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Evening star., 1953-06-12
SPRINGWEAVE SUIT
1880

A Sprineweove suit is sure bet to pIeose
Dad :. because, like most men, he knows
and likes the smart appearance, cool comfort
and quality tailoring that Sprineweove is fo-
nous for. He'll like the way Sprineweove
resists wrinkles; he'll like its smooth feel, long
weor-obiIty and lightweight comfort He'll
appreciate the patented collar that doesn't
pull away from the neck, the weII-toiIored
shoulder lines, the smooth flowing drope. Best
Of all, he'll wear his Sprineweove with comfort
9 months out Of the year. It's the suit he'll
look better in, feel better in and work better
in In many attractive patterns and shades.
All suits properly labeled for fabric content.
WGL-The Mems Store, End Floor
also Chevy Chase and Alexandria
Evening star., 1953-08-13
Two Unions AssaiI
F0A Move 10 Cut
Staff by Aptitude TEST

The Foreign Operations Ad-
| Pministration is planning to give
aptitude exams to it's employees
as a guide in wedding out 800
to 400 workers here who must
be dismissed because of budget
cuts.
News of the pending exam
caused CONSERVATION among the
1,700 employees when they re-
ceived the word yesterday at
quitting time.
The CIO Government Workers
Union called the pending exam
'unwarranted" and "unprece-
dented." It called on the en-
ployeS to protest to their indi-
vidual Representatives and Sen
atorS in Congress,
The AFL American Federation
of Government Employees also
criticized the move and said
agency officials gave assurance
that the exam would not be held
until employees were given a
chance to lodge their protests.
Employe leaders said they fear
such an exam would be used to
;circumvent civil service and vet
eranS preference procedures,
with the result that favored"
workers would be retained.
The Foreign Operations Ad-
ministration formerly was the
Mutual Security Agency. It's
name was changed recently by
Congress.
Evening star., 1953-08-13
sy the As.oeio.ed Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. 13.-Two
boys who always wanted to see"
Baltimore's historic shot tower,
got in and then couldn't get out.
Somebody fixed the lock.
Police had to use a hammer
and file to break the new lock
and free 18-year-old Eugene
Foster and 16-year-old Frank
Brashears.
The tower, in downtown Bal
timore, was used years ago to
make shot for firearms.
For 10 years I've lived a
block away from the tower" ,"
Frank said, "and always wanted
to go inside and explore IT.
When he and Eugene passed
the tower yesterday and saw the
lock was broken they "couldn' t
pass up the chance"
They went inside. But as
they climbed the steps to the
top of the tower a city employe
Evening star., 1953-08-13
Dope Den Plea Bring,
18O-Day Sentence

Municipal Court Judge Ar
mond w. Scott slapped a 180-
day Jail sentence on a man who
pleaded guilty yesterday to main
tanning a common nulsance-a
dope den.
He was Harold Richards, 40,
colored, of the 800 block Of
Alan's court S.W., who was
arrested last month at his home.
At the same time, Audrey O.
WeSter, "a, colored, of the 1900
block of Kalorama road NV,
was sentenced to pay a $100 fine
or serve go days in Jail, after she
pleaded guilty to being present
in an illegal establishment.
The Webster woman was
found in a dope den in the 100
block of Seventh street NV. on
July 8, day after the occupant
of the room, Jesse Moses Branch,
AZ, colored, was arrested and
charged with maintaining a
common nuisance. Last Monday
Branch was sentenced to a year
in Jail by Judge Scott.
Evening star., 1953-08-13
2 Boys Locked in Shot Tower
Rescued by Police After Hour

arrived with the replacement
lock and shaped it into place
The boys hurried downstairs,
banged on the door and finally
attracted passersby who called
the cops.
It took about an hour to free
them.
Evening star., 1953-08-13
Israeli Airline to Vienna

VIENNA, Aug. 13 P.-The
Israeli Airlines has been granted
permission by the occupation
ypowers in Austria to open a new
line from Tel Aviv to Vienna.
The first Israeli plane is sched-
uled to arrive here August Is.
, 1953-02-19
Former Gov. Hustie to
A'dress Honds Across
The SEQ Group

