davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1947-07-31

OF tI1e increasing Sohst&htihe DF0vh'
dependence of many countries or
American economic and fnancia.
support.
Britain's troubles stem basically
from her transition from strong
creditor nation-with great income
from foreign investments as well as
foreign trade-to nation heavily
in debt as the result of the war, and
unable to revive the source of in
come on which her people lived in
times past.
Production Still Lags.
The WARMTH its terrific finan-
cial drain, its disruption of foreign
markets, its upsetting of all the
established production systems-is
the immediate cause of this transi-
ton. In the two years since World
War II ended Britain has been un-
able to revive her tagging industrial
production sufficiently to pay for the
necessary imports of food and raw
material. To make up the deficit
she borrowed s3,750, ,O0o, 900 from the
United States, and this fund of dol
lars is we'll on the way to exhaustion
by midwinter.
In an effort to turn more Of her
manpower back into production and
reduce the deadweight on her econ
omy Britain has curtailed her for
eign commitments-costly in money
and manpower-more and more. She
is now at the point where she must
begin thinking about pairing to the
very bone her military establish
ment in order to release her man
Evening star., 1947-07-31

turbing three lizards and q cent?.
pede who had taken up light house.
keeping there. He said: Look at the
birdiel" The birdie was bald eagle
wearing wig. I heard loud snap.
He said: Look at the birdie again
and try to smile" I wanted to run,
not smile. I asked him when could
get my little pictures. He said that
by the time that I was over my
fright they'd be ready. They were.
Stories about ugly passport pic
lures are old and worn out. Hun
dreds of men have written about
them. I took one look at my pic
lures and wondered to myself how
South America would ever admit
a man with no chin, no nose, no
lips, no hair, no ears, no Adams
apple, no anything that men are
supposed to have.
If you'll send me II cents, either
in stamps or money, I'll accept the
stamps or money, and won't answer
you.
fDistributed by McNaurht Syndicate fnc)
Evening star., 1947-07-31

I'm leaving Henry MeLemcrs.
for a little ill-will trip to South
America. I'm going as a sort of
Nelson Rockefeller with black
and Summer Welles with a conta-
gious disease.
I am one of the few Americans
who is going to visit the Southern
continent believing in his heart
that North Americans are not su-
perior because they have a dollar
or two more than other people, or
that they sunburn more easily. I'm
going down, for the first time to
South America, to see If the people
down there are like the people up
where I live. I think they are.
Little Man From Brazil.
BY now you must be wondering
why I wrote that first paragraph.
Evening star., 1947-07-31

I went to the Brazilian Consulate,
and the little man in charge, act
ing for the Consul General, was
Just what you would expect any
little feller acting for a man in
authority to be.
I don't know his name, which
means I'm lucky. I don't know
where ne lives, and I shall never
ask. I would just like to say before
I 60 to Brazil that the man who
serves as the Assistant Consul Gen.
eral for Brazil in Miami, Fla.
is a IA carat, handicapped. three
ply, ungracious little fellow. And
I would like to ask that some one
in power in Brazil tell him this ::
That if he's serving his country, he's
serving it wrong.
For the second time, want to ex-
plain the first paragraph. I had to
have passport picture taken. !
told those in authority that the
sweetest picture I had ever had
made was one that the Bachrach of
Leavenworth had taken when
came in for counterfeiting. They
said no, you must have another one.
So I went down to a place that
advertised passport pictures. I
walked up three dark and winding
flights of stairs. I turned four Karl
off corners, fell down one flight of
steps, and was taken into a dark
room by man with whiskers.
When I regained consciousness, I
said that I would like to have a pass
port picture made. He told me that
I could have the picture made very
cheaply. I would like to say now
that all passport pictures are cheap,
but you have to pay an awful price
to get the bargain.
Shoes Away Bats.
The photographer, after shooing
away the bats, told me to sit down
on the chair. I sat down, dis
Evening star., 1947-07-31


