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Smyrna times., 1949-02-24
MEETING OF w. S. C. S.
Mrs. Ernest S. Mattiford Presided
at Regular Meeting Friday Night

Mrs. Ernest 5. MattlfOrd Presided
at Regular Meeting Friday Night
The regular meeting of the Wo-
mans Society of Christian Service
met in Asbury Methodist Church
Friday evening, February 18th at
8 o'clock. The vice president, Mrs.
Ernest S. Mattiford, presided. De-
votions were conducted by Mrs. l..
M. Price; reading by Mrs. Price,
"Who Is My Neighbor." Business
meeting was in charge of the vice
president. The program was in
charge of Circle No. A, Mrs. Homer
Downs, leader, her topic being
Hawaiian Islands" There was a
duet, "In the Garden, by Mrs.
Olan Bamberger and Mrs. Roy
Donovan, accompanied by Mrs.
Harold Carrow; Piano solo by Mrs.
Harold Carrow, 'The Dance of the
Fawn"; reading by Mrs. George
Luff, 1.-THE Lost Purse" After the
meeting adjourned, a social hour
was held with refreshments served
by Circle No. 4.
Smyrna times., 1949-02-24
UNION LOSES
AT WILSON co.
Employees Vote Down Propos.
al to Join clio. Sc to so
Last Thursday
THIRD SUCH ELECTION

Employees of the Wilson Cabinet
Co., Inc. and Wilson Refrigeration,
Inc. voted down a proposal to join
the U.A.W.-C.I.O. at an election
held here last Thursday. Fifty bal
lots were casts for and eighty-six
against the union. Eight ballots
were challenged with total of 144
company employees taking part in
the election. This was the third
such election at the Wilson plants
within the last three years. Those
eligible to vote were all production
and maintainence employees who
appeared on the payroll for the
week ending January 26, 1949, but
excluding Office and clerical en-
ployes, working leaders and super
visors. Two polls were set up, one
at the Clayton road plant and
another at the Smyrna plant on
Main Street. The election was
ordered by the National Labor Re-
lations Board and was conducted
in a very orderly fashion. Each
side was allowed to pick an OBJ
server who acted as ihecker during
the balloting and also assisted IN
the counting. A prediction con-
ference was held at the Colonial
Hotel called by the N.L.R.B. with
attorneys for both the company
and union present, as well as other
company and union representa-
tives. The Wilson Company which
has been on limited production
since the fire last July, which des-
troyed their main assembly plant
has only recently started produc-
ton operations in the new assem-
bly, plant on the Smyrna-Clayton
Boulevard. The new streamlineo
assembly lines boast the most
modern equipment available to the
refrigeration industry.
Smyrna times., 1949-02-24
CENTURY CLUB MEETING
To Be Held Friday In Social Hall
of Asbury Methodist Church

The meeting of the Twentieth
Century Club will be held on Fri
day, February rs, at 2:30 pm. in
the social hall of Asbury Methodist
Church. Mrs. James O'Connor,
chairman of Fine Arts, has ar
ranged the program, which will in
clude various phases of the arts.
Mrs. O'Connor will be in charge of
the art phase; Mrs. Fred Lamb
and Mrs. John Fearon, Music; Mrs.
w. ]. M. Wroten, Literature. A
guidance discussion will also be
held. Mrs. Joseph Ennis will pre-
side. Members of the Smyrna
Club will be guests of the Round
Table Club, of Wyoming on March
4 at a reciprocity program. Mrs.
Joseph Ennis is in charge of ar
ranging transportation.
Smyrna times., 1949-02-24
ORGANIZES BALL CLUB
John Pratt Elected Manager OF
Kenton Baseball Club Monday

