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Smyrna times., 1950-08-03
JONES FAMILY
HOLDS REUNION
120 Relatives Attend 18th An
nual Reunion at Angus
tine Beach
HELD LAST SUNDAY

One hundred and twenty des-
cendants of John J., Robert NJ,
Susan and Rachel Jones family
from New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Virginia and Delaware
attended the 18th annual reunion
at Augustine Beach on Sunday.
Howard JONES', of Smyrna, was
named president and Miss Marian
Jones, of Chester, Pa, and Mrs.
Caroline Hutchison, of Denton, Md,
were elected secretaries of the
khan. Following a picnic lunch,
the business meeting was conduct
ed. The amusement committee ar
ranged games for the affair. The
1851 reunion will be held the last
Sunday in July of next year.
Those From This Area
Attending from this area were:
Howard Jones, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. willard
Mailer, Mrs. George Maloney, Mrs.
Robert H. Denney, Miss Louise
Denney, Miss Henrietta Denney,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Jones, Lloyd
Jones Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T.
Price and children, Tommy and
Susan, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Rich
ardson and children, Robert and
Donald, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold ].
Carrow Sr., Simpson Carrow, Miss
Betty Lou Carrow, Miss Ruth
Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. William T.
Nowland, Miss Doris Nowland,
Ronald Nowland, Miss Allene Now
land, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Now
land and children, Billy and Linda,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Medford Davis
Jr. and son, Medford III.
Smyrna times., 1950-08-03
P.T.A. DRIVE ON
FOR MEMBERS
Drive For Charter Members
Begins Today By
Committee
ON UNTIL SEPTEMBER

Mrs. Allan Robinson, chairman
of the membership committee of
the Parent-Teacher Association of
the Smyrna Special School Dis
trict, has announced that a drive
for charter membership will begin
today and continue until Septem-
Der. Cost of membership is so
cents per person, or rs cents per
parent couple. Assisting Mrs. Rob-
inson will be Mrs. Lester Meyers,
Mrs. Robert DeLauder, Mrs. Per-
kins Stats, Mrs. William Francis,
and Mrs. Smithers Snow. The fol-
lowing areas have been designated.
For Mrs. Robinson, all of Smyrna;
for Mrs. Meyers, Turner's Row to
and including Clayton to the Mary
land line; for Mrs. DeLauder, from
the Welfare Home road south to
Dover school line, and from the Du
Pont Highway west to the Mary
land line; for Mrs. Stats, from
the Millington Road to the Middle
town school line, and from the Du
Pont Highway west to the Mary
land line; for Mrs. Francis, from
the woodland Beach Road to the
school line, and from
the highway east to the Bay; for
Mrs. Snow, from the Woodland
Beach Road south to Garrison's
Lake, and from the highway to the
Bay. ~-rvvr
Smyrna times., 1950-08-03
MAKE SURVEY
OF HOUSING
Mayor NewcOmb Asks WO-
mems Organizations to
Make Survey Here
FOR ARMY PERSONNEL

AT the request of ]. D. Quillan,
of Dover, chairman of the housing
committee of the American Leg
ion, Mayor Albert A. Newcomb has
asked the Ladies Auxiliary of the
American Legion, the Ladies Aux
iliary of the Citizens Hose Com
pany, No. 1, Inc, and the Twenti-
eth Century Club of Smyrna to
conduct a survey of the housing
situation in the Smyrna area. The
purpose of this survey is to determ-
inc the number of rooms, apart
ments and houses available for
Army personnel. The Smyrna area
is being canvassed to take care of
the overflow from Dover as of
when the Dover Army Air Base is
reactivated. Facts and figures
from the survey will be presented
to the commanding officer of the
Dover Base in order that he may
give the servicemen an idea of
where housing facilities may be Sc
cured. Mrs. Clay Bailey is in
charge of the Legion survey, Mrs.
Vernon the Citizens Hose Com
pany Auxiliary district, and Mrs.
James O'Connor the Century Club
division. Mrs. O'Connor is being
assisted by Mrs. Fred Slaughter,
Mrs. Henry T. Price, Mrs. F. ].
Jr., and Miss Betty Lou
Carrow. The survey is to be COM
pleted tomorrow.
Smyrna times., 1950-08-03
BOY KILLED
TRACTOR
Louis S. Daniels, 13, Found
in Field Pinned Beneath
Vehicle
LOOKING FOR HORSES

