davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-25
BY CHARLES d. PIERCE
'9E Star stan Writer

by CHAhLES ID. flEhCE
or Star stan Writer
The farewell wall Of an elec-
trio train whistle may soor
signal another reduction in the
dwindling commuter train serv-
ice for the Washington area
s,The Maryland Public Service
Commission is now considering
q, request by the Pennsylvania
Railroad to end its single-car
runs between here and Balti-
more.
The railroad had hoped to
discontinue this service today,
but the commission, which has
jurisdiction over that part of
the route within Maryland's
borders, will not rule on the
matter until later this week.
Series of CurtailmentS
The proposed reduction would
be. the latest in a series that
make the recent history of
cofnmuter rail service in this
area a gloomy one.
Five railroads carry passen-
gers out OF Washington. They
are the Pennsylvania, Balti-
more & Ohio, Richmond, Fred
erieksburg g. Potomac, Chesa-
peake & Ohio and Southern.
!. And only two of these, the
Pennsylvania and the Balti-
more & Ohio, now provide local
commuter service.
Five years ago, the Pennsyl-
Yania had SO through trains a
day operating between Wash
ington and New York. Now it
has only 81.
During this same period, the
number of Pennsylvania local
commuter trains between
Washington and Baltimore has
declined from seven to four.
- BIO Cuts 9 in S Years
. The Baltimore & Ohio has a
total Of rs through and local
trains daily on its two COM
muter branches, one to Bruns-
wick, Md, and the other to Bal
timore.
This is a reduction Of nine
trains a day from the total the
Baltimore & Ohio had five
years ago.
Last year, the Baltimore &
Ohio discontinued its service
from Washington to New York
by way of Jersey City, includ-
ing the crack train, the Royal
Blue.
This left the Pennsylvania
as the only railroad now pro-
viding passenger service be-
tween here and New York.
Virginia Trains Dropped
Two years ago the Richmond,
Fredericksburg & Potomac
dropped the last of its local
commuter trains.
Although the RF&P no
longer has any local commuter
service, some persons still use
the IL RF&P trains that oper-
ate daily between Washington
and Richmond and get off
at stops along the way such
as Alexandria, Fredericksburg
and Quantico.
The Southern Railway has
eight trains daily that stop at
Alexandria and the Chesapeake
& Ohio has three a day that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-25
Virginia Rains
Cause Floods;
Man Drowned
BY the Associated Press

Severe rains drenched widely
separated Virginia areas yes
terday and touched of fash
floods which caused heavy dam
age and at least one death.
The body Of a 62-year-old
man, Lawrence White. was
found in the rain-swollen
water Of a creek by Portsmouth
Mayor B. w. Baker. A State
medical examiner said he had
drowned.
The cloud bursts which del
uged the Norfolk area forced
the evacuation Of at least three
families and brought about the
partial collapse Of two buildings
3.S3-Inch Downfall
weather Bureau figures
showed 3.83 inches fell between
10 pm. Friday and 4 am. yes
terday. The storm in the tide
water area was accompanied by
heavy thunder and lightning.
Meanwhile, in the Rock
bridge County area of Western
Virginia pelting rain caused the
flash flooding of Cedar Creek,
which runs under Natural
Bridge, and caused an esti-
mated $4,000 damage.
In Norfolk, a warehouse
owned by the Luhring Motor
Co. was heavily damaged. A
wall crumbled and the roof
caved in over "a 10000 square
foot section of the concrete
block and steel building, which
was empty at the time.
Garage Roof Gives Way
The roof of a nearby Nor
folk garage collapsed and a
wall gave way from the weight
of collected water.
Rain accompanied by I'M
seasonable thunder and light
ing also dashed Roanoke and
the surrounding area. Some
power lines were downed and a
few low-lying areas were
turned into temporary lakes.
At Natural Bridge some 40
benches were washed away and
about 500 feet of blacktopping
torn up when a 15-foot wall of
water churned its way down
Cedar Creek.
In Norfolk, high water forced
three families to leave their
apartments on the city's Shore
drive. They were taken to a
police station. where they spent
the remainder of the night.
Evening star., 1959-11-27
ROOMS FURN-S.E..S.W.
ROOMS. APIS. TO SHARE
ROOM AND BOARD WANTED