The New York City Com
mittee Of Hands Across the
Sea Annual Scholarship
Award, Inc. is sponsoring an
International Children's Fas-
hion Show at a luncheon
meeting at Tavern on the
Green on Saturday, February
21st. Fifteen children between
the ages of three and seven of
varying nationality and racial
groups including China, Pakis
tan, Korea, the Philippine Is
lands, India and the United
States, will participate in the
Fashion Show which is being
sponsored by Gimbel's. Miss
Jinx Falkenberg will present
the children and introduce
their parents.
The purpose Of the luncheon
is to publicize the need of
scholarship funds for high
school graduates of the Virgin
Islands who do not have fnan-
cial resources for further edu-
cation. This is an acute prob
lem as there is no education
available to them in the Is
lands beyond the high school
curriculum. NJ a n y gifted
young people would not be
able to come to the mainland
to study in colleges, universe
ties or accredited trade schools
without scholarship assistance.
Hands Across the Sea An
nual Scholarship Award, Inc.
Continued on last page)
, 1953-02-19
Stevenson Meets
Eisenhower dt
Luncheon in w. Fl.

Adlai Stevenson, unsucess-
full Democratic candidate for
the US. Presidency, was a
guest of President Eisenhower
on Tuesday at luncheon. He
spent a half an hour during
which he talked privately
with the Chief Executive.
President Eisenhower and
his Administration promised
Mr.. Stevenson full cooperation
during his fve-month fact
finding world tour. At the
luncheon also were Republic
can and Democratic members
of Congress.
, 1953-02-19
Husbund Of Mrs.
Kdthleen Dunlop Dies
Suddenly in NewYork

Word has been received that
Bernard Leon Dunlop died
suddenly at his home on the
mainland. His friends have ex
pressed deep regret at the
knowledge Of his passing.
He is the husband Of Mr.:
KetIleen Dunlop of the Rose
dale Hotel in Christiansted.
, 1953-02-19
Body Of First Crucidn
Soldier 10 Foil in
Koreu Due Sat. AM.

The remains of the late Pvt.
Bromley Berkeley, first Cru
clan soldier to fall in the Ko-
rean war, is due to arrive here
on Saturday morning at 10
o'clock, it was announced by
Commander Ejar Boiling, of
the Alexander Hamilton Post
No. 65, Of t h e American
Legion.
Funeral services will be
conducted at $50 at the Bethel
A NE. Church N Christian
sted by the Rev. David S.
Williams.
, 1953-02-19
Bough Expresses
Appreciatn for Effort
Being Made by Com.

DOA ~
In a letter replying to one
sent him by the Committee on
Greater Self Government, the
Hon. James A. Bough has ex-
pressed his appreciation for
the efforts being made to
have him appointed as Gov
ernor of the Virgin Islands.
He wrote:
"This will acknowledge re-
ceipt Of your letter Of January
9th together with enclosure
of a copy Of a Resolution peti
tioning the President Of the
United States to appoint me
as the next Governor of the
Virgin Islands.
In your letter of transmit
tai you made a very impress
sive and deeply moving point
when you stated that recog-
nizing my ability and my pro
found interest in the People
of the Virgin Islands, you had
taken t upon yourselves,
completely unknown to me,
and unsolicited by me, to petit
ton the President of the
United States in my behalf.
! write to express my CRATE
full appreciation for you pa
triotic a n d commendable
action, and I trust your efforts
will bear fruit to the glory Of
yourselves and our Native
Land.
My resolve to serve my
countrymen has been height
ened and emboldened by your
expression of confidence in
me, and through you I pledge
to the People Of the Virgin IS
lands my continuing a n d
abiding determination to be
found in the vanguard in this
march to greater self-govern-
ment."
, 1953-02-19
~ThirtY-five Entries to
Thrill Spectators
Sunday Afternoon

Thirty-five contestants will
be out to capture fame and a
cut in the 5000 prize money to
be given away in the after
noon at the donkey Club races
to be held on the Ball Field in
Frederiksted, February 70,
starting at 2 pm, thanks to
the efforts of Captain Moor
head, Larry Merrill, jim Hurd,
Lee Plat and Eric Lawaetz.
Ten entries were received
from the greater Christiansted
area. Among these, the Lind
quist family is strongly repre-
sented. Herbert Downs, cham
pion cart driver is out to win
again.
twenty-five entries were re-
gistered from the town of
Frederiksted a and environs.
Since the races will be held
on the ball park in Frederik-
sted, the greater number Of
contestants is to be expected
from that area. Among these
are some many time repeat
ers:. Claudius James, Cyril
Sackey, Warren Mcintosh and
"Ben Hur' Brady.
The Jonkey Club has pur-
chased from the pound"
three finely condition Bang
, 1953-02-19
Superintendents to
Nome Committees on
Teacher F~elloWships

