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Milford chronicle., 1956-12-14

company at retail from the local
bookstore. Next to the bookshelf
is a sign reading "Take one home
with you to read to your children.
They will have a good time and
so will you"
At the Gallatin plant, the shelf
was empty on the second day of
the experiment, and the borrowed
books began coming back the next
day. So great was the demand that
29 more books were added to the
original As. And, after more than
a year of experience, the books are
well-worn, but not one has been
lost or seriously damaged.
Children are reported turning off
the TV to ask a parent, frequently
Daddy, to Read to me- An un-
skilled worker said, 81 wish I'd had
books like these when was a
child. Maybe I would have taken
to reading and made something
more of myself"
The story of this reading ex-
pertinent is told by Gilbert W.
Chapman in the December issue of
Harper's Magazine. AS a member
of the National Book Committee,
and presently chairman, Mr.. Chap
man was interested in learning why,
in spite of it's high rate of literacy,
this country has extraordinarily
low reading rate" In England, he
says, 55 per cent are regular book
readers compared with only IT
per cent in this country.
In the course of it's study, the
Committee decided that: eff more
parents could be persuaded to read
aloud to their pre-school children
more children would start
school knowing that books are fun.
They would be in hurry to learn
to read for themselves and would
associate reading, not the drGdgery,
but with pleasure"
AS president Of The Yale &
Tow1e Manufacturing Co., Mr..
Cha pman decided to try out the
bookshelf idea in his company's
Tennessee plants, where, as noted,
it was an immediate success.
Certainly, he writes, "Our
modest experiment points the way
for other members of the business
community. Any company with a
handful of dollars to invest in the
fostering of lifetime reading habits
in the citizens of tomorrow will
receive complete cooperation from
the National Book Committee. ;"
(The address is "a West 10th St,
New York 16, New York;
This could be a trend-to new
happiness.
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-14
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REAL SUEZ ISSUES

The danger of the western alliance being
ruptured can produce two-way bitterness.
Some commentators, for instance, are warn
ing the British and French not to cut off
their own noses. But something additional
should be added Let's not cut off our own
noses in this country, either. Fortress Amer
lea sounds more logical than it will be in 10,
20 or 80 years, if things come to the pass
that we are locked up in Fortress America.
The >Suez Canal is the economic jugular
vein of western Europe. This must be point
ed out again and again. The issues are more
complicated than the simple question of ag-
gression. Events of the last few weeks have
proven this. When the crisis broke, keen OBJ
servers pointed out that the danger of war
lay in Russian Intervention. Russia at the
Suez can outfank western Europe. This
means not only France and Great Britain,
but all of western Europe, including the
Ruhr
The issues are both moral and strategic.
And if the western alliance is ruptured, then
suddenly we will have our own bitter awak-
ening of moral conscience. America, in re-
defining its policy, needs to define for itself
the real issues at Suez.
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-14
BABsON DISCUSSES DOCTORS, DENTISTS & LAWYERS

Babson Park, Mass, Dec. 13. Af-
ter returning from Florida this
spring, | felt l would like some
new reading glasses and called up
an optometrist. l was told that l
could not get an appointment for
a month. After waiting a month
for an appointment, and then even
tually finding parking space, |
had a half hour with him. There
upon he gave me a prescription for
the glasses, which caused me to go
to the next village and hunt again
for another parking space. Ger
tainly the time is coming when
one call will complete such a
transaction. Furthermore, there is
no more reason why we should
have to make an appointment in
advance to have cur eyes tested
than to get a shampoo.
Advance Appointments Unnecessary
During the summer l had trouble
with one of nv ears. / again was
to wait a week for an appointment.
Although .he ear doctor felt that
the trouble was perhaps due to low
blood pressure, he would not take
my blood pressure but sent me in
stead to a local doctor. Again l
had to wait a week for an appoint
ment to have my blood pressure
taken 1 finally was advised to buy
a hearing aid of some kind.
I am able to get a manicure with
out an appointment, but to have a
corn cut | must get an advance ap-
pointment, and perhaps wait sew
eT-i days The whole performance
seems irrational to me. Doctors are
now setting up offices in the same
building, but this will not solve
my problem. I want to be able to
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-14

