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Evening star., 1953-05-14
Nursery Owner, Held
In MansIauehter, 10
Face Assault Charge

Prince Georges County detec-
tlves said a warrant is to be
served today on Mrs. Arleen D.
Tenant, Maryland Park nurs-
cry operator, charging her with
assault of an infant last Janu-
ary.
The warrant was sworn out
Tuesday by william j. Ambrose,
a cafeteria employe, of 619 X
street NV. He charges that
Mrs. Tenant bruised his child,
Rheta Fay, now z months old,
on or about January Is.
Mrs. Tenant, AZ, of the 400
block of Sixty-f1fth street, has
been charged with manslaughter
in connection with the death April
Is of James c. Henderson, jr.,
infant son Of a Washington
woman. Police also are investi-
eating the deaths of three other
small children left in Mrs. Ten
nant's care during the last nine
years.
Hearing Set May 20.
Detective Sergt. Richard A.
Pearson said Mrs. Tenant told
him she would appear today in
HyattSville police station to be
served with the assault warrant
and post bond. She had been
released on $1,000 bond in the
manslaughter charge.
Preliminary hearing on the
earlier charge will be held May
20 in Upper Marlboro Police
Court. The new assault charge
probably will be heard at the
same time, police said.
Although the Ambrose child
was bruised during a fortnight's S
stay in Mrs. Tenants care. Mr..
Ambrose said the baby did not
require medical attention.
Commissioners Ask Action.
The announcement Monday
that police were looking into the
death of a fourth baby, who died
in September. 1945, in a Dodge
Park (Md0 nursery run by Mrs.
Tenant, was followed by coun-
ty-wide repercussionS.
County Commissioner Edward
j. Waters announced this week
he will seek to have an ordinance
passed to provide rigid screening
of nursery home operators in
Prince Georges County.
His stand was supported by
another county commissioner,
Daniel A. Abbott, who said the
county should insist that nurS-
cry home operators be morally,
mentally and physically quail
fed"
Evening star., 1953-05-14
Envoy Rankin Returning

~ TAIPEH. Formosa, May IA f4'),
Ambassador Karl L. Rankin
said today he will leave for Wash
ington May % for Today visit
to consult the State Department
and other Government officials.
It will be his first visit since the
Eisenhower administration took
over and his first since being
named ambassador.
Evening star., 1953-05-14
BuIIerinu Married

OKLAHOMA CITY, May IA
: fP).-Elsa Van Horne, 18, bal
lerina with the Metropolitan
Opera Co., and John Nola, "a, a
leading male dancer. were mar
ried here yesterday shortly be-
fore a one-day performance of
La Boheme.
Evening star., 1953-05-14
Alexandria Bids Approved

Fourteen low bids totaling $34,-
900 for school equipment were
approved last night by the Alex
andria School Board.
Supt. T. c. Williams told the
board that construction of the
new Patrick Henry School is
behind schedule because of re-
cent floods.
Evening star., 1953-05-14
Excavation Fiqht

Angry citizens of Suitland.
Md. have tossed another legal
roadblock into the path of ex-
cavators who were supplying
gravel to fill approaches to East
Capitol street bridge.
Prince Georges County Circuit
Judge Charles C. Marbury signed
an order yesterday requiring
Towner Development Co., of
Avondale, Md. to show cause by
May IS why a preliminary in
junction should not be issued.
The County Commissioners ap-
proved a permit for the work
after they were told the property
would be left suitable for hous-
ing project. Protesting citizens
say the company actually has
mo plans whatever to backfill
such excavation.
Evening star., 1953-05-14
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

and a little cooler with scattered
showers.
Virginia-Considerable cloudi-
ness with scattered showers or
thundershowers and a low of
58-65 tonight. Tomorrow, mostly
cloudy and somewhat cooler with
scattered showers.
River Report
(From U. S. Engineers)
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah muddy
at HRrpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1953-05-14
Maryland
and
Virginia
in Brief
Proposed State Yard
Stirs Ernnconiu Area

A proposed new Virginia high
way department garage an d
equipment yard at Franconia in
Fairfax County has nearby resi-
dents aroused.
They say they don't want con-
victs, who work for the highway
department, so close to their
homes.
One convict escaped from a
road gang at Franconia last week
and is accused of attacking a 81
year-old housewife.
Evening star., 1953-05-14
One-Armed Tennis PIuyers

