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Smyrna times., 1948-10-07
Research in Orchards To
Combat Mouse Problem

Donald A. Spencer, biologist of
the u. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
has been carrying on research
work on the control of orchard
mice in Delaware, according to
Robert F. Stevens extension horti-
culturist.
Stevens who has been observing
the research work in a number of
orchards in Kent County with
Spencer says that two new rodent
icides have been used in the stud
les. Although the results are not
available on the effectiveness of
these new materials, it is expected
that a complete report will be
made to orchardists at the Annual
Peninsula Horticultural Society
meeting in Dover in December.
Damage to fruit trees from mice
has reached such proportions in
recent years that growers are be-
ing urged to take steps to elimin-
ate them at this time. Stevens
says no accurate estimate can be
made of the losses from these ro-
dents, but each year fruit trees die
in orchards from the effects of the
girdling and eating of the tree
roots by mice during the winter
months.
To acquaint growers with steps
now known to be effective against
mice damage, Stevens is distribut-
ing this week literature on their
habits and control to all orchard
lists in the state.
Smyrna times., 1948-10-07
Delaware Herds on
National Honor Roll

A report from the bureau of an
inal industry, U. S. Department of
Agriculture, to Delmar Young, Del
aware extension dairyman, indi-
Gates that 25 Delaware dairy herds
are eligible for national production
honors. These herds which have
been under test in Delaware Dairy
Herd Improvement Associations
completed a testing year with a
herd average exceeding $50 pounds
of butterfat per COW. A total of
76 herds in the state completed IL
months testing under the Improve
ment program. The state butter
fat average for all herds under
test was $50 pounds.
Owners of herds receiving ma
tional honors and the average but
terfat production per COW are:
Ned Castle County - Lewis
Phipps, Wilmington, 491 lbs; Irwin
Armstrong, Middletown, 440 lbs;
Mitchell & Woodward, Hockessin,
413 lbs; H. Wallace Cook, Elkton,
Md, 408 lbs; Henry Mitchell, Hook
essin, 393 lbs; Mitchell Bros, Hook
essin, 391 lbs; Berkely Farms, New
ark, 388 lbs; Fred r. Stafford, Mid
dletown, 365 lbs; Fred MARTENS,
Newark, 361 lbs; Albert Bryant,
Warwick, Md, 1861 lbs; King Farms,
Inc, Delaware City, 35S lbs; Pusey
Passmore, ,Talleyville, 354 lbs; Don
aid K. Farquhar Wilmington, 353
lbs; and Steve Barczewski, New
ark, 352 lbs.
Kent County Maurice Adams,
Harrington, 439 lbs:; Purnal F.
Friedel, Viola, 367 lbs; Elwood
Cruel, FELTON,, 367 lbs.; and Harry
Neece, Wyoming, 361.
Sussex County = Tull Brothers,
Seaford, 4ss lbs; Lloyd E. David
son, Harbeson, AIS lbs; B. B.Brins-
field & Sons, Vienna, Md, 1856 lbs.
l.. Robin Webb, Milford, 37S lbs;
Arthur C. Tatman, Greenwood, 375
1bs.; ]. Dudley Walker, Milton, 36e
lbs; and Claude Ellis, Seaford, 353
lbs.
Smyrna times., 1948-10-07
FARM NEWS
Support For Strong Farm
Leadership Needed

This is no time for farmers to let
go of the steering wheel OF the
farm program, says C. E. ochel-
tree, chairman of the Delaware
Production and Marketing Com
mittee. 'aThe use of farmer-elect-
ed committees to administer the
Agricultural Conservation Pro-
gram, Price Supports and other pro-
grams has proven effective and ef-
ficient and this is no time to let
this farm leadership down by not
showing UP when community cleo
tions are held. "These elections
are not to be confused with the
regular elections for political can
didates. In the Agricultural Con-
servation Program there are no
party lines. These farmer elea-
tions are non-political and the best
farm leadership should be voted in
said Mr.. Ocheltree.
Community elections in Della
ware will be held october II, and
all farmers who have participated
in the 1948 Agricultural Conserva-
tion Program are eligible to vote in
these elections.
Notices of the elections will be
posted in advance of the elections
in the various communities all over
the State. Each eligible farmer
should watch for announcements of
the election and then make it a
point to vote when the election is
held in his community" the chair
man urges. 1.-THE backbone of the
farm program is the elected farm
er-committees. Their strength
comes from the support they get
from the farmers in communities
and counties"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-16
City Gives 0kaY
10 New National
Save-a-Liie Plan

