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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-06-25
DIVIDEND NOTICE

The National Bank of Smyrna,
Smyrna, Del, June 25th, 1912
A semi-annual Dividend of go
on the capital stock of this Bank,
was declared this date, payable
July LIST, 1912.
EDW. T. PORTER, Cashier.
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Card of Appreciation

Jimmie deFord's family wish to
express their sincere appreciation
for the loving expressions of SYM
pathy extended by his friends as
we'll as theirs, in their recent be-
reayement.
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% DIVORCES ON COURT LIST
CONTINUED from Page One)

final DEGREES are Elva Coleman
Gary VS.. Joseph Franklin Gary,
Nellie Mildred Scuse VS.. Raymond
Scuse, Alive Catherine Price VS..
Frederick Lawrence Price and En-
lily Thompson VS.. Lester H. Thomp-
son.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-06-25

Smyrna was quite agog over the
birth of triplets here. People went
around saying "Triplets!" in that
loud, strained incredulous voice.
One woman held her head and
moaned-" three bottles to fix
three baths to give, three voices to
yowl in the middle of the night"
And all the while, Doc Deakyne
walked around with his ches. puff
ed out-proud as a peacock.
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rington, Secretary of State Earle
D. Wiley, who succeeds the late j.
c. Hopkins; Colonel LeFevre, and
C. Burton Sypherd, Dover.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Christmas Music Program
Al HamIine Methodist

1.-THE Word Was Made Flesh" will
be the subject of DR.. H. w. Burgan
at Hamline Methodist Church at
II am. tomorrow. Advent music
will be sung by the choir. At 7::3O
pm. there will be program,
Christmas in Music" Carol inter-
pretations will be given by William
o. Tufts. jr.
On Monday night the Church
Board of Education will meet. The
Neophyte Circle of the Woman s
Society of Christian Service will
meet in the home of Mrs. Cedric
o. Reynolds and the Junior Circle
at the home of Miss Ruth Edwards.
Election of officers will take place
at both meetings.
The Red Cross sewing group will
meet at l0:30 am. Tuesday.
The Mizpah Circle will hold its
annual Christmas party at 8 pm.
Wednesday.
The Harriet T. Lipp Glass will
hold Christmas party Wednesday
night at the home Of Mrs. Thomas
F. Law.
Lester L. Fansher and Mrs. Thomas
F.. Law have recently been elected
lay leader for men and president of
the Woman's Society of Christian
Service, respectively. for the Wash
ington west district.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Membership Drive
Opened by Churches

Start the new year of 1943 as q
regular church attendant and as
an active church member This is
the slogan of the Evangelism Com
mittee of the Federation of Churches
headed by DR.. Robin Goul of Francis
Asbury Methodist Church.
The committee has named Jan
uary as the day when the thou
sands of newcomers to this area
will be urged to unite with some
local church.
DR.. Frederick E. Reissig execu-
tive secretary of the federation, says
Here is the greatest field in Amer
lea for the churches. 1 hope at
least 10000 new people will come
into our local churches on the first
Sunday of the new year. The Ma
tion's Capital ought to be the
healthiest center, religiously speak
ing, in America. I wonder If it is?'
The Evangelism Committee, made
up of "a members, will meet again
on December IS in the Federation
OF Churches dining room to lay
further plans.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Rood Builders Theme
For Dr.. Buschmeyer

The Rev. DR.. Fred Sherman
Buschmeyer will preach on Road
Builders" tomorrow morning at II
am. at the Mount Pleasant Con-
gregational Church. This will be
the first in a short series of SER
mons under the general title
Roads" The Adult Study Group
directed by DR.. Wendell Hayes, at
10 am. will discuss The Search
for World Order"
A Christmas program of music
and poetry will be given at $50
, pm. Members are asked to bring
gifts for Congregational Spanish
churches in New Mexico.
AT $50 pm. DR.. John F. Embree
for many years student and inter.
prefer of Japanese fe,speaks or
The Cultural Background OF Mod
ern Japan"
On Wednesday the circles will
meet and in the evening there will
be open house for servicemen.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
1akoma Lutherans
Plan Two Ceremonies

