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Evening star., 1948-05-09

but had not as yet found In my
mind any leading toward it.
Il went to bed that night as usual,
and slept, according to my wont.
quite soundly. I awoke in the gray
of the morning twilight, and, as !
lay waiting for the dawn, the long
lines of the desired poem began to
twine themselves in my mind.
Having thought out all the
stanzas, I said to myself, I must
get up and write these verses down.
lest I fall asleep again and forget
them So, with a sudden effort.
I sprang out of bed, and found In
the dimness an old stump OF q pen
which I remembered to have used
the day before. I scrawled the
verses almost without looking at
the paper. I had learned to do
this when on previous occasions at
tacks of versification had visited
me in the night, and I feared to
have recourse to light lest I should
wake the baby. who slept near me.
I was always obliged to decipher my
scrawl before another night should
intervene. as it was only legible
while the matter was fresh in my
mind. At this time, having COM
pleted my writing, I returned to bed
and fell asleep, saying to myself.
I like this better than most things
that I have written"
Another story in verse-which has
to do with Union soldiers on picket
duty in nearby Virginia-by Miss
Ethel Beers, said to have been a
Georgetown woman, Is entitled,
"All Quiet Along the Potomac" or
1.-THE Lone Picket" One verse fol-
lows:
"All quiet along the Potomac
tonight,
Where the soldiers lie peacefully
dreaming;
Their tents in the rays Of the clear
autumn moon,
Or the light Of the watch fires are
cleaning,
A tremulous sigh, as the gentle night
wind,
Through the forest leaves softly 10
creeping; -
While stars up above. with their
glittering eyes,
Keep guard-for the Army IL
sleeping
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Conference Offers
$500 in Prizes

Cash prizes amounting to $500
are offered in a fact story contest
about music by the American Mu-
sic Conference, an educational body
created last year to bring more mu-
sic to more Americans.
The conference is said to be seek
Ing new information and examples
demonstrating how music can be
utilized to improve everyday living.
Information to contestants is avail
able from the American Music Con-
ference, 332 South Michigan avenue,
Chicago 4, III. Mrs. Royden j.
Keith, president of the National
Federation of Music Clubs. Fred
Waring. orchestra leader. and DIR.
Rudolph CAM, president of the
Chicago Musical College, will be
among the judges.
Evening star., 1948-05-09

Of my acquaintance whose sons or
husbands were fighting our great
battle; the women themselves serv-
ing in the hospitals or busying
themselves with the work of the
sanitary mission.
MY husband, as already said, was
beyond the age of military service
my eldest son but a stripping; my
youngest was a child of not more
than two years. / would not leave
my nursery to follow the march of
our armies, neither had I the prac-
tical deftness which the preparing
and packing Of sanitary stores de-
manded. Something seemed to say
to me, You would be glad to serve,
but you cannot help any one
you have nothing to give, and there
is nothing for you to do Yet. be-
cause of my sincere desire, a word
was given me to say which did
strengthen the hearts OF those who
fought in the field and of those who
languished in the prison.
I'VE were invited one day to at
tend a review of troops at some
distance from the town. While we
were engaged In watching the ma
neuvers a sudden movement of the
enemy necessitated immediate ac-
ton. The review was discontinued,
and we saw a detachment of SOL
diers gallop to the assistance of a
small body of our men who were
in imminent danger of being sur
rounded and cut of from retreat.
The regiments remaining on the
field were ordered to march to their
cantonments. We returned to the
city very slowly, of necessity, for the
troops nearly filled the road. My
dear minister was in the carriage
with me, as were several other
friends. To beguile the rather tedi-
GUS drive, we sang from time to
time snatches of the Army songs
so popular at that time, concluding,
I think, with
"'John Browns body lies a.
mouldering in the ground,
His soul is marching on
THE soldiers seemed to like this.
and answered back, Good for you!
Mr.. Clarke said,t Mrs. Howe, why
do you not write some good words
for that stirring tune?'a replied
that I had often wished to do this,
Evening star., 1948-05-09
off the STANDARD
SIX SECONDS A YEAR
BY Frederick Laing. fCro,Dell
Co.; 49,
Reviewed by
HENRY LYON.


