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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-30

3 pm n tho Angler Avenue Bap-
list Church, Durham
Gwen IN marriage by an uncle
Malcolm Woodell. the bride was
aHrcd III L white Italian velveteen
gown made by her grcat-aunt,
AIr~ Margaret Small. of Durham
who was al one time contour
dfc SNEAKER III New York CITY.
Fashioned With bell-shaped
chapel train the gown had full
length sleeves pointed oyer h c
Band round nccklinc IN front
ahd an Empire bodice Flowers
made Of velvet and ccntered with
seed pearls were placed on the
bedice and AZ intervals on thc
>kiri to ihe hcnlinc THE bride 3
4aEerap ReIi va. attached to a
taiy chapel cap and she Carried
daep rtd roses edged with spray
u white bridal flowers.
Two Durham residents. Mrs
David Cope and Miss Peggy Ross
were The brides attendants.
n j Metcalf of Cullen. was HI.
oa best man Ushers were Merle
Minor and Wayne Woodel. both Of
Durham aha cousins Of the bride
william Metcalf brother of the
BRIDEGROOM Of Durham. and Bobby
Watson, also Of Durham
Thc Weddiag Was held IN 1 settine
af pink ladloli and white flower
SPRAYS IN floor ba ket,, and PM
tapers u wrouehl-ron standards.
1ha couple erected guests in The
estibte IF the church after tn,
ceremony having been entertaincc
The previous evening at a reception
hs Mr And MES 4 J aIetcalf
parents of I'M bridegroom
Aftcr a southern wedding trip. th4
couple Viii be at home IN Washing
t3n p A.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-30
Silver Wedding Day
Observed In Amelia
BY J. II. Sydnors

Mr. and Mrs Joseph Henry sgd
nor, of Mannboro. were at home to
their friends and relatives on the
18th anniversary Of their marriage
Sunday, December Fl. from four
until SIX pm
The house was decorated for the
occasion With Christmas green's and
candies
Mrs. James l.. Hammer and Mrs
{. Hoy Wilson served refreshments
N the dining room Their many
friends filled the house during the
afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. Sydnor received
many beautiful and useful gifts.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-30
Anderson : Johns
Wedding Party Is
Entertained

Among those who entertained the
bridal party and out-of-town guests
Of the Andcrson-Johns wedding here
last week were Mr. and Mrs. J
Monroe Johns and daughter. Miss
Frances Johns. who entertained
with an rehearsal buffet sup
per at their home on Third avenue
Friday evening.
A luncheon was given at the Ho-
tel Weyanokc preceding the Satur
day wedding by the brides nnclcs
and aunts. Mr. and Mrs r. d.
Sweet. Jr.. of Pittsburgh, Pa. and
Mr. and Mrs M M Johns.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-30
Mrs. Elliott Holds
Annual Christmas
Program And arty

Mrs. w S. Elliott had her an
nual Christmas program and party
at the studio on High street. Sat
urda at 4 pm.
Following instrumental and vocal
selection by all OF the junior stu
dents. the guests joined the chill
dren in singing Christmas carols.
Mrs. Marshall directed the carol
ling with Sara Gillian and Sally
Watkins at the pianos and Betty
Bennett Taylor al the ORGAN
Al the conclusion OF the program.
Mrs. S. A. Martin and Mrs. 3. T.
TAYLOR, Jr, assisted Mrs. Elliott in
serving refreshments.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-30

