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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-26

A great comedy star died
IS years ago. In a story from
Santa Barbara, Calf, July
%, 1884. The Star reported:
Marie Dressler, veteran &C
treSs of the stage and screen.
died today. She was 81 years
old. Miss DresSler Succumbed
to a long affection with can
Ger, heart trouble and ure-
mia. Death came at 1925
pm. for the self-Styled
ugly duckling,' who became
a swan of laughter. E.
Movie success came late in
life for Miss DreSsler, who
was one of the most popular
players in Hollywood and the
beloved comic character in
such screen triumphs as
Anna Christie Min and
Bill Reducing 'Tugboat
Annie and The Late Chris
topher Bean :"
The Government payroll
was growing at a rapid rate
IS years ago. The Star. on
July 81, 1884, reported:
Government personnel in
the District of Columbia
showed an increase of 81. 759
in the fiscal year ended June
80, when the total employ
ment in the executive agen-
cies was 87,196, the custom
airy monthly tabulation Of
the Civil Service Commission
today disclosed. In the field
the increase for the cor
responding period was 1903.
bringing the force there to
573,898 and making the ag-
gregate 661.094, or a jump
Of 95, 1862 in the twelvemonth.
In June the Federal eStab-
lishment as a whole con-
tinued to evidence the up
ward trend that has marked
previous months. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-26

pretty houses have just been
completed, owned by Mr..
John Matthews. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-26
Library Critic

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-29

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West opens the six of spades,
East puts up the king, and you
win with the ace. You can now
expect to win two tricks in each
suit. Where will you seek the
ninth trick?
Entries to your own hand are
so scarce that you should for
get about spades and clubs.
You must plan to develop one
extra trick in either hearts or
diamonds. You can pick either
suit If it breaks Az or 3-3. The
trouble is that one of the suits
may break ST.. If you happen
to start that suit first it will
then be too late to switch to
the other suit.
Suppose. for example, that
you duck a heart to the oppo-
nents. Back comes a club,
which you must win with dunn
my'S ace in order to save en-
tries to your own hand. You
now cash the ace of hearts and
discover the bad news. The
diamonds can no longer be
brought in.
You might still make the
contract by very expert play,
but you'd be much better OF if
you started with the diamonds
instead Of the hearts. At the
second trick you duck a dia-
mond. Back comes a club to
dummy's ace, and you cash the
top diamonds and give UP a
diamond. Now you have nine
sure tricks.
How Do You Know?
How do you know which suit
will break 5-1? East's weak
Jump overcall of two spades
provides a valuable clue. East
is pretty likely to be short in
hearts, the suit mentioned i'm
mediately before his Jump
overcall. Hence the hearts
may well break 5-1.
Is East likely to have five
diamonds to make up for his
shortness in hearts? This is
unlikely. East should have a
six-card spade suit. If he also
has five diamonds he is more
likely to jump to three spades
than to merely two spades.
Hence the 81 break in dia-
monds is very unlikely. South
should start on the diamonds
and make his contract easily.
Daily Question
The opponents are vulnerable
and you are not. Partner bids
one heart and the next player
bids two spades. You hold:
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Answer: Double. If your
partner has a decent hand you
should collect the value of a
game. Your hand should take
four defensive tricks and your
partner should have at least
two or three for his opening
bid.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-29
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-15
Bill Would Clear
Puregoric Sale by
Phoninq Doctor

Colic-ridden Washington
babies won't need a written
prescription for their tummy-
aches under legislation intro
duced in the Senate.
A bill offered by Senator
Bible, Democrat of Nevada,
would permit the purchase Of
paregoric on oral as we'll as
written prescription by physic-
ians.
In other words. If Mama
rushes to the drugstore for a
quantity of the pain-killer dur
ing one Of baby's sudden
abdominal seizures, she need
not be turned away merely be-
cause she fails to have that
little piece Of paper. The
pharmacist need only phone the
family physician to get clear
ance.
While paregoric is a habit
forming drug - camphorated
tincture of opium-it is re-
latively mildly so. 1t is exempt,
in fact, under the Uniform
Narcotic Drug Act.
In neighboring Maryland,
oral prescription for the med
icine is permitted, while Vir-
GINA law requires no prescrip-
ton whatever for 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-15
More Boys Leave
For Summer Comp

The second group of 500 un-
derprivileged District boys left
this week for the Metropolitan
Police Boys Club summer camp
at Scotland, Md. A total Of
5000 youths will receive two
week vacations there under the
program this summer.
The clubs 900 volunteer
workers are conducting a door,
to-door campaign for adult
membership in the organization
and contributions toward the
summer camp fund. Goal for
the drive has been set at $685.
900 by August 30.
Milford chronicle., 1959-09-04
CIubwonen To Help
The Philippines
Program VIII Be Fully Outlined
At September 10th Conference

