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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-07
THE POLITICAL MILL
BY GOULD LINCOLN
The Presidential Succession

No Vice President Of the
United States who has
stepped into the White
House because Of the death
Of q President has died In
the presidential office. This
record should perhaps quiet
the fears Of those who are
today proclaiming themselves
exercised over q successor to
President Lyndon B. john
son, the latest Vice President
to fall heir to the presidency.
In all, eight Presidents have
died in office, including the
late President John F. Ken
nedy. Four Of these died Of
natural causes, and four were
the victims of aSsaSsins.
Of the seven Vice Presi-
dents who preceded Presi-
dent johnson in succession
to the presidency, three lived
to be elected President, and
four passed out Of the White
House at the close of the
term to which they had sue
ceeded. Those who won presi-
Dental terms In their own
right were Theodore Roose-
welt, Calvin Coolidge and
Harry s. Truman. President
Johnson appears entirely
likely to become the fourth
elected to the presidency in
their own right.
Resignation Urged
The latest suggestion ema-
mating from those who pro-
fess to have misgivings about
q successor to the presidency
If anything happens to Presi-
dent johnson between now
and January 20, 1865, when
a newly elected President
and Vice President are sworn
into office, is that Speaker
John w. Mccormack, Massa-
chusetts Democrat, should
resign his high office and
permit the election Of a
younger, stronger and
wiser" man to take over the
speakership. 1t comes from
Editor James A. Hardman Of
the North Adams (MaSs.)
Transcript. 1t is a ridiculous
suggestion. Under the law
passed by Congress in 1947,
the Speaker Of the House of
Representatives is in line for
succession to the presidency
should both the President
and Vice President die or be-
come incapacitated. From a
strictly political view 1t is I'M
thinkable that Speaker Nc
Cormack would take such a
step. And, from the point Of
view Of the good of country,
there Is no other Democrat
in the House who would
make q stronger and wiser"
President If promoted to the
White House.
Speaker Mccormack is, in
deed, 70 years old but he is
a hale and hearty 70. He has
been a member Of the House
for IS years. His record in
that period has shown him
progressive, a leader, a
strong supporter always of
national defense and an ear
ly and determined opponent
of Communism, Nazi-ism,
Fascism and Of bigotry and
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PEOPLE AND PROBLEMS
Political Queries on West Coast
By RALPH McGHL

