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Smyrna times., 1956-01-12

pleted his foreign study in Italy,
France and Mexico.
AS a scholar, DR.. Roberts was
elected to Phi Beta Kappa and re-
ceived honors for his work in both
France and italian. A member of
the American Association of
Teachers of French and the Amer
ican Association of Teachers of
Spanish and Portuguese, DIR.
Roberts is the author of several
publications dealing with foreign
topics.
Smyrna times., 1956-01-12

Mrs. Susan Marsh of Woodland
Beach has announced the engage
ment of her daughter, Carolyn
Ann, to Mr.. Harry Jarman, Jr.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Jar
man, Sr., of near Smyrna. Both
Miss Marsh and Mr.. Jarman are
graduates of Smyrna High School
class of '55. Miss Marsh is en-
ployed by Wilson Refrigeration,
Inc. and Mr.. Jarman is associ-
ated with the State Highway De-
partment. No date. has been set
for the wedding.
Smyrna times., 1956-01-12
Safe Board of Health Clinics


State Board of Health Clinics
will meet in Kent County as fol-
lows: January 16-Well Child
Conference, Dover Health Unit,
Ala South State Street, pm. Call
Dover Sill, Ext. 10 for appoint
ments. January 17-venereal Dis
ease Clinic, Milford, Health Unit,
Shore Theater Building, 11:30 to
1890 pm. Crippled Children's
Clinic, Dover, Health Unit, $50
am. January 18-Chest Clinic,
Dover, Health Unit, 10 am. jan
uary 19-Cancer Detection Center,
Dover, Health Unit, 9:45 to 11:45
am. and 12:45 to 2:45 pm. This
service is for women 25 years of
Smyrna times., 1956-01-12
Brownie Troop 141

A meeting of Brownie Troop
141 will be held at the post home
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Clayton on Friday evening, Jan.
13 at 7:30 o'clock. Miss Rose
marie Jenkins, district director
from the Wilmington Council will
be a guest and will speak to par
ents and guests after an investi-
ture service. An effort is being
Smyrna times., 1956-01-12
The Smyrna Times
PHONE 522l SMYRNA. DELAWARE

Sounded by Robert d. Hoffecker, July s.
1854. Editor and proprietor until Feb
ruary 10. 1867.
Owned and Published by Robert d. Hof.
fecker. Jr., from February 10. 1907 to
December "a. 1889.
sblished Every Thursday Morning BY
The Smyrna Times. Inc. rs Commerce
Street. Smyrna. Del
w. Lester Smith. Manager
oVERTISEMENTS- Smyrna Times
"a the business medium not only for the
town Ii represents but for the outlying
district of which it is the center, en-
bracing the towns of Clayton. Kenton.
Cheswold. Townsend, Leipsic. &C. A rate
of so cents per inch an insertion charged
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on application. For Sale. For Rent,
Lost and Found Advertisements occupy
ing one inch space or less, a minimum
charge of so cents per insertion. In
memoriam articles. 10 cents per line per
Issue.
Entered as End class matter March is.
1879 at the post Office at Smyrna. Del, un-
der Act of Congress of March 8. 1879.
Subscription price. $500 per year. strictly
In advance.
Smyrna times., 1956-01-12

made to secure a Neighborhood
chairman for Neighborhood C,
Girl Scouts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10
Postal Clerk
Wins $2OOfor
Air Mail Plan

David w. Hill. 63l5 Twenty
third avenue, West Hyattsville,
Md, a distribution clerk in the
Postal Transportation Service,
yesterday received $500 cash
award and a commentator GER
tificate in a ceremony at Wash
ington National Airport.
The award, signed by Post
master General Summerfield.
was made under the Depart
ment's incentive awards pro-
gram. 1t was in recognition of
Mr.. Hills suggestion that a sys-
tenn Of standard authorizations be
used in billing registered mail
at air mail fields throughout the
Nation. saving many man-hours
in handling registered air mail
The presentation was made by
E. George Siedle. Assistant Post
master General in charge of the
Bureau of Transportation. Also
present were:
Ben Adams, special assistant
to the Assistant Postmaster
General for Transportation;
William A. Taylor, regional
transportation manager. and
Robert E Brown. assistant di-
rector of the Washington Re-
gion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10
BY FRANK sARTWELL, Jr.