On the third Sunday in Advent
the Takoma Lutheran Church will
observe two important customs to-
morrow morning. A special OPEN
ing service will be held in honor
of the Christian Bible. A brief
white-gift service will be held. The
gifts will later be taken to the
Washington Lutheran Inner Mis-
sion Society for distribution at
Christmas time to the various insti-
tutions of the city.
John Introduces Us to Christ" is
the theme of the Rev. J. Adrian
Pfeiffer for the morning program
The senior choir will sing.
The Women's Guild will hold a
Christmas party Wednesday night.
Election of officers is scheduled also.
This week officers for the congre-
cation were chosen: Richard Palm
er, president; Donald Palmer, vice
president; J. j. Gruenbaum, treas
urer; William Rupertus, assistant
treasurer; Henry Lange, secretary;
A. w. Christensen, assistant Secre-
tary: Matthew Boring, ST., visitation
director; Cecil Bell, assistant; Au-
gust Klippstein, attendance secre-
tary; Phil Johnson, assistant; Fred
Waterholter, building fund treas
urer, and Vincent Gingerrich, ves-
tryman.
The new officers of the Mems Club
are: President, Richard Martin; vice
president, Donald Palmer; secre-
tary-treasurer, Edgar Rismiller.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Love Came Down
Christmas Topic
OF DR.. F. B. Harris
University Of Christion
Living to Hold Final
Session Tomorrow

Love Came Down at Christmas"
will be the topic of DR.. Frederick
Brown Harris at $50 and II am
tomorrow in Foundry Methodist
Church. Christmas music will be
presented.
The closing session of the young
peoples University of Christian
Living will be held at 80 pm, end
ing with the 8 pm. service when
Dean Elmer L. Kayser of George
Washington University will speak on
THE World Outlook" The interest
ing group discussions will be led by
Justice Bolitha j. Laws of the Dis
trict Court; Miss Elizabeth Burtner
instructor in Physical Education for
Women, George Washington Uni
versity; DR.. Paul kaufman, psychol-
ogist; Mrs. Alice Coyle Torbet, dra-
matist, and DR.. Harris, minister.
Events next week are: Haywood
Glass meeting at 280O Thirty-sixth
street NV, Wednesday afternoon;
Fellowship Glass Christmas party at
the church that evening, and a
turkey dinner, bazaar and COM
bined musicale and showing of COL
ored motion pictures by Henry z
Lorentz, Friday. Supper will be
served from S to pm.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Christian Science

God the Preserver OF Man" is
the subject of the lesson sermon
in all the Churches of Christ, Scien-
tist. tomorrow, at II am. and 8 pm
Sunday school is at II am. All
are invited to attend the church
services including the Wednesday
evening meetings at 8 o'clock.
Among the citations which COM
prise the lesson-sermon is the fol-
lowing from the Bible: Now faith
is the substance of things hoped
for. the evidence Of things not seen"
(Hebrews, Xi. ID.
The lesson-sermon also includes
the following passage from the
Christian Science textbook, Science
and Health With Key to the Scrip
tures," by Mary Baker Eddy: Faith,
advanced to spiritual understanding.
is the evidence gained from spirit
which rebukes sin of every kind and
establishes the claims OF God
Gage 20.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
What Is Mun?' Topic
At Wesley Methodist

The Rev. Clarence E. Wise, pastor
Of Wesley Methodist Church, will
preach at IL am. tomorrow on
"What Is MANI"
The Woman's Society of Christian
Service has elected the following
officers: President, Mrs. c. o. Bond !;
first vice president, Mrs. L. P
Steuart; second vice president, Miss
Esther Woodward; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. Lester E. Boykin; CORE
spending secretary, Mrs. D. F. Holt
man; treasurer, Mrs. Alfred Gary
White; secretary. missionary educa-
ton, Mrs. w. C. Funk; secretary
local church activities. Mrs. E. G
Moore; secretary, young women and
girls. Mrs. C. V. Morgan; secretary
children's work, Mrs. w. E. Arm
strong; secretary, literature. Mrs. E
G.. Branderberger and secretary
supplies, Mrs. Martin M. Watson.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Trinity Methodists
To Mark Bible SUNDAY

Universal Bible Sunday will be
observed at Trinity Methodist
Church at IL am. tomorrow with a
sermon on The Book That Changes
Life" by the Rev. Daniel w. Justice
The annual pledge service and in
stallation of officers of the Woman's
Society of Christian Service will
take place at 8 pm. The theme is
"A New Earth Wherein Dwelleth
Righteousness"
The Character and Mission of
the Disciple will be the subject
for discussion In the School of
Christ on Thursday evening led
by the pastor.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Calvary Methodist Choir
To Sinq Christmas Music

