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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-23
FARM WORK NORMAL
Despite Labor Lack, Farmers Plan
Work Together


. Work on Delaware farms is up
to normal despite an approximate
20 per cent decrease in the amount
of farm labor available, the Bureau
of Agricultural Economics of the
Department of Agriculture an
nounced Tuesday. The bureau said
farmers are employing more men,
bers OF, their immediate families
and plan to pool machinery and
hired help to defeat the labor short
age as pressure of work increases
as the seasons advance. The Della
are farmland has been particularly
hard hit, the report said, because
of it's proximity to industrial CEN
tiers which have lured workers
away with high wages in defense
plants. Rate of pay has been in
creased approximately one-third in
all threee counties of the state, fig
ures released by the bureau show
ed. Of $4,000 persons employed on
farms April 1, approximately TO-
900 were family workers. The
greatest decline in the amount of
labor available was reported in
central and southern parts of the
state.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-23
EXPECT 500 TO
REGISTER HERE
Schools Close Next Monday to
Register Men As to Ga
in This Area
VOLUNTEERS TO AID

The State Board of Education
has directed all schools to close on
Monday, April 81, to make it posi-
BILE for teachers and other volun-
teers to register the men AS to "a
inclusive in this area. Both the
white and the colored schools will
be used for this purpose. Five hun
dred men are expected to register
in this area. In the John Bassett
Moore School the Teachers Room
in the northeast corner of the build
ing will be used for this purpose.
Men in the Clayton area will reg
lister at the Clayton School. The
school at Hartly also will be open
on this day for registration.
Smyrna Women Help
In addition to the teachers, the
following ladies of the community
have offered their services: Mrs.
Grant CARTS, Mrs. George R. Miller,
Jr., Mrs. Davis H. Bell, Mrs. Glen
Martin, Miss Mildred Reynolds,
Mrs. Thomas Russell, Mrs. Charles
Burrous, and Mrs. Clark Knots.
Mr.. George R. Miller, Superintend-
ent of Schools, will act as general
supervisor of registration.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-23
WOMAN'S SOCIETY MEETING
Monologue, Round Table Discus
sion by Members

The regular meeting of, the Wo-
mans Society of Chritian Service
met at Asbury Methodist Church
Tuesday evening, April FL. The
president, Mrs. Ernest S. Matti-
ford, presided. Devotions were in
charge of Mrs. Walter David and
the program in charge of Mrs. An
drew D. Cole, with the topic. 1.-THE
Women in Our Local Church and
What We Can Do" A monologue
by Mrs. Harry Johnson was given,
and round table discussion by
Mrs. Kennard Price, Mrs. Harvey
Wright, Mrs. Franklin Ennis, Mrs.
Andrew D. Cole, Mrs. Fred Harris,
and Miss Anna B. Beckett, had the
subject, Activities in Other
Churches" Mrs. Lewis M. Price
gave report of the first annual
meeting of the Northeastern Juris-
diction Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service of the Board of Mis-
sions and Church Extension of the
Methodist Church, which was held
in Arch Street Church, Philadel-
phia, Pa, January 81, %, 20. Mrs.
Andrew d. Cole gave a report Of
the Dover District meeting of the
Woman's Society of Christian Ser
vice, which was held in Asbury
Methodist Church, Harrington,
April 9.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-23
SUDLERSVILLE COUPLE WED
Helen Coleman Married to LinwoOd
Everett by CLAYTON Pastor

