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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-03
He Wouldn't
Have Elected
Jackie in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS (ANP)- If Ford
Prick, president of the National
league, had been plate umpire Of
the opening tilt between st. Louis
and Brooklyn, the Dodgers might
have won.
--ot that the league prexy would
have been partial, it's just that Ro-
binson would not have been elected
for making "insinuating" signs at
the umpire in that hectic ninth in
ing.
81 don't believe l would have put
Robinson out if l were the umpire,
said Prick. "But l uphold Stewards
right to do so. After all, umpires
represent different personalities.
Not every one takes the same thing
from ball players.
Stewart, for instant, would
rather be cursed than called a
homer. Managers would be smart
to acquaint there players with
what, and how much, various UNI
pires will stand" Prick advised.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-03
Iionored By
Pittsburgh
Omega Club

NEW (ANP) DR.. Alma Illery,
president of the National Achieve
ments Clubs, Inc, which meets in
annual convention at Day Star
Baptist church here Oct. 1914,
was honored for her philanthripic
work and unselfish contributions
to humanity recently. The &C.
casion was a testimonial and re-
ception given by the Omega Club
Of Pittsburgh at the YWCA in
that city.
The former vice-peresident Of
the National Council Of Negro
Women Inc, who founded and
built the. Achievement organiza-
ton from a small neighborhood
affair to a nationwide network
of 80 branches, is a native of
Bennettsville, S. c.. She is a ma
tional honorary member of Sigma
Gamma Rho sorority and was un-
animously elected as the 1916
"Outstanding Woman" She holds
membership in the NCNW, YWC
A, NAACP, League of Women
voters, World Citizens organization
Council Of Church Women, and is
! a board member of Hill city.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-03
Killer Wins Stuy From Death

other cab driver and police after
he had been seen by one of the
dead mans buddies leaving the
cab. Smith is said to have been
carrying a revolver in his pocket.
He had ordered the driver to an
out Of the way location and had
then demanded money. Before the
money could be turned over,
police say Smith lost his nerve
and fired from his pockets The
bullet struck Haines in the back
of his head. He died instantly.
Smith pleaded guilty at the
trial and was convicted and SEN
fenced to death. The sentence
was upheld by the State Supreme
court. Wednesday following, the
parole board rejected a plea for
clemency and on the following
day, Gov. Duff refused to grant
a stay of execution.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-03
Butler College
Begins New
School Year

TYLER, Texas (ANP) Butler
College here opened it's 45th re-
gular session last Monday, with
the largest registration in the
history of the school. The large
Freshman class includes students
from all sections of the United
States as we'll as Texas.
DR.. E. K. Weaver, newly ap-
pointed dean of instruction, and
Mrsr. M. B. Hunter, registrar,
have predicted that the total en-
rollment for the new school year
will probably be more than double
that of last year.
The school has recently been
granted the status of a four year
college. Butler is affiliated with tn
East Texas Baptist association and
the Texas Baptist convention.
Pofronize Our Advertisers
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-03
WE. Hill Succeeds
DIR. Otis AS
Extension Work

TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE (ANP)
The director of Extension Ser
vice of the Alabama Polytechnic
institute has announced the APP
pointment of w. b. Hill as state
leader for extension work with
Negroes in Alabama. Hill, who
took office Oct. 1, succeeds DR..
j. R. Otis who resigned in Sept
ember to accept the presidency of
Alcorn college in Mississippi.
Hill, a 1881 graduate Of Tusk-
eye institute, taught agriculture
at Arkansas A. M. and N. college
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-03

Still red-faced with anger, the
umpire said afterwards that Robin
son accused him of choking up.
Choking up means the umpire is
afraid to call one on the home
team.)
81 don't take that from any man."
ragged the baseball jjurist. 81 would
not have minded it so much had he
iconliDued on rage AZ
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-03
Jackie and Umpire
Still at Odds
Over Ruling

