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Milford chronicle., 1959-03-13
SLAUGHTER NECK
mrs. ElwoOd ArgO
Phone GA.2.4242

Church services for Sunday
March Is:
Sunday School at 10 a. m.
Preaching at IL a. IN. Rev. w
w. Hamilton, pastor.
Guests on Friday evening of Mr.
and Mrs. Russell Bennett and chill.
dren were Mr.. and Mrs. Afford
Short and daughters of Glendale
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Jones and
daughter Lisa were guests to 9
turkey dinner on Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Howell and sons Bruce
and David of Milton. Other guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Dewitt Howell
The occasion was in honor of Lisa's
first birthday.
Mrs. Elsie Argo entertained tc
dinner on Saturday evening Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Jones and son
Wayne.
Mrs. Rae Plots and daughter
Dorothy visited friends at Argc
Corner on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Green of Lin
coin and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ott
of Glendale were dinner guests OF
Mrs. Jennie OFT on Tuesday even
ing.
Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs
Russell Bennett and family visited
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hayes and chill
dren of Milford.
Sunday. evening Mr.. and Mrs,
Walter Muncy and children were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Jones and Wayne
Misses Janet Reed and Michel
Bennett attended the services at
Goshen Church in honor of the
Brownie Scouts on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Roach Wis
tied their niece, Delucie Roe, who
is patient in the Kent-Queen
Anne House Hospital in Chester
town on Sunday. Delucie is five
years old and was hit by a car
several weeks ago. Her mother
was the former Della Roach of this
community.
Mrs. Robert Graham was the
luncheon guest on Tuesday of Mrs.
James Dallas.
Sunday evening guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Davis Farens and daughters
were Howard Shockley and sons
of Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Jones and
Wayne were Monday evening guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Jones
and Lisa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Graham and
children. Beverly, Carol and Step
hen were guests. on Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence Graham of
Greenwood
Roy Farens, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Davis Farens has enlisted in the
Marines and is stationed at Paris
Island, South Carolina.
Mrs. Henry g. Bennett attended
stork shower given for her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Raymond Spicer at the
Ellendale Fire Hall on Friday eve
ming. The host and hostess were
Mrs. Lillian Shockley, Mrs. Joan
Shockley and Mrs. Violet Morgan.
Mrs. Emma Milby and son Alvin
and Miss Evelyn Biggs visited Mr..
and Mrs. Steward Milby of Clay
mont and Mr.. and Mrs. James Me-
Theny of Glenn Forest, on Sunday.
Dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Reed, Sr., on Sunday were
Mrs. Charlotte Bradley and chill
dren, Shilea and Sharon and Mrs.
Frank Reed, Jr., of Salisbury.
Milford chronicle., 1959-03-13
Schedule Released On
Chest X-Ray Program

