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Evening star., 1961-11-15

cases are not worrying wa
learned today.
Mr.. Saxon was quoted in
as saying he planned public dI
withheld from publication;
that he would arrange public
hearings and disclose "perti-
nent data" in such matters as
mergers.
It remains to be seen what
Mr.. Saxon meant by pertinent
data" but he Is very favorably
known by bankers across the
country and there is a great
deal Of confidence here that
he win not do anything con-
sidered as unfair to banks.
Exception Noted
One leading Washington
banker said that except in
an emergency case where pub
lie confidence might be at
stake, he felt that a public
hearing and full disclosure of
facts would be q very good
thing for both bankers and
the general public. Another
was more cautious, but said
he had every confidence in
Mr.. Saxon, whom he rated as
a close friend and an able
lawyer and banker.
While many bankers were
sorry to see. the retirement
of Ray N. Gidney as Controller
Of the Currency, who has been
a determined advocate of
strong banks, they were very
warm in their praise of Mr..
Saxon's interim appointment.
The Chicago lawyer, who
was associated with the First
National Bank Of Chicago for
many years, left for Washing
ton today and is expected to
be sworn in tomorrow. Mr..
Gidney's resignation is effec-
tive tonight.
While Mr.. Saxon's plans for
public airing of merger cases
and other banking matters
have not been detailed, they
indicate quite q change from
the past.
Mr.. Gidney and previous con-
trollers have kept most facts
relating to approval or dis
approval Of mergers in strict
confidence. The applying banks
were notified Of application
approvals and could in turn
announce the news at their
own discretion. Disapprovals
were seldom announced, but
when an application was
shelved long enough, it simply
was forgotten.
Situation Examined
Upon receipt of an applica-
ton the controllers office
made its own thorough exam
nation of the situation and
also asked competing banks
that would be affected for their
opinions in the matter. All
OF the material was considered
in confidence and never dis
closed.
For this reason, when At
torney General Robert Ken
nedy objected to certain bank
mergers. which had been ap-
proved by Mr.. Gidney after
long consideration, there was
little material to enable the
general public to Judge the
relative merits of these two
positions.
Mr.. Gidney had long empha-
sized in his speeches over the
Nation the Importance of
strong banks able to meet mod
ern competitive conditions. He
had defended a number of
mergers on grounds that they
had actually increased rather
than lessened competition.
On more than one occasion
ne had pointed out that more
than 40 District banks be-
fore the bank holiday had been
too small and too weak to meet
conditions satisfactorily. Fewer
and stronger banks could meet
and survive competition. he de-
clared.
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New Controllers Plans
For Merger Publicity
Doesn't Worry Bonkers
By DONALD B. HADLEY
star Financial Editnr

The announced plans of James j. Saxon the incoming
Controller of the Currency for public hearings
cases are not worrying Washington bankers
learned today
MI. Saxon quoted in dispatches from Chicago
saying he planned public disclosure of radonay
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OVER COUNTER

Following prices fiirnishe6 - -.
National Association Of seci,ritiss
dealers in Washington represent ths
range within which locally ACTIVE
siS seiSSuriues could have been bought or
is AZ L Pm. wednesday. November
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The association had assets
of $24.689.566 on October 81
and invested capital of $22.-
062, ,304.
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{ the year.
Smyrna times., 1961-10-19

