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Smyrna times., 1963-09-19
Schwatha Heads State
Firemen: Band Gets Best

Clarence A. Schwatka, r.,
president of the Townsend Vol
unteer Fire Company, was
elected president of the Della
ware Volunteer Firemen's As
sociation at the annual rwo-day
convention held Thursday, FRI
day and Saturday at Seaford.
He Is a former chief of the
Townsend Company, and past
president of the New Castle
County Volunteer Firemen's
Association.
E. Reynolds Bradley, Smyr-
ma, was elevated from second to
first vice president of the state
association, replacing Schwatka
In that post.
Governor Ebert N. Carvel;
u. S. Senator's John ]. Williams
and ]. Caleb Boggs; and u. S.
Rep. Harris B. Mcdowell we're
on hand for a luncheon In St.
Johns Methodist Church. ALI
had high praise for the volun-
teers.
Gov. Carvel praised the vol
unteers and said because
of you, we sleep we'll. We know
you're on the Job saving prop
erty, jobs, and lives" He also
said the firemen have saved the
state millions of dollars.
Sen. Boggs urged more units
to assume sponsorship of Boy
Scout troops. Only IL volunteer
units are now doing so, he said.
Rep. Mcdowell lauded the
firemen's emphasis on firepre-
vention. He said he felt any
federal extension of civil de-
fense activities should be chan
neled through and conducted In
conjunction with the firemen.
A parade with rs units par
ticipating concluded the conven-
tion.
BEST BAND
The Citizens Hose Company,
the fire company band, and their
drum majorette, Jerri Merca-
dante, captured prizes. The fire
company won the Charles L.
Jones Trophy, second best ap-
pearing fire company with mus
ic; the band was declared the
best senior band, and the Smyr-
ma girl the best drum majoret-
te.
Previously the local company
has captured the following priz-
es: 1859, second best tappeartng
fire company with music,
Charles L. Jones Trophy; l9-
90, 1861, and 1862 best appear
ing fire company with music,
the Governors Trophy whichis
their permanent pos session.
The band has been awarded
prizes as best fire company
band In 1860 and 1861; third
best senior band, 1862; and best
senior band, 1868.
The drum majorette, Ierri
Mercadante, was second best
drum majorette In 1861; and
best drum majorette, In 1862,
and 1868.
Delegates from the Citizens
Hose Company to the convent
ion were william H. FAIRIES, Jr.,
w. Glenn Matthews; alternates:
Leon F. Norris and Henry S.
Bush.
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. Windshield washers!
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Conditioning, jet black with graz
interior, S3,59b.
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE
tcoNTlNuEDl

CADILLAC 81 4-dr. Fleetwood
conditioning, let black with gray
interior, S3,596.
LEE D. BUTLER
1121 .21st st. NV. FE. 1924
CADILLACs-Choice OF '62, '8I
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surround yourself with comfort
air conditioning and luxury &C.
cessorles ct prices below many
new cars.
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Formerly Akers Olds- Cad. Co,
AUTHORIZED DEALER
DARLINGTON SHOPPING CTR. "
oV. 3-O360 ALEXANDRIA
CADILLACS
1852, 1851, 1860 and 1859. We
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ike new, 1905 THAcKER NO.
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$3.50 or make offer. KE. 1896.
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good running cond. $500 or best
offer. After 5 pm. Ju. 0-8460.
BUICK Areas big selection
RALPH BROWN BUICK. $50 n st
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BUICK 1855 4-door hardtop, power
steering n. and h., $1,000 miles,
BUICK $50 4-dr. hdtp. Roadmaster,
auto. trans. all power. r. and h.,
very good cond. S625. EN-. S-4641,
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s2.40b, S205 dn., SSS mo.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-27

But Mr.. johnson has to
make a mistake sometime, I"
said an impatient Republican,
which is true enough and
probably the reason why other
Republican contenders are
giving evidence Of a new inter-
est in the nomination.
Gov. william Scranton Of
Pennsylvania. for instance, is
reliably reported to believe that
Mr.. johnson would be easier to
beat than Mr.. Kennedy, and is
making moves in the direction
of the nomination. Richard
Nixon is talking presidential
politics again and so is Michi-
CAMS Gov. George Romney.
And so, If Goldwater does
say yes to his followers and
throw his hat in the ring, the
longest and perhaps toughest
political battles Of 1864 are
likely to be fought out among
the Republicans long before
November rolls around.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-27
BY MARGUERITE HIGGINS

