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Smyrna times., 1942-02-19

Charles Burroughs, chief regis
trar for the occasion, announces
that 327 men, living in the Board
No. Kent County area, registered
here Tuesday. This registration in
cluded men 20 to A years of age
who had not previously registered
for military service. The David c.
Harrison Post, American Legion,
and the Legion Auxiliary volun-
teered their services for this work
Local draft boards of the state met
yesterday to determine the total
registration in Delaware, expected
to fall well below an estimated H.
900 men. Thousands of draft reg
istrants who have been kept out of
the Army by bad teeth or weak
eyes will be called into service, I'M
der a new selective service ruling,
New Rules Issued
Local boards were directed to re-
classify men who had been defer
red. The new standards require
only that a soldier have enough
teeth, false or natural, to eat Army
Smyrna times., 1942-02-19
LOCAL CIVILIAN
DEFENSE BOARD
News About the Smyrna Civil
ian Defense Council, and
What 1t Is Doing
COUNCIL MEETS WEEKLY

The Smyrna Civilian Defense
Council met Monday evening at the
home of Mrs. George R. Miller.
Mayor DR.. R. F. Corley presided.
Smyrna Civilian Defense Council
wish to announce the establishment
of a new Casualty Center. This
Casualty Center will operate in the
recently completed garage building
of Harold S. Senger, located at the
S. w. Corner of Pearl Street and
Glenwood Avenue. The new Cas-
ualty Center will be in charge of
DR.. C. ]. Prickett, and DR.. c. G.
Harmonson. This large, spacious,
building affords the community
with adequate facilities to handle
all cases that may require medical
attention in the time of an emery
ency. Residents of Smyrna, owe it
to themselves to become acquaint-
ed with this new Casualty Center
location. This will avoid confusion
should the need ever arise to apply
there for aid.
Air Raid Siren tests will be held
Friday, February goth, and Satur-
day, February 21st. These tests
will Immediately follow the custom
airy IL o'clock, noon, siren signal
operated by the Citizens Hose Com
pany. The tests will last for ten
(10) minute periods. All residents
of Smyrna should be on the alert
during these tests, so that they
may determine for themselves if
the means employed to warn the
town, in event of an Air Raid, is
projected in sufficient volume to be
plainly heard.
Smyrna times., 1942-02-19
PUBLIC SPEAKING COURSE
Open 30 All Women in Kent C0un-
ty; Given at Dover

Women of Kent County are
showing an increased interest in
public speaking. To meet the re-
quest of members Of the county's
Home Demonstration Clubs, ar
rangements have been made for a
class in Public Speaking. The
group will meet in Dover and will
be opened to all women interested
in the course. The purpose of the
class will be to develop the individ-
uals ability in public speaking. Club
officers will find it to their advant-
age to investigate the possibilities
of the course. Women are being
called on more and more in this
war time to speak before groups on
many subjects. The group will be
limited in number so that individ-
ual instruction can be given. The
first class will be conducted in Do
yer. Other groups will be formed
in Smyrna and Milford if a suffi-
Gent number of women are inter
ested. Anyone interested in enroll
ing in the Public Speaking course
should Immediately contact Miss
Florence L. Yetter, Kent County
Home Demonstration Agent, Post
office Building, Dover.
Smyrna times., 1942-02-19
All CLUB DRAMATICS
Kent Club Announces Selection of
Plays For March 9th

Thursday evening, February 26,
at Clayton School and Friday even
ing, March 6, at Caesar Rodney au-
ditorium are the two dates which
are set for the ninth annual All
Dramatic Contest. The clubs and
title of plays are: Bay View, Hen
RVS Mail Order Wife,; Cardinal
Junior Girls, ASK Nancy; Ches-
void, 1.-THE Outsider; Clayton
Clodhoppers, 'The Catalogue"
Clayton Juniors, "In Behalf of a
Calf; "Wild Cat Willies Lucky
Number; Kenton, Earl Frost;
Paradise, ELMER Cleans Up;
Union, Queen Anne's Lace; West
vile, "Hannah's Pitcher" William
Dawson, president of the Kent
Chapter of the Link, the organiza-
ton sponsoring this contest has
named Dorothy Marker and Betty
Prettyman as the Play committee
and Charles Paradee as ticket
chairman. Helen L. Comstock
County Club Agent, has announced
that the plays are Limited in time
not shorter than 20 minutes or
longer than 40 minutes.
Smyrna times., 1942-02-19
NEW CALENDAR
FOR FRUITMEN
Farmers May Get Spray Cal
endar For Aid With
Fruit Crops
CONTROL OF PESTS

