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Milford chronicle., 1960-04-22
BABSON IS OPTIMISTIC, WHATEVER HAPPENS

present figures to show that the
cost of living" is constantly
going up. This is because new pro-
ducts, greater conveniences, and
other items have been added to the
list which makes up the index. If
it covered just the things ! had
when l was a boy in Glouster-and
my father was a well-to-do mer-
chant-the u. S. "cost of living"
index would be only one half the
figure now published.
From every point of view / am an
optimist. Even the accidents and
deaths by automobile are much
less than those from the "hOrse and
buggy, when figured on a mile
basis. The cost of light, heat, and
power has continually decreased.
Even food has dropped in price
for the same menu which we had in
my boyhood days-and we were
then as healthy and strong as are
the young people today We made
our own candy, picked our own
apples, and made our own cider;
soft drinks were not then for sale.
UNEMPLOYMENT is OPTIMISTIC
When unemployment statistics
increase they are featured as dan
gerous and the stock market goes
down! Yet the social workers tell
us that the chief cause of juvenile
delinquency is the fact that moth
ers are engaged in industry and
away from home all day. When /
was boy. no mothers worked in
factories. We kids were trained to
help about the house and to help
take care of the large families
which most of our mothers had.
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-22
MANS WORST ENEMY

Among mans wOrest enemies are the
insects. Insects are the most numerous and
versatile group in the animal kingdom and
can be found practically anywhere on earth
where life exists.
They can live in water, on land, above the
ground or under the ground. They can feed
on all parts of plant above the surface or
attack the roots of plant below the ground.
They can find lodging in the heart of the
largest of trees or between the surfaces of a
leaf or within tiny leaf stalk.
Every hOusekeeper knows the scourge of
certain insects. Reaches can make life miser-
able for the woman of the house, while moths
may destroy the most valuable clothing in
the wardrobe, if proper precautions are not
taken.
White ants attack dwellings or other
structures and may continue their depreda-
tions unknown to anyone until the building is
ready to collapse. Flies, with their disease
bearing proclivities, are not only nuisance
but are menace to the health of human be-
ings
The farmer sustains an average annual
loss of not less than ten per cent of the value
of his crops if he takes no measures to con-
troll or check the ravages of these insect pests
Weevils, worms, grasshoppers and the like
take their annual toll of the profits of the
farm.
The fight goes on continuously Precau-
tions should be taken by everyone to control
those insects with which they come in con-
tact, and thus help in the general control of
such pests.
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-22
So You're Landscapingl !

This is the time of year when
everybody thinks they have green
thumbs. So you should take advan-
tage of your mood and get going,
on that landscaping project before
the hot. lazy weather sets in.
That's the advice of county agri-
cultural agent VIM. H. Henderson.
He mentioned some of the things
you should. consider when you work
out design for your yard.
The property is divided into three
areas: the public area, that is the
front of the house facing the road;
the service area includes the drive-
way, clothing drying section, etc;
and the living area often called the
outdoor living room.
These three sections should be
divided in some way. either with
plants or a fence or some other
structure.
The front of the house should be
an open lawn area with perhaps
a few low shrubs at the foundation
of the home.
The house should be framed with
trees Henderson said. The trees
should be in proportion to the
house.
The base of the house hould have
paintings to soften the lines of the
building. Dense, slow growing ever
greens are good for this, Hender-
son said. They are effective
for use on each side of a door to
focus attention on the doorway.
Low paintings should be used un-
der windows.
Build up the corners Of the house.
Broadleaf evergreens are best for
building up the corners of the
house. Ground covers such as vines
are effective to. tie paintings to-
gether.
Screen and border paintings or
fences and hedges can be used to
provide privacy in the outdoor liv-
ing area and to cover up undesir-
able features.
The outdoor living room is the
spot for large deciduous and ever
green trees. They should also be
planted on the southwest side of
the house to provide shade.
You really should hurry, Hender-
son said, because the hot weather
will be here before you know it and
all you'll feel like doing is laying
in the shade.
If you have specific questions
call Mr.. Henderson or drop him a
card. His phone number is George
town 1858 and the address is RID 2,
Box 48, Georgetown, Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-22

