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Smyrna times., 1948-07-01

and progress toward better gov
ernment of the people, by the peo-
pie and for the people" He furth-
er stated that "When 1 first ran for
public Office in 1914, the problem
which was uppermost in my mind
was how to raise the level of the
Election Laws in our State so that
every person voting would have
the assurance that their vote
would count equally with all other
votes. AS a member of the Fed
eral Grand Jury which Investigate
ed the Election Frauds of the Cen
eral Election of 1910, 1 was shock
ed to find the conditions which ex-
listed and believed that the Public
Conscience would likewise be
shocked when such conditions were
brought to their attention. The
very foundation of our Democracy
rests upon the keystone of honest
elections. Without them, we as a
Nation are lost and we as State
can suffer untold damage and loss
of self respect" "If money and
power can manipulate elections so
that the majority of the people
have no voice, then the people lose
the right and the opportunity to
govern themselves as they wish to
be governed" he continued. State
Chairman Harris B. Mcdowell, Jr.,
who introduced the lieutenant-gov-
ernor, said Mr.. CarvePs interest
and active participation in civic,
fraternal, and church groups all
over the state has been outstand-
ing. Those who spoke briefly were
Willard D. Boyce, Kent County
chairman; Daniel F. Wolcott, New
Castle County chairman; Colum-
bus Phillips, Sussex County chair
man; Mrs. James H. Hughes, re-
centely elected national commit
teewoman; and Mrs. Anne Haher,
vice-chairman of the state commit
tee. The Delaware delegation to
the Democratic National Conven-
tion decided to go to the conven-
tion un-pledged to any candidate
and to vote as individuals, not SUBJ
ject to unit rule. Senator Tunnel
was the first to oppose unit voting.
Smyrna times., 1948-07-01
KentOn Alters Meet

A meeting of the Kenton Klub-
bers All Club was held at the
home of Ralph and Norman Alex
ander Monday night. President
Charles Ross called the meeting
together. The program consisted
of Bible reading by June Burris;
report on Short Course by Bruce
Clark, Charles Ross, Mary Emma
Moor, and June Burris. An invi-
tation was accepted to a box social
at FELTON, by FELTON, All Club next
month. Harrington Fair entries
were discussed. Fair tickets will
be sold by the Kenton Klubbers
All members.
Smyrna times., 1948-07-01
KENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION
Bankers Preview New Milford
Theater; John G. Leach Speaker

Bankers Preview New Milford
Theater; John G. Leach Speaker
The June meeting of the Kent
County Bankers Association was
held in Milford under the direction
of the Milford group. Although it
was warm eveninb, it was the
most interesting meeting of the
Kent County Bankers. There was
a liberal discussion regarding G. I.
Loans which was followed by
most interesting talk by Mr.. ]. F.
McDonough, Loan Officer of Vet
Grams Association for Delaware.
John G. Leach, who was the speak
er of the evening, gave his impress
sions of Public Relations among
banks and his talk was one of the
finest heard in Delaware. Follow
ing the meeting the members of
the Association and their guests
were guests of the Schine Brothers
in a preview of the new theater in
Milford. The Bankers of Kent
Count had the honor of being the
first group to officially view the
new beautiful showhouse which be-
comes such an asset to mid Della
ware as a place of amusement.
The Bankers enjoyed seeing the
many new appointments that the
Schine Brothers had provided for
the comfort of their guests and
patrons.
Smyrna times., 1948-07-01
FUNERAL OF j. FRANK WEBB
Former Smyrna Feed Man Died in
Lock Haven, Pa.

