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Milford chronicle., 1954-10-01
Dan Roe, Jr., Attends
GIN Training School
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more than $4,000 square feet Of
floor space, has eight specialized
shop olassrOoms, for use by the
Chevrolet, Pontiac, OldsmobiIe.
Buick, GMC Truck & Coach, Fisher
Body and United Motors Service
divisions Of GIN. Each division sun
plies q highly trained instructor
for its courses at the center, which
is managed by I.aVerne u. Sickle.
GIN officials expect a total of
5000 mechanics to attend the center
each year. Similar attendance is
expected at other training centers
when they are completed.
Harlow H Curtice, president Of
General Motors, explained that the
purpose Of the centers is ITO insure
that the people who buy our cars
and trucks will continue to receive
efficient and satisfying service" He
said that "the centers will make 1t
possible for dealer service person
mel to keep up to date on sys-
tematic basis with improved ser
vice methods and chronological ad-
vancas such as air conditioning,
power steering, power brakes and
other major improvements"
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-01
Greenwood S. S. GrOuB
Holds Meet
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jointly by Mills Supply COMPANY
and Southern States Cooperative
with the Original Amateur Hour
Television Show of Radio City, New
York, cooperating. There were 6
acts entered in the contest.
According to Thompson, the more
than 2S3,000 members of the Co
operative, in its six-state operating
territory, put through their organi-
zation $144,000,000 worth Of pur-
chasing and marketing volume dur
ing the 1953A54 fiscal year. The Co
operatives net worth was given as
over S28,O0O,000.
Alvin Mills, Manager of Mills
Supply Company, gave the report
on local operations and services.
Elected to the local Advisory
Board We're: Lester Huey and En-
erson lsaacs, both Of Greenwood.
Del.
Elected to the local Farm Home
Advisory Committee were Mrs. Mar
win Warner, Mrs. Robert Nc
DoWell Mrs. Emerson Isaacs. and
Mrs. William Carlisle, Jr.. all of
Greenwood, Del; and Mrs. James
Morgan of Pennington. Del.
Winners of the Farm Talent
Roundup Contest we're: First
prize-sOlO by ROsalia Trotta of
Pennington, Del. Second prize
guitar player and singer, Alton
Millman Of Greenwood, Del. Third
prize-skit by Ruth Ann Isaacs of
Greenwood, Del.
The top local act is to receive an
all-expense paid trip to a district
elimination contest where il will
compete with winning acts from
other communities. The Two win
ners at each Of nine district elimi-
nation contests will be given an all
expense paid trip to the Southern
States Cooperative's Annual Mem
bership meeting in Richmond. Va.
November 18th and 18th, to com
pete in the final contest. A Cash
award of $500 will be given to the
third place act at the district con-
test.
The winning act at Richmond
VIII be given an all-expense paid
trip to New York where the act will
appear on the Original Amateur
Hour TelevisiOn Show. The runner
up will receive a 100000 cash prize
while a $4,000 cash award will be
given to the third place act.
James Morgan was chosen IN
represent the local board as its |
delegate at the Southern States /
Annual Stockholders Meeting to be |
held in Richmond, Va, in Novem- |
Der. M. ]. Webb, Jr., was chosen
as alternate.
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-01
BIC HELP

SANTA MONICA, Calf -CF)-
Reporter Pat Flaherty wonders
about the brightness of today's
children.
He said he was enjoying a snack
at a beachside food shop when 4
woman standing next to him loaded
up on I0od, then prepared to pay
TOT L. But she discovered she had
leIt her purse on her blanket on
the beach.
Turning toward her young son
she said, "Oh, honey. run back to
the blanket and see If my purse is
still there"
The lad sped over the hot sand.
returned in Jig time and exclaimed
breathlessly, "Okay, Nom, it's stilI
on the blanket.
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-01
OBITUARY
SMITH

SMITH
Mrs. Sallie Smith. 95, oldest resi-
dent Of Frederick, died Monday
night at her home. She is survived
by son, Lolus Mcqueen, Freder-
ica; a daughter, Mrs. Emma Tay-
lor, Philadelphia, and several
nieces and nepheWs.
Funeral services were held on
Thursday at p. m. from the ROg-
ers Funeral Home, Frederick, with
the Rev. Richard S. Gibson, pastor
of Frederick Methodist Church, Off
ciating. Interment at Barratt's
Chapel.
WALLS
Services for Frederick A. Walls.
81, of near Bridgeville, who died in
Milford Memorial Hospital, Tues
day, September 28th, were con-
Quoted at 2 p. M Thursday, from
the Slaughter Neck Church near
here. Burial in the adjoining ceme-
terry.
Mr.. Walls is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Arthur Morgan of
Boothwyn, Pa, and Mrs. Lloyd Tru-
lit of Milford, and two sons, Hy-
land, who made his home with his
father, and r. Leroy of Milford:
four grandchildren and eight great
grandchildren.
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-01
ADVANCE Of SCIENCE

