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CRIME TAKES A CRUISE
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fingers. A piquant face. She wore white frock
which left her arms bare, and big sun-hat with
green veil.
"Are you with the Cunard cruiser"
That's right"
Then expect lunch will be at the Casino. If
we can find taxi, the Consulate is right on the
way. You can drop me of.
"But where do we find taM?"
That's the problem!" Shaun grinned. Mine
as well as yours. Come on"
He took her arm and Maureen found herself
being hurried headlong forward by this attractive
stranger.
MY names Shaun Bantry," he volunteered,
as they raced along.
"Maureen Lonergan!' She was breathless.
Good Irish Names - They came out onto Sharie
el-Gami. "And our luck's in. Here's tax!'
SHAUN held the door for Maureen jumped in
beside her, and gave rapid orders in Arabic to the
driver
She looked aside at him, wondering why all the
wrong men came on cruises Shaun, considering
Maureen as the taxi got under way, was wondering
why most of the girls with whom his wandering
life brought him in touch were so unlike Maureen.
She had astonishingly long lashes, and her wavy
chestnut hair under the white hat cleaned delight
fully As they talked and his glance followed those
exciting waves, out of the tail of his right eye he
saw gray sedan following the taxi.
Theo Leider dark eyes intent, was seated be-
side an Egyptian driver who wore fez!
Shaun swore silently. He had slipped up some
where. Leidler's suspicious were aroused. Or else
baI uix Ul,y
should Leidler follow him?
There's change of plan" Shaun spoke so
sharply that Maureen was startled. I'm going to
drop you, first, and take the taxi on. -"
WHEN she said good-by to Shaun, Maureen
found strong contingent from the Antoni0 al
ready halfway through lunch under the palm trees
of the Casino. Shelley Downing, the queen of the
cruise, was surrounded by her usual court Mrs.
Simmonds near by, was lunching with other men,
bers of the cruise, and she invited Mameen to join
them. When Maureen had begun her lunch:
"How did you get on with your shopping, Maui
reen?" she inquired.
81 think l got everything" Maureen said.
Nothing really matches of course!, Maureen
took out list and checked the items. Green dye
for white stockings Wrong shade. Beads, earrings.
Awful But they won't look bad at night. Shoes!'
A frown appeared between her level brows. 1--WE
forgotten the shoes!'
Maureen considered the problem with all the
seriousness which it called for Her glance strayed
vaguely from group to group. and presently paused.
She had seen white coat with pink stripe - and
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Smyrna times., 1950-01-26

SPECIAL SCHOOL TAX ELECTION
Clayton Consolidated School
District No. 119
Saturday, February IL, 1850
e PM. to PM
Pursuant to the provisions of Article
1S, Chapter II, Revised Code of Della
ware (1935), as amended, the Board of
School Trustees of Clayton Consolidated
School District No. 119 in Kent County,
Delaware, in accordance with resolution
unanimously adopted, hereby gives notice
that a special election will be held on
Saturday, the 11th day of February, 1850.
from 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-
purposes, the rate of the tax so to be
raised not to exceed four cents (4c) on
each S100. assessment of such taxable real
and personal property.
Every person quallted TO vote at reg
ular school election in said District shall
be qualified to vote at such special cleo
tion. To be eligible to vote, 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, Jf., Clerk
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nounced by the executive commit
tee of the council following their
meeting in Dover on January 18th.
DR.. w. R. C. Bender, psychologist,
of the DUPONT Company. will be
the principal speaker. More than
300 business leaders throughout
Kent and Sussex Counties are ex-
pected to attend. At this meeting
the executive committee will also
recommend to the council that it
be incorporated and that the name
of the organization be changed to
Industry for Delaware, Inc.". AS
explained by w. G. Davis, vice
president, Dover, this is a shorter
and more descriptive name of the
purpose of the organization and
also will avoid confusion with the
Delaware State Development De
partment, which is a department of
the state. E. Preston Rutter, who
is the director of the Delaware
State Development Department,
Smyrna times., 1950-01-26
SPEAKER AT
ROTARY MEET
E. Lee Robinson, Wilmington,
Addresses Members on
Hoover Report
INDUCT NEW MEMBER

