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Smyrna times., 1959-05-28

Thomas Lamb, probably the
oldest citizen of Delaware, if
not the oldest is this part of
the country, died last night at
his farm near town at the ad-
vanced age of about los years.
For one of his years, he was
unusually well-preserved and,
even up until last Thursday,
was able to dress himself and
move about the house. He suf-
fered but little disease in his
life. The deceased was born
in Ireland, twenty-one miles
from Dublin. AS a boy he re-
membered distinctly the Battle
of Waterloo and h e lp e d to
change horses during the great
conflict. In 1876 he purchased
the farm on which he died near
Dexters Corner and moved to
this vicinity where he had been
an active farmer.
Mr.. Clarence Blackiston Ray
mond and Miss Henrietta VIII
mer Tschudy gave their friends
a surprise last Monday morn
ing by being married quietly
and leaving for the West. The
ceremony took place at the
home of the brides mother,
Mrs. William Wells Tschudy,
and was performed by the Rev.
Thomas L. Poulson, of Ridley
Park, Pa, uncle of the bride.
The wedding was entirely pri-
vate.
Next Tuesday and Wednes-
day the Delaware State FEEDER
alton of Women's Clubs will
hold their twelfth annual meet
ing in Smyrna. The members
of the Twentieth Century Club
are making elaborate prepara-
tons for their entertainment.
Sixty or more delegates will
assemble here.
Within another week Della
ware will be in the midst OF
the largest crop of strawberries
she has ever produced. 1t was
authoritively estimated at Clay
ton that 100000 quarts of
strawberries are now on the
vines in this state and will be
sold. n
Prohibitionists one hundred
strong will journey to Whining
ton next Saturday to oppose
the granting of license to
James L. Dickerson for the
Townsend Hotel. Politics cut
no figure with the people who
have signed the remonstrance.
AS Kent County, Del. and Kent
County, Md. are both dry, there
is no place where liquor can be
secured. With hundreds from
Smyrna times., 1959-05-28

statutory limit, payments will
be discontinued retroactively to
the first of the year.
This creates an overpayment,
Mr.. Fields said, and is subject
to recovery by the Government.
If the person receiving the
pension notified VA promptly
of such increase, payment will
be discontinued as of the date
the last payment was made,
and no overpayment will result.
Pensions are payable to vet
Grams for permanent and total
disabilities of a non-service-con-
nected nature. and to the wild
ows and children OF deceased
Smyrna times., 1959-05-28

darkness, crawl under barbed
wire with machine gun fire over
head, and defend himself in SIM
ulated chemical, biological and
Pathological warfare situations.
During his seventh week of
training, he will march l3 miles
with full field pack to a bivouac
area to spend a week living in
the field and learning to inte-
crate the skills he has been
taught. After completing basic
training, he normally will re-
ceive a two-week leave before
reporting for his next assign
ment.
Smyrna times., 1959-05-28
Snedaker Camp
Sessions Slated

Day camp sessions for Brown
les and Girl Scouts will be held
at Eleanor Snedaker Day Camp,
st. Georges, from July 6 to 9
and July l3 to Is. Bus transpor-
tation will be provided. A bus
will leave Smyrna Youth Center
at approximately $50 am. each
day. All girls who are interested
Smyrna times., 1959-05-28

the dry districts coming here
Saturday nights, it is believed
the local constable would be
unable to maintain order if liq-
uor were sold.
Smyrna times., 1959-05-28
Smyrna Doings Of
Fifty Years Ago
This Week, 1909

Taken from our old files Of
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times. will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
ton.
Smyrna times., 1959-05-28

