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The Republican., 1963-08-01
money!

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Nuclear Test Ban-Any agree
ment between Russia and the
United States to stop nuclear test
ing must be submitted to the Sen
ate for ratification. The Senators,
like the public, want our Govern
ment to take whatever step offers
promise of warding off nuclear
warfare However, should we en-
ter into any agreement with the
Soviets, it will be with our eyes
wide open. We are fully aware of
Russa's record of broken agree
ments. Naturally, many Senators
doubt Russia's good faith. We who
are on the Armed Services Com
mittee have considerable contact
with the military experts of the
Pentagon, and we know that the
Pcntagon has strong doubts about
any agreement with the Soviets.
Notwithstanding this, there is in
the minds of virtually everyone
the consciousness of the grave
danger of nuclear war and the ad-
vantage of keeping open any chan
mel, however remote, for the avoid
ance of nuclear devastation. Our
Government officials are of the
firm opinion that the test-ban
agreement does not sacrifice any
thing vital to our nations security
that it will not weaken our rela-
tive military position. When the
test-ban agreement comes up for
ratification, many Senators may
feel that it is right to support it
possibly with more hope than
trust
Russian-Chinese Fight: No Cause
for JOy-The argument between
Russia and Red China is nothing
TO cause us to leap up and clap
our hands in joy. It's an argument
over the best way to defeat us.
The aim of both "soft-line" Mos
COW and 'hard-line" Peiping is to
crush the United States and as
sumo worldwide power for Com
munism. The plan of the Russians,
with their "coeXistence" theme,
calls for infiltration and subvcr-
sion through a period of appar-
emily reasonable discussion until
the worlds non-COmmunists arc
sufficiently "softcned up" for an
easy takc-over.
Amazing Plane and Missilc-In
a spectacular demonstration of U.
S. rockct-planc supremacy, the
manned X-15 scared to a record al
titude of about 67 miles last week
No plane built by any other coun-
try has come close. Plummcting
back from the edge of the earths
atmosphere, the X-15, piloted by
Joseph Walker, a Space Admins
tration test pilot reached a speed
of 1886 miles an hour.
Also last week, the Army's Nike
Zeus antimissile missile success
fully intercepted a target warhead
from an Atlas intercontinental bal
listic missile fired 5000 miles over
the Pacific from California.
Neither the Zeus missile nor the
target warhead carried a nuclear
device for the testD
Mystery of the Missing Grain
Somewhere between the United
States and Austria, 24,00O,OO0 bush
els of grain appear to have van
ishcd. This was part of some 40,-
100000 bushels the Administration
in Washington bartcrcd to Austria
in exchange for strategic materials.
After the disclosure in the Senate
last week of the disappearance"
of the grain, Administration of
ficials announced that Austria is
being dropped from the exchange
program for the time being, and
they indicated that they were irked
because, they said the United
States could have aided its bal
ance-of-payments situation by sell
The Republican., 1963-08-01

dine Matthews, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Matthews and Jimmie, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Uphold and Mr..
Wayne Wilt.
The Republican., 1963-08-01
Additional Church Services

St. Johns Chapel CEpiscopaD j,
Deer Park, the Rev FIR Thomas p.
Staup. vicar. The Holy Eucharist,
8 a. m: Family Worship, 10 a. m.
The Republican., 1963-08-01

Stockholm. She is presently ath-
letic director for the YMCA camp
near Fort Hill, Pa.
Milford chronicle., 1963-09-27

