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Milford chronicle., 1963-11-01

All of this knowledge needles
me on the mornings that I find
1t difficult to get out of bed,
push a few electric switches,
and ride the short distance In a
modern car.
How dissatisfied we all are a
great deal of the time with these
"modern Inconvenience" with
which we have surrounded our
selves. I love cooking but can
not manage to be a better cook
with my gadget kitchen than my
gran other was with her
fireplace and three-legged spider
or later I'm her modern kitchen
with its shiny, black, wood-burn-
ing range. She had no egg-beat-
er she used a table fork;
she had no mixer - she beat UP
the batters with a spoon; but I
have yet to eat better sugar
cookies than hers, fresh and
warm from the oven and
sprinkled with sugar and Gin
namon.
Preserves and tellies were
made, but they we're precious
and served sparingly. You see
they were made with a store
bought commodity, sugar. They
were served In small dishes
and each of the seven children
and grandfather had a serving.
OftentimeS grandmother did not
take her portion so the others
could have more. My mother
told me this story when I left
uneaten bread and jelly on my
plate.
How grandmother would have
liked the easy bread mixes Of
today. Every night Of her life
she made up yeast dough and
set 1t to rise. In the morning
she pinched off a few rolls and
baked them without the second
rising for grandfather. He liked
the hot, heavy bread for break
fast although he ate the lighter
fluffier kind at other meals. A
man had to have something solid
in his stomach before going out
In the ice and snow to his musk
rat trapsl
We had a special kind of yeast
bread at my other grandmother's
Grandmother Hall rolled out her
yeast dough In rounds and fried
1t for breakfast in hot bacon fat.
Speaking Of old-time breads,
we are very fond Of Hush Pup
pies, the little cornmeal puffs
fried with fish. When l made
them once for Grandmother Hat
field, she said, "Why we hac
this when l was a little girl,
but we called it "Shovey." Wher
was a little girl, l thought
my mothers Clabber biscuits
we're something very special
wish had one right now
I think 1t might be good for my
co1dl
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-01

ume was enormous. Without one Of he
most important elements within the ex-
change mechanism, and one Of the least
known and understood, a person who
wished to sell might not have been able
to do so. That element is the specialist
Without going into the intricate mech
anisms of his work, he is the profession
al who by conducting transactions at
strategic moments keeps the market
fluid and effective under all conditions,
including the most difficult. He can't
control price, Of course no one can.
But he can and does make sure that a
market exists and that all orders will be
cOnsummated
This is just one example Of how the
exchange services a free enterprise
economy. It provides a certain market
for stocks. Without such market few
would be willing to invest.
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-01
Changing
Sussex County

Land use In Sussex County Is
changing gradually with more
rapid changes expected In the
years ahead.
County Agent, VIM. H. Hen
derson, citing information con-
tanned In a report on Gland Use
in Delaware" states that urban
lands now amount to 80 of the
County's sos, 440 acres with
government and civic areas,
highways and miscellaneous
other non-agricultural uses ac-
counting for another 10.
500 of the land is still being
used for agricultural purposes
and 27% is class ssed as non-farm
woodland and mar Shland.
The report, prepared by Ger
aid F. Vaughn Of the Economic
Research Service of the U. S.
Dep artme ent Of Agriculture,
points out that land values are
closely related to the pattern OF
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-01
Specialist At Work

Of the aged currently live in states
which have utilized the Kerr-Mills medi-
cal care program-a program which
provides federal aid under a system OF
state and local administration, decision
and distribution.
Still another significan point is
made in the AMA's study. That proper.
tion Of the public which is without
health insurance coverage is, in sub
stantial part, protected in other ways
These include the beneficiaries of pub
lie welfare, patients in institutions
members Of the armed forces and theil
dependents, and so on.
We have not reached perfection II
this field or in any other. But the pro
gress we have made has been outstand
ing. And nothing in the record shows {
need for system of medicine based
wholly Oh partly, OH political domina-
ton.
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-01
They're Both Running

political matters with the declaration
that he would not accept second place
OH ticket headed by Goldwater. To top
off these signs there are rumors, as yet
unsubstantiated, that a certain Richard
Milhous Nixon may wind up in the
Rockefeller corner. There is talk Of an
agreement between the two.
No man can say, with any hope Of
being credited, just what the eventual
import Of all this may be- But at this
stage there is little doubt that Rookie
feller and Goldwater are both very
much in the running.
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-01

