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Smyrna times., 1947-03-06
SMYRNA AND VICINITY

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w. T.. Collins, Camden, N. j., re.
turned Monday from visit Of sew
eral days to her relatives here
guest of Mrs. VIM. M. Bell.
Miss Fannie Whitby of Philadel-
phia, is visiting Miss Ella Smith
ers.
T. l.. Haynes and wife of Will
mington, were the guests of Miss
Bertha Hoffecker.
Miss Annie Wilkinson of Phila-
delphia, visited her parents here
several days last weke.
Miss Minnie Clement of Philadel-
phia, is the guest of Miss Bertha
Hoffecker.
Bishop Walden will be enter
tanned during his visit to Smyrna
by Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Stengle at
the parsonage.
w. H. Carr of Smyrna is can
didate for postmaster Of that town
under President Mckinley. MIR.
Carr is well-known and a veteran
of the civil war. He was aboard
the Cumberland when she was
sunk during the fight between the
Monitor and the Merrimac, and
was also aboard the gunboat Mer-
ceditta when she was sunk in
Charleston harbor. II
Alvan Taylor of Holmesburg,
Pa, has been spending a few days
with relatives in town. s.i q
Smyrna was represented at the
Inaugural ceremonies of President
William Mckinley at Washington
last Thursday by Mrs. Annie w.
Cummins, Mrs. Amanda Spencer,
Miss Kate Sharp, e. Harry Beck.
w. D. Hudson, Gilbert s. Jones,
George Denney and R. d. Hofreck-
er, Jr.
Rev. B. f. Jester of Clayton
married Calvin H. Stats and Miss
Lille o. Townsend on Friday.
Miss Ella Smithers entertained
the BMSK -refreshment
evening. "a
Mrs. Grouse, of Red Hook, N. T.,
and Mrs. Geo. Biddle Of Elkton
came today on a visit to Mrs. H. G.
Budd
Mrs. John H. Hoffecker left this
morning for few days visit to
friends in New Jersey.
Hang up the fiddle and the
bow" also the light fantastic toe."
1t is Lent now.
The Times Building on Com
merce Street adjoining the Fruit
Growers National Bank purchased
the past winter by R. d. Hoffeck-
er, is undergoing very material
changes to adapt it to the printing
business, to which place the Smyr-
ma Times will be moved in a few
weeks.
Editor Smyrna Times:
The statement in the last issue
of the Clayton Call that $3.50 was
sent to Smyrna to carry the recent
town election in the interest of the
Gas King is a falsehood of ignor-
ant or malicious origin. If it were
not for the fact that some of the
readers of the Call in reading the
article might be led to believe II
coming from such a reliable (?)
source in that paper, it would bs
treated with silent contempt. ONF
WHO KNOWS.
A peculiar accident happened a
Mr.. j. R. Hicks on the evening O
the 3rd. Mr. H. got a glass cal
in Wilmington on the day tha
Cleveland was first inaugurated
1t had been standing in one plac
for number of years. On Wed
nesday evening it fell to the foo
Smyrna times., 1947-03-06
Str and
T 81 e A T b e
SMYRNA, DELAWARE
Phone 6621
FRI.-SAT., March 7-S
Matinee Saturday at Zoo p. n
BIG DOUBLE FEATURE

It's AS Bubbly With Gaiety as
Champagne :. Filled With Glamor
- Romance Comedy Music
...A Glittering Musical Romance
Behind the Scenes of a World
Famous Night Spot.
Smyrna times., 1947-03-06

and broke in. as he says, thou
sand pieces. Nothing was near it
and why it should have fallen he
can not imagine. Mr.. H. says
some of the ladies that he told
about it says something dreadful is
going to happen to this country.
Smyrna times., 1947-03-06
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Netes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

Taken from our old files Of
corresponding week, as near
date Of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column.
now a regular feature OF the
Times, will cal to mind people
and events Of the older genera
ton.
Smyrna times., 1947-03-06

Two-Gun Terror Tames the Rene
gade Bandits and Brings Desperate
Outlaws to Justice. . Kirby Grant
Blasts the Bank Bandits Out of the
BadlandS.
Smyrna times., 1947-03-06
WESLEYAN Methodist Church

