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Milford chronicle., 1953-02-27
BABSON Discusses A New Industry

BABSON PARK, Florida, February q The
constantly increasing shorter hours combined with
higher prices, which largely the result of short
er hours are developing a new industry-namelv.
the "DO-It-Yourself" industry.
HOUSE DECORATIONS
For time the manufacturers Of paint wall
paper etc., in order to protect the local painters
ana paperers, refused to advertise their prOdncts
TOT the housewife to use herself. Now however Won
Will find large advertisements in leading magazines
urging people to short-circuit" the local artisan
To further this "DO-It-YOurself". movement
manufacturers now sell wallpaper already to hang
with the blank margins cut off. They are selling
paint rollers to take the place of brushes and
new paint with rubber base for quick and per
!ect application What Gillette did to the OId-fasb
Toned razor, this movement is doing to brushes
and paints.
HOMES AND FURNITURE
For several years families have been abla 70
Duy unpainted and knOcked-dOwn furniture. bnt
the prices were high on the latter Today, however
one needs TO buy only ply-bOard and certain metal
clamps from lumber dealer For a small fee the
lumber dealer will cut the pieces as needed for
tables and chairs -O4
Ihe Dig development has been in Young neonIa
D9llGng their own homes. Two couples will buv
4uJolhlhg Iots make joint contracts for the foun-
% 1%atlons, ana then go ahead with different plans
lnese plahs can be bought with complete details
OI OrueIlns, cutting and erecting the house For
leaYy WORK, when Two men ara needed tbev belD
51Cn 5I' OtneT; IT. Ihe only outside help needed is a
plumber. This may explain why prominent column
ST STATED The new Presidents Cabinet consists of
sleVen -mlllOnaires and one plun,ner-"
PRACTICAL HOBBIES
Physicians are now prescribing hobbies instead
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-27
I'm THE AIR FORCE.p
By Eloine Townsend Diekerson

lounge and that's what It is Was
ali enclrcled with glass and eny,
tleW Vi san francisco you wanted
~ see was right there waiting for
you. Our day turned out to bs :
sunny one and we were very apnre-
clatlYe with all this view bef6ro
gs. Ihe cocktail lounge was aII
uohe IN pink and blue. In the cen
Ter OI the room there was 4 circn-
idr par the side of which was tpft
eu in pink leather and the etooi.
around the bar were All sbopnS
IKE pink cocktail glasses AZ ~
walAea 70 our table, the alternat-
!ns pink and blue bowls on each
LaDie containing cheese CRACKERS
caught little Dawnie's eve and tbe
Slllliihg people in the room made
me turn just in time to catch TftIe
lands all set to "dig i'm
our next must" was a cablo 30.
roe and since we found onr car
Dehavlng itself on the hin NC iast
an4,lsi a. ISM there and waited for our
antiquated conveyance. Before
couIo even see it, behind the biIl
neaIa the ding of its bell and NC
SIdDDeu the children all set to get
DOaro. Someone. had told Haves % ne
could make a complete circle o,,S
come back to our car in Ak ~,
9tes SO that's what we decide59 -
90. Our ride wasn't too frighto >.
Ils ds the Powell street ride IS.
we were told-it is straight nm ana
gown. Hayes was getting worriaS ,.S
because we weren't getting Mo
lures OF us on the cable car ana
asked the conductor. There 49,
Two on the cars. One man manin-
rates the two levers in the car IN
70 start and one to stop II ana ~
LOO rings the bell which sonnJ.
lih9 me dlnner bell. The other man
coIlects the 15c for your ride IT Tba
Gonuuctor : told us that at the end of
IlIe -I ilhe we would have time for on-
onOIs' AT the end of manv3runs fba
car car Is turned around bodily hv itS
crew on circular track. Wben @ 1.o
sOt 10 the end of our trim and bo
gan 10 turn our corner the cobIo
car obligingly jumped the tTaSit
In.l.I 1Ia9llng us to get lots of shots
whiIe the wrecker crew came :"
pun us back on the track again
wish l could give Won . nic-
lure 5!I OF what San Francisco looks
me Dut the command of words
-s 4 not mine. I knew there was some.
-HIng dlmerent about all the bouees
Dqt dldnt realize what it was nm
III this trip. All of them have ear-
ages under the homes and there
ore the houses seem very tail and
narrow. A woman on the cabIa % oar
'aio real estate in the citv was ot
hlgh premium because if is IN
'enlnsula and so there is nowbaro
Use 10 spread. Garages under the
louses conserve space, too and
q many cases elevate them eo
ney can have a grander view of the
ay or ocean, whichever it sbonId
e. 1t is a clean city. It has its
lums' but most homes are we'll
ept: And like New Orleans II is
dlfferent city. We will leave hero
June and before then l hone We
an return to the Golden Gate Citv
ften. ---.-s.... - -tst'e "a Sity
Always, ea.e
Elaine Townsend Dickerson
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-27
47SO 81 Cerrito Way
Sacramento 18, Calf.
February 20, 1853

