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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-05
EnliSteeS To Be Sent
To Fairmont Station

Persons enlisting in the service
from this area will be sent to the eX-
amining station at Fairmont, w. Va,
instead of to Baltimore or Martins
burg, it was announced this week.
The change is effective June Is.
The Martinsburg recruiting station
is to be deactivated. In connection
with the change, the Oakland recruit
ing station as we'll as the one at
Keyser, w. Va, will be assigned to
the Fairmont station NJ Sgt. George
+. Kirby will remain in Oakland as
recruiter for this area.
With the change in stations, the
tour for area recruiters, which was to
have been held here under the Mt.
Top Chamber of Commerce has been
cancelled. The recruiters will meet at
Capon Park June Is for a farewell
party for 1t George Kinney. COM
handing officer Of MartinSburg, who
has received an overseas assignment
in Germany.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-05
Cuppett Homecoming Held

The Cuppett Homecoming was held
at the Pleasant Valley Grange hall,
Sunday, june /, with a basket dim
ner. Music was rendered by the Cup
petit quintet, Elwood, Otis, Claude
and Elwood, Jr, Cuppett, and a
brother-in-law, Walter Harvey. There
was also group singing and duet
by Mary Lou Hamill and Patsy Gauer.
Mrs. Joe Sweitzer played the piano.
Present from a distance were Ell
wood Cuppett, st. Louis, Mo-; his son,
Elwood Cuppett, Jr.; wife and two
sons; Mrs. Marie Fisher and her two
sons, Granite City, ILL.,; Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Trenton, Cumberland; Mr.,
and Mrs. James Trenton, Phladel-
phia, Pa; Mrs. Cebert Tamplin, Wash
ington, D. c.; Mr.. and Mrs. A. V.
Cuppett, Grafton; Mr.. and Mrs. H. n
Cuppett, Terra Alta, w. Va; Mr.. and
Mrs Norris, Cumberland
Also attending were Mr.. and Mrs
Otis Cuppett and Robert, Mr.. ant
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-05

Mrs. Claude Cuppett and two daugh'
tiers, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Harvey,
Mrs. Ollie Frazee, Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
Frazee and son, Mrs. Hattie Glot-
felty, Miss jeanette Glotfelty, Mr..
and Mrs Randall Wilburn and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs Fred Glotfelty and
children, Mrs. Walter Hamill and
daughters and Patsy Gauer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Upole and son, Mrs.
Maude King, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
King and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Luther Riley, Milton Riley, Miss Bar
bara Riley, Mr. and Mrs. Norris
Welch, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Sweitzer,
Mr. and Mrs. Farley Savage and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Calls, Mr.
and Mrs. Harland Paugh and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Enlow, Henry
Foglepole and Minnie Pearl.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-05

149 BIS. for a total of 1889.
A total of 100 will graduate from
the Glenn L. Martin College of En-
cheering and Aeronautical Sciences.
The College Of Agriculture will award
lib degrees, while Military Science
will confer 70, Physical Education,
Recreation and Health GO and Home
Economics 60.
Graduations from the College Park
colleges show 339 BA. degrees, LAG
BIS. degrees and 421 higher awards
In the Baltimore Schools, the
School of Law will award 116 degrees
the School of Dentistry 104, the
School of Medicine 81, the School OF
Pharmacy 81, and the School OF
Nursing TO- For the Commencement
Exercises the 1852 classes of the five
professional schools will proceed tC
College Park.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-05
Ev. L. Il. Group To Meet

The Parish Brotherhood of the Mt.
Lake Park Ev. United Brethren
church will meet at the Mt. Bethel
church on Tuesday evening, June 10,
at 7:45, EST, it was announced by
Veryl Wcimer, secretary.
A special feature of the program
will be recitations of poems by some
of the members of the Brotherhood
and quartet music by other members
of the organization. There will be re-
freshments. All men of the parish are
invited
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-05
Completes College Work