Notes from California: In
the span Of but q few days in
this astonishing State whose
growth statistics boggle even
the most exuberant magma
tons, the political questions
are those common to the rest
Of the country, namely:
/. What will Barry Gold
water do?
2. What will the Republi-
can Party do?
8. What are President Lyn-
don JohnSon's chances Of
election in 19647
California, Of course, adds
its own special embroidery to
these queries. It is the larg-
est State in population. 1t is
one where politics are, as
once was said Of Kentucky,
"the damndest." 1t is a key
State. And 1t has memories.
Senator Goldwater report
edly has said, If he hasn't
forgotten 1t, that he would
not be a presidential candi-
date in 1864 unless his chan
ceS for election seemed sure.
This was an honest, If reveal
ing answer. The Senator
would prefer to be Senator
rather than q rejected candi-
date for the nomination or
an also-ran. This, in q prag-
matte sense, is underestimate
BILE.
Strategy Looks Bad
So, the question runs
will the Senator announce
in January that he considers
1t in the best interests of the
Republican Party land his
OWN that he not be a candi-
date and that he therefore
releases all pledges and will
himself seek to remain in the
Senator"
None knows the answer to
that. But, in the bleak days
after the pitiless asSaSsina-
ton Of the President, the
grand strategy Of the Gold
water planners looked even
worse than before that dread
event. It is really not very
reassuring to consider that
the Sc majors managers
hoped to carry the South
with the segregationist ha-
tiers In and out Of the White
Citizens Councils. They ex-
pected also to cash in on GER
tain Western States and
huge population areas where
their appeal was to the
Birch-type mentalities. And
in the East they hoped to ap-
peal to the arch conserva-
tives who want to sell iva.
to private interests, to quit
coddling the poor and the
unemployed and to reduce
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spending on unidentified so
cialistic" enterprises.
The Senator's appeal ev-
erywhere was to extremes
the Citizens Council. the
fanatics who see the United
Nations as a Communist
agency. even though it has,
to date at least, voted heavily
for most United States reso-
lutionS and programs, and
the extreme conservatives"
of the type that recently led
Mr.. Eisenhower to say he
didn't think such persons
knew what they meant by
the word.
While none thought the
racial haters would long be
silent, and none believed the
fanatics of the mink-stoled
variety who insulted Lyndon
johnson and his wife in Dali
las in 1850 or the male
toughs and hard-faced wom-
en- who spat at and struck
Adlai Stevenson in Dallas a
few months ago would suffer
any remorse or change of
heart, the fact remains that
some Of the bloom is off the
extremist roses Of right and
left.
Republicans in a Bind
There was very real doubt
before the murder Of the
President that Senator Gold
water could be nominated.
There Is more now. The
Republicans are in q bind.
Former Vice President Nixon
is most mentioned. But here
in California, as elsewhere,
they remember many things
about him. In the light Of re.
cent events, Mr.. Nixon's pub
lie bitterness Of spirit and his
confused, repetitive, almost
incoherent torrent Of words
the morning following his de-
feat In 1860 have caused
many to wonder what his
reaction would be to the
painful reflections and agon-
les of Illustration which come
so frequently to any man in
the White House. Does he
have the temperament to
take the unending, relentless,
remorseless pressure of the
office? The question, among
others, comes up in all dis
cuSsionS about Mr.. Nixon.
There are others. But Gov.
Scranton of Pennsylvania is
not well known. Gov. George
Romney of Michigan has
more of a national image.
But the professionals Of his
party have not yet moved
toward him. It will be we'll
after the first of the year be.
fore things come to focus.
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racial discrimination. He has
been Democratic Whip Of the
House. majority leader and
Speaker, and has given .
good account Of himself IN
all these Offices. II was as
chairman Of the Un-Ameri-
can Activities Committee Of
the House that he submitted
q report In 1885 % years
ago - in which communism
was denounced as an inter-
national conspiracy, not
merely a political party. His
committee also investigated
and attacked the Nazis who
were trying to gain a foot
hold in this country. He has
sponsored important legisla-
ton, has worked with both
Republican and Democratic
Presidents in support of for
eign policies and national de-
tense. A man does not be-
come Speaker of the House
without showing qualities If
leadership - as the record
shows.
Further, Speaker McCor-
mack has been q strong sup
porter Of the policies and
programs Of the late Presi-
dent Kennedy. The Speaker
kept his hands off in the
election campaign in 1852 for
the nomination for United
States Senator, when the
Presidents youngest brother,
now Senator Edward M.
Kennedy. was opposed by the
Speakers nephew. When
that battle was over, the
Speaker moved In to help
bind UP political wounds and
help unite the party. Nor did
President Kennedy oppose
Mr.. McCormack'S election to
the speakership after the
late Speaker Sam Rayburn
died in 1861.
Proposal of Two
Senator Heating, New
York Republican, recently
came up with a proposal that
the country elect two Vice
Presidents, one to preside
over the Senate, and the 9TH
er be used by the President
on foreign missions and 9TH
er administrative tasks. It
would also provide an i'm
mediate successor to the
White House should the
President and Vice President
die. This proposal would ne
ceSsitate a constitutional
amendment, a rather long
process. 1t might have merit,
however, since 1t would pro-
vide a constant. day-in and
day-out, presiding officer Of
the Senate, which has been
impossible in the cases Of
former Vice President Nixon
and Of Lyndon johnson, who
have been handed many
tasks by former President
Eisenhower and by the late
President Kennedy. AS
things are today the duty of
presiding over the Senate IS
parcelled out to Senators
who are not always familiar
with the rules and pre-
cedents of the Senate, some
times creating awkward stu
atoms.
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Salute Police Chief

william M. Michaels.
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PLANTATION NJ REALTY
FAIRFAX

