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Evening star., 1939-10-22
War on Land

Rain arrived on Western front last
week; before 1t came, Germans supple
mented aerial attacks on British fleet
with most intense push of war against
French advance lines.
Massing troops on northern flank, Ger
mans first drove French back across
frontier to nearby town of Apach. Main
assault began in late afternoon, was
preceded by brief but sharp artillery
action. Proximity to Luxembourg Ger
man-French junction led French to fear
violation of duchy's neutrality for flank
ing drive: led others to predict that Nazi
command was following modified plan
Of late Marshal Epp, would slice through
Holland in effort to reach North Sea.
Day later, Tuesday, attack moved
farther south to Saarbruecken- -Zwei-
=, bruecken Pirmasens
Nozl Attoek on sector. French resist
Western Front ance was even sitter
here, and when skies
poured in midweek, French guns still
claimed command of industrial region in
heart of Saar: likewise claimed that
German casualties were in neighborhood
of 5000, their own slight"
Berlin countered by claiming its entire
losses on western front from beginning
of war through October II were only 1876
killed, 356 wounded. ia missing; de-
clared they had taken 700 French
prisoners.
With touch of irony, longest Berlin
military communique concluded: Brit
ish troops until now have been nowhere
In evidence in the first line On the west
ern front"
As past week drew near close, Ger
mans were relatively quiet, French had
settled back to heavy shelling Of re-
ported Nazi troop concentrations at each
end Of Rhine -Moselle front. Still un-
Evening star., 1939-10-22

During World War Russia was prom
ised Dardanelles but collapse of imperial
regime washed out allied bargain.
BY Treaty Of Sevres in 1920. Greece
was awarded most of European Turkey
with international commission under
League of Nations to control waterway
from Black Sea to Mediterranean. Mus
tapha Kemal and young Turks routed
this dream but led to Treaty of Lau-
same in 1923, with Dardanelles to be
demilitarized.
This condition prevailed until 1896,
when Turkey regained full control of
straits, proceeded at once to fortify
them. Agreement Of that year provided
that waters should not be passage for
belligerent warships except on mission
Of aid to victim of aggression.
Possibility Of further allied diplomatic
victory was sensed in report that Polish
government, oper-
6ermony Annexes ating in Paris, had
Polish Areas consented to waive
immediate claims
to its territory now occupied by Russia
If restoration Of German-conquered
areas could be achieved. Coincident with
suggestion came Berlin announcement
that Hitler had announced formal an
nexation of Pomorze Pommerelen, Polish
Upper silesia; had made no declaration
about rest Of German-occupied Poland.
A buffer state? Peace by negotiation
with q new Poland and with German.
Russian territorial claims In that area
satisfied?
Meanwhile, at Stockholm, three Kings
and one President Of traditionally neu-
tral and peaceful Nordic states gathered
in worried conference. Gathered at in
vitation of Sweden's venerable Gustaf,
group also included Haakon of Norway,
Evening star., 1939-10-22
War in Air

Spectacular but far from conclusive
still under wraps" was aerial warfare
Of the week.
Roaring over Edinburgh, cultural CEN
ter of Scotland, squadron of swastika-
marked bombers circled great Rosyth
naval base on Firth of Forth in day
light sortie on Monday. Three times,
bombs scored hits on anchored ships
damaging each, killing is officers and
men, wounding As others. Hit were
cruisers Southampton and Edinburgh,
destroyer Mohawk; killed was Comdr.
r. F. jolly of Mohawk.
For estimated 80 minutes, attacking
aircraft fire, fought off British de-
Tending planes. OF
Germon PIones estimated dozen
Bomb Firth of Forth participating in
raid, four were
brought down by defense As pieces of
anti-aircraft shrapnel fell in streets,
residents Of Edinburgh watched show
with calm fascination.
Twenty-four hours later, two squad
rons of Nazi flyers went farther north,
to Britains main naval base at Scapa
Flow, for another thrust at British
fleet. Here it was that German sub
marine only three days earlier had
slipped past mine defenses to drive
zatal torpedoes into belly of dreadnaught
Royal Oak.
In Tuesdays air raid, only British
casualty was training ship Iron Duke,
once mighty fighting craft and flagship
Of Admiral Jellicoe in World War.
Damage to Iron Duke was reported
slight with no fatalities among crew.
AS on previous day, British claimed
to have brought down four of German
raiders, Junkers dive
Scope Flow bombers. Killed or cap
Air Bottle tured were crew members:
two days later two padded
ashore in collapsible rubber boat
Most optimistic was Britain's Prime
Minister Chamberlain of progress Of
war IN air. advancing opinion that air.
craft defense forces had inflicted losses
on Nazi planes off British coasts Ger
tainly exceeding 25 per cent of the at
lacking force and may have been
higher
In number. he said, enemy losses
amounted to eight aircraft without
losing single machine of our own"
Mysterious were reports early in week
that Berlin anti-aircraft defenses had
repulsed unidentified plane flying high
above city on dark night; late in week
that defenses at Emden, important Ger
man mine-laying base, had driven of
British bombers. Single German bomber
likewise was driven off Yorkshire coast.
Frequently air raid sirens drove resi-
dents Of British. French cities to shell
ters, but no bombs fell on civilians.
Slightly mysterious also were reports
that allied missions were in United
States, even in Washington, prepared to
place orders for $3.50 American-made
warplanes as soon as lifting of arms en-
barge Is assured.
Poised at Southern California airports
were so giant bombing planes. built for
Britain, ready for hop to Newark. first
leg Of delivery to Europe, and glory or
destruction.
Evening star., 1939-10-22
On All the Fronts
By John C.. Henry.

