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Milford chronicle., 1954-05-07
REAPPOINTS RICHARDSON
TO STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION

Governor ]. Caleb BOggs has reappointed
William Richardson, of Dover, to be a men,
Der of the State Highway Commission for
term of six years. Under the circumstances
we cannot see how he could have done other
wise. For months past some of the rank and
file political workers in Kent County have
been in an uproar and many of them have
voiced their opposition to Mr. Richardson in
no uncertain manner. Mr. Richardson, we
believe, made mistake when he allowed
himself to become involved in a newspaper
controversy by Shooting his top. so to
speak, in answering the criticism leVeled at
him by those who opposed his reappoint
ment.
When Governor Boggs entered the pic
ture and conferred with members. of the
Kent County Republican Committee some of
the opposition to Mr.. Richardson was elirni-
mated. It was ticklsh situation. We think
that Gale BOggs handled the problem admir-
ably. Following his meeting with the Kent
County leaders it seemed clear to us that
Richardson would be reappOinted for another
term. In fact, we could see no other alter
native. 1t is more than probable that the
Governor surveyed the field in Kent County
before making his choice. This would be the
act OF any prudent man who wanted to put
the best available man in Office. He evidently
reached the conclusion that Richardson is
that man. At no time have we heard anv
justifable criticism of Richardson in his
capacity Of a Highway Commissioner other
than in the matter of political patronage.
This problem inevitably presents itself when
there is a change of administration. 1t was
here that Richardson was caught in the
middle and was undiplOmatic in voicing his
opinions
In the long run the rumpus may be bene-
iiclal. Misunderstanding such as developed
in the Richardson case will probably be
avoided in the future as a result of the con-
troversy. Richardson is qualified for the
position. This can hardly be denied by his
bitterest political enemy. Governor Boggs
could have done nothing other than reap
point Richardson under the circumstances.
10 nave done otherwise would have been to
surrender the prerogative of his office.
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-07
Cleanup Week Is
Urged In Milford
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One day on impulse, she bought a
little blue pinafore and gave il to
the child. She washed the young
ster's grimy face and combed the
unkempt hair-and it was a clean
pretty little girl who skipped home
that afternoon.
She was as out of place in the
slum where her family lived as a
nrefiy in a cobweb. That night. in
amazement, she fingered the clean
cloth that her mother had put on
the table in honor of the occasion.
Her father was not to be Outdone
Soon the sagging pickets in their
fence stood straight again; flowers
were planted in the drab yard.
By contrast, the neighbors' homes
looked worse than evar-and since
few can resist keeping up with the
Joneses, wives prodded husbands
into action. Before long, the entire
slum had become an attractive, re-
spectacle part Of town.
Nearby communities heard the
story and followed suit In 1913.
CINCINNATI held the first eity-wide
clean-up drive, a week-long cam
paign LED by civic groups and
school Schildren, Today, according
to thel National Board of Fire I'm
derwFiters, Clean-Up Week has
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-07

the other. But no one wants our
foot soldiers involved in another
Korea" fought with our troops
Hence, / believe that we will get
the soldiers of Formosa, Korea, the
PHILIPPINES, Australia, and other
bordering Enthusiastically interest
ed-to do the fighting while we
supply the arms.
Wall Street Believes This Possible
If so, it would cause commodity
prices to strengthen; it would in
crease employment, and it should
result in a Republican Congression-
al victory this coming November.
Under such conditions, Eisenhower
could not balance the budget, but
does Wall Street really want it
balanced? Hence Notwithstanding
the very high prices at which the
90 DOw-JOnes stocks are now SELL
ing, Wall Street is bullish today.
/, therefore, make forecasts:
I'd That Mr.. Eisenhower will not
ask Congress for permission to
send foot soldiers into Indo-China.
at least before the November cleo
tiOns.
(2) That the talk of using Atomic
bombs may so buck up the French
and so scare the Chinese that they
will all quit.
CD That. instead of such a nego-
tiated Peace making the market go
up, as Peace should, Wall Street
may see its pet 30 Dow-Jones In
dustrials go down before 1854 ends!
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-07
A TRIBUTE TO MOTHER

