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Smyrna times., 1942-05-14
LADIES NIGHT AT ROTARY
Wendell Sooy Demonstrates Rapid
Calculation to Club

Rules of rapid calculation and
origins of words were outlined last
week by Wendell Sooy, past presi-
dent of the Rotary Club of Glou-
cester, N. j., speaking at Ladies
Night of the Smyrna Rotary.
Memorized 10000 Tables
Mr.. Sooy, who is superintendent
of schools in Gloucester, said he
has memorized 10000 multiplied
tion and subtraction tables. He
demonstrated many rules in rapid
calculation with blackboard DEM
onstration. He also traced the
links between the English language
and Latin. He was introduced by
William E. Matthews, Jr., past dis
trict governor. The response was
made by Harvey c. Jones. George
w. Wright was chairman of the
program. A visitor was Emanuel
Barris of Dover.
Smyrna times., 1942-05-14
.USO DRIVE FOR
$500 NOW OPEN
Mrs. ]. E. Wilson, Jr., Names
Committee of Solicitors for
DOOr-tO-DOOr Canvas
CLUBS FOR SERVICE MEN

Mrs. j. Edwin Wilson, Jr., Smyr-
ma chairman for the Kent County
USO drive for 81, 500, has announc.
ed the following committee who
will solicit funds here: Mrs. w. ]
Wroten, Mrs. H. c. Webb, Mrs. c.
L. Harmonson, Miss Mildred Rey-
nolds, Mrs. Lorette Niles, Mrs
Glenn S. King, Mrs. Charles King
Mrs. Davis H. Bell, Mrs. George
Wright, Mrs. Ralph Jones, Mrs
Lee Deakyne, Mrs. w. c. Deakyne
Miss Elizabeth Wilson, Miss Vir-
ginia Mood, Miss Frances Ann
Davis, Miss Nancy Wilson, Prof
John Taliaferro and Mrs. Florence
Polk.
Solicit Door to Door
This group of solicitors will make
a door-to-door canvass, Mrs. Will
son has announced. The drive
started Monday and will last for
two weeks. Funds contributed here
will be used for the comfort and
entertainment of the men from
Kent County who are in the SER
vice. Facilities made available
through the United Service Organ
izations include the maintenance of
canteens, writing rooms, reading
material, and such entertainment
as movie films and dances. Finan-
cial support will be used ito pro-
vide a home atmosphere for the
boys from home while they are
away from home"
Clubs Highly Endorsed
Work being done by the United
Service Organizations is highly en-
dorsed by Kent County men in the
service who have been home on
leave, as well as by relatives and
friends of men who have visited the
camps. Records reveal that a total
of 42,045 men in the service used
the USO Units in Delaware during
the past five months. There were
81 dances held, and they were at
tended by 400 men. During this
period, the Delaware Unit provided
100,726 envelopes for the men in
service.
Clayton to Have One-Day Drive
The Clayton USO Drive will be
concentrated into one-day drive
in Clayton, Mrs. Richard w. Com
eggs, Clayton chairman has an
Continued on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1942-05-14
ASK FUNDS FOR
KENT HOSPITAL
Drive Will Begin Friday;
Funds Used For INDECENT
Patients at Kent General
PURCHASE SUPPLIES

The annual Auxiliary drive for
the Kent General Hospital will be-
gin on Friday, May 18th. Mrs.
Leslie Wheatley is chairman of the
Clayton drive and will organize her
own committee. "Since this is a
drive that strikes close to home, it's
support is exceptionally important
and with the demands of the pres
ent emergency the place of the hos
pital will become more and more
important to every community"
Mrs. Wheatley said. Funds from
the drive are used to purchase nee
essary supplies for the hospital,
such as linens, instruments, drugs,
and equipment. Though the levy
court has a fund to reimburse the
hospital for INDECENT cases, it by no
means covers the most of medical
care and upkeep of these patients.
Since the opening of the Kent Gen.
eral Hospital in 1927, 1882 indi-
gent patients have been cared for.
All X-ray, operating room, casts,
drugs, anesthesia, etc. have had to
be financed by the hospital, since
the levy court pays only for part of
the day charge, that is room and
board. Patients admitted who are
not residents of Kent County are
not given any outside financial as
sistance and are absolutely indi-
gent. Emergencies demand that
these patients be admitted.
Help Purchase Supplies
Mrs. Irene Luff, superintendent
of the Kent General Hospital,
states that the Auxiliary has been
Gibraltar itself during all these
years. 1t is with the help of these
drives that the work is carried on.
Some of the things purchased with
past funds have been linents, blank
cts, pillows, gowns, towels, baby
incubator and baby bath, deliv-
cry room light, various pieces of
furniture, dishes and silver, and
the maintenance of the grounds.
THE importance of this work can
not be too greatly stressed and
whole-hearted support is solicited,
Mrs. Wheatley stated. The drive
will continue from May 18th to
May 22nd.
Smyrna times., 1942-05-14
NAME HEADS
OF CLUB UNITS
New Officers Are Installed at
Twentieth Century Club
Tea; Name Groups
MRS. BODLEY INSTALLED