Funeral services for ]. Frank
Webb, former Smyrna resident and
for many years a well known feed
merchant, were held from Mat
thews Funeral Home, Monday,
June % at 2 p. m. Interment was
in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna.
Mr.. Webb died last Friday morn
ing at Lock Haven, Pa, where he
has lived since his retirement from
the feed business more than ten
years ago. He was born in Smyr-
ma and spent his entire life here
prior to his retirement. Surviving
him are his wife, Mrs. Blanche
Webb, Lock Haven, and one sister,
Mrs. Ida Boyer, Smyrna. He was
a member of the Odd Fellows lodge
and of Asbury Methodist Church.
Smyrna times., 1948-07-01
Water Supply Cut OFF

With the mercury souring up to
the mid-nineties yesterday, resi-
dents of Smyrna went without
drinking water for a short time.
The water line was cut off while
James Warren and his crew Of
workmen repaired a damaged fire
plug at the corner of Main and
Frazier Streets.
Smyrna times., 1948-07-01
BurrOHS Elected State
Legion Commander
RehOboth Convention Elects
Charles Burrous, Jr.-Mat-
thews for National Post
SUPPORT BONUS BILL

Two Smyrna men were elected
to important posts at the Goth an
nual state convention of the De-
partment of Delaware, American
Legion, held at Rehoboth last Fri
day and Saturday. Charles A.
Burrous, Jr., who for the past sew
eral years has been a rural mail
carrier in Smyrna, was elected
Commander of the Department of
Delaware, succeeding DR.. Carl ].
Rees, of Newark. William E. Mat
thews, Jr., won out in an election
over Wilmer E. Williams, New
Castle district commander, as the
state departments choice for ma
tional vice-commander Matthews
name was proposed by Col. w. E.
iLank. Delaware delegates will
work for his election at the ma
tional convention in october. Both
Matthews and Burrous have been
active members of the American
Legion since its organization
shortly after World War I. They
are members of the David c. Har-
rison Post, No. IA, Smyrna. Other
officers elected at the convention
were: First vice-commander, ]. B.
Regan, of Wilmington and second
vice-commander, John H. Horner,
of Bridgeville. Rev. Waldo L.
Disc, Rehoboth, succeeds Rev. ].
A. Lawless as Department Chap
lain. Edward Brittingham, Reho-
both, succeeds William B. Jones,
Laurel, as Sergeant-at-Arms. New
district commanders for the De-
partment of Delaware are: James
Murphy, Wilmington district; I.
Newell Duncan, New Castle Coun-
i ty district; George Collins, Kent
County district; and Ronald E.
Frome, Sussex County district
George Ehinger, Dover, was chosen
national executive committeeman
and Commander Samuel S. Fried
was named alternate. Delegates
to the national convention are Ed
ward A. Mulrooney, John Dugan
and Everett E. Borton for the Will
mington district; Wilmer E. Will
liams and w. Floyd Jackson, rural
New Castle County; L. Gooden
Galloway and Roland Trader, Kent
County; and Ralph Gooden and
Robert Ricards, Sussex County.
An invitation to hold the 1949
state convention in Dover was ex-
tended by Jack Moress, of the
Walter L. Fox Post, No. 2, Dover.
Col. Lank had previously suggest
ed that the convention be held in
either Dover or Smyrna because
these towns are more easily acces-
sible to all state Legionnaires. 300
shirt-sleeved delegates endured the
hottest weather of the summer and
carried on their business until Z
pm. Saturday in the Episcopal
Parish House, the location of all
business sessions. The general
theme of the convention was to en-
dorse the maintaining of an ada
quate military force and for the
American Legion to keep con-
stant vigil in an effort to combat
and stamp out subversive tenden-
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Smyrna times., 1948-07-01
Wesleyan Methodist Church Note.