Prepared to Give Best Deal
Bring Your Car in for An Offer
So CHRYSLER Windsor S2695
4-Dr.. radio. heater. power
steering. TorquefIight, white
walls. wheel discs. blue and
white. like new, one owner.
! 81 BUICK Special 2-Dr. sls95
Hardtop, radio, heater, Dyn-
allow. white walls.
81 FORD Custom 1901 sl395
2-Dr. Radio. heater, white
and Blue, clean.
81 PLYMOUTH Custom s1595
Subr. Station Wagon. Radio.
heater. overdrive, blue and
white.
56 DeSOTO 2-Dr. Fire sl595
dome Hardfop. radio. heat
er. white walls. pushbutton
shift, red and white.
56 DeSOTO 4-Dr. Fire. Sl695
dome. Radio. heater, white
walls, pushbutton sh #,
chrome discs, pink & black.
56 PLYMOUTH Belv. a. S1495
Dr., V-8. Radio. heater,
pushbution shift. two-tone
green, white walls, one own
er, like new.
56 PONTIAC 2-Dr., v-8. s1195
Heater, white walls, beige.
56 STUDEBAKER v Ton Slo95
V-8, Pickup. Heater, de-
froster, signals, red.
SIS DODGE u Ton Pickup. S895
Heater, signals, black, good
paint.
SIS FORD " Ton Pickup. S895
Heater, signals, blue, clean.
SIS OLDS 4-Dr. 1881. S1195
Radio, heater, Hydramaiic
trans, white walls, two-tone
green.
SIS CHEVROLET t2Iol s1o75
6-cyI. Station Wagon. Radio
and heater, green.
SIS CHEVROLET Va sl095
BeIair, 2-Dr. Radio, heater
white walls, light blue.
SIS PLYMOUTH 2-Dr., g. S795
CYL, radio, heater, 2-fone
green.
54 PONTIAC 4-Dr. Sta S695
zion Wagon. Radio, heater,
Hydramatic trans, brown.
81 CHEVROLET " Ton s675
Panel. Heater. defroster,
signals, green, very nice
condition.
So CHRYSLER Abr. New S595
Yorker. Radio, heater, auto
matic. power steering,
green.
So G.M.C. Pickup u Ton. s595
Heater and signals.
So sTUDEBAKER 2-Dr. s5s5
Hardtop, V-s. Radio, heater,
wire wheels. white walls,
automatic, two-tone paint.
AZ CHEVROLET "a Ton SAYS
Pickup. Heater, green.
AZ CADDY 4-Dr. Fleet s4a5
wood. Radio, heater, Hydra
matte trans. blue.
Al LINCOLN Cont. Club S1475
Sedan. All restored, Olds SO
motor, 10 coats lacquer
paint, white walls, classic
car.
30 Model A FORD. Heat $500
er, black, red wheels. good
condition.
WE NEVER REFUSE TO BUY
LATE MODEL USED CARS.
GEORGE H.
H0EEECKEp
Smyrna times., 1959-05-28

A heavy cruiser has more
than 3,4OO light fixtures of
which almost 5000 are for so
to 100 watt house-type lamps.
Smyrna times., 1959-05-28

in attending are urged to regist-
er now. Mrs. Henry F. Jurgens,
R.D., Smyrna is registrar. Phone
Olive 3-9268 for registration.
Smyrna times., 1959-05-28

veterans for non-service-con-
nected deaths, provided the ap-
plicapts are otherwise eligible.
Smyrna times., 1959-05-28

Community progress and telephone progress go
hand in hand. For as community grows so must
its telephone service. The telephone is vital
part of business and social life.
Telephone men and women, many of them
your neighbors, are in the thick of this growth
You see them working to expand telephone faciI
ties wherever you go. And for every one you see,
there are hundreds behind the scenes.
In telephone Laboratories, for example,
Smyrna times., 1959-05-28

in communication. They bring continuing i'm
provements to your telephone service, find new
ways in which your telephone can enlarge your
world, develop new equipment that helps keep
costs down. Their work enables us to plan ahead
inteIIigentIy to serve you better
All this is in line with our primary objective to
provide you always with telephone service of
high value at low cost
Evening star., 1959-12-10
Club Urges
Parking Bon
Downtown