Newly appointed chairmen of
the Twentieth Century Club COM
mittees for the next year are as
follows: Program, Mrs. R. H. Den
ney; motion pictures, Mrs. Grant
Garis; public safety, Mrs. Kennard
Price; international relations, Mrs.
Harvey Wright; music, Mrs. How
ard Deakyne; fine arts, Mrs. An
drew Cole; conservation, Mrs.
Thomas Russell; publicity, Mrs. H.
c. Webb; American citizenship,
Mrs. Charles King; American
homes, Mrs. Clark Knots; national
defense, Mrs. Howard Jones; edu-
cation, Mrs. Glenn S. King.
New Officers Installed
Mrs. Grant CARTS, past president,
and Mrs. William e. Matthews, Jr.,
were co-hostesses at the installa-
ton tea in the club house last Fri
day. Mrs. Harley Bodley was in
stalled as the new president, and
other officers include the following:
First vice-president, Mrs. Joseph
Ennis; second vice-president, Mrs.
recording secretary, Mrs.
Glenn Martin; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. William Pritchard; trea-
surer, Mrs. Lucy Conwell; director,
Mrs. CARTS.
Smyrna times., 1942-05-14
BOARD GIVES
HEALTH EXAMS
Still a Chanc to Get Free Pre-.
School Examination;
Here Next Monday
BENEFIT TO CHILDREN

There is still chance for some
Kent County parents to take ad-
vantage of the pre-school health
examinations being conducted by
the Delaware State Board of
Health, according to DR.. E. F.
Smith of Kenton, district health Of
lcer for the county. This morning
Thursday, May 14) DR.. Smith, a
Board of Health nurse and a dental
hygienist will be present at the
Magnolia school at 9.15 to examine
any children who will be of age to
enter that school in September. At
10 a. m. they will be at the Fred
erica school and at 100 in the af-
ternoon at Rose Valley. Parents
of children who will enter Wiley's,
Mt. Willow, Pratt's, Westville or
Oak Point schools are asked to
bring the youngsters to the Rose
Valley School for their physical
check-up. These examinations Of
ten show decayed teeth, diseased
tonsils, conditions of heart or I'M
derweight, faulty vision or poor
hearing, which, if not corrected,
might interfere with the child's
success in his or her first year of
school.
Doctors Services Scarce
With approximately 120 doctors
in this state being summoned for
physical examinations and the pos
sibility that many of them will be
entering the Army Medical Corps,
it becomes doubly important that
the health of everyne be guarded
very carefully. Doctors services
will be more difficult to get and
parents are urged to TAX eadvant-
age of these free physical exam
nations for their youngsters and
then have any defects found cared
for Immediately. In this way chill
dren may be kept well and aided in
being physically prepared for the
adventure of school in September.
Tomorrow the pre-school health ex-
aminations will be held at the
Cheswold white school at $50 a. M
and at the Cheswold colored school
at 1890 a. m. On Monday, at $50
a. M, the Smyrna colored school
will be used for pre-school exam
nations for children to enter that
school or who will commence at
Clayton colored or Raymonds
Neck. Dover and Little Creek chill
dren should report with their par
ents at $50 Wednesday morning,
May 20, at the Dover school while
Milford's children will be Examined
on Friday morning, May %, the
colored at their school at $50 a. m.
and the white at theirs at 1890
a. m.
Smyrna times., 1942-05-14
j. F. CLARK NEW TURNKEY
Member of Kent Levy Court VIII
Fill Office Without Pay

The Kent County Levy Court
Tuesday named one of its mem
bers, Joseph Freeman Clark, Ken
ton, as substitute turnkey at the
Kent County Jail to serve without
remuneration. The action is sub
ject to consent of Sheriff Norris c.
Adams. The resolution was sup
ported by Ralph w. Thompson,
Democrat, and Mr.. Clark, Republi-
can. Dawson G. Minner, Republi-
can, president of the body, voted
against the resolution.
Smyrna times., 1942-05-14
LABOR CAMP
FOR DELAWARE
FSA Backs New Migrant
Camp to Relieve Farm
Labor Shortage
KENT AND SUSSEX FARMS

