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Smyrna times., 1952-04-03

fred Smith had arranged farewill
reception which was to have taken
place on Wednesday evening last at
Wesley Church, Dover. The death
of Mrs. Smiths father prevented
this, but Monday evening last their
friends presented Mrs. Smith a
handsome set of Haviland china
dishes.
Superintendent r. L. Holiday, of
the Delaware Railroad, is able to
be back at his Office at Clayton.
He has been suffering with bron-
chial trouble and has been sojourn-
ing at Atlantic City.
Smyrna times., 1952-04-03
20 Years Ago

Bowers Beach, Kent County's
well known Delaware Bay resort,
famous as a Fisherman's Paradise,
was visited by disastrous fire
Saturday afternoon which Destroy
ed sixteen houses, entailing a loss
estimated from S3s, 900 to $4,000.
Fourteen fire companies including
Smyrna and Clayton, rushed to the
scene and by heroic efforts in the
face of a strong wind finally got
the fire in check. More or less local
concern was had owing to property
owned by Smyrnians. The Stokes
burys, Arthur and Walter, and j.
Price Lattomus, own properties
there but they were not in the
immediate fire zone.
Rev. Essell P. Thomas was re-
turned to Smyrna for another con-
ference year. For a time it looked
as though the bishop was going to
send him to Richardson Park near
Wilmington, but through the ef-
forts of w. o. Hoffecker, who went
to the bishop as soon as he heard
of the proposed transfer and inter-
ceded to hold Rev. Mr.. Thomas in
Smyrna where there was happy re
lations between pastor and people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Ferguson
entertained at dinner at their home
at Blackbird, on Saturday evening
in honor of the birthday anniver-
sary of Miss Anna b. Beckett. The
guests were Mrs. C. e. Rowland,
Mrs. G. Davis Brown, Mrs. v. Lay
Phillips, Mrs. Henry Webb, Miss
Helen Start, Miss Eunice Lowmas-
ter, Miss Mary Anne Webb, and
Miss Elizabeth Phillips.
Mrs. Warner w. Price will enter
tain the Thursday Bridge Club at
her home on Main Street tomorrow
afternoon.
Postmaster and Mrs. G. Harvey
Wright and family moved last
Thursday into the residence of w.
J. Ryan on the boulevard. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wright were succeeded by Mr..
and MrsGIarold Senger and family.
Smyrna times., 1952-04-03

At an interesting meeting OF the
Smyrna Town Council last Friday
evening, the Light and Water Com
mittee, were authorized to look in
to the advisibility of increasing the
boiler capacity of the Electric
Light Plant. For some time, there
has been more or less complaint,
over the miserable condition of
lights, and the committee in their
endeavor to solve the question,
have given the subject considerable
thought and attention. The only
feasible plan under the existing
conditions, is to purchase one
hundred and seventy-fve horse
power boiler, and build an addition
to the plant to hold it.
Miss Elizabeth Parson who is
conducting an interesting Kinder
garten School at the residence of
AIRS. Richard Walsh on Commerce
street, afforded her pupils an excel
lent entertainment on Wednesday
morning last at which the parents
Of the pupils and other visitors
were present.
Easter Sunday was celebrated in
Smyrna, with fitting ceremonies at
all the Churches. Clear skies and
balmy temperature made glorious
weather, for the Easter festival,
save that it was a trifie blustry.
The churches were robed in beauty,
not elaborate, but a simple arrange
ment of chancel decorations, that
told of the Easter joy and gladness
over the Risen King.
At the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. F. David, Jr., last Wednesday
evening occurred a very pretty
home wedding. The contracting
parties being their daughter, Miss
Ola David and Mr.. Frank Wheeler,
two popular young people of Tayl-
or's Bridge. The wedding party
Smyrna times., 1952-04-03

the necessity for and observance of
traffic rules and regulations is be-
ing conducted in cooperation with
the National Safety Council.
There is nothing so complicated
or tricky in our local anu state
traffic laws that makes learning
them impossible, Mr.. Ashton
said. "And the simple process of
knowing them. and Obeying them
:. can mean lives saved and suf-
fering and injury avoided for
thousands of usl"
The Delaware Safety Council
urged all drivers today: Don't Be
a Killer-bey ALL Traffic Laws!"
Smyrna times., 1952-04-03
SMYRNA DOINGSI
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, win call to mind people
and events of the older genera
ton.
Smyrna times., 1952-04-03

