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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-02-06

born in Connecticut of one of it's
most prominent families and was
about 80 years old. Her family
came to this state about sixty
years ago. Her husband, who was
president of the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal Company, and
prominently known all over the
state, died in Wilmington 4 years
ago. She had been a life long
Christian and a member of the
Presbyterian Church.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-02-06

THE TIMES OFFICE has been
going through an experience since
the last issue that must be our
apology for the deficiency in our
usual reading matter. On Thurs
day the youngest printer becoming
sick, left early in the morning, the
next shortly after dinner and the
foreman towards night. Friday,
there was not a printer in the Of
flee. The next day however, the
foreman got back again but tbs
others are still unable to work,
but improving. We have the best
we could under the circumstances
with the aid of a school boy from
Clayton who had learned some
thing of the business. There is
much more of malarial sickness
now than there was in the fall,
when it used to make its visit.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-02-06
Man Power May Go to ESQ, 900.

Indications were the navy will
further increase its unprecedented
peacetime manpower possibly to
more than ESQ., 900 men by calling
Evening star., 1941-03-09
Washington State
Society Plans Tea

The wives of the members Of the
congressional delegations from the
State of Washington and from the
Territory of Alaska will be honored
at the annual reception and tea
which the Washington State and
Alaska Society will hold next Sum-
day afternoon in the east room Of
the Mayf1ower Hotel between the
hours of and o'coCk.
Mrs. Homer T. Bone, Mrs. Mon.
rad c. Wallgren. Mrs Martin F..
Smith, Mrs. John M Coffee, Mrs.
Charles H. Leavy, Mrs. Anthony j.
Dimond and Mrs. Jack j. Under
wood will be in the receiving line.
The hostesses who will pour tea
will be Mrs. Emmett r. Carroll, Mrs.
Fred w. Catlett, Mrs. Lee c. Col
bert, Mrs. James A. Drain, Mrs.
William Q. Douglas. Mrs. Sam Hill
and Mrs. Emil Hurja.
Former residents of the Evergreen
State and of the Northwestern
Territory and their friends are in
vited to attend this event.
Evening star., 1941-03-09
Miss Wiesenfeld's
Wedding Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald S. Wiesen-
field of Jacksonville Fla, announce
the marriage Of their daughter, Miss
Kathryn Ann WieSenfeld, to Mr..
Alexander Eugene Listoe, jr-, son Of
Mrs. Blanche E. Listoe of Washing
ton and Virginia and the late Maj.
Alexander Eugene Listoe, U. S. A,
Medical Corps. The marriage was
performed Friday, February IA, by
Father Joseph Moran Of st. Thomas
the Apostle Catholic Church.
A small reception was held i'm
mediately afterward at Alban Tow
erS. home of the bride.
Mrs Listoe is a graduate of the
Sisters of st. Joseph Convent, Jack
sonville, Fla.
Mr.. Listoe attended Georgetown
school of foreign service and is a
member of the Delta Sigma Pi Fra
ternity. The young couple will
make their home in Los Angeles.
Mr.. Listoe is the grandson of the
late Col. Soren E. Listoe, who was
one time United States Consul Gen
eral to The Hague.
Evening star., 1941-03-09

attended the annual convention OF
the National Educatio Association.
Mrs. Ruth Keyes will be hostess
Monday afternoon at a dessert
bridge party.
Mrs. Grayson F. Hanes has re-
turned from a three-week vacation
trip to Ann Arbor, Mich.
Mrs. Mack Crippen entertained
Wednesday afternoon at dessert
bridge party.
Mr.. William Hawthorne left this
week for Gordon, Pa, where he will
spend some time to recuperate from
a recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Price of Fair
fax, Va, will be the guests over
the week end of the latter's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ramsey
Bready,
Evening star., 1941-03-09

Orange, are the guests Of DR.. and
Mrs. j. E. Walters.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ellis Gar
rett, jr., whose wedding took place
recently, have returned from an ex-
tensive Southern motor trip and are
making their home here.
Mrs. Cassie S. Bardwell of Wash
ington has been visiting her sister,
Miss Alice Shelton, at her home
here.
Mrs. w. j. Lauck and her son,
Mr.. Peter Lauck Of Washington,
have been visiting for several days
at their country home near here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil L. Reid and
their daughter, Miss Betty Reid, re-
turned Tuesday after a two-week
stay at Del Ray Beach, Fla.
Evening star., 1941-03-09

