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Evening star., 1960-10-24
jim BISHOP
REPORTER
Instant Holds Many Morels

to smoke a cigarette. In the
middle of the 212 seconds. it
ordered the eyes to glance at
the table to locate the pack
age, and the ashtray and the
matches. When the eyes
found them, in less than a
tenth of a second, they re-
turned to the television
screen and the mind ordered
the hand to reach out and
pick up the cigarettes.
The shoulder muscles and
the bicep of the left arm ex-
tended the wrist and hand,
and the fingers, under or
ders, clutched the cigarette.
The right hand was told to
pick a cigarette out of the
pack without breaking it.
When this was done, the left
hand dropped the pack,
reached for the matches, and
the brain began the compli-
Gated process of opening the
little book, plucking one
match, holding the pack
with one hand and striking
the match with the other.
Just in time, the eye. was
ordered away from the screen
to glance at the match to see
if it was lit. It was. The
other hand placed the ciga-
> rette between the lips, the
tongue rolled, around the
edge of the butt to wet it
call on orders from the mind
the lips closed, the right
hand brought the match up,
the lungs vert told to draw
a breath in, and the ciga-
rette was lighted.
THE THROAT and lungs
tasted the cigarette smoke,
sent a register of pleasure up
to the brain by way of sens
ory nerves, and the hand was
ordered to get the cigarette
between the index and Sec
ond fingers, without burning
itself, and to remove the Gig
arctic from the mouth.
Meanwhile, all the Or
gans of the body continued
their daily tasks and 10000
miles of arteries and veins
brought nourishment to bill
lions of cells and carried
poisons away.
1t was a very ordinary
thing, noticed by no one and
requiring but 212 seconds in
a mans life, but I marvel at
it and many other things. 1t
makes me smile a little when
an intelligent man says:
Honestly, do you think
there's a God?"
Copyright, 1860, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.
Evening star., 1960-10-24
Military Push
Agreed Upon
BYCandidates
BY the Associated Press

| 5S bAiC AooOCAobcu EICbb
Both presidential candidates
and their vice presidential run
ming mates pledge to take
whatever steps are necessary to
assure that Americas military
might is second to none.
All four agree the Nation
must spend whatever money is
necessary to do the job.
And the Democratic candi-
dates, Senators Kennedy and
johnson, echoed their cam
paign theme that the coun-
try's defense effort is tagging.
Request by OfiicerS
The candidates made their
statements yesterday at the re-
quest of the Reserve Oficers'
Association.
Vice President Nixon did not
reply personally, but his news
secretary, Herbert G. Klein,
sent a brief letter on the Vice
Presidents behalf. It assured
the reserve group of Mr.. Nix
on's firm belief that the ma
tional security transcends all
other phases of our Govern
ment."
Mr.. Klein said Mr.. Nixon
Will support Ito the utmost
whatever programs. financial or
otherwise, are needed to main
tain our defenses and national
security" and "he would have
no heSitancy in seeking tax in
creaseS should that become
necessary for the Nations de-
fenSe."
Henry Cabot Lodge, the
G. o. P. vice presidential can
didate, sent a telegram saying
he agrees that all necessary
funds be appropriated to as
sure maximum effectiveness for
security of us and free world"
Letter by Kennedy
Senator Kennedy wrote a
letter saying the next Presi-
dent must reverse a trend of
"our declining relative
strength"
The Democratic presidential
nominee said the Nation must:
l. Provide whatever money is
necessary to fly an airborne alert
as long as the President deems
necessary, push development of
the balliStic missile early warn
ing system and prevent
further delay" in the con-
struction of Atlas long-range
missile bases.
2. Be prepared to pay what
ever is necessary to provide "at
force draft" new missile sys-
tems-PolariS submarines and
the solid fuel Minuteman mis-
SileS.
8. Provide a modern and ex-
panded airlift and sea trans
port sufficient to back up initial
airborne forces.
Senator johnson wrote a let
ter saying he agreed on "the
need to alert the American peo-
pie to the dangerous challenge
we face and the need to
strengthen both our national
morale and military might"
Evening star., 1960-10-24
BY ABIGAIL VAN BUREN,