At eight
radng Scapa Scottish waters
Damaged British training
Submarines scattered
Of sinking Royal Oak previous spirits
British admiralty approximately
Of
northern section of western
to soil Late in week fighting stopped.
Allies diplomatic victory signing Turkey
to mutual
position in support of worried Finland.
rio Administration
pending speeding
Evening star., 1939-10-22


Of Finland.
Facing enc of states, Finland, was i'm
mediate threat of Russian friendship -
4, already kiss of lost
NoFoic Stofes independence for Es-
Hope for Peoce tonia. Latvia. Lith-
uania, tiny Soviet Bal
tic neighbors. Facing other three rep
resented at Stockholm was-what? Per-
haps Nazi invasion for Denmark, whose
border with Germany has been described
as poorest defended in Europe: perhaps
invasion or economic strangulation for
either Of others.
At hand as they convened were mes
sages of spiritual support from United
States, 20 other American republics.
Present also to cheer grave rulers were
an estimated 100000 admiring and ex-
ulting Swedes Full-throated, they
shouted repeatedly for Finlands Kallio
first, accorded their applause later to
royalty.
"A Mighty Fortress Is Our God," they
sang Justify: then separated to places
Of worship. where they prayed for Fin
lands safety-and their own.
To President Roosevelt, Kallio sent
his thanks: to the world he expressed
hope that our neighbor in the east will
respect our integrity and freedom and
refrain from making demands which are
unacceptable"
Adjourning without specific pledge of
aid to Finland. but with joint expression
Of unity, group let it be known that
'our strength Is not in ships or guns or
planes. We hurl no challenge in direc-
ton OF any power. Our strength is in
our tradition, in our value to the COM
munity of nations and our appeal to
reason"
And with Russian Finnish negotiations
In recess, Soviet President Mikhail
,.. Kalinin informed
kolinIn keossures President Roose-
President Roosevelt welt that these
discussions ha d
been merely consolidation of the recip-
rocal relations between the Soviet Union
and Finland and a strengthening Of
friendly cooperation between both
countries In the cause of guaranteeing
the security" of both.
This. he cracked, despite the tendenti-
ous versions which are being dissemi-
mated by circles evidently not interested
In European peace"
Lest Russia's friendly cooperation"
be too threatening to Finnish independ-
ence, HelSinki government took steps
yesterday to f1oat defense loan of 50t =
100000 marks tabout $o,300,0OO.
More Of the fantasy which has marked
so much Of this war cropped up in .
British White Paper, further account
by Sir Neville Henderson of his steward
ship as Ambassador to Germany.
Attempting to trace responsibility for
the war down to its smallest nucleus, Sir
Neville advanced the conclusion that it
all goes back to the marriage of Ger
man War Minister Marshal Warner Won
Blomberg to his stenographer. car
penters daughter, In January, 1898. Be-
cause Hitler felt the marriage was 80
cially impossible" Won Blomberg was
purged from his influential military post,
his circle Of close associates, among them
the Ate Won Fritsch, broken, and con-
Evening star., 1939-10-22

men, sunk earlier, each complaining
of attacks without warning and shell
fire from submarine
Oh north coast of Netherlands was
reported fight between unidentified
planes and warships on Wednesday;
near Norwegian coast fishermen claimed
British ships and planes destroyed Ger
man ship.
Smyrna times., 1939-03-02
Radiant Living
SECRET OF SELF
MASTERY
BY Rev. c. M. Griffeth
Methodist Pastor of
Deals Island, Maryland

