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Evening star., 1947-08-05
Roosevelt Forces Meyer to Deny
Calling in 'Porty Girls for Him;
Hints Probe Is Aimed at Father
Asks Senators to Look
Into Gifts of Autos
To Other Officers

Elliott Roosevelt, angrily de-
manding that a Senate War In
vestigating Subcommittee "clean
up my moral record" challenged
John w. Meyer today to say that
Mr.. Meyer ever procured" any
party girls for him.
Testifying before the subcommit-
tee. the second son of the late war
time President challenged in partic-
ular an item on Mr.. Meyers expense
vouchers with the Howard Hughes
Aircraft Co. listing girls at hotel,
late, $50.'
THE records of the White House
are available, and they will show I
was at the White House and I was
not at the Statler Hotel later" he
shouted.
After a sharp exchange with Mr..
Meyer, the latter admitted that none
of the girls was invited specifically
for Mr.. Roosevelt 1--WE were all to-
gether," he said.
In angry tones, Mr.. Roosevelt con-
tended at another point that the
Senate group has directed its inquiry
at him because he is "the son OF the
President" and passed over gifts by
contractors to other Army officers,
Mr.. Roosevelt said he understood
the committee had a document
dealing with millions and millions
of dollars" of war contracts and
showing such gifts as automobiles to
other Army officers. Subcommittee
Chairman Ferguson and Senator
Brewster, Republican, of Maine,
chairman of the full committee,
denied knowledge of this.
Brewster Later Admits Document.
Later, however, Senator Brewster
said he had found that Senate
Document IS" referred to by Mr.
Roosevelt was report from the
General Accounting Office on the
general subject OF war contract
Evening star., 1947-08-05
Atcheson Returning Here

TOKYO, Aug. R.-Geo
Atcheson, jr., American chairman of
the Allied Council for Japan and
chief of Gen. MacArthur's diplo-
matte section, planned today to
leave about August Is for Washing
ton for routine consultations with
the State Department.
Evening star., 1947-08-05
CzechosIovukio Gets
First Soviet Wheat
By the Associated Press

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Aug. 5.
The first of 100000 tons of wheat
Russia promised to barter to
CzechoSlovakia under a new trade
: treaty began arriving today in Brat
islava. One newspaper said at least
part of the grain was from the Hun
garian harvest.
Evening star., 1947-08-05
l9 Die as Bus Jumps Cliff

SANTA MARIA. Azores, Aug. 5
(P.-Nineteen Portuguese workmen
were killed and 20 were injured seri-
ously yesterday when a bus carrying
them to their jobs slid off a 100-foot
cliff. The men were employed in
improvement of the Santa Maria
airfeld.
Evening star., 1947-08-05
British Arrest
-Four Palestine
Jewish Mayors
Briton Is Reported
Abducted by 6 Men
In Tel Aviv Area
BY the Associated Press

JErOoALEM, Aug. o.-1ne
British arrested the Mayors of
the Jewish towns of Tel Aviv,
Ramat Gan, Natanya and Petah
Ticve (Tikvah) and jailed doz-
ems of other Jewish political
leaders in dawn raids described
officially as part of the cam
paign against terrorism" but
violence continued.
A Labor Department building in
the street of the prophets was
blasted by bomb which killed a
British policeman trying to remove
the explosive. Two others were
trapped in the debris, from which
arose a mushrooming smoke cloud.
Mrs. Mildred Fried, formerly of
Memphis, Tenn, suffered cut hands
today from flying glass, broken in
the explosion. She was taking a
nap in the American Baptist Mis-
sion next door. Her bed was splat-
tered with window fragments, but
she was otherwise unhurt.
British troops investigated an
Arab report that six armed Jews
had taken a Briton into an orange
grove in the Tel Aviv area. Another
unconfirmed report asserted that
five British soldiers and their army
vehicle were missing in the same
area.
Two Weeks of Violence.
The arrests came after two weeks
OF Jewish underground violence in
Palestine during which two young
British Army sergeants were hanged
on small trees near Natanya.
Among those arrested were most
members of the Tel Aviv municipal
council and many leaders of the
Revisionist Party-accused by the
Palestine government last year OF
being the forerunner of Irgun Zvai
Leumi, jewish extremist organiza-
ton.
A British policeman was killed
and two others were trapped in
debris as bomb, which officers
were attempting to remove, blasted
a Labor Department building IN the
Street of the Prophets.
The British military said today
it was investigating report by ex-
cited Arabs that a Briton had been
seized by a band of six armed
Jews and taken into an orange
grove" in the Tel Aviv area. The
Arabs made the report to an Army
officer.
There also was an unconfirmed
report from private sources that
five British soldiers and their army
vehicle we're missing from Tel Aviv,
all-Jewish coastal city.
60 Marked for Detention.
A government spokesman, who
said the arrests were made under
defense emergency regulations, Z"
declared that approximately co.
persons had been marked down for
detention. but that some may have
cotton wind of it and taken cover
A complete list of those detained
was not Immediately available, but
it was reported to include a num-
ber of members of Haganah who
have opposed that organizations
recent stand against the terrorist
tactics of Irgun Zvai Leumi and
the Stern gang.
The arrests recalled the action
taken by British authorities on juno
20, 1916, when the army rounded up
a number of Jewish Agency leaders
and occupied most Jewish institu-
tions. No institutions were occupied
today.
Announcement of the dawn raids
followed days of speculation that
the British might take drastic action
to curb underground violence, which
reac led new peak last week when
Irs an Zvai Leumi hanged two kid
naped British sergeants in retalia-
(See PALESTINE, Page ABB
Evening star., 1947-08-05

