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Milford chronicle., 1960-02-12

chusetts Democrat, has recently
stated that the fight for the Dem
ocratic nomination is narrowing
down to a race between Majority
Leader Lyndon Johnson, of Texas,
and himself.
Many veteran political observers
in Washington agree that Johnson
has become leading contender in
recent weeks and months. Some
widely respected columnists are
now on record with the prediction
that Johnson will enter the nation
al convention with more than four
hundred delegate votes.
1t is probably accurate to say
that Senator Kennedy is still ack-
nowledged to be the front-runner
by most political observers. Ken
nedy, is carrying the handicap
of doubts concerning his chance of
carrying states where voters have
been reluctant to vote for Catholics.
Johnson. somewhat similarly, is
carrying the geographical handicap,
although he seems to be shedding
this rapidly, and his leading role in
the expected passage of a civil
rights bill, in February, is sure to
dissipate some anti-Johnson senti-
ment among the liberals.
Kennedy is expected to win both
the New Hampshire and Wisconsin
primaries handily (his private polls
gave him 60-40 popularity lead in
wisconsin, and this should add
steam to his campaign, Johnson,
meanwhile, is repeatedly making
surprising progress in New York
State, and Johnson's supporters say
the Texan will have considerable
support in that states 114-member
delegation-on the first ballot.
The rise of Johnson as a major
contender comedies with a decline
in the stock of Adlai Stevenson. 1t
has acted to forestall some of the
potential boom for Senator Sym
ington, of Missouri. The johnson
forces expect to have an eastern
Catholic on the ticket with the
Majority Leader. Good guesses
would be Mayor Robert Wagner of
New York, Governor Robert Mey-
ner., of New Jersey, or Senator
Kennedy himself, if the Massachu-
sets Senator does not win the top
nomination.
The improvement in Johnson's
chances is historically significant
in that no southwesterner has ever
been nominated since the Civil
War. Johnson has recently said he
was tired of abigotry" which pre-
vented Catholics or Southerners
from being given equal political
consideration, by being judged on
their own individual merits.
Milford chronicle., 1960-02-12
MAGNOLIA
Mrs. Frances Hart
Phone: DE.5-5185

Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Hart were the
dinner guests on Sunday of their
children, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Hart
and jeanne near Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Taylor and
children of Rodney Village were the
guests on Sunday evening of Mr..
and Mrs. Clyde Luton and Skipper.
Mr.. ad Mrs. Leonard Mckee of
Akron, Ohio. are visiting their dau-
ghter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Glenn Bowers of Magnolia Trailer
Court
Several members of the Magnolia
MYF attended the sub-district
meeting at Camden on Monday eve
ming.
Mrs. Stella Richards of Dover
was the Sunday dinner guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Richards.
Mr.. Tom Wise spent the week
end with his wife and son at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Frese. Mr.. Wise is now sta
toned at Aberdeen, Md.
Mrs. Jennie Wootten, Mr.. and
Mrs. Doyle Wootten, Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Shalley and family and Mr..
Newlin Wootten were the recent
guests at family dinner given at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace
Wootten and children of Frederick.
A 8 10 OF. girl was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Glenn Bowers of Magnol-
ia Trailer Court on Feb. 5th. The
Bowers have named their daughter
Tamara Beth. 'Tammy" has one
brother; Michael.
Last Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Hazel Roe entertained the Caesar
Rodney Faculty Bridge Club at
their home. Co-hostesses with Mrs.
Roe were Mrs. Douglas Motley of
Dover and Miss Ruth Ann Johnson.
On Saturday evening, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roe entertained Is members of
the 800 Card Club" to $50 din
ner.
Dinner guests on Sunday of the
Roes were Miss Ethel Rash of Dov-
er and Mrs. William Roe.
At last Mondays official board
meeting it was reported that to-
tai of $8,74543 has been received
toward the building fund and $848.-
81 has been received in the church
banks.
The Quarterly Conference will be
held in the church on Monday Feb
22nd. The WSCS will be in charge
of the covered dish supper pre-
ceding the conference. The menu
will include lima beans, cole slaw,
sweet potatoes, macaroni and
cheese and a meat to be furnished.
1t is hoped that everyone will Sc
lect one of these dishes to bring
and contact Mrs. William Orvis or
Mrs. Dorothy Dill. All church MEM
bers are urged to attend this con-
ference.
At the WSCS meeting on Wednes-
day due to so much illness only 13
members were present. The presi-
dents chair was filled by Mrs.
Blanche Richards made necessary
by the illness of the president, Mrs.
Margaret Farrow who is still hos
pitalized at this time and the ill
ness of the vice president, Mrs.
Myra McIlvaine.
1t was up for decision during the
business session the desire of the
WSCS to join the MYAF in spon-
soring supper. The decision was
in favor of having such a supper.
Time, Menu and other plans will
be announced later.
Milford chronicle., 1960-02-12
Babson Discusses Americas Most Wonderful Machines

