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The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1960-09-17
By Pastor Stephens
TOO Little Too Late"

There were no survivors, just
a little heap of dead bodies with
a sign bearing these words, you
arrived with too little too late"
I believe a diabo1ical scheme
of planned segregation and dis
elimination has been and now
is in existence in the districts
where the Negro children are
concerned in the general area
of Robbins, Illinois. Little by
little provisions are conveniently
found to separate the students
in schools according to race. I
believe this is not in the best
interest of our great nation. To
eradicate the pattern, [ feel 1t
is necessary to appeal to the
citizens to be greatly concerned
and investigate the truth OF the
claim.
I believe we should encourage
the board Of education in anv
district to consider how wisely
it can use the tax dollar. I also
believe that a school should be
used to serve a particular geo.
graphical area in consistent
na+tern. If and when this is not
dcne, the rea7ons should be
clear and understood by all the
people in the area. If unlawful
acts result in such actions, i
s1o'rla be exposed. Every citi-
zen should be awakened to a
courteous and firm protest a
ga'nst such actions.
We must not be dazzled b
statistical data created to give
favorable arguments to justif'
unlawful a atic-'G and inconsist-
ent zocning. We owe it to ON"
faith in this great country tC
protect it from schemes of in
ward destruction through ionor
ance and racial barriers which
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1960-09-17

The above referred to policies
will be found o. Pages 1918
of the Manual of Uniform
Traffic Control Devices" We
would suggest that you contact
the Village administration in
this matter.
Very truly yours,
j. P. Tuthill
District Engineer
Evening star., 1960-07-22
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-20

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Milford chronicle., 1960-03-25

A law was passed by the State
Board of Education in 1880. All
teachers not in service in that
year. could not teach in Delaware
any more, unless they went to
college which would cost at least
81 900. They had graduated 200
young teachers from the Univer-
sity of Delaware and were pro-
vided position in the Delaware
schools The older teachers at the
small salaries, hadn't $1,000 and
many of them were in dire need
! explained this to Mr.. Dupont
and he asked me to investigate and
find out those in need and he
would give them $40 per month
This was in 1888. He also told me
10 go up to the Legislature and
fight until that Bill did pass. / got
the Bill through in 1945, with the
help of Senator Robert H. Yerkes
and Harvey Fl. Lawson. Mr.. Du-
Pont died in 1885, and his wonder
full wife, Jessie Ball Dupont, kept
them from suffering until they got
the State Pension.
Mr.. Dupont was also interested
in Supply Ministers that had no
Pension provided for them at that
time He sent all of them checks,
he knew were in need. l know of
two ministers who are. now gett-
ing pensions from the DUPONT
Foundation.
In the early 1880, we had sew
ing units all over the state, as
there was terrible depression. I
volunteered to supervise our sew
ing unit without pay. to help our
people in my locality. Landreth
Layton was in charge in Sussex
County. Mr.. DUPONT sent a sub
stantial sum of money for that
purpose to him.. 1t wasn't all used
and it was returned to the Dupont
Fund, and it was later distributed
to the Poor. Mr.. DUPONT said he
would rather give to two people
not in need than to leave out one
person in need. He had the heart
of gold and the greatest man ever
knew.
When the State took over our
work in July, the following letter
was sent lin with the check on
June 20, 19S1:-
Mr. DUPONT sends this message
to you:
81 sincerely trust, my dear
Friend, that you will fully value
all that Mrs. Walls has accom-
plished in your interest, and in the
interest of all the dear old folks
in Delaware You cannot be toe
thankful to the Lord for having
placed her in position to oversee
your interests and look after your
needs, and for her, your heart
should be filled with love-. Alfred
/. DUPONT.
Laura C. Walls also sends q
message:
Milford chronicle., 1960-03-25
Conservation Reserve
Accounts For Large
Acreage OF Trees

One-third of the record planting
of trees in 1859 was ON cropland
in the Conservation Reserve, r.
Harry Wilson, Chairman of the
Kent County Agricultural Stabili-
zation and Conservation Commit
tee, reported today, at Dover. Mr..
Wilson based his report on an an
alysis of tree planting on publicly
and privately owned land, recent
ly completed by the U. s. Depart
ment of Agriculture
The Department reported that
2,11S,471 acres of trees were plant
ed last year and that 100000 acres
were Conservation Reserve land
Throuh 1859. a total of is mill
lion acres of Conservation Reserve
land had been contracted for tree
planting. This conservation use has
been most popular in the South
eastern states and in the states
Milford chronicle., 1960-03-25

