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The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16

nov. s-ls-2s-so. 1854
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-16

ONE-BEDR0OM, furnished house.
Phone 2-64S9 after 4 Pm. or see
at 1l16 Thompson st.
The Nome nugget., 1954-08-02
Tax Chief Decries Tax Dodging as
 Greedy, Immoral

WASHINGTON, R-The Inter nal Revinue Service, says Com- missioner T. Coleman Andrews, doesn't want to be unfair. But it views with decided disdain such income-tax dodges as:
 Charging $48,O00 for "call girls" as business expense.
 Claiming deductions for lin gerie, perfume and Cadillacs for lady friends.
 Listing the cost of private swimming pool as "water puri- fication experiment"
 Andrews told a House Ways and Means subcommittee Friday of these actual attempts to avoid taxes.
 ''It seems the greedy get greed fer, and the more you get the more you want to keep" Andrews said. He reported his agency is cracking down hard on devious methods by which some have tried to reduce their tax bills.
 One businessman claimed the cost of his groceries as a legiti- mate deduction. His theory, An drews said, was that "when his wife was in the grocery store, she might contact prospective custom ers."
 Such expenses as sea and air cruises often are carried too far, Andrews reported. And, he cau- toned, "it doesn't pay to claim dependents you're not entitled to-"
 The government 'leans over backward" in considering small taxpayers, he explained. But when they're downright immoral" he said, that's different"
The Nome nugget., 1954-08-02
Two Girls of Quads In Fairly Good Condition

PITTSBURGH, R-Spokesman for Magee Hospital said Saturday two girls of. quadruplets born to Mrs. Ruth Hurd, 25, are in fairly good condition"
 The babies, boy and three girls, were born Friday but two died by nightfall. The mother is doing well, the hospital added.
 Rudolph, 28, the father, and Ruth are parents of an 18-month- old boy, Ellsworth.
 q guess I better find better job. You can't raise a big family making 40 to 50 dollars a week.
 The Hurds are Negroes.
The Nome nugget., 1954-08-02
Army Officer Hanged For Murdering Wife

FIT. LEAVENWORTH, Kan, R An Army warrant officer was hanged early Saturday for mur- dering his wife two years ago in Germany.
 Bernard J. Obrien, B, of San Antonio, was executed at the nearby Kansas State Prison.
 O'Brien was accused of killing his wife, Dorothy, with a mattock after marital difficulties. Testi- mony disclosed O'Brien then put his wife's body in their car and caused the car to ram a tree near Munich to make it appear that she was killed in an accident.
The Nome nugget., 1954-08-02
New Hunting Regulation
 Requiring Postcard Report Starts This Fall, FWS Says

JUNEAU, R-Fish and Wildlife Service officials said Friday a new regulation in the 1854 game laws appears to be confusing to some nimrodS.
 The new regulation requiring all hunters to send in postcard reports on big game killed doesn't go into effect until the 1854 hunt ing season this fall, the FWS said. Reports should cover animals killed during the 1854 season.
 The FWS office here said it has received a number of reports showing the 1953-54 kill.
The Nome nugget., 1954-08-02
AIRCRAFT COMPANY HAS NATIONS LARGEST DOORS

A new hangar, in which ma jor aircraft company's $5,800,000 flight test facility is located, has the largest unobstructed doorway in the United States.
 The hangar door is 780 feet long and 65 feet high, with 13 vertical lift doors.
The Nome nugget., 1954-08-02
Doctor Nabbed
 For Killing Wife; Claims Innocence

CLEVELAND, R-Dr. Samuel Sheppart, charged with beating his pregnant wife to death, sat in a four by eight cell Saturday as detectives prepared to question him.
 Arrested on a first degree mur- der charge Friday night at the suburban Bay Village home of his father, the handsome 30year-old osteopath pleaded innocent and a preliminary hearing was set for next Saturday. After that he was brought to the Cuyahoga County jail in Cleveland and put in soli- tary confinement, wearing a pair of blue denim prison pants and a white T shirt.
 Mrs. Marilyn Sheppard, come ly golf-playing mother, was killed by 27 blows on her head early July 4.
 Since then Miss Susan Hayes, a sun tanned 24-year- old hospital technician, has been quoted as admitting intimacies with the hus- band. Prosecutor Frank T. Culli- tan, who quoted her after reading her signed statement, added she had told of receiving gifts from him, including a suede jacket, a signet ring and watch.
 At an inquest, the doctor had denied being intimate with her.
 Richard Weygandt, attorney for Bay Village, declared he had rec commended the warrant because "evidence which I have reviewed is of such weight that in my opin- ion there is probable cause to be- lieve Dr. Sam Sheppart guilty of the murder of his wife and I believe that his arrest should be made"
 Still hunted is a weapon. Mrs. Sheppard, four months pregnant, was struck 27 cutting blows on the head. Police speculated she might have been hit with No. g iron which is missing from her golf bag. But efforts, which included divers in Lake Erie back of the Sheppard home, have failed to turn it up.
 Dr. Sheppart testified at cor oner's inquest he was awakened from a downstairs couch early the morning of the killing by. call for help. He said he ran upstairs, saw a "White form" and was knocked out. After coming to, he continued, he went downstairs, grappled with a man on the nar- row beach and was knocked out again.
 Since that day he has worn neck brace off and on, complain ing of injuries suffered in the flights. Jailers took the brace away.
The Nome nugget., 1954-08-02

