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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-01-23
Defense Needs
Felt in Schools
Work Night Shifts Because
Of Growing Demands
For Skilled Workers.

WASHINGTON.-T national de-
tense program has set the nations
schools to working night shifts.
Even before the defense orders
reached anything like flood stage,
the national defense commission be-
gan to check over the lists of trained
men industry would need. They
searched through the pools of unem-
ployed for men with specific skills-
ard found them vastly wanting.
A few figures from the latest study
gives an idea of the needs. Avia-
ton wants $500 more aeronautical
engineers. Ship builders can use
5000 men with specialized marine
engineering training. The metal
working industry needs $4,000 tool
engineers right now. BY the end of
this year they will want 10000
more.
Air Inspectors Needed.
The army ordnance division needs
$1,000 inspectors. The air corps
want, or will want, 1870. The
branch of chemical warfare can use
900. The signal corps would like to
have 500 inspectors and 200 meteor
ologists. All of these have to have
special and technical training. And
these needs are wholly apart from
the big demand for aviation pilots
and mechanics, part of which is
being met by the civil aeronautics
authority's training program.
Nor do the army and navy needs
figure in the studies of private indus
try that have been made by the ma
tional defense commission and the
Office of education.
Men We're Lacking.
One of the sharpest illustrations
Of that industrial need showed up
in New York state. Plants with
munitions orders were asked by the
ordnance department to 60 to work
on two shift day basis. They
reported that they did not have the
men to turn out the materials that
fast. In fact, they added, they could
not get enough skilled men to work
a full single shift.
A survey of the needs Of the 207
plants involved in the request devel-
oped the information that they need
ed 4,076 more trained men if they
were to work on a single shift, full
capacity basis. and 22.741 if they
stepped up to a double-shift basis.
II, by tiny stretch of the imagi-
nation, they were asked to do three
shifts day. they would need 80. 168
more trained men. And that study
covered only 207 plants in just one
of the 48 states.
So far the studies have been only
exploratory. They have produced
some illustrative samples. A fuller
study of industry's needs is being
made by the defense commission
now. But the samples have been
enough to set the schools going.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-01-23
MARINES TO TRAIN FLYERS
Opportunity to Train for Flying at
the Philadelphia Navy Yard

An opportunity to fly with the
u. S. Marines will be given to those
who qualify for flight training at
the navy yard here. A new flight
training unit of the Marine Corps
Reserve has been established at the
u. S. Naval Reserve Base at the
yard, and is now accepting applica-
tons from air-minded young men.
At present the training staff Is
limited, so only a few student
pilots can be instructed at one
time. BY midsummer, however,
many more students month will
be accommodated Students must
be citizens between the ages of 20
and 27, and must meet certain
mental, physical and educational
requirements as well as other pre-
scribed standards. A preference
viii be shown applicants who have
studied military science or aero
nautical engineering. As a pre-
hminary step each student must
join the Volunteer Marine Corps
Reserve as private, first class.
His subsequent training as an
aviation cadet and his winning of
a commission in the Marine Corps
Reserve depends upon his ability
to make good during successive
periods of training. After his first
solo flight, the student is transfer
red to one Of the advanced training
bases such as are located at Pen
sacola and Jacksonville, Florida
The local fight training unit is one
of three the Marine Corps Reserve
recently established, others being
located at Chicago and st. Louis.
New fight training schools are to
be started at Atlanta, Ca, Dallas,
Tex, and New Orleans in addition
to those at Naval Reserve aviation
bases elsewhere.
1t Is the first time the Marine
Corps, or its Reserve, has under
taken the training Of pilots here,
although naval air pilots Of the
Corps have often served at the
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-01-23
Daniel Webster Antiques
Had Adventurous Career

BOSTON.-Precious household be-
longings Of Daniel Webster. dis
played at the New England Antiques
exposition, had adventurous careers.
First. they were nearly destroyed
when the Webster homestead burned
to the ground in Marshfield. Then
they disappeared from view for dec
AIDES, finally turning up in Dor
chester warehouse to be turned over
to the exposition.
Included among the articles was
a card table with folding top made
of rosewood. 1t was said to have
been brought back from Europe by
Webster when he was secretary Of
state in 1889.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-01-23
Bird Not Yet Named Is
Nominated as Latest

