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Milford chronicle., 1956-08-10
Some Interesting
Facts About Reading

While one authority asserts that
Johnny can't read, several others
maintain that he can learn a for
eign language, much better i'm
fact than his older brothers and
sisters in high school.
What's more, Johraiys parents
seem to agree. This fact was
brought out in a survey of 23S
Delawareans, most of them parents,
which was conducted in connec-
ton with University of Delaware
workshop in foreign language in
struction ito elementary school
children.
The analysis WAS done by Edwin
j. Hughes, a member of the class
and a sixth grade teacher in the
Newark school. Hughes found that
SS per cent of tine people he talked
to preferred that school children
begin a study of a language other
than English nearly in the elemen-
tary grades. Numerically, 139 par
ents answered with am enthusiasts
tic Yves" while only % gave mega
tive reply.
The survey, conducted for the
benefit of the class members, may
be a prediction of a basic change
in the language instruction pro-
gram in public schools. Educators
are becoming increasingly con-
vinced that young children learn
foreign tongue much more read
| lily than do high school students.
Also, the weakness of two-year
high school courses in language
have been apparent for some time.
To gain a fair sampling, Hughes
visited homes where the income
ranged from So, 400 ito $4,000. Of
the people questioned, 85 per cent
were high school graduates while
only 10 per cent attended college.
The remaining few completed post
graduate work A total of 81 per
cent of those interviewed were mar
ried, and 80 per cent of the mar
ried group were parents OF q total
of 469 children.
| Seventy per cent selected Span
| iSh as their choice of a second
language"-a language i'm addition
to English. French was the sec
ond most popular choice, while
| Latin, German, Italian and Greek
were mentioned in that order.
An interesting point brought out
| i'm Hughes survey is the fact that,
i'm spite of the overwhelming APP
| proval of elementary language in
struction, very few of the parents
were accomplished in language
themselves. Only about 10 per cent
could read or speak a foreign
language with ease.
Most of the persons interviewed
preferred a special" teacher for
the task of training the young
sters, while the minority was will
| ing to leave the work to the chill
dren's regular instructor. 1t was
not learned, however, if the par
ents would approve of the regular
teacher if he were trained in this
type of work.
Varying replies were received
when Hughes asked when the
| language instruction should begin.
Most of the people felt that the
children should be introduced to
| foreign language in the fifth grade
and should continue 10 study it
through elementary school. Actual
ly, many programs elsewhere in
the nation begin even earlier than
the fifth grade.
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-10
SNAKES ALIVE

HYDEN, KY. - up - Snakes
alive, that was the trouble at
Greasy Greek.
Sheriff Carl Farmer got a report
a man was poking big rattle-
snake in the faces of pedestrians
and motorists-reachi inside the
car to wave it in the drivers face.
People were running TO the
mountain. through the river, and
some we.= leaving their cars on the
road" a newspaper account said.
The sheriff said he arrested the
gent-who had been drinking con-
siderably and had parted ways with
the snake.
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-10
POSTMAN NEEDS HELP

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. up -
Barking dogs bite postmen and
Postmaster John ]. Mccarthy aims
to put a stop to it.
Two mail carriers were bitten by
dogs and required medical treat
ment. This not only causes loss
of work days but it is tough on
uniforms.
Consulting with Postmaster Cen
eral Arthur E.. Summerfield. Nc
Carthy concluded that. despite field
tests for preventing dog bites with
chemical repellents, protective
clothing, dog candy, water guns
and hot sticks, the postman needs
help.
He advised that persons should
take steps to confine hungry dogs
until mail is delivered.
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-10
1851 Mayo
Topeka. Kansas
August q. 1856

