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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11
Preacher Finds Poultry
Profitable Enterprise

TAYLORSVILLE, Nov. 10-The
experience of the Rev. A. E.
Watts proves that poultry is still a
profitable enterprise, says G.. B.
Hobson, farm agent of the State
College Extension Service.
This Ta~ylorsville minister raises
poultry as a hobby and thought
it would be interesting to keep a
record on his flock of 100 White
Leghorn pullets during October.
The total value of the eggs produc-
ed was $55.43 while feed cost
amounted to $22. 10. This left him
a profit of $685. for the month.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11

need for applications of lime on
hay fields. Where lime was applied
at seeding time, it may be several
years before an additional appli-
cation will be needed.
1.-The proper use of lime and fer
tilizer will help in maintaining a
good stand of desirable plants and
thus keep down the growth Of
weeds. However, it may become
necessary to clip the weeds occa.
sionally to keep th~sa in check.
THE hay should be cut at a time
and at a height that will not i'm.
pair the new growth"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11

Camden with Currituck attend
ing.)
Friday, November Is At 900
a. m. in CASTOR, Iredell, Richmond
Yadkin, Hoke, New Hanover, Car
teret, Nash and Washington with
Tyrrell attending); and at 200 p.
m. in Cleveland, Alexander, An
son, Wilkes, Cumberland, Duplin,
Craven, Franklin and Hyde.
Saturday, Noember 16-At 600
a.. m. in CasWell and Durham.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-11

Farm machinery should be
painted, have all exposed metal
surfaces creased, and stored in a
shelter during the winter, advises
D. S. Weaver, extension agricul-
tural engineer of State college.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
Experts Find Uses
For Cotton Waste
Ne10 Fields for Lint, Seed
And Stalks Is Sought.

PITTSBURGH. - An attempt tc
bolster the South's cotton industry is
being made in the laboratories OF
Mellon Institute of Industrial Re.
search here.
Eight research scientists are en-
gagged in attempting to develop new
uses for lint, seed and cotton stalks.
DR.. Lawrence w. Bass, assistant
director of the institute. has an
nounced.
Faced with huge overproduction
and large inventories plus severe
competition from substitute mate
rials." DR.. Bass explained. "cotton
has no other hope for regaining eco
nomic health than to dig up some
new jobs for itself"
Already the program. handled
through the cotton research founda-
tion, is said to have developed an
oil-free cottonseed meal and an ef-
fective sweeping compound from
seed hull bran.
Under way are several projects,
including the production from hulls
Of activated carbon Of the type use
full for gas masks, and the finding
Of uses for gossypol. toxic material
present in cotton seed. The research
has indicated further that wallboard
and like products may be made
from cotton stalks.
In addition to the institute pro.
gram, plans are being made to in
crease the number of cotton fellow
ships at Southern colleges next year.
Since the cotton program was in
augurated here two years ago. lab
oratory technicians have been
studying methods Of fre-proofing.
water-proofing and rodent-proofing
cotton textiles.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
Council Removes Snow

The five inches of snow
which fell in the Smyrna area
Sunday night has proved less
of a problem to pedestrians
and motorists than in former
years. The prompt action of
the Street Department under
the direction Of town council
made it possible for the bust
ness section Of the town to
function as usual. Crossings
were cleared Immediately af-
ter the fall ceased early Mon
day morning, and by Tuesday
the huge task Of removing
snow from the main streets
was well in hand. Cutters
were completely freed 50 that
water from any possible thaw
could run off promptly. The
members Of town council and
the superintendent Of streets
are to be commended for the
energetic manner in which
they have attacked a vexing
problem.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11

traordina,- The total allied ex-
penditures then would be 10 bill
lion dollars or better, against IL bill
lion dollars for Germany.
The methodical English publish
Understandable budgets. They esti-
mated in April that they'd need
$5. .259. .776, 600 Con basis of s4 as the
value of the pound) for the 1939-4O
year beginning April l. nearly half
of it for defense.
By the time the war got under
way the estimates had been boosted
to S7.733. 1854 900. including $780,
016.000 for the war. nearly three
times the current United States de-
fense figure but still less than half
the estimated German total. The
budget then was nearly double 1888
80 expenditures.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
TOWNSEND

