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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-23
CAPITAL FOOTNOTES
Men Shoppers Join Wives in Revolt
Hit Mseoc1no Grocerv Pockooino and oE3eEno

or lose them after they do,
can benefit?
II believe you are shovel
ing against a tide with a
toothpick, but more power
to you," the Virginian con-
cluded.
Slide rules and computers
are not needed, wrote a man
familiar with both, a retired
engineer in Georgia, who
said he had been doing most
of the supermarket shopping
for his family the last two
years, trying ito conserve
our modest income in retire
ment.
fragrant Inequalities"
II saw so many fragrant
inequalities, misrepreSenta-
tons, that I did not even
have to use a sharp pencil"
he wrote.
"All they say is true, and
worse. These blue sky psy-
biologists and smooth
tongued villains would prob
ably find it more comfortable
to migrate to some Commu-
mist country if our house.
wives in any number could
figure and analyze as quick
ly as is my fortune and tai
ent to be able to do"
An Episcopal minister
wrote Senator Hart: You're
our man! Stay in and pro-
tect us consumers, stupid as
we are, according to the
Madison avenue boys. 4
try to read labels for weights,
chemicals, etc., but I haven't
all day to shop and my eyes
aren't good enough to read
the smallest Of small print
they use for the essential
information"
From Colorado a man wrote
that Receptions are so bald
and widespread I see no rea-
son for hearings. All a person
has to do is spend 10 or is
minutes in a Supermarket to
know that the producers
main goal Cor so it would
seem) is to deceive the pub
lie buying its goods"
The Coloradan urged pass
age of a law requiring that
weight or quantity be printed
on the front of each contain
er. in type mo smaller than
y the largest type on the
box"
Along with a great many
other consumers, both men
and women, he also urged
that manufacturers be re-
quired to use standardized
packages - poun DIS, half
pounds, quarts, pints, etc.
Containers that come in
odd ounces, making it almost
impossible to do a quick price
comparison between sizes and
brands, also aroused the ire
of a District man. who said
the title Of his letter should
be. Beware the odd-ounce
package"
He inclosed a long detailed
analysis of the prices of var
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-23

long been furious over the
impoSsibility of trying to de-
termine what constitutes q
better buy. Let's get some of
the adult delinquents in line
who are responsible for so
much deception today in
business"
Seven cents off WHAT?"
de m a n ded an irate male
shopper from New York,
echoing a note struck by
many Of the letter writer's.
The package states no
price from which the deduc-
ton is made" he complained.
This practice OF advertis-
ing some cents off" has
drawn such widespread COM
plants. in fact. that Senator
Harris antitrust Subcommit-
tee plans to look into 1t
further in a subsequent hear
ing.
Several more hearings are
planned on various aspects Of
the problem, the first Of them
probably in late August or
early September.
Years Of Work?
If the subcommittee probes
all the areas recommended
to it by its pen pals around
the country, it could keep 60
ing for years.
In addition to their grocery
store woes, many men COM
planned about trouble with
automobiles. paint, garden
sprays, liquor and tobacco
products.
A man in New Orleans sent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-23

introduced q similar recess
resolution in the Senate, says
he still expects Senate Ma
jority Leader Mike Mans
field, who promised a Senate
hearing this year, to keep his
word.
Everyone agrees The issue
is moot for this year, but
hearings now would give the
idea a push for next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-23
BY ISABELLE SHELTON
Star Staff Writer


1t isn't only the housewives
who are incenSed about high
prices and misleading pack
aging of groceries.
Senator Philip Hart, Demo-
crat of Michigan, who spanked
a big response from house
wives when he held Senate
subcommittee hearings on the
subject last month, now is
getting complaints from
many men.
The gentlemen were a little
slower to rise in wrath than
were their wives, mothers and
sisters, who began firing off
letters to Senator Hart as
soon as hearings were an
nounced.
But the men, whose letters
have been outnumbering
those from housewives by 4
to l in recent days, are
equally intense in their ex-
pressions of outrage.
With a few exceptions, their
letters are intelligent and
thoughtful "a and anguished.
The writer's obviously have
pushed many a grocery cart
through wded super
market aiSles, and searched
many a can or carton for
hard = to find information.
Several dwell on this in their
letters, in varying tones of
evaporation.
Many inclosed can labels
or box tops, to drive home
a point.
M. A. and Physicist Ask Help
please do what you can
for us in this packaging
mess,T wrote a man from
Ventura, Calf. MY wife has
an NJ. A. in mathematics and
I am a physicist, but we both
find that even with q slide
rule we can't keep up, in the
shopping time we have, with
the packaging racket land it
is a racket"
To say, as one witness did
at the hearing. that the
buyer wants to be tricked, is
silly" the physicist con-
tinued. I'm appearance, per-
haps. but not in price. The
average consumer cannot de-
tern1ine prices in the present
weight jungle"
A Virgiaian wrote that he
was encouraged to read that
a Senator is taking over a
problem that has plagued me
for years. To wit: How do you
tell what is a bargain unless
you have a computer on one
carriage while you put your
purchases in another at the
super market"
Why, he asked Should a
manufacturer give away a
piece of silverware, a dish, a
coupon worth 6 cents or a
dish cloth with each pur-
chase? If the merchandise is
overpriced, why don't he cut
the price so dopes like me
who forget to clip the coupon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-23
Where Are
They Now2

