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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-24

shopper. chef, laundress. painter,
decorator, designer, gardener,
florist. and a dozen other things.
How ! wish I could retire at
night feeling homework is fin
ished and there is nothing more
to be done! Each day there are
dozens of things / hope to ac-
complish. yet somehow never do.
Like the career girl, / think
it would be heavenly to have only
one job to do and be able to
relax at home But if you are
an active. interested, happy wife
and mother, you never have time
for these things either. You are
too busy trying to keep up with
your multiple careers of being
your husbands best girl and
favorite cook, of being the chill
dren's adored mother. nurse and
guidance teacher: Of being the
family's budget balancer. book
keeper and banker; Of being your
community's club m m b e r,
church worker and fund-raiser;
and of being envoy and diplomat
among your family, your in-laws
and friends.
LAS a wife and mother who can
stay at home, ! am aware some
one does care about me. My hus-
band and children are my sharp
est critics, stimulating me to do
my best and look my best always,
whether in the kitchen or at a
party.
Il was a city gal for "a years,
so had to do some sharp adj
iusting to enjoy Is years of farm
lifel 1t has been a daily chal-
lenge, and / have loved it,.
X X
wish that l could use all of
this inspiring letter, instead of
just part of it.
In contrast, there are these
comments from this obviously
happy mother, wife and business
girl:
Il feel that I have hit a
happy medium. The job of the
wife, mother and business girl
must be well-organized-and it
can be! The working wife must
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-24
FOUR EXCELLENT HOME BUYS
OPEN SUM-, LIS
KIRKSIDE
AIOO OLIVER ST.

Large authentic and gracious
quality Colonial in this supe-
rtor neighborhood. True CEN
Ter hail to den and powder room.
8 twin bedrooms and = baths
plus huge beautiful bedroom on
Bird fioor. Secluded screened
porch, gear attached garage.
Large level lot with 100 'front.'
age. Immaculate and FULLY
AIR CONDITIONED.
DIR: Out Wise. Are. 2 blks.
past District Line to OltreF st.
and right to 400.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-24
ATTIC TO CELLAR
Viewpoints Differ
On Home VS.. Career

work whether they wish to or
not, goes everyone's respect. They
are helping out in the same way
that pioneer women served their
husbands and families when
times did not permit of any other
choice.
This is not to say that the
women who don't need to work in
order to supplement the family
income are less deserving of
credit, For there are other con-
siderations in all this. too. 1t is
fully as desirable. in my opinion,
for a free-agent wife and a
mother to work. if she wishes
to and is able to do so. as for
the woman who is pushed by
necessity into doing so.
From Sunnyside farm, Bryan
town. Md. I received a letter
which included the following
words:
Having been a career girl for
four years prior to my marriage
and having been a homemaker
for Is years since then. / feei
qualified to speak on the subject
and can ask only one question:
How could anyone want to go
back to an outside Job when
there are so very many stimulat-
ing Jobs right at home?!?!'
There is no greater career
than being a good wife, mother,
and homemaker. To me. it re-
quires the epitome of all the
talents a woman possesses! 1t
is a full-time job, with unend-
ing possibilities and outlets of
diversion.
"She must be, among other
things, a nutritionist, fashion
designer. seamstress, expert
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be happy with her role, or small
matters become big problems.
I'm my particular case. ! have
worked all of the time with the
exception Of three leaves of alb
sence-two to add to our family
and one to give staying at home
just a trial. After few months,
we decided to solve our home
management problems by en-
ploying a full time. live-in house
which would allow me
to return to the daily 9 to S. All
routine duties are handled by
this manager. and all Of my
home duties. including grocery
shopping, have become family
projects.
I'VE have found that, as a
result Of my working (Which 1
love and feel a sense Of accomp-
lishment in DOING there are
more funds available for pur-
suit Of hobbies, travel, and a
better opportunity for two email
gentlemen, aged nine and seven. 4"
And here's another viewpoint:
After 10 years as a career
girl, take it from me: STAY AT
HOME. True. housekeeping is not
too demanding. But there's all
ways some improvement you can
be plotting. And. as for food,
there's much more to be learned
about this subject than one
Il have also learned that sew
ing can be a fascinating and
thrifty hobby now that I have
had time to devote to it. And, as
for gardening, it can occupy
your time usefully for seven or
eight months of the year.
When you stay at home,
there are many demands on your
time. But I believe no wife
should ever lose sight of the
TACT that her first responsibility
S to her husband. and to keep
aim happy.
ut is such a delight to be
able to greet your husband in
he evenings. knowing that you
Won't have to half listen to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-24
BRIARCLIFF
New Town House
570o Macarthur Boulevard

