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Smyrna times., 1953-04-30

The Town Council met in regular
session last Friday evening with
all present except Councilman
John c. Stockly. Collector Eugene
Crow submitted the delinquent tax
list for 1901 and 1902, which was
taken up carefully by the Council.
AS the 1901 list is nearly outlawed,
the Council is obliged to make col
lections before the 1908 duplicate
is handed the collector.
The keynote of the opening of
the Delaware State Temperance
Alliance campaign was sounded at
Asbury M. E. Church last Sunday
morning when Pastor Vaughan S.
Collins, president of the Alliance,
preached one of the most givorous
temperance sermons given here in
recent years. The church was well
filled and the choir rendered excel
lent music.
Wednesday evening last the
young folks of Smyrna gave de-
lightful dance at the Smyrna
Opera House. Music was furnish
ed by Watkins Orchestra with the
assistance of Pastorelli, Phila-
delphia harpist.
Mrs. James Wise and daughter
Mrs. Annie Powell of Berlin, Md,
were guests over Sunday with his
sister, Mrs. S e. Mariner. Miss
Elizabeth, daughter of Mrs. Powell
accompanied the party.
Mrs. H. G. Tschudy has been
spending several days in Philadel-
pphia.
Rev. G. L. Hardesty of Berlin,
Md, formerly pastor of Smyrna
Circuit, was in Smyrna yesterday
and received the glad hand of his
Smyrna friends.
Mr.. Albert Diehl and Mrs. c. j.
Vandegrift of McDonough, spent
Sunday with their mother, Mrs. M.
e. Diehl.
Mr.. Donald Cloak of Philadel-
phia, was home over Sunday. He
was guest of the family of ].
Harvey Speakman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benton N. Weldon
have gone to New York City on a
few days visit. During his alb
sence Mr.. Elmer Outten of Lewis
Smyrna times., 1953-04-30

the new Powerglide automatic transmiSsion*) and
the advanced "Thrift-King' engine Tin gearshift
models) offer wonderful gain in economy, too.
Why not come in and take the wheel on demon
stration drive? Why not make it soon?
*Optondl Combination OF Powerghde automatic
transmission and H5-hp "BlueFlame" engine available
TwoTen and Bel Air models only Power Steering available
all models. Continuation OF standard equipment and trim
illustrated is dependent availability OF materially
Smyrna times., 1953-04-30
SaWdust Good For Soil

Officials of the lumber industry
report that recent experiments in
the development of sawdust as a
soil improver were encouraging,
according to the American Peoples
Encyclopedia 1858 Yearbook.
Smyrna times., 1953-04-30

President Dwight ID. Eisen-
hover signed Bond-A-Month
authorization card for Savings
Bond saleswoman, Mary Pickford
during her recent visit to the
Nations Capital. They are shown
above with Mrs. Eisenhower, who
is the Honorary National Chair
man of the Women's Advisory
Committee for Savings Bonds.
Following the example of the
President, House Speaker Joseph
w. Martin, Jr. also signed up with
Miss Pickford for the regular pur-
chase of Savings Bonds.
Miss Pickford serves as Asso-
ciate National Chairman of the
committee which is currently con-
Quoting Women's Crusade for
Security, campaign to increase
sales of United States Savings
Bonds through the systematic
Bond-A-Month Plan.
Smyrna times., 1953-04-30
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, viii call to mind people
and events of the older genera
tion.
Smyrna times., 1953-04-30

ent position for which he was
trained.
Evening star., 1953-02-23
News of Music
Pianist Moryon FiIor Projects
Chopin S Spirit in Recital

WunSch with a few other selec-
tions put in for good measure.
The Introductory theme of Ar
natt's "Passacaglia for String
Quartet" was effectively set
forth by Raymond Montoni. vio-
list. Artfully interviewer and
played frequently in duet form
by various combinations, the
theme was picked up by the sec
ond violin, played by Norman
Greenhouse. It was sounded
next by Edgar Muenzer, leader,
and lastly by Philip Blum, cell
list. Well presented, the compost
ton stood out for it's substantial
melodic properties, notable later
in five songs for tenor, string
quartet and piano. These were
set by Mr.. Arnatt to poems by
Shelley, sung by George Barritt,
whose fine musicianship and
lovely voice brought them forth
in the best light.
Lamar Stringf1eld's Moods OF
A Moonshiner" for string quar-
tet, show prominently the in
Evening star., 1953-02-23
fluence Of Dvorak's "America,

