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The Sidney herald., 1955-03-17

el1OWSCOne LIVeSCOCk
Commissions Weekly
Market Report
(MARCH 16)
Total cattle receipts today 2412.
Total receipts last week 1915.
Total receipts same week
year ago no
Cattle
Good Fed steers - 1000 to 21.30
Good to choice
fed steers ----- 100 to 1925
Common to med. fed
steers & heifers = 1850 to 1900
Young heifer type
cows 1900 to 1900
Util. & com. cows -. 11.50 to 400
Gamer & cutter
cows 900 to 1850
Bulls .-- 1900 to 1870
(No choice fat steers on sale.
Few goods steady with last. Very
few steers going to packers. Heif-
ers steady with a week ago. Most
heifers grading just good. Cows
and bulls again in strong demand.)
StOckers and Feeders
Good to choice steers 19.OO-21.5O
medium steers 16~.OO-18.5O
Good to choice heifers 1~5.OO-16.5O
medium heifers 1~3.OO-I5.OO
Good to choice steer
caves --------------- ZZ.5U-Z4.OU
med. steer calves 17.5O-21.5O
choice heifer
calves --.-- 17.00-18.7O
Plain and medium
heifer calves 15.O0-16.5O
Stock cows --..-. 121~. 00-131.00
feeder steers
(2-Way) ----- 1~9.50-21.50
Breeder steers and heiferS steady
On strong demand for all classes
feeders. Approx. 1900 coming
yearlings for the market. Very
market all classes of calves.
With numerous loads of steer
1925 to 24.0O. Most heif-
calves 17.75 to 1880. One big
at 1900
The Sidney herald., 1955-03-17
WANT ADS
Too Late to Classify

FOR SALE - Heavy hens. 81 apiece
alive. Bob Johnson, Sioux Pass.
Phone 3707, Fairview, on highway Is.
8-2tp
The Sidney herald., 1955-03-17

FOR RENT - 100 acre irrigated farm
II mile east of KICK transmitter.
Call Lem Hammes, phone 317J5.
8-1tp
The Sidney herald., 1955-03-17
FOR SALE

WANTED - l used bath tub. Call
Lawrence Delaney. Phone 375M. 8-1tc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
MARYLAND:
GoIdstein Is the Man
If McKeIdin Resigns

to national Republican politics.
Senator Goldstein's position
is being eyed greedily by some
Of the other Democratic Sena-
tors. 1t goes up for grabs
again when the Legislature
convenes In February and Mr..
Goldstein probably will have
to do some fancy maneuvering
If he wants to keep it.
Mr.. 0oldstein won the pres
idency by only one vote last
winter when the 81 Demo-
cratic Senators split lilo.
Since there are only eight
q. o. P. Senators. 1t would
take a fiuke (like a three-way
even split among the Demo-
crats) to put a Republican in
the Senate presidency. Demo-
Gratis also dominate the House,
OF to 25.
Even If Gov. McKeldin
doesn't give Mr.. Goldstein the
key to his office next year, the
celorful Calvert County Sena-
tor may try to win it on his
own. He has been an unusually
active Senate president-get-
ting himself known all across
the State-and it is not too
difficult to picture him as the
Democratic gubernatorial can
didate In 1858.
y y
HopefuIs
Add to the list of possible
candidates for the Democratic
senatorial nomination next
year: State Senate Whip John
@. Turnbull of Baltimore
County and william C. Walsh
Of Cumberland, former Court
Of Appeals Judge and attorney
general.
Both acknowledged last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04