August o, 1856
Dear Friends:
Well, / Just didn't know what
was wrong with me. | felt list
less, my throat was tight, my ears
were ringing. / honestly thought
was slated for a stroke. Do you
know what Hayes and my diagno-
sis was? Iyactually had heat pros
tration. We have had one hundred
degree temperatures here for two
solid weeks now. Even though all
businesses are air conditioned,
people have stopped patronizing
the stores because it's been too hot
to step outside. Our street has
just been deserted during the day
time. Even though my house is
not air conditioned we stay inside,
close the blinds and draperies, turn
on the fan and devour liquids like
a frenzied man on desert.
Popcicles have been great craze
with our children and buying them
nightly soon gets expensive. Do
you know how I've solved this
problem? We buy Kool AIDE pack
ages, add sugar and dissolve it,
pour the liquid in empty ice cube
trays and when it is almost solid
stick the round fat tooth picks in
the cente- of the Kool AIDE cube.
My children love them and they're
so easy to make! Cheap. too.
/ don't know why / didn't know
what was up when Kefauver can
celled his tour here. Guess
thought he was afraid of Kansas
heat prostration too. had planned
to go downtown to the Hotel Jay
hawk and wait for his arrival just
Ia see if he'd have fortitude enough
to don his coonskin hat here in this
torrid weather. Well, of course his
speaking engagements here were
all cancelled because of his forth
coming resignation.
I'm really looking forward to tht
conventions on TV, aren't you
They are having quite hot cam
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-10
ONE NATION UNDER GOD

There is a sadness in the land because
the last man of the more than two and a
half million men who served in the Union
Army has gone to his rest. This sadness is
not for Albert Henry Woo!son, who has died
at the age of 100. He lived many years
longer than most of us will, and he had his
full measure of glory.
No, the sadness is for the passing OF the
Grand Army of the Republic, and for those
things that its passing recalls to mind. 1t is
a sadness of nostalgia, sadness brought
by renewed memory of the tragic conflict
that ripped this nation apart when Albert
Woolson was drummer boy more than 80
years ago.
Momentous changes have come to pass
since 1865 A land wounded II ly to death
by war of citizen against citizen has risen
in new strength to take its destined position
of world leadership. Men of the North and
men of the South have died together in two
world wars Our common bonds are far
stronger than the forces that work to divide
us.
The last of the bows in blue is gone.
Three men of the Confederate Army still
survive Let us hone that when thew foo
have died. carving with them the final echo
of that terrible War Between the States. we
will have progressed even further toward
unitv as one nation under God.
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-10
Get OUT THE VOTE"
CAMPAIGN STARTS

Every election year at about this time
"Get Out the Vote" campaigns swing into
nigh gear throughout the country. It's a
rare citizen indeed who doesn't read and
hear that voting is both a privilege and a
duty, incumbent upon us all.
This year nationwide campaign to
persuade people to vote is under way-and
it goes long step farther. The American
Heritage Foundation, aided by some 130
cooper G organizations representing
groups as varied as business executives,
union members, actors, lawyers and many
others, has come up with this slogan: vote
But Don't Vote in the Dark
William Hard, writing in The Readers
Digest, tells the story under the striking
title: Register! Inform Yourselves Voter
And the big emphasis is on those two words
Inform Yourselves Anyone can mark an
X on ballot or pull the handle of a voting
machine. But it takes some extra effort to
vote intelligentIy, with full knowledge of
just what the competing candidates stand
for.
There is no doubt that intensive cam
paigns such as the American Heritage Foun-
dation is conducting do bring out the vote.
The Foundation waged its first national cam
paign in 1852, and SO per cent of eligible
voters made their choices known, as against
81 per cent in 1948. In 1854 the Foundation
Was DuSy WlLI OtIlGT IHdIISIS anu Olu ucL
conduct campaign-and the percentage
dropped to 50 per cent.
Mr.. Hard observes that compulsory vot-
ing laws are sometimes urged for this coun-
try In countries where failure to vote
brings fne-Belgium and Australia-the
turnout cdstomarily runs around 95 per
cent. But it is obvious that forcing man
to vote does not and cannot make him an in
former or thoughtful voter. Also, Mr.. Hard
writes, Legislation to compel the exercise
of liberty is a denial of liberty"
Moreover, Europe teaches us that COM
pulsion is not necessary. In recent elections
in lengthy list of non-compulsion countries
the turnout ranged from II per cent In
Britain to an amazing 96 per cent in Austria
AS General Gruenther. head of NATO, wrote
the Foundation: although | never cease
to be proud of being an American, / have
been impressed during my five years in
Europe by the high percentage of Europeans
who go to the polls to vote. Their record is
better than ours in this all-important matter
of individual participation in government" J"
From now until election day you will be
bombarded with appeals to vote-even loud
speakers at scores of ballparks will broad
cast the message.
Finallv. Mr.. Hard observes that our ro-
snonsbilitv as great world leader demands
"that we must read. we must listen. we must
study we must think-and then saw at the
polls what kind of country and what kind
of world we want"
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-10

