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Milford chronicle., 1953-12-11
DESTRUCTIVE TAXATION

Durlng the war, excise taxes of TX nor
cent on passenger fares and 8 per cent m
freight charges of common carriers voyo
imposed, primarily, as a detent To the .Teo
OF vital railroad facilities for nonessanfioI
personal travel and freight shipments The
TAX worked well then and is working even
DeCCer now when there is no need for it. Less
than 80 per cent of the seating capacity of
passenger trains is now being used.
From 1916 to 1852, the share of intercitv
passenger travel handled by the railroads.
OuSllnes and airplanes dropped from % per-
cent to only Is per cent. There is no tax on
the use OF private automobile, so naturally
the pressure is in the direction of their greater
uSe
The per cent tax on freight charges
dlscrlminates against shippers who use
common carrier transportation, and thus
encourages businesses wherever possible to
develop their own fleets of trucks and barges
The net tax produced by these excise levies
is small. When incurred for business reasons.
as both OF them usually are, they are of course
deductlble'for income tax purposes. Secondly.
by drlVlng business away from the common
carriers, they reduce taxable in come an
other tax loss.
Common carriers are absolutely indspen-
slble IN times OF emergency. The use of their
facilities must be encouraged in ordinary
times if they are to maintain the capacity
which emergency defense needs may demand
About 80 per cent of the federal budget is ear
marked for defense. There is no sense buying
preparedness and then undermining our
national transportation system with punative
taxes.
An analogy is found in the sad case of
the rattlesnake that ate it's own tail.
Milford chronicle., 1953-12-11
NGON&
DISTANCE WAS A FOE

Inc pioneers who explored and develop
ed this continent were forced to wage q
constant fight against many foes-ranpinp
from Indians to deserts and mountains. And
one OF those foes was distance.
In the early days the very size of the
continent blocked the growth and develOp-
ment OF our young nation. There was no
way TO obtain, in adequate quantity, the mlII-
tltude OF things that civilization required
nor was there any way to take out to the
markets of the East the untouched riches and
resources that existed in the lands. forests
and mines Of the Far West. Horses and
mules and wagon trains performed woman
service. The vast new empire never conid
nave been opened without them. But their
capabilities were limited.
Finally the problem of distance was ovor-
come, and the instrument that overcame II
was the railroad. The first trains would seem
mighty primitive to us nOw-but thew were
miracles then. The tracks were laid across
tne wilderness, and in their wake cities and
towns and farms fiOurished. Goods and neo-
pie could move quickly, economically. and in
great numbers and quantities. The West was
wonIand the Iron Horse made that victory
Today, as in that far-off past. the rail
roads are the only form of transnortat;on
tnat can and do haul anything. for anvboJI
IN any quantity, anywhere, and in anv Sesson eHy
Milford chronicle., 1953-12-11
FRocMEN HAVE HELL WEEK

NORFOLK, Va.-(P)-Hell Week
for Navy frogmen is the thrill week
of a 12-week training course. The
volunteer swims. hikes and crawls
an obstacle course and must sur
vive psychological tests. The day
begins at 4 a. m. When weaknesses
show up under stress of near exa
haustion, explosions, lack of sleep
or food, or even conflicting orders,
it is funk for the candidate.
Frogmen usually precede an am
phibious beach landing for recon-
Nuisance and demolition.
In one class only IA officers and
26 men qualified. of II officers and
50 men. In another only z officers
and Is enlisted men qualified from
a starting group of Is officers and
6S men.
Those who qualify are members
of the Navy's Underwater Demoli-
tion Team. Courses are conducted
twice annually here.
Milford chronicle., 1953-12-11
TRADITIONAL EeeNoe

