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Smyrna times., 1962-05-24
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Taken from Smyrna Times files Of Fifty Years Ago

Mrs. John A. Hoffecker, Mrs.
James P. Hoffecker, Miss Anna
D. Hough, Mrs. Alfred Hudson,
Jr., Mrs. John P. Hudson, Mrs.
Frank S. Malcon, Miss Esther
A. Megear, Mrs. F rank E. POST
les, Miss Alice M. Read, Mrs.
Samuel Reynolds, Miss Mary
w. Roberts, Mrs. John w. Rob-
erts, Mrs. Joseph Smithers,
Miss Lillian Speakman, Mrs.
william H. Stayton, Mrs. Will
liam w. Tschudy, Miss Cora
Tschudy and Mrs. S. Colbert
Wilda we're among those of the
Twentieth Century Club of
Smyrna who attended last
Thursday and Friday the annual
meeting of the State Federation
at Middletown. All returned
home warm in their praise of
Middletown hospitality and of
the excellent program of the
TWO days gathering. Miss Ber-
tina Smithers, Miss Eunice An
thony and Miss Eba c. Wilds
represented Smyrna officially
and Miss Smithers gave the re-
port for Smyrna which was
"that our club has a member
ship of l46. They have installed
Smyrna times., 1962-05-24

H. Hudson to Goshen Church
in Milton, from the seminary.
Joseph Goldsborough's Duck
Greek Chris a Smyrna entry.
was top scorer in the Del Bay
Retriever Club of Dover trials
for Chesapeake retrievers at
Lake Como Sunday. Five SER
les we're run for dogs in the
intermediate class. Three OF
the series were land trials
and TWO water. Scores were
DR.. R. C. Nydegger, DR.. W.
L. Parrott and DR.. Floyd Moore,
all of Dover. Points we're re-
warded in October.
The Woman's Society of
Christian Service met at AS
bury Methodist Church Tues
day evening with the President,
Mrs. Ernest S. Mattiford, pre-
siding. The meeting openedwith
the program in charge of Mrs.
v. Lay Phillips, her topic be-
ing "Children in Our Church. "
Reading by Mrs. Bessie Don
nelly entitled "Children in Our
Homes. Mrs. John Griffin.
''Children in Our Schools and
by Mrs. Roscoe Campbell,
''Children in Our Hospitals;
Mrs. Ernest Mattiford, a read
ing entitled "Children in Our
Community and the Rural Are
as".
The group was also enter
tanned by several songs given
by Mrs. Harvey Wright and the
Junior Choir. The program was
followed by a social time for
Smyrna times., 1962-05-24

Chairman, Miss Anna B. Bee
ket; vice-chairman, Miss Eliz-
abeth Thornley,; secretary,
Mrs. Henry C. Webb; treasur-
er, George w. Boehmler; jun
ior chairman, Callie Diacum-
axes. The following corps
chairmen we're appointed by the
chairman: Home Service, Mrs.
Lee Deakyne; production. Mrs.
Fred Harris; Mrs. Nicholas Di-
acumakes; knitting. Miss Hen
rietta Denney; First Aid, Mrs.
Glenn S. King; home nursing,
Mrs. Charles King; motor
corps, Mrs. C. L. Harmonson,
Mrs. Davis H. Bell; nutrition
and canteen, Mrs. F rancis Geb-
art; publicity, Mrs. Louise
Burslem and Mrs. w. C. Webb.
James Derickson Cummings,
IT., son of the Rev. and Mrs.
James Derickson Cummins of
Swampscott, Mass, is one of
at the one hundred and sixteenth
commencement of Trinity Col
lege, Hartford. Connecticut, on
May 18th. He is son of the Rec
tor of the Church of the Holy
Name episcopal in Swamps-
cott, Mass.) and grandson of
Mrs. A. Lee Cummins of Smyr-
ma. Some of his ancestors also
graduated from Trinity College
more than a century ago; James
B. Derickson, class of 1887;
Levin L. Derickson of the class
of 1889, both of Berlin Md, and
his greatgreat uncle, Alexander
G. Cummins of Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1962-05-24