music, a number of selections
preceding the ceremony, and the
bridal march, was played by
Mr.. Stimson Carrow, a cousin
of the bride. Immediately fol-
lowing the ceremony the couple
left for a wedding trip thru
Virginia. Upon their return
they will live in New Castle.
AS part of the statewide Civ
il Defense Program, a First Aid
Post was set up in this area,
at Pleasanton's Garage, on the
Smyrna-Clayton road. This Post
was manned by persons trained
in Red Cross First Aid, by nurs-
es, and by local physicians. This
Post was called for drill on
Tuesday, as their part in the
Civil Defense week program,
which ends today. Persons par
ticipating were on call by radio
signal and siren between the
hours of noon and 6 p. m. This
drill was to check speed of as
sembly, primarily. Each First
Aide was asked to get to the
Post as quickly as possible, af-
ter which attendance was taken.
No work was done at the Post.
Letters sent by the Wilmington
headquarters of the Delaware
Red Cross stated that eff Civil
Defense in Delaware is to work,
then every man and woman,
regardless of his or her station
in life, must be willing to do
his or her part" Miss Anna B.
Beckett, local chairman, was in
charge here. Reporting at the
Post on Tuesday were DR.. Rich
ard Comegys, Mrs. R. F. Cook,
R. NJ, Mrs. Frank Badur, Mrs.
C. G. Handy, Mrs. Lee Gooden,
Mrs. William Hollett, Mrs. Ry-
near Slaughter, and Miss Beck
EFT. 1t took the group from this
Smyrna times., 1961-10-19

town twelve minutes, with three
stops, to reach Pleasanton's
Garage, Miss Beckett said.
Mrs. Davis H. Bell was elect
ed president of the American
Legion Auxiliary at a meeting
at the legion room Monday
night, succeeding Mrs. Clark
Knotts. Mrs. Creadick Ennis
was elected vice-president; Mrs.
Roland Deamer, recording Sec
retary; Mrs. Grant Garis, cor
responding secretary and treas
urer; Miss Agnes Wick, chap
lain, and Mrs. Harry Turner,
sergeant-at-arms.
MIR. and Mrs. George Carter
of Cedarbrook Farm, MIR. and
Mrs. William E. Foard, and MIR.
Merrill Hendrickson, Whining
ton, spent the weekend in Beth
lehem, Pa, with MIR. and Mrs.
Bayard Briggs. Mrs. Briggs, who
was Miss Mildred Carter, cele-
brated her birthday Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. Edwin Hill have
returned from their wedding
trip and are occupying an ap-
artment at the Stockley home.
Mrs. Hill was the former Miss
Harriet Gill of Chestertown,
Md, where their wedding took
place in Christ Methodist Church
Tuesday, October 7.
Mrs. Homer D. Hudson enter
tanned at a small tea Monday
afternoon at the Wayside Inn
in honor of Mrs. Arthur Kidder,
Washington, D. c.
The Clayton Century Club
will hold a flower show at the
club room tonight at 7:3O
o'clock. Committee on arrange
ment includes Mrs. Charles Den
ney, Mrs. c. w. Collision, and
Mrs. Reynolds Pratt. There will
be four classes: Large baskets,
Smyrna times., 1961-10-19

bile trip through Delaware in
DR.. Marvel's fine limosine and
stopped over in Smyrna both
going Saturday evening and re-
turning Monday evening.
Rev. and Mrs. Henry Hol-
mead were among those who
attended the meeting of the
Womans Auxiliary in Smyrna
last week. Rev. Holmead was
formerly rector of st. Peters
Church and he and Mrs. Hol-
mead received warm welcome.
Miss Ethel Grieves returned
with them for few days visit.
MIR. and Mrs. George L.Town-
send, Jr., of Middletown, spent
Sunday with MIR. and Mrs. R.
D. Hoffecker. On Sunday after
noon Mrs. Hoffecker entertain
ed company at Bridge" as a
compliment TO Mrs. Townsend.
Miss Hilda Kirby gave a
marshmellow party at her home
Friday evening in honor of her
guest, Miss Mary E. Stewart,
Philadelphia.
At the home of ]. Heston At
well, No. 24l4 Jefferson Street,
Wilmington, on Saturday even
ing, September %, Alvin E. At
well, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
w. Atwell, of Townsend, and
Miss Carrie S. Stevens, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas l..
Stevens, of Clayton, were mar
ried by the Rev. G. w. Rooms
pastor o Scott M. E. Church.
The ceremony was performed
in the presence of a few friends.
After short wedding trip. they
will live near Townsend.
Smyrna times., 1961-10-19
81 so YEARS AGO
Taken From Our OLD Files of Corresponding Week

