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Milford chronicle., 1948-12-03

for luxuries and semi-luxuries-
things people can do without if they
have tO-are especially concerned
as the wage problem moves to the
front again. Motion pictures are a
good illustration of this. Box Office
receipts in the United States have
been drifting downward. There has
been a heavy decline in foreign in
come, due to currency restrictions,
freezing of funds, and stiff taxes
abroad. The top movie minds think
that current ticket prices cannot
be further raised without a shat
tering effect on attendance Eff
forts to reduce the production costs
of pictures and still keep them at
tractiYe to the potential customer
have not been too successful. So
here too the prospect of higher
wages is the cause Of many a head
ache.
Labor argues that increases in
living costs have made higher
wages necessary. Industry replies
that the trend of living costs is in
evitably tied to the trend of wages.
There is a great deal to be said on
both sides. The problem is to find
a common meeting ground. Efforts
in that direction will take up a
large share of the national energy
during the coming months.
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-03
EPWORTH

Due to the Homecoming Service
at Prospect Church on Sunday, De-
cember 5th, there will be no church
services at EpwOrth, but Sunday
School will be at 10 o'cOck, Sunday
morning.
The w. S. c. S. of Epworth
Church will meet at the Dublin Hill
Community Hall on Friday after
noon, December 10th, at 1870 p. m.
HOstesses will be Mrs. Howard
Speicher and Miss Irene Adams.
Don't forget the turkey supper to
be given at the Dublin Hill Com
munity Hall Wednesday evening,
December 8th. Time-4:SO to 500.
Price-adults, S1!0O and children,
$50. Sponsored by the w. S. c. S. of
EpwOrth and Trinity Churches and
the Atlanta Home Demonstration
Club. Benefit Dublin Hill Community
Hall.
Miss Jean Bradley was a dinner
guest of MIR. and Mrs. Leon Smith,
last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Smith enter
tanned at dinner on Thanksgiving
Day, Mr.. and Mrs. George Chafinch
and Miss Mildred Chaffinch and MI.
Sidney Culver of Wilmington.
MI. and Mrs. Lewis Smith and
children were callers of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. J. Smith, Saturday evening.
Mrs. Leon Smith and children and
Miss Mildred Chaffinch of Whining
ton, were luncheon guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Smith on Thanks
giving Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Anthony and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nelson were
shoppers in Milford, Saturday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman Adams en-
tertained at dinner on Thanksgiving
Day, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Adams, OF
| SeafOrd, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Eng
lish, Mrs. Georgia Wiley, Miss
Louise Kitchens and Thurman, Jr
and for Sunday dinner the guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Adams
Mrs. Roger Adams, Miss Pauline
and Mildred Adams and Roger Ad-
ans. all Of Cambridge, Md.
J Several from this community at
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-03

their charges without permission
of one or more governmental agen-
cies. These are the regulated in
dustries, of which the railroads are
the most conspicuous example at
present. In spite of the rate in
CTeases they have been given by
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, their return on investment is
only about three per cent. Very
heavy demands for wage increases
are being made on them, and more
may follow Even if the ICC should
continue to grant higher rates to
compensate for changing cOndi-
tiOns, the time factor involved is
/ serious. Wage raises, when grant
ed, go into effect at once and are
often retroactive. Higher fares and
/ freight charges are normally grant
ed only after many months of in
vestigatiOn and are not retrOac-
/ tive. Even then, as a general rule,
+ the rate increases are never quite
sufficient to offset the wage boosts.
There is another group Of indus
tries which must meet foreign COM
petition. Here shipping is the best
/ example. According to the statis-
tics, seamen's pay has risen 207
! per cent since 1889. The maritime
unions want still higher wages,
along with other expensive cOnces-
siOns At the same time, the COM
panies' volume of business and
their profits have declined. For
eign lines, which pay far lower
wages and can operate more cheap
ly in all ways, are getting more
and more tonnage.
Finally, there are any number of
industries which are perfectly free
to raise prices as high as they like,
but which must keep a worried eye
on the consumer. In other words,
is it one thing to price an article
at a given figure, but it is a differ
ent thing to get people to buy it at
that figure. Consumer resistance
has become an OminOus factor in a
number of fields, and is feared in
others. On top of that, it is not
only the individual buyer that must
| be considered. The big industrial
consumer often dominates the pic
ture. For instance, coal is a source
of energy which must be sold in
competition with other sources of
u, energy, such as oil. If coal prices
should get out of line, there would
be a gradual shift to other fuels
il and then, of course, the employ
ment offered by coal would steadily
: decline.
Industries serving the demand
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-03
ROXANA

