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Evening star., 1949-06-11
British Labor Unrest

The recurrent Sunday Only" strike Of
locomotive crews on British railways in
wolves several important angles in Britain's
labor situation. Besides the specific points
at issue, the strike, together with the Wild
cat strike by dock workers, appears to be
symptomatic of growing dissatisfaction
and unrest among the labor rank-and-file.
The immediate cause Of the walkout by
the engineers and nremen was the pro-
posed reintroduction of work schedules
under which locomotive operators have to
spend occasional nights away from home.
Behind this relatively minor grievance,
however, are demands for increased wages
and improved working conditions which
have been under negotiation between the
union leaders and railway management.
The unauthorized action of the operatives
in pulling this Sunday strike complicates
those prior negotiations.
Even more significant Is the fact that
the railways have been nationalized. So,
in q sense, the men are striking against
the government, the railway managers
being officials acting In accordance with
directives from above. This is not the
first time that labor has struck in the
have been pulled In the coal mines, which
are likewise national property. The work.
ers, in all such cases, apparently had the
idea that government ownership meant
less resistance to their demands, especially
under q Labor administration. But the
government feels the necessity Of running
the nationalized industries according to
business principles and therefore instructs
management to reject labor demands
which would involve heavy deficits and
lessened efficiency.
Behind this again looms q disturbing
factor which applies to all labor, whether
In nationalized industries or those still
under private management and ownership.
That Is the growing gap between wage
scales and the cost Of living. The pur-
chasing power Of the pound sterling is
dropping, and the workers are consequently
impelled to demand wage increases sufii-
cient to make up the deficiency. But any
general increase In wages. to say nothing
Of concurrent labor demands for easier
working conditions, would have dis
astrous effect upon Britain's export trade,
on which It's very economic life depends.
British goods are being literally priced out
OF the world market because they cannot
compete with goods produced more cheaply
elsewhere. The national interest thus re-
quires that prices on exports be lowered
rather than raised.
Nevertheless, although all this has
created considerable dissatisfaction In the
workers ranks and among the British
people at large, this weeks annual Labor
Party conference ut Blackpool has shown
| that the trade unionists still stand behind
| the governments wage -freezing "austerity"
policy. A widely advertised rsbellious
Evening star., 1949-06-11
The Rules Do Not Stand Up

In holding invalid set Of rules laid
down by Baltimore courts, which attempted
to enforce a sort of censorship over publ
cation or broadcast of certain details OF
criminal news in advance Of trial, Mary
lands Court of Appeals makes two i'm
portant points.
One is that the inherent power OF q
court to punish for contempt, when ad-
ministration of justice actually has been
impeded, remains unimpaired, rules or no
rules.
The other Is that contempt of court, on
mere presumption that publication OF
certain facts would prevent fair trial,
cannot be sustained. The contempt Is
sustained only when there has been the
showing of "the clear and present danger"
of interference with O fair trial.
This ruling seems sound, especially In
view of Supreme Court decisions that have
come down after the Baltimore city courts
promulgated their rules some ten years
ago. In the light of these decisions,
restricting even more narrowly the
grounds on which contempt may be sus-
tained, 1t was difficult even for a layman
to believe that the Baltimore rules would
stand up. Maryland's attorney general
may seek to bring the case to the Supreme
Court. That, of course, would remove any
remaining doubt as to the standing in
law Of the Baltimore court rules, which
were under criticism as being subject to
misinterpretation and provocative OF con-
fusion even prior to the test that resulted
in the Annapolis decision.
That test resulted when Baltimore radio
stations (the newspapers were more metic-
ulous in abiding by the rules) broadcast
the facts Of the confession and prior
later was convicted and sentenced to die
for peculiarly brutal murder in Baltimore
within few days after somewhat similar
murder here Such broadcasts were pro-
hibited in Baltimore, under the court rules,
although the facts were printed and
broadcast in Washington and In other
parts of Maryland. That they were i'm
portant items of information, to which
the people were entitled, seems generally
to have been recognized. And the Court
of Appeals was unable to find In the broad
casts any evidence that they had pre-
vented fair trial for the defendant.
In dissenting from the courts finding
Judge Charles Markell seems to suggest
that the decision gives the principle of a
free press primacy over the principle of a
fair trial and has, in effect, substituted
trial by newspaper for trial by jury. That
Is an extreme Interpretation. As Justice
Frankfurter has well said, "A free press is
not to be preferred to an Independent
judiciary, nor an Independent judiciary
to free press. Neither has primacy over
the other; both are indispensable to free
society"
The responsible newspapers Of Baltimore
are not going to substitute trial by news
paper for trial by jury; nor is the inherent
power of the Baltimore courts to punish
for contempt impaired through failure of
an ill-advised attempt by the Baltimore
courts to censor by set of arbitrary rules
the publication Of legitimate criminal
news.
Evening star., 1949-06-11
Letters to The Star
How . Ham" Operator
Helped an Army Family
To the Editor of T1he Star.