She said that the last time he
preached was last year, and that
he had hoped to preach during his
visit in the United States.
"Gipsy really belongs to the
world" the widow said.
A gypsy tent his birthplace, the
care-free life of the Romany clan
(See GYPSY SMITH, Page A-1O
Evening star., 1947-08-05

(See EISLER. Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1947-08-05

(See RIOTS, Page AS.
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(See U. N. Page A-20
Evening star., 1947-08-05

See LANCER, Page Aid
Evening star., 1947-08-05

%. G. LEGISLATION, Page A-D.
Evening star., 1947-08-05

(see PROBE, Page A-5J
Smyrna times., 1947-07-24
On Main Street

Every now and then, while typ
ing the $50 Years Ago" colmn, we
look over the pages which contain
things besides local items. News
papers in those days differed IN all
respects from those we are accus-
toned to today. AS was custom,
the front page of the Times, IN
stead of the inside, contained filler
or what we call handouts. IL
was likely to contain a short story
of a romantic nature about some
beautiful pre-Civil War belle and
her handsome suitor, a lengthy ac-
count fully explaining why immi-
grants from Spitzelburg prefer tea
to coffee, perhaps a news item OF
occurrences in Europe and several
advertisements for baking powder
and such. The inside was the Sec
tion which reported all local do
ings, editorials, etc. One very
newsworthy item took our eye this
week. It seems that back in 1897,
the people of Smyrna were simply
mad about cocktails made from
hailstones. Sorry, we don't have
the recipe.
Smyrna times., 1947-07-24
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 q contagious disease
viii be removed.
Smyrna times., 1947-07-24

Errors: Clark, Board.
Runs batted in: Dickerson 1, Hugh
es 1, S. Urban 2, F. Everett 1;
Evans 2, w. Hudson 2.
Two-base hits: S. Urban 2, Dicker-
son, w. Hudson.
Stolen bases: Myers, D. Everett
Clark, Hughes, S. Urban, F. Urban
Cooling.
Left on bases: Kenton 4, Chesa-
peake City 6.
Bases on balls: off Clark 4, Carlton
2.
Strike-outs: Clark s, Carlton 8.
Hit by pitcher, by: Clark 2.
Umpires: Sylvester and Belts.
Scorer: Dawson.
Smyrna times., 1947-07-24
TRUCK TO HIRE

TRUCK TO HIRE
Drive it yourself. $1.00 per hour
up to three tons. UP to five tons,
81 per hour.
R. CRAIG,
BLACKISTON'S GARAGE,
Phone 3181
Smyrna times., 1947-07-24
Kenton Wins Game

Clark pitched a two-hit game
against Chesapeake City Sunday to
win for the Kenton team 5-4. With
the exception of a bad third inning,
he had control of the game
throughout. R. Hughes and S.
Urban were the batting stars,
while Dickerson made some fine
catches in left field, in addition to
batting one over the fence in the
fifth inning rally. The box score
follows:
Smyrna times., 1947-07-24
FOR SALE