fluence Of Dvorak's america
Quartet" Not unlike the latter,
the first violin is the leading
voice. and while what it says
does not resemble Dvorak, the
general character of the accom-
paniment does. Mr.. Struggled
is North Caroliniap composer.
one who already enjoys national
renown.
Jan Maria Wunsch, pianist
composer, made an appearance
with seven musical, postwar i'm
pressionistic pictures, written in
1949. He played also his Even
ing Song," the Independence
Day" a Concert Fantaisie in
which he wove adroitly patriotic
references, and a catchy "Valse,"
a clever paraphrase of one of
Chopin's. A brilliant technician
with a gift for melody Mr..
Wunsch added Villa-Lobos'
Minstrel Impressions" Lecu-
ona's "San Francisco ell Grande,"
MacDowell's Mote Perpetuo, op.
46, No. 3" and an encore.
Evening star., 1953-02-23
News Of Music
BY EIeno de Soyn

The end of Maryan Filar's
piano recital in the National Gal
lery of Art last night was a
rewarding performance of Cho-
pins Sonata in B Minor" In a
work so universally loved and so
frequently played, scores of pian-
lists have exhausted every pos
sibility for something new inter-
pretatively. Yet what Mr.. Filar
did seemed new, because of the
manner in which he was able to
project Chopin's spirit.
The artist has an advantage
over many other pianists. He is
not only a master of the key
board, but also Chopin's COM
patriot. In addition to his un-
usually beautiful and sensitive
touch, Mr.. Filar seems to have
an intangible tie with the COM
poser which must have helped
him to make a poem of the
sonata, filled with subtle express
sion and exquisite refinement.
We know from hearsay that
Chopin's way of playing was
famous for its refined quality.
This trait forms a part of Mr..
Filar's pianism to a consider
able degree. He displayed it in
Bach's rarely heard "Toccata in
D Major" Brahms 'Intermezzi,
op. 118, No. 2 and op. 119, No. g."
Beethoven's Sonata in E Major,
op. 100" and Debussy's THE En-
gulfed Cathedral and Fire
works."
Aided by an accomplished
1egato and perfect phraSing, the
pianist made the "Intermezzi"
romantic and Debussy exciting.
His virtuosity and the ever pres
ent thoughtful quality in his per-
Torrance endeared him to the
audience which filled the hall to
capacity and remained to the
very end of the program. Mr..
Filar made his local debut with
the National Symphony last
year in Beethoven'S third con-
certO.
Evening star., 1953-02-23
Clinic Benefit Dance

The Women's Association Of
Allied Beverage Industries will
sponsor a dance at 9 pm.
Wednesday in the Shoreham
Hotel for the benefit of new
neurological clinic at Children's
Hospital. The group recently
gave the hospital a $4,000 elec-
troence photograph for use at the
clinic.
Evening star., 1953-02-23
Siumese Twin Girls Die
After Birth in Chicuoo
BY the Assoeiaied Press

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Feb. 23.-
SiameSe twin girls born two
months prematurely to Mrs.
Jessica Stickney of Chicago at
the Home Hospital here yester-
day died early today.
The babies were joined at the
side near the waist.
Mrs. Stickney was spending
the week end with friends at
Delphi. Her husband, Edwin
Stickney. was in Chicago at the
time of the birth. He is a med
ical student. The Stickneys have
no other children.
Evening star., 1953-02-23
Varied Program Heard
At Corcoron Gallery

The District Of Columbia
Chapter of the National ASSocia-
ton for American Composers
and Conductors held one of its
frequent concerts yesterday aft
ernoon, this time in the Cor
coran Gallery Of Art. The nu-
cleus Of a varied program con-
sisted of compositions by two
talented resident composers:
Ronald Arnatt and Jan Maria
Evening star., 1953-02-23
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Evening star., 1953-04-21
Take Nv Word for It

politician who betrayed his
country to the Nazis. The man
whose name has become a
synonym for traitor" was exc
cuted on october "a, 1915.
Though quisling applies primarily
to a fifth columniSt, a person
who tries to undermine his
country from within, it is loosely
applied also to one who is un-
trustworthy or deceitful. Quisling
is pronounced: kwiz-ling.
I'VE are great gluttons for
punishment, and time and time
again, like docile droveS Of
masochistic Oliver Twists, we
keep coming back for more" The
noun masochism comes from the
name of the Austrian novelist,
Leopold Won Sacher-Masoch. who
Evening star., 1953-04-21
By Fro'k Colby

