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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-07-19
WARDEN CHARGED WITH
GEO. PRISON MASSACRE

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Anguilla to queell trouble they had
returned from working on a road.
The prisoner, who is serving a
lie sentence for murder, admit
ted he refused to step from the
group of prisoners, lined up in
the stockade when ordered by
Worthy because / knew he want
ed to kill me-.
Another prisoner, Charles Veal,
of Atlanta, also testified before
the corners jury that the warden
was drinking.
He said heard the warden say
to Bell, Come out, Pee Wee !
want to kill you. He added that Pee
Wee then backed into the crowd
and asked the warden to let him
take off his shoes before he died.
Howard Adams, an Atlanta con-
vict, said the warden started shoot
ing, with his istol, and then yelled
to the other guards: Let EN- have
it."
Worthy told the jury he had not
been drinking, that he had argued
long to quell the disturbance, and
that he shot Bell only when the
man lunged for him. He said Pee
Wee kept the others tuning, and
he wanted to isolate him in Soli-
,tary confinement. Georgia HIS
outlawed the lash and sweat box.
The warden said that when one
convict tried to scale the fence,
he yelled to Guard G.. P. McNabb
to halt him.
McNabb said he shot and the man
toppled over the fence dead. OF
her guard killed the other five in
"a burst of rapid firing.
: County Police Chief Russell Hem
oderson, who witnessed the killings
denied that Worthy was drinking.
He also denied testimony OF a
witness that he started the shoot
ing with a submachine gun. The
chief said neither he nor two OF
his own officers present fired a
shot.
During questioning, Corner Bald
win asked Bell, Didn't you know
you ought to be killed for the way
you acted?' He also asked the man
if he had not Cooked up re-
volt scheme the night before the
trouble. Bell denied it.
Worthy testified that three short
lengths of iron pipe and hickory
stick were found in the stockade
after the shooting.
The corner asked Remmer Baze.
more, guard, if there WASH
time to yell halt to the fleeing
prisoners.
No, there wasn't time, Mr.. Baze
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-07-19
THE MOVEMENT TO REPEAL THE
TAFT-HARTLEY BILL

Up in Washington sixteen Senators lead by Senator
Claude Peppeds of Florida have joined in movement to
repeal the Toft-Horey Labor BILL as it put BY Senotor
Peppers, lock- stock and bone The Toft-Hortey labor
bill becoming the law of the land for labor only few days
ego result of the actions of the House and Senate in
over riding presidential veto.
With nearly every imaginable kind of organization,
the purpose of influencing congress and Senators and
Representatives vote for legislation favorable their
interest ond with all sorts of organization group and spec
o interest using the press and propaganda and contbu
tons TO compoien funds means of bring about the
of political parties and candidates favorable
their views and interest prohibit labor unions and their
members from engaging in like activities is certonIy
weaken of of the most important and vto principles
and concepts of the Democratic process
The movement of the Senators to repeal the Taft
Hartley bill is proof of the increasing public appreciation
of the wisdom of President Trumon in vetonq the bill
which result of the octons of the House and Senote
has been in operation ond effect for only few dogs
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-07-19