Items of Personal and Social Inter
est Cleaned About Neighborhood
Townsend, Jan. 10-Mrs. Stanley
Johnson, Of Middletown, has re-
turned home after spending a visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Lurty.
The Mizpah Bible class met at
the home of Miss Katherine Rat
ledge on Tuesday evening of last
week.
Mrs. Virgil Yearsley, of st. An
drew's School, visited her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Slant, dur
ing the holidays.
Mrs. Andrew Reynolds, Jr., was
a recent Dover visitor.
r. c. Jennings, Of Salisbury, Md,
was visitor to Townsend last
week.
Mrs. Beulah Hutchison and
daughters, Miss Margie and Nor
man Lee, were guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Cochran
the later part Of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lurty, Of
Bear, visited Mr.. f. G. Lurty and
family during the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Smith and
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Cunning were
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11

/ All that certain parcel of land and prem
ises situated in the Town of Clayton, Ken
/ ton Hundred, Kent County and State of
/ Delaware. lying on the Southerly side of
| West Avenue in said Town, between High
land Avenue and Clayton Avenue. having
a front on West Avenue of Fifty (50) feet
/ and extending back between parallel lines
| distance of One Hundred and Fifty 150)
| feet to the Northerly line of Apple Alley.
containing Seventy-Five Hundred (7500)
square feet of land. more or less. bounded
on the East by property of Mrs. Frances
/ Scout and on the West by property of
conveyed in fee unto Joseph VanPelt by
deed of William H. Tunis, Sr. and wife
bearing date August IL. 1921 and of record
at Dover in Deed Book A, Vol. IL, Page
262.
The improvements erected on the above
described land comprise two and one-half
story frame dwelling house until lately the
residence of Mrs. Mary w. VanPelt. de-
ceased. This property is in excellent con-
dition, is in one of the most desirable resi-
Dental sections of Clayton, has four rooms
including kitchen on the first floor. four
bedrooms and bath on the second floor and
two finished storage rooms on the third
floor The property has electricity. water
and sewer connections and hot water heat
and is a very desirable residence property
with ample lot and rear alley outlet for
private garage.
TERMS OF SALE
ZOHO oil the purchase price VIII De re-
quired TO be paid the undersigned the
day of sale and the balance within thirty
days. or sooner at the convenience of the
purchaser. possession to be given at the
time of settlement but not sooner than two
weeks from the date of sale If settlement
be made sooner than two weeks from the
day of sale. The amount paid on the day
of sale will be retained by the undersigned
as ascertained and liquidated damages II
the other terms of sale are not complied
with. otherwise will be applied on account
of the purchase price. All taxes assessed
at the time of sale will be paid by the un-
dersigned and all future taxes to be paid
by the purchaser. The right to reject any
and all bids is reserved. For further de-
tails and for inspection Of the property in
quire Of the undersigned.
THE CLAYTON BANK AND TRUST
ExEcnToR OF JOSEPH vANPELT.
DECEASED,
Clayton, Delaware.
CHARLES l.. HARMONSON, Esquire.
Attorney for Executor.
Dover. Delaware.
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Drama Leagues New Theatre

AIihaei hS4iS dI , 4NGN llltd u
The opening last evening of
the new Little Theatre Of the
Wilmington Drama League
marks a distinct cultural ad-
vance for Wilmington, and one
in which the earnest and en-
thusiastic members Of the
League may justly take pride.
The little theatre movement
throughout the nation has
been a commendable activity,
but few indeed are the places
where a playhouse has been
especially constructed and
dedicated to productions by
local dramatic groups. Will
mington, with such a COM
pletely equipped and felicitous
center for its efforts, stands
far ahead of most other little
theatre organizations.
The production of ''The Ad-
mirable Crichton," under the
direction of Mr.. Gayle Hosk-
ins, should be an impressive
and delightful premiere, and
every one concerned with Will
mington's advance in an artis-
tic sense will wish a full mea-
sure of success to the new en-
terprise. = Wilmington Morn
ing News.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11

"Among others, wild gray house
mice have been tried and found sus-
ceptible," the report said. The virus
was transmitted from wild mice to
laboratory mice and back again 10
times and still retained its potency
The germs were injected into the
brain and implanted in the noses of
house mice.
The bacteriologists making the
study were Drs. S. E. Sulkin, C. C.
Hartford and Professor ]. ]. Bron-
fenbrenner. The report did not ex-
plain how the virus might be trans
mitted from mice to human beings
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
Sleeping-Sickness Tests
Turn Suspicion on Mice

ST. LOUIS.-The theory that the
common house mouse is the reser-
voir and carrier of encephalitis-
sleeping sickness-germs has been
set forth in the preliminary report
Of study Of the disease made by
three psychologists at Washington
university here. The report said
that for the last two years the expert
menters have been studying the pos
sibility Of a reservoir in animals
Of the virus Of encephalitis in ST.
Louis. the center Of several epidem-
les Of the disea-e.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
w ar Costs 100
Million a Day
GermanyLeads in Estimate
Of Current European
Expenditures.