Cheer up. all you police de-
partments and political ward
leaders. Cheer up. you poetry
lovers. barkeeps and Donny-
brook watchers.
There are going to be enough
Irishmen to go around-and you
can take it from the deputy
prime minister Of the Favored
Island. himself.
The Hon. William Norton
spoke yesterday to the National
Press Club on "Are the Irish
q Vanishing Race" At least,
he was billed to speak on that.
In his desire to attract new
industries and capital to Ire
land, Mr.. Norton actually read
the newspapermen a lecture on
the economic progress of his
country since the British occu-
patton ended Eat least in part)
80 years ago.
"Why Not Vanish?"
Things in Ireland in that line
are coming along nicely, he
said, and there is great oppor-
tunity for foreigners to help
them go along more nicely still.
But the announced topic had
aroused other ideas in the minds
of the assembled press. The
questions came fast, most of
them on the order Of:
why should the Irish not
vanish?"
Since economic conditions are
improving in Ireland, what is
the United States to do for a
supply of cops and political lead
ers?"
TIN your desire to attract new
capital. would you accept money
from the Scots?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10
World Without the Irish?
Not a Chance, Press Told

rs this Irish Sweepstakes
ticket genuine?"
IF Peter Townsend were an
iIrishman, would his romance
with Princess Margaret have
turned out differently"
How does the Irish potato
compare with the Idaho potato?'
There were some questions
about partition (Mr. Norton is
strongly against it, Irish men,
bership in the United Nations
(Ireland will be on the side of
peace and human dignity tour
list accommodations very good)
and naturalization Of industries
(there has been some, and it has
turned out we'll.
On the lighter subjects. Mr..
Norton had this to say:
America need have no fear of
Ia shortage Of policemen and
politicians. Nov that we are
i'm the United Nations with you.
we can share both in rather
generous fashion"
Scottish Aid a Miracle"
Scottish capital? 1T was my
understanding that the age of
miracles was over
Mr.. Norton will carry back to
mis- country, when he leaves the
United States early in February,
the sweepstakes ticket ser.t up by
the Press Club member who
worried about not getting a
receipt. He promised sweeping
investigation.
Princess Margaret's romance
involves the private affairs of a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10
BY GEORGE BEvERIDGE

The Federal commission set
up to plan an auditorium and
cultural center in Washington
has decided to reach no policy
decisions until an advisory group
of experts has time to study all
possibilities.
The commission. at an all-day
session yesterday. heard a pre-
Iliminary run down on nine pos
sible siteS-including Roosevelt
Memorial Island - and saw
sketches of how the center might
look If certain facilities are in
cluded.
But it followed the advice Of
its technical advisers board
of eight prominent architectural.
planning and engineering firms
that this is not the time for
decisions either on the site or
makeup of the center.
Charles Luckman Of Pereira
and Luckman, the firm co-ordi-
mating the studies, set UP this
ambitious time table:
BY February /. the Advisory
Board will give the commission
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10
Planners of Civic Center
|Awoit Full Study Report

three or four" possible designs
for the center. and narrow the
sites to three or four possibilities.
BY May /. 1t will be a Single
strong recommendation" show
ing precisely what the center
might include. its architectural
layout and its location.
The description of sites under
study ranged from Foggy Bot
tom to the far northeast, and
covered their general physical
characteristics. The only sur
prise in the group was Roosevelt
Island, the wilderness memorial
in the mid-Potomac near the
Lincoln Memorial.
Congress, which authorized
the study last year, said the
center should include an audi
torium. a place for presidential
inaugurations. music facilities
and a mass communication"
center. It put no strings on how
the commission should interpret
the facilities.
The Luckman and Pereira
firm yesterday showed sketches
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10

of about 20 possibilities. with
opera halls, music rooms and au-
ditoriums in various layouts and
various sizes. They included ideas
submitted by the various advi-
sorry firms.
The sites under study, besides
the island, included two In Foggy
Bottom, two in Southwest rede-
velopment areas. two on the
north and south sides of East
Capitol street between Sixth and
Eighth streets, one near the Dis
trict National Guard Armory,
and one at the old General Ac-
counting Office site and Fourth
and F streets NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10
DR.. Harris to Speak

DR.. Frederick Brown Harris.
Chaplain of the Senate, will be
the principal speaker at the 8lst
birthday banquet Of the Demolay
Commandery No. 4 of Knights
Templar at $3.50 o'clock tonight
in the Masonic Temple, S0l
Thirteenth street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10

lady and is not proper topic OF
discussion.
The Irish potato is immensely
superior to the Idaho potato and
all other breeds.
If the Irish vanish, America
viii lose one of its most colorful
segments of humanity. And my
affection for the United States is
such that / deeply hope such a
disaster will not overtake it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-10

