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Milford chronicle., 1957-02-15

BABSON PARK, Mass, February
15-I am concerned about the fate
of the Independent retailer in to-
lays highly competitive markets.
He is not keeping pace with chain
store operators who spend large
sums of money on. new equipment,
new lighting, intensive advertising
and promotion.
COSTS HAVE SKYROCKETED
Independent merchants must pay
lust as much as the large chain
operators for advertising space in
newspapers and magazines. Often
they must pay more proportion
ately for goods they stock because
they cannot buy in such large
quantities as the chains. Also, in
dependent retailers are faced with
increasing demands for higher en-
ployee. wages and greater fringe
benefits after these concessions are
obtained initial1y by employees of
big stores. Too many Independent
retailers have already succumbed
to these pressures.
These chains have helped might
lily. however, in bringing down the
total cost of distribution. Their
savings in buying. in window
dressing and display, they share
with their customers. They have
made and are making a great con-
tribution to the betterment of the
American Way of life.
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-15
Monuments To Freedom

Our American chemical indus
try is bursting at the seams. And,
equally important, it is, like Spring,
busting out all overt"
The industry will spend an esti-
mated two-and-a-half billions on
new chemical construction in the
u. S. during this year and next.
And you can pile. that on top of
the IL billion dollars worth of
similar projects brought into pro-
duction last year
General John e. Hull, u. S. A.
(Retl, president of the manufac-
turing Chemists Association, Inc,
making public a survey of the in
dustry's expansion, says: "This
record construction of new facili-
ties clearly indicates the confidence
of the chemical industry in the
strength of the American economy"
1t also indicates with similar
clarity boost for the economy of
4O6 communities in "A states, and
spreading of the industry over
more geography. OF these new pro-
| jects 278 are now under conStruc-
ton and will cost SIS billion;
while 128 more planned for COM
pletion by the end of 1858 will cost
$717 million.
The reason for all this says Cen
eral Hull is "the steady growth of
demand for chemicals both because
of the expanding economy and be-
cause research is continually de-
veloping new uses for chemical
products" Further he cites the
need for more efficient production
units" to meet increasing costs and
mounting competition.
But the one fact that all Of US
living in world divided between
collectivism and freedom-can ap-
plaud is that every one of these
406 projects and the 354 completed
last year are privately financed!
Every cent of the $3,600,000 900
represented came out of the pants
pockets of citizens investing in the
American way of life.
That is something to cheer about
as we see these great new struc-
tures rising all over our land.
HOrse-And-Buggy Laws
| If you are an average driver, you
commit an error on the public
thoroughfare every four-tenths of
a mile you drive-or $4,000 of them
in 10000 miles! That is the conclu-
sion of experts who checked 10,860
licensed drivers over $4,000 miles
of streets and highways in a num-
Der of states, and under the super
vision of the American Automobile
| Association.
Most common of all specific err
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-15
POSTAGE VARIATIONS

One item in the administration program
would turn the pages of history back cen
tury 1t is proposed to raise letter postage
from three cents to five. In the 1840s and
1850s there was five-cent charge for let
ters sent less than 800 miles. For those go
ing farther the rate was 10 cents.
In 1863 the rate was made three cents
for all, and in 1878 this was cut to two. In
the 1930s the charge was two cents for local
letters, three cents for others. By 1914 the
three-cent rate had become universal. Now
it is proposed to establish figure which has
not been seen since the War Between the
States.
The aim is to cut the perennial post
office deficit. Yet this is partly due to the
obligation to carry much stuff free that is
franked by members of Congress- The ad-
vertising circulars addressed to Occupant" ,
which earlier in this administration postmen
had to carry for all the houses on their
routes, must also have brought up the ex-
pense. This is largely reduced now, yet
much comes through the mail that the Gus
toners would gladly do without.
So far, Congressman have been hesitant
about granting the proposed increase. 1t
would hardly be popular with their constitu-
ents.
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-15
Washington Letter : BY Robert Nelson Taylor

