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Smyrna times., 1949-08-04

interested companies can obtain a
supply of the questionnaires from
him. The forms also are available
to individuals.
u. of d. extension courses, on the
college level, are held in the even
ings usually at Wilmington High
School) and on Saturday mornings
(usually in Newark) so employed
persons can take advantage OF
them. Virtually all courses carry
college credit, but qualified persons
interested in improving themselves
may enroll on a credit or a nom
credit basis.
In 1948-49, courses of a profess
sional or vocational nature were
offered in the following fields:
agriculture, chemistry, speech,
economics, business administration,
mathematics, physics, education,
chemical engineering, electrical en-
gineering, mechanical engineering,
egineering drawing and applied
In the cultural field,
the areas of study included art, an
cient language, modern language,
drama, geography, history, music,
philosophy, political science, psy-
chology and sociology. APPROX
20 courses were offered.
Smyrna times., 1949-08-04
TO ENTERTAIN
HOME FOLK
Outdoor Show Featuring Pro-
fessiOnal Acts to Entertain
Welfare Home Guests
PUBLIC is INVITED

At the State Welfare Home next
Monday night, August 8, an enter
tainment featuring many acts will
be presented to the guests at the
Home by Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Lundy, of Wilmington. Residents
of Smyrna and anyone interested
are invited to attend; there will be
no charge. The show will be given
outdoors and will include an or
chestra, a world-renowned clown,
an accordian player, and vocalists.
There will also be ballet and tap
dancing, and a marionette show.
Scheduled to begin at $50 pm,
the arrangements include also an
exhibition and sale of work done
by the patients at the Home. Miss
Emma Payne is in charge of plans
for the event, and cordially invites
the public to attend.
Smyrna times., 1949-08-04
st. Peters Church Notes

The Rev. Paul A. Kellogg, rector
of Christ Church, Dover, will con-
duct services at st. Peters Church
during the month of August, while
the rector, the Rev. Donald ]. Par
sons is on vacation. There will be
only one service each Sunday, at
$3.50 am. On the 9Th Sunday after
Trinity, August 7, the Holy Com
munion will be celebrated at 9:30
am. with Mr.. Kellogg as the cele-
brant. The parishioners of st.
Peters Church may call Mr.. Kel-
logg if in need of pastoral minis
tration during August. Phone Dow
er 2773.
Smyrna times., 1949-08-04
LEGION BOYS FORUM
L. III. Thompson, Jr., Dover, and
Paul Ellis, SeafOrd, Attending

L. III. Thompson, Jr., Dover, and
Paul Ellis, Seaford, Attending
United States Senator j. Allen
Frear, Jr., Tuesday praised the
American Legion Boys Forum of
National Government which is
meeting in Washington this week.
Mr.. Frear made the statement
when he met Lester H. Thompson,
Jr., of IL Clara Street, Dover, and
Paul E. Ellis, of Route 8, Seaford,
who are representing Delaware at
the Forum. The two young Della
wareans posed with Senator Frear
on the steps of the Capitol for pic
lures after attending a buffet
luncheon with the Forum members
of the other states in the District
of Columbia Committee Room.
Smyrna times., 1949-08-04
WILSON'S MOVE
TO NEW OFFICES
Have Been Occupying Century
Club Building Since Big
Fire in January
NEW OFFICES MODERN

Wilson Cabinet Co., Inc. moved
into their new offices last Friday,
little more than year after the
disastrous fire which destroyed
their Office and all records. Since
January they have occupied the
Twentieth Century Club, where
they moved following their evacu-
alton of temporary space on the
second floor of the old town hall,
when the third floor was destroyed
by fire Christmas night. The new
offices are located on Main Street
at the site of their original offices.
They comprise a main office so by
80 feet; an executive suite, includ-
ing an Office each for the president,
the board of directors, and the vice
president. The main office is flank
ed on one side by the engineering
room, and on the other by a dealer
replacement Office; a class and
show room are on the Main Street
side of the building, reached from
the reception office which is in its
original position, and which now
has modern glass-brick entrance.
Adjoining the engineering depart
ment is test room which can dup
licate temperature and humidity in
any desired amount. These sepa-
rate rooms are all in the year
around air-conditioned unit which
comprises the vast new offices of
the firm which manufactures milk
coolers, all sizes home freezers,
walk-in rooms, and home refriger-
ators. Not surpassed by any mod
ern office in down-state Delaware,
the main Office has an acoustical
ceiling; fiuorescent continuous
lighting; the walls are painted
light green with gray-green trim;
the floors covered with asphalt tile,
gray and green. The private Of
fees are peach-csrf with terra
Gotta trim. The southern half of
the building houses the milk cooler
assembly plant. Plant No. 2, in
the rear of the Office building
is used for metal and wood fabri-
cation. On the Clayton
road are the paint and assembly
plant, and warehouse. The prin-
cipal executives of the firm are
John e. Wilson, Jr., president;
Raymond d. Pusey, vice president,
engineering; A. A. Davis, vice pres
ident, sales; Harry A. Voskamp,
Jr., vice president, procurement;
Henry c. Webb, treasurer; John C.
Kilday, controller; Robert F. Nix
on, secretary; Henry R. Shapley,
assistant sales manager; B. r.
Challenger, plant manager.
Smyrna times., 1949-08-04
SOUTHERN STATES MEET
1856 Members Hear Reports For
1948-49 Year