It's time to register as vot-
erS. The place Is the District
Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14

to beat the Italians. While
Mario Luciolli was in Washing
ton, he had to stay at Blair
House, as he was an official
member of President Gronchi's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14
AUTOMATICALLY
SPEAKING
Pierre Millet Refuses Mink Coat:
PQttersons to Leave in April
By SELMA ROOSEVELT

golden voice who is studying
in Chicago. He comes here
about once a month to do pro-
grams for the Voice Of Amer
lea.
MARIA PERDOMO, first
secretary of the Dominican
Embassy. just returned from
a lecture trip to Detroit and
Canada and said people were
surprised to find a woman
diplomat representing the Do
minican Republic.
It also turns out that she
and American Ambassador
Clare Boothe Luce have some
thing in common. Mrs. Luce
was en- route to Detroit when
bad weather grounded her
plane in Cleveland. The same
thing happened to Senorita
Perdomo-the same day. APP
parently the local papers had
a great deal of fun with the
woman diplomats dilemmas.
X X X \
THE PETER KILLERS said
"Auf Wiedersehen" yesterday
to a group of their friends at
a cocktail party given in the
Carlton Room of the Shera-
ton Carlton Hotel.
Mr.. Keller has been the
labor secretary of the German
Embassy for more than five
years.
w EAT H E RWISE DIPLO-
MAT, New zealand's Sir Leslie
Munro and Lady Munro escaped
most of Washington's winter
by timing their home leave in
January and February, which
comedies with New Zealand's
summer.
The Munros return to Wash
ington the week end of March
"a. in time for the Washing
ton spring and also to see
their new granddaughter born
to Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Dettor.
X y X X
FOR GALLANTRY, its hard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14
AMBASSADOR KOO
is RETIRING
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
Ambassador v. K. yelling
ton Koo, veteran Chinese
diplomat and envoy to the
United States for almost 10
years, is planning to retire.
Close associates said today
Mr.. Koo has submitted his
resignation to Generalissirno
Chang Kai-shek but it has
not yet been accepted.
Mr.. Koo, a member Of the
Chinese diplomatic service
for 40 years, was China's
wartime Ambassador to
Britain.
Chinese Embassy sources
said Nine. Koo is in Paris
where the couple has rented
a home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-14

Mink coats aren't easy to
come by, but French Minister
Pierre Millet almost had one
forced on him at a recent
party.
When he gave his claim
check to the cloakroom at
tendant, she presented him
with a handsome full-length
mink wrap.
Mr.. Millet assured her he
was alone and this couldn't
possibly be his.
I'm sorry, SIR" she replied,
sit must be yours. The num-
bers check"
Whereupon bystanders urged
him not to argue the matter
further and accept his good
fortune.
He sadly reports that he
remained honest to the end
and finally persuaded her to
find his own not-so-elegant
apparel.
WHEN JEFFERSON PAT
TERSON retired in 1852 after
80 years in the foreign serv-
ice, he and his wife, the
former Marvin Breckenridge,
turned their attention to their
farm in Calvert County, Md,
to various civic endeavors and
personal matters.
But the sense of duty is
strong. And now former Am
bassador Patterson has been
asked to come out of retire
ment to take a post as Ambas-
sador to Uruguay.
Pending confirmation of the
appointment by the Senate,
the Pattersons will leave for
Uruguay toward the end of
April. There, both will have a
chance once more to use their
fluent Spanish.
After entering the foreign
service in 1921 Mr.. Patterson's
posts included Peking, Bogata,
Istanbul, Breslau. Oslo, Ber-
lin, Lima, Brussels, and Cairo.
SOMEWHERE TO RELAX?
Believe it or not. there's just
the place on busy Massachu-
sets avenue. The Turkish
Press Attaches Office has open
ed an exhibition room where
you can stop in. look at Turk
ish handiwork, sip Turkish
coffee, listen to Turkish music,
see a movie about Turkey
even borrow a few books. Ac-
cording to Altemur Kilic, the
Press Attache. they will be glad
to arrange for visits from wom-
ems clubs, and other groups.
Other news from the Turk
ish Embassy is the arrival next
month of two deputies, one
a well-known Turkish woman,
Nazli Tlabar, and also Mr..
Ahmet Tokus. Also coming to
town will be the Turkish Frank
Sinatra - Mr.. Celal Ince, a
handsome bachelor with a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-18
Transit Maps
Track Removal

