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merely to. report to the
President on conditions,
1t is believed here that
Mr.. Welles viii consult
with the rulers Of the
prin cipal European
powers on the possibility
Of . peace which might
yet avert the full horror
Of war. Thus his present
assignment becomes, II
only for the potentialities
it holds, the most i'm
portant that this career
diplomat has undertaken.
Perhaps more than any
other American, Mr..
Welles is equipped to talk
the smooth-surfaced lam
guage Of diplomacy. He
regards himself as funda-
mentally q skeptic, look
ing beneath preachments
and protestations to
reality. While he has
preserved, of course, the
most careful silence about
his present mission, 1t
would be q safe assump-
ton that his own hopes
are not too high. He has
come to question the
value Of words In this
phase of the European
tragedy.
There Is about him
more than . touch Of
Machiavelli. Recognizing
that q new and enlighten-
ed order must come In
Europe and the world, he
nevertheless has remained
coldly skeptical Of the
lightning flashes Of ideal
ism which have now and
then relieved the gloomy
-
Evening star., 1940-02-18

governments. But No 01d
it so quietly and discreetly
that his influence was.
never obvious, This was
in accord with a basic
Wellesian view that face
saving is almost as i'm
portant in Latin America
as 1t Is in the Orient. In
this realistic view 1t Is
recognized that the United
States must retain a con-
siderable degree Of con-
troll over the nations. to
the south Of us. That
control must be exercised,
however, with finesse and
subtlety. The Latin
Americans must belieYe
IN our friendship and our
desire to accord them
complete equality. Only
in this way will 1t be pos
sible to overcome the
deep suspicion of the
Colossus of the North and
yet at the same time
safeguard the United
States interest in Latin
America.
Obviously this is the
hard way. It was simpler
and easier to issue a hot
denunciation and follow
1t up with q detachment
OF marines. Under this
iron = hand in = velvet
glove policy there have
been serious difficulties. A
headache for Mr.. Welles
has been the Mexican
appropriation Of Ameri-
can-owned oil properties.
Not a little of his time
and energy during the
past two and a half years
hova 0nno jrfn aEo~<s -
Evening star., 1940-02-18
Prospecting for Peace
Wees No Diplomat Embarks Fateful European Mission
By Marquis ". Childs.

On board the liner Rex she moved out Of New York
Harbor yesterday Americas No diplomat Sumner Wele
sent by President Roosevelt special of exploration
to the warning nations Of Europe
While the Undersecretary state has been requested
Evening star., 1940-02-18

only three weeks when the President asked him to 60
and straghen out that threatening disrupt
tranquility Of that republic. s@#
He went to Havana Ambassador and from April to De-
ceber in 1888 he the
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
Confusion Of War Aids
Struggling Young Doctor

LONDON.-A young London doc
tor, who only few months ago was
barely able to pay his office rent,
now holds high government posi-
tion-and all because Of mistake.
Shortly after the outbreak of war,
he received letter from the minis
try Of health appointing him to take
charge Of children's department
outside Of London.
Almost overcome with surprise
and Joy at being recognized by the
government, the young man left
London to take up his new post.
Later, it was discovered that it
was a well-known Harley street
specialist of the same name for
whom the letter was intended, but
by this time the young doctor was
making such a good job OF his new
work that his appointment was reg
ularized.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
BEETLE BAN ON
STATE FIRMS
S5 Establishments Affected
by New Restrictions ImpOs-
ed by Agriculture Board
TO USE WASHING SYSTEM

About 85 establishments in Del
aware which have formerly receiv-
ed permission from Japanese beet
lie control authorities to ship out
of the state without inspection
have been placed under quarantine
this year, according to the State
Board of Agriculture. Nurseries,
greenhouses, and plant growers
are included under the new re-
lstrictions which were established
when it was found that practically
none of the states growing estab-
lishments are free of beetles this
year. The establishments newly
quarantined are those which in
previous years were inspected and
found to be beetle-free, but which
are infected this year. Under the
new restrictions, persons shipping
plants, cut flowers, and produce
out of the state will have to make
sure their products are free from
beetles, then submit to inspection.
Infected plants may be freed from
quarantine restrictions and made
ready for interstate shipment eth
er by thorough washing to remove
beetles, or by gas-processing to
kill them, according to the Board
of Agriculture. 1t is thought that
many large nurseries and green
houses which will be subject to
year-round quarantine will erect
methyl-bromide gas chambers to
de-beetle their products. In cases
where cut flowers and other pro-
ducts on which the quarantine will
last only until October Is are pro-
duced, owners will probably set up
washing systems, it is thought.
July saw large increase in the
amount of produce moved from
Delaware over the past month.
The board estimates that the
amount moved will increase during
August, with the peach crop" much
later than in previous years"
Most of the boards work during
July was farm produce inspections
and fumigation of refrigerator
cars, both empty and loaded One
bean machine is in operation in the
lower part of the state, and two in
spectors are stationed there.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
Clayton's Cooperative Spirit

