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Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08

Today (Thursday, December q
is Delaware Day. Why not cele-
brate it by taking your family out
to dinner? The Ladies' Auxiliary
Society is sponsoring a turkey din
ner to be served from 4:3O to 8
p. m. in the cafeteria at the John
M. Clayton School. Proceeds for
benefit of the local Presbyterian
Church.
The Chamber of Commerce has
arranged to have the Christmas
lights turned on at 5 p. m. each
night from December 16 until De-
cember 26. The stores will coop
crate by brilliant lighting effects
during that period.
William E. Powell made a busi-
ness trip to Richmond, Va, one
day last week.
Aunt Suzy SEE: When it became
known that Delaware had been first
to ratify the u. S. Constitution,
Thomas Jefferson said: Delaware
shall ever be the Diamond in our
Coronet of States" That's why The
Diamond State.
Next Tuesday evening, Decem-
Der 12, the Methodist Men will
hold their regular end of the year
meeting in the Frankford fire
house. AS is their custom at this
annual meeting, the guest speaker
will be one of the towns young
men who has gone out into the
world and made a success in his
chosen profession or vocation. This
year the group has invited for this
honor, A. James McCabe, Jr., o.
New York City. James was grad
uated from the Frankford Higl
School with the Glass of 1929. H,
left town and secured employment
as an apprentice produce inspectO
> in New York City. In 1885 he or
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08

ganized the McCabe Inspection
Service. He now employs regular
" 25 or 80 men, most Of whom he
has trained personally. He is on
the Advisory Committee of the New
York University College Of Agri-
culture at Farmdale, N. Y.
Mr.. McCabe is married to the
former Miss Laura Burton Of Mills
boro. They have two fine children.
Mr.. McCabe owns a substantial
farm in the outskirts of Dover,
where his family spends their sum-
mers.
The marriage of Miss Charlene 1.
Townsend, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James A. Townsend of Frank
ford, to John w. Evans Of ROxana
son of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Evans, took place on December 3
in the home of the brides parents
/ The Rev. James ]. VOnHagel Of
/ ficiated.
] The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore a suit o.
white gabardine with dark blue
accessories, her cOrsage being 0
red rosebuds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Evans, bro
ther and sister-in-law of the bride
groom, were their Ownly attend
ants. Mrs. Evans wore black will
white accessories, her cOrsage be
ing Of pink rOsebuds.
The brides mother, Mrs. Town
send, wore brown with a corsag
of yellow rOsebuds.
A reception followed the cert
mony. About twenty guests weT
present.
J After a wedding trip to New YOr
City, Mr.. and Mrs. Evans will n
: side in ROxana, where Mr.. Evan
= is in business with his brother.
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08
Flies Through
Power Line

FIRST MARINE AIR WING IN
KOREA - (P) - Il always won
dered what It would be like to fly
through a power line," First Lieu
tenant Vernon Bruce of Chicago,
Calf, said recently, as he climbed
out Of his Corsair fighter and eX-
amined the high tension wire
wound around its right wing.
The Marine pilot didn't see the
S5O-foot-high electric lines strung
across the Han River, as he and
Captain Bert Perkins, of Los An
geles, Calf, flew into the early
morning sun. Lieutenant Bruce's
plane seemed to handle all right
so the two continued on their mis-
sion.
Back on the ground, 1t. Bruce
noted the wires had cut gashes into
the right wing, tail, and engine CO
yer. There was also a bullet hole
in an auxiliary gas tank.
"It's lucky the tank was empty,
Il Bruce commented.
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08
SCOTS At Combines

SHELLBRooK, Sask. - up =
Alex Pearson Of Marchant Grove is
getting better wheat grades than
neighboring farmers. He says it's
because he threshes his grain in
stead Of using combine. When
frost came he lighted straw piles
and the warm smoke protected his
grain from damage.
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08
MILTON

Ybe W. S. c. S. Of Reynolds
Church win meet Thursday eve
ming, December IA, at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Jones. Ev-
erybody is cordially invited to at
tend
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08
Mustn't Touch

TORONTO - up = Eggs laid by
hens in the poultry exhibit at the
Royal Winter Fair aren't to be
casually picked up. They're boiled
to prevent unauthorized persons
using them for Matching purposes.
Then mostly used for feed.
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08
British Export More

LONDON - CP) - British ex-
ports are averaging IL per cent
more this year than the 1949 mon
fhly average. Monthly imports are
also up 70 per cent on the 1949 av-
erages, the board of trade report
ed.
Milford chronicle., 1950-12-08

