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Milford chronicle., 1948-03-19

would not only save the taxpayers' money. bnt
It would go a long way towards increasing prO-
duction and lowering prices. If people now
on the Government payroll could be employed
to produce more goods or aid in the market
ing Of the same, it would be a real help in
reducing the so-called imitation
Every Senator and Representative, however.
has certain relatives and friends in the Gov
ernment service. Hence, although Congress
men will agree in principle that the expenses
Of Government schould be reduced vet when
Il comes to their own friends and relatives.
y is morse Of another color Perhaps, the
only practical way for putting a million Gov
eminent employees back to earning an honest
living would be by a change Of Administra
ton; Democrats hate to fire Democrats: but
new Republican Administration might do so
very gleefuIly!
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-19
Twins Are Habit

MORAVIA, Iowa -(P)- A milk
ing shOrthorn cow owned by Fay
Paxston, of Moravia, should be
worth three times the price for the
average COW in this breed. Paxs-
toms animal recently gave birth to
twin heifer calves. It was the third
time in a row that the COW has Civ
en- birth to twins.
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-19
BABSON:- Discusses Tax Reduction

BABSON PARK, Fla, March
~ = Apparently everybody
is interested in tax reduc-
ton with the exception of
President Truman and his
immediate friends. The diff
ticulty seems to be that all
hands have forgotten what
is best for the country and
are just playing politics.
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-19

relay one from John M. Glass accountant and
tax authority of FrOstprOof, Fla.
1t is fair to assume that 9O@5 of the roon1o
IN this country are honest. Yet, the Govern
ment is probably losing five billion dollars a
year from ignorance in the making ont of TOW
returns by small businessmen and other indi-
Viduals. Some money is undOubtadIv Loot
through dishonest returns, but most cornore
atiOns have their returns made ont corrocti,
by accountants. '0'i'
INCREASING GOVERNMENT INCOME
My very practical suggestion is that if tho
Government should spend a hundred million
ooIars annually on publicity, it could get hack
nVe Dillon In stray money For instance tho
owner OF every filling station should receive
letter once in three months explaining simnlv
DuL very fOrcefully, what he should deduct
and what he should pay. The Government
SnOuld Ouy advertising space in the neu,sno
pers, as well as use the mails to impress unon
all taxpayers what they should do and war
them of penalties. This would bring in Sou
eral billions more money without hurting am
one. any
There should be nothing politically repuq-
naht 10 any Congressman in such a camnaipD
II would treat everyone alike and hurt no one
rms plan would enable taxpayers to pet tbo
reduction in taxes which we desire and ot tbo
same time enable the President to have tbo
money which he needs. l hope everv reader
OF this column will cut this out and mail - -
his Congressman. - ~
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-19

w 40 bCNEA Ako AOA
NAL party amlia-
tion, the Herald
Tribune, as Of now.
must be judged by
its company and its
editorial manners,
and these are in
consistent with its
past.
In studying the
strange political
policy or spirit Of
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-19
~ WestbrOOk PegEep
Released by WNU Features.

THE New York Herald Tribune
4 formerly was known to the pro-
fession and the laity as a pillar Of
the Republican party, the British
empire and the Church of England.
It was stodgy. elderly and, accord
ing to its own lights and heresies,
holy.
A change began early in the New
Deal which now has become total.
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-19
6Nz7R87
BY WRIGHT
I 3iS5Il[
Released by WNU Features.
Generous Uncle Sam

