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Smyrna times., 1949-03-10
STORY
OF FARM NEWS
Jack Lafferty Addresses RO-
tary Members at The Way
side Inn Thursday Night
TO NOMINATE OFFICERS

The Smyrna Rotary Club heard
a talk by Jack Lafferty, of the
Agricultural Extension Service,
University of Delaware, at their
meeting on Thursday night at The
Wayside Inn. His story told of the
workings of the services for Della
ware and the surrounding states;
of the way the news is assembled,
made ready in printed form to be
sent to more than 10000 persons
interested in agriculture. He ex-
planned that the Delaware Farm
and Home hour daily over WDEL
sends out market reports, gives in
teresting and up-to-date news con-
cerning home demonstration work
and the activities of the All clubs.
Announcements are made Of meet
ings of organizations, topics to be
discussed, and leaders who will
present the programs. A club as
sembly meeting will be held on
March Ia at the home of the pres
ident, Nelson Everhart. A contri-
button to the Red Cross was made.
A nominating committee: Ralph B.
Jones, ]. Lester Goldsborough, and
George w. Wright, was appointed
to select the slate of officers for
the coming year. Walter Massey
was a visitor from the Dover Ro-
tary Club.
Smyrna times., 1949-03-10
Sells Registered Bull

Margaret S. Moore, Smyrna, has
recently sold a registered Holstein-
Friesian bull to Edward Cornshaw,
Suldersville, Md. Change of owner
ship for this animal, Prince VIM
bledon Ormsby, has been officially
recorded by The Holstein-Friesian
Association of America, Brattle-
boro, vt. The Association issued
954 registry and transfer certifi-
Gates to Delaware breeders during
1948.
Smyrna times., 1949-03-10
OF
AMERICA MEET
Mrs. Ethel Cornell, National
Councillor, Guest Speaker
Tuesday Night
DISTRICT DEPUTY HERE

Mrs. Ethel Cornell, National
Councillor, Daughters of America,
was guest speaker at the National
Emblem Council No. 9, Daughters
of America meeting Tuesday,
March 8. Mrs. Cornell in her talk
described the work of the order
and the council magazine. Among
the visitors from Delaware Coun-
ellis were: Mrs. Elma Steele, Dis
trict Deputy of Delaware; Mrs.
Edith Pyle, member National Ritu-
al Committee; Mrs. Blanche c. Ma
han, National Deputy of National
Emblem Council No. 9; Mrs. Vera
Tucker, National Deputy Betsy
Ross No. 8, Canterbury; James A.
Garfield, National Deputy, No. 1
Wilmington and Mrs. Alice Corrie,
National Deputy, Golden Rule No.
5, Townsend. A social hour was
held following the meeting.
Smyrna times., 1949-03-10

The observance of national All
Week will be marked by the four
All Clubs of northern Kent Coun-
ty at a parents night program at
the Clayton School on Friday (to-
morrow) evening at 8 o'clock. The
clubs taking part in the program
include the Clayton Clodhoppers,
the Kenton Klubbers, the Bucking
Broncos, (Smyrna), and the Smyr-
ma Girls All Club. Parents and
other interested persons are in
vited to attend. The program will
include a play depicting "a Model
Meeting of All Club; also sing
ing. refreshments, and recreation,
in charge of Ruth Ann Rees. The
public has been made aware dur
ing the week of the value of the
training in All Club by window
displays showing by picture and
exhibits. of handiwork, the variou
Smyrna times., 1949-03-10
DeIancev PRYOR wins Prize

Marine Pvt. Delaney o. Pryor,
18, son of Mr.. and Mrs. oliver Pry-
or of Clayton Avenue, Clayton, was
one of the high shooters of his pla-
toon when he fired for record at
the Marine Corps Recruit Depot
rifle range at Paris Island, S. G.
Piling up a score of 207 out of a
possible $50 points with the Gar
and rifle, Pryor won the silver,
Maltese cross of the rifle sharp
shooter which entities him to So
a month additional pay for one
year. "A former student of Clayton
School, he enlisted in the Marine
Corps on December 2s, 194s, for
three years.
Smyrna times., 1949-03-10
CLAYTON LIONS MEETING
DIR. George R. Miller, Jr. Guest
Speaker at Dinner Meet