BLACKBURG. va. - tR II Sci
ence which is causing people to live
longer, is shortening the life OF
brOiling size chickens.
The U. S. Department Of Agri-
culture says it took an average of
SO days to bring chickens to broil-
ing size in 1917 But by 1852, be-
cause Of advances in breeding, nu-
triton and disease control, such
chickens reach market age in 70
days.
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-01
Marvin Hitch Has
Attended GIN School
leontInued frgm ~ 80

- rr-r- as - ENaaA
Chevrolet, Pontiac, oldsmobile.
Buick, GMC Truck & Coach. Fisher
Body and United Motors Service
divisions of GN Each division sun
plies a highly trained instructor
for its courses at the center, which
is managed by LaVerne e. Sickle.
GIN officials expect total Of
5000 mechanics to attend the center
each year Similar attendance is
expected at other training centers
when they are completed.
Harlow II Curtice, president Of
General Motors, explained that the
purpose Of the centers is ito insure
that the people who buy our cars
and trucks viii continue to receive
efficient and satisfying service" He
said that "the centers will make it
possible for dealer service person
neil to keep up to date on a sys-
tematic basis with improved SER
vice methods and chronological adj
vances such as air conditioning.
power steering. power brakes and
other major improvements"
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-01
LAW ABIDING TEXANS

FORT DAVIS, Texas - (Pl 49,
Twelve men marched from the
district courtroom to the grand
jury room. Three minutes later
they returned and told Judge
Louis Reed, in effect, mo crime,
no business and were discharged
The San Angelo Standard Times
reported it the shortest grand jury
term on record in JEFF Davis Coun-
fv
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-01

Oaa'ihoa Ads got results
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-01
RENTS MIGHTY HIGH

MANCHESTER, Conn. - (P) -
The Army-Navy Club has discover
ed that it owes 10 years rent. It
leased the club from the town, but
once the lease was signed nobody
bothered about the agreed rental
price-$1 a year.
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-01
VICTORY MEANS THE
PooRHoUsE

SAULT STE. MARIE. Mich. -
lA)-A man headed for the poor
mousse won the Republican nomina-
ton Tor sheriff in Chippewa County
in the recent primary.
He is Sheriff Roy Guest.
A contractor moved in on cleo
ton day to tear down the present
jail and sheriff's quarters to make
way for a new city-county building
The county, meanwhile, arranged
10 quarter the sheriff in the poor
house. until the new building is
completed next year.
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-01
WALLS
DRAPER

Services for Arthur B. Draper, 43,
who died in his home at Farming
ton, Monday, September 9th, were
heid at p. m, Thursday, from the
Fleischauer Funeral Home, Green
wood. The Rev. William Irwin, pas
tor Of Salem Methodist Church, Off
elated. Interment st. Johnstown
cemetery, Greenwood.
Survivors include his father.
Bennie Draper; two brothers, Le-
land and Woodrow Draper: a sis
ter, Miss Grace Draper, all of Farm
ington.
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-01
ANOTHER MERCER

DECATUR, III. - (P) - The
latest "HudsOn-Nash" merger ap-
peared here in a notice on the so
ciety pages.
Miss Julia Lee Hudson of Rural
Route 4 married Wendell Orrin
Nash of Sharpsburg.
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-01
CLEAN PATRIOTISM

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -CR- Tired
Of seeing soiled flags flying on pa
triotic holidays, Memphis laundry
operators have announced they'll
clean American flags without
charge.
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-01
Double yeopam

IN Chicago, after Edward Stein.
berg received a $2S5 check from an
insurance company to cover the
loss Of goods stolen from his shop
someone robbed him Of the check
Evening star., 1954-04-27
"TAKOMA PARK.