The advisory board Of the
Washington Keystone Automo-
bile Club last night approved
o report recommending a vir-
utally complete ban on curb
parking in the downtown area
and on all major arteries In
the District.
The report was made by
Nathan Lubar. an attorney, who
for many years has studied
Washington traffic and park
ing problems. He is a member
Of the advisory board.
Mr.. Lubar'S report declared
"the first and primary step foI
the movement of traffic is. to
eliminate the parking at least
upon the arterial highways
throughout the District"
He recommended that park
ing be taken of such major
trafiic carriers as Connecticut
avenue. Sixteenth street, Rhode
Island avenue and Massachu-
sets avenue, with the inten-
tion Of creating parking" be.
hind residential properties anc
on side and back streets.
The report recommended that
the District Motor Vehicle Park.
ing Agency make surveys oi
parking needs for the entire
city and prepare to condemn
land along major arteries tc
replace spaces along the curb.
Evening star., 1959-12-10
DOGGING 1T
New Cop Meets the Boss

A rookie cop" understands
ably nervous and concerned
with the impression he was
making, met the boss today.
The rockies snout was
slapped playfully by Torrance
P. Cahill, the Irishman who will
train the District Canine Corps.
Mr.. Cahill then said:
Hes q fair dog. But you
can't tell much. It's too early,
It will take Il weeks to train
him. The vet hasn't passed him
yet. I can't tell If he's aggressive
enough. You want an aggressive
dog, not a vicious one"
The rookie is a year-old Ger
man shepherd, tan and black,
friendly, and named Prince.
He belongs to Sergt. William c.
Wright who is with the Train
ing Division Of the Metropoli-
tan Police Department. The
sergeant has offered to turn the
dog over to the new corps, If
Prince has the stuff.
Mr.. Cahill and Prince met
today at the kennels on the es-
tate Of Mrs. Anne Archbold at
1905 Reservoir road NV. The
training program-both for the
dogs and the policemen who
win walk the streets with them
will take place on the estates
rolling fields and woods.
Prince may be the first dog
to be chosen.
But the cautious Mr.. Cahill,
who is q former Scotland Yard
man, said only time will tell
if Prince will make a good cop.
He may be too much Of nice
guy.
However, the two took to one
another Immediately.
Evening star., 1959-12-10

There should be some CON-
pensation for merit" said DR..
Preston A. McLendon. also a
member of the legislation COM
mittee.
Wesley S. williams, on the
personnel committee, indicated
he still favors a merit plan in
principle, but does not see how
it can be satisfactorily imple-
mented.
Board members first started
to consider a merit plan last
month when DR.. Hansen out
lined his proposal to raise
school salaries by $50 million.
They objected to one Of its
features which would provide
special $500 increases for
teachers simply upon the COM
pletion Of Is and 20 years of
SCI VICE.
In his arguments against the
merit plan, the superintendent
noted that many large cities
including washington - tried,
and then discarded it. It's elm
ination here in 1947, he main
tanned, gives proof Of wide
spread dissatisfaction"
At a public hearing on the
pay raises on November II,
teachers indicated strong oppo-
sition to the inclusion Of any
kind of merit plan. Miss Helen
Z. Samuel, State chairman of
the National Education Asso-
citation, predicted its adoption
would "send morale Of teach
ers in this city clear down to
zero"
Evening star., 1959-12-10

this IS A PRODUCT at
which we are much better
than the British" the wit
ness said. why not let them
import these items while we
import the better grades Of
woolenS?"
It seems that while PreSi-
dent Eisenhower was ap-
pearing with Prime Minister
Macmillan on British TV,
during our Presidents Lon
don visit, the Prime Minister
casually suggested that his
guest might make it possible
for the British to send more
woolens to this country.
On his return the Presi-
dent asked the Tariff Com
mission to re-examine the
woolen quota.
The quota system now is
Is per cent on imports until
they reach 5 per cent Of
American production; then
it goes up to IS per cent. The
British are asking for 20 per
cent straight.
Their American opponents
suggest that the lower rate
would be further opening the
door of the American market
to Japanese and Italian
woolenS, cheaper fabrics that
are real competition to the
American product. Since the
last tariff reduction, the per-
centage Of British imports
has decreased; japanese and
Italian increased.
At any rate, the hearings
are going on for a second
week on the protection issue,
which was the purpose of
the first law passed by the
first Congress, and the ORR
gin Of our two party system.
There is one big difference
today. 1t is the South, not
New England, that is in the
forefront of the drive to keep
up the tariff wall.
Evening star., 1959-12-10
coLoRFUL SAVINGS BONDS PLEA
Hearing Set
On Expansion
Relocation

