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Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
PUBLIC SALE
of valuable
REAL ESTATE

The undersigned. as Executors and
Trustees, under the Will of ManIove
I. ADAMS. deceased, and in pursuance
of an order of the Court of Chancery.
in and for Kent County and State of
Delaware, will offer for sale at the
Front Door of The First National
Bank of Harrington in the City of
Harrin2tO on. Del ON
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
GREENWOOD

The w. S. c. S. of Grace Metho-
dist Church will hold a Food and
Clothing Sale" Saturday, Decem-
her 7. from 10:30 a. m. to $3.50 p. m.
in the Firehouse.
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
FOR SALE
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
USED FURNITURE.

FOR SALE-Living room. dining room
and kitchen sets. Wilkes. II Walnut
street. Milford. Phone i73 ltp
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
E'Old World Shop"

Large selection of antiques, Old, odd
and curious pieces, at Duck in Mar
ket," y mile South of BrOadkill Draw
bridge, Route A. Lew +. White. K. +.
d., Milton. d6-3tp
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
PUBLIC SALE
of valuable
Personal Property

At the Vandegrift Farm, st. Georges
Delaware, on the Port Penn Road
/ X miles East of the Dual Highway
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
Upholstering Supplies

FOR SALE-Also furniture repair and
upholsterng work. Wilkes. 2l1 5. f..
Second street. Phone 173, Milford. tip
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
TRUSTEES SALE
Or VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE

BY virtue of an order of the Orphans
Court of the State of Delaware, in and
for Kent County, will he exposed to
sale by way of public auction or ven
dine
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
"Old World Shop"

Has one and two seated SicighS and
bells. Open every day and. evenings.
Duck in Market" y mile South of
Broadkill whridgc. Tip
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
PUBLIC SALE!

| will offer for sale at my home. 3
miles east of Milford on the dirt road
leading from Lincoln to Fort SaUls-
bury, on
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
MILLVILLE

WHAT NEW "A brushless auto
paint that can be put on with
cheeseclOth-a liquid which swells
wood and thus tightens loose
chairs, wobbly handles on tools,
etc
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
LOST

LOST-Black hound dog with one
white foot. Reward. $25.0n. Ninol kir-
by. Phone Milford GlSRI. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1946-12-06
PUBLIC SALE
of valuable
Personal Property

As l have decided to discontinue
farming. / will sell at Public Auction,
on what is known as the William Muir
ply Farm, One-half mile south of
Pennington on Route Is, leading to
Greenwood on
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Praise for Elder Michaux

To the Editor OF The Star:
1t is source OF keen regret that three
Of the four daily papers Of Washington
overlooked completely one Of the out
standing high religious events Of this
whole year in the Capital area. refer
to the remarkable ceremony at Grifath
Stadium last Sunday evening, developed
and conducted by Elder Lightfoot Solo,
mon Michaux.
A splendidly behaved crowd Of 10000
or $4,000 filled the stands, enjoyed the
singing and the beautiful march Of the
1856 members of the choir, dressed in
white satin robes and caps, heard q
sound and effective sermon, impressive
and splendid. by the Elder, and wit
messed the baptizing Of 100 converts. 1t
was an amazing sight.
My information is that only one Of
our four papers gave any account of
this.
We are trying to build world peace
on the basis of the Sermon on the
Mount. and yet splendid event of this
sort, encouraging the very idea of this
peace foundation, is practically un-
noticed.
Elder Michaux Is one of our ministers
of longest service in Washington, has
been on the radio constantly for is
years, has built churches in seven cities
in this Eastern territory, is one of the
most respected citizens. and our papers
should support him heartily.
w. D. JAMESON.
Evening star., 1946-09-23