Mothers Day is Sunday, May 9, this year.
Devoted sons and daughters everywhere are
planning pleasant surprises and selecting af
fectionate Mothers Day gifts. It's a senti-
mental time OF the year, and a time, as well,
Tor remembering the picture of Mother that
we all carry in our hearts.
=, Mother, you know, must play many parts.
Shes a guardian angel, whose halo is cover
ed by her dust-cap; a faithful servant. whose
employers are constantly cutting her salary
and demanding that she work overtime: a
sweetheart, whose heart-thfOb is always on
the wing
Mother must make the family laws. and
then forgive her family, one-by-one. for
breaking them. Mother must share the
dreams of those she loves, yet sometimes see
her own dreams quietly fade away. Mother
must teach us our prayers, while remember
ing that her own have not always been ans
wered
When we have failed, Mother must en-
courage us. When we succeed, Mother. can
only hope that success will also bring us
greater happiness. And when our roller
skates and tricycle. are finally put away. our
Mothers must live alone with the bitter
sweet memory of house full of toys that
she will never stumble over again.
Mothers come in all sizes, and in con-
stantly changing moods. They wear house
~Seoo1 FS4lAA4B SOMi4DS anu BluBHdIn QfeSSeS
all with an equal charm and grace. MO-
theirs are always lovable, and usually wor-
RED. They are sweetly sympathetic, neces-
saflly stern, occasionally self-righteOus. and,
at times, even indignant.
No one else is so early to rise. or so late
in going to bed at night as Mother No one
else so quickly recognizes our schemes. and
lntI!gues, or so thoroughly enjoys being the
victim Of them rs Mother. No one else is
SO well understood and so frequently dis
obeyed as Mother.
When she is busy, tired, or sick, Mother
must still listen and aid those who are happy
energetic, and troublesome. When she needs
money for her clothes and vacation, Mother
must sacrifice these things, again and again.
to buy school books, circus tickets, and ten
mis- rackets
From the minute you were first laid in
her arms, the life Of your Mother has been
uneYenly divided-divided into moments of
exquisite delight, and into hours of quiet des-
peration. By day, she watched her baby
growing into adulthood, as boys and girls
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-07

stocks, perhaps in only 65 stocks
selected from about 1900 listed on
the New York Stock Exchange
These 65 are used by the news
papers as the Dow-Jones stocks
What is said about these is true
they are very high. The rapidlv
growing Pension Funds are also
causing present high prices for
these 65 popular Wall Street
stocks, even though many other
stocks are going down.
Another Reason For High Prices
There. however. is another rea-
son for high prices. Prices are high
because Wall Street thinks that
we are to direct a "shOotins war"
against the Chinese and threaten
to use Atomic bombs. Already we
are supplying the IndO-China pa-
trlots and French with airplanes.
guns shells, etc, the same as the
Chlnese are supplying the Commu-
nists of Indo-China with war ma
terial without involving Russia.
our defense Department argues
that, as a last resort, we could also
supply the Indo-China Army with
Atomic bombs. without involving
Russia, or without starting World
War III.
Neither Eisenhower nor Wall
Street wants a World War III or a
long IndO-China war. Both dread
the use OF Atomic bombs by either
the United States or Russia against
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-07
I'm THE AIR FORCF'
bY EIoinO townsend Diekerson

