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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-06-13
Apartment Aims Cited

Privacy and seclusion, accom-.
panied by apartment conven-
fence, are cited by the develop
ers of Bayla Gardens in Gath.
ersburg as major aims of the
extensive Kraft Construction
Co. project.
Luxury apartments with air
conditioning and swimming
pools are no longer a novelty
in the medium price range, ac-
cording to Jack Kraft, president
of the firm. However, he added,
his company is seeking to boil
ster these by providing the spa
ciouS advantages of private
dwellings in the Bayla Gardens
development.
Separate dining rooms, stud.
les or TV rooms paneled in cher
rywood, sliding doors leading to
patios and balconies and sepa-
rate laundry facilities are among
the features of the project,
Kraft said. The first 81 units of
the developments will be ready
for occupancy by July l, he
noted.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-06-13
Cores Buy Angus

Mr.. and Mrs. H. Grady Gore
or Rockville, recently purchased
% registered Angus cows and
two aberdeen-Angus bulls from
Mount Prospect Farms, Cath
ersburg.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-06-13

president; Mrs. Harry Slye of
Maryland Employment Service,
second vice president; Mrs. Rob-
ert Mullen of the Wheaton
News, recording secretary; Mrs.
Ernest Koch of NTH, CORES
ponding secretary; and Mrs.
Paul Honsaker of American Ma
tional Bank, treasurer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-06-13

ment, praised the efforts of To-
cal school officials, traffic engi-
neers and police.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-06-13
Business Roundup
Defense EIectrOnics Inc.
Awarded Nelu AF Contract

Rep. Charles Nice. Matthias was informed by the Air
Force last week that Defense Eectroncs Inc of Rockville
has been awarded SO million contract for space missile
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-06-13

FURNITURE MAN HARRY [. CURTIS SAYS.
Il couldn't afford to be without the Yellow Pages"
Curtis Brothers Furniture Store is real Washington
success story.
Its PRESIDENT Harry L. Curtis has seen it evolve from
small ice delivery business to of Washingtons lead
ing fine furniture stores
ITS easy to recall when my brothers and were my
fathers only employees and our only equipment was
single wagon" he reports
To-day we employ l73 people and own fleet Of %
vehicles In 1862 gross sales approached $6OO000O
believe in the Yellow Pages as an advertising medium
Indeed do! One time tried not advertising in the Yellow
Pages and It was the saddest move ever made found
you just can't coast on reputation alone.
THE large yellow Pages circulation brings results
wouldn't be missing from the Yellow Pages for minute"
Mr.. Curtis Is right The Yellow Pages reach virtually
everyone your trading area Many advertisers report the
yellow Pages brings them sales every day of the year.
The reason is clear. Your message is always timely.
Prospects find you the moment they need your product
or SERVICE
Make sure you're represented In the Yellow Pages this
year. It's investment in success Just call your
Business Office and ask for Yellow Pages representative.
Yellow Pages
& 1=]
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-06-13

pected to attend the annual ses-
sion at the Diplomat Motor Ho-
tel. Among top speakers will be
John ]. McQuade, marketing
supervisor for the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Co.,
who will discuss the role of the
telephone in the real estate bust
ness.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-09-27
European Trip
Slides Shown At
Red Bud Meeting

STODDERT. Sept. 26 The
Red Bud Garden Club met with
Mrs. Eric Robinson Sept. q, at
8 pm. with Mrs. Eldridge San
ders0n as co-hoStess.
Mrs. William P. Sanderson, of
Gainesville. was guest speaker
for the evening. Mrs. Sanderson
shared hers and Mr.. Sander
sons recent trip through Europe
with the club. She showed many
interesting slides. explaining the
ogre S and beauty through
their entire trip N ~.a
Exhibits for the September
meeting were Surprise Your
Man" a den arrangement, and
GLORY of Autumn" line ar
rangement. Ribbons received on
den arrangement were Mrs.
Eldridge Sanderson, blue. Mrs.
Eric Robinson red, and Mrs. j.
A. Hazlegrove. yellow. Ribbons
received on line arrangements
were Mrs. Eric Robinson. red,
and Mrs. Eldridge Sanderson,
yellow. Specimens were entered
by Mrs. J. A. Hazlegrove and
Mrs. Oscar Reynolds. Outside
judges were secured for the
judging OF arrangements.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-09-27

