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Smyrna times., 1947-06-12

hardly fit to swim in. The
Lake should be under constant
supervision; stricter than at
present.
The present movies are old
and old fashioned in their
equipment. Instead of cush-
ioned seats, there are hard
wood seats, which are quite
often not fastened to the floor.
Neither theatre is air condi-
toned nor has proper heat
ing. They are large enough
to seat a few early comers
only. We are in the Goth
Century, not the 18th. ]
think that Smyrna should
have a new modern fireproof
theatre. 1t should be large
enough to seat all, and free
from rats. (NOTE: At the
time the essay was written,
concrete plans for the con-
struction of a new theatre had
not yet been set before the
public-ED).
People can't go to the NOV
! les every night, so they look
for some other form of recre-
alton, but in vain, for there
are no others. / think that
Smyrna should have a bowl.
ing alley. There are many
people and leagues who go tc
Dover each week to bowl, fol
there is no place in Smyrna
Certainly a bowling alley
would be profitable.
Some people complain be-
cause children are constantly
roaming the streets, but what
else is there to do? All chill
dren can't go to the soda
shops because soda shops
aren't free aas,yOung children
can't be expected to remain
home all the time. They neec
a place to "hangout." There
fore, I maintain that Smyrna
should have a recreation cen
ter" for children. 1t shoult
consist of a building large
Smyrna times., 1947-06-12
HOW SHOULD WE
IMPROVE SMYRNA?
By Roland Mills

Following is an essay written by
Roland Mills, member of the
1947 graduating class of the John
Bassett Moore High School. Be-
sides winning first prize in the
Lions Club essay contest on the
subject of my Suggestions for
Improving the Community In
Which I Live" for the essay which
we reprint, he was awarded prizes
for best all-round athlete by the
Lions Club, Varsity letters for
basketball and baseball by the
School Athletic Department, and
School Service Prize for outstand-
ing service to the School by the
Smyrna Rotary Club. During his
Senior years he served as Presi-
dent of the Senior Glass, President
of the General Organization and
Captain of the Basketball Team.
He will enter the University of
Delaware School of Engineering in
the Fall.)
How should we improve
Smyrna is no longer the ques-
ton that faces the citizens of
this town. Howcould we i'm
prove Smyrna has taken it's
place. A few leading citizens
of Smyrna have actually con-
vinced themselves that Smyr-
ma is at its peak. 1t can be
no better; it has everything
a town Of it's size should have.
This is why Smyrna isn't pro-
crossing as it should. If these
same citizens, the conesrva-
tives, go beyond their borders
and compare their town with
other towns of the same size,
they will find that Smyrna
isn't what it should be.
The first thing Smyrna
lacks is recreation for the
young and old. The conserva-
tives Immediately say that
''The town maintains Lake
Como for the children and
there are two movies for the
children and their parents. +"
This is true, but consider the
condition of both. The Lake
makes up at a ditch which
runs through a COW pasture,
Smyrna times., 1947-06-12
Improving the Community
In Which We Live

enough to play indoor sports
in and a playground. Table
tennis, boxing, indoor SWIM
ming, basketball and all forms
of sports should be offered. If
building a playground is not
practical, the school grounds
should be supervised and
equipment for playing all
sorts of sports should be ac-
cessible to the children. Con-
tests should be given to teach
competition and cooperation.
1t should be an indirect
schooling" where children are
taught, not the 3-R's, but CO
operation and fair play. This
project might not seem profit
able in the eyes of men today
but it would help to improve
the Smyrna of tomorrow.
These same children in the
recreation center" will be the
future citizens of Smyrna and
that is when the true benefit
will be discernible. This rec
reation center could be fash
ioned after a Y. M. C. A. and
could thus prove profitable.
The greatest improvement
to the town of Smyrna would
be an airport. The conserva-
tives maintain that CONNER
cial aviation" is doomed-it's
far too dangerous and far
too expensive" When COM
mercial trucking was made
known, the conservatives rid
iculed them and said ut is
doomed-it's far too danger
ous-and far too expensive" (:
the same reasons that they
say an airport wouldn't be
successful and profitable,
Where would Smyrna be to-
day without the dual highway
which was brought about
partly by commercial truck
ing? The business enterpris-
es on the highway, gas sta
tions and restaurants, have
prospered and benefited the
town through taxes and by
making a name for it. Now
that Conservatives have been
convinced a bout trucking,
they have to be convinced
about aviation.
The reason commercial avi-
alton is doomed or doesn't
have a chance is because peo-
pie fear it. They read every
day of airplane mishaps, but
in reality the number Of fatal
tiles, by air travel, per mile
travelled is less than that OF
railroad or automobile. Air
planes, like everything else,a
constantly changing and one
type of craft soon gives way
to another. This is why all
travel is so expensive. Ther
too, people make it more ex
pensive by not patronizing i
as they should. Everything
has it's day and trucks ant
trains have had theirs. Towns
supporting these declining
means of transportation will
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Smyrna times., 1947-06-12