The Chest X-Ray Program, spOn-
sored by the State Board of Health
and the Delaware Anti-Tuberculo-
sis Society, will continue opera
tions in Sussex County during the
month of March and continue
through the first week in April
Local residents are cooperating in
making arrangements and prOvid-
ing publicity.
Dagsboro: Hudson's Store, Mrs
j. Edgar Powell Chairman. Thurs
day, March IL, 10:00-12:00 a. m
and 1:O0-4:0O p. m.
Selbyville: Baltimore Trust Co.,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Clifton Hastings,
Chairman Thursday, March IL
1O:O0-12:00 a. m. and 1:00-4:00
p. m.
Frankford: Tingle's Market, Mr.
w. E. Wilgus, Chairman. Friday,
March 13, 2:00-5:00 p. m. and
6:OO-S:00 p. m.
Next week the units will move
to Georgetown and Millsboro.
Georgetown: Acme Market. We'd
nesday, March 18, 10:OO-12:00 a.
m. and 1:00-4:00 p. M; Thursday
March 10: 10:0O-12:0O a. m. and
1:00-4:00 p. M; Friday, March 20:
2:0O-5:OO and 6:OO-S:OO p. m.
Mr.. Robert d. Thompson is
chairman. He will be assisted by
Mrs. Elwood Short as Hostess
Chairman; and the Girl Scouts, un-
111
in charge of posters.
Millsboro: Acme Market, Mrs
A. Wayne Burton, Chairman.
Thursday, March 19, 10:00-12:00
a. m. and 1:00-4:0O p. M; Friday,
March 20, 2:0O-5:OO p. nj. and 500
800 p. m. Mrs. Wesley Bullock is
Hostess Chairman.
During the week of March 23rd
operations will be conducted at the
schools, institutions and indus
tries in the area. The only COM
munity location will be at the Mil
ton Post Office on Thursday, March
26th from 10:00-12:00 a. m. and
1904 100 p. m. Mr.. Samuel Shipa-
rO is chairman with Mrs. William
B. Wagamon serving as Hostess
Chairman.
AT Milton, a unit will be open to
the public again opposite the
school on Tuesday, March 31st,
from 2:00-4:00 p. m.
The final community locations
in Sussex County for this season
will be at Rehoboth and Lewes on
April2 and April 8.
Rehoboth: Rehoboth Hardware,
Mrs. Paul Reed, Community Af-
fairs Chairman of the Junior
VIA. is chairman, Thursday, April
2, 10:00-12:0O a. m. and 1904: 90
p. M; Friday, April 3, 2:00-5:O 90
p. m. and 6:00-8:0O p. m.
Lewes: End and Bank Streets.
Thursday, April 2, 1O:OO-12:OO a.
m. and 1:00-4:OO p. M; Friday,
April 8, 2:0O-5:00 p. m. and $500
500 p. m. Mr.. G. v. Foley, Presi-
dent of the Chamber of Commerce
is Chairman for Poster and Flyers
publicity. Mr.. William Jefferson is
in charge of announcements and
Mrs. Forrest Wenyon is Hostess
Chairman.
Get your free Chest X-Ray at
one of these handy locations, par
ticularly if you have not been x
rayed during the last two years.
The service is available for any
one 10 years of age and over.
Read The Classified Ads
Milford chronicle., 1959-03-13
ANDREWVILLE
Mrs. Florence Walls
Phone FI-9-4354

Mr.. and Mrs. Arley Bradley en-.
tertained a group of friends last
Tuesday evening in honor of their
son Arley's 25th birthday. An
abundance of ice cream and cake
were served. After a late hour
they all departed wishing Arley
many more happy birthdays.
The Andrewsville All Club held
their banquet at Todd's Community
House on Saturday evening for
their parents and club members
and also the members were pre-
sented with their year pins for the
wonderful work the boys and girls
did in their club.
Callers at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arley Bradley on Friday eve-
ming were Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Salisbury, Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver
Tibbitt, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Walls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Shuttle, Mrs.
James Shuttle and children were
supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
lace Ryan on Sunday evening.
Mrs. Ruth Ryan, Mrs. Emma Ry-
an visited Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Belts of Bridgeville on Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mrs, Ella Breeding spent the
weekend with her son, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alton Breeding and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Coverdale
and daughter visited his sister and
brother-in-law in Harrisburg, Pa,
over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Walls Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Tibbitt of
Greensboro on Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan Taylor,
Henry Moore and Mrs. Edwin Pret-
lyman went to Blackston, Va, on
Tuesday to attend the funeral of
Laurence Clifton, Sr., who died on
Sunday morning in the Maple Lane
Nursing Home in Blackston. Va.
Mrs. Kenneth Prettyman and
Cheryl visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Paskey on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Hopkins
have been entertaining their grand
children of Laurel, Md, last week
while their mother was in the hos
pital.
Milford chronicle., 1959-03-13

When Privileged won the Pim-
lico Furturity and was disquali-
fed In 1886, his jockel, Eddie Ar
caro- was suspended for six months
for rough riding.
Milford chronicle., 1959-03-13

Don't Try to be thrifty about eggs when
you are pooehins, frying or cooking them
in the shell. Use Grade A.
Milford chronicle., 1959-03-13

Classified Ads Get Results
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1959-12-12
West Jackson
News
Naomi Terrell Hendrex

