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Evening star., 1957-12-09
Ry DR. PAUL POPENOE

ny DMs EAO4 HOh GNVh
Traditionally, there are Is
steps leading to the gallows.
But. you can reach . divorce
court in only six steps. Mrs.
w. Is already standing on
the fourth. although she
doesn't know 1t. And she
hasn't much farther 10 80
before the trap is sprung on
her. Unfortunately. when
you start on either Of these
flights Of steps--up to the
gallows or down to the di-
vorce court--it isn't easy to
turn back. It's much easter
not TO start at all.
Let's consider Mrs. Wa
case more carefully. She
went to Q counselor. not for
help In her marriage. but
ostensibly for vocational
guidance. She was over
dressed In clothes that un-
questionably came from q
department in q store that
caters to stylish stouts" or
words 10 that effect. Her
makeup. I thought. must
have been applied In the
dark. She also felt that she
had talent but had never
been given q chance TO de-
velop Il. She wanted TO be-
come q television scenario
writer. There was money and
fame in IL. she understood.
What had she done pre-
viously2 She got an "A" in
English composition in high
school and her teacher told
her she had great things in
store for her II only she
would cultivate her talent.
She had written several skits
for Q woman's club since
then. had contributed social
notes to the neighborhood
weekly newspaper: and her
friends all told her that she
was q wonderful letter writer
that her letters read like
Pulitzer Prize drama. She
was thinking Of renting q
studio. employing an agent
and devoting al her time to
scenario writing.
How win that at in
with your home and family
responsibilities" she was
asked.
Well" she hesitated. I'd
divorce my husband and be
free. I've about made UP my
mind to do that anyway"
She was merely at q GER
tain point on the six steps.
A few years before, she would
have laughed ct the idea Of
giving UP her home to be-
come q writer Of TV scripts.
for which she had no con-
eeivable preparation. A few
years from now, she'll also
laugh at the idea. though
somewhat bitterly. But to-
day, she takes Il seriously.
Why? Because she has
reached that stage.
Sociologist Willard Waller
listed these ak steps BY
which . married person
reaches q divorce:
!. Determined 70 have her
own way. This 10 largely .
survival Of the spoiled-child
attitude. ct applies TO both
sexes. but I'll speak Of the
wife just for simplicity)
2. Conflict ~ . result of
this.
;. Attempting to run away
from the conflict. instead Of
facing It and getting rid Of
It by removing the causes.
4. Gradually building up
the feeling that you are no
longer . part Of the mar
riage. This. Dr.. Waller as
serted land you can con-
form It among your own
acquaintances), 10 accom-
panied by delusions Of gram
Evening star., 1957-12-09
Yule Porty SET

The December meeting Of
the Falls Church Republican
Women's Club will be a Christ
mas party at the home OF
Mrs. Lambert Miller. 610
Eleventh street. Falls Church.
on Friday at z pm. All mem-
bers and their husbands are
invited.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-24
Church Men
Entertain Scouts,
Little League Team

Recently the men of the Presby-
terian Church met for an evening
beginning with a supper served
by the Social Committee with
members of the Little League Team
and the Boy Scouts as guests.
There were % boys present plus
AZ men.
The new Troop No. 30S was in
troduced and each member was
presented with a Scout necker-
chief and his patrol insignia. Scout
master George Marshall presented
each Patrol Leader who in turn
presented members of his Patrol.
He also announced plans for the
first weekend camping trip to
Camp Rodney. The Mems Organi-
cation is footing the bill.
Members of the Little League
Team were presented with their
new caps and shirts and all me
boys of both organizations were
roundly applauded by the men.
The evening was topped off with
the showing of three-reel cartoon
and a brief devotional message
based on II Timothy, that Chris
tian is a son, soldier, a sports
man, and a sOwer.
1t was the concensus that a IA
thers and sons affair should be an
annual event.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-24
HI Girls Planning
For Dress Revue

Fourth girls in Sussex County
are cutting, fitting and sewing out
fits they hope will be in the spot
light at local, county, and state All
dress revues this summer, Bernar-
dine Coleman, county All agent,
has announced.
Their final goal is to model the
clothes III the national dress revue
at the All Club Congress in Chica-
go next December.
The All dress revue program, di-
rected by Wayne Bath, acting state
All Club leader, designed to teach
All girls how to select styles, col
ors, and fabrics suited to their in
dividual personalities and ward
robe needs. Poise, self-confidence,
and good grooming habits also are
developed along with leadership
qualities and learning to work with
others.
Merit awards will be supplied for
the 18th consecutive year by the
Simplicity Pattern Company, the
agent said. The state winner will
receive an all-expense trip to the
Chicago Club Congress, and a
special gift of a leather encased
scissors set. Blue award county
winners will get medals of honor
The agent invites girls between
10 and 81 to enroll in the dress re-
vue held June 2S during All Short
Course at the University of Della
ware. Detailed information may be
obtained from local All Club lead
ers or at the county extension Off
ice
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-24
Greenwood I'll. ID.
Club Notes

