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Evening star., 1952-02-13

Truman thinks of the Repub-
lican Party as a war party"
and the Democratic Party as a
peace party? Certainly the
latest speeches by MeSsrs. Taft
and Hoover. which are being
criticized by other Republicans
as semi i-isolationist, are not pro-
war speeches.
It seems bit inconsistent
for the President at this late
stage Of the preconvention
campaign to say he is basing
his decision to run or not on
world conditions when only a
few weeks ago he publicly urged
that foreign policy be kept out
Of the coming campaign.
It is conceivable that Mr..
Truman, who has the benefit of
all the intelligence reports from
various parts of the world,
knows of trouble spots that
could emerge into a dangerous
pattern of near-war and that
he may be counting on such an
emergency as one likely to make
the voters wish to continue the
present administration in power
SO as mot to change horses in
midStream.n
Mr.. SABBATH says he is con-
WINGED that Mr.. Truman has
not made a final" decision yet
but that. if conditions make it
necessary. the President will feel
"obliged" to run.
The situation begins to look
more and more like one of those
draft" stunts which were en-
gineered by the Democratic
politicians at previous conven-
tions after Mr.. Roosevelt an
nounced his disinclination to
run again.
The publicity build-up for a
Truman draft" is gradually
coming into operation. Caller
after caller comes out of the
White House after having i'm
portuned the President to run
again, and announces that MIR.
Evening star., 1952-02-13
BuiId-Up for Trunoon Draft Starts
Concept Of the indispensable Man Movotes ron Stutenen
Of Being Reodyto Socrifee Himself to Bring About Peoce

Truman hasn't made up his
mind. What is Mr.. Truman
waiting for? He is naturally
waiting for popular demand, Z
and the cue is likely to be passed
out soon to the politicians who
control the delegates to begin
to turn on the popular de-
mand."
Mr.. Truman is the logical
nominee Of the Democratic
Party. Nobody else has been
allowed to build up in his place.
He should be renominated by
his party because he has made
the record. national and inter-
national. and he alone can de-
fend it. To name anybody else
would merely confuse the rec
ord and deprive the people of
an opportunity to say specifl-
cally whether they approve or
disapprove the acts and poll
cies of President Truman and
his cabinet as well as of all
the governmental agencies for
whose management Mr.. Tru-
mans appointees are response
BILE.
Whether a President has two
terms or five terms, the essen
tial thing is that the people
shall have an opportunity to
register a vote of confidence or
mo confidence. periodically,
and if Mr.. Truman should stay
out of the race. it could be that
he will have come to the con-
clusion he couldn't win. That
has been Senator Byrd's answer
to the question of whether Mr..
Truman would run. Hell run, !"
says the Virginia Senator, "if he
thinks he can win"
So, between now and the time
Mr.. Truman has to let his
wishes be known. the chances
are "the popular demand"
strategy will be whipped up by
the politicians to convince him
he can win.
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until the United States Of Eu-
ropea very remote ideal at
this time is formed. there Is
little expectation that these ma
tions would deprive themselves
OF their individual nationality
and agree to form one military
unit.
Gen. Eisenhower. however.
ole-heartedly approved this
plan because he is anxious to
see our Western allies start
moving In the right direction.
So far, in spite Of our efforts
and financial and military sup
port, our allies ON Continental
Europe have dragged their feet
and done little constructively
for the organization Of the
NATO forces.
The 10 American and British
divisions on the Elbe are today
the only combat-ready outfits
to face Soviet onslaught. Be
cause Of the political confusion
in most of the countries on the
Western European continent
Gen. Eisenhower and his as
sociates at SHAPE have strong
ly advocated the inclusion OF q
German army in the coalition.
At one time it appeared that
this plan would be successful.
But old suspicious, greed and
distrust have shown themselves
once more in the strife e-ridden
European continent.
The French government made
an unfortunate move by indi-
eating at this critical time that
it had an eye on the Saar. The
reaction in Western Germany
was immediate. The Bonn gov
ernment retorted by demanding
full and immediate partnership
in the NATO while the upper
chamber of the German par
lament refused to ratify the
steel-coal merger. known as the
Schuman plan, which already
had passed the lower house.
The Specter of Soviet aggres-
sion seems to worry the ma
Evening star., 1952-02-13
Dovid Lowrence:.