One of the most important ques-
tions that one can ask is: How
can 1 become master of the self
that is in me 2"
There have been many various
solutions proffered in answer to
the question of self-mastery. Per
haps you have a solution and it
may be the right one. As I face
this question, 1 am more and more
inclined to believe that the secret
of self astery lies in the ability to
overcome wrong thought habits
and vicious emotional reactions.
In other words, the secret of
self-mastery lies in thought con-
troll.
My confidence in putting forth
this statement lies in the fact that
thought is basic in life. Beneath
every act, every emotion, lies some
thought out of which such act or
emotion has sprung. In this way
every thought entertained in the
mind has a tremendous bearing
on our livse, either for good or for
evil.
In other words, we are today the
result of our past thinking. If we
had thought differently yesterday,
we would have been different to-
day.
Does not the Scripture say: las
he thinketh in his heart, so is he ?"
The great Emerson puts it to us
this way. Thoughts rule the
world"
Since it is true that wrong
thought habits and wrong emo
tional habits react adversely upon
ones health, ones friendships
ones success in life, it is equally
true that the maintenance OF
right thought habits and right
emotional habits will react favor
ably upon all that one undertakes
Let me therefore set watch
Smyrna times., 1939-03-02
Governor To Attend ParIey

Apportionment of the waters Of
the Delaware River between Del
aware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and New York will be discussed at
a conference attended by Gov.
Richard c. McMullen at the call Of
the Interstate Commission on the
Delaware River Basin. The gov
ernors of the other three States
will also attend the conference.
Smyrna times., 1939-03-02
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
CONTINUED From Page Two)

upright, capable, and she saw IN
him the promise of comfort and
usefulness. Several years ago he
entered the Office of Cope & Stew
artson, architects, Philadelphia, to
learn that business, for which he
showed especial adaptability. He
soon won both the confidence and
regard of his employers, and was
destined, they thought, to rise to
the top Of his profession. Last
summer the scholars of a drawing
class were made the proposition to
compete for a certain drawing, the
one producing the best work to
have the first name in the class. 1t
was rewarded to young Spruance.
Then a $50 prize lin material to
aid them in their profession) was
offered, and he won this also.
This was in the Fall. His love of
his work and his ambition TO ex-
eel doubtless caused him to over
tax his strength, for shortly after
this he was given the first prem
onition Of a rapid consumption a
hemmorhage. His physician final
ly told him his only hope was to
go to Colorado, and thither he
went. The regard in which he was
held was evinced in the fact that
one Of his employers went with
him to Denver and stayed with
him a week or more until his
mother, who had stopped in In
dianapolis, had arrived. He grew
worse instead of better, and a ply
sician was called in, who inquired
who sent him there. He was told
his physician, and he replied, why
did he send him out here to die" "
This inevitable event occurred, as
before stated, on Friday, the re
mains reaching here last evening.
The funeral will take place to-mor-
row afternoon, to meet at the
house at 1 o'clock, interment at
Odd Fellows cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1939-03-02
SIDE LIGHTS OF
NEW YORK CITY
Told By i. Il. Stevenson in
His Own Immical Way
of Doings in City
INTERESTING SKETCHES

Aid: Loneliness is not the only
New York enemy against which an
organized campaign is being waged.
A new institution is designed to
minimize the handicaps Of bachelor
hood. For a fee, buttons will be
sewed on, socks mended and other
chores usually performed by wives.
mothers and sisters will be done.
Not only that but apartments will
be looked after. beds made, clothes
sent out to be pressed and if desired,
arrangements made for parties.
Withal bachelors may have many
Of the benefits Of matrimony without
being called on to make explana-
tions when they come home show
ing the effects of foolish water or if
they happen to stay out extra
late.
City Life: On Fiftieth street, near
Sixth avenue, a dancing Negro
His clothing covered with ribbons
and artificial flowers Safety
pins stuck in his bare feet AS
he shuffies about, he accompanies
himself on a more or less musical
instrument fashioned from tin can
/. His reward, an occasional PEN
ny A self-absorbed sailor walk
ing along Forty-eighth street play
ing a tune on toy piccolo At
Times square and Forty-fifth street,
a young man hurrying to the assist
ance Of a drunk who isn't doing a
good job Of escorting blind man
across the street On Forty
second street, between Fifth and
Sixth avenues, bootblacks grabbing
their chairs and shine boxes at
sight of cop, running into sub
way entrance to hide and emerging
and resuming business when the
coast is clear.
Dark: The object of most sun
starved New Workers, especially
feminine ones, is to acquire as
Smyrna times., 1939-03-02
Senators Invited On Boat Trip