Mrs. J. Allen Frear, Jr., of Dover
and Mrs. Robert G. Furmeister, Old
Orchard Road, of Wilmington, an
nounce the choice of The Philip
pines as the country the forty clubs
of the Delaware state Federation
of Women's Clubs will send Self
Help Kits through CARE" 1859
1860. They have been fortunate in
securing as speaker for the work
shop at the September 10 Fall Con-
ference of the Federation being held
on the campus of the University
of Delaware, Mrs. Constante V. Ba-
toon, wife of the Cultural Attache
of the Philippine Embassy IN
Washington, d. G.
Mrs. Batoon has been in Manila
since the conclusion of the Cen
eral Federation of Women's Club
international Convention held in
Los Angeles June 1-5 and end
ing in Manila. Mrs. Batoon and her
sister Mrs. Carlos G. Ramirez, wife
of the Philippine Consul in Los
Angeles entertained Mrs. William
J. Storey, President of the Della
aware State Federation, with
typical Philippine dinner, along
with other International and Gen
eraI Federation convention dele
gates, at Mrs. RamireZ's home dur
CONTINUED on page nve)
Milford chronicle., 1959-09-04
Grange Seeks Yes
Vote On National
Wool Referendum
CHRONICLE OFFICE
CLOSED LABOR DAY

The business Office and
plant of the Milford Chron-
icle Publishing Company will
be closed all day Monday
next, September z, in OBJ
servance of Labor Day.
The business office will,
however, be open as usual
Saturday morning until noon,
and persons who have print
ing ready to take out, espe-
cially If the same is needed
for use on or before the first
of the week, should call for
the same on Saturday.
The two banks, the Milford
Trust Company and the First
of Milford Office of the Will
mington Trust Company, in
line with their present pol
icy of opening, will be open
Friday evening, but will be
closed all day Saturday and,
of course, Monday, and will
reopen at the usual business
hour on Tuesday morning.
Practically every business
and industrial establishment
in the city will be closed all
day Monday. No official rec
ognition of the holiday has
been planned by civic author
tiles.
Milford chronicle., 1959-09-04

Exercises For
Nurses Tonight
Rev. Clayton Swartzen-
truber OF Ohio Will Be
Speaker At Annual
Commencement; Ten
Graduates.

Graduation exercises for the cur
rent years class of student nurses
from the Milford Memorial Hos
pital will be held on Friday even
ing, September 4th, 1859 at p. m.
in the Avenue Methodist Church.
The program will be as follows:
Professional, Presiding, Judge w.
Marion Stevenson, Vice President
of the Board; Invocation, Rev. A.
E. Dougherty; Song, MY Cathe-
dral" Student Chorus; Address,
Rev. Clayton Swartzentruber, M.
A., B. D., Adm. of Ohio Christian
Schools, Inc; Presentation of Di-
plomas and Pins, Arnold Williams,
M. D., President of the Medical
Staff, Alice L. Stevenson, r. NJ;
Directress of Nurses; Florence
Nightingale Pledge, Glass of 1859;
Presentation of Awards; Glass
Song-"I Would Be. True, Glass
of 1859; Benediction, Rev. A. E.
Dougherty.
The members of the graduating
class are: Mrs. Sandra Friedel
Bennett, Miss Voleta Bixler, Miss
Eileen Kay Dickerson, Miss Mar
Iene Kay Hastings, Mrs. Lucille
Clarke Murphy. Miss Norma Jean
Nash, Mrs. Janet Anne Phillips,
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1959-09-04
State Woman Esther Olney
TO Be Elected Preparing For
VFW President BeautyPa Pageant
Elmhurst Lady Will Be
Honored At National
Convention At Los An
geles This AfterOOn.

A Delawarean, Mrs. James Rhind,
of 21O Winston Avenue, Elmhurst,
will be signally honored at Los
Angeles, this afternoon, Friday,
September 4, when she is elevat-
ed to the office of national presi-
dent of the Ladies Auxiliary to the
Veterans of Foreign Wars. A re-
ception, Friday evening, for the
newly installed president will
bring to. a close the 46th annual
national convention of the VFW
Auxiliary, which, since last Sum
day, has been running concurrent
with the 60th annual national con-
vention of the Veterans of For
eign Wars.
Governor ]. Caleb Boggs, former
u. S. Representative Harry G. Has
kell, Jr., VFW State Commander
Robert N. Mccormick and VFW
Auxiliary State Presidept Flor
ence Lawrence are among the
more than 40 Delawareans who
will be present at various func-
tions honoring Mrs. Rhind Friday.
Mrs. Rhind, whose membership
in the Ladies Auxiliary stems from
the World War / overseas service
of her husband, is member and
former president of the General
w. w. Atterbury Auxiliary, Will
mington, and former president
of the statewide Auxiliary Organi-
zation.
Known as "Gertie" to her many
friends in Delaware and through
out the Nation, Mrs. Rhind was
CONTINUED on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1959-09-04
Miss Delaware Of 1859
Will Enter Nationwide
Competition At Allan
tic City.