Brewster's s recent behavior as the
acknowledged Senate spokesman for
Pan American Airways. author, anc
promoter of the chosen instrument
theory. Naturally 1t plugs itself ss
the chosen.
Colleagues Not Sorry.
As Senator Brewster Is an infu-
ential Senator with a powerful po-
litical weapon in his War Investi-
eating Committee Gnherited from
President Truman. the politicians
are, of course, agog. Because he Is
also a coldly tenacious character
admittedly brainy, who seems to
want what he wants harder than
most people, his colleagues always
feel resentfully that he is pushing
them and they are not too sorry to
see him put on the defensive.
The interlude Of which Mr.
Hughes complains began with the
return to power in Congress of the
Republicans. Pan American had
got off to a wonderful start in
the 20s, and was strongly en-
trenched in Republican counsels but
its political luck ran out with Pres
ident Roosevelt.
Aggressive domestic lines. notably
American Airlines and TWA, lib
orally interlarded with southerners
had Democratic friends who deeply
eyy,o y>o thiza6 with their p1eaS for free
enterprise in aviation as against
their o-Republican rival. Pan
American hastily combed the Demo-
cratic side of the street, too. and
emerged with some powerful friends
the late Senator Bailey. then
chairman of the Commerce commit
tee, and his fellow North Carolin-
ians, the late o. Max Gardner and
John w, Hanes.
Evening star., 1947-07-31
This Changing World
Britain Seen Passing First Stages
Of Politico.Economic Crisis

power for industrial production. This
is a dangerous step to take IN q
world as unsettled as today's worlo
is, but a large army, navy and all
force is a luxury which Britain can.
not in her straitened circumstances
afford.
But this is Just one expedient oi
several which Britain expects to
utilize for the restoration of her
economy. When the dollar fund
runs out and Britain's loan from
the United States is exhausted she
then will have to resort to extreme
pinching on imports In order to
live on her own resources.
The alternative is tc continue tc
import adequate basic needs, pay
ing for them out of the gold reserve
an extreme step which could have
repercussions in many countries
The foundation on which the pound
rests would be jeopardiZed and
Britain could 60 down in ruin be-
fore a currency imitation, just as
some other countries have.
Look to Marshall Plan.
This use of. the gold reserves
would not, however, be undertaken
it is indicated from London, without
some very certain assurances from
the United States that the Marshall
Plan will be implemented in such
way as to restore the foundation
for the pound.
However, Britain will not reach
the point of exhausting her dollar
credits without severe political
crisis, rumblings of which are now
being heard as increasing pressure
is put on Prime Minister Attlee to
take the strong belt-tightening
measures which will mitigate the
severity of the economic blow when
it fallsA
There is a double significance for
the United States In this whole
question of politico-economic crisis
in Britain. In the first place, If the
Attlee government should fall we
would be concerned over what would
take its place. Not that we need
have any fear of communism in
Great Britain, but simply that we
are bound to be affected by the
kind of government Britain has be-
cause of our extremely close rela-
tions. In the second place, British
economic collapse could have wide
repercussions throughout the world,
at least that part of it which is still
bound together in a system Of free
economy.
Evening star., 1947-07-31

moose, the not
seat, or firing
squad.
Today, I de-
cided to risk all
these uncom-
Portable means
of death.
Tell the chill
dren to leave
the room, ask
the eld erl y
auIH 10 go uHLO
the kitchen to
see If the Jelly is
okay, and I'll
tell vol why.
Evening star., 1947-07-31

employment l n
this country be-
cause of race,
religion. col or,
national origin
or a n c e S try"
The net effect of
the evidence is
that such dis
elimination has
greatly increased
since Congress,
one year ago,
ended the life of
the Fair En-
ployment Prac-
tices Committee
Evening star., 1947-07-31

subcommittee OF
the Senate Com
n1erce Commit
tee has recon-
mended that the
Federal Trade
Commission be
empowered to
declare "mislead-
ing" certain ad-
vertisenents be-
ing used by
LIQUOR dealers If
those advertise
n1ents or broad
casts sug gg e S t
that the use Of
LIQUOR will pro-
Evening star., 1947-07-31

whether Amer.
ica's commercial
aviation shall be
concentrated ir
a single "choser
instrument"
The pu b liz
stake is nationa.
security. The
private stakes
are mouth-wa .
tering profits.
w hat Mr..
Hu hes has
done by crying
blacknail Is to
throw the spot
l;-L& ~~ C~~e%or
Evening star., 1947-07-31

reach its zenith
until next win
ter, a season to
which the Brit
ish look with
trepidation.
The implica :
tions of these
crises - present
and future are
not ! o s t In
w as h 1 n 6 t o n,
where constant
study is being
made of eco
nomic conditions
abroad because
Evening star., 1947-07-31
Bp Constantine Brown

Britain Is passing through the first
phases of grim political crisis
which Is growing in anticipation of
the economic crisis which may not
Evening star., 1947-07-31

Payments on your home are
made easy by renting a room.
Renting a room is made easy
by advertising in The Star.
Call National 5000. Open 8
am. to 9 pm.
Evening star., 1947-07-31
Congress Powerless
To Regulate Liquor
Sales, Says Writer
b. David Laurence

