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worked with the AWVS and was
a Red Cross Motor Corps worker
and Red Cross first aid instructor.
"From small acts of kindness,
courage, steadfastness, and integ-
rity great results ensue", she said,
as she traced history of this fed
Grafton from its start with 100
women, following the 'ideas of one
woman on scrap of paper" to a
membership of 137,724, and hope
of increase to 1885, within a
year, making it the strongest un-
flied group of women in the
world" With unity of spirit, she
stressed that the members may
make their power felt in the COM
munity, the state, and the nation.
"All you need is an impetus, she
said. The club develops leadership,
comradeship and fellowship, which
are priceless as we are inter-de-
pendent, and its program has no
peer, she concluded, stressing that
success depends on enthusiasm. I"
DR.. Elizabeth Phillips, former
Smyrna girl, presented the emblem
of the Business and Professional
Womens Clubs, and the meeting.
closed with the singing of the en-
blem benediction.
Smyrna times., 1949-02-17
Mrs. w. S. Haman. at Dover.

Mrs. w. S. Haman, at Dover.
Samuel M. Hoffecker, of Phila-
delphia, accompanied by Mr.. Harry
McMullin, came down Saturday to
spend Sunday with his father.
They have been detained since then
by the blockade.
Miss Elva vandgrift, of Phila-
delphia, is visiting DIR. VIM. Ash
craft.
Mr.. Elsie Perry, of Woodland
Beach, has been the guest of Mr..
John Anthony.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Wright, of
Trappe, Md, are guests of his
mother.
Mrs. George Rose, who accom-
panied her husband, a member of
the White Rose Minstrels, to Ches-
tertown, Md, was taken suddenly
ill. She was obliged to stay there
overnight and the next day, and
came home on Saturday. She is
improving under the care of home
attention.
Representative FAIRIES, of this
town, gave notice in the Delaware
Legislature that he will introduce
an act to provide that no nets
shall be used on the Delaware
River within the jurisdiction of
Delaware, if they have meshes less
than three inches. At present any
sized mesh can be used. This is
designed to protect the shad fry
and other small fish in the river.
Smyrna times., 1949-02-17

George M. Stevenson, Grand
Overseer, and ]. Edwin Hoffecker,
Representative of Mizpah Lodge,
No. 16, A.O.U.W., received tele-
gram each on Monday, stating that
the Grand Lodge, A.O.U.W. had
been postponed on account of the
blizzard to Tuesday, Feb. 21st.
Miss Blanche Graham, of Dover,
and Miss Cora Johnson, of Ingle-
side, Md, are being entertained by
Mrs. Edw G. Walls.
Miss Hattie Stubbs, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting her aunt, Mrs,
VIM. FAIRIES.
Miss Hettie Megear is visiting
in Wilmington.
The G. S. K. Society of young
folks was entertained Friday even
ing by Misses Irma Lewis and Eve
Foxwell, at the home of the
former.
Mr.. Edward Ayers, of Scranton
Pa, is visiting his father-in-law
AFR. Geo. e. Batsford, a few days
before going to Ithaca, N. Y.
where he has contracted to built
a row of flats.
Miss Lizzie Mcdowell is takins
a needed rest by visiting in Phila
dedphia.
w. H. Brady attended dane,
in the New Century Club room a
Wilmington, Friday night.
James T. Truax, near town, ha
been elected president of the Ken
County Levy Court.
Miss Beulah Jefferson is visiting
Smyrna times., 1949-02-17
WESLEYAN Methodist Church

The Rev. Van M. Herscher, min
lister of Wesleyan Methodist
Church, announces the following
services for the week: Thursday
night the Young Peoples meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs.
Harry Kinsey; Friday night, Cot
tage Prayer meeting at the par
sonage of the Rev. and Mrs.
Herscher; Sunday, February 20,
Sunday School at 10 am; Morning
Worship at IL am. Song and
Evangelistic service at 7:30 pm.
The public is cordially welcome.
Smyrna times., 1949-02-17
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ruary 10. 1907.
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Smyrna times., 1949-02-17
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

Taken from our old files Of
corresponding week, as near
date Of this Issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature Of the
Times. will call to mind people
7snd events of the older genera
gion.
Smyrna times., 1949-02-17
Smyrna Man EnIists

Lester L. Dittman, Smyrna, has
enlisted in the Army for three
years and his present address is:
ret. Lester L. Dittman
21-141211
60. Q, 11th Infantry
Fort jackson, South Carolina
Smyrna times., 1949-02-17
FOR SALE

