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Smyrna times., 1949-03-17
MarydeI

Mrs. Benjamin Feyl of near
Marydel underwent an operation at
the Kent General Hospital, Dover,
sn Friday, March 18th.
MIR. Conrad Pritchard of near
Marydel is patient at the Kent
General Hospital as a result of in
jIries received on Thursday while
operating a tractor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Kinna-
mon and son of Dover, and Mr.. and
Mrs. L. A. Covell and daughter of
Marydel were Sunday visitors at
Valley Forge Academy, Pa.
Mrs. C. H. Atkins on Tuesday
afternoon, March 18th, was hos
tess to the members of the Frazier
Homemaker Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Laer and
family, and MIR. Fred Crozier of
Philadelphia were Sunday guests
of MIR. and Mrs. Raymond Crozier
and family of near Marydel.
On Friday, February 25th, at the
Rectory of Father Matthews in
Stoney Point, N. Y. Miss Elfreida
Sowada, daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
Theodore Sowada, became the
bride of Mr.. Neal Parker, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Parker of Sell
angsgrove, Pa. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Parker are employees at the Letch-
worth Village Sanitorium near
Thiell, N. Y. At present they are
spending a week in Marydel visit
ing with Mrs. Parker's parents.
A capacity audience greeted the
MT. Zion Choir and Quartet at the
Smyrna times., 1949-03-17
The Driverater

The Driverater' was a 1e49
Plymouth sitting in front of a
movie screen. When you were seat
ed, the movie suggested that you
were driving down the main street
of a town. The idea of the test
was to be alert and try not to have
accidents. Some of the possible ac-
cidents were: A boy riding a bicy-
Gle out in front of your car, a car
cutting in front of you, and a red
light. When the test was completed
you received a score card showing
the number of accidents you had.
Ebe Joseph
Smyrna times., 1949-03-17

The Franklin Institute is unlike
most places because visitors are
allowed to climb into the trains,
airplanes, etc.
In one place there were all kinds
of bicycles. 1t was very interesting
to see how they were changed from
year to year up to the present day.
There were different kinds of
airplanes on exhibition. You were
allowed to climb into the planes.
There were smaller models of all
types Of planes throughout the
room.
1t was also interesting to see the
trains and to compare the trains
of earlier times with the huge ones
now.
No.. xTottoyt,y,
Smyrna times., 1949-03-17
School Reporter
CONTINUED from Page Five)

things about boats. One of the
most interesting was the exhibit
of the inside of ship. 1t showed
the telephone which connects the
captain with the rest of the crew.
There was also the ships wheel,
and the speed indicator which tells
what speed the boat is going. 1t
also included the maps and a huge
compass.
There were many exhibits of old
type boats and how they worked.
1t also showed some of the newer
type models and how they worked.
Many Machines worked by button
on the front. When you pressed
this button it started the exhibit.
Another exhibit was mounted on
a small platform. There was big
sized oblong container which con-
tanned a boat. This boat was con-
trolled by radio.
William Doughten
Smyrna times., 1949-03-17
Clayton

The w. S. c. S. will meet at the
Aome of Mrs. w. L. Gooding on
Thursday, March II at s pm.
The final Quarterly Conference
win be held at st. Paurs Church
Friday, March Is, at 7:3o pm.
The clayton Century Club will
meet at the Club house Thursday,
March IL at pm. Mrs. L. S.
Russell, Mrs. Howard Virdin, and
Mrs. Lester Smith will be in
charge. The subject will be Press
and Publicity.
Mr. and Mrs. William Steele, Sr.
had as their guests on Thursday
AIR. and Mrs. Charles Morris of
near Newark, Del. and Mrs. Will
liam Ransom of Bear, Delaware.
Mr.. Howard Steele has returned
home after spending several days
as the guest of his brother and
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Steele of Richmond, Virginia.
Mrs. Blanche Hussey of Phila-
delphia and Mrs. Margaret Dulany
of Sharon, Pa, have returned
home after spending sometime as
the guest OF. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hopkins.
Miss June Burris of Wilmington
and Miss Barbara Mae King of
Philadelphia were the weekend
guests of Mary Emma Moor and
parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Baynard Harper
and son Skippy, of Washington, D.
c., spent the weekend with Mrs.
Harper's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Hill.
MIR. and Mrs. Stephen Cole spent
Tuesday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Alvin Davis and family.
Mrs. Fred Duff and Mrs. Roland
Ford spent Monday evening with
Mrs. Stephen Cole.
Miss Mary Beatrice Stevens of
Downs Chapel is spending some
time with her brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Cole.
Smyrna times., 1949-03-17

