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Smyrna times., 1948-04-08
SMYRNA AND VICINITY

DEATH OF JAMES L. WOLCOTT
No death could hardly have been
less expected in our State than the
sudden death of Hon. James l..
Wolcott from apoplexy on Thurs
day morning, and perhaps none
with more general or sincere re-
gret. Besides being leader at
the bar and in politics, he had a
clever and genial manner that won
with all classes.
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
President Mckinley will send
message to Congress to-day, to be
followed, it is believed, by some de-
cisive action by the Government in
relation to Cuba. The war talk
has reached our Legislature, and
resolutions have ben presented Of
fering the Government land, an
appropriation and the Delaware
militia. A vote on the bills has
not yet been reached.
Smyrna, like all other commun-
tiles, has felt the force of war few
er for the past several weeks,
since the destruction of the Maine,
and it has intensified rather than
grown less. While the feeling of
patriotism predominates, there is
decided sympathy for the Cubans.
The centre of interest has been
about the news stands and daily
papers have several columns each
day about incidents of possible
war with Spain.
NEW MARKING SYSTEM
Since Shearer's System of Flex-
ible Grading has been adopted in
our Public Schools, the order of
things has had marked improve
ment even in the short time it has
been used, and while it has not
gotten thoroughly into working
order as yet, the teachers seem
pleased with the evolution it prom
ises to work. Last week the first
promotions were made. Lizzie
Weller, James Robinson and Stan
ley Morris were promoted from
Miss Ida Lords room to Miss
Mary Spruance. Burton Carter
and Horace Leinberger were ad-
vanced from Miss Spruance's to
Miss Lizzie Mcdowell.
MITE SOCIETY
The ladies of the M. E. Mite So
ciety have taken advantage of the
interim between the two pastor
ates to fix up the parsonages, and
have spent $100 or more in a new
carpet, upholstering, papering,
painting, etc.
KINGS DAUGHTERS
At the meeting of the Kings
Daughters last Thursday evening,
the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President,
Miss Clara Bewley; First Vice
President, Miss Mary w. Thomp-
son; Second Vice President, Mrs.
Lille Johnson; Recording Secre-
tary, Miss Emma Hough; Cores
onding Secretary, Miss Rena Will
liams; Treasurer, Mrs. Laura Tenn
pie. After the business was over
the retiring officers provided. a
treat of frozen custard and cake to
members present.
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
Miss Susie Hudson, who has
been i'll with typhoid fever between
two and three months has been
showing signs for the past week or
more of convalescence, and her
many friends are rejoiced to know
of indications of her expected re-
covery.
Mrs. Marian Coverdale has been
absent from the M. E. Church or
gan for two weeks because of ILL
ness, and her recovery is not as
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there on time. The part we did see,
though, is nne. When We arrived
an uncommonIy handsome girl
named Rosanne was engaged In
some expert acrobatic. dancing. Ros-
anne can do tricks with no hands
that you couldn't do with four hands.
There's . comedy magician on the
oil, too, man named Prof. Fabian,
who Is, for . change, comedy ma
gician whose comedy Is funny. There
also Is . dance group, the Robert
Taynton Dancers, whose routines are
on the exciting side. For . finale,
they work up quite = head Of steam
with Ravers "Bolero." In . manner
that was hardly what the composer
had In mind, but which does match
his music well enough.
AL Fresco Department: Opening
tonight weather permitting Of
course): The Shoreham Terrace, for
dinner from Z o'clock and dancing
| to Barnee's music from 7:45; the
terrace at the Quonset Inn, with
dancing to music by Sammy Ferro's
orchestra. Opening June II: The
Starlight Roof Of the Roger Smith
Hotel, with Samy Seymour's orches-
ira
Evening star., 1948-05-27

