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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-05
Senators Votes on Big Issue AnoIyzed;
Strong FHibuster Threat by South Cited
DORIS FLEESON

Senate sentiment turned
toward adoption of the heav-
ily-disputed jury trial amend
ment to the civil rights bill in
the final day Of debate.
A big factor was the
South's willingness to yield
on its filibuster threat when
and as the ON a h oney-
Kefauver-C hurch amend
ment combining jury trials to
contempt cases was adopted.
A grinding defeat for their
Southern colleagues had
never been palatable to the
Senate moderates Of either
party who enjoy their service
with those courteous. knowl-
edgeable men.
The railroad brotherhoods
picked off Midwest Republic
cans on whom the anti-jury
forces led by G.. o. P. leader
Knowland ha d depended.
These we're Case of South
Dakota. Curtis of Nebraska
and possibly Schoeppel Of
Kansas.
John L. Lewis and his
United Mine Workers bore
down on Republican Chap
man Revercomb of West Vir-
ginia on whom Mr.. Know
land had counted. 1t was an
ticipated by the liberal Dem
ocrats with Senator Know
land that Mr.. Lewis might
also get the gravely i'll Dem
ocrat Matt Nicely of West
Virginia whom they were re-
luctant in any case to call.
The Ill Nicely and the
senior Republican, Senator
Styles Bridges of New Hamp-
shire. a convalescent from ex-
haustion, were the only alb
sentees. Senator Bridges did
not want to vote against his
southern friends or his G. o.
P. leader.
Another Republican sur
prise was Senator Margaret
Chase Smith Of Maine. chief
ly because she had voted with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-05
DAVID LAWRENCE

AL the talk about the Sem
ate's "civil rights" bill, being
weak" and as likely to be
rejected by the House or pos
sibly vetoed at the White
House seems to have been
largely the result of emo
tional pique or hasty judg-
ment.
For if the House now ac-
cepted the measure - even
without any changes - 1t
would represent the biggest
single victory in nearly a GEN.
fury for the proponents Of a
so-called right to vote" bill.
1t could, on the other hand,
prove virtually the last
chance to get such a bill into
law. For opposition to the
attempt to coerce the States
in their handling of local
problems is mounting every
where. 1t is becoming appar-
ent also to some of the labor
union strategists that civil
rights" legislation can become
a two-edged sword and le-
gally inhibit many of the
previous practices of labor
unions. 1t can. for instance,
add momentum to the cru
SADIE in behalf of right to
work" laws so vigorously
fought by the unions because
it would break up their mo-
. nopoly. For the, right to keep
a job without joining union
is as much entitled to the
protection of the ConStitu-
ton as is the right to vote.
There is one feature of the
pending Senate bill. moreover.
which tranScends everything
else in advantages to its spon-
sors. 1t is really worth more
than a victory in the techni-
cal Squabble over whether
jury trials should or should
not be granted in criminal
contempt cases. 1t is to be
found in the section of the
bill which provides for the
establishment of a National
Commission on Civil Rights
with the power of "pitileSs
publicity" If the cause of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-05

for little against potential
Russian concentrations.
II Europe wants. he said.
she has more than enough
people to create greater ef-
fectives. The cost Of q Span
ish division is approximately
one-third that Of an Amer
lean division. and the forces
of the European nations on
which America can rely could
form the spearhead Of West
ern resistance in an emer-
gency.
The NATO countries are
well prepared to counter a
Soviet air aggression. The
American bases strategically
situated in Morocco, Britain
and Spain are in a position
at this very moment to give
more than a good accounting
in the event Of a surprise at
tack.
The NATO ground forces,
however, are weak and in a
difficult position in Germany.
Moreover, the British are now
economy-minded and are
drastically reducing their mil
itary establishment. 1t is ex-
pected that by the end Of
next year they will reduce
their forces in Germany by
two divisions.
The French have a heavy
war on their hands in Al
geria. 1t is expected to con-
tinue for some time since the
Kremlin is determined to keep
it going. Most OF the forces
earmarked for the NATO
have been withdrawn from
the Rhine and sent across
the Mediterranean. The Ben
elux forces are negligible.
The chains of mountains
which divide the Iberian
peninsula from the rest of
Europe are an obstacle not
easy to overcome even in
these days of Jet bombers fly
ing faster than sound at very
high attitudes.
These forbidding natural
obstacles prevented Hitler
from invading Spain in World
War II and forced him to
accept the so-called Span
ish benevolent neutrality"
1t must be remembered
that in those days Frances
so-called air force consisted
of less than 100 old-fashioned
crates. " Today there are
four American bases in Spain
the most efficient in the
world = from which the
American Strategic Air Force
can operate. In addition, the
Spanish air force itself has
more than $50 jet fighters.
manned by highly skilled
American-trained pilots. This
number will be increased sub
stantially this year and next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-05
Last Chance for a Civil Riqhts Bill