daughter Gail spent the weekend
with Mrs. PaSswaters' daughter
and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jake James, and children, in
Milford, Delaware.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ford Ray
are receiving congratulations on
the birth Of son, born in Mil
ford Memorial Hospital on
Saturday morning, Sept. 21st.
The Rays have two daughters.
Airman Freddie L. Adkins,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Adkins, rural Bridgeville, is be-
ing re assigned to Amarillo Air
Force Base, Texas, for techni-
cal training as a United States
Air Force aircraft mechanical
equipment repairman. Airman
Adkins attended Bridgeville
School.
The Woma ans Society Of
Christian Service sponsored a
hat and bag sale in the Fellow
ship Hall on Monday afternoon
and evening. Mrs. Norman
Powell was chairman, assisted
by Mrs. William S. Jones.
Miss Diane Wheatley spent the
weekend in Wilmington as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Eskridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Nelson
accompanied their son Rick to
Waynesboro, Va, where he will
resume his studies at Fishbor-
vine Military School. Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Adams also ac-
companied their son Robert
to the school, where he will be
a senior.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hansen has
issued the following menu for
the week of Sept. 80 Oct. 4, at
Bridgeville Consolidated School:
Mon. Milk, meat loaf with
gravy, mashed potatoes, tomato
juice, bread and butter, and
chocolate pudding or apple.
Tues. Milk, beef vegetable
soup, grilled cheese sandwich,
pineapple salad, and rice
pudding or fruit.
Wed. Milk, pork and gravy
sandwich, m shed potatoes,
orange wedge, and baked pump
kin cuStard.
Thurs. Milk, oven-fried
baked beans, buttered
bread and butter, and
fruit jello.
Fri. Milk, oven-fried fl h
fillets, parslied potatoes, creole
bread and butter, and
canned pears.
Yale holds series edge over
Milford chronicle., 1963-09-27
HOME SMEET HOME

ITHACA, NY. AP) = Elderly
people want to live independently
and are usually capable of doing
50, the Cornell University Center
for Housing and Environmental
Studies maintains.
Researchers concluded from a
long-tem study that ttmost of
the elderly are in sufficiently
good health to live independently,
though they may have periods of
temporary incapacity or find it
necessary to make some adjust
ments IN their way of living in
order to stay in their own hous e.
holds" /"
Milford chronicle., 1963-09-27
BRIDCEvILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Short
accompanied their son Dan tC
Buchannon, West Virginia where
he will resume studying at West
Virginia Wesleyan College.
Miss Nancy Mckinney anC
Miss Patricia Bryan entered
Goldey Beacon School Of Busi-
ness in Wilmington, last week.
Michael Beckert, son Of Dr..
and Mrs. R. H. Beckert, en-
tered the freshman class al
Williams College, Williams
town, Mass. this week, and
Foster Flint, son Of DR.. and
Mrs. Foster Flint, Sr., entered
the freshman class of Prince
ton University.
Miss Betty Jeanne Culver,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Culver, returned to resume her
studies at Russell Sage College
at Troy, N. Y.
Mrs. Charles Jackson is i'll
at the home OF her daughter,
Mrs. Ira o. Brown, in Balti-
more. Mr.. Jackson joined his
wife, daughter and family for
the weekend.
Mrs. Irene Abbott, Mrs.
Pauline Jones, Mrs. Myra
Wheatley and Mrs. Mildred
were luncheon guests
of Mrs. Charlotte Hammond at
her summer cottage at Dewey
Beach on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Harf, Of
Altoona, Pa, we're recent guests
Of their son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. James Harf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Babcock,
Of Alexandria, Va, were guests
Of the Rev. and Mrs. Victor
Kusik for several days recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Short
and daughter Priscilla accom-
panied their son Cal to Hagers-
town, Md. last week, where he
will enter the st. James School,.
Mrs. Ruth Passwaters and
Milford chronicle., 1963-09-27
ADAMS
X ROADS

Mr.. and Mrs. william Dennis
and daughters Of Severn, Md,
and friend, Mr.. Charles Stan
ridge Of Augusta, Ca, who Is in
the United States Coast Guard,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Earle Robinson.
Mrs. William Mutterr Is a
patient in the Nanticoke Hos
pital, Seaford, Delaware. We
wish her a speedy recovery.
Misses Sadie Devore and
Blanche Stetler spent last week
end visiting relatives and
friends in New Jersey and Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boston Larri-
more entertained several over
the weekend.
Mr.. willard Hughes OF New
Jersey spent the weekend with
Mrs. Ethel Hitler and Mr..
Arthur Adams.
Milford chronicle., 1963-09-27
OCEAN View

