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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-26
High School Football
RESULTS YESTERDAY

RESULTS YESTERDAY
Bell FL, Western Z.
Central 10, Laekey 8.
DuVsl 8, Northwestern 8.
Eastern "a, AnaeOstia Is.
Fairfax Is, Hammond 0.
FauQuier 10, Loudoun Valley ID.
Friends 8, st. Stephens 6.
Garfield %, CulDeper 8.
George Washington 6, Stuart 8.
! Gilman II, St Adams Is.
HerndOn Ia, Handley o.
James Monroe 20, George Mason 8.
Landon 10, st. James O.
Laurel ~, Woodward Prep 0.
Lee go, Falls Church 0.
Mckinley Tech IS, Ball0u 10.
) Mclean 20, whitman O.
4 Marshall 81, GrOvetOn IL.
Osb0urn 10, Edison O.
Oxen Hin 16, Fairm0nt Heights 0.
Phelps FL, Spingarn I2.
Roosevelt go, CardOZO 8.
Washington.Lee Z, Annandale o.
+ Wilson 20, Dunbar o.
Yorktown IA. 0'Connell 7.
GAMES TODAY
! Wakefield at Madison, 2.
B-CC at Walter Johnson, 2.
Richard MONTGOMERY at Blair, 2.
NOrthwoOd at Gaithersburg, e.
Wheaton at Peary, z.
sherwood at Springfield, 2.
! Great Mills at Einstein, 2.
Bladensburg at Surrattsville, 2.
st. Johns vs.. Carroll at Northwest
erns 2.
Caroline, (Md.) at GleneIg, 2.
Howard at Severna Park, 2.
Charlotte Hall at La Plata
Z Georgetown Prep at Good Counsel, 2.
2 st. Christopher's at Woodbury., 2.
! Maret at Congressional, 2.
Randolph Macon st Episcopal, $3.50.
Woedson vs.. Mt. Vernon at Fairfax,
Jackson vs.. Chamberlain at Falls
Church, 8.
Fort Hunt vs.. Fairfax d at Grove
ten, 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-26
By ED WINSTEN
Star Special Writer


Freddie Long, a weekly stand
out on Bell High Schools de-
fensive football team, now must
be considered an offensive
specialist in charge Of picking
apart opponents defenses.
Long uncorked three passes
good for $50 yards and one
touchdown in the fourth period
as Bell snapped out Of its
offensive doldrums to clip
Western, Alt, yesterday at
Western. The victory moved
the Vocats into undisputed Sec
ond place in the Interhigh
Leagues West Division.
Coach Leo Miles. spotting q
defensive switch in the Raider
backfield, sent in Long at left
halfback to try his first pass
ever in a game.
First Bell Score
After one unsuccessful try In
the third period, Long hit
Flanker Franklin Douglas with
a 37-yarder to the Western 9
to set up the first Bell score
early in the fourth quarter.
Two plays later, Halfback Gil
bert Smith banged over left
tackle for the final 2 yards.
Later, Long passed 80 yards
to Douglas. who eluded two
sophomore backs and raced an
other 81 yards for Bells final
touchdown. Just before the
4-minute mark, he again con-
nected with Douglas for as
yards. but the drive stalled on
the Raider 36.
Roland Woody, Westerns
starting quarterback and de-
fensive safety. played like a
one-man gang on defense for
most of the game, but tired
from the steady tattoo of
heftier Bell backs and was
being rested on each of the
Long bombs"
Late in the second period,
Woody made three consecutive
Eastman tackles on Bell backs.
He nailed Matthew Owens twice
after 12-yard bursts and Raphel
Wallace after an s-yard run.
Throws For Score
He accounted for Westerns
lone touchdown. passing Sc
yards to End Roland Merritt
late in the fourth quarter, fol-
lowing q l5-yard pass inter-
ference penalty against Bell.
The Bell offense sputtered
through the first three quarters,
often looking like it would
start q march but ending up
with a penalty on a key play.
Raider Center David Elan
agan suffered q partial frac-
ture Of the ninth rib while
throwing a block on the second
half kickoff. Treated and re-
leased from Georgetown Hos
pital, Flanagan is expected to
be back for Westerns final
game against Wilson.
BELL ------- o o 0 2l-2l
WESTERN $3.50 o o o -
Bell-smith 2, run Owens run).
Bell-Gaines 30, run with intercepted
pass Owens rum.
Bell-Douglas 90. pass from Long
WssfeTn-Merritk "A. mass from Woodv
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OCONNELL ------7 O o O.
YORKTOWN ---- 0 z O Id
OConnell-Gonda So. run Henry
kick.
Yorktown-Chaconas Is, pass from
Blaine Conrad kick.
Yorktown-Wuffsburg 8, pass from
Blaine Conrad kick.
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R RoR4HwEsrERN 8 g "a
DuVal-J. Barton 4, pass from Re-
gala tkick blocked).
Northwestern-Vaug is, pass from
Richards (kick failed).
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GEORGE MASON o o o a. a
JAMES MONROE : 0 Is s 6-25
Monroe-Conway SO, run with inter-
eeption nimbrick rum.
Monroe-Limbrick II. run (run failed).
Monroe-Limbrick 70, run (run failed)
Monroe-Limbrick "a, run (run failed,
Mason-HaIl So. pass from McNab
(run failedl.
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Throws For Score