"TAKOMA PARK.
Dear Sir:
do you think the H bomb has any
thing to do with my hyacinths failing
to bloom?
Every truly, M. L."
The answer is: No.
From now on, most failures are going
to be laid at the terrible door of the
A bomb, the H bomb, or the oncoming
c (for cobalD bomb.
Plant failures are due to many
causes. but in this particular season
many of them are due to drought.
The dryness of the soil extends down
below the roots, and so the plants do
not get enough of the vital moisture.
It is difficult for a human being to
realize that, he. himself. the crown Of
life. is mostly water. too.
The thought should make him SYM
pathize with plants in dry season.
Good rains, every now and then, are
often not enough.
Rains, to do good, must be spaced
just right.
You would think nature would know
this. by this time, but evidently nature
does not.
Nature often fails, of course.
It has been fashionable to think that
nature never makes mistakes, but she
makes many. Some species of birds go
right ahead building nests of grassy
materials: in the old forest days. such
Evening star., 1954-04-27
Pruise for D. c. Police
John Flynn.

would like to pay tribute to the
Metropolitan police for pulling down
the D. c. crime rate, which according
to your paper has been reduced about
IL per cent during the past year. I
would say orchids to these splendid
men for the good work they are doing"
I only hope word of their efficiency
will travel afar, for certainly that would
deter crooks from coming here. 1t must
be very gratifying to our citizens to
realize that while crime is on the
increase elsewhere. it is actually less
ening here because of the alertness and
thoroughnesS of our police department.
know of case where warrant had
been outstanding for over a year and
while the man they wanted was playing
a "cat and mouse" game with them,
they exercised the greatest amount Of
patience and "stick-to-it-ti and
finally arrested him last Saturday.
The Northwest Mounted Police may
always get their man-but would say
the D. C. police do also.
Lillian Sinclair Large.
Evening star., 1954-04-27

Western sentiments United States Informa-
ton Service library was damaged last year
during a political riot in which Communist
influence was reported-the prevailing temper
has been pro-Western. Iraq however, is one of
the Arab bloc irreconcilably opposed to Israel
and Israel-despite the usual guarantees that
our arms support will be used by Iraq only in
self-defense-has formally declared that it
takes grave" view of this latest development
in American policy.
The army has been politically influential
in Trad and a caretaker military government
served only recently during period of shifting
party controls. Military service is compulsory
and the army of several divisions is considered
fairly we'll trained by Middle East Standards
Wealthy in oil and having shoreline on the
Persian Gulf Iraq would be a tempting prize
for Soviet aggression Although Israels OBJ
jections' are understandable, the strengthening
OF Iraq's defenses is in the interest of the
Middle East, of the West in general and per-
haps of peace for the world.
Evening star., 1954-04-27
Back Door to War

In the mass of eXcited-almost frenzied-
comment on the war in Indo-C China, there
seems to be at least one kernel of solid and
gratifying fact. This is that we are not going
to stumble into that war through the back door,
President Eisenhower has spoken again of
the great significance which the outcome of the
Indo-C China war will have for the United States.
But the seemingly authoritative report is that
he has rejected French request that American
war planes manned by American crews be
thrown into the fight. This, if correct is well
come news. For we ought not to deceive
ourselves on this point. There is little likeli-
hood that Indo-China can be saved by the
intervention of American planes. Yet if we
take the step of air Intervention, we may find
ourselves pulled inevitably into al-out inter-
vention. And the facts, as known today, simply
do not justify it,
About $4,000 Frenchmen and about 10000
French Union troops have been lost in eight
years of war in Indo-China. There is no dis
position to belittle these losses. Yet it is i'm
possible to escape the comparison of 25,6O4
deaths suffered by United States troops alone
in the Korean war. There has been no sus-
tanned fighting in Indo-China comparable to
the blood-letting at Gettysburg-not even in
the current valiant defense at Diem Bien Phu.
At Gettysburg 1854 men were killed in three
days, and many others received wounds which
later proved fatal. No invidious comparison is
intended. But as long as France refuses to
send her own drafted troops to fight in Indo-
China there should be no talk of sending
American soldiers to take over the burden of
that war.
There are other reasons for staying out of
Indo-China. A principal one is that the will to
fight for their own freedom seems to be lacking
among most of the Wet Namese. The combined
forces in the French command outnumber Ho
Chi Minis Communist troops by something
like 100000 to 100000. Their equipment, much
of it having come from u.s. is greatly superior.
Why is it, then, that the war apparently is
being lost? There are several reasons. The
Bao Dai government, kept in power by the
French, has little popular support. The delay
in granting independence is resented. The
French are not liked by the natives. Little real
effort has been made to train and equip the
Wet NameSe as the South Koreans were
trained equipped and forged into a powerful
combat force. All of these things add up to a
kind of defeatism among the natives, if not an
outright preference for the Communist cause
And as long as this condition remains, it is
hard to believe that we have any business going
into Indo-China.
The loss of Indo- China undeniably would
be grievous blow. But we must be alert to
the dangers of overreaching ourselves, and one
such danger, certainly, would lie in rushing to
for fighting their own battle.
Evening star., 1954-04-27
'Tuxes and Demuooques'

