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Milford chronicle., 1954-10-01
TAKE N EASY

Shift from lower gears as soon
as possible, because travelling in
low gears at high speeds consumes
gas. Stay in low long enough to
get smoothly under way, but don't
keep the car in low beyond Is
m.ph Shift to second at rs m.p.h.
and into high at 20 m.p.h. Don't ac-
celerate too heavily, remember.
Avoid repeated aCceIeFating and
'bFaking. In the city, where accel-
Grating and brazing is so frequent,
gas consumption can still be cut
by using planned driving" that
is, using a safe steady speed. It's
just q matter Of timing-loOlying
ahead as you drive, judging the
speed Of the traffic flow, and gauq-
ing the approximate setting OF the
traffic lights. If you do a good lob
Of timing, plenty Of extra stops
and starts can be avoided. These
tests we mentioned show that
planned driving in traffic can save
you one gallon out Of every three.
Those are the main things to
remember. The biggest point made
IN these tests seems to be this: that
Of all the factors that influence
how much gas your car uses, one
OF the most important is the
driver.
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-01
Ueanlnr CeIIlpp

Cleaning Ceilings
a gay cotton duster "cap'' tied
on your broom makes It easy to
clean high ceilings and cupboards.
A soft yarn ''topknot" absorbs dust
and eobwebs and is easy to wash.
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-01
u 90 ~

Use cold water on utensils which
have had the following foods %
loosen them most effectively: milE,
egg, cheese or dough.
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-01
NueIear Eua

h processing nuclear fuel, an
operations must be performed by
remote control behind thick con.
crete shields.
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-01

(Faskion lgritoT, artist and " per-
songlity, Mss Chapman Is a native
Of Detroit, and has spent the last,
several years 8D0rkinq with OWtO-
mobile stglists, designers and s,lgi.
neers at ChrVoler CorpOration.
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-01

CHICKEN AND.DUMPLING sup.
PER-The Sunshine Glass of Cal
vary Methodist will hold a Chicken
and Dumping Supper, family style.
october 9Th, from 400 to 500 n m
Adults, $l.25; children, CSC.
Milford chronicle., 1954-10-01

Japan produces about 20 per cent
Of the worlds silk.
, 1954-03-10
INCOME TAX

On=oF= before March l5, 1854, an Income Tax Return must be
filed by every inhabitant Of st. Croix (meaning natives and
other ~Tesidents) whose gross income for 1858 was $500 or
more The tax determined thereon must be paid in full to
the Department Of Finance, Municipality of st. Croix, no
later than the above date.
Persons whose gross incomes were less than $4,000,
consisting wholly Of wages shown on Form W. or Of such
wages and not more than 500 Of other wages, dividends, and
interest my use Form lO40A. Long Form 1910 may also be-
used for income Of less than $4,000 and the tax on such in
comes will be found on page 4 Of the form.
Persons whose gross incomes were $4,000 Or more must
use Long Form 104O. If your deductions amount to more than
1912 Of your income, such deductions may be listed on page
3 OF Form 1910 in lieu Of the standard deduction which is al
lowed in computation Of the tax liability.
Returns must include income from all sources such as
) salarie, wages, interests fees, commissions; income from the
operation Of business, whether such business is large or.
small including public takes, prizes from lottery tickets, etc
In the case of business or profession, Schedule c, Schedule
of Profits Tor Losses) from Business Or Profession, should ae
company form 1040. Schedule E, schedule Gains or
Losses from Sale or Exchange Of Property, should accompany
Form 1910 in cases Of capital gains or losses. Form l040Fl
should also be filed BY farmers.
Taxpayers having income from sources ii the Virgin Is
all sources, both within and without the Virgin Islands; a
lands and in the United States are required to file a return
in each jurisdiction accounting thereon for total income from
taxpayers witt problems Of this nature consult with the
Income Tax Division for assistance in preparing the required
information.
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Collector ~ Internal Rnvanrn Ct Crn;v Z
, 1954-03-10

Collector Of Internal Revenue. St. Croix
Evening star., 1954-01-18
Train Kills Man on TrestIe;
Two Companions Escape
BY the Asseeioted Press

