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Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19
Federal Reserve Bank Of PHILADELPHIA
Gives November Business Review

Manufacturers in the Philadel-
phia metropolitan area expect to
spend less for plant and equipment
in 1855; their spending on inven-
tories during the rest Of this year
will be steady to weak, and their
employment through next March
will remain about at present levels.
These are the main results of a
survey conducted by the Federal
Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and
published in its November "Busi-
ness Review"
Manufacturers are planning to
spend $257 million for new e0uip-
ment and construction in 1855. That
is 20 per cent less than the S323
million invested in the year ended
September, 1854. Railroads and
utilities in the region plan to spend
Sl2l million to mOdernize and en-
large their properties in 1855
which is practically the same
amount they spent during the wear
ended September, 1854.
Next years capital Outlays com
pared with this years expenditures
range from cutbacks Of 81 per cent
in transportation equipment to in
creases as high as 173 per cent for
manufacturers of instruments and
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19

weak, according to the reports
turned in to the bank. About four
out of five producers said they
were going to keep inventories at
their present levels. OF those indi-
eating changes, however, three
times as many said they would pare
down stocks as said they would
build up stocks. Seasonal iniu-
ences were removed from the pro
jectiOns.
Manufacturers in this area fore.
see only small changes in theiI
manpower needs in the six months
ending March, 1855. Expectations
of firms participating in our latest
survey are for a fractional decline
IN employment, with most of il
coming during the current quarter
Nearly As per cent of the employ
ers estimate that manpOwer re,
quirements next March will be
about what they were in Septem.
Der, 1854. Employment increases
ranging from a fraction to Just un-
der per cent are anticipated BY
about one-third of the reportine
concerns. The. remaining % peT
cent look for declines not exceed
ing 4 per cent.
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19

miscellaneous durables. Only two
other industries contemplate heav-
ier expenditures next year; they
are the producers OF non-electrical
machinery and concerns in the food
and tobacco group.
In the revised September, 1853
survey, manufacturers reported
they planned to increase capital ex-
penditures by II per cent over the
year before. The latest survey
shows that the increase actually
turned out to be II per cent. One
thing that should be kept in mind
says the bank, in appraising the
prospective 90 per cent decline for
next year is that it is based upon
the peake 1953-1954 capital outlay.
Moreover, many of the postwar
installations of equipment are al
ready growing old or obsolete. and
the stock of capital goods is con-
stantly growing, which calls for an
ever-grOwing volume of replace
ments. Continued heavy outIays by
the railroads and utilities of the
area are a good index of what they
think about the future of the area
they serve.
Manufacturers inventory buying
to the end Of 1854 will be steady to
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19

strong protests from one side or
another, probably both, about the
way such and such a story was
handled.
And these readers will accuse
the paper Of deliberately slanting
the news.
Why? Because the stories don't
conform to their own preiudices.
If the facts don't happen to meet
their opinions, these readers don't
like it. They really believe the pa
per is distorting the news.
John S. Knight, editor of the
Chicago Daily News and other
knight Newspapers, gave a good
example of how this can happen in
his Editors Notebook" which ap-
pears weekly in the Daily News.
we still receive a few strag-
Cling letters in every mail com
planning of 'slanted news reporting
in connection with the late Army
Mccarthy hearings" Mr.. Knight
wrote.
Most of these communications
are in the same vein. They didn't
see in the newspaper what they
saw on TV'"
Mr.. knight went on to say that
the newspapers and wire services
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19

had made some mistakes in the
coverage-that such a thing was
hardly avOidable, under the pres
sure.
"But what irks an editor" he
continued, "is the type Of complaint
which says Having seen practical.
ly all Of the Mccarthy hearings and
then reading your slanted news re-
ports has thoroughly convinced me
that I shall no longer buy or read
your paper.
No attempt is made in these let
ters to document the errors or de
fine the slant" Mr.. Knight wrote.
They just didn't see in the news
paper what they saw on televisiOn.
"OT, to put it another way, the
newspaper account didn't give the
one sided version they wanted to
read"
It is interesting to note that the
Daily News received letters Of com
plant from both strong pro Nc
Carthy and anti Mccarthy readers.
AS Mr. Knight put it The news
papers job was to present a fac
tual digest Of the proceedings. BY
and large, they succeeded in pleas
ing no one. There is little drama in
type.
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19