WASH1NGTON.-E war is
costing the belligerents possibly 100
million dollars-a tenth of a billion
"a day in current cash outlay
alone. Additional costs in losses
of property, arms, and commercial
revenue cannot be computed now.
The 100 million is neither an Of
fetal nor exact figure. 1t is merely
an estimate made from the best in
formation available here-and the
best is none too good.
The estimate may be far too high.
On the other hand, war costs may
rise even further, if and when whole
sale destruction Of men, guns, forti-
fcations and ships begins.
However, data from several
sources indicate that Germany.
heading the list, may have spent
II billion dollars for war by the end
Of her fiscal year next March; Great
Britain, her dominions and colonies,
at least five billion 262 million dol
lars, and France, using calendar
year fiscal period, at least 81, 1884,
$4,000 by the end of 1899.
How It's Figured.
The 100 million dollar figure was
computed like this: BY the end of
March, Germany and the British
empire supposedly will have spent
IL billion 262 million dollars for a
war that began 211 days earlier. on
September 2, or S81, 5000 day.
Of that amount Germany will have
spent S57, 100000 a day and Britain
24,540, 900 a day. BY the end of
December, 120 days after the start
Of hostilities, France will have spent
2,194. 758,081, or SIS, ,2OO,OO a day.
The total is 100 million dollars a
day.
That figure does not take into ac-
count the billions that were spent in
years prior to the German-British
fiscal year Of 1939-40 and the
French year Of 1889 for arms and
ammunition now being expended on
the western front.
Probably no one outside Hitler's
inner circle knows exactly what
Germany is spending for the war
or anything else. The Nazis don't
publish budgets.
Germany Spends IL Billion.
However, Hitler has said that war
expenditures for the last six years
would total SO billion dollars (igur-
ing on value of 40 cents for the
reichsmark). That's six billion a
year. nearly four times the current
national defense expenditures of the
United States, a country much
wealthier than Germany.
In addition, decree of September
% provided an additional six billion
dollars for the 1939-40 fiscal period
ending March 81. That's an ag-
gregate Of II billion dollars being
currently spent.
If the French war costs were any
thing like the five billion dollars
appropriated by the British, the
German would not seem ex-
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11

guests of their cousin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Purnell Carey, of Bridgeville,
recently.
Mrs. Richard Howell, who is en-
ployed at the R. c. A., Camden, N
j., was home for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Money have
returned from Atlantic City, N. j.,
after having spent a part of the
holidays with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Money.
Mrs. Emma Haines and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Lulu Waller, of Clayton;
Miss Hilda Stevens, of Wilmington,
and Mrs. Arie Lattomus were din
ner guests recently of Mrs. Eva
Lattomus.
Mrs. Reba Pilkington, of Twin
Oaks, Pa; Mrs. Myrtle Atkinson,
of Philadelphia, Pa; Mrs. Dorothy
Mccormick and two children, of
Chester, Pa, were New Years
guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Carton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland r. Reynolds
Jr., had as dinner guests recent
ly Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Peacock, and
Mrs. Harriet Manlove, of Middle
/ town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Daniels, of
Wilmington, were New Years Day
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Morgan.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Buckley
of Patterson, N. j., spent recent
visit with their daughter and SON
in-law, Mrs. Emil Hughes and Mr.
Hughes. Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Smith, of Harrington, were also
recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Hughes.
DR.. Oscar c. Hall and wife, the
sister Of Mrs. Carton, from Noun
tain Lake Park, spent Christmas
week with Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Carton. DR.. Hall is also the Mayor
of that town which is in Garrett
County and but two miles from
Oakland, the county seat.
Holiday visitors at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie F. Smith were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Carey, of Mid
dletown; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Carey, of near town; Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Bolton, Of Newark; Mrs.
George Bryan, Jr., and little daugh-
ter, Virginia, of Elkton, Md.
The Voshen Feed Company has
opned complete line of poultry
and dairy feeds in the Reynolds
building on Railroad avenue Mr..
w. J. Voshell, in charge, has had 20
years experience in selling to the
public.
Mrs. E. @. Lurty had a dual OBJ
servance of New Years Day, owing
to the fact that her birthday fell
on that day and the occasion was
very pleasant one for the cele-
brant and her friends. She receiv-
ed many useful and pretty gifts on
the happy occasion.
The remains Of Henry Marvel
whose death occurred at the home
Of his daughter, Mrs. Roy Austin,
near st. Georges. on Thursday, De
cember %, were brought here for
interment. Mr.. Marvel was for
mer resident Of this locality, hav-
ing resided near town for several
years and leaves many friends to
mourn his death. He was 7S years
Of age and went to live with his
daughter soon after the death Of
his wife about ~ years ago.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
HARTIY

