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Milford chronicle., 1952-06-27

with pounding hearts her crew wit
messed the now famous flag rais-
ing, and cheered Justify as the gall
liant ship steamed on to participate
In the invasion of OkinaWa. Here
the Texas expended four complete
shiploads of ammunition in her pre-
liminary bOmbardment. She shot
down "Kamikaze" planes. Her crew
set a new record by remaining at
battle stations for a period of fifty
days, sleeping at their posts and
besides their guns, Glowing down"
at odd hours.
After vi Day the Old T came
home. Long past the retirement
age for battle wagons, the heroine
of two wars seemed doomed for OBJ
liviOn and possible destruction, but
you know the proud Texans, they
succeeded in making a shrine out
of their ship and here it rests for
thousands of daily visitors to see.
In the trophy room, just like a
woman, was impressed with the
gorgeous silver service sets, the
elaborate candleabras, and the inn
mense silver trays and tureens.
The whole history of San Jacin-
to battle-ground started in 1896
when the citizens of Texas, under
the leadership of Sam Houston. the
first president of the Republic of
Texas elected by the people, fought
here and freed Texas from domi-
neering Mexico. Near the San Jac-
into monument we saw the old
graves of some of the 700 Texas
heroes who fought against Santa
Annals Army of 1900 men.
Our next visit was to 90 inside
the monument which towers $40
feet. We four went up to the top
of the monument, which overlooks
the battle-ground and the battleship,
Texas. We were not the only ones
who ascended to the top by the ele-
Vator, in fact I counted them. We
were like sardines in a box, all 2l
of us, % counting the operator.
thought he never would say it was
filled up" OF course, it is under
stood that THIS is THE tallest
stone monument in the United
States, because it was BUILT IN
TEXAS BY TEXANS.
Don't know when I'll get my hus-
band on another picnic, but we did
d have fun this day, had a nice picnic
} lunch and gained some knowledge
> about the history of Texas too.
Elaine Townsend Dickerson
Milford chronicle., 1952-06-27
DELAWARE FARM MARKET news
Market News normuOn Supplied BY The Bureau Of Markets
siuie Board OF AsreuLtuEe, Dover, Delaware

The following is a weekly round
up of livestock prices and miscella-
neOus commodities prevailing last
week. This report shows average
prices received by Delaware farm
ers for commodities that were mar
keted throughout this week:
LIVESTOCK PRICES
CALVES
Vealers. Choice, $4,000 to $3.50,
mostly $1,000 per cwt.
Medium to Good: $26.00 to $4,000,
mostly $28.00 per cwt.
Rough and Common: $3.50 to
$25.00, mostly $24.00 per cwt.
Monkeys: $4,000 to $500, most
ly $4,000 per cwt.
LAMBS
Medium: $26.0O to $28.OO, mostly
$28.0O per cwt.
Common: $21.5O to $24.50, most
iy $3.50 per cwt.
COWS
Slaughter: Choice, $24.5O to
$26.25, mostly $25.00 per cwt.5
Medium to Good: $4,000 to $23.75,
mostly $21:75 per cwt.
Common: $3.50 to $4,000 mostly
$1975 per cwt.
Gamers and Cutters: $14.25 to
$500, mostly S16.75 per cwt.
STEERS
Light: $22.5O to $4,000, mostly
$500 per cwt.
FEEDER HEIFERS
Dairy Type: $2O.5O to $1,000,
mostly $24.OO per cwt.
BULLS
Over 1000 lbs, medium to good,
$3.50 to S27.OO, mostly $3.50 per
cwt.
500 to 1000 lbs, medium to good
$21.OO to $24.OO mostly $22.5O per
cwt.
Common: $1S.75 to $2O.25, most
ly $19.75 per cwt.
STRAIGHT HOGS
Good QUALITY
12O to 10 lbs, $3.50 to $21.0O
mostly S19.75 per cwt.
10 to 240 lbs, $20.50 to $21.50
mostly $21.00 per cwt.
24O to $50 lbs. $1S.75 to S19.75
mostly $19.25 per cwt.
Milford chronicle., 1952-06-27

