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Milford chronicle., 1957-12-27
December 81, 1857
2S06 McAlister
Topeka. Kansas


Topeka, Kansas
Dear Friends:
/ can surely tell Christmas is
right around the corner now. Not
Just because the choirs in church
last Sunday sang such lovely mu-
sic, not because there are presents
stacked beside me in our extra bed
room, not because of all the cards
coming to us this year from friends
stationed around the world, but be-
cause our youngest little girl has
an upset stomach today. Doesn't
someone always get sick this time
of the year? You plan so much on
trying to get them what they asked
Santa to bring and then by Georgei
one of them has to get sicg. Am
hoping Dawn will be all right by
tomorrow and rarin' to go Dy the
25th.
Early this week Hayes was
scheduled to go on flight. The
mission eventually was cancelled
and in he walked. We're always
glad to have him home with US
anytime, but this night l had
nothing planned for his dinner and
l wondered what on earth / would
give him as his booted foot passed
the threshold. He quickly told me
the crew had eaten at the base. He
was flying as Instructor on this
mission and not with his own crew,
ard the crew not knowing Hayes
too well had purchased fight
lunch for him. AS navigator on
board a BAT Jet bomber) Hayes
just doesn't have time for lei
surely lunch end usually l just
put soup in a thermos for him and
this is his entire ration for an
eight-hour flight. Tuesday night he
gave us the flight lunch. I've never
seen so much food in box 10" by
6" by %. I'm guessing at the di-
mensions, but that's pretty near
the size. In side we three Dicker-
son girls pulled out two pieces of
chicken, a barbequed ham sand
wich, bread with butter already on
it, a tangerine, potato chips, h
pint of milk, ~ pint of orange
juice, " pint of chocolate milk,
two chocolate cookies, 1 candy
bar, tiny box containing 4 ciga-
rettes, chewing gum, mustard,
ketchup, salt, pepper and even to
my great chagrin a t00thpick.
Wednesday night at our excellent
Kansas grade school they had open
house. This | believe is the fourth
occasion this fall that l have had
| to met my children's teachers,
classmates and their parents. /
have had quick visits, but regular
ly this school invites all parents
Milford chronicle., 1957-12-27
Letter = By Robert Nelson Taylor

million-dollar aid program, has
sought merely to help, not to tell
teachers how to teach. This re-
sponsibility belongs exclusively to
each local community and not to
any national organization. Every
time we release a little more of
that responsibility to big govern
ment, big industry or big anything" ;"
be declared, 1--WE lose a little more
of that essential greatness"
The American way must never,
in other words, become the Rus
sian way.
Milford chronicle., 1957-12-27

Babson Park, Mass, Dec. 26. We
see much in the newspapers today
about the necessity of helping small
businessmen. Such a movement
was started 40 years ago by friend
of mine, Ernest Gaunt, of Orlando,
Florida. 1t has now grown so
that Congressional Committees are
studying it.
To Much Money Is Being Tied
UP In Trusts
There are many reasons for the
present lack of funds available to
small, deserving businesses. One of
these may be traced to trustees and
conservative investors who buy
only the blue chips" that is,
the 80 Dow-Jones Industrial Stocks.
They refuse to buy non-dividend-
paying stocks, however bright their
future may appear
This attitude by trustees is espe-
cially unfortunate since-for tax
and other reasons-so much more
money is now being placed in trusts
than ever before. Much of this is
for charities-such as hospitals, col
leges, and churches; but much of it
is to protect wives, children and
grandchildren. Hence. great sums
are no longer available for risk
growth companies which need them
so much.
Trustees Should Be Compelled To
Take Some Risks
Every trustee should be COM
pelled by law to put 10 per cent
of trust funds into non-dividend-
paying companies in growing fields.
but with honest and intelligent
management. Of course. some of
this 10 per cent will be lost; but
the risk-in my opinions not
equal to the risk of buying "blue
chip" stocks at present prices.
Milford chronicle., 1957-12-27

Charles McIlvaine, Sr, left former Olympic oarsman,
is congratulated being named chairman of committee
to select two "Outdoorsmen of the Year. who will be
honored the 23d annual Philadelphia Motor Boat and
Sportsmens Show Feb 28March s. Clinton w Smullen,
show secretary, and Miss Martha Gable, Olympic GYM
nastic Judge who is vice-charman, look The pubcis
asked to send nominations for the awards to Smuen at
the Commercial Trust Building Philadelphia O.
Milford chronicle., 1957-12-27

ments over what color the new car
is going to be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-19