Dr. George X. Miller, Jr', state
superintendent of public instruc-
tion, was the guest speaker at the
dinner meeting of the Clayton
Lions Club on March 2 at The Pad
dock. He outlined the problems of
education in Delaware and gave a
resume of what will have to be
done to solve those problems. Will
liam Torbert, Jr. presided. The
following were guests: w. l..
Wheatley, Clinton Robertson, and
Edward Macklin. A benefit square
dance is being planned by the club
to raise funds for the various pro-
jects carried out by the Lions. 1t
will be held on April % at the
Clayton School, with music by
Sam Green and his orchestra.
Smyrna times., 1949-03-10
WONIEN'S CLUB MEETING
Business and Professional Women
To Meet Monday Night

Business and Professional Women
To Meet Monday Night
The March meeting of the Smyr-
na-Clayton Business and Profess
sional Women's Club will be held
at The Wayside Inn on Monday,
March IA, at $50 pm. Dinner will
be followed by a business session
and discussion of proposed pro-
jects, with the president, Mrs. Os-
wald Denney, presiding. Members
of the local club who are interested
are urged to attend panel dis
cussion on federal aid to education
which will be held at the Murphy
School, Dover, on Friday, March
IL at pm. This meeting is spon-
sored by the Capital City Club OF
Dover, and the invitation to the
local club was issued by that
group.
Smyrna times., 1949-03-10
P.T.A. AGAINST
COMIC BOOKS
Townsend Association Pass
Resolution at Regular
Monthly Meeting
BENEFIT DANCE FRIDAY

The Townsend Parents Teachers
Association held its regular
monthly meeting at Townsend
School Monday evening, March z
with Mrs. Eleanor Rutledge, pres
ident, presiding. Mr.. Winfield
Cochran gave a report on the i'm
provements made to the school
building and in the school during
the past year. A resolution against
undesirable comic magazines was
past by the organization and
copies of same are to be sent to
the proper authorities. The teach
ers and parents of the third and
fourth grade students served re-
freshments following the business
session. The PTA will hold ben
eft dance Friday evening, March
IL at the school with Sam Green's
orchestra furnishing the music.
Smyrna times., 1949-03-10
TRUAX-CARSON NUPTIALS
Miss Jeanne Truax and William
Carson Married in Asbury Church

NbISS OCdLIAC ltuhN dhu Nhhh
Carson Married in Asbury Church
The marriage of Miss Jeanne G.
Truax, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James S. Truax, DUPONT Boule-
ward, Smyrna, and Mr.. William
John Carson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James H. Carson, Sr., of Clayton
took place on Saturday, March 5
at 5 o'clock. The ceremony was
performed in Asbury Methodist
Church, with the pastor, the Rev.
Walter l.. Beckwith, officiating.
The wedding music was played by
Mrs. John Sparks. The bride was
given in marriage by her father.
Mrs. Kenneth D. Smith, Smyrna,
was matron of honor. Mr.. James
H. Carson, Jr., served as best man
for his brother. The ushers were
Mr.. James C. Truax, brother of the
bride, and Mr.. George D. Wright,
of Clayton. The bride wore two
piece afternoon dress of pink tissue
faille, the jacket forming hustle
back, and fashioned with deep "
yoke of Chantilly lace, dyed to
match the material, a standing
collar, long sleeves, and the bodice
fastened with small buttons. She
wore a halo hat of velvet and silk
flower petals, the exact color of her
dress, with light green yelling, and
carried an old-fashioned nosegay
of gardenias, white roses, and
white violets. The matron OF honor
Continued on Page Seven)
Smyrna times., 1949-03-10
SMYRNA All CLUB MEET
BuclSing Broncos Meet at Home OF
Bob and Gerald Brittingham

The regular monthly meeting of
the Smyrna All club was held at
the home of Bob and Gerald Brit
tingham. The meeting was called
to order by the vice president, Jack
Marshall. The minutes were read,
the roll called, and the All pledge
and flag salute were given by all.
There was a discussion of All club
week and what could be done for
achievements. Clarence Scuse
came in second in judging seeds
at Newark on February IL. A re-
port was given by the Council
President, A. Gene Short, on the
Kenton, Clayton and Smyrna All
Council. Also there was discus
sion of the Esso All Scholarship
and Safety on the farm. Two new
members were received. The meet
ing adjourned after singing a All
club song.
Smyrna times., 1949-03-10
OUTSTANDING
CITIZEN AWARD
Ceremonies To Be Held In
Smyrna Theatre Next
Sunday at 2 O'clock
MUSIC BY BAND