Farm of 200 acres, 100 acres of
good high tillable hand, level and
no stone; balance meadows and
timberland. Located y mile South
of Millington, Md.
Has 7-room House and plenty of
other buildings in fair condition.
Possession when settled for. Must
be sold. Will sacrifice for quick
sale. Write or phone
JOHN B. LEAGER
Hampstead, Md. Phone 1S4F4
Evening star., 1949-06-05
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Milford chronicle., 1949-05-06
SELBYVILLE

Mrs. Madlyn Holloway enter
tanned the circle of the Presbery-
tian church in Ocean view on We'd
nesday of last week at her home
on Main Street it was also her 51st
wedding anniversary those who
were there were Mrs. Katie Belts,
Mrs. Mary Hudson, Mrs. Ksaac
Short, Mrs. Mary Evans, and Rev.
Smith of Oceanview, Mrs. Essie
Murray and Miss Laura Long of
lSelbyvile.
Messers Charles Kelley and
John A. Tubbs attended a Lum-
bermans dinner in Salisbury on
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Ringler
entertained Miss Gertrude Keene
to dinner on Friday, in honor of
their son Clayton Ringler's BIRTH
day anniversary and In the even
ing Louise Browne, Van Murray
Boone, Bill Hut Hudson, Howard
Grise, were entertained to ice
cream and cake.
Mrs. Margaret Kelley and Mrs.
Kathryn E. Browne were the din
ner guests of Mrs. Charles Wilgus
and Mrs. Nettie West on Wednes-
day evening, and they all visited
! Mrs. Hester Dunn and Mother in
! Bishopville.
Mrs. Lizzie Hamblin spent q
: few days with her sister and fami
ly, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Baker in
) Berlin Md, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Mumford anC
/, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Powell enjoy
!, ed the weekend in Atlantic City
3 their children Connie and DALE
5 MumfOrd spent the time with thei
! grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bel
Hall and the Powell children spen
| the time with their grandmothe
v and aunt, near Berlin.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Ringle
\ left on Saturday morning wher
: they will spend some time in Nor
n folk, with the Townsend Canning
Company
n Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard LOrt spen
e the weekend in Philadelphia wit
it friends, and attended a meeting G
e their former Sunday School Clas;
d The flowers on the ChanceI tabl
: in Salem Church. on Sunday morn
e ing were in memory of Miss Sar
n Schramm of Philadelphia, place
IS there by Miss Della Hill.
d Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer West Visite
Mrs. Henry Watson in. the Sail;
hurry Hospital on Sunday an
found her improving, after havin
!, had an operation last week.
:. Clayton Ringler is staying wit
= Mr. and Mrs. Billy Ross Ringlt
y while his people are in Norfol
y y Va.
III Several people from this vicil
d ity attended the meeting and di
ag play of the General Electric A
pliance of the Norman lynch Cor
at pany in the John NJ. Clayton Scho
I'M on Thursday evening.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-06
Club
IsSuesYearbOOk
RehObOth Group Prepar-
ing For May Meeting;
Battle On Water POllu-
ton Urged.

A 16O-page Yearbook of the Re-
hoboth Sportsman Club is now in |
process of printing for early dis
tribution to it's large membership
roster all over the country it was
announced at the April meeting of
the club at the Grieg Club Room at
Rehoboth Beach.
The yearbook will give highlights
of the club activities of the past
successful season, its annual fish
ing contest winners, interesting
photographs, and the complete
membership roster which has now
passed the 1900 mark. w. S. Cook
of Greenwood is handling the pub
lication.
The annual spring meeting of the
club will be held in May, and the
program committee appointed con-
sists of DR.. w. Orville Daisey and
!C. Edgar Pearson, both of Reho-
both, and Charles E. Marvil of
Laurel.
The Rehoboth Sportsman Club
went on record as favoring a "Wa-
ter Pollution Commission" for
Delaware. The club secretary,
| Theodore R. Dick, was asked to
write to State Senator George w.
Rhodes, chairman of the public
health committee, and other mem
bers, of this unanimous action of
the Rehoboth Club.
Pollution is the basic funda-
mental destroyer of health and
| wildlife," the Rehoboth sportsmen
believe. President George A. We'd
. ler, now serving his third term,
, presided at the meeting, when
: other legislation relating to wild
| life and conservation as sponsored
by the Delaware Federation OF
Sportsmen and Conservation Clubs
was thoroughly reviewed.
: OF special interest to the RehO'
2 both Sportsman Club, it was point
: ed out, are House bills and s, re
lating to the protection of rOckfish
and House bill So, allowing for thu
t purchase of a power boat to patrO
4 coastal waters in the enforcement
t of the three-mile limit law for drag
!. gers and trawlers.
8 Besides President Wedler, Othe
: members present we're w. w. Tom
a linsOn, Samuel H. BASQUE. Frank I
d Chase, Roy Collins, all of RehobOth
w. w. Baker and Major Donal
d McCraney of MillsbOro; Harry +
: Dukes, Millville; John NJ LeCatC
d Dewey Beach: f. Scott Thompson
6 Lewes, and John H. Grieg, clu
treasurer. Alexander SadOwski {
h Greenwood was a guest
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-06

