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Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE

Senator Barry Godwater, recognized as
the leading conservative In the Republican
Party has written column in which he
proposes to modernize the Electoral College
to enable the votes of each citizen to count
equally and to prevent the votes of many cit
izens from being completely discounted.
The average citizen may not even realize
how the Electoral College works to disen-
franchise millions of Americans. AS Sena-
tor Goldwater points out in his recent col
umn, the vote in a state such as New York
State can be very close-say 100000 votes
for one candidate and 100000 for the other,
and the candidate who receives 100000
popular votes wins none of the states cleo
toral votes.
Under this system, obviously, the man
who wins the most popular votes in the cOun-
history we have had Presidents elected who
received fewer popular votes than their oppo-
nentS.
The Electoral College was set up in the
early years of our Republic to enable the
people of each state to select able leaders
in their state to choose President. At that
time it was highly unlikely that the citizens
of each state would know the candidates for
President, and anything much about them
Therefore, it was thought to have the
voters of each state select distinguished and
cApCItcHCCu SCdtColCl VIII lIliSIlC hHoW eiiC
candidates and their records first-hand, and
have these men actually elect the President.
This was done, and also the Electoral
College system of giving all the states votes
to one candidate was also set up. However,
as it became desirable to allow the people
to exercise their own judgment, the system
was changed so that the people voted for
electors pledged to one of the candidates.
This modernization was effected, and to-
day another modernization which is even
more badly needed, is one which will allow
every vote for President count. The solu-
tion is to divide the electoral votes of each
state in democratic proportion to the percen-
tage of the popular vote that Presidential
candidate received.
Until this is done presidential elections
in the United States will not be democratic,
and millions of Americans will waste their
ballots.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
10th Anniversary
At Sardis Church
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frame building 20 it. by 26 it.,
one and one-half stories high, with
side and end galleries. 1t was call
ed Sardis Church and continued in
use for So years as a place of wor-
ship.
During the winter of 1841-42, a
thaw which followed heavy SHOWS
flooded the Delaware and Schuyl-
kill River Valleys causing much
destruction and sweeping away
lumber yards and wharves. Much
of the lumber washed up on shore
at Milford Neck and was subse-
quently returned to its rightful
owners. Much of it, however, re-
manned unclaimed. With this lum-
Der and funds raised by the Build
ing Committee new structure
was reared about go yds. from the
site of the old building. This builds
ing measured 26 ft. by 80 ft. and
was Is ft. high. 1t was started in
the fall of 1912 and finished in the
spring of 1843 1t had galleries in
it and was dedicated in June, 1843.
This building was remodeled in
1873 by adding Is ft. to the length
and by taking out the galleries
and laying a floor SO that the sane
tuary was now on the second floor.
This was completed at a cost of
$1,10O.00 and rededicated in June
1874
In 1888 a kitchen was added to
the back along with a motor room,
and electric lights were installed.
In the history of the Church, it
has been connected with Milford,
Frederick and Barratt's Chapel,
Harrington, alone, Houston Circuit
and since about 1912 with Freder-
ica By some the Church is known
as Sardis Methodist Church and by
others it is better known as Mil
ford Neck Church. The present
membership is 6S and the Superin-
tendent of the Church School, Mr..
Harvey Thompson, has been on the
job since 1903. In recent times
both the Church School and the
Worship Service are held down.
stairs, the sanctuary being used
only on special occasions and for
Holy Communion. The present pas
tor is the Rev. ]. Thomas Churn.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
Milford High
School News

