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Smyrna times., 1963-04-25
Referendum
Explained
at Public
Meet Mon.

A public meeting was held
on April % by the Board of
Education to discuss the urgent
need to increase property taxes
l5f per 500 of assessed val
uation for general school pur-
pose through a referendum on
May. /. Mrs. Margaret M.
O'Neill, President of the Board,
introduced the subject and cal
led upon william W. James,
Secretary and Superintendent, ito
discuss administrative pro-
blems relating to the re-
ferendum. James stressed the
following points:
/. The Smyrna Special School
District l963-64 local salary
schedule does not supplement
the salary of any teacher with
more than TWO years of teach
ing experience;
2. Local salary schedules of
surrounding and somewhat
comparable school districts
supplement teacher salaries
from at least $400 for a tea
cher with no experience to 5000
for a teacher with 10 or more
years of experience. Several of
the districts begin their local
salary schedules at $700-$800;
8. The increase of taxation
will amount to only log ad-
ditional levy over the total 1862
tax rate because the Board of
Education reduced the Debt
Service Tax rate by So on
April 8;
A. In accordance with Del
aware State Law, the county
asses ssment list must be used by
the Board of Education to levy
school taxes;
S. While the greatest single
need is a competitive local sal
airy schedule, other urgent
needs do exist In the areas of
curriculum study and Develop
ment and special services.
Harry W. Moor, member of
the Board, reiterated that the
county assessment list would
be used to levy school taxes.
Both Mrs. O,Neill and Moor
emphasized that the Board of
Education is unanimous In its
decision to hold the referendum
on May l.
James explained that he has
already spent considerable
time interviewing prospective
teachers but that he has not
been successful In completing a
single contract. The reason for
lack of success in almost each
instance has been Smyrna IS eX-
tremely poor local salary sch
edule. To date eleven teachers
have submitted letters of re-
signation: jeanne Oechsler-
grade 2; Margaret M. Greer
grade 8; Kathleen Byard-grade
A; John R. Granan-grade 6;
Maria Lu Kelso-Art; Elizabeth
T. Pryor (retiring) ng)-reading;
Russell Hall-music; William E
physical education, he
alth and coach; Donnelly l..
Casto-Art; John T. Byard-sp-
ecial education; Ellen Thoma-
sson-Fr rench and English.
AT present there are 90 tea
chers and administrators en-
ployed in the Smyrna Special
School District, of whom only
35 are Delaware natives or Del
aware educated. Mr.. James
(Continued on Page Twol
Smyrna times., 1963-04-25
New Building at Welfare Home
To Clarence ]. Prickett

Dedication ceremonies we're
held last Thursday for the Clar-
ence ]. Prickett, MD, Building
at the State Welfare Home and
Hospital for the Chronically Ill
here.
United State Senator ]. Caleb
Boggs, a personal friend of the
late DR.. Prickett, was the guest
speaker. Others taking part In
the program which was held In
the auditorium of the DR..
Charles L. Candee Building
we're Governor Ebert N. Car
vel; State Rep. Sherman w. Tri-
bbitt, Speaker of the House; DR..
Theodore E. Hynson, Hospital
Program director, Department
of Health, Education, and We'll
fare; Donald K. Harmeson, dir
ector, division of hospital plan
ming, State Board of Health;
DR.. Maynard H. Mires, deputy
health officer for Kent County;
and DR.. George Botte, super
intendent State Welfare Home.
]. Rankin Davis, president,
Board of Trustees, was mas
ter of ceremonies.
Invocation was given by the
Rev. ]. Spencer Quick. St. Pc
ter's Church, and the benedic-
ton by the Rev. Jeremiah Bra
dy. St. Joseph's Church, both
chaplains at the home.
During the eighteen-year
span of DR.. Clarence ]. Prick
EFT as superintendent of the
State Welfare Home on April
l8 his "outstanding ability as
administrator was reflected In
the confidence he inspired In his
Board of Trustees, the COVER
nors of the state, the Legisla-
lures, Levy Courts, and other
agencies, US. Senator J.Cal-
eb Boggs said.
AT the same time he was
held in affection and respect by
his staff, personnel, and pat
tents. ''May we also memori-
alize his good life by taking It
as an example and inspiration
for our own', he said In con-
clusion.
Governor Ebert N. Carvel
empasized that the state is
providing sufficient room for
the aged. and paid tribute to the
General Assembly for making
funds available.
DR.. Theodore E. HYson,
Hospital Program Director,
Department of Health, Edu-
cation, and Welfare, Public
Health Service New York, a
former Smyrna boy, said that
DR.. Prtckett was the first ply
sician with a major interest In
older people.
DR.. Maynard M. Mires, de-
putty state health officer for
Kent County, told of the close
cooperation between the We'll
fare Home and the State Board
of Health, terming 1t ga two
way street."
Donald K. Harmeson, dir
ector, Division of Hospital
Planning, State Board of Heal
tn, said that DR.. Prickett was
beloved physician, dedicated
to his work.
Sherman w. Tribbitt, speak
er of the House of Represen-
tatives, asked for ''re-dedica
tion of ourselves.
DR.. George V. Bottee, sup
erintendent, said that DR..
Prickett was a humanitarian,
and that "his spirit lives with
all who knew him"
Following the ceremonies the
guests inspected the new wing
and were served refreshments.
Smyrna times., 1963-04-25
Aunt Nina Celebrated
Tooth Birthday Monday

