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Milford chronicle., 1958-02-14
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
BY EloIne Townsend Dieksrson

sas) are the third team in the ma
tion and we expected the game to
be pretty one sided 1t was-I02
to 46. but nevertheless it was q
thrilling game, too. Seven foot.
Wilt Chamberlain alone made as
many points as the opposing team
and broke conference record
This thrilled the students, but they
almost shook the stadium trying to
boost their team over the one hum
dred mark.
Yesterday certainly was a nice
day for our family. All five of us
antiqued all afternoon in Law
renee. l say "all five" because
Sambo persuaded us to take him
along. (Our Boston. Bull Dog.) We
were told by an antique dealer here
In town that she believed we could
find two more of our Pennsylvania
Dutch plank chairs in Lawrence.
real friendly druggist in Law
renee gave us list of places to in
yestigate and we were on our way.
Phe hrst name on our list turned
out TO be a second hand shop and
the man said he had five plank
chairs, but they turned out to be
just old, every day, kitchen chairs.
Our second stop impressed the
children so much that afterwards
told them they would just have to
erase the house from their minds
and they both said in unison, But
we can't" Did you ever read about
world or wealth and filth? / be-
lieve they lived in New York. Well.
these brothers that we visited live
in Lawrence. The floors of their
big home were gorgeous, all inlaid
woods; the curtains were surely
originals (never washed since the
day they were hung-6O years
ago.; ivory, bisque, marble and
brass statues adorned each room.
A thick sticky coat of dust did, too.
They had so many antique chairs
OF many periods that there wasn't
room in this massive home to ar
range them, so they stacked them.
| guess antique dealers have be-
seized these two eccentric men with
fabulous prices for their art trea-
sures, but they continue to live in,
under and barricaded behind them.
Our third name on our list prov
ed to be disappointing in the be-
ginning, too. The middle aged
couple said they were recently
stripped of their chairs by Texas
dealer. But then the female thought
she remembered seeing two chairs
of our description in their barn.
Sure enough they were there. The
happy part about them is they were
already cleaned. These old chairs
usually have coats and layers of
paint. When all this is removed
next to the wood you'll find the old
red stain. The two chairs Hayes
vanished and hand rubbed last
night and now they are sitting
proud as peacocks" in our dining
room.
This time last year we had
Hayes parents out here in Kansas
with us. Wish they could be here
this year to celebrate Dad Dicker-
sons birthday. Its Fridays Feb
ruary IA, and he is in the Milford
Memorial Hospital. If you're in
the hospital visiting, wish him a
happy day for us, will you?
Always,
Elaine Townsend Dickerson
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-14

or an event to cause any unfrlendly
feelings. But it is challenge of
the troops to introduce to Milford
the girl who is typical scout. 1t
should be decided between the
girls themselves with the aid of
their leaders. 1t should take several
weeks of discussion before the
choice is made. Each troop will then
submit the name of their girl to a
board of judges and the name of
the two girls chosen will be an
nounced during Girl Scout Week.
There is no prize being offered to
these girls, just satisfaction of
great pride and honor. Girls should
be Judged on the Importance OF
their uniform to them. The way
they wear it and the pride and
care they take of it. Their atten-
dance in scouting, not only at their
own meetings, but to outside func-
tions they have been asked to
participate in. Their attitude to-
wards scouting and the progress
they have made. Also the manner
in which they display scouting
throughout their daily lives, In
thought, word, and deed. These
certainly are not all the qualities OF
an outstanding scout, that is why
we suggest a period of discussion
before decision.
The twelve Girl Scout Troops in
Milford have been divided among
three troop consultants, Mrs. Park
er Hitch, Mrs. Finley Jones and
Mrs. Roy LaFontaine. These con-
sultants work together with the
neighborhood chairman, Mrs. Chas.
Lundstedt. Mrs. Hitch is consul
tant for four Brownie troops under
the leadership of Mrs. Joe Moors,
Mrs. Claude Lynch and Mrs. Door
thy Rathmell. Mrs. LaFonta1ne is
consultant for Brownie Troops un-
der the leadership. of Mrs. Clyde
Wilkins, and Mrs. Elwood Mont
gomery and the new intermediate
troop under Miss Janet Lof1and.
Mrs. Jones is consultant for the
intermediate Troops under the
leadership of Mrs. Clement Nevins,
Mrs. Parker Hitch, Mrs. Charles
Lundstedt and Mrs Frank Lynch.
also for the Senior Scouts under
Miss Virginia Gray 1t is the job of
the consultant to help the leader
to become acquainted, establish a
friendly relationship with her, and
develop mutual understanding and
acceptance. To be available when
the leader asks for help. When
problem can not be solved by
consultant. the consultant will take
it to the neighborhOod chairman for
discussion. If there is need, the
neighborhood. chairman can get
advice direct rom Council. No
leader need ever feel that she is
without help or advice. Your con-
sultant hopes to become one of
your closest associates in scouting.
"You can depend upon her for
Service. This will be the Theme
used bv all Girl Scouts during their
week March 9 through March Is
Plans are being COMPLETED for a
very active week All troops are
preparing a SIS minute program
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-14
2806 McAlister
Topeka, Kansas
February 10, 1858

