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Evening star., 1960-04-15
RALPH McGILL
Political Dreumers in the South

row Wilson's son-in-law, he
traded away any support Of
the League of Nations be-
cause he believed it might
hurt him. 1t was this un-
principled political expedi-
ency which made it impos-
Sible for most men of prin-
ciple to support him. On the
103d ballot, a compromise
nominated John w. Davis, an
able man but a Wall Street
lawyer.
AS a vice presidential can
didate, the frustrated con-
vention chose Charles Bryan,
brother of the one-time Great
Commoner. The 1924 conven-
ton was William j. Bryan's
last. He was booed often, and
he, too, went all the way for
expediency.
It was that convention
which chiefly inspired the
determination to abolish the
two-thirds rule. In 1928,
some of the Southern States
unworthily refused to follow
AL Smith, and this led to a
further revulsion against the
rule, which was by then sup
ported only by the Southern
States.
Whatever the merits of the
rule, and they are but few,
it is hardly likely the party
will ever return to it. (About
the only argument many of
its supporters had for it was
that it had enabled Wood
row Wilson to beat Champ
Clark The same is true of
States rights, a meaningless
phrase at best, since the
rights of States are protected
by the Constitution of the
United States. Thus far in
our history, no State has
lost any of the rights guar
anteed to it, although one
might assume, from all the
clamor about it, the contrary
to be true.
Politics necessarily changes
with the times. To assume
that the detectives of politi-
cal leadership today are what
they were 100 years ago is
fantastic.
Evening star., 1960-04-15
RALPH McGILL

Fevered minds in MISSISSIPPI
pi.- among the more irrational
of the States-rights extreme
lists, are seeking visions.
They are urging enough un-
pledged electors be voted in
advance of the Democratic
convention to blackmail that
gathering into restoration of
the two-thirds rule in elect
ing nominees.
This is, to be sure, the time
of the mocking bird, and if
the political dreamers in the
Magnolia State will give ear
they can hear its song. The
rule requiring two-thirds of
the delegates for nomination
was a corrupting iniquity
which will remain on exhibit
in the museums devoted to
pOllClcal science.
In Jim Farley's book, BE
hind the Ballots" there are
traced in considerable detail
the events which led to the
abolishment of the two-thirds
rule by the Democratic
Party in 1896.
Two Farley quotes will do:
II think lin 1882 every
man at the meeting felt that
the time had come for the
Democratic Party to get rid
of the undemocratic two
thirds rule which had grown
into a kind of monster, block
ing the path of party success
and causing bitter deadlocks
that ended in disaster for
everyone"
The rule might have been
abolished that year, but wise
leaders succeeded in having
the party drop it, since the
proposal to change the rules
had come "after the game
had begun" 1t was eliminated
by the convention of 1896.
OF that decision Farley wrote:
THE obnoxious two-thirds
nominating rule, by means of
which the party had on so
many occasions in the past
strangled itself into suicide,
was finally abandoned after
Evening star., 1960-06-12
RedCross Group
Plans Carnival

There will be plenty Of fun
and reminiscing when the
residents of the United States
Soldiers Home Hospital get
together for the annual out
door carnival from l to 2:30
pm. Thursday on the United
States Soldiers Home grounds.
HoStesses at the event will
be members of the District
Red Cross Chapters Gray
Lady and Arts and Skills
Services, who lend their as
sistance annually to the event
organized by the hospitals
recreation division.
Top attraction of the day
will be the Fuss and Feath-
ers" hat trimming contest.
with prizes for the most
beautiful, the most comical
and the most original. Red
Cross Arts and Skills volun-
Evening star., 1960-06-12

pating community groups.
In addition to the Red Cross,
the groups include the Dis
trict Department of the
American Legion Auxiliary:
Arlington Chapter No. 10 of
the Disabled American Vet
Grams; Christ Lutheran
Church of Bethesda; B'nai
Birth Women of Prince
Georges County; Saint Lukes
Uutheran) Church, Silver
Spring. and Fort Myer Girl
Scouts. Fort Myer.
Special entertainment will
be furnished by Mrs. Bertha
Smith Mccullough of the
Capital Dog Training Club
and jim Takemori of the
Washington Judo Club.
Evening star., 1960-06-12
Club Gets
$500 Gift

