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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-01-22
DISCUSS FARM
LABOR PROBLEM
Acute Farm Labor Shortage
Seen for Next Season;
Gamers Also Affected
SUGGEST SOME SOLUTION

In response to the request of the
federal government for increased
food production for our own needs
and those of our allied nations en-
gagged with us in this second world
war, the farmers of America are
planning to do their share in this
national defense program by pro-
Iducing those foods which are re-
quired, but the farm labor situation
promises to be a determining factor
in this agricultural production pro-
gram. The labor situation presents
serious problem not only to farm
ers, but also to Gamers who will
need additional labor this summer
and early fall in the canning of to-
matoes and other crops which are
needed by the federal government
to feed our armed forces and the
civilian population. There was a
decided labor shortage throughout
this section during our past harvest
and canning season, and indications
point toward more acute labor
situation this coming year on our
farms and in our canning factories.
Groups to Study Problem
In an effort to solve these prob
lens conferences are being held by
the state and county farm labor
subcommittee of the land use and
agricultural planning committees
in cooperation with the Farm
Placement Service of the State
Employment Agency, state ant
county agricultural war boards
Farm Security Administration, Vo.
cational Agriculture Department
Agricultural Extension Service Of
the University of Delaware, ane
representative Gamers and farm.
ers. The State Employment Agency
has a farm placement representa-.
tive in each county to assist in 10,
eating and allocating farm labor
where it is most needed, also tx
help Gamers to secure additional
workers during the peak canning
season.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-01-22


is highly important because, al.
though the oil doesn't wear out in
1000 miles, it becomes contamin-
ated and should be replaced with
fresh oil to prevent damage to the
engine"
Dust and dirt from the huge vol
umes of air drawn into the carbu-
rotor, water from atmospheric mois-
ture, and acids and other products
of combustion carried down into the
crankcase from the combustion
chamber all are possible sources Of
contamination which are capable of
causing plenty of damage to the
finely-finished working parts of an
automobile engine, Mr.. Burk ex-
planned. The most serious threat is
dirt which can cause abnormal wear
Of cylinder walls, pistons, and bear
ings. For this reason many en-
gineers advise the installation of an
oil-bath air cleaner, instead of the
type usually supplied as standard,
he said.
"The engineers who conducted the
Florida Road Test recommend that
lighter viscosity oils such as the
sac 10 and sac 20 grades be used
in cars which are relatively new be.
cause better fabrication is pro
vided," Mr.. Burk added. 'The
lighter grades can be sprayed more
easily on working engine surfaces
have less internal resistance and sc
cause less engine drag and less re
sistance to starting. They also flow
faster into the pump at low tenn
peratures."
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-01-22
Writer Reviews Years
Music al Activities
NUMERICALLY, 1o41 was an
IN odd year.

L Ouu year.
Yet in the world of music 1t con-
tanned more than its usual share of
even anniversaries. 1941, writes
George Marek in the December
issue Of Good Housekeeping maya
zine, was the hundred and fftieth
anniversary of Mozart's death, and
the hundredth anniversary of
Dvorak's birth.
The New York Philharmonic Or
chestra, Marek observes, celebrated
its one hundredth birthday, and the
Chicago Philharmonic became fifty
years old. Fifty years ago Cavalleria
Rusticanawa the years sensational
novelty; seventy years ago an Amer
lean audience first heard Lohengrin;
and one hundred years ago a Boston
audience was first introduced to
Beethoven's Fifth. And this year
some ten thousand people drove,
bicycled and walked to "Tangle-
wood" an out-of-the-way New Eng
land spot, to hear the Boston SYM
phony play the Fifth once more.
Paderewski died in 1871, and Flag
stad packed up and left America
under strange and unexplained cir
cumstances. For the first time in
many years, a great conductor,
Bruno Walter, appeared at the Met
ropolitan, and Stokowski became
assistant to Mickey Mouse.
During the year, Marek continues,
people bought lot more records
than they ever had before = more
records than books appeared to have
been sold. Recordings in general, he
says. gained in clarity, in fullness of
tone, and in the way the albums are
presented-they are now using COL
torful posters instead of drab, book
ish colors. During the year many
new top-ranking records were made,
among them the new Toscanini rec
ords. If you are looking for an un-
usual Christmas gift, records can
supply an easy answe
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-01-22
TUESDAY, FEB. 10, 1912