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Roadway
and mother, Mrs. c. c. Roadway,
accompanied by Mrs. Elva Hazel,
Lena and Clifford Hazel, of Ches-
void, spent a recent visit with rela-
tives in Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11

ADVERTISEMENTS = The Smyrna Times
is the business medium not only for the
town it represents, but for the outlying
district of which it is the center. en-
bracing the towns of Clayton. Kenton.
Cheswold Townsend. Leipsic, &c. A rate
of so cents per inch an insertion charged
for transient advertising. Season or
yearly display advertising rates quoted
on application. For Sale. For Rent.
Lost and Found advertisements occupy
ing one inch space or less, minimum
charge of so cents per insertion. In
memoriam articles, 10 cents per line per
issue.
THE SMYRNA TIMES is an Independent
paper devoted to the welfare of the town
It represents and the State of which it
Is a part. 1t also gives the items of
importance of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
Sign of the Times

WILKES-BARRE. PA.-Oficials
of large factory selling working
mems clothes reported overall sales
had increased 200 per cent since out
break of the European war.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
PUBLIC SALE

Thursday, Feb. IS, 1910, w. T. Nc
Matt will sell at public sale at the
farm known as the James T. Shall
cross farm on road from Odessa to
Armstrong; Corner. W. T. Nc
Matt, Middletown, Del, R. F. D. 2.
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FARMING IMPLEMENTS, &c

FARMING IMPLEMENTS, &c.
Manure Spreader, Superior IL
spout Disc Drill, Box Wagon, Hay
Rack, Long Tomato Wagon, Corn
Planter, 2 Sulky Cultivators, Hand
Cultivator, Syracure Plow, Oliver
Plow, Potato Plow, Fordson Trac-
tor and Plows, Spring-tooth Har-
row, Disc Harrow, Tomato Row
Marker. Hay Mower and Knives,
Hay Rake, Hay Fork, Barn Truck,
Grindstone, Grain Bags, Hoes,
Forks, Shovels, Collars, Brides,
Plow Harness, Wagon Harness.
Single Trees, Double Trees, three
horse Trees, Hog Box, Fairbanks
Scales, Milk Cans, Milk Buckets,
Milk Strainer, Milk Stools. Churn,
Butter Prints, Lard Press, Sausage
Cutter.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11

Entered at the Post Office at Smyrna, Del
aware. as Second Class matter.
Subscription price. s1.50 per year. strictly
in advance.
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Executors Sale
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE

The undersigned Executor of Joseph Van-
Pelt. deceased. will offer for sale at public
auction at the front door of THE CLAY
TON BANK AND TRUST COMPANY ai
CLAYTON, DELAWARE, on
SATURDAY, JANUARY 81, 1910
AT O'CLOCK p. NJ.
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Published Every Thursday Morning. by
r. d. HOFFECKER. Proprietor.
Founded by Robert D. Hoffecker. July s.
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10, 1907.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
HOUSEHOLD GOODS

Enameled Coal Stove, ivory and
green Kitchen Range, Livingroom,
Bedroom and Kitchen Furniture,
Cooking Utensils, 3-piece Fiber
Suite, Desk, Battery Radio, Vic
trola and Records, 2 Congoleum
Rugs, 2 Administer Rugs, 9 K II;
Refrigerator, Tubs. Ringer, Wash
Bench, Storm Window Sashes, 10
x II Brooder House and Stove.
TERMS CASH goods to be
removed until terms are complied
with.
LOLA V. DEAMER
r. w. Slaughter, auctioneer
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11
PUBLIC SALE

The undersigned, intending to
discontinue farming, will sell at
public sale on the John Wright
farm, one mile above Smyrna, near
Duck Creek, on
Smyrna times., 1940-01-11