Senator Tunnel (D-DeD an
nounced Tuesday that the Farm
Security Administration had ap-
proved an additional migratory
labor camp for Delaware to relieve
an anticipated Severe labor short
age there. This is good news for
the farmers of Kent and Sussex
Counties who are growing addition
al amounts of food this year for
our nation, our fighting forces
abroad, and our Allies" Senator
Tunnel said.
Labor Shortage Areas
1.-THE drain of migratory man.
power by our military forces and
industries and the difficulty of mi
grafton caused by tire and gas ra-
tioning has created a labor short
age in many agriculture areas.
Delaware farmers contended such
a camp would serve to draw into
Delaware migratory laborers need
ed "to harvest huge wartime crops
of fruits and vegetables being
grown at the governments re-
quest"
Farmers Case Studied
Senator Tunnel presented the
farmers case to the Farm Security
Administrator whose limited funds
enabled them to meet only few of
the demands for camps in labor
shortage-stricken areas. After re-
viewing conditions in Delaware, the
FSA decided that an additional
camp was warranted. Senator Tun-
nell said labor shortages were be-
ginning to be felt throughout sew
eral regions and ADDED:
10000 Acres in Production
More than 1900 farms in Kent
and Sussex Counties in 1912 will
have close to 100000 acres in pro-
duction. Sussex, the larger of the
two, last year grew more than 81
600 acres of crops for canning, all
of which require large supplies of
skilled field workers and canhouse
help. Tomatoes will increase by
approximately 10 per cent in 1912
in Sussex County, and this alone
will require a heavier supply of
workmen than is customary.
Employ 1,500 Workers
I'm Sussex there are 10 Gamer
les, employing close to 1900 work.
men and more than one-third of
these in the past have been mi
grants. Most of the increased sup
ply of labor which will be required
to expand cannery operations must
come from the migrant labor
stream. The situation was critical
last year and a crop loss resulted
when canneries were unable to
handle the peak pack of the season.
In addition to this, at least 500 mi
grant laborers are necessary to
handle field work.
Smyrna times., 1942-05-14
u. OF D. ALUMNI
MEET, NEWARK
Annual Reunion Day Held
May 23rd; to See Military
Commencement Exercises
BANQUET OLD COLLEGE

Taking a one-day furlough from
the pressure of civil and military
duties, University of Delaware
alumni will return to the Newark
campus on Saturday, May %, to
enjoy full program of diversified
activities and entertainment plan
ned for them by committee head
ed by F. Allyn Cooch, Newark.
Featured events at the Annual Re-
union include the Military Com
mencement Exercises, varsity
baseball game with Drexel Insti-
tute of Technology, the Interfra-
ternity half-mile relay, and the an
nual alumni banquet. Special
events are also scheduled for the
quinquennial classes of 1897, 1902,
1907, 1912, 1917, 1922, 1927, 1882,
and 1887.
Wartime r. o. T. C.
The first wartime Military Com
mencement Exercises will be held
on The Green in front of Wolf
Hall, at 3.15 p. m. Always colorful
and highly impressive, the military
graduation this year will have an
even greater significance and SER
iousness, for the thirty-five stu
dents who will receive commissions
as second lieutenants in the u. S.
Army Reserve, Corps are all ex-
pected to be called for active duty
within a few weeks. The entire
battalion will pass in review before
Major General T. A. Terry, Com
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1942-05-14
CANDLELIGHT SERVICE
Mrs. Ruth Pryor, Harry Cloud in
Charge of Program at Grange

The program tonight at Smyrna
Grange will be candlelightt SER
vice, with Mrs. Ruth Pryor and
Harry Cloud, lecturer, in charge.
The speaker at the visiting pro-
gram put on at the Smyrna Grange
last week by Fruitland Grange,
Camden, was Paul Hodgson, voca-
tional agriculture teacher at Gaze
sar Rodney School. Music was
furnished by Mrs. Ollie May Moore,
Wyoming. The attendance of 100
represented three county Oranges,
Smyrna, Camden and Kenton. The
Kenton Grange filled the chairs.
Smyrna times., 1942-05-14
Five Local Dogs Entered

