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Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08
Kent-Sussex Pony
League Resumes Play
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Milford at Brdigeville; June II
will find Frederica at Milford,
Georgetown at Bridgeville and
Harrington at FELTON,. Game time,
6:15 p. M, Daylight time.
All Little League games are
scheduled for Wednesday nights
and Pony League games on Mon
day and Thursday nights. Action
for the Little Leaguers next week
ON June 18th, will find Frederica
at Georgetown and Milford at Har-
rington.
A resume of the two Milford
games follows.
The Milford Mustangs OF the
Kent-Sussex Pony League dropped
their opening game at Georgetown,
6-2. The story was too much
Shockley who famed 16 and allow
ed only 2 singles by Draper and
Huey. Passwaters went the route
and pitched good ball for Milford
until he tired in the 5th, 9Th, when
Georgetown punched four hits,
coupled with a walk and an error
to produce runs. One of these
hits was homer by McCabe in the
5th with one aboard. The score by
innings:
Milford .................. 0 O 0 2 20 0 o.
!Georgetown .-.-.. o. 0 2 3 Ks
The Mustangs bounced back to
win their opening home game
against Harrington, 72. Brown,
starting his first game of the sea-
son, walked the first man up, struck
out the next two, but then served
up a juicy ball to Schiff, the clean
up man, who parked it over the
right centerfield fence. Brown is
sued no more walks, and retired
the next Is batters in a row. eight
by the strike out route. He famed
Ii in all and allowed only 8 hits.
AT bat, Kitchens had 2 singles
for four times at bat, and was driv-
en- home twice by homers by Ken
ton in the third and Draper in the
fifth. Kenton also had a triple,
making two for four, and Draper
had a single for two for three.
Morris played a sparkling End base,
handling Z chances with only one
mishap.
Harrington ... 2 0 0 0 0 0 o.
Milford ...........i..... 1 0 2 2 2 x-7
The next home game is at the
V. F. w. field, June 11th, with
Frederick.
Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08
TRINITY

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Kinder had
as supper guests on Saturday Mrs
Alice Kinder and Misses Elizabeth
and Katie Kinder all of Bridgeville.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hastings at
tended the Laurel High School
Glass reunion of 1886 at the Legion
Home in Laurel on Saturday, May
26. Mrs. Hastings, the former Grace
Wingate was a member of the
class.
Mr. and Mrs. Enos Nichols were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Williams at their summer home
on Sunday. The dinner was in
honor of the birthday of Mrs
Nichols.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Wheat1ey
visited their parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Banning in Greenwood on
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl White attended
the funeral of friend. Mrs. Will
liam Carroll at Ridgley on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Walston and
mother called on friends at Ander-
sontown on Sunday evening.
The churches on the Cannon Cir
cult, Cannon, Trinity, and Cokes-
bury will have joint reception at
the Cokesbury Community Hall on
Saturday evening, June 9, at p. m.
for the pastor and family. Rev. and
Mrs. Gerald Henderson and daugh-
ters. All members are invited.
Please bring donation.
Trinity Sunday School is MAX
ing plans for a joint Children's s
Day service and MYF meeting on
Sunday evening, June "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Newton of
Bridgeville visited Mrs. Clinton
Hastings on Saturday afternoon.
On Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Jervis of Still Pond, Md. and Mr..
and Mrs. William Hastings of Will
mington were their guests, who
also called on Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Schiff and
children of Harmony, Md. visited
their grandparents Mr.. and Mrs.
w. F. Hastings on Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Philips
and family of Laurel visited Mr..
and Mrs. John Hastings on Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Wheatley and
children, Sharon, jeanne and Joe
of Bridgeville spent Sunday even
ing with their parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Wheatley.
A number from this Community
attended the Commencement Exer-
cises at the Bridgeville Consoli-
dated School on Wednesday even
ing, June 6, when eight members
of the class were from this Com
munity they were: George Slacum,
Ida Smith, Ada Smith, Jean Ann
Hastings, Everett Warrington, Carol
Friedel, Carolyn Wright and Bobby
Smith. ="
Sunday School at Trinity, Sun
day. June 10, at 10 a. m.
Misses Grace E. Hastings and
Charlotte White attended the din
ner and installation of officers of
the Bridgeville, Seaford and Lau-
rel, Business and Professional
Women's Clubs at the Seaford Inn
on Tuesday evening. Miss White is
vice president and Miss Hastings.
treasurer of the Bridgeville Club.
Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08
Milford, Delaware
40S Lake Avenue
June 4, 1856

