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Evening star., 1961-05-24
SHEINWOLD
ON BRIDGE
Give Up
Straight PIuy
BY ALFRED SHEINWOLD

Which should you try for
a straightforward play or a
Swindle? Naturally enough the
answer varies with the situa-
ton. Sometimes you must give
up a perfectly reasonable
straightforward play in order
to try for a somewhat unrea-
sonable swindle.
West dealer.
North-South vulnerable.
NORTH
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WEST EAST
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SOUTH
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West North East South
10 10 20 "a
Pass 80 Pass -
All Pass
Evening star., 1961-05-24

Opening lead: Ace of spades.
West opens the ace Of spades
and then leads another spade.
How would you play the South
hand?
The straightforward play is
simple. You win the secon d
trump in your hand and lead
the duce Of hearts for q fl
nesse of dummy's queen. ct
would be wrong to lead the
jack of hearts, since West t
might have the singleton king)
The troublewith the straight
forward play Is that the fl
neSse loses to the king. Back
comes a diamond and ives
takes two diamond tricks, de-
feating the contract.
Unlikely Swindle
The finesse in hearts is an
even-money shot. What could
be more reasonable? Strangely
enough. an unlikely swindle is
better than the fineSse.
Win the second trick in
dummy with the king Of spades
and lead the ace Of hearts from
dummy. Then lead d u m m y s
five of hearts.
II East is really on his toes
he will put up the king of
hearts and then he will lead
a diamond to defeat the con-
tract. But If East is taken in
by appearances he will play a
low heart on the assumption
that you are going to ruff. And
II he does this you will make
the contract. (In fact you will
then develop more heart tricks,
thus netting two overtrickS0 }
There's a good reason for
giving up the straight finesse
and trying the unlikely swim
die! II East has the king Of
hearts the swindle Is your only
chance to make the contract.
II West has the king Of hearts
you can afford to give him a
heart trick; he is not in po-
position to lead through your
king of diamonds.
Daily Question
AS dealer, you hold:
AQJ10943 0J2 oK10 %K62
What do you say?
Answer: Pass. You have a
fair number of points but not
an opening bid. Wait for a
chance to bid this sort of hand
secondarily.
(copyriEht. 1861. Gen. Features Corp }
Smyrna times., 1961-03-02
Mrs. W. S. Kruchen
To Head Women's
Republican Club

New officers of the Kent
County Republican Women's
Club were installed at the Sen
ate Lounge, Dover, by out-go-
ing president, Mrs. Don Con-
clio. They are: Mrs. William
S. Kruchen, Smyrna, president;
Mrs. James E. Jackson, Freder-
ica, vice president; Mrs. How
ard t. Smith, Houston, treasur-
er; Mrs. Henry S. Pancoast, Do
'ver, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. William M. Mcfarland
Hartly, recording secretary. Mrs
Kruchen has announced the ap-
pointment of the following com.
mittee chairmen: Mrs. Richard
H. Hardy, membership, FELTON,
Mrs. Jean Hulliger, campaign
Dover; Mrs, George Parker, fin
ance, Smyrna; Mrs. Henry c
Webb, publicity, Smyrna. At 9
recent meeting of the club held
at Houston fire hall, the speak
er was State Senator Walton
Simpson. Mrs. Kruchen con
Quoted the meeting.
Smyrna times., 1961-03-02

tinue their education will be
greatly appreciated Descriptive
booklets and University of Del
aware financial aid application
materials have been sent to all
our Delaware high schools. We
will be glad to provide an ad-
ditional supply, or arrange for
a staff member to visit your
school to discuss the program.
Please don't hesitate to contact
the office of the Dean of Stud
ents if we can be of further
assistance" 1T is our earnest
desire to insure that the great
est possible number of our quail
flied Delaware young people
continue their education beyond
the high school," Dean Hardy
concludes.
Smyrna times., 1961-03-02
Parents Should
Furnish Sitters
Full Instructions

