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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08
BY INEZ ROBB

Eight years ago, when she was
still in high school, Anne Kavun
won a beauty contest which en-
titled her to be known as Miss
Bensonhurst. L. I. 1t also entitled
the school girl to carry home with
her gold-plated ash tray.
Miss Kavun, now %. likes to
remember that plated ash tray in
these busy days when she is gen.
eral manager of the Coney Island
Electro Plating Works. This
lovely blonde, who could still win
any beauty contest in her vicinity,
is now managing a small firm
working at great speed to elctro-
plate airplane parts and boat
hardware for national defense
orders.
1.-THE defense orders are re-
ceiyed under sub-contract from
such places as the Wheeler
shipyards," she explained in
her trim office within the
shadow of Coney Islands ferris
wheels and scenic railways.
ONLY WOMAN THERE
Beautiful and bright as a dollar.
this young girl Is the only woman
in the Coney Island Electro
Plating works. She bosses a busy
and contented group of men who
take considerable pride in her.
In turn, she fills with neatness
and dispatch all defense orders
sublet TO her firm.
Miss Kayun is typical Of the ef-
ficiency and intelligence OF many
women in small business who are
contributing to the sum total OF
national defense. She knows the
electro plating business forward
and backward. Since she got a
start in the business seven years
ago. she has educated herself In
the chemistry of the business and
pored over endless books on plat
ing processes.
As q rule, plating on govern
ment defense work II done to
government Specifications" she
explained. "Often we receive
the article to be plated In rough
state. and IL must first be pol
ished with heavy machinery.
But sometimes get jobs that
require a knowledge on my part
OF the mosf- practical sort of
finish for the object and the
use to which II IL 70 be put"
SUPPLIES DEFENSE
Around the plant Miss Kovun
wears a serviceable smock over
her chic dark dresses. Her plant
turns out products for the army
and navy. but her fingernails are
as long and red and polished as
II she spent her days playing
bridge.
The trolley car carries Miss Ka-
vun to her office from the Brook
Ign. home where she lives with her
parents. She loves her work. even
though the hours are frightening
considerably in these busy times. !.
She admits TO only one hazard
In her work-sbe counts as lost
that day whose low descending
sun sees her In a pair of stock
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08
OWNS CAPITAL SITES

Choice downtown sites in Wash.
ington and properties elsewhere ir
the country are known to be
owned by the Ford Company. al.
though not used in connection
with its operations.
But, according to Col. Joseph
w. 6. Stephens of the quarter.
master corps. who handled the
deal. the Fords were most CO
operative when they learned the
army was interested.
II have never dealt with q
fairer man than Henry Ford,
and that goes for Edsel ~ WE'LL"
he said. They were both con-
siderate and anxious to CO.
operate. When told the Char
lotte assembly plant had been
decided on for the new depot,
they readily agreed to SELL"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08
Army Buys
A Ford Plant
!. In N. Carolina
Times stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON. May s. - II
legend is to be believed. Henry
Ford has just sold his first piece
OF real estate.
At the request of the army. the
Ford Company is turning over an
assembly plant in Charlotte, N. c.,
closed and in charge of a main
tenance crew for several years,
for use as an army quartermaster
depot for southeastern states. The
plant occupies u acres and was
built during the World War boom.
When the subject of its pur-
chase was initiated it was the
understanding of the army that
Ford buys real estate. but doesn't
sell il.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-08
Toronto Stocks
MINING

Quotations supplied by Bongard 4 Co.,
Windsor. Prices In cents II .. n. quo
tatfone.
Smyrna times., 1941-02-27
CROP LOANS TO
STATE FARMERS
Crop and Feed Loan Office
Now Accepting Applications
for 1941 Crop Loans
ace INTEREST RATE

Mr.. w. Fred Richards, field
supervisor of the Emergency Crop
and Feed Loan Office of the Farm
Credit Administration who has
charge of the emergency crop loan
activities in this county, has re
Gently returned to his headquarters
in Dover, Delaware, from Balti-
more, Maryland, where he was call
ed for a conference with the offici-
ais of the Emergency Crop and
Feed Loan Section of the Farm
Credit Administration. Mr.. Rick
ards reports the purpose of the
conference was to review the work
in connection with the loans made
in 1910 an prior years, and to dis
cuss regulations and other infor-
nation with respect to the pro-
gram this year He also explains
the fact that no delay will be occa-
stoned for making loans early since
Congress now provides revolving
fund and it is not necessary to
make yearly appropriations.
The Emergency Crop and Feed
Loan Office of the Farm Credit
of Baltimore, Md,
is now accepting applications for
Smyrna times., 1941-02-27

