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Evening star., 1957-04-20
Sons Blind, Father Gives
Life to Aiding SightIess

PITTSBURGH, April 90 (R).
an elated young college instructo
gently tapped his fingers on the
admiring his newborn twin sons
Three months later he learr
The shock almost drove DR.
despair. But instead of despair
ing he embarked on a career de-
voted to helping sightless young
sters
Today DR.. Kloss is superin-
tendent of the Western Penn
sylvania School for Blind Chill
dren. serving 81 counties of
western Pennsylvania. It is one
of six such private schools in the
country.
One Of his sons, Eric, is a
pupil at the institution. His other
son. Alan. is blind and also can
not speak, a result of brain cells
damaged at birth. He can walk
only a little.
We'll, we can't brood" says
DR.. Kloss. "One thing -sure it
has made us more understand
ing OF other individuals"
DR.. Kloss was director of
placement and admissions at
Thiel College in Greenville, Pa,
when doctors told the parents
their twin sons would never see.
He quit his job and spent the
next year in research on edu-
cation of the blind.
In August. 1850. he became
superintendent at western
Pennsylvania.
At that time, the school had
one main building. a gym. kin
dergarten, industrial arts and
teachers cottage and the SUPER
intendent's residence. Most of
the buildings were in a deplor-
able condition. The equipment
was worn out and inadequate.
In six years under DR.. Kloss'
direction. the school has UNDER
gone a So million renovation. It
now provides board and educa-
ton without charge for 1870
blind children and has a staff
OF 100 teachers and employees.
Next summer a new $3.50, 900
Kindergarten will be opened.
Children are admitted at the
Evening star., 1957-04-20

ONES. Both submitted posters
on the theme "wear White After
Dark"
Don. Is. is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Reid Of 1909 B
street Sc. and Victoria. 10. is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Basil r. Littin. $500 Forty-sec-
ond place. Hyattsville.
Evening star., 1957-04-20

age of 4. Except In unusual
circumstances they don't leave
until they are Is or older.
The school provides eight years
of elementary school and four
years Of high school. plus many
recreational activities.
An independently owned and
operated institution, Western
Pennsylvania derives its income
from State appropriation, from
"a limited endowment fund and
contributions from interested in
dividuals and groups.
The school has become DR.
Kloss' home and workshop. He
works, 10 to l6 hours a day
sometimes longer. In addition
Ito the twin boys he has one
daughter, 9-year-old Joyce. AT
A, he is gentle, intelligent man
with a large supply of enthusi-
aSrl.
But sometimes the ordeal of
watching the busy, exploring
hands of a blind youngster glid-
ing over flowers or probing thou
Evening star., 1957-04-20
Ferguson to Speak

c. M. Ferguson, administrator
of the Federal Extension Serv-
ice, Agriculture Department, will
address the Metropolitan Memo
rial Methodist Church Mems
Club at 8 pm. Tuesday in the
church, Nebraska and New Mex
leo avenues NV. Mr.. Ferguson
will talk on Give Us This Day
Our Daily Bread"
Evening star., 1957-04-20
Meeting on Literature

0. K. Armstrong, former Rep
.resentative from Missouri. has
called a meeting of church lead
.ers Tuesday and Wednesday to
discuss support of bills in Con-
greSs aimed at controlling
interstate circulation Of obscene
literature. The session will be
held, starting at 8 am. Tuesday
in the Washington Hotel.
Evening star., 1957-04-20
Emmuus Supper

The l7th annual EmmauS
supper will be held at $50 pm
tomorrow In Reformation Lu.
theran Church. 212 East Capitol
street. The supper. commemo-
rating Christ's meal with two Of
His disciples in Emmaus after
the resurrection. was started al
Reformation Church in 1910.
A one-act play, For He Had
Great Possessions" by Dorothy
Clark Wilson, will be given.
Evening star., 1957-04-20

that its privations will have
ended.
China has embarked on a pro-
gram Of heavy industry. and
grain is the foundation on which
it is built. With grain the Com
munists can buy abroad the
machines needed to keep the
program going.
Evening star., 1957-04-20
Seminar Speaker