Local interest is high since five
local dogs are entered in the inter.
mediate series: Duck Creek Chris
owned by Joseph Goldsborough
Poochie, owned by Lester Colds.
borough; Brownie, owned by Ro.
land Deemer; Judy, owned by
James Warren, and Dad of Clay
ton, owned by Richard w. Com
eggs. The committee in charge Of
this weeks trial is as follows: Les
ter Goldsborough, R. w. Comegys
and Joseph Goldsborough. All
water work will be performed at
the head of Lake Como. Competi-
ton is keen and some of the dogs
are showing great promise in their
performance.
Smyrna times., 1942-05-14
CLAYTON BOYS FIND CHUTE"
'Home" Boys Pick Up Parachute
of Weather Bureau

Boys at the st. Joseph's Indus
trial School, Clayton, were surpris-
ed Saturday to see a parachute,
with box attached, descend on the
grounds of the school. Father
Drummer found the balloon had
been released one hour before at a
height of IL miles over Washing
ton, D. c., by the Weather Bureau
at $50 a. m. 1t was found in Clay
ton at $50 a. m. Instructions ask
ed that it was to be returned at
once to the Weather Bureau in
Washington.
Smyrna times., 1942-05-14
MIR. AND MRS. CORRIE NAMED
Attend Convention in Baltimore
Given New Appointments

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer P. Corrie at
tended the annual department con-
vention of Sons of Union Veterans
of the Civil War and Auxiliary at
the Lord Baltimore Hotel, Balti-
more. Mr.. Corrie was appointed
department councillor to depart
ment president, and Mrs. Corrie
was appointed department chap
lain. The principal speaker was.
Allan cleveland, former judge of
Juvenile Court, Baltimore.
Smyrna times., 1942-05-14
ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES

Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, Rec
tor, Announces Services for Week
st. Peters Episcopal Church,
Rev. Frederick Marx Barton, rec
tor, makes the following announce
ments: Today, Ascension Day, 10
a. M, celebration of the Holy Com
munion; Sunday after Ascension
sion Day, 7.30 a. M, celebration of
the Holy Communion; 10 a. M,
Church School; II a. M, morning
prayer and sermon upon Lessons
from the Ascension"
Smyrna times., 1942-05-14
New Red Cross Course

A Preparation for Civilian De-
Tense" course will begin this morn
ing in the Legion Room at 10
o'clock, and will continue for five
weeks at this same time. Mrs.
Homer D. Hudson is teaching the
course.
Smyrna times., 1942-05-14
METHODIST CONFERENCE
Six-Day Annual Conference Opened
Yesterday at Wilmington

The six-day Peninsula Annual
Conference of the Methodist
Church began yesterday at the Nc
Cabe Memorial Church in Whining
ton, with Bishop Adna Wright
Leonard of the Washington area
presiding. The Rev. James W.
Colona, Smyrna, presided at the
memorial service yesterday. Mr..
L. M. Price is attending the con-
ference as delegate from the AS
bury Church here.
Smyrna times., 1942-05-14
william e. Matthews, Jr., Honored

William E. Matthews, Jr., past
district governor of Rotary, has
been appointed secretary of the
Community Service Commission for
the international convention to be
held at Toronto, Canada, June %
to 26.
Smyrna times., 1942-05-14
SGT. L. M. ADKINS MARRIED
WEEDS Miss Katherine Everett of
SudlersvilIe, at Fort Lewis, Wash.


Sudlersville, at Fort Lewis, Wash.
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Everett
of Sudlersville, Md, announce the
marriage of their daughter Rather
inc to Sgt. Luther Melvin Adkins,
son of Mrs. Luther NJ Adkins and
the late Mr.. Adkins of this town.
The ceremony was performed Sat-
urday afternoon, May End at 2
o'clock in the Post Chapel at Fort
Lewis, State of Washington. Chap
lin Fitzpatrick officiated. The bride
is graduate of Sudlersville High
School and of Beacon College in
Wilmington. The groom was grad
uated from the Smyrna High
School and has been in military
service for the past eight years.
Sgt. and Mrs. Adkins will reside in
Olympia, Washington for the pres
ent.
Smyrna times., 1942-05-14
Red Gross Election

The annual Red Cross election of
officers will be held Tuesday, May
10Th at the home of Mrs. Lee H.
Deakyne.
Smyrna times., 1942-05-14
$47.7O in Cancer Drive

Mrs. Walter David, chairman for
Smyrna for Women's Field Army,
Society for the Control of Cancer,
reports $47.70 collected in the re-
cent drive.
Smyrna times., 1942-05-14
SURPRISE BLACKOUT HERE
Response Here Satisfactory, De.
Tense Council Reports

Tense COUNCIL Reports
Mayor R. F. Corley, chairman of
the Smyrna Civilian Defense Coun-
Gil, reports that Smyrna responded
promptly to the surprise blackout
Friday night, and the entire set-up
lfunctioned to his satisfaction. Wells
FAIRIES, transport chief, praised
members of Red Cross Motor
Corps, First Aid, and Home Nurs-
ing units. DR.. A. v. Gilliland,
State Welfare Home, reported no
difficulty was experienced there.
Smyrna times., 1942-05-14

The home of Mrs. Elizabeth
Carter, Commerce Street, was sold
at public sale Tuesday to Carroll
Stats for $2250.
Smyrna times., 1942-05-14
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
William NJ. Harris, Formerly OF
Clayton, Dies at Camden, N. j.

