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Milford chronicle., 1963-01-18
Fantastic Future
Forming Figures

Clothes of hair-thin wire mesh
about 1892 of an inch, Titch-
ener speculates - would not only
retain their shape. It's possible
they could mold the body inside.
With little uplift here and a
little f1attening there, such fig
ure-forming fashions with their
grip of steel might make firm
foundation garments obsolete.
'Of course, they'd have to be
made of stainless steel or they'd
rust in the rain."
Titchener's mind rushes on,
embo1dened: What about gird1es
of wire mesh? Then he catches
himself up. "I refuse to take
responsibility for that
Back on the safe ground of
grocery shopping, he says that
steel wire and paper have been
combined success sfully for a
stronger bag. Now the major
problem is production cost. The
days of bottles and eggs crash
ing through the bottom of wet,
despairing sack may be num-
bered,
Milford chronicle., 1963-01-18

the camera and when ii Is further
away. Motion Is harder to stop
the closer it is to the camera
and when 1t passes in front, from
one side to the other.
For instance, if you were
alongside railroad tracks, you
could get a sharp picture of an
approaching head-on train al
1/l0Oth second If it we're some
distance away or at 1/200th If 1t
we're closer. However, 1t would
probably still be blurred at
III, ,000th of second If shot
broadside as 1t sped by.
For sharper pictures of action,
therefore, select camera angle
so that the action comes toward
the camera and is not too close.
Focus on a designated spot and
shoot at about /200th of sec
ond when the subject reaches that
spot.
3. Sharpness, of course, is
primarily dependent on accurate
focusing. .and the closer the
distance, the more critical 1t Is.
With fixed-focus camera 8,
anything closer than six feet will
be unsharp. For impressive
Milford chronicle., 1963-01-18
SSe&&
ANOTHER STEP

Well be paying an additional penny
to mail letter. And there will be in
creases in the rates charged for other
classes of postal matter.
These were authorized by Congress
in an effort to do something about the
postal deficit, which has been running in
the vicinity of 500 million year. Past
increases in rates were offset by well-de-
served pay raises given to postal work
ers.
1t remains to be seen just how big a
dent in the deficit the pending new
charges accomplish. At best, however,
post office operating losses will continue
at huge levels. 1t is entirely unlikely that
there is any way to entirely eliminate
them and, at the same time, carry out the
departments historical functions of con-
tributing to public knowledge, enlight-
enment and entertainment.
But the government has shown too
great a reluctance to place the depart
ment's purely commercial and competi-
tive service, which is parcel post, on
solvent basis 1t is, and long has been, a
heavy deficit breeder. And the public en-
lightenment argument, which applies to
carrying letters, newspapers and maga-
zines, certainly doesn't apply to it.
So-it looks as if another step, be-
yond the rate increases, needs to be TAX
en-
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BY IRVING DESEOR
AP NeWsfeotures

A READER from Mt.
Jackson, Va, asks: "HoW
can | get sharp trans :
Iparencies, good enough
for reproduction ? I'd like
to sell some Of my pictures"
It's a good subject for dis
cussion so let's look into 1t. To
get sharp picture:
/. There must be NO camera
movement. 1t takes a conscious
effort to hold the camera still
whereas people usually jab at the
button or lever in a motion that
may jar the camera at the same
time. When properly done, the
camera Is held firmly against the
face with an eye-level camera)
or against the chest with reflex
camera1 9and the release button
Is gently squeezed.
Many people can hold a camera
and shoot at l/25th of a second
and get a sharp picture. Others
require l/50th or l/10Oth to be
sure of sharpness. The fasteryou
shoot, the more likely you are to
stop camera motion.
To eliminate camera move
ment completely, there's nothing
like a firm tripod and a cable
release. Unfortunately, tripods
are something Of nuisance and
most camera fans refuse to
bother with them. Then again,
some tripods can be pretty shaky
when extended on flimsy legs, es-
pecially when a wind is blowing.
The point Is, anyone going to the
trouble of using tripod should
get one that is solid and steady.
2. Sharpness also depends on
the angle of subject action, the
type of subject action and the
camera shutter speed.
1t makes a difference If you're
trying to get sharp picture of
Jet plane, a railroad train, an
automobile, bicyclist, a person
walking or child crawling. And
1t makes difference VIII 9Th e r
they are coming towards you or
going past and how far away they
are.
1t is easier to stop motion when
an object orperson comes toward
Milford chronicle., 1963-01-18

