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Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16
in The AIR FORCE
by Elaine Townsend DickersOn

Hayes was hamming with the
Milford boys (amateur radio),
Dawn and Leslie were playing
with their Minner cousins In
Harrington, and Lynne was In
Rehoboth for the day, Mother
and I took off for the back road
to FELTON,. We went to a public
Sale. I loved listening to the
farmers comparing crops for
the year, the ladies talking about
cooking, sewing and the actiW-
ties of their children. I loved
looking over the old furniture,
china and picking out what I
would like to bid on even II I
didn't get the chance. One desk
out on the lawn coated with five
layers of paint was something
I really would have liked to
have for Lynne's bedroom. It
was small and I could picture 1t
finished sans the layers of paint,
but it seemed the popular piece
and / knew I wouldn't get
a chance at 1t.
Lunch was being served out
the farm porch's windows and I
got mother a piece Of sweet
potato pie and a cup of coffee.
/ had a coke and a good ole
hot dog. We really had a good
time and what better entertain
ment for Saturday and all for
free. Met Mrs. Freeman Cover
dale there that day. She knew
me through this column and we
enjoyed talking with her.
Think next weekend I'll hunt
again for a sale to go to and this
time I'll try my luck at out
bidding the other fellow.
Until then,
Elaine Townsend Dickerson
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16
Noted Speaker For
University Days

University Days for Women,
an annual two-day program ot
classes and discussions for all
women in Delaware, will be held
this year on September 6 and Z
at the University of Delaware.
Sponsored by the Home Eco
nomicS. Extension Service at the
University, the event will
feature talks and classes by ex-
perts in many fields, ranging
from science and art to cook
ing and dressmaking.
The event is planned so that
women may attend one or both
days, with the opportunity to
stay In a college dormitory over
night. Reservations may be
made before August Is at the
home economics extension Of
flee in each county.
Using a theme of "Widening
Your Horizons through Under
standing and Appreciation, "
University Days will open on
Friday, Sept. s, with a general
session on "The Worlds Of Sci
ence, the Arts and People"
Spe akers will be DR.. Elizabeth
Dyer of the University Of Della
ware, Prof. Arthur Young OF
the Philadelphia Museum of Art;
and Miss Helen Strow of the
Federal Extension Service In
Washington, D. c.
A banquet on Friday evening
will feature Mrs. Randle Elliott,
former dean of women at the
University Of Delaware and wife
of the Hood College pre- sident,
as guest speaker.
The general session on Satur-
day morning will deal with "The
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16
UPS AND DowRs

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) = Being
a ships captain has its ups and
downs.
And keeping up with them is
matter of vital dollars for cap
tains such as Jean Morize, mas
ter of the French cargo vessel
Mekamb o.
Capt. Morize noted that the
port of Savone, Italy, has draft
of 3Ofeet. But when the Mekambo
took on 22,15O tons of coal at
Lamberts Point it sank to draft
of 33 feet.
Coming in, Capt. Morize had
problem of a different sort. The
vessel had to be deep enough to
get under the coal leaders at
Lamberts Point.
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16

scheduled for late in 1864.
There is little doubt that the Soviet
Union will take up the challenge and
try something spectacular between now
and our first Gemini flight. The Presi-
dent limited at this the other day, prob
ably with more reason than mere sup
position. And after the Russians have
had their inning, it will be our turn
again.
This is not bad thing; competition
doubtless sharpens the edge of our
space effort 1t would be a pity, how
ever, to think of space development
wholly in competitive terms. At the
present stage, that seems to be neces-
sary. The race involves national pres
tige, and to some extent potential mill
tary advantage. But one can hope that
the day will come when the explora-
ton Of space will be cooperative un-
dertaking of many nations. The mag
nitude of the task, once the lunar step
ping stone has been reached, may yet
make that mandatory.
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16
Cub-Fesf From Trails End
by Pot Hatfield

