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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-09
By MARION WADE DOYLE,

Peace so far has seen the return
Of only % of Washington's $50 Army
and Navy nurses to their jobs here,
and Washington hospitals face the
most acute nurse shortage in their
histories, a survey revealed yester-
day.
One reason for the, low percentage
resuming jobs is that only rs of
these service nurses have been dis
charged, it was said. OF this
group, many have joined their hus-
bands. many have gone back home, y
and many want to do something
besides nursing.
Lengthy terminal leave due the
service nurses will stretch the
shortage through the winter months
and relief is "problematical," hos
pital authorities said.
Hospital superintendent pleaded
for more nurses aides and for
realization by services nurses on
terminal leave that civilian hos
pitfalls are "in an awful state as to
nurses"
Two Return at Sibley.
Mrs. Helen Shoemaker, assistant
superintendent of nurses at Sibley
Hospital, said that only two of the
60 Sibley nurses who entered the
service have returned. Married
nurses who assisted during the time
their husbands were away, now are
quitting en- masse to stay home, she
said.
Col. Florence S. Blanchfield, chief
OF Army nurses, thinks Army nurses
now on terminal leave should be told
by their communities how desperate
the shortage is.
These girls don't know the
civilian hospitals are in a worse
state than during the war;" Col.
Blanchfield said.
She explained that $4,000 of the
Army's $1,000 nurses are now under
separation" orders. A large num-
Der have about three months leave
coming. Even when their leave is
over, Col. Blanchf1eld said, about
81 per cent of several thousand
Army nurses, surveyed some time
ago, indicated they would shift to
some other field. About II per cent
more said they would remain in SER
vice.
Navy Has 1000.
The Nays 1000 nurses all have
much leave coming also, Capt. Sue
S. Dauser, retiring chief of the Navy
Nurse Corps, said. Only about 2,00G
are now under separation orders
she estimated. Many more will stay
in the service.
The Graduate Nursing Association
said that about 750 nurses were re-
cruited for the Army and Navy from
this area. OF the rs discharged
according to Miss Helen Beattie, ex.
ecutiye secretary, only six have en-
tered private nursing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-09
Senate 10 Vote
Early This Week
|0nCongressPay
Members Reluctant to
Take Stond During
Wage Controversy
BY JOSEPH YOUNG.

Senators this week will stand up
and be counted on whether they
want a $5,000-a-year raise.
Although most Senators aren't too
eager to take a stand at this time,
vote is expected Tuesday or We'd
nesday. The vote will come on an
amendment to the Federal pay bill
offered by Chairman Downey Of tho
Senate Civil Service Committee.
With labor and industry locked
In controversy over wage increases,
some members of Congress feel they
will be sticking out their political
necks if they vote for a pay boost
at this time. However, Senator
Downey and other members point
out that Congress never will have
more propitious occasion to vote
itself an increase than at this time.
Cite Recommendations.
This latter group points out that
President Truman has asked Con-
gress to vote itself $4,000 increase
in congressional salaries. They also
point to recent testimony before the
Senate Civil Service Committee in
which representatives of labor and
big business urged that salaries of
Congress and top-hight Government
officials, as we'll as rank-and-file
Federal employees, be boosted in
order to insure more efficient opera
ton of Government.
Senator Downey,s amendment
would raise the salaries of Senators
and Representatives from $4,000 to
ST., 900 year. For strategical pur-
poses, the Californian has not yet
offered two other amendments
which would set up $4,000 expense
fund for members and provide each
legislator with a $4,000 a year as
sistant. Senator Downey feels that
the wage boost amendment has q
better chance of passage If it isn't
tied up with the latter two amend
mentS.
Outcome in Doubt.
The outcome of the amendment
is in doubt. Probably the majority
of Senators have not yet made up
their minds on the way they will
vote.
In introducing his amendment
Thursday, Senator Downey told the
Senate that since members must
maintain two homes and incur
extra expenses, their salaries were
not enough.
Last May the Senate refused to go
along with the House in voting its
members a $4,000 annual expense
fund. Although it approved the &C
ton of the House, the Senate by
43 to 9 rejected the expense fund
for its own members.
Last Raised in 1925.
Most Senators who opposed CIV
ing themselves the expense money
said they were willing to conside,
later the merits of a straight pay
increase for Congress, but felt ther
that it was not the time nor thu
manner in which to do it.
| The last time Congress increased
its pay was in 1925 when it boosted
its salaries from $500 to the pres
ent $4,000 year. The $500 SAL
airy had prevailed since 1907 when
it was 5000 a year.
Following the vote on the amend
ment, the Senate is expected to de-
eide the fate of the Federal pay
bill itself, which calls for fiat 20
per cent wage increases for Gov
eminent workers. Debate on the
measure is slated to resume to-
morrow.
Legislation boosting salaries OF
Government employees and Congress
has not yet been taken up by the
| House
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-09

