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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-04

biting into Mr.. Romney's time. he
took Saturdays off. He doesn't
any more. But the Romneys give
their one servant, a maid, off from
Saturday noon until Monday.
Mrs. Romney then prepares the
family meals-for as many as a
dozen people.
Mr.. Romney was born in
Chihuahua, Mexico, July 8, 1909.
Five years later Pancho Villas rev.
olution forced his family and
other Mormon colonists back to
the United States. (The fact Of
his Mexican birth raised some
speculation as to his eligibility
for the presidency, II and when.
The constitution limits the office
to "a natural-born citizen"
Courts generally have held, how
ever, that children born at sea or
abroad of United States citizens
are "natural-born" for the pur-
poses of passports and other privi-
leges)
A Term in England
AS a young man Of 20 he went
to England for two years as q
Mormon missionary, paying his
way with money he had earned
lathing and flooring houses his
father-a contractor built.
In England he learned that con-
troversy gets attention. He was
unable to stir up much interest
in the restoration Of the Gospel
among the MONDAY crowd Of
clerks and secretaries until q
colorful, red-bearded Socialist be-
gan heckling him one day.
I'VE soon began to argue"
Mr.. Romney recalls. I'VE were
friendly but intense, and soon the
clerks were listening and taking
sides. 1t got so I'd 60 over some
days and heckle him up an audi
ence. I felt I should repay his
favor"
His mission completed. Mr..
Romney returned to the United
States and got job in the the
Washington office Of Senator
David I. Walsh, Massachusetts
Democrat. He was put to work
digesting tariff legislation and be-
came familiar with the field.
Worked for Alcoo
He then moved to Aluminium
Co. of America, got S. a month
raise and got married. His final
job with Alcoa was Washington
representative. In 1889 he became
head of the Detroit office Of the
Automobile Manufacturers As
ISOLATION. After the war, he went
to work as assistant to the presi-
dent of Nash-Kelvinator.
American Motors was formed in
1854 by the merger Of Hudson
Motor Car Co. and Nash-Kelvina-
tor, and Mr.. Romney became pres
ident of the company in 1865, a
year when it lost nearly 81 million.
BY 1858, thanks to his sales as
Sault on what he called the
"gas-guzzling dinosaurs" Of his
competitors, AMC was in the black
by $26 million.
Should he win the G. o. P.
gubernatorial nomination, he
would oppose young Gov. John
B. Swanson, who took over after
G. Mennen Williams 12-year ad-
ministration. Mr.. Williams is
Democrat.
A longtime friend told Mr..
Romney recently he felt he was
lust looking for another fight"
in considering the race for Cover
nor. The friend added: Il hope to
God you don't do it. You're too
good man."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-04
BY WILLIAM r.. FRYE
Contributing Writer

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.-The
Russians took two significant
shellackings in the United Ma
tionS last week. And they took
them in large part at the hands
Of Africans.
This highly interesting fact ap-
pears to point to an awakening
of major proportions on the Dark
Continent-an awakening to the
dangers both of communism and
of eXtremism.
Two swallows do not make a
spring, and two rebukes to the
Kremlin do not produce an anti
Communist alliance. It obviously
is much too early to assess the
full significance Of what has hap
pened.
There remain left-wingers and
extremists aplenty in Africa. AZ
rican diplomats publicly con-
firmed, for example, last week
what had been disclosed in this
space January IA: That there are
plans afoot to invade and "liber-
ate" Angola by force if Portugal
does not set that colony free.
Nevertheless, the voice of mod
Grafton and anticommunism also
is being heard. And the funda-
mental fact that Russia is out to
destroy Africa's best interests is
being recognized.
The Two Coses
The two cases in point this
week were these:
Q The Congo. A Russian effort
to use the U. N. to sabotage
peace negotiations between the
central government and Katanga
province was frustrated.
. Angola. A Soviet bid to pose in
the U. N. as a great crusader
for human freedom was laughed
out of court, and a parallel bid
to split NATO was thWarted.
Americans and others who have
claimed the U. N. was in the
palm of Russia's hand had a bad
week.
What happened on the Congo
was particularly revealing.
Negotiations between Prime
Minister Cyrille Adoula and Ka-
tanga President Noise Tshombe
for Identification of the country
were making progress. At long
last Mr. Tshombe had said he
was getting rid of the European
mercenaries who had contributed
so largely to turmoil and division.
U. N. people had their fingers
crossed; Mr.. Tshombe had switch
ed signals before. Nevertheless,
the prospects for peace and recon-
citation seemed bright.
At this point, the Soviet Union
stepped in to demand intensive
new military and diplomatic
pressure on Mr.. Tshombe. Soviet
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far as it had a chance to work
was encouraging.
Ranger was the first in the
current moon rocket series to
get out of parking orbit and into
deep space. Six more Rangers
are on schedule for launching be-
tween now and the end of 1868.
They will lead to more advanced
program called Surveyor which is
intended to land complex instru-
ments on the moon in working
order in preparation for achieve
ment of President Kennedy's ma
tional objective of men on the
moon by the end Of 1869.
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Space:
Tipped Hurdle

