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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-25
Home Rule Proposal
BY President Hailed
Smith Defends
Veto Power on
Senate Floor

Senator Smith, Republican Of
New Jersey took the Senate floor
today to defend the proposals Of
President Eisenhower for amend
ments to the WASHINGTON Home
Rule" bill so as to make sure that
the Federal Government inter-
eSts would be preserved under a
plan for an elected city govern
mcnt.
The President. through the
statement issued by the Budget
Bureau, suggested a number Of
changes in the Senate-passed bill
which would give the President
veto power over any act OF the
city council passed over the veto
Of the mayor.
Along with this was a White
House proposal that the Mayor
be appointed by the President
instead Of elected as proposed
by the Senate last year when it
passed the measure with an
amendment sponsored by Sena-
ter Morse, Democrat of Oregon,
requiring that the Mayor be
elected instead Of appointed.
Calls Proposal "Phony"
These presidential proposals
yesterday drew a hot blast from
Senator Morse. who denounced
the White House proposals as
both shan" and "phony" as
to real home rule.
The Democrat declared that
the Presidents proposals would
continue the complete DONNA
ton of the District by the White
House"
Senator Morse also lashed out
at the White House suggestion
that tn ePresident be given veto
power of actions of the city
council in case the body should
override veto by the appointed
mayor.
Believes Changes wise"
Senator Smith told the Sem
ate:
There have been objections
that this is not complete home
rule and therefore the changes
should not be accepted. Though
II voted for the bill when the
Senate passed it June 30, 1855,
III agree that these changes are
!. wise and that they would provide
: a proper balance between the
Federal and city governments.
They permit the Federal
Government to retain some con-
troll over the city and at the
same time allow the city to gov
ern itself with minimum of
outside interference.
Senator Smith continued:
THE Presidents suggestions
provide a feasible compromise.
The cruX Of home rule lies in
granting the city the law making
power through an elected city
council The Presidents sugees-
tons do not necessarily inhlbit
this power but leave it as
granted in the bill already
passed by the Senate"
Bid for House Action Seen
The whole debate and the
White House suggestions as to
what kind of bill the President
was ready TO sign, presumably
was directed at an effort to per-
Suade the House District Com
mittee to take the Senate bill
of its shelf and send it to the
House for action.
Some opponents Of any kind
of home rule for the District
have said that the end result
probably would be to put more
nails into the coffin in which
the measure has been placed
Proponents are still hoping
that enough signatures can be
obtained from House members
to take the bill from the House
District Committee and bring it
to the House floor for a vote.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-25

OLD LANDMARKS, seen
often enough on the ground,
look like toys. The Capitol,
appearing even smaller than
It's plaster model, looks as if
1t could be lifted with one
hand.
The Pentagon appears to be
a Chinese coin dropped on a
laWn--hole in the middle and
all. The Lincoln and Jefferson
Memorials squat restfully
apart in their wide settings.
Fort Washington, long
outmoded as a defense, stands
on its prominence as if pro-
testing that it still could pro-
tect the city from invading
fleets bent on pillage. Its mag
azlneS hold no powder now
merely the overflow of mu-
scum relics, like the relic of
past glory the fort itself has
become.
Scars in the ground tell of
the city'S faSt-paced growth,
and the uneasy prospect of
heavier and heavier traffic to
the suburbs. From here it
seems that everywhere around
the city earth is being scooped
out of the green to make
room for the urgent subur-
ban boom.
The pattern of housing de-
velopmentS, row on row of
homes set to dictate the mode
Of family living for lifetime
Or for generations. is equally
frightening. These bring a
tleeting thought of a news
note half read in the hurry of
the day belore-that in Mont
gomery County alone, 1000
people are moving in each
month. And the oft-repeated
question arises once more:
Where are they all coming
from?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-25
Hits
FreewdyP|an
For Anacostia
Southeast Citizens
Oppose Location
Near z Schools