advice or the assistance Of those who
point out that throughout history the
weak and unprepared have always suf-
fered ut the hands Of the strong military
powers.
President Truman and Secretary Of
State Byrnes, like their predecessors and
opposite numbers in all other countries,
are consulting their military and naval
aides in their effort to bring about peace
Their explanations and information
about the military strength Of the other
nations and how they might use 1t Is
of great importance in the formulation
Of a peace policy.
Mr.. Wallace hates anything in uni
form-except possibly the members Of
the Salvation Army. He considers the
brass" as having an evil jingoistic in
fiuence on peace-minded civilians. Hence,
he rejects the information these men
possess which throws light on the in
tentions Of other countries. This makes
his peace crusade much easier. The
public, which in recent years has seldom
heard the real truth about what Is
really going on in the world, is likely to
follow him more easily when he outlines
peace plans from which he has removed
all facts which might prove fallacy.
President Truman and Secretary
Byrnes are as anxious as Mr. Wallace to
avoid another war. But being in posi-
tions of responsibility, they are Of neces-
sity compelled to take notice of the
screened intelligence which is being
placed at their disposal by the brass"
- X *
The military men are as intent as the
most inveterate pacifists to ward of a
conflict. Not one of them, mindful of
the Nations war record, wants to be-
come embroiled in war against a nation
fully prepared for immediate action.
Those few gold-braiders who have had
the rare opportunity of talking with Mr..
Wallace have been courteously received
but have found to their amazement
that while they were placing before the
peace crusader unacceptable facts he
shut his eyes and went to sleep. This
Is not trick on his part; he can not
help himself. AS soon as anybody talks
about things which interest him he can
overcome his desire to sleep.
The campaign for peace at any price
that Mr.. Wallace will shortly undertake
Will sound plausible since he will present
an academic situation to his listeners.
But his speeches will sidestep the facts
OF history, the present realistic situation
and the ultimate consequence Of a sur
render greater than Munich. Mr.. Wal
lace Is not prompted by any desire to
1ool his audience. He just is incapable
OF understanding that another power
may desire world domination.
Mr.. Wallace does not aim to be the
spokesman of those who are blindly fol-
lowing Russia's policies. But that does
not mean that the shrewd men around
him will not make him the unwittinp
tool of that policy.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Wallace at Large
BY Raymond MoIev

1t is the unusual personality Of Henry
Wallace, rather than his former posi-
ton or the nature OF the crisis that has
come up, which makes his resignation
SO portentous. Other cabinet members
have been fired over the years with few
lasting consequences Even Bryan's
break with Wilson had little effect on
subsequent political events But Wal
lace, on his own, may well face future
for which all else is prologue.
1t Is this Wallace personality that has
made for him bitter enemies and fanat-
tcal friends. It was the reason why,
OF all the New Deal family, the left
wingers of the country selected him as
leader. II was what almost turned the
carefully bossed Democratic convention
in 1914 into a bowling Wallace land
slide. For any one who witnessed that
scene will remember that despite the
wishes of President Roosevelt, despite
the strength of such leaders as Kelly,
Hague and Flynn, the wild Wallace
delegates almost snatcned the vice
presidential nomination from Truman
This man Wallace has something which
may make him a leader-or menace, II
you will-in the years ahead. He may,
like T. r., tear his party asunder.
An indispensable factor in a popular
leader is high emotional potential
Wallace has that. Another is q strain
of mysticism. That is one of the major
Wallace traits. Another is the posses
sion Of enough learning and philosoph-
ical oddities to create what people
will accept as a program Of action.
Wallace can produce that program. He
has been programming for 80 years,
as his written works prove.
Wallace has, moreover, modest,
kindly way Of winning the loyalty Of
people who are close to him. When he
joined the Roosevelt cabinet in 1888
he sought as one of his assistants
man of considerable academic standing.
Wallace put his invitation to him in
O manner which indicated that he
doubted that 50 eminent a man would
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Trouble in Russiu