SILVER LAKE, N. Y.-Members
of the Audubon club here believe
they have discovered, but not yet
classified, the worlds LATEST bird.
The bird appears over the lake
about five o'clock in the afternoon.
10 feet above the lake, selects a spot
in the bug line, and parks. 1t has a
large mouth similar to a pelican's
and a comparatively small wing
spread. but observers report it can
remain immobile in the air appar-
emily as long as desired.
Once comfortably parked, the bird
opens its mouth and waits patiently
for bugs to fly in.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-01-23
Losing Battle Is Fought
In Alsace Against Weed

BASEL, SWITZERLAND. - Any
wind from Alsace and the Vosges
is an ill wind for thousands Of Swiss
farmers
War drove Alsatian and Vosges
farmers away from their fields after
the 1889 harvest and they couldn't
get back for 1910.
What once were rich fields now
are forests of weeds. going to seed.
The winds watt the seeds for miles,
with no regard for frontiers. Farm
ers all over northwestern Switzer-
land are fighting a losing battle
against weeds in hitherto immacu-
late fields.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-01-23
Indian Apartment House
Of 9TH Century Found

TUCSON.-One of the first apart
ment houses" in North America has
been unearthed by the University of
Arizona anthropology department in
southern Arizona.
DR.. Emil H. HAIRY, head of the
department. said kiva, large I'M
derground ceremonial chambers of
ancient Southwest Indian tribes, had
been found that was built In the
Seventh century. The structure con-
tanned more than IS rooms.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-01-23
Cockatoos Aid Red Cross

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
The Australian Red Cross is employ
ing Australian talking cockatoos to
solicit funds. They have learned to
say "Cocky wants a penny" and
never fail to get II. They have raised
thousands Of dollars to date.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-01-23
Warns Of Debt Limit

The General Assembly was warn
ed that the debt limit may not be
safely increased to exceed $1,000
600 in view of the assumed county
highway and school obligations.
eff currenet Expenditures can be
stabilized in accordance with the
recommendation of this commits
sion, it is thought possible to i'm
prove the states condition in the
next two years sufficiently to war
rant increasing this debt limit two
years hence" the commission said.
1t advocated that consideration be
given to the converting of the pres
ent gasoline tax into a general, ex-
else form of taxation, which would
increase its objective to include
taxation Of all gasoline consumed,
except for essential farm purposes.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-01-23
Third Eve

The pineal gland, Embedded in
the back part of the brain, some
times is called a human remnant
of the third eye" of prehistoric
animals. This gland seems to af-
feet sex, but little really is known
about it.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-01-23

Letters addressed to Greece must
now be carried around the Cape of
Good Hope into the Indian Ocean
and thence overland through Iran
and Turkey.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-01-23
Sun VS.. Moon

Although we see only one side of
the moon, we are able to see all
sides of the sun. The sun rotates
once in each 25-day period.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-01-23

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bracing the towns of Clayton. Kenton.
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Lost and Found advertisements occupy
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THE SMYRNA TIMES is an Independent
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it represents and the Stsoe of which it
is a part. 1t also gives the items of
importance of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-01-23

Entered at the Post Office at Smyrna, Del
aware. as Second Class matter.
Subscription price. s1.5o per year. strictly
in advance.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-01-23

Published Every Thursday Morning by
Z. ID. HOFFECKER. Proprietor.
Founded by Robert d. Hoffecker. July s..
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10, 1907,
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BUDGET BOARD
PLAN CHANGES
CONTINUED from Page One)

exercise of your most careful
judgment"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-07

a third who was wounded and cast
cut. Then the man sent his son,
thinking these wicked huSbdndmtn
would respect him and give him the
fruit. The men, however, killed the
yulns n.p.. thinking that, as he We.
his lathcrs ntir, if ne was out Of
the way they would inherit the vine
yard.
"Wh.t -noref,rr will tine jord o.,
+re ward do u,to thno,o" ,Jes,.
a.k,d and answered FIAT me would
m~rd.~htudh, dn.t.oy tho husband-
mon and t1ko he VINEYARD 2no o,.
- .,.... II. ,.n,I- The chiof nric.+s
.,,d .r.,bnl crew, ano,v when th4>
,.,.d This 5ai,hlc rs they fell if
49,. l,.,,.. 4 4,Yinsf Thorn cspeciallv
r..... n.rtb.f .aiG that il vae v,ll-
&C.,, th,t thr Stone thai the builder.
..'s.t' I'D ..,} become thc hc1d of the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-07