John Pratt Elected Manager of
Kenton Baseball Club Monday
At an organization meeting of
the Kenton Baseball Club held
Monday, February 21 at the Ken
ton School the following officers
We're elected: John Pratt, man
ager; Clifford Clark, assistant
manager; Allen Cook, secretary
treasurer. Kenton will enter the
Bi-State League comprising teams
from Centerville, Queenstown,
Townsend, Millington, Sudlersville,
Henderson and Galena for the '49
season. The club will give a benefit
dance at the Kenton School on Fri
day, March 4 at $3.50 with music
furnished by Jack Benson's Or
chestra.
Smyrna times., 1949-02-24
KENT RED CROSS CAMPAIGN
1949 Drive for Members and Funds
Starts March 28th

1919 UTIN6 IOT NlchlDtES hhu II thiuo
Starts March 28th
The 1949 Red Cross Drive for
members and funds starts in full
swing in Kent County on Monday,
March 28th with meeting that
evening of Captains and Workers
from throughout the County at the
Telephone Office in Dover. There
the Team Captains will distribute
the material under the guidance OF
the Leaders and prepare to solicit
the funds that will carry our great
emergency operating organization,
the Red Cross, for the coming
year. The leaders of the campaign
are as follows: Two-County Drive
Chairman, William X. Patton; Area
Chairman, Mayor William Storey;
Kent County Chairmen, George
Ehinger and E. w. Buchanan; Dow
er Chairmen, Theodore Collins and
Mrs, Gordon Willis; Dover Cap
tain, Industry, J. Wallace Wood
ford; Solicitation Captains, Mrs.
Oliver Farrow, Mrs. Herman Tay-
lor, Mrs. Kenneth Roper, Mrs. Will
liam K. Patton, Mrs. Omar T. Kel-
ley, Mrs. Andy B. Clements, Miss
Marianne Layton.
Smyrna times., 1949-02-24
RABBIT SHOW
BY BREEDERS
Spring Show Will Be Held At
Brockway Motor Co.,
Smyrna May 18th
"BUD" FAIRIES IN CHARGE

The Delaware Rabbit Breeders
Association held their monthly
meeting Tuesday evening, Febru-
ary Is at the home of Ollie F..
Loose, Smyrna. Seventeen mem
bers of the Association from Del
aware and Maryland were present.
After some discussion it was de-
cided to hold their Spring Rabbit
Show at Brockway Motor Com
pany building on the Boulevard
north of Smyrna on Tuesday,
March Is. Irving (Bud) FAIRIES
will be superintendent of the Show.
Many rabbits of several breeds are
expected to be shown. It was re-
ported that more rabbits are being
sold for domestic use than ever be-
fore.
Smyrna times., 1949-02-24
LENTEN TOPIC
AT ST. PETERS
Series of Sermons During
Lent by the Rev. ID. ].
Parsons, Rector
BEGIN ASH WEDNESDAY

A series of Lenten sermons on
the topic "The Relevance of Chris
tianity to Life, or What's 1t All
About 2" will be preached by the
Rev. Donald ]. Parsons, rector OF
st. Peters P. E. Church, starting
on Ash Wednesday, March 2, and
continuing each Wednesday even
ing during Lent at 8 o'clock. At
the close of each service there will
be a fifteen-minute period of an
swers to questions handed in by
members of the parish. Questions
on interpretations of the Bible, or
on life, which may puzzle one, may
be mailed to the rector, or left in
a question box at the rear of the
church. Mr.. Parsons will make
every effort to answer these ques-
tions during the Lenten season,
either at the answer period at the
church, or privately. The tradi-
tional pancakes will be served at
a luncheon, open to the public, on
the day before Ash Wednesday,
Shrove Tuesday, March 1 from
IL 80 am. to 2 pm. in the parish
house. Sponsored by the Women's
Auxiliary, the general chairman is
Mrs. ]. Chester Banta. Tickets are
so cents, and the menu will include
pancakes, creamed dried beef, but
ter and syrup, and hot coffee.
Homemade doughnuts will also be
on sale. Regular services will be
held next Sunday, Quinquagesima
Sunday, Holy Communion, 8 am;
church school, 10 am; Morning
Continued on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1949-02-24
MANY CANDIDATES ARE
SEEKING TOWN OFFICES
Tzvo Candidates For Mayor
and Six For TzVo Council
Seats at Election Monday

residents Smyrna will two contests decide at the
held the House Monday February
between the of There contests for
be filled at the election Henry r. Shap
councilman whose term expires at this tme Albert
the restaurant Georges Place. the office
while candidates the field seeking the council
Henry Price, incumbent seeking reelection James Ever
hart Stanley Middleton Grant Gar Grover King and William S.
the candidates members Council Since fled
before the deadne for such
filing candidates. p Friday February the council exercised
right ballot placing the of Harry
George Boemr The cleo
Smyrna times., 1949-02-24
Kenton P.T.A. Meets

