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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-01-02
MISS MARY HYNSON WEEDS
Married to George t. Fleming Sun
day Night at Brandywine Church

Miss Mary E. Hynson and MIR.
George T. Fleming, both of Smyr-
ma were married Sunday night in
Wilmington by Rev. Ralph c.
Jones, at Brandywine Methodist
Church. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Fleming, brother and sister-in-law
of the groom, attended the couple.
Miss Hynson is the daughter of
Mr.. Frank H. Hynson and the late
Mary P. Hynson of this town. The
couple will reside on a farm near
Smyrna.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-01-02
RALPH BEST TAKES A BRIDE

MARRIED. TO MISS Ance spence OF
Marcus Hook at Quiet Ceremony
Miss Alice Spence, daughter of
Mrs. Ida Spence, of Marcus Hook,
and Mr.. Ralph Best of Smyrna
were married at 10 p. m. last Sun
day, December %, by the Rev. w.
c. Moore at Dover. The attend
ants We're Mr.. and Mrs. Owen
Moore of Dover.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-01-02
To Hold New Years Party Tonight

The Clayton Century Club is
having a New Years party tonight,
in lieu of the annual Christmas
party, which WIS postponed.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-01-02
h,,ls GIVEN :
||aap HIGHWAYS
:. Will Receive Fund
a,hvay Improvement
!, A Grade Crossings
. LESS THAN FOR 1910

.,,1s s G 500 federal aid fund
l.sssay Improvement and
s,,ssipg elimination for the !s
..'- starting next July ! u
.. y Monday by Jonn
"av federal works admin
I washington. This
Lament, approximately 20
], Is than the amount al
Y, he present fiscal year Is
~ . be made available to
- next month, ". v. MACK Nnl
ainser Of the State High
1.ssrtment, said. The appor-
= 4 Delaware's share as
- il Washington included
d tOr regular federal aid for
,..rsrt Of main through
In. sS5,S1S for improvement
- or feeder highways,
rwO for grade crossing
- work. Although high
49, have not mapped any
! ,sn for use Of the money,
WI said that priority will be
) projects needed in nation
s1s.
rrs Improvements to Roads
s,s recent meeting Of the State
uy Commission three road
vsnents in line with require
Id a national defense high
wsn we're approved. They
d reconstruction Of the Con
Pie from Talleyville to the
rania state line, widening
! psd from Pearson's Corner
! MARYLAND state line in Kent
II and widening of the road
Green's Mill to Atlanta
C. Cannon in Sussex County.
rrnately the same amount
\ alOcated Delaware by the
4 government from the fiscal
4 ls42-43, according to an
urSment made at Washing
sFsral months ago. Mr.. Car
Egsd that priority and ex-
En be given to roads needed
zs1ral defense. I'VE are al
iced with serious conges-
[,he Hampton Road area, at
Diego and at numerous other
be said. AT some camps,
-tnled, the call is to get
EMt Of the mud on main sup
ntg. This work is of first
rzce. Next in Importance is
znn2tiOn Of weak bridges
1nw rOadways and streng-
~ d weak surfaces on the
gt system recommended by
agencies. These roads are
7 isderal-aid system and the
He1snts needed are the kind
7 making IN the regular fed
program. The states
pan federal aid programs
Inst priority to access roads
19' and defense plants and
Nonty to work on the
we system"
~! TO Show Defense Needs
later will submit to the
a survey showing the
Y needs from the standpoint
aI Defense. The money ap-
vas authorized by Con-
!. - y September. It is divided
~w for improvement of
4-aid system; s17,5O0 900
Povement of secondary
"a 100000 for elimina-
asas crossings. A proper
uas sa 0 avision, totaling more
wVoO, goes to admins
asls. The money goes to
H.. proportion to population,
. mileage or rural post
!. s'sds crossing funds are
y oas-aaf according to pop
\, s : : on the basis Of
s..s,,, he federal aid system
sT'. u'th according to rail-
,,s age The states select
-. s's, let the contracts and
p instr Instruction, subject to
~ p s0. carmody also
d : sappOrtionment Of ST.
sss ! Is spent in the 10 public
"a ~ ~ Z roads through pub
- federal reservations.
WE WEDDING PLANS
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1941-01-02
10000 LETTERS
IN SINGLE DAY
Smyrna Post Office Has Rush
Season, With $4,000 Let
tiers Cancelled in III Days
MORE THAN LAST YEAR