The master clock In q watch Arms
New York office varied only six Sec
onds a year from true time, but the
characters in this book wander far,
far afield from a strict standard OF
human conduct.
The love of the heroine is given
to the bright boy who tells this story
almost in the first chapter. but ap-
parently only because Of her need to
find a certain solace through SUBJ
stitution. He spends the remainder
of the book trying, with varying sue
cess, to make her love him in his
own right. The time is just prior
to the great Wall Street debacle and
there is lot of stuff about the clock
business, stocks, advertising people
and routine Office setups.
Although this is his first novel,
the author Is very we'll known in
the short-story field. In fact. Mr..
Laing has not yet made a clean
break with that field.
Evening star., 1948-05-09
By DonoId H. Mueridge

The District championship tour
tnament was not brought to a con-
clusion last week end by reason OF
one adjourned and one postponed
game. In the three games which
were completed Oscar Shapiro
speedily disposed Of Russell Church
after the latter had overlooked a
tactical point in the opening stages
of a Ruy Lopez; Edmund Nash de-
feated William F. Gray when the
loser left q knight pinned one move
too long, and George S. Thomas lost
to c. r. Zust by blunder while
in favorable position.
The Hans Berliner-Martin c.
Stark game was adjourned in the
following extremely ticklish posi-
ton, which excited great interest
among the analysts present, and
which our readers will wish to in
spect for themselves: White (Ber-
liner, 10 pieces, K at KB2: @ KB6;
B K2; Ps ORB, QKt4, O., KS, KB4,
KKt5, KR3. Black (Stark, eight
pieces, K at KB1; @ O.; B QKt4;
.Ps QKt3, O., KB4, KKt3, KR2. The
Black king is in check, and Black
is to move. Can White win?
The following have completed
their schedules; Nash, with 3h-3h ;
Church and Gray. with 212-41s
each, and Thomas, with 1-6. With
one game each to finish, Berliner
and Shapiro have 5h-h; Stark,
31s -2h, and Zust, "a.
The worlds championship tourney
at Moscow has made little progress
because of the long holiday the So
viets celebrate the first of May. The
fourth cycle has seen a strong re-
surgence on the part OF VASTLY
Smyslov, who has beaten Keres and
Euwe and drawn with Botvinnik
and Reshevsky, and thereby passed
from fourth to second place, with
81a-7la. Botvinnik retains his COM
Portable lead with 1914, and is cred
tied with good winning chances in
his two adjourned positions against
Reshevsky and Keres. We note that
tournament book of this memora-
BILE contest is already announced by
the London publishing house of Bell,
to be edited by the British cham
pion, H. Golombek, who is attending
the sessions at Moscow.
On April %, the Washington
Chess Divan's electric clocks were
used for variant form OF speed
chess: Instead of the conventional
5-minute games, tournament OF
minute games, with each player
having precisely 10 minutes to COM
plete his half of the game, was
played. The winners were D. H.
Mugridge, with 80, and DR.. II. v.
Klein and e. M. Knapp, with 60
each. In the impromptu double
round tourney on May l, return
was made to the 5-minute game.
Mugrige again won, with 10k-1A
closely followed by Carl A. Hesse
with 1912. George A. Thomas was
third, with 71a-41a. The May Nc
Coy Hatfield feud on May S saw
the Hatfields routed 7-3, as follows
Evening star., 1948-05-09
Glee Clubs to Sing

The Br1dgeWater college Glee Clup
of IS voices will give sacred con-
cert in Constitution Hall at $50 pm.
Friday, sponsored by the Homebuild-
ers' Bible Class of the Washington
City Church of the Brethren for the
benefit of worldwide relief through
Church World Service.
The program, directed by Prof.
Nelson T. Huffman, will consist of
sacred, classical and contemporary
numbers, also hymns and Negro
spirituals. Several selections will be
sung by mems and women's quartets.
The Arlington Civic Symphony
will give its final concert of the
season Friday night at $50 o'clock
in the Washington-Lee Auditorium,
Arlington. Carroll Mattoon, So
prano, is the soloist. This will be
the 26th concert given by the Or
chestra since it was founded by Van
Lier Lanning two years ago. Its
last months children's concert was
Ftelevised as q network program. be-
lieved to have been the first orches-
trail concert of that kind to be tele-
cast.
/ The Washington Community
Chorus will give a concert on May
II at the Metropolitan A. M. E
Church at $3.50 pm. Sponsored by
the Washington Interchurch Fell
lowship, the choir will give Dett's
Ordering of Moses" and choruses
from MeIldelssohn's Elijah" War
ner Lawson, dean OF the Howard
School of Music, will conduct.
Evening star., 1948-05-09