Coming on top Of long series of
kindred developments in other fields
Of Russian endeavor, the collective
farm purge that has just begun in
the Soviet Union strongly suggests
that Moscow is cleaning house on a
scale of the first magnitude. Taken
by itself, this latest move might not
seem particularly significant, but it
is obviously part of far bigger and
far more important pattern of
action.
Thus, last June the Kremlin an
nounced that two republics of the
U. s. S. r. had been deprived of
their autonomy because of wartime
treachery. Next, news from behind
the Iron curtain" revealed a sweep
ing punitive drive against back
sliders In the industrial field. After
this, within the past month or so,
the Communist high command ex-
PEELED numerous lower-level Soviet
leaders from Office and launched an
extraordinary theological campaign
to make writer's and other members
of the intelligentsia adhere strictly
to the party line and propaganda
for the Stain five-year plan. Mean
while, with the Russian press and
radio warning both industrial and
agricultural elements to be on guard
against remaining traces Of capital
istic thinking and breaches of dis
cipline, there has been a spate of
unconfirmed rumors of serious food
riots and factory disturbances be-
hind the iron curtain"
The latest news, involving a decree
signed by Premier Stain himself and
indicating a drastic shakeup on the
collective farms. rounds out the pic
ture. Every phase of Russian life
political, artistic, industrial and
agricultural-apparently is feeling
the weight and sting of tough and
purposeful broom. Like most other
countries in the world, the Soviet
Union seems to be Having its allot-
ment of internal postwar troubles,
and considering all that the Rus
slams have suffered in the past sew
eral years, this is not surprising
The big question is whether the
spread of discomfort is serious
enough to have any effect on the
Kremlin's international policies. In
other respects, in the sense of being
able to assert itself and maintain its
authority domestically, the Stain
government in all probability feels
altogether sure of itself. An expert
enced police state knows how to
handle such situations.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
This Changing World
By Constantine Bro,cn

In spite Of his 81 years-an age when
most physicians advise against violent
exercise-former Secretary of Commerce
Wallace still plays an excellent game Of
tennis. He is, however, more proficient
in singles than in doubles He does not
care for teamwork in sports any more
than in politics.
Mr. Wallace will soon embark on q
Nationwide crusade for peace by ap-
peasement. Nobody who knows him even
slightly or even his bitterest opponents
ever doubted his sincerity or honesty.
But at the same time his best friends
will admit that realism has never been
his strong point, either In private life or
politics
The former Cabinet member believes
in political Coue-ism. He thinks that
by sheer will power and concentration
we can achieve world peace The in
evitable and obvious difhculties which
have arisen between the Western World
and Russia, he feels. must be brushed
aside as inconsequential and we must
yield in every way to the Kremlin in
order to obtain the final objective.
The fact that the Soviet is out for
world domination is secondary ques-
ton insofar as the former Secretary is
concerned. Eventually. he tells his
friends. the Russian people themselves
will find out their error and mend their
ways. This may take some time, of
course, he says, but millions OF lives will
be saved and that is the only thing that
matters.
The future standard -bearer of the
American liberals has attacked the
question of universal peace equipped
merely with a lofty idealism and with
out the slightest historical background.
He is convinced that the wars and civil
strife history has recorded for thousands
OF years were caused by the fact that
there were not enough men of good will
to change these crude facts; that history
Is rapidly changing and If enough men
like himself are at the top, peace even
tually will be established, although for
a time the balance of the world will be
upset by the emergence of one domi-
mating and dictatorial power. He believes
In the right Of the small nations to
govern themselves, but at the same time
he does not believe that they should
fight for this right but await Develop
ments patiently.
Mr.. Wallace has covered his mind
with blinkers. In order not to wayer
from his stand, he refuses to accept as
truths the facts which are presented to
him, such as the existence Of huge con-
centration camps in the Soviet and the
satellite countries the wholesale execu-
tions and deportations of all those who
dare think differently from their rulers
and the gigantic military preparation
OF Russia and her puppets. He is a
"purist" in his approach to international
Affairs and refuses to accept either the
Evening star., 1946-09-23

be subordinate to so humble a beainner
as the new Secretary of Agriculture.
Needless to say the prospective ap-
pointee was flattered and Loyalty served
Wallace for years.
In all his personal contacts Wallace
has a winning, homespun simplicity,
despite the seeming erudition of some
OF his writings. Sherwood Anderson.
one OF the great imaginative writer's
OF our time, wrote piece about WAL
lace called mo Swank." In It An
derson said, There is something in
common between viii Rogers and Henry
Wallace. There is the same little
smile-an inner rather than an out
ward smile-no swank-something that
gives us confidence" Anderson went on
to quote what Wallace might say to
his followers: II may not solve any,
thing for you, probably won't, but
won't let you down, sell you out.
l won't lie to you. 1 won't tell you
one thing when mean another"
This is shrewd observation by
writer who was a profound delineator
OF character. The best proof of the
Wallace charm Is that he completely
took in Sherwood Anderson.
These qualities are what make Wal
lace on the loose so dangerous to the
Democratic party and perhaps to the
country. For he is man who has
the capacity-perhaps the determina-
tion-to lead thoroughly radical move
ment. To a man like Wallace, who
thinks in cosmic terms, 1948 may not
be the goal. He may well have de-
cided that it is better to defeat Mr..
Truman in 1948, permit the Republicans
to take over and then defeat them
later. For he believes the Republicans
cannot stay, even if they win. And
he also thinks he can afford to wait.
With such an opponent at large, Mr..
Truman will not sleep we'll. For he
cannot afford to wait. Maybe he hasn't
much to wait for.
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Evening star., 1946-09-23
Cabinet Anomalies
Bv Berfram Benedict

