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Smyrna times., 1940-05-09
Radiant Living
THE UNFAILING
SOURCE
BY Rev. G. M. Griffeth
Pastor Ridgely M. E. Church
Ridgely, Md.

In my recent reading I ran
across a statement which particu-
larly impressed me as being ex-
pressive of a fundamental, a bless
ed, and an inspiring truth.
That statement is this: Il ask
ed help from a source that knows
no failure"
There is something about this
statement that causes the reader
to pause, to think, and to read it
again. There is something here
that gives one renewed courage to
face the difficulties of his life
It's truth is like light shining
in the surrounding darkness. 1t is
like the opening of a door through
which one can escape from the dis
heartening circumstances that have
closed in about him.
While the author of this state
ment refers only to his own action
and experience, the truth contain
ed in his statement is not limited
to him.
You too can ask help from a
Source that knows no failure!
God never fails the soul that
fully trusts him. God may not an
swer your prayers just the way
you would like to have them an
swered. God may not provide for
you just the things that you think
you should have. But God will pro-
vide for you just what is best for
you. And He will provide it most
literally!
Did not Christ exhort: ASK and
it shall be given you; seek and ye
shall find; knock and it shall be
opened unto you"
st. John adds: "And this is the
confidence that we have in Him,
Smyrna times., 1940-05-09

The three members of the Sus-
sex County Board of Assessment
Robert B. Elliott, of Seaford,
Charles Dale Lingo, of Millsboro,
and David H. Prettyman, of An
gola-have submitted to the Levy
Court Commissioners a statement
showing the assessed valuation OF
the real estate in the % election
districts of the county is S42,921,-
678. The capitations were fixed al
$29, 1926.
Smyrna times., 1940-05-09
MOTOR GROUP
TO AID JOBLESS
Delaware Truck Asso. Plans
Unemployment Bureau
Expert Driver Campaign
GROUP MEETING SOON

Of interest to truck drivers will
be information to the effect that
the Motor Truck Association is
setting up an unemployment de-
partment for the clearance of work
applications involving reputable
truck drivers who happen to be un-
employed at the present time. Any
one interested should contact the
Association officers for further de-
tails. Indications are that a group
meeting of members and prospec-
tive members will be held some
where in Kent County, possibly in
Dover, during the month of May,
when the Association will possibly
be entertained at dinner by prom
inent tire company and local re-
preventative thereof The Asso-
citation has agreed to cooperate
with the American Trucking Asso-
citation in connection with the
promotion of the National ATA
Truck Rodeo program. Expert
truck drivers will compete for ma
tional recognition as a part of the
safe driving campaign of the Am
erican Trucking Association. A
representative of the American
Trucking Association is to meet
with the Executive Committee of
the Delaware Motor Truck Asso-
citation in the very near future to
discuss definite plans for the hand
ling of the campaign in Delaware.
reciprocal agreements have been
Smyrna times., 1940-05-09
Horse Like Dog

SUNNYSIDE, WASH. = Kermit
Lyons has horse named Yolinda
that will do more than 80 different
tricks. including lying down, sitting
and eating at a table. shaking
hands, taking off her masters hat.
walking a rail like a cat and stand
ing on all four feet on a pedestal
10 inches square
Smyrna times., 1940-05-09

that, if we ask any thing accord
ing to His will, He heareth us.
And if we know that He hears us,
whatsoever we ask, we know that
we have the petitions that we de-
sired of Him"
Why not dare to ask largely that
Source that knows no failurei
Smyrna times., 1940-05-09
Clayton School Herald
CO-EDITORS:
RAYMOND HUDSON JANICE SHORT

and eighth grades of Clayton
School. The dancing started at 7.30
and ended around $50 or 1000.
Outsiders were not allowed to
attend this dance. The children
paid at the door.
Smyrna times., 1940-05-09
Grasshoppers Among Missing

