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Milford chronicle., 1961-04-14

Mrs. Anna Lee Strahle and Mrs.
Agnes Jackson visited in East New
Market, Nd, on Sunday
Master Eugene Smith has been
sick with the chicken pox.
I'VE can do nothing in the past.
we can do nothing in the future.
We have only the immediate now.
Now is the time, make it count"
On Tuesday, Mrs. Bess Smith en-
tertained Mrs. Goa Killen Of Fell
ton and Mrs. Edith Killen of Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Joseph and
family of Seaford. were Sunday
callers on Mr.. and Mrs. Brantley
Donovan.
Mrs. Julia Hager, Mrs Florence
Andrews and Mrs Snsann Mills vi
sited Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Baker and
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Elins in Phila.,
on Tuesday.
Miss Sherry Guerrazzi is home
from the hospital but confined to
her bed for three months. Let's
all remember her with gifts and
cards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Switzer and son
took his sister, Neldora home to
West Baden, Ind, after she had
spent three months visiting here
While there Ed and Ann enjoyed
two weeks vacation with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Switzer.
Don't forget the Cedar Neck sup
per on April %, at Lakeyiew Ave-
nue. School, Roast Beef, all you
can eat. Get your tickets from any
member of the WS.C.S. There will
be a booth with a lot of goodies
such as pies, cakes. eggs. chick
ems. etc. Anyone wishing to help
in any way will be greatly apprec-
lated. Don't wait to be asked, vol
unteer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Sapp were
called suddenly to Hialeah. Florida.
due to the death of Ruth's sister,
Mrs. Rose Mary Talley. We in the
community. extend heartfelt SYM
pathy.
One of our little Cedar Neck
girls, Miss Sharon Warren was TAX
en- into membership in Calvary
Church on Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs Lucius Webb and
Walt Robbins called on Mr. and
Mrs. Davis Lingo and Mr.. and Mrs.
Josiah Robbins in Milton, on Sun
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Robbins Webb and
family attended the boat show in
Dewey Beach on Sunday afternoon.
Then stopped in Harbeson. on their
way home and visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Earle McIlvaine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lueius Webb were
Monday evening dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Ashton and
children. The occasion being Ste
phen's first birthday.
Don't forget the Cedar Neck din
ner Plan to attend, plan TO help.
Any gift will be greatly appreciat-
ed by the members of Cedar Neck.
WS.C.S. April %. Lakeview Ave.
School Cafeteria.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-14
BABSON DISCUSSES THE new PEACE CORPS

Babson Park, Mass, April 13.
Our defense against World War III
may not be nuclear missiles or
atomic submarines but rather
something far more revolutionary.
/ refer to the Peace Corps.
Peace Corps Described
President Kennedy has sent a
message to Congress on his pro-
posed Peace Corps suggesting that
1000 young and middle-age people
be ready to leave by the coming
Christmas. Among projects in the
exploratory stage are work for
surveyors, engineers, and geolo-
gists. Expert farmers and those
acquainted with the use of in
secticides and fertilizers are need
ed. Also in demand are carpenters
who will get neighbors together, as
in the old days, to erect houses
and barns for one another. The
headquarters at Washington tell me
il has $4,000 applicants, although a
majority of these cannot hope to
meet the requirements.
Certain Requirements Must BE Met
The Plan will not be successful
with non-paid volunteers. Whether
or not these men and women are
obtained by volunteering or by
drafting, they must be under army
discipline and subject to the same
length of service as those entering
the fighting ranks. They must be
carefully screened" as to loyalty.
personality. and education They
naturally should fluently speak
the language of the country to
which they will be sent and be
well-trained for the character of
work in which they will be engaged.
Surely. the Peace Corps Personnel
are entitled to the pay of Second
Lieutenant.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-14
ARE HIGHWAY FATALITIES
AVOIDABLE?

