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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-10

See how Pail Malls famous length of
fine tobacco travels and gentleS
the Smoke-makeS it mild-but does not
filter out that satisfying flavor!
Smyrna times., 1959-04-23

Quite a serious shooting fray
took place among the colored
residents at the tenant house of
Daniel Thompson near Clayton
Tuesday morning about 6 o'clock
when Frank Starkey shot John
Mitchell with a single-barrel
shot gun. The load took effect
in the right knee, completely
shattering it to pieces. Starkey
then drew a revolver and pull
ed the trigger twice. The wea-
pom would not fire, thus prob
ably preventing murder. Mitch
ell was hurried to Delaware
Hospital at Wilmington. Star
key gave himself up to Justice
of the Peace A. H. Skinner of
Clayton, who admitted him to
bail in the sum of $500 furnish
ed by John w. Houston.
Miss Sarah E. Denney, aged
76 years, one of Smyrna's best
known women, died suddenly at
her home, corner Main and
South Streets, Friday evening
about ii o'clock. Death resulted
from an attack of the heart
superinduced by indigestion.
Outside her affiliations with st.
Peters Church, the life of the
deceased was centered mostly
in her home. She is survived by
four brothers and two sisters.
w. A. FAIRIES and Son, under
takers, have been busy the past
week tearing out and fitting up
the second floor of their under
taking establishment an up-to-
date morgue which has long
been needed in Smyrna. The
morgue, which is at the rear of
the building, will have all the
modern conveniences and with
an elevator connecting with the
first floor.
Rev. Charles Henry Holmead
of Washington, D. c., who re-
Gently accepted call to this
parish, was instituted rector of
st. Peters Church Sunday morn
ing before a crowded church
and amid circumstances and
conditions that will be recorded
as a ''red letter" day in the his
tory of the parish.
Mrs. Mary c. H. Corbit, wife
of Daniel w. Corbit, president
of the Board of Trustees of the
New Castle County Workhouse
Smyrna times., 1959-04-23
20 Years Ago

Homer Downs, proprietor of
the County Line filling station,
had a scare Thursday night that
he will not soon forget. He was
alone at the time that three men
in a car drove up to have their
car serviced. The car, a sedan,
bore a Maryland license. After
having their car serviced, two of
the men walked into the station
with Downs. When on the in
side, the two jerked pistols from
their pockets and ord ere d
Downs to put his hands up.
They rifled the cash drawer of
$1,000 and took several cartons
of cigarettes. State police were
notified, but failed to get up
with the highwaymen.
At the sheriff's sale of the
sand lot of ]. Frank Webb situ-
ated on the south bank of Lake
Como west of Presbyterian Gem
etery, comprising about w
acres, the City of Smyrna bid
the property in for $675. "Taus-
ser" Turner, who operates boats
in the pond during the summer,
was the runnerup, the only bid
der outside City Council. The
city's reason for buying the lot
was to keep intact the swim
ming hole" or recreation center
with its bath houses that has
meant so much to the youth of
Smyrna.
The mysterious origin of the
fire which destroyed the Smyr-
ma Cafe on the Dupont Boule-
ward September 20 was solved
Friday, according to state pol
ice, with the arrest of William
Vennetsanos, proprietor of the
cafe, on a charge of arson. The
latter, who nearly lost his life,
was laid up in Kent General
Hospital at Dover for months
and only recently was released.
The cafe was insured for $1,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hervey P. Hall
and MIR. and Mrs. R. D. Hoffeck-
er entertained last Monday ev-
ening at The Wayside Inn in
honor of the twenty-ffth we'd
ding anniversary of DR.. and Mrs.
C. ]. Prickett. A buffet supper
was served, followed by bridge.
Edward Ford, aged 78, a re-
tired mechanic, died at his home
at Clayton Saturday after ling
ering illness. He had been en-
ployed by the railroad company
for many years. He is survived
by four sons and two sisters.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-23

died at Odessa Monday of pneu-
monia. She had been ill for a
week. Born near st. Georges,
she was 81 years of age and the
daughter of the late Anthony
Higgins.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-23
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
tion.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-23

Federal judges, appointed by
the president, are not covered by
any minimum age requirements.
Evening star., 1959-12-10
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Evening star., 1959-12-10
now oil B.V.D. underwear is
wash n wear :. needs no ironing!

