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Smyrna times., 1941-01-23
Described Early Marines

Tales of the American Indian
have been admirably told by j.
Fenimore Cooper whose stories
have delighted untold generations
of Americans from 1921 to the
present day.
Yet, few persons know that the
author of THE Last of the Mohic-
ans" Pathfinder, 'Deerslayer, y
and other stories of the American
aborigines was also familiar with
the sea and the sailing ships which
We're once the pride of the U. S.
Navy.
Cooper's experience as a seaman
on a merchant vessel and as mid
shipman in the u. S. Navy gave
him a wealth of seagoing lore
which occasionally may be found in
his writings.
More than century ago he de-
scribed the u. S. Marines of that
period as Strictly infantry sold
iers who were trained to serve
afioat; and their discipline, equip
ments, spirit and character and
esprit de corps are altogether those
of an army"
Harking back to still earlier
times Cooper wrote in part: AT
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23
American Girls Show
VIII AS Well AS Beauty

EOR a true picture of the Amer
lean girl, ask Jon Whitcomb.
Nationwide coverage has brought
bis sparkling, ife-like drawings of
girls On magazine covers, in Illus
trations and advertisements TO
thousands of eyes eager to see his
work. He is 1910 edition of Charles
Dana Gibson.
His ideas about the American are
decided. 81 like her." he tells the
readers of December issue of Good
Housekeeping, because she is
frequently caught with a book. and
likes ideas, and isn't afraid to ex-
press her own. She likes to laugh
and does. She is often in stitches
says it's emotionally relaxing"
And as for beauty, the American
girl has it in unlimited quantities,
Whitcomb announces. "She is ath-
letic, fairly tall. She knows the day
of the shorty-pie are forever over.
She keeps her eyes open at the NOV
les and has personally utilized
everything Hedy Lamarr's got. At
night she can, at will. resemble a
dream walking. She has no equal on
a beach, and knows that, too"
On top of all this her wits are
always sharp. She has discovered
that she can subjugate an office with
one good dress, just touch of scent,
and the manners of lady" Further
more" Whitcomb relates, "She's
bright at the quickest way to mans
heart and would just as soon bake a
cake as look at you"
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23
WARN LOSS OF
FEDERAL AID
State Asked to Take Warming
From GeOrgia's Loss of
Federal Highway Aid
PENALTY FOR DIVERSION

The withdrawal of over $500, 900
in federal highway aid from
Georgia as penalty for excessive
diversion of road funds to nom
highway purposes, should serve as
a warning to Delaware, H. ". Dan
iel, Secretary, Associated Petrol
cum Industries of Delaware, said
today. The federal highway aid
law provides that as much as one
third of a states allotment of funds
may be withdrawn if the state
oversteps the diversion line. Two
other states - Massachusetts and
New Jersey previously have lost
federal highway aid allotments be-
cause of misapplications of auto
motive tax funds.
THE diversion of automotive tax
funds to non-highway purposes is
widely condemned as an unsound
public policy. Sentiment against
the practice is growing stronger
each year. Congress has branded
the diversion of road funds as 'un-
fair and unjust, and by providing
penalties in the law, is attempting
to discourage the practice" said
Mr.. Daniel.
with the Delaware legislature
now in session, an increasing num-
Der Of citizens and groups of high
way users are insisting that now IS
the time for Delaware to reconsld-
er its policies in respect to the
practice of using automotive tax
funds for non-highway purposes,
and to this end the legislature is
being asked to exclude motor fund
revenues from the provisions Of the
act passed at the last session
which merged all special funds I'M
der the General Fund.
eleven states have now enacted
Constitutional Amendments guar
anteeing the use of automotive tax
funds exclusively on highways and
there is a growing opinion that
Delaware should get in step with
these other states in the march
against diversion"
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23
WELLINGTON FIREMEN ELECT
Fire Company Protects Sections in
Kent and Queen Anne's Counties

The fire company of Millington,
Md, has elected the following Of
ficers: President, Clarence M. Mel
vim, Jr.; vice-president, Warner
Porter; secretary, Charles An
thony; assistant secretary, Claude
Shivery; treasurer. G. Spencer
Stevens; chief engineer, j. B. An
derson; assistants, n. S. Bramble,
Arthur Anthony, Warner Porter;
fire chief, Edward Vonsant; assist
ants, Robert M. Logan, Roland
Porter, Sidney Dixon, G. Spencer
Stevens; Iaddermen, Floyd Rash,
Wilbur Needles, Benjamin Jones,
Goldey Sheltz; captain of hosemen,
Hatcher Casey; assistants, Edward
Fellows, Paul Bowman; patrolmen,
Rodney Robinson, Edward Squires;
fire statistician, Claude Shivery;
chairman of carnival committee,
Arthur Anthony. The company,
which confines its activities largely
to protecting properties in the up
per section of Kent County and in
nearby Queen Anne's County,
Maryland, added a substantial
amount of new equipment during
the year.
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23
School Teacher Is Paid;
Yet She Has No Pupils