gress with the rest of human
Iity. Certainly aviation will
be successful; otherwise the
State and Federal govern
ments would not appropriate
sums of money for the crea-
tion of air fields. / think that
Smyrna should have a field
that would be accessible to all
types of commercial craft
(those which carry produce
and people,, large and small.
The same type of businesses
would spring up around the
field that did on the highway
but on a larger scale. Planes
would have to have refueling
stations, refuge in storms, and
the passengers would have to
have food and housing. Pri-
vate enterprises would furn-
ish these things for air travel
as they did for truck travel.
Then too, Smyrna would re-
ceive the benefit of receiving
produce directly "off the
farm, thus eliminating some
middlemen and reducing pric-
es. Smyrna could really be
"on the map.
The present streets of
ISmyrna are uncomfortable,
dangerous and even an "eye-
sore". Practically every street
lis spotted with holes filled
with just ordinary sand. They
are narrow, thus not allowing
sufficient space for vehicles
to meet. Therefore, I think
the streets of Smyrna should
be improved. Immediately we
meet with the objection of the
conservatives, eff the streets
are fixed up, trucks tear them
up" This is partly true, but
trucks are not the only things
that destroy the streets. They
are constantly being dug up
to repair the old worn out
sewage system. Truck driv-
ers don't like to travel the
crowded streets anymore than
the citizens like to see them.
Therefore, I think the town
should make a thru" road
from the Clayton road to the
highway. 1t should be a ma
cadam road for trucks only.
1t would be direct to the high
way and would eliminate
much traffic. Parking on the
miniature highway" should
be prohibited entirely. The
remaining streets should be
surfaced and parking should
be on one side only. Special
attention should be given to
Main and Commerce Streets.
This parking g restriction
brings up another problem.
The town should purchase a
piece of land, near the busi-
ness section and convert it
into a public parking place.
The town also should keep the
streets clean and maintain
: strict enforcement of the
laws.
, At present Smyrna doesn't
have any law prohibiting a
pool room or a fish factory
from opening up in a residen-
tial section. 1t should have a
low onforcinu "zonin % The
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30
How Can 1t Be Done?

AS the European governments
work on the idea preached by Sec
rotary Marshall in his Harvard
speech, and as the three commit
tees set up here by the Presiden:
begin their inquiries, it may be
useful to define-if we can-the
practical criterion by which the
whole effort is likely in the end to
be judged.
In Europe the universal ques-
tons are: What does the United
States government expect us to do
to Justify our right to assistance
and will Congress and the Ameri-
can people provide that assistance
when the President and the Secre-
tary of State recommend it?
Here, TIE question is how much
can the United States afford to
provide, and also will Congress
and the people approve the offlcla!
estimates of what could and should
be provided?
The best answer to these ques-
tons is to say that what we expect
of The European governments is an
agreed program of rehabilitation
which is, as respects the American
grants-in-aid, self-liquidating over
a definite and reasonably short
term of years.
Thus it will not be enough for
them to add up their prospective
dollar deficits for the coming year,
and present that to us as a state
ment of their needs. For the Ad-
ministration and Congress are
bound to reply that covering the
European deficit for 1948 is not
good enough if it means that the
same deficit will have to be CO
vered again in 1949, and in 1850,
and so on endlessly. The hallmark
of a satisfactory plan is n which
shows now by the judicious use Of
American grants-in-aid in 1913, the
deficit will be smaller in 1949, Still
smaller in 1850, and overcome en-
tirely at some date thereafter.
The European program must, II
other words, be one in which the
American subsidy is applied to the
Improvement of European produc
ton and trade in such a way as tt
do away with the need for Amer
can subsidies. Such a program VII
not be a dole but an investment O.
working capital that makes Europe
self-supporting and solvent.
If such a program can be formu
lated an6 agreed to, the othel
questions can be answered witt
confidence. There is no real douo
whatsoever that the United State'
can afford to u~nderwrite the al
minishing deficits of such a llqui
dating program. The total cost
the total drain upon Our resources
eacn year, would not be SO mucl
as the cost and drain of the las
war each month. But what, on th'
other hand, the United States can
not afford is to become engaged
in paying out even relatively small
sums endlessly and without hop'
of finishing with it, to help gu,
friends and allies live at a subsls
tence level. .,
We can afford all that it vii
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30

