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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-14
Duke Becomes Iceworm

As Britain's Duke of Edin-
burgh crossed the Arctic Circle
in q plane recently, he was given
a certificate showing he is now
IAN airborne iceworm Of the in
itial degree"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-14

Some men use hot towel otter shaving but
Tone" takes no time or trouble and is octu-
ally beneficial to his skin It helps take away
rouohness and tiehtness, gets rid Of irrito-
ton. Feels cool. sinks h fost and eoves no
shine Because Tone is mode Of milk
proteins, il helps heal rozor hicks and keeps
the skin clean.
Please add 1895 Federal tox
W6L-Men's Toiletries, lst Floor
-. olso Chevy Chose~ond Aexondio
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
HATS OFF!
49,

On March Is, 16 and II, nearly three
million American LegiOnnaires will celebrate
the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Paris
meeting at which the founding members of
the AEF agreed to associate ourselves to-
gether for God and Country" But, in a
larger sense, all America, every cOmmun-
ity from ocean to ocean and border to bOr
der, will celebrate locally the presence of this
great force for good, this tried and proven
bulwark of Americanism, of justice, of good
neighbOrliness.
The fact that The Legion, at the mature
age of 35, retains not only its fuh vigOr, but
continues it's steady growth, is a glowing
tribute to the brOad-mindedneSS of its found
ers. They might well have followed the ira
ditional pattern of veterans organizations
and established club or pressure-grOup for
members of the AEF. They might have es-
tablished separate departments for the
Army, the Navy and the Marines. But they
didn't. They founded The Legion on the
broadest possible base thai any veterans or
ganiZation could haVe-"fOr God and COun-
try"
Thus it has grown through the years in
prestige, in public esteem, and in usefulness
to the nation. And thus it has grown in num-
bers as veterans of World War ii and Korea
swelled its ranks. 1t has grown because il
deserved to grow, because its goal has re-
manned constant goal expressed in it's con-
tinuing program for national security, AMI
ericanism, child-welfare, rehabilitation and
community services. 1t has remained alert
and vital because the OIdsters of the AEF
days were willing and happy to pass the
torch of leadership on to their younger com
rades.
This summer 10000 Legionnaires and
members Of the Auxiliary will swarm into
Washington for their first convention in the
National Capital. There, what may well bt
the greatest parade in the worlds history
will be reviewed by our Legionnaire Presi
dent. And the pride of Americans every
where, who will witness the spectacle By
television, will be a welI-deserved tribute t.
35 years of distinguished service to tn,
nation.
Happy Birthday, fellows!
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
More Delaware
Homes To Heat
With Gas By '56
LIVESTOCK PRICES
s URNVRRg

More than fifteen million y. S.
homes will be heated bg natural
gas by the end Of 1856, represent
ing an increase of over four million
or 37.4 per cent in four years. And
more than one quarter Of these new
gas installations will be located
in the region which includes the
State of Delaware.
The prediction is made in a re-
Gently completed survey by the
Gas Appliance Manufacturers As
sOciatiOn based on government and
other official statistics.
The survey forecasts that S.452,-
500 home owners IN the region will
have gas for heating, as compared
with 2,512,O00 families using gas II
1852 This represents an increas'
in the area Of 49.S per cent.
The substantial swing to gai
heating in Delaware is attributes
by CANA largely to the fact tina
the region--comprising also Mary
land, Virginia. the District Of col
umbia, New Jersey, New Yorh
Ohio, Pennsylvania and West ViT
ginia-hag a number Of under
ground storage projects in con
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
80
al BEGINNING

There is one extremely significant para
graph in the Presidents budget message to
Congress. He said: "This budget marks the
beginning Of a movement to shift to state
and local governments and to private enter
prise federal activities which can be more
appropriately and more efficiently carried
on in that way"
The philosophy underlying that state
ment is infinitely more important even than
the praiseWorthy cuts in federal spending
the budget contemplates. For only by turn
ing our backs squarely on the super-state
idea, and by coniining the federal govern
ment to the constitutional functions which
only it can undertake, can we preserve either
our lbertiessor our solvency as a nation.
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05

