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Evening star., 1952-01-11
Urdent Need for Another Bridqe

Congress will probably hear lot about
the need for new bridge across the Potomac
River between Washington and nearby Virginia
The demands for traffic relief are being made
with increasing persistence and evaporation on
both sides of the river. The latest appeal was
made before the Arlington Civic Federation by
a representative of the Fort Myer Heights Citi-
zens' Association. special study of the prob
lem will be made by the federation's highway
committee. Meanwhile, technical studies are
being made by the District Highway Depart
ment. These inquiries are concerned not with
the question of whether another bridge is
needed-for the need has become evident to
every one who uses the existing brdgeS-but
with the best location for such structure.
The Arlington Civic Federation heard a
proposal that the bridge should be placed about
midway between the Memorial and Key bridges,
so as to connect Wilson boulevard in Arlington
with New Hampshire avenue and E street on
the District shore. It is understood that high
way officials have been giving serious attention
to such a location. It is apparent that the pro-
poSal for bridge between Alexandria and
Shepherds Landing has lost the priority which
once was given it by some of the bridge planners.
Such crossing will be needed eventually for the
benefit chiefly of north south traffic desiring to
bypass downtown Washington A bridge in the
Cabin John area also has been suggested.
But the urgent need now is for relief from
rush-hour congestion on the Fourteenth street,
Memorial and Key bridges Recent traffic counts
have shown that the twin Fourteenth street
bridges carry greater average traffic load than
any of the Hudson bridges or tunnels. And the
load on these and the other bridges is increas-
ing week by week, because of building develop
rnents across the river, The new airport at
Burke Is expected to aggravate the congestion.
The time has come for definite steps to provide
harassed motorists with an additional way of
crossing the Potomac between downtown WASH
ington and Arlington
Evening star., 1952-01-11

with which Mr.. Duck Hunter of 1852
sat in q sleet-lashed blind, hoping q
duck would look down his gun muzzle.
1t is wistful time for Mr.. Duck
Hunter as he sees his beloved gear
slowed away. He remembers the beauty
of the cold gray dawns with the geese
crying on the horizon, the whistlers
beyond the mist. the thin arrows of
canvasbacks against the pale sun and
that last great fight that came in Just
before quitting time Should have had
at least two of them.
But for Mrs. Duck Hunter it's time
to sigh with relief. From now on she
will have husband instead of zombie
who gets up in the bleary wee hours
and clumps home at night dog tired,
calling for hot toddy, a hot bath and
at least is hours sleep. Her days of
Evening star., 1952-01-11
Most Appalling BIunder'

When Germany invaded Russia we
went to the assistance of Russia. It
seemed the right card to play. But Ger
many never could have conquered Rus
sia, and Russia never could have con-
quered Germany.
They could only cancel one another
out.
We made the most appalling blunder
In modern history.
The state Of the world today is the
direct result Of our going to the assist
ance of Russia.
There were men. at the time, who
foretold that we should pay a heavy
price. but they were men whose voices
were not loud enough. The people love
loud voices.
w. Stanley Shaw,
Captain, late Middlesex Regiment.
London, England
Evening star., 1952-01-11
Letters to The Star

midst as the perpetrators of this and
similar deeds against the Negroes, the
Catholics and the Jews? Why do not
the bloodhounds of enlightened public
opinion in the Southern States (if the
Governors be impotent toward exer-
cising control over such lawlessness)
and mete out to them their just deserts?
For the greater part of my 81 years,
have lived among the Negroes and am
native Southerner. During that time,
have never had a single unpleasant
incident occur in relation to them. They
are fine, loyal race of people, capable
of great accomplishment once given
the opportunity, but am filled with a
sense of deep humiliation when think
that the murdererS of not only this
couple, but many others who have pre-
ceded them. are also claSsed Southern
ers."
have been raised from early child
hood to be proud Of my birthright.
Why, then should we tolerate these
cowardly creatures who bring dishonor
on our beloved Southland, these Gre
atures who call themselves men but in
whose bodies not drop of manly red
blood flows? They are yellow to the
core, afraid to show their cowardly
faces before real men, creeping up under
cover Of darkness to murder members
Of the race that produced Paul Law
renee Dunbar. George Washington
Carver, Or. Ralph Bunche, Marian
Anderson, q Booker T.. Washington, a
Dorofhv Roufoor ond rnonv others tOO
numerous to mention.
Evening star., 1952-01-11
Pity the Wife Of oMon Who Hunts Ducks