The District is comforting with
ID. c. Transit System officials so
that an orderly planned program
can be worked out for removal
OF the streetcar tracks over the
next several years.
District Highway Director j.
N. Robertson said today he has
notified the company that about
az miles Of tracks are in three
highways scheduled for early
lrepaving. These are Rhode Is
land avenue, which he plans to
begin repaving probably next
summer; North Capitol street
and Michigan avenue. which are
slated for improvement in the
next two or three years.
Under the franchise granted
o. Roy Chalk. D. c. Transit
president. the requirement is set
forth that track removal ought
to be accomplished in about seven
years. The company also is re-
CURED TO dovetail this track e.
moval with the District High
way Departments repaving
plans.
The plan is to have the city's
mass public transportation sys-
TEN shifted over entirely from
streetcars and buses TO an all
bus operation.
The track removal cost has
been estimated as high as sllI
million.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-18
Board Votes to Censure
7 eochers' College Head

Mr.. Tobriner, however, urged
that further inquiries be made.
He said he did not think Dr..
Hager's handling Of the case re-
fiected credit on the college. He
declared there was VERY patent
INSTRUMENTATION toward the SUI
perintendent"
West A. Hamilton. however. in
advocating that the board drop
the case, declared several months
have now elapsed and there are
two new members OF the board
who lack proper background on
the case. He said DR.. Hager
had previously made a creditable
appearance before the board and
that he is a responsible, dis
tinguished educator and was
guilty only Of an error In Judg-
ment.
Or Hsger said today that as
yet he has had no communica-
ton from the board on the SUBJ
iect Of the censure resolution.
He said he could not comment
until he had received the reso-
luton.
II a statement is requested By
the board. he said. Il will cer-
tainly make one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-18

The Board Of Education, by 9
Atop vote, with two new mem.
bers not voting. adopted a reso-
luton yesterday 10 draw up a
proposal Of censuH against DR.
Walter E. Hager, president OF
the District Of Columbia
Teachers College.
This grows out Of alleged
cheating by students in the last
academic year.
The motion was sponsored by
Walter N. Tobriner. who said
Or. Hager should be given an
opportunity TO answer the pro-
posed censure on the grounds Of
INSTRUMENTATION in failing TO give
School Supt. DR.. Hobart M. Cor
ming proper cooperation In the
case.
Dr.. Corning recommended to
the board yesterday afternoon
that the case be considered
closed, after he had investigated
the cheating incident. He de-
clared that evidence Of some ir-
regularity was uncovered. but he
was unable to determine its ex-
tent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-18
Man
Hunted in Theft
OF $1,000 Payroll

Police we're searching today for
Ia ruddy-faced man who took an
$4,000 payroll from q woman
within a block OF the Silver
Spring police station and es-
capped in a car driven by an &C.
complete.
Apparently unarmed. the man
accosted Mrs. Eleanor Manson,
81. before noon yesterday and
jerked from her grasp a knitting
bag containing the cash. In try
ing TO save the money. Mrs. Nam
son was thrown TO the sidewalk,
but was not hurt.
Mrs. Manson. who lives at 1854
overlook drive, Hillandale. was
robbed in front Of the arm where
she works. A. Myron cowell. Inc.
bTicklaying contractor, at S4i6
Ramsey avenue.
She screamed as the man, be-
tween Is and 80 years old. ran
with the money TO a faded light
green 1919 Plymouth waiting q
short distance away on Wayne
avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-18
HIGH SCHOOL

Mr.. Tobriner also told the
Virginia group that school-wide
achievement tests given to 18th
and 18th graders in Washington
last year showed the lowest
formerly all-white high schools
ranking above the highest of
those high schools formerly all
colored.
He also gave a breakdown OF
pupil assignments to a new
"four-track" plan for 10th grad
Iers.
The breakdown showed 3l5
white and SO colored students
in a new "honors" course. for
brilliant" youngsters; 803 white
and 356 colored in a college,
preparatory course: GAS white
and 1.453 colored in a "termi-
nal" course, and l58 white and
1919 in a basic" course for
SLOW learners.
These figures also were given
to the Davis subcommittee.
Economic Status Link
Asked by a questioner whether
the so Negro honors students
came from a low or high eco
nomic group, Mr.. Tobriner said
he had no further information.
School officials at the recent
hearings testified that student
achievement appeared generally
Ito be related closely to economic
status.
Nj. Tobriner told the session
Washington schools are tighten
ing UP on promotions.
Referring to a query at the
Davis hearings as to whether
the schools promote 'by size and
weight" he said the schools are
seeking to prevent this.
He said after the meeting he
regards the failure record as
evidence that indignation hasn't
caused Washington schools TO
lower standards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-18
School Failures
OF Negroes
In D. E. Cited
Tobriner Gives
Figures to Group
At Charlottesville
By star stan Correspondent