William Morris Harris passed
away Wednesday morning, May 6,
at the West Jersey Hospital in
Camden, N. j., following a short
illness. He was born at Clayton,
the son of John r. and Amelia Har-
ris and lived here during his young
life. He was printer by trade
and for number of years conduct
ed his own business at Camden,
N. j. Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Helen Hazel Harris, a son John H.
Harris of Philadelphia, and a
daughter, Mrs. Helen Strang of
Camden, N. j.; also three sisters,
Miss Ella Harris of Clayton, Mrs.
May Williams of Rehoboth Beach,
and Mrs. L. C. Reynolds of Clay
ton, Mo. Funeral services were
held Saturday afternoon at 2
O'Clock at FAIRIES Funeral Chapel
with Rev. James w. Colona offici-
ating. Interment was in Glenwood
Cemetery.
Death of Alexander Virag, 76
Funeral services for Alexander
Virag, 76, were held at o'clock
Sunday afternoon at the Matthews
Funeral Home with Rev. S. j.
Thackaberry, pastor of the Presby-
terrain Church, officiating. Mr..
Virag passed away at his home
farm on Thursday, May 7th. He
was a member of Morning Star
Lodge, Odd Fellows and the pail
bearers were members of that or
ganization. Interment was in Odd
Fellows Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1942-05-14
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. 8. j. Thackaberry, Pastor, An
nOunces Services For the Week

Presbyterian Church, Rev. S. j.
Thackaberry, pastor, announces
services on Sunday morning and
evening at IL and 7.30; Sunday
School at 10; Young Peoples meet
ing at 7. Mid-week meeting Wed
nesday at 7.30. All are welcome
to these services.
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-11-06
LEST WE FORGET

On February y, 1941, Republi-
can Senator C. Wayland Brooks Of
Illinois said: "Mr. Hitler, whom
so many seem to fear, took com
mand Of Germany in 1888, the same
year the present administration
took command Of America. and
when | hear Senators . stand
ing and cringing and saying oh,
my! Hitler is going to conquer the
world, | wonder how they can
boast of their service during the
past 10 years. ooh, my, Senator
Brooks, we have plenty to boast
about during the past 10 years,
but from a look at your voting rec
ord, you didn't help us much, did
your
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-11-06
ALLIES MUST Be
UNITED IN PEACE.

The United Nations must stand
together after the war to guaran-
tee their future peace, Elmer Da-
Wis, director of the Office of War
Information, said recently in New
York, it is reported by PM, an in
dependent newspaper.
"The nations which are united
belatedly, to defend themselves
against an attack that would never
have been made if they had stood
together earlier-thOse nations are
likely to have to continue to stand
together as safeguard against
future attack" he told the Foreign
Policy AssOcia ton, said PM.
Nobody in this country wants
to scrap our armaments this time
as we did in large degree 20 years
ago. Mr. Davis said, until we
are absolutely sure that we have
a far better substitute guarantee
of our security than that for which
we sacrificed them in the Wash
ington treaties of 1922"
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-11-06
LEST WE FORGET

On November II, 1941, Republi-
can Representative Dewey Short
of Missouri, said; "Of all the
Oriental people, the japanese are
the most nearly like us. 1t is
against these people that our war
hawks are proposing that we fight
a war. The Japs don't want
to fight us. They have gone to the
length of clippering special en-
voy over here to make another bid
for peace" (What has happened
to date, MI Short, makes you look
in the eyes of the pub
lic).
The Hagerstown globe., 1942-11-06
Paths Of Right

The paths of right lead one from
wrong
Away from night and into song,
They lift one high up toward the
sky
Away from paths that are awry.
The paths of right show plain the
light,
That helps one shun the ways of
spite,
They carry thru to places true
Where goodly deeds you find to,
do.
The paths of right shine out at
night
Showing plain the stygian blight;
They light the way thruout the
Guiding those who will obey.
The paths of right shine ever
bright
Thru the very blackest night;
They truly show how one should
To find how freely blessings flow.
Harry Troupe Brewer