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Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27

rates were approaching record low
levels and when bond prices were
not far from historical high levels.
Our Government was unwilling
to take a chance on a decline in
credit and money supplies in the
months to come By making money
more plentiful and cheaper, it also
hoped to encourage business. This
is usually the fOrerunner of in
fiation and higher prices. This par
ticulaT action, coming when it did.
has strong political tinge. Re
member, elections are not far off.
Better Salemen Needed
Time will tell whether present
trends are good or bad for your
pOcketbook. We may have about
reached a cyclical low in our re-
tail price structure. If labor forces
its demand for further increased
wages, once again prices will be
sure to rise.
One of the very good signs in our
economy is the sharp increase in
the recent cOmpetitiveness of both
manufacturers and retailers. This
was needed in the field of sales be-
cause many Of the old timers who
really knew how to sell in the pre-
war years have since retired, while
many youthful salemen and sales
clerks have never learned how to
sell because they have seen no
real competition Competition is
good because it brings with It a
better product for less money and
with hotter service.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
81 EIaIno Townssnd DIekersen

went into town to see Magnificent
Obsession', which is Just q wonder
ful movie. Coming home we nom
chalantly drove up to the front
gate of Mather Field expecting rs
be waved onto the base when the
A. P.'s (Air Police, on duty there
notified us that without the Ioures-
cent red tape on our rear bumper
we would not be permitted to en-
ter. At ten o'clock at night one does
not find too many stores open SELF
ing red flourescent tape for rear
bumpers. Knowing that we must
get home to our daughters and let
the baby sitter return to her par-
ents, we were almost tempted to
snip some of parked cars in town.
The A. P. suggested that we 20 20
the back gate on the base, park our
car and walk home from there a
distance Of about q of a mile. far
shorter than from the front gate
to our home. This we did.
Then Sunday, the 18th. we
spoiled a beautiful ride in the Cali
tornia country side by going to
Orangevale. You will never guess
what misfortune happened to me
there. Just misfortune to me. not
to Lynne, Dawn and their Dad.
Twas there in that fair city we be-
came the proud" owners Of "Sambo
OF Delaware, AKC-registered Bos-
ton Bull dog with 10 grandchampion
grandparents. You don't think this
is a misfortune? The hound" is
8 weeks old, unframed, unwormed
(Which we are doing today). and
the joyous part of 1t all is that in
nine days we will be taking our i
SOO-mile trip back to Topeka, Kan
sas. can't you see us? The back Of
our station wagon was packed COM
ing out here and we have our bar
Deque to add to the load. meaning
that the only place for Sambo un-
doubtediy will be in my lap! "You
must not deny your children nets
because you are in the Air Force
quote, so Mamma is out-voted and
the gay, frisky, active, under-mv-
Ieet-constantly little pup becomes
a member of our family
Hayes was thirty-two years old
last week and the added year onto
MS age didn't please him anv too
much either, so last week was sure
~ not one of our better ones.
Until next week,
Always, E. T. D.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27

profit possibilities in an increasing
ly competitive market"
"As we have reported in the
past few months, Chrysler's in
creasing sales bear out the general
business upswing found BY our
sales executives during a continu-
ing series Of face-tO-face meetings
with our dealers in major metro-
politan markets" Quinn said.
"Our dealers are enthusiastic
about the help they have been get
ting from our sales executives and
increased penetration Of the high
er-price market with Chrysler "
8s justifies their confidence and
our confidence in the nations abill-
ty to sustain constantly expanding
business activity"
Dealers will attend the nv sales
conference in the following cities:
New York, Boston, PHILADELPHIA.
Pittsburgh, Washington, ID. C.
Syracuse, Detroit, Cleveland. Gin
cinnati, Charlotte, N. G.. Jackson
vile, Florida. Atlanta. New Orleans.
Memphis, st. Louis. Chicago. Mime
apolis, Omaha, Kansas City. okla
homa City, Dallas. Denver PORT
land, Spokane, San Francisco.
Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Los
Angeles.
The program will originate in
New YORK City at IL noon, Eastern
Daylight Time.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
ARE BICYCLEs BECOMING A MENACE2

