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TOWNSEND
Items OF Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity

Townsend, Nov. 2-Mrs. Edward
Daniels has opened her home for a
town library The library is being
added to for good reading mater
ial and subscribers can obtain
books on Wednesday afternoons
from until o'clock, and on Sat
urday evenings from z until 8. For
those who want certain books re-
quests will be promptly sent to the
Wilmington Library.
The trustees supper held in the
Townsend Fire House recently
brought in the sum of S187.19.
At a recent meeting of the Of
fetal Board of the Townsend Meth
odist Church a unanimous invita-
tion was extended for the return of
the Rev. Darcy A. Littleton by
the Townsend and Blackbird
charges for the coming year.
Richard Hodgson will represent
the Townsend and Blackbird charg-
es as lay delegate to the Confirma-
tion Conference of all the Method
istt denominations at Salisbury,
Md, on October 31st and Novem-
ber 1st.
Mrs. Bessie Reynolds spent part
of the past week at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilson, of
Smyrna.
Master Jack Reynolds of Will
mington, spent the past weekend
with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. I. G.. Webb.
Mrs. Frank Lawson had as a
recent guest her sister, Mrs. Edith
CHM Cochran, Of Middletown, who
is leaving son for Florida.
Miss Virginia Cochran has re-
turned from a visit to Niagara
Falls and other places.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Marvel spent
Sunday with Mr.. Osborne Banning
and family at New Castle.
Mrs. T. S. Barrett has returned
home after several days visit in
Middletown.
George Palmer of Hagerstown,
Md, paid a business visit to our
community on Monday.
Mrs. Clarkson Taylor, of Will
mington, visited her father, Mr.Ed-
ward Hart, last Friday.
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BLACKBIRD
Items OF Personal ana Social In
terest Cleaned Franz the Vicinity

Blackbird, Nov. 2-The ladies of
Blackbird community, assisted by
Miss Hastings, teacher at the
local school, and Mrs. Charles
Dukes, of the Taylor's Bridge COM
munity, will celebrate National
Art Week" with an exhibit at
Blackbird Methodist Church to-day
Thursday November 2, both af-
ternoon and evening. Many kinds
of handiwork, crochet and en-
broidery, as well as paintings,
drawings, manual training work,
bed spreads, rugs and samples OF
old quilts, china and antiques will
be shown. Tea will be served af-
ternoon and evening and at s p. m.
Miss Sheppard of the State Art
Department will tell about her re-
cent trip to Mexico and exhibit OBJ
jects of art, pottery and other ar
ticles which she brought from
Mexico. The public is cordially
invited to attend this exhibit and
social hour.
Mrs. D. D. Stats and Miss Cor
nelia Anderson were Wilmington
visitors on Thursday.
Miss Rachel Hastings attended
the Teachers meeting in Whining
ton on Thursday and Friday.
Rev. and Mrs. George P. Jones
of Mystic, Conn, are spending
sometime with Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
liam Fortner. Rev. Jones attend
ed the conference in Salisbury on
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Webber are
spending week in Lewes with Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Conner.
Quite a number from this vicin-
ity attended the supper at Friend
ship Church last Thursday.
Mrs. G. Fred Heinold returned
from New York City on Tuesday.
Mr.. Martin Mitchell and Kermit
McGinnis, who are working at Al
toona, Pa, spent the weekend
with their families.
/ Mrs. Ada Reihm spent Friday in
Wilmington.
! Mr.. and Mrs. William Wier and
daughter Rita, of Philadelphia
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. ]
Squires.
Mr.. Villa mFortner, who was
in an auto accident two weeks ago
is able to be out and is receiving
a warm greeting by his friends.
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phia. He has sold his stock and
farming implements as well as
household goods. He even offered
his fine farm at auction but with
drew it because of insufficiency of
bid. He leaves the Millington sec
ton with the best wishes that his
days may be of good health and
happiness and that the years NAV
be full and abundant for him.
The Millington Volunteer Fire
Company received a kitchen show
er at their Fire House on Tuesday
evening, October oath. Many useful
gifts were presented.
Mr.. and Mrs. JohnW. Higman
and nevheW, Pat, were recent
guests of his aunt, Mrs. Mary
Adams in Rehoboth Beach, Del. II
was the 92nd birthday of Mrs
Adams.
Miss Mollie Higman has return
ed home after svending sometime
with friends in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond ]. Tay-
lor have returned home after two
weeks spent at the Worlds Fair in
New York City and points in New
Jersey and Virginia.
Mrs. Ethel Jones, of Stamford,
Conn, is the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. Ruth Bowman, on Cypress
street.
Mrs William Vansant is a pa
tient at a Philadelphia Hosvital for
treatment.
William Akin, of Pitman, N. j.,
has been visiting his uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs Charles P.
Jones.
Miss Mary Darrell has been Wis
iting her aunt, Mrs. Mary Frank
lin, in Camden, N. ].
Miss Martha G. HAZEL is spend
ing some time with friends in New
York.
Mrs. James D. Moore has return
ed after spending a week with
friends in Wilmington and New
York.
Mrs. Herman Wallace who has
been taking treatments in Easton
Hospital, has returned much i'm
proved.
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OAkHI ILL CoNNI1
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Methodist Church. forr =
Of Clayton On claytor.y..l--. !. y
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announces these seryiss- .sl-. !
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pastor ! t has pleased G..
foolishness Of preaching !.
them that believe 7
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why 90 people wait u1ta !.
ready 70 die before tier J
the claims Of Christ? a.
interested IN having gs9a.
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be looking for YOU. =
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STATE CAPITAL
NEWS BUDGET
Personal Items and Social
Mention About Dover Folks
and Their DOings
PARTIES OF THE WEEK