We must follow, not force provi-
dence.-William Shakespeare.
Evening star., 1952-12-25
By John McKeIwoy

It was II am. just year ago
today, that Sergt. Russell c. Dun
lap and SO men slipped and
picked their way down mountain
side and onto a plain just north
of Seoul, Korea.
1t was showing big, thick flakes,
and the men could just make out
the shapes of rocks and scrub
trees ahead. And Sergt. Dunlap
was thinking about his fainting
spells when they moved down the
slope and out on the fiat of the
valley.
Sergt. Russell is still thinking
about his fainting spells. He's
at Walter Reed Medical Center
with a banged-up hip and a patch
over his chin, cut when he
"blacked out" and fell just three
days ago. .
Today he remembered his last
Christmas and talked about it.
"The Old Man gave me a
Christmas present last year." he
said. II was corporal. and we
didn't have a first sergeant, so
he made me one. He tossed the
stripes across his desk and said,
Merry Christmas.
Christmas Day Chore.
"That was a few days before
Christmas. And on Christmas
Day, the Old Man told me to
take a patrol out and bring back
some tankmen who we're stranded
up the valley. So we got some
Evening star., 1952-12-25

Girl Scouts. She extended felici-
tationS to Mrs. Truman.
Commissioner Renah F. Cana
lier was chairman of the cere-
mony. He said the lighting OF
the tree was symbolic of America S
faith.
The Marine Band played. There
were selections by the Washington
Community Chorus. directed by
Dean Warner Lawson. The in
vocation was by the Rev. George
M. Docherty of the New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church. The
Evening star., 1952-12-25

Once, during the patrol, he brushed
up against the sergeant.
He had stuck a scrub p.ne down
the barrel of his rifle. On his he'll
met he had tied with. red ribbon
two little bells that had come in
a Christmas present. The bells
tinkled now and then during the
patrol.
HE looked at me through those
big thick glasses" Serge. Dunlap
said. land holding the rife with
the tree stuck in it, he says,
Merry Chrithmath Sergeant"
Evening star., 1952-12-25
Alexandra Council
May Step In 10 Save
Big Housing Project
Members to Consider
Possibility Of Session
On Contract Delay

The Alexandria City Council.
may step into the controversy over
construction of a 148-unit low.
cost rental public housing project
in the city. 4
Leroy S. Bendheim, chairman
of the councils Housing Commits
tee, said yesterday he would con-
fer with other conncilmen about
the possibility of calling special
session to consider the matter.
This was after it was disclosed
that the city might lose the proj-
ect because Of delay in awarding
the contracts. The Alexandria Re.
development and Housing Author.
ity accepted bids November 6 but
failed to make any award at that
time because non-union steel
fabricator protested employment
OF any construction firm which
hires only union labor.
$4,000 Below Competitor.
The low bidder. Victor r. Beau.
champ, Inc. of Washington, was
one of the firms mentioned in the
protest of the Southern Iron
Works. Beauchamp's bid of ST.
1851 was more than $4,000
below the next bid, which was
submitted by Eugene Simpson 6s
Bro. The Simpson firm was un-
affected by the protest. and mem
bers Of the Alexandria Housing
Authority have asked the Virginia
attorney general to rule, in effect.
which firm should get the bid.
The protest contended that award
of the contract to a firm employ
ing only union labor would vio-
late the Virginia right-to-work
law and secondary boycott pro-
visions of the Taft-Hartley Act.
The Alexandria Housing Au.
thority also presented its prob
lem to the Public Housing Admin
istration. which must approve any
contract award. A PHA spokes-
man said that agency was inter-
ested in seeing the contract go
to the lowest bidder. II Alexan-
dria does not award the contract
promptly, funds may 90 to prof.
ects elsewhere in the country and
Alexandria would lose out, PHA
explained.
Resolution of Confidence.
Mr.. Bendheim said the housing.
authority had called on the
Council Housing Committee about
three weeks ago to explain the
dilemma. The housing commit.
tee adopted a resolution express
ing confidence in members Of the
authority to make their own. deci-.
sion in the matter, but empha-
sized that any decision would DO
that Of the authority. Mr.. Bend
helm said members Of the author
ity are appointed by city council.
but operate independently.
Last week, when the Alexandria
Housing Authority conferred with
PHA officials, there were two
of the council housing
committee present - Councilman
James M. Duncan. jr.. and City
Manager Ira willard. Mr.. Willard
said they sat in only as observers.
Besides Mr.. Bendheim. Mr.. VIII
lard and Mr.. Duncan. other mem.
bers of the council housing COM
mittee are Councilman John
Ewald, City Engineer c. Luckett
Watkins. Harmon Norris Of the
planning commission and City At
torney v. Floyd williams.
Evening star., 1952-12-25
Yeor's S First Auto FotoIity
Is Recorded at Stounton
BY the Asseeiossd Press

