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Smyrna times., 1951-05-31
YOUTH NIGHT
AT LIONS CLUB
Children Are Special Guests
of Fathers at Recent
Lions Club Meet
ATTENDANCE AWARDS

'1Children's Night" was observed
by the Smyrna Lions Club on Mon
day night at The Wayside Inn,
with more than twenty girls and
boys the guests of their fathers. A
special guest was Hal Bodley, who
had recently been cited by the Boy
Scouts of America for heroism in
the rescue of two persons from
drowning in Lake Como. He was
introduced by Burrill F. Mccoy,
president, who read the citation to
Hal, and also to the Lions Club as
sponsors of the Cub Scout pack, of
which Hal was a member at the
time of the rescue The framed ci-
tations, one to Hal, the other to
the club, were shown to the Lions
at the meeting. The invocation
was given by Clarence Collins, and
a report on the recent district con-
vention was given by Joseph JEFF
ferson. William Doughten was
named to represent the local club
as a judge at the Miss Dover
Beauty Pageant being sponsored
by the Dover Lions Club on June
IA The local club also decided to
cooperate with the Junior Chamber
OF Commerce in sponsoring local
girl for Miss Delaware contest.
Attendance Awards
Pins were awarded the following
Lions in the annual perfect attend
ance contest for the period from
September through April: Clarence
Collins, William Doughten, Robert
Dunning, Victor Ennis, Wells A.
FAIRIES, John HI. Fearon, Charles M.
Gee. Burrill F. Mccoy, Stanley
Middleton, c. Preston Poore, Rich
ard c. Price, Charles Williams,
Walter Eley, Robert Mills, Henry
T. Price, Frank Siekmann, Norman
G. Wilder, Guy Edmondson, Jr.,
Francis B. Gebhart, J. Frank
Greenwell, John ID. Schafer, Jr.,
Frank r. Stellatella, Robert Tai
bott, Jr., Robert Everett, and JOS
eph Jefferson
Entertain With Films
The young guests were enter
tanned by three films, with Henry
Price as operator, and by Frank
Siekmann, who played a novelty
trumpet solo, and led in group
singing of rounds and folk songs,
They were presented candy as
gifts. Charter night will be cele-
brated and election of officers held
on Monday, June IL. Joseph JEFF
Smyrna times., 1951-05-31
Presbyterian Church Notes

The First Presbyterian Church,
Rev. o. C. Jones, minister, an
nounces services for Sunday, June
3rd: Morning worship, IL o'clock;
sermon: 1.-THE Gadarenes." Sun
day School, 9:45 am. Subject:
Building a Strong Community.
The ladies of the church meet on
Monday evening at s o'clock to
prepare surgical dressings for the
Mission Hospitals. The Mite So
ciety will be held on Thursday,
evening, June 7th at o'clock. The
choir meets for practice every
Wednesday evening at o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1951-05-31
This Weeks
Social and
Personal
Events

Miss Mary Holland, of West
Chester, Pa, is the guest Of Miss
Anne Wilson.
Mrs. Anna Pentz, Washington,
D. c., is spending two weeks with
Mrs. George Carter at her home on
Main Street.
Charles M. Gee, cashier at the
National Bank of Smyrna, will be
a guest of the Dover Rotary Club
at Dinner Bell Inn on Tuesday
June 5 and will speak on the perils
of imitation.
The Rev. w. E. Matthews re
turned to his home in the Ameri-
can Legion Ambulance last Satur-
day from the Kent General Hos
pital.
Patty Middleton, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Middleton of
Mt. Vernon Street, has returned
home from a weeks stay at the
Kent General Hospital.
Mr.. H. Lloyd Jones has been con-
fined to his home under the doc
tors care for the past two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Holder and
children Anne, Dan, and Marty,
who have spent the winter at Palm
Beach, Florida are visiting Mrs.
Holden's parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
Cummins E. Speakman, Sr., at
Belmont Hall. They expect to open
the Rehoboth Juniors Tennis and
Sailing Club at Rehoboth Beach on
July first for two months. Mr..
Holder is a member of the staff of
the upper school at the Palm
Beach Private School, and during
the past season Mrs. Holder has
acted as director of a newly-opened
nursery school at the same school.
Miss Anne Holder will spend the
summer at Aloha Camp, Fairlee,
Vermont, leaving on June %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter w. Speak
man and children, Marjorie and
Walter Willoughby Speakman, Jr.,
will leave on June first for a visit
at Rehoboth Beach.
Miss Anna b. Beckett has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Pakra-
DOOM, Jr,, and Mrs. J. H. Sitter,
Jr., at Wynhewood, Pa, the past
week. : nrha Gie
Smyrna times., 1951-05-31
To Dedicate New Infirmary

