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News Of Columbia and TyrreIIco.
For Subscriptions see Mrs. Blanche w. cohoon Call Her
Phone 37-l, counbia, NJ c. She will welcome news Of
Columbia and TYreI County
rYRRELL VOTES FOR BONDS

COLUMBIA - Tyrrell County
went over the top voting on all Of
the 10 issues of bonds last week,
even though a small vote was re-
corded.
The first showed 238 for inssu-
ance and 148 against; the second
266 for, and 126 against; the third
-265 for, and 121 against; fourth
256 for and 1875 against; fifth-266
for, and 1853 against; sixth-251 for,
and 1873 against; seventh-279 for,
and 10s against; eighth 269 for, and
122 against; ninth--246 for, and 1877
against; tenth ESQ for, and 1872
against.
Alligator voted Is persons with
one vote having to be thrown out;
Columbia voted 1877; Frying Pan
voted IL; Gun Neck, "a; Kilkenny
IL; Scuppernong 12O and South
Fork 8.
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II CHARTER MEMBERS IN
CLUB AFTER 20 YEARS

COLUMBIA - Afer 20 years of
Home Demonstration work in Tyr
rell County the Cross Landing Com
munity organized H. D. Club this
week with IL Charter Members.
Three generations were represented
in the charter membership: Mrs.
Jennie Simmons, age "a, her daugh-
ter Mrs. Jim Owens and grand
daughter, Mrs. Stanley Ainsley. i
Organized at the home of Mrs.
Graham Liverman, it was voted
to meet on each second Monday of
the month in the afternoon.
Officers elected were Mrs. Gra-
ham Liveranan, Pres; Mrs. ]. A.
Pledger V-Pres.; Mrs. Dallas Dav-
export Secretary and Mrs. Tom
Dillon Treas.
Club leaders selected: Family
life - Mrs. Jim Owens; recreation
- Mrs. Dallas Davenport and Mu-
sic - Mrs. Stanley Ainsley. The
December meeting will be with
Mrs. Jim Owens.
Charter members: Mrs. Walter
Merritt, Mrs. Margaret Macdonald;
Mrs. Graham Liverman, Mrs. Dallas
Davenport, Mrs. Tom Dillon, Mrs.
Bernie Liverman, Mrs. Mae Smith,
Mrs. J. A. Pledger, Mrs. Jennie
Simmons, Mrs. Jim Owens, Mrs.
Stanley Ainsley, Mrs. Lloyd Smith,
Mrs. Noah Spruill, Mrs. Jim Davis
and Mrs. Bobby Armstrong.
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WOMEN'S FELLOWSHIP HOLDS
MEETING AND MAKES PLANS

COLUMBIA - The Christian
Woman's Fellowship of the Column
bia Christian Church meeting Mon
day night with Mrs. Gladys Sawyer
made plans for the annual family
banquet and Christmas program,
Dec. 8 in the church annex.
Mrs. Gladys Sawyer and Miss
Martha Sykes are to be in charge
of the menu planning. Mrs. Nettie
Mae Liverman and Mrs. John A.
Hardison will furnish the program.
The Christmas tree will be furnish
ed by Mrs. Colon Edward Smell,
and the remainder of the member
ship to act in readying the hall.
A letter of thanks from the
State Sec. Mrs. Eleanor Smith for
the hospitality afforded her while
in Columbia was read. Dec. Bird is
to be woman's day, and an obser-
vance is being planned by the Study
Director, Mrs. Gladys Sawyer. Mrs.
John A. Harrison will prepare the
Communion for month of December,
and the January meeting to be
with Mrs. Joe A. Alexander.
The devotion was by Mrs. w. F.
Spencer, Worship Director.
After the serving of cake and
coffee, the group together visited
a bereaved member, Mrs. J. j. Arm
strong, who had just lost her
husband.
Members present Miss Martha
Sykes, Mrs. George Liverman, Mrs.
J. w. Hamilton, Mrs. Colon Smell
Jr., Mrs. W. F. Spencer, Mrs. j. A.
Alexander, Mrs. Amanda Parrisher,
Miss Mary Cartwright, Mrs. Gladys
Sawyer, Mrs. John A. Hardison, and
"a visitor Mrs. Bessie Howard of
Ocracoke, N. C.
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COLUMBIA CHORAL SOCIETY