duet by Miss Edith Beck and
Miss Lillian Speakman preced-
ed the address. The program
for Friday, October 20, is as
follows: Paper, Some American
characteristics" by Mrs. L.
Irving Handy; a Travel Talk"
by Mrs. F. F. Evans, Chairman
of History.
Miss Hester Rutledge who for
% years has been the faithful
and obliging first assistant post
mistress of the Smyrna postof-
flee, has rendered her resigna-
tion to Postmaster Thomas JEFF
ferson to take place Saturday
night. Miss Rutledge will leave
to make her home with Mrs. B.
". Weldon and Miss Emma
Weldon in Brooklyn, N. Y. The
leaving of Miss Hester is at
tended with deep regret on the
part of her friends as we'll as
the postoffice officials where her
relations have been most pleas
ant. She will be succeeded by
Miss Anna Lewis daughter of
Captain and Mrs. j. M. Lewis,
of this town. Miss Rutledge has
served faithfully through seven
administrations, assisting Post
masters w. H. Baggs, John H.
Bewley, Thomas Jefferson, Sam
.uel ]. Reynolds, Thomas B. Me-
gear and the last two terms
under Postmaster Thomas JEFF
ferson.
Not to be outdone by other
towns on the peninsula, several
Middletown young women have
formed a Bachelor Girls Club"
The members meet once a week
and take up line of reading
suggested by an experienced
person. A dire penalty is to
be inflicted upon any "Bache-
lor" who dares to break her
VOWS and join the ranks of mar
ried women. But matrimony is
in the air this fall, SO we fear
for some of the Bachelors"
The girls belonging to the club
are Misses Maude Deakyne,
Prudence Lewis, Lenora Davis,
Blanch Deakyne, Edith Shall
cross, Jean Metten, Blanch Rob-
erts, Estella Beasten, Anna Will
son, Emma Kelley and Elma
Deakyne.
DR.. and Mrs. Emery Marvel,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Mar
vel, of Atlantic City, were the
guests over Monday night of
Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Hoffecker.
The party was on an automo-
Smyrna times., 1961-10-19

The streets to surround the
new Federal Building Smyrna
House site) have all been ar
ranged for and at a special
meeting of Smyrna Town Coun-
Gil Friday night they were ac-
cepted and will be laid off and
graded as soon as the ground
is cleared. Council had expect
ed and sometime ago passed a
resolution agreeing to condemn
the property for the streets in
the event of the Smyrna House
site being selected by the Gov
ernment, but the Committee of
Fifteen forstalled this by ar
ranging a much easier plan
through their attorney Charles
Howell LeFevre, Esq. The lat
ter had DR.. E. S. Dwight, Gar
rett Foxwell and Cyrus P.Gears
to deed the property to be laid
off into streets and Friday night
Attorney LeFevre in company
with Eugene Davis, w. A. Far
les, c. R. Massey and E. P.
Collins, appeared before Coun-
Gil and presented the deeds with
the request that Council by re-
solution accept same and order
recorded. AS a compliment to
the donors, one of the streets
is named Dwight Avenue, one
Foxwell Avenue and the other
Federal Street.
Smyrna baseball fans are
watching with enthusiastic in
terest the series of games be-
tween the Philadelphia Athletics
and New York Giants. The
score is being received in Smyr-
ma by innings and posted on a
chart in he window of Clifton
& Jones pharmacy. Smyrna of
course is shouting for the Ath-
letics and did not lose hope
Saturday when the first game
was won by the Giants at New
York, 2 to /. Monday in Phil
adelphia the score was 3 to l
in favor of Athletics and yes
terday in New York 3 to 2 in
favor of Athletics. Baker the
"home-run hitter" is a native
of Trappe, on the Eastern Shore
of Maryland, and the great bat
tie between the pitchers excites
much enthusiasm. The Athletics
are in good form and are ex-
pected to win the worlds
championship.
The Rev. w. d. Parry ad-
dressed the Twentieth Century
Club last Friday afternoon on
Educational Sanity" A piano
Smyrna times., 1961-10-19
20 Years Ago