Government, If 1t decides, 1t
must rush in where private
enterprise fears to tread.
This was clearly spelled out
in the act which will put CTC
out OF business next August.
Transit, 1t said, ''is clothed
with public interest and is
essential to the proper func-
tioning Of the Government Of
the United States and the
Government of the District Of
Columbia"
There seems to be no legal
doubt that the Government
can arrange for condemna-
ton Of CTC If 1t so desires.
And at that point Mr..
Wolfson is entitled to turn to
the courts to protect him from
the executive and legislative
arms Of the Government and
to see that he gets fair mar
ket value" in a square deal.
Procedures under District
and Federal law here call for
the court to impanel q Ave
member condemnation jury.
the majority Of which win
determine the price Of what
ever the Government wants
from CTC.
II the Government Just
wants buses, the Job might Be
fairly easy. The jurors could
take the original cost. sub
tract the depreciation and thus
come up with a reasonable
price - unless Mr.. Wolfson
could prove the buses were
worth more because Of q better
offer or a rising market.
The real estate--and Cap
ital Transit owns more than
S. million of 1t. according to
the District tax assessors
ofiice-would be q little more
complicated.
Presumably, the Jury would
follow the advice Of experts
as to what C. T. c. could get
for the land If it sold 1t on
the free market. Much Of the
land was bought long ago for
relatively little, and might
find eager buyers now.
Streetcars could be the most
complex problem. II the gov
eminent wanted to buy any,
in view Of recent arguments
that they are economically
obsolescent." This has been
loosely defined as the value
one might put on q grandiose
hotel In a desert resort that
has been turned into q ghost
town. Although 1t might have
value for its bricks and lum-
Der, 1t would have no value
as q hotel.
Mr.. Wolfson, thus. might be
up against the job Of proving
there still is a market for
streetcars-in South America
II nowhere else. He told The
Star last Sunday he had an
offer for them from "a West
ern city" But If they have no
market. he might get little or
nothing for them from q con-
domination jury. II they do.
he might get plenty.
Please. Br'er Bar. doan
fling me inter dat briar
patch"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04

ing the race.
~ y
Struggle Over Roods
The move to replace Mary
lands present three-man State
Roads Commission with a new
Department of State Roads
under a single director to be
appointed by the Governor
could get begged down in a
political struggle.
The reorganization Of the
agency was one of several re-
forms suggested recently by
the Governors Commission on
State Programs, Organization
and Finance, or the So-called
Green Commission.
Gov. McKeldin has Endorsed
the single director idea. SO
has the Legislative Council.
except for one major stipula-
ton. The legislators want the
appointment of the new high
way director to be subject to
confirmation Of the State
Senate.
That's an age-old issue in
Maryland that has been &C.
centuated during recent years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
MARYLAND:
BY GENE GOODWIN

State Senator Louis L.
Goldstein, Democrat from
Calvert County. could easily
become Governor Of Maryland
next year even though Re-
publican Gov. McKeldin's
term doesn't expire until jan
uary, 1859.
All it would take would be
for Mr.. McKeldin to follow
what often seems to be his
ambition and resign the gov
ernorship to accept the Re-
publican vice presidential
nomination next year or q
Federal appointment.
That would put q Democrat
in the Governors ONCE. As
things stand today. that Dem
ocrat would be Senator Gold
stein. AS president Of the
State Senate, he Is the closest
thing Maryland has to q Lieu
tenant Governor.
II the Governor should re-
sign or die, according to the
Free State Constitution. the
State Senate president takes
over until the Legislature can
meet in regular session to
elect an interim Governor to
I'LL out the term. The Legis-
lature, currently under Demo-
cratic control, would not
necessarily have to elect the
Senate president as Governor.
of course. but the fact that
he already would have taken
over the Governors chair
would give him q tremendous
advantage over other con-
tenders.
Object Of Envy
With Gov. McKeldin thrust
ing himself more and more In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04

when We have had q Governor
and Legislature Of opposite
parties. There's No DEFINITE
pattern to follow. Some exec
utive appointments are SUBJ
ject to Senate confirmation
and some are not.
School Fact Sheet
II you like statistics. per-
haps you will be interested In
q new fact sheet being dis
tributed in nearby Maryland
by the Maryland Council Of
Education, apparently in an
attempt to prove that Mont
gomery and, Prince Georges
Counties can afford to spend
more for schools.
The sheet says the average
income per person, after taxes,
in Montgomery County last
year was $2,296-the highest
In the State. Prince Georges
ranked second with q $1.763
average. It was $1,567 in Bal
timore City and 81. 1872 in Bal
timore County.
Average individual income,
after taxes, for the State as q
whole was $1.49l.
Lowest Of the % counties on
the income comparison was
Garrett with $755. Senator
Goldstein's Calvert County, the
smallest in population, was
only a little better on than
Garrett with q $783 average
yearly income after taxes last
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
DISTRICT:
Condemninq
CTC Won't
Be So Easy
BY HECTOR MCLEAN
Condemnation"


