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Nogales international., 1940-11-23
SEEN and HEARD
-oHA -
THE MAIN DRAG

Pete Raptis of Triangle Cafe %
confused about Thanksgiving. Or
dered turkeys for traditional date
Thursday Nov. 18th instead of
Roosevelt Thanksgiving which was
observed as holiday in Arizona on
Thursday Of this week.
Young girl employed at a local
fountain wearing an engagement
ring and refusing to tell name of
her fiance.
Nogales international., 1940-11-23

Forty nine freight cars containing
21O7 Head of cattle and one horse
crossing the border.
Nogales international., 1940-11-23

our legislators from every district
in Arizona will be we can present
to them the necessity for the pass
age of good, fair national tourist
advertising bill. Here is one ex-
penditure of the taxpayer dollar
that really brings tremendous di-
vidends to every section of our
state.
Nogales international., 1940-11-23

M H1LE the children and other London
seek the safety of air raid shelters deep the ground these huge
defiance Hers
their positions the heart of London Despite heroic work of these
helpless people cities
Thousands of civilians caught of raid Shelters have killed
wounded the relentless aerial assaults England during the
months Ambunces being raised this by the Brit
Ambulance
urgently needed the and children wounded
in the Nazi bombing raids. places of refuge
La gaceta., 1940-12-23

Londrss.-A pesar de las nue.
vas y terribles armas que Ia
c.encia moderna ha puesto en- la
mano del soldado del siglo Xxx
gases asfixiantes, carros de
asalto, torpedos aereos Y mi
nas-hay un arma que infunde
mas miedo que todos estos no.
rrores sumados. Els una arma
que puede ser empunada por
una mujer o un anciano por un
nino o por un inofensivo paisa-
no desconccedor en- absolute de
las artes de la guerra. Ell sabo-
tale es ell metodo de lucha que
mas desmoraliza. Mientras que
ell s~aboteador trabaja en- silen-
clio, nadie eSta a salvo. TODD SEN
lido de seguridad Sc desvanece
y ell mas sabio general Sc encuen
ira con que sus mas elaborados
Y brillantes planes Sc frustraron
misterioSamente.
Los rumanoS han arreStado Y
maltratado fiSicamente a variOs
sujetos britanicos. acusandoles
de SABOTAGE en- los tanques-re-
servas de petroleo de la region
de PloeSti. Seg1n ellos dicen, Sc
habia vertido acido en- los tan
CUES. Tan grande ha sido ell da-
no causado de esta forma que eS
de TODD punto impossible ell pa
Sar, sin examen, los varios CEN
tenares de vagoneS-tanques que
estaban va cargados en- espera
de ser mandates a Alemania.
Este SABOTAGE, real o magma
rio, fue la excusa que Hitler ne
cesitaba como explicaci6n acep-
table de la ocupaci6n de Ruma-
MIA. Diez divisiones invadieron
el pals para ''aSegurar el or
den mantener la seguridad p1-
blica."
Mientras tanto Ell Gobierno
rumano 'procedera a la ridicula
farsa de someter a consejo d.
! guerra a los empleados de las
companies de petr6leo.
La gaceta., 1940-12-23
Los Pozos de Petroleo de Rumania
PoR PHILLIP THORNTON