first wrote of a strange per-
version whereby satisfaction was
derived from physical suffering
or humiliation. The word
first appeared in English, ap-
propriately. in a medical die
tionary, for its meaning was
primarily psychological. Now
adays masochist is used loosely
to describe anyone who, as we
say in American slang, is "a
brute for punishment"
Masochism Is pronounced:
mazz-uh-kis'm; or: mass-uh-
kiz'n. MaSochist is either: mazz-
uh-kiSt; or: maSS-uh kiSt.
The opposite Of masochism is
sadism, "the morbid enjoyment
of being cruel"
Sadism is preferably pro-
Evening star., 1953-04-21
MUTT AND JEFF
RIVETS
THE BERRYS
OAKY DOAKS
THE TooDLES
THE JACKSON TWINS

His Machiavellian rise to the
top post in his organization was
accomplished by careful schem-
ing and ruthless disregard for
Others" The word Machiavellian
derives from the name Of the
Italian statesman and writer.
Niccolo di Bernardo Machiavelli
Q469-1527), whose doctrine was
that any means, however lawlesS
or unScrupulous, might be justi-
tiably employed by a ruler in
order to establish and maintain
a strong central government. The
late Joseph Stain frequently has
been compared to this crafts but
powerful politician.
Machiavellian means ''un-
scrupulously cunning; crafty;
deceitful." Pronounce it: Max
ee-uh-vell'ee-un.
I'VE do not want or need that
quisling in our organization. "
The word quiSling (now spelled
with a small "q') is a reminder
Of the infamous treachery Of
Vidkun Quisling, the Norwegian
Evening star., 1953-04-21

nounced: Sad-iz'rn; however, the
pronunciation say-diz'm now has
some sanction. SadiSt is either:
Sad-iSt; or: Say-dist.
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Evening star., 1953-12-09
Uncle Rays Corner

During the first quarter OF the
present century it was common
for a chariot race to mark the
end of q circus. Men who were
dressed like ancient Romans
would ride and bounce along in
two-wheeled carts Of a special
type.
The chariot race has become
rare as a circus event since that
time. Such races seem slow to
modern crowds, but nothing
much faster than a hard-driven
chariot was known to the Ro-
mans of long ago. Those people
provided the design for the mod
ern circus. In some ways they
were far behind us. but they
knew how to train wild animals
to amuse the public.
Now and then we may see an
elephant dance" at a circus. In
much the same way, the Romans
had dancing elephants. One old
Evening star., 1953-12-09
CHAPTER SIX.

WAN = lay OA~Af
Willie and the Dreamlins
peered through the snow and
darkness. Far away they saw
lights.
THAT must be Santa's house!"
cried Mr.. Very Little.
The three of them hurried for
ward but in a moment there was
a call for help. Both the Dream
Inns were stuck. They were so
tiny they disappeared in the
snow with every step they tried
to take.
"I am large and you are small, "
said Willie. st will carry you" !"
The Dreamlins thought this a
good idea. Gladly they climbed
on Willie's back. Willie gamboled
through the snow. Soon they
were at Santa's house.
Suddenly Mr.. Not Muc h
clutched at the fur on Willie'S
neck. "Look!" he whispered.
He Could See Black Figure.
Willie looked and he could see
a humped-over. dreadful, black
figure stalking through the night
straight for Santa's house.
Santa must be in terrible
danger" shivered Mr.. Very Lit
tie. Whatever will we do?"
Willie thought the best thing
to do would be to go back home.
But it was too late now. He
growled f1ercely to hide his ter
ror and threw himself forward.
Surprised, the Dreamlins lost
their hold on Willie's back and
went flying head first into snow
bank.
Willie fastened his teeth
around the mans ankle. He
roared, Willie growled. the
Dreamlins, digging themselves
out of the snow bank, screamed.
The door of the house opened
and Santa Claus himself rushed
onto the scene.
What in the world is hap
pening here?" he cried.
"Help!" roared the man. "It'S
a wolff"
Willie believed that Santa
could now take care of himself
so he released his grip. Then.
to encourage Santa, he began to
run madly around in circles
barking furiously all the time.
stop it! Stop it!" shouted
Santa. To Willie's amazement,
Santa went over and put his
arm around the man. Are you
Evening star., 1953-12-09

