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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-06

and Bentley. Republican Of
Michigan.
Representative Meyer. Demo-
crat Of Vermont. filed a sepa-
rate report recommending a IS
per cent reduction in military
aid over the next three years.
The majority report expressed
concern over certain un-
intended effects which this
military assistance has had
or may still have in the less
developed areas Of Asia. Africa
and Latin America"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-06

nome. IL Is SITUATED at the
edge OF another famed battle
field - where the forces Of
Americas North and South
fought In 1853.
The Presidents plans for
golf during the day and for
being host at the farm this
evening to about 400 guests are
a dramatic contrast to the
nerve-wracking ordeal he
underwent Is years ago.
Now, as President, ne still Is
engaged in q great struggle for
enduring world peace. But to-
day is q day Of quiet-and a
day for memories Of the start
Of the campaign which smashed
Hitler's Fortress Europe.
Mr.. Eisenhower came to his
farm by helicopter from WASH
ington yesterday afternoon.
The weather was fine as he
stepped from the "whirlybird"
and q half hour later he was at
the Gettysburg Club for a round
Of golf.
But a sudden storm blew up
q few minutes after he arrived
and he had to wait out IS min
utes of rain. thunder and light
ming before he could get
started.
The President accepted the
delay with much reluctance. AS
the skies clouded and the thun-
der and lightning came on he
stood on the first tee and got
In about 10 minutes Of practice.
Dressed In . sports shirt,
stacks and q straw hat. he
stuck it out through the 1lrst
sprinkling Of rain while hi,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-06

The Scottish Terrier Club OF
Greater Washington will con-
duct its annual match at noon
tomorrow at Fifteenth and z
streets NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-06
Eisenhower Spending
Anniversary at Farm

GETTYSBURG. Pa. June 6 CAP).-President Eisenhower
spending this 18th anniversary Of the Normandy landings
in the rural peace Of this which long also SCARED
by wars fury
The who commanded the 1914 DDay invasion Of the
French taking this week end his country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-06
ny EARL N. vOss
star star Writer


The United States Ipforma.
ton Agency 10 standing pat OF
the selection 6f ~ pieces o.
Representative American ar
now on the high seas bount
for the American National Ex.
position in Moscow.
Democratic Congressman
Walter Of Pennsylvania charged
earlier this week that more
than half Of the 81 artist.
whose works will be showr
have records OF afiiliation with
Communist fronts or causes.
USIA is standing by the
Jury" Of four eminent art ex.
-perts who picked the " pieces
solely on the merit Of the
paintings Of the sculptures
rather than the political views
Of the artists"
President Okayed Policy
President Eisenhower and
USIA Director George v. Allen
concurred In the decision to
exclude political considerations
from the art choices. 1t is en-
phasized.
The ~ pieces are now aboard
the IS Finnsailer. a Finnish
ship. bound for Helsinki. They
are then to be shipped overland
to Moscow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-06
USIA Will Stond Pot
On Art for Moscow

Congressman Walter deplored
the choices by the distin.
guished group Of artists. head
ed by Franklin c. Watkins, In
structor Of painting at the
Pennsylvania Academy Of Fine
Arts In Philadelphia, and him,
self an artist Of note.
Others who served with him
on the selection board were
Lloyd Goodrich, director OF the
Whitney Museum OF American
Art In New York. Henry. Rad
ford Hope. chairman Of the
Fine Arts Department at In
diana University in Blooming
ton. and Theodore Roszak. Q
well-known sculptor and teach
er at Sarah Lawrence College
In Bronxville. N. Y.
This foursome was selected
by a committee OF % persons
from cultural advisory groups
for the State Department and
USIA.
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American government ofiici-
ais now take the attitude that
Congressman Walters criticism
has been met by Senator Hart
Of Michigan and Prof. Watkins.
The Senator opposed use Of
the political litmus test" for
American art and its creators.
He said any "hullabaloo" about
the art selected for the Moscow
Fair would take the Russians
of the hook" for its political
censorship Of artists, as in the
case Of Boris Pasternak and his
Nobel-prize winning DIR. Zhiv-
ago" and put us right on 1t. ~
Mr.. Watkins says the n,
works were chosen solely on
merit" He added: IF any art-
lists are on any subversive list.
it Is not known to me. / know
some OF the artists personally,
but have not engaged in politi-
cal discussions with them"
So far as is known. Congress-
man Walters criticism has not
been referred to the President.
Evening star., 1959-02-05
Senoru Ydigoros
Leaves Cabinet

