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Evening star., 1960-01-25
POTOMAC FEVER
By FLETCHER KNEBEL

Harry Truman accuses Ikes team Of "ndecision and
neglect Maybe but Ike neglect Harry pretty
decisive at times.
The Navy sends a diving bell miles under the Pacific
We may not catch the Russians won't show
that Jules Verne thing or two.
Imitation so bad that the people who used to say money
isn't everything say it's hardly anything
Texas Lyndon johnson gets Yankee backing for Pres-
dent He's the only candidate the Democrats could put on
TV-and get the program sponsored as Western
Q.-My wife came home with beehive hair-do What
should do? A.-Raise the roof.
Listening to the Democrats at their big Washington
rally you get the idea that what them is the way
this country is drtng-with well-stocked power boat
Evening star., 1960-01-25
By WILLIAM HINES
Star Science Writer

A Nobel Prize-winning scien-
tist says Americas best hope of
taking the lead in space is to
redef1ne the race in terms Of
which side can do the most for
humanity.
This. DR.. Polykarp Kusch of
Columbia University said yes
terday, would involve deem
phasizing such projects as the
Mercury man-in-space pro-
gram and putting greater ef-
fort behind satellites for COM
munications. weather. televi-
sion and a postal system.
DR.. KuSch's formula found
wide agreement among COL
leagues on the advisory COM
mittee on science and technol-
ogy Of the Democratic Advisory
Council. The panel held a day
long session at the advisory
councils Offices, 1923 Connecti-
cut avenue NV.
Views on Mercury
At the conclusion of its
morning session. the scientific
group released a 500-word
statement on Science and Pol
iticS" in which it skirted any
definite recommendations on a
national space program. But
the chairman. Prof. Ernest C.
Pollard Of Yale, said space had
been the subject of brisk dis
cuSSion in the course Of the
meeting.
DR.. Pollard denied reports
that the committee proposed
halting Project Mercury for the
time being. However, he sale
the consensus was that Mercury
needs stiffening" and shoulc
not be tied to a firm time
schedule
Trevor Gardner. head Of thu
Air Force research and devel.
opment program in the early
days Of the Eisenhower admin
Evening star., 1960-01-25
DORIS FLEESON

The serious-minded Phila-
delphia banker, Thomas L.
Gates, jr., who is now Secre-
tary Of Defense. is about to
become better known to his
fellow Americans.
The Secretary has just told
Congress and the press that
the Eisenhower adminlstra-
ton now plans to base
United States defenses on
what are believed to be the
Soviet Unions intentions
rather than on its capabili-
ties to wage war.
This obviously is a political
decision. 1t has to be. No
military man in his right
mind would base his defense
estimates on what the poll
ticians Of a potential enemy
country might be thinking
instead Of on what they could
do if their own or their ma
tional interest suggested an
aggressive course of action to
them.
A country led by civilians
is entitled to take other fac
tors into consideration If it
chooses. Plainly the Eisen-
hover administration has
done so. But if it is a free
country, other politicians and
citizens are entitled to ques-
tion those decisions and take
their case to the voters. This
Evening star., 1960-01-25
Nixon Making Early Political Hay

receives it will, Of course,
want to run his show and
to have a voice in the STRAIT
egy Of it. So, there is delay.
But there is no delay in
the Nixon offices. Nor is there
any lack Of plans. They are
made and they are being ex-
ecuted. The Nixon we will
see from now on will be that
Of a busy, serious young man
talking about and dealing
with major issues. With one
eye on the polls, those who
are most enthusiastic about
him believe this is a Nixon
people will like.
Evening star., 1960-01-25
DORIS FLEEsoN
Gates Enters Campaign Picture

Keith Glennan, to Republi-
can fund-raising dinners to
explain and defend admins
tration policy. Here the po-
litical overtones are obvious.
For the new way of read
ing intelligence estimates en-
ables the administration to
paint a much more optimistic
picture of the Soviet military
threat. In turn this enables
it better to defend its policy
Of emphasizing consumer
desires in the economy and of
giving a balanced budget
priority over other needs,
including defense.
What Gates did last week
in fact was to unveil a prin-
cipal foundation stone OF the
administrations peace and
prosperity campaign. He has
put himself in the middle of
a hard-fought presidential
campaign, and he is not going
to be allowed to forget 1t.
In the wings Of the 1860
struggle stand the Russians
and the Red Chinese. They
are the men who really con-
troll the question of Commu-
mist intentions. Whatever
American experts may think
they know about the men in
the Kremlin, they are in the
dark about Peiping. And the
obvious dislike of Russian
Spokesmen for all those they
suspect of wanting a harder
policy toward Moscow is a
kind Of time bomb in the
1860 presidential picture.
Evening star., 1960-01-25
Calls 'Downgroding' by Commentators,
Not State of Arms, Cause for Concern

