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Smyrna times., 1942-11-12
HEALTH DOCTOR
SPEAKS HERE
DIR. w. L. Porter Before Vic
tory Harvest Festival at
COlOred School Here
TUBERCULOSIS WARNING

People should realize the import
ance of early discovery and treat
ment of tuberculosis if they are to
recover from this disease, said DR..
w. L. Porter of the staff of the
State Board of Health, in an adj
dress before the Victory Harvest
Festival audience last Wednesday
night at the Smyrna Colored
School. DR.. Porter emphasized
that tuberculosis seems to be about
three times as prevalent among the
colored race as among the white
and that it is very important for
people to seek medical advice as
soon as the first signs are discover
Continued on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1942-11-12
Robert T. Maloney, 68

Robert T. Maloney, age 6S, pass
ed away Sunday, November list.
He was son of Thomas and Susan
Jones Maloney near Smyrna. Fun
eral services were held at FAIRIES
Funeral Chapel on Wednesday with
Rev. j. w. Colona in charge. In
terment was in Glenwood Gem
etery. Surviving are a brother,
John H. Maloney of Clayton, and
two sisters, Mrs. Clara Mcdonald
of Wilmington, and Mrs. Ethel A.
Sapp of Goldsboro, Md.
Smyrna times., 1942-11-12
URGE EARLIER
! XMAS MAILING
Gigantic Volume of Christmas
Parcels and Cards Ex-
pected This Year
MAIL TO SERVICE MEN

THE Post Office Department
now is starting the most gigantic
task in its history-the movement
of a deluge of Christmas parcels,
cards and letters while maintain
ing the regular flow of millions of
pieces of mail daily to and from
ur armed forces all over the world. I"
said Postmaster Davis H. Bell here
yesterday. Indications are that
the volume of Christmas mail will
be the largest on record. Already
in September, latest month for
which figures are available, retail
sales had reached a level second
only to the record month of De-
cember, 1941, according to the De-
partment of Commerce. And sales
are rising. Such heavy purchases
always presage heavy mailings.
Public Must Cooperate
eff many of our soldiers, sailors,
marines and civilian friends are
not to be disappointed at Christ
mas time, the Smyrna public must
cooperate by mailing earlier than
ever before and by addressing let
tiers and parcels properly. The best
efforts of the Post Office Depart
ment alone cannot be enough, in
view of wartime difficulties faced
by the postal system. The public
must assist" urged Mr.. Bell. About
$4,000 experienced postal workers
already have been taken by the war
services. Arrangements are under
way to add thousands of temporary
personnel to postal staffs, but this
man power is hard to find and is
inexperienced. Facilities of rail-
roads and air lines are heavily
taxed by movements of huge guam
titles of war materials and person
nell Extra trucks are almost I'M
possible to obtain. Winter wealth
er, hampering transportation, is
beginning. The free-mailing priv
ilege granted to members of the
armed forces has raised their mail
ings some 80 per cent, it is es-
timated. Expansion of those fore
es also is adding rapidly to the
postal burden.
Overseas Deadline Pact
The deadline already is past for
mailing gifts to Army and Navy
personnel overseas with assurance
that the parcels will arrive by
Christmas. The New York post
office reports that in late October
100000 such parcels were handled
daily in that office alone. 'The
Post Office Department is making
strenuous effoffrts to avoid such
terrific jam as it faced in 1918 I'M
der similar conditions, during the
First World War. 1t can succeed
in those efforts-and avoid many
heartaches for its patrons-if the
public will cooperate by mailing
early" Mr.. Bell stated.
Smyrna times., 1942-11-12
Clayton Clodhoppers Elect

At the November meeting of the
Clayton Clodhoppers All Club held
Monday night at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Preston Burris it was re-
ported that between 2 and 3 tons
of scrap had been collected and is
ready for sale. The following Of
ficers were elected to serve for the
var 1913: President, Marjorie Pry-
or; Vice President, Marietta Legar;
Secretary-Treasurer, Harry Cloud.
Mrs. Preston Burris was selected
as the local leader succeeding w.
w. Hickman. The next meeting
will be held at the home of Med
ford Davis on December s.
Smyrna times., 1942-11-12
TO ORGANIZE
4 FIRE FIGHTERS
w. S. Taber, State Forester.
Will Head Training of
500 Wanted
PART OF THE OCD