City othcialS are expected to
recommend Monday - after
three years Of debate-whether
the District should create q
central relocation service to
help house families forced to
move because Of highway,
school and park construction
or housing code enforcement.
The officials are members of
the District Urban fRenewal
Operations Committee. In mo-
tifying the l6 department heads
of the meeting at 1880 pm.
Monday in the District Build
ing, Assistant Engineer Com
missioner Thomas X. Fullerton
asked them to be prepared to
make recommendations on the
central relocation service. Col.
Fullerton Is chairman Of the
committee.
The recommendation Of the
committee win be forwarded to
the District Commissioners,
who have the responsibility for
the final decision.
Under the present system
only families displaced by slum
clearance or condemnation for
construction Of public housing
receive what is considered full
relocation help. Families dis
placed by highways, new
schools, parks and housing code
enforcement CASUALLY an order
for families living in over
crowded tenementS to move)
now receive minimum help.
The District Redevelopment
Land Agency. which operates q
full relocation service. has esti-
mated that relocation service
would cost the city about $50
per displaced family,
Organizations which have
asked the Commissioners fol
q public hearing on the mat
ter or favor creation of q
central service include the
League of Women Voters, the
Catholic Archdiocese Of WASH
ington, the Urban League,
Federation Of Civic ASSocia-
tions, National Council OF
Jewish Women. Neighbors, Inc,
Council of Churches and the
Inter- Church Committee on
Urban Renewal.
Evening star., 1959-12-10

commensurate with the higher
taxes he will be required to pay.
Resent Form Opposed
Mr.. Donovan said:
II thought we would get
more out of this. None Of US
in this rapidly growing area is
going to accept q new tax on
the basis of the old formula
with which we have enough
trouble now.
"And If the sales tax isn't
accompanied by tax conces-
sions to families who do not
earn enough to pay income
taxes and if it does not exempt
food, drugs and clothing, ! cer-
tainly will not vote for it,"
Mrs. Dorothy McDiarmid,
newly elected delegate. said:
II always have opposed a
sales tax in the past. But I had
thought that a change in the
distribution formulae might
justify it if it fulfilled the needs
Of the State.
But I wouldn't vote for it
as it is. I don't think"
Arlington Senator Charles
Fenwick said he did not wish
to commit himself regarding
the Governors proposals until
he had studied them fully.
Question of Size
MY primary concern at this
time is that the needs Of the
State be met and l have said I
would support a sales tax If it
offers the only means of meet
ing them" he said.
But whether a /, 2 or 3
cent tax is necessary, I don't
know. If it is a 3 cent tax,
I would certainly want cent
to remain in the locality.
Asks Withholding
Advocating a withholding tax.
Mr.. Mann said:
II will fight the sales tax.
I am opposed to any new tax
as long as the State is not
fully collecting taxes available
to it under present laws. I
am not basing my opposition
on the grounds that I will
trade. I am basing mine on
the basis that the sales tax
is wrong in principle"
Alexandria State Senator
ArmiStead L. Boothe deferred
specific comment until he
could read Mr.. Almonds pro-
posals.
Evening star., 1959-12-10
Police Free
Suspect in
Mans Death