Southern States members in this
area, meeting at Clayton in July,
heard reports on their cooper
ative's services for the 1948-49
year, chose members to their local
Board of Directors and Home Ad-
visory Committee, and consider
plans and programs for the coming
year. The meeting, attended by
1856, was sponsored jointly by
Southern States Cooperative and
S. S. Smyrna-Clayton Service,
Smyrna, locally owned aff1liate.
Members of the cooperative
throughout the six-state territory
put through their organization
nearly S12O,Oo0,O0o worth of pur-
chasing and marketing service dur
ing 1948-49, the largest volume in
the organizations 26-year history.
This figure is an estimate, based on
the record for the first IL months
of the year which was presented
at the meeting. Net savings, ex-
elusive of savings of local afiliates
were approximately $1,800,000. The
cooperative now has net worth
of 18,800,000. w. d. Moore, Jr.
gave the report on 1948-49 opera
tions. Elected to the Board of Di-
rectors were Arthur N. Short of
Smyrna, and Victor Dickerson of
Smyrna. Named to the local Farm
Home Advisory Committee were
Mrs. Arthur N. Short and Mrs. J.
Austin Deamer, both of Smyrna.
Ernest v. Blendt of Clayton, was
chosen to represent the community
at the Southern States annual
meeting in Richmond next Decem-
ber IL and 1S with Cove ID. Slaugh-
ter of Smyrna as an alternate. Fol-
lowing the meeting, the Board of
Directors elected c. Townsend
Vaughn of Smyrna as president for
the coming year
Smyrna times., 1949-08-04
NINE
DOWNS ODESSA
Odessa, V-League Leaders,
Suffer First Defeat of Sea-
son By Clayton AZ
PLAY HOME SUNDAY

Tom Kennedy's Clayton batsmen
turned back the league-leading
Odessa nine Sunday to 2 in their
first defeat of the season. Gene
Handsberry's homer in the fourth
inning with a mate aboard proved
to be the winning margin. Sevil
started for the locals and was
charged with giving up five hits
and two runs. Bob Knight relieved
in the second and pitched shut out
ball allowing only one hit, striking
out twelve. Knight was the Win
ner and Joe Vodvarka was the
loser. BY winning, Clayton held
on to possession of third place just
one-half game behind the second
place Cecilton club and five games
behind Odessa. Clayton will be at
home Sunday to take on Chesa-
peake City starting at 2 o'clock.
Tuesday night they will travel to
Centreville for game under the
lights.
Clayton Team Batting Averages
The following batting averages
of the Clayton Baseball Team were
compiled for publication and in
clude Is games: Thomas Horn,
1882; w Powell .375; G. Handsber-
ry .341; Bill Carson 1888; R. Grier
.313; R. Knight .308; P. Burris
.257; A. O'Neal .250; R. Handsber-
ry .2o6; S. Urban 1874; D. Everett
.181; R. Hudson .167; A. Dickerson
OFT.
Pitching Records
r. Knight has won 6, lost 8, for
.667 percentage. He has total
of 81 strikeouts. w. Powell has one
win and one loss, and has IL strike
outs. R. Hudson has lost two and
struckout IL. H. Sevil's record
shows no wins and no losses, and
seven strikeouts.
Smyrna times., 1949-08-04
JONES FAMILY
HOLD REUNION
Twelfth Annual Affair Held at
Augustine Beach; How
ard Jones Oldest Member
$50 MEMBERS ATTEND