~S@-SsS SS-S SAASAS SOAA
CINCE THE beginning of the fed
- eral budget system there has
been no budget submitted to con.
gresS by the administrative branch
which did not contain some. .unneces.
sary items Of cost and some things
the federal government should not
be expected to pay for. The appro-
priation bills passed by congress al.
ways provide money for projects
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-19

that have only a
partisan, political,
patronage value; ;
t h a t represent
money appropri-
ated to buy votes.
It is exceptional for
such projects to
have any direct or
indirectnationalsig-
nifcanea Thew are
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-19
NEED OF LOWEP rAYES


nave just been doing some work on trying
10 help my community get houses for veter-
ans. A house for which veterans are being
charged $4,000 today could have been built
ten years ago for half this sum- Moreover. he
WOulo then have had better house for $4,000
Lnan ne Is now paying $4,000 for When an
alyzlhg the increase, l find that wages have
gone up ABOUT fifty per cent and that MANY
DilcKIayers, carpenters and painters are not
giving an honest days work today even at the
hIgner wages. The increase in the cost of
materials varies greatly. Cement for in
s6ance' has gone up in most sections only
IO2S' while lumber has gone up 1852.
me greatest increase is in connection with
taxes BEFORE the war builders taxes amount
ed 10 very little, while today Federal. State
ana other taxes amount to over half of the
building costs. The same increase applies to
everybody involved in the preparation and
hanohng of building materials AS a result.
OF the $4,000 increase in costs, at least S3 600
goes to Uncle Sam. This shows the great i'm
portance Of getting taxes reduced
ARMY, NAVY AND AIRCRAFT
APPROPRIATIONS
We all should heartily get behind President
truman IN his demand for more money for
0eIense Hence, we need a plan whereby the
government can reduce taxes, thereby reduc-
ing prices, and at the same time collect tbe
money which President Truman saws is re-
CURED Tor defense. OF the many suggested
solutions have received, I should like t,
Milford chronicle., 1948-03-19
REDUCING GOVERNMENT
EXPENSES

Everybody with whom l
talk agrees that it is poss-
ible to reduce greatly the
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Milford chronicle., 1948-03-19

Dreams of af1uence do not
help in filling an empty stOm-
ach.
The weatherman never is able 4
satisfy all Of us at any one time.
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Legal Widows Share
Of S214,0OO Estate
Sought for III Woman

Through her court-appointed
guardian for legal matters, a di-
vorced wife asked District Court
yesterday to refuse admission Of her
former husbands will to probate
and grant her the legal widows
share of his $214,0O0 estate.
The action, petition of caveat,
was filed by Attorney Guy M.
Meadows on behalf of Mrs. Helen
Hupert, from whom DR.. Julius
Hupert obtained Reno CNev0 d.
vorce in 1916. Mrs. Hupert is q
patient in an Imolo (Calif.) mental
hospital, the court was informed.
DR.. Hupert died last February
at his home in the Whyland Apart
ments, 1924 Seventeenth street NV.
He was in his 70s when he died.
A physician, he was manager and
beneficial owner Of the apartment
building at the time of his death,
Mr.. Meadows reported to the court.
Bulk Left to Relatives.
BY terms Of q will fled here, DR..
Hupert, native Of Poland, left
the bulk Of his estate to relatives
and others in Europe. He set up q
trust fund to help pay his divorced
wife's hospital expenses and be-
queathed her $500 in cash, should
she regain soundness of mind.
In the petition, Mr.. Meadows
charged that DR.. Hupert "perjured
himself concerning his intentions in
going to and remaining in the State
of Nevada"
Mr.. Meadows stated that, while
DR.. Hupert was holding himself
forth as a resident of Nevada for
the purpose of getting the divorce,
he was engaged in making q long
term arrangement to manage the
apartment house here.
DR.. Hupert's divorce was granted
on the ground his wife had been
mentally incompetent for q period
in excess Of two years.
Called Sole Heir ut Law.
Mr.. Meadows asked the court to
declare the will invalid and to
award Mrs. Hupert a distributive
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Il Barber Shop 0uarfefs
To Appear In Concert Here

Twelve quartets, including three
world champions, will appear in the
second annual Harvest Of Har-
mony" concert sposnored by the
washington Chapter Of the society
for the Preservation and Encour-
agement Of Barber Shop Quartet
Singing in America. Inc, at $50
pm. Friday In Constitution Hall.
Evening star., 1948-10-20

