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Milford chronicle., 1955-05-06
OVERLOOK
BY Mrs. Howard MiIlman
Phone Lewes 1892

Services at Whites Chapel fol
Sunday, May 8:
Sunday School begins at 10 a
m. Superintendent, Howard West
followed by a Mothers Day pro.
gram at Il a. m. Leader, Mrs. Vim
yard West. There will be flowers
given to the mother with the Oldest
child in Sunday School and the
mother with the youngest child, sc
come out to Gods House this Sun
day and honor our Saviour Who
died on the cross for our sins and
also honor our mothers who watch
ed over US and cared for us, just
as our Saviour does. We hope to
see you in our service Sunday
Last Sunday, May /, we had a
large attendance in both Sunday
School and the worship service.
On Saturday evening, April 80
the WSCS of Whites Chapel had
covered dish supper in the base
ment of the church which has just
been remodeled from the proceeds
of the supper which we had in the
fall.
There was large attendance al
the supper and large abundance
of food. which was enjoyed by all
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Millman
have just received a letter from
their son, Howard Millman, Jr. He
is doing fine. Anyone wishing to
write to him may do so by Writ
Ing to the following address: Pri-
vate Howard r. Millman, Jr., U. s.
52338806, 886th Med. Coll. Co., APO
IL, New York, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Campbell
entertained Mrs. Anna Howard OF
Lewes and Mrs. Olive Wilson of
Philadelphia on Monday afternoon
Charles Green was the dinner
guest Sunday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Mitchell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Millman
and two children, Olive and Will
liam, were Sunday evening callers
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Mincy.
Funeral services were held on
Thursday at 2 p. m. from the
Windsor and Dishroom Funeral
Home in Laurel.
Interment was made in the Me-
mortal Park Cemetery, near Draw
bridge.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-06
Delaware Food Market
Report
BY ANNE HOlBERTON
Agricultural Extension Service
University of Delaware
Meat and Poultry

A delay in marketing spring
lambs last month has resulted in
heavy current supplies. Prices de-
clined again last week and retail
stores offer better values on leg
and loin cuts. The best buys in
lamb still are to be found in
ground lamb for patties or a loaf;
breast and shoulder cuts for roast
ing; neck meat and shanks for
hraising; and in stew meat.
Choice and prime steers are in
greater than normal supply and
prices this week are slightly lower
on the best grades of retail cuts
relative to the poorer grades. Many
Delaware stores feature chuck
roasts, stew meat and short ribs as
budget-stretching cuts. Ground
beef remains low priced and can
be used in variety of ways in
Guiding meat 1oaves and hamburg
er patties. Meat balls made from
ground beef and served with mush-
room sauce permit a nourishing,
quick and thrifty meal.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-06
Farm Progress
Depends On
Continued Research

Secretary of Agriculture Ezra
Taft Benson recently made his po-
sition clear regarding farm pro-
grams, particularly price supports.
1.-THE beneficial effects of the
| flexible price-support laws adopted
last year will begin to take hold
this fall, the Secretary stated.
''They are good laws. They should
be given a chance to operate.
Let me make my position clear
| am for aid to agriculture. l am
for price support. l am for a fair
share of. the national income for
agriculture. But / am unalterably
opposed to placing most of our
eggs in the one fragile basket of
direct government aid while we
neglect more solid means of
achieving agricultural progress
and prosperity.
THAT is why l feel that the most
basic progress we have made in
the area of farm programs during
the past two years is in the empha-
sis now being placed on adequate
agricultural research and its ap-
plication and utilization-with ac-
companying support to all the mar
keting services.
This is the way to meet eur,
agricultural challenge-the way of
efficiency-the way of lower costs,
better quality, and more agrees
sive marketing"
Status OF the Wool
Payment Program
The new program under the Ma
tional Wool Act of 1854 begins
with marketings on and after April
L, 1855. Payments will be made
after the marketing year is over to
bring the average returns from
wool and mohair sold in the open
market up to the support levels
incentive price of 62 cents for
shorn wool and support price of 70
cents for mohair. The first pay
ments will be in the summer of
1856.
Payments will be figured as a
percentage of the net sales pro-
ceeds received by each producer
the per cent required to bring the
national average price received by
all producers up to the support
prices. For example, if the price
received for wool averages SO
| cents, the incentive payments will
be at the rate of "a per cent diff
erence between so and 81 or IL
| cents as a percentage of 500.
Payments will be made for lambs
and yearlings sold for slaughter
with the wool on to encourage con-
tinuance of normal marketing prac-
tees. Payments will be at a rate
per hundredweight of live animal
| to be comparable to the incentive
payment on shorn wool. If the
price of shorn wool averages so
cents, the rate will be 48 cents per
thundredweight 5000 of the differ
ence between 62 and so X lbs. per
cwt.).
To obtain payments, producers
must file the original copy of their
sales documents along with their
application at their county ASC Of
flee. The applicant must certify,
among other things, that he owned
the sheep or goats from which the
wool or mohair was shorn or the
lambs and yearlings sold for
slaughter for 30-day period For
lamb and yearling (pulled wool
payments, the sales document must
include certification that the ami
mails were purchased for slaughter
and whether shorn or unshorn.
Lambs and yearlings that have
been shorn but have liz inch
growth of wool at slaughter will be
eligible for payment on such GER
tification by the applicant
DeadIine For Excess
Wheat Acreage
Delaware wheat growers have
until May 81 to get in compliance
with their 1955-crop wheat acre
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-06