The Kenton P.T.A. will hold its
regular meeting at the Kenton
School tomorrow night, February
rs. Entertainment will follow the
business meeting. The P,T.A. will
hold a bake on Saturday in the
American Store at Dover.
Smyrna times., 1949-02-24
MILK MEETING AT KENTON
Annual Meeting for Milk Shippers
Will Be Held March 8

The Breyer Ice Cream Company
will hold its annual meeting for its
milk shippers at the Kenton Public
School on Thursday evening,
March 8, at 8 o'clock. The princi-
pal speaker will be Mr.. Claude
Phillips of the University of Della
ware, and his subject will be
Grasses" and its place in dairy
farming. After talks, pictures will
be shown on the above subject to
be followed by an open discussion.
Two door prizes will be offered to
the ladies and refreshments will be
served. The meeting is being ar
ranged by Mr.. George Manning,
the fieldman for the Kenton plant.
Smyrna times., 1949-02-24
Early Carnival Cancelled

At a special meeting of the Citi-
zens Hose Company held Monday
night it was decided to cancel the
purposed early carnival scheduled
for May because of the possible of
inclement weather and due to the
fact that so many of the firemen
would be busy with convention
business they would not have time
to help with the running of the
carnival.
Smyrna times., 1949-02-24
CLAYTON CLUB MEET
George w. Wright Addresses Club;
1866 for March of Dimes

The Clayton Lions Club heard a
talk on "a Practical Education" by
George w. Wright, superintendent
of schools for Smyrna, at their din
ner meeting Wednesday night at
The Paddock. William L. Torbert,
Jr., presided. The Clayton Lions
turned in a total of $685. to the
March of Dimes, and wish to thank
the various organizations in and
near Clayton that helped to make
the campaign a success. Visitors
from the Wilmington Lions Club,
the Greensboro, Md. Club, and the
Middletown Club, attended the
meeting.
Smyrna times., 1949-02-24
All CLUB PARENTS NIGHT
To Be Held In Clayton School
Friday Evening, March II

The four All Clubs in this vicin-
ity are preparing an interesting
program for the parents and
friends of All members. 1t will be
held in the Clayton School Audi
torium in Clayton on Friday even
ing, March IL at o'clock. There
will be recreation of all kinds and
refreshments will be served. The
program is being sponsored by the
Kenton, Clayton, Smyrna All
Community Council. There will be
no charge to the public. Everyone
is invited.
Smyrna times., 1949-02-24
Celebrate Wedding Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs. L. Rollin Moore
celebrated their 49th wedding an
niversary on Sunday at their home
on South Main Street. Their son
Mr.. Leslie Moore and daughter,
Patty, of New Jersey, spent the
weekend with them.
Smyrna times., 1949-02-24


