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Evening star., 1961-01-05
LETTERS TO THE STAR
Another Slap at Those 'Monstrous' Slabs

Not being an art critic, I
leave comment on the design
Of the proposed F. D. r. Me-
mortal to others. But I ques-
tion whether such words as
Il see one-third of our Nation
ill-housed, ill-fed, ill-nour-
ished" are the noblest and
most inspiring that can be
found for inscription on the
slabs to represent our era to
coming generations.
On second thought, though,
perhaps those words are
really the most appropriate
OF all. In this age Of viscera
over mind. Jefferson's II have
sworn upon the altar Of God
eternal hostility against ev-
cry form Of tyranny over the
mind of man" not only can
not now be equaled, but is
probably too quaint to be
taken seriously. Future, wiser
generations, however, may
again give the mind at least
equality with the stomach,
and the r. D, r. Memorial will
allow them an opportunity
to compare our grubby little
thoughts with the thoughts
expressed by the really great
men Of Americas early his
tory.
Still, I maintain that the
kindest thing we could do
for ourselves Is to leave COM
pletely unembellished the
area chosen for the memorial
and give as little permanence
as possible to the evidence Of
the decay Of our times. For
the pacification Of ancestor
worshipers, the open park
could still be named for
Franklin Roosevelt and per-
haps a small. tasteful shrine
could be erected for the
burning Of incense.
Violet Palmer.
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According To uresS reports.
Evening star., 1961-01-05

Francis Biddle expects some
unfavorable reaction to the
winning design for the
F. D. r. Memorial. ! am sure
he will not be disappointed
and here is one loud and
lusty negative vote for his
tally sheet.
We are assured by the per-
petrators Of The Thing that
it will harmonic with the
Lincoln and Jefferson Me-
MORALS; maybe-but III take
those assurances with a pinch
of ready mixed concrete.
However. we must give har-
monizing architects their
due; the F. D. r. slabs make
the G. w. Monolith look like
an old-fashioned monumen-
tai square.
I also have some reserva-
tions as to the price tag. Four
and a quarter million seems
to be a mite high for eight
hunks Of concrete, even when
embossed with the immortal
words Of F. D. r. On this
point we are led to believe
that Congress will pick up
any financial deficit. May I
remind Mr.. Biddle that Con-
gressmen are noted for not
picking up the tab for any
thing? They simply pass the
bill along to us peasants. I
object!
Angus Sinclair.
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The proposed monument to
Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
selected in prize-winning
competition. Is . monstrosity
whose architectural form is
completely foreign to and in
no way possible Of association
with the man 1t intends to
memorialize.
I would prefer a bronze
statue of Roosevelt sur
rounded by IL columns de-
picting the IL years Of serv-
ice he gave as President Of
Evening star., 1961-01-05
Job of Librarian of Congress No Political Football

in the general or national
interest. He was faced, upon
his appointment in 1854, with
major tasks Of housekeeping
the provision Of desper-
ately needed staff and addi-
tional space. In these matters
he has made notable prog
ress. There is evidence that
he is equally anxious to ad-
dress himself to the national
problems.
Not for a century - until
now-has it been suggested
that the Librarianship - a
principal technical position
should change with a chang
ing administration. But the
spoils system has so effective
ly been reintroduced by the
subterfuge that "policy-mak-
ing" officers Of Government
should be appointed by the
administration in power that
the notion that the Librari-
anship of Congress should
also be a political appoint
ment appears to awaken no
revulsion.
1t is suggested that the
Library Of Congress needs a
great humanist," a man of
intellectual distinction" No
doubt such a man would gain
additional distinction from
the Library of Congress. But
this is not what is needed.
What is needed is a man who
will bend his efforts to realize
the potentialities Of the Lii
brary of Congress in the ma
tional interest. This requires
a man who has a profound
knowledge of the uses Of in
formation and Of the tech
niques by which it is pro-
duced, assembled. stored. or
ganized for use, and made
available. and who has a
genius and a passion for or
ganizing the services Of the
national library to the infor-
national needs Of the ma
ton. To enable Mr.. Mumford
tor any Librarian of Con-
greSs) to do this under the
conditions of the second half
Of the goth century will re-
quire revisions in the charter
of the Library of Congress so
as to give him authority in
law to do what is required.
and to provide him with the
kind Of advisory body which
will effectively relate the
work of the national library
to the needs Of the country.
Werner w. Clapp,
President, Council on
Library Resources,
Inc.
Evening star., 1961-01-05

