davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-18
MORE ABOUT
NICHOLS
FROM PAGE ONE

Guiding the needs of the community
itself. / have come to the conclu
sion that it is desirable that / &C,
cept the proposal of Daytona Beach
and l therefore submit my resigna.
ton as your manager here. Il pos.
sible. and convenient to you,
would prefer that this be effective
al the end OF this month.
Privilege" To Work
1T has been a privilege and a
pleasure TO work with you and the
people Of this City. I have en-
joyed the friendships / have made
in Wilmington and viii greatly miss
the associations here. I wish all
success to efforts to build the COM
munity both industrially and aes-
thetically.
With best wishes to you and all
citizens Of this fine City"
Benson declined to say yesterday
whether ne will or will not accept
the city managers job.
Appreciates Confidence
All I can say now" ne said.
is that l deeply appreciate the
confidence the council has express
ed for me. 1t is only right that ]
announce my decision to the com-
Gil before making il public, and /
shall do SO when the council calls
upon me for it."
Benson has been employed by
the city for u years.
After his return from World War
l he was made cashier Of the water
department in 1919. He held this
post until 1927, whe, he became
city tax collector.
In 1880 he assumed his multiple
role Of city clerk, accountant, pur-
chasing agent, and chief finance
officer, the positions he holds to-
day.
If Benson does accept the new
job, the council will face the prob
lem Of appointing a man to fill
Benson's old one. No candidates for
the position have been openly dis
cussed as yet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-18
Along...
THESE STREETS

the James Book store. Slim
Lewis. realtor. talked to q
man about buying some prop
erty. In the display windows Of
the store were painted eggs,
best sellers.
On Front street, Emory
Switzerland, ]. c. Penny man
ager, waved - friends, put
his wet hand back in his pock-
et.
The princess in KingoEs
iewelry shop stood on the bal
cony Of her pale green tower
auditioning q man with Lutte.
He stood in q little garden by
wall. TIE wall and the gar
den would revolve and another
man would swing into position
beneath the balcony. He had
put his lite on a bench and
was singing. Maybe he vas re-
citing.
April, April, laugh your
girlish laughter :" And
moment after, rain Ike mad.
you tickle jade.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-18

II didn't matter what time
you got up. The light a. noon
was Ike the light at eight.
When it rains you look cut Of
the window and see day that
might be showing any place
IN the temperate zone. From
bed level all rainy days LOOK
alike.
Indoors # was noisy. Fall
ing water was received with
different sounds by shinsles.
walls and windows. Retained
in cutters under the caves it
ran overhead, surglins Like old
fashioned plumbing.
Going out you found less
weather than you had expect
e5. TIE house had exaggerated.
The rain was hardly more
than a mist, z drifting spray
that speckled your coat, stip-
pied the puddles gpargely. In
alleys and the narrow passages
between adjoining houses re-
lief spouts discharged siren
uously. Men and mems
houses complain loudly Of the
rain.
Waiter Marshall, down from
Boston. walked on Grange
street. He finched occasional
II as large drops Of cold water
slipped from the leaves and
fell On his bare head, or struck
with precision between his
collar and his neck.
A long haired dog went by,
his wet pelt looking heavily
brillianti1ed.
Front and Chestnut, they
say, is the Windiest corner in
the state. BIN 2nd class r. z.
Blake Of BurgaW was not in
dispute. He shrsnk into his pea
jacket and ia streannlined
crouch made lid for the lob
by Of the Murcnison building.
Behind him, on the Postotfice
corner, Fred D Fisher clamp
ed his sheaf O. evening papers
under one arm and made
change for customers wind
wiggled dollar bill.
Traffic seethed by in the
zlistening street.
Leaning against the wall Of
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-18

allowed the territory Of s;saa +.
become { refuge to- Ge.~.s7
sets. for German pe-so..s. s~s ;.
German scientists engaged
pursuits dangerous IL he -... a
OF mankind. The Franco -o,...
ment gives refuge ard eac5y,.-.
ment 10 large number Q. ~.
criminals. Nazi Leaders and .,.,.
are using TIE territory Q, So
as base Of operations To- ...+a
activities and fo- their 2's-. :,
reconquest. Three coac:1e-.s
Immediately affected 3v 49,.
activities; Europe, Africa -.
Latin America"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-18
MORE ABOUT
STUDENTS
FROM PAGE ONE