rSDI udIy lU, 1900
Dear Friends:
When we moved we were given
an eight party telephone line, and
tickled to death to get it. Not all
of the lines were full and until to-
day we only had Il say ONLYD five
on our line Over the weekend
some one new must have moved in
and the phone situation certainly
has been a joke ever since. If my
kitchen phone rang one long that
was for me, but if our extension in
the bedroom rang one long it would
be for Beth. We don't have any
Beth in our household and the mix
up was just nothing short of con-
fusion The telephone man just
left a little while ago. My extern
sion phone had its wires crossed.
For a while this morning ! thought
maybe mine were.
Sunday, the second, Hayes re-
turned home from his Massachus-
etts trip to Sth Air Force Head
quarters. AS you know he spent
few days at home and returned
bearing gifts. One was pewter
pitcher that I remember my par
ents using for years and years and
years. Pewter is all the rage now
and / was so pleased to have this
particular piece. Hayes also
brought some Holsters fresh from
the Atlantic Ocean. How those
poor things managed to stay "alive
and kicking" in that swift, jet
flight back here I'll never under
stand, but they were wiggling when
we dropped them in the boiling
kettle. / make face every time l
think aboNt boiling them alive, but
you know if you don't you'll be the
one to suffer. They were just
scrumptiOus.
Sunday afternoon pleasant
voice on the other end of our tele-
phone announced that she was Mrs.
Wood, Mike Woods mother. Mixes
mother was asking our permission
for her son to take our daughter
en- a roller-rink skating date. When
| had given my permission and
ended the conversation / immed-
lately turned to blushing Lynne to
hear more. She said, He's nice,
mother, but I've already tcld him
my boy friend is in Milford" Mr..
and Mrs. Wood accompanied the
two eleven-year-olds and said Mike
and Lynne had wonderful time
together. Lynne came home laugh
ing because Mike fell twice and she
didn't. / told Lynne that wasn't
showing much finesse on her part
and she just looked at me question
ably.
How often do you have some pie
dough left that you don't know
what to do with? Usually / end up
giving it to Lynne or Dawn to play
with. A neighbor of mine taught
me a neat trick this week. Into
the extra dough roll crumbled,
sharp cheese. Cut into sticks about
~" by 81. Bake them when you
bake your pie. OF course they will
brown quickly. They make good
snacks-so much so that you might
want to make a complete batch of
than.
Saturday evening we were invit-
ed by neighbors to see the Univer-
sity of Kansas basketball team play
Nebraska. The Jayhawkers (Kan-
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-14
LINCOLN
Mrs. Rena Morgan
Phone: Milford 51S9
LincOla Methodist Church
Rev. w. w. Hamilton, Pastor

