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Milford chronicle., 1951-05-11

war" OF COURSE NOT. Yet, no graduate of Annap-
oils or West Point need remain in the Navy or Army
more than three or four years. respectively, after
graduation. 1t is said that larger PERCENTAGE
of Annapolis graduates become OUTSTANDING bus
inessmen than do the graduates of any State Uni
versity. Two of my intimate friends we're such ex-
amples,-John w. Weeks, who became Boston's lead
ing banker, and later U. s. Senator; and Sidney q.
Mitchell, who after leaving an Alabama farm as
barefooted boy created the billion dollar Electric
Bond and Share Company.
fair question is whether or not this discipline
and efficiency could be kept up in peace times Poll
tics, apparently, has not affected Annapolis or West
Point Another questiOn:-If the Government had
100 such colleges could the discipline and standards
be kept high? They perhaps could be, under Joint
civilian and military control
MILITARY COLLEGES PRAISED
Probably it would be a mistake to make such
shift-over all at once; but the Navy, Army and Air
Force could each take over few Of the poorly
endowed colleges and try it out-during both war
and peace. The present tendency Of our ivy" COLI
leges to become country clubs" must be stopped
Most engineering colleges and colleges of business
administration would welcome the experiment. Sure
ly sensible parents would like to see this expert
ment success.
The Conant Plan of having all boys drop school
work entirely at Is years Of age and go into mass
military training for two years is wrong. Some boys
might make good students after returning; but
doubt if the Plan would make better men, On the
other hand, the present haphazard system we now
use seems impracticable if are to be in a "coId
war" for ten years more Another Plan is to com
bne the last year of high school with the first year
of college in twelve months course Of eight hours
per day. Or, we could have more colleges like The
Citadel Of Charleston s. c., the Virginia Military
Institute Of Lexington, Va, or the Pennsylvania Mil
itary Academy Of Chester, Pa These and others now
train efficiently for both war and peace
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-11

failure to advance was primarily
due to a drop in the cost of food
which about Offset increases in the
prices of other cost-of-living items
Nationally, wholesale prices. as
well as consumer prices, crept for
ward during the month and weekly
hgures for April indicate a lull in
prices.
Loans to business and to pur-
chase securities increased at Third
District reporting member hanks IN
the five weeks through April 25
Real estate loans showed little
cnange while consumer loans de-
chned. Expansion of loans at ar
commercial banks in the United
states during the first quarter ~
1891 exceeded $1.5 billion an
amount considerably greater than
IN the first quarter of other recent
years. 0.is
The nations money supply de-
cAned seasonally in March. largely
because Of a reduction in deposjfs
held by businesses and individuals
and currency outside banks me
deposit decline reflected the sea-
sonal shift Of funds from private "a
Government balances as a resnlf
oI income tax payments. An outflow
OF gola also tended to reduce de-
posits. These factors tending ~ -.
duce the money supply were onlv
partially onset by the increase Il
loans
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-11
Washington Letter = ByLE. Jone S

for ourselves governing systems
covering vast geographical spaces.
Now we actually have the thrilling
and terrific idea of a World Gov
ernment, a global Government to
bring justice to white and black,
to Eskimo and Afrikander, rich and
poor, not because any tribe is DOW
erful and can exact justice, but be-
cause we have conceived and Gre
ated the ideal of justice and plan
1t for all men. This is great. This
is not the act of a little animal, or
mean animal.
FINDING that we have to work to
stay alive, we work with ability
beyond imagining. Out of the earth
we take food, and improve that food
year by year; we take heat, and
light, so that darkness which lay
apon the face of the earth is dis
PEELED by man-made light. We en-
JOY all the myriad products of our
unparalleled ingenuity.
OF persistence. daring and
ingenuity impossible to surpass, we
tiEd ways to move easily under the
water and through the air. Now
we speculatively eye our neighbor-
ing planets. 1t should astound no
one if man one day begins to move
among these planets. Now shall /
not admire such creature?
Daunted by nothing, his horizons
constantly recede, the territories of
his possession and use expand and
expand.
Whenever he comes to an i'm
passable obstacle, an apparently
final barrier, he goes to work at il
and, in due time, surpasses it. If
he has limits, / do not see where
they are. I do not think he has
limits. I think he is a child of the
universe who inherits eternity. |
think he is wonderful, l am his
devoted partisan, and l am proud
indeed to be one of him.
THAT "NICE OLD FELLOW" Is
in AGAIN PLENTY!
Following four years of fruitless
discussions, the State Department
has launched a new effort to Sc
cure a Lend-Lease settlement with
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-11
WHY CAN'T WE START LOOKING
UP TO OURSELVES?