LITTLE ROCK, ARK.-For three
months a young woman kept rural
school open and received pay under
her contract though no students ap-
peared.
Then she decided to attend college
and inquired Of Arkansas legal de-
partment if her pay would continue
provided she held herself in readi-
ness to return if any students
showed up.
Opinion of Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral j. F. Koone:
lit is a bad policy to conduct
a student-less school.
2.-The teacher could not be paid
unless she continued to present her
self at the school daily to teach if
pupils appear.
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH
Report of Church Services For
Next Sunday

First Church of Christ, Scientist
Wilmington, at Park Place and
Van Buren, Street: morning service
IL a. m, Sunday School IL a. M,
evening service 500 p. M, We'd
nesday evening service 500 p. m.
Christian Science Society, Milford,
meets at Grange Hall: Morning
service IL a. m; Sunday School IL
a. M, also meets first Wednesday
evening of each month at s p. m.
Subject for Sunday, January 26.
Truth" Golden Text: Psalms
119:151, 1872. Thou art near, o
Lord; and all thy commandments
are truth. Concerning thy tes-
timonies, 1 have known of old that
thou hast founded them forever.
A bible citation from the lesson
sermon: Matthew 4:23. And Jesus
went about all Galilee, teaching in
their synagogues, and preaching
the gospel of the kingdom, and
healing all manner of sickness and
all manner of disease among the
people. Correlative from the Text
book, Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures" by Mary
Baker Eddy: Jesus instructed his
disciples whereby to heal the sick
through Mind instead of matter
He knew that the philosophy, Sci
ence, and proof of Christianity
were in Truth, casting out all in
harmony. .. In Latin the word
rendered disciple signifies student;
and the word indicates that the
power of healing was not super
natural gift to those learners, but
the result of their cultivated spir-
itual understanding of the divine
Science, which their Master dem
onstrated by healing the sick and
the SHINING.
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23

no period of naval history of the
world is it probable that the mar
ines were more important than
during the war of the Revolution.
The history of the Navy abounds
with instances of the gallantry and
self-devotion of this body of sold
iers."
The author of the Leatherstock-
ing Tales had ample opportunities
to note the department of the sea
soldiers, as he served in the Navy
from 1908 until 1911 His fame as
a writer came several years later
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23

other parts of the State. Terraces,
contour farming, strip cropping,
gully control and general field ar
Engagements have been worked out
with a total of III farmers to dem
onstrate what can be done to stop
erosion with the aid of little tech
nical help and the loan Of special
equipment designed for this work.
Drainage work has been confined
to Kent and Sussex Counties with
CCC boys from the camps at Wy
oming and Georgetown helping
farmers. Altogether, they have
cleared banks and excavated chan
nels on approximately $50 miles of
lditches in an effort to bring old
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23

Drainage improvement work and
erosion control demonstrations are
now evident in nearly all parts of
Delaware, according to a report
made today on work completed
during the last five years by the
Soil Conservation Service and Gee
camps under its direction. The re-
port was made by Richard S. Sny-
der, State head of the Soil Conser-
walton Service.
Most Of the soil erosion control
demonstrations were centered in
the northern part of the State in
the vicinity of Newark since farm
ers there had to contend with more
gullies and sheet erosion than N
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23

bitches back to usefulness. Snyder
estimates that there are still about
600 miles of ditch work in the two
counties which should be complet-
ed
Erosion control has been success
full from a practical standpoint on
the farms where it has been dem
onstrated in New Castle County,
Snyder said. However, only small
number of the farmers have been
reached so far. He added that
wind erosion control and soil i'm
provement methods could be made
applicable to considerable fam
land areas in the southern part Of
1.-THE State.
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23
Colorado Temperatures

The mean annual temperature in
the state of Colorado varies from
81 degrees in some areas to 81 de-
grees in others, while rainfall var
les from 6 1-2 inches to 40 inches.
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23
NOTICE

Dead or disabled horses, COWS
and mules removed FREE Of
charge by calling DOVER 749 r
Is. No animals removed unless cali
is made Immediately and no an
imals dying from a contagious dis
ease will be removed.
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23
Marines Wine Pump

