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Smyrna times., 1941-09-11

of the University of Pennsylvania
in October.
Mrs. H. P. Hazel, William C.
Mitchell, and niece Miss Sadie
Mitchell, are visiting in Philadel-
phia.
Mrs. w. H. Thompson, Mrs.
David Rees, and Misses Dell and
Sue Wright, are visiting in VIII
mington.
Mrs. Margaret A. Dunning of
Philadelphia, spent several days in
Smyrna last week as the guest of
Mrs. Herman Roe.
George L. Stradley, Jr., was the
guest of William B. Start, Satur-
day and Sunday.
Miss Susie Stats of Dover, is
visiting Miss Ella Collins.
Miss Bertha Smithers, a gradu-
ate of our high school, went to the
Conference Academy on Monday.
Miss Estelle Water, who went to
see a school friend at Williamsport,
Pa, the first of August, and in a
day or two taken seriously i'll with
typhoid fever, is recovering gnd
slowly regaining strength.
Miss Matte Jones, of Philadel-
phia, Pa, who has been spending
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Smyrna times., 1941-09-11
NEW CASTLE All
PREPARE FAIR
Achievement Fair at Univer-
sity Farm, Newark on
September 9th
TO DISPLAY PROJECTS

Farm boys and girls-members
of New Castle County's score of
All clubs-are busy with livestock,
clothing, canned foods, vegetable
gardens, poultry, field crops, handi-
work and other farm and home
items they will display during the
third annual County 4--H Achieve
ment Fair at University Farm,
Newark, on Saturday, September
27. The Achievement Fair is spon-
sored by the County All Club Jun
ior Council, Leaders Association
and the County Chapter of the Or
der of the Link. From the start
of the day-long achievement pro-
gram at 1920 a. M, EDST, the
youthful farmers and farmerettes
will be displaying their project re-
suits for judgment and the presen-
tation of awards in a wide variety
of competitive classes.
And the days lunch will be a re-
suit of All activity. Lunches will
be sold at the University Farm by
members of the All Club Junior
Council, with food contributed by
the 20 county clubs. Highlights of
the Achievement Fairs afternoon
program will be the appearance of
the State winners of the dairy pro-
duction and dairy foods demonstra-
ton contests, the county All dress
revue and the calf show. Each of
the demonstration teams will pre-
sent it's routine before the Achieve
ment Fair crowd. Results of the
Fairs dress revue will determine
New Castle County representatives
in the State Dress Revue Contest.
Animals entered in the Fairs dairy
classes must be tested for Bangs
disease before they are brought to
University Farm. Requests for in
formation on the testing are being
handled by c. E. McCauley, State
All club leader, University of Del
aware, Newark. Entry cards for
cash and ribbon award classes
should be in the office of Miss
Laura B. Rutherford, New Castle
County All club agent, University
of Delaware, Newark.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-11

Lakehurst, N. j. = The United
States Marine Corps has at the
present time two parachute battal-
ions. One is stationed on the East
coast with the First Division of the
Fleet Marine Force and the other
with the Second Division on the
West Coast.
All members of these battalions
were trained at the Marine Corps
parachute school here at the naval
air station.
Marines, who appear qualified,
become parachutists by volunteer
ing for that duty. They must be
between 21 and 32 years of age,
but most trained Marine chueists
are between 21 and 25.
Marine parachute officers prefer
jumpers about five feet, eight or
nine inches tall and weighing from
100 to 100 pounds.
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1. One small United States
Flag.
2. One copy of the Proceed
ings of the M. w. Grand Lodge of
Ancient, Free and Accepted Mas
ons of Delaware" e"-135th Annual
Communication-1940.
3. One ten-cent u. S. coin.
4. An extract of the minutes of
the Directors Meeting dated April
16, 1910 at which meeting the
building was authorized.
5. A current edition of a local
paper.
6. A list of the building COM
mittee composed of:
/. Present Board of Directors,
James w. w. Baker, President.
Paris c. Kirby, Vice-president.
E. Laird Kratz, Secretary-Treas-
urer.
Francis M. Gum ,Jr., Norval Pep
per, Ernest Mattiford, Stanley
Short.
2. A. G. Ingram, Project Super
intendent.
8. George E. Pope, Architect.
4. A. j. Murray & Son, Con-
tractor.
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l,IE1AG Of The
MARINES REAL BATTLES
RIVAL MOVIE THRILLERS