The twelfth annual reunion of
the descendants of John j., Robert
M, Susan, and Rachel Jones was
held last Sunday at Augustine
Beach. There were over $50 men,
bers of the family attending from
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Mary
land, Virginia, and Delaware. How
ard Jones, president, was the Oldest
member of the group present.
There are two secretaries, Mrs.
Caroline Hutchison, Ridgely, Md,
and Miss Marian Jones, Chester,
Pa. Those from Smyrna attending
were, in addition to Howard Jones,
Miss Ruth Jones, Mrs. Robert H.
Denney, Miss Louise Denney, Miss
Henrietta Denney, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd Jones, Lloyd Jones, Jr., Mr..
and Mrs. Clifford Jones, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry T. Price, Susan and
Tommy Price, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Carrow, Sr., Miss Betty Lou Car
row, Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Now
land, Miss Doris Nowland, Miss AL
lene Nowland, Ronald Nowland,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Nowland,
and son Billy; also, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Downes and daughter, Car
oil Anne, Mr.. and Mrs. Medford
Davis, Jr. and Medford Davis III.
After a picnic lunch the afternoon
was spent in playing games follow
ed by business session. 1t was de-
cided to hold the next reunion on
the last Sunday in July, 1850.
Smyrna times., 1949-08-04
Missionary Society To Meet

The monthly meeting of the Mis-
sionary Society of the Church of
the Nazarene will be held Thurs
day, August 4, at 7:30 pm, at the
church. In addition to the regular
there will be a report
brought from the Washington
Philadelphia district Missionary
Convention, held at Leslie Camp,
Northeast. Md. on August 2.
Smyrna times., 1949-08-04
LIONS INVITED
TO SILVER LAKE
Picnic Meeting At Lions Park
Near MiddletOwn Next
Monday Night
RESUME OF CONVENTION

The dinner meeting of the Smyr-
ma Lions Club was held Monday
night at The Colonial Hotel with
the president, Stanley Middleton,
presiding. A letter was read from
the Middletown Club inviting the
local Lions to participate in a pic
mic meeting next Monday night at
Lions Park, Silver Lake, near Mid
dletown. Supper may be cooked
on outdoor grills, or packed picnic
style, and the evening will feature
games and fellowship. All Lions
and Lionesses are invited to at
tend. John Schafer was named
chairman of a Lions bowling team
and registered the names of those
who were interested. A report on
the donkey baseball game" was
made by Robert FAIRIES, chairman
of the committee, who announced
that profits to the local club were
S16O, to be used toward completion
of the youth center. A group of
Lions worked on the building last
Sunday and any volunteers for
work may get in touch with Tim
Mccoy. A resume of the recent
convention of Lions International
held in New York City was given
by Francis B. Gebhart, Stanley
Middleton, and Joseph Jefferson III
who each presented different
phase of the affair. Mr.. Middleton
stressed the high level of behavior
at the convention, which is pre-
dominantly attended by Lions ac-
companied by their families.
Among the highlights were the
show put on by Fred Waring, the
huge parade with worldwide rep
resentation, and the Olson and
johnson show. The neurology
ceremony was described by Mr..
jefferson. A meeting of the board
of directors followed. The invoca-
tion was given by the Rev. Donald
]. Parsons, and the meeting was
opened by Robert Mills, lion tanner.
The newly-elected tail twister, Lee
Slaughter, made his first appear
ance in that capacity, and leading
group singing was Lester Meyer.
Smyrna times., 1949-08-04
Elected To Ayrshire Association

The unanimous election of Will
liam H. Faulkner, Cheswold, to
membership in the Ayrshire Breed
ers' Association has been announc-
ed by National Secretary c. t.
Conklin of Brandon, VT. The ances-
tors of the herd of dairy cows
owned by Faulkner trace back to
the heather-covered hills of County
Ayr, Scotland, from which the
breed derives its name.
Smyrna times., 1949-08-04
Presbyterian Church News

The following services are an
nounced for this coming week by
the First Presbyterian Church, the
Rev. Walter G. Hards, Pastor.
Church School Sunday at 10 am.
Glasses for all age groups. Sub
ject to be discussed by Adult Glass,
God is Good, SO What?" Sunday
morning Worship Service at IL
am. Morning meditation, adult
cry is Still Sim" Senior Choir.
Mrs. Vernon Westfall director, re-
hearses Thursday evening at eight
o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1949-08-04
YNICA BALL HERE

