davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-04
foliage.

foliage.
Azaleas-There are many differ
ent types of azaleas sold at Easter.
Some are hardy, and some are not.
They should be hardened off after
Towering, planted in 1he garden,
and provided with soil conditions
needed for any outdoor azalea.
Gardenias-Thisi is house plant
only and not hardy in the state.
They do not grow well under con-
ditions in most homes. Probably
you will want to keep this plant
only for short time after bloom
ing. If you would like to try them
as a house plant, place outdoors
in late spring in a sheltered spot
with partial shade Take them up
in the fall before frost and try to
keep them growing as a house
plant.
Small Family Hams Now
Available
HOmemakers with small families
or who like meat in small pack
ages will find a convenience food
canned haIn-available in a new
size.
The U. S. Department of Agri-
cultures meat inspection division
has cooperated with the meat-pack-
ing industry to develop process
ing method that yields one-pound
and one and one-half-pOund canned
hams much like the larger six to
eight-pound size now on the mar
ket.
Small canned hams, many of
them imported, have been on the
market previously. These hams
have been fully processed at a
fairly high temperature. Although
this allowed them to be stored at
room temperature, it also resulted
in large amount of free liquid in
the can.
To avoid this problem. a way
was found to process the new small
canned hams safely at lower tenn
peTatures. Like the usual canned
hams, they have good favor, little
excess liquid in the can, end must
be stored in the refrigerator.
Production of the new hams is
just beginning. They should be
popular with those who like the
convenience of ready-to-serve bone
less hams but find the six to
eight-pounds hams too large.
Miss Marjorie J. Wnrmeck, ex-
tension nutritionist at the Univer-
sity of Delaware suggests a small
canned ham in the refrigerator for
quick meals. She recommends
banking it with homemade potato
salad for a buffet supper. Cold or
hot. a one and one-half-pound
canned ham should serve four to
six people.
To save time when serving it hot
the nutritionist says to remove ham
from the can, slice thin, tie slices
together with a string, and cover
with brown sugar or with pine
apple or apricot preserve for
glaze. Or garnish with canned pine
apple slices, canned pear or peach
halves, or cooked dried prunes.
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-04

Babson Park, Mass, April 8. Do
you realize that school enrollments
have increased this year for the 18th
year in a row; and that right now
one out of every four persons is at
tending school or college? This is
why two national problems are
reaching crisis proportions: ~
classroom space; and (2) the tea
cher shortage. How is your COM
munity solving these problems?
ClassroOms and Money
Already operating expenses of our
public schools are consuming about
SO per cent of the budget in the av-
erage New England town; and I
imagine this is typical of other
areas across the country. School
building committees simply cannot
continue to spend the taxpayers
money as freely in the next ten
years as they have in the past ten,
for already in this slight recession
home owners are finding their tax
load more than they can bear.
In 1862, .We-Were short some 312,-
600 classrOOms. The figure probably
approaches 100000 today, despite
all the building already completed.
How are we going. to pay for these
needed new school rooms? May be
bold enough to suggest that we
cannot,-at least not in the fashion
we have been accustomed to in the
pasti There must be some changes
made. Let me ask you, could you
afford custom-built automobile, at,
perhaps, $4,000? Your town can
no more afford a custom-built
school! If our federal government
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-04

young people do go dancing.
Folk dancing is held in the opera
houses, and there is ball room
dancing, vintage of USA 1897 per-
haps. There are record parties at
home with classical and pop rec
ords. Young people drink fruit
juices and eat ice cream"
Russian teen-agers are polite, do
not push, shout, shove, or talk in
boisterous fashion, she says. They
laugh in quiet giggles. But they are
not subsverient. Youngsters who
stand outside hotels to collect coins
and stamps do not accept either ex-
cept in trade. They do not congre-
gate on street corners as do our
American teen-agers. Boys and
girls walk arm in arm or hand in
hand. Miss Thebom says that "af-
lection is not frowned on apparent
ly."
The school day is long and there
are about five hours home work.
Young girls wear jumper-type
dresses over ski pants, sweaters,
coats and boots. Temperatures in
winter often reach Is degrees be-
low zero.
But in my visit to Sunday
church services" says Miss The
bonn, II did not see any young peo-
pie at church. Except for a few,
all the church-goers were over So"
That observation is important.
1t means the well educated Rus
sian of tomorrow may not have
spiritual values to guide him.
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-04
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
BIZ EloIne townsend Dickerson

