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Evening star., 1954-10-28
Doyid Lawrence
Risk Of q Divided Government
History Interpreted as Showing Thot President Lacking
ASympothetc Congress IS AlWoys Sobotoged
Dovid Lowrence

Are the American people In
for trouble II they choose
q divided government next
Tuesday? The record shows
that, when the Congress is
controlled by q majority of the
political party opposite to the,
President, there ensues conse-
quences really harmful to the
welfare Of the country.
Thus the panic Of 1888 and
the prolonged depression Of
the 1930s were due In large
part to the petty partisansfip
Of q Democratic House of Rep
resentatives elected in the
middle Of Hoover's term In
1880. The worldwide depres-
sion was ending everywhere
else during 1882 and would
have ended In America but for
the tactics Of the Democrats.
who blocked the recovery
measures proposed by Presi-
dent Hoover. This was the
time when Mr.. Hoover, in q
rare outburst of indignation.
accused the Democrats Of
playing politics with human
misery"
Likewise. extreme partisan
shipon which neither party
seems to have a monopoly
was a contributing factor to
the outbreak of World War
II. It was q Republican Con-
gress elected in November.
1918-in the middle of the
term Of President Wilson.
Democrat-which prevented a
year later the entry of the
United States into the League
Of Nations. This partisanship
gave the start Of the strong
isolationist crusade of the
1920s. It was at first solely a
Republican attitude, but later.
in the sos, isolationism be-
came almost as strongly the
Democratic attitude in Con-
gress. It was q triumph for
political demagoguery. AS q
consequence. Hitler was con-
vinced that the United States
would remain aloof - would
not enter a world war or would
come in too late to prevent his
conquest of Europe.
A divided government Is al
ways a risk for the American
people. No matter how devoted
q person may be to his own
party, he must recognize the
Evening star., 1954-10-28

source as to the sabotage Of
constructive legislation by the
Democrats who controlled the
House. as against q Republican
President. Is given by Herbert
Hoover in his memoirs. pub
lished In 1852. He writes:
Promptly at the opening OF
the 1931-32 session the opposi-.
ton refused to enter into any
program Of cooperation al
though several major measures
had been agreed upon the
previous October. The inn
perative items of RFC Recon
struction Finance Corporatiun)
and Federal Land Bank legisla-
ton were not passed until the
end Of January, 1882. and
then with serious deletionS of
needed authorities. I secured
restoration Of only part Of
these deleted powers IN July.
1892.
1.-THE Federal Reserve au-
thorities were delayed until
id-February. The creation Of
the home loan banks was held
up for eight months and tl.en
passed In emaciated shape. The
banking reforms. so essential
to recovery, were delayed. :. !.
The bankruptcy reform laws
were delayed. -"
But what happened when a
united governm e mt - all
branches being Democratic
came into power in 1888? The
swift action of Congress is
often referred to as the legisla-
tive miracle of "the 100 days"
The news reports from all
over the country today in
dicate a widespread apathy
and indifference toward the
congressional elections. The
American people evidently
have not been sufficiently
warned Of the dangers Of a
divided government.
That's why. if the Repub-
licans lose out, America may
find itself soon in a whirlpool
Of political partisanship such
as has heretofore turned the
Nation abruptly away from a
calm. steady course. with ,
economic recovery ahead, into
the stormy seas of political
discord and business disturb
ance.
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Evening star., 1954-10-28
1926 Million Bid
Accepted by Virginia
For Toll Bond Sale
BY the Asseciofed Press


RICHMOND, Oct. 28.-A bid
Of $92.625. 900 for a sos million
issue of 3 per cent State of vir-
ginia toll revenue bonds was
accepted yesterday by the State
Highway Commission.
The bid, which amounted to
971a per cent OF par value Of the
bonds, was submitted by Leh-
man Bros, Blyth & Co., Smith
Barney Co.. Of New York, and
F. w. Craigie g. Co.. of Rich
mond, representing a syndicate
of more than 200 investment
Evening star., 1954-10-28
Indian Diamond Group
Seeks Soviet Machinery
BY the Assoeioted Press

BOMBAY P).-An Indian
diamond syndicate is negotiating
with the Soviet government for
mining machinery which Soviet
experts say will make possible
an annual yield of diamonds
worth $25 million.
The experts have just COM
pleted a three-month study for
the Parma Diamond Syndicate.
They reported their estimated
output for the syndicate's Wind
hya mines in Central India
should continue for Is years at
least.
Evening star., 1954-10-28
sChen only the best soiu do

