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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20

More and more people who
know politics from the in
side are beginning to speak Of
"a close election" for the
presidency. A few are saying
privately with a certain de-
gree Of confidence that Adlai
Stevenson will be elected.
Some of this talk is being
enormously explained as the
usual attempt to scare Repub-
lican Party workers into ac-
ton, but a good deal is based
on early reports Of how effec-
lively the Democrats are regis
tering an increased vote over
previous years in the big
States.
Unquestionably, the facts
about the Maine election are
beginning to seep in and, the
more they are explained, the
more startling they seem to
Republican managers. Thus,
in the first and second con-
gressional districts in Maine.
where the Democrats won one
seat and nearly won the
other, there are eleven cities
and in these the total Repub-
lican vote over 1854 showed a
net gain Of 1876, whereas the
Democrats made a net gain of
1925. In the city of Portland,
for example. the Republican
gain was 582. while the Demo-
cratic Partys gain was 5000.
1t has been argued that the
strength Of the popular DEM
ocratic Governor who was re-
elected overflowed into the
congressional races. but the
real answer probably is that
better organization work won.
Maine, however, is not an
isolated case. The same kind
of reports are coming in from
other parts of the country
that the Democrats are getting
registered large number of
persons who haven't been in
the habit Of voting regularly.
The big news of this 1856
campaign, therefore, is visible
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
Signs of a Close Election

since there is little difference
between the attitude Of the
two parties on this issue, the
politicians in the South
which means those who con-
troll the Democratic organiza-
tions-have decided to stick
with tradition.
The real trouble, of course,
for the Republicans is on the
organization side. Thus, in
Michigan, the Democrats in
1854 elected a Senator by get
ting enough labor-union help
in Detroit to produce a large
majority which, due to apathy,
: the Republicans in the rest of
the State didn't overcome.
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
may furnish enough Demo-
cratic majority to outnumber
the rest Of the State of Penn
sylvania if the Republicans
don't get out additional votes
far beyond normal.
It's possible for Stevenson to
be defeated, but some evidence
is beginning to accumulate
that, despite the better side of
the argument on the issues,
the Republicans may not poll
enough of an increase in the
country districts to offset the
Democratic gains in the cities.
That's the outlook in mid
September.
This correspondent wrote
something Of the same sort in
September. 1948, indicating a
possible Truman victory. but
was later misled by the re-
ported effects of the October
campaigning and by a belief
that the Republican vote in the
big cities would be larger than
it turned out to be.
Presidential campaigns are
sometimes won in the major
cities by intensive organization.
Nine big cities can dominate
enough States for the Demo-
Gratis to win an electoral ma
jority, provided they have the
solid South" on their side.
They are New York, Philadel-
phia. Boston. Cleveland. Chi
cago, st. Louis. Detroit. Mil
waukee and Los Angeles.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
BROWN
Y. 5. Stand on Suez Seen Aiding Dictator
And Helping Drow Arabs together

ing Of Britain and France.
punished" Japan's invasion
of Manchuria by merely send
ing an investigating commit
tee to report on that breach
Of the peace.
1t also was true more re-
Gently in Korea. when our
British allies imposed on
President Truman a policy of
fear and appeasement. The
pleas Of Gen. Macarthur and
his field commanders to be
permitted to bomb the Red
Chinese sanctuary" across
the Yalu River were rejected
by Washington, although our
experienced officers in the field
insisted that such action
would bring the Communists
to their knees.
NO wonder that under these
circumstances the West Ger
man Socialist leader Carlo
Schmid observed philosophi-
cally in a recent speech in
Vienna: THE Western powers
no longer make history: they
merely endure it," President
Nasser now has a greater adj
vantage over the Western
powers than when he first
took over the Suez Canal Co.
Intelligence available here in
dicates that he was seriously
worried over the possibilities
of a British-French blitz,
against which he did not have
the means to resist, last July.
Col. Nasser is a good and
realistic soldier. He knows
that before any of his present
outside supporters could move,
the BRUSH would have oc-
cupied the Suez Canal. And
it is difficult to dislodge troops
after an occupation has &C.
CURED. He would have had
to appeal to the cumbersome
machinery of the United Ma
tons. Interminable speeches
and investigating groups would
have lasted months, if not
years. In the meantime the
British French show of
strength would have had a
strong psychological effect on
the Arabs and the populations
in the area south of the
Sahara.
We cut loose on our allies
a diplomatic cold shower and
persuaded them to adopt a
talking" rather than acting"
policy. The Secretary of State
could not have been seriously
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
THOMAS [. STOKES
The South and the Sc Campaign