Mrs. Floyd Shumakcr and daugh-
tiers, Esther and Erma, and Richard
Fore toured Buckingham, Cumbcr
land and Prince Edward counties
during the holiday.
Mrs. Adelaide Edwards IL spend
ing the holidays in Chevy Chase.
Md. and Washington D. G.. visit
ing members Of her family
MIS-. M r SWoop and daughter,
Kathy. arc enjoying the holidays in
Tulsa, okla
wally Hurt, Of Blackstone. and
Mrs. Frank Jones and daughter.
Miss Anne Paige Jones. OF Farm
Vile. were guests Of Mrs. Jones
sister, Mrs M r. Evans. and
family IN Lynchburg for the week
end where MISS Jones and Mr. Hurt
attended a dance at the lakewood
Country Club. sponsored BY the
Quadrille Club Of LynchbnrR
Mr.. and Mrs j W. Wilson, Jr.,
are visiting their daughter. Mrs
william Potts, and family II Luth-
crvillc. Md and Mr., and Mrs j
W Wilson. III. and family in Phila-
dclphla Pa, during the holidays
Mr. and Mrs Harold Garrett and
sons, Morgan, NICK Tommy David
and Randy. returned today from
spending Christmas III Barton. Fla
with Mr. CARROTS parents, Mr. and
Mrs M T, Garrett
MIS-. James B Goodwin. Of Rich
mond. il the guest Of Mrs Kathleen
Cover
Mr. and Mrs Charles r Davis
and son. Josh. Of Yorktown were
guests Of her parents. Or and Mrs
f j. Clements. for the week end
Miss Sara Black, Of Lynchburg, was
also Sunday guest in the Clements
home
DR. Franklin Fallwcll and family.
Of Harvard. Mass. are holiday
guests Of his parents. Mr. and Mrs,
W. Frank Fallwell
Mr. ] Marshall and her son,
j. J Marshall, W., 81 New York
City left Friday for a visit with
Mrs Marshall's sister. Miss jose
phine Page. III Alexandria Mrs
and her Son viii BE- guests
Of another. son. John Marshall. and
family in Washington. d c. this
week
W. 9 Shannon and daughter
Drury Of Richmond. visited IN the
J G Shannon home during The
Christmas holidays
Steve Chapman. Of Camp Lemcnc
y G., arrived today 70 spend ten
DAYS with his parents Mn and Mn
X N Chapman
Miss Ruth CaiIn Is The guest Of
Min Thoma~ Nixon In Hartford.
IN Gil, and viii spend New Years
Hith tricnd- ~ wilson. N g.
Floyd Wash. Of Bcavcrdam. is
visiting hiS brother, Marvin Wash
and MIS-. Wash
tosh. Jill. and family, Of Klngstrce.
Il G have been guests Of Mrs
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Bowers and
son were holiday guests Of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. AL Korahaes, In
Norfolk
Mrs John Wesley Hall. Of Rich
mond il spending the holiday sea
son with her daughter, Mrs. w. w.
Taylor. and family
Mr.. and Mrs Sturgeon Toncy and
family. Of Newport News, were
guests OF her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
+ M Foster, during the Christ
mas holidays
Mrs Monroe Johns has been the
guest Of her son, Dr., w. A. Johns,
and family in Richmond
Mrs Z Freeman Epcs, of Black
stone and W. j. Sturgis. Of Rich
mond, are holiday guests Of their
sister, Mrs W. s. Elliott.
Mr. and Mrs Bland Biggs and
family are visiting in Hertsville.
M CT
ILL., clyde shelton of ouantico
was the holiday guest Of Mrs r,
Benjamin Johns
Mr. and Mrs Donald Anlt have
been visiting relatives III Columbus.
OHIO.
Mrs. ii Gllber, wood II Roanoke.
N the guest Of Mr.. aud Mrs J B.
Wall
Hugh Gillian, Jr.. and family, Of
Fredericksburg, are guests Of his
parents. Mr. and Mrs J II Gillian
Recent guests Of Mrs Monroe
Johns were her daughter and family,
Mr. and Mrs e D. Sweet, Jr. and
children. Bobby. Peggy and David,
Of Pittsburgh, Pa
Mrs James Lancaster and Miss
Mildred Lancaster spent the Christ
mas holidays with Mrs Lancaster $
daughter Mrs John G. Roberts.
and family in Ashland Saturday
evening they saw South Pacific"
IN Richmond
Mr. and Mrs. James Wright spent
the holidays in Lynchburg with rela-
tlVcS
Mrs. Ashby F'ulcher ana children
Paula and Paul, Of Dublin. are
spending the week with her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs r A. Allen.
Mfr ana Mrs Charles Cooper and
family. Of Richmond we're also
guests Of Mrs Cooper parents.
Mr. and Mrs Allen, during the
week end
Henry Hubbard " the guest 81
Calvin Hatcher III New York City
Guests Ill Tho home Of Mrs. al
II Greear for TIE Christmas holi-
dayS we're Her daughter and family
Mai and Mrs. Wilbur G. Hamlin
of Shaw AIR Force Base S. Gil and
her Son, Garrett Greear. and Mrs
Jeanne d. Jackson, o! Gastonia.
NJ G..
Arthur Gillian. III Chicago. Ill.
has been the guest Of his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. = G Gillian. Mr..
and Mrs Leslie p Gillian and
sons, Gary and Jeff Of Alexandria.
were also week end guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Gillian.
Mis- Il Ftlcher w spending
several DAYS III PULASKI with her
son and daughter-ln-law Mr.. and
Mrs Bob Fulchcr
Mr aud Mrs II Al Alien have
been guests Of their daughters and
families, Mr. and Mrs Ashbv Full
cher n Dublin, and MI and Mrs
Harry Padgett, III Bcuna vista for
the Christmas holidays.
Mr. and Mrs.. Lyle Graham. ~.
and children, Lyle. VI. Thomas,
Dorothy and John Of Atlanta, Ga.
arrived Saturday for visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs S, L.
Graham
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-30