tion board, as announced by coun-
Gil last week. will be John Hurd,
Judge; Mrs. William Kenworthey
and Mrs. James Fleming, clerks.
Henry r. Shapley
Henry R. Shapley, who resides
on Main Street, is native son of
Smyrna and is presently employed
as assistant sales manager at Will
son Cabinet Co., Inc. He is a vet
eran of World War II, having
served for 35 months, 18 months
in the European theatre of opera
tions. Mr.. Shapley is graduate of
Smyrna High School and has been
employed by the u. S. Department
of Agriculture. He owned and op-
Grated a soda and candy business
on Main Street for 10 Il years,
selling the business just prior to
entering the service.
Albert Newcomb, ST..
Albert NeWcomb, Sr., native
of the Eastern Shore, came to
Smyrna on VI Day, 1945 and lives
on South Street with his wife and
daughter, Virginia, one of four
children. He has two sons, Ed
lmund, Smyrna, and Albert, Jr.,
who is in the dry cleaning business
at Princess Anne, Md, and another
daughter, Mrs. James Mackey,
Lansdowne, Pa. Mr.. Newcomb is
in business with his son, Edmund
and brother, Herbert, who together
operate Georges Place, a restau-
rant on DUPONT Boulevard, Smyr-
ma. He was employed by the A &
p Tea Company for 10 years,
working out of Philadelphia. He is
veteran of World War I, having
served with the 29th Division, 112
Machine Gun Detachment and is a
member of the David C. Harrison
Post, American, Masonic Lodge,
Laurel Wrath, Maryland and AS
bury Church.
Henry T. Price
Henry T. Price, incumbent seek
ing reelection to council, is a grad
uate of Smyrna High School and
the Georgia School of Technology
!, Atlanta, Georgia. Mr.. Price resides
on north Main Street with his
wife and family. He was first
elected member of Town Council
in February 1914 and was elected
Secretary of Council, filling the
post left vacant by the resignation
of Richard Long. Mr.. Price has
, been member of the School
Board of Smyrna Special School
! District since 1915, is trustee Of
a Asbury Methodist Church, secre.
9 tary-treasurer of Asbury Sunday
: School and director of the Smyr.
! ma Lions Club After being EN-.
ployed for nearly Is years with
: Sears, Roebuck and Company
i, Dover, Mr.. Price has entered il
partnership with his brother Rich
:, ard in the recently organized firm
: Boulevard Sales and Service, Inc.
:, Dover.
James E. Everhart
n James E. Everhart, partner il
e the firm of Everhart Brothers Ap
e liances with brothers Nelson ane
: Edward, lives in Lake Como Gard
i, ems with his wife, the former Mis-
e Lucille Robinson, and children
: Karen Jean, age 4 years and James
t E. Jr., age 10 months. Mr.. Ever
n hart graduated from the West
;, Reading High School as salutator
n ian in 1928. After graduating
h from Coyne Electrical School h,
S was employed by the. Textil,
S Machine Works in Reading, Pa. a.
e electrical craftsman for three
e years. From 1910 to 1947, Mr.
: Everhart was employed by the Du
}. Pont Company in the Engineering
e Department as electrical designer
e procurement engineer and scheduI
a ing engineer and while working
/; there he attended evening classes
g in electrical engineering at tn,
CONTINUED on Page Eight
The Valley settler., 1949-05-20
eIay 20, l949
AS.I1Le fktrHNLs Fft.. rt~4eG

Tho Rura1 Schools in tho state Of Illinois
made rocont survey and doc idod that they
orc 1itt1o behind the inc 50
Out Of e63 1oodors in that State uho gavo
opinions in q rocont survey, three out of
five said rural schools should give moro
attention to prosont-day mnttors.
Tuo1vo broad subjects uoro listed for them
to check. Hero arc thoir replies:
Nine out Of 10 rural leaders, both farm ond
tom, thought rural schools should give
moro attont ion to lie arning to york toGothori
conserving natural resources and protecting
individual and community hoalth.
mother broad field uhero schools could do
u bottor job today is in homo and family
life, farm .:orll and life, community organ
izotion and development and use Of tho
library. Eight out Of 10 fo1t that those
sub octs should roco i've moro emphasis in
rural schools.
Three out Of five thought recreation Sex
education, formers organizations and
fa1mors' cooporot ives mood moro emphasis
if rural youth arc to be VOL oducotods
Ind roughly half Of al rural 10 odors fo1t
that moro attonti ion should be givcn to
political Issues in the rural school pro-
gram.
The Valley settler., 1949-05-20

tH3rI / A.

