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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-17
Last Four Days Of Our Clearance -.
Many Items at u Price and Less!
final REDUCTION!

2l-$3250 Navy Blue Sports Joekets Nationally noker
&c. 50 req 80. 80 short; SO, 80. 46 short -------Sl975
2l-$3l5 so Butcher Linen Sports coots Rust chocoo blue
3d. 3d. 49, AZ SO, 40 Short SO, 49, A. long, SlS75
l-$e5 Toron Pod Joeket Hand ooed by Rogers Peet.
Size Sc reg. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS S2495
ISIS White Fotmonn chormeen Leisure Joekets Toored
by Joekmonn of California Hand picked collars ond pockets
Sizes 38 to as; regulors, shorts ond longs $3.50
$3.50 to SIS Church" jackets chormeen eobordine in
pod ond checks Silk and wool Sheond checks
$685.
l$45 Church" Leisure PuIoves Chormeen 'front.' opoco
knit book ond sleeves Medium ond Jorge HALF PRICE, S225O
MEMS FINE SHOES
~ Pon $35 S4sso AIon MeAfee Hond- mode English
Shoes Broken sizes HALF PRICE AND so S24z5
1$l9s5 and $2995 French. Skinner Urnes Shoes. Broken
ossortments and Cofskns ond suedes S1295
1865 TO .$7.95 "Evons" and "Boss Slippers Broken
sizes. HALF PRICE So al 70 81 81
HATS +. =. some holt price
61$lS.50 Mode-n-EnsIond Lock Hots. ga 77s 50 IS
4-$l85o and SIS Auon TyroIeon Fets and Velous ga
77s So o5 and Sl2 Q5
s-slo to $40 NationoIy Hot. Sizes e34 TO H.
y S4.95 TO Sl2.95
TOPcOATS and ONERC0ATS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-17
PURE SILK SPORTS JACKETS

z7-S55 Pure Silk Sports Joekets mode by H. Ereemo
gold, toost Sizes 50, 80, 40. A. As reg; 80. 40.
50. 40, ~. 43. "a. As long ----. 49,
l3-S55 Silk Sports Joekets. AZ, "a, As reg; 40,
80, 40, as long --..---- :
$3.50 Lebow Pure Silk Sport. Jeekets Novy.
noturoI, Havana brown 3d. 50, 40, A. AZ, "A, AZ
40. AZ short; SO. 40, AZ, "A, 46 long ---
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-17

ond M and $3.50
PAJAMAS
29-SS50 "Reodnoks" Bed Jokets. Maroon ond For
the invod convolescent home body HALF PRICE = S4.25
31-$l095 Nyon Poomos. Novel puoker Never need
B, c, D. HALF PRICE SIS .48
5-slss5 1895 "vyeIIo" Poomos Solid coos checks
and authentic 3, c. Sl2o IS and Sl6.95
22-$5.S5 Poiomos Striped broodcoh solid color
poomos. Size only. HALF PRICE 90
MUFFLERS and GLOVES
, lI4-$3S5 AH-Woo MuffIers from Seotond Neo checks
ouhene torton snort solid ooors- S2.o5
28-Sl5 and $3.50 imported from England White Silk Nut
fIers. For dress business. HALF PRICE AND LESS $3.50
$3.50 Pisskn Gloves Regular and codet S3.95
Of Antique Lomps, Buckets. Electric Showers
Lighters and other Novelties HALF PRICE
STACKS and SPORTS JACKETS
first floor furnishing dept.
4-$1o.95 TO $3.50 Stocks. Royon sheen oobodnes oil
wool eobordines Sizes "a to AZ S795 to SASS
s-ss5 Suede Joekets All hand BY Church" Beige
ond chcrcoo 49, AZ. "A regular; 49, A. As long $3.50
H. a4-szsso eo'du'oy 5eete: WIDE woe corduroy c9xe
( 37-$425o Moysashe Pure Irish Linen and Linen crosh
Sports Joekes chorcoo. noturo brown Sizes SO, 3d.
"A. 49, 48 38. 3d. 40 short; 3D. SO. 3d. 49, AL 46 long,
S28.75
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12