Acreage allotments and market
ing quotas are in effect for 1855
crop of wheat. Acreage allotments
only are in effect for corn. To be
eligible for price support for wheat
or corn, the farmer must harvest
within the allotted acreage of the
crop for which he wants support.
To be eligible for cost-sharing on
ACP conservation measures, he
must harvest within the acreage al
lotments on any farm in which he
has an interest.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-06

Wichita Falls fSpecial) r
Blaine Dixon. Director of Merrill
Inc, Hair and Scalp Consultants
exploded the myth of badness to-
day in an exclusive interview
Badness is unnecessary, costly
and a plague to mankind" says
Dixon. No man need be bald. Nc
man need suffer the stigma of pre-
mature old age that is forced upon
him because he is losing his hair
The Merrill method of hair and
scalp treatment can prevent bald
ness -can turn colorless fuzz into
healthy. growing hair can make
you look youthful again"
Demonstration To BE Held In
Milford, Delaware
This revolutionary method OF
home treatment for the hair and
scalp Will be demonstrated in Mil.
ford. Delaware, Monday ONLY,
May Is. at the Windsor Hotel. Tri.
ch0lOgist Paul Williams will con.
duct the private individual inter
views from 12 noon until 8 p. NJ,
ON Monday ONLY. There is no cost
or obligation, and you need no ap.
pOintmeat.
Reason for Badness
There is always a reason for
badness continued this national
~ known authority. Hair cannot
grow through a scalp that is in
fected with dandruff, excessive oil
ness, or extreme dryness. A scalp
that has never been exercised can
not be expected to produce healthy
hair Men and yes, women, too
walk the streets today, completely
devoid of natures greatest orna
ment-hair. Simply because they
were not taught the basic rules OF
hair and scalp hygiene while they
were growing up. "The simple an
sWer, emphasized this expert. ''is
that children should be taught the
same simple basic rules of hair and
scalp hygiene that they are taught
for the proper care of their teeth
II this were the case. badness
would be a rarity today
Heredity Not Involved
TricholOgfst Dixon lodged no is.
sues. He quickly took up the most
widely spread theory of badness
heroliity. ~Mankfnd's nn-realistit
belief that badness Is hereditary
stems from a misinterpretation Of
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-06
Fruits and Vegetables

Asparagus prices, which advanc-
ed late last week due to poor cut
ting weather, should be more fav-
orable this week. Florida sweet
corn is less expensive now that
supplies are larger. Leafy green's
all are economical this week and
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-06

spinach is selling at new lows and
can be stored advantageously in
home freezers. Tomatoes, lettuce
and cucumbers are at reasonable
prices and quality is good, permit
ting attractive spring salads. Mush-
rooms are an excellent buy this
week
A few low priced Rome and Stay
men apples from nearby states still
are available. Citrus fruits con-
tinue to be good buys. Pineapples
are in peak supply at attractive
prices. Catalogues, grapes and
pears remain relatively high.
Groceries
The outlook is for higher prices
on the 1855 corn pack, and it poss-
IDLY would be wise to stock up at
the current low prices. Peanut inn
ports are expected to alleviate the
high prices on peanut products in
the near future.
Milford chronicle., 1955-05-06
Groceries

