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State delegation and give 1t to man
who would turn 1t over to the Presi-
dent, that new effort was being
made to checkmate the opponents of
a third-term nomination.
1t Is much easier for Democratic
bosses in big cities-as for example
Mayor Kelly Of Chicago and Mayor
Hague of Jersey City-to be for an
other nomination for President
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IllC VI. ~. =.
national con-
vention during
the week Of July
1. The Fourth
falls on a Thurs
day, on which
day 1t might be
possible to adopt
the party's ma
tional platform
or nominate the
presidential can
didate. In Re-
publican minds
that would be a
AttinU celebra.
ton Of Inde-
nondnnca DaV
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Boys School Choristers
To Give Concerts

Choristers of the Immaculate Con-
ception Boys School will give free
concerts tonight and tomorrow night
at $50 O'Clock in Hurney Hall.
Eighth and N streets NV.
The singers range In age from Q
to 13. The concert programs will In
clude sacred music, classical ballads,
selections from several operas and
some oratorical music
Harry Wheaton Howard, for many
years organist at Immaculate Con-
ception Church, will accompany the
boys in the concerts.
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nothing do with the South program
approve OF the being handled
reached such point OF pettness that influential and
time about should
AND every one OF course believes the other fellows fault
Under the circumstances q the
program has got far
would get good deal further
departmentpreferably
these committee spersedng previous
mes ana tell them to work cooperative solution
me present system OF dehned responsibility
can never produce real results.
cRelsasd By the North Ani.nce1 Incl
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ConsoIed by WeIIes

Wnen e south American
NOBLE attempted an extremely active laying plans
American ofhcias and American businessmen special
ttee to the South American
oers Undersecretary State
y Henry Morgentau r and Federal Jones
Wee consod them by giving the
representation on subcommittee of the
Commercial Policy quite different The consolation
rather nsubanta since the
meeting There followed several disagreeabe incidents
One
acting Mobiles special tackle the crucial
problem Of outstanding this country
ana beardey Rm economist and treasurer Of
xney interesting plan for Brazil For the
nono now default to American investors exchange
and common stock in the
Brazilian enterprise be jointly Rio de Janeiro and New
- Wv w o~ "-N N'S"
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uIl1efeHt departments ana agencies
have proclaimed their interest in the
problem. State, Commerce and
Treasury are the most important,
since diplomacy, finance and trade
are the three vital spheres OF action
IN the South American program
Each has engaged In q sort of cam
paign to freeze the others out.
On the whole, Commerce, being
deprived OF sure access to the Presi-
dent by the convalescence of Secre-
tary Harry L. Hopkins, has probabl,
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British ports will be bombarded.
There must be a risk in every
gamble. The present war demands
a lot of gambling. All the previous
tactical and strategic ideas seem to
have gone with the wind.
Hence. say the French, why not
risk this operation which might be
successful If prosecuted with skill
and energy? The answer depends,
however, entirely on what London
decides. The British are the leaders
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he mas Deen
asked to say
" h e t h er tn e
members Of the
La b or B o q r d
have themselves
violated Federal
statutes which
call for fines and
Imprisonment Of
federal omcials
who endeavor to
engage in lobby
ing for appro-
priations.
Unqu e S ii on
ably there have
been violations
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on tne JOD B
& e n eral who
swan his way to
fame and a he
ro's garland. He
is Maj. Gen. B.
C. Frey b erg
commander OF
the New Zealand
contingent of the
10000 troops
landing at Suez,
for service in the
Near East.
He was known
as kid Comfy
oomph, the Chi
hilqhI1Q MoI1lar ~
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States now to be the law under
which many Government agencies
have been operating in utter disre-
gard of the specific words of the
statutes written by Congress.
Reproduction Rights Reserved)
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British Wary Of Horbor Raids

The British worried not much conveying
defense OF the transport but would
harbors IN the Germans make
For the time being the
British ports style bases
few weeks feebte up their mind
to bomb the British harbo where putting
whence the transports would leave Britain would be in pretty
Hence Mr. Chambeains hesitation.
ton be dncut but it not fully successful might eopardze
aims ability to obtain supplies from the outside
The French
that convenienhe
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Better equipment and more eff
hcient pilots for commercial air.
planes is being urged by the govern.
ment of Mexico.
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TIE opinions OF the Drters this page own not
Ths stars Such opnton. are presented M The
readers although such opinions be contradictory among
thenselues and directly opposed to The Stcrs.
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By G. GOULD LINCOLN.

