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Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
At Inspection
Tine, Hand
Fly

NORFOLK, Va. up - Railroads
have. modernized their signals and
communications systems with some
pretty fancy electronie gadgets.
But railroad men still hang on TO
the old hand signal-for personal
conversation as well as moving a
train.
The Seaboard Air Line Railroad
good naturedly discloses that ii
has discovered a large family of
homemade" hand signals in use
along with those in the lines Off
cial list
Like the bottle of catsup in the
dining car galley window-the ira
ditional warning that a company
bigwig is aboard-many are de-
signed to tip off a colleague to
look sharp.
Here are some of them-all tip
offs on the approach of a superin-
tendent:
Brushing hair back-bald head
ed superintendent around.
Raising arm high, palm down
tall superintendent
Saving off arm with hand-short
superintendent.
Doing hand in yak-yak motion
-inquisitive superintendent.
The railroaders depart from the
book, too. to improvise time-saving
signals for purely business pur-
poses on local freights. The Sea-
board listed these:
Tap the back of one hand with
the other-engineer back up.
Tap it and make a roof with
hands-back up on company load
ing siding.
Tap it, make a roof, cut throat
with hand, hold up fist four times
back up in the house track, cut
off four cars.
Hold nose with one hand, tap
head with other-hot box on the
head end; touch waist-it's in the
middle; touch back-it's on the
tail end.
One superintendent reported that
he was on the scene but failed tC
see what must have been one of TIE
most expressive signal commune
cations in the Seaboard's history
He became aware of it when an en-
gineer, slightly ruffled, swung
down from the cab and headed fo1
the caboose.
Where you going?" asked the
superintendent.
Back to the caboose for min
ute the engineer replied. ''That
brakeman amt going to get away
with what he just called me with
that lantern"
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
Penny Kopf Star In
Wesley College Play
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This being a wholly imaginary
play, presumably any resemblances
between it's characters and actual
persons, living or dead, is purely
coincidental. One of the major diff
ferences between the real life Mrs.
Soss and Kopf's role of the fiut-
terry Laura Partridge is that the
latter is a former actress, and Mrs.
SOSS is not.
The theatrical background of
the nosy lady stockholder in the
play uproariously keeps coming
out through the action. She always
applies an actor's reasoning to a
big business. She understands, she
says, that if the billion-dollar cor
poration doesn't keep making prof
its lit will close on Saturday
night" She also knows how ex-
hausting the corpOration-chair-
mans job must be, because she has
played Shakespeare. That's very
tiring," she says, you never get to
sit down unless you're a king
Dick Smoke, also a member of
the freshman class, will have the
principal male role in this produc-
ton of "The Solid Gold Cadillac"
that of man who has just resigned
as chief executive of the big cor
poration for which the dowdy lit
tie old lady has become minority
monkey-wrench, in order to take
over a big government post in
Washington. To accept this govern
ment position he has been cruelty
forced to sell his stock in the cor
poration at a profit of $4,000, ,0OO-
and this similarity to cabinet
member appointed by Gen. Eisen-
hover when he first became Presi-
dent, is also entirely coincidental.
Others in leading roles in this
hilarious satire on big business,
politics, and show business will be
Joe Deutsch, Walton Taylor, Carl
Francis, Judy Cohen, Rosalie Rad
cliffe, Reggie Lilley, Cordell Page,
and Jim Gamble.
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
Ground Breaking For
Lutheran Parsonage
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and will be equivalent to two
story house The bottom two levels
will. house church office, and a
congregational meeting room. The
home will be built by Mr.. Richard
Y. Johnson, contractor, from Lin
coin, Delaware.
The purpose of the ground
breaking ceremony is to dedicate
the ground to the glory of God, and
to ask His acceptance of it with
the prayer that the building placed
there may be used only to serve
Him and bring honor to His name.
Those persons actively participa-
ting in the groundbreaking cere-
mony will be the president of the
United Lutheran Church Women,
the president of the Board of
Trustees, the chairman of the
Building Committee, the Pastor,
and a representative from the
Board of Home Missions of the
Synod.
The building of the parsonage is
the first step in the congregation
long-range planning which even
tually will include a complete
church plant on an adjoining prop
erty of two and three-quarters
acres. The purpose of the parson-
age, particularly that of the con-
gregation rooms, is to better serve
the community and to better wit
ness to the Gospel OF Jesus Christ.
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07

