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Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
Kent County
Chamber Aim
In Campaign
Dover Hopes To Include
Many Chambers In
New Expansion Plans
Being Formulated.

A Chamber OF Commerce tax
ing in all of Kent County may be
an offshoot of efforts by the
Greater Dover Chamber of Com
merce to attract new plants to
the area
George w. Cripps, Dover, pres
ident, appointed a three-man tenn
pOrary committee to look into the
countrywide idea after it came up
at a meeting in Dover last
Thursday night.
The Dover Chamber held the
meeting 20 enlist financial sup
port from other sections of the
county for an industrial survey.
Originally intended for the
greater Dover area. the $4,000
survey has now been expanded to
include all of Kent County. The
price tag remains the same, how
ever
You are going to benefit from
the survey anyway" representa-
tives of four other towns were
told at the meeting, but we'd like
your support
At the meeting held at the Hub
Restaurant were representative
from Harrington, Smyrna, Clay
ton, and Hartly
John E. (Skeet Wilson, Smyr-
ma, first advanced the idea of
county wide chamber, and Cripps
responded that he was for the
plan 100 per cent
After some discussion Cripps
appointed a temporary committee
of Wilson. William Shaw of Har-
rington, and John Campbell of
Hartly to explore the Kent Cham
ber idea
Cripps and other spokesmen for
the Dover Chamber stressed that
no matter where a plant locates
in Kent County. all sections of the
county will benefit.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
Bond Issue Passed
By Milford District
SURPLUS FOOD AIDS
21,000 IN DELAWARE

About 21,000 Delawareans
will share 100000 pounds of
federal food for the holidays.
Efforts to distribute federal
surplus food to needy fami-
lies prior to Christmas were
entirely successful, it was
disclosed Wednesday of this
week by Alexis TarumianZ,
director of the program.
Tarumianz praised the CO.
operation of state, city and
volunteer agencies in helping
program personnel meet the
highly condensed Christmas
schedule. The distribution,
which started Dec. 6, ends to-
day.
The 10 commodities dis
tributed during Dec. con-
sisted of butter, rice, dry
milk. flour, dried beans, lard,
dried eggs, peanut butter and
canned chopped meats. The
total food distributed has an
estimated retail value of
$4,000.
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
Splendid Display At
Zwaanendael Museum

A Noah's Ark, handmade around
1875, again has it's place under
the Christmas tree. This year it
is in the Zwaanendaer Museum and
is part of the Christmas dis
play which was lent by Marjorie
Speakman, Incorporated, of Green
Vile, Delaware. With the Ark are
n hand carved wooden figures
representing Noah, his family,
and the animals which marched,
two by two, into the ark before
the great flood prophesied by
Noah. Noah's Ark, once a part of
every Christmas, is now a very
rare toy and is very desirable to
collectors.
Both boys and girls were re-
membered by Santa in this dis
play. For the boys are a small
tin steam engine, painted black
with bright red decorations and
tingring bell on top, a fireman's
hook and ladder truck, a tin horse
and buggy, and an elegant stage
coach.
Continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
Local Stores
Open Saturday
Night Until
Nine O'clock
Will Be Closed All Day
On Christmas; Plans
Being Completed For
The Yuletide Lighting
Contest.

All Milford stores will be open
tomorrow, Saturday, December %,
from nine in the morning until
nine in the evening.
ALI Milford stores and business
houses will be closed all day on
Monday, December 25, opening for
business Tuesday morning, De-
cember 26, at their usual opening
hour
The City of Milford and the
Milford Chamber of Commerce are
co-Sponsoring home lighting
contest and according to Messrs.
Howard DOC" Furniss and A.
Calvin Ball, who represent the
City Council and Chamber of Com
merce respectively, the tights will
be judged some time during
Christmas week. The prizes are
as follows: First prize, $4,000;
second prize, $500; there will be
four ward prizes of $1,000 each,
and seven consolation prizes of
$500 EACH The decision of the
judges will be final
1t is the earnest hope of the
committee that all residents in the
area directly served with electric
current by the City of Milford,
will participate in the contest and
by so doing enhance the beauty
of the city.
The City of Milford and the
Chamber of Commerce, co-spon-
sors of the Christmas fete, invite
all shoppers to make Milford their
shopping headquarters these last
two shopping days - Milford,
where all parking is free-park-
ing lots and metered streets and
where merchants offer modern
merchandise at prices tailored to
fit the thrifty purse.
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
Denies Fault
Dover Base Strike
Statement Issued We'd
nesday By Company
Denies Firm Is At
Fault In Two Months
Old Strike.

