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Smyrna times., 1955-02-17
SMYRNA TIMES, THURSDAY MORNING. IT,

with. A club assembly viii be held
at the home of Mr.. Matthews on
Monday, Feb. 81. The local club
will meet with Dover Rotary Club
on Tuesday, Feb. % instead of
holding their regular meeting on
Feb. "a. George E. Bryson pre-
sided, and Howard Pletsch direct
ed group singing. Crawford j.
Carroll was a visitor from the
Dover Rotary Club.
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17
First Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church, the
Rev. o. c. Jones, minister, win
hold services on Sunday, Feb. 20
with morning worship, IL am;
Sunday School, 10 am; subject:
'sThe Church and Its Sacraments."
The Mite Society meets next Mon
day evening, Feb. 21st at 500
o'clock. The adult choir meets on
Wednesday at 8 pm, under the
direction of Mrs. Vernon Westfall.
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17

Pyle's death. The exhibit had been
arranged by Mrs. William G. Roe,
Jr., local artist, and included her
own work as well as that of Dor
othy Kirby, art instructor at the
Smyrna School, Jeanette Pleas
anton, Opal Bodley, Jacqueline
Potter Newman, Rita Golden,
Margaret Eley, Marjorie Sipple,
and Carolyn Marsh. Added color
and variety to the exhibit was
given by examples of the art of
ceramics, the work of Dorothy
Dietrich. Among the special guests
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17
REV. YOUNG AT
ROTARY MEET
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said and the contacts of students
from SO countries who go to study,
travel and meet the people clear
up misunderstanding between ma
tions. He noted, also, that each
returned student influences one
million people and he defined the
movement as "Rotary's pathway
to world peace" The response was
given by the Rev. Walter L. Beck
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17

land. The theme selected for this
years observance is without Dis
tinction of Race" International
Relations chairman, Ruth Ellen
Reihm, is in charge of the local
clubs program. She will show
color slides of Mexico taken last
summer during her visit south
of the border" Mexican silver,
jewelry, wood inlay and lacquer
ware will be displayed. Mrs. Mae
S. Parker will conduct meeting.
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17
DAY OF PRAYER
AT ASBURY
Continued from Page One

ing group for the day, will give a
short address. There will be
special music. Representatives of
women's groups in the various To-
cal churches who win arrange for
their part of the program are
Mrs. F. S. Bancroft, st. Peters p.
e. Church; Mrs. S. Lester Russell,
First Presbyterian Church; Mrs.
Goldie Gardner, Church of the
Nazarene; Mrs. Leola Johnson,
Mrs. John Coppock, Wesleyan
Methodist Church; Mrs. Malcolm
Burris, Clayton, Ewelps-St. Paul
Methodist Church; Mrs. I. E.
Schowell, Mrs. Florence Polk,
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17
Birthday Celebration

Last Monday, February ID
marked the anniversary of Saint
Valentine and also the birthday
of our Superintendent, Mr.. George
Wright. The faculty of both the
high school and elementary school
thoughtfully remembered his birth
day with two beautiful floral bou-
quets and many cards. Mr.. Wright
played host to surprise treat of
cake and ice cream during the
noon lunch period for which the
teachers were very grateful.
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17

Bethel A. M. E. Church; Mrs.
Mabel Bibbins, st. Pauls' Church,
East Street; Mrs.Velma Simmons,
Centennial Church; Mrs. Bertha
Wisher, Holiness Church. The
program, which comes from diff
ferest country each year, has been
prepared for 1855 by Jorgelina
Lozada, minister of a Disciple
Church in Buenos Aires, Argen-
tina. The purpose of the day is
to unite all Christians in a bond
of prayer and to make an offering
for Christian Missions at home
and abroad.
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17
Yearbook

The booster campaign conduct
ed by the members Of the "Smyr-
ma Eagle, the schools yearbook,
staff is underway and the group
hopes to realize $50 boosters from
the area. A staff meeting was held
with Mr.. Hal Mayer, American
Yearbook Company representative
last week and 16 pages were
readied for publication. The staff
has only four pages remaining to
complete and the book will be
finished for 1866.
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17
PROFESSIONAL WOMEN MEET