Is someter a consejo de que
IRA a los empleados de las com-
paniaS de petr6leo.
Els interesante recordar que
ma sstado viviendo aqui, en- Lon
dres, por varios amos, ell hom-
bre que durante la Ultima que
IRA incendi6 los pozos de petr6-
leo cuando los ejercitos alema-
mes Sc "desparramaban" sobre
los Carpatos. Era entonces un
Boy Scout de ounce amos de
edad. Hoy su cabello es canoso.
Els un hombre de mediana edad
que ha preferido fundar su ho-
gar en- Inglaterra antes que vol
YER a su pals ell que, usando sus
propias palabras 'Se ha vendido
en- cuerpo Y alma a las intrigas
alemanaS en- lugar de hacer fren
tie a las CIRCUMSTANCES y luchar
limpia y hcnestamente por su
independencia".
Esta es la historic tai y como
la he dido de sus propioS Ia
bios, mientraS sentados en- un
cafe, sin puertas nj ventanaS
(habian side destrozadas aque-
la miSma manana por una bonn
ba de la de reaccion) ibamos
sorbiendo taxa tras taxa del divi
no liquido.
"Vivia 20 con mi familia GER
ca de Ploesti cuando los alema-
mes cruzaron los Carpatos. Nun
ca olvidare ell terror que Sc a.
poder6 de la ciudad al esparcir-
Sc la noticia de que los alemanes
habian Tornado 81 paso de ST.
naia. Cen dos amigos mics, Ho-
ria Y Petcule-de mi misma e.
dad-decidimos yer 81 podiamos
Legar a los pozos de petr6leo y
destruirlos. 81 lograbamos evil
tar que ell petroleO cayera en-
manos de los alemanes, saba
mensamente Y al mismo tempo
mos que este les perjudicaria in
nos complacia Ell pensar que les
arrancabamos de las manos Ia
La gaceta., 1940-12-23
La 0bra Terrible del SABOTAGE

IPero como Sc las arregla-
ron para negar alli?"-no pude
menos de preguntarle va que
por personal experienced conoz-
20 las peSimas carreteras de Ru-
mania. "Seguramente esta Sc
ria la parte mas dificil de su EN-
presa.
"No fue facil", me dijo sim
p]emente. "RobamoS algunos ca
ballos Y cabalgamos cerca de Gin
cuenta kilometres aquella no.
che. Cuando llegamos a la vecin-
dad de los pozoS, desmontamos
y nos pusimos los trajes de cam
peSinos. Era Ell amanecer Y no
encontramos a nadie excepto un
ruStico al que tuvimos que me-
ter en- un Saco para que no diera
la alarma. La primera media
bora que sigui6 fue la mas ate
rradora y excitante que he pasa-
do EN- mi vida y creo que nunca
me we're en- otra tai. Corrimos de
un depoSito a otro abriendo los
enormes grifos a fin de que ell
petr6leo Sc deSparramase por ell
suelo. Pareci6 que paSaron no
ras V hasta siglos 10 que fue
question de unos minutes, an
ties de que la terra Sc empapara
de petr6leo en- crudo. Tambien
habia varios dep6sitos de petr6-
leo que eran abiertOs, pero no
cuisines perder tempo con e
Hos. A los pocos momentos en-
cendimos una buena cantidad
de cabos de algod6n que encon-
tramos en- una de las garitas de
los guardas y los pusimos a unos
pocos pasos de la orilla de la tie
ira empapada de p%etr6leo. Y e.
chamos a correr... a correr CO.
mo liebres"
HiZo una pausa para sabo-
rear su cafe-sus ojos Sc ilumi-
naron con esa luz peculiar del
muchacho travieso y picaro CO.
mo 81 disfrutara aGn con ell re-
cuerdo y con ell revivir, mental
mente, la aventura
"IQue pas6 e%ntonces?"
"El ma= colossal castillo de
fuegos artificiales que Sc pue-
da imaginar. Levant6 un mar
de llamas que podian verse a
1870 kilometres de distancia. Ell
calor era tan grande que los an
damios de acero que forman 81
pozo y sostienen las bombas de
succi6n, sc inclinaban y caian en-
aquel inferno como cirios.
Cuando alcanzamos los caballos,
estos p~arecian enlcquecidos por
Ell terror. AL escapar a galope
tendido, varios soldados que
habian visto ell incendio nos hi
cieron fuego y ensayaron de cor
tarnos la v~entaja por ell CANT
O."
"Parece incredible que nadie
haya tratado de ponerles fuego
en- la actualidad',-ahadi GUAM
do hubo terminate su historic.
"Ya 10 han hecho. Algunos de
los pozos han estado quemando
dias y mas dias. PerO los alema-
nes han guardado s%ilencio. Tai
vez los ingleses pusieron acido
en- los tanques... iQuien sabel 81
10 hicieron no hay duda que fue
la acci6n mas valerosa que hon.
bre alguno en- el mundo puede
ejecutar, porque los alemanes
no tendran piedad nj misericor-
dia para un saboteador. Los te-
men demasiado para tratarlos
con blandura."
- mwn - -
Smyrna times., 1940-07-04
London Stores Radium
Salts in Tube Vault

