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which is indeed very good de-
scription of what Our Boys are ex-
periencing on the North Afri-
can front. This news, coming as
it does from our newest theatre of
war, seems to make one feel that
the efforts which we are being ask
ed to expend here on the Home
Front, are puny indeed to those
which Our Boys and Girls In The
Service are Called upon to give.
We have but to think of the idea
of sleeping in Fox Holes" through
out a rainy night, to make us real
ize to what extent we are being
favored in this world wide conflict.
1t is certainly time that all of us
who are so fortunate, stop forever
our quibbling and complaining
about this and that, and realize
more fully that we have a war to
win.
The time is here, when deeds and
not words are needed to further adj
vance our All Out war effort. Dur
ing the next twelve months many
new changes will be asked. Per-
haps a certain amount of self de-
NAL will become necessary. But,
what of that as compared to the
daily sacrifices which our brave de-
tenders are making? We're all
into this war with one thought in
is to assure ourselves,
and the world at large, of final VIC
tory. The sooner this can be ac-
complished, the better it will be for
all the peoples of this earth.
Reynier, the folks back home are
indeed very proud of the part which
all you Boys are playing over there
in North Africa. Nor do we for
get the courageous part which our
Army nurses have taken. You both
will always be remembered in our
hearts and in our prayers. We
wan you all to come marching
home when this job is finished.
Meanwhile, old friend, Dribbles
to remind all readers of this
that prayer is not special
privilege reserved for Our Boys In
The Service, who are in deadly
oeril-to publicly or privately COM
nune with God is the inherited
light of every American. Perhaps
more unselfish praying, and less
selfish thinking, would better serve
'ur Nation during this time of need. |
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Pvt. George DENNY
1229th Reception Center
Fort Dix, New Jersey
Pvt. Irwin FAIRIES
1229th Reception Center
Fort Dix, New Jersey
Pvt. Marshall w. Guy
1229th Reception Center
Fort Dix, New Jersey
Pvt. Herself Hynson
1229th Reception Center
Fort Dix, New Jersey
Leslie Pryor AS, USNR
Co. No. So, Barracks No. 225
us. Naval Training Station
cambridge, Maryland
Pvt. Herman L. Robinson
1229th Reception Center
Fort Dix, New Jersey
Pvt. Alfred Watson
1229th Reception Center
Fort Dix, New Jersey
Pvt. Robert George Whaley
1229th Reception Center
Fort Dix, New Jersey
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All those in service. their families and
friends, are urged to inform Dribbles
Editor of new. or changed. addresses. Keep
him supplied with interesting news items
The success. and continuation. o, this new
Service column will depend largely upon
this kind of cooperation.
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Dribbles feels quite sure that all
who read this column will be very
much interested in the above letter,
which was submitted by Mrs. E. f.
Macklin, Of Clayton, who is the
Mother Of Reynier. We thank you
Mrs. Macklin for this contribution,
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ADVERTISEMENTS = The Smyrna Times
is the business medium not only for the
town it represents. but fer the outlying
district of which it is the center. en-
bracing the towns of Clayton. Kenton.
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inc one inch space or less. n minimum
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THE SMYRNA TIMES is an Independent
paper devoted to the welfare of the town
it represents and the State of which 1t
is a part. It also gives the items of
Importance of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
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Service Honor Roll

Pvt. James Bessix
1229th Reception Center
Fort Dix, New Jersey
Pvt. Michael S. Biddle
1229th Reception Center
Fort Dix, New Jersey
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CHANGE OF ADDRESS
SERVICE HONOR ROLL

Sgt. William R. Carrow
ASH. 12014090
314th Fighter Squadron
324th Fighter Group
APO. Box No. 1907
Care of Postmaster
New York City, N. Y.
list Lieut.. Ralph B. Jones
Base Hospital
Greenville Army Air Base
Greenville, N. C.
Pvt. Edward B. Wood
ASH. 32076348
646th T.S.S. (SP)
A.A.F.T.T.C., 2138
Madison, Wisconsin
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THESE are sugar beets, now be-
ing harvested on nearly a mil
lion acres in 10 Western and Mid
die Western states. The sugar they
contain-which is identical to that
from cane-is an absolutely depend
able supply, for it is grown and pro-
ccssed entirely within the borders
Of the United States and is, there
fore, free of the hazards of war
time shipping. This years crop of
sugar beets. it is hoped, will pro-
vide enough sugar to supply an
eight-ounce weekly ration for every
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person Ia the nation for twelve
months.
When growing, these silvery
beets have a long taproot, which
extends six or seven feet into the
ground, and wide, green leaves. The
leaves combine water, air, and sun
light to form sugar by the process
of photosynthesis, and the root
then acts as a storehouse for it.
By-products of the beet are fed
extensively to sheep and livestock
and thus contribute to our meat
supplies.
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Entered at the Post Office at Smyrna, Del
aware. as Second Class matter.
Subscription price. $3.50 per year. strictly
in advance.
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Greenville Army Air Base
November %, 1912

