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The Sidney herald., 1956-10-25
EDITORIALLY
POLLS FAVOR
HI

A number of political polls have
been conducted in recent weeks
and - almost without exception
President Eisenhower AND
Vice-President Nixon are in the
lead.
The polls often show that the
Presidents margin is Simmer
than it was in 1852, but there is
a surprising similarity in many
polls, and the Eisenhower margin
today is surprisingly close to that
of 1852.
The net result of the recent
polls - at least a half dozen of
them - is to indicate that Adlai
Stevenson has not gained any
where enough ground to over
take the President, as far as the
November 9th election is con-
cerned. Stevenson has probably
gained ground, even according
to the polls, but he has not clos
ed the big gap between his popu-
larity and Eisenhower's and if
the polls are correct, Stevenson
faces a herculean task between
now and November 9th.
OF course, there is no certainty
that the polls are correct. They
were wrong in i948. However, in
1948, the polls showed that the
race between Harry S. Truman
and Thomas E. Dewey was a very
close one, and the margins af-
forded Governor Dewey were
very close - even up to the last
day.
This year, however, the polls
show that Eisenhower is well
ahead of Stevenson, even when
they show that Eisenhower's mar
gin is not quite as large as it
in 1852. If the polls are
wrong this time, they will really
be caught flat-footed and repudi-
ated, for they gave Eisenhower a
very large margin, ever as late
as the first of October.
If the polls are accurate, in
our opinion MIR. Stevenson has
practically no chance to catch
up with Mr.. Eisenhower in the
last few weeks of the campaign.
November 9th will tell the story
and show whether the polls can
be as far off as Democratic psliti-
clans claim they are.
The Sidney herald., 1956-10-25

, ever. IL the claim for benefits is
not filed until January 1858, back
payments for the IL months can
be made.
Gardner said that many people
who have read about or have
been told about the recent chan
ges in the social security law feel
that they stand to lose some bene-
fit payments to which they may
be entitled if they do not get TO
the social security office right
away. He wants to assure them
that this is not the case. "Re-
member" he says, women age 81
have a full year after reaching
that age to file an application
without losing a single months
payment; a worker disabled be-
fore age so has until the end of
1857 to file without losing any
months payment to which he
may become entitled after next
June, and an application for a
child who became disabled be-
fore ID can be made at any time
before the end of January 1858
and back payments will be made
for all IL months of 1857"
Gardner has a word of caution
in the case of the disabled work.
er, however. While he has until
the end of next year to make
his claim without losing any pay
ments, it may be advisable for
him to get in touch with the So
,ial security office before that
lime. While delay would not af-
'ect his own benefit payments, it
night mean lower benefit pay
nents to his survivors in case of
lis death before he makes appli-
,ation to establish his disability.
The Sidney herald., 1956-10-25
ON SAFER

The chairman of a House sub
committee which has been in
vestigating automobile accidents
believes that the American Med
ical Association will support a
proposal for Federal safety STAN
dards for automobiles, if the auto
mobile industry itself does not
rapidly increase the safeness of
new cars.
The subcommittee, headed by
Representative Kenneth A. Rob-
erts, DALAI, has apparently
come to the conclusion that the
human error in automobile ac-
cidents cannot be reduced below
a certain minimum. Instead of
attempting to eliminate the hui
man error involved in such ac-
cidents which may be impossible,
the subcommittee believes the
automobile industry will have to
manufacture safer automobiles.
The Sidney herald., 1956-10-25

armed services of voting age, and
these number over 100000. In
the United States, then, and in
military camps all over the world
and in this country, there are
approximately l04,850,000 United
States civilians eligible to vote
in the November Presidential
election.
1t should be remembered, how
ever, that not all those are eligi-
BILE to vote for a number of rea-
sons - among them being citi-
zenship requirements, residence
requirements, registration Or poll
tax payments, and other things.
The Sidney herald., 1956-10-25

We agree that the Roberts SUBJ
committee is performing a long
needed job. The toll from traffic
accidents in the United States
must be reduced, and the only
apparent hope for a major re-
duction lies in safer automobiles.
There are several ways in
which automobiles might be made
safer. They could be built to
withstand rolls, and shocks, and
the driver could be better pro-
tected. Steering wheels, and all
points of danger upon impact,
could be concentrated on in an
effort to save lives.
The Sidney herald., 1956-10-25
A THANKSGIVING NOTE

