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CHAPTER III

: 80 80
/ DRAGON PLUSH was roaring
mad because he and CLOTHTLDE
! couldn't 60 TO the Land of Good
ness Knows What and the Land
of Goodness KNOWS Where.
There must be giants and
owls and bats out beyond this
bay window, he reared. There
must be witch ladies on brooms,
There must be knights for me 20
fight, out there beyond the bay
window. But / cant see to drive
even an inch. much less miles
and miles. can't even see to
brush 4 Iiy from my china leg
The STATUE or Mr.. PICK
WICK said. Let me think. | viii
think of some way 70 get YOU two
going into the Land Of Goodness
Knows What or the Land Of
Goodness Kowns Where
So he puzzled and frownesi
and walked all around the what
not shelf near the bay window.
Then he twirled his glasses ard
blew his nose.
I think If I walk like this for
three hours. I'll think DRAGON
PLUSH'S head right on, he said.
And he walked all around and
twirled his glasses and blew his
nose.
And I don't want any noise,
he said.
And everybody kept very
quiet 49, cLOTHILDE and
/ DRAGON PLUSH and even the
/ SMALLEST CHINA DOG.
But most unfortunately, very
unfortunately
WILLIE PoPKIN fell over and
knocked down a whole row Of
CHINA DOGS on the what-not
shelf.
WILLIE P0PKIN was a clown
made of pipe stems, Every time
a breeze came in il blew VIII
/, LIE POPKIN down and the OLD
| LADY WHO LIVED IN THE
HOUSE was always threatening
to remove him from The shelf.
but she never did because he be-
| longed TO her daughter who didn't
live there any more.
You disturbed my thoughts.
You ruined any chance of my
thinking of 8 way 10 get back
the head of DRAGON PLUSH,
the STATUE OF Mr.. PIcKWIcK
said.
How could YOU How could
YOU. WILLIE POPKINg cLOT-
Hide said. Now my dragon
win never have any head. and his
head has al his common sense.
(To BE CONTINUED
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-07-14
SMALL FRY
CORNER
BY Angelo
DRAGON PLUSH AND
FRENCH cLoTHILDE

What Went Before: A beauti-
ft3l French lady named CLOT-
Hide who was made Of Linn
oses china lived in the bay win
dow of an old house She was Sit
ting IN a cart shaped like a horn
which had roses in it when June
came. The cart was driven bv
DRAGON PLUSH, who had lost
his head somewhere IN his mast
They both wanted to go to the
Land Of Goodness Knows What
and the Land of Goodness Knows
Where, but they couldn't because
DRAGON PLUSH didn't have
any head)
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Uhaf15 COOKING
In Key West

A CoNCH RECIPE EVERY DAY
Evening star., 1951-01-04
Machinists Announce
Membership Favors
Rejoiining AFL

The international Association
of Machinists announced today
that it's 100000 members had
voted to reafiliate with the Amer
lean Federation of Labor.
Announcement was made by
A. J. Hayes. lam president, short
ly before he and the mahinists'
treasurer. Eric Peterson, presented
a check for the first months dues
to AFL Secretary treasurer George
Meany.
Vote Was Decisive.
The union is one of the coun-
try's most powerful, and Mr..
Hayes reported his members
voted about three and a half to
one to return to the AFL.
The machinists stopped paying
dues to the federation in the fall
of 1945 as result of a new out
cropping of a 50-year-old juris-
dictional dispute with the AFL
International Brotherhood of Car
penters.
Once before that the lam had
broken with the AFL largely be-
cause of the same dispute.
Had Early Beginnings.
The argument principally was
over the installation Of new ma
chinery in buildings. The car
penters had claimed Jurisdiction
over the work dating back to the
time machines were made of wood.
But nearly 40 years ago the AFL
Executive Council awarded juris-
diction over installations to the
then new machinists' union. How
ever, the lam claimed the award
was never enforced.
Several months ago the union
decided to put the matter of re-
aff1liation up to q referendum Of
the membership. Both Mr.. Hayes
and Mr.. Peterson and other off,
GERS urged a return to the Fed
Grafton.
Evening star., 1951-01-04
Recruiting Record Set
In Second Army Area