In last weeks school news it
was announced that the Milford
Schools would again assist with
the clerical work necessary to Of
fer pupil accident insurance. Due
to a typographical error the rate
for grades 8 to IL inclusive was
listed Incorrectly and should have
been $3.50 per pupil instead of two
dollars. The policy is being renew
ed with the Globe Indemnity Com
pany and the costs are the same
as -60-$2.O0 per pupil for
grades Is inclusive and $3.50 per
pupil for grades 9-12 inclusive.
ATS. Applicants
Applications are being received
from pupils in Grade IL of Milford
High School who wish to partici-
pate in the Americans Abroad Pro-
gram. To be eligible, pupils must
be in Grade IL, must have COM
pleted two years of a foreign Ian
guage by June 1, be of good moral
character and possess good all
around school record.
Further information is available
from Mr. James Atkinson, High
S h ool Principal Applications
| should be submitted before Octo-
| Der T. Candidates will be screened
| by the local American Field Ser
vice Committee before October 80.
School Photographs
Photographers from the Provine
Studios of Altoona, Pennsylvania,
will be in the Milford Special
School District on September 29
and 80 to photograph all pupils,
Grades lip. Pupils in the Lake
view Avenue building, both Ele-
mentary and Junior-Senior High,
will lbe photographed on Thurs
day, September 20.
Record High School Enrolment
The enrolment for the Milford
Junior-Senior High School has
reached a new all-time high of
1912 pupils. The breakdown by
grades is as follows: Grade Z,
1874; Grade s, 1888; Grade 9, 212;
Grade 10, 164; Grade IL, 122;
Grade II, 1872.
Cafeteria Menu
Monday: Milk, Beef Barbecue on
Bun. Tossed Salad, Apple Pie.
Tuesday: Milk, Baked Ham, Can
died Sweet Potato, Buttered Cut
Green Beans, Bread and Butter,
| Fruit or Pudding.
Wednesday: Milk, Hamburg
Steak, Whipped Potato-Gravy, But
tered Green Lima Beans, Bread
ard Butter, Fruit.
Thursday, Milk, Fried Chicken,
Buttered Rice, Peas and Carrots,
Bread and Butter, Cake or Fruit.
| Friday: Milk, Tuna Fish Salad,
French Fries, Mixed Greens, Bread
and Butter, Jello, Fruit
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
2806 BcAlister
Topeka, Kansas
September IS, 1860

Dear Friends:
I'm bringing you rather surpris-
ing news this week and yet it isn't
news when it happens every day of
the year and it seems to us it's
about that often. This past week
Hayes left us for another TIDY.
This is the third one this year. We
hope the duration of this one will
be brief, but nevertheless it's sep
aration and an unwelcome one.
This weekend we have had more
than our share of cake in this
house. With Hayes gone the sur
plus seems even more pronounced.
They had sale of cocoanut cakes
in a local bakery and they looked
so especially good / bought one for
the four Dickerson females. Yes
terday it dawned on me that | had
promised to make cake for the
ice cream social at Dawn's school.
With about five little kabitizers in
the kitchen watching my miserable
culinary talents at work, the cake
was an utter flop. / wrapped the
bakery" gem in foil and took 1t
to the social All evening long at
school there were rides, games, etc.,
for the children. Dawn's favorite is
the cake walk. 1t resembles musical
chairs only in this game a num-
Der is drawn and if you are sitting
in that designated chair with the
lucky number you win a cake. Sure
enough our family's lucky number
18 was drawn and Dawn won a
chocolate cake. Lynne was invited
to spend the night with a friend
and we had to leave the school ear
lier than we really wanted to so
she gave a ticket to one of her
friends. The friend, you have al
ready guessed, went on the cake
walk route. won another cake and
about nine last evening brought
half of it to our door. It's a good
thing / have room in the freezer!
An article in our local paper the
other day told of a Topeka family
finding a twenty inch rat in their
basement window we'll. My sister-in-
law, Sara, goes into near Mysteries
over a mouse and / know this re-
port would give her palpitations.
1t seems the city fathers are con-
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
FELTON, School News

The FELTON, school instrumental
music department has just COM
pleted the most successful summer
program in the history of the
school. Fifty-seven students took
a total of three hundred forty
seven private lessons. The summer
program started on June Is and
ended on August 10.
The high school band was VIC
torious in four different parades
They won first prize at Greensboro
and Slaughter Beach They came
in second at the Sudlersville fire.
mans parade.
The most recent honor came last
Saturday at the State Fireman's
Parade at Bridgeville where TWEEN
ty-seven bands were in attendance
The FELTON, High School band was
awarded the third prize for being
Judged the third best band. This
is a high honor for small school
in competition with many of the
larger schools and bands in the
state.
The band also played two con-
certs at the Church Fair during
their Centennial celebration on
August 13.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
BY Elaine townsend Dickerson

