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Smyrna times., 1950-11-02
Plea for ChIIdren,s Clothing

Announcement is made of the
appointment of Mrs. Roland Web
er as clothing chairman for the
Parent-Teaeher Association. An
urgent plea is issued by Miss Clara
Sparr, school nurse. for all kinds
of children's clothing. with an
especial need for clothes for a six
year-old girl, and shoes for a 10
year-old boy. However, clothing
for children of all ages, and shoes
Of ali sizes are greatly needed. Any
donations of used clothing by the
mothers of the Smyrna Special
School District will be greatly ap-
preciated. Those who have cloth
ing to give may notify Mrs. Web
er, who will arrange to take care
of it and see that it reaches the
places where it is most needed.
Smyrna times., 1950-11-02
Asbury Methodist Church

Asbury Methodist Church, the
Rev. Walter L. Beckwith, pastor.
announces the following services
for Sunday, November 5 and the
coming week: Morning Worship,
IL am; Sunday School, 10 am;
evening service, 7:30 pm. The
Youth Choir will sing at the even
ing service. Everyone is welcome
to the prayer service on Wednes-
day evening at 7:SO o'clock. An
official board meeting will be held
Tuesday evening at 7:3O o'clock.
The Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service, Dover District, will
meet at Asbury Church on Friday,
November 10.
Smyrna times., 1950-11-02

evening, November the 9Th inst,
at eight o'clock.
Mrs. Joseph L. Beckett left to-
day for Germantown, Philadelphia,
Pa, were she will visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Busser, (nee Miss Clara
Beckett). This evening Mrs. Beck
EFT will celebrate with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank S. Busser, their first
wedding anniversary.
Mrs. Emaline Waters has gone
to Philadelphia to spend the winter
with her daughter, Mrs. Charles E.
Moore.
r. M. Johnson, Esq, of Sails
bury, Md, was a visitor to Smyrna
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Postles
and little daughter, of near Mil
ford, visited here the past week
guest of his brother, F. E. Postles.
Mrs. Annie E. Maclary, of near
Porter's Station, has been on Wis
it to friends of this vicinity.
Miss Bertha Smithers will enter
tain a number of her friends this
evening at an Halloween party.
On Oct. 23rd, James Shears
Turner, son of Mrs. M. E. Turner,
near town, was married to Miss
Elma Murry, of Newton, Pa, by
Rev. Edward Divine. They went to
Seattle, Washington State where
they expect to reside.
Miss Beulah c. Jefferson has re-
turned from a two weeks visit to
relatives at Kemblesville Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Collins
has just returned from a ten days
visit to DR.. S. M. Wilson, Bridge
ton, New Jersey.
Smyrna times., 1950-11-02

the institution right before its pa
irons in electing Walter o. Hof.
fecker to the Presidency, anC
choosing Ed. C. Walls to I'LL tn,
place of Mr.. Cats in the Board Of
Directors. On Saturday Afternoon
/ as per advertised, 25 shares oi
stock were sold at public sale
five for sos per share; five fol
$94.5O; and fifteen for sol.
PERSONALS
DIR. Thomas c. Moore took ad.
vantage of the opportunity last
Friday evening, just before the Re-
publican Mass Meeting, to enter.
tain several of his friends at a
"Stag Dinner" Those who sal
around the festive board were
General Nancy, of Tennessee; H
C. Conrad, Esq, Herbert H. Ward
Esq, and Walter H. Hayes, Esq.
of Wilmington; Messrs. Henry s.
Anthony, Joseph M. Reynolds, w.
H. Baggs, Thomas Jefferson, DR.,
David T. Smithers and DR.. T. C,
Moore.
Miss Anna Beckett was home
from Wyoming over Sunday.
Mrs. Carrie Appleton, of Odessa,
is visiting Mrs. John H. Hoffecker.
Mrs. ]. R. McCausland and Miss
Gertrude Smith visited Philadel-
phia several days last week.
Mrs. Harry C. Tschudy and Miss
Cora Tschudy have returned from
trip to Philadelphia
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Reynolds,
Mrs. A. E. Jardine, Miss Nellie
FAIRIES. Miss Margaret Fell and
Miss Edith Beck formed a jolly
theatre party from here on Friday
to see "Ben Hur" in Philadelphia
Miss Ethel Cooper has returned
from a short visit to Mrs. A. D.
Yocum.
Miss Sallie d. Richards, daugh-
ter of b. F. Richards, and Mr.. AL
fred B. Reed, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Millard F. Reed, of Severson's
Neck were married at the Asbury
M. e. Parsonage on wednesday
evening last by Rev. c. A. Hill.
Miss Bessie Rose and Mr.. Sam
uel Boyles, both of this town, were
married at Asbury M. E. Parson-
age on the 18th inst. by Rev. G. A
Hill.
Mr.. Charles Norris, of Philadel'
phia, visited his parents here last
week.
Miss Lydia Moore, daughter O
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Naudain Moore
of Tacony, Philadelphia, Pa, wht
will be remembered as pleasan
visitor to our town on several oc
casions, will be united in marriag
to Mr.. John Mason Somerdike a
the Disston Memorial Presbyterian
Church, Tacony, on Thursda.
Smyrna times., 1950-11-02
Navy Enlistments