Marking it's 25th anniversary, the
BoOk-Of-the-MOnth Club sends, as
memento to its members, a hand
some little brochure presenting an
essay by Roger William Riis entit-
led: Il Admire the Human Race"
We feel privileged to print this
copyright piece, in a condensed
form, because we believe it con-
tains an almost mystical reassur-
ance and a viewpoint sOTely needed
in today's world:
Il admire the human race. do.
indeed Everybody is busy run
ming us down, these days, for the
mess they say we have made here
and there and everywhere. Pshaw!
That's shOrt-range stuff, a worms
eye view of our world. Over the
marching and abundant centuries.
we haven't made any mess. Far
from it!
We have done and are doing a
better job than anyone has any
right to expect. We're all right!
From the beginning, we found
ourselves alone in vast universe,
and not only alone but the only
living thing on this planet which
could realize it's loneness.
First of all, we found for our
selves a Light, a God, and we got
a sense Of direction, a goal to work
toward. This was pretty clever of
us, if you think of it carefully.
We proceeded to set up stand
ards for our living together. Early
in our experience we made the
revolutionary discovery that gen.
tleness and kindness were more
practical than brute strength. No
other species has ever found that
OUT and used it as model. and
practical code of COZ u.-at.
Alone among all living things.
We have discovered Beauty, and we
cherish it, and create it for eye and
ear. Alone among living things,
we have the power to look at our
environment and criticize it and
improve it.
Finding it necessary to live to-
gether by the millions, we created
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-11
Federal Reserve Bank Of Philadel-
Phia Reports On Current Trends

March, in the Third Federal Re
serve District, was characterized
by variations in the movements of
business and banking indicators.
Industrial output and employment
increased, department store sales
and construction awards declined,
while bank deposits and consumer
prices were unchanged.
The durable goods industries
were largely responsible for the
rise in production in Pennsylvania
factories, but operations in soft
goods plants also advanced slight
ly. To expand total output, manu-
facturers hired additional workers
and heightened the work week. AS
activity increased, individual pay
checks grew fatter and company
payrolls larger.
Consumer buying during the Eas-
ter season was not as good as was
hoped for by many merchants
While department store sales in
March topped those of last year. an
even greater volume was anticipa-
ted in view ofthe earlier date Of
Easter and the higher levels Of em-
ployment and income, Sales during
the month were substantially be-
low the dollar volume OF February.
The consumer price index for
Philadelphia was virtually un-
changed in March and remained 70
per cent above last years level. The
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-11
CHICKS PLACED AND BROmERS MARKFTPn nv
DEL-MAR-VA PRODUCERS d
PERCENT OF
PLACEMENTS
umRmWnww-
STOCKs OF FERD GRAINs. ApRI1 l- -

--
Inc @ lSSO million bushels in all positions Anr
less han earlier,
Du are much larger than
ssocKs OF z7 million bushels largest ever recorded %
because OF the SS4 million bushels
Cop STOCKS OF l21 million bushels at interior mills
were larger than million
of s0E Teo at terminals also the record oats stocks
OO9 IoA Dushes were slightly
l94S but larger any of the wears f o
record "a "'' o'ieI fApIII 1 OF
q,b , CAIILE ON FEED APRIL /, 1851 by BAE
number OF cattle
showed an increase of 4ao year earlier Sbants
49, eeuer cattle during the Of tbis wear
1870 higher than year. % A'qiiaUie was
LOCAL BROLERFEED RATIO
By Maryland State Department az Morhots
FOR week ended May
mash averaged $10629; lib pounde
' ~ DiOieIs = 81 POUNDS
BOSTON EGG MARKET-USDA
wholesale: Special Large, May 59-6Oc May g. 59-eOc
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-11
WAVING THE FLAG

