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Evening star., 1957-12-24
aYEs, VIRGINIA. there i!

Eyes, VIRGINIA, there is
a Santa Claus. He exists as
certainly as love and gener-
osity and devotion exist, and
you knoy that they abound
and give to your life its high
est beauty and Joy. Alas!
How dreary would be the
world II there were no Santa
Claus! 1t would be as dreary
as II there we're no Virginias.
There would be no child-like
faith then, no poetry, no ro-
nance to make tolerable this
existence. We should have no
enjoyment, except in sense
and sight. The eternal light
with which childhood fills
the world would be extin-
guished.
Not believe In Santa
Clausl You might as well not
believe in fairiesl You might
get your papa to hire men to
watch all the chimneys on
Christmas Eve to catch Santa
Claus coming down, what
would that prove? Nobody
sees Santa Claus, but that is
no sign that there is no
Santa Claus. The most real
things in this world are
those that neither children
nor men can see. Did you
ever see fairies dancing on
the lawn? OF course not, but
there Is no proof that they
are not there. Nobody can
conceive or imagine all the
wonders that are unseen and
unseeable In the world.
you tear apart the baby's
rattle and see what makes the
noise inside, but there Is a
veil covering the unseen
world which not the strong
est men that ever lived, could
tear apart. Only faith. fancy,
poetry, love. romance, can
push aside that curtain and
view and picture this super
natural beauty and glory be-
yond. Is 1t all real2 All, Vir-
ginia, in all this world there
is nothing else real and
abiding.
mo Santa Claus! Thank
God! he lives, and he lives
forever. A thousand years
from now, he will continue TO
make glad the hearts Of
childhood"
Evening star., 1957-12-24
Crowds Jam
Stores, Troins
And Buses
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President and Mrs. Nixon.
drew . record crowd. set by
Park Police Inspector NJ. H.
Leach at 900. nearly 1000
more than attended the event
last year. Thousands more saw
the glittering event on televi-
sion.
The President. bareheaded
and without his topcoat. which
he took OF before speaking,
warned the throng that peace
viii come high. not the least of
the price being "self-sacrifice !"
He said:
THE spirit Of Christmas helps
bridge any difference among
US tthe peoples Of the earth) i.
Faith and hope and charity are
its universal countersigns.
Peace and good will are It's
universal message. But these
viii be words only. hollow and
empty. unless we confirm them:
In sweat and toll that trans
late good intentions into fruit
full action:
I'm courage that does not
hesitate because the risk is
great or the odds immeasur-
able:
I'm patience that does not
quit because the road is hard
or the goal far of:
"In self-sacrifice that does
not dodge a heavy duty be-
cause the cost is high or the
reward unsure."
NATO Report Later
He reminded the gathering
that a few hours later. at $3.50
pm. he would report to the
Nation via radio and television
on the recent meeting Of the
NATO leaders in Paris.
Here let me say" he added,
"that in dedication to peace,
| in our determination and readi-
ness collectively to sustain that
peace, (the United States Isl
firmly Joined with dts) NATO
partners-as indeed we are
with other friendly nation S
around the world"
Evening star., 1957-12-24


As once again We meet in
this annual ceremo we
In this annual ceremony. We
count ourselves a most privi-
legged people. In a land at
peace, we are gathered about
the National Christmas Tree to
set its lights aglow with their
symbolic message Of peace and
good viii to men.
The custom we now observe
brings us together for a few
minutes this one night. But
this brief ceremony is warm in
a spirit that gives meaning to
all our days and all our labors.
For you and I. here. are. not
alone in a world indifferent and
cold. We are part of a numer-
Gus company united in the
brotherhood of Christmas. And,
as a brotherhood. we remember
with special concern. the weak.
the helpless and the hungry.
Beyond this tree that towers
above US in the dusk; beyond
the shadows and limits of this
place. a mighty host Of men
and women and children are
one great family in the spirit
of Christmastide.
Tens Of millions Of them are
our fellow Americans. At this
moment they are sitting in safe
and cheerful homes. They visit
among themselves in the lighted
squares of small towns. They
hurry along the crowded streets
Of busy cities. Freely they drive
and fly and ride the transport
lanes Of the Nation. They are
at work. of their own choosing,
In shops and factories and
fields. They are on distant
posts and stations. on the ap-
proaches to the South Pole and
in Greenland. on every con-
tinent and on many islands
doing their tasks far from home
for the peace and we'll being
Of all Of US at home.
Renewed Hope
All are united in the renewed
hope we feel at Christina,
time. that the world will some.
how be a better place for al
Of us.
In the days Just preceding
our Holiday Season. I had the
opportunity to work closely
with the leaders Of our NATC
allies. Later this evening, tho
Secretary Of State and I shall
report to erica on thai
meeting. But here let me say
that, in dedication to peace. In
our determination and readi.
ness collectively TO sustain thai
peace. we are firmly JOINED
with our NATO partners-ai
Evening star., 1957-12-24
The
Rambler
Feels It's Time
For Suntu Letter
BY GEORGE KENNEDY


