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the dark, the Democrats settled
down to watch a film called THE
Pursuit of Happiness" a most
satisfying documentary which
showed the Republicans as
moneybags and oppressors OF
sewing machine girls. They were
confirmed in their angry mood
by an indignant charge after
the showing from their often
indignant chairman. Paul But
Her, that one of the networks
was refusing to carry the film
Throw 'em out, throw 'em
out" chanted the Democrats
taking delight in the thought
they were being Disseminated
against.
Their handsomest senator
John Kennedy of Massachusetts
who was the narrator, stepped
forward and touched off a slight
demonstration from his follow
Iers. who want him to be Vice
President.
Another young gentleman who
would like that Office, Frank G.
Clement, Governor of Tennessee,
was brought out to fire them
with new fervor, new hope and
new pride. He built q great
roaring bonfire of an grafton
while his listeners leaned back
in perfect enjoyment of the heat
Plays on Middle Name
Mr.. Clement spoke of Vice
President Nixon's very middle
name, Milhous, as if it were q
word that soiled his lips.
Then. when his audiences at
tention wayered slightly, he
brought them back with the
evenings most dramatic mo-
ment.
He shouted, with waving
arms, that Harry Truman would
support whomever they chose to
be their standard-bearer. To a
man the floor and the galleries
rose to cheer their former and,
they apparently hope. not
adamant for Averell, President.
Two youngsters, Gloria Lock-
erman and Lenny Ross, both
heavy-money quiz winners,
spoke their pieces, proving be-
yond a doubt that even q child
knows that there's nothing good
about Republicans.
Later, Mrs. Roosevelt, speak
ing as if to children who had
been running around too much
in the hot sun and should come
in now, urged a little modera-
ton, a little less dwelling on the
past. Nobody paid much atten-
ton, although they applauded
politely.
Then they went out into the
night back to the rumor filled
corridors, back to the difficult
task Of deciding who could bring
them again the glorious victories
of the past.
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AT THE TOP OF THE HOPEFULS
District Pleads
For Vote Now