GUATEMALA, Feb. 5 (AP)
President Miguel Ydigoras
sister-in-law resigned yesterday
as Minister of Education fol-
lowing a strike protesting her
appointment.
Sonora Julia Quinonez de
Ydigoras was appointed by her
brother-in-law last week. She
said she resigned because "en-
lemy political forces are trying
to create an unnecessary and
anti-patriotic problem for the
only government produced by
free and democratic election in
Guatemala in years."
Objections to her appoint
ment were heard Immediately
after it was announced. This
week 5000 students and 1000
teachers went on strike.
The President repeatedly has
another woman in mind for
the job.
Evening star., 1959-02-05
BY ROBERT X. WALSH
Star staff Writer


Chairman Vinson of the
House Armed Services Commit
tee opened debate on extension
Of the draft in the House today
by declaring that "the youth
Of America must not be deluded
into expecting an early end"
to the induction system.
The Georgia Democrat sought
to beat of a repeatedly strong
drive to continue the draft only
two years instead Of four as
recommended by his commit
tee and the Eisenhower admin
istration.
Speaker Rayburn told news
men he believes the House will
pass the bill late today with
a few amendments. He did not
say whether he thought a two
year extension amendment
would be adopted. Other lead
ers of both parties voiced con-
fidence, however, that the
House would approve a four
year extension of the Selective
Service Act, now due to ex-
pire July /.
At the start of five hours Of
scheduled debate. there was
little indication of outright op-
position to continuing the law
One of the few members speak
ing against the bill was newly
elected Democratic Represen-
tative Meyer of Vermont. He
attacked the draft as an aid to
what he called "cancerous mill
Evening star., 1959-02-05
Smoky AirIiner
Lands Safely

MILWAUKEE,, Feb. 5 (AP)
"A Capital Airlines Viscount,
with 20 persons aboard, landed
safely at Gen. Mitchell Field
yesterday afternoon after re-
questing that fire apparatus
stand by at the landing.
Capt. James Hendricks OF
Minneapolis told the control
tower his instrument panel in
dicated an electrical short in
the airplane and that the fuse
lage was full of smoke.
On landing, the planes trou-
BILE was diagnosed as a burned
out voltage regulator behind
the pilots compartment.
Sixteen passengers and four
crewmen we're aboard the
! flight, westbound from Detroit
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Sputnik III Visits
Tonight in Area

RusSia's satellite, Sputnik III,
will be visible in the Washing
ton area at 6:48 O'Clock tonight,
the Navy Departments Opera
ton headquarters here said.
The satellite, provided skies
are clear, may be seen passing
over 474 miles up about A de-
greeS above the western hori-
zon, travelling from south
southeast to north-northeast.
1t will be moving at approx
mately 5 miles a second.
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ent, the plane would have
been offered the front door, .
Runway 4, used by pilots land
ing in the opposite direction.
In addition to the localizeI
beam, this runway has afglidt
path indicator to tell pilots
whether they are coming in
too high or two low.
A spokesman for the Fed
eral Aviation Agency, James A
inland, said his agency had
discussed installing such alti-
tude-direction equipment or
Runway %. But there are
troublesome engineering prob
lens, he added, including the
sinking of pilings in adjacent
Flus hing Bay that might
impede water shipping.
Also spearheading an inquiry
into the crash is Queens
County District Attorney Frank
ID. O'Connor.
The crash was the first oi
the 104-foot, 50-ton craft, g
SIT million airliner that uses
its jet exhaust to turn a tur-
bine wheel which is connected
Ito propellers.
Eastern Airlines began oper-
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Vinson Attacks Move
To Shorten Droft Plan