The molding of parts from pow dered metal has become a 300 million dollar a year industry in the past few years.
The Nome nugget., 1954-08-02
RADIO PROGRAM ARMED FORCES RADIO SERVICE = NOME FIELD

Monday 4:05-Baseball Game 6:00-News 6:15-Inside Track 6:3O-Revenuers' Romp 7:30-You Are There 8:0O-Bud's Bandwagon 8:3O-The Aldrich Family 9:00-Arthur Godfrey 9:30-Escape 10:00-Gordon MacRae 10: 30-Bob and Ray 11:0O-News 11:15-Sports Final 11:30-One Night Stand 12:00-Music from the Mite 1:00-Sign Off
 Tuesday 6:26-Sign On 6:30-Rise and Shine 7:0O-News 7:15-Rise and Shine 8:0O-News 8:05-Rise and Shine 8:15-Morning Devotions 8:3O-Back to the Bible 9:00-Ronnie Kemper 9.15-Tennessee Ernie 9:30-Coffee Concert 10:00-Dave GarroWay
 tAFRS program SC
The Nome nugget., 1954-08-02

10: Do You Know 10: 0:15-Jack Kirkwood 10: 0:30-Smiley Brunette 10: :45-Curt Massey 11:00-Bill Ring 11:15-Music fir. s. America 11:30-Dude Martin 11:45-At Ease 12:00-Today's the Day 12:15-Don Cornell 12: :30-Platter Parade
 1:00-Lum and Abner
 1:15-Hillbilly Jamboree 2:00-News
 2:15-Let's Go to Town 2:30-Music a la Carte
 4:00-NeWs
 4:05-Baseball Game 6:00-NeWs
 6:15-Sports Answer Man 6:30-Revenuers' Romp 7:3O-Last Man Out
 8:00-Bud's Bandwagon 8:30-Junior Miss 9:00-Groucho Marx 9:30-Six Shooter 10:00-American Music Hall 10:30-Bob and Ray 11:00-News 11:15-Sports Final 1:30-One Night Stand 12. 2.00-Mllsic from the Mite 1:0O-Sign Off s,1bierf fo cha,
The Nome nugget., 1954-08-02
NOME FIELD
Wednesday

Wednesday 6:26-Sign On
 6:30-Rise and Shine 7:00-News
 7:15-Rise and Shine 8:00-News 8:05-Rise and Shine 8:15-Morning Devotions 8:3e-Back to the Bible 9:00-Ronnie Kemper 9:15-Tennessee Ernie 9:30-Coffee Concert 10:00-Dave Garroway 10: 0:10-What Do You Know 10: :15-Jack Kirkwood 10: :30-Smiley Brunette 10:45-Curt Massey 11:0O-Bill Ring 11:15-Music fir. S. America 11:30-Dude Martin 11:45-At Ease 12:00-Today's the Day 12:15-Rosemary Clooney 12: 30-Platter Parade 1:00-Lum and Abner 1:15-Hillbilly Jamboree 2:00-News
 2:15eJohnny Mercer 2:30-Music a la Carte 4:O0-News
 4:05-Baseball Game Iae without notice.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
By Angelo Potri