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Tutri tionists point out that 1oUor grade
meats arc higher in proto in Value.
Top grade aoot Orc covered with a thick
layer Of smooth, croany-vhito fat, and the
f1osh is fino-roinod, firm md volvoty,
Light or bright rod in color, and rarb1od
or threaded With rat. Thist typo Of moet
is oxcollont for steaks and roasts.
Loot carrying tho "good" label is good
for usos from stew to stoak: It hasn't
much fat as tchoico or primo, tho color is
Q dark6r rcd, al{d tho fat may be slightly
yollou.
Louor-pricod us. utility grado is good
for pot roasts, slows and othor dishes
cooked With moist hoat. In this grade
tho flosh is dark rcd, loss fat is prosont
and sono cuts Of tho moat nay be coarse
/ era inod, soft and sorot limos stringy in
/ appearance. This is also truo OF tho tvo
lowest grades Of boef, C amor and cuttor.
Those throo lover grades, however, ofton
have moro flavor since they arc probably
from oldor On ina1s. In addit ion they pro-
gradoss
Chicks that arc hatchod carly, nature moro
quickly be cause Of tho longer days Of sun
| light In tho latter part Of tho ir groTirg
period, poul try special lists toll us. EARLY
| hotchod pu11ots also produce tho most
profit table oggs as a rulo because they
roach hoavy production in October, Novorho
and December, r,hon egg prices arc usually
at tho ir poal1.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-09-15

long, fine appearing heads. 1t ex-
cells in Winterhardiness and in
weight per bushel. It's yield rec
ord is erratic but it averages
about the same as Thorne in
western Ohio; in the eastern part
of the state it has been consist
emily low in yield. Being tall, it
lodges more readily than Thorne
or Butler, and is much more apt
to shatter if it must stand after
ripening.
Trumbull is a good wheat, but
lower in yield and weaker in
straw than the other three. The
acreage is decreasing but a con-
siderable amount is still grown
in some sections of the state.
Hard red winter wheat such as
Pawnee probably should not be
grown. Any appreciable acreage
would hurt the market for Ohio
wheat and flour which is used
exclusively for high class wheat
products.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-09-15
Organic Mufser und
Fertilizer Are Top
Crop Building Team

CHICAGO-Organic matter gives
farm soil the "get up and go'' to pro-
duce bigger yields and higher quail
ity crops, the Middle West Soil I'm
provement Committee points out.
AS organic matter rots, it releases
elements needed for feeding crops
During the decomposition process,
favorable conditions are produced
for making available the plant nu-
trients contained in soil minerals,
says a statement issued by the COM
mittee.
But organic matter alone cannot
do the whole job of giving you big
yields and high quality crops, the
statement adds. 1t needs to be rein
forced by commercial fertilizer.
Prof. Emil Truog, University of
Wisconsin agronomist, recently de-
clared: ITO say-as does the organic
school-that chemical fertilizer such
as phosphate and potash should not
be used-iS pure bunkum. These fer
tilizerS are needed to make up the
inevitable lack of nutritive elements
which organic matter alone cannot
supply"
Prof. Truog says that in gardens
and other small areas, you can main
tain the fertility and organic matter
supply by the use of composts and
animal manures. But he empha-
sizes that such practices are not
feasible for large farm acreages. 1t
is impossible, he says, to prepare
and apply the enormous amounts of
compost that would be needed for
the average farm.
On such big farm acreages, a good
crop rotation will provide the need
ed organic matter. This can be sup
piled in the form of plowed-under
deep-rooted legumes, crop residues,
stubble, stalks and roots and barn.
yard manure. Prof. Truog says all
that is necessary to make the system
work is the proper use of lime and
fertilizers containing phosphorus
and potash and sometimes nitrogen.
The key to the organic matter and
nitrogen problem, he adds, is high
lime and mineral fertility. This as
Sures thick, luxuriant stand of su-
perior deep-rooted legumes such as
alfalfa and the clovers.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-09-15
Home Grown Fence
Posts Can Supply
Needed Farm Item