Although it is a little early tc
be thinking of Thanksgiving, the
Department of Agriculture has
announced that the turkey supply
in 1856 is likely to set a record
Therefore, you can anticipate
favorable prices for that Thanks
giving turkey. What is more, the
Department of Agriculture says
that other Thanksgiving "musts"
are unusually plentiful this year
too.
Although the cranberry crop
is smaller than last years, there
are plenty of olives, celery and
pumpkins, and a large cranberry
carryover from last year is in
storage.
All in all, then, from the gas
Economical standpoint. Thanks
giving in 1856 should be a whop-
per of a success. More important
to papa, the fare should be at
low prices because of the plenti-
full supply. Therefore, it will be
doubly enjoyable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-05

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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-10-04

IN glowing terms of the indus
trial future of our Ohio Valley.
We must make plans to accom-
modate industry and the growth
which comes from it,"
Mr.. Henderson mentioned the
bignesS of government. Govern
ment has self-inspired tendency
to grow bigger. The tendency
comes from the intentional or
unintentional disposition of per-
sonnel to create new programs in
order to build little bureaucratic
empires. It comes also from the
demand of people at home to
have government enter new
rhases of activity"
The federal government has
no funds Of its own. It's source
of resource is from the taxpay-
ers. Each new function costs
money, and if it is a local func-
ton such as education, federal
program will cost Ohioans more
money than if it were financed
Ocally."
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-10-04

mentiond the many and varied
relationships which Congress has
with individuals, groups, organ
izations and departments of gov
ernment. The speaker pointed out
that the work of opposing bad
legislation is of equal Importance
with advocating and supporting
good legislation.
Legislation is often proposed,
which, while it might benefit
certain areas of the country,
would be detrimental to this or
some other Congressional dis
trict and the nation as a whole.
Less than ten per cent of pro-
posed legislation is Of sufficient
merit to be enacted"
The Congressman referred to
the present industrial growth in
the Ohio Valley as merely the
beginning Of a new industrial
epoch" Our views here locally
are supported by the opinions
of such periodicals as Iron Age
and Fortune, which have spoken
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-10-04

Francisco. Everybody was IN a
holiday mood end there was
enough excitement to give you q
real thrill.
You would have gotten the I'M
preston that the Republican Party
didn't have a worry in the world.
It was in San Francisco to whoop
it up at a sort of family reunion
and, incidentally, nominate D"lgnt
D. Eisenhower for another four
years in Washington.
Cow Palace. where delegates
assembled to sing, cheer and vote,
had all the gaiety of Midway at
county fair. Banners, flags, bands
and parades added to the festive
atmosphere. The contrast between
that and the Democrats at Chicago
was startling.
The Democrats were taking their
politics in dead earnest. They had
been out of power in Washington
for four years, for the first time
since the 1882 convention. They
were so eager to do battle that
they even fought among them
selves.
In San Francisco it was differ
ent. You got the impression that
Republicans regard the election in
November as a mere formality.
They were very pleased with the
way they have been running the
Federal government the past four
years. and certain that most voters
feel the same way.
Joseph w. Martin, Jr., minority
leader of the House, told us that
"for more than 40 years it has
been my privilege to serve the
American people in public life.
Never before has the faith and
hope of our people been directed
more intently upon tho Republic
cans"
For all of the optimism and
gaiety it was a well-organized. and
efficientl" run convention. The eX-
preston most frequently used to
describe the convention was ''it's
going just like clockwork." And
it was. too.
The women may have had some
thing to Go about things being
both gay and orderly. Women dele
gates and party officers played
far greater part in the conVen-
tions this year than ever before.
IN 1900 only one woman was a
delegate TO one of the conventions.
but this year the same convention
had 555 women delegates and al
ternates.
Mrs. Carroll D. Kearns, Presi-
dent of the National Federation of
Republican Women, was one of
the outstanding personalities of
the convention. Referring to the
spirit of aggressive optimism that
prevailed, Mrs. Kearns told us "the
eyes and ears of the world are
directed to this gathering. 1t is
the American people themselves
who give real significance to the
accomplishments Of this conyen-
tion."
Republicans put on their Sun
day manners for the whole country
to watch Ger television, and for
news photographers and newsmen.
I was especially attracted by the
2O-foot high platforms on which
cameramen were perched. The
long camera lenses looked like
stovepipes. Some of them were
and feet long. Cameramen
sent down film and received re-
placements by means of canvas
bag on a rope.
There was little of the suspense
that prevailed at Chicago; no
frantic campaigning by managers
for different candidates; no bar
gaining for the votes of delegates
Everybody knew in advance whom
they would nomina tie. They
whooped it up for Eisenhower ano
Richard nixon, but that was what
they came to San Francisco for.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-10-04

