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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-07-06
caPitol Closeup
BY Constance Daniel
Captive Capital


Washington, ID. Cit will be
difficult for the people of the
States to avoid or disclaim res
possibility, hereafter for affairs in
their Capital City, nor can this
city's interests be safely regarded
as matters outside the frame of
reference for the rest Of the coun-
try.
Perfunctory Interest Dangerous
The danger Of perfunctory in
terest in your still near-voteless
Capital City is the technique,
rapidly developing among some
members Of the Congress, of sab
otaging progressive action in the
captive Federal City, controlled
by District of Columbia Commit
tees in the House and Senate, via
investigations" surveys, rig
ged hearing and similar devices,
with the resulting distortions of
fact held up to the voters back
home" in support of any action
they choose to advocate or wish to
legislate, affecting the Nation as
a whole.
Lesson Of the ID, c. Primaries
The May l primary election Cfor
political party delegates and Of
ficers, only the first elections OF
any kind held here in three gen
eratious, revealed the extent of
the selfish political controls eN-
erted on the Federal area; the
hard choice that must be made by
District residents, between the
right OF full franchise outside the
District by absentee voting or by
residence beyond the District linn.
its, in nearby Maryland or Vir,
ginia-snd fractional franchise
here: the indifference Of Congress
TO any exercise OF citizenship in
/ the District, as shown by its fail.
ure 70 provide sufficient funds "a
cover the necessary provisions fol
primary registration and cleo,
tons. and, most marked Of all
the cynical disregard Of the Fed
eral City other than as a PORK
barrel 70 be emptied and TOSSED
aside, or a self-promotion spring
board, 20 be used and kicked over
The InQuiSitious Are Aimed At
You.
So now, the latest development.
-- Congressional inquisitions -
have descended ON your Csptiv,
Capital. hurting and hindering US
but aimed directly at YOU. IN,
voters back in the States, VIII,
send these citizens from Far Cor
ners and Wherever. to Cspito
Hu.
Mamie Burroughs Buildings
On July s. Mamie Helen Bur
roughs, educator. national head o
three million women BSptists
Foreign Mission stalwart, and edi
tor and publisher Of a l4o-pag,
monthly publication - circulation
IS thousands defeating a fin
new brick dormitory at her Pro
fessional School for Women a
lincoln Heights. d. C. II win b
the largest and most moder7
structure in the relatively SINAI
plant on the hin that she bough
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-07-06