Marydel Community Hall on Sun
day evening, March 13, where they
gave a sacred concert for the bene-
fit of the Marydel Methodist Build
ing Fund. over S21 was received
in the collection. Many thanks to
our kind neighbors for giving us
of their time and talent.
A group of Faith Theological
Seminary students from Whining
ton will be present this coming
Sunday evening to lead in another
hymn sing. Come out, friends and
neighbors, to enjoy another even
ing of music and worship. The Of
fering taken will be given for the
benefit of the church building fund.
The service will be held at the
Marydel Community Hall.
Mr.. L. A. Covell spent Tuesday
and Wednesday in Wilkes-Barre,
Pa. on business trip.
The Marydel Post Office has
added two new part-time members
to their force to assist in Uncle
Sans delivery service. They are
Mrs. Lee Leslie and Mr.. Bateman
Johnson.
Mr.. T. Olin Ford has returned
home from a two week trip to
Miami, Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Collision on
Sunday evening assisted in a
sacred musical program given at
the Kenton Methodist Church.
Smyrna times., 1949-03-17
Man-Made Lightning

The first exhibit on lightning
was a wooden block which was hit
by 100000 volts. The block was
shattered into many small pieces.
The second exhibit showed light
ming hitting an ordinary house; it
blew all the lights out and also
broke the wire connecting the
house to the telephone.
When you first entered the build
ing there was a machine where you
put a nickle to get souvenir coin.
This machine is operated on the
same principle as the first coming
machine.
Smyrna times., 1949-03-17
David Jacobs

The Statue of Benjamin Franklin
The statue of Benjamin Franklin
weighs 80 tons and is made of
marble. 1t is located in a room by
itself and had to be brought in the
room by sections. The room in
which it is located also is made of
marble, as well as most of the In
stitute.
Smyrna times., 1949-03-17
Fire Fighting Equipment


In the basement of the Benjamin
Franklin Institute there were mod
ell fire engines and real ones. They
had hand pumped fire engines
which they had in the time of
Franklin. The models were of real
fire engines. The ladders would
crank UP and the engines would
pump. They had historical appara-
tus of different fire companies and
chiefs. The old engines had handles
on the sides where four men would
stand. One side pulled up and one
side pushed down. In that way
water was pumped from the
engine.
James Mood
Smyrna times., 1949-03-17
Mary Vaughn
.

1 had a very interesting time at
the Benjamin Franklin Institute.
One of the most interesting places
was the planetarium. There we
Evening star., 1949-03-20
MARION P&LFI

;. Photograph albums. That's Mary and
me in Chicago during the big blizzard"
4. You are guest. say. in Hot Coffee,
Mississippi, where you've never been before.
Your hosts and fellow guests talk most of
the time about local people and local affairs.
s. Servant Problem. "You just can't get
anybody for love or money. Now. when l
first moved here in 1919 =.
s. No Servant Problem. Let me tell you
about Julia. She's Perfect Treasure
7. Dialect stories told by people who mangle
the dialect
.. Jokes interrupted by the prompting
husband or wife.
>. Stories beginning. 1T happened on
July tenth, no. lemme see. believe it was
the twelfth because 80"
10. The hostess who insists that you have
another piece of pie. Nov you must.
made it myself"
II. Hosts who organize your entertainment
hour by hour.
IL. The host who has a new house and
drags you through every corner of it explain
ing how the furnace works and the thickness
of gauge on his copper drainpipes.
l3. People who insist you read book
they've just read.
II. Married couples who bicker in public.
IS. The girl at the cocktail party who
maneuvers you into a corner and says,
Nov tell me all about yourself"
le. People who tell you what to take for
colds.
II. Post-mortems of golf or bridge games.
II. Travelogues. THE boat pulled into
Jamaica and we didn't have much time.
Next ,ceek Benny Goodman tells ho.o
to behaue on q dance floor.
, 1949-10-12
Certificate
Of Dissolution

It being within the province
of my office, /, the undersign-
ed, Morris F. de Castro, Gov
eminent Secretary of the Vir-
gin Islands, upon being salts
fled by due proof, hereby GER
tify that consent by the stock
holders to the dissolution of
the domestic corporation
known by the firm name and
style of THE VIRGIN IS
LANDS COMPANY has been
filed in accordance with Law.
In testimony whereof, / have
hereunto set my hand and
caused the Seal of the Govern
ment of the Virgin Islands of
the United States to be affix-
ed at Charlotte Amalie, st.
Thomas, Virgin Islands, this
sixth day of October, A. D.,
1949.
Morris F. de Castro
Government Secretary
SEAL
, 1949-10-12