For q total cost Of only 5000
you can move into this 3-bedrm
1Ia-bath home. Fenced yard. con-
venient, payments only S92 pei
month p.i.t,i. Shown by appt.
KING REALTY CO. CIR. 3-0l5s
FALLS CH. AREA-3-bedrm. ramb
Fen. I'd, FILA Apr. Sl3, $50
$3.50 dn. BY owner. NV. 3-S543,
FALLS CHURCH AREA--By OWN
Err. 5-yr.-old ANTIQUE brick ram
bier on quiet street. 2 firepls.,
eating space kit, "a baths, bright
walk-out bsmt., overlooking wood
ed lot Conv. to schools. Selling
less than FLA $4,000 appraisal.
532-3755.
FALLS CHURCH AREA - Owner
Brick Colonial. 3 bedrooms. fire.
place, full bsmt, ideal grounds for
children. $4,000. SLIGO down.
Phone JE. 3-0044.
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HOUSES FOR SALIVA.
SPRINGFIELD SPECIALS
HOME OWNERS
WANTED

3-bedroom split level, huge loan To
be assumed, S1v,lS0. Priced to
sell at S2l.500.
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tcoNIlNUEDl

HOUSE - Small 8
apis. 3 baths. should be made In
to apts... furn. as per inventory,
300. block OF 10th NV. Brick
semidetached, Reasonable down
payment; EDWIN L. ELLIS, Re-
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LESsEE-Fairlane Inc,
invest Sl30,0O0, net OF LIST 2 yrs.
then increase to 1919 for Is yrs,
cash return plus amortization and
depreciation. Remember no man
aRement responsibility.
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SPRINGFIELD, N.-4-bedrm. brick
rambler. 2 baths. 3rd roughed in,
2 firepls,, 1 in 30-ft, air-cond.
fin. family rm., full walk-out
bsmt.. patio and fenced back yd..
many trees, big cor. lot. privacy
3 sides, OWNER sale. Apr. $22,-
900. $1,000 dn. req. CT. 6-57S1.
ST. THOMAS MORE = ALMOST
NEW BI-LEVEL. b.r., 2 baths,
sep. din. rm., fully equip. kit. w
eating space. daylight rec. rm.,
stockade fence. S24,500. JE. q
RRnuTE 90 REALTY. INC
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SIT RACK

ANNANDALE oFFIcE CT. 6-9lOt
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BUSINESS WANTED
BTTY A RARGATN

8 rooms, 2h baths. heat, light and
gas furnished BY landlord. Sl75
rent. Unusually nice furniture,
oriental rugs. nice place TO live
ture, and business opportunity.
Wants $500, terms. Not far from
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SPRINGFIELD - Lynbrook split.
level, 3 b.rs, rec. rm. Assume
Az q loan. OWNER. FL. 4-63ss.
SPRINGFIELD, N. - 4-bedrm., 2.
bath, 2-yr.-old split-level, finished
rec. ,rm.. firepl. Near beltway,
membership aVail.), FHA S22,-
800, SIN, down payment. OWN-.
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Vacation, Monticello Forest, beauti-
full rambler, 4 years old park
like setting. fireplace IN rec.
room. frees, trees, S22,500. FLA
appraised.
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Ellis, Broker
Cleaning Plant-Laundry
Self-Serv. Market-N.W.

owner quotes over $1,000 vkly.
sell. has other business. Priced
way below market at $1,000 CON-
plete with large inventory. Must
be seen to be appreciated.
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SPRINGFIELD