Tommy jenkins Of Fort Knox,
kE Is visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mts IN II Jenkins Mr.. Jen-
kins spent The week end IN Nor
fox as the guest Of James w.
Weaver where he attended a dance
All The Bachelor Club.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-30
2 Honor Societies At
LongWood Bid Miss
Agatha 10 bearing

Miss Agatha 10 bearing. a Long
wood College junior. has accepted
bids to two honorary societies They
are Kappa Delta Pi, national edu-
cation fraternity. and the Lynchos
Society. local science society.
She is the daughter Of Mrs. Vir-
GINA NJ bearing and the late Mr..
bearing of Farmville.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-12-30

Dr. and Mrs G. L. Archart en-
icrtained Presbyterian college stu
dents home for the holidays at their
home on Second Avenue between
the hours Of 7 and pm. Sun
day. December 20.
Diario las Américas., 1958-04-27

Con ell final del /
fin igualmente SUI j.
Ell medic sueldo de
neral no permitio y;
parada corporalmen
ridO, darse ell lujo
jardfn, por 10 cual
larse r de los ]
tenian uno.
Cast todas las noe
NADIA de sus dos hi
encaminaba a casa
cher. Fran visitas
~silenciosas. Frente q
las mujeres tejian;
cher seguia hundid'
pedientes o en- un Ii
Eugenio c%ontemplal
quien a h~urtadillas
tor, admirando su
da, SUI mirada cand.
tiginosa carrera ha
Ell nino prodigio &C
d~istinguido por !;
Francesa y la prens
ell.
Diario las Américas., 1958-04-27

do. LA pluma de gansO SUBJ
ray0 fuertemente estas palabras).
Considerable como una mujer
Ordinaria 60 sea bien poca cosa)
a una muchacha que Sc casara
con I'm hombre sin estar moral
mente segura, no solo de que ese
hombre es cuerdo, sensatO, sinO
ademas y empleo adrede la pa
Iabra adecuada en- toda SUI sig
nificaci6n- que es virgen, tan
virgen como ella misma. :. CreO
que ell pudor obliga tanto al
hombre como a la mujer; no
comprendo como un sexo pudie-
"a repudiar este instinto, ell mas
sagrado de todos los que separan
: al hombre de los animales. De-
cirte que la observancia de es0S
deberes %rigurosos que me he i'm
puesto no me han costado NADIA
Serfa mentir. Muy a menudo he
sentido las emociones extraordi-
narias de la juventud y de la
Imagination: 20 me sentia de-
bill. pero tn recuerdo acudia y
20 me salvaba".
No faltaba mas que firmaE
'Tu marido Victor.
Ante la ventana y ell mar de
Jersey, ell hombre de %cincuenta
amos sonaba. Cuantas imagenes
despertaban esas frases del pasa-
do!
Adela. . En- aquella ep0ca Sc
lIamaba Adela Foucher. No eran
todavia mas que novios, y SIN
embargo el Sc considerable liga-
do a ella por la mas sagrada &C.
remonia: "Cuando dos almas que
Sc han buscado entire la multitud
Sc encuentran por fin. .. Sc esta-
blece entire elias para siempre
una union ardiente y pura que
comienza sobre la terra para no
terminar sino en- ell cielo".
81, habian transcurrido trein-
Diario las Américas., 1958-04-27