cerned about the rodent situation
here and Mr.. Otto Standke has
offered to come to the rescue. You
all remember Mr.. Standke. He is
the 72-year-old "bird man" who
trouped on to Mount Vernon, New
York, last year with his secret box
and promised to rid that town of
starlings. His mission was unsuc-
cessful he said because the birds
were not starlings and his conjur-
alton would just not work on any
manner of species. He has not been
hired here-I'll let you know the
outcome il he is.
/ wonder If the grocers at home
are noticing a great increase in
their sale of honey. Every one here
is buying it in sizes from pint jars
to gallons, preferably with the
comb. If you'll remember last win
ter / told you l had started Leslie
our baby, on honey for her allergy
to wheat. 1t has been provens to
this family that that chapter in DR..
ID. C. Jarvis Folk Medicine" book
is worth taking time to read. For
SIX WEEKS last WlutcT we expert
mented with Leslies diet to see
what was upsetting her so terribly.
We finally withdrew wheat from her
diet and at the same time included
honey. It's a good feeling to give
a baby in-between meal snacks, one
that she begs for and something
that you know is benefiting at the
same time.
Girls, rather ladies. here in this
neighborhood are taking honey
cocktails. This doesn't seem too en-
ticing to me but they mix honey,
vinegar and water together and
drink it to their improved health.
Each time | write home / forget to
tell my mother that it is good for
arthritis, and rheumatism, too. It's
good for that ache in my recently
injured knee joint, as we'll
DR.. Jarvis book cannot be found
in our local library. They have
many copies listed in their files,
but it is always out on loan, it's so
popular here in Topeka. You'd bet
ter read it and you'd better get your
share of health out of those jars Of
honey.
Until next week.
Always,
Elaine Townsend Dickerson
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
ZOTZ
THIS MONTH AND HISTORY

September has been fateful month in
the recent history of the world. On the first
day of this month, in 1889, Germany invaded
Poland. That was the beginning of World
War IL.
On the third of September, Great Britain
was not until May 9Th, 1945 after many
other countries had been drawn into the con-
fict, that Germany finally surrendered
Total battle deaths of the countries in
volved are interesting. For the United King
dom, PA, 1928 persons lost their lives. For
Germany (including Austria) some {, 100000
persons lost their lives. 81 II
For the United States, which entered the
war in 1941, after being attacked by Japan
and after Hitler declared war on this country
on December 18th, 1941, our total battle
deaths were 291, ,557. Of course, the greatest
number of deaths occurred in Russia, which
Hitler invaded in June of 1941, and estimates
run all the way up to 10,O00,0 900 persons-as
the number of dead in Russia.
On September 18th, one hundred years
ago, General John ]. (Black Jack) Pershing
was born in Laclede Missouri. Pershing was
destined to lead the American army in France
in World War l.
Back in 1927, the same year in which
Lindbergh flew the Atlantic in May, Babe
Ruth hit his sixtieth home run of the season.
That established an all-time record which
still stands.
And SO September, which is the month in
which school begins all over the country, the
month in which autumn arrives ION the 22nd
this year, and the month in which the Uni
ted Nations meets this year-On the Goth
with Nikita Khrushchev expected to per-
sonally head the Russian delegation, is an
interesting month for Americans This year,
too, we will see the end of the Olympic
Games-on the 11th-and will probably see
the second successive total-point victory for
the Russian team.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23

Read The Classified Ads
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
A NOTE ON. RESTOCKING

