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Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11
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Milford, Delaware
June 8, 1854
Dear Friends:
June the fourth was the evening
of the Alumni dinner of the Mil
ford High School graduates, and
Mother and I attended. Probably
shouldn't tell, but my class gradua-
ted in 1943 and there were forty
three in the class as well. It was
a little disappointing to find only
three other classmates at the table
that night, but fun to be with them
again. Preston Dyer was there and
his very nice wife, Ann, came
along, too. 1t was nice to talk
babies" with her, but completely
left the other two classmates out
Of the conversation since they were
two of the three remaining bach
elors. AS far as l know, Frank
Smith, Tom Faix and Claude Tease
are the only males in our class
who don't have a MRS. The lat
ter two boys were at the dinner
and were just KILN to listen to:
talking about their bachelor esca-
pades, etc. Admiral Lockwood
Pratt spoke at the dinner and he
was so interesting to listen to. I
was sorry Hayes had to miss the
dinnc- and Admiral Pratt's speech.
by just one day.
Saturday evening, just after din
ner, Hayes arrived in Milford from
Alabama and the children have all
but devoured him ever since. He
says the children seem to have so
much more pep since their tonsil-
lectomies and laughingly said,
Last Sunday I was dreaming of
this Sunday and this Sunday I'm
dreaming of the piece and quiet
of last Sunday. With that 1 quiet
ly bopped him on the head!
Yesterday was a wonderful day.
Lynne was in school, so Dawn, Mo-
ther, Hayes and / left at 1O:3O FOR
Dover Air Base and, of course, you
know who we saw-Hayes' ton
boss, the COmmander-in-C Chief of
the Armed Services, President
Dwight d. Eisenhower. 1t was the
second time Dawn and / had seen
him in person. Maybe you remem-
Der when Hayes was stationed at
Ellington Field, Houston, Texas.
We went to the municipal airport
down there to see Ike come through
on his presidential campaign triu
and Dawn and I had our pictures
taken by the local daily paper as
Eisenhower supporters.
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11

They called at the Office to see IL
the Chronicle would like to have
some reporters present Monday.
Their names would have to be
cleared for security, and passes
would have to be issued. NV bro
ther, Ted, and Bob Yerkes gave
their names and forgot that there
were two female reporters. for the
paper that might like to attend.
TOO. Thank heavens for Hayes and
his uniform and his pass. They got
us through the front gate and when
the Columbine (the presidential
plane named after the Colorado
state flower, which is Mamie's
nome state), landed on the nm
way at 1915 we were sitting in fire
third row from the front. where An
the guests Of honor were placed.
Sitting in the front row were Mrs
Caleb Boggs, wife of the Governor
of Delaware; Mrs. John ]. VIII
liams and Mrs. j. Allen Frear.
wives of Congressional Senators
from our state. Mr.. Eisenhower
descended from the plane bv The
usual chrome steps and walked be-.
tween a double line of Air Police
that were called to rigid attention
and shook hands with the Mary
land and Delaware governors and
other officials among whom was
Lillian Isaacs Martin of. Milford
who is president of the Republican
Women's Clubs of Delaware. THE
President rode right in front of us
on his way from the flight lines and
l hope Hayes got a good colored
slide OF him as he passed by.
We went on into town for lunch
and glimpsed Shirley Mills
Frankel along the route that Ike
had taken so I presume she was
up there for the same reason we
were. Also saw June Williams in
Dover that day. Both of these girls
were classmates of mine.
Tonight, Ida Wells has three
tables of bridge at her house and
It will probably be the last time
Ill see all these gals this wear.
tomorrow, jeanette and Penn
lsaacs are going with us to the
Delaware Park races. It should he
tun. 1t usually takes me until we
are ready to go home to catch on
to the racing forms, the odds board.
etc. Hayes sure puts up with a lot.
doesn't he?
Until next week from Topeka.
Always, L. T. D.
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11
BABSON SPEAKS TO EMPLOYERS

