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Smyrna times., 1942-06-11
DEATH FROM
T.B. CUT IN HALF
During Past so Years Fatal
tiles Drop; Board of
Health Makes Drive
URGE CLINIC EXAM

Deaths from tuberculosis in Del
aware have been cut in half during
the past 20 years, according to re-
ports just compiled by DR.. L. D.
Phillips, superintendent of Brandy
wine tuberculosis Sanitarium.
Deaths for 1941 were 152 (83 white
and SO colored) while in 1921 there
were 308 deaths (208 white and 100
colored). For the past 5 years
tuberculosis has ranged 7th, in
causes of death in this state while
in 1921 it was the second greatest
cause of death in Delaware, being
exceeded only by heart disease. 1t
should be remembered, however,
that to acquire tuberculosis one
must have been in contact with a
person having the disease. DR..
Phillips states that the Board of
Health is making a special drive to
examine people who have been in
contact with person having tu-
berculosis-this includes both the
immediate family and any others
living in the house where there is
an active case The aim is to find
the cases when they are in the
early stages because prompt treat
ment increases the patients chance
for recovery. Also, when infec-
tious cases are found they should
be separated from well persons in
order to prevent the spread of the
disease. This may mean going to
a sanitarium or it may mean living
in separate room at home. Pa
tients at Brandywine Sanitarium
numbered 124 according to Dr.Phil-
lips report while DR.. Conwell Ban
ton, in charge of Edgewood SAM
tarium for cQlored tuberculosis pa
tients, reports 43 persons there.
Of 119 patients leaving Brandywine
during the IL month period 38 were
improved, and Is had arrested cas-
es (meaning there were no signs of
further activity of the tuberculosis
process), 80 were unimproved,
(most of them leaving against adj
vice., 6 were diagnosed as not hav-
ing tuberculosis and % were de-
ceased. During the year ending
with June 1941 there were 1856
examinations made in the chest
clinics of the State Board of Health
and from these 146 persons were
found to have infectious cases of
tuberculosis. DR.. Phillips reports
that 1919 of the treatments known
as pneumothorax or collapsing of
the lung with air for increased rest,
were done during twelve month
period, about two-thirds of them
being for sanitarium patients and
one-third for out-patients who re-
ported for treatment. Persons who
suspect that they might have tu-
berculosis are urged to report to
the Board of Health clinic for ex-
animation. For those who are
found to have the disease but do
not go to the sanitarium, Board of
Health nurses advise the home
maker how to give nursing care
for the patient and, equally import
ant, how to guard the health of
the remainder of the family so they
are not so apt to contract the dis
ease. Free State Board of Health
tuberculosis clinics are held in Do
yer on the LIST and 3rd Wednesday
mornings of the month at 10 am.
DR.. Edwin F. Emith, reputy health
officer for Kent County, reports in
creased attendance at TB clinics
since the Horoscope "a kind of
X-ray machine was installed to aid
in examining patients.
Smyrna times., 1942-06-11
PERSONALS

