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Evening star., 1953-01-27

The Taft amendments will
probably furnish the first evi-
dence Of Secretary Durkin's
ability to function in a Repub-
lican administration. It seems
clear he will be expected to
do the cooperating.
It is understood in labor
circles that President Eisen-
hover promised Mr.. Durkin to
expand and strengthen the
Labor Department. which has
taken such a beating from the
congressional coalition during
Mr.. Truman's terms. This must
be accomplished in large part
by consent of the Senate, to
wit, Senator Taft. Hence the
Durkin-Taft relations are inn
portant.
In the large view, fortifica-
ton Of the Labor Department
and restoration of it's prestige
are parts Of the problem of at
tanning a proper balance be-
tween the executive and the
legislative. Because it could
not win the White House or
control President Truman, the
dominant coalition in Con-
gress has steadily tried to leg
islate the executive. The Presi-
dent retaliated by such execu-
tive enroachments as he could
manage.
Disinterested observers hope
that the end Of this mutual
trespass will be one of the
aims and accomplishments of
the Eisenhower administration.
Evening star., 1953-01-27
David LoWrence:

What is the biggest oppor-
tunity that the administration
of President Eisenhower may
have to improve the economic
welfare of the United States2
This question is being asked
as members of the new regime
prepare to fulfill the pledge
of the campaign to give the
country a better administra-
ton than before.
The answer lies in a simple
pronouncement of policy - to
stop the monopolistic practices
which have prevented real
competition in America.
For the New Deal and Fair
Deal of the last 81 years have
done more to foster monopoly
and prevent the growth of
smaller businesses. and thus to
aid So-called "big business" to
bigger gains, than all the Re-
publican administrations in
history.
An examination of the
effects of present tax laws will
reveal the manner in which
businesses of intermediate size
have been stunted in growth
or strangled while the larger
businesses have been favored.
An examination also of the
alliance between "big business"
and "big labor" will reveal how
the rates of wages paid by the
largest companies have been
imposed on the smaller COM
panies and how many Of the
latter have been driven to sell
or quit the battle as a result
OF such wage rates.
The New Deal and Fair Deal
have rendered lip service to
small business" but their
concept of small business"
ranged from $4,000 to $780,
600 a year volume Of receipts.
Today small business" is the
company which does a business
of somewhere between 81 mil
lion and SIS million, while big
business" is the class in which
$50 million to 81 billion or
more a year is the gross in
come. These larger companies
are allowed all sorts of privi-
legeS by way of a tax base,"
while the smaller businesses
Evening star., 1953-01-27

sensibility-what we Journal
lists call "hunch," feel"
nose" This sense, which
creates political foresight, is
rare, as statesmen in contrast
to politicians are rare. and
it is not common among
businessmen. It is oftenest
the product of a high and
cosmopolitan culture firmly
rooted in ones own ma
tional character. This is not
achieved without the concen-
tration of most of ones life
to acquiring it--as Henry
Adams acquired his "educa-
ton"
An ambassador should not
start with breaks against him
vulnerable to the public
opinion (which our opponents
can mobilize. America is be-
ing constantly attacked as
the "tool Of Wall Street." It
is erroneous to assume that
only Communists believe this.
Thousands Of Europeans. who
are anti-Communists. believe
or suspect it.
Wisdom would, therefore,
counsel against appointing in
ternational bankers to head
our embassies in London and
Paris, even If there were any
reason to believe, as there Is
not, that Winthrop Aldrich or
c. Douglas Dillon possesses
even five acute political senses,
to say nothing of the rare and
desirable sixth.
Even were there not the
faintest justification for it, Mr..
Aldrich and Mr.. Dillon imme-
diately register dollar inn
perialism" in wavering foreign
minds.
The belief that economic
ACKNOWLEDGMENT lies at the root
of American policy is a wide
spread idee flxe, and accounts
for the preference of friendly
Europeans for Adlai Stevenson.
I cannot understand why
Secretary Dulles did not imrne-
diately sense this when the two
bankers were suggested.
(Released by the Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star., 1953-01-27
Dulles Seeks First Hand Facts
New Secretary Wants Exact Information on MA
Eisenhower in Dealings With Foreign Ministers