good crowd milling about the
halls waiting for the election
returns.
First 10 Listed
Counting Of ballots started al
most Immediately and shortly af-
ter 4:30 p. m, Mrs. Edith Winning
ham, teacher of Government at
MINIS, announced the results. The
first 10, in the order Of total votes
received, were as follows:
l. Bill Peters; 2. Lib HELEN; 3.
Joe Gray; 4. Kenneth Rogers; 8.
jeanne Plastic; 8. Bettina Mar
able; 7. Lewis Sykes; 8. Mary
Benson; 8. Worth Hewitt; 10. sgd
ney Holford.
Ofhciate May 8
The above 10 successful nonni-
nees will battle at the polls for the
five council places at a general
election to be held on Friday,
April 20. Following the election,
the five elected will take office
for day on May 8, and will per-
form the regular functions Of the
regular council, including the hir-
ing of a city manager and city
clerk.
Contesting for the two offices of
president and vice-president OF the
student body are Winifred Harriss,
Bobby Melton, Sara Catherine Jor-
dan and Billy McEachern.
The elections are being conduct
ed by the student board of cleo
tons. which is made up of repre-
senta tives from the seven high
school government classes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-18
TRUMAN DROPS IN
ON PARTY GIVEN
BY TENNESSEANS

WASHINGTON, April H.
Up)-President Truman Wed
nesday night dropped in" on
q Tennessee State society din
ner given in honor Of Senator
Kenneth N. Mcclellan, d.,
Tenn.) president pro tenn of
the Senate.
The dinner was held at the
Mayflower hotel.
The White House said that
Mr.. Truman had heard q party
was going on in honor of the
Senator and thought he'd drop
In q minute"
That's what he did-at $50
p. m.
''He was there very briefly"
the White House said. "He just
made an appearance No
speech"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-18
MORE ABOUT
CLOTHES
FROM PAGE ONE

Feminine stylists sighed their
disappointment. One declared
norosely:
4 guess we'll just have TO 90 to
church with them"
But the Trunans haven't an
nounced their church-going plans
either. The President is a Baptist,
MS wife and daughter Episcopal
hans-and they're liable TO turn
Up anywhere.
Equally Unprepared
The Truman ladies won't be the
only paraders in town without new
Easter bonnets. Cabinet wives
seemed equally unprepared.
Mrs. Fred Vinson, wife of the
Treasury secretary, confessed she'll
just appear in my old Navy blue
suit"
Mrs. Robert Patterson, wife of
the Secretary Of War. was sorry
she couldn't produce something
very exciting but" sale she mod
estly, m the last person 10 20 by
in fashions"
Nothing New In Years
Mrs. Clinton Anderson, wife OF
the Agriculture secretary, said she
wasn't even thinking about It and
hadn't had a new Easter outfit in
years.
Representative Edith Nourse
Rogers R.-Mass) said she's been
wearing a straw hat for weeks and
will wear it right through Easter.
CongressWomen, said she righteous.
ly, are too busy for Easter shop
ping.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-18
MORE ABOUT
UNO
FROM PAGE ONE

Franco and the axis heroically for
almost three years. Ii is the first Of
Quisling governments in Europe.
90 The Franco regime was an
active partner in the axis war
against the United Nations II vii
fully gave aid and comfort TO our
enemies.
"(3) The Franco regime has
caused state OF in.e-na tional
friction by compelling he French
republic TO close her borders with
Spain by massing troops On the
borders Of France.
go The Franco regime has
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-18
MORE ABOUT
OPA
FROM PAGE ONE

