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Smyrna times., 1939-03-30

at 7:45 p. m. New officers for the
coming year will be nominated at
the business session. The program
viii be an open meeting with Ed
win M. Barry, director of division
of education, Game and Fish Com
mission, giving an illustrated lee
ture on 'Wildlife in Delaware"
Smyrna times., 1939-03-30
"Bushido''

''Bushido," the japanese spirit,
it a spirit of patriotism and devo-
tion to their emperor and state, of
willingness to tail or die for their
country. This spirit is part of the
life Of the Japanese people and is
taught them from earliest child
hood. In America we hear very
little of an American spirit, but in
Japan not a school day goes by
without instruction in the Japan
ese Spirit" Even in the agricul-
tural colleges, where the education
would be technical, the students
are taught the fundamentals of the
Japanese Spirit" The people be-
lieve that all his other problems
must be subordinate to it.
In America we do not need the
spirit which inspired the Japanese,
but we do need a spirit of devo-
tion to American ideals. These
ideals are different from those of
Germany, Italy or Japan, because
these people are thinking of ma
tional power and glory, Of expan-
sion and conquest. The individual
is supposed to sacrifice his COM
forts in order that his state may
be powerful in war. In America
we are trying to build society in
which individuals and families may
ha caaYrra opd borrr, opd rryhara oil
may have the chance to develop
their talents and have equality of
opportunity. This goal has never
been fully realized, but we are try
ing to reach it in this nation
through the process of a democ-
racy. No one person or select
group is leading us toward our
ideal. If it is won we are the ones
who have given our work and sup
port and who will wear the victor's
laurels.
We can never, however, really
serve this American ideal if we be-
come too individualistic; if each
one follows his own interests with
out a care for the common good.
We must be united by a patriot
ism that will be an inspiration,
leading us to acts of public ser
vice. 1t is important that we de-
velop this spirit if we are to build
a great civilization for how can we
compete with other people if they
live for their countries and we
merely for ourselves? Our pa
triotism should have higher ideals
than theirs but should be just as
intense. 1t should be more unself-
ish, but must be upheld by defin-
ite national purpose.
We have the natural and human
resources to build such a civiliza-
tion in our country as has never
before been known, but we lack
the spirit of determination and
unity which should support it. Let
each and every one of us do his
part in making and keeping our
country a great democratic nation
that will serve as an example for
other nations.
Matilda WiCk
Smyrna times., 1939-03-30
What Should Be Our National
Defense Policy?

Within the past six months
President Roosevelt has released a
four-fold plan toward world peace.
1t is ~ no entangling alliances,
obviously, ~ in favor of mainten-
ance of world trade, (3) in SYM
pathy with efforts to reduce or
limit ornaments, (4) sympathetic
of social, political, and economic
conditions. To date, his actions
have contradicted his policy on
three Of these points.
The United States has taken a
major step to halt Nazi infiltration
into South America by signing a
far-reaching trade agreement with
Brazil. We have agreed to extend
S120, 100000 to Brazil in ultimate
credits. Indications are that this
is an opening in an economic war
between the United States and the
totalitarian powers. United States
exports will suffer as a result of a
barter deal between Germany and
Argentina. The Nazis will take
wheat in exchange for railroad
equipment, autos, trucks, and buss-
es.
Supposedly in favor of mainten-
ance of world trade, the United
States Treasury has imposed a
twenty-five percent countervailing
duty on all German imports into
this country. Acting Secretary of
State, Sumner Wells, announced
that we would send a note to Ger
many officially denouncing its ag-
gression in Czecho-Slovakia. Sen
ator KEEP Pittman, chairman of the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee, announced that he will intro
duce a bill revising the neutrality
laws to remove provisions that
favor aggressor powers.
Less than a week ago the Sen
ate and the House passed bills ap-
propriating thousands of dollars to
increase our air corp. Thus we
see that Mr.. Roosevelt has acted
contrary to his former doctrine of
world peace.
What should be our national de-
fense policy? Propaganda and
boycott are two cruel instruments
of warfare. Why couldn't they be
used to hinder war? We stress
national defense to insure peace at
home. But at the same time, sci
ence at home makes peace uncer-
tain. The United States can't dis
arm for peace until other coun-
tries do. An edaquate army, navy,
and air corps are expensive main
tenants, but strongly necessary.
In the race for arms, every coun-
try takes an offensive attitude.
The better policy would be to take
an attitude of hemisphere defense
only. In the case of the United
States, aggressors on our soil
would become our targets through
enforcement and enlargement of
the Monroe Doctrine.
Dorothy Louise Cooper
Smyrna times., 1939-03-30
ID. V. Anderson Promoted