The following certain parcels of land, to-
wit:
No. /. All that certain farm, tract,
piece or parcel of land and premises situat-
ed in Kenton Hundred, and Kent County,
and State of Delaware. being bounded by
lands now or formerly of John Appleton,
by the public road leading from the Town
of Smyrna. State of Delaware, to the Town
OF Wilmington in the State of Maryland, by
lands now or formerly of the heirs of Mrs.
John Cleaver, by lands now or formerly of
William A. Stevens, and by the boundary
line between Kent County and New Castle
County. in the State of Delaware, including
and together with all the mill factories,
mill sites, mill ponds, mill dams, mill
streams, ponds, lands covered with water
and the two mansion houses, two tenant
houses, building formerly built for a grist
mill and its appurtenances and containing
exclusive of mill pond and land covered
with water one hundred acres (100) and
thirty-eight 1881 square perches of land be
the same more or less.
No. 2. All that certain farm, tract or
piece or parcel of land and premises situat-
ed in Blackbird Hundred, New Castle Coun-
ty and State of Delaware, and being bound
ed by lands now or formerly of Samuel
Roberts, by lands now or formerly of the
heirs of John Ashcraft, by the boundary
line between New Castle County and Kent
County, and Parcel No. l and containing
thirty-four t34) acres of land, be the same
more or Less and being the same two
tracts of land and premises which were
granted and conveyed in fee unto the said
Robert H. Hollett by deed of Charles Han
ratty and wife bearing even date herewith
and about to be recorded in the office of
the Recorder of Deeds of the State of Della
ware, in and for Kent County and in said
Office in and for New Castle County.
The improvements erected on Parcel No.
above There being no buildings erected
on Parcel No. above) now consisting of
brick dwelling house, frame dwelling house
frame tenant house. metal roof frame build
ing used as carriage house, COW shed, horse
stable and wagon shed, frame granary,
frame woodshed, frame water tank and at
tached pump house, silo. frame chicken
houses, frame corn crib, frame hog house
and other outbuildings.
TOGETHER with all and singular the
buildings and improvements of every kind
whatsoever, ways, waters, water-courses
rights. liberties, privileges. improvements
Entertainments and appurtenances whatso-
ever thereunto belonging or in anywise ap-
pertaining.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Robert H. Holett, mortgagor
and will be sold by
NORRIS c. ADAMS, Sheriff
Sheriff's Office. Dover, Delaware,
January 20, 1912.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-01-22

Now is the time to purchase Memorial
to insure erection in early Spring and be-
fore MEMORIAL DAY. Priorities are now
on accessories, tools, supplies, tires, trans
portation, etc. BE WISE, select now from
the large stock on hand in our display yard.
Rock of Ages Memorials
Bonded and Guaranteed
ELMER p. CORRIE
Phone 2046 SMYRNA, DEL.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-01-22
SHERIFFS SALE
OF VALUABLE
r E A L E S T A T E

By virtue of writ of Levari Facias to
me directed, will be exposed to sale at pub
lie vendue, at the front door of the banking
house of The Clayton Bank G. Trust Com
pany, in the Town of Clayton, Kenton Hum
dred, Kent County and State of Delaware.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-01-22
Regular. Oil Change
Called Economical

4 N oil change is necessary every
IA 1000 miles If an automobile is
to be kept running in new car" con-
dition as long as possible during the
defense emergency, according to F.
C. Burk, director of the Automotive
Research Laboratory of The Allan
tic Refining Company.
snow that automobile production
has been cut in half some of us will
have to get along for another year
or two with our present automo-
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-01-22

DIES, Sdlu MI.
Burk. 9TH a t
means we will
have to take
better care Of
our cars than
we usually do.
F o r tn n a ly
there are a few
simple rule s
which will help
us Ike ep our
cars in tip-top
shape. One of
the most inn
portant is the
1000 mile oil
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-01-22
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. S. j. Thackaberry, Pastor, An
nounces Services For the Week

Presbyterian Church, Rev. S. j.
Thackaberry, pastor, announces
services Sunday morning and even
ing at IL and 7.30; Sunday School
at 10; Young Peoples meeting at
Z. The Congregational Meeting will
be held on Wednesday, January 81,
in the Sunday School room at 7.30
p. m. All are welcome to these
services.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-01-22
The Smyrna Times
Phone 522l SMYRNA. DELAWARE

