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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04
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INSTRUCTION in tntelliEent living conducted
ossFs sr af Hae f. o oeosP sons
The Purifsation." BY Tennssee VII
hsms. and "oood5ye 70 Eicnmond, %
SSf1s h Massaehuss ssss avenue NV. $50
o'clock nightly La tsTcHEa ssnda'.
Lutheran FelIowship, Willard Hotel
Road Gang, Willard Hotel. 1916 pm.
STATE Department ers Willard Wi Hotel. 1880
Cosmopolitan club. Carlton Hotel. 1880
Junior Board OF Commerce, Hotel An
napolis 1890 pm. tomorrow. Members
Pennsyivania state College Alumni.
Trans-Lux Restaurant, 1880 pm. tomor-
row. Mep %oos ans afEHsst CRUISE.
PioL Ger Woman's Hanita Club; leave dock
night.
Marine Band concert, east front OF the
Capitol. o'clock tonight.
Wads ,0 otsas 9sSss . SnSgsh
Eighth and I streets Sc. Pm. to-
Soldiers Home Military Band sonserts;
IN 'om0'f0"' PARTY.
Mite O. Fun" dancing. xames. enter
I streets NV, $50 o'clock tonight.
SPECIAL EXHIBITS.
lection Of Fine Arts. Tenth street and cor,
aails svf speeisi q
flower panels In pastel by Maurice Kidjel'
Commerce Department Building. Four
teenth street and Constitution avenue NV,
sac an TO 4S su Dm xhpt an 81
handmade table glassware, through June
Howard University Gallery Of Art, on
10 am. to pm. Mondays through Fri
days: Student work of the Department OF
Art. through September 80.
bet Nann Seventh snd Eishth streets NV
open S:45 am. TO 5;16 pm. weekdays ana
1880 to 5 pm Sundays: Documents relat-
tionary War through World War II,
through June.
Public Library, Art Division. Eighth and
< streets NV, open an: to Pm.
0ef Fish and wiiaiifs Service. under main
lobby in Commerce Department building,
am. to 1870 pm. daily. Display Of ami
mails and fresh water fish. for an inden-
mite period.
National GALLERY Of Art, sixth h.. street ct
pm Sundays. Woodcuts. autographs and
b. t pa and Ed ard
Americas from the Robert Woods Bliss
collection. through June.
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library md
Thirty-second street NV. opens a.m na
to Pm Tuesdays sa through Saturdays and md
new objects added during the war. for
Library Of ConEress, opens . am. to 10
urdays: Original Lacock Abbey copy of
the Magma Carta, on loan from the Brit
ish government until December 10; as4s;
dress manuscript of Lincoln's three-page
"autobiosrapphy," both for ,., an indefinite
II snaua re fbs OF prints no
lection, through August 1; Dayton C. Mil
rails. through June; photographs and floor
fibrary arehiteetnFe, th so June. ooefn
Community Education, Inc. ss5 q
pm sandays to ambition Ritz e Mork
Of Intransit Group, Washington scu1ptors
and painters. through June Fl.
Philips memorial GALLERY, 1900 twenty
first street NV, open IL am. to- 10 pm.
through Saturdays, and 2 to = pm. Sun
days: Retrospective exhibition Of paint
ings by Arthur 6. Dove, through June.
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Seventeenth
and New York avenue NV. open IL to
400 pm. Mondays, 10 am. to 4 pm.
Tuesday through Friday, Q to 8 pm. Sun
days: Exhibit of war scenes by battlefront
artists, including works by Mitchell jamie
son. George Grosz and Edward Lanning
| through June ID.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-04

with orchestra, O'Clock tonight, USO
Club, 1911 II street NV.
| weiner roast in Rock Greek Park. leave
lounge, USO Club, Sol Pennsylvania aFe.
nue. NV. 7:30 O'clock tonight.
Smyrna times., 1947-10-16
WANTED

WANTED
Roofing work, Guttering, Spout
ing, Heater work and Roof Paint
ing.
WILLIAM CARTER,
Phone 1921
Smyrna times., 1947-10-16
Clayton