Q-I am training under the
Korean CT Bill and I already
changed by course once. If
were to 60 back to my original
course, would that be considered
second change of course?
Alt would be considered a
second change and, under the
law, would not be permitted. The
Korean CT Bill allows no more
than one change of course.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-10-04
CHIT and CHATTER
BY
WILMA NAU

Safety first, is the slogan car
ried out by the Caldwell police
in providing safe street cross
ing for school children along
USR 81.
Village workers have cainted
crosswalk lines across the US
highway beginning from both
sides of Walnut street and run
ming together at the bottom of
the steps leading to the grade
school building. School signs are
placed in the center of the street
on either side Of the crossing
during school hours only. The
stop light at that intersection is
used only during school hours
also.
The new state speed limit
signs which were revealed Mon
day morning when the Ohio
speed limit was changed from
so to 60 mile Ger hour during
the daytime hours, have beer
very cleverly made to specify
the new speed limit laws. Dur.
ing the daytime, the sign reads
60 miles per hour for cars anc
so miles per hour for trucks
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-10-04

When the auto headlights re-
fleet on the sign after night the
so miles per hour for cars shows
a so to correctly indicate the
law for night time driving. The
speed limit for trucks remains
the same frr day or night driv-
ing.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-10-04

Q-My son qualities for school,
ing under the War Orphans Ed
ucation program. He now has an
Atomic Energy Commission
scholarship to study physics.
Could he receive the War Or
phans allowances while studying
under the scholarship?
A-No. If a student has any
sort of scholarship paid for by
the United States - such as an
Acc scholarship - he would not
qualify for allowances under the
War Orphans program. This
would constitute a duplication. of
benefits paid from the Federal
Treasury, and the law prohibits
such duplication.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-10-04
Rep. JohnE. Henderson, Speaks Before Lions
Club Al New Mafamoras, tuesday EVENING

John E. Henderson of Cambridge the speaker
at the Lions Club Ladies Night New
ming at the high school, President presided
The speaker member of Lions Cambridge
introduced by State Representative Harold
Mr. Henderson. speaking
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-10-04

save-iime and money. toby following
these household hints:
To give your raisin cookies a
sWeeter and more distinct flavor,
cut the raisins in small pieces
instead of leaving them whole,
then add to your dough.
You can do q thorough job Of
busting your pleated lamp
shddes-it you use your has
bands discarded shaving braSh.
To keep stamps from sticking
together, when you are enclos-
ing them for return postage or
in payment for merchandise,
dust talcum powder over the
sticky side.
To help prevent flies from
sticking to screen doors or 10in-
dotCs, merely toipe the outside Of
the screen door or toindoaU screen
qoith O rag thoroughly saturated
soith Pine-Sol. One application
tUiH last about one aCeek.
4
To heat different kinds of baby
foods all at one time, use a four
cup egg poacher. When the food
has been warmed, lift it from
the tray and feed your baby di.
rectly from the cups.
To freeze cake a0ith frosting,
first, place it nnlorapped IN the
freezer. When the cake is frozen
sorGp it up. This method aoiH not
damage the frosting.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-10-04

A repairman was working
Monday morning on the scales
located in front of Kegerreis'
dime store. The scales have not
been in accurate working order
for some time.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-10-04

obtain this insurance while ir
service or within 100 days after
your discharge. You could ar
range for the insurance to take
over when the free indemnity
expires.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-10-04