One of the things we want 10 90
today is tell the Capital Transit Co.
how happy we are that it was long
time between LA buses the other
evening. This is set down In the
true pollyanna spirit, without bit
terness, without sarcasm. The best
thing that happened to us in several
weeks was the arrival of Bob Simp-
son ahead of the bus. The bus
would have taken us downtown. Mr..
Simpson, being on the way to his
nightly band-leading chore at the
Old New Orleans. took us only that
far downtown.
There, he and Chauncey Cooper,
one of Julian Altman's Raleigh Pail
Mall Room musicians, got into q
deep discussion, at which we could
only stare open-mouthed. Every
body has problems. People who play
saxophones have problems called
reeds. Good reeds are hard to come
by and many reeds, we gathered,
warp in a mans mouth, making the
round notes he blows into a saxo-
phone come out fiat at the other
end. Warped reeds may, for all we
know. even get caught in mans
tongue. Some reeds, we do know,
are described only in unprintable
terms by those who have encount-
cred them.
Mr.. Simpson and Mr.. Cooper may
still be there deep in gloom over
the reed situation, but we were
saved from further contemplation
of it by Mischa, the Old New Or
leans headwaiter. He stuck his head
out the door and told us to come IN
and say hello to Nick CASTOR, who
owns the place. We did.
Hello" said Mr.. CASTOR. Where
are you going?"
Downtown to dinner" we said.
whats the matter?' said Mr..
CASTOR. "You crazy? We have bet
ter food here"
Better than where?" we asked.
Better than anywhere" he said.
Well, hanged if he didn't prove
it, as far as we were concerned. The
new Old New Orleans chef Is man
who was lured away from the Grand
Evening star., 1948-05-27
After Dark
It's a Pleasure to Miss 4 Bus
Under Proper Circumstances
BY HARRY MACARTHUR

Bretagne, Athens leading hotel
by an ambassador who brought hin
to an embassy here, from which he
now has been lured by Mr.. CASTOR
The man Is Q wizard. His handi.
work should happen to everyone
who Is just standing there waiting
for a bus. He can even make string
beans edible, no mean feat Of magic
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Interoff1ce communication:
Note to Macarthur Concerning
Note to Jay Carmody Noted In
After Dark Tuesday:
AS nonprofessional singer
who nevertheless enjoys cater
ing to the whims Of the drama
department and especially the
wishes OF Mr.. c., ! would Like to
tell Dona Mason to stop going
anywhere" In her search for
-Four Ducks on q Pond"
II she would instead steer for
Evening star., 1948-05-27

Campbell's Music Store, Eleventh
and G streets NV, she could
get q copy or at least have 1t
ordered without even using a
wilel
would have more faith In
Miss Mason II she had said in
stead that she couldn't find Mr..
Carmody anywhere. Then she
could possibly have been excused
from any rendition. As it is, I'm
willing to lend my -Four Ducks
on a Pond" II it will still please
the drama department well to
hear her sing 1t.
Further note to Miss Mason:
-Four Ducks on q Pond" is q
wonderful song and fun to sing.
You really wouldn't be sorry for
learning it. Anyway I'm going to
request the number the next time
I'm where you're singing.
They're never going to get to
gether on that thing. -Four Duck
on q Pond" is in Miss DIS library
Mr.. Carmody is on the back MIN
at Belle Haven, Miss Mason Is OF
the first nine at Columbia, and Dicl
Koons, the King Cole Rooms plan
ist, Is too busy trying to figure ou
what the mystery melody" is II
learn . new tune.
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The first few moments Of the nev
Lotus show are something We couls
tell YOU more about II we had beer
Evening star., 1948-05-27

Iof the Car Service Division Of the
Association of American Railroads,
William T. Farley, president Of the
association, announced today. Mr..
Kendall has been given q leave Of
absence, the association announced.
Evening star., 1948-05-27
Leurn-to-Swim Program

More than 100000 children win
learn to swim this year in Australia.
under various government training
programs.
Evening star., 1948-05-27
Guss Gets RuiIroud Post

Arthur II. Gass, 1888 Yuma street
NV, has been appointed to sue
ceed Warren G. Kendall, 230l Con-
necticut avenue NV, as chairman
Evening star., 1948-05-27

Self Cleaning leaves surface elean
sad wAits kssDs Il sparkling
whits for vssys. This cleaning proc
- 10 gradual and dess not adversely
sfeet The long life Of the paint.
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Pocket House for 81 900

A pocket house" for four people,
costing $1,000 and standing On four
wheels to beat by-laws on stationary
dwellings, has just been developed
lin Australia.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-27
Truman Names Fact-Finding Board I'm R.R. Dispute

