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Smyrna times., 1961-08-10
Levy Court to
Announce Shell
Decision Soon

The final battle of words over
whether a Shell Oil Company
refinery is to be or not to be
constructed in Delaware took
place on Tuesday before the
New Castle County Levy Court.
Twelve witnesses-six for and
six against-aired their views
for six and one-half hours, in
the County Engineering Build
ing on the Kirkwood Highway,
Wilmington. wing the
lengthy session, Harry H. LAM
bert, Levy Court president, in
dicated the court would come
to a decision within six weeks.
81 think the petitioner deserves
a speedy decision" Lambert was
quoted as saying. Before ad-
journment of the hearing at 10
p. m., attorneys for both sides
were told that they could sub
NIT supplemental briefs within
ten days after receiving tran
script of the hearing. The first
witness called by Shell was
Robert E. Sutherland, of Chi
cago, an expert in the field of
refinery construction and con-
troll of air and water pollution
techniques, who is associated
with Universal Oil Products,
Inc. He testified that refinery
construction has advanced to a
stage where, air and water pol
luton once caused by waste
discharges from the refineries
can now be controlled under
normal operating circumstances,
L. c. Burroughs, of the Ameri-
can Petroleum Institute, an eX-
pert on refinery operation, back
ed up Sutherland's statements
on control of water pollution
DR.. Albert A. Sparks, associate
professor of fisheries at the
University of Washington, stat
ed that his studies of the vast.
es from Shells Puget Sound re-
finery were controlled to such
a degree that they had no harm.
full effect on animals or marine
life in the area. Lauren B
Hitchcock, of New York, g
chemical engineer and expert
on smog and its causes said
a properly constructed refinery
can eliminate air pollution. JOS
eph c. Wilson, manager oi
manufacturing engineering fol
Shell, testified that accidents
where oil is spilled into the
water at refineries do happen
but such instances are not com.
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Smyrna times., 1961-08-10
House Passes
State Building
Commission Bill

A bill to use the states cred
it to provide buildings for in
dustry was passed by the House
of Representatives at Dover
Tuesday night. The bill, SSl
for SB IT'S, to create a Della
ware Industrial Building Com
mission, had been tabled and
lifted three times before it re-
ceived the necessary number of
votes for passage. The propos-
ed commission would use the
credit of the state to guarantee
bonds-up to $l0,000,000 worth
to finance construction OF
buildings for industrial firms
The object: to help bring in
new industry. The commission
would consist of five directors
appointed by the Governor with
Senate confirmation. Buildings
financed by it would have to be
"all-purpose buildings, suitable
for rental to general manufac-
turing industry" The buildings
would be leased or sold to yield
sufficient income in rental OF
mortgage payments to meet the
principal and interest on the
bonds issued for construction.
No single project guaranteed by
the commission could involve
more than $2,000,000. Some
House members opposed the bill
because it involves use of state
credit where they believe priv
ate credit should be used. On
the first roll call, on July 10,
there were only 20 yeas-and
n were needed for passage.
Two votes we're added the fol-
lowing day, two more Tuesday
afternoon, and five more Tues
day night.
Smyrna times., 1961-08-10
Safety Program
AT Rotary Meet

]. Ellery Ward, Chestertown,
Maryland, presented a program
on Safety With Firecrackers"
at the meeting of the Smyrna
Rotary Club last Thursday night.
He told of work done in the
CheStertown area with youth in
regard to safe use of firearms.
A film, Cunning the Flyways, ;"
prepared by Remington Arms
Company, showing waterfowl
shooting throughout North Am
erica was shown. Elmer P. Cor
rie was program chairman. DR..
George v. Kirk, president, con-
Quoted the meeting and a direc-
tors meeting followed the pro-
gram. ]. E. Lofland was a Wis
itor. George Ehinger and H. V.
Holloway were visiting Rotari-
ans from Dover.
Smyrna times., 1961-08-10
Summer School
Library Program
Interest at High