The Rev. John A. O'Connell,
assistant pastor of st. AIMS
Catholic Church. Arlington. will
speak at "a seminar on the Bible
at $3.50 pm. Tuesday in the
Knights of Columbus Edward
Douglas White Council Home.
Sis Little Falls road, North Ar
Ilington, Va.
Evening star., 1957-04-20
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, d. c.

sands of dots in a braille book
becomes too much even for DR..
Kloss to bear.
Occasionally I have to get
away from it ALL" he says. "Sc
I throw my khakis in a suitcase
and drive off to the forest
Evening star., 1957-04-20
Fomine Threat Stalks
Chinese Millions Aqoin

HONG KONG. April 20 tR.---
The threat of famine stalks mil
lions of Chinese again this
spring.
The Communist regime in
Peiping has admitted the danger.
In a series Of directives, news
articles and lectures, it called on
the nations farmers to redouble
efforts to step UP food produc-
ton.
The Union Research Service.
q group of studentS.of the China
situation based in Hong Kong.
says peasants have to struggle
to maintain even a bare sub
sistence. The service has access
to many publications from China.
Danger Intensified
Natural calamities which
swept the nation in 1856 and the
growing demands of the Com
munist industrialization program
are intensifying the danger of
widespread starvation.
Particularly affected are peas
ants in Eastern and Central
China and Manchuria whose
f1elds and homes were damaged
or destroyed by food, drought or
typhoon last year.
After burying their dead-they
numbered in the thousands
they have spent one of China S
bitterest winters struggling to
keep alive.
The government promises A
bumper harvest, but this will not
reach the markets for five or six
months. To millions in the dis
aster-stricken provinces of Hopei.
Honan, Chekiang. Anhwei
Kiangsu, Human and Kirin these
are the critical belt-tightening
months.
Red Resources Strained
The relief problem is sorely
straining the resources of the
Red administration. 1t has be-
come so big the government has
shifted much Of the burden to-
the sufferers themselves by
inaugurating "self-s Aviation
through production" campaigns.
Even if the hungry peasantry
survives until the promised
harvest there is no guarantee
Evening star., 1957-04-20
FBI Mon to Speak

Special Agent Gordon z.
Malmfeldt Of the FBI will speak
at 8 pm. Monday in Central
Baptist Church. 5412 Annapolis
road. Bladensburg. Md. The talk
will be given at the monthly
meeting of the church brother
hood.
Evening star., 1957-04-20

-One day almost eight years ago
stood in a hospital corridor and
window of the nursery. He was
ed they had been born blind.
Alton G. Kloss and his wife to
Evening star., 1957-04-20

sELF-RsvELATIoN CHURCH
Evening star., 1957-04-20

DIVINE TRUTH
Evening star., 1957-04-20
Red Resources Strained

CONGREGATIONAL
Milford chronicle., 1957-08-30
Peninsula Girl Scout
News

Plans are rapidly materializing
for the 1858 fund drive for the
Peninsula Girl Scout Council, ac-
cording to the chairman, Mrs. D.
W. A. Stubbs, Lewes, Del.
The Council is divided into dis
tricts and the districts into neigh
bOrhoods. Each division will have
chairman to direct both the
house-to-house canvass and the
special gifts campaign in each area.
Mrs. Stubbs will soon announce
the district chairman with the quo
ia for that district as well as the
amounts expected from each COM
munity.
The goal set for the 1858 cam
paign is $21,719, of which S9,410 is
contributed through the three COM
munity chests. The overall budget
of the Council for next year is $685.
100, but part of the funds are de-
rived from other sources.
The finance chairman, Evan B.
Mutt, has assigned quotas to the
districts for the drive. These fig
ures have been compiled realisti-
cally, based upon an objective
yardstick. This measurement is
the same one used TO determine
United Fund quotas: percentage
of total, girl membership, service
rendered, needs of the area and
other proper factors.
The overall chairman, Mrs.
Milford chronicle., 1957-08-30
Marine 0CC Open
To College Graduates