The long silence of Hayes Air
craft Corporation was broken on
Wednesday of this week as Hayes
denied it was responsible for the
two-month old strike Of UAW Lo-
cal 123.
Sam R. Fowler, director of the
Dover division of Hayes, released
a statement from Dover with per-
mission from the Hayes Birming-
ham office. Another statement
will come from Birmingham later,
Fowler said.
Fowler said the company did not
invite the strike and stands ready,
willing and able to perform its
contract"
He noted that Hayes was low
bidder on the contract in the first
place and mentioned the COM
panys satisfactory work as con-
tractor for the Air Force on many
contracts.
The company refuses to Sub
nit writing of it's contract to a
third party who has no response
bility for its performance" Fow-
Ter said He gave this as the re-
fusing TO submit to binding arbi-
tration December IA, as suggested
by the Federal Mediation Service.
Under the circumstances, the
attempt to impose upon the COM
pany the responsibility for this
strike is unfair and wholly with
out foundation, the statement
concluded after a review of its
negotiations with UAW 123.
Fowler also said the company
presented complete settlement
proposal during meeting in
Washington, D. c., on December
s. The proposal offered increased
economic benefits over other Of
continued on page six)
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
Horticultural Group
To Conduct Survey

The first step in improving the
marketing situation of horticulture
crops in the Delmarva area was
taken at the 18th annual meeting
of the Peninsula horticultural
Society held recently.
Meeting in Salisbury, Maryland,
December IL and 13, 1861. the
society adopted a resolution estab-
fishing a committee to make a
survey Of the present horticulture
crops and markets on the PENN
sula. This committee will make
recommendations for need e d
changes in the cropping practices
Continued on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22

z. IN proper care OF ciOtniliS,
3. For keeping room neat in
appearance.
B. Show how good clothing stor-
age can be provided.
C. Encourage acceptance of re-
sponsibility for personal belong
ings.
To be we'll groomed and attrac-
lively dressed, it is important to
have a convenient place for dress
ing and enough suitable space for
storage of clothing. A dressing
table, or dresser with mirror, and
well-planned drawer space are
needed for storing some clothing
and accessories. The clothes clos
ct needs to be equipped with con-
venient hanging space. clothing
protectors, shoe storage and hat
storage. Well-planned storage
helps to keep clothes in good con-
CONTINUED on page twelve)
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
Citisenry Should Especially
Be Grateful This Yule Time

Providence o that
this
approach the Christmas with especially
hearts"
In his people of Delaware the
Milford chronicle., 1961-12-22
NeU Project Unit Now
Available To 4-H Member

IS a
Clothing
William Pinner, H the this unit
A. Show the Importance of good clothing storage.
1. helping with good grooming.
Evening star., 1961-09-17
Other Projects

Biggest private restoration at present is
Capitol HILL which extends from the Capitol east to
Lincoln Park Other active areas for private, work
the Kalorama Triangle, bounded by Connecticut
avenue on the west, Columbia road the east and
Calvert street on the north; Foggy Bottom, bounded
by Pennsylvania and Virginia avenues, between
Twenty fourth and Twenty-seventh streets, and the
square-mle of Georgetown.
other sections in which private redevelopment is
centering include Cleveland Park Burleth the Dupont
Circle environS, Hall place off Wisconsin avenue
streets both sides of midtown Connecticut avenue
Mount Pleasant Village off Sixteenth street and
number of smaller ntown neighborhoods. Still others
being re-examined by residents and others to
determine boundaries for future work
"Once restoration starts in area, it never
stops" said one experienced builder. Every house
that's updated encourages others. AS the neighbor-
hood improves, values improve The longer it rolls,
the bigger it gets"
Beyond all that, there's another satisfaction. As
one owner expressed it after restoring house:
"It's like blight in Instead of going down,
the neighborhood goes up Having part in a thing
like that is profit enough"
Evening star., 1961-09-17
Scenes Of Experiment