FOR SALE
One bureau and bedstead to
match with mattress and springs;
one bedstead with springs; one 9 x
II rug; two 6 x 9 porch rugs; ham,
mock, chunk stove; bucket-a-day
stove, and other things. Apply
MRS. c. R. MASSEY,
Phone 2192 Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1947-07-24
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME and CLUB PARTIES

DR.. and Mrs. R. F. Corley had as
their guests last Thursday Mrs.
Howell Chickering and their chill
dren of Wilmington. They have
staying with them their daughter,
Mrs. Charles A. Owens, Jr., and
two children Lee and Brooke of
Lansdowne, Penna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph G.. FAIRIES
have returned from motor trip
through the midwest and visited
friends in Toledo, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Buselmeier
and Mr.. Leland Shapley of Fall
Church, Va, were recent guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harp P. Shapley.
DR.. and Mrs. Thomas A. Hays
and infant daughter and Mr.. and
Mrs. Preston Poore and their
young son left Sunday to spend a
week at Fenwick Island.
Mrs. Frank kirkpatrick, who has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs,
Charles Pietsch, returned to her
home in White Plains, N. Y last
Thursday.
Miss Marion Pratt, of Philadel-
phia and her cousin, Miss Thelma
Dulin, who is in training at Bryn
Mawr hospital, have been guests
of Miss Pratt's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Pratt, near Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cummins Speak
man have had their recent guests,
Mrs. Speakman's brother, MI. How
ard ]. Willoughby and Mrs. Will
loughby of Roanoke, Va.
Ronnie Still, young son of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Still, is visiting his
aunt, Mrs. Ralph Melumeny, of
Sharon Hill, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Nyberg of
Cheshire, Conn.,, spent last week
with relatives in Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Harold and
daughter Betty Jane of New Ro-
chelle, N. Y, is spending this week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Willard B. NAH
Ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward ]. Ennis,
Clayton and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
w. Ennis, 1.-THE Cables" left Mon
day on a motor trip to California
They plan to return the first OF
September, and will visit, among
others, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Klllp OF
Los Angeles, a sister of Mr.. Ennis
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Cole, daugh-
ter Arlene and son, Vance and Miss
Lorraine Donovan returned Thurs
day from a two-day trip over the
Skyline Drive.
Miss Hester Rutledge of Brook
lyn, N. Y, Miss Mary Rutledge anc
Miss Elva Stephenson of New Cas-
tie. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gamer
on of Germantown and Mrs. z
Dram of Philadelphia were recent
visitors of Miss Ida Irene Arm
strong.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hart q
Philadelphia and children Anne
and Billy; Mr.. and Mrs. William
Reynolds and sons Herb and Chris
Mrs. Anna Burcan, Miss Lois Stet'
tier and Mr.. Johnny Race spen'
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. William
Cox on West Commerce Street.
Smyrna times., 1947-07-24

A Wilmington paper reports that
women are responsible for the re-
cession in the slot machine busi-
ness. Men, they say, just don't
play the juke box like women.
Women were great fans of the
pin-ball machine. They liked the
thrill of rolling the little balls into
the proper hole; now they're bus
ier taking care of Junior and cook
ing hubby's dinner. However men
more nearly match women's play
of the pin-ball machines than they
do of the juke-boxes." 1t goes on
to say that even the banks are
feeling the pinch. This could be
disaster All, the curse of civil
ization.
Profound thought for the week
People in Smyrna must lie
awake nights thinking how nice it
is that of the thirty or forty-some
streets in Smyrna two of the
smallest are plainly marked. If
you happen to commute by air, it's
easy enough to tell where you are.
Just look down on the roof of Will
son Cab. Co. If you have a car,
it's little more difficult even
though there are signs marking
Dwight and Foxwell Streets.
90
The water carnival to be staged
at Lake Como next week is report
ed to be one of the biggest things
to hit the old town for good
many years. officials expect a
record turnout.
Smyrna times., 1947-07-24
FOR SALE