(See LEGISLATION, Page b.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-09
Maryland U. Enrolls 1874

The University Of Maryland has
announced that its enrolment now
totals 2,574 students. OF this num-
Der $40 are In the graduate school.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-15
NEW STATE
NUTRITIONIST
Miss Davenport A S S u m e S
Duties With the State
Board of Health
WELL QUALIFIED

Miss Mary T. Davenport has as.
sumed her new duties as nutrition
list with the State Board of Health
replacing Miss Eleanor Wilkinson
who resigned in December to &C.
cept position with the Children's
Bureau, U. S. Department of La
Dor, Washington, DC. The boards
weekly nutrition column, food for
Thought" will be written by Miss
Davenport and she will also con-
tinue to broadcast the boards nu-
triton news every Saturday morn
ing at $3.50 over WDEL on the
Women in the News" program.
Since Miss Wilkinson left this pro-
gram has been presented by Miss
Margaret Jeffreys, the director of
dental hygiene for the State Board
of Health. Holder of both a bach
elor of science degree in home
economics and a master of science
degree in nutrition from Penn
State College, Miss Davenport
taught home economics at Sum-
bury, Pa, before returning to Penn
State as research assistant in an
inoa1 hI1shandrv under the direction
of DR.. E. B. Forbes, internationally
known in this field.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-15
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Joseph j. Marker, 81, Near Clay
ton, Died Thursday, Feb. 9Th

Joseph Jordan Marker, we'll
known farmer near Clayton, pass
ed away on Thursday, February 8,
at the age of 81 years. He had
been in failing health for some
time and after a heart attack on
New Years night was never able
to leave his bed. He was born at
Garrettford, Pa, the son of Fred
erick A. and Jane Jordan Marker.
He spent many years in Philadel-
phia where he conducted a whole
sale and retail butcher business,
coming to his farm in Delaware
over 80 years ago. He was a men,
Der of Delaney Methodist Church
and was life member of Lodge
No. 2 in the Masonic Temple of
Philadelphia. Surviving him are
his wife, Mrs. Sallie Chance Mark
er, to whom he was married 55
years ago on February 5th; one
son and two daughters, Rev. JOS
eph Lee Marker, Accomac, Vir-
ginia; Mrs. Edwin L. McCausland,
Lansdowne, Pa, and Mrs. Ray
mond L. Wright, near Clayton. Six
grandchildren, one brother and
three sisters, Walter L. Marker,
near Clayton, Miss Florence A.
Marker and Mrs. Carroll B. Brown,
both of Clayton, and Mrs. Jane M.
Lord of Philadelphia also survive.
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at one o'clock at FAIRIES
funeral parlors with his pastor,
Rev. Ohio G. Brewer, officiating.
Interment was in Odd Fellows
Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-15
HEADS PARDON BOARD
Lieut.-Gov. Ebert n. Caryel As
sumed Duties Monday

Leut.-Gov. Ebert N. Carvel as
sumed his duties as a member of
the Board of Pardons at meeting
of the board at Dover Tuesday.
Two other new members, State
Treasurer Jesse S. Cooper and
State Auditor Wilbur E. Jacobs,
assumed their duties at the Janu-
airy meeting. The two other men,
bers continue on the board by vir-
tue of their offices. They are
Chancellor w. Watson Harrington
and Secretary of State William ].
Storey. The board organized Tues
day by electing Lieutenant-Gover-
nor Carvel as president, and con-
tinuing Secretary of State Storey
as secretary. There were no ap-
plications for the consideration of
the board meeting Tuesday.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-15