Former Secretary of Agri-
culture Claude Wickard is
temporarily back on the
Washington scene from his
farm near Camden, Ind.
Mr.. Wickard, who also
comes here occasionally for a
meeting of an advisory board
to Agriculture Secretary Or
vile Freeman, recently has
been attending briefings at
the State Department pre-
paratory to going to Geneva
as a public adviser at the
1861 GAIT General Agree
ment on Trade and Tariff
tariff negotiations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-23
If at First

Congressional wives who
petitioned their husbands for
a summer recess say they
aren't at all discouraged be-
cause the House Rules Com
mittee voted last week to
table resolutions to that eff
feet.
This is just our opening
shot," said Mrs. Frank
Church, wife of the Idaho
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ious luncheon meats. AS a
result of his analysis. he said,
he discovered he was paying
$1.04 a pound for bologna,
which he thought "ridicu-
lous." .
A Virginian sent a similar
ly detailed report on deter
gents, shoe polishes. tooth
paste and deodorants, charge
ing broad misrepresentation
Another District resident
wrote: MY wife and I have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-23

Senator. chairman Of q COM
mittee Of the Democratic
Congressional Wives Forum,
which rounded up signatures
Evening star., 1961-04-19

Washington Arlington to $50
Arizona tribune., 1961-06-09
CHURCH DEDICATED

Phoenicians present at the
dedication services Of Mount CAL
vary Baptist Church in Tucson
last Sunday included Rev.
Charles Favors, director Of
missions and Christian educa-
tion Of the Paradise Baptist
state convention; Mrs. Mary
Howard, soloist; Mr.. and Mrs.
S. C. Boyer. and MIR. James L.
Davis. deacon Of First Institu-
tional Baptist Church.
Many members and visitors
attended the special services.
Rev. T. S. Jackson Is the pastor
Of Mt. Calvary.
Rev. Favors delivered the ded-
icatory sermon and Mrs. How
ard provided some musical sell
ections.
Arizona tribune., 1961-06-09
WANT ADS
REPOSSESSED

REPOSSESSED
Simmons hidabed cost $3.50 90,
bal. due $1,000, dishwasher cost
$4,000 bal. $24.00. Kenmore
auto washer, bal. due $l8. Elec-
trio range cost $4,000, bal.
due $3o.0O. Terms.
SOUTH PHOENIX FURNITURE
4l0l South Central BR 6-4lM
REPOSSESSED
Deep freeze cost $59S. Bal.due
5000, large refr. $27.0olars
8 pc.walnut dining room set w
buffet bal. due $77.00, table
top range $500. maple twin
beds. bal. due $500. ironrite
ironer, bal. due $o7. 90. Terms.
SOUTH PHOENIX FURNITURE.
4lOl S. Central BR 6-4lM
Arizona tribune., 1961-06-09
ELKs CORNER

Junior Temple will hold meet
ing Monday. June 9 at 8 p.m.
Bus trip scheduled on June ls
to Flagstaff has been cancelled.
Newly elected officers Of
Grand Canyon Temple 4S7 are
Mesdames Paula Gray. recor-
ding secretary. Mary 5oozer.
chaplain. and Louise Becton.
gatekeeper.
During July and August
meeting will be held on the first
Friday Of each month. Circle
these dates on your calendar.
July 7 and August A., Regular
meetings will resume in Sep
tember.
Installation of officers will be
held on July 7.
Charlesetta McClammy,
Reporter
PLEASE
USE YOUR POSTAL
ZONE NUMBER
Arizona tribune., 1961-06-09
RACE AMITY DAY