Published Every Thursday Morning by
E. d. HOFFECKER. Owner and Propri-
etor.
Founded by Robert ID. Hoffecker, July s,
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10, 1907.
Owned and Published by Robert d. Hoffeck-
er. Jr., from February 10. 1907 to Decem-
Der "a, 1889.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-01-22
LETTER TO EDITOR
Dear Editor:

At my home on the Boulevard, ]
see soldier boys waiting for ride,
and SO many motorists simply pass
them by when some of them have
room in their cars for one or more.
Are we better than they? When
they are going to fight for our free
dom, let us all be loyal Americans
and help the boys as they are going
to help us
Signed,
CLARA LEINBERGER,
Smyrna, Delaware
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-01-22
No Patriotism Here?

Inc QeIlnlCe lack OF cooper.
alton and the apparent lack Of
patriotism toward the air.
plane spotting volunteer group
here in Smyrna is appalling
The need for more volunteers
goes unanswered, particularly
among men! Many who vol.
unteer and promise to take q
certain "trick" never show ur
at all, so that the spoilers be,
fore them have to stay on fol
six, and even nine hours with
out relief!
1t is bad enough for a per-
son, under reasonable condi-
tions, not to volunteer three
hours of his time every two
weeks, but to make a promise
to be at the observation post
at a certain time-and not
show up at all-that is even
worse infamy! 1t is to be
hoped that these people, both
the Why-should-I- bother's and
the Can't-keep-their-w
have the grace to feel shame
and modification!
THIS COUNTRY is AT
WAR! Do the people OF
Smyrna need bombs dropping
on them for bitter proof :?
Must we wait until disaster is
upon us before we organize
and cooperate? Must we be
doubling Thomases who put
forth most of our efforts into
convincing the men in the
barber shop that 'It can't hap
pen here" and few of our eff
forts into preparing for our
defense with unity and cooper
alton? Must we be selfish in
time of stress, and faithless in
time of need?
If the answer to these ques-
tions is-Yes-then we de-
serve what is coming to us
confusion resulting from I'M
preparedness = suffering re-
sulting from ignorance. If the
answer is No-then let the
people of Smyrna PROVE TT.
Let the men volunteer fol-
airplane spotting, let all spot
tiers be faithful and punctual,
let the woman attend First
Aid classes, and sew and knit
for the Red Cross, and let al
the people cooperate whole
heartedly with the Defense
Center, instead of pickering
and complaining about the
paid employees there.
Above all, let them think
calmly and reason clearly,witf
a determination for unity anC
a staunch faith in Victory.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-01-22
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES

Rev. Frederick MARX Barton, hec-
tor, Announces Services For Week
st. Peters Episcopal Church,
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, rec
tor, makes the following announce
ments for the third Sunday after
the Epiphany and the Conversion
of st. Paul: 7.30 a. m, celebration
of the Holy Communion; 10 a. M,
Church School; IL a. m, morning
prayer and sermon on saul of Tar
sus or Paul the great Apostle to
the Gentiles." Saturday, z p. m,
Choir Practice.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-01-22
ADVERTISEMENTS The Smyrna Time

ADVERTISEMENTS = The Smyrna Times
Is the business medium not only for the
town 1t represents, but fer the outlying
district of which it is the center. en-
bracing the towns of Clayton. Kenton.
Cheswold. Townsend. Leipsic. &c. A rate
of so cents per inch an insertion charged
for transient advertising. Season or
yearly display advertising rates quoted
on application. For Sale. For Rent.
Lost and Found advertisements occupy
inc one inch space or less, a minimum
charge of so cents per insertion. In
memoriam articles. 10 cents per line per
Issue.
THE SMYRNA TIMES is an Independent
paper devoted to the welfare of the town
it represents and the State of which 1t
Is part. 1t also gives the items of
Importance of the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-01-22

Entered at the Post Office at Smyrna, Del
aware. as Second Class matter.
Subscription price. $3.50 per year, strictly
in advance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-10
ThiSSporting
 World
Monday Sports Wash
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

