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Evening star., 1949-08-09
Letters to The Star
Pro and Con on Pools
And Their Use

Pro and Con on Pools
And Their Use
To the Editor Of The star
Your editorial Of August 2, Progress the
Wrong Way" Is very much to the point.
Bungling in the Interior Department is re-
sponsible for a situation that is terribly un-
fair to thousands of citizens, especially chill
dren and Is an intolerable imposition OF
bureaucratic domination
However. please be fair to some helpless
cogs in the departmental machine. Mr.
Root and Mr.. Demaray frequently have been
named in news items although they are not
mentioned in the editorial referred to-
These gentlemen carry out instructions.
These instructions came from the top, delay
is at the top, and Mr.. Krug and Mr.. David
son are that top. They are the bunglers for
whose lack of clear thinking the city is
paying far too heavy a price. w. B. X.
To the Editor Of The Star:
It's sad state Of affairs when our Of
ncials are obliged to 60 to Chicago for advice
in regard to how we should operate our
swimming pools. It's not question of what
DR.. Joseph D. Lohman of Chicago thinks
but what we the people of Washington think
about it.
Let the white and black races each have
pools of their own.
What pools we have should be divided
according to population. If pools are
necessity, we should have more of them
The Negro has his church, schools, and
benevolent associations. So let him have
pools of his own. We are not concerned
about Chicagoans and how they live. do
hope we can find men and women who live
in Washington who are big enough and
have courage enough to take care Of our
own affairs.
Nonsegregation should not be forced on
the people. It is definitely undesirable.
If it must be so let 1t come naturally if
and when 1t becomes desirable r. E. s.
Evening star., 1949-08-09
I no. it's yours. Finders are

have said: "Oh no. it's yours. Finders are
keepers?"
Orphan Annie is a typical crime strip.
One after another, innocent useful citizens
are murdered by its author. recall an in
ventor- scientist, young business man with
wife and children, and the two guards War
Ducks sent to protect Annie from Axel on
train journey. Will M. H. tell us what punish
ment ever came to the murderers of these
or to Axel himself?
No government Of any welfare state" or
democracy ever acted as was pictured in
this treasure episode in Orphan Annie. This
was an attempt to deceive the American
people and prejudice them against gov
ernment. through q wholly. untrue picture
Of how democratic governments operate.
How long are our children, teen-agers, and
adults to be taught murder. theft, lying,
deceiving, selfish, and other wrong stand
ards OF conduct. all for financial profit?
And by man who rails against the very
government which permits him to do these
things and make these profits?
CARLETON r. BALL
Evening star., 1949-08-09
Questions and Answers

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Milford chronicle., 1949-01-28
NGO0G
ORGANIZED FOR EFFICIENCY

Meat provides an excellent illustration of
now an efficiently organized and hiCblv com
PeutlVe system of production and diStrihn-
Our meat animals are bred and raised
anu 1attened on thousands of farms and
e ISllcleS throughout the United States. some
OI Wnlch produce only few head q 1,oo7 foI,
market. 1t would obviously bo ironooaiII 0'l ~
Tor many farmers to personally dienoCo of
telr Inelr STOCK to retail Outlets-iust as f would
e De impossible for any considerable number
u consumers to go to the farm and Law in
d season supply of meat That is whore tho
packing industry comes in. Viio
= 1HiS INDUSTRY is made up of thousands
VI INDIVIDUAL companies, all of which coro0
PeUe with each other for the available sunniv
VI ". 9ulOle hVe stock. They provide the farmer
111 wIt1 an established market for meat on the
.lG;ol' 49, anu m pay MN price which is deter
ran,J -,,llreg Py tne relationship of supply to de-
1IahG: Ihey prepare and process the r,oo+
FINALLY, they move it to the cOnsnr1i1c -'leSs'
CerS' Where it finds it's way to the hntcboT'o
SHOW WINDOW IN the form of steaks and
IUaSCS ana hamburger and so on. And for
@ CllIS service, tney average a profit of a triffo
iIlUFe IJi Inan one solitary penny out Of each ,
meat. pays IOr MS
The virtues of this system are Golf -o,,;
uellI. FIRST OF all, no farmer could nrodrco
e.L iIl ANIMALS IN needed quantities unless he
me" ~ .lere was ready market. which wonIJ
pTK p,,i,, mn d Ialf price Secondly, it is the
All Ies.lls ever devised which can assure
al consumers everywhere in the country on
auequate meat supply. Last. # holds &C.
ieao costs down all along the line. and hrinors
@ .Lle meat 10 our dinner. tables for as low q
times permit. u Cne
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-28
MILEORD's CITY AEEA1Rs