Louis Speller Danields, 13 years
old, of near Smyrna, was crushed
to death Sunday afternoon when a
heavy tractor he was operating
overturned and fell on him. The
body of the boy was not found
until Monday morning since his
family believed he had spent the
night at a neighboring farm. The
boy was pinned under the tractor
when it turned over. He was u.s.
ing the tractor to round up horses
which had strayed from his faith
er's farm. 1t is believed he turned
the tractor sharply in the soft
earth of the field, causing it to
turn over. The boy was the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Daniels.
The boy left his home with the
tractor early Sunday morning to
search for two horses which were
missing. Later, troopers said, the
horses returned to the barn, but
the boy did not appear. The boy
had told his mother that he was
going to the farm of Harry Virdin,
nearby, in the tractor to help them
combine wheat. Mr.. Daniels was
away at that time.
Found Under Tractor
Because of the boys remarks
the members of his family thought
he had gone to the Virdin farm
after finding the horses and had
decided to stay for the night. Mon
day morning, Mr.. Danields te1e-
phoned the Virdin home and learn
ed Louis had not been there. A
search was started and the body
was found under the tractor. DR..
Laggner of Smyrna pronounced
the boy dead. State police and the
doctor expressed the opinion that
the boy had been killed instantly,
and that the accident occurred
about 2 o'clock Sunday. In addi-
tion to his parents, the boy is sur
vived by five brothers and sisters.
Smyrna times., 1950-08-03
Entertain Legion Auxiliary Chorus


The David C. Harrison Auxiliary
chorus members were entertained
at dinner Tuesday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Deakyne. They had as their guests
of honor Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Everhart. Mrs. Everhart directs
the chorus, and in appreciation of
her work the group presented her
with a gift. The members are:
Mrs. Clifford Burge, Mrs. Bertha
Pierce, Mrs. Florence Passwaters,
Mrs. Harold Smith, Mrs. Howard
Deakyne, and Mrs. George Scout.
Smyrna times., 1950-08-03
NEW JEWELRY
STORE TO OPEN
Jewelers. To Open
Store in Town Office
Building Tomorrow
WELL-EQUIPPED STORE

With the opening of Sayers'
Jewellers tomorrow, Smyrna may
boast one of the most attractive
and we'll equipped jewelry stores in
this area. Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
Sayers, originally from Somerset,
Pa, have transformed the former
Town Office into a modern business
house with pale green walls ac-
cented with rich dark green velvet
draperies and venetian blinds at
the windows and deep maroon car
peting. The oak show cases are
decorated with white satin and the
matching shelves are covered with
green and gold velvet. Clocks,
watches, jewelry, compacts, cigar
cite lighters and silver fiatware
and hollowware currently decorate
the show window with black mar
BILE base. The Sayers are offering
all kinds of mems and women's
jewelry-diamonds, watches, rings,
earrings, necklaces, clips, bracelets
as we'll as costume jewelry and
watch accessories and attachments.
They also handle Schafer pens and
pencils, cigarette lighters, baby
items, and Kelsey crystal. Gorham
sterling silver fiatware and 1847
Rogers, Community, Holmes &
Edwards and Poole plated ware are
on display. Watches available in
clude Elgin, Bulova and several
Swiss makes with Hamilton
watches to be available in the very
near future. The new shop also
has Seth Thomas, General Electric
and other occasional and alarm
clocks and has one of the ever
popular cuckoo clocks on display.
Ladies' and mems wallets and
pocket secretaries are also fea-
tured.
Graduate Matchmaker
Mr.. and Mrs. Sayer and son,
came to Smyrna from Lam
caster, Pa, where Mr.. Sayer has
just completed a two year course
at the Bowman Technical Institute
in engraving, matchmaking, stone
setting, and general jewelry repair
work. He is a member of the
Theological Institute of America.
Among his most modern watch
and repairing equipment
is cleaning machine and a watch
the only machine of this
type in this area. The watchmaster
is an electronic timing machine
which will take a 24-hour reading
of the operation of any watch in
80 seconds. A lighted aquarium
featuring tropical fish and an ar
rangement of philedendron COM
plete the decorations of the shop.
The grand opening will be tomor-
row and Saturday with free gifts
promised to all adults visiting the
store during these two days. Two
Elgin wrist watches, mans and
a lady's, now on display in the
window, will be given away as door
prizes these days.
Smyrna times., 1950-08-03
OFFER SITES
FOR GOV. PLANT
Three Sites Available in This
Area for Proposed Re-
search Laboratory
ANNOUNCE SELECTION