Rev. Van Herscher, pastor of
the Wesleyan Methodist Church,
announces the service for the fol-
lowing week: Thursday night,
prayer meeting, 7:30 p. M; Sunday
School, 10 a. M, followed by morn
ing worship at IL a. m. Y. M. w.
B. meeting at z p. M, followed by
song and evangelistic service at
7:30 p. m.
Smyrna times., 1948-07-01
NEW HARDWARE OWNERS
Harper Jones and Clark Ennis
Take Over Hardware Store

Harper Jones and Clark Ennis
Take Over Hardware Store
J. Harper Jones and Clark En-
mis-, having recently purchased the
hardware store located on West
Commerce Street, formerly owned
by William Norris, have decided to
continue the business under the
name of Iron Front Hardware
and Electrical Store, effective July
1st. Mr.. Jones has for many
years been a clerk at the Smyrna
Post Office. Both Mr.. Jones and
Mr.. Ennis are veterans of World
War II. They bought the store
from Mr.. Norris when the latter
decided to retire from the business.
Smyrna times., 1948-07-01
THOMAS D. CLAYTON SCHOOL

There remain two vacancies to
be filed, namely, a teacher of for
eign language replacing Mrs. Con-
stance M. Stackpole and a teacher
of industrial arts replacing Mr.. G..
A. DePamphilis.
Evening star., 1948-12-08
Doo|itt|e Offers Plan
To Revamp Military
by the Associotsd Press

James H. Doolittle, leader of the
famous Tokyo air raid, urged re-
vision of the military setup today
because the Nation is spending un-
necessary billions on defense"
Writing in Air Force Magazine,
Mr., Doolittle recommended a clear
division of military tasks in the air,
on land or water to give the most
security for the least cost.
His proposal called for an Army,
Navy and Air Force, with each
service operating solely in its own
sphere while being closely CO.
ordinated with each other.
Under his plan the Marine Corps
ground force would go to the Army,
and naval and marine aviation,
along with the Army's small flying
service, would be transferred to the
Air Force.
/ Mr.. Doolittle rose to lieutenant
general during the war. leading air
forces in both the European and
Pacific theaters. In private life he
is a Shell Oil Co. executive and is
chairman of the Air Forces ASso-
citation, composed of both active and
inactive members of the Air Force.
The association publishes the mag
aZine.
Decrying the "wasteful extrava-
gance" of the present setup, Mr.
Doolittle said the present law "can
be made to work only by ruthlessly
disregarding the selfish desires of
the individual services and operat-
ing wholly in behalf Of national
security and welfare"
Evening star., 1948-12-08
RAF 10 Seek Out Enemy
In Big Air-Sea Operations
BY the Assoeiofed Press

PLYMOUTH, England. Dec. g.
Long range RAF bombers carrying
mock atom bombs were alerted
today to scout a powerful invading
enemy" feet in Britain's biggest
aerial-naval operations since the
war
1t is Exercise Sunrise"-a test
of the attacking powers Of the
Navy and the defensive strength
of the air force.
The mock war is between two
fictitious nations. Redland, a
country with a strong naval force
is represented by the British home
fleet. Blueland is a nation weak in
naval power but strong in air and
submarine protection. 1t is re-
presented by the Raj and navy
submarine units
The war" began yesterday with
a report that the attacking feet
was assembling of the Azores.
Coastal Lancasters will locate the
fleet. Big bombers will fly out for
high-level attack and probably
will be met by jet fighters from the
fleets air arm.
Evening star., 1948-12-08
Kaiser's Grandson Arrives
In Baltimore on Freighter.
BY the Associotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 8. Prince
Louis Ferdinand of Prussia
grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm liar
rived here yesterday on freighter
from Germany.
Prince Louis-without the royal
title, DR.. Louis Ferdinand Hohen-
zollern-said he had come to the
United States to renew acquaint-
ances and make business tUntacts
for his automobile Fordys agency
in Bremen. He once worked in a
Detroit automobile factory.
His wife, the former Russian
Grand Duchess Kyra, remained at
home to care for their six children.
The prince is the second son OF
the ex-Crown Prince Wilhelm.
He said he took part in the June
20, 1914, bomb plot against Hitler
and that it failed when the bomb
in his Office exploded when he was
not there"
Evening star., 1948-12-08
Loubuch Plans Lecture
In Alexandria Church