NOVeIlDer IL, lSfZ
Dear Dribbles:
This is my first effort, but I just
wanted to make sure they would
keep me before 1 tried to crash the
column. With my appetite, 1 was
mt sure but that they might figure
l would be worth more to the War
Effort feeding myself, than having
the United States Army do it.
Well, it looks like they might
make a soldier out of me yet-or
at least a reasonable facsimile of
one. Of course, III never be a
fighting man like the most of the
Boys who write to the column, but
! it sure does make one proud to be
in the same army with the kind of
Boys we have coming out of Smyr-
ma.
Keeping them, and the Boys like
them in good physical condition is
quite a job, but from what 1 have
seen so far, the ones at home need
not worry about the health of those
in the field.
Speaking of health, the Army is
sure doing me good. haven't lost
one of my two hundred and twenty
pounds, but all the two hundred and
twenty of them are in the pink"
with the possible exception of the
ten or fifteen pounds allocated to
my pedal extremities.
We have been having lectures on
military medicine, and they have
been showing my feet to the class
as perfect examples of what ought
not to be.
1 must be looking more like a
soldier all the time though, be-
cause every once in awhile, when I
approach group of enlisted men,
i hear one of the boys whisper,
''Tne Yanks are coming"
Well, so long everybody and re-
member, one way you people at
home can help get this scrap over,
is get Your scrap in.
LIST Lieut.. Ralph B. Jones
Base Hospital
Greenville Army Air Base
Greenville, South Carolina
And so the fat 8 in the fire now.
Well, Doc, it's been a real pleasure
to hear from you. You have help
ed greatly to restore our faith in
the commissioned grades. For al
though this column welcomes each
and every rank alike, we seldom
hear from the officers listed with
us. Just once in awhile they break
through the ice, and join them
selves with us for a short chat,
however, these times have been
what we would term infrequent.
Let's hope, now that you feel as
sured that Old Man Army has you
for spell, that you will be the ex-
lception to the rule. Could be that
you might prompt the rest of the
officers Mess to drop us a line &C.
casionally. There is little doubt
that your many friends around
these parts would be glad to hear
from you in this manner every now
and then. Folks are all sort of rig
ged that way you know.
Then too, The Smyrna Times is
travelling over many long, distant
routes these days. Many Mothers,
Fathers, Sisters, Brothers and
Sweethearts are responsible for
this. The result is, that many of
Our Boys and Girls In The Service
weeks, perhaps months later read
this newspaper. The Dribbles COL
umn Is one medium through which
Service Men can communicate with
eachother over a great area. That
is still another reason Doc, why you
are being invited to repeat your eff
fort. These are the men who this
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column trys hardest to reach. From
the replies that have been received
to date, it has been very crafty
ing experience.
Everything around Smyrna re-
mains about the same as when you
left, with one exception. More men,
and a girl here and there, are en-
tering the service of their country.
Before this war is over, few of our
younger classes of men will remain
with us. You should feel proud in
deed to have become part of this
great movement. No doubt the
good wife is also mighty proud of
her man. Well she should be.
We're all pulling for you and your
loyal spouse.
Here's hoping that you will enjoy
a very nice holiday down there in
Greenville, South Carolina. Drib-
bles wishes you both the very best
of success at your new post.
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Glad to see you are back with us
again Sergeant. 1t has been inter-
esting to read about your meeting
up with one of thte Griffin boys
from Clayton, Delaware. You must
have felt right at home for the
time being. Dribbles is sorry that
you did not think to mention Grit
fins first name in your letter.
There are two brothers from the
same family by that name, who live
over in Clayton. One is named
James c. Griffin, and the other is
named Vaughn S. Griffin. They are
the sons of Mr.. and Mrs. c. M.
Griffin. During the past several
months, this column has not receiv-
ed any word concerning these
boys. If you contact you friend,
after you receive this copy of The
Smyrna Times, why not tell him to
write into Dribbles and let his
friends know how he is making out
in this affair? 1 am sure that all
the folks back home, as we'll as his
friends in the Service, will like to
see a letter from him in this col
umn. Now to yourself Sergeant.
Dribbles will have to ask some
question of certain young lady
that you have mentioned, to try
and discover just what it is that
makes her letters so different from
others that you may be receiving
from around these parts. Perhaps
she will tell, then again perhaps
she won't. Well, these are the
chances that we on the Home
Front must risk in times like this.
1t is apparent Sergeant Pleasanton,
that all goes well with you over on
the islands. Here's hoping that
good fortune will continue to favor
you in this manner until the day
you are mustered out of the Ser
vice, so that you may return home
to take up life where you left off
before the present war started.
Good luck fellow.
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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 d. Hoffecker, July g..
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10. 1907.
Owned and Published by Robert d. Hoffeck-
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Der "a, 1889.
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David C. Harrison Post, No. IA,
American Legion, and Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
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United States Army
In Camp
October Both, 1912

