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Evening star., 1942-01-28
Service Men to Be Honored

A social" for Army, Navy and
Marine Corps officers will be held
at $3.50 o'clock tonight at the Wash
ington Hebrew Congregation, 816
Eighth street NV, under the aus
pices of the Service Guild, Brother
hood and Sisterhood of the Wash
ington Hebrew Congregation and
the Council Of Jewish women.
Three hundred officers and their
wives have been invited.
Evening star., 1942-01-28
Dump Truck Dirt Buries
Driver Twice; He's Unhuf

By the Associated Press.
DENVER, Jan. ga truck driver
crawled into his vehicles big dump
bin to keep warm. He finished up
In a sweat.
A power-shovel operator dumped
a full bucket of dirt and gravel into
the truck. The driver was buried.
Fellow workers noticed the truck
didn't pull away, and tipped up the
dump bin. Out poured the dirt
and under it the driver, buried
second time.
Before he could be dug out, the
truck had to be moved.
The wheels ran over his legs.
They were covered enough with dirt
so they weren't crushed.
When finally pulled out splutter-
ing. the driver, unharmed, was only
bruised. He stayed on the job.
Evening star., 1942-01-28
Noise of Defense Work
May Close School
b tie Associated Press.

ASSCIIdIcu fIcSk.
NEW YORK, Jan. 28.-The war
boom is interfering with education
at a certain New York school and
SO the Board of Education has a
committee recommendation that the
building be closed.
1t was all right in peacetime when
a shipyard that borders the school
on three sides wasn't so busy, but
the committee says that, with the
clamor of present activity. plus
noise from a propeller repair shop
across the street. the pupils can't
hear themselves think.
Evening star., 1942-01-28

of the Office of
Civilian Defense.
There can no
longer be any
doubt of his in
tention. But, he
did OF say
when. The trou-
BILE seems to be
that the Mayor
cannot find what
in theatricals is
referred to as a
good "exit line"
Obviously, he
has made lid his
Evening star., 1942-01-28

records OF near
ings in Congress
and articl les
written by naval
officers familiar
with the Far
East show that
advice given re-
pc te dly has
been ignored by
the highest ON
cialS of our Gov
eminent.
Thus, for ex-
ample. Admiral
InSenh K Tails
Evening star., 1942-01-28

n i S h e d tn e
American slo-
gan Of the war:
r e m EN- b e r.
Pearl Harbori
B ut W h a t.
shall we re-
member about
Pearl Harbor?
Shall we re-
m e m b er how
Sne Japanese
acted or how
we acted? If we
eannonahor hnur
Evening star., 1942-01-28
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Although it may have been a
coincidence, the arrival of Amer
lean troops in North Ireland tai
lied perfectly with Prime Minister
Churchill's defense of his war
policies and his bold announce
ment that he would ask the
House of Commons for a vote Of
confidence at the end of the
debate.
Informed Washington diplo-
matte quarters. which have kept
in close touch with political de-
velopments in Great Britain, say
Evening star., 1942-01-28

HE opinions OF the riters this page their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented In The
Stars effort to gue all sides OF questions OF interest to its
readers although such opinions be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1942-01-28

tires go. Let the
use Of civilian
gasoline be re-
stricted to re-
m o vim g spots
from vests.
I am snug. 7
am secure, and
i am going to
be able to get
wherever I an
able 10 60. My
horse is a Ten
nessee walking
horse. II you
reod 1,aStardo1y'o
Evening star., 1942-01-28

