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Evening star., 1948-02-27
Dewey's Vote Outlook
Candidates Strategists Now Foresee 800
First.BaIlo Tally at Convention

Dewey spokesmen concede that
General Macarthur may rate first
in his home State, Wisconsin. But
they expect to be strong second,
relegating Mr.. Stassen to third.
They will be satisfied with that
lineup, provided they do well, as
they don't fear a Macarthur boom
until after a convention deadlock,
which would mean Dewey was out
anyway.
avs Report; Causes Uneasiness.
A Wisconsin, report, however, has
contributed to the uneasiness en-
gendered by Henry Wallace's Bronx
demonstration that Gov. Dewey is
no longer the indispensable New
York man.
Fred Zimmerman, a veteran Wis
consin politico with a great reputa-
ton as prophet, has stated that
Gov. Dewey may run behind Mr..
Stassen. Mr.. Zimmerman accurately
forecast that Wendell Willkie
wouldn't get a single Wisconsin
delegate in 1910, and local experts
bow to his feel for grass-roots senti-
ment in the State. Oflcially, the
Dewey camp has no comment.
The Dewey first-ballot tally now
is fixed at 300, apparently d slight
retreat from published claims of $50
last fall. Their previews:
New England: Maine, a mixed bag.
New Hampshire, most of its eight.
Vermont, uninstructed. Massachu-
sets, a strong second place follow
ing after favorite son, Senator Sal
tonstall. Gov. Dewey has worked
hard on Massachusetts and appears
prepared to dispute with Speaker
Martin final disposition of its IS
votes. Connecticut. not counting on
it. Rhode Island. no information.
Middle Atlantic: New York, 81,
which is said with gusto. Pennsyl-
vania, a question mark, but friends
there ought to produce a share.
Delaware, no news. New Jersey,
friends there, including the Cover
nor, should yield some Of that IS.
South: Surprising amount Of sup
port expected from Texas, Florida,
Georgia (but it will have two dele
cations, so therell be a seating
fight), North Carolina, Arkansas. In
q district convention recently, Ten
nessee named four Dewey delegates.
The border States-Maryland and
Kentucky-no news. Nothing on
the rest of the South, but expected
they'll hop on the band wagon.
Middle West: Ohio is Taft's.
Michigan, a strong second after
Senator Vandenberg. Indiana's lS
has been splitting three ways for
years and Dewey will get his third.
Illinois, can't tell until after pri-
mary. Missouri, a good bloc. Kan
sas. grounds for hope. Nebraska,
a share maybe. Oklahoma, prsc-
tically all. Iowa, Dakotas, no news.
Minnesota is Stassen's.
West: California is Warren's. Ore
gon, high hopes. Arizona, Montana,
Utah, share. Colorado, fairly well.
though State is split three ways
Idaho, Dewey's. The rest are ques-
ton marks.
Thus the Dewey outlook. And
they expect it to improve swiftly
and immensely If and when those
primaries prove his popular appeal.
lReleaSed by the Bell syndicate. Inc9
Evening star., 1948-02-27
SIS, 600 Suit Filed
In Radio Ad Deal

Joseph r. Roth, with Offices In
the Woodward Building, who is en-
gagged in the publicity and adver-
Using business, yesterday afternoon
brought q $25,000 damage suit in
District Court, charging the Metro
politan Broadcasting Corporation
in the 2eoo block Of Connecticut
avenue NV, which runs Radio
Station WQQW, with adopting a
plan of radio advertising allegedly
originated by him and failing to
live up to an agreement.
The suit alleges that, under an
agreement, Mr.. Roth was to have
been engaged to produce the pro-
gram, If his plan was adopted. The
agreement, the complaint contends,
called for him to receive $50 a
week and to sell advertising to go
on the program for which he con-
tends he was to receive is per
cent commission.
Evening star., 1948-02-27
TheG Great GameofPolitics
South Sees Truman Playing Both
Ends Against Middle for 1o48 Vote