Miss Griffin is the last sur
Nror of eight children, seven
girls and one boy. She is sur
vived only by nieces and neph-
ews.
Miss Griffin is a member of
Asbury Methodist Church,
Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1963-04-25
ROwlinsOn
Promoted To
Detroit Post

The Buick Oldsmobile-Pon-
tiac Assembly Division of Cen
eral Motors Corporation, Box
wood Road, Wilmington, recent
ly announced the promotion of
Mr.. James j. Rowlinson to
the staff of the General Motors
Communications section In De-
troit Michigan.
Mr.. Rowlinson, a life time
president of the Clayton area
tContinued on Page Twol
Smyrna times., 1963-04-25
Speed and the End Result

travelled after the car left the road Police attributed
the accident to excessive speed and the driver was
fined $25 and costs.
The injured man was John Green of Duck Creek.
The driver and another passenger Charles Leathern
of Townsend, suffered only minor injuries.
The men were taken to Kent General Hospital
in the American Legion ambulance Aired and Leath-
ern were treated and released.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-06

night we're Donald c. Stow and
Vincent II. Cross. public relG-
tons agenta Many questions
concerned parking IN the area,
Under the proposed plan, exc
planned Mr.. Stow. the available
parking spaces would be cut
from l2s to 80. The parking lot
currently utilized not only by
customers but also Safeway
employees. would, under the new
plan. be limited to customers
only.
Where will the employee
park?" asked one citizen.
Where I usually park" A trial
vote was taken last night and
the proposed Safeway plan wa
passed. under the 90 n dition
that acceptable compromises be
worked out.
A committee was appointed
by association President Ruth
Aull to negotiate with safeway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-06
Briqhtwood Group
Books Crime Bill

The MISUNDERSTANDING Park
Citizens Association last night
Endorsed the omnibus crime
bill.
The bill Is q modification on
the Mallory decision and Is de-
signed to free police TO inter-
rogate suspects after arrests,
The association feels that the
present ban on investigative
arrests has hindered District
police from giving fun protec-
ton.
The group also registered
approval Of the Alcoholic Bev-
erage Control Board amend
ment to close package liquor
stores on Christmas Day, New
Years Day, Independence Day
and Thanksgiving Day.
The meeting was conducted
by Joseph Vignola, president,
at Paul Junior High School,
Sixth and oglethorpe streets
NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-06
Kiwunis Club Elects
Officers for 1854

Ths Kiwanis Club Of Wash
ington has elected thu follow.
ing officers for 1854: Armisel
L. Jagoe. president. william H
MCGEE. first vice president
and Charles 3. Pledger, r..
second vice president.
Directors elected for two.
year terms were: Frank A. Gun.
ther. Corwin r. lockwood, r..
Ray p. Mack, Lawrence N. Ma
than and Sidney seidenmAn
II. Directors elected for ons-
year were: Charles r. Barker
r., William A. Boone. Donald
B. Harris. Harry L. slye, jr.
and Nelson B. Woodson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-06
Palisades Group Books
Plans for New Store

The Palisades Citizens Asso-
citation last night discussed thu
raxing Of the safeway Store on
Macarthur boulevard and re
building It. colonial style. on it1
swn parking lot.
An essentially Identical plan
was rejected by the association
IN 1858.
Representing the store last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-06
BeIuir Talk TONIGHT

Julian J. Landau. research
director Of the American Israel
Public Affairs Committee, viii
speak at $50 O'Clock tonight
at the Jewish Congregation Of
Belair, s00l stonybrook drive,
Bowie, Nd. His topic viii b
american Policy n the Md
die East"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-06
Christ Church Fete

A Golden Harvest Bazaar
will be held ct Christ Church,
$40 q street Sc, from Z to
10 pm. Friday and IL am. To
2 p.m. Saturday. There viii be
. hootenanny Friday. and par
ishioners will be dressed as
storekeepers Of the 1905.
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Book Fair at School

