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Milford chronicle., 1959-05-08
Veterans Pensions

The Eisenhower Administration after about five
ears of study has finally proposed to Congress
hat it cut the enormous future cost of veterans
pensions. Unfortunately the Administration does
lot feel that any bill eliminating the inequites in
odays pensions be passed
As most people know. there inequities in
pensions being paid today, and which have been
paid over the years. Many disability pensions
out of line to although if must err, we will
admit it would be better to the liberal side
than the parsimonious side-involving
disability. especially if it is service-connected.
But the Administration has taken a position
hoping for a modest achievement The bill it pro-
poses would not cut the pension of any veteran
now on the rolls, so it would not actually solve
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-08

the present problem of nequty waste. On the other
hand, it would account for future savings by relat-
ing pensions in the future to needs with higher
benefits for those who genuinely needy and low
benefits for those with other income, including
Social Security income.
The perfect solution-the which many
say is unobtainable-is to re-asseSs all pensions
periodically. fairly and equitably, that huge
sums of money would not be paid out to those who
longer disabled to the degree which their
pension is based.
In this connection, probably the greatest evil of
the present system is an Administrative ruling
whereby almost every veteran over sixty-fve years
of age is deemed totally and permanently disabled,
and this-Of course-s not the case.
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-08

The steel industry, the other hand, denies that
it has passed all of labor contract costs in the
form of higher prices. Whatever the full answer
President Eisenhower is seriously concerned with
the approaching crisis, and is determined to act to
prevent hike in steel prices
President Eisenhower realizes that the imitation
ary spiral in the United States which has forced most
products made of steel to cost levels has priced
goods of the reach millions purchasers
and that further increases in the price of steel,
which would necessitate increases in the price of
automobiles appliances, ETC., would be blow to
economy.
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-08
Girl Scout News

Girl Scout and Brownie troops
have made useful and. decorative
articles for sale in the Girl Scout
Booth at the Hospital Fair tomorr-
ow. Troop No. 83 has made planters
from drift wood They have felt
bottoms and are filled with green
vines. The girls in this troop will
be helping their leader, Mrs. Ho-
man, in the gypsy tent, although
you may not recognize them as
scouts, since each will be dressed
in costume.
Brownie Troop No. Is
Brownie Troop No. rs started
their scout activities last Septem-
Der with their leader Mrs. Olga
Moore, assisted by Mrs. Thelma
Hill. Their activities have been
varied and interesting all through
the year.
In September the troop visited
Arrowhead Farm owned by Mr..
Frank Austin who gave them a
grand tour and also showed them
his collection of Indian relics.
A beach party at Mrs. Donald
DOnovan's cottage at Slaughter
Beach on chilly October day was
huge success, despite the fact
that they had to roast their hot
dogs inside the cottage.
These Brownies took a communi-
ty trip in November, visiting Holi-
and's nursery and the Milford
Post Office. At the Post Office they
learned how the mail is handled
from the time it is received until
it leaves for local delivery.
At Christmas time table place
mats were made for each member
of their families. The place mats
were cut out of green oil cloth in
the shape of holly leaves with red
oilcloth berries.
Each Brownie remembered her
Mother on Valentines Day with
a red heart made from red paper
and white doilies. A pretty hand
kerchief was enclosed.
Mrs. Josephine LeBright gave the
troop an interesting tour through
the Milford Stitching Co., on Feb
ruary 10. She gave the troop some
pieces of material which they used
to make pin cushions for donation
to the Hospital Fair. The troop is
also donating potted plants which
they started themselves in old milk
cartons.
Their leader, Mrs Moore and her
family moved to Dover in Feb
ruary. The troop gave her a neck
lace and her daughter, Barbara 10
"a troop member) Brownie hand
bag. They hope to visit them In
their new home in Dover very soon.
Mrs. Thelma Hill, their assistant
leader. has very capably filled Mrs.
MOore's place as leader.
A lot of fun was had at Mrs.
Bonnie Pritchett's home on March
10 when the Brownies had an egg
hunt.
Troop No. IS has new friend,
Mr.. Frank Vadakin, who is stsving
at JeweIl's Nursing Home. They
have visited him quite often.
Recently. everyone has been
busy on projects for Mothers Day.
On Thursday. May z. they had a
program for their Mothers in the
Kiwanis Building.
Each member of this Brownie
troop has in her possession a
scrapbook which holds many inter-
esting mementos OF her first year
in Brownies. This project was
started when the troop was or
qaniZed last CeDfemher
Deanna Helmick and Sharon
Hobbs have recently Joined Troop
M. rs making their total member
ship sixteen
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-08
&S@~G
STANDARDS GO DOWN