Ruth Ellen Reihm to Show Color
Slides of Mexico Taken on Visit
The Smyrna-Clayton Business
and Professional Women's Club
will celebrate international Night
at its next regular meeting to be
held on Monday, February 81 at
$50 pm. The week from Febru-
ary 20 to 26 has been selected as
International Week of 1866 by the
executive committee of the Inter
national Federation of B.P.W
Clubs. The international fedora
ton, founded in 1880, is composed
of national federations from 21
countries. The president is Dame
Caroline Haslett of London, Eng
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17
CIVIL DEFENSE
HOSPITALS
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ly. Clayton, Houston, William Hen
ry Vocational, Dover; Booker T.
Washington, Dover.
Sussex County - Georgetown;
Laurel; Lewes; Milford; Rehoboth;
Milton; Millsboro; Lord Baltimore,
Ocean View; Roxana; Selbyville;
Gumboro; Bridgeville; Greenwood;
John M. Clayton; Dagsboro; FL
sendale;' Delmar; Blades; Freder-
ick Douglass, Seaford; Franlford;
william C. Jason, Georgetown;
Miiisboro; Bridgeville Trinity.
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17
Last Basketball Game

The Smyrna High School Eagles
Basketball Squad will close out
the home season for 1855 next
Tuesday evening when they play
host to Chestertown High School.
The Maryland team is coached by
Ellery Ward, former Smyrna
coach, and the Eagles would like
nothing better than to hang de-
feat on their old boss. The Junior
Varsity game will begin at pm.
and the varsity at 8:15 pm.
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17

PREPARING QUARTERS SPOTTERS-This group from
the Junior Chamber Commerce pictured
Gently working the Ground Observer Corps South Street
Jaycees currently rnovang the small structure will
painted later Standing in the foreground left right George
Byson Shetzer Eugene Rhodes Pappa
platform behind them Downe Arthur Thomas Albert
oNeal Golden Jaycees president
the ladder This picture snapped by Maj William Blagg
Of the Air Force who adviser for the states COO posts
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17
TOWN ELECTION
FEBRUARY 28th
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Gilman John e. Wilson III moved
that town council reply to the
letter from the Newport Area
Business and Trade Association
that council feels that due to the
discrepancies in the manner of
reaching assessed values through
out the state, they would not be
Smyrna times., 1955-02-17
HAS
NEW MANAGER

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Smyrna times., 1955-02-17
CENTURY CLUB
ANNIVERSARY

Continued from PAGE One
Evening star., 1955-07-02
Stephens Estate
Put at So3, 900

The late Chief Judge Harold
M. Stephens OF the U. S. Court
of Appeals for the District of
Columbia left an estate valued
at more than $4,000.
A petition for probate of his
will was filed yesterday in that
Register of Wills Office in the
U. S. District Court for the Dis
trict of Columbia. Judge
Stephens died on May 20 in the
Sheraton-Park Hotel, where he
resided. He was SO.
Under terms of his will, the
bulk of the estate is to 60 to his
widow, Mrs. Virginia Bush
Stephens, after debts totaling
slightly over $4,000 have been
paid from it. Mrs. Stephens
lives in the Sheraton-Park.
The petition listed Judge
Stephens estate as consisting
of $93,44 in personal property
the greater part in stocks and
bonds, and real estate in Utah
valued at $240. The will named
the Riggs National Bank and
Monte Appel executors of the
estate.
Evening star., 1955-07-02
Newspaper Guild to Vote
On Top Officers by Mail

ALBANY, N. Y, July 2 (P.-
Contests for the top-salaried
executive posts in the CIO
American Newspaper Guild were
passed on yesterday to the men,
pership for decision by mail.
Joseph F. Coils of Wilkes
Barre, Pa, was reelected to the
presidency, an unsalaried post,
as the $50 delegates closed the
22d annual guild convention. Mr..
Coils was unopposed in his bid
for a second two-year term.
The main clash came between
Ralph B. Novak of Detroit, the
executive vice president running
for reelection. and Secretary
Treasurer William j. Farson
who is attempting to unseat him
The issue will be decided by
the general membership, num-
bered at approximately $1,000
Members will ballot by mail for
an executive vice president, q
secretary-treasurer and other
major officers.
The delegates voted to hold
the 1857 convention in st. Louis
Next years conclave will be In
Toronto. Convention sites are
chosen two years in advance.
The convention, which opened
Monday, shelved for furthte
study a proposal for two amend
ments to the guild constitution
One would have made the presi-
dency a full-time, paid post.
The other would have provided
for semi-annual meetings.
The presidency now Is a part
Evening star., 1955-07-02