They landed in Mr.. Walter Hick-
ert's field, frregardless Of the
winds direction since they could
only land uphill and take of down
MIL The cordial reception they re-
celVed made Hayes feel like he was
hunting in Sussex County. almoef
Inc Hickerts loaned them their
truck, fed them pie, cake and cof-
zee, wanted to put them up for the
night, and offered them chicken
dinner, besides letting them hunt
their fields all day.
Hayes we're a hunting Jacket
the only such outfit In the trio.
and when they began shooting
game they were pOcketed IN bis
coat. Hours of this extra weight
soon made each step a laborions
Cne, but it was something Haves
couldn't complain about. / met fbe
Doys at the airport here at dark
and they proudly displayed eipbt
beautifully cOlOred pheasant.
Lynne had school that day. so
Dawn and / went to see "a star
Is Born. I remember when Janet
Gaynor played the lead years AGO
New, judy Garland is the star and
she played it so well, I Thought
Another picture we all saw fhis
week is White Christmas. II re-
minded me Of Holiday Inn and
IT Happened in Sun Valley Avn
three pictures had beautiful colored
outfits for the actresses, snow
scenes that look like they are from
Christmas card, Inns that hum
with activity, fun around an omen
hre, good music, and rooms fhaf
are furnished in Early American
so tastefully done that you want
TO write it all down so Won can
duplicate them. Then you exit into
reality and go home.
My most immediate neiebbor
here sneaked out to the base to-
day, right under the watchful eve
OF you know who, and presented
her husband with a son. Now. 7
have to go inquire into the weight
name. hour, ct cetcla, and find out
how she maneuvered her undetecf-
ed departure so smoothly.
Always, E. T. d.
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19

athletic and 2nd Glass ribbon On
Scouting skills; Troop No. 1872,
Flying Eagle Patrol, seaford: 2S
points in athletics. End Glass RIB
bon; Troop No. 1913, Bear Patrol.
Milton % points, 2nd Glass ribs
bon; Troop No. IS, Wild Cat Patrol.
hehonoth: l8 points, Merit ribbon !.
Troop No. 233, Crow Patrol
Clarksville; - points, 8rd Glass
ribbon; Troop No. 19S. Plying
Eagle Patrol, Milton: 10 points.
End Glass ribbon, TroOn. 40. Is.
Owl Patrol, Rehoboth: 3 points,
Srd Glass ribbon. There was a
three-way tie in athletics, between
Troop No. l05 Flaming arrow Pa
troll Georgetown, which was
awarded s points and q lst Glass
ribbon, Troop No 1872. FLAMING Ar
row Patrol Seaford, points and
2 2nq Glass ribbon. and Troop No
233, Beaver Patrol, ClarksviIle
which received 6 points and 2nd
Class ribbon. Troop No. BS, Pioneer
Patrol Lewes: 2 points, 1st class
ribbon.
According to those IN charge.
countrywide participation was far
better than in former years. Last
year there were only two Scout
troops attending. The Scouts
slept IN the open for the most mart
ana officials expressed sgratifica-
ton for the cooperation and con
guct Of the Scouts in camp and ia
the activities during the entire
period.
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19
I'm TIE AIR FORCE"
November is, 1854
351S Mayo
Topeka, Kansas
y EIalno Townsend Diekorson