BELL ------- o o o 2l-2l
WESTERN ------ o o o =
Bell-smith 2. run Owens rum.
Bell-Gaines 30. run with intercepted
pass Owens rum.
Bell-Douglas 81. pass from Long
0ong rum.
western-Merritt SO, pass from Woody
woody kick).
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HANDLEY --- q n n a n
HERNDON ------ o 7 o Id
Herndon-Lewis 4, run (Hatton rum.
Herndon-Bradley z. run (Haines, pass
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BODINE CATCHES
SPARK FAIRFAX

End Ed Bodine set up one
touchdown and scored another
on a pass reception to lead
Fairfax High School to a 1870
victory over Hammond last
night in a Group IA game at
home.
Halfback Bo Mortiemer ran
II yards for hte Rebels first
score after Bodine caught a
26-yard pass from Halfback
Ed Gore. Bodine scored on a
32-yard pass from Quarterback
Howard Chapman in the third
quarter.
F FAAMMoND ---------- 998 "a
rum.
Fsirfax-Bodine 80, pass from Chap
man kick failed).
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FALLS CHURCH % . Q .
Lee-Simon IL, run kick failed).
Lee-King IS, pun return poole run
Lee-Poole "a. run poole rum.
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PREP Q Q Q o. =
.AUREL 8 0 "a 7-2l
Laurel-Mundel S, run (kick failed)
Laurel-Cory /. run (Weaver kick
Laurel-Mundell z, run (Weavei
,ickl
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rum.
Fairfax-Bodine 80, pass from Chap
man tkick failed).
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kick.
bourn-Gebuls s, run Ckick failed)
Smyrna times., 1963-04-04

proven, " "Culivating and Sue
cession Planting, I" and Mrs.
u. S. A. Harvests the Crops. "
The program also inclued pa
pers byMrs. Lee Gooden, James
spending his first furlough
Fleming, Mrs. Elmer P. Cor
ris, Miss Julia Griffith, Mrs.
Arthur Short, Harry Cloud and
Mrs. Harry Johnson.
Election of officers of Nor
ming Star Lodge, No. 6, I.O.O.F.
held last week, resulted as fol-
lows: Noble grand, Harry w.
Cloud; vice-grand, Harvey Po-
len; recording secretary, How
ard Kemp. Installation cere-
monies will take place later.
Pfc. Edward Slaughter is
in thirteen months with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Slaughter. He will return 10
his base near Hollywood, CAL
ifornia on April End.
Miss Mary Louise Ennis and
Miss Betty Ennis attended last
Friday evening the performance
at the Playhouse in Whining
ton to see Ethel Barrymore
starring in "The Corn is
Green.
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Now
land and daughter Marie, of
Wilmington and Mrs. Ida Gra-
Smyrna times., 1963-04-04

