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Evening star., 1949-09-16
Law School Legislative Aid
Urged by Marine Unit

A proposal to ask law schools to
aid in preparing veterans legis-
lation to be presented to State
legislatures was passed last night
by the National Capital detach-
ment of the Marine Corps League.
The group plans to present the
proposal to the Marine Corps
League national convention in
Boston at the end of this month.
The proposal, suggested by the
group by Edgin w. Luther, ma
tional director Of legislation, in
dicated that such a method
would give law students a chance
to become familiar with research
and other procedure involved in
drafting legislation and insure q
more complete impartiality."
According to a spokesman fol
the league. this method has al
ready been tested and proven as
a class project in legislation al
George Washington University
law school.
Evening star., 1949-09-16
New York Central Line
Cleared After Wreck
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK. Sept. 16.-The
New York Central Railroads main
line was clear today Of the wreck
age of a minor mishap that tied
up traffic for more than two hours
yesterday.
Two boxcars jumped the tracks
in the Kingsbridge Yard here and
straddled all four main lines of
the heavily-traveled route along
he Hudson River.
Through service was restored
on one set of rails In little over
two. hours. A few trains were
delayed. but none was Cancelled.
The last of the four main lines
was cleared late last night.
The cars were being switched
when the accident occurred.
Evening star., 1949-09-16

Over half the injuries to chill
dren pedestrians are caused by
playing in roadways and by their
emerging from behind parked
cars.
Evening star., 1949-09-16

Full size J. downy soft, feother
bed pillows in q fine striped tick
ing. Here top quality. ot big
savings. Stock up!
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-26
New Regulations
For School Buses
CONTINUED from nrst pager

of children to and from school in
cluding the transporting of school
children on educational tours or
athletic trips.
Stop Arm Needed
4. All buses must be equipped
with semaphore or stop arm at
least Is inches long, plainly let
tered with the word "StOp" in
black letters six inches high. The
length of the word stop" must be
IL inches.
5. The semaphore or stop arm
must be extended by the driver
whenever the bus is stopped on any
public highway or street for the
purpose of receiving or discharg.
ing any child or children. The sig
nal must not be extended until the
bus has been brought to complete
stop. All buses are still required
to maintain a stop light in goo'
working order as a traffic warning
signal.
6. The operator of any vehicle
meeting or Overtaking a bus haltet
on any public highway or stree
must stop the vehicle if the arm i
extended and shall not pass unit
the arm shall have been retracted
except when on the opposite Ian
of dual highway.
In a letter from Preston
Eisenbrey, supervisor of transpor
tation of the State Department {
Public Instruction, transportatio
contractors are reminded that tn
regulations outlined are now par
, of the motor vehicle laws and ar
in effect.
Enforcement is the duty of th
state police. Col. Herbert Barnes
superintendent of the state polio,
said that all officers have been il
a structed to see that the law
strictly complied with.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-26
Vet Dividends Forms
Ready After Aug. 20
toOntinusd ffum nFst DaEso

The application is in the form of
a two-fold postal card On the
upper portion, the applicant is ask
ed to supply the following:
l. First name, middle initial and
last name.
2. Permanent mailing address.
3. County.
4. Service serial number or num-
bers.
5. Branch of service (Army,
Navy, Marine Corps, etc).
6. Exact date of birth.
Z. Insurance numbers, including
prefix N. v. or H.
8. V. A. Claim Number( if any.
8. Applicants handwritten sigma
ture.
On the lower portion of the card
the applicant will type or print his
name and complete mailing ad-
dress. When the application is re.
ceived at the VA office, the lower
portion of the card will be detach,
ed and mailed to the applicant as
| a receipt 1t will he stamped will
the applicants dividend application
number.
The Veterans Administration
asks applicants not to write abou
their applications. 1t will only de
lay the payment
If the applicant doesn't know
his insurance numbers, items z ma!
be left blank. But do rot write I,
the VA to ask about unknown mum
bers. N>..-
If the applicant moves after hi
application is sent in, he should no
write the VA. This will delay pay
ment. Rather, he should leave hi
new address with the Postmaste
so that his check can be Forwarded
Application blanks will be dis
trihuted to VA offices. post office
and veteran organizations on Aue
ust 20. The first checks will h
mailed sometime in January, 1885,
and all eligible veterans who file
an application blank viii have re
ceived their checks by July 1.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-26

