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Smyrna times., 1950-04-20
GREET GUESTS
OF 5 NATIONS
Smyrna-C Clayton Professional
Women Entertain Guests of
Five Nations
COMPARE NATIONS

An adventure in international
friendship was participated in by
members of the Clayton
Business and Professional Womens
Club at their dinner meeting Mon
day night. Mrs. Cummins Speak
man, Sr., chairman of international
relations, had as her guests eight
persons representing five different
nationalities They were Mrs. o. c.
Jones, wife of the pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, and her
guest Mrs. Mary Roberts, both of
North Wales; Miss Gabrielle Lilo,
and her brother, Charles Lilo, both
of French Algiers; Jean Marc EuI-
ing, Partisan; Mrs. Louise Pari-
sano, an American citizen, but a
native of France; Hildegard Trag-
er, who was born in this country,
but was taken to live in Germany
when one year of age, and returned
here in 1947; and Mrs. Margaret
DePooter Tucker, a native Belgian,
who came to this country as war
bride and lives in Smyrna. Mrs.
Speakman introduced her geusts
and each told briefly of his or her
reactions upon arrival at New
York, and compared conditions
here with those in the country from
which they came. Mrs. Roberts
left Smyrna on Tuesday, after Wis
iting the Rev. and Mrs. o. c. Jones,
and will join her husband, a pro-
fessor of psychology in Portland,
Oregon. Miss Lilo has been living
in Wilmington for two years, with
her brother-in-law and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Hopkins, Mrs.
Hopkins was also a war bride, and
her father and mother and brother,
Charles, Joined the family in Will
mington two weeks ago. Jean Marc
Luling, a young Partisan, has been
living in Wilmington for eighteen
months, and it was at the home of
his uncle and aunt that Mrs.
Speakman stayed while in Paris on
business trips. Mrs. Louise Pari-
sano, who came to this country
from Paris in 1923, is an American
citizen living in New Castle. Miss
Trager was born in Wilmington
and was taken to Berlin in 1881
where she lived until returning
here in 1947. Mrs. Howard Dea-
kyne presided at the business meet
ing which followed. A nominating
committee was named to present
a slate of officers for the coming
year at the May meeting of the
group, at which time an election
will be held. The committee: Mrs.
Clara Spar, Mrs. Margaret O'Neill
and Mrs. Margaret Ruby. The
speaker at the next meeting will
be William Short, Delaware State
Police, who will show a film of the
life of boys at Camp Barnes. Mrs.
Cochran and Mrs. Money, of the
Middletown club were guests.
Smyrna times., 1950-04-20
Clayton

Mrs. Howard Nowland, near
Clayton, is a patient in the Kent
General Hospital, Dover, where she
underwent an emergency operation
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Heacock,
of Ogden, Pa, were weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Connors
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. James ]. Rowlin-
son, Jr., of Dover, announce the
birth of a son, James Kelvin, on
Sunday at Kent General Hospital.
He is the grandson of Mr.. and Mrs.
James ]. RoWlinson, Sr., of Clayton
and Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Brava-
to, Dover.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson, of
Collingsdale, Pa, and Mrs. L. S.
Cain visited Mrs. Gains brother,
Mr.. Henry w. D. Bennett in Mil
ford on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Quillen of
Milford were weekend guests of
MIR. and Mrs. John Montague.
Mrs. Thomas Kennedy spent
Monday in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobbs of Whining
ton were recent geusts of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Knox.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rambo spent
Saturday in Wilmington visiting
MIR. and Mrs. Alfred Workman.
Mrs. Raymond Williams spent
several days with friends in Eas-
ton, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Wheatley
will celebrate their 10th wedding
anniversary on Friday. Congratu-
lations!
A special meeting of the Clayton
P.T.A. was held to discuss renova-
tion of the drapes in the school
auditorium. Several of the ladies of
the community have volunteered to
reline these drapes.
Mrs. Ethel Ringgold of Milling
ton, Md, has been visiting her
cousin, Mrs. Emma West at the
Alice F. Sinex apartment in Clay
ton.
The decentralization Post v.
F. w. held their meeting on Mon
day evening in the fire hall.
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Short
were guests on Saturday evening
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Sterling, Will
rnington.
Mrs. ]. T. Johnson, and her aunt,
Mrs. Walter Leonard of Newport,
Del, spent the weekend in Oxford,
Maryland.
Mr. A. G. Darrah is spending sew
eral weeks with his daughter, Mrs.
+. Frazier Brookes, of st. Davids,
Pennsylvania.
Harry Joseph Still III, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Still, Jr., of
Smyrna, was baptized on Sunday
in Ewell's Church. This is the fifth
generation in Mrs. Stills family to
be baptized in this church.
Mrs. Eva LeCompte of Whining
ton was the weekend guest of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. M. Davis.
Smyrna times., 1950-04-20
ROTARY HEARS
us. ARMY MAN
Col. C. Norman Pyle Tells LO-
cal Club of Economic Con-
ditiOns in South America
TELLS OF WEALTH