STAUNToN, Va, Dec. 25.--
Staunton had it. first automobile
fatality Of the year yesterday. The
city has a population Of 1927.
Junior Wilson Rexrode, a.. Of
Raphine, Rockbridge County, WAS
killed In a two-car collision here.
Two occupants Of the other car,
Ann Cole and Randolph Harri-
son. both Of Waynesboro. suffered
undetermined injuries.
Evening star., 1952-12-25

Christmas Day. They made out
their reports and had a big Christ
mas dinner. The sergeant said
the turkey was Just warm. the corn
hot and the company was tenn
porarily out of coffee. He said
the cooks had saved turkey leg
for everybody on patrol.
Injured in 1948.
Sergt. Dunlap has been in the
Army for six years. He was in
Korea twice, once with occupation
forces and then during the war.
In 1948, he was In a train wreck.
Evening star., 1952-12-25
HospitoIized Sergeant Recalls
Hazardous Christmas Mission

benediction was given by the Very
Rev. Edward B. Bum, S. j., presi-
dent of Georgetown University.
coffee and took off about II am.
tive never seen it snow like it
was that day." he said.
Sergt. Dunlap, "a, from Massa-
chusetts,' has a thick neck and big
hands. He looks as If he played
football somewhere.
He said the patrol stuck to-
gether and felt their way through
the snow and after two hours
found the two tanks with their
treds blown off.
I'VE climbed up on the tanks
and opened the hatches." the
sergeant said. There was a young
lieutenant who was scared. The
guys with him were just kids. A
mine had blown the treds off and
they had been out all night sit
ting inside the tank.
''They thought we were Chinese
until we yelled at them through
the hatch. They even fired one
round at u.s."
Ambushed on Return.
Sergt. Dunlap said the patrol
was ambushed on the way back
two killed and seven wounded.
And he said the lieutenant never
said a word and just stuck close
to him.
about half way back a COM
pany of Cinnamon opened with
mortar fire. So I told the boys to
lay down and wait while. Not
one of 'em started to run. And
we stayed there about two hours.
I'VE couldn't see anything. It
was still showing hard. Then one
of my radio men saw them COM
ing out of the snow. But they
didn't see us. So we waited some
more and then fired and they
scattered.
I'VE pushed on and even passed
another bunch of Reds before we
got back. There must have peen
at least so of them and they were
about so feet away. But told
everybody to keep quiet and shut
up and we passed them without a
sound. It was real quiet in the
snow" the sergeant said.
The patrol got back about 4 pm.
Evening star., 1952-12-25
Some Prince Georges
JoiIs Have Turkey
And Others Chicken