The Merry Makers Club of
Greenwood was hostess to the
Greenwood Home Demonstration
Club, Atlanta, Bridgeville, Ellen
dale and Shawnee Evening Clubs
in the Greenwood Fire Hall on
Monday evening, May 18th. APP
proximately IS guests were in
vited. Our State Leader and Coun-
ty Leader were also guests. A
panel discussion was held during
the evening Cn Fun and Entertain
ment for Young People, which
aroused the thoughts and ques-
tions of many.
Short business meetings were
held in groups for each club. The
Short Course, which will be held
at the University of Delaware from
June 18th through goth, was a sub
ject brought to mind. Our next
meeting will be with Mrs. Minnie
Owens on the End Tuesday evening
of June. The club served delicious
refreshments.
Our club made so puppets for
The Nanticoke Hospital, instead of
only as was mistakenly publish
ed in our National Home Demon
stration Club Notes in the Chron-
icle during National Home Dem
onstration Week.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-24
Music Night At
School This Evening

Music Night will be held at the
Athletic Field of the Milford High
School this evening at S:15 O'Clock.
The program follows:
Part 1, Elementary Band-1,
Billy Boy; 2, Bicycle Built for Two;
3, Marjorie Waltz; 4, Eagle Scout
March. Part II, Junior High Band
Il, Star March, with Elementary
Majorettes; 2, Normal March; 8,
Fujiyama. Part III, Junior High
Chorus, Some Folks Do; 2. That
Girl With the Flaming Red Hair;
3, | Like 1t Here. Part w, Philip
pine Dance-Seventh Graders di-
rected by Miss Gray. Part V, SEN
iOr High Chorus. It's a Grand
Night for Singing; 2, Where in the
World; 3, Country Style-Violinist
Miss Gray; 4, Pledge of Allegiance
combined chorgses. Part VI,
Dance Band, Prom Polka. Part
VII. Senior High Band-1, Show
BOy-March; 2, Pursuit Squadron
March, 8, Pavane: 4, Semper
FIedlis-with Senior Majorettes;
5, Big Horn Boogie; 6. Hot Can
ary: Z, Nutcracker Suit Part VIII,
Melody Maids, Allah's Holiday
Part TX, Chorus and Bands,
Milford Alma Mater; 2. Star Spang-
led Banner-,audience please join
us.
Free admission. The chorus di-
rector is Mrs. Marie Giltenboth.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-24
Items of q Purely
Personal Nature

Miss Carolyn Masten was the
weekend guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Messick in Bethesda, Md.
Mrs. Della Hall Deakyne recent
ly returned home after spending
several weeks in Washington with
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hall Deakyne.
Mrs. A. Rhees Bradford and
daughter, Katherine Heidi, of Pao-
Ii, Pa, are visiting Mrs. Betty
Bradford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Coverdale
had as their guest for the past
month, Mr.. and Mrs. George E.
Lewis and daughter, Margaret,
from Ankara, Turkey They are
leaving N. Y, Saturday by plane,
where they will spend a few days
in Rome and Athens, arriving in
Ankara, Turkey, June 5th.
Bernard F. Grunstra, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Seba Grunstra of Hous-
ton, Del, receives his Bachelor of
Divinity (B.D) degree from West
minister Theological Seminary, in
Philadelphia, Wednesday, May %.
Mr.. Grunstra is the president of his
senior class. In 1850 he received
the BIS. degree from Houghton Col
lege, Houghton, N. Y, and in 1854
his MS. from the University of
Rochester, n. Y.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Shafer
were in Baltimore for the past
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred c. Smith of
Wilmington are visiting Mrs. Her
man Johnson.
Mrs. F. Burgette Short was the
guest of Mrs. Edwin D. Steele at
her home in Newark the past week
end.
William H. Fisher, Milford-Har-
rington Highway, is convalescing
at home, having broken his ankle
in fall.
Mrs. James Scott and Miss Helen
Scott Of Wilmington were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Myron Warren a
few days this week and attended
the sessions of the clubs CONVEX
tion held here Wednesday and
Thursday.
Mrs. Roy Edwards of st. Clair,
Michigan, has been visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Johnson at their home on South
east Second Street This morning
she will start on her way home
accompanied by her parents who
will spend a month with her and
Mr.. Edwards.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-24
To Show
Most Powerful Motor