You can pick up a newspaper anywhere
in the United States, any day in the week,
and you will read about fatal highway acci-
dents. The accidents you read about will be
mostly local. unless the victims are of wide
Importance and even the local deaths will
get small space unless the people are es-
pecially prominent
In a recent study of drivers involved in
fatal highway accidents, highway officials
found that only very small per cent served
time in Jail and not all involved paid fines
And, many of the drivers were not penal
lied by the courts in any way.
In regard to many of the highway fatal
tiles, the public takes the view that they are
the result of the hazards of the road. While
there is basis for such a conclusion, in re-
gard to some accidents, the fact is that many
are caused by failure to follow regulations
set up for highway safety. The careful su-
pervision of the issuance of drivers licenses,
rigid inspection to cut down the death toll
on our highways.
The time to avoid many fatal accidents
is before they occur. Afterwards it is too
late to do the victims any good.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-14
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KENNEDY'S MISTAKE

President John F. Kennedy has been
guilty of making his first major mistake in
a televised news conference. In a recent
"live' session with the press, he was asked
a question about his minimum wage pro-
posal, which was then before the House of
Representatives.
Kennedy replied with some feeling that
he didn't see how anyone could oppose bill
that would mean that persons who worked
for firms making million dollars or
more, would receive a fifty-dollar weekly
salary by 1868.
This statement carried with it great ap-
peal. For most people would conclude that
a firm making million dollars or more
could afford to pay $1.25 an hour, or fifty
dollars for forty-hOur week. And Ken
nedy's expression evidently had its effect
But the effect was opposite-in Con-
gress. There legislators knew that the bill
did not base its higher minimum on profits,
as Kennedys use of the word make had
indicated, but on gross income. There is
quite difference and many firms which
gross a million dollars or more do not make
anything. Many with such gross lose
money.
This mistake-the first we know of COM
mitted by Kennedy-naturally has caused
some to say that presidential conferences
should no longer be televised "live." The
suggestion has been made that they be tap
ed, and released as soon as such misstate-
ments have been deleted.
There is no valid objection to deleting
mistakes, but when networks are given
tapes, they often edit out most of the con-
ference, and use only the excerpts they see
fit to use President Kennedy should cor
rect his mistake on the minimum wage bill
at his next CONFERENCE.-THE this would right
the wrong impression given in an earlier
! one.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-14
SERIES E INCENTIVES


The Treasury Department has announc-
ed another extension of maturity on that
small but mighty aid to government financ-
ing, the Series E savings bond This repre-
sents the second addition of 10 years of life
to maturing bonds.
This does not indicate any weakness in
the value of this issue, of which about Is
billion dollars are in the hands of the pub
lie. The Treasury Department is glad to
make this concession. BY so doing, billions
of dollars of the public debt are kept in the
hands of individual holders, whereas if they
were redeemed or refunded many of those
dollars would end up as new bonds held by
financial institutions. This could be a sub
stantial contribution to imitation.
In addition to extending maturity the
Treasury Department will increase the saw
ings bond interest rate to 3 34 per cent.
The Treasury has been accused of paying
low rate in the past, but purchasers are now
assured that the new figure is competitive
one.
While other individual investment and
savings opportunities exist, for security of
principal and certainty of interest return it
is hard to beat the United States savings
bond. With these new incentives more and
more will be purchased
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-14
PIANO GAINING

CHICAGO (AP)-Everybody. it
seems, is learning to play the
piano.
The American Music Conference
says there are more than 12.000,-
600 pianos in the United States,
an increase of about go per cent
during the past 20 years.
Marion Egbert. an educational
consultant. says new teaching
methods that emphasize enjoyment
while learning are attracting scor-
es of youngsters to the piano.
AMC says some 100000 piano in
structors are engaged in teaching
more then four million school-age
youngsters.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-14
NEW RUSSIAN FEAT

The farfung British empire has been
largely built on strategically located ports
and coaling stations, commanding the en-
trance to land-locked seas and undeveloped
interiors. Singapore in the Malay Peninsula
was such a site. When the Japanese cap
tured it, they dealt heavy blow to British
authority in the Far East.
Another such port has been Alden, on
an arm of the Arabian Sea, just around the
corner from the Red Sea. The Arabian
states such as Yemen and Saudi Arabia
have found Alden their only sea outlet. 1t
is a busy port, refueling 500 ships month.
Now Russia has completed for Yemen
a rival port at Hodeida near the Red Seas
southern end. The port is to be called All
madi. The task has taken 800 Soviet spe-
cialiStS three years, and provides modern
docking and loading equipment.
The purpose of this Russian benefaction
is to win Yemen's favor and make things
harder for the British. 1t also makes good
Soviet talking point in dealing with other
undeveloped Asian and African states. The
Reds have scored heavily in completing this
project.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-14