Esther Olney, Miss Delaware of
1859, is busy preparing herself
for the difficult Miss America Pa
geant competition in Atlantic City
next week.
Esther, hoping to make a good
appearance at the pageant, and
perhaps even carry off the title
for the first time for the people
of Delaware, will leave for the re-
sort city on Monday, Labor Day,
accompanied by Mrs. Theresa
Wallston, her official chaperon.
During her weeks stay she will
live in the Cha1lfonte-Haddon Hall
Hotel.
Pageant activities will officially
get under way Tuesday night with
a mammoth float parade on the
Boardwalk. Miss Delaware will
ride atop a float specially design
ed for the state and sponsored by
Haveg Industries, of Marshallton.
The parade will be televised ma
tion-wide over the Columbia Broad
casting. System.
Three days of preliminary judg-
ing will preclude the finals on Sat
urday night in Convention Hall.
Daytime meetings with the judges
will be followed by competition in
evening gown, talent and swim
suit on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday evenings.
For the evening gown test, Miss
Delaware will wear creation OF
Mary Carter, we'll known New York
designer, made from Everglaze
fabric of the Joseph Bancroft and
Sons Company Her swim suit is
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1959-09-04
Jobs
In Delaware
Now l53,2OO'
State Has 1000 More
Employed Than During
Summer One Year Ago
According To Report.

The number of non-farm jobs
in Delaware rose by 500 from mid
June to mid-July to 153,200, ac-
cording to the employment, hours,
and earnings report of the State
Unemployment Compensation Com
mission, made public this week by
Albert Stetser, chairman-executive
director.
This total is 1000 above the
mid-July figure last, with gains
centered primarily in factories.
Manufacturing employment rose
by 900 during the month to 60,700.
In hard goods, losses of 100 each
were noted in fabricated metals
and the machinery and .transpor-
tation equipment industries. In
soft goods a seasonal employment
rise of 400 occurred in the food
industry, chemicals added 300
workers, and apparel, 200. There
was loss of 100 workers in tex
tiles.
The number of factory jobs is
now 3,7O0 higher than year ago.
The machinery and transportation
equipment industry rose 1900 and
most other factory industries in
creased, but employment in chem
icals, which has recovered 4 large
part of previous losses, is still
500 below year ago.
NOn-factory employment dropp-
ed 100 during the month to 92,500.
Gains of 100 each occurred in con-
tract construction and in finance,
insurance, and real estate. Off
setting these increases were losses
of 200 jobs in wholesale and re-
tail trade and 100 in services.
Compared with year ago, non
factory employment has risen 300
with gains throughout the various
industries except contract con-
struction which is 900 below mid
July, 1858.
Average hourly earnings of Del
aware's production workers re-
manned at 1924, but the work
week dropped sharply by 2.8 hours
to 1872 hours during the month.
Compared with a year ago weekly
earnings rose by 1928; hourly
earnings are 13 cents higher and
the work week is 48 minutes short
err
Milford chronicle., 1959-09-04
Six Are Injured In
Milton Accident
All Were Taken To Milford MemOr.
ial Hospital For Treatment

A Milton couple, their two chill
dren, and two Bridgeville women
were injured in a two-car collision
near Milton this week.
The injured, all taken to Milford
Memorial Hospital, were: Mrs.
Bessie Todd of Bridgeville, who has
a fractured right foot, face cuts and
a chest injury; Mrs. Ruth Hoch, of
Bridgeville, body contusions and
face cuts; Clarence Bailey, %, Mil
ton, an arm injury; Mrs. Louise
Bailey, laceration of the cheek;
Gary Lee Bailey, three months,
bruises of right leg, and Sandra
Bailey, 2, contusions of the scalp.
According to police the accident
took place at the intersection of
Route 16 and 5. Mrs. Todd and
Mrs. Hoch, were passengers in a
car driven by Mrs. Anita Smith.
Bridgeville, which was travelling
west on Route 16, when it collided
with the car driven by Mr.. Bailey,
which was going south on Route 5.
Milford chronicle., 1959-09-04
State Master Paris c.
Kirby Of Milford Sees
Need OF "Self Help"
Features Outlined IN
National Directive.