Col. C. Norman Pyle, u. S. Army,
retired, addressed the Smyrna Ro-
tary Club Thursday night on the
economic conditions in South
America and economic relations
that exist between North and
South America. Presented on a
program arranged by DR.. Robert
Smyrna times., 1950-04-20
LeipsiC

MI. ana MrS. 6eOrSe JOileS dIle
son spent Sunday with Mr.. anC
Mrs. Frank Thorp and family oi
near Lewes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Burns, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Smith and daugh,
ter, Carol Ann, visited Mrs. Eliza
beth Mofitt on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wilson
Sr., and Mrs. Evelyn Norris were
in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Mrs
Ann Parvis accompanied them tc
Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Hastings
and daughter Gail, were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Slaughter on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Downes
were week end visitors of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Clothier.
The Ladies Auxiliary and the
Homemakers' Club gave Mr.. and
Mrs. Noble Jerman a surprise party
on Tuesday evening in honor of
their fiftieth wedding anniversary.
Those present were: Mrs. Mildred
Hall, Mrs. Hazel Mofitt, Mrs Cath
crime Short, Mrs. Ann Knots. Mrs.
Elizabeh Bush, Mrs. Gladys Moor.
Mrs. Mable Hoffecker, Mrs. Lillian
Jones, Mrs. Thelma Pardee, Mrs.
Marietta Gorsuch, Mrs. Matte
Denney, Mrs. Ida Slaughter, Mrs.
Florence Maclary, Miss Ella Harp
er, Mrs. Ruth Rusby, Mrs. Helen
Tigner, Mrs. Nellie Clothier, Mrs.
Mary Rawley, Mrs. Lillian Hands
berry, Mrs. George Dutton, Mrs.
Leona Denney, Mrs. Evelyn Kweed-
er and Mrs. Eleanor Helm.
Mrs. Mildred Hall, Miss Emma
Hall, Mrs. Fred Sipple and Mr.. Joe
Bonifcino visited his sister, Mrs.
George Retting and family of Will
mingon on Easter Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Jones of
Clayton spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. William Smith.
Mrs. James Lafferty, Sr., and
Mrs. Harry Johnson of Wyoming,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Raw
ley on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Corbit Reynolds
gave family dinner on Sunday in
honor of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
William Maclary's 33rd wedding
anniversary and also for her sister,
Mrs. Harold Peppers birthday.
MIR. Reedy Thomas and son Joe
of Philadelphia visited Mrs. Mary
Thomas on Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. Emory Voshiell and
family attended a birthday party or
Tuesday evening at the home Of
Mrs. Hazel Ross in honor of hel
daughter.
Mrs. Grace Cooper and Mrs. Uls
Thomas of Lincoln were guests oi
Mr.. and Mrs. Bobbie Thomas or
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mitchell
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Burri!
and family of near Middletown OF
Sunday afternoon. On Sunday ev
ening Mr.. and Mrs. Rawlins Scot
ten of Smyrna visited the Mitch
ellis.
Mrs. William Thomas and daugh
ters Mary Anna and Lois and Mr.
Roy Jones were visitors in Wash
ington, ID. c., on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thomas o
philadelphia spent the weekend a
their summer home in town.
Smyrna times., 1950-04-20
ESSAY CONTEST
AWARDS MADE
Contest Conducted by Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary in
Delaware .
400 IN CONTEST

