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Smyrna times., 1939-05-04

ed and highly trained. Even
though that is true, there is, with
out a doubt, great deal of room
for Improvement in the discussion
ordinarily heard when people come
together. Listen critically to the
next five or six conversations
which are carried on in your pres
ence and then analyze the con-
tent. You will probably find that
the conversation is to a great ex-
tent, about personal matters. Peo-
pie will be talking about other
people, personalities, what some
one has said or done. There will
be talk about local happenings,
about the daily round of occur
rences, the daily work, and so on.
If there is gossip, as is often the
case, that is SO much the worse,
but with or without it, the discus
sion will probably be on trivial
plane.
We are naturally interested in
the people about us and the little
local happenings, and it is often
restful to be trivial; but who
wants to be trivial all the time?
That is probably where the trouble
lies, not that we engage in trivial
conversation, but that so many of
us are occupied with trivialities.
There is not more effective
means of sharpening the wits than
through the interchange of ideas
which occur when we speak face
to face with others. One who fails
to take advantage of conversing
on a high plane is turning his back
upon one of the surest roads to in
tellectual achievement.
The happiest and most advanced
individuals are those who are in
terested in larger things than
themselves and their communities
and these larger things should
have part in ones conversation.
When you read an important book
or an interesting story, discuss it
with your friends. Learn to give
out and receive information and to
exchange opinions. Take part as
often as possible in stimulating,
informal conversation. If you
learn to be good talker as well as
a good listener you will become a
more interesting individual and a
more useful citizen.
Matilda Wisk
Smyrna times., 1939-05-04

actively in the program establish
ed by the factory to back up with
expert service every Chevrolet car
and truck sold. The announcement
was made here this week by Ed.
Hedner, national service and me-
chanical manager. Chevrolet. He'd
ner said, has developed a continu-
Gus year-round activity designed to
keep service managers and their
mechanics up to the minute on all
phases of their work. The basis of
the system is the Service Manag-
ers' Clubs, of which there are 235
in the United States. These meet
monthly, drawing their attendance
from the dealerships in their re-
spective areas. The material stud
led at the Service Managers Club
meetings is furnished by the Ser
vice and Mechanical Department
in Detroit, one division of which
devotes full time to supervision of
this work. Returning home, the
service managers hold similar
meetings in their own dealerships
every two weeks, using the mater
ial shown at the managers meet
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ing, plus conducting Is minutes
oral examination, covering the
same ground. Reports of all these
meetings are filed in the Central
Office, an arrangement which
makes it possible for the Service
adm Mechanical Department to dis
tribute any specially useful items
contained in such reports quickly
throughout the entire field,
through the channels provided by
the countrywide training set-up.
'"The whole-set-up is in line with
Chevrolet's conviction that its own
success and the success of its deal
ers will be in direct ratio to the
satisfaction which owners derive
from their Chevrolet cars and
trucks"
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begins to wonder what we NAV do
to her. Until the Munich agree
ment reported Nazi and Fascist
activities in Central and South
America, the potential enemy we
had in mind was Japan. Our bat
the fleet, our first line of defense,
long had been concentrated on the
Pacific side. Our navy that we
have built up and the amount that
is being built now is about one and
one-half times that of Japan. Our
own fleet at sea is ready for battle,
comprises about $50 ships. But
first, Japan would have to get its
armies across the sea. The near
est German or Italian bases are
5000 miles away, and the nearest
Japanese more than 1000 miles
way. Their transports must have
harbor protection. All our har-
bors, east and west, have coast-de-
fense guns which no battleship, let
alone transport, can approach.
We now have $500 planes and we
could establish both a submarine
and plane danger zone for enemy
transports. In six months we
should have 100000 men trained
to arms, in a year 100000. How
many could the three powers
maintain so far from home? In
the summer of 1918, our war de-
partment concluded that 100000
soldiers were all we could main
tain in France.
All our resources and industrial
production, supplies and reinforce
ments would speed over our rail-
roads and highways to any given
point of danger. Some people will
argue that large army and navy
would get us into war. But we
are therefore agreed on a strong
development of the national de-
fense. In considering the Ameri-
can foreign policy we note two
possible extremes to which it can
go. Some believed that the u. S.
could best remain at peace by join
ing with foreign nations in punish
ing any nation which went to war,
but this theory would just start a
war to stop a war. The other ex-
treme to which the foreign policy
can take us is to mind our own
business. That is, we should strive
to maintain peace for the U. S. be-
lieving that if we do maintain
peace, we are doing our share to
maintain peace for the world. This
is the idea which we have tried to
follow with varying degrees of
success since the World War. The
only way to overcome a resort to
war for the accomplishment of ma
tional detectives is to find the sub
stitutes for war to accomplish
these objectives.
Virginia Kemp
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MIDDLETOWN SCHOOL STAFF
Faculty is Appointed For the Com
ing 1889 40 Term

