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Milford chronicle., 1954-02-19

February Is, 1854
1918 Mayo
Topeka, Kansas
By Eloino Townsend Diekerson

February Is, 1854
351S Mayo
Topeka, Kansas
Dear Friends:
This morning / am going to the
Santa Fe Railway Express and
send trunk of our clothes to Mil
ford, Delaware. Wen be home be-
fore you know it now and ARE
WE EXCITED. Hayes will leave
for school late in March and Lynne.
Dawn and will be home for
about 1S weeks. Hayes school is
Alabama and he is glad to get
this Squadron Officers School
down on his records.
We have so much to do and see
in Milford and around home that I
just don't know if the 13 weeks
will be enough. You know how
the Hayes Dickersons' love Della
ware. Both of our fathers have
been in bad accidents this year and
we are real anxious to get home
TO see them, even though neither
OF them was hurt other than bru-
ises and being sore for several
days. My Mother goes in the hos
pltal this Tuesday, tomorrow, to
have her teeth extracted and I will
De anxious to see her, too. The
children are dying to see her
store boughten" ones and have
her take them in and out for them
There are so many things that
nave changed since we were home
IN July. The Calvary Church
ought to look entirely different to
us and now the Presbyterian
Church is charging and the archi-
tects drawing in the Chronicle
looked just lovely. John Scott has
changed Mr.. Bill Webb's garage
Csee how far I date back?) into a
skating rink and Lynne and Dawn
are both looking forward to en-
Toying that. They've never skated
IN the basement of the Avenue
Church either and hope to do that
TOO, WHEN WE GET HOME.
The American Store is changed
there is a new Jewelry store in
town, the 113 Drive In Theatre
which, of course, won't be open I'M
til spring, 1 guess. You know
something we always head for as
soon as we're in Delaware again
a submarine shop. They'll taste so
good. II we were ever sent over
seas just don't know how I'd
weather being away from Milford
Tor three or four years.
Seabury Avenue, Hall Place.
South Walnut Street and our old
street-SchoOl Place-seems diff
terent every time we come back
to town. Right now my brother
and his wife are watching their
new house become their home
and it will be fun to watch it
Milford chronicle., 1954-02-19

grow. Mrs. Davis Grier's honse win
look different to us, the Ted Aber's
house is completed. Chuck and lib
Wright are in their attractive
home-yOu see how orr Gown
changes in such few months?
Many of our good friends viii
be missing, too? When was )
little girl, Uncle Harry Brakeley
lived next door to us on Lake
View Avenue and / rushed home
from school to sit with him in his
study and have him read Uncle
Remus to me. Every afternoon
after being in another world"
with Uncle Harry, he would saw
Now, before you go, how abonf !
chicken Dinner?" / knew what he
meant every time. but I'd tell him
No, had to go home for dinner
ana then he would hard me bar
OF candy called Chicken Dinner"
Two Christmases ago he and his
sweet wife gave my children =
book of Uncle Remus stories and
Iney Will never be read as we'll as
Uncle Harry read them to me.
/ began singing in the Avenue
Choir when I was 13 and after
every practice Mr.. Edward Hurley
and l would always have a nice
chat together. Another memory !
have is of getting up early Satur-
day morning to go walk in the
woods on Kings Highway-tbe
Presbyterian Branch. One morning
Mr.. George Grier was in his ward
and called me over to see the eggs
buried in the ground that the tlr-
ties had left there and then we
went in his house and had an early
breakfast together. All three Of
these fine men are gone now.
When we get home there are
many new citizens of Delaware
whom we want to get to know
Miss Karen Elaine Minner of Har-
rlngton, Master James MARSHALL
Townsend of Clarke Avenue, Miss
Patricia Isaacs, who was born on
Hayes birthday, Master Joseph
Wells, Miss Catherine Marshall
just lots of babies.
Late in March, Mother and I
nave reservations to see Winter
thur, which is the 1OO-room man
sion of antiques that has received
national acclaim lately. We want
to see Washington and some Air
Force friends who are there, 20 to
Atlantic City on the new bridge
and stop to see Harry and Elaine
Muinoiland; of course, go to good
ole Rehoboth and see Harry Der
rickson and his new stores. It's
going to be a busy time, isn't it?
See all of you soon.
Always, E. T. d.
Milford chronicle., 1954-02-19