Discouraged With Yourself?" will
be the sermon subject at the Calvary
Methodist Church at II am. to-
morrow of the Rev. DR.. Orris Grave
nor Robinson. The choir will sing
special pre-Christmas anthems.
DR.. Robinson will preach at 8 pm
on The Worlds Living Religions
Taoism." This concludes the series
of sermons on other religions,
There will be Christmas worship
service at 7 pm.
The Thursday evening programs
have been concluded for the month
They will be resumed January 7.
On Wednesday at II a I'm. Mrs. j
L. Nuber will be hostess to Circle
No. | of the Woman's Society. Mrs
Fred CroXton and Mrs. Vernon
Smith will assist
Cecil Taylor, president of the
Calvary Dramatic Club, has started
rehearsals of Dickens christmas
Carol" to be presented at pm
December 20.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Christmas Topic Planned
AT Metropolitan Memorial

The Rev. Edward G. Latch, min
lister of the Metropolitan Memorial
Methodist Church, will have for his
topic tomorrow, THE Christmas
Story-'The Other Wise Man." The
Junior choir will sing.
The Wesleyan Service Guild will
meet at pm. Tuesday at the home
of Miss Ethel Vance. Oficers will
be elected.
The mems club will observe Father
and Son night at $50 pm. Thurs
day with dinner and program.
Gus WEIGH. director of athletics at
the Georgetown Preparatory School,
will speak
Circle No. 8, Mrs. Lester Shakel-
ton, leader, will meet Friday at l
pm. at the home OF Mrs. Edward
K. Jones.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Mckendree Methodist

. American Bible Sunday will be
observed at II am. The Rev.
Charles F. Phillips will preach on
The Eternal Book" At pm. the
Misses Joanne and Jeanette Poole
VIII sing and the minister will
preach on The Man After Gods
Own Heart another In a series of
sermons on great characters of the
Bible.
The church has been given an
american flag by Maj. S. B. Hewitt,
which will be placed next to the
plaque honoring the young men and
women OF the church who are in the
armed services.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
UniversuIist Church
To Hear Dr.. Brooks

"The Advent of Redeeming Ideas
Is the subject of DR.. Seth r. Brooks,
minister of the Universalist Ma
tional Memorial Church, at II am
tomorrow. A vested choir of men
and women will offer the ministry
music. The adult class will meet at
10 am. under the leadership of DR.
Brooks. Open house for young
people will be held at $50 pm.
On Monday evening a meeting of
the Board of Management will be
held at the home of DR. Brooks.
The Red Cross and welfare sewing
group will meet from 10 am. to
pm. Friday.
Evening star., 1942-12-12

1912, said that a large chemist shop
In Berlin is swamped by more than
5000 customers day trying to buy
malt tonics, vitamins, anodynes,
sleeping tablets, etc. The Berlin
shop was cited merely as an illus
tration Of Nationwide "mania"
for preparations which Germans be-
heve will make life easier for them.
The growing addiction of Ger
mans to alcohol, drugs and patent
medicines can be linked to the
worsening morale of the people. AL
though Nazi leaders express concern
over this trend they are primarily
responsible for it, since they have
contributed to it, among other ways.
by generally breaking down moral
standards.
1t is noted here that while pastoral
letters and sermons of German
bishops last year were devoted to
condemning the persecution of re-
ligious groups, this year they have
been devoted more and more to a
defense of human rights and to an
attack against immortality in Ger
many. A few months ago Cardinal
Bertram of Breslau, who recently
retired as the presiding head of the
German Bishops Conference Of
Fulda, issued a pastoral in which
he energetically called the faithful
to action against the wave of i'm
morality. He especially attacked
the spread of nudism.
Destruction Of Aggression.
The bishops Of the Methodist
church this week adopted their most
militant statement on the war to
date. The bishops met in Cleve-
land, where delegates from seven
major Protestant interdenomina-
tional bodies also were in session,
Although the bishops reaff1rmed
earlier condemnations of war as a
method Of settling international dis
putes, they pledged themselves to
the destruction" of the present
brutal and unwarranted aggres-
sion" and to the preservation for
all mankind of the sacred liberties
of free peoples"
The bishops pointed out that the
Nation is at war today because
there has arisen in the world a
pagan philosophy driven by un-
Christian motives and bent upon
establishing its will upon mankind" "
A more militant note was also
discernible in the report on THE
State of the Church" presented to a
joint session of the seven interde-
nominational agencies. The report,
prepared by a 15-man committee of
Protestant leaders, declared that the
church cannot be neutral in this
war While warning against pro-
claiming the conflict as a holy war
the report said the church cannot
remain aloof from the struggle. but
must recognize that there are issues
at stake.
I'VE do not believe that God would
be defeated by the defeat of the
United Nations" the report said
But we cannot believe that God is
Indifferent to what is going on In
the world today, to the Official
planned cruelty by which whole
Evening star., 1942-12-12
The Book Of Life Topic
At BrookIund Methodist