The first killing frost which
hit Noble county about two
weeks ago has begun to show its
effects around the court house
lawn this week. The once green
leaves on the trees are rapidly
turning brown and are beginning
to fall.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-10-04

The Caldwell Implement and
Supply Co. recently received a
new coat of white and green
paint. The building are painted
white with green trim around
the doors and win ndoWs. Athel
and Gay Pitts and Ben Davis
were in charge of the painting
job.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-10-04
THIS WEEK
In W asllington

With
Clinton Davidson
II you like to go
to a county fair
you would have en-
joyed the Republic
can National Con-
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-10-04
Mrs. Homemuker's
Forum
Directed by
Lou Payne

You'll be surprised at
the work you CON
save-iime and money. toby following
these household hints:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20
Fruit Vendor, 50,
Attacked, Robbed

A 69-year-old fruit stand at
tendant reported to Alexandria
police that he was attacked and
robbed Of $31 early yesterday.
Peter Petronia, Of the 500
block Of East Gusts avenue, said
he was attending a fruit stand
at the Alvadel Cafe at West
street and Braddock road, about
$3.50 am. when a colored man
came UP and asked for some to-
|matoes.
He said that while he was
weighing the tomatoes the man
grabbed him, dragged him to the
end Of the stand where there was
no light. threw him TO the ground
and robbed him Of s3l.
Police Pvt. Edward Bass said
he saw a man answering the de-
scription a few minutes later in
the 1900 block Of Pendleton
street The man ran and Pvt.
Bass gave chase. The policeman
fired six shots at the suspect
but was unable to catch him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20
Maryland Suburb
Connections
Top 1855 Figure

House connections to water
and sewer lines this year in the
suburban Maryland area are
running well ahead of last years
figures. the Washington Subur-
ban Sanitary Commission re-
ported today.
Construction Of water and
sewer lines also shows a sizeable
increase in comparison with the
corresponding period of 1855, the
commission revealed.
Figures for the 302-square-
mile area of Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties served
by the commission showed the
number of water house connec-
tons completed August II as
4,719, compared with Ais on
August 10 last year. The number
of sewer house connections on
those dates were Ait this year
as against $3.50 for 1855.
Reports on construction OF
water and sewer lines for the
same dates showed 275.970 feet
of water lines laid this year az
compared with 265.877 feet for
the corresponding period of 1855
The total footage of sewer lines
constructed was 245,925 this
year and 1888 last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20
Woman Nocuuming Car
EIectrocuted Near Groom

Police said Mr.. Watson told
them he pulled the cord out of
the socket and that the cord
gave him a shock.
DR.. Richard Dobson was called
to the scene, and made a futile
attempt to revive Mrs. Gold
smith.
Police said Mrs. Goldsmith
was pronounced dead by DR..
James I. Boyd, Prince Georges
County deputy medical examiner,
who gave the cause of death as
electrocution and issued a certi-
ficate of accidental death.
The vacuum cleaner and ex-
tension cord were brought to the
Upper Marlboro police station
for examination by an electrician
In addition to her husband,
Mrs. Goldsmith leaves a brother,
George Gilbert, of Brooklyn,
N. Y.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 pm. tomorrow at Richie
Bros. funeral home in Upper
Marlboro. Burial will be in the
Cemetery of Emmanuel Metho-
dist Church, Horsehead, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20

pledge of Mr.. Battles campaign,
some SITS million in State funds
for local school construction
was promptly enacted by the
Legislature.
After he had turned the Office
over to Gov. Stanley in 1852, Mr.
Battle said he had no future
political desires at all. While
there was considerable talk in
the Old Dominion preceding the
1856 Democratic national con-
vention of an Adlai Stevenson
Battle ticket, Mr.. Battle argued
against any such Endorsement.
Backed Stevenson in so
Mr.. Battle Endorsed Mr.. Ste
venson for the presidential nom
ination this year as he had in
1852. In fact. he was the only
one of the Byrd-Battle- Tuck Big
Three of Virginia Democratic
politicos to support the former
Illinois Governor in the 1852
race.
In turning away from politics,
Mr.. Battle enters another area
of conflict. He is counsel for the
Charlottesville school board in
its fight against a Federal court
order to desegregate the city
schools by September.
In this task, Mr.. Battles re-
tirement from politics will not
be essentially complete. The seq
regation issue in Virginia Is
closely welded to politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20
Pupil Assignment
Plan Drafted Again
Battle Out Of Politics
'ToCore for Law Practice

