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Milford chronicle., 1960-07-01
Girl Scout Day
Camp Progressing

This past week the CounseIors
met at the home of Mrs. Thomas
Walls on the MiIford-Harrington
Road, for the purpose of planning
a well-rounded program. In addi-
ton to the Nature, Art and Crafts,
and CoOk-outs, the STAFF has added
Folk Dancing and Square Dancing.
These will be under the director
ship of Miss Barbara RissmilIer.
The Scouts received a much need
ed wind-up record player from
Mrs. Frank Tharp Of Harrington,
to help with this program.
Final registrations for day camp
Continued on page nvsl
Milford chronicle., 1960-07-01
Schedule Set For
Dairy Tour July 6

The schedule for the one-day
dairy tour to nearby Maryland
farms on July 6 has been COM
pleted and many things Of interest
are offered, according to County
Agent William II. Henderson.
Arranged for the benefit Of
dairymen. as well as others In
terested In Ndairy farming. the
days travel will take the group 10
Denton, Wye Mills and Easton,
Maryland.
The schedule is as follows:
500 a. m. Leave Georgetown Tin
tersection OF Route Is and 113,
Continued On page tenl
Milford chronicle., 1960-07-01
Coz. Boggs Named Director
Of Industrial Exposition

The Northeastern States Exposition
will be held in South Portland Maine August 2 "a
Island Connecticut New
BOggs accepted appointment from Governor
Milford chronicle., 1960-07-01
Citizens Asked To Cooperate
With NatI Guard Training

With Deawares Army National Guard units
Scanne.
This emphasizing
Milford chronicle., 1960-07-01
State Resorts Are Popular
With Many Honeymooners

First State by virtue of being the first ra Federal
State Development Department
While Delaware offers
falls Niagara
Milford chronicle., 1960-07-01
Hearn Educational
Fund AaUnrds Made
Milford Trust compony trustee Under win OF Lafe Phunhrop
Aid 10 80 SsUdents Over 400 Awards 70 D0e
Thirteen Previously Helped Twenty From Class OF 1860

It Milford
will
N girls of this
scholarship aid
instr closed
, 1960-11-21
UNCEM

A U PAR
LOUR now has the agency
for the World famous SUD
DEN VEIL LIFT made bv the
famed Harpist Miss Julie
Kellar.
The following story will con-
vince you that not only ladies
need to have their faces look
youthful. In this Atomic Age
we have to keep up with the
Youth. Why look old when
you don't feel old?
There will be g public de-
monstration at NORBETH'S'
on Monday. November 18th
1860 which will be from
8 AM. to SPIN.
The Sudden Veil Lift will be
put on sale all over the Vir-
gin Islands soon. but first vol
must have a demonstration
before you apply it yourself.
This product is nationally adj
vertised and the story will be
shown on NBC TV Network
on November 81, at 1880 Am.
under the show ut could be
YOU"
Consult your beauticians in
ST. Croix and ST. Thomas.
, 1960-11-21
FOR SALE

Bamboo. Apparel & Gift
Shop. King Street, Fred
eriksted, one block from
new proposed pier. Lock,
Stock & Barrel Under
S., 100000 5000 { a 5 h,
terms. Please reply to
e. H. Lambert. Villa In
ternacional No. 2, San
turce, P. R. or telephone
San Juan 3-4O73.
, 1960-11-21
w A N T D

A reliable experienced maid
for young North American
family in San Juan, PR. Must
be able to cook and assist in
care of infant. Must have re-
ferences. Good pay and pass
age to STU paid. Write to
TOMLINSON, Gertrudis s,
Santurce, p. r.
, 1960-11-21
CALL FOR BIDS

Sealed bids, in quadrupli-
cate, will be received at the
Department Of Property
and Procurement, Division
of Procurement, Christian
sted, ST. Croix, Virgin Is
lands, until 100 AM. No
vember %, 1860 and then
publicly opened for the fol
lowing:
Printing Of Forms
T h e Government re-
serves the right to reject
any or all bids, to waive any
inforinality in bids and, I'm
less otherwise specified by
the Government or by the
bidder, to accept any item
in the bid.
Copies of Invitation to
bid may be obtained from
the Division of Procure
ment, Christiansted, Saint
Croix, Virgin Islands.
CARLOS
Commissioner of Property
and Procurement
Alphonso RomneY
District Supervisor
1922
, 1960-11-21
FOR SALE