Of the visiting troops in Delaware
so that our highways will be safe
Tor Delawareans." Was quite shock
ed and felt somewhat abashed to
read that any DelaWarean could
De so unfair to service people. The
statement was made by Mr.. Shaw
after a Lewes minister was killed
in an automobile accident near In
dian River Inlet by a service man
stationed at Fort Miles. The death
was unfortunate, of course. but
suppose some employee of the Du-
Pont Plant in Seaford had been in
the passing car, would Mr.. Shaw
nave condemned all Nylon mann
facturers? Made just as much
sense. Or an insurance MANI Does
that make all insurance statesmen
careless drivers? Surely there are
careless drivers in any large as
sembled group, but Just because
some soldiers at Fort Miles have
been involved in accidents. wbv
condemn them all and say "GOver-
nor Boggs ought to do something
10 curb the activities Of the visit
ing troops in Delaware"
Anyone who has had anv con-
nectlOn with the service knows
that traffic rules are rigidly en-
forced on any military post Maxi-
mum speeds on a base never ex-
ceed 20 miles per hour and after
ABIDING by this meager speed for
nve days a week, ones mind is ever
conscious of the speed zones off
the base.
ClVlllans, too, may not know that
When a military person violates a
traiilc rule on the public highways
ne not only has to answer tn a
civilian officer of the law. buf
must answer to his commanding
OFFICER in the form of an r. r
'repiy by indOrsement), which is
a letter explaining what hannened
This goes on record and naturallv
is a "blotch" that every one tries
to avoid. No one intends to have an
accident and, of course, it riles
me to see the service in general
belng picked on as reckless driv-
ers". VI ~
Next week TIL write Won about
the Magnolia blossoms in Ala
61ama, or don't they have such
down there? I'll tell you for snre
next week.
Always, E. T. D.
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-07

are bound to do. By night, she brooded i'm
patiently because you were outgrOwing your
clothes faster than she could buy them.
Mother must make our house a home
Which simply means that she must have the
strength of a pianO-mover, the tools of car
penter, the good taste of an artist, and the
patience of Job. To help Mother of course,
we allow her "a hours in every day, Z days in
every week, and 50 weeks in every year.
Yet, when Mothers Day arrives there's
always mist of supreme happiness in MONS
eyes. For with each Mothers Day gift mem
ories rush back of empty cookie jars, good
night kisses, and backyard squabbles. Nom
IS partner in adOlescent games, the chief
stOry-teller, and sweetheart to all the family.
Life with Mother is like that.
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-07
Round And Round

In its first week of hearings that
were sometimes stormy and more
OIten tedious, the Senate subcOm-
mlttee's full dress investigation ot
the differences between Senator Joe
Mccarthy and Army Secretary
robert I. Stevens began to indicate
that the show is not so much about
a buck privae as it is about generals
Secretary Stevens charged that
Senator Mccarthy, his committee
counsel, Roy COhn and others of his
stan had exerted pressure to secure
laVOrs and urge a commission for
u. David Schine, the wealthy. nm
paid committee investigator who
was drafted seven months ago. But
by the time Private Schine had
taken the stand where he testified
that a disputed photograph showing
the Secretary and himself had been
ordered taken by Mr.. Stevens. the
spotlight had shifted to the brass.
Senator Mccarthy asked if "all
the officers who are here are neces-
sary to this investigation" He had
previously asked for a list. which
Secretary Stevens furnished. and
which included a corporal as mes
senger, legal advisors, liasOn Off
GERS, personnel officers, three of
them with the rank of major
general. The Senator observed that
General Matthew B. Ridgway. Army
Chief of Staff, Lieut.. General LYMAN
L. Lemnitzer, Deputy Chief of
Stan and Major General George /.
Back, Chief of the Army Signal
Corps had also been present. DO
you feel that all these officers. \"
asked Senator Mccarthy. were
necessary to help yOU prepare the
case involving Private Schine."
IF 1 didn't think so" replied
Secretary Stevens, they would not
be here"
But perhaps the most significant
military figure yet mentioned was
among those absent. Senator Nc
Carthy questioned the Secretary
about Major Kirke B. Lawton. com
manding officer at Fort Monmouth.
and wrung from him an admission
that he had given "some thought"
to relieving the General of his com
mand after the Mccarthy investi-
cation Of subversives at this SEN
sitive post had begun. But Mr..
Stevens insisted this was not be-
cause, as the Senator had suggested.
General LawtOn had given the
committee complete and full CO.
operation.
So, for the time at least, the
nations leading quiz program was
off the question of whether or not
the question of whether or not
Private Schine should do his share
OF KIP .. and back on the subject
of security risks, from which Sena-
tor Mccarthy charges the Secretary
sought to defect him.
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-07
DELAWARE FARM MARKET NEWS
Market News information Supplied BY The Bureau Of ML,
siuto BO0Fd OF Agriculture Dover, DeIa,-ura

