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Milford chronicle., 1955-04-01
Washington Letter - By Robert Nelson Taylor

years and showing that some
one may have been wrong, or
someone may have been right"
But Senate Republican Leader
KnOwland does not agree; nor does
Chairman Bridges, of the Senate
Republican Policy committee. Sen
atOr KnOwland acknowledged the
Presidents right to his opinion"
but said he would continue to
duscuss Yalta whenever 1 believe
it is pertinent"
"The best guidepost in looking
forward" said Senator Bridges,
lies in benefiting from the lessons
of the past. Yalta was one Of the
sad lessons of history"
And what ever became of the
COP campaign pledge to repudi-
ate secret agreements?
Againl
On the heels of the Presidents
press conference, nearly half of
which was devoted to questions
and answers on the proposal of
Chairman Walter F. George of the
Senate Foreign Relations commit
tee for another tOp-level big-pOWer
conference, it would appear that
new peace offensive is definitely
in the making-at least in Wash
ington.
While President Eisenhower
stressed the bipartisan nature OF
any forthcoming efforts, agreement
at the moment seems to end with
the views that ratification Of the
West European defense pact must
come first, with German rearm-
ament an accepted reality and that
the cOnferees should be the D. s..
Britain, France and Russia.
The President still feels that il
is up to the Russians to demon
strate good faith prior to new
peace feelers and that the pre-
liminary meeting should be "On q
different level from the chiefs Of
state" He was careful to make
clear that this did not necessarily
mean at the foreign minister
secretary of state level. He added
however, that g. the Secretary
of State, under my direction, il
responsible for carrying these
things forward. / think that his at
tude toward it is eminently cor
rect and proper and cOnciliatOry.
While we would think that thu
logical person to move into tht
active management of this nev
. / .oooo ooV,,uoi0v vs7CYiId ho Our nav
Secretary Of Peace, the Presiden
did not mention Harold Stassen
I or his newly created cabinet-ranl
job.
But whatever the new design 70
peace, or whoever the designer, tn
! American people can be Thankful
p for the publication Of the Yalt
, papers-by whatever connivancC
skulduggery or innocent misha
Milford chronicle., 1955-04-01
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
BY EIolno ToWnsond DIcE6mo7

have any Of her four gransnarants
IN attendance. a phone can froro
my parents last night brighta,ee5
the picture however.
1t is the plan now for nv mother
to come to Kansas this sprine -
visit us / need not elaborafe -
what elatiOn this brought IA tbe
children. Hayes is slated for thres
months TIDY temporary dufv1
this summer outside Of II, Zone
of the interior). He viii be too
busy getting ready to leave to take
me to Delaware and / don't think
he or any of our families at home
wanted me to drive the / 200 miles
home alone. Many, many girls have
travelled across the states alone.
In fact before / had any assOci-
.atiOn with service life / remember
hearing that Lillian Burris, (Mrs.
John r Burris) had come from
California alone with small chill
dren. All you have to see is some
of that desert land and you'll know
it takes plenty of nerve to travel
through it by yourself. "Scotty'
Macklin, wife Of 1t. Colonel George
Macklin, has driven the three
thousand miles too. II it was the
only way of getting home know
I'd try it.
Speaking of going overseas, a
letter this week from Mrs. Craig
Robertson, the former Miss Adele
Warren, at Norton Air Force Base,
San BernardinO, California, told us
that she and her husband and two
daughters have been transferred to
Germany for a three year tour Of
duty. How lucky can you be-
Their assignment is near the Aus
trian border and Craig has rela-
tives there. You can imagine how
excited Adele and her family are
Well, that's all for this week
The children want to go out and
play in our six inches of snow, 50
I'll have to help with the boots
snow suits, hats and gloves. Bye fol
this week.
Always,
J E. T. D.
Milford chronicle., 1955-04-01
BabsOn Advises Opportunities For Retired People