For IL years, Britain has had "free" So
cialized medicine-which means, of course,
unsupported medicine. And the costs to
the taxpayers have far outrun early esti-
mates.
But that isn't the worst of the matter.
The current path of medical research in
England is discouraging rather than en-
couraging young people to enter career in
basic medical science. Unless this trend is
reversed, a lowering of the standards of
medicine is expected.
The situation is described in an article
in the American Medical Association News
based on an article appearing in The Lancet,
the principal British medical journal. Under
specialization, no new teaching hospitals have
been developed in England since before
World War III. Careers in basic medical
science-the only kind of science that can
conquer disease-have become unattractive
in salary. Research investigators and medi-
cal professors, as well as promising young
Investigators, are being lured to the United
States.
The Lancet says: "In this country we
have no lack of talent; but without more
financial encouragement, more laboratories.
and more facilities for research, we shall
lose our best workers, and gradually. the
standards of medicine even at a practical
level will decline"
This may not all be the fault of sociafi-
zation. But there can be no doubt that So
cialization has been a heavy and growing
drag on scientific progress. The lessons that
we can learn from this should certainly be
plain to anvone.
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-08

Hawaii's civilian population is
about equal to that of Seattle,
Wash. spread out in area equal
to T@~-~r4'@-'4 ~-| Rhode Island.
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-08

Six of the IL tree farmer win
ners in the recent nationwide All
forestry contest were girls.
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-08
MOTHERS DAY

Since the year 1907, the people of the
United States have been observing the sec
ond Sunday in May as Mothers Day, with
appropriate services in the churches of the
land, where individuals are accustomed to
commemorate holy things.
In 1914, Congress designated the day
which is widely observed in other countries,
as well as our own. 1t differs from the ear
lier celebrations of ancient peoples whose
festivities did not carry the same senses of
appreciation for Individual mothers.
Words of man are incapable Of express
ing proper appreciation of the unselfish and
devoted life of good mothers, and it is given
to most children to revere and appreciate
their own mother as the noblest expression
of this intimate human relationship.
Mothers Day is, of course, commercial
lied, as is Christmas and most of our holi-
days. We regret this, and think it is poor
practice.
Nevertheless, we welcome the observance
of Mothers Day, once a year, and think that
those fortunate enough to have a mother liv-
ing, and Christian, loving mother, have
the finest blessing there is.
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-08
MORE FOR LESS

The farm population has been steadily
declining and is expected to continue to do
. so. In the face of this, agriculture will have
to supply food and fibre for 200 million peo-
pie by 1870 and it will haYe to do it only with
fewer people, but with less farm land.
These facts were recently stressed by the
head of one of the leading manufacturers of
farm equipment The farm land loss will be
due to housing, industrial development, air
port construction, road building. and so on.
This means that soil conservation on a
far more effective scale than at present will
be vital. The spokesman described a six
point program toward this end. First, is
land capability maps which, in effect, COM
pletely inventory soil on every individual
farm. Second, is the continued development
of complete conservation plans setting out
the best use and treatment of each farm
acre. Third, is the growing need for highly
trained soil conservation technicians. Fourth,
] is the continued development of mechani-
zed equipment for making the conservation
construction jobs easier and more practi-
( cal. In this connection, convertible equip
ment has been designed which makes it pOss-
{ ible for farmers to do those jobs with the
same machines they use for blowing, tilage,
and harvesting, and the cost is far below that
of the earth-mOving equipment needed on
heavy industrial jobs. Sixth, the country
needs vastly stimulated research program
covering both conservation and marketing
This is large order, but by no means
an impossible one. And it is a must" if the
inevitable demands on agriculture of the fu-
ture are to be adequately met.
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-08
"You Might As Well Learn To Live With Initiation

By Roger w. BabsOn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-17
The Front Cover

The Hope Diamond on dis
play In the Hall Of Gems Of
the Smithsonian Institution.
Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Mclean
bought it for $4,000 In 1912
and reputedly refused an
offer Of - million shortly
before her death in 1947. It
was given to the Government
by jeweler Harry winston.
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Star Dust