Ealr told the House ,h. n.i-.Ma
.ds,' Iecom1ucudoji.u u,.. -.-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
NEVER HAD MET

As the japanese envoy waited
in the state departments diplo-
matte reception room for his con-
ference with Hull, Sir Ronald
Campbell. British minister and
charge d'affaireS. entered.
lie passed Admiral Nomura
without a word and took a seat at
the other end of the room, await
ing an appointment with Under
secretary of state Sumner -ANelles,
News Cameramen rushed into
the room. eager for a picture Of
The Japanese and British ENJOYS
together but as they approached
the admiral was called into Hull,S
office A Japanese aidc accom-
panyng the ambassador later ex-
planned 10 the photographers and
ncwsmen that Admiral Nomura
had never mot Sir Ronald, and did
not recognize him.
Admiral Nomuta said he did not
present formal protest 10 the
United States against sending
gasoline and other war supplies 10
VladivoSt0k. bat be did disclose
that this and other problems
had been GICCtfVSeA-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28

etiquette yields but Slowly to the
pressure of Icelands new friends.
Two girls at a table in the
Hotel Borg. for instance, may be
approached and asked 10 dance.
II is not the beginning Of a
beautiful evening, for after each
dance they must be returned TO
their own table.
They may not sit with their
soldier or sailor dancing partners
al either table that night al
though it is permissible TO dance
every dance with them. and they
will not accept a drink although
they may buy their own drinks
II he is lucky the soldier or
sailor viii get = date for The fol-
lowing night when he is expected
TO call for the girl and 10 bring
her home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
PHoNe6RAPH MUSIC

The Hotel Nik has a photograph
offering the music of Snow White
and the Seven Dwarfs' and a sad
British ballad Of children thinking
about then. datidicS.
The latter number invariably
increases the sale of beer TO York
shire riflemen some of whom have
been in Iceland since shortly after
Dunkirk.
Although Iceland has b n
promoted on the continent as a
vacation land il is not the spot
Americans would pick for their
two weeks with pay for hunting
is prohibited, no licenses for FISH
ing are granted 10 visitors and
crumbling lava hill tops have a
nasty habit of spilling mountain
climbers TO their death.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
HAS BLACK DEATH

As America had it's bootleg
whisky and bathtub gin, Iceland
has the product known as "black
death"-a concoction of poisonous
alcohol and other ingredients
guaranteed 10 kill" eventually.
Drinking, dancing and dating
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
u. =. Oil
To Reds
Tests laps
BY ARTHUR HACHTEN
Intl New. SerNice stan Cnrrespondent

I WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-Sec-
iretary OF State Cordcii Hull told
newspapermen that the United
States will insist upon it right to
freedom of the seas in sending
gasoline and other war supplies TO
| Russia.
In reply TO questions on the ex-
lplosive Far East situation Hull
said that it may be assumed the
limited States will adhere to its
policy of freedom of the seas.
With four oil-laden tankers now
en- route from the United States
to Vladivostok, Siberian port fac
ling the Sea of Japan, diplomatic
Quarters foreSaw an imminent test
of the reported indignation in
Japan over shipment TO Russia OF
supplies that are denied to Japan.
REDS WARN TOXIC
News from Moscow that the
Japanese ambassador there had
Registered a protest against Vladi-
vostok becoming a base for receiv-
ing munitions aid from the United
States, and simultaneous warning
10 Japan by Russia that any
attempt TO interfere with Russian
american trade would be consid-
erred an unfriendly act. was
followed by intense concentration
on the Far East situation by the
state department.
Russian Ambassador Constantine
Oumansky conferred with Hull,
and afterwards said he would not
deny that he had discussed ship
ImentS OF war supplies 10 Vladi-
Ivostok. Later Japan'S ambassador,
Admiral Kichisaburo Nemura, was
in conference with Hull for 80
minutes. The secretary also held
lengthy conferences with state
department advisers on the Far
East.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28

thcatcrS always crowded and now
reserved a couple of days n wcck
for Icelanders alone, there Is
swimming IN pools fed by the hot
Snrinc> of the island. there i
drinking in ono of the three
smaller hotels Hotel Borg is out
Of bounds for enlisted men Of
both British and American forceS) .
there are Sure-footed Iceland
ponies 10 ride at about 60 cents
an hour and that is about all.
There are no hot dog stands,
baseball games Except a classic
encounter between teams of an
American warShip and a British
man Of war on the shore of
Hvalfiordur with this writer serv-
ing as water boy) or juke boxes
in Iceland.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28
RIGID As ROPE