submitting outstanding highway
reports. Thereafter, Highway User
Citations will be presented annually.
More and more" says Chair
man Albert Bradley, of NHUC,
people want to know about their
highways. Where this public interest
is translated into public under
standing, highway officials are get
ting the support they must have to
do the kind of job they should do,
and want to do"
Thus, it would seem that a prime
requirement of a winning report
would be its UndeTStandabilitY-
people who are not in the road
business, people who merely pay
for roads and use them. In those
states where law or custom requires
that highly technical reports be
submitted to the governor or legis-
lature, the Conference urges high
way departments to prepare a
second report for the competition,
replacing the technical language
with straightforward AnglO-SaxO
The Citation Committee, repre-
senting industry and highway users,
is looking for reports that are
attractive, easy to read, effectively
illustrated and cover three major
points:
l. What was done last year.
2. Next years program and how
! projects are keyed to relative ur-
gency.
! So. we can hope that this year
we may see a report that we car
Tead-and Understandable applaud
j All competing reports must be in
! Washington by April 1st. They may
! be sent in either by the State High
way Users Conference or by the
/ Highway Department itself.
Citation placques will be pre-
sented at the Fifth Highway Trans
I pOrtation Congress in Washington
in May, and there will be more
whOOp- when the winners
get back to their respective states
They can roll up their sleeves and
start making the reports come true
Hold Everything!
A few weeks ago, we commented
that "The Bricker Amendment, OF
something very like it will be passed
by the Congress; and, we conf.
IDENTIFY believe. ratified by the
States" The motion of Senator AL
ton Lennon, (Dem) of North Caro-
lima (whO was absent when the
; George version of the treaty amend.
ment lost in the Senate by a single
vOte) to reconsider restores our
original confidence that at least
twO-thirds of our legislators are
aware of the perils of the GlOba-
loney Age.
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
REDEEM

McColley's ChapeTs Sunday
School will follow the preaching
service which will begin at 10000
a. m, Sunday, March IA, Rev. Olin
Shockley as pastor and Preston
Donovan as Superintendent. All
are welcome, come, bring your
friends.
McCoEey's Chapel WSCS will
hold their next meeting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Paris Burton of
Milton, on Saturday, March goth.
All members are urged to attend
and pass the word around to others.
Any donations or help that can be
given to help with the homemade
ice cream and cakes would be
greatly appreciated. This homemade
cream and cake will be for sale at
the close of the business meeting.
McColley's Friendship Glass met
at the home of Mrs. Hoyt Kitchens
on Monday, March 8. We had good
attendance and our meeting, which
was conducted by our president.
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
Washington Letter 50 By Robert Nelson Tuvlor

propaganda expenditures are far
in excess of the legally appropriated
by Congress and whose activities
are making Americans more and
more unpopular abroad, should be
terminated" by popular demand,
what then?
Eugene w. Castle, the former
newspaper man, newsreel editor.
worldtraveller and observer. who
has led the public clamOr against
this misguided Government spend
thrift, and who demands it's ex-
termination, has some positive ideas
too.
He recognizes that USIA did start
out to serve a worthwhile purpose,
and in its misdirection has increased
the need of explaining America
to the world. In a recent article in
Human Events, Mr.. Castle gives
his formula for replacement at
saving of more than go million
dollars a year:
ITO regain the respect and con-
fidence of foreigners" he writes.
our country needs only a compact,
honestly administered news bureau
within the State Department
stated by a brand-new crew of
professional. carefully-selected and
exerienced newsmen. Their sole
duties should be confined to in
.terpreting the really important
policies, ideals and detectives of our
Government. This should be accom-
plished chiefly by taking advantage
of local 'datelines' and utilizing our
ambassadors and ministers as
spOkesmen, through the accredited
news and radio facilities of the
countries where our diplomats are
stationed.
by replacing stupidity, ignor-
ance, bOOndoggling and deceit with
experience and high competence
and by completely abolishing all
propaganda gadgets and gimmicks
... Americans can once again be-
! gin to make friends among the
peoples of other lands"
All of which, we think, is just
about what the American people
expected its new Administration
was going to do. And certainly. il
foreigners are annoyed and dis
gusted at our continued drunken.
sailor approach to fraternal rela
tions, the sOrely-tried taxDaver,
who pick up the tab have a right tC
blow their tops!
Reports Can Pave Roads
The most hopeful sign of highway
improvement that we have.yet seer
appears in the announcement tha
| the National Highway Users Con
ference will award citations mex
May to State Highway Department,
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
They Never Sleep