MllfOrd's city elections on Monday were
nara fought in the First, Second and Fourth
wards where spirited fights for counciInoen
developed. In the First Ward Albert Peter
man was elected by a substantial plurality
over David Hugg and Joseph Dare. In a
LWO-Way battle in the Second Ward James
humes won over Sidney Schwach by a two
IO-One vote The Fourth Ward scrap between
Alex ROOSa and Ernest Macklin was. close
with ROOsa returned the winner. With The
elections over, Council organized on Tues
day night and settled away for another wear
of effort. N''i
Ihe matter of additional sewers and wa
ter mains in the newly developed sections
OF the City is pressing. It is to be hOnnI
tnat the new Council will not throw awav
the revenues of the City by the purchase of
unneeded lands or other trifes, but that
the monies will be applied to the use which
VIII pest serve Milford citizens 1t should
De the purpose of Council to eliminate anv
plans for paving the newly acquired mark.
ing lands until more pressing needs are met
we are not fully satisfied that the CITY needs
as many employees in the business office as
are carried on the payrOlls. Some of these
employees, we believe, can be dropped with
out IN any manner affecting the efficiency
OF the Office. 1t seems to us that there aro
TOO many high salaries on the payroll in nrO- ,
POIuOu 10 Lne remaining Office force This /
is matter which the new Council can. and
should, look into at once. Of course the
matter OF the final disposition of the Ij0bt
and Water plant will continue to be a bone of
contention. This matter is controversial and
100 complicated for lengthy editorial com
ment: But it occurs to us that whether we
IKE 1t or not the Light and Water plant
through actions of former Councils. has to
an lntents and purposes been disposed of
IL would seem that the only sensible method
OF settling this long drawn out battle would
De 10 accept the inevitable and to make the
pest bargain possible under the PREVAILING
conditions to continue efficient electric sar9
wee to Milford citizens. Outright sale of
tne franchise, with a fully protected invest
ment OF the monies therefrOm received noiGb+
2e a starting point for future discussions
1 inns would have the effect of greatly rednc.
ing the large force now necessary to t5o Ia
handling OF electric lines and the rainto- C
nance OF electric service in Milford. # would
De Immediately reflected in a drOD of onar- a
aCl9g expenses to the City. There are wo f
realize, obstacles to this procedure~bnt at a
east the idea is worth serious considoraI s
lon IL may be the final solution of the nrob- D
enl-whlch is getting no better fast. p
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-28
LEGISLATURE In THE NEWS

