davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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the entire route of the dual high
way completed by early spring.

The timetable setting the dates
on which each of the states 10
draft boards will furnish men for
possible induction into the army
Jan. 6-17, was announced at selec-
tive service headquarters Thursday
afternoon by Maj. John J. Dugan,
assistant state director. The state
is required to supply 427 men to
the new induction center at the
Hath Infantry Armory, Trenton,
N. J., at the rate of about 43 men
day for the Today period, ex-
elusive of the weekend.
Repairs to the dirt highway, par
alleling the Chesapeake and Della
ware Canal, from the Reedy Point
Bridge to the beginning of the
Dutch Neck Road, will have to be
made soon because of the numer-
Gus minor accidents occurring on it
in recent months, according to Del
aware City officials. The road,
from the bridge to the Dutch Neck
Road, is about q mile and a half
long and was constructed some
years ago when the main ship can
al was dredged through from
Reedy Point in straight line to
st. Georges. 1t not only serves as
a road but as a bank to keep the
canal within bounds, as the marsh
on the southern side of the road is
lower than the level of the canal.
Smyrna times., 1941-01-02
How to cut the cost Of
Heoting Your Home
~@&~ R~.s&evY
u AAssicAs HONE nsArINe gx,sar
Firing the Furnace
.AMEeicAs HONE HEALING ExPear

Be careful not to stir up the lay
er of ash underneath the coal
Put the first charge of coal into.
the hollow thus formed, filing
it up to the level of the fredoor-
Always leave a spot of live Goals
directly in front of the fredoor-
This 'hot-spot" will ignite the
Smyrna times., 1941-01-02

gases rising from
the fresh coal and
prevent them
from escaping in
to the chimney
unconsumed. To
aid In burning off
the gases driven
from the fresh
fuel lie ave the
small damper on
the fredoor open
about the thick
ness of a wooden
match.
By refueling
T
Smyrna times., 1941-01-02

Employees of the State Highway
Department have been making sur
veys along the road, with the plan
in view, it is believed, of making
repairs. The road, the main de-
tour downstate, has been bearing
heavy traffic.
Smyrna times., 1941-01-02

bread, substitute an equal amount
of whole wheat flour for half tie
white flour in your bread recipe.
If you resolve to use more of
these economical farm surplus
foods, you will be doing the farmer
favor as well as yourself.
Smyrna times., 1941-01-02

MANY householders when fir
IA ing their furnaces shovel in
what they think is the right
amount of coal, then close the
door and leave the fire. This is
by no means the most economi-
cal way to fire a furnace.
To get the most satisfactory
Smyrna times., 1941-01-02

have suggested above, you will
not only enjoy better heat with
longer firing periods, but your
coal will last longer. az
Smyrna times., 1941-01-02

OF your house; cothe you in beauty orawfu thought
bring out your defects; be comfort to your eyes,
or be harmful to your eyes So let's discuss the differ
ent uses you should make of light by classifying them
70 SUIT your needs There is Light for Conversation
Light for Reading and Sewing, Light for Dining
Light for Writing and Study, Light for Games, Light
1or Dressing. Today let's take the first three begin
ming with:
Smyrna times., 1941-01-02

the live Goals forward so that the
firebed is level with the fredoor
in front and slopes downward
toward the back of the furnace.
Smyrna times., 1941-01-02
Light for Conversation

z When you talking with friends, or listening
ssnus 70 the RADIO obviously only need enough light
2 make your surroundings pleasant and cheerful
or this require what known general ilumi
' hsuon-gven by indirect lighting, by the right kind
M sidelghts supplemented by lamps, entire
@ placed at different points in the Use what
was to $50 watts distributed around the two
near chair (only turned on) two 25 watts in side
light ceiling fixture (both turned
MMM onl, and a couple of 40 so watts
- in 9th
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SuDscripe to The Smyrna Times,
81 so per year, In advance.
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%
o the
e reno
the
res N OF N a
sired o donene reah
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HOW TO BE YOUR
OWN DECORATOR
Different Light for Different Needs
ny
NeI.., AA
Director, Good Hoaiekssping Sfgdio

INDOORS now for many of pleasures well
I,ss NJ ha gnt artificial light, becomes very important
Ike
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Light for Reading