If you feel blonde inside. give
yourself a chance to show it, this
new blonde advises. But she eau
tions that you choose only an ex-
pert hair dyer and be willing to
pay his price. She says:
Whatever happens, you don't
want a brassy- blonde look Ash
blonde is the popular shade now.
and it looks natural It's a good
idea, too, not to have it perma-
nent waved as a more natural look
may be achieved if the hair is kept
softly waved by once-a-week
shampoo and set"
If you become blonde you must
be prepared to spend money on
your head. You can't expect TO
look natural-blonde one day and
dark at the roots the next, other
wise you'll spoil the entire effect,
she says Touch-ups are needed
about every two or three weeks to
keep the hair looking natural.
How do you decide whether
you'll be happy as a blonde? The
easiest way, she says, is the light
en-by-degrees method That way
you will know when you hit the
exact shade for yoE, the shade that
matches your skin, eyes and eye
brows.
Then too, if you don't feel that
you can go along with the blonde
incentive to be noticed. adored.
pursued by the opposite sex, en-
wed by other women, it's just as
well that you stay in your pres
ent state of brunette solitude. says
Miss Y, who adds:
But what girl leading a dull
existence can resist the challenge.
AS a brunette l had no dates. AS
a redhead I had many. AS blonde
/ mpst shoe the men away. but
it'll never get to be a chOre.
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-14
1851 Mayo
Topeka, Kansas
December 10, 1856

Dear Friends:
We've had some snowi When we
were sent to Topeka, three and
one-half years ago I thought
We'll, at last I'll be able to see
some real winter" And I believe
your winters have been more Sc
we're than ours out here in the mid
west. The snow we had night be-
fore last only amounted to depth
of about an inch, but since we had
an hour shower of ice before the
snow there was a nice coating on
the ground for the children to en-
joy This moisture helped, but the
farmers still need more. | read an
article about a small town south of
here where they have trippled the
water rates in the town so the in
habitants will be more conserva-
tive. One woman was fined $25.O0
for washing her car when her
neighbors didn't have enough water
for weekly bath for themselves.
With temperatures in the twen-
ties outside it's little hard to keep
tabs on my wash for my family of
four. Right now I'm trying to keep
everything clean because there's
tiny chance we might be getting
our Christmas leave. | called col
ored lady this morning who regu-
larly does my ironing and she has
agreed to launder big load for me
this week so everything will be
fresh to spack for our 1200-mile
trip home.
Hayes is trying to complete his
quarterly SAC requirements so
there will be no hold up at the
base. Dawn is concerned about
finding a pre-primer reading book
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-14
Washington Letter = By Robert Nelson Taylor
Twinkle, Next Years
Ear

Twinkle, Twinkle, Next Years
Car ....!
Besides having almost as many
lights, this years Christmas auto
mobiles will outshine the Yule or
naments with their expansive and
cleaning brightwork! What makes
this generous use of polished metal
trim noteworthy is the fact that SO
many auto industry soothsayers and
crystal-gazers had led us to believe
that the 1857 models would be
practically naked.
And since the auto makers are
very realistic and practical people,
there must be a reason for the big
dazzle instead of the trimless won
ders we had expected. In fact, we
suspect there are several reasons.
For one thing the increasing use
of stainless steel gives them a solid
metal to work with. There's nothing
to wear off, pit or peel, it retains
it's lustre as long as it lasts, will
never rust, in spite of salt air, salt
Water, road salt or other blizzard
fighting highway chemicals. And
the strength of this high-alloy in
those long body mouldings means
extra protection from the doors
of the car parked close by. Full
wheel-covers, which have become
one of the newly popular auto
mobile accessories, are made of the
same extra tough metal. And for
the very latest, there is the all
stainless hard-top!
But we suspect the overpowering
reason for the increasing CLEAN and
glitter is that people like their
cars that way and with stain
less steel to give the glitter new
permanence and durability, the
brightwork. as we'll as the gas
buggy, is here to stay.
The Team
Private enterprise has underbid
the u. S. Mint by some 10 to IL
per cent on the manufacture of
official inaugural medals which will
show the heads of both President
Eisenhower and Vice President
Nixon. This is the second time in
our history that such a thing has
happened, the first being in 1905
when the medals showed both
President Taft and Vice President
Sherman.
And it is the first time we have
seen anything official that suggests
that the Vice President will also
be inaugurated next month. But,
that is wnat an Inaugural Commit
tee is for-to think of everything.
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-14
Profit Comes After Taxes