Rev. Joseph Kephart, pastor OF
the Wesleyan Methodist Church
announces services for the follow
ing week: Wednesday night, pray
er meeting at 7.3O o'clock. Sunday
school on Sunday at 10 AM; morn
ing worship at II PM; song and
evanxelistic service at 7.3O. Mon
day night, Missionary Society will
meet at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Irving Cox.
Smyrna times., 1947-03-06
The Smyrna Times
PAons Szzl 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. 1899.
Published Every Thursday Morning by
The Smyrna Times. Inc.
w. Lester Smith. Manager
ADVERTISEMENTS = The Smyrna Times
is the business medium not only for the
town 1t represents. but for the outlying
district of which it is the center. em-
bracing the towns of Clayton. Kenton,
Cheswold. Townsend. Leipsic, &c. rate
of so cents per inch an insertion charged
for transient advertising Season or
yearly display advertising rates quoted
on application. For Sale, For Rent,
Lost and Found advertisements occupy
ing one inch space or less. a minimum
charge Of 50 cents per insertion. In
nemoriam articles. 10 cents per line per
aguue.
Entered at the Post Office at Smyrna, Del
aware. as Second Class matter.
Subscription price. sl.so per year. strictly
in advance.
Smyrna times., 1947-03-06
A Year of College Free

A Year of College Free
The war has brought the
nation a bumper crop of bab-
les for four years. With these
many Blessings has come q
crop of responsibilities. One
of them is education. Along
with the right to be President
(if elected) we Americans be-
lieve that every child has a
right to pu b lie schooling
through high school and to a
higher education if possible.
Right now our colleges are
bursting with a bumper crop
of students, some 100000
900, of whom about 100000
are being financed under the
CT Bill of Rights. Four years
hence the young veterans will
have departed. The colleges
and universities will have ten
years of reduced pressure to
get ready for the extra war
babies Of 1912 onward. How
many will register in the
1960's will depend partly upon
how plentiful dollars are then,
and that will depend upon too
many factors we cannot now
predict. However, by all the
laws of economic possibility, a
dollar should buy more at col
lege then than it does today.
Young fathers who are
earning good salaries or Wag-
.es today, good enough so they
have something left over af-
ter the bills are paid, should
be interested in a plan that
will give the offspring a year
of college free without first
having to qualify through
war service.
! The plan is suggested by
the Treasury Department.
You save for the college fund
by investing in Series E
bonds, which, as every Ameri-
can knows, pay 81 at maturity
in ten years or each So origin
ally invested. BY savin g
enough this way to pay for
three years of college, ten
years or longer hence, you
have the price of the fourth
year, thanks to the magic OF
2.9% interest compounded
semi-annually.
The plan will work just as
we'll for other worthwhile
projects that will require
substantial cash outlay. Folks
whose children are through
school can salt down E bond
each month and get back fou
dollars for three monthly, be
ginning in ten years.
You won't get rich quick
investing in E bonds, bu
You'll have it when you nee
Smyrna times., 1947-03-06
Statement of Operations
Town of Smyrna
SMYRNA, DELAWARE

Gentlemen
examined the available fnan
Delaware the ended jan
uary 81 1947.
opinion subject the examination exceptions
dis
position Janu
-
Very truly yours,
MACK & COMPANY,
Certified Public Accountants
Evening star., 1947-12-04

Of Swiss royon cord both soft and hond-
some and with hond-roIIed hem . this
handkerchief, unusually fine OF 81, is gift
we'll worth repeating giving double. in trlph-
cote or even generous holt dozen.
w&1-Handkerchefs Aisle H. First Floor.
Evening star., 1947-12-04

That coId-defyine leather
Jacket is by Albert Richard, who
makes it Of front quarter, long,
wearing horsehide. Knitted band
and inner cuffs make it even worm
er. ToIon-fostened up to the chin.
Sizes s to 20 $40
Thot soft wool pIoid soorf comes
from Scotland to Woodward &
lotnrop INSTRUMENTATION SZ.So
Those snug ear muffs =. red, wine,
blue or brown royon plush, Deep
piled ---------------------ooe
b Boys tie from q group in
striped, plaid or print royons ST.
w&L-The Boys Store, Fourth Floor
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G. Youths tie q McCurroeh ..
printed Golden Shuttle royon, S1.5o
d. Tie and Handkerchief Set
:. watch him put that striped royon
tie on at once, tuck the sheer cotton
handkerchief into his pocket $3.50
e. Novelty knit cotton hose.
Sizes 8 to lO1z------49e
e.. Soft cotton socks . yellow,
brown, maroon or bIue-------e5e
q: Boy Scout MocoosinKit
Complete equipment and directions
for mokine-his-o -----$3.75
h... Boy Scout Coin Purse
alligator grained leather. Including
2O9o tax -----------------oOe
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Where Boys Store already dear to sons heort for
its knowledge Of the clothes and godge end the Boy Scout equip
ment tho keep him solid with his crowd often oheod
Our Christmas knowhow evidenced herewith and wherever you
shop in the Boys Store.
Evening star., 1947-01-27

