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PERSONALS

James w. Lattomus, son of A. G.
Lattomus, residing near Green
Spring, was one of the graduates at
Delaware College last week. Mr..
Lattomus deserves great deal of
credit. BY diligent application to
his studies, he accomplished the
four years course in three years, a
thing that is seldom done, and did
it with credit in every department.
He purposes, we think entering on
the study of law for a profession.
The Newark correspondent of
the Evey Evening had the follow
ing item Friday: Miss Nan Hof-
fecker, Miss Ethel Cooper and Miss
Alice Spruance, composed a gay
Smyrna contingent at the Com
mencement exercises" At the
Academy Commencement on Thurs.
day evening Miss Cooper yielded tc
a pressure for solo, which was
given in excellent voice, and round
Ily applauded.
Robert D. Hoffecker, Jr., ant
Crawford Stevens are home from
Delaware College for the summel
vacation.
John v. Weldon, of the Nationa
Press Association, of New York ;
former typo of the Times Office
was with his little daughter, on {
visit of several days the past week
to his father B. v. Weldon.
Thomas S. Start, who has beer
spending month very pleasant.
to himself while giving pleasure t.
his friends, left yesterday for New
York. He has been employed TO
some years in the Methodist Bool
Concern.
Mrs. w. G. Lake, nee Lillian
Wilds, recently at school at Car
isle, is on visit to her mother.
Mrs. j. w. Jones went to Wash
ington yesterday, to viist her aunt
who is quite sick.
i William Denney HAZEL ant
daughter Clara, Of Cecilton. visit
led friends in Smyrna yesterday.
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The Smyrna Times
Phone 1921 SMYRNA, DELAWARE

Published Every Thursday Morning by
E. d. HOFFECKER. Owner and Propri-
etor.
Founded by Robert ID. Hoffecker. July s.
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10. 1907.
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Der "a, 1889.
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Wendover Field, Utah
June 18th, 1912
Editor of Dribbles,
American Legion,
Smyrna, Delaware.
Dear Sir:
I've already read several editions
of your swell column, and must
fall in line with the rest of the
hometown lads in expressing my
appreciation for it. Like all the
rest of the fellows who are now
away from Smyrna, I think it's an
Al idea, and bouquet of orchids
to whoever thought of it.
Can't think of much to tell you
all except that I'm out here on the
edge of the Great Salt Dessert, and
it's as hot as you know what! OF
course I can't tell you much of the
technical side of things (even if you
would be interested) as they class
most of that as Military informa-
tion," and that's taboo to give out
You can read most of that stuff in
LIFE, anyway.
I do want to join George Thaw.
ley in praising the USO, and the
wonderful work they are doing.
don't think I can give you any bet.
ter picture of the USO than George
did in one of his letters to you
sometime back. One thing I viii
repeat-help the USA by heldins
the USO! Give!
Maybe you'd like to know what
most of the Smyrna-Clayton boys
who are in the service, are missing
the most. I'm almost sure that
can speak for all of us, so here
goes. Naturally, we all miss oul
families, with the good OF home
cooked meals, and Nom catering tt
our every popularity Of taste
much different than the Arm,
cooks who have to please severa
hundred "chow-hounds." We mis-.
the familiar hometown gang; thu
long summer afternoons at Lake
Como, where we use to get rec
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SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF JUNE 22ND, 1892

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date Of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature Of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
ton.
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Entered at the Post ONCE at Smyrna, Del
aware, az Second Class matter.
Subscription price, 31.50 per year. strictly
in advance.
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hot" sunburn; the twilight softball
games in the summer, and the
High School basketball games in
the winter; those nights at Shap S
after the movies, with nothing to
do but sit around and jaober aoout
just who the lucky gals were that
the Hopkins brothers were courtlng
at present, and when hizzonner, F.
B. Gebhart was going TO discard
some poundage, and whose band
Bernie Grier was currently playing
for, and so on into the night. Yes
sir, George Thawley was really
right when he said, "it's the little
things in life that count the most. "
OF course, the lads miss the girls
they left behind" which, incident
ally, is the main topic of converse
ton around an Army camp. There's
hardly a man in Uncle Sans fight
ing forces who didn't leave at least
ONE lucky Cd young miss, when
he joined the ranks. And the chief
worry is, Twill she stay true to me
while I'm gone ?"-We wonder!
There are numerous other little
things we5re kinda homesick for,
but most of us realize that person
al feelings must be put aside at a
time like this. We ALL have job
to do, and we must do it-and the
soldiers, sailors and marines are
very optimistic that the job will be
done right, this time-and that we
won't dilly-dally about doing it,
either!
Well, I CUES I'd better bring this
to a close now, cause 1 don't want
to take up too much space in the
column. Better give some of the
other fellows some space to blow
off too, or some of thse sergeants
might want put me on extra
detail is me!
Hope to hear from some of you
soon and, in the meantime, keep
everything under control in the
best little town in the world And
you know it!
Respectfully yours,
BOB" BELL
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All those in service, their families anc
friends, are urged to inform Dribbles
Editor of new. or changed, addresses. Keer
him supplied with interesting news items
The success. and continuation, of this new
Service column will depend largely upor
this kind of cooperation.
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Service Honor Roll