There is a very general impress
sion around the country that Con-
gress will take no action on Taft
Hartley Act revisiOns during the
present session. This is what labor
leaders-whO are trying to kill or
emasculate this workers bill-Of-
rights s"-want you to believe. For
if those who are awake to the need
for effective legislation to protect
the worker, the public and the free
enterprise system Ton which our
continued prosperity depends) can
be put to sleep now, the powerful
and tireless enemies of Taft Hart
ley will have a free field to work on
the Congressman without interfer-
ence from their constituents.
The fact is that 2 motion was
made to table all Taft-Hartley dis
cussiOn for this session. But it is
also a fact, that the motion was
voted down. Thus, today the strug-
gle is on, behind cOmmittee-rOom
doors in the House and Senate to
hammer out bills based more or
less on the Presidents recOmmen-
dations. And thus, when you're not
looking, some weak and wObbly
| legislation may emerge for action
by the representative and senator's
Most essential of all the White
House recommendation is that for
a secret strike vote, to be held under
Government auspices, and to incline
all workers in the bargaining unit
involved. We believe that most
citizens agree with the President
| even if the union officials don't
that every emplOye should have the
right to vote on whether or not
he wants to strike, the right tC
such vote whether he happens tC
be a union member or not and the
right to cast it secretly and without
intimidation. An opinion poll con
Quoted by an Independent research
organization last year showed tha
80 per cent of the public and 81 pei
cent of union members favored sucl
protection by law.
Two points should be apparen
| by now: First, the weakening
amendments suggested by the Presi
1ent-plus still more concessions
will not charm the Labor Trus
into liking the Taft-Hartley Act
IT'S purpose is to restrain labo
leaders, not to rejoice them. Second
an act that is strong enough t,
protect union members and tn
public alike. must, in the end h.
good for unions as we'll as business
But the Labor Trust works Will
"e sleep.
No Strain, No Pain, No Drain
If the wasteful. unruly, arrogan
q. S. Information Agency, who's
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12