movie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Hodges
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hodges
in Richmond Sunday, and ac-
companied them to Newport
News Sunday afternoon to attend
the funeral Of Mrs. Ed Hodges
aunt. Mrs. Margaret Dix.
Mrs. Alma Davis, of Rich
mond, Mr.. and Mrs. Bobby
Lewis and Mrs. Thelma Smith.
Of BOykinS, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard Toney, Mr.. and Mrs.
Algie Martin and the Davis
brothers Sunday. Others who
visited there were: the Rev. and
Mrs. J. R. Hodges. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Yancey and fami-
ly, and NJ. K. Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. James Shu-
maker visited her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Mac Ownby, near
Trent's Mill Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hudgins
and son, David Wayne. Mrs. Ed
ward Yancey, Claude Roberts,
Mrs. Jesse Hodges. Mrs. Rich
ard Shlmaker. and Mrs. T. L.
Hudgins attended the funeral of
Lumsden Newton at Rocky Mt.
Church Tuesday. This commmi-
ty extends sympathy to his
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-09-27

Mr.. and Mrs. James White
head and children attended the
car races in Martinsville Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Bailey en-
joyed a picnic Saturday night
with Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Cher
nault near Vera.
Visiting with the J. L. Met
calls Thursday were Mrs. Julie
Arvin and Mrs. Glenn Dunna-
want. Of Meherrin.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Harvey
and Patricia and Miss Ida Har-
vey visited Mr.. and Mrs. Ry-
land Dowdy in Richmond Sun
day. They also attended the
State Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Copple
and children went to Richmond
Sunday to the State Fair. They
also visited Miss Sally Womack.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Overton.
Mrs. Robert Pomerany and chill
dren, Robbie, Suzanne, Jimmy
and Brooks, of Sanford, N. c.,
spent the week end with Mrs.
Sudie Watson and Mrs. Mar
garet Watson. While here they
visited Mr.. Overton's sisters
Mrs. James Carter and Mrs. Lu-
ther Gillian. in Farmville, and
Mrs. John Harris at Five Forks.
Mrs. Walter Overton. Of Long
wood College. visited them on
Saturday afternoon and James
Carter on Saturday night.
Visiting here Sunday from
Hopewell with the Rev. and Mrs.
J. E. Shockley were Mr.. and
Mrs. John r. Thweatt.
Dinner guests Sunday Of Mr..
and Mrs. Hall Driskill were the
Rev. and Mrs. j. E. Shockley
and Mr.. and Mrs. John r.
Thweatt. of HopeWell.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-09-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Ander-
son and Ashley visited her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Moss,
at Gladstone last Saturday.
Visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Bryant during the week end
were Miss Audrey Bryant, Cary
Bryant. ard Douglas MaXey, all
of Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. James HudginS
and son. Michael. spent the
week end with her sister, Mrs.
Jack Stinson, in Richmond.
c. w. Cave was a business
visitor to Westmoreland county
last Wednesday.
Leonard Toney returned home
from Johnston-Willis Hospital
Saturday, and is improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Percy,
of Colonial Heights, spent the
week end here.
Herbert Anderson is reported
to be much improved at John
ston-Willis Hospital where he
has been since September II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bryant
went to Richmond Saturday eve
ming to attend the State Fair.
but due to rain they went to a
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-09-27