Robert Laubach of the Committee
of World Literacy and Christian
Literature will present an illus
trated lecture at the First Baptist
Church of Alexandria. ZIG South
Washington street, at pm. Friday
The program is sponsored by the
World Day of Prayer Committee OF
the Alexandria Council of Church
Women. The public is invited.
Evening star., 1948-12-08

MEMS FINE RAYON ROBES shawl COL
lar style with 3-pockets and neat sash
-. Blue or maroon with polka dot pat
Others Ss.95 to $50
Evening star., 1948-03-07
Home, School Unit to Meet

The Home and School Association
Of Francis Junior High School will
meet at pm. Tuesday at the school.
Twenty-fourth and N streets NV,
according to Mrs. Gertrude Will
| liams, association president.
Evening star., 1948-03-07

said the statement does not preclude
later direct participation by the
Germans themselves.
The communique said only "pre-
liminary examination" was given to
questions of security arising in par
ticular from Benelux and French
fears Of a rebirth of German ag-
gressions
Security matters will be discussed
at next months meeting. The COM
munique said the conference
touched only on limited aspects
of reparations from Germany and
put over to next months meet
ing also the question Of border
changes.
Ambassador Douglas, who had
hoped to fly to Washington for
European Recovery Program con-
ferences as soon as the three-power
meeting ended, was forced to delay
his departure tonight. Fog inter-
rupted plane schedules.
Evening star., 1948-03-07

During World War the British
conscripted half million cats for
submarine tests and for gas detec-
ton in the trenches.
Evening star., 1948-03-07
Widow Names Walking Man
AS Jack Benny, Gets $22,5OO

bedrooms filled with furniture, 81, 400
trailer completely equipped, type
writer, 14-foot boat, $1,000 fur
coat. two-year supply Of sheets and
pillow cases, $500 worth of home ap-
pliances, piano, electric blankets,
three mems suits for each male
member of her family and a sew
ing machine.
Evening star., 1948-03-07
BY the Assee;otsd Press

HOLLYWOOD, March 8 - Mrs.
Florence Hubbard, widow, OF Chi
cago, tonight identified Jack Benny
as THE Walking, Man" and won
a radio jackpot worth $22,500.
Mrs. Hubbard, sales woman in q
Chicago department store, was the
first person teiephoned by Ralph
Edwards, master Of ceremonies on
the Truth and Consequences" show
When asked by Mr.. Edwards If
she could come to Hollywood for
his show next week, she replied
she would have to ask the stores
permission.
Mr.. Edwards explained that Jack
Benny was the walking man. be-
cause:
He won't spend the money for
cab fare"
He also pointed out that the
comics home, town is Waukegan,
ILL.,, which means walk again.
Feet Were Killing Benny.
Informed that the contest was
over, Benny exclaimed thank good
ness - my feet are killing me-"
He said that on one show he found
himself without leather heels and
had to borrow a pair from his wife,
Mary Livingston, to make the sound
effect.
The 10-week contest raised an
estimated $1,500, 900 for the Amer
ican Heart Association. Twenty
seven wrong guesses included Rich
ard Dix, President Truman, Ed
Crump, Walter Huston, Louis B.
Mayer and Henry Kaiser.
Contestants were required to send
contribution and letter complet-
ing the sentence, 1--WE should all
support the American Heart Associ-
alton because" in Is words or less.
Mr.. Edwards said he selected
Benny because he thought "the most
obvious person would be the least
obvious to the contestants. He said
he started the contest with the
words 1.-The walking man" and that
Benny fitted the description per-
fectly.
List of Prizes Given.
The winner received: A home
laundry, $1,000 diamond and ruby
watch, four-door Cadillac sedan, gas
range, 16-mm. motion picture sound
protector and screen with a movie
print and delivery of a motion
picture each month for one year,
| two-week vacation for two at Sun
Valley, Idaho with all expenses
paid, a $1,000 diamond ring, vacuum
cleaner, combination phonograph,
radio and television set, refrigerator,
Venetian blinds, paint for both in
side and outside of house, woman's 5
complete wardrobe for every season.
home freezer filled with food, air.
plane, tile installed in bathroom
and kitchen. dining room and two
Evening star., 1948-03-07
Fewer Than One in 10
Local Unions Qualify
To Work With NLRB