@She climbs on my knee"
the man lunching at the
next table was saying with
pride and awe, "and she says,
Daddy. do you know that the
Santa Claus legend has its
origin in the Netherlands7'
"She had looked it up in
the Encyclopaedia Britain
MICA"
The man sitting next TO
him asked:
How old Is she?".
Eight"
The Rambler was thinking
that over when he returned
TO the office. Then the tele-
phone rang and q woman
reader asked II 1t could be
arranged to have The star
print the "Yes. Virginia. there
Is a Santa Claus" editorial.
She was from New York.
she said. and she never really
felt like Christmas until she
had read it over again. The
New York Sun used to re-
print 1t every year.
Could 1t be arranged?
The Rambler went to The
Star library and learned that
stories about Virginia, who Is
now 6S. appear almost every
Christmas season. But The
Star hasn't carried the COM
plete editorial since 1918.
About time!
Evening star., 1957-12-24

THE GIRL who wrote the
letter is a school teacher. q
doctor of philosophy and for
mer principal Of one Of the
big public schools in lower
Manhattan. Her name Is
Mrs. Edward Douglas.
She was eight years old
come Christmas in 1897. and
her friends we're teasing her
about her belief in Santa
Claus. She asked her father.
DR.. Philip +. O'Hanlon. Then
she wrote this letter to the
New York tmorning) Sun:
Dear Editor:
II am eight years old.
"Some of my little friends
say there Is no Santa Claus.
Papa says. If you see 1t in
the Sun it's So
Please tell me the truth,
is there a Santa Claus?
Virginia OHanlon.
"1l5 West 95th street"
She was answered by an
editorial written by Francis
-7harcellus Church.
virginia, your little
friends are wrong. They
have been affected by the
skepticism of a skeptical age.
They do not believe except
they see. They think that
nothing can be which Is not
comprehensive by their little
minds. All minds, Virginia.
whether they be mems or
children's are little. In this
great universe of ours man is
a mere insect, an ant, in his
intellect, as compared with
the boundless world about
him, as measured by the In
telligence capable Of grasp
ing the whole truth and
knowledge.
Evening star., 1957-12-24
Librun PIunned

WESTMINSTER. Md. Dec,
"a R.-Carroll County COM
missioners have approved es-
tablishing a county library
service next year. II will be
the 18th county library in
Maryland.
Evening star., 1957-12-24

which would cut across State
lines in the Washington area.
Last month. the councils
Executive Committee called for
an authority to coordinate
and direct" programs Of a re-
gionaI nature affecting area
growth. Yesterday. in a meet
ing at the Hotel Statler, the
council specified the authority
should:
Have power to originate
plans. to approve. disapprove
or amend the plans of any
local authority within its pre-
scribed Jurisdiction and power
TO execute such plans to COM
pletion."
Adopted Unanimously
The resolution on Route 24O
was adopted unanimously after
the council heard a report from
Mai. Gen. Louis w. Prentiss,
USA retired. surveying and re-
jecting alternate routes which
have been proposed.
Gen. Prentiss. former District
Engineer Commissioner and
chairman Of the councils Spe-
cial Policy Committee, said the
suggested Wisconsin avenue
corridor" was already over
loaded.
I'm my estimate, we should
be trying to route interstate
traffic in such a fashion that it
would not be pyrramided on
top of the traffic on this Wis
consin avenue corridor" he
said.
The councils statement listed
these reasons for its stand in
favor Of the river route:
It would cost $13 million less
to construct than either Of two
other proposed routes.
II would be 'far less de-
structive to private property.
and, having only two intersec-
tions. would involve much less
disruption of established traf-
nc patterns than the alterna-
tives.
Better balanced traffic serv-
ice would result. since tie route
would not overload interstate
facilities as would other sug-
geSted routes.
In view of the anticipated
growth of upper Montgomery
County. the favored route would
help siphon of expanded traf-
fic from this area. rather than
funneling it all through the
already overloaded Wisconsin
avenue route.
Delay Criticized
Mounting delay in pinpoint-
ing the route is leading to con-
fusion. uncertainty and. in
some instances. economic loss, y
the council said.
"As an interstate highway
this route must be built as q
limited access thoroughfare
with expansive grade separa-
tions at every intersection tun-
less the highway is TO consti-
tute a total barrier to pedeS-
trian and vehicular traffic al
these Intersections. able to
accommodate the expected
traffic volumes of 1875" it con-
tinued.
The resolution on the re-
gional authority noted that
Washington and its Metropoli-
ltan Area face rapidly growing
Evening star., 1957-12-24
Fine Arts Answered,
Bridge Plans Pushed