June 4, 1856
Dear Friends:
Golly. / get a lump in my throat
when ! think that this is the last
time I'll sit at this desk, this
leave. and type my letter TO you.
We four Dickersons dearly love
our home and our families and it
just never quite suits to pack those
trunks of ours and head back TO
our Air Force Base.
We're going to have a nice trip,
going back and are looking forward
to the trip with much enthusiasm
really because we're taking our
oldest niece back with us. "Jack"
(Jacqueline) Dickerson is the
daughter of Gladys Dickerson and
Hayes late brother, Jimmy. Jack
is Is now and anxious to see part
of the world, like so many of us,
so we're going to show her as much
of it as we can between here and
Topeka.
1 won't tell you any thing about
our trip west this week, but will
tell you about our past week at
Nidg HOin Wdo OuI OIQCSL
child's 9th birthday We had been
up at the Dover Air Base the week
before and bought her her first
radio, which was a big surprise
to LYNNE" Her color has always
been pink, so it was very apropos
for her bedroom radio to be pink
as well, and when we spied it in
the Dover P. X. we knew it was
just for our girl.
never wear a dress in Topeka
that my friends do not ask me if
my dad had sent it to me. / never
knew until more recent years that
it was most unusual for the papa
in the family to buy clothes for
his brood. The best part about
Christmas time used TO be our
trips to Philadelphia by train, with
Dad, to be outfftted for the winter.
TT was just something Dad loved
doing, his clothes taste is excel
lent and what girls doesn't love to
buy new dresses! Thursday, p went
on another such trip with Dad only
this time we shopped in Whining
ton. Hayes went along and I had
fun modelling for the two men.
After we left the stores we went,
to Delaware Park for lunch and
to watch the first five races. We
Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08
I'm THE AIR FORCEv
BY eloins Townsend Dickerson