Leading the program, which also
includes the 70-man Singing Cap
ital Chorus" directed by DR.. Robert
Howe Harmon, will be the 194S
champions, the "Pittsburghers" of
Pittsburgh.
Winners Of other years will be the
Garden State Quartet" of Jersey
City, N. j.. 1916. and the "Misfits"
of Chicago. 1945. Other out-of-
towners represent Flint, Mich, and
Paterson, N. J. Seven Washing
ton groups will participate.
Evening star., 1948-10-20

share as If the decedent had died
|intestate" without making q WILD,
The petition for admission to pro-
bate was filed on behalf of Joseph
Trachtman Of Ridgefield, Conn, an
attorney maintaining Offices in New
York City.
In 1t the court was informed DR..
Hupert had left an estate compris-
ing the. apartment building, as
sessed OF $136,600 more than $70,-
600 In cash, $4,000 in insurance and
about $4,000 worth Of personal ef-
fects.
Evening star., 1948-10-20
45th Infantry to Meet

The newly organized Washington
Chapter OF the 45th Infantry Divi-
sion Association will hold its first
meeting at Z o'clock tonight In the
conference room of Walter Reed
Hospital. Officers will be elected.
Evening star., 1948-11-30
There's a Lot of Drama, Too,
In the Closing of a Play
By Jay Cormody
Drama Editor Of The Star
NEW YORK.
ast performance


absurd critic to see the last performance
any play things make less sense.
Still asks himself where has the species got itself by trying
Clearly enough
hoy with oneself and there
are seeing closing performance Broadway
a
Evening star., 1948-11-30
Hollywood:
Grant Is Signed
For Capra Film
In England
By SheiIoh Grohom

T. Ann Sheridan is going to play the
fabulous Elaine Towsend In Wolf
gang Reinhardt's story about this
American gal in a Cuban gambling
syndicate. Elaine is a partner In
the Jockey Club and the Oriental
Park Racetrack In Havana. It is
Annie's next picture.
Cary Grant will do Frank Capra's
Woman of Distinction" picture
next year, in England. Jean Ar
thur is the woman who will be dis
Itinguished.
Eddie Cantor calls to tell me that
people are beginning to forget the
vets and he means the wounded
vets who are still in hospitals. Can
tor is once again in the throes of
his Give to the Yanks Who Gave
campaign. In past years he has re-
ceived 100000 gifts to give to the
boys who gave. How about 1t this
year, ladies and gentlemen?
Montgomery Cliff and Betsy Blair,
actress-wife of Gene Kelly, are cur
rently planning to do a picture in
France for Producer Peter Cusick.
Gene hopes to get enough time off
to say with Betsy while she makes
the movie. This would be re-
verse play for them-Betsy's usu-
ally waiting while he works.
Vivlen Leigh has received a script
of Deborah" from Bob Roberts.
He wants her for the leading
role of a schoolteacher. Vivien, to
Evening star., 1948-11-30

When Jack Benny moves over to
CHS, every one on the network
will be working for him-Jack, I am
told, will be q partner in 1t.
Rex Harrison Is having q lot Of
trouble with his play, Anne OF a
Thousand Days" If the play fails
to click on Broadway, Rex and Wife
Lilli Palmer will depart for France
to costar in a movie for Producer
Andre Sarraut.
Frank Sinatra joins the star
heavy cast of Lovely to Look At"
a re-make of Roberta" with Judy
Garland and Gene Kelly. First-in
March, to be factual-Gene and
Sinatra do their "On the Town"
which Kelly also will direct.
Jane Russell, in a tweed suit, was
practically unacceptable when I
visited with her on the set Of Its
Only Money" She plays a business
girl. And I'm also supposed to be
stupid" says Jane, who isn't. ]
asked her what her boss, Howard
has lined up for her next.
Il don't know" say jamie, II see
him only once q year."
Evening star., 1948-11-30