John III. Hoftecker lett on Sat
urday for Minneapolis, having been
induced at the last to make up the
car load from Wilmington. This
makes his fourth successive Ma
tional Convention twice as dele
gate, once as alternate, and this
time as locker On. Smyrna has
another representative, e. M. Fow-
Ter, who accompanies S. H. Bayn-
ard of Wilmington.
Andrew P. Smithers, of Denver,
Col, reached Smyrna on Sunday
to join his wife and children on a
visit to his father, Joseph Smith
ers.
Charles R. Clements, of Phila-
delphia, is on a visit to his father.
Miss Mabel Thompson is visiting
friends in Philadelphia.
]. B. Mifflin, of Philadelphia, Wis
tied Smyrna the past week.
Miss Clara Layton, of Bridge
vile, visited Miss Lizzie Hall last
week.
A. G.. Wick, who had stroke of
paralysis last week and was very
i'll for several days, is reported
somewhat improved.
Rev. R. X. Stephenson attended
an Epworth League Convention at
Newport last week.
M. Refs has been in Philadelphia
buying stock the past week.
William M. Lewis is on a bust
ness visit to New Jersey.
Will. F. Metten, of the Middle
town Transcript, spent last night
with friends in town.
Dominick McElwee and j. C..
Armstrong have been on visit to
New York.
Miss Mollie Wood of Winchester,
Va, is the guest of Mrs. Eugene
Davis.
Mrs. J. w. Tucker is visiting her
parents near Galena.
John E. Collins and Charles H..
Register were drawn as grand
| jurymen for Duck Creek Hundred
for the District Court at Whining
ton June 14th.
Rev. William Lister of the w. C..
A., of Dover, wac in town on Mon
day and Tuesday on business.
Rev. A. Chandler, of Marydel, is
in town today.
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS
The Odessa creamery is making
1000 pounds of butter a week.
For the first time in several
years the shipyards at Milford are
idle.
OHM OFT broke Jail at George
town on Thursday and is still at
large.
Citizens at Laurel are arranging
the details for a big Fourth of
July celebration.
The Government has issued an
order that all letter boes through
out the ountry shall be painted red.
Professor A. T. Meals, of Della
ware College, at Newark, has es-
tablished an experimental station
on the farm of George c. Calhoun,
Sussex County.
have organized a campaign club
with DR.. Nathan Pratt as chair
man. The club will be supplied
with campaign literature by the
State Central committee.
Today, the 9th of June is the day
observed throughout this land as
Prison and Almshouse Day. 1t is
on that day the temperance women
visit these institutions and carry
flowers, fruits, cakes, &C., to the
poor and the prisoners. The ladies
of Dover, Camden, and Wyoming
will make their annual visit to the
jail of this county on this day.
Smyrna times., 1942-06-11

to slowly build an enduring mar
riage-a carefully built structure
that will endure.
1t is vital message that Mrs.
Rinehart sends out; for there is no
substitute for this type of marriage.
1t is on such marriages, she says,
on which depend the future of the
country and the stability Of the
nation for which men today are
fighting.
Smyrna times., 1942-06-11
FARMERS PLAN
SUMMER MEET
Southern States Cooperative
Plan Discussion of
Farm Problems
FILMING MOVIE
CWNU Servicel

Details of the program for the
more than 300 annual patrons
meetings to be held this summer
by Southern States Cooperative for
tbs 128,O00 farmer-members in Vir-
ginia, Maryland, Delaware, and
West Virginia have just been COM
pleted, L. E. Raper, directos of
membership relations for the or
ganization, announced recently. At
Smyrna times., 1942-06-11

The old fairy-tale ending, $50
they were married and lived happily
ever after"-the romantic idea that
two presumably mature people of
different habits and often differing
ideas can be suddenly tied together
h; y for life, Mrs. 2inehart
cl is not tenable.
IS believe, however, that
alta, it is not easy, it is entirely
possible for two intelligent people
Smyrna times., 1942-06-11
SMYRNA DOINGSI
OF so YEARS AGO.
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF JUNE STH, 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., 1942-06-11

closing hymn 1.-THE Call of the
Reapers" was preceded by a col
lection and a solo by Thomas S.
Start, of New York, which was
finely rendered.
Smyrna times., 1942-06-11