The worlds most powerful pro-
duction outboard motor, and the
first outboard with an automatic
transmission are among the many
models which will be shown in
action here at the Vinyard Ship
Yard, Saturday, May 25th, 10 a. M
5 p. M, by the Vinyard Ship Build
ing Co.
The public will be invited to
take free. rides in several types of
boats powered by these new en-
gines, and permitted to take over
the controls themselves to learn
first-hand how the newest in out
board motors operate and perform.
Two motors, new to boating this
year, with major improvements in
outboarding design, are the so
horsepower Mark rs Mercury and
the 10 horsepower Mark 10 Mer-
curry.
In addition to being the most
powerful production engine this
year, the Mercury Mark IS, manu-
factured by the Kiekhaefer Cor
poration, Fond du Lac, WiscOn-
sin, is the first cylinder milne
power-plant to be made available
to outboard owners. Equipped with
a 12-volt electric starter and gen
orator system, it also features a
new remote control which COM
bines starting, forward, reverse
and speed control in a single lever
operated by one hand.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-24
Leaves For Council
OF World Nurses

Miss Betty Louise Layton left
Tuesday, May 21, from New York
in flight to attend the Incarnation
al Council of Nurses to be held in
Rome, Italy, May 27 to 81. Miss
Layton was elected delegate to the
Congress, which is held once every
four years, by the Student-Faculty
Organization of the Delaware Hos
pital School of Nursing and the
State Student Nurses Association.
Miss Layton has been very ac-
tive, holding several offices during
training. This year she is presi-
dent of the State Student Nurses
Association and president of the
senior class. At graduation exer-
cises, held in April, she was award
ed. the Eva B. Hayes Memorial
Award, given in recognition of the
best bedside nurse and outstanding
member of the graduating class.
Sightseeing places of interest in
France, Switzerland and Italy are
included in the trip abroad. Miss
Layton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbur B. Layton, Jr., will COM
plete training in August.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-24
Hospital Hostesses


Hospital Cart and Hospital Shop
Hostesses for Milford Memorial
Hospital for the week Friday, May
"a, through Thursday, May 80, fol-
low:
Hospital Friday, May "a:
Mrs. G. Russell, Mrs. Harvey Shaf-
er; Saturday, May 25: Mrs. Charles
Lundstedt, Mrs. John Howell; Mon
day, May 27: Mrs Robert Reed,
Mrs. w. w. McGinnis; Tuesday,
May %: Mrs. Emily Moore, Mrs.
Morris Rosker; Wednesday, May
29: Mrs. John Rogers, Mrs. Brod-
dus Jones; Thursday, May 30:
Mrs. Margaret Greenly, Mrs. Les
ley Jones.
Hospital Shop-Friday, May "a:
afternoon, Mrs. Harlan Jester, eve
ming, Mrs. Charles Lacy, Mrs. Clar-
ence Davis; Saturday, May 25: af-
ternOon, Mrs. Helen Lynn, evening,
Mrs. Arthur Hall; Sunday, May 26:
afternoon, Mrs. Samuel Weinberg,
Mrs. Benz. MarkOwitz, evening,
Mrs. Harry Zeisig; Monday, May
81: afternoon, Mrs. Benz. Bridg-
res, Mrs. Joseph Orkin, evening,
Mrs. Emory Postles; Tuesday, May
%: afternoon, Mrs. Nelson Wright.
Mrs. Burt Atwell, evening, Mrs.
John Hallett, Mrs. Harry GreenIy;
Wednesday, May 29: afternoon,
Mrs Burton Willis, evening, Mrs.
Roy ReichhOld, Mrs. Joseph Pearce,
Jr.; Thursday, May 30: afternoon.
Mrs. Leonard French, Mrs. John
Leverage, evening, Mrs. Roma Mar
jner.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-24
Hospital Births

The following. babies were born
in Milford Memorial Hospital:
May 10: Boy, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Warren, colored, Milford; Boy, Mr..
and Mrs Alvin Thompson, Harring-
ton.
May Il: Girl. Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
risOn Joseph, Georgetown.
May II: Boy, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Mitchell, Georgetown.
May 13: Girl, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Weldon, Laurel; Girl, Mr..
and Mrs. Veron Finney, colored,
Lincoln: Boy, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Dixon, colored, Bridgeville.
May IA: Girl, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
ton Brown, colored, Seaford: Girl,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mabry Murphy,
BridgeviIIe; Boy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Emory, Milford; Girl, Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Harrington, Mill
ford.
May Is: Girl, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Cordrey, Bridgeville: Boy, Mr..
and Mrs. David Dimes, BridgeviIle;
Boy. Mr. and Mrs. William Eisen-
brey, Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-24
Dover Century Club

