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Milford chronicle., 1957-04-19

Babson Park, Fla, April Is. Let
me first apologize to the millions
of readers of my column for my
criticism bf High School Tea
chers. l claimed that while they
are urging higher pay and new
buildings, their products are in
ferior to the products of forty
years ago. My experience had been
largely with girls supposedly train
ed for secretarial work, but who
cannot read intelligently, spell
correctly. do fractions, typewrite
efficiently, or use correct English.
A Newspaper Publishers
Experiment
One day about a year ago, Mr..
J. C. Council, Publisher of the
Tampa Tribune, decided to make a
practical test of the HillsbOrough
County High Schools. He explained
to the teachers of these and other
high schools what he was endeav-
oring to accomplish and how it
should be done. He selected three
dates, the last of March. and en-
gagged one of the large Fair build
ings having exhibit booths. Each
high School class was asked to
make an exhibit of some existing
or future scientific problem. They
could make a television set, or an
electric burner, or an electric eye,
Or something else already existing.
Or. these students could imagine
and illustrate some new invention
hat may come in the future. Each
class was assigned a booth with
tables and electrical connections.
The day l was there. teachers
were present and the students
came in fifty school busses. A few
could not help pinching and ex-
Dloding some ballons for weather
forecasting. Otherwise, these sew
eral thousand students behaved ex-
cellently. With my further apology
to the girls l found the grand prize
was taken by girl. Barbara Buer-
ke. However, she was not trained
to be a secretary" but a CONNER
cial artist Frankly, l was emo
tionally moved to see the great in
terest and intelligence that most
of these students showed. I came
home bullish on our youth if they
are allowed to work on subjects in
which they are interested under
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-19

way with animals; they can get
first prizes in flower shows and
can easily train animals. This is
not because they are better edu-
Gated in horticulture or biology,
but because they love flowers and
love animals. The same principle
may apply to teachers.
| wish that publishers in each
OF the 400 cities carry my weekly
column could follow the example
of Mr.. ]. G. Council of the Tampa
Tribune. / realize that a few other
cities are already holding similar
Fairs, but it would be a wonder
full thing if such Fairs" could
take place once a year, or at least
once in four years. in each of
these 400 cities The program
would fill a great need in most
communities. It would be greatly
appreciated by teachers and grad
uates. 1t would help to hold these
high school graduates within their
own state for college education.
rather than lose them to some
other community.
ONE MORE THOUGHT: l he
lieve more attention should be Civ
en- to higher postgraduate work.
two years following college. In or
der to secure appropriations, presi-
dents of State Universities appear
to feel that they must have as
large sn enrolment as possible
Naturally. the average native in
te1ligence decreases as the number
of students increases. This tends
TO reduce the standards for grad
uatiOn AS a result, these more
efficient students too often do not
return to the cities which edu-
Gated them. They take post-grad-
nate work in some other state and
then remain there. I am not ruling
out a higher education for those
fitted only for trades or manual
work l. however, am arguing that
the future of every city depends
on holding the most efficient and
ablest students. Cities brag too
much about their population totals
when their future really depends
on the character. initiative and
efficiency of their High School
graduates. Let US hold these young
people at home in the cities which
raised them.
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-19
I'M THE AIR FORCE"
By EIclns townsend Dlckerson