Roger Curtis Ault, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Earle II. Ault, of Accident, re-
ceived the Bachelor of Arts degree at
the Send commencement exercises of
Western Maryland College at West
minister this week.
During his matriculation at the col
legc he held the position of secretary
of his fraternity, Pi Alpha Alpha, and
was an English major in the Educa-
ton Department.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-05
Recommend Abolition
of Local Legislation
In State Assembly

Home rule for Maryland cities and
towns and the abolition Of most local
legislation now passed by the Gener
al Assembly affecting the government !
of counties and municipalities was
recommended today in a report sub !
mitted by the Commission on Ad- |
ministration Organization of the
State to the Maryland Legislative
Council. The report was submitted in
response to a resolution adopted by
the General Assembly in 1851 re-
questing that such a study be made.
In its second report on the Mary |
land State government, the Commits
sion on Administrative Organization,
frequently called the Sobeloff Com
mission, proposed two amendments to
the Maryland Constitution One
amendment would prohibit the pas
sage of local laws by the General AS
sembly relating to cities and towns,
except for local laws regulating the
maximum rate at which property |
taxes might be levied and the amount
of debt which municipalities might |
incur. In addition, cities and towns !
would be authorized to amend their
charters through local action with
out specific legislative sanction, al
though no charter provisions could be
inconsistent with the general laws of
the State.
The second amendment would |
prohibit the enactment of local laws |
by the legislature which affect the
government, powers, and duties of the
% counties and Baltimore City. |
Counties and Baltimore City now
have grant of home rule power
available in the Constitution similar
to that proposed by the Sobeloff Com
mission for cities and towns. Only
Baltimore City and Montgomery
County have adopted home rule char
tcrs. Under the proposal, counties
adopting home rule charters would
gain no additional right to enact their
own local laws. They would operate
under general laws regulating their
powers and duties enacted by the
General Assembly.
At present, the organization, pow
ers and duties of most counties and
municipalities are prescribed by the
General Assembly through local laws
which usually apply only to one coun-
ty or municipality. In recommending
that the present system be changed,
the Sobeloff Commission stated that
Maryland is one of the few States re-
naming today where majority of
the bills passed by the legislature
still affect only individual local
governments rather than the State
as a whole. 1t is estimated that if the
two constitutional amendments pro-
posed by the Commission are adopted,
about so percent Of the bills now
passed by each session of the General
Assembly would disappear, which
would amount to about $50 bills per
long session. The Commissions re-
port noted that this change would
give Legislators more time to CON
slider important matters of State
wide interest and would free them
from excessive concern over purely
local matters. Also, responsibility for
local matters would be placed on local
officials rather than on the county
delegations in the State Legislature
n
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-05

The Senate by 50 to Is vote refused
to let all wage and price controls die
but debated on form which an extern
sion should take.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1952-06-05

President Juan d. Pcron, SIS, be-
gan his second siX-year term of Ar
pentina.
Smyrna times., 1952-07-03
LOUIS oARAs IN ACCIDENT
Sustained Fractured COllarbOne
and Commissions of Head

Louis Caras is recovering from
injuries sustained in a motor COLI
sion on Monday, after having been
treated for a fractured collarbone
and contusions of his head. The
accident occurred on the DUPONT
Parkway, a mile south of st.
Geroge's when he was driving
north, accompanied by two neigh
bors, Mrs. Bessie Johnson and Mrs.
r. D. Owens, of Brenford Road.
The driver of a lumber truck pulled
across in front of Mr.. Caras' car,
causing him to put his brakes on
suddenly. His car turned a COM
.plete somersault, but despite the
fact that the car body was smash
ed the women suffered only slight
injuries. Mr.. Caras pet collie dog
was with him at the time. Mr.
Caras was taken to Delaware Hos
pital in the Middletown ambulance
and was released that afternoon
about two o'clock.
Smyrna times., 1952-07-03
To Build Spoilers Post