urday.
Wayne Schurman, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Schurman, spent last
week with his aunt and uncle, Mr.,
and Mrs. Nailor Wells in Prime
Hook Neck.
Mrs. Henry C. Bennett spent
most of last week with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Marion Walls and family
near Centreville, Md. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walls are being congratulated on
the arrival of a little boy in a
Maryland hospital recently. His
name is John Bennett. Their old
est child is a girl named Constance
Ann.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crerar Bennett and
son Everett were dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Postles in
Milford on Saturday evening"
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wroten OF
( Milford Neck were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Elwood Argo on Sunday
I Mr.. and Mrs Walter Muncy
spent the weekend with the Mum
cy family at Kits Hummock, neal
Little Creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Higman
and daughter Jane of Staten Is,
land, N. Y, spent their vacation
last week, with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Amos Higman and daugh
ter Margaret.
Mrs. Jennie Johnson of Ashley
near Wilmington, has been spend
/ ing few days with Mrs. Marl
Ulery.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-26
SLAUGHTER NECK

The invitation is extended to all
to attend the Sunday school ses-
sion at 10000 a. m. Sunday, August
%, after a vacation of two sun
days. Vinai Carey, superintendent;
Carlton Argo, assistant superinten-
dent
The Home Demonstration Club
members are planning to go on a
sight seeing tour, Thursday, Sep
tember 8, leaving Norton Lever
ages store at 1000 a. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Penuel went
on tour of Maryland and Virginia
the past weekend, visiting the
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-26
State School Board
Studies Merger Plan
tcOntlnued from ass pagsl

Lester Littleton of Laurel and
Calvin r. Mccullough of Rose Hill
were recommended by the board as
supervisors of grounds and build
ings, to carry out the provisions of
House Bill No. 81.
The board authorized DR.. George
r. Miller, Jr., state superintendent,
to set up machinery for custodial
training classes, whenever practi-
cable. This course of instruction
for school janitors, started last
year, is paid for with federal funds.
Property transfers from the Con-
cord and Blades District to the Sea-
ford Special District were approved
and contracts were awarded for
school bus routes as presented by
DIR. r. L. Rerbst, assistant state
superintendent and Preston Eisen-
brey, supervisor of transportation.
Attend Conference
Board members attending the
conference in addition to DR.. Beebe
were Jacob H. Speicher of New
Castle; ]. Small of Middletown
| Harold w. T. Purnell of George
town; Peter S. Collins of Magnolia
and Eugene H. Shallcross of Mid.
dletown.
Guests of DR.. Beebe at a dinner
following at the Rehoboth Beacl
| Country Club, in addition to the
board members, included DR.. Jose
phi A. Vansant, superintendent o
the Rehoboth School; H. Geige
Omwake, superintendent of tn
Lewes School. and Lawrence e
Knapp, president of the Lewe
School Board.
The state board budget for 1874
was presented for study until tn
> September meeting in Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-26


Luray Cayerns and Sky Line Drive
and other interesting places en-
route.
Melvin Argo of Middletown, spent
week recently with his sister,
Mrs. Riley Bennett and family.
Mrs. Norton Leverage and son
Bill, Mrs. Harry PrettyInan and
Mrs. James Dallas we're guests at
the wedding of Mrs. beverages
cousin, Miss Bette Ann Lawson
to Robert Wachsmuth in Philadel-
phia on Saturday.
Jackie Lofland, son of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Everett Lofand of Dover was
an overnight guest Of his cousins
Jimmy and Jane Jefferson on Sat
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-26
Better Fishing, Inc,
Contest TOMORROW
Continued from nrss pase1
contestants for the following:
prize fn1. lnnSt fish canOhf

CONTINUED from nrse pase1
contestants for the following:
1. Prize for most fish caught.
2. Prize for the heaviest single
fish caught.
8. Prize for the longest fish
caught Except eels).
4. Prize for the smallest fish
caught.
5. Prize for the first fish caught.
In addition to the fishing tackle,
the boy and girl winners of the first
prize will win a one years sub
scription to a National Sports
magazine.
Children will have to haul in
their fish by themselves without
the assistance. of anyone else.
1t is hoped that parents will see
to it that their children get in the
competition, and the children will
show them how to catch the big
fish that always gets away.
Evening star., 1949-04-10
Bows Club Members Launch
Georgetown Cleanup Drive