The widespread tendency to assume
that Senator Goldwater is now a shoo-
in for the Republican presidential nomi-
nation is beginning to wObble bit
Governor Rockefeller, though apparent
" beaten to the canvas by adverse poll
tical reaction to his remarliage, has
gotten up again and is showing fight.
The governor plans number Of APP
pearances, in widely scattered states, to
sniff the political winds. There have
been rumblings Of activity in his head
quarters. IN Brussels, Rockefeller broke
his self-imposed European silence on
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-01
Young People !?

There are many young people
between the ages Of 10 to 1s
who would like to join a All
Club, but all too often, no
adult leadership is available. Be-
fore All Club can be organized,
the following requirements must
be reached:
/. At least five boys or girls
who wish to be members are
needed.
2. An adult leader is required.
Being a An leader Is a re-
warding experience and an in
valuable asset to the youth In
your community. Why not give
1t try7
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-01
Why Worry?

A famous physician recently said
that about one-third Of all the ailments
which came to his attention originated
in the mind, as result Of worry.
In the field of giving advice, perhaps
the best advice one can give to those in
clined to worry is "Stop worrying" To
emphasize the fruitlessness of worry,
one should keep in mind the following
things.
First, about forty per cent Of the
things people worry about never hap
pened and are out Of our control. There
fore, about seventy per cent of the
things we worry about have already
happened or will not happen.
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-01
by Pat Hatfield

She speaks a various lang
uage:
For his gayer hours she has
a voice Of gladness,
And smile and eloquence
of beauty;
And she glides into his dark
er musings,
With mild and healing
sympathy,
That steals away their sharp
ness, ere he is aware"
Then, of course came the last
paragraph which did get In.
Last Sunday, I had the plea
sure of hearing a former high
school classmate of mine, Full
ton Downing, deliver the Lay
mems Day address from the
pulpit Of our quaint and beauti-
full little church called St.
Johnstown. AS / sat there In that
beautiful little sanctuary, l won
dered how many hearts had been
touched and how many lives had
been changed by the messages
given from that pulpit since the
year Of its founding In 177e.
The first church building was
erected In 1886 and the present
church building was erected and
dedicated in 1873. The trustees
and other members keep 1t In
splendid repair and services are
held there every Sunday. Every
one In Delaware should visit this
church and If possible to arrange
ito attend a service there.
One phase of church at
tendance interests me in this
modern day. One would think that
in the small communities where
everyone knows everyone else,
there would be a strong bond of
religious fellowship and the
small churches would be full on
Sundays. Sometimes I am en-
barraSsed for the minister who
gives of the best. Now, when
am visiting my son and his fam
lily, and attend church with them
l find 1t crowded, even with two
morning worship services.
My mother used to tell me OF
going to church on Sunday with
the boys and girls who we're her
friends. It did not occur to them
to do otherwise. On Sunday even
ings they would walk about mile
and half over the old country
dirt roads and through the wood.
She said they sang hymns as they
went along. / should like to have
heard them.
My grandmother told me that
she and her brothers and sis
ters went to Sunday School with
their Sunday shoes wrapped In q
piece of cloth and carried under
their arms. AS they neared the
church, they sat down and wiped
the dust or the mud off their
feet and put on their shoes. After
they left the service the order
was reversed,
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-01

for preparedness becomes more
important. ' e74r-lT ~ ft'--
To help people equip them
selves for such an emergency,
the University Of Delaware is
holding a series Of meetings on
fallout shelter construction. Ex-
tension agricultural engineer, E.
w. Walpole, is In charge Of the
meetings. They will be held In
the Georgetown Agricultural Sub
station on November 4; In the
Dover Public Health Building on
November 5 and at Agricultural
Hall In Newark on November 2.
Included in each meeting will
be types of shelters, selecting
location, drainage and ventil-
alton, and construction details.
The session starts at 500 pm.
and will last about an hour.
There will be time for a quest
ion and answer session.
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-01
Cub-Fesf From Trails End