ST. LOUIS (ANP)- The cold
war between Umpire Bill Stewart
entered the thawing up stages last
week, with Stewart attempting to
explain his position in the strong
est terms and Robinson retaliating
in like fashion.
Fortunately, the debaters were
not in each others persence dur
ing the opinion giving sessions.
in Pine Bluff and Trinity High
school, Athens, Ala. Since 1885 he
has been in the Extension SER
vice Of the State of Alabama.
He received his M. S. degree at
Corenll university last spring.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-03

ting with his head shaved, NUMB
ing listlessly through a bible,
James Smith, confessed killer of
John Haines, a cab driver Janu-
airy Is, 1948, was saved from ex-
ecution at Bellefonte last Satur-
day night by the governor just
five hours before the former
Army veteran was to die in the
electric chair.
Smiths execution was stayed by
Gov. James H. Duff who made it
clear that he was not doing this
of his own accord but that it was
merely a technical move brought
on by a writ of habeas corpus is
sued by u. S. District Court
Judge George A.. Welsh. The gov
ernor also stated that this was
not a reprieve; that after the
writ has been duly disposed of,
the death sentence will still be in
effect and another date of execu-
ton will be set.
The writ was argued before
Judge Welsh and obtained on the
grounds that Smith, who was 22
at the timeof the crime, had been
denied his constitutional rights in
that he had not been provided
with state psychiatrists to prove
his sanity after two psychiatrists
had volunteered to come over
from New York and testify on
Smiths mental state when an in
mate over there.
Smiths attorney, Herbert L. Le-
vim, was appointed by the court
to defend Smith. The lawyer rode
from Philadelphia to Bellefonte
to serve the writ on acting War
den j. w. Cloudy. It demanded
Smiths appearance in Federal
court on Oct. 4.
When Duff was first told about
the writ, while at his summer
home at Indiantown Gap, he con-
ferred with the states attorney
general, T. Mexican Chidsey, at
the latter's home in Easton. Duff
limited that the execution would
be carried out despite the Federal
writ unless Chidsey advised other.
wise. The attorney general advised
a short stay.
Out at Rockview penitentiary
the guards had received no other
instructions other than to electro.
cute Smith at about 1890 am
However, the governor phonec
Warden C. C. Rhodes five hours
before Smith was to die.
It is said that Smith was calm
all the way through his wait inthe
death cell and that he had nc
visitors. Guards told newsmer
that when Smith was told his
life had been spared, he replied
"Thank you, SIR"
Smiths trial in March Of 194$
was well followed in that Smith
declared that he had an uncon
- ~ l. Ill - L1-L l.
Smyrna times., 1949-05-26

EXAMINATIONS
Pre-SchOOl Health Examina-
tions Completed for This
Year Says State Board
DIET is IMPORTANT

Pre-school health examinations
of children who will be entering
Delaware schools for the first time
this year have been completed, ac-
cording to the State Board of
Health, and parents are reminded
that they now have three months
remaining to have all defects cor
rected before school begins. Last
year 1886 children attended the
pre-school examinations and while
there is no record as yet of the
number of children who had health
check-ups this year, indications
are that the attendance is greater
than that of 1948. 1t is a we'll
known fact that healthy children
learn faster than do sickly ones,
and say health officials, well child
rem are less apt to be seriously af-
fected by the contagious diseases
of childhood, Early recognition
of physical handicaps and early
correction of these defects also
can mean a happier school life as
well as more successful one. OF
the defects found among the pre-
school children, dental cavities
ranking highest. Although the cav
tiles are in baby teeth, it is i'm
portant that they be filed in order
that the child may be able to keep
his teeth until the second ones are
ready to come thru. Baby teeth,
lost because of cavities, may mean
that the jaws will change shape so
that the permanent teeth do not
come in as evenly as they should.
1t is a matter of better personal
appearance for the child and of
better chewing surfaces if the
Smyrna times., 1949-05-26
MEMORIAL DAY AT LEWEs
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
the museum of the Zwaanendael
House will be open to the public
Monday, May 30 for morning and
afternoon visiting hours. Miss
Catharine C. Maull, curator, will
be on hand to receive visitors be-
tween-10 a. m. and noon Monday
and from 2 to 6 p. m. The Museum
is normally closed Mondays. For
the rest of the summer season, the
same visiting hours will prevail
daily except Mondays. Sunday
hours are 1890 to $50 p. m. Sew
eral new attractions for summer
visitors have just been received by
the curator in the way of dona-
tions and loans of historic relics.
Donations of Relics
The donations are as follows:
Postmaster Alton l.. Brittingham
of Lewes has presented an old iron
H-hinge" from door of the Selby
house of 18th century
that once stood on Pilottown Road.
Mrs. Lyons Richardson of Ley=es
has donated watch that once be-
longed to her grandfather Thomas
Rowland. Mr.. Edgar w. Ingram
of Lewes has contributed a black
crepe bonnet, 100 years old, worn
by the late Elizabeth Blockson
Jones. Loans for the season in
clude two china plaques, one bear
ing the picture of the Lewes Pub
lie school built in 1875, and the
other showing a picture of the wat
er front on "Lewes Creek" and the
old Virden Hotel with the widows
walk on the roof. These were loan
ed by B. S. Albertson, Sr., of Lewes.
An old parasol said to have been
presented about 1915 by Jerome
Bonaparte to the daughter of
Martin DeWaele is another inter-
esting loan. The original owner
vas the grandmother of Mrs. jam
IS H. Stanton of Milford who lent
he parasol. Lewes befriended the
'ride of Jerome Bonaparte when
The was shipwrecked off Lewes
while en- route to France to join
Ter husband, the brother of Napol-
,on.
Smyrna times., 1949-05-26
PLAN CHICKEN
COOK CONTEST
Delmarva Chicken Festival to
Feature Chicken Cook
1 ing Contest
TUESDAY, JULY 18TH