II you have been concerned about your
cigarette habit, here is your chance to
smoke with greater peace Of mind. Be-
cause this high-fltration dur Maurier tip
filters out 50 much nicotine and tars, it
win also filter out much Of the worry
in every puff you take.
Evening star., 1954-10-28
Innocence in the White House
Yesterdays Press Conference by Gen. Eisenhower Yields
Few Headlines, indicates He Himself Hasn't Reed Any

tions should be regarded as a
test of the peoples confidence
in him and in his administra-
ton. Here he lifted the lid
on some complaints being
made to him. They are that
many Eisenhower Republicans
do not seem interested in
the congressional candidates
picked out by the regular
Republicans.
This is a fact of his political
Evening star., 1954-10-28
Doris Fleeson-

President EISENHOWER mas q
curious quality Of innocence
when it comes to politics and
he displayed it repeatedly in
his election eve conference
with the Washington press
whom he had not seen in
10 weeks.
Naturally the questioning
centered on situations which
have developed during the CAM
paign. It was expected that
the President, who has been
manfully handling the election
chores pressed on him at the
last minute by his alarmed
party, would seek to use the
conference as a fresh sound
ing board.
On the contrary, he made
no useful headlines OF his own
and showed that he had very
little real curiosity about the
kind others have been making.
His remark that voter
apathy stems not from "disen-
chantment" with his program
but from too great satisfaction
with it so that people won't
take the trouble to go to the
polls comes close to being a
real howler. The election
is pivoting on unemploy-
ment and the dip in farm
prices. They may be much
less serious than Demo-
Gratis claim but no politician
disputes they have given rise
to an uneasiness which is the
basis Of the Democratic trend.
The Presidents tone was
acid and he noticeably bristled,
SO perhaps he got the impress
sion that the question was a
needing one. It wasn't. It was
put by a reporter known to
him in a friendly way with a
smile. It could have been
turned of advantageously.
The President had said ear
lier and with every appearance
Of earnestness that all the
last-minute campaigning he
had time for might be an air.
plane trip Friday to speak at
airports in four cities.
When reporters hear a sug-
gestion that even a President
can rally the country in one
day at four airports, they are
not cynical. They are awed.
The crowd hero Roosevelt
spent six hours touring New
York City in a pouring rain
the week end before the 1914
election. In 1910 he took a
train and toiled through
crowds in industrial centers,
making major speeches
throughout the closing weeks.
Harry Truman whistle-stopped
almost to the last hour in 1948.
A question inevitably was
put to the President about the
deliberate revival Of the Red
issue In the past three weeks
by the Vice President and
others. He answered casually
that he didn't know about
anything like that: that he
hadn't noticed any such thing
around hele. Everybody knew
what he stood for. he said.
The President also cut
ground out from under the
Back Ike" candidates Of his
party, Of whom there are q
great many. Ha did not con-
slider, he said, that the elec-
Evening star., 1954-10-28

fact that, when Congress Is
In control Of one party and
the President comes from the
opposite party. the temptation
to play politics Is never passed
up.
Today the Democrats are In
q sense aware of the dangers
in the past record and. to
gain votes-for themselves, they
are promising to Cooperate"
with the President. But, since
only two years away is the
bigger stake--the winning OF
the presidency itself--it must
be realized that the day after
election next week. II the DEM
ocrats win, they viii begin to
carry out their 1856 strategy.
Their chance to put the Re-
publicans in the hole Is through
day-by-day action which em-
barrasses the Republican Pres
ident.
This is not to say that. on
certain major questions of for
eign policy, cooperation will
not occasionally be effected. It
is really in the domain Of do
mestic policy where the mis-
chief largely will be done and
through the insidious process
of crippling amendments to
popular measures.
Going back to 1910. when
the House of Representatives
went Democratic midway in
the administration of President
William Howard Taft, Repub-
ncan, 1t will be recalled that
there were many pop gun"
measures-as they were plainly
labeled in those days-which
were passed by the House and
forced through the Senate,
where q split Republican Party
helped them on. These bills
were not put forward sincerely
but with the knowledge that
they would surely be vetoed by
a Republican President. Yet
the publicity about the benefits
allegedly withheld from the
groups to be favored by the
pop gun" bills helped to de-
velop the negative tide that
wrecked the Republican Party
in 1912 and gave the presi-
dency that year to the Demo-
Gratis in a walk.
Perhaps the most detailed
record from q flrst-hand
Evening star., 1954-10-28