The Stars recent editorial april 19)
entitled, Takes and Demagogues," was
a mystifying departure from The
Stars usually high journalistic stand
ards.
In accusing CIO President Walter
P. Reuther. of name-calling, dema-
goguery. and lack of constructive con-
sideration of the administration tax
proposals, the writer of the editorial
must indeed have overlooked most of
Mr.. Reuther's 80 pages of prepared
testimony, which was essentially a
factual and tightly reasoned presenta-
ton of the CLOS tax philosophy.
In suggesting that Mr. Reuther
argued that "all stockholders are
wealthy" the editorial was factually
incorrect. Neither Mr.. Reuther nor
any other responsible CIO official has
made such statement.
In seeking to refute Mr.. Reuther's
statements. furthermore, The Star has
relied quite uncritically-as President
Eisenhower likewise did during recent
press conference-on some very dubious
statistics compiled and publicized by
the U. S. Steel Corp.
That U. S. Steel's findings are at
variance with all objective investiga-
tions, and that Mr.. Reuther specifically
submitted evidence to show the reason
why-these were not mentioned in
your editorial at all.
For example, Mr.. Reuther pointed
Evening star., 1954-04-27
By Charles E. TroceweH
Warren w. Morse.

if necessary, and then you will have
something to begin with, to make a
show.
In home gardening, every one likes
to make show, no matter how modest
his temperament is, how much Of a
shrinking violet she is.
Few boasters equal the garden brag-
CART.
Here we have a naturally ugly thing
made tolerable.
Dragging seems to come naturally
to most home gardeners. They like
their flowers, or vegetables, and some
how want others to like them, too. It
is not enough to hug beauty to ones
own breast; it must be shared, just
as money must if it is to be any good.
The beauty of flowers land vege-
tables, for they are wonderful, in their
way, to say nothing of the eating
thereof holds together the best in
human nature in way that even books
cannot boast. What is this except say
ing that beauty, in whatever guise. is
very much worthwhile and must be
shared to be at its best?
knowing this, the home gardener
will not worry much about the various
super-bombs, as terrible as they are in
intent. He knows that. just as only
God can make tree, so only God can
give the power to make the bomb go
off. Even our coins and stamps tell US
the truth 4 In God We Trust"
Evening star., 1954-04-27
Letters to The Stor..'%

like the American Statistical Associa-
ton to examine thoroughly the metho-
oology and findings of the U. S. Steel
study? We would be most happy to
join you in soliciting such report.
Stanley III. Ruttenberg,
Director of Research and Education,
Congress of Industrial Organizations.
\
CIO President Walter Reuther is
called demagogue in your editorial.
Taxes and Demagogues" of April 10,
because he asserted that the Republi-
can tax bill is based on the "trickle-
down. theory of Hamilton, Mellon and
Hoover.
The uncontradicted fact remains that
the Republican proposal would give
95 per cent of the tax relief to COR
porations and stockholders. Who owns
the stock? Six out of every 1000 FAM
lies own 80 per cent of all the stocks.
Who owns the corporations? The very
same group which owns the stocks!
Mr.. Reuther is to be praised for
speaking up against the Republican
tax proposal. Tax reduction should go
to all the people-not just to the for
tunate few.
John Flynn.
Evening star., 1954-04-27
This and That
william III. Morse.

nests attracted no attention, but now
adays the grasses used turn white and
signal the nests to all and sundry.
Nature makes many mistakes, then,
including two-headed babies and the
like.
One of her favorites, evidently. is
to give no consideration to the home
gardener.
He must work without natures sup
port. in a sense (but only in a sense) Z.
Today the insects are multiplying, and
"doped" hydrant water seems to yield
little help.
The home gardener must do the best
he can, and realize that the better ma
terial he has, to begin with, the better
chance it and he have to end with
something good, which means some
thing pretty. the gardener hopes.
X
So buy big plants, if you can.
The little ones, tempting to the be-
ginner and the owner of a fiat pocket
book, are really not good buys.
In the first place, they do not permit
the grower to visualize how they will
look in two or three years time. so
that he usually plants them too close
together.
The loss among small plants is
greater, not only because they lack
strength, but mostly because they are
actually overlooked by visitors, invited
and unlimited.
Get big ones. then, DUST one big one,
Evening star., 1954-04-27
Parental Delinquency

