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Evening star., 1960-12-11
Rousts q Male

I beg to differ with the
gentleman who wrote in with
the high praises Of gas and
the not so high praises for
electricity. I have cooked on
q gas range for the first six
years Of my marriage and on
an electric range for the last
six.
How many walls above a
gas range has this gentleman
scrubbed down in comparison
with that of an electric
range? How many meals has
he prepared for q family Of
six or more. or even less?
How many ranges, them
selves. has he cleaned either
gas or electric? I can't un-
derstand how a man, unless
he is q cook or cleanup man.
would have any idea Of the
trouble or lack Of trouble In
VOWED with either method Of
cooking.
maxh~w~ Rpnvm
Evening star., 1960-12-11

response to the high and deep
meaning Of Christmas.
"It is stop-the-press, four
star. final news, today and
for all time that the day
spring from on high hath
visited u.s. Christmas is good
news in a world ofSad news:
Christmas is a foundation of
hope. It is not mans best
dreams not man reaching up,
but God reaching down. It Is
the revelation that at the
center of the universe is an
undefeatable power of love on
which men can rely and to
which they can join their ef-
forts. ~
$50, Christmas is not some.
thing out of Charles Dickens,
nor the aroma of q steaming
plum pudding; not the tinkle
Of bells, nor even of Tiny
Tim. It is not a festoon to,
be draped over a few days.
not a bright colored toy to
be jammed into a child's
stocking. 1t is something
about the universe.
And that som e hing"
brings irrational hope to a
world full of rational despair.
We had better hurry to grasp
its meaning and claim its
support. For our world 1t is
either Christmas or catas-
trophe - that Is the real
Christmas rush.
And here are eight practi-
cal ways for anyone of US
to join that kind Of Christ
mas rush.
/. Attend the services in
your church.
2. Give gifts to those out.
side your circle Of family and
friends who cannot repay
you In kind. Break the habit
of gift swapping.
3. Write a note Of apprecia-
ton to someone who, during
the year, did some outstand-
ing public work In an un-
selfish manner, or whose
words or deeds were an in
sp!ration to you.
4. Phone or call on some
lonely person and wish him
a Merry Christmas. You may
be his only caller the whole
season. s..
S. Send a cash gift to. q
church or charitable channel
for needy people overseas,
who will never know their
benefactor. ~
6. Invite someone to eat
Christmas dinner with you,
"a foreign student, perhaps.
who cannot repay you in J.,
kind. 80
7. Provide your minister
with a cash gift for some
one in need. specifying that
he not reveal your name.
8. Get down ON your knees
and thank God that you
are living in a land so blest.
with riches that it is possible
for you to be on the giving"
instead of the receiving"
end.
These are just some Of the
ways by which you may join
the real Christmas rush and. p
Fastening, find the Babe p
lying in the Manger.
Evening star., 1960-12-11
Birth-ControI Clinic
We wish to commend Com

We wish to commend Com
missioner Mark Sullivan on
his recent action regarding
birth.control clinics. We be-
lieve that such clinics, when
established. will be q great
step forward in dealing with
many Of the family and child
welfare problems we face in
our community.
The Board Of Directors Of
the Council Of Churches
National Capital Area only O
year ago went on record as
follows:
"The Board Of Directors
hereby goes on record as be-
lieving in family planning as
related to the number and
spacing of children. We hold
that 1t is morally proper for
man and wife to make use of
tested and medically approved
means for the purpose Of
such family planning and,
practiced resp nsibly, in
Christian conscience. it in no
way violates the will Of God
but rather fulfills it,"
This is still our position
and anything that we can do
to be helpful in this matter
we wish to do 1t.
Frederick E. Reissig,
Executive Secretary, Council
Of Churches. National
Capital Area.
In the article on birth
control clinics in the District.
I read that even Catholic
doctors are required" to, in
effect or indirectly, give In
formation on birth control.
Surely the Commissioners
know the Catholic view on
birth control, and in light
of this I feel they have no
right to ask this Of q Catholic
doctor.
Who but God can say who
shall be born and who shall
conceive q child? What Is the
Evening star., 1960-12-11
so Years Ago

A great gathering Of au-
thors, statesmen. clergymen
and poets took place in New
York City so years ago to
revere the memory Of Mark
Twain Samuel Langhorne
Clemens) who died in April,
l9l0J The Star of December
z, 1910 devoted a column and
a half to the affair, listing
among those attending: Will
liam Dean Howells, Uncle
Joe" Cannon. Champ Clark,
"Marse Henry" Watterson,
Henry Van Dyke. Joseph H.
Choate, John Burroughs, the
Rev. Joseph Hopkins Twich-
ell, who tramped over Eu-
rope with Mark, and many
other celebrities. "There
wasn't a note Of sadness
struck during the evening"
the story said. Speeches rich
Evening star., 1960-12-11
Prejudice Misused