As the members of the Republican
National Committee gather for their
meeting tomorrow, some of them
are toying with the idea Of having
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This Changing World
Fronce Frets to GombIe on Third Front
In Scandinavia to Breok StuIemute War
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Despite the spring
fever seems to have gpped the nations
Wesand the commander Of the allied
thinking In terms Of oil fields region
wncn ne across the Caucasus mountain barrier could occupied
the allied forces the
reduced at least SO cent The
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blocked a State Department project
for the investment of American
money in the Brazilian steel indus
try, through the establishment Of
branch plants Of American steel
manufacturers.
These incidents are only inter-
esting because they are fairly typical.
Treasury and State have got on no
better than Commerce and State: in
deed. at one point Secretary Nor
0Anfh0ll AAnlna.AA IL IL
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The Capitol Parade
Three Federal Departments Are Engaged
In Petty War Over South America
By JOSEPH ALsoP Ind RoBERT KINTNER.

The State Commerce and Treasury Departments currently
plunged IN bureaucratic
funny II not tragic The involves
most significant and least understood pocthe
our political ties with South America by STRENGTHENING
Since the outbreak Of
put its South American relations footing than
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Scandinavia May Cast Die

Recently there between
Premier Daader In Paris topic
declaration against the u r. The French se
anxious help the Firms effectively regulars kept in read
ness Tor transportation to Finland Norway
action entails declaration of against Russia ~ ~
Ihe Scandinaans longer desire neutrality are
70 be some sao permit allied
across country Finland
bring them in direct conflict with Russians Germans they
aont mind TINS any longer For than century
fought the present
fct But the situation that unless thev
night while Finland
are going to fall into the clutches the
7'-' -
The British Premier is still hetating
attempt
maticaly bring Germany action.
There will chances are that
the Germans who short distance
and Norway Moreover the British think in
N FOo
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Lobbying Ban
Faces Test in
Bourd Case
Fate Of Hctch Act
Effectiveness Seen
Linked to Action
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Attorney General Robert H. Jack
son has been put in a dimcult spot
by the action of the House commit
tee investigating the Labor Board,
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Plan Now Dead

The Mcconnell plan Just being
er Inspection when the State Department
Commerce was to do no more
IN the matter without consulting the
plan dead On the other triumph when
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|HeudIineFoIk
|And What
They Do
Gen. Freyberg Is Hero
Of Swimming Feuts
| And Prize Fights
BY LEMUEL F. PARTON.

The sun enters Pisces a week from
today. That seems like a happy
event for England, just now putting
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the French believe in the saying that spoil the
Hence they their opinion things
to their ally the Channel to make the
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means OF transportation Is the
chief obstacle to such campaign,
but on the whole it is feasible.
Gen. Maurice Gamelin is look
ing at present toward the north.
The much desired third front which
is essential to make this sit-down
war an active war could be made in
Scandinavia.
The Firms are breathing
heavily. Their men are exhausted.
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never left the front line beginning
augh The reinforcements they
bucket Every hundred volunteers arriving
matched a fresh Russian TROOPS " 1880 ~ ~
Smyrna times., 1940-09-19
$4,000 PEOPLE
WATCH PARADE
5000 State Volunteer Firemen
End 2 Day Convention Here
With Street Parade
MANY PRIZES AWARDED

Approximately $4,000 persons
crowded the streets of Smyrna
Thursday night for the annual par
ade of the Delaware State Volun-
teer Firemen's Associations gala
closing of the two-day convention.
Forty-two fire companies, q bands,
and IA auxiliary units, totaling g.
900, made up the procession which
took more than an hour to pass the
judges stand. The award for the
best decorated place of business
during the convention was given
to Alexander Handloff, according
to Chairman Harper Jones'. Thorn
as Mcbride won first prize for the
best decorated residence. Gov.
C. McMullen headed list
of state officials who were seated
on the judges platform. Judges
were: Tim McCarey, Chester, pres
ident of the Pennsylvania Fire
Chiefs Association; Thomas ].
Patton, Upper Darby; Benjamin ].
Berry, Chester; G. Bonsill, Glen
olden, Pa; Willard Wilson, Will
Continued on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1940-09-19
SCOUTS PLAN 1941 PROGRAM
Plan to Invite Smyrna Business
Man to Speak; Appoint Treasurer