Alfred c. Aiken, 20257232
Bly, G., 198th c. A. (A.A.)
A. P. o. 919
Care of Postmaster
San Francisco, Calf.
=. 49, .sss
Pvt. William Alvin Fretz
Co. H, TAO, 7th Reg.
@. M. T. c.
Camp Lee, Virginia.
Pvt. F. C. Erich Hengst
Battery A, 14th F. A.
Fort Banning, Georgia
Pvt. F. G. Leonard Rausch
Co. b, 18th Infantry
Mattituck, Long Island, N. Y.
Pvt. Samuel D. Rutter
Co. A, 124th Infantry
Fort Banning, Georgia
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Private Samuel D. Rutter has
been spending fifteen-day fur
Tough back home; time just about
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D RIBBLES
FROM
Our Boys in Service
by

David c. Harrison Post, No. IA,
American Legion, and Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
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CHANGE OF ADDRESS
SERVICE HONOR ROLL

Pvt. Robert S. Bell
369th Bomb Squadron, Group H
306th Bombardment Group
Wendover Field, Utah
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369th Bomb Squadron
306 Bombardment CIR. CID
Wendover Field, Utah
June 18th, 1912
, 1942-09-17

Gets Results
BY Robert L. Bennett, President
UE Local 8O7

Recent developments at MGR
once again have shown, that no
mans job is safe. We refer, of
course, to P. P. No. 2, where that
old time trouble maker, MI. Ed
ridge held forth for so many years.
Recently, the wages of a group
of men in P. P. No. 2 were cut,
some of them as high as 500. The
boys took it up with the Company
Representative, one Summers by
name, and got exactly nowhere,
Mr.. Summers explaining, he
couldn't do a thing about it, an old
complaint of Company Represent
atives. The fellows then decided
to switch to a real Union such as
the UE-CIO and are doing a real
job of organizing P. P. No. 2. Incl
IDENTIFY the day the boys had a
meeting at CIO hall, Mr.. Eldridge,
the Foreman was fired. It only
goes to show that Foremen, Super
~visors, and, yes, certain Job Set
tiers cannot go along with Simon
LeGree" methods forever.
Foremen such as "Mr. Work or
60 to the Army" Rinehart of
Screw No. 2, now there is a man,
who, if he continues to use the
same tactics as he has, will in
all certainty get his ears pinned
back. We of the CLIO do not like
such tactics and don't stand for
them very long.
And while on the subject of
UE-CIO, let me say that D. 8, K.
No. 3 and 4 are certainly keeping
pace with P. P. No. 2. Keep up
the good work boys and girls, we
will have a real Union at MGR in
spite of hat phoney EIU.
, 1942-09-17

Glenn Miller, popular member
of the UE, and Financial Secretary
of MGR Local 807. Glenn has been
employed at MGR for the past
nineteen years as a polisher. One
the best natured and friendly men
in the UE, Miller has been a real
example of a Union man. SPEND
ing as much time in the interests
of his fellow workers as he does
in the shop, Glenn has won the re-
spect and admiration of all CLIO
workers in Dayton. We need more
like him!
, 1942-09-17
Sport Stuff
By Bus Bennett