my fraternity pin to my girl
friend with plans for becom-
ing engaged within the COM
ing year. We have been dat
ing for the past two years.
We have now reached the
stage where we are close to
each others parents. My
question is whether it is prop
er to address each others
parents as Nom" and Dad"
or should we continue to call
them Mr." and Mrs?
CONFUSED.
Play it safe and call them
Mr." and Mrs" until they
ARE indeed MON" and
Dad"
\
DEAR ABBY: I'm sur
priSed nobody has formed a
"Sitters' union" I think it's
terrible the way some sitters
are taken advantage of, espe-
cially teen-age sitters. They
should charge like this:
Group One: Well-behaved
child. A dollar an hour.
Group Two: Problem child.
Two dollars an hour.
Group Three: Impossible
child. Three dollars an hour.
And sitterS should charge
by the child as we'll as the
hour. Why should we take
care of three wild children
for the price of one?
WANTS TO ORGANIZE.
For Abby'S pamphlet, What
Teen-GgerS Want To KnoW,"
send rs cents and a large
Selt-addreSSed, stamped en-
Delope in care OF The Euening
Tar.
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DEAR ABBY
Tell Him It's Farewell to Arms

DEAR ABBY: What do
you think of a man who is
slowly trying to give me the
brush-off after I've been true
to him for 18 years? We
couldn't get married on ac-
count of family obligations
on both sides.
He took me out last Thurs
day and rushed me home for
no good reason. Then he
said he wasn't going to do
much on the week end, but
his car was gone and I didn't
hear from him. He owes me
$400 but he doesn't mention
it. I've cried my eyes out
and lost 10 pounds in two
weeks. Food sticks in my
throat. He knows I'm lost
without him. What do do
now? BRUSHED OFF.
Collar the gentleman and
calmly ask him what land
whO) is new. Don't go into
Mysteries if you want the
truth. If it's the end Of the
line for you, it's better TO
know now than to throw any
more good years after bad.
Brace yourself for q farewell
to arms. His.
+
DEAR ABBY: I am a boy
who is ID. I have a brother
who is 16. Ever since we were
able to talk we have had to
answer Sir" to our dad. He
thinks it is the polite way to
talk but we feel like we are
in the army. Do you think we
ought to keep it up or not?
I'm THE ARMY"
Yes, Sir!
y
DEAR ABBY: I have given
Evening star., 1960-10-24

The FomiIy Council consists Of o
judge. q psyehiOtrist. three clergy
men. three editors ond O women's
editor. Eoch orticle is O summory
Of fomiIy disagreement pre-
sented to the council. The Council
deols with problems, major and
minor. encountered by guidance
counseLoFs and sociol workers.
Evening star., 1960-10-24

raised by my grandmother,
my mothers mother. She
died when I was 20, and had
just started in business with
one of my uncles.
When I began thinking of
marriage, one of my aunts
took me aside and said the
family had agreed to tell me
the truth. My father was
alive, remarked, and living
in a distant State. He had
divorced my mother shortly
after my birth and she had
died, when only 20, of a
broken heart"
This knocked me for a
loop. I decided to contact my
father and get the story from
him.
He was overjoyed, promptly
sent me his picture, asked
for mine and inclosed a large
check with a request that 1
visit him. He informed me
that he and his second wife
were childleSS, he had pros
pered in the paper-box buSi-
ness and was now retired,
and I was his only heir.
I didn't jump at the bait. I
still don't, even though I'm
married now and have three
children. My wife knows the
background and understands
my reluctance to act like a
real son" when I don't feel
like one at all.
Otto Vim can't under
stand that I was victimized.
You'd think now that he's a
father himself he'd listen to
me with an open mind.
I'm from the old country
and I had no sooner landed
when my family told me they
had pledged me in marriage
to a beautiful girl whose
father would take me right
into his tailoring business. I
was II years old, although I
looked older.
1t turned out that Jim's
mother had tried to kill her
self. She was extremely un-
happy and today would have
been in the care of a PSYCHE
artist. After becoming preg-
nant, she fled to her mothers
home and wouldn't let me
near her. With the aid of my
family, I fled and got a
divorce.
I've made a new life. I
know Jim must have had it
drilled into him that I was a
terrible person. Now I want
to show him my true self.
But he freezes up.
THE COUNCILS VIEW
Mr.. v. should take heart
from the fact that Jim ini-
tiated their person-to-person
introduction. But a hurt of
almost 80 years doesn't vanish
overnight at the waving of a
bankroll.
Jim is playing it cautious
and cool. To him this isn't q
question of letting bygones be
bygones. He wants to feel
his way.
But the road to a real rela-
tionship is open and it's two
way. That's progress. What
ever the facts, Jim would do
we'll to stop sitting in judg-
ment and try to view his fa-
ther as a plain human being,
a man who has had his trials
and has come through them
with more or less success.
And Mr.. V. might stop
pushing so hard. It will GER
tainly dawn on Jim one of
these days that he and his
family are fortunate to have
these older people on tap,
yelling over with love for the
only descendants they'll ever
have.
Jim knows he's in the pow-
er-seat and his father is a
Suppliant trying to right a
wrong, with time running out.
Perhaps he'll be able to see
them each as more or less in
nocent victims of family mis-
takes.
(Copyright. 1860, General Features
Corp)
Tomorrow: GIum wife.
Evening star., 1960-10-24