F'ormer-State Senator G. Cliff
ford Maull, of Lewes, entertained
members of the Senate and other
State officials as his guests Tues
day on a trip on the pilot boat of
the Delaware Pilots Association.
The boat left Lewes Tuesday
morning and went to Cape May
where the group was welcomed by
Gov. Harry Moore, of New Jersey,
and State Senator S. Scott Gray,
of Cape May county.
Smyrna times., 1939-03-02
Addresses Bv Burkholder

E. Paul Burkholder, supervisor
of Kent county rural schools, was
the speaker at the ninety-seco2 d
anniversary Of the founding of St
Patrick's Lodge, I. o. o. F., in the
high school auditorium in Della
ware City last week. He also
spoke at a Washington's Birthday
celebration, under auspices of the
P. o. S. of "A. in Hartly Thursday
evening.
Smyrna times., 1939-03-02
Named on state School Board


Gov. Richard c. McMullen Fri
day announced the appointment of
Howard L. Seaman of 25O2 West
Seventeenth Street, Wilmington, to
the State Board of Education. He
succeeds John K. Garrigues, also
of Wilmington, who resigned be-
cause of pressure of other busi-
ness. Mr.. Seaman is secretary and
treasurer of the Lobdell Car Wheel
Company and is active in the Del
Mar-Va Council, Boy Scouts CT
America. Other members of the
State Board of Education are:
Newlin T. Booth, New Castle; DR..
James Beebe, ,Lewes; Henry Ridge
ly, Dover; I. Dolphus Short, Mil
ford, and Clarence D. Clark, Wy
oming.
Smyrna times., 1939-03-02
Town Election at Mit1Ietomn

Middletown's annual town elee-
ton will be held on Monday
March 9Th, between the hours of
one and four o'clock, p. m, in the
town Office. At this election three
persons will be elected, one To
serve as Mayor, and two as CITY
Councilmen. Mayor Levinson has
filed and Messrs. Herbert L. Phil
lips and P. L. McWhorter, Jr.. nave
also filed their names and the
three retiring members will be re-
elected for terms of two wears
each without opposition.
Smyrna times., 1939-03-02
Bankers, Meeting March 2s

Members of the Delaware Bank
ers Association will be the guests
of the Wilmington Clearing House
Association at the annual spring
meeting Thursday, March %, in
the Wilmington Country Club. A
business session will open at II
a. M, followed by a speaker. At
ter luncheon another speaker will
be heard. The program is still in
complete.
Smyrna times., 1939-03-02

much tan as possible during the
summer months. Early in the sea-
son, boiled lobster compilations are
common because of a Sunday at
Coney. But as the Sundays pass,
with perhaps two weeks vacation
up in the Catskills or down at the
shore, the little stenographer
achieves the shade of an aborigine,
the cost of suntan oil and various
sunburn soothing ointments merely
being regarded as overhead. In the
past, was diverted by tracing sun
tan patterns on the bodies of chorus
girls when they resumed work in
the fall. Such pastime is impossible
now. They wear more on the stage
than they do on the beaches.
Sights: These old eyes have be-
come more or less accustomed to
the various spectacles witnessed
daily on the streets of New York.
But the other afternoon while stroll
ing along Park avenue and wishing
that paragraphs would write them
selves, stopped and rubbed my
eyes. Advancing toward me was
an exceedingly fine lady, glittering
with precious stones and clinking
with gold circlets on wrists and
ankles while in her hand was a pink
ribbon. At the end Of the ribbon
was a pompous goose wearing a
gold collar and gold anklets. BY
the time I had recovered enough to
ask questions, the lady and the goose
were gone.
Luck: When a man bought some
smokes in a Times square cigar
store, the clerk showed back a $40
bill he offered. Said Uncle Sam
hadn't made it. So the customer
heaving a sigh, showed the coun-
terfeit into his coat pocket, pro-
duced another bill. paid, and went
out. On Forty-second street, a
young man bumped into him, apol-
ogized and was gone. So was the
bum bill. And the man is Won
dering what the pickpocket will do
with it.
Smyrna times., 1939-03-02
A REMINISCENCE OF
SMYRNA