DR.. Ira N. GabrielsOn, former chief of
the u. S. Fish and Wild Life Service. pre-
diets that the something g-for-nothing'' bows
will soon attempt to take over the nations
natural resources in the name of national de-
Tense. If and when this happens. no one
should be surprised The socialists and their
frlends-mOst of whom prefer the much
abused label "iberaP-haVe seized on ma
uonal defense as a gold mine, ripe for ide-
illogical exploitation. AS an example, thev
are trying to establish government cleo
trio power monopoly and poor old national
defense is now being used as the prime argu-
ment for this-despite the fact that the heav-
liy-taxed, publicly-regulated private utili-
ties are doing a superb job and nobody lacks
Tor power. The VOluminOus report of the
Presidents Committee on Water Resources
winch came out recently, is most revealing
~ TINS connection. 1t is carefully wOfded
blueprint for giving the Federal government
unlimited control over all our important wa
ter resources and everything connected with
tthem-Which, of course, means land, electric
lty, agriculture, other natural resources. ETC..
etc. And, naturally, the flag is waved and
national defense is hauled into the picture.
Actually, we are spending incredible sums
Tor national defense now because of the fact
that the communists clearly want to take
over the management of the entire world.
In the light Of this, should national defense
be an acceptable alibi for schemes which diff
Ter from those Of communism only in degree
and not at all in principle?
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-11
ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTIONS

The annual school elections will be held
throughout the state tomorrow. In Sussex
County there will be three contests in the
Special School Districts Numerous scraps
are in prospect in the rural districts In Mil
ford fight for the one vacancy on the school
board has developed. Mrs. Mildred Webster
one of Milford's younger business women,
and Dean Kimmel have filed for the job
In this respect Milford is fortunate. Both
Mrs. Webster and Mr. Kimmel are outstand-
ing citizens, either one of whom, when elect
ed, should make excellent members to the
Board of Education of our city. Mrs Webs
ter is active among the business women's
group in Milford and is we'll respected for
her business judgment by those with whom
she has come in contact. Mr.. Kimmel, an
employee of The L. D. Caulk Company, has
many qualifications for the place. Whatever
the outcome of the elections tomorrow, Mil
ford voters should be assured of new board
member who will give the time and effort
necessary to the proper functiOning Of the
Board of Education.
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-11

day, June II, are, of course, comparatively
recent developments. Moreover, the shower
OF gifts that parents will receive this year
are far cry from the treatment given their
ancestors. Among many primitive tribes
children were afraid even to call their par
ents by name-as it would attract evil spir-
its. In-laWs were also subject to this taboo,
and the most solemn oath native of New
BritOn can take is "Sir, if am not telling
the truth, / hope | may shake hands with
my mOther-in-laW." Back in the Stone Age.
life with father frequently ended in a life
and-death struggle. For the strongest son
became head of the family-if and when he
could kill or drive away his father. Mother
remained, but with the understanding that
a Woman's work is never DONE" AS time
passed, however, these irreVerent customs
mellOWed, and parental respect and dignity
were established. Biblical scholars have re-
corded that it was considered a crime pun
lshable by death for a son to disagree with
his father. And early Romans called down
the curses OF family gods on children who
tailed to show the proper respect for their
parents.
In YugOslavia, three consecutive Sundays
in December were set aside to honor family
ties On DechGyi Dan (Children's Day) stern
parents, with tOngue-in-cheek, hOgtie their
youngsters, holding them captive until they
promise to be good or offer some little gift
On MGteTltSe (MOther's Day. and Oekichj
(Father's Day) children turn the tables, and
refuse to unite their parents unless reward
ed with sweets, new clothing, or some other
coveted gift. Once the die was cast, it was
inevitable that Nom and Dad would receive
formal recognition. In 1887, Miss Mary
TOWles Sasseen, a school teacher in Hend-
erson, Kentucky, began holding annual ex-
erclses TO honor mothers. The public schools
OF Springfield, Ohio, adopted her plan in|
1890, but the tradition ended there. Then
IN 1914, President Woodrow Wilson sign
ed Congressional Resolution setting aside
the second Sunday in May as Mothers Day.
This official gesture crowned the efforts of
Miss Anna M. Jarvis, whose campaign for
nationwide observance of Mothers Day had
begun In May, 1907-after arranging men,
Orlal services for her own mother at An
dreWs' Methodist Church in Grafton. West
Virginia. Appropriately enough, a mother.
Mrs John Bruce DOdd of Spokane, Washing
ton, is the founder of Fathers Day. At her
proposal, the Spokane Ministers AssOcia-I
ton sponsored the first Fathers Day cele-I
bratlOn IN 1910. Americans everywhere soon
adopted this beloved custom, observing it'll
annually on the third Sunday in June. This
year, with their Big Day fast approaching,
both Nom and Dad have another surprise inI
store for them. Many of the 1851 greetingI
cards are titled "TO Father On MOther'sI
Day" and "TO Mother On Fathers Day."
It's Just another way of saying that both
can be King and Queen on any day!
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-11
TOO MUCH POWER