The Kennewick community.
through its appointed representa-
tives Of civic groups and organi-
cations, gave its wholehearted
endorsement this week to the
new national blood program Of
the American Red Cross.
OF the 81 groups represented
at the launching of the new pro-
gram. every delegate gave his
personal and group endorsement,
and only. three qualified their.
opinions as to the complete ac-
ceptance Of the plan by the COM
munity at large.
The city administration, repre-
sented by Mayor J. c. Pratt, the
newspaper and radio also approved
the proposal.
DR.. Ralph M. de Bit reviewed
the essentially of the program,
which will save lives by provid-
ing a constant supply Of whole
blood, plasma and blood deriva-
tives on hand to avoid the de-
lay of finding a donor or bring
ing blood from distant points to
patients.
DR.. Willis Taylor described the
advances constantly being made
by medical researchers in the use
OF blood and blood derivatives in
the treatment Of many Illnesses
and injuries.
The Kennewick phase Of the
national blood program Is under
the direction of Mrs. Lance
Read, who is assisted by Mrs.
LEILA Owens and by Marjorie VIII
son executive chairman OF the
Kennewick branch Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-16
Home Economics Entries
Accepted Until Friday

Home Economies entries will be
accepted at the Exhibit Hall Sep
TENDER q from 8 to 8 pm, and
until 1000 am. September "a.
This announcement was made by
MIS-. John Owens and Mrs. Ray
Marsh. superintendent. Clerks
WIN be there 70 check In entries,
and they are urging that all
fancy work. canned goods and art
displays be. brought to the Ex-
hibi4 Hall on the 23rd, n possible.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-16

They will welcome your display
Of handiwork, baking and can
ming. Exhibits win b In build
ing which can be locked at night
for safekeeping, they said.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-16

The Roman catacombs-the first
church and cemetery of the early
Christians-wind for SGT miles un-
der the italian city and contain
more than 100000 tombs.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-16

PING PONG TOURNEY
The Teen-Agers are having
Ping Pong tournament at the rec
reation building tonight at z
O'Clock. All players are urged to
enter, and the public is invited
to attend as spectators.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-16

Earthquakes occur on the av-
erage of every 141z hours, a ma.
jor earthquake every 63z days.
Evening star., 1948-04-18


You're sure it has?"
Very sure. Good-by, Alex"
She hung up, and for one awful,
pounding fash she could see his
joyous mouth, the dark, rumpled
hair, the blue look that could put
her on a shining pedestal. Then she
swept the phone away from her
sight. :.
For two months she drove her
self relentlessly at the Office. She
stayed away from people she
knew, thinking defensively, I've
got to have a little time to re-
adjust myself from Alex. The first
real invitation she accepted was
to a friends wedding.
AFTERWARDS, at the reception,
Anne stood gazing around and
thought: This all represents my
kind of world, where people live in
a solid want of each other. I'll be
going through this myself one
day. Ill have a man who loves
me, and a family, and we'll nour-
ish the things that mean happi-
ness. .. She walked across the
floor to the punch bowl, a relieved,
brightly smiling girl who'd picked
up the loose ends of her life at last
and put them away to gather
dust
Il know I'm Late" said Alex,
but l can still toast the bride,
can't II"
She'd been about to pick up a
cup and now it slipped out of her
fingers.
Il didn't know that you were
invited" she said, marveling at
her own voice.
I'm invited a lot of places"
said Alex humorously- Then the
humor ebbed and only his eyes
were alive, deep and blue and
sober. Il went back to work,
Anne. l worked day and night,
until l was so bone tired l thought
I'd break in two. And all the while
l felt as though were wandering
in a circle of cobwebs, as if l were
the only uncertain thing in a world
where everything else was solid.
Then suddenly my feet hit a firm
place and knew the answer"
"Yes?" she whispered.
"You. Always"
ABOVE the thin singing of her
blood she thought blindly: This is
Alex. But they were words that
belonged to an old, meaningless
defense, and had nothing to do
with this man who had found out
for himself his own necessity and
had come straight to her because
she was his answer
Let's get out of here" said
Alex, and led her to his car.
She remembered brief little
compassion for Lefty and the
Others. She thought of Morgan
and Frank and Herbert, and knew
Evening star., 1948-04-18
NO STRINGS ATTACHED!
Continued from preceding page