e. Lee Robinson, of the YMCA
and Junior Chamber of Commerce,
Wilmington, addressed the Smyrna
Rotary Club on the Hoover Report
at their meeting Thursday evening.
Nelson Everhart was chairman of
the evening program. The speaker
said that the commission was BIZ
partisan in representation. One of
the detectives of the report was re-
duction of expenses and the MAIN
tanning of efficiency, he stated; and
further, that many recommends
tions were made to change the
present pattern to insure less ex-
penditure. He stressed the import
ance of educating the entire popu-
lation to correspond with their
senators and representatives on
major subjects before Congress,
and said that state organizations
are now being set up for that pur-
pose. George w. Wright responded
and thanked Mr.. Robinson for his
address. Reynolds Pratt presided
and inducted into membership DR..
Harold ]. Laggner. who was pre-
sented by Harry P. Jones. Willard
Rutter led group singing. Walter
T. Massey, Walter H. Warrington,
Cy Yost, and John B. Avery were
visitors from the Dover Rotary
Club. Walter Beckwith was the
guest of w. E. Matthews, Jr., and
E. Herbert Newcomb, of Mayor AL
bert A. Newcomb, Sr.
Smyrna times., 1950-01-26
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME and CLUB PARTIES

Mr.. Herman Robinson and Mr..
and Mrs. Alan Robinson are at
tending the New York Furniture
Market this week.
A delegation of members of the
Woman's Auxiliary of st. Peters
Church are attending the annual
meeting of the diocesan Woman's
Auxiliary being held today at the
Cathedral Church of st. John, Will
mington. The morning service
started at 1890 o'clock and a box
luncheon will be followed at one
o'clock by the afternoon session at
which the speaker will be the Rev.
Frank L. Titus. of New York,
whose subject will be zone World
in Christ"
Mrs. Arthur Biers, of Rodney
Street, is entertaining at bridge
and lunch at Wayside Inn today,
Thursday, in memory OF her sister,
Mrs. Louise Spruance.
Little Miss Mary Crosley of Phil
adelphia, is spending some time
with Mr.. and Mrs. Norman w.
Coleman.
Mrs. William Carson entertained
her bridge club at her home in
Dover, Tuesday evening.
Mr.. William Norris has returned
from Memorial Hospital, Whining
ton, where he was confined for two
weeks undergoing treatment.
Mr.. Reynolds Jones and Mr.. Leon
Collins, who were operated on for
appendicitis in Dover hospital, last
week, have returned home.
Mr.. Vance Cole, proprietor of
Vance's barber shop, had his tons
ills removed in Kent General Hos
pital. Dover Monday.
Mr.. Sam. Moore was operated on
for appendicitis in Kent General
Hospital, Tuesday.
Smyrna times., 1950-01-26
SCHOOL BOND ELECTION
Clayton Consolidated School
District No. 119
Saturday, February IL, 1850
Il ID M

Pursuant to the provisions of Article
IL, Chapter II, Revised Code of Della
ware 19S5), as amended, the Board of
School Trustees of Clayton Consolidated
School District No. 119, Clayton, Kent
County Delaware, hereby gives notice that
special election will be held on Satur-
day, the l1th day of February, 1850, from
O'Clock to s o'clock PM, at 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 Clayton Consolidated
School District No. 119 shall have author
ity to borrow Thirteen Thousand and Six
Hundred Dollars (S13,600) and to issue
bonds with face value of said amount
the proceeds therefrom to be used for the
construction and equipment of one addi-
tional classroom and also storeroom for
school materials, supplies and equipment
and for the enlarging and improving of
the heating system, all pertaining to the
school building in said District situated
on the southerly side of West Main Street
in said Town, at the intersection of said
street with the public road leading there
from to the Kenton Highway.
This School Building Program was
adopted unanimously by the Board of
School Trustees of said District and sub
sequently was approved by State School
Building Program Board on October 1S.
1949 and approved by the State Board of
Education on January 21, 1850.
Every person qualified to vote at 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, FL 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
special election. 1t is not necessary to be
registered 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
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BUSINESS MEN
TO MEET FEB. 16
State Industrial Development
Council to Meet in Dover
High School
DIR. BENDER TO SPEAK