of the last century, Delaware his
torians wrote-"Before the Revolu-
tionary War Christiana was a place
of much Importance. 1t was the
place where articles for Philadel-
phia were shipped in vessels of con-
siderable tonnage ascending the
Christiana Creek as far as Chris
tiana. The creek was much wider
and deeper than now, it having
been caused to shrink the last hun
dred years by the wasteful and
reckless destruction of trees along
and near its course. White Clay
Creek at one time was navigable
for small vessels a mile or two
above Stanton" Richard S. Snyder,
Delaware Soil Conservation Service
project leader, says that today
there are million and half farm
families, or one-quarter of the total
farm families in the United States
living in 40 soil conservation dis
tricts.
Smyrna times., 1941-02-27
You Must Look Pretty
At Your Own Party

LOOKING pretty at your own
II party is an essential, but all
too frequently forgotten knack by
many women. When the process
is such simple one, it is to be
wondered why SO few hostesses
take advantage of it.
According to an article in the
January issue of Good Housekeep-
ing Magazine, planning is the only
secret. When the day of the party
arrives, milady will have allowed a
whole hour for bath and complete
beauty treatment. Her hair, to avoid
confusion, will have been done day
or two ahead of time. During the
week, she has protected her hands
with work gloves to guard against
any traces of drudgery. Her mani
cure, too, will have been done early.
As a last beauty aid, she will assume
for half an hour, the beauty-angle
position - heels higher than head.
Now, with everything done she
can make her party a success by
taking it lightly. If something goes
wrong she meets it with a twinkle.
Friends, she realizes, quickly forget
a scorched dish, long remember
gaiety and fun.
Smyrna times., 1941-02-27

George Washington was one of
the farmers of his day who knew
of the destructive results of soil
erosion. And his fellow Virginian
Thomas Jefferson, tried contour
fields and hillside bitches two
measures widely used to halt soil
erosion for the same purpose by
farmers today. Although erosion
was most noticeable in the south
ern states during Washington's
time and is probably more severe
there today than in most other sec
tons of the country, there is evil
dence that people elsewhere also
worried about it. As early as 1888,
the Philadelphia Society for Pro
noting Agriculture offered prize
awards for the best practical meth
DDS Of recovering old quilted fields
to a hearty state" or for the best
method Of planting them to trees
if they were too badly damaged for
further field use. Toward the end
Smyrna times., 1941-02-27

in Delaware $4,000 years ago was
suggested Saturday night at the
eighth annual meeting of the
Archaeological Society Of Della
ware, celebrating the opening of
the society's museum room in the
basement of the east wing of the
Memorial Library at the Univers-
ity of Delaware at Newark. c. A
Weslager, editor of the society,
speaking on the Archaeological
Perspective of the Peninsula" fea-
turing a resume of Indian history
on the peninsula, stated that the
Folsom man was the Oldest known
creature in America. Evidence of
the existence of Folsom man in the
southwestern part of the country
5000 years ago has been found.
The Folsom man made a distinc-
tive arrow point and eight of these
points, have been found in Della
ware, the speaker said.
Smyrna times., 1941-02-27

1871 crop and feed loans in Della
ware. This agency has operated
within the state for many years
and is known among many farmers
as THE Crop Loan Office. The
purpose of this loan is to furnish
credit to farmers for the purchase
of seed. fertilizer, and other sup
plies necessary or incident to the
production of crops for market. In
the case of farmers who raise live
stock, poultry, or turkeys rather
than cash crops, the loans are
made for the purchase of feed or
expenses incident to the growth of
feed crops. The loan affords an
opportunity for the farmers to take
advantage of cash prices at oppor-
tune times.
Mr. Richards further advises
that the loan is designed to serve
at low costs that large group who
are experienced farmers, but who
do not have collateral available to
borrow from local banks or pro-
duction credit associations and
who do not need rehabilitation or
supervised credit.
While the amount loaned to any
one individual at any one time is
limited to $500, farmers have
found this loan to be VerY service
able since it enables them to make
very substantial savings on theil
seed, fertilizer, and feed bills by
paying cash. The rate of interest
is percent and no inspection fees
are charged.
! For further information, farmers
interested may contact their coun-
ty agents or write to Mr.. w. Free
Richard, field supervisor, Box 226
Dover, Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1941-02-27
Proper Care
Will Ward Off
Strep Throat

