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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-22

vanished. A feeling fear almost
that he eauid nal he the last per-
snn out n a Building which had
piano.
Dropping The hoss he raced fof
ihs piana department. He'd sinns
the same thing ~ ether slsnss Al
hHfs fires Seating himself hsfuFs
the Aeyiseafd ef the mess expensive
piano there. for ono Icing mnmsut
he played ths lssg defiant n@ss a
a military march.
That's Hsreii Churchman'S
shllts-anifk Almost evsFsons
has onc. bat they say Harulas 10
the hanlsst ~ all.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-22
London Fireman Vas Aady Last Out Of Doomed Buildings
HE HAD A MBLITZ-QUIRk"
I o>Do>-Almost every one

| o>Do>-Almost every one
in England has = 'hhtz-
quirk some queer. inexplie-
able habit which grips him
when the going really gets
tough. Nest pcopls wha know
Harold Chuvhman say that
his shhia-qairk i The queer
est II al.
Hafsld l. : font = - wears
glasses Perhaps his mest strts-
lng Characteristic = Ms laag. deli
cate hants. Hes member u
the London frc brigade and It
simes; any bits IRE ~ routine
Is the same
The last rad produced geei
example q his "hlits-qulrk- II
his custom when the flames reach
their crcnoendo . faks the FIRE
hose ard beat a Slow retreat frem
the building. until tho ether two
men IN his unit get safely away.
Then he. to-. PUSHES for safety
always the last out. The last hilta,
when department store as
burning. was no exception.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-22
INJURED IN FIGHT

Admitted 10 the county hospital
Wednesday night was Irving Hosg
80. who entered the police station
about 1850 p. m. and requested
he be taken TO hospital for treat
ment Of a severe pain in his side
He gave his address as Hoquiam
and Tacoma. He said he received
broken ribs during fight in Port
land. Ore hut was uncertain as 10
whether the fight occurred three
days ago or two weeks ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-22
Bible School Picnic
To Be Held Friday

A program will be given by the
Dash Point Vacation Bible school
At 30 p. m. Thursday. The closing
session will be held Friday morn
ing. followed by picnic. Miss
Janet Smith has been In charge
of the school.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-22
FORTIsSINO
UNDER FIRE

standing there IN the hat sec
ton. they methodicaliy sprayed
water through the ground floor of
that store. You could see. though.
Il was no use. II was getting
warmer all the time and bits of
plaster would keep dropping down
from the ceiling above. Way over
on one side Of the floor a stair
case which led 10 the mezzanlne
crashed. mass ~ burning wood.
That was when the other two
firemsn began thinking about set
ting out ~ there. churchman WAS
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-22
Atlantic Coast
Gas Runs Low
Only l0-DdY Supply
Reported on Hond.

WASHINGTON - Three Ns~
England senators thursday urged
N Investigation ~ 10 ssst cosst
gasoline saorfaEe 80 officials DIS
closed nat stocks Rave dSlndlea
with enlv Today sunrly =
available IN storage tanks.
A resolution ~ Sen Francis
T. Maioney. n. Conn, proposing
\ senate inquiry into the situation
Mas supported Nv sens George
y. Aiken. r.. VI. ard John 4.
panaher. r.. Conn.
Charges have hecn made
that Ne have given away too
many tankers and this should
h. investigated Maieney
Said. we should At least re-
Iiess the fears Of the people
and let them know What 10
expect In the way Of rstianing
N ~ proves necessary.
Chairman Josiah W Bailey. d.
y. L. OF TIE sfAAtt N@AtttNsNN
committee. declined comment on
the resolution. but promised there
will he a hearing a. soon as pos
sible.- to determine whether Il
should be adopted
Ralph X Davies. acting petrol
cum COORDINATION. reported that
20. a76 900 barrels Of gasoline were
in storage on the east coast last
week Approximately 1900. ooe
barrels were unavailable. however,
because most 81 that supply was
At the bottom Of tanks. fun of
sludge
This means Davies .aid.
"thst only s.s7s.ooo barrels II
gasoline are actually available
for use. This is approximately
10 days supply"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-22

ing depositors 70 take Their ac-
counts from his bank. He revealed
today that only $3e. 900 in depos-
its remain in the bank, and that
the owners Of most OF the re-
naming deposits could not be
traced. The bank AT one time had
deposits Of more than 81 900 900.
he said.
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thinking the same thing too Hut
At the same time he Sas thinking.
his eyes acre Fuvlng around the
fioef. Ne was locking for the ~.
Anas The others shouted they
we're leaving Then he spotted tho
pianos and that's when The queer
disappointed feeling he always kDt
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-22
4 MOMENT CROWDED
WITH MEMORIES