Mrs. George Scout, of Smyrna,
state Americanism chairman, has
announced the winners in the
Americanism contest conducted by
the American Legion Auxiliary in
Delaware on the subject: ''Why
Smyrna times., 1950-04-20
PRE-SCHOoL EXAMINATIONS
Board of Health to Conduct Pre-
School Examinations May 8

School Examinations May 8
The pre-school examination for
all white children entering the
Smyrna School in September 1850,
will be made at the white school
on Wednesday, May 8, at 1 pm. to
3 pm. The dates for the pre-
school examination of colored chill
dren have not yet been released by
the State Board of Health. These
announcements are made by Super
intendent George w. Wright, Chill
dren entering school in September
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Check Fishing Gear

Hunters who spent many hours
rounding up that lost box of shells,
hunting householder and other
bits of hunting gear pushed all
around the place since the season
closed last year and then, topping
everything, found the trusty old
blunderbuss coated with 1913 car
bon and mud, would do well to
give some attention right now to
their fishing equipment.
That may seem a little prema-
ture, but if tackle isn't taken care
of now, one will be surprised how
little time there will be to do it
when Spring and the fishing season
are upon them before they know
it.
Proper care of outdoor equip
ment requires little effort and time,
and it pays off in dollars by re-
ducing winter-time depreciation.
Plugs should be cleaned, painted
and varnished; hooks need de-
rusting and oiling; reels should be
taken down, cleaned and oiled, and
rods may need refinishing. Flies
and fly lines need special treatment
well known to fly fishing enthusi-
asts to keep them fresh and eff
cient. Even the tackle box could
do with a housekeeping and re-
paint job.
Main thing is to know where
everything is when the season
opens some nice day next March
or April.
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LYNN SAYS:
Enhance Food FlavOrS
With These Quicisies
For a juicy raisin pie, boil the
raisins a few minutes before making
the pie. Add handful of grated
American cheese to the filling be-
fore the top crust goes on for superb
flavor.
Spread biscuit dough with butter,
then coating of honey and grated
orange rind. Roll as for jelly roll,
cut into l-inch pieces and bake
as biscuits. These are different and
delicious
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they're specially planned.
tend wisely with vegetables;
fortify casseroles with low-priced
cheese to add nutrients. These are
tips to follow whether you use these
recipes or convert your own for
priced dishes.
Kraut and Frankfurter Dinner
lServes ~
l No. az size can sauerkraut
Is cup melted bacon fat
teaspoon caraway seeds
" teaspoon salt
10 teaspoon pepper
cup buttered small bread
cubes, toasted
2 cups hot cooked peas
6 boiled or broiled frankfurters
Place sauerkraut in a saucepan
and heat through. Remove from
heat; add bacon fat, caraway seeds,
salt, pepper and bread cubes and
mix well. Turn out onto a chop
plate. Arrange peas and frank
furters on top.
Chicken ShOrtcakeS
(Serves 81
" cup chicken fat Cor part
butter)
v cup flour
cups milk
2 cups chicken broth
IL teaspoons salt
Dash of pepper, parprika
2 cups diced chicken Cooked
or canred
2 hard-c0Oked eggs, diced
tablespoons chopped pimiento
Corn bread
Melt fat in saucepan over high
heat. Blend in flour, stir until
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LYNN CHAMBERS MENU
*Quick Baked Bean Casserole
Tomato-Cucumber Salad
French Dressing
Toasted French Bread
Fresh Oranges and Bananas
Chocolate Drop Cookies
Beverage ,, =
'Recipe Given =:

hot oven }(425') for about Is min
utes. Cut in squares and serve hot.
Macaroni Medley
(Serves ~
l tablespoon salt -
3 quarts boiling water !,
8 ounces elbow maearOnf
2 tablespoons minced onion
" cup sliced celery
4 tablespoons butter or mar
garine 49, -.
tablespoons flour =.
2 cups chicken bouillon
~ cups cooked chicken, cut in =
pieces -
l cup cooked ham, cut in strips
Add salt to rapidly boiling water
and gradually add macaroni so that
water continues to boil. Cook, un-
covered stirring occasionally, until
tender; drain in colander. Line bot
tom and sides of creased baking
dish with macaroni. Dot with but
ter and place in hot oven (45O') ut1-
til slightly Drowned, if, desired
Saute onion and celery in butter or
margarine until tender. Sprinkle in
flour; blend well. Gradually stir in
bouillon and continue to cook until
thickened and smooth. Add chicken.
and part of the ham. Pour into
center of baking dish and top with ,
remaining strips of,sham.
*Quick Baked Bean Casserole
(Serves 6-8)
cup sliced onion
tablespoons fat
3-ounce can deviled ham
tablespoon prepared mustard
tablespoons molasses
n teaspoon salt
2 No. 2 cans (2l2 cups) pork
and beans
cup well-drained, canned :.
tomatoes
Cook onion in hot fat until golden.
Combine remaining ingredients eX-
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$R0RT 7$haAhS|
HORIZON EAahH
by jim RHoDY ~ NJ
Pheasant Feedinq
By jim RHODYE

Each, year, about this time, state
game and fish departments in
states where the birds are numer-
GUS enough to permit an open sea-
son, get inquiries pertaining to
winter pheasant feeding programs.
For the state departments, Off
Gals point out, such programs are.
economically and biologically I'M
sound. From a financial standpoint,
it would call for an outlay of funds
which hardly any state could meet.
From the biological standpoint,
feeding program makes the pleas
ant dependent on man for his food.
In addition, these officials say,
when pheasants are fed by artifi-
cial means, it is going directly
against the process of nature.
The pheasant's beak continues to
grow at all times and the only way
this growth can be kept under con-
troll is when the birds find their
food on natural grounds which, in
turn, wears the beak down. If fed
by artificial means, the birds get
their food on the soft snow or in
feed troughs, and the wearing down
of the beak stops. 1t isn't long be-
fore the pheasant is unable to 60
out and search for his own food.
Instead of an artificial program,
the experts suggest planting of
natural feed lots, not more than 80
rods from known pheasant cover.
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ened. Add seasonings. Add diced
chicken, hard-cooked eggs and
pimiento to sauce. Heat thoroughly.
Split squares of corn bread, and
serve the creamed chicken mixture
in the middle.
Corn Bread
(ServeS 81
l cup sifted flour
3R teaspoons baking powder
teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons sugar
l cup yellow corn meal
l egg, beaten slightly
n cup melted shortening
Sift flour, baking powder, salt
and sugar together Add corn meal
and mix thoroughly. Combine beat
en- egg, milk and shortening and
add to flour mixture. Stir just
enough to moisten dry ingredients;
do not beat. Turn into creased x
x Pinch square pan. Bake in a
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Here's a salad you'll like: mold
canned cling peach slices into lem
on favored gelatin with sliced
pimiento-stuffed green olives and
crisp slivers of roasted almonds.
Try, combining pear or apricot
nectar in equal proportions with
your orange juice for good
tasting morning eye opener.
Strips of dried fruits, dipped in
granulated sugar make nice can
dies for the youngsters. Fruit strips
prepared in this way may also be
added to yeast or quick bread for
extra flavor
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New Duck Stamp

Goldeneye ducks will feature the
l949-50 federal duck stamp which
was to go on sale at first and second
class post offices over the nation
on January /.
The design for the stamp is the
work of "Roge" E. Preuss, free
lance artist and decoy designer of
Minneapolis.
The original sketch, a black-and-
white wash drawing, shows a male
and female goldeneye winging into
quiet cove.
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Hook Aids Hunters

