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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-07-18

The committee, now In the
process of organizing will func-
ton to find citizens willing to
run in the Rockville Mayor and
Council race next spring. Their
names and qualifications will
be presented to an FIV nomi-
mating convention early next
year.
The FIV, formed prior to the
city election in 1862, tossed in
an unsuccessful slate of candi.
dates that year against the in
cumbents who ran on a Citizens
for Good Government ticket
Woodrow w. Stevenson, FIV
chairman, told the Sentinel this
week that a membership meet
ing held last month resulted in
revision of the organizations
bylaws and the setting up of a
real working organization.
He said the about drive to
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-07-18
Clara Barton
Home Campaign
Well Under WAY

Friends of Clara Barton Inc.
have raised "a per cent of the
funds needed for purchase and
preservation of the Clara Bar
ton Home near Glen Echo, ac-
cording to sponsors of the
drive.
AS a result, the present own
ers of the home agreed to ex-
tend their settlement date to
Jan. / of next year after permit
ting the organization to exer.
else the option it held on the
historic structure.
In view of public response to
the campaign during its first
five weeks, Mrs. Bernard N.
Siegel, chairman of the Clara
Barton group, expressed conf
dence the goal will be reached
by the new deadline. Contribu-
tons to the drive, she noted,
are tax deductible.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-07-18
Entertainment RomdU Up
BerIe POIishes To Shine
At Shady Grove Tent.

audience didn't see when, on
Broadway, Bibble was identified
with me-" Berle said.
The TOP Banana" himself,
lighting up a fresh cigar, ig.
nOred the calls for a "break"
and went back to his directing
task. Ignoring Shady Grove di.
rector Richard BarstOw, he got
up from his seat, came down the
aisle to make his own entrance
and simultaneously placed a
performer Onstage.
Rewriting, working and per-
fecting till the last minute, Il
do everything but sell the
tickets" he said.
Playing this week through
July 81, the Shady Grove pro-
duction Top Banana" is
roller coaster, laugh filled eve.
ming.
Curtain Cues
A chilling and thought pro-
voking play currently is at
Olney through July %. THE
Visit" is the second Durrenmatt
play of the season and tells the
story of the return of a lady
to her native town.
Many years ago she had left
in disgrace, and now comes
back with a bizarre encourage
to seek revenge on the man who
had been her lover. AS the play
progresses the lady buys the
loyalties of the townspeople in
exchange for raising their living
standards; her lover is finally
tried by a jury of the town,
forced into indicting himself
and killed.
Whereas 'Romulus" was a
satire on authority and human
responsibility, "The Visit treats
much the same theme from a
tragic and dark point of view.
Pops and Classics
On Monday the Carter Barron
Amphitheatre opened an Opera
Festival which will be running
through July 20. Performances
are by outstanding stars of the
Metropolitan Opera Company
and the schedule Is: tonight,
Carmen; tomorrow, ia Ira
viata," and Saturday, ia b.
heme."
The Watergate and Capitol
Steps Concerts con tin u e
throughout the summer. Tomor-
row at the Capitol, the U. S.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-07-18
Racial Problems

II. Vernon Eney, President of
the Maryland State Bar Asso-
citation, announces the appoint
ment of a group of representa-.
tive members of the association
to serve on a Special Committee
on Racial Problems. The COM
mlttee will assist in solving 10.
cal or community problems
which create racial tensions and
unrest in Maryland State, Eney
said.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-07-18
By Margaret Bucky
Entertainment Editor

At the Shady Grove Music
Tent the other day, the scene
was a last-minute marathon of
activity. Dancers rehearsed in
sneakers and leotards, singers
stopped and started again in a
practicing chorus, and overall
the indefatigable Milton Berle
could be heard screaming mo!
Yum pun pun on KNEE" to a
dancer onstage.
AS Berle sat in one of the
seats in the audience, posed for
pictures, talked to his children,
and made last-minute script
changes, nothing in a mile
radius escaped his eye. He
mopped his brow on this after
noon that went into the sos,
and talked about the show.
TOP Banana" which ran on
Broadway in 1851 is a musical
written around the character of
Milton Berle. In the Broadway
production Berle was played by
Phil Silvers. The story, which
parallels that of Berries career,
is about a burlesque comic who
becomes King of TV.
Jerry Bible, as this character
Is called in this fast-paced slap.
stick musical comedy, is a
walking ego. People, and situa-
lions in his life exist only as
tools in his perpetual self pro-
motion. Always taking the
bows, agonizing over his TV rat.
ings, showing himself in front
of the camera, this saga of this
"Top Banana" makes a fast,
Zany roughhouSe musical.
The afternoon of the run
through marked Berle's 55th
birthday. AS he cut the cake he
talked about problems that con.
frOnted him with the present
production.
TOP Banana" which appears
here "in the round" was created
for Broadway and was a satire
on Berle. you can't play your
self, that is satirize yourself"
Berle said. Therefore, in the
adaptation, which Berle also
wrote, Jerry Bibble is a fully
dimensioned character he is
not just satirized.
81 rewrote the show so now
you know why this character is
the way he is. You see what
makes him tick which the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-07-18
Local Students in
Music Workshop