MINERS cousin and / had met her
at Anne and Bills wedding. Mary
p. Nelson went to the University
OF Delaware with Anne and Hayes,
Gloria Dill teaches speech correc-
ton here in our school and / met
her here and then there was Nancy
Brown, whose husband is Cubbage
Brown, a lawyer in Dover. 1t was
a real nice evening, fun with the
girls, good bridge hands and de-
licious Boston Cream Pie. Anne
inherited the culinary talents, not
me.
This morning / went to the
incest birthday coffee surprise
party. Today is Isabelle Isaacs'
birthday and Lillian Burris had
several of her friends in for the
occasion. We had good fruit punch,
hot coffee buns and twisted sugar
rolls and later in the morning the
guest OF honor cut the prettiest
pink cake that Lillian Just knows
how to decorate with fresh flow
ers and pink candles. There for
the occasion, too, was Idabelle's
mother, Mrs. o. T. Farrow of
Georgetown, who received a cor
sage just as her daughter did
when they entered the front door.
Lillian entertains with such ease
and every one had such a good
time, feeling at home the minute
they arrived. ] saw so MANY
girls that / hadn't seen since we
arrived home. Eleanor Draper was
there and l told her l wanted to
be sure to see her daughter this
visit, whom have never met.
talked to Kitty Grier and learned
that she and Logan are building
a cottage at Fenwick: Marjorie
! Cresson was looking forward 10
her trip to Florida with Ellen
| Grier and Margaret Anne Jones
talked about her trip to Florida
from which she had lust returned
Maradel Burton was talking to me
about her son, Dave, taking Aero
K. 0. T. G. Hayes would lust love
talking to him, because that is
just his faVorite subject Sure was
a nice. party and everyone had
just as much fun as Idabelle. I'm
sure.
Tomorrow is the biggest day
OF the week, though. l leave to-
morrow afternoon to meet HAYES
in Philadelphia and even bought
hat for the occasion. It's been
two weeks since he flew back TO
Topeka so l felt the occasion war
ranted new bonnet.
Will write again next week.
Always, E. T. d.
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
THE FARMER FEEDS MORE PEOPLE


In 1910 the average American farm con-
sisted of 1873 acres, and each farmer pro-
duced enough food for eight people,
Today the average acreage has increased
to 215-and each farmer feeds Is people.
And we have better and far more varied
foods now than in the earlier era.
This is spectacular progress. 1t is the re-
suit, naturally, of a number of factOrs-im-
proved seeds, effective pest control, better
land practices, use of machinery and more
efficient distribution and processing meth
DDS. Of all the factors, none is more import
ant than farm machinery, starting with the
tractor and going through the long list of
other machines and attachments that make
it possible for the farmer to produce more.
to conserve and improve his land, and to do
his work with a great deal less labor and
physical effort than was the case in the past
Machinery has also been responsible, in
large part, for turning farming into busi-
ness. 1t is estimated that typical cOrn-belt
grain farmer utilizing 100 acres has a ma
chlnery investment of more than $11 900. 1t
is substantially greater if he raises livestock
or milkS dairy herd. That is a large invest
ment-but the return from it is tremendous
in the light of today'S labor costs
By 1875 each farmer will have to feed 20
peOple-which means that still more and bet
ter machinery will be needed.
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12

justment are not just accidents.
Such periods usually develop out
of eXcesses practiced during boom
conditions. Businessmen become too
bullish; they may misjudge the
future; they overestimate their
markets and the size of the con-
sumer's pocketbOok. So when de-
mand slackens. a reaction sets in
and somebody cuts prices to move
some stuff.
Price-Cutting May Have Uses
This is a perfectly reasonable
course of behavior, and it may be
good for our economy because it
shakes out some of the deadwOOd,
sharpens production efficiency, ac-
tivates consumer research, improves
quality, makes management more
cOst-cOnscious, and forces it to re-
forecast that neither legislation, nor
stiff-necked policy nor court
action Will Ontwit the laws of Sup
ply and Demand, Action and Re
action
Perhaps the time has come for
a reappraisal of profit margins.
Don't get me wrong. l believe in
the profit system. A profitless
volume, like a profitless prosperity,
will get US nowhere. What / want
to point out, however. is that Fair
Trade" laws or price-cutting are
not the real problems. These are
symptoms of our basic difficulty.
What needs to be cured is not the
symptom. but the problem. Let's
get on with solving the problem of
mo"o ofa"iont and more honest
we 81,
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12