LONDON.-Fifty feet deep in the
Thames gravel under Westminster
hospital safe deposit vault is
being constructed for the hospital S
radium bombs and the contents-six
grams of radium salts valued at
between $4,000 and 100000.
Fifty feet of steel tubing, Is inches
in diameter, has been sunk into the
gravel. An additional 10 feet brings
the mouth of the well to the level of
the radium bomb room.
The work has been carried out so
that it may be possible to bring
back the hospitals radiurn from a
similar well at the Royal Cancer
hospital, where it was deposited at
the outbreak of the war. The ra-
dunn bombs will be deposited in the
tube each night in case of an air
raid.
In this way. while the radium is
safely stored at night, it can still
be used in the hospital during the
day and put away hurriedly in case
of danger.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-04
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH
Report of Church Services For
Next SUNDAY

First Churcn of Christ. Scientist
Wilmington, at Park Place and
Van Buren Street: morning service
IL a. M, Sunday School IL a. m,
Wednesday evening at 8 p. m.
Christian Science Society, Milford,
meets at Grange Hall: Morning
service IL a. M, also meets on first
Wednesday evening of each month
at p. M; Sunday School, IL a. m.
Subject for Sunday, July Z: God"
Golen Text: Revelation 7:12. Bless
ing, and glory, and wisdom, and
thanksgiving, and honour. and
power, and might, be unto our God
for ever and ever. Amen. A bible
citation from the lesson-sermon:
John 4:24. God is a Spirit: and
they that worship him must wor-
ship him in spirit and in truth.
Correlative from the Textbook,
Science and Health with Key to
the Scriptures" by Mary Baker
Eddy: God: Divine Principle, Life,
Truth, Love, Soul, Spirit, Mind.
God is Spirit; therefore the Ian
guage of Spirit must be, and is,
spiritual. Christian Science at
taches no physical nature and sig
nificance to the Supreme Being or
His manifestation; mortals alone
do this.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-04
NEW TRAINING PROGRAM
School Training Program For Ma
tionaI Defense Launched

Trade and engineering schools
Throughout the United States are
ready to launch a training pro-
gram designed to meet the addi-
tional labor needs aa.s they are be-
ing outlined by the Advisory Com
mission to the Council on National
Defense" This statement was
made by Federal Security Admin
istrator Paul v. McNutt as he an
nounced a conference of national
and State leaders in vocational ed
ucation being held in the u. S. Of
flee of Education to make plans for
the program. This program sup
plements the existing vocational
education program carried on un-
der the Smith-Hughes and the
George-Geen Acts. Among those
in attendance at the conference in
the u. S. Office of Education to
make further plans for immediate
launching of the national program
of defense training in trade and
technical schools were: A. b. An
derson, State supervisor, Trade
and industrial education, Whining
ton, Del, and John ]. Seidel, State
director for vocation education,
Baltimore, Md.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-04