Dear Pensioners:
MY heart is filed with gratitude
to my Heavenly Father for Great
ing in His own image such a man
as Alfred I. DUPONT, who has glad
" shared his wealth with you
aged needy folks in Delaware. We
love him not because of his wealth,
but for his heart that beats so
sympathetica1ly for others.
Both Mr. DUPONT and I have
experienced great joy in helping
you along life's way. We have tried
to make your burdens lighter, and
to scatter bit of sunshine in your
pathway as you face the sunset of
life. We earnestly pray Gods rich
est blessing upon you. and when
you have travelled the last mile OF
the road. May you hear voice from
Heaven saying, You have fought
good fight, finished your course,
kept the Faith, henceforth there is
laid up for you, treasures in Heav-
en-.
May God bless you and keep you
always. Most sincerely, your
friend, Laura c. Walls
Mr.. DUPONT had a heart attack
and passed away April 29, 1885
It was shocking news to all of us
who knew him. He was the great
est man that 1 ever knew, and
took the place of my father who
passed away in 1920.
DIR. Prickett's- great work at the
Welfare Home is miraculous. He
is scattering sunshine into the
lives of those who have had sc
many shadows.
DR.. Tarumianz is also one of the
greatest men in our country and
doing an excellent job. May God
Bless Them Both
Laura c. Walls
Milford chronicle., 1960-03-25
Laura C. Walls Tells
About Old Folks
Pension
CONTINUED. from page one)

(cOnunued' from page One)
meals per Breakfast consist
ed of side meat fried, corn bread.
mOlasses and water Dinner at
3 D. M, cooked dried beans usually,
bread, molasses and water. They
said they didn't get cup of coffee
once in a year. / learned they had
this poor food to keep as many out
of the Almshouse as possible.
To me, it was very shocking.
couldn't keep it off my mind, and
hoped that / could do something to
have a new home built and close
all of the Aims houses.
After my school closed, my at
tention was called to a suffering
family in my own town. l investi-
gated and found extreme suffering
This woman had 5 children and
got only l dozen eggs per day to
feed them all. The baby was i'll, in
cradle, and looked as though it
was going to die. CThat baby grew
to manhood and graduated from
Dickinson College,.
I began at once soliciting for
money, and worked all summer
vacation, putting the house in or
der with others helping. My big
gest donation Of $25 came from
Alfred l. DUPONT, through Mr. Ed
Davis of Milford Del never knew
Mr.. DUPONT before From that time
on, it fingered in my mind that
had at last found the man who
would pension the poor old people
in Delaware, and help me have the
poor houses closed and new COM
| Portable home built for the Aged.
l never told anybody about this
big Air Castle l had in my mind,
not even my own folks. was sure
they would have said, You have
lost your mind.
/ remember back in 1914 when
/ had a very serious operation in
a Philadelphia hospital. My spe-
cialist made it clear to me / hadn't
one chance in ten to live. They
had no blood transfusions at that
time. / had faith in God that my
work here on earth was not COM
pleted and l had much here on
earth to live for. On the 9Th day,
1 grew worse and they had me to
understand l couldn't live. Late
| the next day, l felt that / couldn't
possibly live until morning.
Suddenly an angel appeared in
the corner of my room and repeat
ed over and over, 'tYour time has
not come, you have greater work
to do. / then was sure was go
ing to live. / got entirely well and
kept on teaching until 1929. / had
wondered for the past Is years
what that work would be. It then
came very clear, The Old Age
Pension and Old Peoples Home
In April, 1929, / wrote this story
to Mr.. DUPONT and told him l was
sure he would pension these old
people in need in Delaware and
my plan to have all of the mini
sters of all denominations in Della
ware, to find the needy old peo-
pie in their localities by so doing,
we could reach every nook and
corner in the State. l later wrote
him the whole story about the Aims
houses.
Mr.. DuPont's secretary notified
me that Mr.. Dupont had gone to
Germany and wouldn't be home
until October. l then asked her
to mail my letter to him, as
would be teaching in the fall.
About, the first week in June,
had an answer from him stating,
Milford chronicle., 1960-03-25
Sussex Educators
To Meet March Is
continued from page onel

