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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-05-21
Tampa Tribune, May I'D
A L A. q

(Tampa Tribune, May I'D
TALLAHASSEE, May IL
(P)-A fair trades bill drawn
with the idea of meeting State
Supreme Court objections was
approved by house commit
tee today.
The committee on business
regulations gave a 20-2 vote
TO the measure which yester
day cleared the senate by a 35-
3 margin.
The bill would permit q
manufacturer to set a mini
mum price on his goods. ANY
retailer selling below that Ing
(sd) JOHN GAvILAN. ov
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-05-21

|ure would be guilty u unfair
competition.
Proponents said IL aAouid
|protect the indepensient slssfs-
keeper from unfair HsIehan-
|dising.
The only opponent wsa
Frank Bezoni. attorney repfes
senting Webbs' City e 81 pes
|tersburg.
Sounds Death knelr
He said the bill Was IN tisN
interest of the chain staFcs afla
could sound the death knFli
TO independent merehsntk
Bezoni argued thai ne uasss
ure would do such thAnN8 IS
prevent the sale II o1tEnosiesi
|clothing below the cost SEA -
the manufacturer he aasi6d
that he believed the supfemss
court still would say the neW
model fair trades at was an
|effort 10 fix prices
Rep. Okeli Of Dade eut up
after Bezonl spoke and asked
for a show Of hands ~ ne
bills proponents who were in.
dependent merchants A biA
group held up hands
Okell said that Is the an
swer" To Bezoni that the bili
is not in the interest of TIA an
dependent merchant
Not Surprised
Newman & Brackin. pfssi-
dent of the senate and oWner
of two drug stores, said ne was
not surprised "a Webhs Cts
opposing the bill because Y
was the firm that knoGkssi b
| off the statute books
The supreme court said ne
fair trades act was unfeasoFa
able and arbitrary.
In other actions the coInmii-
ice rejected q bill o. prevent
dry counties from feCcfginE
revenue from the sale - al.
coholic beverages. II approved
a measure a. put "fl0fids un
beer caps 90 show hat uae
tate tax has been paid.
II turned down . pnupsaai
that holders ui alc3hoiis h.
eense first must b. eonEaiei
# a crime before having thgif
permits revoked - uae ~
erage director.
ner Of the Bottle Cap Inn.
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Faience is a term generally APP
piled to all types of glazed potte-
ry.
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WILL YOU SMILE!
Wise-Chicks

Teacher: Dc you know why
the little chickens come out OF
the eggs, Tommy?
Tommy: They know they'd
get cooked if they stayed in
side.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-05-21

/ The past Thursday was a wet
'un! At least the bottom fell out
on the golf course. Two by two
and one by one they came run
ming and dripping into the Pro
Shop, awaited by wise men and
women who dared not venture
into the rain-soaked fairways and
roughS.
The whole gang out there had
the time of their drenched lives,
huddled in puddled groups, dis
cusSing what went on. Finally,
Jack Carbenell and our unofficial
pro- player, Giffen, came bound
ing in and wet to their timber
frames. Nothing was really said
when they poured Nterally) into
the Clubhouse. Just grins and
that fellowfeeling of you too,
eh?"
Few women played on that me-
morable day, but those who did,
actually got wet beyond recogni-
ton save that of their identified
ton tags on their golf bags. Col
ors ran wild and SO did punched
up, straggly Golfers. But not
without amiable smiles and
sWishing of towels over sticky
powders and gooey mascara.
Want their names, eh? Negatives!
DR.. Peoples and DR.. Hayes en-
joyed table golf with Moore &
Company, while drenched enthu-
siasts kibitzed diligently, laugh
ing and egging them on. DR.: Co.
DO had his say, too, in a grouped
off clan which made up his
Foursome. Said something about
Imler, the chef at the La ,Concha
Hotel, picking up his ball on No.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-05-21

In l947. Canada imported =
900, 600. 900 worth ef esalsts ffe@s
the United States.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-05-21

A, pound of finished steel sells
for about four cents at the mills.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-05-21

The termination With, as4As
cd to a proper hsaassan 49,
means son of
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Win One From
Boston Braves;
Cards Beat Dodgers
(Speciai to The CitizenD

