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Smyrna times., 1948-04-15
.MOUGEY URGES
FOOD FREEZING
Advertising Manager of Will
son Cabinet Says Freezing
of Food Pays
SAVES $3.50 YEARLY

Charles R. Mougey, Advertising
and Sales Promotion Manager
Wilson Refrigeration, Inc. was
guest speaker at the monthly din
ner meeting of the Foremen's
Club, Wilson Cabinet Co., Inc, re-
Gently held sat the Paddock"
Food freezing does not cost = ii
pays, Mougey stated. Mr.. Mougey
pointed out that owners of family
freezers report savings of $3.50 OF
more per year and quoted Mr. Don
aid K. Tressler, Ph,D., Birdseye
Laboratories, General Foods Cor
poration, and one of the country's
foremost frozen food consultants
as saying that a family freezer
will pay for itself in thirty-two
months. Graphic illustrations were
presented on food statistics. Mr.
Mougey pointed out the many adj
vantages owners of family freez-
ers have over those who have not
as yet had the opportunity to try
this most up-to-date method OF
better living. Mougey stated that
you can freeze almost every type
of food family uses which means
there is always complete meals
'in stock. Freezing foods is
easy" Mougey stated, "as well as
a lot of fun for all concerned. Mr..
Mougey is an outstanding figure in
the field of advertising and sales
promotion. Joining the Wilson or
ganization in July of 1947 from
the Chrysler Corporation, serving
as advertising and sales promotion
manager of their Airtemp Divis-
ion, he Immediately took over all
advertising and sales promotion
here. Clarence S. Collins, Jr., per-
sonnel director for the company
was chairman of the program.
Other guests at the meeting were
j. d. Schafer and I. H. Merrill.
Smyrna times., 1948-04-15
NAME CANCER
DANGER SIGNS
Mrs. Thomas B. Young, Exec
utive Director of Delaware
Division, Gives Warning
REMARKS BY WILLIAMS

A first step in controlling Can
Ger is to contribute to the Della
ware Cancer Campaign, U. S. SEN
ator John ]. Williams, declared
yesterday. Calling the campaign
"a great drive against an insidious
force which is constantly at work
to undermine the Nations health, "
the Senator said he believes the
people of Delaware will give gen.
erously to meet the State quota,
which is 1900. At the same
time Mrs. Thomas B. Young, Ex-
ecutive Director of the Delaware
Division, American Cancer Society
listed the seven danger signals,
which she said every Delawarean
should remember for his or her
own protection against the disease.
CONTINUED on Page five)
Smyrna times., 1948-04-15
ASKED TO BUY
SAVINGS BONDS
Citizens of Delaware Asked to
Buy SS,OOO,OOO Worth Dur
ing Loan Campaign
EUROPEAN RECOVERY

The citizens of Delaware have
been asked to purchase $8,000,000
worth of U. S. Savings Bonds dur
ing the American Security Loan
campaign, April Is to June 30."
Reminiscent of the wartime days
when War Loan Drives were per-
iodically announced, this statement
was made yesterday by Alex D.
Cobb, State Director of the Della
ware U. S. Savings Bonds Division
of the u. S. Treasury in calling at
tention to the official opening of
the Security Loan on Thursday,
April is. Mr.. Cobb pointed out
the significance of the campaign
slogan, Americans Security is
Your Security, and that it is just
as fundamental when quoted in re-
verse, "Your Security is Americas
Security" The first activity of
the Campaign is being promoted
this week through the schools of
the State. Teachers will explain
the purpose of the Campaign to
pupils who will be given copies of
an explanatory Security Loan
pamphlet containing Bond pur-
chase application form to be taken
home. This activity is being spon-
sored by DR.. George R. Miller, Jr.,
State Superintendent of Public In
istruction, and Education Chairman
on the State U. S. Savings Bonds
Advisory Committee. To achieve
the State goal of $8,000,000 Mr..
Cobb said it would be necessary to
slightly more than double the av-
ierage recent monthly purchases by
Delaware investors in U. s. Saw
ings Bonds.
Smyrna times., 1948-04-15