We was working outside. string.
ing hase and helping - pour water
into that hlaHing building which
everyone hoped u save, Then he
water pressure began t. fat AMI
hts unit began to lesc grauHd IL
always a. such time. ne says
that hs gets = funny feeling lie
SAYS II always happens, When Il
looks a. though the building -
done FOR. and he's waiting for the
moment when he saii take over the
hose. a lot Of unrelated incidents
crowd through his mind.
The time he fen out Of a beech
tree and hrohe his arm =. The
hours he spent praotieing At the
piano. 90 young At the time his
feet would hardly touch the floor
the thought Of = concert debut
some day at Albert hail keeping
him practielng at the piano bench
while his brother played outside
with other boys.
Il was like that now. watching
the fire gain ground a. tho stream
from the hose reeeded To a bare
triekie II took trn minutes "a
hook onto the emergency water
tank. Then for = time the three
men at the end Of the hose thought
the lost ground would be regainod
But after a little you could sec
nothing was happening. 81 then
they moved inside the store.
Through ologged Aiaies which
had been mems furnishings. and
past lingerie counters they went.
Finally they stopped alongside
womsn's hats.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-22
Much Legal Work
To GET Land for
Power Project

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-22

Your Postmaster can tell you
how to invest in U. S. Defense
Bonds.
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WAKE Up YOUR
LIVER BllE-

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Smyrna times., 1941-04-03
TO LECTURE ON
MADAME CURIE
Clayton Century Club Will
Sponsor Illustrated Lecture
Tomorrow; Smyrna Invited
LAST MEETING APRIL IL

The Clayton Century Club will
sponsor an illustrated lecture on
the Life of Madame Curie" to be
given by Mrs. Thomas B. Young of
the Academy of Medicine of Viii
mington on Thursday, April Bird, at
8 p. m. The meeting will be held
in the Fire House Hall and is open
to any who wish to come. The
Twentieth Century Club of Smyrna
has been invited. On Friday af-
ternoon, April 4th the Twentieth
Century Club has invited the Clay
ton Club to attend a meeting and
lecture on Garden and Flower Gull
ture. Mr.. L. A. Detzen of the Uni
versity of Delaware will lecture.
With the club year swiftly drawing
to a close, there remains only one
more program preceding the clos
ing meeting. The International
Relations Program will be held on
April 18th, at 2.30 p. M, under the
craftsmanship of Miss Annette
Gooding. April oath will mark the
closing night meeting of the year,
and the Clayton Century Club will
have completed it's 18th year of ex-
istence.
Smyrna times., 1941-04-03
WINS ORATORICAL CONTEST
Miss Ruth Hill Won Second Place;
Part of Americanism Program

The State Contest in the Amer
lean Legion National Oratorical
Contest was held in the auditorium
of the John Bassett Moore School
on Friday, March %. -Four schools
were represented, New Castle, Sun
ny Hills, Smyrna, and Dover. Rich
ard c. Beckett, Jr., of the Dover
High School won first place with
Miss Ruth Hill of Smyrna close
second. The winner of the contest
will be sent probably to Alexandria,
Va, to compete in the sectional
contest. The national winner will
receive scholarship award of $4,-
600 to any college or university in
the United States. This contest is
a part of the Americanism Pro-
gram of the American Legion and
was arranged by George R. Miller,
Jr., sub-chairman of the State COM
mittee on school awards.
Smyrna times., 1941-04-03

DR.. L. A. Detzen, associate pro-
fessor of horticulture at the Uni
versity of Delaware, Newark, will
speak tomorrow before the Twen-
tieth Century Club of Smyrna. DR..
Detzen's subject will be Gardens
and Flower Culture" He will give
club members expert advise on
planning gardens, types of flowers
and their planting and care, and
many hints helpful to the amateur
gardener. Mrs. Elmer P. Corrie,
Chairman of Conservation and Car
dens, has planned the program, and
will introduce the speaker. The
meeting will be at two-thirty in the
Century Club House. Mrs. Grant
CARTS, president, will conduct the
business meeting prior to the
speakers address. Members of the
Smyrna times., 1941-04-03
LEGIONS PLAN
BOYS STATED
School Students to Run Gov
eminent on May 80 at Do
yer. Arrangements Studied
REPRESENT SCHOOLS