these trips to other bases. but I
especially missed him Tuesday
morning. Lynne's geography class
in the fifth grade has been studying
the eleven western states. Since
we have travelled through most Of
them | offered to show the pupils
our colored slides of the Grand Cam
yon, Hoover Dam, Mormon Temple,
in Salt Lake City, San Francisco,
the Sierra Mountains, etc. 1t was a
good idea, but l am not a good
protector operator and I'm afraid
my grade for that hour in school
was "U' for unsatisfactory.
Hayes returned to us Friday even
ing. Four hours after he stepped in
the front door we were still stand
ing over kettle of hot water cook
ing live Holsters. Neighbors came in
to get their promised, allotted share
and it was the wee hours of the
morning before we were done.
While Hayes was in Puerto Rico.
about ten days ago, he told us he
saw Sputnik III for about five min
utes. The view was expected to be
quite good and Air Force men with
special cameras weighing fourteen
tons were on hand to photograph
the spectacle. The Officers Club
there must be lovely. 1t sits high
above the water and the dining
room overlooks the beach where the
breakers roll and you know how
lovely sunsets are over water. Too
bad SAC wives are not permitted to
trail along with their husbands.
Always,
= e TT n
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-04

any change in routine. After all,
one of the compensations of teach
ing is a long vacation. They will
probably say that longer day or
week psychologically unsound for
both teachers and pupils. My own
college administrators say that this
is not necessarily so. Furthermore,
if teachers would accept an IL
month job responsibility. a longer
work day, and a longer work week
like all other professional people,
they could readily become more pro-
ductive and their incomes would be
raised. School Committees could
also help make much better tea
chers by cutting out lot of the
extracurricular nonsense.
I do not forget that children can
not be put on an educational pro-
duction line and have their educa-
ton made like parts to a car. Edu-
cation is a process of reaction be-
student and teacher, and student
and student This, like a great work
of art, takes time to put together;
it takes reworking; it takes pa
tience; it takes a master to pro-
duce good results. So I say to
school committees and those con-
cerned with education, weigh your
educational values, cut your heavy
spending on bricks and mortar,
make more economical use of your
buildings and time, and Immediately
cut ,out the extracurricular nom
sense Then, put your tax money
where will do the most good-into
capable, inspiring and devoted tea
chers.
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-04
Kent Home DOings
From: RUTH ADAMS
Kent County Home Demonstration
Agent
Keen Easter Plants Alive

Keep Easter Plants Alive
Many homemakers will receive
some type of plant at Easter. Some
of these will grow outside, others
are good house plants, while a
few are not suited for either house
Or outdoor culture.
These facts prompted me to
gather information abous each Of
several Easter plants popular to
fhis area, SO you might benefit
oy a reminder on how to keep the
plants longer.
Here is what Robert F. Stevens.
extension horticulturist at the Uni
;ersity of Delaware, told me.
Easter ily-Longifiorum, the va
.iety commonly grown by florists
as a pot plant, is not very hardy in
this locality. The plant should be
Kept il q cool room out of the sun
and well-watered while still in
bloom. After danger of frost is
past MAY 5-10) sink pots in the
grounds in a protected place with
partial sunlight. Keep the plants
there about two weeks until they
are hardened off" to stand cold
weather. Then remove from the
,ot and transplant into the garden,
Using about one-half a handful of
fertilizer mixed into the soil be-
fore planting. They will often flow
er again in the fall.
Hyacinths-These are bulbous
plant which are hardy i'll the Del
aware area. Keep them i'll the house
N cool sunny location until after
blooming. They can be set in the
garden after danger of frost is
past. However, hyacinths that have
been forced" for Easter bios
SONS often do not bloom in the
garden next year, and it may be
several years before a bulb regains
its vitality.
Tulips-They are hardy in Del
aware and may be kept in the gar
den as soon as frost is past. Put in
a good location away from shrubs,
and spade in small amount of fer
tilizer before planting. Don't cut
leaves off until they wither and die
Although the plant may not bloom
next year, the bulbs will quickly
regain their vitality and provide
excellent garden flowers in the
future.
Hydrangeas-Mos Easter Hy-
drangeas are of the species horten-
is and are French hybrids Keep
them in the house in a cool sun
ny location with plenty of water
while in bloom. After Towering,
harden off as for the Easter lily
and transplant into the garden
These plants are not too well suit
ed to this locality. as rhe flower
buds often are killed by frost in
the early spring. However, they
will overw.nter and produce good
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-04
ANOTHER POLIO WARNING