To the Editor Of Ths Star:
This letter Is In regard TO an article in
The Star Of May % about the blind amateur
ham" radio operator Irwin Hershowitx.
I would like 10 add my protest on this
subject-not. however. on the side Of the
citizens association but In defense OF Mr..
Hershowitz. I have seen his very neat house
and his radio equipment and II those ''citi-
xens" consider 1t an eyesore. let them look
elsewhere and consider themselves most for
tunate that they are able TO see where they
look.
Mr.. Hershowitz Is q real humanitarian.
He has made contact with innumerable fam
lilies separated by many miles and with abb
solutely no reward except their thanks. ]
know for fact that many times this has cost
him money which he has never even men
toned to those concerned.
Last fall my husband was sent to the
Airlift Headquarters In Germany on four
days notice. We had Just bought an old
house In Arlington with the intention OF
remodeling 1t ourselves and. before my hus-
bands orders came. had just time 10 pull
1t apart. The pulling 1t together was left
to me with the dubious help OF my 8-year-
old daughter. There were more loose ends
than Medusa's hairdo and II II hadn't been
for the extreme kindness OF Mr. Hershowitz
think I'd have gone completely mad.
Through him ] was able to send and receive
direct messages from my husband with ad-
vice on all those details concerned In the
purchase Of the house-especially an old
one. The price Of telephone conversation
to Germany was Just beyond our financial
reach but because Of Mr.. Hershowitz We
were able TO avert more than one crisis by
q radio conversation which cost us nothing.
And We are only one family In many that
he has helped. JANE II. HODSDON.
Weisbaden, Germany.
Evening star., 1949-06-11

By THE HAsKTN SERVICE.
q. When we're cigarettes frs. smoked By
women7--M r. L.
A. Partisan ladies' smoked cigarettes "a
early a. ie47: New York ladies did not smoke
cigarettes unsl 1854.
@. II there danger Of sxtsrminating ths
Wild violet b. indiscriminass picktnsf--
l. r. q.
A. Tners ars two reasons why wiid vso,sss
may Be picked without fear of sxs<rmina-
ton: up vsolets are deep-roosed persnniais
and come up from the same root rsss year
after yesr: 90 thu main crop Of seeds 10 pro-
dnced from q second crop os flowers known
20 botAnisss M cleistowasn0uD which are
short ssemmed, petaiieas and bud like. asaed-
ding their pollen internally, thus snsustns
IN abundant crop oS seeds.
q. FOR how long q time hAa Tire woss
-newfangied" BEEN In Use7--c. D. l.
A. This word has been tn uss for more
than fve-and -one-hah csnturtsa chaacss
used -newfansei" In isse.
a. u the Untsed States Patent Once seif-
supporttnx7-c. e. n.
A. During TIE nseal yeRr ia<s nes Faesspts
from patent and trade marx fess. aaass of
printed material and atgxtismfy patent ssTv-
Ices amounted 10 % esi yBss compared with
q total cost of % yso3,057.
q What become of ftse Omitted States na8
nc ccrre9sdow when the fort fsA 10 tho
japanese In world War uf--A. p. D.
A. Brig. Gen. Paul u. Bsnkss. lisn .
eclon<s hauled dCwn Ehe unitsd States fas
and burned 10 % ke<p is from falling into
enemy hands ons small piece he sassd and
before nss death as . japanese pxtscssr
he diTsd~d this with Col. pelbeTs Aaassnss.
Col Auanus kspt the Tsrnnanf eoncsaasd
hy sewanx n IN ms ksairt eu1 ard after s-J
day and nis release he hru1ght q % 10
secrstary al War. n 10 nos IN ths Pents-
eun @ waahsngscn-
Evening star., 1949-06-11

faction has been found to be Q weak
minority within the party. 1t may grow,
Of course, as time goes on. As Of nov,
however, the unrest that exists apparently
Is too limited to threaten the party's
solidarity.
Evening star., 1949-06-11
Has No Fear That
Economic Slump Threatens
To the Adttor Of The star:

To the hditor Of The Star:
The current recession In business. accom-
panied by the big declines In the security
and commodity markets. has given many
business men Q severe case OF filters. AL
sorts of dire predictions are being made and
many local prophets are allowing their
emotions to over-rule their intelligence.
Business is merely returning TO noEmalcy
and instead Of accepting this. II In labeled q
recession. The readjustments taxing place
were TO be expected and business win be
much healthier because Of them.
During the war businesses that bad the
products TO sell had very little disncuity
finding customers and they we're carried
away by their automatic success and became
convinced they were world bcaters." They
forgot that during normal times II has
always been Q war Of competitors and dif-
ncuit to be successful. II Was necessary 70
supply the public needs. produce better pro-
ducts than your competitor. or be able 70
sell cheaper. Customers have 70 be solicited.
rendered service, and given q fair value
In exchange for their dollars. The same
applies to labor. The days Of labor abuses
are over and fair days work win have 10
be given In return for fair days wase.
The lush days of ease have gone and from
now on both business and labor win hsye 10
work for what they get. That is the way II
should be and good. sound business men
can look forward with confidence 20 the
future The coming era Of world peace win
be accompanied by great increase In world
trade and sound. healthy. and profitable
business for those who are prepared for u.
Initiative. energy. and hard work WIN pay
HERBERT O. KING.
Evening star., 1949-06-11

Ing across the cnannel.
The LIST Army's Break Through.
Another Interesting revelation to corre-
spondents In that the great hreak-through
into the interior Of Normandy BY Gen.
Courtney B. Hodges First q. o. Army On
July 26 i've years ago, originally was
planned for the British ID Army more than
40 miles TO the east.
Only after Field Marshal Bernard L.
Montgomery was almost obviously doomed
to failure because Of a series Of entirely TN
unexpected misfortunes In four attempts was
Operation Cobra"-the titanic smash-out
along the st. Lo-Periers line and the flank
ing movement through Avranches.-
hurriedly In an Isigny apple orchard.
In England before the invasion the task
assigned to the American forces was to es-
tablish the two beachheads and secure the
o rigft-fiank anchor for the British thrust
inland. All indications were that Gen.
Montgomery would have the easiest going.
1t turned out almost exactly the opposite.
with the British eventually forming o left
flank anchor for the Americans.
After the four small-scale attempts at
penetration by the British between June ID
and July 10 had failed. due to heavy con-
centrations of enemy forces. II was decided
to make the all-out drive from the American
sector.
The possibility had been seen since early
In June and efforts made 20 maneuver the
Fifth. Seventh. 18th and Eighth Corps troops
into strategic positions 70 move forward
at q favorable opportunity.
The documents given out here show that
the enemys situation at the start of Opera
tnn Cobra was fax from favcrahas. eanes
Evening star., 1949-06-11

Nothing as yet from those scientists
rumored at work in the labs on q new
sound that travels faster than airplanes.
Evening star., 1949-06-11
Criticises Planted EviAeaee
In Judith Coplsn "spy" Case

Critieises Planted Evidenee
In Judith Cspisn "Spy" Case
TO she Ecitor cf TIE ssaF.
I don't know q thing about the Judith
Coplon case except what appears IN tfe
papers But one thing Strikes me as nefnG
conxpicuouxiy strange. II Federal agents
had been investigating the girl Tor 20 long.
and had admittedly planted documents tn
her purse 10 rec where she was taking them.
how does II happen that the documents N
her purse we're too dangerous 20 INTRODUCES
rs evidence7 Couldn't the Federal men hsse
played their game with more harmless toys7
Or were they simply determined 20 frame
hwS a wU1kAN.
Evening star., 1949-06-11
Questions ond Answers
br TIE HAsKIN NERyICK

Easssa. ais I street NE Nss6fnssss i b &.
fisa&s in<aaas three tal csmts fes FvtaFs passass
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LeipsiC

