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Evening star., 1942-08-21

OIdGeS nag The designer pOuteQ 1Or
days. He still has his pastel
materials.
Gene Tierney is expecting a baby.
Her husband, Oleg Cassini, whose
count title was eradicated by United
States citizenship, is in the Coast
Guard George Montgomery is
one physically At star who'll remain
behind. He has IA dependents
Daily Variety prints an astonishing
story of studio wire-pulling in high
places in an attempt to keep Clark
Gable out of service and in pictures
:. Alan Ladd, menace sensation OF
This Gun for Hire" was deferred
in the draft because Of an injury
received when he fell from a high
deck while working as a Hollywood
studio laborer.
Phil Terry, who married Joan
Crawford, had a small bit in Are
Husbands Necessary" =. He was
dropped from the Paramount con-
tract list just few days before he
married Joan. Paramount Is sorry
The boy now has name value
Evening star., 1942-08-21

THE Pied Piper" offers an ideal
Evening star., 1942-08-21
Army Show Leaves
Soon for Filming

This Is the Army" Irving Berlin's
all-soldier stage revue which was
acquired for the screen by Warner
Bros, will 60 into production i'm
mediately following the four week
Broadway engagement and a brief
road tour.
On conclusion of the road dates
Berlin will come to the West Coast
to prepare for the filming of the
picture to be made from the soldier
revue. 1t is expected that leading
members of the stage cast, prob
ably including Sergt. Ezra Stone,
Evening star., 1942-08-21

also Will appear In the screen pro-
duction. In addition the Aim cast
VIII include prominent Hollywood
actors who are now In military
service.
Lit. Col. J. l.. Warner, now Of the
Army Air Corps, will have personal
cnarge OF the filming of This Il
the Army"
Evening star., 1942-08-21


role for Woolley,
one a lot more
v a r e d than
usually Is given
him. A a grun
elderly English
man who has
perfected his
scorn for the
human race in
one of tn os e
tonblike clubs
for venerable
and usel ! e S S
m a les, he is
something to be-
h old. He is
something even
Evening star., 1942-08-21
His Pastel Flag Ruled Out,
Set Designer Just Pouts
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.
HOLLYWOOD.
Behind movie headlines:

Behind movie headlines
New York designer Hollywood
had great idea for big musical
flag with beautiful
with him. techncoor
up the united
Evening star., 1942-08-21
Woolley Is Starting Star
In Heart Warming Comedy
Bearded Actor Gets New Role
In Pied Piper at Capitol;
Pastors Band on the Stage
BY JAY CARMODY.

Bearded Monty Woo who elderly lion
bago hurting nearly
AUDIENCES to believe Beneath his belco facade there
KNOW heart It's entertaining revelation
omcon OF The Pied Piper which opened yesterday
which Wooly a
morous heart-warming story
Smyrna times., 1942-03-19
BOY SCOUT GARDENS
Asked to Do Four Types of Garden
Projects For Defense

The Boy Scouts have received
their 9Th call for service of Ma
tional character. Troops every
where have been asked by Uncle
Sam to participate in the Food for
Freedom" campaign. This will add
another page to the war service of
Scouting. During the last war
Scouts were called upon to grow
gardens under the slogan Every
Scout Feed a Soldier" Scouts have
been asked to participate in four
types of garden projects. The first
type is the Scout Home Garden;
the second, the Troop Garden where
land is available; the third type of
garden is Troop Participation in a
Community Garden; and the fourth
type is Troop Participation in a
School Garden. Already some Boy
Scout Troops have laid plans for
their garden and soon the work
will be in full swing.
Smyrna times., 1942-03-19
NEW PARKING REGULATIONS:
TOWN ORDERS 2 TRUCK CHASSIS