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Evening star., 1960-10-24

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FAMILY COUNCIL
Lost Dad
Can't Melt
Jim
THE PROBLEM

James V.-Now that the
struggle is over. he suddenly
appears.
Otto VI got a terrible
deal. Jim won't let me ex-
plain.
Evening star., 1960-10-24
THE DETAILS

James Vim 40 years old
and for the first half of my
life I grew up thinking both
my parents were dead. I was
Smyrna times., 1960-06-30

cultural Sterilization and Con-
servation Committee Chairman
R. Harry Wilson today announ-
ced Qualification of several ref
erendum regulations-one relat-
ing to privacy in voting and
another to joint voting eligibil-
ity of husband and wife.
The county committee shall
take particular care to designate
a place where each voter can
mark and cast his ballot in sec
ret and without coercion, du-
ress, or interference of any sort
whatever. The use of voting
booths is regarded as too costly,
but every farmer is entitled to
have some area at the polling
place where he can mark his
ballot in complete confidence.
Concerning voting eligibility,
MIR. Wilson said that joint own
ers whether husband and wife
or otherwise) of a farm who
share in the crop are both elig-
ible to vote in a marketing
quota referendum. However,
members of a partnership farm
operation may vote only if they
are involved in more than one
such partnership.
Smyrna times., 1960-06-30

lows: Mrs. Carlos Elliott, Laurel
and Mrs. Raymond Lank, Mil
ton, ii years; Mrs. Mary Webb,
Glendale, IL years; Mrs. A.
Carl Nelson, Wilmington, Mrs.
William Russell, Bridgeville,
Mrs. Earl White, Bridgeville,
Mrs. Emory Williams, Green
wood, l3 years; Mrs. Edgar Eng
lish, Greenwood, Mrs. Chester
Ewing, Newark, IA years; Mrs.
Victor Beach, Delmar, Mrs. Lin
den Isaacs, Georgetown, Mrs.
Charles Moore, Bear, l6 years;
Mrs. Treat Galloway, Bridge
vile, II years; Mrs. Thurman
Adams, Bridgeville, l9 years;
Mrs. Eva Hoekstra, Dover, Mrs.
George Hunt, Dover, Mrs. Rob-
ert Major, Wilmington, 81 years;
Mrs. Sydney O'Bier, Seaford;
Mrs. Thomas Short, Townsend,
% years.
Smyrna times., 1960-06-30
20 YEARS AGO

After 88 years as a subscrip-
ton library, the Smyrna facility
will become o free library for
use by citizens of the Smyrna
Special School District, effec-
tive July l. The resolution was
adopted by the association at
its last meeting. Miss A. Louise
Denney was appointed librarian.
Those serving on the commits
sion are j. Wells FAIRIES, presi-
dent; Roland w. Bell, treasurer;
Clarence B. Raymond, secretary;
and R. F. Corley and Mrs. Mar
ion Coverdale. The association
first initiated in January, 1858.
State police said that Douglas
Williams, 38, of Clayton, form
erly of Crisfield, Md, shot and
fatally injured Mervin Wood,
40, on Sunday evening. The
shooting took place in front of
the workers houses at Wheat
ley's Cannery in Clayton, fol-
lowing an argument involving
some money Wood had alleged
ly borrowed from Williams and
failed to pay back. Williams
was arrested by Railroad Detec-
tive Harvey Cole.
Smyrna times., 1960-06-30

