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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31

What II Was Like on Dday in Normandy oceonoeophy ST.

DIT stlcky, isn't u? Mind II ! join
you?"
A few minutes later, with Ger
man planes still rowing back and
forth, ] found my companion had
squirmed so deep into the sand
that was sitting on top Of him.
cotching Up With Front
About 2:30 pm. having finally
dispatched my story by naval
courier, I went several miles In
land to catch up with the front.
With me went one-armed young
Doom Campbell Of Reuters. a smil-
ing Scot who was to become my
jeepmate all through France, Bel
GUM and Holland into Germany.
It was all quiet when we found
British Sd Division headquarters,
staked out in an apple orchard
about 400 yards from the Ger
mans.
Better dig" a man said.
And presently there was the odd
spectacle Of two one-handed men
doom with his artificial arm, my
self with a broken wrist) fever
ishly trying to dig foxholes in the
fiinty soil Of Normandy.
In two hours. sweating In the
hot June sun. we had dug only
about 10 inches deep when the
Germans counterattacked Soon
we wound up on the beach again.
At dusk, hidden nests Of Ger
man snipers. who had lain doggo
all day. began to shoot at any
thing that moved. Only a few
allied troops were left on the
beach.
For three hours we crouched
between a wrecked jeep and a
crumbling old Norman wall, watch
ing a scene Of flaming drama
snipers' bullets and machinegun
tracers tipping in wild profusion
j. German Stukas dive bombing
the ever-thickening armada of in
vasion craft. And low over
head, so lew it seemed you could
almost reach up and touch them,
our own giant bombers swooshing
by on the return flight to Eng
land.
Capt. Birkin, a droll, pencil-thin
character. crept up after a time
and beckoned.
i've found better spot, old
boy" he said, and led the way into
a courtyard stacked high with
boxes of supplies.
A Marrow Escape
1t looked snug. but there was
one drawback. Most of the beach
houses were now on fire, and in the
flames I made out the word STEM
cilled on the boxes. The word
was ammo" We got out of there,
fast.
About 1890 pm. we snagged a
ride aboard an armored car, Our
destination was the little village
of Colleville near the Caen Canal
Finally we halted at the gate
of a dark looming chateau, across
the road from British Sd Division
headquarters. Nobody seemed to
know. at that hour, whether the
chateau had been searched Tor
snipers. We decided not to risk
getting our Threats slit while Sleep
ing there.
In the pale moonlight we
stumbled through the chateaus
rose gardens into an orchard
where we discovered deep foxholes
We didn't know, then, that the
village was crawling with German
suicide squad snipers-hiding in a
nearby church steeple or strapped
in tall bushy trees.
And during the night. counter
attacking German tanks punched
a salient to the sea, skirting
Colleville and temporarily cutting
us of from the main allied in
vaSion armies.
Bone tired, ! couldn't have cared
less. With steel helmet for pillow
and blood-smeared trench coat for
blanket, I slumped into a muddy
foxhole. I never heard a sound
until dazzling sunshine awoke me
next morning. =.
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South Americas largest country
has undertaken what many regard
as an overly-ambitious industriali-
cation program. The general
feeling among experts in Washing
ton is that the Brazilian govern
ment is moving too fast at a rate
that it cannot sustain.
Foreign Payments
Rrazil's foreign payments obli-
cations for this year come to
$273 million. This includes money
due the Fund. Export, Import,
the World Bank and private banks
outside Brazil. Next year. with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31
BY SHIRLEY SCHEIBLA
Contributing Writer

The United States Government
has cut off all loans to Brazil
until that nation puts its eco
nomic house in order.
This is the first step in what
could be q new direction for
Americas foreign loan policy. In
the past the United States has
threatened to shut of loan money
for several countries unless they
improved the operation of their
economies. This included Latin
American countries like Bolivia
and Argentina. Brazil is the first
country, however, where the
United States has carried out its
threat.
The Export-Import Bank, Bra
zils principle source of United
States Government money, has not
made any loan to Brazil since
last October. The bank knows
we'll that If it stepped in and told
the Brazilians how to stabilize
their economy, this would en-
courage charges Of dictatorial
American imperialism. AS a result
Exim has decided to let the In
ternational Monetary Fund handle
the problem.
The Fund excels in drawing up
sterilization programs for ma
tions in dire financial straits.
Foreign governments are more
receptive to suggestions by the
Monetary Fund of its international
character.
Conditions for Brozil
Last year the Fund loaned
Brazil $37.5 million with the
understanding that the country
would take a number of measures
which the Brazilians considered
rather drastic. While the agree
ment was never made public, it
was aimed at:
ID Cutting down on the null
tiple exchange rates.
ca Curtailment Of excessive
government spending.
90 Limitation Of the issuance
Of paper money.
"a Tightening of credit.
Now the fund does not feel that
Brazil has made enough. progress
under the outlined sterilization
program. Like Export Import, the
Fund has not made any loans to
Brazil this year. It won't make
any until Brazil does more TO
implement sterilization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31