When two one-armed tennis
players tangled in a match at
Invercargill. New Zealand. F..
Lindsay, the left-hander. beat K.
Wood, the righthander.
Evening star., 1953-05-14
House Group Raises
Eisenhower Figure
On Agriculture Fund

An Agriculture Department
supply bill, allocating $712,308.-
328 for regular activities during
the coming fiscal year was rec
commended by the House APP
preparations Committee today.
The total actually Is IA per
cent larger than President Eisen-
hover had asked, but is 5 per
cent under the budget requests
Of former President Truman and
3 per cent under the amount
that the department is spending
this year for regular operations.
Besides the appropriation for
regular activities the bill also
authorizes $347, 100000 for the
Rural Electrification Administra-
tion and the Farmers Home Ad.
ministration loans.
That is about SIT million less
than the Truman budget request.
The bill also provides $21 million
in administrative expense au-
thorizations for the various COR
porations in the department and
$439.500 for special activities.
That is about 5000, 900 below the
original request for the fiscal
year beginning July /.
Truman Estimate Cut.
The $712,3OS.3 1928 proposed for
regular departmental activities
is $37 million less than the Tru-
man budget estimate and $24
million less than the current year
appropriations.
The House committee noted
that these cuts were made de-
spite the addition of a new item
of $29 million for acreage con-
trolls on wheat and cotton. That
item was not contained in the
1853 appropriation or the orig
inal estimates for the 1854 fiscal
year, the committee explained.
Although the S per cent cut
was less than those in earlier
appropriation bills, the COM
mittee stated:
"The deliberations of this COM
mittee as to the financial needs
of the Agriculture Department.
together with it's related activ-
tiles, have been centered around
the basic need Of preserving a
prosperous agriculture. The COM
mittee has given consideration
! to the fact that the level of
appropriations and personnel for
the Agriculture Department has
been held down to a reasonable
level through the years."
More for Flood Control.
The committee recommended
an increase of $12 million over
current appropriations for flood
prevention and an additional SIS
million for land treatment and
related work in so selected
watersheds.
The bill showed that the COM
mittee recommended an increase
of $293,000 in the Forest Serv-
ice appropriation over the Tru-
man estimate. The 1854 mil
lion recommendation, however.
was about SO million under cur
rent funds.
! The committee recommended
continuation of the school lunch
program at the level which has
been in effect since 1850. 1t
approved an outlay of $83 mill
lion.
In connection with the REA.
the committee urged that THE
agency's rural telephone pro-
gram be furthered "in a sound
and equitable manner" It
added, however, that "in keep
ing with the spirit and intent
of the rural telephone act. the
REA should more actively en-
courage the private telephone
industry to expand its service
into rural areas.
Evening star., 1953-05-14
Job Program Voted

Approval of a program to pro-
vide 500 jobs on an unemploy-
ment relief program has been
voted by the Council of Belfast,
Northern Ireland.
Evening star., 1953-05-14

forecast for tonight for portions Of
the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic States Central Mis-
sisspp Valley Southern Plains well the North
ern Rockies Elsewhere generally fair weather is expected
Cooler weather will into the Middle Atlantic States and
Pacific Northwest while warming trend is expected from
the Lakes westward to the Rockies. ZAP Wirephoto
Evening star., 1953-05-14

Record Temperatures This Year.
Hiehest, 91. on May II.
Lowest. -, on March 2.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, 90, at 4:25 pm.
Low. 65, at am
Evening star., 1953-05-14

Tide Tables.
Furnished by United States Coast AM
Geodetic SURVEY
Smyrna times., 1953-01-01
COUNTY LINES
Al PLAN FOR $50
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
town, will be distributed to men,
bers in the near future. All Coun-
ty Line Alters are looking for
ward to the month of March. This
is when National All Club Week is
celebrated. Ideas for their win
dow display in observance of this
are already being received by the
club leaders, Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
Stevens. The club would like to
take this opportunity to thank the
many persons who helped in MAX
ing the past club year a successful
one for them. Among these are
Kenny Smith and The Smyrna
Times; Mr.. Charles Reed, ST., Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Heinold, ST., Mr.
Martin Golden, Mr.. John Fearon
and the Smyrna Lions Club, Miss
jeanne Ouweneel, Mr.. George
Axinn, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ker-
shaw, and the many other persons
Smyrna times., 1953-01-01
SEEKS ADULT
EDUCATION AID
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Continued from Page One
alton of scholarship funds, DIR.
Miller pointed out, ut is my per-
sonal feeling that, so long as the
State requires teachers to renew
their certificates by attendance at
summer school and or other
means, the State has an obligation
to assist the teachers in-service in
the meeting of the expenses for
these refresher experiences. Con
sistent with our plans for the up
grading of the teaching level in
the State is the request for in-ser-
vice training funds. This service
would be given not only to teach
er6 on the local level but to adj
ministrators in the schools and
also on the State Department
level, There are many occasions
when we need expert assistance
from outside the State, and the
law specifically empowers the
State Board of Education to en-
ploy such help. However, this can
Smyrna times., 1953-01-01

