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PAGE 6 i BRISTOL COURIER lEVITTOWN TIMcS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 1961 instill (Enttrtrr fouittnum Owned and Published by the Bristol Printing Company Route 13, Levittown, Telephone WI 51000 (Incorporated May 27, 1914) S. CALKINS, President and Co-Publisher MU9RAY C. HOTCHKISS, Vice Pres and Co Publisher ROBERT HOTCHKISS, Secretary Joseph A. Browne, Advertising Director Don Hayman, Circulation Director Published dsily except Sunday, Christmas and the Fourth of July Entered as second class matter at the post office in Levittown, under Act. of Corfgress of March 3, 1879 Member of fhe Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers' Association.

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GRAY, Editor SANDY OPPENHEIMER, Managing Editor BILL WINTERS, City Editor 1 Tesi Of The Future I Lost amid the stories of election shenanigans, 1 a bombs and criminal court this week was the announcement that college board examinations for students of secondary schools will be given at Woodrow Wilson High School in Levittown on December 2 The examinations are to determine the fitness of a high-school student to attend a college or university, whether he will be able to earn his degree and to make worth while the time and effort that would be expended on him and by him. Many, indeed most of our institutions of higher education lean heavily upon the results of the tests in their entrance requirements. They are, perforce, of tremendous importance not only to the students who are eligible to take them but also to their parents and to all of us who are their neighbors. These days with the tremendous emphasis placed upon science through our space, missile and nuclear programs, we are in need of more highly trained young persons than ever before. Computers, with their requirements of mathematicians, electronics engineers and statisticians, have moved into fields bookkeepers and clerks occupied before.

We are facing a serious shortage of doctors; our secondary and primary school classrooms are overcrowded because we do not have enough qualified teachers. Everywhere we look we see horizons unlimited for a young person with sufficient academic or scientific background. And more and more, those who have not gone beyond a general high school course are finding doors closed lo 1hem and opportunities denied. No young person should miss the opportunity to take these examinations for any reason and certainly the modest fee that is charged can lie no deterrent. The examinations also are used to some extent to deny admission to those whose grades arc too low.

That is true. However, again, this should be no stumbling block. A high-school student can take them the junior year and then again in the senior year, profiting the second time from his acquaintance with the type of examination, the time available and the overall experience. Most of all he will profit from learning in advance, without a waste of previous time, whether ho should continue into a university or divert his energies to more technical and vocational schooling. High-school authorities, we are sure, are urging each possible candidate for a college to take the examinations.

As neighbors and parents we should lose no opportunity to back up their urgings. Only One Size Of There can be no minimizing the horror a nuclear war would visit upon the world, nor the peril to health in long continued, indiscriminate poisoning of the atmosphere through nuclear tests. Almost from the time the first atom bomb was dropped, however, the moralizing protests against nuclear weapons have lacked the force they should properly have. They have lacked that force because the same voices have not been raised against the violence of war and aggression on any lesser scale and in any form. It is the use of violence that is immoral, from the first, the smallest act to the biggest and most menacing.

That rifle fire from an arrogant patrol, the initial burst of a tank gun, the garroting of an innocent peasant by a guerrilla these break the bounds of morality just as surely as a 50-megaton bomb. Wide disappointment was felt when many neutralists shamed themselves by silence in the face of test resumption. But there are many right in our Western midst who find a strange distinction between nuclear war and war. Certainly a nuclear holocaust would be frightful, though the public assertions of some scientists that from 90 to perhaps 100 million Americans would die in some future war are considered unsound by informed military specialists. The real likelihood horrible enough is that a Soviet nuclear assault today on this retaliatory power would possibly kill tens of millions if no fallout protection existed.

But if substantial shelter safeguards were available, these losses could conceivably be held in the range of two million. Naturally, a casualties would be suffered both by our allies abroad and by our enemy. Add to these the well-advertised of such radioactive byproducts as strontium 90. But is there something less immoral in simply killing large numbers of people more slowly and in different ways? Just the military deaths alone from World War I and World War II came to 20 million persons. Many millions more died as civilians from starvation, exposure, the gas chamber, and other causes rising directly from war.