Moving to a smaller building
must sell all my Slenderizing
machines y!
/ large Vibrating Table
l large Vibrating Belt
! large Roller
! large Doctors Scale.
NorBeth Beauty parIour
Phone C-229 or
F III w one ring
, 1960-11-21

DISTRICT OF ST. CROIx, CHRISTIANSTED JURISDICTION
DIVISION OF ST. cRoIx: cHRIsTIANsTED
In the Matter of the Estate of
ACOB CASIMEER, Probate No. III 1860
Deceased
70 THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
TO: GREGORY A. WILLIAMS
Application having been made to the District Court
for the sale of real estate in the matter. Of Jacob Cast
meer, deceased, to-Wit:
Plot No. 53A of Estate La Vallee and Bel
vedere, consisting Of 5 US. acres, all more
fully shown on Public Works Drawing No.
939, and recorded in the Office Of the Pub
lie Surveyor, Christiansted, st. Croix.
by the administrator, Patrick Williams, It'll E
this 9th day Of November, 1860, that GREGORY A.
WILLIAMS, or his heirs and assigns and all Others con-
cerned, are directed to appear in the District Court
room, Christiansted, ST. Croix, on the 18th day Of Janu-
ary, 1861, at 1000 AN, to show cause why this applica-
ton cannot be granted.
District Court Commissioner
YOUNG AND SHERWOOD, Esqs.
I~17-21-28-5 by: James H. sherwood
, 1960-11-21

Business Centrally and
Ideally located in cen
ter Of Christiansted.
Y. I. needs active part
ner or will sell-long
lease.
Write BOX 552
Christiansted
st. Croix, v. I.
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-20
THE RADIATION HAZARD

There appears to be widespread misun-
derstanding of the radiation hazard which
is an ineScapable part of the atomic age. This
misunderstanding revolves about the ex-
preston, radioactive fallout."
Frequent repetition of the phrase has OBJ
scured the fact that radiOactivity is not as
sociated only with fallout from nuclear ex-
plosions. The truth is that any use of nucleal
energy, whether in bomb or a power plant
creates radiation perilous to human beings
This was underscored by the National Sci.
ence Foundation in its new report on the ef-
fects of radiation. As the use of nucleaT
energy increases, the report warns, ''poten-
tial radiation hazards will increase accord.
ingly."
This report based on studies made by
experts in six vital fields related to the effect
of radiation on life, provides sensible per-
spective on the matter. 1t takes note of re-
cent evidence suggesting that chronic radi-
alton from small doses may have less severe
genetic effects than had been estimated. But
it also cautions that relatively little is known
about such effects.
This group of scientists originally re
ported on the subject in 1856. The present
report indicates that their concern about the
radiation hazard is at least as great now as
it was then. Their warning to society is nc
less significant for being couched in these
unimpassioned words: Unlike most other
hazards, radiation exposure can adversely
affect many future generations. The need fol
conservative management of all radiation
sources is obvious"
This warning must not be taken lightly
1t should serve to alert industry and govern
ment agencies more keenly to the problems OF
radiation control.
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-20
A PENDULUM SWINGS

Great Britain has had more down-to-
earth practical experience with nationaliza-
tion of industry than any other major non
communist nation. Not many years ago, it
looked as if naturalization of almost all es-
sential British enterprises and services was
inevitable
The pendulum has swung the other way
Witness, for instance, the present plight
of Britain's Labor Party. 1t is splintered
among warning factions. Numbers of compe-
tent observers think that as now constituted
it has no chance whatsoever of returning to
power. The big bone of contention is Clause
Four of the Labor constitution which calls
for common ownership of all the means of
production, distribution and exchange -
e., total socialism. The party's leader, Hugh
Gaitskell, recognizing that this philosophy
has become repugnant to the majority of
British voters, wants to modify it. But the
die-hards won't go along. They refuse to see
that Britain's long, extensive, and expensive
experience with national socialism has pro-
duced profound disillusion, especially among
the younger voters.
Witness, again, something that is due to
h0PPOi ACAb COANdAy 4HdL VIII IIldTk
the 10th anniversary of Britain's nationali-
zation of her steel industry And on that
date, in 1861, Standardization is expected
to be completed and the steel industry re-
turned to private enterprise The stock of
IL remaining firms the government still owns
will be sold at auction, for forecast of $115
million.
Britain still has long way to go in rid
ding herself of socialism. For example, her
coal mines, railroads and medical services
are still socialized, and are accounting for
heavy taxpayer-borne losses. But she is NOV
ing-and the anti-socialist movement has the
full support of the majority of British peo-
pie.
We can learn an invaluable lesson from
our English-speaking cousins across the At
lantic.
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-20
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