Starting the fall activities, nine
Boy Scouts, accompanied by Mr..
Ellery Ward, Scout Master, Mr.
Mahlon Hagerty and Mr.. Robert
M. Brown went on a fishing trip
from Little Creek last Saturday.
At the Scout meeting Monday
night, Mr. Ward decided to invite
one OF the business men of Smyrna
to speak before the boys. Mr..
Ward also stated that he would
try to get the committee members
to take a more active interest than
they did last year. The Scouts
elected Leland Shapley as treasur-
urer. Four teams were chosen for
touch football.
Smyrna times., 1940-09-19
MAIN
CUT OFF WATER
Highway Workers Blast
Bridge Debris Too Close
to Water Main
SMYRNA FIREMEN HELP

Smyrna housewives were with
out water for three hours Friday
afternoon when dynamite charges
set off by State Highway workers
at Lake Como, blasted a water
main. The State Welfare Home,
cut off entirely, was without water
for nine hours. until volunteer fire
men preached a 2200-foot gap be-
tween fire hydrants with a three
inch hose. Highway workers, re-
pairing damage done to the state
road by dam washout at Lake
Como September l, had unknow-
ingly set off a charge of dynamite
too close to the main leading from
the south end of the town. In at
tempting to blast an outlet for
water flowing from the lake bed,
the explosion shattered the buried
main. This Immediately cut off the
water supply into the state insti-
tuition, and with water pouring out
of the main break, homes in Smyr-
ma were soon left dry as the stand
pipe which supplied them was
drained. When the cause of the
shortage was discovered, stop
valves leading into the broken
main were closed, and the stand
pipe pumped full, restoring water
service to homes and businesses in
Smyrna. Efforts to repair the
break were unavailing, and the
shortage had become so acute by
nightfall at the Welfare Home that
emergency steps were necessary.
Smyrna council members, meeting
with DR.. A. V. Gilliland, superin-
tendent of the State Welfare
Home, called on the town firemen
fore assistance. BY IL o'clock the
2,2OO feet of fire hose, almost all
of the fire company's equipment,
had connected hydrants nearest
the institution grounds and one To-
Gated there. Pressure was at first
too low until a booster engine of
the Smyrna fire company was
brought into play, raising the wat
er pressure. In praising the eff
ficiency of the Smyrna firemen and
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1940-09-19
FALL HUNTING
SEASON BEGINS
September Is Opened Season
for Squirrels; Commission
Names Shooting Hours
SEASONS DAILY LIMIT

The Board of Game and Fish
hunting. regulations for the 1910
season. The use of a rifle or gun
larger than 10 gauge, and holding
more than three shells is prohibit
ed, and all bird bands are to be re-
turned to designated State and
Federal Agencies. A Federal Duck
Stamp is required of all persons
over 16 years of age shooting
ducks and geese. and the use of
live decoys and batting is prohibit
ed. Shooting hours of waterfowl
and coot are from sunrise to pm.
and for doves, snipe and woodcock,
from sunrise to sunset. Swan,
brant, snow geese, Ross goose,
wood duck, plover, yellow legs,
reed bird, deer, beaver, and female
pheasant cannot be taken at any
time. The season schedule and
daily limit are listed as follows:
UPLAND GAME:
Rabbits-Nov. Is to Dec. 81. Limit 6.
Quail-Nov. Is to Dec. 81, limit IL.
Pheasant (Ringneck-cockbirds)- - Nov Is
to Dec. 81, male.
Squirrel-Sept. Is to Nov. ] limit 6.
Red Fox-Oct. l to Apr. 80, to chase
only.
Raccoon and Opossum-Nov.1 to Jan. Is.
Muskkrat-Dec. / to Mar. 10.
*Doves Federal regulation) Sept. Is to
Nov. 80, limit II.
"Woodcock Federal regulation)-N Is
to Nov. 20. limit 4.
Frogs-May / to Dec. 81. limit "a.
WATERFOWL: Federal Regulated)
-Ducks-Oct. 16 to Dec. ID. limit 10.
(Redhead. buffle-head, ruddy duck. can
basback-not more than of any ! or
8 in the aggregate).
-Geese-Oct. 16 to Dec. ID Gnc.) 8.
-Coots-Oct. Is to Dec. IA, limit 25.
sWilson Snipe-Oet. 16 to Dec. Ia. limit
Is.
Rails. Gallinules-Sept. to Nov. 80.
limit Is.
Possession limit two days bag)
sfPossession one day bap1
Smyrna times., 1940-09-19
MISS FRANCES SHAPLEY WED
Marries DIR. Thomas A. S. Hays at
Easton, Md, on Saturday Evening