mately 100000 registered Negro
voters. In the last election Mr..
Roosevelt carried Maryland by 49,
600. Conservative estimates by lead
ers of both parties agreed not less
than $4,000 Negroes voted for him.
New York Example.
Take New York-in 1914 Mr..
Roosevelt carried it over Thomas E.
Dewey by $4,000. Hardly any one
questions that more than that many
Negroes voted for him. A similar
case for Democratic dependence on
the Negro votes can be made out
in all the other States where they
are enough to be a factor. There
are at least nine of these.
In brief, this vote has become
essential to Democratic success
and the practical politicians in both
parties know it. Considering these
things, when the Negro leaders,
spokesmen and press unite, as they
have, behind a proposal such as the
fair employment practices bill, Mr..
Truman has to come through. AS
well as any one else, he knows the
furor it will raise in the South, but
he had no alternative. To fail
meant that the Republicans would
be able to stampede most Of the
Negroes "back home" And II they
do that, concededly, the. Democrats
are sunk. There is nothing for Mr..
Truman to do save continue the
Roosevelt policy of making a boob
of the Southern Democracy.
Can Prevent Stampede.
He will not get away with 1t as
we'll as Mr.. Roosevelt, who as a
double dealer had a good deal more
on the ball. Mr.. Truman will lose
more votes in the South, where the
loss will not hurt. He will not get
as solid Negro support in the North
as did Mr.. Roosevelt. but he viii
prevent that stampede"
It was in 1886 that Chairman
James A. Farley, with unlimited
Federal patronage. the employment
of scores of travelling Negro teach
ers, preachers and speakers, the en-
thusiastic cooperation of the late
Harry Hopkins and his WPA,
wholehearted support from Mr.. and
Mrs. Roosevelt, made calculated
drive to take away from the Re-
publicans what had been their basic
asset since the Civil War.
A practically complete success
was achieved. It was regarded by
those responsible as the cleverest
political coup in the history OF
American politics. Even in the
South (there then being no hint OF
the sort 4 OF legislation that nov
threatens) 1t was 50 regarded. How
ever, at the time there were some
who warned that this might not
turn out as smart as 1t seemed
Looking at the situation as 1t now
exists, they appear to, have been
right,
Evening star., 1948-02-27

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With Hoot-Nannie information,
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Evening star., 1948-02-27

plate calmly. FRANK NJ neh'.
This is a serious matter in the
South, but what particularly en-
RACES its representatives Is the we'll
conviction that, politically,
Mr.. Truman is playing both ends
against the middle and that this
makes them appear the prize politi-
cal boobs in history. For example,
while the President makes these
overtures to the Negroes In the hope
of gaining their support In places
where it is most needed, he well
knows how offensive they are to the
South, and is fully aware that the
Southern States, whose electoral
votes are vital to his election, have
no alternative but to support him.
This Is Indignantly regarded as
taking unfair advantage of the loyal
people of great section. Certainly,
it does make great saps OF the
Southern Democrats, leaders as we'll
as rank and file. Nevertheless. their
anger against the unfortunate Mr..
Truman is not entirely reasonable.
If the heated statesmen below the
Mason and Dixon line will reflect
calmly on the recent political past,
several things will become clear to
them-first, that the above-men-
toned gestures were forced on Mr..
Truman, not chosen by him; second,
that he had little more choice IN
making them than they have in
meeting them: third, that response
bility for the dependence OF the
Democratic Party on a combination
of the Negro vote in the North and
the labor bosses in the big cities is
not Mr.. Truman's but wholly that Of
his predecessor, Mr.. Roosevelt.
Follows Roosevelt Lead.
It was Mr.. Roosevelt who first
made boobs of Southern Democrats,
not Mr.. Truman. The latter is
merely following the Roosevelt lead.
It was Mr.. Roosevelt. not Mr.. Tru-
man, who swung the Democratic
Party away from its historic posi-
ton, transformed its character
baited and beguiled the traditionally
Republican Negroes into becoming
Democrats, formed White House
alliance with the CIO, opened the
door to the radicals and drove mil
ions of conservative Democrats out
of the party. This was its nature
when three years ago Mr.. Truman
became its titular head.
Now, with Mr.. Wallace diverting
part of the labor vote, most OF the
radicals and some of the Negroes, it
is clear that neither Mr.. Truman
nor any other Democrat possibly can
win this year without holding the
bulk of the Negroes in Massachu-
sets, New York, Maryland, Penn
sylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois and Michigan, who voted al
most solidly for Mr.. Roosevelt in
1896, 1910 and 1914.
One only has to analyze the votes
in these States in 1910 and 1914 to
confirm these facts. Take, for ex-
ample, the typical State of Mary
land, where there are approxi-
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o I n e 7 klNQTeQ
proposals, to WOO
the Negro vote
in the 10 North
ern States where
1t Is large'enough
to affect the re-
suit, is easy to
understand. 1t
strikes at the
deepest Of their
prejudices a n d
con S t | t utes a
threat to the
social order of
tn cir section,
hard to contem-
Mate calmly.
Evening star., 1948-02-27

