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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-18

Five contracts totaling
$6S,531 for water, sewer and
storm drainage construction
were awarded recently by the
Washington Suburban SAM
tary Commission.
A $26,441 contract went to
the Hillcrest Construction
Corp, of Washington, for in
stallation water and sewer
pipeline and house connec-
tions in Lovejoy street and
Stonington place, Kemp Mill
Estates, Montgomery County.
Kelley Construction, Of Sill
yer Spring, was awarded Q
$20,417 contract for installa-
ton of storm drainage facili-
ties in Wells parkway, Uni
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Architects Sketehbook
Try Toy Cannon

TOday's project: A Civil
War play cannon.
Designer william G. Mey-
erriecks of Huntington, N. T.,
explains:
If you'd like to put some
real zip in your sons back
yard m a k e-b elieve, this
weeks project is sure fire.
Junior Yanks and Johnny
Rebs will have a field day
pulling a Civil War cannon
around the neighborhood,
sighting in on target, and
pretending to blast away at
the enemy.
The exterior cannon barrel
is a length of six-inch diam
eter stovepipe, fitted with an
inner barrel Of three-inch
metal drain pipe.
Gun size is impressive. The
barrel is 80 inches long,
mounted on pivots which per-
NIT it to swing up and down.
Realistic carriage wheels are
30 inches in diameter. Their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-18

mounted to the wheel block
with three -quarter-inch car
riage bolts.
The principal parts can be
cut from two sheets of three
quarter-inch exterior ply
wood, one four foot by eight
foot sheet and another three
feet by six feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-18
Five Contracts Awarded

Murphy, of Landover, 1882
for water and sewer line in
Stallation in Jackson street,
Foudrays Land, Prince
Georges County, and w. M.
Ennis & Son, of Centre
vile, Va, $4,650, for sewer
construction in the Capital
Beltway, Cabin John Park,
Montgomery County.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-18

versity Park, Prince Georges
County.
Other awards were made
to: Oak Port Construction
Corp, of College Park, $14,-
Sal, for water and sewer con-
struction, in Hannes street,
Foxglove lane and right of
way, Northwood Park View,
Montgomery County; John S.
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inner surface is a solid disc
Of three-quarter-inch ply
wood. A narrow rim, also of
plywood, is glued and nailed
to the outside surface of the
wheel and connected with
the plywood hub with spokes
of half round. The wheels
turn, of course, and are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-18
THE EVENING STAR

Washington, D. c.
Saturday, November Is, 1861
Smyrna times., 1961-02-23
VIM. C.. Mabrey
Trains i'm Germany

Army specialist Four William
c. Mabrey, rs, whose wife,
Rhoda, lives in Clayton, Della
ware, participated with other
personnel from the 9Th Infan-
try Division in Exercise Win
ter Shield II at the Grafenwohr-
Hohenfels training area in Ger
many. The exercise ended Feb
ruaryD s.
Winter Shield, an annual Sew
enth U. S. Army winter field
training maneuver, involved co.
900 U. S. Army, German and
French troops and marked the
highpoint of a years training
for units in NATO's Pyramid
of Power"
Specialist Mabrey, son of Mrs.
Elizabeth Mabrey, Route l, is
a machinegunner in Company B
of the divisions 504th Infantry
in Mainz. He entered the Army
in January 1859 and arrived
overseas in September 1860.
Smyrna times., 1961-02-23
Sarah B. Pratt
J. Dies at Age 81

Services were held Saturday
for Mrs. Sarah B. Pratt, age 81,
of near Kenton, who died at
her residence on Thursday, Feb
ruary l6. Funeral services were
held at the FAIRIES Funeral Chap
ell with the Rev. ]. Howard
Link, pastor of Asbury Metho-
dist Church, officiating. Inter
ment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Mrs. Pratt was the daughter of
the late William S. Jones and
Sarah Nelson Jones. She was
the widow of the late James
D. Pratt. Survivors include a
daughter, Mrs. Kendall Truitt,
of Berlin, Maryland, eight grand
children, and twelve great grand
children. Mrs. Pratt was a
member of the Asbury Metho-
dist Church and was a Practical
Nurse by profession.
Smyrna times., 1961-02-23
Area Historians
Attend Reception
AT COrbit House