Some men wear 7 shirts others 9TH
letic shirts. Some weor briefs but never
boxer shorts tond vice verso). Every man
to his preference we say offer all,
B.XD. makes. all kinds and The Hecht
Co. stocks oil kinds in great depth and
the widest size range. At Christmas and
every other season Of the year. VoIue-
priced, too, so you con give him O whole
stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-26
.WogeFreeze
Order Issued
By Indonesiu

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Aug
20 AP). - Finance Minister
Djuanda today froze the sal.
aries Of all government en-
ployes receiving more than 1900
rupiahs ($175) a month.
Private enterprises we're or
dered to follow a similar course
Employees Of enterprises taken
over by the government were
AFFECTED by the order.
Personnel receiving up to
1000 rupiahs will be paid in full
while those receiving above this
figure in effect are subject to
a so per cent cut.
Mr.. Djuanda offered no ex-
PLANTATION for his directive.
He warned that 500 and / 1000
rupiah notes still are legal ten
der at their reduced 10 per cent
value. and that refusal to ac-
cept the new value is subject
to severe punishment. President
Sukarno ordered the high-de-
nominational notes devalued
Monday.
The minister's warning was
prompted by a systematic re-
fusal by merchants and people
OF all classes to accept the de-
valued currencies.
The minister directed that
effective tomorrow, depositors
may withdraw from banks sums
up to $4,000 rupiahs ($2,175).
Deposits above $4,000 rupiahs
were frozen by Mr.. Sukarno in
his directive Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-26
BY Q Star stan Writer

GREAT NECK, N. Y, Aug.
ga panel of industrial and
Government officials have
warned that America is in
grave peril Of losing the space
race.
The cause: Failure Of science
and technology to provide
measuring techniques precise
enough for today's-and tomor-
row'S-industry.
The remedy: More basic
research, on a crash basis,
spearheaded by the National
Bureau of Standards" to i'm
prove celebration methods for
high-precision instruments and
tools.
The warning and the recon-
mendation came yesterday in
connection with the issuance of
an Industry Celebration Sur
vey" by an Aerospace Indus
tries Association study group.
The trade organization Of
aviation. missile and electronics
concerns assigned the unit to
canvass companies using pre-
cision instruments to determine
their measurement require
ments.
Stressing that tolerances of
thousandths of an inch have
given way to millionths in
many industries, the ALA study
groups chairman, Frank Nc
Ginnis, pointed out:
IAN error in accuracy Of one
millionth Of an inch in the
bore-hole of a gyroscope in a
guidance system can cause a
rocket fired at the moon to
miss the moon entirely"
Mr.. McGinnis, reliability and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-26
TARGET FALLS FROM PLANE
Measurement Failure
Handbags Space Race

quality control manager of the
Sperry GyroScope Co.'S air
armament division, said the
study grew out of an expert
ence his company had in as
sembling gyros. Parts from
various subcontractors, Sperry
found, would not At together
despite the fact the parts max
ers were well qualified to pro-
duce them and were working
within required tolerances ac-
cording to their measuring de-
vices.
The breakdown came, Mr..
McGinnis said, in failure of
the suppliers to obtain accurate
celebration Of their measure
ment instruments.
L. B. Wilson. head Of Sperry's
Standards Laboratory. said the
situation in industry is often
mindful of the case of a fac
tory timekeeper setting his
watch each morning by the
town clock and the town
clocks custodian setting the
clock daily by the factory's
noon whistle.
1.-THE National Bureau OF
Standards should have better
accuracieS than industry needs
better by a factor Of TO-
Mr.. Wilson said. He explained
that he meant when industry
requires measurements down
to a millionth Of an inch, the
bureau should be able to meas.
ure to a ten-millionth.
DR.. A. T. Mcpherson, assist
ant director Of the Bureau Of
Standards. agreed in general
with Mr.. Wilson, but said that
as a practical matter it is pos
sible sometimes only to stay
two or three lengths ahead Of
industry.
Asked how much money, per-
sonnet and time it would take
to bring the bureau up to the
desired performance level, Mr.
Mcpherson said he did moi
know.
The survey showed industrial
needs for greater measurement
standards in nine major cate
gories. These are dimenSional
optical, Observation-Disclosures
temperature, microwave, radio
frequency, electrical. pressure
and infra-red radiation.
At present, DR.. Mcpherson
said, there is no means in the
United States to measure di-
rectly the thrust of a rocket
engine greater than 111,OOC
pounds, despite the fact that
100000 and 10000 pound en-
gines are standard on large
rockets. A million-pound- thrust
measurement stand will be built
on the bureaus new campus al
Gaithersburg, Md, however.
Although a great deal of work
in industry is being done al
"cryogenic," or extremely low
temperatures between those Of
liquid hydrogen and liquid oxy.
gen (about 435 to 297 degrees
below zero Fahrenheit), indus.
trial measurements are poor ir
this range, the report showed.
At very high temperatures
Cup to 10000 degrees Fahren-
heit), the Soviet governments
regional standards bureaus, Of
which there are more than 1OC
compared to one central bureau
in this country, have measure
ment devices while we have
none, the panel said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-26