The w. S. C. S. will meet at the
home of Mrs. Eugene Knotts Fri
day evening, October IL at pm.
The Christian Workers School
will be held at Milford from Oc-
tober 27 through october 81. All
Sunday School Teachers and Work
ers are urged to attend.
The Clayton Century Club will
meet Thursday, October 16 at 2:30
p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Potts of
Centreville, Md, Mrs. Fred Hadline
of Long Island, New York, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Griffing of Chester,
Pa, and their two sons Warren
and Chet spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. I. H. KINNEY.
Mr.. Harry o. Bostick is pa
tient at Kent General Hospital.
Mr.. Horace Montague of Will
mington visited Mr.. George Ross
and family on Saturday.
Smyrna times., 1947-10-16
Taylor's Bridge

Mrs. Carrie Falls and Mr.. Will
liam Spry of Williamsport, Pa, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Weis.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bonham
and Miss Minnie Spitsnagel Of
Bridgeton, N. j.; Miss Tiny Sever
son of Smyrna, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Delbert Steller and sons spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. John Z.
Steller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson A. David
entertained at dinner Sunday in
honor of Mr.. James Fl. David's
birthday. Mr.. James H. David and
daughter Nora, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Dudley Kemp and daughters of
Smyrna, Mr.. John c. David of
Blackbird and Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
w. David.
Mrs. Chas. Dukes and Mrs.
Thomas Shorts attended the Home
Demonstration convention at Jack
son Mills, West Virginia last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Forsythe
of Chester, Pa, spent several days
last week with Mrs. Ella McClain
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Latta of
Marshallton were Saturday visitors
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
E. Latta.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moore of
Smyrna times., 1947-10-16
Blackbird

Mr.. Frank Reynolds spent Sum
day with Mrs. G. G. Woodkeeper
and Mrs. Ada Lake.
Mrs. VIM. Webber and Mrs. Ada
Reihm were Wilmington visitors
Saturday.
Mrs. Nolan Hutchins is spending
a week with her daughter in North
East, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Austin
and children spent Sunday with
their parents at Townsend.
Mrs. Fred Tucker returned on
Sunday from New York where she
attended the funeral of her BROTH
er-in-law.
Mrs. Carlton Davis and children
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. A. McGinnis Sunday.
Mrs. w. G. Roosevelt visited
Wilmington on Thursday.
Mr.. Nolan Hutchins attended a
field trial for dogs at Salem, ". j.,
recently.
Smyrna times., 1947-10-16
BEGIN STATE
RAT CONTROL
Farmers Asked To Cooperate
In Making Statewide CAM
paign Success
CAUSE FOOD WASTE

The Kent County Extension
Agents are assisting in developing
statewide rat control campaign.
William E. Tarbell, County Agri-
cultural Agent, is soliciting the CO.
operation of all persons in the
county, whether urban or rural.
Oranges, Farm Bureau discussion
groups, feed and implement deal
ers, service clubs, and all individ-
uals are being asked to cooperate
in making this campaign effective
and successful. Food is vital. Suf-
ficient food is local, state. ma
tional, and international problem
now as never before. Save it and
help preserve our national integ-
rity and freedom. We have been
asked by President Truman to
sWaste less. Rats cause loss of
63 million dollars in the country
each years. The rat population of
Delaware is about 480, 900 and Kent
County has in the neighborhood of
100000 rats. AS one rat eats or
destroys about 100 pounds of feed
each year this means 16 million
pounds of food stuffs wasted annul-
ly in this county alone. Here in
this rat killing campaign sponsored
by your Delaware Extension Ser
vice is your opportunity to share
materially in the Presidents
Waste less program. Prepare
now to join in this campaign to
control the rats ON your farm and
in your home. Bait rats with pois-
on now and throughout thte year,
Smyrna times., 1947-10-16
HOMECOMING
DAY AT DEL

CONTINUED from Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1947-10-16
WANTED
NEW CORN.