What Del-Mar-Va housewife, OF
what housewife in the entire Ma
tion for that matter, has the best
recipe for cookinng chicken?
The answer to that question is
being sought through a National
Chicken Cooking Contest to be held
an Salisbury on Tuesday, July IL.
The affair is being sponsored by
the Delmarva Chicken Festival,
Inc, and the Poultry and Egg Ma
tional Board C. Fred Smith, New
York, explains that the function
of this Board is to promote the
consumption of poultry and eggs
in every practical manner.
Armed with frying pans, pots
and other equipment and supplied
with typical dressed Del-Mar-Va
chicken weighing two and one-half
pounds or more, women from all
parts of the country will use their
favorite recipe in an effort to cap
ture the National Championship.
No recipes or methods will be barr
ed in this effort to find the worlds
best chicken cook.
This contest will be part of
the three-day annual Chicken Fes-
1ival. Judges will be well-known
food experts from New York who
will be among a plane load of food
editors and publicity experts who
will be flown here by chartered
plane for the festivities.
Starting out as merely a local
contest, the idea has developed
such enthusiastic response from
food editors in the New York area,
it was decided to provide substan-
tial and attractive prizes and make
the contest nationwide in scope.
Each recipe will be tagged ''Del-
marvalous' to describe the quality
of chickens produced on the penin-
sula which comprises all of Della
ware, nine Maryland counties and
two from Virginia. This area
grows annually more than 100000
900 chickens and the industry is
constantly expanding. Chickens
from this area go to important
markets in all parts of the Nation.
Since there are hundreds of ways
of cooking chickens and each
method claims it's many adherents,
much interest is expected to devel-
op in this competition to prepare
the most delicious dish.
Miss Gertrude Holloway of the
University of Delaware and Super
visor of Home Demonstration
Agents throughout the State is al
Smyrna times., 1949-05-26
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME and CLUB PARTIES

Mr.. and Mrs. William ]. Mac.
Lucas, Jr., and children Barbara
Lee and William John LII, of AL.
exandria, Va, spent Sunday with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam j. MacLucas.
DR.: and Mrs. George H. Denney
of Cynwyd, Pa, were guests of the
Denneys on Sunday.
Mrs. Marion Coverdale, who has
been ill, is still confined to her
home.
Mrs. Charles Hufschmidt enter
tanned her bridge club Tuesday
evening at her home on South Main
Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor D. Ennis
have purchased the residence of
Mrs. Theodore Ferguson on South
Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Jackson
of Philadelphia, were the weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee F.
Slaughter at their cottage in Re-
hoboth.
Mr.. Harry Slaughter is patient
in the Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore, following an eye opera
tion performed Tuesday.
Smyrna times., 1949-05-26

ready taking an active part and is
being assisted by her County
Agents in organizing the event.
While she was unable to attend
the Planning Meeting last week,
Miss Venia Keller, University of
Maryland, and State Supervisor of
Home Demonstration Agents, ex-
pressed keen interest in the con-
test and assured the Festival Com
mittee of hearty support on the
part of the Maryland Agents.
Mrs. Bernard Hurdle of Chinco-
league has been named Virginia
Chairman by Roy Twilley, Virginia
Vice-President of the Festival Cor
poration. She will be assisted by
Mrs. Maude Adams and Mrs. c. L.
Twilley, also of Chincoteague.
Mrs. Marian Severance of Sails
bury, former Home Demonstration
Agent for Wicomico County, is
General Chairman.
The contest is open to all per-
sons over 16 years of age. Written
recipes must be furnished with
each entry. Entry blanks, now be-
ing prepared, may be obtained
from Alfred T. Truitt, Executive
Secretary, Delmarva Chicken Fes-
tival Committee, Salisbury, Md.
Smyrna times., 1949-05-26

