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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-03-13

responsibility. AT
the bottom Of the
human heap are
the irresponsible.
This doesn't in
clude babies and
IDIOTS, who can't
help it. The IT.
responsibleS who
really cause trou-
bic IN the world
are the people
who ought Ia he
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-03-13

Jacksonville. Fla. Twenty
eight traffic law vlolators. fined
$50 each-Were offered the alter
native of attending the Police
Department S traffic safety school
for an hour and a half for each
CT three nights The school
promptly ut y lep -tuus-!t4
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-03-13
The irresponsible

People shift into grades, just as
peas or potatoes do. only not on
the basis Of size. People can be
graded according to their sense Of
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-03-13

respects, too. And III the lower
price ranges, it Will be stronger
than a bamboo. though not un-
breakable if badly mIstreated
How can one tell If rod in a
store has dry-fly cuon? The
best way is to run line through
the guides. fasten it we'll out III
front, and pull a REASONABLE
amount. with the butt about at
right angels to where the line is
attached. Or, you can make .
pretty good guess by Tipping
the rcd gently I'D quickly; then
the butt part should iemain quite
straight, the front taxing a nice.
gracrlu. bend
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-03-13

Red Cross provided blood for
military and civilian use at the
rate Of eight pints per minute
during l95l-52
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-03-13

Coal loaded into vessels at Lake
Erie ports in 1852 totdllcd nearly
~ M.-lli9n tons
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-03-13

Jetsam is goods cast overheard
to tighten a ships load.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-03-13

All communications md mone should be addressed
THE HERALD, Farmviile Virginia
Entered second postoffi,e Farmvle
Virginia, under Act of Congress of March ), 1879
Evening star., 1953-01-04
By Ann Cetireu Free

bandeau peeping through at
the forehead. He speaks
English with a slight South
ern accent, having picked it
up since his arrival.
The next Mr.. Singh to arrive
Is tall. strapping Hazoori
Singh. a N-year-old junior
commissioned ofncer In the
Indian Army. He Is q security
guard at the Embassy resi-
dence on Macomb street NV.
In his spare time. he studies
for his bachelors degree at
Georgetown University.
The third Mr.. Singh, who
prefers the family name of
Khanna to avoid confusion,
Joined the Indian Supply Mis-
sion last year. A family man,
he has four children, ranging
from 3 to IA years of age. He
served In Canada before COM
ing here.
The Sikh sect was founded
in the 18th century by Guru
Nanak, a dissenter from
Brahminical Hinduism. He
threw the caste system to the
winds and emphasized sim
plicity in worship. The word
sikh" means disciple"
Whereas all Sikhs have Singh
in their name, it does not
follow necessarily that all
Singhs are Sikhs.
Evening star., 1953-01-04

NEEET Mr.. Singh -.
W1 II he wears a beard,
a turban, a bracelet and a
dagger, you can be certain his
name Is Singh.
The three Mr.. Singhs in
Washington are typical lex
1cept they omit the dagger
of India's nearly 3 million
Sikhs-all named Singh.
Their name in ancient
Sanscrit means "lion" and it
Is well chosen because Sikhs
rank high as ferocious and
first-class fighting men. In
colonial days. Englishmen
called them "the shield and
sword of our empire in the
East"
The three Mr.. Singhs Of
Washington, however, are
here on peaceful business.
Two of them, Sher Singh and
Hazoori Singh, are Indian
Embassy security guards and
Singh Khanna is with the
Indian Supply Mission. AS
they 60 about their daily life,
they add q touch of romance
and glamour to the trolleys
they ride and the streets they
cross. Their boards and pastel
turbans inspire memories Of
a storybook India-Kipling's
India, the India of spices and
moonlight on the 0anges.
Frequently, they are mis-
MAGAZINE. JANUARY 4. 1883
Evening star., 1953-01-04

taken for maharajahs or
ambassadors. With those
skillfully wound turbans-f1ve
yards long, sometimes pink,
sometimes powder blue Sikhs
seem to At the popular idea
Of an Indian ambassador
better than the real pukka
McCoy-his excellency him
self.
When Mime. Lakshmi Pan
dit, a widow, was Ambassa-
dor, the only Mr.. Singh here
invariably was mistaken for
her husband. A princely one.
of course.
But the three Mr.. Singhs-
If they had to choose-prob-
ably would prefer to be Sikhs
than ambassadors or princes.
The Sikh tradition Is a proud
one, filed with historical and
spiritual significance. The
Mr.. Singhs are ready always
to explain what 1t Is to be a
Sikh. But first, what about
the Mr.. Singhs themselves
Senior in point Of service
here is 31-year-old Sher
Singh. A subinspector (lieu-
tenant) of the famed Punjab
police, he has been Indian
chancery security guard for
three years. On duty, he
wears uniform and matching
turban, relieved by q red
Evening star., 1953-01-04
Meet the Three Mr.. Sizsgkts