0oo. SOA udIy zUs 1888
think 1 left you last week or
the Oakland Bay Bridge on the wav
into San Francisco.
This time we decided to 20 down
town and see the shopping district
Vi san francisco. We stopped right
on Market street and went first -
10 the Emporium, which seems IN
De the largest department store
tney have. In the center of the
store is a large glass dome nm in
tne celllng and l imagined il was
the meeting place for San Francis
Gems like the Eagle at Wanamaker's
Is for Philadelphians.
soon we realized time was mass
ing and that it would soon he noon
anu anu II we were to eat at the Cliff
IIouse we had better get started
OIu Faithful, or Duncan Hines
Iolo us that if went to the ClifP
Rouse to make reservations becauso
the tables by the windows were
lIIniteo. We called to make reser-
VaIlons-nO one answered Tbev
open just at noon, so this made nc
Ius1 from downtown San Francisco
10 the Pacific Coast line, and 0nite
distance, too. There the SION
signs don't register green and red
Dut nash on word go and STOP
Wnen your eyes are accustomed n
coIored lights, you just don't see
the other traffic signs and goino
through STOP signs and going mn
ana down those hills left me gasn,
il4g for breath by the time we cot
70 the ocean. The beauty we saw
mere would make any one gasn
we overlooked "that other ocean''
from a high cliff and could sea
ocean liners entering and LEAVING
the San Francisco Bay. Down he7
low US was the Cliff House. Gift
shops' a theatre and all right on the
very edge of the ocean. We were
lucky and got a seat in the Cliff
t1ouSe right by the window so the
children could watch the sea1S
playing on the rocks in the ocoon
rms restaurant is almost a bnn.
dred years old, there have bean siv
architectural changes. however,
One house was dynamited bv a
snip exploding on the rocks. an
otAer house was destroyed in +be |
nre OF 1907, and the house of TO-DAY
was modernized from a "ginger. |
1read structure and the reason for |
ne other changes l have forgot /
.en. AOA SUI
Next we were reminded that Mrs
Ioopefsmith said something abont
ne Top of the Mark" for scenery
u the city, and off we went to the /,
Iark Hopkins Hotel. We were lucky
nough TO park our car right in
ront of the hotel and as I left II
wondered if it would be there +,
'hen we came back or if it wouId !
e at the bottom of the hill Mob !
illD. All cars in San Francisco ,
re parked with their wheels turn !
q toward the curb and ours was :
co. so hoped it would stav mt
Vhen we reached the 18th floor of ,
ne Motel the elevator girl announ-
co. Top of the Mark and We
new we had arrived. The cocktail
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-27
cHokED VOICE