same time, the efforts of the
Soviet Union and the Com
muniSt bloc are reported in
glowing terms.
"The plain and unadulter-
ated truth of the matter is
that the moral, military,
physical and economic
strengths of our people and
of our allies have been ade-
quate to resist and deter
Communist aggression. I am
confident that this will con-
tinue to be the case. :"
Representative M a h on,
Democrat Of Texas. chair
man of the subcommittee,
replied:
Nov it is obvious to me
that in this presentation (by
Secretary Gates and Gen.
Twining), you have had in
mind some of the critical
things which have been said
with respect to the capabil-
ity of the United States and
the Department Of Defense.
You have had in mind, I
think, various columns in the
press and statements made
by various political and non
political figures. I think we
are all interested in one
thing, and that is facing up
to the truth and to the facts
of life from the standpoint of
national defense. ...
Gen. Twining, you spoke
very feelingly about our de-
fenSe capabilities. While you
have not said so, I had the
feeling as you spoke-and
most of yo'lr discussion was
of the record-that probably
you feared that the United
States was being sold short
in the eyes of the American
people and in the eyes of the
world with respect to our
military prowess. What is
your feeling about that?"
Gen. Twining answered:
I'VE are in a position now,
as you say, when we can an
Evening star., 1960-01-25
DAVID LAWRENCE

The greatest danger Amer
lea faces today is from its
own politicians. They are
trying to win votes while
telling the Russians that
America is weak on defenseS.
Fears that this might lead
the Communist dictatorship
to miscalculate and take
chances are expressed by
the highest military officers
of the United States.
To make a political issue
of the Nations defenses is
risky business. Yet several of
the Democrats who are seek
ing the presidential nomina-
ton are regularly knocking
their own country's defense
position. They are doing so
Notwithstanding repeated
statements from the military
chiefs that the United States
has an overall striking power
superior to that of the Soviets.
Perhaps the most severe
criticism of the tendency to
downgrade Americas mill
tary position for the sake of
politics has come from the
highest military officer in our
Government - Gen. Nathan
F. Twining, chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff. He
isn't. of course, running for
any political Office. He merely
represents the composite
judgment of the Army, the
Navy and the Air Force. He
has just said, in testimony
before the House Defense
Appropriations Subcommit-
tee which was released a few
days ago:
To-day he hear and read a
tremendous volume of ma
terial comparing the strength
of the United States and the
free world with that of the
Soviet Union and the Com
munist bloc. All too often
the writer's and commenta-
tors are inclined to degrade
the capabilities of the Amer
ican people and the peoples
Of the free world. At the
Evening star., 1960-01-25
Scientist Urges Use
Of Space for Humanity

istration. said the Astronaut
project is "underengineered''
and "underfunded." He said
the danger of further damage
to the national prestige is great
if a manned launching proves
unsuccessful.
The scientists, DR.. Pollard
said, discussed the question of
whether we should have a
space program after all, and
whether there were not things
Of greater human value" He
said that while the group
agreed that I'VE are committed
to space whether we like it or
not. and therefore have to be-
come active at once" there was
a feeling on the part Of some
members that space should be
de-emphasized a little.
One-Way Challenges
DR.. Kusch, who won the No
bel Prize for physics in 1855
for his studies of the atom,
said he objected to our present
space program because 1t en-
ables the Russians to make all
the challenges and allows this
country only to try to meet
them.
1--WE should propose the chal-
lenge for a change and let them
try to meet it," DR.. Kusch said.
If the emphasis were put on
programs that would benefit
the whole world, the United
States would forge to the front,
he contended.
Mr.. Gardner agreed. He said
there is no question that the
Nation has the ability to launch
public service satellites, but
that these are limited as to
money and priority.
II don't think Mercury
should have a flrst-priority
rating" Mr.. Gardner said. He
also criticized the low status
Of paper study" Of an anti
satellite project.
Evening star., 1960-01-25