The following is a weekly round
up of livestock prices and miscel-
laneOus commodities prevailing
last week. This report shows av-
erage prices received by Delaware
farmers for commodities that were
marketed throughout this week:
LIVESTOCK PRICES
VEALERS
Choice: $25.OO to $28.5O, mostly
$28.0O per cwt.
Medium to good: $1,000 to $24.5O
mostly $4,000 per cwt.
Rough and common: S14.O0 to
$3.50, mostly $500 per cwt.
Monkeys: $14.00 to S26.50, most
ly $21.00 per cwt.
LAMBS
Medium: $4,000 to $4,000, mostly
$24.00 per cwt.
Common: $3.50 to $17.75, mostly
$3.50 per cwt.
COWS
(Slaughter)
Choice: $1,000 to $1,000. mostly
$1,000 per cwt.,
Medium to good: $1,000 to $14.OO.
mostly $3.50 per cwt.
Common: $1,000 to $11.75, mostly
Slips per cwt.
Gamers and cutters: $3.50 to
1915, mostly 1915 per cwt.
STEERS
Good SIS 90 to $24.OO, mostly
$1,000 per cwt.
Good light steers: $14.OO to
$4,000, mostly $500 per cwt.
HEIFERS
(Feeder)
Dairy type: $7.75 to $14.OO, most
ly S12.75 per cwt
Beef type: $14.OO to $2O.75, most
ly $1,000 per cwt.
BULLS
lover 1000 lbs.)
Medium to good: $500 to Sl6.75.
mostly S16.50 per cwt.
$500 to 1000 lbs.)
Medium to good: $1,000 to SI7.75.
mostly $3.50 per cwt.
STRAIGHT HOGS
Good Quality
12O to 10 lbs; $24.25 to S26.25
40 to 240 lbs: S26.5O to S27. 7.25
mostly $2725 per cwt.
24O to $50 lbs: $24.25 to S26.25.
mostly $4,000 per cwt.
SOWS
Good Quality
200 to 300 lbs: $500 TO 500 On.
mostly $21.75 per cwt.
300 to 300 lbs: $19 25 to $23.75.
mostly $1,000 per cwt.
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-07
May 4, 1854
Milford, Delaware

Way T. 1909
Milford, Delaware
Dear Friends:
have had fun this morning. I
am packing for another trim and
if we stay in the service for all of
our 80 years / think / will still
get excited with each change of
station. leave tomorrow afternoon
to spend a few days with HAYES
in Montgomery, Alabama. I had
thought at first I'd fly, but the
weather is always uncertain and
Hayes was unable to meet the
flight that would bring me into the
Alabama capitol city, so the train
became my choice. I have a room
cite, which is a new venture for
me and will add more to nv travel
ing experience no doubt. This
morning in my wardrobe suitcase
I've packed all summer dresses
bathing suits, white shoes and bags
because Hayes says they are a
month ahead of us down there and
that summer clothing will be in
order.
While I'm down at Maxwell Field
l expect to see Peggy and Jack
Lingo. They were formerly from
Lewes and now they are Regular
Air Force and will be in the serv-
ice for the remainder of Jacks
career. They have three All Ameri-
can boys, Hayes tells me. and their
Oldest is just beginning school
While I'm away, May the 18th.
Maxwell. as other bases, will have
Armed Forces Day. That is the day
you are invited to visit camps
bases, and fields and to get better
acquainted with those in the serv-
ice and see what new equipment
our country has and how it is used
to protect you and these United
States. You ought to take advan-
tage of Dover Air Base being so
near by and visit it some time
during that day. Children, especial
ly, get a thrill out of just being
near a plane and seeing uniforms
riding in jeeps, or whatever activi-
ties the base affords that dav.
was sorry to read in the morn
ing Wilmington paper that we. who
are service families, are undesir-
able on Delaware Highways and
that Benjamin F. Shaw. a member
OF the State Highway Department
urges Gov. J. Caleb Boggs to "do
something to curb the activities
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-07
N&ON&
DIFFERENT STORY

