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Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05

C) Insist that all your dealings in stocks be in
writing. Before giving a salesman an order, make
him write you all he has said. Never listen to a
stock salesman the telephone.
(2) When buying any stock have the salesman
give you a receipt stating of whom he bought the
stock, and what he paid for it, and what his com
mission is for making the sale.
(8) Save all these papers and put them in the
envelope with the stock certificate, which envelope
you-or cOurse-will keep in your safe deposit box
The very fact that you take such precautions after
telling the salesman that you are to do so, will
surely cause him to be honest with you and perhaps
withdraw the offering
The above is no criticism of stock statesmen as
a class. Most of them represent good firms and
honest. But with your small funds you cannot
afford to lose anything.
EVERYONE SHOULD BE STOCKHOLDER
The fact that urge the above three rules, should
not keep you from buying stocks. Your bank check
ing accounts now pay no interest; while savings
accounts pay very little. Yet, you can buy safe
stocks paying over SO. Your local banker should
be able to supply you a list of stocks which have
paid some dividend for over so years Rich people
buy such stocks; they don't leave money in savings
banks. Yet the small investor needs so much more
than 80 rich people. Diversity very widely by dis
tributing your money very large number of
stocks-Or else employ honest and long-established
Investment Advisors
Another thing, all nvestors-large and small
should sit down tonight and write their Congress-
man how excessive corporate taxes are hurting
everybody Certainly, the present double taxation
dividends is absolutely unfair The idea of "pay-
ing go" for does not seem logical, because
if World War III comes it will be fought for our
grandchildren and their children as well as for
us. AS for imitation, we of course, should avoid it
in times of peace; but the nation has always had it
as the result of and we still survive great
need of the u S. today is the encouragement of
thrift and small investors
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
STRAIGHT AND HONEST

Many years ago the founder of
the National Industries News Ser
vice abcked his faith in local fam
lily newspapers Of the country and
established an independent news
paper syndicate. There never had
been a venture before based upon
the belief that enough editors and
publishers would share with us in
the fixed determination to prove
that local newspapers in 48 States
are the most powerful and useful
publications. in all the land. We
proved our case in the socalled
Grass Roots. 1t was in 1910 that
this News Letter was established.
In 1850 our weekly report on
National affairs from our office
reaches 1000 of the best family
newspapers in the land, and it is
the only Washington Weekly Let
ter to AZ States. It is approved and
published by editors throughout
the Nation. The arrangement with
editors and publishers is TOPS.
Our belief in the business and in
dustrial movements and Organiza-
tiOns never waves.
This newspaper syndicate main
tains list of 1000 editors on a
parctical and cooperative plan.
ONE THOUSAND NEWSPAPERS
BACK THIS NEWSPAPER SYN
DICATE-IT MEANS A LOT OF
THEM. We never expect to get
prOsperOUs-BUT, we serve the
Nation and the National Industries
and the best interests of the United
States. We had a hard time to keep
out Of the clutches of National
politics, bit we have stood up for
clean and solnd Government. We
have also refused for 40 years all
connections with liquor tobacco
and "cheap publicity" We have
stood for the highest principles in
Government, regardlesh of polite
al alinement. We have been LOYAL
to Olr country it's rulers, and is
sues and we have the support and
backing of the common people
throughout the country.
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE CHANGES
IN THE CHRONICLE?

The Milford Chronicle was founded sew
enty-twO years agO-in October 1873. This
is a rather noteworthy period of the time
even among the many old companies in our
old State Of Delaware We think we know
the reason why this business of ours has
gore right on, decade after decade. From
father to son, we have put our faith in a
simple business principle-if you seek only
the best, produce only the best, and sell
only the best, you will find, as customers,
those who want only the best And this has
proved to be the case 1t is indeed matter
of pride that the children and grandchildren
of many of our original customers are trad
ing with us today. During these years it
has been our great good fortune also to find
that our way of doing business not only
brought us customers, but created warm
friends for us from among our customers.
And so, in developing plans for the future
expansion of the Milford Chronicle and its
better adjustment to our rapidly changing
times, it seems quite natural to ask our long,
time customer-friends to join us in making
plans for the future. AS we begin another
business year, we pause to take stock of
our virtues and our shortcomings We would
not be human if we did not have many of
both. Notwithstanding the dark outlook for
the world, we here at the Chronicle hope to
make this newspaper better in every depart
ment. We ask you, our readers, for Sug
gestions and constructive criticisms which
viii aid us in accomplishing this aim. Won't
You write us, telling frankly and honestly
what changes you would like to see in the
Chronicle. If there are features that you
ike-say so. If changes are suggested-tell
us just what you' would like to see incor-
porated in the Chronicle each week. 1t is
only through careful study of your desires
that we shall be able to arrive at decisions
which will make the Chronicle a better bal
anced newspaper; one that will serve all sec
tions Of lower Delaware. May we hear from
you2
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05