Police released a suspect in
the death of a dairy employe
early today after an initial
autopsy report failed to dis
close any evidence of fatal
injuries.
The victim was identified by
police as Troy Wynn. 20, of
11941 Andrew street, Silver
Spring. who worked as a Ia
borer for Sealtest Foods, 1888
Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Police said that the suspect
admitted drinking with Mr..
Wynn and having "a tussle"
with him in the 2400 block of
M street NV. when he tried to
persuade Mr.. Wynn to go home.
However. police said, he denied
beating or kicking Mr.. Wynn.
Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald said that the knuckles
of Mr.. Wynn'S h handS W ere
bruised. He added that the
final autopsy report will not be
completed for several days.
Capt. Lawrence A. Hartnett,
head of the. Homicide Squad.
said that a witness reported
seeing another man knocking
Mr.. Wynn down and kicking
him before he was found by
police on the sidewalk in a
semi-conscious condition.
Capt. Hartnett said that a
guard at the Weather Bureau
administrative Office, 2400 M
street NV, reported to his su-
perior that he had looked out
a fourth-floor window of the
Weather Bureau Building and
seen two men fighting outside.
The guard, william Herbert,
also said he saw one man knock
the other man down and kick
him, according to Capt. Hart
nett.
Mr.. Herbert's superior then
called police and reported there
was a man lying on the sidewalk
outside.
Pvt. N. L. Garrison said he
and his partner went to the
scene about 4::22 am. and
thought Mr.. Wynn was drunk.
He added that they attempted
to revive him with an am
monia capsule.
However, he said that when
Mr. Wynn failed to respond,
he called for a patrol wagon
and Mr.. Wynn was charged
with being drunk and taken
directly to District General
Hospital. where he died shortly
afterward.
Evening star., 1959-12-10

increases Tor teachers and
school ofncials.
The superintendent strongly
opposes it, although Q majority
Of board members-six Of the
nine are on the two committees
have indicated they favor
some sort Of recognition for
the exceptionally competent
teacher.
DR.. Hansen recently gave
them q detailed explanation Of
why he opposes any merit plan
which he referred to as "se-
lective pay" because the entire
teaching staff "is employed on
merit and retains its position
on merit"
His two chief arguments were
that q workable method Of CIV
ing extra pay to outstanding
teachers has not been devised
and that the plan its not a
good approach to improving
the quality of education.
Before today's committee
meetings, however, several
board members told The Star
they still favor the merit plan
in principle, although most also
said they recognized the difn-
cultieS in establishing it.
Mrs. Frank s. Phillips, the
boards vice president and
chairman Of the Personnel
Committee, said she wasn't
convinced" by DR.. Hansen's
reasoning.
Its ridiculous that you can't
reward exceptional talent" /"
noted Carl c. Smuck, Q member
of the Legislative Committee,
Evening star., 1959-12-10
HeWittQuits
SdnitdrYUnit
Chairmanship
Cites Business
Pressure; Fuvors
Smith for Post

Frank L. Hewitt, jr., resigned
today as chairman of the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission, effective January /.
Mr.. Hewitt, a Montgomery
County banker, real estate and
insurance agent, said it was i'm
possible for him to devote suf-
cient time to both his business
and the commission.
He said he would remain on
the six-member agency until
March 8 to give the Montgom-
cry County Council time to pick
a successor. His term expires
in June, 1861.
Backs Blair Smith
Mr.. Hewitt said he hoped the
commission would name a
chairman the prese ent vice
chairman, Blair H. Smith oi
Prince Georges County. Mr.
Hewitt urged that Mr.. Smith,
present job be given to Willard
A. Morris Of Montgomery.
Mr.. Smith was due to gel
the craftsmanship next JUNE
under an agreement made last
June to end a month-lons
deadlock over the top post.
The .agency's three member:
from Prince Georges County
were pushing Mr.. Smith fol
the Craftsmanship, while the
three from Montgomery wers
backing Mr.. Hewitt. A com.
promise of a one-year tern
for each ended the dispute.
Named in June, 1854
Mr.. Hewitt was first named
to the commission in June
1854. for a fodr-year term
under a reorganization law in.
creasing the agency from thre'
to six members. He was Ilamec
to a two-year term last June
The chairman's salary is $4,80(
annually. while the vice chair
man receives $4,000, and thI
others. $4,000. All serve part
time.
Mr.. Hewitt, AZ, of 1915 Coles
vile road, Silver Spring, i
president of the National Banl
of Maryland and vice presi
dent of the Citizens Buildin,
and Loan. Both are in Silye
Spring.
He also is president of tn
Frank L. Hewitt Real Estatl
and Insurance Cos. He is out
going president of the Silve
Spring Board of Trade.
Evening star., 1959-12-10
Northern Virginians
Hit Sales Tax Plan
Fuirer Urban Share Is Asked
By 5 of 9 Area Legislators
BY JOHN BARRON
Star stan Writer

