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Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19

Mrs. Mary j. Short and daughter,
Mrs. H. H. Lighthipe and son,
Harold spent the weekend with
their brother and uncle Mr.. ]. Ed
mund James and his daughter in
Washington, D. G.
The Young Adult Choir Of sixteen
members on Sunday morning. sang
lovely anthem, "This is My
Fathers World" in Bethel MethO-
dist Church.
Mr.. and Mrs Charlie Calhoun of
FrankfOrd and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Barnett of Millville, were callers on
Mr.. and Mrs Ebe Davidson last
week.
At Mariners Bethel Methodist
Church, Dr. William F. Dunkle. Jr.,
of Grace Methodist Church in viii
mingtOn delivered forceful and
practical sermons last week, on
Faith, Sin, The Perfect Love Of
God, Peters Testimony: Thou art
The Christ, the Son of the Living
God" and The man NicOdemus:
whom Christ told Verify, Verify.
I say unto thee, Except a man be
born again. he cannot see the king
dom OF God"
Miss Peggy Crisp of Lewes. one
Of the Secretaries of Rollins Co. has
rented the apartment of Mr.. John T
West, Jr.. here.
The minister Of the Presbyterian
Church of Ocean View. the Rev.
Thomas I. Russell, newly ordained.
will deliver the sermon on Thanks
giving morning at the Church of
Christ here in Ocean View.
Miss Olive West, a teacher in
Public School in Philadelphia,
spent the weekend at her home
here and visited her cousin, Miss
Mary c. Evans while here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebe Davidson were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Tas-
ker Davidson on Tuesday of last
week.
On Saturday. Nov. 9Th. Mrs. ALI
bert Newton and Miss Minnie
Hassler of Bethany Beach: Mrs.
Mary J. Short and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ebe H Davidson attended the
Oyster Supper held in community
house at Bethesda Church on
Whitesville charge on Laurel route
II was good supper. consisting Oi
baked chicken. oyster fritters and
baked ham and all the fixings.
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Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19

Sugar beets are white, not red.
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19
Memorial Bridge News

Commercial vehicles using Del
aware Memorial Bridge continues
to show marked increase each
month. according to a report by
Charles T. Gallagher, Jr., general
manager, which which he will for
ward to the Delaware State High
way Commission.
Total traffic for the month of
October was 615,252, compared to
598,O99 last year. for an increase
Of 1873 vehicles.
Heavy trucks-the five axle tyne.
showed a 60.6 per cent gain over
the same period last month, when
652 were reported as against 4O6
in 1853. Three axle vehicles we're
up 1O.9 per cent while four axle
trucks increased 6.8 per cent.
Passenger car traffic was up 3.5
per cent and COmmuter ticket sales
were up 3.8 per cent, according to
the report.
Mr.. Gallagher states that the av-
erage daily number of vehicles was
19,S47 for the month, and total
traffic for the new fiscal year from
June Ia period of five months
totals 3,796,196. If this rate con-
tinues, the bridge will most likely
pass the 100000 mark in its
fourth full year Of operation, il
was pointed out. Total traffic since
the opening of the span in August
Is, 1851, stands at 22,619, 500 at the
end Of October.
The general manager also report
ed that on October z, a drawing for
redemption of 1920 bonds was held
and a total Of 4,948 bonds have
been set up for redemption either
by direct purchase or calling by
lot. This number represents $4,-
948.00O worth of bonds that have
been redeemed.
Revenue received during the
month of October was reported at
$539,671.55 and brought total reve.
nue. from June / to $3,796, 1876. 90,
the report states.
The complete breakdown of traf-
fic for the month and revenue re-
,ceived follows:
] PASSENGER
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19
Store Farm Machines
Well And Save Money

