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Smyrna times., 1941-09-11
Airplane Manufacturer
Builds Bomb Shelters

LONG BEACH, CALIF.-Bomb-
proof shelters for workmen
Underground vaults for storing
materials
And huge plant with no windows
at all and new device on the doors
to prevent light from seeping out :.
That's the new $12, 100000 Douglas
@'blackout' plant at Long Beach now
under construction under speedup
program to accelerate the southern
California production of war planes.
The factory, comprising II build
ings on 200-acre site, will incor-
porate every defense feature. Be-
sides the bomb shelters and the
vaults and the absence of windows,
the plant will be SO constructed and
painted that it will blend with the
landscape so that it will be excep-
tionally hard to find by an enemy
in the air.
Even the transformers from which
will come the electric power for the
new plant are built far underground.
Large crews are working day and
night, rushing construction of the
plant which, as soon as it is finished.
will go into production Of bombers
and transports for the United States
army and navy and the RAF. The
plant may be ready for operation by
midsummer.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-11

defense. Among the recommended
tions advocated is the necessity for
farmers to make the best possible
use of all available supplies of seed
for leguminous winter cover crops,
and to conserve all feed for live
stock consumption during the COM
ing winter months. AS future ex-
ports of nitrates or defense mater
ials utilizing nitrates may be in
creased to the other democracies
as the result of the European war
situation, farmers are advised to
seed more cover crops as a means
of supplying this form of plant food
to the soil. More careful use and
care of farm machinery is another
important item in our defense pro-
gram, along with the following of
better farm management practices
to reduce the production costs of
farm commodities. The functions
of these state and county boards
will increase as our defense efforts
are broadened, thereby becoming
most important to the whole opera
tions of agriculture in the days
ahead in our nation.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-11
KENT DEFENSE
BOARD APPEAL
Urge Farmers to Make Best
Use of Supplies of Seed
for Better Crops
MACHINERY CARE URGED

AS the national defense program
has increased greatly the duties of
the United States Department of
Agriculture, and has caused and
will require in the future many
changes and new developments in
the agricultural programs, Secre--
tary Claued R. Wickard has ap-
pointed defense boards in every
state and county throughout the
country. These defense boards
have been created for the purpose
of comforting with, advising and
fostering cooperation whit otoher
defense agencies having state or
local offices, and arranging for
maximum coordination of all field
personnel in defense activities.
Other specific functions will be as
signed to these defense boards from
time to time by Secretary Wick
ard, and certain defense assign
ments also will be designated to
the various agencies associated
with the United States Department
of Agriculture. Members of the
defense board for Kent county in
clude R. Harry Wilson, Chairman
of the Agricultural Conservation
Committee; Russell E. Wilson,
County Agent and Secretary of the
Kent County Agricultural Conser-
walton Association; ]. Leonard
Soper, Rural Rehabilitation Super
visor for Kent and New Castle
Counties; Lyndon D. Caulk, Presi-
dent of Delaware Production Credit
Association; Paris c. Kirby, Direc-
tor of the Delaware Rural Electric
Association; and Richard S. Snyd-
er, State Coordinator of the Soil
Conservation Service. A meeting
of this county defense board was
held Monday evening in the State
Board of Agriculture building in
Dover to discuss plans for obtain
ing agricultural data as basis for
extending the activities of the
board along the lines of national
Smyrna times., 1941-09-11

today on the high seas safeguard
ing the lives of our sailors. Dona-
tions in increasing numbers not
only will enable the Red Cross to
complete its purpose of furnishing
adequate supplies to our naval ves-
sells, but also will make it possible
to furnish medical units of the
army the amounts requested"
We print attractive Sale Bills at
reasonable prices.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-11
NEW COLLEGE
OFFICE FORMED
John n. Mcdowell Heads New
Public Relations Depart
ment at u. of ID.
TO INFORM PUBLIC

An Office of Public Relations has
been established at the University
of Delaware according to an an
nouncement made today by Presi-
dent Walter Hullihen. John N.
Mcdowell, a graduate of the Uni
versity in 1881, will be in charge of
the work of this new department
The Public Relations Department
has been established in accordance
with action taken by the Board OF
Trustees and in fulfillment of a
long-felt need for this type of SER
vice. The purpose of the Office is
Smyrna times., 1941-09-11
ACT OF RAIDED LINERS CAPTAIN
PREVENTS MAJOR SEA DISASTER