up his new duties in Baden co,s,.
he will attend a 10 day schoo1 lug. y
Chapel Hill in relation to his ns a.
work. NeN
The new officer will report ;.
duty today. He is married ",
at present is making his homa 04o
Brunswick until he a locate ~
place in Whiteville. The WI,
vile Police Department now ,'
a staff of five officers under poT "a
Chief w. B. Coleman ''
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30

offices in Elizabethtown. His res
ignation became effective today.
Oddly enough, he will be re-
nlaced by Ray Williamson, no rela-
tion to the former. The newly
appointed Williamson is from VII
liamson's Crossroads, between
cerro Gordo and Fair Bluff, and
q veteran of four years service
with the greater part of his time
spent overseas. He was formerly
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30

Friday evening at the weekly
meeting.
H. B. Barbee was indicted into
office as president as the Lions
started off their new year with I'M
pressive installation ceremonies.
Installed by DR.. Smith we're the
following officers in addition TO
President Barbee:
R L. sholar, first vice-presl-
C.,roo Co1d SecOnQ Vlce
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30

employed by the state in the
bridge construction department.
Bruce Williamson leaves White
Vile after one year and n month
with the Police Department. He
also is a veteran with four years
r~~v:~o or1 overseas time of 18
months in the Middle East. He
his overseas serv-
ice with the M.P.'s in Egypt as
Provost Sergeant. Before -e-@ng
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30
Raw Williamson Named
To Whiteville Police
Force By City Board

WHITEVILLE, June 29-Police
Officer Bruce Williamson has re-
signed from the Whiteville Police
Department to accept a position
with the state as drivers license
examiner in Baden county, with
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30

president; DR.. A. G. Floyd, third
vice president; A. W. Baldwin, ST.,
treasurer; Clyde Spradley, Tail
Twister; Carl Fore. Lion Tanner.
Tht board of directors is COM
posed of H. M. Dickens, Ballard
Fore, Lamar Walters and R. H.
RurnS. .Jr.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30

It is thought that the name
"nickle" is derived from "kup-
!sernickel," meaning "Old Nick
"copper"" given 20 the metal by
early-day miners in saxony be,
cause it was hard to smelt and
work.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30
WHITEVILLE LIONS
Club INSTALLS NEW
OFFICERS AT MEET

WHITEVILLE, June 29-Dr. 5.
A. smith, Whiteville mayor ana
district deputy governor OF NORM
Carolina Lions, installed new OIL
GERS of the Whiteville Lions Cluo
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30

(Mr. LLippmann begins his va
cation today for an indefinite per-
io1. His articles will be resumed
when he returns.)
downright, 1947, New York TIL
bune Inc.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30
Today And Tomorrow
Bv WALTER

take to make them self-supporting
if they have united to help them
selves. But spiritually and politi-
cally we cannot afford to dole out
charity to each of them separately.
The atmosphere of the world will
be poisoned if great and proud
peoples were made to feel that
they are to subsist on American
charity.
If the kind of program which
meets these general criteria is
worked out, and if it has been ap-
proved after rigorous examination
by American te~chnicians. indus
trialists, and financial experts,
there is no need to be afraid OF the
final decision of Congress. The
Congress will have to be shown
that the program is genuine, that
the, estimates are conservative,
that the calculations are reliable.
But if the plan is sound enough
to work, it will be convincing
enough to be approved by that
great majority of the people and
of their representatives in both
part1es who want-more than they
want any other thing from public
life-a peace which proves that
this war was rot fought in VAIN
and that It does not have to be
fought all over again.
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-20
The News
ofLAUREL
nHnm nMn mnm nmn%nmnmnmn uni

