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Milford chronicle., 1961-06-02

Encouraging signs of mild re-
covery are appearing in several
sectors of the local economy. The
important housing market is one
such area.
We have talked with builders,
realtors, and lenders operating in
the Philadelphia Federal Reserve
District, listened carefully to their
analyses of the current market,
and asked the question: What are
1861 housing prospects in our
area?" These same businessmen
who predicted a more or less limit
ed market in 1860 now say they
look for modest improvement dur
ing the current year. But, so far.
they see little in the picture to
make 1861 another of those we'll
remembered years of boom activity
in home building and home sales.
Some Problems are being resolved
AS those in the building frater-
nifty see it, some but not all of the
problems present at this time last
year are in the process of being
resolved. Mortgage money is in
ample supply, so arranging a loan
is a relatively simple matter for
anyone who can qualify for home
ownership. Interest rates are be-
coming more attractive to prospec-
tive borrowers on conventional
lending. And. what were considered
prohibitively high discounts on fed
orally underwritten mortgages are
diminishing and some cases have
largely disappeared.
others remain
The basic demand pattern, how
ever, has not changed significant
". Prospective homebuyers still
are mush too casual. This remains
a buyers market, say the builders,
with lots of lockers, too many OF
whom go right on looking-almost
indefinitely, it seems. In their
opinion, this years sales market
again may depend more heavily on
those seeking to upgrade their
housing accommodations than on
the demand from first-time buyers
much of which originates from
new family formation.
The pace of new-house sales
Is n little faster
Although sales volume has in
creased somewhat in recent weeks
most builders say the gain is hard.
.ly more than seasonal. And the
market still is a little spotty, with
some operations moving quite well
while others are on the sticky side
Each succeeding weekend, how
ever, brings out more prospective
buyers to sample-house locations
and an increasing number of sales
agreements to prove that some are
more than just interested specta
tors. Most of our builders say they
carried few completed houses un
sold over the winter, so they are
not facing an inventory problem
Overall, their situation is a
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-02
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
BY eIoine townsend Dickersor

AS meticulous as my mother is
in keeping house I'm afraid she'd
have a heart attack if she could
see this one this morning. | have
so many irons in the fire" today
that every room is in complete
turmoil. The dish washer is TAX
ing care of the breakfast mess,
and my washer is going full blast.
with loads of more soiled clothes
laying beside it patiently waiting
their turn. | have trunks in our
room to pack clothes for the month
and a half we'll be in Milford, then
there are suitcases in another
room waiting for our "trip"
clothes. There's mountain of
clothes on the ironing board that
have been dampened and they
stare me in the face each time /
try to avoid them. My house should
be cleaned and must be before we
leave this day next week.
We have lived in Topeka for
eight years and we are just not
used to moving with the Air Force
like the early part of Hayes ca
reer. Too, we are that many years
older as we'll Well, eventually
we'll be on the road and all this
mess will have Strengthened itself
out, but in the meantime there are
dinners and luncheons and bridge
parties to look forward to this
week. Friday evening Hayes and
his crew will get together for the
final time in Kansas Hayes air
craft commander and his wife are
having party at their home in
our honor and as usual. I'm look
ing forward to it and dreading it
at the same time.
You will understand if / don't
write a long epistle to you this
week. I'll probably write to you
next weekend here from McAlis-
ter and then the following letter
will come to you from Sussex
County.
Always,
Elaine Townsend Dickerson
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-02