THANKS TO sulfanilimide,
i streptococcus sore throat, one
of the most common diseases, has
been conquered. People still suffer
from il; its cure is often disagree
able and trying; but ii is rarely a
killer now.
Sulfanilimide is drug which was
first successfully used against the
disease a few years ago when Presi-
dent Roosevelt's son John was
stricken by streptococcus infection
of the throat. Its discovery, accord
ing to Maxine Davis whose article
on "Strep Throat" appears in the
February issue of Good Housekeep-
ing Magazine, resulted while group
of scientists at Johns Hopkins were
studying a drug, said to combat the
disease, which they had brought
from England.
This is the time of year when the
danger of the dreaded throat disease
is greatest. 1t gets you when you
least expect it and when you come
down with a strep throat you are
really sick. You suddenly feel i'll and
your temperature hits between 102
and 104.
When you feel like this never wait
to see if you will feel better tomor-
row, advises Miss Davis. Instead,
Miss Davis tells her readers, to call
a doctor, for it is most important
that he make diagnosis at once.
1t is important, Miss Davis writes;
that we know about it. for some
time or other most of us get sore
Threats. The threat is always with
US, because our mouths and threats
are invariably full of germs, includ-
ing streptococci. So long as we have
a stout defense in general health and
immunity we are all right. Let us
get run down. or be subject to mass
attack of the bacteria so numerous
that they can storm our protective
white blood cells, then we get a
sore throat"
Streptococcus sore Threats, she
says, occurs in isolated cases or in
epidemic form.
In warding off the dreaded strep-
tococci germ, Miss Davis has listed
the following suggestions:
Take care of your teeth and gums.
for they are the first source of in
lection; have your tonsils and ade-
noids removed if they are infected;
take care of sinus trouble; take care
of yourself generally; try vitamin
A If you are inclined to catch cold
easily; don't get your feet wet; don't
get chilled; get as much exercise and
sleep as you can.
Smyrna times., 1941-02-27

unto him, What wilt thou that |
should do unto thee? The blind
man said unto him, Lord that I
might receive my sight. 50. And
Jesus said unto him, Go thy way;
thy faith hath made thee whole.
And Immediately he received his
sight, and followed Jesus in the
way. Correlative from the Text
book, Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures" by Mary
Baker Eddy: Christ is the ideal
Truth, that comes to heal sickness
and sin through Christian Science,
and attributes all power to God.
Jesus is the name Of the man who,
more than all other men, has pre-
sented Christ, the true idea of God
healing the sick and the SHINING
and destroying the power Of death
Smyrna times., 1941-02-27

Many industries contribute to the
production of the various products
we need for national defense. In
spite Of the fact that a modern bat
tleship is SO per cent steel, these
other materials are among those
needed in considerable quantities
for its construction: copper, lead,
zinc, aluminium, cork, wood, asbes-
tos, cement, and glass.
Smyrna times., 1941-02-27
SaaS SCIENCE CHURCH
: ) Church Services For
= Next Sunday ~

r.. Next Sunday
sy sau'cn Of Christ. Scientist
j 7 sS Ssiset' morning service
b ! ' sunday School Il a. M,
\ .r ssrsiee 500 P. NJ, We'd ed
tss saIagg service 500 D. m,
1 S.isnce Society, Milford # rlI'
ellss 'ange Hall: Morning
10 : IN, n.i Sunday School IL !
3 q s sssts first Wednesday
for A1 s,,n month at 8 p. m.
kss's7 us Golden Text.
ato |. I Unto US a child i
\ iac,s.s. 2 son is given.
Ia tss,s Of his government
asthlrpa,n,ss shall be no end,
sdoa'' t e o Of David, and upon
IA Win I order it, and to e.
ION s. Judgment and with
| A bible . ais even for
s'non: aa from the
~ an. Alx 10; 81, 50.
Smyrna times., 1941-02-27
NOTICE

Dead or disabled horses. cows
and mules removed FREE of
charge by calling DOVER TAG r
13. No animals removed unless call
is made Immediately and no an
imals dying from contagious dis
ease will be removed.
Smyrna times., 1941-02-27

You have all heard of the Scotch
man who wouldn't buy his girl a
parasol when he took her to the
beach, but told her shady stories
instead.
Smyrna times., 1941-02-27

