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Show French Dampen Nazi Hopes For Rebirth as Red Cheek Typewriter Doodling: By BAUKIIAGE Love-Lett- News Analyst and Commentator. WNU Service, 1616 Eye Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. The ghost of Adolph Hitler, reported to have been executing a little clog dance of joy on Europe's p- rubble olitical heap, like the one he performed after signing the armistice of .- -in all-tim- middle-of-the-ro- nt one-part- rule. France turned Communist, With would be an island in a red sea, and would soon have to take on protective coloring, it was assumed. The next step, according to Hitler's hope, was the reaction to Naziism. Now, for the first time since Day, France seems to have shaken off her carmine shackles. Before the V-- E recent election, some quarters were predicting that if the French middle class and peasants could not g domination get rid of the with ballots, they would try it with bullets. The themselves were warning of a reactionary revolution, and as late as the spring of this year dire warnings were being sounded. left-win- MRP Seeks Unity Against Class War Donald B. Robinson, former civil affairs officer in France, wrote in the April Mercury magazine that: "In no nation of northwestern Europe are there such distrust and loathing between classes and groups as in France today. The bitter which has driven General de Gaulle Into retirement, and constantly threatens the precarious equilibrium maintained by the left coalition, is rooted in implacable hate between the moderates, centrists and rightists on the one hand and the Communists on the other. . . ." This situation complicated the Allies' problems in regard to Germany. However, with France now staggering to her feet, there is a chance for more harmony among the western Allies, and it is possible that Germany, with proper controls and minus a huge slice of the rich mineral land of the Saar in French hands, may have her three zones sufficiently united to begin to support herself; to start to pay some of her bills with the consumer goods that her neighbor nations want from her, and can't get anywhere else. The results of the French elections are particularly gratifying from the standpoint of the western Allies because they appear to have established a degree of harmony conservative among the more French elements without revealing a reactionary trend. The triumphant Popular Republican movement (MRP) had a platform which, according to French authorities, went beyond the political field to take a moral stand. The platform stressed the need for unity among the newcomers (the right wing elements of the Socialist party made up of members of the old resistance), and all those opposing the efforts (by the Communists) to incite class hatred. At the same time, the MRP disavowed all connection with the Radical Socialists, who. despite their name, are considered too conservative by many members of the resistance who formerly had Joined in a common front with the Communists. The election results may mean a change in Russian policy, for in spite of themselves, the western Allies have been forced to take unified action if an action at all was to be taken. It is possible that Russia was merely stalling, hoping to in Eu establish her influence BARBS Well-dresse- d cows ... The lobby barometer of the pres ent congress has run up a pressure record this session which is e high. Never in probably an hit a deluge." setback for the second time when the sturdy, middle - of - the - road Frenchman got behind the Republican Catholic party, and defeated the Communists, Just as an earlier vote killed the constitution which the Reds wanted. Because Hitler knew his greatest hope for a Nazi rebirth was a Communistic Germany, his spirit probably rejoiced when the Iron curtain went down on Germany's eastern frontiers, and one of Russia's border countries after another were leftist-frobulldozed into Germany including France. Now that this strategy has failed in regard to France, she may be more coor resign operative. Either that herself to taking an Allied western bloc and liking it. rope, Special Interests Deluge Washington de- feated France, is probablynot quite so cheerful today. His prediction of chaos or communism in Europe, a wishful Beves. will the history of the capital have there been more pressure groups operating, as the listings under "associations" in the classified section of the Washington telephone directory testify. The "associations" fill 14 columns and very few are not interested in some kind of legislation, pending or prospective, and Interested enough to have an office in the capital or at least a telephone number. There are a lot more with offices under the hats of their representatives, which prefer to remain anonymous to the public. Alphabetically speaking, the American Automobile association leads the list, and the Zionists and George Zook conclude it. One newcomer has nudged itself right up to second place the one of the 26 veterans organizations listed, including the American Legion and the Buck Privates association as examples of the old and the new. Alcoholics Anonymous appear, not so anonymous this time. There is the Association of University Professors, and right next door, the