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Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28
Home Utopia Just
Around The Corner

That wonderful home of the flu
ture we've been hearing about is
just around the corner. A few
lucky ones are enjoying some of
the marvels now.
After a conversation with Will
liam Street. chairman of the Sc
attic Worlds Fair. Century 81. one
finds that utopian living is be-
yond the talking stage.
Street advises that ''one of the
big wonders Of Century 81 will be
an electronics home of the future,
never before shown"
Some of the ideas have been
put To use. and others have passed
the drawing boards, says Street
who is busy rounding up more pos
sibilities for the fair which opens
in April.
The house of the future can .be
taken apart, and if you're lucky
enough to own one of these mo-
bile units the wings of which can
be moved, discarded or replaced
at within, you can enjoy a vaca-
tion in a wing of your very own
house. Just move the bedrooms to
the shore when you get tired of
the mountains or vice versa.
Heating. plumbing and wiring
will be a one-unit core delivered
to your site complete The home
will be equipped with its own pow
er plant, and be dust and bug
free.
We mustn't let the joys of anti
cipation be ruined by the thought
that this home of the future will
probably need a built-in service
man. Push-buttons have a way of
getting out of whack. And if we
think we have troubles now with
modern appliances and other giz-
mos. well!
Here are some more joys for
that home paradise:
The use of light materials-foam-
Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28

ed plastics, foamed cement and
glass, and combinations of plas-
tics. paper and light metals. Mat
erials impregnated with color.
Air curtain walls that offer COM
plete protection from weather but
give us open living space.
Heating devices woven into rugs,
and installed in walls and furni-
ture.
Showers for lazy types that will
envelope them in a sproy of water
and soap; rinse and dispense a
solvent to evaporate the moisture
making it unnecessary to dry with
a towel.
A pillow photograph that will
put you to sleep and wake you up
Windows that close automatic
ally wnen it rains.
Thermo electric panels that will
heat, cool and light room.
Doors that will open when you
approach and method of hang
ing coats without touching them
Wall-size television screens and
closed-curcuit TV for more to-
getherness.
Well be playing bridge with pc.
ople on TV and our electric and
gas meters will be read by tele.
phone. and we won't see the gar
bage man either, as we shrink the
waste into pellets to be used as
fertilizer.
We may not be around when
the home computer really becomes
a status symbol but we can't hell
but note that it will help round
up the children, plan the menus
and remind nom of dentist APP
pointments.
Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28
Frank White Sfurts
Unique Campaign

DALLAS (AP)-B. Frank w h | tie
is campaigning against that grand
old status symbol-the executive
desk.
at seems" he says, that desks
are provided for executives accord
ing to their positions-the larger
the job, the larger the desk.
And, as head of the Internal Rev.
enue Service for a five state region,
White is entitled to a pretty big
one.
But, after conducting a time mo-
ton study Of his own work, he
decided that it had to go.
81 spent so to SIS per cent of
my time comforting with people, 80
per cent reading and TO 10 per
cent signing my NAME" he says.
cit was obvious the desk served
no purpose in conferences except
to impress the visitor.
cit was equally apparent that the
only comfortable way TO read at
a desk was to, pull out bottom
drawer and lean back with my feet
up"
So Whites office now resembles
comfortable, well decorated living
room, complete with sectional sofa
coffee table, paintings and lamps
In one corner is a comfortable
chair for reading and footresi
and lamp.
Almost hidden is a stool and 9
tilted writing surface on which he
signs letters.
/ tried to decorate my office In
the same informal way that / would
want my home, he says.
White feels the typical executive
has a double standard in the way
his home and office are decorated
HE would never think of putting
brown, over stuffed leather furn
iture in his home because it is &
cold and formal. Nor would he eve
remain seated behaind desk Il
greet a visitor.
but this is the way things arr
done in a business office"
White says his new furnishing!
are a great help in communicating
with visitors.
81 tried to do away with threi
sources of tension-harsh lights
surfaces and the harsh sound o
the telephone" he says.
His own telephone is tucked a
way in a movable portion of tn
wall.
White feels many executives cal
profit by a close look at what the
are trying to accomplish in tn
light of their equipment and tn
atmosphere in which they spend
large part of their time.
Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28
IT'S TEAMWORK