economy for some time to come
provided it is of good character.
Population alone is not enough
people must have good habits, sound
faith, and useful intelligence.
Liberalized Republican Thinking
Third, the liberalizing of the
thinking of our present Administra-
ton should help hold our economy
high. For example, it has reversed
itself on its hard-money policy;
credit has been eased. Tax relief for
both the individual and business
is already under way. This Admin
stration is prepared to go further
with higher minimum wages, rea-
sonable aid to the farmers, useful
public works projects. and broader
social security benefits.
Fourth, the millions of warning
words and the current skepticism of
the future may furnish a consider
able element of psychological
strength. There is little question
but what skepticism has kept many
a businessman and consumer from
overstepping with regard to future
commitments. The pessimistic fore
casts may themselves prevent real
trouble.
Comparing 1854 With 1929
During the past few weeks 1 have
been reading the newspapers and
articles published In 1926
1929, preceding the last depression.
| find very few warnings. Herbert
Hoover had just been elected Presi-
dent and he had chosen an able
'businessman's" Cabinet. In fact,
after his election the stock
market shot up 90 points. Nearly
Milford chronicle., 1954-02-19
Washington Letter -- By Robert Nelson Tovlo1

search laboratory.
DR.. White-Stevens didn't say
what science planned to do with
that wild honey" that John the
Baptist also found in the wilderness.
But we'd just as soon the scientists
let that alone.
"ThrOugh A Glass, Darkly"
The Korean picture is rapidly
making no more sense than it ever
did.
In Seoul, President Singhman
Rhee declared that the Korean War
would be reOpened. Since the Reds
were using the Armistice. as thew
uid the two year truce talks for a
military build-up, and would strike
when they were ready, said DR.
Rhee, he must strike first-if neces-
sary without US support. The
Russians, he said, had supplied "a
strong air arm and many giant
tanks" but in spite of this, he felt
sure the ROK's could chase the
Communists off the Korean penin-
sula. If the UN will simply back
us up with fuel, ammunition and
other supplies), our men will do the
fighting" he said.
In Washington, President Eisen-
hover told his press conference that
it was expected two National Guard
divisions, the FOrtieth Cfrom Cali
formal and the FOrty-Fifth largely
form Oklahoma) would soon be
home from Korea.
Next day, following a conference
at the White House, General John
E. Hull, American Far East COM
mander who had just flown in to
Washington with U. S. Ambassador
to Japan, John M. Allison, confirmed
the Communist truce violations. He
mentioned the build-up in air power
specifically, and observed that new
Red airfelds had been built Every
close to the front line. The General
had asked for investigation by the
Neutral" Armistice Supervisory
Commission . . and which "neu-
traIS' had refused.
Asked about reports that South
Korean troops might be sent to
fight the Reds in Indo-China,
General Hull neither confirmed nor
denied the story, but said he could
see certain advantages.
at would be one Asiatic country
coming to the aid of another" the
General amplified.
Certainly no American, especially
one who has been to Korea, or who
has seen a son, a brother or a hus-
band go there-whether he came
back or not-will fail to see those
certain advantages" But there's
not much else in the whole Asiatic
picture that we can see.
Milford chronicle., 1954-02-19

all the business and financial pro-
phets were then bullish.
Hence, people were not on their
guard. Yet, they should have been
warned before it was too late. If
warning had been given in 1929 as
1t has now been given, the great
l9SO-S3 declines in building, textiles,
clothing, leather, and automobiles
would not have been so. severe
Recall Your History
After every war, our country has
had a let down. This was true after
World War I. Earlier, the same
pattern had followed the Spanish
American War An even more severe
reaction set in after the Civil War.
Yet, most economists say that it
is now nearly ten years since World
War II and we have had no re-
adjustment of our continued pros
perity.
But, is World War II at an end?
Or, may we now be in World War
III? What is the economic difference
between a "hot war" and a cold
war;? I do not pretend to know
all the answers, but do ask these
pertinent questions. After every
period of ineficiency, waste, and
unrighteousness, there must always
be unemployment to punish us for
our sins. But has this time come
yet? Business and employment for
the first half of 1854 could still be
at ? high level. So take courage!
The boom" may net continue, but
the future is still bright for families
who will work hard and use any
idle time to study and to build up
physical and spiritual health.
Milford chronicle., 1954-02-19
BABSON GIVES HOUR REASONS FOR CONFTDENCE