Home Economics Classes Present
Style Show
On Thursday, May 25, Home Ec-
onomics | and Advanced Clothing
classes presented an assembly pro-
gram featuring clothes made in
class during this semester. I h c
theme of the presentation was
Fashion Highlights". Garments
modelled included coats, suits, da,
and evening dresses.
The highlight of the program was
a review of fashions of the TWEEN.
tieth century. The changes in mode
of dress were interpreted by stu
dents wearing authentic fashions o
each decade beginning with nine
teen hundred. Students participate
ing in this phase of the program
were: Kay Isaacs, narrator, and
the following models: Mary Lou
Lankford. Suzanna Jaywork. Donna
White, Barbara Tebbens, Lila Bur-
ris, Barbara Lynch, Nancy Dohring.
jeanette Belts and Nancy Knicely.
Clothes shown were from the coll
lections of Mrs. Hoey Farrow, Mrs.
Joseph Medieros, Mrs. Evelyn Mill
er and Mrs. Dan Dohring.
Student narrators for modelling
were: Joyce Bennett. Mary Headly,
Bonnie Scott, Carole Kline and
Beverly Grove.
The following girls participated
in modelling clothes:
Advanced Clothing: Joyce Benn-
EFT, Jeanette Belts, Elizabeth Bur-
ris, Janet Daisey, Shirley Davis,
Andrea Dill, Nancy Dohring, Kay
Isaacs, Suzanne Jaywork, Barbara
Lynch, Clara Kemp, Mary Ann Kill
len, Nancy Knieeley, Carole Med
eiros, Nancy PeRuel, Sara Petit,
Barbara Tebbens.
Home Economics: Mary Lou
Garbutt, Sharon Gellens, Beverly
Grove, Judy Johnson. Vicky Living
ston, Sharon Marshall, Cheryl Nor
ris, Lama Sharp. Cathy Shourds
Louise Smith, Sandra Tebbens. Jan
ct Wilkerson, Carol Woodrow, Al
leen LaMorge, Ruth Abramson, Rea
Kerr, Sandra Hutchins, Patricis
Aiken Sharon Appel. Mary Headley
Augusta Linale, Kay Maull, Myra
Mills, Helen Parsons, Joyce Rober-
Is, Ginger Schuler, Donna White
Virginia Workman, Jean Acko. Jen.
ny Armstrong, Norma Bennett, Cal
Corder, Donna Disharoon, Rache
Grier, Bonnie Hoey. Carol Kline
Shirley Lofland. Kaye Mercer, Vir.
ginia Messick. Kathleen Nevin, Pa
Mulholland, Alice O'Neal. Bonnie
Thompson, Sandra Warren, Caroly
White, Connie Wilson, Charmaint
Zencak, Ruth Clendaniel. Linda
Conaway, Ruth Hayes, Sandra Jon
es, Sharon Kirby, Mary L. Lank.
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-02
A SOVIET BLOOPER

We now get word from the Soviet prop
aganda mills that Yuri Gagarin's space flight
was just as public an event as the flight of
Alan B. Shepard, which was televisied for
all to see. Ivan will have difficult time sell
ing that one. Gagarin's orbital junket was
surrounded with such secrecy, radio jam
ming and speculation that many wondered
about its validity.
There seems to be no doubt that Gagarin
orbited the earth. But one can derive salts
faction from the evidence that our demo-
cratic tradition of freedom of information,
of broadcasting our failures as well as our
successes, was dramatically vindicated by
Shepard's flight.
The belated Russian attempt to show that
their space man launching was just as pub
lie as was ours adds up to pure poppycock,
and every informed person knows it. Ra-
ther than circulate feeble story, the Soviet
propagandists should have kept quiet. The
laugh is on them.
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-02

ford. Marion Legates, Marie Nc
Cole, June Martin, Sarah PenueI,
Linda Schwartz. Bonnie Scott, Bon
ME Smith, Sandra Tell, Sara Woot-
ers. Suzanne Mills, Donna West.
May Day
The annual May Day program
was held in the Milford High
School stadium on Wednesday, May
"a, with an estimated 1000 people
in attendance. The program, spon-
sored by the Physical Education,
/ was under the direction OF Mr.. Ber-
nard Briggs, Mr.. Larry Gocella,
Mrs. George Manlove and Miss Cor
nelia Shaw.
The theme of the program was
Spring Time" and depicted spring.
/ time play activities of school chill
dren. The program was as follows:
1. Professional, III. School Days,
/ I'LL Chinese Dance. ". Square
Dance. V. A Specially Number, VI
Games, VII. Tumbling, VIII. Ele-
I phant Jumping, TX. Statues, Y.
May Pole Dance, XI. Waltz by the
Court.
The highlight of the program was
the crowning of the king and queen
of May Carole Vernotico was
crowned queen and Wayne Morris
was the student choice for king.
The court was as follows:
Seniors: Lillia Burris, Lisa Cor
der, Bonnie Tucker, Martha Welch,
Wayne Hill, Don Fisher, Jim
Smack, Jim Vreeland.
Juniors: Beverly Argo. Bill Stay
ton, Bonnie Dean, Brice Corder,
Ginny Boyce. Bob Burris.
Sophomores: Mary Lou Landlord
Garry Grier, Barbara ClendanieI
Don Mears, Rachel Grier. Curtis
Galloway.
Freshemen: Bill King, Virginia
Holieger, Carol Dobson, Billy Sta
ats, Carol Kline, Henry vinyard.
Crown Bearers: Joann Tschan-
tire, Scott Short Flower Girls:
Waitha Holstedler, Claudia Stay
ton.
Choral music was under the di-
rection of Mr. William Miller while
Mr.. Paul Teare directed the instru-
mental music.
Cafeteria Menu
Monday; Milk. Hot Dogs, Baked
Beans, Apple Crisp.
Tuesday; Milk, Meat Loaf. Mash
ed Potatoes, Gravy, Tossed Salad
or Green Vegetable, Bread and But
ter, Pudding or Fruit.
Wednesday; Milk, Bean Soup,
Submarine Sandwich, Fruit
Thursday; Milk. Baked Ham,
Buttered Peas, Whipped Potatoes,
Bread and Butter, Applesauce.
Friday; Milk, Tuna Fish Salad,
French Fries. Mixed Greens, Bread
and Butter, Jello.
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-02
2806 McAlister
Topeka. Kansas
May 20, 1861

