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Milford chronicle., 1959-11-20
Texas Is Appropriate Place
For Cowboys and Rodeo Finals

The list of qualified contestants
i'm the national finals will be an
nounced Dec. 3, following the close
of the regular rodeo season Dec. 1
and auditing of the final standings.
NOTE DATE
The list is sure to include such
hard-riding cowboys as Jim Should
ers of Henryetta, Okla, world
champion all-around cowboy for
the past three years, and Casey
Tibbs of Memo, s. d., five times
saddle bronc world champion over
a 6-year span from 1949 to 1854.
Other leaders in the total point
standings for all-around cowboy
this year through the Madison
Square Garden rodeo in New York
include Jim Bob Altizer of Del Rio.
Tex; Benny Reynolds Of Melrose,
Mont: Guy Weeks of Abilene, Tex:
Harry Charters of Melba, Idaho;
Jim Tescher of Medora, N. D.; Dale
Smith of Chandler. Ariz.: Jack
Buschbom of Cassville, Wis: Tom
Nesmith of Bethel, Okla. and Bob
A. Robinson of Rockland, Idaho.
The cowboys will be competing
for a record 5-day purse of $57 800.
The winner of each event should
take down as much as $4,000.
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-20
IN THE AIR FORCE
BY Eloine townsend Dickersor

salad with excellent roquefort
dressing.
We returned home to good din
ner that my friend had waiting for
us. Which is pleasant way to end
day of shopping.
Friday evening we tempted fate
again and again went out in the
car. We were invited by friends
for the evening, who wanted to
visit with Hayes before his trip.
While we were talking I was call
ed to the phone and found Lynne
on the other end of the line. quite
excited. Some lady had called home
with Delaware accent" and our
eldest daughter wanted me to call
designated phone number quick
so / might talk to someone from
home. | anxiously called the num-
ber she gave me and heard Max and
Marian tRobinson) Corder's voices
on the telephone. They had flown
to Kansas City and were supposed
to get another plane from there to
Hutchison, Kansas, where they
were attending a convention but
due to bad flying conditions, missed
their plane and they had rented a
car and were on the turnpike when
talked to them headed for Hutchi-
son. We appreciated hearing from
them so much. Voices of friends
from home always give one a warm
feeling and it was nice of them to
take time out from their trip to
call. Just sorry we didn't get TO
visit with them a little more.
No outstanding news from us
this week. Lynne has been to a big
dance for 35 sub-teen couples. She
went with a cute boy with RED
hair. We went to Dawn's schools
dedication last week. The school
was named in honor of Mrs.
McEachron, woman who used to
live here in town. In her memory
portrait of an Indian woman and
her two children was placed in the
entry hall of the school. 1t SEEM
ed a proper portrait since the
school rests at the foot of Burnett's
Mound which, one time was an In
dian settlement. Lots of pioneer
history here in the center of the
United States, if you just had the
time to dig it out the hiding places.
Now | must get back to work
here at home. Will write to you all
again next week.
Always,
Elaine Townsend Dickerson
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-20
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WASHINGTON H@SsEEl

Cured on Panamanian Independ-
ence Day, and is therefore some
what significant.
This latest incident, coming on
the heels of the communist-sup-
ported revolution in Cuba, and fol-
lowing the severe demonstrations
encountered by Vice President Nix
on in South America in 1858, show
that the enemies of the United
States are active and effective in
many places south of our borders.
While we are concerned with Eu-
rope, and other areas of the world,
it might behoove Washington to put
more attention on the problems
closer to home. The Cuban cancer
is a dangerous thing in our hemis
phere, and could cause serious
trouble in various places to the
south, in the years to come.
STASSEN BITES THE DUST
Republican Harold E. Stassen,
the one-time Minnesota wonder
boy of politics, has gone down to
another smashing defeat. This time
he bit the dust in a mayorality
election in Philadelphia, Pennsyl-
vania.
Stassen's Democratic opponent,
Mayor Richardson Dillworth. won
reelection easily, and this is said
to have brought Stassen's political
career practically to an end.
Stassen's career in Republican
politics is an interesting one. I'M
mediately after World War II he
was considered one of the fair
haired boys of the Republican Par
ty. In two presidential conventions
he was a hopeful contender for the
party's two nomination. His final
undoing was hastened by an ill-fat-
ed attempt to oust Richard NJ. Nix
on, as the Vice Presidential nomi-
nee in 1856. Even earlier he had
somewhat alienated the Nixon
camp.
1t will be recalled that in 1852
Stassen was one of those who adj
vised Nixon to get off the ticket af-
ter the famous scandal over the
Nixon Fund" broke in the news
papers. OF course, Stassen was not
alone in this attempt, in 1852, but
in 1856 he was almost alone.
While Stassen is expected to try
for a place on the Pennsylvania
delegation to the 1860 G. o. P. ma
tional convention, this latest defeat
seems to finish him of as a political
figure.
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-20
BABSON DISCUSSES WORLD War iii POSSIBILITIES