President Truman now has
confirmed what has long been
suspected-that his reasons for
not wanting to seek the presi-
dency again are wholly personal
but that. so far as domestic and
international politics are con-
cerned, he is willing to run.
Mr.. Truman's conversation
with Representative SABBATH,
Democrat. Of Illinois stressed the
question Of continued good
health and the strain of the
job, and there was a reference
also to a possible shortening of
life due to the killing nature of
the presidency nowadays.
But, putting all this aside, it
is even more significant to note
what Mr.. Truman gave as his
reason for being willing to run
again. He spoke of being ready
to sacrifice" himself if he felt
he could be of help to America
and the world in bringing about
peace and adjusting world prob
lens.
This is but another way Of
saying that Mr.. Truman looks
upon the world situation as a
challenge and that he really
believes he alone would be able
to achieve peace. It implies that
a man like Gen. Eisenhower,
for example, or any of the other
men being mentioned for the
nomination of either party,
couldn't accomplish the same
objective.
This concept of virtual in
diSpensability is what motivated
the late President Roosevelt in
running four times and break
ing all precedentS. Mr.. Truman
evidently believes he faces a
similar decision even though he
has already been in Office for
almost two terms.
There is a strange implica-
tion in Mr.. Truman'S words as
quoted by Representative Sa-
bath. Is it possible that Mr..
Evening star., 1952-02-13
Thomos [. Stokes:

Congress is out of school this
week out of respect for Abra-
ham Lincoln, or out of respect
for Republicans paying respect
to that giant figure of the ages
who looms so much bigger than
anybody around today.
Paying respect to old Abe, so
far as Republicans go, means
members of Congress scurrying
hither and thither to speak at
various and sundry Lincoln an
niversary celebrations, lunch
cons. dinners and what not.
Some of the things being said in
his name and some of the poses
and attitudes struck by orators
would shock our Civil War Pres
ident.
He was a humble man who
should be pondered in the heart.
In another few weeks, Con-
gress will mark time again out
of respect for Democrats paying
respect to two of their giants,
Thomas jefferson and Andrew
Jackson. Their members will
be fitting hither and yon to
banquet scenes where the at
mosphere and the things that
are said would ring strange, too,
! in the sight and sound of these
patron saints.
They. too. are men who should
be pondered in the heart.
1t would seem that perhaps
the best way to observe the
!. anniversaries of these Republic
: can and Democratic champions
: of the plain people would be
: for Congress to stay here on
: the job and get some of the
things done that are waiting
to be done. 1t might be pointed
out that Congress, now in ses-
sion for six weeks, has not very
little done, as a matter of fact.
That is, except for the Appro-
priations Committees, which are
working diligently at the neces-
sarily long and involved process
OF preparing the supply bills for
running the Government for the
next fiscal year beginning July
/, for which President Truman
recommended 85.4 billion dol
lars.
Congress probably will not
vote that much. but almost that
much. and that will throw our
budget out Of balance.
To make up part Of that,
President Truman suggested
more taxes and. If 30 minded,
Evening star., 1952-12-21
Iowa Girl and Flyer 10 We,
1After Courtship by Mail
BY the As.oe,otsd Press

GRUNDY CENTER, Iowa, Dec
20.-A 19-year-old Grundy Center
girl and an Air Force sergeant
who carried on their courtship en-
tirely by mail will be married to-
morrow in the Mthodist Church
here.
Miss Miriam Brown will become
the bride Of Sergt. Raymond Larr
20, of Adams Mills, Ohio. He's
home on a 30-day furlough from
England.
The petite bookkeeper hao
never met the sergeant until she
visited the home of his parents al
Adams Mills earlier this month
But they had exchanged letters
and photographs since May 6
1851. Miriam's brother, whose
first name also is Raymond
started the whole thing when he
showed her picture to Sergt. Larl
at the Moses Lake (Wash.D All
Force base where both were sta.
toned.
Evening star., 1952-12-21
It's Never Too Late

WARREN, Ark. tP1.-An elderly
couple appeared before Judge w.
A. Baker, Warren's marrying
Justice of the peace" and explained
that they had once been engaged
to be married but the plans were
changed and they were just now
getting around to it. Then they
gave him their marriage license.
The license had been issued in
1909.
Evening star., 1952-12-21
Rod Cameron Recovering

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 20-(R.-
Movie Actor Rod Cameron Ia
making satisfactory progress after
an operation for stomach ulcer
The operation was performed Fri
day in st. Johns Hospital, Santa
Evening star., 1952-12-21

College, director: Mary Brinker
Holy Name Academy. ticket chair
man: Pat Pekin, Holy Trinity
Academy. program chairman, and
Tom Walsh. Gonzaga High
School.
Evening star., 1952-12-21

Ludmilla Helm
patron commit
tee chairman,
has announced.
Proceeds will
be used to aid
m | 81 sions in
Southern Mary
land. The cru
sade Is under
the national di--
rection of the
Most Rev. Full
ton j. Sheen,
director of the
Society for the
Propagation Of
tho Eoith
Evening star., 1952-12-21
Catholic Student Crusade
TO Give Ball Tuesdav

The annual Christmas ball OF
the Catholic Students Mission
Crusade will be held at 8 pm
Tuesday in the Hotel Statler, Miss
Evening star., 1952-12-21
the Faith.