Last year the Arizona department
of agriculture caught $4,000 grass
hoppers and branded them with an
indelible red pigment to trace their
migrations. This year the expert
ment was not repeated because none
of the red-branded grasshoppers
ever came back or ever were seen
afterward.
Smyrna times., 1940-05-09
It's all CRAW'
How to serve gravy ony t;o,s /
want it without cookiino ,,1.
Dorothy GTeig

T~HERE are some few things which kiDa
L generals, diplomats robbers saints bn,, aao pre
people. old people, you and and all Of ns liz i and
and forever and gravy is one Of Them 'He and s|
Smyrna times., 1940-05-09
BRIEF ITEMS OF
THE PENINSULA
Brief News Items of People
We Know in and Around
Larger Peninsula Towns
FROM OUR EXCHANGES

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul B. Messick,
MiddletoWn, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Anna Belle
to Mr.. Kenneth d. Pennewill, also
of Middletown. The wedding will
take place Thanksgiving Day.
]. Caleb Boggs, Dover attorney,
has closed his law office on State
street, in order to continue the
practice of law in Wilmington,
where he will be associated in the
offices of Logan & Duffy, a promi-
nent law firm of that city.
The annual DAY in Old New
Castle" will be held Saturday, May
18th, from one to six o'clock day.
light saving time. Mrs. Francis
deHaas Janvier and Mr.. ]. Rogers
Holcomb will serve as co-chairmen
for the Day" and Mrs. Richard S.
Rodney is in charge of hostesses.
The Lions Club of Vienna is
making plans for celebrating the
20Otth anniversary of the town.
The affair will take place around
the first of June. Athletics, a pa
rade, and pageant predicting the
events of the past two hundred
years, will highlight the all day
affair.
Plans for the reorganization of
the long-inactive Milford Chamber
of Commerce are being formulated
by a group Of business and profess
sional men. The reorganization
plans were outlined by Frank Cline
Of the Salisbury, Md, Chamber of
Commerce, at a meeting of Mil
ford men Monday night
The voters Of the town of North
East, Md, have been called on to
decide whether or not the Town
Commissioners shall install a water
system in the town, with federal
aid. Agitation for and against the
proposition has been keen for the
past two years, and recently the
town board decided to submit it
for final decision to the voters at
a special election.
Receipts Of the Wilmington Post
office in April created a new rec
ord for the month Postmaster
James ]. Cahill said collections in
April were S113,15984, compared
with S95, 5,S94.53 in April, last year.
a gain of S17,265.31 or 18 per cent.
The April in which collections were
nearest this amount was April of
1887, with S100,32110.
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Continued Story

Lefty saw some one lying on the
floor with their arm next to a pool
of blood. A sickening feeling grip
ped her. She couldn't bear to look,
yet, she must. Inn a few minutes
her struggle of what she must do
was over. On went the lights, sud
denly she screamed, it was David.
oh, was he dead? What would
she do? She knelt beside him and
listened for the beating of his
heart. Thank goodness, it was beat
ing. Still, he was badly hurt, she
must help. She ran for water and
cloth, and bapdaged his arm tight
1y.
Suddenly his eyelids fiickered,
then he again lay dormant. 1t was
then that Lefty realized that she
loved David very much.
'fOh, David, darling" she cried,
'You mustn't die. Don't you see
I Love you"
AS she said this David slowly
opened his eyes and smiled Don't
worry, Ill live and then, well, you
see I love you, too So Wen get
married when my arm is better, he
whispered.
Then she was in his arms sob
bing with JOY.
The End
Smyrna times., 1940-05-09