Every household budget director
in this community will be interested
in knowing that Professor G. M.
Starr, of the University of Indiana,
has just published his annual re-
port on Milk Processing and Dis
tribution Costs. The eighth report
of it's kind. it is the most compre-
hensive yet, covering 446 dairy
operations in 1862 cities and towns
in more than 40 state during 1855.
What interests people most, of
course, is how much profit did the
milkman make. Professor Starr says
he paid the farmer AZ and $40
cents from each dollar of sales-or
about half a cent more than in
1854. At the same time the milk
mans profit margin dropped slight
ly. In 1855 he made about 2 and
2/10 cents profit on dollars worth
of milk, or approximately half a
cent on quart.
We were somewhat startled how
ever, in comparing this report with
one issued by the u. S. Department
of Agriculture a month before, to
note that the Government econo-
mists say the milkman made five
cents profit on a dollars worth of
milk! Reading the USDA report
carefully, however, we discovered
that this was the profit before
taxes, and the figure was based on
study of only 10 firms.
Obviously, there can be no such
thing as profit before taxes. Be
fore taxes, you can't be sure whe-
ther you've won or lost for the
YEAR Take your own performance
in 1855, for instance. How much
more would you have made, or put
in your savings account, if it hadn't
been for that little item of income
tax?
Thus, we will go along with Pro-
eessor Starr for the facts of life
Since the ,milkman paid Uncle Sam
more than half of what would have
heen his profit without taxes, he
actually earned half cent for
his company when he left a quart
at your doorstep. Considering the
investment, the organization. the
nnuipment and the labor required.
this hardly seems too much.
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-14
SAVE YOUR MONEY

The Government has taken action which
might mean faster accumulation of money
for those who have savings accounts. The
Federal Reserve Board and the Federal De-
posit Insurance Corporation have authorized
an increase in interest rates on savings ac-
counts.
The interest rates may be paid at three
per cent on savings accounts, and on some
time deposits and certificates. These author
iZatiOns go into effect on January 1st, and
while they are not mandatory, number of
barks-especially larger ones-will probab-
ly increase their interest rates as of that date.
The interest rate on time deposits and
certificates, running ninety days to six
months, can be raised from two to two and a
half per cent.
Until the recent Government announce
ment, the presently-authorized savings ac-
count interest rate was two and half per
cent. But many banks did not pay this much,
and only recently have the banks been forced
to get into step because of the opening of
many savings and loan corporations, and
other Federally-insured associations, which
pay three per cent and sometimes even more.
The recent announcement means that, if
you save money, you will probably get high
er rate of interest on your money after jan
uary 1St
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-14
LIVING IN MODERATION

No word better expresses the proper phil
osophy of life than the word moderation. We
do not mean to suggest that moderation can
be applied to any practice, since many prac-
tices are bad even when practiced in the
slightest degree.
However, in living ones life, moderation
is general guide which can be used to solve
most of life's problems concerning habits,
work, play and other activities. 1t is difficult
for anyone, whether he is teacher, preach
er, or a parent, to outline flat rule of con-
duct which covers all students, all members
of a church or all children. In each case, the
answer may differ slightly.
The individual must learn to think for
himself and exercise self-discipline. He can
not rely upon ironclad rules to guide him
through life, and become his philosophy or
substitute for common-sense and the ability
to make decisions in life. Each Individual
must live his own life, and must decide, as
best he can, what is best for him.
Jesus himself believed in moderation, as
any student of the Bible knows, and laid
down comparatively few arbitrary rules of
conduct for His followers. Rather, He taught
that man should believe in God, and dedicate
his life to Christian living, and helping his
fellow man.
The great strength of many of our relig-
ions is that they encourage the thinking pro-
cess and discourage fossilized, mummified
doctrine and dogma, which no longer make
sense in the light of modern science and
human progress. While religious principles
never change human beings should continue
ito seek enlightenment and the true spirit of
Christian living in the hope that further
progress can be made.
While blind obedience to set of rules
may be in the best interest of many, it is not
in the best interest of Christian
progress and enlightenment. Civilizations
greatest leaders have been thinkers, and
many of them have been branded as radicals
sor revolutionaries in their day. Nevertheless,
they refused to blindly conform to the de-
mands of the narrow-minded of their time.
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-14
Experiment In Fun