NEW BOSTON, N. H, June 27-The death of a
friend has brought to my attention this week both
the economic loss to the country and the personal
loss to relatives from needless automobile accidents.
NEED OF BETTER ROADS
First let me admit that these accidental deaths
have not increased prOportOnately with the number
of motor vehicles although the deaths may have
increased prOpOrtiOnately with the mileage operated.
When / student at the Massachusetts, Institute
of Technology, there only four automobiles in
the United States When l married in 1900.
this had increased to only 5000 automobiles, of
which l owned. Today there about fOrty-fve
million automobiles and about nine million trucks in
operation. Truly this is a miraculous industry,
Unfortunately, most of the roads used today
laid out before automobiles were even dreamed of.
The improvements in these roads have not begun
to keep pace with the number of automobiles. This
is primarily responsible for most accidents We,
however, now entering new road building in
dustTy of tremendous proportions. Great tOll-rOads
and super-highways, costly nearly 81 million per
mile, are being built Those looking for employment
opportunities business profits should study super
highways, underground parking, outdoor theaters
and allied developments.
STATISTICS ON ACCIDENTS
1t is estimated that there were about 100000 per-
sons killed by automobiles last year. and many many
times this number injured Over One-third of these
deaths due to collisions; and about One-third
from nOn-cOllison accidents such running off the
road About 10000 needless deaths were the result
of hitting careless pedestrians.
These new super-highways and improvements in
existing roads should reduce the collision and non
collision accidents, well time, gasoline and
maintenance CThe only group to suffer is investors
in railroad stocks, which so many people now
rushing to buy due to temporary high defense earn
ings0 Very little is now being done, however, to
reduce the deaths of pedestrians. Ninety per cent of
these in cities and towns and could be eliminated.
Milford chronicle., 1952-06-27
I'm TIE AIR FORCE
By Elolne townsend Dickerson

Dear FTiends:-
Shortly after we got settled in
our apartment some of our neigh
bors here, who were MacDill neigh
bOrs too, invited us to join them
on a picnic to San Jacinto Battle
ground. Of course, you, who are
more literate than I, must know all
about San Jacinto and it's history,
but l did not.
Well, the Dean GOuchies Ga West
Point gradute) and Steve, the Leon
ard Carmels and Nancy, the John F.
Reillys and Gregg and the four
DickersOns planned their picnic for
Memorial Day, since the boys did
not have to go to school that day.
First of all, San JacintO battle
ground is about 20 miles south of
Houston. We got there around one
and assembled" our picnic, and
our children right away. Hayes
LOVES picnics and stood up against
the car the whole time we we're
there. He doesn't like all those
bugs, ants, sand, weeds and what
have you, mixed with his food. Next
time, l will open the trunk of our
car and before / put one sandwich
in the car for our dinner-out, I'll
make sure / pack card table, table
cloth, folding chair, ETC., for little
Hayes. Just like a man tho, isn't
it? My Dads like that too, so
guess most men are.
After we had soaked up Steve's
coke OFF the blankets, persuaded
Dawn not to eat the chicken she
had dropped on the ant hill, got
Nancy out of the road, and ended
Lynne and Gregg's rowdy baseball
game, we packed up our belong
ings and boarded the BattleshiI
Texas, which has been in dry dOcl
here since April 21, 1948. If any O
you have been on battleship yOl
know that my fear of height wa
stirred up again. Dawn has to in
Vestigate and she especially want
ed to look over the side of that boa
to see how far down the water wa
from us. The statistics about tn
) "Old T" are: length 573 feet
mast 1873 feet, draft (nOrmaD 2
breadth 106 feet, height at top fore
feet, inches, tonnage $4,000. hOrs
power $4,000. The peace time com
plement of crew, 1925, officers 1Ot
! Marines IS. The Texas participat
ed in World Wars l and II. At Nv
Jima the Texas blasted enemy in
stallations on Mount Suribachi, an
Milford chronicle., 1952-06-27