l. A Republican-sponsored cost
plus" plan requiring OPA to fix
prices so as to guarantee each
manufa cturer and distributor in
Guiding retailers reasonable
profit on each item produced r
handled. By Representative VOL
colt (R-Mich). Approved 200 TO
IL, standing vote.
2. Another Republican amend
ment, by Wolcott, gradually killing
off the governments 1900, 600. 900
annual subsidy program, used to
hold down food prices, with a
stipulation that OPA must raise
price ceilings to cover the reduc-
tons of subsidies. Approval was
l53 to 80, standing vote.
Trim Down Subsidies
OPA would be compelled, if this
amendment becomes law, to trim
down subsidies by 25 r cent each
IS days until the government is
entirely out of the subsidy business
by January l. This would reduce
subsidy payments in the next fiscal
year from $4,000, 900, 900 to around
$500. 900, 900.
8. Removal Of all meat subsidies,
amounting to s715, 600, 900 annually,
by June 80, with corresponding
increase in meat prices. This
amendment, by Chairman Elan
nagan O.-Va) of the House Agri-
culture committee, would further
reduce overall subsidy payments
next year. The approving vote
was 128 to 81 members, standing.
A committee Of SO House mem
bers, organized TO fight infla ton, :"
issued a statement at the day S
end charging:
THE bill (OPA continuation has
been scuttled in the House by an
unholy alliance of paid lobbyists
from their expensive hotel suites
behind the skirts of reputable but
deluded business leaders. Those
who voted for this guaranteed
profit amendment are pawning
the peoples future for the favor Of
profiteers."
In the first victory for the ad-
ninistration, the House rejected
108 to 70 an amendment by Rep
resentative Baldwin D.-Md.) that
would have put rents on a cost
plus basis, by requiring OPA to set
rents that would cover all landlord
costs plus reasonable profit on
the value of the rented property.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-18
MORE ABOUT
STRAWBERRIES
-nnxr r.-- Nx-
FROM PAGE ONE

He added that ne hoped air trans
portation Of the fruit to distant
markets would get underway dur
ing the 1947 season.
Largest Market
Chadbourn, the largest market
for Klondyke berries in the world,
had its biggest day Monday with
the sale Of 1000 crates at an aver
age price Of from s12 to s1A dollars.
Mayor Peal estimated tast $500
crates have been sold so far in the
market which is little over one
week old, with high prices ranging
above $l6.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-18
MORE ABOUT
MERGER
FROM PAGE ONE

debate. by speeches or other prop
aaanda and confiue it to officers
giving their views to appropriate
committees of Congress, to testl-
mony not assertions.
He said he thought some people
had gone beyond his order, issued
after Mr.. Truman endorsed uni
fication, allowing them to testify
and also to express personal views
freely.
But to a question as 70 whetn-
er any action was contemplated
against Merrill. 'Forrestal SAID ne
didn't think so. He said ne mad
not seen what Merrill had SAID OUT
was going to have a look at II.
Presidential Secretary Cnar-es
G. Ross said the President nao mao
Every satisfa Glory talk WIN
the top navy officials and was sure
as always, that Everything is
going to work out Satisfactorily
n oo,1 npr SERVICE
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-18

the impact Of this coal strike Will
be felt by the public throughout
the country as repercussions
spread from the steel mills back
plants, then TO the wholesalers
and retailers and finally to the
consumers.
The fact is, at this critical
period OF recouversion. that the
coal strike is one III which every
citizen OF our country has a def
mite stake"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-18
MORE ABOUT
ALONG THE CAPE FEAR
FROM PAGE ONE

