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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Strange, the Ways of Diplomacy

Western allies have made the
USSR since the end Of the war
into a foremost military naval
and air power. AS first we pro-
vided her with the much need
ed brains" It will be recalled
that after WI Day we agreed
to hand over to Russia thou
sands of German scientists
who had developed the Snor-
KEEL submarine and especially
the vi and va guided mis-
siles. If the latter had been
produced in quantities 10
months before our Normandy
landings it is quite probable
that fortress Europe" would
never have been preached.
In 1916 the British sold the
USSR not only the blue
prints, but also a number of
jet planes which served as
prototypes for the latest inn
proved Red Jets.
After 1916 the Battle Act
was passed. It cut of Ameri-
can economic aid to any ma
ton which supplies the USSR
and her satellites with any Of
460 items of strategic mate
rials. Until a couple of years.
ago, this American aid was
vital to our West European
allies. But also they were Gag
er for expansive trade with
Russia. When they discovered
that the Reds were interested
principally In the banned ex-
port items, they induced Mr..
Stassen to revise the list, and
more than 200 items were
freed.
Until the start of the pres
ent investigation nobody knew
what items had been taken
off the forbidden export list.
Even today, they are CLASH
fled insofar as the American
people are concerned. The Nc
Clellan committee intends to
pry them out of the witnesses,
who will include Mr.. Stassen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20
Numerous Questions Raised in Wake
OF Tank Deal With Saudi Arabia

first to lay the foundation for
the public sessions.
Among the first witnesses
was the Undersecretary of
State Herbert Hoover. jr. 1t
must be recalled that the
IDEAL" permitting our allies to
sell the Soviets vital material
which enabled the Reds to
overtake us in a number Of
unconventional weapons was
made by ECA Administrator
Harold Stassen before Mr..
Hoover came to the State De-
partment. The acting Secre-
tary Of State appeared before
the Mcclellan committee with
a prepared statement suggest
ing that the inquiry be aban-
doned, since it was contrary to
the public interest and might
affect unfavorably relations
with our allies.
The committee members
were astounded. How could
their investigation be harmful
when Mr.. Stassen had assured
the Senate two years ago that
the revision of the embargo
list did not embrace any mate
rails which would strengthen
the Soviet military position?
Despite roadblocks from adj
ministration agencies. the wit
nesses heard in public sessions
testified that machine tools
placed on the free list two
years ago were the kind the
USSR needed exclusively for
military aircraft production.
The precision machinery pur-
chased from Western Europe
placed her ahead in aircraft
production by from three to
five years.
An easing of the embargo
on strategic materials to Red
China, as tentatively agreed
between President Eisenhower
and Prime Minister Eden last
month. would place China in
an even stronger position than
she is today.
What is amazing to the Or
binary mind is the way we
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20
Missing Punctuation Mark Blomed
For Criticism of Nixon Statement

his critics. Perhaps it's char
acteristic nowadays of the
abuse" of the Bill of Rights
that man is first adjudged
guilty Of an intent to misuse
commas until he is proved in
nocent. Some of the present.
day liberals" have gone so far
as to cry out that Mr.. Nixon
should be disqualified from
ever running for high Office
again because in a political
speech he mentioned favorably
Supreme Court decision.
But there wasn't any such
disqualification suggested when
the late Franklin D. Roosevelt.
hero Of the modern liberals, +"
spoke unfavorably about the SUI
preme Court justices. IN a polit-
ical campaign speech at Balti-
more on October Is, 1882. he
charged that the Supreme Court
was under the complete con-
troll of the Republican Party.
The exact text, as given in the
Roosevelt public papers" reads
as follows:
AFTER March 4. 1929, the Re-
publican Party was in complete
control Of all branches Of the
Federal government-the Exec
utive. the Senate, the House of
Representatives and, I might
add for good measure. the SUI
preme Court, as we'll"
AS for the intersection of
politics into the mind of a
Chief Justice while serving on
the Supreme Court, the most
fragrant case has just come to
light. An Illuminating confess
sion is made by former Presi-
dent Truman in his memoirs
appearing q few days ago in
Life magazine. He reveals that
lin the summer of 1850" he
began negotiations with the
late Chief Justice VinSon about
becoming the presidential
nominee of the Democratic
Party in 1852 and renewed his
pressure on Mr.. Vinson twice
thereafter until he got q final
refusal. Mr.. Truman, Of course,
was in a position to obtain the
nomination for him, as the
power of a President over the
nominating process of his own
party is well known. Here are
Mr.. Humans exact words:
I'm the fall of 1851, I invited
Vinson to visit me at the Lit
tie White House in Key West,
and there I resumed my talks
with him about his becoming
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20