OOL11tD AFL6AN AAf ~ AAA@A@D
FOR STATE P. T. A. OFF,
GERS On Saturday
morning, president, Mrs. Cora
Marshall of Shelby, Miss, and
her cabinet of board members
met in the Teachers Head
quarters on w. Lynch Street
at IL: A. NJ. to discuss plans
for the State P. T. A. to be
held here in March. The
place will be the Auditorium
of Jim Hill Jr. High School.
We are looking forward to a
bigger and better P. T. A. than
ever. Members of the Board
are: Mrs. T. c. Almore, Mrs.
r. M. Bryant, Jackson; Mrs.
Lee Ella Brown, Phillips,
Miss; Mrs. Inez Carter, Mrs.
Jessie Banks, Tchula, Miss;
Mrs. Elnora Taylor, Green
vile: Mrs. M. B. Dunxon, Mrs.
Emma Ely, Corinth; Mrs. Ma
omi Hendres, Mrs. z. E. Mo-
man, Jackson.
VISITORS PRESENT at the
IL: o'clock services on Sunday
at College Hill NJ. B. Church
were: Mrs. A. NJ. Rogers of
Deerpark ST., her niece, Miss
Myrtle Collins of Selma, Ala,
and a co-worker, Mrs. Douglas.
Visitors are always welcome.
Other visitors for the Morn
ing worship were: Mrs. Stan
ley Willis and Mrs. Moses
Jones of Morehouse Ave.
SICK & SHUT-INS: Mrs.
Catherine Williams, Mrs. Will
lie Myles, Mrs. c. B. Oats,
Mrs. Hugh Donaldson, Mrs.
Mace Jackson, Mrs. Annie Da.
Wis, Mrs. Willie Polk, Mrs.
Trinkie Williams, Mrs. Laura
Jones, Mrs. Mary Day, Mrs.
Mary Moore. Prayer is offered
for speedy recovery for all
of these and others.
HANGING OF THE GREEN
Those present at the beau
tiful program on Sunday held
at the YWCA were truly thrill
ed. We encourage you to at
tend "Y" and make it a place
to meet your friends. All the
programs there are wholesome
and inspiring and are under
the direction of Mrs. Z. B.
Jones, Executive Director.
BABY ARRIVES MIR.
and Mrs. Joseph Broadwater
are the proud parents of
lovely baby girl who is being
welcomed by the couples other
two children.
REMEMBER, LET ALL OF
US BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS.
GUEST OF THE STUMBLE
FIELDS Mrs. Myrtle
Morrison, formally of this
city recently spent several
days in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rayford Stubblefield, Hill
| Street. She visited briefly
with the Terrells, Stewards
and Mrs. Mary Thomas, as
well as other friends. Mrs.
Morrison reports a most en-
! joyable visit in the city.
MRS. MARY T. SEATON of
North Jackson was dinner hos
tess to Mrs. Myrtle Morrison
while she visited here recently.
These ladies were former
classmates and both greatly
enjoyed pleasant memories of
days in the past.
MRS. TRINKIE WILLIAMS
of Valley ST., returned home
from st. Dominics on Sunday
and at this time is reported
resting nicely.
NURSE HATTIE DAWSON
reports the following persons
confined to Jackson College
Health Center: Mrs. Mary
Wade, 1886 Banks; Mrs. Chris
tine Frazier, w. S. Brown; Mrs.
Genet McDavid, 3509 Fontain
Ave, a baby daughter; Mrs.
Ethel Proctor, 812 Minerva;
Mrs. Isabella Smith, Jackson
College, a baby boy; Mr.. FL
lott Coleman, 1910 Banks ST.;
Mrs. Catherine Weathersby,
D'Lo, Miss, an 8 pound baby
boy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
Fading Doewood

From Mrs. Herbert Z. Badger
1896 Maple Vieir DriDe
SLIDER Spring. Md.
My pink dogwood tree is
growing paler each season and
last spring the blooms we're al
most white. Can anything be
done to the soil TO restore the
original dark pink color?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
GARDEN CLUB ACTIVITIES

