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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-08-27
CHILDREN, Is AND UP, REGISTER
HERE NEXT WEE K FOR DEFENSE

All boys and girls from the age
of Is up are to be registered at the
firehouse here next week as volun-
teers for possible service in Civil
ian Defense Work according to an
nouncement by Civilian Defense
Co-ordinator Clifford Jones, and As
sistant Co-ordinator Glenn King.
The six-day registration is to be
conducted by the voluntary civilian
defense staff at the firehouse be-
tween the hours of 600 a. m. and
800 p. m. daily beginning August
81 and ending September 5. The
inclusion of boys and girlsl lin Civ
ilian Defense work is being made
at the request of Gerrish Gassaway,
Executive Vice Chairman of the
State Council of Defense, and is the
result of action by the Governors
Committee which was appointed to
consider the Bulls report on Youth
in defense activities.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-08-27
TRAIN SCHEDULE CHANGE
Two Cape Charles to New York
Trains Added to Delmarva Division

Two additional passenger trains
will be inaugurated on the Delmar-
va Division of The Pennsylvania
Railroad, in connection with sched-
ule changes effective August Both,
according to announcement made
today by Superintendent Paul w.
Triplett. The new services will op-
crate between Cape Charles and
New York, one leaving Cape Char
les at 11.50 p. m. and arriving in
New York at $50 a. m.., while the
other will leave New York at lib
p. m. and arrive in Cape Charles at
600 a. M, daily. Changes will be
made in the schedules of the N. Y.
P. & N. Railroad Ferry sailings,
and train connections on the Girls
field, Cambridge, Oxford and Ches-
tertown Branches; also, a few
minor schedule revisions will be
made on Delmarva Division main
line trains. Notices and corrected
time tables will be available at all
passenge stations and city ticket
offices in the next few days for the
convenience of the travelling public.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-08-27
.16 IN THIS AREA
TO ENTER ARMY
Group Sworn in August 18th
Will Report at Fort Dix
September 3rd
FATHER JOINS SON

The following names constitute
the group of men, from this area,
under the Kent County Board No.
l, Dover, who were sworn into SER
vice at the Recruiting and Induc-
ton Station, 18TH Field Artillery,
Camden, New Jersey, August 10Th,
1912. These men will report Thurs
day morning, September 3rd, at
Dover, for active duty. From this
point they will proceed to the 1229th
Reception Center, Fort Dix, New
Jersey, where they will enter the
United States Army:
Victor l.. Sullivan Frederick j. Burke
Walter w. finch Edgar w. Starkey
William H. Bleen John B. Gooding
William H. johnson Randolph 7. Faulkner
Charles F. Cox Clinton Watson, Jr.
Richard G. Hopkins Edward T. Sudler
Harry L. Hurlock Thomas H. Fields
Ralph V. Carrow Roland Spencer
Ralph Carrow, Clayton, is the
father of Corporal William Ace"
Carrow, now stationed in Washing
ton, D. c. 1t is believed that this
lis the first OCCASION in this Smyrna
Clayton area, where both father
and son are serving with the armed
forces.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-08-27
EVACUATION
GROUP NAMED
Kent County, Smyrna Com
mittee Named by Red
Cross Chapter
EMERGENCY UNITS

The Delaware Chapter, Ameri-
can Red Cross, has announced the
Kent County Evacuation Commit
tee as follows: Willard D. Boyce
chairman. Lawrence Foard, LIST
ice-Chairman; Judge Charles L.
Terry, j., End Vice Chairman and
Executive Officer; Mrs. Constance
L. Price, director; Mrs. R. c. Beck
EFT, food; c. Leslie Gooden, shelter;
Mrs. Winifred McCosh, clothing;
Miss K. Pennypacker, registration
and information; DR.. Henry V. P.
Wilson, medical; DR.. William Mar
shall, asst. deputy, medical; ]. Wal
lace Woodford, survey; William K.
Patton, finance. The Smyrna COM
mittee includes: VIM. j. Taylor,
food; Mrs. Harvey Wright, shelter;
Miss Anna Beckett, clothing; j.
Wells Fares, transportation; Harry
P. Jones, medical supplies; reg. and
inf, Roland Bell; Mrs. Henry Webb,
survey; R. F. Corley, finance. For
Cheswold, the committee is Mrs. l..
H. Anderson, food; George G. An
derson, shelter; VIM. S. Scarbor-
ough, clothing; ]. Nelson Emory,
transportation; Mrs. c. R. Samp-
son, medical supplies; Herbert Mas
ten, reg. and inf; Joseph E. Swain,
survey; Bennett H. Emory finance.
In Dover, the following persons
have been named: Mrs. Frances
Hayes, food; Mrs. w. D. Clements,
clothing; DR.. H. V. P. Wilson, med
ical; j. Wallace Woodford, survey;
j. E. Leo Scanlon, finance.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-08-27
ASK FARMER TO
SAVE NITROGEN
Nitrogen, Used by Farmers
To Seed Grain, Is Needed
For Munitions
FOR EXTRA YIELDS ONLY