The responsibilities of increasing
years has removed from the writ
er's recollection many interesting
events connected with the early
history of Smyrna. There are
only a few persons living here now
that have any knowledge Of these
ancient days, and none favored
with the same opportunity as the
writer, who is living in the house
she then occupied. One square
from this central spot, whether
North, South East, or West, bore
unmistakable evidence Of country
life. Strange as it may appear,
nevertheless it is true, that three
of the four corners were owned by
persons who belonged to the So
ciety of Friends. Robert Holiday,
a preacher in tn Society, and a
wealthy man, owned the corner
now belonging to his great grand
son, George w. Cummins. 1t was
then a one-story house, and had
nothing in its looks to recommend
it. The corner now belonging to
George Henry Raymond, was own
ed by James Morris, a wealthy
man, and a Friend also. 1t was a
small building and adjoining it was
an ugly two-story frame granary
on Main street. These old build
ings were torn down, and the pres
ent erected in their place by James
Morris. The third corner, brick
building, was owned by Jane Park,
which remained until E. v. Cooper
purchased it. He tore it down and
built the present edifice upon its
site. The fourth corner was own
ed by Presbyterian, John Darach
which the writer's father purchas-
ed in 1905. That purchase includ-
ed the corner store, the dwelling
house, and the one occupied by the
fertilizer company. The corner
store is now owned by the present
occupants In Delaware's early
history, as far back as you can
trace, the Society of Friends is
mentioned as having meeting
house at Duck Creek. 1t was a
frame building, which 1 have seen
frequently and adjoined their
cemetery. They afterward built a
brick Meeting House in Smyrna,
which was burned few years ago.
In my early life the Friends were
numerous and respectable. 1 Wis
ited the children in several famil-
les. and where there were no chill
dren l visited the older people
Once a month they had extra
meetings, which brought the
Friends from the surrounding
country and from Camden, in Del
aware. The village was lively or
that day, and great preparations
were made for their entertain
ment. / have witnessed several
Of their marriages ID their meeting
house, and been at some Of theiI
funerals. When I was a little
child, Benjamin Coombe occupied
James Morris corner store, anC
when he left it to go to a new
building which he had erected (now
Clements corner) it was said ht
had moved to the country. Thai
building is now owned by his son.
in-law, at the corner of Commerce
and Delaware streets. At thai
period we lad but two streets anc
one half street, Main and Com
merce being the long streets anc
tie half street commenced at the
property now owned and occupied
by John Mustard, and came dowr
as far as Main. 1t was presented
to the village by Mr.. Ball. 1t wa!
soon nicknamed Methodist on ac
count of their great revivals il
that street. Mr.. Coombe's family
attended the Methodist Church
which stood where the old Gem
etery is, consequently they had {
long walk. From their new hom,
Smyrna times., 1939-03-02
DR.. Grier Leaves For Orient

The president of the L. D. Caulk
Company of Milford is enroute to
San Francisco, Calf, from where
he will sail on March for Tokyo,
Japan, where his firm maintains a
dental laboratory. He will return
to u. S. the latter part of April.
Smyrna times., 1939-03-02

upon my thinking. Let he rfs
miss every unworthy ta9ro-r
me refuse to harbor arv s.
emotion and I shall be ha3Ea.
the right direction toward ,ps
mastery of the self ana H.
achievement of success In life
Smyrna times., 1939-03-02
ASK THE OTHER BOY

Little Gordon had arrived nome
from school with a cut lip and a
black eye.
Dear me! exclaimed his moth
er. Do you mean to say you've
walked through the streets like
that?"
Il had to. mum. grmned Cor
don. You see. there wasn't room
for the two of us in the ambulance.
Stray Stories Magazine.
Smyrna times., 1939-03-02
Early Riser

Judge-Have you ever been up be
tore me?
Accused-l don't know What time
do you get up?
Smyrna times., 1939-03-02

they came down Commerce to
Main to Methodist, and then up
Methodist until they reached the
old church Sarah B. Mason.