It's strange what a differ
ence just a little comma can
make-especially since nobody
as yet has invented a way to
put commas between spoken
words. Hence Vice President
Nixon may have TO go on TAX
ing it on the chin as critics
berate him for a recent speech
in which he referred to "a Re-
publican Chief Justice" Here
is how the Vice Presidents re-
mark reads If pauses in oral
speech are used.
Speaking for a unanimous
Supreme Court tpause) a great
Republican tpause) Chief JUS
tice Earl Warren (pause) has
ordered an end to racial seq
regation in the Nations pub
lie schools"
But the mimeographed copy,
handed out to the press just
before the speech was deliv-
cred, reads this way: Speak
ing for a unanimous Supreme
Court tcomma) a great Re-
publican Chief Justice tcom-
MAJ Earl Warren (comma)
has ordered an end to racial
segregation in the Nations
public schools"
In the first version, Mr..
Nixon Is shown as obviously
taking pride in the fact that
his fellow Californian, former
Governor Warren, who ran for
the vice presidency on the Re-
publican ticket in 1948. was at
the head of "a unanimous SUI
preme Court" when the deci-
sion against segregation was
handed down. Plainly, Mr..
Nixon did not intend to imply
any lack Of credit to the seven
other justices then sitting on
the bench who were Demo-
Gratis, for he gave his praise
to a Unanimous Supreme
Court"
But, unfortunately for Mr.
Nixon. it was the second version
the idea that the Vice Presi-
dent really believes his friend
Mr.. Warren. is a Republican
Chief Justice" - which was
adopted by the critics. including
Adlai Stevenson. For a few days
after the Nixon speech was de.
liyered there had been silence
and then. strangely enough. the
Democratic high command de-
cided to make an issue of it.
What Mr.. Nixon said was, of
course. ambiguous. but he wasn't
given the benefit of the doubt by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Mr. Stevenson wants to keep civil rights out OF the CAM
paign Dulles keep foreign affairs Of It, Pretty
the big this campaign going to be what to
talk about.
They say Secretary Humphreys estate in Georgia
vacaonng that migratory birds planning
to fly his property have to leave year early.
Happiness is that brief moment when you suddenly find
yourself without the woodland haven't started to
fret about it yet
gets sick this year. he'll have to
call dentist All the doctors to be tied in consultation
the Republican
Democrats blister Mr. Nixon for calling Chief Justice
Warren Republican" Mr. Warren is above party He
for Office unless get nominated both tickets
Republican slogan: Keep Secretary Dulles In office.
Diplomacy substitute for excitement"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20
DOROTHY THOMPSON
ZeoIotry and the School Issue

riman want the Federal po-
lice to move into homes and
marshal children into deseg-
regated schools under the
protection of tommy guns?
Do those who advocate sus-
pending Federal aid to seq
regated schools white and
colored alike) wish to break
or increase Southern intran-
sigence?
What is the purpose of
these contemporary Thaddeus
Stevenses?
Is it to improve race rela-
lions or infiame them past the
boiling point?
Do they think to improve
the educational climate? Do
they not realize that what
they advocate would produce
the opposite of an educational
situation?
The Government cannot
force citizens to send their
children to any public school.
Some of those who can only
think of furnishing. not of rec
onciling, have never sent their
own children to public school.
They have segregated them
with money.
Already the patient, cour-
ageous work of Southerners
who have contributed to the
remarkable Improvement of
race relations during recent
years is being nullified.
Editors who have cham
pioned Negro rights are losing
their influence, as extremism
breeds counter-extremism, on
both sides.
Those who now think Of
coercion are examples Of that
zealotry that "redoubles its
zeal as it loses sight Of its
aims"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20

The great issues of life seldom
are struggles between right
and wrong but between two
conceptions Of right. Democ-
racy can only be sustained by
the compromise that takes
this fact into account.
In the greatest present ma
tional issue, that of abolish
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20
BIotnik Will Speak

Representative Blatnik, Demo-
crat Of Minnesota, will be guest
speaker at 8 pm. tomorrow
when the Adlai Stevenson for
President Club Of the District
meets in the Silver Room Of the
Hotel Hamilton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-20