tarism growing in this coun-
try" He warned the House moi
to permit "the military leader.
ship to usurp the powers and
duties Of Congress"
A leading spokesman for the
two-year extension was Rep
resentative Wolf, Democrat OF
Iowa. He said he was voting to
continue the draft only be-
cause there is no alternative al
this time.
In q 1000 word speech OPEN
ing general debate. Mr.. Vinson
made clear that he believes the
draft is here to stay for some
time and that 1t is absolutely
essential to national security.
An extension Of less than four
years. he said, would cause a
Evening star., 1959-02-05
SynlingfOn Hit
For Politics
On Defense

Representative Arends, House
Republican whip. today at
tackled what he called politics.
playing defense critics and left
little doubt his principal target
was Senator Symington. Dem
ocrat Of Missouri.
In q statement at a House
Armed Services Committee
hearing, Mr.. Arends accused
those persons who have taken
to television and radio to harp
on the missile gap" of doing
the country q disservice.
They are misleading the
American people as to what
our military posture really is"
he asserted.
II really wonder II they have
the best interests of the coun-
try at heart or whether
someone has an ak to grind
Cand) is using national defense
as a springboard to do the
things they want to do" he
added.
Mentions TV Appearance
Mr.. Arends mentioned that
one of these unnamed critics
appeared on a recent Dave
Garroway TV show.
Senator Symington was q
guest on the Garroway Today
show earlier this week. Dur
ing his appearance he hit what
he called deficiencies in United
States missile programs and its
defense status. The Senator
is being mentioned as a possible
Democratic presidential candi-
date in 1860.
When Mr.. Arends concluded
his remarks before the House
committee, Chairman Vinson,
a Georgia Democrat, compli-
mented him.
II would congratulate you on
a very timely and clear-cut
statement" he said. Il think
it was very pertinent"
Defense Secretary McElroy
and Gen. Nathan F. Twining,
chairman Of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, were on the witness stand
at the time.
No Missile Answer
Earlier Mr.. McElroy told the
committee the United States
has no answer to the problem
OF knocking down incoming
enemy balliStic missiles. But
he mentioned ideas for defense
systems which could be devel.
oped if the United States put
more effort into them.
Several Congressman ques.
toned Mr.. McElroy closely or
administration plans to cut the
Marine Corps to 175,000 mer
by June 80. Congress last yeal
voted funds to maintain a 200,-
000-man force.
Representative Chamberlain
Republican Of Michigan, asked
whether some compromise be-
tween "the will of Congress"
and the administration could
be worked out. He suggested
the possibility of leaving Marine
Corps strength at its present
level of about $4,000 men.
THE instructions that I have
and in which I concur-are
to go to 175,0O0," Mr.. McElroy
replied. "I have no basis on
which to compromise"
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Team Of Is Investigators Probes
Crash of New AirIiner Killing 65