ardor for their party's in
terest in the presidential cleo
ton is a selfish motive, al
ways powerful in politics. This
is their desire for continued
Democratic control of Con-
gress, where the South speaks
with a big, strong voice. To
achieve that, a united party
is essential.
So far as Texas is con-
cerned. one issue looms large.
You may recall how Adlai
Stevenson's point blank re-
fusal in 1852 to support the
so-called "tidelands oil" bill
giving States control over oil
bearing marginal coastal lands
was followed promptly by
Gov. Shivers' bolt to Eisen-
hover. along with that of Sen.
ator Daniel. Now Adlai Ste
venson accepts the act of Con-
gresS designating the marginal
coastal lands to the States,
which the Supreme Court has
affirmed. So Senator Daniel,
now the Democratic candidate
for Governor of Texas to sue
coed Allan Shivers, announced
for the. national Democratic
ticket and promptly after
Shivers' announcement for
President Eisenhower. He gave
this explanation:
I'm view of Mr.. Stevenson's
statements that he would not
reopen the tidelands fight
against Texas and that he OPP
poses use of force in school in
tegration cases. it is possible
for me now to say definitely
that l will support the DEM
ocratic nominees for President
and Vice President"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
Dutch Sign Air Pact
With East Germans

BERLIN. Sept. 10 (P).-The
Dutch airline and the East Ger
man Lufthansa yesterday signed
a sales agreement in East Ber-
lin.
Under the agreement KIM
will act as exclusive sales agent
for the East German line in
Holland and Lufthansa as ex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20

Egyptian newspapers are
carrying in their headlines
accurate statements of policy
from Communist China and
the USSR such as. Mao Tse-
tung declares that China will
resist aggression against
Egypt; Russia declares agrees
sion on Egypt is aggression on
Russian security" At the same
time they play up with equal
accuracy Secretary Dulles
statement that America will
not shoot its way through the
Suez Canal" Thus both OPP
posing world power camps are
telegraphing their punches to
Egypt. The Communists say
that they will help Egypt,
come what may, while Amer
lea says in effect, Don't
worry. If it comes to any dras-
tic action we will not associate
ourselves with the British and
the French"
Whether any side means it
is, for the time being. difficult
to say. Because of logistic diff
culties-the Russians and the
Chinese are far away from the
Egyptians--it seems doubtful
the Communist powers could
assist the Egyptians more
than casually. On the other
hand, the history of the last
two world wars shows that de-
spite the utterances of the
then American Presidents that
We should not be involved in
the European squabbles, we
did come to Britain's and
Frances rescue when the going
got rough for them.
The effect of Dulles state
ments-fully Endorsed by
P Isl dent Eisenhower-and
the waveringS in London and
Paris have so far resulted in
G citing Egypt's President
Nasser tougher and more
adamant than ever. He has
become convinced. like the
leaders of the Communist
dominated countries, that the
West is strongly united in APP
basement, but it is far apart
when it comes to action.
This was true before World
War II, when Hitler'S and
Mussolini's tough policies made
the Western powers shake in
their boots and led them to
condone tn cir international
piracies in Ethiopia and the
when the League
OF Nations. under the prompt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
On Building Up Egypt's Nusser

worried over an active Red in
tervention. The best military
minds in Washington, Lon
don and Paris were convinced
that such a British-French
step would have caused Mos
COW to launch war Of words
and invectives, but no shoot
ing.
Neither did it then appear
likely that Middle Eastern
states such as Saudi Arabia
and Iraq could have forced
the Western oil companies to
cease operations on their ter
ritories. The incomes their
governments enjoy we're too
enormous to be lightheartedly
sacrificed because of the Brit
1sh punitive measures. But Of
utmost Importance is the fact
that the Russian influence and
prestige in the Middle East,
and to some extent in the Far
East, would have suffered as
serious a setback as the West
is enduring now.
Paris and London still talk
about use Of force" possibly
after November 6, when the
American electorate will have
decided which of its two po-
litical parties will be at the
helm for the next four years.
But our two allies realize that
the cards are now stacked
against them. Col. Nasser,
with Moscow's, New Delhi's
and Peiping's backing, has
been able to mobilize public
sentiment in the area from the
Indian to the Atlantic Oceans
more effectively than when he
took international law into his
hands and nationalized the
Suez Canal Co. last July. =
While a military operation
in the canal zone is still con-
sidered easy by the British and
French military, they have to
bear in mind that it could be
followed by mass uprisings
throughout North and Central
Africa. There may be serious
trouble from Algiers and Tu-
nisia to French West Africa
and Uganda. An aged and
tired lion is the prey of all
those who have feared him in
the past, and they devour him
when they see him gored by a
buffalo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
Only Texan ShWers Fovors Eisenhower
As Compared to Galaxy in 1852