Approximately one hundred
members of the Duck Creek
Historical Society attended the
reception at Corbit House, Odes-
sa, on Sunday afternoon and
were welcom e d by Horace
Hotchkiss, curator, and the
guides who showed them thr-
ough the historic mansion. Nor
man G. Wilder, president of the
society, and Mrs. Wilder greet
ed the members, who came
from all parts of the state. The
invitation to the open house at
Corbit House was the highlight
of the years program for the
society, which has as its first
objective the restoration of The
Lindens at Duck Greek. In ad-
dition to the restoration of The
Lindens the society has for its
purpose the bringing together
of people interested in the his
tory of this community, and to
discover and collect any mater
ial which may help to estab-
lish or illustrate the history of
Kent County, its exploration,
settlement, development, and
activities in peace and war. 1t
will collect printed material
such as histories, genealogies,
biographies, newspapers, pam
phlets. programs, posters, manu-
script material such as letters,
diaries, journals, memoranda,
service records, etc. Also, pic
lures, photographs, paintings,
portraits, aboriginal relics, and
material objects illustrative of
life, conditions, events, and ac-
tivities of the past or present.
The society will provide for the
| preservation of such material
and for its accessibility as far
as may be feasible, to all who
wish to study it. The society
will cooperate with the state
historical society, Public Archi-
YES Commission and Delaware
Archaeological Board to collect
and preserve materials of state
wide significance so that these
materials can be made avail
able to students and scholars.
Memberships are being received
and interested persons are in
,vited to join. Individual mem
bers, active So; contributing,
$40; sustaining, $25, or more;
life, $l00 or more. Checks pay
able to Henry c. Webb, Smyr-
ma, treasurer.
Smyrna times., 1961-02-23
Mildred Patterson
Addresses B.P.W.
On Latin America

The lack of good transporta-
ton facilities and the geogra-
phical difficulties of building
roads and railroads was cited
as a prime reason for the low
standard of living of many
South Americans in a talk by
Mrs. Mildred Patterson before
the yrna-Clayton Business
and Professional Women's Club
this week at The Wayside Inn.
Mrs. Patterson, the executive
director of the Senior Center,
Wilmington, showed movies of
Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, Uru-
quay and Brazil and displayed
ornaments and jewelry made
there. An exhibit of Latin Am
erican art was shown by Miss
Ruth Ellen Reihm, internation-
al relations chairman, who ar
ranged the program and intro
duced the speaker. Miss Char
lotte White of Bridgeville, state
international relations chairman,
and Mrs. Ella Dimes, president
of the Bridgeville BPW Club,
were guests. Mrs. Katherine
Bailey, vice president, gave the
invocation and Mrs. Helen Dea.
kyne, president, presided.
Smyrna times., 1961-02-23

Nominations for the 1861 MA.
TO. Convention.
Miss Dorothy Greer, assist
ant to the director at the Henry
Francis Dupont Winterthur Mu-
scum, Winterthur, has been
named to N.A.T.O.'s standing
committee on Press and Public
Relations.
Miss Greer, Mr.. Metten and
Mr.. Hugg are all active in the
Delaware Travel Council and
other organizations interested
in promoting travel to and into
Delaware.
The appointments were made
Smyrna times., 1961-02-23
State Materials
Sent U.S.O. Club

Delawareans, who are men,
bers of the Armed Forces sta
toned in or near Tacoma,
Washington, will find awaiting
them at the Tacoma U. S. o.
Club the latest information on
their home state" together
with greetings from its chief
executive, advises the Delaware
State Development Department.
Through arrangements made by
the state information agency
with the Tacoma u. S. O., ma
terial on Delaware is now avail
able at the club as part of a
permanent display known as
The States Project"
Smyrna times., 1961-02-23
Personals