November Is, 1854
351S Mayo
Topeka, Kansas
Dear Friends:
Boy! / look like the scrub wo-
man today, and why shouldn't I?
Ihats exactly who / am. I have
my bridge club here tomorrow
night and I've been on hands and
knees all day getting cob webs
and Kansas crickets out of the
corners, hanging draperies, wash
ing linens, etc. A lot of work for
one nights inspection, but vOu
know the female specie is said to
De scFutinous and I am well pre-
pared for their visit.
l know you all think that Vet
erans Day we went to Abilene 10
see the Eisenhowers. I hope you
won't be disappointed in your re-
porter from the mFiaewest when /
tell you we didn't 90. 1 have seen
president Eisenhower twice he
Iore-in Houston, Texas, and at the
Dover Air Base at home and that
is the reason why / didn't exert my
self to going. Second reason we
didn't 90 is because would have
had to traverse the trip alone since
Hayes was disguised as The Hunter
again that day.
Hayes, Fred Shirley and Mack
MacCleary flew to New Almeno.
Kansas, on Thursday. This small
town is in Norton County and said
to be GOOD hunting territory. Now
keep this in mind Pheasants
are very scarce this year and few
hunters have returned with their
limit. The distance was covered
quickly in the SAC Aero Clubs
Piper PAGER. Master Sergeant Mac
Cle9iy was so funny about making
the trip. He told the boys as soon
as they arrived at the airport that
ne wanted it understood that he
was mo pilot and no navigator.
They were to find the town and
from there he could locate the
farm that they had been promised
trespassing rights for the day.
MacCleary said he wasn't afraid
of flying and didn't get air sick.
but be had a healthy respect for
airplanes!
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19
BABSON DISCUSSES ADVERTISING And MERGERS
MQRRs

BabsOn Park, Mass, Nov. 18.
There are several reasons for the
present epidemic of mergers. In
some cases, taxes are the chief con-
sideratiOn; in other cases they are
to reduce costs; and often the cause
is to secure additional financing.
Importance Of Advertising
But one very potent cause is to be
able to afford more advertising.
Which-in this very competitive era
is the life Of trade. To understand
what / mean, let me remind readers
that full-page advertisement of
televisiOn sets In this or any other
newspaper would be the same price
to the great Radio Corporation of
America as to the new small
company which might be manufac-
turing a better TV set. In the case
Of a 2-page color spread in LIFE
MAGAZINE the price would be ap-
proximately $4,000 for one week!
This is a drop in the bucket to
RCA, but it is a cost which small
companies cannot meet.
This is a problem not only to
the small company, but also to a
medium-sized company with several
products to advertise. Successful
advertising depends upon cOntin-
uous advertising. With one product
this is far more practical, more
efficient, and much less expensive.
Let me. illustrate by referring to
TWO good but cOmptitive candy
products.
Life Savers VS.. NeceO
The Life Savers Corporation has
only one product, with
which every reader is acquainted
and for which the company ap-
DrOpriates annually about 81 100000
for advertising. The New England
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19

companies Hershey is an excep-
tom parallels closely the amount
spent upon advertising.
Not only do large advertising an
preparations create more business
and more profits. but investors like
to buy the stocks of cOmDanies
which ithey see advertising each
week. This not only applies to the
prosperity of individual companies :
but also to the prosperity of the
nation as a whole. When national
advertising falls off, business falls
off and unemployment increases. I
forecast that the day may come
when the government will subsidize
Advertising during a business de-
preston.
What About Merchandising
+. Not only will we see many more
mergers amongst manufacturing
concerns, but the epidemic win
spread to retail stores. Drive down
the business street of any city and
with a critical eye-notice the
vast number of small retailers. so
per cent are barely making a
living. When depression comes, the
mortality amongst retailers could
be great.
Therefore, l urge retailers to
consider mergers. This especially
applies to shops which carry the
same items and are near one an
other. Retailers who have no free
parking space nearby will be the
first to merge. Bankers reading this
column could be very helpful in
bringing these needed mergers
about. One closing thought: Read
your Bible-PrOverbs, Chapter 16.
Verse Is. This gives the cause of
most business failures.
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19