This is the time of year when sportsmen
should consider restocking hunting areas.
Just as fishermen and pond-owners stock
their ponds, hunters and those who own
hunting land and want game to multiply,
should consider restocking their acreage.
This is practice that has not been fol-
lowed in the past as much as it should have
been. In the old days, when there was plen-
tiful supply of game and comparatively few
hunters, things worked out without much
restocking However, the time has arrived
when restocking must be considered a mod
ern necessity, if game conditions are to be
maintained as they are today, or even inn
proved.
The restocking of pheasants in some Sec
tions of the country, of quail in others, and
of other birds and animals, is a process
which requires study and careful attention.
Pen-reared birds and animals, if they are to
have maximum chances for survival when
released, should be released under favorable
conditions, and should be prepared as well as
possible for release.
In the case of quail, an exceptionally
adaptable bird andone which can be restock-
ed comparatively easily in all sections of
the country, the birds should be put out at
should be placed where there is sufficient
food, water and cover.
Quail are full grown at sixteen weeks
and are wild one week after they have been
released in the open country. They will not
travel far from the point of release if they
find food, water and cover
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
Speaker Named For
AAUW Workshop
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town, is general chairman for the
affair with Mrs. Lindale c. Fisher,
also of Georgetown, as assistant
chairman.
Mrs. Herman r. Phillips. Milford,
is state program director.
The Hospitality Committee is
headed by Mrs. Lester T. Coleman,
Georgetown, and Mrs. j. P. Ham
mond, Jr., Milford Members are
Mrs. w. Blaine Atkins, Mrs. Aub-
rey c.. Smoot, Mrs. John Messick,
Mrs. Daniel j. Strecker, Mrs. Ruby
Winchester, Mrs. Charles Mills and
Mrs. John Littell, all of the George
town Branch, and Mrs. Craig Rob-
ertson, Mrs. Thomas B. Derrick
son, Mrs. Frank Grier, Mrs. Robert
Kennedy and Mrs. James Mayhem,
all of the Milford Branch.
The special luncheon committee
includes Mrs. William d. Steven
son, Mrs. Wilson G. Boyer, Mrs.
David B. Mulford, Mrs. Lawrence
C. Elliott, Mrs. William r. Hudson,
Mrs. Charles P. Townsend, Mrs.
John T. Purnell and Miss Sylvia
Short, all of the Georgetown
| Branch.
In charge of reservations are
Mrs. Louis Cox, ", Mrs. William
Lowe, Mrs. Houston Wilson, Miss
Margaret Strecker, Miss Mary Kin
der, Mrs Mary Riley, Mrs. Lemuel
Hickman and Miss Mary Virginia
Hurley.
Members of the publicity COM
-mittee are Mrs. E. N. Ernsberger,
on the state level, and Mrs. Will
liam A. Booth, on the local level.
Mrs. Sherman, the featured
! speaker, in addition to being ma
tional second vice president, is a
member of the AAUW board of di-
rectors and second vice president
of the AAUW Education Founda-
tiOn, Inc.
She is a former member of the
national survey committee, and has
served in high official capacities
in the New York State Division and
in various branches.
She was graduated from Mount
Holyoke College in 1885 and re-
ceived her MA. in Education in
1899. She is a Phi Beta Kappa. She
was a resident fellow at Mount
Holyoke from 1886 to 1889 and was
junior executive in r. HI. Macy
and Co.
Mrs. Sherman was vice president
of the Legislative Council of West
ern Pennsylvania and president of
the Church Women, U. P. Church,
of Mount Lebandon, Pa, both from
1858 to 1860. She is a member OF
| the Civic Committee of the Mount
Lebanon Women's Club; a MEM
Der of the Scholarship Committee,
South Hills College Club, and a
former member of the New York
State Governors Council on Con-
sumer Problems and former board
member, Pittsburgh High School,
PTA.
In carrying out the membership
RESPONSIBILITIES of her office, Mrs.
Sherman works with the Special
Assistant for Membership Organi-
cation at AAUW Headquarters on
all materials for branche and state
membership chairmen, and makes
policy decisions concerning indiv-
idual membership problems.
Mrs. Sherman considers attend
| ing state meetings under the
AAUW Travel Program, which
sends Association visitors to
AAUW state, regional, and area
meetings to serve as resource peo-
pie, consultants, or speakers, to be
one of the most rewarding aspects
/ of her office.
In addition to serving as AAUW
| Second Vice-President, Mrs. Sher-
man is also an officer of the
AAUW Educational Foundation, in
corporated in January, 1858.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
Cholera Warning

Farmers permitting pigs to go
unvaccinated against cholera, may
be setting the stage for heavy
losses due to the disease when the
season arrives, William H. Hender-
son, County Agent, warns.
Livestock authorities are seri-
ously concerned since cholera costs
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23

U. S. swine producers about $50
million per year.
The only safety is in protective
vaccinations before >you have an
outbreak, Henderson says.
Farmers are urged to have their
veterinarians innoculate their hogs
as soon AS possible because chol-
era is very easily started and
spread.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
THE APPROACH OF AUTUMN

Autumn began this year at 100 p. m. on
the 22nd of this month. Autumn is middle
season. coming after Summer and before
Winter, and featuring moderate average
temperatures.
Astronomically, Autumn begins with the
autumnal equinox, and ends with the Win
ter sostice, which comes just before Christ
mas, in December. The sun enters Libra at
the autumnal equinox and enters Capricorn
in December, when Winter begins Astrono-
mically, then, Autumn includes most of De-
cember.
In popular speech and habits many people
refer to Autumn as including the months of
September, October and November. Under
this custom, December is a Winter month,
and September is an Autumn month. How
ever, from the astronomical viewpoint, Sep
tember is a Summer month and this year
only eight days OF September are astronomi-
cal Autumn days.
about twelve days after the autumnal equi-
nox, is the Harvest Moon this year. Septem-
ber usually contains the Harvest Moon, but
in case such as this years the Harvest Moon
falls in October.
1t is common notion that the Harvest
Moon is different from all other full moons
during the year, and this is not technically
incorrect At the autumnal equinox, the
earth's satellite rises for several nights in
succession close to the same hour.
Although this phenomenon is less plainly
observed in this country, it is very notice
able in countries further north. So, tales
about the Harvest Moon allowing farmers to
gather their crops several nights during
this time of year, after sundown, are not
incorrect.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23

There are 1925 Americans lis
ted as permanent residents of Ber-
lin, Germany.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
HNDpN
THE DRUG PRICE QUIZ