Holtzscheiter, soprano, will give a
joint recital in the Arts Club Thurs
day at $3.50 pm. The singer will be
assisted at the piano by Susannah
Coleman, composer-pianist, whose
songs she will present.
Margaret Simons, teacher of sing
ing and piano, has opened a studio
at 424 Shepherd street NV, where
she will give courses in various
branches of vocal performance.
| Mu Phi Epsilon will meet tomor-
row night at the residence of Mrs.
Ben S. Fisher, 1887 Plymouth
street NV.
The Music Committee Of the Ma
tional Capital instrumental Contest
, held a meeting at the Eastern
Branch of Boys Club Of Washing
ton recently and appointed DR..
Westervelt B. Romaine as chairman,
Lucy Landen of Alexandria, Emer-
son Meyers and Howard Mitchell to
revise the rules to govern the next
contest. Mrs. E. E. Oliver was made
chairman for funds.
Ten Alexandria church choirs will
participate in the second annual
choir festival to be held in st. Paul's
Church tonight at O'Clock. Robert
HaWksley, organist, will accompany
the massed singing and play three
selections. Mrs. Frederick Adams,
chairman of the festival, will direct
The choirs include Emmanuel
Episcopal, Washington Street Meth
odist, st. Pauls Episcopal, Beverly
Hills Community Church, Christ
Church, Westminster Presbyterian,
Church of ST. Clement, Trinity
Methodist, First Baptist and Del Ray
Baptist. Some of the choirs will
be heard as a unit.
st. Pauls Episcopal Choir Of Alex
andria will give a secular concert
Friday night at in Norton Me-
mortal, adjacent to the church. The
program will consist of quartet ar
rangements OF songs by Fred War
ing, spiritual songs and classical
music.
E. Helen Dunbar, lyric soprano,
will be presented by Eva Whitford
Lovette in her recital debut Friday
night in the parlors of the D. A. r.
Chapter House, 1882 Massachusetts,
avenue. Mrs. Dunbar, for number
of years soloist at local church,
received her vocal training from
Mrs. Lovette.
The Music Department of Ameri-
can University will give a series of
student recitals beginning this after
noon at $50 o'clock in the Hurst
Hall auditorium. Tomorrow, Tues
day and Wednesday the programs
will take place at 8 pm. Vocal
students of Edith Henry and James
L. McLain, those OF Agi Jambor,
Louis A. Potter and Westervelt
Romaine in piano, and Gordon
Smith In violin,will participate. The
annual spring concert of the Uni
versity Chorus, Mr.. McLain, direc-
tor, will be held Thursday at BIS
pm. in Clendenon gymnasium.
Florence Sydlowe Clayton, 60
prano, and Dorothy M. Evans,
mezzo-soprano. will be presented in
recital by Robert Frederick Freund,
at Harmony Hill Farm. Lewinsville,
Va, this afternoon at O'Clock.
Edna Lee Freund will be the ac-
companiSt.
The Eldbrooke Methodist Church
will present several pianist in pro-
gram at pm. in the church parlor,
where new concert grand has been
installed in memory of Mr.. and Mrs.
August Voigt. The piano was pre-
sented by their daughters, Louise
and Mabel, and will be dedicated
this afternoon.
Evening star., 1948-05-09

Readers are reminded of the free
chess lessons for beginners on Tues
day evenings at the Divan, 2445 Fiji
teenth street NV, on the basis of
Reuben Fines Chess the Easy
Way"
Evening star., 1948-05-09

HoDe OF the Battle Hymn OF the Re-
pubHc pho gained her inspiration observing Union
troops at Baieys Cross Roads, Washington and hearing
their camp
Sketch copyrighted by Simon l. schusr.
Evening star., 1948-05-09

The Eldbrooke Methodist Church
will present several pianist in pro-
gram at S pm. in the church parlor,
where new concert grand has been
installed in memory of Mr.. and Mrs.
August Voigt. The piano was pre-
sented by their daughters. Louise
and Mabel, and will be dedicated
this afternoon.
Evening star., 1948-05-09

Mu Phi Epsilon will meet tomor-
row night at the residence of Mrs.
Ben S. Fisher. 1887 Plymouth
street NV.
Evening star., 1948-05-09

Charlotte Shear, pianist, and Ina
Holtzscheiter, soprano, will give a
joint recital in the Arts Club Thurs
day at $3.50 pm. The singer will be
assisted at the piano by Susannah
Coleman, composer-pi pianist, whose
songs she will present.
Evening star., 1948-05-09

Margaret Simons, teacher of sing
ing and piano, has opened a studio
at 424 Shepherd street NV, where
she will give courses in various
branches of vocal performance.
Smyrna times., 1948-04-15
us. MUST BE STRONG TO INSURE
PEACE, SAYS GENERAL RINARD