BabsOn Park, Mass, February IS.
While so many forecasts for 1854
IRE discouraging, l give four more
'easOns why l cannot be so fearful
IS are many economic writer's. Take
l look at them and have faith in
1our country and your future.
More Money And More People
In the first place, people have
money to buy. I repeat what / have
laid before-"the top 500 of our
families have readily convertible
savings amounting to a staggering
i97 billions" $50 of all families
probably have more money in saw
'ngs accounts than ever before. II
true that installment debts on
cars, refrigeratOrs, and television
tets have increased during the past
welve months; but these are now
leing reduced. Moreover, money in
rested in these dUrables cannot be
written off as gone. Homes are
llways good investment. So long
as one is employed, money invested
n home may be as good a reserve
rs cash in a bank. In short, poten-
tial buying power never was
greater.
Second, our swiftly rising popu-
lation-with a record four million
births in 1953-is creating a vast
number of wants that must be salts
he'd. Ten years from now we may
have forty million more in our popu-
latiOn than we did at the end of
World War II. Take all the wants
and needs Of one individual and
by forty million and Won
will get some idea of what a
staggering impact the increase in
population alone can have on our
Milford chronicle., 1954-02-19
CALMNESS NEEDED DURING PREsENT
BUSINESS ADJUSTMENT PERIOD


It would be foolish to deny that consid-
cradle concern is being felt about the bust
ness and employment situation now In
some circles, the fear is openly expressed
that we may be heading into really hard
times. And it is certainly true that ONLY the
extremely optimistic expect 1854 to measure
up to 1858, when all kinds of high records
were established.
An excellent feature article on what is
happening and what may be expected ap-
peared IN the February / issue of News
week. It started out with a S64 question
just what is depression, anyway" It's a
safe bet that very few people could give
anything resembling clear answer to that
TOO many lmpOnderables are involved. and
tnefe. are too many varying measures of
comparison. Any depression will differ
from others in degree 1t is often said that
we VIII be in real depression if unem-
ploy1nent reaches 100000. Yet. to scrape
a bottom comparable to that of 1888. our
unemployment rolls would have to total
close to 100000.
NeWsweek said, Z" depression is
broad set of conditions which defies pin
pointing. In general, it's a sharp, steady.
and prolonged drop in production. It's a
steady growths in unemployment . And.
as much as anything else, a depression is a
snowballing effect"
The magazine then presented the ideas
OF Two economists. One is a British expert
VINO has been a close observer of American
aftalrs, Colin Clark. Mr.. Clark takes a pretty
dark view. He thingS-With certain OuaIi
tcationS-that depression is coming. even
though it may be short one. This opinion
is based, IN part, on what he considers
relatively low money supply abnOrmally
hlgn business inventories, and not enough
new construction.
An opposed case is offered by Professor
+. 5. WOytlnsky of Johns Hopkins, an econ
omlSt OF international reputation whose fore.
casts have often been remarkably accurate
IN the past He cOntradicts Mr.. Clark on
every score, and writes: "There is no in.
QlcaGlon that depression conditions could
develop. The bullish attitude of the consun1.
ers, the Optimisism of investment banks. the
high level of construction activities, the ac.
1--WE interest in business DEVELOPMENT shown
by the government, the cut in taxes all
these factors exclude the possibility of . !
major depression" He adds that we are
now IN comparatively minor recession
which soon will end, with the low reached
before the middle of the year.
Newsweek also provided forecast has. |
ed on canvas of large number of econo |
mlSCS and businessmen. And it is certainly
not a discOuraging one, even though some
people are due to be. hurt and unemployment
Will probably average 100000 for the wear
The magazine said: g. it adds up to a time
OF appraisal, breathing spell in which bus |
mess can take time out, clear away the con- |
fusion, reset Its sight. So how about the |
scare talk that is worrying so many Ameri |
cans? The answer: a sliding off from the |
super-bOom, yes. A bust, nO-very far from
IT, The biggest problem: scare talk itself
And the facts make it clear such talk isn't
justified"
Milford chronicle., 1954-02-19
SELLING OUR WAY OUT

sensible, workable solution to much of
the farm surplus problem has been proposed
Dy the head of a large food chain. He called
Tor program of aggressive, nationwide
selling to move SURPRISES into the hands OF
consumers rather than into government
warehouses
IhlS program, cOncurred in by the lead
ing farm organizations, is based upon exper-
lence gained in depression days, when chains
pioneered the prOducer-cOnsumer campaign
IDEA. Its sOundness was demonstrated re-
peatedly during the '30s when producers of
many products were saved from the effects.
OF disastrous SURPRISES.
Rscently the food industry has had no
ta0le successes in relieving beef and broiler
chicken sulpluses. Faced with increasing
costs and falling prices, producers of those
commodities were being forced, late in 1853.
TO sell below cost Of production. But instead
OF appealing for government support, they
called on the food distributing industry to
help them with a stepped-up sales effort. Re-
tallers responded, and sales increased ire
mendously as consumers took advantage of
the good buys offered.
One. OF the greatest and most far-reach-
ing American achievements lies in the ao-
gresslye selling Of ideas and products. It Is
clear that the time is coming to an end when
almost llmltless farm SURPRISES can be piIad
Up IN warehouses at an eVer-increasinU cost
TO the taxpayers. All precedent indicates
mat intelligent advertising and other pro-
In0sional effort can 60 long way toward
seillng US out OF the farm surplus problem.
Milford chronicle., 1954-02-19
Uncommon Sense

