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Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03

in situation such as has existed, prices OF
necessity are In a state of unstable equili-I
brium, both specifically and in relation to
each other. This distortion, in the very ma
ture Of things, must necessarily raise the
question of the inevitable adjustment
and when? The second is, that such adjust
ment can only be brought about by the pres
sure of goods on prices. 1t cannot be brought
about by political propaganda on such eco
nomic relationships. / now pass to third
observation. These adjustments that have
referred to in previous years are now with
us. Practically all goods are in ample supply,
and prices are feeling the pressure and will
continue to do so until reasonable balance
is reached. Capital goods expenditures as a
pattern, are most significant factor in the
whole economy. AS they go, so goes the
economy, so to speak Such expenditures are
now falling off. This, together with the fact
that consumer needs, urgent and not so ur-
gent, are becoming we'll satisfied and all goods
are moving into ample supply, means that we
must now move to lower level. 1t is a
natural and logical phenomenon. Nobody
knows when the new level will be reached or
where it will be. But it is my opinion that
the new level will be, in terms of physical
volume of production, considerably higher
than the general pre-war level. hope we will
let things follow their normal course rather
than interfere through new wage increases
or some form of panacea. Such only serve to
prolong the operation and, in the end, in
crease its intensity. l can see no basis what
Soever for real depression or even a recess
sion of considerable consequence. Of course,
if we do foolish things nationally in the eco
nornic area-such as a substantial increase in
taxes or in other way, which is not impossible
we might accelerate the adjustment into
something worse" In other words, Mr..
Sloan's advice is not to rock the boat but to
sit down and keep on fishing.
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HOUSING A BULWARK OF DEMOCRACY
The American Veterans Committee, the
Disabled and Paralyzed Veterans of America
have been pushing legislation through Con-
gress that will make it possible for veterans
to own houses. During the last four years
housing legislation has been virtually "kick-
ed around" and the leaders of the veterans
movement are making quite noise about
what they think is an injustice to our young
men who gave up so much for their country
in World Wars. Senator Sparkman of Ala
bama spoke a mouthful the other day wheT
he declared that decent housing is "bul
wark of Democracy" In his opinion "baC
housing constitutes a threat to democratic
ideals and institutions. People living il
crowded slums and dilapidated country
shacks with their children constantly expos
ed to disease and unSavOry surroundings arr
more susceptible to visionary ideologies thai
those who are adequately housed" Every
body knows that most of the real estat
associations that have been building houses
are still selling them for several times NOR
than what they are worth. That's point tha
should not be overlooked by the Congress o
the United States.
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03

soils and their products of grains, vegetables, and
livestock are constantly getting reduced in food
values Every day the equivalent of 200 forty-acre
farms, groves ranches are washed down rivers
into the sea. This further includes much of the
millions of bags of fertilizer which have been put
on our soils, and the human waste and garbage,
from city sewers
Hence, the ocean products of fish, Holsters and
other sea foods constantly getting richer, while
the products of the farms constantly getting
poorer. The time is coming when your descendants
must regularly depend upon fish synthetic foods
for prOteins and minerals. The fishing industry is
the home of mankind.
REGULATION OF FISHERIES
The first duty of the United Nations is to control
the oceans. This is something which no one nation
can do of itself. This could be done largely by
regulating trawling and the mesh of all nets used
When the fish need more protection, the United
Nations will need only to compel the use of nets
with larger meshes and vice versa
female cod fish lays from 100000 to 100000
eggs per year, but owing to "canniba" fish, careless
trawling and the discarding of "baby fish," only
few hundred of these millions of offspring survive
Our commercial fisheries have far greater possbil-
tiles than our commercial farms, yet the Govern
ment is spending only one dollar to protect our
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03
Houston Elects
New Town Board
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The election board is planning
to meet early next week and or
ganiZe.
The group is also planning for
a citizens meeting. when the entire
adult population of Houston will be
invited to sit in with their newly
elected board members and for
mulate plan of municipal imprO-
vements, which will include, part
time police protection, better and
additional lights for the streets,
protection for the grade crossings,
improved grade crossing adjacent
to the Libby Mcneil and Libby can
merry, and possible resurfacing Of
several of the streets.
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03