Three sites were submitted yes
terday by the Smyrna-Clayton
Chamber of Commerce to the De-
fense Departments Research and
Development Board in formal bid
to locate the proposed 1000, 900
Army Quartermaster Corps re-
search laboratory in this area.
William S. Kruchen, president of
the group, has listed the sites as
follows: Site A: Farm land located
within the town limits of Smyrna
at the far northeast corner, the
highest piece of land on the Smyr-
ma River. Site B: Farm land north
west of Smyrna Approximately
three miles and situated alongside
a large millpond. Site C: The form
er C.C.C. and prisoner of war camp
on the Leipsic River, five miles
southwest of Smyrna. The board
is expected to announce its selec-
tion in the early fall. The labora-
tory will be used for research and
development in the field of chemi-
calls and plastics, environmental
protection of the human race, ply
sizes, biology and chemistry, tex
tiles, clothing and footwear, and
mechanical products. 1t is esti-
mated that there will be approxi-
mately 700 persons employed by
the facility, and the government
will investigate thoroughly housing
and schooling problems. Primary
and secondary grade schools will
be required for children of the en-
ployees, while proximity of institu-
tions of higher learning is desir-
able, as the technical staffs of such
institutions could be readily drawn
upon for consultation and assist
ance with the problems of the lab
oratory. It is the intention to hold
seminars at the laboratory which
will be attended by 200 or more
persons, the board has announced.
Senator ]. Allen Frear is giving
his full cooperation in an endeavor
to have this laboratory located in
Delaware. and copies of the bid
have been sent to him and to other
legislative officers in Delaware. All
three sites are available for i'm
mediate possession, Kruchen said.
Meet Tuesday Night
There will be Chamber of Com
merce meeting next Tuesday night
to discuss the industrial develop
ment program in this area. Guest
speaker will be Preston Rutter, of
Dover, director of the State Indus
trial Development Department. Mr..
Rutter will speak on the effects of
the program on the Smyrna-Clay-
ton area.
Evening star., 1950-01-04
Pass 1t Now

The Senate begins debate today on a
House-approved bill to remove the ancient
taxing and licensing determinations
against oleomargarine
No doubt the debate will be wordy one.
There will be efforts to perpetuate some
kind of discrimination, such as the pro-
posal to bar colored margarine from ship
ment In interstate commerce All such
efforts should be voted down and the bill
enacted in its present form.
This may not be the most vital matter
on the congressional agenda. But as long
rs the punitive taxes and licensing charges
remain in force, they will continue to mock
the f1ne words and ringing speeches in
behalf of fair trade practices. The house
wife and the margarine industry have
suffered long enough. The Senate should
give them square deal, and give 1t to
them now.
Evening star., 1950-01-04
A Doubtful Lesson in Civics

Jackson Day Dinner Chairman Charles
Luckman and Democratic Committee
Chairman OBoyle would be well advised
to reconsider their plans for exploitation
OF school children in connection with the
big doings at the Armory on February 16.
AS outlined, the plan contemplates re-
warding deserving school children with the
opportunity of access to the Armory gal
leries on the night Of the big dinner. There
they can watch the spectacular, but none
theless dismal, show of some 5000 Office
holding politicians gorging themselves on
food and oratory at cost of $100 per plate,
the profits going into the bulging treasury
Of the Democratic National Committee.
There is, it is true, cynical lesson in
applied civics that the children might
learn. Peering down from the galleries at
the great men who have affixed themselves
to the public payroll and have forked over
500 each to the party on the tacit under
standing that nothing Immediately will be
done to pry them loose, the children may
thus be taught how to get along in the
world.
But there is also something very crude
and unpalatable in the proposition of try
ing to add prestige to these money raising
affairs by the presence of school children.
It is to be assumed that non political
Board OF Education will have nothing to
do with the selection of the children thus
to be "honored."
Evening star., 1950-01-04