The Book of Life" will be the
topic at II am. Sunday at the
Brookland Methodist Church. The
junior church will meet at II am.
Mrs. Theodore Walser. missionary
In Japan for 20 years, will speak at
night on her experiences there be-
tween December 7, 1941, and her
departure on the Gripsholm.
The official board will meet at 8
pm. Monday and the woman's So
ciety at l0:30 am. Tuesday. the
young adult fellowship will meet
with Mr.. and Mrs Paul Cooley at
$50 pm. Tuesday.
Prayer service will be held at 7:45
Thursday.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Ministers Wife
To Occupy Pulpit
At National City
Congregation to Mark
Womon's Day; Contoto
To Be Given at 8 PM.

Mrs. J. Warren Hastings will oc-
cupy the pulpit of the National City
Christian Church at 1880 am. to-
morrow The congregation will OBJ
serve woman's day and Mrs. Hast
ings will preach on The Unquench-
able Light" Mrs. G. G. Randall will
give the morning prayer Mrs. D. r
Knight will lead the responsive
reading and Mrs. T. T. Williford will
read the Scripture.
Mrs Hastings, wife of the minis
ter. holds M. A. degree from the
Yale University Graduate School
and has been outstandingly success
full as speaker to, and worker with,
university age groups. DR.. Hastings
will preside.
The Young Peoples Glee Club will
Join with the Fort Belvoir Glee Club
in presenting a Christmas cantata
at pm.
There will be dinner at 1903 Ver-
mont avenue NV. on Thursday at
6:l5 pm. Following the dinner DR..
Hastings will give Dickens Christ
mas Carol" as a dramatic reading
Reservations must be in the church
office by Wednesday. The public is
invited.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Epworth Methodist

Services in observance of Inter-
national Bible Sunday will be held
tomorrow morning when DR.. Harry
Evaul will preach on THE Word OF
God" for the II o'clock service. AT
8 pm. the choir will give Christmas
contata.
DR.. Evaul will conduct the service
Thursday evening. He will discuss
the Book of Revelation.
The Youth Fellowship are prepar-
ing for a Christmas pageant THE
Promised One" which will be given
under the direction of the pastors
assistant, Miss Lillian Day.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Emory Methodist

Handel's The Messiah" will be
presented Sunday evening by the
choir.
At II am. DR.. Edgar Beery will
speak on The Bible Rides the
Storm"
The Board of Education will meet
Monday at 730 pm.
Circle No. 3 will meet Monday
evening.
The Wesleyan Glass will meet
Tuesday at pm.
The Red Cross meets THURSDAY
from 10 am. to 3 pm. Sponsors
open house each Friday from 8:3C
to IL pm.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Missionary to BroziI
To Speak at Church

The Rev. Charles H. Sergel, mis-
sionary to Brazil for 80 years, will
preach at the Church of ST. Stephen
and the Incarnation. along with the
Rev. DR.. Paul D. Wilbur, rector, at
ii am. tomorrow morning.
Under the leadership of the Rev
Mr.. Sergel, three primitive Brazilian
missions became self-supporting
parishes. At present he is in charge
Of the church work at Sac Paulo
Brazil. Mr.. and Mrs. Sergel have
two preacher sons, one parish
clergyman in England, the other q
missionary in Uganda, East Africa.
Evening star., 1942-12-12
Church Of Epiphany
Sermons Announced

The Rev. DR.. Charles w. Sheerin
will preach on THE Honest Doubt
| of the Honest Christian" at II am.
tomorrow in the Church of the
Epiphany.
A manger service will be a feature
when the children of the church
school will give presents to be sent
to Episcopal church missions among
Evening star., 1942-12-12

nations are reduced to subhuman
existence in the interest of a master
race. to the slaughter of hostages,
to the massacre of Jews, to the open
teachings by governments that men
were made to obey the will of the
state and that there is no law
above that will"
Evening star., 1942-12-12
The Week in Religion
German Bishops PostorioI
High Lights Breakdown of Morale
By Reiieious News Se.vice.