Representatives of the
United States Army Signal
Corps Officers Wives Clubs
throughout the country re-
Gently presented a $500 check
to the Soldiers, Sailors,
Marines and Airmen's Club
for the maintenance of the
Signal Corps lounge at the
club.
Located at Eleventh and L
streets NV, the SSMA Club
has been in continuous opera
ton since its opening in 1898.
1t is supported by the wives
Of officers of the various
Armed Forces.
Evening star., 1960-06-12

teers who serve in the hos
pital will supervise the hat
contest.
Music will be furnished by
the Headquarters Command,
1l00th Air Base Wing from
Boiling Air Force Base. A
color guard of the Fort Myer
Girl Scouts will open the pro-
gram and lead in the Pledge
Allegiance to the Flag.
Manning and furnishing
refreshments, plus prizes for
the carnival will be partici-
Evening star., 1960-06-12
TOMORROW

WOman's National Demo-
cratic Club Luncheon at
1890 pm. Mrs. Dorothy S.
McDiarmid. Virginia dele
gate. and Mr.. Ralph R. Kaul,
congressional candidate from
Virginia, will discuss "Polit-
ical Issues for Nearby Vir-
ginia."
National Parks College
AluImnae ASSOciatiOn-Meet-
ing at 1890 pm. at the home
of Mrs. Angelo ClaS, Be-
theSda.
University WOmen'S Club
Tea at 4 pm. followed by
5 pm. program on Food
Fashions" Dinner at 6 pm.
Capital Chapter, NSA-In-
stallation dinner and fashion
show at 6 pm. at the Occi-
dental Restaurant. Mrs.
Elizabeth Spielman will speak
on How to Be Well Dressed
and Pay Less"
Court Our Lady of LOurdeS,
Catholic Daughters of Amer
Decentralization meeting at
8 pm. at the knights of Co.
lumbus Hall, Bethesda.
Evening star., 1960-06-12
CLUB
CALENDAR
TODAY

OxOn Hill Branch, AAUW
Installation tea from 4 to
6 pm. At Salubria.
SiSterhOOd, Share Tefila
Congregation Donor ban
quet at 6 pm. at the Willard
Hotel.
Evening star., 1960-11-13

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They have full books and poch pockets plus perky
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Choose from oquo bIeoched white fern green frosty pink melon
orchid spice brown ond topoz Or mix them. If you wish
Downstairs HomefWnshhnos, Underwear.
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Smyrna times., 1960-06-09

try Industries, Inc; Mr.. D. Ern-
est Matthews, president Delmar-
va Professors Association; and
MIR. Edward H. Covell, Jr., chair
man of the committee on quail
ity chicks, Delmarva Poultry
Industries, Inc.
After the presentation of a.
wards by Governor ]. Caleb
Boggs and Charles Peck, Jr.,
president of the Delaware Poul-
try Improvement Association,
the chicken barbecue got under
way.
The program is sponsored by
the Delaware Poultry Improve
ment Association and the Agri-
cultural Extension Service OF
the University of Delaware.
The program teaches youngsters
how to raise chickens, keep rec
ords and develop responsibility.
People from all areas of the
poultry industry and the states
educational system take part in
the program.
Each of the 128 contestants
grow so chicks to broiler size
for the contest. The chicks
were donated by IA hatcheries
in Delaware, Maryland and
Pennsylvania.
All the youngsters in the pro-
gram will be guests of the Del
marva Poultry Industries, Inc.
at the Delmarva Chicken Festi-
val in Selbyville, June l7-l8.
Smyrna times., 1960-06-09
2 All Girls Win
Flower Judging

