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Smyrna times., 1949-06-23
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME and CLUB PARTIES

Miss Clara R. Leinberger, Miss
Kate ]. 'Smithers, Mr.. and Mrs. "
Wallace Elterich, Mrs. Howard c.
Davis and daughter, Diana, were
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs
H. d. Thayer in Atlantic City,
N. j., where they attended the
wedding of Miss Patricia Thayer
and Mr.. George Whitney of Flush
ing, Long Island.
Dean and Mrs. E. D. GrizZell, and
Mrs. Fred Pierce of Wynnewood,
Pa. were weekend guests of Mr..
and Mrs. William ]. Taylor.
Announcements have been re-
ceived in Smyrna of the marriage
of Miss Helen Joyce, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Schira to DIR.
Francis Stephen Vogel, on Satur-
day, June 18 at Wausau, Wise.
Col. and Mrs. James H. Hayes,
of Greens Farms, Conn. have been
recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. C. L.
Harmonson. They now have as
their guests their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Kline
Weir, and their daughters, Dorothy
Denney and Ann Harmonson, of
Pittsburgh. The Harmonsons and
the Weirs expect to leave on Sat-
urday to spend the summer at Re-
hoboth Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Kilday
have had as their recent guests
Mrs. John e. Allen and daughters,
Nancy Lee and Jane, of Blue Rock
Manor, wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner w. Price,
Jr., and children, Warner w. Price
III and Anne Carroll, have spent a
week as guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hayes Wilson, Jr., at Rehoboth.
Miss Sarah Ellen Wright of New
York City, spent several days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Har-
vey Wright, after visit to the
Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City
with friends.
Mrs. George H. Milne of Silver
Springs, Md, is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry ]. Lower.
Miss Malvina Stevenson of Balti-
more, Md, spent the weekend with
her father, Mr.. George R. Steven
son.
Smyrna times., 1949-06-23
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Smyrna times., 1949-06-23
LADIES NIGHT
CELEBRATION
Continued from Page One

sponsoring of field trips for pupils
of the 7th and 9Th grades which
included educational visits at Caulk
Dental Co., Milford; Diamond State
Telephone Co., Farmers Bank, La
tex international, the Richardson
and Robbins plant, and the State
Legislature, all in Dover. They
were taken to the Marine Termin-
al, Swede's Landing place, several
churches, the Art Center, and the
Offices of the News-Journal Co.,
Wilmington, and recently complet-
ed a visit to historical spots and
the Zoo in Philadelphia. Leonard
A. Stanley, Jr., and Harry Moore
were instituted as new members
by Medford Sparks, who presented
certificates. Harry Ennis was
named key member. A simulated
radio program was presented by
the "Sruesome Three-some', of the
former TUNES and Doin's" show,
with music by Jack Simpson, pian-
ist. and William Doughten, vibra-
harpist; and Walter Beach as an
nouncer. New officers of the club
will be installed at a later date. A
brief speech was made by the pres
ident-elect, Ernest Mattiford, and
all incoming officers were intro
duced. The women guests of the
club were presented red rose cor
sages. Perfect attendance pins
were awarded by the secretary,
Edward Wootten to the following
members: Manuel Alvorado, Ralph
Carrow, Edward Covington, Dudley
Crossley, Medford Davis, Jr, Hen
ry Ennis, Joseph Ennis, Lloyd
Jones, the Rev. Ray Kirwan, John
IT. Loder, Ernest Mattiford, Roland
Mills, Noble Naylor, Marion Smith,
Smyrna times., 1949-06-23

children, Earl, Jr., and Betty Jane,
and Mrs. Alice F. Sinex of Clayton
attended the annual picnic held at
the old 8-Square School House at
Cowgill's Corner, near Dover on
Saturday. There was a large at
tendance. This school house is
nearly two hundred years old
Smyrna times., 1949-06-23

Medford Sparks, William L. Tor
bert, Jr., Edward Wootten, and
Robert Douglas. The past presi-
dents and secretary's jewel were
presented by Mr.. Mattiford to Mr..
Torbert and Mr.. Wootten.
Smyrna times., 1949-06-23