With the approval of President Eisen-
hover, recommendation made by the Sem
ate Small Business Committee concerning
MATS-the nations Military Air Transport
Service-goes into effect. MATS will route
more of its traffic by the commercial air
lines. According to Senator Sparkman, who
heads the Committee, this is the first major
step in gradually restricting MATS opera
tions until, finally, it supplies essential mill
tary transportation alone.
This is also step that has long needed
to be taken. MATS has gradually developed
into the worlds biggest international air
line. 1t has performed functions which have
little or nothing to do with essential military
activities, and which are basically of a COM
mercial nature. When this is the case, as
many top officials of the government have
pointed out, MATS efficiency as a military in
strument cannot help but be lessened. Civil
ian-type air traffic and military-type air traf-
fc are just two different animals
Moreover, the diversion of traffic to
MATS has had depressing influence on our
own commercial airlines, and particularly
the international lines, at time when ma
tion after nation is competing with the ut
as a rule, are subsidized in one way or an
other by their governments, and our own
non-subsidized, taxpaying private lines must
meet that competition. This is difficult
enough, without a military air service TAX
ing away the traffic that is rightfully theirs.
The Senate Committee and the President are
to be commended for their decision and ac-
tion.
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-20
CONGRESSIONAL ACTION

1t is now time for Congress to go into
action, and the country can expect just that
in the next two months in Washington.
1t should be recalled that the civil rights
battle consumed a month, or more and that
it is the only measure listed by President
Eisenhower as part of his urgent program,
in January, which has passed Congress.
White House sources say President Els
enhower is keenly aware of the lack of prog
ress on his program, and for this reason,
President Eisenhower has prepared special
message to Congress urging action on the
measures he requested in January
Aside from President Eisenhower's de-
sires, Majority Senate Leader Lyndon john
son is also concerned with the record of the
second session of the 86th Congress. In fact,
other Democrats are eager that this session
of Congress compile a good record.
In this connection, it seems apparent that
Democratic leaders will attempt to push a
furry of legislation through Congress in the
next eight weeks.
Some of this legislation will undoubtedly
receive Presidential veto, but in the trad
ing which will certainly enSue, Democrats
will attempt to bargain with President Els
enhower-giving him much of what he asks
in return for his agreement not to veto cer-
tain measures which Democrats want passed.
1t may well be said, then, that the hopes
of several presidential candidates can hinge
lin varying degree-on the outcome of the
next eight weeks in Washington.
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-20
TN THE AIR FORCE"
BY Eloine townsend Dickerson

crate the post Office 1 know Mrs.
Grey is currently laying the
ground work for reservations for
the Democratic convention, and
didn't expect her in town. but I
thought Andy might be around.
Andy Is Mr.. Grey. and / have never
seen or met either of them. but
their occasional publicity has made
me familiar with their pattern OF
life.
/ thought the best way to see
Mr.. Grey and perhaps interview
him would be to enter the post
office with the pretext that need
ed stamps. The 50-star flag that
was flying in the front of the post
Office was the only modern sem
blance to current days. The build-
ing was busted with the dirt from
the streets, and the porch was
right out of "Gunsmoke". The door
seemed locked and ! peered inside
10 find the interior of the p. o. as
antiquated as the rest of the town.
The facade of the business part OF
the interior was done with heavy
paneled wood, and the individual
post office boxes all possessed old.
brass pulls. / was sick couldn't
get in and inspect it closer, but
it was lunch time and I soon found
out where Andy was.
/ entered the main store in town,
and 1t was the general-store kind.
There the town populace could
buy anything from horse collars
to materials and patterns for
dresses. While / browsed around
in came this whirlwind who was
warmly welcomed by the store
clerks-"Hi. Andy, what do YOU
need today?" He held up a quart
of milk in his hand and began to
exit the store as quickly as he
had entered it. The lady behind
the counter tried to offer him some
strawberries to go with the milk
and he reprimanded her jokinglv
and said. Nov you know got
my strawberries yesterday. What
do you think / am. an addict?s
They laughed as he left, and I
could sense the friendly feeling
they all had foE one another in this
small community Even knowing
what mach other had last night
for dinner.
Wish Ihad an excuse to stay
in town a little longer, but it was
time to reeenter reality. and
headed home for McAlister Ave-
nue..
Until next week. Always,
ETD
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-20
Mason & Dixon Line

