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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1950-06-23

pfepoDderant proportion Of the leading
citizens have long since turned to Cadillac.
Out Of this close association, the car has
partaken Of the character Of its owners
un6lit has now become their symbol. 1t IS
recognized throughout the world as the all
but automatic companion to outstanding
personal success.
The genesis Of al this, Of course, is
quality. For almost fifty years, Cadillac
cars have been built to the highest stand
ards it Is practical to enforce in the pro
ductlon Of q motor car. And people Of
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1950-06-23

There are few stronger Uyges IN the human
breast bla0 dlat which gfows out II the de-
eife - stand well among our fellow beings.
And around IBIS greet basic emotion
lies much u the appeal u = Cadillac or.
Aljgbt from your Cadillac anywhere
you WI, ~ the presence Of people, md
certain splendid deductions aYe Immedj-
atey made about yoH
j. could bot be otberwjae-3or the Won
de55yl people who ow0 tbs CT have made
u 50, - every community N America,
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1950-06-23

IN Wilm., last week with her aau.
ghter Mrs. Jack Tappman who IA
in the hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs, Hollis DOdd were
sunday guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Con-
well DOdd and family.
Mr. and Mrs, Carl prOttyman and
I E daughter Lois mOtOrca 10
silver Beach, Va, on Saturday and
returned late Sunday evening,
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1950-06-23

smoking On BED
SLEEPY Sam fen into bed, had one
'ss' smoke and now he's dead.
Evening star., 1950-09-17

life a hell on earth was the little
boy who was permitted to be surly
and rude around home. The wild
girl who mocks. at mothers efforts
to restrain her was the little girl
mother never taught to behave.
The peevish, fretful, discontented
towards who sit down and wall
over their fates are the men and
women whom mother never taught
to get up and laugh when they
stubbed their toes and bumped
their noses as babies. The dis
respectful sons and daughters who
show their. parents no considera-
ton are the children mother al
lowed to talk back to her.
Another great wrong that moth
ers do children is in being too
possessive. They want to monop-
olize them.
A mother will try to make her
child just what she is and will
deny it any life of it's own what
ever. She will not leave it free
to follow it's own tastes and desires
in choosing a career and dooms
it to failure because she forces
it away from its natural bent.
And the sad part about these
terrible things that mothers often
do to their children is that they
are done in love, and because the
mother is so obsessed by her pas
sion for her child that she cannot
see what she is doing to it.
Evening star., 1950-09-17

What is the worst thing a
mother can do to her child?
Spelling it. Pampering it. Making
it feel that it must have its own
way and whatever it wants, re-
gardless of the rights and COM
forts of others.
Most of the failures in the world
are the men and women who were
spoiled children.
Mother gave them everything
they wanted on a silver salver
and it never occurred to them
that they would have to work and
struggle to get their desires. She
fed them on cake. So when they
found out that they would have
to toll and sweat to get even
bread, and that nobody cared a
hoot for their comfort or pleasure,
they simply couldn't stand the
gaff.
Divorce a Result
Nine -tenths of the divorces are
the direct result of mothers spoil
ing. Mother brings up Johnny to
think that he is the kingpin of
the universe and that all woman
is good for is to minister to his
comfort and pleasure. She does
all the hard chores around the
house so he will be free to play
with the boys. She takes all of
Evening star., 1950-09-17
Dorothy Dix
Spelling Her Children Is Worst Thing
Thot Mother Can Do to Their Lives

his impudence without ever an
swering back.
In time Johnny grows up and
gets married, and when he tries
his spoiled-child tactics on his
wife and treats her as he did his
mother she hauls him into the
divorce court.
The same thing happens when
mother spoils Mamie. While
Mamie is still in the cradle
mother begins crawling on her
stomach before her. She turns
her into little tyrant before
whom the whole household
cringeS.
Mamie also grows up and
marries, and when she finds out
that her husband won't spoil her
as her mother did and that he
expects her to fulfill the respon-
bilities of marriage. she packs
her trunk and hikes out to Reno
Another great wrong that
mothers do their children is in
not disciplining them when they
are little and teaching them
self-control. Mothers have an
optimistic theory that it isn't
necessary to teach children to
control themselves, or to be brave,
or unselfish, or obedient because
when they are grown a miracle
will occur that will turn little
hellions into adult angels. OF
course, it never happens.
Some Prime ExompIes
The grouchy man who can
never get along with anybody in
business and who makes his wife's
Evening star., 1950-09-17