Egypt is more than SSOOOO
square miles in area.
Evening star., 1950-08-31
On the Other Hand
Self-Determination in FormOsa
A Step Toward Peace in Pacific

protect the rights Of the seven
million Formosans. on the one
hand, and to remove the island
as a cause of contention between
the East and West, on the other.
Just as it should not be allowed
to become threat to Gen. Mac
Arthur's "moat," it should not
become seeming threat to the
mainland Of Asia.
If a practical formula for plac-
ing Formosa under temporary
control of the United Nations
can be devised, the u. N. could
provide a commission of members,
representing nations not directly
involved, to supervise the proc
esses of self determination. This
would follow the pattern set for
Korea, save that this time it
could hardly result in two con-
tending governments. North and
South.
From the viewpoint Of Gen.
Chang and the viewpoint of Gen.
Mao this might not be a salts
factory solution. but 1t should
appeal to the rest Of Asia and
to the free peoples of the world.
Above all 1t should appeal to the
American people, who would like
some day to see an end to their
troubles In the Pacific.
Evening star., 1950-08-31
This Changing World
20 Well.Equipped Chinese Divisions
Ready to Be Thrown Into Korean War

may have to protect themselves.
The campaign against For
mosa has to be postponed until
next October because of weather
conditions and the presence Of
the American 7th Fleet. The 20
divisions on the Manchurian-Ko-
rean border are believed to have
been strengthened further with
units earmarked for the amphib-
ious operation against the last
Nationalist stronghold.
Against this new and we'll
trained force we have only the
rejuvenated remainder Of the
Korean Republican army and our
own five divisions which have
stood the brunt of the North Ko-
rean attack for several weeks. Our
total losses in the last five weeks
are a military secret insofar as
the public Is concerned. But it Is
known that q number Of our units
had to be reorganized with rein
forcements being sent from the
United States.
Substantial Help Lacking.
Gen. Macarthur cannot hope to
receive any substantial help in
manpower until next November
when several reserve and National
Guard divisions In this country
will have completed their battle
training. The 1,500 British troops
from Hong Kong were a highly
welcome addition. particularly
now when the North Koreans are
attempting a desperate break
through our lines.
It will not be until next fall that
Canadian and Australian REIN
forcements can be expected to
reach Korea. The Turkish con-
tingent of $500 men is not yet on
the way. They have to travel H.
600 miles across the seas to get to
Korea. ALI that Gen. Macarthur
can hope for in the near future is
5000 Philippine troops.
Thus while the United Nations
high command in the Far East
counts, between now and Novem-
ber. only on some thousands of re-
Inducements, the enemy is reck-
oning in tens of thousands. It is
true that our Air Force, aided by
the British and Australian, is able
to do a lot Of damage with stra-
tegic and tactical bombing. So is
the Navy, which now is support
ing ground forces whenever pos
sible.
So far the enemy has shown no
fight in the air and none of the
Russian submarines based al
Vladivostok and Nikolaevsk have
been in action. But we must ex-
pect surprises, such as the appear
ance Of Russian planes with
Chinese markings. at the critical
moment.
What worries our military men
most is the fact that while We
have engaged the bulk Of the
available American ground forces
In Korea and are SUFFERING
reasonable losses" the Russians
have not yet engaged q single
| division of their own.
Evening star., 1950-08-31
Polk Vaccination Clinic
Moved 10 Gales Center

The vaccination clinic is being
moved from the Polk Health Cen
ter to the Gales Health Center. 65
Massachusetts avenue NV. 1t was
announced today by Health Officer
Daniel L. Seckinger.
The clinic will be held at the
Gales center at 8 pm. Fridays
beginning September 8. Further
information may be obtained by
calling National 5000. branch 2128
There will be no change in the
vaccination clinic held in the
Southwest Health Center. Della
ware avenue and I street S.W.. on
Wednesdays at 3 pm.
Vaccination against smallpox
diphtheria, tetanus. whooping
cough and typhoid fever mayabe
obtained in these clinics by any
District resident. except pre-school
children.
DR.. Seckinger reminded parents
of children entering school this
year that successful smallpox vac
cinations are required by law for
entrance. Pre- school children not
under the care of physician may
be registered with the Child
Health Clinics of the Bureau of
Maternal and Child Welfare for
health supervision, which includes
the recommended vaccinations. =
Evening star., 1950-08-31
More Important Abroad
Trumans Challenge to Macarthur
Blocked Undermining From Within