The TakomA Elementary
School. Piney Branch road and
Dahlia street NV. win hold q
fair from Z to Q pm. tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-11
EIectronic Firms
Stock Registered

Electronic Wholesalers, Inc.
of Washington has filed a regis
tration statement with the Sc
curities and Exchange Com
mission GOVERNS a proposed
secondary offering of 84,865
common shares for certain
stockholders at various times
in the future.
Shares will be offered at
the over-the-counter price at
the time they are marketed.
The company is distributor of
electronic parts and compon-
ents, television parts and &C
cessories and high-fidelity and
stereo equipment with head
quarters at 2345 Sherman ave-
nue. NV.
The company has outstand-
ing $4,000 shares of stock of
which Stanley H. RoSensweig
board chairman, and Joseph S
Forti, president, own l5.4 per
cent and 12.5 per cent. respec-
lively. The selling stockholders
are Allen g. Co., with $4,000
shares: Bear. Stearns & Co.,
with 9,465 shares, and Premier
Title g. Mortgage Co., 10,40C
shares.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-11
Reserves
Bounce Back

NEW YORK (AP).-Free re-
serves of member banks
bounced up from a three-year
low in the week ended Wednes-
day, the Federal Reserve Board
reported.
On a daily average, free re-
serves stood at 1921 million. In
the preceding week. they had
dropped to a negative balance
of Sc million on the basis of
revised figures.
Free reserves of m e m b e +
banks are widely regarded as
a barometer of Federal Re-
serve monetary policy since
they reflect on the supply of
funds readily available for
lending.
The system weekly statistics
show no change in the Ma
TONS gold stockpile. which
held steady for an eighth con-
secutive week.
Reserves remained static at
$15,583, 100000 and the outflow
of gold so far this year to
foreign governments and CEN
trail banks at 1898 million.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-11
McCrory Director
Sues Over Sale

NEW YORK (AP).-A d.
rector of McCrory Corp. has
filed a S45 million suit against
the leader of a fight which
blocked McCrory's proposed
sale of its Lerner stores divi-
sion.
The action was filed in New
York County Supreme Court
by Seymour Lazar. a Los An
geles lawyer, who became a
McCrory director September q.
It was directed against Mer-
chants National Properties,
Inc, its president, Leonard
Marx, and McCrory.
The suit alleged that state
ments by Mr.. Marx, a real es-
tate man, were recklessly pub
lished with actual malice
toward McCrory with the
intent and for the purpose Of
injuring said corporation and
its subsidiaries in their good
name, reputation and busi-
ness"
Mr.. Marx and Merchants
National, which owns 100
shares of McCrory stock and
leases property to the variety
store chain, led the battle
which resulted in a majority
of individual stockholders re-
jecting the plan to sell the Ler-
lner division.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-11
CHICAGO
LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, CAP).-UsDA.-Hor,,
1000; rather slow, butchers weak To-
20 lower: sows uneven, mostly 81
lower; weights over $50 lbs. CLOSING
fully so lower: shippers took 20 psr
cent of the supply; largely / . 1a0-
2 e. ID; BUTCHERS; 16, OO-i6.25; several
ioaos at 16.1Q-1615 and around rs
head fS. e Ct ,d 1922 H. mixed Ia IsO-240
1925 10 80; mixed 1-3 100000 H.
sows 14,OO-15.75: 40O-5O0 lbs, 10 .25-
II IS; 400-50O lbs. I3.25-I4 90: ga
5W-650 lbs. l2.75-1325, mostly
l2.75-14.00.
Cattle, $500: calves none; trading
on slaughter steers and heifers active,
steers fully steady; heifers steady to
Strong; few cows and bulls steady;
load prime l,210 ID. slaughter steers
%. 35; bulk high choice and prime =
600 $50 lbs 24.75-25.25: at least
20 loads at 1925: few loads high
choice and prime 1,4O0-1 ,5I2 lbs.
%. 00-23.75; bulk choice 90O-I 300
lbs. 23.75-24 so; several loads choice
1,000-1. 200 lbs 2475: choice I,300-
l,400 lbs. 22.75-2400 load choice
l.550 lbs, 21.75; good 9OO-1 200 lbs.
* .5500-23.50; standard and low good
u .00-22 80; four loads high choice
and prime G5,I.050 b, heifers q, 90;
choice .S00-1,100 lbs. %. 50-23.75; load
high choice and prime l 1873 lbs @. so:
good 2l.25-22. 25; utility and CONNER
cial cows 14.00-15.50; Gamers and
cutters 11.00-14.00; utility and COM
mercial bulls. 17.0O-19 90.
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DUPONT BLASTING
METAL TOGETHER
INSTEAD OF APART