COLUMBIA - The columbia
Scared Choral Society" recently or
ganized under the auspices Of the
Columbia Baptist Church, with the
pastor, the Rev. Francis Cordrey as
choir leader has now 20 partici-
pants. Mr.. Cordrey, pleads for a
larger group, county wide Of any
church affiliation. He explains that
group Of rs or 100 voices would
be an asset to the religious life Of
the people, and their happiness, and
would bring attention 70 Tyrrell as
q leader in the love the finer
things Of life.
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HIGHWAY ENGINEER MEETS
TYRRELL COMMISSIONERS

COLUMBIA - w. F. Seasons,
District Engineer Of the N. C. State
Highway Commission, sought infor-
nation of the Board of Tyrrell
County Commissioners, in regular
meeting, of their preference of
county roads first on the list for
improvement. He reported 250-300
feet gravel for Frying Pan Road
now in possession would be put on
as soon as possible; that the Noah
Spruill road was completed, and
the Newfoundland was next ON the
She list.
Supervisor of Surplus Comnodi-
ties, Thomas X. VERIFY, Jr., report
ed 90 families in the Town of CO.
lumbia receiving surplus foods; lit
families on route No. 1; 125 families
on Route No. 2; and SO families on
Route No. 8.
The grand jury report was ac-
cepted. An advisory board for the
farm and home extension services
was appointed for 1852: Mrs. Floyd
Hollis, Harold Spencer, Grady Hop
hns, Weston Walker and All presi-
dent Ashley Hardison.
A resolution was passed to allow
the additional taxes levied on the
assumption of land being under
cultivation, belonging to John N.Y.
len.
The Fire Chief of the Volunteer
Fire Dept. was advised that $500
had been placed in budget to help
towards insurance on the volunteers
and to buy certain equipment need
ed, but before this amount could be
turned over to the Town of Colum-
bia for this purpose, it was lawful
that written agreement be made
with the Town for this purpose.
Mrs. Effie A. Brickhouse, Tyr
rell's V-President of the Southern
Albemarle Association, reminded
the commissioners of the $500
promised towards the dedication of
the Lindsay C. Warren Bridge. She
reported 80 delegates from Tyrrell
attending the planning meeting in
Williamson.
Larry Jones was re-appointed to
the Tyrrell County Welfare Board.
Reports of the Sheriff, ABC
quarterly, Service Officer, Tax Au-
ditor and Auditors for the Wash
ington-Tyrrell Health Center were
accepted.
Present were B. Frank Alexan-
der, Chmn., Gerald w. Selby, Webb
Brickhouse, Harry P. Swain, and
Edward Davis. Miss Sara L. Taft,
Clerk, met with the board.
4
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TYRRELL LIBRARIAN
SPEAKS TO PTA GROUP
New Impetus Toward Securing Ae-
iisity Bus: Committee
Appointed

