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Milford chronicle., 1953-07-24
Washington Letter - By Robert Nelson Taylor

assured the Congress he was
optimistic about the whole thing.
But we ought to have better secur-
ity than that-eVen for just a few
billions.
Where COntainment Ends
AS the bloodiest action in two
years famed along the east and
central Korean fronts, as 100000
Reds flung themselves into battle
supported by the strongest artil-
lery concentration the enemy has
yet brought up, UN delegates
/ reached the end of their patience
at PanmunjOm and laid down their
ultimatum-tTuce or war-and gave
the enemy fOrty-eight hours to
think it over.
Meanwhile the counterattack of
Americans and ROK's gained power,
the skies cleared to permit the first
air support in days, General Mark
| Clark, supreme UN Commander,
returning from the front reported
the situation stabilized" The often
sive had been stopped, a serious
break-thrOugh had been prevented
and the UN forces were moving for
ward, correspondents reported.
In Washington it was revealed
that the Pentagon had in readiness
plan for atom war develop d
largely by Air Force staff officers
and which had been shelved when
the truce talks were revived. There
are also now enough atomic cannon
on hand to make use of them in
, Korea, it was announced
1t would appear that the Reds
have thrown their Sunday punch,
and that it was not good enough.
This may be what was needed to
convince them that they really
do want a truce. But if the war
must go on, we hope and pray that
President Eisenhower, the only man
who has the authority to release
the atom terror, will stay his hand
We still believe that conventional
bombing of enemy bases beyond
the Yalu, commando action on the
China mainland, blockade of the
China coast, in short the traditional
methods of victory-as planned by
General Macarthur so long ago
will win this war, not spread it.
But the first atomic or rifle she'll
will indeed be heard "rOund the
world" There is no containing
atomic fissiOn.
Milford chronicle., 1953-07-24

can be controlled from any easy
chair anywhere within cable-length
of the set.
The Crosley people, will have this
new On-thebOttOm TV device ready
for you when the frost is on the
punkin, (and the corn is in the
shock, if anybody has the energy for
it,, explain that the chairside unit
controlling the set is essentially
a CLOSED circuit broadcast" that
transmits electrOnic impulses from
the magic box by your chair to the
viewer, and does not depend on
motors, gears, pulleys or trained
mice to turn the knobs way over
there across the room. This boom
to the weary we are told, will cost
about $1,000.
And if you find breathing too
difficult, there's always the iron
lung.
1t Better Be Mutual!
Congress, having passed the
Mutual Security bill authorizing
$5,157, ,232,50 for foreign aid mill
tary, economic and technical, during
the fiscal year, begun July 1st, now
gets down to brass tacks on how
much money it will actually appro-
pirate for these purposes.
We don't know for sure whether
this Alice-in-W Wonderland approach
to legislation is intended to confuse
us or our enimies, but if it's any
comfort to you, actual foreign
spending is not likely to run over
four billion, and it may be less.
Since passage Of the authorization
bill, President Eisenhower has cut
his request nearly thirty-three mil
lion below this figure, and or
the same day a House apprO.
priations subcommittee pared of
81 1,10O,O0O,000, a cut of 21.5 pei
cent. OF this amount, $800,000,00(
is to come off the Military AiC
Program, and $30O,OOO,OOO cut from
Economic and Technical Assistance
Committee members said they
thought the cuts could be made
without "wrecking the program.
A more serious question, however
is whether there can be any pro
gram without that six-natiOn Euro.
pean army, which can only become
a reality after our allies ratify
the European Defense Community
Thus, the Mutual Security bill was
equipped with an amendment tha'
withholds half of the military aiC
until the European Defense treaty
is signed.
We hope this restriction will bC
sufficient to prod our European
friends into taking pen in hand, bu
we'd feel better about it if the
prOviso covered the economic anC
technical aid funds too. Mr.. Dulle!
Milford chronicle., 1953-07-24
Smell ANYTHING?