represent the Harold L. Ickes.
views Of his department, which were
that the policy Of trusteeship as
originally developed by Franklin
D. Roosevelt be adhered to IN good
faith. Harold e. Stassen, former
Governor of Minnesota, to some
extent at least, supported the posi-
ton Of Interior.
The State Department, repre-
sented by Leo Pasvolsky, was some
what Indifferent. His theory was
that the United States was a state
directly concerned" in all Of the
areas which might be considered
for trust agreements, because this
country was q principal allied and
associated power in World War L,
which was also the case in the
second World War.
Undersecretary Fortas also at
tended the London Conference OF
Foreign Ministers as the represent
ative Of the Department Of the
Interior. John Collier, the then
director of the ONCE Of Indian
Affairs and now president Of the
Institute of Ethnic Affairs, was as
sociated with him. Later, when 1t
was necessary for Mr.. .Fortas to re.
turn to washington, I sent to Lon
don, to support Mr.. Collier, the di-
rector Of the Division Of Territories
and Island Possessions, Mr.. Jack
Fahy.
Insisted on Support of Ideals.
All three OF these men insisted
that the United States could do
nothing less than support in good
faith the high principles enunci-
Evening star., 1947-01-27

is now, with the help of Mr.. Dulles.
reaching for . rag with which to
cover its moral nakednesS.
Fear Of Trickery Justified.
Our questionable attempt to
plow under. the principle Of states
directly concerned" goes far to JUS
tify the Russian fear OF United
States trickery. Our position would
be even more untenable II we should
now insist that states directly con-
cerned" do not have a veto power
with respect to trusteeship agree
ments or that members Of the Sc
curity Council do not have veto
power with respect to strategic
trusteeships.
We cannot enhance our moral
position in the world by such
trickery and evasion or by double
talking; by circumlocution or BY
insisting that white is black, or even
gray. If we were country Of our
word we would admit that Presi-
dent Roosevelt meant white to be
white, even though we now be-
lieve that we ought to ask for a
modification of language that was
INDUCED in, and repeated in mo-
Evening star., 1947-01-27

ated in the Atlantic Charter and
the Cairo Declaration. Our volun-
tary self-abnegation as to terri
torial or other aggrsndizement-
q policy originally enunciated by
President Roosevelt-was later to
be clarified and apparently more
firmly nailed down by the unquali-
fed utterances of President Truman.
Unfortunately, he later pried up
what he had appeared to be mailing
down when he meekly yielded to
naval pressure, which all along
not only has been opposed to the
position of Interior, but even to the
much weaker policy to which the
Department of State was willing
to agree.
In sessions of the United Nations
in New York the earlier solemn
commitments of this country have
been deity kept in the air by the
hand OF that skillful legal juggler,
j. Foster Dulles. He has been
able TO confuse the representatives
Of the U. N. as well as himself by
undertaking to show that the pea
was under one shell when, In fact,
it was under the other.
After the manner of a casualis-
tic medieval lawyer, he has tried to
prove that so angels could stand
on the point of a needle instead Of
only 10. Lawyer-like-and no one
doubts his ability as a lawyer
he can, on occasion, be a devils
advocate" for a client who has re-
pented Of words too nobly conceived
and too generously spoken.
For him, or for any other repre-
sentative of the United States, to
argue now that it Is not necessary to
determine. which are the states
directly concerned" or to obtain
their approval to each trusteeship
agreement, is callousiy to reverse
the American position upon which
the other United Nations were
fully entitled to rely. This country,
with whose moral commitments
the Navy is so utterly unconcerned,
Evening star., 1947-01-27

been mandated 70 Japan and WHICH
our armed forces occupied.
The fact is that 1t was the De.
partment of the Interior which first
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sleep and are
filled with bit
terness and bile.
For what has the
man done? This
Is what he has
done-not once
but three times
in a single day
he violated, scut-
tied and be-
trayed thr e e
separate, lon g
recognized and
deeply cherished
Roosevelt poll
cieS-and did so
uithoft. eYcIfse
Evening star., 1947-01-27

the present standards Of the profes.
sional labor bosses and left-wins
agitators who have taken over the
words as their own.
BY their standards any one Of the
three was enough to prove Mr.. Tru-
mans uuworthiness; the three to-
gether reveal him q untrue to his
trust" in fact. . villain-nothing
less.
However, there is this to be said
for the comfort Of Mr. Truman-the
overwhelming majority Of the Amer
lean people, regardless of party, un-
doubtedly would approve his stand
on all three-separately and collec-
lively. He need not despair.
Evening star., 1947-01-27


