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Evening star., 1957-12-16
Phenomena

ABOUT q year ago IeSIlNalS
were held in India and else
where commemorating the
$500 anniversary OF the birth
OF Buddha. Buddha was not
essentially a philosopher, but
a mystic. While sitting quietly
cross-legged in meditation,
his mind could clairvoyantly
transcend the vast realms Of
the etheric world OF Won
drous beauty and hear en-
chanting music. His visions
far surpass anything seen or
heard on a TV set in this
modern age.
Three feature articles by
Or. Selman A. Waksman per-
tanning TO the survival Of the
human soul were released by
the Associated Press. and re-
Gently appeared in The Star.
II is believed that the aver
age man in the street will
pay more attention to a
statement by a reputable
scientist than any other seq
ment Of society. The Nobel
Prize was awarded TO Dr..
Waksman for research work
in biology. and not for his
knowledge. or lack Of knowl-
edge, of psychic phenomena.
In his biological research
has the professor ever dis
cerned magnetism. or elec-
tricity. in his microscope9
II he cannot see them, does
he still deny their existence?
One article prepared by
DR.. Waksman makes the as
founding claim that. "All at
tempts. however. to prove
the existence Of such spir-
itual entities by the methods
of science have been uni
versally unsuccessful" That
statement should not remain
unchallenged. as it would
tend to promote crime and
debauch cry among the
masses. Swedenborg. a dis
tinguished scientist who was
born In 1888. wrote numerous
books to prove the immortal
ity OF the human soul. Sir
Oliver Lodge, the English
physicist. Camille F1am-
marion. noted French as
tronomer. and many scien-
lists In various parts Of Eu-
rope have written books as a
result of their many expert
ments in psychic research.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. who
was educated as a physician
and knew a few things about
biology. did considerable re-
search work and. with Sher-
lock Holmes precision, inves-
tigated the phenomena Of
the etheric realm and wrote
several books on the subject
A. Ueland.
Evening star., 1957-12-16
Russio's Scientists

I wonder II the great" So
cial equalizers Of our recent
administrations have taken
note Of the one reason put
forth by practically every
current analyst in explana-
tion Of the scientific prog
ress made by those dumb"
Russians. that is: Russian
scientists receive the incen-
tives Of higher pay and more
material benefits than the
average citizen.
Ray Baker.
Evening star., 1957-12-16
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

When you're gone from an
institution. you're really gone.
Even death, the old grim
reaper removes you no more
successfully.
Here was Christie. the
beautiful one, the talk of
every young man and the
charm Of every older eye,
and what happened
Christie got herself an
other job. and that was the
end Of Christie. as far as
conversation was concerned.
Nobody even spoke her
name again.
She was on q sort of black
list, and her old friends
especially the old ones-won-
dered why this should be so.
Henry James wrote a story
about ii once.
The Altar of the Dead.
he called it. in his high art
style.
1t was and remains one of
the most absurdly beauti-
ful stories ever written.
1t has something to do
with an altar where candles
are lit and kept burning.
The hero. who wondered
why his own dear ones
should be so forgotten, went
daily TO the altar to renew
his friendship.
No such place exists. but
in the story it becomes
highly probable.
Only by speaking Of those
gone are they kept alive
for us.
To forget. in memory, is
worse than failure to give
flowers. or to light candles.
Forgetting. in the every
day life. those good souls
gone to other jobs. is to
miss something good out of
the business life.
So let us think Of Christie.
light candles around her
memory. and felicitate the
happy ones with whom she
works now.
Our last look at Chris was
one late afternoon in a cold
and dismal winter month
not too long ago, as the
years fly.
She was not supposed at
all to be the center Of things,
or the cynoSure Of eyes,
whatever a cynosure is.
CIt's a word from the Greek,
who has had so many words,
meaning. literally, q dogs
Evening star., 1957-12-16
'Sniping' at President