major powers and their defense
measures. While General Rinard
made no prediction as to future
turn of events, he urged his audi
ence to study history and then re-
call the voice of the past. He said
that democracy versus dicta-
torial government and we must
have a military force equal to any
foreign power in order to insure
world peace" General Rinard was
introduced by Nelson Everhart,
chairman of the program, and
Charles w. Hall responded on be-
half of the club. Harry P. Jones,
chairman of the Boy Scout Finan-
cial drive, announced that the
drive will officially end Thursday,
April Is. He urged all solicitors
to make their final report by this
date. Norman K. Beach, Coates
vile, Pa, was a visitor.
Smyrna times., 1948-04-15
Death of James @. CHM, sr.

James c. CHM, Sr., "a, retired
farmer who formerly lived near
Middletown, died Sunday morning,
April IL, at the home of a son,
William j. CHM of Portondale, Pa.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday, April IA, at Daniels Fun
eral Home with Rev. Hudson in
charge and interment was in
Townsend Cemetery. He was a
member of st. Georges Methodist
Church, st. Georges. Surviving
are five sons: William ]. CHM,
Bortondale, Pa; G. Arthur CHM,
Townsend; James G. CHM, Jr., and
H. Vaughan CHM, Middletown and
Charles B. CHM of Rutledge, Pa; +;
one brother, George H. CHM; one
sister, Margaret Webb of Town
send; also nine grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
Smyrna times., 1948-04-15
PRICE NAMED TO
HEAD LOCAL G. of G..
Warner w. Price, Jr., Sue
ceeds ]. Wells FAIRIES as
President of Smyrna
Chamber of Commerce
MEMBERS VOW SUPPORT

Warner w. Price, Jr., president
of the company bearing his name,
this week was named president of
the Smyrna-Clayton Chamber of
Commerce for the year ending
March, 1949. Bringing to this inn
portant post a wealth of exper-
fence as one of the areas leading
young executives, Mr.. Price takes
Office at time when his talents
are most needed to take advantage
of the great expansion and I'M
iprovement just beginning for the
Smyrna-Clayton Trading Area. He
has been pledged the unqualified
support of the entire board of di-
rectors and the Chamber at large
in the civic projects to be under
taken this year. The entire roster
of officers of the chamber from the
first vice-president on down was
reelected in support of the new
president. Their skill and exper-
ience in Chamber of Commerce af-
fairs, gained under the able leader
ship of Wells FAIRIES, will be util-
lied to the fullest under Mr.. Price,
who in addition to his very active
direction of the affairs of Warner
w. Price Company, is director of
the National Bank of Smyrna, a
charter member of the Smyrna
Lions Club, member of the
Church Club of Delaware, MEM
Der of the Vestry of st. Peters
Church and acolyte of the church,
and the president of the Del-Mar-
Va association of fertilizer manu-
facturers. Other officers of the
Chamber for the coming year are:
John Roth, first vice-president;
George w. Wright, second vice.
president; A. Louise Denney, sec
retary; Harley R. Bodley, treasur-
! er. Board of Directors: Glenn S.
King, w. L. Wheatley, C. L. Har-
monson, Harley r. Bodley, Clark
M. Knotts, J. Wells FAIRIES, F. B.
Gebhart.
Smyrna times., 1948-04-15
Possles-Hutton Engagement

Mr.. and Mrs. John Van Gasken
Postles of 4607 Usage Avenue,
Philadelphia, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Miss
Anne Mason Postles, to Mr.. Rich
ard Janney Hutton, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sidney Buchanan Hutton, of
Rose Hill, West Grove, Pennsyl-
Ivania. Miss Postles was gradual
ed from Vassar College in June,
I1947, and is now attending the
Katharine Gibbs School in New
York. Mr.. Hutton, who served in
the Navy during the war, COM
pletes his course at the University
of Delaware in June.
Smyrna times., 1948-04-15
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Mrs. Richard Jenness, Missionary
From China. to Speak Friday