Dover, Nov. 2 Mrs. NJ. Wolfe
Horsey went to Wayne, Pa, Friday
for viist with her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald P
Horsey, and with them, left on a
weekend motor trip to New Lon
don, Conn, to visit the latters
daughter, Miss Eleanor Horsey, a
student at the Connecticut College
for Women Saturday marked
Miss Horsey's birthday anniver-
sary.
Mr. and Mrs Willis G. Jenkins
returned the first of the week from
a motor trip to Charlotte, N. c.,
to see the formers son, Mr.. Arthur
Jenkins.
Mr. Wilbur d. Dameron has re-
turned to his home, "Restmere, !"
near town, from two-weeks mo-
tor trip through Indiana and Ill
inois.
Mrs. Kate Johns has as her guest
her sister, Mrs Maggie Cutiejian,
of New York, for an indefinite stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Henry are
receiving congratulations upon the
birth of daughter in the Kent
General Hospital on Tuesday of
last week.
On Wednesday, Mrs. Harry A.
Richardson II, Mrs. Maurice A.
Hartnett, Jr., Mrs Howard E.
Lynch Jr., and Mr.. E. Stewart Out
ten were luncheon and bridge
guests of Mrs. Marvel Wilson,
Swarthmore, Pa, at Inghnook Inn.
Thomas NJ Gooden, Jr., enter
tanned twenty guests at surprise
dinner party Friday evening for
Mrs. Gooden in honor of their
twentieth Wedding anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas " Keith
had Mr.. and Mrs. William Beasley,
of Germantown, Pa, as their re-
cent guests.
DR.. and Mrs. George Vogel have
returned after spending week in
Warrington, D. c.
Harry ]. Cats left on Friday
for Miami Beach, Fla, where he
will spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Kenneth Tuller
had as their guests recently the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs Will
liam Tuller of Rutherford, n. ].
Mrs. Stanley Scarborough was
hostess to the members of her
bridge club Tuesday evening of
last week.
Miss Frances Lane has Mrs. An
drew Fritz, of st. Georges as her
guest.
+ Mrs. Cecil de j. Harbordt enter
tanned the members of her bridge
club at dinner at the Duval Tea
House recently.
/ Mrs. A. Williams Massey, of
Paris, France, was a recent guest
! of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Gordon Massey
Jr. Mrs. Massey will return to
/ France soon.
j Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb S. " War
rington will move into their new
home in East Over Hills this week.
Miss Elizabeth Nils left on Fri
day for Long Island, N. Y, 20 be
the guest of her sister and family
over the weekend. While away
she will visit the New York Worlds
Fair.
Mrs. Frederick A. Spencer, who
has been living in Montpelier, VT,
has returned to Dover to spend the
winter with her sisters, the Misses
Maria, Charlotte and Edith Hutton.
Mrs. Spencer, the former Miss
Elizabeth Hutton, was former
/ teacher in the local school.
! Mrs. John Barnes Wells return
ed last week from New York City
where she was the guest of her
son-in-law and daughter. DR.. and
Mrs. Woodbridge E. Morris. for a
week, and also spent several days
/ in Scarsdale, N. Y. with Mr.. and
Mrs. William Reddick. Mr.. Red
dick is musical director of the
Henry Ford hour radio program
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hARTLY
Items Of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned Frsm the Vicinity