The National Labor Relations
Board disclosed yesterday that less
than one-tenth Of local unions are
eligible under the Taft Hartley law
to use the boards machinery for
settling disputes.
A large number Of international
unions also have refused to submit
the non-Communist afildavit and
to file financial data required by the
act for eligibility. II
The board reported that ut the
beginning of, March, lao interna..
tional unions had complied with the
act and could seek bargaining elsc-
tions or file complaints through the
agency.
OF these, 10 are AFL., 27 are CIo,
and IS are not affiliated with either.
The AFL has q total of l05 interna.
tional unions. The CIO has Al.
A total of 4,3o7 local unions have
made themselves eligible to use the
board. The AFL alone has 10000
to 10000 locals. However, the in.
ternationals are the organizations
which usually carry on business with
the board. The local officers do not
bother to qualify until they have
to use the boards service.
OF the locals filing, 3,l92 were
AFL, 421 were CIO, and 694 were
independent.
The board has Communist
affidavits on file from 1,499 inter-
national union officers and 4l,343
local union officers. The interna-
tional officials included 974 from
AFL, 206 from CIO and 319 from
independent unions. The locals were
29,171 AFL, 3,596 CIO, and 5,6Sl
independent.
Evening star., 1948-03-07

State Society Dance
The Pennsylvania State Society
will hold a formal dance at 10 pm
Friday in the Shoreham Hotel.
Evening star., 1948-03-07
Head Of K|an Charges
Gov. Thompson Asked
For Support in 1916
Nv the Assoeiotsd Press

ATLANTA, Mar. 6. - The grand
dragon of the Ku Klux Klan today
virtually accused the Governor Of
Georgia, M. E. Thompson, Of q
doublecross.
DR.. Samuel Green, the Klan chief,
who says he practices medicine for
living and Kluxes for a prin-
ciple," was hurt because Gov.
Thompson had some harsh things
to say yesterday about Klan meet
ings of intimidation"
DR.. Green, a gray little man with
a clipped mustache, wrote the Gov
ernor an open letter today in which
he said:
I'm 1916 when you were begging
me for Klan support for lieutenant
governor and you were elected,
you thought the Klan was a re-
spectacle organization =
"The thousands of Klansmen who
voted for you in 1916 - will Ger
tainly feel that their confidence in
you has been misplaced"
Governor Denies Charge.
When Gov. Thompson was ad-
vised of the statement by DR.. Green,
he chuckled and then shifted, Il
never sought Klan support, I never
attended Klan meeting and I
am not a member"
AS an afterthought the Governor
added dryly, And never expect
to join" 't= & "''
The quarrel between Gov. Thonap-
son, an ordinarily mild man, and
DR.. Green started when the Cover
nor ordered four prisoners removed
from the State prison at Reidsville
and returned to the jurisdiction OF
Emmanuel County authorities.
The four were accused of killing
a State police agent, and Gov.
Thompson said he feared people
would say Georgia was afraid OF
mob violence and had to keep them
in the stronghold at Reidsville.
The prisoners were transferred
today without incident.
Then Castigates Klan.
After ordering the four trans
ferred, Gov. Thompson used the oc-
casion to berate the Klan for hold
ing intimidation meetings at
Wrightsville and Swainsboro.
1t was to Swainsboro that the
prisoners were transferred. In both
these towns the Klan had paraded
in regalia on the eve of Democratic
primaries in which Negroes were
registered to vote.
Evening star., 1948-03-07


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Evening star., 1948-03-07
Big Four Studies Fate
|0f Libya, Possible
| Base 10 Resist Reds
By III. A..eeiaf.d Pres.

