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Evening star., 1951-04-05
The U. S. in Montgomery

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read with a great deal Of interest
j. v. Horner's article in The Sunday
Star on the effect of the dispersal prob
lem on the surrounding Maryland and
Virginia counties. Many congratulations
on 1t.
The head of the Department of FL
nance in Montgomery County told me
not long ago that the total assessable
value. including improvements, of Fed
eral property in Montgomery County
was over $3.50 million. That value is of
course exempt from county taxes This
is considerably more than the assessed
value of all the other. land and improve
ments in Montgomery County. A large
part Of the assessable value of the Fed
eral property is attributable to improve
ments and not to the land; but even so,
If it were not for Federal ownership, the
land would bear other improvements
which, while not so great in value, would
at least be taxable. do not agree with
the argument that other Improvements
attracted by the Federal installations
more than compensate the county for
its tax losses and additional expense.
The figure above mentioned does not
include the assessable value of the Con-
duit road washington Aqueduct) area,
acquired by the Federal Government a
century ago: the Chesapeake g. Ohio
Canal area, acquired around 20 years
ago, or the George Washington Memo
rial Parkway area. presently being &C
quired. which will cover most of the
land between the canal and the river
from the District line to Great Falls.
Later, if the parkway is continued (as
proposed in the recent report of the Ma
tional Park Service) from Great Falls
to the Frederick County line, on the way
to Cumberland. that area would also
become Federal property. These lands
do not appear on the map that accom-
panied your article nor, for instance, do
such large installations as the Army
Map Service. the Forest Glen Army
Medical Center (Walter Reed Hospital
extension), and the Navy Model Ship
Basin (Carderock). Omitting the extern
sive areas covered by the Conduit road
washington Aqueduct), the canal, and
the parkways, understand that there
are around six square miles in Mont
gomery County now owned by various
Federal governmental agencies.
However, as you pointed out, the tax
exempt status of the Federally owned
lands is only the beginning Of even more
important and costly problems.
My main concern, if dispersal is
carried out into Montgomery County, is
that it be done in such fashion as will
have regard to our school, police, traffic
and road problems-as will not destroy
the Seneca Greek watershed, which is our
only future water-supply source from
within the county-and as will not drive
our farmers from the county through in
creasing the assessed valuation of their
lands. Montgomery County's rural areas
are vital to it in many ways. The Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission and the Upper Montgomery
County Planning Commission should, at
least, be consulted with respect to dis
persal, from the standpoint of the best
interests of the county and in the long
run of the best interests of the Federal
Government.
Frederic P. Lee.
Bethesda
Evening star., 1951-04-05
She's Godmother to Displaced Russians

While the foundations activities have
SO far mainly been confined to the
United States, it also contemplates help
ing the homeless ones to new start in
Venezuela, Australia and other recep-
tive countries.
The Displaced Persons Commission
says that in the DIP camps in Germany,
Austria and Italy there were, at the
end Of last December, grand total of
1000 persons of varying nationalities.
These include 1880 who gave the So
Wet Union as their land of origin. In
addition. there are 121,000 Polish and
Ukrainian nationals in these camps,
looking for new homeland A great
many are farmers, but there are many
highly skilled and well-educated persons,
eager to use their talents in new
land.
Some Of the Russians in the European
DIP camps were captured when Hitler's
victorious armies swept into the Soviet.
They were taken to Germany as slave
labor. But when the war was over
they did not want to return to the So
Wet.
World War II Russian prisoners Of
war. by the thousands, preferred to dis
guise themselves under other nationali-
ties. Some even hid themselves in for
ests and mountains rather than be re-
patriated to Stalin's regime.
During the 1917-18 Bolshevik Revolu-
ton, more than million Russians re-
settled in countries throughout the
world, because they opposed communism.
It is natural to think of Russians
who have fled the Red scourge as being
centered in Europe. But some $500
Russians recently escaped from Shang-
hal, fleeing Red China. About 3,100 of
them are still stranded in the Philip
pines. There, they are living in tents
under very hard conditions.
And then there are the other Rus
slams, those that are trickling out into
the sunlight from behind the Iron Cur
tain. Lacking possessions, they take
with them only hope and fear. but their
faces are turned to the West-to
freedom.
Evening star., 1951-04-05

