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Milford chronicle., 1959-07-24
THE TESTING CRAZE

national news magazine recently re-
ported on the growing doubts OF many edu-
Gators about the wholesale use of standard
lied tests. AS the reader probably knows,
standard tests given to all entrants, or ap-
plicantS, are gaining in popularity and are
already used by the great majority of col
leges.
High schools and other educational bodies
have greatly increased their use of tests in
recent years and, normally speaking, these
tests can be used to great advantage. How
ever, some leading educators believe we are
carrying the testing routine too far.
They point out that tests are not always
an indication of how student will do in col
lege, for example. There is such thing as
"late bloomer" and these students do good,
actually become interested in applying them
selves, after the tests they normally receive
to see if they are allowed to enter college.
Then some people do better on tests than
others. Some accept them calmly and can
answer the questions relatively at ease while
others become tense and do not enjoy their
facilities at their best. And there are many
other factors to be taken into consideration.
Some colleges, like the University of Kan
sas, give entrance tests but use them only for
guidance, not to bar students. We believe
there is great merit in this. Certainly all
colleges and universities should not apply
standardized tests for admittance Some
students who score low on tests later turn
out to be among the most brilliant in college.
Thus the same rule applies to Standard
zation in school testing which applies to other
forms of standardization. Tests are guide
and may even be used, with exceptions, to
rate and handle persons but they are not
the whole story or the complete answer. They
are often fallacious and sometimes misrep-
resentative to the less-than-wise.
There is no test which will measure peo-
pie or students perfectly or accurately, and
never will be.
Milford chronicle., 1959-07-24
BABS0N DISCUSSES FOUR Ways OF INVESTING MONEY

Mining and Exploration: Californ-
ia Fortune Oil; Deadwood Standard
Gold Mining and Milling; Dorothy
Gold Mining; Eastern Kentucky
Oil; Goldfield Mutual Prospecting
and Developing; Hidden Fortune
Mining Co.; Invincible Gold Mining;
Mount Glines Gold and Silver Min
ing Co.; Old Mexico Mining and
Milling; Santa Ana Tin Mining and
Spearfish Gold Mining and Reduc-
ton Co.
8. Buying good stocks and cum
ulative preferred for income only.
With Program No. 3 you would not
sell your stocks in a high market,
but would wait for a lower market
before buying others. This Program
is very suitable for older people.
4. The fourfOld system. Program
No. is the one / like best, COM
bining profit, income and security.
Such an investor today would have
one third of his money in good
common stocks as an initiation
hedge; one third of his funds in
bonds or good cumulative preferr-
ed stocks for income; and one third
in cash, waiting for a break in the
market. Thus, whatever happens,
he would be able to take advantage
OF. any future market situation. AL
though l am not strong for Pro-
gram No. 1, l feel that Program
No. 2 is dangerous and that it is
wrong to ignore the "ups and
downs" of the stock market.
Conclusion: During the more
than Sd years that | have been
studying the stock market, 1 have
seen it go through three wars,
four panics and five booms. AL
though l admire young men for
Milford chronicle., 1959-07-24
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
By Elaine townsend Dickerson