Mrs. Anna Huber and family o.
Seattle, who have been guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. King of Silesis
the past week, will leave the last
of this week for their home. One
son, VERNE Huber, will remain here
for a longer stay.
Cpl. Clarence R. Benin left the
first of the week to return to his
duties at Vallejo, Calf, where he
is stationed with the marine detach-
ment of the U. S. N. retraining
command and Mare Island naval ship
yard.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. ALEX have re-
turned from a visit to their old
home in Watford City, N. D. They
reported that many excellent crops
were seen on their trip.
Frank M. Munoz was recently dis
charged from the navy, it was learn
ed from the navy separation center
III San Diego, Calf. He enlisted at
Salt Lake City, Utah in August
1941 and served AZ months overseas.
Prior to his enlistment he was en-
gagged in farming near Laurel.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Laird returned
this week from a vacation trip to
the west coast. They visited Nh.
and Mrs. Earl Laird in Portland,
Ore. Earl and C. w. are brothers.
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-20

In Lake Grove, Ore, they were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Salyer.
Mrs. Salyer is a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Laird. In Missoula they
visited Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Coy,
former Laurel residents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Small, parents of Mrs. John
Laird, were visited in Helena
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Johnston and
family, Miss Peggy Pokarney of
DeKalb, ILL.,, Marlene Hafer and
James Sherrow spent Sunday on an
outing at Red Lodge and Silver
Gate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Gum and daugh-
ter Glenda and Mrs. Goldie Gum of
Billings spent the week end in Fish
tail where they were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Carter and Frank
Yonce.
Miss Peggy Pokarney of DeKalb,
Ill, has arrived to spend two weeks
with her aunt, Mrs. P. A. Johnston,
and with relatives in Fromberg.
Mike Simpson of Great Falls visit
ed here last week with his brother,
Jerry Simpson and family. When
he returned to his home Sunday he
was accompanied by Jerry Simpson
and daughter Beverly who are spend
ing several days with Ernest Simp-
son, father of the two men.
To honor the birthday of her
mother, Mrs. T. w. Evert, Mrs. NJ.
Finley was hostess at luncheon
Saturday. Guests were Mrs. C. H.
Barney, Mrs. Nels Vordahl, Mrs. j.
r. Heebner, Mrs. James Gilmore and
Ashby of Scotland Neck, N. c.,
and the honor guest, Mrs. Evert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Henry are
n receipt of word of the birth of
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-20

Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. DeAtley had
as guests last week Mr.. and Mrs.
G. X. DeAtley, brother and sister-in-
law of Mr.. DeAtley, and their son
and daughter John DeAtley and Miss
Betty DeAtley, all of Wilsall, who
during their visit attended the fair
in Billings.
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-20

a son to their son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Kennard Cook of
Bozeman. The baby was born Fri
day, Aug. Is, at the Deaconess hos
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-20
Laurel News Items

Visiting this week at the home
of Mr.. ad Mrs. Harold Van Nice are
Leslie and Carole VanNice of White
Bear, Mimi, children of Mr.. Van
Nice's brother, Frank VanNice.
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-20

pital in Bozeman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sigurd Brown are
the parents of a daughter, born Sun
day, Aug. II, at a Billings hospital.
Evening star., 1947-06-29
112 Hechf Co. Employees
Are Honored at Banquet

The Hecht Company's Five-to-
Ten Year Club last night enrolled
ll2 employees who during the past
year have completed five years of
service with the store. at a banquet
of the club at the Wardman Park
Hotel
The new members, who brought
the clubs total to 179, earlier in the
day had received pins in recognition
Of their entrance into the veteran
employees group.
Employees in the Five Ten Year
Club and those in the Ten-to-F Fifty
Year Club of the store. totaling
nearly 600, comprise about 20 per
cent of the company's staff, Morris
Moss, store manager, told the group
William M. Loman, personnel di-
rector, was POSTMASTER. Oflcers of
the ve-to-Ten Year Club are Mrs
Hazel Hawse, president; Thomas
ONeil, vice president, and Miss Dor
0thy Dunlap, secretary.
Evening star., 1947-06-29
to stay home this summer.