and fourth white corn. When I
asked him why they were on his
desk, he replied: ITO make me
curious as to why the different
coIors from the same soil, same
water, and same sunshine" He is
much unlike U. S. Secretary OF
Defense who is reported to have
said: I'm not interested in why
the grass is green"
The primary intent of these Sci
ence Fairs is to stimulate young
ster's native curiosity into a lively
desire to find out the reason for
things. If he catches fire" and his
imagination isNstirred, he is on the
way to becoming a great scientist.
Russia makes her selections in a
rough and heartless manner; but
Mr.. Guild does it on a voluntary
basis,-let the youth, instead of
Mr.. K, decide his future.
UNITED STATES and RUSSIA
COMPARED
Yet l am happy to say that this
voluntary American program is al
ready being used in fifty one cit
les of Florida alone, and I do not
know how many are starting in
other states; while the Moscow
system is hunting for prospects in
over 1000 Russian cities. This is
something that our Defense Depart
ment should take seriously.
would like to see the Guild Science
Center given each year for this
work the cost of one missile expert
ment. 1t would save our country a
billion dollars a year as well as
perhaps prevent World War III.
I hope this story will cause the
superintendents of schools in wide
Milford chronicle., 1960-02-12
Farm Credit
Annual Meeting

The stockholders of Delaware
Production Credit Association and
Delaware Federal Land Bank Asso-
citation held their annual meeting
in the Caesar Rodney School, Tues
day evening, February g. There
was a record attendance at this
meeting.
Walter Sibe of Smyrna was re-
elected as a director of the Fed
eral Land Bank Association.
Lucius c. Webb was reelected
as a director of the Delaware Pro-
duction Credit Association along
with James L. Mitchell of Smyrna.
who was elected to succeed John
r. Butler, of Middletown, who has
retired from farming.
One of the highlights of the meet
ing was the mortgage burning GER
emony of the mortgage for the new
Farm Credit Building.
The speaker of the evening was
DR.. William z. Mcdaniel, whose
subject was Factors Shaping the
Agriculture Forecast for 1860"
This proved of real interest to
the members and gave them some
food for thought about the future
farm problems.
Milford chronicle., 1960-02-12
Looking at
WASHINGTON

hundred Delegate votes lined up,
phrey's neighboring state, would
not necessarily be a defeat of sim
liar magnitude for the Massachu-
setts Senator.
SYMINGTON'S AGRICULTURAL
PROGRAM
Senator Stuart Symington, Miss
ouri Democrat has elaborated on
his farm proposals.
Symington's latest statement on
this issue came after challenge
from Republican Agriculture Secre-
tary Ezra Taft Benson.
Symington listed twelve major
points in his agricultural program.
Perhaps the most interesting are
those which would limit farm bene-
fits to those who are actually
'shona fide" farmers, that which
would create a new agricultural de-
velopment service to deal with
low income farmers, and that
which would transfer administra-
ton of a program of food use and
food relief abroad to the Depart
ment of State and Health, Educa-
ton and Welfare.
In addition, Symington would
stockpile a reserve of food under
the Office of Civil Defense, which
would be available for use in case
of enemy attack. He would also
give the Secretary of Agriculture
authority to tailor" individual
commodity programs to the condi-
tions affecting that commodity. And
Symington proposes to give farm
ers true parity" prior to which
time he would restore parity to 80
percent under the present formula.
Symington would continue much
of the conservation program now in
operation.
Symington would also provide
that two-thirds of farmers voting
on referendums must approve adj
justments to farm programs. And
he proposes to bring production in
to balance with needs.
The Symington proposals are GER
tain to have an appeal-for they
seek to achieve a solution to a maj
or dilemma on the U. S. domestic
scene.
Mr.. Benson is seeking to take
crop land out of production, partly
with conservation payments, to
solve this dilemma. So far, it is at
least uncertain whether this ap-
proach will succeed. Both parties
are-in this election year-afraid to
propose drastic cuts in farm bene-
fits, but-in the end-if this prob
lem is not solved, drastic cuts in
farm benefits are inevitable.
JOHNSON AND KENNEDY
! Senator John Kennedy, Massa-
Milford chronicle., 1960-02-12
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
BY EIoine Townsend pickerson