The Literature Group of the Do
yer Century Club is presenting a
program of Poetry-Readings by
Winifred MacCardell and Paul
Thatcher Flood, on Tuesday, May
2Sth at the Dover Century Club,
The Green, at p. M.
The public is invited to attend.
Tickets may be obtained from the
Ticket Chairman, Mrs. James B.
Kilvington, $40 Greenhill Road,
Eastover Hills, Dover, or by phon-
ing Dover 1902.
Paul Thatcher Flood has had a
varied and interesting career as a
concert and opera singer, chorus
director, actor and teacher. He was
Associate Teacher with Oscar Saen-
ger in New York and Chicago; /;
head of the Voice Department of
Tucker School of Expression in
Cleveland; sang in opera with Mary
Garden and has been the manager
of the famed PoconO Playhouse for
six seasons. Mr.. Flood has long
been interested in "Y" work. He
was the first member of the first
Boys Y in the world-West Side
''Y'' in Cleveland, o.
Winifred MacCardell Flood will
be remembered by many as Wini-
fred Hanchett, the granddaughter
of the late Rev. Thomas G. Murph-
ey, former minister of the Presby-
terian Church in Dover.
For the past twelve years the
Floods have taught speech, both in
New York and in Winter Park
Florida. They have developed their
own Speech Method" which is ap-
pealing to students in the profess
sion, business and theatrical fields
Their POetry-Readings are a di-
rect outgrowth of this teaching.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-24
Carlisle Fire Co.
Host To Assn.

The Carlisle Fire Company of
Milford was host to the Kent Coun-
ty Firemen's Association at a meet
ing held in Milford recently. The
meeting was called to order by the
president of the association, How
ell Barnes. A welcome was ex-
tended to the association by the
president of the Carlisle Fire Com
pany, Dolphus B. Wilkins.
The chairman of the Law and
Legislation Committee, Walter
Handsberry, reported on the bill
now before the House in Dover.
The monthly fire report for April
was given by George M. Reed, Jr.,
Kent County Fire Recorder. The
report was as follows:
Sixty-nine alarms were answer
ed; % were town; 80, rural, and
nine were to other towns. The
total loss was $35,540. $31,290 was
covered by insurance. Net loss
was $4,25O. The loss to town was
$18,030. The loss to rural was
$3.50.
Men in service, 1903; hours in
service, 116; total man hours,
5,271; miles travelled, SIS; the
company responding to the most
alarms was Dover with Is alarms /;
the company having the greatest
loss was Milford with the loss of
S16,560 in property damage. Both
North Bowers and South Bowers
had no fires.
The report for the ambulance
service was as follows: 43 trips, sc
men in service, 80 hours in service.
The total man hours was 141 and
the total miles travelled was 1,148.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-24
Milford Squadron
Air Rescue Service

The Milford Air Rescne Service
would like to remind you that their
Annual Fly Hop" will be held
this Saturday night. May 25, from
900 p. m. until 100 a. m. Music
will be furnished by Harry Jar
man and his orchestra and dress is
optional. Tickets are on sale at
the Singer Sewing Machine Center
and Hammond Cadillac at $3.50 per
couple.
This dance is being given to help
supplement the Milford Squadron
of the Civil Air Patrol. a nOn-profit
corporation dedicated to our Ma
tiOn's defense and the advancement
of aviation We urgently request
your support.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-24
Veteran Groups TS
Honor Deceased
War Veter ans

Memorial services will be held
on Nav 80, by the Veterans of For
eign Wars and Auxiliary of Broad
kiln Post No. 1884 at the Odd Eel
lows Cemetery at 1870 p. m.
Speakers will be David S. Hugg,
department VFW commander and
Rev w. Earl Watts. pastor of the
Pilgrim Holiness Church, Milton.
Memorial plaques will be placed
at the Odd Fellows, Milton Metho-
dist and Harbeson Cemeteries in
memory of the deceased veterans
The public is invited to attend
In case of rain the ceremony
will be held at the Post Home.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-24
LoOCKERMAN

