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Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28

Millions the have found that the least
expensive transporting furnishings
belongings location the methoda rental
trailer hitched to the family -
of
moving with trailer and enjoyed
the convenience having their right with them when
they arrive at their destination
example, typical charge for moving 1000 pounds
goods miles would be about $50
and the saving still several
hundred dollars.
available in variety of models and in sizes
by 14foo household capable of hauling five of
They the hour week: for
haus round nearby points country
trips
With several thousand every major city country
finding place return a Kar Go trailer is easy
When ready with the stow tow and CO. meth
3D. be that insurance included for trips
that trailer and tires fully guaranteed and that free road
provided Better include these features
their regular charge and the writing Complete
hookup of trailer and lights and free movers guide also
provided.
and addresses dealers listed
yellow of telephone under Traers
available from Western Unions operator 25.
Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28
To The Editor

Dear Editor,
Many of us give to health agen-
cies without much thought about
where or how the monies are spent.
We all know that it is used to help
many in many ways and that re-
search is its primary factor. But it
would do us good if we were to see
for ourselves how much comes
from the hard work of the many
who raise funds for these agencies.
We do not have that opportunity
always and that is why / would like
to share my experiences of Sun
day, July 23rd with all of you.
As Sussex County Chairman for
the Delaware Heart Assoc. / have
had the good fortune to participate
in many activities concerning heart
patients, and yesterday was in
deed a heartwarming one. Part of
your dollars in Delaware goes to
send some so children in our state
to Cardiac Camp where each child
can have the camp life that his or
her friends have had that do not
have a heart condition. These
children are referred to the Heart
Assoc. by a doctor or school nurse
and each is given a thorough ply
steal examination before going.
1t is not until you see these
children pile on the bus that will
take them to a whole new world
for two weeks. that you can appre-
ciate the Importance of such a pro-
gram. The eight boys and girls
from Sussex Co. met at my house
in Milford and from there / took
them to Liepsic where they joined
3S others. They were checked over
by DR.. B. F. Burton. Jr. of Dover.
then given a cold drink to quench
their thirst before the ride to Fair
lee Manor near Chestertown, Md.
The ages are from s to IA and each
one was more excited than the
next. OF course like all other child
rem going to camp, the parents are
a little reluctant to say goodby. but
the children can hardly wait for
the bus to get on its way. Each one
has heart condition that will not
allow them to participate in regu-
lar camp activities and some of
them would never get away from
home to be with other children,
who like themselves must curb
Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28
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BACK TO RATIONING DAYS!

proposed resolution would establish a
special Senate committee to formulate rec
concentrations for national fuels policy.
federal controls over fuel use. A govern
ment agency would, in many instances, di-
rectly or indirectly, decide who would burn
certain fuels and in what amount.
The proposal has met with opposition
from a number of authorities. One is the
president of the Humble Oil and Refining
Company, who testified before the Senate
Interior and Insular Affairs Committee. He
observed that neither a new fuels study nor
a new fuels policy is needed to assure con-
tinuatiOn of the nations abundant supply
of energy resources, and added: g. the
achievements in all fields of energy have
been realized without any coordinated fuels
policy in the sense of a vast plan by govern
ment. Competition has provided an effec-
tive stimulus to the development of our
energy resources and has protected the in
terests of consumers exceedingly we'll"
Government controls of the nature pro-
posed can be justified only where there is a
real and urgent emergency-as, for example,
shortage of some essential commodity.
There is no emergency of any kind so far as
our fuel supplies are concerned, and every
demand is met as matter of routine. So
the question is simply this: Will each con-
sumner continue to have the right to decide
what kind of fuel he wants-or will the gov
eminent decide for him?
Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28
BABSON DISCUSSES FIRST-HALF-l 1861 DEVELOPMENT