AstrOnaut John H. Glenn's
Orbital space ride suffered its
sixth pOstponement after seri-
GUS mechanical trouble was dis
covered in the Atlas booster
rocket which was supposed to
send him into space.
When Project Mercury was first
enviSioned in the then new Ma
tional Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration, the agency's public
relations advisers were kept
busy diSsuading Administrator T.
Keith Glennan from predicting a
manned orbital flight in 1860.
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His driver had the right front
seat Of the Rambler ian asset
Mr.. Romney likes to ADVERTISED
folded back into a bed. Before
they left the Lansing city limits,
Mr.. Romney was in pajamaS.
Minutes later he was fast asleep.
He can cat-nap any time, any,
where.
The AMC president figures his
outside activities have cut to
about half a week the time he
devotes to his company, SO, he
adds, II have reduced my COM
pensation proportionately."
His base salary is $l50,000 a
year, plus stock options and boz
muses. in good years which have
boosted his earnings as high as
$250,000. He lives in a 100000
home, for which he drew the
floor plans. He also helped with
the landscaping and likes to put
ter about in a sweater, loafers,
sports shirt and Stacks.
His interest in Michigan poll
tics, and the Nixon Eisenhower
praise. have focused considerable
attention on the AMC president.
Nearly every day since January l
reporters and photographers have
followed his trail. He does his best
to accommodate them. even at
home on Sunday afternoons
which normally he devotes to his
family and romping with his
grandchildren.
He'll even makes room for them
at church, talking about politics
and other matters before and
after the various services. Mr..
Romney's Sundays start as early
as his workdays, and sometimes
last as long.
He is president Of the Detroit
Stake (diocese) of the Latter-Day
Saints and usually meets with his
counselors from 1880 to $3.50 am.
Sunday. At 9 he attends a meet
ing of the priesthood. At 1890
there's a Sunday school service
lasting an hour and a half, and
between $50 and 8 pm a sacra-
ment service.
But Mr.. Romney sometimes at
tends more Sunday meetings than
these.
FomiIy Duties Too
Recently he and his counselors
continued their early morning
meeting in his car over 20 miles
of snow-covered roads so he could
preside at the elevation of a
branch GmiSsion to ward
church. Then, with reporter to
whom he explained en- route the
precepts of a Mormon he hurried
back to his Pontiac ward to wit
ness the blessing Of his youngest,
and fifth, grandchild.
Mr.. Romney has two daughters,
both married to Mormon converts;
a 20-year-old son now Mormon
missionary in England as was his
father before him, and a 14-year-
old son, Nit. He met his wife
the, former Lenore Lafount, at
high school. She was once a Metro
Goldwyn Mayer apprentice
actress.
The Mormon Church has no
paid clergy. Mr.. Romney, like
others, gives his time and in ad-
dition he is a tither-one who
donates 10 per cent Of his income
to the church.
He doesn't smoke, drink or
swear, and his physical pace is
such that a close associate COM
ments, 1--WE had to mention it
on occasion when he had me worn
out. I might add, I'm younger
than he Is
Until political activity began
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Mr.. Romney's work pace re-
Sembles his three-balls- alta time
golf. I'm the winter, he substitutes
a quick outdoor run as morning
exercise.)
He drives the Is miles to
American Motors headquarters
in an AMC compact. Generally,
within few minutes of 9 am, he
is shirt-sleeved in his paneled Of
flee.
A recent day was typical.
Mr.. Romney showed up at $50
am, ahead of his secretary. To
get a meeting Of his high-level
policy board started, he walked
down the hall, poking his head
into the doorways of vice presi-
dents and asking, you ready?"
The meeting over, he was off
to downtown Detroit-20 minutes
drive away-to hammer out with
his labor experts and officials of
the United Auto Workers Union
a simple explanation of exactly
how AMOS new profit-sharing
plan will work. This was intended
for employees and stockholders
alike.
The profit-sharing plan was the
first Of its kind in the industry.
Praised by JAW chief Walter
Reuther, the contract was coldly
received by some Of Mr.. Romney's
fellow industrialists.
y A Luncheon Meeting
At 1890 pm. he arrived at a
luncheon meeting of AMOS zone
managers from across the coun-
try. He ordered a bowl of soup,
then went up to the public adj
dress microphone and began his
sales pitch, after asking his audi
ence to go right on eating their
prime ribs.
He included a little anecdote
Che never tells the ribald kind
that often enliven sales meet
ings). Mr.. Romney quoted Golfer
Bobby Jones as saying he always
figured he'd make seven mistakes
in 18 holes, so he never worried
about blooper he'd just made
but concentrated on the next
shot.
I'm not suggesting" Mr.. Rom
ney said, that I only make seven
mistakes in a round of golf. AS a
matter of fact, I play golf for two
reasons: exercise and humility"
After the speech, he returned
to AMC headquarters. picking up
two visiting New York newspaper
men whom he gave an interview
en- route. Back at AMC, Mr.. Rom
ney gave his office quick check,
then drove TO miles from Detroit
to Lansing.
He arrived at the State capital
in time for a 4:30 meeting of a
constitutional convention commit
tee of which he is chairman. Two
hours later, he suggested that I'VE
go as a group and come right
back" from a cafeteria across the
street. He finished before the 9TH
ers and had tended to business
at his convention office by the
time the other committeeman
were ready to resume their meet
ing. This lasted until 8 pm, when
the constitutional convention con-
vened.
An AMC aide and a Citizens
for Michigan representative got
in brief words with Mr.. Romney
as he walked down the hall to and
from his committee sessions. The
general convention session lasted
until 10:45.
Sleeps on Way Home
At 11:1O Mr.. Romney left Con-
vention Hall for the trip home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-04
New Idea