Four Montgomery County stu.
dents have participated in a
week.long music workshop at
the University of Maryland, eli
NAKED by a embellishments
concert recently. The local par
Elephants are:
Gerhard Harmon, 313 Bradley
Ave, Rockville; John Parsons,
1912 Liberty Drive, Buttons
vile; James Turner, SAB w.
Montgomery Ave-, Rockville;
Frances Vaughan, 102 Evan St,
Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-07-18

take over city offices from CGG
will get under way in October
when the group meets to elect
officers who will run the 1864
FIV campaign.
Stevenson predicted an in
tense and determined fight by
FIV to break the CGG hold on
City Hall. Cog candidates have
held the five mayor and coun.
Gil seats since 1854.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-07-18
In Rockville -.
Hovsepian Heads
Candidate Committee

Dickran Y. Hovsepian, former two-term Rockville
mayor will head candidates committee for the local Fed
Grafton of Independent Voters
Navajo times., 1963-09-19

Other new officers are: Roland
Champion on, Atlantic Refining Co..
Roswell and c. A. Copple. NAL
CO Products Inc. Roswell, vice
chairmen: and ]. L. Artman, Tex
AGO Inc, Albuquerque, treasurer.
Joseph w. Palmer, Albuquerque,
N. Nj. was reelected executive
director.
The new NMPIC officers will
serve for the ensuing year until
the anniversary meeting of Mem
bers during the 1864 annual con-
vention.
Navajo times., 1963-09-19
El Puso Cos Mon
Gets Oil Office

Albuquerque. N. M. $685. D. B.
Thurman, Ell Paso Natural Gas
Products Co., Ell Paso, Texas,
was elected chairman of the New
Mexico Petroleum Industries
Committee for 1868 "a at the ann
ual convention of NMPIC here Sept
ember 10. Convention headquar-
ters was the Western Skies Hotel.
Thurman, who is marketing
manager for Ell Paso Natural Gas
Products Co. succeeds Ross Mad
ole with Mobil Oil Co., Dallas,
Texas.
The chronicle., 1963-11-04

for governor. Breathitt is
backed by retiring Gov. Bert
Combs.
At issue in Kentucky is an
executive order issued by
Combs this year which forbids
racial discrimination in all bust
ness establishments licensed by
the state.
Kentucky Republicans have
said they have a chance to win
the election, although they are
o~utnumbered 3 to / in voter
registration.
In Mississippi, Republicans
and Democrats have We'd with
each other in denouncing the
Kennedy Administrations civil
rights stand. 1t. Gov. Paul B.
johnson IS the Democratic gu
bernatorial candidate opposing
Rubel Phillips, a Democrat
turned : Republican who now "a
vors Sen. Barry Goldwater, r.
Ariz., for president.
Phillips has contended that
Johnson and retiring Gov. Ross
Barnett, who cannot succeed
himself, gave only token resist
ance to the admission of James
Meredith, a Negro, to the Uni
versity Of Mississippi last year,
The chronicle., 1963-11-04
Harold Driehorsf
Funeral Sunday

Funeral services were held at
2 pm. Sunday for Harold Ray
Driehorst, go, Pascagoula, who
died Friday afternoon. The SER
vices were from the Jackson
County Mortuary Chapel, with
the Revs. Arthur Schneider
Dave Townsend, j. P. Everett,
and H. L. FeWell officiating.
Burial was in Crestlawn Park
in Ocean Springs.
Driehorst, a retired electri-
clan, was born in Washington,
Pa, but had resided at SIS South
Canty Street in Pascagoula for
about a year and a half. He was
a member of the Presbyterian
Church.
Survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Joe FRASER Driehorst,
Pascagoula; mother, Mrs. Mar
garet Driehorst, Washington,
Pa, and one sister, Mrs. Ruth
ThraSher, Uniontown, Pa.
The chronicle., 1963-11-04
Vote For Mon,
Not Party Says
Sheriff Elect

