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Milford chronicle., 1961-08-11

my husband doesn't do any,
thing around the house and when
he does employ handymen he never
insists that the job be expertly fin
ished. We have a beautiful new
deck off our living room that over
looks a lake. But it can't be used
because it has been so messiiy in
stalled at the point where it meets
the house. There is two-inch
gap btween the bottom shingles
and the deckfloor. / have no idea
why it was designed that way,
but my husband has not had 1t
fixed. Do you know of any way to
conceal this area meanwhile, so
that / could have guests on the
deck during the nice weather"
A low narrow planter would not
only suit your purpose but look
very attractive as border along
the deck floor where it meets the
house shingles. II that side OF the
house does not get enough sun to
grow flowers then use ivy or phil
odendron or install colOrfui plants
in small pots, removing them for
sun baths from time to time An
other idea is to get a strip OF
scalloped wood, the kind that is
used for kitchen valances, and use
it as a Dashboard, running it seal
lop side up along that area.
1--WE have a lovely Fieldstone
house that is supported on the
terrace side by wooden beams A
friend who has a similar house
in our area has discovered that
their beams are loaded with ter
mites. Is there any do-it-yoursef
method of termite-proofiag wooden
beams. We want to use the ounce
of prevention. hoping to avoid our
friends misfortune"
Termite prevention is techni-
que that apparently requires the
services of experts. 1t would De
a good idea to consult a local
firm that specializes in termite
problems. Many people believe that
if they keep cord wood outdoors
a short distance from the house,
it will attract termites, and they
will be distracted from the wooden
beams and piers Of the house. This
theory may have evolved by the OBJ
servation that cord wood often is
loaded with termites, even though
the house is left alone.
I'VE plan to put an addition on
our house. but cannot afford TO
do the Job now. My husband wants
to dig a foundation during the good
weather. pouring concrete when he
can afford IL. He will decide later
how to divide up the area as we
haven't made up our minds what
we need other than bathroom.
and have no way of figuring the
cost, since we will be using our
own labor"
II your husband is house build
ing for the first time you should
get an architect to make your plan
before you proceed. This invest
ment in services should more than
pay for itself with savings that
might be realized by having good
plan. The architect should be able
to tell you what you can get for
your dollars. Many amateur build
ers have found that 1t is necessary
to get experienced help with the
initial building. basic house frame
and uprights. Your husband could
dig the foundation and pour the
concrete. but he should have a
plan before he proceeds.
Milford chronicle., 1961-08-11

THE LIGHTNING SEASON

The National Safety Council recently
warned that hardly anyone is concerned Ov-
err the danger from lightning any longer.
The fact that four people are killed each
week by lightning, and more than this in
the summer (the average is about four per
week for the year,. and some thirty iniur-
ed each week in the United States alone,
shows we should take proper precautions
and have greater respect for the power of
lightning.
One statistician recently figured out that
during the April-October lightning season,
the average person could expect forty to
eighty lightning bolts to strike within half
a mile Of his house. The same statistician
claims that more than one-third of all fires
in rural areas are caused by electrical dis
charges such as lightning.
In general, there is one simple rule to
avoid the primary danger of being struck
by lightning Never let yourself become the
high object in the area, or be caught on the
highest object in the area, as thunder
storm approaches.
The safest places to be, in lightning
storm, are in protected homes, steel-framed
buildings or in an automobile with the win
dows closed. If you are out in the open. get
into low place. such as ravine, under a
cliff, or maybe in ditch or cave. If you
cannot do that, lie fiat on the ground.
And, as a final note, remember that tele-
vision antennas do not keep your home safe.
Actually, these antennas are often open in
vitations to lightning, and many sets are
struck each year and persons by them are
sometimes killed or injured.
Milford chronicle., 1961-08-11

The reef rising steeply from the
mile-deep Tongue of the Ocean
which borders Andres Island in
the Bahamas is second in size only
to Austra'ia's Great Barrier Reef.
Milford chronicle., 1961-08-11
OUT OF ALL REASON

