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Milford chronicle., 1951-01-26
SHAWNEE
BY Mrs. A. d. DiekersOn
Phone Milford 4174

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vibbert are
spending this weekend in Wash
ington. d. c., and Arlington, va.
Mrs William Watson entertained
q few friends on Tuesday after
noOni January 10th. Canasta was
enjoyed. The occasion was the
birthday Of Mrs. Edgar Isaacs, Sr.
Perlie e. Voshel, of Magnolia,
has purchased a farm from Pres
ton Major. near Shawnee Road. He
will occupy il in the Spring.
Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Davis, Mr..
aud Mrs Harlan Hobson and Eddie
Hess Of Elsmere and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Faro. OF Wilmington. were
recent guests Of Mr. and Mrs. John
Webb
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Veasey Of
HarbesOn. Mr. and Mrs. Luther
9opOvan, Mrs Minnie Kitchens and
Mrs Laura Rust Of Georgetown,
were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Short on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas p. Bennett
and children. Bonnie and Tommy Of
Reh0both, were guests OF Mr. and
Mrs Granville Kinder, on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Banta OF
Elsmere and Mrs. Steward Walton
Of philadelphia, were recent guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. AinswOrth Abbott.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Paul Greeniee
and children we're dinner guests Of
MIR. and MRS. Cornelius Grant, of
Houston on Sunday.
Mrs. John Lodge and Mrs. Ola
Buriingame attended the Leaders
Training meeting Of the Home
Demonstration Club at George
town on Monday
Mr. and Mrs. Charles O'Bier, Of
Seaford, Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
Robbins and son Raymond. were
guests of Mr. and Mrs Edward q
Webb on Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs John Lodge and
grai1da daghter Debbie Wallis, were
guests 6f Mr. aud Mrs. Roland Sip
pie 81 FEederica on Sunday. Mr..
and Mrs Sipple have returned
home from The Milford Memorial
4Aasti ttttst sI1st net 4 AttcJ nave Drrlt
Carl Swanson, Of Drexel. in Phil
adelpbia. spent the weekend with
his mother, AIRS. Bertha Swanson.
Mr. and Mrs. George Seymoure
Of Wilmington, spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs John Webb
Mrs Fannie Broadway Of Wiim-
ington, Is spending this week with
Mr. and Mrs Hager Aigard.
Mrs HylSnd Galloway and son,
Richard. Of Greenwood and Mrs.
Iiager Algard we're in Wilmington
on Tuesday Of last week.
The Shawnee Evening Home
Demonstration Club held its first
meeting Of the year Thursday eve
ming, January 18th, at the home of
Mrs. Irene Webb, WITH the newly
elected. president. Mrs. Michael
Groverman. presiding. She appoints
ed the following committee chair
wen: Mrs. Harvey Wood. Recrea-
tion Mrs. Hallett Vinyard, Citizen
shin; Mrs. Manaen B. Marvel, Pub
licity. Mrs Vinal Bennett. Health;
Mrs. Merrill Ivens, Safety: Mrs.
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-26

months. settling down a bit a.
round So during that time.
In official Washington circles
there seems to be an agreement,
especially, in Congress, that the
cost Of living must be stabilized.
Correspondent ]. A. Livingston
says that zone day price freeze
is on, the next day it's off" He
says that there is no question but
what existing conditions make Il
almost impossible for manufactur-
eTs and dealers to protect the pub
lie from initiation in food.
President Truman is repOrted as
doing his level best which usually
isn't very good in trying to stabi-
lie food prices.
And we are told by top cores
pondents that the uncertainty spurs
business men to raise prices in an
ticipatiOn of a freeze and to stock
~ to beat any advanced prices by
their supplies.
He proved his statement BY
showing that inventories were up
nearly go in a recent month, and
999o in the first week Of January of
this year.
il looks to your Washington cor
respondent as though the Truman
Administration will put through
legislation for price control Of food.
This has been proven recently by
the fact that commodity prices have
been on tear for the last few
weeks.
These ups and downs in prices OF
essential commodities for the past
year are very disturbing. What are
we going to do abOuf if9D
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-26
THIS FOOLISHNESS CAN'T
LAST