in Gippsland, Australia-one of the
most beautiful and heavily-timber-
ed sections of the continent down
under. At twelve he went to Mel
bourne and his first job in a small
newspaper office. He followed the
lnky way all over Australia, and
to England and France during
World War I as a correspondent
of the Australian daily press.
O'Connor's knowledge of his native
land and his gift of portraying
that country by the written and
spoken word led to his appoint
ment as manager in North Amer
lea for the semi-official Australian
National Travel Association, to en-
courage good will and promote
tourist travel. That mission was
well on the way towards success
when Pearl Harbor brought the
United States into the war. O'Con-
nor next became Director of Pub
lie Relations for the Australian
War Supplies Mission in Washing
ton, D. c., and later was assigned
to the Australian News and In
formation Bureau, New York. His
work has taken him to every state
of the union, to Mexico and to
Canada, broken by trips to his
homeland and to various islands of
the South Seas. Mr.. O'Connor has
been described as a victim of the
wanderlust-though he would tell
you that beneficiary" should be
substituted for "victom." Give him
a ship or train, a car or bicycle,
a horse or a camel, and he is hap
Ply. In the roaring days of the
West Australian gold fields, camels
were the chief means of transpor-
tation because water was scarce in
the arid land and camels could
travel for days on one good drink.
Marching in Indian file through the
low scrub or across the sandy
plains, they beat out a path that
was almost ideal for cycling. On
these paths O'Connor rode for
thousands of miles to report on
new finds of gold. His wanderings
have taken him to South Africa,
Egypt, Hawaii, Tahita, Samoa,
Fiji and New Zealand.
CUT
Smyrna times., 1945-02-15
DOVER NAMES
NEW OFFICIALS
Mayor W0OdfOrd Starts 21st
Consecutive Term and
Council Elects Officers
CHANGE IN COUNCIL

Mayor ]. Wallace Woodford be-
gan his 21st consecutive term on
Monday at the reorganization
meeting of City Council. -Four
councilmen also began new terms:
James A. Downes, Maurice Hart
nett, w. M. Hinkle, and John B.
Carson, the latter a new member
who succeeds C. F. Millman. Coun-
Gil elected the following officials:
Vice-mayor, John P. LeFevre; city
clerk, j. o. Willis; solicitor, Melvin
Hopkins; treasurer, c. Burton
Sypherd, and alderman, w. B. Bur-
ton. A resolution was passed OPP
posing the proposal to erect dog
kennels on privately owned proper
ty near City Hall and authorized
the city solicitor to investigate the
possibility of the city acquiring the
land. A new ordinance was pass
ed, providing for one-hour parking
in front of the postoffice between
Z a. m. and p. m. The solicitor
was instructed to prepare mea-
sure providing for the refunding of
outstanding city bonds in the
amount of 100000 from 31a to 2
per cent. In regards to Senate
Bill No. 46, introduced by Senator
w. D. Johnson of Dover, and pro-
viding for changes in the city
charter election laws, council went
on record as favoring certain
changes in the measure. The John
son bill sets the voting hours at
to s p m. while council favors 1 to
z p. m. Council also wants the
provision retained that persons de-
linquent in city taxes cannot vote.
There was a general discussion of
postwar civic improvements. City
Engineer Alfred Joseph will be in
structed to prepare a program of
street repairs which can be under
taken without conflicting with war
time limitations.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-15
POLICE ATTEND
DOVER COURSE
Sponsored by State Police
Classes Will Continue
For Two Weeks
MONDAY THRU FRIDAY

A class of at least IL police Of
ficers from various cities ano
towns in the state will attend the
opening of the training course
sponsored by the Delaware State
Police at Dover, Monday. The ses-
sions, to continue from Monday
through Friday for two weeks, will
be held in the fire hall. Patrolmen
from Bridgeville, Frederick, Lewes,
Milford, New Castle, Rehoboth
Beach, Seaford, Selbyville, and
Smyrna have been enrolled and the
initial class may be increased by
enrollments from other towns be-
tween now and Monday. The class
es will be held from 9 a. m. until
4 p. M, Superintendent Paul w.
Haviland of the state police an
nounces. No sessions will be held
over the weekend as it was felt
the men will be needed for police
duty in their respective towns dur
ing that period. Members of the
teaching staff will inclule members
of the Delaware State Police, the
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
and the Wilmington Bureau of Po-
lice. The instructors will lecture
on IS phases of police work, their
talks being supplemented by mo-
ton picture films and demonstra-
tons. Upon completion of the
course diplomas will be presented
the men. The course has the en-
dorsement of the State Highway
Commission.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-15
Engagement Announced

Mrs. Nellie Carter of Whining
ton announces the engagement of
her daughter Miss Kay Nichols to
John Clifton Still, Jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. John G. Still of this town.
Miss Nichols is secretary to Max
Terry of Dover and Ben, as he is
more Familiarity known, is Gunner's
Mate &c, U. S. Navy. He has just
returned to this country after serv-
ing twenty months overseas, TAX
ing part in three major battles, the
invasions of Sicily, Tunisia, and
Anzio. No date has been set for
the wedding.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-15
Mrs. Mary Truax Jefferson