not be done unless funds are made
available for that purpose" In
the communication to the Perman-
ent Budget Commission an inquiry
was made whether provision for
educational services, heretofore
provided at the Bacon Health Gen.
ter, the Alfred I. dupont Institute,
the Sanatoria, the Detention
Home, and special classes, have
been provided elsewhere in other
budgets. DR.. Miller stated, 1.-THE
State Board of Education has been
making every effort to bring the
control Of educational processes
throughout the State under the
administration of the Board. If
these educational services are
abandoned, it will definitely be a
step backward for the educational
program in Delaware"
Smyrna times., 1953-01-01
! tain Hotel, Lookout Mountain,

tain Hotel, Lookout Mountain
Tenn:
Whereas, There is at present a
nationwide movement to press
municipalities and other govern
mental units into adopting f1uor-
idation of water systems; and
Whereas the prolonged or re-
peated ingestion of any drug, in
unknown or indefinite quantities,
without proper medical supervi-
sion, or without due regard to the
hpysical and pathological condition
of each individual person, is dang
erous in the extreme; and
Whereas, this fiuorine in partic-
ular is a deadly poison, proven by
medical and chemical research to
be potentially productive of dire
results, producing or aggravating
symptoms of many deadly diseas-
es, and affecting especially the
heart, kidneys, glands and central
nervous system; and also, at this
present stage of experimentation,
it is NOT proven to have beneficial
results not obtainable by safer and
better methods, as individually
Smyrna times., 1953-01-01
FLUoRIDATIoN OPPOSED

The following letter to the editor
is being reprinted from the Journ-
al-Every Evening of December %
at the request of local resident.
To the Editor: Since the subject
of 't1uoridation" is such contro-
versial one even among research
workers, chemists, M. DIS and
dentists, and is still lin the exper-
mental stage, it doesn't make
sense that the City of Wilmington
should be asked to adopt such a
project.
To prove that even the d. DIS
are divided in their opinions con-
corning fiuoridation here is reso-
luton adopted by the American
Institute of Homeopathy on June
26, 1852, during their 108th Annual
Convention held in Lookout Noun
Smyrna times., 1953-01-01
DRAUGHTSMAN
GETS AWARD
Gordon Massey, Draughtsman
For Highway Department
Presented AASHO Award
25 YEARS OF SERVICE

Gordon Massey, Chief Draughts-
man for the State Highway De-
partment, has been presented with
an award from the American As
ISOLATION of State Highway Ofic-
ials in recognition of 25 years of
public service in a State Highway
Department. The award, consist
ing of gold lapel pin, on which
is designated the service rendered,
and scroll setting forth Mr.. Mas
sey's service in State highway
work, were presented during a
special ceremony at the recent an
nual convention of the Association
held in Kansas City. At the cere-
mony the award was accepted on
behalf of Mr.. Massey by Mr.. r. A.
Haber, Chief Engineer of the State
Highway Department. When the
award was presented to Mr.. Mas
sey by the Association, he became
the third present member of the
State Highway Staff to receive
such an award. When Mr.. Massey
first Joined the State Highway De-
partment, early in 1928, he served
as inspector, surveyor and assist
ant in the testing laboratory dur
ing his first three years after
which he moved into the draught-
ing room serving first as draughts-
man, then designer and finally his
present position of chief draughts-
man which he has filled for num-
Der of years. During his career in
the draughting room of the State
Highway Department, Mr.. Massey
has worked on every type of con-
struction, planning and designing
that has been undertaken by the
Department. Among other things
ne has worked on every section of
dual highway that has been con-
structed by the State. MIR. Massey
resides on Kings Highway in Do
Yer, and is well known throughout
Smyrna times., 1953-01-01
Why Poultry CulIing Pays