NEW YORK, May 21.-Phili-
delphia Athletics took one from
the Detroit Tigers last night by a
score of 2 to l. Also last night the
Washington Senators defeated
the ST. Louis Browns, 5-3, Cleve-
land and Boston and Chicago and
New York games were postponed
because of rain.
Pittsburgh Pirates won from
the Boston Braves, 81. St. Louis
Cardinals beat the Brooklyn Dod-
gers, 6-2, last night. New York
Giants defeated the Cincinnati
Reds FL, on Kennedy's tWo-hit
pitching. Philadelphia at Chicago
was postponed because of cold
weather.
IT.
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Early day Hudson Bay Co.
men had to be able to carry a 80
pound pack plus food and sleep
ing equipment 80 miles in four
days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-05-21
Sports Calendar
SENIOR BASEBALL
Island Civ Baseball League

municipal Stadium,
Afternoon( -
Game Time: 2 PM.
SUNDAY
First of Five-Game Series
Atomic Bombers VS.. Red
Raiders.
SENIOR SOFTBALL
(Bayview Park. Night)
First Game: 7:30
SATURDAY,
First-BlimpRon VS.. Naval
Hospital.
Second-OpDevSta VS.. Tides
Inn. 40,
SKATING
BaYview Park. Night
FRIDAY =
7:30 to 900 pm.
TENNIS
Bayview Park. Afternoon.
and Nights
Daily play.
SWITCHBOARD
tBaYvisw park)
Daily play.
WILL YOU SMILE!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-05-21

For many years scientists
have ben trying to find the nast-
ing grounds of the almost extinct
Whooping crane in Canada.
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The
WEATIIERMAN
Says:
The

Key West and Vicinity: Clear to
partly cloudy weather with mod
crate easterly winds thru Sunday.
Florida: Clear to party cloudy
and continued rather warm thru
Sunday.
Jacksonville through Florida
Straits and East Gulf: Gentle to
moderate easterly winds in south
portion and southwest to south
winds in north portion thru Sun
day. Clear to partly cloudy
weather.
Key West, Fla, May 81, 1949
observation taken at City Office
$50 am. EST
TemperatufeS
Evening star., 1949-07-11
First Real Rain Eases
@-Day Drought in
Northeastern States
By the Associated Press

The first real rain in 40 days
hit the Northeastern States
yesterday and the Weather
Bureau said it may have broken
the back of the drought in some
areas.
The steady, all-day rainfall fell
on a parched eight-State area
extending from Maine to New
Jersey. Some regions reported
almost an inch and a half OF
precipitation, others scarcely a
trace.
In Western New York's rich
"muckland" farm regions and in
the fertile Connecticut River
valley, experts said the long,
ravaging drought might be at an
end.
In New Jersey, where crop
damage already has cost esti-
mated S31,OOO,OOO, the Weather
Bureau called the drought ended.
But farmers said they needed still
more rain.
The consensus throughout the
region was that the rain probably
saved crops that would Lave been
doomed by just few more days
of dry weather.
But most farm experts agreed
two more days of steady rainfall
was needed to bring back the
dried-up farm and pasture lands.
In Maine the first real rain
since June Is appreciably reduced
the threat of forest fires.
The States deputy forest COM
missioner, Austin H. Wilkins, said
the rainfall averaged half t7
three-quarterS of an inch and has
eased the hazard considerably"
Old Town, Me-, reported the
heaviest fall in the entire North
castillo inches. Many other
spots in Northern New England
got more than an inch of precipi-
tation.
In agricultural Western MasSa-
chusetts the rain was said to be
enough to revive the corn crop.
1t was considered a help to with
ering raspberry, blueberry and
other fruit crops.
But in most of New England 2
to 5 inches of rain was needed
to reverse losses that have already
cost $10,0O0,000.
Evening star., 1949-07-11

when a car containing seven men
drove up
Five men got out and two who
had 12-gauge shotguns fired at
MI. Thomas. They then scattered,
some of them running and others
leaving in. the car. The shotguns
have been recovered, Sheriff Hen
shaw said.
Had Been Drinking.
According to the sheriff, the
accused men had been drinking
at place on Route near Acadia
just before the incident. He added
Mr.. Thomas was shot in the back
at fairly close range.
He also said the five men have
made statements which the sher-
if said attempted to place the
blame for the shooting on one
another.
The shots were heard by Henry
Fugate and his wife, who live
nearby. They called Fredericks-
burg authorities. A rescue squad
picked up the wounded man and
took him to the hospital.
Sheriff HenshaW said he did not
know whether there had been an
argument before the shooting.
Mr.. Thomas retired in 1946 from
the Richmond, Fredericksburg &
Potomac Railroad, where he had
been employed % years.
Knew Of No Trouble.
His widow. Mrs. Amber Thomas,
said that during the last three
years he had been in the habit
of spending half his time with
his sister because he liked farm
life. She said she knew of no
trouble" between her husband
and any one in the Guinea area.
Mr.. Thomas also is survived by
seven children, Pvt. Donald
Thomas, 81, of the Alexandria
police; Leonard Thomas, 33; Anita
Thomas, ,16, all of the Payne street
address; Paul Thomas, %, of 913
Prince street; Mrs. William Rid
dick. "a, of 800 South Washing
ton street: Mrs. Raymond Max
Evening star., 1949-07-11