William Ramsey, who with Alex
ander Rosa operated the Kent Gar
age in North Milford. has purchas-
ed Mr.. ROsas interest in the gar
age. In the future the garage will
be operated by Mr.. Ramsey. Rosa
has not announced what he pro-
poses doing in the future, but will
probably build another garage
along the dupont Boulevard near
his home. when that road is con-
structed
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03

BABSON PARK, Mass, June
3-When asked as to what in
dustries may have the best long
term future, I always include
the Commercial Fishing Indus
try. This, l know something
about, having been born in Clou-
cester, Massachusetts, the larg-
est fishing port in the United
States and having spent all my
summers there ever since.
AGRICULTURAL VS.. OCEAN
PRODUCTS
Dua tn rains and winds Our
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03

Canning peas will commence in
this part of Delaware next week.
The crop in some fields looks we'll,
while in others the aphis and wet
weather have done some damage,
but on the whole the crop is up to
standard at this time.
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03

The scarlet clover hay crop was
good one this season. but many
did not SOW the usual quantity of
seed last fall because of the high
cost. They made a mistake as the
results stand.
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03

The Masonic Temple in Milford
is having a new entrance to their
building on North Front street de-
signed, which will take the place
of the present porch and glass door
entrance. 1t is proposed to elimi-
nate the porch entirely, and con-
struct a doorway entrance which
will have colonial pillars and at
tractive doors. The MasOns will
probably utilize the entrance sec
ond and third stories of the build
ing for their own purposes after
the end of the present year The
Caulk Club will continue to use the
entire first floor as at present
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03

The wheat is heading and some of
the early planted fields are in the
bloom" stage, when dry weather
is favorable to its maturing large
kernels.
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03
Thirty Years Ago 81 81 it sia H02d H69T GBsoRss 5Rs Rs

James A. Fitzgerald of Newark,
is visiting friends in Milford.
DR.. and Mrs. F. L. Grier, Miss
Mary Grier and Miss Margaret
Grier are spending few days in
Philadelphia.
Miss Elizabeth N. Aldred re-
turned home this week after an
extended visit with friends in Bos-
ton, Providence and Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Peters of
Chester, Pa, are the weekend
guests over Decoration Day at the
home of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James T. Smith. at 11O Marshall
street. Mr.. Peters is connected
with the Sun Shipbuilding Com
pany at Chester. s.
Colonel r. A. Lyon of Kentucky
passed few days at Fort Sauls-
bury as the guest of his daughter,
Mrs. H. G. Mccormick and to meet
his granddaughter, Carolyn Anne,
for the first time. The Colonel en-
tertained the Fort colony with some
of the southern tales of his boy
hood, which were very entertain
ing to all who had the pleasure OF
/ hearing him.
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03

Miss Elsie Gulick of Philadelphia
is spending a few days with Miss
Rachel Frame.
Fred Ireland and Blanche Har-
per, who represented the twelfth
grade in the high school in their
annual rhetorical contests, were
awarded the silver loving cup by
the judges last Tuesday evening.
This competition IS the source of
much friendly rivalry among the
students in the Milford High School
and interest runs high for weeks
previous to the contest. The other
grades were represented by the fol-
lowing pupils: Eleventh, Horace
Num- and Alice Brown; tenth, Roma
Smith and Dorothy Num-; ninth,
John Prettyman and Ellen Harper.
The judges for the contest were DR..
Arthur Gray, S. c. Evans. Jr.. and
Miss May Foulk.
John Mitchell of near Bridge
vile left a quart of strawberries al
the Chronicle Office this week
which were excellent in flavor, col
or and size. Mr.. Mitchell has six
acres in strawberries, and esti.
mates that he will receive not less
than $4,000 from the crop this sea.
son.
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03

Kent County School Commission
at Dover organized last week. Her.
bert Richardson of near Camden
was elected president, and f. c.
Daily of Hartly, vice president.
County Superintendent Shilling is
secretary of the commission under
the new school code.
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03

Last Monday evening Holland
Prettyman entertained a few of his
friends at his home on East Front
street. Those present were Misses
Ida and Anna Harrington, Hettie
Shockley and Pearl Higman;
Messrs. Roland Scott and John
Lupe. At a late hour they were in
vited to the dining room where
refreshments were served. All left
wishing Mr.. Prettyman many happy
returns of the day.
Governor Townsend has appoint
ed John w. Herring of Milford a
member of the State Archives Com
mission, and Or. G. Layton Grier,
also of Milford, a delegate to at
tend the National Conference of So
cial Work in Atlantic City on June
IS.
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03

fisheries for each one hundred dollars to help agri-
Milford chronicle., 1949-06-03
DEFICIT FINANCING