The Delaware State Industrial
Development Council will hold a
general meeting in the Social Hall
of the Dover High School on Feb
ruary 10th at 8 pm, it was an
Smyrna times., 1950-01-26
Card of Thanks

The family of Walter Lawrence
wish to thank relatives and friends
for flowers, loan of autos, and tend
ers of sympathy during their re-
cent bereavement.
Smyrna times., 1950-01-26

was present at the meeting in Dow
er. The council now boasts of over
100 members and is beginning to
expand its activities to promote
new industries for the state. The
executive committee appropriated
a sum of money to be used in ad-
vertising in the New York area to
generate inquiries for industrial
location in Delaware. At the meet
ing on January 10Th eighteen new
were elected.
Smyrna times., 1950-01-26

Thrift Master Engine also delivers
more power with improved perform
ance.
Come in and look over these new
Chevrolet Trucks in the light of your
own hauling needs. See all the impor-
tant improvements for 1850. See how
Chevrolet offers just the model you
want-with more power and greater
value than ever!
Smyrna times., 1950-01-26

Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman
Nellie Bly, was the first woman
to travel around the world. 1t took
72 days.
Smyrna times., 1950-01-26
Card of Thanks

Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll E. Morris
wish to thank the Citizens Hose
Company of Smyrna for their SER
vices during the fire at our farm
on Monday, January 16.
Smyrna times., 1950-01-26
CARD PARTY

st. Peters Church Parish House
Canasta, Bridge, Five Hundred
Wednesday, February 1
1:30 pm. Dessert Card Party
800 pm. Evening Card Party
Door and Table Prizes Refresh
ments. Admission rs cents
Smyrna times., 1950-01-26
FEMALE HELP WANTED

Experienced operators wanted
on night shift, 4:30 to 1000 pm.
COTTON TOWN
Phone Middletown ASIA
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Mrs. Douglas in Picture
Senator Downey Called Unhappy Man
In His Attempt to Be Fair Dealer

