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Smyrna times., 1946-03-21
The Smyrna Times
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Smyrna times., 1946-03-21

three attempts at snow, amounting
to more than all the winter beside.
On Sunday it fell steadily from
one until five o'clock, when it
turned to rain making an inch or
more of slush.
John w. Tucker has moved his
store to the newly completed build
ing corner of Commerce and Della
ware Streets. Almost the entire
front facing Commerce Street is
glass and with the bulk window on
Delaware Street it gives the most
glass front of any store in town.
Town Council met last Wednes-
day night to reorganize br the
coming year. John H. Hoffecker
was made president for another
year making his eighteenth year
as presiding officer and his twenty
first year as a commissioner. H. D.
Boyer was made secretary for the
coming year. The president made
his appointment of the following
committees: Street and Sewer, J.
C. Robinson, John Cosgriff, DR.. T.
C. Moore; Light and Water Com
mittee, H, D. Boyer, DR.. T. c.
Moore, VIM. A. FAIRIES, John Cos
griff, ]. c. Robinson, and A. Lee
Cummins; Opera House, H. D.
Boyer, A. Lee Cummins and w. A.
FAIRIES. The tax rate will likely
come up at the next meeting. The
Smyrna times., 1946-03-21
SMYRNA AND VICINITY

j. w. Jones bought large num-
ber of muskrat skins from a trap
per of Taylor's Bridge this morn
ing. The seasons catch will run
much over 5000 this year with an
average price of 18 cents per skin.
Clarence B. Raymond has tend
cred his resignation as manager of
the '96 base ball team. His resig-
nation is regretted by many as the
enthusiasts were priding themselv-
es on having the club under effic-
lent management. The association
will meet in the near future to
elect another manager.
The Government dredging boat
is now in the Smyrna river clear
ing out the bad spots for naviga-
tion. They began work this morn
ing and will probably continue for
at least three months. The dredg-
ing is in chargeofEngineer Peter
f. Causey, Jr., formerly of Mil
ford.
j. Charles Armstrong, formerly
proprietor of the Smyrna House of
this town, has leased the Central
Hotel of Wilmington for $4,000.
The proceedings however are held
Mp by an old judgment of John p.
Donoho and Mr.. Armstrong; lease
willb stopped untily the judg-
ment proceedings are settled by
the Superior Court.
The young men of this town met
Friday evening and effected an or
ganization with Hervey P. Hall as
chairman, and Walton Busteed as
secretary for the purpose of ar
ranging large dance for April
10th. j. Harry HURT was made
treasurer and a number of the
committees were formed. 1t is
their purpose to make it the finest
dance given in Smyrna for many
years.
Walter T. Massey, who has been
residing on his fathers farm on
the Kenton road, has moved to the
Stephen farm just beyond Duck
Creek which he purchased two or
three years ago and is succeeded
on the home farm by his brother,
Charles R. Massey.
The farm work usually begins
with the first of March but the
month thus far has been too cold
to do more than mend fences or
gather fire wood. Beside the cold
freezing weather there has been
Smyrna times., 1946-03-21

SILVER ANNIVERSARY FOR SNOOKS-
Fonny Brice. radios precocious "BabY
Snooks". introduced the Terrible Tot to
her vaudeville audiences in Murch Of
ls2l-just rs years ago. Celebrating
with Snooks ere Henley Stofford and Lois
Corbet. the Daddy and Mommy Hiq.
gins" OF the popular CBS Sunday pro-
grum.
Smyrna times., 1946-03-21
A Big Part of our Job
is to bring you
THE MIRACLES OF COMMUNICATION
Pioneered by the Bell Telephone laboratories

A new cable-called coaxial-al
ready shoulders an unheard OF num-
Der of conversations simultaneously,
and will play a stellar role in bring
ing television into your home.
Even before the war, Bell Labora-
tories engineers were experimenting
extensively with radio waves-called
microwaves-only a few centimeters
long. The possibilities of microwaves
are almost unbelievable.
It's our job to make all these new
developments available to you =.
and the best news we have for you
is that we are actually at work on all
this today.
Smyrna times., 1946-03-21

Cats, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph L.
Beckett, Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Boyer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry B. Grieves,
Mr.. and Mrs. Able Taylor. Mrs.
Miriam Donoho, Mrs. Sallie Moore,
Mrs. Moses Price, Mrs. Annie Price.
Smyrna times., 1946-03-21

Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, Mrs. Davis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hardesty, Miss w.
Hurlock, Miss e. Hurlock, Mrs.
Hobbs, Miss Melvin, Miss Clara
Beckett, Miss Kate Beckett, Miss
Lucy Taylor, Miss Nellie Taylor,
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Smyrna times., 1946-03-21

Reynolds, Mr.. Joseph Reynolds,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Benson, Miss
Lizzie Reynolds, Miss Ella Smith
ers, Miss Clara Bewley. Mr.. Re-
becca FAIRIES, Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.
Budd, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Wesley Den
ney, Mrs. Cunningham, Miss Annie
Smyrna times., 1946-03-21
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
SO YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date Of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
tion.
Smyrna times., 1946-03-21
Lemon Juice Recipe Checks
Rheumatic Pain Quickly
L ii Il A T r e
SMYRNA, DELAWARE

If you suffer from rheumatic, arthri-
tbs or neuritis pain, try this simple
inexpensive home recipe that thousands
are using. Get a package of Ru-Ex
Compound, weeks supply today. Mix
it with a quart of water, add the
juice of lemons. It's easy, pleasant
and no trouble at all. You need only 8
tablespoonfuls two times a day. Often
night = splendid results are obtained.
If the pains do not quickly leave
and if you do not feel better, Ru-Ex
will cost you nothing to try as it is
sold by your dealer under an abso-
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Compound is for sale and recommended by
Smyrna times., 1946-03-21

Jules Verne had prophetic and eerie
imagination.
The Bell System has the Bell Tele-
phone Laboratories!
Here, among maze of apparatus,
instruments, and machinery, hum
dreds of scientists and engineers,
using fundamental and applied re-
search, discover, appraise, develop,
and make practical fantastic, new
miracles of communication.
These men dream of the future. Then
they make their dreams come true.
Their one objective is to make COM
munication ever better and better,
ever faster and faster-and more
economical-for you.
And one Of the obieefives of our
$5,5oo,oo0 expansion program is
TO moke ovoilobIe, as fost as we con.
their many new developments.
Marvellous things are on the way,
some of them in their earliest scien-
tifc stages. Others are ready for us,
and you.
Long distance dialing, for example,
is now a fact as operators dial direct
from long distance switchboards to
telephones in far-away places.
It will be possible to talk by telephone
from automobiles, taxis, trucks and
buses.
If you're deaf, you'll learn to read
pictures of Speech" the Labora-
tories new electronic development.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14
Unions, Packers
Confer Today

CHICAGO. Jan. Ia UP)--Rep-
resentatives of the major meat
packers meet today with AFL and
CIO leaders and officials Of three
federal agencies in a last-minute
attempt TO avert a nationwide
meat strike.
Adjourning a day-long Sunday
conference with Swift & Co.,
largest of the companies, Edgar
L. Warren, u. S. conciliation di-
rector. reported that no definite
progress" had been made.
Warren added, however, that he
was hopeful of a settlement be-
fore the 1901 a. m. Wednesday
strike desdline.
The American Meat Institute,
spokesman for the industry, has
warned that the walkout sched-
uled by 200, 900 CIO packinghouse
workers and 1850 members OF
the Amalgamated Meat Cutters
and Butcher Workers, AFL, would
exhaust the nations meat supplies
within a week.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14
; Ydnk Deaths
Blamed on Ring

PASSAU. Germany. Jan il
OUPD-Anmy intelligence agents
worked on the theory today ihat
three American officers, found
hacked 10 death in their charrcd
quarters last Monday had been
killed by members OF an Amer-
can-Gerrnan black market ring
II was learned that PasSau dis
trict governor Mai Everett Cof-
ran. only one of the victims
whose Identity has been an
nounced TO date. had heen at
tempting 10 break up the ring.
The other victims were criminal
Investigators
They had come here on the
pretense OF buying horses but
actually were investigating the
black market. il was learned
Cofran's chauffeur, a peg
legged German, was held for
questioning.
indication that Americans may
have been involved in the mur-
derS was evident in the presence
of criminal investigation depart
ment officers and an Inspector
general representative. Neither
OF these agencies likely would be
concerned If the murders were
blamed fully on Germans.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14

