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Milford chronicle., 1954-08-06
SOMETHING'S COT no GIVE


Another new name pops out of
the geography book to hit us be-
tween the eyes-Hainan Island.
And 1t will probably become as fam
liar to Americans as the YaloO.
or PanmunjOm or Dienbienphu-
or its alternate number, the island
OF FOrmosa, at the other end of
the South China Sea.
From Hainan Island on Julv
23rd, two Red Chinese fighter
planes zOomed out to sea to shoot
down a British commercial air.
liner on a scheduled run from BAN
kok to HOngkong. OF the. II pass-
engers and four crewmen, eight
survived. OF the six American
passengers. three were rescued
Laurence Parrish, 4 years old. and
his brother Philip, 2 years old. of
Iowa Park, Texas, perished along
with their father. Mrs. Parrish
and her daughter Valerie, 6. were
rescued as was Peter S. Thacher,
OF StOnington, Conn.
But this was only chapter one
The US aircraft carriers Hornet
and Philippine Sea were ordered
to the scene to "cOver and protect"
rescue and search previously be-
gun by other US ships and planes.
In a note forwarded through the
British, Secretary Of State Dulles
declared "the Chinese Communists
regime must be held Responsible
for this 'barbarity' and this wan
ton attack
Next, two Of the US carrier
based planes, searching the South
China sea for survivors. were at
tackled by Communist fighter planes
and fired on by a Communist de-
stToyer. The Navy fliers shot down
their attackers. In London. For
eign Minister Anthony Eden told
the House Of Commons the Chinese
Communists had admitted respon-
slDlllty for the original attack.
and that his Government "wel-
comes this prompt offer of make
Other Britishers
alarmed at the US fiiers' action
suggested we were trigger happv {"
Admiral Felix B. Stump, US
commander in Chief in the Pacific.
IN Washington for consultations
told newsmen our task force in
the South China Sea was under
orders to be quick on the trigger"
The State Department sent the
Chinese Reds three more notes
demanding 1, compensation for the |
american lives lost; 2, punish |
ment Of those who shot down the |
alrliner, and those involved in at |
lacking our search planes; and |
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-06
BABSyN DISCUSSES VACATIONS And NVFSTNFVTS

Babson Park, Mass, August s.
Manufacturers, merchants, and
job seekers should always be look
ing for new industries. Habits
control buying; and buying habits
are constantly changing.
WHAT ABOUT AUTO 7RIPs7
Vacations have been on the in
crease ever since my bovbood
Nacationing is not a new indns-
try. Since World War II. however
1t has become a big industry. pri-
marily because of the vacations
which almost all employers give
their wagewOrkers. Vacations have
become a MUST.
Automobiles have been the fac-
TOR booming vacations. If vour
automobile helps you to relay
then an automobile trip is bene.
nclal. II, however, it is firing and
not relaxing, then it is harmful
u does the pOstman no good to
take a walk" on SundavsI No
something different when on vour
yacation-sOmething you don't have
the time to do ordinarily.
VACATIONS At HOME
The best vacation is to be able
to do as you want to do for two
weeks. Get up when you want To
go where you want to. and take
q real rest. Give your wife a resi-
from cooking and washing dishes
Buy things which do not need
cooking. Cooking is a bad habit
IN summer-and dishwasbing IS
worse! Use paper plates in sum-
meri
A real rest includes resting our
stomachs. Doctors agree we Should
give our digestive organs a good
vacation each year, spending mon
ey for fruits rather than for meats.
and drinking lots Of milk and
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-06
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
DN EIalna Tomnsand nirLn..o
IoWn8ono DIekeFaon