NORWALK, Ohio (AP)-B i k
layer Mike Hergatt married a sec
ond baseman and their teamwork
is continuing in a thriving business.
Hergatt managed girls softball
team a few years ago, and even
tually married the girl who played
second base and was team seam
stress. When the couple moved to
Norwalk from Mansfield, Ohio, he
continued as a bricklayer and she
opened a lettering and embroidery
service.
The embroidery business prosper
ed. requiring a 2,100 square foot
addition. which Hergatt now is en-
gagged in erecting. The couple has
two married children.
Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28
Japanese Beetles
Attacking Roses
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SEWN. This is a new insecticide
that gives excellent control, Ralph
says During heavy infestations.
il may be necessary TO spray ev-
cry three or four days. SEWN is
compatible with Phalton or Man
eb which you may be using now
10 control black spot on roses.
by mixing SEWN with either Of
these materials. you can control
Japanese beetles and black spot
in one spray application, Ralph
adds.
Spray the plants before damage
becomes too severe Look for first
signs of Japanese beetle activity
in the upper foliage of your
plants. Sewn should be applied as
soon as the lace-like leaves be-
come noticeable.
Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28
MOTHERS PATROL

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP)-Mo-
theirs have relieved teachers pat
rolling the Fairgrounds of Harris
School.
Two mothers are assigned each
schoolday to patrol the playground
during lunch hour. They are chosen
from about 100 PTA members who
are taking direct action to make
the pupils more conscious of good
safety habits.
Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28
Larry Gocella Is
Coaching Gold Team
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Before coming to Delaware, Go
celia was an instructor of health
and physical education and an as
sistant football coach at Rostraver
Township High in Pittsburgh.
Married to the former Margaret
+. Girhiny of Belle Vernon Penn
sylvania, he took over as head
coach at Milford when Dick Paci-
aroni vacated to take a similar
job at p. S. dupont High. Last
year Milford won eight of nine
games. losing only TO Seaford.
Bob Andrus of Dover High is
head coach of the Gold team with
Carmen Leto. also of Dover, his
assistant.
More than 5000 products come
from American forests.
Milford chronicle., 1961-07-28
ROUTINE BREAK

MANSFIELD. Ohio (AP)-Atten-
dants in the emergency room at
Mansfield General Hospital got a
little break from the routine re-
Gently. Included in the days cases
were mouse bite and a rabbit bite
Evening star., 1961-05-14
Arrivederci, Brosio!

Every now and then a diplomat
comes to Washington whose spirit and
warmth win for him special place in
the hearts of the city. Such is Manlio
Brosio, the Italian Ambassador
Mr.. Brosio came to us more than
six years ago. During his highly sue
cessful tour here he has represented his
people with distinction and skill of the
first order. And he has done much
to cement Italian American relations
which, 1t might be said, have never been
closer or more friendly.
Today, he leaves for his new post
in Paris. He takes with him the warm
best wishes of our Government and
people, Arrivederci, BroSio! Benve-
nuto, Sergio Fenoaltea, who arrives to-
morrow as the new italian Ambassador.
Evening star., 1961-05-14
so Years Ago

Andrew Carnegie, who did
so much for so many in his
lifetime. and whose endow-
ments have helped make the
world a better place. was
given a measure of recog-
milton so years ago. It was
reported in The Star of May
S, 1911: Andrew Carnegie
today received what he
called his greatest mark of
honor, when American re-
publics bestowed upon him
a gold medal. bearing the
words 'Benefactor of HUI
manity.' 1t was the first
time in history that such a
tribute from so many ma
tions had been paid to an
individual. Senor Zamacona.
Mexican Ambassador, made
the presentation speech. Sec
retary of State Knox pre-
sided and President Taft
spoke in eulogy Of the gifts
which Mr.. Carnegie has
made for the cause of peace
on this hemisphere and
throughout the world. The
ceremony was held in the
Pan-American Union build
ing, for the erection of which
Mr.. Carnegie gave almost a
million dollars.
Evening star., 1961-05-14