ing moderate" elements in the
conflict between native Indone-
sian political forces and the
Dutch government.
Department officials said they
felt this was the best way to avoid
a highly destructive and perhaps
prolonged war between the Dutch
and Indonesians. This would
serve immediate interests of
American policy, which is to en-
courage production of raw mate
rials needed not only by the
United States but the rest of the
world, officials added.
"a year and a half ago the
Indonesian government suggested
a loan of 100000 and it was
against the background of this
request that the United States
mentioned possible financial add
Under the Cheribon pact the re-
public of IndoneSia would have SOW
over Java, Sumatra anc
Madeira. The United States of In
donesia would include the republic
of 1ndonesia, the state of East Indo-
nesia and the projected state ol
Borneo. All would be linked perma-
nently to the Dutch crown in q
Netherlands -IndoneSian union.
Evening star., 1947-06-29
Program 10 Provide
Veterans With Cars
Expires Tomorrow
By George Beyeridee

The Governments program to give
free cars to veterans who lost legs
during World War II is slated to
die at midnight tomorrow-with al
most no chance that Congress will
extend the deadline.
The end of the program, at least
temporarily, is seen despite heavy
support for the provisions in both
the House and Senate. Hearings
are scheduled to open the grants to
veterans with other types of dis
abilities.
A month ago. the House Veterans
Affairs Committee approved bill to
continue the offer of cars to World
War II leg amputees and also to
give cars to veterans of all wars who
were blinded or lost either an arm
or leg as a result Of military serv-
ice.
Tied Up, in Committee.
The bill. proposed by Chairman
Edith Nourse Rogers of the House
committee, is tied up in the House
Rules Committee, where it ran into
stiff opposition. Mrs. Rogers was
granted hearing on plea to bring
the legislation before the House for
immediate action, but so far the
rules committee has blocked the
move.
A similar bill is before Chairman
Taft's Labor and Public Welfare
Committee in the Senate Spokes-
men said the group will begin hear
ings Tuesday.
Veterans Administrator Bradley,
who has opposed the moves to give
cars to arm amputeeS and blind vet
Grams, was called to closed session
of the Senate committee Thursday.
Gen. Bradley has voiced opposition
on grounds that the cars would
amount to form of bonus that
would not greatly speed rehabilita-
ton for those who lost arms or their
sight during wars
Mrs. Rogers estimated that about
12,400 veterans would qualify for
benefits her bill proposes, and set
the cost at about $23,000,000.
Last August, Congress appropri-
atad $30,000,000 for the program.
Mrs. Rogers told the House last week
that about $50O0,0O0 of the amount
has been unexpended. Under the
program as it now stands, veterans
must choose cars that cost 81 900 or
less.
Chance of Extension Seen.
Veterans organizations have pro-
tested that if the program is allowed
to die tomorrow night, leg amputees
who are still in Army and Navy hos
pitals will be cut off from the chance
of applying for their cars.
Chances are, members of the
House Veterans Committee feel,
Evening star., 1947-06-29

ing free camping for needy
children.
The Star was informed that the
Salvation Army, the Merrick Boys
Camp and the Merrick Camp for
Girls all were conducting cam
paigns to raise funds for free camp
ing and all were far behind their
goals. OF the three, only the girls
camp accepts any paid campers but
the rates are so low and so few can
afford to pay even that cost, that
the camp has reached only 80 per
cent of its $500 goal The girls
camp estimates that nearly 80 per
cent of its prospective campers will
be unable to pay anything for camp
ing.
The camps The Star considered
were those which take children
from the same environment as those
sent to Camps Good Will and
Pleasant-children of all creeds
from low income groups, children
from broken homes, children
referred by welfare agencies,
churches and sympathetic neigh
borS.
| Finally, The Star was given as
surance by each of the camps that
the funds it distributed would be
used specifically to send individual
boys and girls to camp.
Final Report Filed.
The funds distributed to these
camps are in no way sufficient to
meet the needs of all the boys and
girls who can be taken care of at
these camps if their campaigns for
funds are successful The Star
simply is contributing in the name
of the people of Washington to
continuing campaigns.
+ This, then, is the final report on
distribution of The Evening Star
Summer Camp Fund
To Camp Good Will and Camp
Pleasant-$9,600 to send 240 boys
and girls to camp for three weeks
and to provide other needed serv-
ices in the camps.
To the Salvation Army-S1, 900
to send so children to Camp Happy
land and so children to Camp
PatuXent at the rate of $40 for
camping periods ranging from 10
days to two weeks.
To Merrick Boys Camp-$500 to
provide two weeks at camp for II
boys at the rate of $40 boy.
To Merrick Girls Camp-$500 to
provide two weeks at camp for 25
girls at the rate of $40 a girl.