in Kansas City was delayed we
also were delayed in Chicago. The
planes on the ramp, off the rum
ways were full and they had no
place to assign us where we could
disembark.
They told US that the other plane
would be right next to this first
one and it would be relatively SIM
pie to get from one to the other.
| knew I'd have to carry Leslie,
plus my white summer coat, my
big white pocketbook, plus her
diaper bag. There's quite an art to
carrying this load with two hands!
| descend the steps to find no
other plane We were at gate No.
1 and the other plane was cozily
parked at gate No. 15-just q
matter of three city blocks away.
Up to me walked this nice looking
chap in TWA uniform and told
me he was there to assist me.
Sheeeeee Did unload on him!
One hour outside of Washington
we began to see perfectly beautiful
thunder clouds outside our wind
ows. We were flying 1900 feet
and ! could almost reach out and
touch the top of the thunderheads.
Hayes told me we might possibly
hit weather at the mountains so
when rain came over our window
| was not surprised. | could see the
flap on the wings raising and low
ering to ease the plane into the
bumps We were commencing to
feel. Leslie was fortified with air.
sick medicine, but her mama was
not. The third mishap we were
deep into by this time. 1t was like
roller coaster. We were in dark
ness almost Immediately and we
had just been in bright sunlight a
few seconds ago Git was one D. m.
you seel. Rain, lightning and rough
weather began having its effect on
the passengers. The. woman across
the hall from us was deathly sick
and while | was grossly sorry for
her, / tried to ignore herr Leslie,
thought the new aerobatics of the
plane were fun and while didn't
join her feelings / was glad she
could be so amused. Am sure the
capable pilot averted the most Sc
we're storm clouds, but we still had
to descend into some OF them and
we were all quite miserable for
about an hour.
As we rolled into the Washington
airport l kept looking to see, who
would be outside the terminal to
meet us and quickly spotted Anne
and Bill Minner (my sister and
brother-in-law) and my mother.
1t was wonderful to see them and
such fun to show them Leslie for
the first time.
Now am on way to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard Hall. Mr.. Hall is
going to contact Hayes for me to-
night via his amateur radio station
and | do hope conditions will be
favorable so l can find out how the
ole boy is faring without his har-
EN-.
I'll write to you again next week
It's just been wonderful seeing all
| of you.
As So Always,
aaf p%z As ETD
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gardless of the outcome of talks
at Geneva. Believing that Khrush
chev leads a very strong and con
stantly growing country, and tha
he is proud, arrogant and emotion
al, and could possibly "overplay'
his hand unless shown otherwise
Hartman feels talks could not lose
the United States anything.
RAYBURN AND BUTLER
One of the interesting thing.
about the split in the Democrat.
party, between Chairman Paul But
Ter, of the National Democratic
Committee, and the Democrat,
leadership in Congress, is the fac
that one of the men Butler is nov
seeking to replace is responsible
for him being party Chairman to
day.
This man is Speaker Sam Ray
burn, who, out of pity for Butler
came to his aid and intervened with
Adlai Stevenson, in 1856, to enable
Butler to keep his job.
AT this time, just after Steven
son was renominated in 1856, he
was ready to replace Butler witt
James Finnegan, of Philadelphia
Butler, reduced to tears, begged t.
be kept, and had it not been fol
Rayburn's Intervention, he woult
have been sacked.
Ironically, it is Butler today who
wishes to replace Speaker Rayburn
as permanent chairman of the con
vention in 1860. Rayburn, it will
be remembered, has managed tC
keep order and avoid a split in the
party, on several occasions in thu
past, and his talents in this respect
may be vitality needed in 1860.
Aside from that, Speaker Ray
burn and Majority Leader LyndoI
Johnson, the leaders of the two
Houses in Congress, have the soliC
support of probably ninety per cen
of the Democrats in Congress. And
while it is true that congressional
power does not control a nationa
convention, it probably represents
the views of majority of the peo-
pie more accurately than do the
delegates of the various state party
organizations, three-fourths o.
whom are repeat delegates, or pro-
fessionals, so to speak.
Curiously, Butler has the support
of these delegates, and members of
the National Committee, today, and
is ready to kick Rayburn out only
three years after Rayburn saved
his job. Small wonder Republicans
are rejoicing at the split in the
senior major party, and becoming
highly encouraged as to their pros
poets in 1860.
Milford chronicle., 1959-07-24

Babsen Park, Mass, July %. Be-
fore explaining these four pro-
grams let me impress upon read
ers the Importance of not mixing
the programs. Each has its advan-
tages and disadvantages. Hence,
you should select one and stick to
it. This advice is based on over 54
years of experience in the school
of hard knocks and hard work"
1. Investing by the cycle. Pro-
gram No. / calls for selling at a
time like this and depositing the
money received in a bank, waiting
for the next big break which will
some day surely come. Then you
will again buy the most active good
stocks and hold them until another
bull market comes; then follow the
same plan over again. This is the
most profitable program for those
with courage and patience.
2. The long-growth common
stock program. No. provides that
investors pay no attention to
stock market prices but purchase a
little "long growth" stock every
few months as they have the money,
keeping these stocks for a long
time. This is satisfactory if the
advisor makes sound selections.
When, however, companies are
young, it is difficult to know what
they will be when they grow up"
AS an illustration, am listing
the names of some such stocks
which were bought, in accordance
with Program No. 2, by an intelli-
gent Boston stock broker for his
children and grandchildren. These
stocks are now valueless. Amalga-
mated Gold Dredging Co.; Black
Diamond Anthracite Coal; Boston
Milford chronicle., 1959-07-24
stacked National Committee.
HARTMAN SAYS
INVITE NIKITA