members inherited from Harding
notably Daugherty and DENLY, retained
others into his second term, including
Henry A. Wallace's father. Secretary
of Agriculture Henry c. Wallace. On
the whole, the Coolidge cabinet was
harmonious So was the Hoover cabinet
inasmuch as the President refused
despite the severe depression and un-
rest, to replace conservatives with left
wingers.
The F. D. Roosevelt cabinets were
full of antitheses. There was little in
common between the philosophy in
domestic affairs Of Hull, Farley, Slim
son and Knox, on the one hand, and
that Of Perkins, Morgenthau, Ickes and
Murphy, on the other hand. Early in
the game, there were rumors that Sec
retary of State Hull would resign, when
the President cut the ground from
under him at the London Economic
Conference, and especially when Ray
mond Moley arrived fiamboyantly at
the conference as the Presidents per-
sonal emissary. But Hull stayed on,
and it was his opponents. such as Moley
and then Sumner Welles, who resigned.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Court Congestion

In one sense the congestion in
the Municipal Court-where there
is a backlog of 900 untried jury
cases-might be regarded as evi-
dence that the theory underlying
the Reorganization of that tribunal
has worked out too well.
The basic aim of the sponsors of
the reorganization was to make
certain that every person with a
law suit should have an opportunity.
to secure a court hearing of his
claim. To this end the procedures
in the court were simplified and the
costs held to minimum. Appar-
emily this has had the desired effect
of encouraging people to pursue
their claims, instead OF abandoning
them in the belief that trial would
involve more trouble and expense
than would be justified by the
amount at stake.
On the other hand the extraor-
dinary increase in the volume of
litigation, especially in the demand
for jury trials, which jumped "a
per cent in the span Of single
year, has tended to prevent prompt
trials-another basic aim of the
Municipal Court program.
In: an effort to overcome this
undesirable development, and espe-
cially to eliminate the utterly
unreasonable delay in final deter
mination of landlord and tenant
disputes. Chief Judge Nathan
Cayton of the Municipal Court of
Appeals is exercising his power to
assign judges of the appellate court
to sit in the lower tribunal. This
Is a commendable move, and it
should serve to dispose OF the
present emergency. But it is obvious
that this device does not offer a
long term solution, for in the long
run the work of the Court of
Appeals would suffer and thereby
cancel out the improvement in the
lower court.
The only permanent solution, II
the Municipal Court is to render
its intended service to the COM
munity, lies in the appointment of
three additional judges needed in
that tribunal.
Evening star., 1946-09-23
A Kiss for the Bride
From the st. Louis Post Dispa tch.

FROM the 81. Louis Post-OSpatch.
The Rev. Walter Schlie Of Batavia,
ILL.,, who has just handed down an edict
that bridegrooms must henceforth not
kiss their brides at the altar. is . man
whose fortune is comparatively easy to
read. He is going to meet tall, dark
disappointment. The Rev. Mr.. Schlie
is only in his middle sos now, but 1t may
safely be predicted that after he Is
superannuated, and long after he has
ceased to have much Of an opinion about
it one way or the other, bridegrooms will
still be kissing their brides right out in
front OF the congregation.
The trouble is not with the custom Of
kissing the bride. but with the Rev. Mr..
Schlie's age.
II he were q little younger, he would
understand that happiness Is always In
good taste, and that the light Of it is
beautiful to see.
If he were q little older, he would
remember that being young and In love
is kind of glory that Is not among the
lesser decorations of church weddings.
Like Canute. who bade the - stand
still, the Rev. Mr.. echlie hasn't got
chance. and It's Just - well hs hasn't.
Evening star., 1946-09-23