Academy Of Pediatrics, Physiology
of the Woman"
March 30-Dr. Miriam z. Oatman,
POLITICAL scientist, Brookings Insti-
tuition, Woman and Economics"
April 6-Mrs. Robert w. Walker.
member Of the Vagabond Theater,
Baltimore, Fiery Feminists"
April 20-Mary Elizabeth Downey,
library organizer and director. Chau-
tauqua, Women in the Present
Crisis"
April 27-Burnita Shelton Math-
ews, former president of the Ma
tional Women Lawyers Association.
Protective Legislation and the 14th
Amendment"
May AIRS. Harvey w. Wiley,
chairman, National Woman's Party,
THE Equal Rights Amendment"
Evening star., 1941-03-09
Recent Events
Of Personal Note
In HerndOn

HERNDON, Va. March 8.-Mrs
Oscar Geise of Minneapolis, MINI.
will be the guest for two weeks OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Hyle Buell.. Mrs. Geise, accom-
panied by her mother, spent several
days this week in Williamsburg, Va.
Mrs. Allen H. Kirk entertained
last evening at a bridge supper.
Cadet E. Barbour Hutchison, jr.,
of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
arrived in Herndon yesterday to
spend a week with his parents.
Prof. John H. Rice has returned
from Atlantic City, N. j., where he
Evening star., 1941-03-09
Wonan's Party
Schedules Series
OF Lectures

DR.. Margaret II. Sebree. chairman
of the Government Workers Council
of the National Woman's Party, has
announced group of lectures on
the status of women in the United
States to be held Sunday evenings
at 8 o'clock at the Alva Belmont
House, 144 B street NE.
Speakers will be presented as fol-
lows:
March 16-Dr. Esther Caukin
Brunauer of the A. A. U. W., The
Work of the Women's Organization. "
March 23-Dr. Margaret NJ Mich
olson, member of the American
Evening star., 1941-03-09
Woman Explorer
To Talk to Writers

Mrs. Ava Hamilton Singer, eX-
plorer, who recently returned from
a four-year tour of Africa alone,
will be guest speaker at meeting
of the Professional Writer'S Club at
8 pm. tomorrow at the Y. w. C. A.
Mrs Singer will describe her 10000
miles of travel and how she shot
10000 feet of motion picture film.
Mrs. Helen Orr Watson will in
troduce the speaker and hosteSSes
will be Mrs. Winifred Houghton and
Miss Katherine Heinold.
The clubs sixth founders day
banquet will be held March %.
Evening star., 1941-03-09
Fredericksburg
Personal Items
Of Interest

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, March
8.-Mrs Perry A. Thompson has
been visiting for several days in
Washington as the guest of her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Walker BriStow.
Mrs. w. w. Butzner, who has been
the guest of Mrs. George Beltz-
hoover in Charles Town, w. Va,
has returned to her home here.
Mr.. Rhoads Arnold of Harvard
University has returned after visit
ing at his home, Santee.
Mrs. Roland Clark of Asmont and
her grandson, Mr.. William Clark of
Evening star., 1941-03-09
Social Notes
Of Southern
Maryland
Mrs. Curniberti
To Go to Gotham
After ID. c.. Visit

IEONARDTOWN, Nd, Marcn B.
Mrs. Fernando Curniberti of Town
Point on the PatuXent is spending
this week in Washington with her
husband and will later go to New
York for a few days before re-
turning. She has as her house guest,
who will spend some time with her,
Mrs. C. Woodlaw of Paris, France,
who arrived in America in January.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Woulte
and children of Washington arrived
today to spend a few days with
Mrs. Woulfes brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. William Hay
den, at Maddox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merele Cough en-
tertained this evening for seven
guests at a buffet supper, followed
by cards. They have with them for
this week end Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore White and family of Wash
ington.
Miss Daisey AlWine of Washing
ton is the guest in whose honor
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul j. Bailey are
entertaining tomorrow at dinner
at their st. Clements Bay estate.
Mrs. Louis NathanSon and her
daughter, Miss Miriam Nathanson,
who have been spending this past
month in Miami, arrived home
Tuesday evening. Miss NathanSon
will leave for her residence in
Washington tomorrow.
Mrs. B. B. Love, Sr.,
Is Supper Hostess.
Mrs. B. B. Love. sr, entertained
Thursday for seven guests at
buffet supper, followed by bridge.
Miss Mammie Guy, with Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Guy and Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Guy and family of
Washington, is spending this week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Guy of Sunnyside.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Nebel, Mr.
and Mrs. Cathell Mattingly, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sidney Thoms and Mr.. Berk-
man Mattingly, all of Washington,
are spending this week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. William D. Mattingly.
Mr.. and Mrs. William M Rekar
entertained this evening at recep-
ton and buffet supper in honor Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Files, who
celebrated their 50th wedding an
niversary at their Solomons Island
residence. Some IS guests attended
from all sections of the State.
Mr.. Ethel Fowler of Huntington
is entertaining this week end for
Mr.. and Mrs. Norval Guerrier of
Silver Spring, Md.
Mrs. Theodore Latham
Has Guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Latham and
their daughters. Miss Barbara Ann
Latham and Miss Virginia Latham.
and Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Cryer, all OF
Washington, are spending this week
with Mr.. Theodore Latham of Med
leys Neck.
Mrs. P. H. Kennicutt of Boston is
spending few weeks with her niece,
Mrs. Gorham Hubbard, at Chap
mans Landing.
Mrs. Walter Schwab entertained
this afternoon at a buffet bridge
party in compliment to Mrs. Thomas
B. Finan of Cumberland.
Mrs. G. Morgan Knight of Tudor
Hall Mansion on Brettons Bay, on
Thursday had as their house guests
Mrs. Lansdale G. Sasscer, wife Of
Representative Sasscer of Upper
Marlboro: Mrs. Karl LIE Compte, wife
of Representative LIE Compile of
Corydon. Iowa, and Mrs. Thomas
Ralph. wife of Representative Ralph
of San Francisco: Mrs. Bob Silky,
wife of Representative Silky of Gust
view, Fla, and Miss Marian LIE
Compte of Corydon, Iowa.
Evening star., 1941-03-09