Local YMCA League Team To Play
Two Games At Home Next Week
The Smyrna YMCA league base
ball team will play Magnolia next
Tuesday and camden-Wyoming
next Friday on the local school
diamond. This team is comprised
of boys between the ages of II and
16 years and is sponsored by the
Smyrna Lions Club. The team,
currently in second place in the
league standings having won 9 and
lost 4, is managed by William
Doughten. There is no admission
charged at these games so go out
and watch the future stars of our
school and town teams at work.
Smyrna times., 1949-08-04
.FIREMEN NAME
CARNIVAL AIDS
Important Business Conduct,
ed at Meeting of Citizens
Hose Co. Monday Night
PARADE DATE SET

The Citizens Hose Company
held their regular monthly meeting
this week at the fire house, and at
that time named Robert FAIRIES,
second assistant chief, and Harry
Pusey, chief driver, to attend the
fire school to be conducted at the
University of Delaware, as repre-
sentatives of the local company. 1t
was also voted to appoint three
members to act as police during
fires, in accordance with action
taken by the state legislature on
this matter. The local company
will donate to the memorial fund
in honor of Warner w. Pettyjohn,
who has served for more than 25
years as secretary of the Delaware
State Volunteer Firemen's Associ-
alton. Three new members were
received by the local company:
Clark David, Noble w. Thorpe, and
Paul S. Hengst. The next regular
meeting of the company viii be
held ON Monday, September IL, in
stead of the usual date, as that is
the night of the close of the carni-
val which will run from August "a
through September 5. Plans are
going forward for the carnival
which will be held on Market st.
Plaza. The parade will be held on
Thursday, September 1, with E.
Reynolds Bradley as chairman of
the parade committee.
Carnival Committees
The carnival committee includes
Lex FAIRIES, chairman, Robert Jac-
obs, and James Truax. They have
announced the following in charge
of various booths. Russell Biggs,
William Mabrey, Wilson FAIRIES,
Howell Barnes, Harold Hufschmidt,
Horace David, Homer Short, Rob
ert FAIRIES, Ralph G. FAIRIES, Jr.,
James Warren; also, Mr.. and Mrs.
Vernon Ford, Benjamin Seward,
Garland Collins, Pat Hartnett,
Charles Jones, Stout Bickling, S.
Allan Mofitt, George Boehnler,
and Leslie Moore, who is in charge
of the car which will be awarded
the final night. The committee will
contact local merchants for ground
prizes, and merchants donating
such prizes will receive free public
ity the night their prize is award
ed. The committee promises fun
and entertainment for all ages,
young and old.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-04-20
CENTRAL p. T. A.

Continued from Page y
Pearce will direct his talk to
the fathers and mothers of the
graduating class.
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ans build by keeping proper
ty at reasonable prices and by
investing in low-cost housing
projects. He said ''Let us do
this by private enterprise be-
fore the government has to do
it." Mr.. Bicket urged that those
who hold vacant property in
vestigate the possibility of Gre
ating new homes on it.
Mr.. Dick Jauck of the u. S.
Gypsum Company closed the
meeting by showing a techni-
color film "White Magic" on
the production and use of Gyp-
sum.
The next meeting will be
held in the new Zion State
Bank Building, 2612 Sheridan
Road on May 3rd.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1949-04-20
ZION CHAMBER
HOUSING MEETING
Continued from Page y

lIOH age
ones. Mr.. Shafer pointed out
that in the peak year of 1916
nearly 40% of these loans
were to Veterans. He also re-
ported that the new Savings
and Loan Association has loan
ed out at present S44,464.80
on local real estate.
Mr.. Shafer suggested that
his committee act as a clearing
house for exchanging informa-
ton on lots available for home
builders. He said his commit
tee recognizes that the key to
progress in Zion is to convert
vacant property into home
sites thus furnishing homes for
workers which industries look
for when they choose a city to
locate in.
Mr.. L. L. Freeman of Racine
gave home builders hope in his
talk on Financing. He said that
there are always means of OBJ
tanning credit for building pro-
grams and he illustrated this
by telling how his organiza-
ton is furnishing the money
for the local Veterans housing
project on a 1919 down-pay-
ment basis.
Mr.. Freeman thought Zion
had some initial advantages in
building. He said that we don't
have to add irregular subdivi-
sions on the outskirts of the
city to obtain good housing
sites. Water lights and sewer
are already available to many
vacant lots here.
He commented on the growth
and appearance of our schools
and shopping district which
home builders always look for
when they choose a location.
Mr.. VIM. J. Bicket reported
on the progress of the housing
project he has started for the
Veterans and emphasized that
Zion people must help Veter-
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There will be open house
and refreshments will be serv-
ed by Mrs. Helen Stried and
her committee.
Evening star., 1949-06-06
By Doris Fieeson