Por la ventana alberta entra-
ba, con los gritos de las gaviotas
una luz marina, no la gran luz
del oceano, sine una luz mas tier
ma. Era Jersey, sobre ell Canal de
la Mancha. Una isla cor las dl-
mensiones de aquellas a las cua-
les son exilados los emperadOres
que Sc exceden.
Ell hombre que Sc hallaba de
pie ante SUI mesa r tan grande
como un emperador en- ell destie-
FRO. Tenia tras 81 las "batallas de
Hermann, es decir, libros y pie
zas de teatro. 81 estaba %confina-
do lejos de su patria, sobre una
roca, era pOrque amaba la liber-
tad y habia dicho mo" a Napo-
leon III, ell Pequeno.
Habia llevado al destierr0 to-
dos sus manuscritos. Aquel dfa
Sc ocupaba en- releer uno de los
mas antiques de esos manuscri-
tOs y murmuraba: "Oh mis- car
tas de amor, de virtud, de juven-
tud!. Os leo de rodillas. Per-
mitid que por IN dia recobre
Vuestra edad, para llorar con vo-
sotros. Tenia 70 entonces die
ciocho a1os".
SUI vida de hombre joven pare
cha ante Ell despues de treinta
amos. Viva entonces, como estu-
dante, en- un minusculo sotaban-
co de la Gale del Dragon, en- Pa
ris. Cerca de Ell Sc hallaba un
plato que contenia la comida de
dos dias: un "sou" de quesO de
Brie, la mitad de una chuleta: la
otra mitad 10 habia nutrid0 ell
liza anterior, y al dia siguiente
oeria ell hueso. Era ell tempo de
/ gran pobreza.
Sin embargo, ell joven escri-
a: "23 de febrero de 1922. Me
9cias hace POGO. que no esta-
as segura de que 20 fuera cuer-
Diario las Américas., 1958-04-27

ia amos. Y ell quincuagenario
pensaba como anteS que csc era
eel amor verdadero tai como 10
conciben muy pocos hombres".
Para experimental un amor con
esa fuerza, era n~ecesari0 ser Ell
Victor Hugo va que csc
amor habia sido un violento desa-
flo a su naturaleza, sobre la cual
triunf6.
Ella respOndfa
20 no soy angelica, soy terres.
tire"
Ante la ventana y la luz de
Jersey, ell hombre continua evo.
cando sus recuerdos.
LAS emociones extraordina-
rias de la juventud y de la ina
ginaci6n. BESIDE SUI mas tier
ma edad no habia cesadO de re-
coger las imagenes del rosad0
cuerpo. Muy nino todavia, en- la
escuela de la Gale Mon Blanc, la
seiOrita Rosa, hija del maestro,
10 Nevada a SUI cuarto y 10 senta-
ba en- SUI lecho, desde ell cual Ell
la veia ponerse las medals. Mas
tarde, en- la pension Decotte, era
la sehorita Rosalia, tejedora; 81
professor estaba enamorado de
ella y la incorporate a sus alum
nos para subir a las torres de la
cathedral de Notre Dame: Victor
subia tras ella, fascinado por Ell
movimiento de las piernas feme-
minas bajo ell vestido. N oobstan-
te estar undo a Adela por un
amor sublime, ell joven no deja.
ba de acechar I'm seno, una es-
palda. BESIDE SUI sotabanco de es-
tudiante SOLITAIRE espiaba exta-
siado a ia amante camisera" o q
la criada que Sc vestia en- su
cuarto. Su inflamada imagina-
ci6n veia en- elias diosas: estas
eran sus "visiones de licefsta"
Diario las Américas., 1958-04-27

Las madns, a qienes no fan los motives de hqaud Sc cream a memdO UNI O pObems
m muhachod de 18 20 amos muha mas ing&s en- Ms edudos en- SUI tnbao que las experiments
pnoosa:o bne e muhacho Sc ha del amrm una idea tan alta Csc da ell c) que qmge nr
al mahdmono tan noMo como SUI na y va la fmHa Sc hnqmea, Sc aarma Como 81 la in
la pmea hs una efrnedah Como 81 m Nen pmo fun n fen6mend
liable de este con Leon PhreQ unt a qen dW.N que era e u aM6 dgno de uar peO no
pm una vz tmmna p@ eac oh ell nego de no ser eGuchada E me reTondNG
-iPnheeU I'd una VOC masuHna? LIE prOpmgO una la de Victor Hugo
nMs ell gran eertor y gran cfcO que @ LeonF ereQunb evca los noMaeo y Ell marmono del
pa de las Comempbcms' N Sc h emtO nada m@b eH1m mas o Sme Ell amor en- enhdo
absolute que los uOs cadsp M ell
iPuedeo bdMseq que ell nathmomo de Vhhr Hugo no he td? Adda acon16 "a anteBeUe
Victor a Jueue Du. ell pa multiplied en- la edd madus las aentnas amNoss y la vea Sc ma
DfS6 en- 81 pmd ebornien0sq que Sc han heho caeW. Pao es u hhO que Aaa Igno Sendo
la dna para ely hno la vNz como la mmte hhiaon de eMs m solo ser hdNidbe
Este e ell mITo que u6 r@nr los grnd@ @ntnienhs- abd@dos con gandea A la
Erase asdtma que Ga Leon meQ unt pdo andr que ell pad6n de Victor Hugo
he total ene I'm lGo de ms de SaneB eve Adda en- ell cl Ell pa earbt ICON s po y
ea "Pz a da pw alma -"
SOL m amor nado en- la pmaa pude renacr Isl de hsc Mdsc enh@~M ARcEILE AUcLAR.
Diario las Américas., 1958-04-27