FOR SALE
1886 Chevrolet truck, in good
condition. Recently overhauled.
S400.
MARY A. ROBINSON,
William and Pear Streets.
Dover, Del.
Arizona sun., 1947-08-22

and often miserable about her ap-
pearance. And here, the first au-
thority on beauty who had ever
been in town, acclaimed her as the
prize.
When Durant, himself, told her
what he thought of her she was
filed with confusion. She managed
to stammer her thanks. And later,
very shyly, she went up to him.
ST do wish you'd tell me how l
can look BETTER" she said.
I'm not suited for the task of
ily-gilding," he told her, "but may
be if we got together"
They got together the next morn
ing. Durant came to Rilla's house,
and, with Rilla's mother acting as
helper, they did things to Rilla and
Rilla's clothes. Durant made her
stand up straight. And rearranged
her hair. And told her what was
wrong with the clothes she wore
That night there was a dance for
Durant-his last evening in town.
And, as he had thought when he
started things, Rilla was, for the
Arizona sun., 1947-08-22
Durant didn't remember her.

Durant didn't remember her.
'I'm Rilla Tennant-I was Rina
Mabry when you knew me. You
came to my home town and-and
sort of made my life over. Remem-
ber noW?"
''Of course 1 do" said Durant. II
remember very we'll
''You did a wonderful job!" said
Rilla. There was a curious note in
her voice he didn't understand.
"You married the boy you were
in love with, / see. His name was
Tenant, wasn't it?''
why, yes," said Rilla. But how
did you remember the name? And
how did you know was in love
with him?"
I'm good at names. And I saw
you looking at him. Simplicity it
self! And to think that / was the
cause!" He preened little.
Yes, you were," said Rilla. 1T
was very funny, now, when you
look back on it. There was, going
with Pat Redding and in love with
Shane. And terribly i'll at ease and
awkward. And you came down and
said I was a beauty-so automati-
cally became beauty. And the
boys all rushed me. And married
Shane"
Wonderful" said Durant. And
he beamed. How are you getting
along, now?" he asked, as an after
thought.
That's the CATCH" said Rilla.
"You shouldn't have asked.
''Shane and / married-and didn't
get along any too well. Though I
was awfully happy in the beginning.
The Tenants lost all of their
money in the depression-and my
family had its money in the Ten
nant bank by that time, so our
money went, too. Then Shane fell in
love with chorus girl. I got di-
vorce, of course. I've been teaching
in a girls school for the past three
years"
That's too bad!" said Durant,
and began to feel inflated. But
maybe that was better than marry
ing that other boy whom you didn't
love-"
Maybe" said Rilla. "You can
never tell. Love goes Patrick
Redding took over his fathers gro
Gerry store-and married the cutest
girl in town. They have three chill
dren and are very happy. And, oh
yes, he developed an ambitious
streak and started a chain of gro-
cery stores. Now he's the richest
and most important man in town"
Arizona sun., 1947-08-22
Alchemists Knew Zinc

mix Alba" was the name by
which zinc oxide, now widely used
as paint pigment, was known to
skilled alchemists, who also called
it philosophers WOOL" It was first
suggested for use in paint by the
French chemist, Guidon de Nor
veau, in the late 18th century.
Early in the 10th century, the pig
ment became commercially avail
able, and at about that time a
French naval vessel was painted
with zinc oxide paint. Today, zinc
oxide is produced by two processes,
the American and the French. The
American process produces the OK
ide direct from zinc ore, while in
the French process it is produced
by vaporization and oxidation of
metallic zinc in an open fire.
place and collection of the oxide
in a series of chambers. The
bulk of the zinc oxide pigment now
is produced by the American
process.
Arizona sun., 1947-08-22
BEST LOOKING GIRL IN TOWN
By THYRA SAMTER WINSLOW

uation. He saw Rilla, standing not
quite straight because she didn't
feel quite as tall that way, in a
badly fitted dress and her hair not
quite smooth-and he saw Shane,
perfectly groomed-for Morriville-
self-conident, good looking. And
then Pat came to ask Rilla to
dance.
On the second day of his visit
Durant made his remarkable state
ment. He declared, to anyone who
would listen to him, that Rilla Ma
bry was by far and away the best
looking girl in town. One Of the best
looking girls he'd ever seen.
Rilla had never had a compli-
ment about her looks before. She
had always been shy, self-conscious
Arizona sun., 1947-08-22

first time in her life, the belle OF the
ball. Toward the end of the eve
ming Durant had the satisfaction OF
seeing Shane Tenant dancing at
tention. Shane Tenant, whom Rilla
had looked at with longing eyes
and who had paid no attention to
her.
Durant went back to his home in
New York. And forgot all about the
whole thing. And years passed. And
the sequel happened just the other
day.
Durant was 1unching alone at a
restaurant when an attractive, tall
woman, past her first youth, came
up to him.
"You don't remember me-" she
said.
Arizona sun., 1947-08-22
This
Week.
Best
Fiction


