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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-11-05
Camp Stewart. Georgia

Camp Stewart, Georgia
Editor of Dribbles
Smyrna, Delaware
Dear Sir:
Upon my arrival at Camden,
New Jersey, I was sent to Fort
Dix, for five days. After this, I
was shipped to Camp Stewart,
Georgia. During this time, I was
unable to get a letter off to you, as
promised.
When I left for Camden, New
Jersey, really did not intend to
enter active service Immediately.
However, when 1 arrived there, l
decided not to make the two week
trip back home like most of the
boys did. Frankly, I like the Army
life better every day. 1t is nice and
warm down here throughout the
morning and afternoon, but at
night the temperature changes to
the point where it is just nice for
sleeping. Each day our Company
has drill and goes through the man.
ual of arms. AS you see from my
address, am with the 5O8th Coast
Artillery Anti-Aircraft.
1 would be very glad to hear
from you while I am at Camp
Stewart. Tell Frank Burrous that
you heard from me.
Very truly yours,
Pvt. Bernard Melvin
Bly,. H, 508th CA. (A.A.)
Camp Stewart, Georgia.
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Published Every Thursday Morning by
E. ID. HOFFECKER. Owner and Propri-
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S. Wood, ST., RID, Clayton, Del
aware. I would also like to get
his brothers address. His name is
Nessie, and he is with the u. S.
Marines.
1 enjoy your column more and
more every week. 1t is very inter-
esting for me to find out where my
buddies from the Clayton and
Smyrna areas are located-both in
this Country and over seas.
In closing, let me say once again
that I am an American, a Della
warean, and mighty proud of it.
Your friend
PFC. Louis d. Hurd
Congratulations on your advance
ment in rank Louis. Dribbles is
very glad to note that your efforts
have been duly rewarded, and we
feel that many of your friends in
this section of Delaware will be
pleased also. Unfortunately, Drib-
bles has never received the address
of either Pvt. Edward B. Wood, or
his brother Nessie. Therefore, we
are not in position to give you
this information in this issue. How
ever, If someone will be kind
enough to supply us with the names
and present addresses, of both Ed
ward and Nessie, we will gladly
enter them in our Servie Honor
Roll as soon as they are received. In
fact, Dribbles will do better than
that. When the present issue of
The Smyrna Times is published, a
copy will be mailed to Mr.. and Mrs.
N. S. Wood, ST., with this part of
the column marked for their atten-
ton. We feel sure, that after they
have read this appeal, that the ad-
dresses will soon be forwarded. If
this be true, you will not have to
wait long Louis before the informa-
ton you desire is passed along.
Meanwhile, Dribbles wishes you
once again the very best of luck
and a full measure of success in
your present endeavors. Let us
hear from you again Louis when
you have something in mind which
you wish us to know.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-11-05

Arrange the beef, carrots and
onions in 2 ct. casserole or in
8 individual casseroles. Pour over
the hot gravy, then top with
baking powder biscuits cut with
doughnut cutter Bake in a hot
oven of 450' F. for Is min. or
until biscuits are done. Serves 6.
Roast lamb or veal may replace
beef.
Serue tpith spinach with hard
cooked egg garnish, mixed greens
salad, and orange tapioca for
dinner.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-11-05

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friends. are urged to inform Dribbles
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him supplied with interesting news items.
The success. and continuation, OF this new
Service column will depend largely upon
this kind of cooperation.
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4 preparation IOf
the mailing date.
The a n n u a |
Christmas Seal
Sale, the main
Support of the
'anti-tuberculosis
society, is the
only appeal for
funds made dur
ing the year.
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Somewhere in th

Somewhere in the Pacific
Dear Uncle Bill:
How are you, and all the rest :?
Everything here is of the best that
can be expected. trust that you
all are well.
I have been wondering to myself,
as to how the horse market is these
days. Have you been down to the
Dover sales frequently? If you
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-11-05

