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Evening star., 1955-05-08
Two U. S. Officials
Inspect Ouemoy

TAIPEI, Formosa, May 7 P.
Two top-ranking United States
military officials spent six hours
today comforting and inspecting
on Quemoy, within seven miles
of Red China's port Of Annoy.
The unheralded visit to the
key Nationalist offshore island
was made by Vice Admiral AL
fred nj. Pride, commander Of the
United States 7th Fleet, and
Mai. Gen. William C. Chase,
head of the United State Mill
tary Assistance Advisory Group
on Formosa.
They conferred with Gen. Liu
Yu-chang, commander Of an es-
timated 10000 men on the So
square-mile island 100 miles
across the strait from FormoSa.
Their inspection Of the island
defenses came only few days
after the Reds had subjected it
and Little Quemoy to one of the
heaviest artillery shellings IN
eight months.
Admiral Pride and Gen. Chase
were accompanied on the trip by
1t. Gen. Yu Pak-chuen. vice
chief of the Nationalist general
staff.
Evening star., 1955-05-08

win be held at 2:45 pm. wednes-
day One viii deal with the
Kaplan Committees recommen-
dation to Congress to hberalize
Federal employe retirement and
family survivorship benefits by
supplementing the civil service
retirement system with social
security.
Participating will be Eliot
Kaplan. New York attorney who
was chairman of the KapIan
Committee: Civil Service Com
missioner Fred Lawton. William
Parsons. Administrative Assist
ant Secretary of Treasury: and
Jerome Keating. vice president
of the National Association of
Letter Carriers.
Another panel will discuss the
Hoover Commission recommen-
dations on Government person.
mel. The members of the panel
are Francis P. Brassor, execu-
tive secretary of the Hoover
Commission; Thomas r. Reid,
chairman of the Hoover Com
mission subcommittee on per-
sonnel problems in the Defense
Department and director of the
Ford Motor Co.'S civic affairs;
George A. Graham, staff director
of the Hoover Commissions task
force on Federal personnel; and
James r. Watson, executive di-
rector of the National Civil
Service League.
Mr.. Watson also will address
the Thursday morning general
session on "Is Patronage Obse-
lete?"
Another panel on Wednesday
afternoon will discuss Toward
a Stronger Foreign Service
Action on Wriston Committee
Recommendations.
The panels on Thursday will
discuss various methods to i'm
prove Government personnel op-
erations as well as the various
problems facing Federal admin
istrators in civil service matters.
Among those participating will
be John w. Macy, executive di-
rector of the Civil Service Com
mission; Maj. Gen. Robert N
Young, the Army's Assistant
Chief of Staff, GIL; Robert Ram
speck, vice president. Eastern
Airlines; James A. Campbell
president, American Federation
Evening star., 1955-05-08
Raise AVERAGE
To Hit 8.50%