Union O.k's
49, Cent Hike
BY JACK CRELLIN
Detroit Times Labor Editor

UAW-CIO leaders, after tentatively accepting
the fact-finding boards proposals to end the Gen.
eral Motors strike, today moved to extend the eco.
nomic blockade against the corporation to It's tool
and die plants.
The presidential boards recommendation for q
191 cent an hour pay raise and restoration OF the
contract abrogated by GM Dec 10 has been rejected
by the corporation.
Approval of the fact finders proposals given at
stormy meeting of the national General Motors conference
made of 200 delegates representing 90 struck plants IN
the Barlum Hotel yesterday.
After the meeting, the union informed President Tru
that unless General Motors accepts the factnding
boards proposals by next Monday the UAW will withdraw
its acceptance and insist its original demand for 80
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14
lockout PdrdlYzes
Argentina Business

BUENOS AIRES, Jan. Ia (INS)
--Argentina's business and indus
trial life came 20 a virtual halt
today with the beginning OF a
three-day nationwide lockout in
protest against COVE rnm G n l.
ecreed wage increases and
bonuses.
workers organizations an
nounced that. when the lockout
ended. they would continue sit
down strikes inaugurated last
week when employers refused TO
abide by the government DEGREES.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14
Seattle Gets
Papers Again

SEATTLE, Jan. IA. (INS)-
Seattle caught up on the news
and comics Sunday as the first
newspapers appeared after a two
month printers strike.
One daily carried 81 pages OF
comics, together with back news
summaries and pictures totaling
134 pages.
There was only one thing
wrong. After looking up their
favorite movie. many were unable
to get there-the street Ear work.
ers are on strike.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14
Girl Injured
I'm Gum NliShap

Fourteen-year-old Joyce Mea-
brod. daughter y Roy Meabrod,
9207 Everts, was recovering today
in Crosse Pointe Cottage Hospital
from a serious wound inflicted
with an "unloaded' gun
Thomas Pollack Jr., IL, son Of
Thomas Pollack, 5736 Whittier,
was showing the 30 caliber
weapon 10 Joyce and her sister,
Corrine, when 1t went off. police
said. Joyce was struck in the alb
domen.
Michael Guest, assistant prose-
cutting attorney, ordered young
Pollack held for juvenile author
tiles.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14
Churchill Due
In N. Y. Today

NEW YORK. Jan. II ms
Winston Churchill is scheduled 20
arrive in New York late today on
the Queen Elizabeth.
The former prime minister and
Mrs. Churchill head a list Of pas
sengers which includes the Duke
Of Marlborough. Lord and Lady
Essendon and Lord and Lady En-
nisdale.
The Churchills will leave for
Miami at once, whore they will
be guests of Col Frank Clark,
Canadian shipping eXecutice.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14
Mild Temperature
Promised Tomorrow

Milder temperatures were fore
cast for tonight and tomorrow
by the weatherman as Sundays
dip to a low of IA seemed TO be
checked.
Tonight'S low is expected TO be
81 with some snow flurries in
prospect and increasing south to
southwest winds.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14
Vatican
Denies
Axis Aid

VATICAN CITY. Jan. Il. lUP)
The official Vatican organ Os-
Scrvatore Romano said today that
the Moscow newspaper Pravda
lies IN charging that throughout
the war the Vatican defended the
ANS.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14
Rationinq Urqed

BUFFALO, Jan. IA tINS)-Dr.
John M Potter. president Of Ho-
bart and William Smith Colleges,
today advocated a return to food
rationing. so that America can
keep her wartime promise to feed
starving people in Europe.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14
Wife Seeks to Cheat
HanSEnan of HOInIna

against American and Filipino
defenders Of Bataan.
The tiny. black haired woman.
wearing a black and silver flow
cred kimono, flew here from
Japan.
The pretty 44-year-old Mrs.
Homma declared that she in
tended to take the witness stand
and tell the whole world" how
kind and considerable her hus-
band is.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14

MANILA. Jan. ID INS)-Mrs.
Hujiko Homma. displaying what is
considered unseemly emotion for
an upperclass japanese woman,
said today she has utter faith in
the innocence of her husband,
Gen. Homma, who is now on trial
as a war criminal.
Mrs. Homma said she was con-
fident that her husband would be
acquitted of responsibility for
Japanese atrocities perpetrated
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14
A-Bomb Tests at Sea
To Be Ready Soon

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ia (AP)
The army and navy will join
shortly in announcing the date,
location and other details of the
forthcoming atomic bomb tests
at sea.
Announcing this over the week
end. Vice Adm. w. II. P. Blandy
told newsmen that many of the
same detailed preparations that
went into wartime island assault
ing campaigns are involved in
planning for the historic expert
ment.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14
Father, 86, to Sec
Son Made Cardinal