Star Special Writer
In one Of the last calls paid
by Senator Barry Goldwater at
the White House, President
Kennedy brought up the sub
ject Of 1864, saying with q
smile: "It looks like you and I
may have to go after each
other in the next campaign"
"I don't know, Mr..
President" Senator Goldwater
replied. But If we do, I expect
it will be quite q show" mo.
not a show" Mr.. Kennedy
responded. "a real spectacu-
lar"
And both Senator Goldwater
and the late President felt a
real zest for this particular
duel. The issues were so crystal
clear: the charming, liberal
intellectual New Highlander
against the charming, conserv-
alive man Of action from Arr
IONA.
The zest for political battle
between Senator Goldwater
and Mr.. Kennedy was. height
ened, If any thing, by the fact
that they were good friends.
When Mr.. Kennedy heard
that Senator Goldwater's back
was troubling him, he sent
Immediately for his friend and
put him into the care Of White
House Physician Janet Travel,
instructing her to keep treating
the Senator until his back was
healed.
But then the tragedy in
Dallas ended the prospect Of a
zestfull political battle. And
the clean line of choice offered
voters In q Kennedy Goldwater
battle now seemed smudged.
True, President johnson
pledged repeatedly and elo-
quently to be every whit as
liberal as Mr.. Kennedy, but
somehow people didn't quite
believe him.
Mr.. johnson, the politicians
politician, had a national rep
utation as an eminently prac-
teal man, and somehow th6
quality Of being practical does
not go with a liberal image.
And what about the South
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President wanted to confer
with him on other matters.
Theodore Sorensen. special
counsel to the President who
was the late President Kenne-
dy's chief speech-writing aide
and Is staying on in the same
capacity for Mr.. Johnson, also
was flying in today to help the
President draft the state-of-
the-Union message he will de-
liver to Congress January 8.
Mr.. johnson planned to take
q couple Of hours off from af-
fairs Of state this afternoon to
play host at q barbecue at his
ranch home for news reporters
and photographers covering his
holiday season activities and
the Erhard visit.
Mr.. Salinger relayed the
Presidents invitation to news
men at temporary White House
press headquarters In an Aus
tin hotel last night. He asked
those accepting the invitation
to sign q list so the President
would know how many to pre-
pare for. When the sign-up
deadIine came Q few hours Ia
ter, 1876 names were on the list.
On Sunday. sightseeing for
Mr.. Erhard will include a visit
to Bethany Lutheran Church
in nearby Fredericksburg.
A barbecue is also scheduled
for Sunday. The President has
asked pianist Van Cliburn to
the barbecue-to play music Of
| German composers.
Some ESQ guests are expected
at the affair, to be held in q
high school gymnasium three
miles from the johnson ranch.
Mr.. Erhard, who Is scheduled
10 begin his return flight to
Bonn at $3.50 pm, has sched-
uled q press conference in
Austin for shortly before his
departure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-27
INTERPRETIVE REPORT
GoIdwater Outlook Chances

and West, Senator Goldwater's
alleged forte? Would the South
and West desert q son Of the
Southwest like Mr.. johnson?
In any case, after the No
vember % assassination, Sena-
tor Goldwater's first instinct
was to take himself out OF the
national presidential race and
stick to the job Of Senator,
which he loves and witch he
considered leaving only with
greatest reluctance.
The Peril
Musing to a friend, Senator
Goldwater said: Being beaten
by Kennedy after q tough
battle Is one thing. It Is a
political risk one could take.
But being beaten by johnson?
I don't know. If you are beaten
by johnson your political life
Is finished"
What deferred Senator
Goldwater from taking himself
out Of the race was simply q
sense Of responsibility to his
followers, who argued that it
was more than ever necessary
that conservative sentiment in
this country have a national
champion and q means Of
expressing itself.
Senator Goldwater's big
decision whether to fight for
the nomination is being made
over the holidays. He Is
expected to announce the
result on January 5, when he
will appear on MICS Meet
the Press"
Mr.. johnson Is not making
Senator Goldwater's decision
any easier. In the tragic month
since the assassination, Mr..
johnson has accomplished the
near-miracle Of being nearly
all things to all people. except
the enemies Of foreign aid in
the Congress.
Leads Polls
All the polls show Mr.. john
son to be at the moment vir-
tually unbeatable. And al
though it is too early for polls
to mean anything. it is a better
start than even Mr.. Johnson's
most ardent rooters expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-27
By EARL b. VOSS
Star staff Winter