"judge-made law" may find a
strong alliance Of business
and labor groups fighting
them to insure jury trials in
injunction cases.
Politically, the Republicans
are attributing an exagger-
ated value to the civil
rights" issue. They are think
ing only of Negro votes to be
won over from the Democrats
in the North. forgetting that
the votes of most Negroes.
like those of most everybody
else. are influenced largely by
economic issues. What goes
into the pay envelope 50
times a year is likely to re-
main uppermost on election
day rather than gratitude
over some abstract issues re-
lated to the voting privilege
itself.
There are many ramif1ca-
tons of the voting problem
on the whole still untouched
by the pending legislation.
Actually each year about 20
million citizens Of all races
are believed to be deprived of
the right to vote in America
because they have not lived
long enough in the precinct
where they would be expected
to register.
1t might be persuasively
argued that a citizen
shouldn't be deprived of his
right to vote just because he
changes residence. Yet var
ious States place this and
other restrictions on voting.
The job of the national COM
mission. if the pending bill
becomes law. may interest
ingly enough be devoted to
finding out not only why
some people don't vote but
why they don't even take the
trouble to register.
The pending bill makes a
start and those who want to
wait for the perfect law be-
fore tackfing this far-reach-
ing problem are only playing
into the hands of those men,
bers Of Congress who prefer
to kill all legislation on the
subject.
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Continued From First Page

was inflicted by the civil war
are over. Eighteen years later
he rules over a united coun-
try. internationally Spain
has once more taken its place
among the Western nations
or nearly so.
A couple of months ago the
American Congress passed a
resolution expressing its
sense" that Spain join the
NATO. The White House and
State Department fully con-
Cured. But to be admitted
to that exclusive club it is
necessary to have a unani-
nous vote of the members.
For the time being Nor
way has indicated that 1t will
not vote for Spain. This
hurts the pride Of the Span
iards. Franco. however. takes
il philosophically.
He believes that intcrna-
tional socialism-much as 1t
saws it is opposed to Com
munist imperialism-is still
against the man who so sue
ccssfully defeated the oblec-
tive Of Moscow to establish a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-05
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

In the civil rights fight Democrats became the party Of
moderation They avoided of those bloody party splits
that forced Harry Truman to take refuge again in
the White House.
The president Of soap is considered for Sec
rotary of Defense Just the to handle the clean bomb
Ike reported damned unhappy" over the Senates
for civil rights jury trials So provoked indeed that he
Stalked of to the first tee in huff.
Utah State prison authorities myst1ed over the
motive for prison riot in which l5piece womens band
held hostage. Motive? Ever heard lady trombone
player?
Senate Leader Johnson scored triumph In unifyng
the Democratic Party One victory like that and DEM
will be cinch to sweep everything in 1860 except
the election.
Ike declines to certify Rhode Island drought
The State is small he figured somebody went away and
left the de-humidifer
Harry Truman may do TV series this fall the tide
Of American hsory-from red coats to red herrings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-05
The Trial by Jury Amendment

more passion into his desires
than he does.
Attorney General Brownell
went of to London to the
Bar Association m Meeting
while his brain child was be-
ing re-shaped. His partisan
attack there on former Pres
ident Truman's Justice De-
partment didn't help.
Among Democratic liberals
disposed to the compromise.
a key figure was Senator
Pastore of Rhode Island who
took his venerable senior.
Theodore Francis Green.
along with him. Mr.. Pastore
is up next year and his in
tegrity and liberalism cannot
be questioned. His colleagues
admire his abilities.
He could not bring himself
to feel that the jury trial
amendment would hurt the
bill. He argued. too, that the
legislation as a practical mat
ter was principally designed
to order officials to do their
duty rather than to change
general public attitudes. He
felt this would be achieved.
These are typical of the
personal aspects. There were.
Of course, expedient votes
cast. An example: Mr.. Jen-
ner of Indiana is normally
always on the far right, nor
mally disregardful Of Gen.
Eisenhower, but he is up next
year in a tough fight.
Generally speaking. it was
a thoughtful Senate vote,
however, perhaps the most
thoughtful of recent years.
The better senators weighed
carefully how best to proceed
on what is. after all, the first
Federal legislation on civil
rights since Reconstruction.
an era few care to remember
and none to repeat.
The Senate as a whole
voted as senators, not as men
with national aspirations.
When the chips are down
they usually do. which is one
reason they rarely become
President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-05
Opposition Believed Gaining Strength
Sufficient to Defect Future Attempts