The Voice of Americas Bakers
are out of dough. These are tbe
two huge foreign propaganda
transmitters under construction bv
the State Department on which DR.
wilson Compton, former admins
tratCr OF the Departments inter
national information programs, or
dered work stopped just before he
retired.
Baker East" is being built in
the depths of presently inaccess-
lDIe swamp near Wilmington, N. G.
Baker West" near Seattle, Wash
lngtOn, is located in a ('maguAtic
storm" area. These locations. Lew
is }. McKessOn, formerly an cleo
trical engineer for the voice" fold
the Senate Permanent Investigat-
ing Committee, would reduce eff
Iectlveness about 80 per cent, and
make 1t easier for the Russians to
Jam the programs from these IAN
chOr" stations. Mr.. McKesson es-
tlmated the waste on these STA
tlOns and others now planned at
as much as S4 millions. Senator
John L. Mcclellan, (Dem) of Ark
ansas, put the figure at 25 millions.
and declared that the waste and
mlsmanagement involved NAV bor-
der on treason"
Senator Joseph Mccarthy CRep)
OF wisconsin, chairman of the Com
mittee, said that if these stations
can now be moved to proper sites.
savings alone may total IS mil
lions.
And now, if the two Bakers" get
some of their dough back, we can
at least expect a tastier product
from them. Secretary John Foster
Dulles has cancelled a State De-
partment memorandum to the
Voice" endorsing leftist authors
on the basis of "creditability and
utility" and citing Howard Fast
"a SoYiet-endOTsed author" as a
specific example. And Howard
who has had bad time before the
committee, who hid behind the
Constitution in ducking the Are
you or have you ever been a Com ,
question, and who par
rled the question of whether or
not, if drafted, he would fight for
MS country; isn't going to be work
ng there any more. +
We just hope the cleaner-uppers
iont run out of DDT-or deter
nination.
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-27
HAIL TO THE CHIEF

President Eisenhower played ia
a packed house of 294 reporterE
and photographers in his first press
conference as Chief Executive,
Twenty minues before hand the
room was filled and the doors clos
ed. Later arrivals looked down
from a crowded balcony.
There. has been some grumbling
over the short question period. But
IN twelve minutes, Is questions
were asked and 16 were answered.
None were evaded, and the Presi-
dent never said ''NO comment" ."
(If he had, we couldn't quote it
directlye White House officials
have indicated there will be more
time for questions in future press
conferences.
But the universal reaction has
been one of admiratiOn-unusual
to any press corps anywhere-and
recognition that the President was
in complete charge. From 1921
to 1O:48 he told the meeting: That
1t was not true that he was antag-
Onlstic to the press. He would ans
Wer as many questions as there
was time for but that his next ap-
pointment was at IL o'clock. That
he opposed tax reduction until a
balanced budget was in sight. that
he would never agree to expiration
or the excess profits tax on cor
pOrations OF June 30th unless the
revenue losses were made up by
a substitute. That there was no
doubt the Soviet Union had a sup
ply of atomic weapons. And
he also discussed farm prices, price
control and secret agreements.
Those who are making a career
Of worrying about how President
Eisenhower will meet this, that and
The other challenge, may check one
more off their list.
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-27

is such a thing as this business
craftsmanship" that after-dinner
speakers like to talk about-that
business men are people, patriotic
and neighborly and fOresighted in
the same proportion.
We think that the business COM
munity is sufficiently grateful for
release from this abOmination that
1T will exercise all the restraint
that good citizenship demands-and
SO does President Eisenhower. Sen
ator Capehart (Rep), of Indiana.
is not so sure however. Ike saws
ne doesn't want to keep any club
IN the closet, he'll ask Congress
to hand him one if, and when, he
needs it. But the Senator SAYS he's
going after one right now, Just in
case.
Whatever you may think, we
won't be long in doubt.
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-27
MYSTERY MAlADY SOLVED

SAN FRANCISCO = Up - Rob-
ert B. Norris, his wife and 4-year-
OLD son all got sick about the same
time for two weeks recently. Think
ing change of climate might help.
Morris moved his family here from
San Mateo for six days. All prompt
ly got better.
When they went back home. they
all got sick again. Then his wife
collapsed on the floor. A later
checkup by the fire department re-
yealed a furnace slowly spewing
deadly carbon monoxide fumes in-
to the house. The family did not
require hogpi'aization.
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-27
MECHANIZATION MAKES FARMING
ATTRACTIVE