2806 McAlister
Topeka, Kansas
May 20, 1861
Dear Friends:
Last Monday evening twelve OF
us in the neighborhood were invited
for dessert at the home of one of
our friends on this street. They
have Early American furniture and
they and their home are friendly
and inviting. The dessert she
served us was so good / want to
share it with you. Someone said
it's Bess Truman's recipe, but
whatever your politics you'll en-
JOY this, | think.
You will need:
/ egg
q cup sugar
~ cup -four
Ia teaspoon baking powder
"a teaspoon salt
l cup raw chopped apples
11a cups chopped nuts
l teaspoon vanilla.
Beat egg and sugar until
smooth. Mix -four. baking powder
and salt then stir into egg
sugar mixture Add apples, nuts
and vanilla. Bake in buttered pie
pan in $500 oven for 35 minutes
Serve with whipped cream.
l love recipes you can make
ahead of time and this is one OF
that brand. Every one rayed about
it and l think you and your friends
will, too.
What a week this has beeni We
are so excited about coming home
and activities have centered
around Forbes and getting this
house ready to vacate. Then one
evening my dad calls from Milford
and tells us mother has fallen
down the attic steps and broken
shoulder bone. OH dear, how
we did hate to hear this. She is
better, but naturally is. uncomfort-
able
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-02

The Continental Congress adop-
ted the Articles of Confederation
while meeting in the courthouse
in York, Pa, between September,
1T77 and June, 177S.
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-02
Milford High
School News

Home Economics Classes Present
Style Show
Evening star., 1961-07-19

Continued ca Next PaVol
Evening star., 1961-07-19
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

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incl. p.s., p.b.; FACTORY AIR;
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surtts: i5;226 miles Is the cor
$500, price now S3.275.
Evening star., 1961-07-19
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

MERCURY '56 convert. cpe.; r.
and h., Mereomatie. p.s.. p.b..
WV. tires. sky-mist blue finish.
white top, summers delight;
Evening star., 1961-04-13
MccLAN TO FACE TRIBE TOMORROW NIGHT
Roin Again Keeps Senators Idle

team league the matter of re-
scheduling rained-out contests
is much more difficult. There
are fewer open dates, and rival
clubs make only three visits
here instead Of the four trips
under the old 154-game slate.
With fair and warmer +
weather due tomorrow, the club
may recoup in its stand against
the Indians, who got off to a
victorious start against the
Tigers.
AS part Of the ceremonies
for the night opener, Meredith
Pierce, a 16-year-old school,
girl, will throw out the first
ball. A drawing will be held at
home plate to pick a member
Iof the booster club who will
get a free trip for two when
the Senators make their first
swing around the Eastern end
of the league.
Evening star., 1961-04-13

have had to be spotted for us
but in that big Baltimore park
he could win some games"
This will be the third time
that Williams, who hit .288
Slugged IL homers and drove
in IS runs for the AS last year
has been in Baltimore.
The Orioles first acquired
him in June 1856, from the
Brooklyn Dodgers, and TRADED
him to Cleveland a year later
Baltimore got him back from
the Indians in April 1858, anc
then traded him to Kansas City
in December of that year.
Hall, who was 8-13 last veal
for Kansas City, is expected tC
see relief duty for Baltimore
Essegian, a pinch-hitting hero
of the 1859 World Series for the
Los Angeles Dodgers. was pur.
chased by the Orioles Febru-
ary /. He hit .215 for the
Dodgers vast year in 70 at bat'
and was expected to be usec
as a platoon outfielder BY
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1961-04-13
WIN, LOSE OR DRAW
A Pipeline to Some Additional Intelligence