A symbol of hospitality in many
homes between Christmas and New
Years Day is the serving of egg
nog. At one old inn in New York
this recipe for eggnog has been
used since 1850:
Dissolve 2 pounds Of granulated
sugar in 1 fifth of white and 1 fifth
of gold light-bodied rum. Store in
large covered jar in refrigerator
overnight. Beat "A egg yolks to a
light froth, then add gradually to
rum and sugar mixture, beating
to foam. Chill in refrigerator 3
hours. Beat quarts of heavy
cream in another bowl to stiff con-
sistency and pour rum-egg mixture
into cream bowl, beating constant
ly. Pour into well-chilied punch
bowl and place in refrigerator for
one hour. Remove and crate nut
meg over entire top Of beverage.
Serves 40
Milford chronicle., 1953-12-11
DON'T LET DEATH TAKE YOUR
HOLIDAY

A black mark in the history of motoring
in Delaware and all other states in the ma
tlon is the annual sad tale of Death on the
March during the Christmas-New Year hol-
iday season. Unpredictable and dangerous
weather is always factor in the ever-in-
creaslng accident rate. These are too often
fatally combined with holiday celebra-
tor who took that one more drink-the in
famous lone for the road" All too often
that extra" drink makes the difference be-
tween life and death-and another holiday
that started out with gaity and fun ends in
tragedy. The 1858 Holiday Season is almost
here. Already announcements of parties in
celebration of the happy event are being
issued by kindly hosts and hostesses. It
seems that now is the time to impress the
need for carefulness on the part of all driv-
ers. Lives will be lost in traffic accidents
regardless of the most careful drivers. but
the number of hOliday-time deaths can be
greatly reduced through the elimination of
that zone for the road drink. All Della
wareans should bear this in mind as they
enter into the festive activities of the an
preaching holiday season.
Milford chronicle., 1953-12-11
Washington Letter - By Robert Nelson Tuvlo1

screwdriver or a sledgehammer
should by all means avail them
selves of the Society's offer before
moving such a deathtrap out of the
house. And the model ice-bOx law
should be put on the books of every
village, town and city without
delay. But perhaps the penalties
ought to be a little tougher.
for anyone who discards an ice-bOx
or refrigerator without removing
hinges and locks, and is urging its
passage by all communities and
states The Society also has a stand
ing offer to remove hardware, lids,
and doors from any such abandoned
equipment anywhere in the United
States and Canada, and without
charge.
Time To Be Brave
Senator John J. Williams, Repub-
lican of Delaware, whose personal
Investigations led to revelation of
the wholesale tax scandals in the
Internal Revenue Bureau, and the
wholesale firing of tax officials
during the Truman Administration
is back in the news again.
Sound fiscal policy, he thinks, will
get the Eisenhower Administration
more support at the polls next
fall than "tax reduction at the ex-
pense o fbOrrOwed money" In other
words, Senator Williams, who is
member of the Finance Committee,
has not forgotten that prediction
promise of a balanced budget, and
suspects the people haven't either.
But he believes it's still possible
to fulfill that other promise too,
and go through with scheduled tax
reductions if the Congress has
what it takes to cut appropriations.
But every appropriation is some
body's pet. You might think about
that next year.
One World?
The United Nations, in spite of
the objections of Russia's Mr..
Vishinsky, has finally expressed
it's grave concern" over the evil
dence of Communist atrocities in
Korea against $4,000 UN and ROK
troops and South Korean civilians,
and involving the murder of 10000
American fighting men.
The resolution, which passed by
vote of As to with ten nations
either too cautious or too Indifferent
to go on recOrd-also Condemns
the commission by any govern
ments or authorities OF murder,
mutilatiOn. torture and other afro
cious acts against captured military
personnel or civilian populations,
as a violation of rules of inter-
Milford chronicle., 1953-12-11
THE LOCAL PAPER LEADS