NEW YORK, Jan. II (INS)-
The British radio said today that
Archbishop Spellman Of New York
will be accompanied by his So
year-old father when he flies to
Rome TO be made a cardinal.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14
TWO ASSOCIATES CITED

At Anderson's request, Grand
Jury Judge Louis +. Coash has
cited two associates of Mckay TO
show cause next Saturday why
they should not be held in con-
tempt for circulating a weekly
newspaper. containing attac X 5
upon Sigler and the grand jury
The paper. Anderson charged. was
sent TO many of the 100 venire-
men summoned for jury service.
Those cited are Capt. Ira II.
Marmon. former chief OF detec-
tives of the state police, and
Edwin Goodwin. publisher Of the
Michigan State Digest.
Sigler's indictment of Mckay Is
based on testimony that the for
mer political boss was able TO
grant tavors 10 certain distillers
and strangle others
McKeighan, at that time, con-
troled two liquor distributing
agencies. The other three defend
ants were among his statesmen.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14
Roosevelt Joins Group

NEW YORK, Jan. IA (INS)-
James Roosevelt has joined the
staff Of the Independent Citizens
Committee Of the Arts, Sciences
and Professions.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14
Goes
To Trial in
Liquor Plot
BY FRANK MORRIS

MASON, Jan. 14-Repub-
liean chief Frank D. Mckay
went on trial here today for
the third time in five years,
protesting that the cards are
stacked against him and that
he cannot get a fair hearing.
A master at political poker. the
former COP national committee
man this time was confronted by
new game with new players,
consisting of Grand jury Prose
cutor Sigler and his staff.
With four others, he is accused
of conspiring 10 corrupt the state
liquor control system under the
late Gov. Luren d. Dickinson.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14
Phone Girls
Fail 10 Heed
Work Order

Detroit long distance service
again was paralyzed today
during the 10 a. m. peak
hour, with only s per cent
of the Michigan Bell Tele-
phone Co.'s toll operators on
duty at the Madison and
downtown offices despite an
order ending the national
tieup.
Operators in Detroit, Grand
Rapids. Flint, Saginaw and Kala-
mazoo were ordered by the Ma
tional Federation of Telephone
Workers to return to their jobs
at 6 a. m, whether their offices
were picketed or not.
Many Of them had been out
since Friday morning, refusing TO
cross picket lines established by
the striking Association OF Com
Equipment Workers.
30-DAY TRUCE
The back-to-work order was
for the duration Of a nation
wide 30-day notice of intent to
strike, affecting 250.000 telephone
workers.
Six hundred Detroit operators
met in the Labor Temple to de-
eide whether TO obey the order.
Meanwhile, ACEW pickets con-
tinued to patrol entrances to
Michigan Bell Offices despite in
structions from the parent Ma
tional Federation of Telephone
Workers for their withdrawal.
WANT STRIKE SETTLED
J. Bernard Hawkins, vice presi-
dent of Local 38. ACEW. said
early today his unions pickets
would remain on duty at the main
office and the Madison exchange.
"The national 4 e deratio
wants us to 20 back to work
without settling the strike"
Hawkins said. I'VE insist that
the strike be settled first"
In Washington early today,
Ernest Weaver, president of the
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Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14
Radio Show
Starts Annual
Polio Drive
By JERRY PETIT

Detrots March Of Dimes campaign, the annual drive
for funds to fight nfane paralysis officially under
way today after spectacular hour-long radio program
over station CKLW last night.
The CKLW.Detroit Times sponsored broadcast pre-
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14
McKEIGHAN ACCUSED

Facing Circuit Judge John
Simpson with Mckay were Will
liam II. McKeighan. former mayor
of Flint: Fisher Layton, former
personnel director OF the state
highway department. and Charles
and Earl Williams Of Detroit, for
mer liquor statesmen, employed by
McKeighan.
As the trial opened. Eugene L.
Carey Of New York. heading the
array OF seven defense attorneys,
q nounced ne would ask a con-
tinuance because OF prejudice
against Mckay in Ingham County.
Gareys first protest will be
based on a contention that recent
charges of jury tampering by
Prosecutor Victor c. Anderson
have made a fair trial impossible.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14

sSnted internationally known ce-
lebrities from the entertainment
world, including Liberace, sensa-
tional young pianist, as well as
sports personalities and one fa-
nous author.
Liberace, who made an out
standing hit during recent ap-
pearance in the Statler Terrace
Room here, was presented in two
numbers from Milwaukee. He
scored heavily with 1t Might as
Well Be Spring"
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14