The Delaware General Assembly has
Deen making the headlines in not too pleas
ing a manner since its initial meeting on
January Bird. Just what has occurred had
been predicted by those familiar with Della
ware legislative procedure for weeks prev
lous to the cOnvening of the Legislature. We
90 not criticise the Democratic minority for
any deals which they may have made which
has taken virtual control of the Senate avvo1,
from the Republican majority. So far as wo
can see, and we have observed CLOSELY ovor,,
session OF the General Assembly since 1000
the Republicans lack leadership-and laclx =
Dadiy. They have been continually and con-
unuously Out-generalled by the more eff
clent Democratic strategy Whether or not
deals have been made is not the issue From
UIle lmmemOrlal both parties have taken
a9uVahLage OF every break in their favor
= 1sssaIOleSS OF any promises to the contrary
Iley VIII continue to do this. This is sO1nI
logic and those formulating plans for The
RepeDhcanS will do well to remember t[ic
AS tney approach the second month IN
session the members of the General Assem-
ply nave done nothing worthwhile. This
= HO1 unusual IN a session when new Gov
ernOr IS lnaugurated and when the members
are interested in their free trim tn WoSb0
lngtOn Tor the Presidential Inauoura1 Of
necessity there is delay-but no Snch delcI1
Is eXcusable as has been that at Dover tb;S
session. AS the Republican lines yvaver anJ
Dteak IN the Senate, we believe we see si0nS
u dissatisfaction in the House of Rpnro-
sehtaIlYeS. So far as we can see there is 11o
stfOng directing force that will keon +bo
RepA0lcan members in line when the 0oino,
getsZ nara--and when the chiDs are doU,1
Oli me surface at least the needed Renuhli'
can leadership and directiOnal advice 4bat
sn9ela make the majority party str0no e
saAsalg: II is unfair to criticize the indi-
tslgal " Y! members, as is being done bv MANY
y, ~ N1e state newspapers and OthersEfor IN
u sAe HOuse especially, a large proportion of
.ne .l members are men who had never seen
lHsIue OF the Legislative Building until fhev
walAea y IN as members. Certainly these
lesllllleI are not TO be expected to properly
rs 1Es lSlaSe "ltnouC guidance and leadership
provided. That leadership tho DoT,oo,atL .lHI
have given to their new members Wbo+Eo S'eS
tne Democrats are using this lesdarSbi1
wisely remains to be seen. It has been o,IT
observation over long period of wears that
deaiS sucn as have been made recently. while
a0XanCag ageOuS at the time, have 4 yVsv of
0seK-liflng TO the ultimate lOng-ranga dis
auFanCage OF. those making the deals OnIv
-lIae VIII tell whether this will be the final
gatc9Ine Y OF the dealing now in progress at
lover. AS OF the present the sd1abhlino
Stage seems TO be the continuing factor +
= PROBABLE that the present session of fhe
General Assembly will straighten itspIf C1f
Z ma tnaI sound legislation will cOns ont of
! .llS lSslslstlVe mill But, as of the present
= isoAs IKE q hopeless mess in Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-28

tlOnal law clearly relieves a nation
from any responsibility for dam
age inflicted in the course of com
pat operations. U. S. military units
i moreover, have their own claims
UNITS which can settle damage
claims by natives injured tbroneh
nOn-combat activities, such as he
ing mt by a jeep behind the lines
But what of Americans who con
tlnued to live and do business in
europe, in Japan, or on the con-
tlnent Of Asia after they had been
advised that war was IikeIv9 Stoto
department spokesman have fold
Congress that they felt annie
warning had been given 70 snch
persons and that if they persisted
~ ~ remaining IN the threatened area
Il was their own responsibility.
They see the situation in tba
FhlIlpplnes and the other Ameri-
can Islands as entirely different
For fear of alarming the pOpnIa-
tlOn or unnecessarily disruntino
normal activities, no firm warnin@
was given. The government was
thus responsible for their beino
caught in the war.
Another ticklish issue is nrasent-
ed by persons who were iniured or
suffered property loss in the ar
tack on Pearl Harbor. Thev con
tend that as the war had not
started, it was not a combat Opers- /
clOn. They had. not been warned tn
leave Hawaii. Therefore, they saw.
they are entitled to damages &c
persons who were living in the
Some limit has to be set ON the
.OtaI damages that can be assessed
me Japanese nation, now largely
dependent on American dollars tn
get back on it's feet. will not nav
he bills. The money will come
rom fund in the Treasury de-
'lved from liquidation of German
md Japanese assets in this conn
ry' both government and private
property.
1t is estimated that the fund I
When finally accumulated. will
mount to from 1925 900 600 to I
275 100000. ''''0V ~ /
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-28
Polio Ball VIII Be
Held Here TOni0ht
Continued from nrsr pape1