COLUMBIA - Mrs. Ruth H
Reynolds, Tyrrell County librarian
was guest speaker at the meeting
of the Columbia Parent Teachers
Association, Thursday night in tn,
school cafeteria. Mrs. Reynolds usec
as her subject, "The library in gen
eral - it's detectives - the ser.
vices it offers - the library as &
part of a regional system ant
its relation to the State Library"
The local library has standard
and up to date reference books
4,641 new books were added in the
region during last library fiscal
year, July 1, 1860 to June 80, 1861
46,506 volumes in the region are
available to citizens of Tyrrell
County and books may be borrowed
from all counties of the Pettigrew
Regional Library.
Mrs. Reynolds was introduced by
Mrs. R. L. Mitchell, program chair
man.
Mrs. John A. Hardison presided
w. ]. White, Jr., led in the pledge
to the American Flag. The group
sang, "Love's Old Sweet Song"
Neil Hearn, 18th grade student
was in charge of devotion.
Attendance banners were won by
Mrs. Russell Everton's first grade
Mrs. M. L. Basnight's sixth grade
and Joseph w. Laughinghouse's
ninth grade.
The membership chairman, Mrs
w. Braxton Voliva, reported 23E
paid members.
Mrs. Dan Davis, treasurer, gave
her report.
Shelton Ludford, finance chair
man, reported on the dinner which
the P.T.A. served at the District
Federation of Women's Clubs.
w. ]. White, Jr., Activity Bus
Committee, stated that the drive fol
an activity bus was at a standstill
and that there was little over
5000 in treasurer toward this bus.
Mrs. Abner Harrell suggested that
a committee from each community
be appointed to work toward this
goal. The president was asked to
contact several people from each
community to serve on this COM
mittee.
She also stated that the Bylaws
had been rewritten. w. j. White,
ST., and Miss Hettie Jones former
teachers at Columbia High were
voted as the two members to be
honored on plaques at the State
headquarters.
w. J. Taylor, Jr., principal,
thanked Mrs. j. T. Liverman and
her helpers for getting transpor-
tation for children to go to Ply
mouth to the dental clinic. He stat
led that as students were served the
past month.
Mrs. Franklin Alexander will be
in charge of the December meet
ing which will be on music.
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COLUMBIA TOWN BOARD

COLUMBIA - With a view of
long range planning the Town
Board of Aldermen at the regular
November meeting had Joseph E.
Hardee, an engineering consultant
of Asheboro, in to discuss the FEAST
bility of installation of waterworks
in the town of Columbia.
It was reported that $3,432.51 had
been received from the inspection
of Hurricane damage, reimbursing
the town for amounts spent.
All bills were approved for pay
ment. Present were Mayor H. T.
Davenport, Lloyd Davenport, Err
nest s. Brickhouse, Wiley P. Arm
strong, Shelton Ludford, members,
Julian L. Poston, Tax Collector and
Mrs. Louise A. Hales, Clerk.
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WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT

COLUMBIA M The engagement
and approaching marriage of Miss
Mary Kathryn Cantville Of Wash
ington D. G. to Chester Mccoy
Cooper of Columbia is announced
by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sard
Cantville Of Cambridge, Md. Mr..
Cooper is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester Cooper and is employed in
Washington D. C.
The wedding will take plaee in
Columbia, at the Sound Side Free
Will Baptist Church on Saturday
Nov. Is at 8 pm. Vows win be
said to the Rev. Charlie overton,
Pastor. No wedding invitations-will
Be sent. The public is cordially in
vited,
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3 TEA GIVEN BY wsCs