Jacob S. New, Grand Master of
Masons in Maryland, has announc-
ed that the new infirmary at the
Masonic Homes (Bonnie Blink, at
Cockeysville, Md, will be dedicated
by the officers of the Grand Lodge
on Saturday, June 9th at 3 o'clock
p. m. (D.S.T). Many prominent
national, state and municipal offic-
ials will be present. This dedica-
ton will be the elimination of five
years of hard work by the Masons
of Maryland to have an infrmary
for the care of the disabled Breth-
rem and their dependents. A large
crowd of Masons, non-Masons and
their ladies are expected to attend.
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mates at wyoming as ne opened
the 1850 season with them. Ray
Richards or Freddie Clemence will
work for Wyoming. Richards look
ed sharp against Frederica. A
pitchers battle will be in the offing
at Hickman as Bill Newman faces
Clayton's highlander Bob Knight,
who has a 2-1 record. Kemp or
Moore will toe the slab for Fred
erica while Freddie Atkins looms
as the Millsboro nominee.
Last Sunday Barrett pitched and
batted Millsboro to to 1 victory
over Hickman in one of the sea-
sons best games. Joe Scurto's
single in the 8th was the first safe
ty off Barrett as he let them down
with two hits and famed IA. Bliss
Newman also hurled brilliant ball
and continually pitched himself out
of several holes until Milton push
ed over a tally in the 7th. In the
9th Jess Millman led off with a
single, went to second on Harold
Belts sacrifice and scored ON Bar
rett's single that wrapped up the
game. Jim Reeds triple was the
only extra base rap of the contest.
Freddie Atkins, Millsboro south
paw, held a 10 edge over Clayton
until he fell apart in the 9th and
walked six men as the Clayton
nine rallied for 4 runs and added 2
more in the 8th to win 6 to 1. Bob
knight pitched scoreless ball for
the winners after giving up the
single tally in the 3rd. Knight al
lowed hits, famed IL and walked
Il. Atkins was solved for 2 bingles
sent 10 back to the bench via
strikeouts but 10 free passes prov
ed costly. Carey, Handsberry and
Gottorf accounted for the Clayton
hits while Georgian, Hudson, Wind
sor. and Atkins hit safely for Mills
boro.
Ray Richards hurled 6 hit ball to
give Wyoming to A win over
lF'rederica. Richards set down z
on strikes and had good control as
he gave up on one walk. Jack
Moore started for Frederick and
stayed until the 7th with the vet
eran Jim Postles working the final
two frames. Moore allowed all the
runs as he was touched for 10 hits.
Control again proved damaging as
he walked z men. Reds Minner
with 8 for 4 and Bill Rash with 3
for 5 paced the 12-hit attack of
wyoming while Gene Moore with
double and single and Johnny
Johnson with two singles were eff
fective for Frederica. Delbert
Smyrna times., 1951-05-31
AsBURY METHODIST CHURCH
Evening Service to Be Held In
Prayer Meeting Room

NHayor meetlng Room
Services at Asbury Methodist
Church, Rev. Walter L. Beckwith,
pastor will be Morning worship at
IL o'clock; Sunday School, Mr..
Harry c. Johnson, general super
intendent, 10 am; evening service,
will be held in prayer meeting
room at 7:30 o'clock. Prayer SER
vice on Wednesday evening at 1880
o'clock. On Monday evening at
z o'clock the regular monthly
meeting and covered dish supper of
the Methodist Young Adult Fell
lowship will be held. Tuesday
evening at 7:30 o'clock the regular
monthly meeting of the Official
Board will be held. Plan to be
present. Junior Choir will re-
Ihearse Friday afternoon at 4, and
Senior Choir on Friday evening at
q o'clock.
Children's Day June 10th
Children's Day will be held Sun
day, June 10th at 1890 am. Plan
to attend and encourage the chill
dren in their Sunday school and
church work.
Daily Vacation Bible School
The Daily Vacation Bible School
from June 25th to July 9th will be
held at Asbury Church. Teachers
and assistants are: Mrs. Oscar At
tix, Mrs. Walter Beckwith, Mrs.
Lola Cole, Mrs. James Fleming,
Mrs. Grant Garis, Miss Ruth john
son, Mrs. Medford Potter, Mrs.
Henry Price, Mrs. Richard Price,
Mrs. William Short.
Smyrna times., 1951-05-31