$l9.75 per cwt.; 300 to 400 pounds.
$500 to $3.50, mostly $1S.75 per
cwt;; c over 400 pounds, $3.50 to
$3.50, mostly $18.25 per cwt.
BOARS: Good quality, under $50
pounds, $11.00 to $3.50, mostly
$1,000 per cwt.; over $50 pounds
$500 to $1,000, mostly $1,000 per
cwt.
STAGS: Good quality, over $50
pounds, $1775 per cwt.
SHOATS, Medium to good. S1OOO
to $1,000, mostly $3.50 per cwt.
FEEDER PIGS: 6 to 12 weeks
old, choice, $3.50 to $1,000, mostly
$500 each; medium to good, $3.50
to $500, mostly $3.50 each: com
mon, $2.25 to $4.OO, mostly $500
each.
HORSES AND MULES: Work
type, $1,000 to $4,000, mostly SAG 90
each; butcher type, $1,000 to $4,000,
mostly $1,000 each.
LIVE POULTRY
FOWL: Heavy breeds, $I.S5.
BANTAM CHICKEN. light
breeds, 55c to S5c, mostly 55c each.
DUCKS: Muscovy, 6Oc to $1.1O.
mostly 90c each.
BRAKES: Muscovy, $1.35 to
$2.25, mostly $1.90 each.
TURKEYS: Toms, $4.00 to $6.25,
mostly $3.50 each.
EGGS, ungraded, mixed, CSC to
721sc per dozen.
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCE
SWEET POTATOES: No. 2, soc
to 4Oc per 5s bushel; No. 1, $1.3O to
$1.4G per bushel.
LARD: $4.OO to $3.50 per 5O-b
can.
APPLES; Csc to zoe per ss bu-
shell.
BLACK WALNUTS: zoe to $1.OO
per % bushel.
WHITE POTATOES: $1OO to
$1.20 per 10O-ib bag.
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
HOW TO RUN OUR SCHOOLS

hOW TO KUN OUR SCHOOLS
A report has been made to the
Government by school officials con-
nected with social agencies. We'll
fare Council groups report school
officials three major faults with
the welfare agencies. Children who
are referred to family agencies are
accepted for treatment. After
child is referred to an agency the
teacher or counselor receives no
cause the teacher in charge does
not know how this child is pro-
crossing and is not given any in
formation which might explain the
anti-sOcial behavior. Agency work
ers do not take hasty action until
the parents are consulted.
The reports on these welfare
agencies is rather indefinite, but
the child is made to conform.
In the long ago we had to null
over material in which we were to-
tally disinterested. Often parents
come to the conclusion that their
children are getting nowhere fast.
The professors and the school
authorities seem to agree that at
present the groups of school chill
dren are too large: space and mat
erial are lacking for project the
groups of school children are too
large; space and material are lack
ing for project work. the behavior
of the students is often influenced
by maintaining too large "a group.
Besides there is no provision in the
school programs which gives any
time for teachers to confer with
parents, or social workers, in a de-
finite setting.
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05

months growth.
Baby's shoes should be wide
enough to permit the toes to spread
when his weight rests on his feet.
The toe should be deep enough to
eliminate pinching or fiattening of
his foot. A loose instep is desir-
able for free blood circulation. A
tight instep puts pressure on the
arch bones and cramps the foot.
The only part Of the shoe that
should fit snugly is the heel, Miss
Pearce says. It should grip the foot
firmly and prevent the baby's heel
from rotating when he is walking.
Parents should check the fit of
their children's shoes regularly.
When there is less than one-fourth
of an inch space from the toes to
the front of the shoe change
should be made. Since children's
feet grow so rapidly, it is practi-
cal to buy shoes of medium quail
ity, but never practical to buy
shoes of poor quality. Miss Pearce
emphasized.
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
4 Out OF 6 Children
Have Foot Trouble