President johnson and West
German Chancellor Ludwig
Erhard will discuss how to
bolster the thav in East West
relations without losing domes-
tic political support in their
countries when they hold two
days Of talks at the LBJ Ranch
In Texas.
The continued relaxation of
tensions between the Western
allies and the Soviet bloc has
cant increased contacts
between East and West Ger
mans and more trade between
Communist East Germany and
the United States, as well as
between the United States and
other bloc countries.
The trick is to encourage
these trends without &C.
knowledging any increase in
Western willingness to approve
or even accept Communist
control Of the Eastern zone Of
divided Germany.
Chancellor Erhard has men
In his own political party who
are more wary than he Is of
any moves that can be inter-
preted as recognizing the
sovereignty Of East Germany
or Its control Of East Berlin.
President johnson, heading
into an election year, will try
to avoid becoming a target on
the same count.
The decision to permit West
Germans through the Berlin
wall for holiday visits in East
Berlin already has brought
some complaints that West
Berlin is being treated as q
separate state rather than as q
part Of West Germany.
An added complication to
Germany's domestic politics
has been the popularity Of the
holiday passes among the West
Germans. This popularity tends
to benefit Mayor Willy Brandt
Of West Berlin. who negotiated
the passes. Mr.. Brandt Is the
leader Of the Socialist opposi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-27
By GARRETT d. HORNER
Star Staff Writer

JOHNSON CITY. Tex, Dec.
27.Fresident johnson re-
ceived an intelligence briefing
on recent world developments
today as he prepared to confer
with West German Chancellor
Ludwig Erhard tomorrow and
Sunday at his LBJ Ranch near
here.
John A. McCone, Central
Intelligence Agency director
who arrived from Washington
late last night and spent the
night at the ranch, brought the
President up to date on CHA
Intelligence reports from Cy-
prus and elsewhere after the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-27
Sukurno Plans Visit
To the Philippines

MANILA. Dec. 81 (AP). -
President Sukarno Of Indonesia
will arrive in Manila January Z
for a five-day official visit, the
Philippines Foreign Office an
nounced. The announcement
said his visit will be devoted
mainly to talks on economic CO.
operation between Indonesia
and the Philippines.
Meanwhile, Indonesian diplo-
matte sources in Saigon said Mr..
Sukarno plans a state visit to
neutralist Cambodia in mid
January. Mr.. Sukarno and
Prince Norodom Sihanouk,
Cambodia's chief of state, are
the most outspoken advocates
Of neutralism for Southeast
Asia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-27
INTERPRETATION
johnson, Erhord Plan
To Aid Eost-West ThoW
INTERPRETATION

ton to Chancellor Erhard'sI
Christian Democrats.
The United States, mean
while, recently sold ss.7 million
worth Of various products,
mostly food and tobacco. to
East Germany. Only Russia
and Poland, among Commu-
mist bloc nations, have bought
more here.
American policy makers are
expected to reaSsure Chancellor
Erhard, however, that their
general policy toward trade
with the Communist zone Is to
go slow"
West Germany itself export
ed 1913 million worth Of goods
to East Germany in 1862 while
importing 1928 million In the
same year.
The so-called Kennedy
round Of tariff and trade
negotiations opening May 4 in
Geneva Is expected to be the
other principal topic. besides
EaSt-West relations, to be
discussed between President
johnson and Chancellor Err
hard.
President johnson viii want
to find out more about what
the six members Of the Euro
pean Economic Community
agreed upon at their Brussels
meeting last week. The mem
bers are West any.
France, Italy, Belgium, The
Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Mr.. johnson Is expected to
repeat to Mr.. Erhard his hope
that agreements among the six
will not reduce the access Of
United States products to
Western Europe.
Mr.. Erhard only recently
assumed office himself, sue
ceeding Konrad Adenauer. who
was chancellor since the end Of
World War II. Mr.. Erhard had
been scheduled for Q formal
visit with President Kennedy
the last week Of November.
Instead he attended Mr.. Ken
nedy'S funeral and held brief
talks with President johnson.
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GA Chief Briefs johnson
Before Erhard's Arrival