WHINING TON, Del.
(AP).-The du Pont Co.
said il has developed a new
process in which explosives
blow things together in
stead of blasting them
apart.
Americas biggest chemi-
cal manufacturer said its
engineers, after years of
development, have learned
to use precisely controlled
explosions to join metals to
each other.
The company said the
process sis especially useful
for notwithstanding one
metal with a thin skin of
another to gain Corrosion
resistance or other qualities
at minimum cost"
The company said that
clad plate-Steel combined
with stainless steel, nickel,
copper, titanium or other
special metails-is now be-
ing produced and sold in
developmental quantities.
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FoirchiId Strotos Sees
Gain in Next Quarters

NEW YORK DD-Fair-
child Stratos Corp. for both the
third and the fourth quarters
expects to earn more than the
$7l4,000 in the second quarter,
Edward G. Uhl, president, told
Dow Jones.
The company had a deficit
of $572,000 for the first six
months. It reported a loss of
81 ,286,000 for the initial quar-
ter because of writeoffs and
start-up costs of new products
Included IN second quarter
earnings was a capital gain of
1882 900 from the sale of land
on Long Island, N. Y.
For all 1862 the company re-
ported a net Of $1.00 a share of
$3,049,613 common shares,
Sales totaled about $40 million
for the year.
Mr.. Uhl said 1t was also ex-
pected that Fairchild Stratos
Corps sales in both the third
and fourth quarters would ex-
coed the second quarters SIS
million. Volume was $l3.1 mil
lion in the first quarter.
He stated the C mpany is
building up new business in
several of its major depart
ments. 1t recently sold two
F-27 Turboprop transport
planes which it had in invento-
ry. The craft brought Fairchild
about $88O,000 each.
Fairchild Stratos also has a
new contract for more than 81
million for Automatic Data An.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-11
By CHARLES YARsRoUeH

+ the second annual Rockville
Antique and Classic Car Show,
An expected 200 antique and
classic cars will be on display
at the Mansion House Civic
Center. All cars are to be on
the field by 1890 am, and
judging will start at IL.
Last years show brought out
ZIG ancient. but FURNISH e d
models dating from 1901 to
1913.
The public is invited as
guests of the Rockville Depart
ment of Recreation. Contests
will range from the cars them
selves to a costume competition
contemporary with the cars
and a slow race.
The show is sponsored by the
city, the Antique Automobile
Club of America, the Lincoln
Continental Owners Club, the
M odel A Ford Club, Rolls
Royce owners Club and the
Old Dominion Packard Club.
You no longer have to look
for significance in a Ford an
nouncement having anything
to do with performance, now
that the company has blazed its
way back into open COMPETE
ton.
Newest of the announce
mentS says that two leading
English experts have been en-
gagged by Ford Ito work on spe-
cial forward vehicle projects. +"
They are John Wyer, for
merly director and general
manager of Aston Martin La
gOnda, Ltd, who will be Euro
pean manager for special We
hicle activity" and Eric Broad
ley, manager director of Lola
Cars, Ltd, who will direct an
advanced product program to
develop and test new vehicle
design concepts"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-11
By DONALD EVANS

NoEln AmefAcAn NtNepapef AAAAucs
NEW YORK. - When the
moon comes over the mountains
1t silhouettes a S5T5 million
expense borne by United States
taxpayers.
That's the sum taxpayers
must annually make up to pay
for revenue lost TO Federal and
State tax collectors because Of
moonshine production Of ille-
gally distilled alcohol.
'Moonshining isn't a nickel
and-dime proposition that is
carried on by q few noun
taineers." says j. L. Lenker.
executive vice president of one
Of the Nations largest distil-
leries. About one Of every
seven gallons of whisky pro-
duced is the result of moon
shining operations, according
to competent experts. They
estimate a total Of about 40
million gallons per year"
And today's moonShiner isn't
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-11

prices on legal products which
open the door for the boot
leggers and moonshiners to
move in and undersell while
still making a handsome prof.
it." Mr.. Lenker explains.
A typical pint bottle Of tax
paid liquor retails in many
States for about $2.S5 - Of
which about S1.57 goes for
taxes and approximately SI-28
for the cost of the whisky and
distribution. MoonShine, in
turn. generally is produced for
about $100 or SIPS a gallon
and ultimately retails for about
SIC a gallon.
AT these prices moonshine
annually accounts for several
hundred million dollars in sales
plus the lost tax revenues
so the public's image Of a rag
tag mountaineer character as
a typical moonshiner is hardly
the true picture" he adds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-11
Moonshining Costs Taxpayers $575 Million Year