Film thrillers, which depict the
U. S. Marines engaged in some
fanciful adventures, have become a
stock product of the Hollywood
studios, but the real adventures of
the leathernecks rival those of the
screen.
At present, a revival of Devil
Dogs of the Air" shows some mar
velous flying scenes and is field
with hair-raising thrills. This is
not surprising, as no group of fly
ing men have spread their wings
over more different lands or have
encountered more exciting adven-
lures than the flying leathernecks.
Sea soldiers had a real test of
their flying skill when they flew
over the mountainous districts of
Haiti and Nicaragua, where a fore
ed landing meant an unavoidable
crack-up.
They have taken off or landed on
the decks of warships, have bomb
ed bandits from the air, and have
flown over the Mississippi to aid
flood victims. Using their planes
as ambulances, they have flown out
to sea to transport the sick back to
the medical attention they needed
ashore.
Marine air scouts in Central
America found a marooned garri-
son besieged by bandits, and their
Smyrna times., 1941-09-11
Red Nails Used to Cure
Child Of Sucking Thumb

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS painted a
bright red are suggested by DR.. Ed
ward H. Norton as cure for little
girls who suck their thumbs.
He told the Massachusetts Den
tai society that feminine vanity of
the children-even when they were
only three or four years old-was
aroused by colorful nails.
Declaring the experiment was
tried on his granddaughter, he said
1.-The child was delighted and not
once since has she put her finger in
her mouth.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-11

The training course is no snap.
Students jump from platforms
daily in order to tougher their legs
and ankles. They are trained in
jujitsu and tumbling. Long march
es and daily gymnastic program
condition them for duty as sky
soldiers.
When Marine parachutist
jumps he is armed only with a
.45-caliber pistol and hand gren-
ades. Heavier weapons such as
rifles, machine guns and mortars
are landed by cargo parachutes.
Their pistols, ammunition, hand
grenades, rations and knife for
cutting fouled parachute cords are
carried in green parattunics which
Marine parachutists wear.
The Marine Corps expects about
one broken leg in every 500 jumps.
The Corps hopes to train approx
imately 500 parachutists month.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-11

pilots sped back to their base to
muster a squadron of planes which
routed the foe and saved the gar
rison. These affairs are a part of
their official record.
No matter how fanciful some
service films have been, the most
exciting adventures of the flying
marines have occurred ia from the
movie lots, Klieg lights and cam
eras of Hollywood.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-11
Lone Male Is Student
With $50 Young Women

ASHEVILLE, N. Coleman
Patterson, only male student
a.ong $50 young women at Ashe-
Vile college. says he finds college
life rather interesting.
1T took courage to go alone
into a group of $50 girls" he
said But the girls helped by
being consoling and after a while
the worst was over"
Smyrna times., 1941-09-11
Cats Friendly, Too

Cats, like dogs, can be friendly,
too. There is a case of cat that
once spent weekend with very
good friend of his mistress. Each
day at four o'clock the friend served
tea and cookies and gave some to
the cat. From then on each day
at the same time, the cat would
walk block to this friends house
for his tea and cool:ies.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-11

Middletown, We're in Smyrna on
Saturday.
George w. Taylor and family of
Philadelphia, are guests of his
daughter, Mrs. H. D. Boyer.
T. L. Mason, who was out of the
drugstore of J. w. Denney the
most of the summer, for health
considerations has resumed his
place again, and S. w. Buchanan
who acted as his sub, has gnoe to
assist the editor of the New Era,
at Middletown, until the reopening
Smyrna times., 1941-09-11
'Bang-up'

Why is BANG-UP a synonym for
splendid, excellent, as ''He did a
bang-up job of it?" In the 1865,
says De We're, gentlemen of ele-
gance invariably wore an expensive
greatcoat which was known as a
''bang-up, hence, by extension, any,
thing that is admirable, superlative,
of the highest order.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-11
AMERICA ON GUARD!>

Above is a reproduction of the
Treasury Departments Defense
Servings Poster, showing an exact
duplication of the original Minute
Man" statue by famed sculptor
Daniel Chester French. Defense
Bonds and Stamps, on sale at your
bank or post Office, are a vital part
of Americas defense preparations.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-11
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death

st. Johns Episcopal
Church, Richmond,
Va, in 1775 was
S c en- lie of Patrick
Henry's f am Gus
speech in which he
declared 'sGive me
liberty or give me
death. " The 200th
anniversary celebra-
tion took place early
in June.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-11
NOTICE

Dead or disabled horses, COWS
snd mules removed FREE OF
charge by calling DOVER 749 r
13. No animals removed unless call
Is made Immediately and no an
imals dying from a contagious dis
ease will be removed.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-11