grew up as a "baby sitter, but
never received or expected any pay
therefor!
In those days the newspapers
carried only news, with no enter
tainment features. We used to sub
scribe to the Youths Companion" !,
or the "St. Nicholas Magazine"
while our mothers had fashion
magazines and cut patterns from
tissue paper for the clothes which
they made. Now all these and many
other features come freely from the
excellent newspapers. All that gilt
ters is not gold, but much is gold
that does not glitter.
WHAT EIGHTY YEARS HAVE
TAUGHT ME
Every Sunday l read a chapter
from Bertha Condos "A WAY TO
PEACE, HEALTH AND POWER"
published by Score & Script, rs
Chestnut St., Boston, for 5000. At
the end of the book are several
blank pages on which / write a
line each month about something
/ had worried about that never
happened. Then; when some new
problem comes, read those notes.
They are better than any tranquil
izer pills!
The same optimism is needed in
business. Things run on about the
same from generation to genera
ton. Human nature is not changed.
We continue to spend one third of
our life in sleep; and the less we
eat, the better we feel; the more we
exercise, the longer we live. The
world is very slowly but surely
getting better. We all should be
Optimists.
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-22

The driver must get the children
to school safely and at the same
time maintain order on the bus.
This becomes increasingly difficult
through the years due to the in
creased school population. 1t has
become necessary to increase the
capacity of buses in order that
these children may be transported
more efficiently. Many of the buses
operating today are designed to
carry so pupils. Therefore, the
driver is in complete charge of the
children in some cases as much
time as they are in single class
period. He must maintain order
without assistance. All certified
drivers receive each year rules and
regulations giving the recommend
ed operating instructions and also
the rules and regulations for the
conduct of pupils.
Delaware's safety record has
been exceptionally good in the past
and can only be attributed to the
person behind the wheel. This is the
person who has to assume the re-
sponsibility of what has often been
termed The Worlds Most Precious
Cargo" Realizing this, it would
seem that they are to be compli
mented on the tremendous job that
they are doing. Many lay people
fail to consider that a school bus
driving job is a part-time job since
a person is employed only 2 to 8
hours per day. Therefore, school
administrators and contractors
alike must depend on people who
are in position to work from ap-
proximately 7:0O-8:3O a. m, and
3:00-4:30 p. m.
While there can be. no question
that these part time job drivers
have done a tremendous job in the
past, the State Department staff in
charge of the pupil transportation
program expresses some concern
about the future of this seemingly
unsound policy of employing part
time drivers. It is their opinion that
some effort should be made by local
boards of education to combine
funds appropriated for school bus
drivers and custodial salaries and
begin to employ some full-time
people who can serve as combina-
alton custodians and bus drivers.
This system is being used in other
states and is working very satis-
factorily in one of the larger dis
tricts in Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-22


Babson Park, Mass, April 21. /
am statistician,-not a politician.
Most statisticians promise the inn
partial truth; while most politic-
ians appear to promise what will
get them the most votes. AS a re-
suit of the latter, the following
facts are entirely forgotten. People
allow themselves to get scared and
vote foolish sums of money. think
ing that they will thereby have Sc
curity, freedom from accident, and
employment.
NOTE THESE FIGURES
Although the daily newspapers
feature crime, yet only one in 10,-
OO0, 900 will tomorrow suffer or wit
ness any crime. When man is
killed by lightning it is, reported
all over the country. yet only one
man out of every 5000, 900 will be
killed by lightning in the next very
bad storm. Business failures are in
creasing; but they are decreasing
on a percentage basis. The stock
market has to go down before it
can turn up. If trees grew any
higher they would blow down,
Everything which happens is for
the best.
During the past ten years the
population of the U. S. has in
creased 1870: the gross national
product has increased almost 709o;
consumer income, even after taxes,
has increased so percent. No fig
ures on crime, accidents, or juv-
emile delinquency can equal these
increases.
COST OF LIVING DOWNWARD
The politicians and labor leader
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-22
Driving Record Of
State School Bus
Drivers Examined