and that they belong to a national
organization. This organization Gin
her mind contacts the railroad
companies and says: 1--WE will fur
nish you with men to work in your
station and on your trains, If you
will allow them to steal every piece
Of luggage they lay their hands on.
and II you will provide them with
red caps to, wear In the stations
and white coats and dark pants on
the trains"
Why Jean believes this, I could
not tell you. She freely admits that
she has never had q piece Of lug
gage stolen or mislaid in all the
time she has travelled on trains. But
when travelling she keeps me busy
as Perry Mason and herself as busy
as q bloodhound, trailing the men
with our luggage. On this past trip
we had two-hour layover In jack
sonville.
"weIl Just check the things with
q redcap and 80 out and get a bite
to eat" said.
Couldn't Find Redcap.
"And leave our bags with him all
alone?" Jean asked in amazement.
"You go on II you want to, but I'm
going to stay here and watch him."
I argued her out Of this, but she
had us back at the station an hour
before train time and got on the
trail Of Number 26. She couldn't find
him.
"see, didn't tell you he's gone
just as I knew he'd be-" she said.
I suggested that probably he was
out meeting another train. But
that didn't satisfy Jean. She went
up to every redcap in the place
and in q voice loaded with suspicion
asked him where Number 26 was.
Number rs showed up pretty soon
and from then on she kept her
eye on him.
When he moved his push truck
she moved along and shadowed
him until our train was called.
She darn near threw a conniption
At when he disappeared down q
ramp reserved for redcaps with
trucks. She beat 1t to the train,
found our car, and cornered the
porter.
Has Number 2s been here with
luggage for Section 81" she asked
wildly. she was on the train steps,
blocking trafic. when I got there.
Centsrs Suspicion ON Porter.
"He's not here. I told you so,"
she said, land it's all your fault"
Number as arrived, Of course, and
she forgot him and centered all
her suspicious on the porter. We
took our seats and the train started.
why doesn't he bring our lug
gage in here?" Jean demanded.
She darted to the vestibule and
returned saying she couldn't ind
it anywhere and for me to come
Immediately.
what do you think the porter
did with it," I asked. Threw It
of to . confederate?"
She told me to start looking for
It while she tracked down the por-
ter. It was there on the bottom,
as always, covered by Is other as
sorted bags, which had to move
to prove to her that the gang Of
crooks" hadn't outwitted us this
tine.
Half an hour before we reached
our destination she said that she
was going out in the vestibule to
smoke. That wasn't her reason
She was there to see that the porter
had all our luggage out and ready
to put of the train.
haven't told you the worst thing
about train travel with my wife.
Each one Of our bags was deco
rated with big bow Of bright red
ribbon tied on the handle. Jean
always insists upon this, saying SCI
Is the easiest way to identify lug
gage. .
/ think most men will sec eye to
eye with me on my laying down the
law.
distributed By MeNaught Syndicate. Inc.
Evening star., 1947-01-27

insisted up o n
trusteeship. The
Department Of
State not only
did not initiate
It.; 1t was unin-
form e d, and
largely indiffer-
ent, with respect
to it.
When I was
Secretary Of the
Interior I sent
u n dersecretary
FortaS to the
s an Francisco
Conference to
Evening star., 1947-01-27

ments of high altruism, about which
we have come to feel somewhat
sheepish. # we cannot act the
truth, let us at least be honest
enough to admit 1t,
Above all things else, the Presi-
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Mclemore
Wife Has Trouble
With Truin Luggage
Bp Henrv McLem ore

Ny wife and Just came back from
. train trip and I have laid down
the law to her.
Never again win we travel by train
with any more luggage than we can
Evening star., 1947-01-27
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. G. - A-o
n.

dent should not give his conscience
into the custody Of the United
States Navy, which can 20 lightly
compromise its own to . self-cre.
ated "expediency."
(Ccpyrisht. 1e47)
Evening star., 1947-01-27

put IN our pock-
cts, balance on
ur heads, or
carry, hobo FASH
ion, in . BAN
dAnna on Q stick.
Suitcases, over
night bags and
hat boxes are
out.
This drastic
edict was issued
because my VIE
has q deep, un-
sllakable convic-
ton tn at all
redcaps and por-
Evening star., 1947-01-27
By THE HASKIN SERVfCE,