War correspondents Who landed in Nor
mandy on D -Dey we're too busy covering
the momsnious news 10 write their own
penonoI experienees--or think much
about them. Nov. with the 18th onni-
versav Of the insosion approaching. on
AP reporter locks back and wildly re-
coils the scenes Of thot historic doy.
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weapons. a single hydrogen bomb
could obliterate an entire inva-
sion feet or destroy all life on q
beach-head.
But II you we're there on D-day
in Normandy, you'll never forget
the scene:
The incredibly vast panorama of
more than 1000 invasion ships
the big battlewagons slam
ming salvoes of steel at German
coastal Notifications !. the weird
spectacle Of tanks swimming in
the surf like monster beetles !.
and allied troops by the tens Of
thousands wading ashore in the
teeth Of enemy fire. 49,.
D-day:: June 6, 1914.
AS an accredited Associated
Press war correspondent. ! spent
the last night before the invasion
in a sealed-off camp near Ports
mouth, England. In a letter home,
] wrote:
II have the somewhat dubious
distinction of being selected as
the first lsea-borne) correspond
emit ashore in the whole invasion
setup."
An EorIy Lending
/ was ticketed to land with
British commandos at H-hour
plus As minutes.
Barbed wire hemmed the en-
campment. Armed sentries paced
at frequent intervals. Once inside.
no man was allowed to leave.
The group in my tent included
a bemonocled. pink-cheeked Brit
ish major, a young Scot artillery
officer, an Oxford-educated doc
tor, a priest. and a French para
troop captain who was going to
drop into Normandy about six
hours before H-hour to help di-
rect our naval bombardment.
Night had fallen. In the dark
ness the men talked softly. Gig
arctic stubs glowed like fireflies.
Very high and very fast, a Ger
man reconnaissance plane sped
across the blacked-out camp and
droned inland.
We listened faulty. wondering
If the Germans had spotted the
vast tented encampments gleam-
ing in the moonlight.
They still don't know" the
Scot said quietly.
Il hope to God you are right"
the French paratrooper said. IF
they knew. they could slaughter
us In our beds. With 20 bombers,
the swine could save themselves
for a thousand years-tonight."
After a while l heard the
Frenchman talking in subdued
but urgent tones to the young
medico.
please, Doc, let me have an
other morphine tablet"
You've got one, Jacques, my
friend, like everybody else"
Eyes, but I'm going in alone.
If ! get hit. there1l be nobody
to help me-"
Sorry, old chap. Regulations.
One to a man."
I never heard what happened
to Jacques. The pink checked
commando major had his face
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31
BY ROGER GREENE
Associated Press star. Writer

Fifteen years ago. under the
supreme command Of Gen Dwight
ID. Eisenhower. the mighuest in
vasion armada In history was
poised TO strike across thr. Eng
llsh Channel for an assault on
Hitler's Wanted Atlantic wall.
Military experts say 1t could
probably never happen again.
With the advent Of nuclear
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out any new loans. payments on
these same obligations will come
to 1910 million. BY 1861, again
without new loans. this will come
down to SIS million.
Brazil has been spending more
than it is getting and losing for
eign exchange. This is going to
make it difficult to keep up these
payments. AS a matter of fact,
some United States economists
doubt that Brazil can do it.
About two-thirds of the ma
tons foreign exchange receipts
come from coffee. A big problem
for Brazil is its over supply Of
this commodity.
Rampant imitation is another
giant headache for Brazil. While
it has no national cost-of living
index, the index compiled for the
city of Rio de Janeiro by the Bra
lillian government is considered
indicative of the general imitation
situation in the nation. During
1858 the Rio index rose POT per
cent, compared with lib per cent
in 1857 and 1876 per cent in 1856.
During January of this year it
rose 90 per cent.
While in the past Brazil has
been able to obtain loans from
private banks in America and
Europe. it has not approached
any private institutions for loans
recently. Perhaps this is because
it feels it would be useless to do
so until it gets a nod from Export
Import and the Fund.
Austerity in Doubt
At any rate many eyes are on
the Fund as it attempts to have
Brazil put into operation a pro-
gram for the sterilization of its
economy. How far Brazil can go
in the direction of austerity is a
political as well as economic ques-
ton. President Kubitcheck's gov
eminent is said to be politically
shaky, and elections are coming
up next year. Economic reforms
and the austerity which they
bring about are seldom popular
with the voters.
If the Fund can succeed in put
ting Brazil on its financial feet.
Export Import may decide to use
the international agency's talents
elsewhere and withhold other
loans until Fund sterilization
measures are instituted.
Smyrna times., 1959-02-12
Special Lenten
Services Listed
At St. Peters