had on all day. 1t lacks glamour
and the tingle of hope is conspicu-
ously missing. Yet it has something
else, a kind of loyalty to a lost
cause, a curiosity different in kind
but not in degree 1t has come to
find what causes play to close
with quite as much right as the first
audience came to learn what caused
it to open. If it came in on paper
or passes, it is at least spending its
time. That is not much, but it is
something. Life is a lot of some
things.
Surprisingly enough, it adds up
to a large audience, almost enough
to fill the Hudson, which is an
oversize house as New York theaters
go. Unstylish stout probably would
be the garment trades description
of the theater..
The loyalty of this group is more
than matched by the loyalty of
the nearly all-Negro cast which
plays Set My People Free" From
the curtains rise, it is clear the
players are going to give an inspired
performance. The play, about the
Inflated revolt of Charleston S
slaves in 1922 under the leadership
of passionate Denmark Vesey, will
close this night but its theme
has lasted for more than century
These actors, led by Canada Lee
and Juano Hernandez, are playing
it in that knowledge. Freedom is an
urge that lives regardless of how
many plays die, or how quickly.
Yet, entirely apart from the fer
vor with which it is played and the
dramatic intensity Of its subject,
set My People Free" cannot escape
it's limitations. Certainly. 1t could
not hope for that general audience
of the theater, the one which as
sembles in the belief that the pur-
pose of the drama "is the delight
of mankind" This plays effect is
more one of discomfort than delight
and while there are theatergoers
hardy enough to accept this differ
ence, and its challenge. there are
not many of them. Enough only for
four weeks, the Theater Guild S
books show.
It was brave, and wise, and
thoughtful of Mrs. Hayward to
write it nevertheless. 1t must have
been Irresistible historical material
of her home town; Charleston.
Where could a dramatist find more
Evening star., 1948-11-30
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing

Ambassador-"Fighter Squadron;
Il, $40, $40, 7:25 and $40 pm.
CAPITOL Three Godfathers" !;
10:45 am, 1:3O, 4:20, 7:l0 and 10
pm. Stage shows: 12:45, 3:35, $40
and 9:l0 pm.
Columbia-"Road House; 11:40
an, 1:40, $40, 5:45, 7:45 and s:45
pm.
Dupont-'La Traviata";; I, 2:40,
AIS, Sos, 7:55 and GAS pm.
Hippodrome-"My Man Godfrey;
ais, 4:05, 6, 7:50 and $40 pm.
Keith's-"A Song Is Born; 11:25
am, 1:25, $3.50, 5:35, TAO and 9:45
pm.
Little-"Hamlet";; 2:3o and $50
pm.
Metropolitan-"June Bride; ll:10
am, lis, 3:20, 5:25, 7:35 and 9:45
pm.
National-"Red Shoes; 2:30 and
$3.50 pm.
Palace-"The Three Musketeers"
1l:l5 am. 1850, 4:25. and $50 pm.
Pix-"Bel Ami; $40. 7 and 1920
pm.
Playhouse - Hamlet: 2:30 and
$3.50 pm.
Translux-News and shorts. Con-
tinuous from 1915 am.
Warner-"Fighter Squadron; II
am, 1:30. 3:25, $40, TAO and e:55
pm.
Evening star., 1948-11-30

The Gettysburg National Military
Park contains 26 miles OF paved
avenues, 800 statues and monu-
ments, 1,700 tablets and markers.
Evening star., 1948-11-30

