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The Execution

BY spring, however, the picture began
to change. The Democrats were losing
some OF the effectiveness of their best
issue - unemployment. Out-of-work
figures leveled off and so did the cost
of-llving indexes. In May the Repub-
hcans suffered a loss on the anti-Com-
muniSt front when Senator Joseph r..
Mccarthy became the target of a series
OF Investigations which continued
through most of the campaign. The
prestige of the Wisconsinite sank lower
and lower until he and his activities
almost ceased to be an issue for either
party.
But the Republicans were having for
eign policy trouble. Dien Bien Phu fell
after the President had said its defense
was vital to Southeast Asia. Democrats
were critical. For several weeks con-
gressional Democrats made foreign pol
icy major issue.
Most disconcerting to the Republi-
cans, however, was the display Of unity
and confidence by both the left and
right wings of the Democratic Party.
Citizens Revived
That President Eisenhower himself
nau Degun TO worry was clear IN June,
when the Citizens for Eisenhower" Or
ganization was reactivated to work in
the congressional campaigns. The Pres
ident insisted. however. that there was
nothing partisan" about the groups
work. It would support "those mem
bers of the present Congress who are
working for [my programl."
Work on the program. though, con-
tinued to lag. President Eisenhower
showed his increasing willingness to
swing his political weight when he
struck out at Congressman voting
against his health insurance plan in
these words: i,
II am sure the people who voted
against the bill Just don't understand
what are the facts of American life"
Supposedly this applied to rs Re-
publicans as wel<as 162 Democrats.
Presidential pressure forced tre-
mendous amount of work out Of Con-
gress in the last month Of the session.
and MIR. Eisenhower did get Substan-
! TALLY what he wanted--a broad, att
tractive, middle-of- -the-road program
It was the umbrella he said would
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The Voters

Where did all this fuss and feathers
leave the public? Doing. both parties
believed.
Neither side could find more than
modest voter interest in the campaigns.
Neither could foresee heavy turnout
at the polls. One big wave of apathy
seemed to blanket the Nation.
Why? Probably there were several
reasons.
First, of-year elections seldom have
great national appeal. Second, the
original G. o. P. issue-the Eisen-
hover program-seemed to generate
mild approval (even among most
Democratic candidates) but little en-
thusiasm. Perhaps programs are less
interesting than personalities. Third.
many persons swelled the 1852 turn
out because they were against some-
thing-against the administration in
power. They swept that administration
out of Office. The reforms they de-
manded were. to great extent. car
ried out. So they lapsed back into
diSintereSt. The Republicans have
tried to awaken the old anti-Truman-
ism. but apparently to little avail.
After all, President Truman is not
trying to get back. It is only group
of Democratic Congressman who are
hitting the comeback trail and it was
against the White House. not Congress.
that most of the 1852 indignation was
directed.
In what apparently was one
G. o. p. move to dispel some of the
apathy among party workers, q
series of orders concerning job va
cancies were sent to Federal agencies.
They boiled down to clearance Of
the top echelon jobs through the
Republican National Committee. The
directives seemed legal enough and
not even too unusual, but when the
confidential memos were dug out
by Washington newspapermen, Demo-
Gratis had chance to say the
G.. o. p. was trying to pull fast
oneO
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The Conception

Both parties then tackled the prob
lem of planning campaign that, for
the Republicans, would be without
the active participation of the Presi-
dent, and, for the Democrats, happily,
would be without their. most effective
opponent. # III 81
Here was the situation as the cam
palgn year opened:
The thinking of both sides was in
tiuenced most by some simple arith-
metic. The party In power has lost
an average OF 40 House and four and
half Senate seats in each midterm
election since 1914. If the Repub-
4icans lose only six House and two
Senate seats they will lose. control of
Congress. @
The Democrats thought they had
! several good issues:
. Unemployment was going up, and
the predicted postwar recession seemed
to have started.
. Sliding farm prices gave an issue.
. "McCarthyisn' was another possi-
bility
The unfinished legislative program
indicated the old do Nothing" slogan
might be used.
Q Finally, there were many local issues
m each race.
But the Democrats had one initial
handicap-lack of any official national
spokesman except their defeated SO
candidate.
The Republicans started out with the
eisenhower program and the Eisen-
mower coattails. They also could point
10 peace In Korea, and they could ex-
hume the old three C's, crime. COM
muniSm and corruption. Republicans
did not lack for national spokesmen-
including one from Wisconsin who said
over the Presidents protestations that
the fight against communism would be
the key issue.
The contest for control $of Congress
seemed toss-up. ~
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THE IKE LANDSLIDE Of 1852 gave G. O. P. 3
seots in virainio and 4-3 majority in Free Stote