The summer library program
held this year at the John Bas-
sett Moore High School and
the Smyrna Elementary School,
also available to students at the
Thomas D. Clayton School, has
been very satisfactory, accord
ing to John w. Dickinson, IL
brarian, who has directed the
project. Mr.. Dickinson stated
that those attending summer
classes at the high school used
the library for reference, and
he terms the effort to keep the
libraries open three days week
as worthwhile. At the elemen-
tary school pupils have borrow
ed an average of $50 books a
day during the summer, and the
peak borrowing for a day reach
ed 204 books. The high school
library averages much less at
25 a day, but many come in
for reference work and to read
the magazines. Many students
are writing reports for which
they will receive credit. The
report includes such questions
as title, author, main characters
or ideas; what the reader liked;
found easy or hard; and total
books read. Also, during the
summer months considerable
work is being done at the Ii
brary. At the opening of school
the library will be found to
have been divided into two Sec
tions, junior and senior high,
and the collection of books will
be completely divided into the
two categories. Emphasis for
junior high is a basic book col
lection started which includes
fiction and science as recon-
mended by the American Lii
brary Collection. The fiction
collection contains many class
les. Mr.. Dickinson stressed that
the library at the high school is
open not only to students but
also to townspeople. Work is
also proceeding on the wedding
out of outdated and worn out
books, which will be replaced,
and the aim is to reach the
1860 standards as set forth by
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Smyrna times., 1961-08-10
SMYRNA Fire Co.
Fund Goal $1,000

The 1861 Financial Drive of
the Smyrna Fire Company open
ed Wednesday evening, August
2, with firemen and members of
the ladies auxiliary beginning
their door-to-door canvass. AL
though many residents have not
been called on it is planned
that they will be contacted dur
ing the next several days. With
this years goal set a $8,20O,
Bruce Ennis, financial commit
tee chairman, announces that it
is hoped that the people will
respond to the appeal for funds
and that contributions will be
ready when the volunteers call
as they have done in previous
years. The continuing rise in
prices of maintenance and pur-
chase of equipment makes it
more difficult to operate within
the means which are available.
Local firemen ask continued
support of their financial drive
to meet the fire company's op-
Grating expenses. Individual So
licitors have accepted rural as
signments and various sections
within the town limits Fire We
hicles are being used in the
residential areas to transport
auxiliary members and firemer
which at the same time identify
them as representatives of the
Smyrna Fire Company.
Smyrna times., 1961-08-10
Cancer Detection Center

The Cancer Detection Center
of the State Board of Health
will be open in Smyrna, Friday,
August l8, at the Health Unit
on East Commerce Street. The
hours will be from GAS to ll:30
a. M, and l2:45 to 2:30 p. m.
The service is open to all wom-
en- over Is years of age. Ap-
pointments may be made by
calling OIL 3-7088 or OIL 3-9658.
Smyrna times., 1961-08-10
Grange to Hold
Picnic Aug. IL

The Smyrna Grange annual
covered dish picnic will be held
at Colchester Beach on Thurs
day, August IL, with the gran
gers meeting there at ii a. M,
and dinner served at IL noon.
Members of the Smyrna Grange
will also attend the State Grange
picnic to be held on Saturday,
August 10, in the state picnic
area between Rehoboth and
Bethany Beach. The speaker al
this affair will be the guest
Roy Battles, special assistant to
the national master Herschel
Newsome.
Smyrna times., 1961-08-10
Elected Recording
Secretary for
National B.P.W.

Miss Ruth Ellen Reihm of
Smyrna, was elected recording
secretary of the National Feder-
alton of Business and Profess
sional Women's Clubs, Inc, at
the national convention in Chi
cago, ILL.,, last week. Miss Reihm
ia past president and active
member of the local Smyrna
Clayton Club, is a past presl-
dent of the Delaware Fedora
ton and last year served as in
ternational relations chairman
of the national organization.
The 42-year old national feder-
alton is composed of $500 clubs
in the SO states, District of Co.
lumbia, Puerto Rico, and Virgin
Islands and has a membership
of l75,000. Miss Reihm polled
over II percent of the 1884
votes cast. Her opponent was a
past national treasurer from
Las Vegas, New. The other new
officers are: president, Miss
Katherine Peden, Hopkinsville,
KY; first vice president, DR..
Minnie c. Miles, Tuscaloosa,
Ala; second vice president, Miss
Virginia Allan, Wyando o e,
Mich; third vice president, Mrs.
Dorothy Ford, Sherman Oaks,
Calf; treasurer, Miss Lois Fraz-
ier, Raleigh, N. c. The officers
were installed at the formal
banquet in the International
Amphitheatre by past national
president, Miss Helen Irwin,
Des Moines, Iowa. Speaker was
MIR. Arthur H. Motley, chair
man of the board of directors,
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States. Other speakers
during the convention included
Mrs. Esther Peterson, assistant
! secretary, Department of Labor
and director of the Women's
Bureau; Miss Pauline Frederick,
NBC News United Nations Cor
respondent; DR.. William m B.
Walsh, president of Project
HOPE; and Hon. Orval Faubus,
Governor of Arkansas. Miss
Reihm participated in the pro-
gram workshop which was key
noted by MIR. Guy Coriden, staff
administrator of President Ken
nedy's Commission on Nation
! al Goals; and also in the leg.
islative roundtable at which the
organizations legislative plat
form was adopted. The Della
ware delegation entertained at
an international coffee in honor
of Miss Reihm at the Waldorf
Room of the Conrad Hilton Ho-
tel, the convention headquar-
ters. In the receiving line were
Mrs. Betty Ann Hammond, Will
mington, president of the Della
ware Federation of BPW Clubs,
and Mrs. Katherine Bailey, pres
ident of the Smyrna-Clayton
Club. Other Delawareans pres
ent were Mrs. Avis Obold, Clay
mont, state firest vice president;
Miss Charlotte Abbott, Dover,
state treasurer; DR.. Elizabeth
Phillips, Georgetown, president
of the Sussex County Club and
Delaware's member on the Ma
tional Nominating Committee;
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Smyrna times., 1961-08-10
Smyrna Homemakers Club