With the trend toward more
heavy machinery on the farm, and
high prices for an kinds Of equip
ment, care Of these machines be-
comes urgent, says County Agent
George *. Napaa
Proper winter storage prolongs
the life Of farm machines. holds
down repair costs, and releases
time and labor for other farm ac-
tivities Keep the tires fully in
flated or block up the machine to
take the weight OF the tires. Sun
light Oil and grease are also
harmful to tires.
Combine, binder, and baler can
vases may be damaged by rats or
insects unless put in a safe place
PlOwshares and cultivatOr sweeps
need good coat of water resistant
grease to prevent rust and Ditting
Another effective way to head off
damage by rust is to cover un-
painted parts and bearing surfaces
with the drying type of rust pre-
Ventiye This form of rust preven-
tive comes as a liquid and dries
with a hard surface.
The specialists suggest using
Kerosene and hot water to clean
sprOckets, roller chains, and other
parts Of the machine that use
grease. After the clean surfaces
are dry the rust preventive can be
applied at once and it will stay on
until the machine is used next
year.
Machines with wooden parts.
particularly, need winter protec-
ton. Wooden manure spreader
boxes will be less affected by VIM
ter weather if the wood is coated
with a preservative. A new coat
Of paint has good preservative
qualities. The preservative keeps
the wooden box from rotting, and
helps keep the surface clean.
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Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19
UNcLUTTERED SKIES

NOGALES. Ariz. - (P) - Pro-
ducers of Old-time Western movies
like this area of the country for
shooting their films. The reason:
Suitable locations can be found off
commercial air lanes.
Sounds from mOdern-day Jets
and airliners just don't go with
scenes of cattle rustlers and In
dians. And it's almost impossible
to cut out the noise Of planes from
sound tracks after a movie has
been made.
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19
LESS HORSE POWER

HARTFORD, Conn. Il lP) - The
state agriculture department re-
ports that the number Of horses in
Connecticut has dropped to 5000
from the 1900 counted 10 years
ago. In the same period, the poul-
try population jumped from 2,787.
600 to 4,416.OOO.
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19
THEIR OWN BRAND

HOLBROOK, Ariz.--CP)-Guests
at an open house held by a cafe
brought their cattle branding irons
with them. During the party the
ranchers-at the request OF the
cafe Owners-branded the wood
work in the dinning room.
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19

Yourself a home permanent wave.
Some are designed especially for
silver hair
One permanent wave kit makes
1t especially easy even for lazy
glamOr girls. All you do is wind
the curls, apply a gentle cream
lotion, rinse and let the hair dry.
A self-neutralizing feature cuts
down the waving time, giving soft
shining waves. These days with
Frightening ingredients in the
home permanent there is not SO
much danger of hair discoloration
All you need is a good haircut
and you're all set.
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19
ArauOua TaaR

A physician IN London reported
that any fat person can lose ono
pound Of weight simply by walking
68 miles. or by dog-trotting 43.
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19

The number of school districts
in the United States decreased from
127,529 in 1882 to 66,472 In 1853.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
WATCHING THE PENNIES

In recent forecast of business condi-
tlons to come Roger BabsOn wrote: "With
purchasing power holding well, demand for
food products and soft goods will remain at
brisk pace. The public, however, have
learned something about watching their pen
MES. They have become more price-cOn-
scious." Mr.. Babson then predicted that the
best sales records during the last half of this
year Will be made by the low-cost mass dis
trlbutors, including the food and variety
chain systems.
The recent experience of retailers as a
whole has been interesting and significant.
Dollar volume has been somewhat down. as
compared with equivalent periods a year be-
fore. But the physical volume of goods
moved has been heavy, and in some fields
has shown an increase. This is a tribute 10
the aggressiveness and adaptability OF re-
tallers. They have fully recognized the oh
Vl0us fact that competition is much tougher
now than at any time since the last world
war And they have offered the chOOsv con-
sumer more attractions and inducements in
many tormS-lOWer price, better oualitv.
more varied stocks, new items, and so on.
Over the months and years to come, the
state OF the nations economic health will be
determined in large part by what goes on
IN retailing. The factories wouldn't main
tam their production and employment long
II the goods didn't flow across store coun.
ters' into the hands of the ultimate cOnsllno-
ef. It IS pleasant to report that almost all
the economists, like Mr.. Babson. are opti-
mlstlc as to retailing's future prospects.
$780,
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
NGRR&
SAPPING THE NATION

Senator Jenner of Indiana has said this
Before we can solve the great problem of
foreign policy in this dangerous and disor-
ganized world Congress must give back to
private industry, to private reform and pri-
Vate education, and to local government.
eDe7g activity which can be surrendered BY
the federal government. We must adopt as
our first principle the total dismantling of
that colossus on the Potomac, the Welfare
State !"
We pay-and pay through the nose-for
snper-government in many kinds of coin
The most obvious one is money, as repre-
sented by our vast burden of public debt and
crushing taxes. But we pay too in lost lib
critics, IN diminished independence, and in
an lnsldlous undermining Of our moral fiber
and responsibility as people And, as Sen
ator Jenner intimated, when government is
concerned with every phase Of our domestic
lie, energy and resources are diverted from
matters, such as foreign and military policy.
which are its proper province.
The welfare state saps the nation like
leech.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
THE PORCH STAYS UP