L. M. Price and Charles H..
LeFevre were reelected direc-
tors for three-year terms at the
annual school election held Sat
urday afternoon. Both were un-
contested for the post.
Miss Helen Start, daughter of
w. B. Start of Smyrna, has been
elected by the Board of Direc-
tors of Smyrna Public Schools
to succeed Miss Elizabeth C..
Middletown as a teacher in the
local organization. Miss Start
has been a teacher at Town
send School for the past four
years and comes to Smyrna
with a total of seven years ex-
perience. Other teachers chosen
for the coming year, in addition
to Miss Start, are Miss Laura
Lefty, vice principal; Miss Eliza
beth Parrott, Miss Emma Hough,
Miss Anna Beckett, Miss Eliza
beth Mcdowell, Miss Anna Mid
dleton and Miss Julia Griffith.
A pretty home wedding took
place in Dover Saturday when
Miss Ethel Frazier, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Frazier, was
united in marriage to Mr.. HON.
er D. Hudson, well-known Smy-
rna merchant. The groom is
Smyrna times., 1960-06-30
HOmemakkerSFete
old Guard Group
As Course Ends

The 22nd Homemakers' Short
Course at the University of Del
aware climaxed three days of
classes Wednesday evening,
June %, with an awards dinner
honoring women who have at
tended the Short Course for 10
years or mere.
Mrs. Alice I'M. King, state
home demonstration leader, pre-
sented certificates to Mrs. Stew
en- Barczewski, Newark, and
Mrs. William Sterling, Dover,
for 10 years participation in the
Homemakers' Short Cours e.
Mrs. Robert Davis, Newark, and
Mrs. Katherine Waller, Bridge
vile, received pen and pencil
sets for Is years of participa-
ton. A jeweled home demon
stration pin was awarded Mrs,
Clarence Ocheltree, Greenwood,
for attending the Short Course
for the past 20 years.
Special recognition was given
Miss Margaret Black for her in
spirational contributions to the
Homemakers' Short Course for
the past Is years. Miss Black,
a counselor of students, Dean
of Students Office, was award.
ed a pen and pencil set.
Recognition was given to 9th
Cr longtime participants as fol.
Smyrna times., 1960-06-30

Many Smyrnians journeyed to
Washington, D. c., last Satur-
day to witness the wedding of
Miss Charlotte Anne Pastorfield,
daughter of Mrs. w. Carroll Pas
torfield, Washington, to Mr..
Warner Wilds Price, Jr., son of
Mrs. Warner w. Price of Smy-
rna, and the late Mr.. Price. The
couple will make their home in
Smyrna following a wedding
trip.
Edith Burton Kenworthey, 2
year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles w. Kenworthey of
Lewes and great-granddaughter
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
G. Walls of this town, has been
seriously ill in the Beebe Hospi-
al at Lewes after being bitten
by a spider which supposedly
was on the sheet of her crib.
The bite resulted in much
swollen arm.
Harper Jones' baby carriage
goes on the block Saturday.
The perambulator which was
used by the Jones family to
wheel Harper around in as an
infant will be sold at public
Smyrna times., 1960-06-30
R5OYEARs AGO
Taken From Our Old Files OF Corresponding Week

the son of former Register of
Wills and Mrs. William d. Hud-
son of near Smyrna. The cere-
mony was performed by the
Rev. S. N. Pilchard of Delmar,
who officiated at the wedding
of the brides parents.
The good news flashed over
the wire Saturday about noon
that the bill appropriating $25,-
600 for a Federal Building in
Smyrna had passed both houses
of Congress and that President
Taft had signed the bill. Notice
came in telegram from Sem
ator H. A. Dupont to former
Congressman Walter 0. Hof-
fecker of Smyrna.
Gov. Crothers of Maryland
has nearly completed arrange
mentS with Delaware whereby
automobiles owned in Mary
land can be run over the roads
of the Diamond State without
being compelled to pay lie
ense. Delaware automobilists
would be afforded the same
privilege on Maryland roads
The governor also is in com
munication with officials of 9TH
er states for the purpose OF
making reciprocal agreements.
Smyrna times., 1960-06-30

auction for the benefit of ref
ugee children of Europe. Ry-
near Slaughter will be chief auc-
tioneer, assisted by Nelson Ever
hart.
Smyrna times., 1960-06-30
Marketing Vote
Privacy Assured