District oca continued to pillow ahead today in planning
stages for Constitution bridge the Potomac
River.
Behind them the remains of bitter denuncation by
the Arts Conmissicnbued by letter from District
Engineer Commissioner A. c. yelling yesterday.
Col yelling steadfast and unrufed ignored the
Evening star., 1957-12-24

The question remains unan.
Swered about where lies the
ShAngri-La the Dryers wrote
they were seeking. Sergt. Dwyer
wasn't talking and the Air
Force says it doesn't know.
Evening star., 1957-12-24
Route on Potomac
Backed by Council
Strong Regional Authority
On Area Growth Plans Sought

The Federal City Council will ndorse proposed Potomac
River route favored by city highway officials at the Commits
soners hearing the u s. Route 240 link to downtown
Washington January g.
In addition to this stand. the council adopted
prosa establishment of regional authority
Evening star., 1957-12-24
Remarks by Eisenhower
AT Lighting Of Tree

Following the remarks OF the President at the
Pageant OF Peace ceremonies lighting the National Com
munttv Christmas Tree yesterday.
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-01
Reading Conference For
Parents At The
University
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why, to suggest how they can be
encouraged to read even more,
and to recommend hundreds of spe-
cial books for various groups and
types of readers.
From 1923 to 1856 Phyllis Fen
ner was librarian in the Manhas-
set Long Island public schools.
She receives her fair share of
credit for the notionwide reputa-
tion of that school system. During
the same period, she wrote arti-
cles about library work and books
and reading, reviewed books, edit
ed antholOgies, and became one of
the cOrntry's best known and best
liked authorities on children's
books. Besides her anthology, she
has also written Our Library: The
Story of a School Library That
Works.
Born in Almond, New York, she
now lives in Vermont, writing, re-
viewing, lecturing, and gardening.
She is on the editorial board OF
Cadmus Books and on the Advisory
Board of Children's Digest.
Other conference participants
will be Dorothy McCardle, Wash
ington syndicated columnist, and
DR.. LaVerne Strong, curriculum
consultant for the Connecticut
State Department of Education.
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-01
Indian RiUer
POlUer Plant Has
Started Operating
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gineers started tests on parts OF
the electrical and mechanical sys-
TENS Nothing can be left to chance
when thousand degree tempera-
lures, high pressures ana ma
chinery spinning 5000 revOlu-
tions minutes are involved
Slight leaks or misalignments
could cause havoc; hence tests on
the various components every steI
of the way
In mid-October came the exciting
oay when steam pressure was first
applied to the turbine which spins
the generator. The process was
gradual with peak temperatures
and pressures built up over a 3
day period. The generator respond
ed according to plans, with a wei
come hum. The engineers looked
listened, nodded, and finally breath
ed sighs of satisfaction. Indian
River Power Plant was in business
producing electric power.
The plant site, in Sussex County
Delaware, is on the Indian River
between the towns of MillSbOro and
Dagsboro. A few years ago it was
series of separate islands, but
when the river channel was dug,
enough fill was scOoped up to make
one large, continuous neck of land
1t is large enough to accommodate
six generating units ultimately, be-
sides providing space for coal stOr-
age, ash disposal and subStatiOn
Further than that it is ideal for a
power plant since enormous guam
titles of river water are available
for cooling purposes. River water
from the north side is pumped into
the plant presently at the rate OF
$4,000 gallons every minute. 1t is
circulated in the cOndensers tC
cool steam, then pumped hack into
Island Creek on the soGtn side OF
the plant. Nothing is added to the
river water-nothing is taken from
it.
Fortunately, the property chosen
which met the basic requirements
for efficient production of electric
power, has the added advantage OF
DCluS III Tic VI q oplu4y
growing area.
For the most part what goes on
inside a power station is best un-
derstood ~ engir reers. Briefly, two
major processes occur: the gen.
GRAFTON of steam and the genera
tion of electricity.
Hundreds of tons of coal are
burned daily and the end result is
clean, energy-packed kilowatts.
The coal is first pulverized fine as
face powder so that it burns with
a fiery blast. This takes place in
a modern boiler, called a steam
generator, which towers Is stories
above the ground. The heat is used
to change water to steam . the
steam is further heated to 1000 de-
grees F. and its pressure increased
tremendously. Then the great
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-01