Washington's birthday means
hatchets and cherries for the
younger children and that is as
it should be. Character must be
started into growth early, and
stories are the best means OF in
Stilling it in the young mind.
There are people who say that
this tale is not true and. there
fore, lasting. But they are wrong.
for even if it were> not true it
appeals to the imagination of
the children; it appeals to their
own experience and strengthens
the teaching they get from
parents and teachers. The
Ratchet story and the symbols of
it are quite in place on this
occasion.
The older children ought to go
further into the story of George
Washington's life, his character.
his service to this country and
all that this means to people
at present and in the future. Nor
should this teaching and learn
Ing end with the pupils in ele-
mentary school. 1t is quite in Or
der to continue it through college
years.
1t is appalling to think that
this generation of youth, particu-
!arly those whose education ended
in elementary school. know little
about the founding fathers. How
can we expect these young people,
who will take up soon the voters
responsibility for the welfare of
their country and of their share
in its life, to decide intelligently
what is best to do under the
conditions if they are ignorant
of their country's traditions, it's
aims and ends? History is so
important to our understanding
of the way of life in the United
States that to neglect teaching
it thoroughly is to work injury
to the future of the Nation.
1t is just as important for our
pupils to know about George
Washington's struggle for men
and arms and supplies during
the Revolution as it is for them
to know about the work of the
United Nations. Just as impor-
tant for them to know about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22

meets headlines but she has more
leeway. She can simply lie down
If she feels she must, and let the
children run screaming about
the house. She can wait for her
manicure. She can cancel a
social engagement and plead a
cold If she doesn't feel up to go
ing out.
What I am trying to say is
that while your favorite star does
have money to spend on herself.
and has more help in keeping
lovely and youthful. that all Of
the essential health and beauty
routines can be accomplished by
you in your own home. without
help. II you are interested
enough.
OF course, it is more fun to
lie on a satin pad and do your
exercises and then have a mas
sage afterward, but the hard
floor is just as effective. maybe
even more so.
It Is up to you. Love her. but
don't envy your favorite celebrity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Why Grow Old?
By Josephine Lowmon

When we look at the lovely
stars of the stage and screen we
are too likely to think. What a
glamorous life they lead! No
wonder they look SO young and
never seem to look any older!
After all, they have the money
and care to accomplish It. That
would be easy!"
It would be a shock to the
average woman In the home to
follow many Of her favorite stars
about for q few "a hours. While
there is certainly an exhilaratiOn
and excitement about the pub
lies acclaim. these women pay a
tremendous price for it.
The ones who remain at the top
train like Jockeys. They cannot
afford to indulge their appetites
for rich. lush food, to let their
figures 60. or to stay in any but
the best physical condition. be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Why Grow ODD
Celebrities Respond to Constant Pressure

cause the public Is unmerctfully
demanding.
They cannot afford to put the
permanent of for a while longer.
to wait to see the skin specialist
or go for a fitting, to wait until
after Aunt Effie's visit before be-
ginning a reducing routine. or to
wait until little Andy starts to
school to begin studying their
roles. and many of them have
little Andes and Aunt Effies.
They are constantly meeting
headlines in private and profess
sional lives and that is the most
wearing thing you can do: Meet
headlines. They must see the
photographer and the press when
scheduled. and please their pub
lie with charm and appreciation
whenever they put their noses
out Of their houses. I have not
even mentioned yet the constant
work they do in their careers. in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Our Children
Youth Poorly Grounded
In History Of Country

Valley Forge as about Okinawa.
Ignorance about either is some
thing to be ashamed of today.
Teachers can stimulate inter-
est in Washington, and his part
in founding this country and
fathers and mothers can carry
on by making this anniversary
a high spot at home. HatchetS
and cherries for favors, red,
white and blue for decorations
and mention of the reason for
the celebration in a tone of re-
Spect will go a, long way toward
impreSSing children.
The older boys and girls, the
college students, all our young
people still in school could and
should be directed to the study
of Washington's life and after
that the lives of such historical
figures as Adams, jefferson,
Franklin, the other founding
fathers. Our history. well I'M
derstood. will strengthen our
national spirit and that is
something we need right now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Miss CorroWoy
Leaves on our

Miss Gertrude S. Carraway.
president general of the National
Society. Daughters Of the Amer.
lean Revolution. left yesterday
to attend OAR State conferences
in IL States.
She will return to Washington
early in April to prepare for the
Continental Congress opening
April 10.
Her tour will take her to
Oklahoma, Alabama. Tennessee,
Louisiana. Texas, South Dakota.
North Dakota. Montana, Utah,
Arizona and Florida.
Between conferences Miss Car
raway will be in New Orleans for
the Mardi Gras celebrations and
will also visit Salt Lake City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22

order to become better and better
artists.
have Just reported a talk
with Claramae Turner, contralto
for the Metropolitan and San
Francisco Opera Associations. In
that talk she mentioned some
thing which will give you an
idea of what I mean. She said:
IAN opera singer needs the
stamina Of an athlete. I have
always kept strong by walking.
swimming and exercises. I also
observe a strict 1880 curfew and
eat vitality-building foods. steaks
and orange juice and all the rest
of it. This enables me to make
strenuous tours with ease"
Miss Turner recently accom-
plished what is considered q
herculean feat, three separate
Puccini operas In q single eve
ming.
The woman In the home also
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
G. O. P. Group
States Luncheon