Home grown fence posts can
supply much needed farm item
and yield a crop from small non
productive areas, says James w.
Meter, of the department of for
estry at the Ohio agricultural
experiment station.
Black locust, when planted in
odd corners and out of the way
places around the farm, is a fast
grower if the soil isn't too poor
and it yields a surprisingly large
crop in a few years time, Meter
continues.
An example of high yields to
be realized was encountered this
spring by station foresters. Work
ing with Stanley S. Locke, re-
gional forester of the soil con-
servation service, they had oc-
casion to cut a small patch of
locust on the soil conservation
service hydrologic experiment
station at Coshocton.
Planted in the spring of 1888,
on a rather steep, eroded hill
side that had been abandoned
farmland, the planting yielded
264 seven foot posts per acre. AT
a market price of 35 cents each,
these posts from one acre are
worth $92.40 to the farm. In ad-
dition, so smaller seven foot
posts were cut, as well as ITS
five foot posts suitable for cleo
trio fencing.
The foresters point out that the
planting was cut at this time
only because posts were needed
on the farm and for experiment
al purposes. The purpose of the
experiment is to study the prop
er management and cutting
practices for black locust.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-09-15

CHICAGO-Topdressing your pas
lures and grasslands this fall with
phosphate and potash fertilizer will
give your beef and dairy cattle extra
grazing days next spring, cut down
your feed bill, boost meat and milk
output per acre and reduce produc-
ton costs, declared the Middle West
Soil Improvement Committee, in a
statement made public here.
Fertilizer added in the fall helps
deep-rooted alfalfa and sweet clover
make a Sturdier, denser growth, the
statement says. The plants are bet
ter able to resist winter kill. They
come through the winter months in
better condition for vigorous early
spring growth.
Earlier spring grazing means few
er days of barn feeding. 1t means
a saving in the feed bill, for the pal
atable green pasture provides the
cheapest high-protein feed your cat
tie can obtain.
The committee lists these advan-
tages offall fertilization of pastures,
as recently cited by M. o. Pence,
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-09-15

DUNGANNON-Mr. and Mrs.
w. E. Blackburn spent a few days
last week with their daughter and
SON in-laW, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan
Morris and family of Bristol and
they all attended the state fair at
Columbus.
Miss Aline Jordan returned
home Sunday after visiting her
cousin, Mrs. Lloyd Coleman, of
Belpre.
Mrs. Will Blackburn, Mrs. Wal
ter Stewart and son, Carl, at
tended the Caldwell fair on Sat
urday, also Vina, Aline and Paul
attended the fair Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Jordan
of Shenango, Pa, spent several
days last week at the Jordan
home and called on Mr.. and Mrs.
w. c. Fleeman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Hayes of
Dexter City were recent guests
of her father, w. c. Fleeman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wells
were recent visitors of her
brother and sister law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Don Stewart and family.
Howard Newton attended the
state fair at Columbus.
Ressie, Vina and Aline Jordan
called on Mrs. Clara Hughes and
Miss Stella Hardin, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Taylor at
tended the funeral services of
Mr.. Taylor's uncle, Charles Tay-
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-09-15
Names Best Winter
Wheat Varieties For
Regional Planting

Butler, Thorne, Vigo and
Trumbull are the best winter
wheat varieties to plant in Ohio,
believes c. A. Lamb, agronomist
at the Ohio agricultural eXper-
iment station.
Thorne, released by the station
in 1887, is the leading soft red
winter wheat variety in the I'm
tied States today. 1t is stiff
strawed, stands we'll after it is
ripe, does not shatter, and makes
a good combine wheat. Yield is
high and the baking qualities of
the flour are excellent. The
weakness of the variety are in
herent low weight per bushel
and very high susceptibility to
injury from scab.
Butler, released by the Ohio
station in 1947, was deliberate
attempt to meet the weaknesses
of Thorne while maintaining the
yield and stiffness of straw. But
Ter has good weight per bushel,
and as good reaction to scab as
Trumbull or any other soft
wheat. Unfortunately, it is
bearded, but this makes little
difference when the crop is har-
vested with the combine. 1t is
increasing in acreage as rapidly
as seed supplies permit.
Vigo, developed by Indiana
and released in 1947, it tall, with