The Superintendent of Edu
cation for st. Thomas and
St. Croix have been invited to
appoint local committees to
select the most appropriate
candidates for t w o High
School Teacher F~ellowships
made available by the Ford
Foundation, according to a
news item in the Home Jour
nal. The article continues:
"The committees will consist
Of not less than five persons,
including one school admins
TRAITOR, one teacher and several
a b | e and representative
citizens.
eligibility tor felloWSnlpS
in the academic year 1953-54
is limited to teachers who de-
voted at least half time to class
room teaching during the 1852
-53 academic year, and who
will not be more than so years
of age at the time the fellow
ship is granted.
"The amount of the fellow
ship award will be no less
than $4,000, plus reasonable
allotments for transportation
expenses or for tuition in case
the teacher pursues addition
al work.
Local committees will in
form the National Committee
of their nominations no later
than March Is, 1858, and final
announcements of all fellow
ship awards will be made on
or about April 15."
, 1953-02-19
Sgt. Frunk Comdcho
Receivers from Oper.
In Army Hospital

Sergeant Frank Comacho of
Company "a, 10Th Infantry,
who visited here twice to see
his mother and other rela-
tives, is recovering from an
operation in an Army hospital,
he informed the AVIS in a
letter received recently.
Sgt. Comacho saw active
service in Korea; was sent to
Europe and is now on the
mainland.
A native of Puerto Rico, he
likes the adopted home Of his
relatives.
, 1953-02-19

Veterans, Legionaires and
Servicemen are requested to
assemble at the Christiansted
Fort at 3 o'clock for the
procession.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-08-01
NAPE Eyes Inspector Posts

WASHINGTON - Officials of
the National Alliance of Postal
Employees had a double look" in
their eyes this week, as the Eisen-
hover administration broke - at
long last - its logjam on Negro
appointments.
The postal organization, happy
because Congress has approved
Postmaster General Summerfield's
reorganization plan calling for a
new Assistant Postmaster Gener-
al in charge of personnel, sees
gains ahead under a new fair en-
ployment policy expected in the
new Set-up.
Specifically under close scrutiny
are the highly-deSired jobs as
post Office inspectators, the police
arm of the governments biggest
business establishments, the post
office department. The NAPE
plans a concerted campaign, ma
tionwide, to support qualified
Negroes in its ranks in their
quests for these posts.
A large number of Alliance
members, most of them young
men, are in line to be groomed
for the stiff examinations for the
inspection service. There has
never been a Negro in this branch
of the service, and the NAPE
sometime ago placed it on its
target" list. Potential applicants
will be aided through a special
educational program.
Meanwhile, it was reported
here that Vernon Green of Bal
timore, Md, war veteran who
came out of the service with the
rank of lieutenant colonel, will
replace Thomas c. Hall, former
New York City NAPE branch
president in his former post as
an attorney in the office of the
Solicitor of the p. o. Department
Mr.. Green is a member of the
Baltimore branch of the NAPE.
Mr.. Hall retired a few week:
ago after reaching 60 years o.
age.
At the same time, the NAPE il
busy making final plans for it
biennial convention slated for At.
lantic City, N. J. in August.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-08-01
THE MIAMI TIMES, MIAMI, FLORIDA
SATURDAY, AUGUST I, 1858 PAGE ELEVEN

Florida surgarcane growers who
apply for government payments
under the Sugar Act of 1948. In
addition to cash earnings, work.
ers also are furnished without
charge a habitable house, garden
plot, medical attention.. and such
other prequisites as are custo-'
marily furnished by growers.
The announced rates were ar
rived at following a public. hear,
ing in Clewiston, Fla, to determ-,
inc fair and reasonable minimum
wages. USDA officials point out
that growers may pay more than
the minimum rates, but may not
pay less.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-08-01
USDA ANNOUNCES
MINIMUM WAGES
FOR FLA.
SUGARCANE
WORKERS =

Minimum hourly wage rates
for Florida surgarcane workers
have been announced for 1883
81 by the u. S. Department of
Agriculture. The rates are 70
cents an hour for tractor drivers
and operators of other mechani-
cal equipment and 60 cents an
hour for other workers.
The rates are to be paid by all
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-08-01
STANDING UP TO BE COUNTED