Citizens of Southeast Wash
ington crowded the Office OF
District Engineer Commissioner
Thomas A. Lane today to object
to plans for location of the pro-
posed Six-lane Anacostia Free
way.
A delegation of nearly so per-
sons assailed the National Park
Service for insisting that the ex-
press highway run next to the
Baltimore g. Ohio railroad tracks
bordering Anacostia Park, rather
than along the bank of the
Anacostia River.
They complained that between
SouSa Bridge and the Eleventh
Street Bridge the freeway would
act as a barrier between the
Anacostia Recreation Center il
the park and Anacostia High
School and Kramer Junior High
School.
They contended the noise
would hamper teaching, and the
traffic would endanger children
and depreciate property.
To Review Plans
AS the session ended. Gen
Lane promised to review the
plans in view of the citizen OBJ
Elections.
The delegation was led BY
William j. Smith. president Of
the Southeast Council of Citi-
'zens' Associations.
Spokesman for the group urged
that the highway be built along
the river bank to stop flooding
OF the parklands, avoid curtail-
ment of play space and pre-.
vent condemnation of Anacostis
business properties.
Irving Yochelson of the Ana
costa Lions Club warned that
Anacostia is rapidly becoming
a ghost area" and said construc-
ton plans will require condem-
nation of part of the prime
business block of Anacostia."
Complaint by Principal
John Koontz, principal of An
acoStla High School, complained
that the proposed road is expect.
ed to carry $4,000 vehicles a day
by 1880 at speeds up to so mile.
an hour and contended the re.
Sultlng noise would seriously in.
crease teaching problems.
Highway Department official,
SAID they plan to build from ont
to three pedestrian overpasses t.
provide access to the recreatio,
area, but the proposal was as.
sailed as creating a new hazarc
in itself.
/ Lloyd Wineland of the Com.
mlsslonerS' Youth Council com.
Iplained that the recreation ares
can now be reached by way O
nine streets and commended lou,
group feels that value of thu
recreation area will be so reduced
as to make it valueless."
A Board of Education spokes.
man said that body is on RECORD
as opposing the present location
OF the highway on the ground,
that traffic and noise would in.
terfere with the academic pro,
grams of the two schools in.
Volved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-25
Rambling

A lady we know said she
was in a hurry to get to the
Office the other day but that
her taxicab got behind a slow
poke driver who seemed to be
more intent on something on
the seat beside him than he
was on his driving. When the
car ahead stopped for traf-
fic light, the driver picked up
a newspaper, folded 1t to a
new page, and laid it back
down on the seat.
Tom Coll has a nontalking
parakeet, but says the bird
has an admirable quality that
makes UP for his refusal to
talk hum an talk. Hes a
watchbird,' Tom says. Three
times he's given the alarm
when somebody's tried to
break in"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-25
Political Camps Drive
ToGet Out DC Voters
6. 0. P, Democrats Enlarge Stoffs in Bid
For Big Turnout in Tuesday Election
By John Y. HORNER

All campaign headquarters here which with
the outcome of Tuesdays primary worked hard today
on plans to get out their voters.
Stats being enlarged steadily volunteers kept up
intensive campaign by telephone by personal soca-
ton in each of the Districts 70 precincts.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-02-09
Services Set For
World Day of Prayer

World Day of Prayer services
will be conducted in Oakland on
Friday, February II, at 1880 p. M,
at the Church of the Nazarene,
9Th street, Oakland. The meeting is
sponsored by the United Church
Women of the Oakland Community
Council. Mrs. Nernie Smouse, as
chairman of Christian World Mis-
sions, will present the program.
There will be world wide OBJ
servances of the event in 10000
communities in the United States
and 1879 countries around the world
beginning on the Tonga Island
where Queen Salote leads her sub
iects in prayer and continuing
throughout the day, closing with
observance on st. Lawrence Island,
Alaska.
The theme is "One Flock, One
Shepherd, having been written by
the Indian American students at
Cook Christian Training school in
Phoenix, Ariz. This is one of ten
American Indian institutions which
receives support from offerings
from the World Day of Prayer.
Mrs. SmOuse said many schools
abroad in India, Pakistan, Japan
and Korea also receive support.
During the past year a special
project was that of bringing edu-
Gators from nine international
Christian colleges to the United
States for a period of three months
for consultation in connection with
world affairs.
In order to present this mission
work more wildly filmstrip,
"While Earth Rolls Onward into
Light" will be shown during the
program.
Mayor Joseph Hihebaugh has
issued proclamation calling for
observance on that day, asking the
people of Oakland to attend some
meeting or if that is impossible,
to pause for a minute of prayer at
high noon to ask that God give
us light to guide us, courage to
support US, and love to reumte us. ="
The proclamation declares that
the many problems confronting us
can be solved only with the help Of
Almighty God, and defines the day
as one designated on an inter
national, interdenominational, in
tcrracial basis to join the people
of the world together in further
ance of the doctrine, THE Lord Is
Thy Keeper"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-02-09
SeoI Sole Hits Sl8,257.27