Picnic at Cowgill's Corner
Mrs. Elizabeth Hurd and tW
Smyrna times., 1949-06-23

AS LICENSED DRIVER, YOU THE POWER OF LIFE AND
DEATH-WIELD IN FAVOR LIFE EXERCISING EXTREME
DELIBERATE CAUTION EACH TIME YOU TAKE THE WHEEL
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RED HUNT:
Harvard Cool

Harvard, the nations oldest uni
versity, was having nothing to do
with any commissioning.
There was a reason, officials
said. They felt that to do SC might
be danger to the university's free
dom and to its academic integrity.
AND, Harvard held, American
freedom is the schools true
glory" as it once told a man who
tried to "buy" it for 10 million dol
lars.
The Harvard policy statement in
connection with Communist-hunt-
ing activities was put this way:
There will be no harassment of
professors for engaging in open and
legal meetings. There will be no
apparatus of inquiry and closer
watch
''The harm done by the effort
necessary to discover even single
clandestine party (Communist)
member would outweigh any pos
sible benefit"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-15


the discovery or invention of base
ball. AS Will Irwin is the most
responsible person I've ever known
to go fully into the subject. I'll go
along with him.
Now worthy reader in Pelham,
NY, sends me copy of a letter
that has been in his family since
1888. The letter was sent to "Mr.
William H. Butler, Nathaniel Hall,
Nathaniel County, Pa, March,
1888" The sender was Charles C.
Cain. Here is portion of the 1888
letter:
II suppose nowadays you
play ball considerably. If l can
judge by our condition up here,
it is the time of the year to play
ball. think it was a great pity
that we couldn't teach these
lazy rascals to play that beauti-
full game-Base Ball."
I have seen correspondence be-
fore that proved to me baseball
was played around 1910 and there
were fairly good teams before 1850.
It is only natural that different
types of games were played in
those early days. 1t may be that
General Doubleday was the one
who measured out the modern dia-
mond, but there were many changes
year after year-such as under
hand pitching and out on the first
bounce. No game springs full blown
into existence over night.
This letter to william H. But
Ter, written March 22, 1888, re-
ferring to baseball by its right
name is the first recorded in
stance I know with full proof
attached. This makes baseball
116 years old which brings it
more dignity and tradition.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-15
White House Repairs
Still q Question

1t appeared that all the commo-
ton about repairs to the White
House wasn't quite over, although
congress approved and sent to the
President a money bill carrying
funds for work on the White House.
The money was included in a meas
ure calling for expenditure of 671
million dollars for various govern
ment obligations.
THE HOUSE, which had passed
the bill earlier, accepted one
word amendment approved by the
senate. The change would put it up
to a special six-man commission
whether separate residence
should be built for the first family,
in addition to the job on the White
House itself.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-15
UNIVERSAL MAN.:
Johann Won Goethe

From every state in the union
and from many foreign lands. dis
tinguished visitors are pouring into
the historic little frontier town Of
Aspen, Colo, to pay honor to a man
born 200 years ago.
The Goethe Bicentennial Convo-
cation and Music Festival (June
27-July 16) is presenting an impos-
ing roster of thinkers, writer's,
statesmen, philosophers, educators
and musicians who will seek to re-
examine and re-interpret the works
and philosophy of Johann Wolfgang
Won Goethe, the Universal Man, as
it pertains to the atomic age.
HEADING the impressive list of
lecturers is Albert Schweitzer, of
French Equatorial Africa-phil-
osopher, doctor, musician, theo-
Logan - acknowledged throughout
the civilized world as the foremost
modern disciple of Goethe.
The music festival, running in
conjunction with the convocation,
will feature compositions based on
Goethe's works, monumental
music of equal stature to Goethe,
and music contemporary to him
and known to have been inspiration
al to him.
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Two Ways to Hit