The year of the big change, as shown on the
maps, was 1852. In this year, each State gained
one seat In the House through reapportionment
after the 1850 census The two new districts were
predominantly urban Maryland's 7th being carved
out OF two existing Baltimore City constituencies,
and Virginia's 10th embracing the metropolitan
Northern Virginia portion of the old 9th.
But the big change in 1852 was more than
mere reflection of redistricting. political change
of heart was noted, when Virginians elected three
Republicans (the first since 1929, and Maryland
ers gave the g. O. P. a 4-3 majority.
This was the Maryland picture: Republican
Representatives Miller and Devereux were re-
elected; Republican Dewitt Hyde replaced Repre-
tsee NEARBY RACES. Page A-2s.l
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Campaign Review:
President Becomes Partys Top Stumper

II President Eisenhower is at all ad-
dicted to old Scottish proverbs, he must
have been rendering last week the one
that goes, "The best laid schemes OF
mice and men gang aft agley."
For the Well-laid schemes of the Pres
ident to stay out of partisan politics in
this election year had all gang COM
pletely agley, Mr.. Eisenhower was up
to his chin in politics.
He wasn't out ringing doorbells-
the Secret Service probably wouldn't
let him do that-but he was perform
ing the old political chore of telephon-
ing the faithful and urging them to
get out and vote Republican
This was quite change from the
situation in October. 1853, when the
President startled Republican leaders
with his answer to press conference
question:
@. Will you take part in the congress
sional campaign next year?
A. Well =. he toaS deeply interested
IN iUI,Gt happened to the complexion OF
the Senate and House OF Representatives
but he did not intend to make of the
presidency an agency to use in partisan
elections He had the conception that
although elected By only part OF the
population :. anybody occupying this
office aDas President of all the people:
He had got the responsibility of attempt
ing to develop program that ,pas en-
Hghtened and progressive I'm that
progran) people OF his osDr party
had real umbrella under uhich to
operate. =. He had no intention of
going out and getting into partisan
struggles in any district or in any
state. =. n E. r8<
Republican National Chairman Leon
ard Hall rushed to the White House
and begged the President to say it
wasn't so. He and other G. o. P.
leaders believed the popular President
had to go all out in the campaign.
When he emerged from conference
with Gen. Eisenhower Mr.. Hall an
nounced the first modification of the
Presidents hands-off policy. 'I think
the support he will give will be gen.
eral," he said. II think his role i.
will be to tell the country what the
administration has done. =. In doing
that he will naturally be supporting
the Republican Party"
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Democrats

If headlines gave the impression that
most of the national campaign was be-
ing conducted by the Republicans, the
impression was not altogether wrong.
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ing smaller A-bombs which can wreak
larger havoc.
While the Big Two jockeyed for atom
ic position, Western Europe started to
gather strength for the battle to ratify
the new Western European Union. In
France, Premier Pierre Mendes-Fran
was maneuvering to take half dozen
Socialists into his cabinet If he sue
ceeds, this will improve his chances of
getting National Assembly approval of
the WEU treaties.
In Germany. storm was brewing
over Chancellor Adenauer's concessions
to France on the Saar issue. Herr Ade-
nauer himself was in the United States,
accepting the plaudits of one and all
as the greatest German statesman since
Bismarck and cementing the already
solid bonds between West Germany and
America. He and Secretary Dulles
signed treaty of friendship Friday.
Smyrna times., 1954-08-12

ordinary policies; S1,287, 900 was
under 416 group life insurance
policies; and $567,00O was under
2,S8S industrial or weekly pre-
MUM policies. For the nation as
a whole, S1.047, ,326,OO0 was paid
as death claims under S11,147
policies in the first half of 1854,
compared with $1,000, ,769,000 un-
der s03,6s5 policies in the cores
ponding period of last year and
S662, ,617, 900 under 7O4 ,258 policies
in the first six months of 1945.
OF this years payments S672,397,- :
900 was under 239,S95 ordinary
policies; $243,411, 900 was under
109,910 group policies; and s131,
$4,000 was under 1,342 indus
trial policies. Total payments to
American families by their life
insurance companies were S2,4S7,-
in the first six months of
this year, S1.124,977, 900 more
than similar payments in the
first half of 1945.
Smyrna times., 1954-08-12