! With more nitrogen needed for
munitions and less shipping space
to bring nitrate from South Amer
Iica, Delaware farmers will have to
get along with less commercial nj
trogen than has been available in
the past, says Claude E. Phillips
forage crop specialist for the Della
ware Agricultural Extension Ser
ivice. For this reason, he says, the
U. S. Department of Agriculture is
asking farmers to seed their fall
wheat, and other fall grains, with
out nitrogen. This will conserve
the available supply for use on
more urgently needed food crops.
Supply is Reduced
1t is estimated that the nitrogen
supply for next year will be reduc-
ed about 20 per cent. In view of
this situation, each farmer can help
by using his commercial nitrogen
where it will do the most good
Crop specialists are generally
agreed that a ton of nitrogen ap-
piled to vegetable crops, will dc
more toward winning the war than
if applied to wheat. We already
have a large reserve supply of
wheat and an increase of wheat
yields is not as important as in
icreasing yields of other food crops
needed to meet Food-For- Freedom
goals. AS rule, lands in the
Wheat Belt are fairly well supplied
with nitrogen, and application of
commercial nitrogen normally in
creases wheat yields an average of
only about IL bushels per acre.
Sometimes nitrogen on grain barely
pays for itself.
Use For Extra Yields
On the other hand, many of our
fruit and vegetable crops are grown
on land low in available nitrogen.
In Delaware, for example, CONNER
cial nitrogen often means the diff
ference between a good crop and a
poor crop. 1t is desirable to use
the nitrogen supplies as far as pos
sible to produce etra yields of veg
etables and certain other crops and
to seed fall grains without nitrogen
as one means of helping to win the
war. The war agencies are now
reviewing the grades of mixed fer
tilizers recommended by State
agronomists, and it is expected that
the War Production Board will
soon issue conservation orders in
cooperating the accepted grades.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-08-27
FORMAL DANCE
FOR SCOUTS
Girl and Boy Troops Climax
Dancing Classes With Form
al Dance Tomorrow Night
JANET PYLE CHAIRMAN

Members of the Boy Scout and
Girl Scout Troops here will bring
to an end their combined dancing
classes Friday night, when they
will attend a formal dance at the
Twentieth Century Club House
The classes were started in the
early summer by the Girl Scouts,
when the boys troop was asked to
participate. Instructors were DR.
Elizabeth Phillips, Miss Malvina
Stevenson, and Mrs. Virginia King
An informal dance was held in July
Music Friday night will be furnish
ed by Lee Page and his orchestra,
and the general chairman is Janet
Pyle. In charge of decorations will
be Audrey Westfall and Lorraine
Donovan, and in charge of pro-
and Their parts of the South, will
Ruth Gooden. In the receiving line
will be the following Girl Scout
Committee and their escorts: Janet
Pyle and Walter Glatts, Audrey
Westfall and Clarence CARTS, Ruth
Gooden and Robert FAIRIES, Lorraine
Donovan and Robert Scorah, JAG
quie Potter and Jack CARTS.
Patrons and Patronesses
The following persons have been
invited to the dance as guests of
the scout troops, and as patrons
and patronesses: Mr.. and Mrs.
Glenn King, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Fearon, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
O'Neill, Mr.. Eugene Glodsborough,
Miss Mildred Reynolds, and Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Russell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leighton Kirby, Mrs. George
Boehmler. AS a special project,
the girls are making their own
dance programs.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-08-27
CHILD HEALTH
URGED IN STATE
State Board of Health Advises
Vaccination and Immuni-
ZatiOn of Small Children
FREE CLINIC SEPT. STH