differences are unimportant" and
are gradually being eliminated. On
the other hand, they claim, the
conflict between Communism and
Free Enterprise is economic and
fundamental. They believe that CO.
existence of economic differences
is impossible and that one system
must ultimately be destroyed. They
believe that Russia is continually
getting stronger through self-sac-
rifice; while the Free Nations are
constantly getting weaker through
luxury and easy living.
A Warning To America
In short, / am hoping that the
United States, Great Britain, France
and the other Free Nations will
have a great spiritual and eco
nomic awakening. We cannot go
on watching the stock market and
following the latest styles of dress
and entertainment. We must make
our religion real politics unselfish,
and educated our children to
sacrifice. 1t is not enough to say
that Communism cannot win as it
does not believe in God today. 1t
can believe in God tomorrow, and
then what?
In conclusion,-we cannot con-
tinue leading our present artificial
lives and getting softer, while
Russia continues to concentrate on
fundamentals and grow stronger
for perhaps twenty years or more,
but not forever. Hence, we may ex-
pect peace for another generation.
Furthermore, countries should care
fully watch China, which could be
deciding factor as. to when the
fatal day will come.
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-20

On the Ocean-en route from
Russia to the United States, Nov
ember 10. AS l write this, my last
report while on my two months
trip, 1 think my American readers
will be interested chiefly in my
idea as to the probability of World
War III in our time.
The Dove OF Peace
Everywhere in Russia you see
replicas of the Dove of Peace.
In restaurants it appears on the
frosting of your cake, in stores it
is printed on the wrapping paper,
and it also appears on postage
stamps; while the children in the
parks are encouraged to feed the
doves that fly about. Every speech
emphasizes that Russia is for peace
while the United States is anxious
for war; Even our guide asked us
why" the United States is so anx-
ious to fight Russia-and why Com
munism cannot be allowed to help
the Russian people without hurt
ing the United States. We are un-
fairly represented as very war
like nation.
The Russian newspapers carry
stories of how we fought and des-
troyed the native Indians who once
owned so much of our land They
relate how we "stole" Texas, New
Mexico, Arizona, and California
from Mexico, which was their
rightful owner. The main Ameri-
can news in the Russian news
papers is about our treatment of
the Negroes at Little Rock. q am
told that this has let up some since
Mr.. Khrushchev has returned to
Russia. They now talk about the
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-20
A TIME FOR THANKS

The cranberry fiasco cast something of a
shadow on Thanksgiving festivities this year.
But it would not do for any of US, fretting
over the prospect that the holiday bird might
lack the gustatory accent of cranberry sauce,
to forget what this day is all about.
It's holiday, a heartwarming time grac-
ed with traditions of fellowship added from
year to year ever since the Pilgrims sat down
to their harvest feast in Plymouth colony
more than three centuries ago. If it were no
more than that then Thanksgiving would be
worth celebrating.
But it is more than that far more.
Thanksgiving is above all holy day, day
for counting ones blessings. And the prob
lem, for most Americans, is to enumerate
those blessings without growing weary OF it.
The problem is how to let sincere thanks and
gratitude shine through the very surfeit OF
good things that most of us enjoy.
1t is pleasant sort of problem, doubtless,
yet very real one. For when people have
as much as most Americans have, they tend
to forget the divine origin of abundance.
This is a time for remembering -and for
giving thanks unto God.
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-20
TO SAVE CHILDREN's LIVES