The much-advertised growth of
such states as Florida, California,
and Arizona does not stem from
new babies, or agricultural pro-
ducers. Newcomers" are moving
in to retire and take it easy. They
must be sure check will come
from the North each month to use
as a nest egg or backlog. / refer
to pension money, insurance, rents
on northern property-Or dividends
on stocks or interest on bonds or
mortgages. Social Security checks
are a help, but they will not pay
all the bills in any state to which
people are now flocking.
Don't expect a big dip in living
costs in these delightful winter
climates. You may not need so
much fuel or electricity or cloth
ing, but food and rents cost as
much, considering what you get.
There is no reduction in doctors
or dentists or hospital bills; while
beauty-parlor bills are reported to
be higher! Florida does give home
stead tax exemption on property
up to $4,000. Different states and
cities have different ways Of col.
lecting taxes, but in the end they
add up to about the same.
A Job Or A Business
Many retired men get restless
after while. If you want a job
get work on salary before buying
Caretakers' Service, Collection A.
gencies, Tree Nurseries, Diaper
Services, Frozen-Food Deliveries
Clothes Repairing and Pressing
Manufacturers Representatives
Spraying, Shopping, Typing, ant
Milford chronicle., 1955-04-01

Babson Park, Mass, March 81,
1855 This time of year l get many
letters as to the best place to live,
from people about to be pensioned.
They seem to favor Florida, Cali
fornia, Arizona, and other Southern
States. They appear to be firing
of cold winters.
Where To Go?
Localities which are attractive
and have good business during the
wintermonths may be unpleasant
and improbable during the sum
mer. The reverse is also true. Ger
tainly no state or county or COM
munity has all the advantages or
disadvantages. The birds learned
this after millions of years ex-
perience! I selected summer head
quarters in New England and win
ter headquarters in Florida-even
before man had joined the birds
in air transportation.
A warm climate would doubt
less be desirable for an older
couple but it may not be wise for
young couple with children
There is something debilitating and
enervating in climates that are
too warm, especially when the
heat is of long duration. Statistics
published by Yale University show
that the most energetic and in
telligent people develop under
marked contrasts of climate. The
terrible weather changes" of New
England may have created the
energy which financed so many
farms and cities and built rail
roads across the United States.
Importance Of Income
Milford chronicle., 1955-04-01

Real Estate look best to me.
What about buying a home? This
is not a bad idea but there are
certain qualifications you should
consider: Near stores and chur-
ches; with land for a vegetable
garden and possible future sale
of an extra lot; and in a section
which is improving and not de-
clining. Better live in a COM
mupity a year before buying real
estate, to get the feeling! Real
estate values are determined by
feelings and not figures.
Final Advice
You can select a state to which
to move by studying maps, real
estate booklets, and other prOpa-
ganda. Then write to the STATE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. To-
Gated at the capital of the state
that you are thinking of moving
to. Tell them you would appreciate
information regarding different To-
calities, climate and opportunities
But do not select any locality OF
that state without first visiting it
even if you need a leave-of-absence
from your job in order to do this
Inclosing, just a word Of financial
advice: IF YOU ARE LOOKING
FOR ACREAGE, BUY LAND AD-
JOINING SOME OWNED BY THE
UNITED STATES AGRICULTURE.
AL DEPARTMENT AND USED AS
AN EXPERIMENT STATION. THIS
SHOULD BE GOOD LAND AMI
EASY TO DISPOSE OF IF YOJ
EVER WISH TO SELL AT
PROFIT THIS APPLIES TO ALI
STATES.
Milford chronicle., 1955-04-01