Service messages, Gen. Harri-
son explained, are Government
handled but privately delivered
only to the persons to whom they
are addressed. It would not. he
said, occur to the signal center to
call any ones attention to a mes
sage plainly directed to a private
person and, in fact. they did not
but handled it routinely.
The message was sent to only
one addressee - Mr.. Lewis. He
was happily surprised to get it.
The VFW wanted a message from
some world figure to their ma
tional convention. They consid-
cred Winston Churchill but de-
cided upon Gen. Macarthur. sent
request to Tokyo August II and
waited hopefully.
They were delighted when it
proved to be not one or two plati-
tudinous paragraphs but a meaty
1900 words on a burning topic.
It has actually given their con-
vention reams Of publicity beyond
their widest dreams.
Perhaps this is what induced
them to mellow their resolution
from a demand for Secretary
Johnson's removal to criticism of
the Defense Department generally.
Advised of the change, a Pentagon
wit insisted:
For Louis these days, that's
practically orchids"
Evening star., 1950-08-31

lieu ~ -. ,r~
remnants of the North Korean
army, which has suffered oeVas-
tating casualties. Even If the
attacking forces. estimated at oe-
tween 5000 and $4,000 men, sue
ceeded in breaking through our
lines, they would not have tne
necessary striking power to ex-
plot a major success.
Russian strategists, who are
known to be directing the opera
tions of the Asiatic puppets, while
unconcerned with the satellite
losses would not throw this re-
naming force into battle II they
did not have in reserve additional
forces with which they expect TO
throw us into the sea.
20 Well-Equipped Divisions.
These reserves. it is now ON
cially confirmed. are 20 or more
well-equipped Chinese Commu-
mist divisions which have been
brought to the Manchurian-ko-
rean border and are reported to
have taken positions in North
Korea.
The official explanation that
the Chinese Communists were
sent to North Korea to prevent
us from crossing the 38th Paral-
lei is nothing but wishful think
ing. We are still so far from
launching an offensive that the
thought of reaching the old bor-
der between North and South
Korea any time soon is to be
heavily discounted. The Chinese
Communists. therefore, are in
North Korea in the hope of
throwing us completely out Of
the peninsula by the sheer weight
of their numbers.
Ground work for their inter-
vention has been completed.
Moscow always likes to cover up
its brigandage with legal techni-
calities. The Chinese Communist
foreign minister, Chou En-lai. has
gone on record with his lying
complaint that American airmen
bombed parts Of Manchuria and
has indicated that In "self-de-
fense" the Chinese Peoples armies
Evening star., 1950-08-31

in this country to haraSs the Ad-
inistration-the real problem of
what to do about Formosa would
seem to be peculiarly within the
province of the United Nations.
No permanent settlement of the
question can result If the Chinese
Reds are permitted to make the
island a fixed outpost Of Russian
power In the Pacific-on the un-
certain assumption that the
Chinese would wish to do this.
And no permanent settlement can
come through making Formosa
fixed outpost Of American power
in the Pacific, not unless we wish
to make all Asia our everlasting
enemy.
Hard to Persuade Asia.
General Macarthur may see the
Pacific Ocean, to use his own
words. as "a vast moat to protect
us as long as we hold it," but 1t
will be hard to persuade the people
of Asia or, for that matter, the
people Of the rest of the world,
to see it that way. No satisfactory
disposition of Formosa can. be
achieved that does not take into
consideration the interests of
Formosa, the neighboring islands
and mainland and the world at
large.
There is room for legalistic
argument as to whom Formosa
belongs" Some say it still be-
longs to Japan by right of seiz-
ure from China long ago. The
Chang Chinese say it belongs
to them by right of China's seiz-
ure still longer ago and by right
of recapture through the defeat
of Japan-with some assistance
from ourselves and our allies-in
the recent great war. The Chi
nese Reds say it belongs to them
by reason of their taking over
the Chinese government.
Curiously enough, the Formo-
sans seem to believe that For
mosa belongs to the FormoSans.
In all the loud clamor their voice
can scarcely be heard, but they
have made it clear that this is
what they think. They would
like to have and hold their own
country and prosper from its
abundant natural resources. They
happen to be neither Chinese or
Japanese or even Americans. Just
FormosanS.
Sympathy With View.
The American Government has
indicated some sympathy with
the Formosan viewpoint or, at
least, a readiness to let the
United Nations attempt solu-
ton Of the problem presented by
the strategic island.
Any such attempt would need
to be made with a sincere pur-
pose to serve the interests and
Evening star., 1950-08-31

