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Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
VETERANS NOTES

Veterans Administrator Carl R.
Gray Jr., today reminded veterans
that July 81 is the last day for re-
instatement of lapsed National
Service Life Insurance on a com
parative health" basis.
Before August 1st, an eligible
veteran may reinstate any amount
of term insurance from $1,000 to
$4,000 in multiples of $500, re-
gardless of the length of time the
insurance has been lapsed, and
usually without physical exami-
nation. The veteran need only fill
out a simple application form in
which he Certifies that his nealtn
is as good as it was when the poll
cy labsed, and pay premiums for
two months.
The privilege Of reinstating on
this basis will be available after
July 3lst only to veterans whose
policies have been lapsed for less
than three months, where the peri
cd of lapse is three months or long
et the veteran may be required to
take a physical examination and
qualify as an insurable risk, VA
said.
More than 10 million World War
II veterans who currently have 10
National Service Life Insurance in
force are eligible for upwards Cf
one hundred billion dollars worth
of this CIV cost protection, VA add
ed.
Questions and Answers
Q-Will the Government deduct
money it paid on the guaranteed
portion of my loan or the payments
made for schooling and subsistence
allowance from any future bonus
that Ray be authorized by Con
GTeSs?
A-NO.
Q-May a veteran who is receiv-
ing disability compensation, receive
Cat the same time) subsistence al
lOwanCe under the G-I Bill,
Ayes.
Q-I am a World War II veteran
and desire to purchase a car to go
" IAO NOCtoL anu SCI q JOUs w Ill
Veterans Administration guarantee
a loan for the purpose?
A-NO. VA will guarantee a loan
for a car only when the vehicle is
to be used for business purposes.
Q-HOw can l show that my par
ents are dependent on me for sup
port?
A-DependenCy will be held to
exist if your parents do not have an
income sufficient to provide rea-
sOnable maintenance for them
selves and members of their family
under legal age, or members of the
family otherwise dependent by rea-
son of mental or physical condition.
Q-I Cashed the compensation
check that VA sent me. Does that
mean that I am satisfied with the
rating given me,
A-NO. The fact that yOu cashcd
the check does not waive anv
rights you may have in claiming
greater compensation or pension
than that which was awarded Won
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06

and Harlem are much more typical
OF that great city. Chicago is not
the Lake Shore drive and the North
Shore suburbs. Halsted street,
Back-of-the-Yards, South Chicago
or Milwaukee avenue are far more
typical Of the city by the lake.
What is true of these two cities
is equally true Of all the large
metropolitan centers. All of them
are more the home Of poverty and
failure than Of pleasure and sue
cess. Of each 10 boys and girls who
migrate to the big cities from town
and farm homes, seeking pleasure .
and success, eight will see no more
of the gilded night clubs and other
places of which they have dreamed
than can be caught in a glimpse
through window. Where eight out
OF ten eventually will land is in a
shack or a tenement in a ghetto
section, or bed in flop house."
The boys and girls of the
town and farm homes have the
normal and natural desire for
a mate, a home, a family. For
eight out of ten who attempt
to satisfy such a craving in a
large city the homes will be
from one TO three or four rooms
in a TamshaClKle tenement or a
shack in the ghetto section. The
play space of their children will
be the streets and alleys. Such
environment leads children in
to gangs. From gang member
ship comes petty crimes, and
from that jails, refOrmatOries
and penitentiaries.
The big cities offer less in the
way Of opportunity for the boy or
girl from the rural sections than
does the home town or the farm.
Each dollar of earnings does not
go nearly so far in the city as it
does in the home town. Under nor
NAL industrial conditions Jobs in
the cities are harder to locate than
in the home community and they
are harder to hold. The city offers
little in the way Of companionship.
They will not know their next door
neighbOr and probably will not
want to. The bright lights, the gild-
ed restaurants and night clubs are
only for those with an abundance
of money, which are less than 25
per cent Of the people Of any large
city.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
OUR PACIFIC TRUST