Some OF the proponents of National Com.
pulsOry Health Insurance have pOOh-pOOhed
the idea that this grandiOSe scheme would
inevitably lead to socialized medicine. It
would do nothing of the sort, they argue-it
would just make it easier for people to meet
their medical bills, by taxing them in ad-
vance. Well, a great many million Ameri-
cans seem to think otherwise. For example.
an extraordinarily large number of national
organizations have gone on record against
mixing government and the practice of the
healing arts. These include the American
Bar Association, the American Legion. the
American Farm Bureau Federation, the Con-
ference of Small Business Organizations. the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, the General Fed
Grafton OF WOmen's Clubs and, literally.
about 10000 other groups! What is the
cause OF all this opposition to Compulsory
Health Insurance? Primarily, it is based on
the fact that the proposed law would control
patients, physicians and nurses through gov
ernment admlnlStratOrS-and that it would
control the money and determine how and
IN what amounts it would be used AS any,
one with even a rudimentary knowledge of
government knows, when bureaucrats are
gwen vast powers, along with authority over
Lne purse strings, socialism isn't far off.
IN every nation which has tried government
controlled medicine, certain results have fol-
lowed. The quality of care has gone down.
there has been a sharp decline in medical
education and research-and the total cost.
as measured in the tax bills, has SCARED. Can
anyone honestly believe that it would work
differently here?
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-11
5000
WHAT ABOUT KOREA?

David Lawrence recently described the
varying points of view regarding interna-
tional, military and diplomatic policy in this
fashion:
England says: 'Appease in Asia and
save Europe
Macarthur says: 'Appease in Asia and
you lose Europe
truman says, in effect: Don't appease
but also don't fight with all your might--the
enemy might get mad
"The average American will say: 'Ap-
pease anywhere, show weakness to a bandit
or bully, and you're lost. To keep on say
ing you're afraid to go into big fight will
only invite attack from the other follows"
In the radio speech made to explain the
policy reasons for the dismissal of General
Macarthur, the President said that the Ad-
ministration's purpose was to keep the war
from spreading, to cOnfine it to Korea. He
clearly implied his belief that the MacAr-
thur plan-With its bombing of Red Chinas
bases, its blockade Of the China coast, and
the use. of Chinese Nationalist forces in the
fight-might bring the Soviet Union into
active participation and set the world aire.
This is the doctrine of limited war. Yet,
to many, it becomes increasingly difficult to
regard the Korean affair as a small-time
~"police action" Our casualties are we'll past
the $4,000 point. Russia is supplying the
Chinese with increasing numbers of jet air
craft. The best intelligence indicates that
Russian officers are serving as tOp-leVel staff
advisers to MaO's forces. The cost to us of
carrying on the war runs into many billions,
Moreover, it has been pointed out in many
circles that Mr. Truman's Korean policy
gives the Russians the initiative. He as
much as said this himself in his radio talk.
1t is UP to the Kremlin to decide whether
the war shall be extended. We are just hold
ing our ground as best we can while waiting
for the enemy to make the major decisions.
Congress, as a whole, has lodged taking
Fortnight stand on these issues. AS Holmes
Alexander put it, congressman will vote for
war measures, but they shy away from VOt-
ing quit-hdding declaration of fact" SEN
atOr Cain of Washington has attempted to
force the Senate to make its position clear
through his simultaneous introduction of
two resolutions. One is for declaration of
war on Red China The other is for the
evacuation Of all our forces from Korea. In
sum, he wants the Senate to do something
definite. one way or the other. But it is be-
heved that there is small chance of these
resolution reaching the floor. Congress will
keep on doing q great deal Of talking but
very little positive acting.
Hopes still remain that Red China will,
before long, agree to a cease-fire and peace
OF some sort. But failing this, what will we
dol Will we go on fighting indefinitely in
korea, taking our losses, in campaign
which we cannot possibly win under present
policies? That all-imp0rtant question has
not been answered.
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-11