Throughout the years, the
Sikhs grew more militant as
they defended their Punjab
homeland; thus developed the
tradition Of the five K's-kes,
kachh. kara. kirpan and
khanga.
Kes refers to unshorn hair
of face and head. In the old
days, long hair, wrapped
around a steel ring, served
as a helmet.
Kachh means underwear,
reaching to the knee and to
be worn at all times. The
Sikh then would be ready for
battle, even IL awakened at
night. (The Mr.. Singhs here
find American underwear
short, but acceptable.)
Kara Is the thin metal
bracelet denoting obedience.
Nrpan Is the dagger Gus
tomarily worn at the side.
(Sikhs in Washington have
found the kirpan unneces-
SaryJ
Khanga Is a small comb
that fastens the hair and
also has certain spiritual sig
nificance.
There are other traditions
and mysteries and Sikhs will
reveal them at the drop Of q
turban (any color)-especially
II you remember that the
name is Singh.
Smyrna times., 1953-03-12
Reynolds-Staats Wedding

Miss Shirley Ruth Reynolds,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James C.
Reynolds of Townsend, became the
bride of Mr.. Charles Stats, Jr.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Stats, Smyrna, Saturday, Febru-
AIRY 28th. The ceremony took place
in the Friendship Church with the
Rev. Connie Dickens, pastor of the
church, officiating. Given in mar
riage by her father, the bride was
attended by Miss Mary Lou Rey-
nolds, Townsend, sister of the
bride, as matron of honor. Mr..
Arthur White, Baltimore, Md,
brother-in-law of the groom, was
best man. "I Love You Truly"
was sung by Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Myers. The wedding music was
played by Mrs. Wilson Keiser. The
bride and matron of honor wore
suits of pastel shades. The brides
corsage was an orchid. The matron
of honor wore a corsage of gar
denias. Bouquets of white gladioli
and snapdragons were used for
decorations. After a wedding trip.
the couple will make their home
near Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1953-03-12

was made against the defendant.
Earl Ransom.
IL. The record does not disclose
that the offense charged occurred
within the jurisdiction of the said
Alderman.
IL. The record does not sufic-
iently describe the nature of the
offense to protect the defendant
below against a second prosecution
for the same offense.
13. The record does not sufic-
iently describe the locale of the
offense in order to protect the de-
fendant below against a second
prosecution for the same offense.
IA. The record does disclose that
the Alderman exceeded his juris-
diction and authority in imposing
the penalty as stated therein, in
that the Act to Reincorporate the
Town of Smyrna as approved by
Chapter 1872, Volume SO, Laws of
Delaware, and as amended under
the section pertaining to duties
and powers of Alderman, express
ly limits the authority of the alder
man to impose any fine exceeding
One Hundred Dollars exclusive of
costs, and any jail sentence of
more than five days.
Isl Herman C. Brown
Attorney
After reading the above, it is the
hope of the writer that the citizens
of Smyrna will understand the
writer's action in attempting to
postpone the appointment of AL
derman until the higher courts
have made a decision in this case.
Sincerely yours,
John E. Wilson. Jr.
JEW/ab
Smyrna times., 1953-03-12
Smyrna, Delaware