Thereafter, output from, the ma
tons factories expanded sharply.
The breadth ard vigor of the bus
mess upturn were indications that
the fourth economic recession
since World War II had run its
course. Notwithstanding pump
printing measures initiated by the
Government. the business rebound
was largely the result of natural
curative forces. IL has beer my
experience that over-exertion.
colds. and Indigestion respond
best to rest treatment, usually
without my having to resort to
pills. So, too. the recissionary per-
iod provided the needed rest for
the economy to appear to correct
such imbalances as excessive in
ventories and debt, and unduly
high price ard cost structures.
The biggest source of disappoint-
ment during the first half of 1861
was the lethargic pace of consum-
er spending for goods Monthly
retail sales figures dawdled along
at rates below those for the year
earlier period This. however, may
have been a blessing in disguise.
since consumers were building up
future buying potential by adding
to their savings and paying off
their installment debts.
NEW BUILDING AND REAL ESTATE
New construction expenditures
continued the generally sidewise
trend of 1860. Commercial, indus
trial, and public utility OUTLAWS for
new construction were at record
rates, but these were offset by the
low levels of new home building
and highway construction. How
Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28

A LEGISLATIVE ACCIDENT

Some years ago Congress gave modl-
cum of relief to shareowners who, alone OF
all taxpayers, are subjected to double IN
come taxation by the federal government.
The relief consists of $50 dividend exemp-
ton 600 in case of joint return) plus tax
credit equal to per cent of any additional
dividends.
Some may wonder just how double tax
alton works. It's simple First, corpora
tions pay a So per cent Cax on any profit
they earn Then, the individual taxpayer
receiving dividends pays taxes on the dlvl-
dend income he receives at his regular in
come tax rates. These range from 20 per
cent on the lowest taxable incomes, to
mountainous high of 81 per cent.
Oddly enough, the double tax on divi-
dends is the result of Legislative accident"
dating back to the great depression OF the
3O's. Before that time, dividend income was
not subject to the normal income tax rate.
Then, in 1886, Congress passed an undistri-
buted corporate profits tax in the hope that
this would lead corporations to pay out more
dividends which, in turn, would pump mon
ey into the depressed economy. Since cor
porate profits, when paid out, were then
largely exempt from taxes, dividends were
made subject to normal individual income
tax rates. But the law proved unworkabe
and was repealed-but, in doing that, Con-
gress failed to reinstate the provision ex-
empting dividends from the normal person
al income tax rate. Thus, double taxation is
a relic from an abandoned legislative ex-
periment-and it's relic that stands
squareIy in the way of investment in enter
prise, and the nations economic growth.
Current efforts to do away with the div
idend exemption and credit are meeting with
strong opposition. And they should. The
investor deserves a better break-not
worse one.
Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28

thereby lowering blended price re-
turns to producers.
ut has been Inter-State's long
time Interpretation that the Fed
eral Order in the Northeast mar
kets were primarily designed for
the orderly production and mar
keting of fluid or Glass / milk, -
Dr. Hand said. Pricing of excess
milk is necessary only to provide
cushion for the fluid milk sup
ply. We contend that pricing of
manufacturing milk supplies sh-
ould not dominate the Federal
Orders, nor should surplus milk
be priced so as to induce handlers
to purchase milk not needed for
fluid purposes"
Previous testimony was pre-
scented by witnesses representing
the USDA, other Northeastern Co
operatives, Midwestern producers.
and handlers of manufacturing
milk. The hearing is expected to
continue for at least another week,
and a decision will be announced
after an extensive review of test
imony.
Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28

WE SHALL SEE

On September 3, the newly amended Fed
eral Wage-Hour law goes into effect. Great
numbers of workers in service industries
of which retailing is the principle one-will
be covered who hitherto have been exempt.
Some of the problems connected with
this have been detailed by the American
Retail Federation. 1t has organized Task
Force groups to study them, to make rec
concentrations, and to confer with the laws
administrator and his staff. Four fields
which present unanswered or only partially
answered questions are listed. These in
clude general problems of coverage, includ-
ing definitions of enterprise, establishment,
ETC.; problems arising out of incentive pay
methods, such as commissions and quota
bonus plans; problems of employment of
students and learners at rates less than the
statutory minimum, and, finally, definitions
of exempt executive and administrative en-
ployees.
These are headaches which retail en-
ployers must deal with More than that,
they indicate the difficulties and the prob
lens which inevitably arise when govern
ment moves further and further to control,
regulate, and generally boss our businesses
and industries. Often years go by before
important questions are finally settled. And,
as a rule the costs of operating a business
rise, at the ultimate expense of the Gus
toner.
Let's hope the expanded law won't re-
suit in a new wave of price imitation. We
shall see.
Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28
Interstate Asks
USDA To Continue
Separate Orders