After two weeks the revival meet
ings came to a sClOse Sunday eve
ming at ROxana Methodist Church.
Sorry to report that Mrs. Harvey
McCabe and Mrs. Clifford Murray
ere confined in the Milford Memoir
ial Hospital. Mrs. McCabe's daugh-
ter, Kathleen, r. ~, is taking care
of the two ladies. We hope to see
them both home soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cove Bennett enter
tanned to a turkey dinner Thanks
giving Day their daughter, Miss Hill
ca Bennett and girl friend, from
Wilmington, Mr.. and Mrs William
Bennett, Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Ben
nett, Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Bennett of
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-03

tended the Thanksgiving service at
Greenwood, Wednesday evening, the
revival services at Todd's Chapel
and the Homecoming Service at
Pennington, Sunday afternoon.
Callers this past week of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Cannon were Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Stuart of Philadel-
phia, Mrs. Crerar Bennett and SON
of Slaughter Beach, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Seeley, Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Cannon and daughter of SeafOrd,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Cannon
and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Nelson, Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Speicher and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Nelson and Mrs. Fannie McCaul6y
were guests at dinner on Thanks
giving Day of Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Mcdowell en-
tertained at dinner on Sunday, Mr..
and Mrs. William ScEiff and son, of
Preston, Nd, MI. and Mrs. George
Mcdowell and Mrs. Lyle Black and
son. The occasion was Mrs. McDOw-
ellis birthday.
Miss Mary LOOckerlnan of Reho-
both and Bethlehem, Pa. is spending
some time with her brother and
sisteT-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. J. c.
LOOckerman.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. g. LOOckermar
and daughter entertained Mrs
Glenna Adams for the day or
Thanksgiving and on Monday, Mr.
+ and Mrs. Robert Veasey of George
town were dinner guests.
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-03
>OVERBROOK

Little Paynter Warrington Vim
cent returned home from Milford
Memorial Hospital, Thursday, quite
improved. He had been there three
weeks due to a fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur 3. Campbell
spent the week in Philadelphia with
relatives. They returned home aSt-
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Chappell en-
tertained at dinner Thanksgiving
Day, their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Hastings; also, Mir. and Mrs.
James Hastings of RehObOth Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Hastings and
little son, Phillip David Of Cool
spring, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hast
ings and little daughter, Kathleen,
of here.
Mrs. Effie NJ. Parsons is now max
ing her home in Milton with Mrs,
Alice Wiltbank, as Mrs. Wiltbank is
in the care of Mrs. Parsons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Parsons and
two children, Janice and Alice, ol
Holloway Terrace and Mr. and Mrs
Hall Macklin, JT., of Lincoln, spent
Thanksgiving Day with their mo-
ther, here. Also, Alvin Douglas Par
sons, who is employed at Syracuse
N. Y, spent the weekend here, GnC
returned on Monday.
Mrs. Horace Gilbert is visiting
her relatives in Phoenixville, Pa.
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Chappell, Sr.
spent the holiday in Philadelphia
as the guest of Mrs. Chappell's Sis
ter and husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warrington Vincen
and family were among other guests
at the home of their parents Oh
Thanksgiving Day to dinner witt
Mr.. and Mrs. Greensbury Britting
ham.
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-03

If the judgment of representa-
tive business leaders is correct,
those who anticipate a drop in the
cost Of living are doomed to dis
appointment. The outlook now is
that some PROFESSIONALLY foods
will probably decline during the
coming year. However, even if
this happens, it will be offset by
higher prices in other directions,
principally in the field of manufac-
tured goods.
A recent statement by Henry
Ford II indicates the trend Of
thinking on the top Industrial lev
els. According to him, a fourth
round wage increase els newt
able" Then he said: Prices, too,
must go up. Prices are high today,
maybe too high-bUt we can't low
er them without lowering wages
and material COSTS" When asked
for his views on price control, Mr..
Ford said it would not hold prices
down and would wreck the nation
the auto industry included-and
ruin the economy"
The attitude of the principal la
Dor leaders is also indicative of
things to come. At the recent CIO
convention in Portland, Oregon,
Mr.. Murray, Mr.. Reuther and other
high executives in the organization
laid most of the emphasis on plans
for obtaining repeal of the Taft
Hartley Act, and for the framing
of legislation which, in their view
would be favorable to labor. At the
same time, they made it perfectly
clear that they will demand, as a
! general thing, substantial wage in
/ creases. The AT of L is not sc
/ aggressive in attitude, but there is
little doubt that it will follow &
similar policy.
/ It might be argued, as a theOret.
ical proposition, that higher wages
need not constitute any particular
problem to indUstTy-that all i
has to do is to raise it's prices tt
compensate and carry on in the
same old groove. But that argu
ment, in many cases, is simply no
workable in practice, and for va
riety of reasons.
First, there is a group of basi,
industries which cannot adjus
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-03
TeIevisiOn Spreading In
Britain