they were leaked. With the record !
of this earlier, secret big power
conference "at the summit" of
leadership laid bare, the next one
should be more cautiOusly-and
more Openly-undertak
$50
COck-Eyed Justice
One of the sOrest wounds on the
U. S. body polite will be opened
anew by Senate subcommittee when
investigators delve more deeply
into administration of the Justice
Departments Office of Alien Prop
eTty.
The subcommittee has been
voted $58, 500 with which to reopen
a probe supposedly completed dur
ing the last session of Congress.
Involved is between $500 million
and 81 billion worth of alien pro-
perty vested by the U. S. during
World War II. Last term, the Sen
ate Judiciary Committee recon-
mended return of all such proper
ty, but the bill died without com
ing to a, vote. Although Senator
KilgOre (Dem) of West Virginia
has sponsored similar legislation
this session, a new investigation
will be necessary because the De-
partment Of State now says return
should be limited in value to
$4,000 per claimant.
This opinion of the State De
partment is particularly strange
for it was only a year ago that
! Secretary John Foster Dulles urged
complete return. The Department
of Justice, of course, was equally
vigorous in its demand that the
seized property be sold and pro-
ceeds given to former prisoners
of war.
Such a development leads one
to wonder whether Herbert Brow
nell, the Attorney General, or Mr.
Dulles is running the State De-
partment.
The issues involved have caused
a serious breach in our relation
with those countries whose ma
tiOnals have suffered because o.
the cOnfiscatiOns. Europeans ap
parently cannot understand, fOl
instance, why the United States
, which has spent upwards of s
billion to rehabilitate West Ger
many, will not return the com
paratively small holdings whic
would so greatly help her recovery
! The historically neutral Swiss
have an even greater beef than tn
( West Germans.
In 1912, the Office of Alien Pre-
r perty seized the General Anilin
? and Film Corporation plant i
New Jersey. About 80 per cent 0
a the firms stock was owned b
}, Interhandel, a Swiss holding col
p poratiOn.
Milford chronicle., 1955-04-01

The following is a weekly round
up of livestock prices and miscella-
neous commodities prevailing last
week. This report shows average
prices received by Delaware Farm
ers for Commodities that were mar
keted throughout this week:
VEAL CALVES
Choice: S28.OO to $4,000, mostly
$4,000 per cWt.
Medium to Good: $500 to $27.0O,
mostly $25.OO per cwt.
Rough and Common: $500 to
$500, mostly $14O0 per cwt.
Monkeys: $500 to $3.50, mostly
$1,000 per cwt.
LAMBS
Medium: $1,000 to $29.25, mostly
$28.25 per cwt.
SLAUGHTER COWS
Medium to Good: $1,000 to $16.5O,
mostly $500 per cwt.
Common: $1,000 to $11.75, most
ly S11.OO per cwt
Gamers and Cutters: $725 to
$3.50, mostly 1925 per cwt.
STEERS
Good to Light Steers: S1375 to
| $2200, mostly $4,000 per ewt.
FEEDER HELPERS
Dairy Type: 1925 to $1,000,
mostly $11.75 per cwt.
Beef Type: $500 to $500,
mostly S17.25 per cwt.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Good: $14.5O to $17OO, mostly
$1,000 per cwt.
BULLS
over 1000 pounds
Medium to Good: $3.50 to $16.75
mostly $16.75 per cwt.
500 to 1000 pounds
Medium to Good: $11.5O to S15.75
mostly $14.OO per cwt.
STRAIGHT HOGS
CgOOd quality
12O to 40 pounds: $1,000 t,
$17.25, mostly $500 per cwt.
10 to 24O pounds: $500 t
$18.25, mostly $500 per cwt-
240 to $50 pounds: S16.75 +
SIPS, mostly SLIPS per cwt.
SOWS
(gOOd quality
I 200 to 800 pounds: S12.75
= $14.0O, mostly $3.50 per cwt.
= 300 to 400 pounds: $1,000
$15.25, mostly $1S.75 per cwt.
over 400 pounds, $11.75 to S16.0I
mostly $3.50 per cwt.
Milford chronicle., 1955-04-01
3518 Mayo
Topeka, Kansas
March d. 1855