two men ate an early breakfast
together.
The President then sched-
uled a Skull session" briefing
conference with key foreign
policy and trade advisers on
problems to be discussed In his
two days Of talks with Mr..
Erhard.
Secretary Of State Rusk
headed a group of officials who
flew from Washington to Join
the President in preparation
for the Erhard conference.
They landed at Bergstrom Air
Force Base at 1925 am. EST
and took off by helicopter
Immediately for the LBJ
Ranch.
American officials fores.7
the main subjects on which the
President and the West Ger
man Chancellor will seek a
meeting of minds as:
/. Possible further steps to
improve East-West relations by
easing tensions in Central
Europe.
2. Strengthening Of the At
lantic partnership, particularly
in the economic field -w with
emphasis on prospects for tariff
cutting negotiations between
the United States and the Eu-
ropean Common Market next
spring.
Erhard View Similar
Reports from Bonn indicated
Mr.. Erhard has much the same
view regarding the central
points to be discussed in his
meetings with Mr.. johnson.
Mr.. Erhard was reported pre-
pared to tell the President that
the Common Market will take
a liberal attitude on industrial
imports and some farm imports
In the Geneva tariff negotia-
tons next May.
Emphasizing the Importance
the President attaches to re-
ducing barriers to American
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Marines Fight Mice

JAKARTA, Indonesia, DEC.
81 (AP).-Indonesian Marines
have been called In to help
combat a plague Of mice In the
East Java port Of Surabaja, the
Antara News Agency ssyd. The
troops were modified as part
Of the civic mission" program,
under which military units
work on national development
projects.
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VIII Stay at Ranch

The West German Chancel-
lor will be q guest at Mr.. John
sons ranch home, where he
will spend tomorrow night.
Their business talks are sched-
uled for the living room of
the two-story, white frame and
stone ranch house.
Mr.. Erhard was flying today
from Bonn to Houston, Tex,
where he will rest tonight be-
fore flying on to Bergstrom Air
Force Base near Austin tomor-
row morning.
The President plans to meet
his guest at the air base, where
full military honors will be ac-
corded Mr.. Erhard. From there,
the two allied leaders and their
chief advisers will fly by hell
copter to the LBJ ranch.
Besides Secretaries Rusk and
Freeman. officials flying from
Washington today to Join the
President included Undersecre-
tary Of State Ball, Christian
Herter, the Presidents chief
foreign trade negotiator, and
Met George Bundy, his special
assistant for national security
affairs.
Thomas Mann. new Assist
ant Secretary Of State for in
ter-American Affairs and a
special assistant to the Presi-
dent with the special job Of
co-ordinating aid and other
Government activities in Latin
America, also was among the
group.
White House Press Secretary
Pierre Salinger said Mr..
Mann's trip was not connected
with the Erhard visit-that the
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farm exports to Common
Market countries, Secretary of
Agriculture Freeman was
among those he summoned for
consultation today and to be
on hand during his venture
into ranch-Style personal diplo-
macy with Mr.. Erhard.
Evening star., 1963-05-06
Alexandria Gain:
$36.o Million in
PropertyVuI

Alexandria has gained 1868
million in new construction
and revised assessments on
property for 1868, City Assessor
j. Aubrey Matter said today.
About SIS million represents
new construction.
The gain means additional
revenue totaling $1.1 million
for the fiscal year 1884. The
property tax this year has been
reduced from $3.15 to $3.l3 per
500 of the assessed value.
The assessed value is half
the appraised value, which is
estimated at between IS and
90 per cent Of the fair market
value.
Mr.. Matter said $3.50 parcels
were reaSsessed last year. The
remainder Of the city's 1879
taxable properties will be reas-
sessed this year.
Evening star., 1963-05-06
MINIATURE BOMB
DISCOVERED AT
MOUNT VERNON