Recently Ngerian student in this country sent
regaion thus
my experience Americans feel that segre-
CATION breeds unounded suspicion abuses ealoe us
disease and even DEATH
Here 0Sw nSeg g BY Th s ST 6s
thousands millions from doing likewise This letter was COM
rnent the aforementioned communication:
I'm the years since Negro
University of Virginia (whre husband eaches) have de-
voted my u tune TO research On 'n STUDY Oh ne aares % w
findings support Tugbiee Most souherner White
brought about without friction.
But you see flower of spiritual pride
to that he one of 5 Te s Quite se
nonseegaon would bring trouble This fear the number
obstacle to integration"
But the White Souherners get
along tried There
at Least five Negro % land S other Lesser s
Negro students happy together in
vokednot to mention the private colleges
which have voluntarily admitted Negroes
The first Negro student University
chairman school,
students here at the University of Virginia was invited to join
fraternity Georgia. Florida and Mississippi polls
of the White colleges shsw overwhelming major OF the students
the admission of Negroes above 95
M one la d n of our fav the Of Viz
GINA year objection Negroes
their admission fraene
members of the theological faculty resigned protest
time not right to admit Negro students
Nobody the trouble dig into and examine the
attitudes behavior of White Souherners today
leadership
declares segregation unconstitutional
will forward When the need arises the
leaders also arise"
foregoing the statements yet made the
high ground merely being taken by
branded
rights citizens but fearless White
the that segregation imposes
article being passed to the hearts of those
Negroes who struggling heroca and those fearful
Whites right in their heads but weak in their hearts
and stand up be counted.
This writer contending years
sufficient will in the South the
Whites of good will and had the
to stand and be counted
Smyrna times., 1953-04-23

Miss Margaret May Robinson,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Robinson of near town was mar
ried to Mr.. Phillip Price Jacobs of
Rridgeville who for several years
was a resident of Smyrna.
Miss Cora Tschudy is making an
extended visit to her sister, Mrs.
w. w. Rich at Washington, D. C.
Mrs. John H. Hoffecker returns
today from a visit to Mrs. Rachel
Collins at Camden, N. J., and Rev.
and Mrs. T. C. Murphy at Phila-
delphia.
Miss Margaret Lank has return
ed to Wilmington from visit to
Miss Elizabeth Smithers.
Mrs. Walter Elwood Jones of
Narbeth, Pa, is spending a few
days with her mother, Mrs. E. R.
FAIRIES, to attend the Jacobs-Rob-
inson nuptials.
Mrs. S. E. Jones and daughter,
Miss Elizabeth, spent Sunday with
her son, Mr.. w. w. Jones near
Kenton.
Mrs. E. S. Dwight left this morn
ing to make a visit to her former
home in Virginia.
CLAYTON
Miss Marian Smith, of Clayton,
has accepted a position as trimmer
in millinery store in Wilmington.
Mrs. Margaret Benson, of Will
mington, was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey F. Smith during the
past week.
Charles LeCompte has purchas-
ed a rubber-tire runabout buggy
and with his trotter now has one
of the incest teams in Clayton.
John L. Graham has sold his
house to John Morris. The former
will build another dwelling op-
posite the home of Abel Sevil.
Mrs. William P. Wright, one of
Clayton's oldest citizens, has left
Clayton and will reside in New
York city with her daughter, Mrs.
]. A. E. Keagy.
Frank Strickland, a dispatcher
on the Delaware railroad, is on a
/ trip to different points in Europe.
He will be gone month.
Mrs. Margaret Benson, of Will
mington, was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey F. Smith during the
past week.
Smyrna times., 1953-04-23
20 Years Ago

Smyrna Schools, which is one of
seven in the state providing a
kindergarten in it's course OF study,
is elated over the passage of a bill
in the State Senate yesterday af-
ternoon, authorizing the expend-
iture of $4,000 a year for the
next two years to take care of this
work in the State.
Miss Ernestine Ferguson, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Ferg-
uson of Blackbird, became the
Smyrna times., 1953-04-23