Proposed new postage rates would in
crease postal costs for small-town weekly
and daily newspapers by an average of 254
per cent-and would undoubtedly force
many of them out of business. That is the
gist of figures compiled by the National Ed
itOrial Association, and presented by an AS
ISOLATION spokesman to the House Post Of
flee and Civil Service Committee.
Almost everyone agrees that something
must be done about the Post Office deficit,
which is currently running in the vicinity of
800 million a year. But rate increase
such as this on the smaller newspapers =
coming as it would on top of other rate in
creases amounting to 80 per cent which have
been imposed during the last 10 years =
would be out of all reason. The carrying of
newspapers and magazines, like the carry
ing of letter mail, has been regarded as an
essential public service ever since this gov
eminent began. 1t is thus comparable to the
military forces, and it has rarely been ar
gued that it should wholly pay its own way.
On the other hand, Post Office services
of purely commercial nature should most
certainly pay their own way-which means
that the charges should honestly cover both
direct and indirect costs. The salient ex-
ample here is parcel post which completes
with private tax-paying carriers at the local
as well as the national level. 1t is not in
any sense of the word basic function of
the Post Office Department-and it has been
operated at an enormous cumulative deficit
over the years. 1t would seem that sub
stantialy increased parcel post charges
should be a first step in dealing with the
Post Office deficit problem.
Milford chronicle., 1961-08-11
KHRUSHCHEV'S PONY EXPRESS

Soviet boss Nikita Khrushchev has adj
vised the 209,OOO,00O Russians occupying
the largest area in the world to eat horse
meat and ease the food shortage troubling
the USSR.
In the same breath, Khrushy pulled out
the same old propaganda line that by 1870
Russia will surpass the u. S. economical
ly-that the Soviet Union will give its peo-
pie higher standard of living than any ma
ton in history has yet achieved
The Communist boss had a few choice
words for horsemeat: This meat is very
fat. The meat is very nourishing and has
many calories and is very cheap. That is
why we have to develop production of this
meat"
Now there's a nifty smokescreen for
you! What Khrushy failed to say was that
his economic experts have yet to solve the
problem of coming up with an adequate, nor
NAL food supply.
Are the people of the West going to be
fooled by the double-talk Of a leader who
can't even feed his people properly? In the
USSR, approximately half of the labor force
are agrarian workers-and now they're go
ing to concentrate on developing horsemeat.
By contrast, the IT, S. A. produces more
than enough substantial foodstuffs with
about z per cent Of it's working population.
Horsemeat may be hors d'oeuvres to Mr..
X, but we aren't buying any of same. And
the KhruSchevies are never going to catch
us!
Evening star., 1961-08-27
CoIoneID Dies
After Rescue
From Blaze

A 58-year-old retired Army
colonel died at Arlington Hos
pital last night shortly after he
was rescued from his burning
room in the house at 1900 Co.
lumbia pike, Arlington, where
he had a room.
Fire officials identified the
victim as Alton L. Robbins, who
suffered second and third de-
gree burns over so per cent of
his body.
He had been carried from the
burning building by Fire Lieut..
Robert S. Carpenter, of 1400
North Wakefield road, who led
three other firemen into the
blazing second story of the
frame dwelling.
One fireman, Leonard l..
Dodson, ID, was taken to Ar
lington Hospital and treated
for smoke inhalation. His con-
dition was not considered Sc
rious by hospital officials last
night.
Arlington County Battalion
Chief James Fought said the
house was reported com
pletely in flames" shortly be-
fore 7 pm. When firemen ar
rived minutes later, they found
flames shooting out the win
dows and DOORS" the chief said.
The fire official said IA other
residents of the building we're
quickly evacuated by firemen,
and that the blaze was brought
under control within Is min
uteS.
Chief Fought said the fire
apparently started in Col. Rob-
bins second floor bedroom.
Col Robbins leaves his wife,
Mrs. Greta J. Robbins. Her ad-
dress was listed by firemen as
1908 South Arlington Ridge
road.
Evening star., 1961-08-27
BY LEE M. COHN
Star Staff Writer