The Rev. F. Sydney Bancroft,
rector of st. Peters Episcopal
Church, has announced the
schedule of services during Lent
which started on Ash Wednes-
day with holy communion at
10 am. The Litany and Peniten-
tial Office were read at 7:30 pm.
on Ash Wednesday, with an ad-
dress by the rector on the topic:
"The Life of the Christ We Fol-
low" Services of holy commun-
ion will be held each Tuesday
during Lent at 10 am. The top
les for subsequent services on
Wednesdays at 7:30 pm. in
clude: Feb. Is, "Our Church
Worship: Morning and Evening
Prayer; Feb. 25, Understand
ing the Communion Service;
March 4, "The Life of the
Church.; March IL, christian
Stewardship; March Is, "The
of Confirmation" Mem
bers Of the confirmation class
will attend the course as part
of their preparation. 1t will also
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National Merit Scholarship
Examination

The National Merit Examina-
tions will provide more than
five million dollars in scholar
ships. Also, they will be of con-
siderable college guidance val
ue. Tenth and eleventh grade
students should register this
week for the national examina-
tions on April %. Results will
be available in September.
Seniors were encouraged to
apply for the following scholar
ships: Secretarial Scholarship,
Delaware Chapter of the Ma
tional Secretaries Association;
Nursing Scholarships, Woman's
Auxiliary to the Medical Soci-
ETY. of Delaware; Business Ad-
ministration Scholarship, Will
mington Sales Executives Club.
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Special School District, and al
so to the clubs commitment to
the student-eXchange program
of the Delaware State Fedora
tion of Women's Clubs. Mrs.
Martin Golden, chairman, fine
arts, has arranged the program
at the Century Club, and Mrs.
Kenneth D. Mihills will preside
briefly at the start of the pro-
gram. The hostesses will be
members of committee of
which Mrs. Raymond Sammons
is chairman, assisted by Mrs.
George D. Wright, Mrs. G. Ed
ward Wootten, Mrs. Fred Will
son, Mrs. Smithers Snow, Mrs.
William D. Kirk, Mrs. William
Norris, and Mrs. Margaret Ruby.
Mrs. Harold E. Wickham was
hostess at a meeting of the eX-
ecutive committee at her home
which was attended by Mrs.
William ]. Storey, president of
the State Federation, and Mrs.
Earl Field, Kent County vice
president. Mrs. Clay Bailey,
chairman, community affairs, re-
ported on suggestions for pro-
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be a ''refresher course" in the
ways and teachings of the
church for all parishioners. The
apostolic rite of confirmation
will be administered to the class
of candidates for confirmation
on Palm Sunday, March % by
the Rt. Rev. j. Brooke Mosley,
Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese
of Delaware. The rector has an
nounced that on Sundays dur
ing Lent at III am. the sermons
will be on the occasional offices
of the Church, as follows: Feb.
is, the first Sunday in Lent, I'VE
Receive This Child" Holy Bap-
tism; Feb. %, Those Whom
God Hath Joined" Holy Matri-
mony; March l, Ministers and
Steward of Thy Flock" Holy
Orders. This will be a family
service of holy communion,
with all departments of the Sun
day School meeting at ii am.
that day. March 8, Mothering
Sunday, This is the House of
God" The conservation of
churches and the blessing and
distribution of simnel cakes at
all services. March Is, Passion
Sunday, I'm Sure and Certain
Hope" Christian Burial.
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Photo Exhibition
To Be Unveiled
To Public Tonite

The public is invited to at
tend the open meeting of the
Twentieth Century Club tonight
at 8 pm. when DR.. Martin Yal-
isove, of Wilmington, will talk
on Photography as an Art" and
will show slides and have an ex-
hibit of winning prints from the
International Salon of Photo
graphy. There will be no admis-
sion charge but donations may
be made at the door if desired,
with the contributions to be US
ed toward the clubs support of
the American Field Service stu
dent-exchange program now be-
ing sponsored in the Smyrna
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Rummage Sale
Continues Friday