DROMPT action by Captain w.
1 G. Smith, Of the Egyptian liner
Fam Fam, shelled and sunk by a
German raider in the South At
lantic, prevented one of the heavi-
est losses of life yet threatened in
the current ocean warfare, ac-
cording to Charles A. Mccarthy,
one of the American survivors.
Mccarthy, a member of the
British American Ambulance
Corps, has arrived in the United
States in advance of other mem
bers Of his group held prisoner in
France.
I'VE were four days from Cape
town." Mccarthy says, when in
the darkness just before sunrise
the raider attacked us. Without
warning, shells fell about the
ship. Passengers awakened by
the explosions were running
about below and on the decks
Then the shells began crashing
into the ZamZam, racking her
ITOIn Sten 10 Steru.
Captain Smith tried to work
the Morse blinker. but a shell hac
cut the cable. He ordered the
Egyptian flag unfurled. He also
swung the liner .broadside tc
show that she had stopped, anc
directed that lifeboats be put ovei
the side. But the shells kept com.
ing. A German gunner told u.
later that fifty-five were fired
Nine of them hit the ZamZam.
"Still Under shellfire, Captain
Smith sent crew member below
for a flashlight that he hae
bought in New York. Standing ir
the wreckage of the bridge, the
skipper signaled in Morse code
Egyptian ship.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-11

that the Red Cross take every nec-
essary step to provide as soon as
possible an adequate supply of
plasma for the Army and Navy"
Mrs. Little said. "Some 100000
donors will be needed to fill current
requests of our military and naval
forces. Extension of the collection
program will enabled the Red Cross
to meet these requests. Those who
have given their blood can have the
satisfaction of knowing that it is
Smyrna times., 1941-09-11
PERSONALS

Isaac H. FAIRIES, who has been
away most of the summer for his
health and who has made "a very
satisfactory gain since leaving
Ocean Grove, for Troy, goes to
Saratoga today to try the benefit
of the mineral water there.
James L. Wolcott, Esq, of Do
yer, and Col. George w. Ingram of
Continued on Page Three)
Smyrna times., 1941-09-11

mately how much material comes
from the farm for every one mill
lion units the motor car industry
produces.
How much the farmer will be
affected by the proposed cut In
car production depends on how
deeply Washington makes the in
cision. But here are the facts!
During the 1941 model year just
ending, the automobile industry
turned out approximately 5000, 900
units.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-11

average department store as bag
pipes for hat stands; dress racks
in the shape of huge pictures hang
ing from ribbon bows; mannequins,
exquisitely dressed, side-saddle on
merry-go-round hobby horses in
the windows; and luxuriously up
holstered park benches instead Of
conventional lounges.
In one corner of the boys depart
ment is the Champ Shop; pictures
of local athletic heroes hang on the
wall and admirers sign q guest
Smyrna times., 1941-09-11
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF SEPT. 9TH, 1891

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
tion.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-11

The farmer has a double inter-
est in news from Washington that
automobile production is to be
slashed by 80 per cent. For one
thing, automobiles and trucks are
prime necessities on the farm. But
more important, the automobile
industry is one of the farmers
biggest customers.
This diagram map shows how
seriously the curtailment of car
production will hurt rural America.
1t gives statistics on approxi-
Smyrna times., 1941-09-11
BLOOD DONORS NEEDED
State Red Cross Chapter Asks for
Volunteers to Fill States Quota

volunteers to Fill States Quota
More blood donors will be need
ed by the Delaware Chapter of the
Red Cross to help fill Delaware's
share of the national quota of 200,-
900 donations for the army and
navy plasma reserve. Mrs. Grace
Little director. of nursing services
of the chapter, said Monday. There
have been more than 1876 donations
in the campaign, an average of
nearly 40 a week, but more volun-
teers are needed, she said. Appli-
cations for appointments should be
made at the Delaware Chapter
headquarters, oil Delaware Av-
enue, Mrs. Little said. 1.-THE pres
'ent defense emergency requires
Smyrna times., 1941-09-11

"The sharp beam of the flash
light, which had been loaded with
fresh batteries, was seen and at
once the firing ceased"
Crew members and $50 pas
sengers, some badly wounded,
were transferred to the raider.
Jammed below decks, the surviv-
ors floated about the Atlantic for
thirty-three days before being
landed on the coast of France:
Twenty-one other members OF
McCarthy's ambulance group
have now been released.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-11-15
~hlansuvers Approach
Big War" Stage
largo Ships
IL, Get Arms
Next Week

