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Milford chronicle., 1955-09-02
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
By Elaine townsend Dleksrsos

year now. Recently, Fred was sent
to Wing as Deputy c. o. Even
though the Shirleys will still be at
Forbes it is protocol to give the
outgoing and incoming c. o. a par
ty, whic' will take place this month
some time. The new commanding
officers name is Lieutenant Colo
mel Dimwitty. You can imagine
what a great furor such a name
would create. / have already refer
red to her as Mrs. Defilly, Jean
Dimwitty doesn't know too many
girls in the squadron and asked the
Operations officers wife to form
committee to help with wing
coke-sherry party that would be
for the new Generals wife. Bet
Rich called me to be responsible
for the sandwiches for the after
noon affair. l, in turn, called my
committee, and asked them to help
me and they in turn would be help
ing the new c. O.'s wife, Mrs. De-
filly.
farce. I've never made party sand
wiches for a large group all on my
own. III have to order loaves slic-
ed the long way from a local bakery
and how on earth | shall arrive at
the number | just don't know. 1t
seemed wise to me to designate
each girl be responsible for an al
loted number of sandwiches, but
the girls inadvertently vetoed this.
They seemed to want TO get togeth-
er for two or three hours and make
party, of making the party sand
wiches.
The midwest is busy these days
with their ,"Do Unto Others cam
paign. In 1851 they had a very SER
ious flood here in Topeka, Kansas
City and surrounding territory.
You in the east sent them money
and necessary articles during this
disaster and they are doing now
what they felt you did for them in
1851. / don't exactly know what
their quota was set for, but they
are nearing their goal according to
television this morning.
If you have any good filings tor
tea sandwiches forward them, will
you?
Until next week.
Always,
Elaine Townsend Dickerson
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-02

When the Saith Congress returns,
it can do far worse than revive
S.2713-and the Congress may hap
PLY discover that other more high
ly publicized measures like the
Presidents highways, school sys-
TENS and health programs are be-
ing taken care of by the very peo-
pie who will use them.
Let Ike Do 1t
The one billion, six hundred mill
lion dollar flood disaster that has
devastated the nations oldest in
dustrial region, levied a death toll
estimated at 200, left 100000 home
less and $4,000 without jobs, has
pointed up another national calam-
ity the abdication of Congress.
Immediately following his hur-
ried flight from Denver to the
food area and his airport con-
ference with the governors of the
six northeastern states, President
Eisenhower spurred Administration
heads into organizing an $80,000,-
600 Federal relief program-later
boosted to 100000, O,000-and de-
clared a special session of Con-
gress might be necessary to au-
thorize the needed funds.
In spite of the fact that the only
money Immediately available was
the Presidents special aid fund, the
81, 100000 Civil Defense kitty ad-
ministered by Val Peterson, Con-
gressional leaders swiftly assured
the White House that an examina-
tion of the laws would show the
Chief Executive had ample authority
to divert needed funds for disaster
relief, that whatever was done the
Congress would okay next January
anyway, and that special session
was quite unnecessary. Besides,
those legislators heard from were
most anxious that every possible
assistance be given the stricken
areas-short of coming back to
work themselves.
Next day, the announcement that
a further S900,000,O00 would be
available for the rehabilitation of
factories with defense contracts,
seemed to justify the solons' conf
dence that the Administration
would find a way. That relief plans
have been formulated so quickly,
on such a comprehensive scale, and
the money discovered by "interpre-
tation" of a 1850 disaster and re-
lief law. is to the everlasting credit
of the President and his aides.
But in view of the steady broad
ening of Executive Department
powers through the years, and the
accompanying erosion of Legisla-
tive authority, this latest Congress
sional retreat from responsibility
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-02
MIKE
Permit To Mind Our Own Business +