Approach of the Civil War Cen
tennial observance has served to
once again focus public attention
upon the Mason-Dixon Line that
serves as Delaware's western bOun-
dary, advises the Delaware State
Development Department.
Many Americans, including some
prominent writers, mistakenly
identify the Mason-Dixon Line as
the boundary between the Confed-
crate States and the Union. Actu-
ally, it was run nearly a century
before the Civil War to end a col
onial land dispute. 1t separates
Maryland from Pennsylvania and
Delaware. All three states were
loyal to the Union.
In one sense, part of the line
does divide North and South. Penn
sylvania abolished slavery early.
while Maryland and Delaware did
not To fleeing slaves, entering
Pennsylvania meant safety. In this
way the Mason and Dixon Line
came into the fierce quarrels pre-
eeding the Civil War. But its name
was used so only because it was
already famous as a technical
achievement
The Mason-Dixon Line, points
out the Development Department,
was named for Charles Mason and
Jeremiah Dixon, English mathe-
naticians and astronomers, who
were invited to the American Col
Onies in 1853 to mark a boundary
finally agreed upon by long-feuding
prOprietors and heirs of Maryland
and Pennsylvania land grants.
The dispute had complex roots.
While Lord Baltimore claimed all
the northern part of the big penin-
sula between Chesapeake and Della
ware Bays, others actually settled
and ruled the Delaware region.
When William Penn acquired it in
the 1680's, controversy flared at
once and continued for nearly nine
ty years.
During much of that time the
case was before various British
courts. In 1850 the Court of Chan
cery formalized a compromise be-
tween the Penns and the Lords Bal
timore, the boundary as it now
stands. The longest segment runs
due west between Pennsylvania and
Maryland from a point on the curv-
ed line near Newark, Delaware. A
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-20
WEAR = ~. =. W..
BUDDY POPPY

in Washington about our policy
upon it's first announcement, it
should be recognized that this air
plane was about ten miles above
the earth when the shooting took
place. This demonstrates how high
fighting can occur and also the
possible aim and speed of the mis-
sile which Russia used to shoot
down our plane. The successful
use of the parachute from such
heights is also demonstrated.
Although the event, from a prop
aganda point of view, is important
to the Russians, yet it does not
delay or hasten World War III, in
my humble judgment. It seems
foolish to delay the Summit Meet
ing, although it may prevent its
accomplishing as much as it other
wise would have.
LET'S NOT FORGET CHINA
AS I said in Paragraph No. 8 of
my 1860 Outlook, g the Russians
are afraid of China" Over the long
pull, China is no more friendly to
the Russians than she is to the
United States, but she is playing
one against the other Russia feels
that the Chinese would walk into
Russia's back door" if Russia
should attempt a shooting war on
the West. Thus, it is very impOr-
tant that we review our relations
with China.
This Chinese situation is the rea-
son l am anxious to visit China
this year; but whether l will get
visa from our State Department
is very uncertain There is no
trouble in getting to Hong Kong,
as / am in immediate correspond
ence with Hong Kong by air mail.
The postmaster in Hong Kong tells
me that any mail addressed to Pei
ping he forwards to Canton AS
to what happens to it after that,
he does not know
EFFECT UPON OUR ELECTIONS
IN NOVEMBER
Surely the events of the past
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-20

Langner found his research cog
ent because "the theater has been
influencing fashions for bad as well
as good for long time"
His protest against miladys cur
rent footwear goes like this:
Women spent Is years finding
a shoe they could walk comfor-
ably in. The purpose of these new
fashions is to make it difficult for
women to walk around.
That's a throwback to the days
when women had no status and
binding the feet was done to make
it difficult for them to move freely.
"Of couse, the feminine kind OF
woman wants to feel helpless. And
that's nonsense. because they are a
lot better equipped to protect them
selves than men"
The male population also comes
in for LANCER criticism. He says
the damsels are willing to splurge
on new looks. but men still wear,
virtually unchanged. the clothes
they adopted $50 years ago with
arrival of the Industrial Rev0lu-
tion
THE male resistance is extraor-
dinary,1 the co-founder of the Thea
tire Guild notes. 1T hasn't any
thing to do with conforming-it is
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-20
Grave Traffic
Problems Beset Us