MdrCH I'LL, 10OH
The Smyrna Times
Smyrna, Delaware
Gentlemen:
1 availed myself of the opportun-
ity of attending a meeting of the
City Council on the evening of
February 9th, 1858.
The interest which prompted me
to do this originated from two
sources. First: The quietness of
the last election of which so many
fair-minded citizens were of the
opinion, that due to the observance
of a holiday, the election would be
held on Tuesday, and therefore did
not vote. Second: 1 had been ap-
preached by citizen of Smyrna
who told me that if certain candi-
dates were elected ("Skinny")
Marvel would have his ears pinned
back, and CtSkeet") Wilson, who
was getting too big for his britch-
es, would be set down. He tried
to convince me to vote for his
candidates.
AS far as Mr.. Marvel is con-
cerned, I cannot see why he needs
his ears pinned back. I cannot
pick a quarrel with him because
parking meters were put in front
of my place of business, thus de-
priving me of a place to display
my car.
Surely he has not overstepped
the limits of his authority, as he
has no vote in the council, and is
a servant of the council and there
fore a servant of the citizens of
Smyrna.
No one can question the respect
ability of Mr.. Marvel or his family
as citizens of Smyrna.
Neither am I jealous of his posi-
ton and his salary, though better
than mine. His engineering ex-
perience commands such a salary
and if it were necessary to get en-
gineering work from outside
sources it would cost much more,
in addition to the towns manage
ment.
/ know because had experience
with engineers, for years, in rail-
road construction.
1t is a tribute to Mr.. Wilson
that he did outgrow his britches.
Had he always remained on the
same level things would have got
ten ito the point of stagnation for
a man of his experience and abil-
ity. Men like Mr.. Wilson, who
have really done something for
this town, and who can be in a
position to incorporate the ideas
and systems, which made them
successful as business men, into
the bloodstreams of our towns
controllers. are a credit to our
community. To belittle such men
and their ideas is to kick ourselves
in the pants.
Therefore it is evident that GER
tain commitments or promises
were made by some candidates be-
fore election, as is evidenced by
the fact that the electioneer who
approached me, got his informa-
tion first hand, to use as bait for
Smyrna times., 1953-03-12

voters, whose sympathies ran in
this direction or were easily mis-
lead.
How can we reconcile the fact
that it was suggested doing away
with parking meters on Market
Street, which benefited the town
through their revenues, just to sat-
isfy one individual, who wanted a
parking place for his car. Although
the motion was defeated in the
council, appeasement has evidently
immunity from the scourge of the
red ticket and this individual en-
joys the privilege, unmolested,
and denied to many other citizens
and one council member in the
same neighborhood, who takes pot
luck with the rest of the citizens.
My impression of the council
meeting that night was one of en-
tering upon state of high tension
as I arrived somewhat tate and
things had begun.
This tension was caused, no
doubt, by the antagonism between
Mayor Stevenson and Mr.. Wilson.
Mr.. Stevenson being in complete
charge of the council and Mr.. Will
son, the lone member, working in
the interest of civic improvement.
This condition recalled to my
mind what the electioneer told me
a few days previously, and borne
out the fact that Mr.. Wilson was
in the process of being whitfield
down, having already been kicked
out as secretary of the council at
a former meeting.
This antagonism for Mr.. Wilson
did not come about recently, but
has been fomenting for sometime,
and was used as means of inf1u-
encing some voters at election.
There did not appear to be the
cordiality usually present at such
nor good fellowship due
in a small town, just the tension
which the least provocation might
unleash.
We, therefore, have a council
divided into factions, which will
not cooperate and therefore cannot
succeed, and we citizens of the
City of Smyrna are to blame for
this condition by not taking the
interest to familarize ourselves
with the candidates and what they
stand for, prior to the election.
To remedy this condition, now,
before it is too late, a spirit of CO.
operation must enter this council
and all differences settled and a !
feeling of good fellowship preme-
ate into the hearts of it's members. |
/ wish the council would consid-
er, suggestion, namely: before
each election each candidate must
send a good picture of himself to
The Smyrna Times with a compre-
hensive account of his qualifca-
tions for the job he has in mind
with his objectives, writ
ten by himself, this, providing the
voters of Smyrna with first-hand
necessary for them to
Judge intelligently and for them
selves, who is best suited for our
city offices, and not be lead blindly
in our voting by persons with an
axe to grind. .o
Then and only then can the vot-
ers of Smyrna elect men capable
Of handling the affairs of our city |
with open mind, no strings at
tached, and no personal interests.
Take a tip from "Ike" and open
the council meetings with a prayer
so that the minds of it's members |
may be alerted to their duties in
stead of their prejudices.
Respectfully,
A. c. HARRISON |
Smyrna times., 1953-03-12
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF DELAWARE
IN AND FOR KENT COUNTY