There are certain rules which will save
the lives of many American children if par
ents will follow them.
The death list of children, accidentally
killed in the United States, runs to about
thirty-eight a day, and many of the fatali-
ties should have been foreseen and could have
been prevented by due care.
Hundreds of children are injured, every
year, by getting their hands on knife, a
pair of scissors or some other dangerous in
strument. Parents, of course, know that little
children grab for anything they can reach,
and, consequently, should understand the i'm
portance of putting these dangerous weap-
ons out of their way.
In addition, extreme care should be exer-
cised in connection with anything of an cleo
trical nature. Despite safety devices, damp
floors and wet hands make dangerous COM
bination in connection with anything cleo
trical Obviously, little children do not know
of this peril, and, as a result number of
them are electrocuted every year.
While it would be cruel to accuse the par
ents of the victims of criminal negligence, the
facts almost sustain the allegation.
Hundreds of children are scalded to death
because they could fall into steaming water.
Other hundreds are burned to death, and
some of them die because they have been per-
mitted to play with matches or left unguard-
ed around dangerous fuels and fires. Addi-
tional hundreds die every year because they
put something into their mouths that injured
them, such as poisonous substances and OBJ
jects that are swallowed. Moreover, shot
guns and other firearms are carelessly left
where children can reach them and ''play sol
der with fatal results.
1t is impossible to call attention to every
instance of accidental death that threatens
the thousands of American children who will
die before reaching maturity. 1t is likewise
impossible to establish rules for parents to
follow. Certainly, it behooves parents to act
wisely and prudently to prevent their chill
dren from succumbing to peril which could
be avoided by the exercise of reasonable fore
sight.
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-20
NS@(&
THANKSGIVING, 1859

This year Thanksgiving national re-
ligiOus festivals ninety-six years old. 1t
began in 1863 and credit for beginning the
observance is usually given to Mrs. Sarah j..
Hale.
Less than one month separates Thanks
giving this year from Christmas, which
means these two national religious Observ-
ances are only twenty eight days apart. How
ever, Thanksgiving Christmas
not so highly commercialized.
Thanksgiving was originally regarded
with almost the same reverence as was shown
for Sunday. 1t was customary for families
to attend religious services and afterwards to
gather around the table and bounteous din
ner, including turkey and pumpkin pie
In some instances churches were deco
rated with farm products in order that the
members of the congregation might see what
they had to be thankful for.
The first Thanksgiving proclamation, is
sued by any President, came in 1889, when
George Washington ordered day of Thanks
giving for the adoption of the Constitution.
President Madison also set a day to give
thanks for the peace during 1915, but it was
not until the time of Abraham Lincoln, in
1863, that we had a national Thanksgiving
proclamation, setting apart the last Thurs
day in November as day to be observed.
Our Thanksgiving Day in the United
States, then, is relatively young, but it has
taken hold more firmly than any other
Thanksgiving Day in any other country and
has spread to the various corners of the
world
1t is one of our most-enjoyed holidays, a
colorful observance and an inspiration. To
many Americans it signifies the coming end
of the year, the completion of most of the
harvesting of the year, the end of the football
season and the beginning of several hunting
seasons
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-20
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OLD WIVES TALES

Not so very long ago it was widely believ-
ed that night air was dangerous for small
children. This, of course, was an old wives
tale without foundation in fact And there
used to be many other commonly held ideas
which were equally foolish and dangerous.
One was that pork was an unhealthy food.
Indeed in the old days it was common prac-
tice to totally eliminate meat from the diet
in cases of illness. Nutritional science has
banished that notion. Pork, we now know,
is one of the most valuable food sources OF
thiamine and is rich in other B vitamins and
in various essential minerals.
And meat of one kind or another, the sci
enlist tells us, is needed by virtually every
one, every day, and in substantial quantities.
That is true whether a person be i'll or the
picture of health. Meats high protein con-
tent makes it invaluable, in fact in GONZALES
cence 1t is prime source of both physical
and mental vigor. Old wives tales often die
hard But like all superstitions and illusions,
the sooner we rid our minds of them the bet
ter.
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-20
IKE'S NEXT TOUR