thousands of Russians committed suicide
rather than be fOrcibly transported back to
Russian-held territory.
One cannot fully grasp the practices Of
terror, fear, reprisal, imposed upon the North
Korean and Chinese people by their Com
munist masters-but they must be horrible
beyond belief to make 100000 men turn their
backs upon their homes
If these people remember, they must re-
member in bitterness the words of President
Truman on December 16, 1915: ''The United
States is cOgnizant that the present National
Government of China is 'One-party govern
ment' and believes that peace, unity, and
democratic reform in China will be furthered
if the basis of this Government is broadened
to include other political elements in the
country"
Milford chronicle., 1952-06-27

ity Council, called a meeting the
other day to get the U. S. and a
few other dilatOry powers to sign
the Geneva Protocol of 1925 pro-
hibiting the use of germ warfare.
And this champion free-style in
sulteT and venom dispenser, made
no mention of Korea or of the Red
charges that Americans had en-
plOyed germ warfare. His mysti-
fled audience remained completely
puzzled until the next day. 1t was
then revealed that a committee of
Russians had gone into North Kor-
ca to collect evidence of U. S.
germ warfare, which the North
Koreans were expected to furnish,
and failed to find it: and that the
Kremlin had ordered it's fiery UN
mouthpiece to lay off the charges.
1t might seem odd that Russia
is so anxious to get the Protocol
signed, when she has never herself
paid any attention to these inter-
national rules of war, as laid down
nations. Ernest A. Gross, U. S.
representative, indicated to Chair
man Malik and the meeting, how
ever, that it might provide the
Reds with an excuse to use bacter-
ia. He reasoned that since the
USSR. in ratifying the protocol,
had inserted a prOvisO that vOids
the pledge in the case of an enemy
who uses germs first; that the
Reds in Korea, having charged us
with this offense. might now feel
free of restraint in the matter.
In short, the Reds appear to be
as devious in New York as in Pan
munjOm And we can only hope
they will not be as successful. Vice
Admiral c. Turner Joy, who was
senior I'm truce representative
from the beginning of the talks
until he asked for relief a few
weeks ago, landed at San Francis
co while the germ squabble pro-
ceeded in New York He reported
our truce position weaker today
than last July 10th when the talks
began. They were hanging on the
ropes then-they were badly beat
en-" he said, whereas the situation
today lis in the Communists hands
We have gone as far as we can
60"
U. S. battle casualties in Korea
were reported at 1O9.712 on June
18th, missing at 9,675.
Milford chronicle., 1952-06-27

SOWS
Good Quality
200 to 300 lbs, $12.25 to $l5.25.
mostly $14.5O per cwt.
300 to 400 lbs, $11.OO to $500,
mostly $14.OO per cwt.
Over 400 lbs, $11OO to $3.50,
mostly $500 per cwt.
BOARS
Good Quality
Under $50 lbs, $1,000 to S14.OO,
mostly $11.5O per cwt.
Over $50 lbs, $500 to $3.50, most
ly $500 per cwt.
SHOATS
Medium to Good: $500 to S1250
mostly $1,000 per cwt.
FEEDER PIGS
(6 to II weeks Odd
Choice; $3.50 to $1O.5O, mostly
$500 each.
Medium to Good: $500 to $500,
mostly $7.25 each.
Common: $500 to $500, mostly
$3.50 each.
HORSES AND MULES
Work Type: $4,000 to $4,000,
mostly $1,000 each.
Butcher Type: $1,000 to $4,000.
mostly S2S.OO each.
LIVE POULTRY
FOWL, Heavy Breeds: S1.2O to
$1S0, mostly $3.50 each.
COCKERELS, Light Breeds: 15c
to soc, mostly zoe each.
MUSC0VY DUCKS: 75c to $1.55,
mostly $1O5 each.
RABBITS, Large Breeds: $1.OO
to $1.5O, mostly $1.25 each.
RABBITS, Small Breeds: Csc to
90c, mostly soc each.
EGGS: Ungraded, mixed, &c to
42c per dozen; pullet, 21c to soc
per dozen.
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCE
ASPARAGUS: S5c to 4Oc per
bunch.
wATERMELoNs: zoe to 75c
each.
SWEET POTATOES: s1.7O per
Is bushel.
SWEET POTATOES: s4.OO per
bushel.
LARD: $3.50 to $3.50 per 5O-b
can.
Milford chronicle., 1952-06-27
5000
REPATRIATION