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Evening star., 1949-11-11
Sunctity> of the Home

the doctrine on which the United States
Court of Appeals based its reversal of the
District Court in the Accarino case is an
old one. It is the ancient dogma that q
mans home Is his castle. There are very
few situations In which police are justified
IN invading a citizens home without a
warrant. The circumstances in this case,
rs related by the court In Its decision,
obviously were not of the emergency nature
which the Supreme Court has held must
prevail In no-warrant searches and
seizures.
Lawrence Accarino's apartment was
broken Into by two police officers in plain
clothes who testified they had observed
him picking up numbers" dottery tickets
on six days within a ten-day period. No
attempt was made to arrest him on the
street during this time and no warrant
was obtained to enter his apartment. On
the seventh day the plainclothesmen, in
stead Of observing Accarino's activities at
his usual hangouts, waited for him to
return to his home. When they saw him
start up the steps toward his apartment,
they called out: wait a minute; police"
Accarino paid no attention and proceeded
to enter his apartment and shut the door,
The officers knocked on the door, calling
out: "Police!" and, when the door was
not opened, broke 1t down. Accarino was
arrested as he was throwing papers and
envelopes on q desk. They seized the
papers and searched Accarino, finding a
pad and some money in his pockets.
After reviewing these facts and citing
numerous Supreme Court and common
law rulings on the sanctity Of the home,
the appellate judges said: Unless the
necessities of the moment require that the
ofi1cer break down a door, he cannot do
20 without warrant; and If in reasonable
contemplation there Is opportunity to get
. warrant, or the arrest could as well be
made by soms other method, the outer
door TO . dwelling cannot be broken to
make an arrest without d warrant. The
right 10 break open = door to make an
Evening star., 1949-11-11
Poll Tuxes and CONGRESS

Now that the people Of Virginia and
Texas have rejected proposals to repeal
or modify the poll tax as a prerequisite to
voting, there are indications that when
Congress meets again, the administration
will try once more to do away with the
levy by Federal law.
In the past, besides raising constitutional
objections and resorting to actual or
threatened Senate filibusters, the Southern
opposition to such legislation has made
much Of the point that the States them
selves, on their own initiative, have been
abolishing poll taxes and that Federal
action would therefore be not only wrong
but also unnecessary.
Thus, within recent years, the States
levying these voter-qualifying taxes have
dwindled to total OF seven, including
Virginia and Texas fact lending con-
siderable strength to the Southern argu-
ment against the need for Federal law.
That argument, however, has lost some
of its force since last Tuesday. At any
rate. the professional politicians on the
other side can be counted upon to try
discrediting 1t by pointing to the way
Virginians and Texans have just voted.
Conceivably, Of course, the decision in
both States might have been different had
the proposals themselves been more clear
cut. In Virginia particularly, 1.-The meaning
Of Tuesdays vote has been somewhat
clouded over by the fact that people OPP
posed to poll taxes campaigned against
the repealer measure on the srosind that
1t might open the way to greater restric-
Evening star., 1949-11-11
Letters to The Star
Beauty Of Potomac
Not Available To Public