Culling your laying flock may
mean an extra fifty cents income
per bird per year.
Proof of the actual dollar and
cents value of culling came in a
report of 10-year study. ].
Frank Gordy, poultry specialist of
the Delaware Agricultural Exten-
sion Service, reports that eggs per
layer, percent of mortality, and
farm income per hen per year are
affected by the quality
and regularity of culling.
Flock owners in the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture, who Gull
ed the heaviest had an average
death loss of 18 percent and a
farm income per hen of $500.
Farmers who culled the least lost
% percent of the birds from death
and averaged only $266 income
per bird.
One big reason for the fifty
cents difference is the savings in
feed costs, Gordy points out. Feed
costs represent about 81 percent of
the total costs. Culling non-lay-
ers and low-producers cuts this
cost considerably.
Culling is more than removal of
non-layers at a given time during
the year. Gordy recommends
weekly culling. This would in
clude culling of hens out of condi-
ton, slow developing pullets, Grip
pied or injured birds, as well as
obvious non-layers. Culling should
start with day-old chicks
and continue through the life of a
flock.
Smyrna times., 1953-01-01

found to be in poor condition, it is
replaced with another one and the
one taken down is sent to the paint
shop for repair and refnishing.
Work of the paint shop and the
sign maintenance men have fire.
quently been referred to as one of
the important operations of the
State Highway Department with
which the public seldom comes in
contact. Emerson Sapp and Ar
thur Sipple, who have charge of
the sign work, state that they
keep supplies on hand to meet al
most any emergency that might
arise which would require the
preparation of signs for the pro-
lection of the travelling public.
Smyrna times., 1953-01-01

needed; and
Whereas, the forced ingestion of
any drug, medicine, or chemical by
placing it in municipal water sup
plies, is mass medication, forcible
human experimentation infringing
upon the constitutional rights of
an individual, and the entering
wedge of socialized medicine, and
as such is repugnant to the estab-
lished ethics of medical practice;
Now, Therefore,
Be 1t Resolved, Thart the Amer
lean Institute of Homeopathy, in
annual meeting assembled, hereby
places itself on record as officially
and positively opposed to any and
all such proposals for fluoridation
of water supplies, or other similar
schemes for mass application with
out the consent of any and every
individual concerned.
Many prominent dentists and
chemists expressed similar opin-
ions as the Homeopathic physic-
ians before the Select COMPRESSION
al Committee To Investigate the
Use of Chemicals in Foods and
Cosmetics. Is there any wonder
our City Water Department re-
mains adamant and refuses to con-
slider adding fiuorine to our drink
ing water?
John w. Allen, d. o.
Wilmington, Dec. 20.
Smyrna times., 1953-01-01
The Smyrna Times
PHONE 1921 SMYRNA. DELAWARE

Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker, July S,
1854. Editor and proprietor until Feb
ruary 10. 1907.
Owned and Published by Robert d. Hof-
fecker, Jr., from February 10, 1907 to
December "a, 1899.
Published Every Thursday Morning by
The Smyrna Times, Inc. rs Commerce
Street, Smyrna. Del.
w. Lester Smith. Manager
ADVERTISEMENTS Smyrna Times
is the business medium not only for the
town 1t represents but for the outlying
district of which it is the center, EN-
bracing the towns of Clayton, Kenton,
Cheswold, Townsend, Leipsic, &C. A rate
of SO cents per inch an insertion charged
for transient advertising. Season or
yearly display advertising rates quoted
on application. For Sale, For Rent,
Lost and Found Advertisements occupy
ing one inch space or less, a minimum
charge of so cents per insertion. in
memoriam articles. 10 cents per line per
issue.
Entered as End class matter March Is,
1873 at the post Office at Smyrna. Del, un-
der Act of Congress of March 8. 1879.
Subscription price. s1.50 Der year. strictly
in advance.
Smyrna times., 1953-01-01

the State, particularly among con-
tractors and officials of various
towns who have contact with him
frequently in reference to con-
struction work and public i'm
provements.
Smyrna times., 1953-01-01
HIGHWAY SIGN
DEPT. BUSY
Continued from Page One

time something happens along a
that creates a detour or
condition, the sign shop
goes into action to prepare the
needed signs. Maintenance crews
for signs travel over the highway
system and whenever a sign is
Smyrna times., 1953-01-01

who helped the club with its finan-
cial drives. The club members also
want to salute the excellent job
done by the two club leaders, Mr..
and Mrs. Homer Stevens, and its
top-fight officers. Jimmie Haas
and Gerald Heinold.
Evening star., 1953-06-08
RY Frank SdrtWell

