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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1952-09-12

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Wharton spent
the weekend with their son and
his wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Bobbie Wharf
ton, in MilIsboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayward Hudson
have returned to Phila., after
spending week with her mother,
Mrs. Ollie Richards. The latter and
her family enjoyed fish fry re-
Gently.
Congratulations to Mrs. MeIba
Townsend on her birthday, Sept.
18th of this month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Richards OF
frankfort, called on Mrs. Clara X.
Richards while she was here.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1952-09-12

Gold Seeking Refrain :
"oh! Susanna" became the theme
for the "Forty-niners' as they
trekked west.
Evening star., 1952-09-29

Dress up your tired windows with these filry
tailored royon morqusette curtons Hecht Month
sole-priced for terrific savings! 81" wide to the
por. In eoesheII shode 54", 63", II" lengths
8l". 80" lengths, 1888.
Evening star., 1952-09-29

if perfect 7.95 solid foam
rubber! allergy, dust-free!
mo Jumping! lasts years!
Evening star., 1952-09-29

filmy, tailored marqui-
sets! e" wide to the
pair! 81, g., 72" long!
Evening star., 1952-09-29

Heod-crodIine foam rubber is midew, dirt, ollerey
free, gives you the rest Of your life With Sonforized
Upper percole cover. Stops Jumping lasts for long,
restful years. lmperfections so minute you con
hordIy see them! Popular sizes.
Evening star., 1952-09-29

Perfect quoIity cotton chenille cord
urette looks and feels for. all the
world like genuine corduroy. Wosh-
obIe, need no ironing, in full and
twin sizes. Matching fringe. In 9
decorator colors.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-09-27
Teach Children Love Of Reading, Sister Hilary Tells Parents

do.
 Hence, to use the first item on the list, to talk and listen," we have the answer in the art of reading to chil- dren. Judging from the mill lions of comic books in circu- lation, one might reasonably conclude that it is fast becom- ing a lost art, else why do so very many youngsters spend hours pouring over Superman when they could be reading not looking at, but really read ing and comprehending the hundreds of worthwhile children's stories and poems written especially for them by really fine authors.
 Try reading aloud to your child, if you have not already started this salutary practice. Do not fear that they will not understand what you are reading; perhaps just at first
 
 they won't, but they will grasp beauty and goodness, and they do understand much more than their elders think. It is possible, and a most enjoyable task, too, to lead them gently into the realms of really good literature. They are children of God. and the Kingdom of Heaven lies within them. So much, so very much of their mental and spiritual growth depends upon what they are taught to love in early child hood.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-09-27
Frosh Get It!

Kodiak High School fresh- men underwent initiation Thursday and yesterday at the hands of the senior class. The two day program ended with a dance last night at the school.
 New officers of the senior class are the following: JoAnn Knudsen, president: Jasper Holman, vice-president; Virginia Foster, treasurer, and Sally Heitman, secretary.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-09-27
Ballot Box Boredom

For the first time the City of Kodiak. single slate of nominees has been filed for the positions of and councilmen.
 It is not unusual for single to appear bal lot for but there has in the past always been compe tion for the counclmen's posts
 What reasons be advanced for this failure to make the coming city election a competitive one?
 Is lack of interest ir local politics and the operation of the city bgbusness affair? Perhaps for Kodakans customarly too-sma numbers at the elections
 Is it satisfaction with the way things have been done in the year? Not likely for criticism is heard frequently
 Is an idea that groups other than the businessmen who make up the Progressive Party can't win anyway why bother That may be- but consider the national pres dental election for instance. Vegeterans Greenbacks Prohibonsts and other odd minority groups try get their candidates although they must know they will get to first base.
 Whatever the reason, the result is unhealthy sgn Ours democratic form of and democracy can last long function well without vocal opposition articulate minority
Kodiak mirror., 1952-09-27
Attend Hearing

Several cannery executives and representatives of the Alaska Salmon Industry arri- we'd yesterday and Thursday to attend the annual fall fish, cries hearing conducted by the Fish and Wildlife Service last evening.
 The hearings were conduc- ted by Richard Shuman of the Fish and Wildlife Service.
 Others present were George King, San Juan Packing; Earl Seifferman and Chuck Turner, Kadiak Fisheries; Orin Kuh h. ley, Halferty; Tom Johnson, Pacific American; and Steel Culberton and Elmer Harris, ASI.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-09-27
Avdjakians < Called For Jury Duty

