants have cooperated and
have purchased the flags, poles,
and retainers which are plac-
ed along the curbs. The con-
tainers are sunk In the con-
crete pavements near the curb
and the poles can be placed
therein within minutes time.
Milford chronicle., 1955-07-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fretz and
family of Willow Grove. Pa, were
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Joyce.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Williams Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Phil
lips at their cottage at Fenwick Is
land over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Mcdaniel
of Upper Darby, Pa, were week
ED guests of MIR. and Mrs. Frank
Carter.
The Ushers Union of Bethel
Methodist Church was entertained
on Wednesday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey SPENCE.
Little Miss Rose Anne Laggnar
of Smyrna, is visiting her aunt and
uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Rig
gen.
Milford chronicle., 1955-07-08
Twenty Years Ago.

taken from the July 5, 1885 Issu
Mr.. and Mrs. ~. b. Mitchell
and children of Millsboro, are
expecting TO leave on Saturday
on an automobile trip to Mon
treal and many other interest
ing places.
Representative Leslie Rentz,
who retired from the automo-
bile business about year ago,
has resumed business again at
the former place at the foot
of David street. Frederick.
Horace G.. Tropea. the wide
ly known portrait photograph
er of Milford. has added an
other to his long list of out
standing achievements with his
camera. He has just received
a beautiful bronze medal as the
highest award in its class of
the Salon International de
Fotografia de Madred. Spain.
Mr.. Tropea submitted the por-
trait of Miss Peggy Fleetwood
of Philadelphia. II won the un-
animous favor of the Spanish
portraiture savants. who recog-
nized and conceded his super
ior artistry by the presentation
OF the beautiful competitive
medal.
Milford chronicle., 1955-07-08
Ten Years AGO.
Taken from the July & 1885 Issue


Misses Lucy Rumpstich. Eve
lyn Short and Doris Kinder
stayed at Stokes Inn in Reho-
both over the past weekend.
Due to excessive heat. the
Frankford Fire Company was
called out to five nearby broiler
farms on Saturday to pump
water on the houses in an at
tempt TO lower the stirling tenn
perature that was killing the
young fowl by hundreds.
ece
An Army vessel. the SE-715.
has been dedicated and named
in honor of First Officer Josiah
O. Woicott. Jr.. who gave his
life in the Army Transport Ser
vice last fall when his ship
ST-511. was lost while enroute
from the United States to Eng
land.
Corporal William y. Pepper.
who has been in India and
Burma for over two years. has
oeen granted furlough and is
spending the greater part of
same with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. F. w. Pepper of Milton.
William was known to his
classmates as Pep" He is in
the medical corps and likes his
work very much and is glad to
be back in the United States
Milford chronicle., 1955-07-08
PAINTED SURPRISE

IOWA CITL, Iowa = (H11 = Tom
Coad got a big surprise when he
went home to upper-someone had
painted his porch and front steps.
He doesn't know who did the job.
but he knew his business-th col
or blended well with the rest of
the House, Coad says.
Milford chronicle., 1955-07-08
MISSING MAGIC

NORFOLK. Va. - up - ANA
teur Magician Hyman Kroskin s
four magic coins disappeared-ap-
parently for keeps this time. Kros-
kin reported someone lifted them
from his home along with dia-
mond pin.
Milford chronicle., 1955-07-08
TOOTH TROUBLE