Do you have good reading
lamps in your living room, con-
veniently near the comfortable
chairs and sofa where you and your
family sit and read? Or do you
have to move your chair or your
self to the one good lamp in the
room? Sit in each chair and sofa
and make notes as to whether the
light in each spot is adequate or
not If it isn't you are depriving
yourself and your family of COM
Portable relaxation and are taxing
that most valuable possession
your eyesight. A reading lamp for
the table should be % inches high
and should contain two so watt
bulbs. Or use floor or table LES.
lamps with the broad shade and
inner bowl which throws light both
"a cattsprx ,rA -. 4ha honL t,yst ot,t
Smyrna times., 1941-01-02
Light for Dining

adning LtgHt JOr DiHIng
the versaton pleasant dfused light is desirable.
:. allow onv ngnting fixtures which throw the light the
- Period oo SOFT glow to fall upon table, your eyes.
!, N dret r, Oom chandelier with candle bulbs
the nothing i SO pretty or attractive as two
n there il houses with wide opening from living to
n onlv e Sufficient general illumination" from the
Evening star., 1941-12-01
Priest Held by British
Al Trinidad Reaches j. ).

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-The Rev.
John Bernard Gernat. young
American priest from Windber. Pa,
taken off the Egyptian liner El Nil
by British authorities at Trinidad.
arrived today on the liner Brazil.
Expressing indignation over his
detention of a week, Father Gernat
said the British conhscated two Ger
man cameras and a German type
writer which he purchased in Buda-
pest during his five years Of study
there.
He said he was detained because
| he remarked aboard the El Nil that
| conditions in German occupied
Budapest were fine and i was
/ treated fine.
Some British stooge on the ship
apparently told the authorities at
Trinidad what I had said when the
Ell Nil arrived there" he said.
Passengers arriving here on the
El Nil last week accused Father
Gernat of spreading Nazi propa-
ganda and some said they conl-
planned to Trinidad authorities.
Evening star., 1941-12-01
VaItin Gets Assault
Pardon in California
BY II e Associated Press.

BY II Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. Gov.
Culbert L. Olson has pardoned Jan
Valtin from a prison sentence for
assault during a holdup.
The German-born writer, whose
"Out of the Night'-a purported
expose of Communist and Nazi ac-
tivities-is a best-seller, said at Dali
las, Tex, when informed OF the
pardon yesterday:
The first round of the fight
against deportation is Won"
Valtin, whose true name is Rich
ard Krebs, is on a lecture tour.
Seized last March for deportation.
he pleaded for a chance to apply
for citizenship. If returned to Ger
many, he said, he would be be-
headed.
Krebs pleaded guilty to a charge
of assault with a deadly weapon
upon Maurice L. GoodStein, 67-year-
old Jewish merchant of Los Angeles.
He was sentenced to 10 years in
San Quentin Prison. Paroled after
serving three years and a month,
he was deported to Germany in
1929.
Evening star., 1941-12-01
Defense Families Occupy
New j. S..BuiIt Town

BY the Associated Press.
WINFIELD TOWNSHIP. N. j..
Dec. 1.-The moving vans and pas
senger automobiles were packed to-
day for the initial occupation Of
still uncompleted Winfield Town
ship. s2OOOOOO Federal defense
housing project.
At a field near Newark Airport
the 1875 families gathered for
speeches and then the parade to
settle a municipality created to re-
ceive these Goth century pioneers.
Todays group was the first and
only a small portion of the men,
women and children to make up the
population of the township carved
out of parts of Linden and Clark
townships.
The Government is erecting 254
buildings with 720 family units
Stores and other community struc-
lures are still to rise in this newest
of New Jersey communities.
Evening star., 1941-12-01
Child Custody Trial
Delayed Two Days al
Request Of Father
Justice Pine Rules
Children Will Not Have
To Return to Court

Justice David A. Pine in District
Court today continued until We'd
nesday child custody case, in
which each estranged parent is seek
ing to get the children-John Mich
ael Wise, 9 months old, and Hudson
Wise, % months old-and the jurist
ordered the babies held at the Re-
ceiving Home, without the necessity
of having them brought back into
court.
Attorneys NJ Edward Buckley, jr.,
and William ]. Kelly, representing
the father, Hudson B. Wise, jr., a
carpenter at the Washington Navy
Yard, told Justice Pine that they
desire to secure additional evidence
from Georgia.
On Saturday, Attorney Buckley
filed habeas corpus petition. con-
tending the children were taken
from the home of Mrs. Wise's sister
here and sent to the Receiving
Home. Maj. Edward J. Kelly, su-
perintendent of police, and the home
were named as respondents in the
action
Upon motion of Assistant United
States Attorney John l.. Laskey, rep
resenting the District, Maj Kelly
and. Grady H. Leonard, superintend-
ent of the home. Justice Pine agreed
that the presence of the children
was not needed further in court.
Mr.. Wise was accused by Detective
Sergt Dan Jones of being fugitive
here from Georgia in allegedly kid
naping the children and bringing
them to the District. He now is
under $500 bond. Mr.. Wise's case
is scheduled to come up at an ex-
tradition hearing before Chief JUS
tice Alfred A. Wheat at District
Court on December 26.
The children's mother. Mrs. Mar
garet Wise, "a, represented by At
torney H. L. Mccormick, filed q
habeas corpus petition today, point
ing out that the children were given
into her temporary custody by a
Savannah (GaJ court some time
ago.
Attorney Buckley contends that
the wife violated the Georgia court
order and that the husband was
, not permitted to see the children
in Georgia. but was chased away
from the house when he called
Further, Mr.. Buckley says the name
of the younger child, Jacob, was
changed to John Michael at a
church christening ceremony. The
reason for this was not disclosed and
interested parties said the mother
declined to reveal why it was done.
Evening star., 1941-12-01
Carpenter Here Falls
30 Feet to His Death