by it is the onlypractical place
where one can express a choice in
selecting federal and other Off
Gals.
Racial distinctions cannot exist
in the machinery that selects the
officers and lawmakers of the I'm
tied States; and all citizens of
this state and country are entitle
to cast free and untrammeled
ballot in our elections and if the
only material and realistic cleo
tons are clothed with the name
Urinary. they are equally entitled
tc vote there.
He added that it is time for
South Carolina to rejoin the Un-
ion. 1t is time to fail in step with
the other states and to adopt the
American way of conducting ele-
ctions.'
1t has been stated, and | be-
lieve it is fact Judge Waring wro-
tie, that South Carolina is the
only state in the Union which
now conducts a primary election
solely for white. Negroes are vot-
ing in Texas and even in Georgia
l cannot see where the skies will
fall in South Carolina is put in
the same class with these and other
states.
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more said. They were all running.
j. L. Holmes, another guard,
said Worden Worthy talked and
pleaded an hour OR more trying
Ito get the prisoners to quiet down.
Dave Golden, a trusty in the
camp prison, said ne didn't hear
the warden threaten to kill Bell.
Bell, he testified, has caused
most of the trouble around here.
Warden w. N. Mccain of the
Flokston camp prison said % of
the 81 prisoners were transferred
recently from his camp to Bruins
wick.
They were an unruly bunch, he
said, and | had to keep most of
them in solitary confinement.
Warden Worthy asserted that the
fatal melee was preceded by four
hour strike of the prisoners as
signed to road repair job. Forty
convicts were in the detail but
only twenty seven engaged in the
strike.
The prison officials herded the
twenty seven into trucks and re-
turned them to the central camp,
meantime asking cunty police for
achievements. Chief Henderson
said he and two officers armed
with tear gas and shotguns were
called by Warden Worthy to quell
possible disturbance
Removed from the tucks the
prisoners were lined up in the
prison stockade and addressed by
Chief Henderson. They were told
they must ODE ythe warden. 1t
was then Chief Henderson and
Warden Worthy said that Bell
attempted to attack the warden.
The latter fired and all of the
prisoners started fleeing.
They started toward IL feet
barbed wire fence making the
camps boundary Shotguns roared.
Men started falling Only one
reached the fence, He fell dead.
Warden Worthy said some of the
convicts were armed with short
iron bars and sticks One carried
AN ice pick. Warden Worthy said.
The men killed outright at the
camp and their records were list
ed by
Jonah Smith, sentenced to 26
pears in 1888 or burglary. Five
previous escapes.
Henry Manson, sentenced to 20
years in 1886 for breaking and enr
tering. Three previous escapes.
Willie Wright, sentenced to II
to Is years in 1914 for burglary
and grand larceny. One previous
escape.
James Smith, sentenced to three
to seven years in 1912, charge I'M
listed.
The fatally wounded convict
was Edward Neal, serving one to
two wear term for robbery and
a five to ten year assault SEN
tence.
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SOUTH CAROLINA PLAN
HELD ILLEGAL
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Continued from Page II
ference. Forn1er u. S. Senator
Christie Bere. Columbia attorney
who represented the Democratic
party in the ease withheld COM
ment after saying he wished first
TO study Judge Warnings opinion.
Cclored leaders, however, were
quick to react. At Columbia, John
II. McCrary, head OF the Progress
sive Democratic party, called a
special convention to meet in Col
umbia Wednesday to plan it's fut-
ure course.
]. M. Hinton, also of Columbia,
president of the state capter of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
and executive secretary of the So.
Carolina Negro Citizens commit
tee prepared a demand upon party
officials that tey make provisions
Immediately to include all quail
flied Negro votors," on the party S
rolls.
Colored people have not coted
ii South Carolina Democratic par
imaries, except in the most iso-
lated of cases, since the death of
the last one who sided with tn
Democrats III 1876 and voted aga
inst the wishes of colored people
and carpetbaggers who control
led the state government at that
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As a reward for Their share in
the Democratic triumph that end
ed the Reconstruction era in this
state, colored persons who voted
in Democratic ticket at that time
were given the life privilege of
participating in the party pri-
marieS.
AS a result, what little colored
political activity there ha sheen
in this state for many years has
been alnapet exclusively Repub-
lican or identified with the Repub-
lican party.
The state laws affecting the pri-
maries, whic hwere designed as
white were repealed after
the United States supreme court
decision in a Texas case that
held that colored voters could not
be denied participation in South
tern Democratic primaries because
these were part of the general
election machinery.
In answer to the contention of
Democratic party officials that
their organization was a private
association outside the realm OF
state or federal regulation, Judge
Warning said in his ruling that -
T am of the opinion that the pre-
sent Democratic party in South
Carolina is acting for and on be-
half of the people of South Car
DINA; and that the primary hel
The frontiersman., 1947-03-08
REGISTRATION
NOT NECESSARY