There are two ways on tap when
it comes to the matter of hitting
a baseball well. One is the system
Nap Lajoie used some 40 years
ago. The other has a standard bear
er in Ted Williams, one of the best
of the moderns.
II believe in making a pitcher
put one over the plate" the Red
Sox star tells you. "If ball is two
inches wide, III let it 60. That's
why I wait so late to swing on
many occasions. You can tell il
advance whether a pitch is goinl
to be good, wild or near the cor
ners."
Nap Lajoie never liked this
system. II make up my mind
in advance" he said one day
before a game. II make up my
mind to sock the next one if it
Is anywhere close. I'd just as
soon swing at ball eight inches
off the plate. The main point
is that my mind is all set to
hit this next one. Naturally il
it's bad pitch or too wide, I'll
let it 60. But you certainly get
more timing in your swing
when you are mentally set to
hit the next one."
Il never worked much on either
theory" Ty Cobb said. "I always
wanted to hit the ball as solidly as
possible. 1t might be over and too
low. 1t might not be over and Just
the right height. There is one thing
you have to watch in batting. That's
your balance, keeping your weight
back of the swing.
Zone of the chief faults in
hitting is overeagerness or over
anxiety. This makes you throw
your weight forward too soon.
As you step into the ball, your
hands and body must be work.
ing together.
young ballplayers, especially,
fall into this habit OF lurching for
ward ahead of schedule. Their
weight is out of place. I used to
keep an old-timer on the bench to
watch me when I got into slump"
He'd tell me what fault I was
committing - swinging too fast -
swinging too fascinating too long
waiting too long-bad foot action.
ut would be a smart thing for
managers to have a veteran OBJ
server on the bench today to check
on mistakes or faults. In both golf
and baseball the player can rarely
tell what he is doing when some-
thing goes wrong. Your pro can
help you in golf. You should also
have good pro to help in base
ball."
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should serve to stimulate sales.
They recalled that the terminal
leave payoff of some two billion
dollars in 1947 provided a sizeable
such stimulus for the nations bust
ness.
The plan to start the checks roll
ing in January brought vigorous
criticism on Capitol Hill as Repre-
sentative Heating (R., N. W de-
manded that congress set October
is as the deadline. He introduced
bill to hurry the dividend pay
ments to that date. He declared
that the government had "over-
charged" veterans on their life in
surance, and that the money should
be refunded Immediately, not a
year from now"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-15
Indicted

There was much Of mystery
and charge and counter-charge
in the events out of which grew
the federal indictment of Pres
ton Tucker (above). Tucker and
five others were indicted by
the government on charges of
mail fraud, conspiracy in viola
tons of the securities and ex-
change act. Tucker has retail
ated with charges that the secu-
rites and exchange commits
sion has made it impossible to
continue production of the
Tucker car, which was to be
powered with a motor in the
rear.
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GERMANY:
PurtiuI Accord

The four-week conference of the
council of foreign ministers of the
four major powers had ended with
partial accord having been reached.
The western powers and Russia
cleared away obstacles to an Aus
trian independence treaty and
agreed to try to get along a little
better in Germany.
THE RUSSIANS, however, were
in there pitching right up to the
final moments of the parley. The
conference ended in a furry of
excitement as Russia sought I'M
successfully to make a last minute
change in the announcement of the
meetings results.
The Reds had promised not to
reimpose a blockade on Berlin in
return for efforts to revive east
west trade in Germany. This was
contained in a six-point statement
of principle by the Big Four to
guide negotiations in Germany.
The Russians were supported in
their $50 million dollar claim on
Austria for German assets, and
swung an uppercut at Yugoslavia's
Marshal Tito by dropping their
support of Yugoslavian claims on
Austria. These were the points
which cleared the way for an Aus
trian treaty which has been or
dered for presentation by Septem-
Der /.
DESPITE the Improvement in
east-west relations growing out of
the conference, American spokes-
men were not optimistic in evalua-
ting results. us. Secretary of State
Dean Acheson had no immediate
comment.
Work on the Austrian treaty,
however, was termed Substantial
stey" forward and of no little i'm
portance because it would free
Austria and push Soviet troops
farther back into eastern Europe.
1t was felt that ground had been
neither gained nor lost in Germany.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-15
GE Head Optimistic