IL has only been a generation since the
lrst World War started. On the averare
IaIm at that time there was a "hired rnop,j
who received a modest wage plus room o,1C
board. He helped with the chores. such ae
milking and the ordinary work of the farm
winch was largely done with human and ami
NAL labor. anu dill
mat war swallowed men by the millions
ana when 1t was over many of them never
returned to the farm. The Second World
war imposed far greater strains ON Our n1ao@
power AT time when farms had to pro-
9uce record crops, the labor shortage was .
devastating problem, The thing that saved
tlle oay was the ability of our Industries tn
turn out labOr-saVing machines for neaco 90
wen as weapons for war.
On the average farm today the "birad
man is virtually thing of the past Horses
nave disappeared. The tractor which nsee
!uel only while it works, instead of 365 davs
IN the year, is the mode of power. The MIL
ing machine has taken the place of hand
LABOR Everything from land prenaration
harvesting, irrigation, drainage. etc is done
WIN power equipment.
Inc ingenuity of our countrv's farm mo-
chlnery manufacturers has enabled tbo fono-
ny iardn TO become the backbone of our ma
tlon,S food supply Crops can 90 in on time
WIN VIII minimum of labor. The elimination
OF Oack-breaking drudgery has made farm
lne more attractive to boys. They can sec
an independent future in it as q rooi bnSi
ness. 1e"l "uSl-
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-27
DELAWARE FARM MARKET NEWS
'''oFNe' News Information Supplied By The Bu.o, -. =,
State Board Of Agriculture Dover DISO. ~ markets.

Ihe following is a weekly round.
up OF livestock prices and miscaI.
IaneOus commodities prevailing last
week. This report shows averape
prices received by Delaware farm
ers Tor commodities that were mar
Keted throughout this week.
LIVESTOCK PRICES
VEALERS
Choice: $4,000 to $4,000, mostly
$500 per cwt.
Medium to good: S28.OO to S33 5O
mostly $4,000 per cwt.
Rough and common: $1,000 to
$500, mostly $3.50 per cwt.
Monkeys: $3.50 to $2S.OO. mostly
S17.OO per cwt.
COWS
(Slaughter)
Medium to good: $14.OO to S1825.
mostly $1,000 per cwt.
Common: $1,000 to $13.75, most
ly $3.50 per cwt.
Gamers and cutters: 1925 to
$l1.75, mostly $11.5O per cwt.
FEEDER HEIFERS
Dairy type: $3.50 to $2l.OO. most
ly $16.50 per cwt.
Beef type; $19.25 to $22.25, most
ly S20.50 per cwt.
BULLS
Over, 1000 lbs.
Medium to good: $15.25 to S18.75,
mostly $18.75 per cwt.
500 to 1000 lbs.
Medium to good: $3.50 to $17.75.
mostly $14.00 per cwt.
HOGS
Straight Hogs (good quality
12O to 40 lbs: $500 to S21 50. |
mostly $20.50 per cwt.
17O to 24O lbs: $21.OO to $1,000. /
mostly $21.5O per cwt.
24O to $50 lbs: $1,000 to $4,000, |
mostly $3.50 per cwt.
SOWS
(gOOd quality
200 to 300 lbs: $13.75 to S17OO,
mostly $3.50 per cwt.
300 to 400 lbs: $500 to s17.5O.
Mostly $16.25 per cwt.
Over 400 lbs: $14.OO to S17.75.
Mostly $1,000 per cwt.
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-27

