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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-04-03
MORE TAXES?

Some of the aspirants to seats in the Territorial Legislature have had the courage to advocate some economy and retrenchment in our Territorial govern ment to the end that perhaps some means may be found to keep things running even keel without burdenng the people of Alaska with further taxes.
 This comes a great surprise to us. According to most of propaganda which has been spread for the last year concerning the Territorys financial plight it would be political suicide for any candidate to advocate economy.
 First wild estimates after the 1947 Legislature closed without assessing any new taxes was that the Territory would soon be bankrupt and would face deficiency of almost millions of dollars for the biennium
 However, at the year we find-in spite of the fact that few if any economy measures have been taken-that We not bankrupt
 quite likely that the Territory will finish the biennium with a shortage of perhaps $500000. And this shortage probably could be avoided by the enforce ment of reasonable economies It not at all difficult find examples of waste and inefficiency in beth Territorial and Federal offices. This has come to be established practice.
 The cost of governmental government-is too great We cannot continue Federal expenditures the basis of taking dollar out of every four for Federal revenue It makes little difference to the tax
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B TRAVEL FRIDAY
 BY AlASkA COASTAL

Alaska Coastal flights yesterday brought in Is and took out IS pas sengers as follows
 From Gustavus: Mrs. Fred b. Newburn; from Hoonah: Mel Obre- gon and w. D. Wolfe
 From Sitka: Leonard Berlin, Rich ard Stevens, c. B. Finnegan, Col lette Foster, L. J. Smith, Peter Neil son and Mark Jacobs.
 From Angoon: John Lenneson; {; from Petersburg: c. G. Burdick; from Ketchikan Ethel Lind and Knud Stenstid,
 From Skagway: Pete Lundy and J. P. Taylor; for Haines: Leo Saasela and E. Koenig, Jr.
 To Tulsequah: Mir and Mrs. Frank MacPnerson; to Wrangell: Mrs. E Engstrom.
 To Ketchikan: Dorothy Ellis; to Sitka: Dave Hoffman, Sophia Mo Graw, Tom Morgan, Dr. Moore and Dr. Sandt: to Tenakee: MT. and Mrs. Sam Asp; to Pelican: Ed John son; to Hoonah: F. R. Norton; to Icy Straits MT. and Mrs. A. B. Hicks, Jr
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payer which jurisdiction imposes the greater burden Federal Territorial local It is the sum total of the costs of all public service that is making life difficult and ird today Unnecessary activities should be em mated More efficient and economical means must be found to conduct the essential public services.
 The government-any government-will spend all of the money it get The only way to reduce the cost of government reduce the of govern ment
 It is a common practice as the end of the fiscal year approaches to spend much possible in order that of the appropriation reverts to the general fund This is also done in order to impress upon the legislative bodies the need for more funds
 beautiful theory of the budget and tax reduction is to reduce government expenditures first balance the budget and then reduce taxes. The only trouble is that it just won't work Too much pressure be brought to bear by the most powerful of all obbiesthe office holders and their employees
 The people, we believe, demanding economy and less taxes, not more taxes
 That seems to be the only logical explanation behind the swing toward the Republican side noted two years ago in the elections all the country.
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ters on how to bring about demo- cratic peace with the USA-on how to make peace and democracy live
 For the chance to get a wrist watch thousands of Russians and other Europeans would keep their ears glued to the radio day and night. Not only would they do some special thinking about peace and democracy, but incidentally they would hear lot more of the State Departments propaganda broadcasts. Most important of all, they would do some thinking about friendship with the United States.
 Maybe I'm wrong, but somehow think the idea might work. At any rate you can't beat something with nothing. You can't lick phony ideas ecept by getting better ideas to take their place. And we can't sit watching the world drift toward war without doing something about it..
 Perhaps we could stage quick trial of the idea in Italy where democracy is fighting vital front line battle, then later warm up to a longer radio barrage to the Russian people on how to make democracy live.
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about peace it should raise the iron curtain and let the Ameri- can and Russian people get ac- quainted. If that appeal failed then there wouldn't be any argu- ment about going ahead with re- armament.
 On top of this idea I have been trying to figure out just what in- dividual citizens could do to win friends both behind and on the rim of the iron curtain. For if you can win friends among peo- pie you make it awfully hard for dictators to start war. That's one big reason dictators keep their people in ignorance-so as to make it easy to start war
 Of course, General Marshall is probably the only man who could make a worldwide appeal to the Russian people-and to others be- hind the iron curtain. But quite lew patriotic AmerlcanS nave been doing more than their part in sending Democracy messages to Italy Walter Lennon of World Broadcasting has been doing a whale of job beaming radio mes sages to Italy. Mrs. Francesca Ledge. wife of the Connecticut Congressman, has worked night and day translating these mes sages and scores of people have cooperated.
 In a democracy you don't leave everything to the government. Tn a democracy. in fact, the people are usually ahead of their gov ernment.
 So perhaps individual citizens could amplify this technique ot winning friends. Perhaps via the radio we could get the people oi Russia and other countries talk ing-not about Miss Hush or The Walking Man, but about peace ano democracy.
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SOAP WON FRIENDS