made, about one-sixth of the bal
ance. Interest rates are about II
per cent. This method may lead to
wasteful buying and continuous
debt.
Children's Clothes Now Sized -On
Height, Weight
Mothers shopping for children's
clothes are gradually having one
big problem solved.
The outmoded system of sizing
youngsters clothes according to
age is on the way out. Some manu-
facturers are adopting a sizing
system based on height and weight.
Over past years the new system has
come into use since age has little
to do with size, while height and
weight lend themselves we'll to a
more uniform method of sizing.
Many clothing relatives who have
consistently had trouble with siz-
ing problems are now doing busi-
ness only with manufacturers who
have adopted u. S. Department of
Commerce standards. The depart
ment has spear-headed work on the
new sizing system. Work on the
system began in 1889. Now the siz-
ing study of children all over the
country has been interpreted into
accurate average sizes based on
height and weight.
Using the new size standards, a
mother today can buy all clothing
needed by her baby in one size. For
children up to So pounds, this typi-
cal chart can be used:
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
Polio Fund Drive
Goes OUer The Top
Officials Say
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Lynch, $1200; Milford Neck, Mrs.
James Webb, s61.s5; Millwood area,
Mr.. Lester Warner, $1,000; Har-
rington Road. Mrs. Thomas Walls,
S18.65.
Milford School Cards, $337.41; (;
Special Gifts (Rotary Club with
r. H. Yerkes, Chairman), 1880;
Coin Boxes, S169.12; Boy Scout
Crutch sale, $2727; Theatre-Stu-
dent Nurses, $7244; Radio, $234.10 O.;
Coolies, s3S.44. making grand to-
tai of $3,270.22.
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
DUGOUT DUG OUT

HUTCHINSON, Mimi. - up =
An Indian dugout canoe pulled out
of Big Swan Lake may date back
to the days of the early French
explorers.
The canoe was dragged up by
Commercial fishermen with a huge
catch of rough fish.
The State Historical Society says
dugouts were being replaced by
birchbark canoes in the mid-16OOs.
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
SLIGHT OVERSIGHT

HARRISON, Ark. - up - After
all of the guests had assembled to
celebrate Garvin Fitton's 39th
birthday, it was discovered that no
one had remembered to invite the
honoree to his own surprise party.
Fitton couldn't attend anyway-he
was at another party.
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
Kent Home DOings
From: RUTH ADAMS
Kent County Home Demonstration
Agent

Two important Home Demon
stration meetings will be held in
Dover during March at the Capt.
tol Grange Hall.
President Mrs. Lillian Raughley.
Dover, will preside at the spring
meeting of the State Home Dem
onstration Council. This will be
an all day session from 1000 to
3:15.
On March 10, the County Home
Demonstration Council will meet
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
Used Vehicle Sale I.
Going FOrlDard At
1. G. BurtOn's
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tinues for another week. If you
have been considering buying a
second car or trading in your used
car or truck for one in better con-
dition, stop out at /. G. Burton &
Co., Inc. They are confident that
they have a real value to show you,
in good condition and ready to
drive away.
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07
Shoe Fitting By
X-Rdy N0lD Banned

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chimes for shoe fitting if it is DAM
aging to health.
The order does not apply to the
use of x-ray machines in hospitals,
clinics, or offices of licensed medi-
cal practitioners. The order became
effective at 1901 a. m. on the first
of March, 1858.
Milford chronicle., 1958-03-07

Included under local govern
ment' are the states three county
governments, 49 municipalities,
and "a special governmental units,
such as water districts, etc.
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RCA whirlpool Showing
Scheduled for Tomorrow

The RCA Whirlpool showing
Of the 1858 line to dealers and
special guests will be held to-
morrow and Wednesday at the
Joseph NJ. Zamoiski Co. 2i22
Twenty-fourth place NE. The
showing viii be 10 am. to 8
pm.
Robert J. Sutton. manager,
dealer division. said laundry
equipment. refrigerators. frees-
ers. ranges. air conditioners
vacuum cleaners and complete
kitchens viii he displayed.
Textiles. shoes. to Be Items
In Adult Education Prr~ram
Textiles and shoes win be the
subjects Of two activities Of the
Adult Education Program In
Distributive Education Of the
Public Schools of the District,
A. L DeMond. supervising d.
rector. announced today. Both
will be held in cooperation
with the Merchants & Manu-
facturers Association.
The fifth annual Textile In
formation Forum will be held
SIS pm. and TO pm. for Is
consecutive Mondays. February
3 to April 20 at the National
Housing Center. 1875 L street
NV.
The second annual Shoe
Clinic will be held for shoe
statesmen starting Wednesday
to February II at the DEPART
ment of Health. Education anc
Welfare, Fourth and Indepen-
derce avenue S.W., 1880 to
pm.
Outstanding speakers in thest
fields will discuss various prob
lens in these industries, q,
well as current style trends
The courses are planned fol
employed adults. actively en-
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YOUR
MONEYS WORTH
Dazzling Economic Future
~ SYLVIA PORTER