w. Averell Hartman, latest OF
the gOers to Russia, has come back
home and reported on his interview
with The Man. His interview was
reported as tough exchange Gov
ernor Mennen Williams also gave
The Man a tough time, we are told
from Michigan, and "Soapy" even
worked up a scowl for the press)
and Hartman thinks The Man
should be invited to visit the Uni
ted States.
Hartman, of course, is no strang-
er to Russia. He was ambassador
to that country during the war
time years and has thus had valu-
able experience in dealing with the
commies The Man, of course, tC
which reference has been made, is
Nikita Khrushchev, First Deputy
Premier of the USSR.
Harriman's case is worth a hear
ing. He says Khrushchev wants an
invitation to visit the United
States and that we would be wise
to extend the invitation, for sever
al reasons First, he says, Khrush-
chev would get good idea o1
what the people and conditions in
the United States are like. Harri-
man says Khrushchey is current
ly relatively uninformed.
Second, Hartman says, Khrush-
chev would learn that the workers
of this country are not without in
iuence, and do support the govern
ment in Washington on foreign pol
icy matters. 1t is also suggested
that Khrushchev's eyewitness Wis
it might make him better appreci-
ate the great strength of this coun-
try, and it's economy.
Meanwhile, sentiment on Capitol
Hill, and within the State Depart,
ment, is reported to be swinging
around to the view that a Khrush.
chev visit might not be bad thing
Opposition to such visit has been
strong in the past and is still for
midable in some quarters.
Hartman wants summit meet
ing held in New York-regardless
of whether the ministers at &C.
neva reach an agreement on Ber-
lin. The Administration has sug-
gested that some sign of progress
must be shown at the foreign min
listers meetings, offering some hope
of accomplishment at a summit
meeting. before President Eisen-
hover will attend.
Thus the former New York Gov
sernor is close to the British view
a summit meeting re
Milford chronicle., 1959-07-24
SUMNER TIME BOOM

The industrial stocks listed on the New
York Exchange have generally responded
very we'll to the good old summer time. In
the past 62 years prices for these shares have
risen during July 43 times and declined but
19. AS if to greet July this year again, the
Dow Jones Industrial averages reached a
new high at, the start.
Midsummer price gains may be partly
matter of habit, but this year there would
seem to be excellent reasons for market
optimism. Earlier forecasts of six million
new cars to be sold in 1859 appear to be too
low. Car dealers throughout the country are
happy to see their inventories turning over
so nicely.
While educated opinion believes that the
midsummer peak (if it continues) will be the
forerunner of an autumnal squirt in business
activity, it might be well to keep some his
tory in mind. To the stock market the fall
season has at times been just that. Most
severe declines have occurred in that time of
year-notably, of course, the crash of Octo-
ber 1929. Nothing of the sort is predicted
for this fall, but moderate decline would
not be surprising.
Milford chronicle., 1959-07-24
BY FRANK Eek
(R)Newsfeatures Sports Editor