Mary McGrory, in her
article, Kennedy Gets No
Help in Hunt for Librarian"
Sunday Star, January /,
1851 has quoted me as "ab-
solutely opposed" to replac-
ing Mr.. Mumford as Librar-
ian of Congress. She has
quoted me correctly. But !
would like to amplify.
1t would in my view be
completely destructive Of the
enormous existing and po-
tential usefulness Of the Lii
brary Of Congress to make it
a political football. The Con-
gresS itself reached this view
when 1t wrote the present
constitution of the Library
in 1897. After intensive hear
ings and extensive debates.
it did its best to put appoint
ments in the Library Of Con-
gress beyond the reach Of
politics. The staff was to be
appointed "solely with re-
spect to their fitness for their
particular duties" mote that
this was more restrictive
than the Civil Service laws
Of that date); and the ap-
pointment Of the Librarian.
though a congressional Off
Ger, was to be removed from
congressional politics by be-
coming the responsibility OF
the President, by and with
the advice of the Senate.
DR.. Herbert Putnam, ap-
pointed Librarian Of Con-
gress by President Mckinley
in 1899. served for 40 years
untouched by changing ad-
ministrations (his prede-
cessor, Ainsworth Rand Spof-
ford, had served for 33
years., and was consequently
able to make the Library Of
Congress not only the great
est national library Of the
world in terms Of organiza-
ton and services, but in do
ing SO gave the words ma
tional library" a new meaning
and made the national Ii
brary of the United States
the example of what a ma
tional library might be. The
example has been copied
among other places in Mos
COW and Tokyo.
There was a time when a
national library was a sort
of national cultural diadem-
a place where the Nations
literary treasures were pre-
served and exhibited; and the
librarian was expected to be
a sort Of living embodiment
OF the Nations literary dis
tinction. In our day much
more is needed and much
more is expected. The ma
Evening star., 1961-01-05
THE POLITICAL MILL
By GOULD LINCOLN
More Dangerous Than a FiIibuster

The Senate today is locked
in another struggle over the
proposition that q majority
even Of one--Should be
entitled to cut of debate and
force q bill, a resolution, an
important issue to a vote.
no matter how ill-considered
and no matter If it violates
rights of a minority. For
generations-indeed, since
the beginning of the Govern
ment Of this country the
Senate has remained a unique
body, with debate unlimited.
This. 1t is true, was modified
by the adoption Of the So
called cloture rule immediate
ly after President Woodrow
Wilson began his second term
of office. This rule, however.
specified that debate could
be closed only on a request by
16 Senators for cloture, and
only by a two-thirds vote.
This two-thirds vote require
ment to close debate, despite
attacks, has continued and is
in the Senate rules today.
Indeed. it was strengthened
at one time to require a
two-thirds vote of the entire
Senate membership. Two
years ago. this was modified
to return to the old two
thirds Of those present and
voting.
Now the proposal by the
so-called liberals, both Dem
ocratic and Republican, is
to change the cloture rule
and make it possible to adopt
cloture by a majority vote Of
the Senate, and barring that,
by a three-fifths vote. The
immediate issue is whether
such a change should be
made. and whether, If made,
1t would not rise to change the
whole structure of Senate ac-
ton. including disregard Of
minority rights, and action
on ill-considered and destruc-
tive measures.
An interesting question is:
Were it not for the civil
rights issue-the race issue
and the Negro vote that
issue is supposed to COM
mand. would this contest
over the Senate rules be so
strongly pressed at this
time? Northern Democrats
and Northern Republicans.
with some exceptions, are
pressing hard for this
change in the rules in order
to put a stop to filibusters
against more drastic civil
rights legislation, strongly
resisted by Senators from
the South. They are trying,
not merely to give equal pro-
lection under the law. but to
force by statute changes in
society and social relations.
Boomerang Effect Seen
In order to gain their
particular end at this par
ticular time. supporters Of
the proposal to amend the
rules are closing their minds
to the possibilities of the fu-
ture. Eight or nine Repub-
lican liberals are supporting
the move which, If success
full, could rise to snite them
later on. They may find
themselves hamstrung in ef-
forts to prevent costly So
called social programs from
being enacted into law and
to halt excessive Govern
ment expenditures which
could help to bring about
disastrous imitation and de-
valuation Of the dollar. Fur
ther, there are liberals on
Evening star., 1961-01-05