Factory workers at Gallatin and
Lenoir City, Tennessee, are rush
ing home these evenings to read
aloud to their pre-school young
sters. Under the workers arm is
4 book from the Reading Aloud
Shelf" in the factory, a book spe-
cially selected and bought by the
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-14
Life IS Fun When You Get
That Blonde Personality

WHAT DOES 1T FEEL like to be a blonde? 81
How is it different
One working girl within the year. says
ing blonde is the last girldom
Milford chronicle., 1956-12-14
A CHRISTMAS PROJECT

Every American family which enjoys the
benefits of good food, clothing, shelter and
some OF the luxuries of life, would do well to
look around them and decide upon a Christ
mas project for a needy family, or a fellow
citizen who is less fortunate.
If every family in our community would
assume the responsibility of helping one
other family, or some unfortunate, i'll or
needy individual, this Christmas could be
made the best ever observed in the United
States.
We are not suggesting that families wait
until Christmas time, go down to the local
store and buy few groceries to take TO some
needy family. In this way, the really deserv-
ing cases are not found because there is not
time to investigate the situation properly and
the real spirit of Christmas is not fully
carried out.
Those who wish to make this Christmas
season happy one for all the children, and
not just those children with wealth at their
command, should look around to discover
other ways of helping their fellowmen. Per-
hapS it would not be a financial contribution
of any kind. 1t might be helping them to
obtain certain job, or to get their children
in school, to secure medical help or other
forms of aid they might need.
Should all of US assume the task of one
such undertaking, our community would
greatly profit because the spirit of brotherly
love and friendship wodld be enormously
enriched by the active efforts of those who
are able to help those who might be tempor-
arily struggling through difficult times.
Our final comment on this subject is that
those who follow the suggestion and adopt a
project for their family or themselves, will
be the real beneficiaries through living the
Christmas spirit and gaining the full salts
faction which comes from doing what Chris
tians should do at time when they are cele-
brating the anniversary of the birth of Jesus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13

out of the Middle East COMPETE
ton, and we need also to take
out colonialiSm and cold war
economic aid because all of these
are being exploited by the great
powers. Remove the use of these
as pawns in great power strug-
giles and we will thereby diminish
the danger of a final and all
destroying world war"
Expediency Scored
Elwood p Swisher OF Denver,
Colo, administrative vice presi-
dent of the Oil, Chemical and
Atomic Workers International
Union, last night said some
clergymen allow expedlency to
govern their actions rather than
principle.
Let us not forget that there
are in the ranks of the clergy
those who let expedicncy and
not conscience dictate their &C
tons" Mr.. Swisher charged.
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ministers it in the spirit in which
lit was enacted. it Will restore
farm income and help every citi-
zen as well as the farmers. II
should restore about So billion
annually or at least for the next
year in farm income"
But, Mr.. Brannan added. the
soil bank provision in the bill
lis a very grave deception. II
is nothing but substitute income
1t says If you will contribute to
our drive towards scarcity and
you take additional land out OF
production. we will give you
money you lost by reason of
taking the land out of produc-
ton"
Bureau Head Opposes
Charles B. Shuman of Chicago
president of the American Farm
Bureau Federation. opposed the
bill as bad legislation. 1t is
a complicated proposal and
would be absolutely impossible
for the Government to regu-
late"
Mr.. Brannan retorted: 1--WE
had it working and working darn
good up to 1858"
Last night the council was told
neither Egypt nor Israel can
start a world war but a major
nation could.
1T is true that Egypt-what-
ever it does about Israel-will
not and cannot, of itself precipi-
tate a world war;" Murray D.
Lincoln of Columbus, Ohio, pres
ident of the Cooperative League
of the United States of America,
declared. Nor can Israel.
World war will occur only if the
great developed countries get
into a conflict started in some
small or undeveloped country.
I'VE need to take oil and arms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13