Brown also lined out a two-Dase
knock for Frederica.
All the teams were greatly en-
couraged by the attendance last
Sunday and with a top attraction
this week it is expected to be even
better.
Smyrna times., 1951-05-31
Services at Holden's Church

Holden's Church, near Sudlers-
vile, Md, Rev. Mabel v. Erskine,
pastor, announces services for Sun
day, June 3: Sunday School, 9:45
am; Children's Day program in
the evening at 7:45. Are all invit-
ed to attend.
Smyrna times., 1951-05-31

ferson, with two sons and a daugh-
ter with him, was presented a gift
as the father with the most chill
dren present.
Smyrna times., 1951-05-31
FOR SALE

Squabs-marlet dressed weigh
ing one pound. from thoroughbred
white pigeons. Price SIPS each.
c. E. SPEAKMAN
Smyrna, Del.
Phone 5601
Smyrna times., 1951-05-31
Clayton Hickman To Battle
For Second Place Sun
day Afternoon
MILTON IN FIRST PLACE
Results:
Next Sundays Schedule
Milton at Wyoming
Clayton at Hickman


Milton at Wyoming
Clayton at Hickman
Frederica at Millsboro
Milton took over first place in
the Mar-Del Circuit last Sunday
with Hickman, Clayton and Wy
oming deadlocking for the runner
up position. This Sundays sched-
ule will result in quite a shuffling
of the current standings. Milton
will carry their three game win
ming streak into Wyoming, who
are currently on a two-game spree.
Hickman and Clayton will battle
at Hickman to see who is to stay
in second or have a chance to ad-
vance to a first place deadlock if
Wyoming turns back Milton. A
three-game losing streak will come
to an end at Millsboro as they are
hosts to Frederica. Both teams
showed much improvement last
week and should join in the race
from here on out.
Barrett, Millions mainstay, will
be facing many of his old team
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-16
Dayton vs. De Gasperi

Suddenly Dayton began telling the Italian government that it had to do something about housing, land reform and even about taxes. He also pulled American money oLt of the Open Gate Club, the Fascist headquarters and Rome's swank new railroad station. At first Italian officials didn't believe him. They began to change their minds, how ever, when Dayton made a public speech warning that Italy had bet ter spend less money importing Fort Knox gold to support the lira and more money on things the people needed, such as housing. He even indicated that any government which neglected these basic social reforms might find itself strung up from a lamppost, as was Mussolini.
 This caused an unpublished but important crisis. De Gasperi sum- moned Ambassador Dunn and de- manded an apology. Dunn called in Dayton. Dayton wrote an apology. He wrote an apology on the first page of his letter but on the second page he wrote a reaffirmation of his contention that Italy must put it's own house in order, must do something about housing and other social reforms Furthermore, Day. ton kept on making speeches.
 Meanwhile, the incident leaked to the press and thousands of letters all supporting Dayton-began to pour into ECA headquarters. About this time it was said that if Day. ton, Premier De Gasperi and Con- munist leader Togliatti all ran for election from Northern Italy, Day. ton would be elected to the Italian Parliament.
 Dunn, who has been a popular and efficient ambassador, was put
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night club in all Rome, the Open Gate Club.
 The latter piece of baksheesh was maneuvred by one of Rome's social ladies for the avowed purpose of helping struggling American tourists in Italy. However, when the velvet curtains were pulled aside on open ing night a rendezvous calculated to impress Anthony and Cleopatra was revealed, and any Iowa school teacher who might have sought l tourist information here could never have got in without credentials from the social register.
 While all this was going on, Dave Zellerbach, wellmeaning, somewhat naive head of ECA made speech in Naples informing the Italian people that the ECA planned to advance no money for land reforms. l This speech made the most wonder ful propaganda for MoScow-for there is nothing that Italy needs more than an equitable system re- distributing its population on the vast and unused land of the Italian nobility
 All this, plus ECA's failure to do much about vitally needed housing, continued to be duck-soup material for the Communists to exploit. This also was the subject of a vigorous controversy between ECA Admini- strator Dayton and Ambassador Jimmy Dunn. Dayton, who inherited Zellerbach's administrative job in Italy, is quiet-spoken ex-Red Cross worker who at first was re- garded as a pushover for Italian bureaucrats and these ladies, who make monkeys out of most Ameri- cans. But, fortunately, they were sadly disappointed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-16
Fridya, March 16, 1851
DELEGATE RELOCATION AGAIN