Confectionery Company (trade name
NeccO) has 20 different products
Ihis means that if Necco should
appropriate $1,OOO,O00 for advertis-
ing, this would need to be divided
by 20 products. No one of the 20
products might get enough adverlis-
ing to enable it to be profitable. In
fact, by one law Of advertising.
each product would get only 1/30th
OF the result instead of 1/2Oth. This
can be remedied only by a re6uc-
ton in the number of items, or by a
consolidation with other candy
manufacturers.
OF course, Life Savers would mot
consider such a consolidation. A
merger would have to be with a
candy company having similar
competitive difficulties but dupli-
cate manufacturing facilities. Then.
two competitive products could be
marketed under a joint name
without any loss of good will The
mcahines which were the most
efficient would be used for manu-
featuring the products,-WOrking
on two or three shifts of labor.
Operating expenses would be great
ly reduced, while each product
would get double the present ad-
vertising allotment.
What About Stock Market Prices (?
1 am continually asked why the
stocks Of some cOmpanies-like
General Electric. for instance-sell
so much higher than stocks Of some
smaller electric companies which
are not we'll known but may per-
haps make better product. I do
not know all the answers to this
question, but this I do know: The
price of the stock of almost all
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19

The following is a weekly round
up OfalivestOck prices and ndiscella-
neOus commodities prevailing last
week. This report shows average
prices received by Delaware farm
ers for commodities that were mar
keted throughout this week:
LIVESTOCK PRICES
VEAL CALVES
Choice: $4,000 to $3.50, mostly
$3.50 per cwt.
Medium to Good: $500 to $500,
mostly $1,000 per cwt.
Rough and Common: $500 to
$1,000, mostly $1,000 per cWt.
Monkeys: $500 to $14.50, most
ly $500 per cwt
LAMBS
Medium: $1,000 to $500, mostly
$16.25 per cwt.
SLAUGHTER COWS
Medium to Good: $500 to S11.5O.
mostly $3.50 per cwt.
Common: $6.75 to S7.75, mostly
$3.50 per cwt.
Gamers and Cutters: $4.0O to
$3.50, mostly $3.50 per cwt.
STEERS
Good: STATS to $1,000, mostly
S16.50 per cwt.
Light Steers: $3.50 to $18.75,
mostly $500 per cwt.
FEEDER HETFRRS
Dairy Type: 1925 to S1O.25, most
ly $3.50 per cwt.
Beef Type: $1,000 to $14.5O,
mostly $1,000 per cwt.
BULLS
over 1000 pounds
Medium to Good: $11.75 to $500,
mostly $1S.25 per cwt.
500 to 1000 pounds
Medium to Good: $6.25 to SLIPS,
mostly $1,000 per cwt.
STRAIGHT HOGS
(gOOd quality
100 to 10 pounds: $4,000 to
$2S.00, mostly $2O.25 per cwt.
10 to 240 pounds: $2O.25 to
$500, mostly $2O.5O per cwt.
24O to $50 pounds $19.25 to
$4,000, mostly $1,000 per cwt.
SOWS
(gOOd quality
200 to 300 pounds: $17.25 to
1875, mostly $1S25 per cwt.
300 to 400 pounds: $17.00 to
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19
Sussex County
Scout CampOree

The annual Sussex County Scout
Camporee, sponsored by the
Georgetown Kiwanis Club. over
he weekend, was one Of the most
iuccessful held in the county.
More than 100 Scouts from all sec
ions of Sussex County participa-
ed in the CampOree which was
held near the Club House, in Red
len Forest. The Scouts arrived at
he camp-site about 11:O0 a. M,
Saturday, and remained until 300
.. m, Sunday.
Dale Nolen, Of Milford, Scout
Executive for Sussex, and George
Murray Of Seaford, District Scout
Commissioner; Scoutmasters and
assistants and members of the
Georgetown Kiwanis Club were on
land for the entire time.
There We're seven Scout Troops
attending and these were divided
into II Patrols. The troops were
rated on a point basis for-appear-
ance on arrival at the CampOree:
Scoutcraft, cooking and camp
craft ana also received awards for
athletic events which consisted of
races, including a pole-race and
three-legged race; a tug-Of-War;
four man relay and other events
The Scouts, cooking over camp
fires, prepared their Saturday
luncheon and supper and Sunday
breakfast and luncheon.
The awards for the Camnoree
were made as follows: Troop No.
105, Georgetown, Indian Patrol, So
points, LIST Glass ribbon for Scout
ing skills; Troop No. 95, Panther
Patrol, Georgetown, 36 points: in
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19