A small, home made
bomb was found late Sat-
urday on the sidewalk in
front Of Mount Vernon.
Park Police described
the bomb as a metal pipe,
"a of an inch in diameter
and 6 inches long, filled
with black powder.
The pipe was capped at
both ends. A hole in the
middle of the pipe con-
tained a fuse, about 6
inches long, police said.
The fuse had never been
lighted, they said.
The bomb was found
about 7:15 pm. Saturday
by Gordon E. Fletcher, as
he swept the sidewalk in
front Of his concession
stand at the Mount Vernon
grounds. some distance
from the house.
Mr.. Fletcher called Park
Police. Demolition experts
said that if such o bomb
exploded it would scatter
metal fragments like q
hand grenade.
Such a bomb would do
little material damage to
a building. experts said.
Evening star., 1963-05-06
Passenger
Dies in Crash
Near Bowie

A young GreenbeIt man was
killed and another hurt when
their car struck two trees near
Bowie, Md, early yesterday.
William Emory Ransom, ;r.,
20, Of 2-L Eastway road. was
pronounced dead on arrival
at Prince Georges General
Hospital from injuries received
in the crash about 1870 am.
Prince Georges County police
said he was a passenger in q
car driven by Dorm K. Bras
field, 20. of lie Gardenway
road, Greenbelt. who received
minor injuries and was re-
leaseo after treatment at the
hospital.
Their car was headed south
on the Jericho Park road when
it ran off the pavement into
the trees at the Bowie Race
Track road, just outside Of the
Bowie town limits, police said.
Police said they charged the
driver with manslaughter,
speeding and reckless driving.
A hearing was set for June Is
in Hyattsville Peoples Court.
Evening star., 1963-05-06
Chess Tourney
In District Ends

The annual District OF CO.
lumbia Chess Tournament con-
cluded yesterday at the Chess
Divan. 527 Sixth street NV.
after competition lasting two
week ends.
Miss Isabel Lynne won first
place In the women's division;
Elliot Hearst took first place In
the masters division: Frank
Street. first In Glass A: STAN
ley Thomas, first in Glass b;
Peter Graves. first In Glass c..
and p. Dyba. junior division
winner.
Among the players was Rus
sell Rapport, 8. who has been
encouraged 10 play chess by his
father, Leonard. a historian
with the National History Pub
fishing Commission.
Evening star., 1963-05-06

face incumbent Democrat John
Parrish in November.
In Providence District, Rich
ard E. Naudeau and Herbert r.
Fountain are vying for the
chance to oppose a Democrat
nominated in the July 9 pri-
mary. Incumbent De m ocra t
Adelard Brault is not running.
Incumbent Out Of Race
Only two persons in the
county had filed for the seven
Republican nominations for
justice of the peace by the
April 20 deadline. Those two,
Richard Gentry in Dranesville
and Peter Stink in Mount YER
non, are as good as nominated.
Since no one has announced
for the party nomination for
the other five jobs, the mass
meetings in those five districts
may choose candidates from
the floor.
Anyone willing to sign a
four-point party loyalty oath
may attend the meeting in his
area and vote on the nomina-
tions.
Meeting Places Listed
The district mass meetings
are new. The party decided in
February to hold them. Repub-
lican leaders hope they will
bring out more people than
were willing to brave the
crowded, county wide mass
meetings of past years, where
all the candidates were named.
All the mass meetings will
start at 8 pm. The locations
are:
Centreville district - Navy
Elementary School.
Dranesville district-McLean
High School.
Fairfax City-City Hall.
Falls Church City - Village
House Motel. 245 North WASH
ington street.
Falls Church district
Graham Elementary School.
Lee district-Mark Twain In
termediate School.
Mason North
Springfield Elementary School.
Mount Vernon district-Walt
Whitman intermediate School.
Providence district Vienna
Fire Department.