Mr.. and Mrs. Hodge Coleman,
near Kennedyville, Md, announce
the marriage of their daughter
Helen, to Mr.. LinWood Everett of
Sudlersville, son of Mrs. Mae
Everett and the late Mr.. Clarence
Everett, on Saturday evening April
IS. The ceremony was performed
by candle light in the presence of
relatives and friends of the con-
tracing parties, Rev. ]. c. B. Hpp-
kins of Clayton, officiating. The
bride, who was given in marriage
by her father, wore a gown of
white satin and carried a bouquet
of brides roses. Her sister, Mrs.
Lemuel Benton of Baltimore, was
matron of honor. Mr.. Louis Shell
ton of Sudlersville, Nd, was best
man. The wedding music was
played by Mrs. Nan Morgan, of
Sudlersville, Md. A reception fol-
lowed the ceremony. The couple
will live on farm near Sudlers-
vile, Md.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-23
TIRE RATIONING
BOARD APPEAL
Kent Vehicle Owners Need
ing Tires Are Asked To
Make Best Of 1t
QUOTAS "INADEQUATE"

Mayor j. Wallace Woodford,
Kent County rationing coordinator,
has appealed to owners of motor
vehicles contemplating applying
for new tires to recognize the SER
iousness of the situation and make
the best of it" when applications
are rejected because of ''inade-
quate" quotas. In SO doing, he
said, they will make the unpleas-
ant duties of the members of the
rationing boards easier. In MAX
ing application for tires, we should
ask ourselves this question: us my
need more necessary than rubber
tires on a bomber?" he counseled.
Mayor Woodford said it has learn
ed that there is considerable dis
content among passenger and
truck owners because they have
not been able to get tires. 1.-THE ra-
tioning boards" he said, "are try
ing to do an impossible task. No
one in the state rationing admins
tration has anything to do with the
fixing of quotas, as they are all es-
tablished in Washington for each
county in the United States.
State Quotas Inadequate
Quotas set for Delaware have been
inadequate to fill the demand. The
fact that a person is eligible for
tires or retreads does not necessar-
lily mean that he will be able to get
his wants supplied The boards
have been trying to grant certific-
ates as equitably as possible con-
sidering all the facts in each case
and the limited number of tires
available. We must all realize that
we are at war and the supply of
rubber is very limited. Every bus
mess is affected, and the prospect
is that it will just be impossible to
supply many of the trucks that are
on the road today. This is just
part of the sacrifice which all
Americans are called upon to
make"
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-23

CHILD CLINIC
Health Examinations Given
by State Board of Health
Begin Next Week
ASK DEFECTS CORRECTED

Pre-school health examinations,
a regular spring program of the
Delaware State Board of Health,
begin in Kent County next week
according to DR.. Marion Hotopp,
acting Director of the Division of
Maternal and Child Health. Pre-
school health examinations are pri-
marily planned to give Delaware a
group of healthy children to enter
first grade of the schools next fall.
Parents are urged to bring their
children to the pre-school clinics on
the days designated, at which time
a doctor, Board of Health nurses
and dental hygienists will be pres
ent to give them a physical check
up and tell the parents of any de-
fects in need of correction. 1t is
hoped that these defects, whatever
they may be, will be cared for dur
ing the summer months so that the
children will be in the best possible
health to start out on their first
school adventure.
Defective Teeth and TOnsils
DR.. Hotopp states that dental
cavities and defective tonsils are
the two defects most commonly
found and urges that parents take
their youngsters to the family
dentist and physician for correction
of defects. She stresses that there
is little point in carrying on phys
ical health examinations unless the
defects found are corrected before
the children enter school. Defec-
tive vision, being under weight and
heart conditions are other defects
found in pre-school children.
Immunization Part of Program
Immunizations are also a part of
the pre-school health program and
DR.. Hotopp urges that all children
entering school in September
should have the vaccination against
smallpox and the immunization
against diphtheria if they have not
Continued on Page Fiyel
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-23
NEXT BLACKOUT
TO BE SURPRISE
Kent and Sussex Defense
Units May Expect Ex-
tensive Test
NO DATE TO BE GIVEN