LONDON - (P0 - The British
television audience is growing
steadily. The General Post Office re-
ports 3,450 persons took out tele-
vision receiving licenses in August
to run the total up to 61,700 in
Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Radio receiving license including
teleVisiOn numbered 1924 400.
There were 500 prosecutions during
August for listening in without
them.
BrOadcasting is a government
monopoly in the United Kingdom.
Ordinary radio licenses cost a pound
($4) a year. TelevisiOn is a pOunG
extra. &
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-03

here and Mrs. Roxie Richards Bry-
an of Ocean City, N. ]. Mrs. Bryan
is the house guest this week Of Mr..
and Mrs. Cove Bennett.
Dale BTeasure eand mother from
MillsbOrO, have moved into the a..
Eartment Of Mr. and Mrs. John Saw
age.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bennett, Mr..
and Mrs. Cove Bennett, of here, and
Mrs. Roxie Bryan Of Ocean City,
N. j., were dinner guests Sunday Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Ingram at
LeWes.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ross Rick
ards and two daughters entertained
guests to a turkey dinner Saturday
evening.
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-03
ECONOMIC
HIGHLIGHTS

Happenings That AReet The Dinner PaiIa
Dividend Checks and Tax Bills Of Every
Individual - National and International
PFOblsms Inseparahle from Local Welfare
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-03

Half the land of continental Uni
ted States is classed as farm land.
Evening star., 1948-01-25
Cornell Names Wright Head
OF Research Foundation

NEW YORK, Jan. "a lP).-Cornell
University announced appointment
of Theodore P. Wright, resigned
civil aeronautics administrator, as
president of the Cornell Research
Foundation today, Immediately after
President Truman had accepted Mr..
Wright's resignation.
Mr.. Wright also will serve as
vice president of Cornell University.
Cornell officials said Mr.. Wright
was expected to report there about
March l. His chief duty will be
administrative supervision of the
Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory at
Buffalo, N. Y, a research center for
the Government and the aviation
industry.
Evening star., 1948-01-25
Farley Opens Here Today
On Deportation OF Seamen

! Problems of alien merchant sea-
! men, who served aboard American
vessels during World War II and
now face deportation to their native
countries, will be discussed at a
two-day conference beginning at 2
pm today in the Hamilton Hotel,
under sponsorship of the American
Committee for Protection of Foreign
| Born.
Stanley Nowak, State senator from
Michigan, will conduct the opening
session. Other speakers will include
Leslie Perry, legislative counsel, Ma
| tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People: Russ Nixon,
United Electrical Workers tCIOe;-
and Paul Palazzi, New York port
agent, National Maritime Union
t (CIO).
Spokesman for the American
Committee for the Protection of
Foreign Born say that large num-
bers of noncitizen merchant sea-
men face loss of their jobs and pos
sible deportation after March 81.
The committee desires to establish
a five-year statute Of limitations on
deportation actions.
Evening star., 1948-01-25

John Alden Talbot, jr., society
figure here and in Palm Beach, is
involved in court proceedings to be
heard tomorrow both here and in
Florida.
In suit for separate mainte-
nance, his wife, Mrs. Nancy Rheem
Talbot. declared yesterday at West
Palm Beach that her husbands in
terest in the movie actress, Lana
Turner, caused her great mental
anguish"
Mr.. Talbot is aboard his yacht
Sybarite, at West Palm Beach, where
a hearing was set for tomorrow on
his wife's suit.
She declared her anguish began
last fall when she discussed her
husbands attention to Miss Turner
He told her, she informed the court
that he was confused" and sug-
gested she return to her Washington
home. In Washington, she declared,
she suffered nervous breakdown.
Mrs. Talbot asks temporary sup
port and court expenses in addition
to separate maintenance.
In Municipal Court here, Mrs. Tai
Evening star., 1948-01-25
Mrs. Talbot Charges Anguish
In Separate Maintenance Suit

bots lawyer, John w. jackson, will
argue motion seeking return OF his
clients clothing, attached from Mr..
Talbot's apartment at Otis Cortland
place NV, pending settlement of a
claim by his mother-in-law, Mrs.
Alice Millholland, that her son-in-
law owes her $40 in six months
back rent.
In his motion, Mr.. Talbot seeks
court permission to post $270 cash
bond in lieu of the attached cloth
ing, and also contends Mrs. Mill
holland is entitled to only three
months back rent under District
law.
An eviction suit against Mr.. Talbot
was dropped by Mrs. Millholland,
also of the Cortland place address,
last week.
The Talbots were married in
Washington Cathedral last April.
Evening star., 1948-01-25
Geological Society to Meet