his tail. Later l looked around
and he was just sitting there
waiting to be released. II that
had been the white cat, Glove
Bug", you would have heard him
screeching in the next county,
Each day l look for at least
one lovely thing to happen, and
I never fail to find one. Tuesday
was easy this week. My friend,
Helen Payne, came walking In
with a lovely box Of beautiful
flowers, vegetables, and fruits
from her garden. She had ar
ranged them all with that loving
kindness which she radiates for
all mankind. Today / am making
plum conserve with the plums
she brought and each thing is
being used and enjoyed.
This afternoon I sat down to
eat lunch and to scribble down
this little chat to you and
turned on the TV to the Mike
Douglas program. decided that
today's lovely moment for me
was Faye Emerson reading so
beautifully her favorite, The
Twenty Third Psalm, followed
by Mike singing "The Lords
Prayer.
/ have a friend who believes
that all things come in threes.
II the fire whistle blows two
times in one day, she always
says that it will blow the third
time that day. II this theory
is correct, / am due for an
other surprise visitor next
week. Last week I mentioned
having a visit from a friend
who lives in Pennsylvania; to-
day our good friend, Martin
Brown, from Seaford, dropped
in Unexpectedly and enjoyed a
tray supper in the living room
with US. Martin is the pianist
for La NADIA Ballet Theatre
and had been out doing advance
publicity work for the coming
school year. We settled down
for a good chat as friends do
and we talked Of everything un-
der the sun plans for the
coming year in ballet, next
years concert, our mutual
friends, books, music and
poetry, the pictures he had been
making and the writing / had
been doing. La NADIA is in New
York City now studying hard
toward her Masters Degree In
the Performing Arts. Her hus-
band, C1aes Strom, is home
again after visiting in Sweden,
his native land.
I noticed in the Seaford Lead
er that the editor, MIR. Robin
son, had been approached on the
idea Of having a poetry page
or poetry corner. He seemed
0ASC4 tdlAI dS " INV - nO01Q bC
received. Well, I am all for 1t
and not just because I want to
contribute eitherl I think every
newspaper should have one. I
know the Delaware State News
has one, because ! have a cousin
who has had her poems pub
lished in 1t.
I have an old copy book which
belonged to my great uncle,
Isaac R. Jester, in which are
written many Of his poems in
his beautiful old-fashioned hand
writing. Pretty good poetry, too,
and it was published in the
newspapers of his day. He wrote
many articles also and one of
them, in which he pleads for the
Union, is masterpiece.
Everywhere we are being told
to paint something because you
may be an artist and not know
1t. say, write. something, you
may be keeping something hid
den that the world wants to
readl
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16
N eW Science Deals
With Urbun Decay

EExistics' is a new science to
deal with staggering problems
born of cities and the decay that
threatens them. The word was
coined by Greek city p1anner
Constantine A. Doxiadis from
the Greek word for settlement
(oikismos). 1t means a multiple
approach to fighting the deterior-
alton of city living by experts in
housing, economics, sociology,
psychiatry, planning, art and
philosophy. Epitomtzing the
scope of the problem are cities
like Buenos Aires, Argentina,
which In the last century has
grown from 10000 to 5000, 900
and Leopoldville, Congo, from
46, 900 to 100000 In less than
Is years.
Hemp, plant fiber normally
used for rope, can be made into
dresses, report Swiss research
ers who have developed hemp
fabric resembling cotton but
much stronger. Philippine gov
ernment officials hope the new
fabric will provide a big new
market for hemp, one of the
country's major exports.
Immunity to poison ivy is a
fleeting thing, according to DR..
E. Richard Harrell, University
of Michigan dermatologist.
Youngsters before the age of S
to 2 are usually "non-reactive"
to the glossy-leafed nuisance, but
the poisonous effect is built up
by repeated exposure.
The rash itself is a very COM
mon allergic reaction. Less COM
mon are similar reactions to car
rot tops, delphiniums and prim-
roses.
Repairmen working on COM
busttble gas containers can light
their welding tor ches without fear
of explosion with carbon dioxide
"purging" technique, reports
Cardox, Chicago. The COZ is
pumped into the tank or pipeline
to displace most Of the explosive
contents and mix with the rest
to form an inert atmosphere.
Tooth Banks in which healthy
teeth will be stored for later
transportation are envisioned
by DR.. Miklos Cserepfalvi, DDS,
of Washington, D. c., who reports
that he has performed the opera
tion successfully a number of
times. For a transplant, he says
the root structure of the donor
tooth must be only partially de-
veloped and patients must avoid
putting undue strain on the new
tooth for at least three weeks.
Eyeglasses for chickens in
crease egg production, says Al
Schriner, Santa Rosa, CAL,
poultryman. The nodded plastic
contact lenses fit over the
animals eyeballs and are held In
place by the lids, as in contacts
for humans. Chicken lenses, how.
ever, cost only about three cents
a pair compared with approx
imately SIPS for a human pair
and distort, not improve, vision.
Wearing the glasses, Schriner
says, the chickens, closely pack
ed In big modern coops, can see
to eat and drink = but not well
enough to fight with their neigh
bors.
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16
1924 Bound Brook Lane
Alexandria, Virginia
August Is, 1868
Dear Friends:

Dear Friends:
From my knees to my ankles
I'm just one solid ITCH You
remember I wrote to you last
week and talked about the nice
woodsman who came to cut up
the downed trees for our fire
place. Hayes, II you remember,
last year was almost stretcher
case from poison ivy, sumac or
poison oak and since then we've
been terrified for him to enter
one foot in that woods at our
back door.
There those logs were at the
back of our lot and we wanted
to stack them between two trees.
! didn't dare let Hayes get in
that underbrush and yet some
logs were too heavy for me, SO
both Of us were in the thick
of vines full Of that sap. I made
Hayes wash in some special
soap after our little safari in
the woods, but / didn't bother
since I was positive I was i'm
mune. Well, believe me, I'm
NOT. I've got sore on top OF
sores. Am using some pretty
good "drying up" medicine, but
the drafted mess will have to
run its course before Pm
through with it, guess.
We have had the incest week
ends this summer. Having the
apartment in Milford has given
us the opportunity to get away
from the hubbub over here and
we have certainly enjoyed our
carefree week ends in Sussex
County. Last weekend while
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16

prevent and break up monopolies
must be amended to include
labor unions. This is something
for which the President S
brother Robert Kennedy, the
Attorney General should be
responsible.
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
With the possible exception Of
old-fashioned hotels in our large
cities, the days of the hotels are
slowly coming to an end. At
present they are being changed
over into apartments. But they
will gradually be torn down and
their sites used for the building
of motels Of one or two stories.
What will come after the
"motels", I do not know; but
some new change will follow.
With the increase In superhigh-
ways and supermarkets, more
people are living in the suburbs
and the motels are merging into
motel apartments. In fact, I
visualize these bordering the
main highways between cities
on land which is now barren, or
else taking the place of small
farms lining routes a block away
from the main highways.
The typical frame houses now
being built in most suburbs will
be torn down. Zoning laws will
be enacted to prevent the build
ing Of such single wooden
houses.
LAND NEAR OCEAN
AS hova horof0f0ro arooho
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16
Byrd and 1axes

Veteran Virginia Senator Harry F.
Byrd recently told reporters as he cut
his 18th birthday cake he didn't believe
we should lower taxes until we made
drastic cuts in federal expenditures.
The Democrat who heads the Senate
Finance Committee fears the deficit
next year might reach fifteen billion
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16

Lunch is over, and Fridays
lunch is always sketchy and full
of leftover tidbits that we want
to get out of the refrigerator
before this weeks marketing is
ready to go in. We had delicious
hot soup. Here at Trails End
we try to keep soup kettle 60
ing most of the time as the
French people do. Housewives
in France add suitable 1eftovers
each day to their stock pot, and
the result is marvellous but
never the same. Our original
stock this week started with
good, brown broth from veal
roast. Part of the veal roast
was cubed raw, Drowned, and
turned into Chow Mein for Tues
day dinner. The leftover Chow
Mein and rice was added to the
soup pot, also some string
beans, and today we added the
barbecue sauce left from the
pork chops last night. We add
basil and thyme or other ap-
propriate seasoning and the
flavor is "out of this world".
Unexpected guests always love
it and want the recipe. All we
can say is that it is French
soup and attempt to tell them
how to proceed.
For dessert we had big, round
molasses cookies which I baked
late yesterday afternoon after
Ellen said, "Mother, why don't
we have some Of those big, old
fashioned mo1aSSeS cartwheelS
like you used to maker" These
are made from an old, old
recipe which l clipped from a
yellowed old magazine found in
an attic. They are called
"Ellie's Cookies" and the rule
is as follows: l cup country
lard, cup brown sugar, l cup
dark molasses, / cup sour milk,
A teaspoons soda, 6 cups flour,
2 teaspoons ginger, 2 teaspoons
cinnamon, l teaspoon nutmeg,
1/2 teaspoon cloves, and l tea
spoon salt. Combine In order
given. Roll out thick with as
little flour as possible. II de-
sired, sprinkle with granulated
sugar and bake (about 375)
they say "in a quick oven". I
do not have country lard as I
used to when we did our own
butchering on the farm, but I
find that the solid vegetable fat
works fine. It always takes more
flour for me than the six cups
called for, but go easy and just
put in enough to handle the dough
and roll lightly. They should be
on the thick side and are always
cut with a big round cutter. I
use a lid from an old coffee
can since have been unable to
buy an oversize cutter in the
stores. Kids from eight to eighty
love 'em.
The two cats are racing UP
and down stairs like a pair Of
horses. They are not allowed
out for their daily run now since
there are baby bantums stroll
ing and small birds leaving the
nests and learning to f1y.
Pisha is the oldest cat. He
doesn't seem to have any sensi-
tivity in his tail at all. Cats
tails have been the butt Of so
many jokes. I know one comic
strip in the ''funnies" always
has a poor cat complaining about
the time he caught his tail in
the screen door, and one Of
Tennessee Ernie's famous say
ingS is "aS nervous as long
tailed cat in a roomful of rock
ing chairs" often, realizing I
have stepped on something,
look down and find I am stand
ing on his tail, and he doesn't
protest at all. This morning I
shut the refrigerator door on
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16