Controls have been for so long a
part of our agricultural economy
that the only news of the Kennedy
proposals was the intensity of
their application. But there was
one new idea in the message. It
was broad plan for a land retire
ment system to convert so million
acres or more of croplands into
graSSlandS, forests and recreation
areas. The Government would pay
farmers who turned their land into
forest, wild life and recreation
areas. A further rural renewal"
plan would provide for establish
ment of public corporations to aid
in developing new uses for land
and water, create forest industry
parks, and assist small farmers in
farm consolidation.
The vastness Of the new farm
ideas Of the Kennedy administra-
ton will undoubtedly give them a
certain momentum in Congress
where the mood of "let's do some
thing for the farmer even if it's
wrong is often apparent in an
election year.
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delegate Valerian Zorin demanded
meeting Of the U. N. Security
Council to take action"
Effect on Tshombe
Nothing could have been better
designed to brighten Mr.. Tshombe
into clinging to his mercenaries
than the threat of a U. N. military
attack. Nothing could have dis
rupted the Adoula- Tshombe nego-
tiations so effectively as Council
consideration of such an attack.
The West, knowing Russia from
long experience, recognized this
fact Immediately. What was much
more significant was that middle
of-the-road Africans also recog-
nized it, and spoke out in in
dignation.
Mr.. Adoula was first. He cabled
the U. N. to protest against this
maneuver" which, he said, could
"only create confusion, and dam
age the interests of the Congolese
people,"
No fewer than 20 African heads
of state thereupon echoed Mr..
Adoula'S protest. They wired the
U. N. from Lagos, Nigeria, where
they were meeting, that it would
be "unwise and prejudicial to the
interests of the Congo" for the
Security Council to rock the boat
with ANY uncalled-for interview
ton" such as Russia had pro-
posed.
This was by far the most out
spoken rebuke that Africans, as
a group, have ever dealt the Krem-
lin. It was a crisp slap in the
face.
With this as a background, the
United States was able to propose,
when the Council met, that it
adjourn almost Immediately. Mr..
Zorin screamed that he was being
gagged" that the Africans had
not properly understood" the
situation.
Communist Support
But he got nowhere. The coun-
Gil voted To to adjourn, the two
negative votes being cast by Com
muniSts.
On Angola, an issue raised in
the U. N. by Africans, Russia
tried to pose as Africa'S great
friend" Mr.. Zorin arranged for
two Soviet satellites to propose
diplomatic, economic, and mill
tary sanctions against Portugal,
the colonial ruler of Angola.
The scheme was obvious. The
North Atlantic alliance was sup
posed to oppose the move; the
Africans would embrace it; and
the West would be discredited in
Africa.
Or else the United States,
breaking away from NATO to save
its reputation in Africa, would
antagonize Portugal and lose,
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balls in play separately for siz
holes.
"A compact 49," the father oil
american compact cars calls hi.
bobtailed, speed-up version of golf
This winter, Mr.. Romney at
tacks a diversified front Of public
affairs with similar high-compres-
sion energy.
He's busy as usual as chairman
and president Of American Mo-
tors, whose Ramblers are pushing
for third place in auto industry
sales and whose Kelvinator div-
sion makes household appliances
He works hard at his position
In the Church of Jesus Christ OF
Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) "a
post equivalent to that of a
bishop.
He organized and heads the
non-partisan Citizens for Michi-
gan aimed at reforms in the State
government. and he's pumping
for a similar citizens for
America" organization.
He Is an elected delegate, one
OF three vice presidents and a
leading figure in Michigan's cur
rent constitutional convention.
Moy Run for Governor
And he's seriously considering
a bid for the Republican nomina-
ton for Governor of Michigan.
Even before definite word on that
from Mr.. Romney, there was spec
ulation that the governorship
might serve as a springboard for
a try at the White House. The
gubernatorial term ends in 1864,
a presidential year, and he's been
tabled as a promising prospect
by such G. o. P. chiefs as Rich
ard M. Nixon and former Presi-
dent Eisenhower.
Ask Mr.. Romney about that,
and he replies, "Ah, pshaw, you
couldn't mean me-" Nothing more
than perhaps the State Capitol at
Lansing, he says, has entered his
mind.
Whatever the grounds for this
position, lack of assurance isn't
likely to be one of them.
you've got to have confidence.
and enough of it," Mr.. Romney
once said, Ito bet every last dollar
on yourself"
Mr.. Romney has that sort of
confidence. He also has faith-in
God, in himself, and whatever
cause he is promoting with the
fervor of an evangelist.
His wife, Lenore, says 1t took
six months of marriage for her to
realize that it wasn't anger, only
enthusiasm, that fueled his advo-
cacy of various theories and
projects.
At 81, Mr.. Romney is a hand
some man, feet 11E2 inches tall,
with dark hair grazing at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-04
SENATE