bill which gives the Defense
tional super-grade and Public
Law 313 jobs by lacking on the
provision regarding Federal
employee life insurance policy
values.
Thus. once the Senate passes
the billiard this is expected
within the next week or So.
the legislation will go straight
to House-Senate conference
without the House having to
take separate action on the
measure.
And since the administration
Is so keenly DESTROYS of secur-
ing the additional super-grade
Jobs for the Defense Depart
ment to aid the defense pro-
gram. it may very we'll be
forced to let the House con-
fereeS know that the amended
bill will be satisfactory to it.
The administration in the
past has been cool to the life
insurance bill, which several
years ago passed the Senate
but was not acted on in the
House.
But the strategic move by
Chairman Johnston of the
Senate Civil Service Commit
tee may have turned the tables
on the opposition.
der the committees
amended bill approved yester-
day, the rate of decline in
Government employee life in
surance policy values after age
IS would be at a rate of / per
cent a month until so per cent
OF the original policy value
was reached. At present the
rate of decline after age IS is
2 per cent a month until Is
per cent of the original policy
value was reached.
Also, the Senate committees
bill would automatically start
the rate Of policy decline not
at age IS, but only when an
employee retired after age IS.
For modifying the rate Of
policy decline, Government
employees would pay 80 cents
per $1,000 worth of insurance
coverage each payday instead
Of the present Is cents rate.
HOLIDAY BILL OKAYED-I
The Senate Civil Service Com
mittee also approved unani-
mously the House-approved bill
to give Federal employees the |
preceding Fridays of whenever
a legal holiday falls on a Sat-
urday.-
\ 4 y \
CLARK BILL PUT OFF-The
Senate Civil Service Committee
decided to put off at least until
next year any further action on
a bill approved by its subcom-
n1ittee to transfer many of the
Civil Service Commission func-
tons to a proposed Office of
management in the White
House.
The bill, sponsored by Sena-
tor Clark, Democrat of Penn
sylvania, would make the csc
primarily Q strong appeals and
investigative agency in Govern
ment personnel matters, vesting |
the responsibility for major per-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-26
Actress Is Treated
For MuInutrition
HOLLYWOOD. Aug. 26 (AP),

HOLLYWOOD. Aug. 26 (AP) .
Actress Lynne Baggett, who
said she was trapped several
days under her bed, is receiving
hospital treatment for malnu-
triton.
A friend who found her
Monday called f1remen, who
rescued her. Police quoted her
as saying she slipped and fell
half way under the bed, hurt
her back and couldn't move or
reach her telephone. She SUI
fered a small face cut.
Miss Baggett, 81, was ,di-
vorced in 1855 from Producer
Sam Spiegel after an eight
year marriage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-26
Weutherbee Gets
Treasury Post
BY the Associated Press

Artemus E. Weatherbee,
Deputy Assistant Postmaster
General, yesterday was APP
pointed administrative Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Anderson named Mr.. Weather.
bee to the $17,500-a-year job
with the approval of President
Eisenhower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-26

will be tonight Northern New England and the Northern
Plains the Atlantic westward through
Western Lakes Region will be slightly cooler in the Upper Middle
mississippi Valley Showers expected along the Western Gulf Coast
In South Dakota Nebraska and
another WrephotO Map
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-26
Envoy FoIeer Quits
BELGIUM Post
BY the Associated Press