Sl9.25, mostly $3.50 per cwt
Over 4O0pounds: $1,000 to $3.50.
mostly $1725 per cwt.
BOARS
(gOOd quality
Under $50 pounds: $3.50 10
$3.50, mostly $3.50 per cwt.
over $50 pounds: $500 to S11.5O.
mostly $3.50 per cwt.
SHOATS
Medium to Good: $14.OO to $500
mostly $16.25 per cwt.
FEEDER PIGS
(6. to 12 weeks Old)
Choice; $1,000 to $3.50. mostly
$3.50 per cWt
Medium to Good: $500 to $500.
mostly $3.50 per cWt.
Common: $4.OO to $500, mostly
$500 per cwt.
HORSES AND MULES
Work Type $4,000 to s66oo
mostly $45.OO per cwt.
Butcher Type: $1,000 to $4,000.
mostly $25.0O per cwt.
LIVE POULTRY
HEAVY BREEDS
Cockerels: 4Oc to soc, mostly
60c.
LIGHT BREEDS
Bantam Chickens: zoe to s5e.
mostly 25c
:. Geese; &c sl.sO to saaO, mostly
Muscoyy Ducks: SOC to sLOo.
Mqsooyy brakes: s1.2o to $3.50.
RABBITS
Large Breeds: SOC to soc mostly
Young Rabbits: 25c to aoc. most
EGGS
Ungraded, Mixed: 41c to soc per
dozen.
Pullet: soc to 4Oc per dozen.
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCE
Cabbage 4Oc to soc per bushel
Apples: $2.10 per bushel.
sweet Potatoes: 40c to CSC per
5s bushel.
Turnips: 35c to soc per g bnshsl
Peppers; 60c per e bushel.
Country Butter: 65c per pound.
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19
NOT FRI. sMoAK

FLORENCE, S. G. ar The
special guest at an Exchange Club
nre prevention program was ]. Al.
Smoak.
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

During the past couple of years we have
read and heard a great deal about the grow
ing problem Of juvenile delinquency includ-
ing lot of pet ideas on how to cure It.
There is no question but that juvenile de-
Inquency is on the increase. You don't have
to study government statistics to discover
THIS The headlines Of daily newspapers from
coast to coast tell the drab story.
A recent American Legion news release
sums up what appeals to us as sensible an
proach to this problem Of delinquent youth.
The American Legion declared, Children
i've IN communities and in communities their
delnquencies occur. 1t therefore seems OBJ
Wous that any intelligent program of pre-
VentlOn or treatment must be designed to
meet the problem where it exists-at the
community level"
The American Legion points out further
that no single organization or agency of gov
ernment can solve this social problem by it.
self. 1t emphasizes that if there is to be eff
1ectlVe acCOn TO meet this growing evil pre-
ventlVe or corrective programs need to be
developed by community leaders working as
q Jeam They must base these programs on
tne local circumstances and needs of their
community
The Hendrickson Senate Subcommittee
which through its hearings focused nation
Wlde attention on the rise in delinquency
rates since 1949 viii be hard put to find a bet
ter answer 70 this problem than the one Of
Iered by The American Legion. Of course.
tnere are things that can and should be done
on the national level such as the stimulation
OF research and training of personnel. but
the basic job Of coping with this Increasing
social evil still remains to be done within
every community.
we don't think there is yet any serious
proportion of young Americans which IS
headed for lives Of crime. AS matter Of fact
our ten-agers are probably as fine a crop of
IuCure good citizens as the world has ever
known.
But we newspaper people who must re-
port the criminal happenings of our modern
world know all too well the cost both in hu-
man misery and in tax dollars of lust one
rotten apple in the barrel.
We commend The American Legion for
reminding US that the solution to the ilve-
nile delinquency problem lies largely in local
hands everywhere.
We salute The American Legion for uro-
ing It's 1920 posts to lend their leadership
% DFlng about cOordinated community action
Tor an intelligent and effective program of
controlling juvenile delinquency program
mat meets the problem where It starts
right here at home
~wmR
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19
DELAWARE FARM MARKET NEWS