comedy-hit, Three Men on a
Horse" and a featured player in
THE Women" is playing the
Katharine Cornell role in mo Time
for Comedy" Miss Loane is a ia
vorite with Robin Hood audiences
having played at the theatre in
1887 and in 1888. Barbara Will
son, blond musical comedy player
is taking part played on Broadway
by Margalo Gilmore.
Frank Raymond is cast in the
part played, successfully, by Oliv-
ier and Lederer. Sydney Riggs
Charles Mendick and Marietta
Canty complete a notable cast.
Robert c. Schnitzer, associated
with the Robin Hood since 1888
is directing.
New and more comfortable seats
are not the only attractions offered
Robin Hood patrons by Mr..
Schnitzer who is in sole charge of
the activities at Arden this year.
In addition to the improved ac-
comodations and thoroughly re-
furnished house, the Robin Hood
will offer a program Of recent
Broadway successes, new COM
pany of professional actors and a
lower price scale-in honor of its
tenth anniversary.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-04

ing fixture showroom and see these
new 'luminaires", as lighting tech
nlcians called them. When you see
them lighted-as you should before
you buy-you will be able to deter
mine just what kind of illumination
they produce. There are, you will
notice, three general types:
=. Direct Type: In this group are
al the close-to-ceiling and recessed
types of fixtures. These, particu-
iariy the latter type, may give a
somewhat harsh quality of lighting
unless a good diffusing material is
used. This type is like the sun with
out the sky to act as a reflector.
(. Indirect Type: A totally-indi-
rect fixture is one that directs all
Oh It's light to the ceiling. The en-
TIRE ceiling then becomes the light
source and, as on a cloudy day out
ooors, the result is soft and shadow
iess illumination. This quality of
iighting is particularly desirable in
a child's bedroom, for children's
eyes should be especially protected
from any bright light-source.
8. semLindfrect Type: This is 4
combination of the direct and In
Smyrna times., 1940-07-04
Experts in Knots Travel
World Plying Their Hobby

BRIDGEPORT, CONN. - John
Hensel and Roaul Graumont are ex-
perts when it comes to "knotty prob
lemS'
Between them they have tied thou
sands of knots, some of them SO in
tricate they have required days of
study and patience to complete.
Hensel claims to have duplicated
the battling Gordian knot which was
SO cleverly made that both ends Of
the rope were concealed and defed
undoing.
Both Hensel and Graumont trav-
eled the world to pursue their hobby
Of rope making and knot tying. In
all they have a collection Of 5000,
no two of which are alike.
According to Hensel, there are
only 80 orthodox knots, the simplest
Of which were used almost from the
beginning of time.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-04
Diplomatic Nicefies
Make q copi+oI Problem

TN democratic America one of
the most delicate social prob
lens ever 10 arise had to be settled
BY a conclave of the foreign diplo-
matte corps.
That occasion was during the
famous controversy between Mrs.
Dolly Gam, sister and official hos
tess of Vice-President Curtis, and
Alice Longworth, then wife of the
Speaker of the House, as to prece-
dence at state and official functions.
The decision was put up to Secre-
tary of State Stimson who referred
the matter to the diplomatic corps.
They, in turn, made a temporary
ruling and passed the buck to Con-
gress.
Unimportant as it may seem, the
guest lists and seating arrange
ments of official dinners are enough
to precipitate international ms
dents, according to Irene Kuh..
who writes of Washington protocol
in tht - -=s - Good House
keeping Magazine. because wash
ington is the temporary home of So
many representatives of foreign
countries-there are So countries
represented-everything must ba
done with dignity and formally
In conjunction with the Long
worth-Gann feud, Mrs. Kuhn r.
lates the story which went the
rounds in Washington at the TIM
the controversy was at white heat.
The two ladies were reported to
have met at party and the fol-
lowing conversation is supposed to
have ensued.
Mrs. Gam: isn't it nice that
you can wear your own color
Alice blue?"
Mrs. Longworth: "Yes, and isn't
it nice that the whole administra-
tion is wearing yours-Gann-
green?"
Smyrna times., 1940-07-04
ARDEN STOCK
OPENS SEASON
Robin Hood Theatre Group
Presents ''NO Time for Com
edy" at Summer Opening
TO CAST BROADWAY HITS