Thanks lot for your pictures
John. They are well taken, but
without any intent to f1atter you,
hardly do you justice. Perhaps this
can be charged to the ear-phones.
Blocking these off, from the rest of
the picture decided difference can
be noted. Anyway, who cares about
that. We're mighty pleased that
you sent them along and assure you
they will be treated in the manner
explained to you when you visited
here. Dribbles asks that you keep
the column advised in regards to
all your future changes, and trusts
that your aviation life will be filled
with series of many happy land
ings. If Mother and Dad do not
have a similar picture to the one
which you sent, we will be sure to
see that they get one. Best of
luck John, and again, thanks.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-11-05
Devalle Air Base,
Austin, Texas
Dear Dribbles:

lear DrlbDleS.
| am sure you must be certain
that by now have forgotten those
pictures I promised, but 1 didn't
am enclosing them now.
Operations have been keeping us
pretty busy since we left Fort Ben
ming about week after my visit
home. Consequently haven't had
the time to do much writing. Reg
ulations also prevented me from
dropping you a line except when I
was back at the home base, which
is very seldom.
This is new field here at De-
vale. In fact, we opened it up for
service ourselves. In my opinion,
Austin, Texas, is about the best
town we've hit. 1t is the pick of
Texas, with population of about
5000 girls and $500 boys. From
this you can perhaps better under
stand just what 1 mean. Unfor-
tunately we do not have much free
time. What we do have is spent to
better advantage, however, than
any other place we've previously
been stationed.
1t sure was nice to get back to
the old home town once again, after
being away from it for about four
teen months. In my opinion it
still remains the very best place in
the world. Things can change
lot in that time, but to me, Smyrna
seemed to be just about the same.
Well, l drew the dawn patrol
starting yesterday, SO 1 guess I'd
better get ready for it.
Sincerely,
John S. Melvin
S-Sgt. Pilot A.A.F.
45th Troop Carrier Squadron
Devalle Air Base
Austin, Texas
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-11-05
Spanish Veal on Waffies
(Pogs 236)

Spanish Veal on Waffles
fposs 236J
! c. sliced peeled tsp. salt
onions Speck pepper
6 tbsp. salad oil 2 whole cloves
C. cubed leftover / tsp. grarulated
roast veal sugar
l No. can (2h CO. 4 tbsp. flour
tomatoes 6 tbsp. water
! bay leaf c. whole fresh
/ green pepper mushrooms
seeded and Waffies, or Chez Sc
diced Waffies
C. sliced fresh or
canned mush-
rooms
Saute onions until tender in 4
tbsp. of the salad oil in large,
covered skillet. Add remaining
ingredients except flour, water,
whole mushrooms, salad oil and
wafles. Cover, and simmer 80
min. Blend flour and water, and
add to the meat mixture. Cook,
stirring constantly, 5 min. longer.
Saute whole mushrooms in re-
naming 2 tbsp. oil until golden
brown, and use to garnish veal.
Serve from the skillet at the
table, over hot plain or cheese
waffles. Serves SIS.
Serpe pith buttered string
beans, raw carrot sticks, baked
caramel custard and tea for din
ner.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-11-05


Very glad to get your letter
Bernard. Have been looking for it
ever since you entered the service
Instead of replying direct to you by
letter,what do you think of the idea
of Dribbles sending you a copy of
The Smyrna Times with your letter
printed in it? We think this would
be a lot better than the personal
reply would be. After all, there
are perhaps number of other per-
sons in this area who would be
glad to know where you are sta
toned and enjoy writing you. One
thing sure, men in the service can
not receive more mail than is good
for them. Dribbles is glad to know
that Army life agrees with you.
Men who enter the service with
this feeling are sure to go forward.
Making good is your big job of the
moment, and Dribbles is pulling for
you all of the way. Don't forget
to keep this column informed of
your change of address each time
this occurs. We want you to feel
each time you write in, that this is
indeed your column.
AS of the date of this issue, the
following men from Smyrna will
report for active duty at Fort Dix,
New Jersey:
Pvt. Paris B. Carney
Pvt. Fred D. Clifton
Pvt. Leonard E. Cole
Pvt. Homer Cox
Pvt Howard Edgar
Pvt. Lawrence G. Evans
The names of these men will be
listed this week, at their new adj
dress in the Service Honor Roll.
Dribbles trusts that the families
and the friends of the above men,
toned men, will keep this column
advised as to further change of adj
dress. All of Our Boys In The Ser
vice are invited to write in and
have their letters published. Here's
hoping that this new lot of recruits
will be no exception. Best of luck
boys, and may the kind fates con-
stantly surround you in your new
endeavors.
Somewhere in the Pacific
Dear Uncle Bill:
How are you, and all the rest?
Everything here is of the best that
can be expected I trust that you
all are well.
Evening star., 1942-01-09
Communiques
Philippine Fighting
Reported Easing

