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Smyrna times., 1946-05-02
LIONS CLUB FORMED HERE
Held First Meeting at Wayside Inn
Last Night-Visitors Present

The newly-formed Smyrna Lions
Club held its organization meeting
at The Wayside Inn Wednesday
evening, May l. This club was
started by small group of young
local men who believe that a
young mans organization is need
ed here. So much interest was
created among the young men of
Smyrna over the forming of this
club that its membership quota has
already been filled. The Whining
ton Lions Club, who are sponsor
ing the Smyrna Club, sent dele
cation here for the organization
meeting. The officers elected at
this meeting will be announced in
next weeks issue.
Smyrna times., 1946-05-02
Law Officers Conference

Fred Hallford, Special Agent in
charge of the Baltimore office of
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton, announces that the regular
FBI Law Enforcement Conference
for Dover, will be held Monday,
May 6, at 2:30 p. M, in Legislative
Hall. A similar conference is
scheduled for Wilmington on Tues
day, May T. at l p. M, in the
Court Room of the City Building.
All law enforcement officers in the
State are invited to attend the
conference which is most conven-
lent.
Smyrna times., 1946-05-02
Church of the Nazarene

Church of the Nazarene, Rev. j.
w. Parkins, pastor, makes the fol-
lowing announcements: Prayer
meeting Thursday, 7.30 p. m. Sun
day services: Sunday School at 9.45
a. M; morning worship at 10.45;
evangelistic and praise meeting at
7.30 p. m.
Smyrna times., 1946-05-02
Wesleyan Methodist Church News

Wesleyan Methodist Church,
Rev. Joseph Kephart, Pastor, an
nounces the services for the week:
Wednesday night prayer meeting
at 7:30 p. m. Sunday School, on
Sunday at 1000 a. M, preaching
at HOO a. m. Song and evangel-
istic service at 7:30 p. m. Monday
evening, Missionary meeting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Kinsey. On Sunday, Rev. l.. F.
Uhlendorff, chaplain in the United
States Army, will deliver the mes
sage. The church has called back
Rev. Kephart for another year.
Smyrna times., 1946-05-02
SPECIAL GRANGE MEETING
Members To Attend Services Al
Barratt's Chapel May 5

A special meeting of the Smyrna
Grange has been called for tonight
by the executive committee in or
der to vote on new candidates.
This Sunday, May 5, is the Annual
State go to Church" Sunday to
be held at Barratt's Chapel at
2:30 p. m. with the Rev. Stanley
Lowell, of Dover, officiating. There
will be special music by Grange
members from throughout the
state and large attendance is re-
quested.
Smyrna times., 1946-05-02
Body OF Whale Washed Ashore

The body of a young whale was
washed ashore Friday at the
southern end of the boardwalk at
Rehoboth. The young mammal,
measuring about seven feet long
has a deep wound in its belly and
other bloody cuts over its body.
1t is thought it may have become
entangled in the propeller of ship
off the coast. Many people have
gone down to inspect it.
Smyrna times., 1946-05-02
Smyrna Fire Report For April

Bill" Mabrey, fire recorder for
Citizens Hose Company has sub
mitted the following fire report for
the month of April: Number of
fire alarms, A; kind of fires: CHM
ney, 2; trash, /; truck, 1. Causes:
Overheated stove, /; dirty CHM
ney, 1; unknown, 2. Estimated
loss: rural, $35.
Smyrna times., 1946-05-02
NAMED DISTRIBUTOR HERE
w. G. Roe, Jr. Appointed Standard
Oil Co, Distributor For This Area

William G. Roe, Jr., who has
been operating the ESQ Service
center, on the Boulevard since re-
turning from two years service in
the merchant marine has been ap-
pointed distributor of fuel oil in
this district for the Standard Oil
Company.
Smyrna times., 1946-05-02
Senator Tunnel to Broadcast

u. S. Senator James M. Tunnel
will speak over radio station
WDEL, Wilmington, Friday, May
3rd at 1880 p. M, on the subject
of continuing price controls. The
extension of OPA is now before
the Senate Banking and Currency
Committee.
Smyrna times., 1946-05-02
DEMONSTRATION WEEK
Homemakers Club To Hold Ex-
hibit in Fretz Building