Beauty Of Potomac
Not Available To Public
To the Editor of The star:
Referring to your editorial 'The Scenic,
Polluted Potomac" can agree with your
statement that the Potomac Is polluted
This easily can be ascertained by frequenttng
the only part Of the river to which the
general public has access. But to speak OF
the Potomac's scenic beauty beyond Chain
Bridge well can only surmise, because
such sights are enjoyed only by very ex-
clusive-class persons fortunate enough to
own property on the river.
The constant complaint of natives of this
locality Is the impossibility Of getting close
enough to the river to see anything Of beauty.
On the Maryland side there is a roadway
that parallels the river to little beyond
Cabin John but the traveller is barred from
the river by the c g. o Canal and Government
installations On the Virginia side the road
Is over a mile from the river and the gravel
roads which originally led down to the river
now bristle with Private Property" and mo
Trespassing" signs.
I understand that the George Washington
Memorial Parkway eventually will run along
the shore and afford view of the Potomac.
This highway which was proposed in 1888 has
for its greatest accomplishment to date the
fact that its profile appears in broken lines
on the works Of few optimistic map makers.
1t Is my sincere hope that Mr.. Kemps
project will progress more rapidly than the
George Washington Memorial Parkway has
to date. Another fond hope is that the scenic
beauty Of the Potomac beyond Chain Bridge
some day may be enjoyed by the general
public not fortunate enough to own property
on the river. H. L. PFEIFFER
Evening star., 1949-11-11
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. Are the Boston and Brooklyn Naval
Shlpyards owned by private citizens and
leased by the Government? Or, are they
owned by the Government?-L. D. s.
A. The Department of Defense says that
all lands comprising the New York Naval
Shipyard at Brooklyn, New York, are Gov
ernment-owned and were acquired by deeds
and condemnation between the dates Of
February %, 1901, and June II, 1843; and
that all lands comprising the Boston Naval
Shipyard. Boston, Mass. are Government.
owned and were acquired by deeds and con.
demnation during the period beginning with
the year 1900 and ending December %, 1912.
g. How long was Philadelphia the second
largest English-speaking city in the world?-
H. N. S. X
A. In the early 17oos Philadelphia was
the largest and most important of American
cities and for many years Philadelphia was
the greatest English-speaking city in tho
world except London. When the first United
States census was taken in 1890, Philadel-
phla was the second largest city in the Union
and had population of 26.522 It held this
rank until 1880 when it was exceeded by
Baltimore as well as by New York City
@. What is a pollarded tree?-R. -.
A. A tree is pollarded from poll, head)
when the crown Of the tree has been removed
to promote the growth Of dense head of
foliage. The practice is common in parts Of
Europe. >
Q. Which State. Texas or California, pro-
duces more barrels Of oil per year and which
OF the two has the most oil wells in actual
production?-E. w. D.
A. The Bureau of Mines says that Texas
produced 903 $4,000 barrels Of crude petro.
leum In 1913, while the total for California
In the same year was 40.089, 900 barrels.
Inc latest statistics available show that
Texas had 170,600 producing oil we'll. at the
END OF 1s47 and the total for California was
24.420.
!. Q. Where does citron come froma-W. d.
A. True citron grows on small evergreen
tree. usually in the same regions that pro-
ouce lemons ana oranges. The fruit re-
sembles lemon and tt is the rind which
Is dried and candied In the United states
citron is grown in Florida and Californ,a
Evening star., 1949-11-11

tions. Similarly, but to lesser extent
the Texas outcome has q rather fogpy
character because the proposal involved
was bit ambiguous and would not actually
have repealed the levy but would merely
have reduced 1t.
Nevertheless, irrespective OF whether or
not different proposals might have led to
different results, the fact remains that
both Virginia and Texas have voted to
retain poll taxes. And that means that
advocates of Federal action have new
ammunition with which to lombard the
old argument about how the Southern
States can be relied upon to do away with
the levy by themselves. In the circum-
stances, especially because political capital
can be made OF the issue in the 1850 and
1852 elections, no one should be surprised
II President Truman asks the next session
OF Congress to act on the matter.
But 1t Is much easier to ask for than
to receive Federal law ending poll taxes.
Last July-for the fifth time in eight years
the House enacted such measure. Up
to now, however, nothing has come of it
IN the Senate, whose Southern members
nave regularly filibustered or threatened
TO hlibuster against all legislation of its
klnd-an opposition which has SO far
seemed fairly impregnable to everything
but the cloture rule forbidding unlimited
debate, which is rule extremely difficult
to invoke.
This prospect has not changed. The bill
approved by the House in July now rests
IN subcommittee of the powerful Senate
Rules Committee. That subcommittee is
headed by Senator Stennis of Mississippi
man determined to keep the issue bottled
up Needless to say, If the administration
decides to demand action, there will be
bitter tight in the next session, with no
guarantee that poll taxes will be abolished
by the time the fireworks end.
Evening star., 1949-11-11
Who Will RecuII Now