argument here is that if a COM
pany's product is being undersoId
by a price-cutter, the legitimate
dealer will give up that line of
goods, distribution outlets will
shrink, orders drop off, production
lag, and workers will be out of
Job. For this reason, these com
panies say the time has come for
them to spend money on lawyers,
as we'll as on advertising. They
are ready to spend plenty to curb
price-cutting of "fair-traded" mer-
chandise. My sympathies go out to
them.
There is little question that pro-
mt margins in some industries are
slim. Let's admit it, thOugh-the
profit take in other industries is
fabulous, and word has gotten
around. How? Via consumer eco
nomics courses in public schools
and colleges, consumers buying
magazines, and by word of mouth.
Some Simple Economies
1t is my belief that price-fixing
won't solve our price problems any
more than Government regulation.
This once seemed an easy solution
to the problem. Fair Trading and
insistence upon maintaining a
price level may help keep the in
efficient businessman in business
little longer. In the long run,
however, it may only prolOng the
day of judgment
Newton's Law of Action and Re-
action is a powerful natural law
which cannot be legislated out of
existence. Economic periods of adj
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
TN THE AIR FORCE"
Milford, Delaware
March 10, 1854
By EIolno townsend Dickerson

Milford, Delaware
March 10, 1854
Dear Friends:
Monday afternoon, Mother had
a dentist appointment. so / tagged
along and afterwards went to the
New Century Club hoping to get
to see their play for the afternoon,
but arrived too late. / was just in
time for tea, however, and it sure
was a nice one to be in time for.
Lovely sandwiches were on the tea
table, green cup cakes with dark
chocolate icing, the best home
made mints that the club always
has-the table was just lovely.
While / was getting my tea l met
so many members that I hadn't
seen for several months and just
wished l hadn't been so late in
arriving so l really could have
talked. Mrs. DesmOn Lyons came
over to me while / was filling my
cup with tea and asked me to
come meet one Of the newest
members.
Mrs. D. d. Taylor became a men,
Der of the club the same week 1
was reinstated. Bobby" lives at
Haven Lake in Phyllis and Leroy
Rust's house and just loves her
new home town. Her husband is
stationed at the Dover Air Base
and we surely did cover subjects
fast, just as all girls do whose
husbands are in the Air Force.
Mrs. Willis Hammond, who was
with Bobby that day, laughed and
said, ut sounds just like some of
your columns, Elaine. Lieutenant
Taylor is Assistant Air Installa-
ton Officer at the base and Just
finished Squadron Officers School
in October, the very school that
Hayes is headed for the end of this
month. OF course, we felt we had
lot in common right away and
it was awfully nice to meet some
one in the service living here in
town. We're going to get together
soon after Hayes departs and play
| bridge up at the base.
Monday night, Ann Hugg and
had the incest time playing bridge
in my sisters club at Harrington
1 felt like I had known the girls
for a long time, hearing theil
names through Anne. Betty Jane
Knox was there and knew hel
because Hayes knows her husband
Randy. Lots of Milford girls hav,
had Betty Jane as their nurse. too
Betty Greenly is the wife of Ere,
Greenly and 1 knew him whel
he dated Milford girls when
lived here. Pauline Moore is Bill
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12

Mrs. Helen Price, was very in
teresting and helpful Our next
meeting will be held at the home
of Mrs. Paris Burton of Milton on
April II.
McCOlley's Junior and Senior
Bible Learners will meet at the
home of Mr.. Billy Walton, Jr. on
March 9Th. We are planning a
special Easter program which will
be posted in next weeks letter.
Our Junior choir is planning some
special music and hope that they
can make a success as their choir
robes are to be ready for this oc-
casion.
The Friendship Bible Class and
friends Of Redden wish to express
our deepest sympathy to Mrs. New
tOn Rendfrey upon the death Of
her husband.
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
BABSON DISCUSSES FAIR PRICES