The Geological Society Of Wash
ington viii hold its 659th meeting
at 8 pm. Wednesday at the Cosmos
Club, Madison place and H street
NV. The program will include a
talk by j. S. Williams on "Mississip-
pian- Pennsylvania Contact In the
North Central Rockies" discus
sion by A. c. Bevan of High
Plateau Drift, Beartooth Mountains.
Montana" and lantern slide illu-
strations by David Gallagher.
Evening star., 1948-01-25
Wright Quits as Head
OF CAA, Saying Salary
lis Inadequate for Job

A salary inadequate for the job
was given as the principal reason
for the resignation of r. P. Wright
as Civil Aeronautics Administrator
in an exchange of letters made pub
lie by the White House yesterday.
Mr.. Wright, veteran aeronautical
engineer who helped coordinate war
plane production before going to the
CAA, wrote President Truman that
my case is not unique, but rather
the rule with those in Government
service in administrative positions
who do not possess independent
wealth"
Possibly such an apparent pre-
requisite for continuing Government
service" he added, "is not consistent
with a correct concept of our demo-
cratic ideals. I know of your views
on this matter, as evinced by your
several unheeded recommendations
to Congress"
| Mr.. Wright, who made $4,000 a
year, and is reported to have ac-
cepted a post with Cornell Uni
versity at almost twice that figure,
told the President the first reason
for resigning is my urgent need to
increase my income substantially
above the salary Congress approp-
rates for the position"
The second reason was an zap
parent unlikelihood of promotion or
advancement" and the third "the
very fine outside offers I have
received
The President accepted Mr..
Wright's resignation with great
regret" He congratulated him on
his work during 71a years of out
standing service" to help win the
war and substantially to develop a
strong civil aviation industry"
Evening star., 1948-01-25
Teo Production Shrinks

Tea production in China in the
last year is estimated at 1885, 6,O00,-
900 pounds, or 28 per cent OF the
1934-36 average.
Evening star., 1948-01-25
Venezuela Oil Output Up

Petroleum production in Venezue-
la reached new peak in Septem-
ber, daily average of 1882 .357
barrels.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-07-13
Vows Repeated Last Saturday

In a beautiful candlelit cere- mony at the Church of God, Miss Georgia Small became the bride of Bert Stewart last Saturday evening. The flower trimmed church was crowded with the friends of the Valley young cou- pie.
 The bride was preceded down the aisle by Miss Vivian Meters, maid of honor, who wore gown of orchid satin and a fluff of or enid yelling in her hair. She carried bouquet of green car nations.
 Marianne Bryant in a dress of lime green and Alice Stewart in soft blue gown, each carry ing carnations, were bridesmaids.
 Georgia, dressed in traditional white satin and net, was given in marriage by her f a tn r, George Small. Her gown was made with a fitted bodice and bouffant skirt, with a full train and veil. She carried sweetheart roses. Trainbearers were the brides cousins, Roma and Alvin Culver.
 The brides mo ther wa S gowned in gray, and Mrs. Stew art wore coral pink. Lewis and Richard GeiWitz seated the wedding guests and Bob Stewart was best man for his brother.
 Just before the ceremony, Art Stacey, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Max Sherrod, sang Be cause"
 A reception in the church par lors followed the wedding serv- ice. The Saturday wedding was the first formal marriage cere-
Valley frontiersman., 1948-07-13
COnlmulsuy Calendar
TuesdaJ

uGSoo{ WELL BABY CONFERENCE at Health Center from 2-4 pm. VALLEY VOLUNTEER F I R B ASSOCIATION meets at Val ley Theatre at 8 pm. BOARD OF DIRECTORS of Val ley Fair Association meet at Extension Office at 8 pm.
 Tuesday MOOSE LODGE meets at Moose Hut at 8 pm. WOMEN OF THE MOOSE meet at Moose Hut at 8 pm. SHAMROCK softball practice at 6 pm.
 Wednesday AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE meets in Extension Office at 8 pm. JUNIOR SOFTBALL practice at 6 pm. CARPENTERS UNION meets in Carpenters Hall at 8 pm. TWELVE-THIRTY HOMEMAK- FRS Club meets with Mrs. William Smith.
 Thursday RIVERBEND HOMEMAKER'S Club picnic.
 Thursday RIVERBEND HOMEMAKER'S s club picnic at Clark farm at 11:30 am. AMERICAN LEGION meets at 8 pm. AMERICAN LEGION AUXIL- IARY meets at home of Mrs. Jack Maze at 8 pm.
 Friday BOY SCOUTS meet at United Protestant Church at 5:30 pm.
 Sunday SOURDOUGH HOMEMAKER' s club picnic at Moose Creek.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-07-13
GormleYs Have Girl