In signing into law the bill ex-
tending the excess profits tax for
the balance of the year, President
Eisenhower emerged victorious
from a long and bitter political
siege.
But it was no occasion for dane
ing in the streets. Never before in
our history had so many of our
leaders fought so hard to preserve
a tax that all of them regarded as
unfair, vicious and a mistake in
the first place. But the President
and his supporters were fighting
for something a little more elevat-
ing than the $800,000,000 the uni
versally-hated tax will produce.
They were fighting to achieve the
COP election promise of a balanced
budget.
Their opponent, 78 year old Rep.
Daniel A. Reed, (RepJ of New York,
senior member of the House and
chairman of the powerful Ways and
Means Committee, believes in keep
ing election promises too. He says
the Republicans promised to cut
taxes and they'd better start doing
it. AS for budget balancing, his
theory is that the way to cut expen-
ditures is to cut income first. AS
long as the money is coming in, the
Government spenders will toss
their noble theories of economy
back and forth like a medicine ball.
Back in the beginning of this
hassle, we were all for Ike's view
point. Budget-balancing, we thought
should be the first order of business
Rep. Reed, we said, was putting the
cart before the horse in his efforts
to block extension of the OdiOus
surplus profits tax and to drive
through the House an immediate
10 per cent personal income tax
cut.
But we haven't got that balanced
budget. The Administration admits
it may be two years away. We have
no tax relief, either corporate OF
personal. And the Republican Party
must wear about its neck the redo
lent albatross of untitled pledges.
And, since Congress feels it must
pack up and go home, that bird will
grow no less aromatic as the re-
naming months of 1853 drag by
leaving Mr.. Eisenhower's vessel "a
painted ship upon a painted ocean,
Here's What They Thought OF NeXt
On the heels of washing machines
that do everything automatic ex
cept sewing on missing buttons anC
putting the laundry back where
father can't find it, automobiles
that provide the power to steer
themselves if you just crook {
finger, comes a televisiOn set that
Milford chronicle., 1953-07-24

bodies.
The Corvette's 5O-a-month sched-
ule compares with more than 7.7OO
a day, which Chevrolet builds in
steel in all its % manufacturing
and assembly plants in 20 cities,
in 10 states strategically scattered
for most efficient car and truck
distribution throughout the country.
Keating revealed that production
will build up from this small be-
ginning to the 5O-a-month rate, and
added:
I'VE expect to complete our
original schedule of 300 Corvettes
in this model year, and start get
ting 1000 plastic bodies a month
for the 1854 production Of the
Corvette"
This new type American sports
car is only S3 inches high. It is
powered with a stepped-up Chew
rolet 1858 "Blue Flame" engine, and
1858 Power-glide automatic trans
mission. The production Corvette,
like the show cars that have been
on tour, is a two-seater painted
white, with red cockpit, and other
trim in red and chrome. It is 20
inches wide, 167 inches long on a
102 inch wheelbase, and has a curb
weight Of approximately 2900
pounds.
Milford chronicle., 1953-07-24

Offing. On top of all this, his COM
pany must pay heavy taxes. After
all these obligations are met, if
there is anything left, that is profits.
The raw material purchaser is a
great factor in determining profits.
It, therefore, is seen that profit
sharing rewards depend little upon
the wagewOrkers. Such plans are
most successful in large business
enterprises that are well-established
and managed, especially if produc-
ing a patented product having a
continual demand in war or peace.
Profit sharing is often hard on
small business concerns, because
they do not have the reserves to
carry them through readjustments
or to constantly advertise. profit
sharing is a One-Way street" II
may act as a wage-sedative during
periods of prosperity and good
earnings but as a source of trouble
if a company suffers a loss. Labor
is willing to share profits; but is
not willing to share losses.
Speaking From Experience
gave away over one million
dollars to my employees from 1913
to 1925. There is no doubt but what
the money passed out did a lot OF
good to the recipients. l am glad
that we tried the experiment and
gave it a thorough test. Profit shar-
ing was only a part Of the pro-
gram-we really tried industrial
democracy. Both came to an un-
fortunate ending. Since then better
plans have been tried by others.
Milford chronicle., 1953-07-24
Chevrolet Produces
First Plastic Car

The American Automobile in
dustTy's first production sports car
with laminated fiber glass body was
completed here today as the first
Chevrolet Corvette came of the
line of the Chevrolet Assembly
Plant.
T. H. Heating, Chevrolet general
manager, announced that the fac
tory list price of the Corvette would
be $3,250.0O including a 1853 Power
glide automatic transmission as
standard equipment.
Thus, in one day, Chevrolet
answered the two top questions
most often asked by some four
million persons who have seen two
experimental models of the Cor
vette at the GM MotOramas and
special events at which it has been
shown since January. They wanted
most of all to know when Chevrolet
would start production and how
much the Corvette would cost.
"This occasion is historic in the
industry" Heating said. "The Cor
vette has been brought into pro-
ductiOn on schedule in less than
IL months from designers dream to
tested reality.
THE engineers want to keep on
testing these first cars for a few
thousand more miles, but it may be
most important to Chevrolet's future
plans to learn the amazing flex-
Utility that is demonstrated here
in working out new design ideas
in plastics."
The Corvette assembly line, its
bins filled with all the nuts and
washers and fasteners and trim
pieces necessary for continuing
production, has been set up in q
separate building at the Flint
Assembly plant
It is miniature assembly line
lnly six chassis long, but with
every place on the line filled with
additional chassis and component
parts of the subsequent bodies
needed to keep assembly rolling
However, the line is big enough fol
the initial rate Of production which
Chevrolet has established for piO-
leering in a new field Of plastic
Milford chronicle., 1953-07-24
I'm TIE AIR FORCE"
81 EIalne Townsend Dlekerson