Mrs. Marshall Bridges OF
Florence, S. c., writes: In a
recent column you said that
South Carolina did not have a
State flower. You are very much
mistaken. We are proud of the
yellow jessamine as our State
flower"
My abject apologies. ma'am
I relied upon the wrong refer
ence books when / said that: and
I've heard from about three
fourths of the population OF
South Carolina.
BY the General Assembly
February 1, 1924. the Carolina
yellow jessamine was officially
adopted as the State flower.
From j. w. W.. Syracuse: Re-
Gently you wrote. They seem to
be getting used to us and our
mores." 1t doesn't make sense
Evening star., 1953-12-09
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Evening star., 1953-12-09
A Word to the Wise By Mrs.. F,.nt Cobb,

to me. More what are they get
ting used to?
The word used is not the ad-
jective, more. meaning greater
in quantity or amount, but
mores. pronounced: MOE-reez.
meaning customs: manners;
conventions which have the force
of law"
Not long ago reader con-
graduated me on knowing how
to spell 'employe.'" What he
meant was that we should pre-
fer "employe" to employee" !"
Well, it is true that some publi-
cations do prefer the spelling
''employe Zone e)," and that
spelling mas some sanction in
our dictionaries. But the only
spelling sanctioned by the
United States Government
Printing Office Style Manual is:
employee; and that is the only
spelling I myself use.
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Evening star., 1953-12-09
Willie could see a humped-Ovel
By Lucrece Hudoins Beole

SYNOPSIS: Willie the pup decides
to go along with Mr.. Not Much and
Mr.. Very Little. who say they are
DreamlinS-little creatures who take
care Of children. They are going TO
see Santa Claus to ask his. help In
rescuing their queen, who has been
coptured nv C;rpmlinS
Evening star., 1953-12-09
By Romon Coffmon

spears with their trunks, and to
toss the spears into the air.
Lions were taught to chase
rabbits. After capturing a rab-
bit, a lion would set it down
without harming it.
Besides being somewhat
modern" in their circus stunts,
the Romans did other things
which are common in the pres
ent-day world. They trained
birds to talk.
While Octavian and Mark An
tony were at war in Egypt, a
man in Rome is said to have
trained a raven to say, Hail to
Octavian, the victor!" Another
raven was taught to shout, Hail
to Antony, the victor!" Octavian
was the winner, but when the
dealer went to sell him the talk
ing raven, there was a mixup,
and the wrong bird called out,
Hail to Antony, the victor!"
Evening star., 1953-12-09

hurt?" he asked kindly.
"Hurt?" sputtered the man.
i've been eaten alive! For 600
years / have worked for you
faithfully and can't think why
you would have a wolf around to
attack me-"
"It's not a wolf" said Santa.
"It is only a puppy. Come in the
house now and we'll see what
this is all about"
A Very Small Old Dwarf.
AS soon as they were in the
house Willie saw that what he
thought was a big, wicked man
was really a very small, very old,
hunched-over dwarf.
THAT is Patrick Tweedle-
knees" said Santa severely to
Willie. HE is the Oldest worker
in Santa Land. Now perhaps
you will tell me who you are
and why you have attacked this
friend of mime"
Don't let him speak," cried
Patrick Tweedleknees. Throw
him out. I hate dogs!"
Truth to tell, Willie didn't
think he could speak, anyway,
how could he tell Santa that he
merely had been trying to save
his life? He stared up at Santa
and his eyes filled with shame
and sadness.
Santa leaned down and patted
Willie's head. Poor little pup
he murmured. II understand. .
Instantly Willie's sadness van
ished. He thought that here,
surely, was the kindest. dearest
creature anywhere in the world
Willie Licked His Boots.
While Patrick TWeedleknees
sputtered in disgust Willie licked
Santa's boots.
II am Willie" he said, sur
prised himself that he could talk
Il came here with two Dream
Inns who need your help but they
must be stuck outside in snow
drift"
Santa laughed. He and Will
lie went outside and rescued Mr.
Not Much and Mr.. Very Little
from the snow. Then they all
went back indoors and the two
Dreamlins told Santa their story
and why they had come.
How can help you?" asked
Santa sadly. Christmas is very
nearly here. I dare not leave my
workshops"
But if our queen is not res
cued the Dreamlins will PERISH y
said Mr.. Not Much gently. who
then will protect the children of
the world from the wicked Grem-
linS?"
Meat: The Reindeer.J
GAP Newsfeatures)
Evening star., 1953-12-09

record, dating back about 1000
years, tells of an elephant which
danced to the order of an Afri-
can Negro. Another elephant
pleased crowds by kneeling be-
fore them, and one Of the big
beasts is said to have walked on
a tightrope! Other elephants
we're trained to catch hold Of
Evening star., 1953-12-09
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Word Game
Find "a or more words in