Smyrna Town Council has pass
ed an ordinance prohibiting park
ing on the east side of Delaware
Street, from South Street to Mt.
Vernon Street, and on both sides
of West Commerce Street, from
Delaware Street to line running
just west of Mrs. Walter Turner's
property. mo Parking" signs will
be erected by the town of Smyrna
at an early date, to acquaint the
public with these new parking
rules. This action was taken fol-
lowing suggetion from the Civil
ian Defense Council here that the
moving of fire fighting equipment
during air raid rehearsals, as well
as for general safety, should not be
hindered by parked cars in this
area. The new regulation for
parking on one side only of Della
ware Street will assure the fire en-
gines safer, speedier access to
Smyrna times., 1942-03-19

other parts of the town, council
said. At special meeting of coun-
Gil last night, the purchase of two
Ia ton truck chassis for mounting
extra fire fighting equipment was
approved. Recommendations for
this purchase came from the Civil
ian Defense Council, who have
agreed to purchase the extra equip
ment needed for these new trucks.
The Defense Council issued state
ment yesterday praising the Smyr-
ma Town Council for "the splendid
manner in which they have con-
tinued to show their full support to
the local defense effort" The chas-
sis, when purchased, will be of a
type as specified by the govern
mental agency, adequate to mount
and operate a self contained unit of
fire fighting apparatus, Mayor R.
F. Corley announced.
Smyrna times., 1942-03-19
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Franklin BrOclson, Active Church
Worker, Succumbs in Clayton


Franklin Brockson, former men,
ber of the Delaware Legislature
and the U. S. House of Representa-
tives, died Monday night at his
home in Clayton. He was 76 years
old. He was born August 6, 1865,
in Blackbird Hundred, the son of
James and Margaret Ann Brock
son, and received his early educa-
tion at Wesley Collegiate Institute.
He obtained his law degree at the
Washington and Lee University.
Soon after graduation, Mr.. Brock
son taught at public schools in Port
Penn. He also served as principal
of the Marshallton schools. He was
admitted to the Delaware bar in
1886. He served as a representa-
tive to the General Assembly of
Delaware from 1908 to 1910 and
represented Delaware in the u. S.
House of Representatives 1912
1914. He was defeated for reelec-
tion to that post. He was a DEM
ocrat. Mr.. Brockson was admitted
to practice in the u. S. Supreme
Court in 1915. He commuted daily
to his offices in Wilmington, a prac-
tice he had followed for As years
with the exception of time spent in
Washington. He was active in
civic circles at Clayton and was a
member and trustee of st. Paul's
Methodist Church. Funeral servic-
Continued on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1942-03-19
VICTORY THEME
FOR MAY DAY
To Feature Victory Dances
Arranged by Miss Fay Will
son; Court of Honor
SENIORS GIVE OUR TOWN

A group of Victory" dances will
be featured in the annual May Day
celebration at John Bassett Moore
School on May LIST, Mrs. Hall Ewing,
chairman of the May Day commit
tee, has announced. With "vic-
tory as the theme of the program
planned this year, Miss Faye Will
son, of the high school physical ed
ucation department, is training
students who will take part in the
dancing groups. Miss Wilson is
also responsible for arranging the
dances.
Members of the Queens Court
The May Queens crown this year
will be worn by Marion Pratt,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Pratt. Queen Marion" a senior,
was chosen by the vote of the en-
tire high school body. Representa-
tives from each grade, from the 7th
through the 18th, were elected by
the pupils to the Court of Honor
attending the Queen at the May
Day celebration. The following
Duchesses and Attendants were
chosen: Duchesses, Doris Pyle,
Francis Ann Davis, Dorothy Pratt,
Jean zacheis, Jane O'Neill, Ethel
Bell; attendants: Martha Burrous,
Frances Naylor, Marie Blendt,
jeanette Burchard, Georgima Fox,
Florence Passwaters, Eleanor Now
land, Ann Willis, Yvonne Senger,
Thelma Dulin, Jackie Potter, Anna
Marie Davidson.
Seniors to Give "Our Town
The Senior Glass has chosen
Thornton Wilder's "Our Town, to
be given by members of that class
early in May. The play will be di-
rected by Miss Blanche Lee, and
Jack Francis will head the play
committee. Funds received at the
maturity of their recently purchas-
ed defense bond will be donated by
the Seniors to a free lunch fund"
for underprivileged children. The
class directed the Board of Educa-
tion to make provisions, when the
time comes, at their discretion, so
that hungry and poorly clothed
children will be provided for. Funds
used to purchase the bond were
earned by the seniors for their trip
to Washington, cancelled due to
war conditions.
Smyrna times., 1942-03-19
.IMMUNIZATION
HERE TODAY
Weekly Clinic for School Chill
dren Will Start at Smyrna
School This Morning
ADULTS GO TO FIRE HALL