A recent examination of the driv-
ing records of $40 Delaware school
bus drivers by M. Leon Hart, As
sistant Supervisor of Pupil Trans
portation for the State Board of Ed
ucation, indicate that children
transported to Delaware's public
schools are, as a rule, entrusted to
competent, safe bus drivers. AL OF
these drivers were men and 179
women. The records in the Driver
Improvement Bureau showed that
252 of these $40 drivers had not
been involved in any type accident
or had not violated any traffic law
in the past three years.
The great majority of the child
ren are transported in buses owned
by private individuals or corpora
tios and operated under contract
with the State Board of Education
or in some eases with the Boards of
Education of the local school dis
tricts. These contractors either
drive the bus or employ compe-
tent driver. Contracts provide that
all drivers must be approved by the
State Board or the local board of
education as the case may be.
The State Board of Education
with the advice and approval of the
Motor Vehicle Commissioner is
required by law to adopt Rules and
Regulations governing the design
and operation of all school buses
being operated under the jurisdic-
ton of the public educational sys-
tenn. The Rules and Regulations
provide for specific requirements
for school bus drivers. The driver
must be between 81 and 20 years
of age and must hold a chauffeur's
license. In addition he must be able
bodied, in good health, and free
from communicable diseases. No
person is to be employed who
uses intoxicating liquors, profane
or indecent language and must not
use tobacco while on the bus.
In investigating applicants, the
practice is to review the driving
record of each person who is to be
employed. In addition, an effort is
made to determine the person 8
driving skill and character. The
contractor is required to submit to
the State Department a report
showing the equipment to be used
and the name of the driver for each
vehicle. Boards of Education m
some of the larger districts have
assumed the responsibility of ap-
proving the person who drives to
the schools within their district.
There are districts that carry the
program even further and require
annual physical examinations. At
present, 1ie State Department has
no regulation requiring a physical
examination for school bus drivers
except in such instances where
there may be doubt as to the per-
sons physical condition.
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-22
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
BY Elaine townsend Dickerson

Suppose we should see Dodge
City, Mr.. Truman's library. and
the new one In Abilene as well.
Really there isn't too much to keep
current on out here, but neverthe-
less, we like ii and will truly hate
to leave when our orders do come
through.
Easter Eve and Easter morning
Dawn spent the night at Camp
Daisy Hindman, girl scout camp.
ten miles west of US near Dover.
Kansas. It was quite a decision
to make whether to wait for the
Easter Bunny here or go to spend
the night in the hills and have a
delayed Easter when she returned
home. When all the girls turned
in their decision to their scout lead
er and it was Affirmative, that was
all Dawn needed. She had lovely
weather for her "a hour stay. There
was a tornado forecast south OF
us, but we were not in the storm
line and this fear was averted The
funniest part about her first camp
ing trip was when she told her
daddy her assigned duty was gar
bage detail" She said the lodge
had spigots and sink, but she was
amazed that they didn't have q
garbage disposal. She thought that
garbage detail would be a snap,
but she soon found out every kit
chen isn't equipped like home.
sweet home. She has forgotten
how thrilled I was only two years
ago to receive this LOVELY mod
ern convenience myself.
Guess this is all our news for
this week. I'll leave the rest OF
the news up to Mother Dickerson
to impart to you. We truly miss
her.
Always,
Elaine Townsend Dickerson
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-22
Spring Heralds Garden
Season For "Green
Thumbers" In Al

