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Milford chronicle., 1951-05-18
SELBYVILLE
By Mrs. Kathryn Browne

Mr. and Mrs. Zack Wells of Will
mington spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall Hudson at
their cottage at Fenwick Island.
The senior class of the Selbyville
High School, left on Wednesday for
their senior trip to New York City.
They will return home Sunday.
They were chaperOned by Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Brumbley and Miss Jean
Meredith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Atwood F. Lynch,
Jr., and son, A. F., III, of Frank
ford, were dinner guests of her
mother, Mrs. Kathey BrOune and
Van Murray Broune on Mothers
Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. William West had
al Sunday dinner guests Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Short and family of
Georgetown, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Smith and family of SeafOrd, and
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lewis and
family of Williamsville and Otis
Hudson and on Friday James Hud-
son of Frankford, and Mrs. Mary
Nelson and children of Dagsboro
visited them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hudson are
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-18

Norman Davidson and daughters Of
Dagsboro, and Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Hamblin and son Of Crisfeld.
M. and Mrs. Charles Kelley spent
Sunday with her sister and family,
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Acheton and
Jack and Jill of Pennsville, N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Everett OF Ken
ton were the weekend guests Of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. f.
Long.
Mrs. Della Holland is receiving
treatment in the Peninsula Geners
al Hospital in Salisbury.
Milford chronicle., 1951-05-18

the proud parents Of a baby girl,
born to them on Sunday in the
Peninsula General Hospital in Sal
isbury. Mother and baby are do
ing fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Granville T. Camp
bell and sons, Tony and Donald en-
tertained to dinner on Sunday Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Hamblin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Mock, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Hamblin, Mrs. James
HambliD and Billie Hamblin of
Whaleysviile, Mr.. and Mrs. Sheddie
Mitchell of Milton and Mr.. and Mrs.
Evening star., 1951-05-04
Thomas l. Stokes:
Circus Atmosphere Is Avoided
Russell Deserves Support in Attempt to Keep
Macarthur Investigation to Exoct Subject

not partisan. To that the gen.
eral acquiesced before he pro-
ceeded to answer questions.
If there is anybody in the
Senate who, from earnest inten-
tion and skill at management.
can lift this investigation t, a
plane of orderly presentation
of facts and carefully considered
viewpoints, it is the Geor.ia
Senator. Whatever the fi'lal
upshot as to procedure, by closed
or open sessions, the first ses-
sion in private got the inquiry
off TO a calm start that my
have an influence on its entire
course. The general was here
on business and that was his
whole attitude. He got to the
job in hand and answered ques-
tionS in his characteristically
clear and effective manner.
Senator Russell, who is emf
nently fair, courteous and dis
passionate, deserves support in
his sincere effort to keep this
investigation to the subject and
avoid any circus atmosphere
of which. by now, the country
probably has had enough to last
for some time. It is not likely
that any partisan effort to dis
credit him and the investiga-
ton before it gets well under
way will get far. because of his
character and standing.
He knows this is serious busi-
ness, and can be counted on to
follow a course that comports
with that.
Evening star., 1951-05-04

thorough familiarity with the
instructions given him. He de-
clared unequivocally that he had
carried out every military COM
mand sent to him by his
superiors. To this day it cannot
be said truthfully that the gen.
eral was dismissed for military
INSTRUMENTATION" or for disobey-
ing orders. The burden Of proof
of any such charge still rests on
President Truman.
What is more important. the
general revealed that the Joint
Chiefs of staff. exactly 80 days
before his removal, expressed
views Identical with his concern
ing the Importance of using the
Chinese Nationalist troops
against the Communists. If the
Joint Chiefs changed their minds
later, they never told Gen. Mac
Arthur.
The general answered ques-
tions with the fluency of an ex-
perienced debater, but he showed
no desire to seem controversial.
He answered in friendly tones
all questions, even those directed
to him in an apparently critical
vein.
It is plain already that his
episode opens up fundamental
questions-the interference by
civilians with military tactics on
the battlefield. the lack of re-
spect for the authority of the
unified commander in the field
when he is confronted by battle
conditions, and above all the
curious idea that some other ma
tions can decide American policy
on the battlefield even though
America supplies most of the
men and suffers most of the
casualties.
The Democratic Party's effort
to make it appear that the whole
thing is just a Republican politi-
cal crusade against the adminis-
tration is sad reflection upon
the political judgment of the
majority party. For, when any
Evening star., 1951-05-04
DQVIQ LOWFenCe:
General Has Posed Real Issue
How Long Are the Bureoucrots in World Capitals
Going to PdIqver About War of 'Attrition'?