Mrs. Mary Truax Jefferson,
widow of j. Ralph Jefferson, died
Saturday night in the Memorial
Hospital in Wilmington. She was
a daughter of George and Amanda
Davis Truax and was a lifelong
resident of Smyrna. She was a
member and active worker, as long
as her health permitted, in Asbury
Methodist Church. Mrs. Jefferson
had been in failing health for sew
eral years and several months ago
left her home in Smyrna to go to
Wilmington to spend the winter.
Funeral services were held at the
home of her son, Joseph Jefferson
on Mt. Vernon Street Tuesday af-
ternoon at 2:3O o'clock with Rev.
Robert E. Green, pastor of Asbury
Methodist Church, in charge, as
sisted by the Rev. j. w. Parkins.
Interment was in Odd Fellows
Cemetery. Mrs. Jefferson is sur
vived by a son, Joseph R. Jefferson,
and a daughter, Miss Mary Esther
Jefferson, both of Smyrna; two
sisters, Mrs. William T. Hollett,
Clayton and Miss Amanda Truax,
Wilmington, and two brothers,
George Truax and Davis Truax,
both of Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-15
AsBURY METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Robert E. Green, Pastor, An
nounces Services For the Week

Rev. Robert II. Green, PASTOR, An
n0unces Services For the Week
Asbury Methodist Church, Rev
Robert E. Green. pastor, announces
services: Church School, 10 a. M;
H. c. Jones, general superintend-
ent. Divine worship service at IL
a. M; anthems by Senior and CHR
dren's Choirs; sermon meditation:
"By Invitation of Christ. Even
ing service, 1880 p. M; service of
Lenten music assisted by large
Youth Choir; sermon meditation:
when We Pray" The church
opens wide her doors and makes a
free place to all who desire to wor-
ship and says in the name of
Christ, welcome. World Day of
Prayer will be conducted in As
bury Church, 2 p. M, Friday 18th.
Children's Choir Friday, $3.50 pm;
Youth Choir Friday, p. M; As
bury Woman's Society of Christian
Service will meet in the Church
Friday, 8 p. M; Mrs. John l.. John
son will conduct the program.
Prayer service Wednesday, 1880
p. m. During Lenten season the
following series of books Christ
After Chaos" 1.-THE Methodist
Primer, Christ of the American
Road" ''The Plain Man Looks at
the Cross will be studied as med
itations of the prayer service.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-15
A. H. O'CONNOR
TALKS MONDAY
Lecturer From Australia and
News Reporter Will Speak
of South Pacific
NOTED TRAVELLER

Open roads and distant places
always have exercised a magnetic
influence in the life of Arthur
O'Connor, who will address the
Rotary Institute on Monday even
ing, February 10 in the High
School Auditorium. His wander
ings started at the age of three,
when his pioneering father moved
from one cattle ranch to another
Smyrna times., 1945-02-15
NOMINEES FOR
TOWN ELECTION
Candidates File Names For
Mayor, 2 Councilmen, Trea-
surer and 3 Assessors
NO CONTEST LIKELY

At the meeting of Smyrna
Town Council tomorrow (Friday)
evening at s o'clock, the last OPP
portunity will be given candidates
to file their names for offices at
the coming annual Town Election
to be held Monday, February 26th
between the hours of two and five
in the afternoon, at the mayors
office. DR.. R. F. Corley, the pres
ent Mayor and a practicing dentist
of the town, has refused to permit
his name to be placed on the
ticket due to pressure of his priv
ate business. DR.. Corley has serv-
ed as Mayor since February 1941
and during his term of office Town
Council has given Smyrna the fol-
lowing improvements: the laying
of sewer, water and underground
electric service for Lake Como
Gardens, street standard electric
lights; new transformers at spec
flied locations in town to carry and
equalize the electric current; re-
surfaced streets and. contracting
for a new water tank which has
been shipped and will be installed
when it arrives, and bonded in
debtedness reduced to $4,000 with
interest of rs per cent as against
5 per cent when the town was car
rying 1904, 900 bonded indebted
ness. The terms of those members
of Town Council to expire this year
besides Mayor Corley are S. Cread-
lex Ennis and John c. Still; Harry
]. Lower as treasurer, Mrs. Lolita
Robinson as collector, and Grant
CARTS as assessor. All nominations
must be in ten days before cleo
ton to comply with the provisions
of the town charter-the law in
the case. The business men and
residents of the town have so far
filed the following names: 5.
Creadick Ennis for mayor; Henry
T. Price for councilman and Rich
ard G.. Long for councilman. This
does not prevent others from en-
tering the race for any of the Of
fees provided their names are filed
by s p. m. Friday evening, Febru-
ary 18th. Mr.. Ennis has been a
member of council since February
1881 and since that time, IA years,
has been secretary of the board.
He is a progressive business man
of the town and member of the
garage firm of Ennis and Deakyne.
Mr.. Long is connected with the
State Liquor Commission, is a
graduate of the University of Del
aware, attended Princeton Univer-
sity, and is a member of the Ra-
ton Board in Smyrna, serving on
the price panel. Mr.. Price is as
sistant manager of Sears, Roebuck
Store in Dover and a graduate of
Georgia Tech. All three men who
so far have filed their names were
born and have lived all their life
in Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-15
WHOLE NO. Ais
DIR. H. C.. STUNT
GIVES TALK
First of Series of Rotary's
Institute of Understand
ing Much Enjoyed
THIS COUNTRY'S VALUE