Summer is ended
:, NotO tDho ,oiu remember
Small music that throbbed g.
Through the hours OF geptemberl
4 Who tDil recall ro,p
That up from, the grasses
Violt7,s sounded
In orchestral masses!
Crtckets and kdtydids-.
fWas It their ,rooing5
or played they
Just TOR the joy OF the doinp?l
Grasshopper cellists
We're faithful IN strumnatnc:
Lace-toinged cicndas
Did delicate drumming: -
Il Through their theme sounded
No note OF nisgiutng:
"Sweet, strange and briej
Is the season OF Hping."
Winter and silence
VIII any remember
Small ones Uho made music
~ Through golden September
= 1T. WILLIAMS.
Evening star., 1949-11-11
Non-Purtisunship Spreads

The Civil Service Commissions extension
Of limited Hatch Act exemption privileges
to all of Fairfax County is in line with
the trend toward non-partiSan local elec-
tions in nearby Virginia and Maryland
areas. The trend undoubtedly has been
accelerated by the results OF the voting in
Arlington and Alexandria.
The election to the County Board in
Arlington Of non-partisan civil service
employe, Robert w. Cox, over the Demo-
cratic Party nominee, Basil M DeLashmutt,
shows which way the wind is blowing.
Mr.. Cox will be the third independent
member OF the board, giving the nom
partisan progressive" group a majority
Efforts in the past of the Better Govern
ment League, the Committee for School
Improvement and other groups to have
the State Legislature authorize non-parti-
san local elections in Arlington have failed,
largely because of conflicting views as to
the constitutionality of such a measure.
But now Alexandria has voted for non
partisan elections for city Offices, and other
Virginia cities have adopted the non
partisan plan without any setbacks from
the courts. Alexandria will amend It's
charter to provide for the non-political
election of municipal leaders. Alexandria
already was included in the Virginia area
where Hatch Act restrictions against par
tcipation in political" elections had been
lifted-con nditionally. Il ;
Arlington County, also, long has been
designated by the Civil Service Commits
sion Is an approved area for participation
by Federal employees in purely local cleo
tions on q non-partisan basis. It was
under this privilege that Mr.. Cox an en-
ploye of the Federal Communications Com
mission, was able to run against Mr..
DeLashmutt for the County Board.
The latest Civil Service Commission
ruling extends to all parts of Fairfax
County the bipartisan election privileges
already enjoyed by Federal workers living
Ia Arlington, Alexandra and several Fair
fax County towns. This means that, for
the f1rst time, Government employees may
run IS Independents for the Fairfax
County Board OF Supervisors, the govern
ing agency for the whole county.
These recent developments in nearby
Virginia are certain to revive agitation for
legislation to guarantee non-partisan
OAVNoAO21o VI 1uC1upcI6 VI Lie AIllnRCOn
County Board and of the School Board.
AS matter Of fact, non-partisan elections
can be held-and, in the case of the School
Board, have been held-by common consent
OF the established parties. Arlington, not
being an incorporated city, would require
special legislation at Richmond to
insure non-partisan local elections.
There is great deal to be said in favor
OF such elections. Under the Hatch Act
limitations, Federal employees may run for
these boards only as independents q
handicap which Mr. Cox has demonstrated
IL not so great as 1t once was in growing
Arlington. Since so many of the residents
In Arlington are civil service employees, it
u only proper that they should be ade-
quately represented on the governing
bodies there. Non-partisan elections for
those bodies would assure them of full
opportunity to obtain such representation.
Evening star., 1949-11-11

arrest requires something more than the
mere right to arrest"
During the ten-day period Of observa-
tion of the numbers suspect the officers
surely had plenty of opportunity to seek
warrant either to arrest the man or to
search his apartment. Why they did not
take this course of orderly and proper
law enforcement was not explained. When
the police neglect to adhere to such
reasonable course, they need not be sur
prised If the courts crack down on them
and their methods -
Evening star., 1949-11-11

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address of the
1ortter, although it Is permissible for
1ortter kno1On to The Star to use
q nom de plume. Please be briet
Evening star., 1949-11-11

Since the ice is broken, one fahcies the
next issue to divide his majesty's loyal
subjects is to be as follows: Should q
princess inhale?" -
Evening star., 1949-11-11

Now that talk of paying college foot
oallers Is again in the open. Five-yard Nc
Push, the plunging prospect, discloses his
interest In any bundle that comes to s., 600,
or the G-formation.