One of the top business execu-
tives, Char'ns E Wilson. of Gen.
eral Electric. sees no drastic de-
preston aheod, not more than a
IS per cent decline all along the
line by the second quarter of 1850
with the high level of 1913 again
reached by .he end of 1851.
This is bright picture
painted bv Mr.. Wilson. Rrt
government economists and
some members of congress-
taking no chances. F"en tcdrv
they are dueting off the full
employment act Of 1916 and its
provisions tor bolstering the
economy and what's more,
new bill is in the offing.
The thought behind this new pro-
posed plan is that if unemployment
goes as high as five million it's
dangerous and something should be
ready, so drastic plan will be at
tempted with government playing
leading role. The proposed plan
of expansion is backed by Sena-
tors Murray, Montana; Pepper,
Florida; Kilgore. West Virginia ;
Kefauver, Tennessee; Humphrey,
Minnesota; Mcmahon, Connecticut;
Sparkman, Alabama; Thomas,
Utah and many congressman.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-15
PROMISES:
Made for HOUSING

House Republicans indicated they
were tired of the federal housing
wrangle. So, they promised, they'd
introduce a housing bill to substi.
tute for the administrations pro-
gram.
It was said to include a plan for
privately-owned homes and some
low-rent property. In fact, the sub
stitute measure would. embody
most Of the administrations slum-
clearance ideas.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-15
LABOR:
Bad Timino?

Was the postwar buggy ride Of
consumer demand and increasingly
higher wages really over?
The Ford motor company thought
SO and said SC.
CONFRONTED with a list of de-
mands by the united automobile
workers union, the company made
a significant counter-proposal.
Instead of pay raises and pension,
health and welfare plans as drafted
by the union, the company pro-
posed to peg wages where they
are for another 10 months.
Such action, said the company,
would "set sterilization pattern
for the entire (nationaD economy
at this critical time"
THE UNION, among other things,
has demanded that wages be
pegged to the cost of living.
Pointing out that the cost of living
is down and that the market for
cars might drop up to 80 per cent
after this year, the company de-
clared fatty that it would reject
any change in the work contract
which would mean higher labor
costs-whether in the form of wage
increases or pension or welfare
funds.
THUS the issue was Fastening to
a showdown. Could industry stand
firm against another round of wage
increases, or would labor with its
organized power so stifle industry
that capitulation would be inevi-
table?
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-15

A new toothpaste containing
chlorophyn may be the answer to
the longtime search for a preven-
tive for tooth decay. Use Of chlor-
ophyll in the new product was an
nounced by DR.. Gustav w. Rapp,
professor and research biochemist
Of Loyola university's dental school,
and his assistant, B. F. Quincy.
The new paste acts to do away
with all Of the conditions generally
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-15
LONG SEARCH SEEN ENDED
ChIorophyII in Toothpuste Fights Decay

thought by dental authorities to be
causes Of dental decay, according
to DR.. Rapp and Mr.. Quincy, and
owes its unusual powers to the use
of the water-soluble derivaties of
chlorophyB, which is the magic
green substance that gives grass
and all other green plants their
color. Long known as essential to
all life, chlorophyll previously has
been used with excellent results.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-15
Vet Bill Costly

Some weeks ago we wrote about
lack of responsibility in this con-
gress and gave the backing and
filling and final killing on the
Rankin veterans pension bill as
an example. Now comes a new
veterans bill and the house whooped
1t through by vote of 1865 to 81. It
Is expected to cost about 65 billions
over the next so years or better
than q billion year. What makes
one sort Of cringe are the demands
Of the veterans groups.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-15
Baseball Born 1866 Years Ago
-SPORTLIGHT
BY GRANTLAND RICE

IT SEEMS RATHER peculiar, with
1 baseball rated as the national
pastime, with the game sweeping
the country today, that no set re-
cord of baseball's beginning is at
hand. Abner Doubleday has been
credited with taking a commission
from the dying Lincoln, which of
course never happened.
Baseball came in before Lincoln
or Doubleday were ever known. I
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-15

have had records
showing that base
ball was a game
a r o u n d 1910. A
well-knoWn G a m e.
Will Irwin, one of
our greatest writ
ers and reporters,
once wrote several
articles row i n e
that Gen. Abner
D o u b ! e d a y had
~~t a. ---.kI-
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-15
WELFARE:
More for Less