1T is dificult for us In the trade
union movement to criticize peo-
pie in your position. and surely
it is not for us to tell you how
to do your job"
The speaker then called on the
clergy to support the Supreme
Courts decision outlawing segre-
cation in the schools.
A third speaker. DR.. Roy
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Church Guest SINGER

Soprano Evan Harbrecht will
be guest artist at a program at
.S:15 o'clock tonight. to be pre-
scented by the Church of Jesus
Christ of the Latter Day Saints,
I28l0 Sixteenth street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13

Blough Of New York. professor
of economics. Columbia Univer-
sity. predicted a rosy business
future for the country with little
chance that the depression OF
the 1930s would be repeated.
The conference. sponsored by
the Department Of Church and
Economic Life, National Council
Of Churches. opened yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-13
Signing Of Farm Bill
Advocated by Bronnon
BY CASPER NAMES
Star Stan Corresnnndent

PITTSBURGH April 13-Former Secretary of Agriculture
Charles Bannan today told National
Study Conference the Church Economic Life
Eisenhower should sign the farm bill.
mo legislation Of perfect"
in the cabinet post during President
Il" the President signs the BILL should and if he ad-
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3 Times Foster When
Gas Crowds Heart

Certified laboratory tests prove Bell-ans
tablets neutralize times as much
stomach acidity In one minute as many
today for the fastest known relief. 2St.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
Misunderstanding
Laid to 2 Youths

Police arrested a 20-year-old
and his l5-year-old stepbrother
early today in a window-smash-
ing and theft Of two pair Of
shoes.
The arrest came after a chase
of several blocks when Pvts. w
M. Slater and c. P. Linn saw
two figures flee from a broken
window at the Rich's shoe store,
1901 F street NV. about 1915
am. They said the window had
been smashed with a soft drink
bottle.
The pursuit ended at Twelfth
and F streets NV. when they
arrested Thomas E. Flemming,
20. and his stepbrother, both of
the S400 block Of Twenty-third
street Sc. Both are Negroes.
They were charged with house,
breaking.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
Former Kills Wife
With Stove Poker

GOLDSBERRY. Mo-, Dec. 26
(R.-A farmer killed his wife
with a stove poker yesterday
and, several hours later, shot
himself to death, Sheriff Claude
Blomberg reported.
The victims were Henry Berg
man. ST., 81, and his wife Len
ME, Sc.
A daughter, Mrs. Steven Vose,
found Mrs. Bergman's body in
the living room of the couples
home. She said she went to the
home because she worried for her
mothers safety.
Mr.. Vose, told authorities his
father-in-law was a mental
case" and mad threatened Mrs.
Bergman several times.
Bergman shot himself with a
.20-gauge shotgun. Coroner Les
ter Hutton ruled murder and
suicide.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
TODAY'S RADIO
HIGHLIGHTS
500. WDON, WASH-FM = In

$500. WDON, WASH-FM - In
the Concert Hall: Selections
by Mendelssohn, Schumann,
Bloch, Shostakovitch, De-
busy. (6 to IL pm.
1900, WWDC - Iris CONN
Guests are Zladimir Tolstoy,
nephew Of Leo Tolstoy and
Sen. Smith Republican of
New Jersey.)
$500, WTOP-Robert @. Lewis
Show: Maxine Sullivan pays
a return visit.
$3.50, WRC = Recollections at
80: Outstanding portions of
radio shows of past 80 years.
800, WRC - x Minus One:
Discrepancy develops between
rate of boy and girl babies IN
Honeymoon in He'll"
800, WOL-Good Music Time
Selections include Bach's s
"The New Born Child" and
Sihelius, Symphony No. @
90 to midnight.
1O:O5, WMAL-Boxing: (From
Miami). Charlie Norkus and
Willie Pastrano in heavy
weight bout. (Televise d
WMAL-7.