COLUMBIA The Woman's
Society of Christian Service of
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
sponsored tea Sunday afternoon
at the parsonage.
The tea table was covered with
white lace cloth, with a center-piece
of white NUNS and green candles
in silver candelabra. Hot tea, nuts,
minis and cookies were served to
approximately 80 women who at
tended.
Mrs. D. M. Bridgeman, president
of the society, was in charge. Mrs.
E. ]. Brickhouse met the guests at
the door. She also poured tea, as
sisted by Mrs. Reba Wood.
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GUM NECK PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. George Sawyer o.
Norfolk visited Mr.. and Mrs. John
ny Weatherly.
Mrs. Sabra Liverman and Mrs
Hiram White We're in Washington
Tuesday.
Mark Combs returned Wednesday
after visiting in Norfolk with Mr.
and Mrs. Gene Combs.
Shelbourn Williams of Norfolk
spent Sunday and Monday with
Mrs. J. w. Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rommie Armstrong
of Hassell visited Mrs. Sally Ev-
erton and Mrs. Lydia Cohoon.
Fred Metcalf and Harvey Ker-
nodle of Burlington spent the week
here.
Mrs. Elk Payne and Mrs. Orphia
Payne were in Engelhard Monday.
Mrs. Durwood Cooper and son,
Mrs. Minnie Alexander, Mrs. Ben
ME Liverman, Mrs. Herman Cohoon
and Joseph Liverman Jr. were in
Washington Monday.
Mrs. Ray Cohoon and children,
Mrs. Willie Cohoon and children of
Portsmouth visited Mrs. Seaton CO.
hoon Sunday.
Mrs. Sterling Vanhorn and chill
dren of Portsmouth, Mrs. Monroe
Meekins and children of Norfolk,
Mr.. Archie Sawyer of Camden and
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Cartwright and
son of Norfolk visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace Cartwright.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Payne and
children visited Mr.. and Mrs. Bea-
mon Watson in Pinetown, little
Jackie Sawyer returned with them
for a visit with her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnny Rose.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everette Bateman
and children, John Rose and Pvt.
Melvin Rose of Norfolk spent the
week end with Mr.. and Mrs. john
ny Rose.
Mrs. Robert Patrick and daugh-
ter of East Lake visited Mr.. and
Mrs. R. B. Patrick Monday.
Mr.. Hardy Hudson of Norfolk
is spending the week here. Mrs.
Hudson and Donald will join him
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dele Everton of
Norfolk visited Mrs. Polly Ann Ev-
erton, Mrs. Jewel Everton and Mrs.
Frank Weatherly returned with
them to Norfolk for a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Cohoon and
children of Hartford and Mr.. and
Mrs. Gene Rhodes and son of Nor
folk visited Mr.. and Mrs. o. B.
Cohoon.
Mrs. Mart Jones of Norfolk is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. o: B. Cohoon.
Miss Grace Cohoon, Mrs. Lee Par
FISHER and Mrs. o. B. Cohoon were
in Edenton Saturday. Mrs. Fentress
Pritchard joined them in Columbia.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Smithson
spent the week end in Portsmouth
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Sawyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cannie Phelps and
daughter of Norfolk visited Mrs.
Sally Everton.
Ben Turner, Mr.. and Mrs. Gene
Combs, Elmo and Roy Sawyer,
Charlie, Jack and Donnie Combs
spent the week end home from
Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Carleno and
Eunice spent Monday and Tuesday
with Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Smithson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Flay Kemp and
daughters of Manns Harbor and Mr..
and Mrs. James Kemp and chill
dren of Norfolk visited the C. F.
Kemp family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Kirkman and
son of Norfolk, Cmdr. and Mrs,
Curtis Alexander of Baltimore and
Jennings Alexander of Harrison, N.
Y. visited Mr.. and Mrs. B. G..
Alexander the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard McKinny
and sons of Elizabeth City visited
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Patrick the
week end.
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TURKEY SHOOT NOV. IS

COLUMBIA - The Columbia
Fire Department will sponsor a tur-
key shoot Saturday, November IS.
from 300 am. to 500 pm. at the
Columbia Supply Company. Shots
are $1.00 each and shells win be
furnished by the firemen. Each
ticket sold, whether person shoots
or not, will be put in box and one
will be drawn at the closing of the
shoot, that person to receive an ex-,
ira turkey.
Evening star., 1961-01-08

Musical about a psyehiatrist who tries
to help an engaged couple and falls for
the girl Fred Astaire. Ginger Rogers.
q Ed SULLIVAN SHOW.
Variety. Hour SpotIishting Come
dian Bob Newhart Other guests: Mu-
sica Comedy Performer Robert Goulet
singer eosi Grant. vocalist Damita 10
and comedian Dewey Markham.
$50 q TAB HUNTER SHOW.
Comedy "Turnabout." Jerome cowan
plays the boss.
q THE LAWMAN.
Western. "Frehouse ILL.," Lily Merrill
tPessie castIe) is appointed chief Of
the volunteer fire brigade.
900 0 DINAH SHORE SHOW.
Variety. Color. / Hour. Guests: Wayne
and shuster. Dorothy Louden. Al Hit
and his group. also Fabian.
q THE REBEL.
Western Yuma mick Adams) lands In
the home town Of a man tEd Nelson)
who tortured him when he was prisoner
Of war.
q G. {. THEATER.
Drama. Memory in White" The story
Of a battle-worn ex-boxer Sammy Davis.
jr.) who fights ridicule and abuse In an
attempt to achieve his goal of becoming
famous ring announcer.
$50 q WAY OF THINKING.
Public Affairs. Dr. Albert Burke.
q the ISLANDERS.
Intrigue Adventure. Hour. Sandy
Wade tWiIIiam ReynoIds) agrees to i'm
personate murdered free world under
cover agent whom he resembles.
q JACK BENNY SHOW.
Comedy Jack Is sure he will be charged
with tax evasion when two treasury
agents Call.
1000 q LORETTA YOUNG SHOW.
Drama "Enter at Your Own Risk"
Evening star., 1961-01-08
SUNDAY -
Evening. Cont.
o l TWENIIEIH CENTURY.