structiOn. These storage facilities
viii enable the utility companies to
meet the increasing heating de-
mands.
Nationwide, the Department Of
Interior announced in a recent re-
port, S9S,593 million cubic feet Of
natural gas were added to UNDER
ground storage in 1952-more than
in any previous year.
The gas industry. which is the
nations sixth largest. is rejecting
confidence in the business outlook
for 1854 by spending money for new
/ distribution and manufacturing fa-
I cilities. and in expanded sales pro-
motion. According to Edward r.
Martin, CANA director Of market
ing and statistics. PARTICULARLY opti-
mistic are Manufacturers Of gas-
fred centrai home heating equip
ment who shipped almost 100000
j units in 1858.
! These factors, the CANA official
said, should add up to 3 record
/ year not osly for gas house-heat-
ing equipment but also for water
heaters. clothes dryers, space
warmers. and the new gas inciner-
atoF- which Is gaining rapidly in
popularity among home makers.
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
I'm TIE AIR FORCE
b EIalno ToWnsend plekeFson

other nice way to pass an evening
without the fellows.
Lynne and Dawn were in Sunday
School bright and early the 2sth
and after their class mother and I
attended church and Il was lust
wonderful to see SO many friends
again. Chicken dinner on the farm
is just something you drool about
in Kansas, but Sunday It was a
reality for US and Mother Dicker-
son did it to perfection. per usual.
Before spending the evening with
Elaine and Harry MuIholland. mo-
ther and / went to the hospital to
see the Auxiliary's new shop. II is
just as you walk in the front door
Of the Milford Memorial. III realiv
will be grand store for the hos
pital to have and most beneficial to
the patients.
Tuesday night we received word
from Topeka that Penn would ar
rive by airliner in Philadelphia al
1920, and Jeanette was 10 meet
him in Wilmington at 8, since he
would take a train down To Della
ware. We two were at the railroad
station at the correct time and we're
little startled to see DOYLE Nc
Spadden there to meet us. Penn
was fog pound in Detroit and
wouldn't be in until midnight and
Doyle and Betty (NeWton) invited
US to wait with Fhem at their at
tractive home on 21st street until
that time. We finally arrived back
in Milford at 2:S0 this morning, and
all the 65 miles home we TAXED a
mile a minute about their trip west
Overs the mountains, about theil
radio going out on them over st
Louis, about their ground speed
being So miles per hour at one
time, about their meeting a Uni
versity of Delaware class mate II
Kansas City that they had not seel
for II years and accidentally bump
ing into him, akSaL seeing Ike
home in Abilene, about their goo
dinners with our friends in Topeka
: the Fred Shirley's, about tn
: draught in Kansas, etc. It was ME
hearing directly from Hayes
. through Penn and I think the boy
! ! really had big time together. Al
= sure Penn thinks his flying tri
with Hayes will never be forgottel
Thanks for reading me.
q Always,
l. Elaine Townsend Dickersol
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
BABSON DISCUSSES BUSINESS AND HEALTH

BabsOn Park, Florida, March 4.
Some weeks ago l wrote a column
on the relation of Business to
Mental Health. / now wish to write
on Physical Health. OF course,
people must have employment and
wages in order to buy, but they
must also be free from worry in
order to do good work and get
promoted. This is so self-evident
that it needs no discussion; but l
want to write now of something
much deeper.
My Personal Illnesses
have not been feeling we'll for
three weeks. Although / was not
confined to my bed, yet something
caused severe pains in my back
and legs. / just could not do any
constructive work and / began
to worry, which / never do when
feeling we'll I, therefore. am now
in Flori1a for a few weeks. This
column, however, is not an adver-
tisement for Florida, although
am very fond of its climate!
My purpose rather is to say that
being independent financially and
free to come and go, am not
dependent upon any job or salary
If, however, were, and obliged t
go to an Office each day. / would
not have given my company value
received" for my salary. Wors'
than that, probably would havl
made mistakes in judgement which
would have caused the compan!
financial loss.
Yet, there must be hundreds o
important executives and thousand
] Of foremen and tens Of thousand
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
A CHANGE AT THE STATE HOUSE

The sudden death of Dan Enterline, Aud
itor of Accounts of the State of Delaware,
came as a shock to his thousands of friends
throughout Delaware During his three years
as Auditor he built an excellent record for
efficiency, devotion to the best interests of
our State and a constant demand that all
accounts be accurately and honestly kept.
Although in failing health for some time, he
gave faithful attention to the management
of his Office and kept the seriousness of his
physical conditions from his friends and as
sociates. In local affairs he was President
of the Dover Board of Education, position
which he had filled with honor for many
years.
With the death of Mr.. Enterline Cover
nor Boggs was confronted with problem in
the appointment of a successor to fill out the
unexpired term He acted promptly and nam
ed T. Edgar Townsend, former Deputy Audi
tor of Accounts, to fill the vacancy. No bet
ter choice could have been made at this time.
Townsend knows the duties and routine of
the Office, he knows through actual working
knowledge, how the several departments of
the State are operated. This knowledge will
stand him in good stead as he takes over the
Office of Auditor of Accounts. We cOngratu-
late Governor Boggs on the fine appointment
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
Officers Are Merely People