to be sufficient dissatisfaction, not only
in Montgomery, but elsewhere, to force
a review. And this in itself should be
sufficient reason for the political leaders
of the State to sit up and take notice.
The separate appeal to Governor
TaweS, as initiated by Mr.. Lee, now
opens two further possibilities. First,
1t suggests, and entirely sensibly, that
the Governor may avoid the referendum
by attacking the redistricting problem
as a special problem in the short session
early next year. But the larger Signif-
icance of this proposal is its purpose to
attack all three of Maryland'S voting
evils in a single package in which there
would be full room for compromise and
adjustment. The effort, we think,
should be made.
Evening star., 1961-05-14

In view of President Ken
nedy's request Don't ask
what the country can do for
you. ask what you can do for
the country" I think it would
be wonderful If a public fund
could be set up to which
people from all over this Won
derful country could send in
voluntary contributions Of
money to be added to that
which the Government has
allotted for space exploration.
Perhaps by so doing we
could win in the race with
the Russians to be first to
land a man on the moon.
1t has been shown by the
recent Shepard flight that
we have the know-how; all
that is needed is more money.
Let's prove that we Ameri-
cans can really sacrifice some
Of our good life to show the
world that democracy run by
its own people can beat a
totalitarian system where the
people have no say in how
their money is spent.
Excelsior
Evening star., 1961-05-14
Volunteers

1t is too bad that when
our young energetic men Of
fer to serve our city by ask
ing to be allowed to connect
themselves with a non-pro-
fit. non-salaried organization,
their services are refused.
I refer to two young men
applying for application to
join our Rockville Volunteer
Fire Department. These
young men were refused ap-
plications without any rea-
son except: You know why,
You know why"
These two young men are
Negroes. fairly recent citizens
of the city and county. Both
are unmarried, college-trained
and would be happy to serve
their city and county in any
way they could.
william A. Motley,
Evening star., 1961-05-14
The Case for WHetops

Assistant Attorney General Herbert
]. Miller, jr, stated the case cogently
and perSuaSively when he testified In
support of legislation to authorize con-
trolled wiretapping by law enforcement
authorities. 1t is, indeed, strange
anomaly" which permits spies and pro-
fessional criminals ito profit from
science by carrying on espionage and
racketeering through conversations
which would be impossible without
modern communications, while it for
bids the Government, even after proof
of probable cause, to obtain and use evi-
dence of those same conversations to
run down spies and criminals and bring
them to Justice"
Yet that is the preposterous Situa-
ton hampering the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and other law enforcement
agencies in their efforts to protect the
national security and public safety. 1t
is situation resulting from confusion
over section of the Federal Communt-
cations Act banning "interception and
divulgence" Of telephone or other inter-
state communications. The Department
Of Justice interpretS court rulings as
permitting interception if the message
is not divulged. This means that al
though wiretapS are authorized by the
Attorney General in national security
and kidnapping cases, information de-
rived from listening in on the spies
or kidnapers cannot be used against
them in court.
Mr.. Miller pointed out that this
means that sometimes law enforcement
officials have no choice but to drop
prosecution of known criminals" And
some notorious criminals have escaped
conviction for that reason. This is an
utterly senSeleSs and dangerous dilem-
ma for law enforcement-and for the
people whose rights to be secure in their
homes and on the streets are being
subordinated to what are called the
criminals rights" to privacy on the
telephone. Congress ought to put an
end to this law enforcement absurdity
without further delay.
Evening star., 1961-05-14
In the Switches