An eight pound, six ounce baby daughter was born to MT. and Mrs. William Gormley at the Valley Hospital last Sunday afternoon. The little girl, the Gormley's first child, has been named Joanne. Her father is em- ployed as maintenance man by the Palmer school.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-07-13
VALLEY VISITORS
At the Lodge:

MT. and Mrs. McGilvray, Big Delta; Marilyn Johnson, Anchor age; MT. and Mrs. P. B. MacDon- aid, Anchorage; Chester Dilli, Fort Richardson; Loren Schmid, Fairbanks; Leon and J o h n Schmid, Trout Lake, Wash; J. L. Paschol, Fort Collins, Colo; Einar T. Olson, Eska; Frank Ed wards, Indianapolis, Indiana; Earl Stoner, Kaspar Keiser, Palmer; Dr. J. F. Anderson, Ames, Iowa; Virgil Dahler, An chorage;
 Alfred Dickinson, Fort Rich ardson; J. J. Murray, Reno, New; MT. and Mrs. G. C. Neff, Harris burg, Pa; R. M. Steele, Seattle, Wash; Mildred Kaser, Valdez.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-07-13

Joseph Johnston, evangelist. Mir. Johnston began a series of eve. ming meetings here in the United Protestant Church last Sunday evening. His meetings will con- tinue through next Sunday. They
 begin nightly at 8 o'clock. !.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-07-13

Rev. John M. Gillespie of the Church of the Open Door in An chorage, was a Valley visitor last Saturday. Reverend Giles pie was here to confer with Rev. Fred Telecky concerning final arrangements for the coming of
Valley frontiersman., 1948-07-13
Katherine Pedersor Is A Bride

Still another of the Palmer misses of the graduating class of 1948 changed her name re- gently, when Katherine Pederson became the bride of Norman Bol- ing. The couple was married in A horage at the Church of God. MT. and Mrs. Farrell A. Frazee were attendants. Many Valley friends of Miss Pederson drove to Anchorage to witness the ceremony.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-07-13

mony to be held in the Church of God, which wasTonly recently completed.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-13

warship is a more effective dis
play of strength than aircraft,
pointing out that the airplane is
either a rather small object sitting
on the ground, or a distant, swiftly
moving object without emphasis on
nationality.
But to millions in Europe who
saw the slow and relatively small
B-17s and B-24s during the war,
the slender winged beauty of the
B-29, with deep and distinctive
roar, is certain to be impressive.
The small fight around the world
is not unlikely to reveal a situation
such as that encountered by the
fleet Of Is battleships which circled
the globe as a power demOnstra-
tiOn in 1908. That feet demonstrate
ed a serious lack Of auxiliary YES
sells and of facilities overseas. Ma
val officers decided that it showed
a lack also of merchant vessels.
The American ships had to buy
British coal during the cruise.
The Navy has remedied that. Now
it is able to cruise for months with
out touching shore, receiving every
type of supply from it's train" The
system was thoroughly proved in
the war against Japan.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-13
Filipino Vets TrB
Pioneering

MANILA-(P)-FilipinO veterans
who served with the American Ar
my are being sent to the almost
untouched wilderness of MindanaO
island under u S. Veterans Ad-
ministratiOn auspices to carve out
new lives for themselves in the
jungle.
The VA announced that the first
group Of "a ex-sOldiers left in mid
July from Manila to begin On-the-
farm training. The VA will provide
subsistence allowances. The Phil
ippines is giving the soldiers home
steads. 1t is a pioneer undertak-
ing.
Brig. Gen. r. B. LOvett. VA local
manager said: "It will be neces-
sary for them to build houses and
roads and clear land to establish
their community. They are taking
farm animals, tents, carpetner tools
and farm equipment. Many are con-
fdently taking their families"
Another hazard will be provided
by the presence in the nearby
mountains of a gang of hOldOut
Japanese stragglers who have been
reported to have indulged in kid
mapping and even some cannibal-
ism.