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Evening star., 1955-01-19
Britain Rushes Aid
To Sform-Bound as
Billiards Continue
y II. A..ociIo,.d Pre.. !

LONDON, Jan. 19.-Britain
mobilized q feet Of some 80 hell
copters and planes today to drop
food and medicines in frozen
Northern Scotland. More snow
was predicted for much Of the
British Isles and Europe, where
blizzards, gales and floods have
ragged for more than a week.
At least 20 persons were known
dead as a result Of the week of
snow, ice and iood-including Is
in Germany. 2 in France. at
least 5 in Scotland and an un-
announced number in COM
rnunist Poland.
The Royal Navy's l3.000-ton
aircraft carrier Glory steamed
from the Clyde River toward the
northern coast Of Scotland to
act as a floating base for heli-
copters engaged In rescue mis-
sions over the snowbound coln-
ties Of Caithness and Sutherland.
The Royal Air Force ordered
more than 20 planes to q relief
base at Kinloss.
More than 10000 persons in
Caithness and Sutherland were
cut of from the outer world by
20-foot snowdrifts and fallen
telephone lines. Radio broad
casts advised them to mark an
"F' on the snow If they needed
food or q ID" II q doctor was
required.
Another blizzard interrupted
rescue operations late yesterday.
Freezing weather early today
put some check on flooding In
the Mosei and Rhine Rivers Of
Western Germany. At Bonns the
West German capital. the Hood
crest on the Rhine was still to
come but already the basement
of the Federal Parliament Build
ing was full OF water. Workers
ringed the structure with 40, 900
sandbags to head on the rising
river.
Evening star., 1955-01-19
Elks Giving Oxygen Tent

The Washington Lodge, No.
IS. of the Elks planned to donate
a completely equipped oxygen
tent to the DR.. Hadley Sanitor-
ium during the Art Lamb tele-
vision show at 4:45 pm. today on
Station WTTG. The presenta-
ton was to be made by Charles
Orrison, exalted ruler of the
lodge.
Evening star., 1955-01-19

Pennylvalia turnpike west,
scattered ICY spots In mountains.
River Hepert
tRrum q, O. Ensineersb
Potomac River cloudy ut Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1955-01-19

District and yicinity---Fair and
colder tonight. low around "a In
the city and 10 in the suburbs.
MaryiandFair, windy and
colder tonight except cloudy with
snow fiurries in western portion.
Tomorrow fair and cold except
partly cloudy with snow fiurries
In western portion
Virginia ~ Generally clearing
and colder tonight except for
snow fiurries in the mountains,
low 1870 in west and north and
Evening star., 1955-01-19
New Bid to Muu Nous

NARoBI. Kenya. Jan. 10 tH.
Authorities Of this British
East African colony today an
nounced a new amnesty for Mau
Mau terrorists who give them
selves I'D and planes were sent
over the Kikuyu tribal reserves
to scatter thousands Of surrender
passes.
Evening star., 1955-01-19
The Weather Here and Over the Motion

20-25 In southeast portion. To-
morrow, mostly fair and cold.
Winds Northeast to north
1926 miles per hour over north
and $3.50 miles per hour over
south. becoming northwest to-
night.
Road Conditions.
Heavy snow south Of Lexing-
ton, Fredericksburg and Char
lottesville. Va. affecting Route
] and SOL and Southwest on
u. s. 2 and II.
Evening star., 1955-01-19

unable TO agree on how the
property should be divided.
Circuit Judge Walter T. Nc
Carthy. informed today that
agreement had been reached. or
dered q decree drawn for his
signature.
Evening star., 1955-01-19
Representive Rees. Republican.

Of Kansas. the
groups rank
in 8 minority
member, has.
sponsored leg
islatiun e M
bodying most
of the admin
istration's pro-
posaIs. And
g n 3 ] + m q n
Nj urray has
1 nd ic tie d
he will h0id
h e q r ! n g 5
on such legis-
lation
Evening star., 1955-01-19