ny 1HG nASAAN CG1sVANGs
@. What became of the battleship
Pennsyivania after its Use In the
atomic bomb tests?-D. G. L.
A. The USS Pennsylvania (BB 38)
was used In the atomic bomb test at
Bikini, but was not sunk. On Sep
tember S, 1916, the Navy Depart
ment announced that the Pennsyl-
vania had been decommissioned by
direction OF the chief Of naval oper-
ations.
q. How much money did REQ
Grange earn during his first year Of
professional football?-M. r.
A. The National Football League
estimates that Red Grange earned
approximately $780, 100 in his first
year Of professional football.
@. II the President Of the United
States were to adopt q military uni
form, what rank would he assume?
". r.
A. No Army regulation exists re-
garding the wearing Of q military
uniform by the President. The Pres
ident is Commander in Chief of the
armed forces of the United States
and sets up the uniform regulations
for the armed forces. If he chose
he could set up a uniform for him.
self. However, precedent dictates
that he should not do this. Whether
or not a President would hold an
Army or Navy rank would depend
upon whether or not he had ever
served in the armed forces. Other
than Commander in Chief he holds
no military rank by virtue Of his
office as President.
@. What is the symbolism en-
bodied in the three gifts Of gold,
frankincense, and myrrh brought to
the infant Jesus by the Wise Men?
"A. r.
A. The threefold nature of Christ
is symbolized in the Magi's gifts.
The gold was for the King; the
frankincense, for the God; the
myrrh was for the Man.
@. Are starlings of any value to
farmers?-J. L. D.
A. In some sections as, for in
stance, the dairy and vegetable
growing areas of New York State,
the startling is valuable in that It
feeds on white grubS, japanese
beetles, alfalfa weevils, millepedes,
and other pests overlooked by many
birds. However, cherry orchards
and fields of sweet corn sometimes
take loss Of from as to 80 per cent
from startling damage.
@. How many full admirals Of
permanent rank have there been in
the history of the Navy?-R. S. E.
A. According to the Navy De-
partment, the only full admirals Of
permanent rank on active duty dur
ing the history of the Navy were
Admirals Dewey, Farragut, and
Porter. However, an April %, 1916,
Fleet Admirals Leahy, King, Nimitz,
and Halsey were confirmed in the
permanent rank of fleet admiral.
This, of course, is . higher rank
than admiral.
@. For whom Is Mount Rainier
named?-K. l..
A. The mountain was named after
Admiral Peter Rainier OF the British
Navy by Vancouver, the navigator,
who saw it from Puget Sound IN
1893.
@. Is the service pay Of members
of the armed forces exempt from
Federal income tax?-H. w. E.
A. Pay for active service is COM
pletely exempt in the case OF en-
listed men TALL ranks below COM
missioned warrant oniceD, and is
exempt up to ST 500 in the case OF
commissioned officers. All payments
for subsistence, quarters, travel. ETC.,
are exempt for both enlisted men
and officers.
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Harold L. Ickes
Man to Man
Our Retreat on Principles of Trusteeship
Before u. n. Is Seen as Indefensible

There too much misconception and too much
the and the people generally with respect
tsteep of captured territory The have widely
unquesong carried the story that it has been the Depart
ment that insisted that good faith requires the
principle truseeshp for the islands that had
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Questions

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Frank r. Kent
TheG Great GameofP Politics
Truman Breach of Roosevelt Policies
Comes as Shock to True Liberals

perfectly dreadful about Mr. Truman Who would
dreamed be this kind OF fellow? 1t Is
not surprising apostles "true liberalism" seethe with
indignation Of the haowed Roosevelt ira
dtions boil and steam and sputter.
Mo wonder there are angry utterngs camps Of the
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CHATTER -PATTER
BY HELEN SMITH
SANTA, ARE YOU

Five deep tiny Mississippi town lived poor
widowed mother with small children The her
mothers pride and The child Is showed unusual interest in
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Social and Personal
MINNEAPOLIS Q

eompanicd her TO Oklahoma where
they visited Mira. CarrutherS' par.
snts, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Harper.
Mrs. CarrutheFs stopped with MrS.
Brown In Kansas City on the return
trip. She also visited the home Of
Mrs. Theodore Ballard In Chicago
for several days,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyds Gilmore Of
$685. eth Ave. So. left the city 20
spend the Christmas Holidays with
relatives In Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mira. James River and
son Dennis, Oe0 Bryant Ave. No,
left Thursday, Dec. II, for HGrdes'
viii, South Carolina. 10 visit Mr.,
Rivers family. Mrs. River 10 the
former Ada Collier.
Mrs. Jennie webb and daughter
GsOrRinR Of Chicago. were tho
guests Of Mrs. Bertha Bowers, 80