self a record of 2:O3 LIS last
year. L. T. Eden, the crack pac-
er owned and driven by Joe Eyler
of Thurmont, Md, also has been
doing well on the Maryland Cir
cults, and won the opening night
feature at Ocean Downs Raceway,
Ocean City, Md. last week in 2:05
As. Silver Riddle, which is double
gated and can either trot or
pace, has record of POI 3-5 and
earnings of more than $4,000.
He is driven by Clint Hodgins,
who has handled such greats as
Proximity and Katie Key, and
this year has had one victory,
two seconds and two thirds in
five starts. Yankee Scott, which
turned in some fancy victories at
Maryland's Rosecroft Raceway
before heading for the pacing bat
ties on the New York circuit, is
owned by the Shadydale Stock
Farm and driven by Ralph Ayou.
Other recent winners among the
nominees are January Rose, which
Hugh Bell has steered to three
wins and a second in four starts;
Clyton, owned by ]. M. Davis,
Clayton, Del. and driven by Olin
Davis; Dukes Maid, driven by
Pat Hubbard of Harrington, Del;
Meadow Gold, from the stable of
Del Miller, nationally famed Mea-
dowlands, Pa. driver; and Vernon
ELLINGTON, which won in Mary
land in speedy 2:04 for owner
driver Henry Clukey. other out
standing nominees are Home
stretch Flare, Hughie Boy, Kid
Hal, On My Honor, SANTOS, Tor
rid Direct, Vic's Boy and Walter
Rosecroft. Brandywine Raceway, |
located at the intersection of
Naaman's Road and Concord Pike
on us. Route 202 in Wilmington,
is only Is minutes from Chester
and 80 minutes from Philadelphia
and Camden.
Smyrna times., 1954-08-12
The Smyrna Times
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This Weeks S
Social and
Personal
Events

Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Golden
spent last weekend at the Ritz
Carlton, Atlantic City in celebra-
ton of their wedding anniversary.
Mrs. Kenneth d. Smith and
sons, Kenneth Jr. and Gerald
Creadick, are guests this week of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Deakyne at Re-
hoboth Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant G. Garis
spent Sunday in Washington, DC.
visiting places of interest in the
nations capitol.
Miss Harriet Hutchison and
Mrs. Angie Fernsler, of Worm
leysburg, Pa, were weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Frazier.
Miss Sarah E. Wright and Mrs.
William Bryan, of Germantown,
Pa, spent the weekend with Mrs
G. Harvey Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford E. Burge
and son Robert, spent several
days last week in Ocean City,
N. j.
S-Sgt. and Mrs. Roger O.Walk-
er of Washington, D. c., were
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifford e. Burge.
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BRANDYWINE
TO OPEN AUG. 20
Receive Record 95 NOmina.
tiOns for Hanover Pace;
"a Stake Events
STABLES LISTED

A record 95 nominations have
been received for the $4,000 Han
over Pace, one of twenty-four
stake events to highlight the
thirty nights of racing starting
Friday night, August 20, at
Brandywine Raceway, Whining
ton, it was announced by Racing
Secretary James M. Lynch. The
Hanover, scheduled for Monday
night, September 13, drew more
entries than any of the other
twenty-three stakes. The stakes
schedule calls for one $4,000
purse, four $4,000 events, nine
$4,000 and ten $4,000 events. A
bevy of outstanding 1854 per-
formers and recent winners are
among the nominees, including
Mac Forbes, L. T. Eden, Silver
Riddle and Yankee Scott. Mac
Forbes, the 4-year-old brother of
worlds champion Hi-Lo's Forbes,
is now campaigning in New York,
having enjoyed a successful sea-
son at the Maryland harness
tracks where he had wins, a
second and 4 thirds in ten starts.
He is driven by "Buck" Minniear,
and d. his best elocking this season
was 2:05 3-5 although he set him
Smyrna times., 1954-08-12
INSURANCE
BENEFITS UP
Delaware Families Life In
surance Payments Increas-
ed 177%o in Nine Years
INCREASED HOLDINGS