Baby sitters should receive
full instructions from parents
of the children they are watch
ing and their own parents need
certain information too.
These points were made yes
terday by staff members and
officers of the Delaware Safety
Council, at meeting on home
safety. "Baby sitting has be-
come a definite part of our cul-
ture today" said Mrs. Ruth
Cam, the Councils vice presi-
dent for home safety. Protect
ing the safety of the sitters and
their young charges, is import
ant both to parents using sitters
and to parents of sitters."
The meeting agreed that sit
tiers need information on these
points, before the parents leave:
/. Where the parents will be,
with the telephone number
and time the parents expect
to return home.
2. Special instructions about the
Smyrna times., 1961-03-02
Education Goals
Continued from PAGE II

non-university or private sour
ces which have a total value in
excess of $70,000.00.
Teacher Training Scholarship
Two programs, generously
supported by the people of Del
aware via appropriations by the
General Assembly, are particu-
larly worthy of attention. They
provide needed assistance to
approximately 300 students. The
Teacher Training Scholarship
Program assists almost l40 stu
dents who are pursuing pro-
grams which will prepare them
for teaching careers. Students
accepting such awards are ex-
pected to teach in Delaware fol-
lowing graduation. The Dela-
ware Right to Education Grant
maid Program helps about ITO
students to meet their educa-
tional expenses. This program
is designed to assist needy Del
aware students who might not
qualify for scholarships admin
istered on the usual combina-
ton basis of intellectual merit
and financial need" "Your as
sistance in bringing to our at
tention those able young people
in your communities who will
need dollars in order to con-
Smyrna times., 1961-03-02
Singer to Appear
AT Artist Series

For the second time within
the span of two months an out
standing soprano will perform
in Delaware.
With the notes of Eileen Far
rell still ringing in their ears,
Delaware music lovers will now
have an opportunity to hear
Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, one OF
the most popular and versatile
singers before the public.
She will appear in Mitchell
Hall on the University of Della
ware campus on Thursday
March Is, at 8:l5 p. m, as one
Smyrna times., 1961-03-02

baby, or your children, such
as any pertinent ia cts on
meals, sleep, bath, play, and
medication.
8. Instructions on any deliveries
or calls expected while the
parents are gone. The Della
ware Safety Council recon-
mends sitters be directed to
keep outside doors locked.
Parents should post in their
homes permanent information
needed in an emergency--whom
to call in case of fire or Illness
Leaving the telephone number
of the family doctor and a
neighbor or friend who can be
called in an emergency; the
safety council suggested.
To parents of sitters, the
Safety Council made four re-
concentrations:
~. Insist on knowing the fam
lily for whom your youngster
is sitting. Write down their
exact name, a d dress and
phone number. Do not let
her accept employment at the
home of a total stranger"
"2. Insist on having your child
return at a reasonable hour
of the evening so that she
can have adequate rest. Do
not let her accept employ
ment where the employers
are careless about the late
ness of the hour they return" "
SO. Demand that she be brought
home by an adult if she is
to be out after dark"
Mrs. Cam added there are
other points on which sitters
need to be informed before the
parents leave. Have the par
Ients told the child they are
leaving? Does that child know
the sitter's name? Where are
the child's clothing, play equip
ment, bath articles and sleep
ing garments?
Smyrna times., 1961-03-02
Plan for Child's
Health Center Is
Readily Approved