ington is now doing. Readers
should note what Governor ROM
ney OF Michigan, formerly Presi-
dent of American Motors (Ram-
bier Co.., said in his inaugural
address.
Look At The Record
When President Kennedy took
office, the Dow-Jones Industrial
Average was around $50. Then
1t was manipulated to over 700,
after which came the big break
of May %, 1862. The market had
gone up from around 275-3OO
during the Eisenhower Admins
tration. With the Presidents S
father sold Joe" now putting his
money into real estate (Which is
much better tax-wise for Trusts) },
most businessmen feel that both
the stock market and general
business will decline in 1863.
Without doubt the Cuban situa-
tion helped the President last
year. | believe he is sure to be
shrewd enough politician to
keep Cuba in the news until after
the election in 1864. This, along
with a tax cut which Congress
will probably pass in 1868 to take
effect January l, 1854, should re-
elect President Kennedy In
November 1864. But this is no
time to talk about 1864. My in
terest today is In discussing
business in 1868 and my reasons
for forecasting tfdecline". To
repeat: The real reason is the
attitude of the Presidents broth
er Robert, who should interpret
the Anti Trust laws so they can
be used comparatively to develop
foreign trade abroad. This is what
1868 lacks. Business leaders are
scared.
Milford chronicle., 1963-01-18

have even been obliged to "earn
a living" as most readers have.
Furthermore, the President him.
self is a very rich man enjoying
trust funds set up by his father,
Joseph P. Kennedy, who is said
to be worth over $500, 1000, 900.
In addition, the President knows
that business leaders are in the
great minority In terms of pros
pective votes; wageworkers not
in business for themselves rep
resent the big majority.
Importance of Larger Exports
The government is constantly
urging manufacturers to. install
new machinery and increasepro-
duction. With the present excess
of commodities, this means we
must develop more foreign trade.
To do this efficiently our manu-
facturers should be encouraged to
combine to form trade as
sociations. They now do not dare
to do this for fear that the Presi-
dents brother Robert, who is
Attorney General, will prosecute
them under the Anti Trust laws.
These outdated laws should either
be relaxed to meet present
foreign-trade needs or else be
amended so that they will apply
also to labor unions.
Europe's "Common Market"
not only encourages the manu-
facturers of one industry towork
together, but also those of several
different countries. Labor unions
are encouraged, but are treated
as these other associations are
treated. The Common Market
was created to encourage Coop
Grafton - in direct contrast to
what our Administration at Wash
Milford chronicle., 1963-01-18

Out of the average price of
20.9c paid by consumers for a
pound of white bread 2.9c is
returned to farmers for the in
gradients in the loaf, the report
said. This compares with Sc
received by the farmer for in
gradients in 1850.
At the same time the report
noted that bakers showed net
profits after taxes of 40 in 1850
but in 1861 net profits after
taxes of major baking compa-
nies was slightly over go, a
drop of 500.
Widening of the price spread
between farm prices and prices
paid by consumers was due
primarily to higher costs for
baking and distributing bread,
according to the report, which
noted that non-ingredient costs
such as wrapping paper also
Milford chronicle., 1963-01-18
Babson Discusses What 1863 Lacks

BabSon Park, Mass, January
II. I have been criticized for
forecasting a moderate decline
in 1868. I admit that most of the
forecasts by others have been
for good business tat least as
good and probably much better
in 1861" I sincerely hope that
they are right and I am wrong.
My wise father many times
said to me, ''Roger, it is wrong
for you to mislead others who
really have confidence in you.
Tell them that you do not know
If you wish; but when you make
statement be sure you have
the reasons therefor" Hence
this week / will give you two
reasons for my doubts about
1868:
ID Unemployment is sure to
increase during 1868; those en-
lployed, (who, statistics show,
should be more numerous in
1869 will not get overtime work.
This means they will not have
so much "take-home" pay. The
government figures for employ
ment and unemployment are very
tricky. Actually, the government
should make only one computa-
tion In this whole area - namely,
the total take-home pay of all
wageworkers.
(2) An important second reason
is that employers do not know
how President Kennedy really
feels toward the nation's busi-
ness leaders. We know he is
surrounded by a group of very
liberal advisers, mostly coll
lege professors who have been
dependent on endowed funds for
their salaries. Very few of them
Milford chronicle., 1963-01-18