Recent U. S. Navy enlistments
as reported by Chief ]. H. Carwile,
of the local Navy Recruiting Sta
tion are: Harry Madison Fisher,
Jr., Frederick; Harold Paul Brown,
Harrington; and Louis Eugene
Brown, Harrington. These men
are now at the Newport, R. l.,
Naval Training Station undergo
ing an eleven week period of train
ing. Fisher was enlisted under the
High School Graduate Training
Program for Glass "a" Service
School. This means after compile
ton of Recruit training he will be
sent to a Service school for spec
ialize training. During his period
of Recruit training he will be class
flied and assigned to this service
school and in so far as possible, of
his choice. Harold and Louis
Brown will have an opportunity of
being selected for service schools,
also, while in training. Both made
excellent grades on their enlist
ment examinations. Young fellows,
there are wonderful opportunities
now for you in the Regular Navy.
Get in now during the expansion,
while advancements are fast.
There are 81 major career fields to
Smyrna times., 1950-11-02
CLUB RECIPROCITY PROGRAM
Clayton Century Club and Middle
town Club Entertained Here

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More than sixty persons attend
ed the meeting of the Twentieth
Century Club last Friday, when
the Smyrna Club entertained men,
bers of the clayton Century Club
and the Middletown Century Club
at a reciprocity day program. MIR.
David Fulmer Keely, practicing
lawyer of Philadelphia, gave an in
spring talk on the restoration of
oil paintings, telling that with no
previous training in art, he became
interested ten years ago, and feel
ing the urge, he bought several
paintings. After considerable re-
search at the Academy Of Fine
Arts. libraries, and with an Italian
refugee artist, he started to work
and during the past year produced
four paintings of his own, two OF
which have been exhibited. He
traced the steps of restoring olo
paintings. Mrs. Leroy Sayers was
Smyrna times., 1950-11-02

Agent. The guest speaker will be
Mrs. Nancy E. Wallace, Bridal
Consultant and Personal Shopper
at McCutcheon's in New York
City. She will speak on the "Ro-
nance of Linens" The Millwood
Home Demonstration Club will as
sist Mrs. Wallace with her dis
plays. Mrs. Floyd Jackson of New
ark will lead the group singing and
Mrs. Clifford Clark of Kenton will
accompany her. Other Achieve
ment Day committees are as fol-
lows: Hostesses, Cowgilrs Club;
Decorations, Oak Grove Club; Ex-
hibits, Fraziers Club; and Cor
sages, st. Jones Club.
Smyrna times., 1950-11-02
PRESIDENT FRUIT GROWERS
BANK RESIGNS