David Lawrence. in his col
umn Democrats Shipping In
had Taste" says the at
tacks on President Eisen-
hover with innuendoes about
his incapacity to serve" are
lacking in the usual cour-
tesies Of public life" Such
attacks on a man who has
nearly all his life served his
country as soldier and
statesman, with great fidel-
ity. nobility. self-sacrifice and
Christian courage. should be
deplored by all true Amer
leans. and Mr.. Lawrence
should be commended for
his article. President Eisen-
hower's influence, as Mr..
Lawrence states. counts for
more in world councils today
tnan JnaJ OF any OJ1er lehueI
in the democracies."
Mary L. Hadley.
In his column Of Decem-
ber 9, entitled Democrats
Shipping In Bad Taste" Da-
vid Lawrence referred TO
"some Of the Democrats In
prominent political positions
who recently have made
"sniping attacks ON President
Eisenhower. with innuen-
does about his incapacity to
serve"
/ know Of no one who has
resorted TO this sort OF thing
In connection with the Presi-
dents latest illness. except
for o few columnists. Per.
Evening star., 1957-12-16
Algerian Compromise

In the final showdown, the United
Nations General Assembly has handled
the hot Algerian issue with commend
able temperatures. BY unanimous
vote OF 80 to 0, 1t has adopted resolu-
ton strongly implying that France and
the rebellious Nationalists should take
Evening star., 1957-12-16
'Ten-shun!
LETTERS TO. THE STAR

Pen names may be used n
letters carry ipriteys correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star., 1957-12-16
of Brains

agement is the prodigious
waste Of scientific brains and
technical know-how that has
been going on for years. Jeal-
ousy. fear. and sometimes
plain stupidity on the part
OF so-called science admin
istrators are largely respon-
sible. It is understandable.
with human nature what it
is. why We cannot expect TO
make the merit system work
perfectly but we can be sure
also that until We honestly
try to make 1t work we will
never get the type Of scientific
leadership that is so sorely
needed in our research work
today. The merit system as
practiced today can be de-
fined as a system whereby
one obtains his position by
influence and then gets his
advancement by the same
means-the only merit to 1t
being that 1t works. The his
tory Of science proves beyond
question that one good SCI
enlist with vision and ability
can lead 10 others of lesser
caliber to scientific achieve
ment never dreamed of. On
the other hand. it is also
true that one bad science ad-
ministrator can break the
spirit Of 10 good men and
cause them TO be bitter
failures.
II many a capable and ded-
icated Government scientist
had a few good friends close
to the throne" or belonged
to the right fraternity, per-
haps the country would not
be denied the benefit of serv-
ices 1t so sorely needs and is
entitled to. One of the first
things that a Government
scientist learns is that besides
possession Of the drive neces-
sary to do good research. he
must also have the courage
to battle the proverbial dogs
IN the manger" higher UP.
Apparently progress in sci
ence and advancement in
politics are not so far apart
as one might think at first
the same eternal struggle for
truth underlieS them both.
The lesson to be learned is
clear: Survival and the good
life TO follow depend. in the
long run. on realistic ap-
probation of both science
and the humanities. Spelled
out this means getting rid
OF the UNIT science admins
traitors who are where they
are too often because they
failed in the laboratory and
lacked the intestinal forti-
tude to go on. Then let us
recognize and encourage good
human relationships in all
our scientific undertakings.
The response. / am sure.
will open the floodgates for
the greatest scientific accom-
plishments the country has
ever known.
Disillusloned Government
Scientist.
II seems ridiculous TO talk
so much about the shortage
Of engineers and scientists in
the Government service while
so many departments. as
well as private industry. just
horde these people without
utilizing them to the full ex-
tent.
And the efforts to attract
them by raising salaries are
inconsistent with previous
u948-9) actions of degrad-
ing professional employees. by
bringing them down to the
level Of clerical employees and
calling this equal pay for
equal work"
II would be a long step
toward rectifying the situa-
ton, II professional grades
in the Federal civil service
were restored with salary
scales distinct from that of
administrative and other
clerical employees.
Alas = the Government Is
being run by the latter.
James s. Sweet.
Evening star., 1957-12-16