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mitchell
had Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Con-
nell of Landonburg, Pa, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elwood Ford and children of
Hockessin, Del, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
A. Naudine of Kennett Square and
Mr.. Granville Scott of Claymont
as their dinner guests on Saturday
evening.
Miss Fanny Slaughter visited
Mrs. Minnie v. Wilson and Mrs.
Maggie Parker on Friday.
Mrs. Frank Handsberry, Mrs.
Charles Handsberry and Mrs.
Charles Lindale of near Frederick
spent Wednesday with Mrs. Will
liam Maclary and Mrs. William
Pardee.
Mr.. Billy Short has returned
home from the Beebe Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Thomas of
Baltimore and Miss Amanda jack
son of Wilmington spent Monday
with Mrs. George Dutton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Disch called
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Mr.. and Mrs. James d. Orvis
and son, and Mr.. and Mrs. John
]. Roth and children spent Sunday
in Atlantic City enjoying the ocean
and entertainment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McWhorter,
of Wilmington, spent Monday visit
ing with Mrs. Ralph S. Stevens,
sister of Mrs. McWhorter, who is
confined to her home.
Mrs. Robert Hollett and Mrs.
Edward Wright spent Saturday in
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Fred E. Burke and daugh-
ters Ann and Eleanor, and Mrs.
Milton Voshell and son Phillip,
spent Saturday in Philadelphia.
Ann, Eleanor and Phillip attended
the baseball game at Shibe Park,
Mrs. Fred ]. Burke and daugh-
ter Suellen are visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Ennis, near Will
mington, for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Mast of
Belleville, Pa, are visiting their
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Amos Mast and family, for a
few days.
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on Miss Annie Taylor on Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Wilson and
family spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. James Pugh. Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thomas
spent the weekend with Mrs. En-
ma Cole.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Wilson, Jr.
gave a dinner on Friday evening
in honor of Mrs. Wilson's mother
and aunt's birthdays, Mrs. Elmer
Pratt and Mrs. Dulin. 1t was also
the twenty-seventh wedding ami
versary of Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Will
son, Sr.
Several of the Willing Workers
All Club attended the Kent Coun-
ty Achievement program held at
the Caesar Rodney School on Fri
day evening.
Mrs. Ed. Clothier of Lansdowne,
Pa. has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
George Clothier.
Mrs. Emory Voshell spent We'd
nesday with her sister, Mrs. Hazel
Ross and family.
Mrs. James Lafferty of Wyom-
ing visited Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Rawley and son Billy on Sunday.
Miss Mary Anna Thomas is Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Keith
and family at Aberdeen, South Car
olina.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mitchell
and children spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Vible of
Kenton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Wertz are at
their summer home.
Mr.. Bobby Thomas spent the
weekend at Lincoln visiting Miss
Jean Cooper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Ciracco
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Dutton. On Saturday
evening MIR. and Mrs. Frank Bacon
of Wilmington also called on them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Snyder
spent the weekend at the summer
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Thomas.
Mr.. Reedy Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Thomas and son Billy spent
Saturday. with Mrs. Mary Thomas.
Smyrna times., 1949-10-06

who is attending college; Miss
Daneen Mickey was elected asst.
secretary; and Miss Heather Covell
was elected secretary of member
ship drives and contests. Mrs. L.
H. Collision was elected pianist to
succeed Miss Mary Keck, who now
lives in Dover; and Mrs. H. K.
Shultz was elected asst. pianist.
Plans are under way for Hollo-
we'en party to be held in Commun-
ity Hall the latter part of the
month. There's hearty invitation
awaiting everyone who can set
apart one hour a week, from 10 to
IL am. each Sunday morning, to
come to Sunday School. Won't we
see you there next Sunday?
Mr.. and Mrs. Price Kaler of
Washington, d. C. were weekend
guests of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Kaler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Sleeves on
Tuesday, October 4th, were receiv-
ing congratulations on the advent
of another happy wedding anniver-
sary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Lapham on
SATURDAY. had as dinner guests Mrs.
Howard Barwick, Mrs. Henry Bar
wick, and Howard Barwick, Jr., of
Wilmington.
DR.. o. A. BARLEY, president of
Wesley Junior College, will be the
guest speaker at the Lions dinner
at Community Hall, October 10th,
at 7:01 pm.
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Smyrna Landing

Mr.. Harold Jackson, of Middle
town, visited his father, Mr.. S. F,
Jackson, who is indisposed, on Sun
day.
Miss Mildred Davis and her
friend, Alan Grier, of Chester, Pa,
spent the weekend with her moth
er, Mrs. Emma Davis.
Connie Wrench, of Linwood, Pa,
has been visiting his grandmother,
Mrs. w. E. Wrench. His friend,
Eddie Carter, of Chester, accom-
panied him.
Mr.. J. E. Lovegrove, Sr. spent
a pleasant visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Stauffer at Clayton on Sunday.
Mr.. Harry Manlove, who has
been employed at Bowers Beach
since last May, has returned home
for the winter.
Mrs. James Ross and daughter,
Shirley, and Barbara, were Sunday
visitors of Mrs. w. e. Wrench.
Smyrna times., 1949-10-06

