He retired from the textile business in 1941 and bought a 340 - acre ( 1.4 km ) Vermont dairy farm with a house built in 1832 .
After the war , Stafford returned to work in the textile business , working on the development of nylon .
Stafford retired from the textile business in 1941 and bought a 340 - acre ( 1.4 km ) Vermont dairy farm with a house built in 1832 .
After the war , Stafford returned to work in the textile business , working on the development of nylon .