Will Train students 10 work in
stead OF play or else they must become church con-
troled and supported, state controlled supported
by taxation. These privately-endowed colleges are
wasting too much of their students time and money
Ihey will force the opening of Government COLLEGES
Now let me expand upon what these Government col
leges may be like. My comments are based upon
life of experience with educational work
MY OWN EXPERIENCE
During World War II the Navy took over Babson
Institute and there trained 5000 men in Purchasing
Accounting and Economics They had wonderful dis
cipline; they taught efficiently and, of course
had no promotonal expenses Our regular professors
could not stand the strain of the work; finally regu-
lar Naval officers, trained at Annapolis, did the
teaching.
Navy Captain served as Acting President Our
own President resigned; our Trustees became dunn
mics; and our instructors were replaced; BUT THE
BABSON INSTITUTE DURING THAT PERIOD DID
THE FINEST WORK IN ITS HISTORY In addi-
ton to the men getting a wonderful business edu-
cation in few months, they were built up physically
and morally. Imagine any endowed college getting
its students out on the campus every morning all
winter at $3.50 for Setting up exercises The stu
dents were given no free evenings except Saturday
TOUGH TRAINING MAKES MEN
But you say: I'VE can't educate all our boys for
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-11

The Dartmouth College Library
has acquired an important collec-
ton Of letters and manuscripts OF
Daniel Webster. Another outstand-
ing addition to the Library is a
Stephen Crane collection, donated
by George Matthew Adams, New
York bibliophile.
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-11
NOM AND DAD HAVEN'T. ALWAYS
RULED THE ROOST

Although our modern sons and daughters
have obviously agreed to Honor thy father
way. "a recent study of world history reveal
ed that Nom and Dad have known some
pretty unhappy moments. Mothers Day on
sunday, May IL, and Fathers Day on Sun
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-11
BABSON Discusses Military Training

BABSON PARK, Mass, May
Ito supplement my recent
column, will give a suggestion
as to another solution of the
present row between the Federal
Draft Authorities and U. S. Mo-
thems. 1t is based somewhat on
the recommendations of Senator
Smathers of Blorida.
LONG.RANGE VIEW
/ have always held that most
privately endowed, tax exempt
colleges must adopt some form
of accelerated vjucation which
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-11
CHICKS PLACED IN ADDITIONAL APpAq 7os,


tho elarv9 lem producers marketed 2764OOO brolers and f
the aveD more than the before and onlv S4
aveIase weekly placements 70
cesslhg Plans continued marketing durin
were 90 DeIow the 2851O0O for period last veor
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-11
POULTRY NEWS

en6ed Mo- "a Dolef producers 1874 ann o1io
May l less the preos % ceks during
me number Matched more than
6rop @ week but decline 1879 on insb oas the same
but nbn Chcks Matched locally increased S5 e ght
$50 above ago Uy unaer the previous week but
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-11
MACARTHUR CAPTURES LONDON
1T SEEMS

Observers in Washington point to
a Macarthur victory in London no
less impressive than his conquest
of the United States. For the about
face of the British Government.
and specifically Foreign Secretary
Herbert Morrison, in dropping its
opposition to the bombing of Man
churian bases strongly suggests a
British belief that the Generals
proposals will prevail.
1t may, of course, be more than
l coincidence that this change-Of-
aeart comes at a time when the
Royal Navy is threatened with the
loss of the Iranian oil which has
fired the Kings boilers and when
The Red Chinese have seized the
British-owned Asiatic Petroleum
property in Hong Kong.
Or it may be a growing fear in
England that something MAY be
wrong with Labor policies, since
it has become necessary to ar
range relief for estate owners, to
re-eXamine furnishing free teeth
and spectacles and finally to admit
that needed new revenue can't be
gotten by soaking the rich. There
are no rich to soak any more.
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-11

Russia by proposing arbitration by
an international board.
Total Lend-Lease aid to Russia
amounted to nearly II billion dol
lars, but we have cancelled com
pletely the war aid portion and es-
timated $2,6OO,OOO as representing
the deprecated value of civilian
type" goods still held by Russia.
Four years ago, we cut that figure
in half, then reduced it to one bill
lion fiat, then $8OO,OOO,OO0. The So
Wet counter proposal was S24O.-
100000, a figure that still stands
after four years of discussion.
These figures do not include the
value of the go naval and mer-
chant vessels and two ice break
ers that seem to have been mis-
laid
The man who said "You can't do
business with Hitler" should have
tried Stain.
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-11

+ all the coal mined in the Unit.
co States N one year were loaded
on single railroad train the train
Woui0 PC long enough to streach
More Of the deep sea animals
called the brittle star are fDund IS
cold northern waters than III tropi-
cal areas.