No regis tra ton Of
voters is requir ed
for the munic ipal ell
&c ton on Apr il lst,
city CT ERIK R. J. Me-
Nealy said today.
However new res idents
who wish to vote FOR
members Of the Publ &c
Utilities Board the
following week fir t
must regis ter at city
hall.
The frontiersman., 1947-03-08
UTflI1Y BOARD
MEETS MONDAY
AT 3 O'CLOCK

There will be q
meeting Of the Publ &c
Utility Bonrd in the
council chambers next
Monday evening st g
o'clock, Board chair
man Jack Eng1 ish an
nounced today.
There IS much I'M
portont bus mess to
be discus ed at this
NEE ting. The date
for the annual publ &c
NEE ting, which is to
be held this month,
will be fixed, and
arrangements Will be
made for the election
Of Board members in
April.
The frontiersman., 1947-03-08
NO COUNCilMfN
filE THIS WEEK

Al though one week
Of filing time for
the position Of com-
Gilman expir ed today,
no candidate has yet
announced his in ten
ton Of trying for q
position In the city
government for the
C oming year.
Potential candid
ates have only until
March 81 to file. A
WI / ten request for
inclusion on the bal
lot, handed to city
CT ERIK R. j. Medically,
toget Their with G SIS
filing fee, is the
only reouir ement.
The frontiersman., 1947-03-08
Housf B,ll OKAys
HOspl1Al TRANsfes

The territor ial
House Of Represen ta-
tives this We elk pass
ed a bill which Will
ransfer the man age
ment Of Seldovia hos
pital to the city
council.
The hospital is at
Or esent und err the
management Of the
Public Utilities
Board.
The frontiersman., 1947-03-08
No.. SO

OPENING DATE
SET FOR MAY IS.
C.E. ANDERSON SAYS
Work goes on today
full . speed ahead on
the cons true ton Of
the cold stor age
plant Of Seldovia
Fisheries with the
arrival Of C. 9. And
erson In the city.
Mr.. Anderson returned
from Seattle only
last Thur sday.
It is planned to
cons truct the cold
storage unit, which
will have an estima-
ted capac ity Of Is
tons, on the site Of
the present clubhouse
Of the cannery opera
tad by Seldovia Pack
ers. The clubhouse
Facilities will be
moved to the former
machine shop across
the Boardwalk.
With the arrival
Of the Maurine CIR eer,
which locked here
late Thur sday even
ing, pumice br icks
and building material
which will 60 into
the building Of the
cold stor age plant
were un1oaded.
The Greer returned
to Seattle today for
more suppl ies and is
Cont. Page g
ssAl
Smyrna times., 1947-10-30
Girl Scout Week

This week, the Girl Scouts
of America observe National
Girl Scout Week. Girl Scouts
in Smyrna, like their sisters
all over the country have set
it aside as a time for a re-
evaluation of their aims. In
Smyrna, it marks the begin
ming of a new Girl Scout
TroopLTroop 4. The fact
that there are now three act
i've troops and one fledgling in
Smyrna and Clayton IS in it.
self a tribute to sponsors,
parents, leaders, the general
public and the girls themselv-
eS.
During the war years the
Scouts worked endlessly at
scrap and waste paper collect
ions, bond drives and any
other means at their COM
mand. Now, with the victory
they have not stopped. A
large part Of the Girl Scout
program is devoted to Inter
national Friendship. The Girl
Scouts have never let US down.
Now, during this National
Girl Scout Week, 1917, is a
good time to pledge even
further support to their or
ganization.
Smyrna times., 1947-10-30
SMYRNA AND VICINITY