FIVE HILLS GARDEN CLUB. Vienna,
Va, viii meet Tuesday at PM At
the Vienna elementary School. Talk BY
Mrs Ellis Middleton, classification OF
Daffodils and Their Use in Arrange
nents." Mrs Bernard Moran and Mrs.
Robert Travis will talk on the brown
thrasher and the robin. An intra-eluh
display Of flowers of spring bulbs will
be sponsored BY the horticulture COM
mittee. Hostesses will be Mrs. Car Isle
Brooks, Mrs. Donald Buckle Mrs. Mich
olas cansemi and Mrs. Thomas Chit
CHRRoLLToN GARDEN CLUB, Tues
day. 8 pm, CLOS Eighty-ffth avenue,
Carrollton, Talk by Wilbur H. Young
man, earden editor OF The Star. After
the meeting, a green elephant" sale
AYR HILL GARDEN CLUB Of Wen
ma, Va, tour Of the National Arboretum
KENsINGToN GARDEN CLUB, Mon
day, noon, Chevy Chase Methodist
Church, 700l Connecticut avenue.
Study group win demonstrate Ghe use
OF summer flowers for winter bou-
HALF-ACRE. GARDEN CLUB Of Fort
Washington Forest, Tuesday. 5 pm
at the home Of Mrs. L. j. Wulfecamp,
1913 Van Buren, drive. Azalea types
and their use and care will be dis
FAINT BRANCH GARDEN CLUB,
Workshops, Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday. ct the clubhouse. Dart
mouth and Guilford road. College
Park, Nd. Mrs. Henry L. Heineman Of
Easton.- Md, will lecture and demon
strate hower arranging each morning.
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Members will participate in the
BRHDBiURY SOIL TOnERs, Tues.
day, : pm. members to bring ideas
for the flower festival 10 be held soon
b lstess Mrs. Oscar Haynes. 1901
Forty-fourth place. Harvard Jones
mp PSiAIRsksNWpOoD GARDEN CLUB, to.
morrow, $50 pm. ct the home OF
Mrs; Freddie Dean. 1917 Edgeheld
road. Mrs. Jacgueline Antoine will lee
EAST HILLS GARDEN CLUB, Mon
day. 8 p.ns at The home Of william v.
Eatmon, 4606 B street Sc.
GARDEN CLUB OF COLESVILLE,
annual flower and plant mart, Satur-
day. at Raley's Farm Market on old
Route 20, 10 am. to 8 pm Sale OF
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARK
GARDEN CLUB, Tuesday, s pm, al
the home Of Mrs. E. R. Stegall, 1870
Davenport street NV. Program: "Ex-
change of Ideas-Your Best Garden
HILLCREST GARDEN CLUB, Mon
day, s pm. at the home Of Mrs. Nina
Gunin, 2317 Thirty-second street Sc.
Mrs; Margaret steward. guest speaker.
day, 8 pm, AFylawn Recreation
Center. Flower arrangement workshop
led by Mrs. Arthur Ringland.
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HyuttsviIIe Club
Schedules Show
Moy 9 and TO

The Hyattsville CMdO Horti-
cultural Society. one OF the
areas Oldest groups devoted tc
gardening, viii hold q spring
flower show May 9 and 10 at
the Citizens Bank, Riyerdale.
Schedules may be obtained
from Mrs. Mary Fisher (WA
7-4833). The theme OF the
show win be Somewhere the
Sun Is Shining"
The society is In its 42d
year. Originally it was an all
men group Of specialists, most
with advanced degrees in horti-
culture and Horticulture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
AnsiDer

Pink dogwood are grated
onto white dogwood seedlings.
If anything happens to the
pink new growth. appears be-
low the point of the graft and
soon the white flowers predom-
mate = then the pink graft
gradually dies. If this has not
happened to your tree the only
suggestions / have would be to
try blood meal on the soil. 1t
is commonly used to intensity
the red coloring of roses. Per-
haps it would work on the dog
wood?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
Bethesda Women
Plan Benefit Sole