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Continued From Page C-12
tie" were regarded as "workes OF
We devil"
Even a Thanksgiving feast,
common among the reformed
Dutch and unreformed English,
was something of a departure
from their strict separatist rule.
The Pilgrims did not celebrate
Christmas. Easter and other
"popish" holidays. claiming to
find no authorization for them
in the Bible. Their first Christ
mas in the new world was spent
erecting the Common House,
their first building, although
skipper Christopher Jones and
several other nonbelievers stole
away to the main cabin Of the
Mayfiower to down a few Christ
mas toddies.
Despite their aversion to
revelry, the Pilgrims had no
objection to downing a dram OF
two among friends, for they had
a deep-seated distrust OF fresh
water, long regarded as a major
cause of scurvy and black plague
Indeed, the Mayfiower must
have been a floating brewery
The Pilgrim fathers brought cvel
enough beer, gin and other spirits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-22
Strict Seporotist Rule
Disregorded at Times

to last more than a year and
early learned how to make light
and dark wine from the grapes
that grew in abundance about
their little settlement.
The first Thanksgiving menu
included all these potables, which
may account for the fact that by
late afternoon the Pilgrims
|slackened their rule to join the
Indians in field sports and other
lfeats of strength. including a
brand of horseless polo that
probably was a forerunner of
American football.
Parade by Army
Miles Standish. who was not a
member of the Pilgrim church
and had no scruples against
whooping it up a little. set the
standard for later THANKSGIVING
Day football pageantry by
marching his little army up and
down Fort Hill (now called Blu
rial Hill to the accompaniment
of blaring bugle and ruffline
drums. And in the best Ivy
League tradition he further as.
Isaulted the eardrums of the
spectators by firing severa
rounds from the 1.500-pounC
cannon that the Pilgrims luggeC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-22
Drunk Mother, Is
Put on Probation

A 16-year-old mother Of two
children was put on probation
for being drunk yesterday by
Juvenile Court Judge Edith Cock
'rill.
This sort Of thing can ruin
your whole life," Judge Cockrill
told the Negro girl, who was mar
ried two years ago. your chill
dren deserve mother of whom
they can be proud. Besides, a
16-year-old girl has no business
drinking at ALL"
The girl, who lost her job in a
drugstore when she was arrested
Ia second time for drunkenness
lives with her grandmother.
Keep busy while you're on
probation" the judge told the
young mother. when you have
nothing to do, you can get feel
ing mighty sorry for yourself"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-22

Iof the Maynower and set up on
the hill as an echoing reminder
of the peace treaty.
The records fail to show
whether pert and pretty Pris-
ella Mullins. just 10. functioned
as history's first cheerleader at
this intersectional classic. And
although neither Bradford nor
Winslow kept score. Plymouth
Tvs. Wampanoag should rate a
barroom argument with Rutgers
VS.. Princeton as the first major
football game on the American
continent.
If nobody kept score. nobody
bothered to count calories either
at this inaugural banquet of a
great American holiday. In addi-
ton to the five deer brought by
the unexpected guests, the menu
included turkey, wild geese, duck
lobster, eel, clans, oysters, sew
eral varieties of fish. gooseber-
ries, plums. strawberries. cherries
barley, roast and boiled corn
cornbread, wheat bread. hoe
cakes, ash cakes. biscuits anc
perhaps popcorn dipped in maple
syrup. an Indian favorite..
Became a Habit
What. no cranberry sauce OF
pupmkin pie? Cranberries, per.
Ihaps, since they grew wild ir
the surrounding boys. but pom
lpion" came much later.
\ The 20-course Thanksgiving
dinner was repeated almost every
year thereafter in Plymouth, be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-22
Mail Goes by Air
In Shipping Tie-up

Overseas mail held up by the
Atlantic and Gulf Coasts water
front strike was to begin moving
today by air.
The Post Office Department
and the Civil Aeronautics Board
announced that letter mail post
ed for transportation by water
will be flown overseas on a
space available" basis while
shipping is tied UP.
The board approved the De-
partment's request for a special
rate to cover the shipments, ano
Chairman James r. Durfee said
the rate would be set sim
mediately."
Post Office officials estimated
there are $4,000 pounds of ever
seas letter mail stranded in New
York alone, with an additions
10000 pounds pouring in daily
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-22

coming a New England and later
"a national habit. In 1889, George
Washington handed down the
Nations first Thanksgiving Day
proclamation, but left 1t to
Abraham Lincoln, in 1868, to
first declare the day national
holiday.
History will repeat itself here
in this busting fishing port next
year when a likeness of the May
flower. faithful to the last detail,
sails into the famous harbor
from England. Architects and
historians are busy restoring
Plymouth Plantation and it's
original IL buildings for the
event.
But when Thanksgiving Day
rolls around next year and the
first Thanksgiving is re-enacted.
the present day Plymouth elders
will no doubt see to it that the
dinner guest list is kept in
bounds. If 80 extra guests, prob
ably reporters and photograph
Iers, should chance to show up,
they might run afoul of the local
game wardens in trying to bag
five deer in nearby Miles Stand
lish State Forest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-22
Criticism Is Strong