sunday morning we went ~ sao
one Of our favOrite cities. Di6 von
guess it was San Franciseo9 ~
pefmost IN the children's mind
When we arrived in the Golden
Gate City was a ride on the eahle
cars and this we did frsf We
We're told that some 81 fhe oalis
rides had been discontinued ana
Just Few were running "for sean-
cry and for tourists pngar
stand they cost the city unite hit
Of money to operate, but tba nst;.as -
balls. - aloln-
we had our lunch at Golden Cate
Park, the chef being Elaine Diei,
erson. Knew the children worIs
loVe picnic and it gave ~
chance TO utilize our new C,oea rois
chest. The park is over fo,ir nsi1e-
long and covers an area 81 no
acres so there was plenty - rso,..
lOI US 70 picnic even on buev
summer Sunday How On earth I
ever came prepared I'll never know
Dut you keep hearing about how
cool San Francisco is fn snn,,,o,.
sacramento weather report FOR SIM.
DAY said maximum temnarat,,ro
would be l06 degrees and in eneb
neat you rarely think Of coats bnt
l fortunately put ours in the car
that morning and in San Francisco
uhoer their fog, the temperafnre
was mere Sand that Is cold in
summer We ate in our car ana
watched people go by in winfe~
TOP coats, gloves, fur stoles. eanes
and scarfs. ee'pss
We spent a meager amount ~
tlme at the band shell, the aonar-
luin, and at the museum Of NatnraI
history. Here were scenes Of fba
natural habitat Of stuffed 4fricar
animals which were excellent The
glass IN the front was slantad e.
you felt you could touch the ami
mails and that you were right with
them IN their native land. At two
we were among the $50 people who
LOOK a trip to the moon in the
morrison Planetarium. OF eourse
II you had bought a $780, 600 ma.
chine you would expect it 10 pro-
duce miracles, too. and the proiec-
tor in the planetarium surely does
Just that The children loved See
ing the San Francisco sky line Al
sunset and just gasped as If grew
dark mysteriously and ali the fhon-
sands OF stars popped out over our
heads. Dawn couldn't figure ont
how we had gotten outside Of the
building so fast. We were fold
about the airless, soundless satel-
lite, the moon, and were shown the
creYasses, mountains and craters
that the scientists have found there
1t IS most interesting.
Next week let me tell Won more
about our visit in San Francisco
and about the nationally known
actress we saw and how Lynne con-
Versed with her.
Until then,
Elaine Townsend Dickerson
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-06
THE FREE WORLD MUST END IT RIFFS