The members of the Smyrna
Homemakers Club will join the
Smyrna Grange at their annual
covered dish picnic held at Tol-
chester Beach on Thursday, Au-
gust IL.
Evening star., 1961-01-25
He'll Be Back Soon

For the benefit of those who do not
believe there is any such thing as
bad" boy, or who are opposed to severe
punishment for serious crime, we cite
the case Of one Jesus Vasquez.
This young hoodlum (he Is 24)
walked into New York bar last August
with two other thugs and shot man in
the abdomen at close range with 12-
gauge shotgun. After numerous blood
transfusions and the extraction of go
shotgun pellets from his stomach, the
victim survived.
According to the New York Herald
Tribune, Vasquez had been "in police
trouble is times since he was IL years
old" At his trial the presiding Judge,
commenting that Vasquez was lucky not
to be before him on murder charge,
sentenced him to serve 21a years in
jail. In other words, forgetting about
time off for good behavior or possible
parole, this citizen will be back on the
streets and in the bars at age 26 or 27.
If he still has his shotgun, we suggest
that decent New Workers look for some
place to hide.
Evening star., 1961-01-25
Sensible Tax

The opposition Of Montgomery
County delegates to the S. automobile
license tax proposed by the County
Council is hard to understand
Thus far, the only objection we
have heard is that county tags would
provide "a minimum of revenue at a
maximum Of nuisance value" Well,
county officials figure the tags would
bring in an additional 100000 a year,
and If this is pittance too small to
worry about we have been misreading
the county's concern with revenues. It
is form Of taxation, furthermore, that
has been amply tested and proven in
nearby areas.
In Virginia, the officials Of Arling-
ton, Fairfax, Alexandria and Falls
Church all apply such tax, one reason
being that it is among the few levies
which can be assessed against residents
who do not own real estate. Mont
gomery'S real estate taxes already are
perhaps the highest in the area, and
we would imagine that property owners
there would not find it nuisance" to
receive bit Of help-even 100000
worth-from non home owners who re-
quire and use full share Of expensive
county services.
Evening star., 1961-01-25
High Crime at Sea

comic opera could be made of the
fantastic story of the seizure of the
Portuguese cruise ship Santa Maria.
Actually, however, the story is far from
funny. For this act of piracy-carried
out in that same Caribbean area once
terrorized by buccaneers like Blackboard
adds up to grave maritime crime,
and particularly ugly one because of
its callous victimizing of the 600 pas
sengers aboard (including women and
children).
In effect, these passengers have
been kidnapped, and they are being held
captive along with the ships crew Of
more than $40. The guilty parties are
fiamboyant Portuguese exile named
Henrique Malta Galvao and his heavily
armed band of followers. And behind
these stands General Humberto Del
gado, who was defeated in Portugars
1858 presidential election. Claiming to
have been cheated out of victory, he
has since taken up residence in Brazil,
where he apparently has been trying to
organize a rebellion" against Premier
Salazar's government in Lisbon.
General Delgado, together with
Galvao, has described the capture of
the Santa Maria as an act designed to
promote that rebellion" Indeed, he
has even gone so far as to demand that
British and American warships with
draw from pursuit of the vessel because
The seizure of 1t "does not represent
Evening star., 1961-01-25
Cites Constitution
Fern Whiteside,