pleased to learn that this was
where Cambridge glassware is
made. There are many pottery fac
tories in surrounding towns. too.
and being a fanactic for both glass
ware and china, was in my glory.
It was closing time By the time r
found parking space Is Cam
bridge, but / did manage to get
into Dawes Department Store ne
fore they shut the doors for the
weekend. This store had three
noors, but its interior resembled 4.
country store. It is the only store
IN Cambridge where you can bnv
glassware, which / thought pnns-.
ual since 1t is manufactured fhera
The woman who sold me nv .sCam-
bridge Square purchase had lived
there all her life and had never
been through the factory A faIlow.
worker OF hers told me that the
glass house" employed, perhaps
SOO people / expected larger,
number of employees than that
Sunday night we STAYED IN.
Springfield, illinois, and after
wonderful filet megnon dinner We,
rushed to see Abe Lincoln's home
IN what daylight we had left. This
nome ne lived in for II years. and
quite a lovely home it was. too
MS earlier home has been recon-
stfucted about twenty mil 8 east IF
springfield and we hope to see that.
on a trip east some time. We drove,
to Oak Ridge Cemetery To see IN
CONS tomb, but the twilight hours
were gone, and we will have to see
1t again, too.
Next week I'll tell you about To-
peak :. until then.
Always that Milford gal
+! Elaine Townsend Dickerson
Milford chronicle., 1953-07-24
BABSON Discusses Profit SHARING

BabsOn Park, Mass, July %.
There is no panacea for the labor
problem. 1t began when one man
started to work for another. 1t will
continue so long as there is
an emplOyer-emplOyee relationship.
When l was Assistant Secretary of
Labor l was asked to speak on labor
problems before Washington
audience. On my way to the appoint
ment l stopped in William B.
Wilson's Office and asked for some
suggestions. He replied: You
might begin by telling them that 100
years from tonight someone will be
speaking on the same subject on
the same spot"
Profit Sharing And Prosperity
Profit Sharing Plans grow with
prosperity and decline in periods
of depression. Most Profit Sharing
Plans are for wages Only-aTe not
dependent on the productivity of
the workers, but dependent mainly
on the ability and generosity of the
management. The business boom
during and following the first World
War brought the profit sharing
idea to the notice of the general
public. There are numerous Profit
Sharing Plans in operation in the
United States. Many have prOspered
because we have had boom busi-
ness, with increasing profits. The
real test will come when earnings
decline and when there will be no
profits.
The recent large earnings OF
Milford chronicle., 1953-07-24
QUEBEC PAINTERS wATcHrUL

QUEBEC - tP) - Quebec may
be the only city in Canada where
a man likes to check with the town
planning commission before put
ting a new color of paint on his
house. 1t is part of running a city
where old things are sacred and
modern development is pushing at
the gates.
OF the 1888 buildings standing
when the British took over from
the French about 200 years ago.
Lila still stand. Quebec's histor-
ical societies, watchdogs Of his
toric monuments, and business men
who cater to thousands of tourists
view with alarm the trend to mods
ernization. The city administra-
tion policy is development of new
housing and industrial areas out
side the city's historic section. and
strict control over construction in
side.
Milford chronicle., 1953-07-24
July 20, 1858
Topeka, Kansas