pastoral letter
which made public by the Once
OF the most significant documents
not
spread by the Nz
German
The document the two adopted
bishops at the annual Fuda conference
Evening star., 1942-12-12

the Indians and other underprivi.
legged groups In the West.
DR.. Sheerin will preach at 8 pm.
on "Habakkuk."
Evening star., 1942-04-15

metal items" which would order
the use Of iron and steel or their
metallic substitutes stopped as of an
early date"
The policy of promoting con-
version of civilian industry to war
production by curtailment orders
had been adopted and put into exc
cution long before Mr.. Guthrie re-
signed" Mr.. Reed testified.
The simple fact is that Mr.. Guth-
rie saw this particular bandwagon
rolling down the hill. haStened to
climb aboard. and attempted to give
the impression that he was the
driver"
Guthrie Sees Need of Changes.
Testifying yesterday, Mr.. Guthrie
said Mr.. Reed had been responsible
for a tagging program" and was
disposed TO delay" conversion of
civilian manufacturing to war uses.
He said w. P. A. was in need of
personnel changes so that men who
weren't serving "a probable two
masters" and who had the right
frame of mind and the right atti-
tude" would be in charge of the
cQG<:sion program.
During the hearing Chairman
Truman asked Mr.. Guthrie II he
thought ''the people who make the
most radio sets and the people who
make the most refrigerators and are
in this civilian (production) business
up to their ears while serving as dol
lar-s-yesr men here can be unbiased
on these matters"
Evening star., 1942-04-15
LaXity Is CHARGED.

LaXity Is Charged.
There was no adequate check
made Of employees of either the
contractor or subcontractor 'and
especially of alien employees" the
committee found, adding that it was
possible for individuals to board
the ship without any credentials or
Evening star., 1942-04-15

identifications other than number
badge indicating the name of the
contractor or subcontractor by whom
they were supposed to be employed
No investigation had been made
as to the manner of the selection
of employees and apparently no re-
sponsibility was fixed on the en-
ployers with respect to selection of
their personnel it was added
The Importance of the Norman
die as a Navy auxiliary should, in
itself, have called for the exercise
Of the highest degree of care and
competent organization and super
vision, the report said, adding:
Experience also should have
served as warning to those re-
sponsible for this vessel-the imme-
diate experience of Numerous pre-
viouS small fires caused by burning
and welding operations which had
occurred on the Normandie-more
within week of February 9-and
the experience of history, for it had
been the fate of almost every COM
parable sister French liner to be
destroyed by fire.
There were other warnings, too.
apart from those of experience and
history; warnings in the ways of
rumors to the effect that the vessel
would never leave port and similar
rumors to that effect which might
possibly indicate that suspicious
were being directed to the posi-
bilities of sabotage. But the
evidence indicates that there was
no increased vigil and that the
care and supervision required in the
circumstances were totally lacking"
The report said the fact that the
Coast Guard unit had no control
over activities of the contractor and
sub-contractors accounted in part
for the undue delay of 10 to 20 min
utes in ringing the first city fire
alarm.
The entire waterfront facilities
throughout the Nation should be
designated as restricted areas, the
subcommittee recommended, and
those sections which load and dis
charge war supplies should be de-
clared a prohibited zone.
The subcommittee report and
recommendations were adopted by
the full Naval Affairs Committee
after Chairman Vinson commended
the investigators for making a
thorough and impartial investi-
CATION"
Evening star., 1942-04-15

FREE DANCE ANALYSIS tARlr THtATtR LossY Mon thru Thurs
April 18th lsh $50 1880 AN See Warner The
Fleet, In Feots,ns thsr Murray Iauht Ne pensins hur
Evening star., 1942-04-15
Second Charleston Mail
Suit Seeks 100000
Bv tn, Associated Press

BY tho Associated Press.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, April Is.
President w. S. WySong of the
State Board of Control filed a $780,
900 damage suit today against the
Charleston Daily Mail and Publisher
Walter E. Clark, eight days after
Gov. Nicely sued for S250,000 and
named the same defendants.
Only the praecipe was filed with
the Kanawha County circuit clerk
and there was no bill of particulars.
Mr.. Wysong was criticized recently
in Mr.. Clark's personally conducted
column with reference to the dis
position of furniture in the Old
Sweet Springs resort at the time it
was purchased by the State for a
tuberculosis sanitarium.
The Kanawha County grand jury
on Monday reported that it had
made a full investigation of the
Sl50,000 Old Sweet transaction and
Evening star., 1942-04-15
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Evening star., 1942-04-15
Texon in R. 6. A. F.
To Fight for U. S.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, April 15.-A husky
Texan who claimed the distinction
of being the first American to enlist
in the Royal Canadian Air Force
traded uniforms today for a chance
to fight under his own flag.
L. H. (TeX) Witherspoon shed
his R. c. A. F. flight lieutenant S
rank and was commissioned in the
United States Naval Air Force as
a lieutenant, junior grade.
1t. Witherspoon is a native of
Childress, Tex.