ay-Christianity, Judaism and
Islam-should be reaffirmed as the
ethical code governing the lives
of men, and are the means of
bringing about lasting world peace
and a solution to the many prob
lens of mankind.
Therefore be it hereby resolved
by the United States Senate with
concurrence of the House of Repre-
sentatives that we hereby pro-
claim our faith in The Word of
God and thereby perpetuate re-
newed observance throughout the
world, by nations and by indi-
viduals, of the Ten Command
ments."
Constituents throughout the ma
tion will be happy, we are sure, to
think of their elected representa-
tives faring forth to the quadren-
nial presidential battle with these
noble words ringing in their ears.
Further, if only out of respect for
this pious interlude in the scram-
BILE and confusion of the closing
udyS VI luiS SSSSIUuy we DESuL dIl
get out the Good Book and reread
the Decalog. In case you've for
gotten, you'll find it in the twen-
tieth chapter of Exodus.
"a =
SOFT ANSWER ON HARD CASH
Defense Secretary Charles E.
Wilson, in what Senator Stuart
Symington called "a nice letter,
answered the Senator's recent
charge that he was out of step with with
his uniformed helpers in the Pen
tagon in the matter of service
needs.
Chairman Symington had point
ed out various conflicts with Air
Chief Twining and others after the
Secretary told special Senate air
power investigating committee that
he didn't need that extra 900 mill
lion Congress forced on him. Mr..
Wilson wrote that he thought the
American people should know he
did not propose to impound the
funds" and would carry out the
intent of Congress" He also said
we are ahead of the Russians in
overall air strength" and he and
his aides intend to keep that way.
1t just goes to show the. trouble
you can get into in Washington
when you try to not spend money.
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-10
SUEZ BREATHER

World tension has been eased consider
ably by the sh-French-American deci-
sion to call a general conference on the
Suez Canal crisis. The chances are that such
a meeting of interested nations, especially
if Egypt can be persuaded to take part, can
work out satisfactory international con-
troll system.
The matter is by no means settled how
ever, and over-confidence would be foolish
Much depends on how Egypt behaves. If the
Egyptian government refuses to take part
in the conference on August 16, the con-
ferring nations will face the awkward neces-
sity of saying to Egypt: This is what we
have decided, and you'd better toe the line.
Under normal circumstances this might
not be so bad. But circumstances in the Mid
die East are very far from normal. Egypt
is seething with nationalistic feeling. When
a country is in that state it is representative
to. fancied insults to its national dignity.
There is no doubt that the western Big Three
and the other nations involved in Suez Canal
shipping could enforce their decisions. But
i'm doing so they will risk thoroughly aliena-
ting Egypt from the West. That would
please the Soviet leadership as much as al
most anything that might happen.
1t is worth some effort, therefore, to try
to induce Egypt to participate in the August
is meetings. Perhaps western diplomats
can make President Nasser see that inter-
national control Of the Suez and friendly ac-
cord with the western powers offer the
greatest promise for Egypt's future in the
lonU rlln
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-10

Americans drink an average of
1912 bottles of soft drinks a year.
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-10
So~
IMPROVING CAMPAIGNS

An organization which should be better
known, and whose precepts should be fol-
lowed more generally, is the Fair Campaign
Practices Committee. This body, formed
several years ago, has just elected as its
chairman and director Mayor Charles P.
Taft of Cincinnati, a son of President Taft
and brother of the late Senator Robert A.
Taft. It's purpose is to discourage the cam
paign use of unfounded charges, vilification
of opponents and appeals to prejudice.
Everybody knows plenty of examples of
these procedures. One practice, resorted to
entirely too often, is to assail a political op-
ponent as a Communist or Communist SYM
pathizer. Even more serious and absolutely
indefensible is the policy, occasionally adopt
ed of smearing candidates on the other tick
eft as tainted with treason. This is charge
that should never be brought, except on the
gravest occasions and then only when proof
is clearly at hand.
We are doing better than in former DAYS.
Historians say that the most disgraceful
presidential campaign in our history was
that of 1928 The rival candidates then were
two of the great figures of our history, John
Quincy Adams and Andrew ack n.
Charges. totally unwarranted, of personal
immortality and corruption were brought
against both, to an extent that would appall
the most cynical politician today. Perhaps
another century may see like improvement
over today's standards.
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-10
~SoNE
BLACK MARK