SMALL LOAN: Although the A1z-carat Hope Diamond
insured for 81 million ON Its trip from New York
to the Smithsonian Institution several months ago. Mrs.
Evalyn walsh Mclean able to borrow only $S75O0
It In June, 1883. tVylla Poe Wilson tells Of that
pawnage by her sister, Elizabeth Ecott Poe and herself
on page 16o The following october, the same pawn
broker lent her 81 500 the gem Edward Caproa
who has since become president Of the rm, tells In
November, 1885, Mrs. Mclean personally came to our
office to redeem the Hope Diamond, which had been
pledged for $4,000 and when handed II 10 her, she
took 1t and dropped It into her bosom Miss Poe
suggested that she be careful with the item, and
this brought the annoyed reply oh, nddesticks
too fussyl Miss told later that Mrs Mclean went
to heavyweight championship fight that night and
the Hope Diamond at rngside It was and s Is strict
rule Of this organization to reveal the identity Of
its patrons but Mrs. Mclean wrote book in which
stated the that she had pledged the Hope Da
mond with US, and she mailed each Of the ONCE star
signed copy. This the first time that her business
with revealed"
ABOUT MISS FOE: Mrs McLean's agent In the pawnages
accomplished artist well well known
paper writer and poet. When she died in 1947, her
paintings had been in 100 exhibitions. and they have
been shown dozen times since She Is represented in
the COrcoran and Phillips Art Galleries here and In
and private collections In other parts Of the
country Her IsrGfePs Throne recently acquired by
the Baltimore Museum Of Art.
NEXT SUNDAY: visit with Brig Gen. A. c. yelling, on
loan from the Corps Of Engineers Of the Districts
three Commssioners-and with his eyes the big
detectives Also story Lee Berkow Miss washington,
who also is featured in color on the cover.
Evening star., 1959-12-21
WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
BAT MASTERSoN
BEETLE BAILEY
MUTT AND JEFF
ON STAGE
BY WILLIAM MORRIS

AS absolutely nobody needs
to be told, we're now in the
final stages of the annual pre-
Christmas gift-buying, card
mailing frenzy. This is the
week that tests our mettle,
men, the time when we come
home to uncooked dinners and
find the ordinarily tranquil do
mestic scene enlivened by the
rattle of wrapping paper and
cries of "Oh, dear, I forgot to
get something for Aunt May!"
Here's where you can be
helpful, friend, for the SIM
plest and easiest gift to buy
at the last minute is a book.
And of all books for anyone
from 10 to 70 the most pres
tigious and useful is an up-to-
date dictionary. I never cease
to be impressed, as I read the
letters get from readers of
this column. with two charac-
teristics of the average Ameri-
can:
l. He is interested in words
and how to use them, and
2. He relies on a dictionary
Evening star., 1959-12-21

as obsolete as Jack Benny's
Maxwell or, at best, only as
up to date as the Henry j.
Now this is nearly an in
eXcusable situation because
during the past 10 years at
least three top-notch new die
tionaries have made their ap-
pearance-and any one of them
would make an excellent gift
for Aunt May or any other
person you may have forgotten
until now.
The three new and excellent
word books QiSted in alpha
betical order because 1 don't
own stock in any of them are
Evening star., 1959-12-21

the American College Die
tionary (Random House,, Web
ster's Collegiate Dictionary
merriam -Webster) and the
World Webster Dictionary.
college edition CWorld Pub
fishing Coz. All are modestly
priced and each would make
an impressive present to put
under anyone's Christmas tree.
(Released by the Bell Syndicate)
Evening star., 1959-12-21
AnsHer To NOCTULE

IS" such as bats" cats" are not
used. 3. Only one form of q word is
used 4. Proper names are not used.
Evening star., 1959-12-21

noel, note, once, ounce, celt. cent,
clot, clout, clue, cole, cone. cote, count,
colt, cult, cute. tolu, tone, tole. tule,
tune. unto, uncle, lent lone, loub luce,
lune, lutte.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-09
BERLIN
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Continued From First Page
opposition. to meet Mr.. Khru-
shchev in East Berlin today
has come as a most unpleasant
surprise to most West Berliners.
The fear here now which did
not exist a few weeks ago Is
quite simply the fear Of a sell
out.
In Mr. Khrushchev's present
cocky and aggressive mood,
many believe that a negotiated
settlement Of the Berlin prob
lem is impossible except at the
price of their own security.
And in recent weeks they have
begun to doubt the resolve Of
the Western powers to face the
unpleasant alternative.
In this situation it is per-
fectly possible that the West
can effectively lost Berlin even
without any drastic action on
the part Of the Communists.
The Western position here de-
ponds completely on the con.
fidence and courage Of the
people Of Berlin. And the need
for some positive gesture by
ne West to restore this conf
dence is increasing more and
more ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-09