Smouldering American forests
means less lumber for democracy
and a cramp on American industry,
and that's where the Forest Fire
Fighters Service = the FITS =
comes in, as part of the Office of
Civilian Defense. And that's why
500 forest fire fighters are wanted
in Delaware as soon as possible.
The FFFS one of the important
and yet little known of phases of
cvlan defense. The volunteers, fol-
loving completion of II hours of
training, supervised by experts, will
be certified as members of the SER
vice.
Organization Plans
Plans for the organization of the
FITS in Delaware were revealed
by State Forester w. S. Taber of
Dover, also state coordinator of the
Forest Fire Fighters Service. All
citizens and friendly aliens approx
ed by local Gillian Defense Councils
are eligible to join, Mr.. Taber said,
provided they are of age and can
measure up to certain standards of
physical ability. The way to join
the FITS is to apply Immediately
to the nearest local civilian defense
registration office and secure the
necessary application blank. At
ter the required data on the ap-
plication, relative to age, trade, rel
atives, etc., is filled in this appli-
cation is to be returned to the CIV
ilian defense Office. Receipt of the
application for membership by the
local defense office will constitute
registration.
Training Course
Then will follow course of
training before the registrant is
certified by the local coordinator
to the local Defense Council for
membership in the FFFS. The
need for such volunteers, though
statewide, Mr.. Taber said, is prin-
cipally in the heavily forested parts
of Delaware, notably below Town
send. In regard to the training
course, Mr.. Taber said, experience
and previous training may, in the
Judgment of the coordinator, be
substituted for the required train
ing"
Types Men Needed
Men experienced in the operation
of tractors, bulldozers, power
pumps, trucks, automobiles, port
able telephones, and radios, type
writers or in any way experienced
in the Use of hand tools or mower
Smyrna times., 1942-11-12
Whipping Day Set

Leroy Gibson, 20, and Clarence
Jackson, Jr., 26, were resentenced
by Judge Charles L. Terry, Jr., in
Court of General Sessions on rob-
berry charges of which they were
convicted recently. They will be
whipped with 20 lashes each on
Dec. and another 20 on Jan. 8 in
addition to serving three years
imprisonment. The resentencing
was necessitated by the deferment
of administering of the first 20,
originally scheduled for Oct. 30, be-
cause of illness of Gibson.
Smyrna times., 1942-11-12
Old Hosiery Drive

All Smyrna stores selling silk
hosiery will have containers for
collecting worn-out nylon and silk
stockings, as part of the national
campaign, starting next Monday,
November 10th. All donations must
be laundered, stated Miss Agnes
Wick, Smyrna chairman. The silk
and nylon will be used for the man.
ufacture of powder bags and other
articles used by the armed services.
The Girl Scouts will aid the pro-
gram.
Smyrna times., 1942-11-12
Appointed Hospital Trustee

Gov Walter w. Bacon has an
nouned his appointment of Dr.Dor-
sey w. Lewis, Middletown, as a
member of the board of trustees of
the Delaware State Hospital for
the unexpired term of the late DR..
Lewis Booker, New Castle. The
appointment is effective as of Mon
day. The term expires April 26s
1915.
Smyrna times., 1942-11-12
Clayton Couple Paroled

jeremiah Evans, Clayton, who
pleaded guilty recently to a charge
of illegal possession of liquor, and
his wife, Mary, who pleaded guilty
to illegally selling liquor, were pa
rolled for one year to probation Of
ficer David S. Milds.
Smyrna times., 1942-11-12
Auto Crash at BIackbird

Automobiles driven by Earl
Heath, Is years old, Smyrna, and
Arnold Streets, Al years, Bridge
ton, N. j., figured in a collision
Monday south of Blackbird when,
it was alleged, Heath pulled out in
front of the other car.
Smyrna times., 1942-11-12
Kenton Field Office