Second Army area recruiting
figures hit a record 1882 in a
year-end two-day period. 1t was
announced today.
A spokesman said the brisk
business in enlistments of De-
cember % and 20 undoubtedly
had been spurred by issuance of
new draft quotas and by many
young men who had been waiting
until after Christmas to sign up.
Pennsylvania led the seven
State area with 1903 enlistments,
followed by the combined Mary
land Virginia West Virginia Della
ware districts 780. The Ohio
Kentucky unit signed up 643.
The total included Army and
Air Force personnel, with the lat
ter way out in front with 1897
recruits,
Evening star., 1951-01-04
D. c. Motorist, 1S, Held
In Death of Woman, 90

Maurice L. Fad, 18, Of 4416
Third street NV. was held for
action Of Municipal Court yester-
day on a charge of negligent
homicide by a coroner's jury. His
automobile struck and fatally in
jured Mrs. Ida Fletcher, 80. COL
ored, 345 Oakdale street NV,
Tuesday night. police said.
Arraigned before Municipal
Court Judge Andrew j. Howard,
Fad pleaded not guilty and asked
for a jury trial, which was set
for February IL. He was released
on 81 300 bond.
Evening star., 1951-01-04
Traffic Court to Expand

EVANSTON, Ill.-Beginning in
the fall Of 1851. Northwestern
University's Traffic Institute will
discontinue it's 412-month courses
IN traffic-police administration.
The training will be expanded to
a regular nine month course.
Evening star., 1951-01-04
Briton Discovered Tunnin

An English scientist in 1903
discovered that oak bark con-
tains tannin. the active material
that converts animal hides into
leather.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-19
CAR INSURANCE
RATES PASSED
Continued from Page One

private passenger and commercial,
purchase their insurance in that
form. For automobile liability rat
ing purposes, Delaware is divided
into two territories defined as
follows: Territory /, Wilmington
and vicinity; territory 2, remainder
of state territory.
Territories For Private Cars
The combined rates in these
three territories for private pass
enger cars follow: Class 1, car for
non-business use and no operator
under Is: Territory 1, S34, increase
$3.50; Territory 2, $24, increase So
Class 2, car for both business and
non-business use and with an oper-
ator under age 25: Territory 1, $56
increase $1050; Territory 2, $50
increase 81. Glass 8, car individ-
ually owned, for business and non
business use, and no operator I'm.
der age %; also cars owned by cor
porations, copartnerships and unin-
corporated associations, regardles:
of age of operator: Territory /, $4e
Smyrna times., 1951-07-19
20 Years Ago

w. G. Roe is advertising large
smoked hams at zoe a pound, legs
of lamb at 29c a pound, butter at
28c pound, coffee at tic pound,
and two large cans of pineapple at
35 cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Slaughter of
seWoodlawn" announce the marriage
of their daughter, Miss Mary
Frances Slaughter, to Mr.. Clifford
Carey Ennis, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Ennis of near Leipsic on
December 20, 1880, at Elkton, Md
Mrs. G. G. Garis, Mrs. Mary s
Bell. Mrs. w. H. Kenworthey, Miss
Octavia Bartlett, and Mrs. Fannie
Smith will attend the convention Of
the Auxiliary, Dept. of Delaware
American Legion, which will b
held in Wilmington,
Miss Mary Louise Porter wa
given a party by her parents a.
their home on Frazier Street re
Gently in honor of her ninth birth
day. The guests present wer'
Misses Jane and Margaret Hurd
Mary Marie FAIRIES, Mary Etts
Smyrna times., 1951-07-19

West, Betty Jones, Marie Nowland,
Helen Jane Stevenson, Virginia
Mood, Louise Mabrey, Sarah Ellen
Wright. Thelma Slaughter, Carleen
Jones, Mary Ellen Jones, Eleanor
King and Eleanor Robinson.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ivison Rowland of
Newark, N. J., spent the weekend
in Smyrna visiting Mr.. Rowland's s
mother, Mrs. Nellie Rowland, and
Mrs. Rowland's father, Mr.. samuel
A. Fortner.
Little Ruth Gooden has returned
home after spending several days
with her grandmother, Mrs. Good
en-, of near Leipsic.
Miss Harriet Hutchison spent
the past weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ridgely Jones of near Smyr-
ma.
John w. Jacobs, B. Franklin
Middleton and George R. Steven
son compose the committee for the
Smyrna Firemen's Carnival.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-19
Boys Return Home
From New Mexico
CONTINUED from Page onel