"Prejudice"-a word that
these days gets more than its
share of misuse. banded
about as 1t Is, in careless and
promiscuous ways and too
often in o purposeful man
ner not free from indirection.
The legitimate meaning Is.
Of course, to PREJUDICE or to
adhere to opinions based
upon prejudgment. that is
to say. arrived at without
sufficient factual support.
On every hand, however,
we see the meaning Of this
word expanded and perverted.
applied to we'll founded dis
likes or disinclinations which
are the right of individuals
to hold. Such misuse distorts
the word into loaded termi-
nology.
To charge people with
prejudice when their opinions
have in truth resulted from
their own knowledge or ex-
perience, reflects most upon
persons who do 50 and
strongly indicates that 1t Is
the accusers themselves who
have prejudged. In too many
places in this country may
now be seen baneful results
from making such charges
and from concomitant arbi-
trary action in violation Of
rights Of those so charged.
E.W.R.
Evening star., 1960-12-11

difference between taking O
life and preventing O life?
There are many persons
who see in this movement O
means Of controlling certain
races in the District apd
elsewhere.
II there could ever be o
valid reason for birth control,
1t should be confined to the
parents Of those who believe
In birth control.
william J. Durkin.
h& e
Congratulations to The Star
for front-pagink what is per-
haps the most significant
news Of the yearl
I am referring to Com
missioner Sullivan's state
ment. recommending birth
control clinics for D. c. health
establishments.
Commissioner Sullivan has
not only done his homework
most commercially, but also
has had the acumen and
intestinal fortitude to delve
to the bottom Of the heap
Of local problems and put his
finger unerringly on Q basic
one of such magnitude that
the whole country, the whole
world will have to meet and
solve this problem.
In times like these. 1t Is
indeed momentous to find
integrity allied to good judg-
ment and courage. Commis-
sioner Sullivan's term. I fear.
will not be notable for its
length. but there are other
measures-such as depth and
breadth. Let him take comfort
in this, when the storm breaks
about his ears.
The American judges have
been promised mo political
pay-offs, but the best avail
able man for every job" How
about continuing Commis-
sioner Sullivan in his?
Mary E. Blair.
Evening star., 1960-12-11
For Lower Summit

II Is to be hoped that the
new administration will turn
thumbs down on. all top con-
ferences with the Soviet Un-
ion and insist that all
conferences be On an am
baSsadorial level.
BY this time 1t should be
clear to everyone that top
level conferences with Khru-
shchev are detrimental to this
country.
Khrushchev has so far
used the top level conferences
as o springboard for his
propagands and insults. Let's
deny him further opportunity
to do 50.
WalfNP Fielder
Evening star., 1960-12-11
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used "
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All let
ters are subject to condensa-
tton. Those not used suill be
returned only irhen accom-
panied BY self = addressed.
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1960-12-11
In Step With Kennedy

According to q news story,
teen-agers In New York have
invented q new dance called
Jacks Jig" President
elect John r. Kennedy Is
honored with q new step,
which features the arm and
hand gestures he made IA
nous during his television
debates with Vice President
Richard M. Nixon"
Come next January they
can modernize this terpsi-
chorean toddle with q new
gesture like reaching for the
pocketbook.
Sad Eyes.
Evening star., 1960-12-11
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
The Christmas Rush
By DIR. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain Of the United States Senate