Tomorrow: How does aging offeei
the heor1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-19
FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. E. EDGAR

CHECK: Rhode Island Sen
ator Theodore F. Green, near
go, is an inveterate partygoer,
fitting from one affair to an
other. His social schedule is SO
heavy that he needs a memo
randum book to keep track Of
his engagements.
At one party, his hostess
came upon him as he was
studying his book.
Checking to find out where
you go next, SENATOR" she
asked.
mo-" replied Senator Green
absent-mindedly. Checking to
find out where 1 am"
RESOLUTION: Mark Twain
hated every form Of physical
exercise. Despite the urging of
his wife, he kept his muscles in
q SCate OF sublime inactivity.
One morning, seated on the
porch of their home, an elderly
neighbor passed by.
Look at him and look at
you!" said the writer's wife re-
proachfully. Hes over 80, yet
he takes a long walk every
morning. That's why he's in
the pink Of condition"
Twain opened one eye lazily
and surveyed the octogenarian.
He does look fit at that" he
observed. II must remember to
try that when I am go"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-19

Wednesday: The mystery Of the
Flow in Jesus life.
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because everybody knew they
couldn't afford to bring a
present. Sean,. the oldest, was
ashamed Of poverty and he
studied twice as hard as any
body in school. The younger
boy, Aloysius, was clever at
taking things apart. Not much
is recalled about the girls ex-
cept that the younger one
Marcella-was often sent home
from school for playing prac-
tical jokes. She released five
pigeons one day at assembly.
Over the years, the Hoolihans
were the happiest people in
town. Challenge never had to
worry~whether General Motors
common went up or down and
Nom Hoolihan could admire a
friends a new fur boa without
envy because she knew she'd
never get the money for one.
In addition to the immediate
t amily. Challenge had his
mother-in-law and his wife's
sister living with him. The
mother-in-law was a Malone
and she weighed about 80
pounds and had a 90-pound
temper. She blew up at least
once a day. She was deaf and
Challenge used to yell in her
ear: IF you don't die by
Christmas, I'm going to hang
you on the tree!" The old lady
would Shrek: "A hole in the
backyard is good enough for this
likes of mel"
Human Escape Values
Challenge loved her. And the
old lady loved him. They used
each other as escape valves.
The siSter-in-law had acne and
worked in the spicee factory.
Nom was forever curling her
sisters hair with hot iron on
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Saturday afternoons in hope
that Sis would find a nice man
at a dance. All the women gave
Sis advice. but no man ever
came to the house more than
twice. Whatever she did-or
didn't do-she couldn't hold
them.
Sometimes, on Saturday,
Challenge brought in a fifth
of gin. After the children were
in bed he and Nom and Sis
would sit around drinking gin
bucks and talking about the
good old days. They were in
the middle of the good old
days, but they didn't know it.
The old lady would go off to
bed, because she said that
strong drink was the devils ad-
vocate, and she'd have none of
it.
II don't like to talk about
your old lady," Challenge often
said. but sometimes when I
get to bed on a Saturday,
there's a little left in the bot
tie. I have never seen a drop
of it on Sunday morning"
my mother never touched a
drop in her life" Nom would
say.
Maybe" Challenge would
say. Maybe. Every morning Of
her life, she's UP at six except
when my gin is missing. On
those mornings. the old bag
sleeps till noon"
Challenges FavOrite
He was jolly when he drank
and he wouldn't drink any,
where but with Nom. The more
drinks he had, the more beau
tiful he thought Nom was.
When he became lightly load
ed, he would ask her. as a ia
vor. to sing his favorite: The
One Rose. Nom wanted to be
coaxed, but. when he had
asked three times, she would
stand up in the dining room
and below the song loud
enough to curl the oatmeal
paper off the wall. Sometimes,
Challenge wiped his eyes.
All this took place a long
time ago. Last week, I met
Sean at a wake. I wouldn't
have known him. He's big and
stout and gray. Little by little,
he told me about the Hooli-
hans. Sean is an investment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-19
JIM BISHOP:
REPORTER
What Money Can Do for You

