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Milford chronicle., 1953-01-23
A SUGGESTION FOR SAVING
STATE FUNDS

Delaware has a new Governor and a new
Republican administration at Dover. It re-
places the spendthrift Carvel-McDOwell re-
gime at the state capitol. AS Gale Boggs
takes over the duties of Chief Executive,
he inheritS a prospective state deficit which
may grow to S20,000,O0O.OO That is big
money for little Delaware The Chronicle
warned that such situation would arise at
the time chat Carvel (aided by weak-spined
Republican members of the Legisature) en-
barked upon his ruinOus spending spree of
state funds. Delaware, and DelaWareans.
must now pay for this unwise financial pol
ICY Some means of balancing the budget
must be found. 1t is not a pleasant picture
which faces us. But it is here.
The Chronicle has a suggestion to make
which should aid a little, at least, in the saw
ing of public funds in Delaware We sug-
gest that legislation be presented to the
General Assembly that will compel every
state agency, commission or department to
live within its own simple working budget.
This can be accomplished by prohibiting the
transfer of monies from an "emergency
fund" once the amount set-up in the budget
has been expended. In other words, the ad-
ministrative head of every department
should be challenged, by every possible
means, not only to live within his budget
but, more importantly, to cut it whenever
possible. Let him be rated on his perform
ance.
We believe that the administrator of
most state agencies can, and viii, effect SUBJ
stantIal savings o1-ee1 he. realizes that his
own Well-being anG advancement is involv-
ed. We believe that the morale of the en-
ployees will be greatly improved once they
know that efficiency on their part may re-
suit IN better pay and working conditions.
We have not the slightest doubt that thou
sands, possibly millions, of dollars, could be
saved by requiring the supervisor of each
state agency, or unit, to be fully responsible
for the spending of monies allOcated to his
unlt-with his promotion and salary in
creases dependent on his performance
AS things have been in Delaware during
the past few years, a state employees title,
salary and general Importance in the waste
fui machine has been largely dependent on
how much money he could find to spend in
his department and how many subordinates
he could manage to attach to the state pay
roll. The result has been a tremendous
amount Of duplication of effort, all kinds of
unnecessary and useless work, in MANY in
stances two or three people for a lob which
one efficient person should perform easily
and endless waste of our tax money.
The new Administration at Dover is
pledged to bend every effort to ridding state
government of waste and extravaganza and
the possibility of corruption that could easilv
60 along with them. This is a task-but it's
task that must be done.
SNSONG
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-23
Kiwanis Notes

The Capital District Class Of
1859, Kiwanis International, held
it's mid-winter conference at the
Maydower Hotel. Washington, D..
c., on Sunday and Monday, January
.11-f2.
Several hundred members Of the
thirteen divisions comprising the
Capital District attended to hear
prominent officials outline an in
spring program in Kiwanis affairs
for this year.
The Milford Club was represent
ed by President George Stokes and
Mrs. Stokes, Vice President Frank
Jackson, Secretary William Maui
man and Mrs Nauman and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ronine Pack.
President Stokes reports a very
pleasant trip and an interesting
time Wss enjoyed by all who at
tended and pointed out signs Of
how Washington had prepared
things for the presidential inaugu-
ration.
President stokes also plans to at
tend the Congressional DINNER in
Washington on February 49, The
Washington, d. c.. Club win be
host club on that occasion.
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-23
IN THE AIR FORCEn
By EIaInS Townssnd De-.

