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Smyrna times., 1950-01-12
DRAMA GROUP
TO GIVE PLAY
''The Emperor's New Clothes
To Be Presented in Mitchell
Hall, U. of D., Newark
JANUARY 20 AND 21

What happens when a vain en-
peror tries to outdo himself in the
selection of a new wardrobe suit
able for his birthday celebration =?
This question will be answered on
the stage of Mitchell Hall, New
ark, next week, when the Univer-
sity Drama Group presents 'The
Emperor's New Clothes, on Fri
day evening, January goth at 1880
o'clock and Saturday afternoon,
January 21st at 2:30 o'clock.
The production is play adapted
for children by Jane Sinclair from
the famous story by Hans Chris
tian Anderson which has the same
title. Under the general direction
of the Children's Theatre Commit
tee, of which Betty Kase is chair
man, the play is being directed by
it's author, Mrs. Sinclair, with the
assistance of Henry Weitz.
Tickets for the play are now on
sale at the Newark Department
Store in Newark and Greenwood
Book Shop in Wilmington. They
will also be on sale at Mitchell Hall
on Wednesday and Thursday of
next week between $50 and $50
o'clock in the evening. On the Fri
day evening of the performance,
the box Office. will be open at $3.50
and on Saturday at 100.
AS result of last years sue
cessful Children's Theatre play, a
number of invitations have been
extended to the University Drama
Group to take 1.-THE Emperor s
New Clothes" on tour. Some of the
invitations will undoubtedly be ac-
cepted and a schedule of visiting
engagements is now being worked
out.
Smyrna times., 1950-01-12
CENTURY CLUB MEETING
William Kruchen to Talk. Ques-
tiOn and Discussion Period

hHllldn hrucnen 10 Idiks, QueS-
tiOn and Discussion Period
Mrs. Harold Smith will be the
hostess at the tea which win fol-
low the program at the Twentieth
Century Club tomorrow afternoon.
The business session will start at
2:30 pm. with Mrs. Joseph Ennis
presiding. At 8 o'clock a talk by
William Kruchen. member of Town
Council, is scheduled. He will
speak of improvements in the town
of Smyrna in 1850 and question
and discussion period will follow.
At $50 p. m. meeting of the club
chorus will be held under direction
of Mrs. Carl Wright. Prospective
members of the chorus are urged
to attend. The program was ar
ranged by Mrs. Ralph Lange.
Smyrna times., 1950-01-12
UNIVERSITY WOMEN TO MEET

Program on Art to be Presented
at Meeting in Dover on Jan. 16
The Dover Branch of the Amer
ican Association of University
Women will meet at the home of
Mrs. Charles Brown, corner of
Cecil and N. Bradford Streets, on
Monday, January 16, at 8 pm. Mrs.
Elizabeth Bennett and Miss E1oise
Conte are co-chair1nen for the pro-
gram on arts. Mr.. Jack Lewis, Del
aware artist and art teacher at the
Smyrna times., 1950-01-12
The Smyrna Times
PHONE s221 SMYRNA. DELAWARE

Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker, July 5,
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. 1899.
Published Every Thursday Morning by
The Smyrna Times, Inc, 25 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, $3.50 per year. strictly
IN advance.
Smyrna times., 1950-01-12
FOLKSTORIES
TOLD OF STATE
Best FOlkstOries of State Con.
tanned in New Book, CUP
state, DOwnstate''
BY DIR. JAGENDORF