The 10th annual conference of
the Kent County w. c. T. U. was
held in the Harrington M. E.
Church Thursday, the president,
Mrs. Kate E. Smithers of Smyrna,
presiding. Mrs. Ella M. Thatcher,
National w. C. T. U. superintend-
ent of work among soldiers and
sailors, was made a member of the
conference, and spoke on the i'm
portance of enlisting young women
in the work of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union.
The severe eastern storm that
visited our coast last week had a
damaging effect on WOODLAND
Beach, one of the best known re-
sorts on the Delaware Bay. The
tides have not only undone all the
work of construction, but they
washed up nearly to the hotel
porch.
Mo pastor of Asbury M. E.
Church in recent years has receiv-
ed more hearty welcome of en-
thusiastic reception on his return
to Smyrna than did Rev. Vaughan
S. Collins on Wednesday night last
This public reception was also
shared by the new Presiding Elder
Rev. w. G. Koons, and the new
pastor of Smyrna Circuit, Rev. AL
bert Chandler.
Mrs. Lucy Shorts, wife of Sam
uel Shorts, died at her late home
at 'Voshell Farm" Severson's
Neck, Saturday morning, aged 81
years, after lingering illness.
The Smyrna Town Council held
an adjourned session on Friday ev-
ening last for the purpose of re-
ceiving the assessment list as
made by Assessor Joseph E. Cart
er. The total assessment of the
real estate of Smyrna amounts
this year to 81, ,083, ,725 an increase
over last assessment of S32.850.
One of the prettiest home we'd
dings of the season was solemnized
at one-thirty o'clock today when
Smyrna times., 1953-04-23

bride Of Mr.. Edward T. Bratton of
Wilmington, formerly of near
Blackbird, at a quiet ceremony
performed at the home of the
brides parents on Saturday after
noon.
Rev. DIR. John L. johnson, As
bury's new pastor, and Mrs. John
son, were given a hearty and COR
dial welcome to Smyrna at pub
lie reception held in the lecture
room of Asbury NJ. E. Church last
Friday evening by the Mite So
ciety of the church.
Mrs. Amanda ID. Truax, widow
of William George Truax, a former
resident of this town, mother Of
Mrs. Ralph Jefferson of this town.
and of Mrs William T. Hollett Of
Clayton, died on Tuesday, April
is, at her residence in Wilmington.
Mrs. John Williams of Washing
ton. D. c., is the guest of Miss
Maud Carr and Miss Magaret Col
Inns. Next week Mr.. Harry B.
Grieves and his daughter, Mrs.Wil-
liams, will go to Rehoboth and
open the cottage of the former for
the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Cloak of
Philadelphia, were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Harvey Speakman
and Mrs. E. C. Billeb over the
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Bayard Briggs
of Philadelphia, Pa, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence ]. Pyle of Whining
ton, were guests over the weekend
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Carter at
Cedar Brook Farm, near Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. v. Wallace Elter-
ich were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. R.
C. Mathewson and family at Audu-
bon, N. j., on Sunday.
Miss Kate Mannering of Dover,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Grant
Garis.
Mrs. Nellie Rowland, who has
been making her home at the Della
ware House, has taken the apart
ment of Mrs. Margaret Mcdonald
on Commerce Street, moving in the
first of the week.
Mrs. C. ]. Prickett was hostess
to the Tuesday Bridge Club yester-
day afternoon at her home
Mrs. Frank E. Postles of Phila-
delphia, Pa, will arrive in Smyrna
tomorrow for a visit as the guest
of Mrs. John w. Clifton.
Miss Sarah D. Pratt of Long
port, N. j., is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter w. Hynson. DR.. The
odore E. Hynson of Philadelphia,
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hynson over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Biting
and daughter, Doris, of Stonehurst,
Pa, were visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Ford and family Sunday.
Smyrna times., 1953-04-23

growing of sweet peas for process
ing brought $4,000 in income last
year to Delaware farmers who
grew 100000 pounds of the veg
etable for Gamers and other pro-
cessors.
Smyrna times., 1953-04-23

about $500 is indicated. This COM
pares with 5000 acres planted last
year. Mr.. Fortier, whose COM
pany's agronomy staff works close
ly with Gamers to help fruit and
vegetable producers develop more
Smyrna times., 1953-04-23

efficient growing and harvesting
methods, attribuated the increase
in acreage to the growing demand
for canned varieties of this popular
vegetable. The can-manufacturing
firms agronomist noted that the
Smyrna times., 1953-04-23
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, win call to mind people
and events of the older genera
tion.
Smyrna times., 1953-04-23

plant approximately nine per cent
more acreage to green peas for
processing this year than they did
in 1852. Roy Fortier, agronomist
for American Can Company, point
ed out that total acreage of
Smyrna times., 1953-04-23

Green Pea Acreage Increases
Delaware farmers expect t
Smyrna times., 1953-04-23
oIdsmobiIe's new "Aara4OPs"
both Ninety-Eighf and
Super "s8"-offer Power
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Smyrna times., 1953-04-23

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