CtoE Ckd4A WI4bSA
A congressional panel yester-
day recommended prompt ne
gotiation of an agreement to
expand the International Mon
etary Funds capacity to
prevent balance of payments
crises.
Nations with surpluses in
their payments balances would
lend their currencies to the
INF for up to five years. The
fund would relend these cur
Irencies to nations running large
deficits in their balances.
If the plan had been in force
during the last few years, West
Germany and France might
have lent marks and francs to
the fund. and the United
States and Britain might have
borrowed these currencies to
protect the dollar and the
pound.
The fund proposal was the
keystone of a broad plan rec
commended by the Subcommittee
on International Exchange and
Payments of the Senate-HouSe
Economic Committee. The SUBJ
committee, headed by Repre-
sentative ReuSS, Democrat OF
Wisconsin, considered numer-
Gus plans at hearings in May
and June.
'62 Ratification Is Goal
Balance of payments troubles
will be discussed next month
at the funds meeting in vi
enna. The subcommittee urged
negotiation of the proposed
agreement this fall, to permit
Senate ratification early in
1862. Plans similar to the one
advanced by the subcommittee
are under active study in the
Kennedy administration.
The balance of payments is
a ledger of a nations receipts
and outlays abroad. The United
States ran a deficit of $16.6
billion between 1852 and 1860
because the Government and
private citizens spent, lent, in
vested and gave away that
much more abroad than they
received from foreign countries.
Part of the deficit was set
tied through sale of Govern
ment-owned gold abroad. The
outflow of gold tended to
weaken confidence in the
soundness of the dollar.
Other Proposals
Beyond the fund proposal,
the subcommittee recommend
ed these policies and actions:
Promote growth and effici-
ency in the domestic economy
as a means of increasing
United States exports, which
count on the plus side of the
payments ledger.
Persuade allies to pay larger
shares of foreign aid and de-
fenSe costs.
Press the European Common
Market to keep it's external
tariffs low so that American
exporters can compete for
sales.
Study formation of a COM
mon market encompassing the
whole free world, to increase
international trade.
Oppose any further devalIa-
tions or upward revaluationS of
the principal currencieS.
Urge the Federal Reserve
Boardf to continue buying
lOng-terfn Treasury Securities,
in an effort to prevent exces-
Evening star., 1961-08-27
Trucks, Bus Tax
DeudIine Neurs

Owners of heavy trucks and
buses have been reminded that
Thursday, August 81 is the
deadline for filing Federal
highway use tax returns with
the Internal Revenue Service.
Irving Machiz, Baltimore dis
trict IRIS director, said that
some owners in the Maryland
and District area have failed to
file the required returns be-
cause of a misunderstanding as
to how taxable gross. weights
are determined.
Mr.. Machiz reminded truck
and bus owners that the Fed
eral Highway Act of 1861 in
creased the tax rate effective
July /. 1861 from $1.50 to SO a
taxable year for each 1000
pounds Of taxable gross weight
of fraction of that amount, and
permits installment payments
Of the tax.
Evening star., 1961-08-27
INF Expansion Urged
To Protect Currencies