Topeka, Kansas
Dear Friends:
We loaded our Pontiac wagon"
to the hilt and left "Laurgus Farm"
at 8 a. m, July 18th. / thought as
we left toWn-"You can't have your
cake and eat it, too" We love our
life in the Air Force. We dearly
love our Milford, too, so one must
be denied. We are so fortunate to
have a month at home every year
and we certainly are grateful for
that.
We left Delaware by the DUPONT
Highway, going north. The S-As
routed US by the Pennsylvania
Turnpike and it was our first trip
on that marvellous piece of engi-
neering. We saw so many, many
cars going east with fuchia color
ed stickers pasted on the front of
their cars and we were afraid to
stop at the Howard Johnson res
taurants on the pike" in fear that
they might stick our new car up
with such a banner. Finally, after
passing hundreds of such decor
ated cars we were able to read
Jehovah Witness" and heard on
cur radio that their rally began
in New York City this week.
/ didn't know until Saturday that
there are seven different tunnels
on the turnpike, each averaging
one mile in length. We made ex-
cellent time travelling this route
and our ticket told us we paid
one cent a mile for this modern
highway. Some day / hope we can
travel any place on such freeways.
Saturday night we stayed in
Cambridge Ohio, and / was Sc
Milford chronicle., 1953-07-24
DELAWARE FARM MARKET NEWS
Market News information Supplied By The Bureau os M.
State Board OF Agriculture, Dover DsIuW,uFe

Over 400 pounds: s16.75 to $500.
mostly $3.50 per cwt.
Bears
(gOOG quality
Under $50 pounds: $1,000 to
S16.25, mostly $500 per cwt.
Over $50 pounds: $500 to S1l.OO.
mostly $1O.5O Per cwt.
ShOats
MEDIUM TO GOOD: $500 to
$21.5O, mostly $1750 per ewt.
Feeder Pigs
Is to ~ weeks old
CHOICE: $1,000 to $3.50, mostly
$3.50 per cwt
MEDIUM TO GOOD: 5000 to
$500, mostly $3.50 per Ncwt.
COMMON: $4.00 to- $3.50, mostly
$500.
HORSES AND MULES
WORK TYPE: $500 to $1,000.
mostly $500 per cwt.
BUTCHER TYPE: S31.OO to
$4,000, mostly $1,000 per cwt.
LIVE POULTRY
Heavy Breeds
FOWL: $1.1O to $1.SO, mostly
$1.25.
Light Breeds
COCKERELS: 45c to Csc, mostly
6Oc.
Ducks
MUSCOVY DUCKS: soc to 75c.
mostly 75c.
Turkeys
HENS: $2.75 to $500, mostly
$500.
Rabbits
LARGE BREEDS: 9Oc to S1!20.
mostly $1.2O.
SMALL BREEDS: 6Oc to s5c.
mostly zoe.
YOUNG: 35c to 55c, mostly 45c.
Eggs
UNGRADED, MIXED: soc to
671sc per dozen.
PULLET: 371zc to 421sc per doz-
en-.
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCE
BLACKBERRIES: soc per quart
HUCKLEBERRIES: 35c per
quart.
TOMATOES: $1.9O to s27o per
ONIONS: soc to $3.50 per *
bushel.
PEPPERS: $1.SO per bushel.
CUCUMBERS: 6Oc to 75c per
bushel.
Milford chronicle., 1953-07-24
SWEET ALL OVER

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. -(P)-
No chlorphyll breath-killer for two
year-Old Wanda Elridge she
swallowed a perfume stick instead.
Wanda was treated at a local hos
pital and sent hOme-breathless.
Milford chronicle., 1953-07-24

The following is weekly round
up of livestock. prices and miscel-
laneOus commodities prevailing last
week. This report shows average
prices received by Delaware farm
ers for commodities that were mar
keted throughout this week:
LIVESTOCK
Veal Calves
CHOICE: $24.OO to $29.O0, mostly
$26.00 per cwt.
MEDIUM TO GOOD: $500 to
$23.5O, mostly $1,000 per cwt.
ROUGH AND COMMON: $11.OO to
$500, mostly $500 per cwt.
MONKEYS: $11.00 to $26.5O,
mostly $4,000 per cwt.
Lambs
MEDIUM: $3.50 to $24.75, most
ly $24.25 per cwt.
COMMON: $3.50, mostly $16.5O
per cwt.
WOOL: Acc per pound.
Slaughter Cows
MEDIUM TO GOOD: S14.00 to
$500, mostly STATS per cwt.
COMMON: $11.O0 to $3.50, most
ly S12.75 per cwt.
GAMERS AND CUTTERS: $7.75
to $10.75, mostly $10.25 per cwt.
Steers
LIGHT STEERS: $11.O0 to $22.75,
mostly $3.50 per cwt.
Feeder Heifers
DAIRY TYPE: $500 to $500,
mostly $13.50 per cwt.
BULLS
over 1900 pounds
. MEDIUM TO GOOD: S16.25 to
$500, mostly $16.50 per cwt.
500 to 1000 pounds
MEDIUM TO GOOD: $3.50 to
$500, mostly $1,000 per cwt.
HOGS
Straight Hogs
(gOOd quality
120 to 40 pounds: $2O.5O to
$26.OO, mostly $3.50 per cwt.
40 to 24O pounds: $24.OO to
$26.75, mostly $26.25 per cwt.
240 to $50 pounds: $24.75 to
$26.25 per cwt.
SOWS
.> (gOOd quality
200 to 800 pounds: S15.75 tc
$2S.50, mostly $21.25 per cwt.
300 to 400 pounds: $500 tc
$21.25, mostly $2O.5O per cwt.
Milford chronicle., 1953-07-24