A book has just appeared which
should please the soul of every
good Delaware youngster from
eight to eighty, for it contains the
best folkstories of our own little
state-stories which have never be-
fore appeared in popular book
form. The title of the volume is
Upstate, Downstate-FoIk Stories
of the Middle Atlantic States; the
author is DR.. M. A. Jagendorf, one
of the foremost folklorists of
America.
DIR. Jagendorf realized that our
own little state is full of rich folk
stories. These stories are not
about great heroes who have per-
formed magnificent deeds, but are
about common folk, the butcher,
the baker, and the candlestick
maker-old stories about daily
lives, daily happenings, the ups
and downs in the home, in the field
and woods.
Hitherto these stories have been
sandwiched in local histories, in
bibhographies, in county records,
in some old books and in the men,
ory of young oldsters who like to
relate the happenings of by-gone
days. To those books and those
folks the author has gone for his
tales.
DIR. Jagendorf has an enviable
record in the field of folklore in
America. He began his work in
1918 but it took him twenty years
to find publisher for his first
book. Nevertheless, he continued
his research work and writing in
this field.
With New England Beanpot"
the first collection of New England
foikstories to be published ''for
youngsters from eight to eighty,
he finally came into his own. His
publisher announced that this vol
ume would be followed with folk
stories from every nook and corn
er of our land.
The next work of DIR. Jagendorf
was ''The Marvellous Adventures of
Johnny Darling" which was prais-
ed by the critics as one of the
great folklore books of America
more American than Rip Van
Wrinkle, one reviewer termed it.
And now comes the volume of folk
stories which pertains to our own
bailiwick.
In Upstate, Downstate" DR..
Jagendorf has dug deep into the
stories of our own state. He has
gone through every scrap of local
history. visited endless places and
talked with many people in Della
ware versed in the lore of our
state.
The author contends that the
stories were really made possible
through the generous assistance of
persons like Leon De Valinger, Jr.,
our state archivist; Ruthanna
Hindes, who is the Librarian of the
State Historical Society; Francis
Cooch, author in his own right who
resides now in Dillsburg; Miss
Mary E. Weber of Christina; A. O..
H. Grier of the Wilmington News
Journal; Miss Catherine Maull,
Curator of the Zwaanendael Muse
UNI of Lewes; Freddie Lloyd of st.
Georges and others too many to
mention.
The Delaware folkstories range
from the old tale of Herman and
His Horse, Dutch Peter and the
Fortune Telling Tailor, etc., to
"Arnsy Maull, the Conjure Man.
Smyrna times., 1950-01-12

Beach. The program for that day
has been arranged by Mrs. c. l..
Harmonson. The annual diocesan
meeting will be held at the Cathed-
raj Church of st. John, Whining
ton on Thursday, Jan. 26. The
hostesses at tea at the meeting on
Monday were Mrs. Ralph Lange,
Mrs. Charles Burrous, and Mrs.
Arthur Biers. The flowers on the
Smyrna times., 1950-01-12

altar at st. Peters Church on Sun
day morning were given by Mrs.
George Carter in memory of the
late George Carter, Mrs. Mildred
Carter Briggs, and Mrs. Annie
Armstrong.
Smyrna times., 1950-01-12
ACCEPTS POSITION HERE
j. George Knots Now Employed
By Farmers Supply Company

The Farmers Supply Company
is pleased to announce that James
George Knotts has accepted posi-
tion with them as sales representa-
tive of their well-known lines of
agricultural equipment. Mr.. Knots
hardly needs any introduction to
the farmers of the surrounding
C m unity. For years past
George" has experienced exten-
sive training in the handling of all
types of farm machinery and re-
pairs. Before World War II,
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-11-13
SUGAR RAY SAILS
FOR EUROPE

NEW YORK-Ray (Sugar) Ro-
binson, welterweight boxing cham
pion of the world, sailed Satur-
day abourd the French liner Lii
berte for a tour of Europe. With
him went Mrs. Robinson, his
manager George Gainsford; his
personal barber, Roger Simond,
his golf professional, Shelton DIV
yer; two trainers, Harry Wiley
and Fred Beal, and his secretary,
Alger Clark.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-11-13

WHEREFORE A shivering
crowd Of $4,000 fans saw the
Green Wave of Wilberforce State
College roll over Kentucky State
for a 1928 victory here Saturday.
1t was the Green Waves fifth
win of the current football sea-
son. They have lost two games.
A field goal by Ernest Thorn
ton in the second quarter gave
Kentucky it's lone three points. The
field goal made the score 7-3, but
after that Wilberforce, spanked by
end Henry Thomas, romped over
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-11-13
Phone Company Offers
$6-MiIion Wage Raise

In a special news release the
Bell Telephone Co. claims they
are faced with a strike by outside
unions after offering $4,000, 900
in wage increases to the unions re-
presenting the employees.
The strike which followed the
elections by one day was prema-
ture as it had been scheduled for
Thursday instead of Wednesday.
The strike has tied up industrial
outlets more than public as the
bulk of home oWners use dial
phones which will not be affected
unless there is a breakdown in
the dial system.
According to the company the
wage Increase promise, which the
union has called unsatisfactory,
would give a top rate of $3.50 d
week for operators, and a maxi
mum of $4,000 a week for cen
trail office repairmen.
The company also claims to
have revised their attitude on
wage progression schedules and
the Reconsideration of certain
areas.
Z. H. Gustafson, company vice
president, says they are aware
that the cost Of living in Ohio has
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-11-13
GO
SET FOR