Hartly, Nov. 2 = Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Bailey and family of Ok
ford, Pa, were guests last week of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton King and
family.
Mr.. Lester Lawton has returned
from a visit to friends in Chester.
Mrs. Samuel Carrow spent a few
day last week in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Grafton Heather was in Bal
timore a few days last week on
business.
Master Allen Davis and Wilson
Comegys were visitors last week to
Mrs. Harry Leager.
Mr.. Purnell Anderson and moth
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Mrs John stoaa.,,
Pid4 mlngton Mrs J5sa sa'' d.
Richardson Park ''ra n. b
ratn.I1 nam Palmatory d NJ. y
Teturned return. from a ny. y,
Worlds Fair in New y. ". !
~ Miss Sara Moore + isl2
mas has been visiting he, ]. m 7:
and =, Mrs Dudley Moor!' 'a'',
M. and Mrs. Jan.. I Y
OF Baltimore visited !. 4'o'
tons mothe her Mrs. L;.4.. y, J
ton last week. s'sa ?,
:. Mr. and Mrs Her5.,.
st. Augustine. FL ' L;
guests Of Mr.. and NJ veg
Massey. u'' II
Miss MargarA+ v.
Duling were recent '..s All
iatter's brother 49, 'Nl'',
Mr. and Mrs Cbar,s Ss''
OXFORD Nh ! ]
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SUDLERSvHLE

Items Of Personal and :.
terest Cleaned From The 7,
Sudlersville Nd. Nov i
makers Clubs will r,rs .
lCont'nued On Pare Fin
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WELLINGTON

Items of Personal and Social In.
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity
Millington, Md. Nov. 2-Thomas
A. Goodwin, aged Sc, long a farmer
of upper Kent County, Maryland.
near Millington has discontinued
farming and moved to Philadel-
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-30

in the Post Office in, Nome as 2nd Class Matter
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-30

Ten years ago. at this time of the year, President Hoover pro- claimed the Kellog- -Briand Anti War Treaty, subscribed by 62 nations, and denouncing war as an instrument of national policy In the autumn of 1919, the Unit ed States had a nationwide steel strike on it's hands and the Eng fish railroads were tied up by a similar difficulty. AS summer waned in 1909, the world was startled to learn that an air plane had been flown ocross the English Channel. Dropping back to the nineties. now referred to as gay the Philippine Islands, in 1899, were being shaken down to accepting American control Who remembers 1889? The John stoWn, Pa, flood, terminating more than 2000 lives, was it's dis mai news feature. Taking a jump of a century, the United States ia 1889 was looking forward to the early issue of the first post age stamp. Regarding 1949, there is MT. Hitler's assurance that he can fight for ten years.
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ericas is calling for new ocean tonnage-something that will in- crease rapidly. Ship building may be expected to experience it's greatest activity in years.
 Skilled workers of every class vii be in demand. More raw ma terials of every kind will be re- quired to go into ships, muni- tions, war materials and supplies. Women as we'll as men will be called to the service. The de- mand in all likelihod will elim- mate many sjuabble over labor conditions that has obtained while millions have been idle.
 The tremendous costs of war in lives and money, and the des- truction notwithstanding, the world is in for many a far-reach ing change in the tides of world markets and supply.
 By the time the next open sea son for Alaskan fishing and min ing rolls round, the picture as effecting the Northland may be greatly altered.
 The back-fire on the industrial situation that will follow the war, the huge indebtedness of belligerents, the possible disap- pearance of some of the contend ing nations and fall of certain glorified leaders of today will be another story. In the mean time industrial boom-be they only temporary-will figure larg ely in the economic picture.
 Alaskans will de well to be on their toes, keen to their situation and alert to anticipate he prob able situation affecting the coun- try another year.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-30
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that Mary Maynard, has been appoint ed by the Probate Court for the Cape Nome Precinct Territory of Alaska, Administratrix of the estate of George s. Maynard, de- ceased and all persons having claims against the said estate are required to present the same with proper vouchers, within six months from the date of this mo- tice, to the undersigned admin itratrix in the city of Nome, Territory of Alaska.
 Dated this 23rd day of Oct ober, 1939
 Mary Maynard
 Administratrix of the Estate of George s. Maynard, Deceased
 Publish Oct, 23 30 Nov 13.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-30
EDITORIAL
FAST CHANGING
 INDUSTRIAL PICTURE