force Of this superheated steam is
applied to turn the turbine which
drives the electric generator. Of
course, all of the coal must be
hauled by rail or water since none
is mined on the Delmarva PENN
sula.
Babcock & Wilcox designed and
built the boiler; Westinghouse
Corporation designed and built the
turbOgeneratOr. 1t is an especial
feat of precision to assemble ma
chinery and parts weighing tons
which must spin without let up at
speeds as high as 5000 revolutions
a minute.
Indian River Power Station has
already contributed. and will con-
tinue to contribute, to the economy
of the Peninsula. Construction pay
rolls will soar into the millions by
the tire the plant is completed. In
addition permanent personnel for
operating, maintenance and man
agenlent will live in nearby COM
nun4ties, contributing to their eco
nclnic welfare.
The new and ample source of
power will better serve our homes,
businesses and industries. 1t will
also give added incentive in at
tracing new industries 10 the area.
The plant and its attendant bene-
fits are the result of local business
planning by local citizens, plus the
invested savings of many small in
vestors-nOne of the money is de-
rived from government financing.
Not a single dollar of all the mil
lions that has been invested to
bring this plant to the point of
production has come out of the
pockets of the taxpayers. Indeed,
far from putting n drain on the
taxpayer, this plant has added tax
able property to the community,
and it will produce taxable earn
ings to help support local, state
and federal government functions.
Indirectly, this helps provide for
better schools, safer roads, and
many other public services.
Indian River Power Station is
part of a system, designed to pro-
vide dependable and continuous
power for the DelmarVa Peninsula.
The new station and the system S
other large steam generating sta
tiOn of the lower Delmarva PENN
sula, located at Vienna, Maryland,
are intercOnnected with high vol
tage transmission lines. These
plants are tied in with Edgemoor
generating station of Delaware
Power & Light Company at Will
mingtOn. Then, also, the entire
system is intercOnnected with the
Pennsylvania-New Jersey Maryland
intercOnnection, extending through
eastern Pennsylvania and New
Jersey and Maryland. By means of
these intercOnnectiOns power can
flow in either direction, as the
need occurs.
When the hazards of heavy con-
struction are removed, the electric
company will be pleased to show
visitors through Reddy Kilowatt's
new home. For the present, how
ever, the company must forego the
hospitality angle and rest content
with the knowledge that Indian
River Power Station is generating
millions of kilowatts to make line
better for custOmers-electrically
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-01

protein ratio remains constant.
During the discussion, information
compiled at eight weeks will be
distributed.
One feature of the experiment is
the first time a state agricultural
experiment station has reported a
comparison of highfat pellets and
high-fat mash fed to broilers up to
market age.
Birds in various pens are being
fed mash and compared to birds in
similar pens fed the same feed
pelleted The experiment is being
conducted to learn if high-fat pei
lets produce more outstanding
weight gains than mash.
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-01
DR.. Carl Pierce Is
Cancer Group Head

DIR. Carl Pierce, RehObOth, has
been reelected president of the
Sussex County Unit of the Ameri-
can Cancer Society, and Mrs. Emily
II. Womach, Laurel, chairman.
Other officers elected were Or.
John p. White, secretary; Mrs.
Homer Pepper, treasurer, and Mrs.
Roger Vandegrift, chairman of
volunteers.
The executive committee of nine
will include Mrs. Womach, chair
man; DR.. Pierce, Dr. White, DR..
Ruth Rivard, Dr. Leslie VI. Dob
son, Mrs. Pepper, Mrs: Van degrift,
Mrs. H. p. Cannon, II, and James
T.. Goslee, Jr.
Delegate members were chosen
as follows: DR.. White, DR.. Rivard,
Mrs. Cannon and Mrs. Pepper.
Directors choseA to serve until
the annual meeting of 1859 include
DIR. Dobson, DR.. Pierce, Dr. Rivard,
DR.. James Beebe, Jr., DR.. Robert
F. Lewis, Mrs. Common, Mrs. Pep
per, Mrs. Eliza Stephenson, Mrs.
Womach, Mr.. Goslee and Mrs.
Vandegrift
Directors already serving until
1858, are DR.. Beebe, Sr., DR.. G. V.
Wood, DR.. o. A. James, DR.. Paul
Trickett, Dr. White, DR.. Catherine
Gray, DR.. Charles S. Horn, Mrs.
Earl Poole, Mrs. James NJ Tun-
nell, Jr., Mrs. Constance b. Brown
and Harold w. T. Purnell.
Mrs. Leila Pittard, E. Market
ST., is the new county executive
secretary, replacing Miss Edith 1.
Jones, who resigned because of ill
ness
Voting was by signed ballot
through the mail and the results
have just been announced.
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-01
HIGHER FEES