That magic word was ut
tered last week by District
Commissioner Samuel Spencer
as the explanation Of how the
Government might get out Of
having to pay Louis Wolfson's
price for Capital Transit. II 1t
should have to take over the
system.
The solution, though. might
be just the briar patch Br'er
Rabbit Is dyin' to get into.
Mr.. Wolfson, Florida multi
millionaire and controlling
stakeholder Of Capital Tran
sit, disclosed to The Star last
Sunday that his price-espe-
cially to the city-has just
gone up from $14.4 million to
something over $40 million.
The response. from Mr..
Spencer at least, was condem-
nation.
The book value Of all transit
properties. by the way. is car
ried at its original cost minus
depreciation, and adds up to
nearly $40 million. A con-
domination jury's appraisal Of
fair market value at current
prices could be far higher than
$50 million.
Mr.. Wolfson said last week
that on the basis Of condem-
nation suit results elsewhere
(such as in Cleveland and Chi
cago) he thought 1t likely that
he could get more than the
book value Of his company.
Condemnation is no simple
procedure. 1t is a legal process.
and as such is both time-cor-
Stunning and expensive.
How would the city go
about it?
In the first place. 1t would
take an act Of Congress, as
would almost everything else
connected with the future OF
transit in the Nations Capital.
Presumably. If the city finds
1t can't get any private owner
to take over the dying Capital
Transit franchise next Au-
gust IS, 1t will have to pro-
pose public ownership and
operation.
All planning on that 90 far
is directed at the idea OF
setting up an area-wide transit
authority as an independent
Federal agency. This would
be self-governing, setting its
own fares and deciding how
much-or how little-service
to give.
without doubt. the legisla-
ton creating 1t would contain
language to let the authority
buy any equipment or real
estate it wants from CTC-
and to condemn the property
if some deal cannot be worked
out with Mr.. Wolfson.
Condemnation is a we'll
recognized legal procedure by
which governments take what
they want - usually land
from private owners. and still
give "just compensation"
under "due process Of law" as
required by the Constitution.
Those who question whether
condemnation can be used
against etc point out that
when the Highway Depart
ment condemns a piece OF
land, 1t takes the house but
not the furniture and the
automobile. The answer Is
that the furniture and auto
are not needed by the govern
ment.
Buses and streetcars-and
all of a transit systems pro-
perties--can be vital to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
Record RefutesC Charge
OfLegisIotive Neglect

Democratic-controlled LegiS-
lature-to appoint boards that,
In turn. appoint school boards.
Yet Arlington's legislators
swung the deal after over
coming tremendous resistance.
Arlington's lawmakers in
vaded another sphere Of a
judges influence in response
to demands from civic groups
at home. Elsewhere, when va
cancies occur on country gov
erning bodies, the circuit judge
makes appointments to I'LL the
unexpired terms, sometimes
running three or four years.
But Arlington voters wanted
closer control over those who
govern them. A law for that
county permits the judge to
I'LL the vacancy only until the
next general election. at which
time the voters decide.
Bitter opposition had to be
overcome to gain for Arlington
the right to set speed limits on
State highways passing
through the county. Oppo-
nents felt the idea would
spread to toher counties with
the result that there would be
a patchwork" Of speed zones
across the State.
They had to be made to see
that Arlington was so densely
populated that traffic prob
lens constantly arise which
can best be solved locally
rather than by the State High
way Department.
Annexation Ban
Many years ago, legislators
from the cities screamed when
Arlington obtained passage of
a bill which forbids its an
nexation by any adjoining city
alexandria and Falls church,
unless the whole area is taken
over. The city representa-
tives saw this as q dangerous
precedent likely to spread to
the other counties. In that
case, they feared, cities would
be stopped from expanding.
1t was neat legislative sales
manship, however, that finally
convinced opponents that
Arlington already had reached
the almost irreducible mini
mum for counties with an area
of only % square miles.
Not all such local bills" get
through. obviously. A few
years ago, State Senator
Charles r. Fenwick of Arling-
ton, introduced a bill that
would have permitted Arling-
ton to annex adjoining ter
ritory.
Fairfax is the only county
that adjoins Arlington. When
Mr.. Fenwick's deskmate, State
Senator John A. K. Donovan
Of Fairfax. spotted that piece
of legislation. he almost had
apoplexy. Mr.. Donovan quickly
mustered enough votes to kill
the bill.
Another local" bill that ran
into rough seas was sponsored
by the 1854 session at the re-
quest of the Arlington County
Board. 1t would have permit
ted the board to impose a sales
tax if approved by referendum.
Representatives from other
counties. quick to recognize
the potential bonanza, hoped
on the bandwagon with
amendments to include their
localities. The measure came
to be known as the pied
Piper" bill, because Of the large
number of amendments.
The legislation soon became
so broad in its scope. the Gen.
eral Assembly killed 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
VIRGINIA.:
By ALEX r. PRESTON