Drivers can help eliminate traffic
jams by not blocking busy inter-
sections in attempts to make the
light" The National Safety Coun-
Gil says don't enter an intersection
unless you're sure there's enough
room to clear both the intersection
and crosswalk.
Overdressed drivers in cold wea-
ther create hazards for themselves,
says the Allstate Safety Crusade.
Too bulky clothing such as over
coats, mittens and galoshes can re-
strict limb movements and limit
control of the steering wheel and
foot pedals.
Make sure your motor is warmed
up before entering fast moving
traffic or crossing railroad tracks.
the Allstate Safety Crusade warns.
A stalled engine under these con-
ditions could be fatal
***
Carrying a bag of sand in the
trunk adds weight to the rear
wheels which improves traction on
slippery roads, advises the Allstate
Safety Crusade. The sand is also
handy to spread under the wheels
in case you get stuck.
Only the rear end of car skids,
the National Safety Council empha-
sizes. That's why turning the
front wheels in the direction the
rear end is skidding will straighten
the car out.
Don't force other drivers to slow
up for you. especially on slippery
roads, warns the Allstate Safety
Crusade. You risk having ap-
preaching cars brake suddenly
which could cause them to skid or
go out of control
Two common driver errors on
slippery roads are oversteering and
over-braking, the Allsate Safety
Crusade advises. When you turn,
steer the wheel smoothly to obtain
maximum tire gripping. In using
brakes, apply them lightly in a
rapid pumping action to keep the
wheels from locking.
Milford chronicle., 1960-05-20
MxG@%~&
SUNDAY LAWS

Sunday laws which attempt to enforce
certain forms of behavior by citizens are
currently undergoing controversial investi-
cation in several states.
Every thinking citizen should remember
that we believe in freedom of religion in the
United States This does not mean that be-
cause majority of us hold Sunday to be
day of rest, that we are entitled to force
everyone else to reserve Sunday as a day of
rest.
There is an argument on the other side
of this issue-that the good of the majority
outweighs the evil in having special Sunday
or Blue Laws. The fallacy in this line of
reasoning is that it will lead to majority tyr
amy, for the majority can justify too many
things under this concept.
And, one cannot prove that because the
majority does not force a minority, in some
other religious faith, to adhere to the Gus
toms and beliefs of the majority, that the
majority will necessarily come to any harm
If the majority believes in their laws and
customs, they will not necessarily be the vic
Tins of extreme disadvantage in a society
where all religious groups are treated SINH
larly.
We talk often about the principles of
freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and
freedom of religion. Nor do we want Con-
gress to pass laws recognizing or supporting
any religion.
If this is a sound premise, then our state
legislature should not pass laws which rec
ognize or support any religion, and state
money should not be used to help the church
es or schools of any religious group. Like
wise, we have no right to require those of
other faiths to observe Sunday as the major
ity of us wish to observe it.
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Milford chronicle., 1960-05-20

second runs west exactly halfway
across the peninsula at an agreed
point on the Atlantic Coast. The
third, roughly north-sOuth, con-
meets the end of the trans-peninsula
line with the beginning of the long
west line. The agreement gave the
Penns nearly all they had claimed.
On paper, the settlement was
simple. On the ground, without per-
feet instruments, it proved a sur
veyor's nightmare. After the trans
peninsula line was run by local
men in 1751, work Jagged while
Commissioners bickered. After
twelve years the ProprietOrs en-
ployed Charles Mason and Jere-
miah Dixon to finish the survey.
With them, these men brought the
experience of working with the out
standing astronomers and mathe-
maticians of England, and several
exceptional pieces of scientific
equipment.
The survey of the Pennsylvania
Maryland borders took four years.
After checking and correcting the
peninsula lines, Mason and Dixon
took the westward trail in 176E
with a large party of assistant sur
veyors. axmen and guides. They
covered some 23O miles of wild and
beautiful country before hostile IN
dians stopped the work few miles
short of their destination.
Later observations have proven
the Mason-Dixon survey remark
ably accurate even by modern
standards. A portion of the work
was verified in 1850 to replace a
lost marker where the three states
meet. the base of the old stone
was found in digging to place the
new. A full resurvey of the Mary
land Pennsylvania line was under
taken in 1900. In 1850 the Mary
land-Delaware markers were in
spected. Only six were missing. al
though some had been moved and
many needed repair.
The Development Department
concludes by suggesting that the
visitor seeking to trace the Mason
Dixon Line also include side trips
to Delaware's many other historic
relics. sites and shrines. In fact.
the state information and promo
ton agency urges those who are
planning 1860 travel to See the
First Sfate-First-in so.