Superintendent of Schools Gil
bert Nickel has announced the fac
ulty for the 1939-1940 school year
as follows: Miss Mary Dries, Miss
Ellen V. Wallace, Mrs. Adah L.
McCabe, Mrs. Emma @. Donovan,
Miss Elsie r. Jones, Miss Helen NJ
Blackburn, Mrs. Gladys M. Pleas
anton, Mrs. Esther P.Hynson, Miss
Mary I. Rigby, Henry S. Brady,
Jr., Miss Eta w. Hastings, Miss
Ruth Ann Minner, Miss Ethel NJ
Roe, Miss Ida v. Howell, Leonard
A. Vichers, Mrs. Adalaide 2. Stat
ford, Miss Lillian T. Merrick, Miss
Minnie E. Keen, Mrs. Margaret P.
Ernest, Harry E. Labour, Earle N.
Stouffer, c. Merrill Wagner, D.
Kenneth Steers, Mrs Helen W.
Hopkins, Miss Mary e. Melvin,
secretary.
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Lost Art of Conversation

A great deal has been said
about the lost art of conversation
and one frequently hears the com
plant that American conversation
is on a lower plane than European.
This may or may not be true.
There probably was never much
art to conversation except in the
small circles Of the especially gift
Smyrna times., 1939-05-04
Accidentally Shot i'm Arm

Coroner Lewis L.athbury, of near
Dagsboro, who was accidentally
peppered with shot in the right
arm by Howard Nelson, a friend,
while Nelson was shooting rats at
his home a few days ago, is re-
covering fro mthe wounds.
Smyrna times., 1939-05-04

Mrs. Jennie Conaway of Con-
cord, is recuperating at the home
of her son, Oscar Conaway in Will
mington, following an operation in
the Milford Memorial Hospital.
Smyrna times., 1939-05-04
BRIEF ITEMS OF
THE PENINSULA
Brief News Items of People
We Know i'm and Around
Larger Peninsula Towns
FROM OUR EXCHANGES

Temple Lolge, No. 9, A. F. and
A. NJ, Milford, entertained Grand
Master George E. Vandegrift of
the Grand Lodge of Delaware, A.
F. and A. M, recently.
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hti0nal Defense

7 Gs between two great
Y lFo coasts to defend,
anader the threat Of
oSef Of Japan, just as
ia't as any threat from
ads. Should we for
al Navy has an out
MES from San Fran
ay worry about what
' . Us in case of war
linished while Japan
Smyrna times., 1939-05-04
: Two signs

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siIs her legs out t..ta6' into
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si Her thous sn'S a. ~
nndsr who was IN the
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bad been; where they
n hum didn't get any
ny fainter either.
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nuuo." was the reply.
dolw Teacher, "All
n have we been talking
Oh, | don't know that"
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asr sighed.
R. E. Reihm
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EXPERT CHEVROLET SERVICE

Is Integral Part of the Salesman
Between Dealers and Company
More than rs per cent OF Chev-
rolet dealers are now cooperating
Smyrna times., 1939-05-04