glamorouS war hero above
party, fresh on the scene, hav-
ing no identity with issues
that disturbed the Southern
people, including civil rights,
and very little identity with
the Republican Party. 1t was
therefore not difficult for
Southern Democrats. even the
most ardent traditionalists, to
vote for him. 1t also gave many
who yearned for the chance to
strike at one of their own
whom they had come to dis
like bitterly-Harry Truman.
Himself sponsor of a broad
civil rights program, he still
was in the White House, still
the dominant figure in the
party, overshadowing the DEM
ocratic candidate, Adlai Ste
venson, for whose nomination
he had been responsible.
AS President, Eisenhower has
come to be more identified with
the Republican Party, more of
a party figure. Furthermore,
the big business influence upon
his administration, dramatized
in numerous ways including
the Dixon-Yates contract
aimed at iva, is an alienat-
ing force with many South
erners. especially farmers, la
Dor and small-businesS men.
Among such is still an antip-
athy toward Wall Street" de-
irving from the agrarian rad
icalism that swept through the
South just before the turn of
the century and finally found
relief and a hero in Woodrow
Wilson who shook of control
Of credit in the South by New
York bankers by setting up the
Federal Reserve System.
On the other hand, Harry
Truman has disappeared as
the meeting figure he once
was. despite Republican at
tempts to revive him. Adlai
Stevenson beat him at the
convention when the former
President went about for
Gov. AverelI Hartman of New
York, against whom. inciden-
tally. there was considerable
antagonism in the South as
the party nominee for the
presidency. Now Adlai Ste
venson is the man: not Harry
Truman.
As FOR Southern leaders in
Congress. most persuasive
with them in their revived
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
IQuorIes to Present
Jet Planes to Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey. Sept. 20
(R.-United States Air Force
Secretary Quarles few in from
Athens yesterday to present the
fiHst Of a number Of American
jet planes to Turkey.
The presentation was TO take
place today at Eskisehir. mid
way between Ankara and Istan-
bull. The total number TO be
given Turkey was not disclosed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20

elusive agent for KIM in East
Germany.
Jan De Vries. Berlin manager
Of KIM. said East German
Lufthansa tickets will be rec
ognized by kim throughout the
world. and vice versa. as a result
of the agreement.
Previously passengers of the
East German Lufthansa were
obliged to buy KIM tickets out
side East Germany if they
wished to use the Dutch airline.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20

How much Of a difference
exists in the attitude of the
South in the presidential race
this year as compared with
four years ago is dramatically
pointed up in the announce
ment by Gov. Allan Shivers Of
Texas, who retireS in January,
that he will support President
Eisenhower again.
For this year the Governor
of the Lone Star State stands
alone among Southern political
leaders as a bolter from his
party. His waning influence
even in his own State was
demonstrated several weeks ago
when he was defeated as chair
man of the Texas delegation to
the Chicago convention by
Senator Lyndon B. johnson,
party leader in the Senate
Four years ago the forces
Of rebellion claimed a galaxy
Of Southern leaders, among
them not only Gov. Shivers
and his fellow Texan, Senator
Price Daniel, but also Gov.
James F. Byrnes of South Car
DINA and Gov. Robert F. Ken
non Of Louisiana, both now out
of Office, and Senator Harry
F.. Byrd of Virginia. In 1852
four Southern States went for
Gen. Eisenhower, Texas. Flor
ida, Tennessee and Virginia.
The harmonious front dis
played by Southern States at
the Chicago convention and
the rallying of its leaders to
Adlai Stevenson encourages
party leaders to believe that
once again they can count on
the solid South" as nucleus
on which they can build to-
ward an electoral vote total
sufficient for a national vic
tory and return to power.
There are 1856 electoral votes
from the 10 Southern States
Alabama, Arkansas. Florida,
Georgia, Louisiana. Mississippi.
North Carolina, Oklahoma.
South Carolina. Tennessee.
Texas and Virginia. That
leaves 1871 electoral votes TO be
added elsewhere for the neces-
sary 26s to win.
What has brought about the
shift in attitude in the South.
which prevails among the
people as among their leaders.
might best be illustrated by re-
verttng back TO the situation
IN 1852.
Then Eisenhower was the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20