AS once more Christmas
looms Just ahead, one Of the
most brilliant. incisive and
suggestive writer's of this
generation has laid down his
pen and turned OF the light
Of mortality. His name.
known to a grateful host, DR..
Halford e. Luccock. For a
quarter of a century he put
the imprint Of his personality
upon young preachers at
Yale Divinity School. He has
been my friend for almost
half Q century. A multitude
around the earth in this day
and in the days to be will
rise up to call him blessed.
When ] was a student at
Theological Seminary 1t was
he who pointed out to me the
path leading to the door of a
modern writer whose edifying
chapters, as book after book
has come from his under
standing heart and scintil-
lating mind, have meant
more to me than I can ever
express. For 1t was Halford
Luccock who introduced me
to Frank Boreham, the
Australian eSsayist, whose
shelf full Of volumes adorns
my library. And now Hal
Luccock has gone on. To him.
as to Boreham, ] owe infinite
things.
For thousands Of preachers
every book Of Luccock's-and
he has written twenty-five
is a room packed with opu-
lent thoughts and ipsights. It
is related that once when DR..
Luccock had agreed to preach
at Riverside Church, New
York, DR.. Harry Emerson
Fosdick, its famous pastor.
wrote him: Don't preach
anything you've published.
for I've already used all Of
that!" What DR.. Fosdick
meant. of course. was what
so many preachers would
gratefully say-that DR.. Luc-
cock had furnished win
dows' for their own ministry.
And so, we are going to let
him rear this Christmas Spire
as from one Of his chapters.
entitled ''The Christmas
Rush." we Gull certain SEN
tences. AS we listen he, being
dead. yet speaketh.
I'm the nativity story are
the words Of Luke, And they
came with haste and found
both Mary. and Joseph, and
the Babe lying in the man
GER
Evidently the Christmas
rush began early. For in the
Christmas story, as told by
Luke. the first response Of
man to the rumor Of the
good news was a compulsion
to hurry, speed, haste, rush.
But that is not the kind
Of Christmas rush that we
have come to know so pain
fully.
"Our custom Of the Christ
mas rush carries an overtone
Of the words, they came with
haste Mase1leld's line, 'life's
a long headache in a noisy
street was not written of
Christmas shopping, but it
is q fair description. One of
the ironies Of our time and
religion Is that the celebra-
tion Of the birth of Christ
has become the most frantic
convulsion Of commercialism.
In many places the most
audible Christmas bell is the
one attached to the cash
register.
But that is not the kind
Of Christmas rush Of which
Luke speaks. That is q power
which our Christmas celebra-
ton still retains. The simple
words Of the Christmas story
bringing into view a compul-
sion to a different kind Of
ThrietnnaS Y1,ch O hocfay,;,0
Evening star., 1960-12-11
Is Years AGO

The gap between planning
and actually building bridges
in Washington has always
been wide. This was illus
trated 25 years ago when the
new Calvert Street. Bridge
finally was dedicated. The
Star of December 20. 1885.
said 10000 persons attended
the nighttime ceremony in
Rock Greek Park. Disagree
ment and delays are not al
ways disastrous" said Sena-
tor Elmer Thomas of Okla
homa, the principal speaker,
pointing out that the inabil-
ity to agree on the type of
bridge brought about the
present monumental struc-
ture at a cost of $1,175.000.
instead of a steel bridge at a
much lower figure" Plans for
the new bridge were first
made in 1917; they were re-
vised in 1882 and Congress
didn't appropriate the funds
until 1884.
Evening star., 1960-12-11
FROM THE STAR FILES.

were the kind that brought
smiles instead of tears. Mr..
Twichell recalled that Mark
had broad sympathies, but
sometimes got peevish. He
once exclaimed to Mr.. Twich-
ell: oh, this internal hui
man race. I wish I had it in
the Ark again with an
augur. Would you, ask, start
the human race again If you
had it to do?'"
George Washington's great
drillmaster. Frederick Will
helm August Won Steuben,
the adjutant general of the
armies Of Frederick the
Great. and the inspector
general of Americas own
Continental Army, was paid
tribute here so years ago. The
Star of December 7, 1910
said: I'm weather perhaps as
bleak as that which enfolded
the cherries camp of WASH
ington at Valley Forge, the
United States - 1873 years
later-unveiled a statue to-
day of Gen. Won Steuben in
Lafayette Park. Surrounding
the tribute of bronze were
thousands of Won Steuben's
countrymen. proud of heart
and exultant at the honor
conferred upon their great
representative, who, in his
time, conferred honor upon
their adopted country and
gave to 1t all the force Of his
military wisdom and skill in
its fight for liberty. :"
Milford chronicle., 1960-08-12
The Delaware Rose
Society Fall Show