1t hardly seems unreasonable for the
District to hope that builder, A. c.
Minnix, sr, will postpone for another
six months or so his plans to construct
a seven-story, 100000 apartment house
squareIy in the path of a proposed
Inner loop" freeway route near Second
and G streets NV There is little doubt
in the city highway department that
the freeway construction eventually will
involve the Minnix property even
though Arm decision on the route has
not been made. With this likelihood,
1t would seem to be in the interest of
both the property owner and the city
that construction be delayed at least
little while longer.
The serious aspect of this situation,
however is that it is not fair by any
standard for the city to deny the right
to develop property in such cases for
a single moment longer than Is rleces-
sary. Unfortunately, Mr. Minnix is not
the first to face this dilemma. Uncer-
tainty over precise highway locations
far too frequently has been permitted
to drag on interminably, casting a
blight over the private property involved
and often, ironically, thwarting the
new private investment in downtown
Washington which city authorities
are trying to encourage.
In this single instance, city high
way officials have endeavored to nail
down a precise route for the freeway,
which is proposed to underpasS the mall
in a north-South direction on the west
side of Capitol Hill, striking Constitution
avenue between Second and Third
streets NV. These efforts have been
thwarted, however, largely by the OBJ
jections of Architect of the Capitol
j. George Stewart. Thus far, in fact,
efforts to arrive at some agreement by
three District Engineer Commissioners
General Lane, General yelling and
now General Clarke-have been un-
availing This, Of course, is ridiculous.
A decision on this vital project, one
way or another, must be made, not
only to play fairly with property owners,
but in order that the planning Of the
downtown area as whole may proceed
in orderly fashion.
Evening star., 1961-05-14
Judges Example

The enclosed clipping was
in the May 1861 issue Of
Suburbia Today. magazine
supplement to The Prince
Georges Post. 1t struck me
so favorably that I am hop
ing you can reprint it. 1t
is Just possible that one Of
the juvenile judges in our
Greater Metropolitan Wash
ington Area may see this and
also approve Judge Schwartz
program. Our community
could well be benefited. The
clipping reads as follows:
Judge Benjamin Schwartz,
out in Hamilton County.
Ohio, has his own conStruc-
tive answer to juvenile delin-
quency. Judge Schwartz
makes young car thieves
wash the city and county
automobiles, and, we under
stand, after cleaning a few
dozen cars. the offenders are
loath. thereafter. to pick one
up for nothing"
E. S. B.
Evening star., 1961-05-14
100 Years AGO

The first few weeks Of
the Civil War transformed
Washington from q sleepy,
sparsely populated town into
a bustling, bristling arsenal
garrisoned by thousands Of
troops. Preparations for the
conflict were mirrored in
every facet of life here. The
Star reported on May Z,
1861: THE prospect Of war
has given new life and vigor
to almost every department
connected with our Navy
Yard. In the ordinance de-
partment this is strikingly
perceptible, and all hands
are taxed to their utmost
E. The casting of shot and
shell has not quickened so
much, as it has been carried
on quite extensively for some
time, and the Government
has in store an almost in
exhaustible supply of those
preservers of public peace;
but MIME balls, percussion
caps, bomb fuses, and brass
field and boat howitzers are
being finished up and pre-
pared for use with great
dispatch. In this department,
the lathes are full of guns,
the floors are strewn with
others just from the foundry
while half a dozen
bright barkers, lately
mounted upon their neat
carriages, are drawn up in
one end of the building
These guns are of various
sizes - six. twelve and
twenty-four Founders. :"
1t was no time for idleness,
for the South was marshall
ing a sizable army in Vir-
ginia, which had been ad-
mitted to the Confederacy
on May 7, 1861. The Star
said on May 8, 1861: "The
impression prevails here that
there are about thirty thou
sand troops under arms
throughout Virginia, includ-
ing those sent there by the
disunioniSts of other States.
Perhaps twenty thou
sand of them are stationed
for the time being at Rich
mond, Petersburg, Lynch
burg, Harper's Ferry, Ma
nassas Station, Culpeper,
Court House, GordonSville
and elsewhere, with q view
to their rapid concentration
by means of the States sys-
Evening star., 1961-05-14
9th District Warfare