Mrs. Elizabeth Causey Richards
Loockerman, IS, member of a prom
inent Peninsula family, died at her
home on Locust Grove Farm, near
Greenwood on Tuesday night, May
IA.
She had been an invalid for %
years.
Wife of Jay Clarence LOCKER
man, who survives, she was a
daughter of the late John Emery
Richards of the adjoining Middle
space Farm and Eliza beth Warren
Wright Richards.
Mrs. LOockermaD was an active
charter member of Epworth Meth
odist Church near Bridgeville, and
a descendant Of many early sett-
lers of Sussex and Dorchester
Counties. She lived on land own
ed by the Richards family since the
original grant.
She is survived by son, Louis
Richards Loockerman of near
Greenwood; a daughter, Miss Mary
Richards Loockerman, at home, a
former correspondent to this news
paper; two grandsons, L. William
LoOckerman, near Bridgeviile, and
Technical Sergeant Thomas c.
Loockerman, Naval Air Station,
Hutchinson, Kan; : great grand
son, David William Loockerman,
and a great granddaughter, De
Mise Kaye LOockerman.
Mrs. LOOckerman was a cousin
to the late Robert H. Richards, for
mer prominent attorney in Will
mington, and also a first cousin
to President Judge Sudler R. Rich
ards of Georgetown, and Mrs. Wal
ker L. Mifflin, Dover, and Mrs.
Frank NJ. Jones, Georgetown.
Services were held at 2 p. m.
on Friday from Locust Grove Farm
with the Rev. Richard Bailey, pas
tor of the Pennington Charge.
Methodist Churches, officiating. Bu-
rial in the Bridgeyille Cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-24
Engagement

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Watson of
near Milford, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Mary
Lee, to Mr.. James Bell of Dover,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Bell of
Dover.
Miss Watson is a graduate of
Milford High School and is assO-
ciated with the Milford Stitching
Company.
Mr.. Bell is associated with the
Dover Air Base.
A fall wedding is being planned.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-24
Revival Services At
Cooks Holiness Church

Revival Services, May 2sth to
June 9Th, 1857, at Cooks Holiness
Church, Kenton. Del. Rev. ]. M.
Sullivan, BlOxom, Va, Evangelist.
Special singing. Services nightly
at 1880 p. m. Sunday services at
10. IL a. m; 2:3O, 1880 p. m.
You are cordially invited. Pray.
Come, Welcome. Claude E. Lynch,
Sr., pastor.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-24
Happenings of Interest
Throughout Delaware

NEW POLICY - The nations
largest auto insurer this week un-
veiled a new policy which ''recog-
niZes the motorists need for great
er financial protection against the
grim and mounting hazards of to-
days traffic." according to the
firms president, Adlai H. Rust.
Written by State Farm Mutual
Automobile Insurance Company,
the policy carrier a major medical
payments optional coverage. Lo-
cal agent, B. Norman Hopkins,
said it is the first adaptation in the
auto insurance field of a catastro-
phe-protection principle widely
used in modern group health and
accident plans.
FOUR-H SHORT COURSE =
Four~H'ers in Kent County have
been invited to enroll in the state
wide All short course June 26 to
29 at the University of Delaware.
When making the announcement,
Marion Macdonald, county All
agent, said project classes will be
held in foods, clothing, home i'm
provement, entomology, electricity,
crops and soils, livestock, farm
machinery, farm management,
poultry production, and dairying.
Glasses also will be held in swim
ming, public speaking, All news
paper publication, photography,
modelling, and ballroom dancing.
One class will develop a new All
song book.
EASTERN STAR - A dozen or
more Of Sussex Chapter IT, Order
of Eastern Star members attended
thu 35th Grand Chapter Sessions
at Wilmington May 11-14. The
opening event was a banquet hon.
oring the outgoing Worthy Grand
Matron and Patron. The final ses-
sion on Tuesday was highIighted
by the installation of the newly
elected Worthy Grand Matrou,
Sarah Hoffman and Worthy Grand
Patron, John Conley and their
corps of officers.
Mrs. Eunice MarshelI of Seaford,
who served as Page to the Grand
Organist sustained serious back in
juries from fail in the bathtub,
and will be confined to the hospital
for some time.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-24
KIND CAPTOR

DENVER, Colo. - up II Raquel
Cordova, a grocer, is certainly a
man who holds no grudges. Cor
dova captured Alfonso Vigil at
tempting to burglarize his grocery
store. Afterwards, he provided
food for Vigirs wife and nine chill
dren to eat while Vigil is in Jail.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-24
RADIOS DECLINE

DENVER, Colo. - (P) = Signs
Of the changing times: Denver city
tax records show that the number
of taxable television sets jumped
erorn nothing five years ago to
7s 557 this year. Taxable radios
co. the same five-year period drop
ned from 25.961 to 12.S7S.