A request that the U. S De-
partment of Agriculture continue
separate order pricing of manu-
featuring milk in the Northeast
area was made by the Interstate
Milk Producers Cooperative, a
bargaining organization represent
ing the majority of milk producers
in the Phila., Pa. and Whining
ton, Del. markets, at a Federal
hearing in New York City. July
II. 1861.
DIR. Paul E. Hand, economist
and spokesman for Inter- State,
presented testimony before Hear
ing Master G. Osmond Hyde in
the Market Administrator Office,
EOS f. 42nd ST.. at a continuation
of the hearing. which opened June
10, 1861.
The hearing was called by the
government to review all aspects
of the formula pricing of milk used
Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28
CHRONICLE MILFORD DELAWARE FRIDAY JULY g. 1861
THROW AWAY THE CRUTCH

To use an extreme of understatement,
the future federal budget picture is both
dark and blurred Deficits running into the
billions are in prospect. If other proposals
not only for beefng up defense, but for
extending the welfare state on a huge scale
become law, these deficits will be multi
piled many times over.
Without debating the pros and cons of
any of the spending bills which have been
passed or have been proposed, one sugges-
ton certainly should meet with the approx
al of everyone. That is, put government
commercial operations on a self-sustaining
basis and get rid of the red ink.
Post office services and, more specifcal-
ly, parcel post, provide first-class example.
Just why the government should carry par
GELS on a below-cost, deficit basis, is diff
cult to understandable as 100 per cent
commercial service, and should be priced on
commercial basis. But the government has
furnished a financial crutch most of the time
since parcel post came into being, and the
taxpayer has paid the bill.
AT best, we're in for plenty of federal
financial problems in the years immediate
ly ahead, and not the least of these is the
looming specter of more initiation, more de-
graduation of the dollar. We shouldn't COM
pound the problems by permitting govern
ment to perform commercial business SER
vices on a deficit basis.
Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28
WILL CONGRESS MEASURE UP?

Four Presidents = Roosevelt, Truman,
Eisenhower, Kennedy - have expressed
themselves as favoring liberalization of de-
probation allowances for industry, but Con-
gress refuses to act, thereby retarding our
economic progress.
H. Eugene Dickhuth, an economic con-
sultant, describes the results of a grossly
inadequate depreciation tax allowance. 1t
has made one-third of our industrial plant
and equipment obsolete. 1t has retarded
the adoption of the latest chronological i'm
provements. 1t has handicapped u S. man.
ufacturers in trying to compete with pro-
ducts from foreign countries which have far
more liberal depreciation allowances. 1t has
blocked the creation of job opportunities
for Americas new workers who are increas-
ing by 1.3 million year. All in all, pres
ent allowances fall short So billion to SO
billion year of meeting the needs of in
dustry to replace plant and equipment.
There is an immediacy about the prob
lens created by existing depreciation poll
cies that call for action now, without de-
lay.
Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28

ever, housing starts began to edge
upward after the beginning of the
year. and road building took an
upward squirt in the spring.
Real estate prices were general
ly steady during this period. SUI
burban property values held firm
because of residential, CONNER
cial, and industrial developments
in outlying areas made accessible
by new highways. Urban real es-
tate values. however. remained
parking problems. Farm land
prices continued to rise aided by
prospects of increased usage of
agricultural products through
foreign-aid programs.
EMPlo YMENT AND INCOMES
Employment conditions present
ed mixed pattern. Unemploy-
ment rose sharply during the win
ter. and improved only slightly in
the spring. Employment in manu-
featuring, mining. and construc-
tiom suffered from the drop in
business. and responded only
to the rebound in ac-
tivity during the spring. Factory
work weeks, however. showed a
steady Improvement.
Personal incomes edged down
ward early in the year. Heightened
factory work weeks and wage in-
creases. however. restored the ris-
ing trend to personal incomes.
which hit new record level by
midyear. The foregoing study in
dicates to me that, on the whole,
the economy weathered the rest
ing period" quite well, and has
emerged on healthier footing.
Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28
THE FUTURE OF RETAILING