! have before me a Washing
ton newspaper in which it is de-
elaring for the 'steenth time" that
there IL no World War. Well, that
opinion does NIT check up with
what Is going on in Korea where
thousands Of American soldiers
have been slaughtered
Ana in Washington the Truman
Administration has many new war
expenses that are to be met with
lnIlii6ns OF dollars to come out Of
the Uhlted states treasury l.lder
the Ckay OF President Truman and
our eueral Government.
'ihe American Army does not
Ike to admit tnat the United States
has been getting the worst OF the
lighting month after month.
Here is what the U. S. News and
World Report in an issue this
month says:
The United States is up
against a choice of pushing deeper
into the outside World or pulling
back together strength at home.
"Pressures are on both sides. De-
cisiOn, being forced, will show
what's ahead in Asia. Europe is
dealing with Moscow.
Chances are the Truman Ache
son policy will go along about as Is,
Complete withdrawal from Europe
or Asia is not in the cards"
This crisis in American policy
cannot continue.
Lady Senator Margaret Chase
Smith isn't dreaming when she de-
elares in big headlines that Repub-
licans will force a change in for
eign policy. She seems to agree
that the Democrats have made a
tragic failure in maintaining and
enforcing peace. But the lady
statesman doesn't think much Ot
the proposition made BY Senator
TAFT and former President Hoover
She will be perfectly well satisfied
apparently, IL the Republican Party
would be content to criticize the
administration and oppose rather
than to offer specific foreign policy
substitutes However she seems "a
hope that somewhere between the
Hoover policy and the Dewey pol
Icy the Democratic Administration
probably will light" Maybe Sena.
tor Margaret knows where she Ii
at, but the way she has presented
her views In public print through q
Washington newspaper leaves The
public still in the dark as to what
she really wants to do about it.
/ It is comforting to be able Il
turn away from the remarks OF
Senator Margaret to Eleanor Roo.
seYelt's eulogy of the late Henry
Hackett, one Of the buddies of hel
late husband After all Mrs. Roosa-
welt is philosopher and an able
newspaper correspondent. But II
seems to me that most of her bitter
critics are women not men.
go
/ THE COST OF LIVING
The price of foods went I'D more
than 1870 in July and it has jiggled
up and down for the past seven
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THE COST OF LIVING

The price of foods went up more
than 1870 in July and It has jiggled
up and down for the past seven
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to be Washington tap water. He
took one sniff the chlorine odor
offended MIN so he was offered g.
basin Of CapOn Water and Chum
drank his fill. Then to quote
~SnOwpoEnd" with paws Outspread
laid to the fire his drowsy head.
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-26
WERE'S ALL THE MONEY
COMING FROM

President Truman in a letter to
Senator Byrd. Democrat Of Virgin
ia, said that 1T is necessary to tax
until 1t hurts" to build up the free
World military might against Com
munist aggression.
The President whOOps er up for
billions Of dollars.
Congressman in the House Ways
and Means Committee have been
with the Senate Finance Committee
TO work out the problem for the
third big tax boost IN all probable
ity there will be a third tax bill
before congress about the first Of
February.
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-26
SMALL RODENTS
STARVE QUICKLY

Davis, CaIif.-(R)-SmalI rodents,
such as mice, can starve to death
quickly in cold weather. says Wal
ter f. Howard Of the University Of
California. When il is cold the
little animals must eat several
times as much food as when it is
warm.
They do not seem to be able to
break down stored fat in their bod
les fast enough to prevent starva-
tion when it is cold. However.
through use Of warm nests and
huddling they can keep warm
enough to prevent the quick star
walton, Howard says.
Read fha claaoiSiad ads
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-26
DOGS CHOOSE THEIR DRINKS

Capon Springs. West Virginia is
one of natures beauty spots where
people go for relaxation, and good
times generally. Capon Water is
famous. and Washington, D. L.
folks prefer it to highballs.
This very month, "Chum, the
Dog" who rides the Capon Springs
water wagon on its daily rounds
through the Capital City and its
nearby States puts on a show all
Of his own. The dog came into the
house Of a friend and made straight
for a basin Of water. 1t happened
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-26
EaIly Bakers Eaw

According 70 the Hamburg balS-
eFs, law q 1875, bread weighers
and Inspectors could immediately
eophsesse a product which tasted
bad or weighed zoo l:stle.
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McKeIdin Endorsed
For President by
State Young 6. 0.P.
BY the Associated Press