STAR CONVENTION BU-
REAU, CHICAGO. August A.
The District delegation caucused
at its Palmer House headquarters
today to consider home rule
plank in the Democratic plat
form stronger than the one it
already has requested.
The drafting subcommittee of
the platform committee. it was
learned, has tentatively drawn
up a resolution which calls for
immediate home rule and ma
tional representation"
Four years ago. the Democratic
platform called for immediate
home rule and ultimate national
representation" the dropping of
the word ultimate" puts the two
District aims on an equal footing
1t is possible that the delega-
ton will ask for a rephrasing to
emphasize that immediate home
rule should come first.
The drafting committees &C.
ton is tentative. and subject to
the approval of the full platform
committee of which two District
delegates, Mrs. Polly Shackleton
and Belford Lawson are men,
berS.
The delegation may also take
up the matter of its preference
for vice-presidential candidates
The most recent poll showed
that the IL delegates, each with
half a vote. had not made up
their minds and were on the
whole inclined to leave the choice
with, the presidential nominee.
| Chairman j. C. Turner re-
ported mo further progress" on
the delegations hopes to form q
united front with representatives
of other Federal areas so as tc
constitute a bloc of 80 votes.
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may put off any decision until
shortly before the balloting
starts Thursday night.
Millard Tawes, delegation
chairman. tentatively had sched-
uled a caucus for a probable
sounding of views this afternoon,
but then decided that since the
group had waited this long it
might as well take advantage of
all the time available.
Mr.. Tawes. in the view OF
some, has become a reluctant
pivotal figure in the contest for
the Maryland votes. He was
among the majority which ia
vored Adlai Stevenson after be-
ing released by a primary cleo
ton commitment to Senator
Kefauver of Tennessee.
Tawes Not Convinced
Those who want to switch to
Gov. Hartman think they have
whitfield Mr.. StevenSon's adj
vantage in the Maryland delega-
ton to a point where a switch
by Mr.. Tawes will push it over
board. So far, Mr.. Tawes has
not been convinced.
Mr.. Dorsey's argument to him
and the other Maryland dele
gates is that Gov. Hartman has
a better chance of being elected
mo presidential candidate
look at Tom Dewey of the Re-
publicans-polled more votes on
the second chance than the
first argued Mr.. Dorsey.
Stevenson lost four years age
and what has he done since to
make him any stronger?' asked
Mr.. Dorsey.
Mr.. Stevenson lost Maryland
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in 1852 to President Eisenhower
499,424 to 395,337 votes.
Mr.. Dorsey also had an answer
to concern expressed from the
Eastern Shore and Southern
Maryland that Gov. Harriman's
stand for stronger guarantees OF
civil rights would not be ac-
ceptable.
In the final analysis, what
difference is there between the
views of Hartman and Steven
SOM" Mr.. Dorsey asked. Its
just a matter of words.
Il know the people of my own
section in Southern Maryland
have strong feelings on the civil
rights question. yet they also tell
me they would vote for Harri-
man."
Not Pledged
At the same time, Mr.. Dorsey
said he is not pledged uncondi-
Itionally to Gov. Hartman, that
he simply favors Mr.. Hartman
over Mr.. Stevenson in a choice
between the two leading candi-
dates.
He was a visitor yesterday to
the headquarters of Senator
johnson of Texas. the third-run-
ming candidate of the moment
and indicated he wouldn't be
averse to him.
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oAAAAAAB AAOAA CARA ally
preference for any aspirant for
the presidential nomination.
The delegations hand will be
called tomorrow when the plat
form committee makes known
its plank on civil rights.
At its first caucus yesterday,
Mr.. Battle admonished his fellow
Virginians, who have 80 conven-
ton votes. not to tip their hand
prematurely.
Makes 1t Clear
II think" he told them, "we'd
be in a much stronger position if
we were in a position to negoti-
ate with the other side"
BY "the other side" he meant
1t clear, he meant Northern
liberals and minority groups who
have been pressing for a strong
civil rights plank.
Although there have been I'M
attributed reports of the posi-
ton assumed by the Southern
bloc on the platform commit
tee, Mr.. Battle, who is a mem
Der, disclosed publicly for the
first time what that groups
stand has been.
1--WE have stated categorically,"
he said, that we will not con-
sent to a plank that expresses
approval of the Supreme Courts
school segregation decision"
Indicates Floor Fight
From other things he reported
to his fellow delegates, Mr.. Bat
tie indicated there is a virtual
certainty of floor fight on the
civil rights issue. Still speaking
of the platform committee, he
said:
There not only is strong senti-
ment there to express approval
of that Supreme Court decision
but TO say that Congress should
withhold public funds from any
State that has not integrated its
schools.
Il don't know how far we'll get.
l accepted this assignment cheer
fully hoping that in some small
way / could help preserve the
Democratic party.
But l predict that if this
plank is adopted, not a single
Southern State will go Demo-
cratic in November.
This situation, he said. raises
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the question: where will they
'go?" He answered his own ques-
ton this way:
Il don't know of any law that
says the presidential electors
have to vote for anybody"
Tip Hand of Bloc
To that extent Mr.. Battle
tipped the hand of the Southern
bloc in its maneuvers to force a
moderate civil rights position.
Last week the Washington Star
reported that this plan was that
Southern states. including Vir-
ginia, dissatisfied either with the
candidate or the platform, may
instruct their presidential cleo
tors not to vote for anyone in
the electoral college. Mr.. Battle
had estimated earlier that as
many as 100 electoral votes could
be involved if the South acted in
concert.
The Virginian, nevertheless,
remained hopeful that the forces
of moderation would prevail.
Heretofore" he said, "the
majority group, Of which we are
not a party, have gone ahead
and done as they please. That is
not the case this time"
The South is represented on
the drafting subcommittee of
the platform group by Senator
Erwin of North Carolina. Gov.
j. p Coleman of Mississippi and
Mr.. Battle.
Only One Opposes Delay
During yesterdays caucus,
only one delegate, Frank c..
Vaughan of Richmond, opposed
a delay in stating a presidential
preference-and his choice was
Virginia's Senator Byrd.
Mr.. Vaughan said he repre-
sents an area opposed to letting
integrationists getting "even a
toenail" in the front door and
which stands for the massive
resistance" to integration advo-
Gated by Senator Byrd. The
other delegates, however,
greeted Mr.. Vaughan's proposed
Endorsement in silence.
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Lesson With q Bono

KIMON, Colo, Aug. "a lP.-
Scoutmaster Wilbur H. WEIGH.
80. put across his point-pain-
fully-at a Boy Scout meeting
at his home. While showing his
troop how to load a .22-caliber
target pistol yesterday. Mr..
WEIGH accidentally discharged
the weapon. He suffered a minor
leg wound.
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BY JAMES Y. NEWTON

