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THE DAILY NEWS-TELEGRAM
Frldajr, July 20, 1956.
Editorial and Features
Improving the Primaries
The presidential primary system in
America is not likely to be scrapped des-
pite the criticism that always seems to at-
tend its operations in campaign years.
Both the people and the politicians want
it.
Since this is the way it stands, the
only practical discussion of the system is
that which concerns its possible improve-
ment.
The people themselves indicate, their
liking for a true national primary in which
each party would nominate,its choice for
president by popular vote, in the same
manner now used to elect in the fall.
This plan, however, has certain draw-
backs. Except for the drafting of party
platforms, the national conventions would
no longer be a factor.
Many might say: “Well, so what?”
But the result would be to constrict the po-
litical leaders’ role in candidate-picking so
thoroughly that they would be most reluc-
tant to support such a proposal.
There are those who feel, too, that a
national primary would place intolerable
burdens of cost and effort on both the can-
didates and their parties. The advent of
television already has sent costs of the fall
election campaign zooming, and it is hard
to see where the money would come from.
Others suggest that a beter course is
■■Rtnrply to extend the presenTsystem of pri-
maries to cover all 48 states. Right now
just 18 have them.
———This wotrfd- mean-that the people 1rr
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the various states would choose delegates
to the national conventions and express
their presidential preferences as'they now
do in existing primary states.
The convention as the final testing
place would be retained, which could
make this arrangement palatable to the
politicians.
State and regional differences being
what they are, results of the preference
voting would be binding in some states and
not in others. That’s the way it is today in
primary states.
Thus a considerable flexibility of ma-
neuver would be left to candidates and
party officials involved in the nominating
•process.
At the same time, with all states tak-
ing part, a much stronger indication of
popular sentiment would be given and po-
litical managers would be unlikely to buck
a strong tide if one developed.
The trouble with the present setup is
that it is plainly too piecemeal. The cues
the primaries give are important because
the politicians want to rely on them. But
they are less accurate and representative
than they ought to be. %
It would be desirable of course if the
various primaries were less a-legal hodge-
podge than they are. Yet complete uni-
formity would seem neither possible nor
wise.
Naturally an extension of the present
system would bring some of the same
burdens' of added- cost and effort that
-would confront' candidates in a national
primary. But on other counts the prefer-
ence ana delegate-choosing primary pat-
tern seems more suited to the political
realities and thus more likely to win broad
approval in the nation.
Washington Letter...
BY JANE EADS
A.P. STAFF WRITER
Washington. — The heat and humidity don’t
seem to slacken the Washington party-goer’s ap-
petite. Just watch the way a whole roasted pig-
let ’ is demolished at shindigs at the Cuban Em-
bassy, where it is a characteristic dish, along with
black beans over rice *
And the whole roast lamb served up at the Af-
ghan embassy at parties given by Ambassador and
Mrs. Mohammed Kabir Ludin.
Two whole roast stuffed lambs, mushroom
stew, okra stew, hamos (chickpeas with sesame
dressing) and cucumbers in yogurt were offered
—and devoured—at a recent clambake at the
Libyan embassy. >
A buffet supper served recently at the South
African embassy featured "bobotie,” a dish of
curried lamb and rice originally brought to South
Africa by Dutch traders stopping off fiom Ma-
laya,
’ Vodka Is currently running competition with
champagne, scotch and bourbon S3 a thirst-quench-
er, tongue-loosener and picker-upper on the cock-
tail circuit Vodka, the favovite firewater of the
Russians, is being promoted by vodka interests
in our own United States. Our household re-
cently received not one but three identical tele-
grams inviting us to a vodka-tasting party at a
midtown hotel.
The invitation, which came from a Detroit,
Mich., liqueur film, intrigued us, if for no other
reason, with the following come-on: "We have In-
vited representatives of the Russian embassy to
bring samples of the best Russian vodka for com-
parison with the best American vodka. It should
be interesting.” Everyone showed up but the Rus-
sians!
Another vodka outfit promoted a bout at an-
other downtown hotel. This time the gimmick
was to show' off a collection of silver samovars
which the party-promoters claimed Was insured
for $300,000. Free-loaders attending paid little
mind to the samovars. They indulged' in sampl-
ing martinis, screw’drivers or just plain vodka.
There was also plenty of bourbon or scotch for
those who said they came to look at the samovars
- but weren’t vodka drinker:-,. -------------
The Literary Guidepost
By W. G ftofera
A HOUSE ON THE RHINE. By Frances Fa-
viell. Farrar, Straus & Cudahy.
Joseph and his wife Moe, their dozen children
and grandchildren, mostly but not wholly legiti-
mate, and the mysterious and lovely Krista, lone
member of her unidentified family to survive an
air raid, occupy temporary quarters and lead a
makeshift life in a Germany that has not yet set
tied down to normal peacetime habits and pursuits.