UQcAai AA4AASue
March u, 1856
Dear Friends:
This week will be an important
one to Lynne. She is almost eight
wears old and each day we can
see how much more grown up she
is becoming as time slips by. This
Thursday not only will we cele-
brate my father, and your editors
birthday, as we'll as that Of a Sal
isbury, Md neice, but it will be
Lynne's first appearance on the
stage.
Lynne has been taking piano
lessons for two years now. Last
spring if you'll remember, Hayes
was at Squadron Officers School in
Montgomery, Alabama and the
children and I were in Delaware
By being away Lynne missed the
yearly recital presented by the pu-
pills of her music teacher, Mrs.
Ferdinand VOiland.
Mrs. VOiland is a most attractive,
smartly dressed, pleasant man
nered, white-haired Topeka lady
/ Just recently one of her two
daughters married a Navy officer
and we have felt that she has be-
come very sympathetic toward SER
vice people. Mr.. VOiland is state
printer for Kansas, which is an
elective job here.
A piano merchant downtown
recommended Mrs. VOiland to US
and later we found that she knew
Florence Bennett Allen, when Flo,
renee and her husband lived here
Norman Allen was music director
at one of the large churches il
town It is also Mrs. Voiland'l
Church and that's how they be
came acquainted.
"A Waltz for Judy" is Lynne'
piano selection. It's beyond m,
musical ability and I just stan'
amazed. watching hor little finger
plav the pretty waltz number.
You know by now how "weepy
am 1t will be hard to see Lynn
perform Thursday evening and no
Milford chronicle., 1955-04-01
DELAWARE FARM MARKET news
Market InSormuon Supplied BY The Bureau OF Moro
State Beard OF Agriculture Dover DoIuwuTs

BOARS
(gOOd quality
Under $50 pounds: $3.50 to S17.25,
mostly S10.5O per cWt.
over $50 pounds: $3.50 to $500,
mostly $500 per cwt,
SHOATS
Medium to Good: $1,000 to $1,000,
mostly $14.0O per cwt.
FEEDER PIGS
(6 to 12 weeks ODD
Choice: $3.50 to $1O.5O, mostly
$1,000 per cwt.
Medium to Good: $500 to $500,
mostly $3.50 per cwt.
Common: $500 to $500, mostly
$4.0O per cwt.
HORSES AND MULES
Work Type: $500 to $4,000,
mostly $500 per cwt
Butcher Type: S11.00 to S41.OO,
mostly S35.00 per cwt.
LIVE POULTRY
Heavy Breeds
Fowl: $1.1O to $1.7O, mostly
$1.6O
Roosters: $1.1O to $1.5O, mostly
$1.25.
Light Breeds
Bantam Chickens: Csc to 4Oc,
mostly soc.
Guineas, soc to $1.SO, mostly
CSC.
DUCKS
Mhscovy Ducks: soc to S1.2O.
mostly S110.
Muscovy brakes: $1.S5 to S1.S5,
mostly S1.6O.
RABBITS
Large Breeds: 9Oe to $11O, most
Small Breeds: soc to s5c, mostly
75c.
Young Rabbits: Csc to 45c. most
| ly 4Oc.
EGGS
Ungraded, Mixed: SIC to SIC per
dozen.
Large: 44c per dozen.
Pullet: 25c per dozen.
MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCE
GREENS; 15c to SOC per ss bu-
shel.
SWEET POTATOES: soc per %
bushel.
} APPLES: $11O to s1sO per bu-
shell.
} BLACK WALNUTS: soc to 6Oc
per 5s bushel.
. POP CORN: soc to 75c per q
bushel
Milford chronicle., 1955-04-01
Too Hot To Handle


