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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-11-22
8 OUR
ia Town
STUFF
AND
THINGS

Critics tell us that there is too much love In mooern
day fiction 1t is considered opinion tha te
a lot truer
Peonle are the strangest animals earthf you tell
man that there are 279 trion stars in the milky way ne
will believe YOU but if you post sign that says wet paint
he'll stick his finger in it every time.
old Heu,oood Suuoq the Dan Cupid of Warmers Cor
ners saus that the difference beta0een WJe ana soeet
heart is about dollars meal Never douot yoou
qvifes judgemt says Heycood, "s look aoho she mar
riedp'
R;o Nancu Heuavoods old girl friend, heard to
tter as she aoent into the smoke house for smoke
"That Hey'oood has has ups ond d00"s-t@e 'ers!
If YOU don't think the younger generation isn't inter-
esed in getting ahead just wait until one OF them pulls up
next to you at a stop light.
We are hiqlg IN favor of all cheer leaders haUlg self
aindng aoaches The scientists spend lot of time trying
to harness the and the tides but aohy doesn't one OF EN-
harness the energy of the acreage teen-ager?
Thin people have more to be thankful for on Turkey
Day-they aren't trying to lose weight.
Things are surely changing in the business ord You
can bn natent medicines at grocery store oboard mot
ors at duq store electric shaUers barber shop bread
ice paror and they even seA BIRDS at the o~m
dry
Most financial headaches are caused by going
to persons head.
Sure kisses full of germs but most of us build up
an immunity to em before old enough to vote =
germs not Kisses that is!
Criticism is just word which explains what say
about people whose ideas do not agree with our own.
And there's the one about the doorkeeper at large
New York night club. Seems he slipped banana peel
and rolled right out into the street The manager rushed
out to him and said Balls O fire, Henry be careful
- people will think you're one of the guests"
And still they continue to depore injuries to Boys
playing football Yet the fathers of many of these
boys think nothing of buying Junior 800 horsepower
speeda0agon so that he can kill himself IN style.
We like the one about the 100-year-o old man who when
asked how it felt to be that DID, sad WELL there's
thing about it very few people ever die at my age!
Beware of the man who tells you that he does
anything behind closed doors after ALL that's what clos
ed doors are for.
We heard about who afraid to leave
her baby his crib alone for fear she wouldn't hear him
if he fell out The problem quickly solved by removing
the rug from the ROOM.
The only segregation that ois the approval of all
is havig to eat IN the kitchen because there isn't enough
space at the dining table.
The only trouble with avoiding the mistakes your fa-
ther made that you always end making the your
grandfather made.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-11-22
were discussed at this stop and a
few of the former stops.

were ulSCuSS6u DIT tIllS SIOp dIiu q
few of the former stops.
The last stop was made on a
farm in Greene County where the
Cline Brothers explained their
swine program where the sows and
pigs were kept on concrete almost
1000 of the time. They had CEN
tral narrowing house with pens
with guard rails. Their feeding
floor was sloped in such a way
that the manure could be washed
down into a pit and hauled out on
the fields as liquid manure. There
were many important phases of
the swine Enterprise discussed at
each stop showing that there was
several different ways of getting a
job done.
The swine tour committee men,
bers included: Ray Mcclure, Bob
Dillingham;, Floyd Butts and Jack
Donahue.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-11-22

Continued from Page Onel
sows at narrowing time which was
a little different than the other
stops in that they were using 30
metal farrowing stalls located in
side their big barn. He explained
their sanitation program, their
steam genny and other equipment.
At the fourth stop Don Dorm
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-11-22
Madison County
Court News
PROBATE COURT
MARRIAGE LICENSES:

Ronald David Rivers, "a, Mt.
Sterling farmer and Norma Jean
Wickell, 10, Mt Sterling.
Ronald David Duncan, 19, Lon
don, factory worker and Martha
Janet Anderson, II, Plain City,
student.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-11-22
Get the Best of Both : J

Get all-new jet stream styling, all-new push
button features. Get easiest driving, parking,
garaging. Get a SO Rambler, that costs least
to run, brings most when you trade!
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-11-22
MEETING SITE CHANGED

The meeting of the Union Home
Demonstration Council, formerly
known as the London Council,
scheduled for the London Metho-
dist Church, Monday, November
Is, has been changed to the Youth
Building.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-11-22
BUCKS WELCOME
ARRIVAL OF SON