leading t u r I
magazine, has
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me an opportu-
nifty to subscribe
to q new betting
system named,
so help me,
Hoot Mamie.
For only $40,
r ace Review,
which operates
out of town in
Missouri, is will
ing to let me in
on oot-Nannie,
If Race Reviews
Evening star., 1948-02-27

overlook nothing that might make
clearer my understanding Of his
situation, Resent and prospective.
He opened the conversation by say
ing, "You have had . successful
conference"
7 at once replied that the credit
was entirely his, that he had au-
thorized his great country to take
the decisive step Of joining with
Great Britain and the United States
in q world program based on CO.
operation. This seemed to please
him. Throughout the conversation
he expressed himself as unquali-
fiedly for a broad program of in
ternational cooperation - military,
political and economic peace.
Urged Stain to Make Trip.
In the strongest way possible I
presented to Stain all the, con-
siderations calling for his joining
in personal cooperation and leader
ship with the President and the
Prime Minister. AS for meeting
them at Basra, however, he def
nitely stated his conclusion that he
could not leave. his military en1er-
,gency situation at present. He said
we should give him credit for being
sincere in this regard.
He then said he would send Mol
otov in his stead. since under the
Soviet law Molotov was his duly
constituted second ranking man in
the government, designated to take
his place when he himself might be
absent. He asked what thought
of this idea. ,
promptly replied that, of course,
If he should find It absolutely i'm
possible to 60. Molotov would make
a good representative. But In the
minds Of the President and myself
the main point was that il
Stain himself were to 60, 1t would
have a tremendous psychological
effect that would extend through
out the world. / said I desired still
to plead with him to 60 himself II
at all possible.
got nowhere with this. His con-
clusion seemed to be final. ] in
ferred that he had talked this over
with his advisers and they felt thai
the time had not yet come wher
either the military situation or the
necessity for conference was such
as to warrant his leaving. I de-
cided to press the point no further
since to do 50 might hurt rather
than help Our purposes. e.
Aid Against Japan Pledged.
Then, however, he did make 9
statement of transcendent impor.
tance. He astonished and delighted
me by saying clearly and unequivo-
cally that, when the Allies succeeded
In defeating Germany, the Soviet
Union would then join in defeating
Japan.
Stain had brought up this SUBJ
ject entirely on his own, although
he may have had in mind the
conversations I had had On this
subject with Ambassador Litvif1ov
He finished by saying that I could
inform President Roosevelt Of this
In the strictest confidence.
thanked him heartily.
The marshal,s statement Of his
darision was fr,rthrirht. He made II
emphatically, it was entirely unso-
licited, and he asked nothing ir
return.
At the Yalta Conference in Feb
ruary, 1915, Stain made this same
promise to the President in writing
but then only as a result Of the
Presidents agreement to numerous
territorial concessions to the Soviet
Union IN Asia, including the Kurile
Islands and part of Sakhalin Island
I had resigned in November, 1914
Evening star., 1948-02-27

q ROOQ showing
still be ahead, but with more
spadework to do; routed, which Is
a possibility they pooh pooh
they'll play golf this summer.
Their information is: In New
Hampshire, Gov. Dewey will do very
well, taking five to seven out OF
eight. In Oregon. he'll repeat.
though the situation is not as rosy
as before the airplane accident
which took the lives Of three Re-
publican leaders friendly to Gov.
Dewey, including the Governor. But
Fred Baker, former Willkie lieu
tenant, and others are gaining
Dewey ground. (Harold Stassen Is
the threat here-his forces are led
by National Committeeman Cake,
who says he is going along with a
widespread veteran demand for Mr..
StaSsen.)
Evening star., 1948-02-27

ter1di Tor Gne
Kremlin and the
capitals Of its
satellite states.
T h ey hav e
brushed of such
protestations so
m a ny I'll m e S
they are scarce
ly annoyed any
more.
The futility Of
attempting to
stop Russian ex-
pansion wit h
words should be
fully apparent
Evening star., 1948-02-27

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Evening star., 1948-02-27
Bv Frank X. Kent

The hot temper of Southern Dem
ocrats over the obvious effect of
President Truman, through his Fed
eral fair employment practices and
Evening star., 1948-02-27
Bv Doris Fieeson