At Philmont there are eight fully
equipped base camps and a dozen
trail camps. The trail camps were
located between the base camps.
We hiked from one base camp to
another, stopping off and spending
the nights at the trail camps. Our
expedition was Southbound, which
means we started at base camp
called Ponil and ended up at the
southern part of Philmont called
Crater Lake. The type of country
was mostly mountainous, but we
hiked over some large fat valleys.
Seeing buffalo roaming the valleys
at Philmont is much different than
the COWS here in Smyrna.
We took the same route home as
we took out, but had no time for
sight seeing. In Colorado Springs
we took in movie and that was
about all the entertainment we had
on the trip, except for travel. We
Smyrna times., 1951-07-19
The Smyrna Times
PHONE 1921 SMYRNA. DELAWARE
PHONE 522l

Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker. July S.
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. 1889.
Published Every Thursday Morning by
The Smyrna Times. Inc, rs Commerce
Street, Smyrna, Del.
w. Lester Smith, Manager
ADVERTISEMENTS Smyrna Times
is the business medium not only for the
town 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. minimum
charge of so cents per insertion. In
nnemoriam articles, 10 cents per line per
issue.
Entered as End class matter March Is.
1873 at the post office at Smyrna. Del, un-
der Act of Congress of March 8. 1879.
Subscription price. $1.50 per year. strictly
in advance.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-19

increase SO; Territory 2, S34, in
crease Sc. The combined rates for
the specified classifcations of COM
mercial vehicles follow:
Glass SEA, vehicles used by re-
tail stores, department stores, con-
tractors, electric light and power
companies, etc.: Territory 1, $56,
increase So; Territory 2, $33, in
crease 81. Glass AGA, vehicles
used by towel and linen supply SER
vices, bottled beverage distribut-
ors, cleaners and dyers, frozen food
distributors, gasoline and oil deal
ers, grocers and butchers, laun-
dries, wholesale distributors, etc.:
Territory 1, S68, increase 81; Terri
tory 2, $50, increase 81.
Liability Insurance Rates
Automobile liability insurance
rates have been adversely affected
during 1850 and up to the present
time by an alarming increase in
the number and severity of auto
mobile accidents" Mr.. Leslie de-
clared. According to reports from
the Delaware State Police 1922
persons were killed and injured in
automobile accidents in 1850 as
compared with 1904 in 1949, an in
crease of Is percent. Also, there
were 1858 automobile accidents in
Delaware in 1850 compared with
1929 in 1949, an increase of 35 per-
cent. Claim frequencies and aver
age claim costs experienced by the
companies have increased substan-
TALLY as the result of these condi-
tions.
"Then consider what has been
happening to our economy. Infia-
tion continues its upward fight.
AS a result, it costs more and more
to settle a claim. Hospital fees
are up rs percent and garage re-
pair costs are considerably more
than double. Then consider the
design of modern cars. Before the
war a broken fender was just that
"a broken fender. Now it includes
a headlight or taillight and in
many cases substantial portion
of the body, too. So what used to
be a minor sideswipe has now be-
come a major accident as far as
repair bills are concerned. Fancy
grillwork, curved windshields and
other features of modern cars are
attractive enough, but they are
also very expensive.
Certainly all of these things
add to the cost of insurance, but
the real controlling factor is the
person behind the wheel. The sur
est cure for increasing insurance
rates is careful, intelligent driving.
When all motorists learn that this
years accidents are next years
rates, perhaps we will begin to see
those rates come down, as all in
surance companies, you may be
sure, want them to do"
Smyrna times., 1951-07-19

