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Evening star., 1961-03-03
TALKING OF BUSINESS
Central Charge Services Growth
Proves BiIIsond Credit Don't Stop
BY TRUMAN r. TEMPLE
Star Staff Writer

BY TRUMAN r. TEMPLE
Star staff Writer
When the Bank Holiday was
declared in 1888, Joshua P.
Stakeholder found himself
temporarily without a job in
Washington and wondering
where to turn.
We'll, there's one thing that
doesn't stop, and that's bills"
said his father, an Army SER
geant-major.
And that's how the young
banker got interested in charge
accounts.
Today as executive vice pres
ident of Central Charge Serv-
ice, the rangy 6-foot 4-inch
manager is confronted by an
other pleasant fact: Appar-
emily one thing that never
stops growing is credit and the
public's demand for it.
Central, only 9 years old
and adding new accounts at the
rate of some 5,40O a month. has
prospered under Mr.. Stede-
houder by meeting that de-
mand.
Can Charge Everything
Using its familiar metal
charge plate. a customer can
sail into area marinas and
charge everything from fishing
worms to yacht repairs.
Along WaShington's avenues
he can buy roses for his wife,
gourmet foods, medical pre-
scriptions and auto tires-all
without a penny in his pocket.
At the same time, the mer-
chants selling these items are
safeguarded by a streamlned
telephone system that will give
them a report in 40 seconds on
any customers credit.
The success Of Central
Charge can be measured In
hard figures. When Mr.. Stede-
houder opened its first office
on November !, 1852, as gen.
eral manager, the firm had
lined up $50 local stores and
had a staff Of three. Today its
staff of 14O is working three
shifts on a seven-day week to
serve the 1920 member stores
and l74,000 plate-carrying Gus
toners.
Wide Range Of Stores
There seems to be almost no
limitation on the kind Of store
or service using Centrals IA
cilities-unless it's funeral par
lors. C"You'll always know
where the client is" one appli-
cant mortician suggested, with
out success.)
Among member stores are
music teachers. a string Of
beauty salons, florists, a driving
school, clothing shops, drug
gists, and pet shops. CMr.
Stakeholder recently bought q
parakeet using his own Gen.
trail plate.)
Member merchants are
termed local" by loose def
milton; they range within a ra-
dius of 1875 miles, including a
department store in Charles
Town, w. Va. At a Deale. MD
store, for example, Washing
ton customer can rent an 18-
foot fishing boat. buy bait and
even ice-all on Central credit.
Timing Was Right
Central Credit was the BRAIN
child of Harry Malasky, now
, its president and board chair
. man, who with some local bust
ness associates felt a type Of
credit service operating a dec
ade ago in Rockville, L. l., could
be successfully duplicated here.
Their timing was just right
! The entire Nation was heading
: into a credit expansion. From
: SIT billion in 1949, total con-
: sumer credit has now risen to q
S record peak of $50 billion OF
} about $311 for every man
e woman and child in America
e Mr.. Malasky and his col
I leagues also were shrewd II
Evening star., 1961-03-03
OVER COUNTER

Following prices furnished BY the
Dealers, Inc, In washington represent
the range within which locally active
securities could have been bought or
sold at l pm. Friday, March 3:
Evening star., 1961-03-03
Good Weather Spurs
Area Store Sales
II Pct. Above 1860
BY DONALD B. HADLEY
Star Financial Editor

Spurred by favorable weather department store sales
jumped II per cent above year ago the Washington
Metropolitan Area during the week ended February 25 the
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond reported today
The weeks sales also AZ per cent ahead of the pre-
eedng week. The squirt carried sales in four weeks
Evening star., 1961-03-03
TREASURY BONDS

NEW YORK (AP) Noon over the coun-
Yer Yer U. ); Government Treasury bonds,
9iu, 9 asked' net change and yield for Fri
Evening star., 1961-03-03
BUSINESS
BRIEFS