For months past it has seemed to us that
something must be done to better control the
use Of bicycles by children within the city
limits. This was brought forcefully to the
attention of Milford authorities this week
when two accidents involving children oc-
curred on Walnut street in the business sec
tion. On two succeedings days children were
involved in crashes on bicycles. According to
our information, both accidents were caused
BY the children concerned. Something must
be done, and done soon, to better regulate
the use Of these vehicles by children. The
writer almost daily sees near crashes and in
almost all of them the children are TO blame.
Other towns seem to be solving the prob
lem Of wild bicycle riding and careless hand
ling Of this mode of transportation by their
youngsters. Within a very short time our
schools will reopen, and driving hazards will
increase when the youngsters wildly ride
their bikes through our streets. City author
tiles should Immediately take steps to get
the situation under control and to provide
sensible regulations for the use of bicycles.
It IS far better that action should be taken
now, than to delay making the necessary
safety regulations until after a fatal crash
happens. But no regulations are worth any,
thing unless they are enforced. This duty
should be given to the city police They have
plenty Of time on their hands in which to do
the job.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
Better Rat Trap?


Sooner or later we shall probably
know whether and how that new
COmmunist-cOntrOl bill works.
Right now, we will agree with the
remark of President Eisenhower
to his press conference that he
thought things happened so fast
in that procedure as to keep most of
us a bit confused. He indicated that
he thought the bill satisfactory and
would sign it.
Originally, this legislation would
have made it a crime to belong to
the Communist party. But to meet
the Administration objection that
this feature would weaken existing
laws and drive the COmmies under
ground, the revised bill outlaws the
party instead and requires its mem
bers to register with the Govern
ment: The maximum penalty for
failure to register is five years in
prison and $4,000 fine.
The bill outlaws the party as IAN
instrumentality of a conspiracy to
overthrow the Government of the
United States" and further pro-
vides that Communist infltrated
labor unions shalt lose all legal
standing before the National Labor
Relations Board.
The Justice Department had pro-
tested the original form on the
grounds that the bill would dam
age the principal existing anti
subversive laws, the Smith Act and
the Internal Security Act. Under
the latter, members of Communist
action groups" which registered
party members would clearly be.
are barred from running for Federal
office, working in Government Jobs
or defense plants and from obtain
ing passports. While they can vote,
there won't be any party members
on the ticket to vote for.
The theory is that, signed into
law, the new act will check abuse of
the Fifth Amendment by Commu-
nists. 1t will be no crime to be a
party member, or to embrace the
party beliefs and detectives. But
1t will be a crime for a party men,
ber to fail to put himself on record.
Thus, if duly registered member
attracts attention in performing
the party bidding, he automatically
convicts himself of subversion-if
you follow us.
Does seem kind of confusing.
doesn't it? And incentive to "go
underground" would seem to be
about the same. But, at least. it will
he harder to enlist the lunatic
fringe in the cause.
This Makes Sense
Much as we believe in industry
Having failed to discover any bet
Ter way to make a living) and hold
ing the torch as we do for the free
Enterprise system plus beating the
drum for HoratiO Algerism in gen
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
80
IDEAS MAKE JOBS
Where does a job come from?