always try to go to the r.cas 49,.
we re nome in summer ins. .4
the biggest kick ont of ,,atS.,ss'. 50
Tue oroWo- Men huddle together
lIke 'phey mad the latest word ahopt
General Curtis LeMay's ton -
rets. but instead, of course. tba,Ssr,
whispering about the coming 49,
and what they think is a "snre
bet Hayes, Dad and / sat in tbe
Club House grand stand and an
joyed the breeZes and laughed over
the horse we thought would win
place and show. Guess sfis;iiitiif,, sffis;iitif,t
have watched those men with their
heads in a huddle,. but should have
joined them, because we didn't
cash, one ticket the whole day. 1t
was fun and | think all three of
us enjoyed the day just as much.
A seafood dinner at the Dinner
Bell Inn in Dover completed our
day with Dad.
That evening Anne, my. sister.
whose home is in Harrington, in
yiJed seven Milford girls over to
play bridge and we had such
good time together.
Friday evening, my mother and
father invited their three children
in for turkey dinner. The childre3l,
the sons-in-law and daughter-in-
law and the seven grandchildren,
made Mother and Dads house a
busy and happy place. That eve
ming by long distance phone call
from Topeka we had word that our
closest friends there, were home
on emergency leave in Alabama.
Fred Shirley had received word
that his mother had suffered
heart attack, which was fatal.
Sunday evening, Dawn and Lynne
took part in their Sunday School
Children's ID v entertainment.
Dawn was asked to say a speech
and / tried to impress upon her
that she must say it loud enough
for the people 20 hear her dis
tinctly. She quickly told me, "Ohi
No, Mother, they're going to have
a microscope there" 1t just tick
led our Lynne so and she said,
We'll, they'll be able to see you
clearly anyway"
Now / must pack some more.
Well leave early i'm the morning.
Enjoy your summer on the Eastern
Shore and I'll be writing to YOU
to tell you how lucky YOU are!
Always, e. t. d.
Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08
Latex Corp. States
Expansion Plans
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ally planned in order to meet the
increase in Company sales through
out the United States. He. added
that while production, office and
sales facilities were being increas-
ed in various parts of the country
and in overseas operations, the ma
iOr expansion was taking place in
Dover
Recently Playtex put into opera
ton its new shipping center on the
west side of Dover to service the
entire Eastern seaboard. The build
ing about to be constructed will be
Immediately adjacent to the ship
ping center and will make possible
a more efficient and continuous
flow of finished products from the
new factory directly to the ship
ping center and from there on to
trucks. freight cars and parcel
post vehicles. Mr.. Heinze pointed
out that this will speed up service
TO Company customers and at the
same time will help relieve local
traffic conditions by reducing the
number of LateX trucks now opera
ting through city streets.
With the opening of the new fac
tory in January, finishing opera
tiOns will be moved from Playtex
Park to the more modern quarters.
This will make available space in
Playtex Park for the expansion of
latex compounding, fabrication and
other basic latex operations and
will also make available sDace for
office operations and expanded ser
vice departments, such as research.
credit, engineering and medical fa-
cilities. The prime contract has
been awarded to Walter Kidde Con-
structors, Inc, of New York City.
with subcOntracts to be let to local
firms. Ground will be broken early
in June. and it is estimated that
the entire project will require sew
eral million dollars.
In making his announcement,
Mr. Heinze stressed the fact that
at Playtex Park was
at an all-time high and that the
new expansion plans were Z clear
indication that the Management
had faith in the continued and
steady employment Of large num-
bers Of men and women by Inter
national Latex Corporation in Do
yer.
Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08
AUTOMATION AND YOU

AutOmatlOn is a comparatively new word.
But the scientific principle it stands for is
contrary to the belief of many-a mature
and well-eStablished one
1t was recently pointed out, for instance,
that every time you flip light switch, you
are putting to use an outstanding example
OF automation. The force you release with
that simple action goes back through wires,
meters, substatiOns and all manner of other
equipment to generating plants which are
automatically controlled, regulated and su-
pervlsed to a remarkable degree
Fear has been expressed that increasing
automation will deprive men of jobs. Here,
too, the electric industry gives important
testimony contrary to that. Even though the
production and distribution of power has
become increasingly automatic, employment
IN the industry has more than doubled since
1889. Looking at the matter from the con-
sumer'S point of view, since 1889 the cost of
electricity has actually shown a slight de-
cline, even though the cost Of living as a
whole has risen SO per cent
In 1854, the average worker in manu-
featuring industry had at his disposal cleo
tr1cal energy equivalent to the human energy
$50 helpers could provide. That, in large
measure, accounts for today's high wages
and superior working conditions
Every historical advance which has sub
stituted mechanical energy of any kind for
human and animal muscle s-worked to the
benefit OF the masses of the people.
Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08
A SACK OF GROCERIES

Just how good were the good old davs of
some so years ago, when prices were much
lower for practically everything than they
are now?
The Sun, of Saratoga, Wyoming, has
something interesting to say in this regard.
Back in the '90s, round steak sold for 12
cents pound, butter for a quarter. and a
loaf of bread went for nickel. The cost of
the grocery order which came to IS cents
then would be about $298 today.
So it looks as if we were taking fearful
beating, pricewise However, as the Sun
points out, there is another side to the coin
earning power. Government figures show
that a worker who averaged Is cents an
hour In the Cos averaged $1.88 last year. So,
to quote the Sun directly, "The factory work.
er who bought the list of staples in the 1905
would have worked about 5 hours and 20
minutes for the money it took to paw the bill
Today he can earn enough for the same sack
OF groceries in about an hour and half"
The situation would be generally the same
In the case of goods other than foods. Manv
causes have contributed to this great increase
IN purchasing power. One of the important
ones has been the change within retailing
itself. Mass distributiOn-based on big turn
over at very small unit profit-was un-
known In the '90s. The percentage of profit
on each transaction was far higher then.
Today the food chains commonly earn as
little as one cent net on each dollar of sales
other stores also earn very modest profits
That helps the family budget enormously.
Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08
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MISSILES OBJECTIVE