country and live as human beings can
not help but penetrate the Iron Curtain
and belle the propaganda of hate which
falsifies the attitude and conditions
here"
Through the efforts of the sponsors
Of Reed Farm and those Of entirely in
dependent and separate racial and re-
igious groups. 1890 Russians have been
admitted into the United States as dis
placed persons since 1948.
Former President Herbert Hoover is
honorary chairman of the Tolstoy Foun-
dation, Inc, which sponsors Reed Farm.
The foundation also sends material aid
overseas. It is responsible for housing
new arrivals in the United States, and
for providing them with jobs and sus-
tenance until they can get on their feet
It pays scholarships to DPS who are
students.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
The Bridges Are Burned

Now that the great debate" has ended, one
tremendously significant fact has been put upon
the record for all the world and the Kremlin
in particular to see
The United States is finally and irrevocably
committed to fight on land, on the sea, and in
the air if Western Europe should be attacked.
Nothing in the debate or in the resolutions
finally adopted by the Senate can destroy or
seriously impair the overriding Importance Of
this plain declaration Of our intentions It Is
regrettable that the Senate adopted the amend
ment calling upon the President to obtain con-
gressional approval before sending any troops
to Europe in addition to the four divisions now
scheduled for overseas duty. The practical effect
of this may not be great. It Is unfortunate,
however, in that it implies or may be interpreted
as implying, certain unwillingness on our part
to do all Of the things that may have to be done
II the Communist threat is to be successfully met
Actually, such an inference would not be
warranted. OF the 81 votes finally cast against
the troops-for- Europe resolution only 10 came
from Senators who oppose such q commitment
They constitute the hard core OF what is left Of
isolationism in the Senate, and there is very
little prospect that their thinking will ever pre-
vail Most of the support for the limiting
amendment came from Senators whose grievance
grew out of constitutional difference with the
President Mr.. Truman has large responsibility
for this conflict Had he shown more wisdom
and better judgment, the issue might have been
avoided entirely In any event, he could have
done much more than he did to compose the
difference amicably, once it had developed.
This water, however, has passed over the
dam. Nothing is to be gained now by trying to
call it back
The thing that really counts, the thing that
history will record as one Of the most significant
developments Of our generation, Is that the
Senate has given its approval to the stationing
in Europe, in peacetime of total Of six divi-
sions of American troops as garrison force
The Senate has done this in explicit recognition
of the fact that "the threat to the security Of
the United States and to our North Atlantic
treaty partners" makes 1t necessary to station
United States armed units abroad so as to "con-
tribute our fair share of the forces needed for
the Joint defense of the North Atlantic area"
If the full meaning of this is obscure to any
of our own people, 1t will not be obscure to the
Russians They will understand that we have
put them on notice that an attack on any
member of the North Atlantic Pact means war
instant and total war-with the United States.
We may well hope that this, OF itself, will prevent
war-that the Russian masters will not be insane
enough to unloose on themselves the terrible
destruction that will follow an attack by them.
We may also have hope that this evidence Of
our good faith and firm intention will expedite
the organization under General EisenhoWers
command, of the projected international army
in the West, so that If war should come the
free nations will not be devoid of means to
fight and win it.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
CIoture Rule Amendment

On March %, ten Senators introduced
a resolution in the United States Sen
ate Is. Res. 1859 to amend the rules Of
cloture of that body. This is a meas
ure which should excite the interest
of any American who is interested in
making democracy work.
Under the present rule of cloture, no
vote may be taken on a measure until
debate has been concluded or until the
Senate has voted to limit debate by a
two-thirds vote of the total member
ship of the Senate. Filibuster is the
inevitable result on controversial legis-
lation.
Under the new rule, Is Senators
could present a petition to the Senate
Evening star., 1951-04-05
'MucArthur's Statements

Your paper had better begin to crawl
underground when it starts to make
such statements about Gen. Mac
Arthur as appeared in your editorial OF
March 49,
Being right on the job. Gen. Mac
Arthur knows better what to do and
when to do it, and what to say, than
those behind polished desks in Wash
ington.
Should he, as you imply, consult
Washington whenever it's necessary to
kill a Chinese Red-and while waiting
for an answer have maybe so Of our
boys killed? If it were not for all Of
these consultations, the war would
probably be over, and not so many of
our boys killed, and being killed every
hour.
M. A. Jones.
Editors Note: The editorial in
question expressed surprise that Gen.
MacArthur's statement evoked such
Nervous Nellie reactions" but con-
cluded that the general should check
with Washington before making i'm
portant announcements
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Letters to The Star
Pen names may be used If letters carry
aOriters' correct names and addresses.
AL letters are subject to condensation.