WANTED. ROOM AND BOARD and
child care: white: little girl. age
6. attends private school day
time; little boy, age IA mos: also
occasional room and board for
mother. NE. S-l999.
Evening star., 1959-11-27

selection Of planes IN this sreS
on our doors. Dozens OF new
models and used Instruments Of
such makes as Mason q Hamlin.
Estey. ChiekeIing. etory q Clark.
Lester Betsy Ross. Baldwin Aero
solie. kimball. Qulbransen, Wurl-
others. Buy on our easy terms.
JORDAN'S, corner 18th and 9
SITS. NV.
PIAN0S-JORDAN'S branch stores
have 9 complete selection OF pianos
and organs for sale including
some values in used instruments
Plenty Of parking space in fronS
81 each store. 1882 Georgia ave.
Silver Spring: $3.50 Lee highway.
Arlington; l04 william ST.. Pred
erieksourE. Silver Spring and
ArIington stores open evenings.
PIANos-We have brand-new, ma
tlonaly known makes Of pianos
az substantial discounts from the
man nmaanutaeturers suEgested d list
struments on our doors inei2dine
many used items. ST 3-6300
PIANO MART. '1i5 7th 81 NV
In the block ab we the Library, :,
PIANoS-Only S425; brand-neV
spinei pianos. fine tone, choice Of
nlnSnog-, EBONY, Waln. or blond oak
30 down. S14 mo. Use our Xmas
!ay.away plan. KITS (Washing-
sons iargest music storel. 1880 O
branch. 262l Mt. Vernon ave
open ewes til Q: sat. I'll 81.
PIANOS FOR RENT-Spinet pianos
your choice mahog.. ebony, walnut
OF blond oak: IS mo. rental pay
ments may be applied II you pur-
chase later. KITS (Washington's
sTgest music storel, 1880. @ ST
1921 Mt. Vernon ave. Ouen ewes
I'll o: Sat. It'll %.
PIANO, mahog, upright, good con-
dition; ideal for beginners or rec
Evening star., 1959-11-27
SECRETARY

e@@N@@ = A44s -
White. Excellent knowledge of
shorthand. 5-day Wk. Group hos
pitalization, other benefits. Salary
open. once in Chevy Chase. Call
OIL. 6-7S00 weekdays, Mr..
THOMPSON.
Evening star., 1959-11-27

SEAMSTRESS = Draperies sewr
from your own home: Pay S1.2t
al work. You must have a com.
plete sewing room with power
machines: guarantee so panels
per week for the next 6 months
Do not bother unless you have
experience and ability. Box 205.
Y, Star,
Evening star., 1959-11-27
HOUSEWIVES
Govt. Workers
And Others


Needing Extra Cash
WORK 10, 20, so OR MORE
HOURS EACH WEEK
IN AIR CONDITIONED
COMFORT.
DAY OR EVENING HOURS
CAN BE ARRANGED TO
YOUR CONVENIENCE.
MONEY MAKING OPPOR-
TUNITY AS TELEPHONE
SALESWOMEN. ATTRAC-
TIVE COMMISSION PAID
FOR SELLING A TOP
QUALITY PRODUCT TO
HOUSEHOLDS IN THE
D. C. AREA.
WE CAN TRAIN QUAIL
FLED APPLICANTS WHO
HAVE A PLEASANT
TELEPHONE VOICE AND
ARE 81 YEARS OR OLDER.
FOR APPOINTMENT
CALL MIR. NICHOLSON
Ii. 6-5733
Smyrna times., 1959-10-15
Boggs Calls For
Patriotic Week