Now that virginias election
d behind Us. this department
feels free to comment on
what 1t regarded during the
recent campaign In the nearby
area as q rather widespread
misstatement Of facts.
Assertions were made re-
peatedly by several unsuc-
cessful candidates for the
General Assembly that the
areas Democratic representa-
ton at Richmond over the
years had been ineffective.
It was said that Northern
Virginia has been sighted.
Those who conceded special
legislation had benefited the
area tried to make it appear
the bills had smooth sailing
through the Legislature be-
cause the rest Of the State
was not affected.
In our opinion this is far
from q true picture.
An inventory Of all the spe-
cial laws designed to meet the
special needs of the nearby
area-and Arlington in par
ticular-should convince the
thoughtful person that many
were obtained only after
much hard labor and because
other lawmakers had conf
dence in and respect for this
areas representatives.
This applies to a period OF
about Is years and includes
many legislators no longer in
public service.
Not Just a Cliche
During the recent campaign.
one Of the Democrats fire.
quently was heard to say. "Ar-
lington is q county in name
but q city in fact" The trou-
BILE with that statement was
that some who heard it more
than once may have accepted
1t as q cliche, devoid of sig
nificance.
The facts are that under
Virginia's governmental setup.
cities have vastly more powers
than counties have. But un-
der certain conditions coun-
ties enjoy an advantageous
position with respect to reve-
nues from the State.
Ever since Arlington became
the first in the Nation to adopt
o county manager act. it has
year-by-year obtained special
added concessions from a
rural dominated Legislature
that have given it nearly all
Of the powers of a city while
retaining the financial advan-
tages Of remaining a county.
For example, it is the only
county where the people elect
their own school board. This
was accomplished through
some political legerdemain at
the 1916 session-six years
after the lawmakers had
turned down such an idea
from another section of the
State.
In 1910. former State Sena-
tor william Neff Of Abingdon
tried to get a bill passed per-
uniting any county to elect its
school board or to have the
board appointed by the local
governing body. The bill never
got to first base. He 10
called" it so that it would
apply only to his own Wash
ington County. That effort
also failed.
The dominant Democratic
organization is jealous Of its
powers. One Of them is the
power Of judges-appointed by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
Observation on foxes

AS State fiscal officials and
legislators begin wrestling in
earnest with the question Of
finding new revenues to meet
a multimillion dollar State
deficit expected next year, one
is reminded Of a statement
made by one Senator when the
same problem was being faced
last winter.
II wouldn't mind 90 much
raising taxes" he remarked.
III there were only some way
we could hide 1t"
Smyrna times., 1955-12-01
Cub Scout Meeting Friday

Major Dorm Appling, Dover Ali
Force Base, will be the guest
speaker at a meeting of the cub
scout pack Friday at 1880 pm. at
the Pouth Center. All interested
boys, whether cub scouts or not,
or cubs who have become inactive,
are invited to attend as well as
all interested parents. Brinton
Reynolds is cub master, and the
following women serve as den
mothers: Mrs. James Cooper, Mrs.
Rafael Kerr, Mrs. James Bradley,
and Mrs. William M. Piser. Mr..
Reynolds has issued an appeal for
more women to serve as den
mothers, so that the program may
be widened and the work advanc-
ed. There is a serious shortage
at this time of den mothers, ac-
cording to the cub master.
Smyrna times., 1955-12-01
COUNCIL HOLDS
SHORT SESSION
Five Contractors Submit Bids
For Work in Cottage
Dale Acres
TWO TRUCK BIDS