the Choir, after which devo-
tions were in charge of Miss
Julia Griffith. her subject be-
ing "Suffer Little Children TO
Come Unto Me-" Scripture
reading by Mrs. Norman Cole
man, and a poem 81 Am a
Child" by Mrs. Grant Garis.
Business was in charge of the
president, Mrs. Ernest Matti-
ford. Mrs. L. M. Price gave
a report of the Women's Di-
vision meeting last Friday at
ternoon, May is at the Third
Methodist Annual Conference
held in McCabe Church, VIII
mington.
Capt. Franklin C. Maull, a
member of the Pilots Associa- :
tion, entertained a number OF
guests last Sunday on a trip up
the Delaware Bay and River,
from Lewes, to Chester, Pa,
on the Pilot Boat "Philadel-
phia." Those included in the
party we're Mrs. D. Anthony
Potter, Mrs. william R. Egan,
Mrs. Franklin C. Maull, of
Lewes, Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore Brooks of BrynMaur. Pa.
MIR. A. C. Darrah, of Clayton,
and DR.. E. P. Collins of Smyr-
ma. The weather was fine. and
the trip on the boat was most
enjoyable, the guests reported.
AT the annual election of
Smyrna Branch American Red
Cross held Tuesday night at
the home of Mrs. Lee Deakyne
the following we're reelected:
Smyrna times., 1962-05-24
20 Years Ago

The Rev. James w. Colona
was reappointed to the Asbury
Methodist Church here byBish-
op Adna Wright Leonard of the
Wilmington area at the conclus-
ion of the five day meeting of
the Peninsula Annual Confer
ence. of the ten Dover District
changes the outstanding ones
sent the Rev. A. w. Strick-
land to Frankford from Mil
lington, Md; the Rev. o. H.
Connolly to Middletown from
Berlin, Mr., and the Rev. w.
Smyrna times., 1962-05-24

a sanitary drinking fountain in
the public school, put curbing
round the standpipe and sowed
grass around it. The county
fair held by the club netted
S625, greatly reducing the
mortgage on the clubhouse. The
club is planning to invite the
sister clubs to Smyrna on July
2, 8. and A. Many lectures and
entertainments have been Civ
on %
Smyrna times., 1962-05-24

Hugenot House at Taylor's Bridge
Another old house in this area which has somehow
escaped the creeping decay which has claimed many
of our distinguished old houses
Join the Duck Creek Historical Society and help
save our historic heritage.
Smyrna times., 1962-05-24
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Evening star., 1962-03-11

Designed for AEOder1s Reading

BEN C. WRIGHT, President
EUCLID NJ. CONVICTION
Chairman Of the Board
JOHN C. STERLING
Honorary Chairman
Evening star., 1962-03-11

Melting SHOWS,
God knows,
Bring Spring.
Violets peep,
Monkeys leap,
Things sing.
Lovers meet
In retreat,
Cling, cling.
Through tn dells,.
Hear the bells:
Ding, ding.
Everywhere
Through the air
Rings Spring.
You ask why,
Earth to sky,
Wings sing?
That's because
Natures laws
Spring Spring.
Without Spring,
No fling
Only sting.
Springs king!
Evening star., 1962-03-11

WILLIAM I. NICHOLS
Editor and Publisher
ED MCCARTHY, Managing Editor
NELSON CRUPPO, At Director
STEWART BEACH, Asst. to tte Editor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-04
U.S. Soldier Reported
AS Deserter to N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea, June
4 (AP).-The United States
Army yesterday reported that
an American Army private as
signed to guard duty at the
demilitarized zone apparently
deserted his post" and was last
seen running toward Commu-
mist Korean lines May %.
He was identified as Pvt.
Larry A. Abshier, Garfield
Heights, Ohio.
The Army said Pvt. AbShier
was seen running toward Red
territory by his security outpost
team leader. He ignored calls to
return, the statement said.
Pvt. Abshier, a bachelor, was
a member of the First Recon-
naissance Squadron, Ninth
Cavalry, First Cavalry Division.
He did not have access to clas-
sified information, the Army
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-04

he Squirmed terribly and l
don't think he was fortnight. "
Senator Thurmond's ques-
tons involving the State De-
partment'S position with regard
to Laos became so detailed that
Chairman Stennis, Democrat
Of Mississippi, lifted a warning
voice against discussing such
matters in a public hearing.
I'VE don't help the cause of
the United States by discussing
what we're going to do in Laos"
Senator Stennis said. He said
he had heard discussions at
the highest possible level" in
GLIDING briefings by the Gen.
trail Intelligence Agency. about
the Laotian situation and said
he was seriously in doubt" in
pursuing the matter except in
a closed meeting.
Topic Called Sensitive
Mr.. Ball referred to the stu
alton in Laos as having "pe-
culiar sensitivity" and said
"only a minimum should be
said in an open session."
The matter was passed over
for a closed meeting, with
Senator Thurmond pressing on
to other examples Of the de-
partment's changes and dele
tions in speeches.
The South Carolina Senator
touched on a proposed 1860
speech by Gen. Thomas S.
Power, commander Of the Stra-
tegic Air Command, discussing
the destructiveness Of a nu-
clear war. Mr.. Ball said he
felt the speech would have been
contrary to our interests" and
that it was very desirable"
that Gen. Power should not de-
liver it.
Senator Thurmond soon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-04