A. M. Marchevsky, a construc-
ton engineer in the village of
Novaya Pismyanka, figured
that a letter he recently re-
'ceived from the nearby city Of
Bugulma travelled at the rate of
slightly over half a mile per day.
A citizen of Kazan charged
that airmail letters to Moscow
500 miles away---are six days in
transit and go no faster than
ordinary letters.
Izvestia agreed with its readers
that the present postal service
leaves much to be desired. It
called for elimination of "negli-
gence and disorganization" in
mail handling and a greater
effort to accommodate the public.
Evening star., 1955-07-02

ern conference to follow the Big
Four summit meeting at Geneva
beginning July 18. He said Russia
insists that Communist China be
represented whereas the United
States wants Nationalist China
included. Both have vowed never
to sit together.
Mr.. Dulles also said that while
he did not rule out direct talks
with Red China these must not
involve dealing with Nationalist
China's future behind its back.
Commentator Chang took off
on the question of Substantive
matters" which might be dis
cussed at such meeting.
He said these "can only mean
the Chinese peoples liberation of
Taiwan (Formosa).
"These remarks of Dulles are
entirely irrelevant because the
liberation of Taiwan is China's
internal affair and is none of
Americas business"
He said Mr.. Dulles did not
explain what America was pre-
pared to talk about, but "exam-
nation of his past statements
showed that this must refer to
the so-called cease-fire question" ;"
However, no question exists
here. because China is not at
war with the United States. If
Dulles insists on suggesting dis
cussion OF a 'cease-fire' with
China on behalf of Chang Kai-
shek, he is putting himself in
the position of interfering in
China's domestic affairs" de-
clared the commentator.
Evening star., 1955-07-02
Provdo Hits Eisenhower
For Satellites Statement

much and said there would be
no real peace in the world until
the Soviet satellite countries can
determine their own governments
of their own free will.
The official Soviet news agency
Tass took the unprecedented
step yesterday of distributing
almost in full the questions and
answers at the conference.
Reports from. Geneva today
said the Communist government
of East Germany has made no
move to send observers to the
summit conference opening July
l8, although Germany's future
is to be discussed there.
United States and Soviet Sc
curity officers already are in
Geneva preparing for the ar
rivals of Mr.. Eisenhower and
Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin.
Both nations security men have
asked Swiss police to close the
roads from the airport to the
villas to be occupied by the gov
eminent heads when they ar
rive. Swiss officials said the
officers are taking
much greater precautions than
they did before the Indochina
here last year when
of States Dulles and
Undersecretary Walter Bedell
Smith headed the United States
delegation.
Evening star., 1955-07-02
Russio's S Jet Age Still Finds
Mail Going at Oxcurt Speed

NEW YORK, July 2 sNANA)
Russia, with its strange affinity
for the paradoxicai IS providing
postal service at both jet-age
and ox-cart speeds.
Drop a letter in a Moscow
mailbox and it may be whisked
to Novosibirsk--over 1900 miles
away in central Siberia---in a few
hours on the Soviets' first air
route.
More likely. according to the
Russian press as surveyed here,
a letter will require several days
to move the short distance be-
tween neighboring towns.
The official government news
paper Izvestia says it is being
deluged with complaints about
poor postal service.
Evening star., 1955-07-02

To one who has seen much
Of the story develop. it is not
hard to understand why the
cold. counting -house mind has
been directed at our water
resources program by the
Hoover commission in a final
report-with a number Of dis
sents, it is reported thank
fully-that urges turning back
power development to private
interests as far as possible. We
who were around here then
can remember how Herbert
Hoover opposed the public de-
velopment Of Muscle Shoals
in Alabama-which in time
flowered into the great IVA
and vetoed in 1881 a bill passed
by Congress for that purpose.
as had President Calvin Cool
idge before him in that count
ing-house era of the 1920s.
The memory goes back still
further to an early assign
ment Of a young reporter. which
was covering the hearings be-
fore the House Military Affairs
Committee in 1922 on various
bills authorizing the sale OF
the First World War Wilson
Dam at Muscle Shoals and its
nitrate plants to private indus
tries, the bidders including
Henry Ford. But a far-seeing
Senator. George w. Norris of
Nebraska, saw possibilities of
its development in the public
interest for electric power and
cheap fertilizer for farmers.
Though his bills for that pur-
pose were vetoed by the two
Presidents, he prevented pas
sage Of bills to hand over the
Government dam and plants
paid for by the taxpayers-to
private interests at bargain
prices.
When Franklin D. Roose-
welt succeeded Herbert Hoover
in the White House he es-
poused a broadening of the
Norris Muscle Shoals venture
into the IVA embracing the
whole Tennessee River system
and valley. Congress enacted
it. Senator Norris saw his
dream come true. and not only
in the Tennessee Valley. For
IVA was followed in time by
great public projects of the
same kind in various parts of
the country, as we began to
understand our land and our
waters and their proper con-
Evening star., 1955-07-02