Road to Resistance" A survey Of a
training program designed to help Ameri-
can fighting men evade capture. escape
II captured and avoid "eoercive per-
suasion"
ZOO q SHIRLEY TEMPLE SHOW.
Drama. Color. Hour. "Pippi Long
stocking" Gina Gillespie stars as a
little girl who wishes to become the
bravest, strongest, richest and wsest
person in the world She meets strange
assortment Of characters including comic
policemen, soft-spoken bureIers. strong
man. a circus barker and lady pick
pocket among others.
@ MILT GRANT SHOW.
Variety. ! Hour. Teen-agers' dance party.
Cd tASSIE.
Drama. Jimmy zion ProvosO and lassie
attempt to save a starving litter Of
puppies.
7:30 q MAVERICK.
Western Hour "FamiIy Pride"
Beau Maverick tRoeer Moore) is swindIed
out of three thousand dollars by General
Josiah Warren tKarI Swenson), his beau
tifu granddaughter tAnita Sands) and
Honest John crippen tRobert cornwaite).
q DENNIS THE MENACE.
Comedy Mr. Wilson (Joe kearns) looks
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VIM is q whole new kind Of de-
tersent. rs not O powder, but COM
poet blue tablets. There's nothing
70 measure. And new blue VIM is
low-sudsine TO proteetYovrmoehins.
Discover for yourself how reoIIy
white your Laundry can be with
new blue VIM.
Evening star., 1961-06-07

be used in early phases of the
Nations subsequent manned
space efforts. DR.. Dryden in
dicated. However, he said
spending for these purposes
would be under another pro-
gram, Project Apollo, for which
$50 million is being asked in
the coming year.
DR.. Glenn T. Seaborg, chair
man Of the Atomic Energy
Commission, told the commit
tee about work being done
jointly by NASA and the Acc
on the atomic rocket. DR.. Sea-
borg said I'VE are enthusiastic"
about the role of nuclear energy
in space, but he stressed that
much work lies ahead.
Deputy Defense Secretary
Roswell L. Gilpatric discussed
space programs in which the
Pentagon is in partnership with
NASA. He told the committee
that teamwork is the watch
word in space these days and
added:
I'VE believe that the task can
be accomplished and that the
United States can be first scien-
tifically and in the applications
of space for both military and
economic ends"
Evening star., 1961-06-07
Hoffu Gives Post
To Fitzsimmons
BY the Associated Press

TeamSter President James R.
Hoffa today named a close as
Sociate in the Teamsters Union.
Frank Fitzsimmons of Detroit,
as a vice president of the
union.
Mr.. Fitzsimmons, who sue
ceedS the late Owen (Bert,
Brennan, is vice president of
Mr.. Hoffa's home Local 29s in
Detroit. Mr.. Hoffa also is
president of 299. Mr.. Brennan,
81, died May % of cancer.
Mr.. Fitzsimmons is vice
president of TeamsterS Joint
Council 43 and secretary
treasurer of the Michigan
Conference Of Teamsters. A
long-distance truck driver in
the 1930s, Mr.. Fitzsimmons has
worked closely with Mr.. Hoffa
in Michigan Teamsters affairs
for many years.
Mr.. Hoffa, who is bidding
for almost certain reelection
to a new five-year term as
Teamsters international presi-
dent at a special union con-
vention at Miami Beach, Fla,
starting July 8, is expected to
his slate of 13 vice presidents.
include Mr.. Fitzsimmons on
Evening star., 1961-06-07