charged with the murder. which
accurred about am. Mr.. Thomas
died three hours later in a Fred
ericksburg hospital.
Those placed in the Bowling
Green jail are Walter Reynolds,
about %; Daniel Reynolds, 81:
John Johnson, 19; Edgar Buckner,
about 30, and Clarence Waller.
10. All live in Caroline County,
within an eight-mile radius of
where the shooting took place.
Gives Version of Shooting.
Sheriff Henshaw said prelim-
mary investigation showed the
shotgun blasts apparently were
fired by Reynolds and Buckner
He gave the following version of
the shooting:
Mr.. Thomas was standing in
the driveway of an unoccupied
house near his sisters home. about
~ miles south of Fredericksburg
Evening star., 1949-07-11

Guinea, where
he had been
v i S i t in G his
sister.
The victim
was Gro v e T
c | e v e ! a n d
Thomas, 60, a
retired railroad
car repairman
of 404 North
Payne street.
Sheriff T. S.
HenShaw said
five colore d
men have been
arrested nd
Evening star., 1949-07-11
Leonurdtown Resident
Hangs Self in Woods
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE. July 1.-THE
body of Joseph v. Stone. 45-year-
old resident of Leonardtown, was
found hanged from a tree in a
wooded area at nearby Halethorpe
Saturday.
DR.. D. D. Caples, medical ex-
aminer for Baltimore County. who
issued a certificate of suicide. said
relatives told him Mr.. Stone had
been in poor health and disap-
peared last Thursday.
Evening star., 1949-07-11
Tobacco Referendum Set

RICHMOND, Va, July II (P).-
A referendum to determine if Vir-
ginias flue-cured tobacco growers
want marketing quotas continued
after this year will be held July
%, R. B. Bridgeforth, chairman
Evening star., 1949-07-11
S Held as Virginian,
Standing in Driveway,
Dies in Shotgun Blast

Caroline County (Va.) authori-
ties today were seeking motive
for the shotgun Staying of an
Alexandria man yesterday near
Evening star., 1949-07-11

well. 26, of 5l8 East Glendale
avenue, and Mrs. Harold Robey,
10, Harbor Terrace Apartments on
North Washington street, all of
Alexandria.
Evening star., 1949-07-11
Staff Photo.

of the State Committee of the
and Marketing Ad-
said yesterday.
Evening star., 1949-07-11
For BABIES { D., s;,,, ssI,.: s.':
|Fretted by eh.iias

lDo as your doctor advises-and fos
;oxiek yeiif from the burning itch. keep
{handy a jar Of soothing ReGnol o1nt.
Iment. Used by many nurses, and proved
Invaluable to mothers for ovn 50 years.
Smyrna times., 1949-03-31

merges its identity with that of
other ingredients.
Asphalt's greatest use in home
construction is in roofing. The
same waterproofing qualities
which caused asphalt to be used
in building the pyramids are the
reason asphalt roofing now is used
on most American homes. The
Department of Commerce says
the asphalt roofing industry is
supplying "a percent of all the
roofing required in the United
States.
Asphalt has other uses on the
roof, the largest exposed area of
a house. Asphalt saturated felt is
laid under the shingles to increase
the weather-tightness of the roof.
Asphalt cement often Is used to
cement down shingle tabs.
Asphalt Halts Water
Roof cutters are kept from rust
Ing by liquid asphalt paint. As
phalt Is also an ingredient in a
ust-preventive paint for window
and door screens.
Asphalt Is the base Of some ma
terials used to waterproof base
ment walls. An asphalt emulsion
sometimes Is used in construction
Of basement floors.
Building contractors use as
phalt as a spray for Office and
apartment house walls, where It
acts as backing for the applica-
ton of plaster. In certain sections
of the United States, asphalt is
used extensively in the construc-
ton Of adobe clay homes.
Smyrna times., 1949-03-31