was being held in Cheyenne, Wyo-
ming. The men had decided to
drive by way of western Kansas,
to Denver and then north to Wyo-
ming. AS they got near the Colo
rado border they met heavy snow
and stayed over night in a motel
in a small town in Kansas. The
following morning there was lots
of snow on the ground, they bought
car chains and continued on their
way. They were about eight miles
from the Colorado border when
driving farther became impossible.
Both men are originally from the
New England states, SO they had
encountered snow before, but not
twenty foot drifts. They turned
their car around to &C back to the
last town, but when they turned
their car was home" for the next
forty hours. Some trouble with
their ignition settled the question
of turning the motor off and on to
keep the heater going. They had to
keep theirs going until the gas
supply was depleted-for fourteen
hours. and maybe you think those
other twenty-six hours weren't
cold onesl
Meantime at home here Marian
and the other officers wife were
sure their husbands were in some
town being well taken care of.
Telephone lines were down and
couldn't call to notify them of their
they thought their husbands
safety because of the damaged
power lines. It's good not to know
sometimes.
The men of course had food
from the evacuation kit They
wrapped the newspapers around
their legs and then wrapped them
selves in the blankets thoughtful
Marian unknowingly had supplied.
The windows had to be kept open
little to avoid carbon monoxide.
If the weather had been more Sc
we're and the temperature had been
below the 2S's of this blizzard
there would have been an astound-
ing fatality list.
A snow plow rescued the over
due bowlers who by this time had
missed the tournament and return
ed to their families back in Tope-
ka. 1t was a real lesson for them
and for all of us. You really should
keep supply of food, water and a
first aid kit on hand for any emer-
gency. Believe me, I shall from
row on.
Until next week then. Happy Eas-
ter.
Always, e. 7. D.
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-19
S%N%
CANCER MONTH

April is Cancer Control Month, as pro-
claimed by President Dwight D. Eisenhow-
er The press has been asked to aid in focus
ing attention on this serious problem-an
answer to which the medical profession has
not yet provided.
Readers would do well to think a moment
or two about the seriousness of the cancer
problem. They should acquaint themselves
with symptoms, aid financially if possible
and help others to appreciate the dangers
and value of early detection of cancer.
The average citizen can do little, to. be
sure, but the combined interest and support
of many citizens can mean much. This news
paper is happy to take notice of April as
Cancer Control Month, and suggests to it's
readers they lend their support in whatever
way possible in the fight against a myster-
ious disease which still battles science, but
against which an unprecedented organized
effort is now being waged.
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-19
Washington Letter = By Robert Nelson Toylor

town Gothamites that it takes more
than shiny new factories in dis
tant towns and cities to keep pace
with the expanding needs of this
hectic age of chemistry and the
atom.
On the full city block where this
aristocratic apartment-hotel has
stood since 1917, new 52-story
stainless steel and glass skyscrap-
er the tal1est building on swiftly
changing Park Avenue, will be con-
structed. 1t will house the home
office of Union Carbide Corpor-
alton, producer of such Industrial
raw materials as alloys, metals,
chemicals, carbons, gases, synthe-
tic Tbers and plastics; research
pioneer in atoms-for-peace, and
operator of the Oak Ridge and Pa
ducah nuclear installations for the
Atomic Energy Commission.
Dramatic evidence of the mag
nitude and complexity of today's
management task is seen in the
fact that the new Union Carbide
Building will accommodate 5000
people and that the greater por-
tion of it's million-and-a-half square
feet of space will be required to
house employees in Union Car
,bide's home Office.
1t is presumed that UCC people
will be happy in their new office
home-and proud of it as we'll
when they. move in sometime in
early 1860 Certainly no effort is
being spared in building for eff
cheney, comfort, health and aes-
thetic satisfaction This cleaning,
52-story tower, set back from the
streets in it's own park of shrubs
and flowers, assures its neighbors
of light and air and will give all
New York-and all America that
visits New YOrk-one more ex-
ample of breath-taking beauty.
More important, perhaps, it will
constitute an impressive reminder
in these days of theological con-
fusion-of the benefits that can
flow only from system based on
individual initiative and freedom
of enterprise.
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-19
InenInr Of Defense