SPRINGFIELD
Realty g. ms. Co. 45I-320O
VI. STANDARDIZATION. brick BIZ
level, garage, carpeting, paneled
rec, rm. w/firepl.. like new. Only
SPRINGFIELD - 3-bedrm., 2-bath
bsmt.. de. !. roomy kit, fin. rec.
rm., redec.. carpeting, FLA or
VA, Sl,7Q0 dn.
VIRGINIANS - Several 3-bedrm,
brick ramblers, carports, extras
Assume 4laee loan, pymts. as low
as 500. p.i.t.i,, or FLA $500 dn.
QROvETON--Brick Cape Cod, Ia
lousied pch.,. paneled den, wooded
Zen, lot. Flex. financing. 5000
FAiRFIELD-4-bedrm rambler, as
sumo nigh 4hfo LIST trust, pymts.
SgS per mo. or FILA for $500 dn.
WOODBRIDGE - Lovely Belmont
rambler, 3 bedrms., III baths,
carport, flex. financing, early
poss., $4,000, no dn. pymt. VA.
SPRINGFIELD REALTY, 451-320O
SPRINGFIELD AREA, Bren Mar
Assume Az q Oh loan or FLA
with 81 400 dn. See what SCI 800
buys, 4 bedrms., i y baths. sep.
din. rm., equip. kit, paneled fam
lily rm,. drapes, carpet, immac.
ready to move In. OWNER. 354-
1867.
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LIQUOR STORE

HIGH CLASS CLIENTEL. -avgs.
$4,000 mo. nicely equip, Won
derful oppty. for hustler. good
profits. excellent terms.
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NEW % units, tenants pay
gas. electric, heat and air condi-
tioning, very little seasonal varia-
ton in income and limited janitor
service, up to $4,000 cash.
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FALLS CHURCH 5000 DOW
FIVE BEDROOMS
WILLIAMSBURG

W11L1AMObU
Styling for a family that wants to
spread out" and so many extras,
such as large pantry in The
equipped kitchen. LIST floor launs
dry rr1., exceptional closet space.
90 II. screened porch, sun deck
OIL master bedrm., ~ II. rec. rm
with many built-ins, beautiful
wooded lot and garden for person
with a green thumb Immediate
occupancy and only $4,000.
CROWELL & CO., INC.
Mclean Realtors Ell 8-saOo
FRIENDLY PERSUASION - Mons
vii be. needed 10 convince Won
this 3-bedrm. Westlawn rambler
Is priced right at Si4,75O. Iiyine
rom dir'rS area. lge. kit, excel
lent level lot close 10 transporta.
ton and showing. Come see AND
save. Cal JE. $4,000.
PLANTATION REALTY
The chronicle., 1963-12-12
Local CB'ers
Elect Officers

The Citizens Band Associa.
ton OF Jackson County, Inc.
held its installation of officers
Sunday at a luncheon held al
Bucks Bar B Que.
Serving as president is Kent
Ladner, with Ralph p. Weaver
Jr., vice-president; Charles Col
lum, secretary; Otis r. Barnes
treasurer; and board members
M. S. Pickett, Clarence Burns
and Tim Cochran.
The club is composed of citi
zens band radio operators, Ii
cenSed by the Federal Commu
nications Commission, of which
there are approximately $50 Ii
censed in Jackson County.
Over 100 of these are mem
bers of the Citizens Band AS
ISOLATION of Jackson County
Inc.
All are active in civil de
Tense operations and many sup
piled communications dur
ing the recent polio vaccine
campaign.
Several members have com
pleted a first aid course spon
sored by the American Rel
Cross.
The chronicle., 1963-12-12
Special Music
For Program
On Saturday