BOARS
(goOd quality
Under $50 lbs: $1,000 to s1h ro
mostly $11.OO per cwt T-'''O'
,,OsS Over 500 lbs: $500 to $40 25
mostly $1,000 per cwt V''1O'
FEEDER PIGS
(6 to II weeks oIdl
60 CnOlce: oo @ $775 to $11.OO, mostly
Medium to good: $500 To. s75o
mostly $7.25 per cwt Y''OV'
90 common; 20 $3.50 to $4.75. mostly
HORSES AND MULES
1t, WORK type: $45.OO to $3.50
mostly $4,000 per cwt.
Butcher type: $1,000 to $4,000
mostly $4,000 per cwt 'O'VV'
LIVE POULTRY
Heavy Breeds
FOWL: $1.SO to $2.1O, mostly 81 so
Light Breeds
r,datILt Bantam = chickens: $40 to S.55.
60 Geese; 5s' $3.50 to $3.50, mostly
DUCKS
Muscovy ducks: $50 to s115
mostly $1.OO. T-'@O'
TURKEYS
Toms: $500 to $500, mostly 81 5O
Hen: $3.50 to $3.50, mostly s500
RABBITS
Large breeds: SI.2O To s2Qo
mostly $1.SO.
Small breeds: SIS to $50. most
Young rabbits: $40 to $50
mostly $.45. Wv
EGGS
Ungraded, mixed: $50 to $40
per dozen.
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCE
Sweet Potatoes: S1.1O to 81 60
per 5s busheI.
Greens: $40 per bushel
Lard: 1915 per so ID. can
Apples: $1.40 to 1925 per busbe1
Turnips: SIS to $50 per x bu-
shell.
Pop corn: SIS to $50 per * bu-
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-27

recently. He appeared on televis-
ion for the first time in ''Kids and
Company" Dumont network show.
and he will be one of about 40 chill
dren eligible for the "kid Of The
year" award.
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-27
OMIT FLOWERS

The Reconstruction Finance Cor
poratiOn, an emergency lending
bureau that rendered distinguished
service to the nation during the
depression years of the early thir-
ties, is soon to be memory if
Senator Harry F. Byrd (Dem) of
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-27

mountain of paper work and expensive
legal guidance in attemptil. = to comply with
those evil misnOmers called price controI@
current reductions in some farm prices
largely evaporate in imitation and taxes be-
1TIe T}l! tney can Oe passed along to consumers
I'm Inns Is tne penalty we pay for swallowing
politicians. 'N--''- - Ok VeS-IlCil
II 1t were not for the efficiency of the
modern retailer who is able to operate On an on
lnhnltesimal net profit margin per Salo 1T,o ar+a
would be back to barter system. ~"
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-27
PRICE OF IMITATION


tai. The index in mid-December stood at
80 per cent Of parity compared with 1O7 q
year ago and 122 per cent in 1916. Some
major crops are selling below 80 per cent of
parity. P0- O0ii' u
Consumers wonder why they don't find
similar declines in food prices. The reason
IS simple. Major costs of any business TO-DAY
are made up of irreducible expenditures that
are the result Of twenty years of an inlation-
ary trend, which has seen the value of the
dollar cut in half, This has put HIGHER
value on everything from matches to loco
motives. The cost of goods and services that
enter into the operation of a retail store have
doubled and tripled in some instances.
Consider taxes. In pre-inlation davs thew
were not burden. Today taxes cost us moro
than our food and clothing combined. Hun
oreds OF taxes are included in the price Of
necessities. They begin on the farm and ar
c!umulate through every step of the prodnc-
Clon and distribution process. A large mart
OF current high prices for professed and man.
uIacGured products is due to taxes.
Then consider what has happened 70
Wages-those paid by retailers are no ex.
ceptlon. Also they have another new cost
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-27
FEEDING A BIG FAMTTY