, and saVOTy, over bread, Drown
gravy cupped atop snowy mashed
potatoes; gravy spreading slowly
over vegetables or meat. in short.
gravy.
Have you heard about the new
way to make gravy without actually
having to roast meat? 1t is done
with condensed soup. Condensed
soup is the broth slow cooked from
= fine meats and from whole chickens.
Condensed soups can be turned into
bowlfuls of smooth gravy-gravy
full favored with meat or chicken
and practically on a moments
notice. It's something worth know
ing about and this is how it is
done:
Smyrna times., 1940-05-09

entered into between the Delaware
Motor Truck Association and
number of the other motor truck
Associations of the various eastern
states wherein the respective
states involved are to act as statu-
tory agents for the members of tha
Continued on Page Seven)
Smyrna times., 1940-05-09
Quick Beef Gravy

tablespoons butter or shor:eai-g
tablespoons flour
can condensed consomme
X cup water
l can condensed mock turtle sotIp
l tablespoon milk
Melt the butter or shortening in
saucepan, add the -four and cool.
until frothy. Then add the con
somme and water and cook until
thickened. Add cthe mock turtle
soup and milk at the last and sim
mer 3-4 minutes to blend the favors.
Smyrna times., 1940-05-09

cups gravy. ''aS Sss ID.
Creamy Chick, :.
! can condensed sssn "s,sl' ssg
2 tablespoons ig bpt,aa!.c tg,a!cssa ~
cup milk '''uF
Strain the chicken ~,
as much rice as possisI. ssf2 Y
ne ne 8trainer with 't5s''., t5s y
the la9 butter Or shortennfiSS, iii is9 n |
frothy. Then add tbs s4a a.,Is s'a
milk ana cook aa Until III t,!sS9ls, s3sl \
makes about X Gun, '9',ts y
. +af.r...U :. : ! yum sect Gran
( tai'i5s;3, III s3esa9 butter Or ,s,,l
.a-.=sB59ns four
~ sd-l e9aaeased r.'1 boui.ias , j
cup Wa.er
l can c0adansAd cr..
room soup - O
, Melt the butter Or sh,-,l
q saocepan, add the s11. rr'. Z, !;
until frothy. Then 5Jj III n. /
er coas9mm@ and r. =; -,
cook until thicke1e5 r.,
cream cf mushroom ,',, wy
saucepan and stir vsIr-a.
me gravy to it and ia, H.,
! % o,,y o.ead the fayors Hsss.s |
Smyrna times., 1940-05-09
CLAYTON VS.. Fredericka

On Tuesday, April 80, Freder-
icka brought three base ball teams
to Clayton. The first, second teams
of boys and the first team of girls.
All three Clayton teams were the
winners with a score of IL 70 ~.
Comfy of Clayton and Webb OF
Fredericka chalked up the great
est number Of runs with 3 each.
Second Team Boys
The second team won over Fred
ericka by a score of 25 to 5.
Smyrna times., 1940-05-09
Let's PLAY Ball

Whaml What a game. Clayton
second team played Townsend on
May /, and won IL to 2.
Smyrna times., 1940-05-09
Clayton VS.. Townsend

On Monday, April 30, Clayton's
main team of boys played Town
send. 1t was very close game as
the score at the end of the game
was 10 to s.
Smyrna times., 1940-05-09

Dance Monday Night At Clayton
School
Roll out the Barrel and We'll
have a barrel Of fun" What does
that remind you of? You guessed
1T, music, and with music comes
dancing. The Eighth grade of
Clayton School held dance Mon
day, for the fifth, sixth, seventh,
Smyrna times., 1940-05-09

The girls team gave FreGericka
girls team a sound trimming in
their game by a score of "a to 8.
Smyrna times., 1940-05-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul B. Messick,
Middletown, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Anna Belle
to Mr.. Kenneth d. Pennewill, also
of Middletown. The wedding will
take place Thanksgiving Day.
Smyrna times., 1940-05-09

