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Milford chronicle., 1963-06-21

Mrs. Blanche r. Bennett, was
first place winner at the Sussex
County Talent Show held at
Georgetown In February. This
entitled Everett to compete with
Kent and New Castle County Con-
testants at the University ofDel-
aware last night, wehre he was
selected State winner. Everett
played several organ selections
among which was his favorite,
"How Great Thou Art". His par
ents, are Mr.. and Mrs. Crerar
Bennett of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1963-06-21

Thanks giving Day falls on
Oct. IS in the Virgin Islands.
That's the day the hurricane
season ends.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1963-04-24
Clifford P. Lyons
Elected President


Kenan Professor of English
Clifford P. Lyons Of the Univer-
sity is the new president of the
Southeastern Renaissance Confer
ence. He will serve until 1864.
The 22nd annual conference OF
Renaissance specialists in the
southeastern states has just been
concluded at Chapel Hill. Prot
Lyons is an authority on William
Shakespeare.
Others to serve with Professor
Lyons during the coming year are
three Duke University faculty
members, John l.. Livesay, who
will be vice president; Simeon X.
Heninger, Jr.. secretary-treaslr-
er; and George W. Williams, edl-
tor.
Prof. Peter G. Phialas Of the
UNC Department of English is
associate editor.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1963-04-24
Burke Marshall Speaks May I

Burke Marshall, Assistant u. S.
Attorney General, will speak at
a dinner honoring McNeill Smith
of Greensboro on May / at pm.
at the Carolina Inn. Mr..
Smith is being honored hOnored
for his superior work as chair
man, from 1889 to 1862, of the
North Carolina Advisory Com
mittee to the U. S. Commission
on Civil Rights. The dinner is
sponsored by the North Caro-
lima Council on Human Relations.
The civil rights reports pre-
pared by Mr.. Smith and his COM
mittee were recently given spec
ial recognition with publication
in a separate volume by the
Commission on Civil Rights in
Washington, d. c.
In the preface to this volume,
a spokesman for the Commission
stated that the collected reports
from the fifty State advisory
committees had been published
in bound volumes on two oc-
casions. in the case of North
Carolina, however, the Com
mission declared, "tl1e range and
quality Of the reports was SO ex-
traordinary, that only complete
publication in a separate volume
could do justice to them"
Mr.. Marshall was appointed
Assistant Attorney General, Civil
Rights Division. in 1861. For ten
years prior to this time, he has
practiced law in Washington as
graduate of Yale University,
having received his B. A. degree
in 1913 and his LII. B. degree in
1851.
The North Carolina Council on
Human Relations is a non profit,
non-political interracial Organiza-
ton which strives, through an
educational program, to pro-
mote equal justice and equal OPP
portunity for all the people OF
the State, regardless of race.
creed or color.
Chairman of the Council is T.
Franklin Williams, MD, Of
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1963-04-24

Little rose buds
Gentle things,
A quiet peace
Your beauty brings.
Mary MEG. Williams
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1963-04-24

Arrive at convenient Newark Airport at
9:13 PM local time. Also, the only nom
stop service to Chicago. For reserva-
tions, see your Travel Agent or call
942.4182.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1963-04-24

A class project developed by
UNC Air Force ROTC cadets
could mean survival for thous-
ands of Chapel Hill l-Carrboro resi-
dents in the event OF nuclear at
tack.
Third-year students In the pro-
gram here have presented recon-
mendations for an operational sur
vival plan to Chapel Hill-Carrboro
Civil Defense director DR.. George
Spooner. The plan was developed
by the radets in an Air Science
seminar, putting to work prob
lem-Soiving techniques which they
had learned earlier in the class
room.
The suggestion TO initiate the
study was made by a cadet to
Capt. James r. Milligan. instruc-
tor of the junior level Air Science
Leadership Seminar. Capt. Mil
ligan later selected the topic for
the seminar exercise in the
Leadership Problem Solving"
block of the curriculum,
The class members were or
ganized into a "double-deputy"
command, dividing the class into
two sections. The double depu-
ties" Alfred T. Taylor Jr. Of
Garner, and Sherman f. Critics
Jr. of Raleigh, commanded the
two sections. Most of the study
was worked out on an even small
Ter group level Specific tasks
were assigned to sub-sections of
four students each, while cadets
Critics and Taylor and their COM
mand elements dealt with lead
ership and coordination of the en-
tire task group.
The basic report examines an
overall plan formulated with this
areas role as a shelter area" in
mind. Shelter facilities on the
University campus are included
in the plan, which assumes that
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1963-04-24
Garden Club NeaUs
BY PAQUITA FINE