Classified Ads Get Results
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
One and Only
One and Only
Grove Mayor
Now Serving
10Th Term

Reelected last month to his
nineteenth term as mayor of
Washington Grove, Irving Leroy
McCathran is the only man who
has ever served the town in that
office. He has been connected
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Farquhar Took
Little Flower
On Fast Ride

AS a World War I soldier,
Montgomery County Mutual Fire
Insurance Company President A.
Douglas Farquhar served with an
obscure politician, Fiorella La
Guardia.
The two battle field buddies
were reunited in 1887 when THE
Little Flower" then Mayor of
New York, came to address the
Maryland Legislature at Anna
polls. Mr.. Farquhar, with his
wife and son, were to meet the
Mayor in Baltimore and drive
him to the State capital.
It's doubtful, though, that the
two men had a very leisurely
chat. The Farquhars arrived in
Baltimore 35 minutes before La
Guardia's scheduled appearance
before the legislators. Annapolis
is normally an hour or more by
auto from Baltimore. A jour,
nalist of the day describes the
drive, following two special
policemen, they streaked through
Baltimore at breakneck speed
passing red lights, and suffice ii
to say the Mayor of Greater New
York got safely to Annapolis"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Washington Grove Has Been
Church Camp Meeting Site,
Chautauqua, Resort Center

In the early part of this cen
fury, area citizens flocked to
Washington Grove to absorb cul-
ture, entertainment and physical
exercise.
The summer Chautauqua as
semblies, held at the Grove,
grew out of the Methodist camp
meetings conducted there. When
the place was at its height of
popularity as a summer resort
it was decided to institute the
Chautauqua for "the entertain
ment and instruction of the
people"
An assembly hall was built,
which was soon inadequate, so
it was followed by an auditorium
with room for 1,400. The first
Chautauqua assembly, held in
1902, owed its existence largely
to the efforts of w. H. H. Smith,
Percy S. Foster and DR.. D. S.
Wiber.
Each year, a varied program
was provided. Some events were
free, and admission was charged
for others. Rates for season
tickets were 81 chats right,
season tickets at $2D for adults
and ST. for children. Admission
tickets for single events were 25
and Is cents.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

appearance. Its population,
though, is growing. Now there
are about 500 i'm the town it.
self, with about 1,5OO in the
whole area.
About rs per cent of those are
professional people. There is a
saying in Washington Grove that
you can't turn around without
stepping on a doctors foot"
The town was incorporated
July 1, 1887, and the old Wash
ington Grove Association was dis
banded at that time. The town
has carried over the associations
regulation that only property
owners may vote.
In the original church-sponsor.
ed organization, all property own
ers were stockholders in the AS
ISOLATION, and only Association
members voted.
When the town was organized,
Irving Leroy McCathran was
elected mayor. He has held that
office ever since.
During World War 1, before
the town was organized as a civic
body, the Association invited
wounded soldiers to visit the
Grove. They were billeted in the
Mems Clubhouse.
After that war, they offered
any veteran who had been a citi-
zen of the town the opportunity
to buy a so by $50 foot lot for
$50, and the adjoining lot for 81.
Several men took advantage of
this offer, and made their homes
in Washington Grove.
The towns tax rate has been
relatively steady, through the
years of rising civic costs. There
has been no substantial increase
since the town was organized.
Even so, Washington Grove has
always been progressive com
munity-for instance, they've had
municipal trash and garbage col.
lection for 65 years.
In the fashion of the New Eng.
land townships, the tax rate is
set at an annual town meeting,
which all property owners are al
lowed to attend.
The character of Washington
Grove has changed considerably
since the first tent was pitch
ed in 1872. Now it aims to al
low steady growth and at the
same time preserve its unique
atmosphere.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Grove Convert Was
BOyds Church Founder