In the comparatively recent past, the To-
cal newspaper was about the only place
where merchants could advertise their wares
Since then, other important media have
come into eXistence-nOtably the radio and
ttelevlslon. But, despite the inroads these
have made on retailers advertising budgets.
the newspaper is still the dominant factor
IN the field by wide margin.
That statement is Substantiated bv 2 re-
cent survey of the advertising practices of
department stores in all sections of the
country. 1t found that the typical store al
located 80 per cent Of the advertising dollar
TO newspapers, nine per cent to televisiOn.
four per cent to radio, three per cent to
direct mail, and four per cent to other
media.
The local newspaper offers the surest
means OF reaching the masses of the peOple-
whether with news story or an editorial
opinion or an advertising message. And
that's why merchants place it first when
dividing up their advertising appropria-
tiOns.
incidentally, one wonders if there are
still people who regard advertising as a
waste which adds unnecessarily to the cost
OF goods. Actually advertising acts as a poss-
IDLE factor in holding prices down bv Great
ing the widest possible demand for mer-
chandlse, and thus making mass production
and mass distribution possible.
Milford chronicle., 1953-12-11
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
By EIaIne Townsend pIekeTson

the Wooden Indian that stood on
Iopeka's streets in front of cigar
store until it was presented to the
museum.
There was a spy glass; a shingle
from a house, a hat, a suryeyer's
compass and many other items be-
longing to John Brown in the mu-
scum He was from Ohio, but came
here to help bring slaves north
through the Underground Rail
way"
One OF the museums prize pos
sessions is LincOln's blood! In 1901
Mr.. T. D. Bancroft presented his
Ford Theatre program to the mu-
scum and Lincolns blood was on
this program. Mr.. Bancroft was AT
the theatre the night Lincoln was
assassinated and he attempted To
hold back the crowd as Lincoln was
carried to the stairs. Some blood
fell on the floor and he tore off a
piece of his program to wine the
blood from the floor.
These are some of the old old
things in Topeka. This week Forbes
Air Force Base received Sometime
very new to be used here. The
summer Of 1947 we spent a month
at Slaughter Beach in Mr.. Jobn y
Barcus cottage with the young
Harry MulhOllands. One night we
had a hot dog roast in front of tbe
cottage and Elaine Mulholland and
saw what we said were fvinr
saucers. 1t was that summer that
the Air Force first became CON
sclous of the flying saucer scare
ana 1t was then that Project Pine
Book was initiated at Wright par
terson Air Force Base, Ohio. IN
record the numerous reports OF nm
known objects over American skies
rms New Something at Forbes is
a special videOn steroscopic camera
ana 1t has been installed In tho
oase control tower as part of an
AR Force attempt to get nictures
OF the unexplained aerial nbenor,-
ena' The camera here is one If
20 such cameras stationed in 63 Air
Force bases throughout the nation.
! nave always loved to talk about
naDitatlon on Mars, the first flight
10 the moon and this flying saucer
business was right up my imagina-
1--WE alley. The Air Force ss-s 4l,.f
the majority of all reported sigbt-
lngs have been found to invoIvo
elther man-made objects such as
balloons or aircraft, or meteors {"
washington also states tho that
there are a small number of nm
explained objects. This Forbes an
camera will take pictures of these
aerial objects that no one knows
anything about. That kind of news
paper headlines intrigues me and
l. guess It's just because I'm a
woman and curious one. but
really such unexplained obiects
should excite the interest of ms aII
Until next week when we're a
week closer to Christmas.
l am always, E. T. D..
Milford chronicle., 1953-12-11
BABSON DREAMS OF The FUTURE

BabsOn Park, Mass, Dec. 10. I
dream of the use of atomic energy
for peaceful purposes in parts
of the world now supplied with
coal, oil, electricity, natural gas,
or water power. Great sections of
the world, however, like China,
India, parts of Russia and Africa,
have seething millions of people
who have none of these natural
resources and are ready to burst
forth into revolution. But atomic
energy, whereby the equivalent of
shlplOad of coal can be taken
in a small cup, enables power to
be enjoyed in every part of the
world.
dream about the electrOnic in
dustry has a great future. This will
enable us to operate with much
lower labor cost. The electronic
industry is yet in it's infancy. In
fact, it will not come fully into
its own until we learn to harness
solar energy or gravity.
l dream about new brain drugs
which may some day be available.
/ especially had in mind hOrmones
which regulate personality, ambi-
tiOn, persistence, etc. During the
past centuries drugs have been
used to relieve pain and to cure
physical diseases. Laboratories have
almost eliminated T. B., typhoid,
diptheria. and other killing diseases.
The new drugs are destined to
improve our brains, memory, ambi-
tion, stick-to-itiveness, self-control,
and other qualities which make
for success.
Diet is another interesting sub
ject about which dream. People
are already dieting to reduce
Milford chronicle., 1953-12-11
New Years Resolution