The teTt OF the War Depart
ment communiQue No. 81, out
lining the military situation as of
$50 am. today, tolloDs:
!. Philippine theater:
Combat operations have dwin-
died to desultory skirmishes in
various sections of the front.
The enemy continues to move
troops into the forward areas,
apparently in preparation for a
renewed attack in force.
Hostile air activity yesterday
was limited to reconnaissance
flights.
2. There is nothing to report
from other areas.
The tert of Navy communique
No. Is, issued late yesterday and
based on reports received up to
noon yesterday, tollo,Ds:'
Far East: The commanding Of
ficer Of a United States sub
marine of the Asiatic Fleet has
reported the sinking of an enemy
transport. In addition, this YES
sci succeeded in sinking three
enemy cargo vessels, each esti-
mated to be of 10000 tons dis
placement.
Central Pacific: The defense Of
Wake Island by United States
Marines has been cited by the
President of the United States.
tText of the citation Is pub
Gshed On page A-4) --.
There is nothing to report from
other areas.
Evening star., 1942-01-09
$3.50 Korean Troops
Reported Near Chungking
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9-The
United Korean Committee in Amer
lea said yesterday $3.50 oficers and
men of the provisional government
of the Korean Independence Army
now were based in the Chungking
area.
Kim Koo, executive chairman Of
the organization, said the Korean
forces in China we're being augment
ed steadily by volunteers from Korea,
Manchuria and Siberia.
The United Korean Committee
said the Korean provisional govern
ment had been functioning on
Chinese soil since the 1919 Korean
revolution and has an accredited
representative in Washington, DR..
Syngman Rhee.
Committee headquarters said the
Chinese generalissimo, Chang Kai-
shek, had contributed 100000
recently to the Korean 1ndepend-
ence Army and that his wife gave
a similar amount year ago.
Evening star., 1942-01-09
Intervention Ayefs
Streetcar Strike .
In Los Angeles
Union Members Vote to
Comply With Request
Of Dr.. SteeImun
By tie Associated Press.

By tie Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 9.-Threat
Of q strike designed to tie up street.
cars and buses used by nearly 1000
900 residents Of Los Angeles daily
was removed just before last mid
nights deadline by Intervention Of
John r. Steelman, director of the
United States Cancellation Service.
A mass meeting Of 400 members
Of the c. I. o. Transport Workers
Union was discussing strike proce-
dure against the Los Angeles Rail-
way Co. and Los Angeles Motor
Coach Co. when this telegram was
relayed fom DR.. Steelman:
"On behalf Of the public. I am
compelled to request: One, that the
Transport Workers. Union postpone
calling any work stoppage for at
least five days '''.
1.-TWO, that the company agrees
no further discharges Of employees
is to occur during MAt period.
Three, that during this period
complete operations be maintained
and all employees discharged for
failure thus far to comply fully with
the contract in controversy, be re-
instated Immediately"
The members voted to comply.
The C. I. o. union. claiming 1900
members among the companies
$500 employees, demanded prefer
entail election and rehiring Of 100
men it asserts were discharged for
refusing to join the A. r. l.. ANAL
gamated Association Of Street, Elec-
tric Railway and Motor Coach En-
ployes of America.
The A. F. L. has q closed shop
contract with the companies.
Evening star., 1942-01-09
u. S. Military Circles
Unconcerned by Talk
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Talk in TOXIC about the possibility
Of a Japanese invasion Of the United
States stirred not a ripple Of appre-
hension In American military circles
today.
Japan, 1t was noted, is now en-
gagged in a military gamble 1000
miles from home in its attempt to
seize the entire Southwest Pacific
before coalition Of powerful forces
can reinforce their defonses.
Invasion of the United States
would have to follow success of this
gamble, together with destruction
of the United States Fleet, capture
OF Hawaii and at least the elimina-
ton Of Alaska, military men said.
1t. Gen. John L. De Wits 4th
ARMY has been on the alert against
any eventuality since the Japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor, but mill
tary quarters assumed this force vas
more concerned with the possibility
of sneak air raids than any peril
of . mass invasion attempt. @Sa4a
The Pacific Northwest, the United
States; continental area closest to
Japan. is some 5000 miles from
Yokohama and the dificulties of
supplying such distant invasion
forces were described as almost un-
imaginable.
Evening star., 1942-01-09