Vaccination against smallpox and
immunization against diphtheria
should be part of every child's
health Insurance." says the State
Board of Health. Especially is this
true of youngsters who are enter
ing school this fall for the first
time. ut is mistaken idea to be-
lieve that smallpox is gone and
forgotten disease just because there
have been no recent cases of it in
Delaware. United States Public
Health Service reports show an
average of $4,000 cases of smallpox
a year in this country for the 5
year period 1887 to 1941. 1t can
appear here" There were "a cases
of diphtheria in the state last year
and one death. Yet no child need
have this dangerous, catching dis
ease. 1t can be prevented by the
immunization treatment, which is
simple, harmless, and quickly given.
Vaccination, too, is easily done.
Clinic Here September 8th
Children whose parents are un-
able to have a family physician
may attend a Well Child Confer
ence conducted nearest their home
for free vaccination and immuniza-
ton. The net such conference in
Smyrna will be held on Tuesday,
September 9Th, from 2 to 4 D. m.
But vaccination and immunization
are only one part of the health
preparation needed for the over
800 children expected by the State
Department of Public Instruction
to enter the first grades of Kent
County schools this fall. Correc-
ton of dental defects is being urg-
ed by Miss Margaret Jeffreys, state
director of the Division of Dental
Hygiene, snce decayed teeth en-
danger child's health. Last
springs pre-school health examina-
lions showed that among the 1,436
children CANNED there were more
dental defects than any other all
ment.
Urge Care of Eyes
The public health nurses from
the Kent County Health Unit, I'M
der the direction of DR.. E. F.Smith,
county health officer, on their home
visits and at the clinics are also
pointing out to parents the i'm
portance of having children with
poor eyesight fitted out with glass
es, that under-weight children are
built up with milk and other whole
some foods, and that all physical
defects are remedied now if posi-
BILE. They urge parents of children
of all ages to have them physically
fit for the school year ahead.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-08-27
CHURCH UNITS
GET SUGAR NOW
Ration Board Announces New
Regulations; Groups May
Register for Canning Sugar
RETURN BOOK COVERS

Previous interpretations that or
CARNATIONS can not register as in
stitutional sugar users unless they
serve four meals per week have
been recinded, Harley R. Bodley,
chairman of the local War Price
and Rationing Board announced
yesterday. Civic, educational, char
liable, religious and social welfare
organizations may obtain sugar if
all the following regulations are
satisfied: 1. meal service is to OBJ
tain revenue. 2. the organization
is permanent. 8. meals are open
to non-members. 4. sugar is used
in the preparation and serving of
meals. Mr.. Bodley also stated that
new regulations in regards to can
ming sugar had been received. Char
liable organizations, churches or
clubs may now register for canning
sugar, provided that the canned
food is donated to charity, distribut-
ed to needy persons or to men in
the armed forces.
Return Book Covers
The local War Price and Ration
ing Board reminds car OWNERS
that the covers of all gasoline ra-
tioning books are the property of
the Federal Government, and are to
be returned to the Board when the
books are empty, not destroyed or
retained by the user. The Board
announces that Jacob Palmatory,
Kenton, has been appointed Tire
Inspector to serve the Kenton area.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-08-27
EXTRA GAS FOR POLITICIANS
Coupon For Gallons to Be Used
at Election Time


Necessary political party work
iers will each get one gasoline cou-
!pon good for four gallons for use
lin carrying voters to and from the
polls at the coming primary and
general elections. This was an
lnounced by James L. Luke, Jr.,
state director of OPA, who said
that a uniform policy must be es-
tablished for the state in view of
the anticipated requests for special
gasoline rations to be used in the
elections, so that "all political par
ties may obtain gasoline for neces-
isary workers pursuant to ration
order No. ga" Under the regula-
tons, he pointed out special ra-
ton may be issued ito carry per-
sons to and from the polls for the
purpose of voting in public cleo
tons (including primary elections. y
Three Requirements
In statement explained three
requirements which must be met
iby party workers wishing to obtain
the gasoline coupon, Mr.. Luke said:
First, the person using his car
for this purpose must make an in
dividual application for the special
ration and this application must be
signed by the applicant; it cannot
be signed by an agent on his behalf.
Secondly, the application must be
approved in wwriting by the chair
man of the political party for whom
the applicant is working or by
any candidate seeking nomination
or election to political Office or
any delegate seeking election to a
state convention. The chairman of
the county shall act. For primary
elections, the application may be
approved by a candidate for cleo
ton. For general elections, any
candidate for political Office may
approve such application. Finally,
the application for a special ration
must be filed with the local War
Price and Rationing Board for the
area in which the applicant re-
sides. 1t is necessary that all such
applications be made in sufficient
time to give the boards an oppor-
tunity to consider and pass on the
same. All special rations which
are issued pursuant to such appli-
cations will be valid only on the
os 90 II!M pue 'uonosIe eql 10 6ep
marked"
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-08-27
Ration Board volunteers