Workmen aboard the tug Reso-
lutte drilled holes in the starboard
side of the British freighter Romon
de Larrinaga Sunday as the first
step in salvaging the capsized
ships S,200-ton cargo of pig iron.
One member of the crew was lost
when the vessel turned over on its
port side two weeks ago in the Del
aware breakwater. A magnetic
derrick will be used in the attempt
to lift the cargo, which has a value
estimated at 100000, out of the
hold. Once the iron is removed,
workmen said, it is believed the
freighter can be righted and re-
paired. A six-pounder gun and
three machine guns were also TAX
en- off the ship and sent to author
tiles in Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1941-02-27
BRIEF ITEMS OF
THE PENINSULA
Brief News Items of People
We Know in and Around
Larger Peninsula Towns
FROM OUR EXCHANGES

Snow Hill (Md.) volunteer fire.
men began an investigation Satur-
day morning into the cause of
Snow Hills greatest fire in eight
years, which swept through the
Outten Building in the heart of the
towns business section, destroying
a theater, two apartments and six
business establishments, with loss
to property and contents estimated
at over thirty thousand dollars.
Smyrna times., 1941-02-27

No matter how wealthy man
may be it is a safe bet he has no
more than one front collar button.
Smyrna times., 1941-02-27

]. Avs \ Of 1917. Female
p shipment from Amer
A. a. immediate hope, but
!, III .sis our food supplies will
s1, u q feed the British.
/. ones continental Europe
'v carving victims. This
sa,S Sl wipe out the sur
a take much Of the pri-
! nd I'd supply Of the Uniteo
i,dustrial requirements Of
1. viii be eclipsed by the
,rrsl demands that will be
], man this country. Our
III have to be modified
! We are attempting to do
4, factories. Farm equip
vi be Just as scarce COM
I'm as machine tools and
tSn equipment are today
hbOr will become NOR,
mo get as we progress with
ingram.
rrrying about what's go
I bappen when the defense
N i over. They visualize
-,rbinery, surplus plant ca
nd men without jobs. Ac-
re are extending this ma
siense program under very
mi conditions than any
his nation has ever found
d before. American indus
1 been literally Stagnant for
Years. Had there been no
h program, it would have
sveral years to replace the
Il. machinery and plant
-ent. United States Of 1910,
ghole, was only a shell, in
|-ily speaking. The depreS-
nd Subsequent years robbed
.nust Of our industrial pow
,uvOrate capital was largely
I out during the depression.
I cases where it was reduced
mhealthy state, the drain of
kgislation made profit i'm
BE The result was no new
nary. Goods were produced
d machinery. Time after
Hpairs were made.
manpower problem has
wen more grave. Industry
Embles on new and I'M
- manpower when it has
rs funds with which to take
Fzce on the unframed becom-
TAXABLE, or working for the
+ anpany after the training
Ezaeled. The result has been
Fruptcy Of manpower. Good
ne extremely scarce from
rdn labor to management.
h n the history of this coun-
q there been such a short
"a good men who can be re-
FNn 70 take responsible posi-
n Industry. As a whole,
Anpoxer available today
ne necessary training in
Is methods and production
htrns.
V are to face the facts
ny the United States is Just
]. Of men and machines for
S ~ power as it is planes
Y. Ivy ior air power. This
Y must turn to men who
! .9lneSs. Industry, despite
slaole legislation and at
aon every side during the
!, I. J. 4 years, has again re-
I !, : y, rs rightfully important
y WI economy. With agri-
!. INDUSTRY occupies the
! . .,.A d democracy. The hope
! ~ for today and the
J y. as IN the abilities of men
J, ~. II they can create
: { ilanpower and produce
10 fears. " 4eu
u. y necessities of defense
s .sai.i taken care Of, we viii
nv, ,sselves with industrial
"a RETAINED and ADEQUATE
1919 y .s.,aenlnery to take care
! s.s s@a requirements with
s s.4i1lSelency. This producing
y - -, not only produce me-
,, d, Ivy !. VIII also return to
nv i : that will be given
!, ~ sae period of defense
/ 'ue to lack Of raw ma
Smyrna times., 1941-02-27
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hear about the de-
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Smyrna times., 1941-02-27

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Smyrna times., 1941-02-27

Classification of troops of the
122nd Coast Artillery, New Jersey
National Guard, was begun Satur-
day at Fort DUPONT under the gen
eral supervision of Capt. Wesley F.
Malloch, Corps of Engineers, for
mer Wilmington reserve officer.
All regulars and draftes received
at the post are given the examina-
ton. Members of the New Jersey
National Guard and the 261st
Coast Artillery, Delaware National
Guard, will undergo the tests. The
classification provides records of
each mans education, experience,
and jobs. They are to serve as a
guide in placing the man in the
army where he is most qualified to
serve.
Smyrna times., 1941-02-27