one passenger fatality recorded for every
hundred million passenger miles of opera
ton by scheduled carriers. And Americas
international airlines went through the
year without passenger death.
That these are phenomenal achieve
ments may be seen more clearly against the
background of traffic figures announced by
the CAA. The records show that during
1949 American regular airlines carried
more passengers and more freight more
miles than in any year in the past. The
100000, 600 passenger miles flown last year
represented IL per cent increase over
1S48 Nearly 100000 passengers were flown
across the Atlantic in about 1000 trips
without fatal accident.
The Nations airlines have good cause to
be proud of this fine record, but last
years domestic passenger death list of 90
leaves no room for complacency. The rela-
lively few crashes have provided costly
lessons from which air travellers in the
future may profit. Locally the big lesson is
the inadequacy of Washington's airport
fac1lities-a situation which calls for
thoroughgoing study. Emergency precau-
tions to reduce collision and other risks
have been adopted but the only permanent
remedy will be the expensive but essential
one of providing the city with additional
air terminals at safe distances from Gra-
velly Point.
Evening star., 1950-01-04

their country kind of show-window of
Soviet magnanimity toward former
enemy and of Soviet devotion to the prin-
ciple of independence for all peoples. What
has happened in the satellite states, how
ever, has spoiled the propaganda value of
this pretense, and the treaty violating
charge conceivably may mean that the
Russians are getting ready to add Fin
nish province to their empire. Needless to
say, if they attempt to do that, Sweden will
feel acutely menaced and the United Ma
tions will face another critical challenge.
Evening star., 1950-01-04
Airline Sufety Record

Safety statistics do not get the headlines
which air disasters rate, nor can figures,
however impressive, dim the memory OF
such tragedies as befell airliners in recent
months at National Airport, Yet it is a
noteworthy fact that Americas airlines
closed their books on 1949 with the best
safety record In the history of commercial
aviation In this country.
Despite the fact that the year saw the
worlds worst civil aviation accident, caused
by the collision OF = fighter plane with an
Eastern Air Lines transport at the local
airport, the Civil Aeronautics Administra-
tion said that last year'A accident rate was
lower than ever before. There was only
Evening star., 1950-01-04
Alexandra Needs More Room

Annexation proceedings are always a
source of friction between the jurisdictions
involved, and Alexandrias decision to seek
a sizable slice of Fairfax County land Is
no exception. The county already has
made 1t plain that it will resist such an
"encroachment," even to the extent of
asking for special legislation to protect its
property. But there is no denying the fact
that Alexandria is bursting at the seams
and unless more room for growth is found
the city will be seriously stunted.
It was to take care of such threatened
stagnation of Virginia cities that the State
Legislature many years ago authorized the
annexation system which Alexandria plans
to invoke. The General Assembly realized
that unless some method were provided to
enable cities to expand beyond their orig
inal boundaries, municipal development
would be retarded throughout the State.
Alexandra has been successful in half q
dozen previous annexation proceedings,
the most important of which was the
bitterly contested move against Arlington
County in 1929 At that time Arlington
lost large section of commercially valu-
able land to Alexandria, and Fairfax also
contributed some of its territory. Since
that experience, Arlington has succeeded
in having its present boundaries guaran-
teed against further annexation inroads,
thanks to special legislation.
Fairfax authorities have announced that
they will seek to obtain similar legislation
from the General Assembly, to protect the
county not only from invasion" by Alex
andria, but also by Falls Church. The
latter city has eyed covetously some heavily
populated areas adjacent to Falls Church.
Fairfax is likely to find rough going at
Richmond in Its quest for special legisla-
tion, as the Legislature in the past has
been loath to make any move that would
hamper the sound development of the
States cities. It is to Alexandria's credit
that no effort apparently will be made to
obtain from Fairfax any of the more
densely settled parts of the county. The
seven and one half acres sought, just to
the west OF the city, are largely un-
developed. They would, however, give
Alexandria some necessary elbow room in
a section that could stand lot of de-
velopment. But since some of the land
borders the new Shirley highway, it is
potentially valuable to Fairfax County, too,
and the county naturally will not want to
surrender 1t without fight. The stage
thus is being set for another interesting
city-county struggle In the inexorably
growing Washington Metropolitan Area.
Evening star., 1950-01-04
Sunday Best

This naonunpent-u boy of ten or So
Has stood for fifty years IN green eclipse,
Yet halt hundred years OF rain and sno,p
Haze not erased the halt smile from his
lips.
His frame Is burdened Dith Sunday suit
From lace jabot to knee pants tight as
skin,
From, sailor Jacket to high-button boot
But none OF these could lock his laugh
ter In!
Some unknopn artist porked NTH all his
skill;
And so there fingers on this naossy rise
A boy iDho patches tDondrous snotDfnkes
spill,
or laughs at little leaDes and butterflies.
Not euen Time could darken such face.
Not suen stone could hide such Dibrant
Crdcei
MRS. EDITH CRANES sCHAy.
Evening star., 1950-01-04