Business at the Smyrna Postoffice
increased II percent during the
Christmas rush this year, in COM
parison with last year, Davis H
Bell, postmaster has announced.
The period covered was from De-
cember Is to December 26, tnclu-
sive. Over 10000 letters were can
celled or sent out from the local
Office in a single day, Friday, De-
cember 20. On the highest day in
the same period for the '39 season,
g, 500 letters were cancelled or sent
out.
$4,000 Letters Cancelled
In the December Is December
26 period in 1910, $4,000 letters
were cancelled in the local office.
During the same period in 1889,
81, 500 letters were cancelled or
sent out. Employees were kept
busy during the height of the sea-
son, working at full speed TO sort
and deliver packages, Christmas
cards by the thousands, and letters
far surprising the amount ordin-
arily handled.
Evening star., 1941-05-28
Eden Reiterafes Pledge
OF Aid 10 French Allies
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 28.-Foreign Secre-
tary Anthony Eden today reiterated
the pledge made by Prime Minister
Churchill last August q that Britain
would maintain the economic sta
bility" of such French territories as
ranged themselves on the British
side in the war.
Replying to a question in the
House of Commons as to whether
the government was prepared to
make agreements with other French
territories such as that already
made with French Equatorial Africa,
which has joined the Free French"
banner of Gen. Charles de Gaulle,
Mr.. Eden Said:
I'm a letter to Gen. de Gaulle Of
August q last the Prime Minister
gave an assurance that, until such
time as an independent and consti-
tutional authority has been re-
established on French soil, we shall
do everything in our power to main
tain the economic stability Of ali
French overseas territories"
This offer still holds good" Mr..
Eden said.
Evening star., 1941-05-28
Harry S. Butt Services
Slated This Afternoon
epeeial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, May 28.-Fu-
neral services for Harry S. Butt, So,
superintendent of the county home
and farm near Rockville, who died
at Montgomery County General
Hospital, Sandy Spring, after
short illness, were to be held at
the home this afternoon. They
were TO be conducted by the Rev.
Elgar G. Soper, pastor of the Meth
odist Church at Potomac, Md, and
burial was to be in the church
cemetery
Mr.. Butt. was son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B. Butt and
was a lifelong resident of this vi
cinity. He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Lavinia Viola Butt; eight chill
dren, Mrs. Raymond Fisher, Mrs.
Ambrose Grimes, Mrs. Clifford Jer-
aid and Mary, Guy and Otis Butt,
all of Rockville; Mrs. Steward Wad-
dell, Gaithersburg, and Donald
Butt, Halpine, Md; two sisters, Mrs.
Norman Ward, Rockville, and Mrs.
Lester Knott, Chicago, and four
brothers, Heath E., Porter N. and
Samuel T. Butt, all. of Rockville,
and Jesse Butt, Washington. He
also leaves nine grandchildren.
Evening star., 1941-05-28
Conciliators Seek
Settlements in Bus
And Cafeteria Disputes
PorIey Called Today
In Arlington to Avert
Strike of 130 Drivers

Labor Department concilators to-
day were attempting to effect set
tlement of strike which empued a
downtown restaurant of more than
100 employees yesterday and a
threatened walkout of 130 bus
drivers for the Washington, Mary
land and Virginia Coach Co., in Ar
lington, Va.
Representatives of the Amalga-
mated Association of Street and
Electric Railway and Motor Coach
Employees were to meet with bus
company officials and Federal Con-
cilator Frank j. Sheehan in an
effort to reach agreement on ne
gotiations which have been going
Evening star., 1941-05-28
Active Work 10 Enlist
Personnel for Second
Registration Begins
Emphasis Put on Speed
In Signing Registrars
Up for July Duties

Enrolment of nearly 400 volunteer
workers to handle the selective serv-
ice registration of approximately
5000 Washingtonians on July 1 was
begun today by defense committees
of the District Department of the
American Legion.
A report on arrangements for the
registration was given before a Joint
meeting of the committees last night
by 1t. Comdr. w. A. Corley, U. S. NJ,
retired, chairman of the Co-ordi-
mating Committee and in charge of
registrar personnel organization.
Many Willing to Serve Again.
1t. Comdr. Corley revealed that
more than half of the necessary
number of registrars had indicated
their willingness to serve on the
second draft registration day. pro-
claimed Monday by President Roose-
velt to bring into selective service
all those who have reached the age
of 81 since the original program
was begun.
The committee chairman empha-
sized, however, that actual enroll
ment of the registrars must be ac-
complished as quickly as possible
and distributed volunteer blanks
among the so or more members
attending the session.
Back Emergency Unit.
For the most part, the registrar
personnel will be composed of those
who served last October in the first
registration, it was said. Supervisors
will be appointed for each of Is
designated registration places. Of
flcials hope to confine preparatory
and instruction sessions to one mass
meeting of all registrars and several
smaller gatherings of the supervisors
only
Following a discussion Of civilian
defense efforts, the committees
voted to recommend to the Depart
ment Executive Committee the or
ganization of 1000 Legionnaires In
Washington into an emergency de-
fense unit. Recruits would be en-
listed on voluntary basis from the
Legion's local membership of 5000
under the recommendation. The
action was lauded by william II.
Hargrave, department commander,
who was present at the meeting,
held In the National Guard Armory.
Representatives Of the National
Defense, Emergency Aid and Aero
nautics Committees attended.
Evening star., 1941-05-28