Bank Clearings on 26 lead
ing cities in the week ended
March l totaled $50, ,348, 1865 900
compared with $25, $50, 1858 900
in the previous week and ST.
AZ, ,845, 900 in the like week a
year ago.-Dun & Bradstreet.
Loans to Brokers and dealers
on other than Treasury securi-
ties by New York member banks
on March l totaled 1864 mil
lion, up $29 million from the
previous week, but down S31
million from the like week a
year ago.-Federal Reserve
Board.
Heavy Construction contracts
awarded in the week ended
March 2 totaled $4O5.6 million
compared with 1912 million in
the previous week and $5O5.6
million in the like week a year
ago.-Eng. News-Record g. Con-
IStruction Daily.
Gen. Motors Accept. Corr.
reported purchases of retail in
stalment contracts in 1860 to-
tailed $4.202,OOO,O 900, up 80
from 1859. Receiveables out
standing on December 81 to-
tailed $4,18S.0OO ,OOO, up 14%
from 1859.
Lawyers Title InS. Corp. of
Richmond, Va, announced it
will buy Cuyahoga Title g.
Trust Co. of Cleveland, for
more than 81 million.
Earnings
Hart, Schaffner & Marx I'M
year ended November 80 earned
$2,288.002 or $2.58 a share VS..
$2,819,796 or 1925 in 1859.
Intl. Harvester Credit in g
m on his ended January 81
earned $1,849,147 or $4.62 a.
share VS.. $1,458,932 or $3.65 in
1860 period.
Miehle GOss Dexter in g
m on his ended January 81
earned 81, 1,209,196 or 86 cents a
share VS.. $l,l65,591 or "a cents
in 1860 period.
Other earnings included:
For Year Ended December 81
1910 InSn
Evening star., 1961-03-03
FOREIGN
EXCHANGE

NEW YORK. Mar. 8 (AP).-Foreirn
exchange rates Great Britain and
Australia in dollars, others in cents
and decimals Of centl:t :
Evening star., 1961-03-03

1nds.
T-Partially tax exempt. o..
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
Troop Quarters
Open to Public

Governor Carvel has announ-
ced that on Friday, April 28,
all State Police installations
throughout the state, including
Headquarters, will be open for
inspection by the general pub
lie. Troopers in the George
town and Bridgeville areas are
now occupying their newly ex-
panded troop facilities. Troop
No. /, Penny Hill. is in an en-
tirely new building. which will
be dedicated at 10 a. m, on
Friday. The Governor, members
of the Legislature, Highway
Commissioners, and other dig
nitaries are expected to attend
Governor Carvel stated that
this is a wonderful opportunity
for all citizens to become bet
ter acquainted with the State
Police and the services they
render for the protection of life
and property in Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
Many People Visit
State During
Blossom Time

Blossomtime is delightful
season for sightseeing in Della
ware, advises the Delaware
State Development Department.
While the blooming season
varies somewhat from year to
year, late April and early May
generally find Delaware's gard
ems, orchards, yards fields and
woods ablaze with breath-tak-
ing color and the air laden with
sweet odors of growing things
Mans efforts, combined with
those of Mother Nature, have
produced such eye-pleasing at
fractions as The Spring Flow
ers and Azalea Gardens at Win
terthur, six miles northeast of
Wilmington, open from April rs
through May 27; the more than
two dozen Wilmington area
gardens that are open to the
public on Wilmington Garden
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
April Is Observed
AS Civil War
Centennial Month

In endorsing the observance
of this month as Civil War
Centennial Month";" Governor
Ebert N. Carvel has urged all
Delawareans to 'join in renew
ing our appreciation of the sac
rifices made by those who, in
this Nations wars, have fought,
bled and died so that this coun-
try might remain One Nation
under God, indivisible, with lib
erty and justice for all"
In a statement issued at his
Dover Office, Governor Carvel
pointed out that Delaware, with
a population of less than lib,
600 at the time, supplied four
regiments in response to Presi.
dent Lincoln's call, one hun
dred years ago, for troops, and
also provided a large number
of volunteers to the fighting
forces of the Confederacy.
1T is to the lasting credit
of these ancestors of ours that
these Delawareans fought with
valor and distinction regardless
of whether garbed in Unior
blue or Confederacy gray" ad-
vised Governor Carvel.
The chief executive also point
ed out that "Delawareans, who
had survived the ordeals anc
destruction of the American
Civil War, returned to theil
homes, forgot their past differ
ences, and combined their tai
ents and energies to build this
great State and Nation"
Governor Carvel called atten
ton to the commemoration pro
gram held at the State Armory
! Wilmington, on April Is. ant
advised that such exercises will
continue as Delawareans "joir
their fellow-Americans, in tn,
South and in the North. in tht
East and in the West, in com
memorating those momentou.
events which took place il
April 1861"
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27

Day, this year observed on
May 6; the gardens of Dover,
always at their best on "Old
Dover Days." the first weekend
in May; and the well-kept wards
and gardens of historic New
Castle, open to the public on
"A Day in Old New Castle"
additionally observed on the
third Saturday in May.
While Kent and Sussex Coun-
ties no longer offer the orch
ard acreage that once produced,
in abundance, the famed Della
ware Peach (and gave the State
its official "flower" Peach
Blossom), there are still quite a
few well-kept orchards, which
add their color to the already
lovely Springtime scene. Those
near Camden, in Kent County,
and Nassau and Bridgeville, in
Sussex County, annually at
tract hundreds of admirers.
Apples, like peaches, are no
longer produced in abundance,
although small well-kept apple
orchards still dot the lower Del
aware countryside. Scattered
pear. plum and cherry trees al
so add their color to the beauty
of Delaware in the Spring.
And, concludes the Develop
ment Department, a warm well
come always awaits the visitor
to historic, scenic Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27