Patrick Redding and his father kept
a grocery store. Pat wasn't any
great catch-but then you really
couldn't expect Rilla, with her
looks, to do any better. Folks felt
that Rilla ought to be well satisfied.
Pat was a nice looking boy, and he
certainly wasn't to be sneezed at.
Rilla didn't sneeze at Pat. She
was grateful to him for being nice
to her. She was as jolly and as
friendly as she could be- AS mat
ter of fact she liked Pat lot. He
was fun to be with. She'd have been
perfectly satisfied except for the
fact that she was in love with Shane
Tenant. Which did her a lot of
good-for Shane was the catch of
the town. Shane's father was a
banker-and rich. His mother was
the social leader of the town. Shane
was tan-much taller than Rilla-
and handsome, besides.
Pat went into the grocery with
his father. Shane went into the
bank. That's the way sons do in
small towns unless they have def
mite ideals about law or one of the
other professions. Rilla didn't do
anything. Her folks had just enough
money so she didn't have to work.
She went to parties with Patrick
and admired Shane from a dis
tance. The town folks felt that she
would marry Pat, that he'd take
over his fathers grocery store and
that they'd settle down.
That might have happened if it
hadn't been for Leslie Durant. Les
lie Durant was-and still is-a well
known illustrator. And he came to
Morriville to visit an aunt. And got
taken to all of the parties, Of
course. The social lion of the sea-
son. He stayed in town three days
but that was long enough for lot
to happen.
He saw Rilla Mabry! Rilla was
standing near the door-and she
was looking at Shane Tenant. She
never knew how much her face
showed what she was thinking
about. No one else noticed-but
Durant, being new, took in the sit
Arizona sun., 1947-08-22
Ne
FICTION
Corner

EROM the time she was thirteen
l. Rilla Mabry had been ashamed
of her appearance. 1t was then that
she started shooting up higher than
the other girls. She was awkward
as well as tall and she was too thin.
BY the time she was twenty she
was fully convinced that her ap-
pearance was really something ter
rible. All of the other girls seemed
little and cute and attractive. No
matter what Rilla wore it seemed
wrong. There was too much OF her
to wear tailored clothes. And thin
dresses hung around her in folds.
All of the boys and girls in the
crowd liked Rilla. She was a fine girl
Arizona sun., 1947-08-22
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Arizona sun., 1947-08-22

IL JOA
get the way q she
looked. Even her
hair was wrong
sort of stringy-but
she had a pleasant
and rather attrac-
tive face.
In spite Of her
looks Rilla had a
boy friend. He was
Arizona sun., 1947-08-22

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Evening star., 1947-08-12

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Evening star., 1947-04-06

The Redskins could corral almost a full
team from temporary District residents.
Bill Young has his own cement company.
Jimmy Youel is sportscaster, Clem stralka
a three-sport coach at the National Train
ing School for Boys and John Koniszewsd
a dabbler in pro basket ball.
Wilbur Moore is busy at the Redskin
Office with his duties as assistant coacn,
while Wayne Millner and Johnny Adams
are automobile serviceman and salesman,
respectively. AL Demao Is wine salesman.
Frank Atkins. recently traded to Boston.
Is playing pro basket ball and is sports
caster. while Steve Bagarus, now of the
Evening star., 1947-04-06
Pro Athletes Have Two Careers
Pose 8
By MERRELL WHluLEsEY

1T Is NO longer fashionable for profess
sional athletes to spend the of season
hunting, fishing or spinning yarns around
pot-bellied stove at the village store.
The tendency among modern-day player.
Is to supplement their incomes with profit
able Of season occupation, salesman pre-
ferred, in which their sports page names
are no drawback
A few years ago. members of the Redskins,
Nationals and other seasonal teams de-
serted Washington in the of season, but
now number of players who are not
settled in their respective home towns will
gladly listen to proposition for sideline.