Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1957-06-28
A CHANGE i'm THE POLO PICTURE

you ought to know about it.
Here's what has happened in the past
few years:
Children from five to nine years ED used
to be one of the largest group of victims. In
1852 they accounted for "a per cent of all
paralytic cases. By now most of these school
youngsters have been vaccinated and the
proportion of cases among them is declin-
ing. In 1856 it dropped to Is per cent of ali
cases. That's the bright side of the polio
picture
Of course, with decline in one age
group, there has been q corresponding rise
IL percentages among other age groups not
yet protected by Salk vaccine.
Take pre-school youngsters under five
years old, for instance. In 1862 they COM
prised 20 per cent of paralytic cases. In
1856 the proportion had climbed to 80 per
cent Infants one and two years old had the
highest percentage of all. That's why polio
authorities like the National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis urge that they be first on
the vaccination list
The next most vulnerable group in the
new polio picture are teenagers and young
adults from Is to 40 years. In 1852 they
comprised SO per cent of paralytic cases. In
1866 the percentage was "a per cent. Since
polio paralysis is especially disastrous to
wage earners in family, they need protec-
ton urgently.
age children have been vaccinated, that's fine.
But don't forget the other members under 40
in your family, starting with the baby.
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THE WORD IS CONVENIENCE"
The price of food is in for much discus
sion again. So is what is known as the
"spread," the difference between what the
farmer receives for food products and what
the consumer pays in store,
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be expressed in one word: Convenience.
Tie fact is that the housewife today demands
something more of her grocer than she did
few years back. The modern homemaker
wants tomatoes from Texas when they aren't
available from nearby truck gardens In
stead of buying sugar in 25-pound bag,
she buys it in 1 or 2-pound boxes that fit neat
ly on the cupboard shelf. A pre-cooked, froZ-
en- beef pie that she can pop into the oven for
a hurry-up meal is a timesaver for which
she is willing to pay. 1t is said that few
years ago it took about 512 hours day to
prepare meals for a family of four. The
same meals can now be prepared in II hours
if convenience foods are used.
What most growers do not realize is that
food distribution is one of the most highly
competitive of all u. S. businesses and most
of the spread goes to pay for services con-
sumers desire. 1t certainly does not go to
make big profits. For instance, it is common
for big food retailers, like the chains, to earn
a profit of as little as one cent on each dollar
Of sales.
What is true Of food is true in principle
of all retailing.
BOOMING FOREIGN TRADE
"This country is selling more goods
abroad than ever before" says u. S. News
and World Report. Last year, our exports of
goods and service came to $26 billion-a rise
of 81 billion in one year. A still higher figure,
for another new record, is expected this year.
The situation in the field of imports is
comparable. Our 1856 imports from abroad
were valued at $40 billion-a gain of 81 bill
lion over 1866.
What this means to the American econ
omy, to American employment and produc-
ton, and to American incomes and living
standards hardly needs much elaboration.
Workers on farms and in factories in every
state of the notwithstanding those farthest
from our borders and our seaports--are to
some extent dependent on export trade for
their jobs and their livlihoods. And the
same thing is true of the people in the friend
" nations which sell to us as well as buy
from us.
Finally, another point needs mentioning
Much of our foreign trade is conducted will
nations which are separated from us by seas
and oceans. The goods can move IN only one
Way-by merchant ship. Here is why TINS
country must have a merchant marine which
is tops in both quantity and quality-and why
our government is pursuing policies design
ed to assure us that kind of merchant marine
In the current state of the world to depend
on foreign-fag merchant marines to carr!
our vast cargos would represent height o.
folly.
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IF FIRE STRIKES
What would you do if fire destroyed your
house?
There is a specifically easy answer to
that question You'd take the insurance
money and rebuild 1t would be a nuisance
of course but you wouldn't be out of pocket
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