Miss Frances Shapley, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry P, Shapley
of this town and Dr. Thomas A. S.
Hays, son of Mr.. Clarence F. Hays
and the late Mrs. Hays of Sha-
mokin, Pa, were married Saturday
evening, Septebmer 14th, at Eas-
ton, Md. The Rev. Essel P. Thom-
as, former pastor of Asbury
Church, officiated. The bride was
dressed in a dull blue gown and hat
with matching accessories and
wore a corsage of white orchids
and lily of the valley. They were
attended by Mr. and Mrs. Julian
Dunning of Clayton. The bride is
a graduate of John Bassett Moore
High School and is employed as
secretary at the National Bank of
Smyrna. DR.. Hays was graduated
from the University of Toronto,
Canada, and is connected with the
United States Department of A.gri-
culture as Veterinarian After a
short wedding trip DR.. and Mrs.
Hays will be at home in Smyrna
Smyrna times., 1940-09-19
6 MEN TRIED FOR
HOUSE ROBBERY
Joseph and VIM. Wallace Held
Under $4,000 Bail Each for
Entering and Larceny
FOUR MEN ACCESSORIES

Joseph L. Wallace, SO, and Will
liam H. Wallace, 35, both formerly
of Smyrna Landing, now of Will
mington, were tried before Mag
istrate Edwin Hutchinson Friday
night on charges of breaking and
entering and on larceny of about
S400 worth of articles from the
house of jefferson D. Scout, Smyr-
ma Landing. Both men were held
under $1,000 bail for each charge,
and in default of payment, were
sent to the Kent County jail to
await the next session of the Court
of General Sessions. The stolen
articles included wearing apparel,
jewelry, old coins, house articles,
and silverware. Most of the loot
was recovered. Arrested, and tried
before Magistrate Hutchinson at
the same time were Horace 9.
Cole, Leonard Cole, James A.Cole,
and Willard Hemping, all of Smyr-
ma Landing. Charged with being
accessories after the fact for con-
cealing information concerning the
robbery, Horace Cole was held un-
der $1,000 bail, and the other three
men under $500 bail each. In de-
fault of payment, Horace Cole was
sent to Kent County jail to await
the next Court Of General Sessions.
Leonard and James Cole, and
Hemping, upon furnishing the bail,
were released.
Smyrna times., 1940-09-19
POLICE GIVEN
SPEEDY RIDE
Bowers Beach Man Drove
Over S5 Miles Per Hour in
Race With Police Car
COULDN'T LET CAR PASS

Six men, in the custody of the
state police, arrested on charges
resulting from house robbery at
Smyrna Landing, were treated to
a speed race last week, in which
the police car reached 85 miles an
hour, the persued vehicle went
even faster. and a bullet fired into
the tire was the final means of
stopping the race. The men, who
were said by police to have con-
fessed to the charges against them
were in custory of officers Cochran
and Turner of the state police de-
tail at Station No. 8 when the car
in which they were riding was
passed at flying speed by an auto
mobile driven by Joseph N. LIE
Tourneau. LIE Tourneau lives at
Bowers Beach and commutes by
automobile between there and Will
where he is employed.
The officers pursued the car at IS
miles an hour. lie Tourneau kept
away. The prisoners in
the meantime were getting a legal
thrill ride that may come once in
a lifetime. Because of the breath
taking speed of LIE TourEeau the
officers believed there might be
some mischief afoot. Therefore,
not far from the police station and
when the road was clear of traffic
so that there was no danger, of
ficer Turner reached out and pune
tured a tire of LIE Tourneau's ma
chine with a bullet, bringing him
to a stop. After the trial, at which
the offender was fined $4,000 and
costs, the defendant paid the
amount assessed, and thanked the
Continued on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1940-09-19
GUARDSMEN ENTERTAINED
Hold Farewell Dance for National
Guard Inducted Into Active Service

Hold Farewell Dance for National
Guard Inducted Into Active Service
A farewell cafeteria dinner and
dance was held in the Dover Com
munity School Tuesday night for
the members of the Dover units Of
the 198th Coast Artillery, A. A,
National Guard of Delaware, who
were inducted into active service.
The dinner started at $50 o'clock
and dancing at 8 o'clock. E. Hall
Downes, superintendent of the Do
yer public schools, was chairman
of the committee in charge of the
dinner arrangements. Mayor J.
Wallace Woodford greeted the
guardsmen. Judge John P. Le-
Fevre Of the Court of Common
Pleas. who was colonel in the Del
aware troops overseas in the World
War, was general chairman of the
citizens committee which was
formed through the initiative of
Walter L. Fox Post, No. 2, Amer
lean Legion.
Smyrna times., 1940-09-19
2 JURY PANELS
FOR FALL TERM
Two Panels of Jurors Drawn
by Jury Commissioners
Mifflin and Jacobs
LIST COUNTY DISTRICTS