MIR. and Mrs. Harold G. Car.
row have returned from a trip
to Florida. They were guests
of their son, Mr.. Robert Carrow
in New York and he accompan-
led them on a flight to Miami
They later flew to Tampa to
visit before returning to Smy-
rna.
Miss Evvie Lou Gathright en-
tertained at theatre party for
a group of young friends before
the performance of the opera
aida" on Tuesday evening.
Her guests included Missy,
Walt, and Amy Speakman,
Rainer and Sabine Bobzin, Ted
dy Wilson, Cindy and Marrill
Wilson, and Freddie Metzler.
Mrs. Reba Schwartz and Miss
Muriel Schwartz had as guests
at supper party at The Way
side Inn Tuesday night the
members of the planning COM
mittee for the opera film series
held in Smyrna, and their hus-
bands. Following the supper the
group of eighteen attended the
first in series, Verdi's "Aida"
at the Smyrna Theatre.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert B. David
of Princeton Junction, N. j.,
were visitors over the weekend
of Mr.. and Mrs. Donald v.
Ebright, MIR. and Mrs. Horace
David, Sr., and others of his
immediate relatives.
Smyrna times., 1961-02-23
This Week
Social and
Personal
Events
Celebrate 5Oth
Anniversar'
Anniversary

MIR. and Mrs. Norwood Pawn,
1872 Main Street, this town, eel
ebrated on Wednesday of last
week, their 50th wedding ami
versary. Mr.. Pawn has operated
his barber shop in Smyrna 4C
years since they came from
Pennsylvania, where they spent
a few years after leaving their
native Eastern Shore. They
were married in Denton, Md
They have two daughters, Mrs.
John c. Swain, Wilmington, and
Mrs. t. Tracy Ennis, New Cas-
tie, and niece who lived with
them before her marriage, Mrs,
Walter Nicholson, Trenton, NJ,
Smyrna times., 1961-02-23

the N.A.T.O.
w. Murray Metten, travel ed
itor of the News-Journal News
papers, Wilmington, and David
S. Hugg, information officer of
the Delaware State Develop
ment, Dover, have been disig-
mated to represent the State of
Delaware on the Northeast Reg
ional Council of the N.A.T.O.
MIR. Hugg has also been named
to membership on the national
organizations Standing Commit
tee on Government Relations,
and MIR. Metten has been NAM
ed to the Subcommittee on
Smyrna times., 1961-02-23
Three Appointed
NATO Standings
From Delaware

Three Delawareans, each of
whom is active in the travel
promotion field, have been ap-
pointed to standing and special
committees of the National As
sociation of Travel Organiza-
tions, according to announce
ment made this week in Wash
ington, D. c., by James L. Bos-
semeyer, executive director of
Smyrna times., 1961-02-23

fall semester, according to an
announcement made this week
by the dean, DR.. F. A. Beu. In
order to be included on this list,
a student must have an aca-
demic average of 'B" or better.
Ferrum is a fully accredited
Methodist-related coeducational
junior college located in Frank
lin County, Virginia. Fall SEM
ester enrolment was 464 stud
ents.
Smyrna times., 1961-02-23
Letter to the Editor
AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN

You are all familiar with the
newspaper stories being pub
lished concerning the so-called
Democratic Highway Mess"
and the demands of the Repub-
lican minority in our Legisla-
ture and their statements they
are not going to entrust any
large sums of money to the
Democrats until we show them
we are morally capable and re-
sponsible to handle such large
sums.
Are we going to sit by and
let them malign our party to
this extent? These are your
F a tn S, Husbands, Brothers
and sons they are saying are
morally irresponsible. Accord
ing to them, a goodly number
of persons in this state are
morally irresponsible, and only
the Republicans are '1ily-white. +"
You and / know this is just a
great joke. There are a few
old-timers who remember some
of the shennanigans occurring
under their regime. Neverthe.
less, they seem to be getting
their way by innuendo. Nc
charges have been brought Oh
proven; yet, every day we read
more and more about the de-
mands of the Republicans.
WHO WON THE ELECTION
ON NOVEMBER 8, 1860? Who
by their votes cast at the poles,
gave a mandate to the Demo.
Gratis? The thinking Democrats,
Independents and l dare say,
some Republicans.
If you want the responsible
ity of the collapse of our High
way system to fall where il
rightfully belongs, on the Re.
publican Minority in our Legis.
lature, tell your Representatives
and Senator's how you feel
They cannot know unless you
tell them.
Are we going to allow seven
Republican members run our
State Government? HOW CAN
YOU HELP?
JOIN the Kent County Wom-
ems Democratic Club. We meet
the second Thursday of each
month at the Kent County
Courthouse at 500 p. m. Let
us grid ourselves now and build
toward the goal of 1862. This
is our objective. If we can con-
vince the public, we are the
fortnight and honest party, the
battle is won.
We may not get the truth
told in the newspapers, but we
can tell it best, the tried and
true method, TELL A WON
AN"
Smyrna times., 1961-02-23
David Deakyne
Named to Deans
List at Ferrum

Dave Deakyne, a freshman
student at Ferrum Junior Col
lege was among those making
the Deans List for the colleges
Smyrna times., 1961-02-23

by Robert ]. Shaldnagle of Lake
Ozark, Missouri. president of
N.A.T.O.
Smyrna times., 1961-02-23

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Smyrna times., 1961-02-23
The SMYRNA Times
Phone 1921 SMYRNA. DELAWARE

Founded BY Robert d. Hoffecker. July s.
1854. Editor and proprietor until Feb
ruary 10. 1907.
Owned and Published by Robert ID. Hof-
fecker. Jr.. from February 10. 1907 TO
December "a. 1888.
Published Every Thursday Morning BY
The Smyrna Times. Inc. rs Commerce
Street. Smyrna. Del.
DVERT1SEMENTS-T Smyrna Times
h the business medium not only for the
town II represents but for the outlying
district of which 1t is the center. en-
bracing the towns of Clayton. Kenton.
Cheswold. Townsend. Leipsic. &c. A rate
of 65 cents per inch an insertion charg-
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articles. 10 cents Der line per issue.
Entered as End class matter March 15
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under Act of Congress of March 8. 1873
Subscription price. $3.50 per year. out oi
state. $500. strictly in advance.
Smyrna times., 1961-02-23

Sincerely,
Hattie w. Tarburton
President Kent County
Women's Democratic Club
Evening star., 1961-06-07
AT Graduates
Hear zuckert

AIR FORCE ACADEMY,
Colo, June Z (AP).-Air Force
Academy graduates were told
today by Eugene M. Zuckert
Secretary of the Air Force
There is no greater need in
our democracy than an ever
growing number of those who
are willing to devote themselves
to the many tasks of promoting
our security"
Mr.. zuckert spoke at cere-
monies awarding bachelor of
science degrees and commits
sions as second lieutenant to
2l7 cadets. Two graduates
chose to enter the Marine Corps
and two the United States
Army. The rest were COM
missioned in the Air Force.
The No. l man scholastically
in the class is John D. Sullivan
jr.. 81, of Worcester, Mass. He
was appointed to the academy
by President Kennedy when Mr.
Kennedy was a Massachusetts
Senator.
"The ultimate criterion OF
Evening star., 1961-06-07
Seven From Area
Graduating From
AT Academy

Seven cadets from the Wash
ington area are in the Air
Force Academy class of 1861.
All seven will receive COM
missions as second lieutenantS
in the Air Force and go on to
pilots school.
The area cadets, their par
ents and addresses are:
District
Stephen -shiaoling Ho, son of Mr..
and Mrs: Lien Yu Ho, 1924 Allison
Maryland
Martin Z. Fricks, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w H Fricks. 2405 Dexter ave-
nue., Silver Spring.
Virginia
James N. Ahmann, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank B. Ahmann. 1901 South
Court House road, Arlington,
Allan c. Blaisdell, son Of Mr. and
Mrs, v, Carl Blaidsell, zoe Fairfax
George L. Butler, son Of retired
Army Col. and Mrs. Grady W. Butler,
NJ. 4. Walker. S05 Kentucky avenue,
Ai1Vnreenita Vincent D. Scott, son of Col. and
Mrs, James A. Scott, jr., Arlington
Towers.
Evening star., 1961-06-07