The State Executive Commit
tee of the Delaware Associa-
ton for Retarded Children has
expressed its approval of Presi-
dent Kennedy's recent order to
establish child health center
at the National Institutes of
Health, Bethesda, Maryland, to
deal with the special health
problems of children, particu-
larly including research into the
cause of mental retardation.
DR.. James T. Baldini, presi-
dent of Delaware Association
for Retarded Children, voiced
the hope that the child health
center recently proposed by
President Kennedy will mark
the beginning of a new era for
those interested in the anchor
alton and prevention of mental
retardation.
On the average, there is a
mentally retarded child born in
this country every fifteen min
utes, one out of every thirty
births result in retarded child.
In Delaware alone there are
some 1880 mentally retarded
citizens of all ages.
Progress over the past few
years shows that the mentally
retarded can be helped in a
great many ways, even though
there is no known cure. Many
of the retarded, who were for
merly considered almost hope
less, have shown surprising a.
bility to profit from special
training and education. But,
there still is no cure and little
knowledge in prevention.
The chief hope in the area of
retardation lies in basic re-
search-into the causes, then
the means of preventing retar-
dation. Of the better than 70
known causes of retardation,
some are now yielding to re-
search in the area of preven-
tion. DARC, its local chapters
in Delaware, and the National
Association for Retarded Chill
dren anticipate and hope that
the new center will help to ad-
vance this research and thus
prevent millions of babies still
to be born from being born
mentally retarded.
Smyrna times., 1961-03-02

Delaware, l45; Pennsylvania, 8;
Maryland, IA; New Jersey, l;
U. S. Government vehicles, 2;
Massachusetts, /; Virginia, |;
Connecticut, 2; North Carolina,
l; Florida, l. Between the hours
of 7 a. m and 3 p. M, the larg-
est number of accidents, Ia,
from IL noon to ! p. m. The 3
p. m. to ii p. m. shift listed
8 between 7 and s p. M, and
7 between 6 and 7 p. m. The
III p. m. to 7 a. m. shift: high
est total, A, from to 2 a. M;
and 3 each, IL p. m. to mid
night, and IL midnight to l am.
Smyrna times., 1961-03-02
Smyrna Police
Release Accident
Report for Year

According to the annual acci-
dent report of the Smyrna Po-
lice Department, there were "a
accidents investigated during
1860, and of the "a within the
town limits during the year, 80
of them occurred along U. S.
Route l3. They were spread
out along the entire one-mile
route, with 7 at the intersection
of Routes l3 and 800; and 5 at
the intersection of Route Is and
East Commerce Street. There
was fatal accident at the in
tersection of Route l3 and East
Commerce Street in which one
person was killed. This was the
result of two vehicles racing
on East Commerce toward
Route l3. This was investigat-
ed by State Police. Contrary to
public opinion it was found that
only IL drivers involved were
in the 1918 year age group,
while the greatest number, 22,
were in the 35-40 age bracket.
During the past six years there
has been only one year when
the number of accidents was
greater than the past year. That
was the year 1856 when there
were ll6 accidents. The differ
ence pointed out by the police
is the fact that there were three
less people killed in the town
limits in 1860 than in 1856. The
largest number during 1860 oc-
CURED when the weather was
clear and the roads were dry.
1t was noted that Saturday was
the worst day of the week, and
that more accidents happened
between the hours of 7 a. m.
and 6 p. m. The conclusion
reached by the police depart
ment still remains that daylight
hours, clear weather, and dry
roads are the worst potential
for accidents. Estimated dam
age to motor vehicles, $l8,l57.-
08; to other than motor vehic-
les, $3.50; total, $l9,027.0S.
Types: two or more motor We
hicles, 78; pedestrian and mo-
tor vehicle, A; bicycle and motor
vehicle, A; motor vehicle and
fixed object, 7. The sex of driv-
ers involved: male, 1873, female
80; passenger cars had the high.
est figure, 1876. No school buss-
es were involved. 1t was found
that Saturday was the worst
day, with 27 listed; IA on Mon
day; 10, Tuesday; IL, Wednes-
day; 7, Thursday; IA, Friday
and 8, Sunday. IA occurred dur
ing clear weather; s, cloudy; s
raining; 2, showing; l, foggy
Road conditions at time of ac-
cidents: dry, 73; wet, 10; snow
3; icy, 7. The states from which
vehicles were involved were
Smyrna times., 1961-03-02