and otherwise play havoc with the
weeks grocery budget. He does not see
his wife's vision of the back porch
covered with feathers at plucking time,
of the lengthy conferences ON when the
feast shall be and the tense watch over
the oven to make sure the special prize
is done just so.
But if she is good Mrs. Duck Hunter
she smiles her congratulations, for she
knows her husband is happy and that
all the trouble of making sandwiches
and coffee and packing him of was
somehow worth it, just as it is worth
it to get the toddy. hear the endless
details of the hunt and finally to push
him off to bed.
It is pleasant to know the season is
over again, however, and that on Mr..
Duck Hunters next day off, they can
dress up and go out to dinner and
Evening star., 1952-01-11

being duck widow are oVer-untn next
season.
On his departure for a shooting ex-
pedition, he Stumbles out of bed at 8
in the morning, switches on dozen
lights and fumbles through every bureau
in the house for that long wool under
wear. The children awake and cry. Dogs
bark as sportsman friends roll up in
their car to meet him. The kitchen is
in shambles after the huge and hurried
breakfast, and the hall closet contains
Shapeless heap of clothes where he
has rdnmaged. Chances are the fruit
cake bought for the bridge club meeting
has mysteriously disappeared, and the
sherry for the ladies to sip has been
stirred into the hunters thermos bottle
of soup to make the concoction a bit
more warming.
The day of the hunt seems long in
deed, and weather reports of sleet storms
approaching the bay are worrying. At
last, however, car tires growl to a halt
before the house, good-bys echo down
the street, and Mr.. Duck Hunter
trudgeS In.
Booted to the hips his huge coat soggy
and his hat brim dripping, he is covered
with mud. Shell bag, binoculars, can
teen, duck call and dozen othel things,
it seems, dangle from his shoulders and
bump against his legs as he looms
through the doorway looking like
combination of a Gloucester cod fisher
man and man from Mars.
did YOU get any ducks, daddy?"
come an excited chorus tumbling down
the stairs. Then his tired eyes light up
and in triumph he holds up the single
duck. It is not very big duck, perhaps,
and, to be sure, it has been very
expensive duck if one is foolish enough
to evaluate duck shooting only on
dollars-and-cents basis. But it is a
duck. Game! Fit to be accompanied
by wild rice and a bottle of red wine
Evening star., 1952-01-11
Iron's. Policy
Ellabell

DR.. Mossadegh's adamant policy in
Iran should not be ignored in consider
ing her for multi-million dollar aid.
Here is a nation, leaning toward the
West but anti-foreign in her policy. yet
insistent upon remaining neutral" while
through her back door she is attempting
to sell oil to Soviet-bloc nations.
Unless Mossadegh modif1es this policy
and reconsiders his naturalization of
the oil industry, only miracle will save
Iran from bankruptcy. The United
States gift of $23 million would be only a
drop in the bucket for the arid lands
of Iran without helping Iran economic
ally and committing her to the West.
Already in doubt is whether Iran will
agree to renew our pending military con-
tract. which is most important to the
West.
The 1ranian masses. unlike the Amer
leans. have lived too closely to the feudal
practices of their landowner class to be
able to recognize responsibility in a
crisis like this. Instead, they await their
fate with ever Tightening austerity belts.
Many millions of Iranians today have
been living at q bare subsistence level,
while their major employer (Anglo-
Iranian Oil Coz is out of business be-
cause Iran illegally broke an interna-
tional agreement with the British COM
pany.
The liberal offer made by the British
is the best to be obtained anywhere in
the world. Why doesn't Iran take it
and save her economy from a complete
breakdown?
The Iran awakening will come, unless
her present policy is revised to become
more equitable by working out an agree
ment with the British oil comps ny.
This would place the country back in
business and would benefit all except
Moscow. which is patiently waiting for
Communist coup.
Edwin ]. Xirschner.
Evening star., 1952-01-11
Woods Weather