Market News Inormuon Supplied BY The Bureau Of Nur
State Beard Of Agriculture Dover DolgwuEa
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-19
IS AMERICAN as APPLE PIE

80 AMIN 4Ngt&tN Ao AEHLE PIE
AS was inevitable, the Administrations
partnership plan Of electric power develon-
ment was an issue in the recent POLITICAL
campaign. And many people are undoubted-
u confused as to just what the plan involves.
que to the Quantities of political sinog that
have been thrown about it.
clear and accurate explanation has
oeen provided BY one of the country's lead
ing newspapers, the New York Herald
tribune. It said: "It is plain that MANY
more kllowatts are needed and that every
one should have them at the lowest possible
cost. But the attainment of this desirable
enq does not mean going to either extreme of
RN0ilc or private monopoly. What the Presi-
oent proposes IS teamwork Where local
enterprise can do the job, it should receive
every. encouragement. But where the burden
cannot be adequately met otherwise. govern
menJ should stand ready to help. The inn
pottanJ matter, however, is that the people
ln any area are entitled to make the first de-
clslons. This concept insists that not All
wisdom rests in the Federal government
mat people back home know their problems
Dest, and that the soundest progress is al
ways 70 be made by mutual helpfulnegs.
Inc goal IS to develop all the electricity that
me country needs, but to do it without
bureaucratic domination"
me plllAOsOpAy underlying this idea is
eet tJalnly not newt is as traditionallv Am
ellean as apple pie. Abraham Lincoln once
expressed II IN these words "The legitimate
olJect OI government is to do for a conmun-
10y OF people whatever they need TO have
cone, but cannot do at all, or cannot SO well
90 Tor themselves The inevitable corOllarv
o. mat IS that government should not at
tempt 70 DO anything which the people are
able to 90 for themselves Here is 4 prin-
elple which can never be repeated too often.
" points 20 the only way we can have the
maximum ID material progress and achieve
ment without loss of liberty.
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05

square feet, Prime Hook Beach.
From Divide and Barbara Willett,
DagsbOro, to Francis and Henrietta
Meyer. Wilmington, 1 acre, Days
borO Hundred.
From Harley and Elsie Elliott,
Laurel. to Joseph and Mary Howe,
SeafOrd, lot IL, Broad Greek, Hun
dred.
From John and Emma Lodge,
Cedar Greek Hundred, to Riley and
Flossie Jefferson, Lincoln, 1850
square feet, Cedar Greek Hundred.
From Samuel and Dorothy Rus
sell, Lewes anu RehOboth HUNDRED.
to Frank and Virginia Small, Lewes
and Rehoboth Hundred, 10000
square feet, Lewes and RehOboth
Hundred.
From Edwin and Estella Moore,
BrOadkiln Hundred, to Herbert and
Hilda Jones, Milton, ESQ acres,
Milton.
From John and Elsie Sharp, VIII
mington, to Lawrence and Amanda
Sipple, Rehoboth, lot q, Lewes and
RehObOth Hundred.
From Reynold and Grace Jack
son, MillsbOrO. to James and Name!
WOOlman, RehObOth, lot 25, RehO
/ both.
From Helen and Raymond Hall
Harold and Ruth COnaway, Mile
land Jean Conway, heirs Of Harol'
J. COnaway, deceased and Lid