New England AAU cross-coun-
try champion and held the
New England and Army cham
pionships for the 3 and 6 mile
runs and the steeplechase.
Mr.. Shea, whose mother lives
In Dedham. also is a member
of the FBI flying club.
Mr.. Mead. a native Of Bel
mont. Mass. also was q we'll
trained athlete, according to
the Navy. He was an UNDER
graduate student in physical
education at Duke University
and was q member Of the foot
ball and swimming teams at
Randolph Macon until q knee
injury ended his grid career.
The son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Henry Mead. Of 70 School
street. Belmont. he was a grad
uate Of Harvard College In
1882. He was a former enlisted
man in the Navy and had beer
working for the ONI here fol-
about four years.
Mr.. O'Connor said he began
70 suspect his roommates
might have been lost on the
river when he heard the II
pm. news reports. He said Mr.
Mead had beein wearing q blue
and white. checked shirt and
had dark hair. Both men left
their cars and their wallets al
home. he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-09

Houston, indianapolis. Pitts
burgh. San Antonio and Seat
tie Symphonies. the Los AM
geles Philharmonic ana the
New York Philharmonic.
The artists and the COM
posers who will write for them
are:
Soprano Adele Addison. New
York, and Lukas Foss, Los An
geles.
Soprano Phyllis Curtin. New
York. and Carlisle Floyd, ITALIA
hassee. Fla.
Pianist Leon Fleisher. New
York, and Leon Kirchner, Oak
land, Calf.
Violinist Joseph Fuchs. New
York. and Walter Piston, Cam
bridge, Mass.
soprano Arcnc JOtuhii, Ncw
Rochelle, N. r., and Vittorio
Giannini. New York.
Others Included
Pianist Jacob Lateiner, New
York. and Elliott Carter. New
York.
Pianist Seymour Lipkin, New
York. and Harold Shapero. Ma
tick. Mass.
Pianist william Masselos,
Princeton, N. j.. and Ben Web
Ter. New York.
Violinist Michael Rabin, New
York. and Paul creston. White
Plains. N. Y.
Cellist Leonard Rose. Great
Neck. N. Y. and william Schu-
man. New York.
The foundation has already
announced grants TO writer's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-09
Bafisfa Flyers
Are Sentenced

SANTIAGO. Cuba, Mar. 0
tAP).-A Supreme military tri-
bunal has sentenced 43 former
members Of the Batista Air
Force to prison terms of UP to
80 years. A lower court had
acquitted them on mass MUIR
der charges.
Acting on q prosecution APP
peal. the tribunal reversed the
acquittal and passed sentence
yesterday over bitter defense
objections.
The airmen were accused Of
killing eight civilians and
wounding is while bombing
and strafing the Cuban village
OF Sagua de Tanamo in Oriente
Province during the civil war.
The lower military court had
dismissed the charges on the
ground 1t could not Ak individ-
ual responsibility for the
bombing.
The tribunal sentenced 10
pilots Il, 80 years hard labor.
10 gunners TO 20 years and IA
mechanics to 2 years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-09
Grants0kayed
For Artists

NEW YORK. Mar. Q tAP)-
The Ford Foundation today an
nounced q program of grants
totaling $4,000 to musical
artists. The program provides
grants to concert artists. who
In turn have been allowed TO
select composers to write music
which the concert artists will
then perform with symphony
orchestras.
1.-THE. United States Is fortu-
nate in having rich resources
of composers concert artists
and orchestras." said Henry T.
Head. foundation president.
This program was designed to
blend the three groups In the
most productive way and let
the public benefit from the re-
suits"
I The concert artists will re-
ceive $1,000 each, and will per-
form the work with three Of 10
cooperating symphony orches-
tras. The program also win
cover the cost Of the composers
commissions and rehearsal
time for performances.
Orchestras Picked
Participating orchestras are
the Atlanta. Denver, Detroit,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-09
Ambush HoIdup
Suspects drilled
In Other Cases