There IS a heather in the woods
Unknot0n to broad and treeless plains,
country t0fere sunlight falls green,
A proUince of ledf-gentled rains.
Here aCinter,s GrrotDs, too, are turned
From pine-needle barricdde;
Here there is GOODNESS in the sun,
And dark UdTng comfort in the shade.
The special climate Is grace -gioen
To citizens most iaSuIGr,
The small, the s1pift, the God -befrierded.
The shod-with- -ueIuet. clad-in-fHy.
Yetzo Gillespie 4
Evening star., 1952-01-11

show. or perhaps 60 calling-and not
calling ducks.
There is only one drawback to Mrs.
Duck Hunters happy contemplation of
coming months of gentle city and home
pleasures shared by her husband. They
will soon end again, for as her out
doorsman will shortly tell her. the fish,
ing season is not far off!
Evening star., 1952-01-11
By John M. Kouffmann

Nov, at last, Mrs. Duck Hunter can
9AN relax for another year. The season
is over, and the hunters wife can pack
away the shotgun and the boots, the
big, heavy hunting coats. the bags of
decoys. and all the other paraphernalia
Evening star., 1952-01-11
FIorido Atrocity

It is difficult to think and speak calmly
OF the recent atrocity bombing in
Florida, resulting in the deaths of Harry
T. Moore and his wife, Negro leaders
and educators. Their crime lay in being
Negroes and working for the advance
ment of their race.
How long is the South going to toll
crate such a cancerous element in its
Evening star., 1952-01-11
Decentralization
Eames MacVeagh.

Government employees are indebted to
Joseph Young for splendid job of ex-
planning and warning them of the
dangerous job dispersal bill pending be-
fore the House Executive Expenditures
subcommittee.
After going through two decentrali-
cations and losing considerable money
and suffering hardship. cannot en-
piasize too strongly the need for Gov
ernment employees to organize and pro-
test to their Congressman against the
vicious decentralization bill.
III r r.
Evening star., 1952-01-11

Pen-panes may be used if letters carry
Writers' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1952-01-11
Questions and Answers

The stars readers can get the answer to
any question Of fact BY either writing The
NV, Washington 5 b. C.. and inclosins cents
return postage or By telephoninR ST 1888
Evening star., 1952-01-11
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. In how many fiavors is ice cream
nader. E. D.
A. Over 300 havors are on record,
including such unusual ones as canta-
loupe, anise. plum pudding. greengage,
pumpkin, avocado and sweetpotato.
Evening star., 1952-01-11

Q. How many different hands, or
combinations. are there in plnocnle?
IS. M. C.
A. AS there are several forms of
pinochle. the number of different hands
or combinations would depend on which
variant is played-whether with a 48-
card pack. 45-card pack or 64-card pack.
Evening star., 1952-01-11

@. Was Powhatan the real name of
the celebrated Indian chief?-B. r.
A. His proper name was Wahunsona-
cock, but he was commonly known as
Powhatan from one Of his favorite resi-
dences at the falls Of the James River
(Richmond, Va.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-25
BABSON Discusses Steel Seizure

WASHINGTON D. c., April 25-Of all the dam
gerous and unforgivabe things which President Tru-
man has done, the seizure of the steel plants is the
most horrible
WAGES SECONDARY
am not now discussing the wage ouestion in
volVed Doubtless some raise in wages was justified.
ana II only moderate increase there need be no in
crease in steel prices This would have been batter
for all-including labor-in the end
Under the above conditions labor would get less
"take-hOme" pay than they would get with the full
increase but what they would take home under the
steel industrys offer would buy more The action of
the Sterilization Board and the President will set
OFF another general price increase Every reader of
this column will suffer. II Is too bad.
THE GREAT CRIME
The great crime was to seize the plants without
due process of law, or without awarding fair dam
ages or without treating all plants alike. We are
used to having the President seize our boys and send
them to Korea; but this is under fair draft law to
which all boys are equally subject We know that
our property Is liable to seizure for payment of tax
es' but all citizens (not having mink coats to give)
are treated alike.
The President can take our home by eminent do
main for public highway other necessary needs;
but only after fair hearing proper time to vacate
collecting full damages--all being subject to Court
injunction. The reason why the railroads were
seized last year without is because the Rail
road Laws provide for such a remedy No such pro-
vision exists for selling steel plants or shoe fac
tories or newspapers, except in care of War de-
clared by Congress. We now in no such War
This means President Truman's seizure was pre-
meditated robbery, done to pay cheap political debt
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-25
Eleven Concerns
Submit 10 Bids