WAeES QOeS JOD come from!
"A magazine published by one of our great
chemical companies answers that in these
words Unlike potatoes or apples, a lob is
not found in nature. 1t results from the mar
rlage Of q need and an idea. It's birthplace
is the laboratory"
Then it gives an interesting illustration
from this particular cOmpany's experience
lWenty-odd years ago scientists in its en-
plOy produced a form of synthetic rubber
which had outstanding qualities. Yet many
were dubious as to its practical value, large
" because it initiSlly sold for a dollar a
pound at time when natural rubber sold
for a nickel.
Still, the company had faith in this new
product OF the laboratory Millions were
spent to develop it and find uses1for it. Man
uIacturing plants were built. The cost was
Drought down. while that Of natural rubber
rose. Finally the product caught on, and con-
sumption doubled and tripled year after
year.
Today the chemical company EMPLOYS
1900 men to make and sell this synthetic
rubber. Thousands Of additional people have
good Jobs IN other companies which convert
the product into long list of articles bought
Dy ultimate consumers. All that emplOv-
ment, which today contributes materially to
our national income and our living standards.
came out Of the laboratory.
ln short, the way to create more Jobs. and
sui hgner living standards, is to keep new
IDEAS terminating to encourage men
ana companies to take the necessary risks
and make full use of them.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
SOCIALISM BY INDIRECTTON

The Socialist party has given up, so far
as being an active political entity is concern
ed. It will not put ticket in the field in 1856.
It's following has steadily shrunk-where it
gained vote of almost 100000 in 1920, the
1852 total was an insignificant 10000.
The American people won't vote socialist.
Yet all kinds of socialist ideas and doctrines
have been put over on the American people
by men using camOufaged labels. In short
we have been fed socialism, centralized gov
ernment bureaucracy and debt-by indirec-
ton and by plain deceit.
The people are losing this gullibility.
That's one of the best signs of the time.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
WHAT WILL HAPPEN NOW?

Tennessee Valley Authority requests for
funds to build new power plants have been
pared by Congress. As a consequence. the
fear has been expressed that iva will not
be able to meet increasing demand. for SER
vice in the area where it has power mono
poly, and Congress has been asked to re-
consider and give the agency more of the
tax money that has been collected from all
the people.
Fortunately for the overburdened tax
payers, this is in no way necessary. For
now four buslneSS-managed southern power
companies have offered to supply IVA with
all the power it will need on a firm, long
term contract basis. Thus, IVA wouldn't
have to build new steam or hydro plants at
public expense.
1t will be interesting to see just what
comes OF this There is only one valid argU-
ment'with which the fOur-cOmpany offer can
be oppOsed-the argument that socialism is
right for this country and private enterprise
is wrong Those who follow the socialist
line but run like rabbits in an attempt to
escape the socialist label can no longer de-
lude the public or Congress with the claim
that unless IVA is given more of the tax
payers money the Southeast will suffer a Sc
we're power shortage with all kinds of dire
consequences. There can be no doubt of the
tour-cOmpany groups ability to fulfill it's
offer.
The ultimate solution to the IVA oues-
tlOn is to sell its tax subsidized commercial
facilities to taXpaying publicly-regulated pri-
vate enterprise. Meanwhile, the four-con1-
pany proposal is the sound way to give IVA
any additional power it needs-and to give
the taxpayers break at the same time.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
BABSON Suggests Now Is A Good Time TO Buv

BabsOn Park, Mass, August &C.
Have you been waiting to buy a
new car, televisiOn, fur coat. or
)uttt for the children? If so, now
nay be the best time for some
months to come.
Where We've Been
Commodity prices began their
ong decline in early 1851. but it
vas not until much later that the
consumer began to feel the effects
n the market place. AS the spiral
II the decline gathered momentum,
ne downward adjustment in busi-
less got under way Just about a
ear ago. Production cutbacks were
'rdered. Tens of thousands were
aid on. Overtime schedules were
'urtatled. Business slowed down its
luylng Of raw materials; consul
uers pulled in their belts and cut
'ack spending.
We have had a year of uncertain
y Some economists expected the
'usiness dip to bring a drop in
wages because this is usually the
'attern. But this didn't happen ex-
'eDt in few instances. While the
hysical volume of business de-
lined about 1870 compared with
ast year, prices fell only about 10
N the average, while wages con-
inued high.
Where We're Going
What does this mean, now, to
'Ou? It means that, in general, the
lownswing in prices which COM
uenced in early 1851 may have
bout run its course. Retail prices,
or the next six months or so, will
probably 60 no lower. So, if you're
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Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
W. GET WHAT WE DEsERvE

