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Milford chronicle., 1948-08-20
Member Drive
By Vets Aides

An intensive drive for member
ship is being launched this week by
the Ladies' Auxiliary to Blue Hen
POST No. 64S3, Milford Veterans Of
Foreign Wars. The local auxiliary
with a membership of ninety-seven
IS the third largest in the state.
Senior Vice-president Alma T.
Rust is conducting the campaign
which will run through September.
New members viii be initiated on
Wednesday, October sixth in the
Milford New Century Club. ElabOr-
ate plans are being formulated for
the event.
One Of the objectives Of the drive
of the Florence Stark Membership
Trophy, a travelling" award pre-
sented to the V. F. w. Auxiliary De.
partment of Delaware two years
ago by Mrs. Florence Stark of Cam
den, New Jersey, a Past Nationa
President Of the auxiliary. Thr
award Is presented each year at tn
State Encampment to the auxiliar,
having the largest percentage gail
in membership. For the past tw
years, it has been awarded to Spec
Post Auxiliary Of Wilmington.
The local auxiliary will give
gift to it's member bringing in th
most new members during tn
drive.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-20
Cifton's CorntAr
(Near LeWesl

Mr. and Mrs. Wesley CliftO u o.
Dagsboro and Mr.. Will Niblet :"
near Springfield Cross Roads, CT vi
ed on Mr. Clifton's parents, Mr.. a. al
Mrs. w. w. Clifton Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Handloser, Jr-, OF
Greenwood, haye moved on the cat
tie farm of DR.. David Marine
Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Marvel
called on his sister and family Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Walls, Saturday
evening.
Elmer Morris had an acclGehC
with his car Saturday night Wnen
he lost control of his car, ana II
4 landed in some bushes anH trees
at Bundix Branch. No one was hur'
I but the car was badly damaged.
The cucumber season is ju9'
about over; there sure was a
| bumper crop for most of the farm
ers.
Dorothy Massey has been nurs-
ing a big jaw for several days, the
/ result from a bad aching tooth.
Little Harley Legates was sick
for a few days this past week, but
is better now.
Joe B. Wells has been lucky
/ enough to get electric at his home
? the past week.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-20
Jelly Gets Car In Jam

COPENHAGEN - up ~ A car
hit a tree near the road outside the
island Of Funen. The front part Of
the car was smashed, but all men,
bers Of the family inside escaped
injuries.
The cause Of the accident was--a
dish with jelly. The dish had been
placed in the back Of the car to-
gether with other foods, then when
the driver drove comparatively
slowly through a village, several
hundred bees were attracted by the
smell. They swarmed through the
open car window and dive-bOmbed
into the juice.
The passengers tried to defend
(1) the jelly, (2) themselves. But
the bees struck back and buzzed
around while making furious at
tacks here and there. Result: the
driver lost control of the car and
subsequently struck a tree.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-20

Group insurance in the United
States has increased from $50 mil
lion dollars in 1913 to 80 billion
dollars.
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-20

CLASSIFIED Ads get results,
Milford chronicle., 1948-08-20
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Evening star., 1948-02-29
Defense Heads Hit
For Failure Of UNIT

The Joint Chiefs OF Staff anc
Secretary of Defense Forrestal die
not foresee the possibility that Con-
gress might fail to pass universe
military training bill and have ne
alternate plan to offer, Col. William
H. Neblett, president of the Reserve
Officers Association, charged yes.
terday. -......
They should have followed the
well-known principle of military
strategy and had a reserve as ar
alternate in the event Of UMT's
failure" he wrote in The Reserve
Officer, the associations official pub
lication.
An assistant to Mr.. Forrestal sale
that the defense chief expected a
committee studying reserve COM
ponents and headed by Assistant
Secretary of the Army Gordon Gray
to come up with a plan.
Col. Neblett wrote that he had
advised that the Gray Board woulo
not have its report ready for more
than a year and added that "a year
from now will be too late to meet
the 'undeclared emergency which
our military leaders say exists"
Declaring the 80th Congress had
always been 'lukewarm towards
UNIT" Col. Neblett said he was in
formed the statement by Chairman
Allen, of the House Rules Commit.
tee, that it would be injudicious te
consider the bill at this time" is
based upon the desire of Congress
to wait upon the Gray Board re-
port. The committee has refused tt
allow the bill to come before the
House
Evening star., 1948-02-29
Third Suspect Held in Bond
In KIDNAPPING and Robbery