six weeks is liable to upset any
normal mother.
Finally after Christmas my pedi-
african said perhaps we ought to
try a wheat-free diet. l almost
screamed This child's whole diet
for weeks had consisted of dry
toast Not that l am suggesting
the doctor shouldn't have told me
one thing and changed It the next
day-you just have to experiment
with allergies and especially with
little babies. From Christmas Day
on our year old daughter has been
devoid of her allergy. You know
yourself there is nothing worse in
this world than a sick baby in
your home. l think having her re-
turn to normalcy was one of my
incest Christmas present.
I've never heard of a wheat al
lergy, have you? Apparently it is
quite common here in the wheat
state since a bakery received so
many calls for wheatless bread
that he finally made an all rye
bread, even using rye -four to dust
lllC DOdi Will. lOu WOulQ UC sur
prised at the amount of food that
has wheat in it. | read labels now
even in my dreamsi
Enough of allergies =. am off to
take our middle daughter to the
city library to get her loaded"
with reading material for the week
Lynn leaves after lunch to attend
a presentation of "Oklahoma." Am
glad she didn't go to the perform
ance last night-some prank called
in the middle of the play last night
and announced there was bomb
planted in the theater and would
go off in 80 minutes time You can
imagine my reaction to this flash
on TV with our daughter in the
theateri My nerves at this point
are nothing to brag about anyway.
Until next week then, when | will
write to you again.
Always,
Elaine Townsend Dickerson
Milford chronicle., 1960-02-12
Lakeview Elementary
School News
Grade 6-SectiOn 2
Mr.. Arthur DOmke, Teacher

TRADE 6-SectlOn
Mr.. Arthur DOmke. Teacher
Our class has been busy studying
many subjects. In Arithmetic we
are studying multiplication of
fractions.
In Science we are studying about
electricity. We are experimenting
with static electricity, magnets and
the wiring circuit. After an exper-
iment we explain on a lab sheet
exactly what happened in the ex-
pertinent in words and drawings.
We have also learned of famous
men who contributed some new
knowledge or invention in the field
of electricity. At present, we are
learning the various way we use
electricity in industry, communica-
ton, and the home.
Science Reports
Charles Brush was born in 1849
and died in 1929. He was a Cleve-
land inventor of dynamo and the
Brush arc light, which has been
used throughout the world. He
made a fortune, part of which he
used to establish the Charles F.
Brush Foundation for the Better
ment of the Human Race. He was
graduated in mining engineering at
the University of Michigan in
1869.
Marie Ampere was born in ITS
and died in 1886. He was a French
mathematician and physicist. The
execution of his father in 1898
made a deep and sad impression on
young Ampere, who sought for SOL
ace in the study of nature and an
tiquity. In 1905, after he had been
engaged for four years as a lectur-
er at Bourg and Lyons, he was
called to Paris where he distin-
guished himself as an able teacher
in the Polytechnic School. In 1914
he became a member of the Acad-
emy of Sciences; in 1924 Profess
or of Experimental Physics in Col
lege de France. Scientific progress
is largely indebted to Ampere, es-
pecially for his electro-dynamic
theory, and his original views of
the identity of electricity and mag
netism.
Elaine Cresson
Lab Sheet-Experiment No. 2
Fields of Magnetism
Equipment: Magnets, iron fill
ings, paper, compass. Purpose: To
test to see how magnets work and
see how magnets attract filings.
Results: The forces attract more
filings at the ends (north and
south ends) and fewer filings the
farther you get from the magnet.
The horseshoe magnet attracts the
filings to the ends (north and
south ends) and the filings take the
shape of a horseshoe. The. north
end of the compass repels the north
end of the magnet, the south end of
the compass repels the south end
of the magnet and the unlike poles
magnetic forces) attract each
other.
Anne Lankford
Milford chronicle., 1960-02-12
2S06 McAlister
Topeka, Kansas
February s. 1860

