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Milford chronicle., 1959-09-04
: 28O6 McAlister
Topeka, Kansas
August 80. 1859

Dear Friends:
It's a wet Sunday morning here
today. We had a thunder storm all
last night. Don't you love to sleep
when it is raining? We needed the
rain so badly Our crab grass was
beginning to suffer!
Well, the boys are still on top.
Hayes crew flew its second mis-
sion tout of FOUR in the Second
Air Force Competition and they
are leading all the other IL wings.
The next mission is this Wednes-
day, the End, and can hardly wait
for it all to be history.
Almost every weekend Hayes
has been working on his competi-
ton missions so we ohave had to
curtaiI all social functions. Last
Saturday evening at the officer
club they had Hilo Hattie for en-
tertainment and each year when
she arrives they plan luau by
the club pool. Wish we could have
attended this year cause it's a
different evening and fun to partic-
ipate. They had one, two, and three
finger poi, roast sucking pig, the
long table beautifully decorated
with, all kinds of fruit; they had
fish (Which is truly delicacy here)
and delectable salads. They spot
light the pool too and bedeck II
with flowers. It's a nice affair and
I'm only sorry l must report tC
you about it second hand.
SAC presented me with my Sec
ond stripe last week. Just to have
Hayes in SAC makes me swell with
satisfaction, but for me to have
any connection "on paper" signed
and sealed by the brass of the Stra-
tegic Air Command-well My
meager connection is only through
Family Services. This service for
merIy was called Dependents AS
sistance and now has been chang
ed from DA to FS. We wear uni
forms when we assist service peo
ple we interview and we weal
stripes on our sleeves to represent
our time with the Family Service
After three months ION the job
we're also presented with a pin
militaristic in appearance that ha;
the initials FS on it. Often wheI
it is my day to work | eat luncf
with Hayes and his crew and the!
numerically tease me about m!
Job and my pin stating that | an
First Sergeant nowl Sheeeeee!
Milford chronicle., 1959-09-04
Delaware Food Market
Report

September is Better Breakfast
Month. What about the breakfast
you eat or the ones eaten by your
family-are they adequate or are
they the neglected meal of the day?
A report from the U. S. Department
of Agriculture indicates that every
one needs breakfast containing
source of protein, such as milk or
eggs, to prevent symptoms of hum
ger, fatigue, weakness, headache,
and the inability to concentrate
which frequently occur when poor
breakfasts are eaten. A good break
fast consists of milk, eggs, cereal
and fruit or a combination of the
four foods, but always include
milk or eggs and two foods from
any of the other groups mentioned.
How does your breakfast check
out?
Meat supplies in general have
risen enough to arrest a 3-year-up-
trend in prices to consumer, the u.
S. Department of Agriculture re-
ports. The large supply of pork is
helping meat prices come down.
This is evident at local markets
this weekend, First grade bacon is
down penny, second grade bacon
is also a penny cheaper, averaging
55c a lb. During weekend specials
both grades are cheaper.
Weekend special sales feature
pork along with lamb, beef. and
chicken. No price changes show UP
on veal however.
Eggs are again real bargain.
Grade A medium size eggs are as
low as 44c a dozen and average
15c dozen cheaper than Grade A
large eggs. This big supply of med
ium sizes is expected to last well
into the fall season. Medium size
eggs weigh on the average, only
one eighth less than large" eggs.
The fresh vegetable picture re-
mains about the same. Tomatoes
| are beginning to decreaseein supply
1 since the season is about over.
Sweet potatoes are arriving from
nearby areas and prices are rang
ing from IL to 23c lb., depending
on size and quality The winter
vegetables" cauliflower, broccoli,
cabbage and onions are just be-
ginning to show up in better
supply. @
The peach season is fast coming
to close, there are plenty
of peaches available at reasonable
prices on our local markets. IL you
are planning to can, preserve or
freeze peaches do it now.
More different kinds of apples
are appearing on the fruit counters
now, but the most plentiful is the
big green cooking apple.
Milford chronicle., 1959-09-04
Coalition Labor BiJ2