Cecil Byrd, who is unopposed
as Democratic nominee for
sheriff, has urged Jackson Coun-
ty voters to consider the candi-
date rather than the political
party in Tuesdays general cleo
ton.
Byrd, a former sheriff, said
in a letter to Jackson County
voters they should consider "the
man and not the party" He
pointed out that they might vote
a split ticket-a combination
Democrat and Republican.
"Never before has our county
and state been in such need Of
honest, capable leadership"
said the letter. Like other little
people across the nation we've
been sold out by politicians"
The chronicle., 1963-11-04
james Ira Ford
Services Today,
Former Scion

Funeral services were held
this morning at 9:45 for James
Ira Ford, 81, who died at 100
pm. Friday at Singing River
Hospital where he had been for
three weeks.
Ford, who lived at 556 W.
Beach Blvd, was the son of the
late Mary E. Foster and James
Ira Ford. He attended Pasca-
goula schools, Springhill High
School and Springhill College.
A 1924 graduate of University
of Mississippi law school Ford
began his practice Of law In Pas
cagoula that year and later was
a member of the Mississippi legi-
stature for two terms, 1930-34 and
1936-40.
He was a former president of
the Jackson County Bar ASsocla-
ton for 20 years and its Oldest
practicing member.
Until an illness six years ago
he was active in community af-
fairs, being a director of the
Merchant-M Marine Bank and past
director of the Pascagoula
Chamber of Commerce.
Ford was a director Of the
Mississippi Economic Council on
its founding and served on its
judicial and executive commit
tees.
He was a member of the Elks,
Knights of Columbus, MisSissip-
pi Manufacturing Association,
American Judicature Society,
American Bar Association, Mis-
sissippi Bar Association, Our
Lady of Victories Catholic
Church and practiced law until
three weeks ago when stricken
with a heart attack at Ocean
Springs.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Rena Murphy Ford; two
sons, James /. Ford Jr. and
John Murphy Ford of Pasca-
goula; three daughters, Misses
Mary Elizabeth Ford, Ann Ford
and Marie Ford Of Pascagoula;
two sisters, Miss Marie Ford of
New Orleans and Mrs. John
Casey of St. Louis, Mo.
A rosary was said at jackson
County Mortuary Sunday night.
This morning a requiem mass
was held at Our Lady Of Vic
tories Church with the Rev. P.
j. Carey officiating. Burial was
in Krebs Cemetery in Pasca-
goula-
The chronicle., 1963-11-04
Marion Is Eying Elections
In Mississippi, Kentucky

HING (UPI)-Voters
elect governors in Mississippi
and Kentucky and a mayor in
Philadelphia Tuesday in off-year
balloting that may reflect the
political impact Of the civil
rights issue.
Political strategists were
watching these contests with
particular interest because Ne
gro demands and white reaction
to them have been Of major
concern in all three races.
Hundreds Of other elections
for state, county and city Of
fees will be held across the ma
ton, but state and local issues
appeared predominant in most
of them.
Major cities holding munich
pal elections include Cleveland,
Columbus, Youngstown, Akron,
Canton, Toledo and Dayton,
Ohio; Boston; San Francisco
and San Diego, Calf; Roches-
ter and Niagara Falls, NY;
Indianapolis, Ind, and Tucson,
Ariz.
Congressional Election
One congressional seat also is
at stake Tuesday. Pennsylvan-
las 23rd District is holding a
The chronicle., 1963-11-04

special election to fill the term
of the late Rep. Leon M. Gavin,
a Republican. Albert W. John
son, the COP candidate, is
heavily favored over Democrat
William T. Hagerty.
The Philadelphia mayoralty
race took on special significance
because President Kennedy Wis
tied the city last week and
closely aligned himself with the
Democratic battle to retain con-
j. Dermott. Tate has &C
troll Of the city hall.
Democratic Mayor James H.
j. Tate is running for his first
full term against Republican
James j. Dermott. Tate has
accused McDermott Of making
a play for the white vote.
McDermott has accused Tate
Of faltering action that promp.
ted racial unrest.
Tate is favored to win but by
a smaller margin than Demo
Gratis have compiled in recent
years.
Kentucky Situation Similar
A similar situation prevails in
Kentucky, where Republican
Louie B. Num- opposes Demo
crat Edward T. Breathitt Jr.,
The chronicle., 1963-11-04
E. G. swetman
Is Found Dead
In Pecan Grove