In this period of government
subsidies and price supports, it is
comforting to learn that a farm
organization like the National
Grange, in a signed statement by
executive committee of that great
farm organization, calls on it's
state and national Grange officers
and deputies to bring to the at
tention of grangers throughout the
nation the need for vigorous ac-
tion TO encourage a "yes" vote in
the National Wool Referendum
now pending. There are over 1000
active Grange members in Della
ware.
The statement as received by
Master of the Delaware State
Grange Paris c. Kirby of Lynch
Heights, near Milford, follows:
A mo vote" in the National
Wool Referendum would, in our
opinion, represent ballot against
the interest of sheep and wool pro-
ducers, all farmers and all Ameri-
cans.
The Grange has for years, rec
ommended that wherever possible,
farm programs include "self-help"
features, which enable producers
to obtain an equitable income from
the users of their products in
stead of from government.
The producer-financed and pro-
ducer-directed lamb and wool pro-
motion program, provided by Sec
tion 7O8 of the National Wool Act
of 1854, is such self-help fea-
ture. BY a two-thirds favorable
vote in the referendum, producers
can assure the continuation of this
continued on page f1ve)
Milford chronicle., 1959-09-04
Chicken Still Best
Buy In Meat Line
Delmarva Poultry Industry
Head C. E. McCauley So
Advises Housewives

Look for chicken at the store
counter the next. two months when
you want to find your best buy in
meats, says c. Ed McCauley of
Seaford, Del. President of the
Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc.
He urges Delmarva housewives to
set an example of chicken-buying
for their big-city cousins in the
East this fall.
Ordinarily poultry purchases by
housewives ease of during the
early fall, McCauley points out.
This year, however, the extra big
supply of broilers produced plus
heavy market crop of laying
hens just the right size for
medium roasters make it appar-
ent that chicken will continue to
be "the" bargain in quality meats
throughout the fall.
continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1959-09-04
Wyoming Youth To
Be HOnOred By FFA
Caesar Rodney Student Will
Be Cited At National
Convention

Rodney Caulk of Wyoming, of
the Delaware Chapter of the Flu
ture Farmers of America, will be
recommended to receive the Or
ganization's highest degree, Amer
lean Farmer, at the 32nd national
convention in Kansas City, Mo-,
Oct. 1915.
w. Lyle Mowlds, state director
of agricultural education, said to-
day that he has received informa-
ton from FLA headquarters in
Washington that Caulk's name will
be presented to the convention dele
gates. Approval by the national
group usually is tantamount to
election.
Nationally, the FLA board of di-
rectors voted to recommend that
367 Future Farmers receive the
American Farmer degree. Presen-
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1959-09-04
81 Roadside Tables
Provided By Grange
Project Inaugurated Back
IN 1851 Has Borne
Fruit

Back in the winter of 1851, Harry
C. Johnson, then master OF the
Delaware State Grange, took an
automobile trip across the coun-
try.
On his way, he used roadside
picnic tables in several states. I'm
pressed with the convenience OF
these picnic and rest areas, he de-
cided that installing them along
Delaware roadways would be a
good project for the Grange.
The first Grange-sponsored picnic
table in Delaware was put into
use near Smyrna in the summer
of 1852. BY the end of 1854, local
Oranges had placed 81 tables In
locations picked and cleared by the
State Highway Department.
Delaware's highway map is now
dotted with 81 tables provided by
Continued on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1959-09-04
Public Schools To
Reopen In Milford
On Wednesday Next
NELSON w. ABBOTT is
KILLED By DAUGHTER

Nelson Wesley Abbott, age
SO years of Ellendale was
shot to death at 5 a. m.
Thursday, September 3rd at
his home by a daughter,
Kathleen, age IS.
According to information
made available by the Della
ware State Police from
Georgetown, the shooting was
apparently the result of an
argument over the daughters
boy friend. A rs calibre auto
matte pistol was used in the
shooting.
The daughter who lived at
home, together with other
members of the family are
being questioned by the
police who are continuing
their investigation.
Abbott was taken to Mil
ford Memorial Hos spita
where he was pronounced
dead on arrival.
Coroner Vollie G.. Gray
said there would be an in
quest ,as soon as the State
Police completed their in
vestigation.
Milford chronicle., 1959-09-04
Harrln ton
Racing Meet
Opens Sept. Is
Officials Report 100
Horses Have Moved To
Harrington; Purses
Substantially Increas-
ed.