The third suspect In the kdnap-
robbery 10 days ago of a Naval
Gun Factory painter yesterday was
held for the grand jury under $2,5o0
bond after his Municipal Court ara
raignment.
Sidney Gross, 49,, colored, ap-
peared on robbery charge before
Judge George D. Nelson after his
arrest Wednesday In Camden, N. j.
where he waived extradition to
Washington.
One of the suspects In the holdup
of John A. Selby now awaits grand
jury action on the same charge. He
is Bernard Ward, 10. colored, .
soldier absent without leave from
Fort Dix, NJ, now under $4,000
bond. The other suspect, a 16-year-
old junior high school student here,
awaits Juvenile Court action.
Gross, who lives In Hughesville.
Md, was arrested by Camden police
as he sought to leave for the West
coast, Detective Patrick Deenihan
of the Metropolitan police reported.
He had been traced through a
phone call which he made to q
girl acquaintance here.
Evening star., 1948-02-29

lation such as President Truman has
indorsed. BY supporting that party
we would simply be playing into the
hands of our enemies"
Gov. Tuck's election bill in Vir-
ginia is slated for consideration by
the House tomorrow.
The Governor last night replied
to critics who said that his proposal
to keep Mr.. Truman,s name off the
ballot would result in Virginians not
knowing for whom they were voting
and that the legislation would de-
prive them of the right to vote for
a presidential candidate.
Reveals Want of knowledge.
1.-THE bill was drawn with the view
of making clear that every voter
would have full information as to
the specific candidate that any
given set of electors would support, /"
Gov. Tuck said. However, patrons
are pairing amendments to make
doubly certain there is no doubt
whatever on this score. -
"This reveals a profound want Of
knowledge of our constitutional
system. Indeed, the Constitution
specifies, and such has been the
actual practice since the beginning
of our Government, that the people
vote not for a candidate for Presi-
dent, but for presidential electors.
The method of appointment is left
absolutely to the State Legislature
(article q, section l, OF the Consti-
tuition of the United States"
The Tuck statement climaxed a
day which saw also these develop
ments:
The Virginia League of Women
Voters asked the Governor to with
draw his proposals and expressed
fear that the bill would "abrogate
the right of every citizen to know
beyond doubt for whom he is vot-
ing"
Martin Hutchinson, a member Of
the antiorganization branch of the
Virginia Democratic Party. leveled
twin blasts at the proposals. In a
radio address, he said the Tuck
plan was an effort "to disfranchise
a large body of the people of this
commonwealth" In formal state
ment, he called the proposals in-
iquitous and undemocratic."
The Virginia Wallace-for -Presi-
dent Committee termed the plan
IAN unwarranted infringement opon
the peoples right to free ballot.
The Governor S secretary, Ben
Lacy, said that hundreds" of let
ters and kilograms had been re-
ceived at Coy. Tuck's office since
he made public the election plan.
All but seven or eight" he said,
were favorable.
Evening star., 1948-02-29
6. O. P. Asks Georgia
For VOTING Facilities

ATLANTA, Feb. 28.-Georgia Re-
publicans tdoay asked Gov. M. E
Thompson for use of the States
general election machinery for a
presidential preferential primary
May 2.
A delegation headed by National
Committeeman Wilson Williams OF
Columbus asked that the secretary
of state and attorney general be des-
ignated to canvass the returns and
certify the results of the Republican
primary.
Gov. Thompson told the delega-
ton he will ask the attorney general
for a ruling on the legality of such
a procedure.
Evening star., 1948-02-29
Transcribed Dewey Talks
Beomed to Wisconsin
By the Assoeio,ed Press

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 28.-Con.
cern of Gov. Thomas E. Dewey's
unofficial board of strategy led to.
day to speedup In his campaign fol
the Republican presidential nomina.
ton.
The first of a series of six tran.
scribed talks by the Governor, aimed
at the electorate in States with
early primaries, were heard to-day
over Wisconsin radio stations. They
explain views previously announced
A close associate said the talks
also would be beamed next week al
voters in New Hampshire. They
probably will be broadcast later
in other States, but plans are not
complete.
States of Dewey delegates are en-
tered in Wisconsin primary April
6, and in the New Hampshire pri-
mary March 9.
Gov. Dewey Is represented as will
ing to stake his success in stalking
the nomination on early preferen.
tial primary victories. He feel.
that early demonstration of supe.
rior strength will win sufficient sup
port from wavering States to In.
sure victory.
Evening star., 1948-02-29
I True Liberals Urged
BY McGrafh 10 Unite
Behind President
BY the Assoeioisd Press