Kent and Sussex County defense
units may sxpect one of the most
extensive surprise blackouts ever
attempted in Delaware as a result
of an agreement reached between
the coordinators of the two areas.
Mayor Edward c. Evans of Mil
ford, Sussex coordinator and May
or Wallace Woodford of Dover,
Kent's defense leader, have been
notified by higher authorities of the
necessity of stepping up the de-
Tense tempo as a result of recent
developments in the war situation.
No Date Announced
The date for the test will not be
announced from any source. Of
fetal permission will be granted,
and all the rules and regulations
covering official tests will be en-
forced. Coordinator Evans stated
that in view of recent bombing on
enemy soil, the defense units of
Sussex County are being warned to
take double precautions to be on
the alert, as blackouts of long dur
alton may be placed in force at any
time, and that it would be wise for
defense councils to divide the units
into working shifts for 24-hour
dlltV IF the ranks have hean de-
pleted he advised recruiting them
to full strength, and to give the
new members the required training
necessary for them to qualify.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-23
TO PROSECUTE
ALL MIGRANTS
Atty.-Gen. J.R. MOrfOrd Urges
Chief Jacobs to Enforce
Vagrancy Law Here
EITHER WORK OR FIGHT

I'm this hour of national peril, it
is vital that every able-bodied cit
izen work or fight" said Attorney
General James R. Morford in let
ter to Chief of Police John w.
Jacobs, Jr. II therefore recon-
mend and urge the strict enforce
ment of the 1927 Section 1872 of the
Revised Cole of Delaware, 1885, re-
lating to the subject of 'vagrancy,
and that steps be taken to appre-
bend and to prosecute all loafers."
Similar letters have been sent by
Attorney General Morford to other
law enforcing agencies throughout
the state in order that "all such
persons within the State of Della
ware may know they must get a
Continued on Page Five)
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-23
SMYRNIANS AT CONFERENCE
w. w. Price, Walter Cough at
Washington Conference

Warner w. Price and Walter
Cough represented Smyrna at the
Delaware Retail Dealers Confer
ence in Washington, D. c., with Of
lcials of the Office of Price Admin
istration. Purpose of this meeting
was to discuss the correction of
spiral prices that occurred during
the last war. Duties of the o. P.
A. are to freeze" prices at their
present level, so that consumers
will not hoard articles of food and
wearing apparel. Others from Del
aware attending the conference
were: Thomas Derrickson, Milford;
Stanley Hearn, Wilmington; Ro-
land Scott, Selbyville and George
Jackson, Newark. The conference
will continue for the next week.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-23
ROTARY HEARS ESSAY

Miss Lillian Craft Before Club;
Dorothy Short Sang
Miss Lillian Craft, senior at the
John Bassett Moore School, read
before the Smyrna Rotary Club an
theme, why l Am Glad l
Am An American" which won the
Kent County Essay Contest recent
ly. Miss Dorothy Short sang sew
eral selections, accompanied by
Stimson Carrow. George o. Fear
on responded to Miss Crafts adj
dress. Visitors were Norman Nor
ris, Capt. H H. Hansen, Walter A.
Massey and John Schilling, all of
Dover.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-23
MINSTREL SHOW
AT CLAYTON
Seventh and Eighth Graders
to Perform Next Wednesday
Night at School
ADULTS ON PROGRAM

Pupils of the seventh and eighth
grades of the Clayton School are
rehearsing for a minstrel show to
be held in the School Auditorium
on Wednesday, April 20, at 8 p. M,
Mr.. Willard Hickman, superintend-
ent, has announced. Miss Pearl
Smith, sixth grade teacher, will act
as interlocutor. END Men," are
Murphy Aiosa, Billy Whalen, Rob-
ert Richards, Marlyn Rowlinson,
Shirley Richards, and Ella F. Ditt-
man.
Chorus to Sing
A chorus of 25 voices, under the
direction of Mrs. Louise Dunning,
music teacher, will render songs
for the musical portion of the pro-
gram. A feature of the show will
be supplied by adults in the COM
munity, who will sing songs OF
days long ago. Those taking part
will be Mrs. Grace Mabrey. Mrs
Frances Kitchens and male quar-
tette including Julian Dunning
Raymond Mabrey, Tschudy Pratt
and Willard Hickman.
Proceeds For Trip
Posters, tickets, and decorations
are being made in the school art
classes under the direction of Miss
Mary Shepherd, instructor with the
State Board of Education. Pro-
ceeds from the show will be used
by the eighth grade to help defray
their annual trip to Washington on
May 18th, 18th, and 18th.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-23
RED CROSS MOTOR CORPS HERE
COMPLETE TRAINING COURSES