With the marketing quota ref
erendum scheduled for July for
1861 wheat, Kent County Agri-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-21
Repent Vote Publicly,
Priest Orders Women

SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico, Nov.
81 (AP).-The Roman Catholic
woman mayor of San Juan,
Felisa de Gauthier, was ordered
by her pastor to do public
penance before she can re-
ceive communion because of
the way she voted November 8.
The Rev. Thomas Maisonet,
pastor of San Juan Cathedral,
said in an interview between
masses yesterday she must
publicly repent by radio. tele-
vision or newspaper to receive
the church sacrament.
The mayor did not attend any
Of the five masses at the
cathedral yesterday. She was
reported to have spent the
week end at her beach cottage
in Vega Baja and to have re-
ceived communion at its church.
She made no public comment
on Father Maisonet's demand
that she do public penance.
Dona Felisa is a leading
member of the Popular Demo
cratic Party opposed by Puerto
Rico's Roman Catholic bishops
as "unchristian." Gov. Lui.
Munoz Marin, head of the par.
ty. was reelected by a So pei
cent majority and its member
retained control of the legis'
lature, despite the bishops
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-21

warning that supporting them
would be considered a sin.
The mayor has maintained
the church's Intervention in
politics was unjustified. She
vowed after the election to take
communion at the cathedral
without confessing her vote for
Gov. Munoz, as Father Maisonet
had insisted was necessary.
The bishops themselves have
not entered directly into the
controversy between the pastor
and Dona Felisa. But a letter
signed by Msgr. Rafael Grovas,
assistant to Archbishop James
P. Davis of San Suan, has been
distributed warning priests
against administering sacra-
ments toNthose who should not
receive them.
Father Maisonet insisted yes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-21

terday that the church is fully
within its rights and because
its orders were disobeyed by so
many Of the voters Puerto
Rico is a country Of people in
SIM" However, he said the lat
est move in the fight against
Gov. Munoz Marin lis as far
as We can CO."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-21

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Pope on TV Urqed

LONDON, Nov. 81 (AP).-
The British Broadcasting Corp.
said today it was negotiating
with Vatican officials for Pope
John XIII to appear on tele-
vision on December / on the
eve of the Archbishop of Cam
terbury's visit to the Vatican.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-21
Trouble Hinted
In Bonn Talks

BONN, Germany. Nov. 81
(AP).-The United States and
West Germany opened economic
talks today amid indications
they ran into difficulties right
at the outset.
The first session lasted an
hour longer than scheduled.
The United States is pressing
prosperous West Germany to
contribute more toward foreign
aid and Western defense costs
to help reduce the drain on
United States dollar and gold
reserves.
Foreign Aid Asked
The negotiators wore serious
Expressions as they posed silent
| ly for photographs after the
session broke up.
Secretary Of the Treasury
Robert B. Anderson and Under
secretary of State Douglas Dill
Ion met with Chancellor Kon-
rad Adenauer at the chancel-
lor's Office.
Reliable sources said the
American economic experts will
ask the Bonn government to
put UP "a bit less. than SIS
billion" IN foreign aid and con-
tributions to Western European
defense. The West Germans
repeatedly are willing to spend
between 1852 and 1909 million
to aid less fortunate nations.
The Adenauer government
apparently wants to spread a
large portion of the money over
a long period. German officials
have said there might be tough
bargaining over this point be-
cause the Americans were ex-
pected to insist that the money
be made available as quickly as
possible.
American officials indicated
the policy followed in the nego-
tiations will be continued when
the Democratic administration
takes over in January. They
made a point of quoting Presi-
dent-elect John F. Kennedy al
saying that I'VE will ask oul
allies to share the increasing
burden of building the military
and economic strength of the
free world"
Officially, the West German.
have said they will do all they
can to help the United State.
out of its balance of payment
difficulties.
Mr.. Anderson said before
leaving Washington he will alsC
discuss the cost of maintaining
United States troops in Ger.
many, another factor putting
pressure on the. dollar. Tit
West Germans are against
direct payments for the troop!
because they say it smacks o.
Occupation times. Instead, they
are ready to boost their pay
ments to the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization as whole
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