Find 81 or more words III
INORGA ANIC,
meaning, ''inanimate." Average
is 30: time limit, 25 minutes.
Rules of the game-1. Words must be
Of four or more letters. 2. Words which
acquire four letters by the addition Of
IS" such as cats" bats" are not
used. 3. Only one form of word is
used. 4. Proper names are not used.
Answer to GESTURE.
Gest. greets. gust, guest, egret, seer, Sere,
serge, steer, surge. sure. suer, suet, terse'
true, trees, urges, user. rest, reset.
Yetuse, reuse, rust, ruse.
Evening star., 1953-12-09
Contract Bridge
By EosIy BIockwood

Mr.. Abel thought he had struck
gold when he led the jack of dia-
monds in today's deal-and it
held. Actually, Mr.. Champion
had used a rare type of hold-up
playa play calculated to give
him the best chance for this con-
tract.
South dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
NORTH (Miss Brash)
4 AJ109
y $3.50
o SO
= 1887
WEST EAST
(Mr. AbeD (Mrs. keen)
AK54 Q82
y K4 y Q972
J109s7 ga
= A63 J954
SOUTH (Mr. Champion)
4 763
y AJ10
. AKQ2
4 KQ2
South West North East
ld'm'nd Pass spade Pass
2no TRIP Pass 3no trip All pass
Mr.. Champion didn't know how
many times he would have to lose
the lead before he got nine tricks
established. He did know it would
be at least three times-that is,
once in spades, once in hearts and
once in clubs.
He used the formula I have
suggested in previous columns.
The hold-up is advisable unless
the number of shoppers you have
in the suit is one more than the
number of times you must lose
the lead.
Holding exactly three shoppers
In diamonds, he let the jack win
the first trick. Looking happy,
Mr.. Abel continued the suit. Mr..
Champion won and led a small
spade. Mr.. Abel could have been
a hero here if he had played his
king. But he didn't. The nine
went on from dummy and Mrs.
Keen was in with the queen.
BY reason of the hold-up at
trick one. she had no diamond to
return. She led the deuce of
hearts, the ten was played from
the closed hand and Mr.. Abel
won with the king. A diamond
was returned and Mr.. Champion
won and led another spade, sue
cessfully finessing dummy's 10.
He then led heart and A.
messed the jack. When this held,
things looked a lot better. An
other spade to dummy's ace felled
the king and the last spade was
cashed. Next came a club to the
king and Mr.. Abel won with the
ace.
Again a diamond was returned
but Mr.. Champion had one more
stopper. He also had nine tricks.
including three spades, two
hearts, three diamonds and a
club.
Although the hold-up at one
does not appear to be necessary
and although it is the type Of
maneuver which Mr.. Muzzy calls
a "show-off" play. try to make
three no trump after winning the
first trick.
Evening star., 1953-12-09
Fomous Fables
D.. Z z EI

PRAISE-A, scenario writ
er who had completed a
script for Samuel Goldwyn,
called at the producers office
to read it to him. Goldwyn
interrupted repeatedly with
critical comment.
THAT scene is too long"
he said at one point.
A moment later, he said:
THAT dialogue will never
do. 1t lacks sparkle"
When the writer finally
finished, his spirit was
crushed. Scarcely a line of
his script had met with ap-
proval.
I'm sorry you don't like
the script, Mr.. Goldwyn," he
said, reaching for his hat.
what makes you think I
don't like it?" cried Gold
wyn. You sensitive writer's!
Haven't I been telling you
for the past hour how much
I admire it?"
Evening star., 1953-12-09

ERRORS-Satirist Jona-
than Swift was bounded by
authors to read their manu-
scripts. Once, after being
plagued for a week, he
agreed to look at the work
of a young novelist. Several
days later, the novelist called
for the manuscript.
What did you think of
it?" he asked eagerly.
There we're a number of
errors" replied Swift. but /
removed half of them"
The young writer could
scarcely wait to look at the
corrected manuscript. What
he saw caused his face to
fall. Swift had blue penciled
every other line!