Sa!pan, Truk, Bikini are familiar names.
out who has heard of Lib, NgOli, Kapinga-
marangl? They are all within what is now
the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Ihls Trust Territory, comprising the Mar
shall, Caroline, and Mariana groups of is
lands0 extends about thousand miles north
from the equator and includes greater part
OF the area from Hawaii to the Philippines
two million square miles of water sur
rounding myriad of tiny and larger tropi-
cal islands. Only, III of them are inhabited
by total of $4,000 natives of POlynesian
or MlcrOneSian extraction. Formerly under
German control, they were inundated to ia
pan following World War l and are now un-
der our official wing.
Placed under Naval Military government
following the conclusion of World War II,
program for bettering conditions was inn
mediately started. Every village, no matter
how small, over this vast area, was officially
visited and complete data gathered.
1t was determined that what was needed
was not military domination but friendly aid
and cooperation to help these people become
self-reliant, establish better health and sani-
tatlOn, elementary education, safeguard their
lands and resources, develop their trade, in
dustry and agriculture, and the physical res
tOratiOn of war damaged property.
For the past two years, this plan has been
materializing under the able guidance of
Rear Admiral G. H. Wright. Dubbed by the
Saturday Evening Post Admiral of the
AtOlls," he is highly regarded by the natives
of the whole area.
Vaccination and immunization is prOvid-
ed. Yaws is under control and anti-tuber-
cular work is progressing. Native medical
and dental practitioners and nurses are be-
ing trained. Seven dispensaries of from 25
to 8O-bed capacity are. located throughout
the area. A training program is supplying
native teachers for island schools A trading
system provides them with needed goods,
while at the same time marketing their pro-
duce-principally cOpra and handicraft.
These are just few of the things accom-
plished or underway.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
Democracy in Government

= WHILE OUR PRIMARY and cleo
ton laws are controlled by the
states and vary to a considerable
extent, on the whole, are our meth
DDS of selecting candidates for
president and vice president as
democratic as we are expected to
believe? Delegates to national con-
.ventions are, in some states, elected
by the voters of a party; in others
they are selected or picked by par
ty leaders, under the guise Of a
party committee, or by a party con-
vention. Such delegates are not the
choice Of a majority of the voters
of a party.
In national convention dele
gates are directed by the lead
er or leaders from the state
from which they hail. They Oc-
cupy seats on the convention
floor; they vote, but they are
told how to vote. The party
leaders control.
In reality the convention is large.
ly a gathering of party leaders in
which the rank and file Of the par
ty has but little to say, and is not
actually represented. If we are to
maintain our American form Of
government ''of the people, by the
people, for the people," a way
should be found to give the voters
Of a party way to name the can
didates which majority Of the
party voters may want. Give the
delegates something to do other
than making a noise when directed.
BETWEEN MAN and wife the
companionship of declining years
is stronger than the affection Of
youth.
SOME YEARS AGO, when in
come taxes were comparatively
small item, congress voted all gov
ernment employees, including
members Of the house and senate.
into the tax paying lists. When in
come taxes grew into staggering
sums congressman wanted as much
take home pay as they previous
ly had enjoyed. To get it they raised
their salaries. Like the congress-
men, the workers demand the same
take home pay" The poor guy
who cannot pass the tax along is
he who must live on a fixed income.
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Recruiting News