tyjohn, Helen Bunting, Nav Drum
mond, Elva Wyatt, Dorothy viii
son, Mildred SnOwberger. Ellen
Grier, Doris Kemp, Nora Donovan
ralph Mills, Horace Wiley. Jr
Albert Peterman and Nat Rogers
and Messrs. Albert Peterman and
Nat Rogers.
With Delaware high up on the
list OF the states which suffered
heavily from the ravages of poIio
and with Sussex County and Mil
iord both hard hit by the disease
IN l948, and forced to seek helm
from the National Foundation af-
ter local funds were exhausted
(5O% of the funds collected re-
main within the state, the other
naIf going to the national fOunda-
llon) it is the earnest hope of am
the workers and officials of the
drive, that the quota will be over
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-28
WHAT 1T MEANS;
Civilian War Claims
Litigation
By CLARKE BEACH

WASHINGTON -AmoDa4h
messes left by war is a weItar ~
claims and litigation. u
Tens of thousands of civilian,
are demanding redress for iniurios
ana losses, and soon thew will 90,
thelr hearing. The 8Oth COnerese
authorized War Claims Commis-
sion to go to work on the problem
put never appropriated any money
IOr II. So the President didn't an
point the commission, and notbino
mas been done as yet. But COngroee
Is expected to provide the funds
soon.
Certain types of claims already
nave been approved by Congress-
There are thousands of others
II o W " er-questiOnable cases
Whlch the commission will investi-
gate. 1t will then advise Congress
as to the action which seems inSti
tied. These are the war claims nav
ments which Congress has already
authorized: % 'U'
1. Detention, injury, disability or
death benefits for persons csntTred
on American soil and internod bv
the Japanese. These are the vic
tins of Guam, Wake and the phil
lpplnds. The detention benefit
amounts to $50 for each month Of
lnternment for persons over 18
Those under Is get S25 a month
IN addition, employees of govern
ment contractors who were can
tured, primarily the group IN
wake viii be paid the regular
wages they would have earned If
they had been at work instead of in
captivity. The federal security adj
is directed to aIindi-
cate the claims Of the government
- '''i0ii'
z; Military personnel who while
m japanese prison camps were not
given the quantity and quality 0f /
food which is stipulated in the
Geneva Convention of JuIv 81 I
1929. They get 81 for each dow
.hev were i'll fed.
Certain religious Organizo+;o,a
which remained in Japanese-bald
american territory and gave sun
mes 10 American prisoners will no
eimbursed for their ovnonsos 20
hese are the only claims the gov
rnment has recognized up tn now
20 the vast majority are still nm
the air: You get an idea of how
lanV and various they are when
ou learn that one government de-
Sramert son has received as MANY as
QUO letters a day regarding civil
The biggest issue which will
nme before the commission is.
an anything be collected Lv !
mericans who suffered war 5or, ~
5e IN Asia or Europe? Interna-
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-28

eat AFTER eating, by reverse nroooss At.
gun energy is turned back again into human
rt5L ~ electrical forces within Our bodios
is- - Ine ehtlre story if you are a vegetar-
t6a.o Al case you eat meat, fish, eggs etc then
b,,t - = also another intermediate process
tbe S,,S Sn 'nen your energy really comes from
p. sun water and air are already free LIonoo
- WIZ De necessary only to- spend a verv iittIo
~ ~ LlIneIals and certain electric ravs-fo cro1
@ eCe human energy This might make II IN
-ssI lesJIessaIy Tor us to eat the Drodncte oF az
soli except for bulk and as luxuriee OTr ~, o,,0
peCIes would be satisfied eIectroniooII1, o,l5 ~
We "ould need never be hungry anu
believe that one of the laboratories %
s,,S,, sno atomic commission is now working nm
49, sei 2 2 uFeam. The carbon atoms NAV sbov,
,s-o4 ~ Wy. win such discovery there vonld
-. --,, - HO fundamental change i'm our Dresant
e-s ~, 90 80 Sel-up. We would continue to get
@ ouI energy from the Sun: but largo DoT
-sltssg OF the present cost Of raising foods
NOulu De eliminated. The first sten uouI6 he
- y apply these experiments to canned iniooS
9 yaLlous kinds and later perhaps IN dairv
ytouuets. These will exceed in taste and ~,
-tlti9A q ~ certain present products and will givo
" - s.-e sun energy in a far cheaDer and mOro
smelent manner. anu 'iiOi {
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO BUsINEssq
What such discovery would do to -.
economically leave to your imagination,
y lHllted lted amount Of farm lands would bo 80 q
uuslrial products. RayOn, pulp. Mas
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-28
Perry To Address
Sussex Dairy Breeders
CONTINUED from hrst pageJ