The FREE WORLD MUST END IT RIFFS
On Wednesday, July 21, newspapers and
radio commentators noted that for the first
time in 23 years there had been cessation
Of fighting all over the world But the peace
is an uneasy one indeed, and there are many
who wonder just how large a price has been
paid for it.
Whether the IndOchina truce was a great
victory, stunning defeat, or something in
between those extremes depends on where
you sit. According tn an AP dispatch Eu-
rope and Asia greeted it with mingled re-
heI, dlstaste and optimism" The relief is
caused by the end of the bloodetting The
dlsJate comes from the concessions France
was forced to make at Geneva-cOncessiOn
That would have seemed absolutely incOn-
ceiVaDie even year or two ago. The opti-
mlsm IS felt in two camps-by the commun-
lists, who gained a huge, ricb-rich area in
which some 100000 people live and bv
those who believe that the communist and
nLIon-communist worlds can honestly settle
thelf QlHefences at council tables, eventually
emo the cold war, and prevent future hot
wars. ~
A view held by many informed Ameri-
cans, both in and out of the government. was
expressed IN these words by John M. High
tower OF the AP. "The United States and its
allles lost great battle q. . J.. in the long range
cohInct with communism. They lost because
Lney could not command the united will and
tne power to win the fight for Northern In
dOchina." -
That will to win" element was the heart
OF tne matter. Our military people felt and
Leel That France had the necessary resources
IL IS true that she had suffered terrible losses
III III Cne prolonged lndOchina war as we did in |
horea-but at the same time she had TOUGH
W,e9il-tralned' troops backed with virtually |
an-oQt American support so far as ma |
teIlals ana supplies were concerned. France |
was Was simply weary to death of war. and |
M6ndeS-tr rance peace at almost anv nY.ica
POlcy undoubtedly reflected the feeling of |
the nation. Conversely to quote Mr.. Hioh-
CC"eL again, There was no apparent lack
OF VIII on the part of the COMMUNISTS who
hao been lighting for an equally long time y
Al the White House press conference. fol-
lowing the truce, President Eisenhower roodo
I, very significant statement. He said that
sllIs setClement makes it necessary for the
5ee lIee WOfio 10 look the facts in the face and
1eclQe what must be done to assure its sur-
vival. That means of course that 6noor;"a,,
pOiicy IS undergoing rigorous examination
Z eHu OVefnaul. The apparently insoluble diff
lerences that were displayed at Geneva he
tween the United States, Britain and Franco
certainly proved to be among the greatest
assets the Communist bargainers had Tharo
were no dlTerences over policy on their side
IL IS certainly clear that if Indochina ie
~ u Og Che end OF Communist aggressiOn-an {
1he PRESIDENT lntimated that it must be-tbe
Nlue THUS IN Tree world thinking and acting
must be mended. No one mininizes the diff9 =
cultles this involves But it is as essential
2 task as the nations concerned have aveT t
faced. ''0' nave ever I
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-06
Tunnel Makes Appeal
TO DerricksOn
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ference could hardly be a difference
between Kent COuntians and Sus-
sex COuntians as such, for Senator
Frear, who is from Kent has
gained many admirers by finding
frequent occasion to decline to fol-
low the leaders of his party
My appeal is for your leadership
in good faith to try to get your dele
gates together in some convenient.
place and let me lay my case be-
fore them. Let them probe me. I
shall be happy to have Senator
Frear attend if he wishes. to have
him contradict, or speak. or simply
to observe, ali as he prefers at the
time. It may be Wednesday night
or Thursday, Friday, Saturday. or
even Monday.
You need have no fear Of un-
pleasantness or a personal attack
upon Senator Frear He is a man
whom / like and respect, and while
I sharply disagree with many Of
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-06
Washington Letter = By Robert Nelson rovlo]

s. enective measures to prevent
recurrence of such incidents.
In his press conference the fol-
lowing day, President Eisenhower
sought to ease the tension and ex-
citement at home. The US. he said
would defend its rights, but Il
did not mean to be impulsive or
truculent in doing so. Commenting
on the apology to England and the
DeIhgerency toward this country.
the President said this was part
OF the Communist plan to split the
allies.
But hardly had Americans had
a chance to consider the Pres
ident's calm attitude and reasoned
discussion, when the State De-
partment announced a new and
unprecedented slap in the face
from the Reds. The. American notes
were returned - apparently un-
opened. And a Russian cruiser and
four destrOyers were reported in
Formosa Straits, steaming toward
Hainan.
This, we assume, is our first
taste Of that new "cO-existence"
the Reds were selling at Geneva
q
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-06

mostly 1925 per cwt.
900 to 400 lbs. 1900 to I775.
mostly 1900 per cwt.
Over 400 lbs 1850 to 1900. mostly
$50 per cwt.
BOARS
Good QUALITY
Under $50 lbs 1000 to 1926.
mostly 14.00 per eWt.
Over $50 lbs. $50 to $50. mostly
$50 per cWt
SHOATS
Medium to good 14.O0 to 22.5O.
mostly 1000 per cwt.
FEEDER PIGS
(6 to 10 weeks ola
Choice 1900 to 1900 per cwt
Medium to good 500 to O0
mostly 1000 per cWt.
Common 800 to ZOO. mostly
600 per cwt.
LIVE POULTRY
(Heavy Breeds)
Fowl 1.10 to lao, mostly 100.
Qight Breeds)
Cockerels .35 to IS, mostly 40.
DUCKS
Muscovy ducks 40 to rs, mostly
RABBITS
Large breeds so to 100, mostly
Small breeds 40 to rs. mostly
Young rabbits go to 40, mostly
.25.
EGGS
Uugr%ded, mixed .85 to rs per
dozen.
Large IS per dozen.
Pullet is 70 ~ per dozen.
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCE
Peaches IS to 1.15 per y bu.
Cabbages 80 to l.20 per bu
Squashs .25 to so per 81 bu.
Cucumbers 40 to so per & bu.
Peppers so to I.20 per g bu.
Tomatoes so to 1.2O per g bu.
CantalOupes 20 to so per q bu.
Lima beans 40. to LIS per q
lu.
Onions so per g bu.
Sweet corn .25 to 40 per dozen
ears.
Huckleberries 40 per at
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-06