NEW YORK, Feb. B (AP) -
Why did the ultra modern air
liner with Is persons aboard
crash seconds away from its
landing strip at La Guardia
Field2
Was 1t mechanical or human
failure, from the ground or in
the cockpit. that sent the
American Airllnes turbo-prop
Electra crashing into the ICY
waters Of the East River
shortly before midnight Tues
day night?
More than two dozen probers
are seeking the why" Of the
tragedy.
Sixty-five persons died in
the crash end from some Of
the eight survivors-including
the co-pilot, flight engineer
and a stewardess--it is hoped
that some on-the-spot clues
may be obtained.
CO-PiIOt Near Death
The best bet appeared to be
the co-pilot. Frank Hlavacek,
80. Of Wilmette, III. But he lies
critically injured in a hospital.
thus far unable to be QueS-
toned.
Only 1000 feet from its as
signed runway and apparently
making a routine landing at
more than 100 miles an hour.
the airliner would have touched
down on the strip in about an
other 80 seconds.
Some of the questions:
Was there a mechanical fall
ure in the airliner, one Of six
sleek, four-engine giant Electras
put into service by American
just II days before? The pilot
gave no indication of trouble.
Did the pilot, Capt. Albert H.
Dewitt, SO, of Decatur, Mich, a
veteran of 30 years and 7 mil
lion miles with American, come
in too low? Was it a possible
failure of altimeter instru-
rnents?
Age a Factor?
Was Capt. DeWitt's age q
factor? He was due to be re-
tired next May when he reached
the 60-year mark. But before
death came he had passed his
physical with flying colors.
Was he the victim of a
sensory illusion often expert
enced by pilots coming over
water in the dark, causing them |
to think they are higher than
they are?
Also, another airliner report
ed experiencing a sudden down.
draft in the area near the time
of the crash.
Joseph o. Fluet. chief safety |
director for the Civil Aeronau- /
tics Board, said the plane, en-
route from Chicago, was fairly |
well aligned with the runway,
possibly a bit to the right"
Mr.. Fluet heads a team of rs .
investigators. O. Il
Runway % is sort of back /
door" to the airport's instru-
ment landing strip. It has a
localizer beam, which will warn
a pilot if his plane is too far
right or left.
Wind Direction
But it doesn't tell him any
thing about the altitude. Wis
ibility was about 2 miles-more
than adequate-as the big sill
yer craft roared toward the |
river. The ceiling was about |
400 feet in the rain and fog,
considered safe for a landing. !
If the wind had been differ
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let down in military enlist
ments and also spread a dam
gerous impression that an early
end OF the draft could be ex-
pected.
Evening star., 1959-02-05

ating the Electras January I.
American put the turbo-prop
into service between Chicago
and New York on January %.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-30
Band To Strut
Armed Forces Day

The band of the Citizens Hose
Company will make their first
marching appearance of the sea-
son at the Armed Forces Day
parade at Dover Air Force Base
on Saturday, May l6 at l:30 pm.
Members of the local fire COM
pany will also march with their
band in the parade. The invita-
ton to band and volunteers to
participate was received from
Fire Chief George Bowler, Do
yer Air Force Base, and civilian
military personnel will take
part. Regular rehearsals of the
band are held at the fire house
on the second and fourth We'd
nesday night of each month and
marching rehearsals are sched-
uled. The band director is A.
Rodney Daniels. The band is al
so in rehearsal for their part in
the memorial service staged by
Smyrna times., 1959-04-30
SPRING Cleanup
Continued from Page y


wheel chairs are being used in
the community which are the
property of the club, as well as
three pairs of crutches. A sight
conservation fund is available
for the Clayton School to furn-
ish glasses for any child not fl
nancially able to purchase them.
Anyone knowing of family in
distress, or who needs food or
clothing should contact Harry
Moor, chairman of health and
welfare committee. The annual
ladies night program of the club
will be held at The Wayside Inn
on Wednesday, May 6. Ernest
Mattiford is in charge of the
program. In addition to the
above activities the Clayton
Lions sponsor a cub scout pack,
with James T. Vaughn, Sr., as
cubmaster, and a Girl Scout
troop, with Mrs. Julia Burke as
leader.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-30
Estella Deakyne
Dies OF Illness