Rear Admiral William l.. Knickerbocker,
executive director of the Military Medical
Supply Agency in Brooklyn, New York, tes-
titled before a Senate committee recently
that he had experienced frustrating exper-
fences in buying drugs for the military SER
vices.
Knickerbocker said he had also received
identical bids from supposedly competing
manufacturers-for contracts-and he said
the bids were at prices he deemed too high.
1t is certainly suspicious when identical
bids are received by supposedly rival COM
panies, for large government contracts. 1t
appears that a gentleman's agreement has
been reached by the bidders, so that all of
them will share in the government contracts,
at the agreed-upoh price.
Meanwhile it has been revealed that the
United States has purchased drugs from ltal-
ian ard Danish firms recently, at a saving
of almost $2,00O,000 to the American tax
payer, because it was felt that the American
bids were far too high.
If our drug industry is operating in mod
ern and efficient fashion, producing goods on
large scale, to serve huge and rich Amer
lean market, it is hard to see how Italian
and Danish firms can undersell them, hav-
ing to overcome the handicap of shipping the
drugs three thousand miles after they manu-
facture them.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
~ZoE&
NEW LOOK IN THE SOUTH

new political look is evident in the
South. Headlines in major newspapers all
over the country have proclaimed the sig
nificant development.
The change has also been underscored by
leading Democratic politicians, such as Gov
ernor Ernest Mollings, of South Carolina,
and William Battle, director of the Demo-
cratic Presidential campaign in Virginia.
Hollings admitted that South Carolina
Democrats faced an uphill battle" in trying
to carry South Carolina for Senator Ken
nedy. Battle admitted that Democrats in
Virginia were at 'our low point"
Likewise, Governor Luther Hodges, of
North Carolina, said that the race in North
Carolina is little too close" And a re-
spected political observer in Tennessee said
that that state "looks like a toss-up right
now" Down in Florida, Governor Leroy
Collins said that the Republicans win carry
holders join in united campaign-and
there is no proof yet that they will do so.
Even in Texas, the home state of the Vice
Presidential nominee of the Democratic Par
ty, Republicans claim the lead and Demo-
Gratis admit that it is close thing.
1t is historically significant that this
status is changing in Dixie. If the Repub-
licans carry the majority of Southern states,
and win the bulk of the sections electoral
votes, the so-called Solid South will have
been finally buried. In fact, the South has
not been solid since 1914, and chances are
that it will never be solid again.
Evening star., 1960-04-17
Program Listines WEDNESDAY

man, Arthur Hill, Alan Boxter,
Lee Philips.
1890
4-PeopIe Are Funny.
Art Linkletter, host. CRcpcat.l
5-MocKenzie's Raiders.
l0:45
7-Time OUT for Sports.
ll:00
4-News and Locol News.
COLOR. Horkness. Ward
5-Storlieht Theoter. Movie.
IA Hours. Experiment Peril
Gus" 1914. A doctor investigates
the deoth Of O wealthy mons.
sister. HedY Lomorr, George
Brent
7-WorId News. McCoffrey.
9-News. Weather. Sports.
Mudd Douglas. Daniels.
7-Weother. Sports. News.
Evening star., 1960-04-17
April 20
s-The Millionaire. Drama.

s-The Millionaire. Drama.
The Story Of Katherine 8olond." "
An embittered, once famous So
cioIite tries TO reIve her former
qlorIes through reIuctont niece
Agnes Mooreheod, Tuesdoy Weld,
Jerome Cowon.
$50
9-l've Got q Secret. Panel.
1000
4-This Is Your Life.
5-Racket Squod. Detective.
Reed HodIey stors.
"Wednesday Night Fights.
Gene FuIImer vs.. Joey Giordelo
Championship bout : rounds
Montana Stote College Field
House, 8ozemon, Mont
gu. S. Steel Hour. Drama.
I Hour. 1.-The Girl Who Knew
Too Much" A turn-of- the GEN.
tuV drama obout O girl with
spirituoIistic powers. Mona Free
Evening star., 1960-04-17
ll:l5

bNS"Ss NNSShuSss SFSbtSs
COLOR. Rosh. Forester. Simpson.
9-The Lote Show. Movie.
ia Hours. "Swonee River"
1910. The story of the loves and
struggles of Stephen Foster. Don
Ameche, Al JoIson, Andrea Leeds.
ll:25
7-Bockstose. Bunny Wneck.
1880
4-Jock Poor Show. Variety.
Inject MeGrow. Crime.
1900
7-Afrieon Petrol. Adventure.
1870
5-Newsbeot.
1.-The Lords Prayer.
loo
4-Inspirotion.
9-Meditotion. Weather.