BabsOn Park, Mass, June 10.
Some of my young friends feel that
a recent pessimistic column of mine
will handicap them in getting a
good position. Hence, they wish me
to tell the optimistic side of the
story. There is much newspaper
talk about the delinquency of iuve-
niles, the carelessness of youth, and
the lowering of school and college
standards.
OF course, the destruction of
school or any property should be
given the severest criticism: but
some feel these crimes are cnly a
natural reaction from the moral let
down that always has accompanied
periods of great wars. So much
has been written by me regarding
the pessimistic side of the modern
youth" problem that I really should
pass along some optimistic words,
especially now az graduation time.
Hours And Wages
Stores aeC having some trouble
from stealing by employees: but
this has been due partly to the
stores carelessness. When it comes
to the industry, initiative and
loyalty of the honest ones, l must
admit that the high-schOOl grad
yates today may process some good
traits to a greater extent than any
previous generation. Modern youth
may wish to work fewer hours; but
with telephones, calculating ma
chimes and dictaphOnes, they may
accomplish more in a 4O-hour
week than did when working so
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11
Highway Accident
Damage Down In May
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May of 1853 and $1S6,217, for May
of 1852.
The amount of damage incurred
in these accidents during the month
of April of this year totaled $780,
325.O0.
OF these accidents that took place
during the month of May of this
year, zS1 were in New Castle Coun-
ty. 49 in Kent County and SO in
Sussex County. OF the drivers in
volved in the accidents 139 were
from out of the State and 115 had
no insurance. There were 152 per
sons injured in these accidents.
During the month 70 persons had
their registration and operational
privileges suspended for failure to
comply with the provisions Of the
Financial Responsibility Laws.
During the month of May of 1858
the 512 accidents were divided with
S55 taking place in New Castle
County, 6S in Kent County and SO
in Sussex County. 166 Of the drivers
were from out of the State and SS
had no insurance. 175 persons were
injured in those accidents.
Also during the month of NAV
last year 81 persons had their
registration and operational privi-
leges suspended for failure to com
ply with the provisions of the
Financial Responsibility Law and
in May of 1862 there were IS sus-
pensions for the same reason.
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11
DELAWARE FARM MARKET NEWS
Market News InOrmuOn Supplied BY The Bureau Of Auoss
State Board Of agriculture. Dover, Delaware

The following is a weekly round
up of livestock prices and miscel-
laneOus commodities prevailing
last week. This report shows av-
erage prices received by Delaware
farmers for commodities that were
marketed throughout this week:
LIVESTOCK PRICES
VEALERS
Choice: $24.O0 to S27OO, mostly
$3.50 per cwt.
Medium to good: $500 to $3.50,
mostly $21.5O per cwt.
Rough and common: SIS 90 to
$3.50. mostly $17OO per cwt.
Monkeys: S14.00 to $3.50, most
ly $3.50 per cwt.
LAMBS
Medium: $4,000 to $500, mostly
$24.00 per cwt.
Common: $500 to $17.O2, mostly
$1,000 per cwt.
COWS
(Slaughter)
Medium to good: $1,000 to $14.5O,
mostly $3.50 per cwt.
Common: $1,000 to $11.50, mostly
$11.00 per cwt.
Gamers and cutters: $500 to
$3.50, mostly 1926 per cwt.
STEERS
Good to choice, light: SLIPS to
$500, mostly $1,000 per cwt.
HEIFERS
(Feeder)
Dairy type: $8.25 to $500, most
ly $16.75 per cwt.
Beef type: $3.50 to $16.5O, most
ly $14.75 per cwt.
BULLS
(oVer 1000 lbs.)
Medium to good: SLABS to $1725,
mostly $16.75 per cwt.
$500 to 1000 lbs.)
Medium to good: $10.50 to $15.75,
mostly $500 per cwt.
STRAIGHT HOGS
Good Quality
120 to 40 lbs: S22.5O to $25 90.
mostly $24.75 per cwt.
10 to 240 lbs: $24.25 to S26.25,
mostly S26.O0 per cwt.
240 to $50 lbs: $24.25 to $3.50.
mostly $24.75 per cwt.
SOWS
(GoO6 Quality
200 to 300 lbs: $3.50 to $3.50.
mostly $3.50 per cwt.
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11