For fruit stains dip the spots
several times in hot milk.
The Smyrna Landing Sunday
School will have its Children's Day
next Sunday.
Morning Star Lodge will cele-
brate its 50th anniversary at the
Odd Fellows Hall tonight.
A game of baseball will be play
ed tomorrow afternoon here be-
tween the Smyrna and the Dover
clubs.
The back number straw hat is
doing duty again, and the barefoot
boy is in his glory. Sure evidence
that summer has come.
An effort is being made to or
ganize a new brass band. Most of
them are members of an old band,
and have their instruments.
j. H. Donovan on the farm of
G. S. Wilds, near Brenford, has one
of the best fields of wheat on the
road between Clayton and Dover.
The first cherries of the season
were in market on Friday, brought
to market by George Heinold. The
crop this year will not be a large
one.
The Smyrna Base Ball Club has
organized for the season and would
like to receive challenges from any
other clubs in the state. None ex-
pected.
Alex. Gooden, on the Peterson
farm in Dutch Neck, has a COW
that gave birth to calf one day
last week that weighed So pounds
the same day.
Mrs. M. G. Davis, residing near
Pocomoke City, has a chicken
Matched from an egg which was
never laid. So she writes to a
person in this town.
A fisherman named John Kerns
was drowned at Woodland Beach
last Wednesday. He fell over the
side of the boat, it is said, in q
state of intoxication.
The Steamer Clyde makes four
excursions to Woodland Beach this
week. Maxwell has opened the
"Switchback" for the season, and
razzle dazzle is to be one of the
attractions.
Strawberries are turning out
nicely in some patches. Yesterday
E. w. Lapham picked 3240 quarts
from about 2 acres of ground. The
day before when they had not
ripened so well, he got 5000 quarts
from 3 IL acres.
The graduating class of the
Smyrna High School have issued
neatly printed cards of invitation
to their friends for the commence
ment exercises on Wednesday ev-
ening, June 10Th. The graduates
are: Fannie C. Shaw, Grace E.
Swinney, Nellie Stevenson, Eva F
Swinney, Mary A. Stewart, Char
les N. Burrows.
The Presbyterians will have their
Children's Day exercises next Sun
day morning. The subject which
the exercises will elaborate is en-
titled the 'Unspeakable Gift, UNI
der the divisions of the Gift, The
Giver, The Receiver, five minute
sermon, and special Children's Day
offering. The Church of course
will have the usual dressing u
flowers.
An unknown man was killed
about l o'clock on Sunday morning
on the railroad between Clayton
and Smyrna. His remains were
brought to this town at noon or
Sunday by undertaken FAIRIES, ant
Coroner Foxs inquest exhonerat
ed the railroad from all blame. Il
is supposed he was trying to stea
ride. He was inferred in Ode
Fellows Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1942-06-11
MARRIAGE: 1T CAN BE A SUCCESS!
MARY ROBERTS RINEHART TELLS HOW

WHO better qualified discuss the building of marriage
w Mary Roberts nehar who has made of marriage?
In inspiring message in the June Cosmopolitan this favor of
all Cosmopolitan contributors tells how she has done it. and
certain fundamentals which exist which be recognized and
praciced
Smyrna times., 1942-06-11

Our boys at the front need a
steady flow OF supplies. You can
assure this by systematic purchase
of us. Defense Bonds and Stamps.
Smyrna times., 1942-06-11
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-15

There's one thing all of us ought to re- solve this year. That's to give the hard working force of postal employees a real chance to enjoy the holidays. This is the time of the year when they must work long, tedious hours, usually because hu- man nature is what it is and puts off to the last minute what it should be doing right now Why not clean up all your Christmas mailing today or tomorrow? Don't let it go till next week, because 1t will be impossible to handle last-minute cards and letters, what with the regular flow of mail, already greatly increased on account of the war and our bustling 1n- dustries and businesses. You'll find the Post Office hours are convenient ones all this week. Windows are open for all man. ner of postal transactions and there are relays of clerks and employees to keep the lines moving rapidly. Actually most ot the Christmas mailing should be done by this time. But if it isn't finish it up in the next two days and let the remaining per iod before Christmas be devoted to hand ling incoming mail.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-15

Well, Waterbury has had its first real snow-storm and isn't much the worse for it. Despite the heavy fall of snow last
 Sunday there weren't too many hold-ups of traffic reported nor was the accident list lengthy one. That can be attributed in part to the fact that the storm came on Sunday when the volume of motor traffic was considerably less than on weekdays. The same, also, for the bus lines, accustomed to cut down on runs on Sunday. However, it was more or less noticeable yesterday that there was lot of snow around our city streets. We aren't going to get fast or thorough snow re- moval this winter, because without sui ficient manpower you can't do much about snow removal. But good job will be done with available manpower, so let's accept the situation cheerfully.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-15
Darlan in North Africa