PdsSed 0y censor
CERGEANT-MAJOR (Top Ser
~ geant in the American language)
H. ]. Clare of the Canadian Active
Army got a real break when an
Ottawa debutante asked him to
show her how to put on d gas mask
during one of Canada's Army days
which are special weekends when
visitors are allowed to inspect the
many military training camps in the
Dominion. Canada now has about
$4,000 men in uniform in all
branches of the service abroad and
at home and these forces, no matter
where serving, are equipped and
maintained at the expense of the
Canadian people.
Smyrna times., 1941-09-11
DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO

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Evening star., 1941-06-22

his mother went to call, the Stuyvesants were
out. The same thing happened to everyone
who called. A maid came to the door to say
the Stuyvesants were abroad. But that, of
course was a lie. When he mentioned it to
Nell Catherine, she laughed and asked if he'd
never heard of social lie? THE maid meant
that they're out to the person calling; don't
you see Freddy"
Freddy had never heard of such thing
Pretty slick, he thought Real swank People
came in and out of his house without even
knocking. They just walked in and yelled
up the stairs if no one was around
He closed his eyes and sighed. Angel, that's
what she was. Maybe he'd call her that this
afternoon when she came to call. Goose flesh
rose along his arms. Imagine her being here
in this very house, stepping on the rugs and
touching things He stretched his arms in
sheer delight and dropped them slowly as a
cold dread filled his heart.
Suppose Nell-Catherine didn't like this
place? His mind raced down to the big sunny
living room filled with books and magazines
and flowers from the garden; he thought OF
the wide, low couch that they all put their
feet on, and the shabby comfortable chairs
covered with bright, gay chintzes. He had
always liked the room, but it certainly wasn't
swell in any way. Not like he imagined the
Stuyvesant house to be inside.
Nel-Catherine had never asked him in
They spent their time in the garden. But a
place like that must be pretty elegant. Maybe
Evening star., 1941-06-22
TERRIFIC EMBARRASSMENT
rollicking story Of among other things love
by Mildred North Slater
Illustrated by Tron Mowike

A kid Of heirSt Gee A warm, sweet thrill
washed over him, and he curled up in the win
dow seat and stared out into the deep green
heart of the maple. Gee Only God could make
tree. That was one of the first things she
ever said to him. Hugging his knees, he stared
until the leaves became blur and all he saw
was Nell Catherine, like blue-eyed, golden
haired angel dropped out of heaven leaning
over the UNCOVERED wall of the Stuyvesant
estate.
Just three months before, a sign had hung
on that wall. Freddy cringed, remembering:
"This Estate for Sale" And Freddy had stood
in line with all the other kids to fire rotten
apples at the sign and jeer. Estate. Whoever
heard of an estate in Cragwood?
What fool he had BEEN Of course, though
that was just three months ago; he was only
fourteen then What could you expect from
kid of fourteen? If place had ten acres
with big brick house on it and brick wall
all around it, and gardener, wasn't that an
estate? And if that's what Nell-Catherine
called it, that's what it was
w OULD you care to walk around the es-
tate?" she said to him that first day. And the
way she fused about couple of chickweed
plants at the edge of gravel walk Jenkins
is paid enough, I'm sure" she said, Ito keep
these grounds in shape. It's shameful. I'm
really annoyed with Jenkins Freddy swelled
with pride just thinking of it.
Nobody knew the Stuyvesants yet When
Evening star., 1941-06-22
II Short Story Complete in This Issue


"AKE Romeo and Juliet for instance.
How old was she? Fourteen or So Look
- at their love- If parents had any sense
at all, they'd understand that marrying
young was really much better. Once you had
your girl picked out, you could settle down
and sort of figure out your life. You'd think
they'd be proud instead of acting like guy
had some disease or something.
Freddy stared despondently at his own re-
fection in the mirrored bedroom door
Shabby, that's what he was. Downright
shabby. He ran light fingers across his upper
lip. Downy, he thought in self.disgust. Nell
Catherine must hate that. Too decent, though,
to crack about it like a lot of other people that
he knew. His sister, Elose, for instance. And
his father too. Wouldn't lend him razor but
he was free enough with words Of course that
was his business - words. And that, by the
way. was one thing Freddy wouldn't be - an
English professor. Phooey!
He glared around his room. Book shelves
here, there, and everywhere. Money for books
and concerts, but just take a squint at his
suit, would you? No new one for him, accord
ing to the household budget, till around Sep
tember when school started.
You can bet that he and Nell Catherine
wouldn't have budget When kid of theirs
met a girl, the only girl in the world, they'd
have sense enough to know he needed clothes
without his having to hint around about it.
Evening star., 1941-06-22