During the month of July the U.
S. Army and U. S. Air Force Re-
crulting Station of Dover. enlisted
a total of six men in the Armv.
one OF whom was a veteran of
World War II, as was announced
by First Sergeant Paul E. Peach
er, MOO, in charge of the Dover
Station.
William KOvach, of r.. F. D. d.
Harrington, enlisted in the grade
Of staff sergeant for a period of
three years in the Corps of Engi-
neers, for direct assignment to the
Alaskan Command. KOvaCh served
with the Corps of Engineers dur
ing World War II in the Pacific
Theatre and received the Purple
Heart for wounds received in ac-
ton. KOvach enlisted under cur
rent directives which permit for
mer service men to enlist in grade
held at time of last discharge de-
pending on length of time a Mill
tary OccupatiOnal Speciality was
held
LinwOOd T. Kates, age 18 years.
of Weiner street, Harrington. and
William F. Kelley, of Route 13.
Harrington, both enlisted for their
first time for assignment in the
First Cavalry Division, currently
stationed in Japan. Both Hates and
Kelley will receive their basic
training with the Ninth Infantry
Division, Fort Dix, N. J., prior to
joining the uint of their choice.
Albert M. LarimOre, age is years
of Wyoming, enlisted for assign
ment to the Corps of Engineers and
will receive his basic training at
Fort Dix, N. j., also prior to Join
ing a engineer unit, for the re-
mainder of his three year enlist
ment.
James L. McClements. age II
years, 226 North New street, Dover.
enlisted for a period of three years
70 rassignment to the 18th Air
borne Division, currently station
ed in Japan. McClements will re-
ceive his basic training at Fort
Dix and upon completion of such
basic he will then join the unit of
his choice. McClements will re-
ceive an additional pay of $50 a
month besides the regular soldiers
pay when he qupalifies as a Para
trooper.
William c. Delaney, % years old
of Hartly, enlisted for a period of
three years for assignment to the
MeChanized Cavalry. Delaney like
the rest of the above men who en-
listed for their first time will re-
ceive his basic training at Fort
Dix, N. j., prior to being assigned
to a cavalry unit.
Sergeant Peacher invites every
interested young man to stop by
the Army and Air Force Recruiting
Station, located in the State Arm
Ory, Dover, and look into the many
and opportunities that
are offered to men enlisting in the
service. Sergeant Peacher also
stated that due to a restriction be-
ing placed on the number of men
being allowed to enlist in the Air
Force each month, that all men in
terested in this branch of service
to check into the details concern |
ing enlistment as soon as possible.
Also there are a few vacancies now
omen at the Dover Recruiting Sta
tion for IS year Olds for assignment
in the Regular Army for one year. /
These enlistments are on a first |
come. first serve basis, and as the
Dover Station can accept only five
for this particular as
signment, it would be wise for Is
wear olds to visit the recruiting
station Immediately and fill out
these applications, Sergeant Peach
or stated
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
Rabbits Lure CaddieS

SYDNEY - up ~ Out in Coon
diwiEdi, golfers are mad with the
millions of rabbits in the district.
It's not that they eat the greens,
burrow in the fairways. or steal the
balls. They merely lead the caddies
away from the course.
The trouble revOlves around the
high prices of rabbit carcases and
rabbit skins The local ex-caddles
now bo rabbiting. SchOolbOys make
I'D to $52 a week from rabbits in
their spare time Clever rabbiters
are making three times that
amount. GoOndiwindi is the center
of a sheep-raising district in south
western Queensland.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
Busy Going To Post

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.-R-
Billy Post of Westbury. N. Y. is
one of the busiest trainers on the
grounds. He has horses nominated
for 18 stakes during the 42-day
seashOre racing season which runs
until September .25.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06

A most admirable phase of this whole
program is that the natives are not asking
for OF getting handouts. We are giving them
medical assistance and help in instances of
calamity, but otherwise they are rapidly
getting on their own.
A truly cOmmendable operation, the
Navy IS carrying it out speedily, efficiently,
WlTh0ut fanfare and withdrawing its Off
cial hand as rapidly as circumstances per
nit
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
BABSON Discusses Competition

GLOUCESTER, Mass,
August 6-I recently read
an article in an educa-
tiOnal journal which takes
businessmen to task for
encouraging rivalry and
competition in the school
room. The article implies
that the educator who en-
cOurages petition
among his pupils is SOW
ing the seeds of war in the
classrOOms." This is a lot
of bOsh.
COMPETITION AND
PROGRESS
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ter. The dominant
features are pow
erty and failures.
Fifth avenue.
Broadway or Riv-
erside drive are
not truly represen-
tative of New York
City. The East Side
ten aYl0nnf caofiOV,
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
India Pushes Irrigation
Project

NEW DELHI-R)-The Nor ir-
rigation project will bring under
cultivation 100000 acres of land
and yield about 10000 tons of rice
annually 1t is expected to cost
the government $21 100000.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06
WOOOG
PACIFIC WAR MEMORIAL