Eleven concerns submitted 10
bids to the State Highway Depart
ment on three projects for which
the low bids tOtaled $2,12S,751.65.
The opening of the bids attracted
one Of the largest crowds ever to-
attend such an event here.
James Julian, of Elsmere, Della
ware, submitted the low bids on
the two largest projects while the
low bidder on the third project was
Olivere Paving and Construction
Company, of Wilmington.
Chief interest was centered on
the dual highway in Sussex County
10 be built over new locations with
"a foot roadways from Browns
Church, just north of SeafOrd to
the Laurel-Georgetown highway, a
distance of 1886 miles.
The Department received alter
nate bids on this project with one
alternate being for a flexible hot
mix asphalt pavement and the
other alternate being for a rigid.
cement concrete pavement. OF the
six concerns submitting bids on
this project one bid on both alter
mates while another bid only on the
hot mix asphalt surface while the
remaining four bid only on the
cement concrete surface.
James Julian was low bidder on
the project with a price of $685.
106.50 for a concrete surface. This
bid was $52,194.38 less than the low
bid on the hot mix asphalt surface.
which was $3.50, ,3OO.88, submitted
by the Star dard Bithulithic Com
pany of Newark, N. J.
Julian was also low bidder on
the project for placing a five foot
widening strip on the existing con-
crete highway from Marydel to
Pearson's Corner in Kent County,
a distance of 6.219 miles. Julian's
bid was $165,S44.O0.
For the South Market Street cut
off in Wilmington, a forty foot con-
crete street extending from Market
to King Streets between the.
Christiana River and Front Street
in Wilmington. Olivere Paving and
Construction Company Of Whining
ton was low bidder with a price Of
$29,8O115.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-25
Alumni Group Adopts
New Membership Plan
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which were impossible to comply
with and the Committee has
brought the Articles up to date so
that they are in keeping with the
scope of the organization and its
aims, as they are today.
One of the changes deals with
eligibility for membership in the
organization. The new clause pro-
vides that all former students of
Milford High School, whether grad
yates or not, be recognized as Alum
nj. Through the years many stu
dents discontinued their studies
here at some point during High
School to enter preparatory school,
or enter some field of technical or
specialized training. Others were
forced to stop school and start to
work. Because of the limitations i'm
the old Bylaws, these students
we're not eligible for membership.
A great many of these have made
outstanding records for them
selves and the committee felt that
graduation should not be a requi-
site for membership.
1t is true that, in strict sense,
an alumnus is graduate of an in
stitution of learning. However, col
leges and universities recognize as
Alumni all students who attended
the school. Applying this broader
Interpretation to the word Alum
nus, all persons who attended Mil
ford High School in the ninth grade
or longer. now join with those who
are graduates, in supporting the
aims and detectives of the group,
and are eligible to participate in
meetings and activities.
All former students who are not
graduates, but wish to become
affiliated, should notify Mrs. Will
liam A. Minner, Recording Histo-
rian, CO Milford Chronicle Pub
fishing Company. Those who give
notice by Saturday, May 3rd, will
receive the Alumni News, ban
quet reservation form, and other
general membership mailings prior
to the Annual Banquet on June 9Th.
Girls married since leaving
school should apply in their pres
ent name, giving also their maiden
name, as it was on the school rec
Ords. All who apply should give
year of leaving school and class
they were in at that time.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-25