Appointment of a permanent
postmaster at Rehoboth is expect
ed to be made shortly following
civil service examinations taken by
16 applicants. The post was re-
signed recently by Daniel G. Con-
ant, now a secretary to U. S. Sen
ator James M. Tunnel in Washing
ton, and has been filed temporarily
by John Webb, Rehoboth contrac-
tor, who also took the examination.
Smyrna times., 1941-02-27

The possibility of mans existence
Smyrna times., 1941-02-27

here are
!. factors
] vii make
4 different
lien than
kiOle
trslOng v we
n in the
ii feeding
\. Great
\ he food
tnstpr.e.s.-
-,st as dif-
Smyrna times., 1941-02-27

Largest Stamp in the World
Perhaps the largest stamp in the
world is a Chinese special delivery
stamp measuring 4 by 5 inches.
Smyrna times., 1941-02-27

A frame dwelling on the farm
tenanted by Dallas Bailey and
family, in the Cedar Neck section
near Milford, was destroyed by fire
of unknown origin Sunday. The
family was not at home at the
time. Carlisle Company fremen
saved the barn and other outbuild-
ings. Loss is estimated at several
thousand dollars. The farm is
owned by DR.. M. Dalema Draper
Several woods fires also were ex-
tinguished by Carlisle and Hous-
ton firemen.
Smyrna times., 1941-02-27

The ice-locked channel of the
Elk River, leading from the upper
Chesapeake Bay to the mouth of
the Chesapeake and Delaware Can
al, was broken open Sunday by the
U. S. Coast Guard cutters Calumet
and Violet. Several tugs and barg-
es caught in the ice were released.
Notice has been issued to mariners
by the Coast Guard that lighted
buoys north of Howells Point have
been replaced by unlighted buoys
owing to ice conditions. At the
same time caution has been advised
as the unlighted buoys may be
dragged by the ice from their
charted positions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19

gradual, silent campaign of several months in which American firms cooperated in an effort to prevent American products from reaching the Axis.
 pr. Tomas Amadeo. president of the Argentine Chamber Of Com merce. said the move was perfectly logical, though though there are names on the list which ought to be removed from investigation. Our business houses employ many Ger
 mans, italian and spanlards ag well as being directed by them. Thus. while the Argentine governments policy is unclear, we must remem- ber that we are neutral and advp- cate freedom of enterprise no mat- CT what sentiments we possess"
 A prominent Argentine business man. who refused use of hls name for publication. said the United State should have followed Great Hrltalnis example and established lfs hinck-iirt Wlihoaf unHue hFua- aaanaaa. He sniA AaE. HoaaeNnlf.s |6ad6en proclamation Invited 1Teslie 'renn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19
Blacklisting Of 1 800 Latin American Firms
 Doing Business With Axis Stirs Up Germans

Batista appointed a commission to study the list. of prescribed firms and determine how Cuba could cooperate most effectively with the United States. The finance ministry was said to be ready to act against 90 Cuban firms in the list, as soon as 1t is received from Washington.
 Chile, however. served notice that 1t did not approve the principle. Chancellor Juan B. Rosetti and Un- dersecTetary of State Marcel Ruitz said: we have no official know ledge of the blacklist. but in prin- |clple, Chile does not recognize |black-lists. When the official decls- ion of the United States is com-
 munteated to Us. necessary meas ures considered wise will be adopts cd"
 President Pedro AguirTe of chile conferred at length with United States Ambassador Claude C. Bow- ere, wlao also saw nosetn. presuals ably in connection with tho black |Ila.
 Soufh American hanlnaunmen ssld lfha pspslsumtaen eulminatsa e
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-19
ARRESTED AS HE
 TOOK PICTURES
Private of Artillery Corps Nails Man With Camera
 at GrOtOn
-NEA Telephoto

New London, Conn, July 1e - (UP)-Donald L. Storms, %, South Orange, N. J., was held by police today after he was found trying to take pictures with telescopic cam era of the submarine shipyards of the Electric Boat Go. at Groton.
 Police said he was stopped from taking pictures by Private James A. Italian Of Battery 0, 11th Coast Ar- )tillery Corps, Fort wright, who was on guard at an army wharf here. The Electric Boat Go. submarine 'shipyards are across the Thames liver.
 Storms told police he recently was questioned by naval authorities at Newport, R. l., for taking pictures of government ships there. He was released, but the films were confis- cated, Storms said.