ors was the failure to signal turns
which occurred As times per 100
drivers! Which makes you wonder
how many of these drivers would
bother to signal at all if they
weren't under test observation.
There is no question about the
traffic hazards such failures create.
We are imperiled by them every
day. But. do these omissions con-
stitute violations of law? Unfortun-
ately, the answer is: "Yes-and
MOI"
What most state laws require is
that turn signals be given when
other traffic may be affected by the
turning movement. In effect, what
the law says to our millions of
drivers good, bad and Indifferent,
novices and veterans alike-is: go
ahead and give turn signal
if you think it is needed" 1t is not
much of a law that leaves cOmpli-
ance to the judgment of the indi-
vidual-sinces enforcement is OBJ
viously impossible.
1t should be clear to every legis-
lator-even if he doesn't drive
that such horse-and- buggy laws
breed accidents, bloodshed, proper
ty damage and traffic snarls in city
streets and on high speed high
ways. Turn-signal laws should be
made unequivocal-as rigid as the
rules that require railroad engi-
neers to whistle for crossings. And
to secure compliance, with un-
mistakable intent by day or night,
these laws must require that such
signals be given by means of the
directional turn-signal lamps with
which every modern car and truck
is equipped by the manufacturer.
Further, it seems downright silly
that it should be necessary to men,
tion these obvious facts in this day
and age But with 45 drivers out
of 100 deliquent in their duty to
signal turns, time is wasting!
Budget Control Might Help
President Eisenhower backed Up
his second appeal to business and
labor ito act as enlightened Amer
leans" in stopping the upward spi-
raj of imitation with the warning
that unless this happens, the
United States then has to move in
more firmly with so-called con-
trolls of some kind, and when we
begin to control prices and allo-
cations and wages and all the rest
then it is not the America we know
:. l believe any intelligent man
can see the direction we will have
to go, unless there is some wis
dom exercised not only in Govern
ment but throughout the whole
economy"
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-15
BABsON DISCUSSES RETAIL STORES

of goods and services, we have
learned to produce.
However, we have been practi-
cally standing still in distribution
except for the development of the
chain IS and 10" variety stores,
the chain supermarkets, and the
chain drug stores. There, however,
is much more to be done.
SELLING OUR GOOD ABROAD
In addition to making plans for
easier and cheaper movement of
our production into our own do
mestic consumer channels, | fore
cast that we will also take steps
to sell more American-made pro-
ducts abroad These products are
urgently needed in many parts Of
the world where disease is ram
pant because of food and other
deficiencies. However, no plan has
yet succeeded which would make
surpluses in some nations avail
able to needy people in other ma
tions. without upsetting the eco
nOmic balance between individual
countries or groups of countries.
We must help solve the problem
of the growing inbalance between
the "have" and the "have-not ma
tions. Communism. has made great
strides in Europe, Asia, and Afri-
ca largely because Soviet leaders
have been so successful in pointing
to the selfish and wasteful" liv-
ing standards in the u. S. Ameri-
can movies shown abroad are
largely responsible for this. Pos
tive steps toward solving the
problem of international distribu-
ton would thereby remove the
greatest grievance upon which
Communism feeds.
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-15
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
BY Eloins townsend Dickerson

and after a week had passed | won
dered just when we would see Ole
Sol again.
Friday, the Sth, Hayes and the
crew he was temporarily attached
to were given the "go" signal from
our control tower to fly home. BY
the time they arrived over Topeka
the weather had "socked" in again
and this time they were diverted to
Barksdale A. f. B. in louisiana.
The following morning, from the
squadron, | received word that
Hayes would get home that day.
The fog had lifted, the sun was
beautifully, but after ten days of
this He's coming home," "He
can't get home" business | wasn't
going to believe any of it until
Hayes called himself from the
base.
AT noon Saturday he called from
Forbes. Even though his Old
Shasta (the 90 year old Chevie) was
at the base. | tolo him to stay
right where he was and we'd come
right after him.
Now the Dickerson. Sr., know
what we r. o. N. (remain over
night widows go through.
Yesterday we spent most of the
day ION the road" We had buffet
dinner at the Wareham Hotel in
Manhattan, Kansas (the home of
the Kansas State University. saw
Fort Riley and spent quite a bit
of. time at Abilene seeing the old
family home of the Eisenhower
family and viewing all of the Els
enhower memoirs in the museum
that the Kansas people built.
That's the news from us this
week. I'll write to you again next
week. Always,
Elaine Townsend Dickerson
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-15