Gov. Almonds proposed per cent sales tax provoked
skeptcal and hostile reaction today from Northern
Virginia legislators.
Five of the nine General Assembly members declared
they will oppose his program unless it is modified to insure
that urban receive farer share of State
Another Arlington Delegate Harrison Mann, denounced
Evening star., 1959-12-10
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

Ending a flve-day con-
vention, the National Ju-
nior Vegetable Growers
Association of America
holds final sessions in the
Willard Hotel.
The National Conference
on Application of Electrical
Insulation winds up a four
day Shoreham Hotel meet
ing.
This information supplied by
the Washington Convention and
Visitors Bureau.
Evening star., 1959-12-10
Provost Installed

RICHMOND, Dec. 10 (AP)
DIR. George J. Oliver was in
stalled yesterday as the second
provost of Richmond Pro-
fessional Institute in colorful
ceremonies at the mosque. DR..
Oliver, 81, succeeded DR.. H.
Hibbs last June.
Evening star., 1959-12-10
The
Rambler
-. Gets Involved
In Protection
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

Accident caused the Ram
bier To stop in on the Tariff
Commissions hearings on the
wool quota.
He would like to be able
to make a distinction, be-
tween the garb of those
representing the best tailor
ing establishments in the
country who want a lower
customs rate on British
worsteds, and those repre-
senting American mills ana
wearing suits of synthetic
fabrics.
There was no doubt about
one thing-according to tes-
timony. British worSteds,
tweeds, cheviots and shet-
lands are the materials used
by our best custom tailors
and our ready-to-wear man.
ufacturers in their top
priced lines.
The British are much bet
ter at this sort Of thing.
We are much better at the
many mixtures of wool and
synthetic substitutes-man-
made fibers-or in making
suits entirely from the syn
thetic yarns.
Yes, the Rambler would
like to report that the Gus
tom tailored suits from the
high priced British fabrics
looked much better. But his
observation was that there
wasn't a fashion plate in the
room-and the products Of
American mass production
looked as presentable as the
$3.50 suits worn by the
gentlemen who want a lower
tariff on British woolenS.
Evening star., 1959-12-10
RIGHT HERE THE WRIT

RIGHT HERE THE WRIT
Err would do well to confess
that he was embarrassed to
find that he was dressed on
the British side of the issue.
Joe Miller, who was repre-
Senting the Northern Textile
Association, the New Eng
land mills, in a public rela-
tions sort of q way, checked
him when he sat down at
the press table.
The writer was found to be
wearing q tweed jacket and
flannel slacks, both made
from British fabrics and
purchased in a Washington
mems wear establishment
noted for its low prices. Only
his sweater, made entirely
of synthetic yarn, and his
cotton shirt and ineffables
were all-American.
He has q wash'n'wear suit
at home, made entirely Of
synthetic yarns and he is
sure that it Is 100 per cent
American. But it seemed .
little chilly to wear 1t.
There was testimony about
an air-conditioned Eaill in
North Carolina operating
three eight-hour shifts a
day, six days a week with
one weaver to so looms. The
finer type Of woolens are
made in British mills with
non-automatic machinery,
one shift q day with one
weaver to q loom.
But there was also evi-
dence that this disparity is
leading to an American
clothing invasion Of Eng
land. This on top Of the
slang, movies, jazz, teen-age
violence and beatnikS. A
London merchant has or
dered 600 wash'n'wear suits
for delivery in the British
spring.