on for more than two weeks. Last
Thursday, the bus drivers and shop
men authorized strike measures un-
less demands of the union, an A.
F. L. affiliate, are met.
Meanwhile, more than 100 bus
boys and kitchen helpers walked
out at the S. & w. Cafeteria, Fiji
teenth and New York avenue NV,
at pm. yesterday after the COM
pany had refused to agree on GER
tain demands of the union local
All, United Cafeteria Employees,
c. I. o..
Jack Mink, business agent for
the cafeteria employees, said the de-
mands of the union include an g.
hour day, two weeks vacation with
pay, holidays off with pay, estab-
lishment of a union shop and gen.
eral pay increases of 81 per week.
Evening star., 1941-05-28
Bridges Talks Freely
Of Membership in
|. W. W. in 1921
Testifies He Dropped Out
In Opposition to Tactics
And Policies Of Body
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 28.-Harry
Bridges testified freely yesterday
about his former membership in the
Industrial Workers of the World and
collaboration with the Marine Work.
ers' Industrial Union.
Il was member tof the I. w. W0
for few months in 1921" Mr..
Bridges testified at his deportation
hearing, "but didn't like some of
the policies and tactics so I
dropped out"
He said the M. w. T. u, then rep
resenting most of the seamen on
the West Coast, was the first union
to Join the longshoremen in the
1884 Pacific Coast water front strike
This vas the first lengshore strike
that was ever Won" Mr.. Bridges
commented, adding the others were
lost because of lack of cooperation
from. .Seamen.
Hits Employer Tactics.
The Government seeks to deport
Mr.. Bridges to his native Australia
because he once belonged to the
I. w. W., and because it charges
he was affiliated with the M. w.
I. U. and the Communist party.
The Government described the I. w.
w. as destructive, and the other two
organizations as subversive. Affilia-
tion, In the eyes of Government at
torneys. is giving support to an
organization.
Working conditions on West
Coast water fronts in 1888 were
such, Mr.. Bridges said, that all
three organizations were getting a
sympathetic ear in attacking the
Blue Book Company union) and
In speaking against graft, chiseling
and corruption"
The 39-year-old California C. I.
o. director said resentment was so
strong against blacklisting, speedup,
dangerous working conditions, COM
pulsory membership in the en-
ployer- controlled union, the meth
cd Of hiring and graft and chiseling
by straw bosses that the stevedores
Sdillc LlbO LlH hOllSSllOI c1llcl .
Union almost overnight when the
N. R. A. was created.
Says A. F. L. Opposed a Union.
He said employers and A. F. L.
officials opposed formation of the
union and, to establish a demo-
cratic union small coterie formed
the Albion Hall group and published
the Water Front Worker.
TT was not safe to be found def
nitely behind that paper" he said.
"The company union had a bunch
Of sluggers, and I was slugged
once"
The Government objected re-
peatedly to the line of defense
questioning, but Trial Examiner
Charles B. Sears oyerruled all OBJ
iections. ,-...
81 think this witness is entitled to
give his theories relating to the j
entire case" Judge Sears remarked.
'"I am going to rule with great lib
erality."
Mr.. Bridges, who was on the stand
for three days at another deporta-
ton hearing in 1899, was called
after Joseph Curran, president OF
the C. I. o. National Maritime
Union. testified "the c. I. o. is
satisfied that Bridges has been tried
and acquitted, that he was not a
s-4
Evening star., 1941-05-28
Reduction in Cork o
Processing Ordered
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Office of Production Man
agement yesterday ordered all
manufacturers of cork products to
cut their processing operations in
half.
E. r. Stettinius, jr., priorities di-
rector, said that cork was necessary
for the defense program and that
shipping uncertainties had created a
serious shortage.
The order was telegraphed to
about 40 manufacturers and is to be
followed by the institution of an
industry-wide system of priority
control over all cork supplies.
Evening star., 1941-05-28