Farm Bureau policies on national
issues, as hammered out by over
100000 directly participating mem
bers, from all the 48 states, were
outlined by President Allen B. Kline
OF the American Farm Bureau
Federation in a recent Washington
press conference.
"The major question to be faced
by farmers and all citizens" said
Mr.. Kline, ''is whether we as a ma
ton can stop imitation, and at the
same time avoid dehation. In
hation brings ruin eventually, and
defiatiOn causes widespread distress
to the farming community. Our poll
cies are directed toward avoiding
these two extremes and at, the same
time, managing budget, taxes and
monetary matters in such a way as
to encourage high employment and
rising productivity"
Mr.. Kline discussed the urgent
need of an expanded export market.
and declared: policies and pro-
grams which cut farmers out of
needed markets or encourage con-
tinuing SURPRISES destroy the far
mer's opportunity to earn and get
a high per-family income ="
Farmers are rightfully interested
in improving our price-support pro-
grams. SURPRISES being created by
present programs threaten to re-
duce income from price-supported
commodities, while the acres to be
diverted from the controlled crops
jeopardize the homecoming abil-
ity of the producers Of non
supported crops.
I'm addition, if these programs
are not operated in the public in
terest, farmers run the very real
risk of losing all price-support
programs. After all, said Mr.. Kline,
IS per cent of the people who vote
do not live on farms"
Directors of the 48 State Farm
Bureaus, Mr.. Kline told the news
men, have just completed a series Of
regional meetings 70 review these
policies and seek the support of
farmers and the general public alike
on points in the program requiring
Congressional action. Backing of
the 1,591,777 farm families who are
members is impressive endorsement
in itself. But the public interest,
as Mr.. Kline has pointed out, is even
more vital If all of the farmers of
America recognize this too, certain
ly the Congress will.
Milford chronicle., 1954-02-19
New Worlds That Must Be
CONQUERED

/
Conquered
AS the lOcusts sustained John the
Baptist in the wilderness, so may
they nourish the hungry millions
of tOmOrrOw's world, according to
DR.. Robert White-Stevens. Unless
we find new sources of food, he told
the Nations State Agricultural
Commissioners, famine will wipe
out the human race, that is half
starved now, yet adds &C million
new mouths to feed each year.
DR.. White-Stevens, who is a nutri-
ton scientist, told his audience
there are just four approaches by
which to circumvent the present
mathematical certainty of starva-
ton. The first is to educate the
worlds farmers to take advantage
of what we know now (Which he
says will be done by our County
Agricultural Agents and their col
leagues). The second is to conserve
natural resources 80 that we live
on the interest of Natures invest
ment and not on the capital. 8"
Number three is research into prac-
teal methods of improving soil,
plants and animals. The fourth
calls for research on new frontiers
OF production, the "so-called barren
lands, lakes, oceans, microbes, I'M
domesticated plants, animals ard
nsects."
We still have work to do, says
DR.. White-Stevens, in converting
such presently waste materials as
feathers, sawdust, corn-cobs, ba-
gasse and sulfite liquors into stock
iced. But he assures us that it is
IN the areas of dessert and ocean,
and among strange fora and fauna
and "the wOndrous world of the
micrObe" that we shall find new
vistas of food and fiber production"
Much has been said in recent
months about the nutritiousness of
algae, which the oceans produce
in limitless quantity. But because
wen the most skillfull cooks failed
20 make it taste good, algae ap-
Deared to be Out-the-window as a
food. But that is not DR.. White
Stevens idea. He would produce
he proteins to nOurish poultry and
sheep and cattle and hogs from
llgae and fungi (molds, to us) and
1athulls and wood shavings and
nsects-including the very locusts
If Biblical fame. Thus, the grain and
'Orn would be left for human con-
umption-alOng with the chicken
'ricasse and lamb chops and steak
md ham!
Nor are we peering into any dis
ant future, for much of this con-
'ersiOn Of waste material into food
IS already being done in the re-
Milford chronicle., 1954-02-19