STAR CONVENTION BU-
,REAU, CHICAGO, Aug. IA
Most neutral observers today
conceded Averell Hartman little
chance to be the Democratic
presidential candidate, but the
New York Governor continued
counting delegates at a furious
pace, all the while exuding con-
fldence the nomination will be
his.
The Hartman campaign man
ager, Lloyd Benefited, declaring
that the momentum of the con-
vention is in the direction of
Hartman" said he was conf
dent the Governor will over
take Stevenson and be nomi-
mated on an early ballot"
Mr.. Benefited gave figures
which he said indicated shifts
of sentiment in various State
delegations from Senator Kefau-
yer and Mr.. Stevenson to his
man. Carmine DeSapio, Mr..
Harriman's New York manager
and head of Tammany Hall, said
substantially the same thing at
last nights convention session.
"WO0ing" Schedule
Mr.. Harriman's "wooing'
schedule called for visits with
seven State delegations before
noon today. These were delega-
tons from North Dakota, New
York (which he has, in large
lpart), Iowa, Minnesota, Nevada
Vermont and Florida. the latter
a foray into the anti-Harriman
South.
Mr.. Benefited asserted that
only about 100 votes will separate
the two major candidates wher
the first convention ballot is
taken Thursday. Most early fore
casts put Mr.. Stevenson about
300 votes ahead, roughly soc
to 200.
4 This" Mr.. Benefited said, ais
the result of heavy losses In
Stevenson strength and striking
gains in Hartman support"
And he went on with a State.
Upstate tabulation showing g
loss by Mr.. Stevenson of Isl
votes and a gain by Mr.. Harri.
man of at least IS since Former
President Humans pro-Harri.
man announcement Saturday
afternoon.
Calls News Encouraging
Mr.. Hartman started out yes.
terday with visits to caucuses o.
the Arizona and Washington
State delegations. In both place.
he said the news was "encour.
aging"
He then received delegate.
from Idaho and Iowa. A spokes.
man for the Idaho group sale
his States II votes were pro.
Stevenson when they arrived
here but now lean" toward Mr.
Hartman as a result of Mr.
Humans all-out support of him
J, B. C. Sullivan Of Iowa said hi.
group stood 1872 votes for Mr.
!, Stevenson, 6 for Mr.. Hartman
and 1l2 for Kentucky's Gov
A. B. (Happy) Chandler on thu
first ballot.
/ Montana representatives whit
) called at the Hartman hote
!, suite said they were 6 votes each
for Mr.. Stevenson and Mr.. Har.
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sides of the mouth. Out at the
International Amphitheater, the
e-draped rafters are ringing
with full-throated oratory.
In the various candidates
headquarters only certain Demo
Icrats are wonderful. In the hall
all Democrats are wonderful
and for the moment the hard
task of choosing the most won
derful can be forgotten in the
great pleasure of being together
with SO many.
POliticking in Aisles
The convention hall is a sea Of
faces. Politicking is done down ir
the crowded ranks before the
podium or by people kneeline
beside the seats of delegation
chairmen. The aiSles are a steady
stream of visitors, wanderine
delegates and televiSion aide:
who look like men from Mar:
with little plastic discs stickine
up from the walkie-talkie and
creepie-peepie sets strapped to
their backs.
The Washington State dele
gates are in green Jackets with
green jockey caps; the Arizonans
sport copper-color straw cowboy
hats; and at one point the Penn
sylvanians were all wearing their
blue coachman's hats for Mr.
Stevenson.
In such a setting, with the
organ peahns Happy Days Are
Here Again." it is easy for the
Democrats to believe, as they
have been so often told in the
last few hours. that they have
nothing to fear but fear itself
that the only people they ever
need to fight are those miserable
Republicans.
Duel For Prestige
The struggle between the two
major candidates is most overtly
reflected in tn fascinating pres
tlge duel between those two illus
trious old folks. Harry Truman
and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
which is like a tennis match
played between two jovial pro-
fessionals.
Their entrances, as usual, pro-
vide cheerful furry. The dap
per, jaunty ex-President got
there first, stepped smartly to
his box seat with Mrs. Truman
by his side. Immediately the
photographers and televiSion men
swarmed toward him, and one OF
them got the unlikely story from
Mr.. Truman that he was "just
here minding my own business. ?
They forsook him only to greet
the former First Lady who came
smilingly into her box directly
opposite Mr.. Humans. This
self-appointed apostle of moder-
alton was wearing, as is her wont
her Adlai button.
At one point. some enterpris-
ing admirer hurried forward tc
pin a Truman for President
button on Mr.. Truman. Mrs
Truman briskly took it off.
Then, like quiet children ir
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RESORT FORECAST