The fact that Samuel Cats, who
had been elected President of the
Fruit Growers National Bank, af-
ter the death of John H. Hoffecker,
resigned his position last week and
sold his shares of stock at public
sale, naturally led to the impress
sion that something was very
wrong in the condition of the bank.
Very naturally the suspicion of the
stockholders and depositors were
aroused, though they had no in
timation of anything being wrong
and fortunately when the board
met yesterday they found that
there was not the slightest occa-
sion of alarm, nothing had occur
red but what is likely to take place
in any similar Board where direct.
ors have individual opinions. The
Board acted promptly in putting
Smyrna times., 1950-11-02
To Attend All Congress in Chicago

To Attend Al Congress in Chicago
The Clayton Clodhoppers All
Club has the honor >of having its
leader and one member chosen TO
attend the National All Club Con-
gress to be held during the last
week of November at the Hotel
Sheridan, Chicago, III. Harry
Cloud, club leader, will represent
the state of Delaware as a leader.
and Ernest zippe, state winner in
tractor maintenance, member of
the club, was awarded the trip to
the Congress.
Smyrna times., 1950-11-02

the lucky winner of an oil paint
ing which he awarded. An attrac-
tive flower display was a feature
of the program. Mrs. John D.
Schafer, Jr., Fine Arts chairman,
arranged the program.
Smyrna times., 1950-11-02
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
80 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
and events of the older genera
tion.
Smyrna times., 1950-11-02
The Smyrna Times
PHONE saai SMYRNA. DELAWARE

Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker. July 8.
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10. 1907.
Owned and Published by Robert d. Hof-
fecker. Jr.. from February 10. 1907 to
December "a. 1893.
Published Every Thursday Morning by
The Smyrna Times, Inc, rs Commerce
Street. Smyrna, Del.
w. Lester Smith. Manager
ADVERTISEMENTS Smyrna Times
Is the business medium not only for the
tswn it represents but for the outlying
district of which it is the center. en-
bracing the towns of Clayton. Kenton.
Cheswold. Townsend, Leipsic, &c. A rate
of so cents per inch an insertion charged
for transient advertising. Season or
yearly display advertising rates quoted
on application. For Sale, For Rent.
Lost and Found Advertisements occupy
ing one inch space or less, a minimum
charge of so cents per insertion. In
memorian articles. 10 cents per line per
issue.
Entered as End class matter March is.
1879 at the post office at Smyrna, Del. un-
der Act of Congress of March 8, 1879.
Subscription price. s1.5O per year. strictly
in advance.
Smyrna times., 1950-11-02

select from and HOO separate
Navy job specialities. Your local
Navy Recruiting Station is located
in the American Legion Hall, State
Street, Dover.
Smyrna times., 1950-11-02
Epworth Church Near TempIeville

Epworth Church, near Temple
vile, Nd, the Rev. w. R. Sellers,
pastor, announces the following
services: 7.15 pm, Sunday School,
Elwood H. Jackson, superinten-
dent; S:15 pm, Song service and
preaching by the pastor. Every
one is welcome.
Smyrna times., 1950-11-02
ACHIEVEMENT DAY NOV. 9

Kent County Home Demonstration
Achievement Day in Dover
Kent County Home Demonstra-
tion Achievement Day will be held
Thursday, November 9, in the aud
itorium of Peoples Christian
Church. Dover. starting at 1000
am, according to Mrs. Eleanor R.
Cavanaugh. Home Demonstration
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1950-04-28
Charleston, s. {.
B'NAt BIRTH: WORLD PLATFORM
BY FRED A. STERN

It is aeeidenttha Trygve Lie secrearyeneral of
the United Natcr$ the trienna of Bna
Birth in Washngto c. the occasion which deliver
his historic plea for 2Year plan through
UN The reercsions of that plea have been felt
the world and been the subject only
by Secretary Of and Mr. Winston Churchill
Of discussion in the principle chanceleres of the world
is tribute to the American Jewish community gen.
era and high tribute Bnai Birth in particular that Mr.
Lie should have decided that the proper platform which
to appeal to all civilized mankind the tragic problems of
day was that Of Americas oldest and largest Jewish
vice organization.
For Bnai Birth. the Secretary General well knew for
than century has sYmbolized Judaism in action that
Judaism which in itself embraces the finest the Judaism
and the American heritage In that sYnthes the and
of Bnai Birth have found the formula for
tive growth and communal activity in city and in
Try and state from end of the country the other With
in the ranks of Bnai Birth they have worked together for
better human relations all peoples And indeed what
does Judaism in its highest not mans humble
aspiration for peace, goodwill and brotherhood?
Mr. Lie well have been impressed by the vgor the
dynamism and the optimism of this Jewish organization
reflected in the action taken at the convention.
Under the leadership of Frank Goldman who
elected for second hreeYear the organization neither
equivocaed pussYfooted basic civil rights issues
Vice President Barley eoqueny described the organiza
ton at the convention.
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-01
HOUSEWIVES MAKE PRICES