minimum precautlonS-alert /,
which was only a defense against
internal sabotage and rebellion.
Though there hasn't been a
case during the whole war when
an internal rising has not CO.
incided with external aggression.
There was an aircraft warm
ing system. 1t was never put
on 24-hour basis. 1t worked
from to 7 a m. perhaps on trade
union rules. BY the merest
chance a non-com remained at
his post two minutes beyond the
clock and heard what he thought
was a large flight of planes ap-
preaching. CThe patrol system
wasn't working either)
He reported to a lieutenant,
who again had calm nerves, like
the general. So nothing hap
pened. Fifty-three minutes later
nearly an hour-the blitz hit.
The submarine net-which was
also closed only part time-was
open when the Japs struck.
The idea was, let's have a
good time as long as possible.
And what that attitude of mind
has cost us is not yet measured.
Japs Knew Our Attitude.
The complacency rose out of
conviction that we could ade-
quately defend Pearl Harbor and
that the enemy must know this
therefore, wouldn't act. But
the Japanese knew something
else, something more important
than the defenses-the attitude
Of our mind-therefore, did act.
And, of course, we weren't con-
Quoting counterespionage because
we are a noble people and don't
spy on nations with whom we
have peaceful" relations. Thus,
we still live in the 10Th century
and therefore in fictions. We
wouldn't spy on cables from 200
consular officials, even If they
were sitting on our most i'm
portant naval base.
And finally we learn that the
admiral and the general were
treating each other politely, but
weren't quite on speaking terms.
There are no miracles in his
tory. The fall of France was no
miracle; the resistance of Brit
ain none; the comeback of Rus
sia none; the blitz of the Japa-
nese none. There is such a
thing as morale and efficiency,
and there is such a thing as the
lack of them, and national char
acteristics always show In a
crisis.
D. c. ID. Reorganization Urged.
The characteristics that pro-
duced Pearl Harbor are still in
the civilian defense and are still
in the warning agencies in WASH
ington, where men engaged in
branches of the same work also
hardly speak to one another.
There is nothing to be gained
by blaming any one. But we can
pray for an awakening of the Ma
ton. so that our immense
strength can be used. We can
help create that kind of reaction
that after Alamo gave us, San
tacinto.
We can demand a reorganiza-
tion in the Office bf' Civilian De-
fense; a siren and a thorough
blackout system for New York,
and all important industrial
areas; the elimination of petty
quarreling, the streamlining of
programs, the reduction of paper
work and the end of apathetic
optimism.
In such a rejuvenation, the
motto, Remember Pearl Har-
Dor" would indeed mean the re-
leasing of the American Prone
theus.
Evening star., 1942-01-28
Doubts Overcome.

Even those who listened skep-
tically to the assurances Of the
Ministry Of Information and its
agents became convinced that
victory would not be transformed
into defeat. Their doubts were
overcome when Mr.. Churchill
told the American Congress that
the United States had not sent
an adequate air force to Guam
and the Philippines in order to be
able to provide the British in
Libya and other vital points out
side the Pacific with the neces-
sary air force.
When the mechanical divisions
of German Gen. Erwin Rommel-
which we, like the British, be-
lieved to have been battered-re-
sumed the offensive, the reaction
it produced in Britain was far
greater than here.
The news of Japanese success
ses against the British and i'm
>perial. forces in the, Pacific the,
threat to Australia, which many
Englishmen now consider the
hub Of the empire" and the
Evening star., 1942-01-28
Pearl Hurbor
Vindicutes
Toussig Plea
Admiral Was Rebuked
In 1910 for Urging
Philippine Protection
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

. Although the Roberts report care
fully refrained from commenting on
what might be called our naval
policy in the Pacific, the off1cia!
Evening star., 1942-01-28
BY FRANK r. KENT.

In Washington last Friday Mayor
La Guardia made it clear three sepa-
rate times in a single speech that
he expects to quit his dictatorship
Evening star., 1942-01-28
On the Record
America Denounced for 'Fotuous Optimism
In Analysis Of Pearl Horbor Report
By DOROTHY THOMPSON.

BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.
The report on Pearl Harbor is
a report on the greatest single
military and naval disaster in
American history. 1t has fur
Evening star., 1942-01-28
-McLemore-
Buys Sporty Model
Tennessee Horse
BY HENRY McLEMORE.

FRANKLIN, TENN bought a
one-horse power vehicle today. A
horse.
Let the automobile go. Let the
Evening star., 1942-01-28