Several Delawareans are ready
to go to San Francisco for he Sec
ond trial of Mrs. Cordelia Botkin
for the murder of Mrs. Ira Deane
and Mrs. John P. Dunning of Do
yer. Mrs. Botkin sent the victims
box of poisoned candy.
Camden Camp, which was to
have commenced tomorrow week,
will not be held this year because
of a lack of interest.
Mr. w. J. CarroW of Newark, N.
J., VINO has been making few
days visit in Smyrna left Monday
with his daughter, Miss Agnes
Carlow, for a two weeks sojourn at
Asbury Park, N. ].
Miss Anna Beckett has received
announcement of her reelection as
a member of the faculty of Wyom.
ing Public Schools.
Miss Elsie B. Hill of philadelphia
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. A. L.Hud'
son, Jr.
Mr.. George M. Stevenson spent
Sunday with his brother at Burrs-
Vile, Caroline County, Maryland.
Dr. John G. Dawson of Mattawn
~. Y, is visiting his mother, Mrs
Elizabeth Smithers.
Miss Emma Evaul of Philadel-
phia is being entertained by Mrs
r.. E Postles.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. E. Hoffecker
have returned from a few days
visit to Baltimore, Md. Her nep-
hew, Mr.. Edwin Wilson, returned
with them for a visit.
Miss Sue Millaway and Mr.. T.
Darlington Smith of Wilmington
spent Sunday with Miss Elizabeth
Hall.
Miss Gertrude Start of Whining
ton has returned from few days
visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Wesley Start.
Miss Mary Cannon of Dover is
being entertained by the Misses
Savin- She returned home this
morning
Mr. Eugene Curry of The Smyr-
ma Times has returned from a
weeks vacation, visiting in Dover
and Philadelphia.
MIR. Steart Groves of Whining
ton, a student at Delaware College,
is visiting his classmate, Mr.. A
Lee Clifton.
Miss Katie Wilson of Philadel-
phia is making her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John R. Wilson, a visit.
Miss Florence Taylor leaves to-
day for a visit to Camden, N. j.
and Atlantic CitV N J.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-19
CONSTRUCTION
AT LAKE COMO
Continued from Page One

vision in the past who are respon-
sible for making this possible to
the people of today.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-19
31% INCREASE
IN BENEFITS
31%o More Receiving Social
Security Benefits Under New
Amendment in State
PAYMENTS UP 1900

Provisions of the new amend
ment to the Social Security Act
brought the number of persons in
Delaware receiving old-age and
survivors, insurance benefits to g.
649 as of February %, 1851, as
compared with 6,587 on December
81, 1919. This was announced Mon
day by Joseph B. O'Connor, Reg
ional Director of the Federal Agen-
cy with headquarters in New York
City. Mr.. O'Connor said that while
this increase of Approximately 81
percent in the number of benefici-
aries was being made in the IA
month period, the amount of cash
payments to these individuals
jumped 13O percent, or from $142,-
100 monthly to $326,412 monthly
as of February %, 1851.
He explained that the 1850
Amendments, of which the benefit
provisions became effective on Sep
tember 1, 1850, not only made
many persons eligible for payments
who could not previously qaulify
but also provided very substantial
increases in the level of payments
to all those already on the rolls
and to subsequent claimants.
Mr.. O'Connor emphasized that
these figures applied to the FEEDER
al insurance program, to which all
workers and their employers make
contributions in payroll taxes, and
had no reference to the State-oper-
ated public assistance programs,
also sponsored by the Social Secur-
ity Act. The iong-run effect of the
increased number of insurance ben
eficiaries and their higher pay
ments is to make the need for as
sistance less than it otherwise
would have been.
Again referring to the February
%, 1851, State totals, the FSA
Regional Director gave this break
down in payments being made in
Delaware in the several categories:
Monthly
Number Payments
Retired individuals 1922 $204, ,709
Wives or husbands 1850 30,941
Children ..... 1885 43, ,448
Mothers of surviv-
ing children -. 333 1912
Widows or widowers 900 1884
Dependent parents. 48 1,768
While no State breakdowns are
available as of the end of June,
1851, Mr.. OTConnor reported that
the Federal Security Agency esti-
mates that as of June 30 for the
first time more than million per-
sons were receiving monthly bene-
fits, rejecting an increase of more
than a million since the amend
ments went into effect last Sep
tember 1. June payments amount
to $144 million, an increase of $50
million in the 10-month period.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-19

ON LEAVE

Frank Rehak, Fireman Appren-
tice of the U. S. Navy is now
spending Is days leave with his
uncle, William Relax, of Hartly.
Frank enlisted through the local
Recruiting Station in Dover, De-
cember 1, 1850. After completing
his recruit training at the Great
Lakes Training Station he attend
ed a fourteen weeks electrical
course there also. Upon compile
tion of his leave, Frank will return
to his ship the u. S. S. Adirondack
now in the Navy Yard, Philadel-
phia.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-19
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
so YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
ton.
Smyrna times., 1951-07-19

arrived in Wilmington on the 9th
of July, after having a wonderful
experience in the great South
West.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1951-02-15