reply, These are taught to helm
you develop your brain" Yet. TODAY.
psychologist tell me that driving
automobiles through traffic does
far more to develop the brains of
modern youth than did any of those
high school subjects which were
taught us. In fact, it may be that
automobiles are today doing more
to sharpen high-school brains than
many of the textbooks which I
studied.
Automobiles As Teachers
I am scared stiff when riding
with one of my grandchildren. The
way he drives "in and out" of
traffic astonishes me. Yet, he never
has an accident. The automobile
may make the present generation
superior to the pTe-auto generation
to which l belonged. Furthermore,
instead of urging youth to drive
slower we should perhaps be con-
tent to urge careful driving. The
best brains are said to be developed
by alert, careful driving.
Therefore, / should say that 1854
graduates-whO avoid liquor and
excessive smOking-may be the best
we have ever had an opportunity
to hire. Perhaps, we employers may
well place them in the jobs of us
Oldsters who cannot think as fast
or visualize as quickly as we once
could. In fact. one of the best tests
which an employment manager can
use on applicants may be to ask
for the applicants auto record. 1t
may tell more than high school
marks! do not know.
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11
That Torch Might Helm

President Eisenhower st his lat
est press conference assured re-
pOrters that he had not by any
manner of means decided to ask
Congress for authority to commit
U. S. forces to the struggle for
IndO-China. Later the same day.
Secretary of Defense Charles E.
Wilson returned to Washington
from a three weeks tour of the ORR
ent and told newsmen that the Job of
stopping Red aggression in Asia
was more political than military.
Mr.. Wilson added that he thought
Asians considered Southeast Asia
a different proposition than East
Asia, its more involved with the
remains of cOlonialism, which also
comUlicates the problem"
Next day the Pentagon was the
scene Of the opening conference of
a F1ve-POwer military huddle. with
half a hundred or more generals
and admirals representing u. S.,
Great Britain, France, Australia
and New Zealand. It is their pur-
pose to discuss the tactics of Wes-
tern intervention in Southeast Asia,
but the President himself has
stressed the point that these con-
versations deal only with military
problems, not political decisions.
Yet, in spite of the apparent lack
OF any policy, and the unwOnted
silence of Secretary of State John
Foster Dulles, the uneasy feeling
persists that perhaps we have
talked too much about our stake
IN Southeast Asia to avoid being
drawn into another shooting war
via the back-dOOr this time
to bail France out of a confagra-
ton touched off long ago by her
colonial policies, and which she has
been fighting half-heartedly for
seven years.
1t might be pertinent to note
that as plane-loads of officials
newspaper, radio and TV people
were taking off for the June 5th
ceremony observing the tenth ami
versary of the Normandy Invasion,
the Supreme Commander of that
occasion, now President Eisen-
hover, handed to 1t. Gen. L. T.
Gerow a bronze torch to be lighted
in France.
If it could be lighted, and held
where it might warm up French
enthusiasm for the European De-
Tense Community, it might also
Nn
for the free worlds grim task in
Asia.
The "PUblic-Be. Damned" Law
We would like to suggest to our
readers that Public Law 199 is not
public" law at all, but a strictly
private one. This is the law that
says-after 40 years of highly sue
cessful and self-supporting oper-
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11