NOT MANY WORLD SERIES were as
extensively reported as the 1860 hoe-down
between the Pirates and Yankees, possibly
because the BUGS were involved for the first
time in 80 years. But complete as was the
cnverage, little bits and pieces were over
Looked.
Z 1t remains for a new book author
4aned Dick Groat to furnish some of the
missing intelligence in "The World Cham
pion Pittsburgh Pirates" (Coward-McCann
$3.50. You might say that !Groat had an
advantageous pipeline. He was the Bucs
sfortStop and captain, as we'll as the
National Leagues most valuable player and
batting champion,
Z Groat harks back to last October 12
The Pirates had just been swamped in the
sixth game, 1910, which was 'twixt and
tween two other chickering's 1873 and 1910
"The sixth game loss was the turning point
for the team, emotionally," Groat quotes
Third Baseman Don Hoax. eve had short
meeting and everybody agreed we already
had great year. We could get beat 1870
tomorrow, but still would have had great
season. We were more relaxed for the
seventh game than any time in the series. :"
Hoax apparently is one of GroatS
favorite people. mail tough" Dick describes
him. HE looks tough, talks tough and is
tough" Then Groat tells of the night of
August 13.
HOAX, BOB FRIEND, Gino Cimoli and
Bill Virdon had accepted an outdoor dinner
invitation at a friends home just outside
Pittsburgh" writes the author with the
1926 batting average Don was climbing
out of the pool when he slipped on the
ladder and suffered big cash between the
second and third toes of his right foot.
zone of the guests was doctor and he
grabbed his instrument bag from his car
Well need to take you to hospital to sew
this up," the doctor said.
"'Sew it up right here Hoax ordered
"'We don't have any anesthesia, the
doctor replied ".
Hoax refused to go to hospital and
bit his lip while the needle was pulled
through his flesh for eight stitches. The
last thing Don said that night to the doctor
his friends, and teammates: I don't want
word of this to get out"
The next day Hoax played "Pains
knitted through Don'S foot every time HI
took a STEP" Groat reveals. But he played
. anyway the next day - and an /.
inning double eheader, at that. He nevel
even told the trainer about the injury unit
Friend revealed it during the 1860 Worlt
| Series"
Hoak's philosophy as Don told it tt
Groat Look, come to play ball and win
1 don't need any Purple Hearts"
n
THE BUGS THEMSELVES, Groat dis
Evening star., 1961-04-13

Indians, who move in for a
three-game series.
Bennie Daniels, the Negro
Highlander obtained in the
trade of Bobby Shantz to the
Pirates, was supposed to pitch
game No. 2. Instead, Joe Nc
Claim, rising young ex-minor
Lacquer who showed well in ex-
hibition play, will start tomor-
row night. amid the postponed
opening night" festivities.
The field is even too bad for
a light workout" Vernon said
today. IT'S disappointing, but
you never know what to expect
this time of the year and the
other clubs are affected the
same way.
THE delay might have some
effect on the players timing
but you just don't know until
they get into action"
Evening star., 1961-04-13
BY FRANCIS STANN

closes, didn't even pick themselves to win
the pennant. "The Pirates received less
favorable out-of-town reviews in spring
misses half of its lines on opening night"
he writes. "They were sluggish sloppy and
pouting.
mot one of the Pittsburgh writer's was
among the three out of 266 voters who
picked the Pirates to win. The Pirates read
about the Giants power and picked San
Francisco to win it ALL"
It also is written that Manager Danny
Murtaugh thinks the pennant was won in
spring training. What happened" Danny
is quoted, "is everybody hit camp at Fort
Myers, Fla, so full of pep and ginger you'd
have thought it was opening day. figured
we ought to save little of that spirit and
base hits for the games that counted later
on. I just cut the veterans time In the
batting cage in half We had the worlds
greatest bunch of pouterS. But when the
season started, it was like opening a cage
and letting the lions out"
Groat swears by Danny, who has lasted
pretty long for an interim manager" !"
Coach Murtaugh was promoted on August
3, 1857 with the full understanding that
it was temporary arrangement" when
a sports writer asked General Manager Joe
L. Brown about the Pirates future man.
ager," Dick relates, "he replied, I have no
idea who our next manager will be. Danny
understands and took the job on pro tenn
basis. I asked him to do me favor and
he did,"
GROAT CAN LOOK BACK and chuckle
now at his early days with club that
finished in the basement four straight
years and in seventh place the next two
He remembers that Branch Hickey, at age
SO, came to the Pirates as Messiah at an
annual salary of 100000 for five years
then $4,000 for the next five regardless OF
retired.
Things were pretty expensive in 1851
Groat recalls. The Bucs spent $496000 in
bonuses. Pitcher Paul Petit, one of the
most colossal flops in history, was bonuSed
in this fashion: 5000 to Pettit's father
$4,000 to Frederick Stephani, a Hollywood
producer who owned his contract; $1,50C
to lawyers, $4,000 at rate of $4,000 year
for 10 years, $4,000 at rate of $4,000 q
year for the first three years, $4,000
home as present, $4,000 automobile as
present, and $3.50 for honeymoon il
Petit decided to get married. Total
$100,450.
Petit never won a game for the Pi.
rates, but Groat wryly remembers that che
naturally overshadowed lower priced
rockies such as Bob Friend"
Friend has won 121 games for the
Pirates so far.
Evening star., 1961-04-13