1.-THE old Basket Mill Property
and will remodel 1t into an up
to-date dwelling. Mr.. Hudson
will complete the row with three
new houses.
Miss Sarah A. Hartranft of
Leipsic, Delaware and Mr..
Samuel L. Young of Port Plain,
NY. we're married quietly at
the home of her sister Mrs.
Norris Truax, on Mt. Vernon
Street Saturday, March 29, 1913
at high noon by the Rev. j.
M. L. Eckard. They left on the
3 O'clock train for Atlantic Ci-
ty, NJ. After which they will
make their home at Port Plain,
NY.
Special agent Frank Stout of
the S.P.C.C. has been appointed
by the judges of the Court of
General Sessions as probation
officer for the entire State n-
der the provisions of an act
passed by the present Legis-
lauure. The act under which the
appointment is made is an act
relating to desertion and non
support of wife by husband or
children by either father or
Smyrna times., 1963-04-04

will deliver the address of the
day. Colonel W. D. Denney and
DR.. t. o. Cooper, recent for
mer speakers Of the Lower
House, are assisting Speaker
.Holcomb in his efforts to have
the former speakers present
on the occasion.
Town Council met In regu-
lar session Friday evening with
President Reynolds and all pre-
sent except Councilman Lloyd
and Wright. Owing TO the alb
sence of full quorum, nothing
was done in the matter of sys-
temauzing and rearranging the
street department, hauling, etc.
The subject was discussed in
formally and a rough draft of
proposed rules and regulations
for the street supervisor, was
also taken up and discussed.
Finally, at the suggestion of
President Reynolds, the whole
matter was turned over to the
Street Committee who will go
more thoroughly into the ques-
tion and be ready to report
at the next meeting. The street
committee held their first
meeting Monday evening. There
was no reportmade at the Coun-
ell meeting Friday night. The
affairs of town seem to be
moving along satisfactory. MIR.
Robert suggested that Mr..
Cochran, the new Chief of Po-
lice be informed of the auto
mobile ordinance and that said
ordinance be enforced. Council
Smyrna times., 1963-04-04

Authorities also are concer-
ned over the growing number
of marshland fires at night,
especially In the area border
ing Delaware Bay. Defense of
ficials point OUT the flames send
glares over the bay for miles,
silhouetting ships in violation
of Army regulations. Tenants of
farms in the Sussex area de-
MED any knowledge ofwho star
ted the fires. The burning of
brush or marshland at night is
prohibited under the dimout
rules. According to State For
ester w. S. Taber, the open
season for burning marshes
is the first of March but this
season is long past and those
found starting such fires are
label to heavy penalty.
The resignation of George C.
Hardin, Field Scout Executive
of the Del-Mar-Va Council Boy
Scouts of America, stationed
at Dover, Delaware, is announ-
ced by Frederic Wellington,
Scout Executive. MIR. Hardin is
accepting a position with the
Division of Personnel of the
United States Civil Service, eff
fective Immediately. MIR. Har-
din assumed his position at
Dover last September, having
previously served as Field Scout
Executive at Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma. During the past six
months he has helped in the
organization of Milford Troop
l02, Houston Troop l07, and
St. Geroges Neighborhood Pa
troll 1913, and the number of
boys in Scouting in his ter
ritory increased by fourteen
per cent.
Corp. Howard ("Buckeye")
Nowland, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
william H. Nowland of near
town, was guest speaker at the
Smyrna Rotary Club last week.
Corp. Nowland recently re-
turned from "Bobcat Island"
in the South Pacific, where
he was stationed with the l98th
Coast Artillery. George W..
Wright responded to the ad-
dress. William E. Matthews
was chairman of the program.
Ralph Knotts, Seaman End class,
who is stationed at Bainbridge,
was also a guest.
The Junior Class of the John
Bassett Moore School cleared
$l3o.l4 on their class play,
''The Uncertain Age" presen-
ted Friday night.
Rwear W. Slaughter of Clay
ton, was host to 3o of his
employees and their wives at
dinner at Wayside Inn, as a
farewell tribute to Julian Dun
ming, who left Saturday for in
duction into the US. Army.
Dunning was presented with a
furlough bag and sewing kit by
the organizations Mrs. Helen
Goldsborough was given a ring
in appreciation of 20 years Of
service to the firm.
A program on "Victory Gar
densn was presented to the
Smyrna Grange last week. Mrs.
Fred fietnold read papers on
"Coal Ashes as. a Soil I'm
Smyrna times., 1963-04-04