to limit debate. After 48 hours,
vote would be taken on this cloture
resolution. II two-thirds of the men,
bers present and voting approved Of
limiting debate, each Senator would
be allowed to speak Sone hour further
on the question before the house. Or
if two-thirds of the body was not in
favor of limiting debate, debate could
continue for fifteen days, after which
time the motion of cloture could be
brought to vote and would be con-
sidered passed if simple majority
was in favor.
This rule does not take away debate
from the Senate. 1t does take away
the right of minority to thwart the
wishes of the majority, by refusing to
allow bills to come to a vote.
william III. Gardner.
Wooster Ohio.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Cinderella

AS a 20-year reader Of and subscriber
to The Star. protest vehemently against
the failure of your paper to take critical
notice of an outstanding entertainment
event. I refer to the two performances
in Constitution Hall of the ballet Gin
derella" by the Washington School Of
Ballet and the full National Symphony
Orchestra, which were presented on the
afternoon of March % and the evening
of March 20.
We will never achieve an adequate
concert hall and theater. an outstanding
symphony orchestra. or any pre-eminence
in any artistic field without public in
terest and support. A great many people
are deeply disappointed at your negli-
gence on this occasion.
Paul b. Walter.
Editors Note The Star agrees that
cinderella" should have been re-
viewed, and regrets its inadvertent
failure to do so.)
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Indian Story

Regarding this daylight saving con-
troversy: Remember the story about the
old Indian who cut off the top Of his
shawl and sewed it on the bottom to
make it longer?
Lucille Agniel Gaines.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer to
any question Of fact by either writing The
NV, Washington 5, D. C.. and inclosing 3 cents
return postage or by telephoninE ST. 7363.
Evening star., 1951-04-05
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.


BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. Is Kansas one of the top oil-pro-
ducing States?-H. B.
A. The Bureau of Mines says that
1871 ,845, 900 barrels of crude petroleum
were produced in the United States in
1850, and the quantities in thousands
OF barrels reported for the more i'm
portant producing States were as fol-
lows: Texas. 829,231; California, 327,-
627; Louisiana, 209, ,116; Oklahoma, 1884,
899; Kansas, 1o7,586; Illinois, 1922;
Wyoming, COAST.
Q. What is the origin of the word
"attic." referring to an upper story of
a house?-D. OBJ.
A. The architects of Attica in Greece.
OF which Athens was the ancient capital.
planned such story rising above an
architrave or cornice because it was
especially suited to their type of build
ing. In modern times such an attica
or attic story has been called an attic.
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Baker, of
GumbOrO.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rash and
Mrs. Edmund Taylor visited rela-
tives in Philadelphia, Tuesday
The Harrington High School
Band will officially open the sum
mer season in Harrington when
they will present their first Of three
outdoor concerts on the lawn ad-
joining the First National Bank,
from 1900 p. m. to 8:15 p. m, this
Saturday evening, May 26th.
AS was begun last year. the pro-
gram is open to the public free Of
charge. During the concert home-
made ice cream, cake, and candy
will be on sale, the proceeds of
which will go into the band fund
for extra uniforms and equipment.
Refreshments will be in charge
of Miss Hazel Johnson and the com
mittee on arrangements is in
charge of Mrs. Hewitt Smith.
The band. directed by Mr.. Melvin
L. Brobst, will offer a program fea-
turing various soloists from the
band in Juke Box by Harold Wal
ters, and Night Beat by the same
composer, as we'll as selections
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-25