Has Congress any power to regu-
late the sale Of intoxicating
beverages?
This question arises because a
Evening star., 1947-07-31
By Doris FIeeson

The current Howard Hughes
Brewster dustup is only one more en-
gagement in the protracted civil war
between United States airlines over
Evening star., 1947-07-31
Bp LoweH MeHeff

In the Senate Committee on
Labor and Public Welfare there now
reposes an impressive mass Of evi-
dence concerning discrimination in
Evening star., 1947-07-31
McLemore-
Annoyed No End
Over Passport
By Henry McLemo ore

Murder Is seldom In my heart.
Once man passes 81, he
knows that to kill his fellow man
is to risk the gas chamber, the
Smyrna times., 1947-06-26
Public Library
Notes :

Librarian: Miss Louise Denney
Il The Ebbing Tide,
by Elisabeth Ogilvie
Home Port,
by Olive Higgins Prouty
Smyrna times., 1947-06-26
CABINET WORK A Speciality

Rebuild your kitchen with new
cabinets, also general repair work.
Estimates given.
WARREN c. MYERS,
Phone 3841 Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1947-06-26
WANTED

First floor apartment or house
to rent.
Phone 1851
Smyrna times., 1947-06-26
DIVIDEND NOTICE

DIVIDEND NOTICE
The National Bank of Smyrna
Smyrna, Delaware, June %, 1947
A semi-annual Dividend of 29o
on the Capital Stock of this bank
was declared this date by its Di-
rectors, and payable July 1, 1947.
CHARLES M. GEE,
Cashier
Smyrna times., 1947-06-26
On Main Street

Come next Wednesday, two very
important birthdays will take
place. The United States Of Amer
lea will be I'll years old. No one
will forget. Everybody will know
why they aren't required to punch
the time clock, on that day. And
the Chamber Of Commerce and
Fire Company are giving q fire.
works display in honor OF 1770.
Now, we ask you, in the midst OF
all that rejoicing, who's going to
remember to bring . cake with 03
candles to The Smyrna Times?
Nobody! Therefore, we have de-
cided to request the Chamber OF
Smyrna times., 1947-06-26
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME and CLUB PARTIES

NIL os lAoiRiA 0s l. eAA ASo eAAAA NAoa IL
ter Marie motored through the
mountains of Virginia, West Vir-
ginia and Maryland recently. While
in West Virginia, they were enter
tanned by DR.. and Mrs. Carl Van
Horn. They were also the guests
of Col. and Mrs. E. M. Webb in
Silver Springs, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Burris and
daughter Jean, Mr.. Jack Howell
and Miss Ruth Reed spent Sunday
in Ocean City, Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Wright
of Smyrna, Mrs. Mary w. Eley of
New York and Miss Sarah Ellen
Wright of Germantown spent the
past weekend with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Harvey Wright at
their cottage in Rehoboth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Richardson
and son Bobby of Middletown;
Mrs. Clifford Jones of Smyrna;
Mrs. Vincent Richardson and Mrs.
Harris Frazer of Wilmington were
luncheon guests last Saturday of
Mrs. James T. Richardson and Miss
Laura Richardson at their new
apartment in the Milford Apart
ment House in Wilmington.
Mr.. Warren Conner of near
Pittsburgh is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Carrow.
Mrs. Clifford Jones and Mrs.
Robert Richardson and son Bobby
spent Wednesday with Mrs. Wal
ter Nowland and Mrs. Marlin Now
cry of Wilmington.
Miss Alta Warrington, Miss Ann
Gregg and Miss Ruth Reed spent
Nuesday at River View Beach.
~ Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Harmonson
of Smyrna have closed their town
house, "Greybox" and are now at
their summer home, Mon Plaisir,'
at Rehoboth Beach. They had as
guests over the weekend several
friends from Smyrna. Staying
with them for the season will be
their daughter, Mrs. H. Kline Weir
and daughters, Dorothy Denney
and Ann Harmonson of Pittsburgh,
Pa. Mr.. Weir will spend part of
the summer with his family.
Mrs. Leighton Kirby of Phoenix,
Ariz., is spending several weeks
with relatives in Smyrna and Do
yer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cummins Speak
man, Jr., both students at the Uni
versity of Virginia, have gone to
the summer home of Mrs. Speak
mans parents in Maine after
spending several days with Mr.
and Mrs. Speakman, Sr., at BEL
mont Hail., Smyrna. Mr.. Walter
Willoughby Speakman of the Uni
versity of Virginia is also guest
of his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Young OF
Oakland, Calf, and Mrs. Mary
Caun of Harrisburg, Penna., will
be the guests of Mrs. Sarah Steh-
lev and Miss Eva Stehley over the
weekend.
Smithers Snow left Sunday for
Mercersburg Academy, MERGERS
burg. Penna., where he will study
during the summer session.
Mrs. Wayne E. Gems of Syra-
cuse, N. Y, and son Wayne Ed
ward,T are visiting Mrs. Gems
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward T. Porter.
Mrs. William E. Foard, "Silver
Maple" farm near Blackbird, en-
tertained at dinner in honor OF
the birthday of her son, Merrill
Hendrickson on Friday, June 20.
Guests from Wilmington, Middle
town and Smyrna were present.
Returning from trip through
Canada DR.. Bayard Carter paid an
overnight visit to his mother, Mrs.
George Carter and left Sunday for
Dh1rboro NJ n
Smyrna times., 1947-06-26