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. s2s.-sen.
ator McGrath Of Rhode Island
Democratic National Chairman, to.
night called on "all true liberals
to unite behind President Truman
In this election year.
The national chairman was prin.
cipal speaker at an Indiana Jeffer-
son-Jackson Day dinner, with plates
at $25 each.
Praising President Truman q,
"our leader for practical, progressive
liberalism" Senator McGrath as
serted that Henry A. Wallace's third
party "has as much place in Amer
lean politics as does q third party
on honeymoon"
Earlier, in an interview, he ex.
pressed belief Mr.. Wallace will see
his third-party effort through" " but
added:
I'VE haven't made any effort to
read anybody out Of the party"
Sees Reactionaries Aided.
In speech prepared for delivery,
the national chairman said:
IF Henry Wallace and his sup
porters 60 through with their CAM
paign, I feel that they viii either
waste their votes or possibly do
what true liberals would not wish
to do, give aid and comfort to re-
dictionary candidates.
"I do not consider true liberals
those who hold that abject appease-
ment to Communist expansion Is q
part Of liberalism"
Senator McGrath said that "the
Presidents foreign policy Is liberal,
and I believe 1t offers the only hope
we now have for a lasting peace"
Urging "all true liberals to unite
where they belong, behind the can
didacy of Harry S. Truman" SEN
ator McGrath said, "a Democratic
vote this year will not be wasted"
Imitation Not Over.
Senator McGra.h said the recent
break in the commodity market
80 did not mark the end Of in
f1ation, it merely save some slight
temporary relief"
He singled out Senators Taft,
Republican of Ohio, and Wherry,
Republican Of Nebraska, for criti-
cism, charging they have been
conducting a running debate as to
which should get the credit for
Evening star., 1948-02-29
; Fail 10 Guess Identity
Of Radios Walking Man
By the Assooioted Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-Three per-
sons tried-and failed-tonight te
guess the identity of radios walk
ing man.
As a result, three more prizes
were added to a list, already worth
well over 900, that will go to Che
person who guesses his identity. Tc
be eligible to receive a telephone
call from Ralph Edwards, master o1
ceremonies of the program, the con-
testant must write in Is words:
why I should support the Amer.
lean Heart Association"
Wrong guesses tonight included
Bulldog Drummond" of the radio
show of that name, Sergt. Alvir
York of World War I fame anc
Andy Varipapa, champion bowler.
Evening star., 1948-02-29
Missouri 6. 0. P. Calls
For Probe Of Truman
In Vote Fraud Case
BY the Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Feb. 28.
-Missouri's Republican State Com
mittee accused President Truman
today of using the Federal Bureau
Of Investigation to "wreak venge-
ance" upon political opponents.
A resolution adopted by the
party's State Committee urged an
investigation by a United States
Senate committee "as q basis for
such action as the Congress may
deem proper, including possible i'm
peachment."
It was to be sent to Senator Fer
guson, Republican, Of Michigan,
chairman Of Senate subcommittee
in charge Of investigating Govern
ment departments.
Can inquiry into Attorney Gen.
eral Clark's handling of vote-fraud
charges in President Truman's home
State was suggested yesterday by
Senate Republican leaders.
chairman Taft said the matter
was discussed at a Republican Pol
icy Committee meeting and that
Senator Ferguson was asked to re-
port later whether he thinks the
inquiry should be made.)
Hush Up Attempt Charged.
The Missouri Republican resolu-
ton first declared that President
Truman and Attorney General
Clark had tried to hush up a de-
mand for investigation of alleged
Kansas City vote frauds In the
1916 primary election.
After the State Republican chair
man, Grover Dalton of Poplar
Bluff, Senator KEN of Kansas City
and others pressed for an official
investigation, the resolution said:
Finally, Truman and Clark went
into action-and what action! To
divert attention from the sinking
Kansas City scandal that was rock
ing the Nation, they modified the
famous FBI, as, though for war"
Twofsld Mission Alleged.
The FBI was sent to Southeastern
Missouri, the resolution asserted, on
a twofold mission:
1. To find evidence of voting ir-
regularities in Senator Dalton's
home, Butler County.
2. To find evidence of vote frauds
that could be pinned on a Democrat
who. had opposed Truman policies,
Sikeston newspaper editor Charles
L. Blanton, who died recently.
Under Democratic and Republi-
can Presidents the FBI had been
kept upon high plane and had
won the admiration and respect of
the people," the resolution declared.
1T remained for Messrs. Truman
and Clark to smudge its fine record.
Only the present occupant of the
White House and his sycophants
would use the FBI to whitewash
the Kansas City election steal and
ballot burglary (an0 visit
personal vengeance upon those who
dared to speak out against oficia,
misconduct"
Evening star., 1948-02-29
action" by GSI should be promptly
ren,diated by President Truman.