ST. CHARLES, Mo-, Jan. 49,
A 43-year-old father and his
teen-age son scrambled tc
safety, but their hunting COM
panion was killed as he tried
to outrun a freight train which
caught the trio on a railroad
trestle yesterday.
The victim was Gene Cal
lanan, 3l-year-old st. Louis
truck driver.
! Mr.. Callahan was rabbit hunt
ing with Fred Limberg and Mr.
Limberg's II year old Jack
when the train caught them
about midway on the 80-foot-
long trestle Is miles south OF
here. All started to run.
Mr.. Limberg jumped to
safety as he approached the end
of the trestle. His son climbed
over the side of the trestle and
wrapped his legs around a sup
port. He stayed there until
the train passed and slid about
Is feet to the ground. still hold.
ing his shotgun.
Mr., Limberg said MIR. Cal
lanan apparently tripped when
he glanced over his shoulder at
the oncoming train.
Evening star., 1954-01-18
President ConActin Emergency
Chief Executive Has the Constitutional Power Order
MiIitory Action Without Asking Congress. Consent

f1cation Of the. existence Of a
state Of war.
Mr.. Wilson even In a minor
war was Scrupulous about ask
ing ratification from Congress.
When q German merchant
ship was about to land NUM-
tionS at the Mexican port OF
Vera Cruz in April 1914 to aid
the unrecognized Huerta gov
ernment which had insulted
the American Flag. the Pres
ident ordered the Navy at
4 o'clock in the morning to
seize the port. He then went
before Congress q couple days
later and asked for a resolu-
ton asking for ratification of
his action and he got it.
Where President Truman
made his mistake was not In
his original decision to order
American military forces in
stantly into Korea, for he did
this in pursuance Of a resolu-
ton Of the Security Council
Of the United Nations to repel
aggression. The mistake of
Mr.. Truman was in failing at
any time afterward to go to
Congress to ask for a ratifca-
ton of his action which prob
ably would have been given by
overwhelming vote. It is true
that Mr.. Truman consulted
leaders Of both parties and
members of the Foreign Re-
lations Committees of both
houses, but this is not a sub
stitute for constitutional proc
esses," which incidentally is
the phrase now used in the
new treaties in the Pacific in
cluding the one recently signed
with the government Of the
republic of Korea.
These new treaties with
Australia and New Zealand
and the Philippines do not
commit the United States to
instant action though they do
not preclude it. They do pledge
American action through
constitutional processes"
which means that the Con-
gress will be given a voice in
ratifying an action taken or
in agreeing to a proposed ac-
ton in advance. depending on
circumstances.
Failure on the part Of Mr..
Truman to ask and get from
Evening star., 1954-01-18

indicates concern over declin-
ing purchasing and investment
power. The agricultural situa-
ton is one of the administra-
tion's worst headaches. Due to
the subsidies of the past, the
Nations storehouses are over
flowing with wheat, corn, but
ter. dried milk, dried eggs and
other products, which cannot
be marketed here without de-
pressing prices.
The retreat from the high
est level of production and
consumption in the Nations
history. which has not nearly
reached the level Of 1949-
during the first year of the
second Truman administra-
tion-may be. as the econo-
mists say, orthodox" but
even slight recessions invite
further falls.
The repercussions in West
ern Europe, whose economies
have become dependent on
our own. were more intense
than here. Our friends have
long been clamoring for trade
not aid" but the American
and European economies are
not complementary but COM
petitive and the United States
administration, trying to bring
the budget in line with tax
possibilities. is reducing foreign
aid. So our European allies
are looking for what they also
might call "agonizing alter
natives" to the postwar policy
of depending on the United
States.
Into this picture now steps
the Soviet Union. The popu-
lar concept has been that,
given a Western recession.
the Soviets would seek to
intensity it and thus bring
about the collapse Of all
capitalist economies every
where. But two things initiate
against this. For the time
being, the Soviets need the
Evening star., 1954-01-18

lion men Of an Indifferent
quality and poorly armed.
In spite Of the strenuous ef-
forts to industrialize China
sufficiently to at least provide
most of the ground force
equipment by herself. these
plans have been delayed, re-
portedly because Of the tech
biological inexperience of the
Chinese and also because the
U. s. s.. r. has not been able to
provide the necessary tools for
this ambitious project.
Leaving aside our superior
ity In nuclear weapons, on
which our military men are
placing SO much faith, we and
our present allies are in q
definitely inferior position.
The United States and an
its allies, which include the
Turks, Greeks and South
Koreans, do not possess more
than 10 battle-ready divisions
from the Elbe River and the
Mediterranean to the Pacific.
The Germans and Japanese
who could muster important
military contingents are still
potentials.
Yet. despite Russian numeri-
cal superiority which applies
not only to ground forces but
also to planes in commission,
most of our military leaders
think that if the decision Of
whether there shall be a gen.
eral shooting war or a con-
tinuation of the cold war is
left to the Moscow general
staff. there will be no shoot
ing war in the near future.
According to the best avail
able information from Mos
cow, which is not necessarily
correct, the new Red dictator.
Georgi Malenkov, is rely
ing on the regular Red army
and its military leaders for his
undisturbed continuation in
power. There is sufficient evi-
dence that the Red field mar
shals who distinguished them
selves in the last war and
were relegated later to posts
far away from the Kremlin
are once more in favor and
Evening star., 1954-01-18