An Americn'soldier named Paul is in love with
Htista, but soldiers have loved two of the other
girls, Katie and Anna and left them mothers but
not wives, and Joseph hat.es to see the foreigner
around and hates more the thought of losing his
adopted daughter. But that is not Krista’s only
difficulty^
And there is the worst of It: these young
folks form a gang, they have a motorcycle, masks,
gun, clubs. They choost; unoccupied houses to break
into, and sell their loot to fences. One night the
house is not unoccupied, a watchman puts up a
fight that leads to a killing. There is no turning
back, even no standing still, they must go on to
more reckless exploits, and while their hauls get
bigger and bigger, their trail gets wider and w ider,
as they are suspected by the family, the priest and
the police.
This Ls a nightmare world. Right and wrong
are measured by what a man can get away with
and what he can’t. It might be patriotic to burglar-
ize the homes of occupation personnel; it turns
criminal when German homes are entered; and
then it is murder. Here in a fast-paced novel are
’disintegration, collapse and catastrophe.
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Judge Gives Tips
On Picking Girls
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on the gravy.
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By JAKE TRUSSELL
(Written for Aaaociatad Preaa)
So you would like to be a beau-
ty contest judge?
Maybe 1 can give you a few
tips from my lopg experience as
a beauty contest judge in South
Texas. .
About ten years ago I helped
judge my first beauty contest, to
pick Miss Kingsville of 1946.
Since then I have never turned
down an offer to act as a beauty
judge. It is a known fact that I’ll
help judge ar.y type of beauty
contest. Therefore, offers have
continued to come along through
the years;
What, actually, makes a good
beauty judge.
Any aveiage male can spot a
pretty girl.
It all bolls down to personal
opinion. I’ve never been on a
panel yet where there were five
or more judges and all agree on
the winner. Usually the top thiee
choices are pretty unanimous,
however. The one attribute it
takes to make a consistent beau-
ty judge is honesty of you* opin-
ion. You've got to pick ’em as you
see 'em snd not worry about the
consequence*.
What makes a beauty winner?
You take for granted that the
winner of a major beauty contest
is going to be pretty and have an
almost perfect figure. The next
major attribute (and one which
many girls don’t have) is poise.
Lack of poise eliminates about
90'r of all beauty .contest en-
trants immediately on their ap-
pearance on stage. A natural abil-
ity to appear sincere and friendly
to . the judges and crowd also
counts highly, though that is prob-
ably a part of ‘poise.’
Also, a girl entering a beauty
contest should remember to pick
a suit or costume becoming to
her. Clashing colors can knock a
beautiful girl into the also-ran
classification.
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Also, breeding is extremely im-
portant. No girl who appears
cheap can ever win an important
beauty contest today. Your win-
ner is always beautiful, possesses
poise, and is obviously a fine
young women spiritually and mor-
ally. And the daughter of parents
who have obviously taught her
how to conduct herself under any
and all circumstances.
The Romans imported Atlantic
salmon from Britain and Gaul.
Texas Shrimpers
Threaten Action
Against'Pirates'
Brownsville, July 20 WL—Texas
shrimpers in Brownsville say some
of their numbers ai^ threatening
to take up arms against what they
call acts of piracy by Mexican
gunboats on the high seas.
In telegrams to President Efc
senhower,—Secretary of State
Dules and Texas congressmen, the
Texas Shrimp Association said:
‘(Some of our members are threat-
eriing to arm and protcet them-
seves. The situation is rapidly
getting out of hand and bloodshed
is feared.”
Two Texas shrimp boats, the
Ann Carinhas and Green’s Pride,
were boarded about 60 miles south
of Brownsville Wednesday by
Mexican gunboat crews and es-
corted into Mexican harbors.
Two shrimper captains who
were in the area at the time said
they heard UngC bursts of ma-
chinegun fire over their radios
at the time of the boardings.
Jurisdiction of coastal waters
has long been a center of dispute
between this country, Mexico and
j other Latin American countries.
The United States claims jurisdic-
tion of waters within 3 marine
'miles, and Mexico claims 9 ma-
rine miles.
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U. S. Buys Public Buildings
Oil New ‘Installment’ Plan
BY FETEK EDSON
NEA WuUutes Corr«ipos<L»t
ashington—(NEA)—Any city that wants a new U. S. post of-
fice or federal office, building in the future, will probably get it under
the new lease-purchase plan. This was thought up as something that
would save the government money. But that has yet to bte demon-
strated and the whole thing is still a pig in a poke.
m ( Under the old way of doing things, Congress would appropriate
bp to five million dollars or so whenever the government put up a
new combination port office, courthouse and office building for fed-
eral agencies in some regional headquarter*. But once it was com-
pleted, the government occupied it rent-free and tax-free forever.