II is not. too late, however,
to set to work. and bring about
the conditions which would
spell success for these Islands.
Everything should be drop
ped, and an effort made to tap
the great potential of the vot-
ing power OF Virgin Islands on
the mainland. We believe that
once our leaders realized the
Importance of such a move
they would brush aside the
countless petty ideas and real
ly grow to their full statesman
ship stature: 1t is time that we
begin thinking seriously along
these lines, and realize that
with just a little cooperation
much, much more is possible.
, 1949-10-12
ExoTIcs

rare plants. an occasion
al specimen plant Of the more
rare philodendrons for sale,
botanists collection. other
items also.
cAR1B NURSERY
, 1949-10-12
TINE TO DO SOMETHING

TINE TO DO SOMETHING
The THEME OF cooperation in the Virgin Islands has
been much overworked until it is now in shreds. Yet, the fact
that SO much has been said is clear indication that there is re-
~eogntion of the problem, and that something ought to be done
about it. Within recent weeks there has been an address be-
fore the local Chamber of Commerce based upon the need
for cooperation, and a lengthy letter from New York, urging
cooperation between natives residing on the mainland and
those at home here. Why, then, does the problem persist? At
best we can only hazard a guess.
| H FIRST PLACE, the Islands, while a political
entity, are spread far apart. One island is agricultural, anoth-
er is commercial, and it does not require a sociologist to de-
termine that this makes a significant difference both in the
thinking and the outlook of the several residents of the is
lands. This difference shows itself in the resulting legislation
and the approaches to Congress, whenever representatives
head for Washington.
THEN THERE is the question of political and social
recognition, with many a leader anxiousIy Jealous of his own,
personal recognition and accomplishments Cooperation
calls for clear vision of an overall purpose and objective, and
in the planning, many a capable man has to be ready to per-
form an important task which, on the surface does not appear
spectacular. Everyone knows that a football player who re-
fuses to surrender the ball to a teammate quickly drags down
the team, along with himself. This is most clearly shown in the
present struggle between factions on the mainland and at
nome, each refusing to meet the other on common ground
The reason? Each seeks the imeight.
BUT THERE IS another, and perhaps deeper reason
There is a lack of what may be called, according to a former
Governor, a sense of divine discomfort. We are, unfortunately,
content with little, and once claiming that little, everything
else may 60 to the winds. If, on the other hand, we are willing
to seek, and work for, much more, then it would Immediately
become apparent that in order to acquire bigger and better
things, or accomplishments, cooperation would be necessary
For this, no doubt, there will be criticism no end, but it is
nevertheless true, and everyone will realize it if only he takes
time to observe.
, 1949-10-12

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Evening star., 1949-09-23
Right Wing Threatens
To Secede From UE if
Union Leaves Clio
BY the Associoted Press

CLEVELAND, Sept. 23.-Right-
wing forces at the CIO United
Electrical Workers convention to-
day talked about seeding from the
leftist-controlled union if it is ex-
PEELED or drops out of the CIO.
The anti-administration faction,
headed by James P. Carey, C1O
secretary-treasurer and former UE
president, last night took steps to
remain in the CIO in event the
unions franchise is revoked at the
CIO convention here October 81.
A right-wing caucus attended by
$50 delegates elected a l0-man
committee to present its case to
Philip Murray and the CIO Execu-
tive Board.
Mr.. Carey said the position OF
right-Wing forces in the union has
become untenable as result of its
defeats on controversial issues at
the unions convention, which ends
today.
Leftists Win Offices.
The convention Wednesday re-
elected Albert j. Fitzgerald, leftist
president since 1941, and two
other left-wing officers.
The action by the right-Wing
facion was expected to stir up a
new storm on the convention floor
today.
Mr.. Fitzgerald last night re-
fused to comment on the Carey
groups action but indicated the
union officers would give their
reply, on the convention floor
sometime today.
A five-page statement issued by
Mr.. Carey after last nights eau
Gus said the committee will ask
the CIO 'to determine the best
way to provide CIO international
union in the electrical industry
free from the domination OF the
Communist Party"
A House Labor subcommittee
last year reported that Com
munists had seized control of the
UE's national headquarters, the
executive board, the paid staff,
the union newspapers and num-
Der of its districts and locals.
The Carey groups statement
claimed the right wing of the
union represents more than
10000 of an estimated 35O,00O
members in the UE.
1t asserted "the present moment
is critical because the UE leader
ship has climaxed a foundation
for separation from the C1O."
"The strategy of UE is clear"
the statement said. THE resolu-
ton debating conditions under
which the UE will remain in the
CIO adopted on Wednesday is
part of a broad tactical scheme.
THE UE left wing will not
leave the CIO but will lay the
groundwork for expulsion for fail
ure to pay per capita tax on the
false ground that Philip Murray
has broken his promises to them
in 1948. The resolution is an !,
impossible ultimatum to Murrays."
The CIO has threatened dis
ciplinary action against the UE
for failure to follow CIO policies
on national and international
issues. It's case is expected to be
an important issue in the CIO |
convention here next month.
Evening star., 1949-09-23
Canada Labor Congress!
Reflects President
BY the Associated Press