It reported that the Senate Interior and Insuar Affairs Committee has decided to change the aocation of delegates to constitutional convention, provided for in the Alaska statehood bill before the com- mittee.
 The allocaton decided upon, we understand is six for the First Division three for the Second Divson, ten for the Third Division, five for the Fourth Division and three at large.
 That is a different allocation than was proposed by House Memorial recently sent to the committee. The memorial asked for the number of delegates as the original bill total of 3l with eight each for the First and Fourth Divisions, twelve for the Third and three for the Second
 Delegate Bartlett does not agree with majority of the members of the House of Representatives Of Alaska regarding delegatesat-large or the allocaton of delegates.
 In recent release on the subject of the sttehood bills he proposes to provide for 29 delegates to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-16
Special"
Cincinnati Enquirer

Cincinnati Enquirer)
 Gen Harry H Vaughn the Presidents Army aide is in the news again in story that may require some explaining People will first want to know the nature of the "speca legislation passed by Congress to admit an Australian national, Frances Veronica Jolly on an immigration visa to do secretaria work. This turned out to be in General Vaughn's office. Congress provided the necessary legislation despite the Department of Justices view that the records fail to present "any facts which would justify a special bill.
 The second question is a corollary of the first. With all the trained secretaries available in Washing ton and elsewhere in the United States, why import someone from another country, matter how ac- complshed she might be in the handling of Army paper work which any WAC stenographer could learn to do in a short time?
 It may turn out when the facts become known if ever-that General Vaughn had nothing whatever to do with the arrangements for bringing the secre- tary to this country President Truman's secretary, Joseph Short has explained that Mrs Jolly was aided by a former WAC Colonel and by member of the New York State judiciary, and that she personally requested John Sullivan, a Congressman from Mis- souri, to introduce the bill in her behalf She was assigned to General Vaughn account of her famil- iarity with U. S. Army paper work, which we should not imagine would amount to much in the office of a presidential military aide.
 We cannot see that this is very important ease and we appreciate what constructions can be placed on it by gossip colunniss, who mindful of several incidents of the recent past, have come easily to associate influence" with the of General Vaughan We regret that the really needy immigra- tion cases of which there must be many, have no powerful friends to expedite them.
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Few Income Taxes

What most Americans don't real ize is that few European countries except England and the Scandi- navian countries ever impose any thing approaching our income tax on their people. Since the war most European countries simply have been balancing their budgets with Marshall Plan funds and other forms of American aid. This chiefly benefits the aristocracy of Italy and 500 families of France who for years have paid almost no taxes.
 Italian taxes, for instance. are geared to hit the small farmer and the worker-not the big landowner or the big industrialist. When the Italian farmer transports eggs into the Rome market, he's stopped on the outskirts of the city and forced to pay tax of about 20 per cent on his produce. When he carries his wine or his olive oil or any Ulllllk t4oC lA1OO OAi1 AAbg OA ttNA Cs'9 the country line he pays a tax.
 On bread, for instance, eight diff ferent taxes must be paid The farmer pays tax on his wheat seed, and another tax on his land when the wheat is planted. Then he pays harvest tax plus another 3 per cent tax when the wheat is sold to the government Another 3 per cent tax is paid when the government sells the wheat to the wholesaler, then, plus those, there is an additional per cent tax when it is sold to the baker. Finally there is a millers' tax and a re- tailers' tax, making a total of eight different taxes on one loaf of bread. All these taxes hit the farmer, the workingman and the housewife by boosting their cost of living and, also, of course, this tax system plays right into the hands of the Communists.
 Meanwhile, there is no tax on caviar and the Roman aristocracy and the Milan factory owners laugh at the idea of paying any income tax They not only do not declare their incomes but no one in the higher bracket ever goes to jail for tax evasion. In high society here it just isn't done.
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Europe Must Tax

However, the basic fact remains that the United States can continue pouring money into Italy and other European countries until the cows come home and it will do no good unless these countries remove the evils which cause Communism and unless they learn to tax. What is happening now is that the American taxpayer steps up with his tax dollar four times yearly and pays through the nose while the big bracket Europeans laugh at us. The little taxpayer in Europe is about the only man who has to pay and he pays through various sales taxes.
 However, the above controversies had important aftermaths. Housing and land reform are now being undertaken jointly by the ECA and the Italian government on limited scale. Italy has also just adopted new tax bill which, for the first time in hundreds of years, mildly approximates our income tax system. The new tax bill has long way to go before it is anywhere near as tough as ours. It provides no penalties and no effective means for reporting earnings and there is no way to detect big violators. But it is significant step and already big industrialists are growing and it looks as though Italy will have the largest revenue in it's history next year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-16
Rich Milk Marshall Aid

This same society of duchesses and countesses which so long has basked in the favor of the Ameri- can Embassy proceeded to welcome Marshall Plan aid as mama from heaven and to milk it for their own special benefit. The milking was both pleasant and profitable. But soon American officials and the Italian people woke up and found that Marshall money was being spent to build bathrooms for sena- tors, to rebuild the Fascist head quarters at the Palazso Braschi and to subsidize the sWankiest new
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-16
INFERIOR DEPT. ALL0TS S637,UOF FOR KODIAK WATER SYS.