sive purchases of short-term
bills from lowering short-term
interest rates. Low short-term
rates have encouraged out
flows of capital from the
United States to countries
where rates are higher, thus
increasing balance of pay
ments deficits here.
Repeal the law requiring the
Government to set aside an
amount of gold equal to 25
per cent of Federal Reserve
notes and deposits. Elimination
of this gold cover" require
ment would make the Govern
ment'S entire gold stock avail
able to meet International
claims.
Urge other nations to fight
initiation through budgetary
methods and liberalized tariffs,
rather than through high in
tereSt rates.
Republicans Dissent
Republican Senators Bush of
Connecticut and Butler of
Maryland dissented charging
that the subcommittee'S Demo-
cratic majority was too "hasty"
in reporting it's recommended
tons. They objected particu-
larly to the recommendations
on the gold cover and on Fed
eral Reserve purchases.
Senator Javits, Republican
of New York, filed separate
views but indicated agreement
with the majority's main rec
concentrations.
The subcommittee said avail
able reserves-gold and strong
currencies-are inadequate for
the free worlds expanding
economies. Since reserves are
needed to finance payments
deficits, the panel said, this
inadequacy causes recurrent
crises.
Low reserves force deficit
countries to take fast and dras-
tic action to reduce their pay
mentS deficits the subcommit-
tee continued. These actions,
the report said, include such
potentially harmful measures
as imposition of high tariffs
and high interest rates.
Therefore, the subcommittee
concluded, it is necessary to in
crease available reserves, so
that deficit nations will have
time to adjust their payments
balances in a constructive way.
Evening star., 1961-08-27
Enoine Kills Two

MONTAGUE, Mich, Aug. 26
(AP).-Two men were killed
today when their pickup truck
was struck by a diesel engine
at a railroad crossing two miles
west of here. Police tentatively
identified them as Leroy o.
Madison of Toledo, Ohio, and
James E. McLemore of Mounds
vile, w. Va.
Evening star., 1961-08-27
Big Bank Merger
Faces U. S. Suit
BY the Associated Press

The Justice Department ap-
pears to be getting ready to
Tile IA civil antitrust suit as
the result of a major Chicago
.bafA merger.
There were indications that
the~suit might be filed next
week, although department Of
f4cials would not comment,
The merger involves the Con-
tinental Illinois Bank & Trust
Co. and the City National Bank
g. Trust Co.
The controller of the cur
rency. Federal regulator of ma
tional banks approved tn E
merger earlier this week, but
the Justice Department made
known yesterday that Attorney
Evening star., 1961-08-27

General Robert F. Kennedy re-
served freedom to take anti
trust action if he deemed that
advisable.
Officials said the banks had
stipulated that they would not
use the controllers approval as
a defense in court.
Evening star., 1961-08-27
GumbIinq to Church

GLASGOW, Scotland, Aug,
26 (AP).-The Four Square
Pentecostal Church has taken
over a former gambling den
for conversion into a meeting
place. The bookie club moved
out after several police raids
, 1961-07-17
Children's Book Fuir
To Feature Expert.
College Progrom

Reserve Saturday, morn
ing, August 5, for a Chill
dren's Book Fair, to be Civ
en- by the Hampton Expert
mental College at the Chris
tiansted High School.
This is the way this pro-
ject extends its services in
to the larger community,
in addition to its courses for
teachers, according to DR..
G. James Fleming, director
of the college.
There will be book exhi-
bits, storytelling for tots
and teens, storytelling
by ballet, and other special
features.
The fair is under the di-
rection Of Mrs. Emmy C.
Wilson, professor Of educa-
Continued on page A
, 1961-07-17
BurgeD Delivers Supply
Of Voter To Cuneel
Boy Plantation

The threat of an immed,
late shutdown of Cancel
Bay Plantation because of a
water shortage has been
averted by the delivery
there Of 100000 gallons
aboard the barge that regu-
larly supplies st. Thomas
from Puerto Rico. There
was less than a ten-day sup
ply on hand when the barge
arrived. Cancel Bay will be
billed directly for the load.
Commissioner of Com
merce Henry L. Kimelman
learned of the situation on
a visit to st, John last week
and informed Public Works
Commissioner James Hus-
ton, who divertedthe barge
for one trip.
Commenting on his &C
Continued on page ~
, 1961-07-17
Mrs. Eluine Bough
Dies Suddenly On
sat. While Shopping