Needed to win, 266.
1t will be noted that in the
above the solid South" is
listed for the Democrats. This
is because the organization
Democrats there have been
alienated by the Eisenhower
position on civil rights" and,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
Teen-Aoe Dances

Beginning Saturday night. the
Jewish Community Center will
conduct weekly teen-age dance
IN the center from 9 TO 1880 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20
Missouri Picnic

The Missouri State Society
will hold its annual picnic from
3 to 10 pm. Saturday in Great
Falls Park, Va.
Milford chronicle., 1956-11-16
Interstate MIX
Producers Banquet
CONTINUED from first Dagel

CONTINUED from first page)
Omar N. Bradley Gold Medal in
1850 for Outstanding Contribu-
tions to National Security" He COW
cred the North African and Nor
mandy Invasions, the Italian cam
paign, the occupation of Germany
and battles in the Pacific. In 1850
he returned to Korea to cover that
campaign. His column for Associa-
ted Press appears in more than l.
600 afternoon papers in the United
States and in overseas cities around
the world.
George Lord, Director of Special
Events for Radio Station WCAU,
will be POSTMASTER at the banquet
George Worrilow, Dean of Agricul-
ture at the University of Delaware,
will speak to the ladies session on
Tuesday morning, November 27 and
the Philadelphia Electric Company
will give a demonstration "Save
Steps to Save YOURSELF. Banquet
music will Feature Elizabeth Hill
Doubleday, soprano, and Thomas
Perkins, baritone.
This will be the 41st meeting of
organized milk producers in the
Philadelphia milkshed. The first 20
sessions were held by the Inter
State Milk Producers Association,
which became the cooperative in
1886. More than 500 farmers, milk
dealers and dairy leaders are ex-
pected to attend the banquet and
500 at the busines sessions.
The annual meeting committee
is headed by James M. Rodgers of
McVeytown, Pa Other members
are: j. Lin Huber of st. Thomas,
Pa; George G. Simpson of Hous-
ton, Del; H. E. Jamison, Inter
States secretary-treasurer. A. R.
Marvel of Easton, Md, Inter-
States president, is an ex-officio
member. Members of the Resolu-
tions Committee are: Ray VanSant
of Cecil Co, Md, Chairman; John
Tussy, Huntingdon Co., Pa. :;
Charles Kirby Gloucester Co, N.
J., and Richard Millman of Sussex
Co., Del
Mrs. Charles w. Davis. Jr., of
Chester County, Pa, is Chairman
of the Ladies Committee, assisted
by Mrs. Russell Armstrong of
Burlington Co, ~ j.. Mrs. George
A. Clay of New Castle Co., Del,
and Mrs. F. Grove Miller of Cecil
Co, Nd
Milford chronicle., 1956-11-16

Mrs. William Phillips an
nounces the engagement of her
daughter, Miss Jane Phillips
to Thomas Jarecki of Jersey
City, N. j. The wedding will
take place in Camden, N. j., on
December z.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Finley Ma
son, of Orlando, Florida, an
nounce the birth of a son,
Joseph Finley, on Sunday. Nov
10. at Orange General Hospital
in that city. Mrs. Mason is the
former Miss Jeanne Brulator,
daughter of Mrs. George S.
Wodd of Newark, Del. Both Mr..
and Mrs. Mason were former
residents of Milford.
&o&
Miss Rachele Davis, 2OS S.
Walnut Street, has been elected
co-chairman of social activities
of the Prince Club at the Sim
mons College Prince School of
Retailing. Miss Davis has been
active at Simmons as a mem
Der of the Honor Board, the
Junior Welcome Committee,
and treasurer of her class fresh
man year. She is a junior in
the Prince School of Retail
ING.
Milford chronicle., 1956-11-16