VANCOUVER, B. C. = (P) = An
overall increase of Is per cent
in doctors fees has been approved
by the British Columbia Medical
Association. The first visit and
examination now costs $40 for Of
fee calls, $8 for house calls.
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-01
BIC PARKING SILL

FORT WORTH. Texas - up -
Think you pay plenty for parking
space?
Assistant District Attorney Cor
don Whitman filed slut for $2,925
against Rambo Construction Com
pany and the Continental National
Bank
Whitman claims the money is
owed for city parking meter spaces
that were blocked by street barri-
cades when several stories were
constructed atop the bank.
The Jewish state of Israel was
proclaimed in Palestine in 1947.
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-01
ENTERPRISING AT s4

PLYMOUTH, England - up -
At "a, Arthur Skewes is opening a
new tailor's shop. He opened his
first in 1899 but it was destroyed
in an air raid in 1941.
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-01
VETERANS DAY IN
DELAWARE

May 1 note that the official state
wide observance will be held Sun
day, November 10, 1857, at Della
ware Memorial Bridge Plaza where
| hope there will be an outpOuring
of our citizenry to observe the
official state slogan Forget Them
Not"
l also urge that schools, church
es and civic associations hold pro-
per ceremonies and observances
which will point up the invaluable
services of those who wore their
country's uniforms. and who to-
day as citizens keep up the good
fight for a strong and free United
States of America.
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-01
Broiler Growers To
Hear Discussion
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the project are ]. Frank Gordy,
substation director: DR.. E. F.
Waller, chairman of the depart
ment of animal and poultry indus
try at the university, DR.. L. M
Greene, substation poultry patholo-
gist; and F. A. D'Armi, research
associate at the substation.
Birds displayed will be eight and
one-half weeks old and fed four
diets varying in protein and ener-
gy content while the calorie-
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-01

Chatter is "a very expressive
word when applied to some con-
VersatiOns.
Milford chronicle., 1957-11-01
GOU. BOggs Urges
State Folk To Honor
Vets November II

continued from page one)
THEREFORE,, ], I. CALEB BOGGS,
Governor of the Stale of Delaware,
do hereby set aside and proclaim
November IL, 1857, as
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-09-12
Herb Cookery
Puts Spice In
a Cooks Life

A wise man once said that you
can Judge the quality of mans
mind by his book shelf, and the
quality of woman's cooking by
her spice shelf The difference in
two mealS-each prepared with the
same facilitieS-is often just the
margin of seasoning.
And YOU don't have to know
definitions to be a tasteful and sue
ccsslul cook. Simple care of your
spices j., easy to learn Keep them
IN tightly covered jars SO the per
fumes" of the various plants have
les, chance TO escape. Make sure
spice shelf is not near stove on in
warm place Your sense of smell
viii ten YOU when flavor is gone.
If fragrance is not apparent when
Jar cap is removed it is time to in
vest q few cents in a new supply.
Check your spice shelf at the start
of every season. Here are some com
mon herbs and their uses:
ALLSPlCE-USed ground in bak-
ing. puddings. relshes and fruit
preserves. Try adding dash TO
tomato sauce.
sASlL-Important in tomato dish
Is. Use in cooked peas squash
and string beans. Sprinkle
chopped basil leaves over lamb
chops before cooking.
CARAWAY- Widely used in bak-
ing, especially rye bread Good
in sauerkraut new cabbage.
noodles and cheese spreads.
Sprinkle over GUIDED and French
fried potatoes on pork liver and
kidneys before cooking.
CAYENNE-Use small amounts in
meats. sauces. fish and egg dish
es. Touch Of cayenne plus one
fourth teaspoon paprika added
to butter makes an excellent
sauce for vegetables.
CELERY SEED-EXcellent in pick
ling, for salads, fish. salad dress
ings and vegetables. Add celery
seed to potato salad hot or cold.
CHILL POWDER Basic seasoning
for Mexican cooking Good in
shell fish and oyster cocktail
sauces. barbecue sauces. scram-
bled eggs. stews. Try d dash in
ground meat OF hambLwgers.