CHICAGO, P)-An emergency fact-finding board named by Prse- ident Truman to review the wage and hour dispute between the na- tion's railroads and l6 non-oper- ating unions planned to start hear ings today.
 The board is expected to be in session about a month.
 The 16 incorporating unions, representing such employees as shopmen, clerks, telegraphers and others not engaged in the actual operation of the trains, demanded a five-day 40-hour week with 48 hours pay, and an additional wage increase of 25 cents an hour, plus overtime pay.
 The railroads estimate the total
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-27
Ralph Browne Reports On Second Division Survey

Continued from Page Oue) field described the stranger as being "short" and dressed in fun ny clothes" Tuckfield is quoted as saying-"He was Eskimo, all right, but not Alaskan Eskimo, and he had a big telescope and was looking all around"
 MT. Browne reports that the vil- lage is keeping a sharp lookout for strangers in the area.
 MT. Browne suggests that the program now under way to organ ize the National Guard in the Ter ritory will aid in guarding the Arctic coastline.
 He further stated that landing strips should be constructed along the coast as there is not one strip in existence between Kotzebue and Point Barrow, distance of more than TOO miles, and civilian pilots are heSitant to fly this route because of the lack of fields. They now must land on beaches or sand bars. Construction of landing strips at Point Hope, Point Lay, Wainwright and Point Barrow would encourage air travel over this route thus establishing a civil ian air patrol of the Arctic coast.
 He noted that all the villages are looking forward to the day when they can get a caterpillar tractor to simplify their work. He told how the natives travel for miles with their dog team to pick out few sacks of coal at Pt. Lay, and bring it back to the village and how with the aid of single trac- tor in a village more coal could be transported with less labor in less time and more economically.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-27
Al Transportation Off Tt New Workers Walk

NEW YORK, (P) T The largest
 surface transportation strike ever ( to hit New York City left about 3,500,000 New Workers without ). normal bus and trolley service yes terday.
 Promptly at am. CIO drivers e of 4000 buses and hundreds of U trolleys discharged passengers and t headed back to their garages. The walkout of $500 members of the CIO transport workers un- ion over retroactive wages aver
 aging about $500 a man hit the city and parts of suburb Westches-
 ter county at the morning rush
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-27
WILL INVESTIGATE THOMAS OFFICE PAYROLL

WASHINGTON, (H) - Rep. J. Parnell Thomas R.-N. JO has a election date with a federal grand jury here investigating charges of irregularities in hand ling of his office payroll.
 Thomas, who is seeking re-elec- ton to his seventh consecutive term, accepted attorney general Clark's invitation to testify but asked for the delay until Nov. 4 "to keep the matter free of poli- ties" He is chairman of the House committee on un-American activi- ties.
 District attorney George Morris Fay announced yesterday that Thomas request had been granted.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-27

Earl Drais. swore out warrnat against John Akon, native, for beating him up after he had re- fused to share a bottle of liquor with him, it is reported. The fight is reported to have taken place at the residence of MT. Drais on the Sand Spit.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-27
CELLULOSE. CHIEF INDUS TRY OF SEE. ALASKA"

KETCHIKAN (P)-Manufacture of cellulose products will be the chief Southeastern Alaska indus try some day, Kenneth Kadow predicts.
 Kadow, an aid to secretary of interior Krug and chief of staff of the interior departments agencies in the Territory, spoke before a businessmen's group. He came north last summer. He was at one time associated with a develop ment project in Liberia, Africa. He said that he was amazed at Alas ka's opportunities and resources. hour. The seven companies affect
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-27
Tanker Off
 Cape Spencer; Badly Disabled
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One) the coast guard pointed out, the Santa Sruz would become "dead ship" at the mercy of the storm. Winds of 35 to 45 miles an hour are predicted for the area.
 The ship is listed by the bureau of shipping record as belonging to the U. s. maritime commission out of San Francisco.
 The coast guard said the Seattle tug Portugbar, which is also in the area, may be sent to aid the tank CT.
 The coast guard said the 503- foot tanker, of 10,463 gross tons, normally carries crew of 50. The ship is listed as operated by Pa cific Tankers of San Francisco. The vessels Alaska agent is the Alaska Transportation company.
 The coast guard did not know how many passengers are aboard or where the Santa Cruz is bound.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-27

hour. The seven companies affect ed are privately operated.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-27

cost of the demands at about $1,- 5OO,OOO,OO0 year.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
another. the general has done little
to relieve the suspicion.