family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hurt, OF
Fork Union, were Sunday eve
ming visitors Of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
w. Cave.
Mr.. and Mrs. Revis Lyons and
little daughter. Edith went to
Charlottesville Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Anderson
attended the funeral Of Mrs.
Payton E. Pyles at Fquvanna
Baptist Church Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm Hitter
went to Culpeper last Saturday
to attend the funeral Of his
brother-in-law, F.. M. Harris, at
Lignum. They spent Saturday
night with relatives and return
ed home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Shu-
maker visited Mr.. and Mrs. Da-
vid Erwin in Cumberland Sun
day afternoon.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-09-27

o. w. Crenshaw shopped in
Richmond. Wednesday.
Guests or Sunday of Mrs. J.
H. Ingram were: Dr.. and Mrs.
L. Benjamin Sheppard and nurse
Of Richmond. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
P. Ingram, of Charlotte Court
House, and H. Y. Ingram, of
Virginia Beach.
Mrs. H. A. Tuggle is visiting
her daughter. Mrs. c. T. Haw-
kins, in Victoria.
The Senior MYF will have a
bake sale at Hammer Hardware
on Kirg Street, Saturday morn
ing beginning at 10 am.
Mrs. I. D. Neal. Mrs. j. A..
Upton, Jr.. and daughter, Betty
Hodges, made business trip to
Providence Forge. last Wedne5-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Finch and
small daughter moved here from
Henderson, N. c.. Saturday.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-09-27
Hearings On
Assessments Held
This Week End

AMELIA. Sept. Is ~ Public
hearings for Amelia county real
estate owners were held on the
reassessment program in the
county Wednesday and Thurs
day Of this week. They are con-
tinuing today friday for Leigh
District from 9 am. to A pm.
Real estate owners were told
Of their new assessments and
given an opportunity to protect
them in the meeting held for
Giles District on Wednesday and
for Jackson District on Thurs
day. The board Of assessors held
the meetings in the jackson
Building following the reassess-
ment which is made every six
years.
Primary purpose of a reassess-
ment is to equalize real estate
assessments within the county.
The present rate on real estate
is So per 500.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-09-27
News From Darlington Heights

Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmy Midhff
and family. Of Cumberland.
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. S. p.
Bailey Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Slodfel-
ter. Of Richmond, were Saturday
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Dillon.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-09-27

DARLINGTON HorS., Sept.
rs - Mr.. and Mrs. j.. Z. Met
calf. Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Single
ton. Miss Bessie Singleton and
Richard Singleton were all din
ner guests Sunday Of the Misses
Irene and Lucy Adams in Farm
vile.
Sunday guests Of the L. E.
Morrises were Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Morris and children,
Mike and Lynn, Of Richmond.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Babe Morris,
Of AppOmattOx.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-09-27