Word has been received of
the death of Miss Estella L.
Deakyne, Sc, in Ocean Grove,
N. ]. She had a brief illness.
The daughter of Napoleon B.
and Mary A. David Deakyne,
she was born in lower New
Castle County near the settle
ment of Deakynville, but had
lived in New Castle for many
years. Miss Deakyne had been
secretary to the late DR.. Abram
w. Harris, as he was director
of the Old Tome School, Port
Deposit, Md, then president of
Northwestern University, Evan
ston, ILL.,, and finally secretary
of the general board of educa-
tion of the Methodist Church.
Surviving are two nieces, Miss
Eva Deakyne, New Castle, and
Mrs. John Hughes, San Fran
cisco; a nephew, Horace L..
Deakyne, vice president in
charge of the New Castle Of
flee of the Wilmington Trust
Company. Services were held
Monday morning in Ocean
Grove with interment at Friend
ship Church, near Deakynville.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-30

Der of Commerce, and is active
in many other civic enterprises.
Pratt is a member of Ewells-St.
Paul Methodist Church at Clay
ton and currently serves as Lay
Leader, Lay Speaker, and chair
man of the official board. He
was church school superlntend-
ent for many years and is active
in all functions of the church. A
member of Harmony Lodge No.
l3, AT. & AM, he makes his
home in Clayton. Pratt is only
the second member of the Smyr-
ma club to hold the high office
of district governor. William Z.
Matthews, Jr., secretary of the
local unit, held the post 20 years
ago. When he assumes his dut-
les July l, MIR. Pratt will have
under his supervision Sc Rotary
clubs in Delaware and southern
New Jersey. His district is one
of the largest in the world.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-30
Sarah Bennett, 78,
Rites Set Friday

Mrs. Sarah X. ]. Bennett, IS
died at her residence near Smyr-
ma on April 27. She was the
widow of Arthur Bennett, and
daughter of the late James and
Mary Justice Price. Funeral SER
vices will be held at FAIRIES Fun
eral Chapel on Friday, May l at
2 pm. in charge of the Rev. o.
c. Jones, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church. Interment
at Odd Fellows Cemetery. She
is survived by the following
children: Joseph E Bennett, Mrs.
Sarah E. Ross, Mrs. Elizabeth F.
Virdin, all of Smyrna, and Mrs.
Mary Durney, Plymouth Valley,
Pa. Also, ten grandchildren; sew
en- great-grandchildren; and two
sisters, the Misses Elizabeth and
Julia Price, Aldan, Pa. Mrs. Ben
nett had lived here for the past
sixty-four years.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-30
State Officers
Bring Greetings
At Century Lunch

Mrs. Kenneth D. Mihills, pres
ident, Twentieth Century Club,
welcomed the guests at the six
lty-first annual club luncheon on
Thursday afternoon at the club
house. Mrs. William ]. Storey,
president; Mrs. William N.
Cam, New Castle County vice
president; and Mrs. William D.
Siddons, recording secretary, re-
presented the State Federation
of Womens Clubs at the lunch
con. The affair was attended by
women from all over the state,
guests of individual club men,
bers. Mrs. Storey extended
greetings from the State Feder-
alton and gave a report on plans
for the state convention to be
held May 20-2l at Seaford. The
program included selections by
forty-eight members of the Jun
ior High School Chorus, under
the direction of Mrs. John H.
Fearon, who was also the ac-
companist. A. Rodney Daniels,
instrumental instructor at the
John Bassett Moore High School,
led four sixth graders in clar-
met ensemble. A group from the
Kent County Theater Guild, Do
yer, presented a one-act play in
two scenes, Suppressed De-
sires," by Susan Glaspell. The
cast included Bella Ward, Hell
enc Nickel, and Robert Bell.
The decorations of potted Afri-
can violets on the luncheon
tables and palms were arranged
by Jacqueline Potter Newman,
of Smyrna Florist. Mrs. G. Ed
ward Wootten was general
chairman for the luncheon, with
Mrs. Clay Bailey assisting. Miss
Florence j. Lurty arranged for
the musical phase of the pro-
gram. The luncheon was served
by members of the Woman's
Society of Christian Service of
Asbury Methodist Church.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-30
Firemen To Honor
Deceased Members
At Dover Service