\ Captain Leon ~ Angelo, an off,
Ger procurement representative for
the u. 5. Marine Corps, announced
that openings are still available to
recent college graduates for the
Marine Corps goth Officer Candi-
date Course which convenes at
Quantico, Virginia, on % September
1867
He stated that further informa-
ton can be furnished by his Office
or by any Marine recruiting SER
vice or Marine Reserve unit. Ap~
plieation can be made directly by
contracting the Office of Marine on
Ger Procurement, New Custom
House, End and Chestnut Streets,
Philadelphia.
The officer Candidate Course, Of
ten weeks duration. eliminates in
a reserve commission as second
lieutenant Applicants can elect to
enroll as either ground or vacation
candidates. Candidates in the
ground program, upon being corr
missioned. remain at Quantico for
eight months of officer training.
tANIdll0tl CduuludttS dIb dSSiSueu
directly = flight training, following
appointment. to commissioned rank.
for 15 to Is months.
The two reserve officer programs
offered by the Corps include op-
portunities for a regular commits
sion. Reserve officers. commissions
ed through the officer Candidate
Course, serve on active duty for
three years in the ground program
or two years after completion of
fight training.
Milford chronicle., 1957-08-30
Game And Fish News
Salt-Water Angling

Saltwater Angling
Rlcnard Stroud, Editor of the
Sport Fishing sHstitute Bulletin,
commented on DIR. Daiber's article
IN ,{sT 7z75177=7 -. - ssasz- RECENTLY re-
,eased IN the summer issue OF the
Jelaware Conservationist."
'Dr. Daiber reports that salt
water sport fishermen spent SAL
40 days fishing between late May
and early September. 1865. in the
marine waters of Delaware. They
include Delaware Bay, Indian Riv-
|er-Renoboth Bays, and the adjoin-
ing Atlantic Ocean. The total
caUch amounted TO 2,61S,700 fish.
On the average, catch for the
season worked out to about 7.67
fish per angler-day. This is equi-
-valent to 1.64 fish per hour
Party boat fishing in the open
ocean produced seabass and blue
fish best. Delaware Bay produced
mostly croakers and sea-trout
Founder fishing was especially
good in Indian River Bay.
Business ge.sfrated by the Del
aware saltwater sport fishery is
substantial. 1t was estimated to
amount to some SO millions an
nually."
Sport Fishing Institute checked
further into the value of CONNER
cial fishing in Delaware. Accord
ing to figures reported to them
total landings of commercial fish
in Delaware were 80 million
pounds in 1855. These had value
of $4,334, 900 to the fishermen.
However, meDlleaen comprised
3O7 million pounds of the tota'
with value of s4,091,O00. For al
other fin fish, therefore, 3 millior
pounds worth S243.00e made uI
the balance Full business value
generated at retail (r,estaurantl
level would amount to a little oyel
three times as 'unch--well under
$500, 900 ri most.
Thus the Delaware saltwater
sport fishery is worth nearly foul
times as much 20 the states eco
nomy as the saltwater commercial
fishery exclusive of menhadeni"
To the Sportsman Who is Looking
for Place TO Hunt
Anticipation is beginning tt
mount in Delaware for the hunt
ing season which opens Septembei
on rail birds. The most importaa
matter to the sportsmen at this
time of year is usually good place
to hunt.
Who will have the best hunting
this season? The sportsmen whC
have had foresight enough tt
make friends with a number o
landowners during the closed sea
son months and, secured permis
sion to hunt over their lands viii
have assured themselves of fruit
full hunting opportunities.
! No one has patent or monopoly
on fripndly relations. 1t doesnf
cost D{uch and the small expendi
lures necessary are returned man,
tim4s in valued friendships :.
plus a chance to enjoy excellen
Hunting.
1g57-i95S Waterfowl Season Set
The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice announced the waterfowl sea.
son for Delaware this week. Fol
Milford chronicle., 1957-08-30