From every Outside source comes advices of rapid change in the industrial and trade sit uation in the States with direct bearing on the trade relations of America with Europe and the Western Hemisphere.
 Due chiefly to the European war this new condition is sure to be felt in every quarter, not excepting Alaska.
 If the war becomes a long one of which there is now every in dication the far reaching effect S1ay be expected to witness mum erous major changes that will persist for years, establishing en- tirely new permanent conditions affecting trade and American in dustry.
 Travelling men recently from the States, and more authentic industrial and trade magazine re views indicate the trend and the new conditions.
 American factories and trans portation lines are experiencing unusual activity. Placing of huge orders for airplanes and other equipment for war purposes at home and abroad, the foreign de tnand for munitions-however the neutrality issue goes-and de mand for raw products of every kind all figure in the situation.
 American factories and mills, long operating short handed are putting on men long idle. Many plants already are working to capacity. Railroad lines are feel ing the stimulus, as -loadings and movements of freight in crease. Trunk lines are figuring on how to avert the traffic con- ,eestion of the first World War that resulted in freight of all kinds being tied up at ocean ter minals, iften forcing the use of large percentage of cars for stor- age purposed. due to lack of warehousing facilities.
 The cutting off of exports from European countries to the West ern Hemisphere, is seeing huge orders coming into the States from South America and other countries. Hundreds of millions Of dollars worth of orders have been diverted in the last few weeks from Europe to the United States. The recent conference of the 21 American nations has been quickly followed by deluge of new business for American man. ufacturers.
 Heavy losses of merchant ships of the belligerent powers, and the demand for ships to handle the new traffic between the Am
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-30

ain was on hand. Europe is do- ing fairly well at her miserable task. American advice is not needed.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-30
NO AMERICAN
 ADVICE NEEDED

There is plenty of good advice to the effect that we should not get involved in European war. One might go further and re- mark that we ought not to be- come involved in too elaborate a consideration of it. Up to the time that the first German sol dier stepped over into Poland, the papers gave us to understand that solving our own problems was taxing job. Surely, the war over there cannot have wiped out all our difficulties at home.
 For a nation which professed to be strictly neutral. unofficial United States has considerable to say about the goings-on over there, although as MT. Roosevelt has pointed out, even neutrals are entitled to entertain an opin- ion. MT Hitler is said to be of unsound mind, and Mir. Chamber lain has been depicted as a weak kneed old gentleman doddering about with an umbrella. Hitler appears to be crazy like a fox, and when the hour arrived, Brit
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Modernized SiqnuIs
Suggestions for the early install

Suggestions Tor the early lnStalla-
tion OF central control systems and
program timing" of traffic lights,
made by the Traffic Advisory Coun-
Gil, is progressive step toward the
promotion OF convenient and facile
movement Of automobiles through
Washington's streets. This, even
more than the councils opposition
to experimentation with the block"
system, is contribution to the
smooth flow of traffic.
Under the block plan, used in
many cities, among which New York
Is the most familiar example, all
lights for long stretches turn green
or red simultaneously. go" periods
necessarily are longer, necessitating
equal waits when the red shows.
Communities having large volume
of cross-town traffic have found the
system Is confusing and results in
unnecessary delays. For this reason
the plan is being modified extensively
in Chicago. Alternating lights, with
which Washington has been familiar,
are timed to keep cars driven at the
approximate speed limit moving
without encountering red signals
They have been efficient during quiet
periods Of the day, but have not
worked with complete satisfaction
during the rush hours.
On the other hand, program tim
ing with centralized control changes
the intervals Of the lights at various
periods of the day to conform with
the prevailing trends of traffic. Most
effective of such installations in the
District has been at Wisconsin ave-
nue. and M street.
Objections to program timing in
Stallations are based entirely upon
their greater cost. And large scale
use could be delayed pending COM
pletion of the survey of the city's
traffic flow which the Public Roads
Administration and the District gov
ernment are conducting.
Some such changes, however,
might be made in the buster
and more congested areas in the
near future, and eventual adoption
OF the system should be seriously
studied. Considering the improba-
bility of any reduction in the gaso-
line tax, and the excess of revenue
from this source over current traffic
and highway expenditures, the work
could be carried out without con-
fronting the District with q serious
financial burden.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Skilled Help Needed