The tenth annual memorial
service of the Delaware Volun-
teer Firemen's Association will
be held at the Firemen's Monu-
ment, City Hall Plaza, Dover, on
Sunday, May 3, starting at 2
pm. The service will be in hon
or and memory of members of
all fire companies and Ladies
Auxiliaries who have died dur
ing the past year, throughout
the state. DR.. Thomas c. Multi
gan of Georgetown, chaplain of
the state association, will be in
charge of the service. He is be-
ing assisted by the following
members of the memorial COM
mittee: Charles Hegman, Little
Creek; George Hills, Jr., Dover;
Fred Wiley, Cheswold; John
Meyer, Bowers; Caleb Johnson,
Magnolia; and Harry Farrow,
Wilmington. Memorial wreaths
will be placed by state president
Paul Neeman of Harrington, and
state auxiliary president Eva
Raughley of Harrington. State
secretary Reynolds Bradley of
Smyrna will read the names of
the deceased firemen, and Mrs.
Beatrice Virgins of Mill Creek
will read the names of auxiliary
members. Both lists will be en-
tered in the Book of Remem-
brance that is kept in the base
of the monument. Color guards
will be arranged by members of
the State Fire Police Associa-
tion and represented by Vail
Johnson of Milford, Everett
Warrington, Jr. of FELTON,, Will
liam Donovan of Glendale, and
Harry L. McMinn of Elsmere.
The Smyrna Fire Company band
will furnish the music for the
service, and will give a concert
starting at l:30 pm. In case of
rain, the service will be held in
Wesley Church Hall, on the
Plaza near the monument. 1t is
the desire of the committee that
all volunteer firemen and ladies
of all the auxiliaries will attend
the service to pay tribute to the
departed members.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-30

ed and more than forty-five or
CARNATIONS and individuals have
assisted in the fund to the pre-
sent time. Included among the
groups that have contributed are
The Silver Eagles, the Women
of St. Peters Episcopal Church,
American Legion Auxiliary, Vic
tory Chapter No. Is, O.E.S.;
Smyrna-Clayton Business and
Professional Women's Club; al
so, Smyrna Lions Club, Hartly
Lions Club, faculty and students
of the JBM High School, New
nam-Lee-Urban Post 1901, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, Twenti-
eth Century Club, Hospitality
Group of Asbury Methodist
Church, Clayton PTA, Smyrna
Clayton Janecees, Smyrna-Cl
ton Junior Chamber of Com
merce, S m yrn Homemakers
Club, Smyrna District School
PTA, st. Joseph's Church, Har-
vey c. Jones Memorial Class,
and Smyrna Rotary Club. The
committee expressed thanks to
various organizations, n o in G
that the large number contribut-
ing makes the project truly a
district-wide one. All organiza-
tions and individuals in the
Smyrna, Clayton, Kenton, Hart
ly, and Leipsic areas are invited
to participate in this project,
aimed at international under
standing and good will. Checks
may be sent to Charles M. Gee,
treasurer, Smyrna. The project
got underway locally last Nov
ember, and was sparked by John
K. Conant, New Castle County
chairman, American Field Ser
vice.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-30
Townsend Auto
Mechanic Dies

Walter Morgan, 81, retired
automobile mechanic and sales
man in Townsend, died Friday
at his home in Townsend. He
had been in ill health for the
past four years. A resident of
Townsend most of his life, Mr..
Morgan had been a wheelwright
for many years. He had con-
Quoted an automobile business
for about 20 years until 10
years ago. He was a member
of Emmanuel Methodist Church,
Townsend. The husband of the
late Mrs. Ella Maloney Morgan,
he is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Elizabeth Baker, and a
grand daughter, Miss Audrey
Baker, both of Townsend. Ser
vices were held Sunday in the
Daniels Funeral Home, Town
send, with the Rev. Roy Phil
lips of Emmanuel Church, offic-
iating. Interment was in Town
send Cemetery.