HAGERSTOWN, Md, May 26
Gov. McKeldin was Endorsed for
the Republican 1852 presidential
nomination today by Maryland's
Federation of Young Republicans
The young party members also
heard Gov McKeldin repeat his
argument that the counties are
responsible for increasing the pay
of school teachers.
The governor, who vetoed a bill
providing $500 annual pay boost
for teachers. said the State is re-
sponsible only for seeing that min
imum salary standards are sup
ported.
He disclosed that he held a re-
cent conference with Gov. Battle
OF Virginia on the Chesapeake
Bay and the Potomac River. He
said the Virginian agreed to go
along with a Potomac rehabilita-
ton program and supported a
proposal to lower the present IS
pound limit on rockhSh.
Senator Nixon. Republican. of
Calf, was the principal speaker
at an evening session.
The resolution indorSing Gov.
McKeldin was proposed by j.
Frank Lillard. jr., a delegate from
Prince Georges County.
Mr.. Lillard took the cue from
Stanley Scherr, guiding light of
the federation, an intimate friend
OF Gov. McKeldin and chief mag.
lstrate of Baltimore traffic court
He said the Governor had dem
onStrated his ability as a vote=
getter when he defeated former
Gov Lane by 0O,000-vote ma
lority last November.
j, PAUL Marshall of Bethesda
was reelected State chairman
Gilbert GUIDE of Rockville was
elected vice chairman, and Hugh
Hassell of Bethesda, Donald H.
Dalton, of Silver Spring, and
Stanley Bowers, of Prince Georges
were named delegates to the ma
tlonal convention at Boston.
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Federal 'Squondering Spree
Due in June, c. of c. Head Saws