Mrs. Ralph D. Knots, Kenton
field representative of the local
Ration Board, will take all O.P.A.
applications at the Howard Cliff
ton store, Kenton, every Tuesday
evening from p. m. to 8 p. M, in
stead of at her home.
Smyrna times., 1942-11-12
First SMYRNA WAAC

Miss Mary A. Hartnett, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Pat. Hartnett,
Smyrna, left Saturday for Fort
Des Moines, Iowa, where she will
train with the Women's Auxiliary
Army Corps. Miss Hartnett is the
first Smyrna girl to volunteer with
the WAACs.
Smyrna times., 1942-11-12
Lieutenant Is Accused

Charges of passing a red light
and operating an automobile with
out an operators license were
placed against Lieut.. Howard A
Moore, "a years old, following an
automobile collision in Camden
Monday night. Samuel L. Dixon
% years old, Wyoming, driver of
the other car, and Donald Harris
13 years old, a passenger, were
treated in the Kent General Hos
pital for decorations of the face.
Smyrna times., 1942-11-12
CHEMIST BEFORE ROTARY
III. III. Hanson Spoke on Member
ship; Governor Here Tonight


ship; Governor Here Tonight
Capt. H. H. Hanson, State chem
list, of the Dover Rotary Club, was
guest speaker at the Smyrna Ro-
tary Club last week on the subject
Rotary Membership" He said
that while friendship is one of the
attributes of any club the spreading
of the message of Rotary within
the community is one of the i'm
portant duties of a Rotarian. Ivan
Culbertson, Wilmington, governor
of thte 184th District of Rotary,
will visit the Smyrna club officially
tonight. Guests included Rev.Wil-
lain Everhart, Davistown, Md, and
Emanuel Barris, of the Dover club.
Smyrna times., 1942-11-12
Receives Army Rank

John Talbot, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Talbot, received his COM
mission as first lieutenant, u. S
Army recently at Camp Edwards
Mass.
Smyrna times., 1942-11-12
RADIO SCHOOL AT DOVER
Free Transportation and $24 Per
Month TO Students

NHoIfuff 10 oUUUS'HHto
The War Manpower Commission
has opened a Radio School at Do
yer, where both males and females
between the ages of 1924 years
will take a 3 months preparation
course for war purposes. Free
transportation to Dover, as well as
$24 a month will be given to each
student during the course. Any
person of eligible age who is inter-
ested in this course may contact
George w. Wright, assistant su-
perintendent of the John Bassett
Moore School.
Smyrna times., 1942-11-12
CLUB PROGRAM
NOVEMBER 20
Mrs. Clark Knots is Chair
man, Subject Will Be
American Homes
FACULTY ENTERTAINED

Mrs. Clark Knots is chairman of
program for the Smyrna Twen-
tieth Century Club meeting of No
vember 20 when the subject is
American Homes" On Dec. A
Mrs. Harvey Wright, chairman of
international relations, will be in
charge of the program. Mrs. How
ard Deakyne, chairman of music,
will plan the Christmas program
which will be given on December
Is at 2:30 p. M; Jan. s, Mrs. How
ard Jones, chairman of national de-
tense; Jan. %, Miss Anna B. Beck
lett and Mrs. Grant CARTS, co-chair-
man of legislation and motion pic
lures; Feb. 5, American citizenship,
Mrs. Charles King; Feb. 10, educa-
ton, Mrs. l.. M. Price; March 5,
conservation and Girl Scout pro-
gram, Mrs. Thomas Russell; March
10, fine arts, Mrs. Andrew D. Cole;
April 2, annual birthday luncheon;
April 16, annual business meeting.
Mrs. Robert H. Denney is chairman
of program.
Entertain Faculty
Members of the faculty of the
John Bassett Moore School, Smyr-
ma, were honored at the annual re-
iception given by the Century Club
Friday night in the club house.
Mrs. Harley Bodley, president, and
!other officers were in the receiving
line. The program consisted of
piano duets by Mrs. Mary Hynson
Fleming and Mrs. John Fearon,
vocal solos by Mrs. Fleming, and
readings by Mrs. Harvey Pollen.
Arrangements were made by the
executive board.
Smyrna times., 1942-11-12
BANK TO OPEN AT NIGHT
Fruit Growers Bank to Open Every
Other Friday Evening