repeat 1t was crime especially when he would
not at least try the Taft-Hartley Law
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU
In Short this "Hiter-PerOn" act by our Presi-
dent means trampling on the fundamental principle
or our Constitution. The American Revolution was
fought to protect the sacredness of life and DrODery
The fact that the Free Nations enjoy such protection
today is their main difference from the Communistic
Nations. Surely, President Truman acted on some
very bad and unconstitutional advice. 1t is a shame
that he will go down in history as making this coIos
sal mistake.
need not describe the harm which this seizure
does to prime investments 1t can undermine the
security OF all good stocks and bonds If the seizure
is upheld by the courts it could cause the best stocks
to go into dive from which all investors saw
ings bank depOsitOrs and holders of life insurance
policies could suffer.
LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
Another thought Think of the danger of letting q
the President seize newspaper which he would like
to suppress! He could do this as well as seize
steel plant He would only need to stir up the en-
ployees to demand impossible wage increase and
then 'in the emergency" seize and edit that news
paper! 1t is horrible to contemplate But labor uIti-
mately suffers from this frghtful precedent Unless
the courts throw out this steel seizure il surelv
someday will be used against Labor itself 1T is a
poor rule that will not work both ways"
Last week was quite hopeful as to the Summer
and Fall Outlook Due to Mr. Trumans retirement
felt that the clouds breaking. Since then
however, thunder storm has arisen! Whatever
happens to the steel case, am now more convinced
than ever that when the next big Unemployment De-
preston comes it will be brought on by Labor
Leaders
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-25
TRUMAN ADMINISTRATION
FALLING APART

Under a parliamentary system of gov
ernment, the Truman administration would
at this point of near collapse go out Of Office
on vote of no confidence" wrote Marquis
Childs in one of his recent columns. "That
would in all probability have happened
months ago as the inability of the admins
tration to carry out even rudimentary policy
was demonstrated over and over again.
Under the American system, with it's
fixed term of four years for the chief execu-
tive, we shall go for nearly 10 months with
virtually no government at all. In this per-
iod the fate of the world may be decided, and
decided by default"
That is not the view of an anti-adminis-
tration writer-in past times, Mr. Childs
has often been very kind to Mr.. Truman and
many of his policies, and he is warm ad-
mirer of the late President Roosevelt It is
a view which is very widely held by reason
ed observers of the American scene.
Rarely in history has an Administration
come apart at the seams so swiftly as Mr..
Trumans. Almost everything has contribut-
ed to 1.-THE Korean stalemate the tax scan
dals, the biting controversy over Mr.. Ache
son and the State Department. the corrup-
tion in government issues, the Newbold Nor
ris fiascO, the troubles within the cabinet and
the dismissal of Attorney General McGrath,
the charges of communist influence in high
UdHullIlR
the steel strike and the implications of politi-
cal favOritism and corruption involved.
This is more than just dramatic and
startling political development. It poses
great problems for the nation. AS Mr.. Childs
pointed out, decisions of the utmost impor-
tance should be taken by the government. To
quote him again, "The Russians are showing
definite signs Of wanting to try to settle the
major differences between West and East.
Western strength is being rapidly eroded
away in the Far East and the Middle East.
What about FormOsa? The future of Chang
Kai-shek and his Nationalist forces? The
vastly expanded arm race in terms of wea-
pOns so fantasticaly destructive that most
of us simply do not comprehend their true
meaning for mankind"
Few people now believe that the Truman
Administration will-Or could-cOme solid
ly to grips with problems of the magnitude
and urgency of. these. The President has to-
tally lost control of Congress. The major
measures which would effect his so-called
fair deal program languish in committee.
and aren't even given the consideration of
being brought to a vote Congress, with its
collective eye fixed firmly on the coming
election, is marking time and, as a general
rule, doing what cannot be postponed.
This indicates the tremendous issues that
will confront the next Administration. whe-
ther it be Democratic or Republican. II IS
very possible that Administration will take
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-25
High School Bands
VIII Play At University
Friday, May End
Continued from first pass)

The whole event is planned as a
statewide festival for the high
school bands and not as a cOmpe-
tition between bands.
The members of the Band Festi-
val Committee are Mr.. Richard
George, Conrad High School, Chair
man; Harry Andrews, Howard High
School; Philip Taylor, Georgetown
High School; Frank Siekman,
Smyrna High School; and ]. Rob-
ert King, University of Delaware.
The public is invited to attend
the band festival. There is no ad-
mission charge for any of the per-
formances throughout the day.