After months of wrangling and unneces-
sary controversy, City Council on Tuesday
evening voted to allow the controversial
porch erected on.the remodeled home Of Mrs
Davis Grier on Lake View avenue to remain
We believe that the decision was the proper
one under the circumstances. All members
Of Council present except Councilman Cof-
fin voted for the motion to allow Mrs. Grier
to complete work on the porch. Councilman
Roosa was absent Both men are from the
Fourth Ward.
It is too bad that Mrs Grier had to be
lnconvenienced and caused extra expense in
her building operation because of the long
drawn out controversy. We have talked per-
sonally with many property owners on Lake
View avenue, and with every person with
whom we have talked we find the decision of
Council popular one. The City of Milford
certainly failed in its part of carving out
the provisions Of the zoning law at the time
work was started on the structure Certain
requirements and duties incumbent on the
city were not fulfilled by the city authorities.
II for no reason than that we feel that the
property owner was unduly harassed over
TAR too long a period of time The explana-
ton given City Council by former Judge
Daniel J. Layton Tuesday evening was ex-
cellent- Court rulings and experiences in
zonlng IN other towns were explained bv
Judge Layton. The main theme of his dis
course was that sympathy and understand
ing Of problems as they arise must be the
duty Of our city authorities. In this he was
J r,igl1t No two prObiehns as they present
themselves viii be alike.
In the long run this controversy NAV be
OF benefit to our city. For one thing it has
shown many weaknesses in the zoning laws
now in effect. In many instances the pro
visions are too stringent and can work only
hardship to property owners. The next ses-
sion Of the legislature is the time to see that
they are remedied. It will have to be done
by men without preconceived ideas of zon-
lng-nen who had no part in preparing the
present ordinance Right now is the time to
begin studying the ordinance. You may rest
assured that the General Assembly will give
careful consideration to any charter changes
whether presented by City Council or prop
erty owners.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16

Pieces of paper are one of the reasons
why the cost of government has reached a
statistical stratosphere. The paper in ques-
ton consists of government records.
According to a Hoover Commission re-
port, each year $500, 100000 pieces of paper
are produced or accumulated by the federal
government. Salaries and material costs for
an 8, esumated 4o5,OOO clerical persons doing
the producing and accumulating come to S2
800,0O0,O00. To house the records. some
100000 fling cabinets would be required
And it is estimated that as many as $50 900
and searching these current records. 81
cost of $1,170OO0,000.
The Commission has established 4 new
Task Force to deal with the problem If re-
ducing the volume of pieces Of paper SO ere
ated psl - =
ne Eoint is that when it comes to trv-
ing to cut 6swn government waste and non
essentiais, even seemingly small things can
pc almighty important in the aggregate.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
: BUSINESSMEN MUST help
SCHOOL TEACHERS

The present of education is the
future of your business. The copv
went on to ask why businessmen
ARE so blind, when il comes m
the needs Of our educational
system"
Are Businessmen Falr9
This advertisement further dis
cussed three shortages that need
to be remedied: ID the shortage
OF classroom space; (2) the short
age Of financial reward to attract
capable individuals into teaching
and CD the shortage of top-caliber
teachers. Bravo! Now what | want
to know is: What kind of run
around will a worthy educational
project get by this same advertiser
when he is approached to speak on
these issues at the grass-roots level.
II businessmen mean anything
beyond a gesture by such adver-
tising, then they will see to It that
someone within the company is
ssSSl SlSlldIeu 10 ndn0le educational
relations.
Another Failure OF Businessmen
I can tell you about the apparent
failure of a project for this summer
involving educators and business
men. Someone got the idea that
business might be better understood
If teachers were given the oppor-
tunity to get work experience in
various businesses, at various
levels, during summer vacations.
Such a program would indeed bene-
fit a cooperating company; but it
would also help supplement the
earnings Of the underpaid teacher.
The idea was started BY a ma
tional trade association. Meetings
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16