The position of Admiral Darlan in North Africa, as protector of French ln- terests there with the approval of Amerl- can military authorities, surely is para doxical. No wonder everybody is puzzled, many annoyed and at least some bitterly resentful. We have always regarded Darlan as pro-Nazi, and his influence as very bad. He coolly turned French 1ndo- China over to the Japanese. He had never made any corresponding gesture toward us.
 Why, then, do we suddenly accept Darlan as an equal, an ally, an agent of our own in a position where treachery might be particularly harmful? True, Darlan surrendered Algiers to us with a minimum of resistance. Thereafter he ordered all Vichy troops in Africa to cease fighting against us. Then he radioed a request to tke French fleet to leave You. lon and join the Anglo-American forces He appointed as military leader for North Africa one of the few high French gen. erals who commands universal respect from anti-axis peoples, General Henri Giraud. -.s
 What does that mean? Does it imply, as critics of the arrangement argue, nothing more than that Admiral Darlan is realist; that he has concluded that the United Nations are going to win? That could be, of course. And yet, Roosevelt and Churchill, Eisenhower and Clark are realists too. One would be sur prised if our realists accepted Darlan'S realism to the extent of playing into his hands or to the extent of unnecessarily alternating our Fighting French allies.
 How did it happen that Admiral Darlan was in North Africa at the psychological moment when we struck - in position to assist us - bearing Petain's credentials as head of all French fighting forces, on land and on sea? Could it be that Admiral Leahy, the Presidents chief of staff, who was our ambassador in Vichy for the prin- cipal reason of his long friendship with French military and naval chieftains, know what lies behind Darlans sudden conversion?
 m any event, there is this to be consid- cred. that presently we enjoy the advan- face of having outstanding leaders of both factions of the French on our side. Un- the people of France will be confused. They are told by the home radiO. which they know is Nazi-controlled, .hat Marshal Petain disapproves of Dar- an's move. But they are told by Darlan, Tho ffey know has enjoyed the chief of tate,s confidence far more than Pierre
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-15

Laval ever did, that Darlan speaks in the name of the aged marshal.
 We believe that the confusion must resolve itself into strong suspicion on the part of the French public that only Laval really is pro-German. This decis- ion inevitably would strengthen the anti axis cause, would tend toward French unity in our interest, and might mean the difference between success and failure when and if Anglo-British forces seek to roll up the Rhone valley to Berlin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-15
Current Comment

You will have to make even further sacrifices in order for us to achieve our goal. Then, after we have driven the Germans and Italians out of North Africa we will strike them somewhere else. Lieut. Gen. Eisenhower to people of North Africa.
 HA We are better shots (than the Japs) our weapons give us more firepower, and our reactions are quicker.
 Lieut.. Bernard Howes after New Guinea fighting.
 
 I know of nothing which justi- fies the hope that the war will not be long or that bitter, bloody years do not lie ahead. It may be that the war in Europe will come to an end before the war in Asia.
 Winston Churchill
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-15
Press Comment
'AWRT' Is BACK
(Hartford Times)