To a man, wherever he might wander
over the earth, there is always one refuge,
one point of returning. 1t is his home.
man can no more cut away the ties of
his homeland and of his village, and the
fields that he remembers than he can cut
away his memory or the limbs of his body.
man will never know another house
as he knows the house of his childhood and
youth. Where man is born, there is his
home, and there will the roots remain until
he dies.
What thing could make man forswear
his hOme-when home is all that a man
can feel?
That thing is Communism. Of 100000
prisoners of war in Korea, 100000 have de-
clared that they will not return to their
homes They have declared that they will
forcibly resist repatriation.
This is perhaps the most damning indict-
ment against Communism the world has yet
seen. Rarely in history have great groups
of soldiers-prisOners- refused to return to
their homeland as result of truce or armis-
tice. Although, at the end of World War II,
"a
Milford chronicle., 1952-06-27
WHAT ABOUT TAFT AND
EISENHOWER?

A good many people still seem to believe
that General Eisenhower and Senator Taft
have extremely divergent views on many is
sues, especially foreign policy, and that in
some cases their differences are so great as
to be irrecOncilable. But that belief can
hardly be sustained by careful reading of
what the two men say and what they stand
for
Senator Taft's position, of course, is well
known on practically every question. He has
been public man all his adult life has long
been a leader in the Senate, and has rarely
heSitated to take a clear stand on any prob
lem General Eisenhower, on the other hand,
has achieved his success in very different
milieu. 1t would be unreasonable to suggest
that he be able to offer an immediate con-
sidered opinion on more or less technical
questions concerning specific laws and Sec
tiOnS of laW-When it comes to this, Taft has
a vast knowledge and experience and Eisen-
hover has little. But in his Abilene speech,
and the press conferences which followed,
the General made himself perfectly clear on
the overriding questions of principle and
philosophy which are the big things at stake
in this or any other election. And it appears
that he and Senator Taft are in vital agree
ment on many major issues.
Both, for example, feel that high taxes
are destructive and that an unsOund fiscal
policy can ruin country Both are for the
free enterprise system, and both are against
government paternaliSm and unnecessary
government control of business and the in
dividual. Both have spoken up for local
rights and independence. Both are shocked
at the spectacle of corruption in government.
Both are strongly against what they regard
as the sOcialiStic tendencies and drives of
the present Administration. Both have made
it plain that, if nominated, they will make
fighting campaigns and will turn thumbs
down on "me-tOOiSm."
Even on foreign pOlicy-Or most aspects
of 1.-THE two men differ more in degree
than in purpose Both favor the program of
arms aid for countries combating cOmmun-
ism, both support the cause of full cooper
alton for defense by the free nations. In
late speech, Senator Taft said that he faV-
Ored keeping the six American divisions
which are now in Europe there until the
countries concerned can defend themselves
And General Eisenhower has warned that
we can go too far In our spending abroad
and expressed the hope that the sums so
used can be reduced.
Eisenhower and Taft both recognize the
basic tragic dilemma of our times The need
to reconcile national sOlvency and the main
tenance of a free economic system with the
equally imperative need for developing
strength against an external threat that as
sumes many forms military, economic,
OlplOIudLlc ana pSycnOlOglcal.
Their differences are differences of meth
cd and emphasis.
This being true, why has so much bitter
ness appeared in the rival camps? The ans
wer may be that there is more heat than
light in the minds of many followers of both
men, that emotion and prejudice have dim
med logic. At any rate, this bitterness,
should it reach great proportions, could be
extremely damaging to the COP cause next
November.
Milford chronicle., 1952-06-27
NG0NG
WHERE IS THE UMPIRE?


