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Smyrna times., 1946-08-01
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS

Mr.. John ]. Roth, a popular mer.
chant, who has been critically III
for the past two weeks at Kent
General Hospital, is improving al
this writing.
Mr.. Eugene Knox is i'll at Kent
General Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Mast are re-
-Deiving congratulations on the ar
rival of a fine son born Saturday
morning, July 9th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt Haley are
receiving congratulations on the
arrival of daughter who has been
named Sandra Kay.
Mrs. c. C. Griffin has returned
home after spending the past week
in Baltimore.
Mr.. Earl Ely, Jr., and Miss Betsy
Ann Denney spent Sunday in Bet
terton, Md.
Miss Mary Frances Walker, Will
Inington, spent the weekend here
with relatives.
Captain John l.. Shortall and
MRS. Shortall and daughter are
spending a visit in Jamaica, L. l.,
with Mrs. Shortall's mother and
brother.
c. P. o. Byron Hopkins has been
spending sometime here with his
family.
MIR. and Mrs. Elwood David,
Townsend, spent Thursday with
their daughter, Mrs. Edwin Shane
and family.
Miss Joyce Montague, Phlladel-
phia, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Montague.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benz Richards,
long residents of this town, left
Tuesday for Milwaukee, Wisconsin
where they plan to establish their
home.
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maintenance of the Statue of
Liberty and its grounds. Having
been informed of the shrine's
deplorable condition recently, C.
P. Reynolds, President of the
Monument Builders of America
said: THE Statue of Liberty
and it's environs on Bedloe's ISL
and, Uttered and defaced with
refuse and lipstick drawings and
knife-carvings. is a tragic indict-
ment of the American public and
and indication of Washington's
apathy toward one of the worlds
most famous shrines." Comment
ing on the action taken by the
M. B. A. officers, Mr.. Corrie said
that thousands of persons visit the
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WILL SPONSOR
I CONSERVATION
Land Owners With F a I m
Plan Agreements Eligible
To Compete
KENT COUNTY CONTEST

In the belief that assistance and
encouragement to farmers to i'm
prove their land and increase pro-
duction on a more profitable basis
by the best use of the soil will
bring returns in the form of in
creased business to stores, banks
and other business establishments,
the Dover Chamber of Commerce
is taking the lead in the agricultur-
al field by sponsoring awards in
Savings Bonds to land owners in
Kent county who have established
the most conservation practices on
their farms. At recent meeting
of the Chamber this project was
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HORSES

HORSES
Two good mares, 10 years old, weigh
about l400 pounds each. Make good
team and work anywhere.
MILK COWS
Aged 10 months to years old. consisting
of Holsteins and Guernseys. -Four fresh
cows, heavy springers. 2 Holstein heif-
ers. 10 months old. l Holstein bull. 10
months old.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS
l Model B Farmall Tractor, years old
on rubber and overhauled this spring /:
tractor cultivators for Model B tractor,
l6-inch bottom Allis Chalmers plow, in
good shape; good S-foot disc, 3-section
spring-tooth harrow. good S-section 75-
tooth drag, good rotary hoe. Mccormick
Deering wheel harrow, McCormick-Deering
mower, 5-foot cut, good McCormick-Deer-
ing corn planter with fertilizer attach
ments. MISUNDERSTANDING manure spread
er. McCormick-Deering binder, 8-foot cut,
good conditions McCormick-Deering rake.
good as new; new Superior grain drill. 12-
spout. horse and tractor hitch; S-foot culti-
packer, good low wooden wheel farm
wagon with tongue or tractor hitch 2
horse plow, grindstone, good set wagon
harness. sets pillow harness, set good dear
born harness, good brides and good
collars. big hand air pump, hay fork car
rier for stacking hay.
1-ton Chevrolet stake body truck with
| four good tires.
Water power washing machine.
Good Home Comfort kitchen range.
On the same day at this sale. John
Mozick my neighbor. will sell his entire
! herd of milk cows, consisting of Hol-
stems and Guernseys, aged from 2 to
years DID, Some fresh. others milking
| good Two heavy springers. Also his
Q single unit Farm Master milking equip
ment complete for 10 stalls. driven by
Briggs and Stratton gasoline motor and 8
new milk cans.
TERMS-CASH
| WIZARD G. BUSH
Carl Walker. Auctoneer
Abe Vaughn. Outside Clerk
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presented by the agricultural COM
mittee, members of which are Will
liam H. Richter. ]. Allen Frear,
Jr., and Frank w. Richardson, and
was referred to the board of di-
rectors for approval with the au-
thority to place this plan in oper-
alton. In all probability the Dover
Chamber of Commerce is the first
organization of its kind in this sec
tion of the country to sponsor the
program of the Soil Conservation
Service of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, and no
doubt this action will result in 9TH
er Chambers of Commerce and CIV
ic organizations taking an active
part in promoting the soil conser-
walton program. All land owners
who have farm plan agreements
with the Soil Conservation District
of Kent County are eligible to
compete for these awards which
will be Savings Bonds in denomin-
ations of S100 first award, $50 Sec
ond award. and s25 third award,
and farms will be judged on the
basis of the number and amount
of recommended conservation
practices which have been estab-
lished. These practices include
that the land must be adequately
drained, ditch banks seeded and
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BLACKBIRD
t-us OF Personal and Social In.
'A-+si tiieans.1 From the Vicinity