Delaware City schools, announced
the school would again operate on
the advanced schedule, as was
done last year for the first time
Smyrna times., 1939-05-04
yunnl Banquet

y April 21, in the cafe
b lohn Bassett Moore
i Alumni Association
.H annual banquet. 1t
nl;3O p. m. and includ-
a and roll-call, it last
nt 1000. The banquet
By Mr.. and Mrs. Tay-
y Wayside Inn. The
ID fried chicken, pota-
BE slaw, ice-cream and
be than two hundred
xEuns attended.
Smyrna times., 1939-05-04
/ imateur Contest

sget the amateur con-
as Juniors are sponsor
hT 5! Admission prices
I and twenty-five cents.
I are now on sale. Any
unpste by filing an en-
VIII a Junior.
Smyrna times., 1939-05-04

Principal R. Rogers Fouracre of
Smyrna times., 1939-05-04

The Seaford Special School Dis
trict tax rate was set at five cents
on the 500 of assessed valuation
at a meeting of the school board
The capitation tax will be SO cents
Smyrna times., 1939-05-04
h, RusSett MOO1.e
|g;gh School NesCs

-, pEPORTER - DOROTHY COOPER
SHVVnrc rc MATILDA WISK, MAUD DARRELL
Smyrna times., 1939-05-04

Both houses of the Delaware
General Assembly have passed a
bill to appropriate annually $4,000
for scholarships at Delaware Col
lege, University of Delaware. Gov
ernor Richard c. McMullen signed
the bill last week. University of
Delaware has been one of the few
state institutions of this kind not
receiving state scholarships.
Smyrna times., 1939-05-04

In honor of the anniversary of
the chapter and charter member
night, the Kent County Chapter
No. IL, Order of Eastern Star, en-
tertained at Harrington on We'd
nesday evening.
Evening star., 1939-05-08
Another Close Race
In Industrial Loop
Now Seen Likely
Leading Brewers Face
Tough Path Toward
SondIot Banner

It's too early to be making pre-
dictions about fast weekday cir
cult of the Industrial Leagues cali
ber. but the one thing certain at
this early date is that Heurich
Brewers can Danish whatever
thought they entertained of loaf
ing through the season. All indica-
tions point to repetition of last
years tight race.
True. the Brewers are off to a
good start with two victories in as
many games, but they staggered
home in front of Old Milwaukee,
7-6. after grueling battle and had
the rare good fortune to make all of
their hits count in chalking up a
6-1 decision over O'Donnell's in the
curtain-raiser. The Irishmen were
shy one hit of matching their oppo-
nents. but couldn't connect in cru
cial situations.
Tomorrow 7-Up. Connie" Wyche's
club that disappointed its supporters
by going two-down the first week.
gets shot at the pacemakers and
after its dismal start will be in no
trifling mood Wyche has we'll
balanced team. but it plainly evi-
denced need for more work last
week and undoubtedly will be in the
thick of the race when it hits its
stride.
Today's game between Russell
Motors and Old Milwaukee also
smacks of a real fight. A Russell
victory will put it right on Heurich's
heels, but its defeat will scramble
the standings thoroughly.
ODonnells have McQuinns on
second and third. Their brother Is
the ST. Louis Browns first baseman,
and all. you might have guessed, re-
spond to Mac" They'd make three
quarters of a mighty smooth infield.
Leonard Downes who pitched for
Heurich against Old Milwaukee last
week Is one of the few deaf mutes
active in sandlot sports in this vicin-
ity. A teacher at Maryland State
School for Deaf, at Frederick,
DoWnes is younger brother of the
lad who won fame as one of Gallau-
diets greatest athletes Immediately
before the World War.
Russell Motors boasts about the
best array of pitchers ever cor
rallied on one sandlot club in Lefty
Brown, June Green, Lefty Stevens,
Bob Folliard, Frank Watt and
couple of youngsters. And it'll need
them when the heavy shelling begins.
HOW THEY STAND.
sS:ss.: s;;:;| s;;;is s;;;; ss Milwaukee:
This Weeks Schedule.
,Tomorrow-zRussell VS.. Old Milwaukee
'S9Ssn quesday@suD s!1i0ss. VS.. Heurich yves. e.
lipsel
Wednesday - Russell vs.. ODonnelrs
'Nf1 fhursday@old III Milwaukee VS.. 7-up east
Elipse).
Evening star., 1939-05-08
Little Things Inspire
Hackney 10 Crack
Shotput Marks
Ice Cream Bet, Bonter
Help Kansas Stoter
To Dozen Records