Harold Hilyard was a patti
ent in the Kent General Hos
pital recently.
Funeral services for Johnny
Numbers, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Davis Numbers, were held on
Monday from the Matthews
Funeral Home in Smyrna.
Recent visitors with Mrs
Carlton Jewell were his sisters
Mrs. William Rolph and Mrs
Ruby Robinson. Millington. Md
Friends of Ed Hughes, Peggy
Hughes, Carol Conley, Mrs.Amy
Cook, Mrs. Mary Downs, ano
Mr.. Frank Woodall are extend
ing April birthday congratula
tions to them.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
Honors Day
fContfnnad fr,r, paoa n

Law Commission. He has also
acted as the Governor of the
State of Bombay. In India Mr..
Chagla is known to his coun-
trymen not only for his contri-
buttons to the judiciary of India
made through his historic urge
ments, and books like "The In
dian Constitution" Law, Lib
erty and Life" and THE Indi-
vidual and The State" but also
for the great interest he has
shown in numerous cultural and
social organizations of the coun-
try. His achievements have
been widely recognized in this
country and he holds honorary
degrees from the University of
Hartford, Temple University and
Boston University. Following
the formal exercises, Ambassa-
dor Chagla will have luncheon
with Dr.George |. Brown, chair
man of the Honors Day COM
mittee; President John A. Per-
kins; DR.. Ralph Purcell, chair
man of the department of po-
litical science; and student re-
representatives. of the honor So
cieties. Other members of the
Honors Day committee are Miss
Maude Bivins, assistant profes-
sor of home economics; Thorn
as Brockenbrough, associate pro-
fessor of civil engineering; DR.
Charles Tilly, assistant profes-
sor of sociology, anthropology
and geography; and DR.. Donald
F. Crossan, associate professor
of plant pathology.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
Future Activity
Discussed by Kent
Pomona Grange

The Kent County Pomona
Grange met at Thophy Grange,
FELTON,, and members were well
coined by Winfred GruwelI,
master, with response by Wal
lace Caulk, Jr. Mrs. Joseph
Mitchell, National and State
Needlework Guild committee,
explained the requirements of
the guild, and Kent County Po-
mona Grange will form a guild
under the leadership of Mrs.
Francis Raughley, home econo-
mics chairman. State Master
Paris Kirby, spoke on the farm
labor bill, and all grange mem
bers were urged to support the
state qualification progra
There was discussion on the
food and grain program led by
Charles Maske, state lecturer.
A resolution on the zoning bill
presented by Fruitland Grange
was passed. Wallace Caulk, Jr.,
state youth chairman, reported
that the new youth degree team
would bestow first and second
degrees at Broad Creek Grange,
Laurel, on Friday, May IL, at
Capitol Grange Hall. Mrs. Will
liam Minner, Pomona lecturer,
presented the program which
included a reading by Sam
Kendall, of Calitol Grange, mo
News, or What Killed the Dog;
accordian solo, Harold Wander
beck, Fruitland Grange. Six
state officers and two visitors
were present. Announcements
made of coming events: State
! Worship Sunday, observed on
May 7, at 2:30 p. min Old
Woodland Church, Seaford; plant
exchange at visiting program on
May 8; Harmony Grange will
present a minstrel show in Cap
itol Grange hall on April 28
proceeds for the scholarship
fund; Milford Grange will hole
a Grange Fair on April %, al
Grange Hall. Mrs. Bayard Tay
lor, state home economics chair
man, reported on the sewing
contest. Garments will be judg
ed and awards made at lunch
con on June l, at Capito
Grange. Mrs. William Hufne
reported on a variety sale t.
be held in the future.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
County Agent
Offers Feed
Grain Advice