j. E. CHURCEMAN,
Phone 6191 Clayton, Del
Smyrna times., 1947-10-16

William Fleming, Jerry CHM, Rich
ard Johnson, Jay Knight, Bernard
Martin, Thomas Nickerson, How
ard Pinder, Frank Ross, William
Spencer, Ronald Stevens, ,Jr., Ralph
Timmons, Ralph Walton, Robert
Westwood, Isabel Zippe, Ruth Will
ley, Alberta Thomas, Janet Thorpe,
Mary Ann Scotten, Elizabeth Reed,
Charlotte Pryor. Carolyn Price,
Jean Ivory, Faith Houtman, Shir-
ley Darrell, Ruth Carey, Jeanette
Carey.
Grade V: Bessie Burris, Rynear
Donoway, Crawford CHM, David
Houtman, William Johnson, Clifton
Rogers, Betty Virdin, Philip Vosh-
ell, Harold Wiley, Cleo Rogers,
Nancy Pinder, Carolyn Patton, De-
lores O'Neal, Barbara Moffitt, Mabel
Mcbride, Julia Mabrey, Charlotte
Jones, Virginia johnson, Doris Hal
liday, Doris Guessford, Janice Dix
on, Tarun Comegys.
Grade VI: Joseph Churchman,
Donald Dulin, John Dykes, Paul
Johnson, John knight, James Roth,
Jackie Spencer, Herman Stats,
Arthur Tearle, Marjorie Virdin,
Bobson, ,Genevieve Guess
ford, Marie Gosser, Nancy Lee
Davis, Carolyn Connell.
Grade VII: Gordon Cockburn,
Richard Comegys, Charles Duff,
Robert Foxwell, Calvin Mabrey,
Shelby Rogers, Vinson Ross, Will
liam Thorpe, Earl Timmons, George
Voshell, Sylvia Biddle, Veronica
Burke.
Grade III: Robert Connell, Nor
man Guessford, Richard Horn, Ed
ward Moffitt, John Reed, John Tim
mons, Mary Elizabeth Smith, Su-
san Mabrey, Mary Ann Hurd, Mary
Esther Houtman.
Smyrna times., 1947-10-16

(Jack) Lafferty, of the Glass of
1888, appointed by Mr.. McVey as
chairman of the 1947-48 Reunion
Committee, said that wives and
other guests of alumni were being
invited to the dinner, for which an
nouncements now are being mailed
to alumni. Other members of the
Reunion Committee include Carl T.
Wise, Leroy w. Hickman, Col. E.
P. Jolls, Robert P. Goldey, ]. Dom
aid Craven, and Robert F. Siemen.
Smyrna times., 1947-10-16
Smyrna Landing

Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Massey
have moved in the property of Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley Smith.
Mrs. Nina Restein of Bay View
and Miss Sallie Roland of Philadel-
phia were Sunday visitors of Mrs.
Sadie Smith.
Mrs. Sadie Smith received word
that her son Thomas McNabb, F 1c
is leaving Ching Too, China for
Shanghai, Hong Kong and Guam.
He is on the U. S. S. Hector.
Smyrna times., 1947-10-16

making a special effort on Bait
Day, November 18th. Future art
icles will follow this one with in
structions on methods of conrtol
or, if you wish, call or visit the
County Agents Office for detailed
instructions.
Smyrna times., 1947-10-16

POSTMASTER will be Gerald P. (Doc)
Doherty, Jr., of the University's
class of 1916 and former graduate
of athletics there.
Among the guests who have ac-
cepted invitations to attend is Gov.
Walter w. Bacon. John E. H.
Smyrna times., 1947-10-16

Newark, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Shockley.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Greer of
New Castle, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. ]. E. Latta.
Smyrna times., 1947-10-16
CLAYTON
SCHOOL NEWS