A Dove Z enfer.
Naval Cape Saif-of-
fetal looking a n d
smart with frogging,
brass buttons and en-
blemed sleeve. S o ft
shouldered jacket, kick
pleat skirt, Shetland
type wool, navy. Sizes
8 to II. $35.
Evening star., 1941-03-09

Above Right
Catelet Coat Elbow
length capelet. smart
v yoke back, revers a
sweep of pique, pretty
pleats. Forstmann's
Sandrosa, 1000 vir-
gin wool; navy, black:
shorter women's sizes
3515 to 391a. S49.75.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-03-14
Ut)O--
MUSSOLINI IN HOLE

Reports from the highest
sources say that Mussolini is
virtually Hit!er's prisoner. The
Getapo is in Itay. German offic-
ials are in key positions in all
departments of the Italian
government including the War
Office.
Nc matter who wins the war
-Mussolini must lose. He must
take Hitler's orders if Germany
wins - he will have to accept
harsh British peace terms if
ChurchhilPs legions win. And,
in the meantime reporters who
have left Italy say that anti
Fascist sentiment among the
people grows by leaps and by
bounds.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-03-14
Bluefield
State
RADIO PROGRAM

J. H. Rowland, coach of the Big
Blues, and chairman of the col
lege health committee, was the
gust speaker on the regular
Blueiield State Teachers college
educational radio series Monday
evening, March 10, at $50 p. m.
The program was heard over
station Wits. The musical por-
ton of the program was render
ed by the college A Capella choir
under the direction of c. D.
REESE, head Of the music dept.
The college wishes its many
listeners to bear in mind the
change in the time of the pro-
gram from Sunday afternoon to
Monday evenings at $3.50 p. m.
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toward Nippon has been under
going important changes. AS
the United States News puts II
attempt appeasement of the
Japanese finally is ended. The
United States, herafter. will re-
fuse to be frightened by state.
'''0nte "'lt IF Toxic. Vital Ameri-
can i'terests in the PHILIPPINES
and in the Dutch East Indies
ad British Malaga are not to be
sacrificed without an effort to
defend them. If Japan presses
ahead with her present plans in
he face Of American opposition,
he may expect war"
Japan means to dominate the
'acific. her statesmen have said |
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-03-14
Ferreting out the Flu

One day, not long ago. a
doctor walked into his labora-
tory in the Rockefeller Founda-
ton. he peered through the
glass door of a ferret cage ex-
pecting to see the tiny animal
hstless and ill from influenza
germs with which it had been
lnoculated. The doctor get the
surprise of life which he had
devoted to medical research -
the ferret stared back at him
with bright, vicious eyes. dan
gerousy healthy.
That marked a milestone in
a work began in 1920 after the
deadly World War l flu epidemic.
The medical profession knew
two things about Influenza
it would strike again in twenty
years and no preventative was
known. Since then great strides
forward have been made in the
control of the disease but there
remains much more to be done
before this battle is won.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-03-14
BSTC CHAPEL PROGRAM e.