Delaware families received S..
489, 900 in life insurance death
benefits in the first half of this
year, compared with SO, ,232, 900 in
the corresponding period of last
year, it is reported by the Insti-
tute of Life Insurance. This
years payments were 1T percent
greater than those in the cores
ponding period nine years ago,
when the six-month total was 81,
9S4,000. The number of policies
paid off because of death in the
first six months of 1854 was g.
$50, which compared with 3,119 in
in the first half of 1858 and g.
128 in the first half of 1945.
Rise In Death Benefits
THE rise in death benefit pay
ments in the years since World
War II directly reflects the great
ly increased holdings of life in
surance by American families
since the end of World War H."
Holgar ]. Johnson, president of
the Institute said in announcing
the figures. Death benefits paid
in the first half of this year
throughout the country were So
percent greater than in the cor
responding period of 1916 even
though mortality among policy
holders generally appears to be at
a record low rate, materially be-
low the 1915 rate. Aggregate
ownership of life insurance in
this country has risen ia percent
in the past nine years. Many more
people are now protected, and
those who are insured own, on
the average, considerably more
protection today" OF the aggre-
gate death benefit payments in
this state du&ing the first half of
1854, $3,635,000 was under 846
Smyrna times., 1954-08-12

Tunnel forces who thought they
would fare better with the secret
ballot. The vote was 124 to
table, and SO opposed to tabling.
This was, of course, very similar
to the later vote on the Senator
ial nomination.
Smyrna times., 1954-08-12
State Board of Health Clinics

August II, Venereal Disease
Clinic, Milford Health Unit, Shore
Theater Building 11:30 am. to
1890 pm. August Is, Chest Cli-
mic, Dover. Health Unit, Ala S.
State Street 1000 am. The Dover
Well Child Conference this month
will be held at the Health Unit
on Monday, August 23rd instead
of the previously scheduled date.
Smyrna times., 1954-08-12

A bank balance is something
you wish you had, so you could
&As zsaa 80 a fx,sxaa = Il ss,z .aAaa4---
see it grow faster.
Smyrna times., 1954-08-12

A new kite made of "Mylar"
polyester film is said to be crash
proof and will dry rapidly after
falling in water, SO it can be
fox1 again withisf few nain-
1ttoc ~ TT
Smyrna times., 1954-08-12
FREAR WINS
NOMINATION

Continued from Page One
Evening star., 1954-12-29

children like them in lunch
boxes, for after school snacks.
The American Meat Insti-
tute reports a record-shatter-
ing 26 billion pounds of meat
is expected to be produced
during the coming year. That's
a half million pounds more
than the high for the year just
past. All grades of beef will
continue plentiful in retail
stores, and pork supplies are
due to increase because hog
marketings in October and
November were not up to ex-
pected levels.
Even after all the turkey
consumed during the round Of
holiday festivities there will
still be plenty Of the large,
heavy birds on the market.
Good buys Il you have a Janu-
ary party In mind.
More pientifuls TO be fea-
tured during the month in
clude frozen halibut and had
dock, canned tuna. fresh and
frozen shrimp, raisihs, nuts,
fats and salad oils, dairy prod
ucts and broiler-fryers.
Keeping Qualities
If you overstocked on pc
cans, almonds, filberts and
walnuts when you did your
holiday shopping, here are
some tips on keeping them
fresh for future use.
Experts from USDA say nuts
in the shell keep better than
shelled nuts. and unsalted
ones better than the salted.
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meat and vegetables in layers
in casserole. Cover with sauce.
Crush bran into fine crumbs;
combine with flour and salt.
Cut in shortening. Stir in
water. a little at a time. until
dough is moist enough to hold
together. Roll out on lightly
Toured board to about "a inch
thickness. Cut in triangle
shaped pieces and place around
edge of casserole. Brush with
milk and bake in a moderately
hot oven (400 degree F.) about
80 minutes. Serves 6.
TOM AND JERRY
ANGOSTURA.
6 egg yolks
"a cup sugar
1s teaspoon salt
] tablespoon angoStura bitterS
6 egg whites, stiffly beaten
4 cups scalded milk
Nutmeg
Beat egg yolks with u cup
sugar, salt and bitters until
fluffy. Add remaining sugar
to stiffly beaten egg whites
and fold in the first mixture.
Beat scalded milk with ro-
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or snap beans or a tossed
green salad. Fine for a quick
lunch or supper. Whip
some soft peanut butter into
vanilla ice cream. Refreeze
and serve with chocolate
TURKEY POT PIE.
5 tablespoons butter or mar
garine
y cup sliced onions
4 tablespoons -four
2 cups turkey stock
" teaspoon salt
Dash pepper
3 cups cooked turkey
/ cup peas. cooked or canned
! cup diced cooked carrots
cup diced cooked celery
" cup ready-to-eat bran
112 cups sifted flour
12 teaspoon salt
u cup shortening
"a cup cold water
Melt butter over low heat;
add onions and cook about 10
minutes. Add flour and stir
until blended: add stock slow
ly and stir over low heat until
thick and smooth, Add salt
and pepper. Arrange turkey
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Sprinkle lavishly with ground
cinnamon. The sugar melts
and blends with the muffin
dough as it bakeS. j. When
you're watching television
some evening serve these apple
snacks: Soften one package
processed American cheese at
room temperature. Blend in
2 tablespoons catsup or chilli
sauce and " teaspoon celery
seeds. Mix well; cut crisp
apples into thick slices and
dunk in the cheese mixture.
=. Any maple sugar in the
house? Then you can make a
Evening star., 1954-12-29
Report to the
Honenuker
AndCitrus
Plentiful
By Violet FouIkner