! public.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Wilkes
Of Warrenton, were guests OF
Monday evening of his sister-in
law, Mrs. Edward Wilkes, anc
Miss Cassanda Wilkes in On
tariO.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Dicken,
and w. G. Cooke visited DR.. ant
Mrs. I. B. Dickens. Jr., in Char
lottesville on Sunday
Mrs. Bessie Jet, of Richmond
visited her brother, l.. V. Pettus,
last week. They were joined by
brother-in-law and sister. Mr..
and Mrs. Overton Wood, also of
Richmond. this week.
Visits Sister
Mrs. G. H. Osborne, of Rich
mond, visited her sister, Mrs.
G. Q. Pettus, last week.
Mrs. H. P. Tuggle and daugh-
ter, Sue. made a business trip
to Petersburg last Thursday.
Mrs T. w. Jones. Jr.. and son.
Mike, accompanied them to visi.
Mrs. j. D. Harvey. Mrs. Cor
don Bass accompanied them to
Blackstone to visit her mother.
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. ShotWell.
OF South Boston, visited her sis
ter, Mrs. J. c. Priddy, last
Tuesday.
Miss Linda Clark. Mrs. Daniel
Travis and Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn
as Travis motored to Richmond.
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Robey re-
turred home on Saturday after
spending two weeks visiting their
son-in-law and daughter. Mr..
and Mrs. j. H. Shelton, in Alta
vista
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Cardwell,
Jr-, of Richmond. visited thei,
cousins, Mrs. H. D. Peters and
Mrs. J. A. Upton. Jr.. Sunday
The Monday evening bridge
club met with Mrs. R. L. Duffer.
this week.
Mrs. Zillah H. Shafer ard Mrs.
Frank Haley shopped in Rich
mond on Saturday Mrs. D. @.
Eggleston accompanied them.
Miss Joyce Scott. Of brakes
Branch. a student at the Phar-
macy School, Medical College of
Virginia. visited her brother-in-
law and sister, DR.. and Mrs. r.
d. Allsworth, Jr., Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Lyle and
children, Berry and Kitty, made |
a business trip to Petersburg,
Saturday.
Mr. ard Mrs. David Gee, Of |
Richmond. visited his mother.
Mrs. Floyd Gee. this week end. |
In Hospital
S. S Thompson visited hi S
brother. Sterling Thompson. Of I
5utherlin, heart patient i'll
Halifax Community Hospital, on
Henry Haigler, from Winston
Salem. N. c., replaced Keith
Herrick as science teacher at
Randolph-Henry High School or
Mr. Herrick was ac-
'epted as a dental student at
Duke University Mr.. Haigler.
who Will make his home at
Kentwood." is graduate of
Wake Forest College, and has
recently returned from ranch
n Colorado.
Mesdames J. T. Thompson and
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-09-27
Miss Liso Honmer
Many Keysuille Residents Attend
Crouning Of Miss State Fair 1863

KEYSVILLE. Sept. 26 = Mr.
and Mrs. Homer G.. Smith, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs G. o. Pettus, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. l. Hammer. Jr.
Mrs. T. D. Neal, Miss Doroth,
Hammer, Miss Jane Larson. Mr.
and Mrs. David Hammer, AM
Mrs. j. H. Hammer attended tn,
Virginia State Fair in Richmond
on Sunday and were presen
when Miss Lisa Hammer. Is
year-old Junior at Randolph
Henry High School, was crown
ed as Miss State Fair of 1868
at the fairgrounds. Lisa is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F.. |
Hammer, Jr. Mr.. ard Mrs. C
G. Byrum, formerly of Keysville
Joined friends at the fair.
The Tuesday evening bridge
club was held in the new home
OF Mrs R. B. Berkeley, this week
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F.. Lyle visit
ed her uncle. Talmadge Martin
in the Medical College Hospital
Richmond, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Tuggle
Mrs H. A. Tuggle. Mrs. H. D.
Peters, Mrs. j. A. Upton. Jr..
and daughter. Betty Hodges. at
tended the funeral of c. T. Haw-
k.ns. at the Staples Funeral
Home. Victoria. Saturday.
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
0. W. Crenshaw were her aunt
Mrs. Lola Hamilton, and sister,
Mrs. E. H. Hayes. both Of Rich
mond. -
Mrs. Duke Walker visited
friends and relatives in Winston
Salem, N, c., this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Arvin
and son, Earl, of Richmond.
were Sunday visitors of his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Arvin.
Father iii
Mrs. Elma Thompson was call
ed TO Danville last week because
of the critical illness of her
father, J. H. Hawkins of Suthef-
lin. who is a patient in Me
mortal Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Epperson
and children. Richard and Tree
ma. of Victoria. were guests on
Sunday of his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. P. Epperson.
Mrs. j. A. Tipton, Jr., and
daughter. Betty Hodges. attend
ed the first. fall meeting of the
Richmond Branch of the Nation
al League of American Pen
Women at the Jordan Point
Country Club. Hopewell, last
Friday afternoon. Aftereards,
the group attended an historical
lecture at New Hope Merchants
Church. which was built in 1885
and is considered by leading au-
thorities to be the Oldest Co
lonlal Church in America in
which services are still held. and
then toured AppomattoX Man
or at City Point. This estate
has belonged to the Epes fami-
ly since j. received a land grant
in the early 18th century ard
was known as the Pentagon of
the Civil War" because i. was
the headquarters Of General
Grant. 1865, and the sight of
a large Union Army hospital dur
ing that time Recently. the love
ly. old house. with its collection
of American and European an
tiques has been opened to the
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-09-27
B0atwrights Visit In Mt. Zion