SCHUUL NEWS
Clayton School opened for the
new school year on September 10
after remaining closed for ten days
by order of authorities because OF
the danger of polio in the commun-
ity. The following teachers return
ed: William L. Torbert, Jr., Primo
ipal; Sadei R. Guseman, Seventh
and eighth grades; Mrs. Esther P.
Hynson, sixth grade; Mrs. Mildred
Mills, fifth grade; Mrs. Edith Q.
Moore, fourth grade; Mrs. Blanche
]. Smith, third grade; Katherine E.
Jones, second grade; Mrs. Laura 5.
Myers, first grade.
Prior to the opening the School,
much needed repairs were made
during the summer months, includ-
ing complete painting of the exter-
ior of all buildings; repairing OF
roofs and cutters, replacing old
sash cord with new chains and
complete redecorating of two
rooms. 1t is planned to refinish
other rooms in the near future. All
plumbing and sanitary facilities
have been put in good n working
condition and the school ground
much improved by trimming and
landscaping. Other improvements
are being planned.
At a recent meeting Of The Par
ent-Teachers' Association fifty dol
lars was voted to the school for
the purchase ot playground 'quip
ment. Clayton School was repre-
sented ir thtc egisla ..yc Assem-
bIv session of the Delaware State
Teachers, Assccia-'on on October 5
fy the prin ,iial, William J.. Tor
bert. Jr., who was also President
of the Intermediate Department oil
the Association. All members Of
the faculty attended the meeting
of the D. s. f. A which was held
in Wilnin yton on october . and 10.
Among the inspiring addresses
which they heard was one o: par
ticular interest, given by DR.. Earl
Hawkins, President of State Teach
ers College, Towson, Md. His topic
was Building Citizenship"
The members of the eighth grade
are busily engaged in preparing for
the annual Halloween party which
will be given on october rs.
Perfect Attendance for September
Grade 1: Raymond Alexander,
Rogers Cole, Roy Carey, Robert
Daniels, c. B. Swain, Jr., Oliver
Ford. Richard Hurson, William
Heverin, Ronald Ivory, Harry
Spencer, Howard Urban, Donald
Lawrence, Herbert Guessford, JOS
eph Simpson, Janet Sylvester, Aud
rey Scotton, Mary Sue Salter, De-
borah Kennedy, Frances Ann Hev-
erin, Betty Ann Hurd, Grace Davis,
Ethel Davis, William Knots, Jr.,
Samuel Nickerson, Joyce Carey,
Norma Blendt, Virginia Hurd.
Grade II: Donald Davis, William
Hill, John Martin, James McFar-
land, Franklin O'Neal, Paul Plum
mer, Richard Shockley, Robert
Spencer, Edward Turner, James
Walton, Bruce Faulkner, Floyd
Morns, James Hess, William Law
renee, Rose M. Hestra, Shirley
Hurd, Dale Loder, Esther Loder,
Jeanette Pinder, Margaret Ritten-
house, Rebecca Scotten, Sandra
McElwee, Nancy O'Neal.
Grade III: Donald Ayres, Frank
Brown, David Comegys, Donald
Dixon, Robert Hurd, Paul Loder,
Alfred Moor, Gilbert Scheer, Paul
Tucker, Nancy Argo, Elaine Carey,
Lois Cole, Ruth Anne Hart, Bar
bara Hobson, Jane johnson, Janet
Johnson, Alice Mabrey, Virginia
Plummer, Roberta Shockley, Pa
tricia Smith, Agnes Spencer, Myrtle
Spencer, Mary Ann Staats, Ruth
Ann Sylvester, Sally Timmons.
Grade ": Richard Gastiglione,
Evening star., 1947-04-03
SECRET TARIAL
SECRETARIAL

Apply in advance for admfssi
Day and Evening sessions.
courses, dictatisn and transc
Secretarial Course. RegistrAti
Friday evenings. Strayer trail
information and RuidAnce.
xradunfeS.
Evening star., 1947-04-03
Il Burned 10 Death,
3 Injured IN Fire at
Toy Buzz-Bonlb Plant
BY n. Asseeio,sd Pres.