Immunization of children against
typhoid fever, smallpox and diph-
iberia will begin in the Smyrna
schools this Thursday morning at
$50 o'clock when DR.. E. F. Smith
and nurses from the Kent County
Health Unit start a weekly clinic
there which will run for three
weeks. (Immunization for typhoid
fever requires three injections CIV
en- a week apart). DR.. Smith, who
is deputy health officer for Kent
County, announces that his weekly
afternoon clinics in the Fire House
on West Commerce Street will con-
tinue on Thursday afternoon from
1.30 to $50 o'clock. All adults who
cannot go to their family physic-
ians are urged to attend these free
clinics to receive their protection
against the diseases most apt to
reach epidemic proportions should
war time emergencies develop on
the peninsula.
5000 Injections Last Week
The Board of Health, which has
been sponsoring this Defense from
Disease" campaign all over the
state, announces that over 5000
people, the greater percentage of
them children, were immunized
against one of the above named
diseases last week. The first one
of the three typhoid fever treat
ments comprised the bulk of i'm
munizations given, there having
been over 5000 injections against
this disease administered in the 3
counties. Other schools in Kent
County which will have morning
immunization clinics will be: Mil
ford, Mondays; Harrington, Tues
days; Dover, Wednesdays, and Cae-
sar Rodney, Fridays. All will be-
gin at $50 a. m. In addition the
afternoon Q.30 to 3.30) clinics will
continue at the following places:
Milford, Monday, State Board of
Health Clinic, Ill West 3rd street;
Harrington, Tuesday, Fire House,
Mechanic street; Dover, Wednes-
day, Ala State street.
Ask Parents Aid
Parents who have not signed the
request slips" sent home by the
teachers are urged to do so at once
in order that their youngsters may
receive the free protection while it
is offered free in the schools.
Smyrna times., 1942-03-19
49 IN CLAYTON
END FIRST AID
Certificates Given to Clayton
ians Completing Standard
First Aid Course
BEGIN ADVANCE COURSE

Forty-nine certificates have been
presented to Claytonians who have
completed the Standard First Aid
Course, announced Mrs. Richard
w. Comegys, chairman of First
Aid for the Clayton Red Cross
Chapter. The instructor was j.
Thomas Russell of Smyrna. Mrs.
Comegys in presenting the certifi-
Gates at joint meeting of the two
classes, urged the classes to live up
to the fine spirit of cooperation and
willingness to serve the community
which they have already shown in
the time they devoted to the study
of First Aid and to feel that they
were qualified to serve in an i'm
portant field in which they were
much needed. The Advanced
First Aid Course will start Mon
day, March twenty-third and
it is expected that a large percent
age of the two classes will continue
to the second course. Those receiv-
ing certificates were:
Smyrna times., 1942-03-19
CLUB
TRIALS HERE
Clayton Gun Club To Be Host
Sunday; Water Trials
at Lake Como
BIRD DOG TRIALS ALSO