Washington. Nov. 15.-(AP0-
Actual arinlng OF american
merchant ships is expected to
GCt underway next week i'll busy
>hrppinG ccEtcr> along the Al
ianuC coast.
Trained gun crews and
cores OF three. four and five
mch Weapons as well as 30
Caiibvc machine guns have been
collected at unidentified strategic
crutrr> b. the Navy, to be
mounted on cargo vessels as
rapidly a> they come into port.
The work viii start lmmed-
iateiy after Mr.. Roosevelt signs
into law the neutrality act rcVl-
sion measure passed by the
Hour" Thursday TO authorize
american merchant ships to go
anywhere III the world under
protection Of their oNn Tags and
guns. ihc till probably Will
reach the President NonulN or
Tuesday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-11-15
Red Attacks
Gain Force
Along Front
Soviet Newspaper De-
clares Germans Have
Lost 100000 Dead
and Wounded in Siege
of ~Leningrad; Other
East Front News.

kuibEshcV, Russia. NOV. IL
ttF)-Ihc Red arIny la, nuiii-
fled the German offensive every
where on the vast battlefront
save the Cr,mea, Russian spokes-
men declared today.
Dnil on hat side door ap-
preach 20 the Caucasus Is the
Red armN's position regarded as
serious.
Military di patches described the
AXIS assault as bIuutsd and aeggcd
down from the snoWIields of Lynu-
grad and Moscow to the -mared
Ukraine.
In sector after sector along the
front the Russians said their oW1l
counter attacks We're gaining steadily
N force.
An account of the draWn-out
battle for LeninGrld, i'll the army
newspaper Red Star, estimated
that the Germans had lost go,
coo dead and wounded, includ-
ing three generals, i'll the fight
ing there.
1t said the Germans launched their
attack Oh the Dig port four months
ago with 20 mas ed divisions.
iThat would be approximately
100000 men and with the figures OF
nazi losses would indicate the Ger
mans probably were forced to send
large replacement forces to maintain
their slege)
Rcd Star aid the Germans had
Been di>lodecd repeatedly from posi- E
,jon. where they attempted to dig
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-11-15
Taxes Check
Initiation
Stewart Says Propos~
ed Levies Intended to
Reduce Spending 10
inimum
By CHARLES 2. STEWART
Central Press Column,St

Washington, Nov. l5.-Chairma9
Walter T. George Of the SCnate's
finance committee his predicted that
next years taxes Will be terrific,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-11-15
WEAT II

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Partly cloudy, except cloudy
with occasional rain in extreme
east tonight and on northwest
coa>t sunday; cooler i'll extreme
east portion ana slightly warmer
III northwest and extreme west
NORTON tonight.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-11-15

Continued on Page TWo)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-11-15

Asked whether or not the
miners in the pits owned by the
steel companies would work Oh
Monday. Lewis replied:
The agreement expires at
midnight tonight
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-11-15

Continued on Page L4eht)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28
Ready to Play
Soldier Clubhouse Is Set
to Open Tomorrow

BATTLE CREEK, March 28.-
The downtown soldiers clubhouse.
to provide recreation for Fort
Custer troops when in the city,
will be opened formally tomorrow
despite the fact that only skeleton
furnishings are available.
Arch r. Flannery, chairman of
the clubhouse committee, said 20
day furniture was being installed
in the building at 3S-40 South
Madison, but more was needed.
In response to an appeal by the
Retail Merchants Bureau for
funds the Battle Creek Teachers
Association has contributed $50
and the American Legion Post
Capt. Oscar Brady IS.
The clubhouse committee has
ordered eight settees, eight chairs,
a long table. two desks with
chairs, end tables and clothes
trees. The public was permitted
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28
.DOnderO
Hits Strike

international New. service Wire

WASHINGTON, March %. -
Representative Rankin Cd of Mis-
sisSippi declared today that he
would ask the Federal Bureau of
Investigation 10 look into alleged
restraint Of trade" by the Associa-
ton of American Railroads.
Rankin made the statement be-
fore The House rivers and harbors
committee as association repre-
sentatives opposed proposed con-
struction OF a S73.00O.0O0 inland
waterway between the Tennessee
River and Mobile Bay.
Representative Dondero tR) of
Michigan, another member of the
committee. countered that the
great restraint of trade" was be-
ing engaged in by "racketeering
labor leaders" through strikes in
defense industries.
They are accomplishing the
very thing that Hitler wants
them to do" Dondero declared.
Rankin repeatedly has charged
that the railroad association has
fought every river improvement" "
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28
Miners Committee
Summoned by Lewis