TWO TONS OF LEAD - 1t
doesn't. 1t drops like not one, but
two, tons Of lead.
We guess we must have dozed
during our vigil. Because along
about 8 a. m. something that felt
very much like powderpuff brush
ed across our face. Startled, we
leaped to our feet, and the box of
salt, heavily saturated with rain
water; plummeted kerplunk on the
solar pleXus of our favorite bunion.
Even in the clamor of cur ago
nized screams, we could discern
the faint but nasal voice of some
one one saving, 'Whatsa matter,
Doc? Didya drop a rock on your
sock?"
IF Bugs Bunny has muscled in
on the Easter bunny's territory, we
quit right now" we answered.
PLEASURE BEYOND MEASURE
- Not sure whether he had or not,
we went ahead with our plans. An
old Cape Fearian told US that
"rabbit-gum" does not come, as
we thought, five sticks to the pack
It is, rather, complex wooden
trap.
We built one.
Just as we had it all set up and
were installing the bait in the far
end, we received a vigorous shove
from behind. The trap collapsed
jlst as it was supposed to (testi-
nony to our manual skilD, with us
inside.
Through the walls we could again
hear that faint but nasal voice
saying" Whatsa matter, Doc? Did
ia dump your gum on a bum?"
We resign. Suppose you folks 60
ahead with the Easter bunny pro-
Sect yourselves.
We await the results OF your en-
deavors with pleasure beyond
feasure.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-18
CLOTHES GOING Up

WASHINGTON, April Il. D
OPA Wednesday au- horned ~ y.
mediate increase OF u 10 : 49,.
cent in retail prices for w..i
clothes. VA
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-18
he Weather

WASHINGTOS.-aTy- Bureau
report OF temperature and rainfall for
me ~ hours ending pm in the princi-
pal cotton growing areas and elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-18
MORE ABOUT
POPULATION
FROM PAGE ONE

count, will likely take several
of tabulation in Washing
ton, Pournelle said, especially
since these figures are the first
of their kind ever enumerated in
q United States census.
Dial 2-3311 Fer Newspaper Service
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-18

good crowd milling about the
halls waiting for the election
returns.
Smyrna times., 1946-10-24
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Levi A. Ransom, IS, Well Known
Carpenter, Died Tuesday

Levi A. Ransom, age 76 years,
died at his late residence in West
Smyrna on Tuesday, October %.
Mr.. Ransom was a well-known car
penter but has been confined to his
home for several years. He was
the son of the late Sumner Ran
som and Rachel Lurty Ransom,
both of Delaware. Funeral servic-
es will be held on Friday, October
25 at pm. from his late residence
in West Smyrna with the Rev. w.
G. Hards in charge. Interment will
be in Glenwood Cemetery, Smyrna.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Ella Jackson Ransom, Smyrna and
the following children: Floyd Ran
som, Middletown; Mrs. Ella L.
Toppin, New Castle; Mrs. Ollie
Loose, Smyrna; Mrs. Rachel Chef
fins, Elsmere, Del, and the follow
ing brothers and sisters: Harry
Ransom, Massey, Md; Mrs. Jennie
Parker, Wilmington, Z grandchil-
dren and Z great grandchildren.
Smyrna times., 1946-10-24
UNION VOTED
DOWN HERE
UAW-CIO Move Defeated at
Election Held in Wilson
Cabinet Company
DEFEATED BY Z VOTES

The efforts of the UAW-CIO to
become the exclusive bargaining
agent for the employees of the Will
son Cabinet Company, Inc, were
again turned down at an election
of the employees held in the fac
tory here Friday, October Is. This
was the second attempt of the CIO
to get in the Cabinet Works here
in the last year and again the ma
jority of the workers voted it
down. Miss Esther Rubinstein,
representative of the National
Labor Relations Board, conducted
the election. Both the Company
and the Workers had two observ-
ers present with the authority to
challenge any voter whom they
thought did not have the right to
vote. The results of the election
showed " votes in favor of UAW-
CLIO while "a opposed. Three votes
having been challenged were not
counted making the total vote 164
out of a possible 168. The Manage
ment, in recent interview stated,
that it has been decided to create
the full time position of Personnel
Manager to promote better rela-
tions between employees and Man.
agement. 1t is the desire of Man.
agement to improve employee
company relations and strive to Sc
cure the harmony and understand
ing which are so necessary for a
successful operation"
Smyrna times., 1946-10-24
PLAN SPECIAL
YOUTH AWARDS
Outstanding Poultry Boy OIL
Girl of 1916 to Be Cited
By State Poultry Asso.
S25 BOND TO BE GIVEN