LincOln Methodist Church
Rev. w. w. Hamilton, Pastor
Services for Sunday, February
16:
IL a. m. Church School session
Douglas Morgan, superintendent
Paul White, assistant superinten-
dent No hour in the week will
bring as much joy and understand
ing to you than the hour spent in
study of Gods Holy Word each
Sunday in the class of your choice
A cordial invitation is extended to
all who are not already attending
church.
to 4:30 p. m. Precious Memoir
les Broadcast" over GEORGETOWN
Station, 900 on the dial.
Tickets are now on sale for the
Precious Memories" turkey supper
which will be held Saturday even
ing, March 1, at the Lincoln Com
munitv Hall, Inc.
$50 p. m. MYF under the direc-
tion of Albert Coleman, counselor,
for all teen-agers in and around
Lincoln Visitors are always well
come.
1880 p. m. Evening song and
praise service. You will be blessed
as you join friends in the worship
of our Lord.
This week being National Boy
Scout Week, the Lincoln Troop at
tended services in a body, along
with their scout master, Harry
Glasco and assistant scout masters
Norman Baker and Russell Brit
tingham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glasco Dukes, Miss
Doris Benson, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Worden and son Ronnie and
Mrs. Jack Fitzgerald were received
in Lincoln Methodist Church dur
ing the worship service on Sunday
morning. Herman Benson, Archie
Carey and William Berrett were
elected trustees to serve for a term
of three years.
There will be a special meeting
at the Lincoln Church on Monday
.oO p lAi-s III Cp0i dtlOAs
for the Concert" which will be
held on Sunday evening, March Is
at 1880 p. m. All persons having
Ads" please bring them with yol
on Monday evening.
Thursday evening, to 1880 p
m, sharp. Choir practice.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Lincoln PTA will be held ir
the school auditorium on THURSDAY
evening, February 20, at o'clock
Plans for the coming State Conven-
tion will be discussed. The meet
ing will be in charge of Robert
Worden, vice president. A nursery
will be provided for all children
whose parents desire to attend the
meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Parker and
daughter Boyce spent the weekend
in Chester, Pa, as guests of Harry
On Sunday all were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Nc
Clellan and family of Brookhaven,
Pa.
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-14

May l extend my sincere thanks
to all who took over my duties
during the past few weeks. Many
good deeds were done on my be-
half by my sister Scouts and their
interest and concern were indeed a
comfort.
The Girl Scout Cookie Sale will
end on February Is. Mrs. Frank
Appel, neighborhood cookie chair
man, reports that she appreciates
the eagerness and spirit which the
Brownies and Girl Scouts have
shown during the Cookie Sale. She
is very we'll pleased with the pro-
greSs of the sale and wishes to
state that there are still some more
cookie mints and one case of as
sorted sandwich cookies, if any
one is interested in acquiring addi-
tional cookies. The true Girl Scout
spirit was shown on the opening
day of the sale. Even though the
day was snowy and cold Mrs. Ap-
pei had repated calls for cookies
that the girls were determined to
sell. A complete report will be
given by Mrs. Appel at a future
date.
A Girl Scouts honor is to be
trusted This is one of her laws.
Honor is defined as respectful
regard, esteem. reputation, self-re-
spect. When a Brownie or a Girl
Scout is placed on her honor, there
should never be any question as to
the outcome of her deed Yet it has
been reported, with regret, that dur
ing the beginning of the Cookie Sale,
when all Brownies and Girl Scouts
had been placed on their honor not
to sell cookies until the morning
of Saturday, Feb. 1st some cookies
had been sold before this date
Honor is far more important to a
Girl Scout than the selling of
cookies. Involved also is the goal
of selling the most boxes and gain
ing an earned reward. Leaders are
requested to discuss the subject of
honor with their girls again and
when they tally the number of
boxes sold by each girl, remember
the winner is the girl who waited
until Saturday morning to start
the competition, for in Scouting
there is no such word as foul plav
Who Is the outstanding Brownie
and Girl Scout of Milford? 1t would
be interesting to find out. and so
all leaders are being asked to find
the girl IN their troop who can best
nnalifv as an outstanding scout.
This is not popularity contest
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Bradley
and daughter Sharon of Milford
were dinner guests on Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Bradley, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Tucker
were dinner guests on Saturday
evening of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Tucker of Glendale.
Mrs. Harvey Coverdale, Jr., en-
tered the Milford Memorial Hospi-
tai on Monday for observation.
Mrs. Elizabeth Satterfield enter
tanned to dinner on Sunday: Miss
Eleanor Satterfield, R. ~, of jeff
erson Hospital, George Donovan of
Glendale, and Mrs. Norma Marvel
and children Virginia, Susanna and
Rose Mary of Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald Dickerson
and three children of Rehoboth have
recently moved to Cedar Creek,
formerly known as the Hubbard
Macklin property.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Morgan en-
tertained to a family dinner on
Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Col
Inns, Mr.. and Mrs. Eliza Collins and
children of Gumboro and Mrs.
Joshua Murray and family of Sell
byville.
Mrs. Emmert Shaffer and family
of Denton, Md, spent Wednesday
with \ her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Truitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. HI. NJ. Burns spent
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Hat
lie Wagamon of Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Morgan en-
eertained to dinner on Sunday: Mr..
and Mrs. Donald Donovan and
daughter Donna Mae, Ronald Rust
of Milford and Mrs. Edith Fisher.
Miss Hattie Harding returned
lome on Sunday, having complet-
I'd her four months nurses train
ing in Philadelphia General Hos
1ital. Miss Harding resumed her
iuties at Milford Memorial Hos
pital on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Swain of
New Castle spent the weekend
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
" Swain, Sr
Mrs. jeanette Wordon, president
)f the Ladies Auxiliary selected the
following members at their month
y meeting on Monday evening TO
work with her during the coming
year: Irene Fitzgerald, assistant
secretary; Dorothy Glasco, ways
md means; Margaret Swain, pub
icity. Mrs. Wordon welcomed a
lew member to the society, Mrs.
linda Smith.
Charles Rogers and his orchestra
will be playing this Friday evening
1t the Lincoln Community Center
rom TO IL o'clock. Admission,
&c. Refreshments will be on sale.
Bobby Thomas and his orchestra
will be playing also at the New Lin
coin Community Center for the
George Washington dance to be
held Friday evening, February 81.
Dancing from 8 p. m. until l a. m.
Cabaret style Tickets may be OBJ
tanned from William Warren. $3.50
per couple Benefit of Lincoln Com
munity Building.
There will be free skating this
Saturday evening at the New Lin
coin Community Center starting at
1880 O'Clock. Bring your own
skates. No steel skates allowed.
Everybody welcome
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-14