We pleased this detoched brick authentic
house lone Of group Of g. which hos beautifully done
in the Georgetown
English plan ground floor with foyer Jorge
and half both. utility ROOM buin garage Second level
large living with side porch seporoe dining &C
kitchen with tobe space and powder spacious bedrooms
and bohs Bird level Storage ottc Charming
with barbecue Price S565oo This house designed for
maximum comfort with minimum Of nointenonce OPEN
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. Is
CGsorsetounj Road
Macarthur Bd bear 0ht Macarthur to house "ope=
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letter, and It shows Q lot Of
balance:
mo matter what side Of the
fence you're on, you can always
expect to have a few blue days.
But life is what you make it,
and a sense of humor can help
you over the rough spots"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-24
SPRINGFIELD, MD.
New SpIit-LeveI
56lo MerensO Rood

An excellent pt-eve home only blocks Wood Acres El
mentory School and wokn9 distance 10 Western Junior Hg
and Little Flower Porochiol School,
Center hall large living with reploce seporot
dining ROOM fomyze kitchen and screened living porch
st level bedrooms and bohs second level delightful
fomy roon opening the teuoce maids und
lower level. Buit-n garage. Price, S36.95o
An inspection will reveal the detos ond speco
features the builder hos incorporated in order to add the charm
Of this very IVobe hone OPEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY Is
Drive right NeTenso Road.
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SUMNER, MD.
5002 Nuhunt Street

An directive New Orleans Colonial home Of brick consuc
ton, only years old and in excellent condition First floor eo
Library, beautifully poneed in chestnut powder oom
dining ROOM living and loroe screened living porch
bedrooms and baths second floor Full basement with
fireplace and excellent poce for Built qoroqe
WoowoI corpet and doperes included price Of S42 500
OPEN SATURDAY, Is, and SUNDAY, is.
Direetols out Mass fent,dne
"Sunny" to
DTtre,
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BOSS AND PHELPS, INC.
CHEVY CHASE, MD.

This unsuo rambler with its prote gordon and large
poto offers the for comfortable living In addition the
32f living room-dnng combinoton there modern
kitchen, den With full both ond bedrooms ard bohs
separate wing. ENTIRE HOUSE AIR-CONDTlONED Truly on
exceptional buy OF S2e.5oo OPEN SUNDAY. Is.
BrOckyie Road left BookUts
Lane, left to house.
Smyrna times., 1956-04-05

Copyright, 1856. United States Brewers Foundation
Smyrna times., 1956-04-05
Lets trade! Your present car on a
aII-new, jet-styIed PIymouth!'

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Smyrna times., 1956-04-05

legislation would give to members
of the National Guard the same
rights for disability benefits as are
now provided for regular men,
bers Of the Armed Forces and
members of the Reserve Officers
Corps, the Enlisted Reserves of
the United States Army, Navy,
and Marine Corps when on mis-
sion of active training duty. At
the present time members Of the
National Guard do not have such
protection under existing law. The
act is further designed to encour-
age and strengthen the recruit
ment program of the National
Guard within the States. Such a
program will afford to many of
the young men as they become of
draft age an opportunity to serve
in the National Guard organiza-
ton within their local communit-
les Congressman Mcowell stated
that he would ask the Committee
on Veterans Affairs to which his
bill has been referred to hold
hearings at an early date.
Smyrna times., 1956-04-05

detail in the April issue of Safe
ty Education" a national maga-
zine which is sent free to every
public, private and paroc hfa /
school in Delaware as one of the
many safety promotion services
of the Delaware Safety Council.
The article suggests that per-
sons flying kites do SO in safe
areas, away from electric wires,
street and highway traffic, rail-
road tracks, reservoirs, and ditch
es. Fly the kite only in dry wealth
er, the article advises, and if your
kite gets entangled in wires, a
tree or a roof, it's better to build
or buy a new one than risk a
dangerous climb to get it. Reels
and gloves should be used when
flying large kites to avoid burns.
Similar precautions are advised
for flying model airplanes, plus
additional safety meausre for the
handling of fuel.
Smyrna times., 1956-04-05
20 Years Ago