The resignation of John Cliff
ford Folger as Ambassador to
Belgium for urgent personal
reasons" was made public by
the White House yesterday.
In accepting the resignation,
President Eisenhower thanked
Mr.. Folger for a job well done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-26
Business Firms
Get State TuxAid
BY the Associated Press

The House passed a bill yes
terday granting limited exemp-
lions to interstate businesses
from State income taxation.
Passage by voice sent the bill
back to the Senate, which had
approved 1t in somewhat differ
ent form.
The House bill was put for
ward as a temporary measure
to give Congress time for a
study Of a complex tax prob
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-26
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
]. Strategy Move Aids
Insurance Bill
BY JOSEPH YOUNG
star stan Writer

"A good chance exists this for legislation to halt the
rate of decline In Government empoye life insurance policy
values after SIS. result Of strategic made
yesterday by the Senate Civil Service Committee.
The committee unanimously amended the House-approved
bill which the Defense Department hundreds Of add
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-26

lem. 1t arises from the desire
OF States to tax income derived
from solicitation Of orders by
out-of-State businesses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-26
Resort Forecasts

Long Island and New Jersey
Mostly sunny tomorrow; high,
87-92.
Ocean beaches-Mostly sunny
tomorrow; high, 90-94.
Cape Hatteras area-Mostly
fair tomorrow with a chance of
afternoon thundershowers;
high. 80.
Skyline Drive-Mostly fair
tomorrow with a chance Of an
isolated afternoon thunder
shower; high, 86+92. Fair visi-
bility.
Pollen Count
The D. C. Medical Society's
ragweed pollen count for the
"a hours ending at 8 a. m. to-
day is So grains per cubic yard
of air.
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers
Ferry and cloudy at Great Falls. Shen-
Sho0S Tem GiesF Ss na tor Yesterday
Midnight - 76 Noon --- SO
sam. - "a sp.m. - Sc
Record Temperatures This Year
Highest, 100, on June 20 and 80.
Lowest. II on January 6 and II.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours
High, "a, at pm. Low, ~, at
Tide Tables
Furnished by the United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Today Tomorrow
HighN -- 2:07 am. 1858 am.
Low 1921 am. 1915 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-26
TemDeratures in Various Cities

Automobile lights must be turl
on one-half hour after sunset.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-26
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Fair
and warm tonight; low about
rs. Mostly sunny and con-
tinued hot tomorrow with a
slight chance Of afternoon
thundershowerS.
Maryland-Fair and warm
tonight; low. 64-72. Mostly
sunny and hot tomorrow with
a chance Of widely scattered
afternoon and evening thun-
dershowers; high in the mid
80S in the vicinity of Garrett
County and the Atlantic Coast
beaches and 92-98 elsewhere.
Virginia-Fair tonight; low,
GIFTS. Mostly fair and con-
tir1ued hot tomorrow with a
chance of widely scattered
afternoon or evening thunder
showers.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Daylight variable
winds tonight and tomorrow.
Fair weather. Visibility 4-8
miles lowering in patches Of
nighttime and early morning
fog.
Five-Day Forecast
For Washington and Vicinity
August 1871
Temperatures will average
7-10 degrees above the Wash
ington normals Of 80 and IS
with little day-to-day change.
Chance of widely scattered
afternoon thundershowers every
day but no general period of
precipitation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-26

1t stands to reason that the dealer
with the largest volume, biggest opera
ton and largest inventory must do
things in big way. We can't afford
to stalI-we must get action in this
year-end clearance. That's why we're
giving November Prices now on every
car in stock :. Save a fortune and
get the full measure of L. p. Steuart's
superior service. For example, because
we operate our own finance company,
we can make delivery for only.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-26

For high and low tides at the follow.
ing points subtract times indicated
from the above:
Annapolis. Q hours, Bloody Point
Light. hours; Colonial Beach, So
hours: Deale. 8 hours: Solomons Is
land. 5 hours: Point Lookout. 8 hours
The Sun and Moon
Rises Sets
Sun today - $3.50 am. 7:49 pm.
Sun tomorrow 6:31 am. 7:4S pm.
Noon today 1887 am. 2:12 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-26
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Index