rose to the God OF silence a white
rose hanging over a table denot-
ed pledge of secrecy on all
that passed so our present
term sub rosa.
"A Roman naturalist named
Pliny tells us there were twelve
varleies OF roses in The first cen
tury. Among these he named
ua4hca ana UamasK.
I'VE think of the tournament
of Roses in Pasadena an elabo-
rate, almost unbelievable auair,
but the Romans were evidently on
a par with us. 1t is recorded that
on special occasions an entire
Shipload of roses would be
brought in from Egypt, 1t is also
recorded that Nero once spent
the equivalent of SIPS, 900 for
roses for one feast. During the
reign o. Augustus guests olned.
reSung on rose petals. During
this period guest rooms would
frequently have floors and beds
covered with rose petals.
THE Romans discovered that
roses could De grown out of sea-
son by the use OF not water
pipes, Our preSent-day green
houses are the result OF this uiS-
covery.
After the fall of the Roman
Empire, little was heard of the
rise Ior many years. During the
fourteenth century, small prog
resS was made in developing new
varieties out great quantities
were produced to supply the de-
mand for rose-Water.
In 1858, a French authority
listed only four kinds Of roses
although rlmy, years lore, had
listed twelve. In 1888. John Gil
rard Illustrated 18 varieties and
described many others. In 1888,
Miss Mary Lawrence showed 80
colored plates OF as many differ
ent roses. By 1929, a French
catalogue listed 2,562 varieties y
Following Mrs. Ellis talk, Mrs.
Totten spoke briefly on the his
tory of the rose from 1900 until
tOaay.
The Rose Society will hold its
next meeting in the garden Of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Totten on
Sunday, May 26th, at 4 pm. This
meeting is scheduled for the time
of year when Chapel Hill roses
reach their peak spring bloom.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1963-04-24

Your teduty brings.
Mary NEG. Williams
The Chapel Hill Rose Society
met Tuesday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dana
Sampson to hear Mrs. j. R. Ellis
and Mrs. H. r. Totten speak on
the history Of the rose.
Mrs. Ellis, twice past presi-
dent Of the society, gave the fol-
lowing history of the rose from
the beginning to 1900;
There is no mention of rose
in the Garden of Eden but I'm
sure one must have been there.
Any place that is perfection must
havev1been there. Any place that
is perfection must have rose.
Roses are. mentioned !. numerous
tineS in the Bible aut. according
to translators this does not neces-
sar'lv mean that each time the
mentioned flower is rose.
Authorities record that the
rose has been on the earth for
more than thirty-five million
years. 'th:s figure was given out
by the UH2S. National Museum at
Washin9tOn after the discovery
about Is years ago Of certain
fossil in Colorado ana Oregon.
These revealed the fact that wild
roses were growing in this
country long before the appear
ance of man.
Che myth concerning the ori-
gin OF the rose is that it sprang
up to greet Venus as she arose
from the sea.
The rose is a flower that has
played an important part in the
life of man. It's influence is, in
joy and sorrow, in the richest
homes and in the poorest homes,
in religion, art, music, song, and
story. Countries rise and fall,
cultures and customs change,
people come and go but after Is
hundred years the rose still re-
mains the Queen of Flowers.
The rose was rose long be-
fore any records were made. Be-
cause of mention in the ancient
Coptic Manuscripts there is in
dication that roses grew in the
Gardens Of Babylon 1900 years
before the Christian era. Two
hundred years later we are sure
that the rose was cultivated dur
ing SOlomon'S reign.
Very little is recorded about
the rose in Egypt. However, in
1888 a garland of roses was found
in tomb that had been laid
there in the year 2 A. ID.
The Greeks really put the
rose on a pedestal. In turn, it
was dedicated to Venus, Goddess
of beauty; Cupid, God of love;
and to Harpocrates, god of 81
lence. After the dedication of the
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1963-04-24


SELECTED - Janet Feagans,
a graduate student in Political
Science at the University and a
research assistant at the Institute
of Government, has been selected
as a group leader for a summer
research project in Tanganyika.
Miss Feagans will be among 800
participants in q work projects
being sponsored this summer by
Operation Crossroads Africa. She
is the daughter of Rev and Mrs.
Harry D. Robinson Jr. of Mount
Vernon, N. Y.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1963-04-24
Estes Hills Card
Party Is Friday