The tone Of the Presidents
three major messages--cul-
mlnating in the. Economic
Message he is submitting 70
Congress today---is strongly
optimistic about the long tern
economic future Of the Nation
The optimism Is absolutely
warranted.
It well may be that some oi
the short-range prosperity pro-
jections are q bit too rosy; much
of the recovery Is here" talk
surely Is political. designed u
bolster business confidence: Il
is proper to be skeptical about
the power Of talk alone u
switch our massive economic
system from recession to new
upsurge overnight.
But TO dismiss the long-term
optimism as strictly political ia
TO carry cynicism TO a ride.
ulous extreme.
Two Reasons Offered
Here are Just two funda-
mental reasons why we're NOV
ing toward boom In the nexl
decade.
Population: While in the less
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fortunate. underdeveloped ma
tons Of the world a soaring
population spells poverty, in our
highly developed industrial
society q soaring population
spells boom. And our popula-
ton will cross the 200 900. 900
mark in less than 10 years.
A total Of 100000 new
houses a year won't come near
meeting the demand. Probably
! 10000 q year win become a
new minimum" In the SOS.
The market for house fur
Dishings, appliances. all services
will balloon.
Marriages mean business. A
new family means a new home,
car etc. Babies mean boom.
Research; American industry
didn't start pouring billions a
year into an organized research
until 1858. Industry now ex-
ceeds $40 billion a year.
New Products Planned
It takes about seven years.
studies indicate. for a product
to move from the research
blueprint stage TO full-scale
production.
What does this mean? 1t
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means that within "a to 20
months. new products viii
begin 70 come 10 market at Q
staggering pace. and the variety
Of new goods and services will
challenge even the most vivid
imagination.
Think Of some of the prod
ucts being developed for Us
right now. A Tv screen
that can be hung on a wall
and one that can be placed on
your phone so you can have
face-to-face telephone talks.
/. Laundry appliances that
viii automatically sort. iron
and fold clothes as well as wash
and dry them. II. Chemicals
that win destroy only the
plants in your garden that you
want to destroy. Think Of
how you'll spend when such
things as these become avail.
able.
This was scheduled to be the
period in between. the boom
cycle of the mid-50s and that
Of the SOS. But Sputnik came
along at the perfect economic
moment" and now steeply
higher defense spending viii
moderate and shorten the re.
cession.
Then the SOS will come. The
baby marriage : housing boom
will take of. The new indus-
trial revolution will come TO
full flower. These forces alone
justify the long-term optimism
Of the messages.
Distributed 1855. b. The HAN syndi-
cate. Incl All RIGHTS Reserved
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PEOPLE
IN
BUSINESS