Harness Racing begins at Harr-
ington, September 15. Over 100
horses have already moved into
Harrington in anticipation of the
1859 Fall Meeting which begins
on September Is.
j. Gordon Smith, President of
the Kent-Sussex Raceway an
nounces that the following Off
cials will be presiding at the oval.
Harold j. Berry, presiding
Judge, Cecil Wheatley and Essel
Farlow, Associate Judges, Patrol
Judges will be Fred Greenly,
David Knapp and Robert Long.
Mike Slaughter will again be Pad
dock Judge with Paul Hamilton
starting the horses with the use of
the Fetrow starting gate. Nellie
Hobbs will be the Marshal and
Timers in the stand will be Har-
vey Griffith, Eldridge Lusby and
Loran Galloway. Jim Langford,
who has been coming here for
many years will manage the mu-
tuel department. Amiable Dick
Case will again be the classifier
and Race Secretary. Photographs
Continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1959-09-04

whose starting time has been set
at 1880 p. m. II you are going to
play, complete the enclosed postal
card and mail it to Edwin p. Mes
sick, Chairman of the Golf Com
mittee.
Fer the Ladies-Florence Win
gate, our Chairman, and her COM
mittee are working real hard plan
ming a pleasant surprise for the
ladies' in the Dining Room Of the
Carlton Hotel. Rehoboth Beach at
1880 D. m. Their plans include re-
freshments and door prizes. Your
lady will have a pleasant after
noon, please encourage her to at
tend.
Social HOur-Meet your friends
500 p. m. to 700 p. m.
Banquet Informal with good
fellowship and good food prevail
CONTINUED on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1959-09-04
Lightcap Will
Head The MD
Drive Here
Appointment Announced
For The 1859 March
Against Muscular Dys-
trophy By Chairman
Nettie Ziegler.

Marvin Lightcap of Milford has
been appointed Campaign Chair
man for the 1859 March for Muscu-
lar Dystrophy in Milford and sur
rounding area it was announced
today by Sussex-Kent County Chap
ter Campaign Chairman, Mrs. Net
tie w. G. Zeigler, Bridgeville.
Mr.. Lightcap will help organize
volunteers for a house-to-house
solicitation in Milford during the
annual November appeal for funds
to support research into the cripp-
ling fatal disease and to expand
a network of clinics and patient
services provided through Muscu-
lar Dystrophy Associations of
America Inc.
Members of the Sussex-Kent
County Chapter who have been
named to the Campaign Committee
are Frederick Jester, Jerry Framp-
tom and VIM. Stevens, Milford;
Mrs. Ruby Mayor, John THEM,
Joseph Holt, Jr., George Ziegler
and Rev. Charles Mckinley, Sea-
ford; Mrs. VIM. Somers, Laurel;
Mrs. Kathryn Holson, Rehoboth
and Clarence Bessette, Salisbury.
Serving with Mr.. Lightcap as
Campaign Treasurer of the Mil
ford area is Miss Alice Brown,
associated with the First National
Bank and Trust Co., of Milford
There are more than 100000
victims of musclar dystrophy in
the United States most of them
children in whom it is always IA
tai. The disease attacks the mus
cles, and eventually weakens the
victim to the point of helplessness.
There is no known cause or cure,
as yet.
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1959-09-04
Short Session Is Planned
For Opening Day With
Dismissal Set For 1905
p. NJ. At All Schools.

The Milford Special School Dis
trict Public Schools will open for
pupils at 8:15 a. m, Wednesday,
September 8, 1859. A short session
is planned for the opening day
with dismissal set for 1905 .. m.
All cafeterias will serve morning
milk as usual, but lunch will not
be served.
Thursday, September 10, will be
the first day of regular sessions
with cafeterias and all other SER
vices in full operation.
According to recent registrations,
record enrolment is anticipated.
The use of six new classrooms at
the Lulu M. Ross Elementary
School on September 8 is practic-
ally assured. 1t is possible that
these rooms may be without chalk
boards and a few other items at
that time. However the new addi-
ton to the first, second and third
grade wing will not be ready for
occupancy during the first part of
the school. This requires, there
fore, that two sections of the first
grade, two sections of the second
grade and two sections of the
third grade begin school in the
Lakeview Avenue e m tary
Building. Upon completion of the
primary wing at the Ross School,
the above six sections of first,
second and third grade children
will be transferred as a group
with their teachers to the Lulu
M. Ross Elementary School.
Parents may send their elemen-
tary children on the first day of
school, Wednesday. September 9
to the school they attended last
school year. Children who attend
s(corfar1tand of, uasva afx1