States dive bombers make those
used in Europe only a year ago ap-
pear like relics of the past"
Evening star., 1942-01-28

the American brigades unques-
tionably saved Mr.. Churchill's
political life. The British, wor-
ried over the unfortunate devel-
opments in most theaters of war,
were heartened by the first ar
rival Of the Yanks. who the Prime
Minister said, were a small ad-
vance guard of more troops,
planes and warships to come to
assist in the defense of the British
Isles.
The Libyan campaign in par
ticular has come under heavy fire
from various political quarters in
the United Kingdom. The British
people had been told by their
propaganda ministry that this
campaign was of the utmost i'm
portance. They also had been led
to believe that a repetition of the
unfortunate occurrence of last
year. when Gen. Sir Archibald
p. Wavell was rolled back to the
Egyptian border after spectacular
initial successes, would not occur
again.
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Smyrna times., 1942-07-02

applicant will be dismissed from
service.
Requirements Necessary
The requirements set up for APP
plicants follow: That the age limit
be extended from a minimum of 25
years to a maximum of 80 years.
(The previous limits were 25 to 80
years. The minimum limit of
height be 5 feet 71a inches and the
maximum, 6 feet inches. That
the minimum weight be 140 pounds
for the minimum height, and the
maximum weight, 230 pounds for
the maximum height.
ga Draft Card Necessary
That the minimum education be
high school or its equivalent. That
for the duration of the emergency,
the applicant must have a ga clas-
sifcation. Each applicant must
furnish a birth certificate before
taking the examinations. The ap-
plicant must pass the Army alpha
and the O.Rourke police adaptable
ity tests with minimum rating of
so per cent.
Smyrna times., 1942-07-02

approximately but not exactly up
to Navy specifications, do not ship
them. Instead, write a letter to
the Naval Observatory, giving
manufacture, type, power and OBJ
jective opening (front lens mea-
surements) of binoculars and stat
ing what repairs, if any, are need
ed to put them in good condition.
Such binoculars will be called for
if and when needed. AS the Navy
is not authorized to accept gifts or
free loans, all binoculars it accepts
will be purchased" for $1.00 each.
If still in use at the end of the
war, they will be returned to the
owners and the S1.00 will consti-
tute a rental and depreciation fee.
All binoculars accepted are en-
graved with the donors name and
a special serial number to identify
them. They are then issued i'm
mediately to naval vessels and the
commanding ojcers are requested
to notify the donors of the names
of the ships aboard which their
binoculars are serving in the
Navy"
Smyrna times., 1942-07-02
STATE POLICE
APPLICANTS ga
Only Applicants in Deferred
Class Considered for APP
pOintment, Training
EIGHT WEEKS TRAINING

Determining upon a plan of add
ing some new officers to the state
police force, the State Highway
Commission specified in the re-
quirements necessary for new po-
lice applications that for the dura-
ton of the present emergency APP
plicants must have three-A Sc
lective service classification. I'm
der the plan, an applicant, after
passing mental and physical exam
nations, will receive eight weeks
of practical training without the
conducting of a formal training
Dschool as in the past. He will have
one week of training in the Motor
vehicle Department, one week in
the Criminal Investigation Depart
ment, one week in the Criminal
Identification Department, and five
weeks equally divided between two
sub-stations in the area to which
he will be assigned. At the end OF
the training period, upon the rec
concentrations of majority of the
division commanders, he may be
assigned to active duty and placed
on the payroll as a probationary
private. However, If, at the end OF
the two months training period,
the majority Of the division COM
manders report unfavorably, the
Smyrna times., 1942-07-02
Help Spot a Sub !

Even if you can't go to sea and
send depth charges booming down
around U-boat-you can help!
Your binoculars, with keen Navy
eyes behind them, can spy sub
marine and see to it that there is
one less marauder to murder help
less seamen and sink vital sup
plies.
Your binoculars can play an i'm
.portant part in averting defeat and
bringing victory nearer if they
happen to be the makes and sizes
the Navy needs: Either 6 x 80 or
7 so, made by Bausch & Lomb or
zeiss. The 6 x 80 means six-pow-
er magnification and a front lens
80 millimeters (about an inch and
fifth across. The x so means
seven-power and so millimeters
(about two inches) across.
Most binoculars have the power
and millimeter measurement mark
ed on them. If yours do not, one
quick, simple way to ascertain both
is to measure the diameter of the
front lens, inside frame; then hold
binoculars at arms-length toward a
light or window and measure the
exit pupil" or round glimmer of
light that appears on the eye lens
Divide the front lens measurement
by the measurement of"exit pupil
The result is the power of the BIZ
noculars.
Send to Navy
Persons whose binoculars meet
requirements and who wish to lend
them to the Navy are requested tc
tag them with the owners name
and address, pack them carefully
and ship to: THE NAVAL OBJ
SERvATORY, WASHINGTON, D
C. If your binoculars are not ir
good working order, or II they are
Smyrna times., 1942-07-02
The
What Not Shelf
Have You Noticed :?