Well, | got sort of left-hand-
ed thrill this past week. l know
now that lots of people are read
ing me and that Is heart-warm-
ing. Even before l got my copy
of the paper last week, people
were calling me and asking what
happened near the end of Cab
Fest. They said 1t sounded as If
something had been left out.
They said the poem near the
end did not tie In and there was
no credit given to the author.
That really worried me because
l have always been careful to
give full credit or so state If
author is unknown. One page OF
copy evidently got lost. Anyway
here is the lost part and you will
see that everything is ok. And
thank you for all your interest
and expressed enjoyment of the
column.
One Of the games l used to set
the children doing when we spent
day In the open was to hunt
for leaves or grasses showing
as many different shades of
green as they could find.
Another game they enjoyed we
called "Listening." They had to
be absolutely still with their eyes
shut (Which was fine for Mama's
nerves) and, at a given signal,
each told what he had heard DUR
ing the five minute period. !
played, too, and 1t was amaz-
ing how many sounds those lit
tie ears heard that I missed,
but sometimes I came up with
a dilly = like a wagon wheel
creaking, or a rooster Growing
on a neighboring farm, so that
next time they listened harder.
I firmly believe that If they
can keep eyes that see and ears
that really hear they will be
forever linked with the wonder
and the mystery of the Infinite
and their lives will be enrich
ed a hundred-fold.
Going through some notebooks
the other day, I came across a
page made when / was in high
school. It was entitled "I Learn
New Thing Every Day." The
first entry noted that I had
watched a spider spin her web,
with the whole family enjoying
1t too, through the living room
window.
The second day had the no.
tation: 81 learned that "Thana-
topsis" was beautiful. This
poem by William Cullen Bry-
and was one that we had
to memor1ze in school. In SC
Fdoing we learned to love it.
Even today I find myself re-
ating passages from 1t. I like
beginning which goes:
To him who, In the love Of
Nature,
Hold Communion with her
visible forms,
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-01

land use, and that property
taxation is affected to a consfd-
erable degree by the use which
is made of the land.
Other topics discussed in the
report include land owner ship,
land values and underdeveloped
lands. The infor nation contained
In the report should help all in
terested citizens to get a better
understanding Of the existing lanG
use conditions In the state.
Copies Of the report may be
obtained by writing or calling
the Extension Office, George
town and asking for Gland Use
in Delaware
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-01
1924 Bound Brook Lane
Alexandria, Virginia
October 26, 1868

Alexandria, Virginia
October 26, 1868
Dear Friends:
The rest Of the world just went
by us last week and we were un-
conscious of everything around
us. That's why l didn't get a
letter off to you, as I usually do.
Two weeks ago our fair
haired, 16-year-old daughter,
Lynne, had a mild case Of the
flu. Just seemed to have a back
ache one day and otherwise was
fine. The following week, for
several days, she complained Of
severe headaches. They became
so frequent that 1t seemed ad-
visable for us to see a doctor.
This we did at our nearest mill
tary hospital. Dewitt Army Hos
pitaI at Fort BeIvoir Ghe good
establishment that took such
good care Of me with my broken
toe, and Dawn when she broke
her right army. The doctor
thought perhaps Lynne's blood
had better be checked since she
was so anemic looking.
I was supposed to hear from
the good doctor only If the tests
proved unsatisfactory. You can
imagine my concern when I re-
ceived the phone call that re-
fquested we have another test
run. With this test another doc
dor got "into the act" and to
assure himself he requested a
third test be run just this
past Tuesday. This test proved
positively that Lynne was the
victim Of mononucleosis. The
only cure for this glandular dis
ease seems to be complete bed
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-01
in THE AIR FORCE
by Elaine TOiUnsend Dickers0n

rest. This is fine for the first
few days and then the cure gets
''kinda DID," Am sure Lynne
will be in the house for another
week. Sometimes it requires
many weeks, but we hope she
will escape this judgement.
Naturally, parents fear the
worst and during all those blood
tests our minds secretly thought
Of terrible, incurable diseases.
So guess we feel blessed with
this diagnosis.
Her classmates call daily. She
had visitors after school each
day, and children in the
neighborhood whom she has baby
sat for have brought bouquets
Of flowers and homemade get
we'll cards.
SO you see why l neglected
writing to you last week. I had
planned to tell you about o%Ir
dinner in Bridgeville Saturday
afternoon. We read in the
Chronicle about all the dinners
in Sussex County and could hard
ly contain ourselves until we
could participated Two days last
weekend the Bridgeville Firemen
had oyster and chicken and
dumpling dinner in their hall and
a better dinner we've never
tasted. They served turnip
green's and turnip roots, sweet
potatoes, cole slaw, mashed
white potatoes, apple sauce, sue
catash, gravy, rolls, and hot
coffee. Obi was 1t good.
VIII write to you next week.
Always,
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-01
Bubson Discusses:
MODERN SCHOOLS