.o,,t ELices are rising and the possibili+,, of
T,o,ta DOrtnUls is Delng discussed Again fhe inn
pO[Iance OF maintaining the free T,o,.Ilnt III
except IN the direst of war enoeroon ,liscl A!C =:
Wluely ignored. The moment that co,o4,ois Is
are substituted for the free market So,;t
DeGoIneS inevitable, and most inono,toI1[+tl 10y
pOllIlcaI ana economic system which n1oiIo@ Gl1e
representative government noss;hio =; IildKeS
country, begins to melt awav hofoIo ~ 'tIlS III
nre OF official "directives -" Eor 1919 Cle
meat prices, along with everv+biro, PIE
'3oo,1I D1en IneaoeG upward. But if supply and de-
,lls.iu are alloWed to function within the froo
ll,.IAeC Ine situation will correct itself Con
sGIlners themselves must accept the resnOr
slOillIy Tor meat prices. Farmers have cattIo
ana nlIogs' and they must sell them 7 FL
wise the packer must keep pushing the nooo+
OuC @ .! MS coolers. Retailers, too. must ell
.9, "a .a9,cticaliy every pound they buv. or losses
WIN WIN OElVe them out of business. The bOnSo
tES MlveS dC Cne meat counters get the meat Of
-! DLlSlI 5 own price. Of course, not every indi
), HluuaI housewife makes her own nrice L1l+
IHelT combined actions certainly do rnaICe A.
prices. n Just as they have lifted prices to
1iiese Ilgn levels, they can let them droDI
!. tiley nave done it before. Both ennIov-
/. lllenC ana wage rates are at or near neaco-
III Lille record highs, and both are certain n
80 higher. With plenty of money IN III IT, ~
g,oIa gUoae.s, consumers will not let meat prices
= aiJp IL very Ear. That is not because thew want
ooo y Aeep prices OF livestock up. It is simnIv
1GTGuse ,s;II: Ihey ike meat and are able and
.HllllLg 70 pay for it. Controls are q basic
A0''l '"Ae from tne American system.
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-01
University VIII Offer
Extension Courses In
DOIUHstGte TOIUns
Continued from FIRST pagel

to be taught by DR.. F. L. Smith
assistant professor of psychology
and l. Hammond Cubbage of the
University of Delaware PsychoIo.
glcal Services Center; and an edu-
| cation course, The Use and Prem.
aratlon of Audio-Visual Material
The instructor for this course will
De announced. Dover also will have
two Thursday classes, from 7:3O n
TO- beginning September 2Sth
Ihese Will be Marketing Agricul-
IuraI PRODUCTS, to be taught bv Dr
). 1. Rice, assistant professor of
agricultural economics; and Fun-
'damentals Of Speech, for which the
instructor will be Milton Valen-
tine, of the Department of Drama
tlc Arts and Speech. DR.. Rice's
course will carry either graduate
or undergraduate credit.
There may be a fifth Dovar
course, in Advanced Highway En-
glneering. This class, for graduate
credit, will be held either in Dover
Newark, or Wilmington, depending
upon the enrolment.
TETee courses are listed for Mil
ford. On Monday, 1880 to 10, begin
ming September 25th, there will be
a history class in European Civili-
zatlon, covering the years 1892
1915. The instructor will be an
nounced. There are to be two
thursday night courses, 1880 to 10.
beginning September 2Sth. both in
the field Of education. These are
Commune = Forces and Resources,
and Laboratory in Basic Human
Development and Guidance. The
latter course will carry either gra-
duate or undergraduate credit. The
instructors will be announced.
At Greenwood another education
course will be offered, with Miss
Beatrice P. HartshOrn. head of
WCmen's physical education at the
University of Delaware, as the in
structOr. The course is Physical
Education for Elementary Schools. |
and will be held Tuesdays, 7:3O- |
9:3O, beginning September 26th.
-AC III AutaGNAAAO GOul st Will De /
Great English Writers, in, which
poetry and prose by some of. the
great writer's up to the late Eigh-
.eenth Century will be studied. The
instructor will be announced. and
The class will meet Wednesdays.
1910, beginning September 9th.
At Georgetown, another educa-
ion class will meet with Miss M
Virginia Mason, State Supervisor
If Human Relations Glasses for
he Delaware State Society for
Mental Hygiene. This course. in
Iuman Relations, will meet Thurs
lay afternoons, to 6 p. m. begin
ling September 2Sth.
Each class ordinarily meets once
weekly for Is weeks. Mr.. Hodgson
aid that information about these ,
r other courses may be directed
o him at the university in New !
rk, as well as inquiries concern !
lg any Of the courses offered.
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-01