cizing their betters and are not
too captious about discipline
They also cover a multitude OF
sins with one little word, politics
What the President is up against
in his efforts to dispel the fog is
emphasized by new misunder-
standings regarding the curious
course of Gen. MacArthur's For
mosa statement.
Puzzled by Disavowals.
In Chicago the Veterans Of For
eign Wars, to whom the statement
was addressed. have been under
standably puzzled by disavowals
here that the Defense Depart
ment and White House knew OF
1t, since the VFW received II
through Defense channels. This
was August 20. eight days before
the generals withdrawal as di-
rected by the President.
The question naturally arose
What were Defense Department
officiais doing with the statement
during that interval Of time. since
the President did not know OF
its existence until last Saturday
morning?
Word that the Defense Depart
ment had distributed the Mac
Arthur statement to the vFW
practically panicked the Pentagon
until research by Gen. Eugene
L. Harrison, Deputy Chief Of In
formation for the Army, dis
closed the whole story.
No official saw the statement
August 20. Tokyo sent it directly
to Chicago to 5th Army headquar-
ters there, addressed to Clyde A
Lewis, VFW Commander. Fifth
Army reported back that Mr.
Lewis did not seem to be in Chi
cago yet.
August 81, Tokyo resent the
statement in the form Of serv-
ice message to the Pentagon sig
nal center, still addressed to Mr..
Lewis personally. The signal CEN
ter sent 1t. exactly as Western
Union would a personal telegram.
over to VFW national headquar-
ters here for delivery to Mr.. Lewis.
In the meantime 1t Is understood
that 5th Army also had reached
him by telephone and told him
the message had arrived.
Evening star., 1950-08-31

C o n S titutional
p j a. e as the
head of state
and is not be-
ing undermined
from within his
administration.
It is probably.
more important
for him to assert
this convinc-
i n ly abroad
than at home.
Americans give
+ EN- S elves q
good deal OF
laau,au in criti.
Evening star., 1950-08-31


when I return to Paris.
For upwards of Is years I have
had a command of French that
astounded even Frenchmen. There
are not many Americans whose
accent is so perfect, and whose
use of the idiomatic is so f1awless.
as to cause Frenchmen's eyes to
pop and Jaws to drop.
knowledge In Booklet.
But do you think that am
content with my French? Not
one bit. The minute ] hit this city
(and this was true yesterday /
beat it for a bookshop on the Rue
de Rivoli to buy the latest edition
of the invaluable booklet entitled.
1.-THE Englishman in France"
: There is always something TO
be learned from this booklet.
There are things in it that even
Mr.. Churchill, or a Channel SWIM
mer, does not know.
With the booklet in my hand
I crossed the Rue de Rivoli. leaned
against the iron fence guarding
the Tuileries, and learned a lot.
I opened the booklet on Page
10. At first, nothing new ap-
peared. Such commonplace phrases
as "Veuillez me frictionner"
(please rub mel, "Je voudrais
acheter un souvenir du pays" q
wish to buy a souvenir Of this
country. and "Apportez-moi une
eponage" Bring me a sponge). =.
were all I saw.
Just when / was about to turn
to Page 20 my eyes lighted on
this: La ceinture de fianelle."
what lenfer is this?" asked
myself.
I read on and learned that LA
ceinture de fianelle" means 1.-THE
cholera belt"
Admits He Jumped.
I Jumped. I'll admit it. jumped
almost as far as the Iowa man did
when getting his bill for a ham
burger In "21" in New York,
which. In case you are interested.
was q good two feet over the
recognized worlds record.
A thousand things ran through
my mind at once and, my mind
being one one-thousandth Of the
size Of B. Baruch's. I don't mind
telling you 1t got pretty crowded.
Thoughts like this: a.
Cholera is rampant in Paris >. !.
Plague strikes down middle-aged
tourists Jean may have chol-
era now Is my will in good
order? Have I lived a good
life? I'm sorry I wondered
whether or not to try to change
| my dollars on the black market
Does my head ache or is that
imagination?
Then, like the well-oiled ma
chinery Of a meat grinder, my
head cleared. Faced with an emer-
gency, acted just as if were in
an emergency. With studied panic
II started hunting for drug
store. I wanted a size 38 "ceinture
de f1anelle."
I found a drug store.
cried for a cholera belt.
I didn't get one. but I learned
one thing - where not, to look
for q cholera belt the, next time
la cholera epidemic sweeps Paris.
distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1950-08-31