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Evening star., 1954-10-28

With the introduction Of this great new
cigarette, du Maurier breaks down the
price barrier that has kept millions from
enjoying the best--a quality cigarette
with The 0orld's most efficient filler.
This Is HE some famous filter that
opened . new frontier ia modern smoking.
Evening star., 1954-10-28

life. He has not taken the lead
to change it nor did he try
to influence the organization
to get better candidates.
At one point in discussing
voter apathy, the President
rather plaintively said that
perhaps he was losing his
perspective and didn't get
down to people enough. With
great respect, he said a mouth
full there.
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
FELTON, School News

Rough coat plaster has been ap-
piled to all walls in the new build
ing area. and the wOrkmen are
now applying the white coat. Ply
wood paneling in the clerestOry
sections has been installed. and in
stallatiOn of doors and cabinet
work is scheduled TO begin in the
near future.
More than one thousand cubic
yards of earth have been removed
from the highway construction
project adjacent to the school
campus and deposited on the school
grounds. This soil will be used as
fill preparatory to grading around
the new building and to raise the
level of the play ground at the
northwest corner bordering Che
creek.
Commencement exercises sched-
Uled for June 8 have been post
pOned until June 9. A recent ruling
of the State Board of Education
makes it mandatory that days
lost. because of weather, when
neither pupils nor teachers report,
must be made up. FELTON, School
was closed only one day because
of bad weather this winter, but
some other schools will be reQuir-
/ ed to make up as many as four
days. thus delaying the closing day
of school considerably.
On March 10 the Mathematics
Department directed by Mrs. Anne
liza Sipple will present an assembly
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
Safety Council Notes

The popularity of books on Ell
quette indicates that, by-and-large,
people are interested in manners.
And a little observation of our
friends and acquaintances will
prove that most of them act cOur-
teOusly in the greater part Of their
dealings with their fellow men.
But there's one whole phase Of
courtesy that's sadly neglected
that phase is MOTOR manners.
When an individual opens the door
of his car and slips behind the wheel
he too often changes from an ap-
parently courteous, law-abiding citi-
zen into an "auto-intOxicated" bOor
Ii. e. a mOtOrist drunk with the
power at his cOmmand).
This lightning-like change has
been the subject of some very funny
Jokes, cartoons, and stories. But
there's nothing funny about its
effect on traffic safety. The driver
suffering from "auto-intOxication"
/ is a menace on the road.
What causes "autO-intOXicatiOn|'
There's no adequate answer to this
question. But it seems to spring
from a strange quirk in some peo-
pies thinking quiTk that sets
driving apart from other phases OF
living, making it something to
which the ethics governing ordinary
living do not apply.
AS long as there are individuals
who think this way Delaware will
be plagued by senseless traffic acci-
dents that could be avoided if the
people involved would look at things
from the other fellows point Of
view
Courteous conduct on the high
way is far more important thar
courteous conduct in the living
room. 1t can mean the difference
between life and death.
During March the Delaware Safe
ty Council is making an intensive
effort to bring this fact home Il
the people of Delaware. We urge
all to support the Code of thu
Road program the Delaware Safet!
Council is sponsoring in cooperation
with the Governors Highway Safet.
Committee, the National Safet.
Council, the Inter-Industry High
way Safety Committee, and the Ma
tional Committee for Traffic Safety
This program will be a success j
everyone will take to heart tn
slogan: Make Courtesy Your Cod
of the Road"
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05

program your Voice Is YOU bv
the Diamond State Telephone Com
pany.
Louise Henery will represent
FELTON, School in the all-state High
school Chorus at Seaford on the
evening of March 5. A group of
144 high school pupils selected bv
school music directors from ali
the high school choruses of the
state will present an excellent pro-
gram at 8 o'clock in the Seaford
High School Auditorium. The vonng
people participating will stav in
SeafOrd homes and eat in the
school cafeteria Thursday and Fri
day. Don Craig, noted director of
music, will serve as guest conduc-
tor for the occasion.
The Social Studies classes in
the high school are studying the
operation of voting machines to he
used throughout the state. These
model machines have been sun
piled by the Department of Elec-
ton.
Green Devils Win Their Thirteenth
FELTON, Green Devils journeyed
to Rock Hall, Maryland. February
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
FISHERS DISTRICT
By Mrs. Nora Rust