son Of Greensboro. Md, were Sun
day visitors with Mr.. and Mrs. Or
vile Newman.
Mrs. Frank Carlin and son Fran
els Of Lansdowne, Pa, spent sew
eral days last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson Keiser.
Mrs. Ralph McClain has been WIS.,
iting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walker Warner.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hamilton of
Wilmington and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Moore of Newark spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Shock
ley.
Miss Jane Dukes of Smyrna
spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 2.
Dukes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey Deakyne
and daughters of Silview and Miss
Mildred Deakyne of Wilmington
spent the weekend with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Dea-
kyne.
Mrs. Charles H. Dukes of Town
send is spending some time with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 2. Dukes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Latta of
Dover and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Davidson and family of Whining
ton were weekend visitors with
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Latta.
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having had their letters of mem
bership transferred from Chester
Methodist Church.
Pvt. William Wood, of Camp
Monmouth. N. J., is spending the
weekend with Bill Hanson.
Mr.. Bradley Steele of FELTON,,
Mrs. Jessie Dryden of Glen Burnie,
and Mrs. Stella Smith of Church
Hill spent Monday with Mrs. Mol
an Steele.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Wolenta
and Mrs. M. Natalie of Newark, NJ.
J., are guests of Mrs. Anna Wolen-
ia of near Marydel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Heather this
week moved into their newly reno
waited home which they recently
purchased from the estate of the
late Mrs. Sara Jacobs.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Q. Wright of
Canton, Ohio, were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Coli
son last week.
Miss Bessie Stafford, home DEM
onstrator for Caroline County
homemakers will be present at the
October meeting of the Marydel
Homemakers on Thursday evening,
October 18th. She will discuss the
problem of how to arrange storage
space in the living room. All men,
bers are asked to answer roll call
by bringing an interesting bit of
news about some feminine person.
ality. A good attendance is urged.
There will be meeting of the ex-
ecutive board members on Monday
night, october 10th, at 8 pm, at
1.-THE home of the president, Mrs. L.
H. Collision. All officers and COM
mittee chairmen are members of
this committee.
A covered dish supper will be
held at the Marydel Community
Hall this Thursday evening. octo-
Der 9Th, at $50 pm, for the bene-
fit of the Methodist Church Repair
Fund. Price of supper will be SOC
plus a covered dish for adults; and
35c for children under years of
age.
The ladies of the W.S.C.S. of
Thomas Chapel will serve a turkey
dinner on October Goth beginning
at $50 pm.
AT a recent meeting of the Cal
vary Methodist S. S. Board, Miss
Frances Crozier was elected secre-
tary to fill the post caused by the
absence of Miss Janet Heather
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Clayton

Word has been received of the
safe arrival of Mrs. Leighton B.
Kirby in Phoenix, Arizona, her
home. Also construction on the
Kirby home, which was destroyed
by fire, is progressing nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Montague
have as their guests Mrs. James
Montague and baby. Sgt. James
Montague has been transferred to
Newport, r. I. and while awaiting
settlement in Newport, Mrs. Mon
tague is staying with his parents.
Mrs. Bessie Cain has returned to
Clayton after spending several
weeks with her daughter and
grandchildren in Baltimore, Md.
The monthly meeting of the
decentralization Post of V.F.W.
was held on Monday night at the
Fire Hall. The Friday night bingos
held by the Vets are progressing
nicely with especially fine prizes
being offered. Lets see you there
Friday!
Mrs. William M. Short was host
ess at bridge on Thursday evening
of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Robinson
and family, of Arden, Del, were
guests at the Bob White Farm, on
Sunday.
Mrs. Robert Connors and child
rem spent Thursday as the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Con-
nors in Chester, Pa.
MIR. and Mrs. Clifford Hurd, and
son Tommy, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford Harrington of Will
mington, Del.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dolson and
children were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. William M. Short.
Mrs. William Wright and son
Glenn, and Mrs. S. Creadick Ennis
spent Friday in Wilmington, Del.
Mrs. Carrie Davey, who has been
spending several weeks with her
sister, Mrs. P. r. Smith, has left
for her home in New Jersey.
MIR. and Mrs. Harvey Carrow and
Mrs. Anna Morris had as their
weekend guest, Mrs. Daisy Grant,
OF Wilmington, Del.