credit for being even by his
friends. But one thing Is
definitely certain: Unless the
French Parliament and not
the Mayer cabinet. which
is at it's mercy. wants
to understand that the fate
of Western Europe hangs
on thin thread. as 1t did
when the NATO was created,
the chances of survival Of that
coalition in which we have al
ready invested so many billions
are negligible.
Realistic Minister of Defense
Rene Pleven warned his coun-
trymen only last Sunday that
the game Of attempting to
guess the intentions of the
Kremlin was "as illuSory as
seeking to read the future in
coffee grounds" There is no
doubt that Pleven and a hand
full Of other French politicians
who realize the threat to
Western civilization would like
to see the present chickering's
with. Germany ended and the
NATO military forces made
strong enough to meet the Red
challenge.
Pleven believes that the only
possible solution of The present
German-French friction lies in
the creation of a European
confederation. But he is faced
with the opposition Of politi-
clans who are mindful of the
growing nationalism in the
French masses. Pleven can
make strong appeals to COM
mon sense. These have little
or no effect on the members
of Parliament who are deter
mined to prevent ratification
Of the EDO treaty as it now
stands.
Evening star., 1953-01-27
Lowell MeHett:
No Business Like u. S. Business
AS Businessmen Chosen to Operate Government Machinery
Will Learn, Good Organization and Planning Not Enough

Somebody has quoted Presi-
dent Eisenhower as saying ne
plans to keep his Saturday
afternoons and Sundays for
himself, to use for needed rest
and recreation. It is hard to
believe he ever said it. He has
been around Washington quite
a lot and has seen a good deal
of the White House operation.
He has reason to know that q
President cannot maintain
complete control Of his own
time, that no matter how care
fully he may plan his hours,
days and weeks he is always at
the mercy OF events over which
he has no control. OF the need
for relaxation and time to
recuperate from his exhauSting
labors there is no question. OF
the possibility of doing so on
a fixed schedule there is every
question. AS the servant Of
160 million people. he is sub
ject to all the currents Of
their lives, to their needs and
desires and even their whimS.
So, like other Presidents before
him, he will have to take his
ease when he can get it. It Is
to be hoped it will average
more than the day and q half
suggested, but it cannot be
fixed in advance.
The excellent businessmen
selected to operate the Govern
ment machinery are going to
find that the same thing
applies to themselves. No
matter how well they may or
ganize their work, once they
get the hang Of it. no matter
how they delegate authority,
they will discover that their
time Is seldom their own.
Government is what 1t always
has been, q mixed-up business.
difficult enough to chart and
impossible to keep In line with
any charts that may be drawns
Evening star., 1953-01-27

Good organization is useful,
but many If not most of the
important decisions that have
to be made have nothing to do
with organization. Problems do
not always arrive through
channels; often they explode
out Of q clear sky. The skies
were clear over Washington
the day that Senator Byrd, Of
all people. touched OF the
fireworks concerning the new
Presidents prize cabinet selec-
ton. All seemed serene the day
the retiring President changed
the whole aspect Of the Off
shore oil problem by convert
ing the Governments property
into a naval oil reserve.
Matters of that nature can
easily upset Saturday and Sun
day plans.
There is always the unpre-
dictability of Congress. In
recent years this has been in
creased ny the growing use of
the power to investigate. No
cabinet official and no bureau
head can anticipate the calls
he will receive to come up and
testify. House committees and
Senate committees can claim
their time whenever they want
it. Senator Mccarthy, head Of
q committee designed pri-
marily for Investigations, has.
incidentally. Just obtained
twice last years appropria Jon
for this purpose.
For the man In the executive
branch it works like this: You
appear before given commit
tee well prepared you think to
answer all relevant questions
on the subject under conSid-
Grafton. You are rather pleased
with your own staff work,
especially since you have sue
ceeded In trimming your stan
and made 1t an efncient and
economical unit. All goes well
until q committee member asks
Evening star., 1953-01-27
Doris FEeeson:
Taft Promptly Seizes the Reins
Labor Act Amendments Will Furnish First Evidence
OF Durkin,s Ability to Function in G. O. P. Program