Over in PanmunjOm-which we
are now convinced is Korean for
"pandemOnium" another COmmu-
mist demand for nuetral partriatiOn
in the Korean peace conference is
in again-after the UN General
Assembly mas voted down such a
proposal by Russia. The new effort
to invite Russia and the Asian
nations of India, Burma, Pakistan,
and Indonesia, to the peace hassle
is sugar-coated with the piOus
promise that these "nuetrals" would
have no vote on final decisions. And
a UN spokesman is quoted as say
ing that the idea could offer a
very fruitful basis for further
negotiations"
When U. S. Ambassador Arthur
H. Dean asked the Reds just what
authority they thought the "neu-
trails" should have, his little play
mates said he did not deserve" an
answer.
We think perhaps the time has
come for our side to do a little
stalling at least until after
the first of the year. On January
first the Army will rule that all
men listed as missing-in-actiOn will
be ruled as dead, and the thousands
of heart-chilling messages will
begin streaming out to their next
of-kin all over America the number
is expected to be close to the 6,713
presently on the missing list, and
represents for the most part the
victims of Communist atrocities =. q.
atrocities that the UN has agreed
to talk about some day.
Perhaps this grim reminder of our
stake in Korean peace will steel
those who speak for us against a
peace of desperation, or peace
through exhaustion, or any other
form of appeasement that gives the
Reds in conference what they could
not take on the bloody hillsides.
This Must Stop
Among the most tragic news
stories of the year have been those
that told. first in one state and
then another, of the suffOcatiOn of
children who became trapped while
playing in discarded ice-boxes and
refrigerators. In all, twenty-eight
youngsters have met death in this
wave of fantastic horror.
To put an end to such accidents
the Refrigeration Service Engineers
Society has drafted a law calling
for $50 fine, 80 days in Jail. or both,
Those who are unable to WELD
Milford chronicle., 1953-12-11
3518 Mayo
Topeka, Kans.
Telephone 33924
December 5th, 1853

OCC6llDSI Obu8 1900
Dear Friends:
This morning I got up at three
A. M. to help fortify Hayes with
food until he would be earth bound
again. He left for the base and his
s hour mission and went back to
bed again until the little gals got
awake.
Later in the morning we went
downtown to shop and since we
were there prior to opening time
for the stores, we decided to spend
some time seeing old Topeka, at
the Kansas State Museum. It is
always fun to me to see some of
the things they used a hundred
years ago and the different ways
OF living they had then. One of the
signs in the museum that was
printed in Lawrence, Kansas in
1857 amused me. You don't see
signs like this today. They possibly
are still printed but this was auth
ored before lawsuits were so plen-
tiful-then they just fought out
diferences. The sign reads, "I, the
Undersigned, on my own personal
honor and responsibility do hereby
publicly declare G. w. Brown. edi
tor of the Herald of Freedom, to
De W1lful liar, a malicious SLAM
derer and a most contemplate
Coward, all of which hold myself
III readiness to prove. Richard
Realf." just wondered what they
did with these signs after thew
were printed. Did they post them
on the main street for all passers-
by to see?
Something I want to take HAYES
to see is an 2irplane that was made
in Topeka in 1912. A man from
here, Phil Billiard, bought the plane
and used to fly it locally. His par
ents had quite a bit of money. The
longest flight it ever few was A
minutes long and the maximum
speed it would do was go miles
per hour and l marveled at it do
ing that much when I saw it's
timsy construction compared to the
planes Hayes flies today. Mr.. Bill.
| 80 "a "Uo a OcplcAAlA III luG A. n. II
IN France and was a test pilot. Il
amazes me that parents ever per.
mitted their sons to fly such an.
tiques when even today parents
aren't over enthusiastic over theil
boys aviation absorption.
There were coins, dishes. a VIC
lin made in 1883 here in Topeka
a cannon ball imbedded in a tre,
trunk, piece of a human skull
found near an Indian reservation
a silver ornament resembling ;
compact in sizeJ that was founC
on the streets here in 1881 and OF
it were a tOmahawk and a peac,
pipe with these words inscribed
above Ready for Either.
The children particularly like
Milford chronicle., 1953-12-11