ALBANY, NY, Feb. 27.-Thomas
E. Dewey's political strategists count
on New Hampshire, Wisconsin and
oregon primaries to re-emphasize
Evening star., 1948-02-27
Bv Constantine Broyn

The joint statement by the United
States, Britain and France con-
demning Communist seizure Of
Czechoslovakia Is wastebasket ma
Evening star., 1948-02-27

tllCA y 0 IL ~
dates lead in
the Republican
presi d e n t 1 al
race.
After c oceans
Of talk, these
primaries W Ill
be concr e t e
tests, and they
are discussed
re alis tic a lily
here. The Dew
ey version: An
excellent show
ing-they'll new
er look back.
Evening star., 1948-02-27
Mclemore.
Decides He'll Pass Up
New Racing Tip Sheet
By Henry McLemore

I have been tapped for a signal
honor.
Race Review, q periodical which
modestly admits that it is Americas
Evening star., 1948-02-27

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Milford chronicle., 1948-09-10

Philadelphia
Master Eddie Metzner spent
Thursday and Friday with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. o..
Ocheltree in Newark.
There will be preaching service
at Grace Church on Sunday MORN
ing at II o'clock. You are invited 70
attend.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Colt of Glen
Moore, Pa, visited at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs Harlan Cooper over
the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward COnaway of
Philadelphia spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs B. w. COnaway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton COhee were
callers at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Elliott, last week.
The Ladies Auxiliary won first
prize for best appearance at the
fredericksburg Firemen's Parade.
The Ladies Auxiliary attended
County meeting Wednesday eve
ming at Bridgeville.
The winner for the 18th drawing
of the Sheet, Blanket, and Spread
Club was Joe HynsOn, who won a
sheet
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-10
Blind Phone Girl
Works By Touch

BALTIMORE - (P) - You'd
think a telephone operator would
need fairly sharp eyes to keep up
with the little flashing lights on the
switchboard. But Miss Audrey
Berch, who has been blind since in
fancy, has been a telephone opera
tor at the Church Home and Hospi-
tai in Baltimore for the last rs
years.
A "braille gadget" is the secret.
This deVice-abOut a foot square
is attached to the side Of the
switchboard. 1t has rows of small
metal discs, each one about the
size of a dime. Each metal disc
corresponds to a socket on the
switchboard, and above each disc is
a braille sign, with it's duplicate
ever the socket that goes with it.
When a call comes in, a buZZer
sounds and a small peg shoots up
from the center of one of the discs.
Miss Berch slides her finger over
the discs, finds the one with the
prOtruding peg, feels the braille
sign above it, and puts a switch in
the socket which has the same bra
lille sign. It takes her three seconds
or less. To Miss Berch's knowledge,
there are very few of these Braille
aids in the country. The only two
others in Baltimore are at the
Maryland School for the Blind and
the Maryland Workshop for the
Blind
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-10

was accompanied by his cousin, Ed
gar c. Bennett.
Jimmie Carey of Selbyville has
been spending a few days with his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Asher
b. Carey, Sr. while his mother, Mrs.
James Carey, is i'll in the Peninsula
General Hospital at Salisbury, Md.
Mrs. Addie Murray has returned
lone after spending some time
with Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Breasure
at Ocean City, Md.
Mrs. J. G. Evans entertained her
sister, Mrs Carl Short from Wilm-
ingtOn, Thursday of last week.
MI. and Mrs. Russell Murray.
daughter, Peggy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Vance McCabe and daughter, Sand
ra, spent a few days in New YORK
and Niagara Falls and many more
interesting places.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Jones accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Nc
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-10

IeRes. U. S. Pat, on.
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-10
ROXANA