In a proclamation issued at
Dover this week, Governor j.
Caleb Boggs urged Delawareans
to Join with members of the
states seven Children of the
American Revolution societies
in providing significant observ-
ance of Patriotic Education
Week, October 1925.
The chief executive also
pointed out that the CAR.
sponsors of Patriotic Education
Week have long been interested
in "the dissemination of patri-
otic, historical and educational
material pertaining to the found
ing and growth of our glorious
Nation"
Miss Bundy Heal, of Lewes,
state CAR. chairman for Pa
triotic Education Week, and
Mrs. Robert ]. Kennedy, senior
president of the David Peterson
DeVries Society, CAR, of Lew
es, were present for the sign
ing of the proclamation and out
lined to Governor Boggs plans
for Delaware observance of the
special week.
Smyrna times., 1959-10-15
Fire Prevention
Weeks Over, But
Threat Remains

Fire Prevention Week was
last week but don't forget about
it. Now is always a good time
to check how we'll you are pre-
pared to fight fire on your farm
until the fire department arrives,
says County Extension Agent
George K. Vapaa.
The first and most important
rule to follow. he says, is for
you and your family not to take
any necessary chances in at
tempting to deal with a fire.
But it's good sense to be
equipped with 'first aid" fire
fighting tools, and for you and
everyone on your farm to know
how to use them.
One important tool is the fire
extinguisher-of adequate size
and proper type for the kind
of fire expected. MIR. Vapaa
emphasized that the most reli-
able ones are those tested by
nationally recognized laborator-
ies-they show a "UL" or an
"FM' label.
A good extinguisher for the
farm shop is the carbon dioXide,
fog type, Mr.. Vapaa said.
Extinguishers should be placed
strategically in all fire danger
areas-in home kitchens, barns,
machine sheds, storage tanks of
gasoline and kerosene. Carry
ing an extinguisher on the trac-
tor is a good idea too.
The best extinguisher in the
world won't be ready to 60 into
action when you need it most,
unless you check and recharge
! it regularly, MIR. Vapaa warm
ed Follow the manufacturers
instructions and don't wait for
a fire emergency to read the
directions on how to operate
the extinguisher-know how to
use it and make sure everyone
on the farm knows how.
Smyrna times., 1959-10-15
Washingtonians
Like Del. Retreat

Residents of the Nations
Capital are much interested in
Delaware and its attractions, ad-
vises David S. Hugg of the Del
aware State Development De-
partment, who recently made a
good will visit to Washington
and adjacent areas in the inter
ests of promoting additional
tourist traffic into "The First
State"
In checking with various tour
ist information sources in Wash
ington, Mr.. Hugg found that
many of the inquiries coming
from Washington area residents
pertain to the recreational facil-
tiles and tourists accommoda-
tions available along what he
refers to as Delaware's "Rivi-
era Coast" the resort area from
Lewes to Fenwick Island. This
was not surprising inasmuch as
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware's
largest coastal resort, has long
been known as the Nations
Summer Capital due to the
large numbers of Washington
ians that spend summer vaca-
tions in the area.
Smyrna times., 1959-10-15
Music Theories
Suffer Isolation

Music theory is a branch of
music study that has suffered
most from isolation, according
to DR.. Edna McEachern, Cali
fornia teacher. She said that
students spend months writing
exercises in music theory class
es often with little carry over
in music performance. "The pi-
ano student should know the
forms he plays and be able to
identify their structural ele-
ments such as phrase, cadence,
modulation, harmonic progress
sion and thematic development" T"
she says. ''He should acquaint
himself with homophonic and
polophonic style and learn to
hear and play music vertically
and horizontally. Piano students
should also be taught to note
the dramatic effect of dissonant
chords and the expressive i'm
port of anticipations, appogla-
lures, organ point and suspen-
sions."
Smyrna times., 1959-10-15
All-WOOl Blanket
Becoming Scarce