Two panels of jurors for the Oc-
tober term of the county courts
have been drawn by Jury Commits
sioners Walker L. Mifflin and Will
bur E. Jacobs. The regular panel
of petit jurors follows: First Rep
resentative District: Harry w.
Blendt, Ridgely Jones, James Mes
sick, Charles Hanratty; Second
William Achtenberg, Leroy Short,
Samuel Fox, Charles B. Conner;
Third = Preston Burris, Francis
Bigger, Reynolds Pratt, Robert w.
Horn; Fourth Francis E. Thorn
as, Morton Melvin, Wallace Stat
ford, David Williams; Fifth-Cal-
win D. Marvel, Edwin r. Kingery,
H. Clinton Helm, w. H. Conner
ford; Sixth-Alfred J. Nutter, John
Holiday, Joseph Fleming, Court
land R. Dill; Seventh Walter III.
Simpson, Thomas HUM Brown, E.
Cowgirl Barnard; Eighth Ernest
F. Killen, Henry Parker, Thomas
N1llln-11dW
George Tatman, William McNatt;
Tenth Emmett Harrington, Rus
sell Kirby, Warren Ward. On the
special panel for the Court of Oyer
and Terminer are: First Represent
ative District-Robert K. Dunning,
Grover King; Second Henry Car
ey, Ills Danner; Third John Num-
ber, Marshall M. Johnson, Harry
A Walton; Fourth = Howard
Schweitzer, Samuel Powell, Sew
ard Daley; Fifth Samuel Knoff,
James w. Valentine, A A. Davis;
Sixth-Keith Webb, Harry Vessel.
Kinsey Walters; Seventh -William
H. Conrad, George Davis, Raymond
Pleasanton; Eighth Archibald d.
Lank, ]. Fred Hopkins, Marion Nc
Ginnis; Ninth -Ebere Kent, Will
liam A. Palmatory, William Croll;
Tenth Merrill Thristlewod, Frank
B. Austin, Raymond Alexander.
Smyrna times., 1940-09-19
Water-Tank Truck Afire

Smyrna firemen, who were called
Friday morning to extinguish q
fire in an empty water-tank truck
used in road construction work
just north of here, found the flames
under control when they arrived.
The driver OF the truck, oblivious
Of the fact that the vehicle was in
flames, was proceeding along the
highway when the fire was discov-
cred by State Highway Patrolman
Edward D. Gebhart. He halted
the truck and rendered assistance.
Smyrna times., 1940-09-19
TWO SOFTBALL TEAMS CONTEST
FOR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP

in the second half. If they win
two of the three play-off games
with the Wilson Cabinet Team,
they will be in possession of the
team trophy for two consecutive
years. Mr.. Harry Aumack, spon-
sor of the ''Old Men," has promised
to entertain the team at a banquet
if they win the trophy. Individual
trophies win be given this year to
each member of the winning team.
They are miniature silver softballs.
These softball games have been
continued all summer under the
auspices of the Smyrna Athletic
Association, of which Mr.. Francis
Gebhart is president and founder.
The following are the various play
ers and their positions on the two
teams playing for the champion
ship:
Smyrna times., 1940-09-19

The Roxy Softball Team, some
times known as 'The Old Mems
Team" won the championship for
the second half of the seasons
schedule Monday night. Playing
against the Charles Missimer Boys
Club Team, the "Old Men" won
with score Of 10-4. They will
now play a 3-game series with the
Wilson Cabinet Team, winners of
the championship for the first
half, in order to determine the
season champion. The first of
these games was held last night
at the Howard r. Jones Memorial
Athletic Field, where all the games
are played. Tentative dates for
the other two games are tonight
and Friday night. The Roxy team
have won the last seven games
played, with a loss Of two games
Smyrna times., 1940-09-19
COMMITTEE ON PRODUCTION
Helpers Named to Aid Production
of Smyrna Little Theatre PLAYS

At the meeting Monday of the
Little Theatre the following COM
mittees were appointed to assist in
the presentation of two one-act
plays on Tuesday, October 1: Mrs.
Neva Middleton, in charge of tick
cts for the Smyrna area, and Mrs
Cecil del. Harbordt in charge of
tickets for the Dover area. Pro-
gram committee: Mrs. Richard
Comegys, chairman, Mrs. George
Scout, Mrs. Virginia H. Pollen.
Poster committee: Cummins E.
Jr., Mrs. Elinor King
Roe, Louise Denney, Mrs. Cecil del.
Dover. Ushers: Dorothy
Bader, Callie Diacumakos.