called soon after the Korean situation be-
came critical. The railroads pledged them
selves to buy or build thousands of additional
freight cars, to restore to service as prompt
ly as possible cars now awaiting repairs.
and to secure the most efficient use of ali
cars available. These plans will bring the
number of orders for new freight cars to
more than 100000. That means that more
than $50O,000,000 will be spent for the new
carsAand that the amount spent by the rail-
roads since the end of the last war to improve
their plant and equipment will exceed S5,-
OOO,OO0,OO0. Additional orders, it was also
announced, will be placed as promptly as
arrangements can be made. So much for the
physical side of the railroad industry. There
is another factor which is enormously I'M
pOrtant. That is the knowledge and the
knOw-hOw that the railroads have gained
from experience, often under the most diff
cult conceivable conditions. Their perform
ance in the last war came as near perfection
as could be humanity expected Each prob
lem was challenge-tO be met head on and
solved in the shortest possible time. The
war effort, on the scale we achieved, would
have been impossible without them. ThoseI
who head the railroads hope, like everyoneI
else, that road to peace may be found. But
they are ready for any eventuality.
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-01

i OUT Since then the Rsilrood =
TeA mas gone up to nearly $500 This mean an Ia
these railroad stocks are now so1n- means ina
much as they did at their height duri lliiOsI as
II. Uurlng World Wat
i hEASONS FOR BEING BULLJSH
hallroads have always prospered during r,.u
'nle Ihls applies not only to the railroads CT,
\ such industrial centers as PITTSBURGH Dotna;. "a
ocaeo but particularly the transcontinentaI ln
MS should especially be true so long as tbe oroo1
difficulty lasts 80 ''i7 horean
2. During the last depression man, no,,.,
cut their bonded debts and reduced otSo
which should help the stocks Even road o.''l
not re-organized were able to spend bn,o s,,~.e
Oh improving their roadbeds, bridges aoniDn,ant
machine shops, etc. 0'' equipment
D. MOST railroads have little to fear from -,
cess-prohts taxes because they have sucb = -
Daslc investment. In other words the rai1roa[1
nave no Watered stock. In some cases the asset
Vaiue OF railroad stocks is 10 times the nrico 49,
"ncn they are selling on the market
T. After the war the railroads will bsvo NJ -
conversion problems such as many industrials will
have This is because war traffic rsos 49, WI
ralls locomotives and equipment that noooott-.o
tIamc uses. The railroads should also bena6t So
the increase in population. 'Oih
o. The railroads have been able to obo,dou
much Improbable mileage and to straarnliro 49,
organizations. This latter is especially heinz -
IuStrated by what the New York, New Haven and
hartford Railroad Company is now doing
REASONS FOR BEING BEARISH
l. The Oldest of the strong labor unions oro -
the railroad field These unions in peacetme have
usually SKINNED the cream" from the railroad
earnings and have been source of great troub1o
II railroads. wages could be reduced when earn
lngs declined after war; fair readiustment could
De made AS matter of fact the railroad vvoao
increases given during war, when the earnings
are aOnormally good, cannot be withdrawn after
tne war is over when earnings again decline
2 Railroads have (subject to disputad cover,
ment rate concessions) more or less, a mononolv
uurlng wartime; but after war is over, thew are
confronted with more airplanes, more buses and
more trucks than before Therefore railroads
normally are subject to tremendous comnetition
uurlng peacetime This will certainly be true as
q settlement is gradually made with Russia
8 When the Interstate Commerce Commission
was FORMED railroads had a monopoly of transDor
'''ioH' There then were no private automobiles
~ tiuoAs no buses and no airplanes. Such high
'"yS aS then existed were very poor Hence the
equation of railroad rates and service was a
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-01
House Warming Held
AT Country Club
Continued from hrst page)

