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Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08
Washington Letter - By Robert Nelson Tovlor

paign President Eisenhower will be seeing some of
the folks out west He will address the convention
of the National Junior Chamber of Commerce in
Minneapolis, June tenth; dedicate Garrison Dam, Oh
the Missouri River, next morning, talk to the Ma
tonal convention of the Young Republicans that
afternoon IN Rapid City s. d.. and probably go fish
ing-alsO in South Dakota-the next three days
1t could be, he might find golf course out there
too
NEW WORLD RECORD
This morning." read President Eisenhower to
his press conference, 81 told the legislative leaders
that already we can see our way clear to ask the
Congress to appropriate at least $85OO 100000 less
new money for fiscal year 1854 than had been asked
by the previous administration"
Following the reading of his prepared report
which could be quoted directly, while additionally
the rules forbid quotation of the President ad lib
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS questioned him with especial
eagerness Did his report indicate a balanced
budget-Or nearly sO-Or the possibility of it?
What about tax reduction this year?
The President reminded them of a portion of
his statement, revealing that when the present Ad-
minstratOn took Office there was total carryOver
of 81 billion dollars in appropriated funds largely
committed, for which cash must be provided from
revenues in future fiscal years over and above the
normal cost of Government"
To the somewhat Sewildered reporters, the Pres
ldent replies seemed to indicate that budget-bal-
anclng is still distant prospect. In fact, he said
that he saw possibility of balancing the budget in
the new fiscal year Nor would he discuss the poss-
ibility of tax-cutting.
Earlier in the day. lawmakers who had attended
the morning budget discussion in the White House
IepOICeIS ChaI the cuts proposed by the PrcSi
dent would come very close" to balancing the pud-
get But Speaker Joe Martin said he was not sure
that taxes could be cut in this session.
Apparently the visitors from the House and
Senate, were doing mental arithmetic with the
Truman budget figures announced by the former
President last January. The Truman budget of
1855 billions, minus $S5, equals SOL The Truman
deficit, of $9.9 billions minus $S.5 billions, equals
$l4 billions. Perhaps they trying to forget that
they had also been informed that Federal revenues
are declining, and may not reach the $687 billion
predicted by Mr.. Truman.
But, no matter what reasoning you use it is
still hard, cold fact that administration in the
history of the world has ever before demanded
cut OF $S,5O000 100000 in it's spending money
$4s,4O3sOs LESS
The State Department can get along with
$484O3SOS less than Mr.. Truman said it should
have in fiscal 1854. thinks the House Approximations
committee And naturally if this cut is made to
stick, they'll get along with less people, While thew
now have money for 12026 people (7,614 overseasl
the reducing treatment will still leave them with
more than the 1903 who were on the payroll at
the height of World War H.
But the State Department wasn't running our
wars for us in those days.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08
DEATHS ON THE HIGHWAYS