MISSOULA, Mont. = up = Po-
lice quoted Stanley Dahlstrom as
saving he had a wisdom tooth pull
ed. Later he blacked out at the
wheel and his car hit a utility
pole.
Milford chronicle., 1955-07-08
The Past In Review
News As Il Was Reported In The Chronicle
ortv Years Ago.
Faken from the July 2, 1915 Issue

faken from the July 2, 1915 Issn
The stork has been visiting
In several places about the
Chaplain's Chapel vicinity re-
Gently, and the family of James
Russell now have fine baby
son, while the family of A. L.
Lofland has a charming little
baaJ girl
In the first vote on copsoli-
dation of schools in Delaware
under the act of the last Cen
eral Assembly, held at Camden
and Wyoming on Monday, the
vote resulted as follows: Cam
den, seventy-seven votes cast,
fifty-fiye for consolidation; Wy
oming. ninety votes cast,
eighty-e eight for consolidation.
Miss Allie Macklin of Ellen
dale was very much surprised
last Friday morning on enter
ing her kitchen to find mice
had gnawed into box of
matches setting fire to the ta-
Bile and burning the weather
boarding, but in some myster-
ious way the fire had gone out
without doing serious damage,
this was very close call and
no doubt Miss Macklin will
keep her matches In tin boxes
hereafter.
Evening star., 1955-10-30

kneN that ycu are bidding.
llost people hold up 4 finger
or . pencil. some old hands
at this simply raise their eye
brows, snap their fingers.
wiggle their ears or some such
signal known only 10 the auc-
tioneer. But this Il not ad-4
vised for the uiiitiated.
. II you see an antique
dealer bidding on q piece,
you can feel safe In going
higher than he. because he
must resell the kfticie to make
. profit.
10. Be wary Of some atic-
tions which do not provide
catalogues with the articles
numbered and when there Is
no advance exhibition.
II. It Is always possible to-
place Q bid with the manage
rnent. Il you cannot attend In
person.
And one last fashion note.
from the auctioneers them
selyes. The well-dre6sed aue-
tion-goer NEVER wears q
large hat 70 3 seated auction.
II obstxucts The view Of both
the audiences and the man
With the Ravei.
Evening star., 1955-10-30
rs PSYCHOLOGICAL
] Why Women and Auctions
Were Mode for Edch Other

auctioneers say don't interrupt
the rhythm. For example. II
ii is increasing BY IS bids. and
the bidding Is At $50. don't
say ssl. This. they claim. calls
much more attention to the
article and lessons your chance
of getting 1t cheaply.
1. Usually q round figure
bid, like $40. Is better than
ss7.5o. People generally think
in round figures and have
made up their minds they via
SO 50 far. A firn bid In :
round flEure may keep out
further competitive bids.
Z When bidding. don't look
too eager, But also don't he
too coy. You don't have TO
wave your hand high IN the
air. but the auctioneer should
Evening star., 1955-10-30

lumbuz Home. Sis Llttls Fails
road. Arlington.
The John =. Madiean Post
and Ladies, Auxiliary Of the
CWv are hosts for the party.
Invited guests include clergy
and lay Catholic ieaders frnrn
Richmond, Alexandra. Arilns-
ton and Fairfax Counties and
from the District. National
Commander William GIN also
win be there.
Evening star., 1955-10-30
Reception 10 Honor
New President

Mrs. Emily 3. Moore of
Arlington, newly elected ma
tional president Of the Ladder
Auxiliary. Catholic War vet
srans, viii be honored at 1
reception 1t $50 o'clock To-
night IN the Knights Of Co
Evening star., 1955-10-30

Old with thtNsw.s ms Alex-
andria Junior Chamber of
Commerce Wili proEide judges
to select the WindoN display
which best illustrates this
theme. An award viii Be given
TO the winning interior deco
fator.
Evening star., 1955-10-30
|vlrginio D Ar Buck
Antique Show

Antique Show
The John Alexandef CHAPTER
Of the virginia Daughters Of
the American Revolution win
GET assistance from Alexandra
merchants this week when they
win use their store windows 10
puhlicise the chapters sighth
annual Alexandria Antique
Chow To Be held November els
ia the Alexandria Recreation
Center.
The theme Of the window
displays vii be Combining the
Evening star., 1955-10-30
b sELWA ROOSEVELT