Delaware fruitmen will soon re-
ceive the 1912 edition Of the or
chard spray calendars, prepared by
the Departments of Entomology
and Plant Pathology of the Uni
versity of Delaware Agricultural
Experiment Station. This handy
spray calendar, designated as Ex-
tension Service Information Card
No. 48, gives latest recommends
tons for control of pests in apple
and peach orchards and grape vine
yards all on one sheet which may
be conveniently tackled up in the
spray shed. For each fruit crop
the calendar lists the name and
number of sprays needed, the ma
terials needed for one hundred gal
Ions of spray and the recommend
ed time of application. In addition
to this information, the authors OF
the spray calendar also suggest
other practices which will help to
destroy orchard and vineyard pests,
including sanitation practices such
as pruning, burning of diseased
wood growth and leaves and trash
and clean cultivation.
Spray Service Letters
Although the spray calendar lists
a complete spray schedule for Del
aware, seasonal and local conditions
often make it necessary TO the
Departments of Entomology and
Plant Pathology to issue special in
sect and disease-control sugges-
lions. To deal with these special
conditions, changes in the spray
schedules are presented through
what is known as the Spray Ser
vice letters. Whenever observa-
tons indicate that conditions call
for little different spraying sched-
ule, these special letters go out to
fruitmen with advice on how to
deal with seasonal or local prob
lens. TO obtain copy of the 1912
orchard spray calendar, farmers
may get in touch with their county
agricultural agent and ask for Ex-
tension Service Information Card
No. 48.
Smyrna times., 1942-02-19
SMYRNA SENIOR
WINS CONTEST
Lillian Craft Awarded Watch
AS LIST Prize in American
ism Essay Contest
AWARDED AT SONG FEST

Lillian Craft, a senior at the John
Bassett Moore School, was first
place winner in the Essay Contest
sponsored by the Dover Junior
Chamber of Commerce recently.
Miss Craft was awarded II jewel
Hamilton wrist watch for her essay
entitled why Am Glad I Am An
American" This contest included
all the schools of Kent County, with
three judges appointed in each
town to select the best essay from
the local schools, and three judges
in Dover to select the finals. Miss
Craft, the daughter of,Mr. and Mrs.
William l.. Craft, of Townsend,
boards at Smyrna in order to COM
plete her education here, and &C.
cording to Mr.. George R. Miller,
school superintendent, she is an
Outstanding student and an excel
lent worker" doing N. Y. A. work
along with her studies.
Surprised That She Won
She was greatly surprised tc
learn that she had won first prize
in the contest, Mr.. Miller said, fol
she was unaware that her essay
had been submitted to the judges
The local judges were Mrs. Glenn
S. King, Mrs. Henry c. Webb, anc
Miss Anna B. Beckett. The prize
was awarded at the Americanisn
Week exercises at Dover on Sunday
afternoon, when a Cavalcade of Ma.
tional Melodies, sponsored by the
Dover Jayvees, was given. Patri.
otto songs were led by Charles j
Southwell, and a chorus of Kent
County school students, led by
Glenn Gildersleeve, state director
of music, rendered patriotic nation.
al melodies. e. Paul Burkholder
school supervisor for Kent County
was the narrator.
Smyrna times., 1942-02-19
A j. McQUnLKEN TO SPEAK
VIII Address Asbury Social Group
at February oath Meeting