WASHINGTON, March Is -tR- Secretary of Interior Chapman said today S637 800 has been allotted for improving and adding to the water supply system and extending the sewage system of Kodiak, Alaska.
 Chapman said the work will bene- fit the East Addition, site of a new 400-unit housing development.
 Preliminary plans for the Kodiak project are in preparation by Hub bel & Waller, Seattle engineers, John Argetsinger, district engineer of the Alaska Public Works, said today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-16
M0DERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA Sy LEE

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the convention instead of 31 and to apportion them as follows
 First Division, five; Second Division, two; Third Dvision nine; Fourth Division, four; Delegates-at- large, nine.
 The Senate committee is apparently more willing to heed the opinions expressed by the Alaska Legislature than is Delegate Bartlett, since it's proposed aocaton, if our inforamtion is correct, follows the House much more closely than does Delegate Bartletts allocation
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-16
Daily lessons in English Sg z. L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN NrISUSED say "In OPINION"
 OFTEN MIssPEILED Antecedent; Antieptc ANTIS SYNONYMS: verb) tolerate
 
 WORD STUDY: it yours" Let us vocabulary Today word: FOBIE; weakness; fraity disposition threaded wt obes."
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
1T O ID \ V

ODAY From 2 to 5 and to 10 D. IT.. = Seventh annual Art and Craft ex- hibit in Elks auditorium, Public invited, no admission. At 6:30 pm. - Dinner and Family Night program at Methodist church.
 At pm. = Regular meeting Of City Council. At 8 pm. = Rebekah Past Noble Brands meet at home of Mrs. Jerry Mckinley, GOA West 18th street.
 At pm. Douglas Island Wo- mans Club to hold game party in Masonic Temple in Douglas.
 March F At 10:30 am. Martha Society rmmage sale in NL.P church basement.
 From to and to 10 pm. = Arts Craft Exhibit, Elks auditorium. Public invited No admission. At 7:30 pm. = Road Commission Smorgasbord at Whing Dings At 7:30 pm. Regular evening meeting Of Rainbow Girls at Scot tish Rite Temple, followed by semi-annual formal St. Patrick's dance.
 At pm. . Shriners party at Whing Dings. At pm. - Circle Fighters Square Dance, parish hall At 10 pm. - Hotel and Restaurant Employees annual dance in AFL hall.
 March IS rs~ a From 2 to pm. = Arts, Craft eX- hibit at Elks audit srium. There is no admission. public invited. At 7:30 pm. = Ski Club banquet at Whing Dings. Al March 19 e At noon - Lions Club, Baranof. f At neon = BPWC meets at noon, Terrace, Baranct. ai At 8 pm. - American Legion post meets at Dugout. @
 March 20 W.eiA At r.oon - Rotary Club, Baranof At 6:30 pm. Couple Club dinner in Social Room, NL.P. church.5r At 8:45 pm. = Community Center Night for adults at Teen-Age Club with square dancing.
 March 21 At noon - KiWanis Club, Baranof At 8 pm. - Public pinochle party at Moose Club. ruoi At 8 pm. = Elks Lodge. 9rpl At pm. TeamsterS' meeting, AFL hall.
 March 22 At noon = Chamber of Commerce meets, Baranof hotel. At 6:30 pm. = Maundy Thursday supper and ceremony of extin- gushing lights. For 18th degree Scottish Rite Masons. At 8 pm. = Coast Guard Wives meet in City hall chambers.
 March 23 At noon - Soroptimist Club meets at Baranof.
 March 25 At pm. - Easter Day ceremony of Pe-1iohtipp the IiphtS Scot tish Rite Temple. Public invited to attend.
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ONLY BRIEF STOP FOR
 THE EUGENE BANDSMEN

A change has been made in the plans of the band from Eugene, Ore, High School As result, they will be in Juneau only while the Princess Norah is h port to- morrow night, and then will travel to Skagway.
 Originally it was planned that the young musicians would remain here until Tuesday, when their ship re- turns on the southbound trip. In that event a concert would have been given on Monday night
 Under the present arrangements the boys and girls will be enter tained tomorrow evening at the local Teen Age Club and also will be guests at tie Rainbow Girls dance in the Scottish Rite Temple.