DETROIT "Silent" Gene Hair
ston, who holds a decision over
the Cuban fighter, Kid Gavilan,
will mix it up with Lester FELTON,
in a hereunder here Wednesday
night in Olympia Stadium. Hair
ston took a split decision over
Gavilan in Schanton, Pa, October
80.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-11-13
TED LOWRY TO MEET


PROVIDENCE, R. l. Ted
Lowry, of New Haven, will meet
a formidable competitor when he
faces Rocky Marciano of Brockton,
Mass, here tonight. A heavyweight
who has seen little action recent
ly, Marciano has never last a
bout.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-11-13
E SCHOOL HEAD

DOVER, Del. CAMP DR.. Os-
car j. Chapman last week became
the fifth president of Delaware
State college. He officially has
taken over the leadership of the
college he has headed since April
1.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-11-13

commended from page -
Liberia.
Housewives Enterprising
Even housewives can S inita-
tive in Liberia. The enterprising
matron in whose home, Mag Nan
House, I stay, operates a refresh
ment stand. The wife of a Cabinet
minister, she arises 6 a.m. to bake
cakes and make ice cream to sell
to her customers. She does a
thriving business in selling snacks,
and at the same time keeps up one
Of the most imposing homes in
Monrovia.
There must be plenty of fish
in the sea, yet Liberia lacks meat,
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-11-13
GAVILAN, GRAHAM
MATCHED

: NEW YORK Kid Gavilan of
Cuba will meet Billy Graham, Of
New York in an important 10
round welterweight bout in Madi-
son Square Garden Friday night.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-11-13

Here are the scores in other
major Negro college football COM
petition last week end:
Virginia Union 60, St. Paul 0.
Morgan 27, Hampton Is.
Florida A & M 40, Allen U. Is.
North Carolina AIT 27, Virginia
State 6.
Tennessee State ID, Morris Brown
Xavier (La.) &c, Morehouse O..
Fisk 20, Clark (Ga.) 0.
Tougaloo "a, Rust Z.
Tuskegee 25, South Carolina State
o.
Alabama State Is, Alabama Az
M IL.
Lincoln U. (Mo.) Is, Lane U
(Tenn.) 0
Bishop 2, Texas College 0.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-11-13
Beating The Gun
By Alvin Moses
Both Champions
Mosconi-C Galloway

NEW YORK CAMP A FORT
NIGHT AGO WE covered a sports
spectacle that was tops in our
1850 year book.
Willie (The Wizard) Mosconi,
greatest pocket billiard player in
the world and currently worlds
champion, whipped Paul Graham
Detroit SLIM of Harlem (150 to
81 before 1000 guests of Frank
lin Galloway.
Galloway is the business man
responsible for Harlem's modern
istic pool and billiards center, SIS
w. 125th Street, Calloway's Re-
irrational Center, Inc.
Willie Mosconi, like "crack-
shot" Clearwater of so years ago,
is as much noted for his trick shot
ability as for his casual runs for
100 almost any time he steps up
to the baize-and-green tables.
In a talk with niteclub owner
Edwin Smalls tn e subject of Mos
coni's age came up. The master
Of "Cueland" says he is 81 despite
the all but silver sheen of his neat
ly kept hair.
The fans We're on edge all dur
ing the exhibition waiting for that
run of a century that was not
forthcoming on tables used for the
first time by the champ.
For four innings the match pro-
duced no extra fireworks. Then
Detroit Slim, one of the nations
foremost n pocket opponents
nursed a cluster of 80 to go out
IN front of Mosconi S1-79. But
that was all brother.
The pocker-faced pool giant
went about gathering the amount
he needed to win at $50 immedi-
ately. His control of the cue ball
was superb. His break shots were
a thing of technical beauty.
All in all l thought the game was
splendidly played by the champ
ion and his colored opponent. Few
white or colored match players
fare any better than Graham die
: against the best champion since
p Ralph Greenleaf's heyday.
Fan Were Jubilant
Mosconi's trick shots really bowl
ed all hands over however. He eX
planned that more than 70 percen'
, of these shots depended upon how
the trick was set up. He mus
have demonstrated a dozen in IA
pid succession with nearly flaw
less precision and timing.
| was spellbound over hi
"Drunken-Lamp post shot" il
which one ball falls into the sid
" pocket which the other IA sprea'
fanwise in making an entrance al
leyway. In my excitment | los
my work sheets at the time Mos
conf reached the $50 mark but a
[ recall he had clicked off aroun'
S3 balls. Turning to emcee jim
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-11-13
Page Three

gone up and are trying to give
fair raises in face of a greater
federal tax rate to the company.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-11-13
LIGHTWEIGHTS MATCHED
FOR BOUT ON COAST