A Card Night benefit will be
held at Estes Hills Elementary
School Friday at 8 pm.
Tickets may be purchased at
the door on Friday night, or at
the school during parent vista
ton days today and tomorrow,
according to Mrs. H. A. Tyroler,
general chairman. The tickets
are ST eacn.
Proceeds of the party will go
toward landscaping and play
ground improvement at the
school.
Use The Weekly Classified Ads
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1963-04-24
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Probation After Death" will be
the subject of this weeks Sunday
service at First Church of Christ,
Scientist. The service will begin
at IL am. at 8:35, Pittsboro Rd.
Sunday School meets at $3.50 am.
A nursery for the care of infants
and small children is provided
during the church hour.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1963-04-24

Chapel Hill.
The dinner at the Carolina Inn
will be open to the public. ReSer-
vations, at 81 per plate, may be
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1963-04-24

obtained through DR.. Wayne
Bowers, Mrs. Donald Matthews,
or DR.. Frank Williams in Chapel
Hill.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1963-04-24
Local Survival
Plan Developed

Chapel Hill and Carrboro would
not be in a direct-hit area. but
would be exposed to radiation and
minor thermal damage in case Of
a nuclear attack.
Sixteen annexes to the basic
plan include specific factors
brought out in the problem-solv-
ing sessions. Topics such as or
ganization, shelter facilities, warn
ing, and communications are
treated in the annexes, Specific
recommendations in the annexed
material call for an expanded or
ganization in order to limit panic,
disorder, and control of people IN
shelters; a siren warning system
for the area; and rescue units
organized for emergencies.
Three operational rescue teams
have been organized in the AF.
R0TC Cadet Group as a result Of
the plan. The teams. under the
supervision of Chapel Hill Fire
Chief James Stewart. will be
trained to operate in many types
of emergencies as a community
service.
DR.. Spooner said the cadets
work would greatly supplement"
the local plan. which was approx
ed by the state organization re-
Gently, They have gone into
much more detail than we had"
he said. I'VE think it's most val
liable to have a group of people
sit down and critically look at
our plan"
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1963-04-24
PECK TO SPEAK

Town Manager Robert Peck
will be the speaker at the Rotary
Club meeting tonight at $50 at
the Carolina Inn. He will dis
cuss the $650.ooo municipal bond
issue to be voted on May Z. Jer-
rold Orne is the program chair
man
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23
The Evidence Piles Up

would have simply been a prelude to
the imposition of comparable controls
on other crops notably livestock.
Perhaps the best comment was made
by President Shuman Of the American
Farm Bureau Federation, the nations
largest farm organization. He said:
"This is a bright day for agriculture.
The way now is open for the Congress
to solve the wheat surplus problem on a
basis consistent with the maintenance
Of the market system. Surely, a nation
that can send Astronaut Cooper into
space can devise a sound, workable
wheat program in the months ahead"
That goes for all other crops The
goal-the only intelligent goal, looking
at the picture from purely domestic
viewpoint or in the light Of information
al trade developments be to es-
tablish a free market in agriculture in
the shortest possible time.
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23

to recognize, as between Israel Oh the
one hand and the Arab states on the
other, any change brought about by
armed force. Under such a guarantee,
either side attacked OF threatened by
imminent attack could turn to the Uni
ted States for military aid.
This may seem like needlessly close
and dangerous involvement in Middle
Eastern affairs. The fact is that we
are, and for some time have been, close
ly and perilously involved we have rec
ognized-as shown, for example, by the
landing Of U. S. troops in Lebanon a
few years ago, and by our massive mil
itary aid to Iran-that peace i'm the
Middle East is of vital concern to our
national interests. Although the idea
outlined above may not be the best pol
icy, it is one that merits careful dis
cussion. The need to keep the Middle
East from exploding is at least as great
as in the pest.
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23
Middle East Policy