The U. S. Senate has approved
promotion of Daniel v. Anderson,
of Dover, vice-consul at Bombay
from unclassified to class VIII rat
ing in the foreign service. The
highest rank in the classified for
eign service in class I, with an an
nual salary of $4,000 to $4,000.
The lowest in class VIII with sal
ary ranging from 800 to 5000.
Smyrna times., 1939-03-30
Death of Mrs. Lizzie B, Thorpe

Mrs. Lizzie B. Thorpe, widow of
Lewis P. Thorpe, aged 65 years,
died in a Philadelphia hospital,
Thursday, March 16, following a
serious operation and was buried
Monday, March 20 from her late
residence, 2906 North Fairhill
street, Philadelphia, with inter
ment in North Wood cemetery,
Smyrna times., 1939-03-30

that city. She is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Maie Goodman,
two grandchildren, in Philadelphia;
three sisters and one brother, Mrs.
Walter Ware, Mrs. Cove Ennis,
Miss Annie E. Morgan and George
w. Morgan, all of Dover.
Smyrna times., 1939-03-30
What's the Solution?

Walter Winchell says that at
last he knows what has become of
the snakes st. Patrick drove out
of Ireland-they grew up and be-
came dictators. And he might
have something at that. At any
Smyrna times., 1939-03-30
University Women To Meet

The next meeting of the Dover
branch of the American Associa-
ton of University Women will be
held at the home of Miss Cornelia
H. Taylor, on Monday, March 27,
Smyrna times., 1939-03-30
bud Be Our National
/ Hsnse Policy?


y should have depends
y a factors: first, what
=g to defend trade,
Z dtzens abroad, our in
. foreign countries, or
nd people at home?
u We have any allianc-
msgn countries Eng
u the Latin American
n Russia? Third, shall
iM cfense or defense :?
n We build an army, a
e ir-torce? Fifth, shall
lnsutral nation during
Suiss, Or shall we enter
European quarrel to
Ez breaking o,t7 A nd
"a strong national de-
low prevent war in
aol, our national de-
mould be somewhat
irving one Of nine
w q navy, and an air
~ . any possible like
q foreign forces that
Place.
~ a navy, and an air
a engage in offensive.
atsnaVe, warfare.
Atl0n Of industry as
| sacy Of national de-
swar. (
~'ces whatsoever, be-
The Islands Of the
nat are not under
mirol. -1e-
Of a reserve of nAc-
and comodities that
-.'sa in the United
useded IN modern
. receive a return
2slts a in the same
%lng wartime as
n. Y profits over this
9 to the govern
n carrying On the
disputes. eign
stion q Of a second
|, Y present Panama
.Nsage-way for tbo
*'' from one ocean to
'aly Of our land and
| c. If damage is
! 49, AIS and American
lstssa q Curing a foreign
States should de-
'4'a' after the war 1
axe this defense
s.':y,p y point, and see eei if%1e bov
|ss, I've peace for the
h a,S y mas a combined
~. - air-force that 4
! NJ u n the world and + {
|NsSs.-.ss best and most
Fscs ~, foreign nations
k ss.,'ssfo before engaging gin n
h ! Y !, and a navy that
[siaAls 'Sive warfare is
F> ss.s . and affective as
| 0tensIvo my defensive
r ssse.'se s'se warfare 4
| b h ,e than defen-
IL heny 'ss the war
~ i' prepared to
Smyrna times., 1939-03-30
:, Versus Milford

an was composed Of
|. ? Smith, R. Grier, 2.
| anis, W. Hutchison' =.
Gsbhart as players
4 suts as score keeper.
!, tutsd at $50. Upon
/, Ts we're told that
and Lacey were
n broke up our hopes Of
E game, because they
\ tsnds on a basketball.
4 half Of the game was
|s,aOnslly well by smyr-
srs At half time being
|Esrds favor. The sec
| Us played much slower
y, ui Milford rolled up
! Sr l6, the final score
Il E.h Milford on top.
we didn't win we
! Esin and really learned
|ury ball club plays like.
! Il defeat laughing and
b play with any other
l. aate.
L tie following individ-
u Ward, 10; Walton, 4;
G1sr, 8; Hutchison, 2;
Smokey Walton
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Forces Industry Into Spot
Where 1t Cannot Do Business