From China, to Speak Friday
First Presbyterian Church, Rev.
Walter G. Hagds, minister, an
nounces the following services:
Sunday School at 10 a. m. This
week is Sunday School Week.
Make an effort to send your chill
dren to Sunday School this Sun
day. Topic for discussion stand
ing Fast to Our Purposes" IL
am, morning worship. Sermon:
Time for Decision. Friday, April
%, at 7.30, Mrs. Richard Jenness,
a missionary from China, will be
guest speaker. For over two years
Mrs. Jenness was in the Weihsin
Internment Camp. After liberation
by Allied forces she returned to
her work but was soon taken into
custody by the Communists and
remained so until March, 1947.
She will have interesting exper-
fences to tell. All are welcome.
Smyrna times., 1948-04-15
Death of Mrs. Florence B. Wallace

Mrs. Florence B. Wallace, 72, of
Smyrna, died at the Kent General
Hospital on Tuesday, April 13. She
was long a member of the Asbury
Methodist Church. Mrs. Wallace
was the widow of the late Herman
v. Wallace and is survived by the
following children: aSmuel c. Wal
lace( Nellie Wallace and Mrs. Gill
bert Lurty, all of Smyrna; Mrs.
Malcomb FARRELL, Kenton; Henry
B. Wallace, Ft. Worth, Texas;
Mrs. Morris Collins, Jr., Townsend;
and Mrs. Horace Beckford, Gran
bury, N. ]. Funeral services will
be held on Friday, April 16, at 2
p. m. at her late residence. Rev.
Robert E. Green will be in charge
and interment will be in Odd Fell
lows Cemetery, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1948-04-15
Death of John A. David

John A. David died at his late
residence in Smyrna on Friday,
April 9. He was 85. Funeral SER
vices were held on Tuesday, April
13 at the funeral chapel of w. A.
FAIRIES and Son with Rev. Spry in
charge and interment was in Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna. He
was the widower of the late JOS
ephine James and is survived by
one son, Elmer David of Smyrna,
and one brother, James D. David,
Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1948-04-15
Homemakers Meet

The Smyrna Home Demonstra-
tion Club will meet Thursday
April Is, at s p. m. at the home OF
Mrs. Margaret ONeill. Mrs.Smith-
ers Snow will act as co-hostess
The topic will be "oven meals" pre-
sented by the leaders, Mrs. James
Fleming and Mrs. Townsend
Vaughn.
Smyrna times., 1948-04-15
Meeting of University Women

The regular monthly meeting of
the Dover Branch of the American
Association of University Women
will be held Monday, April 10th, at
500 p. M, at Wesley Junior Col
legeI DR.. w. Earl Armstrong, dean
of the School of Education, will be
the speaker. Mrs. George R. Mill
er, Jr., is the program chairman,
and the meeting is open to the
public. A brief business meeting
will be held following the program.
Smyrna times., 1948-04-15
ASBURY CHURCH NEWS

Mrs. Myrtle Day VIII Be Evening
Soloist; Riley Anderson in Morning
The Asbury Church School will
meet in all departments at 10 am.
Morning worship service at IL am.
Mrs. John Sparks will be at the
console of the Wright Memorial
Organ and play 'Traumeroi", by
Schumann. The vested Junior and
Senior Choirs will sing appropriate
anthems. Mr.. Riley Anderson will
be the morning soloist. Mr.. Green's
sermon subject: without Which
Nothing Is Strong" Evening Wor-
CONTINUED on Page Eight
Smyrna times., 1948-04-15
CLASS PLAY
TOMORROW EVE
"Spring Fever" Junior Class
Play to Be Given at High
School at Eight O'clock
COMEDY IN THREE ACTS