Mrs. Perle Mesta. Washington
hostess and intimate friend Of the
President and Mrs. Truman. has
been offered the post of Minister
Evening star., 1949-06-06

ers, are discussing the fate of the
Reich in Paris with Foreign Min
lister Molotov. The news Of their
meetings takes precedence over
everything else in our newspapers
and on Our radios.
Once more emphasis Is being
placed on Europe and on the mis-
taken belief that If some sort OF
arrangement regarding Germany
could be reached with the Rus
slams, the risk of conflict will be
removed and the cold war will be-
come less threatening to the peace
of the world.
The fact that nearly 1000. .000.-
600 Asiatics soon may be placed
behind the Iron Curtain, denying
TO the Western nations the i'm
mense and important natural re-
sources of Asia, is CLOSED over by
Washington authorities.
State Department spokesmen
are unconcerned over the ad-
vances of Moscow's imperialism,
which have been greater in China
and Korea than in Europe. They
dismiss the whole matter with the
remark that Russia will have a
severe attack of indigestion if it
tries to swallow the Far East"
Chinese Communist armies. or
ganized and equipped to a great
extent by the USSR. now are
advancing practically unopposed
toward Canton. According to our
own estimates, it is certain that
the capital of southern China will
be taken before the end Of this
month.
British Strengthen Forces.
Meanwhile, Russia's advance
guards are working untiringly in
Malaga. Indo-China, the Philip
pines, Indonesia and India. Since
the beginning of this year the
British government has been
strengthening its forces in Malaga
and has been more successful in
fighting the rebels than the French
have been in Indo-C China.
The fact Is, however, that the
British have discovered in the
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This Changing World
Moscow Winning Hands Down in Asia
While Worlds Eyes Are on Europe

fight against nationalist Malayans
that less than 2 per cent of the
killed. wounded and captured
guerrillas were natives. The rest
were Chinese Communists who
had surreptitiousiy inflltrated Ma
laya.
In Indo- China. where the
French have had TO deal with a
rebel movement which for three
years has cost them one-fo,Irth
of their budget. the leaders Of the
so-called nationalist independence
movement are either agents from
Moscow or natives who during the
war were permitted by the Japa-
nese to go to Russia and were
educated at the Lenin School for
subversives at Baku. the capital
of Soviet Azerbaijan.
Progress I'm Siam
The U. S. 8. r. also has made
progress In Siam, where poverty
in the Asiatic sense is practically
unknown. The Soviet embassy at
Bangkok Is 465 strong. None OF
the Western nations have more
than half a dozen diplomats and
attaches Of all kinds. We main
tain a staff Of four.
These Russian diplomats" are
principally subversive agents who
are trying to fish in the inevitably
muddy waters Of the Far East.
They already have succeeded in
infiltrating the officers corps OF
the small. but efficient. Siamese
navy. AS the Chinese Communist
armies march VIGOROUSLY toward
the South the effectiveness of
these agents becomes increasingly
great, regardless of the anti-Com-
munist feelings Of the Siamese
government.
India has been inflltrated to an
equal extent. Tens Of thousands
Of Indian intellectuals, many OF
whom since 1889 have been edu.
Gated in Russia because the West
does not provide facilities fol
study. have become disciples OF
the U. s. S. r. among their own
people.
5000 Put in Camps.
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Neh-
ru has been compelled during
the last IL months to place some
5000 Of his fellow-countrymen in
concentration camps for treason
able activities.
Similar important strides have
been made by the Communists In
the Philippines, where the rebel
lious Huks are being provided with
arms and ammunition brought to
the various small harbors which
cannot be controlled adequately
by the coast patrols. These weap-
ons come by submarine from
bases in Siberia. and more re-
Gently in China.
These facts show how interested
Moscow is in establishing firm
domination in Asia, while America
and its European associates con-
fine their efforts to the European,
and especially German, problems.