teeth are regularly spaced. Other
defects which were found among
the prospective first graders in
cluded poor eyesight, faulty pos
ture (often due to poor nutrition)
poor hearing, skin diseases and
heart conditions.
In recommending corrections to
be made this summer, the State
Board of Health points out the
Importance of a balanced diet.
When the protective foods-milk,
eggs, leafy green vegetables, Wit
amin c rich foods (as tomatoes,
citrus fruits, cantaloupe or raw
cabbage), and whole grains are in
cluded in sufficient amount they
supply 95 per cent of the child's
energy needs. Parents need to give
children plenty of whole grain
breads and cereals, which are vital
to health at any age, but are par
ticularly important in developing
firm muscles and warding off IA
tigue in active children. Plenty of
milk is a must. Assistance for
the child now, before school begins,
may mean a much healthier and
more successful school year for the
Youngsters, emphasizes the State
Board of Health, which says that
Smyrna times., 1949-05-26
Largest Insurance Claim

Largest single casualty loss pay
ment in history was paid during
ls4S to the Scott Paper Co.. of
Chester. Pa. An explosion damaged
a dryer roll paper machine in 1946
and knocked 1t out of operation for
more than two years. Most of the
insurance payment of more than
So. 100000 was made under ma
chinery use and occupancy policies,
according to the National Under
writer
Smyrna times., 1949-05-26
Wesleyan Methodist Church

The Rev. Van M. Herscher, min
lister of Wesleyan Methodist
Church, announces the following
services for Sunday and the week:
Friday night prayer meeting at
7:45 o'clock, after which business
meeting of the Church will be held,
followed by an election of officers
for the coming year. Sunday
School will be at 10 am; morning
worship at IL am; young peoples
meeting at z pm; song and evan
gelistic service at 7:45 pm. All
are requested to be pres
ent Friday night.
Smyrna times., 1949-05-26
The Smyrna Times
Phone szs SMYRNA. DELAWARE

Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker. July s.
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
rusry 10. 1907.
Owned and Published by Robert d. Hof-
feeker. Jr.. from February 10. 1907 TO
December "a. 1889
Published Every Thursday Morning by
The Smyrna Times. Inc. rs Commerce
kreet. Smyrna. Del.
w. Lester Smith. Manager
ADVERTISEMENTS = The Smyrna Times
is the business medium not only for the
town 1t represents. but for the outlying
district of which 1t is the center, en-
bracing the towns of Clayton. Kenton,
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Of so cents per inch an insertion charged
fer transient advertising. Season or
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oa application. For Sale, For Rent,
Lost and Found advertisements occupy
sng one inch space or less, a minimum
charge of SO cents per insertion. In
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issue.
Entered as End class matter March is.
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Subscription pries. s1.so per year, strictly
In sdvancs
Smyrna times., 1949-05-26

examinations are of little use un-
less corrections follow.
Evening star., 1949-04-27
sy me A,seciotsd Press

TACOMA, Wash. April IT
The hex is dead. and the man who
says he invoked it for five deaths
is scheduled TO be executed next
month.
Jake Bird. 47-year-old North
Carolina Negro who confessed i'm
plication in A. murders, saw Su-
perior Judge Hugh Rosselini sign
his death warrant yesterday. The
execution is scheduled for May 27
Courtroom attaches wondered
whether Jake would call down the
wrath of his hex on the judge.
But in a cell interview after
ward. Bird said Il don't believe
in the hex any more"
He Is the confessed ak slayer
OF Mrs. Bertha Kludt, October 80.
1947.
At his trial he claimed he'd put
the hex on all parties who had a
hand in his conviction. In order
these men died of heart attacks
Superior Court Judge E. D
Hodge, who heard the case.
Evening star., 1949-04-27
Israel Parliament Gets
Ausieriiy Program
o. ne Assc<sossc Press

TEL AVIV. Israel. April II
The high immigration rate to
Israel brought sweeping govern
ment proposals yesterday 10 COM
bat the high cost Of living. includ-
ing rationing Of all essential foods.
The program. presented by Pre-
mier David Ben-Gurion and Sup
ply Minister Doy Joseph, Will be
debated by Parliament today.
II includes austerity features
such as the introduction OF stand
ard meals OF a daily nuuitional
value OF 2.700 to $500 calories-
about the same as in England
in 1914.
Production OF luxury goods
Evening star., 1949-04-27
Ethics Clause Written
Info u. n. NewsCode
Over U. 5. Objection
by the Assoeicted Press