@. What is the difference
between legal interest and
lawful interest? J. d.
A. The legal rate Of inter-
est is that which may legally
be collected on claims which
bear interest but In which no
rate was stipulated. Most
States Ak this rate at 8 per
cent. Lawful" interest varies
greatly, depending on State
laws, and is the highest rate
which may be stipulated in
ordinary written contracts.
or which may be charged in
specified transactions.
@. Do any ships include
Pitcairn Island as one of
their regular sightseeing
stops for tourists? w. z.
A. No. Pitcairn Island in
the South Pacific, on which
the mutineers from the ship
Bounty took refuge In 1870.
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Continued From Preceding Page

Far Western area began to write
letters to Pongo Joe Cantillon extolling
the strikeout king of the Snake River
Valley League Faster than Amos
RuSie and with better control than
Christy MathewSon. he sang out in
his miSSiveS
Pongo Joe, onetime Chicago saloon
owner via San Francisco's riotous
Barbary Coast, regarded the Stogie
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worth at least $4,000, and only for
the trouble of going after him. Incl
dentally. it might be remembered that
Cliff Blankenship said the Idaho Kid
was all right and the clever catcher
knew what he was talking about
The Johnson story began, as far as
the Nations Capital was concerned.
in the spring of 'O7 when a forgotten
travelling cigar salesman covering the
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peddler as a iokeSter and paid no at
tention. Cantillon was not a happy
man. In his first year as manager of
the Nationals, he was finishing last.
Catcher BlankenShip entered the
picture when he broke his finger OF
no use to Cantillon at the time, Cliff
was sworn in as a deputy scout to
sign Clyde Milan, a young outfielder
in the Western Association. while
you're in that area" Pongo Joe in
Structed take a look at this kid
Johnson. I've had some reports on
him" Carefully, he refrained from
admitting the source of those reports.
1t was one of the all-time great
scouting expeditions For the pur-
chase price of 81 $50, Milan was signed
and he became Washington's best
outflelder for the next IA years, then
manager and coach. Johnson, who
made Blankenship's eyes bug out, was
offered 500 bonus, a guarantee of
$3.50 a month and a railroad ticket
TO Washington.
Johnson conferred with his dad
that night. They signed the next
day, but only after BlankenShip was
forced to make one more concession
In case Johnson failed, he was to be
given fare back to Idaho!
This is the youth who stayed for 81
years as a pitcher and whose total
victories-4l4-are more than any
ever put together in the modern era.
He struck out 3 ,497 batters, pitched in
$50 games and 1928 innings, COM
pleted SCI games and hurled ll3 shut
outs, all modern records Even old
timers, reviewing JohnSon's incredible
record, are continually astoniShed.
The late Clark Griffith, who saw 'em
all for some so years, literally wor-
shipped the big fellow from the time
Griff came to Washington in 1912 to
remain until his death in 1855. 1t was
a friendship that could end only in
one way-aS it did in 1916 when, tears
coursing down his cheeks, Griffith
held the hand of the dying, 9O-pound
Johnson, victim of a brain tumor.
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Milford chronicle., 1957-03-29

For, 10, the winter is past, the
rain is over and gone: The flow
eTs appear on the earth, the time
OF the singing of birds is come,
and the voice of the turtle is
heard in our land.-Song of Solo
mon 2:11-12.
Miss Janet Schelhouse and Miss
Dolores Savage had Sunday dinner
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Otweli.
After dinner they took ride down
to Rehoboth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Lewis of
Millsboro were weekend guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Guerrazzi and
family
The Guerrazzi children are over
the chicken pox and scarletina and
back in school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Jester at
tended the firemen's banquet on
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Timmons
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. John Tingle in Millsboro.
They also called on Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Tingle in Dagsboro.
MISS 00dTlOll0 INODIe anu 1ndI VIZ
Davis were Sunday night callers
on Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Shockley.
A high way and low
and every man Gecideth
The way his soul shall go.
On Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Mills, Mr.. and Mrs. Granville
Shockley and Henry Bennett visit
ed Mrs. May Shockley, who is in
the Fairivew Nursing Home in New
ark On the way up they stopped
in Middletown to see Anna Pretty
man at the Red Mems Home.
Miss Linda Hayes returned home
from the hospital on Tuesday after
being there for five weeks. She is
much improved.
Mrs. Hilda Shockley and daugh-
ter were in Wilmington on Tues
day.
''Tis springtime
All natures reborn
Shy flowers, fresh grasses
The hillsides adorn,
The orchards and woodlands
With colors are gay,
The glad earth rejoiceS,
Through all the bright day."
Milford chronicle., 1957-03-29
ST. JOHNS
Mrs. Laurence Kitchens
Phone Georgetown 2496