We envied the Hoolihans.
They had nothing in life but
fun. There were eight of them.
They were all rosy checked and
plump. although the neighbors
said that they lived on a beef
stew which had to last three
days. Pop was the day bar
tender at Shannon's Shamrock.
He earned $50 a week and he
was so stout that his belly
should have been held in with
hoops and slaves. He loved
children and he could beat the
girls at hop scotch-fat as he
was-and he often taught box
ing to the boys.
No one called him Pop. He
was known as Challenge. Years
before, when he was keeping
company with Mrs. Hoolihan, a
stranger insulted her at Shan
mons. Pop Hoolihan removed
his apron and invited the
stranger out on the sidewalk.
The stranger beat Pop to a
bloody pulp. and Mrs. Hoolihan
began to call him Challenge. If
he had won, his name, might
have been Champ.
Mrs. Hoolihan was small
and plump. Had she worn a
black pancake hat, she would
have resembled Queen Victoria.
She was a good mother and
hot or cold-the four children
went of to church and school
on time. She seldom paid more
than $2.98 for the girls dresses
and the boys sported patched
knickerbockers. even on Sun
days. Mrs. Hoolihan said it
didn't matter If the boys didn't
look pretty.
Variety Of Children
The Hoolihan kids were sell
dom invited to birthday parties
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-19
SECURITY FOR YOU
By RAY HENRY

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
From Mrs. E. p. Of Fred
ricksburg, Va: MY husband is
now 40 and has worked under
Social Security for nearly Is
years. Will he be entitled to the
maximum Social Security pay
ments when he reaches IS?
What will I be eligible for at
IS as his wife?"
Maximum payments will be
paid to your husband only II
he has worked for the maxi
mum earnings allowed under
Social Security all years be-
ginning with 1851 and ending
with his 65th birthday. Your
husband had worked long
enough to be entitled to
monthly payments. But, the
size Of his payments at IS de-
ponds on his entire working
lifetime. You will be eligible TO
one-half the amount of your
husbands payments when you
reach IS.
From Miss RIA. Of Oakland,
Calf: May a Federal Govern
ment employee make deposits
to the retirement fund and i'm
prove her eventual retirement
annuity? ! mean deposits which
would be in addition to the
regular 61z per cent which is
deducted from a persons SAL
ary."
Yes. Such deposits. common
" known as voluntary contri-
buttons, may be made for the
express purpose Of increasing
the annuity at time Of retire.
rnent. These contributions must
be made in multiples of SIS q.
e., $25, $50. etc. and the total
may not exceed 10 per cent Of
the basic pay received since
August /, 1920.
=
From MAE. Of Newark, N. j.:
II worked from 1888 to 1851
under Social Security. I am IS
years old and was disabled in
1855. May I now qualify for
Social Security disability pay
1aents? I've been told by my
Social Security office that !
can't"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-19
FM7uRz; Rcz
How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
No Cause for Panic in Flu Outbreak
BY DR.. PETER J. sTElNcRoHN

Dear DR.. SteincrOhn: I'd
like to ask you II you will
tell us all you can about the
Asiatic flu that's sweeping
the world. Is II the same
kind Of influenza that came
in 1918 and killed so many?
Please tell us how we can
take care of ourselves before
Il reaches Washington, d. c.,
which Is my home. Is there
anything we can do to ward
It off?
1 had q fine doctor friend
who died of it in 1918.
When I was in the hospital
that year having my first
baby, I could look out Of the
window and see four or five
crepes on the doors in one
short block. Do you wonder
I'm concerned? Mrs. TT.
Your awareness Of possible
danger in the offing is COM
mendable. Mrs T. T. However,
there is such a thing as be-
coming unduly alarmed. I have
never had any first hand ex-
perience in treating Asiatic in
fluenza, but from all the writ
ten material I can gather on
the subject. the disease is much
less virulent than the 1918
variety.
Therefore. don't become
Frustrated with fear even be-
fore we are certain that it will
hit the United States with cpl
demic force. If you want to
flight it" now. do so by staying
calm and letting your doctor
put on the gloves" I
Here are some facts I have
been reading about Asiatic flu
in MD. a medical news maya
zine: Although it is expected
to spread in the United States
during the coming fall, public
health authorities /are conf
dent that they can deal with it.
The first outbreak of the
disease was reported in China
last January. 1t spread to Hong
Kong by April. Then it hoped
to Formosa. Philippines, Ma
laya, Indonesia, Japan, India
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and Pakistan. Although mil
lions of people were attacked
the estimated death total was
about 1.500-which indicates
the mildness Of the disease.
In June about 100 cases de-
veloped aboard two American
ships that reached California
from the Far East.
The disease is produced by
a virus or combination Of vi
ruses. The three main types
of virus are A. B, and c. We
are on the trail of a possible
D type. Each type has many
strains; at least three have
been isolated from type A in
the Asiatic influenza.
The usual symptoms are ex-
cessive thirst. followed by fever
and sore throat. Headache de-
velops later associated with diff
fuse body aches. Cough is Of
ten a prominent symptom.
Treatment consists of strict
bed rest for 2-3 days, plenty
Of fluids. bland diet. isolation
and taking salicylates (aspirin,
etc.. If pneumonia is a compile
cation it usually responds well
to antibiotics.
How about prevention? We
can thank. among others, the
Walter Reed Army Institute of
Research for starting the ball
rolling. They first heard Of the
Asian influenza on April 10.
Within 48 hours, they sent an
epidemiologist to investigate.
The virus was isolated by May
10.
Right now q half dozen of
the finest drug manufacturers
in the United States are work.
ing hard to produce a vaccine
that will fight" for you, Mrs.
T. T. The armed forces will
get the first doses. AS produc-
ton increases. the vaccine will
be available for those civilians
who want protection.
(Released BY Bell Syndicate, Ine.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-19