BOARS
(gOod quality
Under $50 lbs: $1,000 to $500.
mostly $14.5O per cwt.
Over $50 lbs: $14.OO to S17.25.
mostly $3.50 per cwt.
SHOATS
Medium to good: $14.OO to S21. so,
mostly $4,000 per cwt.
FEEDER PIGS
Is to IL weeks old
Choice: $1,000 to $165O, mostly
$l4.OO per cwt.
Medium to good: $500 to $3.50.
mostly $500 per cwt.
HORSES AND MULES
Work type: S45yOO to $500.
mostly $1,000 per cwt.
Butcher type; $500 to $4,000.
mostly $1,000 per cwt.
LIVE POULTRY
HEAVY BREEDS
Fowl: $1.2O to $3.50, mostly AS.
LIGHT BREEDS
Bantam chickens; $40 to $50,
mostly $50.
Guineas: SIS to $1.5O, mostly
DUCKS
Muscovy brakes: $1.35 to S1.cO.
mostly S1.5O.
TURKEYS
. 4 Toms ems $3.50 to $1O75. mostly
Hen: $500 to $500. mostly $3.50.
RABBITS
Large breeds: $1.OO to $500.
:, Small : al breeds; $.55 to $50. most
Young rabbits: s.a5 to $50,
EGGS
Ungraded, mixed: S.45 to S.57X
per dozen.
Large STA to $40 per dozen.
dozen.
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCE
Apples: 1920 per bushel
Is bushel. ''O Sel
,n TuFnips: $50 to s.s5 per y
j. Lard; 1925 to $500 per 5o-Ib.
s. Black lack walnuts. $50 to $50 per
s,, Pop Corn: s.55 to $50 per x
Milford chronicle., 1954-02-19
"THE NEWS on A CoUNTYo

The New York Herald-TFibune in its
issue Of Sunday, February 18th, printed an
editorial captioned ""The News Of A Coun-
ty." In this editorial the writer told of the
desires Of the farmer and his family, of
their love for their county paper" and of
the need for such q publication in every
community. The writer must have spent
long years in the rural sections, for he GER
tainly evaluated the need for these rural
newspapers correctly We herewith reprint
the Herald-Tribune editorial in full and urge
a careful reading of it. It follows:
From bowl of buttered popcorn to a
televised dish of GrOucho Marx, there are
various forms of entertainment for farm
er's winter evenings. But come Friday night
and whatever may be the diverse appeals of
Eddie Fisher or prizefght, a countryman
has waiting for him greater attraction than
a filckerlng screen. For it is on a Friday that
his weekly paper arrives.
A we'll edited country weekly coming
TO snowbanked road by rural free delivery
has, surprisingly enough more value to a
reader now than it had before the autornO-
bile linked town to town with an ease and
celebrity sorrel colt and blackboard never
accomplished. In the time of the horse a man
might expect to know well the radius of his
own township and its people. But in tOday's
era of eight cylinders and a hundred-mile
ride ne can have friends and acquaintance
in all Of cOuntys fourteen towns The say
ing has It that names makes news. The col
unns of correspondents from villages 'uu-
der the mountain and in the valley, bring
the happlnesses and mishaps of folks a coun-
Lfyman knows In many places. This is always
live and near news To read it is a lot more
interesting than seeing guy he never heard
OF win lightweight bout on a Friday night
boxing program.
It's an awful big world, and a short
handed farmer with harmful of COWS can't
spread himself too thin in keeping track of
countries he never expects to visit and folks
heS mighty sure he'll never set eyes on. A
plane may crash in Alaska, an avalanche
may plunge in Austria, volcano NAV blow
Its head off in Java-these are important
and fatal events. But cOuntryman-and
most aSsuredly a country editor-knows that
they DO not really loom as large to a back
road, county-acquainted reader as a story
about Burr Decker's dog getting killed chas-
ing truck, or that two coon hunters GOT
lost on neighbOring mountain. These are
the sort OF items man savOrs while he also
munches popcorn and listens to the north
west wind attack Intellectually the defenses
of his thermOstat.
"A cOuntryman has read the same county
paper for thirty years. 1t is better than ever
To-Day. 1t has more correspondents, more
names OF folks he knows. He reads some of
the items aloud, and they sound sweeter to
n n tnan Perry Como. Many of the jokes he
thinks tunnier than Arthur Godfreys or Mil
Ton berle S: There's no accounting for tastes
las the old lady said when she kissed the
COW. After ALL it was her cow, and # was
never MIXED in television studio''