CALGARY, Alberta, Sept. 23.-
Percy r. Bengough was reelected
president of the Trades and Labor
Congress of Canada yesterday for
his eighth annual term.
The veteran Vancouver british
Columbia) machinist was chosen
by acclamation at the annual
convention of the TIC Canadian
counterpart of the AFL. No one
else was nominated.
A native of England, Mr.. Ben
cough has been on the executive
of the congress since 1881, when
he was elected a vice president.
He is a former vice president of
the International Association of
MachiniStS,
Evening star., 1949-09-23

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ing them TO appreciate their truly fine f Single dou
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Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08
Milford A. c. Hopes
To Improve Standings
Milton VIII Play Under Lights
Here On Sunday Next

Stymied in their efforts to ad-
vance in the Mar-Del League
standings by one-sided defeat in
flicted them by Greensboro on the
Fourth of July, the Milford A. C.'s
make another bid for improvement
in the teams. position in league
standings here, at the Milford
Baseball Park, this Sunday eve
ming. with the traditional Milton
rivals furnishing the opposition in
a night game.
The baseball rivalry between Mil
ford and Milton dates back through
several decades with Milford hold
ing big edge in play through pre-
war years; however, the past two
seasons, Milton A. A. has exercised
a LINK" over Milford teams, with
local teams still seeking their first
postwar win over the traditional
rival. Last season, Milford and Mil
ton dominated the Sussex County
League standings all season, with
Milton finishing in top position and
the then Milford Vets finishing in
runner-up spot; inability of the
Milford entry to defeat Milton even
once in regular season play cOst
the 194S Vets their pennant chan.
ces.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08
Peninsula Mission
School Program
Registration Will Begin On Mon.
day, july 18th

The daily program of the Penin-
sula Conference Summer School of
Missions, Wesley Junior College,
Dover, Delaware, July 1922, is as
follows:
Monday, July IS, registration
from 1890 to 200 P. M. Class ses-
sions will follow. For the remain
der of the week classes will be in
session from 900 to 1880.
Departmental conferences on
special lines of work will take
place according to the following
plan: Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, at 11:15. Presidents and
Circle leaders, Mrs. Harry Hygate,
Conference President; Christian
Social Relations, Mrs. Edgar Har-
vey; Missionary Education, Mrs.
Harry Menser; Spiritual Life, Mrs.
Leslie Clothier; Vice Presidents,
Mrs. Wilmer F. Davis; Promotion
Secretaries, Mrs. Vinton Shufelt;
Youth Work, Mrs. A. M. B. Snapp
Literature, Mrs. Feeney.
4:30 to 5:30-Workshops will be
led by: Mrs. Wilmer F Davis in
Program Building; Mrs. Harry
Menser in Teaching Techniques
for Study Classes.
The evening programs will in
clude addresses by Mrs. EloisC
) Woolever, DR.. Paul Warner, ant
Miss Olive Hodges. On Wednesday
; afternoon. DR.. and Mrs. Pike ant
Mrs. Thomas BrintOn will be spec
ial guests at a missionary tea.
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08
Driest june In
Seventy-Six Years

June of 1949 may hold the record
as being the 'driest Jure in Della
ware in at least rs years.
This was disclosed July 4. by the
u. s.. Weather Bureau at the New
Castle County Airport.
A comparison of the .9S Of al
:nch of rainfall, the average preci'
pitation for the entire state last
month, with the only records avail
able to the weather bureau show:
that:
80 OF an inch
There was 20 of an inch of rair
in Dover-in 1873;
In 1899 in the Wilmington area
the June rainfall totalled only 1.5S
In Delaware City, where records
exist since 1855, and in Milford, tht
driest June occurred in 1925, will
1.07 inches in Milford and 1.2I
inches in Delaware City.
Milford residents interested il
participating in excursions an,
other recreational activities ma,
secure information cOncernin
same by contracting Barney Briggs
Bob Becher. Herb Nichols. Donal,
Jester, Dave Hugg or any Othe
member of the Milford Recreation
Continued on page -
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08
Y eteran Fire
Leader Passes
At Dover
Rites For Warren w.
PettyjOhn Were Held
Last Sunday Afternoon
In Dover.