DaVy Crockett and Daniel Boone
and Jim Bowie is afraid Of no
forest, no swamp, no game of
fighting however toughly it is
played"
The Vice President said one
of the administrations goals is
to produce through research
and development "all those
weapons of conventional war
fare which will Civ eus the ut
most conventional advantage
over any enemy in order to
deter aggression without invit-
ing annihilation through ulti-
mate war with ultim a e
weapons"
He added that in response to
Evening star., 1961-06-07

democracy's success" Mr.. zuck-
ert said, will not be our actions
in responding to particular
situations. The outcome will
be decided by our success in
enlisting the stamina, devotion
and great talent required to
carry out for many years ahead
the multiplicity of battling
tasks facing a Nation that seeks
not only to meet a broad and
ugly threat to world peace, but
a Nation also charged with
providing many other evidences
of world leadership"
Mr.. zuckert said two of the
biggest tasks facing the Air
Force graduates are exploiting
the potentials Of the Air Force
sky-space domain, and man
agement Of the tremendous
quantity of precious resources
provided by our Nation"
Evening star., 1961-06-07

the threats against friendly or
neutral countries, I'VE are STEP
ping up the training of forces
adapted to the most effective
counter-guerrilla operations"
But Mr.. Johnson told the
graduating class it's members
are going to have to be more
than soldiers. He said that as
they move about the world they
are going to have to be ambas-
Sadors selling the idea of
freedom.
Freedom has been murdered
over large parts of the earth
by propaganda, half-truths,
and ignorance, supported by
brute force" he said. Mems
morals and character have been
Stultified.
81 am no crusader. But I
believe it is up to you and me
to reach the minds of men the
world over-to be able to i'm
part to them the concepts of
freedom, morality, and justice
as we understand them. To do
this we must be able to speak
with wisdom, and, wherever
possible, in the language of the
people and in the context OF
their culture and history"
Mr.. Johnson said the Nation
must keep pressing forward
always the frontiers of knowl-
edge"
while we are still in wis
dom's infancy in dealing with
nuclear energy, we are con-
fronted with vast new problems
in space, where the ultimate
destiny of humanity itself may
well be decided" he said
Urgently, we must push or
Evening star., 1961-06-07
Woman in Antarctic?

AUCKLAND, New Zealand,
June z (AP).-American radio
operators at McMurdo Sound
in the Antarctic heard a wom-
ans voice Monday over the
radio from the Soviet base at
Mirny, the New Zealand Press
Association reports. Hitherto,
Evening star., 1961-06-07
Turkey Rups Report
Of Attempted Coup

ANKARA, Turkey, June 7
(AP).-The government yes
terday denied reports of an at
tempted coup in Southern
Turkey against Gen. Genial
Gursel's regime.
Maj. Ali Arman, spokesman
of the National Unity Commit
tee, charged the reports were
invented by agents with sub
versive intentions. Press re-
ports from Damascus said the
TurkinSh government smashed
the coup attempt and arrested
Is officers.
Evening star., 1961-06-07
Johnson Reports Boost
In Counter-GuerriIIos

WEST POINT N. Y, June (AP)-Vice President johnson
said today the Kennedy administration strengthening
guerrilla forces to snuff out brush fire aggression without risk
ing nucear war.
address prepared for the United States
Military Academy graduating class Mr. johnson said:
"The Communists will find that Nation which produced
Evening star., 1961-06-07

with all determination into
space so as to win it for peace
before some other nation con-
quers it for war and destruc-
tion."
Evening star., 1961-06-07