attention to stories about
what happened in some old
congressional races? The
Vice President will have
something to say Of a posi-
tive, constructive nature. The
fact the President goes to
Moscow just ahead of the
Democratic convention will
serve to center attention on
him and the party. Dis
cusSions growing out of it
will come naturally into the
campaign"
There is a certain logic in
this reasoning. Meanwhile,
the Democrats, while they
are all eager to take a ver-
bal swing at Mr.. Nixon, are
finding it difficult to agree.
Some of the party's leaders
privately complain that Sem
ator Lyndon Johnson's to-
getherness with the admins
tration has weakened the
party's ability to criticize and
contend. The theory of bi-
partisanShip was originally
conceived to apply to the
field of defense and security.
But the johnson system of
compromising and support
ing only legislation which
the President will accept has
deprived the party of its
mental and political COM
petitive edge.
The party's most articulate
spokesman and its most pop
ular figure, Adlai Stevenson,
who is silent because he is
not a candidate and does not
wish even to appear interest
ed in any one of the Sena-
tors seeking the nomination,
will not have the assistance
of any of the professionals in
the major cities. This is an
old story, and a petty one.
Even President Truman's
reasons for a GOODNESS toward
Mr.. Stevenson are within the
childish category.
At any rate, there can be
no decision on what to do to
tear down the Vice Presi-
dents campaign until there
is a nominee. The man who
Evening star., 1960-01-25
RALPH McGILL
Quietly Organizes Party for Election
While Democrats Await Nominee

Ever a man to improve
each shining hour, Vice Pres
ident Nixon quietly and ef-
fectively is organizing all
possible facets Of Republican
leadership to be able to pre-
sent the party in a new and
more acceptable image.
He is aware that a great
many persons do not like
him. He is also familiar with
the fact that few can say
why they don't. 1t is the old
story of:
Il do not like thee, DR.. Fell.
The reason why I cannot
tell"
In recent talks in New
York and Washington with
friends in the various in
formation media, this dilem-
ma has been explored. The
feeling is. and the polls sus-
tain it, that today a great
many persons do like Mr..
Nixon. He will campaign on a
high level. He has earned a
greater status by his trips to
Russia and other areas OF
the globe.
Nothing will be done to
blur this image. Efforts will
be made to enhance 1t.
One publisher of a national
magazine who supports Mr..
Nixon has predicted that If
the Democratic attack on the
Vice President goes back to
the congressional races in
which the notorious hatchet
jobs were done with such
ruthlessness and disregard
for truth, the effort will fail
to gain any momentum.
He surmiseS: The people
look on that story as belong
ing to the past. 1t was dirty
politics, but this. too, is
something which most people
expect. If the Democrats
make this the keynote of
their attempt to cut the Vice
President down to size, it will
be running at a time when ne
himself is before the people
talking about the big issues
Of our time.
"Vho is going to Gay any
Evening star., 1960-01-25

agreed that complete accord
among the Western Allies must
be the premise for East-West
negotiations, including solution
of the Berlin question.
Evening star., 1960-08-28
5oth Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs. B EN- min
Barezofsky celebrated their
59th wedding anniversary on
August 18 at a reception given
for them by their children.
Among the guests were grand
children and great-grandchil-
dren,
Evening star., 1960-08-28
Regatta
PrinCesses
Named

The names Of four Of the
six princesses chosen to reign
over events at the Presidents
Cup Regatta were released
today.
They are Miss Evelyn L..
Wyatt. daughter Of 1t. Col.
William H. Wyatt, USAF, and
Mrs. Wyatt; Miss Carroll
Emlyn Jones, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lambert Jones;
Miss Mario Diggins, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Barthol-
omew Diggins, and Miss
Lynne Barbara Morell,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gaspar F. Morell.
The names Of the two re-
naming princesses will be
announced early this week
and the Regatta Queen will
be introduced at a special
press conference Thursday
afternoon at $3.50 pm.
The regatta will take place
the week end of September
II and 18.
Evening star., 1960-08-28
StoryHour

StoryHou
A story hour presented by
Mrs. Ruth Ragsdale, program
director of the Guy Mason
Center, will furnish the pro-
gram for the meeting Of the
u University Women'S Club
tomorrow at 5 pm.
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-01
First Annual
National Guard
Junior League
Banquet Due
Will Be Held At Milford
Armory morrow
Night, Saturday, April
End, At $3.50 O'clock;
Ed Maley TO Speak.