Al AOAA Ra6O OAOy
the Mentally Handicapped and Men
tally Disturbed Child in School. /"
Prior to joining the hospital at
Stockley, he has served as a school
psychologist in Milwaukee, Wis
consin, and a counselor for emo
tionally disturbed children at the
University of Chicago Orthogenic
School
During the mid-morning, seven
teen workshops, and discussion
groups have been organized for the
various teaching departments. Sew
eral of these sectional meetings
will feature group discussions on
problems confronting teachers in
the particular department. Ger
tain groups will have outstanding
consultants in the subject area pre-
sent demonstrations. Primar y
grade teachers have been scheduled
to hear Miss Janet Cotner, Reading
Consultant with the Scott-Fores-
man Company. Mr.. Lester Weikel,
Mathematics Consultant of the
same company, will interpret new
trends in that subject to the up
per elementary grade teachers.
Following luncheon in the Sea-
ford High School cafeteria, a busi-
ness session of the county organi-
zation will feature reports from the
Teachers Credit Union, DSEA and
the Representative Council. A pam
ell discussion reporting on the tour
of four leading Delaware educa-
tors to the Soviet Union last fall
will highlight the closing session
at 2 p. m. DR.. Howard e. Row, as
sistant State Superintendent in
Charge of Secondary Schools; DR..
George v. Kirk, Superintendent of
the Smyrna Special School District;
Wilmer e. Shue, superintendent OF
the Newark Special School District
and Joseph R. Kleckner, Superin-
tendent of the New Castle Special
School District will present their
Impressions of Soviet life and edu-
cation.
Milford chronicle., 1960-03-25

Your plans are excellent and very
satisfactory. He enclosed a check
of $50 for me to compile the names
and he would be back in October
to send out the pensions, and if
needed more money, he would send
il at once. / selected very COM
petent secretary, Irma LeCompte
of Lincoln, and Rev. Charles Schel-
house of Milford, Investigator. 1
couldn't have found person so
qualified.
We had compiled 743 names for
pensions and on October 81, 1929,
sent out checks to all on the list.
Mr.. DUPONT was then in Whining
ton and very happy to render his
best service to all.
On June 8, 1881, when the State
took over the work, there were
1915 persons being pensioned.
There was an increase each month.
In December 1880, the ministers
of Delaware had done such an ex-
cellent job in reporting their needy
people that we thought they need
ed a little Christmas gift On Dec
ember is, Mr.. DUPONT sent a check
for that purpose and these were
mailed from Lincoln In all of the
235 envelopes including checks,
was written on card, ITO a
true Disciple of Christ This is
token of appreciation of your
unremitting interest in the Aged
Needy People of the State of Della
ware. Signed, Alfred l. Dupont,
Laura c. Walls.
In November, 1880, Mr.. DUPONT
made an appointment for me to
meet Gov. Buck in Dover to dis
cuss the amount needed for Old
Age Pensions and the new We'll
fare Home, as / had already in
formed them of the serious con-
ditions at the Aims Houses. We
all agreed on 100000 for old age
assistance and $500, 900 to build
the Welfare Home. Both of these
bills passed the Legislature in
1881. Mr. DUPONT asked me to
write booklet to put on the desks
of the Legislators in 1881. 1t was
very interesting and included COM
ments from Gov. Buck, DR.. HollO-
way, Mr.. DUPONT, ministers and
letters to me from Old Age Pen
sioners.
At the dedication of the beau
tiful new home at Smyrna, March
IL, 1860, was asked the question
how much Mr.. DUPONT spent from
his own pocket for the Poor from
1929 to 1881. I hadn't then the
exact figures. When arrived home
/ had on record about $250,000 for
Old Age Pensions additional for
other purposes or S30O,0O0 ]
thought you might be interested in
an explanation what it was for He
said he was interested in helping
everybody in need and was happy
in doing this.
One day he was walking the
street in Wilmington and saw a
shabbily dressed woman with a
little child in her baby carriage
He walked up to her and placed a
81 note in her hand and disappear
ed. He brought one bus load OF
blankets and later one hundred
overcoats to my home. I had a
large sun parlor to store them.
got great joy from making the
poor people happy with these won
derful gifts.
Milford chronicle., 1960-03-25
Minimum 1860 Natl
Corn Support $1.O6
continued from page oneJ


said, corn is supported at 80 per-
cent of the average price of corn
received by farmers during the
preceding 3 years, but not less than
65 percent of parity. The announ-
ced minimum for 1860 is on the
65-percent-of-parity basis, since 80
percent of the 3-year average would
be two cents lower at $1.O4.
AS in past years, corn will be
supported through loans and pur-
chase agreements on farmland
warehouse-stored corn. AS in 1853,
> there will be no acreage allOtments
nor commercial cOrn-producing
area, and all corn that meets quail
> ity and storage requirements will
be eligible for support.
Support on 1959-crop corn will
continue to be available through
March 81, 1860, with loans matur-
ing April 30, 1860, in Delaware. For
1859 corn, the support rate is SLIP
nationally and $1.23 in Delaware.
II the relationship of the county
rate to the national rate remains
( unchanged. the minimum 1860 rate
lin the county will be $1.17.
Milford chronicle., 1960-03-25
WINDFALL FROM SISTERS