Rowland R. Hughes has one of the tough
est and most responsible Jobs in the country
director, Bureau of the Budget. He re-
Gently said: a point | wish strongly to en-
pnaslze Is that this fiscal and budget task is
one which requires teamwork. There are
tnFee distinct parties to it: the administra
gliion, OF course; the Congress, definitely: but
tne pu0llc-the citizen-is equally impor-
!ant How much can be done by the admin
lstfaglon and the Congress is primarily de-
pendent upon the support of public opinion. ;"
Most men in political life keen their ears
% the ground. They try to give their con-
stltuents and the voters at large what thew
.hnk ls wanted. To a very great extent. #
Is the people who lead-and their representa-
yves N government who follow.
That is certainly true Of our financial af-
AalIs as nation. if we really want ecO-
nomlcai government, we will oct it-if we
want Wasteful, paternalistic government. we
Wlll get that. It is true, Of course. that ev-
etyone pays lip service to the cause of O0v-
eInlnental economy It is equally true that
Wnen the chips are down, we too often wanf
al the economy confined to the other fellow
not 70 rs. This take it out Of his pocIxet
nos nine attitude is largely the reason whv
ls ls 50 enormously difficult to even roder-
aosiy reduce non-essential spending.
Here an old axiom applies with fun force
We get the kind of government NO 5a-a..ea
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
August %, 1854
107 Kurtz Way
Mather Field. Calf.

l07 kurtz Way
Mather Field, Calf
Dear Friends:
You know, there are some weeks
that everything seems to go wrong
in your life. This past week was
just that kind for us.
Most of you at home know that
my Mothers brother died last Sun
day. 1t has not been any time since
/ mentioned him in my letter to
you and wishing he could be out
here with us to enjoy the fields OF
plenty for which California is wide
" known. Uncle Ed was a farmer,
a musician, a mailman II used to
say "HI" to him on my letters
home), and man your felt at home
with and loved almost as soon as
you met him. That's the hard part
about being in the Air Force-com-
ing home and not seeing people you
have enjoyed visiting with all your
lives.
Friday, the 18th, is notorious for
bad luck, but Hayes and /, not be-
lieving in such, drove merrily on
our way into town with the girls
Somehow enroute to Sacramento.
Dawn slipped off the back seat in
our station wagon and her left hin
fell on the hinge of the seat. You
see, our station wagons rear seat
collapses in the floor to make room
for extra luggage. When Dawn
screamed we just supposed she had
bruised her hip, but after examining
1t, we knew she needed medical at
tention Immediately. When a dear
one of yours gets hurt, it is easy
for you to go to your family physi-
clan, but moving around as We do.
we 90 to strange doctors who don't
know us or our children from Ad-
am. A passer-by on the street told
us where the nearest doctor could
be found and we drove there as
fast as the law would permit.
Stranger or not, we were admitted
into the emergency room ahead of
other patients who had appoint
ments. The deep cut was cleaned.
TRIMMED, frozen and necessitatcd
four stitches. Then our poor little
four-year-old had to have a tetanus
shot and penicillin. Now the stitch
es have been removed and the cut
is almost well, but such days are
not easily forgotten.
Saturday night, Hayes and I
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
DELAWARE FARM MARKET NEWS
Market News information Supplied BY The Bureau of Moro
sioto Beard OF Agriculture, Dover Dsluwuro