came to the speech in which
the State Department censors
explained that the word vic
tory" was deleted because it
had a ''militaristic and agrees
sive ring" which left no realm
for accommodation"
Meant for Security Forum
The speech was one that
Brig. Gen. John w. White had
proposed giving before the
National Security Forum in.
Columbus, Ohio, on March 8,
1861.
Mr.. Ball pointed out that
the speech came at a time
when President Kennedy was
preparing for his Vienna con-
ference with Soviet Premier
KhruShchev. This led Senator
Thurmond to inquire what "ac-
commodations" the President
was willing to make and what
Mr.. Khrushchey might Go for
u.s."
He (the President) wouldn't
30 over there and talk in gen.
eral terms" Senator Thur
mond said,
While saying that it would
be extremely unwise" to dis
cuss the specific details of the
conference, Mr.. Ball said the
President was prepared to
make "only such accommoda-
tons" that would bring about
mo diminution of our vital
interests"
He said that while there are
many areas of sharp conflict, |
there are some in which there
can be an accommodation of |
the interests of this country
and the Soviet Union. Austria |
was cited as one example.
Exact Language Read
In discussing the White
speech, Mr.. Ball read into the
record the exact language of the
explanatory m m or n du m
which he said was submitted by
the State Department reviewer
to the Defense Department at
the time the change of language
was recommended. The memo
randum read:
Because this speech concerns
predominantly the cold war, we
have made several incidental
changes Of wording to reflect
the fact that the cold war is
instigated and promoted by ag-
gressive international COM
muniSm.
I'VE consider that it is neces-
Sary we insure this impression
throughout because Cd the
administration presently does
not wish to give occasion for
Interpretation by foreign opin-
ion that the United States is
stimulating the cold war from
its side and. thus, aggravating
rather than trying to reduce
international tensions, and
"(2) because sentences could
be quoted out Of context in
support Of the Soviet propa-
ganda claim that elements Of
the United States military in
particular are continuing to
whip up the cold war fever"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-04
Ball Thurmond Duel
On State Censorship

Undersecretary of State Bal
and Senator Thurmond, DEM
ocrat of South Carolina, waged
a duel of words today over the
State Departments censorship
Of speeches.
The occasion was a return
engagement by Mr.. Ball before
a Special Armed Services SUBJ
committee investigating charges
that defense leaders have been
:''muzzled" in warning about
the menace of communism.
With Senator Thurmond re-
peatedly voicing disagreement,
Mr.. Ball said the departments
censors, with some exceptions.
had performed this delicate
and sensitive responsibility with
perception and judgment"
The Undersecretary specifi-
cally rejected any suggestion
that the State Department has
sought to discourage the use
of the word victory" and that
this reflects an theological at
titude Of the department"
Panied by Explanation
In one such case Mr.. Ball
found himself panied not by
the deletion Of the word "vic-
tory" but by the explanation
given for it by the State De-
partment in a report submitted
to the subcommittee last
March 20.
In the speech in question the
phrase defeat Of Communist
aggression" had been substi-
tuted for the word victory"
The departments explanation
to the subcommittee said the
word victory" has "a militaris-
tic and aggressive ring" and
also implies an 'all-or-nothing
approach leaving no room fol
accommodation"
In an opening statement Mr.
Ball said the explanation was
"inartiStically worded." He
later described it as "fatuous,
foolish, inarticulate, and in
accurate" and said. Il don't
see why it was put in there"
Senator Thurmond said such
words as victory" we're deleted
from many speeches with the
explanation that the use of such
terms left no room for accom-
mediation"
Sees "NO-Win" Policy
In a long series of statements
prefacing his questions, the
South Carolina Senator con-
tended that such changes rep
resented a 'no-win" policy, say
ing that an "all or nothing"
approach as expressed in many
Of the speeches apparently was
inconsistent with State De-
partment policy.
Senator Thurmond carried
the battle Of words outside the
hearing room. At the noon re-
cess, commenting on Mr.. Balls
testimony. he said: 81 think
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-04
Chino, UAR SIGN Poet