The Clayton Gun Club will be
host to the Del-Bay Field Trial
Club, Dover, at the formal training
trials at the Clayton Club grounds
on Sunday, March %. DR.. Richard
Comegys, president, and Lester
Goldsborough are in charge of ar
rangements. They will start at the
Clayton Gun Club at a. m. with
the drawings and will work the
land in the vicinity of the club. The
upper end of Lake Como will be
used for the water events. There
will be two stakes, novice and open
all-age. Pheasants and ducks will
be used. More than 80 handlers
and dogs are expected to take part.
The entry fee will be So.
Prepare For Spring Trials
The one-day trials are in prepa-
ration for the American Chesa-
peake spring trials at Denton, Md,
March 27 and %. The Dover area
will likely have as many as IL dogs
competing, with the stake for Della
ware and Maryland dogs one of the
chief drawing cards. The Del-Bay
Club has eliminated its usual two
day spring trials because some
members and other participants
are either in military service or en-
gagged in defense projects, and has
substituted the Sunday trial with
occasional informal trials to be run
in the future.
Bird Dog Trials
The bird dog trials of the Kent
County Shooting Dog Association
will be held at Petersburg Sunday
with puppy, derby, and open shoot
ing dog stakes. Any shooting dog
of Kent County is eligible. Quail
will be used. The association will
be assisted by state game wardens
under the supervision of Chief
Game Warden E. Sherman Webb,
in the conducting of the trials. DR..
Charles I. Hoch, Wilmington, and
Charles Hastings, Blades, will be
the judges.
Smyrna times., 1942-03-19
SMYRNA MAN IS
NAMED TO POST
DIR. Thomas Hays Appointed
Assistant PathOlOgist For
Board of Agriculture
STUDY POULTRY DISEASE

The State Board of Agriculture
at Dover has announced the ap-
pointment of DR.. t. A. S. Hays of
Smyrna, as assistant poultry path
ologist for its Poultry Department
headed by DR.. H. R. Baker. DR..
Hays, a graduate of the Ontario
Veterinary School of the University
of Toronto, was formerly with the
Bureau of Animal Industry of the
U. S. Department of Agriculture
and as a member of the Boards
Poultry Department he will assist
in the field investigation of poultry
diseases in Delaware. He has been
working in the State during the
past three years on Bangs disease
and T. B. testing work. The ap-
pointment makes it possible to ex-
tend the poultry disease investiga-
tion service to many more Della
ware poultrymen than has beer
possible in the past. This will be
especially true for the central and
northern parts of the State. With
the expansion of the broiler indus
try in lower Delaware, DR.. L. M.
Greene, whose office is located in
F'rankford, was appointed a few
years ago to render this service to
poultrymen in that area.
May Secure Services
DR.. Hays will be located at the
State Board of Agriculture Build
ing in Dover, and in order that
poultrymen may secure the servic-
es of this pathologist quickly and
efficiently, they are urged to notify
! the Poultry Department in the
State Board of Agriculture Build
ing late in the afternoon if they
wish him to call at their farm. AS
an additional service to poultry
men, county agricultural Extension
agents will be glad to handle re-
quests for the disease service.
Smyrna times., 1942-03-19
ADDRESS CLUB
ON ESPERANTO
ROtarians Hear Gilbert Nickel
Tell of Writing to Seven
ty-three Countries
HOBBY OF SPEAKER

By using Esperanto, the interna-
tional language, it has been posi-
BILE to correspond with persons in
73 countries, Mr.. Gilbert Nickel,
Middletown, told members at the
Smyrna Rotary Club meeting. With
the aid of blackboard, Mr.. Nickel,
whose hobby for number of years
has been Esperanto, demonstrated
to the club the use of certain words
in that language, explaining how
these words are changed by a suf-
fix or prefix. Mr.. Nickel, a past
president of the Middletown Ro-
tary, told of many contacts with
Rotarians of various foreign coun-
tries made through the medium of
Esperanto. Through corresponding
in this international language, Mr..
Nickel claimed among his friends
persons of every profession and re-
ligion, and ranging from the diplo-
matte corps to the low caste of In
dia.
Smyrna times., 1942-03-19
SPECIAL COURSE FOR sA MEN
Have Opportunity of Qualifying for
Commission in the Army

The Army Recruiting Station in
Dover, announced today that GER
tain men classified in 3A by the Sc
lective Service Boards will be given
an opportunity to qualify for a
commission in the Army. 1t is nee
essary that they apply to the Sc
lective Service Board for this train
ing. The Board will send them to
Fort Dix, N. j., at the expense of
the applicant, where they will be
given strict physical examination.
Upon their return they will be in
cluded in the next group forwarded
for induction and assigned to a
special course at the Reception
Center. In the event that the ap-
plicant fails to meet the require
ments or fails to receive his COM
mission he will be placed in the En-
listed Reserve and returned to his
home. He will not be called again
until such time as registrants with
the same degree of dependency are
called for service.
Smyrna times., 1942-03-19
CLUBLUNCHEON
AT CLAYTON
Annual Century Club Affair
Today; State officers
and Guests
TO NOMINATE OFFICERS