Which blanket to buy is a
perplexing problem if you are
restocking your bedding supply
this fall. Man-made fibers and
the many blends of these fib-
ers which are now being used
in blankets can cause much
head shaking by would be buy
ers according to Miss Janet
Reed, Extension clothing spec
ialist with the University of
Delaware.
The all-wool blanket is be-
coming scarce and is also an
expensive item now days. Some
of the most successful of the
man-made fibers used in blank
cts are Orlan and Acrilan be-
cause they are warm and soft
to the touch, resilient, and light
weight.
Regardless of the fiber used,
Miss Reed said the warmth in
a blanket depends mostly on
the thickness of the nap. 1t
should be of good depth, fine,
even, springy and should not
shed when brushed with your
hand.
If you are looking at electric
blankets, be sure to check for
J the Underwriters Laboratory
seal and for the guarantee. The
guarantee reflects the manufac-
turer's confidence in his own
product. In comparing electric
blanket values the time period
guaranteed is the most reliable
guide as to which is the best,
Miss Reed said.
Smyrna times., 1959-10-15

Despite an abundance of his
toric buildings and sites in
nearby area, Washingtonians
are also interested in those in
Delaware and many apparently
are now planning visits to this
state, according to MIR. Hugg.
The state public relations Of
ficer also reports that Washing
tonians are particularly impress
ed with the l959-60 Delaware
Highway Map; the vacation
brochure, Welcome to Delight
full Delaware; and the "Histor-
ical Guide to Delaware" which
were among the tourism promo
ton materials distributed by MIR.
Hugg on the trip.
Smyrna times., 1959-10-15

Darkness hides danger"
Francis ]. Jamison, assistant
manager of the Delaware Safe
ty Council, declared yesterday
in a warning to motor vehicle
operators emphasizing the need
to use extra caution in night
time driving and walking.
"The hours of twilight and
dark bring danger on our roads
and highways, not only to mot
orists but also to pedestrians y
he said.
Pointing out that the Safety
Council estimates that the mile
age death rate in an average
year is three times as great at
night as in the daylight hours,
Mr.. Jamison said that more than
half of the traffic deaths in the
nation occur at night.
"The hours particularly fatal
are from 500 pm. to 500 p.m.,
when people are rushing home.
ward from work often tired
fretful, and impatient-and Their
out again later for some ap.
pointment at which they always
seem to be late," he said.
Mr.. Jamison said there are
several right answers to the
question of night traffic hazards
and all of them simple but eff
fective.
"One of the answers is gooc
walking habits, an alertness ano
caution in crossing the street.
he said. Another one is good
driving habits-driving carefully
to offset the poor vision brought
on by twilight and darkness and
keeping a sharp lookout for
pedestrians and children on
Smyrna times., 1959-10-15
Teenagers Cause
1910 OF Accidents

How big a role does the teen
age driver play in the overall
auto accident picture?
The National Safety Council,
in its newly published statistic
al yearbook, Accident Facts =
points out these facts:
Of the 81 million licensed
drivers in America, about six
million-or 7 per cent of them
are under 20 years old.
However, this 7 per cent is
responsible for more than IL
per cent of the nations auto
accidents.
Smyrna times., 1959-10-15
Darkness Hides Danger From Our
Nighttime Drivers, Pedestrians

bikes as we'll as for other cars. ="
Mr.. ia m son particularly
stressed the fact that night traf-
fic hazards also claim their
share of young bike riders, who
fail to equip their bikes with
good headlights, and tail lights
or reflectors, and to make them
more visible to motorists by
trimming them with white or re-
flectorized material.
81 think the best way to sum
up the message of what our loc-
al program in traffic safety is
doing is to stress the rule which
should be the creed of every
motorist, BE Your Brothers
Keeper" Mr.. Jamison con-
cluded.
Smyrna times., 1959-10-15
Cancer Society
To Make $4,000
Research Grant