Delco Local 755 will play Le-
land Local 804 in the final softball
game of the season. The winner of
this contest will win the second
place spot in the Go League,
first place having been already
won by Inland Local 81 with a
two game margin.
X
Our CLIO Bowling League will
officially be opened on Wednesday
night September Is. This sport
will be played in the basement of
the Royal Alleys at $3.50 p. m. I
say officially opened, because the
majority of the boys have already
bowled a number of games. I saw
the Local 768 team in action last
Wednesday, and they looked as
though they might give the other
Locals a little competition.
X ii
The CLIO Athletic Committee
members are hoping for the best
in their efforts to organize the
Unions first bowling league. If
the bowlers show as much spirit
and craftsmanship, as we shown
by the softball players there is
no reason why the bowling league
should be anything other than a
perfect success.
, 1942-09-17
Scholarships
Available

A limited number of half
scholarships are available in the
Dayton YMCA college, where
registration for the fall semester
now is in progress, Theodore J.
Christensen, director, announced
recently.
These scholarships, paying half
of the students tuition for the
college year opening Monday,
September IA, are open to recent
high school graduates in need of
financial assistance, particularly
those expecting to obtain a degree.
The awards, available to both
day and evening school students
in the schools of liberal arts, COM
merce and engineering of the
YMCA college, can be renewed
for four years if the recipients
work is satisfactory.
Applications should be made to
Robert Ryder, dean of the COM
merce school. .
, 1942-09-17

conditions.
The new agreement provides for
maintenance of membership clause,
one, two and three weeks vaca-
ton pay based upon length OF
service. The Dayton Scale unit
was the first plant organized under
Q miscellaneous charter in the city
of Dayton. Collective bargaining
rights have been held by the
UE-CIO since 1887.
The new agreement provides for
minimum starting rate of $50 per
hour and automatic increase at
the end of so days to Csc per hour.
The outstanding achievement in
the new agreement provides that
the difference between the quail
fled rate of Csc per hour and the
maximum rate paid for the job
shall be prO-rated over a 10
months period as a minimum
automatic advancement. The
agreement covers full seniority,
establishes collective bargaining
machinery setting forth standard
hours and working conditions.
The agreement provides for con-
tinuous negotiations for wage ad-
justments in line with the COM
munity levels, and negotiations
are under way for a 100 wage de-
mand made by the Union.
The agreement was negotiated
and continued wage conferences
are being held by the following
Committee representing the Union:
Delbert Dunn, Roy Stone, and
Carl E. Fuls. Negotiations have
been assisted by K. M. Kirken-
dali, Local UE Representative.
, 1942-09-17

julius Emspak-Re-e elected Sec
retary-Treasurer of the UE. Ems
pax is also the Editor of the Ma
tional UE paper. He has appeared
in Dayton on several occasions.
, 1942-09-17

Register BY October 5!
, 1942-09-17
Frigidaire
Plain ClOthesmen

A new department has been
added at Frigidaire, Plant No. 2,
known as the Plain Clothes
Shoppers. Messrs. Ray Sullivan,
Worth Davis, and R. H. Gates
head the department now. They
were all from Department 227
supervision. Their main job is
to provide Safety. Like catching
you smoking, or leaving your job
early. Some fun, Ell?
AMERICANS VOTE -!
, 1942-09-17
Fit to Eat

It is the opinion of the shop
committee at Frigidaire hat since
Mr.. James Randolph formerly the
chef at Plant No. 2, has been
transferred to Plant No. 3, the
employees have been benifitted to
the extent that we are now being
served food that is fit to eat.
- Register BY October 5! -
, 1942-09-17

James J. Matles-Re- elected Di-
rector of Organization for the UE.
Matles is we'll known to CLIO
workers and has appeared in
Dayton on many occasions. Matles
has the task of co-ordinating the
efforts of the entire Organiza-
tional Staff of the United Elec-
trical Workers.
- Register By October 5! -
, 1942-09-17
Pact Concluded With
Dayton Scale
Division of Hobart Manufacturing

The Dayton Scale Unit of Local 1853, UE-CIO, has ratified a
Iictory Agreement covering recognition of hours, wages and working
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
Xauier Prep Retains Natl
CathoHcH High SchoolCage
Ttle;UnbeatenIn Tourney