By the Associated Press.
MANHATTAN, Kans.. May g.
Little things-like a quart of ice
cream and a mere 20 of an inch
inspire Elmer Hackney.
Kansas States famed "one-man
gang" tossed the shot SIS feet, II
inches here Saturday to better the
American and national intercol-
legiate records He's left trail Of
IL shattered marks in meets this
spring
Only Jack Torrance, Louisiana
States famed pitcher of a few years
back, now has a better mark than
Hackney-his 57-feet-1 Inch toss for
world record in 1884 at Oslo, Nor
way. The gangs" 55-feet-1l effort,
made in a triangular meet with
Nebraska and Kansas of the Big Six,
exceeded Torrance's American record
of SIS feet and his intercollegiate
mark of 54 feet 69/16.
Ice Cream Is Inspiration.
At the Kansas relays, Hackney
came up to his last toss short of the
record set by Nebraska's S famed Sam
Francis, 81 feet 6 inches.
Bet you quart of ice cream you
don't beat it," teammate chided.
There's nothing the "Gang"-foot-
ball, wrestling and track ace-likes
to do better than compete-except
eat and beat Francis marks. fIe
and Francis were teammates at
Oberlin, Kans, High School.
So Hackney threw the 16-pound
shot 50 feet ~ inches.
Followed the Colorado relays,
where he did 54 feet 1as inches
only to discover that Michigan's Bill
Watson had the Nations best throw
this year, 81 feet IL inches.
That 3s of an inch burned up the
Gang" melted him to do 55-feet-1l,
with the explanation that will show
Watson"
He's Same in Football.
Hackney easily is inspired on the
football field, too, as Marquette's s
1888 gridders will remember. Well
into the fourth quarter the game
looked to be a scoreless tie. Then
the Gang" got roughed up a bit
Almost singlehanded he carried
Kansas State more than so yards
to touchdown-and victory.
Dan Ferris. National A. A. U. sec
retary, recently pickey Hackney on
his pre-1940 Olympic team.
The Kansas Slater, 1888 national
intercollegiate shotput king, and
Watson expect to settle their argu-
ment personally at this years inter-
collegiates.
Tip to Mr.. Watson: Don't arouse
Hackney or probably he'll pitch the
shot out of the lot.
Evening star., 1939-05-08
Two Eastern Lads
Promise 10 Give
Legg a Battle
Hooe in Hurdles, Cooksey
In Brood Jump Rival
Little General Ace