national law and basic standards of
conduct and morality and as af-
fronting human rights and the
dignity and worth of the human
person"
No doubt this is a great moral
victory. But it is rather discourage
ing to note how elaborate, expen-
sive, ultra-modern machinery of
the UN has squeaked and groaned
in securing from AZ nations out of
SO a pallid reaffirmation of prin-
ciples that were accepted and codi-
fed by the leading nations of the
world in the Declaration of Paris
in 1856.
The Mountain has labOred, and
brought forth another Mouse.
PreView
You can forget all this recession
talk, and the Government fiscal
experts who are fretting over the
still unbalanced budget can relax.
Business is not going to be worse
it's going to be better, ten per cent
better in 1954-55, according to AFno
H. Johnson, who works for the
]. Walter Thompson advertising
agency.
Various pTessures are building
up, like lava bubbling in a volcanoes
crater, to push our standard of
living up ten per cent. and the
Federal tax-take to IS billions,
thus balancing the budget-with
eight-and-a-half billions left over.
Among those pressures, Mr.. John
son told the NAM, is the loose cash
in pap's pantspocket and momma's S
purse after they've paid their taxes
and the rent, bough tthe groceries
and pork chops and replenished
the family wardrobe. There's five
times as much left now, he says,
as in 1910. Also, new citizens are
coming into the world faster than
old ones are going out, so there
are more customers for everything
every day. And, more education
has made us smart enough to be
dissatisfied with the old homestead
that was built without a picture
window or garbage-disposer.
Well be willing to put up with
the same old surroundings for a
while longer. but we'd certainly
like some of that extra spendable
cash, and maybe some new pants
to carry it in. Perhaps Mr.. John
son is right. If everybody would
turn-tO and do as much as he
could, and the best he could. every
working day. we know darn we'll
he'd be right
~ 49, .
Milford chronicle., 1953-12-11
DELAWARE FARM MARKET NEWS
Market News information Supplied BY The Bureau Of MoksA
stute Board OF Agriculture, Dover DsIuwurs

The following is a 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 PRICES
VEALERS
Choice: $2S.OO to $36.50, mostly
$31.00 per cwt.
Medium to good: $4,000 to $27.5O,
mostly $240O per cwk
Rough and common: $1,000 to
$1,000, mostly $1,000 per cwt.
Monkeys: $500 to $14OO, mostly
$500 per cwt.
LAMBS
Medium: $500 to $500, mostly
$500 per cwt.
SLAUGHTER COWS
Medium to good: $1,000 to $500,
mostly $1075 per cwt.
Common: $S.75 to $9.75, mostly
$500 per cwt.
Gamers and cutters: $3.50 to
$3.50, mostly $7.75 per cwt.
STEERS
Good to choice Light Steers:
S7.75 to $20.75, mostly $500 per
cwt.
FEEDER HEIFERS
Dairy type: $6.50 to $1,000, most
ly $500 per Cwt.
Beef type; $1,000 to $500, most
ly $1,000 per cwt.
BULLS
lover 1000 lbs)
Medium to good: $12.25 to $500,
mostly $3.50 per cwt.
$500 to 1000 lbs.)
Medium to good: $500 to $3.50,
mostly $500 per cwt.
STRAIGHT HOGS
(gOOd quality)
120 to 10 lbs: $215O to $500,
mostly $22.5O per cwt.
40 to 240 lbs: $23.75 to $S4.5O,
mostly $24.25, per cwt.
240 to $50 lbs: SPOTS to $3.50,
mostly $22.75 per cwt.
SOWS
(gOod quality
200 to 300 lbs: $500 to S2O.75.
mostly S2025 per cwt.
300>tO 400 lbs: $17.OO to $4,000.
mostly $19.25 per cwt.
Over 400 lbs: $500 to 1880,
mostly $500 per cwt.
Milford chronicle., 1953-12-11