nave to pose with him, the Pres
ident said he thought such a re-
quest was compliment and went
on the theory that the person who
asked believed generally as he
did. He did make some check. he
said, as to whether the Congress-
man had gone along with him on
the important things. He didn't
believe that such support had to
be 100 percent.
Replylng to a further question
as to whether any of these re-
quests had been refused, the Pres
ldent said he hadn't done it per
sonally. He didn't know if some
OF the people around him had.
Regarding his travels, the Pres
ldent indicated that he had tenta-
lively accepted what seemed to
him like a good many speaking
engagements. There had been no
effort to conceal them, he said
Announcement would be made al
soon as they could be made define
ite.
Thus, for President Eisenhower
there will be no campaigning But
he's going on the road to sell a
Dill of goods. And if there are
people around here and there who
want to carry his sample case
they viii receive his blessing
And If that makes Ike a polit-
lclan. perhaps it's just as we'll
&&&
FIRST DROP is GOOD, TOO.
In LOO pages, and we don't
now many thousand well-cbOsen
words, the Federal Trade Commits
sion reports that high coffee nrioas
are the result of speculation. NOT
OF frosts, higher labor costs or
ana Of the several alibis we've
been hearing.
It may be a mere coincidence
that coffee prices-at the whole
sale level-dropped the same dav
the report was announced. Or If
could be that people are tapering
on on the Swedish plasma.
But don't get excited. The droD
is about five cents a pound on tba
price your grocer pays. and If
ne splits it with you, he's a nrettv
iolg-hearted guy. Besides, he NAV
be stocked up on the old high
priced stuff for some time to
come. And some of the whole
salers think it will go back up in
the fall. -
Stii' it's a move in the right
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-06
N90CG
NATURAL LAW is BEST

Many learned treatises have been writ
ten on the theory and the practical WORKINGS
OF the law of supply and demand These
are otten couched in the fOrbidding language
OF tne economists and aren't for the Law
men. But the way that law affects us in orr
uS'lly llle can Oe very simply explained.
In the last two years or so the meat in
uustry mas provided an exceptionally good
example OF the law in action. In 1919 fbo
amount of beef that went to market Voc vile
much greater than in 1862. The resnIt was
Glat beef prices declined between 10 and
90 90, per cent, depending upon cut and grade
Othef meats also demonstrated the Strong
pfOducUon-prlce relationship that exists
Under this natural law, in other words
prices Cend TO rise when the available SIM
pies OF any commodity in wide use decline
ana they tend to drop when the SUNNY IN
cfeaSes. This year, at last, there are lavish
supphes OF meat in the markets. And dnr-
ing a recent slx-Week period wholesale meat
average of II per cent.
:. Anything which tends to artifcialIy linn
II production, or otherwise Interfere with
Lne supply and demand market. burfe MO
uucers ana consumers in the long run. be-
cause OF resulting shortages Man has not
law. q e0OiiOlllic
5000
KEEP THE MERCANT MARINE ALIVE
Leaders in our merchant marine indns-
try, along with officials of maritime unioTS
nave nave presented very strong case for leois-
latlon assuring that so per cent of all foreion
ald cargoes, which are created with taxnay-
eIs money, be carried in American merchant
SShlps. The $3.50 ratio has been annroI,o5
Dy Congress in the past and applied IL eno
cine shipments But it has not baen noaJ6 q
permanent policy which applies to ali shin
ments OF this character.
A spokesman for the American Marobov+
is15l Marine Institute told House COMMITTEES
Inc very existence of our commercial shin.
ping industry depends entirely on cargoae
Wlncn, IN the face of todays increasi1eIy,
severe foreign competition, are less and Iees
available for American ships. We are aIi
y ollV!Lceo ny - management and labor alike =
Ihat IN order to survive, Americas merchant
marine must carry fair portion of tha ca7.
sOes Palq Tor by American taxpayers and
controlled by our government"
The biggest factor here is the nationol
interest In today's chaotic world # would
ge 1olly Tor any great maritime country to
uspelu upon foreign merchant ships in time
q peace-and it could prove ruinous if we
Ilau 70 depend on them in time of war The
IlercnanJ marine is fighting for its life Tho
very reasonable 5O-50 ration on Government
coIl1Ioliea' tax-bought cargoes is one of The
needed to keep it alive.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-06