If one has trouble pulling a clean
ing swab through rifle, putting a
fish hook to work will save lot of
temper and gray hairs.
Just straighten the hook and at
tach it to the cleaning rod, string
or wire. By using this method one
can pull the swab through the bar
rel without difficulty, or retrieve
swab stuck in the barrel.
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"The March of Dimes, which
supplies the sinews of war in the
fight against infantile. paralysis,
Is as close to my own heart as it
Is to that of the American
people. With growing public
awareness that the fight on polio
has now reached a stage. that
might be described as similar to
the Battle of the Bulge feel
certain that the American people
will fully meet that challenge in
the 1850 March of Dimes"
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower =
President; Columbia University
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S m o o I n. a q d
liquid slow ly,
stirring constant
ly. When mixture
begins to steam,
reduce heat to
| o W. Cont ue
cooking and STIR
ring until thick
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C e p t tomatoes.
Alternate | a y e r S
of b e a n mixture
and nj on and
tomato slices in
creased 1R quart
casserole. B a k e
in moderate oven
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The original outlines on this
photo were little ambiguous
in that they didn't say whether
the young nimrod shown here
got these birds himself, or is
just posing with them. However,
it's a good enough shot to rate
passing along. The youngster is
Jan Oneeta, of Mays Head, North
Carolina, and whoever bagged
the birds in the Pimlico Sound
region, had a good day.
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(350') 80 minutes.
Spanish Rice with Tongue
(ServeS 6-8)
cup chopped onion
IL cups chopped celery
2 cloves garlic, crushed
3 tablespoons fat
l No. 213 can (3l4 cups)
tomatoes
l teaspoon salt
* teaspoon pepper
lto2 tablespoons brown sugar
l 8 ounce package American
cheese, diced
3 cups cooked rice
3 cups cubed smoked cooked
tongue
Bounce can broiled mush-
rooms, sliced
Cook onion, celery, and garlic in
hot fat until golden. Add tomatoes
and simmer over low heat until
thickened, about one hour. Add sea-
sonings and sugar. Add cheese; stir
until melted. Add remaining in
gradients. Bake in creased 2-quart
casserole in soiw oven (300') about
one hour. Top with ripe olives.
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, ASK ME- q
; ANOTHER {
! A General Quiz
a General QUIZ
= O. O. 90 @. g. O. c-o.c-o-o

The Questions
. l. How is an eclipse of the sun
caused?
2. Why do gasoline trucks have
chain hanging from them?
3. What is the meaning of Rab-
elaisian?
4. Name the five best known
tragedies of William Shakespeare.
The Answers
l. The moon comes between the
sim and the earth and shuts off
the sunlight from the earth.
a. To ground electricity.
8. Jocular, witty, indecent, as
the writings of Francois Rabelais.
a: King Lear, Othello, Romeo
and Juliet, Hamlet and Macbeth.
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y ou' re trimming
the budget, but
sometimes it's diff
ficult to keep food
values and appe-
tite appeal high.
These dishes are
6 u a T a n t e e d to
please you on all
C o u n t S because
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Budget-Wise Meals

IF YOU'VE BEEN CASTING long
l and serious looks at the food
budget and decided it's time to do
something about it, here's first hand
help for you in the way of eco
nomical main dishes.
It's an easy matter to keep enough
calorieS in the diet even when
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NEEDLE CRAFT PATTERNS
Choir Set Is FiIet Crochet

ends. Pattern 7403 has chart; directions.
Send 20 cents in coin. your name, ad-
dress and pattern number to......
Evening star., 1950-01-02
River Folk Of Amazon
Don't Like 10 Work,
Reject Offers Of Jobs