NEW YORK. March 28.-(INS)
John L. Lewis, chief of the
United Mine Workers of America,
today summoned his scale commit
tee to meet Monday in preparation
for approving action should a new
wage-and-hour agre m e mt be
evolved by that time.
The current agreement. of two
years duration. expires Monday
and Lewis action was taken in
some quarters as an indication
that the subcommittee represent
ing operators and miners were
nearing settlement of the long list
of demands presented by the
miners.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28
PiCkets Isolate
Gary Mills
In,.rnstlsnaI Nsr. servlce wIr.

GARY, Ind, March 28.-Ignor-
ing a state Of emergency" de-
clared by Lake County authori-
ties, 1000 CLIO pickets surrounded
the three entrances to the huge
Carnegie Illinois Steel mills in
Gary early today and prevented
nonunion workers from entering
the vital defense plant.
The state of emergency was
announced by Sheriff John Knots,
but despite it members of the clio
Steel Workers Organizing Com
mittee. in what their leaders de-
scribed as dues collecting
drive" effectively shut off all
three entrances TO the plant
largest steel mill in the world.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28
Fraud in Strike
AT AIIis Plant
CONTINUED from Page One)

tContinued from rage One)
union announced the results as
:. 900 forsa strike and $50 against
il. This was a majority of all the
workers involved and the strike
vote was therefore assumed 10 be
legal.
The strike was called on Janu-
airy y.
The company appealed TO the
Employment Relations
Board charging that the strike
vote was fraudulent.
Upon investigation the board
that about 200 OF the
ballots cast in the second strike
vote appeared TO have been
marked by the same person.
Union attorneys last week adj
mitted that the ballots appeared
to be fraudulent and that the
strike was therefore never author
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28
kNUDsEN, MURRAY CLASH

The plan 10 ask labor and man
agement At the plants 10 get back
on the job pending mediation of
issues was being drawn up while
OPM Director William s Knud-
sen and a member Of the media
ton board. Go President Philip
Murray. Clashed over whether
workers can call strikes that halt
rearmament production vital 10
the safety of the nation"
Amid growing congressional de-
mands for. a quick end to national
defense strikes. KnudSen sent a
second appeal 10 patriotism 10
Murray calling for a halt in the
C1O strike at the Allis-Chalnlers
plant at Milwaukee, which has tied
up SIS, 600, 900 worth o army and
navy orders.
KnudSen branded the strike as
entirely unreasonable" and
charged that the original strike
vote which caused the 65-day
walkout was obtained by fraudu-
lent means.
T. Meanwhile Z. p. Marsh. sec
rotary of the mediation board,
promised that 1--WE will move as
quickly as possible" in an attempt
TO settle the-frst four cases given
1t. Before nightfall, Vice Chair
man William II. Davis is expected
to appoint three panels from
among the II members of the
board to handle the eases. Each
panel will be composed of a MEM
Der representing the public. the
union and the employer.
The panels of three members
ere expected 10 summon company
and union officials TO Washington
and ask them TO get the struck
plants back into operation imme-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28

diately. Hearings then will be
held TO negotiate the disputes.
CONGRESS RESTLESS
Restlessness over the strike
situation continued TO pervade
Congress. The House yesterday
heard the chairman of its judiciary
committee, Representative Sum-
ners Cd OF Texas declare in an
hour-long speech that the enc
mics of national defense in the
factory and elsewhere" might find
themselves facing the penalty of
the electric chair.
when the time comes Sum-
ner said, "and II becomes neces-
sary TO send men to the electric
chair, 1 think the committee on
Judiciary would do it,"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28
Mediation Board
Pleads for End
Of Strikes
nv JAok VINCENT