appropriated to them before the
fiscal year ends, so that they will
not have to return anything to
the Treasury"
A Chamber study shows, he said,
that not only is June the heavi-
est spending month, but that on
the last day of June there is an
almost unbelievable Jump in
spending"
Last year, for example, spend
ing on that one day, June 80,
totalled more than Sill billion.
This compares with an average
spending of about $3.50 million
a day for the other days of June"
He expressed hope that this year
Government agencies will try to
turn back all excess funds which
are not necessary to the National
Security"
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Korea
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Continued From First Page.)
Some camels, used as pack ami
mails, were killed.
/ Vest of Inje, 500 Red troop
were attacked by F-5l Mustangs
Pilots claimed a kill Of at leas
$50.
Allied crossings of the 38tr
Parallel were reinforced in East
Central and West-Central Korea
Abandoned Rice Found.
In the west, an Allied task force
crossed over due north of Seou
Saturday but pulled back at night
fall. The crossing was up the
Seoul Uijongbu highway at a point
north of Changgo.
Near Changgo, three miles south
Iof 80, the Allies found two big
trucks of abandoned rice.
Another Allied task force
crossed the 38th Parallel near
Yongpyong, then pulled back. 1t
lis mile inside Red Korea and
close to the highway forking
northeast from Uijongbu up to
|Kumhwa.
North of Uijongbu an American
tank destroyed a Red tank.
Two big truckloads of abandoned
Red ammunition were Seized in
western Korea near Korangpo, a
mile south of SO.
OFF Korea's east coast, the TO-
inch guns of the $4,000 ton U. S.
battleship New Jersey scored hits
yesterday On Red roads of retreat
10 miles inland. Three destroyers,
the Thomson. Buck and Isbell,
joined the New Jersey in Smelling
roads, red troops and vehicles.
Chinese Move In Daytime.
We've never seen anything like
it before" one amazed officer told
Mr. Becker. For the first time IN
the Korean war the Chinese are
in the daytime. The road
north OF HEachon was crowded
with an estimated 10000 Reds to-
day. Other roads north were
equally TANNED.
But there was a note of eau
ton. Somewhere ahead of the
charging Allied tanks and infan-
try lay two corps of fresh Chinese
troops, possibly 10000 men.
None of these has yet been
committed. Officers said they
were capable Of striking back at
any time.
The Allies were over the Red
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gan to feel I couldn't do my Job. "
She submitted her resignation
May 4 and will leave the court
this Friday to return to the Child
Welfare Division of. the Board of
Public Welfare, one of the agencies
protesting the secrecy order.
In her letter of resignation to
Judge Cockrill, Mrs. Cooper wrote:
From my experience this year
in working under your admin
Stratlon, have concluded that
there is no place for the experience
OF the staff in helping the formu-
lation of policies and procedures
which will better serve the child
and adult who come to the court.
Since am unable to continue to
give my whole-hearted support to
you, with the staff. I can no
longer fill my position re-
sponsibly."
Il am going back to the Child
Welfare Division" said Mrs.
Cooper. because I know they have
concern for children there"
She said she believed that rec
ords should be confidential but
that she also believed that the af-
fected parents and children have
a right to have the information
about themselves transmitted to
other agencies set up to help them.
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border in two places in the Inje
area. Other units entered Red
Korea in four other places--on
the east coast north of Chunchor
in central Korea. northwest OF
Chunchon near Changgo, and
northeast of Uijongbu.
Fresh American and French
troops relieved a tank-infantry
task force which had forced the
Inje bridgehead and held it since
Thursday.
On the right flank, South Ko-
rear units drove unopposed into
Yang-yang, 6 miles north Of
Parallel 80 on the east coast.
On the left flank, American
forces raced up the muddy main
@nral Korean highway north
west of Chunchon to within 6
miles of Hwachon. former Red
baStion 8 miles above SO.
On the west-central and west
ern fronts north of Seoul allied
units probed across the parallel
but withdrew at dusk yesterday.
Mr.. Becker reported that sit
appeared the Allies were striking
a daring blow for victory in
Korea"
Casualty Rate Heavy.
He said frontline officers at
tributed the headlong retreat to
the heavy Red casualty rate. sup
ply difficulties and the swift coun-
teroffensive of the Allied forces.
After the previous Chinese Of
fensives we have fallen back after
hurting them badly" one top off,
Ger commented. Then we've al
ways allowed them to stroll back
to their own line. This time we
are striking out fast after them.
The Communist casualty rate
In the futile second spring often
sive. estimated at more than co.
600 several days ago, was mount
ing steadily under the furious
aerial and artillery pounding.
Z There are SO many dead on the
hills that you have to be careful
NOT TO step on them" one soldier
told Mr.. Becker. d
4 The Reds first spring offensive.
lmnched April %. was smashed
With casualties estimated at more
than $4,000. The Defense De-
in Washington esti-
mates Communist losses since the
June Is outbreak of the war at
more than 100000.
Field dispatches reported that
muddy roads and rain hampered
the Allied advance more than the
Reds yesterday.
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Congress
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1lete. Recently. he said, the Gov
ernment has been letting defense
contracts at the rate of 81 billion
a week.
He said the money going into
this defense program must be
new money. because his committee
already is cutting appropriations
wherever possible.
Cost Of Wars Runs High.
The biggest part, of next years
budget-the SCOT billion admin
istration@ request for national de-
fense-has not yet been acted on,
and Mr. Cannon said that, too,
will be. carefully scrutinized.
Mr.. Cannon said If we didn't
have to pay for past wars and
the present threat to world peace,
Congress could be cutting taxes
now instead OF raising them.
Another big item in~next years
budget-the Presidents recent re-
quest for $8.5 billion for foreign
military and economic aids
awaiting hearings expected to
start about June 4 or 5 before
the House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee.
With the present foreign aid
program expiring June 80, Rep
resentative Richards, Democrat,
OF South Carolina. Foreign Affairs
Chairman, said some temporary
arrangement may have to be made
for the next few months to give
Congress sufficient time to study
the new request,
I think it is pretty stiff load"
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Red China Says Jap Treaty
with U. s. VIII Mean War
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, Sunday, May 27.-The
Red China radio today declared
that a peace treaty with Japan as
proposed by the United States
would lead to war.
The Peiping broadcast heard
here quoted an editorial from the
Peoples Daily. official Chinese
Communist newspaper. It said
adoption OF the Russian proposals
for Japan would guarantee peace
The broadcast asserted the
American draft for treaty would
make Japan "a full-fiedged Ameri-
can colony"
THE territory of Japan would
be completely turned into a gun
emplacement," it added.
The Red propaganda broadcast
insisted that parties to a Japa-
nese treaty should include Com
China, Russia, the United
States and Britain as proposed
by Russia. The United States has
rejected this plan.
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said Mr.. Richards, referring to the
$8.5 billion estimate.