IQUITOS, Peru, Jan. 2 (CDN)
"A door-to-door campaign to
ask people living along the banks
Of the Amazon please to accept
employment is showing meager
results but interesting reasons
why water gypsies" won't work
For 2,400 miles. from the Allan
tic up to Iquitos, are thousands
of riverside dwellers who persis-
tently decline to take jobs de-
spite the pleas, entreaties and
wooing of anxious employers with
development programs.
A mild business boom is in pro-
gress in Iquitos in logging, petro-
leum exploration and small in
dustries. More workers are needed.
So government agents are
padding their canoes along the
river begging people to get on a
steady payroll.
Don't Like Work.
OF 100 interviewed. 80 have
tried working and didn't like it.
Eleven promised to come and try
again. Six showed up and four
actually went to work. Out OF
Evening star., 1950-01-02

thing is free. I do what I want.
1t is much better"
Juan likes to fish in the late
afternoon. said his wife. Some
times. we sleep all day. Sometimes,
we sit in the sun and talk to our
neighbors or play with the chill
dren. This work is no good"
Up and down the river, the
story is much the same. The wea-
ther is always warm. Fish, beans
and mandioca are all the people
want to eat.
They don't want radios, re-
frigerators. electric gadgets, re-
sponsibilities and regular hours.
Work Killed Many.
When the government of Brazil
and Peru virtually forced many
of them to take jobs during the
war, many got i'll and died. Others
ran away and built new thatch
huts.
Because of all this, authorities
contend that immigrants are the
only answer to the employment
problem in the Amazon valley.
They must not be used to a high
living standard and they must be
industrious.
Occasionally. men who have
held jobs for as much as 10 years
weigh the advantages and go back
to the river and the free life.
1t is no use trying to pour them
back into the mold of steady work.
They say they have tried both and
they know what they want.
Evening star., 1950-01-02
SPECIAL NOTICES

TO whom IT MAY CONCERN;
Please take notice that the partner
ship heretofore existing between
George A. Simonds and Frank H
Rowzee under the name Of George A.
Simonds and Company and conduct
TAYLOR street NV. Wasshington
Of December. 1919. dissolved. The
business heretofore conducted by
said partnership will be conducted
by George A. Simonds & Co.. Inc,
q corporation. at the above ad-
dress. FRANK H. ROWzEE. Presi-
dent. GEO. A. SIMONDS. IS
I WILL NOT BE responsible for ans
debts contracted by any one other
than myself. GEORGE I. BYRNE
1880 Mass. ave. Sc. A.
I WILL NOT BE responsible for any
debts contracted by any one othel
than myself. PETER H. CHAPP
800 9th st. Sc, Apt. No. 2.
THE ATLAS AGENCY specializes ir
selecting and placing bookkeepers
5761, 1920 N. Y. ave. NV. -
THE ANNUAL MEETING of tn,
ing Association will be held at tn,
office of the association. 300 Penn.
sylvania avenue s.e., on Thursday
January 12. 1850, at 7 O'Clock 2. m
for, the transaction of such business
as may properly come before it. TIL,
time of voting for the election O
officers and directors to manage tn
affairs of the association for the en-
suing year shall be between tn,
hours Of o'clock and q o'cloel
pm. on this date. W. H. BLANz
Evening star., 1950-01-02

| is Herbert Morrison, Lord Presi-
dent Of the Council. a most able
parliamentarian who feels this
ability qualities him to run the
country's foreign policy. Mr.
Morrison is determined and pug
nacious minister. He has a siz-
able following which, under his
skillful lobbying and electioneer-
ing, might put him forward for
the job.
Critics of Mr.. Bevin claim that
he is too expensive for a Socialist
government to maintain. They
stress his capacity for making
enemies, particularly abroad.
Mr.. Bevin started as Foreign
Minister with the confidence of
the country behind him, whatever
party enemies he may have had
His outspoken denunciation OF
Russian obstructionism pleased
the British public, who acclaimed
him as the sole John Bull'' in
the government. He had the ad-
vantage of being the most able
and successful trade-union leade,
the country had ever had.
However, his reputation for. po-
litical sagacity has dwindled
sharply. Many critics say he is
likely to be strong at the wrong
time, and often with the wrong
people. He has also developed a
habit of putting off decisions and
OF using delaying tactics, as
though he cannot make up his
mind quickly.