However, there is not much
enthusiasm in the Senate Civil
Service Committee. Chairman
Johnston takes the view that his
committee has more pressing
things to consider at the mo-
ment. such as pay raise legisla-
ton and thorough Investigations
Of the administrators civil serv-
ice policies and its security firing
program.
In addition, some Democrats
on the committee say the adj
ninistration,s civil service policies
must be cleaned up" first be-
fore any Government wide OUT
side training program is author
lied by Congress.
Meanwhile, President Eisen-
hover has instructed all depart
ment and agency heads to do
everything they can to develop
in-training programs for their
employees.
SICK LEAVE--You can expect
the Government to be more
strict regarding the use of sick
leave.
AS a result of the new tax
laws granting tax exemption for
sick leave pay, Federal agencies
viii be required to be more dill.
gent In requiring doctors certif-
icates when employees are out
for any length of time. Under
the new tax law. employees who
are hospitalized or are out sick
for eight consecutive days or
more are entitled to tax exennp-
ton on the first 500 Of their
weekly sick leave pay.
#M #A
PAY--Local 40 here Of the
NationaI Federation Of Post
Once Clerks has called on the.
unions national officers to with
draw from the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor Government
Employees Council in reputation
of the councils support Of q
10 per cent Federal pay raise.
The local calls q 10 per cent in-
crease .meager and decidedly In
adequate" and wants its national
ofiicers to fight for an $500 pay
raise.
However. virtually all national
Government ernploye union lead
ers agree there is absolutely no
chance Of Congress approving an
$500 raise. They feel 1t is more
realistic to get behind the 10
per cent Federal pay bill spon-
sored by Chairman Johnston Of
the Senate civil Service Come
mittee and 20 other Senator's
Most Capitol Hill observers feel
that while Congress Is certain to
approve q classified and postal
pay raise this year, the increases
won't average more than 7 or
8 per cent.
A#4
ROTH CASE AFTERMATH
Leo A. Roth, the central figure
In the Government ei1iploye
test case firing, has been
awarded full back pay and
annual leave credit by the
Controller General. Mr.. Roth
has been restored to his Justice
Department job as q result Of
the Supreme Courts decision
and sought back pay and leave
credit for the entire period Of
time he was denied employment
by the Justice Department. The
Controller General ruled In his
favor.
-
TAX AID-Government work.
ers will get special help in their
agencies in filing out their 1854
income tax. forms. The Internal
Revenue Service Is training key
Evening star., 1955-01-19
The Federal Spotlight
En1ploye Training Proposals
Get Mixed c Congress Reaction
The Federal Spotlight
81 Joseph YOUNG

adminsrations eploye training proposals
meeting with mixed reaction in Congress
The House Civil Service Committee fairly receptive
the idea of authorizing Governmenwide outside training
for Federal workers In priyates
Evening star., 1955-01-19
LAP wirsphoio Map. .

snow for the coastal sections Of the Middle
Atlantic states tonight with nurres expected In Northern
New England parts Of the Northern Appaachians and In the
Upper Great Lakes area win be precipitation In the
area from the Eastern Slopes the Rockies 70 the Central
Great BASIN and from the Mexican 70 the Canadian borders
snow Is forecast m of this Area but rain expected In
the uppcr Rio valley, Asisana and Southern Nevada
win be colder the Caronas and Georgia and throughout
the Far west; warmer parts Of the Central Rockies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-13
MARY MARGARET
MCBRIDE
Whats Come Over the Cops?

so naive as to believe that no.
body ever gets away with spe-
cial privileges in this best Of
all countries you feel like
fiag-waving a little when you
come back to it after a while
away. But I'm outraged that
one who has been responsible
for law enforcement should
imply that anybody is above
the law or that the average
policeman on duty would delay
q summons while he made sure
he wasn't tagging somebody
who mattered.
The other clipping also con-
Germs parking. In q New Jer-
sey town q $500 pay raise for
policemen was voted down in
the recent elections and the
police, in revenge, began to
enforce rigidly the traffic regu-
lations. BY rigidly. I mean
that during a period when they
usually tagged some 80 viola
tors, they issued summonseS to
about 800.
Everybody, including the
mayor and the head Of the
police department. protested.
but the laws were on the books
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-13

A mountain high pile Of
clippings that has accumu-
lated during my absence yields
two items which puzzle and
alarm me. The first, from the
front page, marvels at q New
York City patrolman who gave
q parking ticket to a former
police commissioner.
The ex-commissioner. it
seems, had double parked his
country station wagon in front
of his city home. Along came
the cop with q ticket.
So far, there is nothing re-
markable about this story.
What depresses me is what
came after-the retired ON
cial found the policeman's
conduct so extraordinary that
he wrote a special letter to the
present commissioner, COM
mending both him and his
subordinate for their intre-
pidity.
Since when, this long suffer-
ing taxpayer would like to ask.
has it been considered daring
for a policeman in line Of duty
to give a ticket to any person.
however important? I'm not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-13

kindergarten pupils of the
Beauvoir Elementary School Of
Washington Cathedral held
their annual Christmas pro-
gram this morning at the
school.
The entire kindergarten Of
so children took part in the
three-scene production. di-
rected by Mrs. Constance Ack-
erson.
The program opened with a
presentation Of 1.-THE Nativity
Scene" with the children en-
acting the roles against a set
ting that included life-sized
animals of the manger which
they had made during the
year.
Santa Arrived
The second scene portrayed
the arrival Of Santa Claus with
his bag of toys and dancing
reindeer. plus gay and sprightly
elves who performed dances
under the direction of Evelyn
De La Tour. Their singing
was directed by Mrs. Martha
Aubrey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-13
Christmas Story