Work is scheduled to begin Sat-
urday, July 5 on the Taylor's
Bridge plane observation post it
was announced this week by Will
liam ]. c. Francis. Mr.. Francis in
making the announcement also
made a request for contributions of
scrap material suitable for the con-
struction of this type building.
Anyone having such material are
requested to contact Mr.. Francis
by phoning Smyrna 1892 or Mid
dletown 2219. The new post is
scheduled to go on 24-hour watch
service beginning July IA and vol
unteer spoilers are still needeS to
perform this service. Anyone in
terested in volunteering a few
hours a week to this very import
ant civil defense activity are also
requested to contact Mr.. Francis
by phoning the above mentioned
numbers.
Smyrna times., 1952-07-03
ATTEND BPW
BOSTON MEET
Ruth Ellen Reihm and Mrs.
Helen Deakyne Attend BPW
National Convention
BIENNIAL MEET

Ruth Ellen Reihm, president of
the local Business and Professional
Women's Club and recording Sec
retary of the state federation of
B. P. w. clubs, and Mrs. Helen
Deakyne, second vice president of
the state organization, are attend
ing the Biennial Convention of the
national federation at the Hotel
Statler and Symphony Hall in Bos-
ton, Mass, this week. Miss Reihm
is delegate from the Smyrna
Clayton Club while Mrs. Deakyne
is one of the five state delegates
at-large. Approximately twenty
women from Delaware will be ir
Boston including state federation
president Mrs. Madeline Arnold
Dunn of Laurel and immediate past
president Miss Ruth S. Jones, Do
yer. Mrs. Karen Balslev of Cop
enhaken, Denmark, an internation'
al federation delegate, and recent
Smyrna visitor, will be the Della
ware groups guest.
Smyrna times., 1952-07-03
BIDS RECEIVED
ON TOWN WORK
Town Council Receive Bids on
GlenwOOd Ave. Sewer Pro-
ject and Others
GET CIVIL DEFENSE AID

Contractors submitted proposals
on several projects at the regular
meeting of Town Council on Fri
day evening, with Mayor George
r. Stevenson presiding. Three bids
were submitted on the water and
sewer project on Glenwood Avenue,
as follows: George & Lynch, Will
mington, $53, ,930.80; Pleasanton &
iEdgell, Dover, $66,283.38; James
Julian Elsmere, $73,884.75. Bids
were also received on an electric
maintenance truck for the town.
Brockway Motor Company bid
$3360.80 for the chassis and
$3007.95 on the body; Clarence F.
Schwartz, Dover, bid $4,000 on the
truck chassis and $3158.35 on the
body; Rothwelrs Garage, $2754. .49
on the chassis, and $3135.20; Ennis
& Deakyne submitted bid on chas-
sis only, $3074.01. Federal Civil
Defense granted 1895 of federal
funds, to be matched by a like
sum from the town of Smyrna, fol
the purchase of an attack warning
system. The purchase of a town
marker sign to be placed on the
dual highway at the northern city
limits was authorized. Also, au-
thorization was given the rebuild.
ing of lines and push putton sys'
tenn for the local fire alarm. The
town Office will be closed on Friday
and Saturday, due to holiday.
Smyrna times., 1952-07-03
AIRPLANE ACCIDENT HERE
Attempt Made to Land During
Thunder Storm on Sunday

AGCeInpb Mduo 10 Ldiiu DurLug
Thunder Storm on Sunday
During the wind and thunder
storm Sunday evening a privately
owned plane attempted to land at
the airfield near Smyrna operated
by Reynolds Jones and turned over
when the pilot and owner, Major
John Doak, U. S. Army, stationed
at Aberdeen, Md, ,overshot the field,
went thru the fence and turned
over. Major Doak was accompan-
led by a Danish officer, whose name
was not learned, who is going to
school at Aberdeen, and they were
on their way back there from
Ocean City, Md. when the wind
storm forced them to seek a land
ing. The pilot nois-1udged the ap-
proach, and damage to the plane
was considerable, according to Mr.
Jones, who assisted the pilot tc
help right it on Monday evening
Major Doaks and his companion
were driven to Aberdeen following
the accident, and the men were moi
injured.
Smyrna times., 1952-07-03
TO SPEAK AT
CHURCH CAMP
Miss Helen Johnson, W.S.C.S.
Division Secretary to Ad-
dress Campers
SATURDAY, JULY 5th