The time to visit Marine in Italy
is fall, during the grape harvest,
when wine instead Of water flows
from the town pump in the principal
square and everyone may drink free
of charge
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23

too long In fact, why not do as the business world
IS dong-"take stock. Look around your house with
critical eye, not just for requirements but rather
TO see If you make your house more attractive
and comfortable by change Of color. Encouragement
OF the furniture, creating a atmosphere per-
haps without great expense. When we live in place
our eyes become accustomed to surroundings
that we don't really them 1t is fact that
houses grow" they are lived in, sometimes this
growth is an improvement, and adds great charm
and sometimes it just cutters them up with pictures,
knlck kracks and wrong color combinations that we
don't notice ourselves, but which instantly ap-
parent to outsiders. Of course there must be basic
largely by the type of house or background and,
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23
the year

Many man has more goods
than he puts in his show window
Some people would like their
week end to begin on Wednesday
morning and end Tuesday night.
Wise is the man who lays in his
winter wood early.
Gloom can remain IN your mind
no longer than you permit it.
A pleasant smile is like a drink
of cool water on a hot summer day.
You can't judge a church mem
Der by his Sunday suit.
1t takes more than good reso-
luton to get to heaven.
A good moral character is as
stately as a well formed tree.
BY giving us two hands and only
one mouth, it seems that God
wants us to do twice as much good
as we talk about.
The Scriptures say that we
should be lenient with the man
who steals because he is hungry.
Yellowstone National Park has
an area of 3,426 square miles, and
is the largest of all the national
parks.
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23
Not a Real Home

AS a rule birds do not use their
nests for sleeping purposes. Only
the parent incubating the eggs re-
mains in the nest at night; the
other parent usually sleeps nearby.
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23

piece
= give few ideas ~ s iihasiha'ioh' ana your IN
aae ym !, an Pieces for Color
rsonaly ~ using coorfu piece of fabric give both
either bv ~ MAJ or with plain walls? pieces
out Of Il YES Or back Of mirror In hall
@ pattern va with dark work. as in the photograph
use modern ut the period of your furniture modern
Mseve, Spots of Decoration
pe OF furnishing windows and French doors can
Winter months q plants plant in front of them,
ais IN the French Provincial illustrated
the wndoW window group of chair table with lamp and
~ TIKI an iron bracka s hvedn look On wall with with
% 18t ~ with trailing plants may be placed above
You century can room, early American
n In an ean get the decorative effect, but
a. books and room, put small pots of ivy lower
its side T. ornaments housekeeping the table under
snx shef b,n formal room, the ivy might be omitted
- nung over coorfu damask
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23

Upper left picture the
ton of the New College
ton Service at Marlboro n j. Research
farming methods that control Delaware Jersey
and Long Island farms Upper right
the Industrial
seeding that follow the
Because these much of the
rain they help the best the topo washing
Lower leftView the
This
combines drainage improvements with fishing game
that can be used people from all
This dragne excavator the farmers friend
counties drainage operating
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23

informal liveableness, or a
definite note of formality,
to make the room a unit.
Your personality will be
expressed here. How do
you go about all this?
Take stock. See what
you have, think about what
you would like, and then
see what you would have
to do to get it. If new fur
niture is needed, this is the
time to plan as the furni-
ture sales come in Feb
ruary.
There are two factors
that can be used in any
type of room to tie it to-
gether -color and arrange
ment. Soft blue and soft
mauve pink are good back
ground colors in paint or
wallpaper. Our present
style in arrangement can
be applied as well to Co
lonial and 18th Century a.
to Regency. and To n mora
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23
hi D.HOST TO
N; FARMERS
Completed for Livestock
4 30, and Poultry
/, Ian. 8lst at Newark
|.,v,NY DISCUSSIONS