went for a ride with Joe in his
hopped-up jalopy; they had fam
lily breakfasts, lunches and dinners.
Then it was Sunday and time to
start back. Out in the kitchen
Mrs. Clayton's face held the care
full hope of a mother for a daughter
as she said, I'VE like Alex. dear.
You must bring him again" Anne
felt a bitter humiliation - be-
cause she could not tell her the
truth. She couldn't say: This trip
is a fancy of Alexis; l came be-
cause l love him and could not
help myself. But it means moth
ing to him whatever and there is
no ending. To her mother that
would be almost the same as an
affair. Her pulses stirred frighten-
ingly. To Alex it might demand to
become an affair, eventually.
She and Alex drove off at noon,
through the last, redolent warmth
of summer. When they got back to
New York that night they sat for
a while in the living room before
Alex rose and said, with the light
ness that was ritual to them both,
III see you again some time"
YES" she said, and waited m-
til the last sound of his whistling
died away down the hall before
she added quietly, 'Good-by,
Alex"
SHE'D known since noon that
she'd say it. 1t couldn't be any
different. She was not going to go
the way of all Alexis women; she
was the kind of girl who had to
have an ultimate in life, not just
a tag end now and then. She lay
in bed and thought, l can pick
things up again with my own
kind of people. Sensible people. .
She wished she could weep. 1t
would be better than feeling this
terrible dryness all over.
She was prepared for Alexis
next call, and when it came three
days later, with an invitation to
dinner, she said, Thanks, Alex,
but l can't CO."
Got another date?"
mo. I'm just not seeing you
any more" Her voice was calm.
You see, I'm the sort of person
who has to have the cake as well
as the frosting, beautiful as the
frosting is.'
1t seemed an eternity before
Alex spoke, evenly. Il wish it
Evening star., 1948-04-18

out of her Office building and saw
a tall man standing by the revolv-
ing door. Her knees wobbled
abruptly. Alex" she said.
Hello" he grinned.
Her mouth opened, but her
throat was dry of words. Then he
was leading her to the car, settling
himself behind the wheel. We'll"
he demanded, glad to see me?"
.''YEs." She felt like a rag doll.
I'm glad to see you too" He
stopped grinning. VERY glad"
She wanted to sink back into
this wonderful moment and let
time stop. Then she thought warm
ingly: Don't be a moron. This
isn't a man who wants to marry
you. This is Alex.
Look" said Alex, "how long
since you've been homer"
ITO Pennsylvania? Last Christ
mas. Why?"
"Tsk-tsk," he scolded. What
kind of a loving child are you?"
MY dear fellow, do you know
how far away it is ="
mot that far. Go pack your
bag. We're driving to Pennsyl-
vania tonight, for the week end"
Tonight" She stared at him
as if he were mad. Really ="
He took her key away from her,
opened the apartment door and
showed her in gently. You tell
me whom to call at the office, and
while I'm doing that you can put
your frummery in bag"
Mechanically she told him, me-
chanically she found herself haul
ing her bag off the closet shelf
thinking: l won't go, l won't.
She was still repeating it to herself
when the bag was all packed.
WHEN she came into the living
room Alex said cheerfully, Every
things okay with your Office" 1t
would be, she thought. He could
sell bananas to a monkey.
He came over close and lifted
her chin and gave her warm,
hard kiss. Anne" he said.
She felt like new, light wine,
stumbling out to the car.
They drove through the rose
dust of twilight, until night closed
in and there was just the cool,
black pull of summer wind coming
in on them. She dozed with her
head on Alexis shoulder, and when
she woke they were home. They
tiptoed into the house through the
sun porch, and she made coffee.
While they were drinking it, the
kitchen door opened and her
mother and father and the sixteen
year-old Joe stood there. She saw
their questioning looks give way
to swift, glad amazement; then
everyone talked at once. This is
Alex Waite" said Anne. I'VE
drove from New York last night"
Alley smiled the double -barreled
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-06-17
Rep. Helen Douglas
Victor In Primary