Washington-Lee High School Of
Arlington, enthused over the reten-
ton CT its team championship in
the University of Maryland inter-
scholastics, is hard bent on adding
another title in the first annual
Evening Star games to be held Sat-
urday in Byrd Stadium.
Upon Wally Legg, who gathered
1S of the Little Generals "a points
last Saturday, will rest the big bur-
den. He won the century and both
hurdle races at Maryland and bare
ly was beaten in the broad jump,
finishing a quarter-inch behind Les
| Cooksey of Eastern.
Legg and Cooksey are expected to
have another sharp skirmish in the
broad jump Saturday but Legg is
more concerned with another East
ern star, namely Sidney Hooe, hurd-
Ter.
Hooe didn't even reach the final
of the low hurdles in the Terrapin
meet but he rated a second-place
medal, at least, He and Legg, ad-
mittedly the two best in the event,
were hooked up in heat and Legg
won with Hooe at his shoulder.
Both broke the meet record but
Hooe was eliminated.
Headed for Big Things.
Young Hooe, according to his
coach, Mike Kelley, is headed for big
things. He is better now than were
those two famous Eastern hurdlers
OF a decade back, Bob Slye and
Grover Everett. Slye still holds the
G Club meet record for the high
hurdles with 1876, and Everett the
lnterhigh record of Is fiat. Neither
beat q seconds over the low
fences as schoolboys, but Hooe has
broken &c.
1t was observed Saturday that Legg
had more speed, but Hooe little
better form.
All entries must be in hand or in
the mail by tonight This goes for
both the interscholastic and the Dis
trict A. A. U. events, with one excep-
ton. The hammer throw will remain
open while Fred Willcutt rounds up
field. He was promised the ham
mer throw would be included on the
A. A. U. program provided he OBJ
tanned Sizable entry
Four Hammer Throwers.
This morning he turned up with
four besides his own, all from ex-
collegians. They were from Ben
Holman, California Tech; DR.. L. R.
HafStad. Minnesota and Johns Hop
kins; Harry Wexler, Hard and
Massachusetts Tech, and Dave
Blumenstock, California
The hammer throw, if it is held,
probably will include more genuine
high broWs than any event in the
meet. Willcutt, an engineer, holds
B. S. and an M. S.; Hafstad,
physicist at the Carnegie Institu-
ton. Phi. D.; Wexler, Weather
Bureau scientist, a Phi. D.; Blumen-
stock, in the Soil Conservation
Service, a B. S. and M. S., and
Holman. Soil Conservation meteor
ogist, B. S. and M. S.
Any hammer-throwers desiring to
enter should phone Willcutt at
Woodley 1899, his home, or National
$500, branch 237.
Evening star., 1939-05-08
Nationals
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pressive when he sprinted in for
pop fly to short right which Second
Baseman Buddy Myer could have
tucked in his hip pocket. Johnny
scared off Myer, but he wasn't as
fast as he thought and committed
a tWo-base error when the ball
dropped off the end of his glove.
The resulting run won the game for
the Sox.
Uses Welaj Instead of Esty.
Johnny, though, has demonstrated
enough to Harris to warrant a
thorough trial and the tip-off that
he is going to receive it came yes
terday in the eighth inning Welaj
was sent in to pinch-hit for Dutch
Leonard, indicating Harris has seen
sufficient of Estalella as a hitter for
time. Johnny went to left field,
replacing West, who complained of
feeling tired, and proceeded to save
the game which Appleton later pro-
ceeded to lose.
The Mats yesterday spurted into
80 lead, featuring theft of home
by the fleet George Case for his
ninth stolen base of the season, but
the Indians tied it up by the end of
the fourth, with errors by Buddy
Lewis and West figuring in the up
rising.
They were deadlocked again at
A and at 6-6 entering Cleveland's
half of the ninth, which Roy Wealth
erly launched with crisp double to
right. What loomed as the winning
run was choked off, however, when
Relief Pitcher Bud Thomas shared
frankie Pytlak's bounder and
trapped Weatherly between second
and third. Pytlak was out attempt
ing to steal and Thomas forced
Oscar Grimes to foul to Catcher
Angelo Giuliani.
Hale Breaks Up Game.
Washington registered its seventh
run in the 10th inning, when Lewis
singled sharply to center, moved to
third on Pinch-hitter Jake Early's
single to the same spot and across
the plate on Taft Wright's infleld
out.
Appleton then threw for the Mats.
He retired Ben Chapman, issued a
double to Jeff Heath, forced Keltner
to fly to Case and then lost the game
in a novel manner. He hit Bruce
Campbell, pinch h-hitting for Jim
Shilling, and advanced both Heath
and Campbell with a pitch high
over the head of Mr.. Giuliani. Bad
News Hale made that expensive by
pumping a single to center to break
up the game.
Nat notes-Jimmy Wasdell, the
Mats first baseman, has hit safety
in his last 10 games. ~Gelbert and
Myer have strings of eight games
each.
The swelling in Catcher Rick Fer
rells injured finger has decreased
and the regular backstop is expected
to be available shortly. He was re-
lieved greatly when the digit dis
played improvement, for Rick feared
a cracked or broken bone.
Coach Clyde Milan, suffering from
muscle and nerve ailments in his
back, shoulder and arm, has returned
to Washington for treatment. He
expects to be ready for duty when
the team returns home to face
Boston on Saturday.
Evening star., 1939-05-08
Close and Lopsided
Scores Mark Play
In 5and|ot Loop
Reads Pharmacy Makes
Impressive Debut in
National City