"A shortened session of the reg
ular meeting of Town Council was
held Friday night to open bids for
two projects, one for work in Cot
tage Dale Acres, a development
in the southwestern part of town,
the other for the purchase of a
new dump truck for Smyrna. 9th
er business will be considered at
a recessed session of council on
Friday, Dec.s2. Bids were sub
mitted by five contractors for con-
structing curb and cutters, storm
drains and base course, roadway
excavation and bank run gravel
in Cottage Dale Acres, as follows
Sussex Contractors, Rehoboth
Beach, total bid, S35,O22.S0; Ber-
ger Construction Corporation
Dover, total, S25, $4,000; George &
Lynch, Wilmington, total, $21,-
$1,000; Cities Service Bituminous
Co., Wilmington, total, $26, ,274.30;
Pleasanton & Edgell, Dover, $685.
S57.40. The bids will be tabluated
and reviewed by Town Manager
Rex d. Gilmore and recommends
tions presented to council on Dec,
2. Two bids were presented for
the dump truck, as follows: Irwin
G.. Burton, Inc, Chevrolet, So, ,852.-
O5, less trade-in, $763.05, total $3,-
089; Ennis & Deakyne, Ford, $4,-
139.40, less trade-in, $790.40, total
$3,349. The bid will be awarded
next Friday night. w. R. FAIRIES
appeared before council in rela'
ton to a trailer which he has
placed on North School Lane. Per.
mission was given him to locate
there, subject to the towns regu'
lations with regard to water ant
sewer. An ordinance will be
drawn up by the town attorney
on regulations pertaining to trail
ers as carried in a motion of Dec
12, 1854, making it necessary fol
the owner of a trailer to cleal
the site with the town manager
and receive permission for locat
ing within the town limits. The
mayor and council were guests OF
honor at the holiday dance giver
by the Citizens Hose Company
Friday night following the ses
sion.
Smyrna times., 1955-12-01
TO HONOR GRID
SQUAD DEC. IA
P t A Plans Banquet For
Smyrna's Undefeated
Football Team
NELSON TO SPEAK

Plans are being completed by
the Smyrna Special District School
Parent Teacher Association to
honor the undefeated high school
football team at a banquet to be
held Wednesday, Dec. Ia at the
elementary school. The following
committee is working under the
leadership of Earl R. Downs,
president: Brinton Reynolds, Jr.,
Mrs. Lawrence Ellery, PTA chair
man ways and means; Howard
Nowland, Mrs. Gilbert Lurty, Mrs.
George Bryson, and Elmer Pass
waters. Dave Nelson, athletic di-
rector and head coach of football
at the University of Delaware will
be the guest speaker. A program
of entertainment is being planned
which will reflect the enthusiasm
felt in Smyrna due to the sue
cessful season for the team under
the direction of William Horney
coach. All of the parents of the
varsity squad will be especially
contacted to insure their reserva-
tions. Public sale of the tickets
will begin Immediately and close
on Dec. 10. Due to the limited
space reservations should be made
promptly. All service clubs and
local organizations will be con.
tacted and requested to assist ir
the promotion of this salute tc
the players and the coach for the
most successful football season ir
Smyrna's history.
Smyrna times., 1955-12-01
DISTRIBUTE PHAPHLETS
Century Club Aids in Observance
of Safe Driving Day


The Twentieth Century Club is
playing its part in the efforts in
this area to observe SD Day,
Safe Driving Day, Thursday, Dec.
/ in keeping with President Els
enhower's challenge to every COM
munity: mot a single traffic acci-
dent during the 24-hour period, in
daylight or darkness" Through
the effort of club women pamph-
let's prepared by the National
Safety Council were distributed in
all of the churches in this area,
including st. Peters P. e. Church,
First Presbyterian Church, Asbury
Methodist Church, Church of the
Nazarene, Wesleyan Methodist
Church, st. Joseph's Church,
Ewell's-St. Paul Church, Bethel A.
M. E. Church, Centennial Church,
st. Paul's Church, and Holiness
Church. Notices were also used
in church bulletins and safety
was referred to in the sermons
by local pastors. Mrs. Fred Siev-
ers assisted Mrs. Joseph w. En-
mis-, safety chairman, in the local
promotion of the observance. The
Century Club coordinated its ef-
forts with the Smyrna police de-
partment.
Smyrna times., 1955-12-01
Serving On Okinawa

Pvt. Barbara L. Parry, 10,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan
L. Parry of Smyrna, recently ar
rived on Okinawa for duty with
the Ryukyus Commands WAC
Detachment. A strong us. out
post in the Far East, Okinawa
is located off the coast of China
between Formosa and the south
ern tip of Japan. Private Parry,
a stenographer, entered the Wom-
ems Army Corps in October, 1854
and received basic training at
Fort Mcclellan, Ala. She is a
1854 graduate of John Bassett
Moore High School.
Smyrna times., 1955-12-01
Successful Firemen's Dance

The annual Thanksgiving holi-
day dance held by the Citizens
Hose Company was a great sue
cess, with more in attendance
than ever before. There were two
hundred and sixty persons who
attended and the fire company
cleared $40 from the affair. Not
only was the dance successful
financially but it was a great So
cial success, with many former
Smyrna residents who were at
home for the holiday as well as
college boys and girls present.
Members of Smyrna Town Coun-
Gil and their wives were guests
of honor of the firemen. The COM
mittee, of which Reynolds Brad
ley was chairman, wishes to ex-
press gratitude for the fine sup
port of the dance.