Have You Noticed?
That most of the magazines this
month have an American Flag on
the cover design.
That the streets look wet since
the town has coated them with cal
cium.
That people on the streets all
look alike after ten at night, now
that the dimout is in effect.
That Smyrna people are STILL
too complacent about this war.
That you can stay home for
three months and never see a drop
of rain, then the one day you take
a trip, dressed in your Sunday best,
lit pours cats and dogs.
That filling those Red Cross Kit
Bags for soldiers is as much fun as
filling the kids stocking at Christ
mas.
That the rapidity with which
news spreads that a soda fountain
has "cokes" for sale is nothing
short of amazing.
That if people here spent as
much time doing war work as they
do complaining about trivial local
issues, this town would be on the
map for war work efficiency.
That the foods you have difficult
ty in buying these days, such as
tuna fish, bananas and pineapples,
have suddenly assumed tantaliz-
ing succulency.
That every now and then you
meet an old acquaintance whose
name completely slips your mind,
and that nine times out of ten,
along comes an old friend, and in
Productions are necessary.
That no Fourth of July celebra-
ton was planned by any group
here.
Glasses are being organized to
make surgical dressings in Smyrna,
and will include volunteer workers
from the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
area. This is part of the Delaware
Chapter Red Cross program to
make 2 million dressings by Janu-
airy 1st- Instructors will be sent
from Wilmington, and the chair
man for this work in Smyrna will
be announced next week, as will
more complete details.
This program will be welcomed
by many women in this area, par
ticularly those who did this work
during the last war. 1t is a gigan-
tic task for the state chapter, and
many women who feel unable to dc
other things will be anxious to
make dressings-one of the war
tasks that seem to appeal to
women.
The Clayton All Clubs are doing
their bit in the rubber salvage cam
paign. They are holding a joint
meeting next Tuesday night, at the
Clayton School, and the one who
brings the most scrap rubber gets
a nice prize.
Smyrna times., 1942-07-02
TIMES, THURSDAY MORNING, 2 1912

John R. Senior, head of the firm
of Thos. w. Price Co., of Philadel-
phia, has, with his wife been spend
ing few days with his aunt, Mrs.
Moulton Hudson.
| Rev. DR.. Julius E. Grammer of
Baltimore, who is to deliver the ad-
dress at the commencement exercis-
es of our high school tonight, Is the
guest of Mrs. George H. Raymond.
DIR. Grammer was the rector of st.
Peters Church for several years in
the fifties, left many warm friends
who will be glad to greet him.
Ralph C. Hoffecker, of Harvard
University, has returned to spend
his summer vacation.
Miss May Thompson, of Odessa,
is visiting Miss Julia Griffith.
Miss French, of New York, has
been visiting Miss Minnie Dwight
the past week.
Paul and Townsend Jefferson, of
Memphis, Tenn, will start for
''home" for the summer vacation
on the 4th.
Joseph E. Williams and family
will leave on Friday for Ocean
Grove, where they have aiken a
cottage for the summer. Miss
Emma Hough will also go to Ocean
Grove at the same time for an ex-
tended stay.
Miss Kate Deakyne, daughter of
Thomas Deakyne, of Blackbird, and
Elmer Cats, are to be married
this afternoon in Union Church,
near that place.
Charles H. Register, recently
elected one of the delegates to the
Prohibition National Convention,
which meets today in Cincinnati,
left for that place on Monday even
ing. He was accompanied by Clar-
ence Prettyman, who simply went
for the trip.
Miss Elva Wilson, who has been
teaching at Salem, N. j., returned
Saturday for the summer.
Mrs. Clifton, of FELTON,, is visit
ing her daughter in this town.
E. Wilmer Collins and wife, of
Camden, N. j., were guests of w.
B. Megear the past week.
]. E. Quinn and wife, of Phila-
delphia, are on summer visit to
relatives here.
! Mrs. j. w. Tucker, who was in
Ijured by a runaway horse while re-
turning from Galena, Sunday week,
is now convalescent.
Miss Bessie Cliff, of Sassafras,
Md, came yesterday to attend the
graduation of Miss Mary Stewart.
John R. Hampton, grandson of
Wade Hampton of South Carolina,
and William P. Armstrong, of the
Treasury at Washington, were
guests of j. c. Armstrong, of the
delaware House, last week.
The following friends and rela-
tives from Shiloh, N. J., are visit
ing DR.. c. o. Swinney: Mrs. E. F.
Swinney, ]. G. Swinney, Jr., Mrs.
R. P. Sutton, Miss Bessie Fogg,
Miss May Fogg, Miss BERTHE Glas-
pey, Miss Matte Hoffman, Rev. I.
L. Cottrell.
The following guests are enjoy
ing the beauties of picturesque
Belmont Hall" this week: Mrs.
Edward Gilpin Hopes, and Miss
Laura t. Clinghan, of Philadel-
Iphia; Mr.. Norman Elliot, Williams
port, Pa. Miss Clinghan is the
great granddaughter of William
Clinghan, one of the signers CT the
Declaration of Independence from
Pennsylvania.
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1942-07-02
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
&HOME AND CLUB PARTIES