President Eisenhower, in proclaiming
Farm Safety Week, pointed out that there
were more accidental deaths among farm
workers last year than occurred among the
workers of any other major industry" He
added that 'in nearly every case human fail
ure is associated with this appalling loss
of life"
Numbers of manufacturing industries
have greatly reduced their accident rates
even while greatly increasing production.
They have done that by intelligent, day-in-
and-day-out emphasis on safety. Agricul-
ture can do the same thing.
For example, many accidents are con-
nected with the use of mechanical farm
quipment-equipmen that is as essential
to modern farming as a lathe is to machine
shop. The equipment manufacturers have
taken every possible step to make the ma
chimes mechanically safe. But they can't
personally see to it that farmers maintain
and operate the machines properly, and OBJ
serve simple safety rules. They can't stop
farmers from letting youngsters drive trac-
tors-or from running machines on roads
at night without ADEQUATE lights. Thew can't
stop them from making structural changes
and manufacturing attachments on their
own hook. This is an old problem-it is al
most an axiom that when farmer decides
he can out-enoineer the euuinment company
engineers, dangerous machine results.
MechanizatiOn is one of EARNINGS great
est bOons. AQriculture's record of deaths
and injuries is black mark that simple
common sense can erase
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TOMORROW

GIvENcHY's UNIvERsITE
collection will be shown at
1880 am. at Julius Gar
finckel e. Co. with Janice
Milan doing the commentary.
This is the first couturier
French ready-made collection
and is having its premier
showing in the Washington
area. There will be informal
modelling throughout the day.
PASTERNAK'S will stage a
MY Fair Lady" reflection of
fashions for the Washington
scene at 1880 p m. at WASH
ington Hebrew Congregation.
Footwear by William Allen will
be shown. Each member will
bring a guest.
TUESDAY
HECHT'S win present a
fashion show for the Washing
ton Highland Jewish Center
Women's Club. Suburban and
urban fashions will be shown
at 8 pm. Glenna Grubic will
do the commentary.
HATTIE CARNEGIE hat
collection, informally modelled
IN the millinery salon Of julius
Garf1nckel g. Co. all day. Miss
Jackie will be down from New
York for the showing.
WEDNESDAY
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
THRIFT SHOP, tea and
fashion show benefit staged
by Julius Garfinckel & Co.
2:30 pm. at the Ralph s.
Scott estate, Horizon Hill.
Falls road, Rockville. Md.
Public invited. Admission
an unwrapped white ele-
phant."
INGA's ANGLE, Sheraton
Park Hotel. Colonial room.
from 1890 to 2:3O pm. FASH
ions by Martins of Silver
SPRING. Cumberland and
Hagerstown.
ALBRITE CIRCLE CTIrR
will see a fashion show from
the Darling Dress Shop, at
$3.50 pm. in the Albrite Me-
mortal Church. Church mem
bers will model in the show.
Sylvia Dewey will do the COM
mentary.
WOMEN'S COUNCIL Of
the Montgomery County Jew
ish Community Center will
hold its annual Fall Fashion
Show and Brunch at l1:45
am. Flair Of Bethesda will
stage the showing of new fan
styles. Millinery by Elsie
Koenick. Reservations may
be made by calling Mrs. Bette
Fig. Juniper 9-5593, or Mrs.
Shirley Fig, Juniper 5-33S8.
Place: Shady Grove Country
Club.
WOODWARD & LO-
THROP'S will show Mary
Elizabeth women's' dresses in
formally at their Seven Cor
ners store from IL to 4 pm.
THURSDAY
JELLEFF'S will stage the
fashion show for the Philop-
tohoS Group at 1890 pm. at
the Sheraton Park Hotel in
the ballroom. Elem will COM
the showing of new
fall styles.
JULIUS GARFINCKEL g.
Co. will stage the fashion show
for the Air Force Oficers'
Wives Club, Statler Hotel, at |
1880 pm. The luncheon |
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IT'S DATE