Bethlehem Chapel OF the
Cathedral.
Christmas Story
The Christmas story, under
the direction of Miss Julia
Morse, will be put on by Beau
voir third graders. Background
music will be presented by the
second-grade pupils under the
direction of Mrs. Aubrey.
Some of the children taking
part in the program are Ian
Alsop, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stewart Alsop; Robert
Bowie, jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert r. Bowie; David Bruce:
son of the former United
States Ambassador to France
and Mrs. David Bruce; VIII
liam L. Dunlop ~, son Of MIR.
and Mrs. Dunlop III; Everett
Glover, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles c. Glover III: William
w. Graham, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip L. Graham; Chris
tan A. Herter III, son of MIR.
and Mrs. Christian A. Herter,
jr.; Phyllis ANNA Mite. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul H.
Mite, and Maysoon Pachachi.
daughter of the Secretary Of
the Iraq Embassy and Nine.
Pachachi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-13

and the policemen were only
doing their duty. What I'd like
to know Is what they had been
doing before. II the traffic
laws were Just. why hadn't
they always been rigidly en-
forced? II they were unjust
and outdated, why hadn't
they been revoked
The reason I'm stirred up
is that I suspect this could
happen in almost any COM
munity in the country. and
wherever it happens. it's
wrong. I deplore the police
men who tried to get even.
But even more serious, / be-
lieve. is the attitude OF the
townspeople - including ON
cials-who must have been &C
cepting lackadaisical law en-
forcement In their community
since they erupted 20 angrily
when police efficiency was
stepped up.
(Prom Associated Press Nsysfeaturss)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-13
Beauvoir Students Plan
Nativity Presentations

The production ended in an
international note - children
dressed in authentic foreign
costumes, singing and dancing
beneath a large globe which
had been suspended from the
ceiling.
Some of the children taking
part included David Du Bots
Gaillard w, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gaillard III: Stephen
Burnet Hauge, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gabriel Hauge; Nancy
Lodge. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Cabot Lodge; Ce-
ella McGhee. daughter of the
former United States Ambas-
sador to Turkey and Mrs.
George C. McGhee. and
Thomas Hart Sayre. son of
the dean of Washington Ca
thedral and Mrs. Francis B.
Sayre, jr.
Meanwhile, the second and
third grade students of the
Beauvoir Elementary School
are rehearsing their annual
dramatization of the Nativity
Scene which they will present
at II am. Friday in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-13

ROOM AT THE NN-These BeoNo the No
Nativity
school, Left right janet Reyes daughter Of Mr. and
H. M Thomas Ketchum Mr. and Mrs
Kecun Joseph Nancy Lodge daughter Of Mr. and
the angels and jackie Lonohon Of Mr. and
Mrs. Lonohon.-Ren
Evening star., 1955-02-15

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Evening star., 1955-02-15
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Evening star., 1955-02-15

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Evening star., 1955-02-15
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Smyrna times., 1955-08-18
TRI-STATE TRUCK ROADEO
DeIawareans Among Judges For
Affair at Camden, New Jersey

DeIawareans Among Judges For
Affair at Camden, New Jersey
Seven Delawareans have been
named among the judges for the
tri-state truck roadeo September
$40 at the Camden Airport, Cam
den, N. j., it was announced by
Fred ]. Sievers, general manager,
Delaawre Motor Transport Asso-
citation. In addition, Col. Harry S.
Shew, superintendent of the Della
ware State Police, has accepted
an invitation to serve as honorary
Judge. The DMTA is joining
with the Pennsylvania and New
Jersey trucking associations in
staging the championship event,
the first regional roadeo ever
held by the industry. 1t also will
mark the first time that the Della
ware association has entered a
truck roadeo. The Delaware judg-
es, who will serve with an equal
number from the other two states
are: Francis ]. Jamison and E.
Irwin LeKites, Delaware Safety
CONTINUED on Page Eightl
Smyrna times., 1955-08-18
WILLIAM (WILD BILL) TUCKER
LAST OF FRONTIERSMEN HERE