Five youths arrested when
they set an ambush for q liquor
store deliveryman are being
questioned today about q simi-
lar case In which the victim
was shot and critically wounded.
police said.
Robbery Squad Capt. Nunzio
Bonaccorssy said Howard T.
Smith. 10, Of 29li Twelfth
street Me-. and four i7-year-
olds were charged with con-
spiracy to commit robbery after
detectives foiled the plot late
Saturday night.
Arthur Rosenblatt. owner Of
the Edgewood Liquor Store at
2303 Fourth street NE. called
police when he became suspi-
cious Of q telephone order TO
deliver whisky, cigarettes. and
beer to q basement apartment
at 622 Girard street NE.
Detectives Louis Blancato and
Orville Erfert rode to the adj
dress with the delivery boy
Just inside the door, they ar
rested two youths. armed with
q brick and q rock. and found
three more in the basement.
one carrying a blackjack and q
piece Of concrete, Capt. Bon
accorssy said.
The captain said the, youths
are being questioned in the
shooting of Nathaniel Minick,
80, messenger for the Congress
sional Liquor Store. 406 First
street Sc. who Is still in
critical condition after he was
wounded while making q de-
livery on February 20.
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Africans Held
In Sabotage.

BLANTYRE. Nyasaland.
Mar. 8 CAP).-Security forces
arrested so Africans in the tea
growing Mamie district Of
Southern Nyasaland today In
an effort to break up footing
and sabotage.
Tea estates remained the
chief seat of trouble on the
seventh day Of the state Of
emergency. declared to stamp
out nationalist African vio-
lence.
Except for reports Of arson
and intimidation in the Karong
district to the far north, the
protectorate was largely quiet.
Oficials said the arrests fol-
lowed looting and disorder In
the Lsmbuh trading center. a
small cluster of Indian stores
which cater to tea workers in
tn" district.
The 1.500-acre Lujen Tea Es-
tate was still being theatened,
police reported. by q crowd VI
200 or more Africans Security
forces lined up against them.
Africans have been attempt
ing to tie up the estate. at the
height Of the embarrassing
season and have threatened 70
burn down its four-story proc
essing plant.
The government appeared
determined to wipe out all re-
sistance from remaining ele-
ments of the now outlawed
African national congress,
which has demanded secession
of Nyssaland from the British
ruled central African fedora.
ton.
More than $50 leaders Of the
organization now have Joined
its president. DR.. Hastings
! Banda. in detention.
Thirty-nine Africans have
been killed in the cleanup.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-09
U. S. Aid Urged
On Delinquency
By the Assoeiated Press

Senator Javits. Republican OF
New York. yesterday proposed
a five-year Federal aid program
to colrbat juvenile delinquency
He said a bill he prepared to
introduce today would author
ize grants of UP to $50 million
to assist the States in establish
ing control programs and DEM
onStrstion projects and the
training of personnel.
A Federal advisory council on
juvenile delinquency would be
created to provide overall SUI
pervision for the program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-09
Fire DESTROYS Hotel

MACS HEAD. N. c.. Mar. 8
(AP).-The Sportsman Hotel,
a l4-room structure on this
outer banks beach strip, was
destroyed by fire Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. James FRASER,
who owned and operated the
seasonal hotel. estimated the
loss at $4,000 The Frasiers
were the only occupants at the
time Of the fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-09

many surrendering its mem
bershir in the Atlantic Pact as
the price for reunification.
was no mention of West Ger
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Outstanding Athlete

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shchev stood on the doorstep
and waved as Mr.. Ollenhauer
was driven away to west Berlin
The Soviet Premier shouted
over and over again in Ger
man:
Freundschaft, Freundschait
Friendship. friendship. the
slogan he has been using
throughout his visit to East
Germany.
Crowd Takes Up Chant
Several hundred East Ber-
liners outside the Embassy took
up the chant. They also APP
plauded Mr.. Ollenhauer warmly
with rhythmic handclapping.
There was no immediate
comment from West German
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer
on the Khrushchev- Ollenhauer
meeting. But the West Ger
man Foreign once confirmed
that Mr.. Ollenhauer had in
formed 1t of the meeting In
advance.
Some newspapers accused
the Socialist chieftain of max
ing foreign policy on his own ="
Others said something con.
structive might come out Of
the conference.
There were charges also that
Mr., Khrushchev was trying TO
use Socialists as a pawn to
weaken the Western front
shielding Berlin.
Retarded Action as Duty
At his news conference, Mr.
Ollenhauer emphasized he had
not entered into negotiations ir
any wav with the Soviet
Premier.
He said it would be Inn
proper for the leader of the
opposition to intervene ir
what was the business of TIL
government
But. he added. he regarded
II as his duty to sound on
the opinions Of the majo
powers In the German dispute
Mr. Ollenhauer said Their