sey and inaugurated the program
IN the program in that state. Since
that time Mr.. Perry has made sew
eral trips to European, countries for
further study and observation and
has continued to give guidance to
the program in New Jersey.
The meeting will be preceded by
a dinner and tickets are available
from any of the following members:
Earn Tull, SeafOrd; Ed. Ockels. Sea-
ford; Raymond GOrdy, Seaford; AL
den Hopkins, Lewes; Steven
Vaughn, HarbesOn; Wallace Kopple
Dudley Walker. Milton:
Harry Schmierer, Milton; Alden
Short, Georgetown; F. T. Warning
ton, Georgetown; RalstOn Pepper.
Georgetown; Ed. Metz. Georgetown.
Victor Rust, RehObOth; Roland /
Marsh, Lewes; Arthur Tatman.
Greenwood; George Simpson, Hous-
-on, and Hammond Bennett, Milford
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-28
Wet Drilling Reduces
SiliCOsis

MOSCOW II (A9 - The news
paper Medical Worker" announ-
ces progress in the battle with
silicOsis.
The paper states that expert
ments in the Urals in wet drill
ing" have resulted in reductions
below the danger norm of dust in
the respiratory area of miners ex-
amined. It was announced that the
largest mine in the Kizel coal has
in had now adopted the wet drill
ling" system.
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-28

more tasty and healthier than the present com.
PHoTosYNTHEsIs EXPLAINED
toaf value is measured BY your energy. al
s-sesA TINS may be sriritual energy, mental
saetsy q physical energy. This last shows
~ = arm work. road and building CON
factory and Office Jobs and svsn
19hlng Or bed making! To deTelon
ne reason for eating. drinlrinr s-sg s5g
s,'s lpon this need Of food FOR e1qr1V.
IS alsafe of every nation Is based ana
al from where does yOnr ene+gv oso
comes from the Sun ia q wonds4f6l 80,
electrical energy. supplemented 6v
ana minerals. IS stored bv sbolos.
e tne vegetable products which we
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-28
China Has General Of
The Navy"

SHANGHAI-(P)rIn most conn.
tries an admiral runs the navv Not
in China. They gave the lob to p
general.
The general has the title of adj
miral, but he's still a general if
you can follow this.
The general or admiral is Kwni
Chung-si, cOmmander-in-chief of
China's navy, which is made m
mainly of gunboats. It's enough to
drive an old salt water to drink
1t drove a former rear admiral to
resign.
AS he tells it-and he doesn't
want you to use his name because
he's still "a loyal servant of Chang
Kai-shek"-the army just moved
in.
This is the one country in the
world where a general can get
appointed head of the navy" he
sighed. He said all experienced
floating officers" were sent off to
teach in the naval academies and
the army boys picked off all the
good jobs. That's when he resign /
ed.
The Navy hasn't had too much to
do in the war, but its job is being
cut out for it. The Navy has to
patrol the YangtZe and try to keen
the Communists from crossing il
for an attack on Nanking. The for
mer rear admiral doesn't think
much of the army-run navys
chances.
Il believe" he added, that one
good English or Yankee Cnavy)
given command of the
navy, would be the fleets
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-28
Boy Scout Week
Observance Feb. 6-12
CONTINUED from nrst naren