t~Uis OF Personal aHo S0cknl In
'Ar-sf tiienns.J From the Vicinity
Blackbird, July 31-Mr. and
Mrs. William Reed entertained Mr.
and Mrs. William Ford and Elva
May Reed of Wilmington, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford Reed and children
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Guess
ford in honor of the sixth birthday
of their daughter Ida Louise Reed
on Sunday.
Mr.. Clarence George and Mr..
Albert George were Sunday visit
ors with Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood For
aker. Louise Foraker returned
with Mr.. Albert George for visit
in Boothwyn, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Peirson Wis
tied their daughter in Richardson
Park on Sunday.
Mrs. Sallie Erskins of Cordova,
Maryland, is spending this week
with Mrs. ]. w. Webber.
Mrs. w. G. Roosevelt spent Sat-
urday in Norwood, Pa, with Mr..
and Mrs. L. D. G. Smith.
The Woman's Society of SCOTS
M. E. Church met with Mrs. R. M
Sammon Wednesday. A reception
was held in honor of Mr.. and Mrs
Nelson Sammon who were married
recently.
Mrs. Victor Kohl entertained Mr.
Frank Schulz of Brooklyn, N. Y
and Mrs. Noel Urquhart of Long
Island, and Mrs. Fred Heinold last
week and took their two sons bach
with them for visit.
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mington, spent Sunday with Mr..
ana Mrs. Delbert Steller.
William Henry Dukes has re-
turned to his home here. He was
discharged from the Army last
week at Fort Dix, N. j.
Miss Alice May David is spend
ing this week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Derrickson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Gohl, Jr., of
Atlantic City. N. j., spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee w. David were
Wednesday visitors with Mrs. Rob-
ert Davidson, and Mrs. Roland
Johnson in Marshallton.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Reynolds
and family have been visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert In
solo near Townsend.
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The city of Havana, Cuba, was
founded in 1911.
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SOME TAYLOR'S
BRIDGE ITEMS
News of Community Interest
Cleaned From Around
ThorOughfare Neck
BUDGET OF PERSONALS

Taylor's Bridge, July 81 = Mr..
and Mrs. j. E. Latta spent Friday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Latta in
Marshallton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hamilton of
Wilmington, and Mr.. and Mrs.John
Moore of Newark, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Shock
ley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 2. Dukes
and daughters, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee w. David spent Sunday at Re-
hoboth, and Oak Orchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Lyons of Will
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CONDITION OF
STATUE is BAD
Monument Builders To Seek
Government Aid in Re-
pairing Statue
URGED TO PETITION

Elmer P. Corrie of the Smyrna
Monumental Works, Route 13, to-
day Joined with other monument
dealers throughout the country in
forwarding a resolution to Wash
ington urging Congress to provide
adequate funds for the immediate
rehabilitation and proper future
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Live Stock

nc following personal property
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monument daily and walk upon
the grassless terrace Uttered with
partly eaten fruit, sandwiches and
soda bottles. A guard, policing
the 12-acre area on which the
monument stands, told a New
York newspaperman recently that
some visitors are furious at the
statues condition. Others are
"astounded" by the desacration.
The American public is urged to
petition Congress to take immedi-
ate action toward repairing and
properly maintaining the world
famous shrine.
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NOTICE