The covered dish supper served
by TOdd's WSCS on Friday evening
was we'll attended and the presi-
dent, Mrs. Robert Mcdowell, and
her committee, appreciate and
thank everyone for their help in
making the supper and auction a
real success.
TOdd's WSCS will hold their reg
ular meeting on March 10 in TOdd's
Community Building All members
are urged to attend.
Mrs. Fred Pierce of Philadelphia,
who spends her summer vacations
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Rust, is a patient in the Episcopal
Hospital in Philadelphia. where
she underwent a major operation
the past week. We wish her very
speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Faulk and
Mrs. Charles Dearman spent the
day shopping and sightseeing in
Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Mrs. J. W. Rust was a visitor of
Mrs. Gus Lundeh on Tuesday af-
ternOOn. Mr.. and Mrs. Rust also
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Col
lison of Pennington on Sunday to
visit Mrs. Collision, who has re-
turned to her home after a major
operation in the Milford Memorial
Hospital. She is improving rapid
| ly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dearman
and Mrs. J. w. Rust spent Satur-
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs
Norman Diehl and family of Odes.
sa. Mr.. and Mrs. Diehl are the
proud parents of a new baby girl
born February 4, Beverly Ann:
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05

Now you con buy the fomed Buick Esiois
Wogon Of new low priees-for this oll-new,
0lI-sfeel be0Uiy is now available in Bucks
lowesi-Prieed SPECIAL Series, ond in the
sensafionolly powered CENTURY Series.
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
Thirty Years Ago

William H. Workman and
crew are laying a concrete
curb at the corner Of Front and
Federal streets. Milton, to con-
form with the curve of the
new concrete road. The ex-
pense Of this job is borne by
town council, in that the nee
essary lend to widen the road
bed was given by the owners
of the properties.
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05

%. The outcome of the game had
the DEVILS on top with the score
61-47. FELTON, got of to a good start
and led all the way through the
game. The Green Devils have a
14-3 record.
According to Coach Kerns and
the teams it is a pleasure to play
Rock Hall, for the teams there al
ways evidence good spOrtsmanship.
The Rock Han girls outplayed
the FELTON, Girls to the tune of At
91
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
TRUCK CARRIES sMlTHY

DENVER -(P)- No longer does
this village smith do his black
smithing under a spreading chest
nut tree.
Gordon c. Crick, retired Army
sergeant, uses the back end of a
pickup truck. His mobile shop
serves more than 500 horse owners
within a 50-mile radius of Denver.
Crick, says he does about 1900
shoesing jobs year at S. to Sc
each.
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
FRANKFORT
By C. g. CFOCkeP
Phone Rodney 4Sle
Iines On lIarch 4th:

Lines on March 4th:
And the Coach said to the stu
dent, March forth" But he went
fifth and lost the game, by jim
my!
Mrs. Charles Murray and infant
son, Wayne Russell, have long
since returned from the PCH in
Salisbury. Nd, and are doing fine
in their home on Knox street.
Mrs. Alfred H. Dukes is out of
the hospital and cOnvalescing nice
ly at the home of her husbands
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry E.
Dukes and family on Reed street.
Open House was held at the Gold
ey-BeacOm College in Wilmington
on Saturday, February 20, for pros
pective students and their parents.
Those from our town, who were
guests of the college that day are
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferris w. Long and
their son, Mack, and Mrs. Charles
Franklin and son Albert. Mack and
Al" are promising young men Of
the Glass of 1854 at John M. Clay
ton School. They both have enroll
ed for courses in the business col
lege visited. The group also visited
the YMCA to see where the boys
will live while attending the col
lege
Birthday orchids this week go to
James B. Hudson, who hit the four
score mark on Monday, March 1.
Drop off a score and you find Mrs.
Alfred w. Long celebrating her
natal day on Sunday, February %.
Up Clayton avenue, Mrs. Rollin L.
Hudson, Sr., added another candle
to her birthday cake on Saturday
Congratulations, good people!
Leaton Z. Hooker of StOckley
visited friends here Saturday eve
ming. He reported having spent q
very pleasant weekend recently in
Salisbury, Md, as a guest in the
home of his nephew, Sanford No
bic and family.
Here's A Date To Remember!
The Senior Glass at the John N
Clayton School plans to serve (
fine dinner to its patrons from .
to p. m, Saturday, March 6, il
their school cafeteria. Who cal
resist the chicken n dumplings
n everything as served by tina
jolly class? Not I.
Recent house gTests of Mr.. ant
Mrs. John A. Tingle were Mr.. an,
Mrs. Elmer McCabe of Philadelphia
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin w. McCOm
rick mOtOred to RehObOth Beach Ol
Sunday to see their children AM
grandchildren. On their return
they were accompanied by thei
daughter, Mrs. Joseph Walker ant
baby son, Tony, who helped Uncl
Calvin make things hum arOunI
home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank DerricksOl
of ROxana visited their sister, Mrs
Myrtle A. Godfrey on Saturday.
Early this week George Masse
Gum made a business trip to Balti
more.
Several members of our lOca
Democratic Club attended a meet
ing of heads of the States Demo
cratic Clubs in Dover on MOnda
night.
Aunt SuZy seq:
i.-.A house is built Of brick and.
stone,
Of tiles, and posts, and piers.
But a home built of loving
deeds
May stand a thousand years."
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
Aunt SuZy seq:

"A house is built Of brick and
stone,
OF tiles, and posts, and piers.
But a home built of loving
deeds
May stand a thousand years."
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
Roe

The average serving Of roe in res
taurants is half Of a large shad roe.
or from 10000 to $1,000 eggs. The
total number Of eggs in the roe
taken from a single fish is from
q. .On0 20 $4,000
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
Foolish sueeeb ValuahI.

Democracy needs more free
speech, for even the speech Of fool
ish people is valuable if it serves to
guarantee the right of the wise to
tak." david Cushman Coyle.
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05
AIWava Gets 10 Man

In Lisbon, Policeman RogeriO
Gracinha arrested himself for gam
bling away money entrusted to his
care, methodically drew up a full
confession. then locked himself in
iail
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05

TIME invitation you see headIined here calls
for aCtion-and comparison.
For you have to see and drive the 2OO-horSe.
power CENTURY-an check its local delivered
brice-tO know how it puts other automobiles
in this Bucks dollar class on the spot.
Look for yourself = and you'll see what we
mean.
Look at styling, new.day features, visibility,
interior mOdernity, ride comfort, handling
ease-we believe you will find nothing on the
automOtive horizon to equal the CENTURY on
all counts.
But what will prove to be the most eye
opening news of all is the power buy you make
in this spectacular Buick,
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05

A father-son partnership agree
ment may encourage the youth to
remain on the farm.
Milford chronicle., 1954-03-05

When you cOmpare-when you check the facts
- you find that you are buying more horse
bOayer per dollar in a CENTURY than you get in
any other standard production American
automobile, bar none.
And it is horsepower that gives you brilliant
performance, greater economy, new safety
for here you get the highest pOwer-to-weight
ratio in all Buick history.
Why not come in and see the whole story come
alive when you take the wheel Of Buick
CENTURY?
We know of no better way to prove to you that
this gorgeous. glamorous sweep of automobile
is the power buy of the year-by far.
MILLION sERLE sIAas suek-sss Iy Evening.
Evening star., 1954-04-18
Little Costa Rico
Is Delightful for
Nature Lovers
SAN JOSE.

The little country of the Ticos,
as other Latin Americans call
Costa Rica, almost invariably is
described by visitors in terms OF
genuine admiration.
For nature lovers, Costa Rica
is an endless delight. AS you
drive through thick forests along
most of the countrys 400 miles
of hard-surfaced roads, flocks Of
tanagers fly up before you. Vel
vety black with fire-red backs,
they look like flames taking
wing. Big-billed toucans SOL
emnly cock their heads to look
down on you, and green para
keetS fly overhead, sounding like
rusty hinges in flight.
Macaws, parakeets and par
rots seem always to fly in pairs.
Even in large flocks, the little
green parakeets fly two by two,
like passengers of the Ark.
Ticos say their white-faced
capuchin m onkeys are the
worlds smartest. When they go
to rob a corn field, they post one
of their troop as a sentinel. They
twist off the ears of corn, then
tie the husks of two ears to-
gether and throw them over
their shouldey like a man carry
ing saddlebags. But if the
farmer surprises them at it, they
chase the poor sentinel and beat
him until he cries. sF
Evening star., 1954-04-18
Greyhound Tours Supply comero

Patrons Of Greyhound pre-
planned. expense-paid tours are
now being provided with cameras
to make permanent Photographic
records Of their vacation trips.
With every tour purchase, each
traveller receives a camera that is
loaded with film, ready for action
as soon as the bus rolls away
from the terminal on the first leg
of the trip.
After shooting the 12-exposure
f1ln, the tourist mails the cam
era, which still contains the film,
to a processing company which is
under contract to Greyhound.
A fee of $1.25 is remitted with
the film. For this charge, the
patron receives IL enlarged