who will sing Retreat" and Hop
Ii, the Rickshaw Man" at Lewes.
She also will be soloist at Bridge
vile High Schools assembly pro-
gram. The second soloist at Lewes
will be Francis Green, of Whining
ton, who will sing "On the Road to
Mandalay'', and Gypsy Love
Song" At the Laurel public con-
cert, the soloist will be brother
and sister from Richardson Park,
Gleason and Mazda Frye. MAZDA
will sing ''The Lass with the Deli
cate Air" and Joy" Her brothers
solos will be 'Duna" and "Stout
Hearted Men" Soloist at the
school assemblies, in addition to
Miss Davis at Bridgeville, will be:
Roberta Carothers, at Lewes High
School; Temma Bell, at Lord Bal
timore School; Beatrice Matthews,
at John NJ. Clayton School; Bar
bara Carothers, at Greenwood;
William Dick, at Dover; and 10
Ann CARRIER, at Smyrna. In addi-
tion to these soloists, Barbara Car
others will be soprano soloist in
the choral singing of 81 Am a Poor
Wayfaring Stranger" The full
choir's songs will include: "Now
Start We With A Goodly Song,
"EIou, Cant1,, cu,aat ftonu sarba
Smyrna times., 1949-03-31
u OF DCHOIR TO
VISIT SMYRNA
u. of ID. A CapelIa Choir to
Present Music Program
at Smyrna High
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6

Music for the program which the
University of Delaware's A Capel-
la Choir and Brass Sextet will pre-
sent next week at Smyrna High
School on their annual statewide
tour, has been listed by the musi-
cal organizations directors. The
repertoire will include: a dozen
numbers for the full 38-voice choir,
as well as two other songs for the
male voices only; vocal solos; and
six numbers of the Brass Sextet.
For the assembly here, several se-
iections will be chosen from this
total offering. In addition to the
assembly program here, which is
one of seven being conducted dur
ing school hours, there will be pub
lie concerts at LeWes and at Laur-
ell. The tour will open with the
Lewes concert on the night of
April 4, continue with assembly
programs on April and the Laur-
ell concert that night, and conclude
with more assembly programs on
April 6. Those at Dover and
Smyrna will be the last ones. The
Smyrna concert is scheduled for
2:40 pm. William Dick, baritone,
will be the soloist at Dover, and
10 Ann CARRIER will be the Smyrna
s6iosst. Among other soloists will
be Nancy Davis, of Bridgeville,
Smyrna times., 1949-03-31

Little White Hen, Choral from
Die Meistersinger", 'I Hear Amer
lea Singing, ''Song of the Andes"
Orchestra Song, concert set
ting of Three Blind Mice, ''The
Glory Train, a spiritual; Am a
Poor Wayfaring Stranger. Gin
dy", and "Clap Yo' Hands" The
songs for male voices only will be
''Winter Song" and 'T Saw Esau."
The Brass Sextet will play
Moods, Morning Music, Inter
mezzo", 1.-TWO Pieces, Tall Tale,
and "Sextet in E Minor" Among
the students of lower Delaware
who are in the touring groups are
Evelyn Parker. Millsboro; Mary
Ann Bitter, Dover; G. Dawson
Stewart, Seaford; and Nancy Dav-
is, Bridgeville, all singers; and
Peggy Munoz, Bethany Beach;
John Schmidhauser, Seaford; John
Clough, Dover; and Donald Clark
and Gordon st. Mary, both of wy
oming. The latter five are with the
Brass Sextet. The tour was ar
ranged jointly by Floyd T. Hart,
state director of music education,
and Mr.. Loudis, with the assist
ance of Miss Elizabeth Slotter,
music supervisor.
Smyrna times., 1949-03-31
Ton Jet Prouucer

Americas young jet engine IN
dustry already outstrips the rest Of
the world combined in production
capacity. Although engineers have
known jet principle since the days
Of Heron Of Alexandria at start Of
Christian era, inadequate materi.
ais delayed practical use until after
start Of World War II.
Smyrna times., 1949-03-31
Asphalt Has History
Of 5000 Years Service