From the latest annual study of traffic
accidents of a large insurance company we
learn that $1,000 persons were killed in 1852
on streets and highways throughout the ma
tlOn-the third consecutive year in which
there was an increase in the traffic death toll
For the first time in history we had more
than two million traffic casualties. And the
causes? Excessive speed alone killed 1343O
and injured nearly 100000. We have to add
to these grim figures the 2,18O killed and
the 86,240 injured who come under the head
ing "Drove off Roadway" for the road is left
usually as the result of excessive speed The
one bright spot in the record is an per cent
decline in pedestrian deaths.
The high danger point is reached in late
afternoon and evening, when traffic is at its
denSest,- drivers are tired, impatient and not
as responsive to refeXes as they should be-
ThrOUghways would do much to reduce the
danger OF congestion in many sections of the
country But the thrOughway breeds a false
sense of security because driver can see so
far ahead, Eight per cent of last years traffic
accidents occurred when the weather and Wis
ibility were good.
An analysis of the statistics leaves no
doubt that young drivers are responsible for
more than their share of accidents. MANY
lack training, many take more chances than
their elders, many too often are deficient in
a sense OF responsibility. Intelligent guild
ance that only parents and teachers can DrO-
vide would be a help here. That this is so
follows from the good record of professionals
(taxicab, truck and bus drivers) not that
they never made mistakes but that they are
more Skillful and that they take better care
Of steering mechanisms and brakes. Appar-
emily the weekend driver is the man most
to be feared.
We shudder at the carnage of war. But
what of the carnage of the peaceful highway?
A recent battle casualty list from Korea
shows that the United States has so far lost
133,787 men of all its armed forces-killed.
wounded, prisoners or missing Of these
more than $4,000 were killed. So in a single
year we slaughter more on our highways and
streets than have been killed by Communist
weapons since the outbreak of the Korean
war.
The driving training course in the Della
ware Public Schools should do much to pre-
vent careless driving on our state highways
over the next few years.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08
Business Women
Elect 1853 Officers
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Mustard, Georgetown, recording
secretary; Mrs. Helen Renfrow.
Georgetown, corresponding secre-
tary; assistant, Miss Laura viii
liams, also of Georgetown, and
Miss Mae Gordy. treasurer.
The new officers will be INSTALL
ed by Mrs. Madeline Arnold Dunn.
president OF the. Delaware State
Federation OF BPWC, at the next
dinner meeting of the club, which
will be held in Seaford Inn, We'd
nesday evening, May 18th, at 1900
p. m, d. S. T. All BPW Clubs on
the Eastern Shore aad in Sussex
County, Delaware, are being in.
vited to attend the dinner. Mrs.
Pauline Mustard, of GEORGETOWN.
is in charge of reservations and
the deadline for reservations has
been set at May 9Th.
a program will follow the din
ner. An interesting collection of
old fashioned pictures on slides
will be shown by H. w. T. Purnell.
of Georgetown, who will also
show color movies of the inaugura-
ton in Washington in january and
hlms of inaugurations Of other
years.
Mrs. Jance G. Mifflin, Of George
town, was voted in as a new men,
Der of the club. and Mrs. Emory,
the president, named Miss Myrtle
JEFFERSON and Miss Clara sam
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08
473O FL Cerrito
Sacramento is, Calf.
April % 1853

April %, 1853
Dear Friends:-
We had made no plans Whatso-
ever to go to Vacaville today. but
since it is only about 35 miles away
from us and since this really was
such big, important news day we
decided to drive over. Just as we
arrived at VacaVille it began to
rain. | was so disappointed be-
cause this was the day the Free
dom Village v. /. P.s y. I. p.
standing for Very Important Per-
sons) were to arrive at Travis Air
Force Base and we were Just seven
miles from the base when we ar
rived in this small town.
It is very pretty country there.
very hilly country side and right
now every field shows rows of
beautifully green vegetables, acres
hooded with water readied as such
Tor rice paddles, many, many herds
OF cattle and sheep grazing on the
mountain sides. 1t was pretty coun-
try, but that didn't matter to those
80 boys arriving for the first time
IN many months on their homeland
soil again.
We arrived at the Air Base and
went right to Operations where we
could see men with cameras, men
with microphOnes, ladies with tab
lets and pencils, trucks with CHS.
Abe, NBC painted on the side. It
was a big day for the newsmen. a
big day for the boys coming home.
a big day for Travis and a big day
for us.
AS soon as our car motor stopped
a massive B-36 went right over our
heads. We have seen them before.
put not that close. l ran as fast as
could to the field where all the
crowd was gathering and was so
excited that a man in civilian
clothes, who evidently was hand
ing part of the affairs for the day.
stopped Hayes and asked him if I
was meeting someone. You know
me, or you should by this time. I
was just as thrilled as any Of the
relatives were.
We got in the first row right be-
hind the rope, the rope was right
behind the many A. P.s (Air POIice)
The Travis Air Force Band began
to play, four fighter escort planes
zoOmed over our heads and then
we saw the C-97 that carried those
happy boys. The band played Gal
ifOrnia Here l Come" the plane
pulled up right in front of us and
the civilian and all service report
ers moved in. AS though it, too.
was right on schedule, the sun.
came out and who has the right to
say it wasn't scheduled? They NOV
ed ramp up into the back part of
the ship and that is where the boys
walked out from, and where nine
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08
SALUTE TO COMPETITION