party starts secret hearings, the
public gets suspicious. The only
justification for secrecy was the
argument that military informa-
ton useful to the enemy might
leak out. Yet most of what has
been deleted concerns details
of the enemy's supposed
strength, and such estimates
aren't always accurate anyway.
Now the charge is being made
that the all-important message
of January IL from the Joint
Chiefs of Staff to Gen. Mac
Arthur shouldn't have been read
by the general without a para
phrase, because it might per-
init someone in an enemy coun-
try to break a code. This is a
futile attempt to introduce a
smokescreen. For anybody who
knows anything about codes
knows how easy it is to vary your
own code overnight and also
how hard it is for the enemy to
break a code unless the whole
message is made public. It is
known that the extract from the
January IL message was part Of
a lengthy report or study by the
Joint Chiefs.
Gen. Macarthur has posed the
real issue-how long are COM
Portable bureaucrats here and in
other capitals of the world going
to keep on talking about a wa
of "attrition" while American
boys are being killed or wounded
to the point that our casualties
now number $4,000? How long
is this going to go on without
an attempt to bring victory?
That's the issue to which the
Democrats must give answer
now or find themselves over
whelmed at the polls as the
voters in due time give the only
answer they can. But between
now and January, 1858, can poll
cies be changed and lives saved?
That's the biggest worry today
for the American people.
Reproduction Rights Reseryed
Evening star., 1951-05-04

and fight, if necessary. than
actual conditions across the At
lantic warrant. Military men
who appeared frequently be-
fore various committees of Con-
gress expressed their hope"
that the NATO nations would
live up to their commitments,
but they never went farther
than that.
These hopes were translated,
in propaganda language, into
definite assurance that the ad--
ministration is on the right
track in it's policy of holding"
the Far Eastern line and put
ting all its effort into Western
Europe.
The fact that our allies re-
fused to do anything about
the Korean war after the Chi
nese Communists intervened
last winter, the fact that Britain
sold Communist China 10000
tons of rubber in the first nine
months of the Korean war. to-
gether with thousands of tons
of steel, locomotives, ships and
aircraft-all vital strategic ma
terials, is being brushed aside
as the inevitable action OF an
export-hungry nation.
Thus, instead of using peace
full means of coercion against
the Chinese Communists, who
have been branded aggressors
by the United Nations, Britain
and almost every other ally Of
the United States, except
Turkey. is doing thriving busi-
ness with the enemy.
Even Gen. MacArthur'S most
bitter opponents admit that he
has an exceptional military
mind. He may have been par
tial to the Pacific front, because
it was his responsibility. But
he also knows Europe and un-
derstands Soviet psychology prob
ably better than most military
men in Washington.
He is aware that definite
success for the Reds in the Pa
cif1c would have a serious de-
pressing effect on Europe. Our
allies would jump quickly to
the conclusion that since Amer
Evening star., 1951-05-04

own name. This attractive little
beast has been out four times
times this season and has won
four times, which stamps him as
consistent if nothing else.
But I am not going to choose
him. I don't like his face,
actually. He doesn't have a
frank, honest countenance. He
has a sort of horse face, if you
know what I mean.
At this writing no one knows
for sure what critters will go to
the post. Between now and the
time for the parade to the post
some of them are sure to come
up with athletes foot, earache,
fallen arches, and the like, and
be scratched.
AS for my choice of the win
ner, I am going to string along
with Battle Morn. This one be-
longs to the Cain Hoy stable.
which means one of the Guggen-
helms owns him. If I haven't
got Battle Morn mixed up with
some other horse, he is by
Blenheim II out of Good Morn.
ing by Sir Galahad III. And if
I haven't these parents mixed
up with other parents, Battle
Morn's breeding means that he
is a slayer and can carry his
weight over a distance. OF
course, my memory being what
it is. Battle Morn's papa may
be Black Beauty or Traveller.
Don't take my word for it.
I do know that he is going
to be ridden by great jockey.
He'll have Eddie Arcaro on his
back. and when Eddie is shoot
ing for a big stake he can ride
like no one else in the business.
Battle Morn is said to have a
habit of running so wide that
he endangers customers in the
first three rows of the clubhouse.
He doesn't like the rail any
Evening star., 1951-05-04
Constantine Brown:
Russell Acted to Prevent BroW|
Small but Determined Group of Republican Senators
Had Decided to Force WqY Into Closed HEARINGS