At a recent meeting of The Del
aware Rose Society, held at the
home of Mrs. G. Taggart Evans in
Newark, plans we're formulated for
the second annual Rose Show to be
held this year in the auditorium OF
John Wanamakers, Wilmington,
Saturday, September "a, from IL
noon to $50 p. m.
The auditorium will be open for
entries as early as a. m. and
entries are open to the public and
not restricted to members of the
society. There will be no entry nor
admission fee.
The show will feature sixty-one
classes of hybrid teas, Grandi-
fioras, Floribundas, and a special
class for Old-Fashioned roses. In
addition there will be four classes
for Juniors, open to children 6 to
16 years, inclusive.
The novice class, open to ex-
hfbitors who have never won a
blue ribbon should attract many
new rose growers. Plus these
classes for exhibition blooms, will
be five classes covering arrange
ments-one exclusively for men.
The committee, headed by Ell
wood Cox, general chairman, is
made up of the following mem
bers:
Co-chairman: Paul Bradley.
Secretary: Mrs. Rodney East
burn.
Scheduling: William Koch and
DR.. Charles Dunham.
Rose Arrangements Mrs. Steven
Barczewski, Jr.
Properties: George Osborn and
Embree Hughes.
Staging: Robert Fitzwater and
Frank Quirk.
classification: DR.. Claude Phil
lips and George Hart.
Registration: Mrs. Paul Brad
ley.
Placement: Mrs. William Inger-
soil, Jr.
Clerks: Mrs. Donald womel-
dorph.
Publicity: Mrs. German Fisher
and Mrs. G. Taggart Evans.
Hospitality: Mrs. Carl Simpson
and Mrs. Leon Zwicker.
Judges: Colonel Donald L.. Dut-
ton.
Rose Information: Dr. Lewis Kel-
sey and Robert Stevens.
Tabulating: Hans Haac and Nc
Kee Robertson.
Awards: William Ingersoll, Jr.
Dismantling: All members of the
Delaware Rose Society.
Milford chronicle., 1960-08-12
Girl Scout
Campers Celebrate
Christmas IN July

Saturday, July 10Th at Camp
Todd near Denton, Md. the ''tem-
perature suddenly dropped 30 de-
grees'. All campers and staff mem
bers assembled in the dining hall
which was decorated with red
candles, holly and pine to decorate
a 6 foot Christmas tree with Dan
ish Christmas ornaments and ex-
change gifts which they made
from natural material such as
clay, rocks and wood. Each of the
camp units had selected a country
to represent at the celebration.
The Counselor-in Training unit
chose Holland. The girls carried
out the custom of .'black hand"
which is the idea of giving goodies
to good children and switches to
bad children, much to the delight
or chagrin of the campersl The
Point unit sang a Christmas carol
in French to portray French
Christmas customs. The Tall Tim
bers unit explained the custom of
the. RED Brownie" and were re-
sponsible for the Danish Christ
mas ornaments for the tree. Mexi-
co was the country selected by the
Sleepy Hollow unit. They made
and decorated a Mexican Pinata.
The campers had happy time
picking up candies and goodies
after the Pinata was broken open
in accordance with the Mexican
Christmas custom. After this the
entire group of campers and Staff
Milford chronicle., 1960-08-12
annual Blue Carriage
Ball Due Friday Night.
August 10Th
continued from page one


Engstrom, Rehoboth Beach, reser-
vations; Mrs. Otis H. Smith, pro-
gram; and Mrs. Joseph S. G. Mach,
Seaford and Lewes Beach, publici-
ty.
If you wish to attend this lovely
party and have not received an in
vitatiOn in the mail, contact Mrs.
Wilson or Mrs. Terry soon. A phone
call to Mrs. Engstrom- Rehoboth
6901-will reserve your table.
The Children's Bureau of Del
aware, a voluntary child care ag-
ency which serves families and
children of any race or religion,
performs two major services for
the children of the state: tempor-
airy boarding care and adopting
placement. Boarding parents offer
a foster child loving care and the
advantages of family living while
plans for his future are being
made, while adopting parents give
their chosen child the security and
lasting ties of family life which
his own parents could not provide
The Board of Directors of the Bur-
eau speaks for the state commune
ty in determining the agencies
program and policies.
The Bureau, although known and
highly respected in Northern Del
aware, indeed in the Nation, until
recent years has been known to
too few in Sussex and Kent Coun-
ties, The Board is anxious to make
all Delawareans aware and proud
of this splendid agency and the SER
vices it offers.
The Blue Carriage Ball goes far
in familiarizing Delawareans and
guests with the Bureau, at the
same time providing a never-to-be-
forgotten evening of fun and dane
ing. Make plans early to attend
The Blue Carriage Ball. You'll
love it!
Milford chronicle., 1960-08-12

There are $4,000 Italians, native
and foreign born, in San Francis
co.'s international population.
Milford chronicle., 1960-08-12
Entries Going In
For White Marlin
Fete At Ocean City