The Clayton Century Club will
hold its Bi-Annual Luncheon today
at one o'clock at the Clayton School
Auditorium, with Mrs. Malcolm
Burris presiding at the speakers
table. State officers invited to at
tend are Mrs. ]. Paul Green, State
President; Mrs. l.. Mulford Taylor,
State Director; Mrs. Thomas D.
Mylrea, Vice-President of New Cas-
tie County; Mrs. ]. A. Frear, Jr.,
Vice-President of Kent County;
Mrs. ]. Robert West, Vice-Presi-
dent of Sussex County, and Mrs.
Floyd E.Booth, State Parliamentary
ian. The decorations and appoint
ments for the luncheon will be car
ried out in the club colors, pink and
white, with the club flower, the
peach blossom. Mrs. William Hol-
lett will serve as chairman of the
menu, Mrs. R. w. Slaughter, chair
man of diningroom and Mrs. R. w.
IComegys, chairman of program. A
ione-act play, "The Missionary Box"
will be presented. Members of the
cast are Mrs. Medford Sparks, Mrs.
W. R. Keys, Mrs. ]. T. Johnson,
Mrs. Sadie Reese, Mrs. Edward
Wright, Mrs. Raymond Mabrey,
Mrs. Robert Hollett, and Mrs. Rich
ard w. Comegys.
Expect Twenty-Five Guests
Out of town guests invited are
as follows: Mrs. Fred ]. Hope, Mrs.
Pierce Crompton, Mrs. Thomas j.
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Smyrna times., 1942-03-19
GIRL SCOUT DAY AT CLUB
Century Club to Hear Scouts Sing,
DRAMATIC Ballads


Girl Scouts Day will be observed
tomorrow at the Century Club,
with Mrs. Francis ]. O'Neill, a
member of the troop committee in
charge of the program. A group
of scouts under the direction of
Mrs. Jack Fearon, will present a
musical and dramatic program.
Members of the double quartette
who will sing group of songs are
Ellener Attix, Ruth Gooden, Sylvia
Harris, Ella Mae Gardner, Lorraine
Donovan, Jane O'Neill, Jean Ellen
Russell and Patsy Carter. Two bal
lads will be dramatized by other
troop members. The cast of "The
Three Pirates" is composed of Jean
Snow, Jackie Potter, Thelma Dulin,
Irene Moffett, Anne Knots, La
Velle Markley and Jeane Goldsbor-
ough. Those who will participate
in the "Ten Thousand Men" are
Joan Springer, Alice Jane Mat
thews, Sally Bodley, Ruth Johnson,
Doris Biting, Helen Sylvester,
Margery Lamb, Anne Stevenson,
Betty Berry, Leota Hadley, Dolly
Badur, Elizabeth Deamer, Peggy
Clark and Marie FAIRIES.
Regular Business Meeting
The regular monthly business
meeting of the club will proceed
the program. At this session Mrs.
Grant Garis will announce the COM
mittees for the annual club lunch
con which will be held on April TO-
Smyrna times., 1942-03-19
LOCAL CIVILIAN
DEFENSE BOARD
News About the Smyrna Civil,
ian Defense Council, ana
What 1t Is Doing
COUNCIL MEETS WEEKLY

Smyrna's second mobilization and
position test, held Monday evening
March 10th, in cooperation with
the Town of Clayton, has been de-
clared success by Mayor Roy F
Corley, chairman of Smyrna Civil
ian Defense Council. The opinion
as expressed by Mayor Corley, rel
ative to this second test, is shared
by all members of the Defense
Cuncil who have been contacted.
Committee Chairmen were more
enthusiastic than ever to find ways
and means to reach an ultimate
goal of perfection in the function
ing of their individual departments.
Although the mobilization and po-
sition drill was held during a
steady down-pour of rain, pre-ar-
ranged plans were carried out as
formulated. The spirit displayed
by Civilian Defense workers was in
no way retarded by the unseason-
able electrical storm which visited
Smyrna just as the air raid warn
ing signals were sounded.
Smyrna Civilian Defense Council
appointed a special committee con-
sisting of three members to consid-
er, in full detail, the question of
messenger service. This commit
tee consists of the following per-
sons: John w. Jacobs, Jr., ]. Wells
FAIRIES, Mrs. Grant Garis.
In the future, when air raid
warning signals are sounded, either
for tests or for actual raids, the
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Smyrna times., 1942-03-19
KENT VICTORY GARDENS
Gardeners Glass Started at Dover
Each Monday Night