personal attention on the part of
certain customers. They are will
ing to pay for this personal at
tention as well as for credit and
delivery. Of course, the indepen-
dent merchant must be willing to
advertise and secure a good loca-
ton with plenty of show windows,
always kept attractive. To believe,
however that he is destined to be
pushed out of business by depart
ment stores or chain stores or mail
order houses is a mistaken idea.
Retailers can further be helped
by the plans of the UNITED IN
FORMATION SERVICE, with head
quarters at Maiden Lane, New
York City. This service enables
consumers to learn quickly (any
time between 500 A. NJ. and mid
night where they can get any
desired merchandise. This short
ems the time between the cOnsum-
er's reading of an advertisement
and his getting into retail store.
Cutting this time in half has the
effect of doubling retail sales. Fur
thermore, it enables a group of
merchants to save the expense of
keeping open evenings by cooper
ating to concentrate evening in
duiries through one channel.
IMPORTANCE OF DISTRIBUTION
The rapid rise of our country to
a position of world power and the
simultaneous expansion of our in
dustrial economy give ample evi-
dence that we can produce above
and beyond our needs. The war
needs of ourselves and our allies
provided challenge in production.
Wealth in abundance, in the form
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-15
WEATHER RULES

Of all the subjects which interest the
average individual, the weather is the most
universal and one with which practically ev-
eryone is concerned.
1t is surprising, however, how little most
people know about the subject. If you will
take the time to study for just few min
utes, you will learn some simple rules which
will be very valuable in predicting the wea-
'ther. If you test the knowledge of your
friends, in this connection, you will find
that few of them know many of these simple
rules.
All you need to apply these rules is
barometer and a wind-vane, which will tell
you the direction the wind is blowing. Here
they are, and you might remember them for
use at later date:
If you have q high and steady barom-
eter, and the wind is coming from the South
west or the Northwest the weather will
probably be fair and there will be little
temperature change for the next day or so.
If your barometer is high and falling
rapidly, and the wind is from the South or
Southeast you will probably have increas-
ing wind and rain within from twelve to
twenty-four hours. This is true, usually, if
the barometer is falling slowly, under the
same conditions. esa s,-.-s.
!, If you have a high barometer, which is
falling rapidly, and the wind is between the
Southeast and the Northeast, the wind will
increase and rain will come within twelve
hours, in most cases.. 81,
If you have low barometer, which is
rising slowly, and the wind is from the
South to the Southwest, you will soon have
clearing weather and it will be clear for sew
eral days.
If you have low barometer and it is
falling rapidly, with the wind from the
South to the East, you will experience Sc
we're weather, very soon, after which it will
clear and be cooler in twenty-four hours.
If you have low barometer, which is
rising rapidly, and the wind is from the
West it means the weather will be clearing
and colder.
There are many other weather rules
which you can learn if you will make the
effort. We suggest the weather as a won
derful hobby for all those who are interested
in Nature, in predicting the weather or in
observing the wonders which occur in the
sky.
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-15

The President did not go into the
matter of the wisdom the Govern
ment exercise in it's own fiscal
affairs. But there are those, in
cluding Treasury Secretary Hum
phrey, who see infiationary pres
sure in the record-breaking bud
get recommendations his boss sent
to Congress last month. The Secre-
tary warned at the time that un-
less the terrific Government
spending and taxing were not
stopped, 81 predict that you Will
have depression that will curl
your hair.
More recently. an analysis by
Research Director Eugene F. Rinta,
of the Council of State Chambers
of Commerce, revealed that only
ST. billion of the $7.2 billion in
crease in the Presidents proposed
new budget over the budget rec
ord of 1855 are due to increases
in national security programs
Non-defense increases as reported
by Rinta, included: g. labor
and welfare up about 81 billion
from 1866, veterans services and
benefits $3.50 million, agriculture
1854 million overall, natural re-
sources $457 million general gov
ernment $3.50 million, and interest
1922 million" Rinta points out fur
ther that increases in the new bud
get, together with those of 1856
and 1857, will ripe out all but S2.5
billion of the nearly $40 billion cut
from Federal spending in the first
two Eisenhower years.
But Secretary of Commerce Sim
clair Weeks says there are no
plans afoot for price or wage con-
trolls and no studies have been
made in these fields. He t. ap-
pears optimistic that the Pres len
tiai warning will be needed by
business aud labor, or Administra-
tion spending plans will be cut by
Congress-or both.
1853
UN No Cornerstone"
In an address before the Women S
forum on National Security in
Washington, D. c., and attended by
nearly 1000 delegates from four
teen of the nations largest wo-
mems patriotic organizations, Ma
tional Commander Dan Daniel, of
The American Legion. urged the
establishment of a Middle East
NATO. international control for the
Suez Canal and charged that seiz
ure of the Canal and the "entire
Suez crisis were engineered by
Moscow.
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-15
DELAYED PAYMENT