The first annual Milford National
Guard Junior Basketball League
banquet win be held at the Mill
ford Armory on Saturday evening
starting at $50 p. m. to honor all
players and active workers that
took part in the program during
the past season. Ed Maley, Uni
versity of Delaware freshman bas-
ketball coach, will be the guest
speaker for the banquet. Maley, a
former all around athlete at Della
ware, is also head coach for the
Blue Hen Lacrosse team and as
sistant football coach. At the con-
cIusiOn of the program he will
show movies of the Temple-Dela-
ware game that was played during
the past year.
Invitations have been extended
to Colonel Ralph s. Baker, Com
manding Officer, 160 AAA Group,
Delaware Army National Guard,
Roy Pettyjohn, City of Milford,
Chester Dickerson, Superintendent
Of Milford Special School District.
Reverend A. e. Dougherty, Princi-
pal, James Atkinson. Milford High
School Principal, Editor Ted Town
send, Milford Chronicle, Bernard
Briggs, Milford Highs Director OF
Athletics, Milford High coaches
Bill Holstein, Larry Gocella, First
Lieutenant Arnold N. Spicer, CW0
Clement ]. Nevins, SIC Augustus
III. Lindale, President of EN- Club,
Glenn Kitchens, member of 1959-60
All State Basketball Team from
Milford High, Harvey Williams,
Edgar Broyles, Steve Cunning,
Mike Phillips and Bill Loper. CWO
Pat Knight will sreve as master of
ceremonies.
Representatives from all spon-
sors have been invited to attend
the banquet and will be hon0red
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Milford chronicle., 1960-04-01
Tax Men Get
Praise From
State SoIon
Senator John j. Williams
Expresses Pleasure At
III caring Tax Delin-
quent Cut Back 2296.


The Internal Revenue Service re-
duced it's delinquent tax accounts
by % per cent last year, Senator
John j. Williams (R-Del.) reported
to the Senate on Monday. OF this
week.
1t was Williams sixth annual re-
port on delinquent taxes. He said
the Treasury Department began
compiling the figures for him six
years ago.
ITO make the report on 1859 is
a great pleasure, for this is the
most favorable one that l have
thus far been able to present., he
said.
He cited A Internal Revenue
offices for reducing their delin-
quent tax loads during the year
but listed five others-Augusta,
Me-; Toledo. o.; Little Rock, Ark. +;
Oklahoma City, Okla, and Boise,
Ida, as "troublespots".
Williams told the Senate the de-
linquent tax load was reduced
from $1,375, ,737, 900 on Dec. 81, 1858,
to $1,O71, ,016,0OO last Dec. 81.
Highlights of his report, with
his comments, included:
Philadelphia has reduced en-
ployment tax delinquencies by 29.S
per cent, bringing this figure down
continued on page thirteen)
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-01
Republican
Leaders Due
To Attend Bic
Rehoboth Fete
Senator John ]. Williams
And Governor Caleb
Boggs Are To Attend
The Reh0b0th Republic
can Rally.

Senator Thomas Johnson will be
the toastmaster at the Republican
dinner to be held at St Edmund's
Hall in Rehoboth. on Monday, April
IL. Enthusiasm is bubbling over
around Rehoboth with the feeling
1860 Is really going to be q Re-
publican year. This feeling partly
results from the unusually high
number of requests for dinner tic
kets from every area in Sussex
County
In Rehoboth. the friendly CON-
petition between the Republican
Mems and Republican Women's
clubs and the newly organized Ac-
tive Young Republican Club. joint
sponsors of the dinner and rally. Is
SO spirited with each determined to
out-do the other in providing a
memorable Republican Night in
Rehoboth-that 1t shapes up to be
real HUMDINGER.
The Caterer, Robert Lee Res
taurants, says those who don't
bring first class appetite will be
sorry.
Among the guests expected are
Myrtha Calhoun. Hal Haskell,
Polly Buck, Elwood Leach, Vera
Harvey Spicer. Representative
Tilghman Johnson, representative
William Best, Mary Boggs, Evadne
Kemper. and other Republican dig
nataries from all parts of Della
ware.
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-01
C Community II. S. Saunders
Choir Concert Well Known
Due April 10th JeWeler Dies
Prominent Milford Busi-
nessman Was Active IN
C of C And IOOF
Lodge; Services Today.

Henry Stanley Saunders, Sr., So,
sol Lakeview Avenue. Milford died
in the Jewell Nursing Home on
Tuesday. March 20. He was the
son of the Gilbert ]. and Allen
Greenlee Saunders and was ma
tive of Goldsboro, Maryland.
Services will be held from the
Berry Funeral home, Milford, to-
day, Friday, April /, at 1880 a. m,
with the Rev. A E. DOugherty,
pastor of Avenue Methodist Church,
officiating. Interment will be in
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milford
Mr.. Saunders is survived by his
wife, Lillian c., son, Henry S.
Saunders, Jr., Milford; q daugh-
ter, Mrs. willard McGinnis. Char
lotte Hall. Md. three sisters, Mrs
Harry v. Anderson, Ashboro, n. C.
Mrs. Ernest Venables, Mardela
Nd, and Mrs. Louis NJ. Cohen, Al.
bany, Ca, and two grandchildren
Mr.. Saunders was q prominent
jeweler, and was well known
throughout lower Delaware. He
operated his own business under
the trade name of H. S. Saunders
Inc. He had been a resident OF
Milford for 35 years. Prior to COM
ing to Milford, he operated a bus
service between Milford and Dover.
He was member of Avenue
Methodist Church of Milford. He
was charter member of Milford
Chamber of Commerce and long
time director of that organization.
He was also member of Crystal
Fount Lodge No. 10. IOOF. Mil
ford.
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-01
Public Hearing On
Road Plan April 18
Proposed plan viii Be Explained
At Fire House Session