rose and retailer margins have
increased.
The publication Marketing
Margins for White Bread"
showed that hourly earnings of
workers employed in bakeries
increased from $1.28 in 1850 to
$2.i8 in 1861, gain of 1919. In
the same period the price re-
ceived by bakers for a pound
of white bread increased 47To.
"The baking industry has
been meeting the challenge of
rising wage rates by increased
production labor output through
mechanization," the report stat
ed. Bulk methods of handling
flour are replacing bag handling
methods and are cutting costs.
"Offsetting these efforts is the
5-day delivery-selling week and
provision for many of the So
called fringe benefits.
Milford chronicle., 1963-01-18
1924 Bound Brook Lane
Alexandria, Va.
January IA, 1868
Dear Friends:

Dear Friends:
Honestly and truly I joined the
Air Force Officers Wives Club
of the D. C. area for one reason,
In the fall of 1861 a flier was
sent around to eligible members
and in the invitation was a notation
that General Curtis E. lie May
would be a speaker during the
season. Since Hayes has been ir
SAC strategic Air Command,
since 1851 and since this was
LIE Mays command for nearly
ten years we have felt very
close to this fabulous man.
Not only are Hayes and the
general both interested in the
military and SAC in particular,
but they are both fliers, they
both are interested in piano,
and they both are hams--of the
amateur radio operator variety.
We saw General LIE May al
a memorial service for the RB-4T
crew of McKone- -Olmstead fame,
if you remember. I almost in
advertently met the general that
day Pm afraid. I was sc
emotionally upset for the widows
at the graveside services that
I gasped as I tried to get con-
troll of myself and I, for E
moment, was afraid the Chief
of Staff was about to turn around
and meet me face to face.
Well, to get on with the lecture,
General LIE May, after I joined
the club to see and hear him,
was called away during the time
when he was supposed to ad-
dress our club. Another engage
ment was arranged and this time
the general landed in Andrews
AFB Hospital for a bout with
pneumonia. And during this time
we (Hayes and y listened to the
tete tete between General
LIE May and his cronies on Hayes
ham set. You see, the general
had his "ham rig" operating
bedside.
January 10th the club again
starred the general. Virus was
running rampant in our communi-
ty and l was sure this time it
would be MY illness to keep
me from hearing General LIE May.
But somehow I made it. The
only flaw In the afternoon at
Milford chronicle., 1963-01-18
IN THE AIR FORCE
by Elaine TOsUnsend DickersOn

the Army Navy Country Club
was the fact that I also had to
report the affair for the Air
Force monthly periodical and
took notes with fervor. .
General LIE May spoke to the
Air Force wives about the sub
ject they wanted most to hear
the success of the professional
Air Force wife. He particularly
mentioned the efficiency of the
Air Force wife at Cannon Air
Force Base in New Mexico during
the recent Cuban Crisis
Mass deployment Of the men at
Cannon during the Cuban crisis
left some HOO wives behind and
the distaff side of the base went
into "action". The division COM
mander briefed the wives on the
international situation and ad-'
viSed them of the assistance
available to them. Family Serv-s
ices went into immediate 24-hour
operation, newsletters were dis
tributed with pertinent informa-
tion to the wives and deployed
personnel, special bus services
were put in use for those left
without transportation. Men who
left with short notice found
necessary courier service for
extra clothing was forthcoming.
Baby sitting and financial as
Sistance was part of the
emergency operation. It was a
professional job well performed
and worthy of praise.
General LIE May strongly urged
the militant wife to join Family
Services or other volunteer or
ganizations and be a part Of the.
alert force of Air Force wives
who "were trained, are active,
experienced and motivated."
1t was wonderful to hear this
history-making general Of ours.
You might be interested in know
ing that this so-called brash,
rough, tough General LIE May,
after he finished his address
and left the podium, took time
to seek out his wife, leaned
down to kiss her goodbye and
then he was off with his aid
and back to his work-a-day world.
AS you can see, l loved every
minute of it. Sorry you weren't
with me.
Always,
Milford chronicle., 1963-01-18
BY JOY MILLER
AP Women's Editor