President Eisenhower'S Sec
retary of Labor, Martin Dur
kin, only knew what he had
read in the newspapers about
the amendments to the Taft
Hartley Act which Majority
Leader Taft introduced in the
Senate following the Wilson
vote.
Mr.. ,Durkin is the pro-
Stevenson Democrat whose
appointment Senator Taft ini-
TALLY denounced as "incred-
ible." The majority leader did
not, however, object to Mr..
Durkin's confirmation.
Chairman Aiken of the Sem
ate Labor Committee said
cheerfully he had something in
common with Mr.. Durkin
since he wasn't shown the
amendments either before their
introduction. The chairman
said it was committee practice
to refer legislation to the Labor
Secretary for his comment so
that Mr.. Durkin would eventu-
ally get a whack at them.
A query at the White House
about whether Senator Taft
cleared the amendments with
the President or in any way
discussed them brought the
following reply: What hap
pens at the Presidents meet
ingS with the legislative lead
ers is confidential. Their re-
marks afterward are the whole
story"
That Senator Taft should
20 promptly and decisively
Evening star., 1953-01-27

seize the reins on labor policy
for the new administration
does not really surprise his
colleagues who know him so
well. The new majority lead
er feels that his reelection in
1850 and the presidential elec-
tion amply vindicated him and
the act which bears his name
so why should he retreat be-
hind a mossy stone. Generally
majority leaders leave most if
not all policy legislation to the
various committee chairmen:
Senator Aiken, does not seem
disposed to quarrel about this
departure.
Tongue in cheek, Democrats
expressed surprise that Presi-
dent Eisenhower was not per-
mtted to lead in this impor-
tant field. which Is fitting tao
tics for the loyal opposition.
AS a practical matter they
conceded that:
l. Senator Taft's will be the
strongest voice in labor mat
terS.
2. Repeal of the Taft-Hart-
ley Act being impractical,
Democratic efforts must be di-
rected at making the amend
ments as good as possible.
Admitting he was leading
from ignorance, Senator Aiken
suggested that Mr.. Taft's
amendments were probably
non-controversial. # this is so.
Democrats will try to broaden
them.
Milford chronicle., 1953-12-04
MILFORD MILFORD FRIDAY DECEMBER 1858

the Pennsylvania Hospital. We are
all glad to hear she is improving
so nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Belts, spent
Thanksgiving Day and the week
end with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Henderson and family. Doris
and Barbara spent three weeks with
their grandparents, Tommy and
Dee who will return home with
their parents Sunday:
Thanksgiving dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Efinger, were
Mr.. and Mrs. Merton Belts.
Mrs. Ellen Belts and daughter,
Ellen Louise spent Thanksgiving
with her children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Mitten and sons. Charles,
JT. and Merton of Baltimore, Md.
OUR SCHOOL
Three eighth grade girls won the
fire prevention essay contest. They
were. Carol Langrell, Nancy Van
SAINT and jeanne DOnahue. Mr.. Fora
Tatman presented Carol with $500
check, Nancy $500 and jeanne $500.
Milford chronicle., 1953-12-04
FREDERICK
By Mrs. Emma HOVey
Phone f1ederica SSll
Trinity Methodist Church
Rev. Row L. Lnnns. Pasfnn.-

Trinity Methodist Church
Rev. Roy L. Jones, Pastor.
Worship services IL A. NJ. and
1880 P. M. Thursday evening SER
vices at 1880 P. M.
The w. S. c. S. will meet in the
Sunday school room on Friday,
December 4th at 8 P. M. Each
member is asked to bring a gift,
for the children's home, the Gam
brill home in Wilmington. also the
members will exchange their Xmas
gifts at this meeting.
We received word of the passing
away at 2 P. NJ. Sunday of Mrs.
Gertrude Armour, wife of Mr.. Frank
Armour, at the Milford Memorial
Hospital. Mrs. Armour had been
ailing for some time and was taken
to the hospital several days ago.
One son, Horace also survives. Our
sincere sympathy is extended to
Mr.. Armour and his son in the loss
Of a beloved wife and mother.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
December 1st from the Rogers
Funeral Home. Rev. Roy Jones,
pastor of the Frederick Church had
charge. Interment was at Barratt's
Cemetery.
On Thanksgiving morning the
ire company was called to the home
# Marvin Hughes on the Frederick
FELTON, Road. The fire did a great
deal of damage.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. BTittingham
md family of Berlin, Md, were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Harper.
Mrs. Lydia Knots of Federals-
burg, Md. is the house guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Marker. Recent
guests of the Markers were, Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Clark of Will
mingtOn, Mrs Verna Sterling, Rich
ardson Park. and Mr.. and Mrs
John Hammond of Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wallace
of Wilmington were recent guests
of her mother. Mrs. Mary Boone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Clark OF
Rochester, N. Y. spent several days
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arch
Lank. They also spent some time
with her sister Mrs. Dorothy
StOkesbury. who is a patient in
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Milford chronicle., 1953-12-04
McCOlley's Chapel