into Delaware. Mr.. Seal said, and
is met by cool springs and clear
water tributaries. He suggested it
might offer an ideal location for
stocking trout.
The brown trout species, (salmO
trutta) is not considered the gam
lest of trout, but is n0netheless
highly priced as fighter and food
fish by many spOrtsmen.
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-06


and Fish Commissioner with the ali
This was revealed by Chief Gar
for inch, the bluegill, member of tn
Is one of the gamiesf and tastiest(
fresh water fish that swims. Though
be rarely tips the scales at as much
as q pound, he'll fight at the drop
of a hat, and never quits until boat
ed. For this reason he is highly
priced by sportsmen, particularly
the fly fisherman.
Raised from brood fish in the
rearing ponds maintained by the
Game and Fish Commission with
the aid of the federal government
near Dover, the bluegills were sein-
ed, placed in fish cans, and trucked
to numerous public fishing "h0les'
throughout Delaware.
Personally Supervised
The work was personally super
vised by MIR. Marvel and Bartlett
Hazen. supervisor of the Federal
Fish Hatcheries, at Leetown, w.
Va. Decision to put out this many
bluegills at one time was reached
by the fish experts after examina-
ton showed that the particular
rearing pond in which the fish were
being raised had become ehoked by
heavy moss on which the finger
lings were being hung up" and de-
MED the freedom necessary for theil
full growth.
In addition TO the bluegills, sc
named after a tiny blue mark OF
their sides, near the head, the Gam,
Commission distributed severa
hundred bass, pike and crappie fing
erlings to various public fishing wa
ters.
Chief Game Warden Marvel ais
announced that many hundreds 0
game fish, large mouth bass, pike
bluegills, crappie, yellow neds, etc
during the past few weeks hav
been netted out of tumble hole
below dams at various ponds an
lakes in Delaware.
These fish, many of them ful
grown with roe. were CAREFUL
placed in the lakes above the tum
BILE holes, he said, thus insuring a
increase in short while of hun
dreds. of thousands of game fish
the public ponds and lakes.
This system of netting fish frol
the tumble holes is held up by tn
federal experts as one of the mos
efficient means of stocking gam
Ash and other fish. 1t is pointe
out that such fish are already a,
customed to the waters of both til
tumble holes and the lakes
which they are netted and tht
their chances of procreating an
living are very high.
Season Opens June %
The bass, pike and pickerel SCI
son in Delaware does not open III
til June 25, thus insuring femal,
taken in this manner opportuni
to spawn and adapt themselves
the change Crappie and sunfi'
are not restricted by closed Sc
son. but are protected by a b
limit of IL daily.
Mr.. Marvel also announced tn
he had just received letter fro
Seal T. Brooks of 2106 Harris
avenue, Gwinhurst, stating that
had captured a brown trout in d.
aware waters. The letter was
answer to recent request of n
Marvel for information concerni
trout in Delaware.
Mr.. Brooks stated he captur
his trout in the fast-fowing watt
of the White Clay Greek ne
Thompson's Bridge. which is
first bridge on the White Clay
low the London Tract Meeti
House. The trout was taken in
stream which flows south from
Pennsylvania line towards Newa
1t measured IA inches.
The stream at this point is "
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-06

NOTICE - Household Contents
are valuable. Be sure they are in
sured. r. G.. Wollter Agency
Phones: Milford 191 or 5S4J12.
a22-eow-tf
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-06
SO, 900 BluegilLs Stocked
In DeLalUare Lakes, Ponds

or sportsmen
buegi hngerling distributed Delaware
the Delaware Game
Commissioner with the aid of federal experts
d. Marvel Inch
Milford chronicle., 1949-05-06