Miss Helen Johnson, Division
Secretary of the Woman's Society
of Christian Service of the Meth
odist Church will address the
campers of the School OF Missions
at their Commencement exercises
next Saturday afternoon, July 5th,
a. the Church Camp site at Gen.
t1eville, Mo During this particular
session the girls will be hostess at
q picnic to WSCS women through
out the conference. The School,
according; 20 Dean Ethel Y. Terrell
Of Elk-o1, Nd, has enrolled 100
girls t!les year aud will go into
session Montay, June 30th. The
purpose OF TIE camp IS to educate
the girls CT the church in the mis-
sionary program of the church and
this year the emphasis will be foo
used on Africa. Mrs. Florence
Reeves, well-known teacher and
lecturer and traveller, will teach
1.-THE course on Africa. Mrs. Reeves,
native of Brooklyn, N. Y, taught
recently the same course at Syra-
cuse University Summer Confer
ence. Rev. Milton Keene, minister
of the Harrison Street Methodist
Church of this city, and known
throughout the State for his daily
newspaper writing and his televis-
ion appearances will teach the
Bible course, "a Preface to the
Study of the Bible. other cours-
es in swimming, arts and crafts,
music and newspaper writing will
be offered the girls, On the staff
this year are Mrs. Ralph Lloyd,
Hebron, Md, Assistant Dean; Mrs.
Isaac Strahorn, Elkton, Md, World
Friendship Instructor; Arts, Mrs.
Mildred Pierson, Elkton, Md; Mu-
sic, Mrs. Elizabeth Horn, Elkton;
Assistant in Music, Mary Terrell,
Elkton; Devotions, Mrs. Milton
Keene, Wilmington; Recreasion,
Miss Thelma Grimmer, Whining
ton; Swimming, Mrs. Gertrude
Martindale, Perryville, Md; and
Literature, Mrs. June Grouse, Per-
ryville, Md.
Smyrna times., 1952-07-03
PLAN SUMMER CLASSES
Red Cross Instructor to Be at Lake
Como Two Nights Each Week

Mr., Ken lehman, Red Cross
volunteer worker from Dover, has
agreed to instruct class in swim
ming beginning Thursday, July 10.
This class will receive it's instruc-
tion in swimming at Lake Como
Beach each Monday and Thursday
for four or five weeks. Mr.. Leh-
mann will start with the to IL
year age group and should any per-
son above this age group wish to
receive swimming instruction, Mr..
Lehman will organize another
class. Instructions will start at 6
pm. each Monday and Thursday.
Parents may accompany their chill
dren and at the same time get a
breath of fresh air and some relax
alton as Mr.. Lehman is a very
competent man having had much
experience with instructing adults
in Cleveland.
Smyrna times., 1952-07-03
LOCAL BOYS ON
POULTRY TOUR
Richard Reed and Jimmie
Stats Take Part in State
All Poultry Tour
TOUR DOWN STATE