CLINTON, Mo-. April 3.--An ex-
plosion and gunpowder-fed fire de-
stroyed a fireworks manufacturing
plant yesterday, burning to death
IL of the % employees working IN
the one-story frame building and
injuring 8.
Ten perished In the fire and two
others died later in a hospital.
The workers were making toy buzz
bombs In the Brown Manufactur-
ing Co. for Fourth of July sale.
Shortly after the blast, the cause
of which was not known, flames
were so intense that iremen were
unable to get closer than 100 yards
from the building.
The bodies, burned almost beyond
recognition, were taken to the City
Hall where relatives came to make
the Identification.
PiIe-Up ut Small Door.
C. S. Knoles, worker. said the
flames swept through the building
in a matter of minutes.
"By the time I got to q door, l
could hardly find 1t because OF the
smoke he said. II could hear the
girls behind me screaming. I closed
nv eyes and mouth and started for
the road outside. When reached
it I turned around. There was fire
everywhere"
Fred Baker. the plant foreman,
told a coroner's jury that workers
attempting to escape were prevented
by a pile-up at a small door.
Clinton, about 100 miles south
east Of Kansas City, has a popula-
ton Of 5000.
The dead were listed as Roy Burn
sides, 81: Frank Chanslor, So; j. g.
Herst, 81; J. S. Meyer, 10; Mrs. j.
S. Meyer, "a; George G. Tally, so;
Mrs. Lillian Shepard. IS; Lydia
Crockett, SO: w. H. Bolton, So. and
Harry L. Pogue, Ct; Mrs. Morton
Johnson, 81. and Mrs. Hazel Shep-
arad, %. All lived in Clinton or
Deepwater, Mo.
Returns for Daughter -in-law.
Floyd Shepard, worker whose
wife died in the fire, told re-
porter that she was being led from
the building when she suddenly re-
membered her daughter-in-law was
in the plant. She cried, "Oh, Hazel, =
and ran back into the building. Her
body was found later in the debris.
The daughter-in-law was critic
allv burned and died later.
c. r. Province. another worker.
said, "I was tamping powder into
small tubes and Will East was work
ing alongside me when the fire
started.
East ran toward another door,
but then turned back. The flames
were everywhere by then and he
started running to the door where
/ was. The hair on his head began
to burn, but he made the door all
right. I put out the flames in his
hair and then the whole building
went up In flames"
L. w. Brown, who operated the
firm, said the plant began produc-
ton last July. He estimated the
amount OF powder In the building
at from so to 100 pounds and could
give no reason for the explosion.
Evening star., 1947-04-03
Florist Sues 10 Void Sale
OF Business for $4,000

Steve Liontas brought suit in Dis
trict Court yesterday to set aside
and declare void the sale OF his
florist business in the 1900 block OF
Wisconsin avenue NV.
The suit declares that last Sun
day Mr.. Lontas discovered he had
signed q bill OF sale on Friday, while
under the influence of liquor, part
ing with his business for 5000. No
money, however, has yet been paid
him, the suit said. The suit esti-
mates the business to be worth
about $4,000. The complaint adds
that Mr.. Liontas has little or no
recollection of what transpired"
Friday.
Named as defendants are George,
Constantine and Manuel Geralis,
the alleged purchasers. The suit
charges the defendants and others
induced the plaintiff to drink in
toxicating liquors.
The place of business is known as
the Fort Reno Florist" the suit
said. The complaint asks for a re-
ceiver to conserve assets. Mr.. Lion
tas is represented by Attorney James
Shenos,
Evening star., 1947-04-03
George Allen Visits President; |;
Denies He's News Any More

hotel manager. first came into prom
inence as a protege Of the late Sem
ator Pat Harrison Of Mississippi.
He became secretary Of the Demo-
cratic National Committee during
the presidency Of Franklin D. Roose-
welt and at about the same time
became vice president Of the Home
Insurance Co. here at q reported
salary OF $4,000 year.
The joking. laughing Allen was
confirmed as an RFC director early
last year despite opposition from
some Republicans. but quit surpris-
ingly midway In his two-year term.
His explanation was that he had
agreed to serve but year.
AS for his current status after his
long period as an adviser to Mr..
Truman, Mr.. Allen declared:
'tHe knows he can call on me If
he has any errands or spadework. .
Evening star., 1947-04-03
~ IL As,eeiat.d ersss ]