Permit To Mind Our Own Business
Will Rogers once remarked,
Congress is about twenty years
behind the people-and the people
should be mighty grateful
| By and large, the great Okla
homan's observation has stood the
test of time. But occasionally an
exception does crop up. Case in
point is the Capehart-Long Bill,
measure that was virtually
trampled to death in the mad
homeward dash OF the recently ad-
journed Saith Congress. Indeed
had the solons fingered one more
day in Washington to enact the
bill, they might have found a much
warmer welcome home-from a
very grateful people.
The bill S.2713, simply recog-
nizes all the problems politicians
shout about-the need for schools,
housing, roads, hospital, water and
sewer systems-and, strang y
enough, tries to do something
about solving those problems.
For years now, communities a.
cross the nation have limped along,
crippled by insufficient schools and
hospitals, homes and roads, dis
covering bitterly that such pub
lie facilities are not 1uXuries, but
vital necessities. In 1850, for ex-
ample, these facilities cost six and
half billion; last year they cost
10 billion, and for the next ten
,yoaro xr-;+b ;,,orooCipr nominations
they will cost an average of 20 bill
lion year.
S.2713 merely provides a means
to meet these heavy costs without
total dependence on an unwieldy
and often unfeeling Federal Gov
ernment by letting local banks
finance local projects.
Because most facilities, such as
hospitals, are self supporting, in
dividral communities could pay
for them with. revenue bonds
and without additional taxes. But
Federal laws today won't permit
banks to deal in these kinds of
bonds.
The Capehart-Long Bill would
change this and so help cities and
towns and counties by permitting
banks to deal in bonds to finance
these essential programs.
Apart from the fact that COM
munities would enjoy the almost
forgotten pleasure of managing
their own affairs, other not-hard-
to-take benefits would result; low
er taxes, lower interest costs on
debts, wider markets. for their
bonds and the confidence that
comes from having professional
commercial bankers handling their
money affairs.
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-02

red fronts, and same show win
dows; yes, and the same prices.
Such useless duplication results
the best department stores have
federated into big organizations,
| forecast similar movement in
connection with many chains.
Fairness to the public demands
such a federation with a Central
Committee to pass on new loca-
tions and encourage more ware
houses.
Importance Of Advertising
Advertising has been one of the
most important forces causing and
holding our present prosperity.
Unfortunately, large company has
great advertising advantage. Not
only must a national advertiser
be larger to afford $4,000 for one
weeks ad in Life Magazine and
corresponding costs for other
magazine, radio, television, and
newspaper splurges; but there is
something more to remember. The
large company gets the space or
the radio and TV time for the
same price as small company.
This is handicap to small COM
panies.
/ go further and say that un-
less some practical help can be
given these small companies, our
era of prosperity may slide off.
Color advertising came just in
time 20 save the day in 1916; while
te1evision advertising gave busi-
ness another "shot in the arm" two
years ago. Perhaps the able ad
vertising agencies have something
else "up their sleeve" to use as
another stimulant to business
when needed. The only one I can
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-02
1881 Mayo
Topeka, Kansas
August 2e, 1855


Dear Friends:-
Yesterday the last vacancy in the
neighborhood was filled. The Fred
Shirleys returned from leave in
Alabama and now our neighbor-
hood is again complete. It's just
killing me that | have this column
and another for the base paper
that must be done this morning
and can't join the girls across the
street. Liz Wright from California
Betty Mutual from Michigan, Glare
Weyant from Texas, Edna Marler
from the Lone Star state and Gene
Shirley from Georgia are all on the
Wrights' front porch having coffee
together and talking about what
they all have done the three months
we were all separated. You know
how women LOVE to talk and !
sure could add some bits to the
conversation about my summer,
too. OH well there will be other
mornings for conversation and cof-
fee.
This Thursday / have been asked
to help at school with the first day
of registration. This we didn't use
to do in Delaware and / don't be-
lieve you do now. 1t makes the
matriculation enrolment more def
mite and, too, it affords the parents
chance to meet the prospective
teachers. The greatest shock to
me was the list of books they hand
to you, You buy your child's school
supplies in Kansas. Last year
Lynne's second grade books cost
us seven dollars Just imagine
having large family and outfit
ing them with their school books.
With each advanced grade the cost
increases. Dawn will go to kin
dergarten this year and her paste,
paper, scissors, and crayons, will
be nominal sum, but it all adds
up if you have large old fashion
family. School clothes, rain coat,
new shoes (my children will un-
doubtedly have blisters for weeks
for they've. been barefoot all sum-
mer), winter coats buying
books, too, really puts fly in the
ointment.
Lieutenant Colonel Fred A. Shir-
ley has been my husbands squad
ron commanding officer for about a
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-02