John G. Leach, vice-president
and treasurer of Beacon College,
Wilmington, will deliver the main
address and make the presentation
to Smyrna's 1948 Outstanding Citi-
zen at ceremonies to be held at the
Smyrna Theatre, Sunday, March
13. This will mark the second an
nual Citizenship Award, sponsored
by the Smyrna Lions Club, honor
ing Smyrna's Outstanding Citizen
for the past year, who has given
the most for the benefit of his COM
munity without seeking self gain.
The Outstanding Citizen will be
chosen by the Award Selection
Committee, representing a cross
section of the community, with the
help of those citizens who made
selections by ballot. Members of
the committee are: Charles M. Gee,
chairman; Mrs. Joseph w. Ennis,
Mrs. Clara E. Sparr, Charles l..
Harmonson and E. Reynolds Brad
ley.
Outstanding Speaker
Mr.. Leach is one of the foremost
speakers in the state and is an out
n -
standing leader in civic and char
table organizations. Now vice
president and treasurer of Beacon
College, Mr.. Leach also is chairman
of the Delaware Industrial Acct
dent Board. A graduate of the
University of Delaware, class Of
'25, he was recently named to the
University's Board of Trustees by
former Governor Walter w. Bacor
and is serving on committees or
finance, physical education, health
and athletics. At Delaware, Mr.
Leach was Student Council presi
dent and a member of Phi Kappa
Phi and Kappa Alpha and served
as president of the University:
Alumni Association in 1940-41.
Program Announced
The program has been arranged
by the Citizenship and Patriotism
Committee of the Smyrna Lion
Club comprising: William S. Viii
son, chairman; Joseph Jefferson
III, Charles M. Gee, Francis Geb
hart, James T. Pappas and Cliffort
Jones. The program follows: Sta
+ Spangled Banner, by Citizens
Hose Co. Band; Invocation, by tn
Rev. Donald ]. Parsons, Rector 81
Peters Church; Remarks, by Rob
: ert K. Dunning, President Smyrn
| Lions Club; Remarks, by Mr.. al
. bert A. Newcomb, Sr., Mayor O
! Smyrna; Band Selection by Citi
zens' Hose Co. Band; Award Ad
: dress and Presentation to Smy1
: mas 1948 Outstanding Citizen, b
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Smyrna times., 1949-03-10
RECOMMENDS
TAX CHANGES
Governor E. N. Carvel Recon-
mends Changes in Special
Message
PRE-WAR INCOME ENDED

That the period in Delaware fis-
cal affairs of meeting postwar ex-
penses with pre-war income is
ended was explained to the men,
bers of the Legislature on Wednes-
day by Governor Elbert N. Carvel
in special message in which he
reviewed the existing financial
status of the State and recon-
mended new and additional taxes
to provide for an apparent defic-
iency. After showing that the
available cash balance of the State
has been steadily decreasing since
June 80, 1916, Governor Carvel
cited that $7,667, ,396.39 would be
needed, in addition to present esti-
mated revenue, to meet all of the
expenditures expected during the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1850.
In addition the Governor cited that
S1,750000 more would be needed
to provide for the increased debt
service resulting from bond issues
for capital improvements expected
during the present session. To pro-
cure this additional revenue, Gov
ernor Carvel recommended the
following taxes: First, A gross in
come tax on all income in excess
of $1,040 per year graduated as
follows: One percent on taxable in
come up to $4,000. Two percent on
income between $4,000 and $4,000.
Three percent on income above
$4,000. This tax is estimated to
yield $5,O00,000 each year. Second,
Double the present spirit S
tax which would be estimated to
yield s676,O0O per year. Third, In
crease motor vehicle registration
fees as follows: Motorcycles So per
year. Passenger cars $12 per
year. Commercial vehicles, 81 per
500 pounds of weight up to 5000
pounds and So per 500 pounds of
weight in excess of 5000 pounds.
This is expected to produce $780,
600. Fourth: Increase gasoline
tax to cents per gallon, an in
crease of one cent per gallon, ex-
pected to yield $736,000. Fifth:
Levy tax of two cents per pack
age of 20 cigarettes which is ex-
pected to yield 100000. The rev.
embarrassing measures proposed by
the Governor are expected to re-
suit in a minimum increase in rev.
enue to the state of S7,574,000 an
nually. Concerning the estimated
million and half still required to
meet estimated excess of expendi-
lures over revenue, the Governor
stated: "I am advised that this
amount may safely be taken from
the surplus of the State and still
leave ample working capital in the
State Treasury to run the govern
ment of the State" After review
ing the general situation of the
budget and the requests that will
be met through supplementary ap-
preparations and bond issues ex-
pected to total $25,000,000, the
Governor said in his message: "Ir
the figures 1 have quoted to yor
today, there is no item which car
be rejected without serious cur.
tailment of the present functions
of the State. We cannot continue
to live beyond our means. We must
have sound fiscal policy to insure
the continuance of the State func
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Smyrna times., 1949-03-10
Meeting of ID. A. r.