South Jersey-Mostly sum
ny tomorrow, high 80 to IS.
Ocean Beaches - Partly
cloudy tomorrow with some
sunshine. high in the mid
80s.
Upper Bay and Lower Bay
Generally fair tomorrow,
high in the mid-80s. Moder-
ate west winds.
Skyline Drive - Generally
fair tomorrow, high 80 to 85.
Fair visibility.
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Delegates Wax Mellow
As Foes Prosecute En-
BY MARY McGRORY

STAR CONVENTION BUREAU, CHICAGO, Aug 14.-No one
exactly just what time it in the convention
the Fourth of July in the convention hail. with band boy
orator free movies and two of the brightest children creation
being brought forward to speak their pieces
Around the hotel corridors out the
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Virginia Delegates PIoy
Cards Close to Chests
BY ALEX r. PRESTON

STAR CONVENTION BUREAU, CHICAGO, Aug. 14-Lke
poker player who has learned bitter experience Virginia
national convention delegation today playing presidential
nominating cards close to the chest
AT its second daily set for today delegation was
expected to heed the advice John Battle by
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Young on Vacation

Joseph Young is on vaca-
ton. The Federal Spotlight
column will be resumed on
his return.
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WEATHER BUREAU FORECAST-showers and thunder
showers forecast for the South and Southwest
tonight with Florida getting heavy dose of rain from
Hurricane Betsy Precipitation also expected from the
Northern Plains the Great Lakes Much warmer weather
due TO hit the South with little temperature change else
where -AP Wrephoto Map.
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Gov. Hartman Boosted
BY Maryland Delegate

CHICAGO Aug IA CT am interested solely in having the
democrats nominate the strongest candidate Dorsey
Maryland delegate said explaining campaign to swing
the States delegation to Averen Hartman ~ LIZ
The delegation hasn't commedits18 votes IN the Democratic
National Convention presidential
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River Report
from U s. Engineers
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Fer
~ and cloudy at Great Falls Shenandoah
cloudy AZ HarperS Ferry
Temperatures tor Yesterday
READINGS WASHINGTON National AirportJ
Midnight IS Noon So
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am. ----- * I pm. $780, s:
Record Temperatures This Year
Highest a5 on June 10
February 20
HiEh and Low Of Last "a Houra
High, IS. at 5:35 pm,
Low, 20. at sos am.
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Tide Tables

Furnished by the United States Coast
and Geodetie Survey
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idors and bars, men are talking out of the
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-24
Bata Opens New
Store In Cambridge

The most modern shoe store on
the "Shore" is opening in Cam
bridge on Friday, August 24th.
The new Bata Shoe Store at 80
Race Street is a completely modern
building designed by the interna-
tionally famous architect, Mr.. B.
Katz of London, England. This
beautiful new store features a
striking yellow front with red let
bering. set off against hight green
ternazzo base and lobby. Large
cleaning display windows show
Bata's wide selection of shoe styles,
for men, women and children.
The colorful exterior theme is
carried out i'm the stores interior
with modern preselectors which
allow the public to inspect each
style before actually making a pur-
chase Customers may relax in
deep comfortable seats. The store
is air conditioned and there are
separate departments for men and
women. The latest in indirect light
ing equipment casts a profusion CT
soft light over the entire store.
Bata will celebrate the official
opening of its newest store with
free flowers for the ladies, suT1pris-
es for the kiddies and give-aways
with every purchase, including hos
iery, compacts or picture cases for
the women and sox or money clips
for men and boys.
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-24
Libby Shareholders
Increase Their Stock

Shareholders of Libby, McNeill
and Libby today approved am in
crease in the authorized common
stock of the company from 4,000,-
900 to 100000 shares at the an
nual meeting here.
They also unanimously elected
the management slate of directors.
Reelected as directors were: Will
liam B. TrayIlor, chairman; Charles
S. Bridges, president and general
manager; Fred P. Slivon, secre-
ta1y and treasurer; Alfred J. Hoef-
er, vice president and comptroller;
Alexis o. Verbeke, vice president;
Andrew T. Kearney; John F. Fen
nally, and Walter R. Barry Elect
ed for the first time was Lyndle w.
Hess, vice president, who replaces
George E. McDearmid, retired.
Stockholders also voted on a
stock option plan for officers and
key employees involving the waiver
of preenptive rights for the shares
of stock involved. More than 88.5
per cent of the stockholders voting
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-24
FELTON, School News