like the Entrance and March of
the Peers from IOlanthe by Sir Ar
thur Sullivan, Pavanne by Morton
Gould, and marches which will in
clude National Emblem, On the
Square, InveTcargill, and Billboard.
Dates of the Other two concerts
are June % and July q. In case
of rain, the concerts will be held
on the second floor of the Bank.
Mrs. Shelburn Lester and daugh-
ters, jeanne and Jeanette, spent
Saturday in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Brown. at
tended the automobile races in Po-
comoke, Md, Sunday.
Mrs. Helen Moore and grand
daughter. Jeanne Lee Anderson,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Ready in SeafOrd.
Mr.. and Mrs Maurice Skinner
and family spent Sunday in Booth
wyn. Pa, where they visited Mr..
and Mrs. William Page.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett DickersOn
of Laurel, spent Saturday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. William Outten.
H. G. Austin is very i'll at his
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wilson spent
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-25

the weekend with relatives in Will
mington
Our sympathy is extended to Mrs.
]. c. Messner on the death Of her
brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. W. vane attend
ed the anniversary service at Old
Trinity Church, Church Greek, Nd,
Sunday.
Mrs. Earl Sylvester spent last
weekend with her daughter and
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Rut-
ledge, at st. Albans, NJ Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Brobst. of
Allentown, Pa, were weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin
BrObst
Pvt. Donald Derrickson has re-
turned to Ft. Benning, Ga, after
having spent some time with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Der
rickson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Abbott and
son, Dale, of Newark. spent the
weekend with Mr.. 8 4 Mrs. Shell
burn Lester
DR.. and Mrs. J. Grier, of Freder-
ica, and Mrs. Sadie Moore We're
Monday visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
p. A. Richardson.
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-25

Sunday. The Rev. Roy Phillips
Officiated Given in marriage by her
brother, Joseph 7. Richardson, the
bride was attired in a gown of mar
quisette. She carried a white pray
er book and a white orchid and a
shower of ribbon. Miss Nancy Eike
of Burrsville, maid of honor, wore
a pink fiowered organdy gown and
carried a bouquet of pink roses
and sweet peas. Little Miss Lynn
Layton, flower girl, wore blue or
CANDY and carried a basket Of
sweet peas. Louis Brown, of the
U. S. Navy, was best man. After
reception at the home of the brides
mother, the couple flew to Chicago
where Mr.. Bullard is attending
school at Great Lakes. They will
reside near there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Jory, of Sea-
ford, are the parents of a daughter
born Mothers Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Vogl, of Will
mington, spent the weekend with
Mrs. Edmund Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Danna
and son, of Farnhurst; Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Marvel and daughter, of Mil
ford; and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Mas
ten and son, of RehobOth, spent
Mothers Day with Mrs Arta Mas
ten.
John F. Abbott, Sr., is undergo
ing treatment at the Veterans Hos
pital, Wilmington.
Mrs. Addie Stuart, of Greenwood,
and Mrs. Helen McCauley and mo-
ther-in-law, of Wilmington, we're
Sunday guests of Mrs. Edmund
Taylor
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Williams
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Joshua Bunting. of Berlin.
Md. Mr.. and Mrs. Williams. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bunting, and Joshua Bunting,
Jr., were Sunday dinner guests of
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-25

killed in Italy during World War
IT.
Nyle Galloway, near McColley's
Pond, recently sent in town a copy
Of the Harrington Enterprise, prob
ably the towns first newspaper.
This copy was Of December IL,
1884 anu Was No. % of Vol. H.,
Thus The newspaper was probably
founded in the late summer of 1888.
Editors and proprietors were J. e.
HOrney and j. p Hopkins
The newspaper had four pages
and was unusual in that it was
26% inches long and 19 inches
wide. Because of its size, they
were often referred to as blanket
newspapers.
The newspaper was published on
the second floor of the building now
occupied by Harvey Camper. which
is on the south side of Clark Street
just two doors from Commerce
Street.
The Harrington Enterprise" was
mentioned in Scharff's History of
Delaware, written in 1888. The
newspaper was later published by
B. Howard johnson on the second
floor Of a frame building which
stood on the site of the Brown
Smith building, now occupied by
Hobbs Barber Shop and H. NJ.
Blacks Ladies' Apparel Shop, on
Commerce Street. Johnson later
moved to Denton and was one of
the owners of "The Denton Jour
nal", in which his son, Benjamin
Johnson, is still interested.
The date the paper ceased publi-
cation Is unknown. However, Will
lie Bradshaw was publishing "The
Harrington Bits, a newspaper of
tabloid dormat. in Gains Alley. in
the early part of this century in a
building which stood on the site
Of the building now occupied by
Horns Bakery. Bradshaw later
moved to Pennington and started
a print shop. Frank Fleming start
ed ''The Harrington Journal" in
1913 in the quarters occupied by
"The Bits. The Journal was pur-
chased by J. Harvey Burgess in
January. 1917 The building burned
in 1928 and the business moved to
its present quarters in the old First
National Bank Building. Tt was
purchased by w. G. and G. H. Bur-
CESS in August, 1949
The marriage Of Miss Alice Eliza
beth Tiernan, daughter of Mrs.
Grace r. Tiernan, Harrington, to
Donald f. Bullard, U. s. Navy. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Bullard, of
Harrington. took place at the Union
Methodist Church, Burrsville. last
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-25
HARRINGTON
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Harrington 1867