Retailing, like almost all enterprises, and
most particularly those which deal directly
with consumers, has changed enormously
over the years. To most of us, it would be
something of a shock to enter a store of 40
years ago, with its sparse stocks and its
general take it or leave it" attitude.
What will stores of the future be like?
Chain Store Age quotes forecast made by
an agency of the National Retail Merchants
Association which says g. the future
trend of retail organization is likely to be
toward that kind of multiple-store operation
which combines the efficiencies an decOno-
mics of the chain operation and the dis
tinctiveness and individuality characters
tic of the traditional single-unit department
or speciality store"
What this adds up to is that consumers
want the economies and services that come
with mass distribution-and, at the same
time, they want feeling of individualism.
This is no small order. But there is no doubt
that stores of all kinds, chain and none
chain, have been moving steadily toward
that goal. Successful operators fully under
stand that there is great deal more to re-
failing than buying a stock of goods and
putting it up for sale. A difficult-to-define but
extremely important human factor is invol-
we'd. Consumers, after all, are people. not
robots. Retail progress must take full &C
count of that fact.
Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28
THE UNKNOWN WAR

Even some of the better Informed Civil
War bluffs have not heard that significant
frhting took place west of the Missouri
River, especially in New Mexico. Volun-
teers from that territory, Arizona and Col
orado helped the Northern cause, and Tex
ans the Southern. The story has just been
told in Ray c. Colton's Civil War in the
Western Territories"
Confederate President Jefferson Davis
had, while secretary of war under President
Pierce, learned the Importance of the Far
West. He dreamed of securing New Mexico,
and thereby extending Confederate terri
tory from Texas to California. This would
give the South valuable mines, and provide
access to the Pacific, thus making gap
in the Union naval blockade
The forces were small on both sides. The
South had Texans, and the North few
regular troops, plus an important body of
Colorado volunteers. The crucial battle was
at Glorieta Pass, 20 miles southeast of Santa
Fe. At Apache Canyon on March 26. 1862,
and at Gloreta two days later, the North
erners were victorious.
Glorieta is not well known battle. But
had it gone otherwise, the task of defeat
ing the Confederacy would have been great
ly complicated. At the very least, Con-
federate triumph in the West would have
prolonged the conflict
Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28

for manufacturing purposes in
the following ten areas:
Greater Boston, Mass; New
York-New Jersey; Philadelphia,
Pa; Southeastern New England:
Springfield, Mass; Upper Chesa-
peake Bay. Md; Washington, DC.
land parts of Maryland and Vir-
iginia); Worcester, Mass; Will
mington, Del; and Connecticut.
Each of these areas is currently
regulated by a separate Federal
Order.
DR.. Hand said that Inter
States position is that primary
consideration should be given to
local market conditions and that
the present Glass III, or manufae-
turing, formula should be continu-
ed as an effective measure of
computing manufacturing values
under Order 81 in Philadelphia
and order ITO in Wilmington.
Interstate also. asked that re-
gulations be changed in those mar
kets in the Northeast area where
low manufacturing milk
prices encourage handling of ex-
cessive supplies of surplus milk.
Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
BY Elaine townsend Dickerson

est offspring, a daughter, for us
TO meet Margaret is just a wee
little one and such a dear. The
McSpaddens and Hayes and I had
fun together in Houston, Texas. in
1852, If you'll remember. They
spent some time in the Shamrock
Hotel and provided me with the
opportunity of swimming / nthat
olympic size pool.
/ didn't tell you that when we
were last in Alexandria we saw
the. Kennedys through our binoc-
ulars. AS you remember about
week ago the President entertained
Pakistan's ambassador at Mount
Vernon. 1t was at Jacky's sugges-
ton that this would be an ideal
place for their lawn state dinner
and a lovely setting it was. There
was a tent on the terrace in case
of inclement weather, the poles of
which served as the focal point
for the fern and flower decora-
tions. The ropes fastened to the
stakes on the outer part of the
tent were also covered with fern
and were lovely.
Our new home is one mile north
of Mount Vernon and as we pass
ed the George Washington Mem
orial there was a column of men
dressed in green and red colonial
coats and three cornered hats, re-
plete with white wigs. / under
stand there was a military band
that provided the entertainment
during the evening.
We drove to one of the lovely
picnic areas on Mount Vernon
Highway and watched from this
point to see the Presidential
yacht dock at the NJ. v. pier.
Smaller boats swarmed around the
one with Jack and Jacky on board
and it was quite spectacular to
see. From the dock up the wharf
the pier was lined with Marines
in their dress uniforms and their
white hats were spotless from the
distance where we stood. / know
it was lovely affair and will be
hard to surpass according to ac-
counts I've read, but Mrs. Kennedy
seems TO have the ideas and we
shall see what her next one is. l
hope when I'm closer to the
scene / will be able to tell you
about lots of activities in ID. C.
Always,
Eaine Townsend Dickerson
Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28