We've all heard the argument that only
government can provide so-called financial
security for the people-that they are in
capable OF doing it for themselves.
The facts tell different story. In 1852.
according to Insurance Economics SURVEY,
some $27O00,000,0OO of the national income
went into four basic mediums of family and
lndlvldual protection. These are: Life in
sGrance and annuities; pension and retire
ment funds; lOng-range savings in banks
saving and loan associations, and in u. S.
bonds; and insurance of one kind or another
TO help meet costs of medical care and loss
OF income resulting from illness and acct
dent
It is estimated that the 1853 investment
dOr r these purposes was more than S3OOOO.-
OO0,OOO. The American people are hardly as
lacking in thrift, foresight and responsible
ity as the advocates of ever-bigger, ever
more-powerful, and ever-more-costly GOV
ernment would have us believe.
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-07

Over 400 lbs. $500 to s21 25
mostly $21.0O per cwt.
BOARS
Good Quality
Under $50 lbs. $1,000 to 500 90
mostly $3.50 per cwt.
Over $50 lbs: $1,000 to s1325
mostly $11.00 per cwt.
STAGS
Good Quality
over $50 lbs: $4,000 per cwt
SHOATS
Medium to good: $16.25 to S215O
mostly S210O per cwt,
FEEDER PIGS
(6 to II weeks old)
Choice: $14.OO to $500, mostly
$1,000 each.
Medium to good: $500 to $1,000
mostly $11.5O each.
o. Common: $3.50 to $500, mostly
$500 each.
HORSES AND MULES
Work type: $4,000 TO $3.50 20
mostly $1,000 each.
Butcher type: $27.OO to $4,000
mostly $4,000 each.
LIVE POULTRY
FOWL
CHeavy Breeds)
S1.OO to $170, mostly S1.40 each
boosters: $1.1O to $1.4O, mostly
$1.2O each.
BANTAM CHICKENS
Light Breeds)
$'oO 10 $40. mostly $50 each.
GEESE
$500 to $3.50. mostly $500 each
DUCKS
(Muscovy)
Ducks; SIS to $1.O5, mostly & On
each. P''O
BRAKES
(MuscOVy)
$l.25 to $1S5, mostly S15O each
RABBITS
Large Breeds)
SLIPS to $3.50 each.
(Small Breeds)
$50 to $50 each.
Young rabbits: $50 to $50 each
EGGS
per dozen. ~
Pullet: SPA to $.25 per dozen.
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCE
Sweet Potatoes: $500 to $3.50
per bushel.
strawberry Plants: $500 To
$1,000 per 1000 plants.
Apples: $1.20 to $500 per bushet
Country butter: $40 per IN
Lard: $500 to $500 per so III can
Asparagus: $.S5 per bunch.
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-07

spread to some 10000 cities and
towns all over the United States
Each of them has found that year
ly cleanup makes any community
healthier, safer from fire. and a
more attractive place to live.
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-07
Ray WiLkerSOn To
Direct Poppy Sale
Here on May 22nd
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o1,,l -,f. . =,

Hteueu sucn assistance"
The v. F. W. commander called
attention to the splendid co-opera-
ton always given by members of
the Ladies Auxiliary and advised
this cooperation would again be
forthcoming with Mrs. Gertrude
Carter heading up this years corps
OF Poppy salesladies.
Complete details Of the plans for
this years Poppy Sales Campaign
viii be announced by Chairman
Wilkerson early next week.
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-07