day. 1t will be marked in countloss
churches of all denominations
Scouts and leaders will attend re-
HgiOus services in uniform. Those
of Jewish faith will hold their oh
servances in synagOgues and tenn
pies on Friday evening, February
II and Saturday, February 70. Manv
sermons, addressed to the scOuts
Will touch on some aspect of the
Boy Scout Week theme.
The programs of Scouting. lead
ers in the organization say, prepare
scouts to face the future, helping to
build a new world with constTuc-
ton, not destruction as the goal
Scouting in the 40 nations recog-
nized by the Boy Scout Interna-
tlonal Bureau has an enrolment
Of 4,4O9,78O scouts and leaders.
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-28
Recession VieWed
Around The Corner
Continued from FIRST page)


1947 and 1948."
Perhaps the most Significant "
the Federal Reserve Bank asserted
is the fact that 1948 was generally
year of slowing down."
This alone is not conclusive evi
dence that recession is coming in
1949," it added.
The other possibilities are that
business will level off on a high
plateau or that current doubts are
symptom of just one more-bnt
perhaps a more signifcant-period
OF hesitation in the rising trend"
Supporting its belief that recess
sion will stay lust around the cor
ner' during 1949, both imitation
ary and defatiOnary forces will be
at work"
The two" it continued, "should
be in close balance but if they are
not. it is the infationary forces
which are likely to be the strong
er' particularly in the latter Dart
NJ the year. This conclusion is de-
rived by measuring the flow of
money against the flow of goods"
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-28
Snake Dinner Kills Her

SYDNEY, Australia - HP - A
man at Gympie, Queensland. Aus
tralia. recently found one Of his
hens dead with the head of a small
Drown snake protruding from its
9"op. The pullet had swallowed
the snake and it had forced its wav
through the skin of the crop. The
snake was also dead.
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-28
A Dangerous Dilemma

THE people Of California have car
ried the referendum and recall
loea' which has been tried in many
SIates' Tar beyond the original con-
cept OF discarding an unpopular
law or firing an unwanted public
oftlcial. In California minority
groups can, and all too frequently
90, change the basic law, the con-
stitution Of the state, at any state
OF national election. It is, so far as
know, the only state m which such
a result is possible.
The process is simple. Any indi.
Vldual or group, can propose the
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-28
BABSON Discusses free Food

BABSON PARK. Fla
Jan. 2S-While we all are
worrying about Russia 8nd
World War III, we mnet
not forget that at any time
some great revolutionary
invention may develon
which viii take everyone's
attention, for awhile, OF Of
Capitalism, Comm unism
and every other "isms." I
have in mind electronic
experiments to greatly re-
duce the cost OF canned
fruit, vegetable and other
juices whereby the new
m in er allied electrically
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-28

While The war
was on the Amer
ican merchant mar.
inc was treated as
the property Of the
maritime unions.
The favored union
was the National
Maritime union Of
the C. 7. O.. which
followed the com.
munist line and in
cluded many Com
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-28
Orphans Aided

VIcENzA, Italy-CF)- Two sis
ters. orphaned at an early age vino
We're having hard time mal-ine
Doth ends meet, won one Of ne foS
prizes IN a recent drawing Of Ttalv'e
soccer pool. To Laura and pr,ns
Meneguzzi 20 and rs resDeeiiveio
went lt,0o0,0OO lire (s26,7s0l
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-28
% Vliesfbrooh 80.

THE FIRST expose Of the vicio,s
character Of the riff-raff who oct
fantastic pay Plus overtimes and
bonuses for sailing aboard Amer.
lcan merchant ships in the war
comes in sideIong fashion in the
December issue of the Proceedings
OF the United States Naval Institute.
nighly professional publication by
and for naval officers
Milford chronicle., 1949-01-28

enactment, by pop
ular vote. Of an
amendment to the
state constitution.
If supported by a
petition carrying a
designated number
OF signatures it
must be put on the
ballot, and if there
are more yes"
than mo" votes on