s.vs next week the ri
] Animal and Poultry
Fl the University IF Dela-
s.sOol y Agriculture W.T.
y t.rmers from all parts
.. I e. Tomhave, act
h ne department says
W ], have been com
y. livestock Day on Thurs
\ 50, and fof Poultry
Triday, January RI. .,,-
'llivsstock Day program cans
i pasture management
. N herd improvement
l i..iscisl dissemination for
L % be presented by G
.S "a Tomhave, and Pr. 7. 4.
Wi, \ ~ University staff ana
n Worrilow, New Castle
,,-icrlltural agent. Leaders
4
b : lead discussions afte g
!, I. taIks are farmers r. s.
Wv Taylor and Paul
r. : m James NJ. Watkins Of
| ~ " Agriculture's agron-
| ssrtment, x. w. Baker
/ -,rsgement specialist for
[saFare Agricultural Exten, !,
go ana agricultural
b, p,,..eIl E. Wilson, Kent
f. and Russell Snyder, Sussex
a. Inspection Of the Univer-
I'm Holstein herd is one Of
[ss1re attractions for Live
hDg
Pans For Poultry Day
/ c Skoglund, Tomhave, Bay
Is-aan and H. L. Richardson
|,ak on production Of hatch
Ind market eggs, new poultry
II practices, production of
n brulers and poultry house
Etrrtion during the Poultry
| ingram on Friday, January
farmers who will assist in
Il tie discussion periods fol
b each Poultry Day talk are
= Suddard. W. H. Fem, G. G.
-y end J. Edward McIlvaine-
b DISCUSSION leaders include
u Z. Wilson, Russell Snyder,
h n. Worrilow, w. G. Skog-
ind J. Frank Gordy. Inspec-
ID the University Farm poul-
',ilt will give visiting poultry
! opportunity to observe cur
P1lty research at the fam.
sGgs L. Schuster, dean of the
b Of Agriculture and director
i Delaware Agricultural Tx
81 Service will welcome farm
y The two programs.
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23
HOW TO BE YOUR
OWN DECORATOR
By
TveL.- Aasua
Director, Good HoaJekeetiag Studio
AkL..5 A&eu
Director, Good housekeeping Studio

January Luu- Good Time to stake Stock
you enjoying the January lull There is let down,
peasant one after the feverish Christmas and
e drift bit and it's not bad idea if it doesn
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REVISE GAME
RAISING PLAN
Continued From Page Two)
Continued From Page Two

the cooperation of the group in
wild game bird raising projects. A
fund of 5000 has been Appropriated
by the commissioners for purchase
of game birds raised by members
of the Future Farmers of America
Clubs, high school students of Del
aware now studying agriculture.
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23

the type OF house background and,
nav furniture But it fact that furniture of different
sm oge1ner not only peaceably put tremendously if the
good and If, for instance. is definite of
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23

The Scriptures say that we
should be lenient with the man
who steals because he is hungry.
Smyrna times., 1941-01-23

Late one night heard thieves
in our ben house. While my wife
called the neiehbors for help, l
guarded the hen house with a
gun to prevent the thieves from
escaping. In the dark they got
away, however. Another call
brought the State Police. To-
9ether we tracked the men
through the snow and caught
them. They were later convicted
and this stopped long series of
raids on hen houses in our COM
munity."
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-07-04
Desert Club Meets

The Desert Bridge Club met
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs.
Leon Thompson, hostess in the
home of Mrs. II. L. Holland.
Members and guests present
were Mrs. Goldie Patrick, Mrs. j.
A. Roberts, Mrs. j. r. Walker, Mrs.
E. d. Chandler, Mrs. Lee New.
comb, Mrs. E. o. Thompson and
Mrs. Holland.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-07-04

Q Nelson Borree, Jr., from Los
Angeles, California. will arrive
today to spend the weekend with
his mother, Mrs. Nelson Borree.
. Mrs. Arthur Kempton left Thurs
day for the coast where she will
visit her sons, who are both en-
ployed in an airplane factory at
Los Angeles. Mrs. Kempton plans
to be there several weeks.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hanna LETT
Wednesday to drive Mrs. George
Hanna to Long Beach, California,
where she will spend the remand
er of the summer. Mr.. and MRS.
Hanna will remain at Long Beach
a week before returning.
Q Aubrey Thompson from Yuma
will spend the 4th of July with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. o.
Thompson, and will visit other
relatives and friends while here.
&C. p Gaskin, who is employed
at Boulder Dam, arrived by plane
Tuesday to spend few days with
his family.
&C. ]. Moody and son Charles.
who have been on a brief business
trip to the coast, are expected to
return today.
Q The Reverend B. Ross Cleeland
of Wickenburg Is spending the
weekend with the Reverend and
Mrs. ]. d. Easter. The Casters,
their guest and Miss Gladys Roche
plan to spend the Fourth of July
at Tucson.
9 An open air pot luck supper is
planned by group of friends at
the ranch home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Smith, July 4th. Those who
will be on hand for the dinner
and evening of pinochle to follow
are Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Haley, Mr..
and Mrs. d. B. Mauldin and Mr..
and Mrs. George Dell.
Q The Reverend and Mrs. J. D..
Easter, Miss Gladys Roche, John
Roche and Phil Ware, played ten
mis- at Florence, Monday night.
CIV. d. Johnson returned Sunday
from the coast, where he under
went a general check-up at a
hospital in La Jolla, California.
Q Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Dulen and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Shelter have
rented cabins at Prescott, where
they will spend the weekend holi-
day. The Dulens will leave today
and the Shelters will leave to-
morrow. They plan to attend the
4th of July rodeo and Indian
POW WOW" while there.
Q Mrs. ]. ]. Jones and Mrs. George
Truitt left for Ell Paso, Texas, FRI
day, where each is visiting her
daughter.
. Mr.. and Mrs. d. j. Bryce and
daughter, Mrs. Roy Wales, left
Friday for Long Beach, California,
where they will visit relatives and
friends. Mrs. Wales, who has been
visiting her parents here, lives in
California
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-07-04
BABY DAUGHTER

Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Jutson be-
came the parents of a baby girl
born at Florenie Hospital. June
10th. She weighed seven pounds
six ounces. DR.. B. L. Steward in
attendance. Mr.. Jutson was re-
rently transferred from Sideways
here to Tucson.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-07-04
/, BABY BOY

lBAHY BOY
A baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. II. M .Moser, June 9th at
Florence Hospital. He weighed
seven pounds and ten ounces. DR..
B. L. Steward in attendance.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-07-04
BABY GIRL

BABY GIRL
A baby girl weighing 5 pounds
and 8 ounces was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. J. L. Hopkins of Florence,
July 1st. at Coolidge Hospital.
They have named her Lucille Jul
lana. DR.. ]. B. Tucker in attend
ance.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-07-04
WANT ADS

FOR RENT-Furnished House;
also furnished apartment. Both
have electric refrigeration and
are air cooled. Phone Mrs. w.
d. Johnson, LOG. J13 4tp
HOUSE FOR RENT-D. ID. Stone,
Third st. & Kennedy, North
Coolidge. J27 1tp
FOR SALE-Piano. Cheap. Arch
McEuen J4-1tp
FOR RENT-5-room house, un-
furnished. Zola Nowlin, Flor
ence, Ariz. Phone 11R3. J4-2tp
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-07-04
BABY BOY

BABY BOY
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Waggoner
became the parents of baby boy
born June II in their home. They
have named him Robert Earl. DR..
| B l.. Steward in attendance
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-07-04
STORKITORIAL
BABY DAUGHTER

BABY ONUGH TEX
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Sanderson be-
came the parents of a six pound
baby daughter born June 18th at
Coolidge Hospital. They have
named her Judith Lynn. DR.. j. B.
Tucker in attendance.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-07-04
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

Q Nelson Borree, Jr., from Los
Angeles, California. will arrive
today to spend the weekend with
his mother, Mrs. Nelson Borree.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-26
Governor
Cites Duty
Of Citizens

LANSING. Feb. 26.-More cen
tralization of authority will cur
some of the evils of slipshod. STATE
administration. overnor Vai
Wagner told Lansing Masons a
their annual Government Night
last evening.
I'VE have waste and ineHi-
cheney. red tape and inhumanity
In government" he said. I'VE
have seen competent men de-
feated at the polls in favor of
incompetents who claim perfec-
ton.
There are two reasons for
this. First, our citizens have not
always taken n sufficient inter
est i'm public affairs to make
sure they support the honest
and capable candidates. In the
second place, we are asking too
much of the voters, who are told
TO select too many officials.
I'VE need a little more CEN
traliLation of responsibility and
authority In the hands of our
governmental heads"
The governor said he did not
wish to convey the impression that
democracy cannot work. He said
an aroused populace determined
10 make 1t work can accomplish
It's aims.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-26
Rural Politicians
Spot Rich Prize
Times STAN Correspondent

LANSING, Feb. 26.-Rural poll
ticians today reached toward
nearly all of the states highway
construction funds, hoping to grab
the money for the counties.
Under a bill sponsored by Rep.
Victor A. Knox tR) of Sault Ste.
Marie. and Rep. Alpheus p.
Decker of Deckerville. the high
way department would be COM
PEELED to add another S5,000,00
to the amount now distributed to
the local governments. This is
practically the entire balance
available for state construction.
At present. counties and mu-
inequalities get all of the weight
tax and S2,250.000 a year from
the gasoline levy. The Knox
Decker measure would raise the
county share of the gas levy to
S7250.0O0.
The two members also intro
duced bill authorizing the
secretary of state to sell license
plates after April l of each year
at a price proportionate with the
remaining months of the fiscal
license plate year.