stare on political questioners, Mrs.
Douglas virtuously revealed that
she and the President went over
the story of the States growing
needs for water and reclamation
If Senator Downey felt he could
blast the administration from hell
to breakfast he would feel better.
But since his support lies largely
with labor and with what Henry
Mencken called the natural born
New Dealers of southern Califor-
mia, he dares not cry out. There
are also some local angles on the
Toland nomination, involving
pressure groups who think their
man ought to be considered, that
have the Senator worried.
The administrations alibi is
that it cannot get mixed up in the
ancient California cabals. It is
recalled that when President Tru-
man called in his present Interior
Secretary Oscar Chapman, and
asked him to do some advance
work in California in 1948, the
Presidents opener was: IT under
stand you are the only Democrat
in Washington who can go into
California and come out alive"
1t is close enough to the truth to
serve.
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| ing symphony ' 0''
orchestra, or of some little girl
barely old enough to effect pig
tails, astounding university pro-
fessors with her knowledge OF
everything from aerodynamics to
the Importance of ant-eaters to
civilization.
Whole Day Ruined.
My whole day was ruined the
other day by reading in the news
paper about little brain-packed
fellow in Chicago who graduated
from the University of Chicago
in less time than it ever took
Jesse Owens to run the hundred
yard dash, which was something
under ten seconds It didn't take
him as long to get degree from
great university as it took me
to learn to spell cat or rat. Seven
teen of the worlds swiftest tailors
couldn't have cut his cap and
gown in time to have it ready for
him. It was distressing to read
of a boy getting his degree while
seated on tricycle. when most
of us had to go to two summer
schools to come out with c
average
I am quite sure that millions of
other common garden variety of
folk in this country agree with me.
No man who has worked 80 or 40
years without attaining success
can possibly gain pleasure from
reading of a baby who teaches
mathematics from his crib. Most
of us were on formulas at that
age, not teaching them.
I have been a student of the
mandolin for the past Is years
and have Just reached the point
where I can tune it, almost. So
you can imagine my feelings
when I read that a member of
the romper set is conducting
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in their resist Constantine Brown.
ance to fierce attacks on his poll
cieS.
In the So weeks he has been at
the head of the State Department,
Mr.. Acheson has succeeded in
making himself the most contro-
versial Secretary of State in his
tory.
Courage Conceded.
All of his critics concede that
he has courage. Last summer, for
instance, he opposed without
qualification resumption of full
diplomatic relations with Spain
and criticized with biting sarcasm
the proposal in the Senate that
the Madrid government be given
limited financial help to the tune
of $4,000, 900.
Only 10 days ago he reversed
his position and admitted that he
had made a mistake. Such pub
lie admission of error is almost
unprecedented in the annals of
the State Department. Mr.. Ache
son could have hidden his error
behind factual alibis. He could
have disclosed that three Ameri-
can delegates to the United Ma
tions-Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt,
John Foster Dulles and Benjamin
Cohen-had presumed him into
ordering our United Nations dele
cation to abstain from voting on
the Brazilian proposal to rescind
the 1916 resolution which called
chiefs of diplomatic missions out
of Spain.
Similarly, on the China ques-
ton he could have taken the posi-
ton that he was merely con-
tinuing and pointing up a policy
which was initiated by Gen.
Marshall, his predecessor. He pre-
ferred to assume full responsibility
and went so far as to father the
White Book on China, which was
the most unconvincing and mis-
leading official publication ever
presented. by the State Depart
ment to an uniformed public.
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THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. Ali
"

Wagner in Vienna with a baton
twice as tall as he is. It makes
me want to throw my mandolin
right out the window, and I
would. too, if it were paid for.
Earns Less Than Horse.
Another thing that I wish news
papers would stop printing is the
fabulous earnings of race horses.
1t doesn't improve mans opinion
of himself to have a bank balance
of 1884 and find in the sport
pages that creatures with names,
fetlocks and withers are close to
having $1,000,000 in the bank. 1
am quite sure that I am not as
smart as Citation or Stymie but
I do not want to be reminded of
it.
The most delightful reading in
the world for a middle-aged fall
ure is a story about another
middle-aged failure. Let's have
more stories about people who
aren't geniuses. More stories
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III dOb pdJ
which is authorized by Congress.
A hot controversy over railroad
mail pay. which has been bubbling
here now for three years, broke
again into the open before the
Interstate Commerce Commission
this week on instigation of the
Post Office Department, which has
been investigating methods, prac-
tees and costs of handling mail
by railroads. It is insisting that
one Is per cent interim" in
crease approved by the ICC be
vacated and that action on an
other proposed IS per cent Elm
term" increase be held up until
the full facts of its inquiry can
be laid before the railroad rate
regulating agency which has
pending before it also railroad
request for a general permanent
increase.
Whole Problem Studied.
The ICC took the whole prob
lem under advisement for decision
after a public hearing.
The story goes back bit. Post
master General Jesse M. Donald
son, who used to carry mail him
self-as a hoofer-decided to look
into costs of railway mail trans
portation as a result of the rail-
roads request to the ICC back in
1947 for an increase over the scale
they had been receiving since
1925. They asked first for a As per
cent increase, and then amended
that to IS per cent.
Casting about for someone to
take charge of an investigation OF
rail mail pay, he drafted as his
special assistant Arne Wiprud
formerly a lawyer in the Justice
Departments antitrust division
who was an expert on railway
matters. and, at the time he was
picked. an attorney here in pri-
vate practice.
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Bubbling for 3 Years
Hot Controversy on Railroad Mail Pay
Breaks Into Open on Donaldson Move