he shouldn't have asked her to come? Maybe
when she saw his house, she'd think he wasn't
good enough.
He bounded from the window seat and
went downstairs to find his mother. She was
sitting in the swing on the side piazza, read
ing of all things.
"Mom," he gasped, gee, with Nell
Catherine coming and all, you reading"
Mrs. Martin, dark-eyed and pretty in her
blue linen frock, lowered her magazine
Now, Freddy" she laughed. Il know
you're all a-futter, but there's nothing to
worry about I've baked cake and there's
plenty of pop in the icebox for you -
Pop" Freddy's voice was scandalzed.
Pop, for Nel-Catherine?"
His mothers eyes crinkled. Certainly,
pop What did you expect? Nectar"
Freddy's voice was charged with bitter
ness. "Of course you couldn't possibly have
fixed some lemonade with = uh - cherries
or Strawberries or something in it, could you?
That be too much to expect in the way of -
er - socializing from this family"
REDDl, IlCdoy LID
with gentle sound that made him sick clear
down to his feet AS though he were dope or
something.
Look, Mom," he sad striving to talk
patiently, you just don't understand. Nell
GATHERINGS different from Eloise and the
other girls in this town. Gosh just her name
ought to tell you that She's kind of - well,
cla n
slacks and things for her She just wouldn't
stand around in anybody's kitchen, Nom,
and drink pop out of a bottle
well, I'm sure that's simple enough to
remedy" Mrs. Martin answered mildly.
Just give her glass,
Simple enough" Freddy jeered. Simple
enough! That just goes to show. Why the
other day when l was at the estate, Nell
Catherine fixed up a tray of fancy cookies
and some kind of fruit punch, and cakes with
pink and green icing on them" He turned
away and choked, and his round blue eyes
blurred. Il bet if it was Eoise bringing some
boy home for the first time -"
Mrs Martin rose and touched Freddy's
hair. "Al right, punkin," she said gently
''All right. I'll go right in and do the right
thing by our little Nell Catherine. You just
leave it to me. If a tray is all that's stand
ing between you and happiness, you'll have
a tray that Queen Elizabeth would envy"
well, thanks" Freddy's voice was husky,
and his blue eyes resting on his mothers face
held look of pleading. And, Nom, could
you Just kind of look around the living room
and maybe fix it up or something
The laughing lines about his mothers eyes
(Continved on next poge)
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-04-03
TWO BOYS HELD
IN AUTO THEFT
Two New York Boys Who
Stole Car Belonging to Do
yer Man Are Held
GIVEN REFUGE IN JAIL

Anthony n. BaTbero. IS yea
old, and Daniel Anthony Gezzi, II
New York. were held in $500 bal.
each for court On a charge Of lar
ceny Of the automobile Of Guy r
Bowdle, Dover, by Magistrate Wal
ter S. Cubbage Thursday The boys
We're arrested by state police Of
Station No 3 Tuesday Of last week
after a thrilling chase, climaxed
when the boys overturned the car
about one mile north Of Smyrna
when they made a sharp turn. The
defendants allegedly took the car
after leaving the Kent County Jail
where they had been given refuge
over Monday night when they Were
found tired and hungry by safe
police officer. Their rec;procation
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she says, is sunproof, waterproof
and fireproof.
Incidentally, while intensified ma
tional defense has proved death
blow to horse shows which depend
ed on local armories for their show
grounds, it has actually been Of
service to Wilmington Show. The
cancellation of several dates has
left only three major Spring shows
on the Eastern circuit and VIII
mington is one of these. More
over, none of the dates conflicts.
Horses coming up from the
South can go first to Washington
Horse Show, May 16, II and IS:
then to Wilmington, May % q
and "a, and wind up at Devon
which opens on May 26 Owners
will no longer need to tear thei,
hair over the rival charms Of con
flicting prize lists, and their horse.
will be saved from that tired feel
ing" which comes from being ship
ped all over the map in pursuit u
gold and glory.
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for the favor i
steal the mo IL; Oilafsel vas ),
and practically ~ " Ny. B3g5l,
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PERSONAL