Two Blackbird All Club girls
received awards at the Flower
Show held at. Agriculture Hall,
University of Delaware. Satur-
day and Sunday. Both awards
were for flower judging. Diane
Davis won first prize in the sem
ior division and received a five
dollar cash award. Roseanna
Clark won third prize in the
junior division and received two
dollars. The club also received
honorable mention on its exhib-
it, "a Year With Birds and
Flowers"
Smyrna times., 1960-06-09
Marydel Girl Captures Top Prize
In 18th Junior Broiler Contest

The twelfth annual Junior
Broiler Growing Contest came
to its traditional barbecued fin
ish Wednesday evening June l,
at the Harrington Fairgrounds
with Thelma Thomas, Marydel
taking the trophy and SIS cash
prize for entering the top seven
broilers from among l28 con
testants entered.
She is a student at Caesar
Rodney school and is an active
All member. Her birds averag-
ed Az pounds.
Second prize, $40, went tc
Clifford Hudson, Frederick.
Other winners were: third
SIS, Howard Webb, Lincolni
fourth place, $40, Ronny Gita,
tits, Middletown; fifth through
tenth, $3.50, Virginia Hastings,
Laurel; Earl Black, Wilmington;
Tommy Dempsey, Newark; Paul
Dennison, Hockessin; Herbert
Collins, Laurel; John Moore,
Wyoming.
Eleventh through twentieth,
SIS, Robert Chiffons, Hockessin;
Billy McMahan, Hartly; Roland
Nelson, Newark; Richard Ger
man, Laurel; Jessie Hall, Milton
Fred Wiebel, Hartly; William
Savage, Milton; Lester Holland
Townsend; Arthur Carlis | e,
Townsend; Edna Dixon, Clayton
Judges were: MIR. w. E. Cas-
sell, president of Delmarva Poul-
Smyrna times., 1960-06-09

ing system to challenge the
broadest possible range of ply
sical fitness. Each exercise pro-
vides a major challenge to a
specific set of muscles, and each
exercise is scored separately. A
composite score is then obtain
ed. An average score of 40 per
cent is considered passing. The
Marine Corps Booklet says, "An
average score of 40 per cent is
not easy to obtain. The average
man can build up to it." The
man who obtains an average
score of 40 per cent can be
proud of his physical fitness" "
Severson, Cole High
OF the senior boys taking this
exam, only IL per cent failed to
make the score of 40 per cent,
and 54 per cent of the class
made a score of better than go
per cent. The highest scorers
were Lee Severson and Wayne
Cole. Smyrna Schools have a
regular program of physical ed
ucation beginning in the Ele-
mentary School and progressing
through grade IL. All pupils in
the Smyrna Elementary, the
Thomas D. Clayton, and the
John Bassett Moore High School
participate in this program un-
less they are excused for physi-
cal reasons. This program is a
planned program, aimed at de-
veloping strength, coordination,
skills in various sports, team
sportsmanship, cooperation, and
quick thinking. The activities
carried on in the Annual May
Day Carnival in the gymnasium
are one exhibition of the ability
of the boys and girls of the
Smyrna District. Physical edu-
cation skills of coordination,
strength, and team action do not
occur automatically but occur
as a result of long years of prac-
tice and training. The Smyrna
District is attempting to give to
each boy and girl sound mental
and physical training to equip
him we'll for the many years
ahead.
Smyrna times., 1960-06-09
Physical Fitness
OF Smyrna Youth
Rates Above Norm