Wisconsin avenue NV. MISS
Violet Griffin, committee treas
urer, also was on hand TO help.
Another committee leader. Mrs.
Frank West, its vice chairman,
said she not only wanted to see
the lots cleaned UP but intended
to ask Sanitation Director William
A. Xanten to install trash cans in
every other block In Georgetown.
in. order to keep the community g
streets and sidewalks more free Of
litter.
On April 25th the cleanup COM
mittee will sponsor parade to
arouse enthusiasm for its drive,
Mrs. West said. A special effort
is being made to interest youthful
residents. she explained.
Today's lot is only the first Of
a number to be gone over by Diff
ferent groups Of youngsters dur
ing the next two months. Stanton
Kolb, committee publicity chair
man said. Boy and Girl Scouts
and other organizations will pro-
vide the cleanup crews on sue
ceeding Saturdays, he said.
Plans for this first lot. he added.
include a rock garden and possible
installation of a fountain once
located at Truxton Circle and now
in the Districts property yard.
Evening star., 1949-04-10

A dozen dungaree-clad young
sters from the Boys Club OF
Washington energetically launched
Georgetown's community clean-ur
campaign today with a rake-and-
hatchet assault on the vacant lot
back Of the Georgetown Branch
Library.
Engineer Commissioner Gordon
r. Young looked on approvingly
as the boys began what its leaders
hope will be q successful effort to
clean up every vacant lot in the
Georgetown area within the next
two months.
Gen. Young said that If kids
all over town could be organized
to get into these lots and clean
out the trash an underbrush, 1t
would be a wonderful deed" He
said there ought to be a year.
round. city-wide effort.
A week, at least. of such effort
will be sponsored by the Board
of Trade at the end of this month.
and q Board Of Trade represent
ative was on hand to help give
today's move an approving sendoff
Teunis F. Collier. chairman OF
the specially formed Georgetown
Community Cleanup Committee
pitched in with the boys in the
big lot, at Reservoir road and
Evening star., 1949-04-10
Carolina Clerk Wins
S2,400 Prize FOR Novel
Ry the kssoeiossd Press

BOSTON. April 0, - Fred e
Ross, . 35-year-old payroll clerk
from Badin. N. c., was named to-
night as the winner OF the 194s
Houghton Miffiin Co. literary fel-
lowship contest.
Mr.. Ross was awarded 81, 400 for
an untitled novel about a cock
fighting, undertaking North Car
olina farmer.
The farmer marries a good
woman. but refuses to be reformed.
He then wins seat in the State
Senate and heads for Raleigh with
q satchel Of corn whisky and his
best gamecock.
The publishing company de-
scribed the novel as "a fresh de-
parture from the current trend
in American writing"
Mr.. Ross was born on a farm
near Norwood, N. c. A former
semi-professional baseball player,
he was written for various South
ern papers including the Charlotte
Observer. He has had one story
published In Story Magazine.
Evening star., 1949-04-10
Scott Will Address
Montgomery 6. 0. P.

Chairman Hugh Scott OF the
Republican National COMMITTEE
will address the Montgomery
County Young Republican Club
at $50 pm. tomorrow at the
Bethesda County Building.
New officers Of the club are
Hugh Hassell. president: Miss
Jane Guide. vice president; Miss
Jane Hendershott. corresponding
secretary: John Kelly. recording
secretary. and Gilbert GUIDE.
treasurer.
Evening star., 1949-04-10
MoriIyn Linhort Wins
Bethesda Essay Contest

Miss Marilyn Linehart. daugh-
ter of 1t. Col. and Mrs. E. @. Lin
hart of 4709 North Chelsea lane.
Bethesda. has been awarded $3.50
by the Bethesda Civitan Club for
an essay on citizenship"
The essay was submitted In the
Civitan essay contest for the Be-
thesda area.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-08
PRICE SUPPORT:
Smoke, Smoke, Smoke

Arrangements for new price sup
port programs for tobacco were
announced by the federal depart
ment of agriculture.
THE government will make loans
on flue-cured tobacco at 80 per cent
of the parity price-as it was June
Is. Loans on hurley and other types
of tobacco would be at the Septem-
Der Is parity price, except fire
cured tobacco, which would be rs
per cent of the hurley rate, and
dark air-cured tobacco 682a per
cent of the hurley rate.
(Parity is a price based on the
relationship between prices of the
things the farmers have to buy and
prices of the products they sell. The
government uses a basing period
during which this relationship of
prices gave the farmer what it con-
siders fair profit').
THE RATES a pound at which
the support prices will be paid was
to be announced in July for flue-
cured tobacco and for other types
in October.
The full loans will be made only
to tobacco growers who do not
grow more tobacco than they are
permitted under marketing quotas.
These quotas have been set up for
flue-cured, hurley, fire-cured and
dark, air-cured tobaccos. There are
no quotas on other types.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-08
REDCHINA:

&uieseent
Communism, like the worm I'm
the bud, was creeping swiftly
through China as the presence of
the Red conquerors began to make
itself felt.
At one village meeting in north
ern China, man, bewildered and
dismayed by the use of the Russian
hammer-and-sickle flag in Chinese
Communist meetings and parades,
ventured to rise and ask a ques-
ton:
WHY is THIS DONE?" he said.
Russia is a foreign country and
we are Chinese"
And the presiding political COM
Enissar snapped, This subject is
not on the agenda."
About the only thing that did
show up on the agenda throughout
the country was the puzzled but
ready acquiescence of the Chinese
to Communist rule.
AS result, the nation appeared
to be well on its way to assuming
a regular orbit as willing satellite
of Russia.
FOR THE MOST PART there
have been no signs of coercion or
compulsion in the relationship.
There is every evidence that the
Chinese Communists are in fact
eager to follow the dictates of
Moscow. And that revelation should
be enough to destroy any illusion
that the Chinese Communists are
Just simple agrarian reformers.
They are whole-hearted, COM
pletely dogmatic Communists, fol-
lowing the doctrines laid down by
Karl Marx and adapted for Goth
century application by his disciples,
Lenin and Stalin-and by Mao TIE
tung, leader of China's Commu-
nists.
THERE IS as yet no conclusive
evidence that the Kremlin is giving
direct, active aid to the Chinese
Communists. But the affinity and
spirit of cooperation that exists be-
tween Moscow and Peiping, capital
of Communist China, is tangible
enough.
The application Of China's in
ternal situation to the rest of the
world is disturbingly clear: Through
the rule of Mao Tze-tung and his
party, China inevitably is becoming
massive extension of the Soviet
poWer-bloc.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-08
TRUMAN:
Drops Curb Bill

There was one thing about Presi-
dent Truman-he was beginning to
develop the ability to recognize a
hint when he saw it. There have
been times when the President
seemed to suffer from an ability
to do that. but now it's different.
The President, obviously with an
understanding ear to the ground,
has decided he won't press con-
gress to give him standby war
powers.
THAT'S not only wise of the
President, it's good strategy, par
ticularly since it would have been
impossible for the administration
to convince the 8lst CONGRESS that
any such powers are needed
However, there was an official
reason advanced for the chance in
detectives. One authority described
the revision of plan as "quiet
standardization" of the national
security resources board on White
House orders. In other words, the
emphasis would be away from keep
ing the people agitated and alerted
for possible future war.
THE war powers bill would have
provided detailed mobilization
act covering priority and seizure
powers, controls over prices. man.
power; production and transporta-
ton. 1t would. if enacted. go into
effect automatically on the declara-
ton of war emergency by congress
Mr.. Truman was said to have
decided it would be inappropriate
to try to get such a law passed in
peacetime.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-08
DEPRESSING:
Right Now

II regret" the senator from
Maine said, that we are now in
state of depression. It is not thing
Of the future. 1t is right now"
After thus evoking the spirit Of
the 1905, Sen. Owen Brewster an
nounced blandly that senate Re-
publicans shortly would sponsor a
5O-million-dollar public-works and
relief-planning program "to meet
the growing Democratic depres-
sion."
THE BILL to be projected along
these lines would not in itself pro-
| vide funds for public works, but
merely would finance the planning
of "shelf" of such works to be
started when deemed advisable.
Sen. Robert Taft (R., Ohio), who
also is in on the deal, said that
what he had in mind was a bill
that would establish the framework
for federal grants to states if their
relief cases should reach certain
percentage of their total population
Said Taft: "What we Republicans
want to avoid is the creation of
another WPA like Harry Hopkins
ram"
Without trying to guess how much
relief spending might be necessary
under such a plan, Senator Brew
ster opined that would depend up
on just how bad this Democratic
depression gets"
| Whether this "relief bill" pro-
posal is sincere or whether it is
cynical attempt to discredit the adj
ministration in the face of the COM
ing 1850 elections, only time would
| tell.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-08
FARM VOTE:
Bolt Is Set