dollars and he says no Congress has
gone ahead and voted tax reductions in
the face of such huge deficit. Senator
Byrd says he would like to see taxes re-
duced but that first he wants to see
economies in the federal budget.
1t is good that Senator Byrd keeps
trying.
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16

India leads the world in tea
and sugar cane and is second to
China in rice.
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16

Babson Park, Mass. Before
my late wife suddenly passed
away as the result of an un-
expected heart attack, we had
been talking about the great
changes we had noticed In only
the past few years.
CHANGES IN TRAVEL
At the time he learned Of my
wife's death, my grandson Roger
Webber was eating lunch in
Paris. He hoped on a Jet plane
and in seven hours was at my
side In Boston. It seems that
some of the airlines run
specials from Paris to Boston
every day. This is common
knowledge; but we forget the
many different lines Of busi-
ness affected thereby.
RAILROAD STRIKE
I have no fear of a railroad
strike; but what one could mean
to every supermarket and
household Is unimaginable. In
three days the shelves Of most
supermarkets would be bare. We
would be completely in the hands
Of the Transfers Union and
their president, James Hoffa.
OTHER LABOR UNIONS
AS companies and their stock
holders continue to combine in
to larger units, the wageworkers
are sure to do the same. Hence,
to avoid a dictatorship in this
country, the laws designed to
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16

LAND NEAR OCEAN
AS I have heretofore empha-
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-16

Elaine Townsend Dickerson
Evening star., 1963-05-23
WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
III AND LOIS
FREDDY
MRS. FITZ
THE BERRYS
SANS STRIP
BY WILLIAM MORRIS

Question: I am always most
interested In your column. More
than once I have used II In an
endeavor 10 impress upon my
eldest son that II is not neces-
sary 10 be English TO use good
English. was born in Eng
land and am raising some little
Anglo Americans. This seems
10 produce more than the usual
number Of arguments over what
is and what is not correct.
Your recent column concern
ing definitions has. for once.
lined us all up on the same
side. We all want 10 know
where we can find the 2l2
meanings OF the word set ="
I would be most grateful II you
would tell me. so that / can
arm myself with pencil and
Evening star., 1963-05-23
WORD GAME
Find 35 or more words In
REJOIN r r

meaning ''an answer, reply
Average mark Is n words,
time limit. 35 minutes.
Rules Of The eame; 4. words mus
b9 .of four of more iettert. . WORD
whIfA SECURE. 10y. iosr letter, !s.,, :. ~ W
are not used Only one form n
! word 4 used. 4. Proper names ar
Dot used.
Evening star., 1963-05-23

paper and visit the local library.
! suppose ! should have gone
TO look in the unabridged YER
sion Of Webster's Dictionary
but I thought should rather
like the excuse TO write and
tell you how much ! enjoy
your words and your wisdom
Mrs. r. z. Leeman. Green's
burg. Pa.
Answer: Thank you for those
kind words-and the thanks
come from one that ! suppose
you would call an Anglo-Ameri-
can. At any rate my mother
was born in England. too.
AS 10 where TO find all those
definitions OF set" your first
instinct was correct: Webster's
Unabridged. But you must take
care 10 get the right one. It's
Webster's New international
Dictionary. Second Edition
When that splendid book was
new. nearly 30 years ago. its
editor told me that there werg
2i0 mot 2i2) meanings giver
for the word set" ! don't
believe I ever counted every one
OF them. but a glance at the
space taken for this word win
I am sure. persuade you o.
the accuracy OF the count.
Incidentally. the new Mer'
RAM Webster Third Interna-
tional devotes one complet,
page 70 this simple. little word
Since the book treats $4,000
words In $500 pages troushly
200 words per page). you car
see how important an elemen
" the language set" is q
Justify a whole page 70 itself
The new Webster gives some
thing over 100 numbered def
nii'1ns Of set" but severs
definitions have "a" and %
subheadings and many other
Evening star., 1963-05-23
SHEINWOLD
ON BRIDGE
By ALFRED SHEINWOLD