The Elizabeth Cook Chapter
D.A.R. was entertained yesterday
at the home of Mrs. Rowland Ford
on South Street. Mrs. Richard Com
eggs and Mrs. Glenn King reported
on the State meeting held recently
in Wilmington. Mrs. Virginia
Royal of Middletown, a new mem
ber, was welcomed.
Smyrna times., 1949-03-10
Friendly Neighbors Club Meet

Friendly Neighbors Home DEM
onstration Club met Tuesday,
March at IL o'clock with Mrs. Will
son David with a covered dish
luncheon. After the luncheon the
meeting was called to order by the
president, Mrs. Arthur CHM. After
the business meeting, Miss M.
Kathryn Jones made Desserts
from the Dairy, which were en-
joyed by all.
Smyrna times., 1949-03-10
Clayton Demonstration Club Meet

The Clayton Home Demonstra-
ton Club will meet Friday, March
IL, at 1:30 pm. at the home of
Mrs. Edward Wright. The New
Castle County Agent, Miss Kath-
crime Jones will give a demonstra-
ton on Delicious Desserts from the
Dairy.
Smyrna times., 1949-03-10

Frances willard Memorial Service
The w. T. c. u. will meet next
Monday night at Asbury Church
at 8 o'clock. This will be a Frances
Willard Memorial Service. Every
body is welcome.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-11-24
Dares Publishers
To Give Up Their
Postal Subsidies

Washington (LPA) - Newspap-
er publishers who bemoan the lack
of a "balanced" federal budget
have had their bluff called by Sen
Paul Douglas Cd, Ill.) He chal-
lenged them to give up the $780,
0C0,000 in newspaper postal sub
sides now provided by the federal
government.
"TeIl your publishers" Douglas
told reporters, "that I'd welcome
an invitation from the American
Newspaper Publishers Association
to address them on this.
He pointed out that in the pre-
sent year the Post Office will run
$3.50, coo, 600 in the red, the major
part of this because Of the second,
third and fourth class postage
handling losses.
All Of these rates should be re-
organized $50 that publications with
heavy advertising income bear the
brunt of rate increases, rather than
the religious, labor and other spec
ial non-profit publications, Douglas
proposed.
"Why should we subsidize Horny
Luce publisher of Time, Life, and
other magazines) and the Curtis
Publishing Co. Saturday Evening
Post) 2" Douglas asked.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-11-24
SOUTH KICKS OFF 1850
ORGANIZING CAMPAIGN

Washington.-Thirteen Southern
states planned to kick off the AFL's 5
1850 organizing drive to gain L.
000,000 new members and rally
liberal forces for the congressional
elections at meeting set for New
Orleans on Dec. 3 and a.
Harry O'Reilly, AFL director of
organization, announced that Or
ganizers from all the states, state
federation presidents and secre-
taries, and others have been invit-
ed to the two-day session to hear
Joseph ID. keenan,, director of AFL
Labor's League for Political Edu-
cation; |. M. Ornbun, secretary
treasurer of the AFL Union Label
Trades Department; representa-
tives of the general counsel and
insurance department, and other
speakers.
"The meeting is called to imple-
ment the policy expressed by the
American Federation of Labor in
declaring the year 1850 as the
memorial year to the birth of Sam
uel Gompers and the launching Of
Il special organizing campaign to
secure enc million new members
for the AFL in 1885," Mr.. O'Reilly
said.
He said the New Orleans rally is
the first of a series of six to be
held in the next few months in var
ious sections of the country to set
up programs and exchange ideas
for the statewide drives to be made
by state federations of labor.
States to be represented at New
Orleans are North and South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Florida, West Vir-
ginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ala
bame, Mississippi, Louisiana, Ark
ansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
The official program provides for
full-dress discussion of organizing,
political education, effects of the
Taft Hartley law, and social Sc
curity and pensions.
Mr.. O'Reilly and Mr.. Ornburn
will speak in connection with the
organizing discussion. The Union
Label Trades Departments motion
picture of the annual Union Indus
tries Show will be shown.
The New Orleans conclave is ex-
pected to set a pattern for the
other regional meetings to follow
and provide guide for the separ-
ate Gompers Memorial campaign
meetings to be held by each state
federation.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-11-24
Seven AFL
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their background must be a demo-
cratic background"
Mr.. Jones' remarks were a re-
sponse to a welcome from Mr.
Green. Many AFL international
union presidents and executive
council members attended the af-
fair.
The British guests and their
unions were:
George |. Brinham, Woodwork
ers; William Cotter, Painters
George II. Doughty, Shipbuilding
Craftsmen; Frederick c. Fitzpat-
rick, Amalgamated Engineering
Union; Leonard Green, Heating
Engineers; William +. Hopkin,
General and Municipal Workers
William +. Jones, Miners; Thomas
Mckinney, Boilermakers; Charles
Schofeld, Cotton Spinners and
Twiners; Lewis Wright, Weavers
Robert Harle, British Trades Union
Congress.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-11-24
POVERTY--AND
PROCR ESS
(FrOm the New York Times)