The large basket of beautiful
flowers placed in Mariner's
Bethel Methodist Church on Sun
day, Sept. 22nd, we're in memory
Of Mrs. Gisele Davidson, pre-
sented by her husband, Mr.
Andrew Davidson, and family,
Remember the Rummage Sale
to be conducted on Friday and
Saturday, Oct. 18th and 18th,
in front Of Millville Fire Hall.
Mrs. J. oliver Evans and Mrs.
Ernest Lathbury are in charge.
Everyone is supposed to CO.
operate.
David Evans has entered the
University Of Delaware. He won
scholarship. David is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Chester
Evans of here.
Miss Olive West and friend,
Miss Isabel Mckenzie, of Phila.,
spent the weekend here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Reed
(the latter is the former Shirley
Wilfong) came from Phila. and
spent the weekend at their
mobile home here.
on Friday, Sept. 20, 1868,
Elma C. Howeth, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Cannon Of
Ocean View, became the bride
of Ronald McCabe, of Ocean
City, Md. A quiet ceremony was
performed by the Rev. Gibson,
pastor Of the church. Their at
tendants we're Mr.. William
Lynch and Miss Donna Howeth,
daughter of the bride. The
couple left for trip to Niagara
Falls, N. Y. Upon their return,
they will spend the winter.
Mrs. Georgiana MacNamara
and daughter, Mrs. Georgiana
Clemmensen, of Phila., have
been the guests of their cousins,
Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Wharton.
Mrs. Amanda Daisey had as
her dinner guests on Sunday the
following: Mrs. Flossie Wharton,
Mrs. Effie Jarmin, Mrs. Asher
Evans, Jr., Mrs. Vera Belts,
and Mrs. Esta Stephens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Evans
have been to Elizabeth City,
N. O., looking after their home
there and visiting veral
friends. They returned here on
Monday, to the home of their
sister, Mrs. Amanda Daisey, to
spend the winter.
Milford chronicle., 1963-09-27
GREENWOOD

News from Pilgrim Holiness
Church: The Rev. Eta NJ
Clough, pastor of Pilgrim Holt
ness Church in Greenwood. an
nounces that "Children's Hour
is held each Wednesday after
noon at Pilgrim Holiness Church
at 3:15. All boys and girls are
invited to share this profitable
time Of singing, illustrated Bible
stories and other interesting ac-
tivities.
On last Wednesday this chill
dren's group visited the Country
Rest Home and sang for the
guests there.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mariner
spent a recent Sunday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. James
Foster.
\ The Friendship class OF
Greenwood Methodist Churct
announces that it will hold 4
rummage sale on Saturday, Oct,
l2, at 10 am, at Charles Jones
store. Anyone having donations,
please call any member of the
class and everything will be ap-
preciated.
Mary Beth Cannon and Martha
Speicher represented Green
wood All Club at the County
Favorite Foods Contest held al
Georgetown on Saturday. Mary
Beth received third prize on her
baked chicken and Martha re-
ceived first prize on her Pine
apple Coffee Cake. Martha will
60 on to participate in the state
Contest held in Dover on Sept
28th.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Foster
have had as their guests for the
past few days, Mrs. Foster S
mother, Mrs. Lucille M. Craig,
and her aunt, Miss Theresa
Wells, both Of Philadelphia.
Welcome to Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley Holcombe and their chill
dren who have recently moved
to Greenwood. Mr.. Holcombe is
principal of Greenwood Hig h
School.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mariner
and family attended a covered
dish supper at their church in
Salisbury on Friday evening.
On Saturday, Mrs. j ohm
Mariner, accompanied by Mrs.
Mabel Adams of Bridgeville,
visited Mrs. Adams sister,
Mrs. Matte McDevitt, and her
daughter, Mrs. Carter Hugh
lett, Of Cambridge, Md.
Weekend guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlisle Farrow were Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Afford Of Will
mington. Joining them for Sun
day dinner were Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon Trivits of Seaford and
Mrs. Gladys Draper of Bridge
Vile.
The Greenwood churches are
welcoming back their pastor, the
Rev. Miss Muriel G. Smith, who
has been vacationing in Maine.
Milford chronicle., 1963-09-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Ochel-
tree and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lyons attended the Capitol Dis
trict Kiwanis meeting held in
Norfolk, Va. the past few days.
Sunday evening guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Kitchens were
Mr.. and Mrs. Kemp Noble and
granddaughter of fredericksburg.
Arthur Tatman, Ebe Reynolds,
ISr. and Robert Moore attended
the Capital District Kiwanis
Convention in Norfolk, Va. last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Mere
dith accompanied Miss May
Morris to Carlisle, Pa. on sun
day. Miss Morris remained
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Veasey of
Wilmington were weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Lofland. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlisle Farrow
and their house guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Afford, were en-
tertained at dinner on Saturday
evening at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Trivits and family Of
Scott S Store.
CAFETERIA MENU
Sept. 80 Oct. 4
Mon. Milk, beef pie with
crust, buttered string beans,
m aShed potatoes and gravy. hot
Milford chronicle., 1963-09-27