A businessman has a plaque on wall
above his desk which reads as follows:
My competitors do more for me than
my friends do; my friends are too polite to
point out my weaknesses, but my cOmpeti-
tors go to great expense to advertise them.
My competitors are efficient, diligent
and attentive; they make me search for ways
to improve my products and services.
My competitors would take my business
away from me, if they could this keeps me
alert to hold what l have.
IF had no competitors would be lazy.
incompetent, inattentive; need the disci-
pline they enforce upon me.
Il salute my competitors; they ,ilave been
good to me. God Bless them ALI"
Business competition takes many forms.
Sometimes it is in price. Other times it is
in the quality of service. Other times still
it is in some innovation which people find
interesting and attractive. Whatever the
form, cOmpetitiOn-which exists in it's true
state only in free ecOnony-is the greatest
force for progress that exists.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08
Armed Force Members
Get License Help
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term Of service, are not required
to renew this license until so davs
after their service with the armed
forces are ended.
However, in some areas il has
proven embarrassing to the holders
of these licenses with an expired
date when they have been stopped
outside of this state.
To overcome this condition the
Motor Vehicle Department is now
issuing a special identification card
for the holders Of these licerses
which will show that their present
license is valid during the period
they are serving with the armed
forces and for 80 days thereafter
Motor Vehicle Commissioners
Harold II. Keller announced that
any member of the armed forces
could procure one Of these new
license identifications bv malina
application at any Of the Motor
Vehicle Department branch of8ces
located in Wilmington. Dover ana
GEORGETOWN. He stated that appli-
cation could also be made bv mail
hy writing to the division Of driver
licensing, Motor Vehicle Dapart-
ment, Dover, Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08

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
eTs for commodities that were mar
keted throughout this week:
LIVESTOCK
Veal Calves
Choice: $2S.0O to I34.5O, mostly
$4,000 per cwt
Medium to Good: $24.0O to $27.5O,
mostly $26.00 per cwt.
Rough and Common: $1,000 to
$4,000, mostly $21.OO per cwt.
Monkeys: $3.50 to $4,000, most
ly $31.OO per cwt.
Lambs
Medium: $27.5O to $3O.25, mostly
$4,000 per cwt.
Slaughter Cows
Medium to Good: $13.75 to $15.75,
mostly SLABS per cwt.
Common: $1,000 to $3.50, most
ly $1S.25 per cwt.
Gamers and Cutters: 1926 to
$1L75, mostly $11.75 per cwt.
Steers
Light Steers: SLIGO to $4,000,
mostly $17.75 per cwt.
Feeder Heifers
Dairy Type: $11.OO to $500.
mostly $14.50 per cwt.
Bulls
over 1000 pounds
Medium to Good: S17.OO to S18.75.
mostly $1S.25 per cwt.
500 to 1000 pounds
Medium to Good: S14.OO to $500.
mostly $1,000 per cwt.
HOGS
Straight Hogs
(gOOd quality
12O to 80 lbs, S19.25 to S21.OO.
mostly $21.OO per cwt.
40 to 24O lbs. $4,000 to S23.5O.
mostly $23.25 per cwt.
24O to $50 lbs. $4,000 to $4,000,
mostly $22.25 per cwt.
SOWs
(gOOd quality
200 to 300 lbs, SITS to $1s.25.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08
GRASS ROOTS SENTIMENT

The American Press magazine recently
polled representative group of country edi-
tors on the subject of what the current Con-
gress should do. Almost 500 of these edi-
tors respOnded-and the general tenor of
their opinion, the magazine reports, is chat
Congress should get rid of laws rather than
make new ones; that government should in
terfere as little as possible with the free.
dom of the people; and that government
should not enter into competition with pri-
vate business :"
Specific proposals on which the editors
recommended NO vote included new gov
eInnent power projects, gOvernment-back-
ed rural telephone service, federal. health in
surance, increased social security benefits.
ana goyernment-spOnSOred public housing.
In other words, these grass roots editors
want less government domination of our
lives, not more-and cheaper government in
stead OF more expensive government. IT'S
a good bet that the majority of the Ameri-
can people feel exactly the same way.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08
DELAWARE FARM MARKET NEWS
Market News information Supplied BY The Bureau cf Mor
siaie Board OF AgreuLiyra. Dover. Dso,anra