Bethesda Community Garden
Club win hold its s0th annual
benefit sale Of ANIMALS. peren-
nials. bulbs, shady plants and
vegetable plants. at the Farm
Womans Market. 7i55 Wiscon-
sin avenue, in Bethesda. Thurs
day from Q am. 10 4 pm.
The club uses proceeds for
its planting and identification
projects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26

early fan at the terminals OF
each shoot. Undoubtedly most
Of the hydrangea buds were
killed BY the winter winds IN
this area last winter. However.
II the shoots are cut back before
Towering, there will be no
bloom. Pruning should consist
of removing dead stems. re-
moving small weak stems. and
thinning the rest to q modest
number so as TO produce large
bloom. It is quite likely that
the bug you are troubled with.
can be killed by busting the
grass with chlordane in the late
afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
Answer

/ do not know Of q yellow
petunia. The fringed and dou-
bles are available from several
Of the local plant growers. Am
sure they will be advertising
them in a week or so when the
normal planting season arrives
May 5 to Is. The fringed or
frilled petunias are available
both as single and double forms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26

Sharp cinders provide protec-
ton from both but they may
be difhcuit to And, Suggest you
use bluestone chips under the
plants and use one Of the pre-
pared bats for the control of
the pests. II could be that the
plants we're injured by frost
but that happens only rarely.
Plants that are several years
old seem TO benefit by a renewal
system Of pruning cutting out
q few of the Oldest branches
after Towering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26

Since 1t usually takes two
years for a sucker 10 reach
Towering. suggest you wait a
week or 10 days before cut
ting out the old canes. Per-
haps the late freeze killed the
flower and leaf buds and new
ones win come. II after this
waiting period they show no
signs Of green then remove
them. Thin out the suckers to
IA half-dozen and feed them so
that they win grow rapidly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
QUESTION BOX
FOR GARDENERS.

Write out our question and
send Il NTH a stamped. SELF
addressed e1tDelope to The
Star Garden Desk. This pro-
cedRre iDiH assiire a consid-
cred. competent reply. Please
do not telephone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
Petunio Question

From Mrs. Peter Ashenbrenner
20I2 Columbia Pike
Arlington, Va.
Where can ] buy bright yell
low petunias, also the frilly
type in several colors. Are these
called the double or triple
variety?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26

dried buds Of leaves that ap-
peared last fall. There are new
suckers coming up all around
1t. Should / wait longer or cut
II all out?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
Hydroneeo Core
From Mrs. William H. March

From Mrs. William II. March
I24 Sirth Street Sc.
How is new bloom produced
on a hydrangea? Should ] cut
down the old brown stalks even
though leaves are coming Out
the side? How can I kill a bug
the color of an earthworn and
the size of a dime and square,
shaped? It crawls in the grass
and appears under bricks, etc.
never on flowers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
Answer

1t is assumed that you refer
to the shiny-leaved hydrangea
with the blue flowers, Buds are
formed in the late summer and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
Lilac Trouble

From Mrs. DON II. WhitemGH
zoos jamestown Road
Hy1ttsuille, Md.
Last year my lilac was COW
cred with beautiful flowers. This
spring it appears dead-just
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
Creeping PhIox

From MISS M0TIe SPAIN
1902 BlHhtu Road
SiIver Spring, Md.
viii you explain the care Of
creeping phlox. Mine. on either
side Of the walk, turned black
and brown on top but under
meath there is some green. Is
this from the cold, or does II
have to be thinned?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26

The creeping phlox needs to
be protected from moist soil,
also from slugs and snails.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
Ansuer

One Of the creeping rhymes
win make a better filler than
win bluegrass. They are consid-
cred best for this purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
FIucstone PIunt

From Mrs. John s. Barker
1iI12 Dewey Road
Kenstngton, Nd.
Can you suggest a ground
hugging, green plant that will
Withstand walking Onto put
between the fiagstones Of our
patio? Bluegrass is growing
there but 1t is too much of a
chore to hand-trim 1t. Do you
think a dwarf creeping thyme
would do? The patio has full
sun all day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-20
s",He HOW you SAVE WITH
soNoco's cUsToM-Rr EM mn.H

c "e your first tankt,,..
vow" "'om- Blend shown here for
to sou o. cav Next thankful, drop dow" WI
Ess %Ss :i.1 lower Custom Blend
0 ,'so,' proves you hav. 1.-The tn. engine engine
priced Grade for sw.. stI ," LOWEST
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-20