1t is obvious, yet worth reiteration,
that the United States cannot remain
aloof from the changes now taking
place in the Middle East Washington
must fashion a new policy adapted to
the situation emerging as rejuvenated
United Arab Republic is formed by
Egypt and the new revolutionary gov
ernments of Syria and Iraq.
There IS no great urgency about this;
indeed, the United States would be we'll
advised to watch developments for
awhile before committing itself to
course with respect to the conflicting
interests Of the u. A. r. and Israel. But
eventually the State Department will
have to come up with long-range pol
icy designed to foster social and eco
nomical development and to discourage
adventures.
One of the most promising ideas now
being considered in Washington is the
proposal that the United States refuse
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23

who developed the resources and built
the industries that turned continental
wilderness into the worlds greatest
land Of plenty. Additions have been
made to this framework through the
years, as for example, central regula-
ton Of the supply Of money and credit
established by the Federal Reserve Act
of 1913 Banking today is as different
from hundred years ago as is every
thing else.
Modern banking concepts and prac-
tices enable todays supermarkets Of fl
nance to offer services undreamed Of a
century ago - SO that they now offer
more services, more conveniently, for
more people than any other banking
institutions in the world.
Private commercial banks are serv-
ice stations to lubricate the workings
Of business and industry They are in
the best tradition Of American private
enterprise and can help the individual
with a good idea turn dream into a
productive reality.
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23
Town At Worship

ANY community where re-
ligious worship is forgotten,
where men have abandoned or
ignored their spiritual needs, Is
community on the rapid down.
grade.
A community that has adequate
worship facilities, and uses them
often, Is one where people will
attain a higher level of civiliza-
tion and a deeper meaning of
existence.
Our material achievements are
the results Of the spirituality
minded society we have Inherited.
It has been free to search out
its God-given potentialities. The
privilege Of and freedom to wor-
ship has helped men to find those
spiritual resources that have aid
ed progress and undergirded A
merica's growing sense of re-
sponsfbility for people of all
races and all nations.
The greatest force for good in
our democracy has been, and will
continue to be, our houses of
worship. The brightest hope for
strong, free America rests
upon the spiritual health Of her
people.
BY worshipping In the church
or synagogue of your choice you
can find strength for your life
and help build stronger Amer
lea.
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23

More and more evidence has been
piling up to prove that the American
people are weary Of steam-roller gov
ernment, which everlastingly seeks
more dictatorial powers in widely as
sorted areas of American life
There has been no better example of
this than American agriculture's reject
ion, by vote, Of the proposed wheat pro-
duction control plan, which would have
imposed restrictions of unprecedented
scope and severity. The plan needed
two thirds majority to become law, it
didn't gain even simple majority.
And no one can say that the case for
it was not aggressively argued. The
Secretary Of Agriculture forecast "cha-
os" for the wheat farmers if it was re-
jected. The whole weight Of the Admin
istration was thrown behind it.
Moreover, the negative vote has a
further significance Had the measure
passed, many authorities agreed, it
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23
Get vueeinu uf ed!

Get vaccinatedi
Does this sound like some
thing you've heard before?
Many, many times?
Well, you have. And you'll
hear 1t again and again.
Despite all the combined ef-
forts Of the medical profession,
public health officials, school
officials, voluntary groups and
many others, there still are
countless millions of Americans
who are facing unnecessary risk
Of disease, Gripping and even
death simply because they
have procrastinated about i'm
munizations for themselves and
their families.
There are vaccines against a
number Of communicable dis
eases now readily available.
There have been no cases of
smallpox in the United States
for several years, but there
still is smallpox in much of the
world, and each year or two
this nation has a smallpox scare
from an infected traveller re-
turning from abroad. Re-
vaccination for smallpox is
recommended at three-to-five-
year intervals. How long since
you've renewed your protection?
There still are cases Of
tetanus, or lockjaw, every year.
Almost every one is un-
necessary. Tetanus toxoid offers
excellent protection. Tetanus is
a serious infection thai often
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23
Business Service Stations

Most Of Us find it pretty tough to
dig up enough dollars to pay our bills
and taxes, but at least we are dealing
with just one kind Of money. Its been
a deprciating kind these past 20 years
and is not likely to improve by the looks
of the projected federal budget and
deficits. 1t may be comfort to realize
that things were worse in the old days
when Americans had about ten thou
sand different kinds Of paper money Of
varying and usually uncertain value
It's hard to believe that such a condi-
ton actually existed prior to February
25, 1868, when Abraham Lincoln sign
ed the National Currency Act establish
ing our first sound and uniform cur
rency and setting up the basis for our
present commercial banking system.
This legislation provided for net
work Of national banks to operate side
by side with the state chartered insti-
tutions and 50 established the basic
financial framework which helped i'm
plement the imagination Of Americans
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23
1924 Bound Brook Lane
Alexandria, Virginia
August 20, 1863
Dear Friends:

Dear Friends:
There is one word that we
forbid our children to utter and
it is "Shut-up", but when Dawn
said 1t Monday morning l just
laughed out loud.
We have stretched our sum-
mer weekend in Milford to the
very last minute and this week.
end was the same. We would
rather have full day at home
Sunday and get up early Mon
day morning to return to
Alexandria, than to leave some
time Sunday afternoon. Since
Hayes must be at the Pentagon
by $50 am. we arose real
early Monday, five o'clock, to
be precise. AS you know, DR..
Horowitz in town gave US a gi-
gantic size poodle for Mothers
Day (yetD and our thirteen year
old, DaWn'S, first assignment
each morning is to put Pierre
out -the-door! Monday at five we
are packing, dressing, loading
the car and our royal size
poodle, King Pierre, was ap-
parently investigating the alley
ways Of Sussex County. Time
was getting close to departure
time and no hound. Dawn be-
came frantic and started walk
ing the alleys and whistling.
Hayes went back into our apart
ment and left Mother D, a note
telling her to please call the
veterinarian and keep him in
the kennel all week and we would
be home next weekend.
The cars were loaded and 1t
was time to go and heard six
teen year old Lynne say, "Dawn,
he'll be all right. You'll see him
next weekend" Dawn Just
couldn't envision one day with
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23

A recent weekend in Media
gave us lots Of fun and
memories. When we arrived on
a Saturday evening, we found
that our hosts, the Albin Otteys,
were entertaining some friends
who are match-cover collectors
like themselves. We have been
collectors, too, at one time, SO
we enjoyed the "shop talk".
Later around the dining room
table we enjoyed Tess's salads
and hot rolls and laughed a lot
and talked sense and nonsense.
Frank Ryan came up with little
nonsense verse that tickled
everybody, so I had him write
1t down for me. It goes thusly:
"He wanted to die by inches,
But dying by inches was hard.
So he went out in the alley
Laid down and died by
the yard"
Silly, but funny. And how we
need the release of laughter to
ease our tensions.
We discovered during the con-
verSation that 1t was the birth
day Of one of the guests, AL
Rogg. Our hostess had planned
to serve a chocolate fudge cake
for dessert, and she just hap
pened to have one little left
over candle In her kitchen from
some other celebration. So she
Lit the wee yellow candle
perched so bravely on the huge
cake and we all sang "Happy
Birthday" Justify. I'm sure 1t
pleased the birthday "boy".
This week was pretty much
routine with the exception Of the
Lions Club Ladies' night din
ner held at Oak Orchard at
Pages Restaurant on Wednes-
day evening. There the Lions
Club members and their wives
enjoyed one Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pages famous meals, along with
lots Of fun and fellowship.
It seems only last week,
doesn't 1t, that we we're going
through our wardrobes and
putting away the woollens in the
cedar room2 Now here 1t is
almost September, and we are
reversing the process, and
getting them out. Summe e r
clothes are carefully scrutinized
to determine whether or not they
are worth saving over for an
other summer.
housekeeping time will soon
be here too. When ! was little
pig-tailed girl, I thought house.
cleaning time was great fun.
My mother did not. It meant
inching along the floor and re-
moving carpet tacks with little
gadget called a tack-puller.
Then the beautiful rag carpet,
woven on a hand loom (would
that l had 1t nowD was lifted,
washed and dried, put down on
clean newspapers and re-tacked.
Feather beds were opened, thel
Milford chronicle., 1963-08-23

proves fatal. It's much too
serious to take a chance.
Thanks to the vaccines, polio
myelitiS is now down to a few
hundred cases a year. But polio
is still present in the United
States, and is still a potential
crippler or killer. Despite some
eight years of steady cam
paigning for polio vaccinations,
there still are millions Of
Americans unprotected. Have
you had your polio vaccine? II
so, have you had a booster late
ly?
Diphtheria is still dangerous
and by no means wiped out,
despite the fact that a vaccine
has been available for years.
Whooping cough is so common
in childhood that most parents
don't consider 1t serious. But
whooping cough can be danger
Gus. It also can be prevented
by vaccination.
Vaccines proved to be effec-
tive against measles have re-
Gently been developed. Ask your
doctor about protection against
measles for your children.
With the approach Of the fall
season and the time for schools
to reopen, now is a good time
to check up on your family's
vaccination status. II anyone In
the household is lacking any Of
the essential immunizations, see
your doctor and bring your fam
ily's protection up to date.