A carpenter. engaged on a con-
strLction job at Seventeenth and M
streets NV, fell 30 feet to his death
early today. after he slipped from
his perch and struck his head on a
scaffold board.
Police said the man was Harry
Thomas Brown. 50, of Covington
KY. who had been living at l7l0
Seventeenth street NV He was
taken to Emergency Hospital, where
he died shortly afterWard from his
injury. a fractured skull
Evening star., 1941-12-01
FoIo Announces
Presidents Return
To White House

Fala, the Presidents black
Scotty, announced the Presi-
dents arrival at the White
House to Mrs. Roosevelt at her
press conference this morning.
Wagging his tail vigorously,
the little dog darted into the
second-foor room where Mrs.
Roosevelt was addressing her
press conference and rushed up
to her to be petted.
"Ah, the Presidents home, -
Mrs. Roosevelt smiled.
Fala then proceeded to play
hide and seek among the so or
more pairs of reporters legs.
Mrs. Roosevelt said she was
sorry she didn't have any food
because then he would do
tricks.
Evening star., 1941-12-01
Metropolitan Memorial
Hears New Choral Group

A new choral group, composed of
the regular, intermediate and junior
choirs of Metropolitan Memorial
Methodist Church, made its debut
at the morning service of the church
yesterday.
The combined choir of 70 voices
sang Netherlands folk song,
Prayer of Thanksgiving" under the
direction of George Harold Miller
The singers wore maroon robes and
white surplices.
The choir will be heard again at
the morning service December IA,
and will participate in Christmas
Eve services.
Evening star., 1941-12-01

lean officer when the Army con-
tigent arrived last week that I'VE
thought 1t was propaganda, but
the Americans are here" Col.
Grogan's dispatch said.
Col. Grogan reported that the
detachment, commanded by Col
Farley D. Parkinson, included war
planes as well as other elements
of a fairly large, we'll rounded
force"
The United States contingent has
set up four camps, and, in addi-
ton to guarding the bauxite mines,
Is guarding and improving airports.
Contact has not yet been made,
Col. Grogan said, with a military
mission from neighboring Brazil,
which consented to the dispatch
of United States forces.
In the former Nazi headquarters,
Col. Grogan said, Col John P. Neu
of Buffalo, N. Y. found quantity
OF propaganda literature and
opened . drawer which set OF an
alarm bell.
Evening star., 1941-12-01
Congress in Brief
TODAV

Senate:
Routine business.
Labor Committee studies strike
curbing legislation.
Special Defense Committee con-
tinues inquiry into costs OF Wolf
Creek CTenn), munitions plant.
Finance Committee starts consid-
Grafton of increased old-age pen
sions.
Naval Affairs Committee con-
siders little business defense prob
lens.
House:
Considers miscellaneous bills and
begins debate on labor legislation.
Labor Committee studies minor
bills.
Evening star., 1941-12-01
Two Russian Vessels
Sunk, Firms Report

By the Associated Press.
HELSINKI, Finland, Dec. Fin
nish coastal batteries sank two Rus
sian ships in the Gulf of Finland
last night, Finnish communique
said today.
| It reported lively enemy naval
activity in the gulf without addi-
tional details.
Evening star., 1941-12-01
Waste Paper
CONTINUED From First Page }