Three short years ago the war in the
racine ended with the surrender of the Jan
aneSe armed forces. VI Day was the culni-
nation OF feats of arms by our army. navv.
ana marines, never before equalled in Amer
lcan history. Their effort was made possible
by the extraordinary support of American
INDUSTRY and the American people. The road
70 that epOchal day was long, rough, and
StfeWn with obstacles But from the Battles
OF Midway in the Pacific and MOresby in
new Guinea to the final whitening air as
Saults upon Tokyo by our army and navy
ar FORCES, our men never once were discOur-
aged; never once were defeated. and never
once questioned the final outcome.
Back OF that victory was three years of
the hardest work men ever did. 1t is diff
cult TO recapture the endless planning of
the commanders and their staff, the inces-
SAINT toll OF the men, their training dav and
nght IN all sorts of weather, their noble pa-
uence and endurance in the crowded holds
OF the ships enrOUte to combat, and their
O0ld and unfaltering assaults upon objective
a1ter objective followed by months Of back
breaking labor to rebuild the captured bases
Ihelr achievements we're prOdigious. Their
courage was above all praise. They worked
ana IOught like free men, determined that
no one was going to take their freedom from
them.
The victory, however, was costly and
paid for dearly with the blood of American
youth, thousands Of whom gave their lives
so that we who are living might enjoy few
more years of freedom. We must never for
get the sacrifices made for us, and we must
again and again remind America of their
unselfsh sacrifice.
To keep their memory alive and to do
something useful, the Pacific War Memorial
has been organized to establish Field Sta
tiOns for scientific research on various is
lands IN the Pacific. At these points scien-
lists from our great universities will con-
duct Investigations in the hope of eradicat-
ing the many pests, finding new sources of
food for mankind and probing the mysteries
of the tropical diseases that afflicted our
troops in the vast Pacific. This living men,
orlal will be continuous, alive and vibrant
in contrast to useless stone monuments that
all too frequently cOmmemOrated our past
victories.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-06

Of the people which
are stated in mega
tive terms or estab-
lished by a failure
to set forth guar
antees. l have read
the constitutions Of
fifty unions, many
Of them more than
once. And. because
there were so many
undisguised Grim
inalS in the HOd.
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HE Taft-Hartley law has had
= very little affect on the unions
whose conduct it was intended to
moderate. One result, however, has
been a surprise even to specialists
In union laws and constitutional
subtleties.
These documents contain manv
dangerous limitations on the rights
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The Lure Of Bright Lights
THE YOUNG PEOPLE-the boys
4 and girls-of the towns and
farms for many years have been
leaving the town and farm homes
IN ever increasing numbers. They
have been attracted by the bright
lights, the stories Of success, the
desire for more companionship, the
gllded night clubs of the big cities.
Such things are not the dominant
features of any metropolitan CEN
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UNDER FALSE COLORs