ONE THING is CERTAIN

ONE THING Is CERTAIN
At various times, surveys have been con-
Quoted to find out what the general public
thinks businesses earn in the way of profit.
Some of these surveys have concerned retail
trade. And it has been learned that MANY
believe the typical retailer pockets as much
as twenty-five cents out of each dollar spent
with him.
The retailer would be mighty lucky man
indeed IT that were true. But it isn't. In
1862, for instance, the nations department
stores, after taxes, averaged but "a per cent
OF sales. In 1851 the figure was 2.3 per cent.
m IN o!ner words, every time you spend dol
lar in a general merchandise store only q
fraction more than two cents belongs to the
owners. All the rest, almost 90 cents. goes
Tor merchandise, wages, taxes, rents, and
all the other costs that are an inescapable
part of running business.
Profits may be trife larger than this in
the future, or they may drop even lower. But
On one Inlng is certain. So long as.we maintain
the free competitive system, profits will he
moderate
Milford chronicle., 1953-07-24

this belief. Now, after watching the Admin
istratiOn at work for few months, they are
feeling and saying that unless the President
shows much more force and initiative Con-
gress will dominate the White House and the
country will be without dynamic, effective
leadership. The Democrats, naturally, have
tried to make hay out of this, with such wise
cracks as the one that says Harry Truman
left the White House on January 10th and
no one else has moved in.
On the other hand, there are great many
men within and without the COP, and this
includes some of the most influential edi-
torialists and commentators, who believe that
Mr. EiSenhOWer's course is close to 100 per
cent right. During previous Administrations
they believe, the balance between the execu-
tive and legislative branches went all askeW,
and very dangerously so. The new President
as they see it, is trying, and trying success
fully, to restore that balance, in accord with
Constitutional ideas. This does not mean that
it. 1t does mean, however, that he is con-
vinced that honest compromise and amicable
settlement of differences through the nego-
tiatiOn are a vital factor in the democratic
process. In sum, he does not seem to be a
whole hog or none" man.
Actually, the fact that parts Of the PreSi-
Dental program are moving through the leg
islatiVe mill more slowly than many antici-
pated is no sign of weakness on anyOne's
part. There is simply much less evidence of
steam-rOller tactics than in previous Con-
crosses. And there is more thorough debate
and consideration of the issues and problems,
in all their incredible cOmpleXity.
Milford chronicle., 1953-07-24
NOT A REGIONAL PROBLEM

When government goes into business, the
effects are not limited to the particular state
or region in which the business in question
is situated. They are felt everywhere-and
in the pOcketbOOks of everyone.
A current example is the controversy
over who will undertake $400,OOO,OOO hy-
drOelectric project at Niagara FalIs-a pro-
ject, incidentally, which involves power only,
and has nothing to do with flood control, nav
lgatlOn or land conservation. Congress will
decide whether the money shall be spent and
the work done by a group of five business
managed utility companies, by New York
State, or by the federal government
That decision will be as important to the
people of the west and all the rest of the
country as it is to the people of the north
east. For II government takes on the Job
the huge amount of tax money that must be
appropriated will reduce by that much funds
which are available for legitimate public
works generally, or which could be used to
help reduce our staggering public debt. And
II government does the job, little or no taxes
will be paid-and again the u. S. Treasury,
and the people of all the country, will be the
losers.
If private, taxpaying enterprise does the
job, on the other hand, the tax base will be
further brOadened. Tens of millions wear
In new taxes will be created. And, as said
before, the money thus saved and gained bv
government will be available for essential
public works In the west or anywhere else.
SOcialized industrial developments hurt
us all. Private enterprise development helps
us all. This is national not regional prob
lem