Representatives of a siZeable industrial
firm recently considered Texas town as a
possible site for a new factory which will
develop weekly payroll of $22,5OO within
two years. All elements were favorable except
One-and that one fly in the ointment was
sufficient to result in a turn-dOwn. The town
in question has a municipal power plant So
the representatives moved on, to seek a site
elsewhere.
This need not be taken as a reflection on
the management of the municipal plant in
question. No doubt it does the best it can
with the resources at it's disposal But it is
matter of record that, time and time again,
municipal plants have been proven inefficient
and generally unsatisfactory in their stan
dardS of service. particularly as these affect
substantial industrial users of power, to whom
Interruptions and other such difficulties are
extremely costly.
Why should this be so? There are various
reasons. Municipal plants are too often run
on political rather than business basis
which is always a danger when an agency
OF government goes into commercial business.
An isolated plant, serving single small or
medium-SiZed community, generally simply
can't obtain or afford the kind of facilities
which are necessary if firSt-clasS service is
to be assured. And finally, municipal plants
are taX-free and often run at a loss-which
is reflected in higher taxes on all other proper
ty than would otherwise be necessary.
So, it isn't surprising that a private
enterprise should look to another private
enterprise for dependable power service.
5000
MEAT SUPPLY INCREASING
In many parts of the world, especially
those where tOtalitarian systems exists, meat
is rare luxury so far as the masses of the
people are concerned. The price is invari-
ably sky high and the quality is frequently
very poor
It's another story entirely in this count
try, with our free competitive economy. This
year, if weather expectations hold, our total
meat production will be some 25,000, 900, 900
pounds, 160,OOO,0OO pounds over last years
figure, and second in history only to the
25,200,000,000 pound record achieved in
1914. This works out to a per capita supply
of 151 pounds
So far as price is concerned, meat now is
actually cheaper than in most past periods
If we measure the price with the barometer
OF consumer income and purchasing power.
In other words, the average industrial work.
er can buy more meat with the pay he gets
for an hours labor than used to be the case.
This simply means that increases in wages
have Outrun increases in meat prices.
AS the years roll by, this country will
need steadily rising meat production. for
two reasons. One is our booming population.
The other is that, according to the dieticians.
meat has an extremely beneficial effect on
physical and mental vigoF. The way to as
sure an abundant supply is to maintain the
free market svstem
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11
VFW Annual State
COncLaUe Under Way
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tcontinued from first pagel
w. Rollins. Jr., and members Of
the states congressional delega-
ton have been invited to attend the
luncheon.
During the final department
meeting at 2 p. m. a department
commander and other state off,
GERS will be elected, AS the meet
ing ends, they and the four dis
trict officers will take their Oaths
Of Office in colorful ceremonies.
Sussex County posts are spon-
sOring the entertainment program
for Saturday evening.
Edward Tingle of Selbyvilie,
state chief Of STAFF, is general con-
ventiOn chairman. Catherine Null
hern, Wilmington, is auxiliary gem
eral chairman.
Saturdays meetings for the aux
iliaTy convention will include 4
breakfast at $3.50 a. m. at the Marv
Ann Inn honOring past state presi-
dents. The names OF the four high
school students winning the es-
say contest will be announced AZ
the 9:45 a. m. business session
Community service awards will be
presented and officers elected AZ
the l:45 p. M session. Installation
Of officers will conclude the for
NAL program
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11

800 to 400 lbs: $3.50 to 1880,
mostly $500 per cwt.
Over 400 lbs: $1625 to $3.50,
mostly $1S.25 per cwt.
BOARS
Good Quality
Under $50 lbs: $1,000 to 1880.
mostly $12.5O per cwt.
Over $50 lbs: $8.25,t to 9s11.25,
mostly $1,000 per cwt.
SHOATS
Medium to good: S11.5O to $3.50.
mostly $1,000 per cwt.
FEEDER PIGS
(6 to IL weeks oid)
Choice: $1,000 to $I4.OO, mostly
$3.50 each.
Medium to good; $500 to S11.50.
mostly $11.00 each.
Common: $500 to $500, mostly
$500 each.
HORSES AND MULES
Work type: $4,000 to $4,000, most
ly $1,000 each.
Butcher type: $1,000 to s41OO.
mostly $24.0O each.
LIVE POULTRY
FOWL
Heavy breeds: S1.1O to $40.
mostly $1.2O each.
GEESE
Light breeds: $1.75 to $500, most
ly $1.75 each.
RABBITS
Large breeds: $50 to $3.50, most
ly $1.00 each.
Small breeds: $50 to $.S5. most
ly SIS each.
Young rabbits: S.25 to $40, most
ly $.35 each.
DUCKS
Muscovy: $1.OO to $1.25. mostly
$1.05 each.
EGGS
Ungraded, mixed $.35 to S.44
per dozen.
Pullet: S.27 per dozen.
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCE
Peas: s1.OO to S1,7O per a bushel
Greens: $50 to $50 per "a bushel
Strawberries: $.35 to $.52k per
quart.
Sweet potatoes: $50 to $1.OO per
"a bushel.
Cherries; $.25 per quart.
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11
WHO OWNS SHARES IN AMERICAN
ENTERPRISES