SWANSEA, Wales, Nov. % (R).
Mrs. Lillian Powell won a di-
vorce because husband Edwards
criticism Of her cooking was too
vigorous. Mrs. Powell testified
her husband critique consisted
Of dumping her meat pie on her
head and pelting her with her
own tartS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-22
Textile Chemists Dine

The Washington Section Of the
American Association of Textile
Chemists and ColoriSts will hold
"a dinner meeting at Z pm. to-
morrow in the Occidental Res
taurant.
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-17

Webb of Wilmington, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. T. Baker, Jr.,
and family entertained to a family
dinner on Sunday.
Mrs. R. Hearn and sons were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Chinn of Oak Orchard
and other guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Burl Chinn and daughter, Jane of
Clarence, Missouri. Miss Jane Chinn
returned home with the Hearns and
in the evening, all motored to Re-
hoboth.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Dickerson
entertained during the past week,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Dickerson of
Milford, Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Moore
and son, of Milton, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. Ewing of Wilmington.
Mrs. Ethel Marker of st. Peters
burg, Florida, is visiting relatives
and friends of this community.
Mrs. ]. M. Davies entertained
during the past week, Mrs. Stewart
G. Ross OF Mass. and DR.. and Mrs.
R. Davies of Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Harrigan enter
tanned guests from New Jersey last
week.
Sunday callers of Mr.. and Mrs
G. E. Abbott, Sr., were Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Belts of Bridgeville, and
Mrs. Pauline Mckay, a nurse from
Milford Memorial Hospital, Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell of Dover.
were Friday an,i Saturday guests
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-17

OF Mr.. and Mrs. E. McNatt. Also
Mrs. Jennie Salevan of Milford and
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Boan and
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs z. NJ McNatt spent
the week end visiting relatives and
friends in Gloucester City, New
Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Neibert are
having their home on State ST,
remodeled.
Mrs. Josephine Shockley and Mr..
and Mrs NJ Townsend were callers
in Milford last week.
Miss Mia Macklin entertained
guests on Saturday.
Rev. and Mrs. o. Shockley and
daughter, "Debbie" has returned
home after visiting in Maryland.
EllendaIe Methodist Church
Rev. 0Iin Sh0ckley, pastor
Sunday, August 18th
Sunday School services at 10
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-17

Ruth Ann Mills had to be carried
back to Milford Memorial Hospital
and is very i'll. We wish her a
speedy recovery.
After undergoing surgery and
spending three weeks in the Mil
ford Memorial Hospital, Mr. Philip
Jacobs returned to his home on
Monday feeling so much better.
Several families from this vicin-
ity attended the State Farm Bureau
picnic at Trappe Pond last week.
Sen. Williams, Gov. Boggs and
other state officials were present
and on being introduced by the
Farm Bureau President, James
Baxter, gave short talks prais-
ing the work Of the Farm
Bureau both nationally and state
wide. After which the basket lun-
ches were spread out and the
Delaware Power and light Co., was
on hand to furnish the delicious
ham sandwiches. Everyone enjoyed
the fellowship of eating together
and after an afternoon of diversified
entertainment watermelon was
served to all present.
Mrs. Philip Jacobs and Mrs. Ed
ma Servillo spent Saturday night
and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Tilghman Krause and family in Ar
mold, Md. Mrs. Duanne Lynn is stay
ing with the Krause's while Mrs.
Krause is recuperating from an
operation performed in a Balti-
more Hospital three weeks ago.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius
Webb last week were, Mr.. Walter
Robbins of Essington, Pa. On
Thursday evening. Mr.. and Mrs
Josiah Robbins of Milton called
and for the weekend they had
Kathryn Webb of Philadelphia, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Osborne and
daughter, Jean of Dover. Then on
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Ash
ton, Miss Connie Webb and Lucius,
Jr., joined the family for dinner.
Mr.. Ernest Watscn visited his
nephew and wife, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Cecil Watson on Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. ROB Davis visited
her father. Cecil Watson at Wat
sons Wharf on Sunday and went
fishing and grabbing.
"It is much easier to be critical
then to be correct"
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hayes and
daughters, Linda, Nancy and Kathy
visited Mrs. Joseph Wagner in
Camden on Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Smith were
Friday night dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. McLenard Harrington
at Slaughter Beach.
Mrs. Stella Sapp and Bobby Sapp
of Houston and Mr.. Ed SwitZer
and Billie Combs who are sta
toned at Norfolk, Va, were week
end visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey
Sapp and family.