McColley's Chapel held their
Sunday School service on NOvem-
Der 18th, with the attendance of
43. There were discussions of the
Christmas program and the robes
for the Junior Choir. Preparations
are being made to get the robes
started so the larger part of the
choir will have them for the Christ
mas services.
McColley's Junior Bible Learners
Glass met at the home of the Ware
children on Friday, November
9th, with an attendance of 26
members and visitors. The meeting
was conducted by the President,
Doris Pritchett. After the business
meeting, the group played games
while some of the mothers discuss
ed the preparation for the making
of the choir robes. The c0Iors
were picked by the children and
the other preparations were left
up to the parents.
The class of the women and men
that was organized the first of
November, not yet named, will
meet at the home of Mrs. Alberta
Rust on Monday, December 9TH.
Helen Price, President.
McCOlley's Church members will
have for sale, hot dogs, coffee.
soft drinks, and numerous item.
at the sale held by Mrs. Charlie.
Donovan, on Saturday, December
5th. Any donations would be great
ly appreciated.
McCOlley's Sunday School an6
Church Service will be held on
Sunday, December 9Th, beginning
at 1O:O0 a. m. Rev. Olin Shockley
pastor, and Preston Donovan, Su
perintendent. All are welcome t,
come worship with us.
Milford chronicle., 1953-12-04

Congratulations.
A message from the school board:
A meeting of the faculty and the
school board was held on Wednes-
day evening at the school. The
board was more than pleased with
the attitude of the teachers and the
ability to work together as a team.
With this attitude we expect greater
things from our school. Even though
as you all know, some of our
classes are OVercrOwded, the
teachers have not complained at
all and are doing their level best
. to give all students the best school
ing. At q regular school board meet
ing held later on the same evening,
this matter of OvercrOwded classes
was discussed at great length. The
board is doing or shall try and do
all possible to insure the best for
all concerned. This OvercTOwding
of classes may eventually lead to
our having to build an addition to
the building. We feel that all con-
cerned should be giving this a
Milford chronicle., 1953-12-04

great deal of thought along with
discussing the matter with your
neighbOr.
Dear Parents: Thanksgiving more
than any other day of the year is a
time for which we are grateful. AS
you begin to count your blessings.
l know that you will place your
children at the top of the list So
today, l wish to talk with you not
as a principal, nor as a teacher,
but as fellow parent. We invest
heavily in our children, naturally,
it takes a pretty penny to finance
Santa's annual trip from the North
Pole, to buy shoes, to pay doctors
bills, and to run this school. The
best things, though, that we can give
our children cost in terms of our
time, not our money. I'm referring
to such things as love, understand
Milford chronicle., 1953-12-04

ing, instruction and guidance. It
is investments like these that pay
big dividends. AS parents, we know
our children are worthy of the time,
money and patience we expend on
them. Not too many years from now,
our children will go out into a world
beset with grave problems. They
will make it a better world, l am
sure, however, they will have to be
prepared for life. Our children will
need to have a good education, be
self-confident, and know right from
wrong. Let us see to it that our
children receive these things. Ray
Hancock, Principal.
We are glad to see Mr.. Joe
Flanagan, Jr. is on the road to
recovery. The Flanagans are staying
with his parents, while he is recu-
perating He enjoys having friends
Milford chronicle., 1953-12-04