During the war we spent millions dropping pamphlets, soap, and tea bags with messages attached in order to win people behind the en- emy lines. This is modern war fare. It saves lot of lives.
 Today we are spending billions to draft men, build airplane carriers, prepare for another war. But we spend almost nothing on trying to head off that war-on softening the potential enemy on winning over it's people
 Americans are the most ingen- ious and resourceful people in the world We are also supposed to be the greatest salesmen. And if we can't sell democracy better than the Russians can sell Communism there's something wrong with us.
 Several centuries ago, men fought with swords and lances. They had to be within striking distance. Later they fought little farther apart with muskets and cannon. Then field artillery was able to increase the range, until now the airplane and rocket have carried warfare across oceans and contin- ents.
 However the range must be increased even farther. It must be increased to 5000 miles or more, by radio, letter or courier to under mine the ability of dictators to make war. Actually, the strategy of the future has got to be cam paign to prevent war.
 You can call it commercial if you want to, but we've got to apply American techniques to the business of selling peace.
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EMBLEM CLUBS BIG
 "SURpRISE DANCE"
 TONIGHT, f00'u0(k

The Emblem Club will present for the Elks and their ladies to- night Surprise Dance" starting at 10 o'clock in the Elks ballroom. All are urged to attend this gala affair.
 Many speciality acts are in the offing and Bob Druxman will be Master of Ceremonies for the eve- ming and promises hilarious time. There will also be plenty of de- licious refreshments. Lillian Ug- gen will also be among those pres ent, which adds to the Ala time promised.
 The ladies are invited to wear that formal--or the new look will be as welcome.
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WRIST WATCHES AND
 DEMOCRACY

When Russian troops got into Berlin, they were dazzled even by Hitler's disrupted and shoddy civil izaticn. They bought wrist watch es by the bushel. They piled horsecarts full of all sorts of ma terial things. This was a new world. They never knew such things existed. They had heard only Moscow's propaganda that Communism produced the best of all things and for the first time they began to have their doubts.
 That's why there have been so many Red Army assertions in oc- cupied Euorpe
 Remembering this. I have been thinking it might be a good idea to beam a radio program to Rus sia and other semi-iron curtain countries. offering a hundred wrist watches as prizes for the best let
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MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA lg LEE

nghtcub with her escort should girl go first the table with him. herself while she to the room?
 A No; she should go Her escort will the entrance to the dining room o When doubering be used at wedding, who the rings?
 bridegroom the ring for his bride ana the poe pus the bridegroom.
 O. What is proper to an elderly man?
 A. younger to the older man.
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CITY POLICE DEPT.
 IMp0UNDS 23 DOGS

The monthly report of the Juneau Police Department. submitted last night to the Juneau City Council, revealed that 23 dogs and g auto mobiles were impounded during the month of March Five of the dogs were disposed of. The Police also is sued 36 traffic tickets and made 58 investigations of complaints during the period.
 Out of 49 arrests, 29 were for drunkenness. 6 for being drunk and disorderly, fer vagrancy and 3 others were turned over to Federal authorities.
 A total of $l ,097 was collected from fines and 252 days in jail was im- posed during the month.
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Daily Lessons in English v v. L. GORDON

WORDS Do not e was scared of the con- sentences" Say fIe FEARFUL of the consequences'
 OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Cupola Pronounce kupo-la as in CUBE o n accent first syllable
 OFTEN MISSPEILFD: Vale Cvalley). Veil
 SYNoNYNdS Teach educate, enlighten train 
 WORD STUDY: three times and it yours Let us mastering word each day Iodays word beautiful 1t con- qr,itv with the mighty space which dwes.'-Carlye
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20 YEARS AGO fME TIT EMPIRE