The arguments about guided missiles
which one is best, who should be in charge
of them, and so forth-are not likely to be
settled in the near future. The questions in
volved are too complicated to permit that.
But while the arguments are proceeding,
one thing ought to be kept clearly in mind.
This is the inconteStable fact that any settle
ment must be based on what is best for the
Army, Navy and Air Force tend to obscure
that cardinal point, then the arguments are
getting out of hand and the arguers should
be brought up short
The Air Force would like to have all
guided missiles under its jurisdiction. Yet
a good case can be made for the idea that all
three services have legitimate need for guild
ed missiles of one sort or another. 1t also
can be argued perSuaSively that overall de-
fense efficiency might be reduced by letting
one service have responsibility for all miss
lies. Under battle conditions-if the Navy
wanted to launch missiles against hostile
shores, for example, or if the Army wanted
to use missiles as support for ground forces
that might be an absurd and costly re-
striction.
An obvious solution to the whole prob
lem would be to combine all services. Hardly
sons for not doing it. Therefore, the mat
ter will have to be resolved by the more diff
cult method Of discussion and mutual ad-
justment among the three services. That
discussion should be carried on with the
central objective of making national defense
the best possible.
Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08

A. recent study shows that the
great majority of DuPont's retired
employees (4,570 at the end of
1854 remain where they spent
their active years because of per-
sonal ties. BY 1865 DUPONT en-
ployees will be retiring at the rate
of 1000 a year.
Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08
ANDREWS DISCUSSES INCOME TAX

ANDhEW0 DlOCOOOEO iNCOME lax
Let's get rid of the income taxi" That
has been said by many beleagured citizen,
after sweating his way through the tax forms
and dredging deep to find the money to pay
the bill. Usually it is emplifed with imprint
able adjectives
But now that has been said, in all serious
ness, by top authority-T. Coleman An
dreWs, the former Commissioner of Internal
Revenue. 1t is the title to a strong article
which Mr.. Andrews recently contributed to
The American Weekly.
Mr.. Andrews denounceS the income tax
sas 1T is now constituted, on just about every
conceivable ground. Here, in summary, are
some OF the things he has to say.
The tax amounts to legalized confisca-
tlon. lt begins at 20 per cent and goes up
10 VI per cent. man with $4,000 in
come pays AZ times more tax than the man
with $4,000 income. And people receiving
income from dividends get even a worst
deal-the corporation tax takes about half
of corporation profits before they are divid-
ed among the shareholders, where they are
taxed again. Mr.. Andrews says: 1--WE have
1alled to realize, 1t seems to be, that through
our tax system we have been playing right
into the hands of the Marxists, who glee-
fully hail the income tax as the one sure in
strument that will bring capitalism to it's
knees"
The tax is too complicated. Compare
lively few people can accurately figure their
tax without help. In this connection, it is
significant that members of Congress COM
monty call on Revenue Service experts to
prepare their returns
Few people, it any, really understand the
tax. AS an example, 20 months after the
Income Tax Code of 1854 became law. the
Official Treasury Department interpretations
had not been issued. The difficulty lies in
trying to figure out what Congress meant in
wording the law, and then trying TO plainly
express Congress- intentions.
1t costs the government too much to col
lect Mr. Andrews has high praise for In
ternal Revenue Service personnel But even
the 5O,OOO-plus people in the Service cannot
assure adequate enforcement 1t also costs
the taxpayers too much. Huge sums of mon
ey go to lawyers and accountants to fill out
and to defend tax returns.
1t is unstable AS Mr. Andrews puts it:
Being based upon income, it's low pro-
ducer in slack times and a high producer in
good times. Thus, theoretically, rates must
be raised when people are least able to pay
and they may be lowered when everybody is
most able to pay
1t is destroying the middle class. This
is among Mr.. Andrews most serious indict-
ments a.. the middle class is being taxed
out of existence and the nation, thereby, is
being robbed of its surest guarantee of con-
tlnued sound economic development and
growths and its staunchest bulwark against
the aScendancy of socialism,"
Mr.. Andrews proposes the appointment
of aHoover-Commission type group to COM
pletely study the income tax and the whole
tax system Then program can be adopted
he believes, for starting afresh. And times
a-wasting!
Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08
LET'S BE CONSISTENT