Boys and girls of the Smyrna
Special School District, in
grades 7-l2, just completed a
series of tests which check the
physical fitness of stu d e n S
against those selected national
ly. Instructors indicated that
they are quite satisfied with the
results and that Smyrna stu
dents seem to be operating at
or above national norms in
these examinations.
Examinations used are nation
ally-known A.A.H.P.E.R. Youth
Fitness Project Tests whi C h
consist of seven test items CIV
en- in the gymnasium. This test
is based on the familiar Krauss
Test. In addition, students in
grade IL were given the Marine
Corps Strength Test for Physi-
cal Fitness.
The national tests came large
ly from the Conference on Fit
ness of American Youth held
in June, 1856. This conference
was followed by the creation of
a Presidents Council on Youth
Fitness, which initiated the
youth fitness project. National
standards have been devised for
this test, based on age, height,
and weight, so that students in
any school district may be COM
pared with similar S tu d e MT S
throughout the United States.
Smyrna 349o Higher
1t is expected nationally that
so per cent of the pupils taking
this test will be above average
lin grades 7-l2). Of the boys in
grades TIP in Smyrna School,
"a per cent earned an above av-
erage score. Only l6 per cent
earned a score below the aver
age expected. Scores are given
in percentile bands, with so per
GENTLE being average. Any score
above so percentile is consider
ed very good and, of course,
scores in the 70, 80, or 80 per-
centiles are better. In the Junior
High School a number of stu
dents ran quite nigh, with Bob
Riddagh in grade s, receiving a
score of 96 percentile, James
Pritohard in grade s receiving a
score of 96 percentile, Burrill
Mccoy in grade 9 receiving a
score of 96 percentile, and David
Pleasanton in grade 9 receiving
a score of 90 percentile. In the
Senior High School, the highest
scores went to William Stafford
in grade 10 with "a percentile,
and Wayne Cole in grade IL
with 94 percentile. The events
in the American Association of
Health & Physical Education
Fitness Test include sit-ups,
pull-ups, push-ups, shuttle runs,
standing broad jumps, so yard
dash, soft ball throw, 600 yard
run, 300 yard run, and spot
Jumps.
40% Score Passing
The Marine Corps Physical
Fitness Test was given only to
senior boys. This program de-
vised by the Marine Corps after
long, careful study, involves five
exercises with percentage scor-
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, 1960-01-26
PRICED TO SELL

Goods constantly moving OUT of a shop means that new,
fresh goods are constantly moving INTO it. Price-value con-
scious shoppers know that Treasure House only handles
first quality merchandise; Fast Color, Sanforized, Full Cut
sizes in garments. They also know that reasonable prices go
hand in hand with quality at Treasure House. Ladies Wear.
Mems Wear. Children's Wear.
TREASURE HOUSE christiansted.
, 1960-01-26
VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL BANK

is pleased to announce
that effective Jan. 1st, 1860
Interest on Savings Accounts,
at the rate Of $50 per annum
will be compounded quarterly
instead of semi-annualy
as hitherto.
Remember to bring your Pass Book
to our Savings Department. early
in April TO receive your first
quarter 1860 interest.
This will increase your annual
earnings a bit.
Every little bit helps and We
are glad to help YOU.
VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL BANK
Member F. D. !. c.
Evening star., 1960-07-30
Two Methods

There are two general meth
odS of playing the hearts-the
early and the late.
Against the right sort of
timid opponent. draw two
rounds of trumps and then
lead a heart from your hand.
You can't say Here's a single
ton, fellows. Take it while you
can" That would be unethical.
But you try to look like the sort
of player who would try to
sneak singleton through
West. Of you can't look Sneaky.
you'll never be a great bridge
playerD
If West is the timid sort, he
will hastily play the ace of
hearts. And if he fails to play
the ace, you must finesse dunn
my'S jack on the theory that
West doesn't have the ace.
| If West is a hard-bitten
campaigner, or if you cannot
manage to look sneaky, try the
late heart play. Find out as
much as you can before you
must make your guess.
Draw two rounds of trumps
and lead a diamond to dunn
my'S queen. When this holds,
you know West has the ace.
Switch at once to the king of
clubs to find out who has the
ace of clubs. When you dis
cover that West has both aces,
you assume that he does not
have the third ace as well. The
chances are that he would find
an opening bid of some sort if
he had three aces.
Either method will work-if
you know how to Judge your
AeAAo" ClSdCuIe'
Daily Question
Partner opens with one no
trump (16 to 18 points. and
the next player passes. You
hold:
a. VA1O7 09763 AJ8543
What do you say?
Answer: Pass. If you bid
two clubs, partner will rebid;
your response is the Stayman
Convention. You would have
to get to three clubs to get out
of no-trump, and you cannot
be sure that three clubs would
be better contract than one
no trump.
tcopyrisht, 1850, Gen. Features CORP
Evening star., 1960-07-30
WORD GAME
Find 49 or more words in
S M A T T Err