Death by natural causes was
ruled Saturday in the case Of
Emory GoSs Swetman, 60-year-
old retired butcher whose body
was discovered near the Ladner
Road Saturday morning in a
pecan grove at Gautier.
A coroner's jury ruled he had
died about $50 pm. Friday of
a heart attack, according to
Jackson County coroner j. Les
lie Nelson.
Swetman, a Baptist, moved to
Gautier about a year and a
half ago from Rayville, La.
The body was taken from
Jackson County Mortuary to
Mulhearn Funeral Home in Ray
vile where services were to be
held today at 2 pm. Interment
was to be in Rayville Masonic
Cemetery.
Mr.. Swetman is survived by
one son, Roderick E. Swetman,
Corpus Christi, Tex, two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Randall Meyer,
Houston, Tex. and Mrs. Fred
Jones, Ruston, La; one brother,
Temple J. Swetman, Gautier;
one sister, Mrs. j. A. FUR, Pas
cagoula and seven grandchild-
rem.
The chronicle., 1963-11-04
IngoIIs rs Year
Anniversary Is
Being Observed

This is ingalls, Appreciation
Week, Nov. SO, as proclaimed
by Mayor Ben Briggs in rec
0gnition Of the 25th anniver-
sary Of Mississippi's largest
industry.
In observance of the week
there will be city-wide bar
gain days, announced in an
advertisement in d a US
Chronicle, registration for SITS
in prizes, and a show of new
automobiles on S saturday.
Events are being sponsored by
the Retail Merchants Commit
tee Of the Chamber Of Com
merce.
On Thursday at noon the
Pascagoula Chamber is hold
ing a luncheon at Longfellow
House in observation Of the
anniversary.
The chronicle., 1963-11-04
6 In Serious Try
For Governors Office
Big Election
For State
Set Tuesday

JACKSON (UPI) - Republf
cans will make Tuesday their
first serious grab for the COVER
nor's office in this additionally
Democratic state since Civil
War Reconstruction.
The cotton crop Is in and the
forecast is for fair weather on
election day, so Democrats are
expected to turn out in suffi-
cient numbers to insure the
election Of 1t. Gov. Paul B.
Johnson, AZ, son of a former
Mississippi governor.
But political observers are
looking to the vote polled by
Republican Rubel Phillips, a 49,
year-old former Democrat and
newcomer to statewide politics,
as a measure Of COP inroads
in the Deep South.
Democratic and Republican
labels in Mississippi can be con-
fusing to outsiders. Johnson is a
Mississippi Democrat, as OPP
posed to a national Democrat,
and supports an Independent
elector plan aimed at beating
both the Democratic and Repub-
lican presidential candidates in
1864.
Split In COP
Phillips has promised to sup
port an independent candidate
if Nelson Rockefeller wins the
COP nomination but will enthu-
siastically support Barry Gold
water if he is the Republican
presidential candidate.
Both candidates are ardent
segregationists and much of
their campaign was directed at
attempts to hang a "liberal'
tag on each other.
Tuesdays election also may
give an indication Of Negro vot-
ing strength here where civil
rights organizations have under
taken widespread voter registra-
ton drives.
The integrationist groups, dis
satisfied with the racial views
of both candidates, have solicit
ed protest written votes for
Aaron Henry, state president Of
the NAACP.
The chronicle., 1963-11-04

agency, which disclosed the
program in a broadcast decla-
ration, also broadcast orders
dissolving the national assem-
bly,, officially removing the late
President Ngo Dinh Diem from
office and imposing a 7 p. m.
to S am. curfew in Saigon.
The declaration was issued as
the military leaders took pre-
cautions to keep mobs from
desecrating the bodies of Diem
and his adviser brother, Ngo
Dinh Nhu, who were reported
assassinated in the wake of the
armed coup that toppled their
regime Friday.
The military government de-
clared that ''the armed forces
are not aiming at setting up a
dictatorship because they are
well aware that the best weap-
on to fight communism is de.
mocracy and liberty"
"The armed forces are fight.
ing for the sacred interests of
our nation" it said, "and will
neither serve personal ambition
nor cling to power"
Lists Proposed Reforms
It listed a detailed program
of internal and external reforms
to be promulgated by the rul-
ing military junta.
Internally, it said the iunta
will:
Authorize all non-C ommu-
mist parties 'to operate within
the framework of national de-
Tense security"
Transfer political power to
a popularity elected government
''when the situation permits"
Invite all representatives Of
all social levels to participate
in talks to prepare resumption
of government under a demo
cratic constitution.
Maintain freedom of
creed" and permit all religions
ION an absolutely equal basis"
Continued On Page Two)
The chronicle., 1963-11-04