Tomorrow: Man, q. thinks Ne h
old enough to hondl' hi' avn ofiOin
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SECURITY FOR YOU
Top Benefits Based
On Lifetime of Work

Your Social Security office is
right. You don't meet the work
requirements Of the disability
payment program. They pro-
vide that you must work under
Social Security a year and a
half out of the three years
Immediately before your disa-
bility began. You stopped work.
ing under Social Security in
1851 and your disability didn't
start until 1855.
y 49,
From A. w. Of Fort Collins.
Colo: During World War I.
I received an injury while
fighting in France. I'm present.
ly receiving only about $50 a
month for this injury. Would
1t be possible for me to re-
ceive more? I feel that I should
be receiving more because the
disability gives me a lot of
trouble"
You may receive more II you
feel that the disability has
gotten worse since the Veterans
Administration last examined
the disability. I suggest that
you get in touch with the
nearest VA office Immediately
and request a REORGANIZATION.
From FIJI. Of Columbia, Mo-:
I draw a pension from the
Veterans Administration. I
have worked under Social Sc
curity from the time 1t first
started. When I reach IS.
can I draw my Social Security
without anything being de-
Quoted because am drawing
a pension from the VA?"
Yes. as far as Social Security
is concerned. However. receiv-
ing Social Security may have
an effect on your eligibility for
the veterans pension. Your in
come including the Social Sc
curity payments may only be
81 400 a year IL YOU have no
dependents. or $1,000 a year if
you have dependents. The pen
sion itself isn't counted against
this limit.
T.-.., H.. l.. -. n.
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a terrible marriage-constant
fights and separations. After
three years I left him for good
and Immediately met a widower
twice my age. ! was terribly
frightened and upset at the
time and he was very kind
and understanding. / went to
live with him.
There were legal compiled
tons in connection with the
divorce and gradually I came
to realize that l was making
a mistake in this second rela-
tionship. / left Paul three
times. only to go back when
he presumed me into 1t.
Paul RI realize that II
was a mistake for Marian and
me to start life together before
her divorce went through. The
whole situation was very upset.
ting for her.
feel that now we able to get
married. We should do so i'm
mediately. Marian doesn't like
to admit it. but what she really
needs and wants is lots of Sc
curity. She doesn't understand
that things will be different
when We are married.
It's true ! am much older
than Marian, but l am con-
sidered very young for my age.
My two children are practically
grown and are away at college,
so Marian doesn't have to
worry about any extra respon-
sibilities.
The Councils View
Behind Paul's apparently at
tractive offer of a life filled
with security and no RESPONSE
bility turks a trap for Marian.
Although he has the future
neatly mapped out, he fails
to provide Marian with any
real role in their marriage
other than that OF being a bird
in a gilded cage.
Now birds in gilded cages
tend to get bored and when
they are bored they don't sing
so sweetly and when they don't
sing so sweetly. their owners
don't like them very much any
more.
AS we see the picture, mar
rage to Paul on the terms he
offers would make a sour
singing bird out OF Marian.
Paul, by setting himself up as
lifetime Daddy, has taken away
the necessity for her ever hav-
ing to make q decision Of her
own.
Marian. like any other woms
an. needs TO feel she can con-
tribute something to her mar
riage, that her husband is, In
some ways, Just as dependent
on her as she is on him.
Paul should try TO discover
II and why he needs Marian.
II he has a real need for her,
he will find that she will prob
ably be eager TO take on her
responsibility. She will enter
the relationship with enthu-
siasm instead Of uncertainty
and childish turbulence.
Despite the difference in
their ages, II might be possible
for Marian and Paul to enter
marriage as equal partners.
Unless they can find a way TO
do so, they should dissolve this
relationship.
copyriSht 1857, General Features Corp.
Tomorrow: Man, q. thinks Ne Ii
old enough 10 hondls Me avn sfioin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-19
FAMILY COUNCIL
Woman
Courts
Misery
THE PROBLEM