In the National Presbyterian
Church yesterday, Miss Nancy
Jane Turner, daughter of Mr.. ano
Mrs. Harrison Holmes Turner Of
Alexandria, became the bride o1
Mr. James Henry Young. son o1
Mr.. and Mrs. James Transue
Young Of Olean. N. Y. The Rev
Robert T. Bridge officiated.
Evening star., 1950-09-17

The marriage Of Miss Elizabeth
Toombs. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward S. Toombs of Alex
andria, to Mr.. Paul Benarick of
Alexandria, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Benarick of Forest City,
Pa, took place yesterday in the
Washington Street Methodist
Church, the Rev. Fred r. Chenault
officiating
Evening star., 1950-11-12

One who for long years has revelled
in the prayerful incense of the Psalms
has well declared, regarding these
songs that sing and sob and sigh: "All
the way through the book of the Psalms,
even in it's most sorrow-laden passages,
you feel that you are treading on a
smoldering volcano of praise, liable to
burst out at any moment And as the
book draws to a close the flame leaps
clear from the smoke, and you have
praise and nothing but praise" Above
all the voices of woe and loss a. mans
voice is heard, as he cries: while T
live will I praise the Lord. will sing
praises unto my God while I have any
being" Here is man who eschews
ungrateful self-pity and is counting his
mercies, instead of his miseries. He
had refused what some one has called
the sorry scheme things" attitude
"You call the 'chessboard black says
Browning's Bishop Blougran, in effect;
"but try looking at it from another
point and see if you don't have to cali
it white" The Psalmist = was not
clenching his fist and demanding that
the universe give him what it owed him.
A dear friend of mine, gone how over
to the painless other side, was talking
one day in his gentle way about the
most unlovely of all people, who, some
how, get the idea that the world owes
them certain things and that the smart
Evening star., 1950-11-12
Ober Law Ratified

Maryland's Ober law, designed to curb sub
versive activities, still awaits the test of final
ruling on it's constitutionality by the courts. In
last Tuesdays election, however. it was over
whemingly indorsed by the people of the State
The law went into effect as an emergency
measure in June, 1949 It was greeted with the
usual hue and cry of opposition that is raised
against anv such measure 1t was going to
destroy civil rights. Thought control was just
around the corner. The liberties of the people
had been put in jeopardy. And so on.
But, whatever the courts may finally say,
the people have recorded their judgment. After
q year and half of trial, three out of four who
voted in the election said they wanted to keep
the law That is an impressive public indorse
ment of statute which has been the object OF
10 much viewing with-alarm.
Evening star., 1950-11-12
Fifty Years Ago in The Star

and accused of capital crime, Frank
w. Funk. the convicted murderer Of
William H. Brooks, went bravely to his
death this afternoon on the gallows. -.
The condemned man protested his inno-
cence to the very end, maintaining that
his conviction was most unjust. Those
who had anticipated breaking down
and confession on the part of the pris-
oner were evidently not acquainted with
the man." Funk, sent to his doom on
circumstantial evidence exclusively, may
have been innocent and in our time
probably would have escaped the death
penalty; but The Star believed that he
was guilty, concluding its editorial COM
ment with the words: "He was given a
full opportunity to appeal, to take ad-
vantage of technicalities in the law and
flaws in the evidence, and his case was
twice reviewed by the highest authori-
ties"
telegram from Kansas City, Mo-,
printed in The Star of November 13.
1900, told of the death of
Mrs. jones Mrs, Zerelda James, wild
Dead oW OF Jesse James. the
noted Southwest bandit
She had succumbed to "a complication
of diseases" Born zerelda Mimms, she
had been married to James in 1874
when she was 80. They had one son,
Jesse, jr., nov in business in Kansas
City" Mrs. James was with her hus-
band, it seems, when he was shot and
killed by Robert Ford near st. Joseph.
April 8, 1882. She was cousin Of Jesse,
according to the Dictionary of Ameri-
can Biography. Naturally, she was In
volved in the James legend, but she al
most certainly was not an active par
ticipant in the crimes of the James
gang of desperados. In any case. she
died in peace and not by violence.
X
The Star for November II, 1900,
chronicled the dedication of the new
Brightwood Park
Briohtwood Church Methodist Episco-
Dedicated pal Church the
previous day. Rev.
Lucien Clark, presiding elder of the
Washington district, was reported as
having preached the inaugural sermon.
The choir of Grace M. E. Church sang.
with Mrs. Bessie L. Gibson as soloist.
Rev. A. H. Ames, D. D.. and Rev. Ed
ward L. Watson, pastor Of the new
Evening star., 1950-11-12
Diagnosis