DrlDDleS EQllor
Smyrna, Delaware
Dear Sir:
Once again wish to write to
my favorite column, in my favorite
paper, in my favorite Town, in my
only State, in the one and only U.
S. A.
This time 1 have little incident
I would like to tell you about. I
trust that the readers of your COL
umn will find it interesting reading.
Well, it happened this way.
In those days after December Z,
1941, while eating chow, I happen
ed to see a fellow in the line 1
thought I recognized. I had seen
many faces while back in the
States, on the boat, and over here
therefore, 1 was not absolutely
certain just who this man was. I
did, however, ask him if he would
tell me his name. Instead of an
swering me Immediately, this fell
low replied to my question by ask
ing me if I was from Smyrna? The
moment he spoke to me in this
manner, I knew that he was from
Clayton, and that his name was
Griffin. I recalled then that I had
seen and spoken to this boy several
times before joining up with this
mans army. Well, we talked a
good bit about home during the
next few days. Believe me, it was
a real pleasure to have someone
from around our part of the coun-
try to talk with.
Griffin was the first and last per-
son 1 have contacted from so near
home since / came over here. At
present we are separated, but
look forward to seeing my friend
again soon. Until then, if you hap
pen to have some of the Boys who
are shipped over this way, be sure
to have them look me up. You
might also tell the boys back home,
who are about to join the Service,
to put in for over here. You might
mention in passing that the dark
skinned, grass skirted, maidens
are plenty numerous.
In closing, 1 would like to re-
mark, that the Town of Smyrna has
one girl who can write the best
letter of anyone that 1 know. Her
name is Miss Virginia Mood.
Until later,
1 remain a Blue Hens Chick,
Sgt. L. A. Pleasanton
"Chick"
Sgt. L. A. Pleasanton
ASH. 6978714
Bly,. F, 98th C. A. C.
APO. 952
Care of Postmaster
San Francisco, Calf.
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Somewhere in Northern Africa
Sunday, November Is, 1912
'earest Mother, Dad and Every
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-16
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ments in the southwark drive of
a surprisingly powerful foe were
in turn deeply related to the
other major japanese drive in
Burma to cut China off from the
supplies of the other United Ma
tons and force the eastern gate
way to India.
That, briefly, was the war pic
ture today in the western Pacific
region. The United Nations evil
IDENTIFY envisaged nothing more
than holding actions until their
full war potentia could be mobi-
lied for the eventual counter
thrust against Japan.
japanese invasion forces pour
ing into southern Sumatra by sea
and river after a suicidal thrust
by air-borne shock troops had
been crushed, have captured
Palembang, inland center of one
of the worlds richest oil fields,
only $50 miles from Batavia,
capital OF the Netherlands East
Indies.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
That was announced officially
in Batavia.
In Australia, Prime Minister
Curtin called for mobilization of
everything we have" in the
Commonwealth's fight for life,
now that Singapore, long proud
ly called the British Empires
Gibraltar Of the Orient, has been
reduced to shell of ruins-a
prison for Empire troops which
survived the ill-starrcd fight.
The Japanese said unofficially
that their captivcs in surrender
cd Singapore numbered 10000
men and that the million inhabi-
tants Of the island included 1OO,-
900 British.
London held no hope that any
large force had escaped for the
Singapore strategy had called for
fight to the end.
The battle Of Australia was
seen as inevitable and impend-
ing.
mo longer is there a time
factor in which we can place re-
lance" said Prime Minister
Curtin at Sydney. The battle of
Australia demands what the bat
tie of Britain required. We must
work and fight as we have never
worked and fought before"
He called the fall OF Singapore
Australians dunkcrquc-in the
sense that it prcludcs her fight
for existence, rather than with
drawal.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-16
Frank Gesth
Passes Away
Life Long Resident
of County Sueeumbs