Dead or aiaol. aiotN
and mules 80 aOlsd aors.,
charge by CALM Iilisn0vsd al
10. No animate llg DOrGs
is made imnss,asai ,ssaiaoVsa nI.J
imals dying fro-a a'elg aat j
ease will be renoa.s soaaa1 J
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fSolutign in Next Issuel

fSolutiGn In
HORIZONTAL
Ito jump
4Goddess Of love
9-Fruit
l2-Fear
1910 become useful
14-Beverage
15-Having depressions
ITO cuddle
19-Superfcial extent
Fl Negative
22-High point
25-Era
z7-Marglns
3l-To essay
32-Pertaining to prediction
34-French article
35-French for king"
36-Possessive pronoun
37-To perform
33-Assigned
4l-Sailor
42-Line Of juncture
43-Aeroforrn fluid
4A-Flexible tube
45-Article
47-To sing
z9-Scottish cakes
53-Weapons
57-Invader Of Europe
58-French river
G0-Deer
61-Before
62-Unpoetic
63-Spot
VERTICAL
I-Possessed
2-To be indebted to
3-To write
TO shift direction
6--Making lovable
c-Greek letter
IA vase
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

Robert A. Hurley, Democratic candidate feF governor, will spenk both at Waterbury and Nangaiuek en lhe nIsht af 0pleber @. Other members ol ihe state iiekst will niso apnnh in both eisieA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

A message from Governor Ray mond E. Baldwin was read at the campaign luncheon Of the Women's Republican club at The Elton yes- terday. The governor called the women party members the "Shock troops" Of the campaign,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
BY WILLIAM H. LAWRENCE United Press Staff Correspondent


 Aboard Willkie Train, En Route to St. Louis, Oct. IT = (UPO = Wen dell L. Willkie said today that a Re- publican victory in November would mean "a real job with a real future for the head of every family" in- stead of unemployment and a grow ing dependence on the government under new deal.
 In speech prepared for delivery at Evansville, Ind, the Republican presidential nominee said the Dem ocratic National Committee, disput- ing his pledge to provide jobs for all the unemployed, tells us that no man now living or whoever lived can hope to bring about jobs in private industry for every worker in Amer ica.
 "Obviously, no administration that doesn't believe it is possible to get jobs will ever be able to get them" |" Willkie said. "The new deal says to you: why take chance? Why take chance on changing administra- tionS at this time? We say to you: What have you got to lose?
 The choice is plain. before you. The new deal has had eight years in office and has miserably failed to solve our economic problems. We have more than nine million unem- ployed today, as many as we had four years ago when the third-term candidate was running for second term.
 We know the record of the new | deal, and we we have its promise. Its promise is more unemployment. That is its frank and shameless promise. Our promise is more jobs. America must choose between two promises. The young people of America must choose between a party that promises them career on the relief rolls and a party that promises them jobs. People of America, faced with these alterna- tives, if you elect the party that promises jobs, what have you got to loSe?"
 Willkie left Ohio, where he made several speeches yesterday, including a major address in Cincinnati last night, in quest of the states 26 elec- toral votes, and headed west today across Indiana and Illinois and into Missouri, which have a total of 58 electoral votes.
 He delivers major speech on for eign affairs in St. Louis tonight.
 It will be broadcast at 9:30 p. m. | (CST) by the Columbia Broadcast ing System. After 40 minute stop in Evansville where he leaves the train to speak, Willkie will make
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

officer, was to address the confer ence this afternoon on the subject, Control of Venereal Diseases" Will liam M. Harris, director of the Lin- coin house, is chairman of the pro- gram committee for 4he conference.
 Besides the city welfare bureau, Waterbury is represented at the conference by delegates from. the Diocesan Bureau of Social Service, Lincoln House, Visiting Nurse asso- ciation, Pearl Street Neighborhood house ] other organizations.
 The .hree-day conference pro- gram includes addresses by promi- nent leaders in the field of social welfare, forum and discussion meet ings, and study meetings. Sectional meetings for various individual groups are also being held.
 The opening sessions yesterday were attended by several hundred delegates. The city welfare group from thi4 city was not present be- cause of the selective service regis tration, in which they worked as volunteers,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
MyVictory Means Jobs,
 Says Wendell Willkie
Attacks New Deal Claim on Jobs-Two Promises Left
 for People to Choose Between