COUGEtGOTC LCbOOT DGCEe
A strong coalition has gone to
work in Congress to write labor
bill which is somewhat on the
order of that designed by Presi-
dent Eisenhower This is highly
controversial field, and it is i'm
possible to predict what the out
come of this latest effort will be.
There is in Congress several pos
sibilities for labor legislation
First, weak bill could be written
which would be almost worse than
nothing, for it might take the edge
Off the demand for labor legisla-
tiong accomplishing very little, and
merely prove to be a sop to the
American people representing
also a spineless appeasing gesture
on the part of Congress, to power
full labor pressures from the
wrong element of the labor move
ment.
On the other hand, there can be
fair bill, designed to protect un-
ion members from abuses and ex-
ploitatiOn, and a bill which would
do much towards preventing some
of the corruption and racketeering
which have been exposed in var
ious labor unions in recent years.
There could, also, be a punitive
bill (Which would have almost no
chance of passage in Congress
since the power of organized labor
is so great)-a bill which would
10
ment, and all labor union leaders,
for the abuses of few. Neither
the first nor the last course of ac-
ton is in the best interests of the
American people or the labor
movement in general. Clearly
what is needed is a bill which will
do the job. and which is not a sop
to labor union leaders, nor a puni-
tive piece of legislation which
would penalize all labor unions
and infringe upon their rights.
A ReserUe Air Fleet
In Washington it has been pro-
posed that a large-scale loan guar
antee program. to spur development
of national air cargo fleet. be
undertaken.
This would be a highly desirable
program. and it is to be hoped that
it will soon be under way. Ap-
prOval. in brief. would guarantee
loans to individual airlines pur-
chasing modern. efficient cargo
carrying aircraft.
For one thing, such a program
would build up the air cargo in
dustry by enabling airlines to re-
duce costs and rates. These costs
and rates are high today because
inefficient aircraft are being used.
The aircraft were designed for
| passenger transportation rather
than freight
For another thing. a modern re-
| serve cargo fleet would be instant
ly available to the nation in a mil
Milford chronicle., 1959-09-04
TEACH TRAFFIC SAFETY

With schools opening all over the country,
it is necessary that parents teach their chill
dren habits of traffic safety. That is true in
both urban and rural areas where young
children have to use and cross busy streets
and highways on their way to and from
school,.
Although schools and police departments
have consolidated their efforts to protect and
teach safety education to these children, their
parents should not depend entirely on edu-
Gators and police. The Accident Prevention
Unit of the Maryland Department of Health
has laid down three rules for parents to
teach their children. We list these rules here
for the information of local mothers and
fathers
q) Parents need to set good example
and to insist on obedience to crossing guards
and traffic signals.
(2) Children who walk to school should
go by the safest route and be sent early
enough so that there is no need for them
to hurry. If they must walk on highway,
they should walk to the left and face oncom-
ing traffic.
~ Before children are permitted to ride
bicycles In the street, they should be taught
the rules of the road. The bicycle should
be kept in safe condition and carry no extra
passengers. Bicycles Should be ridden in
single file without weaving. The riders should
hcop OOIl 1oeC VI! Clle peudIS anu give ndHQ
signals when indicated.
And, needless to say, motorists should
realize that children, by nature, are impul-
sive and unpredictable. Therefore, it is i'm
portant for drivers of motor vehicles to be
particularly watchful and careful in the
vicinity of schools and during the hours
when school children may be on the streets.
They should keep safe distance behind the
car ahead and pass only when it is safe to do
so.
Surely, every one-traffic officers, police,
teachers, parents, motorists, and the children
themselves should cooperate to avoid the pos
sibilities of tragedies due to motor vehicle
accidents.
Milford chronicle., 1959-09-04
DID GIVE UP HOBBY