OAKLAND, Calif.,- Two light
weight contenders have been pair
ed for a 10-round main event here
Wednesday night. They are John
L. Davis, local favorite, and Fred
die Dawson, of Chicago.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-11-13
Wherefore 1rounces
!: Kentucky State 81 3

the Blue Grass State team. Thomas
scored two IDS in the fourth
quarter.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-11-13
READ THE CLASSIFIED ADS
Important Developments Planned

fish, and other %proteins. Some
day somebody is going to discover
how to run a fishing enterprise
here.
Are you a farmer? Liberia is
embarking on cocoa growing in a
big way. This requires capital and
six years waiting before it pays
off, but there is room on the
ground floor agricultural experts
say.
There are opportunities in Lii
IBERIA. What can you do expertly
is the question you should ask.
Then come on over, investigate,
and "drop your buckets down."
Evening star., 1950-04-01

One-bedroom units-From .
minimum of $3.50 to q maxi
mum of $120.
Two-bedroom units-From 4
minimum Of $3.50 to . maxi
mum of SITS.
Three e-bedroom units-From q
minimum Of $195 to q maxi
mum of $247.25.
The Westchester remains
among the very largest elevator
apartment developments in this
area not only because of its
relatively large number Of units,
but also because Of the number
Continued on Page B-3. Col. u
Evening star., 1950-04-01

three bedrooms, three bath
rooms, living room, dining room,
large entrance foyer, kitchen,
and pantry. plus some with
maids room and shower.
This is SO times the number
of three-bedroom apartments
in FHA's elevator-apartment
program here. which has only
one three-bedroom apartment
out of a total of nearly 5000
apartments.
A total Of 110 of the apart
ments at the Westchester have
two bedrooms. living room, din
ing room, pantry, kitchen and
Evening star., 1950-04-01

bath. A number of two-bed-
room units have two baths.
A total Of 32l Westchester
apartments have one bedroom,
living room, dining balcony,
kitchen and bath. A number
have dining room instead of din
ing balcony.
The Westchester's $50 apart
ments have the relatively large
total of 2,171 rooms, plus 686
bathrooms. The apartments
are in four buildings, set in
271a-acre site at 1000 Cathedral
avenue NV. The architect
was Harvey Warwick. Orig
inal owners were Morris Ca
Evening star., 1950-04-01
fritz. Gustave Ring and Mr..

fritz. Gustave Ring and Mr..
Warwick.
There have been two rent
increases since the development
was purchased from Dutch in
terests by the City Investing
Co. of New York in 1947-one
Of about 10 per cent and the
other of about 7l2 per cent.
according to the resident man.
ager. Col. Janusz Ilinski. Rent
al ranges. controlled by the Dis
trict Rent Control Administra-
ton, were given as follows:
Efficiency units-From a min
imum of sos to a maximum of
ST..
Evening star., 1950-04-01

ber of units in any project now
underway-in comparison to $50
apartment units in the West
chester. But of the 1,135 units
in the new building, 900 will be
efficiency units and 145 will
have one bedroom.
The Westchester, on the
other hand, has only a hand
full of the small efficiency apart
Evening star., 1950-04-01

ments, with the remainder in
larger units.
To find out how the West
chester stacks up today, after
standing unchallenged for 10
years, we visited the develop
ment the other day and found
few startling contrasts:
Item 1-Only Sc of the West
cheSter's $50 apartments are
efficiency units. This is in con-
trast to the total of we'll over
so per cent eff1ciencies in FILA
elevator apartments now being
completed here.
Item "A total of So apart
ments at the Westchester have
Evening star., 1950-04-01
19-Yeor-OId Westchester May Keep
Rank as Biggest Elevator Development

individual apartments than the
WeStchester. But there is still
a question as to whether any of
them will be able to top the
Westchester for sheer size, based
on cubic content.
For example, one big FILA
apartment project now under
construction will contain 1,135
apartment units-largest num-
Evening star., 1950-04-01
By Robert J. Lewis
ReoI Estate Editor Of The Stor

For 19 years, the Westchester
has been WaShington's biggest
elevator apartment develop
ment.
Soon a number of FILA ele-
vator projects will be COM
pleted which will have more
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-08-18
BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET
Bling Bewiched, Bothered Over Meetinq Met Problems