Do you enjoy laughing? Then
be sure 20 attend the Junior Class
production of Spring Fever" on
Friday evening, April 16, at eight
o'clock. This comedy by Glenn
Hughes tells of a typical small col
lege town and, in particular, col
lege rooming-house. High comedy
results from the efforts of Howard
Brant, who is typing frantically to
get his term paper finished on
time. He is continually interrupt
ed by variety of humorous situa-
tions, including loud explosions
from Ed Burns room, Vic Lewis,
the painter, and his model, and by
proud parents here to attend Com
exercises. Leading
roles are taken by Hazel Johnson
as Anne Purcell, and Neal Thigh
man as Howard Brant. Support
ing roles are taken by:
Smyrna times., 1948-04-15
PADDOCK RADIO BROADCAST
Half-hour Morning Program For
Smyrna over WTUX

Arrangements are being COM
pleted by radio station WTUX,
Wilmington, for setting up equip
ment in Smyrna for a half-hour
daily radio program, featuring
music of William Doughten and
Larry Call and news summary
of local events. The program will
eminate from the Paddock, owned
by Mrs. Helen Potter, and will be
on the air Monday through Friday
from s to $50 am. Six spot an
nouncements, advertising local
business firms, will be included in
every program and the entire half
hour will be strictly for local in
terest.
Smyrna times., 1948-04-15
Clayton Fire Company Meet


Medford Sparks, Clayton pharm-
acist, was the main speaker at the
regular meeting of the Clayton
Fire Company held in the Clayton
Fire Hall, Tuesday night. 1t was
decided that the company would
enter a softball team in the Smyr-
ma league for the coming season.
The dates for the Clayton Fire
mems Carnival were set for Aug,
GIG, parade night being on Aug.
9. The last night of the carnival
a 194S four-door Cheveriet sedan
will be chanced off.
Smyrna times., 1948-04-15
Grange Meeting

There will be a meeting of
Smyrna Grange on April 22nd
with Mrs. Edna Dukes, the lectur-
er, putting on mystery program
called Knowing Ourselves" All
members are especially invited to
attend.
Smyrna times., 1948-04-15
Meeting Cancelled

The regular monthly meeting of
the w. S. C. S. which was to be
held on Friday, April 16, has been
cancelled. The next meeting will
be held May 21.
Smyrna times., 1948-04-15

of the cast and the committees is
the entire Junior Glass. The play
is again under the capable direc-
tion of Miss Ruth Webb of the fac
,ulty. Mrs. Glenn King is assisting
with the makeup.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-06-26
Junior Sp0rfsmDen
 Start Building Cabin

The Junior Outdoor Sports mems club, organized recently under the leadership of Tom Nachand, had its first outing Saturday when the boys who have already joined went to NH Bay for the day.
 Purpose of the club is to teach the smaller boys in Kodiak to handle firearms in such a man. Ter that the possibility of injur. ing another person will be lessen ed Idea for the group came out Of a complaint lodged with the city council about indiscriminate shooting at the city dump.
 Members of the group who
Kodiak mirror., 1948-06-26
Navy Seeks
 Reserve Officers

The Navy Department has announced that volunteer active duty billets for approximately 3o80 additional Naval Reserve Officers have been approved by the Bureau of Naval Personnel
 Line and Staff corps officers of the Naval Reserve and Naval Air Reserve desiring active duty for a minimum of l2 months should submit applications to the Bureau of Naval Personnel via the Commandant of their Naval District or the Command. ing Officers of cegnizant Naval Air Stations or Air Reserve
Kodiak mirror., 1948-06-26

made the hike Saturday are Ho' bart and Doug Dawson, Al Tor gramson Al Owen, Gene Ho'- land Bill Frost, Mel N'elsot'S Wicky Walker, aLd | iarehe~ Seiig
 They gathered rocks for a tlrs- place for their cabin they wttt build, and on Sunday went out again to take them to Da'k Lake whert they wlll locate It. The days activities also 'nclud ed fishing and target shooting.
 All parents are invited to send their boys to participate ln the groups activities Dues are io cents a week, with a p cent imitation fee.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-06-26
Salmon Are Tagged