Partners in Health-You and
the ACS" will be the theme of
the annual meeting of the Del
aware Division of the American
Cancer Society on Oct. IL.
Meeting at the Academy of
Medicine, 1925 Lowering Ave-,
Wilmington, members of the
Delaware Society, volunteer
workers and those interested in
becoming acquainted with the
programs of the Society will
join special interest" discus
sion groups led by Mrs. Samuel
Handloff, education; Mrs. Stuart
P. Miller, volunteers; Peter Van
Wyck, crusade; DR.. Robert W..
Frelick, service; and DR.. Leslie
w. Whitney, representing the
medical profession. DR.. Robert
Ziller, management consultant
and research psychologist, Uni
versity of Delaware, will be the
moderator.
The Society hopes to benefit
from suggestions made during
the discussion of the subject as
signed to the groups-"What
Can the Cancer Society Do To
Improve Its Programs-An AS
sist from You"
Registration will be fro m
1890 to ii am. Samuel B.
Bird, chairman of the Delaware
Division, will welcome the
guests at ii, and Mrs. William
N. Cam will describe the pur-
pose and formal of the program,
followed by the introduction OF
participants by DR.. Ziller.
Luncheon will be served in
the dining room of the Academy
of Medicine at l pm. Reserva-
tions are 81 per person and may
be made through the Cancer So
ciety. For the first time in the
history of the Delaware Divi-
sion, a special grant for re-
search will be made to the ma
tional society. DR.. S. Thomas
Miller, president of the local So
ciety, will present a check for
$4,000 to DR.. Eugene P. Pend
ergrass, national president, to
be used in the American Cancer
Society's research program.
In 1850, a local research grant
was to the late DR.. Allan P. Col
burn, at the University of Della
ware.
Following the presentation to
DR.. Pendergrass, the annual
meeting for the election of Of
ficers, executive committee ano
board of directors will be held
The public is cordially invited
to attend. For information, call
your local unit of the American
Cancer Society, 3O6 South State
Street, Dover. Phone RE4-743I
Smyrna times., 1959-10-15
Assigned to Cavalry Division

Pfc. Enrico G. LePore, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Felice LePore,
Route l, Marydel, Md, recently
was assigned to the 1st Cavalry
Division in Korea. Assigned to
the divisions S Demilitarized
Zone Police Company, LePore
entered the Army in September,
1858 and completed basic train
ing at Fort Hood, Texas. A 1856
graduate of Dover High School,
the 22-year-old soldier was en-
ployed by the Delaware News,
Dover, before entering Army.
Smyrna times., 1959-10-15
Eleven Crangers
Get 5th Degree

A special meeting of Kent
County Pomona Grange was
held on Oct. 9 to confer the
fifth degree. Master Harold Nc
Grath presided. Eleven candi-
dates received the degree. An
all-new degree team was con-
graduated on the fine manner
in which they performed their
respective duties. The team was
comprised of members from the
four oranges in the county. The
quarterly meeting of Kent Coun-
ty Pomona will be held Nov. 5
starting with dinner at 6 pm.
and Fruitland Grange as host.
Smyrna times., 1959-10-15
Fischer Joins Society

Carl Andrew Fischer, son of
MIR. and Mrs. George Fischer,
of RID. No. l, Smyrna, has
been accepted for membership
in the Parchevard social club
at Park College. He is a fresh
man at the College. Each resi-
dent student at Park belongs
to one of the four social clubs.
Smyrna times., 1959-10-15

Collins Beach of Deawae finest resorts before
with the mainland by the dis
hurricane of 1878 During the height of the storm great
tidal the beach, causing widespread destruction
soang the shorelne Prior the great calamity
pioneer made regular stops the popular shore resort
They the old deheee of the type the Delaware
hotel other buildings the
strength of this booming popularity did gigantic which
tended far the front of the hotel building The last
remaining the beach 1904 when the
hotel down and taken to Woodland Beach,
Smyrna times., 1959-10-15
Placing Confidence

Never put any confidence in
the answers of a man who is
afraid to say 81 don't know
occasionally.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-09-17
Chester Woman
Leaves Estate
of fa,5O1,OOO