The Smyrna Girl Scouts are
making plans for singing carols
in the traditional old English
manner during the Christmas
season, announced Mrs. Thomas
Russell, scout director here. The
weekly meetings are being set
aside for the study of the Gus
toms of the sixteenth century,
when carol singing was at its
height, she said. The carols
sang by the waits are being
rehearsed. The girls are also
studying the costumes of the
period with view to design
ing some of the same type for
the scout carolers. The troop
members are hoping to be able
to offer a pleasing program to
the community and to be able
to accept invitations to sing in
the homes where there are ell
derly people, invalids or small
children, Mrs. Russell said. The
following girls joined the Smyr-
ma Girl Scouts in the tenderfoot
class: Alice Jane Matthews, Joan
Springer, Marjorie Lamb, Sally
Bodley, Doris Biting, Mabel
Badur, Ann Stevenson, Betty
Berry, Leota Hadley, Ruth John
son, Marie FAIRIES, Peggy Clark,
Elizabeth Deemer. They will be
trained in second-class scouting
by Sarah Stevenson and Betty
Russell.
The Smyrna Little Theatre
has been invited by the Univer-
sity Drama Group of Newark
to take part in the first one
act playbill of that group on
October 30th. The Little The
atre has decided to reproduce
the one-act play, George" by
Van H. Cartmell, given by them
last April at the Smyrna Play
Festival. This play competed
with two others at that time,
the ]. B. M. School Workshop,
and the Clayton All Players.
The Little Theatre play won the
first award. Appearing in
George" will be Miss Elizabeth
Thornley,, Mrs. Louise Hoffeck-
er Burslem, Mr.. Guy Edmond
son, and MIR. Mahlon Hagerty.
The play will be directed by
MIR. Glenn S. King and prompt
ed by Mrs. Henry c. Webb.
The marriage of Miss Ruth
Elma Nowland, daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. William T. Nowland
and Mr.. Joseph Walter Downes,
son of MIR. and Mrs. j.. M.
Downes, took place Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock in AS
bury Methodist Church, with
Rev. DR.. James w. Colona offic-
iating. The bride had as her
only attendant Miss Betty Phil
lips of Smyrna. MIR. Howard
Nowland, brother of the bride,
was best man. The wedding
Smyrna times., 1961-10-19

large vases, table bouquets, and
arrangements of winter bou-
quets. Recently appointed chair
men of new committees are:
American citizenship, Mrs. Ern-
est Davis; national defense, Mrs.
Carroll West.
Evening star., 1961-12-31

provinces of Bess0rabi0 and
Northern BueOeiss0.
These four moves, accord.
ing to Communist apologists
for the then Soviet ruler, Joseph
Stain, were intended to "win
time and to improve Russia's
position for an expected Nazi
attack. But Khrushchev him.
self has disclosed that Stain,
ignoring repeated warnings by
Winston Churchill and Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, was not pre-
pared for the attack when it
came. Stain evidently believed
Evening star., 1961-12-31
UNITED NATIONS, NY.