MARIAN d. think I'm
making a second mistake.
PAUL R.-Ill devote myself
to her happiness.
THE DETAILS
Marian d. am a woman of
Is, considered attractive and
pleasant. yet I seem to have
only misery in my life.
I married at 10 to escape an
unhappy home situation. It was
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The FomiIy Council consists Of o
Judge. o psyehiotrist. three clergy
men. q newspaper editor. . women's
editor and two writer's. Eoch article
is q summary Of on octuol eose
history. The council reports on
problems thot hove been deoIt
with BY responsible oseneies ond
eoBnselors.
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broker and has never married.
Aloysius grew up to invent
something connected with
radio alarm clocks and is mar
ried to an heiress. Marcella
is a Sister of Charity.
Mons sister is still single.
Still trying. Nom and Challenge
live in a big mansion and q
maid serves bouillion at four
every day. Nom wears Cell
Chapman dresses and is skim
ny and grouchy. Challenge
doesn't drink at all. He has
ulcers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-19

Tomorrow: The secret is not in
how to quit worrying, but how to
control il.
, 1957-04-12
WINSTON

have cancelled the contest.
had Washington not request
ed that she carry on, she OBJ
served that this type 0 +
reaction to competition of this
sort, destroys the aims of ed
rcation. She expressed the
hope that at the close of the
final contest, the judges deci-
sion will elicit no undue COM
ment, and that they will be
accorded the decency due
them.
Mrs. Elena Christian, tenn
porary Principal Of the school.
#tfN#-@ AZ @4.t# R#sE 49, .4#4 +#E@&E@
thanked the judges and every
one who assisted.
Mrs. Christian had stated
earlier to the Avis that while
she would be happy if a CHS
student should win; the deci-
sion of the judges to the con-
trary would be accepted with
grace and the thought that
the student that won would
be representing the Virgin Is
lands as a whole,
, 1957-04-12

Az Al -.
a pair of brilliant yellow Ber-
muda length shorts topped by
a scarlet tie on blouse. It was
great fun for Mrs, Leighton to.
so to lunch with Mrs. Bach
mans charming daughter, Bar
bara. They wore mother and
daughter outfits made Of a de-
licate b ! u e check cotton
trimmed with fine val lace.
These were two piece dresses
composed of a shirtmaker
blouse a nd full swinging
skirts. !.
For Cocktail time Mrs. Mac
Gregor wore a white strapless
piquedress which was shown
with a multi colored Persian
stole of pure silk. She carried
a long white cigarette holder
and her eChic" was as French
as her own native Paris.
, 1957-04-12

ROSsana PodeSta, jack StIIIds,
Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Three years and six million dol
lars to produce 4! The thunder
ing events that brought the Age
cfTitans to its raging clinas
The spectacular Spartan siege set
off by Helene and Paris, history's
most famous runaway lovers
LATEST NEWS
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1957-11-06
Phoenix 978 Seek In
Note Of Appreciation

PHOENIX, Ariz. - This is
to inform all the members of
Valley of the Sun" CFU
Lodge 978 that l have now
settled in my new home and
will be able to catch up on all
delayed work. l would like to
thank all of you for the pa
tience and help since my mar
riage.
At the same time | wish to
express my deepest thanks to
all who participated in our
picnic of September s, 1857.
Though our proceeds were
a little off, I am sure all en-
joyed themselves.
Marion COlson, Sec'y.