rear platform appearances at Me- Leansboro, Mt. Vernon, Nashville, and Belleville, all in Illinois. He will speak briefly in East St. Louis late this afternoon after detraining to drive by automobile to St. Louis.
 Willkie climaxed his southern Ohio campaign last night with a sharp attack upon new deal relief policies before an applauding, flag waving crowd in partially filled Crosley field in Cincinnati. Police Chief E. T. Weatherly estimated the crowd at 14,000. It was a cool, crisp night.
 He charged that "our modern so- ciety and the new deal" had created "a new form of slavery unemploy- ment-that does not shut men in it shuts them out" He asserted that Hthe new deal has looked upon un- employment as an opportunity to exchange bread for votes," coercing relief workers to vote the new deal ticket and to contribute to campaign funds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

are het up over the reports about why she is divorcing him. His wife was quoted out Hollywood way as saying Hank wanted her money, which his chums say tain't so. They also want it advertised how Hank is a war hero with the Croy de Care medal.
 We hear there might be mighty big shift in the. command of our fleet soon. Admiral Richardson may get promoted to a desk.
 Ye ed likes scoop like this one. Arch Oboler, now a success in inc movies, knew one actress who believed in his future when he was of no account. She is Betty Wink Ter, the star of Girl Alone" the radio show. Now that Arch has be- come somebody he uses Betty every chance he gets.
 Edith Roark and a beau had few words over at the St. Moritz, t'other morn on acct of her losing her job at the Brown Derby. When she did, Edith began poking fun at the rest of the entertainment and the beau, who is pal of the boss there, struck her. That's not very smart, considering Edith has many prize-fighter friends.
 The Hicktown News Press hears about a lot of famous draft dodgers who are using pull to get jobs in the Sikorsky plant.
 Makes ye ed feel older than any, thing to run into Leon Janney, the former child movie actor, now sport ing, a inustache. Next thing little Shirley. Temple will be getting barred eutta the Stork Club!
 The goings-on of some city folks is certainly perplexing. Now take the case of MT. and Mrs. Millionaire Alexis Thompson. In his party of four over at the Fl Morocco bar and grill was his estnaged wife, who walked out in a huff when Alex danced with the other lady in the party. The big hicks!
 It was mighty refreshing to hear Jimmy Costello, the town barber, speak up the way he did last eve,g on 53rd street when a customer made jokes about the way the Bri- tish warsaip, Ajax, licked three Italian boats. Then when the out spoken customer realized the man with the razor was Italian. he said: "Oh, I beg your pardon, forgot you are Italian" T beg your par don," snapped back MT. Costello, T am Americanr
 Those published smear stories" against MT. Willkie were uncovered by Democrat, by gum. His name being Bill B,oeth. reporter for our esteemed competitor, the Scripps- Howard publication. Bill is on leave acting as. assistant to Leo Casey over at the Democrats for Willkie h'quarters.
 Speaking of the smear campaigns, which ye ed heped spike on the radio Sunday night, it is too bad the papers can't reproduce some of the cartoons about a certain Nude Dealer" to show how low some folks can get. We always did wonder whatever became of certain post card business.
 That rumpus over at McGinnis' beeksteak place in which Bob Syl-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
TORRlNCTON BOY
 ENLISTS IN NAVY

Leonard Frederick Ferris, appren- tice seaman, U. s. navy, son of Lester G. Ferris of Al Mount Pleas ant Terrace, Torrington, has arrived home for a two weeks visit from the Naval Training Station, Newport, R. l., after completing a two months
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

Rev. Joseph Flanagan of Tor rington, a native of this city, and Dr. John D. Freney of Waterbury were among the principal speakers last evening at the annual dinner sponsored by the Knights of Co.,. lumbus of South Norwalk. The event was held at Shore Haven Club and attended by more than 200 men and women prominent in the various community activities of South Norwalk and vicinity.
 Father Flanagan spoke on "Du- ties to Church and State," while
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
Walter WincheII ! O. BYO0dw0y ],
ssade Marh Registered. Copyright islO. Day MiTrorl