THE role of the United States
right now is to see that founda-
tions are laid for the chance at
democracy by all the people of the
earth. We have a job to do here
at home, but we have been given
power and leadership for this en-
terprise throughout the whole
world" said DR.. Hugh C. Stuntz,
at the first in the series of the Ro-
tary Institute of Understanding.
The United States owns and con-
trolls nearly seventy-five percent
of the wealth and economic power
of the entire world. In view of
this preponderance of wealth our
role should be positive. Our for
eign policy has been one of ex-
pediency and negativism. When is
sues have arisen requiring prompt
and vigorous action, usually we
have answered with words. Our
role in the Old World should be
one of cooperation with Russia,
Britain and France, for the united
settlement of problems our armies
have helped to liberate and in
enemy countries. We dare not per-
NIT the old division of spoils policy
which has wrecked previous peace
treaties. In the Orient we have
acquired reputation for friendly
democratic action. In the Philip
pines the world saw the first ex-
ample of colonial government that
aimed to prepare a backward peo-
pie for self-government. China
looks to us as fliend and protector.
He told of the value of our good
neighbor policy with South Amer
lea. why not use our wealth for
the welfare of humanity" he ask
ed. Other nations are fearful or
envious of us. Lack of education,
tyranny and ignorance are foes of
democracy. We have acted like a
great Empire and talked like q
great democracy. China looks
upon us with favor today due in
part to our missionaries and the
scholarship funds given them. Our
policy should be to develop a
strong China. The role of the
United States and of North Amer
lea must be more positive. He
cited our policy of appeasement in
Japan, ETHIOPIA, and Spain and said
that our history has not been too
pretty. We have followed other
peoples leads, and we have no
business tagging along. We have
strength and purpose enough to
lead out. 1t is our duty to make
our will known. H favored a cool
ing-off period after the war, then
reconstruction under an inter-allied
council to help develop bases of
democracy. eve can wait until
Doomsday for a perfect instrument
to start with and it will be our
Doomsday," he said.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-15
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Rev. Herman Dam, Pastor, An
nounces Services for the Week
The Sunday School will meet at
10 to study the lesson, Treasures
of the Kingdom" The morning
worship service will be held at IL
continuing the series of sermons
on How Strong Is Your Relig-
ion?" Part II. Gods Requirement
for Every Man" The Christian
Endeavor Societies will meet at
$50 with Helen Sawyer leader of
Continued on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1945-02-15
Smyrna Theatres Collect Dimes

The Strand Theatre reports col
lections amounting to $259.64 for
the March of Dimes and the Roxy
Theatre, Smyrna, reports the
amount of $65.80. Erwin N. Smell
lenburg, who is County Chairman,
wishes to thank everyone who has
contributed to this worthy cause.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-15
1,5OO TONS OF LIME In KENT
Agricultural Adjustment Admins
tration Makes Report

The Kent County office of the
Agricultural Adjustment Admins
tration reports that more than l.
500 tons of ground lime for i'm
mediate delivery under the exist
ing government ground allowance
plan have been ordered through the
local office. R. Harry Wilson,
chairman of the Kent County
group, states that additional orders
are expected in accordance with
the existing land grant which au-
thorizes government aid of 81 per
acre for improving the soil.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-15
Jerman Chapel Church News

Jerman Chapel, Rev. Joseph KEEP
hart, pastor, announces the SER
vices for the week as follows:
Prayer meeting Wednesday night,
1880; Sunday School on Sunday at
2 o'clock followed by preaching
service at 8 o'clock; song and
evangelistic service at 7:3O.