Revival services will begin at
st. Johns Methodist Church on
Sunday evening, March 81. Rev.
Frank Lucia, pastor. Speakers for
the week will be Dale Pruitt of Re
lance on Sunday evening; Rev. w.
W. Hamilton of Lincoln, Rev. James
Westcott of the Baptist Church in
Seaford; possibly Rev. Lee Elliott
of Laurel and others. Singers for
the week will be Carey's Quartet,
Samuel Elliott and Mrs. Ronald
James, the Circuit Girls Quartet,
ST. Johns Trio, Mrs. Olga Davidson,
Roland Bunting of Harbeson, the
Mcgee Sisters of Laurel, Mrs. Joan
Wilson and others. All invited to
attend these services.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Steele and
children attended the church sup
per at Kings Church, near Laurel
on Saturday, after which they mo-
tored to Queenstown, Md, and
spent the evening with Rev. and
Mrs. Jos. v. Holiday and family.
Mrs. May Kitchens and son YER
ence Johnson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Reed in Milton on Saturday
afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs. Larry Moore enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Moore
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton
Moore and son and Mr. and Mrs.
Dale Cooper and son On Monday
evening, the occasion being in hon
or of Mr.. MoOre'S birthday. Re
freshments of ice cream and cake
were served.
Mrs. Helen Truitt, Mrs. May Hit
chens and Vernon Kitchens attend
ed revival services at Asbury
Church on Tuesday evening heard
Rev. G. Francis Wilson preach.
Rev. and Mrs. Mich Salios and
girls, Sharon and Sue, of Whining
ton and Rev. and Mrs. Milton Mill
iner spent Friday evening with
Rev. and Mrs Frank Lucia. Rev.
Salios delivered the message to
Zoar Church that evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Justice had
as their dinner guests on Sunday:
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bunting and
son of Philadelphia, Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Justice, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
vey Hudson of Ocean View, Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd Sehmierer and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ruth Schmierer and chill
dren of Rehoboth.
Mrs. Ida Gordy attended the
teachers meeting at Seaford on Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Steele and
children attended one of Rev. Fran
els Wilson's churches on the Stock
ton-Girdletree Charge in Maryland
on Sunday evening.
Milford chronicle., 1957-03-29

Mrs. Thomas Carroll and Mrs.
Sylvia Brittingham visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Harrington Messick, near
Bridgeville on Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chapman of
Philadelphia were weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Drum
mond.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Davis Watson
visited George Clendaniel and
daughter Delema on Saturday
night.
Mrs. Robbins Webb and son were
Wednesday afternoon callers of her
sister, Mrs. Glen Albert and chill
dren of Lewes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Ashton of
Brookside Park, Newark, spent Sat
urday with Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius
Webb and on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Osborne and daughter of
Dover were their guests.
The Cedar Grove Farm Bureau
discussion group met with Mr..
and Mrs. Lucius Webb on Thurs
day evening. Representative Keller
was present and gave very in
formative talk on current legisla-
ton. A question and answer per-
iod followed during which a better
understanding of what is happen
ing in Legislative Hall at Dover
was gained by all.
Master Lloyd Webb spent Mon
day with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lucius Webb.
Mrs. Robbins Webb, Mrs. Lloyd
Davidson, Nancy Lee and Connie
Webb spent Monday in Wilmington
shopping.
He stands ready, right now, to
help you. All you do is ask.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brownlow Morris
have painted their little grey bum
galow bright yellow 1t looks very
cheerful and bright now.
Nancy Hayes spent Sunday af-
ternoon with her cousins, Gloria
Jean and Jimmie Hayes on Mar
shall street in Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Webb and fam
lily and Dolphus Smith were Sun
day guests of their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Sapp attend
ed the firemen's dinner Sunday af-
ternoon in Milford. They enjoyed it
very much and then visited their
mother, Mrs. Stella Sapp and
daughter in Houston.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hayes and
children were Saturday night sup
per guests of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Hayes.
Milford chronicle., 1957-03-29
CEDAR NECK
BY Serena Hayes
Phone Milford 4749