the proponents is what they
say it is and, if by Subter-
fuge citizens of any race who
are really eligible to vote are
being prevented from doing
so on a large scale. the open
hearings of the national COM
mission over a period of only
a couple years would build
up such a public opinion as
would quickly bring about a
legislative remedy of some
kind. The so-called liberals"
of the North have more to
gain than lose by getting the
House to- approve a bill that
the Senate will not filibuster
against but will accept now.
The reported plan of House
leaders to drop the measure
at this session and try again
next January is a piece of mis-
taken Judgment which they
some day will regret. For edu-
cation on the trial-by-jury
issue is increasing through
out the country. and the next
bill may extend even further
the scope of jury trials in
criminal contempt" cases.
There is no logical reason,
for example. why juries
should be limited merely to
questions of fact in contempt
cases when there are vital
questions of law as we'll to be
decided. Also. to argue. as
some of the critics are doing,
that the language of the Sem
ate bill invadeS the antitrust
field, is to concede that. in
the highly complicated mat
terS of economic strife. a
businessman can be sent to
Jail without a trial by jury
for a technical violation of
an Injunction.
Businessmen, when the is
sue is fully explained. will
protest that they are citizens
too, and deserving of the
benefits of the So-called
civil rights" legislation. Bus
mess hitherto hasn't under
stood the issue, and if the
debate can be extended
through the next session of
Congress-. opponents Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-05
THOMAS L. STOKES
Power of the Southern Bloc

ers have reservoirs OF power
in their occupancy Of most OF
the key positions in the SEN
ate. In short, they have fav-
ors OF all sorts to bestow.
In this crisis they called
mortgages they hold for this
or that past favor. Among the
most potent were the votes
they got from Pacific North
west Senators in exchange
for southern votes that
helped few weeks ago to put
over the Hells Canyon high
dam so dear to the north
western Democrats.
With the northwestern
votes they were able to put
over the jury trial amend
ment which. if knowledge OF
the South and southern traits
is accurate. will render pro-
lection Of the right to vote
OF little effect-and that. of
course. was the real object
OF the bill.
In fact. 1t was the whole
sale and rapid extension of
the vote among Negroes. OF
which only about a fourth
now are eligible to vote in the
South. which southerners
really feared If the original
injunctive provision were re-
tanned.
From the start their aim
was to nullify this section
so far as they could. and so
they exploited the trial by
jury" issue
Luckily for them, they
found a convenient smoke
screen in Section Three ap-
plying to protection OF other
civil rights by Injunction
certainly a protection long
overdue in the South. With
this they scared people in
high places, including Pres
ident Eisenhower.
To play the star role, Dick
Russell himself took the
center of the stage in a male
Cassandra performance, tear
ing his hair with a speech
claiming that the aim was
to enforce indignation of
schools with the use of troops
and much more blood-in-the-
streets nonsense.
After that softened up the
opposition. it was not too
hard to get what they really
wanted. which was to dilute
the vote protection section
Of the bill.
Looking back upon 1t all.
We might say that never was
strategy so brilliant to bring
about so evil a result.
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Mr.. Knowland on the issue of
retaining In the bill wider
provisions than the right to
vote. But Mr.. Knowland had
never really had a pledge from
her nor had President Essen
hover, who has rather sedul-
ously cultivated her retiring
colleague, Senator Frederick
Payne, called her.
Mrs. Smith consulted not
only her conscience but her
famous declaration of con-
science against the tactics Of
the late Senator Joseph r.
Mccarthy. 1t called for trial
by jury, not trial by accusa-
ton"
This seemed to her still
valid. Also on reflection she
concluded that Americans
generally understand trial by
jury and that it would i'm
prove public acceptance of
the history-making measure.
Senator Knowland had
twice daily assured his DEM
ocratic allies he would lose
at most five or six G. o. P.
votes. He lost IL. He had as
sumed Mr.. Schoeppel, chair
man of the Senate Republic
can campaign committee,
would stay with Mr.. Essen
hover, also Senator Homer
Capehart of Indiana.
But Mr.. Capehart is not up
until after President Eisen-
hover has been two years
gone from the White House
nor has the President been
lavish with his gratitude for
Mr.. Capehart's defense Of
him. 1t is the old Johnson
ian thesis that no man is
pleased to have his all neg
lected, be it ever so little.
Tactically, it was q mistake
for Gen. Eisenhower to be at
the Burning Tree golf course
when the final hectic wheel
ing and dealing took place.
just as he was when Title 3
was stricken from the Bill.
Senators simply will not put
Smyrna times., 1957-12-05
Poultry Meeting at
University of Delaware