still another continuance of the
So per cent corporate income
tav and excise rates on liquor
tobacco, passenger automobiles
and accessories, general tele-
phone service and transporta-
ton of persons.
He said the extensions are
essential, however, because
those rates otherwise would
automatically decrease June 81
and cause a $2.5 billion droo
in tax revenues for the fiscal
year beginning July l and a
$3.6 billion drop for a full cal
endar year operation.
He warned that such a DIR Do
in revenues would increase to
almost 81 billion the budget
deficit already estimated on
the basis of proposed spending
and expected revenues during
the coming fiscal year.
Conservatives Have Say
The Rules Committee hear
ing lasted almost two hours
mainly because of comments
by Chairman Smith, Democrat
OF Virginia, and other conserv-
ative Democratic and Repub-
Evening star., 1961-06-07
LefkoWitz Named
COP. Candidate

NEW YORK, June 7 (AP).-
New York's Republican leaders
have formally designated their
city-wide ticket for the fall
election, headed by State At
torney General Louis j. Lef-
kowitz, 81, for Mayor.
Chosen as his running mates
were:
For president Of the city
council - Representative Paul
A. Fino, Al, Bronx County
G. o. P. leader.
For controller-John j. Gill
hooley, 80, an Assistant Secle-
tary of Labor IN the latter part
of the Eisenhower admlnistra-
ton.
Democratic Mayor Robert F.
Wagner is expected to seek a
third four-year term, but he
has not announced his decision.
Evening star., 1961-06-07
Utah Mystery Blasts
Held Not Amateur Job

two microwave towers at Cedar
Mountain and Wendover, Utah
and a transcontinental cable
repeater station at Knolls, Utah
Apparently the three sites
were sabotaged with a compo-
site (plastic) explosive" Maj
Ewel said.
Although it was a catastro-
phe," Mai. Ewell said, I'VE
learned a great deal about res
toration" Of sabotaged facilities
Maj. Ewell was questioned
about the sabotage during the
Appropriations subcommittee s
hearings on Air Force budget
requests.
The matter was taken up
simultaneously at a separate
hearing by the internal Securi-
ty Subcommittee Of the Senate
Judiciary Committee. This
group is studying the question
Of whether new laws are needed.
Brig. Gen. John H. Bestic,
Air Force deputy director. of
tele- communications, told the
Judiciary group the blasts dem
Evening star., 1961-06-07
ExcisesCIear
Rules Group
BY ROBERT X. WALSH
Star Staff Writer

President Kennedy's request
to continue corporation income
tax rates and excise levies at
present levels to prevent a
Treasury revenue drop of $50
billion was cleared by the
House Rules Committee today
The House planned action on
the bill tomorrow. Similar leg
islation has been approved an
nually for the last nine years
to continue the tax boosts
enacted during the Korean
War.
This year. however, Republi-
cans and some Democrats
hoped to wipe out the 10 per
cent tax on airline, railroad ard
bus tickets.
Unpleasant, Mills Says
Ways and Means Committee
Chairman Mills, Democrat of
Arkansas, told the committee
it was IAN exceeding unpleas-
ant task for me" to recommend
Evening star., 1961-06-07
BY the Associated Press

A Defense Department spe-
cialist testified today "it was nc
amateur" who engineered the
three mysterious sobotag e
blasts in Utah May % which
cut transcontinental wire and
television communications.
Mai. Robert w. Ewell, from
the Defense Department Office
Iof Recommendations, also
told a Senate Appropriations
subcommittee:
l. The Government has taken
adequate steps to protect
against any more sobotaging of
communications facilities, but
that he could not give details
about the precautions in a
hearing.
2. The reason for the sobot-
age is still mystery-There
have been a number of conjec-
lures, but I don't think we are
ready to come up with any con-
elusive findings" as to who en-
gineered the blasts.
Targets of the explosions were
Evening star., 1961-06-07

lican members on what they
called unwarranted spending
proposals by the administra-
ton.
The Ways and Means Com
mittee could serve the country
and the whole world by put
ting out a statement calling
public attention to the grave
fiscal situation of the United
States and the increased spend
ing which can destroy the value
OF money and turn loose infla-
tion," Mr.. Smith told Mr.. Mills.
You ought to tell our people to
be hard-boiled in this matter.
I doubt if they realize how
dangerous the situation is"