Richard Reed was one of the two
boys of the Smyrna area who took
part in the poultry tour which was
offered to All boys in New Castle
County recently. The other boy
was Jimmie Stats of the Green
spring All Club. The boys were
accompanied by their county agent,
Maurice B. Field. The tour began
at Smyrna and gradually worked
downstate. One of the first stops
was at Markers Hatchery near
Dover. Here the boys were shown
how eggs are put through an in
cubator. They were told that it
generally takes from eighteen to
twenty-one days for eggs to hatch
in this mechanical device. Mr.
Marker then gave the Alters the
history and build-up of his now
prospering business. From here
the boys Travelled to Milford where
they visited a turkey farm. BY
this time, it was noon; and as you
all know, time for all growing boys
to eat. The members of the tour
ate lunch at Bridgeville and later
journeyed to the farm of Senator
Townsend. The boys were quite
amazed when they learned that the
senator had 10000 chickens on
his farm. They also learned that
the senator had a well-planned pro-
gram for his embarrassing bust
ness. He told the tour members
that he housed 800 chicks in each
of the houses on his farm. He also
told them that he grew corn on the
rest of his farm in order to raise
his chicks on. The boys made two
other stops before they reached the
tours end. These were at the
Swift Company's dressing plant
and at the Experimental Station at
Georgetown. Richard is eleven
years old and the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Reed, Sr. He is a
member of the County Line All
Club and is carrying the poultry
project in his second year of club
work.
Smyrna times., 1952-07-03
July 4fh

-. Birthday of our Nation, when the doctrine of
mans inalienable right to 'Life, Liberty and the
Pursuit of Happiness" was proclaimed 176 years
ago. Fittingy we celebrate this occasion in holiday
spirit, pausing as enjoy our heritage to remem-
Der that freedom derived from our cherished herit-
age must be zealously guarded to be forever main
tanned.
Today we celebrate another birthday and fit
tngly too, for with this issue The Smyrna Times
begins its ninety-nnth year of uphodnig one of our
most cherished freedoms, the freedom of the press
in this community. Never in its ninety-eght-year
history has The Smyrna Times failed to print an
ISSUE And as our nation faces it's future, The
Smyrna Times pledges itself to do its share in up
holding the principles of democracy-a share quite
small in this fast moving world of modern commun-
icaton systems but share quite significant of the
American way of life in which the large and the
small work side by side in common effort to pro-
mote peace and freedom Freedom is everybody's
job
Smyrna times., 1952-07-03
EXPLOSION AT ROTHWELL'S
Workman Escapes Injury While
Welding Set of Saddle Tanks

Workman Escapes Injury While
Welding Set of Saddle Tanks
George Slaughter escaped injury
on Monday night when he was
welding a set of saddle tanks for a
truck at Rothwell's Garage, when
an explosion occurred about 1920
pm. that could be heard in that
entire section of the town, and as
far as Four Corners. An accom-
plished and well-trained workman,
he ran back twenty or thirty feet
from the tank as he sensed that an
explosion was building up, and SO
escaped injury. The force of the
explosion could be felt by others at
the garage at the same time, and
two window panes were blown out
in the building where the work was
being done. Sam Wallace, manager
at the garage explained that pre-
cautions were taken by steaming
the tanks to drive out all fumes,
but in some instances a small
amount of gas fumes is retained in
the metal. There were two explo-
sions an instant apart, which at
-Four Corners sounded like a giant
double -barrelled shotgun. There
was no damage except to the tanks
and the window panes.
Smyrna times., 1952-07-03
Dairy Judging Contest

The 4th Annual Kent County
All Dairy Judging Contest will be
held Thursday, July 10th, begin
ming at 9:30 am. at the farm of
Maurice Adams near Vernon. Two
classes of Holsteins will be select
ed for judging classes. Other
farms and herds to be judged are:
Harry Ray Collision, near Vernon
Jerseys; Arthur Tatman, Green
wood -Guernseys; George Simp-
son, Houston-Ayrshires. The s
highest scoring dairy club men,
bers will compete in the State All
Dairy Judging Contest to be held
at the Kent and Sussex Fair on
Friday, July 25th at 10 am. The
trophy sponsored by the Farmers
Bank of Dover will be awarded to
the top scoring club team. Any
All club member may take part in
the days activities.
Smyrna times., 1952-07-03
ROTARY CLUB HEARS REPORT
James Everhart Gives Resume of
Clubs Activities for Past Year