One of the handicap both editor
publisher journal this that develops dual
personality this dilemma in other
columns repeating and then
The publisher newspaper essentially the directing head
zperse production of the various
paper departments including editorial business advertising rca
toni and production In the larger papers daily weekly
the publisher persons this
usually single individual holds down both jobs
publisher concerned with the product the
newspaper being good paper editOriale
but is enough to its
bills payroll and that it keep the black tPrOie side Of
The publisher watches pushes
advertising department o greater efforts
the overhead the costs regulate the
that he enough nespn hand to print
the paper each week
publisher the who usually the owner or chief
stakeholder usually authority righteousness
editorial he occupies only job publisher usually
direction and much of policy that to good
editor.
The editors big job it keeping a good newsy informative
awake newspaper coming the sub
gathering of the by
features and decides the relative
which the prints On this
for he does the reading which not to be
fused with proof reading.
On the average weekly keeps copy going
the noypes in the composing ROOM often galley proofs
of the which been and which pulled by the back
shop.
included the editorial
budget and often has a pet project vetoed
fortunate papers enough to
publisher editor On this sheet both
We looking for sympathy we trying to
show what big job have or how great efforts but simply
have two distinct personalities
When the office with the making Of
good entirely different than
purchase advertisement by the editor
publisher.
attracts the Of the editorial
publisher The with the ad greeted like
publisher half the combination He has
the publisher happy about it,
wants know how good the story how good the
publisher anxious to sell good sized ad which viii
advertiser and bring the desired results
editor doesn't too much to what getting the story
the cost down because
he till what the traffic will bear
photographer to the reception
the publisher because he knows the
the papers picture coveage Of the party
picture The editor wants to phone
Washington telephone the publisher use
irma get it in writing, it's cheaper
shop needs proof The editor
wait few months Thus it
publisher sppersonait and
often confounds people part the
bnation usually rewheeIng, eespendng exrovsrt
nicer everybody publisher inclined
grumpy charts figures and the bank
balan and nc o. along with.
this has plenty Of
bulk of Mnnesoas $50
combination in individual and
the who both hats the
man turn
out compares favoaby turnout the country
n quality of product and service.
walking down the street in deep study talking
himself speaking everybody in
next ignoring greetings from all pees
he editorpubsher
Newman.
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"out in the country" nearly half a
century ago. But her major build
ing has been done in character,
personalities, organization and in
fluence, rather than in bricks.
Vaughn and Ferguson, local ar
chitects, are responsible for the
plans. McKissick and McKissick,
second generation Nashville build
ers did the construction their
trademark job in the Federal City.
Landscape gardener Anna Franch
Locker, of Cincinnati, a Burroughs
graduate, who is the widow of the
late Ambassador to Liberia Jesse
ID. Locker, is identifying the
grounds.
Mordecai johnson To Speak
DR.. Mordecai Wyatt Johnson,
Howard University's president,
and eminent Baptist orator, will
be the principal speaker Out
standing lay, educational, relig-
ious and political leaders of all
faiths and parties will be present.
Governor Gordon and Ambassador
Jones Here
Governor Walter A. Gordon, of
the Virgin Islands was here, last
week, for the meeting Of the
Board Of Directors of the Virgin
Island Corporation, after attend
ing the Governors Conference at
Atlantic City. Ambassador Rich
ard Jones of Liberia. was also in
the Capital for official consulta-
tons.
Haitian and Liberian ENJOYS
Feted
Pan-American Airlines Vice
President. Sam Pryor and COP
Minorities Director Val Washing
ton We're hosts. last week, at a
National Press Club cocktail
party in honor Of Ambassador
Mauclair zephirin of Haiti The
succeeded Jacques Leger, now Hal
tian Ambassador to the United
Nation) and Ambassador George
Padmore Of Liberia, recently re-
turned from Liberia and the In
ternadonal Rubber Study Group
Conference in Paris.
Among the guests were Ambas-
sador Jones'. Cabinet Secretary
Maxwell NJ. Rsbb, Congressman
Adam Clayton Powell Of New
York. with his son, Adam Clayton
III and Colonel William Ulman OF
International Telephone and Tele'
| graph. who is currently advising
Liberals President Tubman on ar
international voice radio tele'
graph.
Perry Howard vs. Lily-Whites
COP National Committeeman
Perry Howard's quadrennis
haSsle with Mississippi's Lily
whites" is reverbersting through
the Capital louder than ever, thii
year, with a Republican Admin
istration committed to indignation
policy. at the helm. We could no
conceive OF the Administration
seating a "hly-white" delegation
from Mississippi over Natona
Committeeman Towards trul,
Republican, racislly-mixed dele
cation OF nine Negro and six whit
delegates with nine white and SID
Negro slternases. Any such con
eession, should Il happen would b,
a major setback for COP advance
ment.
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Letters To The Editor
SOUTH IN THE SADDLE?

Editor: seeing the mill
Spokesman papers
Easand Of the Democratic the Chicago convention
will take than Minnesota delegates change
spots other
who call the rights
question What Northern Demo
puasy-foong
Giddings, Duluth, Minnesota June %, 1855
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Milford chronicle., 1956-05-25
Lawrence Sullivan OF Harrington.