The punctual arrival of spring is
signal for green thumb" claim
ants to get out the seed catalogs
and dust off the garden tools. For
All girls and boys, spring also
marks the beginning of a garden
ing project that could bring rich
rewards next fall Among them are
$4O0 scholarship, wonderful
week at the National All Club Con-
gress in Chicago, and handsome
wristwatch.
The specific All award programs
are garden and Identification OF
home grounds, Either one may be
carried on in two or on the farm.
Any boy or girl between 10 and 81
years old may enroll in the pro-
gram, according to the Cooperative
Extension Service.
The grounds Identification work
includes learning about landscap-
ing, how to plant and care for flow
ers, shrubs, lawns and to other
wise enhance the exterior of the
home surroundings. Usually the en-
tire family lends hand on this
project because it often involves
painting and building.
In the garden program, club
members not only learn how to
plan a useful and nutritious gar
den, but also something about in
sect control, soil conservation and
marketing. Club members find that
10
den contributes substantially to the
family year-round food supply and
therefore adds dollars to the food
budget.
The projects are supervised local
ly by the volunteer All Club lead
er and the County Extension a.
gent. Members keep individual pro-
gress records and each year enter
them and their products in compe-
tition with other All gardeners in
the state. County, state and nation
al winners are then named by the
extension staff
While the Cooperative Extension
Service supervises the program
work, the awards are donated by
leading business concerns and pri-
vate individuals. Awards in the
garden program come from AlIis
Chalmers Manufacturing Co., Mil
waukee. Wis. The home ground
Identification awards are given by
Mrs. Charles r. Wlgreen of Chi
cago. noted horticulturist.
Last year across the nation nearly
100000 club members were enrolled
in the garden program, and about
half that number were reported for
grounds Identification.
Information regarding All Club
work may be obtained from the
State Extension office or the
County Extension agent.
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-22
PEANUTS AND BLEEDING

An American scientist has discovered
that the lowly peanut may be the answer to
hemophilia, the so-called "bleeders disease"
The discovery, which is described as an
accident, has reportedly been made by Doc
tor II. Bruce BOudreaux. Dr.. BOudreaux, of
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is said to have made
the discovery in the following manner. In
May, 1857, he awoke at his home and noticed
that bruised knee, which had caused inter-
nal bleeding, had apparently healed over
night.
Since Boudreaux suffered from hemophi-
liza, and since he had been able to stay alive
only with the aid of transfusions of fresh
blood or plasma, he was intensely interested.
He had not administered to his ailing knee,
and did not understand why the bleeding had
stopped. He then recalled he had eaten a
large handful of roasted peanuts the night
before. This set Dr. Boudreaux thinking.
After this experience, Dr. Boudreaux ate
peanuts in many forms during various hem
ophilic attacks, and, he writes in a recent
publication, he achieved relief without other
therapy in each case.
DR.. Boudreaux and DR.. Vernon L. Tramp
ton have spent the last two years testing their
peanut theory on others, and in trying to con-
centrate the active factor from peanut flour.
They have had tentative successes, and they
have managed to help others suffering from
hemophilia.
Although this work is still experimental
and there is not enough laboratory evidence,
or thorough testing, to say that is a definite
aid to hemophiliacs, the discovery is a hope
full sign for hemophilacs.
This reminds us of a statement made by
one or more elderly persons when interviewed
recently as to the reasons for their long life.
1t was said that they ate peanuts every day,
or just about every day. and that they attri-
buted their long life to this food Peanuts,
then, may be more than monkey food after
ALL
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-22
How To Kill Your
FavOrite Organization

