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Smyrna times., 1950-02-02

Since 1916, University of Della
ware swimmers have tied or bet
tered records in six of the nine COL
legiate events.
Smyrna times., 1950-02-02
Sat-, Feb. Ii, 1850
at One O'CLOCK PM.

at One O'CLOCK Pm.
The following Personal Property:
Household goods including 2 Empire
tilt-top tables, Empire table with marble
top, tear-drop stand, 2 marble-top stands,
Mahogany Hepplewhite sideboard, circa
1870, Boston rocker, Chippendale desk,
fluted corner with ogee feet incomplete
set antique dishes, American oriental rug
about 10 Ia, small rocker, library table,
table lamps, overstuffed chairs. radio.
round corner end table, fire screen, and
irons, straight chair, lot of small rugs,
dining room table with eight chairs, server,
tea wagon, banjo clock, lot of glassware
china, fiat silverware, Frigidaire, gas stove,
kitchen table, lot of pots and pans, lot
of pictures, marble top bureau, cot, rocker.
metal bed and springs, bureau, mirror,
platform chair and ottoman, twin beds
and springs, chest of drawers, bed table,
lot of blankets, bed linens and other items
too numerous to mention.
TERMS OF SALE
Cash on day of sale before goods are
removed.
THE PRESIDENT, DIRECTORS AND
COMPANY OF THE RMERS
BANK OF THE STATE OF DELLA
WARE, EXECUTOR OF THE LAST
WILL AND TESTAM ENT OF
CHARLES M. WHARTON DECEASED
Max Terry, Atty.
Dover. Delaware
January 81, 1850.
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SPECIAL SCHOOL TAX ELECTION
Clayton Consolidated School
District No. 119
Saturday, February IL, 1850
(2PM tn PMO

e PM. to PM
Pursuant to the provisions of Article
13. Chapter IL, Revised Code of Della
ware 1885, as amended, the Board of
School Trustees OF Clayton Consolidated
School District No. 119 in Kent County,
Delaware, in accordance with resolution
adopted. hereby gives notice
that a special election will be held on
Saturday. the 11th day of February, 1850,
from 2 o'clock to o'clock PM, at the
Clayton School building on West Main
Street. Clayton, Kent County, Delaware,
being the usual place for holding school
elections in said District.
The purpose of such special election is
to determine whether said District may.
in addition to the amounts apportioned
to it by the State Board of Education. or
by any other State school authority, levy
and collect additional taxes for school
purposes, beginning 1850, upon the as
sessed value of taxable real estate and
personal property in said District, as de-
and fixed for county taxation
purposes, the rate of the tax SO to be
raised not to exceed four cents (4c) on
each $100. assessment of such taxable real
and personal property.
Every person qualified to vote at a reg
ular school election in said District shall
be qualified to vote at such special cleo
ton. To be eligible to vote, a person must
be an American citizen, 81 years of age
or over, and at the time of such special
election must have resided in the State
of Delaware at least one year, at least
three months in Kent County or in New
Castle County, respectively, as the case
may be, as said District lies partly in
Kent County and partly in New Castle
County, and also must have resided in
Clayton Consolidated school District No.
119 at least one month prior to said spec
ial election. 1t is not necessary to be reg
istered to vote at this election.
BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES OF
CLAYTON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL
DISTRICT NO. 119.
G. Medford Sparks, Chairman
Dudley Crossley, Member
w, Leslie Wheatley, Member
Robert Douglas, Member
William L. Torbert, Jr., Clerk
Smyrna times., 1950-02-02
WANTED

Position as housekeeper-compan-
ion to one or two adults.
P.o. Box 81, Wilmington, Del.
Smyrna times., 1950-02-02
NOTICE

Alterations done on ladies gar
ments at home. Call 8062 after
5 pm.
MRS. VIM. KELLUAlS
115 Mt. Vernon st.
Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1950-02-02
[ PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME and CLUB PARTIES