The conclusion is unavoidable,
in reading billions, Blunders and
Baloney," by Eugene w. Castle,
that the Yankee Go Home" signs
which the author observed painted
on fences from Paris to Tokyo"
convey good advice.
Here are the shocking details Of
how and why the thousands Of
U. S. payrOllers living abroad in
princely splendor-whO have spent
over 40 billion dollars to laid"
other countries, and more than a
half billion to tell them what to
think-rapidly making us the most
despised nation on earth.
Mr.. Castles expose Of overseas
waste and ineptitude, says Muman
| Events, lis quite likely to prove
the most published book in 1855
The evidence offered will
anger those who have been won
dering how long we can go on
spending-and being taxed-tO
| support the world The indig-
nation aroused by Castles book
could force Congress to stop the
overseas spending orgy, which, in
all it's forms, runs to many billions
per year. Billions, BlundeTs and
Baloney can be explosive in its
effect upon Congress if the voters
back home read it, persuade others
to read it, and write Washington
about it."
There are, of course, those apollo
gists for Government dO-gOoding
who think that Mr.. Castle should
not have written and published
such a book, but should have pre-
sented his case to appropriate
Government officials. To one such
critic, the author has said, "The
fact is that / decided to write this
book only after my various at
tempts to interest top Administra-
ton officials in my findings ap-
peared to have failed" Mr.. Castle
further invited this ObiectOr to
check my testimony before three
Congressional committees, made
long before my book appeared. Not
once did the U. S. Information
Agency, or the Foreign Operations
Administration show any interest
in my factual presentations and
critical evaluatiOns."
We think it is a patriotic citizen
indeed who will spend three years
Of his own time and $4,000 of his
dollars to check at first hand anC
document these vast and prOfigatC
programs-and then refuse to al
low his findings to be buried il
Washington files-with the rest o.
our family skeletons.
J Spilled Milk?
In discussing Yalta, Presiden
Eisenhower told his press confer
ence that {" there is nothin,
Milford chronicle., 1955-04-01
HIGHER PRICES AND LESS
EMPLOYMENT

Various proposals have been made for
increasing the federal minimum wage That
Of the Administration would raise the mini
mum from the present 75-cent-an-hour level
to 80 cents. Another would boost it to S1.25.
And, along with this, drive is on to extend
the wage to certain kinds of enterprises, of
which retailing is one, which are now ex-
empt
These may seem like reasonable and hu-
manitarian plans-On first glance. But there
are serious dangers involved affecting con-
.sUmers, business, and workers themselves.
To take an example, if the wage were raised
to 80 cents, which is the lowest figure pro-
posed, the cost to major retail operations
might be increased by as much as six cents
for each dollar of sales. That is more than
the entire net profit earned by most retailers.
How could this new and artifcally-ap-
piled expense be handled? Some of it, no
doubt, would he passed on to the consumer
IN the form of higher prices. But retail COM
petition is exceedingly stiff today, and so it
is inevitable that every effort would be made
to affect operating econOmieS-such as more
self-SerVlce-Which would reduce the en-
ployment rolls. So, many marginal workers
instead OF receiving new and higher mini
mum, would have no jobs and would receive
4 no wage at all. And they wouldn't be able
to obtain the skillS and experience needed
to qualify them for better-paid tasks.
Thus, these wage proposals threaten
higher prices, decreased employment, OF
both. No body really benefits when that hap
pens.
Milford chronicle., 1955-04-01
NEW GUIDES no THE PAST

Modern science has now made it possible
for a scientist thousands of miles away to
study historical inscriptions located in almost
inaccessible wilds. Formerly papier mache
molds were used. These had to be pounded
into the stone, so as to reproduce all the
carvings, and the resulting air bubbles had
to be pricked one by one. These molds were
hard to transport safely, and deteriorated
rapidly when handled.
Now rubber molds or "squeezes" have
been found to be free from these objections.
Inscriptions Of any size can be reproduced on
a single sheet, instead of the many small sec
tions required by the papier mache. Any
number of copies may be made from a single
squeeze, so that many scholars, widely sepa-
rated, can work on the same inscription.
Thanks to scientific invention, archaeology
has many new aids. The plane makes it pOss-
ible to fly over almost impossible jungles and
get the lay of the land below in a way inn
possible for an expedition on foot A sys-
tenn of dating from burnt wood makes il
possible to fix the time of an excavation with
in very few years.
If only some of these devices had been
known years ago before many priceless finds
had boon ruined or lost!
Milford chronicle., 1955-04-01