mother and providing punish
ment thereof. Mr.. Stout be-
comes the probation officer of
the Wilmington City Court and
Of the State courts also. In
non-support cases of any char
acter If the court sees fit the
defendant may be probated and
given a chance to do better.
In such cases he or she is
placed in the charge of Mr..
Stout to whom they must agree
to pay so much money per week
or month for the support
of those depending upon them.
Failing to live up to this pro-
baton, such defendants will be
turned over TO the court by
Mr.. Stout, and then they will
be sent to prison and part Of
the money they earned there
devoted to the support of their
families.
Speaker Chauncey P. Hol-
comb, of the Delaware House of
Representatives, is endeav-
oring to have all living former
speakers of the House of Rep
resentauves to attend the joint
session of the present Delaware
Legislature Monday afternoon,
April 7, at the ceremony at
tending the accepting ok the por-
trait of Hon. Thomas F. Bay
ard, former United States SEN
ator from Delaware and the
first ambassador to the Court
of St. James, London. At this
presentation, Hon. John Bas-
Sett Moore. of New York city.
Smyrna times., 1963-04-04
<N 0OA
SO Years Ago <
~ W

Reasons for a new trial in
the case of Charles B. Naylor,
convicted at this term of court
for murder in the second de-
gree, for fatally shooting Ear
vii Francis, a boy, in a marsh
near Townsend, on January lo,
have been filed by Richard S.
Rodney, counsel for Naylor. No
date has yet been fixed for ar
gument on the motion. The rea-
sons set forth are that the
verdict was against the law and
the evidence that there was an
error In the admis sion of GER
tain evidence In cross -examin-
alton; that there is after dis
covered evidence for the defen-
dent, in that George E. NaYlor
of Farnhurst has made affida-
Wit disputing the testimony of
William Francis as to the de-
fendant shooting 600 yards from
Blackbird bridge with a rifle.
The court will fix some day
soon for the argument.
John P. Hudson the owner,
is moving the VanF essen res
idence on Pearl Street to one
of his lots on Commerce street
Smyrna times., 1963-04-04
20 Years Ago

Farmers are suffering
heavy fire losses" says C.E.
Phillips. forage crop special
ist of the Delaware Agricul-
tural Extension Service, "and
from fires set deliberately. No
arrests can be made. The far
mers are setting the fires
themselves. Many farmers are
getting ready for spring plow-
ing" he said. "Some of the
fields have heavy growths of
grass and weeds, and blowing
them under is a tough job.
So, the farmer burns them off.
Hiss losses come from burn
ing exactly what he sets out
to burn, not from stray fires.
What he does not realize is that
the dead grass and weeds con-
tain nitrogen which his crops
need to produce paying yields
nitrogen which can not be re-
placed this year, because DUR
ing the emergency period nj
trogen is seriously limited. !"
Valuable organic matter or
humus, as well as nitrogen, is
In that smoke, too, MIR. Phil
lips says. Humus is decayed
plant material, and grass and
weeds are as valuable source
as manure. One of the most i'm
portant advantages of fertile
soils is the humus content. 1t
helps the solid hold moisture,
makes it easier to till, helps
hold plant food ready for
growth, and supports valuable
bacterial life in the soil. This
year particularly, when nitro
gen content of fertilizers is ne
cessarily reduced and when we
need all the food and feed we
can produce. save the nitrogen
and humus, farmers are asked.
Plow down all weeds, dead
grass, cornstalks, straw and
other crop residues rather than
burning them. The increased
yields will be we'll worth the
harder job, according to MIR.
Phillips.
Smyrna times., 1963-04-04