IlO TO VI lIlOTC WOTuS III
S NJ A T T ER
meaning Ito dabble in" Aver
age mark is As words, time
limit, 40 minutes.
Rules of the game: ! Words must
be of four or more letters = Words
which acquire four letters by the sddi-
tion of s." such as bats cats" are
not used. 3. Only one form of a word
is used. 1. Proper names are not used
Answer to WAGENBOOM
wage, wane. wagon, wean, women.
womb, aboon, aeon, agon, agone. amen,
among, anew, game, gamb, gean, gnaw.
gnome, gown, gone, Robo, goWan. ebon,
enow. name, bang, bane, bemoan. bean,
began, beam. begun, bone, boom, boon,
oboe, omep. omega mango. name. mage,
mango, meow mean, mown. moon.
mean.
Evening star., 1960-12-29
Carleton J. Kinq
New York's 3lst District

Carleton j. King. 56, handily
won New York's 31st District
seat to replace retiring Repre-
sentative Dean P. Taylor (Re-
publican 1943-6D. The tradi-
tionally. Republican district
gave Mr.. King a Republican,
500 per cent of its votes, a de-
cline of only 3.9 per cent from
Mr.. Taylor's winning margin in
1858. Mr.. King polled 96,347
votes to his opponents 64,532
in the unofficial count.
Mr.. Kings campaign speeches
concentrated on defense eco
nomic and foreign policies.
He previously won four consec-
utive terms as district attorney
Of Saratoga County Q950-60)
and had been assistant district
attorney since 1912. He was
one of two Republicans ap-
pointed by ex-Gov. w. Averell
Hartman Democrat, 1955-59)
to the Hogan Committee on
combating organized crime.
Mr.. King was born June Is,
1904, in Saratoga Spring, N. Y.
his present home. Educated at
Union University and Albany
Law School, he is married and
has two children and two
grandchildren. He is a Roman
Catholic.
Congressional Quarterly
Evening star., 1960-12-29
oresOn's 4th District

DR.. Edwin R. Durno, 81, a
retired physician. withstood a
vigorous campaign by incum-
bent Representative Charles o.
Porter Democrat, 1957-6D to
win Oregon's 4th District House
seat 91,133 to 1853 according
to incomplete returns.
DR.. Durno, a Republican,
practiced medicine in Medford,
Greg, for more than 80 years.
He served for II years. by CUB
ernatorial appointment of four
governors. on the State board
of medical examiners. His sin
gle previous campaign for pub
lie Office was for the State
Senate in 1858. He won. He
served in the Medical Corps in
World War II after having
been in the infantry in World
War I.
DR.. Durno was born Jan. 26,
1899, near Albany, Oreg.; he
now lives in Medford with his
wife and one of their three
daughters. He has three grand
children. He was graduated
from the University of Oregon
in 1921 after having been
Oregon's first member of the
All-American Basketball team
in 1921. He was graduated cum
laude from Harvard's medical
school in 1927. DR.. Durno is a
Protestant.
(ConEressional Quarterly
Evening star., 1960-12-29
Charlottesville
Annexing Stayed

RICHMOND, Dec. 29 (AP).-
The annexation of as square
miles of Albemarle County by
the city of Charlottesville has
been stayed by a ruling by
Virginia Supreme Court Justice
Harold F. Snead.
Judge Snead yesterday
agreed that the high court
should review the case, auto
matically staying the annexa-
ton. The annexation was to
have gone into effect at mid
night Saturday, but now can
not be effected before Decem-
ber 81, 1861.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-03-16
Editorials . e.. &.
PARKING PROBLEMS