Dead or disabled horses. cows
and mules removed FREE Of
charge by calling DOVER $685..
No animals removed unless call is
made Immediately and no animals
dying from contagious disease
will be removed.
Evening star., 1946-04-05
By the Assoeioted Press

TOKYO, April 5.-Gen. Mac
Arthur launched the four-power
Allied Council for Japan today
notifying it that its function
would be to advise him, while he
retains unchallenged command
The council promptly gave him
four pieces of advice, all offered
by Russia, whose delegate warned
of increasing activity of reac-
tionary forces" among japanese.
1t. Gen. Kuzma Derevyanko, So
Wet representative, spoke up as soon
as Gen. MacArthur's opening ad-
dress-a stirring plea for all ma
tions to renounce their right to wage
war-was finished.
Gen. Derevyanko proposed:
Excluding the press; examining
Gen. MacArthur'S DEGREES seven
days and imperial rescripts 10 days
in advance of their issuance to
Japanese: internationalizing the
Evening star., 1946-04-05
Yugos|avia Refuses
To LET j. ). Officers
Assist Mihai|ovich
U. S. Ignores All Proven
Treoeheries' in Note,
Belgrade Answer Says
By the Associoted Press

BELGRADE, April 5.-Yugo.
slavia today refused a United
States request to allow American
officers to testify at the forth
coming trial of Gen. Draja Mi
hailovich, recently captured
Chetnik chieftain who was among
the first resistance leaders ir
Europe.
belgrade newspapers devoted al
most their entire first pages te
publication of the American note
and the Yugoslav refusal. The
lengthy Yugoslav answer began with
refusal and ended with the asser-
ton that full justice will be done
at the trial"
The Yugoslav answer to the United
States note asserted among other
things:
That the United States note
ignored "all the proven treacheries
and cooperation with the Germans
and criminal acts to his people"
A denial that Mihailovich, who
was King Peters Minister of War
led true resistance movement.
A claim that today it is definitely
proven that Mihailovich met repre-
sentatives of the German high COM
mand in August, 1941, in an armoreo
train in the town of Ljig and dis
cussed mutual cooperation against
the National Liberation (Tito)
| forces"
That the exiled Yugoslav govern.
ment in London increased Mihailo-
vich's rank to help in this fight.
That Mihailovich aided Allied air.
men to improve his chance of OBJ
tanning Allied arms.
Mihailovich's capture was an.
nounced March "a. A dispatch al
that time said his wife had dice
in concentration camp. This
information has proved incorrect
as Mrs. Mihailovich still is living ir
Belgrade.
Evening star., 1946-04-05
|4-Power Allied Council in japan
Is Launched by Gen. Macarthur

council secretariat (American Brig
Gen. Bonner F. Fellers now is Sec
retary generaD, and holding new
Japanese elections if next Wednes-
days balloting elects unsuitable
Diet members.
Gen. Macarthur in his speech said
it was advisable that all council
meetings be open to public and press
to avoid any suspicion of secret
devices, undertakings or commit
mentS."
At the suggestion of British
Commonwealth Representative w.
Mcmahon Ball, Russia withdrew
her request to bar the press from
all meetings, and the council agreed
to admit newsmen to major meet
ings." They will be barred from
unofficial meetings" whenever the
council sees fit.
The Councils next session, for
mally scheduled for April II, pre-
sumably will be classified as major.
(See MACARTHUR, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1946-04-05
Regent Archbishop
In Athens May Be Out
BY the Assoeioted Press

ATHENS, April 5.-Usually re-
liable sources reported today that
Regent Archbishop Damaskinos had
submitted his resignation to Pan
ayotis Poulitsas, who was sworn in
last night as Greece's new Premier
There was no immediate confirma-
ton.
Archbishop Damaskinos had indi-
Gated a desire to resign last No
vember, but was persuaded to con-
tinue in Office at least until after
the general elections. which were
held March 81.
The government was reported to
have recommended to King George
II that he refuse to accept the
regents resignation at present.
Poulitsas, 60-year-old career jurist,
heads coalition cabinet of Populist
and National Bloc leaders who DOM
mated Sundays election. The gov
ernment is the seventh in 18 months.
The new government includes
three former Premiers as Ministers
without portfolios.
Evening star., 1946-04-05
Draft Showdown Vote
Scheduled Today by
House Military Unit
Election Yeor Is Factor
In Divided Sentiment
On Extending Law
BY the Assoeioted Press