The rummage sale sponsored
by the Smyrna PTA will be held
over for another weekend in the
store on Main Street next to
The Style Shop. The sale will be
on Friday and Saturday from 9
am. to 8 p.m., according to an
nouncement by the chairman,
Mrs. Thomas c. Mulligan, Jr.
The committee at work on the
successful project will still ac-
cept clothing and other articles
for the sale, and they may be
delivered to Mrs. Mulligan or
will be picked up if she is noti-
fed.
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Janecees
Continued from Page One

SonInueu from rage One
now being promoted in this
area. On a recent Sunday, the
Janecees' committee on civic
welfare, with Mrs. war d
Wootten as chairman, visited
the State Welfare Home and en-
tertained the residents there.
Mrs. Wootten was assisted by
Mrs. George Moore, Mrs. Wal
ter Downes, Mrs. Donald Flaig,
and Mrs. Golden. Mrs. George
Bryson, director of the junior
choir of Asbury M e t h o d S t
Church, presented the choir as
part of the entertainment. Re-
freshments were served by the
Janecees. The next meeting will
be held on Wednesday, March
4 at $50 pm. at the home of
Mrs. Golden.
Smyrna times., 1959-02-12

jects which could be conducted
by the club, which included
landscaping at Lake Como, in
dividual fireplaces on the beach
at the lake, and Improvements
to the town park, in cooperation
with other service clubs. The
date of the annual club lunch
con has been changed from
April l6 to April 26 due to con-
flict with federation project.
Mrs. Norman G. Wilder assisted
Mrs: Wickham at the tea which
followed the business meeting,
and Miss Mary M. Holland pre-
sided at the tea table.
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Second Daughter for Harrises

Staff Sgt. and Mrs. Charles ].
Harris of Washington, D. c. an
nounce the birth of daughter,
Gwendolyn Ann, born Feb. 6 at
Andrews Air Force Base Hos
pital. The couple have one other
daughter, Cynthia Lee. Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Ballard of Clayton and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Harris, Sr. of
Smyrna are grandparents of the
newborn child.
Smyrna times., 1959-02-12
Principal Returns From
N.A.S.S.P. Meeting

MIR. Charles V. Williams, high
school principal, returned to
school this morning after hav-
ing attended the annual conven-
ton of the National Association
of Secondary School Principals
held at Philadelphia. Mr.. Will
liams gained insight into the
various school problems that
exist throughout the country.
One day he had guided tour
of the Springfield Juniors Senior
High School, Springfield, Pa. Mr..
Williams was a member of the
Hospitality Committee for this
event.
Smyrna times., 1959-02-12

School Officers; Delaware Asso-
citation of School Administra-
tors board of directors, and the
Delaware State Educational As
sociation. He is a life member
of the National Education Asso-
citation. With his wife, Shirley,
and three children, Cheryl, s;
George Andrew, 6; and John, A,
he lives on Hamilton Way,
Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1959-02-12

H. Cohee, 80. of Wilmington,
were held Tuesday from the
FAIRIES Funeral Chapel with the
Rev. o. c. Jones, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, Off
ciating. Interment was in Bethel
Cemetery at Cheswold. Mr. Co.
hee died in st. Francis Hospital,
Wilmington, on Feb. 7. He is
survived by one sister, Mrs.
Elizabeth Marker, Woodside.
Smyrna times., 1959-02-12
Ladies Niqh+
Continued from Page one

governor of 22-D, George Ret
tew, Larley Roman, Russ Hur-
ley, Bill Nowaskowski, and Nick
Fidance. The Wilmington Lions
Club was represented by Henry
c. Steinle, William L. Peverill,
E. Avery Gray, and w. w. Flan-
apan
Smyrna times., 1959-02-12
Surprised At PARTY

MIR. and Mrs. Orville Newman
of near Taylor's Bridge were
honored at a surprise birthday
party given by their daughters
at the Taylor's Bridge Commun-
ity Center on Feb. 5. Both were
observing til cir sixty-eighth
birthdays. Seventy-one relatives
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SCHOOL
REPORTER
Camera Club To Present
Assembly

The members of the Camera
Club, under the direction of Mr..
Philip Toman, will present an
assembly program on Monday,
Feb. l6. The program will fea-
ture Major Sterling E. Simonds,
Executive Officer of the Della
ware State Police, who will
speak on the subject, "One Pic
ture Is Worth a Thousand
Words" In addition to Major
Simonds, one of the club men,
bers will describe the work of
the club and another one will
inform the students of the Kod-
ak Photography Contest under
way for high school students.
Smyrna times., 1959-02-12
Junior Class Holds Meeting