~ sELWA ROOSEVELT
Auction fever. that disease
which afaicts many women
this time Of year, il reaching
epidemic proportions in WASH
ingtol.
Just what is the appeal o.
auctionsone Of the most aia-
cient forms Of trade-which
mesmerizes people and brings
out the worst and best IN
them2
An afternoon spent in an
), auction gallery 4 both . husi-
ness venture and . great 90
cial occasion. One meets AZ
ones friends: pleasantries are
exchanged. plus occasional
catty remarks about "soms
peoples tasts, Wen really.
Auction-going can become
tlse basis for new friendships.
one soon begins to form 2
common bond with those VINO
eo back again and again. !.
And ii can also be the erid q
beautiful friendship.
Take the two Washington
socialites who. after s delight
III luncheon together, hied
themselves TO . Georgetown
auction gallery.
There they both began bid
ding on the same item. but IN
such 4 coy manner that neither
REALIZED the other was bidding.
When the savel went down
and the auctioneer said sold
q Mrs. K" her companion
realised she had been be-
trayed."
Then and there the loser got
up. took . seat IN another
corner Of the room and the two
haven't spoken 70 each other
since.
About 90 per cent of 81
.,,ction-roers. says one alic-
1oners. are .'loaded with lar-
.csncy. Y BY this he means tney
n hope TO get . s40O object
Tor 81. And Of course. y ooes
happen.
There are hundreds o.
Efnries like the lady VINO
!. hcnaht { painting at > gAi-
,sry here for $50 and found
she had 1 $1,000 masterpiece
by whistler. Another time 3
man bought i painting for
eiasO at auction which was
later valued at $3.50.
The battles y Avoid
on the other hand thurian
nature being what It is)' there
sre times when two bidders
Win become antagonists. Tor
.Sst completely the value @
fde article on the block. ana
~ determined to buy the OBJ
;.iect regardless Of price. Ad-
Siee 10 the inexperienced; aiic-
Noneers say this u . good ar-
Tlrnent 10 stay out ct.l
Another washington gallery
classic Il the story OF an
esearee from behind the Eon
err I'M Who brought II scnae
srnall ereen iiquer glasses % pe
ed. she hoped to get one dol-
( mr. d piece for them. Wnen
they came on the block. the
,asictionser gave 8 big pep tax
about their beauty and value.
&: she was 20 carried way With
f,ae eales talk she actually
bc,1eht them back for $3 .
piece and had to pay the auc-
iioneer,s commission to booti"
According to . Georgetown
6uctioneer, the auction house
Is an effective psychological
screen.
The auctioneer. he says. sees
the feminine mind unfold In
an its beautiful illogic. He
also nays important roles. He
must Be understanding. force
fsii but at times placatipg, .
father, mediator and confes-
sCr.
He explains the appeal Of
auctions this way:
EVERY auction has the fol-
lrWing elements which attract
women" he said. " Irst, ali-
ticipation, then c0ntempla-
tion and finally, realization.
But there Is always that eie-
nnent Of unsureness women
.Nsf
Evening star., 1955-10-30