Our Mother of Sorrows High, Biloxi,
Miss, captured the girls title in
a thrilling 1881 victory over
larger veteran st. Theresa High
sextette of Gulfport, Miss, in the
finals. Holy Ghost High of Opelou-
sas won the consolation game in
an interesting contest with Xavier
Prep to take third place honors in
the tourney 1t marked the occasion
of the first time a Xavier Prep
School girls team ever entered a
tournament.
Xavier Prep won the boys title
in convincing fashion with a clear
path of five wins and no losses:
winning over the following teams:
st. Rose di Lima of Bay st. Louis.
Miss, 31-22; ST. Edwards High of
New Iberia. La, 1921. Holy Ghost
High OF Opelousas, La, 35-15: st.
Francis High of Natchez, Miss. &C.
81; and Our Mother of Sorrow High
OF Biloxi, Miss, 44-33. Our Mother
OF Sorrows captured runner-un
honors with four victories
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28

and other team mates such as
Walter Mitchell, guard.
DECEPTIVE LAD
Coach John H. Burr, who taught
Hill most of his basketball A-B-C's
says Of him, Ills ability to evade,
and deception, has made him
very fine player. Such men as Hill
and Burrows, who was a regular
spark-piug, made the spirit of the
team this season better than any
year since 1885,
According to reports, Hill has
been invited TO play on a team Of
All-Stars Of the CIAA conference
against an All-Star white team in
game TO be held in Washington
at. Turner'S Arena in April.
Hill, who is % years Of age, ex~
poets to receive his Bachelor of
Arts degree in Business Adininis-
tration at Howard University in
in June.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28

are the owners and Charley Henry
manager of the new Detroit entry.
DR.. Joseph H. Thomas, owner of
Baltimore'S Black Orioles, will soon
announce an outstanding parsonage
as his field leader.
JON Brown, one of Negroes ALE
time greats, will manage the Min
neapolis-St. Paul Gophers for the
Twin Cities Boosters Syndicate.
Offers of cooperation with the
new league are pouring in from all
parts of the country. The finest
major and minor league parks have
been placed at its disposal for
games. Newspapers and radio sta
lions have promised full help in
all of the leagues endeavors.
The Negro Major Baseball League
of America will start its schedule
on Sunday, March 18th. All of the
teams will train in the South and
play number of exhibition games.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
Marshall Hill, Howard u. Star,
Sets New CIAA Records SO Points
In One Game, 400 For Season

WASHINGTON, D. G. - (SN.S)
Marshall Jesse James, Hill. of the
Howard University Bisons, stood
out like a house afire among CIAA
basketeers during the past season.
The versatile Bison center scored
402 points in twenty-four games,
and broke the CIAA individual
scoring record by pilirlg up a total
of SO points against Hampton In
stitute early this month.
Hill, senior student who has
maintained a "'B" average during
most of his college career, halls
from St. Joseph, Missouri, where
he served as captain of mis- high
school team. He was the only good
center the Bisons had this season,
due to the large number of Bison
veterans who became the guests OF
Uncle Samuel through the efforts
of the local draft board members.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28

FRANKFORT, KY. GsNS) The
city of Jacksonville viii serve as
host for the first East-Wesb class.
sic TO be contested among the stel-.
lar basketball players of the state
the game to be played on Friday,
March q.
Ten players, selected by a num-
Der of coaches, representing the
Eastern section of kentucky will
battle a like number of boys select
ed from the West. Included among
the twenty athletes are nine of the
ten boys, selected for the All-Tour-
nament team at Frankfort lasr
week. A great game is expected
next week in Madisonville, mas.
much as both teams seem to be
evenly matched.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28

rlguez for Pompez caught a short
fly in left field of the bat of
Johnny Rizzo. and collided with
Crespo who was knocked out in
the crash, but who got up a few
minutes later. Rizzo hit the fly
in the first inning with two on
and two out.
GOES OVER FENCE
Pee Wee Reese lined one to
deep left with one out in the
third and Crespo jumped at least
8 IL feet into the air to get it,
coming down on the five foot
fence in left field. His body was
over the wall and the lower por"
ton of it, sports writer's on the
scene declared, half dangled il.
fair territory. But the Cuban
flyball hawk came back for
fair catch. Crespo's bounder over
Lew Riggs head into left field
with men on first and third in
the sixth, tied the game at 2-2.
In dividing Sundays twin bill
Della Cruz bowed to Curt Davis,
6-3, in the first tilt, but the ag-
ing veteran right handler, Rodolfo
Fernandez, BANKED the cham
pions, 80, scattering seven hits
over the route. Crespo again came
in for plenty of mention when he
had stolen second and
was called out by Cuban third
base umpire. 1t almost started a
riot with cushions and bottles
coming out Of the stands toward
the left field foul line like a
storm of confetti. The game was
held up for five minutes until
everything that could be thrown
had been thrown onto the field.
Scores:
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
RECORD BREAKER