Frank Gesch, life long resi-
dent of Macomb county, passed
away at his home, 1890 Romeo
Plank Road in Macomb town.
ship, late Saturday night at the
age of SO years. Mr.. Gesch had
suffered i'll health for the past
two years and for the last two
months had been confined to his
bed.
He was born in Sterling town
ship, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ferdinand Gesch. Following his
marriage, Mr.. and Mrs. Gesch
lived for a year in Romeo and
then for a short time in ROches-
ter and later moved to farm on
the French Road where they
lived for 81 years. Two years ago
due to the ill health of Mr.. Gesch
he retired from active farming
and moved to his present home.
He served for several years a.
Director of the Prestonville
School.
He is survived by his wife,
Louise; two daughters, Mrs.
Clara MroseWske and Mrs. Hilda
Coval; four grandchildren, Helen
and Doris Mrosewske and Diona
and Dulane Coval. Also surviv-
ing are four sisters, Mrs. Anna
Werth of Rogerville, Mrs. Minnie
Lyons of Detroit, Mrs. Martha
Alwardt of Flint and Mrs. Louisa
Geiman of Cleveland; two broth
ers, Herman Gesch of Detroit
and Ferdinand of Drayton Plains.
Services will be conducted
from the home Tuesday after
noon at 2 o'clock and at 2:30
at the Macomb Lutheran Church,
Rev. George Sebald officiating.
Burial will take place in the
church cemetery. Services are
under the direction of the E. A.
Schwarzkoff Funeral Home,
Utica.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-16
PORTSMOUTH, Va, Feb. II

PORTSMOUTH, Va, Feb. Is
-(R-Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox hailed the launch
ing of the 35.00O-ton battleship
Alabama here today nine
months ahead of Schedules
the end of the defense era" and
the beginning of a "war era"
"And ships will pour from
our yards in ever increasing
quantities; ships which bring us
supremacy at sea; ships which
will bring us victory" the secre-
tary said,
The Alabama, the sixth battle
ship to be launched under the
defense building program, and
the last of class of four which
includes the Massachusetts,, the
Indiana, and the South Dakota,
has improvements over her sis
ter ships, some of which have al
ready joined the fleet, Secretary
Knox revealed.
ADD FIRE-POWER
The use of welding and other
means in the $50, 000,000 Ala
bams, he said. have so decreased
her structural weight as to add
considerably to her capacity for
guns, armor and ammunition.
Governor Frank M. Dixon of
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he would be laid off early in
January, he went to work for
the Aluminium Company Of
America "a few weeks before
Christmas" Mrs. Nagengast said.
Wisniewski joined 1.-The union"
while a foundry employe and
continued his membership at
Packard. Mrs. Nagenast said. II
presume he was a member at the
time of the fight"
Of the accident itself, Mrs.
Nagenast knew little. II sup
pose he didn't stop work quick
enough TO suit them" she said.
after all, he was just a farmer
at heart and he wanted so much
to get ahead"
DEvOUT FAMILY
A picture of the Last Supper
and a small crucifix, both hang
ing in the living room, bore mute
evidence that the Wisniewskis
arc deeply regilious Catholics.
On the front sidewalk near
the steps stand WicniewSki's
empty overshocs. Inside the two
children still wonder about
daddy" while their mother won.
ders IL drying up on a Ne
braska farm" wasn't a better bet
after all.
The body will be shipped to
Nebraska for burial.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-16
Frank Pe|key,
Inventor, Dies
Was Well Known
in Mount Clemens