President Eisenhower is now
planning to tour the world during
most of December. 1t is reported
that he will go to Italy first, for
conferences in the first week in
December.
The President will confer there
with Italy's President, Giovanni
Gronchi, and Premier Antonio Seq
nj. This is a somewhat-delayed
trip, and stems back to the last
Eisenhower trip to Europe.
1t will be recalled at that time
that President Eisenhower visited
Bonn, London and Paris. The Ital-
ians were eager for Mr.. Eisenhower
to come to Rome on that occasion,
but the President could not do so.
Thus this trip is something of an
effort to make up for that failure.
1t is also an effort to placate
Italy, because the Italians have not
been included in the upcoming
Paris conference.
After the Rome stop, President
Eisenhower may visit India and
Pakistan, and maybe Turkey and
Greece. Other countries are said
to be under consideration by the
Presidents advisers, and thus it
seems that President Eisenhower
will go to Europe, then to Asia, and
return to Paris for the Western
summit meeting December 18th.
Thereafter, he will return to the
United States to spend Christmas
at home.
Following this series of talks, it
is expected that a summit meeting
with the Soviet Union might take
place in March or April. and after
this, President Eisenhower is
scheduled to visit Soviet Russia, to
return the visit of Nikita Khrush-
chev to the United States. Thus
President Eisenhower is undertak-
ing a strenuous travelling schedule
as the last year of his tenure in
the White House approaches.
These conferences, and all this
travel, will have a direct effect on
the Presidential election in 1860.
One of the major considerations of
the voters in 1860 will be the field
of international relations, chances
for peace, and the state of the cold
war.
Thus, if President Eisenhower
can effect a lessening of tension.
can somehow solve the Berlin cris-
is. and could conceivably achieve
enough, in this line, to impress the
majority of voters, this would be
a definite asset to the G. o. p
presidential nominee, who will
probably be Vice President Richard
Nixon.
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-20
By HAROLD RATLIFF

DALLAS (P1-Texas, where the
cowboys roam and the skies are
not cloudy all the day, appropriate
ly enough will be the scene of the
first worlds series of rodeo.
The. boys in the leather chaps
will be in Dallas Dec. $3.50 for the
first national finals rodeo to be
staged in the State Fair Colosseum.
The State Fair of Texas is spon-
soring the event, being selected for
the honor from among 49 appli-
cants in major cities.
The national finals will actually
be what many major rodeos claim
to haEe-a contest to decide the
world championships in the five
standard rodeo events - saddle
bronc riding, bareback bronc riding,
bull riding, calf roping and steer
wrestling.
Competing in this king-making
climax to the year of rodeo will be
the top Is contenders for the cham
pionship in each of the five stand
ard events, their eligibility based
on their winnings at some 500 ap-
proved rodeos throughout the
United States and Canada by the
Rodeo Cowboys Association.
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-20
2S06 McAlister
Topeka, Kansas
November 16, 1858

November 16, 1859
Dear Friends:
Topeka is a city of over 100000
population, but most people think
of it as country town. As long as
a BIG CITY to Christmas shop. At
home it used to be Philadelphia.
Here in the midwest we go to Kan
sas City, Missouri, which is SIS
turnpike miles away.
Before Hayes leaves us to go on
his drafted TIDY temporary duty
away from his home station) we
wanted to spend some tint in K. c.
We had hoped to stay over night
but time slipped away from US and
we only had time for a days jour-
ney. On Thursday of last week
we decided that the next day
would be good day to go. The
weather man had to put a damper
on our plans and forecast snow
and 80 temperature. We had the
extreme temperature, but just q
few spits of snow. We left Leslie
with good friend of mine and we
headed east to the big city.
The first big bridge we hit was
loaded with ice and then the date
flashed in my mind-it was Friday
the 18th. Superstitious as / am
l had no, sense leaving our three
little girls at home-perhaps mo-
therless for life because it is al
ways the one on the drivers right
who "gets it." Tried to change
seats with Hayes, but he was toe
smart!
Hayes spent most of his time win
dow shopping at "ham" stores and
getting equipment that he could
work on on his TIDY and stocking
up on reading material Woman
like, spent. hours in department
store looking at all the goodies
Bought Christmas candles, sent
some presents to my nieces, tried
on fur coats, tried to buy a dressy
dress and found nothing | liked
(those / might have chosen had 81
like it on the racks), admired the
window of the exclusive shop in the
down town area (shoes. of every
hue, style and shape from boots tC
thongs). We had lunch at our ia
vorite Italian restaurant. / had
spaghetti with meat sauce and
Hayes had lasayne We both had
Russian rye bread and good garden
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-20
ADVERTISING MAKES BUSINESS