A short time ago the Secretary of Labor
spoke at steelwOrkers' convention. He said,
81 don't feel any obligation to be impartial
| have stood heart and soul and spirit
behind the United SteelwOrkers." The un-
aVOidable intimatiOn is that he was 100 per
cent against management in steePs labor con-
trOVerSieS.
Suppose that a cabinet member or other
top man in government spoke before meet
ing of business executives and said some
thing like this, 81 don't feel any obligation
to be impartial. In your disputes with labor,
l am 100 per cent on your side and 100 per
cent against the workers and their unions"
The repercussiOns would rival an atomic ex-
plOsiOn, and the official would be out of job
in a hurry.
The people in government have attitudes
and prejudices like all the rest of us. 1t is
quite logical that in such complex questions
as labOr-managernent differences some should
think one side is most nearly right, and some
should think the other side has the stronger
case. But when a high official says that he
feels no obligation to be as impartial as he
can in considering questions which affect
every person in this country and the national
welfare and security, every American prin-
ciple Of fair play and honest dealing is viO-
lated. One of the basic reasons for the exiS-
tence of government is to prevent one group
from destroying the rights of other groups
and to effect reasonable balance between
conflicting policies and ideas. Governments
duty is to be an umpire-nOt a pleader for
special interests.
We have come long and sorry way from
this all-impOrtant principle. If we go far
enough, we will destroy freedom and demo-
cratic government itself.
SGON~G
BUYING GOOD GOVERNMENT
In 20 yeaTs-Of Democrat Administra-
ton:
The Federal Debt has multiplied 13
times;
Federal spending has multiplied Is times
National income (the money we earn to
pay these cOsts) has multiplied less than
seven times.
Knowing where his money goes, the voter
In 1852 has the right, and indeed, the duty
to ask what he is getting in return for these
additional levies that Government claims.
Is Government better? Is it more effici-
ent? Less corrupt?
The answer must lie with the voter II
he is satisfied, he will return to office the
Democrat Administration
If the voter is not satisfied he will turn
to the Republican Party. Senator Edward
Martin of Pennsylvania recently declared OF
the Republican Party:
1--WE are fighting for leadership that will
take us out of the financial nightmOre Ol
false prosperity.
That leadership must come from the
Republican Party if our Nation is to escape
the tragic results of sky-high taxes, sky-higE
spending and sky-high debt.
1T must come from the Republican Party
if we are to escape the confusion, corruption
and Communism which have undermined
public confidence in the Truman Admins
tratiOn
GAS Republicans we have message t.
carry to the people that rings with truth.
''It is a message that can be Translates
into victory in November if we all do our full
duty as Americans and as Republicans"
5000
Milford chronicle., 1952-06-27
THEY NEVER LOSE AN
ARGUMENT

Russia's Jacob A. Malik, as pres
ident this month of the UN Secur-
Milford chronicle., 1952-06-27
Washington Letter - By Robert Nelson Taylor