Lawrence Sullivan of Harrington
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Raugh-
ley, Sr., were dinner guests on Sun
day of their son-in-law and daugh-
1 ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wagner
OF Millsboro.
Miss Inga Quillen of George
town was the guest of her grand
parents, Mr.. ard Mrs r. Harry
Quillen last weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randall Knox, Jr.,
Frank O'Neal and Calvin Wells
plan to attend a Tall Cedars Con-
vention to be held in New York
City this weekend
Mrs. Harvey Winkler of Will
mington is the guest for a few days
of her sister, Mrs. Frank O'Neal,
Sr. Mr.. Winkler was a guest for
the weekend of Mrs. O'Neal
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Wagner
and children were dinner guests
on Sunday of Mr.. Wagner's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hade Wagner of
Belair, Md
Miss Oracle Graham entertained
at buffet supper and bridal show
er at her home on Saturday even
ing in honor of Mrs. Eugene Leon
ard, the former Miss Anna How
ard.
Br. and Mrs. Charles Townsend
and family formerly OF Springfield,
Ohio, are the guests for two
weeks of Mrs. Townsend's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Hickman. DR..
Townsend has been recalled to
serve two years with the U. S.
Army.
Mrs. William Humes, Mrs. Dale
Roth, Mrs. Mary Dolby, Mrs. Har-
old Mcdonald, Mrs. Earl Thomas,
Mrs. Frances Temple and Miss Le-
ona. Dickrager attended the State
Federation Convention OF the
Business and Professional Wo-
mems Club which was held in Re
hoboth last weekend. Mrs. Humes
was elected second vice president
for the State-of Delaware.
Mrs. John Galloway returned to
her home in New Orleans on
Thursday following an extended
visit with her sister, Mrs. Alvin
Melvin and her mother, Mrs. Sadie
Berry.
George Hobbs, who is stationed
at cambridge, Md, spent Sunday
with his wife and parents.
Lyman Jacobs of Wilmington
spent the weekend with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Jacobs.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lord of Will
mington were the guests last week
end of Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Denney.
Mrs. w. t. ChipmaR and Miss
Madalyn Layton visited friends and
relatives in Salisbury on Sunday.
Howard Shockley and children
of Goldsboro, Md, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Alvin Melvin on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Payne of
Baltimore were the guests on Sat
urday of Mrs. Payne's parents, DR..
and Mrs. w. T. Chipman.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-25

of property owners would have to
be 100 per cent in any given sec
ton for the work to be undertaken.
Agreements will be drawn up and
presented to the property owners.
John Kitchens, vice president OF
the Delmarva Asphalt Co., quoted
prices on curbing.
At the same meeting, the Town
Council approved two building per-
mics, one for a tool shed to be
built by John L. Briggs at his new
quarters on Railroad Ave, and one
| for a new garage, to be constructed
by Frederick Blizzard on N. Front
ST.
S. P. Darden, Jr., mayor of Mills
boro and president of the Sussex
County Board of Elections, dis
cussed the new registration laws
at the meeting of the Georgetown
MilIsboro Rotary Club in Masonic
| Temple Tuesday evening.
He spoke of the slight margin
in party designations at the first
general registration and said that
/
party affiliations in Sussex Coun-
ty alone.
1.-The balance of power so far
lies with this group" he said.
He took up two provisions in the
Delaware State Constitution which
he said had been somewhat ignored
in the past but were being straight
ened out with the new general
registration.
One of these, he said. was empha-
sis on IT, S. citizenship. He ex-
planned that in the past people had
voted who were not really citizens,
especially women who had mar
ried IT, S. citizens and were under
the mistaken impression that for
that reason they were themselves
citizens.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-25

He also pointed out that the state
constitution has the educational
requirement that before anyone can
vote he or she must be able to read
some portion of the u. S. Con-
stitutjon and must be able to sign
his name.
MIR. Darden was introduced by
DIR. w. Blaine Atkins, Millsboro
program chairman for the evening
A visitor for the meeting was Wal
lace Cook, Middletown.
An ordinary can opener is being
emphasized this week at the home
demonstration clubs of the county
observe Civil Defense Week under
the generalship of Mrs. Mable
Givens, Coxesbury.
Some of the clubs are setting UP
what is called in CD parlance
"Grandma's Pantry" This consists
of shelves stocked with emergency
rations to be used in case of dis
aster and includes candles, water
and canned goods, as well as first
aid kits.
Some of the clubs, however, have
forgotten the lowly can opener,
necessary in order to utilize some
of the supplies.
The first club to have its dis
play ready for the public is the In
dian River group. They already
have the pantry" set up in the
garage of Linden Short. near River
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-25
MAGNOLIA
BY Mrs. Frances Hart
Phone Frederick 5-518s