The Smyrna Homemakers Club
will hold an exhibit on May & to 13,
in the Fretz building on Commerce
Street, in Celebration of National
Home Demonstration Week. All
club members having made articles
during the past year will please
bring them to this location May 6,
between 200 p. m. and 4:30 p. m.
and between 800 and 1000 p. m.
Evening star., 1946-11-06
PIebiscite
Continued From First Page.)

try in the regular elections, a higher
proportion of District residents voted
here than did eligible voters in most
other cities.
Third, the vote for local and
national representation led by a
decisive majority, particularly In
view of the fact that the opposition
vote actually turned out in this
plebiscite, whereas in 1888 they were
largely a stay-at-home vote.
~"The big job now, is to back up
the majority vote for local and
national representation by adequate
organization to get Congressional
approval. That's the job to which
we are going to turn our attention.
The question voted on in yester-
days and the previous plebiscite on
April 30, 1888, were identical.
They were:
81. Do you want the right to vote
for officials of your own city gov
ernment in the District of Co.
lumbia?
20. Do you want the right to vote
for President of the United States
and for members of Congress from
the District of Columbia"
In. the 1888 referendum 82,971
voted for local suffrage, 10,75T
Evening star., 1946-11-06

potential voting population which
turned out atstl1e polls Mr.. Newell
told the radio audience, 1--WE feel
we are making a better showing
here than most Of the States"
Mr.. Finch, identifying himself
also as president Of the Central
Suffrage Conference predicted the
results would have much influ-
ence on Congress.
Asked II local "home rule" could
be enacted by Congress, Mr.. Finch
replied that Congress could charter
local government for the District
by a simple act.
In regard to national representa-
ton, however, he said 1t would take
constitutional amendment to pro-
vide the people Of this city with
the right to elect members Of the
Senate and House and to vote fol
President and Vice President.
He pointed to results OF the pre-
vious referendum in 1898 when more
than 81, 1000 persons out of a popula-
ton of more than 100000 voted 10
to for local suffrage and 13 to l
Tor national representation.
Legislation Being Drafted.
1'Why do you think the results OF
this plebiscite might have more ef-
feet on Congress than the one in
1882" he was asked.
"In the first place." he replied
"the plebiscite today was more In
conformity with election practices
Secondly, there was a much larger
turnout. And in the third place
Congress now Is not hampered by
wartime legislation"
Mr.. Finch pointed out that, ow-
ing to the pressure Of the war or
Congress, suffrage advocates did not
pursue their cause during the con-
hict.
Now Congress is not hampered by
war legislation" he explained. eve
don't have the same situation now
and we can go at Congress tooth
and nail"
Asked to amplify his predictions
for future action. Mr.. Finch as.
serted: 1--WE definitely are laying
plans to go to Congress. Some Of
our officers actually are drafting
proposed legislation"
Local self-government measures
probably will go before the Senate
and House District Committees, hi
said, while any proposed legislation
for a constitutional amendment fol
national representation would 81
before the Judiciary Committees o.
both houses.
Much will depend, he added, or
the friends Of District suffrage
among members Of Congress.
The special plebiscite broadcast
from The Star was produced BY
Harry Hoskinson of WMAL.
Draws National Attention.
The plebiscite attracted Nation.
wide attention, especially through
the radio and press associations
Some foreign newspapers carried
Evening star., 1946-11-06