tional library Of our day Is
the center Of a national
library system whose purpose
1t Is to make books and their
contents useful IN the widest
sense to the work and life of
the Nation. The problem is,
how to make recorded in
formation. no matter where
1t may be stored. available
and useful to the citizen who
needs it-whether farmer or
industrialist. or scientist. or
historian. or student? This is
the problem to which the ma
tional library Of the second
half Of the twentieth century
must address itself.
The solutions to the prob
lem are not clear, many
agencies-among them the
American Library Associa-
ton, the National Science
Foundation, the ONCE of
Technical Services Of the De-
partment of Commerce, the
National Academy Of Sci
ences-National Rese arch
Council. the Council on Lii
brary Resources-are wres-
tling with It. The Senate
Committee on Government
Operations and the House
Committee on Science and
Astronautics have been in
terested in special aspects of
it. No one as yet has come
up with global feasible solu-
tions.
DR.. Spofford built a great
library. DR.. Putnam organized
the technical services OF this
library and made them avail
able to the other libraries Of
the country. and In doing so
established the patterns of
uniformity of practice and of
sharing of effort and re-
sources which make 1t pos
sible to speak Of the Amer
ican library world as a sys-
tenn. The process has con-
tinued under MacLeish and
Evans and Mumford. But the
accelerated urgency of the
needs for information and
the increasing quantities of
published and unpublished
international material re-
quire new and as yet untried
solutions. farther-reaching
and more thorough-going
than any as yet attempted.
Mr.. Mumford's assign
ment is to run library
the largest and most highly
organized in the world. He is
an officer of the legislative
establishment, and the con-
stitution Of the Library of
Congress gives him no as
signment-much less author
ity - to undertake activities
Evening star., 1961-01-05

both sides Of the aisle who
are overlooking the possibil-
ity that in the future q mere
majority Of a Senate, con-
trolled by the conservatives,
could force upon them what
they consider reactionary
measures. At this very time,
Republicans in the Senate
should be aware, the Ken
nedy administration is COM
ing into power. pledged to
the adoption of programs to
which they are fundamen-
tally opposed and programs
that will tend to increase the
vast governmental bureau
cracy centered in Washing
ton.
Conditions Changed
The conditions today, so
far as congressional proce-,
dure is concerned, are very
different from those which
prevailed when an outraged
Senate put through the clo-
ture rule in 1917. President
Wilson had strongly urged
the arming Of merchant ships
to protect them against Ger
man submarine attack. In
those days the old short
session" Of Congress by
which a Congress was termi-
mated on March 4-was still
in effect. A small group Of
Senators was opposed to the
armed ship proposal. With
only a few days Of the session
remaining before a new Con-
gress-not scheduled to meet
until the following December
should take the place Of
the dying Congress, these.
Senators by, exercising the
right of unlimited debate,
were able to prevent action
on the Wilson armed ship bill.
That kind Of action would
not be possible today. There
is no short session. A Con-
gress can remain in session
right up to the day a newly
elected Congress moves into
the Capitol. AS q matter Of
fact, the failure Of the armed
ship bill because Of the fill
buster in the Senate had
little effect. Within q few
weeks, Mr.. Wilson was calling
the new Congress into special
session for q declaration Of
war against Germany. And
he had no trouble getting
prompt action in both Senate
and House.
Nor is 1t at all likely, de-
spite the arguments advanced
by some Of the liberals, that
the Senate will fail to act
promptly when the safety or
defense Of the United States
and its people is in the bal
ance.
The use Of the rule Of un-
limited debate, now modified
by a two-thirds vote cloture
amendment, has been exer-
cised many times in the
Senate to halt speedy and
perhaps unwise action on o
wide variety Of subjects be-
sides civil rights. And on
many occasions when o meas
ure really needed has been
filibustered. In the end the
filibuster has been beaten
down and the measure passed
or adopted.
With all the serious prob
lens confronting the United
States today it is to be hoped
that the Senate will not
waste time-will not tie itself
into serious enmities over
this question Of procedure
and that the Congress and
the executive branch Of the
Government may turn its at
tention promptly to those
problems.
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Shaw of Will
mington. and Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Shaw of Blackbird, were the week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Murphy.
Mrs. Norman Shaw and daughter,
Miss Sarah Shaw, of Penns Grove,
N. j., were the weekend guests of
Mrs. C. F. Wilson.
Mrs. Horace Quillen left on Fri
day to be with her son, Calvert
Merriken and daughter, Susen, at
their home in Chestertown, Md,
while Mrs. Merriken is undergoing
surgery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Eggart of
Huntington, Long Island, were the
weekend guests of Mrs. Fred G.
Powell. On Sunday, Mrs. Eggart
and Mrs. Powell entertained a
group of friends at dinner at the
home of Mrs. Powell.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Edward Taylor
and Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Johnson
served breakfast after the Junior
and Senoir Prom held on Friday
evening.
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-02
ANDREWVILLE
Mrs. Florence Walls
Phone FI-9-4S54