Where are the indignant marchers in London, Rome, Tokyo and around the globe, to protest the killing of freedom-seeking East Berliners or the wanton murder of civil administrators in South Viet Nam? The little acts of terror are prelude to the big. He who is not outraged by immorality in its small beginnings speaks in hollow tones when the horror threatens to become great. Lessons In Practical Politics Politicians are invading our schools more and more during this campaign and in the instances to which we are referring their presence is more than welcome. These instances have to do with the programs designed to acquaint the student with the field of practical politics, the science of government and the requirements of a person in public life. Quite a few of our municipal and county government ofiicei's are participating in the discussions.

On local levels particularly, and all too often on county levels we come to the abrupt realization that neither, or none, of the candidates running for a particular office is particularly qualified or fills all the requirements we believe are necessary for that office. Some of this is due to the luctance of our better people to brave the castigation and calumny that seems to go with any political campaign. Some of it is due to a scorn of the word which is deserved in some cases bift also is undeserved in many others and is a dangerous generalization. If the people knew more of the facts of public life, if they realized what is at stake and what is required, more of them would enlist. Certainly more of them would vote with greater care, avoiding blanket labels and endorsements and choosing the man, not the machine.

We need more of a general education on politics and government and the place to initiate that education is in the schools. Got Problems? I Even Have A autm Gobel Stays With It By Earl Wilson Mr Wilson NEW YORK George stay-with- it campaign to convince the public he has a hilarious show for it to see is paying off it now appears that It may have a good ride Gentleman Georgie So. lotaire, the ticket broker who seldom misses in a forecast, thinks It could soon be riding high. One reason is that to has succeeded so smashingly. Some customers unable to get tickets are going to show (with Sam Levene, Barbara Nichols and Paula Stewart) and loving it.

Gobel agreed to do a TV apperance with Ed Sullivan. Sullivan expected to mention It favorably. I got a mysterious call from Bob Precht, producer of the show, saying he wanted to see me about George said. thought, is the first time been cancelled before a Gobel related. Actually Precht told him Sullivan had joined the Who and wanted him to m.c.

the program. said George, as m.c., I very well come out and say, now, folks, here is George Gobel, whose show is the greatest thing since the lightning Winarick, both at Harkness Pavillion, plan to visit each other in wheel chairs Tony Perkins, having made pictures with Ingrid Bergman and Melina Mercouri, is here resting up for his next one in Paris with Sophia Loren. Popular TV comedy writer Seaman Ja cobs of Hollywood will marry shapely red- haired June Gordon, head of a West Coast cosmetics firm bearing her name, December. Jacobs, formerly married to Margie Hart, worked his way up in comedy writing from B'way press agentry Small and Evelyn Love Cooper have started a singing sehool-and-agency named Singers, to train all the little Mary Smalls running around coached. Pan Mail: your column about Harry Kurnitz and other great Philadelphians, including Benjamin how could you possibly overlook the bigges? Philadelphian and avoid adding him to your list: TOOTS SHOR! Harry Lazaroff.

Gobel was unhappy about one line being cut from tlie Sullivan show, to save time. Introducing the shaggy-haired, long-tressed Everly Brothers, who are going into the Marines. George had planned to say for t.he first three days in boot camp, going to have their hair increasing talk about Johnny Carson taking over when Jack Paar leaves. B'way respects Johnny for his ad-libbing. At the lengthy Sammy Davis Jr.