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. Oct.
18.-Figures showing bigger
failure tally for Washington ID
CO Negro school pupils than
white pupils we're given to a cit
liens group here last night.
Walter N. Tobriner, Washing
ton Board of Education member.
gave the figures to the Char
lottesville chapter of the Vir-
GINA Council on Human Re-
lationS.
Mr.. Tobriner told the group
that more than IA per cent of
Washington's Negro senior high
course marks were Fs-failures
last june BY comparison, the
white tally was under 6 per cent.
In Junior high schools the
Negro course-failure total was
1872 per cent. The white junior
high tally was just under 4 per
cent.
Compiled Last Month
The racial breakdown on fail
ling marks was compiled by
Washington school officials last
month at the request of the spe-
Icial subcommittee headed by
Representative Davis, Democrat
of Georgia, which is investigat-
ling Washington public schools.
The subcommittee recently adj
journed public hearings.
Students who fail courses are
required to repeat them, some
times at summer school, in order
to get graduation credit.
Mr.. Tobriner gave these per-
lcentage breakdowns of last
June's failure for principal sub
jectS:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-18
The
Rambler
Octugon House
Mythical Place
BY RICHARD RODGERS

Octagon House, which is
misnamed, has a flock of ghost
stories, none Of them more
substantial than the idea the
old place has eight sides.
Col. John Tayloe had 1t
built around the end of the
18th century.
His daughter is supposed to
have been so indispoSed by an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-18
Higher School
Level Sought
Board of Education
Pledges New Action

The Board of Education re-
newed its pledge yesterday Ito
continue to work to raise the
educational level of all the chill
dren we have in common.
In a statement, adopted at the
suggestion of Walter N. Tobriner
board member. the board COM
Iplimented teachers and princi-
lpals on the job they are doing.
The statement said:,
1.-THE congressional committee
hearings investigating the school
system of the District of Column
Ibia have tentatively been con-
Icluded. The board deems it APP
lpropriate at this time to express
Its gratitude to the many princi-
pals and teachers who, in testi-
flying before that committee, up
held the highest standards of
professional integrity and who,
i'm some instances, submerged
personal prediction to the chal-
lenge of a job requiring the ut
most in skill. tact and patience.
1.-THE board further desires to
commend and to offer it's sup
port to the many more teachers
and principals who. though not
called to testify before the COM
Imittee, remained and are re-
naming at the daily task with
good will, cheerfulness and eff
fective accomplishment within
the schools.
I'VE are proud of their devo-
ton to a principle which tram
Scends race or color and which
stems only from deep belief in
the dignity and decency Of man
kind.
ITO the superintendent, to the
administration, to the teaching
body and to the community, this
board renews its pledge to con-
tinue to work to raise the edu-
cational level of all the children
we have in common"
Wesley S.. Williams, board
asked for the complete
transcript of the congressional
hearings for each member.
Criticizes Statistics Use
Mrs. Ruth Spencer. board
member. said "short statistics"
used by the counsel for the
House District Subcommittee in
vestigating the school situation
here, have done much TO under
mine confidence in many parts
of the community. In general
these showed colored students
have not done as well as white.
She told the board statistics
are misleading unless all factors
upon which they are based are
taken into consideration.
She gave the board the re-
suits Of an investigation she con-
Quoted and concluded. that sta
tistics should not be compiled
by race. Mrs. Spencer is the
newest colored member OF the
board.
Her sentiments we're echoed
by Col. West A. Hamilton. also
colored, who declared economic.
social and other factors must be
weighed, when considering sta
tistics.
Other Statistics Cited
Another board member. Mrs.
Arcadia Near Phillips. pointed
out that statistics furnished by
School Supt. Hobart NJ. Corn
ing showed that both white and
colored students do not do as
well when they are in a de-
cidedly minority group.
In other actions. the board:
Voted to 60 on record as APP
proving the principle Of bor-
either from the Federal
Government or through bond
issues. for capital outlay pur-
poses. The board win request
the District Commissioners 70
ask Congress for such su-
thority.