lnent OF China
to start moving
in that direc-
ton. despite
Malik's efforts
to use FormoSa
as an issue and
despite General
M a c A rthur's
effort to turn
the problem in
to one for his
personal deci-
sion, an effort
C h e e r f u lily
seized on by the
ra{nn~;txy ~orf1,
Evening star., 1950-08-31

start growing
lily pads on his
mental pond.
I don't know
who first fig
ured this out,
whether it was
Heine, Socrates,
Jim .Jedries,
Montaigne. Jen-
nifer SelZnick,
or John Paul
Jones.
But it's true.
and I always
r ealize how
a. A "a A.
Evening star., 1950-08-31
New Paint

A water paint with a mud base
has been developed by O chemist
at Hamburg. Germany. using an
emulsion made Of North Sea mud,
bitumin and certain chemicals. It
is said to be suitable for painting
masonry and roofing and may be
made In all colors except white.
Evening star., 1950-08-31

the actual PROB
lens we face.
T he following
estimate, n o t
derived fro m
official sources,
is reasonably
accurate on the
basis of WELL
founded infor-
nation.
New attacks
against our de-
fense perimeter
around Taegu
are being car
Evening star., 1950-08-31
Shurk Market Sought

A Colombian firm which ham
dies 260 sharks a month, Is seek
ing q United States market for
shark meat and shark oil, skin,
flns and scales.
Evening star., 1950-08-31
McLennore
French Language
Gives Him d Belt

By Henry McLemors
PARIS.-To stand still is to
stagnate.
Meaning that q fellow must
either move forward or he will
Evening star., 1950-08-31
By Doris Fleeson

The personal challenge to Pres
ident Truman in the Macarthur
Matthews incidents is to satisfy
himself that he is maintaining his
Evening star., 1950-08-31
Election Scheduled

The first general election un-
der India's new constitution now
Is scheduled to be held in April
or May Of 1851.
Evening star., 1950-08-31
By LozOeH MeHeff

Assuming that the status quo
in Formosa can be preserved for
a time. despite reported pressure
from Moscow on the Red govern
Evening star., 1950-08-31
BY Constantine Brovn

While the war in Korea con-
tinues. with little reason for op-
timiSm on our part. 1t is essential
that we take stock realistically of
Smyrna times., 1950-03-30
washington Trip

With all necessary funds in hand,
the Senior Class today announced
its final plans for their 3-day Wash
ington Trip on May 4, 5, and 6.
With Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Everett,
Mrs. Margaret O'Neill and Mrs.
Elizabeth Luff as chaperones, the
group will leave from the Frazier
Street side of the school at eight
o'clock the morning of May 4. The
complete itinerary planned by the
group follows:
First Day, May 4-Lunch en-
route; check in at hotel; leave
hotel and proceed to Mt. Vernon
via Alexandria, Va; Herbert Hoov-
er Airport; game sanctuary, Army
Air Base; Naval Training Station;
Alexandria, Va.-old slave market,
home of Patrick Henry and Thom-
as Jefferson, Old Christ Church
where George Washington wor-
shipped; old Masonic Temple; his
toric Carlyle House; arrive MT
Vernon (25 cents fee plus taxi
leave Mt. Vernon and proceed tc
Smyrna times., 1950-03-30

Arlington Cemetery via George
Washington Masonic National
Memorial; Arlington Cemetery no
cents fee); Lees Mansion, Old
Slave Quarters; Tomb of Unknown
Soldier; return to hotel. Evening
Trip on Potomac on boat reserved
for high school parties.
Second Day, May 5-Leave hotel
after breakfast, approximately $3.50
to visit Bureau of Printing and En-
craving; Washington Monument
40 cent fee for elevator); Lincoln
Memorial; Pan American Building;
arrive at hotel for lunch; leave no
tel after lunch and view Govern
ment Buildings on Constitution
Avenue enroute to Nations Capt.
tol; proceed to Smithsonian Insti-
tute; Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton; return to hotel. Evening op-
tional.
Third Day, May 6-Leave hotel
after breakfast, approximately
800 am; residential section of
Washington; Geological Gardens;
National Cathedral; Franciscan
Monastery; arrive hotel for lunch;
leave hotel approximately 100 pm.
enroute for home via Annapolis,
Md; tour of Naval Academy.