Whenever there is a proposals. in the
Presidents tax message-tO given even
mOdicum of tax relief to people who receive
income from shares in American businesses,
it is charged that this is scheme to fatten
the rich at the expense of everyone else
Nothing could be farther from the truth.
Raymond Moley recently wrote in News
week, "Over the 3O-odd years since income
tax figures have been available, stock owner
ship has moved steadily from the higher to
lower income-tax brackets. The BrOokings
Institution shows 1,650,000 families earning
less than $4,000 year own stock. There are
also the millions who own property in insur-
ance or savings or bonds whose interests are
backed by stock ownership"
One of the gratifying developments of
recent times has been a steady increase in
the number of Americans of moderate means
who have invested part of their savings in
shares of companies in whose future they
have confidence and whose management they
respect This develOpment-and the stock
exchange system OF buying and selling Sc
curities which makes it pOssible-has been
praised warmly by labor newspapers, among
many others 1t has been given new impetus
by the recent innovation of system whereby
stocks may be bought on the installment
plan, for as little as $40 a quarter.
The more people who own shares in AM
erlcan enterprise, the stronger our economic
system will be-
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11

II So you'd Detter tell your Con-
ressman and Senators now that
you've had enough of Public" Law
199.
How About Dickering!
Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles told the Joint Congressional
Atomic Energy committee that,
through "treachery and treason"
together with scientific advance
ment in Russia "Our potential eni-
mics have a knowledge vastly su-
per1Or to most of the nations we
count as friends" Thus we should
share our atomic secrets with our
allies.
The five Acc members, also ap-
pearing at the hearing on relaxing
the total secrecy" of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1916, urged "con-
structive. peacetime uses of the
atom, and revision to permit pri-
vate enterprises to develop atomic
power for industrial use.
Maybe the Reds have all our
atomic secrets. But, it would still
seem, If our allies are so keen for
nuclear know-hOw, that we could at
least trade it for some active in
terest and cooperation in that
european Defense Army, in that
Asian Defense Pact (if that's what
we think we WANT and in cracking
down on strategic materials ship
ments to the Reds.
But there can be no question
that If we are to develop atomic
energy for peaceful pursuits, A
merican free enterprise should be
given the job-as free as possible
from the soft hand and the theo-
retical mind of bureaucracy.
h&&
Morality Play
AS the misbegotten Five Power
Conference in Geneva begins fall
ing apart, the United Nations Sc
curity Council has voted 10 to 1
(guess who said "nyet') to debate
the request of Thailand for a UN
peace commission to study the
IndO-China War.
But don't expect too much too
soon. The Council then adjourned
indefinitely and this months presi-
dent. U. S. Ambassador Henry
Cabot Lodge, Jr., took off for the
ID Day celebration in Normandy.
When they reconvene it is to talk
about commission, not to app0int
one. And if it should be appointed.
1t will not go into Indo-China but
remain in Thailand.
But it could lead to the moral
sanction" that Secretary Dulles
said we must have to enter this
fight g. . which sounds sort of
like moral support"
The accounts in COnnectcut's saw
1nUQ honIrg oryov.o -, -
Milford chronicle., 1954-06-11
THAT AGITATION FOR "A
GUARANTEED WAGE

The guaranteed annual wage being ad-
vanced by Some CIO unions as a high prior
ity target, is an illusion of security and an
unsOund approach to the common goal of
steady work and steady pay. The guaran-
teed annual wage would, if adopted, ad-
versely affect the national welfare and econ
Omy as a whole A sOunder approach to the
goal of steady work and pay is in the wide
spread and growing campaign by industry
for employment stabilizatiOn.
The guaranteed annual wage will impose
so large a fixed cost on business as to make
jobs less rather than more secure. The ulti-
mate effect might be to reduce job Opportuni-
ties. When each new hiring represents a
long-teTm financial commitment, an employer
will be forced to hold his employees to a min
imum. Fewer jobs will be available if en-
plOyers have to consider annual wage COM
mitments whenever they want to hire. AS
a consequence newcomers who would be en-
plOyed under normal operation of free en-
terprise economy will be deprived of en-
plOyment opportunities.
AS for the consumer all the costs of the
guarantee would filter down to him in the
form Of higher prices. Imposition of higher
labor costs for work not performed will ex-
ert upward pressure on prices. The so-called
security and purchasing power guaranteed
to the small but pOwerfully-Organized group
of union members will be achieved at the ex-
pense of other groups.
Labor will be well advised to drop that
line of approach