ToDAY'S BEST PICTURES
TODAY! The Detroit Times
gives you superb Photographic
coverage of events.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14

per cent increase.
Complete stoppage OF all GM
work in the tool and die shops
was demanded of the unions
strike strategy committee by the
conference delegates.
HEARING ORDERED
Also awaited was the setting of
a date for an NLRB hearing on
union charges that GM has failed
to bargain collectively. The hear
ing was ordered yesterday.
After three hours Of debate at
yesterdays meeting, the delegates
passed the international executive
boards recommendation by a vote
of 8o per cent, Walter p. Reuther,
JAW vice president, said
Their decision, conveyed to
President Truman by telegram,
stated:
I'VE have voted to recon-
mend to the General Motors
workers that they accept tho
boards recommendations OF Q
191 -cent-an-hour increase and
reinstatement Of the 1945 con-
tract on the following condi-
ton: That You are suseessful I'm
persuading the corporation to
reconsider and accept the
boards recommendation by
Jan. 81.
DEADLINE SET
Eve are willing to postpone
achievement of our fun equity
In the situation In the public
interest. For that reason, and
that alone, we make the above
offer"
Referring to GINS flat rejection
OF the fact-fnding boards recom-
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Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14
TALKS TO ASSOCIATES

Negotiations were marking time
today while Benjamin F. Fairless,
president Of u. S. Steel, consulted
with his associates in the firm and
possibly with representatives OF
other companies on the steel
workers demand for a 1914 cent
hourly pay boost.
This figure represents a reduc-
ton from the unions original :e-
quest for 25-cent hourly in
crease. u. S. Steel has offered Is
cents and the two parties were
said to have stuck to their respec-
tive positions throughout the
White House negotiations.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14
Move 10 Restore
Steel Output

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA (INS)
The steel industry went about
restoring production today after
being granted a weeks reprieve in
the scheduled strike of 100000
workers.
Operations generally had been
curtailed and many workers sent
home in anticipation of walkout
at midnight last night, which was
averted by the Intervention OF
President Truman.
Industry representatives In
Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Chicago
and other steel areas indicated il
would take several days TO re-
sumo full production.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14
CECIL Drown SPEAKS

Well Be Spring"
CECIL BROWN SPEAKS
The author, Cecil Brown, war
correspondent and news COM
mentator. spoke from New York.
Also carried from New York were
the Hartman's famed dance satir-
lists.
Other stepped before the micro
phone in Detroit.
Dean Murphy, celebrated mimic,
appearing at Lee n Eddie's, was
among these, along with Beatrice
Kay. Gay Nineties songstress and
Juanita Rios. South American
"bombshell," now singing at the
Bowery.
The music of Leo Reisman and
his orchestra was picked up from
the Statler Terrace Room.
BASEBALL STARS TALK
Barney McCoskey and Dick
Wakefield of the world champion
Tiger baseball team were inter
viewed in the studios of CKLW.
The program. probably the best
of radio shows ever to originate
here. was the forerunner of a
series of daily 15+minute broad
casts, to be presented by CKLW
and The Detroit Times through
out the March Of Dimes Drive.
These programs all will origin
ate in the lobby of the Statler
and will be heard from 2:f5 70
2:30 p. m. Monday through Fri
day.
GUEST ARTISTS
Guest stars will make their ap
pearance from day to day, alonl
with persons who have worked
with or been affected by the
Embarrassing of the Nationa
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
Abner f. Larned, executive
chairman of the Michigan COM
mittee, is directing the local phase
of the campaign. as he has done
since the inception of the organi-
yatiOn
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14
BIG PLANT STRUCK

Despite the postponement, the
huge Lackawanna IN. W plant
of the Bethlehem Steel Co. re-
mained strikebound. Eleven thou
sand workers walked off the job
Friday night and Saturday after
Joseph P. Molony, regional direc-
tor Of the CIO-Steel Workers
Union. charged that the company
had attempted to pack the plant
with potential strikebreakers."
President Truman and his top
advisers maintained high hopes
that the dispute would be settled
before the new strike deadline
arrives at midnight Jan. 20.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14
DEADLINE SET
THE WEATHER
HouRLY TEMPrRATuRHs

The sun win set AZ s73 D. m. today
ana rise tomorrow at T:Ss a. N.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14
WANT STRIKE SETTLED

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Detroit evening times., 1946-01-14

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