The polio season is fast-approaching
again. 1t is nice to report that paralytic po-
lilo has been reduced by some eighty-ive per
cent, as a result of the Salk vaccine, and that
a relatively small number of Americans will
be stricken with it this year.
The point of this editorial, however, is
to point out that there are still millions of
Americans who refuse to take the necessary
precautions to protect themselves against the
polio threat The latest figure showed that
about forty-six million Americans were still
risking infantile paralysis. This is a sur
prisingly. large number.
These are the citizens who refuse to have
shots of the Salk vaccine, although this vac
cine-in two years-has reduced the number
of paralytic polio cases by some eighty-ive
per cent.
Those citizens who should take advan-
tage of the Salk vaccine without delay are
those younger than forty years of age. They
are more susceptible to polio than are older
persons. While there were mistakes, and
some tragic ones, in the development and
use of this vaccine, the overall results prove
that paralytic polio has been dealt stagger-
ing blow by this vaccine.
We urge all those below the age of forty,
and especially all children, to make immedi-
ate use of the vaccine. We sincerely believe
it is in their best interests to do so.
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-04
2S06 McAlister Ave.
Topeka, Kansas
March so, 1858

March 80, 1858
Dear friends:
have one of those Townsend
colds. When a Townsend gets cold
it's not a nondescript-it's the real
Mccoy. l remember Grandmother
Townsend having cold once and
they wanted to put her in the hos
pital, but she had lived with this
family malady all her life and she
knew the sojourn in the hospital
was unwarranted.
/ was thrilled to death to get my
cold this time had good reason to
be pleased. Wednesday, Thursday
andN Friday I had the worse sore
throat. AS you know a sore throat
can be the beginning of many i'll
nesses. / wasn't concerned until
Thursday when a neighbor 2n-
nounced to all mothers nearby that
her Oldest child had measles. Many
of you know l never heye had sly
of those childhood illnesses. When
| was three years old / did have
whooping cough and that was the
extent of them. In Florida in 1907
at the motherly age of u l had
mumps; here in 1855 | had the
worse case of chicken pox you have
ever seen. So Thursday afternoon
was in the doctors office at
Forbes Air Force Base receiving my
gamma globulin shot for measles.
| did not take the children-as a
favor to them, really. These are
childhood illnesses and that is the
best time to have them, I'm con-
vinced.
We miss Hayes when he is ON
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-04
Gold Mines Give
10 h anne sbure
Chronic Hieeups
BY ADRIAN s. HAGEN

JOHANNESBURG (P- Johan
nesburg is a city that suffers from
chronic hiccups.
For the past 20 to 80 years, hard
" a week has gone by withou
crockery dancing on shelves as the
city shudders.
The hiccups are earth tremor
which vary in intensity end length
The reason for the spasmodi>
tremors that ripple along the Wit
watersrand lies in 10000 miles o
tunnels which criss-cross in a 20
mile-long maze.
These are the workings of tht
Witwatersrand gold mines whicl
are so interlocked that a man cal
walk (intheory) for distance o
20 miles from east to west or vic,
versa, without seeing daylight.
Scientists say the reason for tn,
earth tremors along the Witwaters
rand is the great strain placed OIL
subterranean rock somewhat weak
ened as a result of mining opera
ton.
The pressure causes the rock t,
crack and the city shivers.
Severe tremors do not follow
regular pattern, Witwatersranf
University's Bernard Price Insti
tute of Geophysical Research says
But observations have proved tina
minor earth tremors occur dali
between 2 p. m. and p. m, wheI
miners dynamite the gold-bearin.
reef.
There is nothing TO indicate tha
the tremors will increase in tn.
future or that the bedrock will
weaken and the city disappear into
the tunnels.
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-04
PERPLEXITY