this week with details of his
health program. Successfully,
with proper spacing, we will
get his recommendations for
an increase in the statutory
minimum wage, now rs cents
an hour, and inclusion of
workers not now covered: an
increase in unemployment
compensation benefits and
longer duration of payments,
which are matters Of State ad-
ministration; Federal aid for
school construction; tax law
changes to benefit families of
small and medium income.
While these all are listed as
humanitarian measures, they
are. as well, useful as "cush-
ions" in event Of a recession.
for they represent increased
purchasing power to be
pumped into business and in
dustry. They are to be sup
plemented later with a blue
print Of public works held in
readiness.
The administrations stress
on social welfare Is an effort
to recoup from the first ses-
sion Of the 83d Congress
which was devoid Of measures
IN that category and, in fact,
much Of anything else. AS
they look forward to the No
vember election some admins
tration leaders would like to
forget that the first major
measure passed in that first
session and signed by the Pres
ident was the offshore oil bin
which chiefly benefits big oil
interests.
Administration managers
likewise seek to avoid the mis-
take made during the only
Republican oasis in twenty
years up to the party's as
sumption of power in January,
last year, that oasis being the
S0th Republican Congress,
Evening star., 1954-01-18
Doris FIeeson-
Liberals Resume Their Seminars
Democrats Cozy and Informal Bi-Veeky Dinners Afford
Light and Leading on Many Complex Issues

Democratic Senators Of the
liberal persuasion will resume
tonight their practice of hold
ing regular bi-weekly confer
enceS on the legislative pro-
gram. They will meet near
the Capitol for an early din
ner and a general review of the
situation.
The idea of Senator Hill of
Alabama, this type Of seminar
proved fruitful last year. It is
In no sense a minority caucus
and no attempt is made to
commit those present to any
one point of view. The whole
object is self-education in the
issues as they arise.
An effort is made to give
light and leading on the many
complex questions that come
before the Senate. Veteran
members give the benefit of
their experience on tactics.
Special topics are occasionally
assigned to Senators best
equipped to deal with them.
Such Senators then are ex-
pected to alert their colleagues
when problems in those fields
arise.
The success of the confer
ences has been due, however, to
the fact that they are highly
informal and do not bind the
participants. This plan will
again be followed.
Membership in the confer
ences is fluid. Their leading
spirits estimate that they will
Evening star., 1954-01-18

exercise q great deal Of in.
fiuence.
Field Marshals Zhukov, Vas
silevsky and others have an
important voice in the Red
government which is headed
by Field Marshal Voroshilov.
The role Of president of the
u. s. s. r. is even more NOM
inal than that of the president
Of France. But according to
some intelligence Voroshilov
enjoys much prestige with his
military colleagues. Hence he
is supposed to be more than
the. usual f1gurehead which
Kalinin and others have been.
From all indications in
Washington, the Soviet mill
tary men, like those of Hitler,
are experienced and realistic
men. The heads of the Wehr.
macht opposed a war, even
after the Nazis signed an alli-
ance with the Soviets. They
realized that a modern day
war must eventually be won
by the side which has the
greatest chronological powef
and industrial resources. The
same thought seems to prevail
in the Red general staff. Rus
STA has gained enormously
since the end of the war. The
Western camp, with the ex-
ception of America, is willing
to confirm these gains.
A proportionate parallel
could be drawn between Nazi
Germany at the end Of 1888
and the U. S. S. r. today.
Then why disturb this position
of power gained with practi-
cally NO shooting on the part
of the U. s. S. r. for a doubt
full all-out war with all its
known and unknown risks?
The Red generals favor q
strong military power as a
means of intimidating the
weak hearted Western Euro
pean powers. But If the gen.
erals have the final word with
the men in the Kremlin they
will continue fighting America
by proxy without involving
their own country in 1t.
Evening star., 1954-01-18