Two youthful poultrymen of
Delaware will be cited as the out
standing poultry boy or girl of
1916 in both the All Club organi-
zation and the Future Farmers of
America. Plans to make such
awards annually to outstanding
poultry club boys and girls We're
completed at recent meeting of
the Directors of the Delaware
Poultry Improvement Association.
The winner of this honor in each
organization will be awarded a $25
Savings Bond and a Certificate of
Merit. In addition, the boy or girl
in each county in each organiza-
ton who keeps the best record OF
his or her poultry project will be
awarded a medal. The purpose of
these awards by the Poultry As
sociation are to further encourage
poultry project work which All
and FLA members are doing and
to promote the keeping of good
records on their poultry business.
Smyrna times., 1946-10-24
BANK ASSETS
SHOW GAIN
Increase of Nineteen Million
Dollars Shown Over Three
Month Period
REPORT GIVEN

An increase of $19,908, ,719.42 in
assets of banks of the state over
the three-month period ended Sept.
80 is shown in the quarterly report
of John G. Darby, state bank COM
missioner, issued in Dover. Assets
on Sept. 80 were $545, ,551, ,052.14
and on June 30, S525,642,332.72.
The September figures are 9,200,-
1862 over the close of September,
1945, when the assets were listed
at $486, $50, ,295.52. Liabilities were
listed at S492,05S,437.35 at the
close of last month as compared
with S473, ,273, ,e65.84 last June, an
increase of $1S,7s4,472.51. At the
end of September of last year the
liabilities were $435, ,565, ,260.45.
Capital account and reserves in
creased $1,124, ,246.91 the last
quarter. The September figures
list them at S53, ,492, ,615.79 and the
June report, S52,36s, ,367.sS. The
capital account and reserves aggre-
gated $50, 785, ,035.07 in September,
1945.
Smyrna times., 1946-10-24
SHOWN
DAIRY FILMS
''The Science of Milk PrOduc-
tiOn' Was Shown at Meet
Here by w. A. Tarbell
FARMERS GUESTS

The Smyrna Rotary Club had as
it's guests at the dinner meeting
Thursday night dairy farmers of
this community, who saw a film,
1.-The Science of Milk Production, :"
shown by William A. Tarbell, Kent
County agent. The picture, pre-
pared by Professor Peterson of the
University of Minnesota, showed
every phase of milk production by
natural and mechanical processes
now in use. The complete conver-
sion of food into milk was also
shown. The program was arrang-
ed by Elmer P. Corrie and the re-
sponse was made by William E..
Matthews, Jr. DR.. ]. c. Prickett
presided. Paul Kelly was a visitor
from the Snow Hill, Nd, club.
Smyrna times., 1946-10-24
LOCAL MAN NEW
BRANCH HEAD
Charles E. Williams, Smyrna,
Appointed Head Of Rent
Control Office at Dover
OTHER APPOINTMENTS

Charles E. Williams of Smyrna
has been appointed area rent rep
resentative in charge of the new
Dover branch rent control Office of
the Delaware OPA by Charles w.
Hardesty, Delaware oPA director.
Frederick Leroy Wall, Jr., of Do
yer, has been appointed rent in
spector of the Dover Office, Mr..
Hardesty also announced. The ap-
pointments were effective Monday
but Mr.. Williams and Mr.. Wall
will attend Today training per-
iod in the Delaware area rent Of
fee in the Pennsylvania Railroad
Building, before the opening of the
Dover branch on Nov. 1. John l.
Walmsley area rent director, will
be in charge of instruction. Mr.
Williams was associated with r. G
Dunn and Company for several
years as assistant manager in vii.
mington and at Springfield, Mass
He was also connected with the U
S. Bureau of Labor Statistics as ar
auditor from 1889 to 1941. He has
just resigned as manager of the
Leipsic Labor Camp, operated by
the Kent County Farm Labor AS
sociation, to accept the rent posi-
ton. Mr.. Wall attended Caesar
Rodney and Dover High Schools
and was graduated from the Uni,
versity of Delaware in 1912. He
taught at Wilmington and Middle
town High Schools until June
1914, when he went with the Blu.
reau of Internal Revenue as a zone
deputy collector. He is now EN-.
ployed in the division of tests
State Highway Department, Dover
Smyrna times., 1946-10-24
OBSERVE GIRL SCOUT WEEK
Smyrna Girl Scouts to Celebrate
Event October 27 to November 2