It was nicer to spend Christ
mas in jail in the southern part
Of Prince Georges County than
in the northern section.
The Yule fare was fancier.
Prisoners inUpper Marlboro's
clink had turkey. Those In the
Hyattsville jail had fried chicken.
Evening star., 1952-12-25

and his hip seems to freeze" up
on him now and then along with
the blackout spells. He's staying
at Walter Reed for Christmas this
year. He's attached to the Fort
Myer Honor Guard.
One thing that sticks out in his
memory of last Christmas is the
figure Of a soldier who made the
patrol with him. He said the
soldier was the company charac-
ter and kind Of sloppy.
The soldier had big thick glasses.
Evening star., 1952-12-25
Truman Lights Tree
And Calls for Prayers
For Nation S Enemies
Sees Long Rood Ahead
Before Reaching Goal
In Appeal for Peace

President Truman late yester-
day lit the traditional Christmas
tree on the White House lawn
with a plea for world peace-and
a prayer even for Americas enc
mics.
In a prepared address, given
just after he lit the big Norway
spruce at 5:13 pm, Mr.. Truman
said:
LAS we pray for our loved ones
far from home-aS we pray for
our men and. women in Korea, and
all our service men and women
wherever they are-let us pray
for our enemies. Let us pray that
the spirit of God shall enter their
lives and prevail in their lands.
Let us pray for a fulfillment Of
the brotherhood of man."
Broadcast to the Nation over
the Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
TEN network, Mr.. Truman's words
also were heard by a crowd of
several thousand persons, most of
whom looked on through the iron
fence of the south grounds of
the Executive Mansion.
Mr.. Truman pointed out that
all American hearts turn first on
Christmas to the men and women
fighting and dying in Korea in
the cause of peace.
Sees Long Road Ahead.
1.-THE struggle there has been
long and bitter" he said. But
it has a hopeful meaning.
1T has hopeful meaning be-
cause it is the common struggle
of many free nations, which have
joined together to seek a just
and lasting peace. We know, all
of us, that this is the only way
we can bring about peace in the
conditions of our time on this
earth. Whether we shall sue
ceed depends upon our patience
and fortitude. We still have
long road ahead of us before we
reach our goal. But we must re-
main steadfast."
"Our efforts to establish law
and order in the world are not
directed against any nation or
any people. We seek only
universal peace, where all nations
shall be free and all peoples shall
enjoy their inalienable rights.
We believe that all men are truly
the children of God"
Mr.. Truman pressed a button
to signal for the lighting of the
tree. which is a permanent one
on the White House Grounds.
900 Bulbs Glow.
It is 35 feet high and contains
900 lamp bulbs. each hand
dipped to give a clear sparkle.
There also are 1,400 ornaments
in the tree, which took six hours
to decorate.
It was the first time in five
years that Mr.. Truman personally
was present at the tree-lighting
ceremony. And it was his last
chance to light the tree. In past
years he has given the signal from
out of town, usually at Independ-
ence, Mo-, where he had gone to
spend Christmas.
President Truman was accom-
panied by Mrs. Truman and Mar
garet, as well as Government dig.
nitaries.
Scouts Deliver Greetings.
The greetings of the boys of the
Nation were extended to Mr.. Tru-
man by Timothy Fine, IS, of l415
South Edgewood Street, Arlington.
Va, an Eagle Scout of Troop 151.
National Capital Area Council. He
shook hands with Mr.. and Mrs.
Truman. Greetings from the Ma
tion's girls were given by Nancy
Smith, Is, of No. 3 Walker ave-
nue., Gaithersburg, Md, who is
with Troop BOG of the District
Evening star., 1952-03-02
Duff Condemns Attacks
On Nations Leaders
BY the Associoied Press