have TO have 70 be tantalized.
FOR men. there are the ele-
rnents of discovery. pursuit
and positive action"
Much sentiment. romance
and pathcs is attached TO alic-
tioneering.
Recently. an American SOLE
dier and his Japanese bride
had to sell two screens given
them as . wedding present.
They stipulated that the
screens be auctioned together
and sold to the same person,
for they didn't want them 70
part.
A downtown auctioneer once
sold . tombstone. Believe Il
or not It was bought. carving
and al. Later someone told
the auctioneer they had seen
this stone in . grayeyard-so
It was used as well.
This auctioneer swears that
the famous story Of the drunk
and the grandfather clock
originated In his gallery.
1t seems . prosperous
gentleman from Virginia
bought . grandfather clock III
auction. Toward evening. the
man summoned his chauffeur
and the two Of them carried
the clock to the station wagon
parked near the gallery.
At this point : drunk saun-
tered by and slurred. Say.
Bud, wouldn't IL be easier to
carry ! wristwatch? r.
RAueity 81 Antiques
Today, auction houses Ill
complain OF the painful pau-
city Of good antiques.
Young people are much more
antique-c conscious. When es-
tates are liquidated today. the
heirs take the best items,
where 20 or 80 years ago they
would have preferred the cash.
Not only have youngsters
tastes improved. but imitation
has made them more anxious
to have their worldly goods in
such things a. furniture.
Antiques are equally scarce
abroad. SO much 30 that
European dealers now are
coming to America to buy. ut
Is said that there are nearly
. dozen buyers from France
who are subsidized here by the
French government
For these reasons. 1t II no
longer easy to walk away with
. real bargain In furniture.
(Although the prices are still
lower than those Of antiqus
stores).
The really extraordinary
buys are found in jewelry, furs,
silver, cut glass. clothes, Ori-
entail rugs and paintings.
A Guide 10 Auction Goers
While Emily Post has not
vet discoursed on "I1ow 70 act
ike 3 lady at auction" here
are pointers on protocol and
eticuette Of bidding cleaned
from Washington's auction
eers.
/. Everything 10 be a,ic-
toned Ia on display heforehal1d.
20 look things over carefnily.
!. Make up your mind what
YOU want to pay. but only after
doinE some comparative shop
ming 70 see what similar Arti-
cics sell for retail.
5. BE sure you like what you
bid on. You can't return +
afterwards unless you feel the
article has been miEepre-
sented.
4. Never listen 70 comments
about the article from other
people. some auction-gosrs
p,,rposely make loud, derogA-
tory statements about an OBJ
ject to discourage any COM
petitiye bids.
8. When an item comes on
the block, the auctionecr may
ask for 4 bid ray Of 500. II
you're an experienced auction
seer YOU won't pick up the bid-
dinr NJ this price. You win
know it,s more likely the price
at which the article viii finally
Sc sold. Instead. you'll walt
until the auctioneer starts ~
around S25.
8. once the bidding begins.
Evening star., 1955-10-30
CuIottss Aaui,,

Fcr the ultimate ID comfort
plus fashion. try wearing :
pleated cuiotte marrow knife
pleats ID red jersey make Z
divided skirt for street Or se-.
tive sportsNeaf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-25
CHICAGOLIVESTOcK

CHICAGO, Dec. "a R,--An advance
on Friday. when the market was helped
by light receipts. left hog prices higher
thls week. Both butchers and soEs gained
around rs to SO cents, Top price for the
S week at SEQ made on Monday and
A.f Reeei ri fi IN Inc e..tl. m.rk.. fell
5000 to S25.6o. the TOP. Choice and
prime steers sold from SIS.75 to S23 100
and comparable heifers from $1,000 20
salable hogs 400, total 1000 les
Itimated): compared week ago: BarroVs
and gifts $3.50 higher: sows also up
about 25-b0; prices turned upward Pri-
day, when market became fairly active;
Iat the close most mixed grade lots No.
to 3s 1s0-220 ID. II 50-l2. 90; new
lots I2.io.l2 sG6 se head lot mostly No;
No. = and IS esS.eso Is. io.so- r. 50;
around 900 ID. and lighter 1855 50;
few head sorted 800 ID. at 9.T5.
Saiahle cattle 200, total 200 (esti-
mated; compared week .aso Receipts
about Z per cent smaller than last
year ago; high quality steers made up
bulk Of run: prices generally about
steady: prime steers "A. 00-25. 90: choice
and prime 1S75-230 90, except for those
over 1.40o ID at 1950-20.00: GOOD to
choice l5.b0-1S.50: choice to prime
heiiers 19;00-21;50; good to choice
mercial COWS about so hishei at 1Q s;;i,.
good to prime 20. Oo-26 90: stocker and
feeder cattle 16.O0-iS00 for choice.
11.00-16.00 for good.