Other FT1ddy Evening
The Board of Directors of the
Fruit Growers Bank and Trust
Company voted at meeting Tues
day to extend banking hours every
other Friday from 5 to Z p. M, to
accommodate war workers in cash
ing their checks. This new service
will begin this week, and applies
to war workers only. No other bus
mess will be transacted.
Smyrna times., 1942-11-12
Types Men Needed

Men experienced in the operation
of tractors, bulldozers, power
pumps, trucks, automobiles, port,
able telephones, and radios, type
writers or in any way experienced
in the use of hand tools or power
CONTINUED on Page Threej
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-12
HERE'S SCHEDULE OF REMAININGB
LEAGUE GAMES IN 1ST HALF OF PLAY

Max Sones. manager of the B
league. released the revised sched-
ule of games Friday
Sones urged that managers tele-
phone Clyde Lee at Ell Centro's city
hall two or three days before games
if they happen to fall on Tues
day to find out if the city plans to
use the large stadium for town
meetings on Tuesday nights. If
the stadium is in use by the city,
softball games will have to be
switched to the small park in the
north part of the city or another
field agreed upon by managers.
Here is the schedule for the re-
manning four weeks of play in the
first half OF the loop play:
Monday, June Is
Acme VS.. Ortiz All-Stars
Tuesday
Cramers VS.. City of Ell Centre
Thursday
Telephone Co. VS.. Post-Press
Friday
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-12
". Y. STOCKS

NEW YORK. June y tUP1- Stocks
made an Irregular decline today with
trading the smallest for any fun ses-
sion of the month.
Heaviest losses were made during the
morning when the list followed Ameri-
phone touched 1l3, eN-divident S2.25, of
21h points. II subsequently recovered more
than half the loss and other leaders
rallied moderately.
Steel shares performed better than
other major groups. Near closing the
L. s. Steel was al the previous close and
Bethlehem had only a slight dechne Rails
held well and motors showed losses OF
small fractions. Most chemicals were low
cr but above their worst levels of the
day At the low of 1881, Allied Chcmi-
cal was Off points.
Coppers steadied on publication of May
statistics showing domestic output at
101 6S3 tons, a new record high, compared
with 81. .295 in April according 10 the
copper institute. American Zinc. lead &
Smelling prior preferred appeared Only
al 40 off ~ points. Other non-ferrous
metals were dull.
Most utilities were narrowly irregular
OH shares showed minor declines. with
exception of Atlanu refining. which had
small gain. Aircrafts were steady.
Stock sales were DO. 90 shares the
smallest amount for five hour session
and compared with 2S191o yesterday
Curb stock sales were 36,925. third
smallest on record and compared with
81 .O95 in the previous session.
Dow Jones preliminary closing stock
averages: Industrial. 1o3.77 off u. Rail
23 40 off .O1. Utility 12.1O off Is, and
65 stocks 34.19 off 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-12
Laval Feuds with
Former Supporter

VICHY, June IL CUP - A feud
between chief of government Pierre
Laval and jacques Doriot, leader
of the bitterly anti-JewiSh direct
action" organization, was brought
into the open today when Laval
publicly accused his former sup
porter of trying to seize control of
the Vichy government.
Laval met Doriot's bid for power
by forbidding the latter's terrorist
'PPF' direct action organization,
which has carried out anti-Jewish
violence in occupied France, to
organize political rallies in unoc-
cuDied France.
He refused, he said, to allow Dor
lots uniformed stormtroopers tor-
ganized on the pattern of the Nazi
BroWnShirts) to protect them
selves" against what Doriot describ-
ed as Communist and Jewish terror
lists
"Doriot wants to take power for
himself but the power is the gov
ernment and the government is
me- Laval said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-12
THE DAYS
SPORTS PARADE