The community was shocked on
Friday to learn of the death of
Mrs. Campbell Newhall at her
home, near town.
Funeral services were held on
Monday evening at the Trader
Funeral Home with DR.. Elderdice
officiating. The body was taken to
Summit Hill, Pa, for burial on
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Newhall is survived by her
husband and a daughter, Honora
Newhall.
Assisting Peter S. Collins to
celebrate his 88th birthday ami
veTsary at the Dinner Bell Inn on
Tuesday evening were Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank ID. Wilson OF Phila-
delphia, Mrs. Wharton Wilson OF
Dover, Harry Wilson of Dover ana
Mrs. Ethel Collins.
Mrs. Florence Kenton has re-
turned to her home from the Kent
General Hospital in Dover where
she was admitted early on Friday
morning.
Mrs. Florence Lefty joined the
Magnolia Church at the services
on Sunday morning by letter OF
transfer from the Asbury Church
in Wilmington, where she had
been member for a number of
years.
Church hostesses for Sunday
morning will be- Mrs. Sara Attis
and Mrs. Margaret Appenzeller.
DR.. c. M. Elderdice is retiring
from active ministry at the annual
Methodist Conference, which con-
venes in Dover this week, after so
years of preaching the gospel.
On Thursday evening, DR.. and
Mrs. Elderdice were given a sur
prise farewell party in the Fire
mems Hall, sponsored by the
WSCS.
Different community groups rem
dered a part of the program in
Guiding group singing, instrument
tai numbers, a Shutdown Mem
ory Lane" and other musical num-
bers, also a poem written by Mrs.
Jennie Wootten entitled "Our Pas
tor"
The program was called by Mrs
Hazel Roe and following the pro-
gram Marshall Hart presented DR..
Elderdice with a purse of $3.50;
$3.50 of which was collected from
the Magnolia community and $50
given by the Bowers community.
Both DR.. and Mrs. Elderdice CRATE
fully accepted the gift with a brief
talk.
Harry Frese presented them with
a pair of Latex pillows.
Upon their arrival at the party,
Mrs. Elva McIlvaine pinned cor
sage of yellow roses on Mrs. Ell
derdice and a buttonaire on DR..
Elderdice.
Refreshments of punch and cake
were served by the Woman's So
ciety of Christian Service.
Miss Lorna Frese observed her
birthday on Friday evening with
a party at her home. Present for
the fun were her sophomore class
mates at Caesar Rodney.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-25
GEORGETOWN

| Philip Taylor instrumental music
| instructor at the local school, was
scheduled to present the program
at the weekly meeting of the XII
wants Club in Grace Church Hall
Tuesday evening, but just before
the meeting his wife was rushed to
Milford Memorial Hospital for an
emergency operation so that he
was unable to attend.
Russell Jones, program chairman
for the evening, substituted a mo-
tion picture Trains" which was
put out by the Association OF
American Railroads and offered
through Avery Ellis and James B
Owen, members of the Kiwanis
Club.
Several reports were made in
Guiding one on the coming Boy
Scout Camporee by Houston Will
son; on the Pony League by Lloyd
Hearn; on the Memorial Day OBJ
servance by the Rev. William o.
Hackett and on the beauty and
talent contest by N. Eugene Camp
bell
An invitation was read from the
Frankford Kiwanis Club inviting
the members of the local club to
attend the inter-club meeting and
Ladies' Night in the Fire Hall
Thursday evening.
Harry S. Smith will be chairman
of the program next week which
will be in observance of Goodwill
Week.
DR.. Charles r. Cannon, presi-
dent, presided at the meeting. The
Rev. William o. Hackett gave the
invocation and led the group sing
ing.
Henry G. Sherer of the Dover
Kiwanis Club was guest as was
Dr. Harold Geyer. who accom-
panied Lawrence Chandler.
Residents of the West End De-
velopment met with the local Town
Council to discuss the black topp-
ing of five streets in the southwest
section of town.
Warren w. Edinger, councilman
from that ward, presented the pro-
position which required that the
property owners supply their own
curbing.
The streets in question are
Adams, Anderson, Gardner and
Wagamon Aves., and Old Laurel
Rd.
Mayor Harvey B. Spicer presided
and explained that the cooperation
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-25
DRIVING PREACHER

HUGO. Okla. y up - A 34-year-
old drivers license examiner with
the Oklahoma Department of Pub
nc Safety has been busy since Feb
uary combining his present job
win newer duties as minister.
n. }. Brown is looking. forward
20 an even buster schedule as he
prepares to further his education
IN the ministry One of his nroh-
leIns was solved when a. friend Of
fered to pay his tuition for > ses-
sion at Oklahoma Baptist Univer-
sity, Shawnee.
Active in church work since tba
age of 16, Brown. was ordained ~
a minister last February and since
has served as full-time pastor of
Oak Grove Baptist Church.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-25