Under the new lease-purchase plan, ihe government makes a
contract with some private builder to finance and put up—say a five-
niillion-dollar building. The government then leases the building; The
rent is applied on the purchase price,
If the yearly rental is $250,000, that’s obviously a lot less than
the five million required to put up the building. If this rental is paid
for 20 years, the total outlay would be five million and the govern-
ment would break even. But If $300,000 had to paid for 20 years to
cover taxes, interest and builder’s profit, the total cost would be six
million dollars. This obviously would be no way to save money.
Though this lease-purchase plan has been on the books for over
two years, ground has not yet been broken for a single new edifice.
The explanation for the delay is that Congress passed this law in
very general terms. It took a year to write a 04-page book of regula-
tions to keep bidders on the beam.
Then the government had to decide what new buildings it wont-
ed, and where. Sites had to be secured and plans drawn up with
specifications. Finally, bids had to be advertised for, and time given
for submission of bids and letting of contracts. . » i
That took another year. So now, in 1956, these positive results
can be reported: —*—r—'
General Services Administration—which makes the deals for
buildings occupied by more than one agency—has let one contract.
It’s for a post office-courthouse ;n Rock Island. 111. The winning basic
construction bid was $1,674,500.
But this is only the first cost. There may be overages or under-
aees. As long as the building is privately owned, it will remain on
local tax rolls. The taxes haven’t been determined. On top of this the
government has agreed to let the builder finance the cost at 4 per-
cent a year. The real, total cost—whatever it is—will be amortized
in 25 years.
The government will therefore own its building In 1981. In the
meantinie, it will pay all upkeep and utilities costs. * *
F. Moran McConihe, commissioner of public buildings, says GSA
is going ahead with 29 other lease-purchase projects. Their total value
will be 155 million dollars, un average of over five million apiece.
Other projects being planned will raise the total to 500 million
dollars.
In the meantime, Post Office Department;—which provides for
its own space where buildings are to be used for postal services only
■—has 27 lease-purchase projects approved. Fift-ty more are being
processed.
Bids on four of them are to be opened July 31. They are for
post offices in Mt. Pleasant, N. J.; St. Mary’s, Ohio; Oxford, Pa.,
and Scranton, Pa., Dinsmore branch. Six or seven more lease-purchase
contracts will be let in the next 60 days.
return to the United States and
and enter an Indian reservation.
Today in History
Today is Friday, July 20th, the
202nd day of 1956. There are
164 days left this year.
Highlight in History
On this day in 1881, one of
the most famous of the Indian
chiefs — Sitting Bull — finally
surrendered to 'US authority.
After the massacre of General
Custer and his men, reinforced declared its independence.
On this day in 1304, the Ital-
ian poet — Petrarch — was born.
On this day in 1628, the ballot
was introduced into America.
On this day in 1801, the first
farmers’ cooperative' opened at
Cheshire, Mass.
On this day in 1810, the Latin
American nation — Colombia —
federal troops had subdued al-
most all the Indian tribes. But
Sitting Bull led a small group
into Canada, where the living was
sparse and rigorous.
Finally, though, even this in-
dominable red man was forced to
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIE NDS
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On this day in 1880, “Cleopat-
ra’s Needle” arrived in the Unit-
ed States.
On this day in 1903, Pope Leo
the 13th died.
On this day in 1917, the first
drawing of Selective Service
numbers was held in Washington.
OUT OUR WAV
WILLIAMS CAPTAIN EASY
BY LESLIE TURNER
Ten years ago today, Russia
announced that the so-called
“Lord Haw Haw” had died in a
Soviet detention camp.
Five years ago today, Commun-
ist China announced it had taken
over the last American business
property in China.
One year ago today, 60 were
injured in riota in Saigon, Sooth
Viet Nam.
Thought for Today
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who has never been sick. (Arab
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By
ALLEY OORr
A city lawyer was making a
speech against a candidate for
governor a good many years ago
to a crowd in a little town. He
sank his voice almost to a whisper,
look cautiously arounw, and said:
“There are ho ladies present,
I believe. My friends, that feller
is a golfer!”
At the sinister-sounding word,
the listeners looked from one to
another in horror, a n d the box
went solidly against him.
ANOTHER TEDDY
Philadelphia IJ1—President Roo-
sevelt holds office here.
He is Theodore Roosevelt, III,
grandson of Theodore Roosevelt,
and president o$~4he' Americana
for the Competitive Enterprise
system, a national citizens organ-
ization.
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Frailey, F. W. & Woosley, Joe. The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 172, Ed. 1 Friday, July 20, 1956, newspaper, July 20, 1956; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth827836/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.