ana ~ her scrap book has an trea-
sured autographed picture Of Gem
eral Arnold with his appreciation
for her help to him. written above
his autograph.
Marge is so reluctant to talk
about herself that most Of this Ing
formation had to be dug out 81 her
chipping book and I would not have
known about this If it had not have
Deen tor Virginia Van Schoisck.
who lives with Miss Eudwigsen
Marge also was Staff Director far
General Mark Clark and one ~
nef personal friends is Colonel Ov-
eva Hobby, head Of the WACS in
the last war.
ln the bOok" there were pfctpres
( OF Mrs. Roosevelt, Eleanor that is
remember she got around last war
zoo. 1 asked about meeting her and
all 4 could get out of this reficenfl
landlady Of mine pertaining M
Mrs. r. D. r. was that She attended
a luncheon in the White House
with her, when only two others
We're present Virginia volunteered
the information that Marge was
probably wearing a Landon bufs
ton at the time, since both girls
are ardent Republicans.
Next door there is a pet cat. non
an ordinary cat, just like Maree'r
lie IS not an ordinary life (verv
few people have travelled around
the world twice as she has). The
cat Jimmy" is male from one
OF General Goering's ives. fhaf
despicable German generally. net
feline family.
Right now this interesting ner-
son is waiting for word from a bar
exam she took last year. Now She
ana Virginia are taking a Public
speaking Course at night school
While IN Germany Marge studied
German and in her "spare" Time
studied piano. Isn't it wonderful
to be so smart and aggressive. For
sure we viii never forget Mariorie
-such an unusual female and such
a non-loquaciOus female.
Golly! I didn't even tell vou baf
! maj rank as an officer in the
WACS a mere Lieutenant-C Co.'s
Onel.
Meeting such wonderful people al
/ Miss LudWigsen makes being n
Inc Air Force an interesting life
NICE we like it, since we have
JUST -25 years ahead Of us before
retirement, should all go well. 3
Guess that's it for this week. I'm
til next Friday then.
Always,
Elaine Townsend Dickerson
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-23
4730 FL Cerrito Way
Sacramento, 18, Calf.
January 16. 1883

odSAdmShlOS lcs Cal1I.
January 16, 1853
Dear Friends:
This week want to tell Won
about Miss Marjorie Ludwigsen
our landlady, as I promised YOU
last week would do, but now that
I have taken on the task / am leary
of it, because I could never do ius-
tice to Marge's interesting story
book life.
1 guess the most exciting part of
her life, at least the part where
her scrap book begins, dates back
to 1888, when she learned to fly
one of those old type bi-Winged
planes. After the death of her mo-
ther, Marge was in Virginia Beach
Eyes, the one on our coast). and as
dare took the controls Of the now
obsolete airplane. From that time
on Marge's avocation was aviation
Those Of you who have followed av-
iation have heard of the ''99'ers. -
That, in the beginning, was a club
comprised of SO licensed women
pilots. Marge was one of the first
few members and has since held
the oftice Of secretary and also
treasurer Of that famous club. In
her scrap book were news pictures
Of Jacqueline Cochran and another
fiier you are all familiar with. Am
ella Earheart, and there beside an
these courageous women stood Mar
Jorie LudWigson. Many of these
girls liVelihOOds was flying. money
won from air races, taking people
for aiTplane hops, instructing stu
dents and SO on. Marge would ra-
ther participate in an air race than
just hy. Just looking at those
planes of 20 years ago frightened
me, bnt imagine racing them in
those days. Marge's license num-
ber is ZOO, something which is
a young number to have. Incl
dentally, she was one of the first
commercial licensed women pilots
Loving flying as she did, Marge
with her other "99" club members
including Jacqueline Cochran, few
with the English WAFS.
The next part of her life begins
with enlisting in the WACS early
in World War II. To show how
things happen to this gal, she Jump
ed, after OCS-Officers' Candidat,
School, from a Second Lieutenani
to a Captain. In due time she be-
came a Major, about the 10th in tn,
Woman's Army Corps to receiv,
such a rank.
Over in Germany she was Stat
Director for General Hap Arnold
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-23
DELAWARE FARM MARKET news
Market News information Supplied BY The Bureuu OF A-
State BOuFd Of Agriculture, Dover, Dsowors

