Milford chronicle., 1951-07-13
REPORT AGAINST TEACHER STRIKES

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The National Education Association re-
leased report this week in which they con-
denim strikes by school teachers. The re-
port was made after an investigation of
teachers trouble in Oglesby, Illinois. The
report specifically referred to the crossing
Of picket lines by teachers and said in part
ct was the teachers duty to ignore the
picket line and their refusal to cross it must
likewise be regarded as unprofessiOnaP the
Commission found. They further stated that
eff the profession is to maintain. the re-
spect of the general public it must be made
clear that teachers give their first loyalty to
the children and not to any organization
of teachers, union or nOn-union, to say moth
ing of a non-educatiOnal organization with
which they are affiliated Certainly the
National Educational Association is on
sound ground when it takes such action as
is indicated in the report just released. If
any group of public officials should keep
above the ward politics level it is the school
teachers. They will gain, and hold, the re-
spect of the public who employs them by
holding themselves to a professional level.
Those who stOop to the pressure type Of
policy will injure themselves and their pro-
fession in the long run.
&@oNS
WE MEET AN EARLY-BOYHOOD PAL
Have you ever. read a story about long
separated friends meeting and recognizing
each other after a lapse of years? We have,
and we have always been skeptical that they
should know each other after such a long
span of time But even the most skeptical
can be convinced. I am Just such thing
happened to me on Monday Of this week.
And (this is certainly one for Robert Rip
ley's Believe 1t or Not'') the writer rec
ognized and called by name boyhoOd friend
whom he had not seen for ffty-One years.
We consider the occurrence SO unusual that
we think the story is worth telling.
Last Monday afternoon about $3.50 o.,
clock I was at my home with Mrs. Town
send and playing with my Dachshund "Du-
kie" when a ring at the door called Mrs.
Townsend there. f gentleman asked if this
was the home of Marshall Townsend. She
assured him that it was and called me to
the door. He greeted me with the question
that 'eYou do not know who / am, do you?"
At first there was no recognition on my
part; but as he removed his hat / saw a re-
semblance Of a boyhOOd pal. / said, "YOu
are Charles Ray 1t fiOOred him, and about
did the same thing to me.
Following this brief reintrOduction, we
spent possibly the shortest fifty minutes of
my life in renewing a childhood acQuaint-
ance. During the conversation Ray stated
that he left Milford when eleven years of
age-ffty-one years ago. While in Milford
he lived with his grandfather and grand
MOTHER the late Dr. Ray. On only two oc-
casiOns has he ever returned to this town
since then. The first, about thirty-five years
ago to bury his grandmother The second
about twelve years ago, at which time he
brought his family here to renew old ac-
quaintances. On both occasions he made an
effort to locate me; but both times | was
out of town. His business this week was to
call on Don HOlzmueller, local insurance
broker.
The older residents of North Milford
will remember Charles Ray as a chubby,
curley white haired yoUngster He asked
for Pistol Harper, who died many years
ago. Inquiry was made Of Whitley" (Char-
lie White) Then our talk drifted to the
Second Street gang. There was "Bill"
Nutter, Carl Allen, Hockey" Wilson, Doc
Pleasanton, Jim Stanton (who had died only
that morning) Gus Diekerson, Simpson
Still Joe Fernandez, Mrs. Sally Davis and
her children Bob and Sara (nOW Mrs. Cow
Evans of Cambridge, Md He asked about
Dot Burn, Elya Sparklin, Lucy Arnold, Mia
Nroten Mrs William Ct Smith) and many,
many more.
He told Of his travels and business. con-
neetlons since reaching manhood. For the
Ee2e efACtyy years ale Has leotQe4 IN 1blcn=
mond, Virginia, where he is Vice President
Of an insurance company. His children are
married and he has three grandsons. On
tse contrary have four granddaughter.
Sorrow has been part Of his life Two years
ago he lost his wife. That briefly is the
story of the meeting Of two b0yhood friends
who met, recognized and liked each other
after lapse Of fifty-oile years Such stories
have been met with skepticism on my part
foI years; but now know that such things