OF tens OF thousands of the citizenry who
derive profits from illegal enterprises They
ignore the great army of tramps who could
work if they so desired but who prefer to live
on handouts.
Also omitted are figures revealing how
many OF those receiving less than 81 900 a
year are teen-agers who in many cases are
living at home and working not for reasons
OF necessity but to indulge in luxuries that
were unknown to youth in past generations
The Fair Dealers make point Of stressing
the social injustices which they claim are
rampant in this great land of plenty. If there
be any social injustice it is that which
hypocritical bureaucrats inflict upon the good
people of America. AJAX.
Evening star., 1950-01-04
FinIund's Turn?

There Is an ominouS undertone in the
official Kremlin charge that Finland has
violated its peace treaty and it's pact Of
friendship with Russia by harboring anti
Soviet "war criminals" Although it may
be only propaganda move designed to in
huence the outcome of the forthcoming
Finnish presidential election, it apparently
Is being viewed more gravely than that by
the Helsinki government. That govern
ment, of course, is at the mercy of its giant
neighbor, and it has reason to fear a de-
velopment of this kinda development
that may be the forerunner of harsh de-
mands or possibly even Of some sort Of
military action.
On the face of things, the latter possi-
bility may seem far-fetched, but it ought
not to be ruled out entirely. Strategically
speaking, Finland is already pretty much
In Russia's pocket, the Red Army being In
q position to occupy the country within a
matter of hours. For that reason-and
for the added reason that occupation
would create new crisis and probably stir
up considerable Finnish guerrilla activity
Soviet action of that sort would appear to
make little sense Yet, sensible or not,
1ust such a move has been feared for q
long time, especially by both the Swedes
and the Firms, who have much in common
besides long frontier. Indeed, this fear
lis one of the factors accounting for the
Swedes' aloofness from the Atlantic Pact
They have felt that II they Joined the
pact, Russia might react by absorbing their
.next-door neighbor.
Up TO now, apart from occupying key
strategic areas and propagandizing against
the Helsinki government, the Kremlin has
let the Firms be their own masters. Pre-
sumably, It has done this In order to make
Evening star., 1950-01-04
Contends That Serpent Mounds
Were Meant To Propitiate Serpents

10 Inc Eoltor OF Inc STAR
I have just noticed an item on page A-9
in The Sunday Star of January l, relative
to the finding of serpent mound near
Bonneville, Ohio This mound must be
known in that vicinity, which is well set
tied portion of the State
There is similar serpent mound in War;
rem County, Ohio, near U. s. Route %. 2
>niles southwest of Morrow, then u mile
north on the east side of country road. The
location is near Fort Ancient, and is also on
the Little Miami River. This mound, while
much more realistic than the one in Adams
County, has not been so widely publicized
and is not we'll known.
1t will be noted, however, that all three
mounds and Fort Ancient are in relatively
the same area-an area infested even today
with poisonous serpents. The mounds no
doubt were built as propitiation to these SER
pents and not as burial mounds
B. P. ROSECRANS.
Evening star., 1950-01-04
Scolds Transit Company
For Attitude Toward Public

To the Editor OF The Star:
The case of the Capital Transit Co.
is one purely Of its own making.
The company has neglected and ignored
the public. Before it raised the fare from 10
to 13c it did improve the bus service just a
little. But as soon as the raise went through
off came the extra buses. There is q way
to stop such foolishness as that: institute a
kickback system, check every bus In the early
morning hours for standees, and make the
transit company kick back into the city
treasury all above 10c on each standee =.
We know that streetcars are thing Of
the past; they are perfect traffic blockers. It
takes streetcar IS minutes to get to Rosslyn
from Twelfth and q at u noon, but bus
makes it in Is minutes. There are some
cities, however, that offer complete bus
service for SC. Even here there is another
busline that carries passengers for exactly
half what Capital Transit charges.
Recently in Birmingham Ala, the Bir-
mingham Electric Co. bought many new cars
and buses and granted 20 per cent raise
to employees on 10-cent fare. and it covers
more territory than Capital Transit does.
II you want to find out something, place
yourself at some strategic point and count
the automobiles that roll by In any one hour
Value each car at one and one-half
passengers. Now take per cent Of this and
you have enough passengers to put buses in
the boom business But you cannot recapture
this needed business by cutting service, rails
ing fares and continuing public be damned
attitude. A CONSTANT RIDER.