DR.. and Mrs. Donald t. Buck,
London-Sedalia Road, announce
the birth of a son, Erick Allen at
Mt. Carmel Hospital on November
6. The baby weighed seven pounds.
The mother is the former Helen
Stahl, home economist for Mad
ison County.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-11-22
WILLS ADMITTED:
Harry Turvy, Nov. 16.
Oliver E. Liller, Nov. 10.
INVENTORIES APPROVED:

Julia M. Phillips estate total &c.
975, all of which was real estate;
r. G. Webber, E. d. Tanner and
Ross Alkire Sr., appraisers; Pal
mer Phillips, Administrator.
Blanche Chenoweth estate; total
$24,861 of which $21, 800 was real
estate. Marion Meats, Rodger Ba-
ker and A. r. Alkire, Sr., apprais-
ers; Ruth Chenoweth Erhardt, Ad-
ministrix.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-11-22

Beef cattle make faster gains for
profitable beef production, dairy
COWS produce more milk, and the
farmer saves on time and work.
That's what many Ohio farmers
have found after they invested
in mechanical feeders for their
livestock. With mechanical feed
ing, the dangerous climb up and
down the slippery silo is elimi-
mated. Push a switch and Reddy
KiloWatt, your electric servant,
operates the silo unloader that.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-06
WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
BY WILLIAM NORRIS

How would you like to add
valuable words to your vocab-
ulary-and have run doing it?
Here are 10 interesting and use
full words. You'll know the
meaning of some Of them-but
others may prove puzzling. For
each numbered word you will
find a term of almost the same
meaning among the definitions
following 1t. For example. the
word numbered 4 may have
practically the same meaning
as the definition lettered B
Write this down as Alb.
When you have written down
all the answers, check the cor
rect pairings at the bottom.
Score 10 for each correct answer
100 is excellent; 80. good; 70
Ior 80, fair. If you score below
70. better look up the words you
missed.
/. Acumen: (a) stomach dis
order; tb) mentally keen: (c)
quick perception; Id knowledge
of oneself.
2. Herculean: (a) prodigiously
strong; tb) admired by the fair
sex; (c) deep-voiced; Id fam
ing.
3. Pertinacious: (a) danger
Gus; (b) enthusiastic; (c) very
persistent: I'D savage.
A. Blatant: (a) fiery; (b) up
setting to the stomach; (c) fac
lie: Id noisy and vulgar.
5. Facade: (a) front OF 9
building; (b) hole card in poker;
lc) face-saving device; I'D dia-
mond's surface.
s. Epitome: (a) short book,
OBJ clever saying; (c) summary
or condensation; Id nickname
z. Cognomen: (a) wheel with.
in a wheel; (b) fighting cock,
(c) nickname; Id wise man.
! 8. Fiat: (aD a German-madt
sports car; (b) small lie: (c)
Authoritative order: Id utter
desolation.
8. Raillery: ta) splitting rails;
(b) good-natured testing; (c)
evening dress; Id bird study.
10. Fiance: (a) money mat
tiers; tb) trickery; Co engaged
man; Cd engaged woman.
Answers
&c Cuh-KYOO-m'n); "a
(her-KYOO-lee-un): &c (per.
ih-NAY-shus): AID (BLAY.
int; 5-A (fud-SAHD); &C
teh-PIT-uh-mee): TIC (kog.
NOH-m'n); &C (FY-ut); 9-E
(RAY-luh-ree): 10-C (fee-ahn'
SAY.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-06
OUR PRESIDENTS
BY HONORE NJ. CATUDAL

/. Who was President when
the Supreme Court handed down
its decision in the famous bred
Scott case, exactly 100 years
ago today?
2. Oliver Wendell Holmes, jr.,
a great American jurist. died In
Washington, % years ago today
a few days before his oath BIRTH
day. Who was President (a)
when he died? tb) when he
was born?
3. Today is the l2lst ami
versary OF the fall of the Alamo.
Who was President when Davy
Crockett and 1856 Texans we're
slain in this famous battle?
ANSWERS on Next Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-06
WORD GAME
Find Is or more words in
c A r b MIC
BY EASLEY BLACKWOOD

meaning. obtained from car
bon" Average is %; time limit,
20 minutes.
Rules Of the game /. Words must be
OF four or more letters . Words which
acquire four letters by the addition Of
IS J" such as bats" cats" are not used.
3 Only one form of a word is used 4
Proper names are not used.
Answer 20 DEGRADE
care. dead. deed. deer. dear, drag. dredge.
dreg; dread. cared, eager, edged. egad,
eaoder, scared, grade. greed. grad. ragged,
Ieec, read. adder, aged. agreed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-06
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Why We Say