the third consecutive year Dela-
ware hunters giIl enjoy a To-day
season which viii open November
l and close January 3.
Reports frem 4the Canadlan
breeding grouEds would Indicate
as large a number Of ducks and
- =e.sAzznine down the fiyways
this fall as there were last : s5siSss
How Long DO Ducks LiYel
Quite often we are asked how
long ducks live. This is difficult
to answer because of the many fac
tors involved, and it seems likely
that = reliable average age figure
for any given species VIII remain
point for discussion for a long
time to come. However, informa-
ton provided by the return of leg
bands gives us a clue as to the
longevity of some Of the more COM
mon species.
1t was reported some time ago
that the record for black ducks
might 90 to a bird banded in Dell
aware. A check of the records in
the Central Bird Banding Office
confirms this EcSord. Only two
other black duck band reccveries
approach this one in age. Here is
the record: Banded Delaware, A.
1-3S; Virginia, 1-21-
57; Age-1S yra mos, 20 days:
Banded-New York, 1892: Re-
covered-New York, 1-22-51: Age
lis yr., mos, 8 days; Banded
Massachusetts, 1850: Recovered
Newfoundland, Fall. 1867; Age
IL yr.
Milford chronicle., 1957-08-30

lie Troops during the two and one
half years she was in Japan with
her husband. She received her basic
training there under Janet Tobitt,
a wen-known Scout executive.
Upon returning to the states she
was active with scout troops in
Sandston, Va, before coming to
LeWes.
She is well versed in all phases
OF the Girl Scout movement and a
firm believer in the program.
There is an increased need for
personnel TO assist in providing a
good scouting program for all
girls" said Mrs. Stubbs. She feels
it very important that every girl
who desires it, may have the priv
ilege of being scout.
Later this fall she will visit ia
maica, where she hopes to visit
some British troops, or Girl
Guides, as they are called there.
Milford chronicle., 1957-08-30

Stubs, is the wife of an Army
officer stationed at Ft. Miles. Since
coming to this base she has helped
revive the Girl Scout movement in
Lewes and Rehoboth. At one time
there were active Brownie and IN
Itermediate troops in these towns.
but due to lack of leadership the
troops were disbanded. AS neigh
borhood chairman, Mrs. Stubbs
found leaders and reOrganized
scouting in both towns.
In March she attended a leaders
training course at the Girl Scout
Camp lockwood, near Washington,
d. c. Upon her return she instruct
ed a basic training course for
leaders at which time Is women
qualified. She plans to give another
similar training course in George
town, beginning early in Septem-
Der.
Mrs. Stubbs worked with Brown
Milford chronicle., 1957-08-30
MILTON
Walter W. Croueh
Phones Milton 1895