action" by GSI should be promptly
repudiated by President Truman.
Strong Protests abuse
Col. Strong protested to reporters
he thought he should have been
encouraged by the Hoffman subcom.
mittee. in his efforts for a peaceful
settlement. instead OF abused
The strike settlement plan of Col.
Strong, formerly of Army Intelli-
Lgence, was reported to include pro-
visions for withdrawal Of picket
lines at all GSI cafeterias, for re-
opening of the Supreme Court,
Labor Department and Langston
restaurants as rapidly as they
could be stated with striking en-
ployes and that all existing and
future vacancies would be filled by
old employees.
To this was added that there
would be no contract until the union
was certified. Col. Strong was to
function as administrator to decide
questions between GSI and its en-
ployes. Also, it was stated, the
company agreed to administer vol
untary check-off but not to dis
charge employees on the job to make
places for striking employees.
In its findings, the subcommittee
concluded the GSI was in accord
with both the letter and the spirit
of the Taft Hartley Act in refusing
to bargain with the local union
until it and its officers complied
with the new law.
"GSI has all along offered to
make reasonable concessions within
the law to bring about strike set
tlement," it said. Former employees,
1t added, had been "misled into
staging a political strike"
The subcommittee also asserted
that charges of Communist inf1u-
ence and domination" of the United
Public Workers have been substan-
tiated by positive evidence collected
by the committee and by the rather
glaring refusal of all union officials
to deny such charges"
Recognition of such union, it
added, represents a definite danger
to the security and well-being of the
United States" In the windup, it
commended GSI for refusing to deal
with the Union until both its local
and national officers sign the nom
Communist affidavits and submit
union financial statements.
Evening star., 1948-02-29
Coal Truck Recovered,
Police Charge Driver

District police, hunting an Airing
ton coal-yard truck which had been
reported stolen, yesterday arrested
an employe Of the company. They
charged him with unauthorized use
of the vehicle, driving without a
District permit and driving while
drunk.
The truck, loaded with $40 sacks
Of coal, was recovered.
The police said they were holding
William Glover, 40, colored, of the
1000 block of Fourth street NV.
They said the stake body truck,
which is owned by Sam Borak, 2813
Jefferson Davis highway, crashed
into parked delivery truck which
in turn rammed an automobile.
Evening star., 1948-02-29

that the President-wearing a pith
helmet to get away from the sun
had a funny hat"
Aboard the sub, which is COM
manded by Comdr. George L. Street
of Richmond, Va, the President
saw radar mechanism used to de-
tect enemy planes, as the craft is
a type employed on patrols.
For the remainder of the day
the President followed his regular
vacation routine-with a swim, nap
and some paper work.
Tomorrow morning he is expected
to attend Protestant services at the
base chapel, and at 10 pm. tomor-
row he will make a flve-minute
radio talk opening the National Red
Cross Fund campaign.
On Monday morning there will
be a news conference, which viii.
give reporters a chance to get the
Presidents reaction to news devel-
opments generally, with particular
attention to the widening breach
with Southern Democrats over his
civil rights" program.
Evening star., 1948-02-29
BY siotf Correspondent Of The star

BY statf Correspondent Of The Star
KEY WEST, Fla, Feb. 28.-Presi-
dent Truman today put three Key
West youngsters in the news with
an assist from 'doting grandfather,
The President, who had Just COM
pleted an inspection trip aboard the
submarine Requin, was exchanging
waves with q group Of Navy wives
and youngsters who had swarmed
around the dock to greet him, when
grandfather Robert Andrew Hing
son, showing stroller, pushed g.
month-old Curtis Otho Hingson In
the Presidents path and told the
photographers to get busy.
Before they could oblige, Ray
Smith, jr., 8, and sister Sandra, 4
the children of 1t. Comdr. Smith
got into the act with the baby, who
is the son of 1t. Comdr. James
Mason Hingson, so the trio was
photographed with the smiling
president, who squeezed young Hing
sons. hand.
Rays contribution to the event
was a remark to the general effect
Evening star., 1948-02-29
Taft Charges Decay
In Democratic Party,
Citing Dissension
BY fhs Asseeicfed Press