The Presbyterian Church at
Boyds owes its establishment to
a young lady who was converted
at the Washington Grove camp
meetings, says Rev. Page Mil
burn, chronicler of the Groves
early days.
When she got home from the
meeting she talked with her
father, a large landowner of the
neighborhood, about the need for
a church there. He and a Boyds
merchant started the enterprise.
A church was built and Sun
day school started. The founders
offered it to any denomination
that would furnish regular
preaching services, and the Pres
byterianS got il.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

weeping men and women walk
ing sometimes almost running)
down the aisles to the mourners
bench, and to see the eagerneSs
with which their friends sought
to show them the way of faith"
Between services the workers
would visit at the tents of those
whom they thought serious on
the subject of religion. Some
times they would walk together
in the woods, and there talk and
pray.
A list of conversions was kept
and pastors of the city and Coun-
ty churches notified. The con-
verted would Immediately be per-
suaded to join their home church.
1t was customary to start re-
vival services in the churches
throughout the County and in
Washington as soon as the camp
at Washington Grove closed.
Some of these REVEALS continu-
ed for weeks, and great was the
"ingathering of souls"
The religious influence of the
camp meeting was felt through
out the County. Several Sunday
schools and church organizations
owe their origin to the enterprise
of those ministers and laymen
who had received a new vision of
their opportunity and obligation
to spread the Gospel,
Those were the days of great
preachers. On Sundays and other
special days of the camp meeting
eminent preachers were brought
from Washington, Baltimore,
Philadelphia and even New York,
and the people from city, County,
and distant parts flocked to hear
them.
One sermon by the Rev. DR..
Thomas Guard, known as the Flo
quent Irishman, on the transfig-
uration of Jesus, had a tremend-
Gus effect. At it's conclusion the
immense congregation found it.
self on its feet, while many had
pressed forward to the platform
and were surprised to find them
selves there staring into the
preachers face.
From the first, special meet
ings were held for the women.
The meetings were advertised
as meetings for the promotion
of holiness" and addressed
themselves especially to women
who had already made pro-
fesSiOn of religion and were
eager TO know more about it.
Special meetings were also held
to teach the children, and chill
dren from the country were es,
pecially interested. They came
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
POttenger Cook Was
First Grove Convert

One of the first persons con.
verted at the first Washington
Grove camp meeting, in 1872, was
Pottenger Cook, the son of the
lady from whom Washington
Grove was bought by the Meth.
odiSt organization.
Rev. Page Milburn, who wrote
a history of the area, tells us
that Mr.. Cook united with Grace
Methodist Episcopal Church,
South GaitherSburg, and for
many years lived a consistent
Christian life before the world"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

llAlleteeIltH term as mayor OF
Washington Grove, Irving Leroy
McCathran is the only man who
has ever served the town in that
office. He has been connected
with the government of Wash
ton Grove for 40 years.
Mr.. McCathran, 81, was first
brought to Washington Grove as
a six-month-old infant by his par
ents, who spent their summers
at the camp meeting and Chau-
tauqua center.
Born in the District, he has
made his home in Washington
Grove for AZ years.
AS. a young man, he plunged
into the affairs of the commun-
ity, which was then a thriving
resort center. In 1912, Mr.. Nc
Cathran, a cornet player, organ
lied the famous Washington
Grove band.
Until it disbanded in 1928, he
directed the band, which played
for the meetings, Chautauqua
programs, and athletic events for
which the Grove was famous. He
also trained the orchestras that
played for events held in the audi
forum there.
For ten years-1916 to 1926
Mr.. McCathran also produced and
directed minstrel shows at the
Grove, These shows, with a cast
consisting mainly of amateurs,
attracted audiences from all over
the County and from Washing
ton.
In 1885, he put on show with
the sons of the original MINISTRIES
playing their fathers parts.
He also entertained the sum-
mer folk with "SpectacularS" in
the Grove auditorium.
Mr. McCathran was a member
of the Washington Grove Asso-
citation, chartered company that
governed the town in its early
days. He served on the Associa-
TONS Board of Trustees in 1925
and was its youngest president.
When the town was incorpora-
ted and the old Association dis
banded on July 1, 1887, Mr.. Nc
Cathran was unanimously elected
mayor. He has been reelected
ever since, with no opposition.
A commuter for so years, Mr..
McCathran has his patent law
offices in downtown Washington.
He says that about one-third of
his office item - and that of his
secretary-is taken up with Of
fetal Washington Grove affairs.
He receives no salary as mayor.
He is a member of the bar in
Maryland and the District of Col
umbia. He graduated from Ma
tional University, of Washington,
in 1911, now a part of George
Washington University.
The following year, he took
masters degrees in law and pa
tent law. He had been in the pa
tent line since 1905, working
around the office of his father,
a patent craftsman.
Mr.. McCathrans Interest in
civic affairs led to his member
ship on the legislative committee
of the Maryland Municipal
League. He is known in political
circles as strong supporter of
local control of coming regula-
tons.
Mrs. Sarah McCathran, who
was born in Buffalo, N. Y, Is
the daughter of Albert Osborn,
one of the organizers of American
University, in Washington. The
Osborn family also adopted
Washington Grove as its summer
home.
The McCathrans have one son,
Donald, an Air Force veteran
who is now an engineer with the
County roads office.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Unique Community Replete
With Memories of Fervent
Methodism, Great Preachers