The fury of the storm over in
vestigatiOn of Army officers and
testimony of same before Con-
gressiOnal committees-as stirred
up by Senator JOS Mccarthy and
Secretary of the Army Robert T.
Stevens-will probably subside as
swiftly as it blew up: But you should
not let this colorful clash of per-
sOnalities obscure the fact of a
basic issue of vital significance to
national security and progress.
In his efforts to find out why, and
by whom, Major Irving Peress, an
alleged Communist, was promoted
from captain, and given an honor
able discharge, Senator Mccarthy
called his former commanding
officer, Brig. General Ralph w.
Zwicker to the stand, in a New
York hearing. AS a result of brushes
between the Senator and the wit
ness, Secretary Stevens accused
Mccarthy of ''unwarranted abuse
of our loyal offieers,p and further
ordered Army officers to ignore
summonses from the Mccarthy sub
committee.
To break this impasse, Senator
Karl E. Mundt, of South Dakota, and
other Republican members of the
subcommittee played host at what
was to have been a very private
luncheon in an obscure room in
the Capitol. Here Senator Mccarthy
and Senator Stevens buried the hat
chet. A Memorandum of Under
standing" was drawn Up, in which
Mr.. Stevens agreed to withdraw
the previous order to his officers
and to cooperate fully the COMMITTEES
Reporters and photographers
however, got wind of the meeting
and there were photos of the smiling
b principals clasping hands, and re
ports to the effect that Secretar.
Stevens had SURRENDERED" An
gered by this Interpretation. tn
Secretary next day conferred wit
White House aides, and finally tn
- President himself, who gave hi
= approval to a statement by MI
= Stevens that he would "neve
I accede" to brow-beating or abus
of Army witnesses, but was conf
dent the subcommittee would nc
!, permit such tactics.
The significant point is, hOweve
6 that Army officers and Navy officer
. and Air Force officers and Marin
officers, can be subpOenaeG by Coz
Z gress, just like ordinary citizen
S The point that President Eisel
= hover has stressed since the b,
ginning of his campaign-that IL
military must be under civilian col
troll still prevails. In these day
: when military coups are SSai
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
Left.Handed Victory

CnOugnt
Left.Handed Victory
In his defensive radio report to
the people on the recent Big Four
Conference in Berlin, Secretary of
State John Foster Dulles tried his
best to make lemonade out of the
lemons!A
1t was necessary, of course, to ad-
nit that the Western Objectives of
the conference, unification of Ger
many and e peace treaty for Austria
got exactly nowhere, since "The
Soviet position admitted of no real
negotiation"
Mr.. Dulles assures US, however,
that it was worthwhile" to go to
Berlin, and cites two results which
will profoundly influence the flu
ture."
First, as far as Europe was con-
cerned, we brought Mr.. MOlOtov to
show Russia's hand. 1t was a hand
that held fast to everything it had,
including East Germany and East
Austria, and also it sought to grab
some more.
Secondly, as far as Korea and
IndO-China were concerned, we
brought Mr.. MOlotOv to accept a
resolution which spelled out the
United States position that Red
China might in these two instances
be dealt with, but not as a govern
ment recognized by u.s."
Regarding the Vests fiat failure
on the European issues, Mr.. Dulles
seemed to think it was quite al
! achievement TO have learned (th'
, hard way) that the pOst-Stalil
, Russia is just as tough as Russi'
, under Good Old Joe"
, AS for this Geneva discussion o
= Korea and Indo-China with Re-
2 China and the other Korean belliger
= ents, if they want to come, tina
3 was MolotOv's idea. And it wOul
1 appear, despite the extras added t
2 the cast, to be the very same bill
S of-gOOds he tried to sell before
,. Five Power Conference. The fac
r of Mr.. Dulles insistence on tn
e statement Tin writing) that meet
+ ing and talking with the Chimes
It Reds would not constitute recOl
milton may be regarded by Nj
?. Dulles as great diplomatic vic
s tory. But his fellow Americans d
e not seem to share his enthusiasm.
i For one thing, this deal make
5. Russia a party to Korean peaC
+ discussions, And for another, theI
= is the question of just how do yC
e make an agreement with a pOw'
l. you do not recognize.
S, A late report says that Mr.. Dulle
n himself, rather than a delegate wit
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05