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Batke and
family of Baltimore. Md, are spend
ing the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Closer and family.
Mrs. Caddie Rogers of Milford,
visited her daughter, Mrs. Hubert
Cannon on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Closer and
daughter of Baltimore. Md, are
visiting his brothers and sisters
in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. John Closer
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond Closer and family over the
weekend.
Mrs. Leila Wright and Mrs. HUI
bert Cannon visited Mrs. Amelia
Vincent at the Milford Memorial
Hospital last week.
Miss Pearl Cain recently visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Cain on Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Prettyman
and daughters, Mrs. Albert Simp-
son and son David, visited their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Pretty
man on Saturday afternoon.
The W.S.C.S. of Bethel Church
will meet at the church on Tues
day afternoon, June 6.
The Senior Glass of Greenwood
High School will hold their bac-
calaureate service on Sunday af-
ternoon, June 4th, at 900 o'clock
in the High School Auditorium.
Mrs. Louder Vincent visited Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Griffith on Friday
afternoon.
Miss Frances Tharp OF Philadel-
phia. visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Tharp on Thursday.
Mrs. Ruth Ryan. Ernest Gleason
were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Elver Ryan on Monday evening.
The Andrewville All Club met
at the home of Ronnie Breeding
on Thursday evening, with a good
attendance.
Frank Taylor returned home last
Wednesday after being a patient
at the Milford Memorial Hospital.
We wish him a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Amelia Vincent is still a
patient in the Milford Memorial
Hospital We hope she will soon
be out again.
Mrs. Laura Griffith visited Mrs.
Katie Griffith in Milford Memorial
Hospital on Friday.
Mrs. John Bradley visited her
mother. Mrs. Amelia Vincent at the
Milford Memorial Hospital on Fri
day.
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-02

Mr.. and Mrs. David Hopkins have
moved into their trailer located on
the Raughley Hill Road.
Miss Mary Margaret Masten of
Wilmington, was the weekend
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Tharp Har-
rington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Wells are
receiving congratulations on the
arrival of a new son, Richard JOS
eph, born on Thursday, May 25, at
the Milford Memorial Hospital.
rington will begin the week of
June 10. and continue for six
weeks. A banner attendance is an
ticipated.
Several members of the local
Business and Professional Women
of Harrington, attended the state
convention held ON Saturday in Do
yer.
Mrs. Amy Gauer of Philadelphia,
was the weekend guest of Mrs.
Charles Hopkins.
Mr.. w. w. Sharp returned to his
home on Saturday after a stay in
the Milford Memorial Hospital.
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-02
FRANKFORT
c. G. CrOcker
Phone: Rodney 1918
Presbyterian Notes

Presbyterian Notes
Church School 9:45 am, Wor-
ship Service 1900 am. The Sub
lect for Sunday the 4th is Speak
ing the Truth in Love" At the IL
O'Clock worship service on the 2Sth,
Miss Machielle Teal McCabe was
baptized.
Methodist Notes
Church School 10000 am. wor-
ship Service 11:00 am, Rev. Will
Jam Smith, Pastor, M.Y,F. $3.50 pm.
Local Notes
Rev. William Smith (BilD wife
Thelma, and son David were en-
tertained Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs.
Steve Carey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Murray
were Sunday dinner guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Hickman.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wolfeden and
two daughters. Janet and Joy Ann
and son, James from Philadelphia
were Sunday guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Luzier and were in the con-
STcSdlAOu III the 0nuIGu uuEAuS tie
Worship Service.
On Saturday the 9th at 500 pm.
a beautiful wedding service took
place in the Methodist Church. Ber-
nice Murray became the bride of
James Edward Godfrey.
Sympathy is extended to the
friends and relatives of William
Tingle who died on Friday the 26th.
Birthday congratulations to Wap-
les Gum on the 6 of June.
C.G. Says: Before the next issue
of this paper most of the seniors
have received their diplomas. Use
them to advance.
The Frankford Chamber of Com
merce Barbecue Committee appre-
ciate the volunteer help and are
grateful for the patronage.
Milford's June Days: Friday and
Saturday. June 2 and 3. Bargains
Galore in Every Store. 526-2t
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-02
HARRINGTON
Mrs. Gary X. Smith
Phone Harrington EX-S-S0SS