In the basement of the new
building are locker rooms and TIL
ed showers for men and women
golfers. These rooms are accessi-
BILE from the ground level. On the
hrst floor, facing east and north. is
an elaborate lounge with a service
bar and open fireplace. This room
is exclusively for the members and
their guests, and is not to be made
available to outside Organizations
that hold meetings, dinners, or
dances at the club.
Adjoining the lounge is a large
kitchen modernly equipped al a
cost of $4,000, and next to which
facing east and south, is the new
dining room, in which more than
$50 persons can be served at one
time.
Lounge For Women Guests
On the second floor, Is a lounge
for women members and their
guests. This is the most finely
furnished of any room in the
building.
Pope and Kruse of Wilmington
were the architects for the. club
house improvements, and the gen
eral contractor was Andrew MUIR
ray, OF Georgetown. Felix Monfer-
oni Of Wilmington is manager Of
the club.
AT the same time the stockhold-
ers were having their party, the
Lions Club Of Sussex County were
holding their annual reception and
dinner party in the old club house.
About 200 men and women we're in
They danced on the
terrace to the music of the Mark
Davis orchestra.
Milford chronicle., 1950-09-01
Tax Collections
For DeLGUare Are
AbOUe u. S. AUera0e
toontlnued from arst pnrn,

! Only four states now tax tboi,
cluzens more than Delaware Tbev
are; Washington, S97.76; Lonisi.
apa' S96.75; California, S9111. and
New Mexico, $85.S3.
National Average TODDed
Delaware state tax collections
were 2 per cent below the nation
al average a year ago, despite a
o'z per cent increase over the
tax figures for the fiscal wear end
ing June 80, 1948. In fiscal 1950
however, with the national aver
age standing at $6O.72 per canita
Delaware topped it by about 40
per cent.
The next greatest increase in
state tax collections during the
past fiscal year was in Florida
where taxes rose 25.9 per cent.
With the single exception of tho
DIX tax boost given LOuisianans
Dy Governor Earl K. Long in 1g4S
the tax increase in Delaware dur
ing the past IL months appears IN
De the greatest ever recorded anv-
where in the nation for a single
state In single year.
State taxes took an even nickel
out of every dollar of income in
Delaware during this past wear
Ihe commerce Department esti-
mates. This is considerably high |
er than the 80 cents per doiIar
taken by taxes the previous fiscal
year, when Delawareans had the
tiOn. - INC Ha-
It does not compare. bowavor
with the SO cents out of a dOiIor
which goes for state taxes in
louisiana or the high burden
found In other Southern states.
Federal Taxes Excluded
The average throughout the na-
ton was 4.6 cents per dollar for
state taxes, so Delaware is now
about 10 per cent above the ma
uOnal average in this regard.
The Commerce Department re-
port does not take into account
FEDERAL taxes or local Ievies and
assessments for municipalities and
counties. ''''U !
state governments collected
l6out nine billion dollars in fiscal
.S0O, marking the eighteenth con-
'ecutive year in which collections
ave increased. This figure is '
'ooOO'OOO,OOO higher than the pre- {
nous year. or an average gain of
seven per cent for the 4S states I