The House Military Affairs
Committee came face to face to-
day with a ticklish election-yeai
decision-What to do about the
expiring draft law.
Unless Congress acts in the
meantime, the act goes off the
books on May Is, and there can
be no more selective service in
ductions.
As the committee was called into
session for the avowed purpose of
voting on the issue, its members
apparently were in general agree
ment only on two points. They be-
lieve the law must be extended, and
that service of new inductees
should be limited to 18 months.
But there is sharp disagreement
on the length of the extension and
the conditions that should be at
tached to it.
May Wants 4-Month Extension.
Chairman May is holding out for
four month extension and a ban
against induction of any one under
20 and any fathers regardless OF
age.
Some members favor a six-month
continuance; others want a full
year, with 18 and 19-year-olds SUBJ
ject to induction.
Majority sentiment seems to favor
an extension probably until March
l or March Is, 1947. That would
leave the matter of any further con-
tinuance up to the new Congress.
ut also will make it an issue il,
this years congressional elections,
one member pointed out. Its some
thing the people should decide any
how, and the new Congress can gel
clear-cut mandate on it in the
November elections"
Mr.. May told reporters he believed
the committee would make a fnal
decision today, allowing the legisla-
ton to reach the House floor next
week.
The Senate Military Affairs Com
1See DRAFT baoe A-s1
Evening star., 1946-04-05
Anybody Got q Can Opener?
Conferees Expected to Draft
New Federal Pay Raise Bill
Hope Voiced for Boost More Liberal Than
S400 Asked by House and llo6 by Senate

The wide dissimilarity between the
fat S400-a-year salary raises for all
classified Federal employees, voted by
the House last night. and the Sen
ates graduated II per cent pay bill
makes it appear likely that the con.
ferees will not accept either version
but will write new bill combining
various features of both.
Outcome of the conference was
awaited anxiously by approximately
$500 District employees and 10000
Federal workers bracketed under
the Classification Act employed in
Washington, along with roughly
/ 100000 Government job holders
throughout the Nation.
Chairman Randolph Of the House
Civil Service Committee said he
would seek to have the conferees
meet soon on the measure. Both
he and Chairman Downey of the
Senate Civil Service Committee ex-
Ipect to select the conferees soon.
Mr.. Randolph and Representative
(See FEDERAL PAY, Page A-4.J
Evening star., 1946-04-05
Justice Department Aid Sought
In House Probe of Jail Break
Police Continue Search for Mcfarland
As All Clues of His Whereabouts Prove False

tee today to acquaint them with the
case.
The other members are Repre-
sentatives Simpson, Republican, OF
Illinois; Harris, Democrat, of Louisi-
ana; Combs, Democrat, Of Texas
and O'Hara, Republican, of Min
nesota. The group expects to fix
responsibility for the break which
led to the suspension of two police
men acting as guards at the death
house from which Medley and Nc
Farland escaped. Medley was re-
captured less than eight hours after
the break, which occurred about
am. Wednesday.
Mr.. Hebert said he did not feel
that the subcommittee would be
hampered by lacking the power to
subpoena witnesses which investi-
eating committees of Congress often
are granted under special authority
He explained that he had no doubt
that every one whom the group
wanted to hear would appear will.
ingly.
"If any one is reluctant to testify
Mr. Hebert added, that will be ar
indication that he has something tt
conceal"
The subcommittee may set date
for the hearings today, though there
was some doubt whether this woulc
be done at the first meeting.
| Representative Smith. Democrat
of Virginia, chairman of subcom-
mittee in charge of his bill to trans
fer authority over penal institutions
| from the Board of Public Welfare tC
the Commissioners, said today he
planned to call the group together
some time next week. 1t will be
determined at that time. he said
whether additional hearings will be
held.
Mr.. Smith plans to press for ac-
(See JAIL BREAK. Page A-5)
Evening star., 1946-04-05
BULLETIN.