MT. ZION. Sept. 26 - Mr.. and
Mrs. R. Curtis BoatWright. of
Colonial Heights. were week end
guests of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Putney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-21
Wet Cong Is RepeIIed,
Attackers Lose HeoviIy

SAIGON. Wet Nam. Dec. 81
- A South Wet Nam bat
talon beat off q guerrilla at
tack in the crucial Mekong
delta today, inflicting heavy
losses on the Communist Wet
Cong.
The bodies of 20 guerrillas
were counted in the paddy
fields outside vi Thanh, a town
in Chuong Then province,
after the Wet Cong fled under
government fire, a United
States military spokesman said.
The guerrillas sneaked into
the battalion's bivouac area
apparently under the mistaken
impression they were engaging
a small band Of government
troops. They were met with
whitening fire from heavy ma
chineguns and automatic weap-
ons, the spokesman said.
The report Of the victory
came a day after the departure
of United States Defense Sec
rotary Robert S. Mcnamara
who urged the military junts
to step up its campaign against
the Wet Cong.
Nov let's be real tough, "
Mr.. Mcnamara urged his Wet
Namese counterpart, Maj. Gen
Tran Van Don.
! Mr.. Mcnamara came here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-21
Kindergarten
Prayer Upheld

NEW YORK, Dec. 81 (AP).
"A Federal Judge says there's
no violation Of a United States
Supreme Court decision when
kin dergarten pupils in a
Queens public school recite,
God is great, God is good"
Judge Walter Bruchhausen
ruled yesterday that the vol
untary prayer offered by these
children is made without COM
pulsion and Is not prescribed
by law and does not tend to es-
tablish religion in violation Of
the First Amendment"
Children in PS. 1S4's four
kindergarten classes. led by
their teachers, had been recit-
ing a short prayer and Einging
q chorus Of q song addressed to
God.
Last October, however, the
mother Of one Of the children
protested and the principal
halted the practice. Other par
ents organized = group called
Prayer Rights for American
Youth (PRAY) and filed q
court suit.
Judge Bruchhausen upheld
the parents group and en-
Joined the city board Of educa-
ton and the State Board Of
Regents from interfering with
the voluntary Rotations. The
two boards had supported the
principal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-21

after the government forces
suffered disturbing reverses
during q stepped-up Wet Cong
campaign that started with the
custer of the regime Of PreSi-
dent Ngo Dinh Diem Novem-
Der /.
The toll of Americans in air
crashes in the last two weeks
rose to Is dead last night. Two
United States airmen were
killed when their light spottel
plane crashed into a rice paddy
after takeoff from Soc Trans
Airfield in the Mekong delta
exploding on impact.
The crash raised the total Of
United States dead in Wet Nan
to l62. including 81 in combat
q United States spokesman
said. Fourteen Americans are
missing.
The two airmen were moi
identified pending notification
Of next of kin.
From Ho Chi Mini. President
Of Communist North Wet Nam
came q warning to the United
States to withdraw from Viet
Nam. In an interview pub.
lished In the Soviet Communist
Party newspaper Pravda, Mr.
Ho predicted "the American
imperialists and their hangers.
on will be defeated"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-21
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Clear
and cold tonight. low IS in the
city and 5 in outlying areas.
Fair and cold tomorrow.
Maryland-Clear and cold
tomorrow.
Maryland - Clear and cold
tonight. low from zero to 10
below to the west and 10 to Is
above in eastern parts of the
State. Fair tomorrow, high in
the sos to the east and IS in
the west.
VirginiaJT Tonight, clear with
q low from 10 above zero in
the east to 5 below to the ex-
treme west. Increasing cloudi-
ness tomorrow to the south
vest and fair elsewhere, high
from is In the mountains to
the 30s In coastal areas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-21
Thoddeus Taylor
Heads Civic Unit