Chairman Johnston Of the
Senate House conference on the
postal pay bill said yesterday
that under the conference agree
ment the 100000 Federal postal
employees would receive an aver
age pay increase of $50 per cent.
The South Carolina Democrat
said the annual cost of the postal
pay rise would be $173 million.
These figures. Senator john
ston said. are based on official
Post Office Department esti-
mates. He added that the fig
ures should put to rest what he
called many conflicting estimates
widely quoted during recent
days"
Senator Johnston said that the
e-HouSe agreement repre-
sents an average reduction Of
more than 2,5 per cent Of that
provided in the Senate bill and
an increase Of less than l per
cent in the bill approved by the
House.
Personally" the chairman
said, Il would have been happy
if these figures could have been
reversed and it is matter of
deep regret to me that it was
not possible to reach a compro-
mise more favorable to the pos
tai employees"
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boosts at a 7.6 per cent hgure-
One highly placed Republican
member of the Senate Civil
Service Committee declared:
THE prestige and veracity Of
the Republican leadership in
Congress is at stake. When the
postal pay legislation came UP
for House and Senate action.
Republican leaders of both
chambers fatty told members
of Congress that President
Eisenhower would veto any postal
pay bill in excess of 7.6 per cent.
"As a result of this positive
statement. most Republican
members in Congress voted for
the 7.6 per cent figure and
against the higher figure. This
was a politically unpopular thing
to do, but Republican members
went along with the lower pay
figure out of loyalty to the Pres
ident and because they were
told the White House wanted
them to vote that way.
"If the President signs the 8.8
per cent postal pay bill, he would
pull the rug out from under the
Republican leadership in Con-
gress as well as all the Repub.
lican members of Congress who
supported him on the pay fight
Not only that, it would hurt the
Republican leadership on future
legislation in Congress, since it
would place them in the posi-
tion Of not knowing what the
President really wants"
Other key Republican mem
bers on the House and Senate
Civil Service Committees, as well
as the G. o. P. leadership in
the House and Senate. privately
support these sentiments.
They discount President Eli
senhower's statement at last
weeks White House press con-
ference in which he said he had
not made up his mind on the
bill and denied ever predicting
a veto. Under the circumstances,
they say. Mr.. Eisenhower could
hardly have said anything diff
ferent. They say it would have
been improper for the President
Evening star., 1955-05-08
GeorgionsCite
Negro Mother
OF D. G.. Aides

A 75-year-old midwife, mother
Of two District Government Off
cials. yesterday was named Ne
gro Mother of the Year in Glynn
County, Ga.
! She is Mrs. Mary E. Atkinson,
of Brunswick. Ga.
Mrs. Atkinson is the mother Of
Richard r. Atkinson. Of 422
Fifth street Sc, who is mem
ber of the board of directors Of
the District Redevelopment Land
Agency, and Clement Atkinson.
of 1866 Meridian place NV.
who is on the board Of District
Barber Examiners.
Mrs. Atkinson, known by her
patients as big Momma," Is
busy around the clock. She
usually has from IL to is cases
working at a time. She had II
children of her own, IS now
living.
Three of her seven sons are
doctors. One of her eight daugh-
ters is public health nurse.
Evening star., 1955-05-08

partment; Henry A. Du Fon.
deputy assistant secretary of De-
tense for manpower; Leon L.
Wheeless, director of the Defense
Departments Civilian Personnel
Policy Division; and Hiram S.
Phillips chief of the Foreign Op-
erations Administrations Latin
American Public Administration
Division.
The registration fee for at
tending the two-day meeting is
81 for SPA members and $3.50
for non-members. Tickets can be
purchased Wednesday morning
on the upper lobby of the
Statler.
Evening star., 1955-05-08

to say he would veto a bill be-
fore it even was finally passed
by Congress and came to his
desk for his study and consid-
Grafton.
If the President does veto the
measure. he is expected to ask
in the veto message that Con-
gress take immediate action to
enact postal and classified pay
bills that he can sign into law
this year. In that event. it's
expected that Congress will
quickly approve a 7.6 per cent
postal pay raise bill and a 6 or
Z per cent classified employe pay
raise measure.
Meanwhile, the House and
Senate are expected to give final
approval to the 8.8 per cent
postal pay bill tomorrow and
send it to the White House.
President Eisenhower's decision
is expected to be made known
within a few days.
-
SPA CONFERENCE-Senator
Humphrey, Democrat. of Mime
sofa will be the keynote speaker
Wednesday when the Society for
Personnel Administration opens
its two-day annual conference at
the Statler Hotel. He will speak
on "The Importance of People"
during the session starting at
$3.50 am.
During the afternoon session,
Civil Service Commission Chair
man Philip Young will discuss
Current Legislative and Admin
iStrative Issues in Personnel Ad-
ministration."
Three separate panel sessions
Evening star., 1955-05-08