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Aug. 20
R.-Former Gov. John S. Battle,
the man who won Virginia's 80
votes for the presidential NOM
|ination at the recent Democratic
National Convention, has an
nounced plans to retire from the
political wars.
Shortly after his return here
from Chicago Saturday Mr..
Battle termed the 1856 convene
ton his "last fling at politics"
He said his retirement from
politics on the national, State
and local level would be per-
manent.
Mr.. Battle attributed his de-
cision to retire to the demands
of his law practice here. 1--WE
just got to practice law to make
| a living" he said. II think I've
served my time in politics"
Virginia politics without the
name Of John Battle in lofty
position will be changed indeed.
His political tenure dates back
over q quarter century and in
cludes service in the State Legis-
lature, a term as Governor and
prominence as a powerful repre-
sentative from the South in the
hierarchy Of the national Demo-
cratic Party.
Was on Platform Committee
This prominence was never
better exemplif1ed that during
the recent Chicago convention
when Mr.. Battle spearheaded the
Southern forces on the Demo-
cratic Party's platform commit
tee in seeking to formulate a
Civil Rights plank that would
not prove too Objectionable to
his colleagues below the Mason
Dixon line.
AS it turned out, the Civil
Rights plank rejected by Virginia
and the South as a matter Of
form, but the mildness it en-
tailed could be attributed largely
to Mr.. Battles efforts on the
platform committee.
1t was largely his efforts at
the 1856 convention and those
in 1852, when his extemporane-
Gus speech from the convention
floor made him the hero of the
furious loyalty pledge" fracas.
that prompted Virginia's dele
cation last week to cast its 80
first ballot votes for Mr.. Battle
for the presidential nomination.
Elected to House in 1880
The 66-year-old Charlottes-
vile lawyer first was elected to
the Virginia House of Delegates
in 1880. Four years later he
entered the State Senate, where
he served conservatively and
unspectacularly until the 1949
Igubernatorial race.
This was his first rough politi-
cal test, in which he emerged
victorious over his neighbor
and anti-organization candidate,
Francis P. Miller, in q four-way
Democratic primary. The key
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20
VACATION DAYS
RUNNING OUT FOR
SCHOOL CHILDREN

This may be bad news for
the youngSters-school days
are almost here again.
For many area pupils
there are only two weeks
left of summer vacation.
Public schools in both Mont
gomery and Prince Georges
Counties in Maryland and in
Arlington and Fairfax Coun-
ties and the city of Falls
Church in Virginia will begin
Tuesday, September 4.
The vacation is extended
two more days for parochial
school pupils of the Arch
diocese of Washington. They
return to classes on Thurs
day, September 6.
Public school pupils from
the District of Columbia and
the city Of Alexandria get
even more time of. Their
first day is Monday. Sep
TENDER 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20

Prince Georges County police
reported today that a 36-year-
old housewife, standing bare
foot on wet grass besides a car
she was cleaning for a family
picnic, was electrocuted when
she turned on a vacuum switch.
She was identified as Mrs.
Evelyn Catherine Goldsmith, of
Magruder Ferry road near West
wood, Md, in the Groom area.
Her husband. Howard Leslie
Goldsmith, a farmer, said Mrs.
Goldsmith had attached an ex-
tension cord from the house to
the car which was parked in the
shade where the grass was wet.
County Police Pvt. J. B. Pad
gett, jr., of the Upper Marlboro
station, who investigated. re7
ported that Clyde E. Watson, a
next-door neighbor, said he
heard a loud scream just before
noon Saturday.
Mr.. Watson said he found
Mrs. Goldsmith lying face down
on the ground beside the car
with a vacuum cleaner in her
right hand and the cord under
meath her body.