One of Americas most versa
tile building materials was used
5000 years ago to make temple
baths in MeSopotamia watertight
The same material calked the
cracks in Noah's Ark. It served to
waterproof the pyramids and
helped preserve the mummies of
ancient Egyptian kings.
Today, asphalt is an integral
part of many of the materials
which make the modern home
weathertight. The uses of asphalt
in home construction range from
roofing to the insulation on elec-
trio cables.
Until about 80 years ago, as
phalt was obtained largely from
natural asphalt "lakes," such as
the one in Trinidad, where pc
troleum gathered in pools on the
earth's surface. When the sun
evaporated the lighter oils, an as
phalt residue remained.
Once a Nuisance
Now, however, asphalt is pro-
duced scientifically in oil refin-
cries. It is residue which re-
mains after oils, gasoline and
other products are separated from
the crude petroleum. Before they
realized the value of this residue,
petroleum engineers considered it
a waste product, a nuisance in
refinery operation.
The main use of asphalt is in
paving, but 1t has hundreds of
other uses in dozens of other In.
dustries. In most products, only a
little asphalt is needed and it
Smyrna times., 1949-03-31
The Smyrna Times
Phone 522s SMYRNA. DELAWARE

Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker. July s.
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10. 1907.
Owned and Published by Robert d. Hof-
fecker, Jr., from February 10, 1907 to
December "a. 1889
Published Every Thursday Morning by
The Smyrna Times. Inc. rs Commerce
street. Smyrna. Del.
w. Lester Smith. Manager
ADVERTISEMENTS = The Smyrna Times
Is the business medium not only for the
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district of which it is the center. en-
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in advance
Smyrna times., 1949-03-31
Study Blood smears

More than 5000 blood smears
from wild birds were obtained by
scientists from the California d.
vision of fish and game and the
Hooper foundation of the University
Of California, in an effort to get in
formation helpful in their studies OF
encephalitis.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-28
ON AND ON

That announcement by General Mo-
tors of a reduction in price on its cars,
ranging from $40 to $40, is of minor conse-
quence to a man who intends to purchase
one, amounting only from fraction of one
percent to two percent, assuming the cost
of car is $4,000 The prices of some of the
cars range far beyond that figure, so that
$40 or $40 reduction is barely the
proverbial drop in the bucket.
Yet small as the percentage is, it
means a saving of SO to $40 million yearly
to the company That fact gives one good
idea of the vastness of that corporation.
with its 100000 shares of common
stock and payroll for 361, 900 workmen
But the main point about the reduc-
ton is how far does it cast shadow in
what the future has in store for the prices
of automobiles? How long will it be, if the
time ever comes again, before cars will be
selling at immediate prewar prices? Whe-
Their or not prices will fall to that level, one
may be sure that when a recession or de-
preston comes, for it surely will come, the
drop in prices will be far more decided
than that put into effect Friday by General
Motors.
Prices for automobiles scooted sky
high because of the interruption in the
production during the war years Millions
of people wanted new cars and, when they
were given a chance, bought them regard
less of how much they cost. Even second
hand cars brought prices far higher than
what was paid for new cars in the i'm
mediate prewar period But that time has
passed. From all over the country reports
have come that thousands of dealers, who
had expected to make large profits on
secondhand cars, have found themselves
glutted with turned-in cars. AS a result
they have been sold, or offered for sale, at
sums under the amounts that had thereto
fore been asked for them.
The remark that recession or de-
preston will come has the backing of the
history of economic conditions since men
began to organize communities. Good
times are always followed by hard times,
and hard times by good times, and nobody
or government can hold back the change
from one to the other. 1t will go on and on
as long as business lasts.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-02-28
ALL-TIME HIGH FOR 1e49?

Here is an encouraging economic pre-
diction for the United States in 1949: Mr..
Leon Keyserling, described as one of the
Presidents top advisers, says that pros
perity in this country should hit an all
time high in 1919.
Everything points to it, declares
Mr.. Keyserling, who says that employ
ment is higher than in the first three
months of 1948 and that all types of
spendable income are higher, savings are
higher and surveys show a higher level of
investments ready to be used.
The recent fall in food prices. accord
ing to Mr.. Keyserling, is not alarming The
reason why this is true should be interest
ing to farmers. The economic expert saws
that farmers do not reduce employment or
curtail production when profits are small
er In this of course, they do not follow
the lead of intelligent industrial execu-
tives who do not hesitate to reduce en-
ployment or curtail production when any
thing threatens profits.
Mr.. Keyserlng admits that of the
farmers income is cut too sharply, it might
mean that the agriculturalsts cannot buy
industrial products and this will mean
more lay-offs in industrial plants. How
ever, he does not seem to be much wor-
ried by this threat and repeats his sug-
gestion that 1949 ought to be very good
year unless fear psychology overtakes
business men and investors and they de-
eide the end of the boom is near"