The members of the Asbury So
cial Group will hold a covered dish
supper Tuesday evening, February
Path. The speaker of the evening
will be Mr.. Arch ]. McQuilken of
Lansdowne, Pa. Mr.. McQuilken, an
insurance firm executive, has spent
much of his time in connection with
your people and their problems. He
is vice-president of the Interna-
tional Society of Christian En-
deavor in charge of the Middle At
lantic Region and is on the Field
Staff of the Pennsylvania Union.
At the present time, along with his
many activities, Mr.. McQuilken is
holding meetings, and rallies, Civ
ing talks and other promotional ac-
tivities to stimulate the sale of De-
Tense Bonds.
Smyrna times., 1942-02-19

DR.. No-Yong Park will address
the Institute of Understanding next
Wednesday evening, February 25th,
at s p. M, in the High School au-
ditorium. DR.. Parks subject is
Our Neighbors in the Pacific" DR.
Park was born in Manchuria, stud
led in China and Japan, received
his western education in Europe
and America where Harvard
awarded him the degree of Phi. D.
He is an author and lecturer of ex-
ceptional competence with an init
mate knowledge of his subject and
extraordinary powers as platform
speaker.
Smyrna times., 1942-02-19
CLAYTON CLUB
PLAN LUNCHEON
To Be in Keeping With De-
Tense Program; Held ON
March 10Th This Year
MRS. MACK SPEAKER

Mrs. w. w. Mack, Dover, State
Chairman of Motion Pictures, will
be the guest speaker at the regu-
lar meeting of the Clayton Century
Club tomorrow, February 10th at
2.30 p. m. Co-chairmen of the pro-
gram are Mrs. Medford Sparks and
Mrs. Edward Wright. Plans are
being made for the bi-annual lunch
con to be held this year on March
10Th. The luncheon will be carried
out in keeping with the defense
program, the menu being planned
accordingly. Mrs. Richard w. Com
eggs, chairman, has appointed the
following members on the commit
tee: Mrs. William Hollett, chair
man of menu; Mrs. R. w. Slaugh-
ter, chairman of diningroom; Mrs.
Medford Sparks, Mrs. Raymond
Mabrey, Mrs. John Carpenter, as
sistants. Invitations will be extend
ed to the State officers and presi-
dents of the Delaware Federated
Clubs. The luncheon will probably
be held in the new school auditor
ium so that adequate space will be
available for members and guests.
Clayton Blood Donors
Eight blood donors kept appoint
ments at the Dover Clinic at Kent
General Hospital on February 18th.
Mrs. Seville Keys, chairman of the
Clayton district, arranged the ap-
pointments and took those who
needed transportation to Dover.
The following people gave blood:
Mrs. j. T. Johnson, Mrs. Leslie
Continued on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1942-02-19
CHURCH WOMEN MEET
Meeting of Woman's Society of
Christian Service of Asbury Church


The regular meeting of the Wo-
mans Society of Christian Service
met at Asbury Methodist Church
Tuesday evening, February II. The
President, Mrs Ernest S. Mattiford,
presided. The meeting opened with
songs and prayer. Devotions were
in charge of Mrs. Walter David.
The program was in charge of Mrs.
". Lay Phillips, chairman, with the
assistance of Mrs. Homer Downs,
Mrs. Clark Knots, Miss Bertha
Short, and Mrs. Fred Harris. Re-
ports were read by the Secretaries
and Treasurer. Mrs. l.. M. Price
gave a very interesting report of
the second meeting of the Woman's
Peninsula Annual Conference of the
Methodist Church, which met at
Salisbury, Nd, January ID and Is.
Smyrna times., 1942-02-19
Educators Meet Here

George w. Miller, Jr., superin-
tendent of schools and president of
the Delaware State Education As
ISOLATION, presided at a dinner
meeting of the legislative commit
tee of that body together with the
chairmen of the legislative commit
tees of the three county teacher or
CARNATIONS, on Tuesday night.
Smyrna times., 1942-02-19
BOOK REVIEW AT CLUB