Rev. and Mrs. A. Stengle, Misses
Mary E. Wright, Ethel Cooper and
Bertha Hoffecker, attended the
State Convention of Christian En-
deavors last week in Wilmington.
At the recent annual meeting of
the Baltimore Branch of the Wo-
mems Foreign Missionary Society,
held in Grace Church, Miss Ella
Swinney, M. D., of this town gave
an interesting account of her work
in the Shanghai Mission, China.
Mrs. Rigg, wife of Rev. ]. D.
Rigg, formerly pastor of the M. E.
Church here, has been very ill the
past two or three weeks at her
home in Chester, Pa.
Mr.. Allen Moore and Mrs. Mary
Fiero went down to Greensbor-
ough, Md, on Saturday to attend
the funeral of Andrew B. Roe.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Anthony, who
have been sojourning in New York
State and Massachusetts, the past
two months, returned home today.
Geo. H. Dick spent several days
with his parents last week at Re-
hoboth.
Geo. l.. Townsend, Jr., of Odes-
sa was the guest of R. D. Hoffeck-
er, Jr., on Friday evening last.
Mr.. Augustus McCauley of Will
mington was in town Friday and
made the Times office a pleasant
call.
Miss Laura Bell has returned
from a visit to Wilmington, ac-
companied by Miss Florence Hof-
fecker.
Miss Harriet Townsend, who has
been making an extended visit to
Smyrna and giving her assistance
to the Hurtt-Hall nuptials, has re-
turned home.
Smyrna times., 1947-10-30

Mrs. Harriet Vansant, widow of
BENZ. Vansant, former resident of
this town, died recently at Milling
ton, Md.
Jacob C. Vandyke, well known
old resident of Appoquinimink
Hundred, died on Saturday.
Charles McConaughy and wife of
Jersey City and Alex. McConaughy
of Philadelphia are visiting their
father at Clayton.
Miss Bertha Hoffecker returned
today from visit to Wilmington
and Philadelphia.
w. G. Anthony, who is attending
Drexel Institute, Philadelphia, Wis
tied his parents from Friday till
Monday.
The relations existing between
this country and Spain in reference
to Cuba is of the most uncertain
character and is likely to remain
so until the President sends in his
annual message. On Wednesday
afternoon it was announced that
Spain's reply was full of bitter re-
examinations and threats and dec
larations of a character caculated
to precipitate war at once.
Brady Steamboat Co. will deliver
2240 pounds of the best coal for
$500.
Smyrna times., 1947-10-30
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Death of AIOnzo Jones. so

Death OF Al0nzo Jones, 80
Funeral services for Alonzo
Jones, 80, Leipisc were held Mon
day afternoon from the Ferguson
and Hayes Funeral Home in Dover.
The Rev. R. E. Green, Smyrna, Of
ficiated. Interment was in Lake
side Cemetery, Dover. Pallbearers
were DR.. Harry Mcdaniel, Jr., R.
L. Frazier, Ralph c. Wilson, Dover;
Edward S. Wilson, Sr.. Howard
Rawley and Bernard Watts, Leip-
sic. Score of friends from public
and private life, including Gov.
Walter w. Bacon and former U. S.
Senator John G. Townsend, Jr., Will
liam D. Denney and U. S. Senator
C. Douglass Buck, all former gov
ernors attended the rites. Others
included u. S. Representative j.
Caleb Boggs, Secretary of State
William ]. Storey and D. Mifflin
Wilson, one of Mr.. Jones' oldest
and closest friends. Mr.. Jones last
official capacity was an inspector
of weights and measures for Kent
County, from which he was retired
the past year, under the state en-
ployes' pension act. An active Re-
publican leader in this section
all his life, he was former men,
Der of the Kent County Republican
Smyrna times., 1947-10-30
On Main Street
BY PAT PIPER