With night baseball boxing clicking locally billiard balls there indication that Yale team will Hamilton Park night o'clock when 1t to the City League AnStars Tacott particular l earlier ocal visit entirely contingent Tacos signing Waterbury Mi Schroeder the basketball football umpire of the International aeba he Yale damondee Smokey Wood
 
 unit Phil Vila breeding his soba Brass City Mulvns eminent athlete Murphy.
 Winfred Marucci who changed his he took wrestling thought he pretty who weighed l05 Little Wolf he shoulder calouses in 20 min Ju Ju which Marucci wants to teach the has become at the method of crppng killing matter of SECONDS.
 Farley, Country Club of Waterbury AND Waterbury layout qualifying for the that golf like that USA too busy for the draion Washington Buebds Pomperaug Valley baseball Wednesday Recreation field shape the opposing pitchers reports to Uncle Sam week Tuesday Mnh Crosby swimming coach U breast stroke event Friday at Baltimore the ships at Lakewood player and daughter Barbara Ann and two for the 1862 Monaroh ange with the Savt game going from yesterday when sports contests including the local ball oldest fight fans and brother Ek Tlps down Memory Lane balm to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-10
ROY TALCOTT
 PRINCETON ACE, WITH LOCALS
City=League to Start Game at 6 O'Clock at HamiI.
 ton Park

With the exhibition game between the City League All Stars and the Yale University nine as the main topic of discussion. the City Ama- teur league officials and managers will hold an important confab this evening at the Central "" at 8 o'clock.
 The City loop, after several weeks of dickering, has finally signed the famed Sons of Old Eli and all City loop clubs are urged to be repre- sented at tonight's meeting. Milt Schroeder, the new Blue coach since Smokey Joe Wood got the pink slip early in June, has power- full array ready for action here to- morrow night. Russ Ford, Lefty Hart and one or two others will all be ready for the Yale mound as- signment with Branford's Bolton Elwell listed for the catching bur- den. The remainder of the team will show Capt. Tom Whelan. Billy Rice, Kenny Raynor, Larry Powell. "Jiggers" Stimola, Moves, Klimczak and others that should prove tough foe for the All Stars.
 Princeton Pitcher
 However, don't sell the local club short. Roy Talcott, Princeton Uni- versity pitcher. who nipped the Elis twice during the past season, will do the pitching for the All Stars with either Mike Haiday or Felix Longo behind the plate. Talcott, 8 native of Pennington. pitched for the All Stars against the Brooklyn Royal Colored, Giants here a few weeks ago in a Navy Relief game, and made a brilliant showing de- spite the poor support he received. Talcott edged Teddy Harrison, ace of the Yale pitching corps 2-1 in a thriller during the school year that still has the fans down New Haven way talking. The men who will support Talcott will be named at tonight's meeting but Larry Null len, Bobby Greatorex, Johnny Began, Armand Mazzarella, "Joyce" Kilmer, Joe and Eddie Mack, Irv Benson and others will probably be among those chosen for duty.
 The contest is slated for the Ham, ilton Park diamond, scene of all City league activity, and will get under way at 6 o'clock. It will mark the first time in history that a Yale team has ever played in Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-10
New Workers to Sit In On Hernandez, Pep Battle Tuesday

Hartford, August 10-New York boxing celebrities are expected to be on hand to watch Pedro Her. nandez take con Willie Pep at the distance of ten heats tomorrow (Tuesday) night at Bulkeley Stadium.
 Nat Rogers, Mike Jacobs match maker, has made reservations. So have Ed Van Every, the famed box ing expert of the New York Sun, Lester Bromberg of the World Tel egram, and Al Buck of the New York Post. Boxing writers from vir- tually all papers in western New England are planning to attend.
 Which will swell what Is expected to be the largest crowd to attend a fight locally since the halcyon days of Bat Battalino. For Promoter Ed Hurley has set up the rigside to handle an augmented crowd, whicr he expects to hit 10000. Tickets have been sold as far back at the 1th row, which indicates 8 grand turnout.
 Ready to Go
 Both tn 6 undefeated Pep and Hernandez, New York's No. 2 chal- lenger for Chalky Wright's world featherwegiht title, wound up train ing over the week end. Each went 12 rounds on their last two days of work and were resting up today awaiting the battle clang of the bell
 Pep the New England feather champ, will be after his 46th victory His Puerto Rican opponent, who speaks fluently in Spanish, English and Italian, has lost but eight of 56 fights. Dropping but one decision last year, he split~with lightweight Billy Banks in two bouts in May, went draw with Lou Transpar- enti, and split with Lulu Costantini in recent fights, with the consensus of opinion being that he beat Lulu twice and that he was jobbed of the decision the second time.
 Hurley has completed his cara with four six-rounders, with heavy weights Joe Carilli and George Fuller being paired, welterWeight Tony Falco and feather Billy Mar GUS also having spots on the pro- gram.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-10
BRASSCOS COP
 FIRST OF FOUR
 NIGHT GAMES
Davi Club Wins S=7 in Last inning; Baltimore Team
 Here This Week?