Groucho Marx knows what his next
picture will be, all right-"The Life
Story of the Marx Brothers" he tells
me-"and we are searching for four
Larry Parkses to play U.s." says
Groucho, with a dead pan.
Jack Warmers recent severe oper-
alton is the chief reason for the
semishutdown at his studio. But the
rumor that he is retiring is piflle.
Janet Leigh is set for two big
roles in two big pictures-"S Storm
Over Vienna" and "The Forsyte
Saga" Janet has made about eight
pictures in two years as a starlet.
Pretty soon we will be dropping that
"let."
George Murphy is unhappy over
the lack Of movies he gets to make
at Metro. II guess I'm not tempera-
Evening star., 1948-11-30

surely has earned the privilege OF
seeing one close. He might find the
answers to a number of questions
What, for instance, is closing
night audience like? What kind of
q farewell performance do the actors
give, knowing that tomorrow they
will be out of jobs? Are they able
to create any kind of illusion when
confronted by such a harsh basic
reality of their profession?
Then, too, in the case of play
like Set My People Free" there
are much larger and more ominous
mysteries to be penetrated If pos
sible. For seven years this work
of Dorothy Hayward was waiting
around for a producer. 1t had been
on and of the Theater Guilds
schedule time after time. Seven is
lot of lean years, or gestative
years, or whatever they are. Then
the play is produced, runs for four
Nstless weeks and dies. Why?
A closing night audience is differ
ent, all right, but not without its
drama. 1t does not dress excitingly
or excitedly. 1t comes in what it
Evening star., 1948-11-30

exciting characters than Denmark
Vesey (Hernandez) and George Will
son Uee)?
These were fanatically religious
men. The former, son of a tribal
chief in Africa, found Biblical in.
piration for his thesis that mer
should not be held in bondage. The
latter discovered in the same book
the great message of submissiveness
A dramatist looking for conflict
could not find it more quintessen-
TALLY provided than that between
Denmark Vesey and George Wilson
Negroes of equally fervent loyalties
to such different versions of the
same faith.
Material like this reduces treach-
erously to the dimensions OF the
theater. 1t: moves unevenly and in
moments of highest drama, 1t loses
the look of life and reality and be-
comes theatrical and pretentious
It's very energy defeats itself and
by II o'clock this night, it will have
finally destroyed itself.
That is sad, but the destruction
will not be so total that the effort
will not be remembered. And re-
membered. too, will be the per-
formances of at least the two prin-
cipal actors in the play. Vesey and
wilson. Hernandez and Lee. They
are names that will be recalled,
along with set My People Free,
long after theatergoers have begun
to grope for the names of char
acters and the actors who played
them in theater that lived and
prospered.
1t is a fine play to have added
to the list of those one has seen,
even on a closing night when, prop
erly enough, the last applause was
loud, long and grateful.
Evening star., 1948-11-30

It was brave, and wise. and
thoughtful of Mrs. Hayward to
write it nevertheless. 1t must have
been Irresistible historical material
of her home town: Charleston.
Where could a dramatist find more
Evening star., 1948-11-30

Judge by recent photographs, is q
well girl again. And that Is fine.
+ Il II 4
The reason Margaret Sullivan
bowed out of John Garfield's play,
1.-The Big Knife" was because his
part was much more important than
hers. Johnny plays an actor who
it a great liberal-until he gets in
the money. Then he doesn't want
to give any of it away.
Betty Hutton has been PACED for
the lead in Born Yesterday" If Co.
lumbia ever licks the censorable
script. If Betty can't do it why
not be original, boys and girls, and
give the role to its creator-Judy
Holiday? I thought she was tops
when I saw the play on the stage
and she is also very protogenic.
Joan Fontaine would be perfect.
says Producer Richard Maibaum, for
the lead in II Married Dead Man
"a story about girl who has a
baby out of wedlock.
Bing Crosby's $4,000 offer for
eight days work in London is moth
ing to what James Mason is getting.
I have new and accurate figures on
Jimmy's stipend for Madame
Bovary"-s80,0 900 for four days. The
Mason baby, by the way. will be
christened Portland, after Mrs. Fred
Hoffa.
Joan Crawford may postpone her
Miss O'Brien" movie in favor of
starring again for Goth Century Fox
In Sweet Poison" scheduled earlier
for Linda Darnell and Richard Wild
mark.
Il 4 \ II
Ida Lupino's picture title has been
changed to Greed" from Bonanza -
Way back in the Silelits, Erich Won
Stroheim and Alice Brady starred
in Greed" but Ida tells me it Is
not the same picture.
Evening star., 1948-11-30

mental enough" says George. TITS
the squeaky wheel that gets ths
grease Better squeak, George. To
make Murphy's gloom gloomier, his
feature-length collection Of famous
songs and dances-titled do You
Remember?"-has been shelved.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-04
Legion Poppy Sale
Was Big Success