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
Veal Calves, Choice: $500 to
$4,000, mostly $3.50 per cWt.
Medium to Good: $28.00 to $34.50,
mostly $3.50 per Cwt.
Rough and Common: $1700 to
$22.OO, mostly $500 per owt.
Monkeys: $1,000 to $24.5O, most
ly $1,000 per cwt.
LAMBS
Medium: $22.OO to $3.50, mostly
$1,000 per cwt.
COWS
Medium to Good: $14.OO to S17.OO,
mostly $14.75 per cwt.
Common: $1,000 to $1S.75, most
ly $13.25 per cwt.
Gamers and Cutters: $1,000 to
S1175, mostly $11.5O per cwt.
STEERS
Light Steers: S17.25 to $1,000,
mostly $500 per cwt.
FEEDER HEIFERS
Dairy Type: $1O.75 to $3.50,
mostly S15.75 per cwt.
Beef Type: $4,000 to $26.25, most
ly $3.50 per cwt.
BULLS
lover 1000 pounds)
Medium to Good: $17.75 to $2O.25,
mostly $19.75 per cwt.
C500 to LOCO pounds)
Medium to Good: S13.75 to $18.25,
mostly $3.50 per cwt.
STRAIGHT HOGS
(good quality
12O to 40 lbs, $3.50 to $500,
mostly $500 per cwt.
40 to 240 lbs, $1,000 to $19.75i
mostly $19.25 per cwt.
24O to $50 lbs, $17.25 to $19.25,
mostly $500 per cWt.
SOWS
(good quality)
200 to 800 lbs, $3.50 to SIPS
mostly $16.50 per cwt.
800 to 400 lbs, $3.50 to $15.25
mostly S14.75 per cwt.
Over 400 lbs, $3.50 to S15.25,
mostly $14.75 per cwt.
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-23
CHINESE EDUCATION
EMPHASIZES TECHNOLOGY

HONG KONG = tP = The Chi
nese Communist government is
making over the nations education
al system, with emphasis on sub
jects dealing with heavy industry,
reports the New China News Agen-
cy.
Chinese colleges and college tea
chers were subjected to an inten-
sive course in theological remOuld-
ing" In 1852, to get them on the
Communist path. Teachers not pli-
able OF adjustable to the Red ideas
were weeded out. The Communists
converted most institutions into
technical schools and also built
more technical schools.
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-23
ANcIENT osJEcIs uNEARIAED

MOSCOW = tH9 Pottery and
other objects belonging to the 10Th
and 1lth centuries have been un-
earthed in Tallin, capital Of tile
Estonian Republic.
The Tallin Museum began exea-
vations ia the early autumn with
the purpose Of discovering the per-
iod in which Tallin began as a city.
Among the objects already dug up
were tips Of spears, pottery and af-
rows
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-23


BOARS
(good quality
Under $50 lbs, $500 to s11gQ
mostly $1,000 per cwt.
Over $50 lbs, $500 To 60 s0
mostly $500 per cwt.
SHOATS
Medium to Good: $3.50 to s1s0o
mostly $1O.5O per cwt.
FEEDER PIGS
(6 to 12 weeks ODD
Choice: $3.50 to $1,000, mostly
$3.50 per cwt.
Medium to Good: $3.50 to $500.
mostly $6.25 per cwt.
Common: $3.50 to $500. mostly
$3.50 per cwt.
HORSES AND MULES
Work Type: $4,000 to slO5 90.
mostly $500 per cWt.
Butcher Type: $500 to s26.O0.
mostly $500 per cwt.
LIVE POULTRY
HEAVY BREEDS
Fowl: $1.O5 to $1.9O. mostly
BOOSTERS: s125 to s1.7O. mostly
LIGHT BREEDS
Geese: 1920 to $3.50, mostly
1925.
DUCKS
Muscovy Ducks: CSC to Sl45.
mostly S11O.
TURKEYS
Hens: s4.1O.
RABBITS
Large Breeds: S1.25 to sl.SO,
Small Breeds: soc to soc. most
ly 75c.
Young Rabbits: 4Oc to soc. most
ly SOC.
EGGS
Ungraded, Mixed: 45c to soc per
dozen.
Pullet: sOc to s71kc per dozen.
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCE
Cabbage: zoe to $100 per bushel.
Sweet Potatoes: $1.O0 per BUSH
ell.
Sweet Potatoes: soc to $500 per
/ Is bushel.
Turnips: 171kc to 25c per Is
bushel.
Lard: $500 to s4.25 per 5O-Ib can.
Butter. 45c per 10.
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-23