$500 stills, confiscated $780,
900 in property and made
8,507 arrests.
Several Northeastern States
such as New York. New Jer-
sey. and Pennsylvanis-repOrt
fewer still seizures than do
some of the Southeastern
States, but the big-city stills
often are huge continuous
process. column-type plants
that pour out several hundred
gallons a day. And there has
been growing concern among
authorities in some parts of
the Midwest-particularly in
Michigan, Ohio and Indiana
that local production is in
creasing.
Actual production is only
part of the picture. continues
Mr.. Lenker. Syndicate-dist
button of illicit liquor is a
growing problem to both Fed
eral and State officials. 1t has
been estimated that as much
as 80 per cent of all moon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-11
CITY DANDY REPLACES HILLBILLY

always a hillbilly with a tat
tered hat. a pair Of dirty over
alls and a long-barreled rifle TO
keep away them pesky reve-
nooers. He may dress as inn
peccably as a Wall Street bro
ker or a Madison avenue exec
utive and his still may be To-
Gated in a metropolitan city
and be capable Of turning out
floods Of l80-proof alcohol.
Most States in Act
while it is true that 10
Southern States accounted for
about 80 per cent of all stills
seized by Federal and State
authorities last year, moon
shine production was reported
in Al Of the so States" adds
Mr.. Lenker.
The Internal Pevenue Serv-
ice recently reported that
Federal agents seized 3,092,617
gallons Of mash during the
fiscal year that ended July 81.
Agents also destroyed about
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notation Systems or ADAS for
Mcdonnell Navy RF-4B Jets.
The program had been re-
worked to make the system
compatible with operations of
the Air Force also and had
been put through a new COM
petition which Fairchild Stra-
tos won. Six prototype units
will be built.
Fairchild's StratoS Division
has just received a contract for
Sill million from Lockhee d
Aircraft Corp. for turbine &C
cessory equipment for the
C-l30 cargo plane. 1t also has a
new contract for $1,034,0 900 for
its aircraft service division in
Florida.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-11
ON WHEELS
New Voice Heard
From Rear Seats
It had To come.

1t had to come.
Now that the car with a tele-
phone sitting on the back shelf
is becoming commonplace, we
turn to television. But first, a
message.
1T was inevitable that televi-
sion and the automobile, per-
haps two of the most outstand-
ing social phenomena of our
time, should meet"
That announcement com e S
to you through courtesty of the
National Committee on Uni
form Traffic Laws and 0rdi-
nanceS.
The committee says it is in
teresting to note that the tele-
vision set, although simply
one of a succession Of environ
mental comforts adapted to the
motor vehicle such as the air.
conditioner, telephone, record
player and electric razor, was
recognized as one involving
some regulation as early as
1949."
The majority of States gen.
orally prohibit operating any
motor vehicle equipped with a
television set which is visible to
the driver. Two States, New
York and Rhode Island, pro-
hibit even installation of a
television set anywhere in the
vehicle.
There is no balm or surcease
in sight for the driver halted
two miles away by the Seven
Corners Stopper in-the- Bottle
neck on Limited Progress high
way, Columbia Poke and Shir-
ley SeldOm-M Move.
Virginia law says the car can
have television, but not where
the driver can see it.
So do the laws of the District
and Maryland.
One of the greatest free
treats for the young and old
automobile fan is coming up
October 10 at Rockville with
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shine made in the South des-
tined for commercial markets
with only about 10 per cent
used for home consumption or
for sale to friends and neigh
bors.
While Federal and State
tax revenues suffer from the
sale Of moonshine, the high
taxes imposed on legal distill-
ers and distributors actually
provide impetus to the boot
leggers," he says.
s. Per Cent Tax
Federal and State levies &C.
count for about IS cents Of
every dollar the consumer pays
for a bottle Of 86-proof whisky
at his favorite package store.
The Federal tax is S10.50 a
gallon - many times the cost
Of legitimate production-and
State and local taxes average
about 1928 more.
These high taxes mean high
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-11
Freight Trophy Won
By Southern RuiIWuy

Southern Railway has won
the Golden Freight Car"
trophy presented annually by
the Railway Progress Institute
to the railroad judged to have
done the most effective job of
freight traffic sales promotion.
The award was presented to
D. w. Brosnan, Southern's
president at the Institutes an
nual dinner at Chicago
Wednesday night. The South
ern was commended especially
for development of Big John, +"
the aluminium freight car
which permitted the railway to
cut grain freight rates some
so per cent.