Robert Z. Guest. manager OF
J D. Marsh & Associates. was
honored as the most valuable
associate Of his firm and anil
ated organizations at q dinner
It Congressional Country Club
Saturday night. Charles NJ.
Fairchild also received q plaque
as production leader.
Hermen n. Herriek, former
manager Of the Travellers Insur-
ance Co. ofiices here, has been
transferred to Philadelphia and
Don. r. Dittemore from NASH
vile. Tenn. has been named "a
succeed him.
Clinton Marks has been
named general manager foi
Muntz Television Sales Corp. OF
Washington and Louis Okun
has become sales manager Of
the new Annapolis store.
Samuel n. Hess has become
assistant ticket sales manager
for Capital Airlines here and
John c. Clark has been named
manager Of employment.
Warren S. Lockwood. presi-
dent Of Warren s. lockwood
Inc. research firm. announced
the moving Of the firms head
quarters from Washington u
New York. It win continue To
maintain offices here.
Bernard c. Hartung. formerly
with the California TraffiC
Safety Foundation. has become
assistant to the executive vice
president Of the National Lum.
her Manufacturers Association
here.
/ James w. Steele has beer
NAMED senior art director II
the Washington office Of Ketch.
um. McLead g. Groce, Inc. ad.
lvertising agency.
Fray c. Johns Of Fall
Church. Va. has joined tn,
baldwin Agency Of the New
England Mutual Life Insuranc,
lCo.
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MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK. Jan. 20 09.-Hstional
ASSOCIATION q seeurities Dealers. Inc;
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tine dynamic economy we nave
today" 1t suggests q nom
partisan group Of experts. SINH
lar to that proposed by Presi-
dent Eisenhower about a year
ago.
Making 1t clear 1t Is as much
opposed as anybody to imitation,
the association said II felt IT'S
industry was the hardest hit
Of any in the recent tight
money market. It said the
small homeSeeker with modest
income was frozen out Of the
market, because lenders had
bigger demand for money else
where. It pointed out indus
try started connecting for funds
FOR expansion Of plant; the bond
market was q factor and there
were other elements. The as
ISOLATION said 1t is seeking a
long-range solution Of the prob
lem. While the recent action
Of the Federal Reserve Board
in easing credit Is expected TO
afford some relief. it feels a
more permanent program is
necessary. as that may be only
temporary.
Eugene P. Conser. executive
vice president of the assccia-
ton. declared realtors will ask
Congress to authorize appoint
ment OF a National Monetary
Commission. He recalled the
last such inquiry tl9i2-lp re-
suited in creation OF the Fed
eral Reserve System. But he
cited recent developments. the
tremendous growth of assets Of
life insurance companies. the
vast expansion OF pension
trusts, the huge extension OF
short-term commercial credit,
the development Of the Federal
Home Loan Bank System and
other lesser governmental and
private credit instrumentalities.
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Braniff Managers Open
Conference al Statler


District sales managers and
station managers In Branih In
ternational Always Eastern
Region convened TODAY at the
Statler- Hilton Hotel for a re-
'gicnal sales conference.
General Traffc end Saies
Menaeer r H. Burck and d.
rector Of Ground Operations
J. w. Seay arranged to discuss
plans for meeting the sales goal
ser for this year. The results
Of Rranif's special bonus con.
test held during the last half
Of last year were slated ito be
announced.
Willism N. Seitz. Branifi' s
district sales manager here.
was host to the group. The
airline's managers from New
York. Miami. Detroit. Chatta-
nooga and Nashville planned
to participate.
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gagged in distributive occupa-
tons.
Sales Executives Club
Hear Planning Authority
Virginia Miles. director Of
psychological research. Market
Planning Corp. New York. was
the scheduled speaker today at
the Mayfiower Hotel luncheon
meeting Of the Washington
Sales Executive Club.
Or. Miles topic is ''Motiva-
ton" The speaker is consid-
cred one of the foremost au-
thorities In this field.
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WINGS & WHEELS
By CHARLES YARBRoucH

lion In 1858: $40 million in 1859
and on UP TO tl67 million In
1862.
The airlines. Mr.. Stuart
agreed. would expect to pay
their fair share when q Federal
government policy Of levying
user charges against users of
Federally-provided facilities Is
adopted"
J. Leo Sugrue, one-time auto
editor Of The Star and a former
advertising manager Of the old
Times Herald. has been named
sales manager Of Academy
Garage. Inc. at Laurel. Prince
Georges county's oldest Ford
leadership,
The Aircraft Owners and
Pilots Association has modified
its position on Joint use Of air
ports by civil and military air
craft. To put 1t bluntly. the
AOPA says the military Jets
should be removed to their
own firing range in the interest
OF public safety.
For many years, AOPA has
frequently and vigorously
taken the position that large
public airports should be open
for the use Of all who ny. civil
and military" says an editorial
In the AOPA Pilot. ofncial pub
LEGATION Of the Association.
I'VE must now modify that
position.
TITS not much Of an over
simplification to say that this
class Of fighters 1.-THE Century
seriesl becomes an unwar-
ranted hazard in the airplanes
from the moment its wheels
leave the runway until liz rolls
to a stop after landing"
After wheeling around in q
new. 1858 Lincoln Premiere
hardtop. 5000 pounds. almost
20 feet long and 375 horse
power, the first impression is
magnitude--inside and out,
The second is agility.
Magnitude is the impression
which stays the longest and in
a note Of appreciation for the
opportunity Of impressin &
friends and neighbors. I could
only say II certainly want 70
thank you for the use Of the
hall"
II was something like the
aviation writer sitting in the
vast cargo belly II the Lockheed
C-i30 Hercules and waiting
/ for takeoff. What time" he
asked docs this place takeoff?'
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1857 Ad Revenues Put
AZ New Record for Newspaps