Newest experiments in the urban renewal move
ment are centered in the 243-acre Adams Morgan
area and the 89-acre Northwest Area No. l, bounded
by Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York avenues
and by North Capitol street.
Parts of the Adams Morgan east of Columbia
road will. be cleared for uses, and there1l be
extensive upgrading of shopping facilities at Eight
eenh street and Columbia road Liberal aids to finance
private restoration will be tested. Northwest No.
will be cleared to provide sites for moderate-income
city dwellings
New residential construction also is expected in
the huge Anacostia- Boiling urban renewal area,
stretching along the AnacoSta River in Southeast
Washington.
In two other urban renewal areaS-Columba
Plaza, in Foggy Bottom, and Northeast No. l, east
of North Capitol street. between and streets
no single family dwellings planned.
Evening star., 1961-09-17
Restorotion-o Chain Reaction

Thirteen years ago, five families bought eight
rundown houses small street on Capitol Hill,
paying $4,000 house They were mess, but we
worked for year and finally got them all fixed up"
owner said. The other day, of the houses was
sold for $17,5OO All have present value over eight
times their original cost.
Some years later, Mrs. Eleanor Dulles, sister of
the late Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, bor
rowed moneys and bought five houses in Foggy Bottom,
restored them tastefuly, and rented all five II didn't
get rich but made nice profit, and they helped
send my son and daughter through college," she
recently told friends.
Only three years ago, Washington Newspaperman
John Rosson bought an outdated rooming house near
Dupont Circle, moved in and went to work himself
Ripping out temporary partitions installing new bath
rooms and kitchen, ne restyed both exterior and
interior for own-house use then sold the home for
double the price he paid "It the first house to
be painted on the block, and now there more
than dozen in the neighborhood," he said.
Evening star., 1961-09-17
One Eurmurk

Differing in details, all these projects had COM
mon earmark: They made single houses look better
outside and function better nside-and each required
an investment of time and money for temodeling.
Thousands of homes in many parts of Washington
have been similarly transformed. In the process,
deterioration has been stopped, normal values re-
again.
Launched many years ago. this neighborhood
restoration movement has spread to many parts of
the city. Along with acknowledgement urban
renewal projects in recent years. it is helping reclaim
sums, update old neighborhoods and sharply increase
interest in intown living.
Right now, such work is underwater soon will
be staredon sites scattered over 1000 acres within
a smile radius of the White House In this new
Washington residential area many old houses are
Evening star., 1961-09-17

being updated and new ones being built or planned
for wide range of family income.
Southwest Washington is now the main center of
new town-house construction, though intown homes
are also going up elsewhere. Restoration sof older
houses centering mainly in four main sections
plus half dozen smaller areas. beginning is being
made in several new restoration neighborhoodS.
Typical changes include exterior restyling and
changeover of inside uses Fenced-in gardens
being turned into functional part of the living room
Sliding glass walls separate inside and outside living
areas. In Southwest projects, some gardens will be
inclosed Others will merge into jointly used, land
Scaped plaZaS
Evening star., 1961-09-17
The Present