Mrs. William S. Dutton, State
chairman of the Civilian Defense
Victory Garden program, has ap.
pointed Mrs. George Ehinger of the
Dover Garden Club and Miss Flor.
ence Yetter, County Home Demon
stration Agent, as co-chairmen Of
the Kent County Victory Garder
program. This is part of the Ma
tional Civilian Defense Official Pro.
gram. 1t is the goal of the Della
ware Victory Garden Program to
increase the number and size of the
home gardens in the state. Cooper
ating with Mrs. Ehinger and Miss
Yetter in the county program ant
representatives of various agricul
ture agencies in the state.
Start Gardeners Glass
A gardeners class will be con.
Quoted in Dover by Mr.. Sam Sloan
Vocational Agriculture teacher Of
the Dover High School. The clas:
will be an informal one open to the
public and will meet every Monday
night at Z p. m. in the Dover High
School. Mr.. Sloan in outlining the
course stated that it will be most
practical planning to meet the
problems of the small gardener
The first meeting will be devoted tt
the making of seed flats. Registra
tion to the class may be made al
any time. Other information about
the Victory Garden Program car
be secured from Miss Yetter, Coun.
ty Extension Office, Post Office
Building, Dover.
Smyrna times., 1942-03-19
AsBURY METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. DIR. j. w. COlona, Pastor, An
nounces Services For the Week

The services at Asbury Method
ist Church next Sunday, March %,
will be as follows: the Church
School will convene promptly at 10
o'clock with Mr.. H. G. Jones, Su-
perintendent, in charge; the morn
ing worship service and sermon at
IL; the Youth Fellowship service
at $50 p. M; the evening worship
service and sermon at 7.30. The
Asbury Social Group will hold the
regular monthly meeting and pro-
gram of entertainment next Tues
day evening, March Oath, begin
ming at 8 o'clock. Prayer service
Wednesday evening at 7.30.
Smyrna times., 1942-03-19
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, Rec
tor, Announces Services for Week

st. Peters Episcopal Church,
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, rec
tor, makes the following announce
ments: Friday, 7.30 p. M, Lenten
service, followed by choir practice.
The fifth Sunday in Lent: 7.30 am,
celebration of the Holy Commun-
ion; 10 a. M, Church School; IL
a. M, morning prayer and sermon
upon the words of Jesus, II honor
my Father, and ye dishonor me-.
Monday, 2.30 p. M, Woman's Aux
iliary Study Class at the home of
Mrs. Webb, president.
Smyrna times., 1942-03-19
WOMEN'S SOCIETY MEET
Mrs. Fred Harris and Mrs. william
Stats in Charge of Meeting

A covered dish luncheon preced-
ed the meeting of the Woman's So
ciety of Christian Service of AS
bury Methodist Church Tuesday af-
ternoon. Mrs. Fred Harris and
Mrs. William Stats were luncheon
co-chairmen. Miss Julia Griffith
was in charge of devotions and the
program chairman was Mrs. v. Lay
Phillips, assisted by Circle No. 2,
Mrs. Raymond Snow, leader. Mrs.
Ernest Mattiford, president, presid-
ed
Smyrna times., 1942-03-19
All Collect Waste Paper

Miss Helen Comstock, county
All leader, was guest at a recent
meeting of the Clayton Senior All
Club. Plans were made for the
start of waste paper collection on
Saturday. The next meeting will
be on April IA. John Houtman,
Medford Davis, Jr., and Joyce Mon
tague comprise the committee.