The children in Smyrna are fill
ed with excitement by the appear
ance nightly this week of William
wild Bill Tucker, colorful
westerner with snow white hair
and beard who entertains at En-
mis- & Deakyne's on DUPONT
Parkway. Master of the art of
mimicry, he says he is Holly
woods first sound effect man. He
has seven singing voices and can
whistle in fourteen different ways.
And that isn't all. The boys and
girls are thrilled with his collec-
ton of guns, 124 in number, of all
kinds, but largely of the variety
used by the early-day desperadoes.
Tucker, like all other men who
folloy the ways of the frontier
dresses the part. Not only does
he appear at the Ford dealers
each evening at seven o'clock, but
he has made himself known
throughout the town, stopping in
stores and talking to people on
the streets, where his picturesque
looks, reminding one of Buffalo
Bill, attract listeners. The son of
a frontier Judge in Sidney, Neb.,
Smyrna times., 1955-08-18
WINS GOVERNORS TROPHY IN
INTER-CTTY SAFETY CONTEST

The presentation of the Cover
nor's Trophy in the Inter-City
Traffic Safety Contest to the town
of Smyrna was made at lunch
con meeting in the Gold Ballroom
of the Hotel Dupont on Tuesday.
Governor ]. Caleb Boggs present
ed the beautiful trophy to Town
Manager Rex D. Gilmore, who re-
ceived it on behalf of Mayor M
Blendt. The trophy will remain
in the possession of the town of
Smyrna for one year, and at pres
ent may be seen in the window of
the town Office on Main Street.
The attractive trophy is made of
an engraved silver circle imposed
on an onyx base, with small gold
cars at either side of a gold fig
ure on the base. Among the two
hundred and fifty guests at the
luncheon were the following from
Smyrna: Town Manager Rex D.
Gilmore. Chief of Police John w.
Jacobs, Jr., Councilmen Linden
Doughten, Lester Liefer, and Rich
ard c. Price, Francis B. Gebhart,
member of the State Highway
Smyrna times., 1955-08-18
r. PLEASANTON
DIES SUDDENLY
President of Dover C0nstruc-
ton Firm Died Of
Heart Attack
AT OCEAN DOWNS

Rowe Won Pleasanton, president
of the construction firm of Pleas
anton & Edgell, Dover, died sud
denly of heart attack while at
tending the Ocean Downs races
last Thursday night. He was 81
years old. Mr.. Pleasanton, a ma
tive of the Dover area, was gen.
eral superintendent for George &
Lynch until 1916. when he and
Louis E. Edgell, who was also as
sociated with George & Lynch,
organized the Pleasanton & Ed
gell firm. Since then the firm has
had many large construction con-
tracts in various parts of the
state. Mr.. Pleasanton owned five
sulky race horses, and one of
them finished second in the first
race at Ocean Downs Thursday
night. He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Ruth Pleasanton, and
two children, Mrs. Roberta Car
roll of Dover, and Rowe Won
Pleasanton, Jr., of near Dover.
and a brother, A. ]. Pleasanton of
Clayton. The Pleasanton home is
on the Hartly Road, west of
Dover.
Smyrna times., 1955-08-18
LOCAL UNITS
STAND WATCH
All Local Groups Presented
Solid Front For Hurri-
cane Connie
LITTLE DAMAGE HERE

Smyrna presented a solid front
in its defense plans in prepara-
ton for Hurricane Connie last
week. Efficient planning went into
the work by town officials, the
Citizens Hose Company, the pol
ice department, and the Legion
ambulance service. The Citizens
Hose Company had large group
of its members at the fire house
during the entire night on Friday
and their plans included having
a crew there at all times until
the storm was over. They had the
assistance of members of the
Ladies Auxiliary. All police were
on call until the hurricane sub
sided, according to Chief of Pol
lice John w. Jacobs, Jr. with
someone at police station to re-
ceive calls. Part of the fire house
had been set aside to use as a
First Aid Center if necessary
with a crew on hand at all times.
The auxiliary water supply for
the town had been made ready
to be put into use at once if the
electric current failed, and the
activities of all town crews were
under the direction of Rex d. Gill
more, town manager. The David
C. Harrison Post No. IA, Ameri-
can Legion ambulance drivers
were alerted and drivers were
available at the taxi stand to go
where necessary. The Delaware
Chapter Red Cross alerted Clin-
ton Robertson, disaster chairman,
and Miss Catherine Warner, Mot
or Corps, both of Clayton, Red
Cross volunteers for Area No. 4
which comprises Smyrna, Clayton,
Kenton, Downs Chapel, and
Woodland Beach and the areas
between. The preparedness plans
by the local firemen were directed
by the president of the Citizens
Hose Company, Robert Jacobs.
Although little damage was done
during the storm compared to
Hurricane Hazel, many home
owners were forced to struggle
against the violent rains during
the night, forcing water in around
doors and windows. The residents
of Smyrna feel pride and gratifi--
cation in the concerted efforts
made here by many different units
in the coordinated defense of the
people and property.
Smyrna times., 1955-08-18
AIR PATROL
ENCAMPMENT
Cadets From Kent Senior
Squadron Completes Sum
mer E n C a m p m e n t
RECEIVE CERTIFICATES