The training requirements of the
Smyrna Branch, National Red
Gross Motor Corps have now been
completed, including First Aid,
Standard, Motor Mechanics, Safe
Driving, Ambulances and Stretch
er Handling, and Ambulance and
Truck Driving. First-Aid was SUI
pervised by DR.. Marion Whalen;
motor mechanics and safe driving
by Lee H. Deakyne; ambulance
and stretcher work by Grant G..
CARTS, and truck driving by Mr.
Deakyne. Additional National Mo-
tor Corps training will begin April
30th in Advanced First Aid and
Chemical Warfare work, to be fol-
lowed by short course in military
drill for discipline and more effic-
lent operation.
Sixteen Complete Course
All the following original sixteen
members of the Smyrna Corps
have completed the course to date:
Mrs. Helen B. Harmonson, chair
man; Mrs. Mary S. Bell, co-chair-
man; Mrs. Thelma Deakyne, Mrs.
Mildred King, Mrs. Maud Clarke,
Mrs. Elizabeth Lamb, Mrs. Helen
A. Potter, Mrs. Lillian Wright, Mrs.
Leah Wroten, Mrs. Bert M. Wilson,
Mrs. Doris Fearon, Miss Louise
Denny, Miss Henrietta Denny, Miss
Tiny Severson, Mrs. Evelyn Pusey
and Miss Mary Ellen Jones. All Of
the members of the Smyrna Corps
have complied with the National
Red Cross Medical examinations
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-23
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Miss Mary G. Hill, 80, Dies at
Home of Niece at Belfonte, Del.

. Miss Mary C. Hill, age 80, passed
away at the home of her niece,
Mrs. James Stein at Bellfonte, Del
aware, on Thursday, April 10th.
Miss Hill was a sister of the late
Rev. Charles A. Hill, former pastor
of Asbury Methodist Church, and
for many years lived in Smyrna.
She had been an invalid for the
past two years and recently devel-
oped pneumonia, from which she
failed to rally. Besides her niece
she is survived by the following
nephews, Charles Thomas and
Luther Hill. Funeral services were
held Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock at the Yeatman Funeral
Home in Wilmington, with Rev.
French, an old friend of the fam
lily, officiating.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-23
Highway Board Reappointed

Gov. Walter w. Bacon announc-
ed reappointment of Ralph w. EN-
erson, Wyoming, as member of
the State Highway Department.
The appointment is for a term of
six years, effective at the expira-
ton of Mr.. Emerson's present term
on May 1. The Governor also re-
appointed DR.. Clarence ]. Prickett,
Smyrna; DR.. Lewis Booker, New
CASTLE, and Harry v. Lyons, Lew
es, as trustees of the Delaware
State Hospital for terms of three
years, effective on Monday.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-23
WOMEN'S COLLEGE MAY DAY
Charlotte Everett, Former Student
Here, in Queens Court

More than one hundred students
are participating in the annual and
traditional May Day Festical at
the Women's College, University of
Delaware, on Saturday, May 9, it
was announced by Miss Beatrice P.
Hartshorn, of the Physical Educa-
ton Department., who is supervis-
ing the program. This years Fes-
tival will have as its theme the
winnie the Pooh" story and the
children's poems of A. A. Milne.
One of the highlights of the after
noon will be the browning of Doris
Jolls, daughter of Colonel and Mrs.
E. P. Jolls, of Newark, as May
Queen. In the Queens Court will
be Charlotte Everett, of Kenton,
former Smyrna School student, as
one of the freshman attendants;
Matilda Wisk, Smyrna, is in charge
of publicity.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-23
QUESTIONNAIRES MAILED
Thomas Russell VIII Aid Men in
This Area ON April 28th