SENATE
Confirmation of the Presidents
nomination of John A. McCone to
be Director of the Central Intelli-
gence Agency. Agreed to, 71-12
Democrats, 1910; Republicans,
1921, January 81, 1862. A yea"
was a vote supporting the Presi-
dents position.
FOR: Beal, Republican of Maryland;
Byrd, Democrat Of Virginia; Robertson
Democrat of Virginia, and Randolph
Democrat Of West Virginia.
AGAINST: Byrd, Democrat of West
Virginia.
NOT VOTING: Butler, Republican Of
Maryland.
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a tighter control plan, which would
cut back milk production.
8. Modification Of present re-
strictions on cotton planting to
allow more production by larger
farmers.
Details of the proposed price
supports will be furnished congress
siona committees later by Secre-
tary of Agriculture Freeman. The
Secretary has estimated that the
new program should cut the cost
of price supports by about 81 bill
lion. Farmers would have to
approve the controls before they
went into effect. AS in the case of
all remedies advanced for farm ills,
there is bound to be considerable
opposition. However, the alterna-
tive would be no price supports and
the supposition is that the farmers
will 60 along.
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Continued From Page CT
Force officers are encouraged to
speak publicly on the menace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-04
Nearby Votes

Following are the votes of Mary
land, Virginia and West Virginia
members Of Congress on a major
roll call last week:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-04

George ROmney, boss of
American Motors. is widely ex-
pected to seek the Republican
gubernatOrial nomination in
Michigan. And some observers
think that Romney may have
an eye on the White House.
Politics offers no greater chal-
lenge - and Romney can't re-
sist challenges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-04
BY A. F. MAHAN
Associated Press Staff Writer

DETROIT. - Between 5 and 6
am. on summer days, George
Wilcken Romney frequently steps
onto a golf course that adjoins
his 100000 suburban home, tees
up three golf balls and whacks
them down the fairway.
Then. as rapidly as he can, he
follows them up-keeping all three
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Sleeps on Way Home

At 11:1O Mr.. Romney left Con-
vention Hall for the trip home.
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POwhatan School
Children Give For
Better Health

The Southside TB Association
at Farmville, received the fol-
lowing letter a short while ago:
Dear Sirs: We are sending
you a check for forty dollars
and eighty cents. This is one
fourth Of the money raised in
our recent combined Fund Drife
for TB. March of Dimes, Can
Ger, and Red. Cross. Very truly
Yours, Suzanne Cole, Secretary
of the Jr. sea-" It was post
marked POWhatan.
This was a voluntary contri-
button of these school children.
They had become so interested
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NOTICE


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has completed a new addition
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are reasonable. Phone Appomat-
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The School Trustee Electoral
Board of PoWhatan County will
meet at the School Board Office,
Powhatan. Va. on Thursday,
June %, 1862, at 8 pm. to ap-
point a School Trustee from
Spencer District for the four
year term beginning July l,
1862. j. S. Caldwell, Superinten-
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to start. After six months Of sat
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receive an income increase Of
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The three men that we hire must
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and also willingness to accept
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SALESMAN - For an establish
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Rice. and Cumberland. Good
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People Life Insurance Co.
Drawer L, Farmville, va, or
call Elk 2-3224, Farmvihe, or
Kenbridge 676-5479 after Z pm.
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COIN HOLDERS and supplies.
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