Mr.. and Mrs. Orington Richards
are the proud parents of a fine baby
Doy porn last week at the Beebe
HospltaI at LeWes. Also a new baby
glrl was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Elm-
er Dalsey at the Milford Memorial
Hospital last week.
MISS Clara Wilgus, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. ROllie WiIsns loet
Monday to go in training at the
peninsula General Hospital at
SALISBURY. Miss Wilgus has been
employed at Greenburgh's Clotbinag
Store at SelbyVille for some time
Best wishes ana good luck, Clara
Mr.. and Mrs. Orington Richards
nave sold their farm on the Daisev
Corner to Bayard to Roland Derrick
son. Mr.. Richards plans on building
d new home in the near future.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hudson and
sons have moved down Cedar Neck
lhey have been occupying one Of
town. -''-
MI. and Mrs. Chester Evans en-
lerlalned guests from Philadelphia
over the holidays.
Mr, and Mrs. Albert Roberts and
TWO daughters of Jacksonville. FIa..
nave returned home after q vsit
WIN Mrs. Roberts parents, Mr.. and
MRS: Wilson McCabe. Mrs. Jurusba
McCaDe was an overnight guest on
Monday of the above McCabes.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bennett and
son. Bobby, returned to their home
IN Schenectady, N. Y, Monday.
While here, Mr., Bennett made a
business trip to Richmond, Va, and
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-10
GREENWOOD

Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Layton had as
guests during the week their
daughter, Mrs. John Daniels and
son, John j., of Holly Oak, Mrs.
LaytOnls brother and family. Mr..
and Mrs. William T. Warrick, Miss
Elsie Warrick OF Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Conaway
entertained at dinner at their cot
+ tage at Oak Orchard, Rev. and Mrs.
j. b. Layton on Labor Day.
Rev. J. E. Layton, having return
ed from his vacation, will begin the
Fall and Winter Program at
Church on Sunday. Preaching at
Trinity-11 a. m; preaching at St.
JOhnstOwn-9 p. m. The Young
People (M. Y. F.) of the charge will
meet in Greenwood Methodist
Church on Sunday night at $50.
Miss Rose HandlOser, leader. The
minister will preach at 7:3O p. m.
Rev. and Mrs. Paul Lambertson
. OF Pittsburg, Pa, were weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Mills.
Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Rust were
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lyman Porter at their cottage at
Beverly Beach, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Draper have
returned from a motor trip through
the states OF New York and New
Jersey.
Mrs. EnOla Meredith is spending
this month at the Mary Ann, RENO
both Beach.
Miss Charlotte Ann COnaway en-
tertained guests from Washington.
ID. c., and Baltimore, Md, at Oak
Orchard over the weekend.
The Home Demonstration Club
will meet with Mrs. Lester Isaacs,
on Tuesday, Sept. IA, at 2 O'Clock.
The agent will be in charge of the
meeting using the subject Lets
make decisions as a family"
Miss Anne Meredith of Whining
ton spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Mere
dith
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon MetZner had
as their guests last week. Mr.. and
Mrs Paul Grenlach of Ft. WAYNE.
Indiana. Mrs. Grenlach and Mrs.
Met7ner were in the service to-
gether. They spent Thursday in
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-10
EPWORTH

Just a reminder that the w. S. c.
S viii meet on Friday evening,
Sept 10th at the home Of Mrs. Ida
Barwick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Truitt and
daughter of Cannon were visitors
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smith on
Thursday evening
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Smith and
son, Howard, were RehObOth Visi-
tors Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Smith and
family accompanied by Miss Mil
dred Chafinch and Miss Cathleen
Frame Of Wilmington returned
home Saturday after a 1900 mile
trip through western Md, West Vir-
ginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michi-
gan and Penna. They visited rela-
tiYes in Noblesville, Indiana, en-
route to Chicago
Mr. and Mrs. Reubin Riley and
family entertained as their house
guest for a few days Mrs. Riley's
brother, Mr. ReinhOld Freeden of
Summit, N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs Roland Nelson had
as their dinner guests on Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Trice of
fredericksburg.
Little Jean Marvel spent the
weekend at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd Mcdowell.
Mr. Mann Smith of NOrristown,
Pa, was a luncheon guest of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. c. LOOckerman and
daughter on Tuesday. On Sunday,
Miss Grace L. Porter was a supper
guest Visitors through the week
were Mr. and Mrs. Granville Morris,
Mrs. William Lord, Mrs. Glenna
Adams and Mr. L. w. Richards
Mrs. Leon McCauley and daugh-
ter are spending a few days with
Mrs. McCauley's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Collins of SeafOrd.
Miss Betty Stuart celebrated her
sixteenth birthday with a party on
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs: George Dunphey and
son of BayOnne, N. j., spent a few
days with Mr., and Mrs Gus Lun-
dell
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Calder Of
Baltimore spent a few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Smith and
family spent Sunday at RehOboth
Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs Thurman Adams
and son, Thurman, Jr., were Cam
bridge visitors on Monday at the
home Of Mrs. Adams, mother, Mrs.
Roger Adams.