Managers and other employees of the
restaurant took over the duties of
the strikers and company spokes-
men said today the establishment
would continue to operate on regu-
lar schedules.
Evening star., 1941-05-28
Nearby Citizens to Meet

The May meeting of the Upper
Montgomery County (Md0 Citizens
Association will be held at the
Dickerson School, Dickerson, Md,
at pm. tomorrow, it was an
nounced by William Daniel. ir.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-23
Follow These Easy Rules to Win S.

of The Daily Monitor.
Amy resident over ID years
of age living in Macomb
County may compete, except
employees of The Daily Monitor
and South Macomb News and
their families. Contest subject
to all federal, state and county
regulations.
0-All winners will be noti-
. fled by mail. Winners may
choose their $500 Merchandise
Check from local retail stores
listed in this newspaper. All
entries received by mail must
be postmarked not later than
three days from date jingle was
published. You can bring your
entry to The Daily Monitor Of
flee If you live near by and so
desire.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-23
Jay PressOn
Finds Ii Pays
tn be Stubborn

ODALLAS, Aug. 23-R-Jay
Presson's stubborn streak has
given her a chance on Broadway.
The ID year old San Angelo,
Tex, girl, experienced only in
sc DOL plays, accompanied a
friend to chorus tryouts for the
Dallas Summer Opera first night
production of Irene" The man
ager ordered everyone but sing
ers to move back. Miss Presson
can't sing, but she remained in
her seat.
II guess I was just stubborn"
she said, after being told to re-
port next day.
The young woman was given
the part of Mrs. Marshall, q white
haired dowager. So impressive
was her performance that Shu-
bert Production official decided
to take her to New York next
week.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-23
BrOnc-BusterS
Fail to Pass
Army Exams

nPUEBLO, Colo, Aug. 23-(P
Take an old cowhand's word
for it-bronco-busting and SOL
diering don't mix.
by the time a cowboy reach
es the ripe old age of % he's
so bunged up Uncle Sam won't
have him." says veteran Rodeo
Director Leo Cremer.
II don't know of one OF the
nations 20 top ranking bronco
busters, steer riders or bulldog
gers who will be called for army
service"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-23
Experts Study
Steer Feeding
Animals Stomach
Turn to Factories

OwOOSTER, O.,-Aug. 23-(R
BY cutting doors in the sides
of steers, an expert in livestock
nutrition has found that certain
kinds of feeding turn the ami
mails stomachs into vitamin
factories.
A study of ingested food show
ed that a diet consisting chiefly
of corn contained 500 to 400 per
cent more of the nutritive vita
minis 81 and BE- than before it
was taken into the stomach, G.
H. Hunt of the Ohio Agricultural
Experiment station reported to-
day.
Holes six or seven inches in
diameter were cut to the stom-
achs of three steers given differ
ent types of feed. The stomach
lining was sewn to- the hide and
a rubber plug inserted in the
opening, through which contents
were removed. The doors" had
no adverse effect on the animals.
An ingested ration of alfalfa
hay and protein supplement
showed loss of riboflavin OBJ,
or vitamih c. and thiamin (B1),
both essential to nutrition. On
the other hand rations contain
ing an equal amount of corn and
hay and three times as much
corn as hay showed high in
crease in these vitamins.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-23

last line MUST be accompanied
by one, page one heading Of The
Daily Monitor, showing the date
Of issue.
0-There will be q daily prize
y Of $500 for the best last line.
The winner of Mondays last
line jingle will be announced
one week later on Monday, and
for each weekday thereafter
the winners name will be an
-nounced on the same day the
following week.
A-Entries will be judged for
- originality, suitability, and
aptuess Of thought. The judges
decisions will be final. Dupli-
cote prizes will be awarded in
case Of ties. No entries will be
returnod. Entries, contents,
md ideas therein become the
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-23
LAST TIME TO-NITE
DON a MARY
AMECHE - MARTIN
KISS THE BOYS
GOODBYE"
typographical Union
Rejects Vote Request
Declines to Affiliate
with Go Or AL

VANCOUVER. B. c., Aug. %
-R-A proposal for a referen-
dunn on affiliation with either
the CLIO or the ALL was re-
jected last night by the Inter.
national Typographical Union.
The organization ended its
week-long convention by voting
a So weekly increase in the pen
sion paid old-age members.
The 81 increase, q substitute
for a previous proposal for a 81
increase which was defeated,
must be endorsed through a ref
erendum of the entire I.T.U.
membership before it becomes
effective. The pension now is
So a week.
The I.T.U. broke from the A.
F. of L. five years ago and
since has been an independent
organization.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-23