Rites for Warren w. Pettyjohn,
one Of the most widely known vol
unteer .firemen on the Delmarva
Peninsula, was held at 2 o'clock
last Sunday afternoon at the Con-
ner Funeral Home Dover. The Rev.
j. A. Trader. of the Dover Method
ist Church officiated. Interment in
Lakeside Cemetery.
; Mr. Pettyjohn, secretary of the
Delaware State Volunteer Fire
mems Association for the past nine
years, died last Thursday in Kent
General Hospital after a long ILL
ness. He was 64 years old.
Former Association President
A former president of the state
association, he was also a past
president of the Kent County Vol
unteer Firemen's Association.
Coming to Dover in 1909 and be.
coming interested in volunteer fire.
Hose Company here. He was presi.
dent of this company from 1885,
through 1889.
In business, Mr.. Pettyjohn wa.
associated with the STANDARD
Brands and, it's predecessor organ
ization for 40 years. Until thre,
years ago, he was company distri
butor for the Dover area, befor,
he was transferred to the Sails
bury territory.
Surviving are his wife, Elizabetl
Pettyjohn; three daughters, Mrs
Irving Carton. Mrs. Ernest David
son, Mrs. Charles Klemstine an,
/ four grandchildren.
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08
Carvel Names Four
To Welfare Board
Three Heads OF Levy Courts
Among Those Picked

The presidents of the levy courts
of each of the three counties have
been appointed to the State Board
of Welfare by Governor Elbert N.
Carvel, who also appointed Lewes
woman to. the board.
. The new committees, named for
three-year terms ending June 30,
1862, are:
Mrs. Gladys Toms of Lewes.
MollOy c. Vaughn of Milton, pres
ident of the Sussex County Levy
Court.
Charles G. Moore of Hartly, pres
ident of the Kent County Levy
Court.
John ]. Hartnett of Wilmington
president of the New Castle County
Levy Court.
All Are Democrats
The appointees are all Demo
tcrats.
They succeed the following
whose terms expired June 30:
Frederick P. Whitney of George
town; ManfOrd Penuel of Frank
ford; T. Earl Banks of New Castle
and Jonathan w. Willis of Milford
The retiring members are all Re-
publicans. Both Mr.. Penuel anC
Mr.. Banks were appointed to the
board by former Governor Walter
w. Bacon while serving on the lev!
courts of their counties. -
MIR. Willis was chairman of thu
board. Mrs. Harriet K. Richards
of Wilmington, treasurer of tht
board. has been designated as act
ing chairman, and is to call re
organization meeting of the board
The next regular meeting woul'
fall on July 1S.
Mrs. Toms, one of the new ap
pOintees, was a social worker TO
16 years and is at present visitin
} teacher in eastern Sussex County
(contlnued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08

George M. WOrrilow, director of
the University's agricultural re-
search and extension divisions, in
announcing the staff appointments
stated that the new workers will
considerably strengthen and ex-
pand the divisions services to the
states agriculture. Recent state
legislation and appropriations pro-
vided for increased services in a
number of specific fields.
New appointees include w. c.
Skoglund, Newark, as director of
agricultural short courses at the
University and associate research
professor, department of animal
and poultry industry; William H
Mitchell, Durham, New Hamp.
Continued on page y
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-08
Strengthen Farm
Buildings At Once
Agricultural Engineers Urge Posi-
tive Action To Save Costs

Since the majority of Deiaware's
farm buildings are of frame con-
struction, some recent research re-
suits obtained by U. S. Department
of Agriculture engineers should be
pertinent, according to William
Calvert, extension agricultural
engineer at the University of Del
aware. Calvert recently attended
the annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Society of Agricultural Engine
ers at East Lansing, Mich, where
these facts were brought out.
1t was found, says Calvert, that
the joints in a frame building are
often the weakest point, and thus
failure is most likely to occur al
these places. The engineers have
concluded that a stufdier house
garage or farm building will re.
suit if the wall framing is toenail.
ed instead of endnailed. The slam
of the nail in toenailing is import.
ant, and for the best job, the tests
! showed that the nail should bC
driven at a 3O-degree angle will
the upright framing member anC
started a distance of about one
third the length of the nail from
CONTINUED on page 81