A. Ak|s'A
6NTIIIIHFI
fIITIIF'TII
This Week
in
Washington

AS was expected, there is
widespread confusion over pos
sible Effects of the general wage
price freeze order as it will af-
feet any given community.
The freeze order, which was
more or less mis-named, since
1t is not price freeze, as was
pointed out by Eric Johnson,
boss of the economic stabilization
agency, is merely a temporary
stop-gap order intended to halt
the trend of rapidly rising prices
until tailored regulations can be
worked out to fit each industry
and in many instances each COM
modify. These effects, however,
may be noted:
Certain increase in retail
prices over the counter and
prices of raw materials will be
slowed down until business
leaders can see wherein their
own industry is affected.
2-There will be some in
creases in wages, despite the
order, in industries. where. wage
increases have not recently been
granted.
3-As a result there may even
be some price increases, since the
order tends to freeze mark-ups
rather than prices.
4-When the specific regul-
tions are issued there may be
some roll-backs in prices.
Insofar as agricultural prices
are concerned, commodities now
selling below the parity figure
may be raised to that figure, or
to the highest figure at which
they were selling between May
"a and June "a, 1850. For in
stance, on December Is, 1850, the
parity figure on corn was $1.68
per bushel while farmers were
getting about $1.45. There is
nothing in the pew price freeze
to prevent the farmer from
boosting the price of corn up to
$1.68, or higher if it sold higher
during the May-June period; that
is, if he can get that price. How
ever, on those commodities such
as cotton, cottonseed, beef, veal,
soy beans, rice and others which
are selling above parity figure,
the freeze order fixes a ceiling
| as on other commodities as the
| highest price in the December
IS to January Is period.
But there also is a reason why
the government may permit
prices on those latter commodi-
ties to increase since there is a
definite need in the defense eff
fort for increased supplies OF
livestock, feeds, cotton, dairy
products, oil seeds and it will be
the policy of government to ex-
pand production. -.-.
And according to the experts
Continued on 2-B)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1951-02-15

When they snap, it is as if
friendship itself had been
proven unworthy. But the truth
is that good friendships are
fragile things and very precious.
Friendship is an adventure and
almost a romance at times, and
in that adventure it is the un-
expected that happens.
We can make friends with
some people so very easy and
keep them, while others we do
not seem to be able to break the
ice with and clear the atmos-
phere but with plenty of perse-
.yerance and tact the most of US
get by with people, friends or
no friends.
All that is unpleasant, un-
favorable and unbelievable are
he exact opposite that which we
all hope will not happen, but all
to frequently does. 1t seems we
will take less from a person we
consider our friend, than from
someone that is Indifferent to
u.s.
What makes friendship so hard
today is the "Cold Shoulder"
Those who like the indifferent
stuff, and those who haven't
decided just how they shall
treat this one or that one. We
often wonder just when some of
our ignorance and even danger
Gus conduct in manner started,
for quite often they have con-
sequential ending. SelfishnesS is
one of the greatest barriers to
friendship.
CONDUCT
Heed how thou livest. Do no
act by day
Which from the night, shall
drive thy peace away,
In months of sun, so live that
months of rain,
Shall still be hoppy Ever
more restrain
Evil and cherish good, SO shall
there be
Another and happier life for
brotherhood.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1951-02-15

The story is told of a worried
individual who, during World
War II, walked into an office of
Rent Control Administrator.
He asked if anyone could tell
him who his landlord was.
Your landlord" a clerk in
formed him, "is the man you pay
your rent to-"
81 don't pay no rent" the man
said. "You see, bout nine years
ago found me a empty house
and moved in. I've been there
ever since and amt never paid
no rent"
We'll, then," the clerk asked
whats worrying your"
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1951-02-15
WIS { or
0 7 H Err WISE
BY q. %. BOND

You are never fully dressed
until you wear a smile.
There is more power in the
open hand than in the clenched
fist.
You are often sorry for saying
harsh word, but you never re-
gret saying kind one.
It's one thing to itch for some
thing and another to scratch for
it.
There are three classes of
people in the world: the first
learn from their own experience
these are the wise, the second
learn from the experience of
others-these are the happy; the
third learn from neither of the
others-these are the fools.
Girls who win prizes on their
cooking seldom go long unmar-
ried.
We grow old as soon as we
cease to love and trust.
Luck sometime visits a fool,
but never sits down with him.
Correction does much, but en-
couragement does more. Goethe.