odt. While Shopping
Mrs. Elaine Lenore Bough
well-known citizen of Chris
tiansted, became suddenly
i'll while shopping on Satur-
day night at about $50 and
had to be rushed to the hos
pital; but she apparently
passed away before arrival.
Funeral services will be
held at the Lutheran church
on Thursday afternoon at
4:30. The body will lie in
state from ZOO pm.
She is survived by her
husband, Eric. 5 children,
Glenwood, Larry, Joycelyn,
Lloyd and Suzette.
The sudden passing of Mrs
Bough was a shock to the
community. She was friend
ly and Well-known; and es-
pecially revered by t h e
thousands who attend the
Alexander Theater where
she sold tickets in the after
moons.
Mrs. Bough, the reports
say, was in the grocery
store belonging to Julio
Carrasquillo with her six
year old daughter. She pur-
chased a soda for her little
girl and one for herself; af-
ter drinking a portion she
leaned on the counter and
said that she felt i'll. The
women nearby started to
fan her while Mrs. Carris-
quillo called the hospital
for a doctor. Mrs. Bough
was placed in a taxi and
rushed to the hospital, but
she was dead on arrival.
Her husband, Eric Bough,
who is Office Manager for
the Firm of John Alexander
and at work at the time, was
grief-stricken and had to be
treated by a physician.
, 1961-07-17
Cuttle & Grusslunds
Demonstration Tour
In Jumuicu Set

III jQ111O1CQ O6t
Puerto Rico In coopera-
ton with the Government
of Jamaica, the Caribbean
Commission will hold a Cat
tie and Grasslands Demon
stration Tour in jamaica
from July 81 to August 10,
1861, G. F. Beauregard, Sc
cretary-G General of the Com
mission announced.
This Tour willfollow the
lines of the earlier Tours on
coffee, cocoa, bananas and
LoW-volume spraying in Tri
nidad, Guadeloupe, Jamaica
and Central America. The
purpose of the Tours is to
enable farmers and officials
to see successful practices
in operation and SO bring
about an Improvement in
the methods adopted thru
out the area.
Invitations have been is
sued to all countries served
by the Commission and, to
date, acceptances have been
received from thirty nine
officials or farmers from 18
different countries in the
area.
The participants will start
the Tour by a visit to the
Denbigh Agricultural Show
where the best of Jamaica's
livestock will be seen.
Other visits will be paid
to the Government Animal
Production Research Sta
tons, where important
work in Cattle Breeding,
Pasture Management, Arti-
fetal dissemination and Ami
NAL Nutrition is being car
ried out; to private farms
in many parts of the island,
and to sugar estates & baux-
tie companies where there
Continued on page a
, 1961-07-17
Victor Gilbert Visits
Prehis. S~tonehenge
on Salisbury Pluin

London Victor Gilbert, the
"skinker" of Stonehenge
Inn in Ridgefield, Connec-
ticut, is a candidate to be-
come a Companion in the
Ancient Order of Druids,
he was told this week when
he visited prehistoric Stone
henge on Salisbury Plain to
attend the Druids' tradition
al summer solstic festival.
The London Daily Tele-
graph reported Mr.. Gil
bert's visit as follows under
the following headline:
mo Pooling AT Stone
henge. AT this mornings
Continued on page AZ
, 1961-07-17
st. Croix Police Win
Two Softbull Comes
Over ST. Thomus

The Police Softball team
Of ST. Croix defeated the
visiting St. Thomas team by
winning two games out Of
three Of the series.
The first two were played
on the Canegata Ball field;
the st. Croix team won the
first by a score Of 9-6; the
ST. Thomians took the Sc
cond by a score of Al. The
third game was played On
the Ball Field in Frederik-
sted and was won by the
Crucian team by a score Of
1873.
The games in Christiansted
were played on Saturday
afternoon; the third game
on Sunday afternoon in Ere
deriksted.
The visitors had an en-
joyable evening at a dance
given in their honor at st.
Croix by the Sea which was
a success. The ST.. Thomians
expressed qualification at
the reception given them.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1961-05-25
William ID. Connolly