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. Up -
Miss Cerinda w Evans retired IL
years ago at the age of II and be-
came librarian emeritus at the
Mariners Museum here9 However.
she can be found almost every day
at her desk in the library. One
project since she retired has been
the indexing from 1874 through
1857 the proceedings of the United
States Naval Institute.
She has given up her vacation
hobby-mountain climbing.
Milford chronicle., 1959-09-04
SEPTEMBER. 1859

September, the last summer month, is
upon us, and when it is over, only three
months will remain in 1859. Needless to say,
time continues to fly.
Autumn begins on September 23rd this
year, which is late for autumn, and school
for millions of youngsters opens during the
month. Football begins late in the month,
and, generally speaking, welcomed fall,
with its cool weather, will be ushered in.
The official end of World War ii fell on
September End, 1915, with the authoritative
surrender of Japan, although the fighting &C
tually ended August 18th. Labor Day falls
on September 7th this year, and that week
end will be the last summer holiday week
end for many of us.
September 9th, 1914, will long be remem-
bered as the date on which the Allies stopped
the Germans on the Marne in the Kaiser's
attempt to end World War | in the first
year.
eThe Star Spangled Banner was written
on the 14th of September, 1914 the first Con-
tinental Congress was held September 9th,
1774, in Philadelphia, Constitution Day is
observed on the 18th, and many other ami
versaries and memorable dates are recalled
oduring the month.
But, in general, September is a month
when the weather changes-from summer to
fall. 1t is a nostalgia month, in sense, for
it brings us the first cool weather, the first
smell of burning leaves,o the first taste of
hunting in many areas, and the first hints of
coming winter.
And, on the 23rd, the length of the day
and the night will be exactly equal, one of
the two times during the year this occurs.
By December 22nd, when winter will arrive,
we will see the shortest day of the year, for
after the 23rd of September the nights will
be longer than the days, increasingly so, with
each new day.
Milford chronicle., 1959-09-04

Famed French actress Sarah
Bernhard first appeared in COM
edy roles and attracted little at
tention. She changed TO emotional
tragic roles and became the most
acclaimed feminine star in the
theater.
Milford chronicle., 1959-09-04
NIXON AND ROCKEFELLER

Vice President Richard Nixon and Nelson
Rockefeller will probably meet, head-on, for
the first time in New Hampshire next spring.
There, as in past presidential election years,
the early New Hampshire primary attracts
nationwide attention.
The primary in New Hampshire is sched-
uled next May, about ten months hence, and
it is reported that Senator Styles Bridges, a
leader among Senate Republicans, has agreed
to head Nixon slate of delegates. This puts
Nelson Rockefeller, and his supporters, on
the spot.
It will be important for Governor Rookie
feller to make a strong impression at the
beginning, since he is generally rated second
to Nixon in delegate strength and in party
popularity at this time. Therefore, it is vital
for Governor Rockefeller to show up well in
his primary battle with the Vice President in
New Hampshire.
For this reason, one can expect much at
tention to be focused on New Hampshire in
the next ten months, and especially in the last
month before the New Hampshire primary.
1t will be interesting to see whether the Vice
President or the New York Governor comes
out first in the New Hampshire contest This
might well be key to the outcome of the
battle for the Republican nomination.
IT'S ONLY MONEY IT'S OURS!
When eighty billion OF anything are NOV
ing around in all directions, it probably is
inevitable that some will end up lost, strayed
or possibly stolen.
Federal agencies had more than eighty
billion dollars to move around last year. 1t
was quite a job to see that just the right
number got to just the right places for just
the right purposes Even when some of
those billions of dollars were translated into
millions of necessities such as ships and
shoes and shooting irons; it was still a king
size chore to keep up with all of them.
No wonder then that the Comptroller
Generals Office, checking the Philadelphia
navy yard, found $4,000 boat and 100000
worth of other equipment which the navy had
lost track of and written off. Or that the
same navy yard had 1922 more sandalwood
chairs than it had people to sit in them. Or
that 40-year supply of WAC clothing turn
ed up at another military base. Or that for
every government typist the government
now owns two and one-half typewriters. Or
that the navy buys sunglasses for SIS while
the Air Force sells the same glasses as sur
plus for SIPS. Or that some Of our foreign
aid dollars aren't buying what we think they
are buying.
Yes, it's probably inevitable. Yet the
sneaking suspicion arises that not quite so
many tax dollars would go astray if not
quite so many of them were going around.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-19