lean arms have not been able
to defeat the Chinese, who are
by no means as good soldiers as
the Russians. We with our six,
eight or even Is divisions would
have little chance against four
times that number of Russians.
equipped with modern tanks and
strategic and tactical air forces.
This is said to be only one
phase - the international - Of
Gen. MacArthur's military
thinking. The other is his con-
viction that unless we apply
everything available - our air
force and the 100000 Chinese
Nationalists-in the present all
out war against the Reds In
Asia, our forces will be begged
down for an indefinite time.
They may be faced not only
with an endless war in Korea,
but also with the risk that Russia
will jump the gun somewhere
else. Positive action could avert
that danger. The present purely
defensive strategy may encour.
age Russia to further aggression.
Evening star., 1951-05-04
Dovid Lowrence:

A sense of tragedy-not tri-
umph-characterized Gen. Mac
Arthur in his first day of testi-
mony.
His was no concern for petty
politics or for the maneuvers of
debate in one of the bitterest
controversies of our times. His
concern was for the blood of
American boys being spilled in
Korea. It Is as il he alone cared.
For the Congress, some of whose
members have been thinking
only of political advantage or
disadvantage, is being reminded
that somebody is ordering Amer
ican boys to keep on being struck
by the enemy without a chance
of using maximum force to fight
back.
It took tone Of vehemence
to hush the audience as Gen.
Macarthur brought the realism
of the battlefield to the COM
mittee room. America is en-
gagged In war, yet allows some
one to limit the use of its force.
America has accepted a mission
to resist aggression-but the
military commander has been
told really not to carry out his
mission. These were the simple
truths that the distinguished
witness emphasized again and
again.
AS Gen. Macarthur unfolded
his case, it was apparent that
many a military man throughout
the world would understand the
historic and traditional position
on which he stood-that when
peace overtures have failed and
war comes, the business of the
soldier is to bring that war to
a speedy conclusion. But not
now-as someone on the civilian
side orders military appease-
ment."
What amazed many persons
who heard the testimony was
the generals explicit language,
his challenging phrases, his
Evening star., 1951-05-04

Party lines held sharply with the
exception of single Democrat,
Senator McCarran of Nevada,
who joined Republicans in that
losing battle to open up the
meetings.
The publicity, side issue, Of
fered an opportunity for Re-
publicans to make a show Of
solidarity, though on the essen
tial issues of Far East policy
and the generals removal there
will be defections as these issues
develop. Ultimately, it will be
the Republican, rather than the
Democratic Party. that will be
divided on Far East policy-and
possibly until it's national politi-
cal convention next June. But
the urge to exhibit party solidar-
ity by Republicans, as well as
Democrats, reveals how partisan
the issue has become, which is
indicated further in the bitter
ness that is creeping into public
speeches on both sides.
1t is very unhealthy for the
Nation.
This is clearly recognized by
Senator Dick Russell, Demo-
crat, of Georgia, whose delicate
task it is. as chairman of the
Armed Services Committee, to
direct this investigation. So. at
the very outset, after some very
laudatory remarks about Gen.
Macarthur. he read to the gen.
eral the latter's own words, in
his recent address before Con-
gress, stressing that the issue is
Evening star., 1951-05-04

In Command of the HeQrinq
Macarthur Never Seriously Challenged BY Senators;
Democratic Leaders Shaken BY Generals Skill

didn't really intend to get into
the Macarthur act at his press
conference and began with
safe mo comment" The queS-
ton that struck him in his low
boiling point was a request for
his reaction to the generals
bland statement that he still
didn't know why he'd been re-
lieved, he hadn't done anything.
The President said the coun-
try knew. Then he asserted that
Gen. Macarthur had convinced
him at Wake Island that the
Chinese Reds would stay out of
the war. The edge Mr.. Tru-
man put on the little word me"
was the nearest to personal Bit
terness he has expressed over
Gen. Macarthur. His next.
counterpounch was the CIA
crack.
The administration tacticians,
who believe they will have to
produce Gen. Eisenhower to
counteract Macarthur, suggest
that Ike may not choose to Jump
into the fray as North Atlantic
commander. If he does not,
they are toying with the idea
that Gen. Bradley might be dis
patched to Europe in Ike's place
SO that the architect of victory
in Europe can step up to bat as
a civilian. Should this happen
Gen. Eisenhower will be squarely
in the middle of the political
arena where so many of his
friends want him to be anyway
The question is, will it seem
to him that important?
Evening star., 1951-05-04
Doris FIeeson:
It was MacArthur's day