some kangaI00s lIye q -.
Milford chronicle., 1953-01-23
GOOD CONTROLS ARE DEAD
CONTROLS

NRRNR
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-13

at the fire house on Wednesday
night, November 4.
Corporal Clifton Palmer spent
the weekend with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Palmer. Corporal
Palmer is now at Fort Meade, Md.
awaiting his discharge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson S. Hill and
daughter Helen, of Milford, were
the guests of his mother, Mrs. EliZ-
abeth c. Gleason, who has been ill
for the past two weeks with the
flu.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Harrington
and son Michel, Mrs. NJ. J. Cusick
and John Cusick of Trenton, n. j.,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Harrington. Little Jackie Her
ringtOn, who had been spending
some time with his grandparents,
returned home with them.
Mrs. Lee Harrington, who has
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-13
University Notes

ASPECTS of New England Gull
ture" is the theme for three public
programs offered by the University
of Delaware at Newark during the
week beginning, November Is.
The festival is being presented by
the departments of English, Art
and Music and will include a
campus visit and poetry recital by
Robert Frost, an exhibit of 18th
Century furnitur eand decorative
arts and a concert of music by
Richard Donovan, professor of
music at Yale University.
Mr.. Frost, New England's most
distinguished contemporary man
of letters, will visit the University
under the auspices Of the visiting
scholar program. He will confer
with students in their classes dur
ing the day on November 20 and will
offer readings from his poetry at
8:15 that same evening in Mitchell
Hall.
he exhibition of New England
furniture and decorative arts is
being contributed from the private
collection of Mr. Kenneth Dandy
Of Wilmington. The exhibit may be
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-13

The WSCS will meet on Friday
evening, November 13, in the Sun
day school room. Our meeting was
postponed because of the bad
storm last Friday.
Mrs. Daisy Lilly has closed her
house here for the winter and will
be with her sister, Mrs. George
Leiger in New Jersey until spring.
The next meeting of the PTA
will be held in the auditorium of
the Frederick School on Monday,
November %, at o'clock p. m.
Everyone come out to this meeting.
There will be a panel discussion by
two teachers and two guests and a
campaign for new members.
Report from the Board of School
Trustees: At our recent meeting
the board has voted in favor of
several improvements for the
school. First, and foremost, 5000
will be used from the schools capt.
tai outlay fund to restOck the IL
brary. The board gave Mr.. Han
cock authority to purchase medical
supplies. Now the school is well
equipped to handle cases of minor
cuts and scrapes as we'll as having
portable first aid kit. Arrange
ments have been made to secure
suitable fill dirt to be placed un-
der the swings. If the school en-
rOllment continues to grow in the
future as it has in recent years
serious consideration will have to
be given as to space requirements
for the classes. This is something
for parents to think about in COM
ing months. Rest assured that the
/ board will keep abreast of the mat
ter and give everyone specific in
formation concerning the problem
We hope to see you all at PTA. For
the board, Ben Matlack.
The Girl Scouts have been hav-
ing meetings regularly every Tues
day. At our next meeting we are
going to start working on our
badges. To work on badges we
must answer questions from Ou1
book. We also do various activi-
ties. We recently attended morn.
ing church services. We all went
in uniform to celebrate Girt Scout
Week. Mrs. J. Woodrow, our lead.
er, and Mrs. Lands, our assistant
( leader, went with us. The Cir
! Scouts wish to thank everyone
who helped make our cookie sale
such a success by buying cookies
Our profit will be around $50
This will be used for our yearly
registrations and to buy the badge!
we have earned. Our Girl Scout.
have been quite active this year 81
far. We hope to keep the goOC
work Up.-JOan Robbins.
Mr.. Hancock, our principal, will
have on disply at the PTA, a mum
ber of very good books for children
that the parents may examine then
and choose the proper reading mat
ter for their children as Christmai
gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Vress o
Philadelphia visited their grand
mother, Mrs. Hettie Palmer OF
Sunday. Mrs. Palmer returned
with the Cress family to spend tn
winter months there.
J. Olin Snyder of Milford ha
passed his bar examinations t
practice law in Delaware. Mr.. Sny
der was a former resident of Fred
erica. He is a brother of Mrs. Har
~ Faulkner of town. We wish hir
much luck.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-13