What do you think about
when you're dreaming up
your wonderful world of
tomorrow?
With a Binghamton, NY,
businessman named Paul F.
kitchener it's:
-. Household carpeting that
heats homes.
-. Furniture suspended from
the ceiling to make floor clean
ing easier.
-. Clothes made from steel
threads TO eliminate crushing
and creasing.
-. Supermarket bags that don't
fall apart in the rain.
Before you begin envying Mrs.
kitchener because she's got a
husband who's always thinking
up things to make a woman's life
happier, it should be pointed out
he's president of a 76-year-old
family-owned company that de-
signs and manufactures indus
trial wire products. It's part of
his job to do improbable, blue
sky imagining.
Forthcoming Rug
To kitchener, however, his
ideas aren't improbable.
"Why, they alre ady have some
wire mesh rugs in office building
elevators. They're twice as re-
sistant and don't stretch. Well,
Milford chronicle., 1963-01-18
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1868
WAIT AND SEE

The American motorist got one
break during 1862, the American Petro-
leum Institute reports.
This was the first year in IL years in
which there were no increases in state
gasoline taxes From 1915 clear through
1861 there was at least one state gas tax
increase per annum. All told, during that
period motorists were hit with Sc sep
arate gasoline tax increases in the var
ious states, as well as with three in
creases in the federal gas tax.
The Institute finds that gasoline tax
es add an incredible S6 billion year to
the cost of driving. On the average, they
amount to so per cent of the basic price
of the fuel itself. Extreme luxuries, much
less basic necessity, don't bear sales or
excise taxes of such a weight.
A word of warning is in order here.
The fact that there was no gas tax in
crease in 1862 does not mean that safe
and sure precedent has been established
AS sure as God made little apples, pro-
posals will be made for further tax in
creases in a number of the states. Tax
payers must continue to keep their eyes
open, adopt an attitude of watchful wait
ing-and make themselves heard when
and if the need arises.
Milford chronicle., 1963-01-18

why couldn't carpeting be made
to double as a source of heat.
like an electric blanket, by
we aving in fine steel wire?"
The wires could be connected
to a panel of energy cells located
on the window sill or roof and be
activated by sun or light rays.
AS for furniture hanging from
the ceiling:
"Most of us remember how
comfortable the old-fashioned
porch glider was, and suspended
furniture would work on the same
prime iple."
1t could be swung up out of
the way for cleaning. And when
the kids needed q dance floor,
up could 60 the sofa and chairs.
Milford chronicle., 1963-01-18
CLERCY-PSYCHlATRY
CENTER

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP)-
A new Clinical heology center"
to promote closer understanding
and cooperation between priests
and psychiatrists has been
opened here.
Milford chronicle., 1963-01-18
SELL FREE ENTERPRISE"

The following is excerpted from a
lengthy Q m m e n t ary by Robert U.
Brown, which appeared in Editor & Pub
Usher, under the significant title, "Sell
Free Enterprise:
~"Our government takes,as dim view Of
advertising, it seems. The Internal Rev
enue Service has ruled that no one can
spend money for advertising that can be
labeled lobbying or that discusses legis-
lative proposals and still consider such an
expenditure business expense for tax
purposes. ...
"The Defense Department says at the
same time that companies with govern
ment contracts cannot utilize institution
al advertising and charge it against the
cost of the contract.
''The Federal Power Commission says
privately-owned electric light and power
companies cannot discuss the merits of
private versus public power in their ad-
Vertising and call it business expense.
"All this means that advertisers are
being curtailed more and more as to
what they can and cannot say in print. !.
1t all means that the government is say
ing more and more: You can't print that
as legitimate part of your business op-
Grafton.
1--WE think it is about time American
business especially American advertis-
ing should speak up on this matter and
protest what has been happening"
One thought can be added: Unless
American business, in all its ramifica-
tions speaks up on behalf of the right of
free enterprise to speak its mind, with
out incurring heavy tax penalties for
that privilege, the time will come when
there'l be no free enterprise left to
speak about. Bureaucrats will have kill
ed it.
Milford chronicle., 1963-01-18
TWO IRONIES