Democratic ward leader for
the past six years in East
Cleveland's Ward 2 and a men,
Der of the Democratic Executive
Committee of Cuyahoga Coun-
ty, William d. Connolly died
Sunday in Huron Road Hospital
at the age of 63. He had been
i'll long time.
Mr.. Connolly was a veteran
conductor with the Cuyahoga
Valley Railroad Company and
was secretary-treasurer of the
railroad mems group called Sill
yer Top Lodge.
His chief hobby was photog-
raphy and he belonged to the
Wickliffe Camera Club.
Funeral services were con-
Quoted Wednesday from st. Phil
omena Church.
Survivors include his wife.
Gertrude; a stepson, Charles w.
Chubbuck; a daughter, Mrs.
Martha McGee; two sisters, Mrs.
Hilma Schaeffer and Mrs. Mar
garet Frawley and seven grand
children.
The Connolly residence is at
1922 Forest Hill ave.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1961-05-25
O 3 ITU q RIES

was graduated from Shaw High
in June, 1888.
After her graduation, she
was a secretary for the White
Motor Co. and a secretary at
the YWCA for a number o1
years. After her marriage she
was secretary-treasurer Of the
Alan-Frank Co. and was active
in that firm until a few years
ago.
She was a member Of the
East Cleveland Baptist Church
and the DeMolay Mothers Club
Cleveland Chapter.
Surviving her are a son, Ken
meth d. Korosec; two brothers,
Donald D. and George B. Dunn,
and sister, Helen Dunn Lynch
of Chevy Chase, Nd.
Ministerial services were con-
Quoted at the S. H. Johnston
Funeral Home on Wednesday
with burial at Knollwood Gem
etery.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1961-05-25
Miss Helen Witchner

A veteran Catholic elemen.
tary school teacher. Miss Heller
Witchner, died Monday at he,
home, 1905 Earlwood I'd. at the
age of 60. She had been i'll fol
the past Is months.
Miss Witchner was a first anc
second grade teacher at st. Jos.
eph Elementary School for &c
years before her illness. Be-
fore that she was on the faculty
of st. Paul, Immaculate Concep-
ton, st. Martin and st. William
Schools.
She was president of Branch
713 of the Ladies Catholic Ben
evolent Association and belonged
to the Cleveland Senate of that
group. She also was associated
with the Northeast Council of
the Isabella Guild, the Progress
Club of Collinwood. the st. JOS
eph Altar and Rosary Society.
and the National Council of
Catholic Women.
Surviving her are a brother,
Ray, and a sister, Miss Kathryn
Witchner.
Three relatives are members
of the Ursuline Order: an aunt,
Sr. NJ. Catherine of Tiffin; cous-
ins, Sr. M. Marcia, teacher at
Sacred Heart Academy, East
Cleveland, and Sr. NJ. Vincent
de Paul, principal of Villa An
gela. Another cousin, Sr. NJ.
Camilla, HIM. is principal at
st. Joseph, Massillon. Ohio.
Funeral services were conduct
ed this morning from st. Joseph
Church.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1961-05-25

White, 1910 Thames ave.
world relations; social relations
Mrs. John Carruthers, Chardon:
evening groups, Mrs. Frederick
Lock wood, 1910 Aspinwall
ave.
Public relations chairman is
Mrs. Richard Barton, 1717 Shaw
ave; nominating committee
members are Mrs. Joseph Perry
chairman, 19S41 Renwood ave. :
Mrs. Lloyd Schiil, and Mrs. Earl
Grapentine.
NE District of United Church
Women recently held a potluck
Indoor picnic at Collinwood Con-
gregational Church.
Mrs. Louis Ballash, district
chairman, was in charge of the
program. Mrs. Joseph Perry