Oscar Engelder, chairman Of
the local Bahai group announces
that Race Amity Day will be OBJ
served with a special program.
Sunday. June II. 8 pm. at 302 W.
Portland.
Alton Thomas, chairman Of
Bahai interracial service COM
mittee will be the speaker. His
subject will be "Bahai World
Faith and the News"
The public is invited. There
will be no charge or collec-
tion.
Arizona tribune., 1961-06-09

You can't tell whether a man
loves his country by looking at
his map.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-07-21
Loan Limit Boosted
Under New Program
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AAOll peSG OuGJ
For farm facilities costing more
than 40 cents per bushel Mr..
Zimmerman explained, farmers
may borrow up to 50 per cent of
40 cents per bushel or SO per cent
OF the cost, whichever is greater,
but not more than so cents per
aushel of capacity.
A similar action, reducing down
payment provisions under the loan
program for mobile dryers, en-
ables farmers TO borrow up to 95
per cent of the delivered and as
sembled cost of equipment to keep
grain stored in proper condition.
Previously, these loans were linn
tied to as per cent of the cost of
equipment.
The farm storage facility loans
run for years from the date
the loan is taken out They may
be repaid in four annual INSTALL
ments. with the first installment
due within a year after the first
anniversary date of the loan. The
equipment loans run for years
from the date the loans are
taken out. and they may be re-
paid in three annual installments
with the first installment due on
the date of the loans first ami
versary. Interest charged on both
types of loan is at the rate of 4
per cent.
According to Mr.. Zimmerman.
the storage loan program has been
modified in order to encourage
storage of grains on farms and to
strengthen economic activity in
farming areas. The action should
be especially helpful to smaller
farmers in financing farm storage
structures, and should encourage
farmers to plan ample farm stor-
age.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-07-21
w. Paul Lord Dies
In Hospital Here
CONTINUED from page one)

Club, he was elected district gov
ernor for Maryland, Delaware, Vir-
ginia, and the District of Columbia
last October. Mr. Lord had ser
we'd as auditor for Greenwood, an
elective office, for the past twenty
years.
He was a 1926 graduate of the
University of Delaware. He con-
Quoted his own business in Green
wood as an insurance broker. He
was a director of the Greenwood
Building and Loan Association and
Chamber of Commerce.
He was a member of Grace Meth
Odist Church.
: Besides his wife, he is survived
by his parents, William S. and
Margaret b. Lord, Greenwood, and
a sister, Mrs. Rose l.. Johnson.
Wilmington.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-07-21
Farm Safety Week
Proclaimed July 1929
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being of our rural families are
vital to the strength of the ma
ton. Experience has shown that
accidents can be reduced through
educational programs directed
toward safety precautions in the
home. in the fields and on the
highways.
Accidents to farm people in this
country accounted for more than
$4,000 deaths and million injur-
les in 1860. National Farm Safety
Week, the week of July %, can
make safety work for you the
year-round. Put safety to work to
save you time, money, health, hap
piness-and your life.
Mr.. Henderson urges you to
enjoy farm life-practice safety.
Classified Ads Get Results
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-07-21
ELEMENTARY QUESTION

ELMIRA, N. Y. (AP)-An .ele-
mentary school teacher here sent
a note TO the mother of child who
was having more than the usual
amount of difficulty with subtract
ion.
She asked the mother to help
her child at home if possible. The
mother returned the notewith the
penciled notation. I'D be glad to
help. But which number do you
suhtract-the top or bottom one?"
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-07-21
MATTER OF DEFINITION

GRAND JUNCTION, Iowa APP
Glen limbaugh of Grand Junction
tells of the man who returned from
his vacation complaining that the
weather had been rainy.
cit couldn't have been so bad, :"
said a friend. You're sunburned. :"
"Sunburned nothing" the man
replied. That's rust"
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-07-21
HAlRLINE INDICATOR

ROCHESTER,. n. Y. (APl-A
barber shop here has a traffic light
outside When the green light is on.
there's an empty chair. When it's
red. the chairs are full.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-07-21
SOME RISK INVOLVED

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)-D
Paul w. Goaz Of the Oklahoma
Midical Foundation said he will go
to Peru to study the teeth of canni-
bal headhunters.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-07-21
Queen" Manlove To
Open Store Mr.. Lewes
CONTINUED from page one)

supply business for 33 years,
claims that the car manufacturer
who has made many changes in
automobiles in the past ten years
has made II impossible for gar
ages, repair shops. filling stations
and car dealers 10 stock the very
essential items TO service these
vehicles.
The Lewes outlet will be stock
ed, or will have quick availability,
to a tremendous inventory OF
parts and supplies.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-07-21