Over period of years the United
States has been moving closer and closer
toward a totalitarian concept-a concept
that holds that all major planning
should be imposed from the top echelon
of the government.
Ironically, the Soviets, who certainly
know all there is to know concerning the
results of total government direction of
the lives and enterprise Of great ma
ton, seem to be moving, even though
slowly, in the opposite direction.
Chairman Khrushchev, for instance,
recently said that certain capitalistic
principles must be introduced into the
Soviet economy in order to spur produc-
tion.
Now, a Professor Lieberman, who
teaches at Kharkov University, has pub
licly presented strong case against all
inclusive planning from the top. The fact
that his findings and opinions have been
widely publicized within the Soviet I'm
ion proves that they meet with the ap-
proval of the ranking authorities in the
Kremlin. -o .
According to an account by J. "A. Liv-
ingston, the well known business and
financial analyst, ''The professor argues
that plant managers and directors do not
have enough freedom. They are hamper
ed by orders, directives, and rulings from
on high.
"He thinks the executives ought to
have discretion, be able to choose their
suppliers and select their customers.
They ought to be allowed to maximize
their profits, and the plant executives
who make the biggest profit ought to get
the highest rewards"
Mr.. Livingston makes this observa-
ton: What dirty capitalist idea to be
bruited about in the Soviet Union: In
centive pay-based not necessarily on
the quantity of production, not on meet
ing Of predetermined goals, but on pro-
ducing the type of goods other factory
managers OF consumers really want"
So, the Soviets once again are taking
leaf from the capitalist book 1t may be
-and here is another irony-that we
will need to take leaf from theirs in its
new edition.
Milford chronicle., 1963-01-18
Farmers Share Shrinks;
Baker Profits Decline

profits shunk and the farmers
bread dollar has also declined in past years.
cordng report from the Economic Research Service of
United States Department of Agriculture recently released
Milford chronicle., 1963-01-18
"A MATTER OF NATIONAL
NECESSITY

suppose you were in the market for
some needed article and two suppliers
sought your business, one offering it for
ST and the other for So or So. There's no
question what your choice would be. This
illustrates a fundamental problem faced
by the American merchant marine. And
it illustrates the reason for our govern
ment's maritime policy.
A short time ago contracts were sign
ed for number of u. S. built freighters
at prices ranging from So million to more
than $40 million. At the same time,
Japanese and Spanish yards were build
ing comparable vessels, for foreign lines,
at S4 million and less.
The reason, of course, is the Ameri-
can price level in general and American
wages, which are far higher than Japan
ese and Spanish wages. So the govern
ment- in the firm knowledge that the u
S. flag merchant marine, backed by an
adequate u. S. shipbuilding industry, is
an absolutely indispensable national re-
source, for both economic and military
reasons, has provided the only possible
solution, in the form of differential sub
sides designed to help offset the foreign
costs advantage.
Shipbuilders and shipping lines re-
ceiving these subsidies must sign very
strict contracts with the government AS
an example, the lines must hire U. S.
crews, and provide regular scheduled SER
vices on world trade routes the govern
ment deems essential. Then, should their
profits make it possible, they must repay
a part of the subsidies received.
The one justification for any subsidy
is sheer national necessity. That is the
case with our vital maritime industry.
Milford chronicle., 1963-01-18
Always,

Elaine Townsend Dickersor
Tabor City tribune., 1963-05-22
FAR Me-
NEWS 3 H

potatoes, you should use 20
pounds Of actual DDT per acre
just before the last discing.
Disc the DDT in before rum
ming the rows.
Tobacco Insects
You can control flea beetles
in your tobacco by busting or
spraying with DDT or Endrin.
You should dust or spray the
entire plant as usually early
field treatments will take care
Of the flea beetles for the sea-
son. The better job you do
during the early growing
stages of the plant, the less
damage they will do later in
the season.
For budworms, a poison bait
Is still the best known control.
Use one part actual DDT to
IS parts corn meal and apply
a pinch of the bait in each
bud.
Power sprayers are not near
ly as effective and would re-
quire numerous applications,
but a spraying using 2 pints
OF 23 per cent &c DDT or
TIDE will do the job.
Temporary Grazing
Good supplementary past
ures should be provided to
keep the milk cows producing
heavily and the beef cattle
from losing weight.
Grazing is by far the cheap
est feed you can feed cattle.
With the hot dry spring, now
is the time to put in some
temporary grazing because
permanent pastures will not
hold up during the summer.
Perhaps the best temporary
Tabor City tribune., 1963-05-22
Pee Dee Farmorama
Plans Moving Ahead

FLORENCE Prepara-
tionS for Pee Dee Farmorama,
scheduled al the p. D. Expert
ment Station June 1914, are
well advanced, according to
DR.. J. Z. Pitner. station super
intendent.
Fully half of our exhibit
space under the big tent has
already been reserved. Our
educational program is tied
down. And a half-inch of rain
on May l6 should help field
plots which will be part of
the show"
Exhibits will include farm
equipment, supplies, and home
appliances. Last year exhibits
filled the large area between
the administration building
and the highway.