Three rural fire companies
fought a two-hour battle against
flames in the Frank Huey hard
ware store over at Massey, Nd,
Friday afternoon. Damage to the
store and stock amounted to
SO, 500. The fire is said to have
started in the machine shop. APP
proximately $1,000 damage was
done to the building, it was esti-
mated, and over $500 to the
stock, fixtures and machinery.
Smyrna was host on Saturday
to a crowd of 400 or more people
from all over the state in attend
ance upon the 25th annual con-
vention of the State Parent-Teach-
ers Association. The meetings
were held in the big High School
Auditorium and a big dinner was
served in the school cafeteria.
Wilkinson e. Cranston, so, of
Dover, for IL years supervisor of
the Japanese beetle control work
in Delaware, died Monday night
at the Kent General Hospital, Dow
er, after undergoing an operation.
Mr.. Cranston was an active MEM
ber of the Grange and other farm
ers' organizations, was a Mason
and odd Fellow, being active in
all of these fraternal orders.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Willis and
children, Jack and Barbara, and
Miss Nora Wills of Stanhope, N.
j., spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Hervey P. Hall. Miss Wills
returned for a visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Hall.
Miss Mary Eta West was the
guest of Mrs. Levinia Wells of
Philadelphia over the weekend.
Mrs. Ebenora Clark of Della
ware City, was the guest of Mrs.
Bertha B. Clifton on Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Gegenheimer, Miss
Julia HUM, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Nixon of Philadelphia,
were Sunday guests of Miss Clara
Leinberger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ennis and
Mr.. William Ryan have moved to
Clayton. They are occupying the
former Wilbur Clark home. Mr..
Ryan has purchased the home
from Mr.. Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Keys spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Gar
rett Jones of st. Michaels, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Seamans
of Baltimore, Md, are visiting her
mother, Mrs. G.. LeCompte.
Smyrna times., 1956-04-05
KITE FLYING
SAFETY HINTS
Safety Council Calls Atten'
tion To Precautions In
Flying Kites, Airplanes
FLY KITE IN SAFE AREA

Benjamin Franklin was a wise
man-but don't try to repeat his
kite-fying experiment, the Della
ware Safety Council suggested
yesterday.
With the weather getting right
for flying kites and model air
planes, the Safety Council called
attention to simple safety pre-
cautions which, if followed, will
go a long way toward removing
the hazards of those sports.
AS for Franklin, he conducted
his famous experiment of collect
ing the electricity of thunder
cloud by flying a kite in storm,
back in 1852. Since then, several
people with less know-how have
been killed trying to repeat the
experiment.
The Safety Council said that
safety precautions for flying kites
and model airplanes are given il
Smyrna times., 1956-04-05

Buck Howell says he and his
Missus had quite a time at the
Stockman's Convention in Chi
cago. But for a while they had a
breakdown in Communications"
The phone bell in their hotel
room was pitched so low they
often didn't answer their calls.
"Never knew if it was for us or
not, Buck said, always sounded
far off-like it was ringing in
someone else's room"
Finally, Buck hit on the
obvious solution. He just made
a deal with the hotel switch
board operator that whenever
she called them she'd use two
Smyrna times., 1956-04-05

assistant at the pharmacy of Cliff
ton and Raymond, Smyrna, has
passed a successful examination
as a qualified assistant before the
Delaware State Board of Phar-
macy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lodge of
Magnolia have issued invitations
to the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Alice Evelyn Lodge to Mr..
Charles Turner of this town,
which will take place at their
home, THE Pines," near Mag
nolia next Wednesday, April 18th.
The groom is member of the
well known meat firm of Turner
and Roe of Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Esley M. Rust,
who last year moved to West
Chester, have given up residence
there and moved back to their
old home, corner Delaware and
South streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Edwin Hoffeck-
er, who have been spending sew
eral months in Baltimore, are ex-
pected home Monday.
Mr.. John Start of Philadelphia
was a visitor to Smyrna rela-
tives and friends on Sunday.
Smyrna times., 1956-04-05