Occupational missionaries are
being mailed this week by the
Local Boards to all of the men who
registered with the Selective Ser
vice Board on February 10Th.
Thomas Russell, manager of the
Kent County office of the United
States Employment Service, locat-
ed at 307 S. State Street has ar
ranged to have assistance available
for anyone desiring help in COM
pleting their QUESTIONABLE. The
office is open daily from $50 a. m.
until 5 p. m. and until noon on Sat
urday. For the convenience of men
living in the vicinity of Smyrna
who wish help in completing their
missionaries, representative of
the Employment Service will be at
the Smyrna Town Hall Tuesday
evening, April 28th from Z until 9
O'Clock.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-23

1885, w. Dbi AhAS A<oSt w aI
Red Cross Motor Corps were
started during the first world war
and assisted the military services
In transporting sick and wounded
men from training camps, from
hospitals and from transport ships
to hospitals. They also were active
in sabotage and disaster work, be-
sides working in the influenza cpl
demic. The services for which the
Motor Corps are now being trained
are even broader than in 1918 and
include transportation for all Red
Cross services and auxiliary ambul-
ance driving; disaster relief, SER
vices to and for the Army, Navy,
and Coast Guard. Probably the
most important services are to, for
and in cooperation with local Civil
ian Defense Councils, which in
many communities have found the
motor corps an important aid in
the mobilization of trained civilians
for possiblee air-raids and like
emergencies. The Motor Corps in
Delaware are directly connected
with the Defense Medical Unit for
emergency ambulance driving and
would also be stationed at casualty
stations. Similar Motor Corps are
in training in Dover, Clayton, Har-
rington and Milford in this county,
as well as in other cities and towns
in New Castle and Sussex Counties.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-23
WAR AFFECTS
FARM SUPPLIES
Curtailment of Small Tractors,
Gasoline, and Certain
Insecticides
SALVAGE USED RUBBER

III connection WIN the ndllOudl
war effort regulations governing
farm equipment and supplies have
been received by County Agent
Russell E. Wilson, secretary of
Kent County USDA War Board, re-
Gently from the United States De-
partment of Agriculture upon au-
thority of the War Production
Board. In order to hasten produc-
ton of large crawler-type tractors
urgently needed for military and
other essential uses, the War Pro-
duction Board has ordered immed-
late and drastic curtailment of
smaller sizes of tractors used prin-
cipally in farm prodution. Between
April 1 and August 81, 1912, man.
ufacturers may make 3,035 of the
smaller crawler-type tractors in
the IL to 35 horsepower classes,
and after September 1 of this year
production of these smaller size
tractors will be prohibited.
Gas Rationing Effects
With reference to the gasoline
situation, the curtailmnet of gaso-
line deliveries to service stations
and bulk consumers will not affect
supplies for use in farm machinery.
The order limiting service stations
to the 12-hour day, on the 6 days a
week schedule, exempts deliveries
to commercial vehicles, ambulance
es, or for the use of physicians,
officials of federal, state and local
governments, and farm machinery
for production purposes, but it also
limits service stations and bulk
consumers to two-thirds of their
average deliveries of last Deem
Der, January and February. Most
farmers will be classed as bulk con-
sumers, and, to be eligible for pref
erential deliveries affecting farm
machinery they, or someone desig-
mated as their representatives,
must sign statement that sup
plies will be used only for purposes
outlined in the order.
Prohibit Use of Rotenone
Farmers will be interested to
know also that the War Production
Board has issued an order prohibit
ing the use of rotenone, or products
containing rotenone Except those
now prepared) for treating cotton,
tobacco, cranberries, eggplant, on
ions, peppers, sweet corn, cucum-
bers, melons, squash and pumpkins.
The use of rotenone in household
insecticides is also prohibited, as
imports of this material from Ma
laya and the Netherlands Indies
have been curtailed, and Latin
America sources are not expected
to supply our country in sufficient
quantities to make up for this loss.
The United States Department of
Agriculture, however. is now work.
ing on substitutes for this material.
Ask Rubber Salvage
Another item of Importance in
our war effort is the salvaging of
used rubber which will be a vital
aid toward keeping rubber-reclaim-
ing plants operating on a needed
scale. Old tires and inner tubes,
hot water bottles, rubber bath
mats, raincoats, rubber jar rings
and many other articles made of
rubber can be salvaged around the
farm and in the home to help win
the war.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-23
LLOYD JONES ON DEANS LIST
Smyrna Graduate at University of
Delaware is H0n0red