show
Then there are Bulge Patty
and Willis Andc. son." my anony-
nous friend said Patty has play
ed only in the west so far but he
may we'll be the dark-horse I hear
he is very, very good. Parker is
playing well but is loathe to leave
his work behind. OF course, Gene
Mako is a. professional now and
Both Mcneil and Joe Hunt are
serving with the naval forces"
There is one optimistic note
the Women's competition will go
on as usual. Excitement on the dis
taft side will be as strenuous as
ever with Mrs Sarah Palfrey Fab
yon Cooke and the more tersely
named but equally adept Pauline
Betz doing business at the same
old stand in the same grand man
ner. All of which will make our
burdens a bit easier to bear.
That racket ready yet, Bub?
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-12
BY JACK GUENTHER

NEW YORK, June II UP) =
Do you play tennis, Bub - better
than fair tennis? Well, then, let's
not be wasting time. Run out and
have that racket reStrung, shake
the moth balls out of those flannel
pants and break open the piggie
bank. If you can get to New York
within two months, you may return
home with the 1912 mems national
singles championship.
Ridiculous? Most certainly not
If you have a friend, bring him
along and you may cart away the
doubles title, too. The requirements
are simple-five dollars cash for the
entry fee, moderate measure OF
ability and plenty OF confidence.
The fact is, tennis-men tennis
is in an alarmingly shaky con-
dition. War and other factors nave
cut heavily into the ranks. AS mat
ters are balanced now, the national
championships at Forest Hills Will
be as wide open dts Joe E. Browns
mouth and the eventual title WIN
ner probably will be as obscure as
Scotland Yard inspector.
The eight top ranking men will
not be on hand for the 1912 title
contest. Five from the second
flight of 10 are not available for
competition. One by one all the
glittering name players have drop
ped from sight. They have turned
professional, they are serving with
the Army or they are in the Navy.
Actually, no sport has been harder
hit.
For instance, Bobby Riggs and
Frank Kovacs, 1912 champion and
runnerup, have become professionals
Frank Parker, nominally the No.
3 man but actually the top rank
ing amateur, is engaged in de
fenSe work in California. Former
champion and current No 4 man
Don Mcneil is serving with
naval intelligence unit Ted Schroe-
der, No 5, is in the naval reserve
Wayne Sabin, ranked sixth, has
turned pro. Next in line Games
Gardnar Mulloy. He is in the Navy
Bitsy Grant, the No. man, is in
the Army. Not until we arrive at
the No. position and Jack Kra-
mer, who shared the doubles title
with Schroeder, do we find a rank
ing player who will try for the ma
tion's biggest prize.
Kramer, the 10th-ranked Bill
Tolbert and such boys as Charles
Mailman, Ted Alewine and Earl
Cochell-who are ranked in the
second flight-comprise the total OF
the name players who will batty
for the cup. incidentally, all are
Californians The sunshine state
will dominate the August tourna-.
ment to an extent never approach
ed in the past.
One official of tie USLTA, a gen
tleman who refused to be quoted by
name, told me today that the 1912
will be unique IN
two ways. They will be all-Calitor-
MIA affairs and they will be won
b. John Smiths, John Does or Tom
Browns Schroeder is the only man
in the top eight who may flnd
the time to head east for the big
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-12

gave the lie to that hoary hypotn-'
esis today.
Righthander Passeau, a six foot,
31-year-old Mississippian, has peen
with IL different clubs but never
with a top-notch team. The Cubs
have helped keep that unfortunate
record intact this season by spend
ing most of their time in the Ma
tional leagues second division but
Passeau has overcome that handi-
cap with characteristic courage.
He led both leagues in games won
today with a record of nine victories
against three defeats.
DEFIES SUPERSTITION
Passeau, one of four pitchers in
the senior league who defy super
stition and wear the numeral "13.
won his seventh straight and ninth
victory of the year when he pitched
the Cubs to a five-hit, IL, triumph
over the Philadelphia Phils yester-
day. It was the 18th complete game
in a row for Passeau who was re-
leased from the hospital only live
days ago after suffering an attack
of appendicitis.
The Phils' run came in the sec
ond inning on an error by Bill Mich
olson alter Nick Etten had singled.
Brooklyn's night game at st.
Louis, only other game scheduled
in the National league, was post
poned because of the weather.
SOX SHAVE LEAD
In the American league, the Bos-
ton Red Sox shaved half game
off the idle New York Yankees lead
by edging the st. Louis Browns,
ST The Yankees played az in
nings against the Detroit Tigers
and trailed 81, when the game was
called because of the weather. They
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-12