for Parents Night. The Girl Scouts
will entertain on March IL at 1880
and the Brownies on March IA at
700 p. m. Both Mon and Dad are
asked to attend this event, for it
is felt that Dad does not have
much opportunity to observe his
daughters scouting activities. Sum
day, March 9, it is hoped that all
girls plan to attend church to-
gether, either at the Avenue Church
or at st. Johns Church.
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-14
WHAT HAPPENED TO SCHOOLRoOM
CRISIS?

The proposal that the federal government
underwrite scientific education is running
into strong opposition-and some of it comes
from top educators. They see federal aid as
an open sesame to ultimate federal control
of education. They want to get the needed
money from industry, foundations and indi-
viduals
The situation caused the Wall Street
Journal to make an apt observation. "This
year we are told that unless Washington
spends 81 billion more on science education
we will never catch UP to the Russian Sput-
niks and education is doomed.
Last year we were told that unless the
Federal Government came across with bill
lions of dollars to build schoolrooms across
the country education was doomed. But hard
ly anybody mentions that these days.
'is it fair to ask the Federal aiders what
happened to the schoolroom crisis?"
Those who want the federal government
TO become a dictator of education will use
any excuse to get their foot in the door. That
is happening now. 1t amounts to arguing
that we must ape the Russians in order to
keep pace with the Russians. If that is true,
free and representative government is dead.
One of the great paradoxes of this age is
that we could destroy ourselves from within
even as we gird nightly to guard against
attack from without.
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-14
ON BUSINESS LUNCHES

Uncle Sam has declared that the expense
account businessman, who for many years
now has been enjoying eating out, and charg-
ing the cost to business expense, will be linn
tied to some degree this year. The limitation
consists of an we rule that the businessman
cannot buy himself lunch, even while enter
tanning a guest, while in his home town.
AS soon as this announcement was made,
all sorts of questions were raised about ones
home town. Could businessman, for ex-
ample, drive five or ten miles to the nearest
municipality, perhaps in the same greater
metropolitan area, and charge it all to the
expense account in that community
Uncle Sam says mo" Moreover Uncle
Sam says that businessmen on trips must be
on overnight trips or their expense accounts
might be rejected. All in all, taken with the
announcement by Uncle Sam that expense
accounts would have to be justified in more
detail next year Covering this years ex-
penditures) it seems that the expense ac-
count money is taking it on the chin.
Ever since the high tax rates have been in
effect, for some fifteen years now, the United
States economy has drifted toward an econ
omy of the expense account executive. Apart
mentS, automobiles, and all sorts of things
were bought on expense accounts. This was
a way of circumventing income taxes and
much of the restaurant and night club and
entertainment money in the larger cities of
this country can be traced to the expense
account. 1t is an artificial situation, which
initiates prices and makes things pretty ter
rible for the private citizen without an ex-
pense account, who is trying to compete with
the expense-account gentry. While we hate
to admit agreeing with the tax man, there is
reason for requiring justification for certain
expense outlayS-in fairness to everyone con-
cerned.
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-14
OUTER SPACE TRAVEL