Our conquest of the air-which
must provide our first line of de-
fense-is grinding to a halt in the
absence of materials 70 withstand
the disintegrating heat of super
sonic fight. At Mach two, approxi-
mately 1900 mph, we are peril
ously close to the thermal barrier
for both engines and planes.
The search for new heat-resis-
tant materials is thus, in a large
sense, the pursuit of military su-
periority. And among all the alloy
ing minerals known, tungsten ap-
pears to be the most promising.
With the highest melting point Of
any metal, (6152 degrees F.) it
provides a steel alloy that with
stands high temperatures and high
speeds in cutting tools and jet
engine parts. Alloyed with carbon
tungsten carbide) it constitutes
the hardest of all man-made ma
terials, surpassed only by the dia-
mond.
Recognized as a strategic" ma
terial, tungsten has been stock
piled and price-supported by the
Government. Just before knocking
of last summer, Congress passed
P. L. 733 to continue Government
purchasing at a support price OF
S55 a unit go pounds). Funds foI
the purpose, however, ran out last
December and deficiency appropri-
alton bill calling for 80 millions
more for tungsten, fluorspar, col
umbiumtantalum and asbestos is
locked in conference.-the House
2gainst it and the Senate for.
The fate of this apparently minor
bill could well control the destiny
of the nations defense effort, q
situation in which the misguided
effort to save 80 millions could
hamstring the effectiveness Of
43 billions of expenditure.
With price support for these
strategic metals, the mines will be
kept open and operating, oul
stockpile will increase to meet the
tremendous and essential demand
that metallurgists anticipate. With.
out it, the nation will be at the
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-19
PROVIDING FOR JOBS

Our fast-growing population needs about
100000 new jobs year.
In manufacturing, an average of $14,1OO
of investment is required for each employee
The amounts needed for business expendi-
lures on plant and equipment are tremend-
Gus. These sums must come from the savings
and investments of our people.
Our present system Of taxing incomes at
higher and higher rates as earnings go up
just doesn't make sense in a nation committed
to dynamic progress and economic growth
1t discourages initiative, penalties success,
and prevents the accumulation of savings
and capital formation out of which growth
is built
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-19

School News
Senior Personality :

Senior Personality:
You see him on the baseball
diamond, basketball court, dance
floor, most of the time accompa-
MED by his favorite brunette Barb.
OF course, no one need another
clue, it's George Lewis Sapp, bet
ter known to all of us as Jackie.
Jack, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Preston Sapp, was born August
s, 1889. fie is taking the Vocational
course and his favorite subject is
Agriculture.
Jack is president of the FLA.
and member of the varsity club.
He has played baseball for years
and basketball for 4 years. This
year he served as the teams cap
tain.
Jacks favorite pastime is tink-
ering on cars at Bucks.
Senior Personality:
A. bert Jacob Silbereisen, better
knowS as Jake, was born Septem-
Der 29, 1899 near Andersville, Del
aware, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Silbereisen.
Jake started school in Harring-
ton, but moved to Pennington
School to complete his grade
schooling. He attended Greenwood
for four years and then returned
to Harrington for his junior and
senior years.
Jake is taking the Vocational
course He is a member of the
FLA. Club. He has been a MEM
Der of the basketball team for two
years and of the baseball team
for one year.
After graduation, he is undecid-
ed as to which branch of the ser
vice he will enlist.
Mrs. Grant Grade 4:
Candy Peck had birthday April
3, 1857. Her mother, Mrs. Tom
Peck gave the class a lovely par
ty. Chuck Peck was a visitor for
the party.
Steve O'NeaI and Terry Nc
Cready visited us one day, too.
We had a puppet show last
week. We enjoyed it very much.
We are all ready for Easter.
Friday will be holiday for us.
Mrs. Howard Grade i:
Six of our boys and girls were
out sick last week. We are glad
they are all back working hard.
We are making Easter rabbits
and Easter baskets and Book
marks of cross.
We wish you all A Happy Eas-
ter.
Mrs. Tatman Grade A.:
Easter Morning
l woke up on Easter morning,
And found big surprise
A big chocolate bunny
With two blue eyes.
By Dianne Webb
Richard Black left Saturday
morning for trip to Ell Paso,
Texas. We hope he has safe and
pleasant journey.
Plans were made for Easter at
the last meeting of our club. Sew
eral committees were appointed to
take care of the various activities.
Charles Tribbett has been very
sick and was in the hospital few
days. The class gave him a nice
basket of fruit. We are glad he is
better and back in school now.
Happy Easter.
Bobby Rouse, Reporter
Grade V Mrs. BrObst:
Janet Anthony's mother brought
a birthday cake and popsicles for
everyone in the room on her birth
day. Janet blew out the candles in
three puffs.
Our homeroom teacher. Mrs. Mel
Vile Taylor, is planning an Eas-
ter party for US on Thursday.
We are looking forward TO our
short Easter vacation. When we
get back in school next week we
will have tests for the end of the
fifth six weeks marking period.
Sophomore Glass:
The members of the Sophomore
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-19
April 13, 1857
1851 Mayo
Topeka, Kansas