fashion show will start with
sherry time at 1880 am.
Kasper's collection will be fea-
tured. Ruey Messenger will
commentate.
HECHT'S stages the fashion
show for the Business Wom-
ems Club of Fort Belvoir at
7:45 pm, to be held at st.
Luke's Episcopal Church, 1882
Fort Hunt road, Alexandria.
Career fashions will star.
Glenna Gruble will do the
show.
FRIDAY
KASPER collection to be
modelled informally from IL
to 5 pm. fourth floor Of julius
Garanckel g. Co. A repeat of
the informal modelling on
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in store this week
at Uooa0A

Monday, during the dinner hour in the Teo
Room, see Business Girls Fashion Show
solutino the American Automobile Association
and with 3-A's models Show starts $50 PM.
Tuesday through Saturday, learn more Of the
woys Of beauty at our Elizabeth Arden Clinic
Of Beouty, Washington Store, 1890 am. and
Z:30 pm. with an extra showing Thursday at
TOO pm Tickets OF Elizabeth Arden count
ers. Washington, Chevy Chase. 7 Corners and
Alexandra.
l. Miller Trunk Show Of beautiful shoes on
Monday and Tuesday in our Shoe Center. End
Floor. On Thursday OF Chevy Chase and Sot-
urdoy OF 7 Corners.
On Tuesday, Trunk Show of exquisite Mary
Elizabeth dresses for women, 100 to 400 on
our Bird Floor. Repeot performance, Wednes-
doy OF Corners.
At 7 Corners, Tuesday and Wednesday, the
National Capitol Garden Clubs judging School.
Fee is charged.
Thursday, Mr.. Carl comes to give you mans
viewpoint on fIotterino Gotham hats. 1900 to
500 and TOO to 900, End Floor.
Friday at Worrenton, showing Of our most
fabulous foshions to benefit the Fouquier
County Hospital. 300 pm. standard time.
Saturday, a Fashion Showing including many
dresses shown in our Worrenfon show
Misses Dresses, Bird Floor at 200.
Saturday, Mr. Joseph representing Reooi of
Wiltshire and Boutique hats will be here to
help you choose q beautiful hat . Millinery,
End Floor.
All week, two exciting window displays
UnversoI's 100000 solid gold and ieweled
Coffeemotic, one of our 18th street North
Building windows. And Koywoodies 10000
pipe collection in one of our F street windows,
Main Building.
AIexondrio's Harvest Art Foir is Saturday,
registration at 900 am. Prizes OF $50 pm
Gallery: the picket fence surrounding our
Alexandra store
At Chevy Chase, Saturday, Pet Show spon-
sored by the Washington Toil-Woeeers' Club
-. 1900 to 4:3o pm. Parking lot.
Frldoy at Chevy Chase, free chest x-roys by
the Montgomery County Mobile Unit.
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Saturday at the Seven Corners
store.
WOODWARD g. LoTHRoP
presents a gala fashion show
for the benefit Of Fauquier
County Hospital at the War
renton High School, Warren
ton, Va. at 3 pm, standard
time.
SATURDAY
INFORMAL MODELLING of
town and country and elegant
fashions, shown in Warrenton
the day before, at 2 PM,
third floor Of Woodward a.
Lothrop.
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SATURDAY
Police Wives Dance

The Police Wives Club win
hold its eighth anniversary
dance october 10 at Coral
Hall, 4723 Marlboro pike Sc.
Tickets will be on sale at the
dOor
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Where eOurtesy and QUALIFY are traditiOnaI

they drip dry -. they're smartly personal
MONOGRAMMED SHIRTS
by Majestic
Here's the shirt with personoitpIus OF Docron and cot.
ton, with convertible neck and fisherman sleeves White
pink blue, eoenoc black sond; sizes 5o-3s. Please
allow weeks for delivery 700
W6L-Sportsweor 3td Floor
also Chevy Chose. Corners and Alexandra
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Monday, during the dinner hour in the Teo
Room, see Business Girls Fashion Show,
solutino the American Automobile Association,
and with BIAS models. Show starts $50 PM.