Recently the Suprem e
Court has been attacked by
people who have twisted and
distorted the Constitution to
show that 1t has no author
1ty with respect to the school
desegregation crisis. This Is
the real issue, not Khru-
shchev. religion or propa-
ganda. as argued.
Most Americans seemed
desperately in need Of en-
lightenment on o few basic
facts, which might explain
the basis Of the problem.
Perhaps this letter will at
least encourage some to read
the Constitution. and stimu-
late others to learn the rela-
tionship between the Su-
preme Court and education.
According to the Consti-
tuition. Art. Ill. Sec. 2, the
judicial powers Of the Su-
preme Court &c. shall ex-
tend to all cases in law and
equity. arising under the
Constitution. the Laws Of the
United States
Many people have argued
that the classic 1854 desegre-
cation case Of Brown VS..
Board Of Education OF To-
peka was not within the
power Of the court. especial
ly as 1t related to education,
a province held sacredly by
the States. However. anyone
familiar with the case will
know that it dealt with the
equal protection clause of
the Fourteenth Amendment,
thus making it we'll within
the courts Jurisdiction.
It has been argued that as
the States signed the Consti-
tuition. they thus made it
their creature. It should be
realized that when the States
ratified the Constitution.
they placed themselves un-
der its authority, and can
not abrogate this at will.
This concept was finally set
tied in 1865.
Though there is no specific
mention Of education in the
Constitution. this should not
ne construed to mean that
the States have sole author
ity because the Tenth Amend
ment states in part "The
powers are reserved to
tne States respectively or to
the people" emphasis SUD-
pliedD. Let the people make
the final decision.
Melvin G., Rergman.
Evening star., 1961-01-25

@. Please give q recipe for
a homemade suet cake for
feeding wild birds.-D. L.
A. Melt one pound Of beef
suet over a low heat, and
after it is all melted blend
in IL ounces Of crunchy pea
nut butter. Then add two
cups mixed bird seed, one
half cup cornmeal, one cup
raisinS and stir we'll. This
suet cake can be frozen or
refrigerated If you do not
wish to use it all at one time.
@. What Is the basic pur-
pose Of SEATO?-H. U.
A. SEATO Southeast
Asia Treaty Organization) is
a defensive alliance by which
Australia, France, New Zea-
land. Pakistan, the Philip
pines, Thailand, the United
Kingdom, and the United
States cooperate to provide
for their security against
armed aggression and sub
version in Southeast Asia,
and for the promotion Of the
economic progress and So
cial well-being Of their peo-
pie. It was signed at Manila
September 8, 1854, and went
into effect for the United
States on February 10, 1855.
Evening star., 1961-01-25
Urban PLANNING

The report in The Star Of
January IA on the meeting
Of the Urban Planning Di-
rector with Alexandria archi-
tects, deals more fully with
vocal criticism offered, than
with other constructive sug-
gestions made and discussed.
In this concept" stage Of
the redevelopment project.
the director has wisely in
vited the opinions Of all
parties and groups concerned.
and has had meetings for
this purpose. The under
signed has had such expert
ence In representing q group.
other than architectural. and
realizes the continuing truth
in the planners dictum, Of
1941. that, "it Is the right
and duty Of a community to
plan itself" Is not the fusion
Of their efforts the base Of
the civic plan?
In the simplest terms. the
purposes Of urban planning
are neither wholly scientific
nor wholly those Of econom-
les nor architecture. We come
to the fusion Of civic ele-
ments In one pattern by in
tensive cooperation ~ with q
deadline for the planner-
to develop a project. by both
comment and criticism-for
the civic betterment.
1t may be hoped that criti-
cism and discussion may be
ripened by serious study
Of the plan. as it develops,
and thus be focused more in
telligently. or attacked more
constructively, when the "fur-
ther architectural studies"
suggested by the director are
invited.
Del0s H. Smith.
Evening star., 1961-01-25
Melvin G. Bergm;
FDR Memorial

What are the eggheads
trying to do to the Roose-
velts?
Following the Teddy me-
mortal fiasco, along comes
approval Of a preposterous
design for an FDR memorial,
which many will rate as an
outcropping of nitwits. Ger
tainly there should be ma
tional memorials for the two
Roosevelts, as for many 9TH
ers Of Americas truly great
men and women. A little
common honesty and some
regard for American stand
ards, which they so uniquely
represent, as well as artistic
achievement, would seem to
be in order to commence
rate notable contributions to
progress by outstanding
Americans.
MOdandred.
Evening star., 1961-01-25
Attention, Old Guard!