Serving on the dance committee
are Brother Michael of st. Johns
Evening star., 1952-12-21

Mahogany Drop Leaf Table, seats sx---- S49.SS
Storage Hossoeks in Duron, all coIors------ 1888
Grand Ropids Curio Bookcase 1888
Decorator Lomps, hond-sewn shodes------ 1888
Snort Chrome Smoker that won't tip------ 9.SS
Chinese Black Locquered CelIorette 1898
Drop Leof Mahogany Extension Table, 1888
Fitted Modern Walnut Celorette 1898
Traditional Mahogany Gossip Bench----- 27.SS
Snort Boudoir Choirs, washable cover--- 24.S8
Lined Oak Celorette with glassware 1888
Imported Morbe Top Mohoe. Lomp TobIe 1888
Mahogany Pie Crust Regency Lomp Toble-- 1888
Modern Lined Oak De Luxe Teo Woeon-- 1888
Solid Cherry Grond Ropids End TobIes---- 1888
fooled Leother Top Corner TobIes- 1888
Fine Mahogany Veneered Drum TobIe---- 1888
Swirl Mahogany Veneer celIorette- 1888
Evening star., 1952-04-30
u. n. Casualties in Korea
Estimated at 419,456
BY The Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y, April
30.-Twenty-two months of wal
in Korea have cost the United
Nations forces an estimated 419,-
456 casualties and the Commu-
nists 1,666,O69, a summary OF
available reports showed today.
The U. N. figures came from
member delegations and semi
official sources polled periodically
The Chinese and North Kor IAN
toll is estimated bi-weekly by the
United States Army.
On the U. N. side the biggest
loser has been the Republic of
Korea. Sources there put the
total casualties, up to early this
year, at 301 ,864-29,494 dead,
101 .097 wounded, 105,672 missing
and 65,601 prisoners of war.
The United States figure an
nounced last week was 1855,
including 16,898 dead.
Evening star., 1952-04-30
Stocks Of Gasoline
At AN-Time High
As Stoppage Begins
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK. April 30.-The
strike in the oil industry today
comes at a time when stocks OF
gasoline are at an all-time high
Industry sources said the walk
out of union workers could result
in some spot shortages of gasoline
but expressed belief these would
be of a local nature.
Here is the general picture:
Gasoline stocks customarily
build up at refineries, storage and
bulk stations during the winter
period of lessened driving require
ments. They now are at their
seasonal high level, as spring and
summer motoring demand is
about to rise.
Fuel oils used in industry, con-
versely, are at a normally low
level for this period of the year.
But even here. no great con-
Germ is felt over prospects of an
adequate supply.
Latest figures on stocks held by
the petroleum industry, issued by
show that as of April 19 the total
the American Petroleum Institute,
supply of distillate fuels was
40 million barrels, with resid-
ual fuel stocks at So million
barrels.
Gasoline stocks on the same date
were at record high of 157 mil
lion barrels.
Evening star., 1952-04-30
RepaIrman in Arlington
Dies After 5-Story Fall

An air-conditioner repairman
died at Arlington Hospital last
night of injuries received in a
fall from flve-story building.
Charles j. Benedict, 81, of 1914
North Courthouse road, was found
unconscious in the alley at the
rear of 1109 North Highland street
about 9 pm.
He was taken to Arlington Hos
pital for treatment but died two
hours later after several blood
itransfuSions.
Police said he had gone to the
roof of the building to repair an
air-conditioning unit. His tool
chest was found 18 inches from
the edge, police said.
Mr.. Benedict is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Ruth Benedict, and
four children. He was an employe
of the E. j. Willet Co., 1409 North
Garfield street, Arlington.
Evening star., 1952-04-30
act-Finding Hearing
Set monday on Probe
Of Morris Ship Deals
By GEORGE Beveridoe