The Wednesday morning chap
ell hour was sponsored by the
Ethical Culture club of the
Home Economics department
under the genreal direction of
Professor j. l.. Skinner, the
department head. The club pres
ented a pramatization of prob
lens in household income man.
agement The first scene por-
trayed family of four which
had difficulty in the budgetting
OF its income due to the fact that
no budget at all had been main
tanned by the husband and wife.
The children were without prop
er clothing and food and the hus-
band and wife found it i'm
possible to afford recreational
activities.
The second scene showed the
same family being given advice
on the management of it's income
by students of Home Economics.
The problems discussed by these
advisors included: Setting the
Course by Mildred Woody. Max
ing Ends Meet by Anna Fuoua,
Controlling Flexible Expense
by Flcrine Tyree, Saving for
Reward by Helen Pettigrew. and
Holding the Course by Margaret
Hunter. When these home eco
nomists finished giving the
family good advice on budget
ing, the husband and wife de
clded they would attempt to
live within their income by using
bedgetary measures.
The final scene showed the
same home three years later
after the budget plan had been
fully tried and put into opera
ton. The end result was that
there was a dinner party in
celebration of a new home which
they could afford and moro
healthy and better dressed chill
dren ready to begin school.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-03-14
STATE LITERARY CONTEST
TO BE HELD AT BSTC

The West Virginia Literary
contest will be held at Bluefe!d
State Teachers college on April
4. High school representatives
from the various regions will
meet here in four phases of its
program. These phases are as
follows: interpretive poetry.
essays, eXtempore speaking and
declarations. This is an annual
affair and brings forth a great
deal Of interest. At the same time
the principals of the West Viz
glnia State Principals Confer
ence holds its annual meeting in
conjunction with this contest
which is under the direct spon-
5orship of the PRINCIPALS
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-03-14
MINERS PRESENT DEMANDS

The representatives of the
UMWA and the coal operators
came together March IL to draw
up a new contract. The present
contract expires March 81.
The principle difference of
the requested wage scale from
the one now in force is an in
crease of 81 per day base pay.
Other demands were a two
weeks paid vacation, enforced
safety by right to refuse to
work in mines that it is felt are
unsafe and a guarantee of 200
days work per year.
John L. Lewis, in presenting
the demands said that the right
OF miners to insist on safe work
ing conditions had to go in and
that the miners were not going
to tolerate this indiscriminate
butcher of miners"
The demands came as a sur
prise to the operators who had
assembled fully expecting to be
ct with demand of SO base in.
crease.
Late hour reports indicat:
the miners will get their de.
mands in substance, although
the 200 days work guaranteed
per year demand may fall by
the wayside for operators are
dependent on demand for Goa
rather than their will when thu
number of days work is concern
ed.
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simply make war inevitable, in
that Japan would have to turn
elsewhere for supplies and mar
kets-and that she would have
to use military force to get
them. If, for instance, we refuse
to longer sell her oil, her logic
al move would be seizure of
the oil-rich Dutch islands.
From the stricly military
point of view, our naval authroi-
ties have good reason. for be-
lieving we could defeat the
Japanese in combat. Our fleet is
larger has crater fire-poWer,
and is considered far more eff
cient. Japanese cities are extra
ordinarily vulnerable to attack.
Tour fleet has the finest and lar
gest carrier-based air force in
existence. We could blockade
Japan-but.$ Japan could not bloc
1 ade us. We could go on indefni-
tely without imports. Japan
could not. And Japanese resour-
ces - and, some say, Japanese
civilian morale has been worn
thin by the long-drawn-out war
in China.
In the event of naval war with
Japan it would be logical for us
to use the British base at Singa-
lpOre. Our nearest major naval
base, Pearl Harbor, is over 5000
miles from Manila. The Manila
base, Cavete, is not yet of for
lmidable diamensions. 1t is con-
sidered certain that the British
would welcome our fleet at
Singapore with open arms.
Japan would go to war under
heavy handicaps. That being
true, would she take the chance
Of forcing us to fight. The
answer to that is difficult. East
ern ways are not Western ways
Japanese samurai tradition is
utterly alien to us A real Japan
csc thinks little of death and dis
aster he prefers it to losing face.
Some who have studied the
japanese character believe it
not unlikely that Japan might
attack us, even though she knew
she was certain to lose, in a
grand suicidal gesture.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-03-14
THE QUEST FOR JOBS
BY Emmett J. Scott

