Milford chronicle., 1953-10-09
A LIFELONG FRIEND PASSES
Death took the Chronicles oldest

A LIFELONG FRIEND PASSES
Death took the Chronicles oldest en-
plOyee Monday evening when RalStOn r.
Davis, better known as Mick, died at the
Milford Memorial Hospital, following an ill
ness of several months. With his passing
we here at the Chronicle office have lost
close friend. For we'll over fifty years "Nick"
had been a loyal employee, a trusted assOci-
ate and man whose advice was sought and
valued by his fellow workers. About the turn
of the century he Joined the Chronicle COM
posing room force. At that time all type was
set by hand. He was one of the best compost
tors in Delaware. During the over half a
century he had assisted in teaching many
young men. A quiet unasSumng man who
rarely talked without first being approached,
he was a constant reader and kept abreast
of public affairs Notwithstanding his eighty
SIX years of age For many years past the
front page makeup of this newspaper was
his pleasant duty. He loved his work. and
spent hours when off duty in the writer's
office reading exchange newspapers from all
over the peninsula. In recent years his work
here had been greatly lghtened. He had no
desire to retire and frequently said that he
wanted to Idle in harness."
mick" taught the writer the proper man
ner to carry and deliver newspapers, when
as a boy we delivered the North Milford
route of the Chronicle each Friday. When,
still boy, we learned the leases" (the loca-
tion of the type in the caSe), it was "Nick"
who guided us through this conditioning per-
iOd of late bOyhOOd. When almost fOrty-fOur
years ago we took over the management of
the business, again it was Mick in his un-
assuming manner, who warned us about the
many pitfalls and abuses which we would
encounter in the trying period when we were
learning the business. He was our friend-a
friend whose judgment we respected.
At q IoC4 tn no
plOyees, who have worked closely with him
over the years, have been asked to act as
pallbearers. This sad task they accepted.
On Thursday afternoon, our press deadline
was extended so that all Chronicle employees
could attend the funeral services. 1t is fitting
that "Nick" should be laid away just as the
Chronicle is 'put to bed" for this week With
his passing the writer has lost lifelong bus
mess associate friend and loyal employee.
1t is with heavy heart that we note his pass
ing. He will be missed and long remembered
here at the Chronicle Office.
&GO&G
Mr.. HUMPHREY LOOKS AHEAD
SO far as domestic problems and issues
are concerned, two subjects are being given
intense attention now. One is whether or not
there is going to be a business recession of
substantial proportions. The other is what,
if anything, will happen to the tax system
and the tax rates.
A high official view on these and other
matters was recently provided by Secretary
of the Treasury Humphrey in a question
and-anSWer session at the National Press
Club.
Mr.. Humphrey made it clear at the outset
that ne doesn't claim to be able to see far
into the future with accuracy. However, he
found no reason "why anybody should antici-
pate any calamity or any great difficulty
ETo ont oA
ment are at the highest peaks we have ever
known. At the same time, he recognized the
fact that soft spots must inevitably appear.
Then he made this observation: ",The great
est thing that could happen to us in this
country would be to have one industry at a
time do little readjusting in its own affairs
and then be back again. The thing we don't
want is to have everybody readjust all at
once. see no reason why anybody should be
alarmed about business conditions today. In
fact, | am very encouraged about them and
| am optimistic"
The Secretary was then asked if the Ad-
miniStratiOn has plans to offset a recession
should it appear. To this he replied with an
emphatic yes, though he did not go into spe-
ciflc details as to what the plans involve. Nc
Administration, he said, could permit an eco
nomic catastrophe if there were any way tC
prevent it. He said: 81 think the proper
way to stop it is to do the sound things in
money and finance, the sound things in busi
ness and production, in distribution that
can be done to let free, competitive enter
prise operate itself in the right kind Of way
Moving on, Mr.. Humphrey came to the
question of taxes. A short time before thC
President had made an address in which ht
warned, in effect, that the Soviet menace t.
the free world was unabated, and many com
mentators assumed from this that past Ad
ministration plans for tax cuts would b,
abandoned. Going by Mr.. Humphreys re
marks, that is not the case at all. He said
"if the deficit we are going tO rim Is wn nov