Rev. Alfred Smith will move to
the District parsonage tomorrow
from Middletown. The ladies Of
the w. c. t. u, having asked for
the privilege of receiving him, will
have the carpets down and furni-
ture arranged, warm supper pre-
pared for the family and meet
them at the depot.
Miss Sallie Cosgriff gave party
to a number of friends Monday
evening. An enjoyable evening
followed including music and re-
freshments.
The following persons were home
for the Easter holiday: Estelle
Waters, Mary Budd. Julia Griffith,
Emory Marvel, Jr., r. D. Hoffeck-
er, Jr., James w. Lattomus.
Miss Mary E. Turner, of Chester,
was the guest of the Misses Yocum
several days last week.
DIR. Janney, prominent physi-
clan and surgeon of Philadelphia,
was in Smyrna yesterday in con-
sultation with DR.. Dwight in the
serious case of little Clifford Hof-
fecker.
Mrs. DIR. J. w. McCausland is on
two weeks visit home.
Mrs. John Cosgrif went to Phil
Continued on Page Three)
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HORSE SHOW AT
WILMINGTON
Helen Hull Jacobs, Tennis
Star, to Experiment on
Barns With Paint
EXPECT LARGE ENTRY

If Wilmington Horse Shows
ground are more than ordinarily
spruce when the show opens on
May %, it will be thanks to a fem
mine hand which has replaced a
tennis racket with a paint brush.
Helen Hull Jacobs, one of Ameri-
cas- outstanding women tennis
stars, has gone into the paint bust
ness and it's not cosmetics, either.
Miss Jacobs is busy developing a
paint which is designed for use on
buildings, fences and highways. AS
guinea pigs Miss Jacobs has been
using the buildings at Meadows
on-Brandywine," the Norman P.
Roods' estate and home grounds Of
the Wilmington Horse Show. Ever
since last November, Miss Jacobs
has been living in Wilmington, and
experimenting with her paint for
mula. To test its ability to with
stand sun and weather, Miss
Jacobs needed outdoor parking
space" for her paint. SO she made
a bargain with her friend, Deborah
G. Rood, secretary-treasurer of the
Wilmington Horse Show. The build
ings at Meadows" could be used
as proving grounds and. in return,
Miss Jacobs would give them their
pre-horse show painting
For some time, the barns and
stables near the outdoor show ring
had quite calico look, with daubs
of green paint on white, and white
on green. But long before the
three-day horse show gets under
way, everything will be spick and
span, and glistening with coat of
Helen Hull Jacobs paint which,
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crisis is over, we can then re-
claim these mechanically trained
young men in our industries"
In turning the facilities of
school and plant over to the
Navy for training personnel,
Edsel Ford explained that his
father had established the Henry
Ford Trade School "a years ago
because he believed in using the
facilities of the Ford Motor Com
pany for something more than
the building of motor vehicles.
He believed that these facilities
could also be used for the build
ing of youth"
Rear Admiral c. w. Nimitz, who
came from Washington to repre-
sent Secretary Knox, accepted the
facilities of school and plant. 81
can think of no better place for
this extension of the Navy train
ing program" he declared. Il wish,
MIR. Ford, to express to you the
appreciation of the Navy Depart
ment for this fine demonstration
of patriotism on your part"
The new Navy Service School
will be under the administration
of Rear Admiral John Downes,
Commandant of the Ninth Naval
District, which includes IS states
and has headquarters at Great
Lakes, Illinois.
After explaining that the men
to be trained here come from
both the Pacific and the Atlantic,
as we'll as the Great Lakes, he
added: 1--WE know that Mr.. Ford
has here established the finest
school in the world for training
men in the mechanical trades.
This will be the most important
training center that the Navy has
for schooling its newly enlisted
men in the mechanical duties
which they will be called upon to
perform Immediately upon join
ing the fleet"
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DEARBORN, MICH. - When its
huge building program got under
way, the Navy faced another huge
problem, the training of men in
the highly technical duties which
crews are called upon to perform.
The existing naval training sta
tons were already full. Turning
to industry, Navy officials found
that the Henry Ford Trade
School, situated in the heart of
the Rouge plant, was perfectly
suited to such training.
Henry Ford not only offered
the facilities of both school and
plant to the Navy for this pur-
pose, but also said he would build
barracks for 1900 students, mess
hall for 1000, administration
building, provision storage, recre-
alton room, athletic field, a steam
generating plant.
The offer was accepted, and on
December 6, 1910, the first shovel
of earth was turned on the bank
of the Rouge River. Forty days
later the first contingent took up
quarters in the newly erected
buildings. The Inauguration cere-
monies were described by Com
mander c. P. Cecil as unique in
the history of the United States
Navy-for we are dedicating the
first Navy Service School ever to
be operated in connection with
civilian industry"
With naval officers on the out
door platform beside him, and
200 enlisted men drawn up in
front of the schools administra-
ton building, Henry Ford said
that: During the present crisis
our organization wants to do
everything possible to help
America and the President. The
Navy being our first line of de-
Tense, feel that the training of
these young men will vitality
benefit our nation. And, when this