Recent surveys have shown that the pop
ulation of the world is increasing by some
43,000,000 citizens a year. The boom in world
population began after World War III and
is continuing steadily.
Because there are no longer many large
areas of productive land open for migration
and because the world has shrunk and popu-
lation increased daily, a problem is to be
faced, eventually, concerning the feeding,
clothing and housing of our steadily increas-
ing population.
Birth rates, of course, are the highest in
unker-developed countries, where people are
never adequately fed, clothed or sheltered. In
fact, it is reported that more than half the
people on earth today are hungry.
Unless scientific and chronological i'm
provements can keep pace, and then some
with the growing population, millions and
millions of babies and young people will con-
tinue to go hungry, and the figure might even
increase. This aggravates an already press
ing population problem, especially in coun-
tries like China and India.
All of which brings us around to the ques-
tion of outer space. There are some who won
der why scientists and defense officials are
making plans to travel to outer space In
time it may be that we will need the unde-
veloped lands or productive surface areas of
some of the planets that surround us.
No one can answer this question with
finality until outer space is explored and that
is the reason why the scientists of the world
and some of the worlds humanitarians, are
genuinely interested in outer space travel for
reasons connected with our sharply-inereas-
ing population.
.
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-14
OBITUARY
HITCH

HlTCH
Mrs. Arva Elliott Hitch, As, died
Feb. IL at the Beebe Hospital,
Lewes. She was the wife of Spen-
Ger Hitch, at Riverdale, Lear Mills
boro.
Daughter of Mrs. Ethel Elliott
and the late Connor r. Elliott, she
also leaves two sons, William
Hitch, Georgetown, and John of
Riverdale and one granddaughter,
Deborah Hitch, Georgetown.
She was a member of the Mt.
Olivet Church, Seaford, and was
an employe of the Bonnie-Louise
Dress Shop in Rehoboth.
Funeral services will be held Sat
urday at p. M, in the Watson and
Gray Funeral Chapel, Frankford.
The Rev. David Mulford, rector of
the Episcopal Church, George
town, and the Rev. Frank Baynard,
pastor of the Methodist Church,
Greenwood, will officiate. Inter
ment will be in Barratt's Chapel
Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
chapel Friday evening from to g
p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-14
WAR AGAINST RECESSION


President Eisenhower clings to his belief
that the current recession is only a, breath
er" for business, view which is not shared
by all of our economists. They may be an up
turn few months hence, but it would be
unwise to simply wait for that to happen.
Secretary of Labor Mitchell has said that
there will be four and half million unen-
ployed this month. This is too deep an eco
nomic breath for America to afford at this
precise moment in history. If the recession
becomes more severe the uncommitted world,
impelled by fear, may well fling itself into
the lap of Russia.
1t is unsafe to bank on defense spending
alone as a means of pulling the business spir-
al back upwards. For then, if any disarma-
ment agreements were reached, our economy
could be sucked back into another recession.
That economy is delicately organized and is
too big and complicated to be allowed to run
on its own momentum.
By easing its monetary policies the gov
ernment has already taken some of the steps
that can be taken to speed economic recovery.
Further steps could be taken without raising
the bugaboo of government intervention.
Recession need not find us helpless. Re-
cession is challenge to reason and inge-
nuity. The nation must be ready now so as
to be able to prevent depression. For depres-
sion is the precise development that Moscow
has hoped for and waited for since the end
of World War III. Imaginative action to curb
and shorten the recession is the best way to
make sure that those hopes will be disap-
pOinted
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-14
ADAMS

Stephen T. Adams, 80, of Ver-
non, near Harrington, husband of
Annie B. Adams, died Feb. II in
the Milford Memorial Hospital.
A retired engineer for the Penn
sylvania Railroad, Mr.. Adams was
a former superintendent of the
Hollywood Cemetery, Harrington.
Funeral services will be held in
the Berry Funeral Home, Clark
Street, Harrington, on Sunday at
2 p. m. Interment will be in the
Hollywood Cemetery. The Rev.
John Anderson, pastor of Prospect
Methodist Church, near Vernon,
will officiate.
Friends may call at the funeral
home Saturday evening.
In addition to his wife, Mr.. Ad-
ans leaves two sons, Stanley and
Lester Adams, both of Philadel-
phia; two daughters, Mrs. John
School, Chester and Mrs Walter
j. Hanson. Harrington; four sis
ters, Mrs. Katie Drummond, Santa
Rosa, Calf, Mrs. William Croll,
Hickman. Mrs. August Croll. Fed
eralsburg, Md, and Mrs. Ella
Brockhurst, Ridgefield Park, y. j.,
I3 grandchildren and Is great
grandchildren.
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