Heard on Main Street: There's
a horse running at Delaware today
called Fifty-Fifty. Wonder if that
means he has fifty-fifty chance
to win, or a fifty-ffty chance to
lose?" Good question.
Smyrna times., 1947-06-26
WANTED

Roofing work, Guttering, Spout
ing, Heater work and Roof Paint
ing.
WILLIAM CARTER,
Phone 1921
Smyrna times., 1947-06-26

Commerce to set off one pinwheel
to help us celebrate. But Just in
case anyone should have an old
moldy cake and SO candles and no.
body to eat. it, We'll be open all
day Thursday.
Smyrna times., 1947-06-26

Baseball Manager Tilghman,
pointed out, to our surprise, the
other day, that the block on Com
merce Street between Market and
Main is the only block in the entire
town without a shade tree. It's
true. No matter how hard you
look, there just aren't any, so when
Arbor Day comes around, we're
going to go out front and plant a
great big, beautiful weeping will
low.
Smyrna times., 1947-06-26

We heard that the real reason
Glenn's team was dropping from
the League was that they were
pretty discouraged about not win
ming any games. They were mex
perienced, but they played hard
and had bigger roofing section
than any team on the field. We're
very sorry to hear they're disband-
ing. But anyway, they leave know
ing they've faced the best players
Smyrna had to offer and they gave
some of them run for their
money.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-26
Yugoslavs Free Six U. s. Soldiers

TRIESTE, (P)-The U. s. army public relations office said six American soldiers taken into GUS tody Monday morning by Yugo- slav troops were released to Amer ican authorities yesterday.
 Names of the six men and de- tails of the manner in which they were taken into custody, held and released will be made public in 48 hours, under the terms of a new regulation, public relations said.
 Gn Belgrade it was reported that Premier Marshal Tito had is sued an order to his troops on the Austrian and Trieste Free terri tory borders that all military per sonnel who stray over the line in an "obviously accidental" manner are to be released immediately
 U. S. army headquarters an nounced earlier that the six sol diers, comprising an entire border patrol, were taken prisoner yes terday by Yugoslav troops when they "evidently got out of bounds in Venezia Giulia about Is miles from here.
 Capture of the patrol brought to Is the number of U. s. soldiers taken into custody by the Yugo- slavs in this area since August. All have been released. During the same period five British soldiers and sailors were made prisoner also.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-26
Wives Wait For
 Word About Ship
 Wrecked Husbands

SEATTLE, (P)-Their's was to have been a joyful Thanksgiving, with their men home from the sea, if only for a few days.
 But now, said Mrs. Gerald Lauggesen, wife of the captain of the wrecked army transport Clarksdale Victory, today:
 All we can do is wait"
 She and the wives of three other men aboard, Mrs. Henry R. Wolfe, wife of the second officer; Mrs. Howard C. Cox, wife of the second assistant engineer, and Mrs. Low ell D. Campbell, wife of the chief steward, arrived here from San Francisco by bus tonight. Their car had broken down near Salem, Ore.
 Newspaper headlines today told them of the disaster.
 "We haven't seen our husbands for about two months" Mrs. Lau- gesen said. "We knew we couldn't be with them on Christmas, so we planned a real holiday for them. NoW-all we can do is wait"
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-26
SPECIAL SPEAKER RETURNING FROM CHINA

The Native Church will have as their special guest and speaker for two services this Thanksgiving week, Rev. Ralph P. Hanson, of Chicago. MT. Harson is making this stop in Alaska to dedicate the newly completed Children's Home at Unalakleet. He is on his way home from China via the North west Airlines Oriental route, where he has been surveying the war damage of the mission in China. Rev. Hanson, who served as missionary in White Mountain from 1885 to l94l and is now the secretary of the Mission Covenant Church of America, will speak at the services tonight and Thursday night at the Lavinia Wallace Young Mission. All are invited to attend.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-26
Seek Federal Road Aid For Alaska