in the absence Of an official listing Of
structures earmarked for preservation,
property owners have been uncertain as
to whether or not they should plan
improvements that might Illustrate the
intent Of the act. It is grossly unfair
to the owners Of such property to keep
them up in the air on matters which
could be of vital economic concern to
them.
The Commissioners, therefore, not
only should renew their request-as
they propose to do in the next budget
but should make vigorous fight for
1t when Congress begins consideration
Of the estimates at the next session.
For until an inventory Of "places and
areas Of historic interest,"" as the law
puts 1t, is made, effective administra-
ton of the Old Georgetown Act will be
virtually impossible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-19
Essential First Step

The Commissioners, after long
lapse, are showing commendable deter
mination to obtain funds for a survey
of buildings worth preserving under
terms of the Old Georgetown Act of
1850. For years no effort was made to
secure from Congress an $4,000 survey
item authorized in the law to save
Georgetown's historic buildings from
destruction. The lack of such an in
ventory has been a major factor in the
failure of the law to achieve its stated
purpose.
Last year the Commissioners in
cluded the survey request in their,
budget, bat Congress eliminated it. Yet
1t was Congress which originally decreed
that survey of Georgetown's old build
ings was prerequisite to the carrying
out Of plans for the preservation Of
those worth preserving. Furthermore,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-19
Thumbs Down on Peipinq

The General Assembly's Steering
Committee, by vote of IL to Z, has
once again decided to shelve for another
year the question Of admitting Red
China as a member of the United Ma
tions This is as it should be, even
though India-which is having its trou-
bles with Peiping-persistS (quite abb
surdly, it seems to us) in loudly arguing
otherwise, and even though Premier
Khrushchev has called for the entomb-
ment of the corpse" of the Chinese
Nationalist regime on Formosa
After all, the Chinese Communists
can hardly be described as peace-loving.
Wholly apart from their aggressive vio-
lations of midas northern territory, and
wholly apart from their shenanigans
in Laos, they have only recently resorted
to genocide in Tibet, and they still con-
tinue to be threatful in the Formosa
area More than that, they remain
arrogantly unrepentant in connection
with their unpurged Korean crime.
Why should such an outfit be
granted the respectable status symbol
of membership in the United Nations?
The question speaks for itself and gives
its own answer. When Peiping changes
its spots, when it begins to show more
consideration for human liberty and
peace, then will be the time to consider
whether it is worthy of being admitted
into the club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-19
Helping the Treasury

The compromise legislation enacted
on Treasury bond interest rates offers
two possible assists in the problem of
Government debt management.
The first is to make Series E and H
savings bonds more attractive to pur-
chasers and to holders by allowing the
Treasury to proceed with its announced
plan to lift the effective rate on these
Small-denomination securities by ap-
proximately 5 per cent to an intended
maximum Of 3.75 per cent. Under the
present maximum of 1926 per cent, CASH
ms OF these bonds recently have been ex-
ceeding new urchases-resulting in a
net drain on Treasury cash rather than
keeping this debt outstanding. Since
holdings Of the bonds total about $42
billion, they represent an important
part Of the Government debt structure.
Actually, the new legislation places a
425 per cent ceiling on these bonds, but
the Treasury is hopeful the SITS per cent
rate will serve its purpose.
The second new authorization is a
technical tax charge that will permit an
experiment in Treasury financing. It
allows postponement of gain or loss tax
liability If outstanding long-term mar
ketable Treasury bonds are exchanged
for new issues. With this permissive
authority, the Treasury hopes that in
stitutional investors may be willing to
accept new long-term securities-with
a higher interest rate, but still under
the AIS per cent ceiling-in trade for
long-term bonds soon to reach maturity.
If this device, with its tax incentive,
works, 1t would relieve the Treasury of
having to borrow so much and so often
in the short-term market.
1t is difficult to tell in advance how
well this device may work. Secretary Of
Treasury Anderson has informed Con-
gress that he still feels that complete
removal Of the 41-year-old statutory
ceiling of 425 per cent on Treasury bonds
is essential. President Eisenhower has
repeated his great concern" about the
question at news conference. Mr..
Anderson has welcomed the new pro-
posal, however, and has promised to
use 1t with prudence and with great
care" In determining its effectiveness.
AS plan that is frankly eek erimental
in nature" 1t offers some promise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-19