Of Government Employees: wn-
ham Pincus. associate general
counsel Of the House Govern
ment Operations Committee;
Franklin Schafer. personnel di
rector. Agriculture Department:
Franklin DeWald. departmental
personnel director. Navy Depart
ment; o. Glenn Stahl. director
of the Civil Service Commission S
Programs and Standards Bureau:
10y W. Henderson. Deputy Un-
dersecretary for Administration
State Department; George VIII
son. assistant comptroller for
personnel, State Department; ;
Arthur G. Jones, chief of per-
sonnel projects staff, State De-
Evening star., 1955-05-08
Mediators Fail
To Win Accord
In |. &N. Strike

ATLANTA. May 7 (P).-Final
agreement to end the Louisville
& Nashville railroad strike
eluded mediators in Washington
tonight as new dynamite blasts
and gunshots puctured both re-
gional rail and telephone dis
putes.
The mediation session recessed
until tomorrow after a day of
hope that a pact could be signed
to halt the walkout on the vast
L. & N system and send the
issues to arbitration.
Francis O'Neill, chairman of
the National Mediation Board,
said both sides were so close to-
gether they're scorching each
other" and declared he was real
optimistic"
However, asked about a re-
port that Monday had been set
for settling the strike he said,
"the time schedule may be a
little set back"
Strike Leader Comments
Informed that the two sides
were reported close together,
George E. Leighty, chairman of
the striking union negotiating
committee, said IF they are he
(O'NeilD knows something /
don't know"
G c. Howard, personnel direc-
tor of the L. & N. said Il have
nothing to say"
Negotiations in the nine-State
strike of CIO Communication
Workers of America against the
Southern Bell Telephone Co
were at a standstill, but the COM
pany claimed that a back-to-
work movement is increasing.
Main Line Cut
Even as, rail negotiators
worked in a night-long session,
| dynamite cut the L. & N. main
line north and south of Birming-
ham, Ala. and a damaged switch
wrecked a freight train near At
tala, Ala.
Earlier. dynamite wrecked two
freight trains in Kentucky and
a railroad bridge guard was shot
to death. The shooting was re-
ported to have been accidental
Latest property damage in the
telephone strike was in Alabama
Describing the damage as "seri-
ous," District Manager w. F
Yandell reported a total of 11C
telephone wires were cut neal
Mobile early today, disruptine
communications with New Or
leans, Montgomery. Birmingham
Atlanta, New York, Chicago ano
Houston.
In a statement, Southern Bel
claimed it had completed more
calls during April than in the
same month of any other year
1t also reported more employees
returned to work this week thar
any week." and claimed that
"the total number of employees
at work passed 81 900 on Friday
When the strike began. it was
estimated that Southern Bell hao
approximately $4,000 union ELI
hgible" employees.
Evening star., 1955-05-08

District and vicinity-Cloudy
today with high in the middle
70s. Fair and cooler tonight.
Mostly sunny and cool tomor-
row.
Maryland-Partly cloudy and
cooler in the mountains today
Fair and cooler tonight. Mostly
sunny and cool tomorrow.
Evening star., 1955-05-08

Low. A., at $40 am.
Tide Tables
FURNISHED BY United States Coast and
Evening star., 1955-05-08
DRIVEWAY CAVES IN
AS WOMAN BACKS
CAR INTO STREET

DETROIT (P.-Mrs. Jesse
Brewer backed her car from
her garage onto the street,
then watched her driveway
cave in.
ut sank slowly" she said.
"and didn't stop until a sec
ton 20 feet long and 10 feet
wide had dropped about 6
feet"
The driveway Is over the
city's sewer interceptor.
Evening star., 1955-05-08
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
8.8 Pct. PostoI Raise
Called Sure Of Veto
By JOSEPH YOUNG

Key Republicans Congress continue insist that President
Eisenhower will the 88 postal payrecacaton
bly,
They President anything eIse
since the G. o. p leadership and rank-ande in Congress
ported him virtually 100 cent in the postal
Evening star., 1955-05-08