Bolt Is Set
There was more to the Brannan
federal farm program than had
met the eye. According to seasoned
Washington observers, the plan
would serve as a bait for the farm
vote in the congressional races
next year.
For instance, if administration
leaders could extend wartime price
support for another year, it would
give voters chance to pass on the
controversial Brannan plan. Thus
the plan could be dangled as
major issue when Democrats and
Republicans began struggling for
the important farm vote.
AT a midwestern Democratic
conference, both Brannan, secre-
tary of agriculture, and ]. Howard
McGrath, chairman of the national
Democratic committee, made a
plea for extension of the price sup
port program as they began to
plan for next years tug-of-war with
the COP.
@'AS NJ osAAS Aiohul6 ~ paul tlldI Tie
Brannan plan has Mr.. Truman's
endorsement, said continuation of
the present relatively high-price
support program was to be pre-
ferred to the Aiken long-range farm
law passed by the Both Republican
congress. Unless congress acts, Nc
Grath pointed out, the Aiken law
will 60 into effect next year.
The Brannan plan is designed to
support farm income at a "pros-
perity" level, but at the same time
to provide consumers with lower
prices for perishable foods-espe-
cially meat, dairy and poultry prod
ucts-when there are SURPRISES.
It would use government payments
to assure desired farm cash re-
turns.
PRESENT laws direct the gov
eminent to support prices of major
products at not less than 80 per
cent of parity.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-08

eral money available to help pub
lie schools in all states, he said
such a practice would stimulate
a competition among states and
localities for greater shares of gov
eminent money.
He conceded some areas have
such meager tax resources that
they need air, and that he would
favor aid to such areas; but with
out abuse or direct interference,
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-08
CONJURER:
Name, Smile

INume, Smue
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., who
inherited a name and a smile to
conjure with and wasted little time
in conjuring with them, has been
duly sworn in as a member of the
house of representatives.
The 34-year-old congressman from
New York's goth district, filling the
seat left vacant by the death of Sol
Bloom, ran as a candidate of the
Four Freedoms and Liberal parties,
although he will operate as a work
ing Democrat in the legislative
arena.
ROOSEVELT failed to get the
regular Democratic nomination
during the campaign so he ran on
the Four Freedoms ticket. In so
doing he scored a popular upset
over the regular (Tammany) Demo
crat, Republican and an American
Labor candidate.
The third son of the late Presi-
dent took the oath from Acting
Speaker John W. Mccormack 3D..
Mass.), while his mother beamed
happily from the gallery.
During his first day on the job
Roosevelt:
CHATTED briefly with President
Truman; denied a rumor that he
might run for mayor of New York;
allowed that he hoped congress
would repeal the Taft-Hartley labor
law, enact Mr.. Truman's civil rights
program and put through a ma
tional housing act.
1t all looked like reasonable be-
ginning for another Roosevelt politi-
cal career.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-08

ming the team IS
concerned" Casey said, nothing
can happen. I can't be any big bust
with my three coaches-Bill Dick
ey, Frank Crosetti and Jim Turner.
Here are three great fellows who
know their stuff. I know they are all
for me. I've never seen three men
work harder. They are the first on
the field and they are the last to
leave"
Then Casey smiled. "It means a
lot to any manager to have the
help of such men," he said. "They
don't make mistakes. I might-but
they won't"
The fact is that Casey has
made fewer mistakes than any
manager I know this season.
He has had his team hustling
and working overtime. He has
picked the right rockies. He
has lost the tang his tongue
once knew. He has been SYM
pathetic in place of sarcastic.
He hasn't tried to be funny at
any mans expense. He has been
a member of his own squad,
not an outsider.
Stengel has done a fine job. And
as he says, he has had the SER
vices of one of the best coaching
Stats baseball has ever known.
Bill Dickey would be helpful,
soothing influence on any squad.
Bill knows what it's all about and
his advice is a big help. Frank
Crosetti is one of the gamest in
fielders the Yankees ever had. He
was always a hustling ball player.
He has been big help. So has Jim
Turner, 20-game winner with the
old Boston Braves. Turner has
turned in his full share.
So Stengel was right in pin
ming a wild laurel blossom on
each Of his aids. 1t was a nice
move by Stengel, a move other
managers might not care to
make.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-08
BUDGET TRIM:
Asked of Truman

Congress apparently wasn't fool.
ing about its demands for more
economy in government. Nineteen
senator's, representing both major
parties joined in sponsoring a reso
luton directing President Truman
to cut federal spending by amounts
from two million to four million
dollars. The reductions would be
made in funds provided for the
new fiscal year, which begins Off
cially on July first of each year.