The Pascagoula Moss Point
Music Club will hold its Deem
Der meeting on Saturday at 8
pm. at Moss Point Presbyterian
Church.
Program chairman Mary
Frances Farrell has arranged
for a program of Christmas
music which will feature solos
by Lucinda Harrington and Bea
Robinson.
Others on the program will be
Amelia Cook and Anna Born
man.
A brass and woodWind ensem-
BILE will be directed by Robert
Moore and songs of Christmas
will be presented by Eastlawr
School elementary singers.
HosteSses for the afternoon
are Anise Brock, Inez j n e S
Bea Robinson, Nan AinsWortf
and Jane Lewis.
The chronicle., 1963-12-12
Womnn's Club
Holds Contest
In Moss Point

Moss Point Woman'S Club will
sponsor its annual Christmas
lighting contest which will be
held Dec. 20.
Registration for the contest
will conclude at noon on that
day and those wishing to enter
may call Mrs. Jack May, 319
Weems; Mrs. Lowell Barfield
Cumberland Drive; Mrs. Daniel
B. Hester, Cumberlin Drive.
A first prize Of $40 will be
awarded and S. for second prize.
The lighting must be easily
seen from the street and must
be turned on at 7 pm. the night
Of Dec. 20.
The chronicle., 1963-12-12
Pos Students
Are Recognized
In Who's Who

Two PaScagoulans are among
" Mississippi College seniors
who have been named to Who's
Who Among Students in Ameri.
can Universities and Colleges.
They are Miss Phyllis A n r
Ross and Jimmy L. Morrison.
Miss Ross, daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. Lynwood Ross, is a
former member of the Women's
Affairs Board and is currently
serving as an associate justice
of the Student Judicial Council.
She is a business education ma
jor.
Morrison is presently acting
as executive secretary Of e
Mississippi Intercollegiate Coun-
Gil. A former president of Circle
K campus service club, he is
serving his second term as a
member of the Student B 0 d y
Senate and is a member of the
SBA Presidents Cabinet. A his
tory major, he is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. Morrison.
The students were chosen for
the highest recognition afford
ed American college students
by the colleges Student Person
mel Services Committee, head
ed by DR.. Charles Scott, from
a list of nominees submitted by
the executive council Of h G
Student Body Association a n d
division heads of the institution.
They were selected on h e
basis of scholarship, participa-
ton, and leadership in academ-
ic and extracurricular activi-
ties, citizenship and service to
the school, promise Of future
usefulness and loyalty to the
ideals of the institution.
The chronicle., 1963-12-12
Circle Hostess
Is Mrs. Chafin

Circle No. 5 WSCS Of First
Methodist Church of Pascagou-
Ia met at the home Of Mrs.
Robert Chafin for luncheon al
1890 pm Tuesday.
Mrs. R. B. Mahaffey gave the
devotional, The Christmas Story.
Decorations in the Oh af n
home were carried out in the
traditional winter holiday theme,
emphasized with a bare tree
branch on one wall which held
small birds gathered about a
nest.
Luncheon was served by can
delight at green and whit
covered tables holding favorS
for each guest.
The chronicle., 1963-12-12
Perkinston Lists
Honor Students

PerkinSton College announced
plans today Of those students who
have been named to the Presi-
dents and Deans Lists for the
second six weeks period.
Teresa Brechtel Of o n
Springs was one of nine on the
Presidents List with an A
average.
On the Deans List with a B
average were Edna Davidson,
Dorothy Gunter, James K e mt,
Sandra Stewart and Faw
Sykes Of PaScagoula.
Walter Green, Kay Gum
and Myrna McGowen Of Mos:
Point.
Thelma Brechtel, Rudolph
Fink, Carlos Pabon, n d {
Sharr, Wayne Sikora and Sam.
uel WinStead of Ocean Springs
Dora A. Eubanks, Rachel Lee.
Ralph McMurphy, Brend &
Rouse, Georgia Todd and Sher-
Try Wiley Of Lucedale.
The chronicle., 1963-12-12
BY ABIGAIL Van BUREN,