biscuit and butter, and fruit or
cookies.
Tues. Milk, baked ham, po-
tato salad, cinnamon biscuits
and butter, and fruit or pudding.
Wed. Milk, pizzaburger,
buttered corn, tossed salad, and
fruit or orange cake.
Thurs. Milk, submarine
sandwich, bean soup with crack
ers, and fruit or rice pudding.
Fri. Milk, tomato soup and
crackers, grilled cheese sand
wich, potato chips, and fruit or
applesauce cake.
Milford chronicle., 1963-09-27
MAY,s RAGrIME IMACE

DENVER (AP)- Max Morath,
who plays ragtime piano fer tele-
vision programs and recordings,
always appears with cigar
clenched In his teeth.
He SAYS he bates cigars, but
they "lontribute to the image. "
Milford chronicle., 1963-09-27
SHOE SPIKES CHANGED

BROCKTON, Mas (AP) - A
local shoe manufacturer has
come up with an idea that by
eliminating the center spike in
golf shoes a golfer will be able
to add more power. The toe spike
has been moved down and the
outside spikes are closer to the
sole edge of the shoe.
More spikes will be in contact
with the ground throughout the
swing, is the claim.
Milford chronicle., 1963-09-27

Yale holds a series edge over
every Ivy League football foe.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1963-08-01
LET TIERS
LevittoWn, New York

Dear Mr.. East:
Your very good friend, sena-
tor james eastland, is now engag-
ed in another grand mockery of
the freedoms of this country. He
is now heading the U. S. Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee,
which is investigating Pacifica
Foundation, on the suspicious of
its being commlnistic.
Are you acquainted with Paci-
flea Radio-here in New York
WBAI? The subscribers of WBAI
and its sister stations in California
look to it for every facet of in
tellectual nourishment, the arts,
public affairs, the state of the
nation, and of the world. The loss
of these stations would be the loss
of just another of the last really
free communication channels.
These stations are supported by
their listeners, by no grants and
by no political Or commercial in
terests; therefore representatives
of any viewpoints can and do
speak on the Pacifica stations -
where else?
Therefore, I, as a Pacifica sup
porter ask that you use the Petal
Paper to again oppose eastland,
who himself opposes all freedoms
which we are fighting to keep Or
restore. / think the morals and
the views of your subscribers must
coincide pretty closely with those
Continued On Page ~
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1963-08-01