Good bridge players lead a
sheltered life. They seldom
make the wild bids that 60 for
a 2,600-point ride, nor do they
make the wild and woolly play
that needlessly jeopardizes an
unbeatable contract. Perhaps
we're missing something.
North dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
NORTH
ATS
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WEST EAST
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8QJ95 Vl072
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%6S %QJe5
SOUTH
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pJ10984
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NORTH SOUTH
IL Pass 10 Pass
40 Pass 2NT Pass
3NT All Pass
Opening lead-A3
Today's hand would be a very
tame and colorless affair If an
expert were at the helm. The
play would be over in about two
minutes, and everybody would
go on to the next hand with
never a thought of what had
been missed.
The expert South would win
the first trick with the king of
spades and would lead a low
diamond to finesse with dunn
my's queen. An expert East
would refuse this trick with
never a quiver, in the hope of
deceiving South.
South would not be lured |
into error. He would take the
ace Of diamonds and give up a
diamond trick. Then declarer
would take 10Stricks-four dia-
monds and two in each of the
other suits.
Finds Way
The inexpert declarer cant
find ways to make this hand
more exciting. One way is to
refuse the first trick. After all,
everybody has heard of the
''hold-up" play, and many a
player thinks there's something
vaguely shameful about win
ming the first trick.
East leads another spade to
force out the king, and that is
the last time spades are led.
When South tries the diamond
finesse, East holds off. East
wins the third round Of dia-
monds, and South never gets
to his hand for the ace of
spades or the rest Of the dia-
monds. Down two.
Yes, South may recover from
his silly hold-up. He wins the
second spade and clears the
diamonds. East returns a low
heart, and declarer refuses the
trick. Back comes a club, and
dummy takes the top clubs and
top hearts. Now declarer puts
West in with a heart, and West
must lead a spade to let South
take the rest.
OF course, West may save the
five Of hearts and let dummy
win the fourth round of hearts.
Then South is down one.
All very interesting If South
Is an exciting paluka rather
than a dull expert.
Daily Question
Partner opens with one heart,
and the next player passes. You
hold:
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What do you say?
Answer: Bid one no-trump.
You cannot afford to show the
diamonds at the level Of two
with only eight points in high
cards land no particular fit for
partners major suit.
General Features CorpJ
Evening star., 1963-05-23
By Keith WiIIinaSom

New International. Truly "set"
has earned its title OF the
mighty mite Of the dictionary. "
Evening star., 1963-05-23

are not numbered at al. 50
the total probably IS not far
short Of the tally in the earlier
Evening star., 1963-05-23
An.u.r, 10 PnrTTITY

pst.y, psft. pstriiv' psiii, peri. pier
ss Ssls sS. pr. q.ii Pi isfi, rlps ". III ppli,
rife. titsr, tire ter, tret tribe trip
trey. trite, typs. tier, ferity, litter
fiery. fretty, frlt
, 1963-02-23
NEWS, NOTES und
R u M RS

Discouraging note for the pre-
sent which is bound to cause
uneasiness in the future: the
fact that Harvey aluminium
has laYed off all its St. Croix
employees -. Mrs. F b
Johnson and Mrs. Rita Forbes
both interested in forming a
culture group to restore and
preserve the dances and songs
native to St. Croix :. Remem
Der those excellent .buffets
they used to serve at Clover
Crest Hotel in Frederiksted.
Well, they're on again each Sat
urday with Steel Band Music!
Very popular with Spratt Hall
and La Grange guest. A beau
tiful setting for delicious food
is Clover Crest! Reports are
that Robert Wallace. recently
put on the sick list. is recover
ing nicely. Rest is the medi-
cine he needs. And that's what
his friends say he is getting at
Colts Guest House. Christian
sted >. Want to join a skin
diving club? Ask Roger Bron-
son of Pelican Cove Beach
Club about it -. If you prefer
tap beer, Hamilton House will
soon be serving Amstel for
your pleasure -. Where every
one meets sooner or later:
The Stacy LloYds Golden Cow
for snacks and cooling drinks
-. Are Checked cars soon to
be available on ST. Croix?
Birthdays this month include:
young Robert Cissel. Alex Ber-
mudez and David Hayes. all
6 years old, while Karen Can
trell turned seven this month.
Always pleasant to dance to