This National "Week" business
has come to be a stock joke with
radio comedians and newspaper
columnists. 1t has even been sug-
gested that the United States Con-
gress should set aside one week
each year which would be called
National No Name Week. The
situation has become SO bad that
people are refusing to eat pastrami
during National Pastrami Week;
to drink milk during National
Book Beer Week" and some have
even gone SO far as to drink Book
Beer during National Dairy Prod
ucts Week. However, this is ma
tional Girl Scout Week.. Please
don't burn your old Scout uniforms,
hand books or hide your talents
under a bushel. They can all be
used by the local organization. All
of which reminds me of woman
who was heard to say last Tuesday
that, if she didn't have meat any
other day in the week, she would
have it on "Meatless Tuesdays,
just because she doesn't like Harry
Truman. That, methinks, is the
very last straw.
The old, old story of the tortoise
and the hare was re-enacted rec
Gently right in front of the
Times Office, only this time the
hare was bus. A lazy old ter
rapin, with head held high, stepped
off the pavement and began its
perilous journey across Commerce
Street. At about the same time it
had reached the middle of the
road, a huge Chartered" bus came
toward it at fast clip. The driv-
er saw it just in time, and with a
squeal of brakes, stopped the bus,
held up traffic, and sat there in in
terested suspense until the little
fellow had reached the other side.
Turtles always have the luck.
The time is coming when I'm go
ing to have to go Sinking through
back streets at nighttime, pulling
all the shades in the daytime-and
maybe even hire a bodyguard, for
1 just received an ominous warning
to "lay off Westbrook Pegler".
Noted with amusement the reader
who told the editors of the Morn
ing News just what he thought of
old "Pegleg", in no uncertain
terms. Anyway, a note to the per-
son who called this department
we don't mean anything personal.
Honest.
Smyrna times., 1947-10-30
NOTICE

NOTICE
In pursuance of an order of Elwood
Kemp. Register of Wills. in and for Kent
County. Delaware. dated October %, l947
notice is hereby given of the granting
Letters Testamentary on the estate of
Albert Miller Penn, deceased. on October %,
1947 to the undersigned. All persons hay-
ing claims against the said Albert Miller
Penn are required to exhibit the same to
such Executrix within one year after the
date of the granting of such Letters
Testamentary or abide by the law in that
behalf which provides that such claims
against the said estate not so exhibited
shall be forever barred.
HELEN SMITH PENN
EXECUTRIX OF
ALBERT MILLER PENN,
deceased
40 S. Main Street. Smyrna, Del
C. l.. Harmonson, Esq.
Attorney for Estate
Ewood Kemp
Register of Wills
Smyrna times., 1947-10-30
Death of Henry j. Van Gasken

ecutive committee.
Death of Henry j. Van Gasken
Henry ]. Van Gasken, formerly
of Wilmington and for many years
identified with Masonic organiza-
tions, died Friday at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Stella K. Van
Gasken Herman, in Baltimore, Nd.
He was 81 years of age. A native
of Smyrna, Mr.. Van Gasken went
to Wilmington in 1873 and lived
there until 1889 when he moved to
Baltimore. He was employed by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany from 1877 until his retire
ment in 1922, at which time he was
serving as wreck foreman. His
wife, Mrs. Caroline Tenweeges Van
Gasken, died about 20 years ago.
Among his Masonic affiliations
We're memberships in the Corinth-
ian Lodge, No. 20, A. F. and A. M;
st. Johns Commandery, K. T. and
Delta Chapter, No. 6. Mrs. Her
man is his only immediate surviv-
or. Funeral services were held in
Wilmington on Monday afternoon
at o'clock from the John w. Spic-
er Funeral Home, Twenty-fourth
and Market Streets. The Rev. Ar
thur Goodhand, assistant pastor of
Grace Methodist Church, officaited
and interment was in Wilmington
and Brandywine Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1947-10-30