Remember the old bird in
a hand saying?
This may be one feature of
the 1861 feed grain program
that will appeal most to feed
grain producers.
4 George Vapaa, Kent county
agricultural agent, points out
that farmers participating in the
program get effective protection
against crop failure. The farm
er gets paid for acreage divert
ed from feed grain production
regardless of what weather does
to crops.
Price support for corn and
grain sorghums at rates consid-
erably above current market
prices also offers some income
insurance.
MIR. Vapaa describes benefits
the cooperator receives as:
l. Price support on normal pro-
duction of 1861 corn or grain
sorghum acreage. And price
supports have been set at a
higher figure for 1861. For
example: the support price for
corn in most counties will be
IA cents more bushel than
it was in those counties in
1860.
2. Payment for each acre di-
| verted to a conservation use.
The payment per acre for the
first 20 percent diverted will
be established on the basis
of: so percent of the normal
| production of the acreage di-
verted times the county sup
port price. AS an additional
incentive, for an additional 20
percent of acreage diverted
the rate will be established
on the basis of: go percent of
! the normal production times
the county support price.
(The SO percent rate also ap-
plies on acreage diverted in
excess of 40 percent.)
3. Advance or partial payment.
The producer may be paid
up to half of the estimated
total payment in advance
that is, as soon as possible
after a producer signifies that
he will cooperate in the pro-
gram. This advance payment
will help with current produc-
ton expenses without the use
of additional credit. This and
the final payment will be
] made in negotiable certificat-
es redeemable in corn and
sorghum grain or cash.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
Kenton

The Ruritan Club met in the
church on Tuesday evening
with Mr.. Harold Stauffer pre-.
siding. The dinner was served
by the Adult Class.
The Homemakers Club will
meet in the church basement
on Thursday, April 27, at s p
m. Hostesses are Mrs. Belle
Everett and Miss Eva Carey.
Girl Scout Troop No. ll6
will hold a benefit bake in the
Century Club at Clayton. or
Saturday, April 20, at 10 am
Mrs. Loren Shockley was q
visitor on Monday with hel
mother, Mrs. Shoemaker, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Folk of Newark.
Jimmy Darrell returned home
on Friday from the Veteran.
Hospital in Philadelphia, aftel
undergoing a heart surgery.
Miss Mary Emma Poore i.
recuperating at the home o.
her aunt, Mrs. P. Jewell, aftel
undergoing surgery at the Ken
General Hospital.
Miss Mary Lou Hughes wa'
an over night guest on Frida.
with her aunt, Mrs. Alder
Keene, of st. Georges, Del.
Mrs. Arthur Parsons of Pros
pect Park, Pa, was a recen
visitor with friends in Kentor
Edward Attix is at home fo
several weeks with a disclocat
ed shoulder.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
Farmers Night
CONTINUED from Page ID

ed the boys to "stay with edu-
cation-the challenge is up to
you," he said in conclusion.
Norman G. Wilder, chairman of
nominating committee, present
ed the slate: William E. Jones,
president; John H. Fearon, first
vice-president; William Minner,
second vice-president; Richard
E. Jones, third vice-president;
Harvey Price, lion tanner; Har-
old Quillen, tail twister; David
Fauser, John Graden, directors.
The charter night celebration
will be held on June 10, at
Fountain Roc Restaurant, near
Smyrna. Robert Mills presided
at the meeting.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
Teaching Career
Month Being
Observed Now

Governor Ebert N.Carvel has
requested that all Delawareans
join with teachers and other
educators in encouraging young
people to select teaching as a
career.
In a statement in connection
with Teaching Career Month, F"
currently being observed in Del
aware, the states chief execu-
tive advised that "our demo-
cratic form of government is
largely promised upon the prin-
ciple that every child is entitl-
ed to a sound, well-rounded
education" and noted that "this
goal can only be achieved
through our having a sufficient
number of qualified teachers"
After noting that Delaware's
population growth of the past
decade has made necessary the
recruiting of teachers from 9TH
er areas which are also exper-
.iencing rapidly increasing school
population growt Il h, Governor
Carvel pointed out that this
makes it highly important that
that the people of Delaware
give strong encouragement to
young people in selecting teach
ing as a career"
Governor Carvel also suggest
ed that Delawareans, during
April, visit their schools ano
become better acquainted with
their teachers and with their re-
sponsibilities, pro b m ane
needs"
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
Governor Carvel
Cites Observance
OF Lunch Week

