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Smyrna times., 1955-11-17
ovER-oONTRoL ON ICE
Power Brakes and Power Steering
Can Give Trouble I'm Winter

C~H0 1e1~%C &~*
Power brakes and power steer
ing can get you into trouble when
driving on ice because they make
it easier to over-control.
That fact is pointed out by the
National Safety Council in a new
booklet on winter driving hazards,
based on 16 years of actual re-
search on frozen lakes.
This will be the first winter
during which a large number of
cars equipped with power brakes
and power steering win be on the
road" said Arnold Vey. director
of traffic and transportation for
the Council.
MANY drivers have not been
adequately instructed in using the
new equipment, especially under
winter conditions. We need a new
look at some of the ABC's of
driving today's cars safely and
skillfully."
The Councils winter driving
booklet covers the AlBCs in de-
tail, emphasizing the necessity to
practice smooth driving all year
so that it is a habit when roads
are slippery.
Over-controlling is one of the
chief winter driving errors, ac-
cording to the Council. Starting,
stopping and changing direction
too suddenly causes many damag-
ing and sometimes fatal skids.
Since power brakes and power
steering make it easier to lock
the brakes or over-steer as the re-
suit of panicky reaction to an
emergency, the Councils booklet
recommends that drivers practice
using a deft touch on such de-
vices.
Automatic transmissions and
hydraulic drives give good start
ing control on ice and snow, the
booklet states. However, if your
car has "duel range" transmission
it is recommended that the lower
or rs" range be uesed on slippery
surfaces.
Here are some tips from the
booklet on starting, stopping and
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Lights For Layers

DO I have enough light in the
laying house so the hens will give
me top winter egg production ?"
is a question poultrymen should
be asking themselves these days,
says George vapaa. county agri-
cultural agent.
Rule of thumb says that about
1 watt per hen it what's needed.
Putting it another way. that's 1
bulb-a 60-watter-every 8 feet in
a 24-foot wide house. For lights
to be fully effective, the bulbs
should be kept clean. And 1t will
save money if the fixture is equip
ped with a reflector.
Hens need IA hours of light a
day If they're going to have time
to eat enough so that they'll keep
up their rate of laying.
Most poultrymen prefer morn
ing lights, vapaa thinks-espec-
tally if they have a time clock to
turn them on. With the present
supply of daylight, the electric
lights should go on about $3.50 in
the morning. In another month,
they should be going on about 8
amor even a little earlier, pos
sibly.
Smyrna times., 1955-11-17

tial advantage in loose snow and
slush, but they are not much
more effective than regular tires
for ice or hard-packed snow. the
booklet advises. Il
STEERING Turn your wheel
carefully to take advantage of the
maximum steering power of your
tires. II you should over-steer,
straighten a bit and then turn
again. This can be compared to
the pumping" technique recon-
mended for brakes. If you start
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Delaware's 1855 clothing
champion is Norma Robb OF Do
yer. The 18-year-old 4-H'er has
made 81 garments In her club
career. She will be the guest Of
Coats & Clark Inc. at the Club
Congress.
Norma made a wide variety OF
apparel. ranging from a All uni
form to aprons and cotton skirts.
In 1953-54-55 she won county
awards on clothing projects and
the first prize dress award at
Kent and Sussex Fair in 1858.
In 1852 she received a scholar
ship to the State All Short
Course for judging in clothing.
She is member and treasurer
OF the Westville All Club led by
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Thomas.
During six years in the project,
she has saved about $40 on cloth
ing.
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animals are being added to the
herd.
Prevention of the disease in
cludes the following steps: avoid
commonly used loading yards; is
olate new additions to your herd
for 5 to T. days; keep them COM
Portable, well bedded, free Of
drafts and well watered. Don't
overfeed them. Better that they
go little hungry.
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Outstanding growers like Fred
Haas, Middletown; George Fisch-
er, Smyrna; Joe Wild, Wyoming
and the Rider brothers of Laurel
are reported to feel that average
Yields in the state will be boosted
further as more growers turn un-
der cover crops. transplant more
exrefully follow through on spray
programs more carefully and pick
the crop promptly. Some grow
ers have found that 1t pays to
spray more often and with special
materials when you irrigate toma-
toes, for instance.
Smyrna times., 1955-11-17

steering:
STARTING - Adjust the seat
correctly so your foot rests fully
and easily on the accelerator.
Feed gas slowly and smoothly to
avoid spinning the wheels. With
a gear shift car, start in second.
Don't let the clutch pedal out
fast. 1t does no good to lower
tire pressure on modern tires.
Snow tires may help, and tire
chains definitely will.
STOPPING -- Learn the tech
nique of pumping your brakes.
Apply the brakes quickly Clock
them) for an instant, and as
quickly completely release them
for an instant. Repeat this ono
Smyrna times., 1955-11-17
shipping Fever Season Here
County Agent Warns

Be on the lookout for shipping
fever in cattle. From now on un-
til the first of the year is when
three-fourths of our cases occur,
warns assistant county agricultur-
alist wesley Webb.
If not treated when 1t shows
up, shipping fever can cause up
to 10 percent fatalities in your
herd. The disease comes on sud-
denly and produces both high few
er and pneumonia. At first one
or more COWS becomes sick with
it. Then, if not treated, it
spreads to others in the herd
within 2 or 8 days. Cows with
shipping fever have dropping ears,
congested mucus membranes,
tears, rapid breathing and temp
erature ranging from 104 to 106
degrees. Often the head is ex-
tended, the mouth open and the
tongue sticking out.
Early treatment is a must,
Webb cautions. Call your veter-
marian. He can treat both sick
and we'll animals with antihemor-
rhagic septicemia serum, using
antibiotics as we'll. If you are
going to ship an animal, have
your veterinarian administer the
septicemia serum just about the
time it's ready to go. Animals of
all ages can catch the disease. 1t
even occurs on farms where no
Smyrna times., 1955-11-17

tFOfHa No1b tfoHsl S1sH
Nancy Cecil, of Wilmington,
has won state honors in the 1855
All Home Improvement program.
The Sears-Roebuck Foundation
is providing her trip.
In carrying out the project,
the 1S-year-old 4-H'er, with the
help of her father, made book
cases and turned two old beds
into modern Hollywood beds. She
put a rush bottom in a chair and
refinished the chair. She painted
her room, closet, removed wall
paper, and -refinished the furni-
ture that had been rebuilt.
She won first award on Home
Improvement for the county in
1854.
Nancy is a member of the For
est Oak All Club of New Castle
County, led by Marvin Klair and
Mrs. Irwin Steele.
All these programs are conc
Cooperative Extension Service.
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Delaware farmers grew more
than $4,000 acres of vegetable
crops this year, reports r. o.
Bausman of the University of
Delaware. Dairymen used to grow
a lot of the vegetable crops, he
says, but now it's becoming a
specialized type of farming all its
own. Acreage of fresh-market
vegetables in particular has great
ly increased in Delaware just the
past A or s years.
Smyrna times., 1955-11-17

Arnold Moore Robert Smith
Robert Smith, II, of Bridge
Vile, has been awarded state
honors in the All Garden pro-
gram. His all-expense trip to the
Club Congress is made possible
by the Allis-C Chalmers Mfg. Co.
In his six years of All work,
Robert has learned much about
growing garden crops, and helped
the family budget by providing
foods for the table.
He cultivated a total of 45,910
square feet and made profit on
the sale of his produce. He made
"a exhibits of blue ribbon onions,
tomatoes, squash, peppers, pota-
toes and sweet corn.
Robert has been vice-president
of the Dublin Hill Yellowjackets
and as a Junior Leader, was very
helpful to Mrs. Lee Carey and
John Hastings.
Icted under the direction of the
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to skid, turn your wheels immed-
iiately in the direction of the skid,
but don't over-compensate.
A single copy of the helpful
booklet on safe winter driving
may be obtained free by writing
Committee on Winter Driving
Hazards, National Safety Council,
425 N. Michigan Ave-, Chicago,
IL, Ill.
Smyrna times., 1955-11-17


The State All Tractor program
winner is Arnold Moore, of Lau-
rel, who has been All member
four years. His trip is provided
1 by American Oil Company.
Through this program. Arnold
has kept tractor repairs at a
minimum.
He learned to operate and
maintain farm machinery and
power tools. Through the use Of
a we'll running tractor. he was
able to increase production and
In turn, invest In other machin-
cry and equipment. Learning
basic mechanics and the value
Of scheduled inspections. Arnold
cut down on machinery failure.
Arnold Is carrying projects In
beef, field crops, swine and poul-
try. He is member of the Syca-
more All Club led by Gladys
Hearn and David Elliott.
Smyrna times., 1955-11-17

Monk MeCarthy's latest crea-
tion has the town talking again
You can see 1t parked in front of
Monks auto repair shop on Maple.
Remember last year Monk cut
two cars in half, and put their
front ends together7 You couldn't
tell If the thing was coming or
going. Sure attracted attention.
Now Monks taken Tog Nor
gan's old sedan and completely
restored one half of it. One side
is as good as new, the other looks
like-well, Tog's old car. "Sort of
a before-and-after demonstra-
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Smyrna times., 1955-11-17

Many a man marries in haste
because he's rushed into 1t.
Smyrna times., 1955-11-17
From where | sit =. by Joe Marsh
Seen Monks
Better Half?
Asc@nss~sm,

tion," Monk told me, SHOWS folks
the kind Of work / do"
From where I sit, some of
Monks ideas may look little
wild sometimes ;. bat wouldn't |
want to tell him how to run his
business any more than I'd like
him to tell me what beverage to
enjoy. He always keeps hot pot !
of tea in his garage I'D rather
have a cold glass of beer-but re-
spect for each others opinion is
automatic with us both.
&e M~,4e
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Honors Won by Delaware Alters

OUR Delaware All Club aexpense trips
National All Club Chicago Nov 27Dec
their outstanding the 1855 National All Clothing
Garden, Home Improvement and Tractor programs
Smyrna times., 1955-11-17

All conducted under the direction of the
Cooperative Extension Service.
Smyrna times., 1955-11-17
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"We hope we've used Blue CroBlue Shield protection for
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Blue CossBue Shield has been wonderful and intend
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1o4o and l6 of them enrolled Blue Cross Our chill
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Delaware Tomato Growers
experimental paintings.

Continued from Page Fourteen
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Copyright, 1855, United States Brewers Foundation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-09
Prospects IN 1855

AS 1855 opens the United Nations
seems to be headed for more trouble
with Peiping Secretary General
Dag Hammarskjold new to the Red
Chinese capital last week to seek
the release of II Unitea Nations
flyers. all Americans, sentenced to
long jail terms for spying
No matter whether he succeeds
or not. the u. N. stands to lose pres
tige and Red China stands to gain
it throughout Asia. The U. N. is
acting the part Of the mountain In
coming to Peipingss Mohanmed.
This Difference to Red China is I'M
pressive to Asians.
Against this background Of en-
HANGED Chinese Communist pres
tige In Asia. the United States Sem
ate Is expected to launch q new
great debate" on American policy
in the Far East.
Secretary Of State John Foster
Dulles obviously hopes this re-ex-
animation of American policy can
be completed. and general agree
ment reached. before February 49,.
when the eight Manila Pact powers
meet in Bangkok. He considers this
meeting 50 urgent he has insisted
on it even before all countries have
ratified the pact.
Communist subversive influence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-09
1854: Banner Year

IA the year Just ended. Red China
broke out o. her isolation IN spec
tacular fashion.
The United Nations. It Is true.
voted once more 70 postpone con-
cation cation. But It Britain and ID France
sided with Soviet Russia at last
February's Berlin conference in de-
manding that Red China be invited
to Geneva TO discuss peace for Ko-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-09

self Of . paved Pennsylvania avenue
and delivered D state-of-the- Union
message In person. Actually 1t was
President Wilson's fiair for public
relations that made him see the
value Of q personal address.
Other presidents followed Wilson's
example with Coolidge making the
first state-of -the- Union broadcast to
the puhlicl until the Hoover admin
istration. President Hoover was not
one TO push himself on Congress. 30
be decided 4 written message would
be more seemly. Franklin Roosevelt
used both oral and written messages,
Is did President Truman. All three.
Eisenhower stste-of- the Union mes
sages have been delivered In person.
A modern President does not stop
short with 3 state-of- the Union
speech. Total messages sent TO the
HIN could be numbered In the hun
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-09

dreds. ana many Of those are re-
quests for legislation.
Franklin Roosevelt was the frst
President to rely on barrage OF re-
quests. He sent nearly 80 TO his
FIRST Congress, most neatly timed TO
arouse public pressure Tor certain
bill. In the busy prewar Congress
he sent about 10 special requests and
continued the pressure through the
war.
The stream or requests has eased
on somewhat Ia later sdrnfnistra-
tions. President eisenhower IN his
first Congress sent - messages COM
tanning multiple requests for leeisla-
ton t276 measures In AID.
This year there WIN be eight major
legislative messages In January
alone. They started with the state
of-the- Union message Containing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-09
Five-Yedr Freezs

American policy toward Red China
has been frozen IN Icy antagollism
since the Peoples Republic was
formed in 1919. whenever It looked
as Il the time for q thaw might be
at hand, Peiping committed some
new outrage that plunged relations
back into q deep freeze.
Until mid 1850 the Reds repealed
America with diplomatic crudities.
ike keeping Mukden Consul General
Angus Ward and his stan under
house arrest. and iaolesting other
Americans IN China.
In October. 1850, the Red Chinese
sent their volunteers into the
Korean War. The United Nations
branded Peiping an aggressor. Aner-
lean Secretary Of State Dean Ache
SON vowed his country would never
allow Red China to shoot its way"
into the United Nations.
The Peiping rowdies had, In fact,
shot their way into one New York
session OF the United Nations TO
present their reasons for going into
Korea. They weren't allowed TO stay.
however. That was the Red Chi
nese leaders first appearance on the
world diplomatic stage, and hardly
an suspicious beginning.
When the Japanese peace con-
ference was held In San Francisco
IN 1851 Red China was not invited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-09

can influence with other world pow
ers. Red Chins's vast trade po-
tential biased on population. natu-
raj resources, geographical position
and tradition-Was q natural att
traction for her neighbors and for
many European powers as well.
Third, many smaller nations in
The Orient feared the consequences
sof offending the rnilitarily-p powerful
Red Chinese. and the United States
did not provide them convincing
protection
When the United States backed
out Of q showdown, first in Indo-
China and then at Queinoy, Asian
nations concluded they could not
count either on American support
or on any early Communist down
fan In China. &
So they began ignoring Americas
advice to limit their contact with.
Peiping. n.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-09
y. S. Assassination History
Worse Than Latin Americas
By Michael Lever

Mexico and Bolivia come nearest
to equalling US In presidents mur-
dered-althougll Bolivian history
lists several ex-presidents who Ike
wise met untimely ends. Alyaro
Obregon was president select Of
Mexico when he was killed IN 1928,
and Pedro Blanco was serving
briefly as temporary president Of
Bolivia when he died exactly 100
years earlier. Counting these vic.
Tins -neither Of whom wa full-
fiedged constitutional president at
the time Mexico and Bolivia have
lost three executives each.
No Secret Service
What makes this record al the
more remarkable Is that very few
Latin American presidents are sur
rounded with security precautions
such - those which our Secret eery-
ice provides for the President Of
the United States. In most Latin
American countries, the chief en-
ecutive goes about his business %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-09

they were nominations, reports and
treaties with the Indians.
The first real "state-of-the-
Union" message was given January
9, 1880, few days after the OPEN
ing Of the second session Of the
first Congress.
Wcshington's First
Warrington had only six legisla-
tive requests. and to make sure that
Congress would not think he was
trying to usurp its power he
couched his requests In indirect
terms, For instance. In asking for
an Army, he said, .The proper.
establishment Of the troops which
may be deemed indispensable viii
be entitled 70 mature confederation. =
He also asked for money to pay
diplomats. naturalization laws. .
system Of uniform weights. measures
and currency: better post ofilces
and post roads. and support for
"senainaries Of learning. :
During his second year In once
the number OF his messages M
creased to So, but few contained
advice or requests.
washington and John Adams
continued the custom Of Q personal
message at the opening OF each
regular session Of Congress. and the
number Of special messages con-
tinued to mount.
But q change took place wi1ea
JEFFERSON became President. on DE-
cember 3. 1901. the date set for d.
livery Of his frst annual message.
Jefferson sent 3 note to Congress
pointing out the 'incoriveniences o.
delivering the message personally
tspecifically. he had IN mind the
bad streets and innumerable Quag-
mires between the White House and
Capitol HID and saying he did not
want to seem 10 press Congress for
rapid action. He incloscd state-
Of-the- Union message with the note
and let 1t be read BY d clerk
n was not until Wilson's term "a
1918 that . President awaited him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-09
ing Get Out Of Box Placed Around Il By u Policy?

-based In China continues %
spread ii Southeast Asia. Methods
81 combating these eubversive
forces, particularly ID South Wet
Nam and Laos. win be one Of the
main items On the Bangkok agenda.
what M. Dulles and his asso-
ciates can do ct Bangkok ID Febru-
airy and March to onset the antici-
pated chorus Of Asia for Asians. :.
which Chou En-lai win lead ct
Jakarta IN April. 4 not yet appar-
emit.
There are other prospects for
Peiping to enhance its world posi-
tion ct the expense Of the United
states IN 1855.
The formalities Of . reapproche-
ment with Japan could easily be
completed this year. provided
Japan's late February elections give
the expected go-anead.
South Wet Nam is fighting los
ing battle against communism. with
little effective assistance from the
United States.
When the United Nations 10th.
General Assembly meets IN New
York next fall. Red China may have
grown to be too big . force for the
o. N. TO ignore. no matter how vigor-
GUS the United States protests.
Such are Peiping's rosy prospects
for 1855.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-01-09

The brutal murder Of President
jose Antonio Remon Of Panama by
unknown assailants last Sunday cost
that country one Of It's most color
ful figures. and perhaps the best
chief executive Panama has known
In IFS 50 years ~ an independent
republic.
As . by-product, Il may also nur-
tnre the notion held By many North
Americans that our southern neigh
hors live only BY violence and reyolu-
ton. and shoot q president q week,
on the average. Actually, most Of
the Latin American nations have .
much more creditahle record Ia this
respect than the United States It.
self.
The tragic record Of presidential
assassinations In the United States
possibly has been equalled by only
two Of the 40 Latin American re-
publics. and surpassed By none.
Three Americans Shot
The United States has lost three
presidents In ONCE Lincoln, Car
held and Mckinley to ASSESSING.
bullets. Andrew jackson missed
death by q narrow margin when an
assailant's pistol misfired AS re-
Gently as 1850, an attempt was
staged on President Humans life
In the heart Of downtown Washing
ton. Both Theodore and Franklin
Delano Roosevelt were marked for
violent death. although they had
not yet taken office when the un-
successful attacks against them took
place.
BY comparison, President Remon,s
assassination was the first In the his
tory Of his country. the youngest Of
the Latin American republics.
With the exception Of Brazil and
Cuba, which became republics In
1889 and 1902, respectively, the other
Latin nations date their independ-
ence from the early days Of last CEN
tury and can look hack on anywhere
from $50 to $50 years Of free ma
tional existence.
Yet, over this long period, i've OF
the republics Argentina. Chile, CO.
lombia. Costa Rica and Nicaragua
have yet to see . president die By
assassination. Brazil and Cuba, with
shorter histories. can make the same
boast.
Besides Panama. five other coun-
ttiesM Salvador. Guatemala, HON.
duraS, Paraguay and Venezuela--
have held the toll Of martyred presi-
dents to one apiece. Guatemala and
Paraguay each lost another president
in combat. In the days when Latin
American leaders sttll led their
troops into battle against foreign
foes.
The Dominican Republic, Ecuador.
Haiti, Peru and Uruguay can each
chalk up two presidents lost TO assas-
sirs-still q better record than our
own.