Speaking on the subject, "The
Military Situation in the World
Today, General Paul R. Rinard,
of the Delaware National Guard,
addressed the Smyrna Rotary Club
Thursday, April s, at the Wayside
Inn. General Rinard stated, "The
foreign situation as it is today and
the small number of troops we
have in Europe places the United
States in a precarious position if
active aggression should come
about" General Rinard compared
the financial and domestic condi-
tions of the United States with
those of European countries and
contrasted the various populaces
of Europe and America. He stat
ed that "the scale of rehabilita-
tion in some areas of Europe is un-
known" He further discussed the
strength of the air forces of the
Smyrna times., 1948-04-15
MAIL CARRIER FOR 25 YEARS
George David Rounds Out Quarter
Century AS Mail Carrier

Pounding the pavements of
Smyrna for a quarter of a century
as a city mail carrier is George B.
David. Born in Smyrna, August
8. 1898, Mr.. David started as a city
mail carrier twenty-five years ago
today, April 10, 1928, under Post
master Fred Dodson. Since then
he has worked with six other post
masters including Mary S. Colds
borough, the present one. Speak
ing of his anniversary as a mail
carrier, Mr.. David says, tits been
a short 25 years." In his years of
continuous service to the commun-
ity he has been absent from duty
only once for any length of time
due to illness. Due to a tonsil in
fection, he was out about month
when Robert H. Denney was post
master. Mr.. David married the
former Mary Adeline Dugan and
they have one daughter, Mary FL
len, and one son, George, Jr.
Smyrna times., 1948-04-15
YOUTH CAMP
FUND DRIVE,
Delaware Chiefs of Police
Have Passed Halfway Mark
in Fund Raising
FOR UNDERPRIvILEGED

The campaign for funds by the
Delaware Association of Chiefs of
Police for the erection of the Chill
dren's Camp on Assawoman Bay,
in Sussex county, has now reached
the halfway mark and additional
contributions are urgently needed.
The Association hopes to provide
recreation for some six hundred
underpriviledged children at the
Camp during the coming summer
months providing they can procure
the funds needed to complete the
project. Contributions may be for
warded to John w. Jacobs, Chief
of Police, at Smyrna, treasurer of
the Association, or to Capt. James
E. Turner of the State Police at
State Police headquarters at State
Road, or to Capt. Edgar F. Isaacs,
of the State Police at Georgetown.
Smyrna times., 1948-04-15
BASEBALL CLUB ELECTION
Robert Jacobs Named Manager at
Election Held Friday Night

At an election held Friday even
ing in the Smyrna Fire House
Robert Jacobs was elected manag-
er of the Smyrna V-League Base
ball Team for the 1948 season, sue
ceeding Cornelius Tilghman. Other
officers elected at the same meet
ing were Frank Thornton, bust
ness manager; and Robert New
nom, secretary-treasurer. Manag-
er Jacobs, who has been regular
catcher for the town team for sew
eral seasons, announces that prac-
tice will be held this Sunday after
noon, April 18, at the Smyrna
High School athletic field and urg-
es all candidates to report for try
outs. Jacobs will appoint staff
of coaches to assist him with the
team. The Smyrna team is ex-
pected to carry a squad of approx
imately 20 players. An insurance
plan, whereby all players will be
insured against injuries during q
game or practice and enroute to
and from a game or practice, is
proposed. Details for this plan
will be worked out at a later date
Smyrna times., 1948-04-15
BANQUET FOR
"HORNETS'
Members of Team Receive
Awards in Impressive
Ceremony Monday
100 ATTENDED

A banquet, honoring the Smyrna
Hornets basketball team and spon-
sored by local fans, was held at
the Paddock Monday evening,
April II, with over 100 persons at
tending. Frank Greenwell, acting
as toastmaster, introduced F. B.
Gebhart, coach of the Hornets, Pat
knight, President of the Mar-Del
league, and George w. Wright, Su-
perintendent of Smyrna Schools,
principal speaker. In his address,
Mr.. Wright stated that there is
no other team in any other league
with any better boys on it than
our Smyrna team" His main
topic was "'Little Things" which
he said we lose sight of in the
hustle of our everyday lives. He
said that the main things in life
are religion, morality and educa-
tion. "If you have faith and love"
Mr.. Wright continued, "'you have
religion" and "and morality is an
attitude and condition of the mind.
A clean mind in a clean body is
certainly strengthening to the
SOUL" Speaking of education he
said, 1--WE should never reach the
point where we think we know it
all, and no matter who we meet,
or where we meet him, that person
is our superior in something" He
went on to say that money mad
ness has possessed the earth and
that 1--WE have drifted maddening-
ly ahead in our search for mater
ialistic things" Pat knight, ad-
dressing the assembled group brief
ly, said, "By Smyrna winning the
Dover basketball tournament has
proved that the Mar-Del league is
the best in rural Delaware" F. B.
Gebhart made a few suggestions
before giving out the small, silver
basketballs to the team members
He suggested permanent, central
athletic association which would
insure a successful, year round
sports program for Smyrna. Ron
aid Grier caDtain of the 1947-42
team, presented to Gebhart a
leather brief case as a gift from
the team members. John w.
Jacobs presented Reynolds Brad
ley, the teams business manager,
with pipe on behalf of the team.
Following the program, dance mu-
sic was played by Bill Doughten,
Larry Call, Bernie Grier and Rod
ney Schuman.
Smyrna times., 1948-04-15
TO AUCTION
FORD SATURDAY
Smyrna Lions To Sell Car To
Highest Bidder at Sale
on Market Street Plaza
BENEFIT OF SCOUT HOME