April 1os 1901
1851 Mayo
Topeka, Kansas
Dear Friends:
Marian Broutus is s. 10" i'm sta
ture, she's a striking redhead, large
bone structure, but a good figure
to go with it. Marian always at
tracts attention wherever she goes
because she designs and makes all
her own clothes-suits, dresses,
coats of intricate design. Marian's
husband is a Lit. Colonel stationed
here at Forbes, which. of course,
means they are a SAC family.
Marian surprised our bridge club
with the following story: Two
years ago the Broutuses were sta
toned at Castle ALB, Merced,
California. 1t was about this time
Dependence Assistance came into
being. d. A. is exactly what the
name implies-it assists all depen-
denees in time of need. When Mari
an was at Castle she matriculated
in the ID. A. course and it was
there she was instructed about
survival kits. She said for two
whole years this survival kit" had
dwelIed upon her mind and just
three weeks ago she made up her
mind TO attend to filling hers inn
mediately.
/ don't know what you are doing
in the east about civil defense, but
here we have a block warden to
evacuate Mayo in case of an enemy
attack; various mothers have offer
ed their cars to pick up school
children and courses have been
given about survival, where we are
to evacuate to Ga lake, IL miles
away. Marian said in case of any
emergency you should never hold
your friends responsible for your
survival and in case OF an attack
with SAC families our husbands
would be out at the base or up in
the blue. 5000 she packed her kit
newspapers Tin case she got
stuck in the mud and could put
them under the tires to use for
traction), small cans of fruit
juice (all foods would have to be
eaten when opened-no refrigera-
tom, tuna fish, dried fruits, baby
custards, canned vegetables, etc
She also included in her kit kleen-
ex, paper towels and blankets.
AS you may have surmised this
smart young lady's kit came into
utilization before she anticipated
Colonel Broutsus and another off.
Ger left on a Friday a couple oi
week-ends ago to play in an All
Force Bowling tournament thai
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-19

mercy of foreign tungsten pro-
ducers.
We are all for Government econ
omy. The budget should be cut.
But this is not the place. This is
the jugular of progress in defense.
&* 80
Can't Retreat Now
While Democrats in Congress
were dreaming up a general tax
reduction measure for presenta-
tion during the present session,
the Republicans up and stole the
grandstand play of the year-in
the bfi1 presented by Pennsylvania
Congressman Richard Simpson.
With the Democratic leadership
on record as favoring a tax cut of
some sort-you might think the
Republican bill would be a shoo-
in-but there are some Democratic
provisos: that the April 18th in
come tax haul is big enough, and
that the Presidents budget is cut.
The Simpson bill is not spec
tacular-merely first. It would
raise the personal exemption from
the present $500 to $3.50 and pro-
vide five percent across-the-
board cut for individuals and CO.
porations alike.
Even Virginia's Senator Harry
Byrd thinks cuts are possible-if
the budget is cut by the 65 billions
he has urged! They can even be
considered, he says, if the budget
reduction is no more than three
to four billions
The Presidents suggested cut of
245 millions in soil-bank funds for
the Agriculture Department will
help. Then there's that 140 million
earmarked for more of the fantas-
tic USIA foolishness. The rest,
subtracted from foreign aid funds
would doubtless improve our stand
ing abroad as well as easing those
April 18th pains at home.
Monument To Freedom
The raor of ruble cascading
down the wooden chutes from the
descending walls of New York's
once-majectic Hotel Marguery into
waiting trucks, is reminding mid
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-19