The annual sale of Christmas
seals in Allegany and Garrett
county brought in returns of SIS
25727, according to the latest re-
port. This is an increase of S1,503.79
over the previous year or per-
centage increase of so. Thirteen of
the counties and Baltimore city
surpassed last years totals.
Throughout the state the returns
totaled S47O, 1852, an increase of
six percent, amounting to S26,80948.
The seal sale campaign for Garrett
county has been combined with Al
legany for the past several years.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-02-09

of outlandiSh reasoning when 1t
comes to buying fruit out of sea-
son. | can go sky high on straw
berries, for instance, and think up
all kinds of reasons why they're
so good for us" | wonder if She
counted this one-good for the
soul
Mrs. William Spoerlein doesn't
make one attempt to clutch her
purse when it comes to flowers.
That's seeds, bulbs plants or what
have you-with the greatest weak
ness being the Amoryllis lily
don't know Mrs. Wildesen, the
mother of Bill the farming for
better living family of this year.
But | thought I'd sound her out
"Oh my. she laughed from the
other end of the line-with CLINT
in-the-eye voice. I've got lots of
extravagances. The one of the mo-
ment is sweet rolls. l Just love to
make them and | don't spare the
ingrcdients-iust so they're good,
is my biggest thought
She's In The Cream
Mrs. w f. Shrer was thrifty |
could see she'd rather have dis
eussed that angle. So | had to
work on her. Then she laughed.
"Oh | know, its cream. do en-
JOY pouring in the cream when it
calls for milk" Collecting pitchers
she also likes, but that kinda goes
with cream too, doesn't it?
Mrs. Truman Casteel just wasn't
about to admit to the world that
she was anything else but careful.
Il don't suppose you mean this
but l Just can't skimp on heat. If
there's anything l hate it's a cold
house"
Mrs. Frank Rathbun let hers out
unconsciously. Oh, she knew she
has a passion for linens but she
also knows she has more than four
families needs Then she went on
i get so tired of the same old
curtains-so l get new ones before
the others wear out.
Then l talked to Miss Marian
Leary. Il know a retired school
teacher would know how to spend
her money. But do you have any
weak moments"
"Oh yes" she replied, Il can
hardly say no to anything my grand
niece wants. Her wishes are my
wants. If | could I'd give them all
everything they want. Then I'd be
satisfied
Yes, she'd be satisfied" her sis
ter came back, but they'd be rot
ten"
Back to me-one of my yearnings
is to kill two birds with one stone,
and today it was so. | got to talk
to a lot of people whom | don't
often see and got column at the
same time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-02-09
Partial Report Given
On March Of Dimes

A partial report of the March Of
Dimes campaign within the county
indicated approximately $500 al
ready had been turned in, it was
announced by the campaign man
ager. This included Sl66.7l from
Accident; S82.99 from Loeb Lynn;
S5O347 from Southern High school
and S546.49 from Northern High
school.
1t was estimated that when all
reports are in that the total will
reach approximately $4,000 this
year. A more complete report will
be released next week
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-02-09
To Address Rotury

Rollin Whitehair, of Terra Alta,
w. Va. will be the guest speaker
at the weekly meeting Of the Oak
land Rotary club on Friday eve
ming at the William-James hotel.
His talk will be on Home Spun
Philosophy" Mason Glotfelty is in
charge of the program arrange
ments.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-02-09
1t Runs Through
My Mind
What? Extravagant?
BY POLLY J. HANST