A THOMAS MERTON READER,
edited by Thomas p. Mcdonnell.
Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc,
New York, 1862. $50 PIP. $5.75.
How odd that a recluse should
be so friendly, for Thomas Mer-
ton is a monastic. Born in France
in 1915, educated at Clare College,
Cambridge, and Columbia Uni
versity, he entered the Cistercian
Order in 1941, was ordained a
priest in 1949, and is now Father
Louis Of the Order at the Abbey
of Our Lady of Gethsemani in
Kentucky, USA.
Thomas Merton has written
many delightful books, and this
anthology is drawn from a quar-
ter century of reflection, expert
ence, and creative work. Take the
book with you. If you are On the
(symbolic) highway, and have a
(symbolic) dead cell in your
(symbolic) battery, you will need
ito reduce the outwardness of
Jupiter Pater'S thunderstorm to
the inwardness of your self-sov-
ereign spark plugs.
Now Rome has been piliaged be-
fore, and can be again. To a gaunt
and starving Goth the collected
and unprotected wisdom of Rome
looks inviting. If Thomas Merton
has discovered a wonder drug to
relieve headache, heartburn, and
anemia of the soul, why not make
Continued On Page p
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1963-08-01
On BLACK LIKE Me-
THE SHINE BOY HAS THE DREAM
John Howard Griffin

white man twist his mind enough
to think this death of our man.
hood, our hopes, our dignity-this
Slavery-Was for our own good.
The only way to accept it was to
lose hope, to despair, to stop
thinking and feeling and just
exist. Not to give a damn. Not
to give a damn for your own
people Or whites or anybody else
Just try to make it, keep the
bread on the table, Try to keep
from hating. Try to keep from
having your belly twisted into
knots all the time.
Living under the System" only
the Shallowest optimist could re-
sist the temptation to despair:
but Negroes could resist the temp
tation to hate southern whites. and
this for two reasons.
First, Negroes understood that
southern whites were as helplessly
entrapped by the System as
southern Negroes; and further that
the whites were as devastated by
it as the Negroes. Anything that
dwarfed and deprived a Negro
child also dwarfed and deprived
white child. This was another of
the Negroes secrets, something
most white men did not know.
Second. Negroes believed that
their misery came from the white
trash" and that the white trash,
though powerful, were minority
as oppressive and painful to the
good whites" as to the Negroes.
Negroes retained faith in the
good whites" who could be
counted on to behave correctly
and swing their weight in favor
of justice when a showdown came.
Did they not quietly tell the Ne
groes of their disapproval of the
facist DULLES, of their shame?
But all of this has changed. is
now changing. The changes are SO
drastic that those who knew some
thing about the South ten years
ago or even two years ago, are
misinformed if they rely on that
information today.
Negroes, particularly young Ne
groes, have lost their illusions
about the "good whites" They
have seen good whites" equivo-
cate endlessly and finally grow
silent in times of crisis when is
sues were bare and words of pro-
test or sanity would have sounded
with clarion clarity. A "good
whites" quiet words aimed sym
pathetically at Negroes ears don't
mean anything now; they are part
of the mockery. A cracker is
cracker. The good ones are just
less bad than the bad, bad crack
ers. They won't join the mob,
but they belong to that mob that
sees the Negro individual as MOTH
ing but the stereotype; that talks
to him about "your people" and.
''your problems" and tells him
how much it admires s'the Negro
race; and some say they are pro-
Continued on Page y
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1963-08-01