1928 MacT<nnon south on a business trip
 Brothers crcerv and Miss Viola Peterson Seattle Walter rIelan was elected Lodge Leonard Holmqust Peate of 975 registered voters nao cast Cn oO in city election at pm this day
 The net v was to those called were Anita arnick Matt Hahn Adde Hobrook O. Kirkham Morrison
 George rigsby was in Juneau appear the District Court.
 26: low, 25; clear
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LOOK and LEARN h |. GORDON

l. What is a "deciducus' 9 Where are located cities bearing the "Sprngfied'? g. Who was administration of Calvin Coolidge? To which word "vernaP pertain? 5 What English dictated his to his daughter?
 ANSWERS:
 Oneth hat winter. Massachusetts, Missouri, and Ohio
  4 Spring. 5
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ATTENTION MOOSE

Members of Loyal Order of Moose and Women of the Moose. There will be wedding held during the Masquerade Ball, Sat, April 3. Members invited 951 St
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ATTENTION MOOSE

Members Of Loyal Order of Moose and Women of the Moose There will be wedding held during the Masquerade Ball, Sat, April 2 Members invited 85l 3t
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The Washington Merry-Go-Round
By DREW PEARSON

(Continued from Page One)
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Weather: High, 26; low, 25; clear.
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Advces received that Harold Swanson Of swanson Grocery and Miss Viola had been married in Seattle
Smyrna times., 1948-03-04
Smyrna Landing

Mr.. and Mrs. G. N. Wrench of
Chester, Pa, spent Saturday with
his mother, Mrs. Thomas Wrench.
Mr.. S. F. Jackson celebrated an
other birthday Monday. He had
as dinner guests Sunday his son
Harold, Mrs. Blanch SIMS, Mrs.
Lou Walker of Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Miller and
children, Jr., Lex, Ruth Lem and
Jimmy of Leipsic, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilmer Ford and Mrs. Ernest Nc
Matt of Dover, spent Sunday with
Mrs. Thomas Wrench.
Mrs. Louis Gaulke and son Bev-
erly and wife, spent the weekend
at Marcus Hook with her daughter
Mrs. John Bailey and Mrs. Walter
Reed.
Mrs. Emma Davis spent Sunday
with her daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Scott at Blackiston's Cross
Roads.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Newnunl of
Philadelphia, have been recent Wis
itors with his sister, Mrs. Harvey
McNatt.
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ART MEETING
HELD IN DOVER
Miss Edith Mitchell Spoke on
"Art-the Common De-
nOminatOr"
COLOR FILMS SHOWN

The seventh meeting of the
Getting Acquainted With Art
series was held in the State House
Annex in Dover on Tuesday,
March 2, at 7:3O p. m. Miss Edith
L. Mitchell, State Director of Art
Education, spoke on "Art-The
Common Denominator." Miss
Mitchell related her topic to ex-
hibits of art work from many
countries including Mexico, China,
United States, South America,
Russia, and France. Two color
films were also shown: "Out of a
Chinese Paint Brush" a film in
which Professor Chang Shu-Chi
demonstrates the Chinese mastery
of brush work in watercolor tech
nique and the poetic Interpretation
of nature; and Boundary Lines" !"
a film by Philip Stapp that dram
atically interprets imaginary lines
that devide people from each
other.
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Clayton