SUDDEN FEAR-This word
goes back to the time when the
god "Pan" was believed to be the
creator Of all sudden fear. Loud
noises at night were said to be
lcaused by Pan" or panics.
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-29
MILTON
Walter w. Crouch
Phone: Milton 1896

| On Monday evening members OF
the Lions Club held their bi-month-
ly dinner meeting in the Fellow
ship Hall adjoining the Goshen
Methodist Church. Members OF
Circle No. 6, prepared and served
the neal. Mrs. Alberta Lofland is
leader of this circle.
After a brief wedding trip, Mr.
and Mrs. INLAND Pepper, Jr., are
now at home in Milton. The young
couple were married Friday even
ing in the Goshen Methodist Sane
tuary. The Rev. Conrad Hamer
pastor of the church, officiated
Mrs. Pepper is the former Miss
Janice Cropper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl King and sons
Benny and Tommy spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Black, in Newark. On Saturday,
the Kings accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Black went to Philadelphia,
and were among those greeting
Santa Claus on his first official visit
| to the city. Before returning to
Newark, they visited Mr.. and Mrs
Kenneth Wolfe, in Springfield, Pa
On Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. King and
sons and Mr.. and Mrs. Black were
dinner guests with Mr.. and Mrs.
| Charles Fisher and daughters, in
Claynont.
Mrs. George T. Cannon and son,
Teddy spent Saturday in Whining
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Johnson,
of Richmond, Va, spent several
days in Milton last week They
were here to attend the funeral
services of his sister, Mrs. Stella
Palmer, who was inferred at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, last Thursday.
Mrs. Mary G. Quig, who has been
a patient in Beebe Hospital, Lewes
for several weeks is rapidly i'm
proving and is expected home dur
ing this weekend.
On Saturday the following mem
bers of Field enterprise attended
sales meetings in Philadelphia
Mrs. Alfred Gross, District Man.
ager and her co-workers, Mrs. Es-
ther Davidson, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Kehn and Mrs. Margaret Weaver.
The General Meeting of the Wo-
mans Society of Christian Service
was held on Tuesday evening, in
Goshen Methodist Church. The
study subject was "The mind that
was in Christ. and was presented
by the Secy of Student Work, Mrs.
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-29

H. p. Ross, Seaford, repre-
sentative for the Wayne Pump
Company, has recently been
transferred to a similar posi-
ton at Richmond, Va.
The marriage of Miss Ruth
M. Edmondson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy w. Edmond
son of Smyrna, to Mr.. George
A. Metz of Lincoln City, took
place on Friday, November 10,
in st. Joseph's rectory, Clay
ton. After a short wedding trip
Mr.. and Mrs. Metz will live in
Lincoln City.
Bids will be asked in a few
days for construction of the
new Milford Armory, to be built
on North Walnut street, on the
vacant lot next to the residence
of former State Senator ]. Har-
ry Latchum. The Legislature
appropriated $65,O00 for the
building, ground, and all other
expenses incident to it's con-
struction.
Frankford is the leading
point for the receipt of day-old
chicks. Carload lots are re-
ceived daily except Mondays.
Last Friday and Saturday more
than 100000 chicks were re-
ceived. They came from most
distant points in the United
States. Perhaps most of them
are from places in New Eng
land. Attendants are with
them from the point of ship
ment till they are delivered in
Frankford.
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-29
HOUSTON
Mrs. Viola Thistlewo0d
Phone: Milford 1914