UNITED NATIONS. NY.
WHAT IS THE SOVIET UNIONS favOrite charge
against the us. and the Free World? That we are
colonial POurers, holding millions Of backward peo-
pies in servitude.
What are the facts? Just the opposite! On the
previous pages is THIS WEEKS new World Forecast
Map, which graphically shows the true picture. The
Free World has given independence to almost all its
former colonies, while the Soviet Union has been
seizing by brute force millions of people in the same
period. And right now the Red Empire is probing
the soft spots of Laos, Vetnam and Cuba.
''ColOnialism is doomed" doomed Nikta
Khrushchev boastfully before the recent Commu-
mist Party congress in Moscow, "and stake ,eiN be
driven into its grape''
Unfortunately, he spoke only half-truth. The
Soviet ruler referring to the rapidly vanishing
colonialsm of the Western powers. He chose to
ignore the new Red coloniafsm which has over
taken and surpassed Western colonialism.
After pledging United States support to end
what remained of TRADITIONAL colonialsn'," Presi-
dent Kennedy told the UN General Assembly: There
is no ignoring the fact that the tide of seldetemi
nation has not yet reached the Communist empire,
where population far larger than that officially
IeTmeu OepcLucnL LFCS uIlucT
by foreign troops instead of free institutions, under
system which knows only party and one belief,
which suppresses free debate, free elections, free
newspapers, books and trade unions, and which
builds wall to keep truth stranger and its own
citizens prisoners"
The centerfold map, prepared especially for
THIS WEEK, gives graphic contrast of the new and
the old colonialism 1t shows the rise of one and the
fall of the other 1t should help put into perspective
the lopsided picture of the globe given by the heavy
bombardment of skillful Soviet propaganda.
Arecent UN speech by Foreign Minister Hashim
Jawad of Irag indicated the need for enlightenment
even in high places. Mr.. Jawad said, ''7he West is
on the ,UrOng side Of social and political revolution
.rch is s.Ueeping all the underdepeloped areas Of the
trOrId" He was UNDERSTANDABLE impatient over delay
in the liquidation of remaining Western colonial
holdings but he ignored the extent Of areas which
already have been liberated and he oblivious Of
- a
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popwLAvIoN 1895 Western held colonies ac-
counted for third Of the eavth's population.
Communism ruled only Russia, Outer Mongolia
in Hitler, relied their pact used it for territorial
aggrandizement and sat back to await the outcome
of the war between Nazi Germany and the West.
At any rate, if these seizures were intended to
serve temporary tactical defense purposes the bor-
rowed' territory has not yet been returned to its
owners years after the end of the with Germany.
Mr.. Khrushchev has condemned Stain for many
things, but not for the annexation of territory.
In the autumn of 1914 the autonomous Repub-
lie of Tam" TssSo, lying between Outer Mongolia
and Russia, absorbed by the Soviet Union. In
June. l945, Czechosovakia was obliged to hand over
the province of R~fhe~iH. Just before Japan sur
rendered to the United States, Moscow jumped into
Evening star., 1961-12-31

eign Communist control. The map should jog sleepy
minds. 1t speaks louder than words
From 1889 up to the end of 1861 the Wessern
powers, notably Britain, France, Italy, Belgium and
the Netherlands, granted independence to ~ colo
Ri0I dependent territories, mostly in Africa and
Asia, with total area of 100000 square miles
and with total population today of 900 million
(roughly three times the size and five times the
population of the U.S.). Britain alone released
more than $50 million colonial dependent people
in the greatest, largely amicable withdrawal in
history.
During this same period the two rulers Of the
Communist world, Russia and China, Gcquired eo~-
troll Of one "siIio" square miles Of foreign land
with combined population of las million. This was
in the form of outright annexed territory and satel
ites held separately shared between them 1t rep
resents more than twice the estimated 20 million peo
pie in the remaining Western colonial lands and bears
out Mr.. Kennedy's remark about the 'far larger"
population absorbed by the Communist empire.
Here is where and how the two Communist
giants built their empire:
Soviet Russia
Ir September, 1899, in a Joint operation with
the forces of Naz Germany, Russian troops invaded
Easfers Poland and seized 69, 800 square miles with
II million people. Two months later they moved
against Finland and subsequently bit off 1900
square miles. The following June they grabbed the
three Baltic states of Lassi Lisuanis and Essosiu
That same month Moscow obliged the Romanian
Evening star., 1961-12-31

COLONIAL "TR'A"cif": KtshoeO D and Mao ~ nbroiIed
tiny Red colony Of anio headed BY Enuer HorhG cete
Evening star., 1961-08-11

American Motors periodically brings all Of its employees
together for topmanagement discussion Of problems and
opportunities involved in serving the consumer better
Rambler success has been due basicaiy to things:
sThe heeommonsense compactcardea pioneered by Rambler
Emphasis on superior trouble-free Rambler quality.
Letting people know the facts about Rambler ADVANTAGES
Today one of biggest competitive advantages-one
that is winning us customers who become unofficial
Rambler "salesmen" us superior product quality.
Evening star., 1961-08-11