Smyrna Girl Scouts will join
other scouts of America in cele-
brating Girl Scout Week from Oc-
tober 27 to November 2. On Sun
day evening, October 27 Troop 1,
intermediate Scouts and Troop 8
Brownie Scouts, will attend the
evening service at the Methodist
Church to observe Girl Scout Sum-
day. Wednesday is known as
Health and Safety Day. Brownie
Scouts, under the direction of their
leader, Mrs. John Fearon, will pre-
sent program appropriate to the
day. Their guests will be the
members of Lone Troop 1. On
Thursday which is International
Friendship Day, the Brownies will
be guests of the intermediate
Scouts. The intermediate Scouts
will present an original play on
the life of Juliette Low. At this
time plans will be made for pack
ing Thanksgiving Day" boxes for
the children of Europe.
Smyrna times., 1946-10-24

Preliminary plans for the Della
ware State Welfare Center will be
discussed by the advisory commit
tee appointed by Gov. Walter w.
Bacon, at a meeting within the
next two weeks, it has been learn
ed. The committee will survey
broad plans for the welfare center
at its meeting, and will issue invi-
tations for another forum to be
held soon at which representatives
of all social welfare agencies to be
affected by the center will attend.
Advisory Board Members
The Governors advisory board,
named Oct. 8, is composed of DR..
M. A. Tarumianz, chairman; Will
lard Springer, Jr., president of the
board of trustees of Delaware
State Hospital; ]. Edward Goslee,
president of the board, Delaware
Commission for the F'eeblemlnded;
Raymond P. Genereaux, president
of the board, State Board of We'll
fare: DR.. Charles l.. Candee, presi-
dent of the board, Old Age Well
fare Home at Smyrna; and DR..
Jerome D. Niles, president of the
State Board of Health. The situa-
tion of renters now living in homes
on the former Fort DUPONT reser-
Smyrna times., 1946-10-24
w. S. G. S. TO MEET NOV. 6
Woman's Society of Christian Ser
vice to Meet in Dover

vice to Meet in Dover
The fall meeting of the Dover
District Woman's Society of
Christian Service will be held In
Wesley Methodist Church in Dover
on Wednesday, November 6, be-
ginning at ten o'clock. Luncheon
will be served by the Wesley So
ciety of which Mrs. Melvin Hopkins
is the president and with whom
reservations for the luncheon must
be made. Two speakers from the
New York headquarters will be
present during the day. Miss
Lila Mills will address the women
in the afternoon on"Peace Through
Missions" and Mrs. F. B. Godfrey
will talk in the morning on peace
Through Education" A number of
the district members of the society
will talk during the day. Mrs.
Disston w. Jacobs of Rehoboth is
the soloist for the afternoon ses-
sion. Many items of Importance
to members of the society will be
discussed during the two sessions
and Mrs. G. Marshall Townsend,
the president, is hoping for a full
attendance from all parts of the
District.
Smyrna times., 1946-10-24
PLANS FOR STATE WELFARE
CENTER TO BE DISCUSSED

walton, and the future of these
homes was clarified by DR.. Taru-
miami. When the deed transfer
ring the property outright from
the federal government to the
state of Delaware is finally signed
which is expected to take place
within four months, the state will
not be allowed to collect rents, OF
to use any of the welfare center
area for money-making purposes.
Property Rentals
''All rental. property is now, and
will be until the deed is signed, in
the hands of the Federal Works
Agency" DR.. Tarumianz said. The
state of Delaware, he added, can
not collect any money at any time
for use of property ON the one
time military post. All of the
buildings and homes on the
grounds of the new State Welfare
Center will be used either as part
of the center or as residences for
employees of the institution, he ex-
planned. Surveys are now being
made by engineers and architects
on the property to complete re-
quirements for the new center, the
first sections of which are suppos-
ed to be in operation early in 1947,