CAIRO, Mar. 6.-The Big -Four
nations today launched q study Of
what to do with Libya, potential
base of American and British power
to resist communism in Europe.
A commission representing the
| United States, Russia, Britain and
France left Cairo by plane for Tri-
politania, where the British military
administration has been repairing
roads, barracks and other facilities
and the Americans are tidying up
the wartime air base at Mellaha.
In addition to the American air
field, able to handle superfortress
bombers and giant transports, the
commissioners will glimpse the big
British-operated airport.
From these airports, planes can fly
nonstop and back to points In Eu-
rope some 1000 miles away.
VIII Hear Spokesman.
In Tripoh the commission will
hear spokesmen for Arab, italian
and other residents. Later the rep
resentatives plan to visit French
administered Fezzan, and toward
the end of April 60 to Bengasi in
Cirenaica.
The commission will not make
recommendation but will report to
the deputy foreign ministers, who
have until September Is to agree
on the future of Italy's former
African empire, If no agreement
is reached, the question will go to
the United Nations.
Libya is mostly an arid land,
extending about 1000 miles along
the Mediterranean.
1t has three good sized harbors,
Tripoli, Bengasi and Tobruk. All
are somewhat cluttered with sunken
ships The people are mostly Arabic
speaking and work small farms or
tend desert f1ocks. The modern city
of Tripoh has a large Italian ele-
ment.
Arab League Wants Free Libya.
The Arab League of seven Middle
East states Is demanding united,
independent Libya. If the Big -Four
decide upon trusteeship, the league
favors itself or Egypt as trustee. A
similar position is taken by the Ma
tional Council for the Liberation of
Libya.
The eastern region of Cirenaica
is the home of Sir Said Idri ei
Senussi, leader of the Senussi sect
to which most Cirenaicans belong.
AS early as 1912 the British promised
the Cirenaicans they would never
be under Italian rule again.
Opposition to British rule has
been expressed in Tripolitania.
Libyian population groups do not
present solid fronts. Some Arab
war veterans favor return of Italian
rule. A great many Italian residents
want italian trusteeship, but one
Italian group favors Arab inde-
pendence.
Russia recently reiterated that she
favors Italian trusteeship over the
former colony for . reasonable
period"
Some Arab leaders say that If
the United States would quit sup
porting creation of Jewish state
in Palestine, they would favor that
the United States administer a
United Nations trusteeship over
Libya.
Evening star., 1948-03-07
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Continued From First Page0
eventual re-establishment Of Ger
man unity, at present disrupted"

eventual re-establishment Of Ger
man unity, at present disrupted
They said such government must
protect the rights of the respective
German states but at the same time
provide for adequate central au-
thority."
This was viewed here as compro-
mise between the French objective
of loose liberalization of. the Ger
man states and the American pro-
posal for a strong Federal govern
ment.
Benelux to Have Voice.
The communique. reported the
Benelux countries Belgium, the
Netherlands and Luxembourg-will
be given a continuing voice in policy
questions affecting Germany. The
Benelux countries sat in on most
of the discussions, which began on
February %.
The United States, Britain and
France ordered close cooperation
between themselves and western
Germany's occupation authorities
on all questions arising from the
areas part in the Marshall Plan.
Such cooperation is essential II
western Germany is to make its
full and proper contribution tc
European Recovery" the commun-
ique said.
The statement called for full as
sociation by western Germany on
any continuing organization set up
under the European Recovery Pro-
gram. A plan for this probably
will be presented when the is ma
tions participating in the Marshall
Plan get together in Paris later this
month, the communique said.
Security to Be Studied Further.
Western Germany probably will
be represented first of all by the oc-
cupation authorities. Informants
Evening star., 1948-03-07

appliances. She also will get an
automobile and trailer, a $1,000
Persian lamb coat, and a diamond
ring and watch, among other things