another. the general has done little
to relieve the suspicion.
Proud and at the same time thin
skinned, he appears to interpret
criticism of his methods as attack
on his aims, which are certainly
above reproach. Accustomed all his
army life to dishing it out, he
finds 1t hard to take it.
The occupation has in many re-
spects been uniquely successful. But
without depreciating Gen Mac
Arthur's achievements, it should be
said that seldom has a conqueror
had more ideal conditions for re-
making a nation to his liking.
Reform Record Good.
Gen. MacArthur's reform record
is good.
He has given Japan a constitu-
ton that renounces war and, legally
at least, strips Emperor Hirohito
of his feudal powers.
He has initiated education reform,
knocked the legal props from under
Japan's feudal family system, re-
vised the equally feudal criminal
code and bestowed civil liberties
on a people whose every act was
formerly subject to police surveil-
lance.
He has, rammed through a re-
luctant parliament, despite opposi-
ton from home, trust-busting
act that makes some of the early
New Deal measures look pale by
comparison.
He has sponsored land reform
and brought about healthy labor
movement which has given nearly
so per cent of the Japanese people
personal stake in the democratic
future.
Reds Have Grip on Labor.
At the same time, it must be
stated that the Communists have
taken over Japan's CIO, the largest
labor body In the country. And Il
Japan's labor movement is healthy
it is also irresponsible.
Many of labor's gains have beer
won at the expense Of terrified
management. Unions have insisted
that employers dispose of assets
to meet wage increases and ever
bonuses.
Some of the edge has been taker
off Gen. MacArthur's reforms by
the pious pretense that they origi.
nateo among the japanese. No
one major reform enacted by the
diet since the occupation began has
originated anywhere but in Gen
MacArthur's headquarters. Anc
most measures have been voteo
with MacArtf,ur's men standing
by to see that they were.
The japanese themselves woulc
appreciate a more fortnight atti.
tude. Many believe the general ha:
been too tolerant of deliberate
stalling and attempts at economic
sabotage by Japanese reactionaries
This view is shared by subordinate'
In headquarters.
In the complex economic field
Gen. MacArthur's critics will fine
much to work on. For two year!
|, Gen. Macarthur has insisted tha
rehabilitation of Japans economy
!, was not his baby.
He did, in fact, have directive
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Shorpsbure LondhoIder Plans
To Sell Her Feuduf Quit Rents

Mrs. Allen now collects about 78
cents a year fro meach OF the lots.
Her total income from quit rents is
about 5000 annually.
She has authorized Samuel c.
Strife, Hagerstown attorney, to sell
the quit rents to the present prop
erty owners-including the city it
self. The community building and
town hall stand on part of the origi-
nal Chapeline grant.
Mr. Strife said Mrs. Allen-sixth
owner of the quits-decided to sell
them because present owners can
never havea clear title to their prop
erty as long as they are in force.
They constitute a first lien on the
property.
Quit rents differ from the system
of ground rents prevalent in Balti-
more, which are voided If 20 years
elapse without payment.
At present, quit rents are held
only here and in certain limited
areas of New Jersey.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
st. Andrews Society
To Meet Here Mondoy

w. D. c. Erskine Crum, manager
here of the British Overseas Airline
Corp, and member of the St. An
drew's Society of Washington, will
provide the narration for a set OF
color slides of Bermuda at the meet
ing of the society at 8 pm. next
Monday in the lecture room of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. ..
The program also will include
Scottish songs by Robert w. Pater-
son and playing by the society's
pipers. The meeting will be open
to the public.
Evening star., 1948-03-15