Signing into law a bill to reorgan-
he the federal government, Pres
3dent Truman offered a major pro-
posal. He wants new department
Of welfare created with its chief
officer given full cabinet rank.
THE IDEA Is not a completely
new one. It was heard frequently
during the arly days of the Roose-
veltian era, much oftener during
the latter years Of F. D. RS regime.
While this proposition COM
manded chief attention of the ma
tons press, the President offered
six other streamlining plans aimed
at giving the taxpayers better SER
vice for less money.
These included:
Transfer of the US. employment
and unemployment compensation
offices to the labor department.
PLACING Of the two key defense
agencies - national security coun-
Gil and national security and re-
sources board-directly in the
Presidents office.
Tightening up administration of
the post office department, mari
time commission and civil service
commission.
Transfer Of the public roads
administration to the commerce de-
partnent.
The President said the plans,
which followed closely several
major recommendations of the
Hoover commission on government
reorganization, will not "automati-
cal1y" produce efficiency and cut
spending.
BUT HE SAID they open the
door to improvements that will
make the government more vigor-
Gus" and operate more smoothly
at a lower cost lover a period of
time"
No one expected any reduction in
federal spending, and the Presi-
dents conclusions might be con-
strued as preliminary defense set
up for continued federal outlay at
the present, or an increased level,
despite the Hoover commission
recommendation and the Presi-
dents own seven-point manifesto.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-15
Ho II %:
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Rkp0PzxRz
New Tack In Health War
IN WASHINGTON


"HlLE the American Med1cal
w association in national conven-
ton and otherwise continuing to
lombard the administration ma
tional health insurance program as
socialzed medicine, administra-
ton leaders in charge of the pro-
gram took a new tack before
house and senate committees by
asserting that the national health
insurance program would prevent,
not cause, socialized or state med
icine.
And the testimony of j. Donald
Kingsley. assistant federal security
administrator, speaking for Oscar
Ewing, the administrator, who is
i'll, at least gives you something to
think about in mulling over this
much-debated subject. Here's what
Kingsley told the committees.
The problems confronting the
people insofar as the medical
bill Is concerned are not medi-
cal problems, but economic
problems; that the first is the
manpOwer or doctor shortage
and IT,. hospital or facility
shortage; second, the man.
power and facility distribution,
In that HOSPITALS and doctors
are not disturbed where they
are needed and, third. that
another economic question is
one Of inadequate medical
purchasing power.
He declared the doctor is doing
his part of the Job of preventive and
curative medicine magnificently
and the results they achieve in
those areas where they are given
chance are proof of that, but
common financial problem under
lies, which is not the problem of
the doctor, but for the economist
and the statesman.
The thing that national health in
surance is expected to cure, &C.
cording to Kingsley, is the fact that
today substantial proportion of
our population must depend upon
public or private charity or go
without the type of medical care
that modern medicine knows how
to provide.
And here are some statistics. The
federal government is today pro-
viding medical care for some "a
million citizens: government owns
and operates three-fourths of all
hospital beds, government already
employs directly thousands of
American doctors and pays fees to
many hundreds more. the taxpay-
ers' money finances full medical
care for all members of the armed
forces and their dependents and for
all disabled veterans.
1t provides hospital care for
needy veterans, for merchant
seamen and complete care for
tubercular, mental and other
chronic patients. 1t nays the
cost Of limited medical care
for those on public relief rolls.
1t gives members of the con-
gress free medical service and
free hospital and doctor serv-
ice in government hospitals
such as the naval hospital at
Bethesda, Md, and Walter
Reed hospital in Washington.
In addition the taxpavers carry
the load on that vast field of medi-
cal service such as public health.
For all this the taxpayers are paw
ing millions upon millions of dol
lars.