Salmon along the coast of Kodiak Island have been tagged for the purpOse of following their migration routes and speed of movement to the spawning grounds, and rewards are offered for finding the salmon and re- porting details of the location.
 The Fisheries Research Insti. tute of the University of Wash ington is conducting the exper- iment as part of a scientific in vestigation of the salmon's life history and habits.
 The men conducting the pre- liminary tagging program this summer are already in the field
 The salmon have been tagged with 2 cellulold discs, one with 8 number on it and the other with the name of the experimenting group.
 h order to assure a satisfac- tory recovery and return of the tags, the Institute is offering a 50 cent reward for each recover ed tag along with the informa- tion as to date and of capture, place where tag was first seen, such 8, cannery trap or seine, and the n me and address of the finder
 Rewards W Il be paid in cash through any cannery or fish buyers office or by field repre- sentatives of the Fish and Wild life Service, the Fisheries Re- search Institute and the Alaska Salmon Industry, Inc
 Form for the return of the tags have been widely distr'bu', ed and m each booklet of them is a sample one, appropriately, and humorously, filled out
 The sample tag reports the salmon as having been caught l /! m. north of Flb PL, by its jumping into the boat Name of the boar is listed as the Whopper, the reward paid by the Sober Fish Go and Joe Slippery as it's recipient.
 For the experiment., the Sal mon lnoustry has budgeted ap- proximately Sl90,0OO for the 8 districts under survey Bristol Bay, Southeastern Alaskan, and Kodiak Island. he Fish and Wildhfs Service IS spending an even greater sum on the research.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-06-26

Ira ming Units.
 Officers who have had sea ex perience or junior officers who desire such experience are parti- eularly desired.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-06-26

Bruce Bourne of Nashville. Neb., arrived on the Denali for a visit with members of his fam ily here and at the base
 He will be guest of his brother F M. Bourne, and Mrs. Bourne, at the base, and of Mir. and Mrs. John Slater, in town.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-06-26
To Visit EIses

Miss Helen r. Burke of Santa Barbara, Calif., arrived on the DenaIi for a visit with her sister and brother-in-law here, Mir. and Mrs. Art Else. Accompany ing her was Miss Margaret King, who will spend about week in Kodiak before returning to Cali fornia.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-06-26

Jess Blinn has returned from a vacation outside.
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Evening star., 1948-03-02

I on the long-fornn, they are allowes
only one standard deduction Of $50,
from their combined income, not I
$500 deduction for each Of them.
Buff one uses the long form
and itenizes deductions, the othel
must use 1t and itemize, too.
Remember these things:
/. Treasury experts say that wher
y wife has less than $500 income
and she and her husband are filing
q return, they'll save money by filing
jointly.
2. II husband and wife can Ale
jointly on form Wa, they ought to
It will save them time and trouble
because
BY law the collector goes over
their return and must figure out
which is cheaper for them, a single
or joint return. He gives them the
benefit Of the cheaper way.
Careful Figuring Urged.
Suppose you're not in those two
groups above. Then try both ways
single and joint returns-before de-
Gliding which you1l turn into the
collector as your 1947 income tax
return.
Why try both ways? Because
there's no simple answer to the
question: do husbands and wives
save money by fling single or joint
returns?"
In one case o joint return may
save one couple money by giving
them full benefit Of exemptions. It
Evening star., 1948-03-02
Your Income Tax
Eighth OF q sertes.)
BY the Assoeisted Press

Husbands and wives here are
things to remember In filing you,
1947 income tax return by March Is
For himself. husband gets q
$500 exemption. That's $500 de-
Quoted from his total income before
It's taxed.
He can claim another $500 exemp-
ton for his wife If she had no In
come. II she had no income, she
doesn't have to file a return.
But she must file, separately OF
jointly with her husband, If she had
$500 or more income.
II she files separately, she claims
her own $500 exemption and the
husband, on his return, claims his
own $500.
II they file q joint return. they
claim a total exemption Of 81 900.
Joint Return Explained.
Suppose she had less than $50t
income. She doesn't have to file 9
return. But, no matter how small
that income was-so long as she hac
some-if she doesn't filS-
Then her husband can't claim any
exemption for her and, since she
isn't filing, she can't claim her OWE
$500 exemption.
Therefore, she should file joint
return with her husband. listing
Evening star., 1948-03-02
Movie Studios Sued
For 81 Million by 10
Fired in Red Probe
BY the Asseeiafed Press