Whether one realizes it or not, .advertis-
ing is perhaps the most wonderful develop
ment of the modern commercial age. 1t is the
maker or breaker of business, big or little.
1t is the one factor of successful sales that is
most apt to be overlooked by the merchants
and business men of small towns and cities.
Advertising is not the exclusive weapon
of big business; it is the power that will
make little concerns grow into larger sue
cess. 1t is a science that requires study and,
be it said, character. 1t cannot succeed if it
is based upon untruth; it must build upon
faith and integrity.
The Milford Chronicle is prepared to as
sist local businessmen with their advertising
problems. 1t may be said, with due modesty,
that its staff knows something about adver-
tising and that their experience is available
to all who wish to use it.
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-20
NIXON,S WAGON

NIXON'S WAGON
Vice President Richard M. Nixon,
unless the picture changes radical
ly in the next six months, is almost
a sure shot for the Republican pres
idential nomination.
Nixon's major competitor, Cover
nor Nelson Rockefeller of New
York, is now obviously badly be-
hind, even though he is going all
out in his campaigning. The first
few weeks of Rockefeller's all-out
effort have apparently done very
little to reduce Nixon's chances.
The major trump card played by
Nixon thus far was his trip to Rus
sia, and his verbal battle with Nj
kita Khrushchev. But he has also
scored on other occasions. His trip
to the Far East, and especially his
trip to South America-where he
was spat on and his life threatened
were important political tri-
umphs. His conduct both in Cabinet
meetings and in other top-level ses-
sions, have impressed President
Eisenhower.
And President Eisenhower may
well be the key to the 1860 nomi-
nation. AS in 1852 and 1856, Mr..
Eisenhower will probably play a
reluctant and mostly-passive role.
On the other hand, associates say
that he has grown to admire Mr..
Nixon's talents and judgment more
and more, with each passing year.
Whatever else is said, good or
bad, it is a fact that Nixon has
brought to the Office of Vice Presi-
dent a more active participation,
and more liaison with the Chief Ex-
ecutive, than any other Vice Presi-
dent in history. He has made the
Job sort of assistant President"
assignment, rather than being
merely a successor, who is presid-
ing officer of the Senate.
ANTI-U. 8. SENTIMENT
TO THE SOUTH
Rising anti-United States senti-
ment to the south of us has been
observed in recent months. Al
though it has been present for dec
AIDES. it seems that anti-United
States sentiment is being whipped
to higher pitch by communist ag-
itators in a number of Central and
South American countries.
The latest instance occurred in
Panama, where mobs attacked the
IT,. S.-controlled Panama Canal
Zone, tore the flag from the En-
bassy, tore it up, and attempted to
raise the Pamanian. flag all over
the Zone.
Finally. u. S. troops were called
in to protect u S. property and
quiet the disorder The disorder oc-
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-20
WHAT ABOUT FOOD PRICES?


Human memories are short. This truism
helps to explain many misconception which
exists in peoples minds. Take, for instance,
the matter of food prices.
The spread" between the prices paid
farmers for food in the raw material stage
and the prices charged the consumer at re-
tail has increased. So it is periodically argued
that this fact virtually proves that retailers
and professors and various middlemen are
exploiting both producers and consumers.
That argument conveniently overlooks a
quiet little revolution that has gone a long
way toward Transforming the food business.
Today store shelves are loaded with prepared
foods which are either ready to eat or nearly
so. These have been given an enthusiastic
public response for the obvious reason that
they cut the time and the work involved in
meal preparation to levels which would have
seemed fanciful decade ago. One study says
that woman can save as much as four hours
of kitchen work day by using the prepared
foods which offer "built-in maid service"
This preparation is expensive, in mater
ials and labor. But millions of people are
willing to spend little more in order to save
time and work. So an increasing proportion
of retail grocery business is found in the
ready-to-serve foods-and so, inevitably, the
gap between raw material and finished food
prices increases.
American families, on the average, spend
% per cent of income on food. But they could
duplicate their 1859 market basket today
for 16 per cent of income if they were salts
fled with the same foods they were buying
then.
Finally, the profits earned in food mer-
chandising totally refute the charge of prof
iteering. The food chains, for example, COM
monty earn as profit little more than cent
out of each dollar they take in. Only volume
enables them to operate.
Milford chronicle., 1959-11-20

Golden plovers are among the
worlds most travelled birds. They
spend the summer in the Arctic
and winter in Argentina.