lead in the first when Paul Caste
lum homered with one on. But in
their half of the second frame the
Cramer's boys sent five runs trip
ping across home plate on two hits,
a walk and six errors by the Stars.
Paul Hernandez, regular first
baseman on the team managed by
prize fighter Manuel Ortiz, took
over the first four innings of
mound when Vega, the regular
pitcher, did not show up, Gastelum,
who plays Shortstop, hurled the last
three innings, tanning four men
Jerry Port, Cramer's first base
man. hit a home run and Dock
Russell duplicated his feat Manuel
Ortiz hit home run No. for the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-12
2. i. BUTTER de EGGS
l.. A. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES. June u CUP De
mand and trading were generally good.
Asparagus: steady. local eN select and
colossal 12c, eN icy 1o-1l. fey 9-lOc,
choice sc. No. Is crooks 5-6C. san Di-
ego large 1oc. medium &C. choice Sc
Cabbage: steady. Cannonball crts best
90-S110; ibos and ordinary $500 red
cabbage S1.10-1.25. fair S5-S1.
Cantaloups: firm. Imperial Wy ibos
IS 50. 5O-2. IS; iboS 36S -. 1913 ass 81. IS
rs std ass 50 25-2. -; ordinary hold
overs Sl.5O-2 pony ass 81. 1872; 54S $50
lis: holdoverS S1.S5; honeyballS lmper-
iaI Wy jbo los S3-3.25 std ASS $3.50
2-65: pony 45s S1.5-2; 54s S1.6O-1.75.
Squash: firm. White summer lugS San
Diego best 81 25-1 So: Italian san Di-
ego lugs 1.25-1.35 fair S1-1.l5; No. IS
1850 Yellow crookncck san Diego lugS
81. 35-1. 80. fair S1.15-1.25.
Tomatoes: Steady. Imperial Wy crts
q-l2 tops S1.15-1. 40. some best Holtville
81 SOL IS. ordinary rpeS Sl-ll0, los 50
81 ordinary 75-S5c; Local mostly irregular
packs SI-1.50. small loose $500.
Watermelons: firm Imperial Wy klon-
dikes truck lots per ton 10 ave% $3.50
S44. 12-15 10 avg $40 Street sales small
lots per ID pa -2lsc best mostly 2l=c.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-12
.ATTY BELL SWORN
IN AS NAVY OFFICER

DALLAS, Tex, June II tUP) -
Madison CMatty) Bell, Southern
University football coach,
leaves tomorrow for Annapolis
where he will take one months
Navy indoctrination course.
Bell, who has a lifetime job at
SMU, was sworn in yesterday as a
lieutenant commander in the Ma
val Reserve and became the fourth
SMU coach to join the Navy.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-12
ORTIZ TO MEET
ROMERO JUNE u

Manuel Ortiz, El Centro boy rated
as the No. che contender for Lou
SalicaS world bantamweight crown,
is scheduled to box Elwood Romero
at Hollywood Legion stadium June
&c.
Ortiz last fight was with Kenny
Lindsey. Canadian champ. Ortiz
stopped Lindsey cold in the sixth
round of their scheduled l0-round
bout.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-12

lead Boston now by 91a games.
Cleveland came from behind for
the third successive game and de-
feated the Washington Senators.
8-6, the loss dropping the Griffs
into seventh place behind the idle
Chicago White Sox, whose game
with the Philadelphia Athletics was
postponed because of the weather.
The Indians went into the ninth
trailing by two runs but cut loose
with a four-run spree on a pair
of walks, three singles, long fly
and a passed ball. Four Washington
pitchers gave up 13 hits.