Encouraged by the better than fair turnout of baseball fans Satur- day night, when his Brasscos came to life with four runs in the ninth inning to win an 8-7 ball game from the Chicago American Giants, col- ored diamond performers, Promoter Fred Davi of Naugatuck plans to bring the Baltimore Elite Giants and possibly the Puerto -Rican Stars to Municipal stadium this week. At least one of the two teams will show, possibly both.
 More than 800 fans paid their way in Saturday to see the Davi Brasscos win the thriller, by com- ing from behind a to 4 deficit, to win out in the ninth, Frank Merri- well fashion, as Creddo got to first on an error, Mariana doubled, scor- ing Creddo from first base; Fran cello was out but Moore walked, colored pitcher Thompson hitting Tyler with the ball on 8 play to first base while Ray, running for Mariana, scored from Third. Rosso- monde singled, scoring Moore, and Jim SNeenan ulC to CSnCeI, SCOIlnS Tyler with the run that won the game.
 Fast Start
 Losing no time. the Brasscos scored two runs early, Francello and Moore hitting singles, Petrellis tripled, Doran singled and Hills er- TOT brought in two more in the second inning.
 Bob Mariana of Naugatuck pitched for the Brasscos, when Promoter Davi and pitcher Roy Talcott of Princeton could not come to terms, according to reports; Mariana going the distance, giving Il hits but pitching impressivcly at times and hitting well himself as Thompson, Chicago starting pitcher, was knock ed out in favor of West in the sixth inning. Three Chicago runs came in the third from a home run by Lockett, after close play at third ruled in favor of the negro team over strong protests by the Brassco players. Summary:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-10
Rockingham Rumble

Lou Smith, who is still pinchine himself to make sure that Army Navy Day at Rockingham Park was not just big and beautiful dream, has been deluged with congratula- tions from all parts of the country, and it's cinch that racing pro- motors elsewhere will adopt the idea and stage double-headers.
 Mr. Smith, the proudest and
 yet the humblest man in the
 country in the wake of his
 amazing success, wishes to
 point out that 1t would not
 have h'oen possible without the
 complete and whole-hearted
 cooperation of the horsemen.
 They filled IS races, no small
 job in itself. They donated
 purse money. Jack Whyte,
 $7l50, as their half of the
 trainer for John R. Macomber,
 also pitched in an extra $375.
 The Messrs. Sol Rutchick,
 Rocky Palladino, Harry Bar
 nett, Ray Metcalf, Harold
 Simmons, and Scotty Poole,
 among others, purchased war
 bonds during the day that to-
 tailed more than $6500. Yes, the
 horecmen are entitled to take
 8 deep bow, for >thye are the
 men without whom the show
 could not have been run.
 They'll be moving away to
 Narragansett and other tracks,
 come the weekend, but they
 will l2ave behind them the un-
 forgettable memories of an un- forgettable day.
 The exact amount of Rocking hams contribution to the war effort will not be made public until Fri- day, when officials and auditors of the relief funds will visit the track and peer at the books. They drew up the contracts for all such days, mad they insist that certain expen- ses must be deducted, but wiht all the deductions, 1t is still certainty that the little. old Rock will turn over between $70,000 and $80, 900 to the Army and Navy relief funds. May we shout, from here, that 1t is the biggest little race track in the world?
 The good, grey Smith has prac- tically suspended all his private business in his enthusiasm. He'll probably fire his publicity man for mentioning that racing will be con- ducted at the old Rock daily through Saturday,