CONVICTION, Okla. - up ~ It
took 81 years, but Frank }. Renna
finally received his World War
bonus of more than $1,000.
Renna's check had been help up
by legal difficulties since 1920
The Covington barber was in the
Navy for three years before being
discharged in April. 1920. The
bonus payment was held up be-
cause of seven hours "overleave"
which ended in his receiving an
ordinary discharge"
Renna started fighting in 1928
to have the action changed and in
1850 a Naval board of inquiry gave
Renna an honorable discharge.
It has taken seven years more
for the bonus to clear.
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-15
February IL, 1857
1881 Mayo
Topeka. Kansas

Topeka, Kansas
Dear Friends:
Angela Jeanne Minner. our new-
est niece, was born January 81,
1857. On her birthday my nayiga-
tor-husband was scheduled to fly
with a novice navigator on a rou-
tine mission. At the termination
of their fight they were diverted to
another base, Walker Air Force
Base, New Mexico.
AS you know, Hayes parents, the
A. d. Dickersons, are out here Wis
iting us. The following day they
expected their son to return to his
home base. | explained to them
that in the service things just
aren't that easy. After a mission,
crew rest on the ground is man
datory, therefore the boys would
not be home that Friday, February
1. Saturday we thought they just
might be able to get in, but To-
peka had lots of fog and phone
call from New Mexico said they had
engine trouble there to be repaired.
Sunday we didn't expect the
DOy III anu We spent LhS udy III
church and had lazy day at home.
incidentally this Sunday Dad
Dickerson's lost hat was returned
to him at church.)
Phone calls from the squadron,
from wing control, from Hayes
own pilot here at Forbes, from
wives of boys at the squadron.
from Hayes Operations officer
came through every single day.
Many of the phone calls gave me
the exact hour Hayes would be in
Friday, Saturday. Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday, etc. The weather here
continued to get steadily worse,
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-15
THE MIRACLE OF RAIN


Although man has made amazing scien-
tific achievements, Nature still puts on the
greatest show on earth and exhibits miracles
every day, which put mans best efforts to
shame.
Some people fail to recognize the mir
acles which occur around them every day
For example, take the occurrence of rain
upon which event the hopes of millions of
farmers, and others, are hinged.
A farmer, with hundred acres of plant
ed crops, must have, of all things, plentiful
supply of water. If he receives rainfall
of one inch, which often occurs during the
planting season, Nature has dropped 2,714,-
300 gallons of water on his crops. And Ma
ture can accomplish this in just few min
uteS.
Scientists, who attempt to compute the
tremendous forces involved in such an oper-
alton as a heavy rain, are constantly amaz-
ed at the power of Nature and the ease and
gentleness which she usually does her job.
If the reader will think about it, he too will
be constantly amazed at the miracles which
take place about him every day, which are
accepted as commonplace occurrences.
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-15
&%@ %%
VANISHING COMMIES

American Communists are dying out. The
American Jewish Committees study of the
movement indicates that it has been losing
strength ever since World War ii. BY 1850
it had practically ceased to recruit new mem
bers.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation es-
Inmates that by the end of 1866 there were
only 10000 party members. The New York
state organization admits losing more than
two-thirds of its members in the last decade.
Few Communists are industrial workers.
Most are small businessmen and storekeep-
ers, with some professional men. More than
half live in New York city. The others are
chiefly in Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, De
troit and Philadelphia.
The ominous fact for the Communists
though we can't shed any tears over it's
that, unless they get new members soon, the
movement will before many years be thing
of the past.
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-15