Contrary to what you may think,
the Hammond organ is a very
simple instrument to play; in
fact far easier than the piano,
violin, or other instruments.
To prove this to you we are offering
this low-cost course of Hammond
Evening star., 1955-05-08

organ lessons which will teach
you to play the instrument prior
to purchase. You're invited to
visit one of these classes and
watch others making fast prog
ress on the instrument known as
"muSic's most glorious voice"
Evening star., 1955-05-08

This edition also includes:
The Star Pictorial, a 24-page
locally edited magazine featur-
ing Junior Davy Crocketts" in
pictures and words.
This Week, a 40-page magazine
featuring Schiaparelli's answer
to the question What makes a
woman chic?"
A 10-page comic section.
Evening star., 1955-05-08
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

Virginia-Cloudy and mild to-
day. Fair and cooler tonight.
Mostly sunny and cool tomor-
row.
Wind-West or northwest 10
20 miles per hour today.
River Report
tFrom U. s. Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and clear at Great Falls: Shenandoah
clear p Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1955-10-23
Don't Wait Too Lonql

to take your affairs firmly in hand There's still time
you have lost destroyed your canced checks and
there bewderng blank gaps in check stub book
your bank may be able help fill them in The stores
where you shop often tell you what state and local
taxes they have paid in your behalf Your dentist and
physician tell you what your exact medical expenses
amounted to. Your employer may be able to help you
straehten out your expense account.
If you going to need special help in preparing your
RETURN is the time to get it. Agents Of your local
Internal Revenue Office win gladly answer any specific
questions you have in mind If necessary they will
sit down with you and give advice on your problems
Even the Office Boys Busy
But you ask for this kind of help well in advance
Of the posJanuary rush! Last taxpayer complained
to that when she visited her local Office April IL she
was told that they could only give her five minutes
replied MADAM was there on that same day and even
the Office boy couldn't give me more than five seconds
For those individuals whose earnings not subject to
Withholding it is doubly important to begin right
to determine their years income. If their estimated quar-
teriy returns too small they may well have mammoth
fall due at the last minute. If the guess is too far
wrong. there may be penalties!
OF course there processing method either in your
home in Offices that viii completely out all
catch every deduction You can, however, cut
the risk Of overpayment - Continued on next page
Smyrna times., 1955-05-26
TAKE CARE OF
YOUR SIS. CARD
1t Indicates Membership In
Largest Insurance Sys-
tenn in World
EASY CARD TO LOSE

It's only a small card-about
twice the width and three times
the length of an ordinary penny
postage stamp. Nevertheless, it's
important. It's like an insurance
policy. 1t indicates membership in
the largest insurance system in
the world-The Federal Social Sc
curity system.
It's a very easy card to lose
as thousands of high school stu
dents know from personal expert
ence. The issuing of duplicates
actually costs the U. S. Govern
ment thousands of dollars every
year.
What about your card? You
had to have it when you applied
for that vacation job. When you
returned to school last fell, did
you put it in a safe place-where
it will be available when you need
it again?
This little card is your social
security account number card. 1t
has your name and your number
on it. Take good care of it. Don't
be one of the losers" Keep it in
a safe place so you will have it
when you need it.
If you have to work this sum-
mer you will need a card if you
never had one before. When you
apply for a number, the Govern
ment establishes an account for
you which remains open as long
Smyrna times., 1955-05-26
GIVE LECTURES
ON LAW" SERIES
Featured Speaker to be Dean
G. w. Keeton of
London, England
AT TOWER HILL SCHOOL