Mr.. and Mrs. William Harper
spent Monday with her sister in
Ocean City, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver BoOne's Sun
day dinner guests were their son
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Schwartz and children of Milford.
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Harper were Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Emory of Collins Park,
and Mrs. Joan Emory of Whining
ton.
Mrs. Mary Boone spent two
weeks with her children in Will
mington. Mr.. and Mrs. William d.
Wallace and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Daugherty and families.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. GOttorf of Dover
entertained her brother, Harry
Boone, for two weeks.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-13

viewed in the Art Gallery on the
second floor of the University
Library from November II through
November 80.
Richard Donovan, whose compost
tions will be performed in Mitchell
Hall at 8:15 o'clock on the evening
of November IS, is widely known
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-13
FELTON,
By Mrs
Elizabeth Gleason
Phone
FELTON, 4e49

We have been visited by one of
the worst snow and wind storms
for a long time, which proved to
be blizzard that made things look
like they did years ago. Quite a
few of the roads were made i'm
passable on account of the snow.
Looks like the winter has started
real early, but we are hoping that
we will not have any more snow
storms like this one all winter
We are now hoping that the next
few days will be warmer and sun
ny.
The friends here of Byron Minner
were sorry to learn of his death
on Wednesday, November 4, age u
years. He died at his home in
HOllandsville. He had been con-
fined to his home for the past Is
months from a stroke. He was the
son of Samuel H. and Susanna Jar
Wis Minner He had lived in this
vicinity all of his life where he
was engaged in farming. Funeral
/ services were held at the Boyer
Funeral Home at Harrington, on
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. In
terment at Hopkins Cemetery, near
FELTON,. He is survived by his wife,
one son, Earl S. Minner of FELTON,,
one daughter, Mrs. Clarice E. Smith
of Metuchen, N. j., one grandson,
four sisters, and one brother and
a half-sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Palmer at
tended the dinner given by the
Star instruction Corporation of
Dover Air Base, at the Dinner Bell
Inn at Dover on Monday night, No
Vember 2.
! The FELTON, Community Fire Com
( pany held their November meeting
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-13

If you have to move farm ma
chinery along a highway after dark,
provide both your tractor and the
tOwed implement with good lights.
Don't leave anything to the imagin-
alton of an approaching driver.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-13

as a composer, a conductor, organist
and college music educator. He
is a native of New Haven 'Connecti-
cut, and was at one time conductor
of the New Haven Symphony. He
studied at Yale. Julliard and under
Charles Widor in Paris.
Milford chronicle., 1953-11-13

been confined to her home with the
virus is improved. Her friends hope
she will soon be able to be out
again.
Evening star., 1953-06-25
BY Charles E. TroceweN