IN 1880 each American farmer nyoducoC
enough to feed and clOthe % pe0nle RT
1912 each farmer will be producing enonoI
10 Ieed and clOthe twice as MANY. This noinfe
up development with implications as faT-
reaching as the harnessing of atomic eno,.o-,
u onCu recently, historically speaking, the 6I1-
man race, like our friends of the animal
world, spent almost all of it's time Of +bo
sheer physical task Of scratching enO10b IN
eat OUT OF the forests, streams and soil For
thousands OF years famine stalked the world
Whlle 30 per cent of the people were engaged
exclusively IN raising the food to keen Them
serves ana the other five per cent alive
An agricultural revolution in the new
world changed this grim picture within tha
space OF lew Years. Americas vast expanse
OF land demanded unheard of fools C6O- .
parade parade OF remarkable devices to help draw
IGrCn the products of the soil in unprecedent-
ed abundance followed pioneer settlers west
ward. One historian has pointed out that the
lnVenClon OF single small mechanism the
autOIhaIlc knotter, which did away with hand
CyIng OF bundles of grain as they were harv-
eSCed eXerted more profound influence On
the "OIlds economy than any other of mans
locomotive. PO0'i'iV 'lie
AT any rate the westward nioratior If
Ine IoOG was paced by the growth of a great
new Inuustry-tarm equipment. Today that
INDUSTRY enables agriculture to meet the
neaVy demands of an expanding population
with an ease that would have confounded ol1r
ancestors OF a century ago.
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-27
WHO is THE BOSS?

Z
The 'bOss" of a business isn't the frao
agenI many OF us think he is. His decisions
aren't made on Whim or because Of his own
particular tastes and desires and nreindicoe
The "bOss"-if he is to succeed and keen
ms Jo6-simply passes on the orders he GETS
from tne business customers. He must learn
What those customers want and what thew
are able and willing to pay FOR it. And he
must frame his policies accordingly.
j., we see that truism in action All alono
tne production and distribution line. r q
manufacturer produces something that neo-
PIE don't want and went buy, either a dras-
TIC change must be made or bankruptcy will
result. The trade goes to the manufacturer
VINO produces the things the masses of neo-
price, '-' az =" 1S'li
Exactly the same thing is true on the 70
tail level. The stOrekeeper must stock the
goods the people want and he too must sell
them at a fair price. If he fails to please the
pubic, his trade will go to other stores
which are doing better Job.
Inc force that makes this system tick is
competition. Every producer, from the little
shop TO the biggest manufacturer, must meet
every working day. Every re-
caller, from the One-family store to the
CHAINS with thousands of outlets. is in the
same position. The customer is the real boss
5000
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-27
NEW PILOT ABOARD

A new pilot has taken over the helm of
our Ship of State. President Eisenhower
has pledged himself to eliminate waste in
ettlciency, and duplication of services. to
hght imitation, to restore integrity and com
petence IN the management of our affairs.
ana TO support equality of opportunity for
all Americans. -OA
A huge majority of our citizens endors-
ed this program and voted for "Pil0t TLo',
as the man to steer our Ship of State thronCb
the perilous seas that beset us. With t6a
Tree world SO largely dependent on America =
freedom and power, once again we NAV
say: may
SAL on, o Ship of State!
HsmGnlty 9Oitb all its fears,
VEN all the hopes of future gears.
Is hanging bre0tbJeSS on tby fate!
Milford chronicle., 1953-02-27
A BAD HABIT IS HARD TO BREAK

Price, wage and other government con-
tfOls are being removed as rapidlv as moss
lole. we are headed back to a free market
competitive economy. This move appears to
nave the support of the people. which is q
wholesome indication. The philOsOnhv of
Cne free market is inseparable from the mill
OSophy OF free government
For years the people have been told nv
bureaucratic planners that controls can pro-
Cect consumers against infatiOn-which thew
cannot do. Every effort has been made bV
many top politicians and government off
Gals to create diStrust Of the free market
Wnlch has given the United States the finest
production and distribution system the world
mas known. 1t is great tribute to this svs-
tenn and particularly to retail distribution
that 1t has been able to function for such
long time under mountain of anti-cono.
petltlVe, antl-free market controls.
Ioday controls are being removed but we
should not forget that they are being renoov-
ed while activity is high and people are
reasonably content. We should not forgot
that there is still S26000O, 900 public debt
to reckon with and that for most of the time
curing the past two decades we have been
supported by government deficit financing
ana war spending. In plain words. controls
ana the philosophy Of political dictatorship
tnat they represent are being thrown off
with the approval of the people, but there
mas 6een no test as yet of renewed faith in
Lne pnllOsOphy OF free economy. Bracketing
prices and wages with "fOors and ceiIinCs"
by government decree is like the done ha6it
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