Such veterans as Billy Giles, one.
of the high scorers of last season
who was destined for the captains
berth this season, and "Wild Bill
Hickman, who made an excellent
record last season, were invited to
give up basketball in favor Of rifle
practice on the Army's shooting
range.
Hill reached his peak this season
as a result Of having served as an
understudy Of Jimmy Parker,
former captain OF the Bison quin-
let who set the CIAA high scoring
record of 81 points in 1889, which
Hill broke more than week ago,
Jesse James" was made a high
scorer through the continuous
feeding from Ralph Clutch" Bur-
rows, star forward from Bayonne,
N. Y, who finished in second place
this season as q Bison high scorer,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
Prep Basketeer Hyp notices Foes
To Keep Them From Shooting On
Him; No Idle Theory, Gates!
BY DON N. WRIGHT

ROCK ISLAND, Iii.-Found, "a
new way to stop the other fellow
from scoring on the basketball
floorl Simple, too, when you
know how, says jun Holland, local
high school player. who steps his
opponents by-of all things
hypnotizing them!
Young Hollands secret came
out some time ago when his coach,
Harold v Almquist, asked the
Negro guard hoT he managed to
hold his opponent, pre- viously a
high-sccring player, to few
points the night before. When
Holland told him, "By hypnotism, y
Almquist didn't know whether to
laugh or not, but decided to listen
TO the boys story.
When he heard it, and looked al
the records, he began to be con-
vinced that perhaps the boy had
something there, after all.
And now, with district tourna-
ment time at hand. Holland has
the satisfaction Of knowing that
the kidding of. rival players for
the most part takes place before
the games are played.
BY his own admission, Holland
is only a fair cage player. He
made an enviable record in foot
hall and track as a sophomore,
but just didn't seem to do SO good
in basketball.
This season, however, Holland
has been able to hold down the
higll-scoring players on opposing
teams with uncanny ability.
Explaining his ''hynoptic at
tack Holland told Of his desire
to be rated as one of the schools
best basketball players.
He began reading everything he
could pertaining to basketball
Among the books he found at the
Rock Island Library last summer
was a volume entitled. Basket
ball Methods by John w. Bum,
dean of men and director of bas-
kethall at Stanford University.
A section about guarding inter-
ested Holland.
"a guard the article stated.
Should make use of the dramatic
effect Of the eyes and his express
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28
high school biology class.

high. school biology class.
When the basketball season
opened this winter, Holland
started tc practice what he had
learned about the mystic art of
hypnotism, and the results have
been gratifying His opponents
Just don't hit the hoop.
Of course, with the hypnotic eff
feet of his eyes, Holland mixes in
2 great deal of chatter that he
says is contributing factor in
throwing his opponents off his
game
Hollands brand of hypnotism is
based both on the classic stare
generally associated with mental
black-outs, plus plenty of verbal
suggestions With wry sense of
humor at his command, the youth
IS a potent factor every time an
opponent steps up to the free
threw line.
At the same time Holland kids
opponents about being too far
away to shoot when he has the
ball in his own hands, and then
every once in while takes long
shot-and many Of his shots under
these circumstances count two
points.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-03-28

ment last August, and who will play
their home games in Cincinnati's
Crosley Field, home of the Reds.
The others are the Chicago Brown
Bombers, Boston Royal Giants, De-
troit Black Sox, Baltimore Black
Orioles, and Minneapolis-St. Paul
Gophers. Several other clubs have
asked for franchises and in all
probability will be made associate
members.
All of these teams are readying
great plans for the season. The
Clowns, owned by Hunter Campbell
and sgd Pollock, have engaged the
veteran pilot, Bunny Downs as field
manager. Boston is owned by syn
dictate of prominent baseball folk
and will have Burlin White manag-
ing.
L. L. Gamble owns the Chicago
Brown Bombers, who will have the
peerless Bingo De Moss as pilot.
Louis r. Taylor and Ben Linton