Two years ago when | completed
journey through the Deep South
during which I lived as a Negro
for a number of weeks, | sank
into the despair of Negro. This
came not so much from the sub
human existence that is the Ne
groes' lot as from the hopeleSsness
of it's ever getting better. Com
munication, a dialogue of some
sort, had to be established be-
tween the two groups of citizens
before there could be hope fol
improvement. Discrimination long
ago destroyed such communlca-
ton. A Negro who spoke simple
truths about justice or inalienable
rights was not tolerated. Since
most white southernerS lived un-
der the illusion that they alone
understood their "nigras" and
were thoroughly imprisoned in
culture that said the System" was
for the good of those whom it sup
pressed, what chance for any true
communication?
This System" is complex Of
customs and traditions that have
all the force of law, plus the ac-
tual Jim Crow ordinances. The
System says in effect that the
Negro is a citizen of this country
but special kind of citizen: tina
he should pay taxes and defend
his country from its enemies, bu
he should not vote, have equa
protection under the law, equality
of educational or job opportuni-
ties; and that he should not have
access to public eating places
parks, hotels, Libraries, concert
halls, and even hospitals.
Every Negro understands this
System, but although it is part Of
the southern whites "way of life,
few of them have taken a close
hard look at it. The Negroes have
lived it, been burned by it every
day of their lives, but contrary
to the facile beliefs of many
whites, Negroes have never accept
ed it, never been "happy" with
it, never got used to it. They have
a remarkable record for resisting
subversion, for manifesting deer
love of country; but this is a love
of what the country is supposed
to be, the American dream-no
what it is where racism is prac.
ticed.
A Negro has his secrets. He ha:
had to accommodate" or else suf-
fer reprisals. He has had to clint
his mountain of yes-yes-yes ant
grin at the white man. He ha.
seen the preparation of the south
ern myths that say he is happy
carefree, contented with life a.
southern whites have arranged i
for him. He knows that these
myths are great lie which white
men have had to invent in order
to live with their consciences
When | was Negro we yes-yes-
yeSsed and grinned, but when WE
went home for the evening w,
wept and said how could tn,
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1963-08-01

For four years John Howard Griffin and have
been his guest number of times visit
ing with him and his wife, Piedy, in their home at
Mansfield And to this day John remains an enigma
to me The simple fact Griffin behaves diff
fereny the way do &c. naturally he's an enigma
example have in mind goes back several months
At that time Johns desk piled high with work. there
letters answered. lectures to be prepared articles
and reviews to be written not to mention book to be
finished.
Sometime that day acquaintance Che barely knew
person) called and asked if he could come and talk
personal problem with him. John, being the man
he u.s. stopped his work and gave his time that evening"
it was mostly given to listening -@-------
Finally, after to five hours of listening Johns
major response Perhaps you might find religious
affation of great benefit spiritual reservoir can see
you through such crisis -
mo no." the person interrupted, 81 could never be
a Catholic It's just too easy!"
Not once had John mentioned the Catholic Church,
even though he's devout member My personal opinion
was that another person missed point and not such
fine one, either)
Like the acquaintance with whom John talked, to
whom gave his valuable time in the hope of helping
another human being, l. too not Catholic, and l
doubt could become one but, assure you, for
reason opposite of the given to John on
that occasion.
Now while I've never considered becoming con-
vert often gone to Catholic church and sat IN the
quiet and let the mood and if you like the spirit of the
surroundings enguf and restore something that gets
drained from the human spirit in the everyday scutfe to
survive However, hasten to add that have also found
the satisfaction sitting still and quiet in Temple
If you have read this paper for any length of time,
you know that not Christian; have never been
one not one and have hope of ever becoming
one however you that appreciate admire, and
respect Christian demoninational choice notwth-
standing Indeed the respect and admiration
any who is what he claims to beChrstan Jew
and/or whatever the hell else there is.
And what is the purpose of all this? Well it's be-
ginning to look little like ser1nonbut then, there
are no members of my church, sermon, hope
The purpose is simply this To pay respect to man,
now dead more than two months Pope John XIII.
When Cardinal Roncall elected Pope in October,
1858 immediate regard for the man, the image,
I suppose liked him personally. had the feeling
that here human being, kind and gentle man,
man who would understand the countless points
Continued On Page p
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1963-08-01
A BOOK
REVIEW

A THOMAS MERTON READER,
edited by Thomas p. Mcdonnell.
Harcourt, Brace G. World, Inc,
New York, 1862. $50 PIP. $5.75.