Seeking Five
County Jobs

Jackson Countians are expect
ed to go to the polls in record
numbers for a general election
tomorrow as state and county
Republicans make serious bids
for seven offices.
Interest centers around Repub-
icans Rebul Phillips and STAN
ford Morse, strongly challenging
Paul Johnson and Carroll Gartin
for the states top offices Of
governor and lieutenant COVER
nor.
Phillips and Morse are the
only statewide COP candidates
and the other IL Democratic
nominees for district and state
offices are considered winners.
On the county level, Democrat
Merle Palmer is facing Repub-
lican Joe Moore and independent
Fred l.. Lemon for state Sena-
tor.
Democratic nominees for rep
resentative post are all facing
opposition from the COP. N. C.
Everett is opposed by Robert
Pelton for post No. 1; Marty
R. Penton by Wally Sherwood
for post No. 2; Ted Millette by
Robert Baker for post No. 3.
In Beat 2, William Gilmore
is oposing Democrat incumbent
Lawrence Baker for justice of
the peace.
Polls will open at 7 am. and
close at 6 pm. at all Of the coun-
tvs IS precincts. No poll tax
receipts are required for voting
but electors must have paid
poll tax for the past two years
In order for their names to ap-
pear on the registration lists.
Voters may split their ballots
any way they chose between
Republicans and Democrats.
However, they are cautioned
to use either checks or crosses
In marking them, but not both,
not to erase, mark through or
mark over their choice.
If a voter spoils a ballot by
marking the wrong name, cleo
ton officials will provide another
ballot upon request.
Each Democratic candidate
will appear under phrase Demo
cratic Party of the State of Mis-
sissippi," while Republicans ap-
pear under the phrase ''Missis-
slppi Republican Party"
Unopposed Democratic candi-
dates on the state level are:
Heber Ladner, secretary of
state; Joe T. Patterson, attorney
general; William F. Winter.
state treasurer; W. H. King,
auditor; j. M. Tubb, superin-
tendent of public education; S.
p. Corley, commissioner of
agriculture and commerce; Wal
ter Dell Davis, commissioner of
Continued On Page TWo)
The chronicle., 1963-11-04

liar in Mississippi"
About 500 persons attended the
Pascagoula rally, considerable
more than showed up WedneS-
day for a Paul Johnson speech.
COP hopefuls also appeared
Saturday at rallies in Lucedale,
Vancleave and Biloxi. Phillips
said he had made los speeches
over the state, speaking at least
once in each county since the
Democratic primaries.
Briefly outlining his platform
Phillips proposed a 1O-year pro-
gram to bring Mississippi schools
up to par with other southern
states, a 15-year plan for high
ways, a merit system for state
employees and a balanced bud
get ito get Mississippi out Of the
red"
Honesty and integrity which
involves your right to know
what's going on in your state
government is just as important
as any ISSUE" Phillips said.
He charged Johnson with US
ing his office ito hide the fact
that Mississippi is broke, land
that a state sales tax hike will
be asked "'after the general
election to get the state out Of
the red. He said Gov. Barnett'S
81 million tax program, sched-
uled to end in January, will be
extended.
"The Budget Commissions re-
port was supposed to have been
published three days ago but
Johnson pressured the commits
sion into Withholding the report
until after the election" Phillips
said.
"After Tuesday even the Clar-
ion-Ledger GA pro : Democrat
Jackson newspaper will publish
it."
Phillips said Johnson pressur-
ed state employees to campaign
for the Democrats or lose their
jobs.
He said that copies Of a pro-
Democrat article appearing in
the Clarion-Ledger was sent out
with welfare checks last month.
welfare Commissioner Fred
Ross has admitted this is true
but denied it has political inn
plications).
Phillips said that the national
Democratic Party has ignored
the South because it knows
We've been in the bag for the
past 100 years but we now have
an opportunity to change this.
If I'm elected, l will support
Barry Goldwater for president.
| challenge my opponent to tell
you who he viii support"
His only claim to your vote
is that he stood tall last fall,
when, in fact, he made a secret
deal with Atty. Gen. Robert Ken
Nontinued On Page Two)
The chronicle., 1963-11-04
Court Refuses
TO SsolI Vote

JACKSON CUPID = The State
Supreme Courut today refused to
delay Tuesdays election Of SUI
pervisors in Hancock County.
Attorney Upton Sisson sought
the delay pending an appeal Of
his suit challenging arrange
ment Of the county's supervisor
districts.