ter of Norristown. Pa. we're
guests over the weekend of Mr..
and Mrs. Clifford Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. John v. Pos
ties and family of Philadelphia
and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul v.
Heyd of Washington. DC. were
visitors In town on Saturday
when they visited their mother.
Mrs. Frank Postles, who af-
ter several months illness was
moved to a hospital.
Miss Mary Spruance. Mr..
and Mrs. 10 Royer we're guests
on Sunday of Miss Ell Fish
burn at Easton, Md.
Corp. George c. Thawley of
Cape Neddick, Me-, has been
spending a furlough with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
A. Thawley. He returns to camp
fndau
Smyrna times., 1963-04-04

i az JSdA AANN oAe~A oAASUAA q SNe~AA
of bills.
The Easter Dance given In
Dover, Wednesday evening In
the new state armory back of
the state capital building was
a most elaborate affair and
was in chargeof Dover's So
cieV folk. Tweny-four dan
ces, most of which were of the
"turkey-trot and bunny-hug"
Variety were indulged in until
the early hours of the NOR
ming. Music was furnished by
Norris Robinson, director of
the First Infantry band, of VIII
mington, he having IL pieces
in the orchestra. The patron
essess include Dover's most
fashionable set, as follows:
Mrs. Alden B. Richardson,
Mrs. Henry |. Beers, Mrs.
George E. Dawson, Mrs. VIII
liam Pennewell, Mrs. H. Rid
gely Harrinton, Mrs. James
H. Hughes, Mrs. Harry Craw-
ford, Mrs. dupont Walker, Mrs.
c. D. Sypherd, Mrs. James F.
Allen, Jr., Mrs. Dan Jones,
Mrs. M Hayes Wilson, Mrs.
Arthur Hyland. The committee
in charge of the affair was
Alden B. Richardson, William
Pemewell. H. Ridgely Harrin-
ton. Harry S. Crawford, T. M.
Gooden, Jr., D. M. Cloak, Ralph
Wilson, w. D. Denney, Walker
Mifflin, Charles Hardesty.
Miss Sarah D. Pratt of At
lantic City, NJ, who recently
returned from a trip to Los
Angeles Cal. and the Pacific
Coast, was a guest over Sun
day of Miss Bertha Smithers.
Miss Smithers also entertain
ed last Thursday Miss Dora
Wilds who was her guest at
the club luncheon.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Sitter
and daughter and MIR. and Mrs.
Frank S. Busser and daughter,
of Philadelphia, we're guests
over Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph l.. Beckett. Mrs. Stit-
ger and Mrs. Busser inciden-
tally took in the club luncheon
last Thursday.
Mr.. Rowland Bell has re-
turned from Norfolk, Va. where
Saturday night he participated
in the Sons of Delaware Ban
quet at the Monticello. Gov
ernor Miller was also pre-
sent and made a splendid i'm
preston with the Virginians.
Mrs. Gilbert S. Jones of Rea-
ding, Pa, was the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard R. Jones
last week and Thursday took
in her first club luncheon in
Smyrna.
Mrs. Joseph Smithers who
is suffering an attack of the
grippe is improving and her
many friends hope to see her
up and about again.
Mrs. Harvey P. Hall en-
tertained last week Mrs. Frank
Williams who was her guest
at the club luncheon.
Capt. w. H. HAZEL and Miss
Edith Hazell were guests over
Sunday of relatives In Phila-
delphia.
MIR. and Mrs. Dan Jones have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer D. Hudson.
Mrs. Clayton Fisher of Do
yer was a guest of Mrs. James
P. Hoffecker last week and
represented the Dover Club at
the luncheon.
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Vau-
ghn have issued invitations for
a wedding reception for their
son, John S. Vaughn and bride,
Friday evening, April 4th, at
the residence near Cheswold.
Miss Bertha L. Hoffecker of
Laurel was a guest over last
evening of Mrs. W. o. Hof-
fecker. She came up last Thur
sday for the Club Luncheon and
took the opportunity of not only
a visit to Smyrna, but to
Wayne, Pa. and Wilmington as
we'll. She returned today.
Smyrna times., 1963-04-04