Thanksgiving with her parents,
Judge and Mrs. Marion Stevenson.
Mrs. Emaline Taylor, Philadel-
phia, was Saturday overnight guest
of her mother, Mrs. Sallie Smith.
Miss Dorothy O'Day of FELTON,
was Sunday dinner guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oliver Boone.
Mrs. Marie Grant of Wilmington
was Friday guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bishop.
Milford chronicle., 1953-12-04
JUDGE ADMIREs WIFE

WEST LOS ANGELEs-(R)-A
traffic offender, fined S., asked
Judge Leo Freund if he might have
a stay of execution long enough
to go home and get the money from
his wife.
You have a wife that has S5 to
spare?" asked the judge.
The defendent said he had.
Judge Freund told him he could
have three hours to go and get the
money from this paragon of a wife.
Milford chronicle., 1953-12-04

call on him.
Mrs. Dorothy Chew and daughters,
Bonnie and Donna of Vernon, spent
Friday with Mrs. Merton Hovey.
Mrs. L. S. Belts and daughter,
spent the weekend with her
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Tribbitt and children at Lynch
Heights. Mrs. Tribbitt returned
home from the Kent Hospital, on
Saturday.
Miss Ruth Ann Stevenson spent
Milford chronicle., 1953-12-04
COW ECONOMY CHECKED

BLACKSBURG, Va.-(P)-Scien-
lists here observed four cows
around the clock for ten days. They
found the animals spend hours
just lOafing and 8 hours Illuminating
in a 24-hOur period.
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Bv Lewis F, Atchison

The Redskins obtained Half
back Paul Barry and Guard Bill
Lange from the Los Angeles
Rams today in exchange for
their third draft selection in
1854.
Coach Curly Lambeau, who
arrived from California this
morning with George Marshall.
president of the Redskins. an
nounced the deal, which is de-
signed to bolster the clubs Of
fense. Lambeau. who seemed
particularly pleased at the
acquisition of Barry. said he has
not talked to either of the play
ers and that consummation OF
the deal hinges on their Wiling
ness to sign with the Redskins.
Barry, a six-footer weighing
210 pounds, is 26 and lives in
Ell PaSo, Tex. He played half
back and fullback at Tulsa Uni
versity from 1945 through 1949,
and was second among the
Nations collegiate ball carriers
in 1916. A sprinter on Tulsa's
track team. he was credited with
9.9 in the 100-yard dash.
Barry joined the Rams in 1850
and carried the ball 231 yards in
so attempts. He has just re-
Evening star., 1953-04-28
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, April ga COM
bination of alertness and inno-
cence was professed by club
managers and officials today in
reaction to Commissioner Ford
Frick's official warning against
Magistrates gambling among
major league personnel.
Frick incorporated his warning
in a bulletin which he ordered
posted in all clubhouses. empha-
sizing the evils of permitting card
games among players where the
stakes are high"
The commissioner also said in
an announcement in New York
that players would have to stay
out of gambling places where.
he charged. some have been seen
frequently.
Frick commented that an in
creasing amount Of gambling
in connection with baseball
games prompted the bulletin,
which he insisted was a routine
notice.
The team managers, held re-
sponSible by the commissioner
for stamping out the gambling
he condemned, generally agreed
Cd. that Frick was right in
stressing the point, 90 that
Evening star., 1953-04-28
Everything Is Penny Ante
Gambling Warning by Frick
AIerts Clubs All Are Innocent

they were calling the attention
Of their players and stats to the
bulletin and to the penalties in
volved in violation, and Cd that
there was no such thing going
on on their respective squads.
Manager Marty Marion of the
st. Louis Browns, Charles Feeney,
New York Giants vice president,
and Manager Leo Durocher of
the Giants made 1t particularly
clear they were in complete
agreement with the edict.
Brooklyn Vice President Buzz
zie Bavasi and Cleveland Man
ager AL Lopez were quick to
respond that their teams had
rules against card playing for
anything but small stakes.
Managers Lou Boudreau OF
the Boston Red Sox. Phil CAVIAR
retta Of the Chicago Cubs and
Eddie Stanky of the st. Louis
Cards stated there was nothing
but penny ante and inoffensive
card playing going on in the
clubhouses and hotel rooms they
occupied.
Gabe Paul. Cincinnati general
manager, said he knew nothing
of high-stakes gambling among
the RedlegS. Marion indicated
there was no gambling by the
Browns on road trips.