(P)Newsfeatures Sports Editor
Baseball is having one of those
'nusual years in that both pennant
Winners could wind up playing be-
ow $50 ball, the accepted figure
or champions.
Ninety wins bring .584 percent
ge, if all 154 games are played,
md in the first half not one team
,ould rightfully say it played like
! champion.
A 10-game winning streak could
vim one or both pennants this
'ear, a season in which most man
gers would gladly settle for a
ive-game skein.
Both the Milwaukee Braves and
Cleveland Indians, playing with
PATCHED up infields, have led for
most of the first half. Both STUN
lied from the top rung only to re-
,ain the lead when teams like the
Chicago White Sox or San Francis
% Braves failed to take advantage
f first place. One day the Braves
oSt game and tumbled into third
llace.
The world champion Yankees,
;hut out seven times in the first
lalf, have looked like anything but
American League repeaters.
The Yankees have been beaten
y pitchers who a year ago were
comparative unknowns, but then
he Yankees have been playing be-
ow 800 baseball since early
August of 1858.
Rookie Jerry Walker of Balti-
more, a 20-year-old with one sea-
on of baseball behind him, beat
hem. So did Boston rookie, Jerry
Jasale, 25. And Hal Griggs, a win
Ter of only three games in 1858,
pitched a two-hitter for Washing
on. And adding salt to their
wounds, their former relief ace,
Bob Grim, now with Kansas City,
blanked them with two hits
Baseball people can understand
Hoyt Wilhelm, Frank Larry and
Don Mossi beating the Yankees.
They are seasoned moundsmen.
But when youngsters handcuff
Casey Stengers charges it's time
to take notice.
Even though the White Sox are
having troubles at third base and
first base, it would not be surpris-
ing to see Al Lopez bring Chicago
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home first. He has kept his charges
in a contending spot all along.
The surprise of the American
League is Cleveland and it, seems
Joe Gordon could be in line for
the manager of the year accolade.
You might recall that George
Strickland started the season at
short and Woody Held at third
base. At last look they have
switched positions, and a third
baseman, Jim Baxes, often spurned
by the Dodgers, has been playing
second and hitting an occasional
home run.
Detroit has played fine ball for
Jimmie Dykes, after a 2-15 mark
under Bill Norman, but each time
the Tigers got close for a take
charge chance they faltered.
The comeback of Herb Score has
helped the Indian cause. He had
won total of only four games in
the last two seasons but for the
first half this year showed nine
victories. He could win 20 as he
did in 1856 before being hit in the
eye by batted ball.
Cleveland not only has Scores
comeback but has fine home run
power in Rocky Colavito. Woody
Held, Minnie Minoso. Tito Fran
coma and Viv Power. The Indians
seem to get their honiers when
they count.
The big surprise of the cam
paign, however, is 23-year-old Har-
mon Killebrew of Payette. Idaho.
He had been sitting on the Wash
ington bench since 1854 after sign
ing for $4,000 bonus. There were
times when it seemed he had a
hole in his glove and another in
his bat.
However, after his options to
the minors had expired and Eddie
Yost was traded to Detroit, Kille-
brew got his chance. The lad who
never got in more than "A big
league games in one season was
in each of his teams ~ games
during the first half. Not only that,
but he drove in 81 runs and hit q
home runs.
He figures he can match those
efforts in the second half. If so, he
will be the first in more than 20
years to approach Babe Ruth's
1927 record of so. In 1898, Hank
Greenberg collected 58 homers.
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their courage and initiative, /
think that investors should al
ways consult both young men and
old men. The younger men think
that we are continually entering
new eras" and that panics can
never occur again. Then they are
bearish too long when the country
is in a depression.
Older men, however, know that
ever since there have been any re-
liable records,-wars, business, in
vestments, and even nations have
moved in cycles. Periods of pros
perity have encouraged careless
ness, dishonesty, and an unreason-
able increase in government, corp
Grafton, and personal debt. This
has finally resulted in decline
and depression. A depression tends
to make people Industrious and
more anxious to pay up their debts.
This results in a period of i'm
prOvement and another era of pros
perity.
Although those who follow Pro-
gram No. 1 may be unable to pick
out the exact high spot of a bull
market and the low spot of a bear
market, yet they are performing a
very important service Those who
sell when the market is abnormal
ly high tend to make the prosperi-
ty area less dangerous; while those
who buy during depression help
make that depression less terrible.
In other words, those who are
wise enough land there are not
too many of these) to successfully
follow Program No. l tend to level
out business, Investment, and en-
plOyment conditions to the benefit
of all
Milford chronicle., 1959-07-24
BURDEN ON TEACHERS