The squad was in fine physi-
cal condition when it broke
camp in Florida last Friday,
but since then the weather has
played hob with the team.
After a chilly game in Dur
ham Saturday, the Senators
ran into a bitter-cold rain
at Winston Salem Sunday
arrived here four hours late
because of the flying con-
ditions. and then barely were
able to wiring out Griffith Sta
dium's new turf in time for
Mondays opener. Not even a
workout has been possible.
General Manager Ed Doherty
has two worries. Each rainout
means one gate is loSt-and
the bills are running heavy for
! this new club. Also, with a 10
Evening star., 1961-04-13

our club for 1861. With the
pennant as our goal, the pri-
mary goal is this year." Mac
Phail concluded.
In Boston, Manager Joe Cor
don of the Athletics said, Il
hate to give up Williams, who
can play first, third or leftfield
and who helps our bench. But
our great concern right now is
pitching. I like Walker. I think
he can win and in our present
condition, we can use him"
Gordon said Walker will be
put into the starting rotation
with Ray Herbert and Bud
Daley, the AS only first-line
pitchers. He said all three
would be used to start and re-
lieve "if it will help us win"
EsSegian becomes the AS
seventh outfielder.
He has tremendous power
but I won't say he fits into oul
plans" Gordon said. "We tooE
him because Baltimore wanted
a pitcher to replace Walker
and asked for Hall. Dick woulc
Evening star., 1961-04-13
BY BILL FUCHS
Star staff Writer

The Senators and White Sox
were rained out again today and
as a result Manager Mickey
Vernon'S pitching plans are all
crossed up.
Rains, floods, winds and even
some snow have messed up the
Senators schedule, which called
for three-game series with
the White Sox as openers.
The first game on opening day
was played, despite less than
ideal conditions, but last nights
big opening night" game was
called off and this afternoons
: contest was postponed early
5this morning, as the rain con-
stinued and even brought snow
with it.
: The Senators will try again
; tomorrow night against the
Evening star., 1961-04-13
BY the Associated Press

If there was one phase of
baseball which young Manager
Gene Mauch stressed with his
even younger Phillies in spring
training, it was base running.
Mistakes cost you games" he
said, land most of the mistakes
our kids make are on the
bases"
That point was driven home
at Los Angeles last night as
the Phillies ran themselves into
a weird double play that
squelched a ninth-inning rally
and gave the Dodgers a 80
victory while leaving the Phils
wiser but WinlesS.
1t was one of only two games
played in the majors. The San
Francisco Giants also survived
a ninth-inning threat and beat
Pittsburgh, 2-1, in the only
Evening star., 1961-04-13

Taylor's hit to center and
scored on a high bouncer to
the left of the mound by Pinch
hitter Tony Curry. Taylor
scooted to third on the play
when Reliever Larry Sherry's
peg to the plate was wild.
Pinch-hitter Tony Gonzalez
forced Curry for the first out
but the Phils were still in bust
ness, with runners on third
and first as Pinch-hitter Bob
Sadowski came to the plate
That's when the Phils' booboos
popped up-and an alert Dod-
ger defense shot 'em down.
RetireS First IA
Taylor broke for the plate
with the tying run on Sadow.
skis grounder to short, but was
caught between third anc
home when Maury Wills threw
Evening star., 1961-04-13
Su||ivan's Debut Spoiled
By Phi||ies Folly on Bases

other game scheduled in the
National League.
Two games were scheduled in
the American League-Chicago
at Washington and Los Angeles
at Baltimore-and both were
rained out.
Moon Hits Homer
The Phils' folly came after
the Dodgers had broken through
against Frank Sullivan, making
his MI debut, with three runs
in the seventh on Wally Moons
homer and a scratch single by
Johnny Podres, the winning
pitcher.
Trailing, 81, the Phils got
rid of PodreS when Johnny
Callison and Tony Taylor
opened the ninth with singles
Callison took third Wher
Rookie Willie Davis bobblec