Mrs. Eva Straw, of Cherry Tree,
Pa, is spending the week with her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlton l.. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Beckett, Jr.,
and children. Jane and Joseph NJ,
3rd, of Woodbury. Heights, N. j.,
were guests of Miss Anna B. Beck
EFT last Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. M. ]. Martinez, of
Plattsville, Colorado, are receiving
congratulations on the birth of a
son January 16 at Denver, Colo
rado. Mrs. Martinez is the former
Miss Vivian Blendt, daughter of
Mrs. William S. Blendt and the
late Mr.. Blendt.
Mr.. and Mrs. 1. A. Allen had as
dinner guests recently Mrs. Ben
jamin Stevenson and son, Harry,
and wife and two children; Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Stevenson and two
children; Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Owens and two children; Mr.. and
Mrs. Irving Stevenson and two
children; Mr.. and Mrs. George
Marsh and daughter; Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Stevenson and son; Mable
Pusey; and Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Rivels and son, all of Paulsboro,
New Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Stevenson,
Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Stevenson,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Stevenson, of
Wilmington. were overnight guests
of Mr.. G. r. Stevenson, Sr., Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. F. Kruchen, of
Philadelphia, celebrated their for
tieth wedding anniversary last
weekend at the home of their son,
William Kruchen, and Mrs. Kruch-
!. en-. Miss Cornelia Kruchen was al
so a guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cummins Speak
man, Sr., have returned to Belmont
Hall after spending a month with
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Holder, at Palm
Beach, Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney Schuman
announce the birth of son born
on Tuesday, January 81 at Della
ware Hospital, Wilmington. He is
their second child.
Mrs. Theodore Ferguson and her
brother, Mr.. ]. N. Taylor. have re-
turned after spending several
months in Florida.
Many Smyrna residents have
left recently for visits in Florida,
among them Mr.. and Mrs. S.
Creadick Ennis, Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
mer Pratt, Mr.. Carroll Stats, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Wells FAIRIES. Those
who expect to leave in the near
future are Mrs. Warner w. Price,
Sr., Miss Elizabeth Wilson, Mrs.
Robert D. Hoffecker, and Mrs. A.
d. Cole. Mrs. C. E. Rowland, who
left early in January, is staying in
st. Petersburg.
Mr.. G. r. Stevenson, Sr., and
Mr.. and Mrs. James Stevenson, of
Wilmington, spent the weekend
with Miss Alice Qjadea and Miss
Malvina Stevenson, of Baltimore.
Proceeds from the bake sponsor
Smyrna times., 1950-02-02
Public Sale
- OF VALUABLE =
Personal Property

Will and Testament of Charles M. Whar-
ton, late of the City of Dover, Kent County
and State of Delaware, deceased. will Of
fer for sale at public vendue at the late
residence of Charles M. Wharton, de
ceased, No. $50 North State Street, Dover,
Delaware on
Smyrna times., 1950-02-02
RESOLUTION;

has seen fit to take from our midst Mrs.
j. w. Clifton. Be it resolved that the
Elizabeth Cook Chapter of the Daughters of
the American Revolution feels keenly the
loss of so valuable a member whose great
interest in the Chapter was an inspiration
to all with whom she came in contact.
Resolved. that in the death of Mrs. Cliff
ton the Chapter has lost one of its most
faithful charter members and therefore be
it further resolved that a copy of these
resolutions be sent to the family, be pub
lished in the Smyrna Times, and be spread
on the minutes of this meeting.
Smyrna times., 1950-02-02
FOUND

Eye glasses, on east side of Du-
Pont Highway, near John D. Clay
ton School. Finder may have same
by paying for this ad and identify
ing glasses. Inquire at Smyrna
Times Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
Boruch, ait 80, Urges U.S..
To Calculate Risks for Future

fortune. He has always called him
self a Spectator. He defines a
Spectator as lone who thinks and
plans for a future event, acts be-
fore it occurs, and must always be
right"
After he built his fortune, Mr..
Baruch sold his seat on the New
York Stock Exchange, put much
of his wealth in Government bonds
and turned to service for Uncle
Sam. But he took the ceaselesS
quests for facts, the thinking and
planning for future events, with
him.
In World War I, he virtually
controlled the Nations Industries
as chairman of the War Industries
Board. In World War II he
headed a special committee to
study the critical rubber situation.
Most of his conferences took place
on a sunny park bench in Wash
ington's Lafayette Square, opposite
the White House. Later he was
special adviser to the ONCE Of War
Mobilization. Finally, in 1914 he
helped work out a blueprint fol-
the gigantic turnover from war to
peace, designed to avoid another
depression.
At rs, Mr.. Baruch tackled one OF
the biggest jobs of his life when
he headed Uncle Sans delegation
to the United Nation Atomic
Energy Commission, presenting the
United States proposal and help
ing to work out a plan providing
for powerful international control
of atomic fuel and outlawing pros
duction and ownership of atomic
weapons. All commission members
accepted it, except Russia and Po-
land.
One of the foremost workers for
a better world Mr.. Baruch has
given away large slices Of his
fortunt. A million went to Army
and Navy relief in wartime. and
more than a million to research
training and teaching of physical
medicine. Last year he announced
he planned to leave his entire
estate to physical medicine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
.Indio Food Austerity
Burs Rice for Hotels