Rev. and Mrs. James w. Colona
spent Monday with their son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Bennett of Lansdowne, Pa,
and incidentally were with the Ben
Nets in celebrating their 4th wed
ding anniversary.
Capt. William H. Stayton, who
has been in Kent General Hospital
for a week, returned to his home
Tuesday evening very little i'm
proved in health. His son, Lieut..
Com. william H. Stayton of An
napolis, spent Wednesday with him.
Miss Mary Holland is the guest
of her brother, T. Wilmer Holland
at Larchmont, N. Y.
Miss Helen Start had as her
guests over the weekend, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Stevenson of Whining
ton.
Mr.. Harold Carrow is spending a
short furlough at home preparatory
to moving his family to German
town, Pa, next week.
Mrs. Frank E. Postles of Phila-
delphia, is now at the nursing home
of Mrs. Lucy Lattomus for a stay
of several weeks.
Miss Mary Emma Bell has re-
turned home from a weeks visit
with DR.. and Mrs. George j. En-
ders in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Davis H. Bell returned home
yesterday after weeks motor trip
thru New York State.
Mrs. George Wright was hostess
to the members of her bridge club
at luncheon Tuesday afternoon at
her home on South Street.
Miss Bertha Smithers was host
ess to members of her bridge club
Friday afternoon at The Wayside
Inn.
Miss Elizabeth Attix spent sew
eral days with her mother, Mrs.
Helen G.. Attix last week.
Mrs. Samuel M. Taylor of Ken
ton was a guest on Monday of Mr..
Gamaliel Garrison.
DR.. and Mrs. Paul Pittenger of
Overlook, Pa, have returned from
stay of several days with Mr.. and
Mrs. A. H. Smith.
Miss Anna B. Beckett will leave
tomorrow to spend several weeks
with her sister, Mrs. j. Herbert
Sitter in Germantown, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Austin Deamer
of Chadds Ford, Miss Trudy Rey-
nolds and Miss Louise Mabrey of
Norfolk, Va, were guests over the
: weekend of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mills. Mr.. Joseph Willard of the
u. S. S. Texas, was a guest on
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Mills.
John Howard Mcdonald of Do
yer, who has been spending the
week with his grandmother, Mrs
Howard R. Jones, has returned
home.
Richard Q. Long has entered the
Mayo Clinic at Rochester, Mimi.
for observation. His many friends
hope he will return much improved
in health.
Mrs. Henry C. Webb will repre-
sent the local chapter Red Cross at
luncheon meeting on Friday at
the Duval Tea House in Dover tc
meet Mr.. William Russell, the new
district director.
Eileen Senger and Audrey West.
fall are representing the First
Presbyterian Church at the Bible
conference being held this week il
West Nottingham, Md.
Jack Graham of Philadelphia, is
spending several weeks with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
P. Thornley,.
Mrs. Lorette Niles is the guest o.
Mrs. ]. D. Niles, Jr., and Mrs
Wood of Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1942-07-02
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF JUNE 18th, 1892

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date Of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
ton.
Smyrna times., 1942-07-02
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