American Legion posts through
out the state will cooperate in the
plans for the fourth annual Boys
State" by furnishing transportation
and luncheons, George w. Ayars,
chairman of the Boys State com
mittee of the Department of Della
ware, American Legion, announced
Monday. The affair will be held
Friday and Saturday, May 9 and
10. 1t is sponsored and admins
tered by the Legion, and will be
held in Legislative Hall. Boys rep
resenting every high school in the
state will assume Delaware's gov
eminent, learning by doing, how the
state government functions. A
John Bassett Moore School senior,
Donald Ennis, last year was Gov
ernor" of the state for a day.
Problems Experienced
Such a program could only take
place in real democracy" Mr..
Ayars said in announcing progress
in the plans for the two days. All
the problems of statecraft will be
experienced by the young dele
gates" The members of the COM
mittee on preparations comprises:
Mr.. Ayars, commander of Walter
L. Fox Post, No. 2, Dover, chair
man; John R. Fader, Newark, vice
chairman; Capt William A. Nc
Williams, Dover; Capt. w. Lyle
Mowlds, Dover; Howard T. Ennis,
Stockley; William E. Matthews,
Smyrna; Earl Sylvester, Harring
ton; George D. Hill, Dover; Edward
A. Mulrooney, Wilmington; A.
Bailey Thomas, Camden; George
R. Miller, Smyrna; A. A. Davis, G.
Leslie Gooden, and James D. Quill
len. Dover.
Smyrna times., 1941-04-03
STATE FORESTRY REPORT
Announce Surplus of Some Species
Several Thousand Trees Shipped

The State Forestry Department
today announced that while the
supply of some species of refor-
estation trees is already absorbed
by orders filed late last year and
early this year, there is a surplus
of other species. The species for
which no further order can be ac-
copied are Douglas fir. Norway
spruce and bald cypress. Those
which are still available in seeding
sizes are white pine, red pine,
shortleaf pine, loblolly pine, black
locust, and yellow poplar. Several
thousands of trees have already
been lifted and shipped from the
State Forest Tree Nursery to
farmers and forest tree planters in
the State. Orders are being filed
as rapidly as possible. Last year
293,000 trees were shipped from
the State nursery. But orders at
present filed with the Department
do not indicate that this figure will
be either equalled or excelled this
year.
Smyrna times., 1941-04-03
JR. RED CROSS
FORM COUNCIL
Schools of Kent County Send
Representatives to Meeting
i'm Dover to Elect Officers
SMYRNA GIRL ELECTED

The schools of Kent County sent
representative from their Junior
councils to meeting, Saturday,
March %, in the Dover School.
The following officers were elected
for the Kent County Council:
President, Eleanor Wyatt, FELTON,
High School; Vice-president, ,Au-
gusta Riggs, Dover High School;
Secretary, Jack Tebo, Dover FL
ementary School; Treasurer, Elva
Waters, Smyrna High School. Re
ports were given of work done by
the following schools, Frederick,
FELTON,, Rose Valley, Little Creek,
Clayton, Dover, and Smyrna. Miss
Dorothy Jones, Kent County Junior
Chairman presided until the Junior
President was elected. The new
president then presided at the cleo
ton of the other officers.
Told of Junior FOllies
Mrs. r. Blair Myers, chairman of
Public Relations of the Delaware
Chapter told of the Junior Follies
being given in Wilmington, April
Is, 10, to raise funds for sending
Juniors to National Convention.
Mrs. M. H. McVaugh, Junior Direc-
tor also spoke of the National Con-
vention and work being done by
Juniors throughout the State.
Lunch was served by the Delaware
Chapter and a short program was
given by the Dover Juniors-Betty
Maris sang My Uncle; Mary
French recited ''The Twins; sing
ing by Audience Our Delaware |;
duet, Betty Maris, Jack Tebo, La
Cucaracha.
Smyrna times., 1941-04-03
YOUTH LEADER
TO SPEAK HERE
Smyrna Rotary to Hear Talk
on Youth Problems by Mr..
Charles E. Hoffman
TO ELECT OFFICERS