Enough musical talent to I'LL
Washington's needs for a year
showed up at the National Guard
Armory last night for the Three
Ring Musical Festival.
There was something to please
most every one in the audience
of about 1000.
Long hairs thrilled to Ossy
Renardy, Vienna born violiniSt,
as he played Paganini's Con
certo No. / IN D Major"
Young (and some not so
young) girls palipitated to Eddie
Fisher.
Real hipsters (some so gone
they may never come back had
Muggsy Spanier, Jack Holiday
and a group of local talent to
choose from.
Others in the audience could
tingle to Hugo Winterhalter.
Percy Faith, Florian Zabach,
Cab Galloway, Theodor Uppman,
Jacob Barkin, Joe Theimer and
the Big Band and Buddy Rowell's
Afro-CubanS.
Paganini may have gained at
least one adherent; some one
was overheard to say, during an
almost impossible series of ar
peggios play by Mr.. Renardy,
"Hear that crazy man riff"
Willis Conover, local disk
Jockey, who thought up the whole
thing, did most Of the master of
ceremonies work, with assists
from Morton Downey and Eddie
Condor.
Originally scheduled for the
Watergate, the festival was held
indoors because the weatherman
foresaw a lot of rain which never
fell. The start was delayed al
most an hour, to give the people
who had gone to the Waterga ate
time to get to the Armory.
Singer Eddie Fisher got the
biggest reaction. He had hardly
put a foot on the stage when
young girls armed with flash
cameras began stalking down the
aisles. After laying down bar
Evening star., 1953-06-08

Grams, except those unable to pay
or those with service-connected
ailments. be rigidly checked.
3. "Gratuity" payments, to
give veterans getting a CT home
loan a financial breathing spell,
be eliminated at an estimated
Evening star., 1953-06-08
House.Unit May Curb
Veterans Benefits
By the Associated Press

The House Appropriations
Committee is expected to recon-
mend sharp cutbacks in Govern
ment spending for veterans to
curb what some members regard
as abuses and non-essential Serv-
ices.
The move. it was reported, will
come June is when the commit
tee sends to the House a $4.3
billion money bill to finance the
Veterans Administration for the
fiscal year starting July l.
Cutbacks would not apply to
medical care and disqualification
for veterans whose ailments are
service-connected. The commit
tee already has said the hospital
program will be allotted more
money than either President
Eisenhower or former President
Truman requested.
Evening star., 1953-06-08

Informed sources said the
committee viii propose that:
/. Unlimited free dental care
to veterans be ended. at an esti-
mated annual saving of $40 mil
lion.
=.
2. Applications for free hos
pital and medical care by vet
Evening star., 1953-06-08
Long Hairs and Hep Cats Thrill
To Music at 3-Rinq Festival

rage of light, they retreated, only
to spring to the attack once more
when his stint was finished.
About 80 of them and one small
boy pressed the singer for auto
graphs. He was rescued by his
agent and squad of ushers.
Proceeds will go to the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra sus-
tanning fund. The various
orchestra leaders led a group of
National Symphony musicians,
Evening star., 1953-06-08

augmented by some Of the other
talent.
Mr.. Conover wanted the show
to prove. as he put 1t, "the
boundaries which separate clas-
sical music from jazz and from
popular music are artificial and
wrong the only acceptable
division is between good and bad
music. Of any kind, and good
and bad performances"
Evening star., 1953-06-08
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Evening star., 1953-06-08

annual saving of $50 million.
4. Fees paid schools for re-
porting their CT Bill students be
cut from $l.50 to 81 per month
per student.
Evening star., 1953-06-08

Syriu to Get Power
Syria is building an electrical
generating plant designed to
provide 10000 kilowatts.
Evening star., 1953-06-08
Ne oder: no WrGPping
no SFoFing sweaF
clothes at any time

An efficient housewife knows it's
best to 0sotbbrOOf tbs cloth it.
self to protect her woolens and
blended wool materials against
moth damage. That's just what
LARvEX does-why it's 50 dif-
fSre1t and gives such effective
protection from moth damage.
LARvEx penetrates each tiny
woolen fibre and makes the
cloth so distaSteful and indiges-
tible to mothwormS, they'd
rather stafve than feed on WOOL
ems treated with LARvEx. Moth
worms will not in fact CAM
NOT, live and grow on LAR
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