Lloyd Jones, Jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard L. Jones, of Smyrna,
was one of nineteen juniors who be-
cause of their high scholastic at
tainments during the first semester
of the current collegiate year have
been placed on the Deans List.
Jones is enrolled in the School of
Arts and Science and is majoring
in Secondary Education. He is pub
licity chairman for the Athenean
Society, literary club, and execu-
tive vice-president of the Humanist
Society. He is graduate of the
John Bassett Moore High School in
the class Of 1889.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-23
PLANS FOR FALL MEETING
D.S.E!A. Executive Board to Hold
Monthly Meeting Tonight

According to statement issued
by George R. Miller, Jr., president
of the Delaware State Education
Association, the Executive Board
OF that organization will hold its
monthly meeting at the Waysida
Inn tonight, April %, at 6.46
o'clock. Plans for the fall meeting
will be presented and discussed.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-23
SPOTTING POSTS COMMENDED
Clayton and Blodgett's Corner
Posts Praised; Deemed Efficient

The Clayton and Blodgett's Cor
ner Airplane Observation Posts re-
ceived special commentator from
the State Civilian Defense Council
for making prompt and accurate
reports during the last raid test,
w. e. Matthews, area supervisor
has announced. The entire state,
in a national report, rated better
than 80 percent satisfactory, Mr..
Matthews said. This entire Smyr-
na-Clayton area was deemed by
state officials to be efficient and
satisfactory.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-23
EDUCATORS MEET AT U. OF d.
Nine From Smyrna TO Attend An
nual Spring Conference

The annual Spring Conference
for junior and senior high school
teachers and administrators will be
held at the University of Delaware,
Saturday, April 25. The following
will attend from the local school,
Supt. George R. Miller, Jr., Mr..
Glenn King, Mr.. Frank Hynson,
Mrs. VIOLA Vogel, Miss Amy Mem
hart Miss Fay Wilson, Miss Blanche
Lee, Mr.. Mahlon Hagerty, Miss
Viola Filters, and Mrs. Hall Ewing
Mr.. Hagerty will be one of the
guest speakers at the Social Stud
les conference.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-23
Attend Odd Fellows Meeting

w. E. Matthews, Jr., Grand Mas
ter, and Harry Johnson, Grand
Marshall, represented the Jurisdic-
ton of Delaware at the Maryland
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows at
Baltimore.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1942-04-23
SUGAR RATIONING BOARD
Retailers Register April %, 20;
Families May 4, 5, and 6

Mr.. George R. Miller and Mr..
George Wright are attending the
Kent County Sugar Rationing
Board meeting at Dover today. The
meeting was called by State Ra-
tioning Director James l.. Luke,
Jr., to discuss problems of registra-
ton. Retailers will register April
18th and 10Th, and family registra-
ton dates are May 4th, 5th and
9th. Persons living in election dis
tricts 1, 8, and part of 2, will reg
lister at the Smyrna school.