(Hartford Times)
 It Is our privilege to announce the return to our midst of character formerly of considerable prominence here.
 The late Captain Roland F. An drews, who yielded brilliant and trenchant typewriter for The Times more than two decades ago. christ ened him "AWri' Our ears have told us that he is again among us.
 "Awri'' was a character of trolley car days. In the old times. when that institution not cnly was with us but even boasted a conductor as well as motorman. the former func- tionary, collecting fares in the for ward part of the car as the vehicle stopped, was often unable to ob- serve the status of affairs to t.e rear.
 It was his custom to sing out to passengers on the rear platform: Flows everything back there?" One or more passengers would reply "Awri' D. The conductor would then pull the bell cord and the car would move ahead.
 The locution and also the practice interested Captain Andrews He did not think too much of non- employees assisting trolley company employees in the operation of cars and he wrote some pieces about 1t. He saw some danger that the "awri'" of an irresponsible passenger. when every thing was not quite "awri' ", might result in somebody's getting hurt. Tn that case the passenger might have let himself in as co-defend- ant in a lawsuit, or created situa. tion where the company could show that his voluntary assistance re- lieved 1t of responsibility for injur- ies that resulted in claims. The Captain distinctly did not advise trolley patrons to nominate them selves as non-paid, non-employe as sistant conductors.
 And, our ears tell US that "Awri'" is again with us. The trolley car, of course has gone to the limbos, or wherever 1t is that good, obsolete utilities go. Instead we have. how ever, busses, crowded as the troll leys were. The closely pressed bodies of standing passengers violate al! principles of decency, to say nothing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-15
Serious Situation

Down in New York Mayor LaGuardia seems to have his hands well filled with purely domestic problems without having to look for anything additional to do. We don't think the metropolitan newspapers are over-emphasizing the situation in the public schools when they bring to light, as they now are doing, the fact that teachers and even principals have been threatened and many of them subjected to physical violence at the hands of stu dents. The latest incident occurred last week when grade teacher, herself a mother of two children, was assaulted before her pupils by the mother of one of them. She was beaten with handbag and with the woman's fists.
 This episode will probably bring to light many other such throughout the metro politan school district where conditions apparently have been going from bad to worse since two youngsters shot teach CT in Brooklyn. They are now serving life terms for their action. It would seem as if something drastic has to take place in New York, both for its own good and that of the entire nations public school sys- tenn. Naturally there will be investlga- tions to determine fully where the blame should be placed in the individal cases re- ported. But over and above that there would seem to be need of some firm action, by the mayor.
 When teachers in public schols have to ask for police protection it is high time that the authorities eXerted themselves to exercise control where it should be ex- ercised. If it has come to the point where school teachers are not able to provide discipline that eliminates such rowdy &C., tions as are described in the New York schools, then there is something wrong with the system. After all it isn't just case of a few isolated instances. There ap- parently is chronic fault in the metropol- ican schools. And this shouldn't be. It is neither good for New York nor for the na- ton, particularly in times like these.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-15
Share-Your-Christmas

Waterbury'S civic and public officials deserve the heartiest cooperation in their campaign to provide a Merry Christmas for the men and women stationed at camps and other military or naval sta tions throughout New England It is par ticularly fitting that we here in Water bury where there is so much material prosperity this winter, should join in the movement. Too, many Waterbury boys are scattered at military camps all over the country and certainly we would be glad to know that the fathers and moth- CTS and other folks of the particular ter ritory in which they are located are doing the same for them.
 There really is little sacrifice to be made in preparing package to be sent to some boy oregirl in service here in New England. The officials have set December Is as the deadline for receipt of the packages. They are to be brought to the City Hall and Will be kept there in the main lobby until time for shipment by trucks to the var ious camps Uniformity of size is uregd ln the packages-8 X X 3. There are num- erous suggested articles that can be placed therein. Perhaps you can improve on them. If so, all the better. But for your information, here are the recommended articles-2 bars of candy; cakes of soap; ? bags of peanuts; pocket comb in case; playing cards; tooth powder; small paper novel; writing paper; pencils, pocket knife shaving cream; nail polish; hand kerchiefS; socks; mittens; sewing kit. You probably can think of many more things the boys or girls might like.
 At any rate let's tackle this job with the real old-fashioned spirit of Christmas. Let's imagine that every package we pre- pare and bring down to the City Hall is going to our own flesh and blood. Let's make Waterbury's '"share-Your-Christ- mas" campaign the most generous, the most wholesome, the most Christmasy there just ever was. We can do it without too much effort and certainly when we wake up Christmas morning it should be with the realization that it's going to be a merry one for someone else beside our own household.