If those little fellows have to meet
wages and hours set for them by
Miss Perkins, secretary of labor, to
whom Mr.. Andrews is subordinate,
the steel people say they will go
broke. Or, at least, they charged,
they could get no government con-
tracts because of failure to comply
with the law. Since the government
is spending billions of dollars to
create employment and for general
relief, I can not help wondering why
it wants to force one segment of
industry into spot where it can
do no business and employ labor.
The whole thing, however, gets
more cockeyed as time cones on.
There seems to be no limit to the
lengths to which bureaucrats, drunk
with power, will go in abusing the
nation. Who was there that did not
express the greatest disgust at the
assinine story which came out of
New York city the other day. 1 re-
fer to the problem before the New
York state labor board which was
called upon to decide whether a pro-
fessional woman model was fired
because she had been active as a
union organizer or because her hips
were too wide. The woman claimed
she had been fired because she was
trying to organize a union of mod
els. Her former employers said her
hips were too broad to properly wear
the clothes they wished to display.
While the story is not lacking in
humor, it must be treated serious
ly because the width of this girls
hips may yet be a question of ma
tional Importance. 1t is a fact, and
not witicism, that the national la
Dor relations board may yet be
called upon to measure those hips
and determine, as judges of fashion,
whether she can properly display
the latest mode of spring apparel.
g Western Newspaper Union.
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Sport Shorts

Ciencia, FLY who won the $50, 900
Santa Anita derby February %,
comes from the vast King ranch in
Texas. The ranch embraces about
$4,000 acres of Texas finest ter
rain :. Dizzy Dean has finally
confessed that he was not born in
Oklahoma, but in the hills of Arkan-
sas, some three miles from Lucas
Only major league baseball
team to change training camps this
year was the Phillies, having shifted
from Biloxi, Miss, to New Braun
fels, Texas A Henry (Neb.)
basketball player scored basket
for the opposing quint recently. His
name was Corrigan Archie
San Romani has beaten Glenn
Cunningham seven times in the
mile, but never on an indoor track
Amateur athletes in Australia
are forbidden to receive instruc-
tions from professional !. :. A pin
tail duck banded by Kansas farm
er in 1927 was brought down by
hunter In Mexico in 1888 The
Red Sox were known as the Puri-
tans, Plymouth Rocks and the SOM
ersets before the present tag was
adopted in 1907 Charley Grimm
says it will be a mistake to let
Monty Stratton pitch-the player
who hunted on Stratton would be
mobbed Bud Taylor, former
bantamweight champion, owns one
of Hollywood's most popular night
spots Jack Roper, who will
fight Joe Louis for the title April
18, was knocked out in one round
by Jimmy Braddock in 1881 The
Italian Olympic committee an
nounced recently that Rome would
bid for the 1914 Olympic games.
G Western Newspaper Union.
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Would Force Companies to
Increase Their Rates

Now, / am thoroughly familiar
with the limitation of opportunities
of employment for women and girls
in the small towns. / know that the
small telephone companies employ
them as operators, or they employ
somebody not physically able to do
other types of work. The pay is
small, but it provides comfortable
living in most cases. Perhaps, the
pay ought to be higher, but if the
pay is higher, the town and country
subscribers will have to pay more.
The reason those companies succeed
and render the valuable service that
is rendered is because they hold
down expenses and provide service
at a dollar, or around that figure,
per month. One realizes better what
that rate means when a comparison
is offered of the five or six dollars
per month charged in cities.
Should the smart boys in the
wages and hours administration get
away with their program, it would
mean that small exchange would
have to increase the pay for opera
tors. The minimum for operators
would be $3.50 year instead of
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Monarch of the Mile

CELDOM does an athlete so far
y surpass his contemporaries that
he is looked upon as an almost
certain winner as soon as he enters
an event.
Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis
is one. The issue is very seldom in
doubt when he steps into the ring.
Glenn Cunningham, the tireless
Kansan, is another. When he
stretches out in the mile race his
opponents are automatically classed
as also-rans.
Cunningham seems invincible in
the mile race. OF course, he has
his off days, but whether he is in
the best of form or not he man.
ages to break the tape with re-
markable regularity. As milers go,
Glenn is practically perfect. That's
the trouble. He's too perfect. And
perfection does get monotonous.
Not long ago John Borican, FL
boron IN. j. Negro, beat Cunning
ham in a special 1,000-yard run.
Borican STAYED off a famous Cum
ningham sprint to win IN 2:14.3.
Glenn, however, previously had run
the distance in 2:01.1, world rec
ord.
A short time later the Kansan got
revenge. In mile race in Boston,
Cunningham defeated the five man
field without great deal of trouble.
The race found his 1000 yards con-
queror, Borican, in last place.
How long he can continue winning
is problematical. Soon some bar
rel chested youth will beat the vet
eran, and interest in the mile run
will grow. There certainly is no
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What Are You Going to Do?