CLEVELAND, Feb. Ex-senator
Taft, Republican, of Ohio described
the Democratic Party tonight as
one of progressive decay" and said
its ranks already had been broken
into several factions.
Addressing the Cuyahoga County
Republican organization, he ridi-
culed the party of progressive
liberalism" label applied by Demo-
cratic leaders.
"They talk OF the President pro-
claiming civil rights" he asserted.
"But most of those rights were in
the Republican platform Of 1914"
Points to Dissension.
The Republican presidential as
pirant said Henry Wallace already
has departed from the Democratic
Party" and "the Southern wing is
in revolt"
GAS a result Truman is riding
donkey without head or TAIL" he
declared, adding:
Therefore, the party is not pro-
gressive because it is completely in
effective"
Firing the opening gun in his
Ohio campaign, Senator Taft said
Democrats have talked about So
ciaI security for Is years, but have
"done very little about 1t"
Hits Old-Age Program.
Their old-age program is dis
criminatory and inadequate" he
continued. "* They are spend
ing millions on war and foreign
nations and little on housing, edu-
cation and health.
"If you want progress you had
better get Republican administra-
ton"
Senator Taft asserted that every
measure advocated in the Demo-
cratic program "is antiliberal, will
decrease the freedom of the peo-
pie and will increase the arbitrary
control of the Government.
President Truman, Senator Taft
asserted, wants complete power
over prices, wages, rationing and
ALLEGATIONS"
He said If MIR. Truman remains
In control and "gets what he wants"
it would result in an increase Of
nearly so million In Government
expenditures.
Evening star., 1948-02-29
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House for a settlement of issues, in
stead of using the Cancellation and
Mediation Service"
At the time of the proposed ap-
pointment of an outside negotiator,
Chairman Hoffman said, there were
suggestions" to the GSI trustees
that the GSI would be 'out" If it
failed to settle the strike. He said
he had learned this from testimony
at the closed door session yesterday
He would not name the source OF
the alleged warning.
Says Union Must "Clean House.
Asked where do we go from
here2" Mr.. Hoffman suggested 1t
was up to the cafeteria workers
union to clean house" of alleged
communistic leadership and "go
back to work. He said he thought
the rank and file of the union would
find the settlement acceptable.
Representative Smith made the
point that while the union was sup
posed to have rid itself of Com
munist domination" testimony
showed the two leaders who had
refused to answer Hoffman subcom-
mittee questions regarding Com
munist affiliation had been present
at recent union meetings when
strike settlement questions were
considered. He named Richarc
Bancroft, resigned president of the
local union, and Alfred Bernstein,
negotiator for international UPWA
The committee activities brought
a new blast from Local All. Oliver
T. Palmer, chairman of its Nego-
tiating Committee, who was sum-
moned to the hearing, but whoever
excused without testifying, issued a
statement declaring Mr.. Hoffman
"has stopped to a new low in his
efforts to prevent settlement of
the dispute"
Charges Terrorism, Intimidation.
He said the holding of secret ses-
sions and the use of Capital Police
"to bar the most vitally concerned
parties, the strikers, from the pro-
ceedings makes it clear that all the
vicious tactics of terrorism and in
timidation are being used to deprive
Negores of their right to belong to
the CIO."
About so of the strikers entered
the House ONCE Building as the
hearings opened. Capitol police
stopped them, saying they could not
come in as a group. The delega-
ton left the building but later was
permitted to enter in groups Of
five. These groups went to the
corridor outside the hearing room
and took up stations there few
feet apart.
There was no disturbance Some
of the strikers said they wanted tc
be heard.
The union declared the shocking
Evening star., 1948-02-29
Civil Riqhts
Continued From First Page.)

ferson-Jackson Day dinner party in
North Carolina as he castigated the
civil rights" proposals one by one.
In Virginia State Senator Gar
land Gray, co-chairman of the
Jefferson jackson Day fund rails
ing dinner, said at Richmond he
intends to withhold the profits OF
about $4,000 from. the national
party's campaign chest until COM
petent authority" directs him to
turn the money in.
The proposal of Gov. Tuck of Vir-
ginia to bar President Truman's
name from the ballot in November
was bypassed temporarily in the
General Assembly. Gov. Tuck de-
Evening star., 1948-02-29

killing price controls and starting
initiation"
The Republican Congress record
Senator McGrath asserted, Is "Taft's
record and the record of rhe Re.
publican Party"
Senator Tafts imitation and
Senator Taft's do-nothing-ism will
hang like an albatross around the
neck OF any Republican candidate"
he declared.