San Francisco (LPA)-One OF
the nations outstanding liberal
members of Congress, Mrs. Helen
Gahagan Douglas of Los Angeles,
last week won denomination in both
the Democratic and Republican pri-
maries in a close contest.
Mrs. Douglas had been bitterly
attacked by supporters of Henry
Wallace in the state, for refusing
to cross-file, under the peculiar
state law, as candidate in the
Independent Progressive Party. De
spite her 100 per cent pro-labor
record, she will be opposed in the
November election only by Wal
laceite opponent.
In the primary balloting last
week, three incumbent Democrats
won denomination on both Demo
crat and COP tickets, and eight
Republicans will appear in both
major party columns in November
Four Democrats now in Congress
will have COP opponents, and six
Republicans will be opposed by
Democrats.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-06-17
PETRILLO REELECTED
MUSICIANS PRESIDENT

Asbury Park (LPA)-James c.
Petrillo was elected president of
the American Federation of Musi-
clans for a ninth term, at its 51st
annual convention last week.
AIMS 1911 convention delegates
had already thundered their agree
ment with Petrillo's fight to pre-
serve the musical profession, and
his call for unity of the labor
movement.
Early in the convention Petrillo.
after lambasting Republicans.
Democrats, and the Henry Wal
lace party, paid his respects to
President Truman. Should Truman
not be returned to the White House
he twill never have to worry about
going hungry-with out prestige
we'll put Margaret on the air"
Petrillo quipped.
.Truman's wire to the delegates
was warmly received. Citing the
progressive record of the New
Deal, and Americas liberal tradi-
ton, Truman said:
"Recently this pattern has been
challenged by Congress which
has enacted class legislation to the
benefit of favored groups, a Con-
gress which favors increased pri-
ces and profits, but is Indifferent
to the problems of the small wage
Garner.
america cannot be strong un-
less labor, along with all Ameri-
cans, shares fairly in the benefits
of American economic production
through collective bargaining.
"Today America faces grave in
ternational responsibilities which
we cannot successfully discharge
unless we continue to maintain eco
nomic stability based on fair play
and fair prices. l know that in oul
battle to achieve that goal the
working people will do their utmost
to keep our country strong and
healthy"
In his keynote speech Petrillo
asserted that without unity be-
tween AFL, CIO, railroad brother
hoods and the United Mine Work
ers "only the strong unions will
survive. And many of these will
be walking around with their hats
in their hands asking the employer
for bone. Industry runs the show.
1t will sue and break number of
unions but it is also stupid enough
to finally break itself"
The musicians president explain
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-06-17
UNIV Insists Operators
Honor Welfare Clauses

Washington (LPA)- President
John L. Lewis of the United Mine
Workekrs told local operators this
week that altho the union expects
improvements" it is not putting
forth its 194S wage demands until
an understanding has been reached
on 1916 and 1947 welfare fund
clauses.
The miners are smarting under
the refusal of the coal owners to
permit the activation of the 1947
pension fund, which is tied up by
their trustees suit against Lewis,
and against Sen. H. Styles Bridges
(R., n. H.) the neutral" trustee.
They recognize too that the 1916
welfare fund for needy miners and
the heirs of the industry's victims
is insufficient to cover its COM
mitments.
Lewis position, therefore, is that
the profit-swollen industry must
agree to make up the gap in the
1916 fund and agree to the opera
tion of the 1947 retirement plan
before wage and other features Of a
new contract can fruitfully be dis
cussed.
The miners leader told the oper-
ators' bargaining representatives:
"You have become the most cor
pulent of our native fat cats. You
and your industry are magnificent
ly opulent. Your 1916 profits were
without parellel. In 1947 you in
creased them twice, and even
thrice. In recent months you have
levied additional increases upon
each ton of coal sold.
"From time to time you raise out
cries against the men who mine
your coal, and while the gullible
public is bewildered by your out
cries you plunk more doubloons
from the consumers of COAL"
Reminding the mine owners that
he accepts Joseph Moody of the
DOuIUtIU OOdl L IOuuCGIS ASS IL lliIO
the contract conference under
"duress" of an injunction from
federal Judge T. Alan Colds
borough, Lewis said that the Taft
Hartley law under which it was
issued Continues the first major
thrust of fascist tyranny in the re-
public"
"You have no threat of the
thought police, and when annoyed
by our conduct, you can at will in
woke additional processes of gov
eminent to dragoon US. Free col
lective bargaining? You have re-
duced the words of mockery."
Lewis reminded the owners that
the union is free to strike when the
1947 contract expires, on June 30.
"We assume" he said, that you
would deplore any impairment of
your normal income after July L."
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-06-17
Private Utilities
Panieky As iva
Gains In Senate