Ralph pointed out that corn bor-
ers feed on the corn plant. slow
ing its growth. and preventing it
from reaching full normal size. Be-
sides this loss, many borer- weak
ened stalks are broken by heavy
winds, increasing field losses.
Borers also cause serious injury
on peppers.
so get out there and hit them
while they're down." Ralph said.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-14
2S06 McAlister
Topeka, Kansas
April 10, 1861

2S06 McAlister
Topeka, Kansas
April 10, 1861
Dear Friends:
You know there are a lot Of
people in this world who couldn't
stand the changes that happen in
our day-to-day life. For ten years
we've lived our life. in the service
and have loved every minute of IT,
One morning this week we all had
calm breakfast together, just
like all of you at home. The chill
dren went off to school. giving
their dad a special goodbye know
ing that day he was off for a trip
overseas.
There were several things that
had to be attended to before he
left and we felt it essential for us
to put one little curly headed mite
in the base nursery. While we
were at the base attending to some
last minute business Ga power of
attorney for me in case some kind
soul came along and bought our
house during Hayes tenure out of
the country a major at Forbes
stopped Hayes and had a rather
serious talk with him. | was sit
ting in the car and nonchalantly
ignored their tete a tete, not know
ing how much their conversation
would mean to us and our future.
Later when Hayes came back
TO our car he calmly told me the
earth shattering announcement. A
TWX (wire) was on the base stat
ing that one Major Lewis II. Dick
erson would report in June to the
Pentagon, Washington. ID. c. We
would report to Washington, ID. c.
After ten years of living in Tam
pa, Florida; Houston, Texas; Sac
ramento, California; and Topeka,
we were going to be sent just two
hours away from our beloved Del
aware.
1t wasn't enough to have Hayes
trip on my mind. and the selling
of our home herei Now / had two
months to dream about living
again on the east coast, Just like
many of you we haven't visited oul
nations capitol as much as we
should, even though it would hs
relatively easy TO do such from
Milford. Now we could see tn,
Cherry Blossoms for the first time
take the children to see Caroline
Kennedy's home, let them see Con
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-14
CHANNEL FIGHT AHEAD

The Federal Communications Commission
has apparently become convinced-and with
considerable justice no large urban
area should be without an educational tele-
vision outlet. The FEC has turned its atten-
tion to New York and Los Angeles as large
metropolitan sites devoid of WIFI chan
mel devoted entirely to education. In doing
so it may be setting the stage for a highly
significant battle over property rights and
regulatory power.
The success of educational television
elsewhere in the United States, together with
the fact that these two cities have around
them 13 per cent Of the countyy's population,
makes the FCC's objective worthy one.
There is a touchy question of commercial
right involved, however.
All seven channels at each of the two
locations named above are presently in the
hands of commercial interests. Which of
the owners will be asked to relinquish their
lucrative property? And if this is not done
voluntarily, does FEC possess the power to
force divestment2
The commissions authority to comman-
deer private property is ambiguous, to say
the least. Were it ever invoked, long and
important court fight could ensue. That pros
pect raises the question-too late, but never
theless still interesting-as to why there was
such haste in the first place to award all the
public channels to commercial interests in
stead of reserving place for educational
TV
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-14
ANTI-RACKET WEAPONS


Organized crime is a great leech that
sucks the moral and economic blood of our
society. A number of leeches, rather-gam-
bling( narcotics, prostitution, liquor and so
on. They feed horribly and do incalculable
harm.
The most effective way to deal with the
leeches Of organized crime is to attack them
through national laws. Here is one area in
which it is simply not true that federal leg
islation is undesirable, and that local law
can do better job. For organized crime is
no respecter of state lines.
The Department of Justice has long since
come to this conclusion. 1t has not yet sue
ceeded in persuading Congress to provide
keener national weapons against crime, but
this may come before long.
Attorney General Kennedy apparently is
determined that Justice shall be armed with
such weapons. At his first press conference
he announced legislative program, includ-
ing three new measures and five requested
by his predecessor, which would collectively
deal crippling blow to organized crime.
The program would for example, ban
interstate travel to advance illegal busi-
ness activities" that hits at crime over
lords who run rackets by remote control
except for periodic collection visits The
Justice Department also wants laws to ban
tuse of interstate telephone or telegraph
wires for betting, and to prohibit interstate
shipment of gambling forms. Other bills
also zero in on interstate crime operations.
One salient point to bear in mind is that
there is no partisan coloration in these mea-
sures. The wishes of a Republican attorney
general are now bolstered and expanded by
a Democratic general. These weapons to
strike at the heart of organized crime should
be provided by Congress without delay.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-14
CEDAR NECK
Mrs. Serena Hayes
Phone: GA 2-4749