A series of five Lectures on
Law" have been scheduled for the
Tower Hill School Auditorium be-
ginning May 30, 1855, according
to an announcement made today
by Gordon C. Godbey, associate
director of extension at the Uni
versity of Delaware.
Featured speaker will be Dean
George w. Keeton, professor of
English law and dean of the fac
ulty of laws at Univerity College,
London, England.
Cost of a series ticket will be
only $1,000, but individual tickets
will be sold at $3.50 each. All
programs will begin at 500 pm.
Dean Keeton has for the past
thirty years been intimately con-
nected with legal theory and
practice. He was educated at Con-
vile and Caius College, Oxford,
as a foundation Scholar in Law,
and at Gray's Inn as a Bacon
Scholar. He spent three years as
Reader in Law and Politics, Hong
Kong University.
He has written widely on many
aspects of English law and it's ap-
plication to national and interna-
tional problems. His most recent
book, "The Passing of Parlia-
ment," is concerned with the pos
sibility of a Cabinet dictatorship
and the loss of Parliament's pow
er to prevent it. In the field of
fiction, Dean Keeton is remember
ed for two novels, "The Speedy
Return" and "Mutiny in the Car
ibbean.
During the course of his lee
lures, Dean Keeton will be in
residence at Brown Hall, the Uni
versity of Delaware.
The Series
May 30-"The British Constitu-
ton in the Twentieth Century"
June 1.-The Problem of Judic-
ial Precedent in England
June 3-'The Evolution and
Nature of the British Common
wealth"
June 6-"The Legal Profession
in the Welfare State"
June 8-"A Century of Land
Law Reform"
Smyrna times., 1955-05-26

their great risk of life nobody
could expect them to push along
their work without getting finan-
cial help from day to day. Can
anyone find more noble life of
sacrifice for anyone to serve his
fellow man?
On Sunday there was large
attendance at Emmanuel Church
to hear the sermon by the Rev.
Frank G. Buckley, the pastor. He
choose his text from the sixteenth
chapter of st. Mark in which he
gave elegant remarks upon the
Life of Christ, also what he did
and what he avoided. 1t was truly
an inspiring sermon and much ap-
preciated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Lockerman of
Delmar were here on Sunday and
Monday having been called to at
tend the funeral of her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Robert Beardsley, on
Sunday.
The death of Mrs. Myrtle T.
Beardsley at the Delaware Hos
pital cast a deep spell of sorrow
over our whole community. She
had been at the hospital for "a
days and was thought for several
days to be improving. Mrs.
Beardsley was born at Townsend
and had resided here all of her
life. She was the daughter of the
late John and Maryetta Townsend.
She was a member of the Imman-
uel Church at Townsend. She was
liked by all who knew her, being
of very friendly disposition and
always willing to help anyone she
found in distress. She was also a
devoted wife and loving mother.
Surviving in addition to her hus-
band are a son, Robert Beardsley,
Jr., of Townsend; a daughter, Mrs.
H. c. Jones, Lynbrook, Long Is
land; sister, Mrs. Wilmer Feni-
more, Townsend; and two broth
Smyrna times., 1955-05-26

ers, John and Samuel Townsend,
both of Wilmington; and four
grandchildren. The funeral was
held at pm. on Sunday after
noon, the Rev. F. G. Buckley Of
ficiating. Interment was in Town
send cemetery.
About the time one learns to
make the most of life, most of it
is gone.
He who puts off until tomorrow
what he should do today eventu-
ally will get out of doing at least
one days work.
We are sorry to report that
little June Mannering has been
ill at her home for several days.
She is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Burton Mannering. Jr. The
little girl is expected to return to
school in a few days.
Remarking as a joke, Harry
Wilson, a Middletown man, went
into the postofice there and upon
seeing no one to serve as clerk,
he remarked to a companion, II
guess they've all gone fishing.
Sitting in the rear of the office,
the postmaster felt insulted and
had the fellow making such an
ill-timed remark arrested, and he
was fined $3.50 and costs by the
magistrate. Harry said later he
would weigh his words better the
next time.
Garden crops are looking good,
as well as farm crops. Some rain
would help a lot. The lima bean
crop looks exceptionally well and
promises a big one. A lot of peo-
pie grow the lima beans and have
fine success in putting their pro-
duct in the markets.
Smyrna times., 1955-05-26