Be careful not to stir up the lay
er of ash underneath the coal.
Put the first charge of coal into
tbs hollow thus formed, filling
it up to the level of the firedoor.
Always leave a spot of live Goals
directly in front of the fredoor.
This "hot-spot" will ignite the
Smyrna times., 1947-10-30
The Smyrna Times
Phone 52.1 SMYRNA. DELAWARE

Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker, July s.
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10. 1907.
Owned and Published by Robert d. Hof-
fecker. Jr.. from February 10. 1907 TO
December "a. 1882
Published Every Thursday Morning by
The Smyrna Times. Inc. 25 Commerce
Street. Smyrna, Del.
w. Lester Smith. Manager
ADVERTISEMENTS - The Smyrna Times
is the business medium not only for the
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bracing the towns of Clayton, Kenton,
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on application. For Sale. For Rent.
Lost and Found advertisements occupy
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issue.
Entered as End class matter March Is,
1879 at the post office at Smyrna, DEL. un-
der Act of Congress of March 8. 1879.
Subscription price. s1.60 per year. strictly
in advance.
Smyrna times., 1947-10-30
Your Solemn Obligation. Also

But he who takes the oath today
to preserve, protect, and defend
the Constitution of the United
States only assumes the solemn OBJ
legation which every patriotic cit
izen-on the farm, in the work.
shop, in the busy marts of trade,
and everywhere-sho should share with
him.-Grover Cleveland.
Smyrna times., 1947-10-30
Firing the Furnace
AMERICAS HOME HEATING EXPERT

MANY householders when fir
II ing their furnaces shovel in
what they think is the right
amount of coal, then close the
door and leave the fire. This is
by no means the most economi-
cal way to fire a furnace.
To get the most satisfactory
Smyrna times., 1947-10-30

mere in charge and interment in
Odd Fellows Cemetery. Smyrna.
He is survived by the following
children: Mrs. Ruth Huselton, Els
mere; Mrs. Pauline Gustafson,
Gwynnhurst, and Mr.. William Hus-
elton, San Francisco. Calf.
Smyrna times., 1947-10-30
Death of salIie E. Harden

Sallie E. Harden, IA of Newark
died at the residence of her sister,
Mrs. Mary Walker on October %.
FuneraSservices were held on Mon
day, October q at p. m. from the
Funeral Chapel of w. A. FAIRIES
and Son with Rev. R. w. Kirwan
in charge. Interment was in Odd
Fellows Cemetery. She is surviv-
ed by her sisters: Mrs. Elizabeth E.
Graham, Stamford, Conn; Mrs.
Mary Walker, Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1947-10-30

results from your
heating plant fol-
low these simple
rules when firing:
First, shake the
CRATES gently
when it is neces-
sary to make room
for fresh coal;
stop shaking as
soon as you see
the first red glow
in the a shpit.
Shaking down live
Goals is wasteful.
N ext, wi t h
shovel or hoe. null
Smyrna times., 1947-10-30
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 flies 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., 1947-10-30
Death of AIfred b. Huselton

Funeral services We're held Sat
urday for Alfred B. Huselton, 63 of
Elsmere. He died in the Memorial
Hospital on October %. Services
We're conducted from the funeral
chapel of w. A. FAIRIES and Son
with Rev. Charles Hoffman of Els
Smyrna times., 1947-10-30

the daughter of the late William
w. and Henrietta ". Coombs
Tschudy. Funeral services were
held on Wednesday, October 29 at
? p. m. at the residence Of her sis
ter, Mrs. Clarence B. Raymond
with Rev. Robert E. Green in
charge and interment in Glen
wood Cemetery. She is survived
by her sisters, Mrs. Clarence Ray
mond, Smyrna, Miss Cora Tschudy,
Smyrna and a sister-in-law, Mrs.
Estella Tschudy of Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1947-10-30
10 Years Ago

DR.. H. Alyton Grier has just re-
turned from a business trip to
Japan where, he says, all news is
censored.