Harvey Wilson. of Leipsic was the
Wednesday guest Of his sister, Mrs
Eliza DuttOn
Last Wednesday evening. Mr.. and
Mrs. Preston Reed and children.
ia kie and Ann Elizabeth were
dinner guests of Mrs. Reeds par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs Herman W.
Sharp, in Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Reed and
children, Jackie and Ann Elizabeth
have returned after a recent visit
I'm New York. They were guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Kelly and
family of Hollis. Long Island, as
well as Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Seton.
in Garden City. Long Island. Since
their return Mrs. Preston Reed
and children have visited with Miss
May Watson. in Rehoboth.
Mrs. Mary Simpler and niece,
Adele Simpler. of Germantown,
were Friday guests with Mr.. and
Mrs. David Dutton and son, David
On Sunday several persons from
Milton attended the annual Glover
Farm Picnic held in Tolchester,
Md They included, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leroy Lynch, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Webb. Mr.. and Mrs. Ray DOdd and
children, David and Donna. Mrs
Alberta Lofiand, Jimm Lofiand and
Jane Jefferson.
Mrs. Eva Johnson who has been
Ill at her home on Broad St., is
now rapidly improving.
Mrs. Mary Quig is still a patient
in Beebe Hospital, Lewes. She is
showing Improvement following
several weeks of treatment and is
hoping TO be at home next weeks.
Mrs. Wallace Kopple and son,
Eddie and Mrs. Clara Kopple spent
last Tuesday. in Philadelphia,
where they attended, the afternoon
showing Of Cinerama.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Saucerman,
OF Harrisburg, Pa, spent the week.
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Lester f..
Clendaniel. The Saucerman's we're
completing weeks vacation, in
Ocean City
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl King and sons,
Benny and Tommy and Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph l.. Black and son, Joe,
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Black, in New
ark. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fisher
and daughter. Gwen, of Clsymont,
joined the family gathering during
the evening.
Mrs David DuttOn, Jr., was hos
tess ON Friday evening to the fol-
lowing ms : hers of her bridge club:
Mrs. Martin Black, Mrs. Samuel
Wilson, Mrs Richard Draper, Mrs.
VIM. B. Wagamon, Jr, Mrs. Davis
Hazard, Mrs. Clifford Elliott, and
Mrs. Harry Draper.
Funeral services were held on
Friday for Mrs. Thelma G. Warr-
ington, who died at her home, on
Tuesday following a long illness.
She was the daughter of the late
Maggie Reynolds Walls and Mil
lard c. Walls, of Milton. Surviving
are her husband, Edgar r. War;
ingtOn, a daughter, Thelma J. and
a son, Robert E.. all at home. There
are two sisters, Mrs. Fannie Con-
away, Georgetown and Mrs. Hiram
Campbell. Milton. Her brothers are,
Clarence, Millard and IRA Walls,
of this vicinity The Rev. w. Earl
Watts ofiiciated at the afternoon
services conducted from The VIM.
M. Short Funera! Home. Interment
followed i'm Odd Fellows Cemetery,
Milford chronicle., 1957-08-30
WORST DIETS

HONOLULU - up Japanese
immigrants working on sugar
plantations here are eating the
worst of two possible diets.
DR.. Nils p. Larsen. medical ad-
visor to the Hawaiian Sugar Plant
ers Association, says the workers
continue with the high salt diet
known in Japan. and add the high
fat diet Americans eat.
The result, Dir. Larsen says, is
a high incidence of both high blood
pressure from the salt diet and
heart trouble from the high fat
foods.
DR.. Larsen said there is a lot
of high blood pressure in Japan,
but little heart trouble. The Uni
ted States has a lot of heart trou-
ble
Milford chronicle., 1957-08-30
FIRE PREVENTION

RAvENNA. ohio - tF0 - A IL
year-Old boy. accused of setting
35 fires including $4,000 church
blaze. complained in Portage Coun-
ty Jail that he had no way to light
his cigarettes.
"They won't let me have matches
here, you know" he told a report
er.
Milford chronicle., 1957-08-30
REDEEM.
McCoIIey's Methodist Church
Rev. ElWOOd Eekhart, pastor

McCOlley's Methodist Uhnrch
Rev. ElwOOd Eckhart, pastor
Sunday School September LIST, at
1O.3O a. m. Preston Donovan, Supt.
Friendship Bible Class will meet
Monday. September 9Th at p. m.
Everyone please be present.
There will be a bake Saturday,
September 7th. Burton's Garage,
Georgetown, plenty of nice things
to eat will be for sale. Anyone that
wishes to donate anything it will
be greatly appreciated.
Friendship Bible Glass will soon
announce the date for their Fall
Supper.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-12-19
Xmas Presents
To Jungle Troops
KIIAIA LIIMPUR