Lewes, Del, was named the ont
standing fishing port Of 1853. ac-
cording to a Fish and Wildlife
Service summary of the 1853
catch of commercial fish and she'll
fish in this country and Alaska
The port of Lewes landed 3e0
million pounds Of menhaden last
year
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-07
Should Re Contagious

Courage, ability, opportunity
these are the keys to self-sufficien-
cy, economic independence and
happiness for the physically handi-
capped-as demonstrated in one of
the most unusual exhibitions ever
held in Westinghouse anywhere
else.
This First Annual Exposition and
Parade of Progress, sponsored bv
The Presidents Committee on EN-
ployment of the Handicapped
(which includes the entire cabinet
the Veterans Administrator and
other high officials), showed thou
sands of visitors over a three dav
period how handicapped craftsmen
can perform highly skilled and diff
cult tasks. Further, the big show is
intended as an inspiration to other
communities, to present exhibitions
of their own to dramatize the fact
that it's aliblity-not disability that
counts.
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-07

Z. Statistics. These may be used
Tor any purpose, and mo one ques-
tons a statistic" For instance. we
report those out of work, instead
OF those on the job, and include
schOOl-bOys above Ii and our habit
ual nOn-wOrkeTs. The Census
Bureau, Mr.. Thorpe pointed out. has
assisted the campaign, adding
72S,OOO to the jObless figure simply
by new method of counting!
3. Bad news. The public loves to
hear it. This year, as in 1880, said
the speaker, I'VE will have more
idle tongues than idle hands,"
4. Plans. THE more cOck-eyed the
plan" the more useful" These
constituted perpetual emotion" in
the 'thirties.
.. A whipping-bOy. THE univer-
sal desire of human beings, even
as you and l, to find a scape-goat
to blame for their own faults"
But in spite of all this effective
aid. Mr.. Thorpe feels 1T will not
be an easy job to promote another
depression" He even suggests that
FeOpIe may be smarter than they
were in the 'thirties. They may not
look for a scape-goat but under
stand that a blessed change-Over
from war to peace brings with it
temporary changes in business
relationships"
1t will be difficult, he warns us.
to expand unemployment in a coun-
try that is working feverishly to
get by-prOducts from the split atom,
and power from the sun, purified
water from the sea, synthetic fibers,
substitutes for milk; lighter, cheap
er and lOnger-lasting building ma
terials," a country that has derived
11,O00 products form a drop of
crude OIL" and HOO from a lump
of coal; that has yet to investigate
10000 more fungi that may con-
tain secrets as vital as penicillin.
Mr.. Thorpe sees as the greatest
resistance of all "the Old-time
American spirit reasserting itself"
But the S64 question remains:
What do YOU think?
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-07
Are You Asking For ta

depression is becoming the most
widely advertised product of 1874 +"
Merle Thorpe, author, editor and
director of Business DeveIopment
OF Cities Service, told a grouD of
OIL men the other day in an address
enIltled' How to Promote a De-
preston"
Americans, he said, believe in
making things bigger and better. So
II we really want depression. and
II seems that we do, let's make if
the biggest and best one of all
times. Let's work out a definite pro-
gram organize and speed up the
day of disaster"
We have at hand, said Mr.. ThOrne
hve factors, "all tried out success.
IulIy in the promotion of the de-
pressions of 1857, '73. '93. 1907 and
the 'thirties," and he thinks that
with today's improved communica-
tlons they should work even better.
They are:
l. Politics. The "Outs" pick on the
ms, charging the Administrator
with hard-times-ahead and doing
nothing about it. The "ins" think
up defenses. They know all about
1t, they say. They have a "plan" TO
meet every emergency.
Milford chronicle., 1954-05-07

NO Monopoly On Skill
National defense became the chief
issue this month in the years most
important tariff battle-the contro-