were held with representatives Of
the schools, colleges, and busi-
nesses. Business again talked op-
timistically about how it wanted
to support this program. But when
the chips were down, you could
count on your fingers the number
OF such summer Jobs that business
offered IN New England. Does bu1-
ness always really mean what it
says?
Education IS Your Business
l can tell you another story with
q happier ending. A very small
company with about a dozen em-
ployees sent its sales manager q
young chap, to a high school fiftv
mics away to participate in a
career-day program. The young
sales manager felt that while the
boss let him off for the dav tn ~
community job, he should also he
productive for his company. Hence
ne decided to make a few cold
calls: oiu
The purchasing agent Of one
large company he called on was 80
impressed by the community reIa-
tons of this mere infant in bust
ness, as opposed to his own cor
poration's wretched record. that
he gave the young sales manager
a good deal Of his time. One thing
led to anot Ter and the sales man
ager returned from his educational
Jaunt with one Of The largest orders
MS company had ever received for
one Of It's products. What's happen
ing in the schools today surely
will affect the future Of your bugi-
ness What are you really doing
to help the schools and colleges in
your community?
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
What United NatIOnsg

1 am completely and unalter-
ably opposed under the present
situation to the admission of Red
China into the United Nations. .
President Eisenhower told his
weekly press conference. II per-
sonally think" he continued. "that
80 per cent of the population would
take the same stand"
Asked about U. S. withdrawal
from the UN in the event of Red
China's admission, the President
said that since the UN was can
enOrt to rally the moral forces If
she world, he couldn't see how
hed China could get in. But. he
continued, If they should
ahe question of whether we would
accomplish more good in the world
whether we could advance the
cause Of peace and decency better
by going out than staying in that
Is something that would have Ia
be decided" "
FolloWing up the Presidents lead
IN his own press conference next
DAY, Secretary Of State John Foster
dulles declared that Red chino
could not win enough sunport t0
De seated in the UN Security Coun0
cll-and that if it did we would
use our veto (fOr the first timel tn
prevent It. But, perhaps you should
Oe reminded that we could NOT
veto admission to the UN Assembly
which would still be psychological
Red victory. '0''i
We believe the President is rigbt
in thinking that 95 per cent oF
Americans join him in opposition
10 seating Red China in the UN. But
we think he might have gone
llttle farther by mentioning that we
recognize the Nationalist Govern
ment OF China, whose ambassador
In Washington is DR.. Wellington
koo' that the UN recognizes
Nationalist China, whose able Tepre-
sentative in this tower of babel is
Tingfu F. Tsiang. Diplomaticallv
as far as the u. S. and IJN are
concerned, there is no Red China.
A majority of Americans (mavba
not 50 per cent? is in sympathy. we
think with the simple, straight
forward, unvarnished view of Sena-
tor knowland that if Red China
gets in. we must get out. Further.
majority of the taxpayers who
nave been getting up billion after
billion year after year for foreign
ara may be becoming restive over
national policy based on accom-
nllsh;;iiT more good in the world"
rather than in the United States.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16

secretary to the Soviet UN dele
cation, were declared undesirabIe
and ordered expelled from the ~ s
on May %, Lieut.. Col Leonid q
Pivnev, assistant air attache. met
the same fate All three were
charged with espionage.
But these matters we're kent very
quiet in hopes that Moscow might
fail to return the compliment and
Kick out some of our embassy team
II seems it's not easy to get 0uaIi-
hed Americans to fiji those. iobs
IN the Communist paradise. We are
permitted to know these things now
because Lieut. Col. Howard L.
Felchlin, assistant military attache
and Major Walter A. McKinnev
assistant air attache, have been
chucked out Of the U. s. Embassy bv
the Russians in retaliation. The
Russians say our men are spies.
The State Department says they
are not.
This diplomatic patty-cake should
point ap the Righteousness OF try
ting to maintain formal, polite.
striped-pants relations with the
Soviet, and give fresh momentum
to the effort to bring our boys home
from Moscow and invite the Red
ENJOYS to leave Washington It is
worse than foolish to continue this
one-way pipeline for the Kremlin
SOIutfnn
1t appears that former President
Herbert Hoover, as chairman of the
Commission on the Executive
Branch of the Government, rather
than Senator Joe Mccarthy. is to
investigate the hush-hush Central
Intelligence Agency. More specific
ally, task force Of the Commits
sion, headed by General Mark W.
Clark, former Far Eastern COM
mander, and now president of the
Citadel. will undertake the Job.
Senator Mccarthy. who has char
ged that the Agency was infiltrated
with Communists, says he will turn
over his data to the General. CIA
Director Allen w. Dulles, brother
of the Secretary Of State. has denied
the charges and at the same time
resisted Congressional investiga-
ton on the ground that publicity
would injure this highly secret
operation that is vital to the safety
of the nation.
There is much TO support Mr..
Dulles" apparent obstinacy, and we
suspect the Senator knows this and
is glad to get of the hook. He may
also share our confidence that.
under General Clark, the probe will
be no white-wash.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
Washington Letter : By Robert Nelson Tovlor