story 1t Is the refusal Of the father to
prosecute the woman who kills his
child: he lets her escape, saying merely
that what she win suffer from now ON
win be sufficient.
Templeton Jones believes that the
Armed Services editions of famous books
is really what put the cheap books over.
Few secrets were ever better kept than
the books in this edition. Although
Jones would love to have some Of them,
he has seen but one.
II the boys at the front brought them
back with them they must have been
instructed to keep them locked up.
**
European paper-backed editions have
long been popular. The very best books
are issued that way over there. Their
popularity, at least from the American
viewpoint. is that they are full sized, the
same page and type used in cloth
bound books. whereas in America most
Of the paper reprints have q little
pinched, cheap look.
One good thing about them seems to
be that the era Of the tiny type is over,
and that most Of the newer ones are
being put out In type fit to be read.
This is good, because so much Of the
pleasure Of reading depends upon the
type, and one does not have to be old
to feel this way. The beauty Of good
type Is fine at any age. Type too small
to read may be necessary at times, but
surely It should never be used In print
ing novels, which are for pleasure.
basically.
Evening star., 1953-06-25

Yes, just two week.
Jones bought them as they appeared.
and has all the initial issues.
Today many hundreds. perhaps thou
sands, are issued by all publishers each
week.
The lag between q brand-new novel
and its reissue in economical paper form
is mostly no more than q year, often
just four or five months.
n
Templeton Jones and other friends Of
this sort Of book making feel that this
form is particularly good for the novel.
Even the devotee Of novels often feels
that paper back is good enough for such
stories.
One may wonder why there is no
Henry James in these books.
Probably Daisy Miller is the only
James number in q 25-cent book.
James fanciers will regret that '"The
Turn Of the Screw" is not In paper back;
other good James novels, such as '"The
Reverberator" and "The Other House"
ought to go over big.
THE Reverberator, by the way, is Q
newspaper story, dealing with young
journalist in Paris.
1.-THE Other House" is murder story,
just the type to be popular now. The
murder Of a child is always terrible
thing to contemplate. and that is what
the story has to offer. As so often hap
pens in the novels and short stories Of
Henry James, something happens that
the reader may not agree with; IN this
Evening star., 1953-06-25
This and That

Templeton Jones' two books and his
change were lying on the counter.
Don't forget your change" smiled
the lady.
Jones grinned the grin for which he
Is famous.
II might forget my money" he said,
"but I would never forget my books.
That's the kind of goof am"
Every one who knows Templeton
Jones knows. indeed, that that is the
kind Of goof he is.
That is why Jones is very much upset
by the ads of the book clubs Offering
him $28 worth Of books If he viii agree
to buy four more.
Why should he have to pay $28 for
the books, if he buys them at book
store, while some other goof gets them
for nothing? Or does he?
Templeton Jones doesn't know how
this sort Of thing viii work out, but he
feels that it is not for the good Of the
book business or book lover.
The book business, he knows, has suf-
fered its ups and downs as. other busi-
nesSes have. but it has always managed
to come out on top.
Templeton Jones likes the cheap
paper books.
When they first came out, he was able
to purchase them all.
It may be difficult for those who have
just become interested in them to real
ize that when they began, before World
War II, only two were issued by all
publishers per week.
Evening star., 1953-06-25
Truck Speeds in Virginia

State police studies of the new speed laws
in Virginia show that while slight improve
ment has been recorded in the accident rate,
highway dangers still remain alarmingly acute.
In view of the frequency Of fatal accidents in
which trailer-tractor trucks are involved, it is
significant that the analysis shows that these
huge vehicles are paying little attention to the
reduced speed limit for trucks. This is no
surprise to motorists who must travel such
main highway as U. S. Route |, leading to
Richmond.
The General Assembly in 1852 reduced the
truck limit from SO to IS miles an hour because
of the large number Of serious crashes in which
speeding trucks played a part The police
study has revealed, however, that the trailer
trucks average 54.2 miles an hour when they
approach inclines and 484 miles an hour on
the straightaway stretches. This means, of
course, that many of the trucks hit speeds far
above those figures as they try to build up
momentum downhill for the uphill grade ahead.
Most motorists can testify from personal ex-
perience that trucks have raced past them at