A few weeks ago | had fun dig
ging up some pet ways of thrift
among some of our citizens All
whom | questioned were firm be
levers that they ranked high in
this virtue
Then got to thinking-but
aren't people also eXtravagant?
Even the thrifty ones? l know when
l buy yard goods | count to the
inch One time a coat came out TO
the very thread! But l can move to
the next counter and go hog Wild
on buttons-sometimes spending
more on them than the dress.
So set out to prove that we have
a few weaknesses when it comes
TO the purse string
Naturally | turned to people who
display a good knowledge and
practice of thrift.
First was Grace FalkenStein who
takes your money in The Rcpubli-
can office when you renew your
subscription
Grace" l inquired, are you ex-
travagant?"
wish you could have seen her
expression. She couldn't have
looked more startled had l said,
Are you a thief"
why" she said, I'm not ex-
travagant with any thing"
I thought this interview was 60
ing to be failure in spite of my
insistence, Nov think-think of
some little something
Then she laughed-and confessed
that recently she bought television.
No So Little
Then l asked Mr.. viii Offutt
He didn't have to figure-he knew
his weakness and he made no
bones about trying to conceal it.
GAS if he couldD He likes a certain
kind of car called the Roadmaster
shiny and black and the last
word. While this is a little bigger
than buttons-parting with cash is
no pain for the dean of the bar
when a newer model rolls off the
assembly line in Detroit
Miss Icie Friend was of the same
mind as Miss Grace But give them
time to think and they'll recognize
their weakness that gives JOY or
zest for living. | can save on any
other food item and be ever 50
careful with the calOrieS," she adj
mitted. but l forget both when it
comes to ice cream. 1t never gets
too expensive for me to buy-nOr
too fattening to eat"
Now Bernadine Warwick didn't
have to think even for an instant.
She knew what her weakness was
and she offered no apology. She
goes all out for get-well cards and
is forever nosing around in shops
trying to find unusual ones. On
that item her money flies and oh
how she enjoys seeing it fly
Mrs. Paul Turncy, although she
saves in dozens of ways, has as
many extravagances. Il can save,
pinch and scheme and do all kinds
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-02-09
BPW Club Plans Guest Night

The Garrett County chapter,
Business and Professional Women's
club will have its annual guest
night at the William-J ames hotel
this evening.
The program will open with a
dinner at 6:15, after which Valen-
tine party will be held A short
business meeting will follow the
program
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09

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leather. Holds all his jewely without
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ing companion
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-31
Huge Crowd Kent-Sussex
Saw AIl-Star r adar Unit
Grid Battle Arrests As
Total Of $50 Warned Il
Were Fined By Magis-
trate Groverman In
Milford Last Saturday.

In its first week of operation the
new Kent-Sussex County radar
unit of the Delaware state police
made 45 arrests for speeding and
issued $50 reprimands or warnings
for speeding and other violations,
it was disclosed this week at the
office of Colonel Harry S. Shew.
superintendent.
The unit operating near Milford
caught II motorists, who were
brought before Magistrate Norris
Groverman, starting at 100 a. m.
Saturday and continuing through
six o'clock the same morning. Ac-
cording to Magistrate Groverman
they were all out of state car oper-
atOrs.
The radar unit in Kent and
Sussex went into operation for the
first time last week and will con-
tinue indefinitely. 1t is composed,
like the one working out of State
Road Troop 2, of three troopers
using three patrol cars.
The large number of reprimands
was explained by the fact that the
unit was new in the two counties
and the troopers were giving mo-
torists "a break" From now on.
less sympathy will be shown to the
speeding driver.
CONTINUED on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-31
N ew Castle Blues"
Downed Kent-Sussex
"GOlds 27 To 6 In Fray
To Help Retarded.

Its the beginning of a great
institution in the state of Della
ware"
That's how Gov. J. Caleb Boggs
expressed his feelings about the
first Delaware all-star high school
football game at the banquet honor
ing the players after their hard,
spirited struggle at Delaware Sta
dunn last Saturday afternoon-and
there didn't appear to be a dis
senting vote anywhere today.
In other words. the sparkling
Hnntest between the New Castle
County "Blues" and the Kent
Sussex Counties "Golds" was a
tremendous success. 1t fully lived
up to the expectations of Bob
Carpenter, originator and execu-
tive chairman of the game, who
all the time has been planning
to continue the game on an an
nual basis
An overall gross of about 24,700
was realized from the game, in
which Coach Billy Cole's New
Castle Countians whipped their
downstate rivals, 27-6, under sunny
continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-31
ID e m O Ocrats t S
COncIave Is
Now Underway
L e n t tative Convention
Program Is Announced
By Recently Elected
Chairman Bert Carvel.