testimonial, Jan Murray said, always hoped my children would grow up and be able to see Sammy Carson. who followed Murray, said, a while you were speaking, your children did grow up Sammy Davis Jr. told friends after his AGVA dinner speech that he mean to imply any criticism of members who couldn't attend (Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin took big ads in the program) Fourteen hundred people paid $3 each to twist at the Roundtable. One celebrity, in slacks and sweat shirt, took her stockings off and wore around her neck Fabian and Joi Lansing were among those twisting at the Harwyn Overheard at a Twist party: been here not even long enough to take my shirt and tie off Dagmar and Concord Owner Arthur THE MIDNIGHT EARL Fernando Lamas threatened to flatten a bystander who kept shoving him at a Twist parlor. (Lamas leaves for Spain soon and so does his honey, Esther Williams' Hal March reports NBC is putting up 80Gs for his new TV pilot, to be shot in Betty Davis bought Elvis Presley albums at the Colony Record Shop, mailed to her dtr.

at school Don Rickies, closing at Basin St. East, told ringsider Milton Berle: laughing while your writing down my material. Milton, hope and pray your act comes Claudio Guzman's due here to see his gal, Anna Maria Alberghetti. and to talk a TV series with Kim Hunter Julie Harris and her husband, Manning Gurian. are backers of the mystery show, Me a The new comedy, has more people in the box office than on stags ten handling ticket sales, nine on stage.

PEARLS: men go to work for a living until they've given everything else a fair trial. BEST LAUGH: Even inflation has its bright side. Now hardly enough candy in a five cent candy bar to be fattening. WISH SAID THAT: idea of a real Republican says Earl Humphreys, a woman still wearing a Pat Nixon Someone explains in to that ingenuity is important to success man named Gatling invented the machine gun but it took someone with ingenuity to turn it into The That's earl, brother. Toothbrush Gets Brush-off By I)r.

William Brady three sons have never brushed their teeth and they look better than the teeth of many who writes an Ohio reader. no cavities! I never tell anyone about it any more, for they just do not believe (L.W.D.) This reminds me of the IB year old boy who made the front page of the newspapers throughout the country' when he was inducted into army service in World War II he had all his teeth and no cavi- i ties. Inquiry revealed that the other members of his family brushed their teeth regularly and all had cavities. The boy himself had never brushed his teeth. This is not to imply that brushing docs any harm.

But it does at least suggest that factors other than brushing may be necessary to save the teeth. I (Brady) believe these other factors are (1) good nutrition and regular examination and whatever prophylactic treatment the dentist finds necessary. Dr. Brady The Ohio reader mentions an incident that well shows how difficult it is to im- part newer knowledge to people who already have a little knowledge, perhaps acquired from school textbooks of yesteryear. One of the sons (we'll call him Howard' was complimented by his teacher on how regular and white his teeth are.

But when Howard told the teacher and other pupils that he never brushed his teeth, the teacher was managed to make Howard look bad to the rest of the pupils by snarling: You'd better start brushing Like several million other Americans, the teacher just learn that conservation of the teeth depends on two factors: (1) good nutriUon, and regular prophylaxis by the dentist. It matter whether you brush teeth or not. Of course if a 69 cent snob, you may think brandishing a toothbrush is a status symbol. an observation for tooth brushers to think about, if they ever think for themselves: Americans are the greatest tooth- brushers in the world and, next to the English perhaps, have the poorest teeth in the world. The inhabitants of Tristan da Cunha, prior to 1949 (the year they began to have groceries), had the finest teeth in the civilized world and never their teeth.

Letters To The Editor Letters from readers are invited and welcome. They must be brief, to the point and signed as evidence of good faith. Signatures will be omitted on request. Position Editor, Courier-Times: have been questions in this column relating to the position of the Falls Township School Board and myself on civil defense. Tlie following is the record: l) For the past two years there has been a CD manual in our schools.

It describes the responsibilities and procedures of the staff in providing for the safety of the children in the school. f2) These procedures have come all of a sudden under review by the public because these procedures do not protect one from fallout. The Falls Board has instructed its architect to look into the possibility of building fallout protection into a proposed new building in Mayfair Farms, He is currently seeking information in regard to state approval of plans, costs, and types of protection. (4) The administration is gathering information and plans to submit to the next, meeting of the Pennsbury Board on two matters a) regulations on how and when children would be dismissed from school and how and under what circumstances they would be retained at school in the event of an alert; types of equipment that would be needed for an adequate warning system. Mr.