No obstante Ell p
miento de aquellas
tor no sentia otro d
yer a elias. I'm dia
mente, Adela y Vic
traron a sofas Y Sc
mutua confession d
ell 20 de abril de
tenia II amos y A
dulce inclination Sc
una indomable liam
complement de la
demasiado breves
deslizaban cartas e
"Despues de tn res
mia, tengo I'm valol
firm6 SUI primera CT
bria de firmarlas I'd
rido'. Por I'm poel
puso para ella: ID
rido darte doce bes
prometido''. Ella nd
sino tres,
Luego habfa de
vitable golpe de te
en- que la joven Sc
coger algo, cay6 de
carta ante los ojos
Foucher. Adela co
SUI madre. Los espi
c%elebraron una cor
dieron que los dos
bian casarse o re
%justamente un ah0
bian declarado. Y
senior y a la sonora
rigirse con aire grs
dencia de la senior
una entrevista parti
va en- a~ntecedente
tenor ante esa vi
bien a SUI madre y
r%espetuosa que ella
hijos, quienes la te
DO que la adoraban
La primera reacc
Hugo fue de estupo
do Victor, ese niho
davia Sc agarraba
Despues fue ell orgu
ell hijo del general I
chica sin dote? Pc
ella esperaba que
un hateaubriand. I
truirlo TODD por
Foucher?
-Mientras 20 vi
hara ese matrimoni
Fue I'm golpe mt
Victor, quien Sc fue
donde llor6 como nj
rarfa. Pero Sc SOM
yer a Adela y de es
la, a%bandonada a 9
cOnocer con exactit
que Sc habfa desarr
vo otra cosa a que
no la Ultima carta
Diario las Américas., 1958-04-27
karceNe A

notobIe escritorc
recibio preeuntos
S Iectoros q E
un probIemo del.
todos. Penso ella
jor monero de re-:
este reIoto de un
nifico, specioIm
por ell ceIebre CT
grofo
Leon Pierre
Diario las Américas., 1958-04-27

vi y cuDrl dc gulnOS- Una
muchacha que en- ell Marine La
vaba sus radiosos tobillos. -
Sc veia, os 10 declare Mas arri-
ba de la rOdilla".
Cualquiera que fuese su ape
tito carnal sigui6 siendo ell noviO
virgen. No acepto nunca las
uniones degradantes que la mo-
raj tolera en- tantos jovenes de
ounce amos, pero que Sc aver
giienza de reconocer. Para pre-
servar su castidad Sc aferr6 con
tOdas las fuerzas a SUI amor. Veia
en- ell matrimonio una protec-
cion contra sus demonios, yAde-
la lie parecia la unica mujer ca
paZ de exorcizarlo.
Ella devota y virtuosa Sc sor-
prendio de tanta v~iolencia. de-
be hablarse de cosas tan extraor-
dinarias y de tales exigencias a
una muchacha? "Yo te he de-
mostrado -respondia ell Guam
grande es tn poder sobre mi, va
que tn sola imagen es mas fuer-
te que toda la efervescencia de
mi edad. 81 20 fuera mujer y
ell hombre que Sc me hubiera des-
tinado me dijera: TIL eres la
mujer que me ha servido de es-
Guido contra todas las otras mu-
jeres; til eres la primera, la uni
ca, creo que esas confidencias
estarian lejos de disgustarme.
iSera que no me amas?"
Ella 10 amaba como una Pc
guena burguesa. Ell en- cambio Ia
amaba va como un gran roman
tico. Ell la llamaba mi angel" y
ella lie respondia: mo creas que
soy angelica. soy terrestre".
Ella preguntaba: 5Comprender6
la poesia?" Ell contestant impe-
riosamente: LA poesfa Adela, es
la expression de la virtud". PerO
ella Sc asustaba de verse elevada
tan por encima de ella misma:
5Podria ella desempenar ell pa
pei de gran enamorada que Ell
lie habia asignado? 5Y que sjgni-
ficaban aquellas palabras en- que
los transportes corporales asu-
milan resonancias cornelianas?;
Sun dia til dormiras en- mis- bra
EOS. Nuestros placeres seran
nuestros deberes y nuestros de-
rechos'.
Ell decia: "Pueden separarnOs,.
70 soy eternamente tuyO"
Sc conocian desde la infancia.
Las dos familias estaban ligadas
antes que ellos nacieran,. y con-
tinuaron unidas, no obstante ha-
Der aumentado la distancia en-
tire ell general Hugo (padre) y
Pierre Foucher, escribiente del
tribunal.
En- Ell jardin de la Gale
de Feuillantines que habia toma-
do en- arrendamiento Sofia, 10
madre de Victor, Adela iba q
reir y jugar. Victor y sus
hermanos Abel y Etienne la ira
taban con ell desden que en-
plean los chicos con las mucha-
chas de SUI edad. LIE hacian niue
a v la maltrataban carretean-
dola en- un carricoche COLO.
Victor vivid sus primerOs re-
euerdos de amor a los siete amos
con muchachas de mas edad que
el. muchachas de piel moreno y
ojos azules que encontr6 en- sus
Wales que dur6 hacienda hasta
los trece amos a la zaga del gene
raj Hugo, cuando Francia rel
naba sobre "diez pueblos venci-
dos Sc llamaban elias Pepita,
Herminia. :.
Y he aqui que descubre tam
bien en- Adela un "aire de in
fanta" por sus cabellos negros,
SUI piel mate de Andalucia y sus
Ojos claros. La ninita ,es va una
muchacha. En- vez de jugar con-
versan o leen juntos, y sus ca
bezas Sc junta. En- ocasiones Ell
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-11