provide assistance when needed,
but should not assume control.
Answering questions, Taft said
he thought that since his return
General Eisenhower had come
around" to agree with him on most
domestic issues, but Il can't tell
whether he's for the Taft Hartley
Act or not" He said he thought
that Ike had gone back on" his
40 billion budget cut, that other
wise there wouldn't be any for
eign aid left"
But there's still time for the
General to answer the Answer to
Abilene"
THAT BEAR Is IN AGAIN
Do you remember that U. S.
plane that was shot down by the
Russians in the Baltic Sea two
years ago? A late bulletin an
nounces that the Swedes have
found five Latvian fishermen who
witnessed the attack.
This news comes on the heels of
the Swedish rejection of the So
Wet charge that the Swedish Air
Force Catalina, shot down by the
Russians last Monday, had violated
Soviet territory, and had opened
fire first on the Red MICS.
4 In a stiff new note, Sweden stood
by her initial protest to the Krem-
lin, demanding punishment of the
guilty fiers and indemnities. The
unarm9d Catalina, never within
fifteen miles of Russian territory
was on a rescue mission, searching
for survivors of another Swedish
plane that disappeared over the
mid-Baltic.
Noted for the diplomatic dexter
ity that enabled her to remain neu-
trail through both World Wars
Sweden's present attitude. and the
rising anger of her citizens over
this outrage, has European cap
itals buzzing.
And now, Washington too, is in
the act. Will we, in the face of this
new evidence on the fate of Oul
own fliers, display as much spirit
as Sweden? Perhaps Mr. AchesOn
now in Europe, had better stop of
in Stockholm
THEY NEVER LOSE AN
Evening star., 1952-06-24
Chicago Grain

SssAoq pu.S.a S.a' E..g r. ,os:s e,n
Board Of Trade on light country receipts.
eSs e,SsiTs nsnt levels with soybeans up around
dyeHss n Il dsans came Most Is sds4
some rs.Ser extensive liGHidstion M l0o"hs in ths
-. aensTally II. market carried i. steady
ovsMrnisht M n.. orders had been completed:
ported and the hour trade Continued at At
ii, During the FIRST hour hour wheat =, vas s, y
corn was ss-7s higher, July ST. .?7ss. and
5sls Soybeans were la-1N cents higher,
iRa lave We 'ssT:' sTs cent: cents
last week sfer rsa.csed heavy hsSS %
4d AZ
The 6edsins pressure from. this great
movement Of wheat has not been heavy.
and and brokers brokers' say this indicates. that 8
going under Government loan.
The critical period for spring wheat is
H,st jqst shead tsd Some NEEDED moisture oll has
mary Of Canadian crop conditions BY the
National Ma I.S Grain co; from ON winnipes places
tnat wheat crop IN 1alr condltlon with
higher temperatures and additional
moisture in prospect during the week.
Heavy receipts of Government corn con-
tinue here. Todays estimate was for 79l
cars Of which 72 were consigned to the
Commodity Credit Corp.
The five-day weather forecast for the |
corn belt indicates temperatures Of from |
8 to 10 degrees above normal with
moisture ranging from u to Ia inches
from scattered showers
The spring wheat country Is expected
to have near.normal temperatures ae-
by FREQUENT showers.
Evening star., 1952-06-24
Market Irregular,
Trading SeIective;
Radio-Ns Stronger
By the Associoied Press

NEW YORK, June 24.-The
stock market moved along an ir-
regular course today with trading
attention highly selective.
Gains ran from fractions to
between and 2 points, while
losses were confined to fractions.
A brief buying furry sent the
radio o-television section ahead
after the Government withdrew
its ban on production of color
television sets.
Radio Corp. Columbia Broad
casting System and Paramount
Pictures, all with color television
systems of their own. were active
and higher after the order was
issued. Other radio-television
producers followed along the
higher trend.
The furry didn't last long, but
the section held to its small
gains.
Steels and motors held steady
while rails were irregularly lower
Rubbers advanced with Goodrich
up around 2 points at times at a
new high for the year.
Northern States power was
quite active in blocks as large as
5000 shares and slightly lower.
Higher stocks included Admiral
Corp, Standard Gas & Electric
Texas Co., and Homestake Min
ing. Lower were U. s. Steel
Philip Morris. Sante Fe, Pennsyl-
vania Railroad and Gulf Oil.
Corporate bonds were quiet and
fractionally lower for the most
part. Governments in the over
the counter market dipped q
little.