from Washington stating as much.
But he also had q directive which
said that he would do everything
possible to stimulate production.
And it was obvious that democra-
tization Of Japan could not pro-
gress without economic revival.
Ordered Balanced Budget.
In the opinion of experts, Gen.
MacArthur's major economic mis-
take has been his refusal to fix
wages along with prices. This has
led to runaway initiation which has
only recently slowed down.
Six months ago, when Japan was
approaching an economic crisis,
Gen. Macarthur was forced to act
Among other things he ordered the
budget balanced. One indirect re-
suit was the resignation of Socialist
Premier Tetsu Katayama's coali-
ton cabinet at a time when 1t
was making marked progress to-
ward stabilizing the country's econ
omy.
One major block to Japan's in
dustrial recovery has been Allied
indecision on reparations. Gen
Macarthur has consistently opposed
large scale reparations which called
for removal Of plant equipment
from Japan. His position is that
Japan cannot be expected to re-
gain its economic feet if deprived
of the physical means to do so.
More than a year ago he was
ordered to put Japan's entire alum
mum industry on the reparations
list. Today not one aluminium plant
has been touched for reparations
Gen. MacArthur's stubborn stanc
on this issue has been vindicateC
by a group of American industrial
experts whose professional skill car
hardly be questioned.
The general has worked hard dur.
ing the past 2h years. He arrives
at his office in the Dai Ichi build
ing at II am, leaves at 2 pm. anc
returns at to stay until 8 or 9
He also works at home.
4 His health appears to be good
although those who have known
him a long time say that he has
aged visibly. 1t has been nearly
a year since his personal physician
said that the generals "reflexes
and appearance are those of mar
of So" 1t is my belief that the
general looks his 68 years.
Evening star., 1948-03-15
BY the Associated Press

SHARPSBURG, Md, Mar. 15.-
One of the country's last vestiges
of the feudal land system will dis
appear If Mrs. Graham Allen carries
out her plan to sell her quit rents.
Mrs. Allen is a direct descendant
of Joseph Chapeline, who received
large land grant here in 1749 with
the privilege of collecting quit rents.
Not construed as a lease under
the law, the quit rents are direct
tributes such as those levied by
Feudal lords on property owners
dependent on them for protection.
When Chapeline laid out this
town, he subdivided the property
into 82-by -200-foo lots and sold
each lot for a small sum. Each sale
carried the proviso the owner should
pay the sum of shillings, 6 pence
annually to Chapeline and his heirs
"in perDetuity"
Evening star., 1948-03-15
Macarthur Followers
Believed Harmful in
Effort 10 Shield Him
By Keyes Beech
Foreign Correspondent Of The Staf and
the Chieooo Daily News


TOKYO, Mar. 15.-To his most
ardent admirers, Douglas Mac
Arthur Is q modern messiah who,
II elected President OF the United
States, will wave the magic wand
and cause all our troubles to dis
appear.
To his detractors, the Supreme
Commander of the Allied Powers
is an aging. If able, general who
would like to cap glorious mill
tary career by riding into the
White House on a resurgent wave
Of wartime hero worship.
The truth lies somewhere be-
tween these extremes.
Last week Gen. Macarthur
parted his soldiers tunic long
enough to show presidential can
didate underneath. Then he but
toned It again in face of thousand
questions on thousand issues.
No Comment on Foreign Aid.
Where, for example. does Mac
Arthur stand on the Marshall Plan?
asked him that question In writ
ing more than two weeks ago and
was told: mo comment"
It may be significant that shortly
after the question was put, Gen
Macarthur inquired through his
aides where the Hearst newspapers
stood on the Marshall Plan.
1t was the Hearst papers thai
launched the Macarthur presiden'
tial boom. They are against the
Marshall Plan.
Unofficial censorship at Gen
MacArthur's headquarters, as i'm.
posed on some aspects of the occu.
patton, makes it difficult to give g
balanced picture of his performance
Nor has this censorship been linn.
tied to the press. Last October
when a congressional committee Wis
tied Japan, memo went from
Maj. Gen. Paul j. Mueller, Gen
MacArthur's chief of staff, to al
division chiefs, military and civil
ian.
Warning on Criticism Issued.
Under no circumstances, Gen
Mueller warned, were subordinates
to discuss with the members of Con.
gress anything of controversial ma
ture or critical of the occupation.
In their efforts to shield Gen
Macarthur from criticism, hi!
blindly loyal followers have done
him more harm than good. Fol
they have created in the minds o.
many observers the suspicion tina
there is a deliberate plot to keel
from the American people the mor'
disagreeable facts of the occupa
ton. Aside from kicking one public
relations officer upstairs and hirinl
Evening star., 1948-03-15

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