House investigators, at a public
hearing Monday, will seek a full
explanation of a Justice Depart
ment inquiry of surplus ship deals
involving Newbold Morris.
The move stems from allega-
tions that the department was
investigating Mr.. Norris for sew
eral months before his appoint
ment as Federal corruption sleuth
February l. Mr.. Morris was
named to the job by former At
torney General J. Howard Nc
Grath.
The fact-finding hearing will
be held by a House judiciary
Subcommittee, headed by Repre-
sentative Chelf. Democrat, of
Kentucky which is investigating
the Justice Department.
Officials to Testify.
After a closed meeting yester-
day, Mr.. Chelf told reporters
Mondays witnesses would include ::
James M. McInerney. chief of
the departments Criminal Divi-
sion; Acting Attorney General
Philip B. Perlman, Deputy At
torney General A. Dewitt Vanech,
Assistant Attorney General Joseph
c. Duggan. Criminal Division At
torneys Allen Krause, Judson
Bowles and Fred E. Strine, and
Thomas E. Stakem, jr., a Mari
time Administration official.
Mr.. Stakem told Senate in
vestigating group recently that
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer
had asked the Justice Department
last June to look into numerous
aspects of surplus tanker deals.
One of the corporations involved,
he testified. was the United Tanker
Corp. This corporation was rep
resented by Mr.. Morris law firm.
Sawyer Didn't Mention Morris.
Justice Department officials have
said Mr.. Sawyer's letter of last
June mentioned United Tanker,
but did not mention Mr.. Morris
by name. They also said there
was no indication the letter had
been seen by Mr.. McGrath.
This was significant because of
Mr.. McGrath's sworn testimony
that he did not know of any in
vestigation involving Mr.. Morris
at the time he named him clean
up man.
Mr.. Krause. who worked on the
ship inquiry, already has been
questioned by the Chelf group in
closed session. Mr.. Chelf said his
testimony probably would be made
public next week.
Meanwhile. the subcommittee
announced plans to hear Ellis
Slack, chief of the Justice De-
partment's Tax Division, in closed
session next Wednesday. Mr.
Slack took over the division sew
eral months ago after T. Lamar
Caudle was fired from the job.
Evening star., 1952-04-30
Gasoline Stocks Here
Also Are at Hiqhest Point

A spokesman for gasoline deal
Iers here said today that Wash
Iington filling stations probably
won't feel the pinch from the
gas and oil refinery strike very
soon.
! An official of the Retail Gaso-
line Dealers Association of Met
ropolitan Washington said stocks
of gasoline in storage tanks here
are at the highest point in the
petroleum industry's history.
| This, he said. should keep local
filling stations in good shape
unless there is a sympathy strike
on the part of the truckers who
haul the gasoline from the storage
tanks to the filling stations.
Evening star., 1952-04-30
Luciano Fined in ItoIy

ROME, Italy, April 80 (F.-The
Italian Ministry of the Treasury
said yesterday it had fined
Charles Uucky) Luciano, former
New York vice car, $4,000 for
Illegally importing $57 900. He
would be subject to a Jail sentence
if he did not pay.
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were hosts to the Contact Club on
Monday evening. After the dinner
an election was held with Mr.. Paul
| C. Bickling elected as president;
Mrs. Harry Moore, vice-president,
and Mrs. Preston knight to serve
as secretary-treasurer.
Mr.. Clifford Harrington was a
Clayton visitor on Tuesday.
Blessed Event ~ daughter
Nancy Faye, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred T. Starkey, Bas-
sett Street, Saturday.
Members of the Clayton Lions
Club attending Ladies Night of the
Hartly Lions Club were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Douglas, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Covington, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Ennis, Mr.. Manuel Alvarado,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Moor, Senator
Dudley Crossley and Mr.. John LODI
er.
In looking over the photograph
of the Smyrna school football team
we find Clayton well represented
with: Cornell, Vaughn, Thorpe,
Isaacs, Jack Knight, Roth, and the
Voshell brothers, George and Philip.
In basketball we find: Varsity
Cornell and Isaacs; Junior Varsity:
VIM. Thorpe, Dykes, Donaway, and
Phil. Voshell.
Tonight and tomorrow evening
will bring a return of an old favor
lite, the Olde lynne Minstrel Show.
j. Reynolds Pratt will be the Inter-
locutor, with the end men, Manuel
Alvarado (Mose); Ivan Smith (Ras-
tus); Preston Burris, Jr., (zeke) /;
and Medford Davis, Jr., as (Pere-
miah). Premiers will be: Austin
Carey, Paul Bickling, Roscoe Whar-
ton, Paul Simpson, Preston Knight,
Marion Smith, and Alfred Starkey.
With chorus of IL men, there will
be several speciality numbers such
as dances, instrumental music, tap
dance, song and dance, and must
cal recitation. The show is being
held at the auditorium of the Clay
ton School, and is sponsored by the
Friendly Fellows Bible Class, for
the benefit of the Ewells-St. Paul
Church Building Fund.
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Marydel