tents vote favoring both local ana
national suffrage.
Harry s. Wender, former president
of the Federation Of Citizens Associ-
ations and a chairman judge in the
plebiscite, was assisted by four vol
unteers. junior high school students:
They donned sanitary masks and
aprons as protection against tuber-
culoSis.
The patients voted 291 to "a for
local suffrage and 303 to ~ for
national representation. The girl
volunteers, from Powell Junior High
| School, were Dorothy Newton, l735
Newton street NV; Elsie Kirch-
hofer, 1861 Park road NV; Jean
Sanderson, $500 Fourteenth street
NV, and Wee Brook, 1887 Four
teenth street NV.
G. w. U. Precinct Added.
The polling place at George
Washington University became the
last and 89th precinct. 1t turned
in a vote of 72 to IS for local
suffrage and SO to Is for national
representation.
Charles Evans Hughes. retired
Chief Justice of the United States,
cast his plebiscite ballot at the
Adams School.
In reporting this a plepiscite Of
fetal told headquarters he had reg
istered Mr.. Hughes, "and 2,185
ordinary people"
Action Predicted.
The predictions of action by suf-
frage leaders in the new Congress
came in a special radio program
over Station WMAL, broadcast from
the news department of The Star.
Determination to implement the
expressed will Of Washingtonians
was expressed by Chairman Colli-
flower, Mr.. Finch and Mr.. Newell.
Asked by Announcer Ray Michael
If the plebiscite verdict of the peo-
pie here meant that they could now
cast ballots in forthcoming elec-
tions, Mr.. Colliflower responded:
II am sorry to say it does not.
But we hope that the results OF
the referendum will prove to Con-
gress that the people of Washing
ton want the vote. We are elated
that so many turned out"
He pointed out that the Board OF
Trade for many years had had a
Committee on National Represen-
tation, which previously had been
headed by the late Theodore w.
Noyes. This committee, he explain
ed, now is headed by Jesse c. Suter,
making future plans.
With this background and the re-
suits of the plebiscite in hand, Mr..
Collif1ower declared: '"The Board OF
Trade will carry on from here"
Will Garry Fight to Congress.
Mr.. Newell explained the plebi-
scite movement had been started by
the Board of Trade, which had In
vited cooperation of other civic or
ganizations.
Now that public opinion here
has been recorded on the suffrage
issue, Mr.. Newell declared, I'VE shall
carry on to convince members OF
Congress that the people of Wash
ington are anxious to exercise the
vote the same as the people IN
other parts of the country"
Il shall do all I can," he pledged.
"to carry on the work that has been
started here today
Based on the percentage OF the
Evening star., 1946-11-06
Plurality Of $4,000
Sets Dewey Record;
Ives Wins by 247,0O0
BY the Associoted Press.

NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-Piling up
a staggering vote unprecedented in
New York State, Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey and the entire Republican
ticket yesterday rolled to a land
slide triumph over their Democratic
coalition opponents.
AS late returns trickled in, the
44-year -old Dewey's record-smaSh-
1 ing plurality neared the 100000
mark over Senator Mead, who had
PAC support.
Irving M. Ives, COP Senate can
didate, forged ahead of former Gov,
Herbert H. Lehman, the vote her
aiding a 250,0O0 plurality. Mr.. Ives
will be the States first Republican
Senator in 20 years.
Republicans picked up at least
six seats in the new Congress in
their sweep of politically important
New York State.
Latest Vote Figures.
All State COP nominees were
successful and the Republicans
boosted their majorities in the State
Legislature.
Latest figures in the vote showed
Governor, 9,460 out of 1884 dis
tricts-Dewey, 1902 ,658; Mead, D.
1872 ,439.
Senate, e,433 districts-Ives, O.
538 ,523; Lehman, 2,290,910.
The complete ballot in New York
City, which in the past has given
Democratic candidates overwhelm-
ing pluralities, was: Dewey, 1,l79,-
1872; Mead, 1865, ,452, and Ives, l.
007,233; Lehman, 1,496,826. Gov.
Dewey's margin-greatest ever given
Republican gubernatorial cand1-
date-propelled him into a favor
able spot for consideration as Re-
publican presidential nominee again
in 1948.
Dewey Issues Victory Statement.
Four years ago Dewey was elected
Governor by a 243,881 plurality over
the combined total of his Demo-
cratic and American Labor Party
opponents. In 1914 as Republican
presidential candidate. however, he
went down to defeat to the late
Franklin D. Roosevelt who won by
a 316,591 plurality.
In victory statement, Gov.
Dewey said, Our people want gov
ernment that will serve the people
without trying to become their
masters"
In the congressional battle, which
before the election the Republicans
and Democrats shared with % Rep
resentatives each and the ALP had
one, results showed:
Vito Marcantonio, only ALP
member OF Congress, successfully
defended his 18th district post
against Republican Frederick v. p.
Bryan.
Powell Retains Seat.
Adam Clayton Powell, Democrat,
retained his seat in the 22nd dis
trict, defeating Grant Reynolds,
Republican.
Robert Nodar, jr., Republican,
ousted the Democratic incumbent,
James j. Delaney in the 9Th district.
Republican Gregory Mcmahon
defeated Mrs. Emily L. Barry, DEM
ocrat, and George H. Rooney. ALP,
in the 4th district. The seat previ-
ously had been held by Mrs. Barry's
husband, William B. Barry, who
died two weeks ago.
David M. Potts, Republican, un-
seated the Democratic incumbent,
Peter A. Quinn, in the 26th district.
Republican Jacob K. Javits won
out over Daniel Flynn, Democrat,
and Eugene P. Connolly, ALP, in
the 21st district.
Kenneth B. Keating. Republican,
whipped the Democrat incumbent,
George F. Rogers, in the 40th dis
trict.
Robert T. Ross, Republican, de-
feated James A. Phillips, Democrat,
in the 5th district.
Evening star., 1946-11-06
WAA Preparing to Sell
Synthetic Rubber Plants
BY fhe Assoeioted Pies.