EARL RANSOM |
VS.. Civil Action
THE TOWN OIL No. 81 1858
SMYRNA, a cor CERTIORARI
poration of the EXCEPTIONS
State Of Della
ware
AMID NOW, comes Earl Ransom,
the defendant below by Herman c..
Brown, his attorney, and files the
following exceptions to the record
of George R. Stevenson, Alderman
of the Town of Smyrna:
/. The record does not disclose
THAT Warrant was issued for the
apprehension of the said Earl Ran
som.
2. The record does not disclose
the date the Warrant was issued
for the apprehension of Earl Ran
som.
8. The record does not disclose
the date the Warrant was served
upon Earl Ransom.
4. The record does not disclose
the manner in which the Warrant
was served.
5. The record does not disclose
that the Warrant was returned.
6. The record does not disclose
that the return of the Warrant was
sworn to.
z. The record does not disclose
that the defendant was advised by
the Alderman and the officer MAX
ing the arrest of his right to elect
to be tried in the Court of Common
Pleas.
8. The record does not disclose
by whom the defendant, Earl Ran
som, was prosecuted.
8. The record does not disclose
in whose name the process and
Warrant was styled.
10. The record does not disclose
the date upon which the Complaint
Smyrna times., 1953-03-12
and Council again, if they so wish
Very truly yours,
@. L. HarmonSon

tNlCOL SC H. DlCNCAADOAA . 4CLlCA W LAAN
Smyrna Times failed to include the
limiting powers of the Alderman
under our present charter. For
this reason am quoting herewith
the first two sentences of the sec
ton entitled, Duties and Powers
of Alderman" which will be noted
includes the limiting powers which
were previously omitted:
'It shall be the duty of the Al
derman to execute all Laws and
ordinances enacted for the govern
ment of The Town of Smyrna and
to carry into effect all proper or
ders and instructions of the Town
Council made in pursuance of this
Act or any Law of the State of
Delaware, or in pursuance of any
ordinance that Council may legally
make and establish. He shall have
all powers of a Justice of the Peace
within the said Town and shall
have jurisdiction and cognizance
of all breaches of the peace or
other offenses in said Town so far
as to arrest and hold to bail or
fine or imprison offenders, or both;
also of all forfeitures and penalties
which may be prescribed by any
Law of the State of Delaware or
by any ordinance of Council duly
passed and established for the gov
ernment of said Town; and also of
all neglect, omissions or defaults
of any Town Constable, member of
the Board of Assessment, Treasur-
er or any other officer or person
whose duty it may be to collect,
receive, pay over or account for
any money belonging to said Town
or to execute or obey any Law or
ordinance thereof; provided, how
ever, that he shall not impose any
fine exceeding One Hundred Dol
lars, exclusive of costs, and shall
not impose any Jail sentence of
more than five days, and shall have
no jurisdiction in civil matters ex-
ceeding Five Hundred Dollars, ex-
elusive of COSTS"
My interest in this case was two
fold, namely: (1) AS member of
Council, L am concerned and joint
ly responsible with the other men,
bers for actions by our appointed
officers. (2) AS a member of
Council, 1 would be derelict in my
duty if I had failed to bring this
matter before Council and attempt
to right the wrong that had been !
done to person by an appointed
officer of the town.
My next action was the attempt
to release the defendant from jail.
After talking with the defendants
the writer engaged an at
torney for her on February 26th
and signed a bail bond with Mrs.
Wilson on Friday, February 9th
in the attempt to have the defend
ant released from Jail as he had
served thirty (30) days.
The further motive in releasing the j
defendant was to limit the towns
Unfortunately, as of this
date, the defendant has not been
due Ito the inability of the !
attorney to secure hearing in the
Superior Court.
On Friday, February 27th the
Sheriff delivered to the Office of
the Town of Smyrna the following
Citation:
mn THE SUPERIOR. COURT OF
Smyrna times., 1953-03-12
The Smyrna Times
PHONE 1921 SMYRNA. DELAWARE

Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker. July 5.
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. 1889.
Published Every Thursday Morning by
The Smyrna Times, Inc, rs Commerce
Street, Smyrna. Del.
w. Lester Smith. Manager
ADVERTISEMENTS Smyrna Times
ia the business medium not only for the
town it 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.
1879 at the post office at Smyrna, Del, un-
der Act of Congress of March 8. 1879.
Subscription price. $3.50 DER year. strictly
In advance.
Smyrna times., 1953-03-12

EARL RANSOM
VS..
THE TOWN OF
SMYRNA, a cor
poration of the
State of Della
ware
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Married
| InChurch