Washington (LPA)-The battle
between the private utilities and
the American people ragged on this
week after a Senate Appropria-
tions Subcommittee amended the
corporations bill to give the Ten
nessee Valley Authority $4,000,-
900 to start construction on a
steam power plant at New john
sonville, Tenn.
Funds for the plant were killed
in the House last month but in the
Senate the fight was taken up by
Sen. Kenneth Mcclellan 3D., Tenn
and has the active support of
President Truman. The Subcommit-
tee, however, did not make all the
changes in the House bill which
were requested by IVA.
Meanwhile in Atlantic City, the
convention of the Edison 1nsti-
tute was thrown into state of
panic when Purcell Smith, lobby
ist for the electrical industry, told
the producers that it looked as tho
the steam plant ppropriation would
be passed. "If the IVA wins this
one,S said Smith, ''it will be the
beginning of naturalization not
only of the utility industry but of
all industry"
J. B. Thomas, president of Texas
Electric Co., suggested that the
utility industry meet the challenge
with an all-out public information
program telling what is wrong
with government adventures IN col
lectivism. Thomas termed such
ventures as IVA the products of
"sleazy idealism."
While the industry boys were
footing their horns, President Tru-
man told an audience in Seattle,
Wash, that the terrible floods
which are sweeping the Columbia
River area could be avoided thru
valley projects of the IVA type.
He pointed out that the private
power lobby is trying not only to
block public power but also its dis
tribution at low cost. He cited the
fact that Shasta Dam in California
is turning out power but Congress
has prevented erection of the
necessary transmission lines.
In Milwaukee, Interior Secre-
tary j. A. Krug, addressing the
American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, warned that the nation
is "tottering on the brink of a
serious power breakdown. The cri-
tical shortage Of energy supply" "
he declared, "is one of the unpleas-
ant facts of our national econo-
my"
The Capital Times, Madison,
Wis, last week printed the finan-
cial records of SO publicly owned
utilities in the state, showing net
profits of $1,416,120 for 1947, am
pie proof that such public corpora
tions are no unfair drain on the
taxpayers.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-06-17

ed to the delegates how the Taft
Hartley law and the Lea act have
hurt musicians. Taft Hartley out
lawed the welfare fund, Petrillo
reminded them, and it's secondary
boycott band made it impossible for
the union to enforce employment
policies in local radio stations.
Of the S1,7OO,O00 which the union
received from recording companies
prior to the passage of Taft Hart
ley, more than $1,5C0,000 has been
expended on free concerts and
dances thruout the nation. More
shan 10000 under-employed musi-
clans were paid for these welfare
performances.
Petrillo said that the NAM stra-
tegy is to "go easy" on enforcing
the Taft Hartley law until there is
a Republican administration. He
added that all of the Republican
presidential aspirants "look like the
other guys brother-in-law." ;"
AIM General Counsel Milton
Diamond told the convention that
plans for the unions going into
busines had to be abandoned for
fear of prosecution under the Taft
Hartley and Sherman antitrust
laws.
Diamond denied reports that the
union has been discussing an end to
its record making ban, but said that
he had heard that some of the
companies are investigating ways
of avoiding Taft-Hartley barriers
to union administered royalty
funds. Should such agreements be
reached the union will gladly lift
it's prohibition.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-06-17
REHEARSAL

Elizabeth, n. j. (LPA)-Mem-
bers of the United Electrical Work
ers at the General Instrument
Corp. here marched in front of
the plant last week in a picket line
rehearsal. UE officials who are in
negotiations with the company said
that it was TO "show our people
what it's like and what picket
duties are and to show the com
pany we mean business" The pic
kets marched for about a halfho
and when the plant opened marched
right in TO work.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-06-17
LEFKOWITZ HONORED

New York (LPA)-Dr. Abraham
Lefkowitz, principal of the Samuel
j. Tilden High School in New York,
and "A founder of the American
Federation Of Teachers was honor
ed by Mayor William O'Dwyer and
AFT members last week. The vet
eran educator and unionist received
the first annual award of the EN-
pire State Federation of Teachers
Union for distinguished service in
the case of public education. AFT
President Joseph Lands flew to
the celebration from Chicago.