The need for an inquiry became
more apparent as Mr.. Wiprud anG
his staff took the first look into
railroad mail pay in nearly a
quarter of a century, for theil
checking and field surveys re-
vealed obsolete practices and OBJ
solete equipment in railroad hand
ling Of the mails. The investiga-
ton proceeded slowly because rail-
roads, in some instances, showed
a lack of cooperation and baked
at times at supplying all the data
requested.
Ask Another Interim"
Soon after their application for
a general, increase, the railroads
asked for an interim" increase
of IS per cent. and the ICC
granted a Is per cent advance
subject to modification If indi-
Gated by later examination of the
facts. The Post Office Department
through Mr.. Wiprud. protested the
action and asked that it be va
Gated on the ground that the ice
had not gotten the full facts
since the Post Office Department
had not completed its inquiry. The
order went into effect.
Subsequently. in 1913, the rail-
roads asked another interim" in
crease. also Of IS per cent. which
If approved, would make a total
Of so per cent above the old rates
which would cost altogether a
total of $225 .o00,0 900, including
retroactive pay and the increase
At the time the ICC decided q
field study was necessary in con-
sidering proposed increases and Q
stipulation was entered into by
the Post Office Department ano
the railroads after objections ano
delays by the latter.
At the public hearing here this
week the Post Office Department
through Mr.. Wiprud., petitionee
the ICC again to vacate the orr.
Iginal Is per cent interim" in
crease and to deny the proposed
IS per cent increase until there
can be trial before ICC with
full evidence on the merits, while
Guernsey circuit, representing TIT
Railroads Committee on Mail Pay
asked again for approval of the
second IS per cent interim" raise
He is general cousel for the Penn.
sylvania Railroad.
The Post Office Department was
joined in the proceedings by the
Justice Department, which the
Postmaster General had asked tt
intervene, and its representative
Morton Liftin, told the ICC thai
| the Justice Department is con.
lsidering a suit to vacate the orr.
lginal Is per cent interim" in.
icrease.
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This Changing World
Acheson's Days in Office Seen Numbered
After Statement on Hiss Conviction

Mr.. Acheson's state m n
Wednesday that he would not
turn his back on Alger Hiss is the
most puzzling step, however, that
the Secretary has ever taken.
In january, l949, when Mr..
Acheson was called to testify be-
fore the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee in connection with his
confirmation as Secretary of State
he was asked about his relation
ship with Hiss. Instead of re-
plying that he had known Hiss in
the State Department and had
had personal as we'll as official
relations with him and let it go
at that, he preferred to proclaim
himself the friend of the man who
then was being investigated for
close association with the Com
munist spy ring in Washington.
That ring was supplying Moscow
with top secret information.
Question of Security Value.
Mr.. Acheson was confirmed in
spite of this startling statement.
His defiant answer, however,
raised in the minds of number
of Senators question as to his
security value as head of the
most sensitive department in the
Government.
MIR. Acheson is a competent
lawyer. When he told the SEN
ators he refused to withdraw his
friendship - which he does not
extend Unfortunately, but which
when given is lasting-he stood
on strong legal ground. Until
convicted Hiss had to be pre-
sumed innocent.
Mr.. Acheson'S most recent
statement was without any ex-
cuse whatsoever. Hiss was con-
victed by an impartial jury, which
heard the evidence presented by
the prosecution and defense. He
was found guilty. A lawyer of
Mr.. Acheson's caliber knows that,
as rule, after a jury fails to
agree-even If a majority favors
conviction-a defendant has a
better chance of acquittal in the
second trial.
The evidence against Hiss was
discussed by the members of the
second jury for nearly "a hours
before the eight women and four
men returned a guilty verdict.
Mr.. Acheson also knows that a
Court of Appeals will not go into
questions of fact. which convic-
ton has decided, but only ques-
tons Of law and procedure.
If Mr.. Acheson were a private
person, nobody could take excep-
ton to his sentimentalism. But
he is Secretary of State of the
United States. He is the man who
formulates American policy in
these days which are so dangerous
for the Nations security. There
is no room for personal feelings
under these circumstances.