Youth in a Changing World"
will be the topic of Mr.. Charles E.
Hoffman, Associate Director of the
American Youth Foundation, in an
address to be given before the
Smyrna Rotary Club tonight Also
at this meeting will be held cleo
tions of officers for the coming
year. The nominating committee
were @. Leland Harmonson, chair
man, Charles w. Hall and Elmer
Pratt. Nominees appointed were:
President, Harvey G. Jones and
George Scout; Vice-president, DR..
10. j. Prickett and the Rev. j. w
Colona; Secretary, H. o. Bostick
and Davis Bell; Treasurer, John @.
Mannering and v. Lay Phillips.
state History Acclaimed
On Thursday, March 81, the
Smyrna Rotary Club and the Clay
ton Lions Club held an inter-city
meet at the Wayside Inn. John
Leach, vice-president Of Beacom's
College, gave a talk on certain
phases of Delaware History, stress
ing particularly the part that some
Of the State leaders played in the
making of a nation. Special mu-
sic was provided by trio of high
school girls composed of Miss
Nancy Fox, Miss Betty Jane Ennis,
and Miss Dorothy Short. Mrs.
Doris Fearon, instructor Of music
at the John Bassett Moore School,
was the accompanist. George r.
Miller, Jr., presided and the group
singing was led by Charles Hall.
The chairman of the evening was
George w. Wright.
Smyrna times., 1941-04-03
REA MEMBERS
SENT NOTICES
Delaware Rural Identification
Members Must Pay Month
ly Bills Promptly
COLLECT DELINQUENTS

In accordance with recommended
lions from the Rural Electriication
Administration the directors of the
Delaware Rural Electric Associa-
ton have issued a notice to the
members in regard to the collection
of monthly bills for electric service,
and the new methods OF handling
delinquent accounts which have
proven satisfactory in other cooper
alive associations throughout the
United States.
No Extended Time
This notice states that no extern
sion of time for paying these bills
will be allowed as has been done in
the past, and the collectors are
starting out as promptly as can be
arranged after the 9Th day of each
month to disconnect the electric
meter in those instances where
there are unpaid accounts. Each
delinquent bill with penalties and a
dollar collection charge will be re-
quired by the association after the
collector starts from the Office, or
the meter will be removed unless
full payment is made including the
collection charge. In case the
meter is removed, a $500 recon
nection fee will be required, and
then there will be no charge for
collection, but the collectors are in
structed to not accept any part
payments on the electric bill
Urge Prompt Payment
In the event an adjustment is
claimed, the payment of the basic
minimum bill should be made be-
fore the collectors are sent out
from the associations Office in
Greenwood, Delaware. Under these
circumstances the members are re-
quested to get in touch with the
office without delay, and due con-
sideration will be shown by the d.
rectors to those members who are
promptly and actively interested III
their accounts for electric service.
For those members who have no
delinquencies, this new method Of
collecting monthly bills will not af-
feet their present system of MAX
ing their payments to the associa-
ton. according to A. G. Ingram,
project superintendent, who re-
quests the cooperation of all mem
bers in this new system of paying
for their electric service in the flu
tIlre.
Smyrna times., 1941-04-03
PLAN THEATRE
FOR CHILDREN
Smyrna Drama Group to
Form a Children's Theatre
Here; Plan Entertainment
CATER TO SMALL FOLKS

Plans for the formation of a
Children's Theatre here were dis
cussed by members Of the Smyrna
Little Theatre at the regular meet
ing Friday night. The need for
juvenile entertainment in this town
was pointed out by several of the
members with young children, who
expressed the opinion that the local
drama group could work up a ser
les of matinee performances suit
able to the likes Of the young folks.
Fairy tales and fantasies, selected
with an eye to both juvenile appeal
and educational value, with en-
phasis on costume and action, would
be popular with the children and
also with grateful parents, it was
pointed out The Board of Direc-
tors, after discussing the matter,
agreed that definite action viii be
taken, and further plans will be
discussed at the next meeting on
April 7th. The meeting tomorrow
night has been postponed since this
date conficted with the School
Spring Concert.
Playful For April 18th
A change in the playful, to be
presented April 18th. was announc-
ed Friday night. One of the Little
Theatre members, Layton Mabrey,
will present his original play, THE
Ugly" which he will direct, and in
which he will take one of the prin-
cipal roles. Others in the play are
Wilma Blendt, Harry Cloud, and
James Whalen. This will be given
in addition to George the one-act
farce which the group will enter in
the competitive Spring Play Fes-
tival at Newark on April IS and
49, Mrs Harley Bodley will give
readings with incidental music be-
tween acts.
Party Night" Each Month
One regular meeting night each
month will be a social evening for
the group, with refreshments and
special dramatic entertainments
planned. The other three nights
will be devoted to business, demon
strations of various phases of play
production and workshop expert
ments. Plans for the next playbill,
probably full length production,
are being discussed now by the
Board of Directors. who are Glenn
S. King, Elizabeth Thornley,, Mrs.
Evelyn Webb, Louise Denney, and
Mrs. Louise Hoffecker Burslem.
Entertainment on April 18th
Next Monday night, April 7th,
will be the first of the planned
monthly Party Nights" A pre-
miere of THE Ugly" and demon
stration in directing by Glenn King
using "She Stops to Conquer"
acted by the School Dramatic
workshop, will be the entertain
ment.
Smyrna times., 1941-04-03
AsBURY METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. DIR. J. w. Colona, FACTOR, An
nounces Services For the Week