Babson Park, Mass. Every
where l go see spectacular new
schools. I am reminded of the
time my late cousin, the dis
Itinguished Major Elmer Babson,
shocked the people Of Gloucester
about ten years ago by building
a "modern" school.
NEW SCHOOL
ARCHITECTURE
The local taxpayers i'm
mediately dubbed it the "New
Factory" and they did not in
tend this as compliment. But
my cousin realized long before
mo i of his contemporaries that
the day Of the old schoolhouse y
bU 1t as an architectural addition
to a city, with fancy columns
q I'D elaborate stone trimmings :
was definitely over. He had the
ision and the courage to make
! a radical change and to provide
space for the most efficient
teaching conditions possible.
We are now in the day of
"brain factories," and rightly
so. This is the time when every
schoolhouse should be built as an
efficient plant, with teachers be-
ing paid to be efficient managers,
experts, and foremen. Even the
more backward school commit
tees and taxpayers are adopting
this factory" idea, with their
cities and towns the better off
for 1t. The hope of every COM
munity is its children, provided
they are properly taught the right
things. q think some Of the things
taught today are silly and point
less. And too many of the new
school buildings are wastefully
fancy and expensive.)
AUTOMATION
HERE TO STAY
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-01
Bernadette Rothermel
CAFETERIA MENU

TRENTON, Mo. (AP) ''We
need first aid" said spokesman
for group of young men who ap-
preached the nurses station at
the North Central Missouri Fair.
Mrs. Harold Hamilton, nurse on
duty, noting most of the group
seemed to be shielding one mem
Der, asked if she could help.
Yes" replied the spokesman
handing her badly torn pair of
trousers. "Can you patch these
so our friend here can get home.
We came over the fence but he
didn't quite make it,"
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-01
FulloUf Protection
Meetings Planned

Despite many sensational fic-
tion stories, mankind will sur
vive an all out nuclear war.
While the dangers Of such a
war come and go, the threat
does remain. And the necessity
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-01

are fed in as raw materials.
These move along through con-
veyors and "cooking systems"
not unlike those found within
the most up-to-date electronic
factory, The raw materials are
magically changed into muscle
and cultural "gifts." And there
is far more. Students can turn
an "electric knob" and find out
whether his or her automatic
factory will produce physical
force of the sort used by COM
mon labor, brain power such
as that required by executives
and other leaders, or a cultural
product such as music, painting,
and poetry.
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-01

Blair House, the 32-room guest
mansion across the street from
the White House, has bullet-proof
windows and doors which open
only from the inside.
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-01
USE YOUR
FACTORY FULLY


l think it is time for school
committees to wake up, and to
tell students to do likewiSei
Attenuation has already caught
up with US. You have probably
seen one of the more fascinating
results of electronics: Cordless
remote control. You can turn
radios and TV sets on or off
without getting up from your
chair, with just a flash of light.
Darkness can turn on your bur-
glar light, daylight turn 1t off.
TV channels can be changed
without wires or cords, COM
mercials can be shut off. This
power of remote control all stu
dents have had from babyhood on.
But are they using 1t to best
advantage? It should surely be
one of the great responsibilities
of the public schools and of the
parents to teach students their
capabilities in time for them to
use them early and completely.
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-01

Every day students hear talk
about Attenuation. This is an
other way Of saying "automatic
factories" Raw materials are
fed into one end and the finished
products come out the other.
Such factories are worth what 1t
costs to construct them, because
they will turn out the same VOL
ume Of shoes, cloth, candy, ETC.,
with so employees that factories
used to produce with, say, 500.
Let me say here that automa-
ton depends almost entirely on
electronics which, trust, is be-
ing taught in all high schools by
now. Electronics makes possible
two key things: (1) the turning OF
a very faint electric current into
a powerful current, as illustrated
by loud speakers and TV; and
(2) the turning on or off OF an
electric current by light, sound,
or temperature instead OF by
hand. This is seen in the
"electric eye" which opens the
door for you when you go into
the supermarket.
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-01
Lulu N. Ross
School News