Several persons from the Kodiak area have been called as jurors, and will report in Anchorage next month when petit and grand juries are selected.
 Called as petit jurors are the following, to report on October 21 at 10 am: J. Lester Minner, Mike Mullan, Julia Beals, Frances k. Bowman, Marie Cardinal. Agnes Cook, Dora Corgatelli, Dewitt Fields, Wanda Fields, Donald Koznek, Beatrice Martz, Georgia Nor man, Robert Owen, Leona Pe- terson, and John Rohwer.
 Selected as possible grand jurors to report Oct. 20, are Cora M. Snyder, Jules Radin- sky, John Raft, Esther Mag nusen, Joe Heitman, Jr.. Dave Gibson, Georgya Ellis, W. H. Fish, and Madeline Alvine.
 Several of these persons have left Kodiak, and others have claimed exemption from jury duty.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-09-27
Garden Club Enters State Competition

The Kodiak Garden Club will enter a garden show com- petition with clubs which are members of the Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs, to which the local group belongs.
 Scrapbook of pictures of flowers shows will be assem- bled and prizes awarded on the basis of this material. Clubs will be divided for the competition into groups de- pending on their membership. Any persons who have pie lures of the local garden show held August 31 are asked to call Mrs. John Given, club president, at 4592 or 2161.
 The local club met Wednes- day evening at the home of Mrs. Robert L. Hall.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-09-27

Z The student body of the Kodiak High School will again publish the monthly news paper, Island Star, this year. Nine issues will appear.
 Letters to businessesi in town have been sent by Miss Cherie Stover, asking them to again purchase advertising space in the paper. Miss Stover and her staff will call on the busi- nesses next week, she has advised.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-09-27

A meeting of the proposed Mission Road Improvement District will be held as soon as a suitable place is obtained, AL. Fenner, chairmant said yesterday. All property owners residing beyond the city limits will be invited to attend.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-09-27

Carl Caldwell, consulting en- ginner for the City of Kodiak, was guest speaker at Tues days Rotary meeting.
 Caldwell discussed engineer ing of utilities in the city, in respect to future plans.
 Several guests attended the meeting.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-09-27
By Sister St. Hilary

The word education" means essentially a drawing out'' or a leading forth", and as such it relates first and foremost to the child.
 To create in any person a love of good literature and the ability to discriminate between what is fine gold or dross. one must almost invariably begin with the pre-school child. Every child is eager to learn. His mind is open. he drinks in knowledge as the parched earth the rain. Every adult who has dealt in any manner with children can testify to the endless stream of ques- tions, sometimes staggering in their wisdom, which the very young child can hurl at his elders, then stand expectantly, waiting for an infallible an- swer from parent or teacher. And who has not felt at times, a deep sense Of humility at the realization that a little child is hanging eagerly on your an- swer to his questions? For surely Teacher, or Mother, or Daddy must KNOW!
 To implant into the mind of a child it's first seeds of know ledge is at once a grave re- sponsibility and a great privi- lege. Children, to quote Sir Arthur Cutler Couch in his ex- cellent book The Art of Reading, "desire to talk and listen, to act, to draw, paint and model, to dance and sing, to know the why of things, and to construct things" If tc
 "educate' means to Draw out' then the drawing-out process must be based upon I the things the child wants to
Kodiak mirror., 1952-09-27

Classes at the Kodiak Public School were called off Monday because of a furnace explosion which occurred around 7:30 am.
 Little damage was done but the school was smoked up con- siderably. Classes were re- sumed Tuesday.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-09-27
Rodlak 1flirror "Ve0s of e4merica's Last Trontfe,

Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
 Yearly Subscription Rate $500 Entered n the Postofice at Kodiak Alaska as Second Glass matter under act of Congress of March B. 1878
 MIRROR PUBLISHING COMPANY
 Melton L. Crawford, Editor and Publisher
 Jeanne R. Crawford Associate Editor
 Candace Crawford. Executive Editor
 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press exclusively entitled to the for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the lscal news published herein.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-09-27

Alexander Popoff. Jr., left this week to return to the University of Washington at Seattle, where he will be a sophomore.
, 1952-01-02