sale currently. Best buys for freez-
ing are fresh cuts rather than
smoked ones such as ham or bacon.
Fresh pork may be kept three-tour
months at zero, hams should be us
ed within two months, and sliced
bacon never should be frozen.
Other bOOd buys in meat this
week include beef liver, chuck
roasts Of beef, lamb shoulder, veal
shoulder cuts, stew meat, steWing
chickens and turkey.
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Crisp, leafy green vegetables
head this weeks list Of best buys in
fresh produce. Most Of these Vita
min-packed spring foods are avail
able in Delaware at bargin prices:
dandeliOn green's, spinach, chicOry,
cOllards and kale.
Other good values can be found
on cabbage, carrots, Florida celery,
mushrooms, radishes, onions and
potatoes Asparagus prices are
weaker but remain quite high.
Oranges and grapefruit are the
most reasonably priced fruits. APP
pies from nearby states are mex
pensive but quality in most cases
is only fair.
Groceries
Several low priced grocery items
deserve special attention this week.
Canned citrus and juice, now at at
tractive prices, are expected TO in-
crease seasOnally very soon. Can-
ned beans, macaroni, dried prunes,
raisins and rice all are excellent
buys.
Milford chronicle., 1955-04-01
A CASTLE GOES IN TRUST


Castles at one time were a sign and a
source of great wealth. But today few people
ean afford to own them. Since castles are Of
historic value, public organizations OF one
type or another have been established to take
them over. The National Trust, which per-
forms this service in Britain, recently re-
ceived another castle, one regarded as an
historic shrine. 1t is known as st. Michaeps
Mount, the place where Jack the Giant Killer
got his tabled start. An island off the coast
of CornWell, connected to the mainland by
a natural stone causeWay, is the home OF this
18th Century castle stepped in history and
celebrated in legend, poetry and song.
While the story of Jack the Giant Killer
is known to all, another legend connected
with the castle is equally precious though
not of such international repUte. Tradition
holds that the bride or groom who first sits
in the chair, known as st. MichaePs Chair,
gains mastery of the house established by the
neWly-weds AS a consequence, many honey
mOOners visit the castle, which was open to
the public even before it was relinquished
by its present owner, Lord St. Levan.
The National Trust performs a valuable
service in preserving such historic homes and
buildings, which, however obsolete, should
not be destroyed. Historic landmarks, whe-
ther castles or lOg-cabins, have no practical
value. Yet they are important in recalling
the past. Too many of the worlds most
famous historic buildings have been lost
through neglect. It's we'll that there are some
organizations working for the survival OF
those that exist and are worth preserving
for their historic or legendary values.
AIR POLLUTION
By now virtually everyone is deeply and
justifably concerned about the dangers OF
/ in of of n
nuclear tests. But a danger of even longer
standing is still receiving insufficient atten
ton. This is the growing problem OF indus
trial air pollution.
The idea that this could be averted by
controlling the location of industrial plants
was exploded recently. Leslie Silverman, AS
sOciate Professor of Industrial Hygiene En-
lgineering at the Harvard School Of Public
Health, reported at the First InternatiOna
Congress on Air Pollution that few if any
economically feasible places exist where in
dustry can relocate so that uncontrolled
smoke and fume stacks will not affect thu
public welfare.
Moreover, he indicated that before thi
real and pressing problem can be solved,
vast program of education is necessary Lay
men have to be taught what air pollution
is and how it can be controlled on an eco
nOmically-reasonab basis. Engineers hav
! to be taught the techniques of air pollution
: control.
The problem must be met, however. TIL
full physiological effects of industrial air pO
: luton have not yet been determined. But
it's important to guard the water we drin
against contamination, it's equally importan
: to protect the air we breathe against pOlll
ton. If tackled before the problem assume
emergency proportions, voluntary program
/, of cooperation might be reached between il
J dustry and the people who breathe which wi
be to everyOnes advantage.
Milford chronicle., 1955-04-01

In the SIS United States, wood Is
used only in the pianos and but
chers' chopping blocks.
Milford chronicle., 1955-04-01
Spilled Milk!

In discussing Yalta, President
Eisenhower told his press confer
ence that q. there is nothing
as I can see, to going back ten