mostly $18.75 per cwt.
300 to 400 lbs, $1,000 to S19.25.
mostly $1S.75 per cwt.
over 400 lbs, $13.75 to $500.
mostly $17.75 per cwt.
Bears
(gOOd quality
Under $50 lbs, $11.OO to $500.
mostly $1,000 per cwt.
Over $50 lbs, $500 to $1,000.
mostly $3.50 per cwt.
ShOats
Medium to Good: $1,000 to $1,000.
mostly $14.00 per cwt.
Feeder Pigs
(6 to ~ weeks odd
Choice: $3.50 to $1,000, mostly
$1,000 per cwt.
Medium to Good: $500 to $500.
mostly $3.50 per cwt.
Common: $500 to $3.50, mostly
$500 per cwt
HORSES AND MULES
Work Type: $500 to $4,000.
Butcher Type: $4,000 to S51.OO.
LIVE POULTRY
Heavy Breeds
Fowl, SIPS to $3.50, mostly s1.6O.
Light Breeds
Cockerels: SOC to 75c, mostly
55c.
Ducks
Muscovy brakes: $3.50 to $500.
RABBITS
Large Breeds: $1.OO to S1.25.
mostly $115.
Small Breeds: soc to 9Oc, mostly
zoe.
Young Rabbits: Csc to 4Oc, most
ly 25c.
EGGS
Mixed: 4Oc to 4Sc per dozen.
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCE
ASPARAGUSD . 3Oc to 85c per
bunch.
SWEET POTATOES: S2SO per
Is bushel.
LARD: sa.75 to $500 per 5O-ib.
can.
RHUBARB: Sc per bunch.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08

at mealtime, No one seemed to realize how
important mothers were in the human scale
OF things until 1907, in Philadelphia Then
Anna Jarvis began to think about her mo-
ther and, as the saying goes, took steps. AS a
result OF these steps the impression has got
about that mothers have amounted to some
thing only in the last forty years-a mighty
short period in a world which moves so fast
that men are beginning to count time by
wars, sky-circle the planet, split the atom
and make all sorts of things on assembly lines
except peace.
Mothers, one remembers at once, have
always been peace specialists on a small and
happy scale. From an old lullaby pattern
used first, perhaps, beside a stone crib in
cave that was never an afraid shelter,
mothers began to learn a lot about peace.
This is fretful world just now And so, on
their record, we think it strange that no one
has ever consulted with experienced mothers
about better method of quieting a worlds
restlesSness than by making bigger and
louder bombs. On Mothers Day, surely, is
the appropriate time for mothers, as peace
specialists, to speak up. Anna Jarvis lived to
hear herself, at eighty, called the Inventor"
OF Mothers Day. 81 never invented it." she
is said to have earnestly disclaimed. 81 Just
loved my mother" Perhaps in some like man.
ner mothers can invent" a way of world
peace which will be on a larger scale than
that of crib and lullaby. For mothers, of
course, love peace-even as they have always
loved the children that the wars of men de-
stroy.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08
MOTHERs ARE NOR NEW

Mothers, of course, are nothing new. They
started on their jobs a long time AGO. In that
dim outline of history which men like to
think they can push farther and farther back.
from neutron to Neanderthal well rnothered
generations came and went. Innumerable
babies cooed in countless cradles, most Of
them becoming tall sons and wedding-sized
daughters And through all this continuous
processing mothers, it appears, were lust
taken for granted as nice and necessary
things to have around the house, particularly
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
PASSES TO REPUBLICAN
CONTROL

Republicans again control the State High
way Department. The change was made last
Friday and Saturday when Governor Boggs
appointed Frank r. Grier, of Milford, Re
publican, to succeed Clayton Bunting, of
SelbyVllle, a Republican, and on Hugh Sharp
Of GreenviIle, New Castle County, also a
Republican, to succeed J. Tyler McCollenn,
Democrat. The commission is scheduled to
met on May goth to elect new officers.
Just what changes will be effected in
the complexion of the operational personnel
OF the department will not be known until
after the reorganization of the commission.
We believe that, like Clayton Bunting. Frank
Grier will make an excellent member of the
Commission. He is a clear thinker, a man
who will not allow himself to be pushed
around or overly influenced in his thinking
native OF Milford, his appointment to the
Commission, gives northern Sussex County
representation on the bOard-SOmething that
this section of the State has not had since
the retirement of the late C. D. Abbott from
membership on the commission. The major
lty OF the people of Milford believe that Gov
ernor Caleb Boggs has made an excellent
SelecIlOn IN the naming of Frank Grier to
the Commission.
TREES ALONG OUR HIGHWAYS
The State Senate stirred up hornets
nest OF protest and riled lovers of trees in
general when it rushed through Senator
Dolby's bill allowing the State Highway
Department to cut down trees of over six
inches in diameter which grow on the right
OF way. The cry was prompt and vigorous.
1t continues to increase. 1t seems to us that
this is an unnecessary piece of legislation.
The State Highway Commission now has
all the authority that is needed to remove
traffic hazards or danger Spots Now before
the House, this bill should receive careful
scrutiny before tits acted upon. Just what
motlvated the introduction of the bill in the
Senate has not been explained, but rumOr
land there are hundreds of rumors floating
about the Legislative Building each dav
about every piece of legislation introduced)
has it that the State Highway Commission
took this method of passing the buck" to the
General Assembly. Trees that are too close
to the flow of traffic should be removed
But no amount of Legislation will discourage
the fools who insist on driving on and off
the highways, across dangerous spots OF.
deliberately risk their necks. This piece of
legislation is ill-advised and is not needed
The Highway Department has authority to
handle this problem. Why clutter the Law
Books with additional legislation on the SUBJ
Ject? 1t should be killed.
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08
ACCIDENTS ON OUR HIGHWAYS