TOKYO. June 4 (AP).-Red
China and President Nasser's
United Arab Republic have
signed a new trade and pay
ments agreement. says Peiping
radio.
Evening star., 1962-05-17
H. R. Tyler
Due for u. S.
Judgeship

Harold r. Tyler. a Republi-
can no served as an Assistant
Attorney General in the Eisen-
hover administration, has been
selected by President Kennedy
for appointment as a Federal
District Judge for the Southern
District of New York.
Mr.. Tyler. Al. has been prac-
ticing law in New York since
he resigned as Assistant Attor-
ney General when the Kennedy
administration came into power
on January 20, 1861.
He had practiced law in New
York and had served as an
Assistant United States Attor-
ney for the Southern District
of New York in 1885 before
he was brought to Washington
by former President Eisenhower
in 1860.
The White House said Mr.
Tyler is the eighth Republican
named to a Federal judgeshir
by President Kennedy.
Evening star., 1962-05-17
NucIeor Heater Planned
For Landings on Moon

it will be able to provide heat
to the Surveyor craft during
the cold lunar night"
He made only a brief refer
ence to the project in a talk
prepared for a meeting of the
Washington post Of the Ameri-
can Ordnance Association. but
the implications are these:
Each Surveyor craft will
carry four television cameras
designed to snoop on the moons
surface and transmit pictures
back to earth.
Without SNAP-11 on the job,
the TV cameras and other
sensitive scientific gear would
have tough shedding in an en-
vironment where the night
time temperature stands at
around 240 degrees below zero
Fahrenheit-and the length Of
the lunar night is equal to 141a
earth days.
While Mr.. Seaborg did not
say so, the implication was clear
that some kind Of SNAP unit
would also be employed to
keep things comfortable inside
manned spacecraft when they
land on the moon.
Evening star., 1962-05-17
BY the Associated Press

The Atomic Energy Com
mission is developing a nuclear-
powered heating unit for
spacecraft landings on the
often-frigid moon.
This was revealed today by
the Acc chairman, DR.. Glenn
T. Seaborg.
He said commission scientists
were working on a special gen.
orator in the so-called SNAP
series-Systems for Nuclear
Auxiliary Power. Earlier ver-
sions are in use in some Amer
ican satellites as power sources
for instruments.
The one being developed Is
called SNAP-11. 1t is designed
for a special job in the civilian
space agency's Surveyor pro-
gram-the venture aimed at
exploring the moons surface
with unnamed space craft be-
ginning in 1864.
DR.. Seaborg said the genera
tor, using radioactive curium-
242 as fuel, would be designed
to act as a continuous source
of electrical power for radios
and other instruments aboard
"a Surveyor craft. Also, he said,
Evening star., 1962-05-17
Railroads End
Talk on Rules

CHICAGO. May II (AP).-I
The Nations railroads an
nounced today they have
broken off negotiations with
the five operating unions on
proposed sweeping changes in
work rules.
Representatives of the carri-
ers and unions, with a total
membership Of 100000. have
been conferring since April 2.
Their subject was a recon-
mendation of a presidential
railroad commission that the
work rules be revised in a way
that would eliminate thousands
of jobs.
j. E. Wolfe, chief spokesman
for the railroads, issued this
statement:
with genuine disappoint-
ment, the railroads have today
discontinued conferences with
the operating unions on the is
sue of featherbedding. The
unions flat refusal to face up
to their public responsibility
and their continued defiance of
the presidential work rules
commission, leave us no alter
native.
Since April 2 we have held
20 meetings with the unions in
an effort to work out an agree
ment within the framework OF
the presidential commissions
recommendations for more
modern work practices in this
Industry. The unions have an
nounced both publicly and in
formally that they intend to
defy the presidential commits
sion, and in their meetings
with us they have steadfastly
refused to come to grips with
the subject.
ANY further meetings under
these circumstances are simply
a public delusion. 1t will be
useless any longer to continue
this travesty on the collective
bargaining process.
Evening star., 1962-05-17

AS president of D. c. Tran
sit. he wanted direct Federal
grants to private transporta-
ton companies to develop CO.
ordinated urban transportation
facilities. He asked a Senate
subcommittee for the same
thing April 81.
AS president of Trans-Carib-
bean Airways, he wanted a
Federal loan guarantee pro-
gram which would benefit his
company for five years.
Mr.. Chalk's press application
was made as publisher of E.
Diario de Nueva York, a Span
iSh-language paper in New
York City.
His editor, Stanley Ross
promised gallery officials il
they couldn't allow El Diaric
two correspondents that hi
would remove one now a mem
ber-Michael Erice-to make
room for Mr.. Chalk.
Mr.. Erice still Is accredited
today.
Evening star., 1962-05-17