Mrs. Ralph c. FAIRIES was
hostess to the members of her
bridge club Tuesday afternoon
at her home.
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monds, and East wins with the
king. East must return a
trump in the hope that removing
dummy'S trumps will allow him
to win another diamond trick.
It is a sound idea, but East
must tell his story as simply
as possible. If East gets ex-
cited, South will make the con-
tract.
Bridge players usually lead
the top card Of a doubleton to
tell partner what is going on.
This is all very well when your
partner needs to know what is
happening, but not when giving
him the information costs you
the setting trick.
Wrong Card
In this case East must not
return the jack Of hearts at
the second trick. If he does,
South plays the queen to force
out the ace. Now West cannot
afford to return a trump, since
that will cost him trump trick.
And if West fails to return a
trump, South will ruff a dia-
mond in dummy.
Dilemma is the word the
Greeks had for this, and it is
all East's fault. He can re-
move both horns Of the dilemma
by returning the right card at
the second trick. East must
lead the deuce Of hearts, not
the jack.
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DEAR ABBY

DEAR ABBY: Regarding
the debate on whether boys or
girls were preferable: You
never spoke truer words,
Abby, when you said, "Wait
for your sunset years and see
who gives you more atten-
ton" / am the mother of
married sons and daughters.
My daughters call me every
day and always find time to
drop by to see Dad and me.
Our sons have grown apart
from us. It makes no differ
ence how loving a son is, once
he is married Except in rare
cases) you might as well kiss
him good-by. Nine times out
Of ten his wife takes him over
to her side of the family.
ONE WHO KNOWS
Are the parents Of your
daughters husbands CO m
planning about the attention
you get? Things even out. Be-
sides, don't generalize. All
married sons are not Cost"
And more often than not,
Nom and Dad retain the
devotion they've earned.
= y
DEAR ABBY: No problems,
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straight down the main street
of a suburban town on the left
side of the double line. When
she finally came face to face
with a terrified but blameleSS
male coming in the opposite
direction, she cut back across
the line nearly wrecking the
front fender of car proceeding
properly in the right-hand lane.
My car, as it happened.
There followed the customary
outburst, in the course of which
your columnist observed that
this country started downhill
not as is commonly supposed,
on the day we gave women the
right to vote, but rather when
we gave women the right to
drive. But" commented Mrs.
Morris, "after all, / am a woman
driver and I have never had or
caused an accident"
'But no." l replied. "You
are a LADY driver. Those other
females are the WOME N
drivers!"
As / say, a nice and, occa-
sionally, very useful distinction.
Copyright, 1853, by william Norris
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but / want to tell you how
much my husband and / enjoy
your column. BY the way, we
raise baSset hounds and one
of the best females we ever
owned was named Abigail.
She has whelped many a
champion.
ANNETTE
I've whelped a couple my
self. But could your dog
write?
DEAR ABBY: Some time
ago you published a letter
from a truck drivers wife. II
seems her husband came
home from a run with a long
scratch on bis thigh. He told
his wife it must have been
caused by a sharp feather in
the motel mattress. Wiley
was suspicious. And you,
Dear Abby, didn't help mat
tiers much when you replied,
"A likely story! They don't
put feathers in mattresses any,
more. 1t was probably the
whole chick" Well, / have
news for you. This morning !
awakened with a handsome
scratch on my back. / know
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FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. E. EDGAR

HIT: H. L. Mencken was for
some time the co-editor of
Smart Set Magazine. During
the early years, the magazine
was Shaky financially and he
had no money with which to
attract well-known authors.
The one writer he was most
eager to snare for Smart Set
was W. Somerset Vaughan.
The chances of landing him
were r e mote. Maugham's
prices were 10 times as much
as the magazine could afford
to pay.
Then one day the miracle
occurred. Maugham's Amer
lean agent offered Mencken
a Vaughan story for a mere
$500. The agent neglected to
mention that the piece had
been rejected by every lead
ing magazine. Mencken was
so impressed by the tale that
it wouldn't have mattered. He
scraped the bottom of the till
and came up with the money.
The story, ''MiSs Thomp-
son." was a triumph for the
magazine. Later, as a stage
play, it was a smash hit under
the title Grain"