In a country so large and so varied as
the United States, political party Is
apt to be composed of antithetical ele-
ments This In turn means that cabi-
net Is apt to have q discordant member
ship.
In the very first cabinet, President
Washington included both Jefferson and
Hamilton In the hope Of getting support
from men Of all manner of political
views. But the hope was in vain. JET
ferson said: Hamilton and myself were
daily pitted in the cabinet like two
cocks" The situation became tntoler-
able, and Washington, forced to choose
between the two, let Jefferson 60.
When Vice President succeeds to
the presidency, ~ In the case Of Harry
8. Truman, he frequently finds either
that he is uncomfortable with the cabi-
net he has inherited or that the cabinet
Is uncomfortable with him. The out
standing example came under Tyler.
Within year all six members of the
Harrison appointed cabinet resigned ex-
cept Secretary of State Daniel Webster,
and Webster quit not long thereafter.
III little more than year after the
death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, only one
restaD Is left with Truman.
Lincoln, in the quest for unity, ap-
pointed discQrdant members to his cab
met. Before long, followers In Congress
of Secretary OF the Treasury Chase called
publicly for cabinet eorganization-tn
other words, for the resignation Of Sec
retary of State Seward. Then Chase
tried to get the 1854 presidential nomi-
nation away from his chief. But Lin
coin kept Chase on until after he had
been renominated, then kicked him
upstairs to the chief justiceship.
Woodrow Wilson felt impelled to ap-
point as his Secretary Of State William
Jennings Bryan, thrice the Democratic
presidential nominee and with strong
following In the South and West. Bryan
resigned after two years, in difference
Of opinion on foreign policy. A life
long worker for peace. he wanted the
dispute with Germany submitted to
arbitration, while the President In
sisted on making Germany restrict its
submarine warfare. On resigning,
Bryan issued long statement on his
position. but 1t was vague and verbose.
and his resignation strengthened ra-
ther than weakened the administra-
ticn.
Coolidge nd himself of some cabinet
Evening star., 1946-09-23
Letters to The Star
Blames Miss Thompson's Views
For Present Labor Miseries

To the Editor of The Star:
Statements made by Dorothy Thomp-
son describing chaotic conditions
throughout the world in her column
In The Star of September Is are re-
grettably true, particularly with respect
to our own domestic situation which is
far worse than at any other time in our
history.
"As / write" Miss Thompson de-
clared, "our greatest metropolis is as
paralyzed as though blockaded by a
foreign army. A few thousand truck
drivers, who, their own leaders admit,
are out of control are closing down
the working places Of tens of thou
sands of other workers. Construction
is at standstill Offices are closing;
the garment trades are strangled; the
food shops empty. Trade unions
have become, in effect, private armies,
which can be mobilized against the
population at will"
This is not news to most Americans,
and 1t must be clear to any person
capable of intelligent thinking that
there is little hope Of bettering these
deplorable conditions until the political
scum in our Government is replaced
with statesmen.
am wondering, however, how many
of those who read Miss Thompsons
lament. recalled that in the 1910 and
1914 political campaigns she ardently
took the stump for the man who plant
ed the seeds from which our present
labor miseries have grown. The preju-
dicial administration of the Wagner
Labor Relations Act by. the Communist
infested Labor Relations Board, which
Franklin D. Roosevelt and his WE'LL
controlled Congresses obviously consid-
cred it politically unwise to correct, is
the main root Of our present ugly and
humiliating state Of affairs. Small
time labor racketeerB and agitators,
coddled and encouraged as part of Mr..
Roosevelt's political strategy through
out his II years in the White House,
are our present-day arrogant big shots
who can paralyze the Nations economy
at will.
mind as clear and fertile as Miss
Thompson's Is reputed to be surely
could have foreseen what this country
was headed for, even as she gave forth
with her witty and persuasive campaign
speeches for Mr.. Roosevelt. Now that
the chickens have come home to roost,
the lady shrieks to her countrymen
about what fix they're in!
Miss Thompson concludes her COL
umn with a fervent America, Amer
lea! God shed His grace o'er thee!"
And well may she turn to prayer. Prob
ably no one realizes better than she
that Heavens help will be needed to
dispel the domestic chaos that was Mr..
Roosevelt's legacy to his country.
R. A. E.