Close games in Section B and
lop-sided victories in Section A
featured yesterdays inaugural round
in the National City League, which
found favorites running true to
form. Large crowds witnessed all
eight games.
With Wainwright, Walter, Craw-
ford and Bartoo setting a brisk
pace, Reid's Pharmacy, champion of
B circuit last season, served notice
in its debut that it has the power
to challenge for the A section title
by swamping Small Motors, 1872
Seven runs in the second and four
in the fourth decided the issue.
Klein's Tavern won by even more
impressive figures from Tex Tavern
as Moxley connected for six hits in
as many trips in leading his mates
to TIA triumph. The victors
shelled four Tex tossers for 81 hits,
including five triples, and amassed
14-3 lead in the first five innings
to coast in.
Arbothnot, who enjoyed a perfect
day at the plate with four hits, in
Guiding double and triple, paced
the J. C. Flood mines attack as it
blanked Retail Clerks, TO, in the
closest game in the section.
District Grocery Society ran itself
dizzy in turning back Cameo Furni-
ture, scoring 18 runs in the first
three innings in chalking up 2S-5
decision. Barbour, Schwartz. Spec
tor and Fraden were outstanding at
the plate.
Arcade Market scored four runs
in the second inning and choked off
late rally by Wakefield Dairy to
win the B section feature by a 6-5
margin. Wakefield came within an
ace Of tying it up in the seventh of
an Shining game, falling one run
shy after scoring three times. Kaiser
Evening star., 1939-05-08
BY MALCOLM LAMBORNE, Jr.

1t was double-head day on the
Potomac yesterday off Hains Point
as shippers in three of the six classes
competing in the third and fourth
events of the Potomac River Sail
ing Association scored double vic
tories. Bill White in the comet
class, Reid Dunn in the snipe
division and DR.. Ralph Barnhardt
in class B handicap took both
morning and afternoon races in
their classes.
The sailors were sent on their way
in the morning under the watchful
eye of President Roosevelt, en- route
down stream on the presidential
yacht Potomac.
Kan Doc Leads 20-FoOters.
DR.. Albert Pagan's Kan Doc took
the opener for the 20-footers. betS
ter than two minutes ahead OF
Twig Bush's Cricket II. In the
afternoon the tables were turned
with Cricket leading the Kan Doc
by "A seconds.
Whites Frolic, Charles Dodge's
Nandua and Les Wright's Fan
Tan III finished in that order in
both events. Fan Tan, leading the
series until yesterday, drops to Sec
ond position, more than a point be-
hind Frolic and only 10th of a
point ahead of Nandua. Dunn's
Rebel and DR.. Evart Warren's High
Lama led the snipers for each heat.
In the seven-boat fleet of class A
handicap Charles Murphy took a
first in the morning and second
in the afternoon. Corinthjan Yacht
Club Sea Scouts won major honors,
with Wildcat and Bobcat finishing
Evening star., 1939-05-08
Royal Giants Sparkle
In Win Over Hornets

Washington's Royal Giants have
an improved rating in the South
eastern League today as a result
of yesterdays 4-3 victory over the
Charlotte Black Hornets in the
opening game of a double-header
played at Griffith Stadium. The
second game was called at the end
of the eighth with the teams dead
locked at Sail.
The Giants scored their winning
run in the inaugural in the ninth
inning after tying with a two-run
rally in the eighth. A brace Of
doubles by johnson featured the at
tack. Walker was nicked for nine
hits, but bore down in the pinches
to escape serious trouble.