ed new class officers. They are as
follows:
President-Carol Smith
Vice President-Kaye Needles
Secretary-Connie Spicer
Treasurer-Frances Cain
Frances Cain is a new girl who
came Monday from Milford.
Tuesday at Intermurals the
Sixth Grade boys played for the
Champion Basketball title. Mrs.
Mann's Room. won with a score of
6 to 2. Our boys have played
game and lost none.
Mrs. PURSES Room 6
We had a surprise birthday par
ty for our teacher, Mrs. Purse. We
had just returned from music class
and started to work again, when
the door opened and several of our
Mothers entered singing Happy
Birthday" We had lovely birth
day cake with candles made by Da-
vid Winkler's Mother. We mad plen-
ty of ice cream, cakes, and cookies.
Then we played some records. We
had such a nice time. We wish that
birthdays came more often
We had two pupils who left our
class last week Donald Marvel left
to go to Houston School and Linda
Conolley left to go to Baltimore.
We miss them very much.
s~ls Reporter Kay Mcdaniel
Miss Morris Sth
Miss Morris's eighth grade is go
ing to have two plays about Lin
coin for their assembly on Febru-
airy Is. The name of the first play
is Bobby and the Lincoln Speech.
The characters in this play are:
Mother, Alice Brown played by
Jean Martin; Father, Fred Brown
played by Robert Eastam; Bobby
Brown, ten played by Robert Wink
ler; Mary Brown, eleven played by
Bonnie Lee Dickerson; Lucille
Brown, thirteen played by Mary
Ann Messick: Mr.. Carter played by
Robert Bonniwell.
The second play is radio play
concerning When and Where and
How Lincoln Might Have Written
the Gettysburg Address. 1t is called
'The Man From Cemetery Ridge.
The characters are: Announcer,
Billy McColley; John Hay, Tommy
Brown; Mr.. Lincoln, George Pfeif-
fer; Tom Williams, soldier,
Michael Favro.
Also a group of music students
from our home room will play
couple of selections. Parents are
cordially invited to attend.
Euxro ux-af ffnsuna4fffau
BasketbalI-6t Grade
Girls
Mrs. Purse-14
Mrs. Mann-10
Boys
Mrs. Maln-6
Mrs. Purse
Coaches Elmer Riggin, Eugene
Wright
TOTAL POINTS
MRS. Mann-6
Mrs. Purse
VoIleyball-7t Grade
Boys
Cotter-15 Cotter-15 Cotter-1
Dolby-15 Dolby-9 Dolby-13
TOTAL POINTS
Cotter-7
Dolby-5
Basketball-St Grade
Girls
Goodwill-S
Norris
Boys
Goodwill-13
Morris-S
Results of FELTON, Game Tuesday,
February IL
Harrington boys lost to FELTON,
67-47 in hard fought game played
at the visitors court on Tuesday.
Scoring was balanced with Wilson
getting nine, Porter 8, FARRELL and
Richard Sapp Z. Wyatt scored q
for FELTON,.
The Jayvees made it four in a
row with a 44-37 victory bringing
their seasons record to wins,
losses. Manship led the attack with
Is points A fast finish overcame
half-time deficit of 5 points.
Milford chronicle., 1957-02-15
WHAT INDEPENDENT
CAN NOW DO

The independent merchant who
prefers waiting on customers to
waiting for his turn at golf has
little to worry about There al
ways will be a demand for this
, 1957-11-08
5 B Serb

we can proceed with plans .
entertaining the Congressional
Secretaries on Nov. 18th"
, 1957-11-08
MRS. LoscH

Bartlett and the Senators a
confirming letter. Meanwhile,
| phoned you and asked if the
Legislature would contribute
toward the cost of t h e
luncheon, along with the or
CARNATIONS who were repre-
sented at the meeting. You
said you thought they would
and that you would phone me
after discussing the matter
with the Senators. The letters
to Mr.. McFarlane and the
others were written but not
mailed pending Information as
to whether or not money
would be available to pay for
the luncheon.
A couple of days later I re-
oeived your letter Of Novem-
Der 4th stating that there was
objection to the Legislature
contributing to the luncheon
inasmuch as you and others
felt there had been discrimi-
nation in the handling of the
matter. AS you will see from
the foregoing a Committee
was not appointed as such, it
was a misnomer for me to de-
signate the group who met to
, 1957-11-08

discuss plans as a Commit
tee," and there was no inten-
ton to slight or offend any
one.
/ hope this explanation will
clarity the matter and that