University Women, which makes it congenial. There are bakers, bankers, members of the bar, and (no relation) bottlers of carbonated beverages. The "antis" are present four of them: alliance; Tax league; Anti-Po- ll n committee; and, of course, the league, to balance the Liquor dealers and the Distillers institute further on down the page. Certain happier combinations suggest themselves. Take the National Caterers and Sandwich Makers association and the Mayonnaise and Salad Dressing manufacturers who together symbolize a fine old American institution. There is specialization in lobbying, too. Don't think the National Association of Ornamental Nonfer-rou- s Metals manufacturers lets the National Association of Ornamental Metal manufacturers tend to their special needs. And when it comes to boxes, you cannot put them all in one pile either. The weatherproof, corrugated variety, the weatherpoof fiber containers and the plain fiber boxers, each hoe their own row, not to mention (though you had better, if you are a congressman, unless you want to fill one of their products) the ordinary National Wooden Box association. Am-vet- Anti-Saloo- soon be zippers, says Business Week. But ihey won't be really Udderwise they would wear girdles. well-dresse- Airplanes can now stop in the air. says Aviation News. Probably to put off passengers who haven't a ticket. Feature. FELAWARE is that BIG little -state in the heart of the East coast, where so many riches are confined to a small area. It is rich in soil and climate as well as in material things industries, banks and corporations. It is also rich in traditions and history, in military and naval heroes, in venerable homes, churches and public buildings. It is called "The Diamond State." "After having seen .... the banks of the Brandywine a scene of bloody fighting, I am happy now to find upon them the seat of industry, beauty and mutual friendship," said Lafayette when he visited Delaware in WNG J For more than years the citizens of Delaware have played a significant part in the development of the nation. It was one of the original 13 colonies and in 1787 it became the first state in the Union, ahead of all others in adopting the Constitution. In 1638 the Swedes established a permanent settlement at Fort Christina, now a part of Wilmington. This colony superseded the one by the Dutch In 1631 at Zwaan-endae- l, now Lewes. Through the colonial period the Delaware counties were ruled successively by the Swedes, the Dutch and the English, under the duke of York and William Penn. In 1776 they declared their Independence, emerging as the State of Delaware. Industry, trade and commerce flourished. The inventions of Oliver Evans of Newport made the state g one of the great centers of the world. In 1802 the powder mills were established. The Delaware and Chesapeake canal was completed in 1829. Railroads, modern highways and airplanes came later, attracted by the progressive spirit of Delaware. This little state and its people have stood the test of time. Most of the early settlers Swedish, Finnish, Dutch, Scotch, Irish and English were accustomed to tilling the soil. Situated within 250 d miles of of the population Du-Po- nt one-thir- f If the citizens of the Persian province of Azerbaijan, in whose desires for independence the Soviets have showed such a tender interest of late, ever read American period! cals, they may have been considerably surprised to learn from several recent articles that their country is rich in oil fields. Information to this effect would have startled an oil expert friend of mine who has spent considerable time in that country, if he hadn't known his geography better than the writers of the articles. He knew (what I didn't until he told me) that there are rich fields of oil in Azerbaijan, all right, but that it is a different Azerbaijan many miles away, where Baku is located. But then how many Azerbaijanians (or Americans) know there is a Buffalo in Wyoming (where buffaloes ought to be) as well as one on the shores of Lake Erie' Ti 4 7 H x !:. $ j ttmrtrl: Q I'anaiv - Mi. X v - J f V rf ' I -- ,V J BACON ar in a gale. Milford was early noted as a shipping and shipNew Castle, six building town. miles south of Wilmington on the Delaware, is the oldest town in the Delaware valley and has many historical attractions. Rehoboth is the largest summer resort in Delaware, due to its excellent beach. '.1 frM " W. WALTER Delaware's Statehouse historical interest is the old State House of Delaware at Dover, built on the site of the Kent county courthouse erected in 1722. By 1787 the facilities of the old courthouse were no longer adequate for the needs of both county government and the state legislature. It was decided to "pull down the old courthouse and use the hard bricks for the foundation of the new building" as there was not enough money for a stone foundation. Funds were raised by a state lottery and construction of the new building started in 1792. Three years later the general assembly authorized the completion of the battlements, covered the roof with cop-peerected stone steps, paved in front of the building and placed seats in both houses of the legislature. Of s 'w. of the v... ... ... .v a,.,,.-..