Perhaps I can use this
method Of extending greet
ings to the members of Com
pany D, Of the High School
Cadets. for the year 1928,
Of which ] was captain.
We marched in President
Woodrow Wilson's inaugural
parade. as did the ten other
companies. including Com
pany B. led by Captain j.
Edgar Hoover. My close
friend, Fred Siddons (then
known as Heyward). was
second lieutenant Of Com
pany H.
Looking toward retirement.
I should like to record some
thing Of the experiences Of
the u members Of my COM
pany. particularly their par
ticipation in the First World
War. I hope to hear from
some Of them.
Walker O. Nettleton.
81 Water street
Guilford, Conn.
Evening star., 1961-01-25
Europe Offering Some Problems
Foreign Correspondent Of The Star

Macmillan viii try to per-
Suade Gen. de Gaulle to agree
to the opening of negotia-
tions aimed at setting up q
general European customs
union. If he fails, as seems
not unlikely. Mr.. Kennedy's
good offices" would be called
on presumably to bring pres
sure on the French in favor
Of a compromise.
One must add hastily that
this particular view Of COM
ing events is receiving no
encouragement in official
circles here. In fact, If such
a scheme is actually brewing.
the British Embassy doesn't
seem to have heard Of it. And
when it comes to the Ameri-
can reaction, one. gathers
that the brewers may be in
for something Of an unpleas-
ant surprise.
Doubtful Of Big Change
Officials charged with the
job of carrying out American
economic policy in Europe
are naturally a little hesitant
at this stage about predicting
the attitudes Of their new
masters in Washington. How
ever, In terms Of continuing
basic American interests,
they find it hard to believe
that any radical change Of
policy toward Europe's SKIES
and seYens is in the works.
For some time at least, the
major effort of the new ad-
ministration is likely to be
devoted to the task Of i'm
proving Americas own trade
position with Europe. And to
encourage the creation Of q
new customs union that would
inevitably diScrimin q t e
against American importers
is hardly a logical step in this
direction.
Far-fetched as 1t may be.
however, the idea Of involv.
ing Mr.. Kennedy in Europe's
economic problems is symp-
tomato Of the prevailing
mood in these parts. Right
ly or wrongly, people are
looking to the new admins
tration to play q far more
energetic role in exerting its
leadership in the free world
than did It's predecessor. Al
ready. the pressures are
building to swing the direc-
ton Of this leadership one
way or another. And, II
anything, they are likely to
increase in the weeks to come.
Evening star., 1961-01-25

traffic at private parties,
and we were caught down
town without o paddle. May
be we would be better off If
we gently dropped the wealth.
er prophets overheard and
relied on the Hagerstown Al
manac.
Angus Sinclair.
Thousands Of dollars were
spent by the District to re-
move ice and snow from the
streets to make 1t safer and
easier for automobiles to
run. 1t would be interesting
to know how much was spent
IN removing ice and snow
from sidewalks to make it
easier and safer for pedes-
trians to walk. Three weeks
after our first snowstorm
there was still ice and snow
in front Of some churches,
filling stations. apartment
buildings. stores and resi-
dences. Why?
Fern Whiteside.
Evening star., 1961-01-25

e~8eS@Se
AS If the new administra-
ton will not have troubles
enough Of its own, the vari-
ETY. Of problems which threat
ems to be dumped in its lap
in the near future Is i'm
pressive.
In Europe, one has the i'm
preston that the last few
months have been dedicated
largely to marking time until
the new team Is installed.
Disputes and disagreements
within the alliance have spent
the winter on ice. The COM
ing of spring promises to re-
lease q flood which will wend
its way inevitably to the
steps of the White House.
The latest idea, timed OBJ
viously as part of the build
up for the visit Of Prime
Minister Macmillan to Paris
this week end, Is that Mr..
Kennedy may soon be called
in as a kind Of referee to ar
bitrate-of all things-the
differences between Europe's
rival trade blocs. Rumors in
spired in Britain hint at a
major new effort by Mr..
Macmillan to bridge the gap
between the European Com
mon Market and the British
led free trade AREA gap
which. in British eyes at
least, threatens to split West
ern Europe into rival camps.
Somewhat wishfully per-
haps, these sources are pre-
dieting major changes Of pol
icy by the new administration
toward the 2-year-old dis
pute. In the past. the United
States has kept carefully
aloof, while encouraging the
development Of the Common
Market as an important fac
tor in the unification Of the
six-nation community. Brit
ish arguments In favor Of a
larger European free trade
area into which the Common
Market would be absorbed
have not met with much en-
thuSiaSm.
How the Rumor Goes
Under Mr.. Kennedy. how
ever, one hears that things
will be different. Impressed
by the need for the more ef-
ficient mobilization Of Eu-
ropes economic resources,
the new President is described
as anxious to heal the rift.
According to one version, Mr..