Mrs. Donna Mitchell, Room
100, Grade AZ.
The month of October has one
significant meaning to children :
Halloween. To stimulate ina
gination and creativity, the child
ren wrote original stories about
this special day.
Once upon a time there was a
little black cat, who had five
white brothers. The five white
brothers didn't like the little
black cat. They called him ugly
and scratched his face.
One night as he was crying,
along came a big black ugly
nosed witch riding a long broom.
f'Why are you crying little cat?
Tonight is Halloween and you
should be having fun" My bro
theirs say am too ugly.'i
"Come with me-" said the witch,
fG:and I will show you how to
scare them on Halloween. UP
behind the witch he jumped and
across the sky they flew. The
five little brothers were so
scared Of the big witch and the
little kitten that they began to
cry. "This is fun," said the
kitten, sand I never want to go
home again." The witch and
black cat can still be seen every
Halloween night riding across
the sky laughing and soaring
people.
Barbara Cruz
Once upon a time there was a
ghost. This ghost wasn't happy.
It seemed as though he didn't
belong. This ghost didn't like
to scare people. One Halloween
something happened. He was
walking along when out popped
a ghost and scared him half to
death. He was so mad that he
grew to be like the others. So
from then on he was the one who
scared the most people.
Peggy Morris
One time on Halloween there
was a boy who saw a haunted
house In a field. There we're
spooks In the haunted house.
Whenever someone would pass
the house a black cat would
come out. Everyone would pet
the cat but they did not know
that this cat was a magic cat.
The cat turned them into another
black cat and every Halloween
there were more black cats.
JoAnne BankeS
On Halloween night when the
moon is big and yellow, pump
kins are seen everywhere. The
witches ride their broomsticks,
the ghosts rise In the grave
yard. On this night, there are
many spooky things. People
dress In funny clothes, hobo cos
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-01
OUR OWN

PERSONAL FACTORIES
I desire to point out to teach
ers, ministers, and parents that
their young charges already pos
sess the most wonderful "auto-
matte factory" Of them all. All
young people should realize that
they own and control such an
efficient factory within their
heads. Show them how with a
good working knowledge OF read
Ing, writing, and arithmetic :
this brain can make every STU
dent healthy, prosperous, and
happy.
Water, air, and proper foods
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-01

tunes, black cat costumes, and
other funny suits. Children trick
or treat for candy. People have
Halloween parties with popcorn,
candy, apples, and other things
to eat. It is the night the young
and old have fun.
Faye Reed
On October 81, every kind Of
spook is out. The ghosts are
waiting outside for someone to
come by. The COLLINS are at
the doors ready to grab some
one and take him away. The
witches are ready to cast spells
on people. The black cats are
ready to scare people out Of
their shoes. This will happen
at your house on Halloween
night. So watch out or you will
be out Of sight for the rest Of
your life.
Bernadette Rothermel
CAFETERIA MENU
Nov. 4 to Nov. 8, 1868
Mon. LIZ pint whole milk,
hot hamburg on bun, baked
beans, celery and carrot sticks,
and cherries or sliced peaches.
Tues. 1/2 pint whole milk,
baked ham, boiled cabbage, but
tered potatoes, hot biscuit and
butter, and cake or fruit.
Wed. LIZ pint whole milk,
tomato soup, toasted cheese
sandwich, and fruit or cake.
Thurs. & Fri. SCHOOL
CLOSED D. S. E. A. Meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-01
Always,

Elaine Townsend Dickerson
Milford chronicle., 1963-11-01

was reversed.
, 1963-04-18

application for the appoint
ment of a review committee
is that shown in the schedule,
which in every case is the
earlier of two possible filing
periods. However, even where
a review committee is appoint
ed, no rate change for any in
dustry classification will take
place prior to the effective
date shown on the schedule
for such classification.
A few of the rates are al
ready above the levels Of the
automatic Increases. These will
remain in effect until a subse-
quent special industry COM
mittee recommends their revi-
sion.