Mrs. Carroll D. Kearns. Ma
tional President of the Fedora
ton of Republican Women. will
be co-speaker at the annual
luncheon meeting of the Fedora
ton of Republican Women Of
Montgomery County to be held
Thursday in the Indian Spring
Country Club.
Sharing the speakers platform
with her will be Bernard l..
Lamb, director of Field Organ
ization of the Republican Con-
gressional Campaign Commit
tee.
A business meeting at 1920
am. will precede the luncheon
and will be the kickoff for the
organization of campaign activ-
tiles for the fall congressional
elections.
The federation is made up of
members of the six county
women's Republican clubs -
Colesville, Manor Park. Rock
Creek, Rockville, Silver Spring
and Takoma Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
Murdi Grus
Planned Here

Authentic carnival costumes
will be sent from New Orleans as
q feature Of the Mardi Gras Fair
of st. Thomas Episcopal Church
to be given from 3 to 8 pm.
Wednesday in st. Thomas Parish
House. 1922 Church street NV.
Members of the Ladies Auxili-
airy are IN charge of the various
booths where items for sale will
include baked goods. candy.
antiques. gifts. fancy work,
flowers and toys.
Another highlight of the color
full event viii be q dinner to be
served buffet style and topped
off with typical French pastries.
Mrs. James Huntington
Turner. a native Of New Orleans.
will supply the carnival, costumes
to be paraded against a back
ground of wrought-iron grill
work and other decor.
Mrs. James B. Plat, jr.. is
chairman Of the Mardi Gras.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-22

NARDl GRAS REHEARSAL-Mrs. james B. PIott jr,
lends hond as Mrs. c. Frank Reifsnyder models the
queens to be featured at the Mord Gros Fo
be held from to p Wednesday OF the Perish House
of ST. Thomas Episcopal Church, 772 Church street NV
The toro scepter and mantle among the authentic
cornwall items sent from New Orleans for the event.
-Wotz Photo.
Smyrna times., 1954-05-13

Following a successful year in
this post, she was made Chairman
of the Auxiliary's National Legi-
slative Committee. Both in 1947
and 1852, when the Auxiliary's ma
tional convention was held in New
York City, she was General Chair
man of the Convention Commit
tee. She was Chairman of the Ma
tional Radio Committee in 194S;
the National Girls State Commit
tee in 1e49; tn National Child We'll
fare Committee in 1850 and 1851.
and was completing successful
year as Chairman of the National
Rehabilitation Committee at the
time of her election. In addition to
her Auxiliary activities, she is a
member of the Newman Club at
Columbia University and the
Chiropean Club of Brooklyn.
Smyrna times., 1954-05-13
LEGION AUX. TO
ATTEND DINNER

Continued from Page One
Smyrna times., 1954-05-13
MESSAGE BY SEN. FREAR
Believes Dover Post Office is Logi.
cal Place to Process Mail

Believes Dover Post Office is L0gt-
cal Place to Process Mail
United States Senator ]. Allen
Frear says he believes that the
Dover Post Office is the logical
place to process the mail of mill
tary personnel arriving from Eu-
rope. In a letter today to Postmas-
ter General Arthur E. Summer
field, Senator Frear said he was
greatly concerned over the an
nouncement that incoming ship
ments of mail carried by the Mill
tary Air Transport Command are
to be sent to Philadelphia for sort
ing before being shipped to their
final destination. Mr.. Frear told
the Postmaster General that if
adequate postal facilities are es-
tablished at Dover they would be
readily available to handle over
seas mail no matter when it ar
rived and would thus insure more
rapid delivery of letters than un-
der the presently proposed ar
rangements. There will inevitably
be occasions when planes are late
in arriving from overseas, and
will thus miss connections with
the scheduled train service be-
tween Dover and Philadelphia" he
said. eff this mail is able to be
sorted at Dover it will then be
ready for shipment to its final des-
tination sooner in most instances
than it would be if it first must
be transmitted to Philadelphia, !"
Smyrna times., 1954-05-13
The Smyrna Times
PHONE 1921 SMYRNA. DELAWARE