Have you driven through Washington Grove, and
wondered why the older houses look like they built
around tents?
They look that because that's just exactly how they
Evening star., 1955-07-22
Hiroshima Mayor
IUroes A-Bomb Ban

HIROSHIMA, Japan, July %
R.-The mayor of the worlds
first atom bombed city today
urged Big Four leaders at Gen.
eva to work for destruction OF
all existing nuclear weapons and
a ban against making more.
"The atom bomb must not be
used, even for retaliation" Hi
roshima Mayor Tadao Watanabe
said in an interview.
The best way to prevent
atomic warfare. he said, is the
destruction of all existing stock
piles and the banning Of all fu-
ture manufacture.
"As mayor of the city that first
suffered the destructive force OF
the atom, / hope the (Geneva)
conference will be crowned with
success and that the leaders will
reach agreement to alleviate pre-
vailing world tension and prevent
|nuclear warfare" Mr.. Watanabe
said.
Evening star., 1955-07-22
BY the Associated Press

Bipartisan congressional praise
fcI President Eisenhower's new
est disarmament inspection pro-
posal was tempered today with
Expressions of doubt that Russia
will accept it.
The proposal brought quick
and generally favorable reaction
from many congressional leaders
who had been advised in advance
Of its broad outlines.
Some expressed hope-but not
Iconfidence ~ that Russia will
agree. Some were skeptical. Some
| felt the offer went too far.
The comment was limited gen.
ierally to the proposal itself and
Ito the chances of its acceptance.
There was no immediate talk Of
whether congressional action
might be necessary in case the
Russians did accept.
MIR. Eisenhower's plan ap-
peared, for example, to offer the
Russian government informa-
Ition and freedom of travel from
which even American citizens
now are barred.
SaItOnstall Halls Plan
Senator Saltonstall. Republi-
can, of Massachusetts, called the
proposal "a very fortnight step
toward ending the cold war;" He
expressed "hope the Russians
will see the light and allow the
inspections"
Senator Snarkman. Democrat.
Evening star., 1955-07-22
Timing Was Vital Foctor
In Presidents Proposal

undoubtedly wanted
the Soviet disarmament ideas
presented f1rst-so the United
States then could recapture
world attention. For the West
had something new for the
world.
2. Mr.. Eisenhower didn't
know in advance whether yes
terday,s session would prove to
be the strategic occasion for his
move. For that reason he de-
cided it would be best not to
bring the proposals into the
conference room in written
form.
8. Presidential aides feared
that if the proposals were in
cluded in a prepared text. the
substance of the plan might
leak out and give the Russians
a chance to develop counter
strategy.
But when Premier Bulganin
concluded disarmament presen-
tation, Mr.. Eisenhower saw his
opening.
Springs Idea "Off the Cuff"
He read from his prepared
statement for three or four min
utes, then suddenly whipped off
his n-rimmed glasses, put
aside his text and looked direct
ly at Premier Bulganin.
Speaking extemporaneously,
the President addressed himself
particularly to the delegates
from the Soviet Union"
When he resumed reading his
text two minutes later, he had
set forth "off the cuff" his chal-
Ienge to the Russians to ex-
change military power blueprints
with the United States.
He also proposed letting the