Wednesday of this week. Mrs.
Pansy Newcome of New York
City was an out of town guest.
Miss Mary M. Stone was host
ess to a few ladies at the home
of her mother, Mrs. c. c. Stone
on Thursday of this week. A
dinner was served followed by
a social evening.
Mrs. Pansy Newcome of New
York City is spending a week
here with her sister, Miss Mari
on Millen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Palmer
of Indiana are here to spend
few days with their parents.
Miss Marjorie Saliard is home
from Ann Arbor to spend two
weeks vacation with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Sa-
lard.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Ewell are
enjoying a motor trip through
the Upper Peninsula returning
by way of illinois.
Frederick and j o a n Pierce
will celebrate their birthdays on
Saturday afternoon by enter
tanning some of their young
friends. Games will be enjoyed
and refreshments served.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-23
Youths Petition Mayor
for Safe Place 10 Swim

oWALSENBURG, Colo, Aug.
23-(R-Uncoaxed, three nine
year. old lads shuffled into DR..
c.. r. Mallett's office and sur
prised the receptionist with: I'VE
want to see the dentist"
DR.. Mallett also was sur
prised until the trio petitioned
him, as Mayor of Walsenburg,
for a safe place to swim.
I'VE were just chased out of
the irrigation ditch and it wasn't
any good for swimming any,
way" they explained. The
mayor is looking into the mat
ter.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-23
ENGINEERS Raise Lake
Level for Boat Owner

OGRAND COULEE E, WASH,
Aug. 23-R - Herbert Lang
built a ferryboat to operate
across the lake in back of Grand
Coulee Dam. Ready for the
launching yesterday, he discov.
cred the lake was not high
enough to meet the bottom O.
his skidway.
Dam engineers obliged. They
raised the lake level, and the
launching was q success.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-23
Five Dollars Daily for Last Line
DAILY MONITOR JINGLE CONTEST
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every day-the best and most
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In Mount Clemens serving Ma
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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-23
Boring Attractions at the Jeuel Theatre
ife Begins for Andy.
Hardy" +++AI Star Show

Mickey Rooney, as Andy
Hardy. learns that the first
requisite to getting a job is
getting up early enough.
Here ne is in q scene from
Life Begins for Andy Har-
dy," latest of the popular
Hardy Family dramas,
which opens August 81 on
the Jewel screen. The new
picture brings Judy Garland
back into the Hardy fold, to-
gether with such regulars
as Lewis Stone, Fay Holden,
Ann Rutherford and Sara
Haden. This star attraction
will play at the Jewel The
atre August 81, September
/ and 2.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-23
NEED ONLY SECOND

OCHICAGO, Aug. 23-(R-
Needing only a second place in
one of today's races, the Lake
Ontario crew, assembled from
Buffalo and Youngstown, N. Y,
had the Barthel trophy race
series we'll within its grasp to-
day.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-23
Romeo

Mrs. Laura Havers entertained
at q family din n er party on
Thursday evening in honor OF
the 05th birthday of her father,
Henry Lee. Several out Of town
guests were present.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-23
Petitpren IS Fox
Beer Distributor

County Agent Nemed for
Smooth, ALL Grein Product
oFrank Petitpren. Is Second
street. Mount Clemens, this week
took over the Macomb county
distributorship for Fox Deluxe
Beer which will be available to
all licensees in the area.
Fox Deluxe Beer, a product
of the Fox Deluxe Brewing
company, Grand Rapids, is true
grain beer aged and mellowed to
the peak of perfection, the dis
tributor said.
The beer is mild, extra smooth
and perfectly balanced in flavor,
Petitpren stated.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-23

ley at her summer home on Stag
Island on Friday of this week.
Mac Stone is home from In
diana to spend a weeks vaca-
ton with his mother, Mrs. c. c.
Stone.
Mrs. Bert H a u & waut and
Mrs. James H. Harvey entertain
ed a small company of ladies at
q luncheon at their home on
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-23
"Lady Be Good"

New Metro Mayer 1941-1942 picture book
Jewel Theatre in September starring Eleanor
Powell Sothern Robert Young Lionel Barrymore, John
Carroll Shelton and Virginia OBren. If clap eyes
gayer musical in 1941-youn have to it in your
dreams Great Great sars
Great Together-in lavish hit by the man
who gave you the thrills of Strike Up The Band!"