I
LOS ANGELES. Mar. 2.-Ter
movie writers, directors and pro-
ducers indicted on a charge Of con-
tempt Of Congress have sued major
film studios for $61 los, IT'S damages
AL 10 of them were dismissed from
their jobs after contempt citations
were brought on the ground that
they had refused to tell the House
Committee on Un-American Activi-
ties whether they were members Of
the Communist Party or the Screen
Writer'S Guild.
They asked in their Superior
Court suit, filed yesterday, for a
permanent injunction against the
studios and producers forbidding
maintenance Of "any blacklist"
which would bar the plaintiffs from
their jobs.
Charged Coercion.
They charged that the Un-
American Committee, in its ques-
tions about their Affiliations, was
impelled by a desire "to coerce and
intimidate the motion picture in
dustry into employing only those
persons whose political beliefs are
acceptable" to the committee.
Lester Cole, writer, demanded
$3,283, ,425 from Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer studio and $2,145,200 from
other studios. He charged that
M-G-M broke his contract which
had two years more to run.
Other plaintiffs are writer's Ring
Lardner, jr., John Howard Lawson,
Albert Maltz, Samuel Ornitz, Alvah
Bessie and Dalton Trumbo; Direc-
tor Edward Dmytryk and Producer
Directors Adrian Scott and Herbert
Biberman.
a@ Defendants I'm Case.
Defendants include Loew's, Inc,
which operates M-G-M; Goth Gen.
7tury-Fox, Paramount, Columbia,
Radio Keith - Orpheum, Warner
Brothers Pictures and Warner
Brothers Pictures Distributing Corp,
Republic, Samuel Goldwyn, Hal
Roach, Universal and Walter Wan
ger.
The Motion Picture Association Of
America and the society of Inde-
pendent Motion Picture Producers
and their heads, Eric Johnston and
Donald M. Nelson, also were named
as defendants.
Evening star., 1948-03-02
| Your Income Tax
Joint oxReturnIs Advised
|H Wife Earns Less Than $500

both her exemption and her income.
This will reduce the husbands tax
without costing her anything.
When q couples combined income
was under 5000. they can file joint
ly on form W., the Withholding
statement, or on the 1040 short
form, or on the 104o long-form, de-
pending on their reason for making
the choice.
When they file separately on form
W. or the 1040 short-form, each Il
allowed q deduction of about 10
per cent for personal expenses. It's
already allowed for In the tax-table
used with both those forms.
One Deduction Allowed.
Remember this: When they file
jointly on form W. or the 1040
short-form, they are allowed only
one deduction Of about 10 per cent
but it is 10 per cent of their COM
bined income.
When they file separately on the
1040 long-form. because the income
Of each is 5000 or more, each Is
allowed q standard deduction OF
$500 for personal expenses.
But remember: II they file jointly
Evening star., 1948-03-02

may cost another couple money by
hosting them into . higher surtax
bracket.
Here's point to be kept in mind
by the wives Of men now In the
armed services:
The pay Of enlisted men and nom
commicsioned officers Is tax-free. So
these who had no other income don't
f1le q return.
II you're married to o Service
man who had no income but service
pay, you can claim q $500 exemption
Evening star., 1948-03-02
Coffin to Address Rotary

Representative Coffin, Republican,
Of Michigan, will discuss Maintain
ing the American Way Of Life" at
the luncheon meeting Of the Rotary
Club at 1915 pm. tomorrow In the
| Mayf1ower Hotel.
Evening star., 1948-03-02

for him, If you're filing q return be-
cause you had income Of $500 or
more Of your own.
TOMORROW: WHO MUST FILE
A 1948 TAX ESTIMATE.