After making exhaustive
studies and giving the bill
careful consideration, Acting
Governor Ambrose recently
vetoed Bill No. 20, Sixteenth
Legislative Assembly Of the
Virgin Islands, 0rd Session
1851, An Act to Prescribe
Minimum Wage and Maxi
mum Hour Standards and for
other Purposes. ii disapprov-
ing this bill, the Acting Cover
nor stated:
= want it to be clearly I'M
derstood that the disapproval
of this bill is not because the
administration IS not con-
cerned with labors plight and
problems. This notion has been
taken because Of 4 genuine
realization of the stark facts
which have, unfortunately,
been given slight considera-
ton by the Legislative Assem-
bly,. The administration has
always been, and will always
be sympathetic to Labor, be-
cause Labor is an integral part
Of any community and must
play an important part in the.
local economy. When the.
workers are well paid for their.
labor, the entire community
gets the benefit through IN
creased purchasing power, one
of the key factors Of economy.
The Administrator is fully
coonizant Of the increased cost
Of living, not only IL the Vir-
gin Islands but also in CONT
mental United States. Here, IN
the Virgin Islands the cost Of
living is bound to be higher
than on the mainland of the
United States because over
ninety percent Of our food,
clothing, building material,
md ether necessities Of life are.
, 1952-01-02
Acting Governor Tells Why
He Vetoed Wage Bill

imported from continental
United States. Despite the
strenuous efforts being made
by the proper federal and To-
cal agencies, prices are much
higher today that they were a
year ago. When prices IN
crease, it is absolutely neces-
sary for wages to Be increased
also SO that the workers, who
comprise q large segment Of
the community, may BE able
to live and take care Of their
families.
1T is because all of these
facts of Life are sympathetical-
" recognized BY the admins
tration that the disapproval Of
Bill No. 20 becomes most diff
f1cult task. However, until the
economy Of the Islands is
stabilized, careful and dehber-
ate consideration must be
given to any action which
would tend to further upset an
already seriously unbalanced
economy. ! am sorry to say
that the legislators Of the Vir-
gin Islands were more con-
cerned with the political
aspects Of this bill than with
studying and bringing to light
the true facts. The people Of
St. Croix, who would be the
most affected, were not even
given an opportunity to offer
their views thereon before the
bill was passed.
"The minimum wage rates
to be established by Bill No. 20.
represent about a thirty per
cent increase ia the cost Of
personal services in the Muni-
cipality Of st. Croix. a study
has revealed that it would cost
between $50, 600 to $4,000 per
amin for tie Un 1851 6
, 1952-01-02

other type OF protective legisla-
ton then in force and effect to
cover such employees However.
now we have d merit system es-
tablished by insular law under
which municipal employees are
classified, and pay plan has been
provided These municipal en-
ployees no longer need the
protection Of wage an dhour le-
gis1ation other than the Merit
System Law and lis regulation.
The time has come when munich
pal employees can safely be ex-
Guided from the application of
such legislation without losing
any benefits whatsoever. Such an
arrangement would allow for
careful consideration of legisla-
ton for the protection Of employ
ees il private industries without
without hampering the establish
ment Of new industries.
@The effect 81 this bill On pri-
vate industry has not been studied
by the Legislative Assembly. ST.
croix is not q thriving CONNER
clal or industrial community. 1t
Is an agricultural community de-
pendent upon the price of sugar.
beef, and run. The population
shows q tendeacy to decrease. The
volume Of business is limited, the
purchasing power IS extremely
limited, temporary offsets 81 sti-
null by transients are infrequent,
and there is not any marked de-
gree Of continuity Of employment.
There are few places of business
which employ any large number
of clerks. II is true that III many
cases wages now paid to skilled
labor are already above the pro
posed minimum. But ia such a
perilous economy, there must be
considered a number Of other fac
tors, including differences in
efficiency, regularity Of employ
ment, and the offering Of higher
wages by trades which offer con-
tinuous and permanent employ
ment. All these important factors,
needing careful study, do not ap-
pear to have been considered By
the Assembly.
1As the Governor has previous
" publicly stated, a more flexi-
bic system Of classifying labor
should be established III order to
encourage the development Of
new industries. II is time to dis
card the method Of classifying
labor into special work categories
with a minimum wage for each
SUCH category as .unskilled,"
'semi-skilled," and skilled and
ia lieu thereof to establish sim
gle floor for wages and a single
ceiling for hours leaving it to a
Wage Board to fix higher minima
after economic studies Of each
business. Minimum wages would
then be fixed, as they should be,
, 1952-01-02