The New Castle County Unit of
the Delaware Poultry Improve
ment Association will hold its
monthly meeting on Tuesday ev-
ening, December 3rd announced
Ralph Barwick, Assistant County
Agricultural Agent. The meeting
will be held in Agricultural Hall
University of Delaware, Newark
starting at 8 pm.
The meeting will be centered
around egg marketing and will
start with movie entitled "Har-
vest of Convenience. A short
business session will follow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Tammi, mar
ket egg producers in the Newark
Smyrna times., 1957-12-05
SCHOOL
REPORTER

December Calendar of Events
Dec. '5--Delaware Day Assembly,
$3.50 am.
Dec. 5-Seventh Grade Trip to
Philadelphia, $50 am.
Dec. 6-Senior Glass Trip to the
United Nations, 600 am.
Dec. 7-Teen-age Traffic Safety
Council Meeting, $50 am.
Dec 1O-Basketball scrimmage
at Home with Greenwood.
7:3O pm.
Dec. 10-Report cards issued to
all students, $3.50 pm.
Dec. 12-Coast Guard Academy
Representative speaks to SEN
ior boys, HOO am.
Dec. 12-Second Army Show, 200
pm.
Dec. 12-Basketball Scrimmage at
Greenwood, 1880 pm.
Dec. 13-Latin Club Christmas
Party, ZOO pm.
Dec. 17-Basketball Scrimmage at
FELTON,, $3.50 pm.
Dec. 18-Dramatic Club Christ
mas Play, 1:15 pm.
Dec. 19-Junior High School
Christmas Party, 700 pm.
Dec. 2O-Christmas Vacation be-
gins, $3.50 pm.
Dec. 20-Senior High School
Christmas Dance, 900 pm. :
1900 pm.
Mr.. Charles ". Williams, Smyr-
ma High School Principal, an
nounces the following Football
Schedule for the 1858 Season.
Sept. 26-Middletown, away, 500
pm.
Oct. ALEXIS 1. DUPONT, away,
200 pm.
Oct. 1O-Rehoboth, away, 500
pm.
Oct. 17--Caesar Rodney, away,
500 pm.
Oct. -Middletown, home, 500
pm.
Oct. 31-Open
Nov. 7-Lewes, home, 500 pm.
Nov. 15-Delaware City, away,
200 pm.
Nov. 21-Georgetown, home, 800
pm.
Nov. 27-Dover, home, 11:00 am.
Smyrna times., 1957-12-05
everyone interested in tn poultry
industry is invited to attend.
Christian Science Church Service,

Christian Science Church Services
The subject of the Lesson-Ser-
mon in First Church of Christ,
Scientist. 1901 Van Buren St.,
Wilmington, First Church of
Christ, Scientist, VIA. Building,
Rehoboth Beach, Christian Sci
ence Society. SO1 South Walnut
ST., Milford, and Christian Sci
ence Society, New Century Club,
Dover. Sunday, December 8. will
be God the Only Cause and Gre
ator." Morning service and Sun
day School are at IL am; Dover,
Sunday School, $50 am; Will
mington, evening service, 1880.
The source of true wisdom and
intelligence will be set forth at
Christian Science services Sunday
in the Lesson-Sermon entitled
God the Only Cause and Crea-
tor" Scriptural passages will in
clude the following from Psalms
(104:24: 20 Lord, how manifold
are thy works! in wisdom hast
Smyrna times., 1957-12-05