With deep-cushioned opera seats
replacing its old bare benches. the
Robin Hood Theatre at Arden,
Del, opened its tenth season of
summer stock on Tuesday evening.
Opening play of the summer was
S. N. Behrman's stimulating drama
mo Time For Comedy" in which
Katharine Cornell starred during
the current season with Laurence
Olivier and Francis Lederer. The
Behrman play and two others on
the Robin Hood schedule were lis
ted among the years ten best by
Burns Mantle, famous New York
critic. The other two are Margin
for Error" due July 9; and "Sky-
lark" which will be presented later
in the season if negotiations now
under way are consumated.
Mary Loane. feminine lead in the
Smyrna times., 1940-07-04

direct. 1t is usually a single bowl
of some translucent material such
as glass or plastics suspended from
the ceiling-or it may be three to
six smaller bowls grouped around
central stem. Because the bowl
is translucent, part Of the light is
direct-and because it is suspended
from the ceiling. part of it goes to
the ceiling to be reflected about the
room. The proportion Of direct or
indirect light depends upon the
translucency of the material used
i'm the bowl. If it is very dense,
most of the light will go up; IL the
material is very thin, then most OF
the light will come through the
bowl. Somewhere in between is
happy medium, both in efficiency
and in comfort as well as in satis-
faction OF lighting result.
From the foregoing, you'll appre-
ciate the necessity OF seeing the
fixtures lighted before you buy.
And IL you're careful In your selec-
tion, you'll have augmented your
home lighting system with fixtures
that will contribute daily to your
well-being and pride In your homo.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-04

These are the refugees to no
where" This family happens to
be Belgian, but there are hundreds
of thousands of others like it in
France, Holland, Norway and Fin
land
No armored plate protects them.
No supply trains bring them food.
No commander finds them a place
to stay when night falls. No ex-
pert strategist tells them where to
continue their weary trek, or how.
Father and grown son are not
there to help them. All hope is
behind them; in front lies nothing
but horror and frightful uncer-
tainty.
War strikes the civilians first
and makes them suffer most. Bat
ties are fought in the streets OF
their small towns and on the fields
Smyrna times., 1940-07-04

of their small farms. Invading
battalions crush their homes, shops
and schools. Foragers seize their
crops to feed soldiers, and confis-
cate their livestock to haul sup
plies. Nothing remains for the
refugees to nowhere"
It is to help them that the Red
Cross is asking for S20,0O0,OOO.
Your local Red Cross Chapter has
a big part to play in raising that
sum of money. It needs your help,
because you and your neighbors
are the American Red Cross. We
know you will heed the cries from
the refugees to nowhere" and
that the Red Cross flag of mercy
will never come down. Give as
much as you can to the Red Cross
War Relief Drive today.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-04
RIGHT FOOD FOR
GOOD HEALTH
Your Health and Vitality De-
pends on Proper Food
and Right Amount
BY CHARLOTTE SPENCER

The Visiting Nurses Association
of Wilmington and the Wilmington
group of State Board of Health
Nurses have been studying the
diets of some of the families
which they serve.
One of the conclusions drawn
from these studies is that many
women should know more about
buying and cooking economical
healthful foods for their families.
A series of cooking classes de-
signed to teach simple and prac-
tical methods of economical cook
ing is being planned for colored
mothers at the 1901 Tatnall
YWCA in Wilmington. If these
classes are successful, others may
be started. Mothers are being re-
ferred to these classes by the Wis
iting Nurses Association, the Y.
w. C. A, and the State Board of
Health.
Lessons in economical meat
dishes and meat substitutes are
perhaps the most needed. Cheese,
canned fish, dried peas, beef or
pork liver, Clipped beef, hamburg,
stews, were all lacking in most of
the diets studied.
Poor judgment in buying veget-
ables is also common. Carrots,
beets, cabbage, and onions are all
cheap but are too seldom used.
Many families which receive
surplus commodities do not fully
understand how to best use them.
While recipes are distributed with
the foods, it is easier to follow a
new recipe after you have watched
it made.
It is planned to have about eight
of these new classes for colored
mothers which are to be held every
Thursday at 10 A M. at 1901 Tat
nall Street, Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-04