Mrs. G. r. Miller to Take Part in
International Relations Day
International Relations Day will
be observed by the Century Club
at the regular meeting in the club
house tomorrow afternoon. Mrs.
George R. Miller will review Land
of the Future, by Stephen Woeig.
In this book the author gives pic
ture of our South American neigh
for Brazil. In order to complete
the picture of the importance of
this country to United States, Mrs.
Miller will also introduce notes
from "Inside Latin America, by
John Gunther. The regular month
ly business meeting will proceed
the program.
Smyrna times., 1942-02-19
Smyrna Couple Married

The marriage of Mrs. Olive
Hirons Shallcross and Mr.. Carroll
B. Stats took place Monday at the
parsonage of st. Paul's Methodist
Church, Wilmington, with the Rev.
Essen P. Thomas, former pastor of
Asbury Methodist Church, Smyrna,
officiating. Mr.. Stats and his
bride will live in Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1942-02-19
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. s. j. Thackaberry, Pastor, An
nounces Services For the Week

Presbyterian Church, Rev. S. j.
Thackaberry, pastor, announces
services on Sunday morning and
evening at II and 7.30. Sunday
School at 10 and Young Peoples
meeting at Z. Mid-week meeting
on Wednesday at 7.30. The Worlds
Day of Prayer will be held ON Fri
day, February 20 in the Episcopal
Church at 1890 a. m. The need for
prayer is great. Spare the time for
prayer. All are welcome to these
services.
Smyrna times., 1942-02-19
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Jacob Norris Lewes, Died at His
Home Tuesday Night

Mr.. Jacob Morris passed away at
his home in Lewes, Tuesday night
following an illness of several
months. Last Saturday his condi-
ton became critical and he passed
away late Tuesday night. Mr.. Nor
ris was born in Lewes, the son of
Jacob and Mary Ann Morris. He is
survived by his wife, the former
Miss Ariminta Hynson of Smyrna.
Two sisters, Mrs. Kate Short of
Philadelphia and Mrs. Lillian Mad
dox of Centerville, Md, also sur
vive. Funeral services will be held
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at his
late residence and interment will be
at Lewes.
Smyrna times., 1942-02-19
Identification Tags

Every child in the Smyrna
schools will be furnished with an
Identification disc bearing his
name and address which he will be
required to have on his person at
all times, according to an an
nounce by George w. Wright, as
sistant superintendent of schools.
Smyrna times., 1942-02-19
WOMEN'S BIBLE
CLASS PARTY
Asbury Church Willing Work
ers Celebrate Valentines
Day With Program
HAVE MOCK WEDDING

The Willing Workers" Bible Class
of Asbury Church has been carry
ing on a membership and attend
ance contest over a period of sew
eral weeks. The class was divided
into a Red Team and a White
Team, the losing team to entertain
the winners at a Valentines party.
The White Team won. So last Fri
day evening the class gathered in
force; the Reds VERY mysterious"
and the White filled with antici-
patton" After short business
meeting conducted by the presi-
dent, Mrs. Kennard Price, the even
ing was turned over to the Reds.
Mrs. Norman Shorts read the pro-
gram: Orchestral selections were
first given by the president and the
leaders of the Red Team, with Mrs.
Colona at the piano. To. the lively
rhythm of "Hurrah for the Flag of
the Free" Mrs. Franklin Ennis,
Mrs. Lydia Armstrong, Mrs. Ernest
Mattiford, and Mrs. Frank McCaw-
ley marched in wearing gay red
hats. A muffin pan and wooden
spoon, a pudding pan and potato
masher, sleigh bells, a funnel, a
dashboard, cake pans (cymbals), a
frying pan and iron ring were the
musical instruments. After march
ing about the room, the orchestra
lined up in front and played Jingle
Bells" then played and sang, "The
Old Gray Mare" Grace Short read
about the origin and customs of St
Valentines day. Mrs. Clifford
Jones, Mrs. Lydia Armstrong and
Mrs. Franklin Ennis then opened
the Valentine box and presented
Valentines, first to all new mem
bers, then to guests, and a comic
one to each member of the White
Team. Each recipient was asked
to stand and read her valentine
and there were plenty of laughs
Mrs. Colona received a heart box
of candy Miss Julia Griffith gave
humorous reading entitled
"Grama's Photograph Album"
Have Mock Wedding
The next feature was a mock
wedding. Mrs. Colona and Mrs
Kennard Price came in wearing
gaily decorated, large straw hats
Mrs. Colona played and Mrs. Price
sang, 20 Promise Me-" The brides
mother, Mrs. Harvey Wright, took
her place on the front row. Ano
then the bridal party. Mrs. Frank
Ryan, dressed in white, with long
train of lace curtains, made love.
lly bride. Mrs. Frank McCawley, as
her father, gave her in marriage to
Mrs. Roy Donovan. Mrs. Harry
Collins was matron of honor, Mrs
Harry Slaughter, best man. Mrs
Franklin Ennis made charming
flower girl, scattering red hearts
as she came down the aisle. Mrs
Ernest Mattiford, as ring bearer
dropped the doughnut off the pill
low when asked, Where is the
ring?" Mrs. George Robinson, as
Rev.. Splicer, gave solemn advice
against the awful mistake these
young people were about to make
but when they persisted in theil
folly, Rev. Splicer pronounced them
man and wife. And then the re.
lfreshments! Fruit salad with
CRACKERS, coffee, homemade Valen
tine cakes, and rose minis. Every
White member agreed that the Rec
Team were royal entertainers in
deed"
Smyrna times., 1942-02-19
NEW PROGRAM
FACULTY AIM
To Devote s Weeks Study to
How Schools Can Best
Serve Youth
PREPARE STATE SURVEY