Congress q resolution ratify-
ing the existence Of a state ct
war in Korea was not an
oversight, It was q deliberate
action to avoid the use Of our
full military and naval power
against China and to avoid
embarrassment with Great
Britain which did not wish to
cancel its diplomatic recog-
milton Of Red China for fear
Of losing Hong Kong. It also
has left q residue of unsettled
legal problems which will
plague our courts for many
years. In casualties the
Korean war was the third
largest war in our history
against q foreign enemy but
legally 1t wasn't q war
The American Constitution
is eminently suitable for our
defense in an atomic age be-
cause the President has the
right to order our forces into
immediate action instantly and
without waiting for previous
congressional assent. His power
is clear when an attack is
made on United States terri
tory or ships and also where
an attack is launched against.
an ally Of the United States
especially where it is provided
explicitly in a treaty that
an attack on any member
country-as in the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization
can be regarded as an attack
on the United States. Here
the treaty itself-approved by
the Senate-has defined the
obligation Of defense concretely
but the discretion as to how
and when to retaliate is solely
That OF the commander-in-
chief Of our military forces,
the President.
But even in such a case any
President who failed to ask
Congress for a resolution of
ratification Immediately after
ward would be making a grave
mistake. The chances are
Gen. Eisenhower. confronted
by any such contingency.
would take the military action
required. and. at the first op-
portunity afterward. would 60
to Congress with a request for
a resolution ratifying what he
had done.
Evening star., 1954-01-18
.HaIf-MiI|ion Children
To Be InocuIated by
Polio Foundation
BY the Assoeiosed Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 18.-The
National Foundation for Infan.
tile Paralysis says it hopes to
have enough trial polio vaccine
for at least 100000 second-grade
school children before June /.
Basil O'Connor, the foundation
president, adds that sufficient
vaccine possibly ma ybe produced
by June to inoculate as many as
a million children.
However. he says that mo po-
lilo vaccine will be available for
the general public in 1854" and
that "it will be 1855 before it can
be demonstrated whether or not
the substance is effective"
The vaccine is that developed
by DR.. Jonas E. Salk, of the Uni
versity of Pittsburgh. The trials
are to start next month in coun-
ties throughout the Nation. The
counties have not yet been
named.
Mr.. O'Connor's statement on
the number of children to be in
octlated was made yesterday as
he disclosed agreement with five
manufacturers of pharmaceuti-
Gals and biologicals for the nom
profit production of the vaccine.
The five are Cutter Laborato-
ries, Berkely. Calf Eli Lilly &
Co., indianapolis; Parke. Davis
& Co., Detroit: Pitman-Moore
Co. a division of Allied Labora-
tories. Inc, Indianapolis. and
Wyeth Laboratories, division Of
American Home Products Corp.
Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1954-01-18
Constantine Brown
Gonstontine Brown
Soviet Military Might Grows
But Red Army Chiefs Held Anxious to Avoid War
While influence Woxes Stronger in krem!in

The men in the Kremlin
have discovered that the root
Of world evils is. besides Amer
ican "capitalistic imperialism, "
too large armed forces in the
Western camp.
The Muscovite representa-
tives are expected to raise the
question Of Western militia
rism" at the Berlin meeting Of
the Big Four foreign ministers.
The words Of the Reds are
likely to be picked up by the
neutralist press in France and
Italy-and to a lesser extent
in Britain. Although this pros
pective conference is supposed
to deal primarily with the Ger
man and Austrian peace
treaties, our diplomats expect
it to cover the water front.
They fear that we shall be in
a minority in opposing the
Reds insistence on discussing
other subjects dear to their
heart. particularly when these
can be used for good propa-
ganda in countries where arm
ament is regarded as a useless
burden.
Russia Is today the most for
midable military power and
would have a definite advan-
tage over us in the early days
Of a conflagration.
-Four years ago the allied
estimates showed that the
U. S. S. r. had a ground force
of ITS divisions. According to
available figures which we are
unable to verify, the U. S. S. r.
had at the end of 1858 no
fewer than 247 divisions of
which 81 were armored. These
represent the total Soviet ac-
tive force in European and
Asiatic U. S. s. R.-that is to
say from the Elbe and Danube
to the Pacific coast. They do
not include either the Euro
pean satellite forces - which
are considered weak and un-
reliable - or the Chinese
forces. The latter have at least
IL million men battle-hard-
ened and experienced in COM
bat and about another 8 mil
Evening star., 1954-01-18
Dorothy Thompson
Reds Trade Offensive Launched
Moscow Releases Gold as Lure to West in Strategy
DESIGNED to Promote Political Settlement