Before another year goes
Waiting on into oblivion,
there's one more holiday din
ner to be planned, cooked and
served.
Turkeys, of course, viii be
available in all sizes and in all
markets. The larger the bird,
the cheaper the price. If
you've tired of poultry, how
about a pork roast, a fresh
ham, or q big thick steak for
New Years Day dinner? Local
food chains will feature all
these items at attractive
prices.
II you settle for a pork lcin
or q fresh ham, serve stuffed
sweet potatoes for a change
Of pace. All you do is bake,
scoop out the insides, and
mash the pulp with butter,
salt and orange juice. To fancy
'em up, add a bit of drained
crushed pineapple and chopped
walnuts. Refill the shells; top
with crushed corn flakes that
have been mixed with butter
and return to the oven to get
piping hot.
Troditionol
II you come from south Of
the Mason and Dixon line,
blackeyed peas will probably
gupplant sweet potatoes on the
menu. It's an old tradition
among Southern families to
eat b1ackeyed peas on New
Years Day for good luck and
prosperity in the year ahead.
Save out a piece of the pork
to cook with the peas to en-
nance the flavor.
The best buys in fresh prod
uce this week end will include
Pascal celery, Stayman apples,
Emperor grapes, lettuce, citrus
and potatoes. One local food
chain is featuring 10-pound
bags of washed Maine potatoes
sized from 2A to 3K inches,
q good all-purpose spud.
Jonuory Forecast
Eggs and citrus head the
list of plentifuls for January,
according to news from USDA.
More eggs will be available
in the first month Of 1855 than
In any previous January. Lay
ing fiocks are larger and pro-
duction higher. Because of the
abundant supply. family food
shoppers can look forward to
high quality, large-size eggs at
reasonable prices.
Supplies of citrus
oranges, grapefruit and tan
gerines in both the fresh
and processed forms will be
generous. The orange crop is
40 per cent above average. And
while the grapefruit crop is
smaller this year, there1l be
more fresh fruit on the mar
ket since less is going to
process plants. The season on
the zipper-skinned tangerines
Is short, SO enjoy them while
you can. They peel so easily,
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delectable topping with it.
Beat some of the crushed su-
gar into heavy cream as you
finish whipping it. Serve with
apple cobbler. Next time
you bake potatoes, put some
extra ones in the oven so you
can use them for another
meal. Peel the cold baked po-
tatoeS, dice and add to a well
seasoned medium white sauce;
heat on top of the range.
Sprinkle each serving with
paprika and accompany with
Drowned sausage. links, a
cooked vegetable such as peas
Evening star., 1954-12-29

Warm temperatures are not
conducive to preserving flavor
and crispness.
You can put shelled nuts in
tight containers and store
them in your home freezer for
as long as a year. The special
lists advise storing small sup
plies in the refrigerator rather
than leaving them on a warm
shelf in the kitchen. Filberts,
almonds and peanuts are bet
ter keepers than pecans and
walnuts, tests have shown. It's
especially important to keep
the latter two in a cool place
to prevent rancidity.
Here and There
File this under good party
IDEAS: Prepare q 5-ounce
package of pre-cooked rice as
package directs and just be-
fore serving add 3 tablespoons
orange marmalade and mix
lightly with a fork. Serve with
creamed chicken. Did you
know that cinnamon is one Of
the oldest spices known to
man? 1t can be traced back as
far as 5000 B. c. In the Bible
this spice is known as kinna-
mon, used by Phoenecians and
Greeks. Oil of cinnamon was
used by the Egyptians and
ancient Hebrews in their sa-
cred amounting ceremonies
and other religious rituals.
Here's a trick with this spice
to add glamor to your mullins:
Drop a lump of sugar into
each muffin just before you
pop them into the oven.