The faith of midas six million
Sikhs stems from an effort to brid-
ge the gulf between Hinduism and
Islam. Like Hindus, Sikhs cremate
their dead and eat no beef. Like
Moslems, they worship only one god
and oppose the caste svstem.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-07-21

Six of IL Yankees who saw pitch
ing action in the 1860 World Series
are still with the New Workers.
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-20
PhiIIy Antique Foir
Oct. 80 Through Nov. 3

Items from all parts of the
world philadelphia very definite
ly includedD will be among the
hundreds of thousands of antiques
displayed by the more than fifty
dealers participating in the Phila-
delphia Antiques Fair, October 80
through November 3. The Fair is
being held in the Exhibit Hall OF
the Sheraton Hotel.
On display and for sale there'll
be collectors items like French
paperweights, WedgwOod, decoys,
Currier and Ives prints. T'herell
be functional things like American
country furniture, fine n i q il G
china and pewter. ThereH be a
musing things like old trade signs
and kitchen gadgets; decorative
things like quilts and coverlets
handsome portraits, art glass.
Browsing through such an An
tiques Fair is a fascinating ex'
perience, for you never know what
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-20
FELTON, School News
First Marking PeriOd-PTA

First Marking PeriOd-PIA
The first marking period ended
October II, and report cards Will
be issued October 23. The Felton,
PTA will hold it's first meeting
that same evening in the schooi
cafeteria. Parents will nave an
opportunity to visit with teachers
! in the class rooms between 7;3o
and 500 p. m. The program Will
| feature introduction OF the schooi
staff and presentation OF plans 10
the new building addition, the
PTA programs for the year, ana
social hour.
Kent COuntian Is
Regional Star Farmer
G. Wallace Caulk, Jr., Woodslde
dairy farmer, was one OF the tnree
regional Star Farmers named last
week.
Caulk, whose farm is about sew
en- miles south of Dover, received
$4,000 check with his twelve
state regional award, as did the
two others at the Saith annual FLA
convention iii Kansas City.
Caulk, 20, is in partnership with
his father, g. Wallace Caulk, 4o
who won the same regional title IN
1889.
The younger Caulk also won the
Eastern Regional Star Farmer
title in 1858. The same year he
was both Delaware's Star Farmer
and National Dairy Star Farmer.
Young Caulk is master of the
Fruitland Grange. He is also
youth chairman of the State
Grange. His father is overseer
of the State Grange.
Band News
Members of the High School
Band are in the middle of their
campaign of selling birthday cal
endars. The band sponsors this
sale as their annual project te
help raise funds for use by the
band Calendars are sold for OF
cents and the public may place
their name and birth date on this
calendar for Is cents. The sale
ends or Monday, October 30.
Home Economics Department
The senior home economic girls
elected Mary Ellen Sharpnack te
represent their class for the Nc
calls 1961-62 Teen Fashion Board
Also, the home economic girls o.
grades through II elected AM
Holiday to represent Feltor
School for the Coed magazine
correspondent.
DSEA Convention October 1927
FELTON, School will be closed OF
October 26 and 81 as the teachers
secretaries, school nurses ant
cafeteria employees of the state
gather in Wilmington for the 43rt
annual convention of the Della
ware State Education Association
The DSEA is affiliated with th'
National Education Association
the largest professional organiza
tion in the United States. The con
vention will be devoted to the stu
dy of educational problems a
both the state and national level
as well as discussion and instruc
tion related to new methods ant
materials for the classrooms.
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-20
Square Dance
Time

We have our banner again-and
the Circle-4 banner, too. Last Sat
urday night, October 14th, eleven
couples enthusiastically grouped at
Joe Wrights to storm the Circle-4
Club in Stanton, Del. They braved
stormy weather to square dance
their way into two banners-our
own and theirs. These willing
"twirlers" were Dewey and Ruth
Sapp, Joe and Gladys Wright, Bill
and Mickey Dickerson, Whitley and
Berna Morgan, Bill and Marion
Pepper, Bob and Libby Widdowson,
Pete and Cert Hudson, Donneil and
Ruth Calhoun, John and Louise
Roosa, Bill Johnson and Gladys
Messick. During an exciting even
ing with the Circle-4 club we dane
ed to Bill Donnenhauser and enjoy
ed coffee plus plenty of friend
ship.
We are looking forward to dane
ing to the calls of Ben Baldwin
this Saturday, October 21st. This
will be our regular club dance SO
let's see all members out in full
force.
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-20
Artificial Breeding Of
Hogs Practical With
Synchronized Breeding