either of waiting until we
have developed and accepted
a propulsion engine capable
Of lifting this mass and sus-
tanning 1t throughout the
voyage or we can adopt q
smaller unit with Q series Of
space refuelings. This space
refueling idea seems TO me
highly practical and to offer
an early realization Of the
moon flight project.
"You viii remember the
crude beginnings Of the idea
Of refueling in the air and
some Of the endurance
flights that were made using
any old way to get more fuel
aboard the plane. And you
know that refueling In flight
is now q highly refined tech
nique, practiced successfully
by the Air Force about every.
three minutes around the
clock.
Refueling Feasible y
"And there is no reason
why space refueling could
not be accomplished. We
could place a cluster Of
propulsion units (fuel tanks
with a rocket engine) in orbit
around the earth o month
prior to the actual launch
ing Of the space vehicle. The
launching trajectory Of the
vehicle itself could be pre-
determined so as to intercept
the power package in the
orbit. Pickup could be ac-
complished in any one Of
several ways and the new
units attached to the space
vehicle for the voyage out
to the moon and back.
This permits us to con-
slider the use Of a fairly small
vehicle - something of the
order Of $4,000 pounds. Auto
matte controls will have to
be turned OF and manual
controls engaged for the re-
fueling maneuver. Rockets
can be used to bring the
space vehicle into close con-
tact with the DRIFTING power
package" M
The refueling. Gen. Boushey
says, might take from half
an hour to an hour. At the
worst. it might require sew
eral times the time required
to orbit the earth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-19
Civil Defense Critic

Senator stephen M.
Young. In a recent newspaper
article. pointed out that
Civil Defense agencies have
spent nearly q billion dollars
and that the American peo-
pie have mighty little to
show for 1t. That Is not the
worst Of the story. The dis
tressing part Of the tale is
that the activities Of Civil
Defense officials have spread
fear broadcast throughout
the Nation. Half Of the beds
in our hospitals are occu-
pied by people having no we'll
defined disease but who have
been incapacitated for useful
work and living by psychoso-
matte troubles induced by
fear. worry and anxiety.
Congress recently appro-
priated q very large sum Of
money to aid people suffering
from mental upsets. having
no well-deflned cause. We will
not be able to build hospitals
fast enough to keep UP with
the victims Of worry and fear
as long as we pay a lot Of
high-salaried individuals to
spread fear in the land.
F. G. Campbell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-19

Three proposals have been
put forward in Alexandra
for the achievement Of the
same goal--that of enticing
more diversified industry and
business to locate in the
Hometown Of Washington
and Lee"
The Alexandria City Man.
ager wants a bureau In which
research, industrial develop
ment and urban renewal
would be combined. The Re-
tail Merchant Association has
suggested a Department Of In
dustrial Development. Further
the Alexandria Chamber Of
Commerce, urging that the
matter Of attracting industry
and business by specific CAM
paign is its duty, has re-
quested an appropriation
from the city for the purpose.
I propose as a better and
cheaper solution that Alex
andria provide for the en-
ployment Of a professional
public relations man. He
could work with the Chamber
Of Commerce in conducting
campaigns to attract needed
industry. He would be re-
sponsible for such reports as
the Annual Report Of Alex
andria. He would coordinate
the various city depart nts'
relationship with the area
newspapers. He would at