A 1948 four-door Ford sedan,
equipped with radio and heater,
will go to the highest bidder at
the auction sale sponsored by the
Smyrna Lions Club, Saturday,
April II, at 2 p. m. on Market
Street Plaza. ]. C. Walker will be
the auctioneer. The entire pro-
ceeds from this sale will go into a
fund toward the construction of a
Boy and Girl Scout meeting build
ing and work on this building will
begin at the earliest possible mo-
ment. Other items that will be
put up for auction include: an
.tiques, furniture, clothing, food
baskets, end tables, shotgun and
many other articles. Members of
the Smyrna Lions are now solicit
ing this area for saleable items
and hope to receive the whole
hearted support of the community.
Anyone wishing to contribute any
thing at all toward this sale may
do so by calling Smyrna-5681 and
arrangements will be made by the
chairman, William Kruschen, to
have the item collected. Wives of
the club members have arranged
to hold a bakery concession at the
site of the auction where they will
sell cakes, pies and other pastries.
The Boy and Girl Scout building
will be located on Frazier st. and
will have one large room to be
used for special ceremonies and
two smaller meeting rooms. Other
organizations may request permis-
sion for the use of a room when it
is not being used by the Scouts.
Smyrna times., 1948-04-15
BATTLE FIRE
FOR TWO HOURS
Firemen Prevent Blaze From
Spreading Despite High
Winds Last Friday
TRAFFIC HELD UP

A fire, famed by high winds and
sweeping a frame building threat
ening several nearby dwellings and
stores, was brought under control
by Smyrna and Clayton firemen
after a two-hour battle Friday,
April 9. The fire, which started at
8 o. m. in the rear of store and
pool room on West Commerce ST.,
owned by James Seacord, work
ed its way toward the front of the
building before it could be check
ed. Seacord's apartment was COM
pletely destroyed by the blaze and
a front, second floor apartment,
occupied by Mrs. Nelson Stats,
her son, Nelson, Jr., and Raymond
Snow, was partially damaged
Most of the damage to Mrs.
Staats's apartment was confined
to the kitchen and dining room,
although plaster was blown from
the living-room ceiling by the
force of an oil burner explosion
Prompt action on the part OF
Smyrna firemen prevented the fire
from spreading to an adjoining
building-a liquor store and apart
ment located on the corner of
Commerce and Market Streets and
owned by Harry Aumack. Nc
damage was done to Aumack's es-
tablishment. A small store, oper-
ated by Elijah Smith and adjoin-
ing the west side of Seacord's pool
room, also escaped damage. Smith
had evacuated most of his equip
ment and merchandise. A Smyr-
ma fireman, Benjamin Seward, was
first to discover the fire and turn
ed in the alarm. Traffic was barr
ed from Commerce st. between
Main and Delaware and from part
of Market st. while fremen bat
tied the blaze. Several firemen re-
mained at the scene for over an
hour after the fire had been ex-
tinguished to prevent any further
outbreak.
Smyrna times., 1948-04-15
Death of Mrs. John L. Johnson

Mrs. Millie Harrington Johnson,
wife of Rev. John L. Johnson, died
at her home on South Street yes
terday wednesday,. She was a
former student of the Quaker
School in Philadelphia and made
a preliminary study of music un-
der Miss Lulu Stevenson of FELTON,.
She continued her studies at the
Old Conference Academy in Do
yer. Mrs. Johnson was a graduate
in music and expression from the
Dickerson Junior College at Will
Transport, Pa, class of 1896 and
held a diploma in music from the
Philadelphia School of Music. She
was member of the d. A. r.
1872, Smyrna, and member of
Eastern Star, Crisfield, Md. She
is survived only by her husband
Funeral services will be held from
her late residence on Saturday,
April IL at pm. and interment
will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery,
Camden, Del.