1t was MacArthur's day.
The general took command of
the hearing Immediately and
was never seriously challenged
by any Senator.
A few, including Senator Nc
Mahon of Connecticut, attempt
ed to re-focus attention on the
fact that communism is all one
threat, that Russia stands
poised in Europe while Red
China attacks in Korea. At
those moments Gen. Mac
Arthur reverted to the theater
commander who should not
discuss the world political
scene.
There was no isolation in the
philosophy he expressed. He
said this country should be
strong everywhere but insist
entity and cogently he developed
his attractive thesis that the
Korean war could be ended and
victory attained by limited war
against Red China.
Democrats are discussing
where they will get an equally
compelling witness to put Rus
sia and Europe in the picture.
They know that Secretary of
State Acheson is a broken reed
in this battle. They are confident
that Secretary of Defense Mar
shall and Gen. Bradley will
give the administration strong
support.
But they have been shaken
by the Macarthur skill, his
crowds, the psychology of VIC
tory that he engenders. And
Evening star., 1951-05-04
Thomas L. Stokes:

From the chain of events that
started several weeks ago when
Representative Joe Martin sent
of his letter to Gen. Douglas
Macarthur in Tokyo, it was in
evitable that we would see ex-
actly- the sharp division politi-
cally that existed when the gen.
eral began his testimony be-
fore the combined Senate Armed
Services-Foreign Relations Com
mittees.
Joe Martin, House Republican
leader, had reached over the
head of the President of the
United States to solicit partisan
support from a popular field
commander. The field COM
mander, Gen. Macarthur, de-
parted from channels to reply
and state views in conflict with
policy prescribed by the Presi-
dent, Commander-in Chief OF
the. armed forces.
AS we; know, it was that act,
one of a series, itself made more
flagrant by its strictly political
outlet, that finally exhausted
President ,Truman's patience
and brought the generals re-
moval.
But, likewise, it also was
noticed that a segment of the
Republican Party very powerful
in Congress thereby had adopted
the general as its ward, formally
and publicly, as pointed out here
III a dispatch a few hours before
the generals dismissal.
That partisan attachment
with the generals consent
which was exploited on the wave
of his tumultuous welcome back
home in the role of martyred
hero, had exactly the effect
that might have been expected.
1t rallied the Democratic Party
in Congress behind the Presi-
dent in q solidarity not possible
hitherto since Harry Truman
stepped into the White House on
the death of Franklin D. Roose-
Velt.
The rigidity now developed in
partisan lines was apparent as
Gen. Macarthur appeared here
in the long, brawling session Of
the Senate the day and night
before on whether the COMMITTEES
sessions should be open or closed
to the public and the press
Evening star., 1951-05-04
Constantine Brown:

A small but determined group
of Republican Senators had
decided yesterday morning to
force their way into the Senate
caucus room if the Armed
Services and Foreign Relation
Committees persisted in their
decision to exclude from the
Macarthur hearing all but
members of the two committees.
The news reached Chairman
Russell in time to prevent
an unprecedented brawl. The
two committees decided unani-
mously to permit all their COL
leagues to hear the testimony
Of the ousted general. The
fourth estate was left outside,
waiting for the carefully CEN
sored transcript.
The investigation, which was
prompted by Gen. MacArthur's
custer. is being watched anxi-
ously not only in the United
States but in every corner of
the world. ''
There is little likelihood that
personalities will play any ma
jor role in these hearings. Gen.
Macarthur is above petty poll
tics, although he has been
aware since the end of 1945
that a number of politicians
were determined to stab him
in the back. He had refused
consistently to become a tool
of the so-called liberals in han
ding japanese affairs.
The matter actually under
scrutiny by the Senate today is
whether Gen. MacArthur's
views on the Far East are sound
and how they can be dovetailed
into our global strategy. The
White House, the Pentagon and
the State Department are def
nitely Western Europe mind
ed" Whatever military objec-
tions top-ranking generals and
admirals may have to putting
all our eggs in one basket are
being stified by top civilians in
the Government.
The situation in Asia, where a
shooting war now is being
waged, has been minimized by
intensive propaganda, while
potential Soviet aggression in
Europe has been emphasized.
Organization of massive
strength on that continent,
Americans were told. would
deter Russia from risking a
third world war.
In support of this thesis the
American people are being
shown a roster picture of West
ern Europe's desire to rearm
Evening star., 1951-05-04
Henry WcLen7ore:
Battle Morn, Arcoro Up,
Is His Choice to Win Derby
Henry McLen7ore:

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-If I were
you I wouldn't read another
word of this column because it
concerns my choice of the WIN
ner in tomorrow's 77th running
of the Kentucky Derby.
The information comes right
out of my head, which means
that it is very likely to be wrong,
biased, nonsensical, or all three
put together.
I doubt if there is a man in
the United States who knows
less about horses than I do.
I'm afraid to ride them, afraid
to pat them. and have yet to
offer one a lump of sugar for
fear he'd bite my hand off.
So if I were you I'd do almost
anything rather than run the
risk of reading any more of this
dispatch from Louisville. Itn
confuse you, and make you
nervous, and probably cost you
a little money to boot.
So turn over to the next page,
or go NOV the lawn. or build
a picket fence, or wash a dog,
or prune an orchard or two.
I have been here since early
in the week and have had ample
time to gather information. But
I can no more keep horse in
formation in my head than a
duck can keep water on its
back. have been at Churchill
Downs at dawn and sat with
the clockers. I have talked with
Bill Corum, president of the
track. and I have chatted with
jockeys. trainers, owners. and
breeders. I have looked at all
the horses, and studied them
from all angles.
Lots Of folks have told me to
select Repertoire. the horse who
doesn't know how to spell his
Evening star., 1951-05-04

so they are talking Of bringing
back Eisenhower to press the
North Atlantic story and put
the whole globe into the COM
mittee room.
1t is a fair guess that one
of the transcripts of the Mac
Arthur testimony will be going
across the Atlantic into Gen.
Eisenhower's hands. Ike's old
chief of staff. Gen. Bedell
Smith, is on the scene right
here, head of Central Intelli-
gence Agency, and in an excel
lent position to assay the Mac
Arthur proposals and what they
will mean to the job which has
been intrusted to Gen. Eisen-
hover.
President Truman rather ac-
cidentally has revealed that
Gen. Smith had to make a
personal trip to Tokyo to in
duce Gen. Macarthur to take
CIA into his theater. The Presi-
dent was not CO: Smitting HIM
self on dates but apparently it
happened after the Macarthur
miscalculation about Red China
entering the war.
A dispute over Gen. Mac
Arthur's intelligence service in
wolves one of his most contro-
versial aides, Gen. Willoughby
1t has long irked the Pentagon
that Gen. Willoughby, whom
they do not like, was trusted
in intelligence matters by Gen.
Macarthur while their people
where rebuffed.
Mr.. Truman, it was obvious
Evening star., 1951-05-04

more than the man who was
ridden out of town on one does.
But ATcaro is the sort of fell
low to break him of this habit
when a race as important as the
Derby is on the line. Battle
Morn won't have his say Satur-
day afternoon. He'll have to
listen to Brother Arcaro.
Distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-04-27
II don't mind being overdawn in awhile Sir but you're
making it a habitr
Miscellaneous Shower

Mrs. Richard French, Jackson
Street, entertained at miscel-
laneous shower Friday evening for
Miss Agnes Martin, Fremont, bride
elect of Eugene LaCumsky. Miss
Martin was presented corsage by
her hostess, after which a contest
was held. Mrs. Robert Hyde was
awarded the prize. Bingo was
then played and awards were pre-
sonted to Miss Diane Hyde, Mrs.
Clarence Black, Mrs. Edwin Pues-
tow, Mrs. William Sass and Mrs
Winona Franks.
The guest of honor opened her
lovely gifts, after which dessert
course was served. Those attend
ing were: the honored guest, Mrs.
James Martin and Barbara, Mrs.
Winona Franks, Mrs. Robert Hyde
and Diane, all of Fremont; Mrs.
Fred Husing, North Baltimore;
Mrs. Edwin PueStow and Mrs. Law
renee LaCumsky, of Oak Harbor;
Mrs. Howard Williams, Kansas
City, Missouri; Mrs. Norman La
Cumsky, Mrs. Arthur LaCumSky,
Mrs. William Sass, Mrs. Lynn
Suhrbier, Mrs. Brenton Ahrens
Mrs. Clarence Block, Mrs. Clarence
Bandelean. Mrs. Glenn Turner,
Mrs. Andrew Peto, Mrs. Nellie
French, Miss Dorothy Jennings
and the hostess.