Classified Ads get results
Evening star., 1949-03-24
D. 6. Taxes
Continued From First Page.)


come tax with rates nearly double
those now levied. and an increase
In the realty tax rate 81 IS cents
Representative Smith has con-
tended the proposed substitute
measures would fall far short OF
raising sufficient money.
District officials estimate that
the Smith bill, If enacted by May
4, will bring in $l7,756. 600 in the
next Asea1 year. These estimates
of receipts are calculated for the
sales tax: $13,500,000 from the
general application Of the 2 per
cent levy. 100000 from q 2 per
cent charge on transient hotel
rooms, $500 900 from the tax on
gas and electric bills. $400, 900 from
the levy on drugs and medicines.
with prescription drugs exempted;
$4,000 from the sale Of magazines
and $4,000 from the sale Of
coffins and caskets. From the
total estimates on the sales tax.
$1,27S,OOO is deducted for the first
year because the city would actu-
ally receive collections for the first
II months Of the next fiscal year.
S2,400,000 More From Realty.
The 15-cent increase In the
realty tax rate il estimated to
produce an additional $2,400, 900.
and the boost In liquor license fees
$3.50 900. The lowering Of the
exemption for unincorporated
businesses is estimated to bring
in an additional 100000.
The bill is expected to be called
up next Monday in the House.
At the last District Day. the
House defeated the original sales
tax plan on a roll call vote OF
176 to 1853. But before that 1t
also rejected. by 10 to so, sub
Stitute to apply the city's income
levy to most persons resident here
most Of the year and to double the
rates.
Other Plans Advanced.
Meanwhile, Representative Klein
is seeking action on a bill to boost
Evening star., 1949-03-24
2Sought After Robbing
Taxi Driver Of S14

Police of Washington and
Montgomery County are looking
for two men who yesterday staged
a daylight holdup of a cab driver
near Burning Tree Country Club.
The driver, Thomas M. Guerry,
AZ, Of 1927 Shepherd street NV,
drove back to Washington to re-
port at the thirteenth precinct
that he had been robbed Of $14
by two white men he was driving
to the club.
Mr.. Guerry. who described the
men as neatly dressed, said he
picked them up at Tenth and r
streets NV. They asked him If he
knew the way to the club and did
not speak again until he turned
left from River road into Colds
boro road. about 112 miles from
Glen Echo, police said.
A revolver was showed in Mr..
Guerry's back, according to police.
and the robbers took all the bills
Evening star., 1949-03-24

Mr.. Davidson by letter that the
board took the action to remove
the racial question from the pic
ture.
Appropriation Needed.
Mr.. Wender said the Recreation
Board was not in a position to
take over the golf course opera
ton Immediately. He admitted
that the board had no money and
would have to go with the Interior
Department "hand-in-hand" to
Congress to ask for an appropria-
ton If an agreement could be
reached.
1--WE are striving to see that the
board controls all recreation IN
the District" he commented.
Still actively interested in the
golf contract, incidentally, Is the
Cleveland Concession Co., repre-
sented locally by Ray c. Alvis. a
sports promoter. Mr.. Alvis has
been active in seeking a con-
gressional investigation OF MIR.
Ieoffler's golf business.
Evening star., 1949-03-24
Golf
Continued From First Page.)


cation. But it does issue permits
for use of certain park service
facilities on a nonsegregated basis
In conformance with Interior De-
partment policy. ..
Recently, the board complied
with a request by Interior Secre-
tary Krug that permits used for
tennis courts on park lands be
issued without regard to race. The
board changed the listings Of the
courts in question to open" on
the permits rather than "colored," "
but insisted 1t never had made any
attempt to enforce segregation on
them.
The boards own tennis courts
remain on a segregated basis, as
are the rest of it's facilities.
Plans for the congressional in
quiry were made at a subcommit-
tee meeting today.
Chairman Redden, Democrat, of
North Carolina said the subcom-
mittee would ask S. G. Leoft1er,
who has managed the public golf
courses here for % years as con-
cessionaire, to testify.
Mr.. Redden also said the sub
committee would ask Mr.. Leoftler
to produce his books on the opera
ton of the courses and that Off
cials of the General Accounting
once would be on hand.
Any records not produced volun-
tarily. he added, would be sub
poenaed.
Officials to Be Called.
Omcials of the Interior Depart
ment and the Recreation Board
also will be asked to appear.
In another phase of the contro-
versy over the public links, the
Recreation Board will meet again
with MIR. Davidson this afternoon
for q further discussion of the
matter.
MIR. Davidson has announced
his intention to renew the con-
tract for another five years with
MIR. Leofler.
The Recreation Board, in a spe-
eial poll yesterday. voted 1t was
ready to operate the golf courses
on q nonsegregated basis-if II
can get the contract. Harry 8
Wender, board president, advised
Evening star., 1949-03-24
g, 500 B. & O. Workers
To Return From FurIouqh
BY ths Assoeiotsd Press