There has been a great deal of con-
versation regarding the parking prob
lem in Tabor City. This problem is
not restricted to our town but is a
growing headache to every munich
pality in the land. AS cars roll off the
assembly line in ever-growing quaint
ties, there's no way to keep present
parking facilities up to date without
great effort on the part of some one.
In Tabor City. while we have per-
haps so percent more cars than we
did Is years ago, the on-street park
ing is about the same as it was then.
Couple this with the fact that most
of us are Just born with a streak of
lazlneSs and don't want to walk more
than a block or two, and you get TO
the heart of the problem here.
The meager amount of parking
spaces that are available on our city
streets are needed by customers. I'm
fortunately, one third or more of these
spaces at times, are occupied by clerks
and merchants themselves. We have
not seen anyone who doesn't agree
that this is true but the practice con-
tinues.
The town would like to do some
thing about it. They would like to see
the clerks and merchants take advan-
tage of the free parking available in
five different designated parking lots.
None of these are more than couple
OF blocks from the places of business
and except for bad weather like we
nave had in recent weeks, the few
steps wouldn't hurt anyone. This
would open the business street park
ing to customers. That's who should
use this parking.
1T doesn't seem like it should be
necessary to enforce this with a lot
or parking ordinances 1t would ap-
pear that merchants themselves could
see the logic in such a movement and
instruct their employees, and them
selves, to keep their vehicles parked
away from the store fronts.
But if this cannot be done cooper-
atiVely, then we feel that the time
mas come for the town to bear down
with Its police department and collect
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-03-16
CANNERY DEAL

1t was real disappointment to
farmers and townSpeople when last
weeks announcement regarding the
delay or possible loss of the big can
ming operation was released. Like al
most everyone else, we thought the
the necessary $4,000 in preferred
stock sales. This goal was not only
reached but surpassed.
Then came the fatal blow that
Knocked the cannery aSunder. For
lack of $65,000 in loaned capital at
SIN percent over Il ten year period.
the cannery deal fell through. At
least that is the story as we get it.
If the cannery deal is off perman-
emily because of the lack of money i'm
this amount, then it is certainly slap
in the face to our progress Almost
any community in the CarolinaS would
raise this amount or more to entice
this industry. We would be foolish
not to.
Perhaps there are other undisclosed
reasons why this cannery project has
failed Perhaps they are legitimate and
perfectly sound reasons for not going
into the canning business in Tabor
City. But if the $4,000 alone is the
cause for the cannery not materialiZ-
ing, then something should be done
about it,
lhlS Is the type of industry we need
Indeed it is the kind we must have
II we are to survive in the agriculture
al business. We would like to see the
principals in this cannery plan re-
consider and tell the people lust what
we have to do to get this project
underway again. Once we have 4 goal
to shoot for, then we know which WAY
10 turn. Right now it appears we are
losing something before we got it with
no chance to see what we could do if
we had to.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-03-16
UNGRATEFUI.

How unfortunate ii is that individuals who are
financially capable of attending colleges often DO
lol jahc full advantage of their opportunities ,ylid,
'f%uEh Pi"NiuIE and OFTEN MISS TN" whole purpose
Of higher education: whereas there are other indiviL
"ai> VINO would give their cye-tccth for the mere.
opportunity OF one year ON 4 college campus?
We KNOW of one of those unappreviatiyc persons
And We also know of several Young Tabor Citians
Nho would certainly make better ShowinrS scholastic Z
NY II ihcy only had tn" chance to enter "a school
u h%h'r learning. One. Il married man. would even
Sacfice his home. work nights. work DAYS JUS, for
ne li.tNCE 1t seems that Fate sometimes
nlSdirectS good fortune to the unworthy
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-03-16

MI bhokEN When Winston Gore walked into the sbo,
Monday with his sure that here was
casualty from our big wasn't the case he had
hefVe III the elbow operated and