OhuO . <ACaFtttCo lUk IdSt C<ST
James E. Everhart, president of
the Smyrna Rotary Club, gave a
resume of the activities of the club
during the past year, at the dinner
meeting on Thursday night. He
listed the sponsorship of the pro-
ject of fiuoridation of the towns S
water SUPPLIES; the establishment of
a company of the Delaware Ma
tional Guard; sponsorship of local
Boy Scout troop, and the furnish
ing of a room for the Boy Scouts
at the Youth Center; also increase
in membership. The following
members of the club accompan-
led the scouts to Camp Rodney
this week: Neal Oechsler, Alan
Robinson, Malcolm Belber, James
e. Everhart, William ruchen, Le-
roy Sayers, and Nelson Everhart.
The club members will be guests of
the scouts at dinner at camp this
Thursday evening. The bus will
leave Market Street Plaza at 2:30
pm. Nelson Lewis, Jr. was a Wis
itor from the Dover Rotary Club,
and Mr.. Kruchen, vice president,
presided.
Smyrna times., 1952-07-03
RENT CONTROL
LAW EXPLAINED
Area Rent Director Ralph
Lord Reviews Local Situa-
ton on Rent Controls
GENERAL PROBLEMS

Tenants in Kent County most
frequently seek protection from
the local area rent Office against
illegal evictions, reduction in SER
vices and rent overcharges. The
principal complaints of landlords
are that tenants are wantonly or
carelessly damaging the property
they are renting, that they main
tain a nuisance on the property or
that they fail to pay rent on time.
That is the way Area Rent Di-
rector Ralph Lord reviewed the sit
uation yesterday after eight
months of operation under the
amended federal rent stabilization
program approved by Congress
last July 81. The rent director
Ipointed out that both he and the
local Rent Advisory Board try to
he as fair and impartial as is hu-
manly possible in dealing with
landlords and tenants even though
not all the situations that reach
the area rent office are simple.
For example, a landlord has leg
itimate grievance against tenant
who sub-leases without notifying
him if the rental agreement pro-
vides that the landlord shall be no.
titled. A tenant who seeks redress
on a claim of overcharge may
claim either that rents have been
raised or that his landlord has re-
duced his services while keeping
the rent unchanged. But to prove
the second allegation isn't always
easy. What many tenants, for
get, is that they cannot claim any
services that were not required to
be provided by the landlord under
the rent regulations, Mr.. Lord ex-
planned. However, if the landlord
has reduced or eliminated required
services the area rent Office has the
power either to ct the servic re-
stored or the rent reduced.
''The rent law gives protection
against illegal evictions and it
spells out pretty specifically what
is meant by illegal" he added. For
example, a tenant may not be
evicted for failure or refusal to pay
joverceiling rent, because his lease
has expired, because the landlord
wants to offer the property for sale
while vacant or because the land
lord wants to put friends and rela-
tives in the unit. There is an ex-
ception here. The landlord may
evict to provide a vacant unit for
his parents or his child" In ad-
dition to maintaining a nuisance,
which is one important ground on
which landlords legally may evict,
the use of the dwelling unit for il
legal or immoral purposes is also a
ground for eviction, the Area Rent
Director said. Eviction also is legal
for non-payment of legal rent. The
local Rent Advisory Board, made
up on residents here who volunteer
their services, may make recon-
mendations on individual rental
problems, as well as general rent
problems, Mr.. Lord emphasized.
Smyrna times., 1952-07-03
Guy Edmondson Joins Partnership

Guy EdmOndsOn Joins Partnership
Announcement has been made of
the purchase of half interest in
Smyrna Market by Guy Edmond
son from Wilson Manship, who is
in ill health. Mr.. Edmondson will
be engaged in partnership in the
business with James Rodney. Mr..
lEdmondson has had is years ex-
perience in the grocery and meat
trade with the A & P Company,
the last six years of which he serv-
ed as manager of meat department
in the Dover Super Market. He is
active lin the Smyrna Lions Club
and the Citizens Hose Company
having served as officers in both.
He served SO months with the 9Th
Air Force during World War II
and few 80 missions over Germany
as radio operator on B-24 bombers.