Members of the Faculty Club of
the John Bassett Moore School will
devote eight weeks to the study of
how the schools can best serve the
interests of youth through broad
ened programs to include both in
school and out-o-school youths, &C.
cording to Supt. George R. Miller,
Jr. Personal relationships, physic-
al education, leisure time pursuits,
creative citizenship, guidance, or
CARNATIONS for youth and leader
ship for youth will all come within
the scope of the investigation. Mr..
Miller has returned from attending
the meeting of the Progressive Ed
ucation Association in Atlantic
City.
Survey Prepared
George w. Wright, assistant SUI
Iperintendent of schools, has prepar-
ed statewide survey of all phases
of the relationships now existing
between the community and the
teacher, summary of which is to
be issued next week. A series for
extra-curricular "education-for- de-
fenes" clubs is being organized
among high school students to pro-
vide wide range of activities. The
Smyrna Rotary Club is bringing to
! the students of the high school the
full course of lectures by interna-
tionally known speakers, to be CIV
en- on successive Wednesdays for
the next four weeks.
Smyrna times., 1942-02-19
SMYRNA BOY FINED
In Near Collision With Train at
Jimtown Crossing, Near Clayton

After a close call from a COLI
sion with freight train at jim
town Crossing, Sunday morning
William B. Johnson, %, Smyrna
was fined SIS and costs by Mag
istrate Edgar w. Frazier, Smyrna
on a charge of reckless driving. The
youth was arrested by state police
who charged that he was travelling
so fast that, to avoid hitting the
train, he swerved and turned over
in the tracks. He escaped injury
The train, according to police in
vestigation, was standing at the
protected Jimtown crossing on the
Kenton road, west of Smyrna
about a. m. when Johnson had his
accident.
Smyrna times., 1942-02-19
NEW HIGHWAY
UNIT COMPLETE
New Maintenance Building at
Dover Ready to Handle De-
partment Repair Work
SHOPS WELL EQUIPPED