is rather disheartening. or is it
very fiattering to our senator's and
representative that the President
was so easily persuaded he didn't
need their help.
Those of the gentlemen who are
now at home-about half are a.
broad-should be reminded that a
rudimentary Congress makes the
Constitution a quaint relic.
We Feted The Wrong People
With the return of that delega-
ton of American farmers from
their Russian tour, perhaps we
may receive a more realistic view
of the accomplishment of the "ex-
change.
Throughout the weeks that Act
ing Soviet Agriculture Minister
Vladimir M. Matskevitch and his
eleven scompatriots were visiting
American farms, the fiction per-
sisted that these men are far
mers", instead of politicians and
slave-drivers.
Mr.. Matskevitch has reported to
the American people-and to his
own country in a special Voice of
America broadcast He told us we
are more efficient in the use of
labor, and indicated something
would be done about it. He re-
fused to admit that the incentives
of freedom might increase produc-
10 f~Qd NJ Sl
especially to lclude blooded cattle
end tractor attachments.
In an interview with The New
York Times, Mr.. Matskevitch took
a dim view of the future of our
family-sized farms as compared
with the Russian collectives, and
said he looked forward to apply
ing the production line techniques
of the Ford factory to Soviet farms.
He was just as strong for the Soviet
farm system now, he said, as when
he first arrived.
All in all, it seems doubtful that
the visit of Matskevitch and COM
pany will bring any comfort to the
great mass of enslaved Russian
farmers. Rather, it appears. we
have merely provided the Soviet
Simon Legree with new whips
with which to drive their charges
on to new production goals.
$50
Modest Request
On August 18th the Republic of
South Korea formally requested
the United Nations for the "dis-
solution" of the Neutral Nations
Supervisory Commission and the
immediate expulsion of the trouble
making Communist members of
the Commission from Korean soil.
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-02

The following is a weekly round
W 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:
LIVESTOCK PRICES
VEAL CALVES
Choice: $24.00 to S31.50, mostly
$2S00 per cwt.
Medium to Good: $500 to $3.50,
mostly $21.00 per cwt.
Rough and Common: $500 to
s17.00, mostly $500 per cwt.
Monkeys: $4.50-to $500, mostly
$17.00 per cwt.
LAMBS
Medium: $15.75 to $500, mostly
$1S.75 per cwt.
Common: 1926 to $500, mostly
$14.00 per cwt.
SLAUGHTER COWS
Choice: $21-00 to $23.25, mostly
$22.O0 per cwt.
Medium to Good: $3.50 to $1S.75,
mostly SLABS per cwt.
Common: $1,000 to $1,000, mostly
$11.75 per cwt.
Gamers and Cutters: $3.50 to
$3.50 per cwt.
STEERS
Good to Light Steers: $1,000 to
$500, mostly $3.50 per cwt.
FEED HEIFERS
Dairy Type: $1,000 to $13.75,
mostly $3.50 per cwt.
Beef Type: $500 to $1,000, most
ly $500 per cwt.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Good to Choice: s14.50 to $17.75,
mostly $1,000 per cwt.
BULLS
over 1000 pounds
Medium to Good: S15.25 to $17.00,
mostly s16.75 per. cwt.
500 to 1000 pounds
Medium to Coed: $1,000 to $17.75,
mostly $3.50 per cwt.
STRAIGHT HOGS
(gOod quality
120 to 10 lbs: $3.50 to $500,
mostly $16.75 per cwt,
10 to 240 lbs: $1,000 to SIPS,
mostly $1700 per cwt.
24O to $50 lbs: $15.75 to $16.75,
mostly $16.50 per cwt.
SOWS
(goOd quality
200 to 300 lbs: $1,000 to $13.75,
mostly $1,000 per cwt.
300 to 400 lbs: $1,000 to s1225,
mostly $1,000 per cwt.
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-02

now think of is extending financial
help to small companies so they
can afford heavy advertising ap-
preparations.
What About Main Street,
Forget the big consultations and
think of your own home town. In
every one of the 405 cities carry
ing my weekly column, there are
concerns which are entitled to
belp. These may be factories or
garages or even law officesi The
banks know the names of these
concerns, and they should have
the courage to advise such consoli-
dations.
The small farmers now receive
help. You may own farm. AL
though you feel in your heart that
the Benson Price Program is
sound, you know it will reduce
your income and profits. Put your
pride in your pocket; call upon
your neighbor farmer and suggest
farms stop cutting each other and
cooperate. Remember that of all
luxuries, pride is the most ex-
pensive Pride is the chief cause
of business failures.
What About The Consumers!
In the last analysis, whether
you are big business, or small
or shopkeepers, or
farmers, your own welfare will
depend upon the well
fare of the nations consumers.
If President Eisenhower were here,
he would add, "Yes, upon the well
fare of the world" Let us all
get behind the consolidation pro-
gram. Certainly it must come
about in order to profit from auto
nation or atomic power.
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-02
WHERE'S THE DISCRIMINATION?