Groups of earnest parents, in communi-
ties throughout the nation, have been trying
to learn more about public school education.
Many such groups have found a close relation
ship between the quality of education and the
burden placed on teachers and school admin
istrators.
This impression was confirmed in a re-
port, at the National Education Associations S
annual convention, on study of teachers
working conditions. The findings of this
study bolster the idea that reducing teachers
classroom burden is potentially one of the
most effective ways of improving education.
Thousands of teachers were asked about
their working conditions. Almost 70 per
cent of the grade school and junior high
school teachers, and so per cent of the high
school teachers, Thought they could do their
best work with 25 students in class" This
must be considered against the fact that
classes throughout the nation average more
than 80. Glasses of 35 and more are not un-
usual.
There is no implication, here, that mere
ly reducing the class size will automatically
transform a mediocre school into first-rate
school. But class size is of fundamental i'm
portance. AS the number of pupils rises, the
teacher can devote less and less time to indi-
viduals.
The happieSt thing about this is that def
mite steps can be taken to improve the situ-
alton. The steps to be taken do cost money
money for more teachers, and in some
cases for more classroom space But here is
a point at which citizens deeply concerned
about the quality of education can take inn
portant, helpful action.
Milford chronicle., 1959-07-24
40S Lakeview Ave.
Milford, Delaware
July %, 1859

july Zzs 1898
Dear Friends:
It's been a year and half since
I've been home and the changes
seem numerous. It's just wonder
full being with the family here.
Sorry l couldn't bring the male
part of our family with us, but
Hayes is busy practicing for the
Strategic Air Command competl-
ton that takes place in Orlando
the end of October and he just
couldn't get the time right now.
You know none of us are ever
satisfied. Usually we Dickerson
gals fly home in a single engine
airplane piloted by Hayes. We love
to have our lives in such capable
hands as this good pilot of ours,
but we're none too crazy about that
little plane. This time we were in
a four engine airplane and all ]
could think of all day Monday was
how lovely it would be to cut the
trip into half (the hours) and go
by jet.
When Hayes put us on the Kan
sas City plane at 6.35 Monday NOR
ming of course / had to make a
scene. I'm famous for that, He's a
handsome footer anyway, but in
his uniform he outdoes him
self. This morning he was dressed
in uniform when he returned to
Topeka he would head Immediately
for the base. / cried when he kiss
ed Leslie goodbye, even though
/ knew we would only be away for
two weeks.
The two hostesses on board pro-
missed to take good care of US and
Hayes left the plane since take
off time was supposed to be sec
Onds away. We sat on the ramp
for a long time and finally the
hostess announced over the loud
speaker that our take off time had
been delayed and it would be an
other ten minutes before we could
depart. l unstrapped our safety
belts, descended the steps and
found Hayes outside the plane
From him / learned our hydraulic
fluid was leaking and until it was
fixed naturally we wouldn't fly
| 1ulS ulCdul duOIu0E W00py SOOu'
bye, but I couldn't stand sitting in
that plane when I knew he was
outside.
AS most of you must know by
now I'm superstitious. l wouldn'
dare step on an airliner withou
insurance. If I've made sure Hay
es is wealthy widower I know
we're bound to arrive safely, bu
the day l have to rush on a plane
without dropping those quarters il
those insurance machines that will
be the day. l should have known
when we had one mishap there
would be two more to follow. The!
run in threes you know.
One hour and forty minutes after
take off we landed in Chicago
There we had to shift planes
which was no easy trick with al
the luggage l was luggin' was
anxious to get settled in the Sec
ond plane, since our take off time
Milford chronicle., 1959-07-24
THE HURRICANE SEASON

The hurricane season, according to the
Weather Bureau, is here. 1t opened officially
on June 18th, and on that day the u. S. Wea-
ther Bureaus hurricane wire circuit came
into operation.
That wire circuit extends from Galveston,
Texas, along the Gulf and around Florida,
and up to New England. Government wea-
ther observers say that storm on May 28th
threatened to become hurricane, but never
quite reached that stage. 1t is known as
storm Arlene, and it drenched Louisiana with
nine and one-half inches of rain, though its
winds never exceeding fifty miles per hour.
A hurricane contains winds of at least
seventy-five miles per hour, and usually COW
ers an area of several hundred miles. Last
year only one hurricane seriously affected
the u. S. mainland. 1t caused some six to
eight million dollars of damage in the Caro-
linas.
While the warning system has improved
somewhat in recent years, it is still some
thing of a guessing game, and from now un-
til November 18th, when the hurricane sea-
son officially ends, citizens in the eastern
part of the United States should pay close
attention to hurricane warnings, and take
necessary precautions even if the storm is
within striking distance, but not expected to
cause trouble