Motors, a short time before he was
appointed to supervise Industrial
production In the national defense
program.
Let US have the proper number
of oilers. rather than fellows throw
ing sand in the gears" Mr.. Knudsen
continued. I'VE all love our coun.
try. and the differences which ap-
pear at times are mostly based on
different approaches to the prob
lem But with a clear understand.
ing of these problems by the par
ties involved there is generally one
right way Of doing the Job"
Smyrna times., 1940-07-04

Il want TO make a plea TO every.
body who works. be he on a ma.
chine. on a stool. In an office or a
manager-let US see If there is not
some way whereby the proper un.
derstanding can be given to all of
US so that the industrial machine,
which all have helped to create in
our country, can be kept running
smoothly. efficiently and with the
minimum amount OF shutdown for
repairs +"
This was the plea uttered re-
Gently In an address by William S.
Knudsen. President OF General
Smyrna times., 1940-07-04

mems division, high score, Mrs. l..
r.. Hopkins; low, Mrs. Harry
Jones; high team, Mrs. Hopkins,
Mrs. Thomas Smith, Mrs. George
Birmingham, Mrs. Harry Aiken,
and Mrs. ]. w. Gehring. Mems di-
vision, high score, George Wood;
low, Charles Meyer; high team,
Mr.. Wod, Alber Bunin, Ray Peters,
Lou Kinderman, and w. E. Hast
ings. Boys division, high score,
Robert Stevenson, Jr.; low, Albert
Bishoff.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-04

This contract will come under the pro-
visions of the regular Federal Highway
Act, as amended.
The employment agency for this contract
in Sussex County is the Employment Ser
vice Division of the Unemployment Com
pensation Commission. Georgetown, Della
ware The minimum wages paid will be
for Sussex County skilled labor zoe per
hour; intermediate grade labor 4Oc per
hour, and unskilled labor 30c per hour.
Attention is called to the Special Pro-
visions in the proposal. specifications and
contract agreement
Performance of contract shall commence
within ten (10) days after execution of the
contract and be completed as specified.
Monthly payments will be made for 80
per cent of the construction completed each
month.
Bidders must submit proposals upon
forms provided by the Department.
Each proposal must be accompanied by
a surety bond. certified check. or money to
the amount of at least ten t10) per centum
of the total amount of the proposal.
The envelope containing the proposal
must be marked Proposal for the con-
struction of State Highway Contract
The contract will be awarded or rejected
within twenty (20) days from the date OF
opening proposals. :,
The right is reserved to reject any or all
bids.
Complete sets of plans and specifications
may be obtained after July 10. 1940. upon
receipt of two dollars $4,000 for each con-
tract. which amount will not be REFUNDED.
Make checks payable to the State High
way Department.
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
By: F. v. DUPONT. Chairman.
w. w. Mack. Chief Engineer.
Dover. Delaware.
June rs, 1910.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-04
RECRUIT EXAMINATIONS
Three Medical Officers to Examine
Recruits for Army Who Enlist

Appointment of three medical
officers to examine recruits for the
U. S. Army, who enlist at the Of
fees in Dover, Georgetown, and
Seaford, We're announced by Lieut.
Col. John F. Daye, commander of
the Delaware recruiting district.
They are: Dover, DR.. Benjamin F.
Burton, PA South State Street,
first lieutenant in the Medical Re
serve Corps; Georgetown, DIR Floyd
Smyrna times., 1940-07-04

|. Hudson, of Rehoboth Beach, Of
fetal of the State Board of Health,
also a first lieutenant in the Med
lcal Reserve, and Seaford, DIR.
Howard R. A. Riggin, Seaford, re-
tired officer of the New York Ma
tional Guard.
Smyrna times., 1940-07-04
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