Catholic Church in Brooklyn,
with the same witnesses.
The Rev. Frederick j. East
erly, vice president for student
personnel services, notified
them on April Is that they
had been dismissed.
1t was prompted, his letter
said, because of your action
relative to an attempted mar
riage in the presence of a civil
officer :"
1t added that the marriage
'is gravely sinful and has be-
come a source of public scandal.
. The matter is especially
serious in the light of the
recent pronouncement of the
Vatican condemning the light
and frivolous attitude of mod
ern society in regard to the
sacred contract of matrimony." "
Civil marriages for Catholics
are not recognized by the
Catholic Church.
The court action said the
second witness also was dis
missed for his part in the
marriage. but he did not join
in the suit for reinstatement.
He was identified by Emanuel
Redfield, an attorney for the
Civil Liberties Union, as John
Sharkey, 81, of Elizabeth, N. j.,
also a senior.
Evening star., 1962-05-17
Area Councils
Aid Planners

DETROIT, May II (AP).-
An official of the Housing and
Home Finance Agency yester-
day said councils Of elected
officials could help planners
move ahead despite fragmen-
tation of government in many
cities.
HHFA Deputy Administrator
Jack T. Conway told members
of the National Council for
Good Cities, also known as
ACTION Inc. that multiple
governments slowed urban re-
newal in many cities.
He said in 1857 there were
1858 governmental bodies
within 174 metropolitan areas
an average Of 30 in each area.
ITO restructure government In
an area to metropolitan proper
tions Is usually not politically
feasible" he said.
When the issue has been
put to a vote, citizens in the
United States have almost re-
fused to modify the traditional
autonomy enjoyed by local gov
ernments," he said.
Mr.. Conway suggested the
formation of area-wide organ
izations of elected officials
from the various governments
such as townships. cities, coun-
ties special districts.
He said New York Baltimore,
San Francisco. Seattle, Phila-
delphia and Washington had
formed such councils. He said
fragmented government is I'm
capable of acting on area
wide problems in the absence
of arrangements especially de-
viSed for the purpose"
Tne CW0-Qay meeClng enQeQ
after Mr.. Conway's address and
election of new officers for
ACTION, which describes it
self as a private, public service
group dedicated to improving
city environment.
The new chairman is Chi
cago Mortgage Banker Ford
Kramer Of Draper & Kramer
who succeeds James w. Rouse,
a Baltimore realtor. Succeed
ing Mr.. Kramer as president
is Albert M. Cole, a Reynolds
Metals executive and former
administrator of HHFA.
Evening star., 1962-05-17
Rockefeller Defends
Himself on COURAGE

smack into the widening stu
dent opposition to paying tut
ton at various colleges Of the
State University that are now
free. The question Of whether
to charge tuition is now before
the university board of trustees.
The tuition issue .erupted
when Gov. Rockefeller met with
Is student leaders of the State
University College at Cortland.
Louis Gilmore of Mahopac.
N. Y, 27-year-old Junior Class
president. complained that stu
dents had been unable to get a
clear-cut answer from State
officials on the proposal for
tuition.
Mr.. Gilmore read to Gov.
Rockefeller a dissertation by
the Democratic President on
the issue Of courage in public
life.
Gov. Rockefeller, a possible
Republican opponent of Mr..
Kennedy in the 1864 election,
snapped back:
"If you are implying that I
haven't got courage, I will say
to you that ] resent it. If
I lacked courage. I'd Soft-soap
you on tuition and tell you that
you would not have tuition"
Gov. Rockefeller said he will
give the university trustees full
backing in whatever decision
they make on tuition.
The Governor told Mr.. Gill
more he has rejected proposals
for a State bonus for Korean
veterans and has sponsored a
program of tax increases.
Don't talk to me about CUTS
and talk about courage until
you have done something like
that" he advised the student.
Gov. Rockefeller also told
Mr.. Gilmore that ''if you ever
get into public office, I'll ad-
mire your CUTS"
Mr.. Gilmore protested that
his complaints had not been
meant specifically for the Gov
ernor.
mo, but you implied it," Gov.
| Rockefeller retorted.