LII IOllllcCtiOl WIFI Tie CuI :
rent statewide observance of
Delaware School Lunch Week,
Governor Ebert N. Carvell, has
issued the following statement:
I'VE believe that one of the
best means of insuring the
health and happiness of our
boys and girls is to provide
them with ample quantities of
good foods served in an at
tractive manner. The School
Lunch Program now in effect in
nearly all Delaware Schools ac-
complishes this purpose.
"Of the 81,603 children at
tending public schools in Del
aware, only 572 attend schools
where neither milk nor lunch
is available. Many of the small
er schools that do not have
lunch facilities do have the
Special Milk Program, which
provides half-pints of milk for
just a few pennies to students.
In an average month, the total
amount of milk used in the Del
aware Special Milk and School
Lunch Program is in excess of
1000, 600 one-half pints.
During the same period,
more than 100000 type A meals
are served in school cafeterias.
OF this number, approximately
10000 are served free to chill
dren whose parents are unable
to pay for their children's
lunches.
Under the present program,
the Federal Government reim-
burSes the schools for the
lunches in the amount of SOB
per lunch or approximately
$l4.500.00 per month plus SIM
liar reimbursement for milk.
From these proceeds and other
funds, our schools pay the food
purveyors and those who pre-
pare and serve the lunches. The
program is further suppliment-
ed with the surplus commodit-
les our schools receive from
the u. S. Department of Agri-
culture.
This program is operated by
a director and one secretary in
our State Department of Public
Instruction and $50 local man.
ayers and workers, including
320 who are part-time workers.
while the foregoing deals
with some of the economic as
poets of the Delaware School
Lunch Program, the most i'm
p0rtant effect is that it makes
available to our school children
a lunch that will meet a solid
part of their daily nutritive re-
quirement.
Il am pleased to join in the
observance of Delaware School
Lunch Week, April 24-29, and
to congratulate and commend
all those who help make the
School Lunch Program available
to the school children of our
state" Governor Carvel con-
cluded.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27

SCHOOL LUNCH MENU
For Week of May l thru S
MONDAY
Pizzaburgers
Wax Beans
Dill Pickle
Jello
Milk
TUESDAY,
Spaghetti
Meat Balls
String Beans
Cheese Sticks
Cake
Bread, Butter and Milk
WEDNESDAY,
Steak Sandwich
Potato Chips
Slice Tomato
Apple Sauce
Milk
THURSDAY
Roast Beef and Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Peas
Carrot Sticks
Peaches
Bread, Butter and Milk
FRIDAY
Tunafish Sandwich
Tomato Soup
Grapefruit Sections
Donut
Milk
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
Fashion Show
fConfinued from Pare IL

and an advance sale of tickets
has been conducted by the
mothers at work on the benefit.
Mrs. John E. Wilson III, is gen.
eral chairman, with Mrs. Will
liam 3. Owens and Mrs. George
D. Wright as co-chairmen. Mrs.
Harold ]. Laggner served as
chairman in charge of models.
Usherettes will be Carol Wright,
Nancy Ennis, Missy Speakman,
and Rosanne Laggner, who will
also model clothes.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
Working Life Increase

The average length of work.
ing life for American males has
increased by more than one
third since 1900. from about 81
to AZ years. HIF calls this lone
of the most important results
of improved health and longev-
ity in this century"
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
Anchor Chain 2,I6O Feet

The anchor chain manufacture
ed for the u. S. Pacific Fleet
aircraft carrier Ranger meas
ures 2,l60 feet. Each link
weighs $50 pounds.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27

North American V Lines 43 So
High game, Allen Haley. l82
High series, Ronnie Hoffecker,
ATS
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR RENT-House, 7 rooms
and bath. Market Street. OIL g.
8062.
Smyrna times., 1961-04-27

Saturday Teenage Bowling
League Standings
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-14
Horse Show And
Parade Plans
Take Shape

AMELIA. Feb. 10 = Plans are
going forward for the spring
horse show and grand parade
here Saturday, May 20.
This will be a gala event and
we cordially invite all horsemen
to come. enter the show and ride
in the parade, j. G. Dickerson
says.
Get your horse ready. Bring
him along and get in the parade.
No entry fees for the parade All
that is required is that you have
a horse and ride him.
There will be numerous classes
for the parade Regular parade
horses, horses trained for parade
work, Western horses, hunters
and jumpers, ordinary pleasure
horses, and ponies.
Also a costume class Will be
featured. A vehicle class and
possibly a clown or two. with
brass band will be in the parade.
A band concert will be held in
the courthouse square.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-02-14
Heart Fund Effort
Starts In Amelia

AMELIA, Feb. l3-The Heart
Fund Drive officially opened in
Amelia county on February 1.
Mrs. Thomas w. Eppes of
Amelia is chairman of the drive
with Mrs. Milton Anderson as
sisting her in the Jetersville
area.
An account has been opened
at the Union Bank and Trust
Company where persons wishing
to contribute and not contacted
may leave donations. Letters
have been written to persons not
expected to be reached person
ally.
Plastic hearts have been plac-
ed in business houses over the
county for contributions.
County residents are asked to
remember the generosity Of the
Heart Association in contribut-
ing two home inhalators and
one for the ambulance to the
Amelia Emergency Squad.