Eighty per cent of all school
children have foot trouble, says
Ruth E. Pearce, clothing specialist
at the University of Delaware. And
most of the trouble comes from
wearing OutgrOwn and badly fitted
shoes. Fitting the baby's shoes cor
rectly is very important.
The first shoe should be of soft
material, with a flexible sole. The
toe should be full and puffy. Miss
Pearce cautions that baby's shoes
should have very thin heels. or no
heels at all.
Length is necessary to avoid
cramping and restricting growth.
Miss Pearce suggests drawing an
impression of the baby's foot on
paper, and then selecting a shoe
that is One-half an inch longer
and One-fourth inch wider. The
extra room will allow for several
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
Washington Letter = ByLE. Jones

We are sustained by the best
people in the United States par
ticularly by manufactures and un-
questionable business institutions
Everyone speaks highly of the Ma
tiOnal Industries News Service.
That's why we are so popular. We
do not seek a larger circulation for
our Weekly Letter. Since coming
to Washington in 1910 we have
gained the confidence and support
of the best people in the Nation.
And that is exactly why we are
able to carry on year after year.
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
DELAWARE FARM MARKET NEWS

The following is a weekly round
up of livestock prices and miscel-
laneous commodities prevailing last
week. This report shows average
prices received by Delaware farm
ers for commodities that were mar
keted throughout the week.
LIVESTOCK PRICES
vEALERS: Choice, $4,000 to
$45.O0, mostly $44.50 per cwt.; med
ium to good, $29OOSto $3.50, most
ly $33.25 per cwt.; rough and COM
mon, $24.00 to $28.5O, mostly $26.O0
per cwt.; monkeys, $3.50 to $26.OO,
mostly $2S.5O per cwt.
COWS: Slaughter, medium to
good, $4,000 to $24.OO, mostly $4,000
per cwt.; common, $500 to $3.50,
mostly $3.50 per cwt.; Gamers and
cutters, $500 to $3.50, mostly
$17.10 per cwt.
STEERS: Good to choice, light
steers, $500 to $3.50, mostly
$4,000 per cwt.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Dairy type,
$3.50 to $270O, mostly $24.5O per
cwt.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good
to choice, $23.75 to $4,000, mostly
$24.50 per cwt.
BULLS: Over 1000 pounds, med
ium to good, $23.9O to $26.6O, most
ly $2S.90 per cwt.; 500 to 1000
pounds, medium to good, $4,000 to
$27.00, mostly $500 per cwt.; COM
mon, $1750 to $3.50, mostly $3.50
per cwt.
STRAIGHT HOGS: Good quality,
12O to 10 pounds, $500 to $22.25,
mostly $1,000 per cwt.; 10 to 24O
pounds, $1,000 to $23.75, mostly
$23.OO per cwt.; 24O to $50 pounds,
$19.75 to $210O, mostly $21.OO per
cWt.
SOWS: Good quality, 200 to 300
pounds, $1S.25 to $21.25, mostly
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05


your money and exists upon the deposits of local
merchants, nearby farmers and small stockholders.
Most banks will do what they can for you and
make charge. Naturally, you don't dare go to
lawyer for fear he will charge for saying "Howdy;
while your poor minister saw a stock or bond
AS result of this condition, there are many COM
panies, whose stock bought by readers like
you, which have gone completely bust
You cuss Franklin Roosevelt for many things
but he certainly tried to protect small stockholders
His difficulty that he left the solution to theoret
ical bureaucrats who made the "Prospectuses" so
long and complicated that very few investors can
make head or tail out of them. Yet if you have
been "stuck" by stock salesman, you should write
the Securities and Exchange Commission, Wash
ington, D. C. 1t will cost you nothing; you will get
reply; and they may help you get your money
back
IMPORTANCE OF RECORDS
Another suggestion is that you write the New
York Stock Exchange, Broad Street, New York City
This is an honest organization which is now very
anxious to have friends If you can prove one of
its member firms o. any employee thereof has def
nitely wronged you, committee of the Exchange
Will call the member firm before it and force the
firm to make up your loss. You will not need to
employ any lawyer go to New York if you have
followed these three rules:-
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
BABSON Champions Small Stockholders
BABsoN PARK. Mass. JAM

BABSON PARK, Mass, Janu-
ary 5 - Various organizations
have been formed to protect the
small stockholders. The two
most active are the B. c. Forbes
Group and Independent Invest
Ors, Inc, of New York City. The
basic difficulty with them all is
that the members are so widely
scattered geographically that it
is very difficult to get them to-
gether for action.
ALL COMBINED AGAINST YOU
Your best help should come
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
ROBBING THE PEOPLE