The members of the Senior
Civics Glasses will make their an
nual trip to the United Nations
tomorrow, December 9th. The class
which totals 81 in number, will
leave the school at 500 am. via
Greyhound Lines. The group ex-
poets to visit the U.N. from 10:30
until noon and after lunch they
have an appointment to visit the
SIS. Liberte, the French Line
Vessel. The group will tour the
ship and then they will break in
to small groups and visit points
of interest in New York City.
Mr.. Charles Williams, Principal,
and Mrs. Meyer of the faculty,
will accompany the group. Parent
chaperones include Mrs. William
Roe, Mrs. Harold Wickham, Mrs.
John Spencer, and Mrs. Earl At
Tx. The group is expected to ar
rive back the same day about
midnight.
Smyrna times., 1957-12-05

thou made them all: the earth is
full of thy riches" Selections to
be read from Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures" by
Mary Baker Eddy include the
following (275:14): "Al sub
stance, intelligence. wisdom, be-
ing, Immortality, cause, and eff
feet belong to God. These are His
attributes, the eternal manifesto
tions of the infinite divine Prin-
ciple, Love. No wisdom is wise
but His wisdom; no truth is true,
no love is lovely, no life is Life
but the divine; no good is, but
the good God bestows." The Gold
en- Text is from Hebrews (3:4):
Every house is builded by some
man; but he that built all things
is God"
Smyrna times., 1957-12-05
Basketball Teams Begin New
Campaign

The Smyrna High School Eag-
les varsity and junior varsity bas-
ketball teams began practice for
the 1858 campaign last Monday
under the guidance of Richardson
Tritt and Whitney Michael. APP
proximately 80 boys turned out
for the squads and they are hard
at work for the opening scrim-
mage against Greenwood High
School on December 10th. The
first varsity game will be played
on Friday, January 3rd, against
Alexis 1. DUPONT on the Smyrna
court. The complete schedule is
as follows:
Fri, Jan. 3-A. I. DUPONT, home.
Tues, Jan. 7-Chestertown, home.
Fri, Jan. -Middletown, away.
Tues, Jan. 14-Caesar Rodney,
home.
Fri, Jan. 17-Dover, away.
Tues, Jan. 21-St. Andrews,
home.
Fri, Jan. 24-Claymont, away.
Tues, Jan. 2S-Aberdeen, home.
Fri, Jan. 31-Caesar Rodney,
away
Tues, Feb. "A. 1. dupont,
away
Fri, Feb. dover, home.
Tues, Feb. list. Andrews,
away
Fri, Feb. 14-Middletown, home.
Tues, Feb. 18-Chestertown,
away
Fri, Feb. Milford, away.
Tues, Feb. 25-Claymont, home.
Smyrna times., 1957-12-05
Yearbook Staff Completes Second
Assignment

The members of the Yearbook
staff completed the second as
signment of IA pages on Tuesday
with the assistance of Mr.. Rich
ard Stenger, American Yearbook
Company representative. Tw o
more assignments must be mailed
to the company before the book
will be completed. Shipment of
Smyrna times., 1957-12-05
BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS

area, will demonstrate and discuss
the Gambling and grading of mar
ket eggs. The Tammis have had
considerable experience in these
operations.
How Would a New Delaware
Egg Law Affect You?" will be
the topic of w. T. McAllister, Ex-
tension Marketing Specialist in
Farm Management, University of
Delaware.
This is an open meeting and
Smyrna times., 1957-12-05
Making Friends

Photo &c siiar National RdiIipuy,
The Mountie and his horse
make a colorful picture SUBJ
iect for American visitors to
Ottawa, Canada's capital city.
In the background is the
Peace Tower of the Parlia-
ment Buildings. FMS
Smyrna times., 1957-12-05
Smyrna Represented at Teen
Age Safety Conference

Five members of Smyrna High
School will represent the school
at the annual Teen-Age Safety
Conference in Dover High School
on Saturday, December 7th. Those
students participating inclu d e
Ronald Mccoy, Patsy Baker, Car
oil Wolford, Chester Stachecki and
Bruce Pearce. Ronald Mccoy will
give five minute talk to the en-
tire group on Pedestrian Safety.
Smyrna times., 1957-12-05

the book is expected early in
May.