The new modern maintenance
building of the State Highway De-
partment at Dover is now ready to
handle all major repair work of the
department throughout Delaware.
The building is one of three new
structures, designed for efficiency
and department economy, on a
nine-acre plot on the old Dover
Lumber and Milling Company lot,
extending from South State Street
to Governors Avenue. The other
buildings are the storage shed,
where practically all of the depart
ment's 46 trucks in Kent County
are kept, and the Motor Vehicle
building.
Full Repair Equipment
The maintenance building is fully
equipped for various types of re-
pairs, eliminating the necessity of
calling on persons other than de-
partment mechanics for this work
and thereby curtailing that type of
expense. One of the reasons which
prompted State Highway Depart
ment officials to increase the facil-
tiles, particularly in the machine
shop, was the expectation that dur
ing the war period it will be neces-
sary to increase the life of equip
ment. Another reason was to avoid
the probability that work in outside
shops may be subject to delay.
Two Repair Shops
The maintenance building, OF
fireproof construction with rein
forced concrete floors and a slab
roof, consists of two wings and a
center section. In includes two re-
pair shops-one for police equip
ment and one for general work
with an UNDERTOOK piping system
that picks up exhaust fumes from
the motors and carries them out
through a fan on the roof. The
parts department is situated so
that it serves both repair shops
conveniently and is equipped with
modern bins for the parts. Special
stack Lights spread the lighting
into the bins.
Shops Well Equipped
The shops are well equipped and
the welding and forge room has an
electric forge and other modern
equipment. The carpenter shop
also is fully equipped with an up
to-date lighting system. The spray
room of the paint shop has explo.
sion-proof electrical fixtures an6
the duct work carries off fumes anc
ehaust to the roof. A sign shop
as well as sign storage room fill.
ed with the various speed ant
warning signs of the department
are located in the building.
Equipment Stored
The road maintenance depart
ment has an individual room ir
which its equipment is stored. Ar
automotive storage room also is 10.
Gated in the structure. Comfort
rooms and showers have been plac.
ed in the building. A room has
been set aside for drivers called ii
during storms to await assign
ments. Permanent employees in the
building have their own locker
room, lined with glazed brick, ad
joining washup section and show
er stall. The shops are of gooC
size, the largest being the genera
repair shop which is "a zy So feet
Several offices are located in the
building, including that of John B
Carson, division engineer. George
Backer, of Wilmington, is in charge
of equipment for the entire state
Wilmer Ford of Dover, is in charg,
of road equipment for Kent Count,
and Walter Ford is in charge of pc
lice equipment there.
Smyrna times., 1942-02-19
MISS HILDA DAVID WEBS
Married to Mr.. Everett III. War.
ringtOn of LeWeS

Miss Hilda Violet David of Dover
daughter of Mr.. John David and
the late Mrs. David of near Smyr-
ma, and Mr.. Everett H. Warrington,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. David War
rington of Lewes, were married
Thursday evening, February IL, at
8 o'clock at the Methodist Parson-
age, Dover, by Rev. M. w. Barine.
The couple were attended by Mr..
and Mrs. Clifton Short of Dover,
and will make their home in Dover.
Smyrna times., 1942-02-19
NO OPPOSITION
FOR ELECTION
Town Election To Be Without
Contest This Year; 2 COun-
cilmen, Others Un0ppOsed
DONATE SIS TO SCOUTS

The two candidates for Town
Council here drew no opposition
with the passing of the final day
for registering names, so that the
town election, held annually each
February will be without contest
this year. No additional names
were submitted to council on Fri
day, the deadline. Scheduled fol-
election this year were two council
men, town treasurer, collector
and three assessors. John G. Man
nering, veteran member of council
having served ID years, has indicat-
ed that he will be up for reelection
next Monday, and Ralph G. FAIRIES
candidate for a second term, will
also run, unopposed, this year
Harry Lower is unopposed for re-
election as town treasurer, and the
following three men will be elected
as town assessor: Thomas Jeffer.
son, Smyrna's oldest citizen, who
just passed his 93rd birthday;
Grant CARTS, and Reynolds Steven.
son. Mrs. Lolita Robinson is un.
opposed for reelection as town col.
lector.
Donate to Boy Scouts
At a recent meeting of town
council, it was voted to donate SEE
to the local Boy Scout troop as the
towns donation to the Scouts cam.
paign for funds. 1t was also an.
nounced that Mr.. Charles Harring.
ton was completing the annua
town report, and that statement
for the fiscal year, ending January
81 will be published in the next is
sue of the Smyrna Times.