- Av 4 - Ji.nafcji Apple orchard near Dover, the state capital. trees of unusual height pine, oak. walnut, hickory and yellow poplar ket and the state still has great predominating. The entire mainagricultural Wheat, land was wooded when the colonists importance. corn, hay and other field crops are landed there. Even along the grown with ease and the sandy beaches the air is often coastal area grows practically all and health-givinagricultural crops, including fruits Every square foot in Delaware is and vegetables, known in the Temhistoric ground. Every town has perate zone. In the northern part its markers and monuments to reof the state, the staple field crops call its glorious past, such as the predominate, but to the south the statue in Wilmington to Caesar Rodfarmers rely upon peaches, apples, ney who cast the deciding vote to truck crops, small fruits, poultry assure the Declaration of Independand dairying. ence. There are many old colonial Industry in Delaware began with homes in Dover and Lewes is grist mills, sawmills, boat and ship known as the birthplace of the first building, and other small manu- state. Every road in Delaware facturers. Wilmington and vicinity leads to more markers, more reis the chief manufacturing center minders of three centuries of culof the state. Its products are varied ture and tradition. and include leather goods, ships, The flags of four nations have machinery and hardware. Wilming- flown over Delaware the Netherton is also the headquarters of E. I. lands. Sweden, Great Britain Sees Democratic duPont de Nemours and company, the United States. The state and in was Fall Victory the nation's manufacturer of named when Captain Samuel As the senators took a (utch in diversified largest Argall chemical Likeof the English colony in Virginia their tocas on the ides of May this wise, Wilmington, theproducts. state's came to the entrance of the bay largelection year, the popular prediction est is its chief port, with ship and named it Cape La Warre, for city, for the kalends of November was traffic passing up the Delaware riv- Lord de la Warre. Sir Thomas West, a retention of Democratic control er. About 20 years ago the Delathen governor of Virginia. The state of the house of representatives, and ware and Chesapeake canal was has long boasted of a balanced buda loss of only five or six Democratconverted into a route. get and low taxes. Delaware is. ic seats in the upper chamber. Paper-makinplants in the valley little geographically, but it is big This ;it le;ist a hardened soothof the Brandywine employ thouin every other way! sayer could venture to say. provided sands of workers. Kaolin clay is an The main part of Wilmington he didn't whisper it too loudly. important quarry industry. Along crowds closely about tiny, open RodSaid soothsayer. I might add, al- the coastline, fishine fleets follow ney Square. From The Rocks, the ways hedged to the extent of add- the migrations of fish and much city extends fanlike between two "As of today." ing: shad, herring, rock and sturgeon streams, the Christina river and United States, farmers are close to Delaware a ready mar- pine-scente- d r, y I'm not a Socialist, but if the govis g.ung to have to take over mines and railroads every year, it seems to me we may as well keep them and save on bookkeeping. As it is. the taking-ove- r is a farce. ernment You never miss the sunshine until the clouds black it out ... j ! tweea Larry Singer, visiting the buw told of the hoax put over On tie 1930s) by the editors of the Cornell University Sun. . . . Thev sent mt scores of invitations to political leaders throughout the nation, ssk tag them to attend a dinner in hi or of Hugo N. Frye, "the founder of the Republican Party in N. T State." . . . Effusive tributes to that stalwart gentleman came from many Congressmen, Senators tsA Governors. . . . When the Sun staff finally held their shindig they revealed the name of their Some of the lobster shift over it N. Y. Mirror (having put the final edition to bed) sat around jabbing about the craft They rehashed Irv Leibermaa'i saga about the two correspondents (for a national mag) who bad strolled out of a mess hall at 1 Pacific base. . . . Just then a beautiful native doll ankled towards She came them along the road. on gracefully, looking neither right nor left. As she passed, one i the lads clutched the other for support, and both gave her a the ... ... double-tak- Her was securely fastened by Conduct Ribbons! dress nt eight Good Johnny and Mike Hodgins of the composing room brought in this clipping, which Editor & Publisher paper. quoted from a mid-we"Pa," said the subscriber's litt daughter, "why do editors always refer to themselves as 'we'?" "So that," replied papa, "the fellow who doesn't like what is prated 'about him will think there are too many for him to lick." st Several correspondents have r- eported that the American occup tion of western Germany is proceeding according to anything but the One of plan set at Potsdam. the staff, who recently returned from there, explained: "The DPi are getting kicked around while some Nazis live in comfort That's at the bottom. At the top, German ... industrialists are being helped back One of the Interesting observcame from Irving, the night He told of the phone operator. editor of Algar, an astrologisti' mag. . . . This editor used to " as high as $1,000 per reading fro" Wall Streeters. . . . He once took a policy from broker Max Reibeisen for $10,000. . . "Do you," t semMax, "wish to pay it annually, iannually or quarterly?" "Quarterly up until July 21st said the astrologer. "It is silly that because my horoscope ufl I'll die then." On July 21st. to the very day. Reibeisen received a phone cw tr The from Atlantic City. pneumoniaoger succumbed from ations ... r .... Vf.i.UfX.