The town of Clayton dis
played a fine cooperative spir-
it last Thursday, when the
civic organizations of that
town participated in the Jubi-
lee at Lake Como, and the
merchants of Clayton closed
their stores along with Smyr-
ma merchants. Such a spirit
of interest and enthusiasm
should be and is greatly ap-
preciated here. Clayton has
generously cooperated with
Smyrna on this occasion. 1t
is hoped that Smyrna will find
an occasion to return the
favor.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
71S PHONES IN
SMYRNA AREA
1870 Increase Over Cores
pOnding Date of 1939-COm-
pletes Construction Program
OVER IL MILES OF WIRE

On June 80 of this year, before
completion of the new construction
work, the Smyrna dial central Of
fee area had 718 telephones, a 12
per cent increase over the cores
ponding date of 1889. The Dia-
mond State Telephone Company
has completed a construction pro
gram that has made telephone fa-
cilities available for the first time
to a number of persons living in
the rural sections around Smyrna.
This program entailed the erection
Of 1S3 poles supporting eleven and
one-fifth miles of telephone wire.
1t also involved the placing of
nearly seven miles of buried wire.
The work started in January of
this year. In its program of ser
vice extension, it was explained by
G. Burton Sypherd, manager, the
company sent representatives to
residents along every road and
lane adjacent to Smyrna where
there were no telephone line facil-
tiles. Each householder was ask
ed if he or she wanted telephone
service. When the results of this
canvass had been tabulated, com
pany engineers then drew UP con
struction plans, so that the neces-
sary poles and wire could be placed
to provide service where desired.
When the dwelling to be served
set back a distance from the road,
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15

Frank Rise, FELTON,; John G. Tar
burton, Dovery William H. Richter,
Dover; Lyndon d. Caulk. Wood
side; ]. Frank Gordy, Dover; Ches-
ter ]. Tyson, Dover; w. Fred Rick
ards, Dover; Robert Carton, Do
yer; William S.Taber, Dover; Clar-
ence E. Keyes. Pennington; Ma
thaniel w. Taylor, Dover; Frank
w. Richardson, Wyoming; Elmer
Pratt, Smyrna; Isaac Thomas,
Marydel; Emil Kielbasa, Milford;
Mrs. H. Clifford Clark, Kenton;
Mrs. Virgil Frazier. FELTON,; Mrs.
Jennie R. Short, Milford, and Mrs.
Earle D. Wiley, Dover. At the
second meeting of this committee,
which was held in the legislative
building in Dover on the evening
of August z, a permanent organ
ization was formed with Isaac
Thomas, chairman; Mrs. Virgil
Frazier, vice-chairman; Russell E.
Wilson, executive secretary; and
Miss Hazel H. Darrell, assistant ex-
ecutive secretary. Clarence E.
Jester and Mrs. H. Clifford Clark
were selected to represent the
county committee ON the state land
use planning committee. Along
with the development of a coordin-
ated land use and rural planning
project for Kent county, other OBJ
jectives of this committee will be
to determine the problems which
affect agriculture and farm family
income, present practical solutions
for these problems through the I'm
flied efforts of all agencies operat-
ing within the county, and assist in
the agricultural work in
the county in order that definite
and proper action will be taken by
all interested persons. Another
of this committee will be
held about the middle of October.
at which time further considera-
tion will be given to these agricul-
tural problems and plans for group
meetings of rural people during
the fall and winter months to dis
cuss rural conditions.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
Dry Raiders Are Busy
On Prince Edward Isle