BABSON PARK, Mass, July 2S
The laymen whom | meet and
talk with often express confusion
as to the true statue of business
and financial conditions, having
beer bombarded with conflicting
reports from the optimists and
the pessimists. Therefore. | think
it would be helpful to readers TO
have a brief survey of economic
developments through mid-year
1861.
SECURITIES Markets
The outstanding feature of finan-
cial conditions over the first six
months of 1861 was the sharp up
squirt i'm stock market activity. The
Dow-Jones Industrial Average rose
from SIC at the beginning of the
year to an all-time high of zoe in
the middle of May. before trailing
off to 6S4 at midyear. Although
part of the increase in investment
interest was in anticipation of
some Improvement in general bus
mess later in the year, imitation
psychology and speculative en-
thusiasm heightened buying inn
patience.
Bond prices were on the upside
until late in this period as easy
credit conditions in the banking
system sustained demand for them.
Tax-exempt bonds proved to be
the exception. however. with prices
depressed by the huge volume of
new offerings.
GENERAL BUSINESS
Industrial production continued
to decline during January and Feb
ruary, then in March regained the
ground lost in those two months
Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28
Baker Beach Apt.
Slaughter Beach
Delaware
July 25. 1861

July rs, 1861
Dear Friends:
These two weeks at Delaware
Bay have certainly been glorious
ones. We couldn't have had bet
ter weather for our out of state
guests nor better weather for the
children to be on the beach. Our
two and one half year old, Leslie,
has been washed under the waves
couple of times during our stay
here, but she is still as brazen as
ever and nothing seems to deter
her nor our fun at the shore.
Our first week at the beach my
brother and his family were two
wonderful to be near them. My
aunt ard uncle, the George ORA
pers, are here too and also near
by is my high school friend Eli
cen Wharton Spence and her fam
lily. You know we had many trep-
idations about the Fred Shirleys
coming to Slaughter Beach, but
they had a wonderful time and /
believe would like to return an
Olucf SunincI anu lclAl a COlld6C
here too.
Today we have been to the Har-
rington or perhaps / should say.
Kent-Sussex Fair. Eleven year old
Allen Shirley is staying with us
this week and it was fun to show
him the animals, the produce. and
for him to see Yogi Bear. / didn't
realize until the middle of the af-
ternoon that he expected to see
Yogi Berra. He had talked about
shaking Yogi's hand and getting an
autograph and it seemed quite ma
tural that he would want to see
the cartoon character closer, but
even more reasonable when it
dawned on us that he thought he
was going to see the baseball
player.
We have had two visitors to the
cottage that / haven't seen for
some time. The Stan Carriers of
Claymont. Delaware. dropped in
the other day for a few moments
Stan and / were in high school
together and it was nice to meet
Lois, his wife, and their son and
daughter Doyle and Betty New
toni McSpadden also came by one
afternoon and brought their new
Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28

American agriculture Is watching Greene
County, Iowa, where a unique partnership
between the corn and soybean growers and
farm equipment company has been started.
All the farmers in Hardin Township have
been offered the use of new Ford tractors
and planters to seed their 1861 crops. AT
Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28

Industrial production continued
to decline during January and Feb
ruary, then in March regained the
ground lost in those two months.
Evening star., 1961-12-21
MARKETS CLOSED
CHRISTMAS BUT
OPEN TOMORROW

NEW YORK (AP) ALI
American and European
stock exchanges and COM
modities markets will be
closed Monday. Christmas
Day.
Major exchanges will OPP
crate as usual Friday the
day before the Christmas
week end. But some
smaller markets will hold
abbreviated sessions.
Open as usual will be the
New York Stock Exchange,
American Stock Exchange,
Washington Stock Ex-
change, London Stock Ex-
change, New York foreign
exchanges, Midwest Stock
Exchange of Chicago and
Chicago livestock market.