said Mr.. Richards, referring to the
$8.5 billion estimate.
Based on Best Interests.
Chairman Richards said that
In view of the domestic fiscal stu
alton, cuts would have to be con-
sidered wherever possible. At the
same time, he added, I'VE cannot
throw down this program" He
predicted substantial amount
would be authorized, based prin.
cipally on what is best for the
interests of the United States. >
Mr.. Richards said he knows the
temper Of the House right now
and does not want to present any,
thing to 1t that cannot be fully
justified by facts" @ -
Senators George and Taft are
Withholding Judgment on the spe-
cif1c proposals the House WAYS
and Means Committee has adopted
to produce the more than 81 billion
in new taxes. ~.
OF the total, about $2.9 billion
would come from higher income
taxes on individuals, and $2.9 bill
lion from increased corporation
taxes. The balance is in higher
excise rates and miscellaneous pro-
visions.
To get more revenue from in
dividuals, the Committee started
out with the idea of adding 3 per-
centage points to each bracket in
the graduated tax table. This
would have been equivalent to a
Is per cent tax boost in the low
salaried brackets. tapering off to
a 4 per cent increase at the top
OF the table.
Last week the committee
dropped this plan and substituted
a fiat defense tax of 1919 per cent,
to be added to the tax an in
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both sides had been misconstrued
by Iran as interference"
The note repeated the United
States stand against "unilateral
cancellation of contractual rela-
tionShips and actions of a con-
fiscatory nature"
But the United States declared
its belief that through negotia-
tons a settlement can be found
which will satisfy the desires of
the Iranian people to control
their own resources, will protect
the legitimate British interests
and will assure the uninterrupted
flow of Iranian oil to it's world
markets"
The United States, the note
added, has deep and legitimate
interest in the controversy because
it could undermine the unity of
the free world"
Moderates See Difficulties.
Teheran dispatches linked re-
ports that the British had made
tentative offers to accept nation
alization of the company in prin-
ciple with indications that some
OF the more moderate elements
behind DR.. Mossadegh at last were
facing up to the practical difficult
ties OF running the company on
their own.
The more violent nationalist.
however, viewed with uneasiness
talk of compromises by which
British experts might be retained
to run the company.
Attash, one Teheran newspaper,
was quoted as saying: I'VE feel
there is coming up a situation
which we are afraid may cool down
this holy fire of patriotism and
lead to disastrous historical slay-,
cry"
Appeal May Be Withdrawn.
The British appeal to the United
Natlons-sponSored court contained
a provision that the appeal may be
if Iran does decide to
Meanwhile, the AIOC disclosed
in London it has decided to send
a representative to meetings of
the Iranian oil naturalization
board as a measure of respect
Although the company empha-
sized that this representative
would sit only as an observer, his
presence at meetings of the board,
which is to carry out nationalist
ton, would keep open a possible
channel for negotiation. The COM
oany emphasized that his pres
nee would not prejudice it's claims
or arbitration. -.--, .-.
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dividual would pay under exist
ing rates. s5'
Senator George said yesterday
he agrees with the principle of a
somewhat smaller increase for the
low-salaried brackets, but wants
to give further study to the effect
the fiat House rate will have on
the higher brackets.
Drafting experts are busy now
working out the details of the in
creases the House committee has
adopted in principle. and it prob
ably will be mid-June before the
House passes tax bill. 1t may be
some time in August before the
Senate committee completes hear
ings and reports out its version.
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Meukiin
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a role he portrayed for Is weeks.
4 When the first stock company
played at Polls theater here in
1911. Mr.. Meakin was with them.
He assisted the director. helped
the stage manager, played parts
in the performances and settled
in the District.
Joined RKO ID 1881.
The next year, he married
Marguerite deSale, the daughter
Iof a Washington correspondent
for the Detroit Free Press.
After becoming a member of
the Federal Food Commission dur
ing World War I, he was COM
|missioned in the Army and served
on the general staff of the War
Department. When the war
ended, he joined the staff of the
Stars and Stripes" and from
there went to the theatrical paper
Variety as Washington CORE
Spondent
When the opening of the Fox
Theater here created a birth for
a press agent. Mr.. Meakin took
the job and later was made man.
ager of the theater, now the Capt.
toll Theater. He Joined RKOI
keith's in April, 1881. and since
then has been manager except
for a three-year period from 1914
to 1947 when he served first asI
assistant division manager of the
Midwest Washington division with
headquarters in Cincinnati for
two years and one year in Tren-
ton, N. j., as division manager of
the Washington = Trenton New
Brunswick division of RKOI
Theaters.
Was Born in Utah.
Mr.. Meakin was born in Ogden,
Utah. When he was a year old l.,
his family moved to Salt Lake
City, where he grew up.
Mr.. Meakin was an avid base
ball fan. and day after day oc
cupied box seat at Griffith
stadium. He became a walking
encyclopedia of information on
the Mats players strong points
and faults.
Mr.. Meakin lived at 104 North
Trenton street, Arlington.
Besides his widow. he Is sur
vived by two sons, Capt. Leonard
Meakin, stationed in Germany
and Hardie Meakin II. a studen;
at American University; and two
brothers. Hall Meakin and Charles
Meakin, both of Hollywood, Calf.