Some of our friends in foreign maritime
nations have been critical of what they term
'U. =. flag discrimination. Their principal
target is measure passed last year by Con-
gress, known as the $3.50 law.
This law provides that half of the over
seas cargo which is paid for or guaranteed
as to payment by the U. S. government, such
as surplus commodities sold abroad, must
travel in American-fag vessels. 1t is limited
by a provision that these vessels must be
available and must offer the service at reas-
enable rates.
It's pretty hard to find any discrimina-
ton there. While foreign-fag vessels have
been given the right to half of the cargo, in
actual practice they have been doing much
better-during 1854 over 80 per cent of our
tramp-borne cargoes moved in foreign bot
toms, for the reason that thefS weren't
enough American tramp ships available to
do the job. In the overall picture we have
been going downhil. According to an article
in the New York Journal of Commerce, in
1916 American ships handled 60.9 per cent
of our dry cargo export and 56.3 per cent of
the imports. In recent month the figures
were 24.4 per cent and 29.1 per cent respec-
lively.
Other maritime nations have in effect
legal restrictions far more sweeping than
ours, in order to protect their merchant
fleets. BY comparison, American policy is
truly liberal.
Basically of course, the $3.50 law is de-
signed to help keep the American merchant
flag on the high seas. That is vital both to
the national security and to the economy
The criticisms coming from abroad should
be given small notice here.
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-02

now think of is extending financial
help to small companies SO they
can afford heavy advertising ap-
Milford chronicle., 1955-09-02

The following is a weekly round
W of livestock prices and miscella-
neous commodities prevailing last
week. This report shows average
prices. received by Delaware farm
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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-11-04
C. a a Party Held

Freshmen members of G. A. A.
entertained the upper classmen on
Monday, October "a, after school
in the auditorium. The first busi-
ness of the meeting was voting on
amendments to the constitution.
The first entertainment was a
costume parade with prizes award
ed to Pat Hofacker. for the fun
niest; Lavonne Jensen, the pret-
tiest; and Yvonne Schneider and
Diana Short, who same as SiameSe
twins, the most original.
RoSemarie Kinney and Judy
Mische pantomimed "You, You,
You''; Nancy Drier did baton
twirling act; Clara Philips, Mary
Kramb, Kathryn Peto, and Pat
Kurtz sar "That do Make it Nice;
Yvonne schneider and Diana
Short sang "The Alphabet Song;
and band consisting of Barb Jen-
sen, Judy However, Dawn Moritz,
Pat Hofacker, Lavonne Jensen, and
Evelyn Shelter, played "Alexand-
er's Rag Time Band".
To conc'ude the meeting a
rough" imitation was given to all
freshmen anG apples were served
as refreshments.
Sally Snyder
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-11-04
Freshman Team Loses

Port Clinton Freshmen were de-
feated 7 to 0 by Clyde Tuesday,
October 25. The game, which was
played at the High School Athletic
Field, was evenly matched but with
some bad luck which cost them
their last four games the Freshman
were again defeated. Port Clinton's
big drive came in the second
quqarter when they carried the
ball from their own 25 yard line
to Clyde's four but they ran out of
time and weren't able to score. In
the 3rd quarter, with the wind to
their backs, Port Clinton began
passing successfully, but Denny
Engler injured his arm and Port
Clinton was without a quarterback.
The team became disorganized
then and tried to punt but Clyde
blocked the kick deep in Port Clin-
tons territory and pushed the win
ming score over from the two yard
line.
Phillip Routh
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-11-04
Many Decorations