Now that we voters have been COM
pletely "comentatorized" and the trend
Of the election has been tied to this and
that it may be well to hear of some of
the motivations from an individual citi-
zen. The writer is a middleclass citizen,
parent and with no angles" The
contribution to the landslide was based
on the following: =
/. A deep seated feeling that there is
a correlation between endless crises and
the Democratic Party
2. The basic immortality of dissipating
food to raise prices
the fiction that ft-Hartley is slave
labor" and the accompanying fear that
perhaps we are being kidded in other
ways.
4. The thought that a trend towards
capitalism is in order. Although a mid
dleground is desirable, it was felt that
possible control by labor bosses was a
greater evil.
S. The steady birth of Government
agencies to do this and that and the
other thing for us, undermining our ma
tional character in the process.
6. The feeling that we are mot in"
on our foreign commitments and that
Papa is just taking us along for the ride.
And so on. However, let the Republi-
cans not think we voted for them per Sc!
We voted in protest, not in favor of
more and better of the same dish. Don't
fail us
Revericus.
Evening star., 1950-11-12
Up to Mao and the KremIin

If they are not really intent upon waging a
large-scale war at the inspiration and with the
support of the Kremlin, the Chinese Communists
will govern their actions in accordance with the
resolution that has Just been introduced in the
Security Council of the United Nations. If they
do SO, if they follow the path of reason and
peace, they will be serving their own best in
terestS, and in the long run, despite possible
temporary loss of "face" they will gain far more
than they can ever hope to gain from their
present belligerency-a policy with which they
are courting disaster
For the pending resolution, while calling upon
the Chinese Communists to withdraw their So
called volunteer" forces from the Korean battle
zone, offers them firm guarantees on the follow
ing points: Q) That the U. MS troops will get
out OF every corner of Korea just as soon as
the country Is stabilized under a unified inde-
pendent and democratic government. (2) That
Red China's Manchurian frontier will be kept
inviolate and that Pepings legitimate interests
in the area-notably hydroelectric power-will be
fully protected. And (3) that the United Nations,
through the special agencies it has established
to deal with this crisis in Asia, will urgently
consider and assist the settlement of any border
problems involving the rights of Manchuria or
Soviet Siberia
These guarantees are far-reaching and
Peiping nor the Kremlin has the slightest excuse
to keep on mouthng the viciously untruthful prop
aganda line that the u. MS anti-aggression action
in Korea is designed to pave the way for an
invasion of China by forces serving American
"imperialists." The whole objective of the United
Nations-as the Russians and the Chinese Com
munists well knows to pacify a corner of Asia
that was set af1ame last June by the Moscow
inspired North Korean Reds. 1t is an objective
aimed at preventing the spread of war by up
holding the rule of international law against
the explosive acts of the lawless 1t is the very
opposite of what 1t has been called by Mao
Tse-tung and his Soviet mentors.
The resolution now before the Security
Council has re-emphasized all this with dramatic
force. When the time comes to put it into
action, Peipings epresentatives-who have been
invited" to Lake Success but whose whereabouts
is still something Of a mystery-may rant and
rail against the whole idea. and the Russians
may veto it. In that case, the General Assembly
will have to deal affrmatively with the situation,
and If the Chinese Communists still adhere to
their present course, they will be making clear
that they want not peace but war. In that grim
eventuality, of course, global explosion will be
entirely possible. Everything depends, in the
last analysis, on the Mao regime and its eggers-
on in the Kremlin.
Evening star., 1950-11-12