There seems to be no rational explanation
for the apparent apathy which the Commits
S1oners' Youth Council has encountered among
some parents of delinquent children. But the
Indifference of the parents to the wrongdongs
OF their wayward children may explain why
there is so much juvenile delinquency nowadays.
The councils so-called pilot project in the
East Capitol area has met with a near
incredible lack of cooperation from parents
of a group of 80 boys who have been giving
police and citizens lot of trouble in North
east shopping section. There have been pilfer-
ing of store goods, annoyance of shoppers and
general hoodlumism by this teen-age gang.
Directors of the study rounded up the boys,
attracted them to meeting with the lure of
which was taken with apparent good grace But
when efforts were made to assemble the parents
OF the boys, only two responded.
Perhaps this is the sort of parental de-
linquency" to which Virginia's State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, DoWel J. Howard,
referred recently at a convention of school
heads. He declared the delinquency problem
was not confined to children, adding: "Too
many parents are willing to give their children
weeks allowance and an automobile and turn
them loose, rather than spend some time in
guidance. Children have always been hero
worshiperS, and maybe we have taken too little
care to see that we have always provided them
with heroes worthy of initiation" Certainly if
parents cannot spare time to consult with
authorities seeking to help keep their children
out of trouble, there is little hope they will
spare the time necessary to give their offspring
proper guidance and discipline
Evening star., 1954-04-27
Doqwo,od Legend

Worth repeating at this season of
the year are the legends concerning
the dogwood and redbud trees.
At the time of the crucif1xion, the
dogwood is said to have been the size
of the oak and other forest trees. So
firm and strong was the dogwood, that
it was chosen as the timber for the
cross. To be used thus for such cruel
purpose greatly distressed the tree,
and Jesus, nailed upon it, sensed this,
and in His gentle pity for all sorrow
and suffering said to it:
Because of your regret and pity for
My suffering, never again shall the
dogwood tree grow large enough to be
used as cross Henceforth, it shall be
slender and bent and twisted, and its
blossoms shall be in the form of a cross,
two long and two short petals. And in
the center of the outer edge of each
petal there will be nail prints, brown
with rust and stained with red, and in
the center of the flower will be crown
of thorns, and all who see it will re-
member - il.
Before the leaves appear, the
branches of the redbud Cor Judas tree)
are covered with rosy-purple pea
shaped flowers. Legend says this is the
tree upon which Judas hanged himself.
The tree blushed for shame and it's
blossoms have been that color ever
since.
Evening star., 1954-04-27
Test Fight Against Polio

Although it's effectiveness will not be known
for months to come, the vaccine now being
administered to some 100000 young school
children in various parts of the country
including Fairfax County-is the most promis-
ing Of all the agents employed to date in mans
long fight against the crippling scourge of
poliomyelitiS. In fact, so promising is it, and
so impressive have been its results in earlier
tests on smaller scale, that there is solid
ground for hoping that it will provide its recip-
tents with long-laSting and perhaps permanent
immunity against all three types of the disease.
This 'hope-Still only hope, not a GER
tainty-iS strongly held by DR.. Jonas E. Salk,
the vaccineS celebrated developer, and it is
shared in very large measure by the National
Foundation for Infantie Paralysis, which is
sponsoring the current Nationwide incubation
program. The program which involves a series
of three "shots" for each participating child,
Is the biggest experiment of it's kind ever
launched in the United States, and it has been
undertaken solely because the vaccine itself,
besides being safe, has led to extraordinarily
encouraging findings in studies of its effects on
several thousand youngsters given it some
months ago.
No one-neither Dr. salk, the National
Foundation nor any other individual or group
involved in administering it presumes to
predict at this stage that the present expert
ment will prove 100 per cent successful. Still,
the outlook is certainly hopeful, and even if
the vaccine falls short of some expectations,
the work being done with it can hardly
fail to be fruitful. In that sense, the inocuated
children of Fairfax County, together with all
the others elsewhere, may well be able to boast
some day that they were pioneers of sort in a
test that made it possible to immunize people
as thoroughly against polio as against such
former killers as smallpox and diphtheria.