Fruit growers in Smyrna anc
vicinity are pleased at the pros
pect for large crop of fruit un-
less late frosts kill the buds, the
peach belt of Smyrna, Brenford
and vicinity will yield a large
crop. Brenford and Smyrna Land.
ing will as usual become busy
fruit shipping centers, and will
doubtless be considerably aided in
the event of the new passenger
and freight line being completed
by that time.
John l.. Cosgriff of the well
known firm of Cosgriff and Rey-
nolds real estate brokers and tile
manufacturers of this town, pass
ed away at two o'clock this morn
ing after a lingering illness in the
61st year of his age. He had
been in failing health for several
months. The death Of John Cos
griff removes one of our best
known citizens. He married Miss
Anna c. Walker, daughter of
Henry r. and ANNA w. Walker
of near Cecilton, Md, who surviv-
ed him with one child, Mrs. Clar-
ence Prettyman of Wilmington.
Promoter u. G. Click was sum-
moned to New York this MORN
ing to look after some material
for the trolley construction which
is expected here in a day or two.
When seen last night Mr.. Click
was still hoping to begin con-
struction work on the proposed
trolley between Clayton and Wood
Beach this week, and nothing will
interfere unless the necessary ma
terial is delayed in shipment.
Mrs. Eugene Davis and Miss
Anna Cunningham will leave this
week for Washington, d. c. to
attend the National Congress of
the Daughters of the Revolution,
which will meet in annual session
there next week.
Mr.. c. Avery Bell of Fenn's
Drugstore in Wilmington, son of
Mrs. Jennie Bell of Taylors Bridge,
who during last summer was an
Smyrna times., 1956-04-05

UP THE condition this
rnnss Plymouth
deoer his find uok
to n
Smyrna times., 1956-04-05
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO.
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
so YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week. as near
date Of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature OF the
Times. VIII call TO mind people
and events of the older genera
tion.
Smyrna times., 1956-04-05
From where ! sit :. by Joe Marsh
Happy Ending With
A "FumiIior Ring"
AssAIas~sni

long rings and a short their
party-line signal back home.
From where ! sit, our own
familiar routines tend to make
other ways of doing things seem
strange. That's natural. For in
stance, II you've always had ice
water with your meals, you might
think it's odd that lots of us pre-
fer a bottle of beer at dinner
time. ! say you've a right to vour
own customs but don't call
mine wrong.
&e Ma,4<
Smyrna times., 1956-04-05

You'll own the only Iow-priee cor with positive,
mechanical Push-Buffon Driving. Greatest ad
vance in decade, and only Plymouth has it in its
field! Touch button :. and you're off. Fool
prooF AT left, safely out of children's reach
You'll own the top performer Of the Iow-priee
three. Plymouth is fastest from 0 to 80 and 0 to
Smyrna times., 1956-04-05

You'll own the only Iow-priee cor ihafs really
new. Plymouth is all new-design of the future
today. But the other two low-price cars? Still
about the same as last year and the year before!
You'll own the biggest cor in PIymouih's field.
You'd have to pay hundreds of dollars more to
match Plymouth's length and roominess.
Smyrna times., 1956-04-05
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN AID

Bill to Provide For Awarding
Compensation TO Guardsmen
Congressman Harris B. McDow-
ell, Jr. (D.-Del.) announced that
he has introduced H. r. 1924 in
the House of Representatives, a
bill to provide a basis for award
ing compensation to members Of
the National Guard for disability
incurred in the line of duty. This
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.CARMODY