A good time to prune shrubs is
right after they bloom, especially
those shrubs that produce flowers
on old wood. . .
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-06

The farm population 0f the D. 8.
represents about Is percent 0f the
total pOpulati0u
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-06

The older conservative invest
ors 90 not approve of shorter
Evening star., 1954-12-03
Red Driving Permits
Issued for First Time

The Department Of Vehicles
and Traffic today issued the first
Of its new red motor vehicle
operators permits.
The scarlet cards will be issued
only to drivers who have lost
their permits through revocation
and apply for new ones. Such
motorists viii carry the new red
permit for three years. Conven-
tional permits are blue.
'We hope that not many OF
these red permits will be seen
around the District" said Traffic
Director George E. Keneipp.
The traffic dirtcor's Office said
he hopes the system will help
to cut the number of traffic vio-
lations by serving as a constant
reminder to the motorist Of his
previous difficulties.
Evening star., 1954-12-03
Five Survivors Of Plane Crash
Say Stewordess Was Heroine

plane crash last Tuesday fore
noon and their dramatic rescue
by helicopter yesterday.
To others in the plane. Co
pilot George Mccormick, 81, Of
Boston and West Hurley. N. u,
and Flight Supt. John McNulty,
80, of Boston, died of injuries
soon after the crash.
The most seriously injured OF
the five who survived was the
pilot, Capt. Peter Carey, 81
Capt. Carey's face was smashed
in the crash landing near the
peak Of Mount Success, in the
wilderness 10 miles from Milan
Evening star., 1954-12-03
Carrier Ticonderogu
To Join Fleet Again
BY ihe Assoeia.ed Press

NORFOLK. Va. Dec. 3.-The
27,000-ton carrier Ticonderoga
will arrive here about January s
for duty with the Atlantic Fleet.
Atlantic Fleet headquarters re-
ported today.
Completely modernized, in
cluding installation of steam
catapults, the big r" was re-
commissioned recently at the
Brooklyn Naval Shipyard and at
present is with the reserve
fleet.
The carriers first assignment,
under the operational control
of the Air Force. Atlantic Fleet,
will be a shakedown cruise to
Guantanamo Bay. Cuba. in early
February.
Evening star., 1954-12-03

Airport. which was their original
destination.
Capt. Carey and Miss Nc
Ettrick were flown to Boston
late yesterday for hospital treat
ment.
The three passengers, James
w. Harvey, So, Of Watertown,
Mass; William Miller of Ger
mantown. Pa, and Daniel Hall.
SO, OF Montclair. N. j., rested last
night in the Berlin hospital.
Survivors disclosed that the
plane, after making an approach
to Milan Airport. swung In a
wide circle eastward. hit turbu-
lent air which sent it, plunlmet-
ing 500 feet, and then smashed
through trees to crash q little
below the peak.
Evening star., 1954-12-03
9 M.-OId War Surplus Claim
Brings Exc Offcer So ,068

as ballast on an LIST vessel. But
on arrival, the freight COM
pany in New Zealand insisted on
charging $91S.76 freight. and
when the consignee refused to
pay. the cargo went into storage.
Later the material was sold
to Mrs. Gager's stepfather. who
paid on the freight bill and q
$953.70 customs fee. But Mr..
eager insister the terms OF the
shipping agreement had not been
fulfilled. The Court OF Claims
agreed he should recover So
068.90. representing the market
value Of the goods less the Gus
toms fee and the amount for
which the material was sold to
the stepfather.
Evening star., 1954-12-03