LAKE SUCCESS, April 27.-The
United States lost two major bat
ties on press freedom in the United
Nations yesterday but decided to
keep fighting for its ideas.
Latin American. Slav and Asiatic
countries, standing together in
rare harmony, delivered the two
defeats in the Assembly's 5S-na-
ton Social Committee. which is
drafting a convention on the
gathering and international trans
mission of news.
One decision added to the con-
vention a code of ethics for for
eign correspondents. as proposed
by Mexico. The United States
described it as "unenforceable."
The other kept out any refer
ence to the existing international
telecommunicatio convention
which, the United States contends
provides for "backdoor censor
ship" that should be outlawed. :
u. s. Proposal Voted Down.
The committee voted, 20 to 18
with 6 abstentions, against ar
American proposal to have the
convention declare the contracting
countries would not apply provi-
sions of the Accommodation
convention to press messages.
These provisions allow a gov
ernment to stop any message leav-
ing its territory that it considers
dangerous to national security or
public order or in violation of one
of its laws, and that Is where the
United States says "backdoor CEN
sorship" comes in.
Other articles of the news gath
ering convention limit censorship
to matters of national defense.
The committee voted down an
Indian proposal. originally sug-
gested by Belgium, that would
have stated specifically that moth
ing in the treaty on news gather
ing should prejudice country's
rights under the telecommun
tions pact.
To Keep Fighting.
Erwin D. Canham. editor of the
Christian Science Monitor and
American delegate. told newsmen
later this eased the position, as
far as the United States was con-
cerned, on this point. He said il
was left to legal Interpretation
which treaty should apply and he
believed the news gathering pact
would win precedence.
Mr.. Canham said the United
States still would keep fighting in
the hope of making good both de-
feats when the convention comes
before the full General Assembly
The committee decided by two
roll call votes of "a to IS and 27 tt
II to include the Mexican code o1
ethics paragraph, which reflects
ideas Russia and her satellites hac
tried and failed a dozen times pre-
viously to get into the convention
Evening star., 1949-04-27
VD Bureau 10 Adopt
Comic Book as Warning

The Bureau OF Veneral Diseases
here has taken q cue from the
comic books, and soon prevention
measures will take on q more
subtle approach"
Heretofore, patients leaving the
three clinics and the Rapid Treat
ment Center at Nineteenth and
C streets Sc. have been handed
sternly worded literature point
ing out, in cold facts, the evils Of
syphilis and gonorrhea.
In a few days, however, DR.
Evening star., 1949-04-27
Man Who Says His Hex Killed 5
Is Doomed for Real Murder

Clerk Of the Court Ray Scott
who handled the original appeal
papers.
Undersheriff Joseph Karpach
who obtained the original confes-
sion by Bird TO eight or nine
murders. Bird later had author
tiles convinced he'd been imph-
Gated in A of them.
Detective 1t. Sherman Lyons o1
Tacoma.
J. w. Selden. Birds defense
lawyer, for whom Bird still holds
the most consuming hatred.
Mr.. Selden. in addressing the
jury at Birds trial. had said:
Let your conscience be your
guide. because Bird is a dark
black criminal and I am defend
ing him simply because ! must"
Mr.. Selden had been appointed
by the court.
Yesterday after his brief court
room appearance Bird was re-
turned TO the State Prison at
Walla Walla to await his exeeu-
ton.
Evening star., 1949-04-27

would be prohibited fcg domestic
use. but encouraged for expert.
Ciolhtng. shoes, furniture. hoass-
hold goods and other essentials
would he produced OF q standard
utility bass. with maximum
prices fixed.
A comprehensive housing pro
gram would be undertaken. nsw
settlements established. neg III
clstrieS introduced and old ones
modsrni1ed
Premier Ben -GuT1on said unre-
strac;ed immigration would con-
TIME. despite the difficulties IN
absorbing the new arrivals.
Evening star., 1949-04-27

s. Ross Taggart. bureau director
reported, they will also receive a
little 16-page cartoon booklet.
The booklets, 5000 Of which
the District Health Department
bought from the author and illus
traitor, viii Anderson, 46l9 South
Thirty first street. Arlington, al
ready are in use in the armed
services.
Evening star., 1949-04-27
Mrs. WIbertine Peters Dies

NEW YORK, April 27s Pl.-
Mrs. Wilbertine Peters Worden,
81, novelist and syndicated fiction
writer. died yesterday. Mrs.
Worden's daughter. Mrs. John
Erckine, conducts a column for
the New York Herald Tribune
under her, maiden name Of Helen
Worden. I'm @21s4a@H@e