Frank T. Pelkey, inventor of
the Pelkey anchor, died at his
home in Marine City Sunday aft
ernoon following an extended
illness. Mr.. Pelkey, well-known
in Mount Clemens, was II years
old.
Born in Mount Clemens on
Oct. 80, 1870, the son of Frank
and Mary Pelkey, the deceased
moved to Marine City with his
parents when one year old. He
resided at 248 Hill up until the
time of his death.
He is survived by his wife,
Eva Dibble Pelkey, two sisters,
Mrs. william, Oulette and Miss
Josie Pelkey, and . brother, Bert
Pelkey, all of Marine City.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted from Holy Cross Catholic
church, Marine City, at 8 am.
Wednesday. Interment will be
in Holy Cross cemetery.
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rescue shortly before sighting
the submarine.
(The Navy announced Feb. 8
that the 8.4O3-ton China Arrow
was torpedoed and sunk Feb. S
off the Delaware coast. All 81 of
her crew members were picked
up by a coast guard directed by
the army plane.)
The letter of commentator,
signed by Brig General Arnold
N. Krogstad, read as follows:
Il. 1t gives me great pleasure
to inform you that Lieut.. Gen.
Hugh A. Drum and Admiral
AdOsphus r. Andrews, COM
manders of the Army and Navy
on our Eastern seaboard, have
officially commended you for the
prompt action and skill with
which you recently attacked an
enemy submarine.
-. Narrative of events:
While flying a B-25A airplane of
the :. bombardment command
on the above named crew
achieved the following:
"A. Sighted q life boat with
survivors of the S. S. China Ar
row at 80. AS a result the sur
vivors of this torpedoed ship
were rescued.
B. At "a submarine, aWash,
was sighted, and attacked i'm
mediately. Four :. bombs were
dropped from an elevation of L.
600 feet. The stern of the SUBJ
marine was still above surface
when the bombs dropped. All
bombs fell in close proximity of
the submarine. One bomb drop
ped was within effective range
of the target. An oil patch
about so feet in diameter appear
ed on the surface within a few
seconds. Another oil slick
showed up little later about
300 yards ahead of the original
oil patch.
%. The destruction of the
enemy submarine appears most
probable: very serious damage
is almost certain"
In addition to Abernathy, let
tiers went to these men:
Second Lieut.. Arthur j. Kush,
26, 1857 Dickens avenue, Chica-
90, co-pilot; second Lieut.. Thorn
as c. Day, "a, Blum Texas. navi-
gator; Sergeant Joseph r. To-
kar, "a, Ellsworth, Pa, radio
man; Corporal John j. Duffy,
81, 1908 North Darien street,
Philadelphia, engineer, and pri-
vate Donald j. Raher, 81, OPS
Philadelphia street, Indiana, Pa,
bombardier.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-16
Raider

>S~ssAsssSs ssWsss o0V ~
Aruba, one of the islands of
the Dutch West Indies, Is only
about 800 miles from the Pana-
ma Canal.
The others are Curacao, the
Bonaire Islands. and three others
several hundred miles away near
Puerto Rico.
Aruba is the site of the world s
largest oil refinery, and Curacao
has the second largest. For that
reason British Marines landed
there in May, 1910. to aid Dutch
authorities in providing protec.
ton.
HELD BY U. S.
The United States State De-
partment announced Feb. IL that
United States troops of unstated
number had been sent to Aruba
and Curacao at the request of
the Netherlands government to
operate under the direction of
the governor Of Curacao.
Aruba's area is about 70
square miles. Curacao's harbor
nearby has long been an i'm
portant shipping center, with
many tankers calling to load
Venezuelan oil refined there for
the eastern u. S. seaboard and
other markets.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-02-16
Defense Plant
Worker Given
Novel Sentence

Because his work was neces-
Sary to the defense program, JUS
tice of the Peace Donald j. Par
ent sentenced 36-year-old Van
Dyke man to serve 10 Sundays
and Mondays in the county Jail
after he had pleaded guilty to a
disorderly conduct charge.
The man, Raymond Lord, was
arrested by Warren township
police Sunday after his wife
charged he broke a large amount
of furniture and struck her dur
ing an argument. He was also
placed on probation for one year
Justice Parent ordered Lord
to report to the county Jail each
Sunday morning for 10 weeks
after attending church services.
The sentence provides for the
defendants release each Monday
afternoon enabling him to report
to his work.