A grand jury investigation
of Wednesdays Jail break was
proposed in the House today
by Representative Stefan,
ranking Republican member
OF the House Appropriations
Subcommittee.
While police fruitlessly ran
down tips on the whereabouts OF
Earl Mcfarland, escaped muir
derer, a special House subcom-
mittee today sought cooperation
OF the Justice Department in in
veStigating the District jail break
of Mcfarland and Joseph D
Medley Wednesday morning.
Pursuit of leads telephoned from
Northern Ohio to Southern Virginia
by nervous citizens kept the police
and Federal Bureau of Investigation
busy. In the Washington area hitch
mixers and motorists who reSembleC
Mcfarland and strangers moving
into apartments gave witnesses
scares and the police extra work.
Representative Hebert, Democrat
of Louisiana, chairman of the five.
man board of inquiry appointed by
the House District Committee
planned to confer today with Attor.
ney General Clark in the hope Of
obtaining assistance in the investi-
cation which will open early next
week.
Although Mr. Clark has an.
nounced the Justice Department will
conduct its own investigation, Mr.
Hebert said he was hopeful the
FBI would cooperate in the con-
gressional inquiry as we'll Mr.. He.
bert called into session other men,
bers of the Investigative Commit
Evening star., 1946-04-05
Inspectors Recover $153,l5O
Buried inPipe AfterPostuI Theft

and inclosed in two lengths of stove
pipe.
Mr.. Doran said the late Joseph
D. Marshall, who died 20 months
ago. was a clerk in the registry
section of the West Bay annex of
the Jacksonville Post Office when a
Federal Reserve Bank shipment
came into his hands.
The Post Office Department said
He substituted for it letter which
he had already prepared to an in
nocent party and gave that letter
the same number as the money
shipment bore. The recipient kept
the letter and the subsequent iden-
tiflcation of Marshalls handwrit-
ing fastened the crime on him."
The department said that Joseph
D. Marshall, beyond saying that the
(See THEFT, Page .A-5.)
Evening star., 1946-04-05
BY the Associated Press

The Post Office Department an.
nounced today that three inspectors
working on a postal theft case hao
unearthed s153,15O buried feet
deep in yard in Jacksonville, Fla
The department said the money
was part of $180,0O0 stolen by q
former post office employe who, the
department said, confessed before
he died August 10, 1914. 1t saio
the case involved the biggest money
theft in postal history.
Chief Inspector James J. Doran
asserting that discovery of the
$153, $50 solved the case, related that
three inspectors who had been
ordered to retrace every step in the
two-year hunt for the missing
money found it in two tin cans and
two glass jars, sealed with parafir
Evening star., 1946-04-05
Nehru Rules Out Plan
OF McsIem LEAGUE
BY the Associofed Press

NEW DELHI. April 5-Jawaharlal
Nehru, former president of the
Congress party, said at news con-
ference today that the Congress
will not agree to the Moslem League
demand for Pakistan under any
circumstance-even if the British
government agrees to it."
He added that nothing on earth.
including the United Nations, is
going to bring about the Pakistan
of Jinnah's conception"
Evening star., 1946-04-05
Wage Bill Abandoned
By Pepper as Dead
In Face Of Farm Rider
Measure Now Is Worse
Thon Present Statute,
Its Author Asserts
BY the Associoted Press

The author of the administra.
tion'S minimum industrial wage
bill abandoned it for dead today
because the Senate insisted or
expanding it to raise the income
of farmers. too.
Il consider the bill completely
dead" Senator Pepper, Democrat
of Florida told reporters before
leaving on speaking trip.
Senator Pepper is the principal
author and floor manager for the
Legislation, which the Senate twice
modified in the face of veto threat
by voting an amendment designed
to raise farm prices.
The amendment was written in,
46 to 38, early last night, shortly
before the Senate recessed until
noon today. The action clinched
an earlier test vote on the same
proposal last Friday, when the count
was 43 to 81. All administration
efforts to gain reversal failed in
the face of a Well-organized coai-
ton which included Southern DEM
ocrats, Republicans and some West
erners of both parties.
Truman Promised Veto.
The farm amendment, ram
rodded by Senator Russell, Demo-
crat, of Georgia, would revise the
farm parity formula to include the
cost of farm labor. taking in the
farmer and his family as we'll as
hired hands.
Sterilization Administrator Ches-
ter Bowles had declared repeatedly
it would raise the Nations food bill
by more than s4,OO0,0OO, 900 a year
And President Truman sent word tt
the Senate he would be compelled
to veto the bill if it came to the
White House bearing the amend
ment.
AS the measure now stands, await
ing the final Senate vote which
would send it to the House, tht
present minimum wage of 40 cent.
an hour for workers covered by the