The services at Asbury Method
list Church next Sunday, April 9th
will be as follows: the Church
School will convene promptly at 10
o'clock with Mr.. H. c. Jones, super
intendent, in charge; the annual
Palm Sunday services with special
music by the three Choirs and SER
mon at IL o'clock, also a class of
new members will be received at
the morning service. At 7.30 pm.
the intermediate and Junior Choirs
win render their annual Easter
Concert. The Willing Workers
Bible Glass will hold their monthly
meeting at the Church this even
ing, Thursday. at s o'clock. HOLY
Week services will be held wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday evenings
of next week. The Holy Commun-
ion will be administered Thursday
evening. The public invited to all
the services.
Smyrna times., 1941-04-03
SMYRNA CENTURY CLUB TO HEAR
TALK ON FLOWER CULTURE

Clayton Century Club have been
invited to attend the meeting. Mrs.
Alfred Tilgfhman is general chair
man of the annual luncheon, which
will be held on April 18th at twelve
thirty. Cooperating with Mrs.
Tilghman will be several other club
members. Mrs. Harvey Jones will
be in charge of the diningroom,
Mrs. Joseph Ennis, seating ar
engagements, Mrs. Harvey Wright,
decorations, assisted by Mrs. George
Short, Mrs. Clark Knots and Mrs.
Charles King. The program is in
charge of Mrs. Howard Deakyne,
assisted by Mrs. Thomas Russell.
Tickets for the luncheon will be on
sale until April 18th at the
home of Mrs. William E. Mat
thews, Jr.
Smyrna times., 1941-04-03
LAND OF LIBERTY" AT ROXY
Various Civic Groups Here Sponsor
Historical Epic of America

A committee of women, repre-
senting several Smyrna civic or
CARNATIONS asked Mr.. Harry Au-
mack, manager of the Roxy The
atre. to show in Smyrna the motion
picture Land of Liberty" which
will appear at the Roxy next Mon
day evening, April 8th. Land of
Liberty is being sponsored by civic
organizations throughout the coun-
try because it is a portrayal of the
struggle for liberty in the United
States. 1t is composed of mater
ial taken from feature pictures and
news reels woven together to form
the epic of America. Producers
and distributors made the film as
a part of their contribution to the
defense effort All the rental re-
Continued on Page five)
Smyrna times., 1941-04-03
OFFER FARMER
CROP LOANS
Emergency Crop Loans En-
able Farmer to Pay Cash
for Seed and Fertilizer
LOW INTEREST RATE

Farmers wishing to obtain loans
for the 1941 season from the
Crop and Feed Loan
Section of the Farm Credit Admin
istration should place their applica-
lions as soon as possible, Field Su-
pervisor, w. Fred Richards, recent
ly announced. He pointed out that
a number of farmers in this county
have already taken the opportunity
loans in order to pay cash for seed
and fertilizer. The purpose of these
loans is to furnish credit at a low
Continued on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1941-04-03
~ SHAW ON VOTE BOARD
liners on Department of Elec-
IONS; New Castle County

Vlaefs on Department of Elec-
IONS; New Castle County
appointment of four members
ae New Castle County Depart
: u Elections and appointment
new member were announced
ay by Gov. Walter w. Bacon.
e sppointees are Republicans.
Aaei State Insurance Commits
'f James G. Shaw of New Cas-
- named to the department,
ssang former City Solicitor
~ 4. Hoch of Middletown. The
ponted members are: Former
y. I waiter G. Tatnall, Jr., of Will
'h president; Alvin Satter-
a'e Of Stanton, Thomas M.
:. OF Hillcrest, and former
'ne Y. Brewer of Newark.
~, 'srns started Tuesday and
ue ior six years. The hold
n ~ lOefS Of the department
I,' -s !, oates their terms expire
~, Thomas Muncy Keith, Re
saa and Leroy F. Hawke
\ n Dot both of Wilmington, Au-
"laam Francis HAYES.
n a Of Wilmington. April /.
h., aao former Rep. sigmund
H., democrat of Wilmington,
\ A 10 ls4a. Governor Bacon
L.. T y the reappointment
H.. a. Ryan of Newark as a
Of the Labor Commission
s'n is for five years. : : 'O-''