Of late, at least, the two have not
been synonymous. Our global do
gooding is back-firing.
COnestOga 20
Word comes to us that a group
OF line citizens of Lancaster County
Pa, one Of the great garden spots in
america, have banded together to
set forth to the world one of their
proudest moments in American
history.
RMS moment concerns the great
land frigate, the COnestoga wagon.
made originally by unknown hands
around 1850 along COnestoga creek.
This was the wagon which helped
to open the West. which from 1850
70 1850 was the originator of over
land freight transportation in
America, the wagon which became
the model for the prairie schooner.
or covered wagon.
Both the schooner and the covered
wagon have risen to legendary fame
IN this country, largely due to the
ambitious literary output of the
dime novel and western story and
Hollywood romancing. But the slow.
8 horse-team, $500 pound Cones
toga wagon was the grandpappv Of
them all; this is the wagon Benja-
min Franklin bought by the hun
dreds to help win the war of
1776; this wagon carried the Dre-
cious gunpOwder from Wilmington.
Delaware, to Lake Erie to help
Admiral Perry achieve a decisive
victory there.
We hail Conestoga '54 and the
plan to voyage an authentic, 1870
year old ConestOga wagon, COM
pletely restored. from Lancaster,
Pa, to the east bank of the Ohio
River at Wheeling, West Virginia
A fine program for the Fall and
a fine program to remind America
that commerce, not romance, opened
the West as it always has opened
each new important frontier over
the centuries.
F. s. Dutch" Bucber is a mem
ber of the Lancaster Committee for
Concentrating the Conestoga Wa
gon, and this is the famous Dutch
Bucher who is the retired dean of
Americas county agents, and a man
most farmers in America have
heard of, and thousands know per-
sOnally.
Giddyap, Conestoga'54. Give that
lead horse the line!
We Can't win
Last February third, two Russian
diplomatic aides, Commander Igor
A. AmOsov, assistant naval attache
and Alexander P. Kovalyov, second
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
BABSON:

Babson Park, Mass, July Is. Just
recently the Seventh Annual Con-
ference Of Businessmen and Edu-
Gators was held on the campus Of
BabsOn Institute in Wellesley.
massachusetts,. The theme was
Education for Survival. It was a
conference on business educational
standards. Nine out of every ten
business executives invited to par
ticipate in the conference declined
invitations on the ground that the
issues are too controversial
What Manner OF Men Are
Businessmen
Since the war, business men have
made a number of sharp attacks on
our schools. our teachers, and the
graduates. Yet, with but a few
notable exceptions, businessmen
and companies have not given edu-
cation the kind of support it wants
and needs. One well-known Eastern
superintendent of schools recently
stated that every time he tries to
approach a group of businessmen
for some help on a problem, almost
automatically they query in chorrs,
All right, how much do you want?"
With their dollars businessmen
are generous, but with their recon-
mendatlons and their time they are
miserly. They do not seem to
understand the educator when he
asks them to sit down to discuss
problems Of curriculum, problems Of
oellnquency, or even part-time en-
ployment for students.
Yet, full-page advertisements ap-
pear IN newspapers urging us all
70 support the schools. One such
Iuu page which recently made it's
appearance was headlined this way
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16

II you think the menace of super-govern-
ment is new in the world, read this: "The
way to have good and safe government IS
not to trust it all to one, but to divide if
among the many . What has DESTROYED
liberty and the rights of man under every
government which has ever existed under
tne sun? The generalzing and concentrat-
ing an cares and power into one body, no
nlagsef whether OF the autocrats of Russia
or France or of the aristocrats Of Vene-
tian senate"
That was written in the early davs Of
this Republic, by one of our greatest states
men, Thomas Jefferson. What Jefferson
fought and argued for was true liberalism
as contrasted with the phoney liberalism"
OF today which urges all-powerful govern
ment--the kind of government that has bru-
tallzed and enslaved hundreds of millions of
people in the last 80 years.