bJ fHe %SSoCiofe0 FSeSs
The War Assets Administration
announced today the creation of a
special branch within its real prop
erty Office to dispose of about go
synthetic rubber plants valued at
more than $500, 900 900, at such time
as they may be declared surplus.
WAA officials said the action does
not necessarily indicate that any
sales are imminent but that it
clears the way for early negotia-
tions.
, An interagency rubber policy
committee has recommended that
disposition be made of the plants
in such a way as to maintain a
portion of them in production re-
gardless of cost.
Evening star., 1946-11-06

every minute Of your lessons with a
charming Arthur Murray teacher.
What fun you'll have at parties!
Phone EX. 41O0, or come in today.
Studio open weekday evenings until
10 Pm.
Evening star., 1946-11-06

along the corridor into the board
room, and into an anteroom, where
they turned over the ballot boxes
and reports.
Soon this anteroom was over
crowded, and the line of chairmen
Judges with their armloads of card
board boxes backed UP along the
rear of the boardroom. 1t was
curiously reminiscent of other long
queues of Washingtonia patiently
waiting all over town, for buses, at
meat counters and in restaurants.
On the big table In front OF the
Iboardroom where officials OF the
municipal government preside over
hearings, statisticians operated add
ling machines. From these totals, re-
ports went to the press and radio.
Among the active officials at this
headquarters were Plebiscite Chair
man James E. Collifower, Vice
Chairman Wilbur FiIch; Frank G.
Waldrop, chairman of the Commit
tee on Districts and Facilities, who
chalked up results on the black
board; Clifford H. Newell, new presi-
dent of the Federation of Citizens
Associations, who was chairman OF
the Committee on Precinct Organ
ization; Edwin N. Lewis, plebiscite
committee secretary; William h.
Press. executive secretary of the
Board of Trade, and many others.
Late Rush to Vote.
Precincts reported late voting
rush. The percentage of voters who
had already cast absentee ballots in
other States increased during the
final hours, fact which was in
terpreted by precinct officials to
mean that most of the late voters
were Government employees who
waited until after working hours to
vote.
In some precincts, volunteer work
ers failed to show up, leaving one
or two persons to take care OF the
details. At Precinct No. !, in the.
Gales School, Massachusetts, and
New Jersey avenues NV. the only
poll worker showing up was d. M.
Ryan, 1928 Massachusetts, avenue
NV. Later In the day he prevailed
on Miss Marion Amicon to aid him.
Miss Amicon, who lives at 200
Massachusetts, avenue NV. re-
manned to help count the ballots.
Mr.. Ryan pressed into service 3
Langley Junior High School stu
dents during the late afternoon and
evening to help register the voters.
The youths, John Hellstrom, Is; Ray
Edelmann, is, and Sundino Di Mar
tino, appeared to get great kick
out of being election officials.
Absentee Ballot Reported.
The ballots were speedily tailed in
the Phillips School In the 9th
precinct, where II helpers aided
DR.. Herbert Marshall, jr., pre-
cinct official, in counting the ballots.
The 732 ballots were Tailed in less
than Is minutes.
At the Force School, 100 block
of Massachusetts, avenue NV, in
the 24th precinct, officials re-
ported one absentee ballot had
been received. The patriotic Wash
ingtonian was Miss Anita Bohn, who
is visiting in Los Angeles and wanted
to record her vote in the plebiscite.
An additional precinct-No. 88-
was added yesterday when delega-
ton went out to Glenn Dale Sana-
torium, and brought back the pa
Evening star., 1946-11-06

special news stories. Among these
was the London Telegraph.
Radio stations here fed into some
national networks results of the
plebiscite. During roundup Of ma
tional and international news last
night the American BroadcaSting
Company sent over its Nation wide
network comments by newscasters
on the situation here and an inter-
view with a local suffrage commit
teeman, James s. Beattie, plebiscite
chairman for promotion and public
itV
Evening star., 1946-11-06
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Evening star., 1946-11-06
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or double your money back