Former Gov. Elbert N. Carvel,
nounced the tentative program for
the Democratic State Convention
at the Dover High School Field
house, which was opening (Thurs-
day. as the Chronicle went to
press.
AS matters stand now, the con-
vention bids fair to be mostly cut
and-dried, with only the nomina-
ton for lieutenant governor in for
what might be floor contest. Here,
Vernon B. Derrickson, Kent Coun-
ty chairman, appears to be the
party's choice as a running mate
for j. II. Tyler Mcconnell of
Greenville, the Overwhelming choice
for the gubernatorial nod.
Other candidates expected to
make a pitch for the nomination,
however, are former State Tax
Commissioner Howard S. Abbott
of Georgetown, and former State
Senator r. Allen Cannon of Sea-
ford.
Mr. Mcconnell may face some op-
position from State Senator Walter
j. Hoey, of Milford, who is the
leader of a "civil rights" faction
within the party.
The convention-prOper started
at noon Thursday with the regis
tration of delegates, the invocation
by the Rev. Robert Andrews of
Newark Presbyterian Church, and
the reading of the call to the con-
vention by Mrs. Mary Catalan, sec
retary of the state committee.
Following the opening ceremo-
nies, the convention will recess for
caucuses, with New Castle County
and Wilmington in the high school
cafeteria, Kent County on the field
house floor. and Sussex County in
the girls gymnasium.
The convention will reconvene at
1 D. m, with the roll-call of dele
gates, and announcements of the
caucus selections for assistant sec
retaries to the convention and mem
bers of the resolutions. credentials,
and permanent organization COM
mittees. At 1880, the convention will
again recess for the meetings OF
these committees.
CONTINUED on page f1ve)
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-31
Milford Schools To
Open September 5th
For The Fall Term
CHRONICLE OFFICE
CLOSED LABOR DAY

The business office and
plant of the Milford Chron-
icle Publishing Company will
be closed all day Monday
next, September 3rd. in OBJ
seryance of Labor Day.
The business office will,
however, be open as usual
Saturday morning until noon,
and persons who have print
ing ready to take out, espec-
tally if the same is needed
for use on or before the first
of the week, should call for
the same on Saturday.
The two banks, the Milford
Trust Company and the First
National Bank and Trust
Company. in line with their
present policy of opening,
will be open Friday evening,
but will be closed all day
Saturday and, of course, Mon
day, and will reopen at the
usual business hour ON Tues
day morning.
Practically every business
and industrial establishment
in the city will be closed all
day Monday. No official rec
ognition of the holiday has
been planned by civic autho-
rites.
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-31
Lewes Museum Plans
Labor Day Display
Mementos of Pilot Town Celebra-
ti0ns VIII Be Displayed


Mernentos of the 1909 and 1881
Celebrations at Lewes, lent to the
Zwaanendael Museum during the
recent 325th Anniversary Celebra-
ton, will remain on display for
viewing by the Labor Day visitors
when the Curator, Mrs. Dorothy L.
Givan, will maintain holiday visit
ing hours, 1890 to $50 p. M, in
stead of closing as is usually the
custom ON Mondays. The remainder
of the week the museum will be
open in accordance with the regu-
lar schedule, 10:30 a. m. to $3.50 p.
m, on weekdays and 1890 to $3.50
p. M, on Sunday.
The interesting Half Moon"
medal, treasure which recalls
the 1909 Celebration in Lewes, the
gala parade, and the dedication of
the DeVries Monument, was lent
to the museum by Mrs. William
Teal, Jr., of Lewes. This gold med
al is i'm the shape of the ship
Half Moon, on which Henry
Hudson made his explorations in
the South River, now Delaware
River 1t hangs on a faded gold
colored ribbon from a silver pin
Continued on page seven)
Milford chronicle., 1956-08-31
Fall Outing AUaited
By State Bankers
Splendid Program Has Been
Arranged For Party
Sept. 7th

Arrangements for the annual
fall outing of the Delaware Bank
ers Association have been com
pleted for Friday, September z. at
the Rehoboth Country Club.
William s. Jefferson, cashier of
the Lewes Branch of the Sussex
Trust Company, as general chair
man, has announced the scheduled
features of the afternoon and eve
ming program.
w. Ray Masten, assistant cash
ier of the Rehoboth Branch of the
Farmers Bank of Delaware. is in
charge of reservations for the ban
quet, and chairman of the regis
tration committee.
The afternoon program starts at
1870 o'clock with golf tourna-
ment for the men at the country
club. The golf committee COM
prises Edward B. Green, executive
vice president of the Georgetown
CONTINUED on page fifteen)