On November 8. 1900, The Star re-
ported the death of Olive Bender, "the
well known actress"
Deoth Of whose stage name was
Little Actress Olive Wallace. She had
been the leading wom-
an of the "Mamselle 'Awkins" company
which had played at the National The
ater during the latter part of Septem-
ber. Contracting severe cold. she was
removed from her hotel to Garfield Hos
pltal and soon was listed as a pneu-
monia patient. 1t was thought that she
would recover, but she suffered relapse
and cher condition grew steadily worse"
Miss Wallace or Miss Bender twas an
exceptionally clever actress. She made
speciality of parts which were of the
slavey type and called for the cockney
accent" The dead woman was sister
in-law of Thomas Jefferson, son of
Joseph Jefferson.
The Star of November S, 1900, includ-
ed "social note" reading in part: "At
the marriage Wednesday
Greqq-Aeton evening in Alexandria at
Wedd;no st. Pauls P. E. Church of
Alice McBurney Acton to
Isaac Gregg, Washington correspondent
of the Pittsburgh Times and other pa
pers, the officiating clergyman will be
the the brother -in-law of the bride, Rev.
j. H. Griffith of North Carolina, assisted
by Rev. p P Phillips, The bride will be
escorted by her brother, Ernest Acton,
and attended by Annie Uhler, as maid of
honor. The bridesmaids will be Marion
Gregg. sister of the bridegroom: Alice
Makeley and Grace Havener, cousins OF
the bride; Alice B. Bishop. La Page Huff
and Miss Elliott. Courteney Greenough,
niece of the bride, will be flower GIRL
MFR. Gregg was publicity officer of the
Pest Of1ce Department from 1924 to
1916. He and his wife will celebrate
their golden wedding at their home in
Alexandria on the actual anniversary,
November IA.
On November 9, 1900. there was
hanging at the District Jail, and The
Star of that date contained
Konqinq more than two columns of
of Funk fine print concerning 1t. The
first paragraph Of the story
read: displaying the same stoical and
unbreakable nerve which had marked
his conduct since he was first arrested
Evening star., 1950-11-12
Spires Of the Spirit
Now, God Be Thanked
Spires Of the Spirit

"How little we pay our way in life!
Although we have our purses continually
in our hands, the better part of service
still goes unrewarded," exclaimed Rob-
ert Louis Stevenson, whose life story
has a crimson thread of suffering run
ming through it all.
How the grace of gratitude glorifies
humanity at its highest and best! Below
the human level doxologies are not
heard. To be sure, st. Francis of Assist
found kinship with the animals about
him and included them in his paean OF
thanksgiving. But it was the lustef Of
love in his sanctified eyes which made
vocal their dumbness as, with the feel
ing of oneness with all Gods creation.
he drew circle which took them in.
In the greatest of all books of thanks
giving, the Psalms. the poet-author,
like the conductor of an orchestra with
raised baton, summons everything in
creation to add its voice in swelling the
glorious unison Of Gods praise OF
course, there is sense in which the
radiant orbs are forever singing as
they shine, the hand that made us is
divine!" The very order of the uni
verse points to an orderer, its beauty to
an infinite artist.
With friend walking in garden
bower of beauty, jewelled with the
morning dew. Harriet Martineau, who
had lost God in her view of the universe,
exclaimed: who could help but be
thankful for all this!" Thankful to
whom. Harriet. on your theory?" keenly
observed her companion Gratitude can
not live in the vacuum of Goddess
world.
Praise is thanksgiving set to the music
of grateful heart. Praise is the flick
ering fame Of the candle of apprecia-
ton. No migrate is fit to live No in
CRATE does live. His is living death.
There is no more despicable character
than one who complacently takes for
granted what no one has any business
to take for granted, who grabs as his
right the decencies, securities and op-
portunities made possible by sacrificial
hands now dust and whose ruling pas
sion is to feather his own nest with
borrowed plumes. Such people think
they have paid for Bach's Passion music
when they put a pittance on the collec-
ton plate.
Evening star., 1950-11-12
Virqinio's School Amendment