CASPER, Wyo. (R)-Two SPINS
ter school teachers, whose top sal
ary was $2,815 a year when they
retired in 1945, have left an estate
of $127,000 to the Casper First
Presbyterian Church.
The Casper First National Bank,
administrator of the estate. isn't
sure where or how Marie and Mosa
Ross accumulated the huge savings
on their meager earnings
Mosa died in March. 1859, at 80,
leaving her estate to Marie. Marie
died January 25, 1860, at 81. leav-
ing the $127,0 estate to the
church.
Milford chronicle., 1960-03-25
UNEXPECTED VISITOR

ST. JAMES, Mimi. (P) Mrs.
Stella Burgess was awakened by
shattering glass before dawn and
screamed to her son, John, that
there was an intruder in her room.
The son found the unexpected
visitor-a cock Observation-Disclosures
ing around the bedroom. The bird
had smashed through the window
in flight.
Milford chronicle., 1960-03-25
bordering the Great Lakes.

UuTu6FIhg the Treat Lakes.
Under the Conservation program
farmers voluntarily take land out
of crop production BY placing It
under contract for a period OF
years. The contracts call for the
land to be devoted to an approved
conservation use such as trees.
grass. water storage, or cover
especially beneficial to wildIife.
When trees are to be planted on
the land, the contract must be for
period of 10 years. Farmers re-l
ceive cost-sharing to help plant the
trees and also annual payments for
the life of the contract.
Milford chronicle., 1960-03-25

Vatican City in Rome, a sover-
eign papal state covering 1887
acres, has its own railroad, radio
station, university, mail service
and currency.
Evening star., 1960-09-04
N~ a..+~z~

"A H cCarry!" roars the Inspector, where
1Vl you?" Fright here,' says Dan McCarry,
the plain-clothes cop, hastily coming in from the
outer Office. But it is the wrong answer.
Where are you when the Apollo Theater gets
robbed this afternoon?" the Inspector demands.
Its the same gang that holds up the Bijou two
weeks ago. They tie the manager up and take two
grand from the wall safe''
The Inspector looks as accusing as if Dan himself
has held up the movie house.
1.-TWO grand" he repeats. with that kind of
take, they're bound to try again. Now figure the
next house they hit will be one like the Biou and
Apollo "a honky-tonk, open but not doing much
Evening star., 1960-09-04
BY MATT TAYLOR

business around six o'clock. The most likely place
is the Plaza. know the manager and I've got it all
fixed. McCarry, you're it.
Whats it?' Dan asks.
'You will have the job of lobby in the
theater.''
Fine" says Dan.
Tomorrow you show up at the Plaza in time to
try on your costume.
"Costume?" yells Dan. ''What costume?"
you'll see, McCarry,' says the Inspector crypti
cally.
The manager of the Plaza turns out to be tubby
white-haired old guy named Alexander Moon. He
sits in tiny Office off the inner lobby and looks Dan
over and says, II usually don't use a lobby man
during the slack hours. But will be glad to have
you. appreciate the protection
Don't tell me | have to give with spel?"
Dan asks.
''Oh, no SPIEL" says Alexander.
That's help, anyway" Dan says gratefully.
'All you have to do" the old guy says, ''is strut
back and forth in your kits"
''In my what?" Dan yells.
Alexander chuckles. ''I'm Snowman of the old
school, he states. II always dress my lobby man in
a costume that ties in with the movie we're showing.
Atmosphere, you know. Right now the film is
Zombe of the Highlands He spreads his hands.
$50 you wear kits And bagpipe music will come out
Evening star., 1960-09-04

he is helped not little in his deuthing
By the athuctiue young lady he al,Cays
thinks of as his mouse, Kitty. We'll,
you miN find Dan, Kitty and the
Inspector together once more in 'Mc-
Gary And The Bo1-Ofce Bandits" "
Evening star., 1960-09-04