Eight million American families
and individuals in 1948 received
cash incomes of less than $1,000.
This is the outstanding fact in a
compilation just submitted for the
use of the Congressional Joint
Committee on the Economic Re-
port.
The figures will be used by Sen
ator Sparkman's subcommittee in
an effort to find out how low-in-
come families live, whether they
are more given to crime and de-
linquency than the rest of the
population, what happens to their
children and what We can do to
improve their condition. This is a
large order and cannot be COM
pleteIy filled by the Joint Commit
tee or by Congress at the next ses-
sion.
In a democracy ow-standard in
comes are a challenge, not some
thing to be endured in the hope of
some mystical, far-off Utopia. The
present estimates are not too dis
couraging. Where general farming
is a means of livelihood cash is
only a part of the living standard.
In some parts of the country a
dollar goes a long way. Indeed, it
is what one has in goods and SER
vices that counts-the shelter,
food, clothing, recreational facil-
tiles and so on, not the dollars.
Nearly 13 years ago President
Roosevelt declared, in his Second
inaugural: 81 see one-third of a
nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nour-
ished." The words are still echoing.
The supporting figures had been
gathered by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics and by the National Re-
sources Committee. They showed,
in depression years, that nearly
one-third of all American incomes
were under $3.50 a year and nearly
a half under $1,000. Since then the
national income, measured in dol
lars, has increased about 400 per-
cent, and even though the dollar
has decreased in value there has
been great gain in well-being.
There is nowhere near as much |
dire poverty as there was in 1897.
We cannot afford to be complac-
ent. 1t should be the national pur-
pose to wipe out the kind of power
ty that wrecks homes, impairs
health and robs children Of oppor-
tunity. But the very fact that we
are continually raising our con-
ception of what a decent living
standard is, that state and federal
legislation has broadened social
security, and that destructively
low incomes are troubling the pri
vate and Legislative conscience
shows that we are making pro-
gress. If we could get accurate
statistics for Russia and other
unist-dominated countries we
would not have to fear compari /
son of their dictated regimes with |
our free one in benefits conferred |
on the average man.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-11-24
Republican Purfy
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are gone. Few liberals are left. The
! conservatives are in control.
Regardless of causes, the deter
mination Of the Republicans to re-
m a n ra-conservative assures
continued Democratic victories. The
voters this year showed again that
they favor the Truman reforms
and cannot be scared by such catch
words as "welfare state" and
"statism". They want social pro-
gress regardless of what it is call
ed.
So long as the Republicans con-
tinue to vote against measures that
are obviously needed and wanted
by the people, and to denounce
such measures as gravy, the peo-
/ pie will vote for someone else.
The people obviously believe,
with President Truman, that this
nation is wealthy enough to afford
better standard of living for
many of its people-that only by
raising the living standards Of the
ill-fed and ill-housed can the ma
ton reach its objective of sustain
ed full employment.
The only "if'' in all of this is
whether the people generally are
kept sufficiently informed of what
goes on to get out and vote on
election day. That is where organ
lied labor plays a big part in the
future of the country.
Republicans like Taft and Stas-
sen represent well-organized
minority who have a vested inter
est in maintaining conditions as
they are-fn high profits, in mon
opoly powers, and in weak govern
ment. These people have money for
political organization and propa-
ganda. They are always on the job.
Labor unions are composed Of
millions of people who have only
begun to realize how political de-
cisions affect them and their lives.
They know the kind of a country
they want-but they have had
little experience in organizing poll
tically. The last two elections have
shown they are learning. If they
continue, the political future of the
country is assured.