Babson Park, Florida, March IL.
wonder if you have noticed in the
columns of your paper that another
tempest is brewing between some
manufacturers and the sellers of
their merchandise. Cause of the
blow merchandise is being sold be-
Ow faiT-trade prices.
Discount Houses
Before the war, on the Continent
md especially in Southeastern
Asia, nobody ever paid the asking
price unless he had a hole in his
lead. At that time, in America,
very few ever questioned the list
lrice. Today, in increasing numbers,
Americans are shopping for dis
counts. l am convinced that this
movement is largely encouraged
~ returning soldiers from abroad.
After their experiences both in
'oreign countries and in their can
eens here at home, it is very diff
cult to get them to pay list prices
anywhere.
On the other hand, courts of the
States having Fair Trade" laws
lave upheld the legality of such
laws. Recently, the Supreme Court
# the United States has favored
he ''fixed-price" manufacturers.
However, the final decision lies with
consumers, not with the courts. Re-
member what happened to all the
1leomargerine legislation.
The Manufacturers Argument
Price-fixing, some manufacturers
7ay. is necessary in order to get the
widest possible distribution. Tie
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
CHANGED ATTITUDE

There has been something resembling {
revolution in the public's attitude toward
chain store merchandising in the last e
years.
Back in the 3O's, it will be remembered
there was a determined and strongly sup
ported effort to block chain store growth b.
special taxes and other class legislation. l
was commonly said that the chains not only
imperiled the very existence of Independent
merchants, but were inimical to the interes
OF producers, particularly farmers.
AS we all know the chain stores have
grOwn-and the Independents have grow
right along with them and have held theil
own. Everyone including the consumer, ha;
benefited immeasurably from this progress
And agriculture's present opinion of Tho
chain system is interesting. A short time age
the members Of the cOuntry's principal foOC
chain association were paid an extraordi.
nary tribute. A handsome scroll was pre-
sented expressing strong appreciation fO
the chains assistance to and cooperation
with farmers in stabilizing and broadening
markets. The scroll was signed by officers OF
20 major agricultural organizations, includ
i7c - N9Ai9n2l C"anc-o
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-12
DELAWARE FARM MARKET NEWS
MARKET News InOrmuOn Supplied BY The Bureuu Of Moks,
sfuio Board Of Agriculture Dover, Deluwora

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
VEALERS
CHOICE: $500 to $3.50, most
ly $1,000 per cwt.
MEDIUM TO GOOD: $24.00 to
$28.OO, mostly $3.50 per cwt.
MONKEYS: $500 to $3.50, most
ly $14.5O per cwt.
LAMBS
MEDIUM: $4,000 to $1,000, mostly
$22.00 per cwt.
SLAUGHTER COWS
MEDIUM TO GOOD: $I1.OO to
$14.25. mostly $3.50 per cwt.
COMMON: $3.50 to $1O.75, mostly
$10.75 per cwt.
GAMERS AND CUTTERS: $8.25
to 1926, mostly $S.75 per cwt.
FEEDER HELPERS
DAIRY TYPE: 1925 to $3.50,
mostly $3.50 per cwt.
BEEF TYPE: $1,000 to $3.50,
mostly $500 per cwt.
BULLS
over 1000 pounds
MEDIUM TO GOOD: $1S.75 to
$3.50, mostly $3.50 per cwt.
500 to 1900 pounds
MEDIUM TO GOOD: $11.75 to
$3.50, mostly $500 per cwt.
STRAIGHT HOGS
(gOOd quality
12O to 40 POUNDS: $2S.75 to
$25.75, mostly $25.OO per cwt.
40 to 240 POUNDS: $500 to
$26.00, mostly $260O per cwt.
240 to $50 POUNDS: $24.00 to
$2600, mostly $25.25 per cwt.
SUWO
(gOOd quality
200 to 800 POUNDS: $19.75 to
$1,000, mostly $21O0 per cwt.
800 to 400 POUNDS: $1725 to
$24.75, mostly $4,000 per cwt.
OVER 400 POUNDS: $3.50 to
$4,000, mostly $3.50 per cwt.
BOARS
(gOOd quality
UNDER $50 POUNDS: $1,000 to
$2O.5O. mostly $1,000 per cwt.
OVER $50 POUNDS: $500 to
$1,000, mostly $1,000 per cwt.