IT DEPENDS on whether you're
going to kill someone or just
injure him.
If the automobile accident you
may have next week is going to
do lethal job, the chances are
your car will strike a pedestrian.
On the other hand, if only nom
fatal injuries are inflicted, it's an
odds-on-bet that you'll bump
smack into another motor vehicle.
National Safety Council statis-
tics for 1887 show that when a
traffic accident produces a fatal
ity, the collision is between a car
and a pedestrian in 80 per cent
of the cases. Collisions between
two motor vehicles produce 26
per cent of the fatalities with
other types of collisions contribut-
ing smaller numbers to the total.
However, the Council says, it is
collisions between two or more
motor vehicles that produce the
bulk of non-fatal injuries-53 per
cent or 725, 1000 cases in 1887. Col
lisions between a motor vehicle
and pedestrian produce the next
largest number of non-fatal injury
cases-25 per cent or 1876, 900
cases.
In 1887 traffic accidents killed
15,400 pedestrians and 10000
deaths occurred as the result of
collisions between two or more
motor vehicles.
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hananamoku hoIm," said Duke, in
his high sheriff's office in Honolulu,
'the king of Sweden insisted upon
treating me as royalty. He made
the mistake SO many have done,
he assumed that Duke indicates
that come from Hawaiian royalty.
Duke is my name and has nothing
to do with titles. In all my trips
abroad I've met the same thing. 1
spent hours trying to explain the
thing, but Europe didn't want to be-
ieve it, so I finally gave up trying"
Kahanamoku set records in his
time for the 25-yard sprint at :11.3;
so yards at 20 35 /; 60 yards at :29b
rs yards at 1895; and once in
relay at Honolulu he was clicked
for 100 yards at the almost unbe-
lievable time of 48.5. Riley Allen,
former sports writer and Univer-
sity of Chicago student who is edi-
tor of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin,
held the watch in the 100-yard
sprint. The record, incidentally, is
81 seconds.
He is without doubt the most pop
ular man in the islands, the one
parsonage the tourists wanted to
see, and the unofficial island host.
That Duke is an able politician was
demonstrated few years ago when
he was elected sheriff. He was In
somewhat of a spot, being a Demo-
crat with Republicans in distinct
majority. His opponent, a Republi-
can, was running for reelection,
and was good officer. Duke real
lied this, and in his speeches prom
ised if they would elect him, he'd
name his opponent chief deputy.
The Republicans roared their pro-
tests, but Duke stayed by his guns
and was elected. He kept his PROM
Use, and today his deputy is still the
same man. Both seem set for life.
Duke has a great many friends
in the United States, and can assure
his swimming troupe of a royal re-
ception. He has met thousands of
tourists in Honolulu, and has done
everything possible to make their
stay on the island happy one. His
overwhelming popularity proves he
was successful.
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practically the same as in base
ball, except there will be no Judge
Lands to serve as final authority.
Benny's job will be to scOur the
hinterlands in search of promising
youngsters and bring them to New
York to get their start in a couple
of 'minor league" fight clubs that
Jacobs plans to open in the near
future. Benny will be busy man,
as he will run the two fight clubs,
and, in addition, hold Glasses" for
the young ring hOpefuls.
Jacobs move, on the surface, at
least, seems logical. If the present
crop of dollhouse heavyweight con-
tenders had come up through ability
instead of publicity, interest in the
game would be much greater. His
farm system, if properly conducted,
should eliminate the misits and
give real fighters chance.
He has promised that any young
unlnowns discovered by Leonard
and sent to New York for try-outs
will not have to make the usual con-
nections. It will be possible for
them to get their chances without
signing over to anybody's auspices.
Jacobs emphasized the fact that he
seeks no new monopolies for HIM
self, and if the kids make good they
will not have to fight exclusively
for him.
The greatest sluggers in heavy
weight history came from the cross
roads. Jim Jeffries from Carroll,
Ohio; Jess Willard from Pottawato-
mie, Kan; Jack Dempsey, Manassa,
Colo; and Joe Louis from Mont
gomery, Ala. They didn't rely on
conversation and publicity to reach
the top.
Perhaps another Dempsey will be
uncovered in the far-f1ung search
for talent. If so, Jacobs and Leon
ard should be allowed to congratu-
late themselves.
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quires AS yards of 80 inch ma
terial. 171s yards of braid.
No. 1879 is designed for sizes
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Size 38 requires yards of 80 inch
material. rs yards of edging.
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A Fine Body Builder