NEW DELHI, India.-No rice
may be served in European no.
tells in India under a new code of
food austerity drawn up by the
ministry of food.
Hotels also must see that guests
do not eat more than six ounces
of rationed cereals a day. Party
givers will have to limit the num-
Der of guests to "a If rationed
foodgrains are served and clubs
may not have more than 20 guests
at a subscription dinner. In the
case Of marriages or funerals. the
number of guests who may be
served rationed grains will be
limited to so.
The government hopes to
achieve self-sufficiency in food
next wear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
Virginia CT Prefers
Melons at Home to
Those He Eats Now
By o. r. P. Kino

Associated FTesS war SOHhcSpOnuchh
WITH UNITED STATES path
DIVISION IN KOREA. Aug. H.
WatermelonS IN Virginia are ten
times as large and three times as
sweet as those in Korea, according
20 PFC. Frank j. Radcliffe. %
whose father, F. H. Radcliffe, lives
at East Radford, Va.
PFC. Radcliffe was carrying six
melons when he met this cores
pendent. The largest was some
what smaller than bowling ball
Back home we really have good
watermelon" the soldier said
"Sweet-boy they're sweet!
This is my second trip. I'm get
ting these for the boys of an A.
and P. platoon ammunition and
pioneer equipment platoon - pio-
neer equipment includes such
things as entrenching tools.) I'm
the one to get them because I had
cigarettes.
Soldiers here seldom have cur
rency Of the land and they barter
American articles for things like
watermelons.
He explained there were 18 men
in his platoon and he figured II
melons would do because that is
all he could get with the cigar
cites he had.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
SIS, OOO-u-Yeur Executive
Held in $4,000 ENLIGHTENMENT

Detectives assigned to Wash
ington Park race track said they
picked up the Cleveland man on
a tip from acquaintance who saw
him in the crowd. Staup's wife
was with him, but she was not
held.
Police said Staup disappeared
from Cleveland on June 10. His
businesses included a finance
company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
By AdeIoide Kerr
Ap Ne>A,xfeoture Writer

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Ber-
nard Baruch. who has been Uncle
Sans best known elder states
man" since World War I. reaches
the 80-year mark Saturday-still
busy with plans and advice.
He goes daily to his New York
Office, when he is in town. He
reads, studies and conferS with
dozens of big shots who seek his
advice on economic and political
problems. His list of associates
makes him one of the best IN
formed men in the world.
Nowadays he limits his public
utterances to occasional speeches
or a signed article. Personal in
terviews with the press are ex-
tremely rare. But what he be-
lieves concerning affairs of state
and mankind is clear in the rec
ord of his career.
This is what he thinks (reiter-
ated in a recent appearance before
the Senate Banking Committed:
The United States should go all
out for economic mobilization
with a quick freeze on prices,
wages and rents and taxes higher
than a thigh cats back"
Events have left us no choice, "
he said. I'VE have to mobilize"
Atomic bombs or anything
else-should be used on any ma
ton starting a conflict.
Urges People to Sacrifice.
Americans will have to be pre-
pared to give up-for time
some of the freedoms which they
fight wars to keep. Totalitarian
dictators keep their military ma
chimes geared up and ready to
start at the work go even though
their people have to sacrifice.
Americans tend to resist such
measures, until plunged into total
war.
Americans should lay down
now a blueprint of the sacrifices
they are ready to make. Congress
should draw up and enact emer-
gency laws which would imme-
diately go into effect on procla-
nation of the President. There
should be draft law with work
or fight" clause. Another law to
ration scarce essentials. (No more
boarding sugar, nylons and soapo
Another would eliminate prof1teer-
ing. Another would curtail less
essential industrial operations and
give priority to military produc-
ton. (Mr. Baruch considers it
unjust to mobilize manpower
without first setting up complete
plans to mobilize industry, capital,
materials, transportation0
Uncle Sam should map a def
mite. round = the world strategy
and plan of action to wage peace,
just as he did to wage war, so
that the United States and its
allies will grow stronger together.
To make this possible, there
should be an effective intelligence
agency to provide information
needed to pace ourselves in rela-
ton to the Soviet and the threat
of war. There should be a general
staff for peace to formulate a
round the world strategy.
This is the advice from the ad-
visor to presidents.
Is Commanding Figure.
Mr.. Baruch, six-feet-four and
white -thatched, is a figure to draw
eyes anywhere. Some time ago he
said his doctor told him he might
live to be well over 100, if he didn't
get hanged or shot.
After college he went to work in
Wall Street, burning with desire
to grow rich. He worked Ike a
beaver, studied stock market re-
ports and bookkeeping at night,
ventured into the market on Dor
rowed capital, took terrible fall,
recouped and finally built a big
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
Counsel for Senote Unit
Quits to Run for Office
BY the Assoeioisd Press