That's why George Romney enlisted and secured the sup
port OF all our employees in the new "A.OK Quality
Workmanship" program. .
That's also why Rambler created an important new de-
partment unique in the automobile industry This depart
ment in addition to the usual organization methods
employed to achieve quality.
This new Customer Quality Assurance Department acts
like an outside critic auditor and is responsible directly
to President Romney instead of to manufacturing executives
Evening star., 1961-08-11

ees thaC what the American
consumer wants most as stand
ard equipment in his cars is
trouble-free quality. He asked
all Of the employees to pledge
their intensified emphasis on
quality. And they agreed
enthusiastically.
Evening star., 1961-08-11

production industry you don't get quality just by
wishing for it. Or boasting about it. You have to work for
it all the time.
Some have called this the era of the sloppy
workmanship on the part of executives professionals and
workers One of our problems the world is that America
Evening star., 1961-08-11

American Motors has faceto-face, spadea-spade habit
At the facetoface call spadea-spade meetings in Keno
sha and Milwaukee, Mr.. Romney told the % 600 employ
Evening star., 1961-08-11

lts expert staff audts eomponents and final ear quality
as produced by our regular manufacturing departments
quality that has been subject to the scrutiny of full
staff of regular inspectors Members of this new depart.
ment have the authority to stop the production lines any
time quality isn't measuring up to what customers have
Evening star., 1961-08-11

the right to expect.
If you are not already one Of the 1,25O, 900 Ram.
bier owners, would be to your advantage to learn
what these owners know-ttat superior touble-t7ee
quality is standard equipment in Rambler.
Ask any Rambler owner about his Rambler - then
test drive one at your nearest Rambler dealer.
Evening star., 1961-08-11

nasn mace Cne most OF what 1t has.
American Motors company-wide objective is
to make touble-fee Ramblers the symbol of
American industrial integrity and honesty
onaake Rambler quality superior to cars costing
much more built anywhere in the world.
Evening star., 1961-08-20

for him to supply the brand
of cigarettes that you pre-
fer. Also, he could carry
matches or a lighter so that
he may not only offer the
cigarette, but light it as well.
@. I am very confused
about where I should walk
when I am escorting two
girls on the street. Do I walk
in the middle between them,
on the inside, or on the
outside?
Mr.. T. M.
A. A man should always
walk nearest the curb wheth-
er he is escorting one woman
or two women. This has been
the custom for many years
and should be followed.
Evening star., 1961-08-20

and celery come under the
heading.
Don't make too much of a
point of fancy table man
ners." Just make every ef-
fort to eat in a way that
is not offensive to others.
Then you should have moth
ing to worry about.
Questions and Answers
@. If the man you are 60
ing out with doesn't smoke,
and you do, should you carry
your own cigarettes or is he
expected to furnish them?
Miss A. R.
A. If he is a thoughtful
escort, and sees you often,
it would be a nice gesture
Evening star., 1961-08-20

as to whether or not one
should eat shoestring pota-
toes, crisp bacon and aSpara-
gus with the fingers. Chicken
drumsticks and chop bones
have also come in for their
share Of argument. Al OF
these foods grace the sum-
mer menu quite often. All Of
them can be eaten with more
relish if just the fingers are
used. However, I think the
final decision should depend
on the time, the place and
circumstances.
If any of these foods are
being consumed at a picnic.
a beach party or back yard
get-together, it would seem
perfectly appropriate tn a t
they be eaten with the fin
gers. Informality is the order
of the day at such gather
ings. However, I would
strongly suggest that the
knife and fork be used when
dining formally or in a pub
lie restaurant. 1t is obvious
that using the fingers pre-
sentS a rather messy, and
certainly ungraceful picture
to the beholder.
Of course, there are Ger
tain foods that may properly
be eaten with the fingers at
any time. In many instances
they can't be eaten any
other way. Corn on the cob,
olives. radishes, potato chips