FELTON, schools will open Wednes-
day, September 5, with only three
changes in the faculty roster ac-
cording to Howard E. Henry, SUI
pervising principal.
Mrs. Bernie Parker will teach a
section of the first grade replacing
Mrs. Elaine Berge. Mrs. Parker
holds bachelors degree in ele-
mentary education from the Uni
versity of Delaware and taught for
six years in the Harrington Ele-
mentary School.
Mrs. Mildred Wells replaces Miss
Margaret Taylor as home econom-
les instructor in the high school.
She also is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Delaware, where she ma
jored in home economies. Mrs.
Wells has had eleven years expert
ence in Lord Baltimore and Milford
schools.
Mrs. Vivian Richards succeeds
Mrs. Mary Gott as school nurse.
She is a graduate of the Milford
Hospital School of Nursing and has
had extensive experience in both
institutional and private duty
nursing.
The staff will assemble Tues
day, September A, for planning
sessions, and classes will begin the
following day at $40 a. m. The ac-
tivity period will be omitted dur
ing the first week of school, and
pupils will be dismissed at 300
D. m.
The FELTON, School Building Conn
mission has awarded the basic con-
tract for constitution of seven addi-
tional classrooms and expansion
of cafeteria facilities to ]. Roland
Dashiell and Sons of Salisbury,
Maryland, on a low bid of SILL
$4,000. Bids for expansion of the
auditorium gymnasium exceeded
funds available, and the State
Board of Education has approved
September Is as the date for a To-
cal referendum on bond Issue of
$26000.00 to permit completion of
this phase of the building program.
The state will contribute an addi-
tional $37 10000 towards the prof.
ect if the voters approve the sup
Elemental bond issue.
No, increase i'm the current local
school tax will be necessary to fl
nance the proposed bond issue of
the increase in assessed valuation
Of real estate III the district during
the past year and the rise i'm the
number of capitations.
Other bids submitted for the
basic contract were: James HI.
Wood, $216,500; j. w. Briggs,
$219,500; r. w. Joseph, 1926, ,436 T;
and Clute Brothers, 1921 900.
Work on the classrooms is sched-
uled to begin about September first,
but the cafeteria will be available
for school use until some time in
November. Every effort will be
made to delay suspension of the
use of the cafeteria, which also
serves as a high school study hall,
until all materials are ON hand for
construction of this part of the
program.
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-24

in person or by proxy favored the
granting of stock option; however,
the plan failed TO get the full so
per cent approval required by Maine
law for nhe waiver of preemptive
rights.
Bridges told the stockholders
that this has been the best year
in Ldbby's history Case sales of
Libby products have increased $50
per cent in the past 10 years and
that I'VE firmly believe that Libby's
opportunities for growth in the next
decade can and will continue to ex-
ceed those of the industry as a
whole.
While of course we cannot pre-
dict the economic future with any
certainty" he said, lit is quite
certain that the population trend
will continue upward and it seems
probable that market demand for
convenience foods such as ours will
not only equal but most probably
outstrip population growth. +"
Because of low inventories at the
end of the fscad year, shipments
for the first two months of the new
year July and August) have run
about equal to last year despite i'm
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-24
Census Surveys
Credit Buying

Information on the use of con-
sumner credit, particularly for the
purchase of automobiles and homes,
will be collected in the August
Current Population Survey, ac-
cording to Supervisor Robert n.
Scheller of the Census Bureau s
district office at Baltimore, Md,
which will participate in the sur
Yey.
The consumer credit information
is being collected for the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System for use in a study of nation
al consumer credit trends.
Questions relating to the pur-
chase of automobiles will cover
the year 1854 through the first half
of 1856, whether the car was new
or used and how the purchase was
.lnanced. Information ON home
buying will include the year pur-
chased, whether the house was new
at the time of buying and whether
there is a mortgage. Other ques-
tions to be asked in the August
Current Population Survey will
provide information ON installment
purchases of household equipment,
annual income and telewision set
ownership. These questions will be
in addition to the regular monthly
inquiries ON employment and unem-
ployment.
Current Population Survey infor-
nation will be collected locally
during the week of August 20 by
local enumeratorS.