The rule is as rigid as the velvet
rope in a New York night club
first night, no sit OF drink with
or be taken home by q new
friend-next night O. X.
The oldStor does not warm ur
TO the Americans a. readily as the
youngster and the pro-Nazi anc
the island has spfnk,ing OF
Internationally does not warn
up al all
Learning that trial marriage j,
pracuced in Iceland, visitors may
enter Reykjavik with enthusiasm
for a first visit but they learn
that the Iceland version Of tria.
marriage is q sx-nionth sftaIi
from which there is no escap,
without good and sufficient rea.
son.
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER
So far as entertainment is con
cerned. Reykjavik IS The centel
and not particularly promising
There are old movies in two
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-28

REYKJAVlK. iceland. Aug. IL
DELAYED The newsboy az The
intersection Of Austyr Straeti and
Posthus Siraeti. the RroadWay and
Forty-Second street of RcyklaVik
shouts read allow Get evidently
coached by some eN-clrculatlon
hustler.
The Americanization Of Iceland
has begun.
The chief foreign trade influence
Up to now N this island indie
pendency on the edge Of the Arctic
Circle has been British The po-
litical influence Danish and the
educational influence German
There have been American
canned goods on the merchants
shelves. American automobiles IN
the streets and American movies
at the two theaters in Reykjavlk
hut English import products out
numbered the American by Tar
and the pound sterling was The
normal exchange money on the
market
CULTURE AND SLANG
Now the many Americans in
iceland with their numbers stead
lily increasing are introducing the
particular culture-including slang
of the United States and Ice
landers are responding nobly.
They have learned 10 handle
rob Hell" as hellveesti but il
takes considerably longer 10 say
70. K.
They do not respond so readily
10 other evidences OF American
culture such as the cocktail hour.
Iceland leans heavily toward
prohibition. II is not dry but II IS
only slightly damp. Available beer
is about like Americas near beer
during the noble experiment" and
whisky drinking is sedate. and
limited 10 a few hours a day.
From noon TO p. m, restaurant
diners may purchase a bottle OF
wine or four double Scotch whiS-
kes-no more. From z TO 10l
y. M they may again drink with.
a meal and dance a little after
ward
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-10-31
PATTERSON
FIELD APPOINTES
TRANSFERRED

DAYTON Word was received
last week of the appointment and
transfer Of Messers. Jewel Smith,
Edward Jackson and James Nc
Cracken to the II. S. Army Air
Base located at Tuskegee, Ala.
These three Negroes and one
white are to open and be IN
charge of the new supply depot.
In the very near future more will
follow these men to Tuskegee,
for the newly created 99th Pur-
suit Squadron will soon be one
Of the most important in Dixie.
Mr. Smith is former teacher
i'll the Dayton school system and
for the past few years has been
residing in Los Angeles, Calf.
Recently upon his return to this
city he was appointed TO Patter-
son Field
The other appointees were
from other cities and had only
recently come to Dayton. Mr..
Jackson, formerly Of Chicago,
and graduate Of the University
Of Chicago, was for d while assoc
ciated with our local NYA Of
flee. Mr.. McCracken was ma
tive Of Ashville, n. C..
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-10-31
FORWARD ZION'S
CHURCH SCHOOL

Forward Zion Church School
is the slogan of the campaign to
increase Sunday School attend
ance. For three weeks the Zion
News, has been published to ere
ate interest in making Zion
Church School one of the best
in the city.
Miss Irene Johnson, James
Dunn, Miss Roberta McGregor
and Mrs. Susie Rives compose
the publicity committee.
Rev. II. Laurence Mcneil, pas
tor, will preach and conduct
conservation services for the
Church School at the Sunday
morning services. Thursday even
ing, November 8 there will be a
very interesting program render
ed by members Of the Church
School board, Mrs. Dorothy jeff
erson, presiding. Officers and
parents will be entertained after
the program.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-10-31
DAYTON
10 c A L 5