Glass ordered their rings, April
10. We wish to thank Mr.. Feagan
for helping US.
Mrs. Hopkins Grade 4:
Rusty Ward is happy ,tbout his
baby sister, Robbie.
We are enjoying our new read
er, Round About. 1t is fun to
work in our "Workbook", too.
Gene Lyons had a birthday on
April IL.
On our way back to our room
from art class, we had trip
through the upstairs halls Mrs.
Mann and Mrs. Goodwill invited us
to visit their rooms a few minutes.
We really enjoyed our visits and
thank them very much.
frs. O'Neal Grade 8:
We have had very interesting
week. Tuesday we saw an enter
tanning puppet show. Wednesday
we painted designs in empty egg
boxes. Thursday Mr. Cotter show
ed us slides he took in Brittany.
We were surprised to see all the
things we had read in our reader.
Friday we made our Easter bas-
kets so we can have them ready to
fill the day of our party.
Easter Holidays:
Glasses will be dismissed at $3.50
p. m, Thursday, April IS, for the
Easter vacation. Pupils will return
to school on Monday, April %.
Chest X-Ray Program:
On Monday staff members and
pupils of grades 10, II and IL at
the local high school, received the
benefits of the mobile chest x-ray
of Health
News About People:
We were sorry to hear of Mr..
COtter's being ill, and will be glad
to see him back. I'm sure, Mr.. Cot
ter miss not being here as much as
we miss not having you. Remem-
ber they can't keep a good man
down
We are sorry to report that MIR.
Rissie French is a patient of the
Milford Memorial Hospital. We
wish for him a speedy recovery.
Milford Exchanges Assembly:
-
Junior High School from Milford
visited us and presented a beauti-
full operetta on the life of Robert
Burns, entitled Annie Layrue'.
This production had been staged in
Milford the previous week as a
part of their annual spring con-
cert, and was greatly enjoyed i5y
our 7th, 8th, and 9th grades who
attended this special assembly
program.
The Student Council was respon-
sible for this worthy program of
exchanging assemblies, and wishes
to thank those from Milford who
were in charge of the production
which included Mrs. Marie Gilten-
both in charge of the music, Mr..
Palmer of the English Dept who
assisted with the acting, and Miss
Gray of the Physical Ed. Dept,
who helped with the dances.
In May, Mr. Fox from our own
English Dept. will visit Milford
with his dramatic club to present
one-act play.
Harrington HOme-SchOOi
Organization TO Sponsor Box
Social:
Can you remember the good old
box social lunch auctionsi Weren't
those get-tOgethers fun Well,
here's your chance to help the auc-
tioneer along again and buy that
pretty box to share with your date
or whoeveri.
April 2e, at 500 p. m. is the
time to see your friends at the Har-
rington School cafeteria on Dor
man Street Also there will be
coffee, cold drinks, etc, for sale.
Extra fun items are a cake walk.
square and round dancing, and
games.
Have fun and help promote your
Home-SchOOl Organization. Bring
all of the family.
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-19

Milford can forge ahead if local
citizens work together and spend
money for the common good:
there's no other way.
Milford chronicle., 1957-04-19
RIGHTS OF SOLDIERS

Among questions raised by the Eisenhow-
er Doctrine is the matter of the rights Amer
lean soldiers will enjoy if they are sent to
Arab Middle Eastern countries. Will they
be subject to arrest, trial and Imprisonment
by Arab authorities and according to Arab
civil and religious law? If So, for what Of
fenses?
Few Of us know anything at all about
Arab law and court procedures. This in
cludes many congressman and senators, and
probably some officials of the State Depart
ment as well.
American soldiers are subject to civil ar
rest in various European countries, and this
causes much worry on the part of American
parents. While Americans naturally do not
believe that Our soldiers should show disre-
spect for the laws of countries to which they
may be sent, and while Americans will also
want serious crimes punished, they would be
less than human if they were not deeply con-
cerned about this issue.
The United Nations Works and Relief
Agency, which cares for the Arab refugees,
has been continually snarled in legal cases in
Arab countries. Syria has caused trouble
about granting diplomatic immunity to
UNRWA employees who are nOn-Arab; eff
forts have been made to tax the pay of
UNRWA employees. This points to the need
of settling now all questions concerning Arab
law and the treatment of any American
soldiers who might be stationed in the Middle
East
In fact, the entire question could stand a
review by Congress- The fate of American
soldiers abroad is something of the most
profound interest to the American people as
a whole. 1t would be foolish to neglect look
ing into every aspect of the problems which
are involved in these situations. It is hoped
that Congress will study and investigate this
matter with thoroughnesS