Dear Friends:
We have had another snow storm
here, but it didn't amount to much
since the following day warm tenn
peratures brought fog and we soon
ended up with slush.
I'm about a week ahead of the
rest of you. I've already received
my Valentine. Our mails between
Topeka and Hayes TIDY station
are so erratic that he sent his card
to me quite early to make sure it
arrived in time. / had thought he
would return home TO us shortly af-
ter Valentines Day, but his time
has been extended and it looks like
we won't see him until the windy
month arrives. This we should ex-
pect from the onset, but you just
don't. At least Hayes and / didn't.
We're optimistic and think posi-
lively about the Air Force, but they
did us dirt and have extended the
length of time we'll be apart We
didn't have anything planned es-
pecially other than our Chicago
trip and that we can take at a later
date.
Do your children get sick the
minute your husband steps away
from your threshold? The minute
Hayes plane was in the blue Les
lie showed up with an allergy. She
has every right to have one since,
as a child l was besieged with as
thma, Hayes and my sister both
have hay fever Leslie's allergy as
serted itself in November.
Since she had diarrhea her doctor
and l went on the assumption that
she had a virus and twice we treat
ed her for this bug. Her condition
continued and l kept that poor
child on dry toast and z Up and
bland food until l thought | would
go out of my mind. l am not the
worrying kind ordinarily, but. to
feed a child practically nothing for
Milford chronicle., 1960-02-12

awake cities to send for further in
formation. There is no cost to any
city for putting on a Science
Fair. 1t interests the teachers and
parents greatly. In fact, these
Fairs could help in selecting
new teachers; the more useful
teachers like to be in a city which
operates a Science Fair once each
year, and the kids love it all.
WORLDS MOST MAR VELOU s
MACHINE-THE HUMAN BRAIN
Once at a dinner in London | was
so fortunate as to sit next to
! George Bernard Shaw. Among
other questions he put to me was
| this why is it that the most mar
velOus of all machines, possessed
by. everyone is so seldom used and
why does this especially apply to
you Americans? ?" When asked him
the name of this most marvellous
machine, he replied, 1.-THE human
brain, used to less than $50 of cap
acity."
| then asked him how the use of
the brain could be increased, and
he replied, by developing peoples
curiosity-959o of what you Ameri-
cans read or hear actually goes in
one ear and out the other 1t is only
when something heard or seen de-
velops ones curiosity that this mar
velous brain works for a few min
utes." This is what the Science
Center is trying to do. l wish Will
lam Guild would not be content to
apply the work only to youngsters.
Bankers and investors are espec-
tally guilty of acting upon tips"
instead of thinking about and
studying the valuable facts which
are available.
Milford chronicle., 1960-02-12

Babson Park, Mass, Feb. IL.
When l was in Moscow, getting sta
tistics relating to its public school
system, was asked what we are
doing to teach science to our teen
ayers. By science" the Moscow
school authorities mean mathema-
tics, physics, and chemistry.
WHAT ARE SCIENCE FAIRS?
For definite information I could
think only of the work of William
Guild of st. Petersburg, Fla. in de-
veloping. Science Fairs, Science
Clubs, and Teachers.
This work especially interests me
as it discovers young people with
exceptional natural talents. Any
of these might easily become an
Edison or. a Steinmetz or some
other great inventor if given indi-
vidual attention when young.
Since my return, l have mailed
back to Moscow clippings from
newspapers describing this work.
l have also mentioned the work of
the Osborn Creative Educational
Foundation of Buffalo, N. Y, which
is endeavoring to awaken the Gre
ative possibilities in all people.
Both of these are non-profit insti-
tutions supported by gifts from in
terested donors.
WHAT MAKES GRASS GREEN?
Guilds. theory is that the true
scientist is the one whose curiosity
has led him to inquire into every
thing that $3.50 of the people take
for granted. At an exhibit given by
youngsters at Tampa, Fla, not
iced boy with four saucers on his
desk. One had green peas, another
yellow carrots, a third red beans,
Milford chronicle., 1960-02-12
IKE AND THE CAMPAIGN