A few months ago. the American people the midst
Presidential campaign Both candidates exhorting
the people trust their pledges, their promises their
1t a .!od Of '~. out i'g, Of great emotional
Nerves : i bitterness abounded Tempers
fared The ugly word nearly every day
EXcte~ert running high. .
In the ast of all this turmoil with both parties bidding for
its The Negro group found sef by great
rainity what store for it. and as
to the it should follow.
With relief-continued relief offered by one candidate
and jobs Jobs by the other this Negro group between
the two great parties trying to reach wise decision.
Undoubtedly, it period in which wel-considered,
long decision could not be reached The gaaons of the
hour prevented that relaxed uy and contemplation
ject deserved
Voted for New Deal
In the great industrial cities where many thousands of
coored people have been cond subargnal exist
ref rolls and dend industry they en-
brace the pances of relief ppareny fear after
eight years of unemployment that the job
much expect Again the group in large mart voted wi
and for the New Deal
And then the National Defense Program with it's great
m2tions he hiring Of thousands and millions of measure
N it was thought the day of industrial employment rede
ton had come
But, The old prejudices determinations were
trotted out, "other continued
And that is why NegroAm erica bered at this time
That why representative women are
ont and refusing to be flushed up" by hesant
ppaser OF the gods of Prejudice and Racial Discrimination
EVERYWHERE abe-bodIed men are being called to army
'2r1ps-why not in Industry also they are asking?
The serespect, the individual liberty this pro,
the notion that usual they to be the last hired and
always the first fired.
One the candidates for the Presidenc, Loot c..,
stated that 1.-The Negro has little hope under this nreson nm
American practice if he must wait until the whites have oil
eeh employed before he can expect any consideration
Mrs Roosevelt, in speaking at Petersburg Va two ,a
ago. offered the hope that now that increased io -
ing created opportunity MAY be offered the Negro oron
MUST we forever wait wait? Must forever be on the
scatod while othres ornament he throne?
We are not wiling that ths be So Every instinct f cole
preservation urges us to action that claims tho
70 rc ohslderatlon OF our just claims deserts NOW II
connection with every ongrange program for national do
ours. - 'ii' NAHUM OF
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all of Qceaniat mus be brought
within her sphere of influence.
Some feel that, as an Axis part
per, she intends to make an at
attempt on Singapore. She is a
definite threat to Australia and
New Zealand. She has outfank-
ed the Philippines, and she is
making angry faces at French
Undo China And she threatens
our supplies of rubber, tin and
tea.
Evidence of WaShington's
stiffened policy is found in the
almost unanimous House vote
in favor of a measure to fortify
Guam, Not long ago, a similar
proposal was easily defeated.
Japan said fortifying Guam
would be a war-like act. Chief
of Naval Operations Stark tod
Congress that Japanese objec-
tions should be totally disre-
garded.
If we go to war with Japan
is is clear that the campaign
would have two phases. First,
and perhaps most important,
would be the economic phase.
Of all first-class powers, Japan
is the weakest economicay. She
must import or die. And most
of her imports come from us. We
have embargoed sales to Japan
of machine tools, aviation gaso-
line and some grades of scrap
| iron. But she has been buying
| increasing quantities of cur
crude oil, cotton machinery,
timber and other commodities.
Second step in economic war
against Japan after the embargo
would be a boycott of imports.
Japan's great cash crop is silk.
We now buy three-quarters of
all her silk production. If we re-
fused to buy from her, her eco
nomy would be terribly shaken.
According to the L. S. News,
if both Britain and the L. S.
were to join in the embargo and
boycott, Japan would find the
source of Is per cent of her vital
supplies was closed to her, and
| the market Of Is per cent of her
products was also gone.
1t is apparent that the eco
nomic weapon could be used
against Japan without formally
going to war. However the ex-
perts believe that this would
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-03-14
hIiIlions Of Great AMI,

Ehero we're millions of great aulss
when French fishermen found them
around Newfoundland in the Fit.
tteenth century. Yet, 400 years later.
they were all gone. They and their
eggs were prizcI as food: their
leathers for down Once French
sailors flied two boats with bodies
OF great auks in less than 30
minutes.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-03-14
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGhTs
Happenings That Affect the
Dinner Pals of Every Individual
yFvyV~F

The attention of the public at
large renal Jcus
ropes W. the
good man. experts are W. q
the Far asst. For, these K
perts tn < there is almost no
possil lit Of our going to war
in : rope in the near future.
Blu there is a very definite
possibility that we may engage
in hostilities with Japan.
This governments attitude
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1941-03-14

Ai6atroSs Has I7-Foo; Wingspresd
Ihe albatroys, which Sometimes
has wingspread of II feet usuaIIv
nes difficulty in taking OF" bav.
nlg 70 run some distance to gain
momentum before it rises in tbe
ar o., When on a ship, SAYS Collier's
weekly 1t is unable TO leave n tbs
Iop deck does not have sufficient
space Tor a satisfactory "ruDwa5'S