WASHINGTON. March 2S.-
Hoping 10 end strike violence and
bloodshed. the new National Medi-
alton Board today prepared 70
issue back 10 work appeals 20
The 2S.000 workers involved in the
four national defense strikes over
which il was given jurisdiction
late yesterday.
The appeals Vail be sent TO
workers at the International Har-
veSter plants gt Chicago and
Richmond. Ind, the Nanadium
Corporation at Bridgeville Pa
the Condenser Corporation n
Plainfield. \. J.. and the Universal
CyclopS Steel Compan-' al Pitts
burgh
The four strikes affecting those
plants were certified 10 the
board for arbitration by Secretary
Of Labor Frances Perkins. who
said that all other mediation ef-
forts had failed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28

lied by a legal majority OF all the
workers affected.
The labor board then ordered a
third strike vote 10 be taken
within Is days, TO determine
whether the strike was TO go on.
clio DEFIES BOARD
This the union has refused TO do.
contending that the board exceeds
its authority in ordering a new
vote.
The fraudulent election, said
Adde's. was conducted by "a union
committee selected by the local
officers"
This committee will be ques-
toned by the international ex-
ecutive board In an effort To
learn who marked the ballots"
Adde's said.
The state labor board is proceed
ing with plans to hold the third
strike vote. regardless of the I'M
ion'so objections. The union has
announced it will seek an injunc-
ton to prevent it.
Adde's said the UAW-CIO has
engaged handwriting experts and
is taking all possible steps 10 find
the author of the fake ballots.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28

to visit the house today TO see
VIII a additional furniture is
needed.
Mrs. Maude Brown, WPA Ii
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-28

brarian. said many persons had
responded to a call for music,
monograph records, and pnono-
graphs for dayrooms at the fort.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-09-12

A class in portrait drawing With
charcoal on Monday evenings ard
another in water color painting On
Thursday evenings are announced
by Augustine Hsugland. art in
structor At the Lincoln high school
adult education classes. which viii
open Monday evening. sept. Is.
The portrait class vii include
a non-technicsl course in the an
aviation Of features. proportion,
light and shade. blocking in, fore
shortening and charcoal technique.
employing the use OF living models.
The class in water color paint
ing is opened by popular request
and will embrace the study Of
color harmony. color mixing. and
application Of color. transparent
washes applied TO landscape, still
life and flower painting. also por-
trait painting by students en-
rolled in both Monday and Thurs
day evening classes.
In addition TO the art classes
there will be a group discussion
on art appreciation once a month
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-09-12
Unemployment
Board Sought
Churchmon Eyes
Postwar Problems

h Religious News service
WASHINGTON. ID. ca BIZ
now before congress which would
establish a special commission 70
study the problems OF postwar
unemployment and reconstruction.
was described BY DR.. Robert v.
searle at House labor committee
hearing as one Of the most vital
and essential Measures affecting
public welfare that has been or
can be placed before congress
DR.. searie testified as an off
oial representative Of the Federal
Council Of the Churches OF Christ
in America.
Something Harmful
Recalling post-world war days.
DR.. Searle told the committee that
I'VE have had in this nation one
very clear demonstration Of the
fact that the problem Of unem-
ployment emerging in the transit
ton from a war to a peace-time
economy does not solve itself, and
that in a very definite way it is a
manifest Of ingratitude which does
something harmful 10 the inner
loyalty that is the reserve strength
Of democracy"
What I fear" he declared. us
the indifference Of the short-sight-
ed, those who see the struggle of
the day only in terms Of military
conflict. who fail to realize that
the end Of the war will present
dangers certainly more subtle, pos
sibly more profound than any that
armed might can marshal"
Concluding his testimony. he as
sured the committee that the
members of the Protestant COM
munions throughout this nation de-
sire the establishment of this COM
mission"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-09-12

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DR.. c. ". Jones
To Speak Monday

d c. Warren Jones. executive
secretary o. the department o.
foreign missions OF the Church Of
the Nazarene. viii speak in pub
lie service At the First Church Of
the Nazarene. So. 37th and NJ SITS,
AZ AS Monday night
Dr.. Jones makes his home in
Kansas City and is making a tour
through the northwest and Canada
in the interests Of his work. He
was elected 70 his present posi-
ton FIVE years ago while he vas
superintendent Of the Pittsburgh
district Previously he was en-
gagged in pastoral work, and for
some time did missionary work IN
Japan.
DR.. Jones is not stranger 70
Tacoma since it was here that he
received his education. graduating
from the College Of Puget Sound
near the turn OF the century.
From Tacoma, Or. Jones viii
motor to British Columbia.
IN which the st,tdeuts will partici-