President Eisenhower has said he
will play a major role in the Presi-
Dental campaign this year. More
over, he told a group of Young Re-
publicans gathered to take part in
another victory celebration in
early November"
The words from the President
are undoubtedly encouraging to
Vice President Richard Nixon, and
other Republicans, and Mr.. Eisen-
hower's participation in the cam
paign will undoubtedly be a great
asset to the G. o. P.
That he will actively support
Vice President Nixon (and we as
sumo that Mr.. Nixon has the Re-
publican nomination in the bag) is
the latest in series of boosts the
Vice President has received. One
of the first major changes in the
picture, change benefiting Nix
on, was the reaction of the Amer
ican people to Mr.. Nixon's trip to
Russia.
Another significant boost to his
candidacy came when Governor Mel
son Rockefeller, of New York, with
drew as Republican nomination
candidate. Mr.. Eisenhower's state
ment that he will play an active
part in the campaign this year is
still another boost, which is cer-
tain to have a real influence on
the voting in November.
KENNEDY IN WISCONSIN
Senator john Kennedy, Massa-
chusetts Democrat has announced
he would enter the Wisconsin Pres
idential primary.
This pits the young Massachu-
setts contender against Senator
Hubert Humphrey, Minnesota Dem
ocrat, who is also committed to
run in the Wisconsin primary.
Kennedy's action follows widely
publicized reports that he had been
advised to stay out of Wisconsin
Nevertheless, he had conducted pri-
vate polls and they showed that he
was the more popular of the two
men. Upon this evidence, he decided
to fight the battle of Wisconsin.
Humphrey. of course, has the ad-
vantage of being from a neighbor-
ing state, but he has the disadvant-
age OF being ranked-in most cor
ners-as at least the third or four
the most likely nominee.
Kennedy is generally ranked as
the front runner.
In summary, then, the test is a
crucial one for Senator Humphrey
who is fighting an uphill battle
to be considered one of the major
contenders. 1t is likewise an i'm
portant test for Senator Kennedy
but Kennedy already has some four
Milford chronicle., 1960-02-12
Weekly Weather
Report For Milford

John z. Barcus, weather record
er, reports the following weather
conditions for Milford as recorded
on instruments located on Lake
view Avenue for the week begin
min Thursday, February 4, and
ending Wednesday, February 10, in
elusive:
Milford chronicle., 1960-02-12
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THE LINCOLN TEST


Abraham Lincoln was lonely man. He
was melancholy man, given to fits OF de-
preston that seemed unendurable. Yet for
all his moods of sad loneliness, he was man
who loved humanity and enjoyed the warm
give and take of association with all sorts
of people. Melancholy he was, yet he rel
ished good joke; all his life he told funny
stories, even in the White House at the dark
est moments of the war.
Abraham Lincoln had an earthly sense of
humor that offended some of his associates.
Yet there also was in him profound strain
of mysticism, a sense of the pure holy, in
explicable wonder of the universe. He did
not belong to any church, but he believed
deeply in God and in Gods divine will oper
ative through men.
These things are set forth to illustrate
the diversity, the complexity, of this great
Americans character. Lincoln was not a
simple man, all of a piece, as superficial
writings about him tend to suggest. There
were striking contrasts in his nature, areas
of light and shadow that make him the more
interesting.
A thing to remember on this 151st ami
versary of his birth, is that these diverse ell
ements in Lincolns nature were cemented
together by certain fundamental concerns.
He felt a boundless compassion for men, how
ever low their status in society; there was in
him an unyielding determination to preserve
the Union at all costs, not for abstract reas-
ons but because he saw in it the best means
of elevating the human condition through
freedom and self-government.
These concerns he felt so deeply can serve
us well in this election year. We can use them
aspire to occupy the place once occupied by
Abraham Lincoln.
STILL ON TAXPAYERS BACKS
On occasion, the government moves to
correct various kinds of abuses and inequi-
ties.
Often however, the moves taken do only
a part of the needed job.
AS an example, witness the increases in
parcel post rates, averaging about IL per
cent, and effective February /.
The increased rates, according to cOnSer-
vative estimates, will produce additional par
eel post revenue of SIT million a week. But
parcel post losses, say the estimates, have
been running at $3.3 million week. So the
new rates will simply not put parcel post
on a self-sustaining financial footing-as
required by law. The taxpayers at large will
continue to pay part of the bills run up
by those who use the service. Among those
taxpayers, ironically, are national regional
and local parcel-carriers with which parcel
post competes for business.
One trouble is that the new rate increase
was requested by the Postmaster General
three years ago. Since then, imitation has
steadily upped costs of operation for govern
ment agencies, as well as all other national
activities and enterprises. In the case of the
post Office, large and necessary wage in
crease for its employees was approved in
1858. So rate structure which might have
been proper in 1857, at the time of the initial
request, just isn't adequate now.
So Congress has more to do, if parcel post
is to get off the taxpayers backs.
Milford chronicle., 1960-02-12

Thomas Jefferson designed his
own tiny portable wooden writing
desk.
Evening star., 1960-02-25

This rich yield fertilizer will
fortiY and rejuVsnots the
chemical content Of your
soil.
Evening star., 1960-02-25
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We will make 3-5x7 enorqements OF eocL
negative that you bring in for only eec
but you may bring os many negatives os you
wish.
Evening star., 1960-02-25

Buy 2-ounee bottle OF
lenolin Plus Liquid and
get l-ounes bottle free