SCRANTON, Pa, Mar. H.
Senator Duff, Republican, OF
Pennsylvania, condemned tonight
what he called malicious" at
tacks on the Nations leaders.
Without specifying which lead
ers he had in mind, Senator Duff
said in an address at a st. David s
Society dinner that "the greatest
possible diSservice to liberty to-
day is to attack leadership I'M
worthily in this time Of crisis"
Recently Senator Duff has COM
planned about the circulation OF
what he called "scurrilouS" at
tacks on Gen. Eisenhower. The
Pennsylvania Senator is support
ing the generals candidacy fol-
the Republican presidential nom-
ination.
Asserting that lone Of the ef-
fective methods Of communism is
to break down confidence in gov
ernment and leadership at every
level in the democracies, Senator
Duff said:
Leadership in any country Is
O very thin crust that separates
law. from disorder. Leadership
stands for order and authority
TO attack authority for malicious
purpose Is therefore one of the
most dangerous activities that can
be engaged In iii this critical
period"
Evening star., 1952-03-02
By III. Assoeio,.d Pres.

PITTSBURGH, Mar. KNOW
why America has the best steel
mills in the world?s It's because
Ia fellow named Joe Magarac
Jumped into a bath of molten
metal.
At least that's what some steel
workers in the Monongahela
Valley. tell you... They spin tall
tales about Big Joe-how he was
the toughest steelman who ever
walked q mill floor and how he
used his giant muscles to help
build this land of steel.
Joe had arms as big around as
your waist. back as broad as q
barn door and a neck thick as q
bulls.
He, dattened steel ingots the
way q housewife rolls pie dough
and made cannonballs the way q
youngster packs snowballs. He
squeezed out railroad rails with
his bare hands and cut sheets of
steel with his teeth.
But for all his strength Joe was
"a pleasant fellow. He grinned the
broadest grin you ever saw and
his booming laughter rolled across
the hills Of Western Pennsylvania
in wave upon wave.
Joe Magarac is q legend. What
Evening star., 1952-03-02

said. laughing.
And the crowd laughed with
him. For 'Magarac' is Slavic fol-
"donkeysa man who "lax eat arid
work joost lax jackass donkey, !,
He pulled off his shirt. sum
light flashed from his tremendous
frame. Joe was made Of steel.
Il was born inside an iron
ore mountain" Joe said, aand lived
in an ore pile for 90 years. j
came here today to get q job In
the mills. As for Mary, let her
marry some fine steelWorker.
Just want to work and eat"
Great as Joe was, he couldn'i
live forever. According to one
version Joe died soon after his
mill shut down for a brief time
His boss found him sitting in q
ladle Of molten steel one day.
Il don't like sitting around
idle" Joe explained. II hear new
mills will be springing up all over
the country shortly and that ole
ones viii be needing repairs.
figure If / melt myself down
can work all the time"
Then Big Joe sat back. held his
chin In the bubbling metal and
melted away.
The steel from that 1adle was
the best ever poured.
Evening star., 1952-03-02

Paul Bunyan is to lumbermen, Joe
lis to steelworkers. Like Paul, too,
tales Of his fabulous exploits grow
just a little bigger with each
recital.
Thousands Of Pittsburghers want
to erect monument in honor Of
the legendary hero and the mighty
industry he represents. They have
signed a petition to have a statue
of Joe set up in the proposed
point park where the Allegheny
and Monongahela merge to form
the Ohio.
An Italian-born sculptor, GA
Iyear-old Frank Vittor, got the idea
for such a memorial about 80
years ago. But it wasn't until
recently that the right location
became available with the rede-
velopment Of the business section
at the apex Of Pittsburgh's Golden
Triangle. Three skyscrapers are
under construction and. q large
park is planned for the area.
Last year Mr.. Vittor unveiled a
clay model of his Magarac statue.
The finished product is to be
made Of steel, aluminium. bronze
and several kinds of stone. It will
tower 100 to 120 feet.
Mr.. Vittor says the monument,
once the Point Park Commission
Evening star., 1952-03-02