John Banko, representing Falls Township on the Bucks County CD Council, has just released the plans to conduct a survey of all structures in the township which might afford protection from fallout. (6 To date there is not adequate information at the local, state or federal level, nor financial aid at any of these levels, to give a school board direction or aid it financially. Scientists most deeply involved in the nuclear field disagree on how to save lives in the event of nuclear attack. '3) At the recent State School Directors' Convention in Harrisburg, there was no school system represented which has an answer on how to save the lives of its children in the event of nuclear attack. All thinking citizens realize that the only real safeguard is through international control of nuclear weapons.

Sincerely, Bradshaw Snipes Lincoln Highway Morrisville, Pa. Voice Editor, Courier-Times: Why the Republican politicians of Bens: lem stop insulting the intelligence of the voters? First, they send us literature Republican Stop Now, since discovered that the people know that they alone will have the last say regarding annexation, they've toned down to total If Philadelphia could annex Bensalem without having it put to the voters, they would have done so long ago This reapportionment issue is the only thing the Republicans are talking about. Secondly, they threaten us that should the Democrats win, real estate taxes will be higher. Well, I have news for you, Republicans. Since 1955 the only way my real estate taxes have gone is up.

The Democrats took office in As far as wage tax goes, all of us who work in Philadelphia pay it now, unfortunately. If. regardless of the fight against reapportionment, we should become part of their congressional district, they can't bring any city taxes on us we pay any of the Lehigh County taxes, do we? Their literature mentions curbs and sidewalks. Are they threatening or promising? Curbs and sidewalks wouldn't be a bad idea. Perhaps that should be one of the promises that both parties make.

Many a person would prefer the safety of a sidewalk to dodging autos and puddles when walking the streets. Unfortunately, the ten reasons they have given us to vote Republican can't be covered in this letter but as yet, not one Republican candidate has come forth to tell us what they can do to stop reapportionment, if elected. Just what is their secret weapon? This is something the voters would like to know. We wait until November 8 for the answer. What else will the Republicans do for Bensalem? All we hear is annexation, reapportionment, Green Grab and Philadelphia crime, corruption and taxes.

Just what will you Republicans do for us, the people of Bensalem? Green Grab Sick Bensalem Liked Article Editor, Courier-Times: Congratulations to the Courier-Times for the article concerning the five amendments to the State Constitution printed by you in the October 16th edition. You and your staff have performed a singular public service by calling to the attention of the voters these most important amendments that will be on the ballot November 7th. Getting voters to vote on referenda of any kind is difficult. The voting public cast more votes for candidates than referenda possibly because they are reluctant to vote about something of which they have no knowledge. For eight years, The Leagues of Women Voters of Pennsylvania have been making in intensive study of the Constitution of this state.

They arc convinced that amendments by separate referenda will not accomplish an up-to-date document. Our present Constitution is geared to conditions existing before 1873 and unrelated to the realities of the present world. For this reason, the Leagues of Women Voters of Pennsylvania will continue to work for complete revision of Constitution. Cordially, The League of Women Voters of Levittown, Pa. Mrs.

Harold Perkel President Morning After Editor, Courier-Times: This morning as I sit here looking at my horribly soaped up windows I help thinking what a nice gesture it would if the culprits' parents were to go out and clean up and repair the mess and damage their little darlings made. In my opinion the parents are the real culprits, since they deny their little darlings the privilege and pleasure of going out and damaging and defacing property on Night." Are these people so stupid and thoughtless of others that they realize and all of its vandalism could not exist if it for them allowing their children out to do these things, and the pay-off to me is apparently with their blessing. Mrs. Robert Trombley 47 Outlook Lane Levittown, Pa. Is Satisfied Editor, Courier-Times: Mr.