Have you seen room 302 lately?
If you haven't you are surely miss
ing something for it is the most
decorated room in the high school.
Room 302 is Mr.. Burrows home
room and he likes to have his stu
dents work on various projects.
Many of his ideas have brought
very successful results. Some of
the decorations include: state flags
of Ohio, state maps of Ohio, natural
bridges, covered wagons, rock col
lections, book report jackets, bull
letin board covered with science
fiction articles and drawings, and
sketches of the stage setting for a
Booth Harrington play. Prize rib
bons were awarded to the best en-
tries in each general project and
the better ones from each class are
on the bulletin boards.
Sally Snyder
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-11-04
T. II. A. Initiation Party

The October meeting of the Fu-
ture Homemakers of America, on
Monday evening, October "a, was
big meeting for 20 freshmen girls.
The meeting was called to order
by the club president, Sharon An
derson. Nancy Leggett called the
roll, and members answered by tell
ing who they would like to be. Pat
Leggett announced the work of the
committee for program booklets.
Winners announced and their
prizes are: first, Ada Pixley, FILA.
Compact, second, Dawn Moritz,
F.H.A pin; and third, Margie Tin
kin, FILA. sweater insignia.
Volunteers were asked to sell
concessions at the Lakeside game
on November 4.
Recreation and refreshments
were served by Nancy Zess, Pat
Leggett, Wanda Wickline, Martha
Dykes, Jeanie Zess, Barb Tunnel,
Francine Fitzthum, and Mary
Leary.
Bev Druckenmiller
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-11-04
Readers Editorial
To the Editor:

Seldom ever in the history of our state will far
reaching be fixed than when the voters November
9Th accept reject the two economical questions which VIII
be presented them the question and issue ballots VIZ
Unemployment Compensation Increase and the $500000O0
bond authorization plus the election of member OF the new
State Board of Education.
Let's look at the historical concerning debt and see
how our foreahers planned From 1903 to 1925 the State
Ohio had funded debt though under the first Constl
tuition restrictions placed the debt creating power
of the state in 1926 the notice of coming trans
potation problems given consideration by Assembly,
This resulted in the Assembly passing law providing for
borrowing money for use in establishing canals for
poration with $600oO0OO auhorzaton-soon increased
to ST. 00000 and sinking fund created to amoze the
debt between and 1875 The venture with
plicaons which followed not financial success, the
debt reaching $163 100000 in 1916 In this year ntang
BILE property became subject to tax and with increased taxes
the able to make it's first payment the original
obligation.
In 1847 the Auditor of State his report for that year.
stated The facility with which money be obtained and
debts created by the state is perhaps of the greatest
defects in our government The majority of the members
of the second constitutional convention in 1851 evidently
fearing the possible results of continuation of debt
which covered in Art Will Section and H. and this is
still effective unless amended by majority vote of the cleo
torat Through reundng and other devices approved by
the Assembly all former bonded debts of the state
quidated by 1913 From 1913 to 1921 inclusive had
state debt.
In 1921 authorized the World War Bonus which from
1870 10 1904 was Tor state deDJ
This debt completely paid off by 1885. However, 1886
shows return to of debt to state
ment cannot help but wonder if the slogan "Why fear
debtyou it to YOURSELF expressed widely by the
President then in Washington had somehow dued the fear
of debt which had ndeby guided foreather Ohio
for 1873 At rate from 1886 until the time
we have carried state debt with present (95 amount
$151, 51,870,000.00
Now in 1866 faced with the responsibility as voters
of accepting additional debt of $15000O which
the possibility of running until 1884 until iquidated
II r - ors approve November 8th they will most
fsrcly coAdone cowardce in your elected government Off
as for not doing their duty in the interest the citizens
but rather showing the decision the electors whom fear
will not take the time to get informed before entering the
voting booth
However the evidence is to conclusive that the worth
while obectyesnegected by both party leaders many
yearscan be taken of by the principle
This method will much in interest payments and
important preserve for the local governmental units the
bonding ability which is essential The has supreme
taxing power within constitutional limitations while local
districts must depend passing to coming generations
their present needs.
ID
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-11-04
PORT CLINTON e
High School
O T = 4
Holds First Practice

Members of the girls letter club
held their first practice of the year
last Wednesday after school in the
elementary auditorium. Since there
was a large attendance Miss Has
kins carried on elections for presi-
dent and secretary by secret ballot.
Nancy Jones was elected president
and Sally Snyder, secretary.
Following the meeting basketball
practice was held. The girls are
preparing for their trip to Gibson
burg in the near future.
Sally Snyder