Cleanse thou me from secret
faults" Psalm 10.
Thought for the Day-''Let us be
habitual. not occasional. Christians.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Mills and
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodman Mills visited
Mrs. Blanche Wright in Whining
ton, on Wednesday.
Barbara and Harriet Lynch call
ed on their grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Tommy Mills. Sr., Saturday
Joan and Sunny Mills and daugh-
ter Linda, were Thursday evening
callers on Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Mills.
Last Sunday, Mrs. Blance Wright
Miss Mary Jane Bare and Miss Mar
jorie Cardweil visited their mother
and grandmother, Mrs. Melinda
Mills.
Robert, Jack, Nancy and Kathy
Hayes attended the Boat Show at
Dewey Beach on Sunday
Il will build my life upon the
rock Jesus Christ"
Mrs. Eta Mills celebrated her
birthday on Friday, the 7th. On
Sunday. her family came home and
they had a big dinner in the form
of a covered dish, topped off with
homemade ice cream and a large
birthday cake. Those that were pre-
sent to partake of the lucius food
were Mr. and Mrs. Charles West
and children, Sandra and Stanley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Mills and son
Alan, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mills
and daughter Cynthia, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ted Yerkes and sons. Townsend
and Duane. Mr.. and Mrs. G n e
Wiley and sons Martin and Kevin
of Todds Estate, Newark, and Mr.
and Mrs. Jennings Mills. All re-
ported a very enjoyable day at the
Lloyd Mills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Shock
ley called on Mr. and Mrs. William
Benson in Lincoln, on Tuesday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Davis and
son Charles, called on Mr. and Mrs.
Granville Shockley, Saturday mite.
God is as near to you as breath
ing, and prayer partner as close
as your telephone"
Mr.. and Mrs. E. II. Hayes of
West Chester, Pa, spent Saturday
with the Hayes at Lanes End"
Mr.. and Mrs Raymond X. Bow
man of Palmyra, Pa, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c.
Watson and Mr.. and Mrs Robert
Hayes.
Mrs. Carolyn Hawkins & daugh-
ter Bethany were Thursday even
ing dinner guests of their uncle
and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs Robert Hay
es. Kathy Hayes had supper with
her grandparents. Friday evening.
Wednesday callers on MIR. and
Mrs. Donald Mills and daughter
were Mrs. Mary Dill of Harrington,
and son PFC Francis Dill of Ft.
Benning, Ca, who is home on
leave. These were Annabelle's mo-
ther and brother. Her sister, Mrs.
Margaret Boyer and children Pam
and Butch of Wilmington, came a.
long TO visit and see Baby Cynthia.
Wisdom is made up of ten parts,
nine of which are silence and the
tenth. brevity."
Gladys and Ruth Ann Argo were
Sunday evening supper guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Shockley
and daughters Marie and Lola.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Potter and
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwind Stene were
weekend callers on the Brownlow
Morris family
Miss Carolyn Killen was a week
end guest of Miss Brenda Donovan.
Miss Beverley Donovan was a
weekend guest of Miss Dorothy
Wheelock.
Mrs. Florence Andrews attended
the annual breakfast In Holly
wood" on Thursday, held in Sails
bury, Md, and sponsored by AS
bury Methodist Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Smith en-
tertained their children and their
families to turkey dinner on Sun
day.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-14

stalks on the place before May 1.
Corn borers winter in the stalks
and this is the easiest time 10 cut
down the population.
Recent counts taken by Univer-
sity of Delaware entomologists
show an average population o t
more than 120 borers per 100 corn
stalks. Now is the time to hit them
before they have a chance to lay
eggs for new generation this
season.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-14
TOMATO TO PATCH START

LIVELY. Va. Up AS a seventh
grade student Grafton III. Forester
planted 7/10 of an acre of toma-
toes. made SIS and began a farm
ing career. Forester, now 3S, and
his family were recognized as the
farm family in Virginia
in 1860 He now farms 700 acres
and raises poultry. hogs. beef cat
tie, corn, soybeans. barley and oats.
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-14


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Milford chronicle., 1961-04-14
Spring IS Sprung And
Corn Borers Are Buzz'in