q Today the task that Governor Shepherd once
carried almost singe-handedy is shared by dozens
Of offices and many hundreds of individuals With a
powerful boost from the Mcmillan Commissions report
Of 1902 the vision of Washington a symbolic city
has become indelibe part of the national purpose
= Handling the many-faceted job of giving order to
the citys organic growth is closely meshed inter-
agency complex Most important element is the Board
Of Commissioners itself Providing powerful help are
such agencies the National Capital Planning
Commission the Redevelopment Land Agency, the
Fine Arts Commission the National Capital Housing
Authority National Capital Parks the National Capital
Transportation Agency.
4 In the work of redeveopment, the Housing and
Home Finance Agency, through its Urban Renewal
Administration, is helping to finance vast changes in
Southwest Washington and in other urban renewal
areas.
4 Rebuilding in such areas we'll as in other parts
Of Washington, greatly depends on such other key
Federal agencies the General Services Administra
tion the Federal Housing Administration the Federal
National Mortgage Association.
Likewise of great influence on the developing
form of Washington many private organizations,
such as the Federal City Council, the Washington
Metropolitan Chapter, American Institute of Archi
tects the Committee of 100 the Federal City, the
Washington Housing Association citizens asSocia-
tions restoration societies.
So far, indeed has responsibility for the develop
ment of WaShingtons physical character and beauty
Evening star., 1961-09-17
The Past

s Then Boss" Shepherd took over A big bold
imperious man, with unshakable reputation for
honesty he had no time for red tape 1.-The city is
quarter of century behind the times" he said 1T
needs permanent system of improvements Quickly
he prepared comprehensive plan" and laid it before
Congress. OF it, historian wrote: "It exceeded any
thing of the kind undertaken at time in the
World with the possible exception of Paris in the days
Of the Second Empire"
8 To pleas that he "go slow" Boss" Shepherd was
Seornful. Bands of his workmen were busy every
where-bulding sewers, grading Streets paving road
ways, cleaning up pockets of blight, planting $4,000
trees, outwitting all opposition.
= Thus Alexander R. Shepherds Jealous, head
strong like Pierre LEnfant, who planned the city
learned much-debated fame as THE Father of the
New Washington" His arbitrary methods improved
the city vastly and quickly But the cost too much
for the city to bear without help from Congress-
And the methods he used incurred hostility. An inves
tigating committee praised the accomplishment. But
1t frowned on the technique
4 The upshot was change in the type of govern
naent for the District. Three Commissioners replaced
the Governor
Evening star., 1961-09-17
The Downtown Lure
BY WILLIAM E. FINLEY

bHecVoF' Nauohal Caplal Flannlng commission
The downtown of every city should be charged
with magnetism of activity and excitement great
enough to attract not only those people who need
to be there for business purposes but those who
would want to be there because its fun, attractive
pleasant and safe. The heart of the city must be
carefully preserved and greatly enhanced by bold
but delicate surgery aimed at putting buildings,
uses and vehicles in their proper place-and the
pedestrian in his place.
Men, women and children-the whole family
on their feet, brushing elbows with other citizens
in the lighted gayety of a sparkling city center is
the long-term symbol of why downtown is
important
Evening star., 1961-09-17

swung away from the single concern of man that
sometimes there's nostalgia hint that bit more
Capitalization would yield faster progress.
But Boss" Shepherd would doubtless be much
pleased with the changes in the last 90 years His
main goal has been achieved The city, in full measure
has machinery at work to carry on his permanent
system of improvements"
Evening star., 1961-09-17
AWorthYCity

Ninety years ago. residents of Washington so
much ashamed of the citys appearance they cringed
at the thought of showing it off, The streets were
muddy when it rained, and dusty in dry weather.
Sidewalks were unpaved Sewage was exposed in gull
lies Railroad tracks right to the Capitol grounds
To proposal that the city be made the site of
Worlds Fair in 1871, Senator Stewart of Nevada
replied: None of us proud of this place. With
plenty of money and little enterprise it might be
made CITY, but let us have city before invite
.knyone to see it."
Evening star., 1961-09-17
BUT NOT OUR PURPOSE!

In 1861 only kpe the
make unbelievable
there! Oriental Building
we have been Our changed
purpose!
Wahngonans the they
worked better life We're still 1961-o
keep working for and office facilities
Building
these
we'll help and him by providing place for his
we'll help providing
andtom tomorow. Itwiln change!
Evening star., 1961-09-17
As YEARS AGO..