Mrs. Richard E. Watts. of Lew
es, Miss Emma Richards of Sails
bury, and Mr.. and Mrs. z. S. Rich
ards of Sherwood Park III, attend
ed the Alumni Banquet on Satur-
day, evening and were the over
night guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Pitlick. On Sunday, the Richards,
with their children, accompanied
Miss Emma Richards to Salisbury
where they spent Sunday and Mon
day as her guests, returning to
Harrington on Tuesday. Stephen
and Susan Richards remained as
the guests. for the rest of the week
with their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Kemp, while their
parents attend a Bankers Conven-
ton in the Poconos.
Mrs. S. NJ. Williams entertained
the members of her bridge club at
her home on Thursday evening.
Miss Emma Derrickson of Will
mington, was the guest last week
end of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Peterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alden Ramsdell and
daughters of Pottstown, Pa, were
the guests last weekend of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Grant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston E. Trice
of Penns Grove, N. j., were the
weekend guests of !. Mr.. and Mrs.
T. II. Harrington.
Kevin Peck was the guest for
several days last week of his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. 0len
Taylor, of Reliance, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fulton Downing
left this weekend to bring their
daughter, Joyce, home for her
summer vacation. Joyce is a stu
dent at Unionville Junior College,
Barbourville, Kentucky.
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Peck at
tended the Lions Convention held
last Thursday and Friday in At
lantic City
Mr.. and Mrs. George Graham and
daughter, Gene, were the weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Faulkner of Newark.
Miss Alice Hearn celebrated her
18th birthday with several friends
at her home on Saturday evening,
May 27.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Corrin
and family of Wilmington, were the
weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs
T. II. Harrington.
Mrs. Earl Sylvester entertained
the members of her bridge club at
her home last Thursday evening.
Mr.. Harry Swain of st. Peters,
burg, Florida, is spending some
time with his sister, Mrs. Samuel
Short, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Evans and
Mrs. Norman Masten were enter
tanned by Mrs. Ethel Raughley at
her home before the Alumni Ban
quet on Saturday evening.
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Moore and
children of Garfield Park, were the
guests on Decoration Day OF Mr..
and Mrs. Paul III. Grant.
Mrs. Arnold Gilstad will have an
exhibit of her paintings at Wanna
makers, beginning June 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Mann enter
tanned a group of former class
mates before the Alumni Banquet
on Saturday evening.
The Harrington Faculty will hold
a luncheon on Tuesday, June 13,
in honor of asfew of the teachers
who will be leaving this year.
Milford's June Days: Friday and
Saturday, June and 8. Bargains
Galore in Every Store. 5-26-2t
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-02
LOST AND FOUND

AMELIA. Va. (AP) A month
after Ronnie and Janet Miller were
married in a double ring ceremony
Ronnie lost his ring in hay man
ger. A search was futile, A year
and a half later one of Ronnie's
COWS became i'll and was brought
to Richmond for. inspection. The
cow died but X-rays revealed the
ring in the cows stomach. Ronnie
Is wearing il again.
Milford chronicle., 1961-06-02
CALLING ALL sEMMANUELs'

WATERFOWL, NY. (AP) The
Emmanuel Congregational Church
is asking all churches which bear
the same name TO aid in the deyel-
opment and expansion of Emman-
uel Theological Seminary at Dondi,
Africa.
, 1961-10-28
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In the District Court Of the Virgin Islands
Division of St. Croix: Christiansted
In the matter of the Estate of
GOODMAN LAWRENCE E. Probate 1851
Deceased
, 1961-10-28
FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
OF Fl UNITED STATES
Regular Session
1861

TLESUIdI DGSSIOI ."'" "-.
1861
To Amend Chapter II, Title % of the Virgin Islands
Code, Relating to Continuity of Government in Event
Of Enemy Attack or Emergency or Disaster
BE IT ENACTED by the Legislature Of the Virgin Is
lands:
SECTION /. Section 11O3 Of Chapter II Of Title
% Of the Virgin Islands Code, relating to cooperation
with the President and agencies of the United States, is
amended, effective July |, 1861, by the addition of the
following:
20 The PRONUNCIATION Of Rules, regulations and
policies, with the approval Of the Legislature, for the
continuity of government in the event of enemy attack,
emergency or disaster" !.
, 1961-10-28
Deceased
NOTICE TO

Please take notice that the undersigned has been appoint
ed Administrator eta. in the above entitled estate. All credi-
tors are hereby directed to present their claims with proper
vouchers within six C) months from date hereof. Persons in
debted to the said estate are required to make payment with
in the said time. Persons claiming to be next of kin shall file
their proof OF heirship with the undersigned or the Clerk Of
the District Court within the aforesaid time.
Dated October %. 1861
Almeric I. Christian
ss Administrator
9-20-R-13 ,f