A. A. Vozeolas: A. j. Walters-T. e
Mckenzie.
601-Hunter VS. Hunter; attorneys
J. H. McCoole-M. E. Poole.
602-Herrell VS.. Herrell: attorneys
Lambert e. Hart; A. r. Murphy
Samuel w. Boyd.
6o6-Graves VS.. Graves: attorneys,
P. w. Howard-B. T. Sanders.
-Glickfeld VS.. Glickfeld; at
torneys. !. H. Minovitz-Nathaniel
Goldberg.
61l-Jones VS.. Jones; attorneys,
I. H. Halpern-C. L. Stout.
615-Sperles VS.. Sperles: attorneys,
Joseph Malloy: M. r. Weeks-D. L.
Riordan.
619-Gorrell VS.. Gorrell; attorneys
Raymond Neudecker-J. D. Sadler.
489-Portland Hotel Corp. VS.. Far
mer: attorneys. J. j. Laughlin; r. H
NcNeill-R. S. Johnson
525-Shinberg VS.. Livetsanos; at
torneys, M. P. Katz-Gardner Earn
est g. Gardiner; A. C. Keefer; B. F.
Rossner.
547-Campbell VS.. Beatson: at
torneys. c. B. Stein-Lemm g. Brody
407-Schuster VS.. Weier, ct al: at
torneys, M. G. Ehrlich; r. L. Ted
row-C. E. Quinn; C. A. Trsinum.
Evening star., 1942-01-09
Japanese Press Sees
j. :. Invasion Within
Realm Of Probability
Newspaper Says Advance
Would Be Eosy After
West coost Lending

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, Jan. Q (Oncial Broad
cast The Japan Times and Ad-
vertiser. controlled by the Foreign
Once. declared today it was within
the realm of probability that the
armed forces Of this country will
land on the American continent"
In the Pacific war.
Once such landing were made.
the newspaper said, 1T will be a
simple matter for q well-trained
and courageous army to sweep
everything before It,"
-s3Can the United States be In
vaded?" was its heading.
THE contention that the United
States cannot be invaded" the AZ
ticle declared, ''is as mucn q myth
as that the Maginot Line could not
be taken, or that Singapore and
Pearl Harbor are impregnable."
Japanese naval craft already have
carried the war near the Golden
Gate and air-attack alarms have
sounded in many Pacific Coast
bringing panic among the fright
ened citizenry," it said.
1t said British had invaded the
United States in 1872 because The
American Navy was not strong
enough" and declared 1T will be
invaded again" The newspapers S
premise was an assertion that the
United States Pacific Fleet had been
badly crippled at Pearl Harbor.
The fall of both the Philippines
and Singapore was forecast soon.
After that, the,newspaper went on,
lit will be for us to say when. where
and how ye will strike
To-day, without soubt," the Times
and Advertiser said, Japan has the
most powerful navy in the world and
the largest fleet Of merchant vessels
and her land forces, allied with those
Of Germany and italy. can crush
any combination Of armies"
Evening star., 1942-01-09
D. {. Man Is Among
10Dead in Sinking
Of Mine Layer
Robert S. Walter, Jr.,
, Victim in Disaster
OFF New Hampshire