by me At3oeofso rfesS
BALTIMORE, Mar. "a The
Baltimore dk Ohio Railroad said
today the $500 shop workers 1t
furloughed because Of the coal
mine shutdown will come back. TO
-. =,
WOEk- ApFll I. n<S
A spokesman refused to spec
ulate on what would happen If the
miners do not return to work Mon
day, but indicated the railroad
workers would be on the Job at
least four days before further fur
lough notices could be posted.
+ Train crews idled by the stop
page Of coal movements will be
recalled as traffic requires, the
spokesman said.
Evening star., 1949-03-24

the present $12.000,000 Federal
payment to $30.600,000 for the
next year. Representative Ken
nedy, Democrat, Of Massachusetts
another sales tax opponent, Is
preparing a bill to permit the Dis
trict to borrow for permanent I'M
provement financing.
Talk of some "compromise"
plan was advanced last night BY
Representative Granger, Demo-
crat, Of Utah. as he sought to
avoid the sales tax. He suggested
delay in action in the hope OF
some agreement that would elimi-
nate the sale tax in favor Of a
broadened income tax without In
creasing the rates. adoption OF
much heavier taxes on liquor,
boost in the Federal payment and
heavier real estate taxes.
Evening star., 1949-03-24
Cos Fire Extineuished
In Houston Oil Field
BY the Assesioisd Press


HOUSTON. Tex. Mar. a.
Weary workmen smothered an
underground gas fire in an oil
field with mud early today. more
than nine hours after 1t burst
into flames.
The fire began In Q bursting
flash late yesterday. The bright
yellow glare could be seen more
than 20 miles.
The blaze was finally ex-
tinguished after more than 40
workmen pumped hundreds Of
sacks Of drilling mud into the
burning hole. No casualties were
reported.
Evening star., 1949-03-24

from his wallet, then drove OF In
tho cab. but told the driver he
would find 1t half q mile along
the road.
Mr.. Query, police said, followed
on foot and found his cab with
the keys in the ignition. He will
have a loohat pictures Of robbery
suspects at police headquarters
TODAY.
Evening star., 1949-03-24

NEW YORK-SHOSTAKOVICH ARRIVES-Dmtr Shostako-
(cene arrived by plane at La Guard
yesterday attend sessions of the Cultural and Scientific
Conference World accompanied by Alexander
adeev ront secretary general of the Secretria of the
Writers deputy of the Supreme Soviet OF
Mkhai Chiaurely motion picture director,
writer and actor -AP Wirephoto.
The Arizona post., 1949-02-04
Anshei Israel
In Driue For
Ne1U Members

A drive for 100 new members
for Congregation Anshei Israel
within 80 days has been launched,
according to Abe Simon, Mem
bership, chairman. He reports
that 20 percent of the quota has
already been secured. Because the
Synagogue cannot accommodate
more, new memberships have
been limited to 100.
Committee members have re-
served Sunday afternoon, Feb. 6,
to visit with the parents of chill
dren enrolled in the religious
schools, to assist with completion
of membership applications.
Prizes will be awarded to the
three who secure the largest num-
ber of new members. On the COM
1nittee are: secretary, Nat Miller,
Nathan Abend, David Batavia,
Emil Bazman, Herman Berlin,
Sam Deutsch, Arthur Dunes,
Hyman Epstein, Herbert Feig,
Sam Feinman, Abe Feuerstein,
Joe Fishman, Saul Greenman,
Irving Kipnis, Max Lukacs, Leo
Rackoff, Morris Shanhouse and
Eugene Spiegel.
A subcommittee which reviews
membership applications is COM
posed of Albert Glickman, chair
man, Abe Feuerstein, secretary,
and Sam Deutsch, Joe Fishman,
Sol Greenman, I. H. Handmaker.