Calvary Methodist Church was
the scene February % of the
marriage Of Miss Dolly w. Oster-
valid, daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. E. r. Osterwald, to Mr.
John M. Murphy. jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Murphy. The Rev. DR.
Oris Robinson oficiated and the
bride was given in marriage by
her uncle, Mr.. Jorgen K. Kvastad
of Forest Hills, N. Y.
Miss Enid Proctor of Oakland
N. j., was maid of honor and
Miss EStelle Griffith was brides
maid.
Mr.. Gerald Murphy was best
man for his brother and ushers
were the Messrs. Jak Purner and
John Turner.
The wedding dinner was served
at the Iron Gate Inn after which
Mr.. and Mrs. Murphy left on
their wedding trip. They will
live at 1912 Euclid street on their
return
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Exclusively Yours-- BETTY ,:A..
Grapevine Says Stephen Mitchell to Resign Next Fall;
NeWswohy Porty Being Planned by the Press for 18th

On the Capital Grapevine:
Stephen Mitchell, chairman of
the Democratic National Com
mittee and Adlai Stevenson's
choice for the job, will offer
his resignation in the fall, say
those in the know. The reason,
the latter aver, is that he
wants to return to a lucrative
law practice.
The White House agrees
with Mamie Eisenhower. She
is not overcome by the chore
of receiving delegations Of
women day in and day out;
in fact, she doesn't consider
it chore at all, say her init
mates. She never looked bet
ter or appeared in better
health, is the general observa-
ton. There will be news
forthcoming from the femme
side of the White House this
week.
The National Press Club in
cahootS with the Women's Ma
tional Press Club is planning
q TODD for the 18th that
should be a humdinger. In
fact. the gals are sending con-
fectionery greetings to Ted
Koop, first bachelor president
of the NPC in years, who must
be responsible for this first
amalgamated party in CEN
turtles.
The program will be a bang
up, headline affair with any
one of its three parts provid-
ing good news material, radio
listening or TV watching. It
will start off with a Meet the
Press" in reverse with two
Senators and two Representa-
tives asking the most difficult,
needing questions they can
think of of the newspeople
who have so often needed
them-May Craig, Larry Spi-
yak, Ruth Montgomery and
Fred Gilman.
The second feature will be
a current events bee between
two teamS-four men against
four women-to test their
know-how on the things they
write about. And the third will
be a scavenger hunt involving
some prominent names to be
visited in search Of some
strange items. It seems to
me it can't miss.
Two ex-University of Texas
students who worked their way
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through college in extraordi-
nary ways and wound up this
year in the Eisenhower admin
iStration will be honored by
fellow students at a dinner at
the Press Club tomorrow night
to celebrate Texas independ-
ence from Mexico. Secre-
tary of the Navy Bob Anderson
worked his way through COL
lege by getting himself elected
to the State Legislature so
that when he wasn't passing
laws, he could bury his nose in
the pages Of history. And Fed
eral Security Administrator
Oveta Culp Hobby was parlia-
mentarian for the Texas House
of Representatives at the age
of 10. which anybody knows is
a tender age indeed to become
an expert on Roberts compli-
Gated Rules of Order.
Oveta. by the way. will be
the honor guest at a dinner
Ruth and Wiley Buchanan will
give on the 10th.
Richard Hallock Davis,
who's on the Russian desk and.
who has specialized in the
Russian language. Russian
psychology and Russian as
signments, has been assigned
to our Embassy in Vienna. He
is not succeeding any one but
will occupy a new political
adviser-type job. He and his
attractive bride of a year ago.
the former Harriet Robbins
Schlapp. will leave for Aus
tria the end Of March.
Invitations to a new dance
series have been sent out by
a committee of attractive
Capabilities. Reminiscent of
debut days, these parties will
strike a new note to meet the
exigencies Of modern-day liv-
ing. In short they will be
Saturday afternoon tea dances
which will permit the parents
of small fry to have a whirl
on the dance floor and still
get home before the problem
Of a sitter presents itself.
The title champagne tea
dances" indicates the SPAR
king tenor of the parties
which will take place on Mar.
z, April II and May 16, from 6
until 8 o'clock, at the United
Nations Club. The subScrip-
ton price is so reasonable that
one wonders if a profit isn't
sometimes realized on some of
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Hartford
| Betroth0I

Mr.. and Mrs. billiard Howell
Harrison announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Phyllis
Lynn, to Mr.. Donald Leroy
Hartford, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leroy Payne Hartford of Park
Hills. KY. The wedding is plan
ned for early summer.
Miss Harrison attended Mont
gomery Junior College after her
graduation from Montgomery
Blair High School.
Mr.. Hartford will be grad
uated from the University of
Kentucky in June He is a men,
Der of Pi Kappa Alpha and Phi
Mu Alpha Sinfonia.