The following is a weekly round
up Of livestock prices and miscel-
laneOus commodities prevailing
last week. This renOrt shows av-
erage prices received by Delaware
farmers for commodities that were
marketed throughout this week:
LIVESTOCK PRICES
VEAL CALVES
Choice: $24.OO to $4,000, mostly
S28y00 per cwt.
Medium to good: $1,000 to $3.50,
mostly S21.00 per cwt.
Rough and common: $500 to
$500, mostly $3.50 per cwt.
Monkeys: $500 to $4,000, mostly
$500 per cwt.
LAMBS
Medium $500 to $24.OO, mostly
$22 90 per Cwt.
Common: $500 to $15.75, mostly
S15.75 per cwt.
COWS
(Slaughter)
Medium to good: $1,000 to $1,000.
mostly S11.50 per cwt.
Common: $875 to 1915, mostly
$500 per cwt.
Gamers and cutters: $6.25 to
$3.50, mostly 1925 per cwt.
STEERS
Good; $500 to $2175, mostly
SIS so per cwt.
Light Steers: S11OO to $3.50.
mostly $14.OO per cwt
HEIFERS
(Feeder)
Dairy Type: $5.75 to $3.50, most
ly $11.00 per cwt.
Beef Type: $500 to $16.75, most
ly $14.5O per cwt.
(SlaughteT)
Good to choice: $1,000 to S16.25,
mostly $3.50 per cwt.
BULLS
lover 1000 lbs.)
Medium to good: $13.75 to $3.50,
mostly $1,000 per cwt.
$500 to 1000 lbs.)
Medium to good $7.75 to $1,000.
mostly $500 per cwt.
HOGS
(Straight Hogs)
120 to 40 lbs: $2O.25 to $23.OO.
mostly $23.00 per cwt.
10 to 24O lbs: $3.50 to S24.5O.
mostly $23.75 per cwt.
24O to $50 lbs: $22.5O to $3.50.
mostly $23.25 per cwt.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
II Won't Cool OF

The six senators tagged by Vice
President Nixon to investigate Sen
atOr Ralph Flanders motion to CEN
sure Senator Joe Mccarthy are to
sweat out their assignment in Wash
ingtOn while their fellow sOlons
adjourn and go home.
The selfless patriots who accept
ed the duty, Republican Senators
Watkins. Carlson and Case. and
Democratic Senators Johnson. Stem
mis- and Erwin will have the task of
evaluating some forty specific
charges against Senator Joe.
At least the committee went to
work with fulsome praise ringing
in it's ears, from fellow Senators
who managed to duck the assign
ment, from Senator Flanders, who
seemed especially pleased, from
Majority Leader William F. Know
land and the Vice President.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27

Now that the generosity of Ameri-
can taxpayers has put British in
dustry back on its feet, it doesn't
seem quite cricket, as they say
over there, for the Administration
to stand by and watch the British
bike-makers kick thousands of
those same taxpayers out of their
jobs.
Back in 1948 this industry pro-
vided 2,761,437 American youngsters
(some elders included) with shiny,
sturdy, new bicycles, while a mere
1854 chose the less rugged, less
safe imported bikes But that was
the year Uncle Sam cut the duty
from 80 per cent to as low as
seven-and-a-half per cent. The
following year the Pound Sterling
was devaluated, which was eQuiva-
len to further 80 percent reduc-
tiOn in protection. AS a result, i'm
ports that tOtalled nearly 100000
bicycles in 1853. will be close to
100000 this year. AS of now, the
foreigners have forty per cent of the
U. S. market!
The American bike-makers have
been peddling furiously. They have
sought in every way to increase
production efficiency. to make their
product more attractive, to stream
line distribution. But, unlike Alice
in Wonderland, they haven't even
been able to go fast enough to stay
where they were! It would seem the
only equalizer that can bridge the
gap between our $1.9O an hour
labor and the foreigners Is to as
cents lies in the hands of the Tariff
Commission, and ultimately in the
pen-hand of President Eisenhower
himself.
In fact, if we had the same tariff
protection that the British place
on their bicycles at home, that
would do quite nicely, It's three
times as high!
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27