Linda Gail Breese, a pic
torial and high-spirited
young lady of four, who
lives in Columbus, Ohio,
was named this week as the
1861 New March of Dimes
National Poster Child.
Selection of the vivacious
child, a victim of the grave
birth defects of an open spine
and excess fluid on the brain,
was announced by Basil O'Con-
nor, president of The National
Foundation, parent body of the
New March of Dimes. Study
and patient aid in birth de-
fects and arthritis, together
with continued work in polio,
embody the expanded program
of the health organization.
! In January, during which
/ the New March of Dimes will
be held throughout the nation,
Linda will probably feel she is
facing mirrors everywhere she
travels. That's because millions
Of posters will bear her like
ness which, in drawings and
photographs, will also be pub
lished in thousands of news
papers and magazines. The
blonde and blue-eyed child will
also appear on network tele-
vision.
Linda's parents are Mr.. and
Mrs. Dean E. Breese. Her father
is an industrial engineer. Her
mother, Dorothy Lohr Breese,
i in addition to Linda has an
other daughter, Susan, IA, and
two sons, Ronnie, IL, and Terry,
six. Tragically, since there is
Smyrna times., 1961-03-02

handicapped Linda among the
Breese children, Ronnie is a
victim of cerebral palsy but his
general physical condition is
described as good.
Mrs. Breese has been a Moth
ers' Marcher for the annual
March of Dimes.
my husband and / are deep
ly grateful that at last some
thing constructive is being
done about birth defects" she
says. eve pray that The
National Foundation which,
through public contributions to
the March of Dimes, financed
the, development of the Salk
polio vaccine, will in time also
solve the puzzle of birth de-
fects, which are the largest
unmet childhood medical prob
lem in our country today"
Emphasizing the enormity of
the problem, Mrs. Breese cit
ed statistics showing that $780,
600 infants in the United
States are born annually with
significant birth defects. Also,
because of these congenital
malformations, $4,000 babies a
year in the nation are stillborn
or die in the first four weeks
of life.
Linda underwent surgery to
close her spine when she was
less than a day old. The opera
ton was performed at Chill
dren's Hospital, Columbus,
where The National Foundation
with March of Dimes funds
established the nations first
Birth Defects Study Center a
few months ago. Nine months
Smyrna times., 1961-03-02
@. Francis Downs
tContinued from Page y

the past five years. He is also
vice-chairman of the church's
official board. Mr.. Downs is
very active in community and
civic organizations, holdin g
membership on the Clayton
School Board, the board of di-
rectors of the Clayton-Smyrna
Babe Ruth League, the Kent
County Order of All Links, and
the Kent County Extension Ser
vice Planning Committee. He is
well-known in political circles
in Kent County, where he serv-
es as secretary of the Young
Smyrna times., 1961-03-02
SCHOOL LUNCH MENU

For Week March 6 thru 10
Monday
Spoonburgers
Wax Beans
Celery Sticks
Rice Pudding
Milk
Tuesday
Baked Ham
Mixed Vegetables
Sliced Tomatoes
Pie
Hot Biscuits, Butter and Milk
Wednesday,
Toasted Cheese Sandwich
Vegetable Soup
Peaches
Milk
Thursday
Hamburg with Tomato Sauce
Mashed Potatoes
String Beans
Fruit Cocktail
Bread, Butter and Milk
Smyrna times., 1961-03-02

later, she again had surgery
for excess fluid on the brain,
and the little girl today wears
a "shunt" tube to drain off
this liquid. Linda also uses
crutches but has been able to
discard her leg braces.
Recently, while helping her
mother wash dishes, she took
three steps without her crutch-
es-a memorable and hopeful
event.
Smyrna times., 1961-03-02

Democrats of Kent County and
vice-president of the Third Dis
trict Democratic Club. He is
married to the former Dorothy
Robb of Milford. The couple
have one daughter, Nancy Lee,
9 years.
Smyrna times., 1961-03-02
of the ls6o-sl Artists Series

of the 1960-6l Artists Series
performers.
Miss Schwarzkopf's opera
roles range from Mozart's Coun-
tess to Strauss's Marschallin,
and in recital, although her fav-
orite songs are the lieder of the
great German masters, her re-
pertoire includes over 300 songs
from every part of the litera-
ture.
Smyrna times., 1961-03-02
2lS,OOO Telephones
In Service for
1860 in Delaware