these wage rates to its employ
ees. This is = tremendous IN
crease il public spending
which cannot be absorbed by.
that Municipality at the pre-
sent time, Furthermore, the
Municipal Council Of st. CroixI
has just authorized a temper
airy loan Of $4,000 To meet its
current obligations because Of
lag IN revenue. II will definite
u create q financial impact
which will be disastrous. This
is a very important fact which.
cannot be easily brushed aside.
I do not know where the Legis
Iative Assembly expected to'
get the money, put most PROB
ably it would expect the fed
eral government to increase
its appropriations for the
islands.
There also seems to be no
reason why agricultural work
ers should be included in the
bill. The majority Ct agricultu-
raj workers Il the Virgin
Islands are working for a fed
eral corporation and their
wages are established, seienti-
ically, each year BY an agency
of the United States Departs
ment Of Agriculture after
hearings are held in the
Islands. The many hazards to-
agricultural production, such
as insufficient rainfall INSULT
cient labor, and low sugar
Yields, an rust be faken into
consideration ia fiving such
wage rates. The Virgin Islands
Corporation cannot now absorb,
without additional federal sub
sidythe additional expenditure Of
100000 which would be imposed
upon it If the bill were to become
law. Alike ii the cases Of the Viz
gin Islands Corporation and the
Municipal Government Of Saint
Croix, with both entities depen=
dent upon the United States for
heavy subsidization, It is improper
to create additional deficits and
then call upon the already burr
dened taxpayers of the United
States to make them up.
Another point to be considered
carefully is the fact that historic
ally minimum wage and maxi
mum hour legislation was
DESIGNED to protect unorganized
labor in private industries. # was
never designed To cover govern
ment employees Government EN-
ployees are classified and their
Evening star., 1952-08-17
80

8A-Controst color trim OF blister
cotton. Its own pIostic potent belt.
BIue-red-yeIlow, green rust yellow.
8c-Tob pockets foil from q tiny
corded woist. Frosty white trim. Red.
green or blue predominant 3 to 6h.
8E-Snowy bow trimmed bertho
comes off for quick sudsine. Self
sosh ties to the back. Blue or green
predominant
8F-AIternote button down tabs,
deep white coIIor Red with green.
red with blue. green with red, brown
with blue.
The Hecht Co., Second Floor, Washington
Second Floor, SilUeT Spring;
Third Floor, PGrkiHOt0n
Evening star., 1952-01-26
Terminal Grain Merchants
To Aid in SHORTAGES Probe

The Terminal Elevator Grain
Merchants Association said today
none Of its members is responsible
for shortages in Government-con-
trolled grain stocks.
The association promised all
possible help to the Senate Agri-
culture Committee, which is in
vestigating the shortages.
1--WE are cerain that no one who
is a bona dde grain warehouse
man will be involved" the associa-
tion wrote to Committee Chairman
Ellender. "As warehousemen, we
exercise high degree of response
bility and care over the grain de-
posted with us. That we have
done so and will continue to do
so with respect to Government
owned grain and other grain
deposited with us is fact your
committee should affirmatively
find"
Agriculture Secretary Brannan
recently reported that some of his
troubles with grain storage de-
veloped from the fact that the
Governments stockpile of grain
was so huge that he has had to
store some of the grain with in
experienced. untested warehouse
men.
Evening star., 1952-01-26

tray YOU are: and Derrick pulled
fact believe me-" and believe a string" the Ty
me honestly do gaows gaows first
time thecaled Tybn Tree. Deadly
offer beenNever Green to be called
MADE" derrick passed tO|
AT one time during hosting Of Its
uyy England notorious hang mblance to gallovS
Evening star., 1952-01-26
Natures Children
By LiIlion Cox Athey

West Indies and Florida may have
a pure white ground color without
trace Of decoration. Again, there
are some of jade green, others with
pin stripes. A collector, dropping
them into q bottle or box, has no
worry about air, food or room prob
lens. His treasures are self-efhcient
to an amazing degree.
Creeping over the tree trunks,
resting on branches, or gathered IN
friendly clusters, these hoWerlike
animals make you think Of fairies.
When winter comes they anchor
themselves to the tree bark by
means Of an opaque, gluelike sub
stance, then they lock their door
with drapery Of the same ma
terial. It seems impossible to re-
move one of these hibernators with
out injuring the shell. You can.
with a sharp knife lift on a bit Of
the bark taking your prize with you.
He has an arch enemy known Is
the tree crab which ambles along
sampling the snail while 1t Is In .
comatose state. =
In the spring, revisit the snail
trees and you win find many empty
shells on the ground. Cleansed with
d solution that disinfects as wen a.
cleans, the empty shells make an
interesting collection for study pur3
poses.
Evening star., 1952-01-26
ArhOreaI Snails