II
Hi there everybody The writer
of these items is back on the jot
after being away for the past
month. She had a good substitute
Eileen Webb, while she was away
Church news for Sunday, Dece.n-
ber 1:
Sunday School at 10 a. m, Robert
H. Yerkes, ST., General Supt.: AL
vim Brown, Junior Supt.; Mrs
Dorothy Pearson, Cradle Roll Supt. ;
Mrs. William Scott, Missionary
Supt. AS this date is the first
Sunday of the month, it will be
our Offering a little larger for
through missionaries great good is
accomplished both at home and a.
broad
Service of worship begins at II
a. m, with the organ prelude with
Mrs. Agnes Webb at the console
Call to worship by the minister,
Rev. Ray w. Kirwan. A musical
number will be rendered by the
Senior Choir. The Chancel Choir
will be absent because the accom-
panist, Miss Connie Parvis, will be
in Chicago with the 4-H The mini
ster will deliver the sermon
6:45 p. m, MYF will meet in the
Sunday School Room.
For the month of December
Church HCstesses, Mrs. Harvey
Marvel ard Mrs. Henry Griffith
Flower Committee, Mrs. Anna
Hammond and Mrs. Robert Yerkes
Ushers, Theodore Yerkes, Chief
Usher: Messrs. Russell Hayes
Louis Buarque, Harold Brown and
Walter Studte, Jr.
Last Sunday, there were LAG in
attendance at Sunday School and
the offering amounted to over
$25.OO.
Mrs. Clinton Marvel, President
of the WSCS has been appointed
chairman for the Christmas gif.
collection for the Hospital for the
Mentally Retarded. A box will be
placed in the church for the recep-
ton of gifts, The following sug-
gestions for gifts are made: Girls,
blouses, skirts, sweaters, gloves,
hose, anklets, costume jewelry
comb and brush set, powder, lip
stick, compacts, dolls of all kinds
wallets and games; Boys, tee shirts
white or coiored, sweaters, sweat
shirts, belts, socks, bow ties (clip
ON, gloves, wallets, plastic trucks
and cars, model airplanes with sim
pie instructions, wooden toys and
toys for small boys. The deadline
for bringing the gifts will be Sun
day, December Is. Money can also
be given.
A film, "The other City,, spon-
sored by the WSCS will be shown
in Houston Methodist Church. on
Tuesday. December 3rd, at 1880
p. m. There will be medical doc
tor present to answer any ques-
tions that may be asked. A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
The Methodist Men are very
grateful to all who helped with the
pancake and sausage supper or.
Nov. 18th, and to those who patron
lied it.
The minister and the committee
who were responsible for Home
coming services, are most grateful
for the fine support given last Sun
day. The attendance was very good
at both the morning and evening
services and the cooperation of
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-29

Myer Ableman, John Will
liams, Wayne Burton, Miss Mar
ian McCabe, Miss Blanche
Blackstone and Miss Lillian
MCGEE, all of Millsboro, spent
the holidays with their respec-
tive parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Farber
of 19 Forest avenue, Claymont,
are the happy parents of a fine
son, born Thanksgiving Day.
The little one will be named
Carlton Douglas. Mr.. Farber
will be noticed wearing a broad
smile.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Markert
of Harrington have just re-
turned home from a trip to
Wilcox, Pa, where they at
tended the golden wedding an
niversary of Mr.. Markert's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A.
Markert, held last Saturday.
zoe
George Barratt Thistlewood,
of Houston, while out cunning
on Friday, came in contact
with some kind of poison and
has been confined to his home
since Sunday as it affected his
face and hands, but he is quite
a little better at this Writing.
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-29

Harold Belts. Members of Circle
No. 2, were hostesses for the en-
tertainment and refreshment hour.
Mrs. Leona King is President of
the organization and presided at
the monthly meeting. On Monday
evening the Executive Board of the
WSCS met in the Youth Room.
Community Thanksgiving SER
vices were held on Wednesday
evening in the Goshen Methodist
Church. All members. of the church
community were invited to attend.
The Rev. Conrad Hamer conducted
the inspiring service.
Youth of TIE Goshen Church Sun
day School will hold a Thanks
giving Party in the Fellowship
Hall, on Friday evening. This as
group will include boys and girls
from the fourth, fifth and sixth
grades. Each of the members are
urged to bring a friend.
Lloyd Reed is still a patient in
Beebe Hospital. He is recuperating
from pneumonia, but is improving
and his family are anxiously a
waiting his return home.
Last Friday evening pal Group
held a covered dish supper at the
home of Mrs. Margaret Black.
Husbands were honored guests.
Those present included: Mr.. and
Mrs. f.. Davis Lingo, Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Hurley, Mr.. and Mrs. Whit
ley Williams, Mr. and Mrs. VIM.
Crouch, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Black,
Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barker,
Mrs. Eliza Clendaniel, Mrs. Blan-
che Bennett, Mrs. Edith Conwell
and Mrs. Estella Lofiand.
H. Ernest Conwell is a patient
in the Delaware Hospital, Whining
ton.
Chris Schweizer, Jr., and Rus
sell Lucke, of Philadelphia, spent
the Thanksgiving holidays with
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
WIN. c. Crouch.
Mrs. Dorothy Burton had as hel
Sunday dinner guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. Paris Burton and children
and Mrs. Ida Moore.
SHOP AND SAVE IN MILFORDi
Bargains Galore In Every Store!
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-29