The Diamond State Telephone
Company's plant investment
reached a record high of S7l,-
37l,OOO at the end of 1860 and
construction expenditures for
the year amounted to approx
mately $7,572,000, w. D. Gillen,
president, states in the com
pany's annual report published
yesterday.
Total plant investment in
creased during the year by S.
$1,000 and construction ex-
penditures during the year av-
eraged $4,000 for each busi-
ness day, Gillen reports.
Approximately $5,372,000 was
spent during the year for ex-
pansion and modernization of
facilities in Delaware and re-
placements necessary to main
tain existing services cost an
additional $2,200,000.
To meet the states growing
communications needs, the tele-
phone company will spend more
than $37 million more during
the next five years, Gillen stat
es.
Company earnings in 1860 de-
clined slightly from the previous
years level, he writes. The $50
percent return on the company's
average plant investment was
achieved in spite of increases
in wage rates and material costs
and is the result of higher op-
Grating efficiencies, automation
and vigorous marketing efforts.
The telephone company's Del
aware payroll, highest in the
company's history, amounted to
$7,893, 900 last year. An addi-
fional stimulus to the states
economy was provided by ST.
5000, 600 in purchases from 400
Delaware firms by the Diamond
State Company and by Western
Electric Company, supply unit
of the Bell System, he adds.
Net operating income for the
year totaled $4,268, 900, approx
imately $255,0O0 more than
1859, Gillen reports. Operating
expenses increased by nearly
$40. 900 over the previous year
to $l4,921,0 900.
Commenting in the report on
the slight decrease in company
earnings, Gillen points out that
pressures of imitation have not
abated and the company's in
vestment per telephone has con-
tinued to rise, as have expen-
ses.
'1n an inflationary era, our
demonstrated ability to keep
rates low while providing an
ever-improving quality of SER
vice for a growing population
is unquestionably one of our
most important contributions in
serving the public interest,"" he
states.
The number of telephones in
service in Delaware increased
during 1860 to 2l8,000, the re-
port shows. The company's SO
central offices handled 936, 900
originating calls on the average
business day during the year.
The report reviews telephone
industry accomplishments in the
space exploration and national
defense fields during 1860, in
Guiding the Echo ! communica-
tions satellite and facilities es-
sential to defense establish
mentS.
Among other important tele-
phone developments are noted
Data Phone service which makes
it possible for modern business
machines to talk" with each
other, Bellboy, a new selective
signaling device, and Wide Area
Telephone Service which pro-
vides flat-rate calling on a ma
tionwide basis.
Smyrna times., 1961-03-02
Clayton Lions
CONTINUED from Page u

member of the club, who will
call for it. The proceeds from
the sale will be used toward the
many projects carried on by the
club for the community of Clay
ton.
Smyrna times., 1961-03-02

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Evening star., 1961-10-22

WAVE. Luckily, The officer hod
newly adopted piece Of equip
ment - O police woIkie-toIkie.
He summoned help, and 80 sec
onds later O contingent Of police
soved The policemen and the MP
from O severe beating.
NEW YORK - Police were hit b,
onh-Cosfro demonstration. Abov
by O ioter. Anfi-poIice outbreak
ioUs in New York il
Evening star., 1961-10-22

DENVER, COLO. - PohoImon Merle Hut
fenhow answered on alarm Of drWe-in
restaurant. As he approached he wos
shot in The leg. He suffered Two shattered
bones below the knee, and wos unable 70
work for O yeor - THE EDITORS
Evening star., 1961-06-16

lombian Ambassador Santa
maria and the new El Saliva
dor Ambassador. DR.. Fran
cisco Lima. DR.. Lima hailed
the party given earlier in the
day by the dean of the dip
lomatic corps, Nicaragua's
Ambassador villa-Sacasa,
to introduce all the ambass-
adorS here to United States
officials as "a very good idea
and a way to break the ice."
He pointed out that of course
it would not take the place
of regular protocol calls but
that it certainly was a won-
derful way to get to know his
Evening star., 1961-06-16
Mrs. Rusk Is Honored