productive capacities Of the
advanced nations" to supply
their own serious shortage Of
consumers goods and thus
mollify their long-suffering
people. And, secondly, the
Soviet target is not the West
in general, but the United
States in particular.
Fhe Soviets' objective is to
weaken all the bonds that tie
Western Europe with the
United States, economically
and militarily. Therefore, on
both counts. the Soviet STRAIT
egy is to orient the European
economies eastward. under the
twin pressures of peace and
trade. g..
The Stain regime boarded
and sat on gold. apparently to
rival Fort Knox, its reserve be-
ing second only to ours, and
its native sources vast. It's
foreign trade was largely by
barter-the exchange of COM
modify for commodity. But
this did not work out salts
factorily with non-satellites.
Now the Malenkov regime has
released gold, which Is likely
to mean a wave of heavy buy
ing from the West, a boon to
beleaguered European treas
uries, and outlook. in Britain,
for the more rapid converti-
bility of the pound sterling
and a clamor for a political
settlement.
The move supports the con-
sistent thesis of this column
that American policy has
vastly overrated the likelihood
Of aggressive Soviet military
moves and underrated, almost
to the point of ignoring them,
Soviet opportunities for ad-
vancement by political and
economic means.
Watch out for Italy, where
a popular-front government is
a very serious possibility!
(Released by the Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star., 1954-01-18
One Of Last Confederaies
Is III Of Pneumonia
BY the Asseeioied Press

AUSTIN. Tex, Jan. 49,
Thomas Evans Riddle. lot, one
OF the last flve living Civil War
veterans. is critically i'll of neu-
monia.
Mr.. Riddle, a thin little man.
became i'll yesterday morning at
the State Confederate Home for
men in Austin. and his condition
rapidly got worse.
In 1851. a lawyer filed a claim
for him to a part of the estimated
81 million estate of the late Sam
uel D. Riddle of Kentucky, owner
of the famed race horse Man
O'War. The lawyer said the
Confederate veteran was a half
brother of Samuel Riddle.
The suit later was dropped.
Mr.. Riddle served with the
Army Of Tennessee.
Evening star., 1954-01-18
Fletcher Knebei-
Potomac Fever
LOUIE

Republican Leader Knowland predicts the Senate will vote
to trim es treaty No Republicans get into
power than they start figuring out get it.
Rene Coy takes Office President of France The French
operate the quota President for every 40 million
Prime Minister'S
fist fight breaks out at Joe McCarthys Communshunt
hearings There's been change Joes methods-ths wear
ne lets the characters assassinate each other
Congesen shun salary urged by presidential
COMMISSION When the reward that hgh
whether the posse will bring you back dead alive
Since his marriage to Mariyn Monroe. Joe Di1aggo is
known as the rlm-home king.
Welfare Secretary Hobby that juvenile DELINQUENCY
is increasing On the other hand learning more
around aports Arthur Godfrey e
Evening star., 1954-01-18

1947-49, The design of party
leaders for that Congress was
to devote the first session to
objectives desired by business
and finance and big campaign
contributors, tax reduction, a
cut in spending. and a tight
ened labor law, while the Sec
ond session was to be devoted
to a modified social welfare
program to please the rank
and file.
The first session went of ac-
cording to plan, with tax re-
duction, a cut in spending. and
the Taft-Hartley Act. The Sec
ond session started according
to plan when the Senate.
largely under prodding by the
late Senator Taft, got through
minimum wage increase bill,
a public housing bill, e Federal
aid to education measure. But
Republican House leaders
identically the same who man
age the House today-pigeon-
holed these measures and did
that just the week before the
national convention In l948
which nominated Governor
Thomas E. Dewey Of New York
for a second time. In its
platform the party came out
for the social welfare measures
which the House leaders had
buried the week before. That
offered the perfect foil for
President Truman. In his own
speech to the Democratic con-
vention later he reveled in that
Republican inconsistency, say
ing Republicans said they were
for these measures in their
platform, but had killed them
in the House only the week
before. This offered him a
theme for his successful cam
paign.
Administration managers are
well aware Of that 1948 pitt
fall and 1t is assumed they