Printers Ink. the weekly
magezine Of advertising. selling
and marketing. said year-end
studies showed newspapers en-
joyed their biggest year in adj
vertising revenues. But II
warned 1888 has q far from
happy outlook. with labor
troubles again threatening TO
be a major problem. with rising
costs. increasing unemployment,
and forecasts OF q business
downturn for thee first SIX
months, Estimates for 1851
placed total ad revenue at Sos
billion. with newspaper ac-
counting for s3.3 millions
rise of SIS million over 1856
figures. but representing a
steadily declining share Of the
total.
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kluge Acquires Control
OF Seaboard Service

John w. Kluge Of Washine-
ton has acquired control of Sea-
board Service System. Inc. and
become its board chairman.
Tbs research and employe
security service has headquar-
ters here. Secretary Treasured
Samuel J. Volpe reported sales
have tripled In the last year.
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Scent Dividend Declared
By washington Mutual

Directors Of Washington Mu-
tual Investors Fund declared q
dividend Of Q cents a share.
payable March to bolders Of
record January 81.
Bernard J. Nees. executive
secretary. said net assets now
exceed $9.718.O00. compared
with sS.l63. 900 at the start
Of 1887. a gain of 10 per cent.
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Suburban Trust Club
Headed BY Lawson

w. Carl Lawson. jr.. has beer
elected president Of the Debit
and Credit Club at Suburban
Trust Co. Other officers; Z
Guy Denney. vice president;
Raymond A. Beaver. treasurer:
Betty Dillon, secretary.
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BokeIite in 1903

BOSTON.-Bakelite. the FIRST
synthetic plastic. appeared in
1908.
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'' e BUSINESS
Probe Of Credit Supply
To Be Asked by Realtors
BY WILLIAM A. MILLEN

The National Association OF Real Estate Boards 1900
Connecticut avenue, NV, said today 1t plans TO put
drive In Congress this TO investigate the adequacy Of
credit and the money supply
The association feels the time Is ripe for fulscale
inquiry into whether credit and ufcent meet
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No matter what site was Sc
elected for Washington's second
airport. II was bound to cast
q rosy glow on the horizon for
the helicopter industry.
Thus far. the helicopter in
dustry N Washington means
Pilgrim. the pioneer and still
the only commercial 'copter
service available here. The
whirlybird stands alone as the
prime shrinker Of the mag
nificent distance TO Chantilly.
While the American Auto
mobile Association was making
some test runs to chantilly
last week over that limited
progress highway known as
Arlington boulevard. ! was
aboard Pilgrims three-place
executive Bell helicopter. over
the same route but unencum
bered by traffic lights and q
35-mile speed limit.
Bucking a S0-mile headwind.
Pilot Jim Shafer Few the route
in 30 minutes; turned around
and came back TO National
Airport in IL minutes.
Pilgrim already Is projecting
plans for a possible shuttle
service. still necessarily nebu-
lous. but plans nevertheless.
Preliminary thinking would
set 'copter fare at from IS TO so
cents per seat mile. depending
on the type Of aircraft used
and assuming there would be
no Government subsidy. SINH
lar service at New York. Chi
cago and Los Angeles now OPP
crates with subsidy. BY the
time Chantilly Is OPERATING,
Pilgrim figures Il down TO Is
cents per seat mile--an approx
innate S6.25. one-way ride.
The AAA chalked IN times
ranging from 80 to S. minutes
over existing roads. Federal
and Virginia highway officials
have promised full speed on a
highway system 10 trim the
time to under IS minutes.
The Air Transport Associa-
ton has cast q critical eye on
President Eisenhower's budget
request to increase the aviation
gas.
/ Citing the growing cost Of
manning the airways with more
equipment and more man.
power. the budget message pro-
posed that the receipts from
I taxes on aviation gasoline
which now 90 into the highway
trust fund. should be kept in
the general revenues to help
finance operation Of the air
ways.
This, says Alta President
Stuart G. Upton, sis unrealistis
from an economic standpoint.
It does not. he says. take int
account the priority militar,
use Of the airways system.
He said the increased tas
would cost the airlines sac mil.