Laws School has made 100
per cent attendance the second
time this term and will re-
ceive the beautiful blue and
gold banner again.
Mrs. Emma Hobbs is con-
Quoting the restaurant formerly
occupied by MIR. and Mrs. Ebe
Atkins in the Monroe building,
Millsboro and serves meals as
well as light lunches.
Ao&
Oscar B. King, leading mer-
chant of Georgetown, is i'm
proving his store building, on
the corner of Cedar and Kenney
streets, by the addition of a
large building adjoining his
old building. When completed it
will make his store the largest
in Georgetown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Franz of
Williamsburg, Md, announce
the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miss Bertha, to Carl Wal
ston, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Walton, of Bridgeville, on Sat
urday. April 3, 1925, at Ches-
tertown. Md, by the Rev.
Thomas J. Sard.
Milford chronicle., 1956-11-16
Ralph Fry Delegate
To Southern States
CONTINUED from first page)


The meeting will feature the an
nual report on 1955-56 operations
by General Manager o. E. Zacha-
rias, Jr., of Richmond; an address
by DR.. Kenneth Mcfarland, educa-
tional consultant to General Mo-
tors; a talk by Elmer Wheeler,
head of the Elmer Wheeler Sales
Training Institute, and a variety
show.
Southern States President Alex
Veech, of Finchville, KY, will pre-
side at the opening session Thurs
day morning, November Is. The
afternoon session, presided over by
vice-president L. d. Caulk, of Wyo-
ming, Del, will feature a panel
discussion moderated by Howard
H. Gordon, assistant general man
ager of the cooperative.
There will also be the confrma-
ton of the three recently elected
directors of the organization. These
are Hubert L. Snodgrass, Street,
Nd, Harry H. NuttIe, Denton, Md,
and Clarence H. Shaw, Taylors-
vile, Md.
Drawings for the Is grand
prizes in the Whats The Answer
Contest will also be a feature OF
the meeting.
The special variety show will be
held Thursday evening. On Friday
morning the meeting will give
special recognition to the Kentucky
Farm Bureau, which sponsored
Southern States Cooperative's ex-
tension of services into Kentucky
in 1945. The session will close Fri
day at noon.
Milford chronicle., 1956-11-16
Twenty Years Ago.

Granville Hall of Harbeson,
has purchased the George w.
Simpler farm near there.
500
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul L. Town
send of Washington, d. G. were
visitors in Selbyville for few
days last week.
so&
Capt. Eley J. Cordrey of
Bethel, left Wednesday for Nor
folk, Va, to assume his duties
on a barge.
Ward Meredith of Chapel
Hill, N. c., spent the weekend
with his mother, Mrs. Enola
Meredith of Greenwood.
500
Delmar Bennett, Jr., and sis
ter, Miss Regina Bennett, a
trained nurse, came from Phila
delphia and visited their father,
Delmar Bennett of Ocean View.
mo&
Mr.. Carroll VESSELS of Ac-
comac, Va, and Dudley Wat
kinson of Greenbush. Va, spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
John F. Baker of Delmar.
Aoa
Cove r.. Belts of EllendSle,
has invented a new streamiined
trailer hitch which is more
useful and more attractive than
others.
&o&
Racoon and oppossum seem
to be plentiful in the Milton
section. Since the opening of
the season, November 1st, sew.
eral large catches have been
reported. One trapper has
caught nine and another five
this week. The pelts are bring
ing good prices.
Milford chronicle., 1956-11-16

Harry L. Paynter of Nassau,
loaded three cars of buckwheat
last week at $1.00 per bushel.
eos
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Ricards
of Millville, are installing a
heating system in their resi-
dence.
Miss Charlotte Bunting and
Elwood Sturgis, formerly of
Dabsboro, were married i'm
Wilmington by Rev. George
White Dawson, on Sunday even
ing, October 29th. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sturgis will reside in Whining
ton where the groom is en-
ployed. Mrs. Sturgis has many
friends in -Millsboro we wish
her many years of happy
married life.
The new range lights that
have been installed by the
government on Murderkill River
range are quite a success and
much better than the old steady
light.
sos
Emory Camper and friend, Mr..
Quillen, of the Conference A
cademy. spent the Weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Camper
of Frederick.