A Washington man was among the
10 who perished in the icy Atlantic
yesterday, when the Amy mine
layer Arnold foundered of the New
Hampshire coast, his family was
notified last night.
The Washington victim was Robert
S. Walter. jr., 26, first officer OF the
Arnold, whose parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert S. Walter, sr., live at 5425
Connecticut avenue NV.
The only survivor was the 98-foot
crafts master, William H. Chesteen
of Waterford, Conn.,, who was picked
up by the Baird, mine sweeper
dispatched to tow the Arnold to
port through stormy seas. The
master was reported recovering from
exposure.
Family Notified.
The victims all were believed to be
civilian employees of the Quarter
master Corrs. Mr.. Walters family
was notified by the commanding
officer at Fort Constitution, Ports
mouth, N. H.
The Arnold became disabled while
attempting to tow another disabled
mine layer, the L-88. The Baird was
sent to tow both to port.
After the Arnold began to leak,
she sank so rapidly that none Of her
crew had an opportunity to abandon
ship
Mr.. Walter was born here and at
tended Western High School. He
trained for the merchant marine
on the school ship Annapolis in the
Philadelphia Navy Yard and be-
came an officer on the Manhattan
and also served on the President
Roosevelt, both ships of the United
States Line.
Transferred Recently.
When the war curtailed passenger
traffic he went on the freighter
American Trader. His son, Richard
Evening star., 1942-01-09
War Changes Hawaii
From Tourist Heaven
To Brist|ing Citadel .
Island Economy Altered
With First !op Bomb;
Business PoroIyzed
By EUGENE BURNS,
Wide World News.

HONOLULU, Jan. 9.-War in the
Pacific has changed beautiful Hawaii
from a playground to a bristling
citadel of defense.
With the first japanese bomb on
Pearl Harbor, the islands life un-
derwent sudden and drastic
change, upsetting the entire econ
omy.
: The SIS ,0OO, 900 tourist business
was wiped out. Lei sellers who
fashioned the rings of exotic bios
SONS to drape around the necks OF
tourists are twiddling their thumbs
in idleness
Gay crowds no longer gather to
welcome ships. because secrecy en-
shrouds.boat schedules.
Blackouts each night take the peo-
pie OF the streets by 9 o'clock and
have hit hundreds Of businesses,
large and. small.
Frivolous Mood Gone.
Theaters in one large chain are
open only during matinee hours and
then the houses are half filled.
Most night clubs are closed. A few
continue to operate behind blackout
curtains, but the public seems in no
mood for frivolity.
Only a few taxis are operating.
Blackouts bring smashed tenders
and they stay smashed. Repair
shops are closed for lack of labor
and materials
Distributors of stoves, radios, re-
frigerators and other household con-
veniences face the prospect Of a
dwindling supply.
Filling stations are doing less than
half their former business. with
gasoline rationed to 10 gallons a
month for eech automobile.
One large hotel which catered to
tourists has no more than a dozen
paying guests. Women's dress shops
are closing. and haberdashers have
no takers for mems evening clothes.
Little Fellows Hit.
Tax Commissioner William Borth-
wick said: thousands Of little bus
inessmen face a serious future If
present shipping conditions con-
tinue."
Some 5000 people in Honolulu de-
pended on the tourist trade for a
livelihood. Most of them are turn
ing to defense work.
For two weeks after the outbreak
of war a s2l1 900 900 annual retail
trade folded its collective hands and
sat on them. A Christmas buying
spree lasting two days dispelled the
gloom but slightly.
II lost $4,000 in business during
the two weeks before Christmas"
one merchant said.
The $500. 100000 sugar industry,
backbone of Hawaii's economy, has
come to a standstill, affecting more
than 100000 people.
Chauncey Wightman. assistant
secretary Of the Hawaiian Sugar
Planters Association. said most of
the industry's field force Is being
used for defense.
"On one Oahu plantation" he
said, 'only so or so field laborers out
of 1,100 showed up for work. There
weren't enough to tend to the irri-
CATION"
Some of the cane land has been
planted to diversified crops, but at
Evening star., 1942-01-09

Gary Walter, was born six months
ago while the officer was en- route
from Africa on the Artigus.
Mr.. Walter was last in Washing
ton at Thanksgiving. Shortly there
after he went on duty with the War
Department and was first stationed
at New London, Conn. Recently he
was transferred to Portsmouth. His
wife, Mrs. Marian Oliver Walter,
was preparing to move their house.
hold goods from New London to
Portsmouth when she was informed
OF her husbands death.
Mr.. Walter is also survived by one
brother, George Walter, who is on
duty at Fort Myer. Va, and a sister,
Mrs. Jane Morhart of Washington.