The members of the Junior
Class met recently and elected
Carole Wolford as general chair
man of the Junior-Senior Prom
which will be held this year on
May 9Th. Carole appointed the
various committee chairmen, as
follows: Band, Lidia Kitschik;
Decoration, Donald O'Neal and
Barry Pritchard; Bids, Wayne
Cole; Refreshments, John Sheri-
dan and David Marsh. The class
then voted to officially adopt
aqua and white as their class
colors, white carnations as the
class flower, and the class mot
to of winners Never Quit
Cutters Never Win" The class
voted to set a limit of $4,000
for Prom expenditures.
Smyrna times., 1959-02-12
Dr.. Kirk
Continued from PAGE One

Continued from PAGE One
can Association of School Ad-
societies including the Ameri-
ministrators, Phi Delta Kappa,
secretary to the Delaware Chief
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Junior Class Awaits Rings

The members of the junior
class are anxiously awaiting the
arrival of their class rings. This
year they have been purchased
from Balfour and Company.
Smyrna times., 1959-02-12

and friends attended the cele-
bration. The couple were the re-
cipients of many beautiful gifts.
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Ronald Mccoy, of Mr. and Mrs Burri F. Mccoy Lake
Drive was this week named recipient scholarship the Uni
versiy of Delaware The versatile Smyrna High athlete will
graduated in June and expects to enter the university in
Active all phases OF school e Mccoy has exhibited ousand
ing leadership abilities and has exceed in all fields sport
ing been awarded letters in football basketball baseball and
track He active in the youth program Asbury Methodist
Church.
Smyrna times., 1959-02-12

COhee Rites Held Here
Funeral services for Wilmer
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again..
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-04-09

Erma Hauser on Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Effie Stahl spent the week
end with her daughter, Mrs. Ar
thur Savage On Sunday they Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Stemple
Harley Stahl and children spent a
little while on Monday evening
with his mother, Mrs. Effie Stahl.
Mrs. Grace Myers is visiting Mrs.
Effie Stahl for an indefinite stay.
Rev. and Mrs. Farley Foster we're
dinner guests, on Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Canaan. Jack
Friend helped Milton Canaan to
celebrate his birthday on Satur-
day with a birthday dinner Mr.
and Mrs. Charles SOelter and Mrs.
Marian Friend and daughters were
evening callers of the Canaan fami-
ly, on Sunday.
Hilda and Kelvin Stahl are
among the ones i'll with flu.
Eugene Ludwig was visiting his
aunt, Mrs Mary Oates on Friday
evening.
Mrs. Erma Hauser and children
and Mrs Wanda Stahl and son
Dennis we're calling on Mrs. Crosco
on Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Earl Friend and children
we're visiting her sister. Mrs. Bar
bara Shaffer, near Gnegy Church,
Saturday afternoon.
Harry Canaan and sons were bust
ness callers of Carlton Sanders, on
Tuesday evening.
Howard Nethken is able to BE-
about a little on crutches.
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Among the many talented AGA
dcm.c senior boys. | found the
President Of the Senior Electronics
Club This academic senior. Brad
ley Yoder, has a very interesting
hobby in amateur radio. He enjoys
this very much since he has tuned
in twenty foreign countries. some
on every continent on a radio
he built himself Another favorite
hobby of his is ice skating.
Brad, II years Of age, has had
all AS and BIS since the ninth
grade. Among HIS activities in
school, he was a member Of the
National Jr. Honor Society. partici-
pated in the Physics assembly and
the Latin assembly
Brad" son of Mr.. and Mrs. Alva
Yoder, plans to attend Goshen Col
lege in Indiana and major in
physics.
| find Bradley another active
young person in his church. He is
a member of the Springs Mennon-
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MARRIED

O'Neal-Bra1t-Mr and Mrs. d.
w. Brant, formerly Of this county,
now residing at Falls Church. Va
announce the marriage of their
daughter Janet Marie Brant, to
Charles c. O'Noal son Of MI and
Mrs. l.. c. O'Neal, of Falls Church.
The wedding took place at Ma
tional Gardens Baptist church on
Friday evening, March 27, at $50
p. m.
The bride wore bailerina
length white lace dress with a
finger tip veil and carried a white
orchid and aster bouquet. The
brides attendants were Miss Jacky
Brant, Mrs. f. Z. johnson and
Mrs. J. w. Smith. They wore pale
blue ballerina length dresses and
carried noscgays of pink carna-