Dorothy
arn released This
April rs Schne Milford
will be Clark Gable
Run Silent Run Deep" which will
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-11


help in the sewing may call Mill
ford $3.50.
Other organizations are also CO.
operating on the Fair and further
mention will be made of them in
another issue of the Chronicle.
There will probably be other vol
unteers to mention as well. Any
one who could help at any time
during the day may call any of the
women mentioned and they will be
most grateful for volunteers.
Mrs. Felix Mick and her COM
mittee have made posters to be
used on float that will demon
strate the work of the Women's S
Auxiliary in the parade TO be held
on this Saturday to encourage par
ticipation in the Chest X-Ray
Drive. Mrs. Byron Gibson is as
sembling a list es volunteers to
help with this 6rfve wh;eh is spon-
sored by the Red Men.
The Auxiliary voted 10 replace
the curtains in the waiting room
md doctors conference room on
the main floor of the Hospital
These rooms were orig nally fur
nished by the Auxiliary
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-11
Blue Cross Plan Is.
Again AHA Approved
High Standards Maintained In
Face OF Rising Costs

Group Hospital Service, Inc, has
again met the approval standards
of the American Hospital Associa-
tion, in spite of increased hospital
costs and increased use of hospital
service, the Delaware Eiue Cross
Blue Shield organization has been
informed by DIR. Edwin L. Crosby.
secretary of the American Hospital
Association.
In letter to H. " Maybee, man.
aging director of Group Hospital
Service, DR.. Crosby said: You.
your governing board and staff are
to be commended for meeting this
test of service. to the area in which
you operate. 1t is realized that
meeting the approval standards
has become increasingly difficult
IN view of the infiationary trends
which have affected our national
economy. We know, too, that in
creased hospital costs and rising
utilization have presented. especial
ly exacting problems to plans
everywhere"
Dr. OTOSUy dlSO Sdiu. ne
American Hospital Association is
PROUD OF the record set by the plans
which it approves and wishes to
assure you of it's desire to work
with you to provide an ever-in-
creasing Jewel of comprehensive
prepayment for the public we
serve"
The American Hospital Associa-
ton issued a certificate of approval
to Group Hospital Service is evi-
dence of its reapproval of the Del
aware Plan.
Mr.. Maybee said the reapproval
by the national group is recogni-
ton by the American Hospital As
sociation of the financial soundness
and efficiency OF operation of the
Delaware Blue Cross-Blue Shield
organization. He said the organiza-
tion is continuing to strive to pro-
vide Delawareans with the widest
Observation-Disclosures coverage
at the lowest possible cost. He add
ed that about two-thirds of all
residents of Delaware are members
of the Blue Cross Plan.