likely to result in efficient col.ec-
ton. Each school will be visited at
least once a week. Collection days
will be published in The Star daily
and will be called to the attention
of school children by their teach
ers.
Paper will be brought to each
school on the morning of the day
on which it is scheduled to be Wis
tied by the dealer. Parent-Teacher
Association members will be on
hard at that time to receive the COL
lection and will remain on duty
until the collector arrives. Children
will be instructed as to the proper
manner in which to tie their bun
dies and utmost care will be taken
to avoid fire hazard and litter. None
of the paper will be taken inside
school buildings and notice will be
given that it not be transported on
windy days.
Prevailing Rates to Be Paid.
On arrival of the collector, asso-
citation members in charge will over
see the weighing and will obtain a
proper receipt for the amount due.
Once a month the dealer Will make
pavment to the individual parent
teacher and home and school asSocl-
ations. The prevailing rate for scrap
paper will be paid-at present 80
cents per 100 pounds for newspa-
pers and similar rough material ana
80 cents per 100 for magazines.
Carbon paper, greasy or oily paper
or paper used as wrapping Tor 1000
will not be accepted.
The plan holds great posslblh-
ties in the revenue which the Far
ent-Teachers can find so useful ano
in making somewhat easier the
problem of containers for supplies
sent to England" commented one
nerson in touch with the situation
officials Back Plan.
The campaign is expected to be OF
particular significance to Grea'
Britain, whose paper shortage mas
become acute since the scandinavian
sources of pulp wood have been cut
off from the British.
School and defense officials have
thrown their support behind the
plan and have agreed to cooperate
in any way possible. Parents and
householders also are expected to
aid in the effort as rapidly as they
are acquainted with its purpose.
All residents are urged to save
their waste paper and to turn it over
TO the school children.
I'm promoting this program" 9
spokesman for the sponsors said
"we will always keep the best in
terests of both national defense ano
the PIT. A. and home and school,
organizations in the forefront
everything possible will be done tc
make the entire project success
Evening star., 1941-12-01
Weather Report


CombiCoudy with lowest temperature about 40
cloudy and moderate easter
becoming southely tomorrow
mostly cloudy and somewhat
-.
cloudy moderate temperature tonight and to-
tomorrow; slightly afternoon west portion
Evening star., 1941-12-01
Sturts Fire With Car

BURKE, Idaho. Dec. LP).-Allen
Welsh tried to crank his automobile
Instead, he started a $4,000 fire
The machine, in reverse gear, backed
into Mr.. Welsh's house. Fluid from
smashed gasoline tank sprayed
one room and caught fire from a
stove.
Evening star., 1941-12-01

Record for Last "a Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today.
Highest. 20, at pm. yesterday. Year
Lowest, 4s. at : am today. Year ago,
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 100. on July %.
Lowest. 15, on March 1S.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon todayD
Highest, "A Der cent, at am. today.
Lowest. 20 per cent, at pm. yester-
day.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac clear At Great
Tide Tables.
Furnished by United States Coast and
To-day. Tomorrow.
High 6:13am. 6:56 Am.
Low - 12:46 am. 1872 An.
High 6:36p pm 7:16pm.
Low --- l:OOpm. 1:40p.m.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun, today 7:07 4:47
Sun, tomorrow 7:08 AS
Noon, today - 3:4S pm. 4:oO Am.
Automobile hghts must b turned on
one-hah hoy after sunset.
Evening star., 1941-12-01

weather Conditions Last "a Hours.
Quite cold air of polar origin has over
spread the North Atlantic States and tenn
peratures were below zero in Northern
Name this morning Mild weather con-
tinues in the Ohio Valley and the south
ern portions OF the Middle Atlantic States.
eastward over the upper Lake region
and the upper Mississippi Valley. accom-
panied by light precipitation. Since yes
terday morning there have been rains
also in portions of the Southern States
and along the North Pacific Coast.
Report for Last 4S Hours.
Evening star., 1941-12-01

Dealers in South Africa report an
increased demand for cut diamonds,
especially from the United States.
Evening star., 1941-12-01
LOCAL BOARD Is.

LOCAL BOARD Is.
Grafton, Percy F Morrison, w S
Butler James f. Redman. John H.
Reeder Nathaniel Hall Walter p
Burrell James T. Hawkins. r. s
Roots. John H. Taylor. Carroll F.
Hughes, Isiah Cooper. Isaac
Morris, James shington, J Z.
LOCAL BOARD 16-A.
Office for Transfers.
Williams, Windsor
BOARD 25.
1ncap Ellie
Evening star., 1941-11-06
Joint Defense Committee