Temperature.Humidi Index
The temperature humidity index for
the Washington area is based on the
relationship between the temperature
and humidity.
Ten per cent are uncomfortable
when the index reaches 20; half are
uncomfortable at rs and theoretically
everyone at 70,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-26

sonnet operations in the White
House.
.kA $3.50
CAREER APPOINTMENT
Deputy Assistant Postmaster
General Artemus Weatherbee
has resigned to become Admin
istrative Assistant Secretary Of.
the Treasury Department.
An outstanding Federal Ca
reer employe for the last 20
years. Mr.. Weatherbee will sue
coed William Parsons who left
to take a private industry job.
Mr.. Weatherbee also served
with the State Department,
where he received the meri-
torious service award, and was
chosen one of the 10 outstand-
ing young men in Government
by the Junior Chamber Of Com
merce in 1856.
- s.
DESERVED HONOR-Dr.
Roy B. Eastin, executive officer
of the Government Printing
Office, has received the GPO's
distinguished service award for
1859.
The honor is a well deserved
one. DR.. Eastin is one Of the
most brilliant careerists in Gov
eminent. The presentation was
made by Public Printer Ray
mond Blattenberger.
%&&
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-Rep-
resentative Morrison, Democrat
of Louisiana, top-ranking mem
Der of the House Civil Service
Committee. has sponsored a
companion bill to one sponsored
by II Senators in the Senate to
give health insurance benefits
to Federal workers already re-
tired. =. The Army yesterday
held a special ceremony in the
Pentagon honoring its student
employees who held civilian jobs
during the summer. ii. Interiors
Bureau Of Mines has given in
centive awards to Marion Det-
wiler, Eleanor Nafz. Rebecca
Renner and Allan Sherman. :. j
Mrs. Anna Doyle Of Public
Housing Administration has
been given a superior service
award.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-24
GO. P. Postpones
Session on Status
OfCoI. J.R. Smith

A meeting of the Alexandria
Republican Committee to de-
termine the membership status
Of Col. ]. r. Smith, who pub
licly Endorsed a Democrat, has
been postponed.
Chairman John Kilcullen said
the special meeting, originally
set for Monday night, will be
held later because he will be
out of town on business that
day. No new date for the meet
ing has been set, however.
Demands for Col. Smiths re-
moval from the committee
came after he told a segrega-
zionist meeting in Arlington
last week that he is supporting
Delegate James M. Thomson,
the Democratic incumbent, in
stead of Republican Candidate
Robert T. S. Colby in the No
vember 3 General Assembly
race because Jim Thomson is
really on our side"
Despite a State G. o. P. rule
that any member of a city
committee who Endorses an OPP
posing candidate automatically
loses his membership, Col.
Smith said he still considers
himself a member of the city
committee and will fight the
moves to GUST him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-24
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Khrushchev Warning on Supporting
Formoso Called Usual KremIin Trick

Where is the free world
going and how much of its
determination to resist the
relentless drive Of Red i'm
perialism is left after Pre-
mier Khrushchev rendered
a phony olive branch? This
question is being raised once
more by the remaining hand
full of policv-makers who are
fully cognizant Of the du-
plicity of the Red boss.
There is no doubt that
President Eisenhower and
Secretary of State Herter are
aware that the Red leaders
will not rest until they have
won a complete victory -
without seriously risking any
shooting - from the somno-
lent Western powers. But
under the pressure Of those
who insist on peace at any
price, our foreign policy
trainers feel that they have
no choice but to go on
negotiating"
Negotiating with the Com
munists means only allow
ing them to nibble away at
the freedom of the peri
pheric nations. The way the
United Nations is handling
the Tibetan and Laotian
problems brings back wildly
memories of the defunct
League of Nations method in
the Manchurian and Ethio-
plan crises.
Inspired sources intimated
that the Eisenhower-Khru-
shchev talks at Camp David
resulted in the Soviet boss
half-promising that he would
use his best arguments to
convince his Peiping partners
not to use force in an at
tempt to solve the Formosan
question.