Most of the people treated got
well, although they lost both time
and money. But a good part of
this expense was absolutely thrown
away-for there were nearly 100000
deaths, largely from automobile
accidents. In addition, millions of
others we're injured by accidents,
such as traffic accidents ,350,O00; ;
drownings-6, $500; home falls 20,-
600; industrial accidents -15, 900;
burns-6,4 400; iremarms-2,50O; etc.
These figures are supplied by the
National Safety Council. wonder
how many readers of this column
will be included in the 1854 figures!
Let Us Lock TO The Future
The politicians and welfare ex-
perts are constantly raising the
legal age at which young people can
20 to work. Now they say that all
should nave a college education
At the same time, industry is retir-
/ ing more people between so and 81
years of age. Today the number oi
people over 65 years is one in
twelve; in 25 years it will be one in
mine. But where IS the money com
ing from 70 give the young people 2;
years for education and play, anC
the old people pensions?
The truth is that somehow
Through more taxes or highel
prices), these millions Of youpl
and old must be supported by thosi
between % and 6O-65 years Of age
The latter must also supply tn
SO billion mentioned above. Thi
makes the cost Of sickness. youth
and old age far more importan
ths~ $50 oces ~ cofsfd
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05

of wOrkmen, statesmen, and clerks
who are dragging themselves to
work when they ought to be home
in bed. They do this partly not to
lose their pay; or-if they are
executives-not to have the word
get around that they are not we'll
AS the prosperity of every business
depends largely on the decisions
made by executives, fOremen, and
others, such "half-sick" men or
women can cause their company
much loss.
when you consider that thousands
of companies are suffering losses
for this reason, it shows how poor
health and worry must affect the
entire business of the country.
If you are unemployed, it may be
due to your health or to your boss's
health. In other words, if he were
"up to snuff," the company might
not have needed to lay you and
others OF. So much for that. Now
some statistics on the direct cash
cost of illness and accidents.
Illnesses And Accidents
The Health Information Founda.
ton reports that during the pas
full year 22,0OO,O00 families Of thes,
United States as individuals paid
out over $4,000 100000 for medica
and dental costs. Furthermore, thii
was in addition to what the Fedora
Government and the States ex
pended. OF the above $40 billion
50 billion went to hospitals, nearl.
81 billion to doctors and dentists
s11b billion for medicines, and owe
S1 billion for other practitioners
|. nurses, etc.
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05

IGHUGS

Between March 1 and 18th, period when
Americans are unusually conscious of the
tax burden, we are going to hear a lot about
Crusade IGHUGS." This new word isn't of
Eskimo origin as it sounds, but means "I'm
Gonna Howl bout Unnecessary Government
Spending" The crusade is purely non-par-
tisan and is designed to create a vivid aware
ness of the fact that taxes now take the
staggering total of 80 cents out of each dol
lar we earn.
IGHUGS is the first major project of a
new organization known as the Farm-City
Conference Board. The Board has an i'm
pressive and representative membership
it is made up of farm groups, industrial con-
Germs, and various kinds of associations, in.
Guiding the National Grange, the General
Federation of WOmen's Clubs, the American
Medical Association, Kiwanis International
etc.
The wOmen's clubs federation, which has
$4,000 affilia#es, will carry the ball in the
big job of stimulating group action at the
community level. An activity such as this
has to get down to the grass roots, and ere
ate enthusiasm there, if it is to be successful
and that is the aim
When you make out your tax return, re
member that much of the cost is the resul
of past waste and extravaganza in govern
ment, and public demand for too many tal
financed handouts. So take worthwhile
pledge by saying a single word: IGHUGS
5000
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
THE FIGHT CONTINUES