-v- rt . ..... an. til fr ... Old Town Hall, Wilmington. - The Blue Hen Chicken' Delaware tradition brought about the adoption in 1939 of a "Blue Hen Chicken" as the state bird. It was during the early days of the Revolutionary war that the men of Capt. Jonathan Caldwell's company recruited in Kent county, took with them came chickens noted for their fighting ability, said to be of the brood of a famous blue hen. Captain Caldwell's company was attached to a regiment that fought A i mpletely sea-lev- auk ha ge ... Into power instead of being indicted as war criminals. It seeM that the Nazi occupation of Geand rmany Is proceeding smoothly the Hitlerites are determined that the U. S. zone will soon be co- g B Quotation Marksmanship- - b . O'Brien: Think, before you about your ancestors would thd brag about you? . . . Chuchu Ma? tinez: As inseparable as ham ego. . . . Irving Hoffman: Eim Merman's tombouyancy. . . We have two ends, one to 'sit the other to think with. Succe depends on which end you use most Heads you win, tails you lose! . J. Joubert: Mediocrity is excellent to the mediocre. I. panin' y wish for a long life; few realize it means old age. . . . R. Fro The world is full of willing people Some willing to work and the reit willing to let them. . . . Mile. Bit. tin: There's nothing new except what is forgotten. Dr. Wn And other things too Brady: bloomerous to mention. . . . fcj Women should be Remarque: adored or abandoned nothing J Governor of Delaware Now in his second term In the State House, Governor Bacon was born In New Castle and has spent almost his entire time in that state. After a business career, he Delaware bay yields became mayor of Wilmington in are taken. oysters, clams, crabs and lobsters. 1935 and served three successive Fruit canning and evaporating in- terms. He took office as governor term, and dustries have large plants in Do- In 1941 for a four-ye1944 for another In was and Middletown Smyrver, Milford, four years. na. recreDelaware has a clear-cu- t ation area the shore line north and Brandywine creek, into wooded south of Cape Henlopen where the highlands on the north and unduDelaware bay meets the Atlantic lating lowlands on the south. It ocean. There is excellent salt wa- was first named Willingtown, the ter fishing there as well as swim- name being changed about 1740 in ming and bathing. Fresh water honor of the earl of Wilmington. streams provide good fishing for Dover, the capital, is near the bass, crappie, pike, yellow perch center of the state. It is the marand catfish. The lower part of Del- ket and shipping point for fruit, aware offers excellent gunning for vegetables and other products Some neighborhood grown in the low, fertile orchard and small game. clubs sponsor fox hunting. There farm lands that surround it. In 1694 are 50 fresh water lakes in the state. about 200 acres was bought for the Everywhere in Delaware is a town and a courthouse and prison With were built some time before 1697. landscape worth painting. farms and orchards along the Dela- Nothing was done about laying out ware river and bay, the state is Dover, however, until 1717. It becapped by hills in the north and came the capital of the state in 1777, ocean dunes in the south. It has the seat of government being transferred from New Castle. The University of Delaware is at Newark in the northwestern corner of the state. Lewes, at the mouth of Delaware bay, is the saltiest town in the state and known to every ship captain who has ever rounded Cape Henlopen J ' , From m of the best Anatomy of Peace" is one .f the most'pi'i author moments, of history. The of war between the . solved. Th orpanlfti C...,TOUUU QJ on a world-wid- e level is vrithb grasp. And yet-t- he probability that we shall run into our structlon because of the conC ism and complacency of the p? radio, movies, churches and all other organizations and techno media of mass enlightenment education. I thank you for the Z exception you represent." 300 flour-millin- I " ' 1824. Press Gets Its Azerbaijans Mixed Up by wearing s, The This By EDWARD EMERINE Dept.: er Critic Robert Coleman said thai Alec Woollcott once slept a Long Island. White Plains Tren- an opening and then, after filing W ton and Princeton. When not fight-n- review with Western Union, went V the enemy, the soldiers v amused Sardi's, where he promptly by PUting these Blue asleep at a table. uZrlVCl When in battle, th "Look at that guy," said XW De aWare fought as valoroush m these fighting Allen, "taking an encore!" cocks and became known a, Blue Hen's Chicken A ncwsweekly (the other During the Civil war featured this: Justice MurpW militia organized in KentTou oj la S opinions are now referred to adopted for themstjvci name "Blue Hen'. preme court circles ai 'Ju,t' Chickens Wtnpered with Murphy." lsj E 1 |