CHARLOTTETOWN, P. z. l.
Prince Edward Island-only prov.
ince in Canada still under prohibi.
tion-plans to stay dry. even though
thousands Of troops are in training
here. Military officers approve OF
the dry laws.
Artillery officers and Royal Cana
dian Mounted police have been con-
ducting series Of raids through the
capital, but as yet no bootleg liquor
has been found. In ore blind pig.
however. what was described as a
considerable quantity" of military
equipment, evidently traded in for
liquor. was recovered.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15

the customer made arrangements
for a line connecting the home
with the company's lines along the
road. One trend noted was the
desire of some to bury this con-
meeting line on their property rath-
er than place poles to support the
wire. In addition to providing for
service where none had been avail
able before, the company also re-
ceived a number of applications for
new service in homes along roads
that already had telephone wires.
Telephone service was provided
quickly for those homes. The en-
tire cost of the extension work was
approximately $500.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
PLAN PROGRAM
FOR LAND USE
Sponsored by State Agricul-
tural Colleges to Study and
Identify Differences
NAME KENT COMMITTEE

For the purpose of studying and
identifying the physical and eco
nomic differences between the land
use areas and developing a coord-
mated rural planning program, a
land use project is being sponsored
by the state agricultural college in
cooperation with the United States
Department of Agriculture and
state and county land use planning
committees consisting of represen-
tatives of the various types of
farming and agricultural agencies
within the county and state. In
accordance with this plan land
use planning committee has been
appointed in Kent county, the per-
sonnel of which includes c. Arthur
Taylor, Harrington; r. Harry VIII
son, Dover; Fl. Clifford Clark, Ken
ton; Laurence z. Cain, FELTON,;
Clarence K. Jester, Milford; j.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
DOVER

Mr.. Norman Melvin, who is EN-
ployed in a bank in Wilmington
spent the past weekend with hi:
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mel
vim.
Mr.. Joseph Guessford from
Mitchell Field, New York, visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Guessford, the past weekend.
Mr.. Calvin Outten has returned
from a visit in Kenton at the home
of his niece, Mrs. Samuel Weigel
and Mr.. Weigel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Fellows and
daughter Sheila, of Severn, Md. ARE
visiting w. Morris Collins and
sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Reynolds
attended the annual pony pen
ming" at Chincoteague Island re-
Gently.
Miss Ethelwyn Maloney. after
an absence from her gift shop for
a few days, has returned.
Mr.. Clyde Shockley, of Easton,
Md, visited his father, Mr.. Lemuel
Shockley, on last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Slant, Jr.,
motored to Ocean City, Md, and
spent Sunday there.
Mrs. Nellie p. Carton, of Balti-
more, Md. is the guest of her aunt,
Miss Bella Carton.
Mrs. Walter Money, of Atlantic
City, N. j., was a visitor here dur
ing the past week.
Mr.. John Guessford hs had his
shop closed for several days due to
illness.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
A Choral Society

The formation Of a chora
society for this community is
a noteworthy project, and one
which proves the progressive
spirit is becoming more pre-
valent here. A community
choir can mean much as an
educational factor,as we'll as a
means Of entertainment. This
enthusiastic group should
meet with a great deal of rec
ognition and success.
A Tree Planting Drive
1t was gratifying to note
that the Smyrna Business AS
sociation upheld the plea Of
the Smyrna Times for a tree
planting program, to replace
the startling number of old
trees that have been lost late
ly. If every civic organiza-
tion in town would cooperate
in such a movement, and
make a drive to encourage
tree planting, they would be
insuring the future beauty of
this community. A bare, tree
less street has no charm. The
remedy is in the hands of the
property owners; only they
are concerned with tree plant
ing. Let us hope that ma
jority of them will have the
pride and foresight to replace
each tree that is lost, and
plant one more for good mea-
sure.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
Executors Sale
Personal Property

The undersigned. Executors of the Last
Will and Testament of William H Moffett
late of kenton Hundred, Kent County and
State of Delaware, deceased. will offer for
sale and sell on
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1910
At 900 o'clock in the afternoon
On the farm lately occupied by the said
William II. Moffett. on the road leading
from Smyrna TO Underwoods Corner.
THE FOLLOWING PERSONAL PROP
ERTY. GOODS AND CHATTELS, TO
WIT:
! pr. black mules: l pr. mules. sorrell
and brown; black mare l yearling mule
z registered Holstein cows; grade HoI-
stein cows: l weanling calf shoats
manure spreader: hay rake: farm wag-
ons; dearborn 2 corn cutters: new Idea
mower: corn planter: wheat binder disc
harrow; Deering mower: land roller; 3
riding cultivators riding plow; harrow,
grain drill; New Idea manure spreader ;
plows shovels: hoes. harness: and other
tool and implements lot of chickens: cans,
buckets. icebox; and numerous other ar
ticles and lot of hay.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH
MICHAEL f. MOFFET.T. JR..
WILLIAM ii. MOFFETT, JR..
Executors of
William II. Moffett. deceased.
JOHN B. HUTTON. Attorney.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
ODESSA

Mr.. and Mrs. William Phillips
Jr., have been visiting near Town
send.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wallace
have been visiting in Camden, NJ.
Miss Grace Heller has returned
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15

ADVERTISEMENTS = The Smyrna Times
II 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 raet
Of SO cents per inch an insertion charged
for transient advertising. Season OF
yearly display advertising rates quotee
On application. For Sale, For Rent,
Lost and Found advertisements occupy
ing one inch space or less. a minimum
charge of SO cents per insertion. In
nemoriam 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 1t
IL a part. 1t also gives the items of
Importance of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15

from visit at Pinebrook Camp.
DR.. and Mrs. Keith were week
end visitors at Rehoboth last week.
Mr.. William Smith has been Wis
iting in Philadelphia, Pa.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
WANTED

Four men wanted, between the
ages of Il and As, for insurance
work. Married men with cars pre-
ferred. Apply
BOX 528,
8-8 1t Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15
FOR REPRESENTATIVE

L desire to announce that / will
be a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Representative of
the First Representative District
of Kent County. Your support is
solicited and will be appreciated.
ERNEST V. BLENDT,
IL At Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15

Entered at the Post Once at Smyrna. Del
aware. N Second Clas mattsr.
Subscription price. s1.5o per year. strictly
IN advance.
Smyrna times., 1940-08-15

Published Every Thursday Morning, by
r. ID. HOFFECKER, Proprietor.
Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker, July 8,
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10, 1907.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-21
Richard Crooks Will Sing at
B.. C. I. C. Friday, February q

numbers in his native tongue. He
believes that more people would be
willing to listen to performances il
they could understand the words.
This singers debut in opera TOOK
place in Germany, where he was
acclaimed by Berlin's very exactlns
audiences.
He made his debut in New York
opera with the Metropolitan IN 1896
after waiting five years to accept
a contract to join this famous or
%ganization.
He spent much Of 1889 in a world
to,1r in which he gathered ne"
honors. -,
Music lovers in this section will
need no urging to avail themselves
of the opportunity Of hearing Rich
ard Crooks February % at East
Carolina Teachers college.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-21
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-21

Henry Knox was the first Secre-
tary Of War Of the United States.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-21

GREENVILLE, Jan. 2O.-Rlcharo
Crooks, leading tenor of the MetrC'
politan Opera association n star
of the Firestone Radio hour VINO
will give a concert at East Caro-
lima Teachers college Friday night
February %, at $3.50 O'clock, IS the
only member Of the Metropolitan
Oper to continue a radio program
of his own for eight consecutive
years.
He is rated by Variety as the
greatest tenor box-office attraction
and made the most successful con-
cert tour ever recorded in Austria
liza, outranking even Melba in the
numbers he drew.
Crooks is an ardent champion OF
singing in the English language. n
usually plans to sing most OF MS
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-21

tail off up close, clean as a whistle.
He looked so exposed and embar-
raised that I decided to build him
a new tail of wood. I threaded the
tail stub and made matching threads
on the wooden job and screwed it
on. The cat looked proudly at it a
moment and then scampered out
into the yard.
"The' next thing I saw was our
old cat hiding behind a tree near
which all the rats in the neighbor-
hood passed. When a rat stuck his
head but our cat would switch his
tail and knock the rat dead.
"The next morning the cat had
everything organized. He had an
other cat sitting on a fence as look
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-21
WOMAN
LIBEL ON HER sen

IVANHOE, Tex.-There's a fable
to the effect that the ladies, when it
comes to throwing anything but a
frying pan, just can't hit the broad
side Of a barn. Not so these Texas
wo" IN.
A chicken hawk swooped near the
hen coop of Mrs. JtIE Minchy. She
grabbed a stick and flung it indig-
nantly at the marauder.
1t made a bulls eye-smacked the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-21
n BEAUTY SHIFT r

To help the housewife Ioot
as efficient as she is. a s, s'
beauty shelf in the kitchen !.
pretty convenient. On the s,. y
she may keep toilet soap tb. nuFI'
kind to her skin, hand lotion nat u
der, even rouge and lipstick pu"'
and orangewood stick for n,,o
Too, she might have a rao,. ,'8,'S'
hand towel and wash cloth N.Y. W
the shelf. N"le'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-21
REALLY B"ULLET-PROOF

LOS ANGELES - Elliott Wis
brod thinks he has something really
good in the way of a bullet-proof
vest-and he backs up his conf
dence in a big way. Before an au-
dience of policemen. he allowed a
.3S caliber revolver to be fired at
him time and again from a distance
of two feet,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-21

hawk on the Uranium and
With a quick foIlow,u q8lsd it
Mlnchy retrieved the cllb =, Mrs
ped the chicken stealer . NAu rap
blow. Iethal
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-21

LIAR TELLS
WOODEN TALE

Tulsa. Okla. - The Burlington,
Wis, Liars club, which annually
chooses the worlds champion preva-
ricator has some competition now.
The Liars of the Oklahoma village
of Usage have challenged the Wis
consin story tellers to a "lie-telling
session with no holds barred"
ITO prove we rate in the cham
pionsbip class" says Glenn G.
Gates. of the Usage team, there's
one ar Usage kindergarten pupil
tells:
"tI was getting dinner n day
when I accidentally dropped a very
sharp knife. 1t cut our old cats
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-21
SOMERVILkE SERVES

LONDON-Ross (Sandy) Somer-
Vile, who won the United States
amateur golf championship in 1882,
is with the Canadian army over
sea
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-21
Saturday Hours
9 A. M. to 3 P. NJ.
TELEPHONE 2SoO

out, is cats dragging off the dead
rats, $50 digging holes to bury them
in and rs more covering them up.
A pussy was keeping score"
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ONE OF THE MOST unique and
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Miss Fannie johnson, 2917 Co
lumbus Ave-, sister of Mrs. J. Ed
ward Stewart and club reporter for
the Gloom Chasers Club, has been
confined TO General Hospital for a
week with a serious illness.
Wednesday afternoon her condi-
ton was reported much improved.
Visitors are allowed to see her now.
MILWAUKEEAN VISITS
RELATIVES: Miss Frances Reed
Of Milwaukee, Wis, has spent the
past three days in Minneapolis Wis
iting relatives and friends. She will
return home after Easter Sunday.
She has visited her grandmother
Mrs. Isabelle Stone and two aunts,
Mines. Elsie Gonzales and Bessie
Jones.
Miss Reed has been the recipient
of social courtesies from the Misses
Rosetta Palmer and Clematine Ray
at SOC 10th Ave. So, and Mr.. Chas.
Beasley, 704 Bryant Ave. No.
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Social and Personal
N MINNIE ADOT
MINNEAPOLIS N

DONALD J. ALLEN, SR., s7s
Bryant Ave. N, who has been
slightly indispOsed for a few days
is now feeling fine.
THE TWIN CITY BRANCH
Of the National Association of Col
lege Women will meet Saturday,
March 30, at the Phyllis Wheatley
House with Miss jeanette Dorsey
as hostess.
NEW BABY: Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert J. Mcclure (Alice Short), IO17
S. 9Th St., are receiving congratu-
lations on the birth of a new baby
boy.
DISCUSSION HELD: The Two
O'clock Bridge Club met Saturday,
March 16, at the home of Mrs.
Maxwell Leo Bohannon, 1929 Gin
ton Ave. s. Mrs. Leroy Lazen-
bury, graduate nurse, gave the
group a short lecture with a dis
cussion following. The next meet
ing will be Saturday, March 30, at
the home of Mrs. Richey Adams.