Mr.. w. s. Col,ison entertained
or Sa.;r lay evening n,en. bers Of
his bowling team, Mr.. William
Jones, Mr.. Joe Ennis, Mr.. Dudley
CrossIey and Mr.. Roland Mills.
The Sunshine Glass will meet at
the home of Mrs. Herman Sevil
Friday, March 5, at 8 p. m.
Mrs. Earl Stats and children of
Milford spent Sunday with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Pusey.
Mrs. Neal Sullivan, MiddletoWn,
spent Thursday and Friday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Archer, Clay
ton.
Joan Irwin, Wilmington, has
been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Pres
ton Burris.
Mr.. George Ross and family at
tended the dinner on Sunday given
by Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hoffecker
of Smyrna.
Mr.. Eugene Knox spent satur-
day in Wilmington.
Mr.. William Reihms attended
the funeral of his sister-in-law at
st. Georges.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Still OF
Smyrna, Mrs. ]. M. Davis and Miss
Mary Sue Ross spent Monday in
Wilmington.
S-Sgt. and Mrs. William R. Car
row visited Harrington, Sunday.
Mrs. Neva johnson spent the
weekend in Wilmington as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Scout.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Montague
and son Jack and Mrs. Ella Mon
tague attended the wedding of
James Montague, Saturday, in
Washington, D. C.
Miss Joyce Montague, Fhiladel-
phia, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Montague.
Mrs. w. Henry Ennis, who has
been spending the winter in Miami,
Fla, is visiting her daughter and
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. James H.
Carson, Jr., and their baby son.
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the back. They are usually ac-
companied by'a slight fever which
lasts only two or three days and
rarely exceeds 102 degrees.
Health officials state that chick
en- pox without complications is
never fatal. In the average case a
prompt recovery within two weeks
may be safely predicted, with very
little if any soaring, but the State
Board warns that if the pox are
allowed to become infected or if
the scabs are scratched off before
the pox are completely healed,
small white scars may persist for
years.
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Chester, Pa, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Avis Pinder.
The Kenton P. T. A. will hold a
bingo party in the school house on
March 10. Refreshments .JilI be
served and admission will be 40
cents.
Kenton Home Demonstration
Club met last Thursday at the
home of Mrs. Avis Pinder. Three
visitors were present.
Mr.. Wilbur Short and Miss Pearl
Short spent the weekend in Phil
adelphia.
Mr.. Davis Numbers of Whining
ton, spent the weekend with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Num-
bers.
Mrs. Gilbert Davis spent several
days last week in Wilmington and
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Urian Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. William Warren
of near Dover, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Graham of
st. Georges spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley Graham.
Mrs. S. G. Walker and Mrs. H.
Money visited Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
meth Grant in FELTON, last week.
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TaylOr's Bridge

Mrs. George G.. Woodkeeper of
Townsend, spent Friday with Mr..
and Mrs. w. David and Mrs. Ver-
non J. Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moore of
Newark, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Shockley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Keiser and
family of Washington, D. c., Mr..
and Mrs. Wilson Keiser, Jr., of
Laurel and Mr.. William Keiser of
Philadelphia spent the weekend
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson Keiser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Y. Dukes
have been visiting Mrs. Charles H.
Dukes in Townsend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Latta, Do
yer, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. e. Latta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Forsythe
of Chester, Pa, spent Sunday with
her mother, Mrs. Ella McClain and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mitchell,
Marshallton, spent Sunday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
P. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bayard Evans of
Odessa, spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Daniels.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH
Report of Church Services For
Next Sunday

First Church of Christ, Scientist,
Wilmington, at Park Place and
Van Buren Street: morning service
IL a. m, Sunday School, IL a. m.
Christian Science Society, Milford.
meets at Grange Hall: Morning
service IL a. m; Sunday School IL
a. m, also meets first Wednesday
evening of each month at 8 o. m.
Subject for Sunday, March Z is:
MAN" Golden Text: Psalms 81:
81. Mark the perfect man, and be-
hold the upright: for the end of
that man is peace. A Bible cita-
tion from the Lesson-Sermon is:
Psalms 100: 1-3. Make a joyful
noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.
Serve the Lord with gladness:
come before his presence with
singing. Know we that the Lord
he is God: it is he that hath made
us, and not we ourselves; we are
his people, and the sheep of his
pasture. A correlative passage
from the Textbook Science and
Health with Key to the Scrip
lures" by Mary Bawer Eddy is:
Up. 63). In Science man is the off
spring of Spirit. The beautiful,
good, and pure constitute his an
cestry. His origin, is not, like
that of mortals, in brute instinct,
nor does he pass through material
conditions prior to reaching intel
ligence. Spirit is his primitive and
ultimate source of being; God is
his Father, and, Life is the law of
his being.
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FARM NEWS
Handy First Aid Kits Suggested
For Farms

FOr tdrll1S
inexpensive first aid kits stra-
logically located about the farm
may save a life or prevent serious
infections from injury" This re-
minder was issued by Mr.. George
M. Worrilow, director of the Del
aware Agricultural Extension Ser
vice and vice-president for farm
safety, Delaware Safety Council,
who pointed out the Importance of
providing adequate first aid mater
ials for prompt and correct treat
ment of the frequent minor in
juries incurred in farm work.
1t is simple matter to provide
satisfactory homemade first aid
kits at low cost. A tight box, pref
erably metal, such as a cash box
or tightly covered tin can, will
serve as a suitable container for
the kit. The box should be tho
roughly clean and well labeled.
The National Safety Council
suggests that several sucn home
made first aid kits should be pro-
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WANTED

Roofing work, Guttering. Spout
ing, Heater work and Roof Paint
WILLIAM CARTER.
Phone 1921
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Marydel