Continued From Page Bio
from Alan Schneider in London
where he directed "a Trip to
Bountiful." A success at the
Arts Theater in the west end
. He is also at work on book.
has made a quick check of thea
tiers in West Berlin, plans to
make a trip to Edinburgh later
this month To see Canada S
Stratford Players in "Oedipus"
and Henry w." The Capitol
Hill area is also going to have
its art films. They will be
run Tuesday and Wednesday
weekly, at the Avenue Grand
theater under its new policy.
This week, starting tonight, the
successive pictures are THE
Ladykillers" and 1.-The Night NV
Number Came Up" Opening
tomorrow, Storm Center" with
Bette Davis at the Playhouse
:. Thursdays new film: Simon
and Laura" at the Macarthur.
Tonight's opening will be
Much Ado About Nothing" at
Olney with Jan Farrand and
Francis Bethencourt. The
management is counting upon
Shakespeare's wittiest comedy to
give Olney its third hit of the
summer, the other two "Tiger at
the Gates" and "Sabrina Fair"
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Joan Crawford's dresses for THE
Story of Esther Costello" are
costing around $4,000 each. And
she has 80! Designed by Jean
Louis. Ella Kazan very
definitely has another winner in
Carol Baker, the star of his
Baby Doll" This was the gen.
leral consensus after the picture
was shown in Hollywood. Other
Hazan flnds-Marlon Brandc
James Dean and Eva Marie
Saint.
Ann Todd and Kay Hammond
refused to follow in Vivien
Leigh's footsteps for her South
Sea Bubble" play. But everyone
seems happy with Elizabeth Sell
lars. And John Huston is
preparing 1.-THE Lark" as a movie
to star famous French actress,
Suzanne Flon. =. Tyrone Powers
best girl. Jill Medford, was left
1000 pounds by her Uncle Frank
It'll come in handy for the trous-
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out and says over his shoulder
he'll send me the money.
This morning before come
to work there's a telegraph boy
at the door. He says there's a
money order at the station. Over
there they ask if I can identify
who sent 1t. / say no, but it must
be from the Waldorf Astoria. It
is. It's an order for $50. I sup
pose he'll send the clothes back,
too. A fine, honest guy"
X 4
The revived argument about
whether Saratoga should be kept
as a shrine of horse racing for
some reason reminds me of the
old United States Hotel there
during its great days. Every year
the famous dude, E. Berry Wall,
arrived at the hotel for the rae
ing season. Wall always regis
tered merely as Wall and valet. +"
AillS tlIle ne got TO the desk Just
ahead of racetrack character
called White Hat McCarty. Nc
Carly was accompanied by a
chorus cutie. He watched Wall
register. 1t was then his turn.
"McCarty and valise," he regis
tered right under Walls sigma
lture.
4 + X y
For some years, the Sperry Gy-
roscope Company closed it's Long
Island plant the first two weeks
IN August and everybody went on
vacation at the same time. Last
year somebody in the concerns
efficiency department made a
long weather study and came I'D
with the information that for
years and years the best vaca-
ton weather in the East has been
during the last two weeks of july
So Sperry changed to those
weeks. The vacationers got six
rainy days out of the two weeks
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But June is right about those
hotel bills. They're going up. up,
up, but not yet as high as
Paris.
Charles Chaplin, famous for
his love of a dollar. finally
loaned his Monsieur Verdoux"
to the National Film Theater in
England. for six days only-to
raise cash for another theater.
This is probably a prelude to re-
leasing the film commercially.
Mel Tonne made a huge hit on
British radio-he's been named
the biggest singing sensation of
the year. Mel got off to a good
start in America and then some
thing happened. He's all perked
up with his new success and adj
.mitted he's feeling pretty
good"
Ella Raines, who quit the play
"Favonla" in London. plans a
movie in the same city and a
play in New York. About
"Savonia" - Sometimes there
are differences of opinion, and
we certainly had some diff
Iferences."
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MIDTOWN NEW YORK
BY ROBERT SYLVESTER

Mommy's mink stole" This
brought a quick and somewhat
nervous explanation by KovacS
which was accepted by the Gus
toms officer who. just to make
CAB. asked Kippy: rs this all
true, young lady?"
With a choice of honesty or
Ifilial devotion, Kippy chose the
latter.
"Mommy doesn't have fur
stole at ALL" she said defiantly.
X y 4 X
Gen. Omar Bradley is a de-
voted fan of Olsen and johnson
and never misses seeing their
shows. The other night the
general and his party attended
the Latin Quarter and sat ring
side while Chic and Ole blasted
of the usual assortment of guns,
cannon and small bombs. After
ward. Olsen asked Gen. Bradley
If he'd pose for some publicity
pictures.
mot with any Of those pretty
girls" said Bradley. 'but I'll pose
with you boys. With all the
shooting you do. I'd simply feel
I was sitting for an official War
Department photograph"
~
II been hacking in this town
for 20 years." said my cab driver
land I thought seen everything
until last night out in Queens.
hear a whistle, but can't see no.
body. I keep looking. Finally
I see guy crouched between two
cars. He jumps into the cab
He's stark naked. Take me tc
the Waldorf Astoria, he tells me
I can't. Am I gonna let him of
at Park Ave. and 50th bare
naked? I take him to my house
and find him some old clothes
Then I take him to the Waldorf
The clock reads $6.75. He jumps