Founded BY Robert d. Hoffeeker, July 5,
1854. Editor and proprietor until Feb
ruary 10. 1907.
Owned and Published by Robert d. Hof-
feeker. Jr.. from February 10. 1907 to
December "a. 1889.
Published Every Thursday Morning BY
The Smyrna Times. Inc. 25 Commerce
Street, Smyrna. Del.
w. Lester Smith. Manager
ADVERTISEMENTS Smyrna Times
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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. $500 per year. strictly
In advance.
Smyrna times., 1954-05-13
This Weeks
Social and
Personal
Events
Engagement Announced

Mr. and Mrs. G. Medford
Sparks, of Clayton announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Miss Sara Jane Sparks, to Mr..
Robert w. Thomas, Jr., son of
Mrs. Robert w. Thomas, of Front
Royal, Virginia and the late Mr..
Thomas. Miss Sparks, graduate
of Smyrna High School, is a junior
in the School of Pharmacy at the
Medical College of Virginia, Rich
mond, Va. Mr.. Thomas was grad
uated from the Warren County
High School in Front Royal, at
tended the Medical College of
Virginia. He is now employed by
the Warren Drug Company in
Front Royal. No date has been set
for the wedding.
Smyrna times., 1954-05-13
Obituary

Death of Verna ID. Wo0leyhand
Funeral services for Mrs. Verna
D. Wooleyhand, Sc were held at 2
pm. Tuesday in the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Marie Downs in
Smyrna. The Rev. w. L. Beckwith
of Smyrna Methodist Church offic-
lated and interment was at Sud-
lersville, Md. The widow of James
A. Wooleyhand, she died Saturday
at the home of Mrs. Downs. Mrs.
Wooleyhand was born in Sudlers-
vile, a daughter of Vincent Harris
and Mary Edna Starkey, and has
lived with Mrs. Downs four years.
In addition to Mrs. Downs, she is
survived by three. other children,
Mrs. Edna WlStarkey, Greensboro,
Md; H. Kennard Wooleyhand, Ken
ton, and James A. Wooleyhand.
Smyrna times., 1954-05-13

hew, Capt. Franklin c. Maull, a
present Lewes pilot. A painting Of
the first Delaware Breakwater,
done about 1885 by the late Mrs.
John NJ. Richardson of George
town, is in the exhibit. There is
also an old spy glass covered with
handmade canvass of the type
used on early sail pilot boats,
circa about 1775.
Bay and River Chart
A chart of the Delaware Bay
and River made by one Joshua
Fisher in 1856 bears an endorse
ment by p pilots and sailing mas
ters, as follows: I'VE the Sub
scribers having perused the annex
ed Draught of Delaware Bay, do
recommend it as a very Exact
Performance, and will greatly con-
tribute to the Safe Navigation in
the said Bay as the several
Draughts heretofore made are
very imperfect and no dependence
to be had thereon" The museum is
open to the public free of charge,
Tuesdays through Saturdays from
10 am. to $50 pm. and on Sun
days from 1900 to $50 pm 1t is
closed on Mondays.
Smyrna times., 1954-05-13
p erS on S

Mr.. and Mrs. William Hengst
of Smyrna, are receiving congrat-
ulations from their many friends
upon the birth of a son during the
past week in Kent General Hospi-
tai.
Mrs. Lester Slaughter has re-
turned from a weeks visit with
her son-in-law and daughter, Ser
geant Harry r. Shortt, u. S. Mar
inc Corps, and Mrs. Shortt at
Quantico, Va.
Mrs. L. M. Niles has returned
to her home on South Street after
a visit of several weeks with rela-
tives in Pittsburgh and Cleveland,
Ohio.
Mrs. G. L. Harmonson, Mrs.
Harmonson Weir, and Miss Anne
Weir spent Mothers Day with
Miss Dorothy Denney Weir at The
Oldfields School, Baltimore.
Janet Wickham, Tarun Comegys,
Gail Lurty, Caroline Carter, Kay
O'Connor, and Patricia Barnes
were the members of the Senior
Girl Scout Troop 101 who hiked
ten miles on Monday, accompanied
by Mrs. Martin Golden, leader,
Miss Joyce Riley, and Miss Diane
Shortt. This was the second in a
series of three preparatory hikes
before they go along the Appala-
chan Trail in June.