It's George E. fprivate businesso
Alien now.
The presidential intimate, asked
about his infrequent visits to the
White House in recent months, con-
fided to reporter:
I'm not news any more. I'm In
private business"
While no longer an attendant at
President Truman's daily staff con-
ferences, Mr.. Allen wanted 1t known
that aI'm stronger for the President
than ever-and so are the Amer
lean people
White House attaches exploded
speculation that differences might
have arisen to cool Mr.. Truman's
friendship for the insurance execu-
tive who Travelled with him during
his 1914 vice presidential campaign
They noted that Mr.. Allen dropped
by the White House Monday for a
long chat with the President, his
second in three days.
Long regarded as one OF Mr.. Tru'
mans chief advisers during the lat
ter's first two years in the White
House, Mr.. Allen left Washington
shortly after he resigned January
is as a director Of the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corp. :
What happened to him?
Well, for one thing, Mr.. Allen
said, he went to California for three
weeks enjoying the luxuries OF Palm
Springs. Then, he had a lot o1
board meetings to attend. AS a
director OF many corporations, his
combined payments for such chores
run into a neat sum.
For another thing, Mr.. Allen took
over a new job as an executive o1
the Lumbermens Mutual Insurance
Co. in New York.
While he spends most OF his week
ends at his washington apartment
Mr.. Allen spends the business week
In New York.
He's not exactly chained to desk
at his New York Offices, he confided,
but he's pretty busy"
Mr.. Allen, onetime Washington
Evening star., 1947-04-03
.Streetcor Operutor
Stabbed BY Passenger

The operator Of I streetcar was
stabbed IN the chest last night after
he had told them TO step on the
treadle at the center exit Of the
vehicle to get out, police reported. u
The operator, Clyde W. Oliver,
10. Of Fairfax, Va. told police the
two colored men repeatedly rang
the bell when the streetear stopped
at Seventh and p streets NV. When
he informed them they should step
down, they walked to the front Of
the streetcar and stabbed him with
sharp instrument.
Mr.. Oliver ran the car TO the barn
at Maine avenue and Fourth street
S.W., where he was removed to
Emergency Hospital. His condition
was described as not serious.
Evening star., 1947-04-03
EDUCATIONAL.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS,

CIVIL SERVICE ExAM.-Be well prepared.
When We coach you, YOU PASS coaching
day and night, 10 am. TO noon; $50 m.
I'd 10 nm. Call Mr. Richards, MI. 1868.
THE eIVm. SERVICE PREPARATORY
SCHOOL 3313 18th st. NV, tTlvoli Tfe-
ater Bldg, 14th and Park I'd. nv. 3
Evening star., 1947-04-11

brilliant Antarctic sun sllOne g
them. In the distance, high sn0N-
covered mountains gave US q beauti-
full panoramic view as the sun
danced over their peaks. It was 9
color display impossible to dupli-
cate, even IN pictures.
The lovely landmark Mount Edgell
could be seen only q few miles away,
The terrain was quite familiar tc
me as I had travelled through this
country with q dog team while en-
route further South on 9 previous
expedition. Had ice conditions beer
favorable we would have deposited
material In q cache to facilitate the
ablishment of an advanced base
for next seasons field operations
Since this route is now closed tc
US, we viii later put into effect oul
alternate plan of advancing sup
plies by an overland route with
SnoWmobiles.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
5iIuaiion IN China Called
Dynamite bY Van zshdi

Representative Van Zandt. Re-
publican, q pennsylvania, yesterday
described the situation III China and
ia other parts Of the world as "a
|keg OF dynamite" and said Americas
only answer IS IAN adequate nation
|aI defense.
| Speaking before the Junior Board
|of Commerce IN the Burlington
Hotel, Mr.. Van zandt warned that
aour country may be destroyed be-
fore We realize it next time. !"
He said the peacetime Navy ex-
poets to maintain 20 bases In the
Atlantic and 80 in the Pacific. with
495 ships In the two oceans ana q
complement Of 5000 officers and
SOC, 300 enlisted. men. In addition,
he said, it is planned to have 500