George Meader resigned yester-
day as counsel for the Senate
Banking Subcommittee. investi-
eating RFC operations. He will
seek the Republican nomination
for Congress in the Second Mich
igan district.
In a letter to subcommittee
members, Mr.. Meader asked that
his resignation become effective
Tuesday so he can begin active
campaigning.
Representative Kitchener, Re-
publican, of Michigan has said
he will vacate the seat after about
80 years in Congress.
Mr.. Meader formerly was pros
ecuting attorney at Ann Arbor,
Mich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
Knox B. Phueun Named
Air Force Controller

Knox B. Phagan, New York
financial management and ac-
counting executive, was appointed
deputy controller of the Air Force
by Air Force Secretary Finletter
yesterday.
A native of Fayetteville, Tenn.
Mr.. Phagan has been associated
since 1921 with his own firm Of
public accountants, Phagan, Till
son and Tremble.
He served with the Air Force
during World War II. holding
the rank of colonel on leaving
the service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
China Reds Shot at Plane
Hauling Gold, Paper Says
by the Associoied Press

HONG KONG, Aug. 12.-The
Independent newspaper Sing Tao
Jih Pao today said Chinese Com
munist anti-aircraft guns on the
Wanshan Islands fired at but
missed an airplane carrying gold
bullion from Manila to the Por-
tuguese colony of Macao.
Hong Kong authorities said
they had no information on the
matter.
The Wanshan Islands are
southeast Of Hong Kong on the
airline route from Manila to
Macao, so miles west of Hong
Kong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Aug. IA SIS, 600
a-year Cleveland executive was
held in jail today awaiting police
officers from that city to pick him
up. He is Fred Ulysses Staup, 40,
wanted on a fugitive warrant
charging a $4,000 embezzlement.
Staup was arrested at a race
track. This morning he appeared
before Judge John T. ZuriS in
Municipal Court. Bond was set
at $4,000. Sergt. Edward Grit
fin of the confidence detail said
Staup signed extradition waivers
and was awaiting the Ohio off,
GERS in the detective bureau lock-
I'm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13

Domestic Plants Azusa, acknowledgement Falls, Ohio
Waco and Baytown, Texas-Jeannette, Pennsylvania
BarnesUlle, Georsia-Losansport and Wabash indiana
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13

The average level of food con-
sumption in Britain rose to g.
$50 calories daily in 1949, just be-
low the pre-war figure of 5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
WE WANT TO SET THE RECORD
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-08-13
Scots Build Salmon Ladder

Scotland has just built .
$3.50 900 salmon ladder to accom-
modate fish along a newly de-
veloped hydro-electric system.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-20

workers unemployed for one wee
or more continued to decline dul
ing the week ending June 10, AZ
ministrator Frank j. Collopy 2
the Ohio Bureau of UnemploymeFl
Compensation, reported.
The 1857 such continued claim!
for the week was drop OF "a!
under the previous week and 71
309 less than the 149, ,946 SUD
claims during the week endif1
March 4.
Each continued claim represent
one week of unemployment. Tfl
decline continued in Akron, Car
ton, Cleveland, Columbus. Daytot
Toledo, and Youngstown. Cir
cinnati reported gain of 50
over the previous week.
Claims filed by newly unem
ployed workers for the week END
ing June 10 increased 1893 oc(
the previous week. The increA1
occurred in all major metrop0litA
areas, except Canton.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-20