The Ladies Auxiliary of the
Mary-Del Fire Company will hold
a chicken salad and dumplings sup
per between the hours of 4:30 and
Is pm. this Saturday, Jan. 26th at
the Community Hall in Marydel.
March of Dimes solicitors are
visiting the Marydel homes these
days: Please give them a kind
welcome. They are not collecting
for their own glory!
Marydel Civic Club is sponsoring
the collection of donations for the
Kent General Hospital from this
community. Kindly leave gifts of
food, soap, linens in either one of
the grocery stores in Marydel.
Thank you.
Mr.. Max Albert enroute from AL
lentown, Pa. to Miami Beach, Flor
ida. where he is spending the win
ter at the Malabo Apartments,
spent the weekend visiting with his
niece and family, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
H. Collision.
(Other Correspondence on Page Four)
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CLAYTON

The Clayton Fire Company was
called Monday morning to extin-
lghish a chimney fire at the home
lot John T. Robinson, near Blackis-
lfonss. No damage was reported.
Among those ate ding the Farm
show at Harrisburg, Pa, was J.
Everett Lofand, w. o. Pced, John
T. Loder, Marshall Crccs'ey, Nor
man Short, Charles Gos-er, and
William E. Wright.
Birthday congratulations to Mrs
Bertha Sevil, Mrs. William Wright,
and Miss Deborah Kennedy.
The Ladies Auxiliary, VtW, will
conduct a membership drive this
week. Any wife, mother, or sister
of an Overseas Veteran is eligible
and is urged to join. For any
further information telephone 1901.
Mrs. w. S. Collision has been con-
fined to her home for the past two
weeks from an attack of La Grippe.
Mrs Earl Ely, ST., and daughter
Mrs. Carl Conley were Sunday Wis
itors with Mrs. w. d. Paradee, in
Viola.
Mr.. Alex. Darrah has returned to
his home after having spent some
time with his daughter, Mrs. Theo-
dore Brooks, in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. R. Smith has re-
turned home after having spent the
week with Mrs. Carrie David, at
Cedar Lake, near Denville, N. ].
The Ladies Auxiliary, VF'W, re-
Gently held a Stork Shower in hon
or of Mrs. Paul C. Bickling. Those
attending were: Mrs. Edith Carey,
Mrs. Nora Smith, Mrs. Delbert Ber-
ny, Mrs. Marie Cooper, Mrs. Mary
Louise Conley, Mrs. Pauline O'Neal,
Mrs. June Short, Mrs. Virginia
Cubbage, and Miss Mary Burke.
MIR. and Mrs. Herman Sevil at
tended a family party given by Mr..
and Mrs. Anthony B. Carroll of
Dover on Monday evening.
Master Richard Moor, son of MIR.
and Mrs. Harry w. Moor, will cele-
brate his Bird birthday with party
on Saturday afternoon from 2 to a.
MIR. and Mrs. Howard Virdin
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awards for their untiring efforts In
collecting Acme Stores slips and
have accomplished their goal. The
! TV set will be installed in the near
future.
The regular monthly dinner
meeting of the Young Adult Class
was held in the church basement
on Tuesday evening. Edward Hugh
es, Jr., presided.
The fourth quarterly conference
of Kenton-Hartly Church will be
held in Hartly Church on Friday
evening, Jan. rs at 8 o'clock.
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Dennis had
as their guests on Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Thomas and daughters
and Mrs. Clarence Layton, and
daughter of Powellsville, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Clough had
as their guests on Saturday Mr.
and Mrs. Harry L. Clough of New
port. They also entertained re
Gently Mrs. Jesse Coleman and Mrs
E. Baker of Harrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Ford
were Sunday dinner guests of their
son and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmy
Ford of Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Graham
and son of st. Georges spent SUM-
day with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Graham.
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tian Service will meet Friday night
with Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Steller
Those on the refreshment commit
tee are Mrs. Steller, Mrs. Wilson
Keiser Sr. and Mrs. Wilson Keiser
Jr.
/ Friendly Neighbors Home Dem
onstration Club will meet Monday
Jan. % at 1890 O'Clock with Mrs
Lee w. David with a covered dish
luncheon at IL o'clock. Subject
outlook for Year 1852"
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shahan Of
Millington, Md, were Sunday Wis
itors with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Rowan.
Mrs. James Reynolds is spending
several days with Mrs. Elmer Sha.
han in Townsend.
Mrs. Thomas Rowan and Mrs
Joseph Rowan spent Saturday al
Alexandria, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. p. Brown
spent Monday with Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Mitchell in Cranston
Heights.
Mrs. William Daniels spent last
week visiting relatives in Bridge
ton, N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moore and
Miss Virginia Shockley of Newark
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Eugene Shockley.