Entries are being received daily
for the second annual Ocean City
White Marlin Tournament which
will be held September 9-16.
The contest, which is open to all
anglers without individual entry
fee, will cover the area usually
fished by the Ocean City marlin
fleet, north to the line including
the Fenwick Light ship and south
to the line including the Winter
Quarter Light Vessel and as far
off shore as necessary. A $40 entry
fee will be charged each boat.
The scoring system is based on
one point per pound for each mar
lin caught. All released marlin
will be scored rs points.
Prizes will be awarded at the
annual Awards Banquet and Dance
Saturday evening, September IL.
Although it is primarily a White
Marlin Tournament, an angler
catching a blue marlin will be
suitably honored. Prizes will also
be awarded for the largest sail
fish, dolphin, barracuda, bonita,
wahoo, broodbill, swordfish and
tuna.
Judges for the contest are: Tom
Cavelli, Washington Evening Star;
Tom Cofield, Baltimore News-Post;
Bill Burton, Baltimore Sun; Nell
son Benedict, Newark Times-Dis-
patch; Ben Galloway, Philadel-
phia Daily News; John Randolph,
New York Times; and Charlie
Vaughn, Philadelphia Inquirer.
Milford chronicle., 1960-08-12
Harrington School
Board Meeting

The Board of Education is still
in favor of a consolidated. high
school providing it includes vo-
cational school, and provided it is
located between Harrington, FELTON,
and Frederick.
Thus, the Harrington Board of
Education, at a meeting Wednesday
night of last week agreed to in
form DR.. George r. Miller, super
intendent of the State Department
of Public Instruction.
The Wednesday night meeting
took little more than an hour, with
adjournment at $3.50 p. M, an early
hour. Other business:
Agreed to have Carroll Beard, of
Seaford, do plumbing work in the
cafeteria ard on boilers.
Appointed Elwood Shuttle as jan
itor, effective August Is.
Appointed Miss Morganna Ball as
teacher of Spanish and English.
Miss Ball attended Brigham Young
University, was graduated from the
University of Michigan, and did
graduate work at the University of
North Carolina.
The board had one applicant for
art teacher, replacing Mrs. Peggy
Malek who had resigned after some
years. Qualifications of the appli-
cant are being studied.
Agreed to advertise for appIi-
cants for one job in the cafeteria.
Voted to rehire Barbara Payne
as aide in the elementary school
and Mrs. Doris Fry as aide in the
high school.
Asked Superintendent Adams to
see about trimming a big maple
near the southeast corner of the
1912 building and, if necessary, to
have it removed.
The next meeting will be held
Thursday, September Is, at z p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1960-08-12

The length of the Suez Canal is
103 miles.
Milford chronicle., 1960-08-12
Slaughter Beach Plans
For Homecoming Week
CONTINUED from page onel

summer resident of Slaughter
Beach, big Thursday" was re-
vived and attracted one of the larg-
est crowds to visit the bayside re-
sort in many a year. AS a result
of the success of last years ven
ture, big Thursday" is again a
featured annual event on Della
wares summertime activities pro-
gram.
Homecoming Week" is sponsor
ed by the Slaughter Beach Memori-
al Fire Company, which uses the
proceeds for maintenance of its
equipment. A carnival, a parade
and boat races are just a few of
the many attractions offered during
the week-long observance.
The origin of Slaughter Beach,
according to the state Information
agency, is somewhat obscure. 1t
most likely received its name from
members of an English family
that settled along the Delaware
Coast in the early zoos.
However, local legend never
substantiated or, for that matter,
never disproved-has it that the
area received its name from a mas
sacre that supposedly occurred
there in Colonial times. According
to this legend, a man named Bra
bant borrowed a cannon from a
vessel that had been stranded on
the beach and fired it point blank
at a group of hostile Indians, kill
ing or manning the entire group
Still another version has it that
the Indians were the ores who ac-
tually did the 'slaughtering.
Anyhow, it is known that Indi-
ans, like the whites who followed
them, came to the present beach
area to fish, hunt and bathe. In
recent years, archaeologists have
excavated Indian burial pits and
camp sites near present day
Slaughter Beach, and have found
bits of Indian pottery and other
artifacts scattered among aged
oyster shells and human, animal
and fowl bones.
Today, Slaughter Beach is neat
appearing community of cottages
fronting on the bay or on one long
street running parallel to the bay
front. 1t is incorporated with a
Council as the governing body. In
addition to fire protection, other
services, including utilities, are
available.
Once occupied only 'in season,
Slaughter Beach today has an ALL
year-around population in excess
of 100 and is favored by former
Milfordians, some of whom un-
doubtedly summered there or visit
ed there in the days when big
Thursday" was an annual event
to be eagerly awaited and long re-
membered
Slaughter Beach is easily access
sible by two good roads. One, Del
aware Route 204, branches off from
Delaware Route IA at Milford; the
other, Delaware Route 224, inter-
sects Route IA at Argos Corner,
approximately miles south of
Milford Route 204 takes the mo-
torist near Mispillion Light, site
of a small fishing village and har-
Dor for sizeable fleet of fishing
boats that throughout the season
take parties into Delaware Bay for
the excellent fishing to be found
there advises the Development De-
partment