Spring time is bug time accord
ing to Associate County Agricul-
tural Agent Ed Ralph. But farm
ers can beat the corn border to
the corn stalk by making the first
move-before May S IL
The way to do this is to pillow
down or chop up all the corn
Milford chronicle., 1961-04-14
A PROPOSAL WE SHOULD ALL
SUPPORT

Many of President Kennedy's legislative
and policy proposals are highly controver-
sial, and have drawn aggressive opposition
as well as enthusiastic support. But there
is at least one which should meet with gen.
eral approval. 1t is his call for tax incen-
tives to help industry modernize and expand
its productive plant.
The existing federal depreciation tax al
lowances are about as obsolete as the dodo.
They take little if any notice of the infia-
tion that followed World War II-or of the
fact that truly modern equipment is more
complex than the old, and hence more costly.
National economic growth depends upon new
investment-and new investments is penal
lied, discouraged and prevented by the tax
laws.
Thousands of examples of this could be
cited. To take.o consider railroad freight
cars. 1t costs $4,000 today to replace a
car which was built for $1,000 in the 1930's.
Tax write-offs on the old car, deprecated
over an average of 80 long years, are OBJ
viously inadequate to finance the new re-
placement So the carriers have been fore
ed to use depreciation accrualS on several
old cars to meet current payments on a
single new unit.
That, it is equally obvious, is no way to
stimulate growth, to make the nation strong
er economically, to create employment, to
provide the people with more and better
goods and services and, in the international
sphere, to enable American enterprise to
meet increasingly tough competition in
world markets.
Evening star., 1961-03-09
Mailer Enters
Plea of Guilty

NEW YORK, Mar. 8 CAP).-
Norman Mailer. author of THE
Naked and the Dead" pleaded
guilty in a surprise move today
to a third-degree assault charge
in the stab wounding of his
wife, Adele. last November 80.
The 37-year-old novelist was
continued free in $2,50O bail
pending sentencing April %.
He could receive a year in jail,
a fine Of $500. or both, or an
indeterminate sentence up to
three years.
Mr.. Mailer entered his plea
before General Sessions Judge
Mitchell D. Schweitzer.
Mr.. Mailer'S wife was wounded
after a party in the Mailer
apartment.
Evening star., 1961-03-09
Name of Stute
Urged for Road

Representative Westland, Re-
publican of Washington, has
asked the District Commits
sioners to name a street here
after his State.
The Congressman has asked
that one of the new thorough
fares be designated Washing
ton State avenue"
In 1859, the Commissioners
planned to rename Reno road
for the State of Washington,
but residents in the area OBJ
jected.
Mr.. Westland said one of a
number of new freeways under ,
construction might be named
for his State.
Evening star., 1961-03-09

Judge Cayton noted that four
private detectives who trailed
the wife for many days had
been unable to spot lone in
stance Of amorous display or
Of kissing, hand-holding or the
like"
The judge also left unchal-
lenged the lower courts appar-
ent acceptance of the wife's
explanation of two late-hour
visits in which the alleged adul-
terer. who Swore he was i'm
potent, spent most of the night.
On the first visit, the court
was told, the visitor became
i'll with chills and fever and
felt unable to go out into the
inclement weather."
The second time. the wife
contended, the other man had
remained at her request to dis
cuSS personal problems" as an
advisor"
All in all, the courts opinion
noted, the wife and her visitor
did not seem to be hot-blooded
or intemperate types"
Evening star., 1961-03-09
Kennedy Sets Up
Air Space Sofety,
Efficiency Study

President Kennedy today an
nounced creation of a special
task force to study the prob
lem of safe and efficient use
of air space.
The task force will be headed
by Richard r. Hough of Cleve-
land. Ohio. 1t is expected to
submit a report within the next
few months to Najeeb E. Hal
ably. Federal Aviation Agency
administrator.
The White House said the
task force will work in close
cooperation with another
group set up last week to study
and recommend national avia-
ton goals for the period from
1861 to 1870.
Evening star., 1961-03-09
President Seeks Policy
On Trade With Reds

liVia." The mission will report
its recommendations in about
two weeks.
Z. He intends to make a
major statement of some of
my views about the problems
Of the Americas" at a recep-
ton he and Mrs. Kennedy are
giving at the White House next
Monday afternoon for Latin
American ambassadors here. the
Council Of the Organization OF
American States, and men,
bers Of Congress concerned with
Latin American affairs.