Eggs contain proteins of high
quality, and their proteins seem
to be particularly well adapted to
building body tissue. That is one
reason why this food is so desir-
able in the child's diet so
useful in constructing the diet for
adults who need building up"
It also makes eggs a logical
choice as a main dish for Lenten
meals.
It's interesting to note that the
proteins of the white and yolk of
an egg are quite different in their
properties. Egg white is almost
pure protein and water, while the
protein of the yolk is composed
of a different assortment of amino
acids, or building stones.
The yolk also contains fat
in a finely emulsified form, so that
like milk fat, it is comparatively
easy to digest. And it is the yolk
which is highly priced for it's
rich store of minerals and vita
minis. 1t is therefore considered
the most important part of the
egg for young children, and the
white is often withheld and only
the grated yolk given.
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Nearly 80, 900 Independent
Telephone Companies in u. S.

When I heard that some of the
subordinates in Mr.. Andrews agen-
cy were determined to apply the
provisions of the wages and hours
law to the independent telephone, I
began,to dig around for information
about them. l am acquainted with
those units of service. I know what
it is to turn the crank on the big
box that hangs on the wall in order
to ring a neighbor on party line;
it is not an unfamiliar fact either
to hear of how the switchboard, To-
Gated in somebody's home in the
village, closes down at nine o'clock
at night, and no one is supposed to
ring unless it is a case of sickness
or other emergency.
was stunned, however, to real
ize that there are nearly 10000 such
companies in the United States. Nor
was ! prepared to understand, at
once, that there are approximately
100000 stations" or subscribers
to those companies. If we figure an
average family as five, we arrive
at Il4G OONlOOS1y
nearly 21,000,000 persons depend
upon that type of service.
The wages and hours administra-
ton does not propose to apply the
law to all of these; it eliminated
more than half of the total, but a
bunch of the smart boys under Mr..
Andrews have decided the law
should apply to 2,461 such compa-
MES. They decided the law can be
applied, even though the companies
are entirely within the confines of
a county, in most instances, because
the little switchboards are able to
make connection with 'long dis
lance" companies. 1t may not hap
pen more than five times a month,
but the little company is doing Gin
terstate" business. Hence, your IN
Gle Sam, acting through the bureau
Gratis, proposes to tell the local COM
panies they must pay the wages
designated by the federal law and
limit the hours of those who earn
their living that way.
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Winter Winner

= j. (DUTCH) HARRISON, lead
LIZ ing money winner of the WIN
ter golf circuit, is one champion
who will keep both feet on the
ground.
The Arkansas-born lad, who Just
few years ago was caddying at
81 per round, has picked up S3,601
since the first of the year, to make
him top winner among the touring
professionals.
Horton Smith brought Dutch to
Chicago after spotting his ability on
Arkansas courses. He eventually
became assistant pro at Horton S
home club in Oak Park, Ill.
His Arkansas background gives
him a level head. After smash
ing par by Is strokes to set a COM
petitive record of 271 in winning
the Texas Open at San Antonio he
was asked what he would do with
the prize money. His reply was:
'That'n help to feed the hogs"
1t took him quite a while really
to get up steam. In the Chicago
Open he led the field with a 81 the
first day, only to have the officials
cancel all the first round scores
due to thunderstorm. The next
day he chalked up bad round,
well behind Sam Snead's winning
total. His 81 tied Hagen's COM
petitive record of IL years standing.
Since January l Harrison has
scored victories in Bing Crosby s
tournament and the Texas Open.
He lost playoff to Dick Metz, an
other Chicagoan, in the Oakland
tournament, and finished third at
Phoenix.
Though not the best of putters, he
has power off the tees and great
iron shots. They seem to be enough
to win for him.