dale.
Mrs. Ellen Penuel is chairman
of the committee in charge o.
sisted by Mrs. Louise Wilkins and
Mrs. Elva Short.
The central office In Georgetown
will put up display in the Town
Offices on Market ST., unds- tae
direct planning of Mrs. Givens. she
is being assisted by William H.
Henderson, county agent; Miss
Bernardine Patterson, All Club
agent, Harold f. Wilson, local CD
director and several others.
In addition to a stock of food
that might take care of family
for a short period should all nor
NAL sources be cut off, provisions
are also made in this pantry
for the fact that there probably
would be neither electricity nor
oil should the enemy attack.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-25
HARRINGTON
Mrs. Jack Pitlick
Phone Harrington 8349

Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Sharp spent
Saturday in Baltimore and upon
their return they visited with Lar
ry Harrington and Richard Brown,
students at the University of Della
ware.
Mrs. Fred Bailey, Sr., entertain
ed at a dessert bridge at her home
on Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Nc
Knatt left on Saturday for a
month vacation in California.
Frances Quillen, who is station
ed at Rosecroft Raceway spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. r. Harry Quillen.
Mrs. Bernard DuRoss of Clay
mont, Mrs. Thelma Adams and
James White of Wilmington were
the guests on Wednesday of Mrs.
Oscar Wix.
Mrs. Walter Simpson is a pa
tient in the Delaware Hospital in
Wilmington.
Mrs. Reynolds Wilson was the
dinner guest on Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Harrington.
w. w. Shaw, Jr., of the u. s.
Naval Station, Key West, Fla, re-
turned to his base on Tuesday af-
ter spending a weeks leave with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. W.
Shaw, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Keyes of
Wilmington and Miss Elizabeth
Shaw were dinner guests on Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Shaw,
Sr.
Mrs. Joseph Pearce, Sr., of Mil
ford and Mr.. and Mrs. John G.
Parks spent Sunday in Mount Hol-
ly, N. j..
Mrs. Oscar Nemesh entertained
a group of friends at her home to
a dessert bridge on Tuesday. and
another group at a bridge lunch
con on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Wells enter
tanned the members of their bridge
club at their home on Tuesday eve
ming.
Mrs. H. Clyde Miller will leave
on Friday for a visit of a few days
with her brother and sister-in-iaw,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Gaskin of Bal.
timore, after which she will go to
her former home in West Virginia
for a visit.
Mrs. Anna Wyatt entertained at
her cottage in Woodland Beach on
Sunday in honor of the birthday OF
her sister, Mrs. Virginia Clarkson.
Her guests were Charles Warren
of Claymont, Mr.. and Mrs. William
G. Moore and Mrs. Anna Wyatt of
Wilmington, Mrs. Marcella Abbott
of Marshallton, Mrs. Walter Moore
of Milford, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Hol-
land and children of Milton. Mrs.
Potos; Moore and Mr.. and Mrs.
Milford chronicle., 1956-05-25
PRIORITY TICKET

IDABEL, Okla. - up =. The
Idabel City Counoil, -at@ the urging
of Police Chief Sam Sellers, voted
to back a breakdown on parking
regulations. The first ticket went
to Chief Sellers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-16
Tigers on Sale
Ioday;Veeck's.
Chances Slim

DETROIT, JULY 16 (R.-The
biggest money deal in baseball
history will be completed late this
afternoon with the sale of the
Detroit Tigers and Briggs Sta
dunn.
Only radical change of heart
by the six-man board of direc-
tors can keep an 11-man syndi-
cate headed by Fred Knorr and
John Fetzer, Michigan radio
executives from. gaining control
of the franchise.
The directors scheduled a
meeting at 4:30 pm. to wrap up
negotiations on a IS million
transaction that will swing con-
troll of the Tigers away from the
Briggs family for the first time
in more than 20 years.
/ -Four syndicates-including the
Knorr-Fetzer group - remain
officially in the running, but in
Siders say only the combine
headed by Bill Veeck has even
an outside chance of upsetting the
radio executives.
Each of the four groups bid
at least SIS million. Veeck, Jerold
Hoffberger, Baltimore brewer
and John Wilson, New York
broker, supplied nearly all the
money for their Syndicate's offer
of $5,250,0O0
knorr and Fetzer are the big
money men in the group whose
bid may run as high as $780,
600. 1t was first reported at SIS
million, but one report is that
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