DEAR ABBY: | am a widow
who has recently been shown a
lot Of attention by a doctor.
(He has never been married,
and is considered quite a catch. J
| enjoy his company and am
flattered with the attention he's
been giving me; but here is the
problem. When we are out So
ciaIly, he drinks like a fish. You
can't tell a 56-year-old man that
you refuse to ride with him when
he's been drinking, so | just
close my eyes and 60. Is there
a diplomatic way to handle
this, Abby?
LUCKY
DEAR LUCKY: Lucky is
right! If you like his company
and he drinks like a fish, tell
him you would be glad to swim
with him, but you don't want
to ride with him. Suggest he
The chronicle., 1963-12-12

Stay In Shape
For Shopping

Many homemakers work SC
hard on Christmas shopping anc
getting ready for this big day
that they don't really enjoy the
holiday itself. And even those
who like shopping most Of the
time often find it firing now
with those big lists to be filled
in such a short time.
If you feel like that, maybe
it's because you do it on a hit
or miss basis, without any real
planning. Here are a few tips
that may help you enjoy the
gaily decorated stores more as
you search for just the right
gifts.
Instead Of one long tour of
the stores, make it three = or
even four 80 shorter ones. Con-
centrate on selecting just a few
gifts each time. That way you'll
have time to really look around,
window shop and enjoy all the
colorful sights.
Set aside one day for the chill
dren to see Santa and look
at all the toys. Forget about
shopping that day.
When you get down to serious
buying, go alone. You'll accom-
|plish more in less time. Hire
a baby sitter, or leave the chill.
dren with their grandmother.
Find out when the stores are
the least crowded., usually early
in the day, and 60 then. Take
advantage Of delivery services.
One of the most firing parts Of
shopping is Juggling home all the
packages.
When lunchtime comes, take
at least a few minutes to rest
Working girls who want to cal
and shop on their lunch hours
often have a light snack tC
leave most Of the hour free for
shopping.
Be careful with your handbag.
Pickpockets always seem to be
more prevalent just before
Christmas.
The chronicle., 1963-12-12
An Apple A Day Fixed This Way
Tasty Treat Thut's Here To Stay
BY MARY RODGERS

A tempting dessert to top off
a fall meal is Apple Torte, one
Of the incest things that can
happen to an apple.
Apples are plentiful now and
furnish a tangy change in menu.
With its combination of nuts
and rich apple flavor, Appl e
Torte makes an ideal dinner or
party dessert, and it will stay
fresh until the last tasty bite.
1t can be served plain or with
whipped cream, cinnamon C e
cream or fluffy hard sauce.
The recipe for Apple TOrte
was developed by Rita Martin,
director Of International Milling
Company'S Robin Hood Flour
test kitchen. See Advertisement
on Page 2 in today'S Chronicle.
APPLE TORTE
cups peeled, chopped apples
l cup chopped walnutS
l cup flour
! cup sugar
l tsp soda
y tsp salt (omit salt when
using Robin Hood FLOUR
l egg, well beaten
3 tb71-r~c't3d butter
/ tsp vanilla
Cor7bine prepared apples and
n sin bowl. Spoon flour, not
sif 81, into dry measuring cup,
lei off End pour onto waxed
paper. Add sugar, soda a n d
FIR to salt and stir well to
b'o1d.
Add blended dry ingredients
to 90Dle mixture and mix we'll.
C1~hino e0g. butter and vanilla
in small bowl and mix well.
The chronicle., 1963-12-12
Won1on's Class
Has Annual Fete

The Hula Coke Woman's Class
Of First Methodist Church OF
Pascagoula held its Christmas
party Monday evening at the
home Of Mrs. E. L. Brantley.
The Brantley home was dec
GRATED throughout with attrac-
tive arrangements in holiday
theme.
Thirty members we're present
with one guest, Mrs. E. P. Row.
ellis. Games were played after
which refreshments were
served.
Mrs. r. B. Mahaffey was win
ner Of the door prize.