Are you unhappy with the way
your organization is being run?
Are you hurt because they didn't
make you president by spontaneous
acclaim2 County Agent George Va
paa has some suggestions you can
put into action that will show them
all! Here they are:
1. Don't come to meetings.
2. If you attend a meeting, find
fault with the work of other Of
ficers and members.
3. Never accept an office or as
signment-it's easier to criticize
than to do things.
4. IL asked to give your opinion
regarding an important matter, say
nothing. After the meeting, tell
everyone how things should be
done.
5. Don't bother to help get new
members.
s. When banquet is given, tell
everyone money is being wasted on
blow-outs which make a big noise
and accomplish nothing.
Z. When no banquet is given, say
your organization is dead and needs
can tied to it.
s. II you receive bill for dues,
resign from the organization.
8. Don't tell your officers how
they can help you-but if they don't
help, resign.
10. Get all the assistance your
organization gives, but don't give
il any.
II. Talk cooperation for the
other fellow with you. but never
cooperate with him.
IL. At every opportunity threaten
to resign. Then get your friend to
resign also.
13. When everything else fails,
cuss your officers.
The agent advises all members
of organizations to read this list
carefully. It takes time and patron
age, he says. 10 be a good member.
So. il this is the list of rules you
are following. go to your next
meeting and help change them.
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-22
Roy TAxIDERMIsT

MANASQUAN, n. J. [P)-Michael
Valerie is boy who'd rather stuff
alligatOrs than play baseball.
The 16-year-old high school soph-
omore is fully qualified taxider-
mist, a diploma and all. He became
professional in the ancient art
after practicing two years and TAX
ing a 10-month correspondence
course.
Michael is interested in animals
and wants to be a doctor. The i'm
mediate goal he has set for himself
is 10 catcfI mounf-a marlin.
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-22
2806 McAlister
Topeka, Kansas
April IS, 1860


Dear Friends:
Tomorrow morning early, my
baby's best friend. my mother,
Hayes mother, the children's Mom-
nom, their canasta partner, my
house duster, my ironer. our gard
ner, my baby sitter-all these
personages rolled into one. departs
for Delaware We will all surely
miss her in all her capacities.
think it will take Mother d. long
time before she will get over the
feeling of not having to worry
about her youngest grandchild.
little 17-month-old Leslie. Our
baby is an active child and anxious
Mommom has really had to step
to keep up with all her gyrations
/ don't know where this year
has gone. Already it is later than
the middle of April. With Hayes
getting home last month, time is
passing faster for all of us once
again. 1t seems our days are busy
ones just as they are for every
one.
The end of this month our
squadron's distaff side has accept
ed an invitation to tour the re-
nown Menninger's clinic. / am so
pleased to at last to see this world
center of psychiatry. There is a
heavy" rumor here in Topeka and
at Forbes that one of these days
at least a year away-we will be
moving on to Homestead, Florida.
and / feel we ought to see every
thing in the midwest that we have
intended to see these past seven
years. / have never been to a
rodeo and this / want to do before
we leave Kansas. but l understand
they have a pretty good one in
southern Florida, too.
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-22

The worlds three largest collec-
tions Of books concerning Iceland
are the National Library at Reyk-
javik, Iceland; the Royal Library
in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Cor
nell University Library at Cornell.
n. Y.
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-22
DO WE WANT RESPONSIBLE
GOVERNMENT?

A national committeeman of one of the
great political parties is quoted as saying,
"The voter doesn't care whether govern
ment is responsible. The voter wants to
know what it is doing for him." The judg-
ment is a cynical one But that does not
mean that it is wrong, or can easily be dis
proven. Indeed, some of the most success
full political figures of the last generation
have followed the dictum almost exactly
And the present burden of debt and taxa
ton, along with the steady decay of individ-
ual freedom, individual responsibility and
basic Individual morality is, in part, their
monument.
What remains to be seen is whether the
majority of voters have just drifted with
tide, or have not recognized it for what it is,
or honestly don't care whether government
is responsible" If the last is the case, this
country is done for, and the only thing to
speculate about is when the final curtain will
come down on what used to be called the
American Dream. The one hope is that the
voter will recognize that what welfare state
government is doing to him is great deal
more important than what welfare state
government is doing for him-and will revolt
before the last battle is lost.