Mrs van Roijen of the Meth
erlands and Mrs. Romulo Of
the Philippines
Also present were Mrs.
George Ball. Mrs. Dean Ache
son. Mrs William McC.
Martin. Mrs. Francis Sayre,
Mrs Walter LOuchheim and
Dr. Janet Travell-
Lady Beale. whose hus-
band was recently knighted,
will go to England with Sir
Howard soon. probably in
July, for his inveStiture cere-
mony at Buckingham Palace.
Evening star., 1961-06-16
Briggses
Remaining
In Capital
BY RUTH DEAN
Star Staff Writer

A farewell party that
turned out to be perhaps not
a farewell party was the gay.
reception given last night by
Rear Admiral Harold M.
Briggs. the Navy'S outgoing
director of Pan American At
fairs. and Mrs. Briggs.
The first clue friends had
on arriving at the Fort Nc
Nair Officers Club was when
they asked the BriggSes how
soon they we're sailing for his
next post in Hawaii. The
couple said they were ire
manning in Washington for
the time being"
That's all that could be
said officially. But unoffi-
cially the Scuttlebutt among
party-goerS was that Admiral
Briggs has requested retire
ment as of July / to take
advantage of an offer from
industry that would make
him chairman of the board
and chief executive of the
firm that's asked him.
There was also SurmiSe
that Admiral and Mrs. Briggs
will stay right here in Wash
ington. a happy conjecture
for those friends who thought
they were saying farewell last
night.
At any rate. an observer
might have guessed there was
conderable truth to these ru-
mors from the happy mien of
the party hosts as they
greeted arrivals and intro
duced them to Admiral
Briggs successor. Rear Ad-
mral JOIln quinn ana MIS-.
Quinn.
Having a grand time at her
first party was the Briggs
11-year-old daughter, Helen
Jane. With a 10-year-old
friend, Christine Feeley, she
wandered about the ballroom
unobtrusively taking pictures.
If her parents remain here.
Helen Jane no doubt will con-
tinue her studies at Stone
Ridge Country Day School
of the Sacred Heart in Be-
theSda.
The approximately $50
guests included Admiral
Evening star., 1961-06-16

modore Ian F. M. Newnham,
and Mrs. Newman. The
party in their Ingomar street
home also served to introduce
Commodore Newnham's sue
ceSsor, Commodore j. G. B.
Cooke; and Mrs. Cooke who
arrived in Washington earlier
in the week.
Friends the Newnhams
have made in the last two
years among American naval
officers as well as foreign
naval attaches and their
wives are included in the
guest lists for both parties.
The Newnhams sail for Eng
land on June 80.
Evening star., 1961-06-16

Lady Beale. wife Of the
Australian Ambassador. gave
a luncheon at the Embassy
today to honor Mrs. Dean
RuSk. wife of the Secretary
of State.
The guests included Lady
Mcbride, wife of AuStralia's
former Minister Of Defense.
Sir Philip Mcbride: Lady
Caccia with her siSter-in-
law, Mrs. John BarStOw, who
is visiting here from Eng
land; Mrs. Douglas Dillon.
Mrs. John Sherman Cooper.
Evening star., 1961-06-16

fellow ambassadors quickly.
American guests present
included the chief Of the Bu-
reau of Naval Weapons and
Mrs. Paul D. Stroup, the
chief of the Bureau Of Yards
and Docks, Rear Admiral E.
j. Peltier, Vice Admiral John
Sylvester, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Frank Virden, and Capt.
and Mrs. James H. Davis,
with her mother, Mrs. David
H. Kincheloe.
Elsewhere on the service
scene last night was the first
of two farewell parties given
by the departing British As
Sistant Naval Attache, Com