The officials of the State High
way Department, together with the
u. S. Commissioner of Public
Roads are planning to hold a public
hearing in Milford on April 18, to
discuss the proposal plan for con-
verting U. S. Route lib to a dual
highway from South of Milford to
Walnut Street extension.
The notice for a public hearing.
signed by ]. Gordon Smith, High
way Chairman and r. A. Haber,
Chief Engineer follows:
The State Highway Department
will hold a public hearing concern
ing the proposed plan for convert
ing u. s. Route 113 to a dual high
way from south of Milford to Wal
nut Stree Extension. The hearing
will be held on April Is at 1900
noon in the Firehall in Milford.
Oral statements will be heard but
for accuracy of records, all import
ant facts and arguments should be
submitted in writing in duplicate.
if possible. The records Of the hear
ing will be forwarded to the u. s.
Commissioner of Public State High
way Department and the u. s. Com
missioner of Public Roads.
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-01
New Officers For
Milford Puptent, 4
Bob Fields Is Choice For "Seam
Squirrel OF Local Group

Puptent IA at a recent meeting
elected officers to serve for the
196O-61 term that will begin with
an April IL installation of Bob
Fields the Seam Squirrel (Com-
mander); a member of Blue Hen
Post #6483, V.F.W., was unani-
nous choice.
There was a heated contest for
the other posts. The following
were chosen for other chairs: Geo.
Collins for BIB or Senior. vice COM
mander; Bill Vernotico for HC or
Junior vice commander; Francis
Elias for KKDB or Quartermaster !:
Courtland Clark, Chaplain; Dr. Jim
Homan, Surgeon; Jack Short, Shy
ster or Judge Advocate; Doc Mar
tin, KCR or Historian.
The installation ceremonies will
be conducted at the VFrW Post
Home, Milford.
The installing officers will be
Doc West and Glenn Nevin.
Members of the Cootietfes Club
#498, an auxiliary OF the Puptent,
will be in attendance. Refresh
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Milford chronicle., 1960-04-01

Heart Association is an animate,
concerning expenditure of funds
for direct patient care.
Such use of funds, Mr.. COnant
said, has never been encouraged by
the national organization, but they
now contemplate adopting a firm
policy forbidding it.
eff this proposed action is taken,
our local program in Delaware
would constitute a major violation
of national policy, Mr.. Conant
said. 1T would mean that none of
our Heart Funds could be used to
aid those persons who need, but
cannot afford, life-saving cardiac
surgery.
Delaware Heart Fund, since 1852,
has sponsored diagnosis of 476 pa
tients and corrective surgery for
50. Last year it cost less than two
CONTINUED on page tenl
Milford chronicle., 1960-04-01
Local Units
Are Cited At
Annual State
PTA Meeting
Several Membership And
Achievement Awards
Won BY Downs tate
Group; Gordon Mac
Lean Elected d Vice
President.

On Friday evening. March 25th
the Delaware Congress PTA made
it's annual membership and achieve
ment awards for 1860.
Among those units receiving
these awards were Milton, Lincoln
and Ellendale.
Milton was awarded the unit
achievement award and this was
accepted on behalf of the unit by
its president, Cecil Carpenter.
Ellendale was awarded a mem
bership award based both on per-
centage of membership and the
percentage of increase over last
year. This award was accepted
on behalf of Ellendale by Gordon
MacLean of Lincoln.
The local unit at Lincoln was
awarded both the unit achievement
and the membership award for the
current congress year.
Milton had a membership of 221
or "a per cent of its school en-
rollment while Glendale had 144
or 1O9 per cent with Lincoln hav-
ing 1874 or 140 per cent. Ellendale
showed the largest increase in
membership over last year for all
school in division two while Lin
coin showed the largest overall
total membership in it's division
and the largest for any unit in
Sussex County percentagewise.
These awards, given each year
at the state convention, are highly
coveted and these units are to be
congratulated on the hard work
that earned this recognition for
them.
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