approves it, will take about five
years to complete the cost two OF
three million dollars. and ''it will
rank with the worlds greatest
statues" n
But no monument, no matter
how mighty, can loom larger In
the minds of steelworkers than
Joe Magarac himself. They tell
how Joe first appeared:
Steve Mestrovich, a top open
hearth worker, was having his an
nual picnic in a big field near the
Monongahela. Steve had a beau
tiful daughter, Mary, whom every
bachelor wanted to marry.
But Steve desired only the best
for his daughter. He decided to
stage a weight-lifting contest. Mary
would go to the strongest man.
Three huge steel bars were used
for weights, the biggest scaling
$50 pounds. Only three of the
scores Of strapping youth qualified
to try their hand at the heaviest
bar. One Of the trio managed to
move 1t slightly. ~a
AS he strained. the biggest man
any one ever saw strode up to the
youth, lifted him with one hand
and picked up the bar with the
other.
"I'm Joe Magarac." the giant
Evening star., 1952-03-02
Icl0 Spokesman Charges
Failure Of U. 5. Mobilization
" the A..oeio,ed Pres.

Robert R. Nathan, q forme,
top Government economist who
now speaks for the CIO, said
yesterday that gross .incom-
Epetence and miSmanagement'
have led to a failure" of the
mobilization program.
He said q recent decision tc
Estretch the Air Force expansion
program over q longer period
was an attempted cover-up fol
doing a bad job"
Speaking on a CIO radio pro-
gram tABC network, Mr.. Ma
than said ''one of the reasons ap-
Eparently for the re-scheduline
was that we just weren't going to
meet the prevailing schedules
anyhow"
In a bitter attack on what he
called operation tumble" Mr.
Nathan said "the progress in the
production Of fighting equipment
has been tragically slow"
He said '.it seems clear that
Russia is outproducing the United
States in aircraft despite q Unit
ed States productive capacity
'three or four times that Of the
Soviet.
Evening star., 1952-03-02
; Judges Agree Korea
Is War, But Split II
On Insurance Clause
BY The AssociGted Press

PITTSBURGH, Mar. Three
Judges agreed today the Korean
conflict is a war but split on
the Interpretation of a war clause
in the insurance policy Of a SOL
died killed in action.
Two Allegheny County Court
judges ruled the Pennsylvania
Mutual Insurance Co. does not
have to pay $1,000 to the mother
Of Corpl. Andrew Beley Of Pitts
burgh. However. o third jurist
disagreed.
The case hinged on the inter-
probation Of wording in the pol
icy which states the company
shall not be liable 'in time Of
war" A 20-year endowment pol
icy, 1t was taken out when Corpl.
Beley was 16 and his mother
stated there wasn't anything
SdIu JIlcIl dUUub u WAL ClhuSea
Points to Acts of Congress.
Judge Louis L. Kaufman said
In the majority opinion:
"The bloody. heart-breaking
battles involving the use Of thou-
sands Of soldiers. sailors, ma.
fines and airfnefl against o ruth
less enemy. conditions Of uhinag-
Unable hardship and with greater
casualties than we suffered In any
conflict excepting those In Werid
War II. allows no other con.
eiusieh except that the Korean
conflict IL war. tragic war"
He further argued that although
Congress never officially declared
war, 1t recognised the conflict In
other legislation,
Discussing the insurance policy,
Judge Kaufman said,
1T is plain that when the
parties used the word war they
had in mind a hazard in human
life incident thereto, There was
nothing in the contract to indi-
cate that they intended to use
the word war in the technical
sense of a formally declared war"
Dissenting Opinion.
Judge Loran Lewis, however,
didn't think it was so plain what
the parties had in mind. His dis
senting opinion declared;
This contract was presumably
drawn by competent insurance
company attorneys who knew
there was a difference Of opinion
among the courts as to the legal
definition of the word war as
contained in insurance contracts. "
He added the term was am
biguous as used in the policy and
that the court was bound to fol-
low a rule of law which states
such an ambiguity must be inter-
preted against the person who
draws it and find the parties in
tended the word war" to mean
q declared war.
The case is believed to be the
first of its kind involving the
Korean conflict. It will be ap-
pealed to the State Supreme
Court.