ACTUALLY, UNLESS he suffers
from slapsy lapsey memory
Brother Bling was only kidding
when he said, "Who dat?" The
fact is that he's made two tries in
recent years to strike up a nod
ding acquaintance with me-both
OF which left me nodding. Once in
London and once in New York, he
did his darnedest to fast-talk me
into backing some party venture he
was fronting for, and each time l
shooed him off with the polite ex-
PLANTATION that my policy was,
Neither a borrower nor sucker
be-"
There IS, OF course. an outside
chance that this joker no LONGER
remembers trying to put tbs
bite on me - in Wbieb event
we're even because didn't know
Wbo be Was Wben tbe Met an
no"need bis APPOINTMENT.
For long time, 1 thought the
Blng in question was Herman Bing,
the baggy-pantsed Dutch comedian
who else would hire Flagstaff and
fire Melchior? Who else would
substitute the grunt-and-groan Ger
man operas for the melodic Italian
ones?
The final jest is rollicking Ru-
dy's statement that "the problems
OF the Met will never be solved BY
Broadway methods" Mebbe so
but it seems to me that this carpy
contention doesn't quite jibe with
his much publicized efforts to sign
Carson Kanin, Margaret Webster.
Danny Kaye and Oscar Hammer
stein II. If any of these Times
Square tots ever set foot or aden-
noids in La Scala, then I'm a
monkeys uncle and Mr.. Bing Is an
opera impresario.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-08-18

What keeps police cars cruising
the streets, and maintains an army,
q navy, an airforce and the F.B.I.?
What supports the farmers
friend, the county agent, and sends
consuls and ambassadors to pro-
tect our citizens and interests in
foreign lands?
THE ANSWER, obviously, is taxes
1 the tried and proved method
of everybody chipping in to pro-
vide the things which all of US
need and none of can pay for by
himself.
The weather forecast you read in
the paper or gel on the radio is
made possible by a unsupported
organization.
Your tax money and the other
fellows protect the purity of the
water you drink and insure full
weight and wholesomeness in the
food you buy. Taxes make possible
the public schools, the public lib
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-08-18
GOOD CITIZEN,
Tuxes You Kick About Puyina
Finance Your Conveniences

raries, the public parks, the pub
lie fire department and the public
everything from the street light on
the corner to the Lighthouse at sea.
Every hour of the day and night
your safety, your health, your
security and your valuables are
protected by public servants paid
for by your taxes.
Taxes represent the cost of our
government doing business. They
are determined by the people we
elect to office. We give these peo-
pie the right to do a lot of things
with our money but hold them &C.
countable to US.
If we feel they are spending it
unWisely or too freely we can
turn the rascals out"
''In this world" wrote Benjamin
Franklin, nothing is certain but
death and taxes But isn't our
method of taxation with represent
tation an Improvement over the
conflscatory system of the dictator
who sees what you have and takes
as much as he wants?
Taxes are levied by four levels
OF government - federal, state,
county and municipal. To become
law, tax must be voted upon and
passed by the elected representa-
tives of the people.
There are three general tax clas-
sificators:
A HIDDEN TAXA hidden tax
is one which is not apparent to the
eye. and is usually part of any,
thing you buy. For example, the
price Of a loaf of bread includes
all the taxes which have geen i'm
posed from the time it is raw
wheat until it reaches you.
A DIRECT TAXA direct tax is
one directly paid by the person on
whom the ultimate tax burden
falls. In other words, there is no
middle man between you and the
government. Examples are proper
ty, income. and inheritance taxes.
AN INDIRECT TAX-An indirect
tax is one which is paid by some
one other than the person who will
finally pay it. In other words, it
is a tax which is passed on to
someone else. The manufacturer of
an imported product pays the Gus
toms duty, an indirect tax because
he will pass this on to the con-
sumner by increasing the price of
the product.
TWO OF the most important
bodies with which the public may
come into contact in relation to tax
alton are the tax commissions and
the tax court of the United States.
Tax commissions are state fiscal
bodies, consisting usually of three
appointive or elective members,
which supervises local tax officials,
assesses public utility and other
property, collects most taxes not
collected locally.
If you consider your tax assess
ment unfair you may appeal to a
tax reviewing board.
The federal government knows
mistakes can be made in the taxes
claimed from you. That's why we
have the United States Tax Court.
You can contest before that court.
before you pay, certain taxes which
the commissioner of internal rev.
enue claims you owe.
From the decisions of the tax
court you may appeal to a higher
| court.
This article Is Chapter 4 of thu
booklet Good Citizen" produced By
me american Heritage Foundation,
complete book may be obtained BY
sending 2S cents to Tho American
Heritage Foundation, II East AKIN
Street. New York, N. Y.