tree when he made his quite in
formal and remarkably well-kept
agreement with the Indians. NJ. L.
c'Parson"o Weems, who invented
the story of George Washington
and the cherry tree, seems again
to have stretched his imagination.
1t is Weems who made the first
known reference to an elm tree,
in connection with what he terms
treaty" Actually. there was
merely a verbal accord. The speech
which Weems credited to Penn on
this occasion is now known to have
been made 20 years later. OF the
elm, "Parson" declares that it
threw a refreshing shade over
many grassy acrew Thirteen
years later, the English historian
w. Hepworth Dixon, celebrating
on the Weems myth, declared that
the tree was, at the time of the
treaty, 155 years old. How he ar
rived at that oddly precise figure
is something a mystery.
But it was Benjamin West, early
American painter, who really
gave the story national acceptance.
His imaginative painting, based
probably on the Weems descript-
ion, is familiar to very school
child.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-20

thing the Labor government has
delivered, with the lure that they
can perform these miracles for
less money! EsH,'f,
Americans wonder how, in the
face of obvious bungling and bot
ching, the British Labor party
has any chance. The reason is
simple. Socialists purpose to
strengthen the weak by weaken
ing the strong. In such a program
the weak have seemingly ad-
vantage, so long as the marrow of
the strong endures for the feast,
Since the weak are numerically
superior-and each provided with
bolstering ballot-their triumph
becomes merely a matter of math-
ematics. .s1MF ~
Whether the day of reckoning
yet has come remains to be seen.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-20
Milford Center
Essayist Winner

Joseph w. FIGHTER, Master of
the Ohio State Grange today an
nounced that Lurliene Brooks,
Milford Center, Ohio is the state
winner in the nationwide con-
test sponsored by the National
Grange and the American Plant
Food Council on the subject "Soil
Fertility and the Nations Future
The essay by Lurliene Brooks,
state winner, has been sent to the
National Grange to compete for
National prizes totaling $4,000,
furnished by the American Plant
Food Council.
National awards are: First prize
ST 900; second, $500; third, $400;
fourth, fifth and sixth $500 each.
Lurliene Brooks will receive
$4,000 and an attractive certifi-
cate of award and an embossed
pin. She is a member of the Mil
ford Center Grange, Union Coun-
ty.
Keith Merritt Thogmartin, Route
5, Newark, Ohio, placed second.
His award is $1,000 and a GER
tificate of award and embossed
pin. Keith is a member of Frank
lin Grange, Licking County.
Third place, carrying an award
of $500 went to Gene Treece,
Route A, Findlay, Ohio, Gene is a
member of Jackson Grange, Han
cock Couty.
Judges for the state contest
were L. L. Rummell, Dean of the
College of Agriculture, Ohio State
University; A. w. Marion, State
Director of Natural Resources;
Dale Williams, State Director,
u. S. Production and Marketing
Association; H. S. Foust, State
Director of Agriculture; William
Laybourne, Executive Secretary,
Ohio Forestry Association.
Members and officers of the
State Grange and the sponsors of
the contest are mutually concerned
with the wise use of land SO as
to maintain a healthy, prosperous
agriculture" Mr. FIGHTER said.
"As our agricultural patterns
change, we look to the youth of
our state and nation to play an
increasingly important role in the
leadership which seeks to main
tain farming as a productive and
profitable enterprise. Certainly no
problem is more important to agri-
culture and to the wellbeing of.the
nation than the problem of main
tanning and increasing the fertility
of our Soils"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-20
NAVY REcRUITER
HERE FRIDAYS

Navy Recruiter, Chief Machin-
list Mate, Fl. G. Smith of the U. S.
Navy Recruiting Substation at
Springfield announced today he
will be in London each Friday at
the. Post Office.
Those interested in obtaining
information on opportunities of
fered them in the Navy may see
the recruiter at the Post Office
from 1000 A. M. to 2:3o P. M
Descriptive booklets on the Navy
and. the Navy Life are available
and the. recruiter will attempt tc
answer all questions.
Navy enlistments are now open
Enlistees go to Great Lakes Naval
Training Center, Great Lakes
Illinois for training.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-06-20
EXTENDED NECK

EXTENDED NECK
Last week we asked Cecil Pal
mer, British publisher now in the
U. S., to forecast the coming
British election. I'm view of what
happened to your DR.. Gallup in
49," he countered, why should
I stick my head in a noose?"
This reticence is understandable.
No one, here or in Britain, is
wagering too much on the out
come. Conservatives, who once
had an apparent 10 point advan-
tage, have lost ground in recent
weeks, partly because of their in
ability to form a coalition with
the Liberal party. Liberals and
Conservatives are as different as
chalk is from cheese" declared
Clement Davies, Liberal leader.
That is perhaps a greater distin-
ction than could be made between
Conservatives and the ruling lab
or party. The Churchill group is
currently promising almost every