"Synchronized breeding" may be
the only practical system of arti-
ficial dissemination of hogs, says
DIR. John II. Shropshire, University
of Delaware livestock specialist.
If artificial dissemination of hogs
is going to work, the females TO
be bred must come into heat al
the same time. Then they can be
bred at the same time. Otherwise
each female must be bred as she
comes into heat. This is more
trouble than it's worth. Shrop-
shire says. because: (D hogs are
not usually handled individually
(2l it's difficult TO accurately de-
tect heat and CD hogs come into
heat any time during three-week
period.
With synchronized bre d n &,
however, females come into heat
simultaneously. Here's the expert
mental procedure that is being
used to make this possible:
A female sex hormone is mixed
with the feed going TO sows and
gifts. The hormone prevents them
from coming into heat. When 1t is
time to breed the females. they are
returned to a normal diet. Within
a few days, most of the females
come into heat at the same time.
Then they can be bred.
Savings in time and labor are
among the biggest advantages of
synchronized breeding, Shropshire
said. Farmers can plan their breed
ing and narrowing schedules for a
predetermined five-day period in
stead of the 80 days it usually
takes.
Offspring are more uniform IN
age-making them easier to ham
die, feed and sell. Farmers can al
so plan their breeding programs so
that animals can be marketed at
the most advantageous times.
Shropshire says work has been
going on at the University of Illi-
nois for several years to perfect
synchronized breeding. Rsu S
have become more and more en-
couraging. he says.
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-20

you'll find. Perhaps your particu-
lar find" will be a piece Of pat
tern glass like Grandmother used
to have; a globe or a map that
shows how people visualized the
world years ago; rare relic from
Near East excavation. Whatever
the find" is, it will interest you
to learn more about it; and the
more one learns about antiques,
the more interested one becomes
in collecting!
Hours of the Philadelphia An
tiques Fair are IL Noon to 1920
PM. daily except Friday, Novem-
ber 3, when the show closes at
PM.
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-20

One third of Canada's news
print-manufacturin capacity is u
S. owned or controlled.
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-20
Improvement Of School Grounds

The Board of School Trustees
is continuing the improvement Of
the school property by filling the
swamp area which separates the
playground from the land pur-
chased for the proposed athletic
field. Several thousand pounds Of
filled dirt have already been haul
ed in and leveled by bulldozer.
1t is hoped that additional filler
can be obtained for this purpose
in the near future. Work on the
athletic field is still delayed pend
ing passage of a bill by the State
Legislature, which would supply
$4,000 in state funds. The bill
has already passed the House of
Representatives and is waiting ap-
proval by the Senate.
Senior Celebrity
Mary Ellen Sharpnack
November 21, 1914
President of Felaon's senior
class is Mary Ellen Sharpnack,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Sharpnack of Felton,, Delaware.
Last year Mary worked on the
advertising committee for the play
and helped with decorating for the
prom. This year, busy with all
class affairs, Mary still finds time
to be a hall monitor, help any
where she is needed, type stencils
for teachers, and pursue her hob
by of reading Upon graduation,
she plans to begin in the secre-
tarial field as a stenographer.
Judith Marie Reible
September 1, 1914
Judy, as she is called by her
| classmates, is the daughter of
Master Sergeant and Mrs. George
Reible of Frederick, Delaware.
She is president of the Student
Council and vice president of the
senior class. Last year she was
captain of the cheer leading squad
and was a member of the softball
| team.
Judy has been very active on
the prom decorating committee
and has been chairman of the tic
ket department for the various
dances. She played the part OF
Amy in Charles Aunt" in her
junior year and will play the part
Oh Iett1 Sl0S III tne MlhduO t1Is
year She also was nurses aide
for two years and is hall moni-
tor this year.
An honor student in the acad-
amic course I"dy plans to enter
the nursing field.
Her boobies include reading
and dancing.
Nenu-OctOher 1926
Monday: Macaroni and cheese
stewed tomatoes, bread and but
ter. milk, apricots.
Tuesday: Beef stew, cut green
beans. bread and butter, milk
apple pie.
Wednesday: Submarine sand
wich. buttered peas. milk, cherry
cobler
Thursday and Friday: School
closed for state teachers meet.
ing.
One third of Canada's news
print-manufacturi capacity is U
: S. owned or controlled.
Milford chronicle., 1961-10-20
HIGH.RISE GARDEN

COLUMBUS. Ohio (AP)-PNe-
pairing a garden was a long haul
for James NJ. Smith and his wife.
The garden is on the roof of a
3S-room apartment building which
Smith owns. He and his wife car
ried 10 tons of earth up a fire es-
cape to plant the garden.