WASHINGTON, (P) Legisla- ton to extend the federal aid road program to Alaska and appropri- ate $l ,,373,700 for a road from the Kenai peninsula was introduced today by Rep. Dondero R.-MichO chairman of the House public works committee.
 The bill to give Alaska federal road aid would fix a minimum of S7,500,000 a year.
 Alaska would be required to put up 10 per cent of the amount allotted for the road aid program or a minimum of S1,000,000.
 The measure would transfer road functions personnel, materi- als and supplies from the interior department in Alaska to the pub lie roads administration.
 It would provide that the road building program be under the di- rection of the Governor of Alaska, the Territorial engineer and the public roads administration. All thority would be provided for COL meeting with Canadian roads.
 The Kenai peninsula road bin would provide for construction of the highway by the interior de- partment. It would locate the road from Anchorage via Portage to the existing road to Hope and Seward and provide the road shall run along the north side of Turn- again Arm of Cook Inlet as far as practicable.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-26
World Cirdlers
 Off for Los Angeles
l. K T II BRIDGE

L E T H BRIDGE, Alta, CR)- Round-the-world fliers George Truman and Clifford Evans took off in their light planes from the Lethbridge airport at 8:53 am. for a scheduled nonstop hop to Los Angeles.
 The former army pilots, nearing the end of the longest cub plane flight on record, took off in the face of reports that mountain passes on their route were obscur- ed by clouds and that the flying ceiling was zero.
 Unless forced down along the route by weather, they expect to be in Los Angeles this evening. The flight normally takes from II to l2 hours.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-26
Michigan Hunters Seek Reindeer
 For Xmas Display

JUNEAU, (P)-Three Michigan hunters-maybe they could be called "Santa's helpers" out into the Arctic wastes today intent upon capturing 10 live reindeer for exhibit in "Santa's work shop" planned by the Ford Motor company at Detroit.
 The trio-Arthur Hunt of Grand Rapids, C. Ray Young and Ed But ters of ColdWater-departed yes terday in a ski plane which they plan to land near the grazing area.
 Special authority to capture the reindeer has been granted by the Alaska Native Service.
 If successful in their hunt, the men plan to take the animals east by plane by way of Seattle.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-26
SOCIAL SECURITY
 OFFICIAL IN NOME

Edward Paluska, field assistant for the Alaska office of the Social Security Administration arrived Tuesday night on the PAA from Fairbanks and is a guest at the Wallace Hotel for the next few days. Persons having questions on social security can contact MT. Paluska at the Wallace Hotel any time.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-26
News From Unalakleet

The orphanage at the Covenant Mission is nearing completion. The building will soon be occupied by the staff of missionaries and the orphan children that make their home at the mission. This is a beautiful building located near the mission home and a short distance only from the Unalakleet day school
 At the present time Eddie Ma loney, Chickie Maloney, Rose Mary Pierce and Vera Koutchuk make their home at the mission.
 Albert Anagick is on the road to recovery at the Mayard Colum- bus hospital in Nome. His many friends will be glad when he can return home.
 The community was saddened by the sudden death of little Clyde Sarren, son of MT. and Mrs. Mar win Sarren Saturday evening. Last rites were conducted at the Cov- enant Church. The deceased leaves a father, mother, six brothers and one sister to mourn him.
 Ernest Berry enjoyed a nice dog team ride to Egavik reindeer herd Saturday and returning Sunday.
 The Egavik reindeer herd IS feeding near the village this week No artist could paint a more beau tiful picture than the reindeer on the snow covered range just across the river
 ] The Unalakleet All club girls are really putting into practice their All club motto: ''To Make The Best Better" Mrs. Fohn-Han- son spent all day Saturday and until noon Monday assisting the girls in cutting out print dresses Eighteen of the girls will celebrate Thanksgiving wearing new prin' dresses made in the sewing class Three of the girls will be wearing new aprons made by the All club pattern.
 To complete our unit on "Pio- neer Life" the All club boys and girls will serve dinner to the will lage. From this study a heritage will be recognized. Pioneer study will interpret present day living to these children.
 The menu will consist of rein deer meat, ptarmigan and rabbit Vegetables will be served and some kind of a dessert.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-26
REMODELING NORTH POLE BAKERY FRONT

Howard Green and his crew are busy remodeling the front of the North Pole Bakery building. The plans call. for glass brick across the front about the windows and complete sealing against weather. Other improvements inside the building will start when the front is completed announced Mrs. Gar net Martin. owner of the building.