THE HICKTOwN NEws-PREss Drop. and Editor, Walt WincheIE)
 Much excitement about the way Dot Thonpson's colyum was blue- penciled out of MT. and Mrs. Reid's pper tother morn when Dot boost ed F. ID. R. Seems that the Re- publican periodical allowed Dots piece to be syndicated, which is how ye ed saw the compliment she had for her employers in her first par agraph. In it Dot thanked them from the bottom of her heart for their broadminde ndedness in allow ing her to speak her nindl
 Big excitement also about the jerking of the colyum of our es- teemed rival, General Johnson, in the Willkie- Telegram yesterday Hugh's syndicate also dumped 1t The reason for same being that Hugh made some mighty explosive remarks, to say the least about MT. Dykstra, the head of the draft.
 Miss Zorina, the actress, has left the bed and board of MT. Balan- chine, her husband. by moving into the Ritz Towers hotel.
 The stork delivered baby girl to Mir. and Mrs. Jose Ferrar day before yesterday. Mrs. F'errar is the former Una Hagen, the play-actress. Papa Ferrar is the Charley in "Charley's Aunt" now on the local boards.
 Martha Stephenson is going to introduce Her husband, Hal Kemp, to their baby Monday, when she flies to Hollywood :. When Martha went to take her literacy test, being a first-voter, she was told 1t wasn't necessary .. Any girl" she was informed. who can get mink coat at 21 is smart enough"
 Ye ed was criticized recently for suggesting that school children stop saluting Our Flag with the out stretched arm like the Nazis do. Seems as how the school board con- sidered 1t a good idea, however, ac- cording to the stories in the papers yesterday. They ordered pupils to salute the way the soldiers and sailors do-fingers to their temples when the Flag passes by.
 Ye ed notices that the Gallupoll finally made the front page of the Times after being buried for weeks on pages IS and 19, etc. This came about when MT. Gallup recorded a gain for brother Willkie. Having nine states, instead of six. is news that is filter to print, eh?
 Jovial and genial Lew Lehr of the moving pictures, is ailing Been ab-. sent from his desk for month. From overworking. Seems to ye ed that monkeys ain't the cwaziest people, after all
 Ye ed has witnessed many strange things, but he will never forget see- ing Lucius Beebe dialing a phone number with his pinky!
 Old Gutll McCllntlc wont nave any truck with the Fifth Coumn- ists in our midst Guth has sign posted on his office door where he hires showfolks. It says, No Conn munists or Nazis Neew Apply. Only Folks Who Are Loyal Americans" :" That's tellin' 'eml
 Friends of Connie Bennett's hus- band (TIank de la Falaise of France)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
Social Workers Attend Conference
City of Waterbury Well Represented At
 Bridgeport Meeting
Dr. Godfrey, William M. Harris Among Speakers at State Gathering Various Local Agencies
 Send Delegations to DiscussiOns

Delegations from the city welfare department and private social agen- cies were n Bridgeport today for the second da-,s sessions of the Connec- ticut Conference of Social Work. Supt. of Welfare Martin F. Hayden and Ill members of his staff will attend one T more of the confer ence sessions before they end Fri day afternoon. Most city case work CTS were in the Park City today.
 Dr. Edward J. Godfrey, city health
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
Current Political Activities

Republican State Chairman Ben- jamin Harwood has appointed Miss Geneva L. F. Williams of IA Wood street. as liason officer between the state central committee and col- ored women's groups. She has been invited to make several campaign addresses during the next few weeks.
 Congressman J. Joseph smith has been invited to speak at the 24th anniversary program of the Waterbury 6turnese society Sum day at Liberty hall. The invitation was given by President James Di- Rlenxo. The committee arranging the program Is headed by Felix 0uaFinI, chairman.