Accidents on Delaware Highways are
on the increase. Deaths mount as the sum-
mer months near We want to call to the
attention of the State Highway Department
the crying need for added facilities to handle
the How OF traffic on Route 113 from Little
Heaven to the entrance at Milford, distance
OF about eleven miles. We travel this road
frequently, we see the hazards and the dang
er involved IN travelling it. We have no de-
sire to be a prophet of gloom, but it is our
confirmed belief that there is no more dang
erous stretch of highway in the State Of
Delaware than this piece of highway. Acct
dents have happened-bad accidents bring
ing death and injury-On this road. Thev
VIII continue to grow as the summer traffic
TO Reho0oth and other resort areas increases
THIS spring and summer. Several wears apo
TINS section of road was designated for dlial
highway purposes. But with the arrival of
the Carvel administration the plans were
either dropped or held in abeyance. It is now
time to eYaluate the necessity for this need
ed lmproVement-nOw before more lives are
lost and people are MANNED Our new HIGH
way Commissioner Frank r. Grier should
ask why this project was abandoned and see
20 u that 1t IS again reactivated. That is
project in which the Milford Chamber Of
Commerce and other civic groups should
JOIN together to make their desires known.
$500
Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08

mons, Of Georgetown, as the audit
ing committee to audit the books
for the soar.
Evening star., 1953-02-27
DOGS. PETS. ETC.

BOXERS 9sIei "A Axe s,gp1' fagp' males and fe'
COCKER PUPS; Axe reg. 8 wks.
light bun and blond; treated fol
GSrras, Worms and temporary distemper
GERiAN SHEPHERD PUPPY. Axe
SieealIns. + 2sdARD'@s o@ kESNSLs. dESiSSs DsE' Ss
GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES Axe
reg. excel show possibilities besj
breed line. Evergreen 4-2940. IS
COLLIE. 8 mos. old. male. friends
with children: $50. After $50 pm
4@os Silver Hill rd.. Silver Hill; Md
CHIHUAHUA PUPS. males and fe.
males males S35 UP. Phone Annapolis g.
P0MERANIAN PuPp1Es, reg. Axe;
1n males Soo9 females; champion breed
BOYER, OK sr,.. fawn male; white marking
mss 4@e5 s9e6 eai e5ff HA' HMAe:s9intzter s94az! 1e
PO0DLES. 2 healthy females, 8 mos
about SIS. Oh. 5000. any II re-
reg, e. finest blood lines. MacKiNNoN
rnS 1S92 vRooSsyelt ST.. Arl; JE. 2-3432
WEIMARANER PUFFY. imported, faeld
stock; prize stock, American regis.
tered. XII. S-OO5O. q
COCKER PUPPIES, z weeks old, part
colored, black and white; Axe. 7133
Brseburn pl.. Bethesda, Md. OIL
PoMERANIANS, female, 6 weeks old
thoromghbred with papers; S75. ia.
PUPS. German Shepherd, purebred,
some white. also black and tan; SIS
$50. JE. 2-l564. Il
weeks; show prospect: male and
female. Call JU. 9-O42O.
CHIHUAHUA PUPPIES Wks. old.
male. Axe. XII. 9-O047 after 6
weekdays, all day Sun. Il
Evening star., 1953-02-27
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