Cadets of the Kent Senior
Squadron, attached, Civil Air Pa
troll, have completed their sum-
mer encampment and returned
home from Grenier Air Force
Base, New Hampshire. Of forty
one cadets attending the encamp-
ment from Delaware twelve ca
dets passed the examination, of
which four were from the local
squadron. Those from the Kent
squadron receiving their certif1-
Gates were Corporal John Urian,
Faith Houtman, Stanley Savage,
and Horace Pugh. These cadets
now have the privilege of enter
ing the United States Air Force
in grade of Airman third class.
They also deserve additional
credit as they were handicapped
with training period of no more
than seven months. On compile
tion of the training period at the
encampment four-hour examin-
alton was given each cadet to de-
termine who would receive the
certificate of proficiency, the goal
which all cadets are trained for
after completion of a maximum
of one and one-half years instruc-
tion. The examination covers
their aviation study manual and
training at the encampment. Of
ficers of the Kent Squadron are
Reynolds Jones, commanding Of
ficer; Robert Hartnett, commune
cations; William Markley, COM
munications; William Short, oper-
ations and training; and Leon
Morris, supply, maintenance, and
transportation officer. CAP has
for it's purpose the promotion of
aviation and is an auxiliary of the
Air Force. Local training sessions
are held at Clayton Town Hall.
Smyrna times., 1955-08-18

Commission; Kenneth Smith, of
the Smyrna Times, and Mrs.
Henry c. Webb. The safety
award luncheon was sponsored by
the Delaware Safety Council and
Reynolds DUPONT, president, acted
as toastmaster. The invocation
was given by the Rev. T. A. Law
less. George F. Grotz, field direc-
tor, National Safety Council, pre-
sented National Traffic Safety
Contest awards to Governor
Boggs, for Delaware State Police
and Delaware Motor Vehicle De-
partment. Other awards were
presented to the city of Whining
ton, received by Mayor August F.
Walz. National pedestrian awards
were presented by William Mark
land, Manager, Delaware Motor
Club, AAA, to other Delaware
towns in the 5000 to 10000 popu-
lation group. The town of Smyr-
ma won the award for its traffic
safety record for 1854 in field
of fourteen towns in the 1000 to
5000 population.
Smyrna times., 1955-08-18

he found his calling in making
sound effects for the movies. Ex-
planning his marvellous ability at
mimicry he says: ut is all in
the lungs. He has a five-inch
chest expansion at the age of "a.
Tucker says that he neither
smokes or drinks, dut doesn't give
either of these self-denials credit
for his marvellous physique.
when I was child 1 had weak
lungs, he says. "An old fellow
told me that lungs were like
muscles; they had to get exercise
to develop. I started to sing and
whistle. This led to initiating
sounds made by cows, pigs, and
turkeys. When 1 got to Holly
wood expanded to include any,
thing needed to make a picture
complete. I guess the loudest i'm
itation I do is the Tarzan call. If
I am in an office 1 ask permission
before I give with that. There
is such thing as being thrown
out" In addition to his hobby of
collecting guns, he has another
hobby-graves, which he visits.
Smyrna times., 1955-08-18
FOOTBALL AT
SMYRNA HIGH
Will Begin At School On
Wednesday, August "a,
at z PM.
CHANGES IN SCHEDULE

Mr.. William Horney, football
coach at Smyrna High School,
has spent the last few weeks in
preparation for the arrival of the
1865 football candidates at the
high school on Wednesday night,
August "a, at z pm. Coach Hor-
ney hopes to install new type
offense more suited to our mater
ial and possessing an explosive
scoring punch, and the boys will
be introduced to it on Wednes-
day night. Letters of invitation
have been sent to 25 boys who
won either varsity or junior var
sity letters last year. Any boy not
receiving letter of invitation
should not hesitate to come out
and try cut for the squad as all
positions are open. A copy of the
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