Master Leslie states OF Hills
boro, Md.,spent the past week with
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Shewbrooks.
A son, Irgens Gerald, was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Irgens M. Bor-
gersen, at the Kent General Hos
pital, Dover, on Wednesday, Feb
ruary 18th. The Borgersens re-
Gently moved to Marydel from
New York City where Mr.. Berger
sen is still employed.
Mr.. Earl Thorpe received a
crushed cheek bone as the result
of a car falling on him while he
was working Underneath it. He is
now patient at the Kent General
Hospital, Dover.
Mrs. Galen Collision was admit
ted to the Kent General Hospital
for treatment on Friday, February
9th.
Master Jason Harman has been
confined to his home with the
measles, and Master Galen Collision
is ill with the chickenpox.
Mrs. Bessie Cleaver on Sunday,
February 29th was a guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Sankey James of Hender-
son at a birthday dinner given in
honor of Mr.. James natal day.
Rev. C. H. Atkins was unable to
meet his three congregations this
Sunday, February 29th, because of
illness.
Miss Loretta Cole spent the
weekend with her sister, Miss
Louise Cole, of Wilmington.
Mrs. c. Hazel Hitchner of Salem,
N. j., daughter of Capt. and Mrs.
Wilson Mutt, visited her parents
on Saturda, Feb. 28th.
Mr.. L. A. Covell attended the
Jackson Day Dinner held in the
Gold Ballroom of the Hotel Du-
Pont in Wilmington on Saturday
evening, February 28th.
Mrs. Bert Kaler was hostess to
the Marydel w. S. G. S. at her
home Tuesday evening, March End.
In the absence of the president,
Mrs. H. Logan, who is at present
a patient at the Kent General Hos
pital, Dover, the meeting was pre-
sided over by Mrs. j. Seward
Daley, vice-president. Delicious
refreshments were served by the
hostess.
The Marydel Homemakers Club
will hold their March meeting at
the home of Mrs. James Scotteh,
with Mrs. Harold Shuts as CO.
hostess, on Thursday evening,
March 18th at 8 p. m. The meet
ing will feature a cooking school
at which time several interesting
and tempting foods will be prepar-
ed in the presence of the CLUB
and later served as re-
freshments. Printed recipes will
be furnished to all ladies present.
Mrs. t. E. Heather, Jr., will pre-
sent a book review prior to the
cooking school proram.
At the recent bake sale sponsor
ed by the club for the benefit of
the Kent General Hospital Fund
Drive, SIS was realized. We want
to thank all who so kindly assist
ed in this undertaking, headed by
Mrs. L. A. Covell, with Mrs. H.
Butts, Mrs. Mary Leslie, and Mrs.
Harry Heather as assistants.
The engagement of Miss Eliza
be Philips, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Philips, to Mr.. jam
es Buck of Templeville, was re-
Gently announced. No date has
been set for the wedding.
On Wednesday, March 10th, the
v. F. w. Sam Cohee Post No. 1910
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REPORTS POX
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thus injecting the skin. 1t begins
with few scattered red spots
which look like small pimples and
are first seen on the face, chest
and back.
In the course of few hours the
eruption develops little blisters in
the center, which, after one or two
days, dry up and form crusts.
These may not fall off for one, two
or even three weeks. New crops
of the red spots appear each day
for the first three or four days
and are often most abundant over
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Blackbird

The children of Mrs. ]. w. Web
ber gave her party Saturday,
February % in honor of her S1st
birthday. All of her six children
and some of her grandchildren at
tended. Refreshments were served.
Mrs. Bessie Cranston and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Paul Milliken, visited
friends in Blackbird Friday and
Saturday.
Mrs. Jeanette Bratton and
daughter visited her father in the
Delaware Hospital last Sunday.
Mrs. w. G.. Roosevelt was a
Smyrna visitor on Monday.
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vided for each farm. They should
be located in such places as the
house, the farm, the farm shop, or
machine shed. Small kits might
well be included as standard equip
ment on the farm tractor or COM
bine.
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will hold bingo and card party at
the Marydel Community Hall at 8
p. m, the proceeds of which will
be used to give an Easter party to
the children of the community on
March 9th.
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KentOn

w. S. C. S. met at the home of
Mrs. Kennard Wooleyhan on We'd
nesday evening.
Bible Glasses will meet Wednes-
day evening, March 8, in the
church basement.
Mrs. Bertha McLaughlen of