When asfh ma psroxysms and wheezing or nasty
head cold makes you feel miserable doctors usually
prescribe among the fastest-acting medicines known
Observation-Disclosures like that In Beliefs
tablets. No oily nose drops, no laxative. Beliefs
brings comfort IN jny or double your money back
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-22
Most Stocks Resume
Retreat After Early
Attempt 10 Rally
By Victor Eubonk
Assoeiated Press Finonelol Writer

l4
NEW YORK, Nov. o. The stock
market tried for a selective come
back today, despite pessimisrn over
the national coal wa1kout, but most
leaders eventually resumed the re-
treat.
Opening declines running to
point or SO soon were reduced or
converted into modest advances.
Dealings tapered, though, and many
plus signs failed to hold. Losses OF
fractions to more than a point pre-
dominated near the fourth hour.
Short covering and quick turn
bidding, apparently based on the
idea that six successive falling SEES
sions called for q technical revival,
were said to have propped trends
in the forenoon. Pleasing dividends
were more or less ignored. Tax
selling again was retarding factor.
Favorable disbursements aided
Twentieth Century-Fox, Texas &
Pacific Railway and Texas Co., al
though the last-named finally
backed down. Resistant were Amer
lean Telephone, United Aircraft,
Philip Morris, Kennecott and Pub
dc Service Of N. j.
Laggards included u. S. Steel,
Bethlehem, youngstown Sheet, Gen.
eral Motors, Goodrich, Standard
Oil IN. j.. General Electric, Mont
gomery Ward. international Har-
vester. Baltimore a. Ohio, Johns
Manville and U. s. Gypsum.
Bonds were mixed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-22
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, Nov. 90 P,-Dividends
declared:
Pc Stock of Pay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-22
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Nov. ~ pP.--t UNITED States
DEPARTMENT Of Agrtculture1-Salable hogs,
5000 total, 1880; slow: seneraiiy
steady; top. "A SO for one load. bulk good
and choice, 10000 pound, "a .35-28 so;
CLOSING mostly at 24.?5-2l.35; other
weights scarce: bulk good and choice sows
one price. a3.25. few choice lightweiehts
to g3.5Q; complete clearance.
Saiahle eottle; 1000; total, AGO; sal
good-grade yearlinss steady at 1900
Ego: all other grades steers. heifers and
besf cows, 80 cents lower. western cows.
heifers and stock cattle predominated Eb-
eral supply range cattle taken on market;
most Gamer and cutter cows, 9.50-1f rs:
beef cows, 12,.:5-14.50: bulls, so cents
lower. and veslers. ;00-1.50 lower: top.
sanssge bulle. 1900 :
Salable cattle, 5000. total, 3.700; sal
tive; early sales slausfiter lauib5. so cent 8
higher: Geek mostly soodsSrsde native
Iooled lenhs. q; 90: best held for 20 so;
lambs with. No. ] reits.. $500: yeariinss
scarce; early sales slaushter ewes steady:
and chotes natives. $50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-22
Chicago Groin

CHICAGO, Nov Q, GP.--Active buying
Of grain futures at one time today sert
wheat up es much as cents and corn
and oats cents. The market backed
down from peak Levels. but held ON to
substantial gains as compared with the
previous close
For the third consecutive day a new
26-year high was made by January wheat
which reached S2.1S around midday
March wheat Advanced to q new seasonal
Pront-taking reduced extreme gains and
wheat closed u lower to . cents higher:
January. 2.I6: corn was fs-15s HIGHER:
January. I .3534-ss. ana oats gained ~
to 2: December, SD7a-SI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-22
New York Cotton

i; NEW goRK pyas Ras0ison I'm, IL.
Germ over the coal stoppage.
Persistent liquidation and hedging de-
pressed prices as much as $3.50 bale
In early dealings, but prices subsequently
recovered on mill buying and small COM
mission house demand. attracted By the
decline.
Private adz!ces reported increased mill
buying Of spot cotton during the past week
ct advancing prices and that sales by pro-
cucefS were larger. -
London adyices that England planned to
make permanent the government monopoly
over cotton came as no surprise to traders.
some time.
Late afternoon prices we're as cents q
bale lower to 90 cents higher than the
previous close. December, 80. As; March.
2a.T0, and May. $500.