Some optimists seem to believe that the
overall policies of the present national al
ministratiOn mean that thet rend toward so
cialization of enterprise, which has been
most marked and most costly to the tax
payers in the field of electric power develop
ment, has not only been checked, but has
been reversed.
That is highly dangerous assumption.
A far wiser view was recently expressed by
the president of the National Reclamation
Association when he said: "We are not
through with the public power issue. 1t will
continue in political debates in coming po-
litical campaigns. The hostility engendered
against privately owned electric utilities,
which had its origin in the sins of some of
the operators in the 1920's, has served as a
fine campaign issue for more than a quar-
ter of century. Out of these emotion-pacl-
ed TRADES has developed a theory that the
federal government has primary respon-
sibility to provide electric service to the
American people The theory is neither true
in fact nor possible Of accomplishment"
Those who believe in socialism are vel
organized. They haven't given up. They are
simply awaiting their chance. Here's one
more case where eternal vigilance is the
price Of liberty, and we should never forge
IL
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
Washington Letter = BY Robert Nelson ToYlor

the rank of Ambassador, will attend
this Geneva clam-bake on April
26th. This would seem a matter of
simple justice, since, having ac-
cepted this bed Of spikes, he should
be the one to lie on it.
&&a
May They Never Grow Less
We hope those people who have
been complaining about congestion
on our highways have no less reason
to keep right on complaining. In
these times, when our economic
experts are telling us there will-Or
will nOt-be a recession, e
should bear in mind that the day
there are no more freighters on
the roads, there will be mighty few
passenger cars!
In the meantime, perhaps we
ought to take a closer look at the
traffic picture for the special bene-
fit of those who think that the
truck-trailers are responsible for
our crowded highways.
There are about $4,000 of these
tractor semi-trailers in use in the
United States This is about one
twelfth of the number of passenger
cars produced in 1853, and about
One-sixtieth of those on the road
, Not all of these truck-trailer job:
are ever rolling at the same time
, of course. For one thing, thert
= aren't enough tractor units to hau
them all at once. Some are LOADING
2 or unloading. Some are in the repai
) shop and some are idle. And ther
1 are a good many parked, right thi
e minute, at those roadside diner
d while the drivers have a cup Q
a coffee or a snOOze.
But, assuming every one of tn
f $4,000 were on the road righ
d now-and all properly separated
= with IS feet between them-the
t would occupy fclr-tenths Of on
d per cent OF our highway space!
o It is also interesting to cOnside
= that if the truck-trailers were n
a moved by a wave of a traffic dict;
I tors hand, more than a millio
q trucks would be needed to pick U
/ their burdens-which would n
e quire nearly double the pavemel
: mileage. A fact to remember is tina
r. at work or idle. there's just OF
: trailer-truck in America for eaC
10 five-and-a-half miles Of highway.
Another fact, as we indicate
IS above, is that, until there are mo
'e roads, less congestion means le
re to- eat, less to wear . and few
'u pay envelopes.
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
Milford, Delaware
March 3, 1854

AdLCA D A0Ot
Dear Friends;-
The girls and have been home
almost two weeks now and we
surely have seen a lot Of our fav-
orite town.
Monday Lynne was entered in
school. She had attended kinder
garten here between schools in
Texas and California, when she met
lots of little Milford friends, so
really she was easily adjusted to
her new classmates. That same day
/ put my name in to be reinstated
in the Milford New Century Club.
Figured the club would be a nice
way to pass a day while Hayes was
away in school in Alabama.
Tuesday we went to the Dover
Air Base to check on the weather.
Many of you already know that
Hayes and Penn Isaacs few back
to Topeka in the Piper family
cruiser that we flew east in. While
we were up there checking on the
weather Hayes obtained passes for
me to get into the base.
Wednesday night we went to the
Lions Minstrel with the Isaacs and
it just wouldn't be fair 20 name any
names of the best performers be-
cause they all did their part "let-
ter perfect" as far as we could
tell. Surely was very cleverly done
this year and l hope the profits
were heavy.
Thursday morning we watched
the family cruiser fly into the wes-
tern sky and Jeanette and / sure
did hate to see them go. Friday
night we two girls and our five
children were invited over to Ida
belle Isaacs for dinner. 1t was 81
nice to meet Ellen Grier, Marjorie
Cresson and Ann Lingo there. The!
had just stopped in for an after
noon visit and it was fun to SCI
them before our dinner hour. Afte
dinner l had promised Lynne sh
could go skating with Bobby an
Susan Kirby, her cousins, and so oi
= we went then to John ScOtt's role
! rink. That night Ann Hugg, Jean
I nette and I went to see The Glen
: Miller Story and if you've misse
it, be sure to see it when it come
! to neighbOring theatres-it is woT
derful.
Saturday evening I played bridg
out at Jeannette's and it was al