COLUMBUS, Ohio Up Wher
a grab-and-run thief sratched heI
shoulder strap purse and lied, As
year-old widow from Germany tolC
police:
"Backin my Germany when peo
pie were poor and hungry, l coul6
understand this, but in America
where they have everything, / just
don't get it."
The victim Mrs. Agnes F. Schae-
per. said she came to the United
States in 1855 after service with
American unter-inteligence, in
Munich.
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-04
ONLY TEMPORARY

Upton, Ind. Up Mrs. Bryce
Burkhalter of nearby Sharpsville
had some good luck the other day
but ii didn't last very long.
She escaped unhurt when her
car skidded into ditch. Then. while
waiting for tow truck. she stepped
into a hole and suffered a broken
ankle.
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-04
EFFECT TO CAUSE

IDAHO FALLS. Idaho -(P)-,A
E. Browning discovered why sis
daughter couldn't start the family
car. Someone had stolen the gen
orator.
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-04
FAITH IN IMMORTALITY

able for Easter Sunday dinner? Why are
eggs dyed and given to children on Easter?
What is the significance of the Easter rab-
bit? Why do millions of Christians make
point of wearing at least one article of new
clothing on Easter? Why is Easter called
by that name?
Many parents, if those questions were
posed by their children, would be hard put
to find satisfactory answers The fact is that
millions of Christians take part in the joyous
festival of Easter without having any very
clear idea about its origins and meaning, ex-
cept that it celebrates the resurrection of
Jesus Christ. This may be annoying to those
who place high value on tradition, but it
need not disturb anyone who believes in first
things first.
The fact is that when it comes to Easter
the first and ever most important thing is
that this day bespeaks ChYistendom's faith
in the Immortality of man. The fact that the
egg symbolizes new life, that the date of
Easter changes from year to year because of
its original association with the Jewish Pass
over, that Easter gets its name from the old
Teutonic month dedicated to the goddess of
spring-these and other bits of Easter. lore
are interesting but entirely secondary. The
hope and promise of eternal life, the denial
that mans spirit dies like mown grass
these are the heart and soul of Easter.
1S>So%x
WHERE BUNK COMES FROM
One of the most common words in the
American language today is the word bunk"
We often use this term without realizing
where it came from, although most of us
realize what it means.
Back in 1920, the pro-slavery and the an
ti-slavery fractions in the House of Repre-
sentatives, after long and bitter argument,
had reached a satisfactory compromise con-
corning the entry of Missouri as State in
the Union. This was accomplished through
the passage of the Missouri Compromise
which provided that Missouri might enter the
Union as a slave state, but that future states
formed above the line of Missouri's southern
boundary should be free-soil states.
All of the members of the House wanted
an immediate vote, with one exeeption-a
little-known Congressman, Felix Walker,
whose principal constituency was Buncombe
County, North Carolina. Walker said: 81 am
bound to make speech for Buncombe" to
those who asked him to allow vote to be
taken.
After that speech, every time legisla-
tor made a useless, tirne-wasting talk, his
colleagues would shout, "Buncombe" At
time went on, the term was shortened to
bunk" and became part of our language.
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-04

Heat in the oven at 325 degrees F
or until the meat is heated
through to the center.
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-04
NON-INFLATIONARY STIMULUS
NEEDED

Two leading Democratic Senators-Mag-
nuson of Washington and Smathers of Flor
ida-have introduced measure which would
repeal the three per cent excise tax on freight
transportation and the ten per cent passeng-
er transportation tax. The relief would ap-
ply to railroads, motor carriers, airlines and
waterway carriers.
~ Senator Smathers has clearly and COM
pellingly explained the need for this legisla-
ton. He said: "Today's recession is caused,
largely, by the buying public's lack of conf
dence. :. What is needed is non-infation-
airy stimulus to our economy. We believe
that the repeal of these taxes would provide
that spark.
Transportation affects the pocketbook of
everyone of US. 1t makes up Fl per cent of
Americas gross national product. Few pro-
ducts of the farm, the mine or the factory
are consumed where they are produced. All
that we eat and all that we wear is carried
in public sportation-usually several diff
ferent times7-before reaching the ultimate
consumer. And each time these products are
carried by public transportation 3 per cent
tax is paid. It's easy to see how this pyramid
ing of costs adds to initiation.
This type of tax cut on all transporta-
ton should result in lower prices and encour-
age an increased activity on the part of con-
sumer purchases. Loss of Federal revenue
would be relatively small /. :. far outweighed
by the beneficial effects OF this important
business stimulant." The Senator added that
small businessmen would benefit especially
from repeal of the freight tax, They cannot
afford to operate their own fleets of trucks,
as can the large business, and must rely on
public transportation.
1t is highly significant that, according to
Senator Smathers, 13 of the Is members of
the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Com
mittee are co-sponsors of the tax repeal mea-
sure. The case for it is overwhelmingly
strong. 40" =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-05