James p. Shelton, president of the Am
erlcan Bankers Association has warned that
government deficits which lead to an inn
menSe public debt, devaluation of the dollar
and imitation, only result in robbing the
people OF the capital accumulated by their
work. He said, in addition, that it is the
TASK OF every American to ''See that the
young people OF this country are not un-
knowingly and unwittingly drawn into the
Whirlpool Of socialism"
These are strong words. but thew come
at time when strong words are needed.
Ihey apply directly to everyone who has
savings account, life insurance pOlicv.
some government bonds, or any other form
OF flXed dollar savings. 1t is not lust the
flcn' who are the victims of financially
irresponsible gOvernment-indeed the rich
are better able to stand it than the rest of
US. II is the average man, with a salary
WIllcn Duys less and less in the market place.
VII WIZ lakes tne real beating-along with those
whose savings become less and less vain
curity F0"0A anu Sc
IL has long been the frankly expressed
russian belief that this country would COL
lapse economically. from within Thon +Lo
communists, the theory goes. could nick IN
the pieces and organize the world. We are
playing the enemy's game when we oo
OHCnely on plllng billions of apprOnriationC
Tor domestic government spending on net
political projects which are not necessaTv s Tv'
and which make the fires of imitation hmrn
hotter and hotter, on top of the tens of hill
hons now needed for our defense prooran1
How long will it take our people to see that HAT
our gigantic bureaucratic Federal nachino
Will spend US into socialism and oblivion nm
less it is curbed in it's orgy of waste which
today knows no bounds?
5000
CUT EXPENSES OF GOVERNMENT
Bureaucrats in Washington should nrac-
tlce what they preach when thew demand
that the people of the United States adOnt
an austerity program. Americans are will
ing to tighten their belts as much as is neces-
sary to finance rearmament. However. many
OF them are distinctly unwilling to tighten
their belts still further in order to finance
welfare state" projects dreamed up in the
national capital. The only effective wav to
Keep the country on level keel is to pare
non-detense or non-war government expend-
lture to the bone. The defense emergency
IS an emergency for the government as well
as for the people.
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
POULTRY NEWS

, Drolier producers 100000 chicts r,
@ ended December sOs9 previous Week g ae ene
spondng & s lo weeks earlier but 1870 than the CORE
week OF 1919 previous
u OF e1leks Matched locally the decline IN
0e nsHpmens were about the
the ] macherymen set s4s8OoO eggs the wes less Than
week Dut 1870 correspondino
ago AT that time the very low nrcea year
week of the year. ~ "H''n began with the last
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05

free and independent Congress
will strike out to improve the Co
vernment Of the United States
and help weaken it.
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
WHO SAID "soAK THE INVESTOR,

Whenever it becomes necessary To. raise
more taxes the first target is always the
corporations. But corporations are nothing
more or less than the property of fifteen mil
hon stockholders who own them. and ex-
cesslve corporation taxation is therefore
double taxation for some when taxes should
De borne proportiOnately by ALL Too MANY
people have thought of the corporation as
something separate and apart from the man
and woman on the street and yet they are
the owners of them, mostly in small blocks
OF stock, and they are The greatest sufferers
from policies which penalize, or destroy the
income from invested savings.
There has been lot of loose talk about
corporation profits by labor leaders and pub
llc Ofnclals. They should be the last ones to
throW stones at the stOckhOlder-Owners of
industries on which both labor and govern
ment depend for their income. especially in
view OF the increased wages and taxes which
both have taken from industry.
In a letter to the stockholders. one of
Americas large corporations, said: "This
years profits for many corporations. increas-
ed as they have been by illusOry gains on in
Ventorles and inadequate depreciation
charges, have inspired adverse comment in
certain, quarters. In the case of our COM
pany at least, we believe profits have been in
no sense excessive and we wish they could
have been greater. The yield was little
more than five per cent based on the current
market value of our shares"
This company is typical of many. It is
we'll Tor the workers, the government and
the investors to know that their money all
comes out OF the same pot, industry's earn
lngs. Crippled earnings mean lost iobs
taxes and dividends.
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
$500
peoples POWER"

Taxes, direct and indirect, at every level
Of government from the smallest munich
pality to the Federal organization, are now
a major burden to every individual and a
threat to the ownership of property. The
growing problem Of taxation cannot be at
tTibuted solely to the military situation. In
large part it is the price the people are pay
ing for swallowing the hot air peddled by
politicians which creates the illusion that
government money is free money. This IL
lusiOn has paved the way for the planners
who spend billions of tax dollars on such
Federal projects as hydro-electric power
dams, generating plants and transmission
lines. Glowing pictures are painted of 'the
peoples power" Nothing is said about the
cost, or the fact that power is already sup
piled by free industries. Thus government
monopolies are born and nurtured by hun
dred different kinds of taxes taken from the
public. Moreover, Federal electric energy
rates are adjusted" To keep alive the false
illusion that government is superefficient.
Federal power projects are tax exempt. They
hit the people twice. They are built with
tax money and then because they are tax
free, they drive out of business heavily tax
ed, business-manage electric companies.
whose tax payments must be made up by
the general taxpayer. The Tennessee Valley
Authority is shining example of the ilIu-
olyu "a peOplSS power. According to
Twas annual report, it had a net power
income of nearly $21, 100000 for the wear
ended June 80, 1949. It paid in lieu of taxes
$2,OOO,000 and interest charges amounting
to $685. 900. If the IVA had paid propor.
tionately the same Federal and state taxes
per klowatt hour as one large electric com
pany adjacent to its territory, it would have
Paid S41, 100000 in taxes; and if it had paid
interest on its investment at the long term
rate OF 2h96, it would have paid S11 sis. 600.
On these two adjustments alone it would
nave shown for the years operation. instead
OF the net gain of $21 100000 it Reported >
net loss of $29,812,00O This is but one Of
countless illustrations of why the American
people now spend third of their WORKING
hVes earning money to pay in taxes.
DON'T WORRY OUR CHILDREN
We would not be human if we had no
worries about the condition Of the world
especially that of our own country. WORRY
VIII not do us any good. The only thing that
VIII help Us is faith in ourselves and in orr
government Those helps are within our
reach. After that we can carry on Manv
People are saying, Never were things in
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
CHICKS PLACED AND BROMERS MARKETFD nv
DEL-MAR-VA PRODUCERS
PERCENT OF
PLACEMENTS
MARKETFn
1850 PIG CROP RRP0RT nv RAE


With the 1850 spring nm
from year earlier total production million head
OF o over Oa production of in 1949
the third largest on record Production year was
surpassed only with in
9 Farmers reports on breeding intentions sows to
IN the
1870 the 10 s W
LOCAL BROILER.FEED RATIO
By Maryland State tot
For week ended December
mash averaged $lO3O5; 1b brOie44
feed II pounus
BOSTON EGG MARKET-USDA
Wholesale Special Large
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05

such mess as this. Never did we have such
upsetness and worry. It's terrible" 1t is
natural for people to think they are suffer-
ing more than anybody ever did before, but
it simply is not true. Nothing ever happens
to us that in some form or other has not
happened to others before us. They had
their own form of scares. They feared death
and destruction just as we do. One can be
just as dead by well-aimed musket ball as
by any other form of destruction. Sons and
husbands went to war before today and their
mothers and wives shed their tears and then
Shouldered their burdens like courageous
souls. Sorrow is part of living. So is hope
and faith The courage and strength that
created this land will enable it to stand fast
in the day of trial. All the strength, all the
courage, all the faith of this people did not
die with the Pilgrims. This nation survived
trials and tribulatIOnS that threatened to
shake its foundations. It will have troubles
again. We need to go along cheerfully with
authority, holding up the hands of our lead
ers. If going without helps, we will 90 with
out; II criticism will help, we can speak out
II keeping our mouths shut, we can do that.
One thing we must do and that is keen a
cheerful face turned toward the children.
They will be drilled in school to ways of
safety under fire and they are likelv to be
worried and fearful. Tell them thew are
being taught to take care of themselves in
time of danger just as they always have been
taught, but just now we are being extra
careful: Teach them to trust their teachers,
the police and you.
This is the American way. Our children
will be better citizens in the years ahead if
we drill them now to discipline themselves
IN time OF emergency. Teach them-but
don't worry them.
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05

earVa producers marketed
Lae holiday week ended December 3O22% less than the tt
~ previous week and 2S above the
year ago The number marketed 5 of the average vast
placements 1914 weeks - - 0 "aee weekly