Albert E. Kellett, Republican Candidate for Supervisor in Falls Township, has answered my basic questions very satisfactorily regarding his attitude toward a sound local government operations. I believe Mr. Kellett to possess far more than the minimum requirements of a good township supervisor and I am particularly impressed with his promises to strive for early and effective Civil Defense measures so desperately needed in Falls Township. On Three vital points, Civil Defense public warning system, public education and a community disaster plan, his views have been most reassuring.

I am confident that Mr. Kellett will keep his word and am therefore happy to cast my vote for him in the coming election. Yours very truly, George H. Shyrock Levittown, Pa. You Must Vote Editor, Courier-Times: When we moved to Tullytown Levittown we increased the voters several times to an overwhelming majority.

We developed a good neighborly spirit and we had the good fortune to move into stable sections with good and solid people. Unfamiliar with local government and sort of strange around here we were too busy and took too much for granted. We grew apathetic and showed little or no interest in our local affairs, run more or less by the same set of people and as 1 see by the papers our council is getting quite a reputation. Usually people get a reputation for doing things, but here it is the reverse. Our police department has two jalopies but council does not.

provide for even one new car. Council must expect our policemen to catch the burglers in their raids on the shopping center on foot. Our parkway section gets a little face lifting and the rest of the roads are being patched up instead of being paved, since there are no funds. Other townships get new street signs but we do not even have section signs of Tullytown like Stonybrook. Lakeside or Kenwood.

Long discussions but no action. You live on the wrong side of the track, and after the election things are the same as usual. Who cares, if your friends can not find you. Yes, council made one decision. A new borough building, originally costing about $40,000 but by the time it is paid for it may be $60,000 or even more and you pay for it.

You were not asked for your opinion. They had to hide the new building on the very edge of old Tullytown. off the beaten path, and already it is too small to adequately house the police department while council has a meeting room of oversize proportions. Honestly ask yourself what did you get these past years except 40 per cent more taxes, yes, we got one thing more. Right near a recreational lake and close to houses and part of the shopping center the Lakeside section got a garbage dump.

Levittown Tullytown is supposed to be a model community. We have the makings but we need the right men. Where is the industry we talked about for 9 years'? In other townships. Don't vote for a candidate because he is a nice guy or a good talker. Look at the record, check abftty, education and qualification for the job.

Cross the party line and vote intelligently for the man. if necessary. We need efficiency, with capable and competent men. Only you as a voter can bring the change we need so badly around here. With no action and just talk emanating from our council meetings yes they are paid for each meeting you have to take an interest in our local affairs and voting becomes a duty, not just a privilege.

If you do not do anything don't blame council for doing the same thing. Vote every' time and quit squawking if you don't. A Disgusted Voter Lakeside Section Backing Melvin Editor, Courier-Times: I should like to take this opportunity to thank all those who worked for me and voted for me in my unsuccessful bid for election in the last primary. I have not lost interest in seeing that the voters get the best sheriff available. Therefore, 1 strongly urge my friends and supporters to vote for John Melvin, Independent Candidate for Sheriff of Bucks County in the coming election of November 7, 1961.

Eminently qualified with over 26 years of public service, 1 feel that John Melvin is the man for the job. Very truly yours, Thomas Carey 200 Austin Drive Fairless Hills, Pa. Wise Move Editor, Courier-Times: I wish to thank you for the very fine write up that you gave us for our Twenty- fifth Pastoral Anniversary. We like the Courier-Times and always read it. I also wish to thank the police of Bensalem Township and any others who had to do with the removal of the City Line Bus Stop, to its new location.

This move, I am sure will cause fewer lives to be lost. Also, it is of greater convenience for those of us who have to walk or drive to our City Line for a bus. Thank you again. Sincerely yours, Bessie S. Wheeler Minister Linconia Tabernacle.