q daily shampoo and scalp
massage act Is q stimulant
TO the circulation. and II Is
Just an old wife's tale that
you can ruin your hair BY
too frequent shampoos. MY
hair Is so thick I have to
have II Trimmed"
Mary turned to her hus-
band. Dick Halliday. His hair
is luxuriant. and though 1t il
quite gray. II is not receding
one bit.
Dick has washed his hair
In the shower every day since
he was in school. and look
how beautiful 1t is. But" she
added. Il do think it's a good
idea TO change around with
your shampoos."
These two are so happy
with their work in the theater
and with their coffee planta-
ton in southern Brazil that
their radiance is contagious.
you have certainly made
q pleasant life." / remarked
in parting.
1T takes enthusiasm, dis
cipline and above all. tenn
perance. Excuses and over
indulgences are the things
that cause trouble in mar
riageS," Mary concluded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-05

mission ! have chocolate or
honey for q quick energy
booster.
"When I'm working ! have
70 fight getting too thin. and
I've found q bowl Of hot cereal
with cream before going 10
bed seems to stick to the
ribs"
! wondered after such q
heavy schedule II Miss Mar
tin has any trouble getting
10 sleep.
II always commute so it
gives me time TO unwind"
she confessed. I'm New York
We drive for a hour an a half
to Connecticut. and here we
motor to our house in Malibu.
! love the sea. the fresh salt
air and sound OF the waves.
But ! do read a bit before
turning out the light. A SEMI
dull book helps. II it's too
interesting. ! don't want to
stop and that's not good"
Hair Is Short
Mary keeps her hair quite
short. Il wash II every day."
she explained. like I did for
so long on the stage in South
Pacific
MY skin doctor says that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-05
GLAMOUR is THEIR BUSINESS
Mary MQrtin Tells
Energy Secrets
-wid, world Photo

when I first did Annie nine
years ago. l was determined
not to miss q single perform
ance.
She Collapsed
II did 1t SIS times. and
when the final curtain went
down I collapsed and was
taken TO the hospital In such
serious condition Of exhaus-
ton that ! had to have blood
transfusions. glucose injec-
tons and a very long rest TO
regain my health. This could
have been the end OF me-"
Mary confessed. and it
taught me a lesson which !
needed very much. because
when I'm interested in some
thing I don't know when to
stop.
But I'm very pleased, be-
cause my doctor tells me
now I'm in better physical
condition and better voice
than ! was when I first played
the role in 1919.
You need endurance to
stand UP under the stress Of
riding a horse on Q treadmill
ct 80 miles an hour, being
tossed around In an Indian
initiation ballet and having
nine changes and only q mat
ter Of minutes TO accomplish
each one.
1--WE learned about the
conservation Of energy" she
continued. And ! don't try
to play when I'm working.
DIE Is very important. too.
When I need energy I elimi-
nate carbohydrates and con-
centrate on protein. fruit,
green salads and vegetables.
I take a B-l2 vitamin shot
every day. and during inter-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-05
Club to Hear
Ranger Hol'

Mr.. Harold Shaw. known
more popularity TO television
children's audiences as
Ranger Hal" will be guest
speaker al q dessert meeting
Of the Washington. ID. c..
Alumnae Club Of Alpha Gam
ma Delta at 1880 pm. We'd
nesday at AAUW national
headquarters. 1894 ! street
NV.
The Washington group will
entertain the members OF the
Old Dominion Alumnae Club
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-05

and the Alpha xi Alumnae
Chapter Of the University Of
Maryland.
Mr.. Shaw. who is with Radio
and Television Station WTOP.
has selected THE TV Per-
former" as the subject Of
his talk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-05
Conservation Topic

Three films on land, water
and forest conservation will
be shown at a meeting Of the
Major L'Enfant Chapter Of
the District Daughters Of the
American Revolution at 8
pm. Tuesday in the OAR
Chapter House. 1882 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV.