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Case q

They were II in number-a father,
mother and nine children.
The house they live in has no
running water, bath tub, sink, wash
tub, toilet, electricity or gas. The
four rooms are heated with a tiny
tin stove which requires constant
stocking with wood. The house is
air conditioned" with wide gaps
under the caves. There is no ice
box, but there is little food! For
weeks at time they have lived on
potatoes and tomatoes donated from
neighbours garden. For days at
stretch they have eaten nothing
but cereal-three times a day!
Their stock of blankets consists
of two threadbare wool and one
cotton one. Overcoats and bath
robes supplement
But how can such conditions exist
when We have so many charitable
agencies? Unfortunately, there have
to be restrictions, as lack of funds
makes it impossible to help fully
all cases of need. In this case the
law says that while there is an
able bodied man in the house no
help may be given.
The father was.finally sent to the
workhouse, there being no public
institution for the treatment Of al
coholism, which gave him the right
to relief allowance of $50 month.
Twenty dollars of this goes for rent,
which leaves about $110 each day
for food, clothing, fuel, medicine,
recreation and all the rest of it. The
Surplus Commodity Corp. supple
ments this with an order of food
each week. There is, however, no
provision for Christmas.
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Case %
The windows and the linoleum
rug shine in Mrs. Q's four-room
house. The secondhand curtains
Mrs. @ bought at a rummage sale
have been mended, dyed and freshly
starched. Hand-crocheted tides
cover the worn spots on the sofa
and chair
Mrs. @ is a seamstress who knows
how to use what other people would
toss in ragbag, but even the best
seamstress can make over clothes
just so many times and Mrs. @ is a
widow with three children. Mar
garet, the 16-year-old daughter,
helps her mother buy her clothes by
"minding" other peoples children
But those boys. Another week and
14-year old Bill will have "open-toe"
oxfords. His hands and wrists seem
to grow right out of his coat sleeves,
which were faced just before school
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| 10 TIC EVCIlIIIS VII
1t is through such voluntary drives
as this that Christmas cheer is spread
to many thousands of our less for
tunate fellow citizens, who otherwise
would be deprived of enjoying happy
Christmas.
The Washington Star deserves the
commentator of the entire city and
the surrounding area for the COM
munity spirit which it is displaying
in fostering such a worthy campaign,
and I feel certain that the Response
will be most generous and whole
hearted. FRANK c. WALKER,
Postmaster General.
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Sacred Heart Church
Holds Turkey Dinner

About 1000 persons are expected
to attend the annual Sacred Heart
Church turkey dinner in the base
ment of the church at Sixteenth
and Park road NV. tonight. About
1,700 attended last night.
The Rev. Ronald J. Fannon, as
sistant pastor of the church, is be-
ing assisted at the dinners by more
than 300 parishioners.
Among those selling prize tickets
last night were Karen Blechingberg,
daughter of the Counselor of the
Danish Legation; Mildred Mihm,
Mary Ellen Walsh and Mary Crane.
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Italy 10 Intensity
Cultivation 10 Boost
Food Flow 10 Reich
Supplies Fail to Meet
German Needs, Stefoni
News Agency Declares
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PTeSS.
ROME, Dec. 5.-An Italian-Ger-
man agreement to increase Italy's
not yet satisfactory flow of food
supplies to Germany by intensifying
farm production here and giving
aid to growers was disclosed today
by Stefani, official italian news
agency.
The agency said Italian farm
production did not yet meet German
needs and, therefore, Giuseppe
Tassinari. Italian minister of agri-
culture, and Walter R. Dare, Ger
man agriculture minister, had
recently reached an agreement to
intensity the axis farm collabora-
ton.
To do this it was found necessary
to assure Italian growers of good
prices, Stabilized as much as pos
sible" by elimination of the specula-
tive influence on the world market"
Stefani said.
CThis apparently is another
step in the German plan to off,
set the effects of the British
blockade and followed closely the
protocol with Rumania announc-
ed last night in which the Reich
pledged aid to increase Rumania'S
agricultural output
The Italian news agency did not
explain whether the price StablllZa-
ton arrangement meant that the
italian government would inter-
vene directly as a buyer of produce,
selling in turn to Germany, but
something of that sort seems to
foreign observers to be indicated.
The agreement also included side
problems, such as collaboration in
plant experimentation to tight
against pests, feeding of livestock,
breeding, canning, irrigation and
colonization.
A United States Department OF
Agriculture study, prepared by DR..
N William HaZen on the basis OF
secret diplomatic reports and re-
leased in Washington last Friday,
said an extension of food rationing
in Italy was to be expected this
winter.
The British blockade, the report
said, has disorganized the Italian
economic structure, since normally
about "a per cent of all Italian i'm
ports arrive by sea. The poorer
classes in great numbers were said
to be suffering from malnutrition.
All Italian imports of coffee and
meats, 95 per cent of italian pur-
chases of fats and oils and about
10 per cent of normal imports OF
cereals have been cut off by the
blockade, the report declared.
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Here Are Two More Families
You Can Help at Christmas

reports of the thousands of families
Washington who can't afford Christmas either for themselves
their children Put them Christmas list by mailing
gift Christmas House. in of The Star or by taking
theater 1t depends how fam
these food clothing and toys
gifts the moth Yuletide Details of
Ae printed that you may know the kind OF homes into
Xvh gifts wills to brighten Christmas
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here, drove a truck loaded with 2
tons of coal away. unloaded the
coal, took the truck back to the yard
and carefully closed the gate as he
left.
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Thief Is Considerable

CHARLOTTE, N. c., Dec. 5 (P.-
Police reported that a considerate
thief broke into a coal company yard
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Play to Be Presented

THE Scarecrow Creeps" will be
presented by the Occoquan Parent
Teacher Association in the school at
8 pm. tomorrow,
Smyrna times., 1940-04-04
PLAN SURVEY
OF PROPERTY
MOrfOrd Okays Fund to Make
Special Survey to Determine
States Real Estate
TO BE HEADED BY SWAIN

A special survey of state prop
erty may be started within a short
time by Insurance Commissioner
William ]. Swain as a result of an
opinion by Atty.-Gen. James R.
Morford that the commissioner
may use any part of $4,000 con-
tingent fund for this purpose. Such
a survey, it was indicated, would
disclose just what real estate is ac-
tually owned by the state of Del
aware and may develop different
procedure in the listing and insur-
ing of state buildings. Mr.. Nor
ford's views were handed down in
reply to queries from Desmond A.
Lyons, budget accountant for the
State Permanent Budget Commits
sion. His opinion included the fol-
lowing conclusions: 1. The real and
personal property under the juris-
diction of the State Highway De-
partment is the property of the
state of Delaware. 2. But real and
personal property used for school
purposes and under the jurisdiction
Of local school board is the prop
erty of the school district and not
the property of the state of Del
aware. 3. The state insurance COM
missioner has the power to exer-
else control over the insurance to
be placed on the real and personal
property under the jurisdiction of
the state highway department but
he does not have such jurisdiction
with respect to the property of the
school districts. 4. The State Board
of Education, as state agency,
does not own nor has control over
any insurable property Of the board
or the state of Delaware other than
the property of the school districts
for which it has certain responsible
tiles of lontrol, custody, and su-
pervision. 5. A special school dis
trict has the legal right to place
insurance with a mutual company
where the policy to be issued
valves any possibilities of further
assessment.
Smyrna times., 1940-04-04
YOUNG AND OLD
MOTOR VICTIMS
Infants and Oldsters More
Likely to Become Victims of
Traffic Accidents
SAFETY UP TO DRIVER

The very old and the very young
are most likely to become victims
of traffic accidents, the Delaware
Automobile Association, A. NJ. A.
warns in a statement showing the
ages in pedestrian casualties. APP
proximately 66 per cent of children
under four years of age killed last
year in automobile accidents We're
walking or playing in the streets.
Pedestrians constituted 66.3 per
cent of fatalities in the group 65
years or over. Responsibility for
the safety of youngsters under four
years or age lies largely upon the
shoulders of the motorists, Asso-
citation safety engineers point out
Darling from the sidewalk into
streams of moving traffic is the
principal cause in the pre-school
group. The duty is therefore upon
the driver to be doubly cautious
wherever he meets children play
ing on the sidewalk THE old
Smyrna times., 1940-04-04

ness in Germany. He tells the busi-
ness world how much credit it can
have, how many workmen are al
lowed to each industrial owner and
he has a deep, deep till into which
he can dip an acquisitive hand with
out the necessity of accounting to
anyone, even Der Fuehrer. Albert
Grzesinski and Charles Hewitt, Jr.
in their article "Hitler's Million
aires" in the March Cosmopolitan
give these and other interesting data
on the financial doings in Germany
pledged to rid itself of "rapacious
Jews" who were alleged to have tied
up industry in Germany by concen-
trating its money in a few pockets.
Goebbels. Minister of Propaganda,
is another gentleman in the pleas
ant position of enjoying complete
access to business till. In Goebbel's
case, the income from taxes on
each radio set, taxes on all types
of advertising and another COM
pulsory newspaper all goes to the
Golfers of the Propaganda Ministry.
As aforesaid, Herr Goebbels is ex-
empt by law from making any ac-
counting to anyone.
Loyal Germans who daily tighten
their belts and budget out their
weekly ration cards must OCCASION
ally ponder over the pretentious
estates of their democratic leaders,
according to the authors.
Smyrna times., 1940-04-04
OBITUARIES

Harry L. Collins, one of our we'll
known citizens, died at his resi-
dence in this town on Saturday
morning last in the 10th year of his
age. He was the only son of w. B.
Collins, and grew up and associat-
ed with him in business, though
giving his attention to telegraphing
largely until his health failed, sew
eral years ago. He was delicately
constituted, and for five or more
years has been in very poor health,
mainly from dyspepsia, all remedies
and expedients seeming to fail.
His death was unexpected at the
time, as he was only slightly worse
than usual. Some eighteen years
ago he married Margaret, daughter
of Moses Price, who with an only
sou survives him. He became a
member Of the NJ. e. Church some
fourteen years ago. A number Of
relatives and friends attended the
remains to the Odd Fellows Gem
etery yesterday for interment. Rev.
Herman Roe oficiated in the ab-
sence of the pastor.
Rachel F., wife of John FARRELL,
died at their home in Thoroughfare
Neck, on Saturday in her 82nd year
and was buried yesterday at
Friendship cemetery. Mr.. and Mrs.
FARRELL clung to the simple, honest
habits of their early life, and had
the respect and esteem of the en-
tire community.
Smyrna times., 1940-04-04

sters, however" said Linnaeus L,
Hopes, Executive Secretary of the
Association, present a different
problem. They must be shown
that death throws its shadow he
tween intersections upon those who
are careless or inattentive. Thav
must be shown that their WALKING
habits are outmoded; that automo-
biles are much faster now, and that
there are more of them. Pede--
trian practices of ten or fifteen
years ago are suicidal in modern
traffic. Three simple rules, which
if followed by everyone, would re-
duce pedestrian accidents 75 per
cent are: Cd Cross only at inter
sections, ~ cross on proper signal
at controlled intersections, and l3l
be sure the way is clear at uncon-
trolled intersections"
Smyrna times., 1940-04-04
Children's Chores Eosv

Children should be given chores
to do as part of their education" say
educators, and they sometimes COM
plain that nowadays there are few
chores for children around the home.
Sometimes children try to squirm
out of the dreary task of dishwash-
ing but it can be made more interest
ing with judicious buying of imple-
ments.
Introduced as part of a cleanliness
program it links up in their minds
with school work. Then add the in
ducement of gay dishcloths, says the
February Good Housekeeping, color
ed towels and plenty of hot water
and soap that will make suds. A re-
minder of the Seven Dwarfs' admo-
milton to whistle while they work
may result in musical discord but
will aid in kitchen harmony.
Smyrna times., 1940-04-04
SMYRNA DAYS
BY Justa Rimer

Everybody now is smiling, and as
Happy as can be.
Yes, there's going to be a lot of fun
For you as well as me.
And the flags will all be flying.
Everything will be in tune;
And it's all because that SMYRNA
DAYS
Are coming very soon.
1t will be great reunion
When our friends all come to
town.
Nom will wear her pretty smile,
and
Pop will throw away his frown.
Sis will entertain her boy friend,
And he'll take her to a show;
And he'll ask me to 60 with them,
But I'm 'spose to answer, NO.
Everyone will then be cheerful,
And as good as ever was.
Pop wont fuss about the prices,
Like he usually does.
For therell be lot of bargains;
Prices everyone can pay
Yes, the stores will all be ready
For the crowds on SMYRNA
DAY.
Nom will buy new Spring outfit.
Pop will buy new shoes and ties;
And they'll buy a lot Of groceries,
And some candy, and some pies.
And if I should spend dollar
Not a word to me they'll say,
Cause a dollars going to buy
A lot of things on SMYRNA
DAY.
Smyrna times., 1940-04-04
M. E. CONFERENCE

The annual session of the Will
mington M. E. Conference was
opened in Milford on Wednesday
with sermon by Rev. ]. P. Otis.
One hundred and fifteen members
responded to the roll call. Owing
to a severe illness Bishop Fowler
was not able to preside. The con-
ference was presided over by
Bishop Edward G.. Andrews, D. D.,
Of New York, and Bishop Thomas
Bowman, presided during the first
two or three days of the session,
until Bishop Bowman's arrival.
About 1400 probationers were re-
ceived into full membership during
the past year, Smyrna Circuit lead
ing with 234.
Smyrna times., 1940-04-04
u. BIGGEST
INVENTORY, 1910
Check Up on Nations Pop
ulation, Industry, and
Agriculture
18TH DECENNIAL CENSJS IS

WASHINGTON = The sizteent6
decennial census is TO be greatest
Of all ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS projects
yet attempted by the FEDERAL GOV
ernncnt
Combined with the decenn!aI ccn.
sGs- the Constitution provides f5r
an enumeration Of United States
population every 10 years-win be
the regular fve-year agricultural IN
ventory, the biennial census Of man
ufacturers and the decennial census
Of mines.
Many things have happened in the
nation since the last population cen
sus in 1880. People have been driv-
en- from certain areas by dust
storms and floods Others have
changed their homes in search Of
employment. Factories have been
relocated. New crops have been de-
veloped.
mo business, and the u S. gov
ernment is considered business, .
said M. C. Mckinley, Philadelphia
area manager for the bureau of
census. "can operate without taking
an occasional inventory.
In 1910 the United States is going
10 take the biggest inventory of all
times. The census will give a new.
accurate and up-to-date balance
sheet Of our people, our industries
and our resources"
According to the bureau Of census.
the 1870 census win ''be broad in
scope
In addition to population, agricul-
ture, manufactures and mines. des-
ignated as the principal groups, sta
tistics will be gathered on business.
employment and occupation. drain
age, irrigation and housing.
In area the project will spread
halfway around the world. Canvass
ers, who will gather the data, will
visit every nook and Granny from
Maine to Guam, Alaska, Hawaii.
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the
Panama CanalNZone and numerous
small islands in the Pacific.
Smyrna times., 1940-04-04

This is Holy Week, commencing
with Palm Sunday.
DIR. Moore had a chimney blowr
off in the storm of Thursday night
Mrs. Susan Daniel lost one of hel
match horses last week from lung
fever.
Joseph Stephenson Of Green
Spring, lost S72 in cash and bank
able note Of S36, on the road last
week.
Miss Ella Conner, milliner, Of
Calyton, has moved to Wilmington.
The store is being fixed up for VIII
liam q. Wright, Of New Castle.
The thermometer this morning
registered 4 degrees below the
freezing point, with patches Of
snow in the shade that fell on Mon
day.
The session Of the Delaware Con-
ference held in Philadelphia closed
Monday night, Rev. S. Hammond
returning to the Centennial Church
in this town.
Frank H. Arthurs, who butcher
ed for the McGaw Brothers, and
kept on with the business after
they discontinued, it is stated has
skipped, leaving his creditors min
us.
We are indebted to w. K. Coma
way, M. d., for cards of invitation
to the commencement of Jefferson
Medical College. After graduating
DR.. Conaway will succeed DR.. jam
es Richardson at Leipsic, the latter
having moved to st. Georges.
A man named Griff one day last
week wagered another man named
Morris a watch against gun that
he could eat 20 catfish and drink a
cup of coffee at one mess. He sue
ceeded well in his wager until he
had devoured his thirteenth fish,
including four cups of coffee, when
he came to a standstill, losing the
bet. He drank a half gallon of
water, which was not included, and
on which he stalled, causing his
failure.
There is a new counterfeit ten
cent piece in circulation which so
closely resembles the genuine coin
that it can be easily passed off
upon the unsuspecting. 1t differs
from the usual counterfeit in that
a genuine silver plating covers the
German silver which forms the
body of the coin. This gives it a
"ring" very nearly like that of good
money, and also does away with
the greasy feeling by which most
counterfeits can be detected. The
coin bears the date of 1887.
Smyrna times., 1940-04-04
MARYLAND ITEMS

Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison, of Elk
ton, Md, aged 81 years sews with
out using spectacles.
An abundant supply of water
was reached In Cambridge at a
depth of 365 feet.
The news of the defalcation Of
State Treasurer Archer for nearly
a million dollars was possibly the
greatest surprise and shock the
people of Maryland ever received.
Eugene Marcharel, one of the
three prisoners who broke jail in
Snow Hill early last Saturday. and
who was captured the same day
while in the act of breaking into a
store few miles from town, near
ly succeeded in escaping again
Continued on Page Six)
Smyrna times., 1940-04-04
JOHN BASSETT MOORE
TO WED

Cards are out announcing the
marriage of John Bassett Moore to
Helen Francis Toland, of Washing
ton, d. c., April 9th. Mr.. Moore is
the son of DR.. John Moore of Fell
ton thirty years ago a resident of
Smyrna, and has held position as
Assistant Secretary of State for
the last five years. He remained
at the special request of Secretary
Blaine, when president Cleveland
retired from Office. Mr.. Moore has
made a high reputation as a tourist
for a young man, and is the author
of two works on international law.
Smyrna times., 1940-04-04
ROTHWELL AHEAD IN THE
RACE

Levy Courtman George c. Roth
well Of Blackbird Hundred, who
takes the 2.28 train daily to attend
the sessions of the court In Will
mington. came riding through town
yesterday morning in a sleigh,
with the merry jingle of bells for
music. The snow was only an inch
or so deep. but the heaviest Of the
season. The very fact that he
seizes hold of opportunities so read
lily would indicate that his compet-
itors for the Democratic nomina-
tion Of Sheriff or New Castle Coun-
ty will find In him no mean ''hust-
Ter" for the stakes next June.
Smyrna times., 1940-04-04

libraries, all public buildings and
even in certain families, boosted the
sales of his book to a profitable point
somewhere between eight and nine
million copies. He collects a sizable
royalty on each copy.
That money is, of course, addi-
tional and pure profit in addition to
other monies he receives from his
newspaper (more compulsory read
ing) and other financial manipula-
tions which have followed a not
unnatural desire on the part of Ger
man financiers to agree with their
choleric leader.
Herr Goering, Mr.. Big in person,
is the self-appointed head of busi-
Smyrna times., 1940-04-04
PERSONALS

Rev. S. L. Gracey of Boston, who
had been visiting the Conference in
Milford, stopped in Smyrna, Mon
day.
The following pupils are home
for the Easter holidays: Miss Ethel
Cooper Of Wilson College, Cham
bersburg, Pa; Miss Lizzie Denney,
of Ivy Hall, Bridgeton, N. j.; Frank
Collins, of Lehigh University, Pa,
Clarence Raymond. Of Hyatt's Mil
itary Academy; Joseph v. Handy
and Robert D. Hoffecker, Jr., of Del
aware College, Newark James
w. Lattomus of Green Spring and
John S. Wilds of Kenton are also
home from the same institution.
Miss Ida Lord was given a gen
uine surprise party on Friday even
ing in honor Of her 18th birthday.
She was presented with a hand
some steel engraving.
Miss Eta Benson left last week
for New York where she will re-
main until the summer.
Miss Edith Bell is visiting friends
in Wilmington. Miss Irene Rob-
erts, ditto.
William w. Wharton of Philadel-
phia, is spending several days N
town.
Miss Ida Woodkeeper, one of our
Smyrna ladies, was married last
week to James H. David of Tay-
lor's Bridge, a young farmer of
Thoroughfare Neck.
Mrs. Margaret Lea and daughter
of Wilmington, are visiting her
parents.
Mrs. Wilson, wife of the pastor,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Smithers.
John H. Hoffecker and Mr.. and
Mrs. F. E. Postles attended the
Conference at Milford.
Mrs. w. H. Thompson and Miss
Mabel Thompson are visiting in
Dover; Miss Mollie Weldon, Tenn
pleville, Md.
E. Harry Beck and w. B. Megear
left last week for the Southern
States, on a prospecting tour.
Smyrna times., 1940-04-04
DEATHS

Nowland-Near Smyrna, on the
list, James Nowland, aged 81 years.
Farrell-On the 25th ult., near
Prices Corner, FTancina j. Farrell,
wife of the late William Farrell,
aged 65 years.
Sharp-In Dover, March 22nd,
suddenly, Mrs. Catherine E. Sharp,
aged II years.
Green-Near Dover, March 26th,
Fannie P., daughter Of John M.
Green, aged % years.
Buckson-In Leipsic, March 21st,
John Buckson, aged 80 years.
Smyrna times., 1940-04-04
RIGHTF0oed
GOOD HEyI'I|
: our Health and w., |
pends on Proper ,~aI u
and Right Anon,.'1
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lettuce is peraa5, J.
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usually costs about ~. Ss |
pound compared VII saF 1
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vitamin G. l-al eS i
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the addition Of carrot, y
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sa. ~ cabbage may be usss ), \
lor shrimp tunafs5 ]. !
meat salads cs55a,. Il
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Smyrna times., 1940-04-04
MARRIAGES

Moore-Melvin-A the residence
of the brides parents, on the 25th
ult., william F. Moore, Of Leipsic,
and Miss Ella B. Melvin, of Phila-
delphia.