\ To end the Summer Fiction Festival With flourish,
Read NoW brings you brand-new story about
Dan McCary, the pLain-cLothes cop uho has been
appearing periodically in THIS WEEK for the past 20
years. II you remember your McCary, you knOw that
Evening star., 1960-09-04

man at this time OF day.!
''Pm sort of special" Dan says.
Don't tell anyone, but I'm a cop.
Probably the first male cop in police
history to wear skirts. Some hoods
knocked off that movie house down
the street yesterday. We think they
may have try at this place next"
He struts as ordered and he draws
few ''hoot-mons'' and giggles from
passing danes, which he ignores with
great dignity. The bagpipe music
starts. 1t sounds like the wailing
of two dozen banshees and does
horrible things to his eardrums.
Evening star., 1960-09-04
Illustrated by Ed VebeN

of the loudspeaker in the lobby. Simple, isn't t?"
'Simple minded, Dan sighs.
"Be back at six" Alexander tells him. "My
regular lobby doesn't come on until eight.
You will change in that room across the lobby.
Your costume will be waiting for you.'
a nd SO it is that Dan steps out on the sidewalk
L n two hours later looking more Scotch than the
whole clan of McTavish put together. His kits are
gaudy plaid and he wears jaunty Scotch cap over
one eye. His gun is tucked in shoulder holster
beneath his tweed jacket. He mods and smiles =
weakly at the dizzy blonde dame in the box Office,
and she gives him back cold stare.
'Since when,' she asks, ''do we work lobby
Evening star., 1960-09-04

THIS WEEK Moso1ine ! September 4. 1850
Evening star., 1960-07-03
Program Listines
900

4-The Deputy. Western.
MorshoI Fry Is unoble to prevent
tragedy offer CIoy helps on old
lody locote her missing son. Henry
Fonda, Nina Vorelo.
5-Assi9nment Foreign Legion.
Merle Oberon stors.
7-LawFenee Welk. Variety.
! Hour. Champagne Music Max
ers-Rocky Rockwell. Bob Lido.
lory Hooper. tRepeot.l
9-Mr. Lucky. Adventure.
The monooer Of on exclusive
country club seeks Mr.. LuckY's
help in unmoskine the deoler of
cold deck. John ViVyon. Ire
peot.)
Evening star., 1960-07-03
SATURDAY

OF the Marines, showing tne
struggle in the Poetic in World
War II os the Leothernecks tried
to hold on oooinst tremendous
odds. Preston Foster, Lloyd Nolan.
7-Convention City. Special.
From Memorial Sports Arena, Los
Angeles, O preview of the color
and excitement prior to the stort
of the Democratic Convention.
John Dolly, anchor man.
9-MisS UniVeFse-l96O.
Ia Hours. The first notionol
teIevision coverooe of the inter-
Acknowledgements. Joyne Meadows
will oct os color girl" George
De Witt, m. c.; Arthur Godfrey,
host; Chorles CoIIingwood, anchor
man. from Convention Holl,
Miomi Beech, FIo)
11:00
4-News. Sports.
Sproeue. MichoeI.
7-Saturday Night Movie.
Ia Hours. rise and Shine"
l94l. Hilarious comedy obout
dumb football hero's adventures.
jackie Ookie, Linda Donell.
ll:l5
4-Feoture Festival. Movie.
Ia Hours. "The Fighting Coast
Guord." 1851. A Coost Guord
recruit hos O tough time orod-
uotine but fiholly makes the
erode. Brion DonIevy, Ella Roines.
1900
5-Diek Powell Show. Drono.
9-NeWs.
1910
9-The Late Show. Movie.
z Hours. 5 Minis. "Zieofeld
Follies." 1916. Fred Astoire,
Lucille Ball, Fonnie Brice.
1890
5-Newsbeot.
z:l5
9-Medifotion. Weather.
SAVES
Evening star., 1960-07-03
100

7-John Gunther's High Rood.
A climb up the Devils Needles"
with French oIpinists in the Pyre-
nees Mountains. tRepeot)
Evening star., 1960-07-03
July 9

$40
9-Almonac. NeWsreels.
6:45
S-Soturdoy News Special.
TOO
4-Tales Of the Vikings.
Jerome Courtlond stors.
5-Hishwoy Patrol. Crime.
7-Seo Hunt. Adventure.
S-Shotsun Slode. Detective.
Scott 6rody stors.
1880
4-Bononzo. Color.
I Hour. 1.-THE Outcost." The
Cortwriohts old young girl
whom residents hove threatened
to run out of town. Suson Oliver,
Jock Lord. tRepeot.)
Stroller Derby. Sport.
I Hour. Video topped.
7-Dick Clark Show. Variety.
Originates from Los Angeles with
guests, the EverIy Brothers,
Jeonne Block, Deone Howley,
Lorry Bright.
9-PeFry Mason. Mystery.
I Heur. THE Case of the Green
Eyed Sister" A woman osks
Moson's help when she is OPP
prooched by O man with O tope
recording which would convict
her fother of embezzlement.
Raymond Burr, Vireinio Vincent.
tRepeot.l
500
7-John Gunther's High Rood.
A climb up the Devils Needles"