BOARS
(gOod quality)
Under $50 lbs: $3.50 to S17.25,
mostly $14.00 per cwt.
Over $50 lbs: $500 to S11OO.
mostly $500 per cwt.
STAGS
(gOod quality
Over $50 lbs: $1e.5O per cwt.
SHOATS
Medium to good: $1,000 to $1,000,
mostly $500 per cwt.
FEEDER PIGS
(6 to 12 weeks old)
Choice: $1,000 to $3.50, mostly
$1,000 per cwt.
Medium to good: $500 to $500,
mostly $3.50 per cwt.
Common: $500 to $500, mostly
$3.50 per cwt.
HORSES AND MULES
Work type: $34.OO to S74.0O.
mostly $4,000 per cwt.
Butcher type: $1,000 to $4,000.
mostly $25.00 per cwt.
LIVE POULTRY
HEAVY BREEDS
Fowl: $1.2O to $1.50, mostly S1.35.
Roosters: $1.2O to $1.6O, mostly
S1.25.
LIGHT BREEDS
Bantam chickens: S.25 to $50.
mostly $50.
Geese: $3.50 to $500, mostly $3.50.
DUCKS
MuscOvy ducks: $50 to S1.25.
mostly $1.1O.
MuscOvy brakes: $1.4O to $1.75,
mostly $1.60.
RABBITS
Large breeds: S1.OO to S1.15.
mostly $115.
Small breeds: $.65 to $50. most
ly SIS.
Young rabbits: $.85 to $50.
mostly $.45.
EGGS
Ungraded, mixed: $.52h to $40
per dozen.
Large: SIS per dozen.
Pullet: $.371s per dozen.
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCE
Pop corn: $50 to $.95 per *
bushel
Cabbage: $50 to SIS per bushel.
Sweet potatoes: $50 to $3.50 per
Is bushel.
Lard: $3.50 to s5.75 per SO Id.
can.
Milford chronicle., 1953-12-11
HOME FIRES UP, STATISTICS SHOW

Residential fires are on the increase.
In making this announcement, the Ma
tiOnal Board of Fire Underwriters has urged
householders to eliminate home fire hazards.
The Board cited statistics for 1852, which
list 300,566 residential fires in cities Of $500
and Over-6,790 more than during 1851.
Pointing out that careless use of matches
and smoking materials continues to be the
leading cause of fires, the National Board
stressed the Importance of taking the fol-
lowing precautions:
1. Provide plenty of large ash trays, and
be sure they are used.
2. When emptying ash trays, be sure
every match and butt is cold
3. Never toss lighted match. or ciga-
rette into wastebaSket.
4. Before going out or going to. bed, be
sure no butts are burning on tables or under
sofa cushions.
5. Never smoke in bed
While there are many other specific rules
for home fire safety, baSically fire preyen-
ton is simply matter of keeping the three
elements of fire-heat, fuel and oxygen
apart. This means seeing that actual and
potential sources of heat (fames, sparks,
electric wiring and appliances, furnaces and
heaterS) never come in contact with COM
bustible materials (wood, paper, hammable
1dO4ACS anu HquluS. VI, II Cne source OF
heat and the cOnbuStible material are al
ready in contact (as in the case of oil-soaked
rags, which can ignite spontaneously, it
means cutting off the supply of oxygen
(keeping the rags in a tightly covered metal
container).
The National Board suggests that every
householder make thorough check of his
home and his habits with this basic fire pre-
vention principle in mind. Every property
owner and tenant will do well to follow this
advice.