j. c. Bennett of Thompson
vile, accompanied by j. S. Rey-
nolds of Frederick, are spend
ing a few days at the James
town Exposition. We hope them
jolly time.
The family of Samuel Scott
of Greenwood, is stricken with
typhoid fever; the father and
children being down at one
time.
Last week was probably a
fair sample of the Seaford,
Delaware, oyster business. Six
express cars loaded with oys-
ters left Seaford in one after
noon last week, for northern
and western cities. OF these
Cambridge, Md, shipped four
cars, one hundred thousand
pounds which is ten thousand
gallons, and Seaford two cars,
about five thousand gallons.
1t is estimated that the days
shipment by freight and ex-
press from these points will
amount to nearly $4,000 gal
Ions. Last Mondays shipment
was as heavy.
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-29

WHEREAS, in time of peace, the
civilian volunteers comprising the
Civil Air Patrol, have established
and maintained in the State of
Delaware an effective program of
aviation education for our youth;
and
WHEREAS, today the Civil Air
Patrol is maintaining an efficient
and well trained rescue organiza-
ton, prepared, on short notice, to
hunt for fellow fiers and their
passengers who may be victims of
mishaps and to give first aid TO
such accident victims; ard
WHEREAS, the Civil Air Patrol
has repeatedly proved its worth as
a ready servant of the American
people and as an auxiliary to our
Air Force, rushing the i'll and in
jured to medical aid, and expedit-
ing transportation of essential
serums, blood, equipment and sup
plies in times of stress and disas-
ter, and
WHEREAS, on December l, 1857,
the Civil Air Patrol will observe
the sixteenth anniversary of its
founding; now
THEREFORE,, /, J. CALEB BOGGS,
Governor of the State of Delaware,
do hereby proclaim the week of
December 1 through December z.
1867, as
CIVIL AIR PATROL WEEK
and urge that the services of the
patriotic men and women of our
Civil Air Patrol be specially recog-
nized by all Delawareans during
this period.
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-29
Twenty Years Ago.

Taken from the Nov. 26, 1887 Issu'
The cannery warehouse at
Hickman, owned by John Ell
rick of fredericksburg, was
swept by fire late Monday night
with a loss estimated at ap-
proximately $4,000. The orig
in of the fire has not been de-
termined.
Hans Helms, a student at
Columbia University. and a
German musician, was the
guest artist at the regular
weekly meeting of the Milford
Rotary Club at the Hotel Wind
sor on Monday evening. Helms
gave his interpretations Of
what he terms instrumental
singing. Serving as his own
accompanist, he reproduced
the sounds of cornets, violins
and other musical instruments,
and easily demonstrated how
easy it is for man to repro
duce these sounds.
zoe
When fire swept through the
general store of Sherman
Transeau, Lincoln, threatening
the entire business block last
Thursday at midnight, Mrs.
Harry Greeniy, postmistress.
not only directed the moving of
all of the mail and equipment
from the post Office next door,
but actually did her part in
the moving. BY the time the
flames ate their way into the
small post Office building ev-
cry piece of equipment and mail
were safely stored in the rail-
way station nearby, which to-
day. is being used as a post
Office without interruption of
service.
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-29
Thirty Years Ago.
Taken from the Dec. 2, 1927 Issue

Taken from the Dec. 2, 1927 IssI
Theo. C. Hudson, who is
with Durham and Irvine, arch
itects, of Philadelphia, and
Telforde ID. Hudson, teacher of
mathematics and science in the
high school at Claymont, spent
their Thanksgiving vacation
with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Earle Hudson.
Dolphus L. Palmer, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Palmer,
and a member of the gradu-
ating class of 1926 of George
town High School, who has
been attending Beacon Col
lege, graduated from the ac-
counting and business admin
istration course on Monday of
last week.
The Delaware Interscholas-
tic Association gridiron title
overing secondary high
schools throughout the state,
will remain for another year
in Laurel's possession as a re-
suit of their IA to 0 victory
over Newark High at Dover
on Thanksgiving Day at the
Dover Ball Park. Two thou
and five hundred persons wit
messed the championship bat
tie.