Mr.. and Mrs. William Hath
cock (nee Janet Potter) Of 900
Pulaski street, Detroit, Mich, are
the proud parents Of 10-pound
baby girl Mrs. Janet Potter, mo-
ther of Mrs. Hathcock, who has
been with the family for several
weeks, will return home soon.
Monday, October %, she was re
ceiving congratulations on her
birthday.
Elder Leslie Smith of Xenia,
Ohio, will preach at the Norwood
Avenue Christian Church Sunday
afternoon, November 2 at 3 D. m.
His congregation and choir will
accompany him.
Members of the Cavalier So
clal club are making plans for
their third annual benefit Charity
Show which will be given at the
Linden Community Center the
latter part Of December. Thomas
Nicholson is acting director in
arranging listed talent ad celeb
rites that will render their ser
vices to the club by taking part
in the show.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-10-31
Continued from page -

Continued from page -
organizations.
The Armistice observation here
will begin the previous Sunday,
November 9, at MGR auditorium
with memorial service at 2:3O
p. m.
Post No. 3S0s, Veterans Of
Veterans Of Foreign Wars and
Post 328, American Legion are
Negro posts and five of their
number are members Of the Gen
eral Armistice Day committee.
At the memorial service to be
held at the MGR, Rev. Charles f.
lsom and Rev. ]. Welby Broaddus
Of the American Legion will give
the invocation and benediction,
respectively, James N. Jones is
commander and a director. Bow
en- Goodloe, commander Of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post is
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-10-31
I abernacle Baptist

Rev. J. Welby Broaddus, in
expressing himself concerning
the third anniversary of his pas
torate here said, "It's the incest
I've had. One can realize the
significance of this statement
when one considers that Rev.
Broaddus has rastored and OBJ
served anniversaries for % years
Word has been received by
Mrs. Almeda Cook of 2240 Ger
mantoWn street that her son,
First Glass Private William a.
Hall, stationed at Belvoir, Va,
has been promoted to corporal
Sunday afternoon the Alpha
Laymen's league is observing
Home Coming Day at which time
all men are urged to be present
and enjoy the musical program
which has been arranged for
them. Mr.. L. G. M. Jones is the
able president.
The Dayton to Atlanta Auto
Race, sponsored by the Bible
School. closes next Sunday, No
vember Q, Mr.. Baker Carter, SUI
perintendent, is anxious that
everyone will cooperate with one
of the four drivers to make this
effort a success.
Next Monday evening Taber-
nacle's Third Church Convention
opens with pre-convention mu-
sical. The general theme is En-
listment for Service a.d tie
theme song is 1t Pays to Serve
Jesus. An interesting program, |
under the leadership Of Mrs.
Ethel Owings, has been arranged /
with worship each evening by
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-10-31

Gathering GA garments and
more still coming in, the Narciss
johnson Guild, Unit No. so,
brought to close Friday night,
its annual October drive for new
clothing to be distributed to aged
and INDECENT persons, needy chill
dren, hospitals and relief agen-
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-10-31

government investigators probed
the narcotic angle with view to
bringing federal charges against
the defendants, especially Mont
gomery. Byde, whom police
charged with seducinf 14-year-
old Yvonne Rechard, will be
charged with statutory rape.
The Reese girls mother fought
bravely to hold bark tears Wed
nesday night when she accom-
Continued on Page 81
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PATTERSON FIELD APPOINTEES Transferred TO

four years. Miss Brown is grad
uate Of Philander Smith college
in Little Rock. Ork. She won an
NYA scholarship in library sci
ence there in 1886, and was
awarded an A. B. degree upon
her graduation.
Miss Brown, who will be has
tess for some 1900 soldiers, said
that she was sure she would like
her new job.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-10-31
RIDGEWOOD
HEIGHTS

The Douglas Community club
will hold their regular business
meeting at 274 Cornell street
Monday, November 3, beginning
at 7:30 p. m. All members please
be present.
Mrs. Jessie Lester is i'll at her
home at l47 Hanover street.
Andy Rutledge, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Rutledge, i'll home from
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-10-31

NOTE To buy Defense
and Stamps, go to the near
est post office, bank, or saw
lngs and loan association;
OF write to the Treasurer Of
the United States, Washing
ton, D. G. Also Stamps now
are on sale at retail stores.