3 KUALA LUMPUR RAJ
Valetta transports will wing out
over Malaya's green jungles on
Christmas Eve dropping cannist-
ers filled with Christmas fare to
British Commonwealth troops
forced by the Communist rebel
lion to spend the festive season
in jungle forts, isolated outposts
or on patrol.
1t will be the 10th Christmas
in succession that Commonwealth
forces have had no break from
the gruelling jungle warfare.
81 must stress that there will
be no question of letup," a
senior army spokesman said.
cit is impossible to say how
many men will be out in the
jungle on Christmas Eve or
Christmas itself. There are al
ways several hundred troops at
one time out on patrol but if we
were to receive hot tip on
Christmas Eve we would imme-
diately mount an operation" he
added.
The Christmas hampers" drop
ped by parachute will include
cold turkey, pudding, nuts, whis-
ky, brandy, beer and Christmas
delicacies.
On Christmas day, voice air
craft, usually used to call on the
Red guerillas to surrender, will
broadcast carols to troops in the
jungle.
This has become a highlight of
Christmas day in Malaga since
two years ago Even the civilian
population in the towns look for
ward to it.
More than 1000 Australian
soldiers and $50 New Zealanders
have just arrived to join $4,000
Britons in the jungle war.
To many of the Australians and
New Zealanders, it will be their
first Christmas away from home.
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Continued from Preceding Page
ing. 1t gives us cause even tfor
deep thought and will require
firm action. The water table is
falling in many areas. This Will
affect the home supply of many
people who have wells. Within
the past two or three decades
many fine wells have gone dry.
New ones have been drilled much
deeper. The water level continues
to fall.
Crop land will become dryer
and less productive. Doughts and
dust bowls will be common. We
must conserve the source of our
water.
Near sea coasts salt water will
move in to replace fresh water
This will destroy the usefulness
of the water and the productivity
of the land.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-12-19
WOMAN'S PREROGATIVE

Little Rock, Ark. = Christmas
tree statesmen were not too sur
prised when a woman brought
back tree she had bought, ex-
planning she wanted to exchange
it because the tree didn't seem
to fit into her living room. The
statesmen told her to take her
choice mad she started tour of
the trees. The original tree was
replaced among those on display.
After circling the trees, the lady
finally selected one she liked -
the same one she had brought
back.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1957-12-19

III WI -yNII Z EIr-N ]
driver rolled backward and
moved diagonally across an in
tersection, bounced off a trifficS
island, turned completely around
and headed up Ia railroad en-
bankment where it stopped, I'M
scratched. Its owner got in and
drove off, @% -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-31
non-competitive basis. These in

non-competitive basis. These in
lclude:
J. Lionel Richardson of Pros
Ipect House, Waterford, Ireland,
Ione of the best known daffodil
lhybridizers. His blooms will be
brought here by plane.
Mrs. Theodore Pratt. of Little
England" Gloucester. Va. will
have in her exhibit the fabulous
Empress" shown for the first
time in this country by American
Daffodil Society in 1856. This
bulb was developed in County
Antrim. North Ireland, by Guy
Wilson who shipped four bulbs
of the Empress to this country
in 1855 at price of 5000 each.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Heath.
growers of Blue Ribbon and
older varieties of daffodils. of
Nuttall. Gloucester, Va, again
have agreed to display outstand-
ing blooms
The first test collection of new
and unusual varieties Of daffo-
dis was planted by the club in
the fall of 1880 with advice re-
reived from the well-known bulb
specialist John Wister. The fol-
lowing spring the first showing
of these daffodils blooms was
held at Pennington. Va. under
the sponsorship of the Albemarle
Garden Grub with Mrs. William
r. Massie and Mrs. Allen Per-
kins cochairmen. The next year
1882, the show was held in Alex
andria where IL Of the succeed
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ing shows were held. With the
exception Of the war years, this
show has been an annual affair
in the State. From q small be-
ginning it has become one of
the most extensive displays Of
daffodil varieties in America.
There are now Al member clubs
IN the Garden Club Of Virginia,
each with its own daffodil test
chairman.
This is the same organization
that sponsors the well-known
Historic Garden Week in Vir-
ginia. which will take place
April 20 to q with Mrs. B. Armi-
stead Burke Of Richmond, Va,
chairman.