Aside from a deluded few, Americans
nave an OutspONen aversion to anything re-
mOtely smelling of Communism. We see
only too well what is happening to those
European countries that have fallen under
the yoke of Communist police state control
and we dread to think that such fate
could happen here.
Yet, it can happen here. But not by such
direct means. There is an intermediate step
which must be taken first and this is where
all OF us must be on guard. This step is So
clallSm, loudly acclaimed by many who call
themselves liberal" Actually, in the sense
that the word liberal" signifies the freedom
of the individual this self-assertion is false.
These" liberals" are urging bigger and big
ger government. They constantly demand
more powers and controls and, by so doing,
reveal their love for governing. Whether
unWittingly or not, when they sail under
the flag of true liberalism, they sail under
false cOlOrs.
1t has been said that Communism and
Socialism can be compared to an express
train and a slow freight. Both eventually
get to the same destination but the Socialism
freight train takes a little longer. The deS-
tinatiOn for bOth of course, is a rigidly con-
trOled police state
Politics and fear have never produced
the results stimulated by individual pride of
accomplishment and hope of reward. The
opportunities offered to the individual
should be encouraged, not regimented. The
free enterprise system has provided Ameri-
can citizens with more opportunities than
anywhere else in history. This country has
grown great because this freedom of OPP
pOrtunity has given men and women the in
centive to push forward to new horizons.
Any other course is not true liberalism,
despite the waving of the "libera" flag
by those who would plan our lives for us.
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Mrs. j. f. Fahey, and Mr.. and Mrs.
William Getty.
The Motor Service Company Gar
ages entertained 35 employees at its
annual Christmas turkey dinner, Mon
day evening at Guntertown, at D. m.
Following the dinner the group was
entertained by Oscar Parrish, the
magician, of Cumberland A bonus
was distributed to each employee
making the total bonuses for the year
for the employees over $4,000.
Harvey Gortner, President and own
en- of the garages, acted as chairman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bevans and
daughter, Sue, visited their parents
at Bittinger and at Grantsville during
the holidays, and have returned to
their home in Arlington, Va.
Miss Mary Helen Gnagey, Civilian
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Friend Devine-Mr. and Mrs. John
Devine announce the marriage of
their daughter, Bernadine Fern, to
Amos (BudD Friend, son of Mrs.
Minnie Friend and the late Bruce
Friend, of Fearer. on Wednesday
evening December 9th. at o'clock
in the Grace Lutheran church,
Friendsville. Rev Robert Johns per-
formed the double ring ceremony.
The bride wore a gown of white
marquisette with fingertip veil and
carried bouquet Of gardenias and a
white satin prayer book
The maid of honor, Algenc Nit
chell, of Glade Farms, W. Va, wore
gown of ice blue marquisette and
carried a nosegay of gadenias. John
w. HENDERSON served as best man.
Misses Shirley Friend and Nina
Jenkins sang 81 Love You Truly" ac-
companicd 10y Mrs. Evangelme Glenn
who also played the wedding
marches. A reception was given at
the brides home following the ccre-
mony.
The bride is graduate of Friends
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others from attending.
For the purpose of assisting tax
payers in filing Amended Estimated
Income Tax Returns and farmers in
filing Estimated Income Tax Returns
for the calendar year 1947, a Deputy
/ Collector of Internal Revenue will be
at the Post Office in Grantsville on
January s.
James Baker, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Allen Baker, and William Beachy, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Beachy, en-
listed in the Army Air Corps. Both
young men will leave January for
San Antonio, Texas. Both graduated
from Grantsville High school in 1947.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Beachy and
family were dinner guests of Mrs.
Beachy's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine
Wilburn, at Accident, and of Mr.
Bcachy's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Beachy, on Christmas Day.
Mrs. Roy Mickey recently attended
an executive meeting of the WSCS of
the Moorefield District, held in the
Methodist church in Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Henry, of De-
troit, Michigan, are visiting Mrs.
Henry's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nor
man Patton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nevin Miller and fam
lily were guests of Rev. and Mrs.
Walter Otto, of Springs, Pa. on
Christmas day.
Miss Virginia Lee Mickey, student
of the American Academy of Beauty
Culture, Baltimore, is spending the
Christmas holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Mickey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Miller spent
Christmas with Mrs. Miller's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Fhauholtz, at
Wiley Ford, W. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Getty and daugh-
ter, Kathy, of Hancock, are spending
the Christmas holidays with Mr. and
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Hospital, Bethesda, visited Dr. and
Mrs. T. o. Broadwater and Mrs. En-
ma Bender.
Holiday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
L. Stanton were Col. and Mrs. w. H.
Powell, Alexandria, Va, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Stanton and daughter, Mrs.
Reichter, Baltimore, Mr. and Mrs.
Markell Stanton, Cumberland.
DR.. and Mrs. Clayton Diehl and
family, Frostburg, spent Christmas
with DR.. Diehl's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd Diehl.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Faith and
son, Andy, of Davidsville, Pa, spent
the Christmas holidays with DR.. and
Mrs. N. r. Davis.
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MARRIED

Frazee- DeWitt-Announcemcnt has
been made of the marriage Of Suzan-
ma Elizabeth Dewitt, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Parker Dewitt, Sang Run,
to Owen Frazee, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Frazee, of Oakland
The quiet ceremony took place on
Wednesday evening, December "a, at
$50 with the Rev. c. W. Fraker, of
McHenry, officiating.
The attendants were Mr.. and Mrs.
William Burdettc Of Oakland, brother
in-law and sister of the bride
The bride was attred in a light
brown suit with matching accessories
and wore corsage Of pink rosebuds.
The bride is a graduate of Friends
vile High school and is employed at
the Half Price Store in Oakland
The groom is employed by his
father on their farm near Oakland.
The couple will reside temporarily at
the groom's home.
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EVANSVILLE

A social gathering was held at Mrs.
Kermit Glotfelty's for Associated
Women of the Farm Bureau on Sun
day, December %. Present were Mr..
and Mrs. Foster Yost, Accident; Mr..
and Mrs. Guy Stanton, Paul Kinsinger
and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Baker. In
clement weather prevented many