Establishment of the Joint Defense
Production Committee by President
Roosevelt and Prime Minister Mac
kenzie King, announced yesterday,
represents another important step
toward integrating the war efforts
of the United States and Canada.
This action carries out a recon-
mendation made by the Joint Eco
nomic Committee at a meeting in
September. The resolution approved
by this group at that time pointed
out that the two governments had
already set up joint bodies to con-
slider, respectively, common defense
problems, the marshalling of pri-
mary industrial materials and gen.
eral economic relations, but so far
had failed to provide means for CO.
ordinating the war production facili-
ties of the two countries.
With the appointment of the Joint
Defense Production Committee, ma
chinery now has been created to
secure more effective use of the
industrial resources of the United
States and Canada. The new COM
mittee will have two major ob5ectives.
One is to devise plans whereby each
Evening star., 1941-11-06
Southpuw Stuff

Army recruits soon or late are
asked to 60 to the supply sergeant
for fifty yards of skirmish line and
the key to the parade ground. Green
gobs look all over battleships for the
sky anchor or the key to Davy Jones'
locker. Apprentice machinists roam
countless machine shops, acting as
animated bottlenecks by cumming
up the production of everything ex-
cept laughs while they search vainly
for left-handed monkey wrenches.
There is supposed to be something
comic, or at least slightly screwy,
about left-handedness, the classic
example being southpaw pitchers, so
it is probable that of all these myth
cal objects of search, the left-handed
monkey wrench is the most humor-
Gus. Left-handed safety pins, screw
drivers, nails and other things are
also good for chuckle.
But the humorist is advised against
going to certain Memphis bank and
asking for left-handed checkbook.
He would literally and truly get left.
The teller, keeping straight face,
would casually reach over and hand
him out a speciality of this bank-a
genuine left-handed checkbook, with
the stubs on the right side, where all
but the bottom stub can be held
conveniently out of the way by the
right hand while the educated left
one fills in the bad news.
Evening star., 1941-11-06
THIS AND THAT
1y Charles +. Trdce1sel.

thicke., with young growth of trees
and plerty of shrubbery.
Such established thickets grow near
our correspondents territory, hence it
probably has many more bluebirds than
other sections.
The "bluebird belt" as it has been
called extends through Wesley Heights,
near shich are manv such thickets
.
Mtet and buckwheat, left standing,
| willattract bluebirds as well as all other
| sonlsters which winter hereabouts
zen small estates Of an acre or two
vii have enough room for small planta-
! tips Of these grains.
Bluebirds are particularly fond of
srnacs and hollies in the spring time.
IAt other times of year they eat the
! fuits of the red cedar, Juniperus vir-
| tniana, and Of the silky dogwood, Cornus
hmomium.
They also like the common elderberry,
ISambucus canadensis; the Russian null
berry, Morus alba; and the American
holly, Hex opaca.
If boughs with fruits on them of GER
tain trees and plants are brought in the
house in the fall, they can be put out
very early in the spring for bluebirds and
robins
The boughs with fruits may be taken
In the fall from the wild cherry, the
mountain ash, the chokeberry, the
sumacs, and the black haw.
Thoreau called our bluebird the "angel
OF the spring
The bird affects most beholders in
this way.
1t seems more gentle than most species,
although it can be belligerent at times,
as our correspondent points out.
1t is one of the few birds which seems
to have enough sense to make use of
bird houses for shelter alone.
Farmers bulletin No. 755, of the Bio
logical Survey, says the bluebirds are OF
great economic value, devouring cut
worms, caterpillars, grasshoppers, crick-
cts. beetles and katydids
1t is recorded that bluebirds which
have lost their mates by accident
mourned so much that it touched the
hearts of human observers.
=
A great storm in the year 1912 is sup
posed to have killed thousands OF blue
birds.
Since that time they have not been
as numerous.
1t is to be hoped that they will make
comeback. Certainly this is one OF the
finest native birds.
The popular idea that sparrows in
variably chase them out of bird houses
may not be true The cutting down OF
thickets of young forest growth in the
vicinity Of our cities may account for
some part of the disappearance of these
charming birds.
Migrating bluebirds appear in Wash
ington and vicinity very early in March,
usually the first week, so all bluebird
houses should be cleaned up and put up
In February. at the latest.
Evening star., 1941-11-06

country will share materials needed
by defense plants. The second is to
coordinate the producing capacities
of the two countries So far as is con-
sistent with full defense output, the
committee, in framing it's program,
will try to keep to a minimum the
resulting postwar economic malad-
juStmentS.
Linked by a common destiny, and
facing the same danger in the threat
of Axis aggression. the United States
and Canada today are pledged to
the defeat of the Axis. To this
end, it is essential that the two ma
tions secure the fullest possible CO.
ordination in their defense produc-
ton, and that they share, each with
the other, vital war materials. Gre
alton of the new committee, there
fore. will be welcomed as a move
toward an all-out mobilization of the
resources of North America in the
war to smash Hitlerism.