Any doubts that Montgomery
County intends to fight the grossly
unfair law which created Maryland's
new 9th congressional district were
dispelled by the County Democratic
Central Committee this week. Especially
intriguing is its new proposal, initiated
by Blair Lee III and backed Solidly by
county Democrats at every level, that
Governor Tawes promptly appoint a
blue-ribbon commission to prepare new
legislation for the 1862 session of the
General Assembly. The purpose would
be to revise not only congressional
districts, but also to bring about
more even apportionment of represen-
tation in the Legislature and to provide
for the direct nomination of State
candidates instead of through the
present county unit vote system.
Under normal circumstances, this
ambitious package might be written off
as an exercise in futility. What alters
the scene is the strong likelihood that
Statewide referendum may be forced
In November, 1852, on whether to reject
or accept the redistricting act. In the
event Of referendum, there would be
no new 9th district for purposes of the
general election next year, and Mary
lands 9th congressman, for his initial
term, at least, would be elected at large.
Whether such a referendum, even
If successful would result thereafter in
fairer redistricting of the State (that
is, one providing reasonable parity of
population among the eight congress
sional districts) is uncertain. But
regardless of the outcome, should
referendum be held, there now appears
Evening star., 1961-05-14
9Th District
E. S. B.

! have always admired the
zeal with which the League
of Women Voters in Mary
land works for projects Of
public interest and benefit.
However. the recent action
of these ladies Is alarming
to say the least. I refer to
the Statewide petition to
revoke and revise the newly
created Eighth Congressional
District comprising Prince
Georges and Howard Coun-
ties out Of the old Fifth Dis
trict.
Apparently certain Mont
gomery citizens had hoped
that Montgomery and per-
haps another county would
have become the new Con-
gressional District and. dis
appointed, complained to
these ordinarily astute ladies
who. without reason, are now
waging this foolish campaign
for revision.
The result may we'll be no
benefit to MONTGOMERY but.
instead, a Congressman at
Large who would in effect
represent nobody. Also the
cost Of this foolish referendum
will be terrific. AS to Mont
gomery, 1t may have some
thing to gain: A new more
compact Congressional Dis
trict. But for the other units
of this ladies group around
the State to follow like sheep
and echo this specious
reasoning casts a dark cloud
on the otherwise noble activ-
tiles Of this organization.
AS a candidate for Con-
gress (unsuccessfuD from the
old Fifth District and an an
nounced candidate for the
new Eighth, l realize my crit
icism may draw the wrath
of these ladies. Nevertheless
I hope they will recover their
fine sense of reasoning before
it is too late and revise their
opinion both of me and the
new Eighth District.
Frank w. VanderhOOf
Evening star., 1961-05-14

tenn Of railroads Three
fourths of the total are
wholly undisciplined and
nearly half inefficiently
armed. -" Some troops sta
toned here were unhappy
with their lot and aired
their complaints in letters to
The Star. This one from a
New Jersey volunteer ap-
peared on May II, 1861:
". Since we have been in
Washington, our rations
have been as follows, viz:
For breakfast, 4 Sea-biscuit,
2 ounces of Cincinnati pork,
and 3 gills Of coffee E.
When we left our homes d.
we were then all in fine
condition, all light hearts
and affectionate toward our
officers, but now there Is al
most mutiny in our camp
because we are almost
starved. There are many who
cannot eat the pork it
is a solid piece of fat {.
They say If we do not eat
it we will be court-martialed
Some have plenty of
fresh meat, fresh bread, etc
). (signed) Trenton" The
Star had a reporter look in
to this matter and stated
on May IA, 1861: g. The
trouble arises not from the
quality, quantity or diversity
of the food supplied by the
Quartermaster's Department
but from the inexperience
and inattention of the
officers to matters which are
of as much Importance to
the success Of an army as
proficiency in drill or field
evolutions E. We refer to
the proper manner of hus-
banding, cooking and Serv-
ing out the soldiers rations
The Washington mar
kets afford abundant
supplies, at low prices. which
each mess should purchase
Evening star., 1961-05-14
Is Years Ago

The originator of that
great American desSert-pie a
Ia mode-died rs years ago.
The Star of May 20, 1886
reported this gourmet was
Charles Watson Townsend,
a one-time concert pianist,
who passed away at Cam
bridge, N. Y, at 81. Town
send, a friend of Paderewski,
earned as much as $1,000 a
night as a virtuoso, but his
lasting claim to fame was
the dish he ordered at a
restaurant in New York in
1884-apple pie with a scoop
of ice cream on top. HE
liked it so well, that on
another occasion he ordered
1t at Delmonico's, and Del
monico's liked the idea
enough to add 1t to the
menu. ="