CHESTER - Mrs. Walter
G.. White, widow of the found
er of the White Motor Co.,
left an estate of more than
ST 500, 900, it was disclosed
last week.
Most of the estate was be-
queathed to her four dau-
ghters and one son.
Mrs. White, whose home
was in Chesterland, died on
April % in Sumter, S. C.
An inventory of her estate,
filed in Geauga County
Probate Court, placed the
value at $1,512, ,326.6 SO.
This included stocks and Sc
curities worth 81, 142, 900 and
$150,000 in real estate.
Two of her children, Walt
er Harrison White of Way :
zata, MINI, and Mrs. A n n
White Stockton of G a t e S
Mills are executors.
The other children are
Mrs. Mary White Anderson
of Panama City, Fla, a n d
Mrs. Katherine White Mer :
kel and Miss Martha Wells
White, bob of Gates Mills.
Mrs. White also left a :
mounts ranging from $40 to
ST, 900 to Is different per
sons.
She bequeeathed S400 each
to the Robert E. Lee Mem
orial Foundation of stratford,
Va. and the Episcopal Chur-
ch Home Orphanage of York,
S. c., and $1,000 to the Chur-
ch of the Holy cross, State
burg, S. c.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-09-17

For better operation of Ge-
auga county, commissioners
have approved placing of a
one mill levy for five years
on the November ballots.
Several reasons were Civ
en- for the move.
At present commissioners
are renting 10 voting machin-
es, all of them in the rapidly
growing western section of
the county. They see need of
seven more, and that all the
machines should be bought,
making 1t more economical.
Planning Program
Although we have an ex-
cellent county planning COM
mission carrying on a good
program, 1t could be far more
effectively accomplished to
with more funds" said Com
missioner Edwin Hofstetter.
The present officials In
the court house have curtail-
ed their operations to a min
imum because of insufficient
help.
The county engineer and
his staff need money other
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-09-17
St. Mary's Festival Is L his Weekend

Sunday evening at eight,
the Denim Dancers viii put
on an exhibition of square
and round dancing.
From seven to nine on
Sunday night the Merrymak-
ers' Orchestra will offer a
program of Dixieland Jazz
and will play for dancing.
Visitors from the city will
have a chance to shop I o 7
fresh country produce a t
Father Walsh's Country
Store.
Unusual food items will be
offered at a special + o o d
both. These will include hot
buttered corn on the cob,
pizza, sugar waffls, as well
as the more usual hot dogs.
Women of the P aris h
Council will serve a spaghet-
ii dinner in the church hall
from noon until six O'Clock.
Festival hours are TOO to
11::30 on Friday evening 200
to 11:00 pm. on Saturday
and loo to 11:O0 on Sunday.
Ronald Trombo is Festival
Chairman.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-09-17

Funeral
Tuesday

NEWBURY - DIR. w. O.
Frohring, a chemist, died at
the age of 66 at his home on
Mum Rd., following dinner
on Sunday afternoon, Sept.
Is. Mr.. Frohring had arisen
early and played 10 holes of
golf and then attended ser
vices at the Newbury Com
munity church. It was a p
parently a heart attack as he
has been ailing off and on
for some time. He was preSi-
dent and manager of the s.
M. A. Co. and he also owned
the Newbury Mini Jectors
just erecting a new building
on Route 81 in Newbury.
Stroud's funeral home in
Chagrin Falls, took care of
all the funeral arrangements.
Mr.. Frohring Is survived by
his wife, Gertrude (Nee Lee
wis., to whom he was married
some forty years. Also sons,
Lloyd and Glenn both Of
Newbury also daughter, Mrs.
Elaine Szilagyi, Ia grand :
children and 2 great grand
children and a brother Paul
r. F'rohring. He was buried
from the Newbury u mite d
Community church on Tues
day afternoon, Sept. II.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-09-17
Commissioners Endorse
0ne-Mill Levy for
County Operations

than for roads, such as sew
er and water facilities to tie
in with the planning com :
mission program
Building Repairs
"A goodly number of coun-
ty buildings need repairs and
improvement. These build :
ings are the County Home
and the Pope Home and sew
eral on the county + ir
grounds.
''The commissioners have
not authorized any raises in
salaries for county office e
workers in two years. It is
questionable whether t h ey
will get increases this year
unless the levy we ask pass
eS.
Geauga County very likely
would continue to exist, but
by the reasons outlined, COM
missioners feel the elector :
ate should have opportunity
to decide whether they wish
to operate their county on the
present status, or have more
money for better services" !"