DR.. Corning said the commit.
tee now is considering num-
ber of similar requests. but he
predicted fewer will be granted
this next term, on the basis OF
the present number Of requests.
Exceptions are considered
where health or transportation
hardships or other special prob
lens are among those for which
exceptions have been allowed.
he pointed out.
Other factors Involved
Day-care provisions, neces-
sary supervision by relatives or
work problems of parents are
other factors for which the
committee has granted requests.
The board appointed Mrs.
Bennetta B. Washington, Browne
Junior High School counselor,
temporary assistant principal at
High School.
Approved was plan to pre-
pare four-course pamphlets on
community services. The plan
was developed in cooperation
with United Community Serv.
ices.
Evening star., 1955-07-02
Chiong to Reject Truce
Unless Reds Withdraw

would never agree to a ceasefire
in Formosa Strait. He said a
ceasefire policy recognizes the
fruits of aggression and rewards
it.
"The right time for a genuine
ceasefire with the Communists
will be when they disgorge their
spoils and withdraw from the
territory which they have stolen
by aggression" he said.
Gen. Chang said the Chinese
Communists are mo longer Chi
nese," and called them "tools
of Soviet aggression"
"The Nationalist government
cannot live together with them
on the mainland" he declared.
Gen. Chang restated his
standing assertion that in Ma
tionalist invasion "the people
and even the Communist SOL
diers, will rally around their
banner and surely bring the
Communist regime to it's end
Evening star., 1955-07-02

LONDON, July 2 (P.-Pravda
said today that President Eisen-
hower's statement making free
determination in the Soviet sat-
elites a condition of world peace
was in error. But it said his op-
timism about the forthcoming
Big Four summit conference was
welcomed by the Soviet people.
An editorial in the Communist
Party newspaper. broadcast by
Moscow Radio. said the Presi-
dents remarks at his news con-
ference last Wednesday on the
need to ease international ten
sion and end the cold war were
received with satisfaction in
Russia.
But it added that whether
Eisenhower wanted it or not, his
statement about the peoples
democracies looks like encour-
agement of the course of inter-
ference from the outside in the
internal affairs of these states.
This statement runs counter to
his just and valuable proposal
to renounce cold war and to
have recourse to peaceful, not
provocative methods
The President told the confer
ence he was more optimistic than
two months ago that the summit
meeting this month in Geneva
would ease tensions. But he
against expecting too
Evening star., 1955-07-02
Byrd Asks Cut
In Aid Funds
By the Associated Press

Senator Byrd, Democrat, OF
Virginia called today for cutting
foreign aid spending in half. But
Senator Hayden, Democrat, OF
Arizona, said he doesn't think
Congress has "its knife out" for
the program.
Senator Byrd, chairman Of the
Senate Finance Committee, said
in an interview he thinks a SO
per cent reduction could be made
in proposed foreign aid spend
ing Of somewhat under $3.5 bill
lion in the bookkeeping year
which began yesterday.
The Virginian said it's "up to
the appropriation committees" to
do the cutting. But Senator
Hayden, chairman of the Senate
Appropriations Committee, said
he doesn't believe there is any
drive for material cuts in for
eign aid funds.
Senator BYRD said, The time
has come when we ought to cut
out all economic aid"
Senator Byrd's remarks--in
which he mentioned a carry
over Of about $40 billions in un-
spent overseas assistance funds
were prompted by the fact that
Congress virtually has finished
work on legislation to put a cell
ing on foreign aid appropria-
tions for this year. The money
must be voted in later legisla-
ton.
The House or Thursday passed
a bill to authorize a $3,285, ,800,-
900 foreign aid program for this
fiscal year-with $1,133, 900 900
earmarked for military assist
ance and $2.152, 5000 allocated
for economic help to United
States allies. mostly in Asia.
The Senate earlier had ap-
proved a total $l39 million big
ger than the House version.
Evening star., 1955-07-02
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL


CIo Steel Workers win 15-cent-an-hour boost.
Union leaders play favortes They live like Republican,
and vote like Democrats.
Ike hints he cancel the DixonYates contract
Poor Mr. Yates History will remember him only the fellow
who kept the hyphen after Dixon from getting lonely
The House Rules Committee blocks housing program
Republicans figure that many apartments they
build in kes Estes Kefauver will ring
the doorbels.
John Holer replaces Harold Stasen foreign aid
Republicans have great hopes for Hoister They
must be cheaper to keep all friends mad
magazine editor says Davy Crockett Survey
ing the litter of Davy Crockett belts
house father Il dunno about Crocke-but
made bum out of me-"
sreetcar and bus strike ties up the Nations Capital
One Republican official amazed to learn what pool"
was He always thought the place washed his
limousines
Agriculture Secretary Benson kept Burmas Premier
waiting ve minutes The next cabinet meeting will with
Road to Mandalay" rendition by Benson-"theres Burma
aWatin' :"
Evening star., 1955-07-02
IHoMAs L STOKES
Rule From the Counting House

servation and utilization for
all Of US.
The way was prepared for
sound. integrated public de-
velopment of our river systems
in the public interest by the
six-year investigation by the
Federal Trade Commission,
authorized by the Senate in the
Hoover administration. That
showed how the utilities had
failed us. Revealed was the
exploitation of the monopolies
they controlled-the imitation
of book values to increase the
rate base and rates; the piling
of one holding company upon
another to milk out profits; the
frenzied speculation in utility
stocks that contributed to the
mania that ended in the stock
market crash. To protect their
monopoly privileges. they had
infiltrated into politics cor
ruptly and sought to influence
the young mind through prop
aganda they got into school,
books by hiring professors who
wrote textbooks.
All of that was corrected by
various reform statutes, includ-
ing the Public Utility Holding
Company Act and the Sc
curities and Exchange Act,
among others. The result was
a stabilization of the business
of the utilities from which
they and the public benefited.
The ir business expanded
greatly, hand in hand with
public development of great
river valley projects which the
Government alone is equipped
to develop in the overall man
ner required to yield the best
returns for the public.
But now this balance of
functions is threatened. Utility
interests are seeking to upset
1t, to try to stop necessary
public development and hog it
all for themselves in uneco-
nomic and piecemeal develop
ment for profits that will go
only to them. instead of bene-
fits for all the real stock
holders of our natural re-
sources, the people. To ac-
complish that, a highly f.
nanced campaign is now going
on which is reaching out in all
directions.
1t would be a good time to
take a look at this campaign
asNthe Federal Trade Commits
sion looked at it a quarter Of
a century ago.
For it means no good for the
rest of us.
Evening star., 1955-07-02

TAIPEI, Formosa, July 2 (P).-
President Chang Kai-shek has
indicated he never will agree to
a cease-fire with the Chinese
Communists until they "disgorge
their spoils and withdraw from
the territory which they have
stolen by aggression"
In an interview with a Filipino
correspondent, released today by
the official Central News Agency,
Gen. Chang made the specific
point that the offshore islands
cannot be considered separately
from Formosa and the Pesca-
dores and must be defended" )"
Formosa and the Pescadores are
covered by the United States
Nationalist Chinese mutual de-
fense treaty. The offshore islands
OF Quemoy and Matsu are not.
Gen Chang said the Nation
alists never would allow the Reds
to keep the Chinese mainland
as the fruit of aggression" and
Evening star., 1955-07-02
Board Declines to Shift
School Lines, Adjourns

The Board of Education has
adjourned for the summer with
out making any changes in
operation of the city's integrated
school boundaries for next fall.
School Supt. Hobart M. Corn
ing yesterday told the board he
intends to continue granting
some hardship" exceptions to
boundary rules. But he added he
does not plan to broaden the
boundary application.
The board took no action on
the matter.
More Flexibility Asked
The Federation of Citizens
Associations recently asked the
board to consider allowing more
flexibility in the assignment OF
pupils to schools, SO they would
not be required to attend a
school where the opposite race
predominated.
The school system. in the
school year just concluded. al
lowed some 400 children to at
tend schools outside the zone
where they lived on the basis of
rulings by a special administra-
tive committee.