Americans in daily contact with
the Sooviet Antarctic base had
Scoffed at Russian assertions
Evening star., 1961-06-07

that women have been sta
toned there this winter.
Evening star., 1961-06-07
2.09 Cool, washabIe Bermuda Shorts

Boys will enjoy cool comfort all Summer long these fin
quoiN Bermuda shorts tho Summer-procicol In W
and continental styles, they oil Of COOL washable cotton
Coofu poens and solid coors in the group; sizes to ia
Second Floor. Washington: Street Floor. Arlington
Evening star., 1961-06-07

These fomous and Cloymore sport shirts from our
regular stock deo for Summer and early boeko-schoo
wise mothers will stock up in them now this
oroctNek low price. In regular or buttondown ivy collar
styles they in many colou poterns and solid coIors
boys like. Assorted fobrics; sizes TO 10
Minneapolis spokesman., 1961-11-03

to press for South Africa's expul-
sion from the United Nations, OBJ
servers indicate that victory by
the dominant Nationalist party in
the republic means a continuation
Of its racial segregation policies
!. South Africans wondered
whether Chief Albert John Luthuli
would be allowed to accept the
Nobel peace prize awarded to him.
Under the terms Of the award, an
nounced in Norway's parliament,
the African nationalist would re-
ceive 43,577 dollars. Luthun, 81,
is confined to the Stanger district,
40 miles north Of Durham. He Is
restricted under South Africa's
suppression of communism act
which forbids him to travel or take
part in meetings. His confinement
actually stems from his fight
against apartheid. Luthuli was
proposed for the award in January
by "a Swedish legislators who said
in citation that "in spite of the
unmerciful South African race
laws, Luthun has always urged
that violence should not be used.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1961-11-03
Africa At A Glance
MARATHON CHAMP RETURNS

Adds Ababa ANP)Corporal Abebe B winner the 1860
Olympic Marathon Adds Ababa with another
stamina Abebe took the
recently minutes from 90
games to be held in Tokyo
PARIIANIENTARIANS LIBERIA
AP) biannual session Of the InterPar
Hmentary composed will hold
recently will be discussions possible
settling problems which disrupt world peace
REPUBLIC
Freetovn (AP-The disclosed
idea dropping its
repubicike Ghana South Africa
statement attributed
Affairs Dr. John Karefa Smart that Sierra
might very become a republic :"
SCHOOL PROPOSED
nugu (ANPAn has been reached between
Ngean Coopa
cooperative college within the
at
Of country Ibadan
bookkeeping accounting economies cooperation
citizenship auditing social science and agricultural coop
Grafton
MAURTTANIA-A BRIDGE AFRICA
(ANP)-The Mauritania Hkened to
Africa and the countries south of the
Sahara counselor of Maur
itana Loman interview the
broadcastng station WFUVM of Fordham
university during At the United Nations
PAKISTANI COMMISSIONERS EAST AFRICA
Nairob Abdul Ghayr former deputy
ary Ministry Affairs has been named his
counrys representative Africa with jurisdiction in
Kenya Uganda Zanzibar Alden The year-od
official joined Paistan Foreign Service in 1851
Minneapolis spokesman., 1961-11-03

in the hands Of some people.
A foolish consistency is one
which persists in adhering to a
given course or set Of opinions in
the face of strong evidence that
it is wrong or hurtful. Little minds
are those which stubbornly refuse
to admit that they have made mis-
takes or are following a warped
course Of thought. Minds which
having once been made up" crys-
talize and refuse to be changed.
Certainly, I do not advocate going
to the other extreme of constant
vacillation, for the Quicksilver"
mind is just as vicious a character
istic as the concrete" mind. Let us
arrive at our decisions as wisely
as we are able, but having made
them, let us not conclude that
they are infallible and never to be
altered. Let us not fear to acknow-
ledge our mistakes, and having
done so, to have the grace and
wisdom to profit by them and
change our actions and opinions
w. Roy Cam.