The sale of the American Legion
Auxiliary Poppy, for the Milford
area, which took place during the
week ending May 29th, under the
leadership of Mrs. Elsie M. Nelte,
was such a huge success that all of
the FLANDERS Field Flowers" were
completely sold out by o'clock
Saturday the National Poppy
Day." The enthusiasm with which
the citizens of Milford and vicinity
greeted the sale of the Poppies was
due largely to the cheerful and dill
gent work of Mrs. Nelte, her CO.
workers, and Mrs. Anne LOngbO-
than, President of the Auxiliary,
all of whom freely donated their
time for this most worthy cause.
Proceeds from the sale of the
Peoples" go into the Rehabilita-
ton Funds. These funds are used
for the benefit of the disabled vet
Grams and their families in time Of
need, to provide needed articles
for the hospitalized veterans, dOna-
tiOns of prizes to the State Reha-
Utilization Chairman for parties in
the hospitals, for the relief of the
hospitalized veterans family at
home, and numerous other similar
items,
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-04
Shore AmWSemeRtS
Expands Chain
Locally Owned Corporation
Now Has Three
Theatres

Shore Amusements, Inc, owners
and operators of the Shore Theatre,
Milford, announced today the ac-
QUESTION of more theatres to
their already formed circuit.
The two theatres acquired are
the Powell and New theatres in
Chincoteague, Virginia. Shore Am
usements already operate a large
modern theatre there. ThePOwell
and New make their holdings three
theatres on the Island. The man
agement of Shore Amusements will
temporarily close the Powell thea
tire operating the New in cOnjunc-
ton with their Island theatre. The
New theatre is a modern theatre
constructed a little over two years
ago. The New theatre will be
equipped with a modern cooling
system, new carpets and new up
hOlstered seats.
Shore Amusements, Inc, is a
Delaware corporation, its officers
being Jay, Harry and Haswell
Pierce of Milford and Marsh Col
liner and William c. Pierce of Sails
bury. Calvin Ball is their local
manager and film booker of the en-
tire circuit.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-04
Graduates
Entertained
By Rotary
Capt. J. Lockwood Pratt
Was Speaker At Annu-
al Dinner On Monday
Evening.

The graduating classes of the
Milford High School and the Mil
ford Memorial Hospital School of
Nursing were the guests of the
Milford Rotary Club at the twen-
ty-third annual dinner given by
that organization for the gradu-
ates. The dinner was held in Var
ney Auditorium, Milford COmmun-
ity Building, on Tuesday evening,
Captain J. Lockwood Pratt, U.
S. Navy, son of the late DR.. J. L..
and Mrs. Pratt, was the guest
speaker. He was accompanied tC
the dinner by his mother. ..
The program in its entirety fol
lows:
America" invocation, Rev. Da-
vid w. Baker, pastor Calvary Meth
Odist Church; welcome, George r
Macklin, president Milford Rotary
Club; dinner, Introduction Oi
guests, introduction of faculty fol
Milford Memorial Hospital, G. r
Messick president board of direc
tors; presentation of graduate
nurses, Mrs. Alice Stevenson, r
NJ, educational director; intrOduc
tiOn of faculty for Milford Higl
/ School, A. E. Humes, president o
the board of education; presenta
tiOn of graduates, H. A. Shaterian
superintendent; presentation o
roses to graduates, courtesy of RO
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