The Edgewood Civic Associa-
ton has elected Thaddeus Tay.
lor its president for 1864.
Other officers elected at this
weeks meeting were Charles
Price. first vice president; Mrs.
Elsie Miller, second vice presi.
dent; Mrs. Virginia Warren, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Mary
Butler. assistant recording sec.
rotary; Mrs. Daisy Queen, cor
responding secretary. and Law
renee Diggs, financial secre-
tary.
Also elected were Mrs.
Amanda Skipper, treasurer, the
Rev. Leamon White, chaplain,
and Julius James, sergeant at
arms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-21
Economist q 'Chump,'
He Soys, in Baker Deal

Mr.. Adams said he has told
the FBI all he knows of the
Baker affair and has not been
asked to appear before the
Senate committee.
The professor and his father
bought the stock in the Mort
gage Guaranty Insurance Corp,
Of Milwaukee, in 1859 for
$4,000 as an investment" Mr..
Baker, described by Mr.. Adams
as a casual acquaintance" in
1860 offered $4,000 for their
holdings.
Mr.. Adams said the chance
to double their investment in
six months looked pretty good,
so the offer was accepted.
Neither he nor his father,
Mr.. Adams said, was guilty of
anything except poor financial
judgment in selling at the price
we did"
The professor has testified at
numerous congressional hear
ings as an expert witness Of
economic matters and for more
than 10 years has been a con-
sultant to the Senate Small
Business Committee. Mrs.
Novak also works for the COM
mittee.
North American Newspaper AllIanee)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-21

had personally approved tho
comment.
Mr.. Cramer, Republican Of
Florida, released on Thursday
the text Of what he said wa:
a confidential memorandum
coming from "a high source
and an unimpeachable source.
The memo, he said, was g
report on discussions in the
State Department of the dis
missal Of Otto r. Otepka, CHIEF
security evaluator Of the de.
partment. for passing priv.
legged material to Q Senate
committee.
Mr.. Cramer claimed the
memorandum showed Secre.
tary Rusk "is not in Q quasi.
judicial position as he ha'
claimed respecting the Otepks
case, but made up his mind
some time ago that Otepks
must be punished"
"Clean Sweep" Cited
Deputy Undersecretary VIII
liam Crockett was quoted ir
the memorandum as reporting
that Secretary Rusk had an.
nounced I'VE will sweep the
place clean" Of disloyal en-
ployes.
Mr.. Crockett also was said tc
have mentioned q second un.
foreground" In the State De-
partment, besides Mr.. Otepka
which furnished information tt
the Senate Internal Security
Subcommittee. Members Of the
underground will be identified
and dealt with so on" accord.
ing to the memorandum re.
leased by Mr.. Cramer.
The state Department
spokesman denounced the me-
morandum and expressed re.
gret that Representative Cram
er had not checked with thu
Stat Department befort
speaking out.
The memo, he said, ICON,
tainS distortions, inaccuracie.
and misleading references. It 1
regrettable that the Congress
man did not come to the de
Ipartment for verification Of tn
information passed to him by
source he has not identified
This incident, moreover, under
lines the problem presente,
when misleading and Histories
information Is passed b,
sources acting irresponSibilty.
Meeting Confirmed
Other officials confirme,
that Mr.. Crockett did NEE
with division chiefs in tn
State Departments Office o
Security in mid-November, q
the memorandum released b!
Mr.. Cramer reported.
The purpose Of the meeting
according to the State Depart
ment official, was to express
Secretary Rusk's confidenc
In the departments Securit'
forces. Morale among thu
security men repeatedly was Low
after the firing of Mr.. Otepki
and the resignation Of twI
other high security officials
The official also confirmed
point made in the memoran
dunn that security officers will
policy problems should go II