Ration Board Volunteers for this
week, August ~ to 90, are: Thurs
day, Mrs. H. Hudson; Friday, Betty
Jones, Ruth Moffitt, Mrs. R. FAIRIES
Saturday, DR.. E. Phillips, Miss
Kelly. Next week, August 81 to
September 5: Monday, Mrs. E.
Slaughter, Mrs. c. C. King, Mrs.
William Wroten, Mrs. ]. Dunning;
Tuesday, Mrs. G. Martin, Miss B.
Smithers, Miss B. Matthews, Miss
M. Reynolds; Wednesday, Mrs. G.
Stats, Mrs. l.. Lapham, Mrs. B.
Messick; Thursday, Mrs. Burslem,
Mrs. H. Hudson; Friday, Betty
Jones, Ruth Moffitt, Mrs.N. Roland,
Mrs. ]. Urian; Saturday, Miss
Payne, Miss Kelly.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-08-27
TRAVEL TALK AT CLUB
DIR. Ralph b. Jones Shows Pic
lures of His Trips

Showing pictures he took on var
ious trips, DR.. Ralph B. Jones, dent
list, was guest speaker Thursday
night at the Smyrna Rotary Club.
He talked on his hobby, travelling,
and showed pictures of his trips
through the western part of this
country, which have been taken
over aperiod of five years. DR..
Jones has been called into service
and will leave in the near future
for an Army air base in the South.
Response to the speech was made
by Davis H. Bell. Chairman of the
evening program was DR.. C. j.
Prickett. Presiding was Harry P.
Jones, president. Visitors were
Howard M. Buckson and E. Paul
Burkholder, both of the Dover Ro-
tary Club.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-08-27
Flag Pole Placed

Clayton Town Council has an
nounced that the pole for the Ser
vice Flag will be placed this week
in front of the Town Office. Plans
for the ceremony for the first rails
ing of the Service and American
flags are being discussed, and coun-
Gil will announce completed plans
in the next issue of the Times.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-08-27
TOTAL MOON ECLIPSE
Clear Night Tuesday Gave Many
Here a Good View

A cloudless sky Tuesday night
gave many Smyrna people clear
view of total eclipse of the moon,
the last scheduled phenomenon of
its kind until December, 1915. 1t
was visible in most of North
America. Officially the eclipse
started at 9.02 .. m, but the earth's
shadow did not become visible to
watchers until 10 p. m. BY II
O'Clock light shadow had spread
completely over the surface of the
moon and deeper, reddish shadow
spread nearly halfway across. The
maximum occurred at 11.48 o'clock.
The eclipse lasted an hour and SO
minutes.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-08-27
UNIVERSITY TO
OPEN SEPT. IND
U. of ID. Plans TwO-Day Orien.
tatiOn Period For Fresh
men; Enrolment Drops
NEW WAR PROGRAM

Convocation Exercises, which will
officially open the University of
Delaware's 10th year as a degree
granting institution, will be held in
Mitchell Hall on the campus, at
800 p. M, on Wednesday, Septem-
Der 2, DR.. Walter Hullihen, Univer-
sity president, announced yester-
day. These exercises will be held
in the evening for the first time in
conformity with the University's
accelerated wartime program and
as a result of the fact that regis
tration of freshmen and upper
classmen, as well as the orientation
period for freshmen, are all to take
place in two and one-half days in
stead of the customary five days.
The traditional academic process
sion will precede the Convocation,
but the exercises themselves have
been much simplifid, DR.. Hullihen
stated. There will be no principal
address and the program will con-
sist of the awarding of fourteen
Bachelor and five Master degrees,
and the making of announcements
of general interest by President
Hullihen.
New Three Year Program
The University OF Delaware's new
accelerated program, under which
students will be able to earn de-
grees in three years instead of four,
becomes effective on August 81
with the registration of freshmen
and the beginning of the freshmen
orientation period. Actual class
room work will begin on Thursday,
September 3. While no figures
concerning the actual enrolment
for the 1942-443 academic year are
yet available, it is anticipated that
there will be a decrease in the size
of the student body. Educators
throughout the country who have
surveyed the situation have esti-
mated that college enrollments for
the Forthcoming year may decrease
as much as between twenty percent
and thirty percent. The anticipat-
ed falling off in the number of stu
dents who will enroll at the Uni
versty of Delaware this year ap-
plies to the incoming freshmen, as
well as to 1.-THE upper classes at
both the Women's College and Del
aware College for men.
Blame War Salaries
DR.. Hullihen stated, however,
that this decrease in the number of
students who are expected to at
tend universities this year is not
so much due to the Selective Ser
vice Act, as it is to the fact that
many young men, and young wo-
men as well, have been able to Sc
cure well paying positions and
have, therefore, either postponed or
completely given up their plans for
a college education.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-08-27
SUGAR STAMP
NO. 8 VALID NOW
Good For Five Pounds Any
Time Until October 31st;
Larger Packages
EXCESS SUPPLY RULE