Nine years after he bought q
quantity Of metal for $1,000 in
q war surplus sale In New Gale
donia. q former naval officer was
awarded q claim of $3.068.90 by
the United States Court of
Claims.
Beneficiary Of the opinion
settling the long litigation was
John C. eager Of Washington.
In the complicated deal. Mr..
eager bought two steel ware
houses, still uncrated, and II
tons Of corrugated sheet metal
for delivery to his new wife at
Auckland, New Zealand.
The material by agreement
with the surplus agency was to
have been delivered free. riding
Evening star., 1954-12-03
Political Science Group
Opens PorIey Tomorrow

The District Political Science
Association will hold an all-day
conference starting at 10 am.
tomorrow in the Hall of Gov
ernment, George Washington
University. ITO Twenty-first
street NV.
Speakers will include Val
Peterson, Civil Defense admin
istrator: Paul II. Nitze, former
State Department official, and
Arthur s. Flemming of the Of
| flee of Defense Mobilization.
Evening star., 1954-12-03
by the Assoeiossd Press

! 4 z II 4 s. {.
BERLIN, N. H, Dec. Each
Of the FIVE survivors Of a North
east Airlines plane crash on q
remote New Hampshire noun
taintop was q hero - to the
others.
But only one Of them was a
heroine, Stewardess Mary Nc
Ettrick, %. dubbed Merry Mac
by the three passengers who es-
capped with only minor injuries.
They all singled out brunette
Miss McEttrick in their praises
for her courage during the IS
hours which elapsed between the
Evening star., 1954-12-03
cuIpeper Youth, 1S. Dies
In Dump Truck Crash
sneeiul pispaleh te fhs siar

FREDERICK SBURG. Va,
Dec. 3.-An 18-year-old Culpeper
youth died in Mary Washington
Hospital here from injuries re-
ceived when his dump truck col
lided with q large earth-moving
machine, the hospital said today.
The hospital said Carroll
Frazier died Wednesday from
shock, severe leg injuries and
loss Of blood.
Both the hospital and Virginia
State police said the mishap
occurred the same day on private
property sand and gravel
yard about five miles south of
here-and that 1t was not con-
sidered a traffic accident.
Evening star., 1954-12-03

Here's the most exciting Christmas gift in the
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it to an amateur and one minute after snap
ping his first picture -he feels like an expert!
He opens the back of this magnificent photo
graphic instrument and pulls out beautiful,
lasting black and white print worthy of a
Evening star., 1954-12-03

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Stop in and see for yourself it only takes
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-and in just so seconds, open your eyes to
fun and excitement no other gift can offer.
You give lifetime Of enjoyment for all the
family when you give the Polaroid Land
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credit terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-05
Gonzoeo to Meet CIV High
Metropolitan Finals Matching
freshman Coaches TONIGHT

so successful" Osisek cautioned
before the season. I'm just a
rookie and I have a reputation
to keep up with"
In Finals for Third Year.
Since then Osisek's team has
compiled a 1877 record and has
qualified for the Metro finals for
the third consecutive year
Dorans teams appeared in the
tournament l9 of the 81 pre-
vious years and made the cham
pionship round four times. CIV
won the Metro only in 1949.
Last night both youngsters
added considerable luster to
their first seasons BY winning
the semifinal games at WI. CIV
pulled away from St. Anthony
in the final quarter to defeat the
defending champions. 52-48.
Gonzaga bounced heavily favored
Washington-Lee, 44-42, in the
second game as Ronnie Bennett
sank two foul shots with nine
seconds to go.
The decision in The second
game was a choice one for No
Ian. Giving away an average of
at least 3 inches in height per
man. Nolan was forced to gam
BILE on a new defense to stop
the same WI team that had
(See METRO. Page C-2.)