Of amusement and interest; also
had the pleasure of meeting Jack
Dempsey in whose restaurant she
dined and had her picture taken
with the ex-champion heavy
weight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde L. Shock
ley, Jr., and little son, David
Bruce, of Newtown Square, Pa,
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Shockley here on Sunday.
Mrs. Ethel weigel of Kenton
was a brief visitor at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Shockley
on Monday.
Mrs. Betty Baker and daughter,
Joan, of Philadelphia, spent We'd
nesday with her mother, Mrs. A.
E. CHM, who is ill.
Mrs. Helen Saybolt, of PhiladeI-
phia, is spending a few days with
her mother, Mrs. A. e. CHM.
AS baseball pitcher, Bill Stew
ems was hard to equal. He hailed
from Smyrna and was often call
ed upon to pitch for clubs of the
nearby neighborhood towns. He
pitched at various places and gen.
orally made a good record as a
twirler. One of his highlight games
was between Townsend and New
Castle in 1900. He had the New
Castle team at his mercy and the
final score was 2 to 0. At Smyrna
he waited to be called everyday
and soon had a request for pitch
ing from clubs either far or near.
He often struck out eight men in
a single game.
Let's reflect back to 1909 when
the smallest newspaper in the
world was published here. One
item in it reads, earl Shockley,
a popular young man of this place,
has secured a position in the u.
S. Navy as stenographer.' He is
now stationed at Newport, RI,
but will be assigned to duty on
a Warship in April"
Another item from the news
letter, smallest newspaper publish
ed in Townsend, reads, "Mr. Taft,
the president says the opening
date for the Panama Canal should
be 1912, instead of 1915. Very
good. Open it in 1912. We will be
ready for the opening" From the
paper dated February, 1909.
Again we proudly say that the
firemen of the state and nation
deserve the praise and full finan-
cial support from every quarter
in the nation. These brave men
freely respond to any call to save
life or property and their work
is beyond any calculation as to
the onivent of its effectiveness and
net results. Never holding back,
these men rush forth in sunshine
or storm to save human life and
the structure of property. Did
anyone ever hear a single fireman
complain as to his hardships as
he meets them daily with true
courage and determination. At
Smyrna times., 1955-05-26

as you live. When you reach 65
and retire or when you die, the
wages credited to your account
will be used in determining the
benefits payable to you and your
dependents. Naturally, if some of
your wages aren't posted, you
may not get the full benefit to
which you are entitled.
So. protect that social security
card of yours-take good care of
Smyrna times., 1955-05-26

it. If you lose it, get a duplicate
from the social security office. In
Delaware the. Office is located at
S13 West Street, in Wilmington.
Always show your social security
card to every person you ever
work for. That's good business
it's good sense-and it's the only
way you can be sure you are
credited with all the wages you
have earned.
Smyrna times., 1955-05-26
Townsend

Miss Gloria Frank of Townsend
has returned home after spending
several days in New York City,
where she had visited many places
Smyrna times., 1955-05-26

Walter ScOtt's First Book
Sir Walter Scott published his
first book in 1899, when he was %
years old.
Evening star., 1955-11-13
SONG SLEUTH
ANSWERS
See Quiz Page E-4

1. "Takes Two to Tango" by
Al Hoffman and Dick Manning.
2. 1.-TWO Sleepy People by
Frank Loesser and Hoagy Car
michael.
3d. ta) 1.-TWO Cigarettes in
the Dark" by Paul Francis
Webster and Lew PolIack; lb)
"Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name"
by Mort Dixon and Allie
Wruble.
4. "Tea for Two" by Irving
Caesar and Vincent Youmans.
S. "For Me and My Gal" by
Edgar Leslie, E. Ray Goetz
and George w. Myer.