r. w. Slaughter, auctioneer
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04
In HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD-One day a man
walked into the New York office
of a big movie company and said
he'd like to buy a lot Of pictures
Old ones, but good. He explain
ed that out in st. Louis, or some
place, he had a big theater that
was losing money and that he was
going to try a revival policy, with
short runs of all the most success.
full films of past years. Stars
stories, or dramatic artistry
wouldn't count; he just wanted the
features which had brought in the
most dough. <.-
A representative of the company
jotted down a list of its biggest
money pictures and their total
crosses, and the buy went away
to ponder. A couple of days later
he returned waving the slip Of
paper Indignantly and saying, u
checked with various sources and
found that several of these pic
lures didn't earn anything like the
amounts you claim"
''Pish-tush," soothed the execu'
tive. 1.-The low figures you saw
were ones we gave out for GER
tain-ah-business reasons. I'll gel
you the actual records"
So he got some secret books and
the stranger glanced through them
and said, "You were right, but
still don't want your pictures.
He flashed the badge of fedora
agent. Pm going to exhibit these
books instead and in courtl
They'll be sensational attraction
for sort Of double-bill income
tax case we're working on
WEAR AND TEAR
ON A YACHT
Speaking of tax troubles, as II
SO often does, Hollywood is won
dering why Joseph M. S h II i
didn't consult a few actors before
filing his appeal and protests or
that matter of $283, O83 which the
government wants from the boarc
chairman of 20th-Fox.
OF course the movie colony
doesn't know anything about the
larger items involved, but i
cringes vicariously at the thought
of all the trouble Schenck invited
when he deduced $6530 for de
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04

activity. And yet the poor ol d
mans appetite keeps up and he
eats enough to stoke a ditchdigger.
A dignifed doctor friend OF
mine had a durious experience,
which serves to bear this out. He
found himself at the age of 70
suddenly losing weight so that
within a few months he had gone
down thirty pounds. This caused
enough alarm to have himself
examined. He found that he had
no diabetes, cancer, nor any other
disease to account for this. Then
he began to think about himself
and he remembered that he had
no appetite and that this was coin
cident with the fitting of a new
denture. The fact was the denture
had taken away his taste for food
and he did not eat so much. Re-
sult,-he naturally automatically
lost weight.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
N. T. B.-"Could you give me
any information on breaking the
left hand habit?' My baby is two
and I'm wondering if it will have
any bad effect on him if 1 con-
tinue to place the pencil in his
right hand"
Answer - There is some argu-
ment about this, but I believe
there is enough evidence to say
that attempts to break the left
hand habit should not be made too
intensively. It may result in caus.
ing the child to stutter. This is
denied by some people but l be.
lieve it is true. Left-handed people
usually have a preponderance OF
function on a different side of the
brain than right-handed persons.
They are often left-eyed, left
cared, etc. They function just as
well in that way as if they were
and there IS no real
reason why the habit should be
broken. r. a
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-04
Behind The Scenes In
Washington

WASHINGTON, - Expe tie d
Senate approval of the House plans
to boost the army to 375,000 men
would soon give the United States
a compact up-to-date striking force
of nine infantry divisions, two
cavalry divisions, and enough sup
Elemental troops to form the whole
into two complete army corps
ready for immediate action.
This new enlargement of III
army, which goes beyond IN
creases previously voted, won .
give the nation a mobile + i
army within its continental bor'
ders of close to 135, 900 men.
Plans for recruiting campaign
have been perfected. The drive car
get under way as soon as con
gressional action is complete.
HORSE CAVALRY
STILL KEPT ....
Uncle Sans field army today
has five infantry divisions, plus 8
skeletonized sixth division; the new
plan would fill in all the gaps
and add three brand new divisins
Peacetime strength Of These
''streamlined' divisions is 85 5O(
men, organized into three infantry
regiments, two artillery regiments
and various signal, quartmaster
engineer, and headquarters units
Fire-power can be judged b
the weapons carried. Each of these
divisions would be equipped with
3198 rifles, 18 anti-tank guns, 27t
machine guns, 9 mortars, 36 rs
millimeter field pieces, and 16 15s
millimete howitzers. ..
Right now the army has o n
mechanical bridgade, plus a few
scattered units. Under the n e "
plan it would have two full divi
sions of approximately $500 mer
each.
The two cavalry divisions con
templated in the new plan woule
take few of the recruits; army
already has one complete cavalry
division, plus enough scattered ca
valry units to form another. 4
cavalry division numbers betweer
5000 and 5000 men. Just incidental
ly, the army argues that there are
plenty of spots in the us. where
the terrain would stop a mech
anized outfit, and where old-style
horsemen are still invaluable.
SOLDIERS GO FOR
SPECIALIZATION
It is under the head of sup
Elemental corps troops that tn
army would get some of its mos
modern fighting units.
An army corps is composed o1
two or more divisions; suppose
ton is, under the set-up outlined
here, that there'd be five regular
divisions in one and four in the
other. Each corps will need abcu
1880 special troops to make i
complete, self-contained fighting
unit, and each corps specia
troops would be made up as fol
lows:
One motorized cavalry regiment
one field artillery brigade (tWe