PVT william Francis Kelley was
honOred BY the Harrington Rotary
Club at a dinner at the Wonder
Bar Tuesday evening. Representa-
tives Of other civic groups were
also present.
Pvt. Kelley was one Of two Del
aware soldiers who arrived in Seat
tie MAY S. aboard the Gen. Leroy
Eltinge. They were the first Army
combat veterans to return from
Korea under the Army Rotation
Program.
Among the prominent guests
present were 1t. Col. John 3. Ev-
ans and Capt. William Ryan, rep
resenting the Delaware Military
District; Mayor E. B. Rash, Of Har-
rington, and the veterans mother,
Mrs. Annie Kelley, Of Harrington.
Mayor Rash welcomed Pvt. Kel-
ley home and presented him with
gift and his mother with a bouquet
as an appreciation from the City
of Harrington. The Mayor mention
ed that, in a conservation with the
veteran the previous evening, he
had said, Anyone is wrong If they
do not pray. 1t gave me great con-
fdence."
Pvt. Kelley had been in the
Amy 81 months and had been in
Korea since hostilities started last
summer, where he was Tadioman
and an ammunition bearer for q
machine gun squad.
Col Evans, the chief speaker,
said, 81 an1 deeply touched by the
words of the Mayor. We are here
tonight to pay tribute to Francis
who has served 10 months in KO-
rea-equal to 40 months in World
War II. We only get the surface Of
the war news from the radio and
newspapers. Francis has been there
and he knows. In the name Of the
Delaware district chief, / welcome
him back"
Col. Evans stated that the Dover
Air Base win have open house Sun
day and that Georgetown will also
celebrate Armed Forces Day, Sat
urday, with a band concert and
parade. Gen. Iron Mike" ODaniel
Of Newark, a former military at
tache in Moscow, will be the prin-
cipal speaker.
Col Evans invited Pvt. Kelley
and his mother to the celebration
and the invitation was accepted.
Mayor Rash and others from Har-
rington, including the High School
Band, will attend the affair.
Mrs. Kelley is gold star mo-
ther; her son, Lawrence, being
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-25
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Milford chronicle., 1951-05-25

of Houston, spent Sunday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Richardson.
Elaine Downing celebrated her
10th birthday last Thursday.
Mrs H. Clyde Miller has returned
after spending week with her
sister, in Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. Mary Williamson. Of Hart
ley, was the weekend guest OF. Mrs.
Cora Powell.
Continued on following page)
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Risden French were
dinner guests Of Mr. and Mrs. Reyn-
olds French, Friday evening, in
honor of Mrs. Risden French's
birthday.
Susie Jones is out Of school with
mumps
bliss Marion Burton. of George
town. spent Saturday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Melvin Brobst.
MIR. and Mrs. James Harrington,
, 1951-11-17

1t is hereby notified to all
concerned that the regular
meeting of the Municipal
Council of St. Croix scheduled
Tuesday, November Is,
1851, by request Of the Chair
man, is postponed until Tues
day, November 81, 1851.
Eric H. Carroll
Chairman Municipal Council
Municipal Council Office
Christiansted, St. Croix
Virgin Islands
November Is, 1851
, 1951-11-17
SHIPPING NEWS

The SIS "Fort Townshend''
northbound, is due at Freder-
iksted on or about November
24th, accepting freight and
passengers for St. Thomas and
New York.
FURNESS. WITTY g. Co., Lid
Rob't l. Merwin & Co. Inc.