BOARs
Good Quality
Under $50 lbs: $1,000 to $1,000
mostly $14.O0 per cwt.
Over $50 lbs: $500 to $500.
mostly $500 per cwt.
sHOATs
Medium to good: $l4.OO to S20.5O.
mostly $1,000 per cwt.
FEEDER PIGS
Choice: $1,000 to $1,000, mostly
$14.00 per cwt
Medium to good: $500 to S11.O0.
mostly S11.0O per cwt.
Common: $3.50 to $500. mostly
$500 per cwt.
HORSES AND MULES
Work Type: $4,000 to $500.
mostly $4,000 per cwt.
Butcher Type: $500 to $500.
mostly $28.O0 per cwt.
LIVE POULTRY
HEAVY BREEDS
Fowl: $1.OO to $1.SO, mostly S1.2O.
LIGHT BREEDS
Cockerels: $.S5 to s.55. mostly
. 6 Guineas: s.75 to s1OO. mostly
DUCKS
Muscovy Ducks: $50 to s.75.
mostly $50.
RABBITS
Large Breeds: $.45 to $50, most
Young Rabbits: $.25 to $50.
mostly $.25.
EGGS
Ungraded. mixed: $.36 to $50
per dozen.
Large: $.58 per dozen.
Pullet: $40 to s.S5 per dozen.
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCE
Lima Beans: $1.6O to $3.50 per
e bushel.
Watermelons: $40 to S.s5 each.
Tomatoes: $.25 to $1O5 per S
bushel
Peppers: $50 to $50 per *
bushel.
Peaches: $50 to $50 per
bushel.
Pears: $50 to $13O per s busheI.
busheI.
Sweet Corn: $40 to s.45 per
dozen.
Milford chronicle., 1954-08-27
Washington Letter = BY Robert Nelson TaYlor

eral, we have nevertheless been
nauseated at times over the maw-
klsh smugness of tycOOns who see
their respective industries only
through a benevolent pink haze
when they are asked latter dinner,
OF course) to "say a few words"
1t is therefore refreshing to come
upon an explanation of the oil in
dustry by an undisputed authority
that is without gObbledegook
dOuble-talk, or even what the
vaudevillians used to call "a flag
finish"
I'VE in the oil business" says this
gentleman, "are engaged in hand
ling and moving a very heavy, bulky.
rather lowgTade commodity. We
search for it in the bowels of the
earth. We lift it out of the ground,
put it in tanks, pump it out Of tanks
and through a pipe line to a refinery
where we lift it again, process it,
put it in more tanks, clean it up,
mix it up, put it on a ship or in a
tank car or a truck or another pipe
line, move it again to a terminal.
unload it, load it again, haul it to a
bulk plant, unload it, reload it take
1t to a service station, put it in
another tank, pump it out once
more into the customers auto
mobile tank wipe his Windshield.
give him free air and water, and
charge him ex taxes, three and one
half cents a pound. What other pro-
duct that requires all Of that human
labor and energy in its handling
can be purchased for anywhere near
that price?"
And when he says 1--WE in the oil
business" he refers to two million
hard-working Americans, in the
wilderness, on off-shOre oil rigs,
at sea on tankers, on our highways
and in every town in this nation.
These are the people (some of them
right here at home) who make it
possible for us to go where we like
when we like when we choose. and
in a degree of luxury that is prob
ably much too good for us.
But who's kicking?
aaa
Like Smuggling Santa Claus
The 77-year-old American indus
try that gave the world the Wright
Brothers, Henry Ford, Glenn Cur
tiss, ball bearing. pneumatic tires
and the structural use of steel tub
ing to say nothing of the
joy it provided generation after
generation of Young Americans
is about to become a casualty of
Global Thinking. Thousands of
highly-skilled workers and their
families who had looked to it for
their livelihood will look elsewhere
unless Washington dis
covers, and quickly, that Americans
do have right to compete in their
own country on even terms with
foreigners.