Love for God means obedience
to His commands; and His COM
mands are not irksome. john 5:3.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Gods viii is always best for us.
Preaching Sunday, March 81 by
Rev. w. w. Hamilton at p. m.
Miss Alice Brown entertained re-
Gently to a dinner: Mrs. Ida Mae
Latchum, Mrs. Sarah Stanton, Mrs.
Lottie Collins, Mrs. Clara Ingram,
Miss Shirley Ingram, Mrs. Mildred
Nutter and w. K Brown.
Mrs. Virginia Otwell spent We'd
nesday evening with her aunt and
uncle, Serena and Bob Hayes. She
was Joined by her husband, Jim
mie later in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Steele are
having their driveway blacktopped.
hope they enjoy it as much as we
have ours.
Mrs. Laura Roberts is improving
slowly.
All at once 1 saw crowd,
host of golden daffodils, beside
the lake, beneath the trees, flut-
tering and dancing in the breeze.
Sunday afternoon callers on Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Cecil Watson were Err
nest Watson, Mrs. Kathryn Davis
and Serena Hayes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Carter spent
the weekend in Milton as guests
of their son Joseph and family.
Rev. Eugene Hungerford spent
Saturday night with Mr.. and Mrs.
George Cohee and family at their
farm Mil-Del Acres.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Clark at
tended the funeral of Harry War
rington on Sunday at st. Johnstown
Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Davis, Mr..
and Mrs. Willard Potter and Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Warnock were
visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Mills, Jr., last week.
The Lord is wonderful of His
own
Saturday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Dewey Sapp were Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Sapp and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Benson
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Smith.
Earl Guerrazzi spent Friday
night with his brother, Vernon and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Carroll
visited relatives and friends in
and around Bridgeville on Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1957-03-29
MILLVILLE
By Millie C. Banks
Phone Dickinson 461

The Rev. w. S. Grant preached
very inspiring sermon on Sunday
morning. Flowers on the altar were
placed by Mrs. Ruth Hickman
The Cleaners Club met in the
church hall on Thursday evening.
Mrs. John Walter was the hostess.
We are sorry to hear that Teddy
Coffin is i'll at this time We hope
he will recover very soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Vogel and
family of Media, Pa, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Maneir and daughter
Frances of Lima, Pa, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Shaded and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Setman of
Quakertown, Pa, visited their bro
ther, Wes Setman this past week.
Mrs. Roger Addy of Laurel, Nd,
called on friends in Millville on
Saturday.
Milford chronicle., 1957-03-29

Mr.. and Mrs. James Snowdon
and daughter Gertrude of Darby,
Pa, spent the weekend with Mrs.
Robert Acton.
Miss Fay Rogers and Betty Lou
Vogel spent Friday in Wilmington.
Miss Beatrice Way is spending q
few days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Way in Whites Neck.
She is attending the Wesley Col
lege in Dover.
Mrs. Laura Evans and daughter
Naomi arrived home on Saturday
after spending two weeks with
Lloyd Evans and daughter Ilona in
Greensboro, N, c.
Mrs. Amy Short and Mrs. Atlanta
Simpler spent Sunday afternoon
in Frederick visiting Mrs. Shorts
family.