Pow power and mileage. This sxor,,.
49,. 8 .~ao. OF custOm-eIendinu
ditts,s sxact octane grades 8
grade Ga. e'oes s.. helps you
keep your engine a. WINE W. ego you
'' performance peak '"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-26

trolled humidity James Boswell and John
Gutenberg share half OF the walnut paneled
first floor. Across the entrance hall and
beyond the walnut stairway Lewis Carroll
has a room for himself shared only with
dozens of ceramic figurineS representing his
many characters. It is an unusual expert
ence to find these treasures on 1,3OO-acre
working farm
Wye Plantation belonged to another
patron of the arts at one time. william
Paca signed the Declaration of Independ-
ence for Maryland, riSking great personal
fortune in the doing. He had been one of
the earliest advocates of separation, and
when conflict came he spent thousands of
his personal funds to outfit troops in the
field. Following victory at Yorktown he
was one of the earliest and most energetic
workers on behalf of veterans. In his some
what brief career Che died in 1899 at 500 he
was lawyer, jurist. Governor and member of
every committee of Importance before and
after the revolution An intimate of Wash
ington, he accepted Federal judgeShip ten
years before his death. His solitary grave
lies behind the old manor house he loved
so well
Throughout Paca'S meteoric career he
never lost his love of nature and its growing
things. His terraced gardens, studded with
gigantic yews and lindens have been called
the finest in tidewater Maryland. In this
respect, the goth century owner of Wye
Plantation offers a striking parallel He,
too, has been the recipient of many honors;
he also has passionate fondness for Wye
Plantation. Its gates are never closed,
his farm manager points out. Mr.. Hough-
ton has recaptured the earlier glories here
and augmented his rolling lawns with Eng
liSh box, bricked walks and celebration far
beyond Paca's fondeSt dream. Through it
all, the old house that won the hearts Of
both stands staunchly in its parkland Per-
hapS in its way it links the separated
centuries.
SUNDAY. THE STAR MAGAZINE, WASHINGTON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-26

W/HEN Arthur A. Houghton, jr., acquired
w Wye Plantation a few years ago, it
didn't take his Eastern Shore neighborS
long to lay aside their traditional reticence
toward strangers. A short time later, when
Mr. Houghton restored old st. LukeS Church
at nearby Wye Mills as a gift to its parish
toner's, he found himself firmly entrenched
In their affections. Little Wye MillS-popu-
lation 125-had long enjoyed fame beyond
the ordinary for its incredible oak tree.
Now, in addition to the smallest State Park
in America it could cite a delightful little
church. old before the Revolution The
village daily draws dozens of tourists from
many distant states.
The man responsible for much of this
was too modest to lend his name to the
project, although it was no deep dark
secret, either. He himself was far from
anonymous: as chairman of the board of
Steuben Glass he was widely known in the
business world. Cultural circles had known
him as curator of rare books at the Library
of Congress when still in his mid-3Os He
was sufficiently famous in the world of edu-
cation that half dozen universities had
awarded him honorary degrees. To
bibliophileS he was someone occupying a
special niche: he possessed James BoswellS
original manuscript of the Life of Samuel
Johnson, Gutenberg Bible and some folios
of william Shakespeare among his more
famous volumes. They might not have been
aware, though, that these reposed not in
some New York bank vault, but on a farm
on Maryland's Eastern Shore. True, Wye
Plantation was rather special farm; it
might well be spoken of as parkland, so
precise are its manicured lawns and
trimmed hemlock hedges. The old manor
house has never been restored and it blends
appropriately with its ancient gardens.
Mr.. Houghton has constructed his
library building in the best Williamsburg
tradition with no service wires in evidence
above ground Here, in carefully con-
z