It is surprising that substantially more than
one-third Of the people who went to the polls in
Virginia on Tuesday voted against the school
amendment.
Under the State constitution it was neces-
sary to maintain a separate school board in
each county or city. This greatly hampered
the development of regional schools in the
poorer, sparsely populated sections of the State
since there was no way of working out an ar
rangement for joint control and operation of
such schools The sole purpose of the amend
ment was to remove this impediment and clear
the way for better education facilities where they
are most needed Yet an astonishing number of
people voted against it.
1t is possible that the opponents simply did
not trust the State Legislature, that they were
afraid the legislators, with the constitutional
requirement removed, might arbitrarily and
against the will of the people force unwanted
consultations. 1t is hardly likely, however, that
such far-fetched apprehension could have
been seriously entertained by many people.
The chances are that most of the dissenting
voters simply did not understand the proposal
and therefore voted against it.
Despite the size OF the opposition, it is
good thing that the amendment was approved
ALI that it does is to permit the Legislature to
authorize two or more counties, or counties and
cities, to operate under a single school board
This will simplify the operation of the public
schools, where such change is desired, and
will make possible the provision of better schools
where the need is greatest.
Evening star., 1950-11-12

sure inside the State Department to
remove officials who were responsible for
fellow workers losing their jobs. It
would also bring out clearly the fact that
President Truman's personal whims and
fancies are not to be considered above
the wishes of the American people.
Franklin T. Miles.
I think it's shame things had to
happen the way they did. Not that I
am Democrat or Republican or a
New Dealer. I am just a "middle-of-
the-roader." think it's a shame. not
because the Republicans made gains, but
because it takes just that much away
from the prestige and influence exerted
by the President of our country, at
time when such influence Is very vital
in the international consideration be-
fore us.
Our allies in the world situation will
begin to entertain doubts as to the con-
tinuity of our present policies and begin
to feel less secure-all at time when
we are trying to build up this confidence
in them. Russia and her satellites prob
ably will make the most Of the situation,
propaganda and otherwise.
Conscientious Objector.
Evening star., 1950-11-12
MoryIonds Sales Tax and Ours

Maryland'S modification of its sales tax raises
the question of the advisability of similar action
In the District of Columbia For Washingtons
sales tax was designed to conform in general
pattern to that prevailing across the District
line. If this similarity is to continue it will
be necessary to amend the District law in several
respects.
In harmonious special session, the Mary
land Legislature abolished the sales tax on all
restaurant meals on all items costing so cents
or less, on baby oils and powders and on such
housekeeping items as soap, detergents and
cleaning fluids. The voters had given the
Legislature an overwhelming mandate for re-
vision of the nuisance" tax as surely as though
q referendum on the question had been before
the electorate. The defeat of Governor Lane
has been attributed in large measure to the fact
that his administration brought the unpopular
levy to Maryland. Yet Governor Lane had
promised some relief. His opponent promised
more, including eventual repeal of the sales tax
law.
1t would be foolhardy, of course, for the
District to follow Maryland's lead just for the
sake of keeping the District tax in line with
that of our neighbors in Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties. The primary consideration
must be the raising of sufficient revenue to meet
the cost of running the city. And the sales tax
Is good revenue producer. Before serious con-
sideraton can be given to local sales-tax revision
therefore, study of the effect of such revision
on District income should be made. This study
should begin at once, so that adequate informa-
tion will be available for Congress when it takes
up the question of amending the District tax
laws This amendment question already faces
Congress as a result of recommendations by the
District Commissioners and by Tax Assessor Dent
for repeal of the inequitable and much-criticized
personal property tax on household furnishings
study of the personal property tax has con-
vinced District officials that it can be eliminated
without serious impairment of the citys revenue
producing system If similar study shows that
Washington safely may modify the sales tax law
In line with Marylands revision, Congress should
grant this additional relief to District taxpayers