The paradoxical picture of jobs
going begging while millions of dol
lars are being spent for unemploy-
ment relief is presented in a survey
just completed by the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States.
which discloses a growing shortage
Of skilled labor in many parts of the
country.
Under ordinary circumstances, en-
ployment in the trades would be ex-
periencing seasonal decline at this
time of year, but the war boom has
reversed the trend, and as a result,
the chamber reports, communities
affected by the shortage are going to
unusual lengths to import workers,
or even to train the unskilled where
this course is feasible, in order to
keep their industries moving.
The decline in apprentice training
during the depression years is the
explanation most often advanced by
those who contributed to the survey
three hundred and thirty business
Evening star., 1939-12-18

reactions. I'VE can make things
happier" they said. And they were
right.
II there be any truth which does
not require demonstration, it surely
must be that Of the effect of the
kindly human heart upon the ex-
perience of the race. Each indi-
vidual, providentially, is possessed OF
power to practice charity and mercy
toward his fellow-creatures. Even
when large material means are
lacking, a man or a woman, a boy
or girl can help toward a merrier
celebration of the anniversary of
the coming of the Christ whose one
commandment was: THAT We love
one another"
It is with this conviction that The
Star again appeals to its readers to
give generously and promptly to the
Christmas Heart Fund. Fifteen hun
dred dollars already have been sub
scribed, but much more is needed.
Evening star., 1939-12-18

green, to 60 ahead Immediately. Once
in Baltimore failed to move my car the
second the light turned green. This was
followed by terrible blast behind me.
To my disgust noted that the driver
was from Washington, that is, his tag
was District tag.
If I walked down the street slapping
in the face every person I met, I soon
would be jailed. Like thousands of other
persons the loud horns hurt my nerves
worse than slap in the face Shouldn't
the horn. blowers be jailed?
Cheer up, fellow sufferers. AS soon as
get the money am going to hire me a
guy with motorcycle and a pair of
pliers whose job it will be to go around
disconnecting all loud horns. I thought
OF advocating public hanging for manu-
facturers Of these horns, but, unfortu-
nately. such Christian acts are against
tho law. E.C.P.
December IS.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
Puqe Munchuusen

The following bird OF a story comes
from the files of the National Safety
Council and is perused entirely at the
subscribers own risk, neither The
Star nor the National Safety Council
being willing to assume responsibility
or pay damages for any strain on the
readers credulity. With this under
stood, 1t seems that hardy pair of
birds built nest on a church steeple
in Memphis, settling down for what
they thought would be an uneventful
winter Most of their rich relatives
had gone south for the season to get
away from icicles, but they were
fairly comfortable until the head of
the household made the mistake of
bringing home match one day. His
mate looked at it suspiciously. She
had never seen anything like it be-
fore. Struggling her wings, she sat
down on the problem, and Matched
out fire.
Some human, seeing the church
ablaze, notified the fire department.
The firemen barely took time to re-
mark "Holy Smoke!" and rushed to
the scene, but all in vain. BY the time
they arrived, it was too late for them
to be of any use. The heat of the
burning steeple had melted the
icicles. caused flood, and put the
fire out. Sadly they returned to
headquarters, to ponder on the mys-
terious ways of nature and to drink
a toast to the memory of that much
maligned character, the late Baron
Munchausen.
Evening star., 1939-12-18
An Open Heart
advent Prayer.)

advent Prayer.)
When Christmas comes. dear Lord. I
pray that
May have my house In readiness, the
floor
Swept clean, the windows bright and
new-the door
Wide open to the hill and star-nt skv.
That I may hear tho angels song an
high,
OF peace, good villas once thew sans
Of yore.
And then, dear Lord, although nv heart
be poor,
A stable housed you once-please 70
not by.
But enter in and fill my heart with love
For all mankind, that shall know M
rest
Until all hearts shall know and love You
best,
That we may serve as angel hosts above
For peace can only come when men shall
share
An open heart with all men everywhere.
MONICA WILLIAMS.