As years ago, when the population Of
the Capitol ureu was 100000, this
company was founded in q small store
at 1912 F St. NV.
As our population approaches 2,000,-
600, we point with pride to our stores
that now serve this great community.
We plan to keep pace with future
growth so we can continue to be
fuvored with q full measure of the
goodwill thut comes to those who
serve we'll.
Evening star., 1961-12-03
A Kiss From Walter Pidgeon
By MYRA MACPHERSON
Star Staff Writer

seon is like being kissed by your father grandfather
least the kind father grandfather you'd like to be
lucky enough to inherit
Ah but those other ladies of other
The ones who quite forgot Mister Miniver.
They flutterng and searching around the Advise
and and when they spotted 63year
old Mr. Pidgeon the happy little sighs were sighed
One girl bypassed Henry Fonda Peter LawfOrd and
Franchot ask "Oh Mr. PdgeOn, would sign
autograph mother? talked to her yesterday and all
she wanted to know was, How is MIR. Pidgeon?
Young George Grzzard who played with MIR Pdgeon
years The Happiest Millionaire leaned in for
whispered, That's all anybodys MOTHER wants to know
This was not one all sentences
formed unshakable mutual admir-
alton society during "The Happest Millionaire The joke
Mr. Grzzard who was by his own mother in
her haste meet Mr. Pdgeon when she first came to watch
the two perform.
And besides Pdgeon doesn't if youth does not
him knows he put this sphere to make all
women feel womanly goes about this charitable little
chore with smile twinkle kiss on the eec-
lively batting thousand.
His deep voice he thought destined for the
concert stage which mid aria by review
which said HE sings like somebody who graduated from
vocal correspondence doomed with laughter he
told this story day on the set:
other day little girl standing nearby and she
looked here Mr. Pdgeon let slip of his
secrets upped her age to atter her said, How old
you dear IA or 15 She beamed and said Oh I'm only
H. but thank you Mr. ah Mr., ah what is your name7"
From there the conversation proceeded
"Walter Pidgeon."
"oh" G.ong pause) "Are you in this movie1"
"Yes"
"Are you extra?"
"No, I'm playing Senator"
Oh" Another long pause) Is this your first mOvie?"
Another time, older woman came up to tell Mr.. Pd-
geon she had met him "a long time ago when filming
Madame Curie'"
Mr. Fdgeon replied "Oh. -. Il remember you You were
about this hgh sticking his hand out at the waist The
smiled probably of the happest smiles in and
said "Oh no, was 20 then"
Nor is it always the Mr. Pidgeon charms. He shep
herds watching children in front Of other spectators they
the filming reporter wants to talk to another STAR
he'll round him up He the advise and Consent cast
World Series betting pool of 500 and gave it to the
Perhaps Of the truest tributes paid to him by
sagesruck girl extra who said you'd like talking to him
if he weren't q star"
But the nearperfect gentleman make mistakes One
Star reporter mot this remembers her first the
when she trying desperately to look little
aged and greatly experienced She drew Mr. Pdgeon for
Of her first interviews She went backSage introduced her
self and Mr. Pdgeon did his old addition subtraction of
in his head and with what he thought would be
pleasing Hello, little one, what school paper you
from?"
The crestfallen irstyear reporter sti1y and definitely
without smile of Mr.
Evening star., 1961-12-31
SUNDAY
eastern STANDARD TINE

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Speciol For Women. (Thur.)
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(NBC)
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Evening star., 1961-12-31

@:3o Edge Of Night (cBS)
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5:45 Popeye (Fn.)
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WED. and Fri.l
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6:l5 News Report
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$40 The Weather
6:A5 Edwords-News (CBS)
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(NBc)
NOON
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4:3o Pre-Game WarmUp
tNBC)
4:45 Rose Bowl. (NBC)
MONDAY EVENING
7:3o To Tell the Truth (cBSl
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TUESDAY EVENING
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900 Red Shelton Show (CBS)
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ll:oo II PM. Finol
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WEDNESDAY EVENING
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Evening star., 1961-12-31

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Projection ~ (NBc)
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AN.
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Jr. Edition (CBS)
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NOON
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(CBS)
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1000 Gunsmoke (CBS)
ll:o0 Alfred Hitchcock (NBC)
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