Stamp No. s may be exchanged
for five pounds of sugar at any
time during the ten-week period
beginning August 23rd and ending
ctober 81. Consumers, therefore,
are being allotted half-pound of
sugar per week per person. Plac-
ing the value of the Stamp at five
pounds of sugar will permit the
distribution of sugar in five, ten
and twenty-five pound packages,
Large quantities of sugar were
packaged in these units before the
beginning of rationing and repack-
aging would cause undesirable
waste of labor and material. The
increased weight value of the
Stamp will permit consumers to
buy larger supply of sugar at one
time, and thereby take advantage
of the economy in buying in larger
quantities.
Consumers With Excess Supply
The Regulations allow each con-
sumner a certain amount of sugar
each ration period. In some cases,
consumers are entitled to addition
al amounts of sugar for such pur-
poses as home canning and illness.
AS soon as all these amounts equal
the consumers original excess sup
ply, he is entitled to War Ration
Book. The consumer who has
from one to five pounds of excess
sugar at the beginning of the valid
period of Stamp No. 8 shall be IS
sued a Book, but Stamps No. l
through 8 shall be removed. If the
consumer had only four pounds, or
less, of excess sugar at the begin
ming of the period, the removal Of
Stamp No. s would deprive the con-
sumner of sugar. A Sugar Purchase
Certificate, therefore, should be is
sued to such a consumer to make
UP the difference between his ex-
cess, as of the beginning of the ra-
ton period, and the weight value
of Stamp No. 8.
Example Is Given
AS example, John Jones, a con-
sumner, stated at the time of reg
istration that he had fifteen pounds
of sugar on hand. The registrar
deducted from this amount the two
pound supply allowed each consum-
err, and told Jones that he was re-
corded as having thirteen pounds of
excess sugar. BY August %, the
date when Stamp No. 8 becomes
valid, Jones was authorized to use
ten pounds of sugar from his ex-
cess supply. Therefore, he is still
charged with three pounds of ex-
cess sugar. Since Jones is author
lied to use this excess sugar supply
during this ten-week ration period,
he is entitled to go to the Local
Board and apply for his War Ra-
ton Book. In issuing the Book to
Jones, the Board removes Stamps
No. 1 through 8, but issues to Jones
a Sugar Purchase Certificate hav-
ing weight value of two pounds
of sugar. This Certificate, to-
gether with the three pounds of
excess supply remaining, would
give Jones a full five pounds of
sugar for the period including
which Stamp No. is valid.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-08-27
CAR CRASHES LEIPSIC PORCH
Woodland Beach Man Fined; Car
Found at Bay View

Lawrence Palmer Ashton, 81
Woodland Beach, was fined $40 and
costs by Magistrate Edgar w. Fra
zier, Smyrna, on charge of fail
ing to use due care and caution in
the operation of his automobile
The man was arrested by State Po-
lice of Station No. 3 after, it was
charged, he ran into the porch of
the store of Mrs. William E. Cole
Leipsic. His car was found by po-
lice, they said in a march near Bay
View schoolhouse.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-08-27
Guests of Red Gross

Mrs. Constance Price, director of
Red Cross for Kent County, and
Mrs. Ridgely Harrington, county
chairman, both of Dover, will be
guests of the Smyrna branch Red
Cross at their September meeting.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-08-27
DR.. Whalin Resigns

DR.. Marion Whalin, of the med
ical staff of the State Welfare
Home, has resigned and will leave
next Tuesday for her home in Wor-
cester, Mass, where she expects to
take up private practice.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-08-27
DimOut Violation

Victor Nickerson and Fletcher
Lowman both pleaded guilty to
driving with bright lights in a
dimout area, within mile of the
bay shore at Woodland Beach. They
paid fines and costs of $5.65 each.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-08-27
VICTIM OF HIT-RUN DRIVER
w. e. Green Killed on KentOn-
Smyrna Road; Hunt Driver

SiuyI rid houu, IIullb DIlNtT
William Edward Green was ia
tally injured by a hit-run driver
while walking along the Kenton-
Smyrna Road about a half-mile
from his home about lis a. m.
Sunday morning. The man, his
head crushed, was discovered by
John Spencer, Jr., and Donald Ev-
erett of near Smyrna. They no.
titled state police, who are contin-
uing their search for the hit-run
driver. Green, police were told,
was returning home from Kenton
where he was in the habit of going
every Saturday night to shop.