A top government official recently OBJ
served that some groups which do the most
talking about the need for economy and eff
cheney IN government are also among the
groups which are most aggressive in seek
ing special and costly favors of one kind or
another from the government
He then pointed to post office services as
an example. Whenever, for instance, it is
proposed that postal charges be increased
there is a wave of opposition-eve though
the increases may be needed to offset deficits.
and to make the people who use the service
in question pay the proper charge for it.
The history Of parcel post is in point.
When it began, Congress, in the enabling
legislation, stated that it should be self-sup-
porting and should not unfairly or unduly
compete with private enterprise in the ex-
press field. That principle has been violated
more often than it has been followed. The
Hoover Commission and other authoritative
reports show that parcel post, during most
of its history, has been operated at a heavy
loss, and has been responsible for a material
part of the total post office deficits
The effect of such subsidization on pri-
vate express carriers can be imagined 1t is
a tribute to their vigor and their standards
of service that they have been able to stay
in business at ALL
Any tax supported government activity
that unnecessarily and unfairly competes
with taxpaying private enterprise renders
a dlsservice to the entire country.
Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08
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WATCH YOUR HABITS

Men and women are as much creatures
OF habit in driving as in anything they do.
This fact can be used to advantage. I'm
fortunately it also can lead to lot of trou-
BILE. Not long ago, man having coffee with
friend said something like this:
"You know, it's just occurred to me that
broke the law three times on the way over
here from the bank. In the first place, there
wasn't much traffic-and no police cars in
sight-when | came out of the parking area,
so ignored the no left turn sign and saved
myself going around the block.
Then | was barrelling along maybe 10
miles above the speed limit when | noticed
speed check cable across the street. That
slowed me down in hurry
And when | pulled up outside the drug
store there wasn't really quite room for
another car, but | parked with my rear end
well into the no parking zone. Hope no one
sideswipes me coming around that corner"
Maybe you'd better move it before some
one does" the other man said.
So the penitent driver went out, waved
at his friend and did sharp U turn away
from the curb, narrowly missing a car that
rounded the corner just then.
This case history illustrates the point
That man risked an accident four times with
In few minutes because his driving habits
were bad. His luck held. But if he had been
IN the habit of obeying traffic signs and OBJ
serving laws, he wouldn't have had to de-
pend on lck
Milford chronicle., 1956-06-08

Home accidents killed 27,000 u.
S. people in 1855.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1956-07-15

dollars payroll again exceeds the rate
charged and another increase is in
evitable.
''Since July first of 1916, total liza
bility of 81, 1882, 755 has been paid or in
Cured for injuries to farm workers,
compared to the paid or incurred in
come of 1893, 8O6 Total liability then,
has exceeded premium income by $248,-
949.
Benefits will no doubt continue to
increase so long as the cost of living
remains at the present level or goes to
an even higher level. Benefits in Mon
tana compare favorable with benefits
paid by other states, but they are
still far from the maximum paid by
several states and the maximum an in
jured man may receive can not be con-
Sidered eXhoritant.
This leaves us but one alternative.
That is to cut the number of injuries
and so far as possible reduce the de-
gree Of severity of the injuries that are
bound to occur. This can be done if
the employer wishes to cut insurance
costs.
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1858 to So; in 1854 to 1925, and in 1855
to $3.4O. The latest rate study we have
made shows that the cost per hundred
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