The last place most Of us would
expect to find snails is in trees.
Very beautifully colored snails are
found in the tropics. They prefer
to snuggle among brilliant tropical
blossoms.
Members Of this group possess thin
shells without a pit. The lip Of the
shell is simple; the columella
straight, with the joint pointed In
front and with oblique shingling
side plates. All possess rasping
tongues, covered with teeth In W.
shaped rows.
Snails are air-breathing animals
with moist bodies. When con-
Ifronted by q drought, they avoid
death by secreting a thick dry
membranous covering with q mi
mute opening. into which fresh air
lseeps. Until moist conditions re-
turn, the snail retires from the out
side world, undisturbed by enforced
fasting.
In the subgenus Ligus. Is found
q group Of species and varieties with
graceful, beautifully marked shells.
The shapely slender spire is wound
with fine narrow stripes, composed
OF exquisite colors, which harmonize
perfectly. Some Of them form Q
broad wavy band.
The striped Ligus found IN tny
Evening star., 1952-01-26
Ground Control Landings
Record Set by MATS

The Military Air Transport
Service is believed to have estab-
lished an Air Force worldwide
record in 1851 for Ground Control
Approach (GCA) landings, with a
total of 1896 at Ashiya Air Base,
Japan, it was announced yesterday
at MATS headquarter, Andrews
Air Force Base, Md.
All but a small percentage Of
the landings were made by the
huge Fairchild Clio Flying Box
cars and Douglas C-54 Skymas-
ters of the 6.122d Air Base Wing.
and Douglas CAT SkytrainS OF the
Kyushu Gypsy Squadron.
Operating the GOA on a round
the-clock schedule is the function
of a small detachment OF the
1,955th Airways and Air Com
munications Squadron (AACS).
Evening star., 1952-01-26
DR.. ScheeIe Asks New Gifts
To Carry On Polio Battle

DR.. Leonard A. Scheele, Sur
|geon General Of the United States
Public Health Service, said yester-
day public support for the Ma
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis should be expanded
because Of the steady increase in
polio cases in recent years.
Giving his Endorsement to the
1852 March of Dimes, DR.. Scheele
said: 1.-THE records since l946
show an increased number Of
cases over what formerly was con-
sidered normal. We must be
prepared for a continuation OF
high incidence so that we viii be
ready to help its victims whatever
their numbers"
Evening star., 1952-01-26
A One-Minute Test of Your
NeUS knowledge
NEWS QUIZ
By Tom Henry

1. PLAN-What change has
President Truman proposed
for the Bureau of Internal
Revenue?
2. FLEET-How many SUI
percarriers of the Forrestal
class does the U. s. Navy want
to build in the next decade?
3. SNAP-What vital ma
terials are involved in a bar
ter deal made by the U. S.,
Britain and Canada?
4. TERMS - The National
Leagues most valuable player
has signed a 1852 contract for
an estimated $4,000. Who is
he?
S. QUOTE-Who is Gen.
Alphonse Pierre JUN who
said: 1.-The friendship Of the
battlefield must be assured or
Southeastern Asia cannot re-
pei a Chinese invasion?"
Answers.
/. The replacement Of the
64 politically appointed col
lectors of internal revenue by
Is career district commits
sioners, 2. Ten. 8. American
steel, Canadian aluminium
and Malayan tin. 4. The
Dodgers catcher Roy Campa-
nella. 5. Inspector general Of
the French Army. ~.
Tom Henry's "Quiz EN-"
appears every Sunday in This
Week Magazine with The Star.
Evening star., 1952-01-26
Take My Word for Points for Parents -Edh
Bv Fronk Colby

Troublesome twins: Suit-Suite.
Both suit and suite in one sense
mean "a number of items of like kind
forming SET" but the words are
not always interchangeable. Suit
tiS preferred for "a suit Of clothes,
a suit of furniture; a suit in cards. !"
Suite is preferred for "a musical
suite; retinue; a suite Of rooms. "
Some Americans mimic the Brit
lish in pronouncing suit as "syoot.
I'm unaffected American speech the
"yoo" sound rarely occurs after
IS" and "z";; therefore, suit is al
ways pronounced: SCOT.
Suite is always pronounced;
ISWEET.
Overworked: Believe me- and
l"Believe you me- am reminded
Iby a good reader in California that
lany broadcaster who uses these ex-
Ipressions more than eight times on
one program assumes that the lis
lteners do not have much confidence
lin his veracity tvuh-RASS-uh-tee,
| a good old English word meaning
"truthfulness")l
So, fellow speakers, don't beg to
Ibe believed. So emphasize what
Iyou say that the vast American <au-
ldience will know that you are sim
,lcere. truthful and persuasive.
! bther expressions that will be-